2018-19 NIAGARA UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES SCHEDULE NIAGARA PURPLE EAGLES (12-16, 8-8 MAAC) NOVEMBER (1-5) VS. CANISIUS GOLDEN GRIFFINS (10-17, 8-8 MAAC) TUES. 6 ST. BONAVENTURE L, 76-48 FEBRUARY 27-5:00 P.M. • KOESSLER ATHLETIC CENTER (2,196) • BUFFALO, N.Y. Fri. 9 at Iowa State$ L, 95-35 SERIES RECORD - CANISIUS LEADS 58-36 • STREAK - NIAGARA W1 Wed. 14 at Buffalo# L, 88-61 Fri. 16 at Yale$ L, 67-64 Sat. 17 at Morgan State$ W, 67-57 NU LOOKS TO SWEEP CANISIUS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2009-10 Tues. 20 at Saint Joseph’s# L, 68-54 NIAGARA’S TILT WITH THE GRIFFS SET TO AIR ON ESPN3 DECEMBER (3-3) Last Time Out SAT. 1 HOWARD L, 68-61 • The Purple Eagles fell to the Rider Broncs, 79-64, on Senior Day on Feb. 24. WED. 5 BINGHAMTON W, 79-72 SAT. 15 COPPIN STATE W, 71-69 • Jai Moore led all scorers with 30 points, just one short of her career-high. She Mon. 17 at No. 15 Syracuse L, 94-45 also sank 11 field goals, tying her career-high. SAT. 29 at West Virginia L, 84-32 • Emerald Ekpiteta led the Purple Eagles in rebounds with eight and steals with MON. 31 COLGATE& W, 74-69 two. She also added eight points. • Jordan Edwards dished out a team-high four assists. JANUARY (5-3) THURS. 3 MARIST* L, 87-58 SAT. 5 MANHATTAN* W, 61-51 Player of the Week Thurs. 10 at St. Peter’s* W, 75-66 • Jai Moore was named Player of the Week on Feb. 18 after a strong week against Sat. 12 at Iona*# W, 58-46 Canisius and Siena. FRI. 18 QUINNIPIAC*& L, 96-55 • Moore dropped 30 points against Canisius, just one short of her career-high, SUN. 20 FAIRFIELD* W, 71-68 (ot) Thurs. 24 at Manhattan* W, 58-54 while also making a career-high 11 field goals and seven 3-pointers. Sat. 26 at Monmouth*# L, 76-54 • Moore also added six rebounds, four assists and four steals against the Griffs. • Against Siena, Moore recorded 11 points, three rebounds, two assists and three FEBRUARY (3-5) steals. SAT. 2 IONA* W, 72-53 • On the week, Moore averaged 20.5 points per game, 4.5 rebounds per game, 3.0 MON. 4 ST. PETER’S* W, 81-57 Thurs. 7 at Quinnipiac*# L, 62-42 assists per game and 3.5 steals per game. Sat. 9 at Fairfield * L, 55-54 WED. 13 CANISIUS* W, 74-52 Beating Canisius Sat. 16 at Siena* L, 67-61 • The Purple Eagles defeated crosstown rival Canisius, 74-52, on Feb. 13. It was FRI. 22 MONMOUTH* L, 88-81 Niagara’s first regular season win over the Griffs since the 2013-14 season and SUN. 24 RIDER * L, 79-64 Wed. 27 Canisius*# 5:00 PM first overall win over Canisius since the first round of the 2015-16 MAAC Championships. MARCH (0-0) • Jai Moore dropped 30 points in Niagara’s victory over Canisius to help the Purple Sat. 2 Marist*# 7:00 PM Eagles earn two Battle of the Bridge points. Mar. 7-11 TBD@ TBD ________________________________________________ Who Wants More From Jai Moore? Home Games are in BOLD CAPS Neutral Games are in italics • Moore is currently second in the MAAC in scoring, averaging 17.2 points per game. She is sixth in free throw percentage (77.8%). * MAAC Game # ESPN Networks @MAAC Tournament $ Preseason WNIT & LCTV • Jai Moore dropped a career-high 31 points in the Purple Eagles’ 74-69 victory over Colgate on Dec. 31. • Moore scored 30 points against Canisius on Feb. 13 and against Rider on Feb. 24, just one short of her career-high. • So far this season, Moore has scored in double figures in 24 out of 28 games. • Moore has scored 20 or more points in 11 games this season. Niagara Head Coach .....................................Jada Pierce Purple Eagle Probables Golden Griffin Probables Career Record ..................................49-125/6th season # Name Pos. 18-19 Season Stats # Name Pos. 18-19 Season Stats Record at Niagara .............................. 41-79/4th season 01 Edwards ............... G ................2.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg 01 Irby ........................ G ................2.1 ppg, 1.3 rpg Record vs. Canisius .....................................................2-7 04 Moore ................... G ..............17.2 ppg, 3.7 rpg 05 Patterson-Ricks ... G ..............12.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg Canisius Head Coach .................................Scott Hemer 21 McIntyre ............... G ..............10.4 ppg, 2.2 rpg 13 Welch .................... G ................5.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg Career Record ..............................228-106/11th season 12 Ekpiteta .................F .................7.0 ppg, 7.4 rpg 03 Schiefen .................F .................1.6 ppg, 2.1 rpg Record at Canisius ..............................10-17/1st season 15 Gathers ..................F .................6.