Women’s Basketball Set to Host New Hampshire

ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany women's basketball team is set to begin a two-game homestand this week, starting on Wednesday against New Hampshire. Tip-off from SEFCU Arena is slated for 7 p.m.

Game Info
Wednesday, January 15 vs. New Hampshire (7:00 p.m.)
Live Stats I ESPN+

Lay Up Lines

UAlbany fell to Maine by a score of 60-49 on Saturday, snapping a two-game winning streak.
The Great Danes are 4-5 at home.
The Wildcats are coming off a 53-44 overtime loss to Stony Brook on Saturday.

The Series

The Great Danes lead the all-time series 23-16.
The two teams last met on February 26, 2019 with UAlbany winning by a score of 78-53.

A Win Would…

Get UAlbany back to its winning ways.
Give the Great Danes their third conference victory.
Improve UAlbany's record to 5-5 at home.
Give the Great Danes their third straight win against the Wildcats.

Last Time Out

The Great Danes fell to Maine on Saturday by a score of 60-49.
Helene Haegerstrand led the way with 10 points and had four rebounds.
Amanda Kantzy tallied eight points and nine rebounds.
Kyara Frames also notched eight points and recorded five rebounds.
Lucia Decortes chipped in with seven points.
Maine led throughout the whole game, and outrebounded UAlbany 41-33.

Last Time Out vs. New Hampshire

The Great Danes defeated the Wildcats by a score of 78-53 on February 26, 2019.
Frames and Heather Forster scored 22 and 20 points, respectively, marking the first-time last season the Great Danes had two 20-point scorers in the same game.
The Great Danes scored a season best 78 points in the contest.
UAlbany earned the regular season sweep against the Wildcats.
Schecter racked up five blocks in the outing, two-shy of the program's single game record.

Leading the Pack

Patricia Conroy has hit a three-pointer in six straight games.
UAlbany is second in the America East in defense, holding opponents to 58.4 points per game.
Schecter is seventh in the conference in scoring (12.9) and second in field goal percentage (.513).
Frames leads the Great Danes with 35 three-pointers so far this season.
Kantzy leads UAlbany in rebounds with 103, averaging 6.4 per game.

The Opponent

New Hampshire finished the 2018-19 with a 6-24 record (3-13 AE)
The team fell to No. 1 Maine in the America East Quarterfinals by a score of 69-36.
They were selected to finish seventh in the conference preseason poll.
Redshirt senior Ashley Storey leads the team in scoring, averaging 16.8 points per game.

Need an Assist?
The Great Danes lead the America East in assists with 231, averaging 14.44 per game. Frames leads the team with 68, and tallied a career high with nine in the victory over Vermont.

Paint Party
UAlbany is 4-0 this season when scoring 30 or more points in the paint. The Great Danes scored a season-high 42 against FDU Florham, resulting in a big 81-21 victory.

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 rival Stony Brook on Saturday, January 18 at 2 pm. The game is the centerpiece of the University's celebration of National Girls & Women in Sports Day. To register your child for the postgame clinic, CLICK HERE.

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