McCANDLESS, Pa. - La Roche women's basketball looks to extend their win streak to nine games tomorrow afternoon when they take on Hilbert College in the AMCC Game of the Week. The Hawks, the reigning AMCC champs, are currently on a nine-game win streak of their own and right behind the Redhawks in the conference standings with an 8-1 record in AMCC action. Tip-off is set for approximately 4:15 p.m. following the conclusion of the La Roche Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
Coverage
La Roche (OVR: 9-4, AMCC: 9-0)
Last Time Out: La Roche took down Franciscan on the road on Wednesday (1/15) evening, 57-47. After scoring just four points in the first quarter while shooting 2 of 14 (14%) from the field, the Redhawks managed to turn their offense around and shot 42% from the floor over the next three quarters. Dasja Anderson led the way for La Roche by scoring a career-high 24 points while adding three rebounds, three assists and one steal to the stat sheet. Anderson was fouled heavily in the contest, but made the most of her opportunities at the line, knocking down 8 of 9 free throw attempts. Jenna Cole nearly recorded her first double-double of the season, posting 14 points and 9 rebounds. Cole shot just 1 of 7 from the field in the first half but turned things around and drained 4 of 5 field goal attempts in the second. Cole and Anderson accounted for 67% of La Roche's points.
News and Notes
- La Roche women's basketball has won 14 straight regular season conference games dating back to last season
- Against the conference, LRU has averaged 71.6 points per game (2nd in AMCC) while holding their opponents to 56.4 points per game.
- The Redhawks offense has been efficient in AMCC action as well, shooting 45% from the field (1st in AMCC) and 35% from beyond the arc (2nd in AMCC).
- In nine conference games, senior forward Jenna Cole has averaged a team-high 14.4 points per game and leads the conference at the line, knocking down 22 of 24 (92%) free throws thus far.
- Dasja Anderson's 24 point performance against Franciscan is the most points scored by a Redhawk in a single game this season. Anderson ranks fourth in the conference in field goal percentage (48%).
- Ayanna Mazyck ranks first on the squad in rebounds per game (7.8) and ranks third in points per game (11.8).
- Shaundrea Butler ranks first on the team in assists per game (4.2).
- La Roche has averaged 10.0 steals per game (2nd in AMCC) led by Mazyck who averages 3.0 steals per game (1st in AMCC).
Hilbert (OVR: 11-3, AMCC: 8-1)
News and Notes
- The Hilbert women's basketball team is riding a nine-game win streak after they claimed a 63-60 victory against Penn State Behrend January 15.
- The 11-3 Hawks sit in second place (8-1) behind the undefeated Redhawks.
- Senior guards, Taylor Corts and Emily Gawlak, who average major minutes, pace the offense with a 17.0 and 16.9 points per game averages. Gawlak can score in spurts in transition, off the bounce and behind the arc. Corts positions herself in the paint as easily as she unloads from downtown.
- Senior Ashley Repine, working her way back from an off-season injury, can cause damage near the rim and freshman Macy Kisner is an athletic weapon on both offense and defense.
- Offensively, the Hawks average 65.0 points per game while holding opponents to 61.7 points per game.
Series History
- Although La Roche owns a 16-2 record against Hilbert dating back to 2010, the Hawks have won two of the last three contests against LRU.
- In two meetings last season, the conference opponents each won by double-digit figures at their respective home venues.
- Hilbert has never beaten La Roche at the Kerr.