Women's Basketball Travels to Staten Island in NEC Game at Wagner
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team travels to Staten Island, NY to take on The Wagner Seahawks on Saturday at 4:00 PM.
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team travels to Staten Island, NY to take on The Wagner Seahawks on Saturday at 4:00 PM. The game will be streamed on NEC Front Row.
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OPENING NOTES:
- Wagner welcomes Central Connecticut to The Spiro Sports Center for their 33rd matchup on Saturday. Central leads the overall series 23-22 and looks to snap a 7-game losing streak with the Seahawks.
- Head coach Way Veney is in her first season at the helm of the Blue Devils.
- This will be the second 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 would collect their first win vs Wagner since 1/25/20 and their first win in Staten Island since 2/17/18.
- CCSU would move to 3-4 and match their NEC win total from last season.
NOTABLES:
- The Blue Devils total 56.9 points per game, which is fewer than the 69.2 Wagner Seahawks allow per contest.
- CCSU's offense ranks third among the league in points scored and FG % (.377).
- The Blue Devils made 76.3 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 17.2 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.
- The Blue Devils are led on the boards by Samora Watson, who pulls down 5.7 boards per game.