2018-19 NIAGARA UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES SCHEDULE NIAGARA PURPLE EAGLES (12-13, 8-5 MAAC) NOVEMBER (1-5) VS. SIENA SAINTS (10-15, 6-8 MAAC) TUES. 6 ST. BONAVENTURE L, 76-48 FEBRUARY 16-2:00 P.M. • ALUMNI RECREATION CENTER (2,148) • LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. Fri. 9 at Iowa State$ L, 95-35 SERIES RECORD - SIENA LEADS 47-32 • STREAK - SIENAW1 Wed. 14 at Buffalo# L, 88-61 Fri. 16 at Yale$ L, 67-64 Sat. 17 at Morgan State$ W, 67-57 PURPLE EAGLES LOOK TO IMPROVE TO 9-5 IN MAAC PLAY AGAINST SIENA Tues. 20 at Saint Joseph’s# L, 68-54 THIS IS NU’S FIRST AND ONLY MEETING WITH THE SAINTS THIS SEASON DECEMBER (3-3) Last Time Out SAT. 1 HOWARD L, 68-61 • The Purple Eagles earned an emphatic 74-53 victory over crosstown rival WED. 5 BINGHAMTON W, 79-72 SAT. 15 COPPIN STATE W, 71-69 Canisius in the first installment of the Battle of the Bridge on Feb. 13. It was Mon. 17 at No. 15 Syracuse L, 94-45 the first time NU has beeaten the Griffs in the regular season since the 2013-14 SAT. 29 at West Virginia L, 84-32 season. MON. 31 COLGATE& W, 74-69 • Jai Moore led the Purple Eagles with 30 points, just one short of her career-high. She sank a career-high seven 3-pointers and 11 field goals and also added four JANUARY (5-3) THURS. 3 MARIST* L, 87-58 steals, six rebounds and four assists. SAT. 5 MANHATTAN* W, 61-51 • Adila Gathers brought down a team-high nine rebounds and recorded two Thurs. 10 at St. Peter’s* W, 75-66 blocks. Sat. 12 at Iona*# W, 58-46 • Kharysma Bryant added 14 points, tying her season-high. FRI. 18 QUINNIPIAC*& L, 96-55 • Maggie McIntyre dished out a team-high seven assists. SUN. 20 FAIRFIELD* W, 71-68 (ot) Thurs. 24 at Manhattan* W, 58-54 Sat. 26 at Monmouth*# L, 76-54 7-4 Looks Good On You, NU • The Purple Eagles got off to their best MAAC start since the 2004-05 season, FEBRUARY (3-2) going 7-4 through their first 11 conference games. SAT. 2 IONA* W, 72-53 • Niagara opened conference play with an 87-58 loss to Marist, before bouncing MON. 4 ST. PETER’S* W, 81-57 Thurs. 7 at Quinnipiac*# L, 62-42 back with three straight wins, defeating Manhattan (61-51), Saint Peter’s (75- Sat. 9 at Fairfield * L, 55-54 66) and Iona (58-46). The Purple Eagles fell to Quinnipiac, 96-55, on Jan. 18, WED. 13 CANISIUS* W, 74-52 before getting back on track with wins against Fairfield (71-68 in overtime) and Sat. 16 at Siena* 2:00 PM Manhattan (58-54). NU fell to Monmouth on Jan. 26 and then defeated Iona at FRI. 22 MONMOUTH* 7:00 PM the Gallagher Center on Feb. 2 and earned a commanding win over Saint Peter’s SUN. 24 RIDER * 2:00 PM Wed. 27 Canisius*# 5:00 PM on Feb. 4, before falling to the Bobcats 62-42 on Feb. 7. • Niagara’s win at Iona was its first victory against the Gaels on the road since MARCH (0-0) 2012. Sat. 2 Marist*# 7:00 PM Mar. 7-11 TBD@ TBD Who Wants More From Jai Moore? ________________________________________________ • Moore is currently third in the MAAC in scoring, averaging 16.8 points per game. Home Games are in BOLD CAPS Neutral Games are in italics She is fifth in free throw percentag (77.4%). • Jai Moore dropped a career-high 31 points in the Purple Eagles’ 74-69 victory * MAAC Game # ESPN Networks @MAAC Tournament $ Preseason WNIT & LCTV over Colgate on Dec. 31. • Moore scored 30 points against Canisius on Feb. 13, just one short of her career- high. • So far this season, Moore has scored in double figures in 21 out of 25 games. • Moore has scored 20 or more points in nine games this season. Niagara Head Coach .....................................Jada Pierce Purple Eagle Probables Saint Probables Career Record ..................................49-122/6th season # Name Pos. 18-19 Season Stats # Name Pos. 18-19 Season Stats Record at Niagara .............................. 41-76/4th season 01 Edwards ............... G ................2.4 ppg, 1.5 rpg 01 Jones ..................... G ..............10.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg Record vs. Siena ...........................................................3-4 04 Moore ................... G ..............16.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg 14 Gibson .................. G ................6.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg Siena Head Coach ...........................................Ali Jaques 21 McIntyre ............... G ..............10.0 ppg, 2.2 rpg 22 Rawls..................... G ................6.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg Career Record ..................................99-116/7th season 12 Ekpiteta .................F .................6.4 ppg, 7.4 rpg 42 Piper ...................... G ..............10.