November 30, 2023
Women's Basketball Set to Play New Hampshire Saturday Afternoon
The Central Connecticut men's basketball team will return to action at New Hampshire on Wednesday afternoon. The game is slated for a 1 p.m. tipoff and will be streamed on ESPN+.
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The teams are meeting for the second straight season and 14th time overall. The Blue Devils lead the all-time series, 8-5.
OPENING NOTES
- Central Connecticut returns to action with a game at the University of New Hampshire, following losses to two quality opponents in Fairfield and Illinois.
- Central and the Wildcats are meeting for the 2nd straight season and 14th time overall.
- CCSU will return home on Dec. 6 for a doubleheader with men's basketball against Albany before playing at Seton Hall on Dec. 8th.
WITH A CCSU WIN ...
- Central would collect its first road win of the season.
- The Blue Devils would collect its first win over New Hampshire since December 16, 2018.
- CCSU would end a 12-game road losing skid dating back to last year (Jan. 19, 2023 at LIU, 60-43).
AT THE BLUE DEVILS NEXT HOME GAME ...
- The first 100 fans will receive an ice scraper courtesy of Achieve Financial
- Faculty and Staff Appreciation Game – Faculty and staff are invited to join us for a night of Blue Devils basketball!
NOTABLES
- The team's leading scorer, Belle Lanpher (14.0ppg) was held to three points on Wednesday night vs Illinois but remains the team's assist (2.7pg) and steals (2.3pg) leader.
- Meghan Kenefick led the team with 14 points, six rebounds, and two blocks for Central in Wednesday night's game. Kenefick leads the squad in rebounds per game with six a game, she is also tied with Amaya Williams as the team's third-leading scorer (8.8ppg).
- Amaya Williams scored a season-high 12 points vs Illinois on Wednesday and rounded out her scoring average to 8.8 points per game, tied for third on the team with Kenefick.
- Samora Watson did not make the trip to Illinois but remains in the top five in the NEC in scoring averaging 12.8 points per game.
- Emma Bruen scored a season-high nine points vs Illinois on Wednesday and has started in every game for the Blue Devils.
- CCSU is the only team in the conference that has two players among the top 5 in scoring.
HISTORY VS NEW HAMPSHIRE
FIRST MEETING: W, 65-47 Dec. 2 at CCSU (2006)
LAST MEETING: L, 45-64 Nov. 30 at CCSU (2022)
CCSU LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: Nov. 27, 2011 Home 83-44 (39 points)
LONGEST CCSU WIN STREAK: 6 GAMES (2011-2015)
LAST CCSU WIN: Dec. 16, 2018 Home 56-47
