January 31, 2024
The Blue Devils Head to Saint Francis to Wrap up a Three Game Road Trip
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team travels to Loretto, PA to take on The Saint Francis Red Flash on Thursday night at 7:00 PM. The game will be streamed free on NEC Front Row.
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team travels to Loretto, PA to take on The Saint Francis Red Flash on Thursday night at 7:00 PM. The game will be streamed free on NEC Front Row.
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OPENING NOTES
- The Saint Francis Red Flash welcome Central Connecticut to DeGol Arena for their 45th matchup on Thursday night. SFU leads the overall series 28-16 but looks to avoid the season sweep against CCSU.
- Head Coach Way Veney is in her first season at the helm of the Blue Devils.
- This will be the last game in a three-game road skid for Central. They are back home Saturday, February 1st at 1:00 vs Merrimack.
WITH A CCSU WIN ...
- The Blue Devils would capture their first road win since January 19th of last year at LIU.
- Central will sweep the Red Flash for the first time since the 2015-16 season.
- CCSU would move to 3-5 and match their NEC win total from last season.
WHAT TO KNOW
- The Blue Devils average 57.4 points per game in NEC play, compared to the 53.3 Saint Francis scores per game in the NEC this year.
- In NEC play this season CCSU's defense ranks third among the league in points against (58.57).
- CCSU's offense has struggled during conference play. The team ranks 7th in scoring offense and last in FG %.
- The Blue Devils made 78.6 percent of their free throws as a team, the best in the NEC. Belle Lanpher hits 2.4 free throws per game to lead Central while knocking down a league-leading 86.5 percent of her attempts at the line.
- Samora Watson leads Central in scoring, averaging 16.6 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.
- Lanpher is the team's top passer, putting up 2.8 assists to go with 12.9 points per game.
- Alonna Sellers has been the X factor for the Blue Devils in conference play. She is 23-for-40 (.575) from the floor 10-for-11 from the FT line and averages 8.0 points off the bench in NEC play.
