McCANDLESS, Pa. - La Roche women's basketball hosts conference opponent Franciscan University this Wednesday, February 12th at the Kerr. The Redhawks defeated the Barons earlier this season in a defensive battle at FSU, 57-47, tied for LRU's lowest point total in a victory this season. Tip-off for tomorrow night's contest is set for 8:00 p.m.

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La Roche (OVR: 15-5, AMCC: 15-1)

Last Time Out: Jenna Cole scored a season-high 28 points to lead the Redhawks past Penn St. Behrend last Saturday (2/8) at the Kerr, 73-66. LRU outscored PSB 21-8 in the second quarter of Saturday's contest while shooting 56% (9-16) from the floor. Penn St. Behrend either outscored or tied La Roche in each of the other three quarters. Ayanna Mazyck scored 10 of her 17 points in the first quarter and contributed a game-high six assists, seven rebounds and three steals. LRU defeated PSB in both regular season meetings this season. 

News and Notes

• With a 15-1 record in conference play, La Roche holds a two-game lead over Hilbert College (13-3) for first place in the league standings.
• The Redhawks have swept five AMCC teams in regular season play thus far.
• The second quarter has been the sweet spot for the Redhawks in their last three games where they have outscored their opponents by 41 points combined.
• Saturday's point total against Penn St. Behrend is Cole's second highest of her career. It also marks the fourth time this season she has scored 20 or more points.
• LRU has posted 16 or more assists in each of their last four games.
• In conference play, Jenna Cole has averaged a team-best 16.3 points per game (5th in AMCC) while shooting an exceptional 44.6% from beyond the arc (1st in AMCC).
• Ayanna Mazyk has knocked down 2.1 triples per game on average in AMCC action (T-3rd in AMCC) while shooting 40% from three-point range (3rd in AMCC).
• Dasja Anderson ranks fourth in the conference in total field goal percentage (51.3%); Anderson has been dominant on the boards as of late, averaging 10.5 rebounds over her last six games.
• Shaundrea Butler ranks second in the conference in assists per game (4.7); Butler has dished out at least four assists in her last 12 games.
• Against the conference, LRU has averaged 74.9 points per game (2^nd in AMCC).
• The Redhawks offense has been efficient in AMCC action as well, shooting 45.2% from the field (1^st in AMCC) and 34.7% from beyond the arc (2^nd in AMCC).
• La Roche has averaged 9.8 steals per game (2^nd in AMCC) this season led by Ayanna Mazyck who averages 2.6 steals per game (1^st in AMCC).

Franciscan (OVR: 9-12, AMCC: 7-9)

News and Notes

• With a 7-9 conference record, Franciscan ranks 7th in league standings currently two games out of playoff contention.
• The Barons have won four of their last five games, two of which were against playoff contenders (Penn St. Altoona & Penn St. Behrend).
• Senior guard Abby Baierl leads the team in scoring with 14.0 points per game.
• Freshman forward Estelle Leon is one of two players in the conference averaging a double-double with 11.3 points per game and 11.2 rebounds per game (T-1st in AMCC).
• Playing her first game in 2020, Sophomore forward Angela Starre has contributed 11.7 points per game and 8.0 rebounds per game in 13 contests thus far.
• Offensively, Franciscan averages 55.0 points per game (8th in AMCC), 10.2 assists per game (9th in AMCC), a 33.8 FG% (9th in AMCC) and a 25.5 three-point% (9th in AMCC).
• The Barons have been strong on the boards, averaging 44.3 rebounds per game (2nd in AMCC)
• FSU have given the ball up at a high rate, committing an average of 20.6 turnovers per game (worst in AMCC)

Series History

• Dasja Anderson accounted for 42% of La Roche's offense when she scored a career-high 24 points in the Redhawks 57-47 win at Franciscan earlier this season.
• LRU has won eight straight games against FSU
• La Roche is 22-1 against Franciscan dating back to the 2008-09 season
• Franciscan's last win over La Roche was on January 18th, 2016 at the Finnegan Fieldhouse