2018-19 LIU BROOKLYN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES #LIU WBB Contact: Brian Duane | [email protected] | O: 718-488-1420 | C: 917-635-2392 2018-19 SCHEDULE (4-22) GAME 27: VS. CCSU NOVEMBER Saturday, March 2 • Brooklyn, N.Y. • Steinberg Center • 2:00 p.m. 6 at Manhattan L, 46-61 THE MATCHUP 9 ARMY WEST POINT L, 42-57 13 at Fairfield L, 43-71 LIU CATEGORIES CCSU 17 at Saint Peter’s L, 59-86 4-22 W-L 6-19 23 vs. UC Irvine! L, 71-84 56.3 PPG 58.1 24 at Grand Canyon University L, 62-65 - OT 71.0 Opp. PPG 66.8 29 UMASS-LOWELL L, 64-69 -14.7 Margin -8.7 .352 FG% .364 DECEMBER .408 FG% Def. .396 6 at Michigan L, 38-83 .319 3PT% .281 9 NJIT L, 51-72 .335 3PT% Def. .306 20 at Lehigh L, 38-72 29 LAFAYETTE W, 55-50 .690 FT% .688 35.3 RPG 35.0 JANUARY 41.4 Opp. RPG 39.8 5 at Bryant * L, 62-69 -6.2 Margin -4.8 7 at Sacred Heart * L, 53-75 12.0 Assists/Game 12.6 12 SAINT FRANCIS U * L, 66-80 17.9 Turnovers/Game 17.0 14 ROBERT MORRIS * L, 37-89 6.8 Steals/Game 6.6 19 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * L, 52-69 3.6 Blocks/Game 3.4 21 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * L, 67-79 26 at Mount St. Mary’s * L, 45-61 28 at CCSU * L, 57-63 QUICK HITTERS • The LIU Brooklyn women’s basketball team returns for its final homestand of the regular FEBRUARY season at the Steinberg Wellness Center, first with a Saturday meeting against CCSU 2 at Wagner * L, 62-72 for Senior Day. 9 WAGNER * L, 62-66 • LIU dropped the final game of its Pennsylvania road swing on Monday, falling to Robert 11 MOUNT ST. MARY’S * W, 71-61 Morris 71-54. The Blackbirds were unable to thwart a strong second half from the 16 at St. Francis Brooklyn * L, 64-87 league-leading Colonials at the North Athletic Complex. LIU’s strong shooting from 18 SACRED HEART * W, 69-64 downtown as held in check by the top-scoring defense in the NEC with just four three- 23 at Saint Francis U * W, 75-69 pointers on Monday night. 25 at Robert Morris * L, 54-71 • Sophomore Jeydah Johnson paced the Blackbirds offense with scoring 12 of her team-high 17 points in the second half. Freshman Brandy Thomas registered her 12th double-double of the season with 15 points and a game-high 17 rebounds. Sophomore MARCH Tia Montagne also finished in double figures for LIU with 11 points on the night. 2 CCSU * 2:00 p.m. • The Blackbirds hold a 21-17 lead in the all-time series over the Blue Devils. LIU has won 4 BRYANT * 7:00 p.m. three out of the last four meetings. CCSU held off LIU’s second half comeback bid back 7 at Fairleigh Dickinson * 7:00 p.m. on January 28 with a 63-57 win in New Britain. LIU finished with three scorers in double 11 NEC Quarterfinal # TBA figures against the Blue Devils led by 16-points from sophomore Jeydah Johnson. 14 NEC Semifinal # TBA • CCSU enters Saturday’s matchup, 6-19 on the year and 3-12 in Northeast Conference 17 NEC Final # TBA play. The Blue Devils rank second in the conference in opposing three-point field goal percentage, holding opponents to 30.6% clip from downtown on the year. * Northeast Conference game | All Times Eastern & subject to change | Home • Kiana Patterson leads the Blue Devils offense with 15.9 points per game, ranking sixth games in BOLD | ! – Grand Canyon Thanksgiving Classic (Phoenix, Ariz.) | among NEC scorers. She also ranks fourth in the conference with 2.63 made three- # - NEC Tournament (At Higher Seed) point field goals per game. Ashley Berube leads the team on the defensive end, ranking third in the NEC with 1.88 blocked shots per game. She also leads the team with 6.6 rebounds per contest. 2018-19 LIU BROOKLYN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL • PROJECTED STARTERS & RESERVES No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. PPG RPG APG Player Notes 0 Jeydah Johnson So. G 5-10 14.1 4.3 1.5 Averaged 20.0 points per game in LIU’s Pennsylvania road trip. 5 Tia Montagne So. G 5-8 7.6 2.1 3.2 Recorded a career-high 19 points at Saint Francis U (2/23). 12 Ella Vaatanen So. F 6-1 3.8 2.6 0.7 Tallied a career-high 11 points against UC Irvine 15 Brandy Thomas Fr. G 5-10 13.4 9.9 1.6 Four-time NEC Rookie of the Week, recorded career-high 36 points & 19 rebounds vs. Mount (2/11). 23 Tiya Misir Fr. G 5-3 3.0 1.6 2.1 Dished out a career-high six assists at Robert Morris (2/25). 2 Kiara Bell Fr. F 6-1 3.2 3.7 0.1 Tied career-high with 16 points against RMU last time out. 4 Camille Gray Fr. G 5-8 2.5 1.9 0.8 Recorded career-high 10 points and four assists against UC Irvine (11/23) 13 Autumn Ashe Jr. G/F 5-10 0.8 1.2 0.3 Sat out last season due to injury. 14 Ryan Weise Fr. G 5-8 7.4 2.7 1.6 Scored a career-high 15 points at Wagner (2/2). 