Game 7 November 26, 2017 Wagner Seahawks (1-5- 0-0 NEC) at Stony Brook Seawolves (4-0, 0-0 America East) 2:00 PM (ESPN 3) Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,000) Stony Brook, NY Stony Brook, NY – The Wagner Another Seahawk seeing her first collegiate action this season, women’s basketball team takes freshman guard Alayshia Dailey, added nine points, as did fifth-year to the road to play its second senior forward Sierra Clark. Senior forward Samantha Sullivan logged a straight America East opponent on team-high 37 minutes and finished with a career-high and team-leading Sunday when the Seahawks meet four assists. The 6-1 Jersey Shore native also collected a team-high five undefeated Stony Brook in a 2:00 p.m. tip-off on ESPN 3. rebounds. Albany, which was picked to finish second in the 2017-18 America East Preseason Poll, ran out to a 49-19 lead at the break. In Wagner vs. Stony Brook support of Fequiere’s 16-point effort, the Great Danes also received 11 Today’s matchup between the Seahawks and the Seawolves will be points from junior forward Heather Forster while sophomore center meeting for the 11th time with Stony Brook holding a 7-3 edge in the Alexi Schecter added 10. s e r i e s . Wagner Head Coach Heather Jacobs Wagner vs. the America East Heather Jacobs, who has built a pair of championship programs during In Stony Brook, Wagner will be facing its third and final contest of the her nine-year coaching career, was introduced as the ninth head coach season vs. an America East opponent. On November 18, the Seahawks in Wagner College Women’s Basketball history on April 20, 2016. dropped a 65-53 home decision to New Hampshire in a game where Widely regarded as a rising star in the coaching profession, the second- Wagner held the lead after each of the first, second, and third quarters, year Seahawk head coach enters her second season on Grymes Hill before the Wildcats rallied late for the win. Last time out, Wagner after serving six seasons as head coach at Adelphi University in Garden dropped an 89-44 decision at UAlbany. Today’s game will be Wagner’s City, NY, where she led the Panthers to unprecedented success during 44th all-time meeting with current America East members. The only her tenure. The high water mark for Jacobs at Adelphi came in 2014-15 school in the nine-team conference that the Seahawks have never when she led her team to a 28-4 record and an 18-2 mark in the NE- faced is UMass-Lowell. The school from the current configuration of 10 Conference, claiming the program’s first-ever league championship the America East that Wagner has faced the most times is UMBC, a and hosting the NCAA Division II East Regional. Adelphi was ranked as former member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). The Seahawks and high as No. 3 in the nation and tied a program record for most wins the Retrievers have meet a total of 11 times on the hardwood, followed in a season, and Jacobs earned ECAC Division II and All-Met Coach of by Stony Brook, who they have faced on 10 occasions. the Year honors by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association (MBWA). Jacobs came to Adelphi, where she also served as assistant Wagner All-Time vs. the America East athletic director, following a three-year stint as the head coach/ Albany 2-5 senior women’s administrator at Daniel Webster College, a Division III Binghamton 1-1 institution in Nashua, NH. In 2009-10, she was named the New England Hartford 0-1 Collegiate Conference (NECC) Coach of the Year following a school- Maine 0-1 record best finish of 20-6 and a regular season conference title. During UMBC 5-6 her six years at Adelphi, Jacobs guided the Panthers to four consecutive UMass-Lowell 0-0 winning seasons, including a pair of 20-plus win campaigns, while New Hampshire 0-9 amassing an overall record of 101-72 (.584), including a 65-61 (.516) Stony Brook 7-3 mark in the NE-10. Vermont 1-1 16 -27 Next Time Out Last Time Out Wagner will play its seventh road game of the season on Thursday, Redshirt senior small forward Jessica Fequiere scored 16 points to lead November 30 when the Seahawks travel 172 miles south to meet the three players in double figures as the UAlbany Great Danes defeated Towson University Tigers, of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA,) in Wagner 89-44 on Wednesday evening at SEFCU Arena. With the loss, a 7:00 p.m. start. Following the matchup at Towson, the Green & White the Seahawks, who were coming off of last Monday night’s 63-58 win return home for just their second contest at the Spiro Sports Center at the College of Staten Island, fall to 1-5 while UAlbany improves to when they host the Longwood University Lancers in a 1:00 p.m. start. 