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg 14 Hinriksdottir .........F ...............13.6 ppg, 8.2 rpg Record vs. Niagara ......................................................0-1 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 Hidden Gem Location ....................... Niagara University, N.Y. • Emerald Ekpiteta has had a breakout season for the Purple Eagles in her Founded ......................................................... 1856 sophomore campaign. Enrollment ................................................... 4,081 Nickname ...................................... Purple Eagles • Ekpiteta leads the team in double-doubles with four. She recorded the first Colors ......................Purple (PMS 268) & White double-double of her career against Morgan State (Nov. 17) with 12 points Affiliation................................ NCAA Division I and 11 rebounds. She recorded two straight double-doubles with 13 points and Conference ....................Metro Atlantic Athletic 12 rebounds against Manhattan (Jan. 5) and with 13 points and 11 rebounds President ....................Rev. James J. Maher, C.M. against Saint Peter’s (Jan. 10). Her fourth double-double came against Fairfied Director of Athletics .......................Simon Gray Faculty Athletics Rep ............ Dr. John Stranges (Jan. 20) when she scored 11 points and brought down 13 rebounds. Athletic Department Phone ........716-286-8600 • Ekpiteta brought down a career-high 16 rebounds in NU’s victory over Colgate on New Year’s Eve and scored a career-high 22 points against Monmouth on First Year ..................................................1974-75 Feb. 22. All-time Record .......................................526-687 Arena .............................‘Taps’ Gallagher Center Court ........................Frank and Barbara Layden 7-4 Looks Good On You, NU Capacity ........................................................ 2,100 • The Purple Eagles got off to their best MAAC start since the 2004-05 season, Year Opened ................................................. 1949 going 7-4 through their first 11 conference games. MAAC Record .........................................209-301 • Niagara opened conference play with an 87-58 loss to Marist, before bouncing back with three straight wins, defeating Manhattan (61-51), Saint Peter’s (75- ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT We provide an environment that inspires the 66) and Iona (58-46). The Purple Eagles fell to Quinnipiac, 96-55, on Jan. 18, holistic development of student-athletes, before getting back on track with wins against Fairfield (71-68 in overtime) and striving for excellence in all phases of their Manhattan (58-54). NU fell to Monmouth on Jan. 26 and then defeated Iona at lives, while collectively serving as a source the Gallagher Center on Feb. 2 and earned a commanding win over Saint Peter’s of pride for the campus and community. on Feb. 4, before falling to the Bobcats 62-42 on Feb. 7. The experience derived from the Depart- • Niagara’s win at Iona was its first victory against the Gaels on the road since ment of Athletics, rooted in the Catholic and 2012. Vincentian mission, helps fuel the power of Niagara University. On The Court Canisius Golden Griffins (10-17, 8-8 MAAC) Niagara vs. 2018-19 Opponents • Forward Sara Hinriksdottir leads the Griffs in scoring, averaging 13.6 points per Opponent W L game. Hinriksdottir is second on the team in rebounding with 8.2 boards per St. Bonaventure ......................24 .....38 game. Iowa State .................................0 .......3 • Danielle Sanderlin leads the team in rebounding with 8.4 rebounds per game. Buffalo .....................................19.....19 She is also scoring in double figured with 12.1 points per game. Yale ............................................0 .......1 Morgan State ........................... 1 .......0 Against Canisius Saint Joseph’s ...........................0 .......2 The Series .........................................................................................Canisius Leads, 58-36 Howard .....................................0 .......1 Last Game ..............................................................................................February 13, 2019 Binghamton ..............................6 .......1 ................................................................................................................... Niagara W, 74-52 Coppin State.............................1.......0 Last Niagara win ....................................................................................February 13, 2019 Syracuse ....................................4 ......11 ................................................................................................................... Niagara W, 74-52 West Virginia ............................0 .......1 Last Canisius win ...................................................................................February