March 1, 2023
Women's Basketball to Play LIU on Senior Night
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team will play their final home game/regular season game of the year on Thursday night against LIU. Tipoff is set for 7:00 pm and CCSU will honor their lone senior student athlete, Dejah Jenkins, as well as four year team manager, Asja Grace-Pearson prior to the game.
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team will play their final home game/regular season game of the year on Thursday night against LIU. Tipoff is set for 7:00 pm and CCSU will honor their lone senior student athlete, Dejah Jenkins, as well as four year team manager, Asja Grace-Pearson prior to the game. This will be the second time this season that the Blue Devils and the Sharks will go head-to-head. CCSU defeated Long Island on January 19th, 60-43. The Blue Devils will be looking to improve their Division I series record against SHU to 21-26.
CCSU Game Notes | Watch | LiveStats
- Belle Lanpher recorded a double-double against SHU, leading all players with 17 points and 11 rebounds (a new career high).
- Lanpher has now scored in double figures in 14 out of her 22 games played this season and 10 out of her last 13.
- CCSU was 12-13 at the free throw line
- CCSU outscored its the Pioneers in the first quarter, shooting over 40 percent from the field
- Lara Rohkohl blocked three shots, to go along with four rebounds and four points
- Lanpher also led CCSU against Merrimack with 21 points. Dejah Jenkins scored 14 and Meghan Kenefick tallied 10.
- The Blue Devils shot 50 percent from the field, 26-52, for the game, including 8-17 from behind the arc.
- Both teams recorded 11 assists and nine steals.
- Rohkohl finished with a game-high 11 rebounds, as well as three blocked shots and six points
- Rohkohl is second in the NEC with 7.6 rebounds per game and first in blocks at 1.5 per game.
- Meghan Kenefick is also ranked in the top 10 in rebounding at seventh (6.4 per game). She is third in the NEC in mins. per game (34.6).
- Lanpher is ranked in three statistical categories: seventh in scoring (13.4 pts. per game), first in free throw percentage (.821), and ninth in assists (2.5 per game).
- Toppin is ranked second in steals (2.3 per game).
- Forever Toppin has played in 114 total games in her career at CCSU with 73 starts.
- Lanpher is 55-67 at the free throw line this season. She is 150-18
