January 11, 2024
Women’s Basketball is Back at Home vs Saint Francis U on Saturday
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team continues Northeast Conference play with a home game at the Detrick Gym on Saturday. The 1:00 p.m. game will be streamed on NEC Front Row.
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team continues Northeast Conference play with a home game at the Detrick Gym on Saturday. The 1:00 p.m. game will be streamed on NEC Front Row.
Saturday is 'Local Heroes Day' at Kaiser Hall and the first 75 fans in attendance will receive free popcorn at the 1:00 pm game versus Saint Francis.
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The Blue Devils and Red Flash will play again on February 1. SFU leads the all-time series, 28-15, and won the last meeting 63-57 at St. Francis.
OPENING NOTES
- Central Connecticut returns to action on Saturday at Saint Francis U ahead of a two-game Northeast Conference Road trip.
- Head coach Way Veney is in her first season at the helm of the Blue Devils.
- Central is on the road to face Merrimack for its first league away game on Jan. 15.
WITH A CCSU WIN ...
- Central would open Northeast Conference play 2-0 for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
- CCSU would win its 4th home game of the season.
NOTABLES
- The Blue Devils enter Monday's matchup tallying 57.1 points per game, good for second in the conference. They also lead the conference in field goal percentage shooting at .376 as a team.
- The Blue Devils hit 74.7 percent of their free throws as a team, the top in the NEC. Samora Watson knocks down three free throws per game to lead Cent. Conn. St. while connecting on 74 percent of her attempts at the line.
- Watson leads Cent. Conn. St. in scoring and averages 16.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game.
- Belle Lanpher paces the squad with 3.4 assists averages 13.3 points, and leads the NEC in free throw percentage (86%).
- Kenefick leads the Blue Devils with 5.8 rebounds per game and adds 9.3 points. She is coming off a season-high of 16 points vs Stonehill.
- When it comes to shooting the basketball, Kenefick is the best bet for Cent. Conn. St.. She leads the team in made threes per game, knocking down one three-pointer per contest while shooting 26 percent from downtown.
