ALBANY, N.Y.- Coming off its third-straight win, the University at Albany women's basketball team (4-5) is set to travel to crosstown rival Siena for the Stuyvesant Plaza Albany Cup on Saturday, December 7. Tipoff is slated for 2 pm and will broadcast on ESPN3.

Game Info

Saturday, December 7 at Siena (2:00 pm)

Live Stats I ESPN3

Lay Up Lines

• The Great Danes are coming off their third straight win, last being a 81-21 rout against FDU-Florham on Wednesday.
• Siena is coming off its second straight loss, which was at the hands of Colgate by a score of 88-51.
• UAlbany is 2-2 on the road, and 2-0 away from the SEFCU Arena since its win against Canisius on Wednesday, November 27.

The Series

• The Great Danes and Saints last met on December 9, 2017.
• UAlbany has won eight-straight Albany Cups.
• The all-time series is 11-10 in favor of UAlbany.
• In its last meeting in 2017, the Great Danes won 78-63.

A Win Would…

• Give the Great Danes their fourth straight win.
• Give UAlbany its third win on the road this season.

Last Time Out

• The Great Danes knocked off FDU Florham in a stunning fashion by a score of 81-21 on Wednesday.
• Kyara Frames totaled a team-best 13 points.
• Alexi Schecter and Patricia Conroy chipped in with 11 points apiece, and Schecter led with four rebounds.
• Conroy's points were a season-high.
• UAlbany opened the game on a 24-0 scoring run that lasted 11 minutes and 19 seconds.
• Each of UAlbany's first 20 points were scored in the paint.

Leading the Pack

• Schecter ranks fifth in the America East in scoring (15.4), and leads the conference in field goal percentage (.547).  She has scored in double-figures in seven of UAlbany's first nine games.
• Amanda Kantzy is boasting 10.3 points per game while Kyara Frames chipped in with 9.6 points of her own. Frames ranks fourth in the conference in minutes per game (36.3) and fifth in assists (4.2)

The Opponent

• The Saints enter the game with a 1-5 record.
• The team is averaging 52.5 points per game.
• Opponents average 79.5 points per game against the team.
• Senior guard Sabrina Piper paces the offense averaging 17.2 points per game.

Luck Number Seven(ty)

The Great Danes are 4-0 this season when scoring 70 or more points. UAlbany has scored 70-plus points in all four of its wins this season.

Paint Party

UAlbany is 4-0 this season when scoring 30 or more points in the paint. The Great Danes have scored a season-high 38 points on two occasions, Columbia and CCSU, both resulting in victories. 

30 Rock

Senior Alexi Schecter established a new career high with 31 points against Columbia (Nov. 5). The Lowell, Mass. native shot 13-15 from the floor and 5-7 from the free throw line. She is the first Great Dane to record a 30- point game since Jessica Féquière scored 35 points against Maine during the 2017-18 season.

Double Trouble

Two Great Danes have recorded double-doubles this season:

Alexi Schecter – 18 points, 13 rebounds at Canisius (Nov. 27)

Alexi Schecter – 31 points, 11 rebounds vs. Columbia (Nov. 5)

Amanda Kantzy – 10 points, 10 rebounds vs. Columbia (Nov. 5)

Next

The Great Danes will host St. Francis Brooklyn on Saturday, December 14. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.