ALBANY, N.Y.- The University at Albany women's basketball team is set to close out its two-game road trip with a matchup with New Hampshire on Saturday, February 22. Tip-off from Lundholm Gymnasium is slated for 1 p.m.
 
Game Info
Saturday, February 22 at New Hampshire (12:00 pm)
Live Stats I ESPN3
 
Lay Up Lines

• The Great Danes are coming off a 54-44 defeat to UMBC on Wednesday.
• UAlbany is 3-9 on the road this season.
• New Hampshire is coming off a 64-55 win vs. Hartford on Wednesday.

The Series

• The Great Danes lead the all-time series 23-17.
• The two teams last met on January 15, with the Wildcats winning by a score of 48-47 on a last second shot.

A Win Would…

• Snap a two-game losing streak.
• Improve the Great Danes' record on the road to 4-9.
• Give UAlbany its sixth conference victory.
• Give the Great Danes a split of the regular season series with the Wildcats.

Last Time Out

• The Great Danes fell to UMBC by a score of 54-44.
• Helene Haegerstrand led the way with 16 points and 10 rebounds, her first career double-double.
• Patricia Conroy and Alexi Schecter chipped in with six points apiece.
• Amanda Kantzy, Kyara Frames and Schecter all tallied six rebounds. 
• UMBC tallied 30 points in the paint to UAlbany's 16.
• The Retrievers notched 20 points off the bench to the Great Danes' nine.
• UMBC outscored UAlbany 15-3 in the second quarter.

Last Time Out vs. New Hampshire

• The Wildcats defeated the Great Danes by a score of 48-47 on a last second shot.
• Schecter led the way with 20 points and notched three rebounds.
• Kantzy tallied seven points and a career high 12 rebounds.
• Conroy chipped in with six points.
• Lucia Decortes notched five points and recorded three rebounds.
• New Hampshire outscored UAlbany in the fourth quarter 15-8.

Leading the Pack

• UAlbany is second in the conference in defense, holding opponents to 57.4 points per game.

• Schecter is 12th in the conference in scoring (12.0 ppg).
• Frames leads the Great Danes with 48 three pointers so far this season.
• Kantzy leads UAlbany in rebounds with 177, averaging 6.8 per game.
• UAlbany is 10^th in the nation in three-point field goal defense, holding opponents to 26.1 points per game from beyond the arc. 

The Opponent

• The Wildcats enter the matchup with a 9-16 record (6-7 AE).
• The team is currently fifth in the conference. 
• Ashley Storey is fourth in the America East in scoring, averaging 15.9 points per game.
• Storey is also fourth in the conference in field goal percentage (.418).

Need an Assist?
The Great Danes are third in the America East in assists with 348, averaging 13.38 per game. Frames leads the team with 84, and tallied a career high with nine in the victory over Vermont.
 
Paint Party
UAlbany is 4-1 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
Five Great Danes have recorded double-doubles this season:
Helene Haegerstrand – 16 points, 10 rebounds at UMBC (Feb. 19)
Alexi Schecter – 14 points, 10 rebounds at UMass Lowell (Jan. 22)
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 UMass Lowell for Senior Day on Wednesday, February 26. Tip-off from SEFCU Arena is set for 7 pm.