Niagara University Women’s Basketball Niagara Purple Eagles (2-5, 0-0 MAAC) vs. Albany Great Danes (4-4, 0-0 America East) December 6, 2011 - SEFCU Arena On The Court Niagara Travels to Albany for Tuesday Tilt The Purple Eagles look to keep the ball rolling in Albany Getting Back On Track The Purple Eagles will try to win two-in-a-row for the fi rst time this young season when they travel to Albany to face the Great Danes on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Niagara doesn’t have much of a history with Albany, the two teams met for the fi rst time last Albany Great Danes season when the Great Danes visited the Gallagher Center. 4-4, 0-0 America East This season the Purple Eagles will have Kayla Stroman in the lineup. Last season’s at meeting was the fi rst game missed by Stroman(of the season and of her career) after she was injured nine days prior to the matchup. Niagara Purple Eagles 2-5, 0-0 MAAC Back in the lineup this season, Stroman hit the game winning shot with two seconds Details left in regulation to give Niagara the win over Colgate, 61-60. Against the Raiders, Niagara was able to get its shooting back on track. The team went 8-for-9 (88.9%) from the Friday December 6, 2011 - 7:00 p.m. line and, in the second half, shot just shy of 50% from the fl oor. SEFCU Arean (4,538) Albany, N.Y. Series Record .........................Albany leads 1-0 Niagara Head Coach ...............Kendra Faustin Career Record ......................21-102/5 seasons Ready for Action Record versus Albany ...................................0-1 • The Purple Eagles are 0-1 all-time against the Albany Great Danes, with the only match- up coming last season. Albany Head Coach - Katie Abrahamson-Henderson • Niagara is 6-6 against opponents in America East. Record at Albany .........................3-4/1 season • The Purple Eagles are shooting 76% from the line this season, including a season high Record versus Niagara ..................................0-0 92% vs Bucknell, which is good for third in the MAAC and 44th nationally. • Freshman Val McQuade had a breakout game in Niagara’s victory over Colgate. Her Broadcasts 11 points and fi ve rebounds were second on the team, and she tied the team-high in Internet rbounds with two. www.PurpleEagles.com Live Stats • Lauren Gatto, the junior transfer from UIC, is leading the way way for the Purple Eagles in ppg, rpg, and minutes played. • Meghan McGuinness is leading the freshman class in most staistical categories. Purple Eagle Probables Great Dane Probables # Name Pos. 11-12 Season Stats # Name Pos. 11-12 Season Stats 15 Stroman ................G ................7.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg 1 Callaway ................G ............10.7 ppg, 2.6 rbg 4 Morris ...................G ................7.9 ppg, 2.4 rpg 5 Henry ....................G ............13.9 ppg, 6.0 rpg 13 Waterman ..............F .................5.4 ppg, 2.4 rpg 24 Jones .....................G ..............6.3 ppg, 1.7 rpg 20 Flamm ...................F .................4.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg 11 Foster ....................F ..........11.6 ppg, 10.9 rpg 30 Gotto .....................C ..............10.1 ppg, 5.6 rpg 21 Williams ................F ..............2.3 ppg, 2.6 rbg 2011-12 Purple Eagle Schedule N 11 BUFFALO L, 65-54 J 2 Loyola* 4:30 p.m. F 10 Manhattan * 7:00 p.m. N 18 Stetson% L, 67-52 J 4 Rider * 7:00 p.m. F 12 Iona * 4:30 p.m. N 19 Winthrop % L, 82-47 J 7 IONA * 2:00 p.m. F 17 FAIRFIELD * 7:00 p.m. N 20 Bradley % L, 68-43 J 9 SAINT PETER’S * 7:00 p.m. F 19 MARIST * 2:00 p.m. N 25 BUCKNELL W, 61-55 J 13 Siena * 7:00 p.m. F 24 SIENA * 7:00 p.m. N 27 PENN L, 55-41 J 15 Marist * 2:00 p.m. F 26 MANHATTAN * 2:00 p.m. D 2 Colgate W, 61-60 J 19 Canisius * 6:00 p.m. CAPS – home games D 6 Albany 7:00 p.m. J 23 Fairfi eld * 1:00 p.m. * MAAC games D 10 BINGHAMTON 2:00 p.m. J 27 RIDER * 11:00 a.m. % Winthrop Tournament D 13 Ohio 7:00 p.m. J 29 LOYOLA * 12:00 p.m. Neutral Site Games are in italics D 16 St. Bonaventure 7:00 p.m. F 2 Saint Peter’s * 7:00 p.m. All game times Eastern Standard Time D 29 Syracuse 7:00 p.m. F 4 CANISIUS * 7:00 p.m. Women’s Basketball Contact: Bob Vail email: [email protected] Offi ce: 716-286-8588 Press Row Phone: 716-286-7345 Niagara vs. 2011-12 Opponents How To Tune In America East Opponents Live stats for Tuesday’s game will be provided Albany ...........................................................0-1 Opponent W L on PurpleEagles.com Binghamton ..................................................1-1 Buffalo ................................ 18 .....13 Boston University ........................................0-2 Stetson ................................. 0 .......2 Last Time Out... Hartford ........................................................0-0 Winthrop ............................. 