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 (4-24) GAME 29: AT FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON NOVEMBER Thursday, March 7 • Hackensack, N.J. • Rothman Center • 7:00 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 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 17 at Saint Peter’s L, 59-86 4-24 W-L 9-18 23 vs. UC Irvine! L, 71-84 56.3 PPG 63.6 24 at Grand Canyon University L, 62-65 - OT 70.9 Opp. PPG 68.4 29 UMASS-LOWELL L, 64-69 -14.6 Margin -4.8 .352 FG% .387 DECEMBER .409 FG% Def. .410 6 at Michigan L, 38-83 .317 3PT% .302 9 NJIT L, 51-72 .333 3PT% Def. .310 20 at Lehigh L, 38-72 29 LAFAYETTE W, 55-50 .688 FT% .652 35.4 RPG 40.9 JANUARY 41.2 Opp. RPG 37.4 5 at Bryant * L, 62-69 -5.8 Margin 3.4 7 at Sacred Heart * L, 53-75 11.8 Assists/Game 13.1 12 SAINT FRANCIS U * L, 66-80 17.9 Turnovers/Game 18.3 14 ROBERT MORRIS * L, 37-89 6.8 Steals/Game 8.3 19 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * L, 52-69 3.6 Blocks/Game 2.3 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 concludes its 2018-19 season on FEBRUARY Thursday, March 7 at Fairleigh Dickinson. 2 at Wagner * L, 62-72 • LIU dropped its home finale at the Steinberg Center on Monday night, falling to 9 WAGNER * L, 62-66 Bryant 69-54. The Blackbirds overcame a slow opening quarter with a stellar 11 MOUNT ST. MARY’S * W, 71-61 second quarter shooting 57.1% from the floor, but a strong third period allowed 16 at St. Francis Brooklyn * L, 64-87 the Bulldogs to pull away. 18 SACRED HEART * W, 69-64 • Sophomore Tia Montagne led the Blackbirds with 17 points to go along with 23 at Saint Francis U * W, 75-69 five assists. Freshman Brandy Thomas recorded 12 points and game-high 14 25 at Robert Morris * L, 54-71 rebounds for her third straight double-double and 14th of her rookie campaign. • Monday’s matchup is the 75th meeting all-time between both teams. In the MARCH series dating back all the way to1977, the Knights hold the all-time 43-31 over 2 CCSU * L, 59-72 the Blackbirds. FDU earned a 69-52 win over LIU back on January 19 at the 4 BRYANT * L, 54-69 Steinberg Center. The Blackbirds had three scorers finish in double figures, led 7 at Fairleigh Dickinson * 7:00 p.m. 11 NEC Quarterfinal # TBA by Montagne’s 15 points. 14 NEC Semifinal # TBA • FDU comes into the final game of the regular season, 7-21 overall and 4-13 in 17 NEC Final # TBA NEC play. The Knights are vying for the final playoff spot on Thursday evening. FDU ranks second in the NEC in free throw percentage at 73.3% on the year * Northeast Conference game | All Times Eastern & subject to change | Home and second in blocks per game with a 4.0 average. games in ! – Grand Canyon Thanksgiving Classic (Phoenix, Ariz.) | • Madelynn Comly and Lauren Francillon both lead the Knights offense with 9.4 BOLD | points per game. Francillon is also the team’s leading rebounder with 6.0 boards # - NEC Tournament (At Higher Seed) per game. Defensively, Natalie Zamora paces the NEC circuit with 2.29 steals a game. 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 13.9 4.1 1.5 Has registered six 20-point games in her sophomore campaign. 5 Tia Montagne So. G 5-8 7.9 2.1 3.2 Recorded a career-high 19 points at Saint Francis U (2/23). 12 Ella Vaatanen So. F 6-1 3.5 2.6 0.7 Tallied a career-high 11 points against UC Irvine 15 Brandy Thomas Fr. G 5-10 13.5 10.3 1.6 Six-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 1.7 2.2 Dished out a career-high six assists at Robert Morris (2/25). 2 Kiara Bell Fr. F 6-1 3.5 3.9 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 1.0 1.2 0.3 Sat out last season due to injury. 14 Ryan Weise Fr. G 5-8 7.4 2.8 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 1.6 1.5 - 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. 2018-19 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE Head Coach ....................................... Stephanie Del Preore PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM Alma Mater, Year ..............................................Marist, 2004 PRACTICE & INTERVIEW POLICY: LIU practices are open to the media IF accompanied by a member of the LIU Name Cl. Pos. Ht. School Career Record ..................................75-128 (Five seasons) Nneka Ezeigbo Jr. C 6-2 RMU Record at LIU ................................... 32-86(Three seasons) media relations staff.