McCANDLESS, Pa. - La Roche women's basketball play their final game of 2019 against Pitt Greensburg this Saturday, December 21st at the Kerr in the AMCC Game of the Week. Tip-off is set for 4:00 p.m. proceeding the men's game. The Redhawks are the only team in the AMCC still undefeated against the conference at 4-0. 

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

• Women's basketball has won four of their last five games after dropping three straight to start the season
• Against the AMCC, the Redhawks have averaged 73.0 points per game (2^nd in AMCC) despite not having any players rank in the top 10 in overall scoring
• LRU has played exceptionally well on defense this season, holding their opponents to 59.9 points per game (Best in AMCC) while averaging 11.6 steals per game (2^nd in AMCC)
• The well-balanced unit has five players that average between 7.9 to 12.4 points per game
• In four games against the AMCC, the Redhawks have averaged 73.0 points per game while holding their opponents to 51.8 points per game (+21.2)
• In their last game at Mt. Aloysius on December 18th, the Redhawks dominated in a 73-41 victory
• The Redhawks dominated the Mounties underneath, out-rebounding Mt. Aloysius 35-22 and out-scoring them in the paint 26-4. 
• LRU drained a season-high 10 three-pointers on 24 attempts (42%) in the contest
• Junior Ayanna Mazyck finished with 16 points on a near perfect 6 of 7 from the field and 4 of 5 from the three point range; Mazyck currently leads the team in rebounds per game (7.4) and ranks first in the AMCC in steals per game (3.9)
• Senior Jenna Cole tied Mazyck with a game-high 16 points on 6 of 13 field goals. Cole also corralled six rebounds in the contest. Over her last three games, Cole has been a perfect 11-11 from the free throw line; The Norwin native has averaged 14.3 points per game and 3.8 rebounds per game in conference play
• Sophomore Dasja Anderson nearly recorded a double-double posting 12 points and a game-high 8 rebounds; The former third team AMCC All-Conference selection has scored 10 or more points and corralled five or more rebounds in four of the Redhawks last five games
• Sophomore Danajah Sanders put up 13 points and dished out 3 assists

Pitt Greensburg News and Notes (4-6, AMCC: 2-3)

• The Bobcats have lost three of their last four games, all against the conference, by an average margin of only 5.3 points
• Pitt-Greensburg currently leads the conference in offensive rebounds (17.5) as well as total rebounds (46.9) and have outrebounded its opponents in all but three games so far this season
• 5'7" Junior Nadege Durand has averaged a double-double this season at 12.5 points per game (1st on team) and 10.6 rebounds per game (2nd in AMCC)
• Against the conference, UPG has held their opponents to 60.2 points per game, the second best mark in the AMCC behind LRU
• In five games against the conference, the Bobcats have made 25 of 116 attempts from beyond the arc (21.6%, worst in AMCC)

Series History

• The Redhawks are 16-3 against the Bobcats dating back to the 2010-11 season, but UPG has won three of the last four matchups
• La Roche defeated Pitt Greensburg 68-43 when the teams last met on January 23, 2019 at the Kerr
• Jenna Cole recorded a double-double in the victory scoring a game-high 17 points and reeling in 13 rebounds