February 20, 2024
The Blue Devils Welcome Wagner to Kaiser Hall on Thursday for Breast Cancer Awareness Night
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team welcomes The Wagner Seahawks to the Detrick Gym on Thursday, 7 PM for their second NEC matchup this season.
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team welcomes The Wagner Seahawks to the Detrick Gym on Thursday for their second NEC matchup this season. Admission is free and fans are encouraged to dress in pink for Breast Cancer Awareness. The Game will be streamed live on NEC Front Row.
The Blue Devils and Seahawks are meeting for the second time this season. Wagner won the first battle between the two teams in Staten Island. Belle Lanpher led the Blue Devils with 13 points three assists, and three steals. Alonna Sellers added 12 points, and nine rebounds off the bench in the 49-45 loss.
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OPENING NOTES
- Central Connecticut (6-18, 4-7 NEC) welcomes Wagner (6-17, 3-8 NEC) to the Detrick Gym for a Northeast Conference matchup on Thursday at 7:00 PM.
- The Blue Devils fell to the Seahawks 49-45 in their last matchup. Belle Lanpher's team-high 13 points weren't enough in the loss.
- Head coach Way Veney is in her first season at the helm of the Blue Devils.
- CCSU will play on Saturday, February 24th at 1:00 PM vs #1 ranked Sacred Heart.
WITH A CCSU WIN...
- The Blue Devils would improve to 5-7 in the NEC and 4-2 at home in conference play. They currently stand in 5th behind Merrimack (7-5), with five games left.
- Central would tally their most conference wins since the 2017-18 season (7-11).
- They would snap an eight-game losing streak with Wagner (66-63 1/25/20).
NOTABLES
- The Blue Devils rank 5th in the conference in offense (57.3) and defense (66.8). They lead the NEC in free throw percentage at 76.8% which is good for 36th in the country. Central also ranks second in turnover margin (+1.42).
- Belle Lanpher was awarded Prime Performer on Monday after knocking down 3-of-5 three-pointers, tallied 16 points on 50.0 percent shooting from the field (5-of-10), and added five assists in the Blue Devils' defeat to Le Moyne on Thursday. The senior guard netted her 1,000th career point on her final bucket of the game, a jumper in the paint with 22 seconds remaining. The Senior averages 13.2pts good for 5th in the NEC and shoots a conference-best 87.5% from the FT line which is 30th in the country.
- Samora Watson ranks second in the league in scoring with 17.5 points per game. She ranks in the top 10 in the NEC in 5 categories including scoring, rebounding (5.7), FG% (.407), FT% (75%), and assists (2.52).
- Belle Lanpher and Meghan Kenefick are numbers two and three in minutes per game. Lanpher averages 35.25 (39th in NCAA), while Kenefick averages 35 minutes a game.