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg Record at Siena ................................99-116/7th season 15 Gathers ..................F .................6.4 ppg, 5.5 rpg 32 Sims........................F ...............12.3 ppg, 7.9 rpg Record vs. Niagara ......................................................6-7 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT: BREANNA JACOBS EMAIL: [email protected] OFFICE: 716-286-8586 PRESS ROW: 716-286-7345 2018-19 NIAGARA UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NIAGARA QUICK FACTS Location ....................... Niagara University, N.Y. Hidden Gem Founded ......................................................... 1856 • Emerald Ekpiteta has had a breakout season for the Purple Eagles in her Enrollment ................................................... 4,081 Nickname ...................................... Purple Eagles sophomore campaign. Colors ......................Purple (PMS 268) & White • Ekpiteta leads the team in double-doubles with four. She recorded the first Affiliation................................ NCAA Division I double-double of her career against Morgan State (Nov. 17) with 12 points and Conference ....................Metro Atlantic Athletic 11 rebounds. She recorded two straight double-doubles with a career-high 13 President ....................Rev. James J. Maher, C.M. points and 12 rebounds against Manhattan (Jan. 5) and with 13 points and 11 Director of Athletics .......................Simon Gray Faculty Athletics Rep ............ Dr. John Stranges rebounds against Saint Peter’s (Jan. 10). Her fourth double-double came against Athletic Department Phone ........716-286-8600 Fairfied (Jan. 20) when she scored 11 points and brought down 13 rebounds. • Ekpiteta brought down a career-high 16 rebounds in NU’s victory over Colgate First Year ..................................................1974-75 on New Year’s Eve. All-time Record .......................................526-684 Arena .............................‘Taps’ Gallagher Center Court ........................Frank and Barbara Layden On The Court Capacity ........................................................ 2,100 Siena Saints (10-14, 6-7 MAAC) Year Opened ................................................. 1949 • Forward Maddie Sims leads the Saints in scoring, averaging 12.3 points per game. MAAC Record .........................................209-298 She is also averaging a team-high 7.9 rebounds per game. • Guards Sabrina Piper and Aaliyah Jones are also scoring in double figures. Piper ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT We provide an environment that inspires the is averaging 10.8 points per game while Jones is averaging 10.5 points per game. holistic development of student-athletes, • Piper leads the team in assists with 2.6 per game. striving for excellence in all phases of their • Sims is averaging a team-high 1.6 blocks per game. lives, while collectively serving as a source of pride for the campus and community. Against Siena The experience derived from the Depart- The Series ..............................................................................................Siena Leads, 47-32 ment of Athletics, rooted in the Catholic and Last Game .................................................................................................... March 3, 2018 Vincentian mission, helps fuel the power of ........................................................................................................................Siena W, 71-60 Niagara University. Last Niagara win .......................................................................................January 15, 2018 ................................................................................................................... Niagara W, 65-50 Niagara vs. 2018-19 Opponents Last Siena win .............................................................................................. March 3, 2018 Opponent W L ........................................................................................................................Siena W, 71-60 St. Bonaventure ......................24 .....38 Current Streak .......................................................................................................Siena W1 Iowa State .................................0 .......3 Coach Pierce vs. Siena ....................................................................................................3-4 Buffalo .....................................19.....19 Yale ............................................0 .......1 I Would Walk (6,)500 Miles Morgan State ........................... 1 .......0 • While they didn’t actually walk, in the month of November, the Niagara Saint Joseph’s ...........................0 .......2 women’s basketball team traveled about 6,500 miles between planes and buses. Howard .....................................0 .......1 • The Purple Eagles headed to Ames, Iowa to face Iowa State for the Binghamton ..............................6 .......1 first round of the Preseason WNIT, then headed back home to take on Coppin State.............................1.......0 Buffalo before taking a trip to Texas for