WASHINGTON – Coming off a win in Bender over Navy and a full week off from games to prepare, the American University women's basketball team (5-16, 4-6 PL) will be trekking up to New York to take the court against Colgate (10-11, 4-6 PL) in their second meeting of the season. The re-match this time around will be mid-week, with the teams tipping off at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4.
QUICK INFO
- Date/Time: Saturday, Feb. 4; 2:00 p.m.
- Site: Hamilton, N.Y. (Cotterell Court)
- Series History: American leads Colgate, 38-8
- TV: ESPN+
INSIDE THE SERIES
- The Eagles lead the series against the Raiders 38-8 in a series that started between the programs in 2002. In all competitions, American has led the series 8-2 in the last ten meetups and has lost just twice to Colgate since 2007. In Hamilton, the Eagles lead the series 16-5.
- Last time the two programs faced off, it was in Washington D.C. on Jan. 21, 2023, and the Eagles took the game by a score of 59-57. In that game, Kayla Henning was a starter that came away with twelve points, three assists, and went 8-8 from the charity stripe.
- Freshman Molly Lavin went 2-5 from the field and 4-4 from the free-throw line for American to take nine points from Colgate. She also finished the contest with nine rebounds, one steal, and one block.
- In the game, the Eagles shot 27.3% from the three while Colgate went 1-10. American led the first half outscoring the Raiders 27-16, but the visitors gained momentum in the second half until Ivy Bales sank a field goal with just three seconds left on the clock to win the game for the Eagles.
- The Raiders were led by Taylor Golembiewski, their leading scorer this season, with 16 points. She picked up her fourth foul with four minutes left to play in the contest. Morgan McMahon followed Golembiewski with 11 points and two assists. Defensively, Colgate was led by Madison Schiller with eight rebounds. Schiller also had three assists and four steals.
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT AMERICAN
- In their most recent game, the Eagles were home against Navy, outscoring the Mids 62-55 after being down 10 in the first half. In the contest, American shot 38% from the three. Navy actually outscored the Eagles 29-16 in the paint.
- American opened the game with Lauren Stack winning the tip leading to the first basket from Emily Johns. The back and forth began from there, ultimately leaning towards Navy to win the half. The Eagles fought back and took the lead with eight minutes remaining, up one 45-44. After that, American didn't trail for the rest of the game, outscoring Navy 62-55.
- The Eagles were led by Emily Johns who recorded a 16-point game, going 6-9 from the field and grabbing 4 rebounds. The junior forward is leading the team in points, scoring 267 this season and averaging 13.4 points per game. She is also eight in the league in scoring average, and fourth in field goal percentage (.461).
- Freshman guard Laura Nogues had a career high game with 11 points. She went 4-6 from the field and recorded a steal, leading to a three from Molly Lavin. Lavin followed Nogues offensively, scoring 9 points. She also grabbed five rebounds against the Mids.
- On the season, American leads the league in steals (179), averaging 8.52 per game and is third in the league in assists with 283, averaging 13.48 per game. Junior Ivy Bales leads the leagues in steals (43), averaging 2.1 per game. Bales is also fourth in the league in assists (43), averaging 3.4 per game. She leads the Eagles in both categories.
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT COLGATE
- The Raiders took on Lafayette this week and fell to the Leopards, 53-45, in Pennsylvania. Nicole Parks scored a career-high 14 points and shot 100% from the field to lead the Raiders to a winning first half, but Lafayette outscored Colgate 35-14 after the break to take the game.
- Defensively, both Lafayette and Colgate posted 15 rebounds in the game, but overall, the Leopards totaled 37 to the Raiders' 32. Both teams also scored 28 points in the paint.
- Sophomore guard Taylor Golembiewski and Morgan McMahon lead the team in points this season, Golembiewski with 252 (12.0 ppg) and McMahon with 190 (9.0 ppg). Both players also rank in the top-25 of the league in scoring, Golembiewski sitting at 13th and McMahon at 23rd.
- Alexa Brodie, a sophomore guard, leads the Raiders in assists this season with 55, grabbing 6 against Army to kick off their 2023 conference campaign. Brodie is followed by freshman guard Madison Schiller, who has recorded 52 assists so far this season, notching 10 in a matchup against Oswego St. earlier this season.
- For the season, Senior guard Jenna Paul leads the Raiders in 3-pointers made with 24. Paul recorded six against the ACC's Syracuse in the second game of the season. She is followed by Golembiewski with 21. Paul is shooting .296 from beyond the arc.
- Tiasia McMillan, a junior forward, has a team-leading 13 blocks, ranking eleventh in the Patriot League and recording her most in a single game this season (3) in the last matchup against American in mid-January.
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