3-1. Redshirt freshman guard Morgan Lenahan led the Seahawks with The Wagner-Longwood tilt will be the opening game of a doubleheader a career-high 16 points, 12 coming on a career-high four 3-pointers. with the Wagner men to host Division II Mercy College at 4:00 p.m. WAGNER SEAHAWKS Probable Starters Pos. No. Name Cl. HT Hometown/HS Points RPG G 3 Tanasia Russell Sr. 5-8 Vineland, NJ / Vineland 6.7 2.0 G 4 Morgan Lenahan R-Fr. 5-11 Haddonfield, NJ / Haddonfield / Neumann & Goretti 6.8 3.0 G/F 23 Taylah Simmons R-Fr. 6-0 Melbourne, Victroria, Austrailia / Canterbury Girls’ Secondary 6.8 4.8 F 30 Sierra Clark Gr. 5-11 Hughesville, MD / Archibishop Spaulding / Adelphi 15.0 7.7 F 11 Samantha Sullivan Sr. 6-1 Mansquan, NJ / Manasquan 2.8 3.5 Reserves G 10 Alayshia Dailey Fr. 5-7 Severn. MD / Old Mill 5.8 3.0 G/F 22 Khaleah Dixon-Edwards Fr. 5-8 London, England / City of London Academy 2.8 2.2 F 20 Nakylia Carter Jr. 5-5 Oklahoma City, OK / Putnam City North / Butler CC 1.0 3.3 2017-20182016-2017 WAGNERWAGNER COLLEGECOLLEGE wagner women’s basketball 2017-2018 2017-18 QUICK FACTS 2017-18 ROSTER General Information No. Name Cl. Pos. HT. Hometown/High School Name Wagner College 3 Tanasia Russell Sr. G 5-8 Vineland, NJ / Vineland Location Staten Island, NY 10301 4 Morgan Lenahan R-Fr. G 5-11 Haddonfield, NJ / Haddon Township / Neumann and Goretti Founded 1883 5 Addie Masonius Fr. G 5-6 Spring Lake, NJ / Manasquan Enrollment 2,100 10 Alayshia Dailey Fr. G 5-7 Severn, MD / Old Mill Colors Green & White Nickname Seahawks 11 Samantha Sullivan Sr. F 6-1 Manasquan, NJ / Manasquan Affiliation NCAA Division 1 12 Joellen How R-Fr. G 5-10 Opunake, New Zealand / New Plymouth Conference Northeast 14 Caida Davis Fr. F 6-0 Sherman Oaks, CA / Calabasas Arena Spiro Sports Center (2,100) 20 Nakylia Carter Jr. G 5-5 Oklahoma City, OK / Putnam City North / Butler CC (KS) President Dr. Richard Guarasci 21 *Janelle Mullen Jr. G 5-10 Ozone Park, NY / The Hun School / Saint Peter’s College Director of Athletics Walt Hameline Website wagnerathletics.com 22 Khaleah Dixon-Edwards Fr. G/F 5-8 London, England / City of London Athletic Department Phone (718) 390-3433 23 Taylah Simmons R-Fr. G 6-0 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia / Canterbury Girls’ Secondary Press Row Phone (718) 420-4433 30 Sierra Clark 5th F 5-11 Hughesville, MD / Archbishop Spalding / Adelphi U. 33 Lexis Valentin Jr. G 5-7 Forest Hills, NY / The Kew-Forest School / Laguardia CC Coaching Staff (All in their 1st Year at Wagner) Head Coach Heather Jacobs (Franklin Pierce ‘06) *Will sit out the 2017-18 season as per NCAA transfer rules Overall Record: 105-97 (.520), Ten Seasons Wagner Record (4-25), Second Season NEWCOMERS [10] Assistant Coach Terrell Coburn No. Name Cl. Pos. HT. Hometown/High School (Central Arkansas‘15, 2nd Season) 5 Addie Masonius Fr. G 5-6 Spring Lake, NJ / Manasquan Assistant Coach Jennifer Leedham 10 Alayshia Dailey Fr. G 5-7 Severn, MD / Old Mill (Franklin Pierce ‘09, 2nd Season) Assistant Coach Tara Flynn 12 Joellen How R-Fr. G 5-10 Opunake, New Zealand / New Plymouth (Adelphi, ‘16, First Season) 14 Caida Davis Fr. F 6-0 Sherman Oaks, CA / Calabasas Video Director Richard Cassella 20 Nakylia Carter Jr. G 5-5 Oklahoma City, OK / Putnam City North / Butler CC (KS) (Southern New Hampshire, ‘09, 2nd Season) 21 *Janelle Mullen Jr. G 5-10 Ozone Park, NY / The Hun School / Saint Peter’s College Graduate Assistant Nijeria Carter 22 Khaleah Dixon-Edwards Fr. G/F 5-8 London, England / City of London (Georgia Southern, ‘15), 2nd Season Manager Alessandra Varrassi 23 Taylah Simmons R-Fr. G 6-0 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia / Canterbury Girls’ Secondary Manager Charmie Jean Baptiste 30 Sierra Clark 5th F 5-11 Hughesville, MD / Archbishop Spalding / Adelphi U. Manager Oli Wilson 33 Lexis Valentin Jr. G 5-7 Forest Hills, NY / The Kew-Forest School / Laguardia CC Team Information 2016-17 Overall Record 4-25 RETURNERS [3] 2015-16 Conference Record 3-15 No. Name Cl. Pos. HT. Hometown/High School Northeast Conference Finish 10th 3 Tanasia Russell Sr. G 5-8 Vineland, NJ / Vineland Home Record|Conf. Rec 2-13 | 2-12 4 Morgan Lenahan R-Fr. G 5-11 Haddonfield, NJ / Haddon Township / Neumann and Goretti Road Record|Conf.