2017-18 Saint Peter's Women's Basketball Game Notes
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2017-18 SAINT PETER'S WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES SID: Neechelle Ingram ([email protected]) January 13, 2018 2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS MATCH-UP Overall: 3-10 H: 1-4 A: 1-6 N: 1-0 MAAC: 0-2 Saint Peter’s (3-11, 0-3) vs. Quinnipiac (11-5, 5-0) Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 10 @ Seton Hall L, 91-49 When: Saturday, January 13, 1 p.m. Nov. 12 vs. Lafayette W, 64-61 Where: - TD Bank Sports Center - Hamden, CT Nov. 14 @ LIU Brooklyn L, 57-46 Nov. 19 @ NJIT W, 59-52 Nov. 25 vs. Delaware @Philadelphia, PA W, 90-87 Opening Word Nov. 26 vs. Saint Joseph's @Philadelphia, PA L, 87-58 The Saint Peter’s women’s basketball team will travel to Hamden, Connecticut this Nov. 30 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn L, 64-49 Saturday, January 13 to face the Quinnipiac Bobcats. The game is scheduled to start at Dec. 07 vs. UMass Lowell L, 66-60 1 p.m. Dec. 10 @ UMass L, 81-65 Dec. 12 vs. Yale L, 70-49 All-Time vs Bobcats Dec. 21 @ Fairleigh Dickinson L, 69-59 Saturday marks the 10th meeting all-time against Quinnipiac. The Bobcats hold the Dec. 28 @ Manhattan* L, 76-64 9-0 all-time series lead over the Peacocks. Jan. 02 vs. Rider* L, 57-52 Jan. 07 @ Monmouth* L,51-44 Jan. 13 @ Quinnipiac* 2:00PM Last Season's Meetings Jan. 15 @ Fairfield* 1:00PM The Peacocks fell to Quinnipiac, 84-51 in their first meeting of the 2016-17 season at Jan.18 vs. Canisius* 5:00PM the Yanitelli Center on December 1. Talah Hughes posted 18 points in the game. In the Jan. 20 vs. Niagara* 1:00PM second meeting on January 2, the Bobcats defeated the Peacocks, 82-47 at the TD Bank Jan. 23 vs. Marist* 7:00PM Sports Center. Sajanna Bethea led the Peacocks with 9 points and five rebounds. Jan. 26 vs. Monmouth* 7:00PM Jan. 28 @ Iona* 1:00PM Feb. 01 vs. Siena* 7:00PM Scout on the Bobcats Feb. 03 @ Niagara* 3:00PM Quinnipiac currently has an overall record of 11-5 and is undefeated in the MAAC Feb. 05 @ Canisius* 7:00PM with a conference record of 5-0. Quinnipiac defeated Iona, 62-56 in their third Feb. 09 @ Rider* 7:00PM conference game on January 6. Taylor Herd led with 16 points and Jen Fay added 12 Feb. 15 vs. Iona* 7:00PM points. On January 11, Quinnipiac defeated Marist, 62-56. Fay led with 19 points while Feb. 19 vs. Fairfield* 7:00PM Aryn McClure and Edel Thornton led with 10 points each. Feb. 23 vs. Manhattan* 7:00PM Feb. 25 @ Siena* 2:00PM MAAC Championship - Albany, NY - Times Union Center Last Time Out Mar. 1 First Round TBD Saint Peter’s dropped its MAAC contest to Monmouth, 51-44 on January 7. Talah Mar. 2 Quarterfinal Round TBD Hughes led the Peacocks with 13 points. Alyssa Velles followed with 11 points, Zoe Mar. 3 Quarterfinal Round TBD Pero added 10 points and Dajiah Martin led with 10 rebounds. Mar. 4 Semifinal Round TBD Mar. 5 Championship Game TBD Current Event in Bold MAAC Games noted by an asterisk TALE OF THE TAPE Quinnipiac Saint Peter’s PROBABLE STARTERS 11-5 Record 3-11 5-0 Conference 0-3 66.6 Points Per Game 57.7 (as of January 13, 2018) 62.2 Points Allowed 69.2 .379 Field Goal Percentage .368 Saint Peter’s Cl. Pos. PPG RPG .229 3-pt. Field Goal .339 01 D'Aviyon Magazine Fr. G 5.5 1.2 .716 Free Throw .672 15 Talah Hughes Sr. F 10.5 6.1 36.5 Rebound Average 38.3 23 Alyssa Velles Sr. G 9.7 3.2 -3.9 Rebound Margin -1.1 24 Dajiah Martin Fr. F 3.8 3.7 16.1 Assists Per Game 13.2 20 Zoe Pero So. F 8.0 4.9 12.4 Turnovers Per Game 20.6 9.8 Steals Per Game 6.9 4.4 Blocks Per Game 3.6 2017-18 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Leading the Squad Talah Hughes leads the team, averaging 10.5 points and 6.1 rebounds. Returning Guards Sharp shooter Alyssa Velles follows Hughes with 9.7 points per Senior, Talah Hughes (Beacon,NY / Beacon) started in all 30 games game, along with a 41.6 percent three-point shooting average. last season, recording 21 games with at least 10 points and two Sajanna Bethea averages 9.5 points a game and leads the squad in 20-point games. Hughes paced the team with 45 assists and scored rebounds, averaging 6.9 a game. Forward Zoe Pero is averaging 8.0 a career-high 22 points against Manhattan on January 22nd. Last points a game and 4.9 rebounds a game. Freshman Guard, D’Aviyon season, she averaged 12.