0 .......1 Niagara defeated the Colgate Raiders, 61-60, Maine .............................................................0-0 Bradley ................................. 0 .......1 on a last-second shot by Kayla Stroman. Af- UMBC ...........................................................2-1 ter taking a two-point lead into halftime, the New Hampshire ..........................................1-0 Bucknell ............................... 4 .......5 Purple Eagles came out hot and were able to Stony Brook .................................................0-0 Penn...................................... 2 .......1 build a 14-point lead. Colgate wouldn’t fade Vermont ........................................................2-1 Colgate ................................ 24 .....12 away as it chipped away at the lead and would TOTAL ............................................... 6-6 Albany .................................. 0 .......1 take the lead with less than 30 seconds left. Ohio ..................................... 0 .......0 Niagara would cash in on its fi nal possesion Magic Numbers... as Stroman hit her shot with two seonds re- Both of Niagara’s wins have come when the St. Bonaventure .................22 .....32 maining. team scores over 60 points. Also in both Syracuse ............................... 4 .......7 games, the team was able to shoot around Loyola (Md.) .......................14 .....31 On The Court 40% from the fl oor and above it’s nationally Rider .................................... 18 .....14 Albany Great Danes (4-4) ranked 76% free throw percentage. Iona ..................................... 25 .....21 Albany had success out of the gate, winning its fi rst two games against Fordham and La Val-iant Effort Saint Peter’s ........................11 .....42 Salle before heading on a road trip. The road Freshman Val McQuade had a breakout game Siena .................................... 23 .....41 has not been kind to the Great Danes. Al- against the Colgate Raiders. She was second Marist .................................. 13 .....18 bany’s record away from home is 2-4 while at on the team in scoring (11 points), tied for Canisius ............................... 31 .....47 home they are 2-0. second in rebounds (fi ve), and tied the team- Manhattan .......................... 21 .....24 high in steals (2). Against the Great Danes (Albany leads 1-0) Fairfi eld ...............................17 .....30 Niagara faced off with the Great Danes for Not a Bad Way to Start Off... Totals ............................247 ..343 the fi rst time in program’s history last season Coach Faustin’s fi rst game back to coach is with the Great Danes coming out on top, 63- against the same team that she coached her 47. Kayla Stroman missed the game due to fi rst ever game as the Purple Eagles boss. injury while Shy Britton posted seven points, The Purple Eagles won the game 78-39. six rebounds, and three blocks. Lightning would strike twice as the Purple The Series .............................Albany leads 1-0 Eagles were able to down Colgate 61-60 in Last Game .......................December 18, 2010 Faustin’s return to the bench. .................................... Albany 63, Niagara 47 Last Niagara win .....................................Never Don’t Be Shy... Last Albany win ..............December 18, 2010 In her second appearance of the 2011-12 MAAC Standings ...................................... Albany 63, Niagara 47 season, Britton led the Purple Eagles with 12 Team MAAC Pct. Overall Pct. points, 12, in its loss to Penn. Marist 0-0 - 4-2 .667 Last NU win at Albany .............First Meeting Fairfi eld 0-0 - 4-3 .571 Last NU win at Home ...........................Never Iona 0-0 - 4-4 .500 Current streak ...............................Albany, one In her fi rst game of the season, Shy Britton Canisius 0-0 - 3-3 .500 Coach Faustin vs. Albany ...........................0-1 went 4-9 from the fl oor and added nine total Loyola 0-0 - 3-3 .500 points, one assist, and one steal in 21 minutes Rider 0-0 - 3-3 .500 Against America East of game time. Manhattan 0-0 - 2-5 .286 Niagara has played six of the nine teams in Niagara 0-0 - 2-5 .286 America East. Of the teams Niagara has Siena 0-0 - 1-4 .200 faced, only two it has not defeated; NU is 0-1 Saint Peter’s 0-0 - 0-5 .000 versus Albany and 0-2 against Boston Uni- versity. Niagara has at least one win against the rest of the teams in the conference. Purple Eagles vs. Great Danes (Career P/R/A) Games Morris Waterman Britton Johnson Frost Cunningham 12/18/10 L, 63-47 5/3/1 0/3/0 7/6/0 2/3/2 3/7/1 3/0/0 * - games played at the ‘Taps’ Gallagher Center $ - MAAC Tournament Games DNP - Did Not Play --- - not with team They Are Called FREE Throws... CAREER STATISTICS Purple Eagles’ Record When... Niagara is currently shooting 76% (73-96) (As of Dec. 5, 2011) Points from the line on the year includeing a season Ali Morris 609 Home 1-2 high 92% (13-14) against Bucknell.