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@LaRocheWBB Set to Host Pitt Bradford on Saturday

McCANDLESS, Pa. - The Redhawks host conference opponent Pitt Bradford at the Kerr Sport & Fitness Center this Saturday, December 7th beginning at 3:00 p.m.

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La Roche News and Notes (1-4, AMCC: 1-0)

  • The Redhawks fell in their last contest to local D-III, non-conference opponent, Carnegie Mellon, 57-47 at home on December 3rd
  • La Roche led by three points heading into the third quarter of the contest, but were outscored by the Tartans 22-9 in the final 10 minutes
  • Junior guard Ayanna Mazyck (Philadelphia, PA/Harford CC) was the only Redhawk to score in double-digits; she finished with team-highs in points (10) and rebounds (9)
  • Mazyck leads the team so far this season in scoring (11.0 PPG), rebounds (7.2 RPG) and steals (4.4 SPG)
  • La Roche has shot under 40% from the field in four out of five games so far this season, all of which were losses
  • In LRU's last conference game on November 26th, they took down Penn St. Altoona 90-68 and posted season-highs in points (90), field goal percentage (51%), three-pointers (9), three-point percentage (53%), free-throws (13), free-throw percentage (72%), and assists (18)
  • La Roche is 10-1 against AMCC opponents at the Kerr dating back to last season
  • The Redhawks currently lead the conference with 12.8 steals per game

Pitt Bradford News and Notes (0-6, AMCC: 0-2)

  • The Panthers are still in search of their first win of the season
  • In six games, Pitt Bradford has lost by an average margin of 29.3 points
  • Against conference opponent Alfred on December 4th, their most recent game, the Panthers lost 74-61 while shooting 20-73 (27%) from the field
  • Sophomore guard Jasmin Miller scored a career-high 20 points in the defeat, but did so on 7-20 (35%) field goals
  • Junior Shaelyn Snipes is the Panthers leading scorer averaging 11.5 points per game
  • On the boards, Senior Jenna Hicks averages a 11.0 rebounds per game (T-1st in AMCC)
  • As a unit, the Panthers have averaged 46.7 rebounds per game (2nd in AMCC)
  • Offensively, Pitt Bradford is shooting 28.3% from the field and 17.1% from 3-PT range; both are the lowest percentages in the conference
  • Of the 13 players on the Bradford roster, seven are Freshmen

Series History

  • La Roche women's basketball is 16-6 vs. Pitt Bradford dating back to the 2010-11 season
  • The Redhawks defeated the Panthers in both regular season meetings last season by 17 points in both games
  • Sophomore guard Danajah Sanders (Cleveland, OH/Brush) scored a career-high 32 points on 12-19 (63%) FG, 4-9 (44%) 3-PT, and picked up a game-high 6 steals in the conference opponents last meeting on February 2nd, 2019
  • The last time the Panthers defeated LRU was in the quarterfinal of the AMCC Championship Tournament on February 21st, 2018 by a score of 78-69