BUFFALO – The D'Youville University women's basketball team will play host to the College of Staten Island and Daemen University at College Center this weekend.
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D'Youville vs. Staten Island
Friday, February 2
nd – 3:00 p.m.
Live Stream: ECC Network
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D'Youville vs. Daemen
Sunday, February 4
th – 1:00 p.m.
Live Stream: ECC Network
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Last Time Out
The Saints went 2-0 at home last weekend against ECC opponents Queens and Molloy. They completed the season sweep of Queens with a convincing 78-52 victory in which they never trailed.
Mercy Lasu (Innisfil, Canada) led the Saints in scoring with a career-high 13 points and also grabbed five rebounds and had three assists.
Stella Mollica (Shillington, Pa.) scored eight points, tallied seven assists, and recorded a season-high four steals. On Sunday, the Saints redeemed their early-season loss to Molloy with a 60-51 win over the Lions.
Isabella Kostyal-Larrier (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) dropped a season-high 16 points on 4/5 shooting from three.
Anna Jankovic (Averill Park, N.Y.) recorded her third double-double of the season with 11 points and 13 rebounds along with a season-high four steals.
Jaelyn Vleer-Elliott (Waterville, N.Y.) turned in a solid performance, scoring 12 points and grabbing seven boards. DYU held Molloy to six points in the fourth quarter to solidify the win.
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Saints Stats
- The Saints enter the weekend with a 7-11 (5-3 ECC) record
- Anna Jankovic is seventh in the ECC in scoring (14.1 ppg) and fifth in steals (2.3 spg)
- Stella Mollica is third in the ECC in assists (4.8 apg)
- DYU went 1-1 against CSI last season, winning 57-52 on the road and losing 53-52 at home
- The Saints went 1-1 against Daemen last season, winning 60-51 at home and losing 70-53 on the road
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About Staten Island
- The Dolphins come into the weekend with a 7-12 (4-5 ECC) record
- Jenalyse Alarcon leads the team in scoring (11.2 ppg)
- Alarcon is seventh in the ECC in rebounding (7.3 rpg)
About Daemen
- The Wildcats currently hold a 12-5 (7-1 ECC) record
- Alahna Paige leads the ECC in scoring (20.3 ppg) and is sixth in assists (2.9 apg)
- Cecilia Lapertosa is ninth in the ECC in rebounding (7.0 rpg) and fourth in blocks (1.2 bpg)