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, posting Magazine, follows behind Pero with 5.5 points and shoots 81.3 in double figures 22 times. percent from the free-throw line. Senior, Alyssa Velles (Franklin, CT / Norwich Free Academy) Rookie Double-Digit Club reached double figures four times in the previous season, averaging Shooting guard, Haley Dalonzo scored a career high 21 points, 5.1 points. Velles notched her season-high of 14 points against leading the Peacocks in a loss against FDU on December 21. Power Hampton on December 21, 2016. forward, Dajiah Martin scored 10 points on December 7 against UMass Lowell. Freshman point guard, D’Aviyon Magazine, posted Senior, Sajanna Bethea (Levittown, PA / Pennsbury) appeared in 26 her career high of 12 points in a matchup against Lafayette on games including 18 starts in the previous season. Bethea notched a career-high of 26 points against Bowling Green on November 27, November 12, knocking down three three-pointers in the process. 2016. Bethea average 9.3 points and six rebounds last season. 1,000 Point Club Senior forward, Sajanna Bethea scored her 1,000th career point on Sophomore, Sammy Lochner (Abington, PA / Abington) appeared in December 10 at UMass. Bethea became the 20th member of the all 30 games recording 28 starts as a freshman point guard. Lochner 1,000 point club and she is the first Peacock to surpass 1,000 career averaged 5.7 points a game and recorded a season-high of 18 points points since 2008-09. against Marist on March 2nd. Saint Peter’s returned nine players and added an additional five New to the Squad freshman to the team this year: The Peacocks welcome five rookies to the roster this season. D’Aviyon Magazine (Paterson, NJ / Queen of Peace), Anna Maguire Returning Power Forwards (Belfast, Northern Ireland / Ulidia Integrated College), Precious Sam Meier (Manalapan, NJ / Manalapan) started in 25 games last Featherson (Paterson, NJ / Rosa Parks) Haley Dalonzo (Lincroft , NJ season. Meier averaged 2.5 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. Meier /Middletown High School South) and Dajiah Martin (Westbury, NY notched a season-high of 10 points last season against Fairleigh / Saint Mary’s) join the team. Dickinson on December 13, 2016. Sophomore, Zoe Pero (Secaucus, NJ / St. John Vianney) appeared in 30 games, including 15 starts. Pero recorded eight games in double figures, including tying her career-high of 18 points on three occasions (vs. Niagara on December 30, at Canisius on February 16, and at Iona on February 22). Pero averaged seven points and 4.5 rebounds a game. Sophomore, Brianna Tarabochia (Woodcliff Lake, NJ / Northern Valley Demarest) appeared in all 30 games, including six starts. Tarabochia recorded a career-high 11 points against Maryland on December 8, 2016. Sophomore, Ashlie Howell (Bronx, NY / Christ the King) appeared in 21 games. Howell recorded her career-high of six points three times last season. 2017-18 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER 1 D'Aviyon Magazine Fr. G 5-6 Paterson, NJ / Queen of Peace High School 2 Anna Maguire Fr. G 5-6 Belfast, Northern Ireland / Ulidia Integrated College 3 Precious Featherson Fr. F 6-1 Paterson, NJ / Rosa Parks High School 10 Sammy Lochner So. G 5-7 Abington, PA / Abington 11 Haley Dalonzo Fr. G 5-7 Lincroft, NJ / Middletown High School South 15 Talah Hughes Sr. G/F 5-10 Beacon, NY / Beacon 20 Zoe Pero So. F 6-0 Secaucus, NJ / St. John Vianney 21 Samantha Meier Sr. F/C 6-0 Manalapan, NJ / Manalapan 23 Alyssa Velles Sr. G 5-10 Franklin, CT / Norwich Free Academy 24 Dajiah Martin Fr. F 5-10 Westbury, NY. / Saint Mary's 25 Brianna Tarabocchia So. G 6-0 Woodcliff Lake, NJ / Northern Valley Demarest HS 33 Ashlie Howell So. F/C 6-2 Bronx, NY / Christ The King High School 42 Sajanna Bethea Sr. F 5-11 Levittown, PA / Pennsbury Pronunciation Guide 1 D’Aviyon Magazine Duh-AH-vee-on 10 Sammy Lochner Lock-ner 11 Haley Dalonzo Duh-LON-zo 15 Talah Hughes TAY-luh 20 Zoe Pero Zo-ee PEAR-oh 21 Sam Meier My-er 23 Alyssa Velles Vell-is 24 Dajiah Martin DAY-jah 25 Brianna Tarabocchia Tara-BOTCH-ee-ah 33 Ashlie Howell (Ashley) Coaching Staff Head Coach: Pat Coyle (Rutgers ’82) – Fifth season Assistant Coach: Phyllis Mangina (Seton Hall ’81) – Fifth season Assistant Coach: Antonia Smith (Saint Peter’s ’15) – Second season Pat Coyle Pat Coyle is in her fifth season as head coach. In 2016-17, Coyle led the Peacocks to their best conference start under her lead, winning two of the first three MAAC games.