Women's Basketball Set to Play Providence Saturday
The Central Connecticut State University women's basketball team will play at Providence College tomorrow afternoon, marking the second of four non-conference games to close the month.
The Central Connecticut State University women's basketball team will play at Providence College tomorrow afternoon, marking the second of four non-conference games to close the month. The Blue Devils and the Friars will be facing off for the second time in program history, their last matchup being in the 2007-08 season. The Blue Devils will be looking to win their first game over the Friars.
• Dejah Jenkins scored 16 points against UMass Lowell, her sixth double-digit scoring effort this season, and is fourth in scoring in the NEC at 12.9 points per game
• The Blue Devils have 49 offensive boards in the past three games, raising their season average to 12.6 per game
• Newcomer Lara Rohkohl corralled a career-best 15 rebounds, six offensive, versus Bryant, earning her the NEC Rookie of the Week title December 5th.
• Central leads the NEC, through December 9th, at 3.00 blocked shots per game
• Alli Napoli had a career-high of 11 rebounds, five offensive, against UMass Lowell. She has totaled 23 rebounds in the past three games, blocking three shots and having four steals.
• The Blue Devils recorded 11 steals against UNH, the second game this season with double-digit steals
• The Blue Devils scored 27 points in the first quarter against St. Peter's and now have 20 or more points in five quarters this season.
• Two Blue Devils are in the top-10 in the league in rebounding, with Meghan Kenefick at 4th with 6.6 per game and Dejah Jenkins at 6th at 6.2 a game.
• Forever Toppin has 14 steals in the past five games and her 2.8 steals per game is second in the NEC