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DATE: February 14, 2024
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LOCATION: Moore Fieldhouse | New Haven, Conn. |
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WHAT'S ON TAP
It's rivalry time again!!! It might be one day later than planned because of some snow, but the New Haven women's basketball looks for a little revenge as they head across town to take on the Southern Connecticut State University Owls on Wednesday evening. New Haven looks to build off of the momentum of a 29 point win over Saint Michael's, while individually graduate post player Aurora Deshaies (Syracuse, N.Y./Bishop Ludden) is quickly approaching another milestone as she stands just 14 rebounds shy of becoming just the fourth player in program history to pull down at least 1,000 rebounds.
SCOUTING NEW HAVEN
A conference leading, and top-20 in the nation, 10 double doubles from graduate post player Aurora Deshaies (Syracuse, N.Y./Bishop Ludden) and she is one of the key leaders for the Chargers, averaging 12.0 points and an NE10 leading 10.7 rebounds. Also on a hot streak is junior guard Charlotte Bassett (Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury) who has scored in double figures in 11 of the last 16 games, including career-highs of 22 points against Georgian Court and 24 against Saint Michael's while adding her first double double (15 points, 10 rebounds) against Franklin Pierce and another against Saint Michael's. Her recent success has also moved her up the scoring column, currently second on the team with an average of 10.2 ppg. Rounding out the trio of top scorers is sophomore Lindsay Hogan (Bayville, N.Y./Locust Valley) who has helped fill the void left by the loss of two of the top three scorers from a year ago as she is averaging 10.0 points per game. The Chargers have relied on the experience of senior Gabrielle Stickle (Syracuse, N.Y./Jamesville-DeWitt) to run the offense and she has not disappointed, dishing out 67 assists and is 7th in the NE10 with 3.2 per game. Included for Stickle is a pair of games with a career-high eight assists versus Goldey-Beacom and Georgian Court. As a team, New Haven is averaging 57.4 points per game, scoring 80+ in the first two games of the season, after hitting that scoring mark just once all of last season. All combined, the Chargers are shooting 39.3 percent (463-1,179) as a team, led by Aurora Deshaies (Syracuse, N.Y./Bishop Ludden) who is shooting 49.5 percent from the field (109-220).
SCOUTING SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT
With its 10-7 overall record and five games left in the regular season, the Southern Connecticut Owls are pretty much locked into the middle of the NE10 standings which would have them hosting a first round game in the upcoming Northeast-10 Conference Championship. The Owls are riding back-to-back wins into Wednesday evening with a home victory against Pace and a road win over Saint Anselm. For the season, the Owls are averaging 58.2 points pe game and outscoring their opponents by just over a point as they surrender 57.0 ppg. Individually, the Owls are led by Katie Williamson who leads the team in scoring and rebounding with her averages of 10.9 points- and 7.1 rebounds-per-game. Following her in the scoring column is Mackenzie Helms who stands at 9.9 ppg while she is second on the team with 69 assists.
SERIES HISTORY vs SCSU
·        New Haven and Southern Connecticut meet for the 81st time in the history of the two programs, with SCSU the opponent New Haven has faced the most in its history.
·        New Haven holds a 48-32 record in the previous 80 games, including a stretch of 13 straight victories that spanned the middle to late 80's.
·        In most recent memory, the Chargers have won six of the last eight meetings, including sweeping the home-and-home series in the 2018-19 and 2019-20 campaigns.
·        Last season, New Haven took the only game between the two teams.
NEXT TIME OUT
Looking to send off the seniors in style, New Haven will return back to the friendly confines of the Jeffery P. Hazell Athletic Center the next time they take the court when the American International Yellow Jackets visit West Haven on Saturday, February 17. Prior to the game, New Haven will honor five graduating seniors - Aurora Deshaies (Syracuse, N.Y./Bishop Ludden), Makaela Johnson (Hamden, Conn./Hamden), Mary Bacaliu, Gabby Stickle and Becca Townes (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes). All of the action from the conference battle will be available live on NE10Now.tv
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