GAME DAY INFORMATION |
DATE: November 19, 2022
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LOCATION: Charger Gymnasium
West Haven, Conn. |
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WHAT'S ON TAP
For the second straight season, the Chargers look to go 3-0 to start the season as the step away from NE10 play to host the Bloomfield Bears on Saturday in the front end of a doubleheader with the men's team.Â
SCOUTING NEW HAVEN
It's been a few years since one can remember a Charger women's basketball team averaging 70+ points per game, but this year the Blue and Gold are doing that and more, averaging 76.5 points in their first two games. Leading those efforts is graduate guard Camryn DeBose (Wellington, Fla./Wellington Community) who is averaging 27 points per game, including a career-high 30 points in the season opener against Georgian Court. Her co-captain Aurora Deshaies (Syracuse, N.Y./Bishop Ludden) has also opened 2022-23 the way she ended last season with her 15th & 16th career double doubles, averaging 13.5 ppg and 12.5 rpg in the first two games. Thru the first two games, the Chargers are outscoring their opponents by 14 points, outrebounding them by 14 and shooting 48 percent from the field while holding the opponents to 38 percent shooting.
SCOUTING BLOOMFIELD
In the sixth season of her first collegiate head coaching position, Vanessa Watson has the Bears off to a 1-2 start, earning their first win of the season on Wednesday against Staten Island. For the season, the Bears are being outscored by more than 20 points per game, struggling to score as they are shooting just 30 percent from the field, including 12.5 percent from beyond the arc. Leading the Bears in nearly every statistical categories is redshirt-sophomore forward Daniya Darby. The 6-1 post player is averaging 10.3 points and 6.0 rebounds while also leading the team with three assists and seven steals.
SERIES HISTORY vs BLOOMFIELD
·        New Haven and Bloomfield meet for the sixth time in the history of the two programs on Saturday
·        The Chargers hold a 4-1 record in the previous five games, having won the last four-straight against the Bears.
·        Bloomfield's lone victory came in the first meeting in 2016.
·        Last season, the Chargers took a pair of wins over Bloomfield, the first on a neutral court (63-37) and the second on the Bears home court (62-57).
LAST TIME THEY MET
In the second of two meetings against the Bears last season, the Chargers picked up their first win in the month of December with a 62-57 decision on the road. Senior guard Camryn DeBose (Wellington, Fla./Wellington Community) led all scorers in tonight's game with 17 points off 5-14 (35.7%) shooting, while making two of her three attempted shots from deep. Aurora Deshaies (Syracuse, N.Y./Bishop Ludden) finished tied for second on the team in scoring with 16 points while completing the double double with 12 rebounds, while Briana Van Cleaf (Staten Island, N.Y./Notre Dame Academy) led the Chargers on the boards with 13. As a whole, the squad shot 23-67 (34.3%) from the field, while going 5-17 (29.4%) from beyond the arc. New Haven outrebounded the Bears 48-37 including a 21-9 edge in offensive rebounds.
NEXT TIME OUT
New Haven will head on the road for the first time in 2022-23 when they jump back into conference play heading to Albany to take on the Saint Rose Golden Knights. The first of back-to-back road games for the Chargers, New Haven will tip off against the Golden Knights at 5:30 p.m. from Nolan Gymnasium in the front end of a double header with the men's team. All of the action can be followed live on NE10 NOW.
