Women's Basketball Hosts Sacred Heart Saturday
Saturday is a double-header with men's basketball.
February 19, 2019
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team starts its final five games of the regular season when it hosts in-state conference rival Sacred Heart on Saturday in Detrick Gymnasium. The Blue Devils are currently tied with Fairleigh Dickinson for the eighth place spot in the Northeast Conference Tournament. Central will look to split the season series after falling 66-61 to the Pioneers on Jan. 5. The game will be streamed live on www.NECFrontRow.com.
Tickets for CCSU home games can be purchased at CCSUTickets.com or at the box office upon entry to Kaiser Hall and Detrick Gymnasium. Admission for all CCSU students, faculty and staff is free of charge with a valid Blue Chip card.
All CCSU home games and Northeast Conference games are available to watch online, for free, at NECFrontRow.com.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Central Connecticut (6-17, 3-10 NEC) vs. Sacred Heart (13-11, 9-4 NEC)
Detrick Gymnasium | New Britain, CT
Saturday | February 23 | 1 PM
Video | Live Stats | @KizerBlueDevil (In-game tweets)
GAME NOTES | CCSU
Last Time Out • Central recently dropped a 70-58 decision to St. Francis Brooklyn on Monday Feb. 18. The Blue Devils trailed by eight at halftime and a 16-4 third quarter run by the Terriers led by Jade Johnson extended the lead to 15. Ashley Berube scored all 14 points in the second half but it was not enough to overcome the third quarter run by St. Francis who clinched a NEC Tournament spot with the win.
Last Game for Sacred Heart • Katherine Haines dropped 25 points, but SHU fell to LIU Brooklyn 69-65 on Monday. LIU outscored the Pioneers 23-11 in the second quarter and went 6-of-7 from three-point range in the quarter alone. Trailing by three, Sacred Heart had a chance to tie the game but missed a three-pointer and the Blackbirds iced the game with free throws.
With a Win... • Central improves to 7-17 on the season and 4-10 in league play...CCSU breaks the tiebreaker with Fairleigh Dickinson for eighth place in NEC standings...Central beats Sacred Heart for the third straight time in New Britain...CCSU earns a split with the Pioneers.
Up Next • Central hosts Mount St. Mary's on Monday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. in New Britain, CT.