20 Seneca Richards Jr. G 5-11 1.9 0.9 0.3 Shot .331 from three last season, ranked second on the team 21 Shyla Sanford Fr. G 5-8 3.2 1.9 0.8 Recorded six points and six rebounds at Michigan (12/6) 31 Destoni Willock Sr. F 6-0 1.3 2.7 0.7 Tallied a career-high three blocks against Lehigh (12/20) 34 Daisha Davis So. C 6-1 1.9 1.6 - Recorded career-high 6 points against St. Francis Brooklyn (2/16) #BLACKBIRDNATION 2018-19 LIU BROOKLYN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER # NAME POS. HT. CL. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Jeydah Johnson G 5-10 So. Randallstown, Md. / Roland Park Country Day 2 Kiara Bell F 6-1 Fr. Cherry Hill, N.J. / Cherry Hill East 4 Camille Gray G 5-8 Fr. Somerset, N.J. / Franklin 5 Tia Montagne G 5-8 So. Jackson, N.J. / Red Bank Catholic 12 Ella Vaatanen F 6-1 So. Tuusula, Finland / Helsinki Basketball Academy 13 Autumn Ashe G/F 5-10 Jr. Silver Spring, Md. / Paint Branch 14 Ryan Weise G 5-8 Fr. Allentown, N.J./ Allentown 15 Brandy Thomas G 5-10 Fr. Baldwin, N.Y. / Christ The King 20 Seneca Richards G 5-11 Jr. Mesa, Ariz. / Red Mountain 21 Shyla Sanford G 5-8 Fr. Latham, N.Y. / Latham 23 Tiya Misir G 5-3 Fr. Markham, Ontario / Bill Crothers Secondary 31 Destoni Willock F 6-0 Sr. Toronto, Ontario / Odessa College 34 Daisha Davis C 6-1 So. New York, N.Y. / Park East Head Coach: Stephanie Del Preore (Marist ‘04), Fourth Year Assistant Coaches: Tim Gardner (Fourth Year), Anjale Barrett (First Year), Travis Ponton (First Year) Pronunciations: 0 – JAY-DUH | 5 – MON-TAIN (like Pain) | 12 – EL-UH VAH-TU-NEN | 14 - WE-SEE | 23- MEH-SEER | 31 – Destiny | 34 – DAY-SHA HC - Dell Pre-OR-EE 2018-19 LIU BROOKLYN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2018-19 LIU BROOKLYN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TV/RADIO ROSTER #0 JEYDAH JOHNSON #2 KIARA BELL #4 CAMILLE GRAY #5 TIA MONTAGNE Sophomore • Guard Freshman • Forward Freshman • Guard Sophomore • Guard 5-10 • Randallstown, Md. 6-1 • Cherry Hill, N.J. 5-8 • Somerset, N.J. 5-8 • Jackson, N.J. #12 ELLA VAATANEN #13 AUTUMN ASHE #14 RYAN WEISE #15 BRANDY THOMAS Sophomore • Forward Junior • Guard/Forward Freshman • Guard Freshman • Guard 6-1 • Tuusula, Finland 5-10 • Silver Spring, Md. 5-8 • Allentown, N.J. 5-10 • Baldwin, N.Y. #20 SENECA RICHARDS #21 SHYLA SANFORD #23 TIYA MISIR #31 DESTONI WILLOCK Junior • Guard Freshman • Guard Freshman • Guard Senior • Forward 5-11 • Mesa, Ariz. 5-8 • Latham, N.Y. 5-3 • Markham, Ontario 6-0 • Toronto, Ontario #34 DAISHA DAVIS Sophomore • Center 6-1 • New York, N.Y. #BLACKBIRDNATION QUICK FACTS MEDIA INFORMATION 2018-19 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE Founded ...........................................................................1926 Asst. Director/Women’s Basketball Contact ........Brian Duane PRESEASON COACHES POLL Enrollment .......................................................................8,527 Office Phone ...................................................(718) 488-1420 Nickname ................................................................ Blackbirds Home/Cell Phone ............................................(917) 635-3292 1. Robert Morris (5) Colors .............................................................Black and Silver Fax ..................................................................(718) 780-3302 2. Saint Francis U (2) Conference ............................................................... Northeast E-mail ..................................................... [email protected] 3. Sacred Heart (3) Home Court ...................................Steinberg Wellness Center 4. Bryant Capacity ..........................................................................2,000 Asst. AD/Director, Media Relations (MBB) ...Casey Snedecor 5. (tie) St. Francis Brooklyn Athletics Web Site .................................. www.liuathletics.com Website .................................................. www.liuathletics.com Mount St. Mary’s President .....................................................Dr. Kimberly Cline 7. LIU Brooklyn Provost ..................................................Gale Stevens Haynes MEDIA WORKROOM: The LIU Brooklyn office of media 8. Central Connecticut Director of Athletics .........................................Debbie DeJong relations and gameday media workroom is located in the 9. Fairleigh Dickinson Deputy Dir. of Athletics/SWA ......................... Margaret Alaimo southwest corner of the Steinberg Wellness Center on the second 10. Wagner Head Athletic Trainer ...................................Courtney Civitano floor adjacent to the arena floor. Programs, game notes and media ( ) First place votes guides are available in the media room and halftime and final box COACHING STAFF scores will be distributed along press row.