ALBANY, N.Y. - The University at Albany women's basketball team heads back on the road to face rival, Stony Brook, on Saturday.
 
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GAME INFORMATION
 
UAlbany at Stony Brook
DATE: Saturday, January 22
TIME: 2:00 PM
SITE: Island Federal Arena - Stony Brook, N.Y.
RECORDS: UAlbany 11-5, 4-1 America East | Stony Brook 14-2, 5-1 America East
SERIES RECORD: 36-29, UAlbany leads
STATS: StonyBrookAthletics.com
TICKETS: StonyBrookAthletics.com
STREAM: ESPN3
INTERNATIONAL VIDEO: AE.TV
 
*records as of 1/21
 
HEAD COACH COLLEEN MULLEN
"Stony Brook is a very talented team with a balanced attack both inside and out. We know that we need to lock down defensively and rebound the ball. We understand the importance of executing our game plan and being ready to compete for 40 minutes."
 
GREAT DANE REWIND

• UAlbany opened the season with a 29-point victory over Hofstra (11/10), beating the Pride for the first time in program history.
• The Great Danes collected a win against Colgate (12/5) on the road after defeating Bryant at home (12/1).
• UAlbany has five losses on the road - Boston College (11/28), Cornell (11/24), Merrimack (11/16), Vanderbilt (12/8), and Hartford (1/17).
• Before taking a holiday break, the Great Danes defeated Siena for the Albany Cup on December 12, Canisius on December 15, and Central Connecticut State on December 21.
• UAlbany closed its non-conference slate with a 41-point victory over Union (12/28).
• The Great Danes are second in the America East standings with a 4-1 conference record.
• UAlbany has beaten New Hampshire (1/8), UMass Lowell (1/12), NJIT (1/15), and UMBC (1/19) in league play.
• Sophomore Kayla Cooper leads the team with 12.3 points per game (196 total) and 7.0 rebounds per game (112 total). Her 72 defensive and 40 offensive rebounds serve as team-highs. 
• Redshirt-sophomore Abby Robinson leads the team, shooting 85.7% (6-7) from 25 minutes of play in eight games. Senior Lucia Decortes holds a .623 (33-53) shooting percentage, leading all players who have seen the court for more than 40 minutes this season.
• Junior Helene Haegerstrand is shooting 42.0% (29-69) from outside the arc to lead the team.
• Freshman Lilly Phillips owns a team-high 44 assists.
• Redshirt-sophomore Morgan Haney owns the transition spotlight with 22 steals. 
• Senior Lucia Decortes has compiled a team-high 22 blocks. Eleven players on the 13-person roster have totaled at least two blocks.
• Every single player from the 13-person roster saw action and contributed with a point or an assist in the season-opening game. 
• Of the 964 points scored in 16 games, the bench has tallied 222 points. This includes half (26) of the 52 points scored at Merrimack, almost half (29) of the 60 points scored against Bryant, and almost half (32) of the 65 points scored against Canisius.
• As a team, UAlbany is hitting 42.3% from the field, 34.7% outside the arc, and 66.4% from the free-throw line. 
• The Great Danes are averaging 60.3 points per game, 36.3 rebounds per game, and 13.9 assists per game.

 
ABOUT STONY BROOK

• The Seawolves are 14-2 on the season. They currently lead the America East with a 5-1 conference record.
• Throughout the non-conference portion of the season, Stony Brook only lost to Fordham (12/2). The Long Island SUNY beat Delaware State (11/9), Longwood (11/12), St. John's (11/14), Rutgers (11/16), Iona (11/20), Columbia (11/24), St. Francis Brooklyn (11/28), Penn (12/10), and Washington State (12/19). 
• The Seawolves opened conference play with a loss at NJIT (12/30).
• Stony Brook has since won its last five games - Hartford (1/2), Maine (1/9), Vermont (1/12), New Hampshire (1/16), Binghamton (1/19).
• Anastasia Warren leads the team with 12.8 points per game. Playing all 16 games on the Seawolves' schedule, Gigi Gonzalez owns the team-high 186 points.
• Just one away from 100, India Pagan leads the team with 7.1 rebounds per game.
• Gigi Gonzalez has tallied team-highs with 63 assists and 28 steals.
• On the block, Earlette Scott leads with 10 while Kelis Corey and Pagan follow with nine each.
• As a team, Stony Brook is hitting 41.2% from the field, 30.6% outside the arc, and 77.7% from the free-throw line.
• The Seawolves are averaging 69.1 points per game, 41.3 rebounds per game, and 13.3 assists per game.

 
SERIES AGAINST THE SEAWOLVES

• The Great Danes hold the lead in the all-time series, 36-29.
• Current head coach, Colleen Mullen, is 1-6 against the Seawolves.
• During her first season with UAlbany, the Great Danes split the game results with one win and one loss. 

 
AROUND THE AMERICA EAST

• Stony Brook leads the conference with a 5-1 record.
• UAlbany follows closely with a 4-1 America East record.
• NJIT and UMass Lowell are tied in third with a .667 winning percentage. NJIT is 4-2 and UMass Lowell is 2-1.
• Vermont sits slightly above 500 with a 3-2 record while Maine is even with three wins and three losses.
• Hartford and New Hampshire have tallied one win each.
• Binghamton and UMBC are still in the hunt for their first league win.
• Following the close of the non-conference season Stony Brook (9-1), UAlbany (7-4), and Vermont (6-5) were the only three teams with a winning record. NJIT (5-6), Binghamton (4-6), UMass Lowell (3-6), Maine (3-7), New Hampshire (3-8), UMBC (1-9), and Hartford (0-11) each had losing records before the start of the conference season.

 
AMERICA EAST CONTESTS THIS WEEK

• Friday
  • Hartford at Vermont, 2 pm
• Saturday
  • New Hampshire at UMass Lowell, 1 pm
  • UAlbany at Stony Brook, 2 pm
  • Binghamton at NJIT, 3 pm
  • Maine at UMBC, 5:30 pm
• Sunday
  • Vermont at Hartford, 1 pm
• Monday
  • UMBC at Binghamton, 5:30 pm

 
WHAT'S UP, PRESEASON

• The Great Dane women's basketball team was picked to finish fifth in the conference in the preseason coaches' poll. With six first-place votes and 78 total points, Stony Brook was voted to finish first with Maine just behind (74 points, three first-place votes). 
• UAlbany added four new players to the roster for the 2021-22 season - Koi Sims, Lilly Phillips, Abby Ray, and Freja Werth

 
DRIVE THE LANE WITH UALBANY HOOPS

• UAlbany has expanded its partnership with ESPN Radio 104.5 The Team and City Line Bar & Grill.
• Coaches Colleen Mullen and Dwayne Killings, along with select student-athletes, will join ESPN Radio 104.5 The Team's Charlie Voelker and Dan Bahl every Monday from 6-7 pm live from City Line Bar & Grill for a weekly segment entitled 'Drive the Lane with UAlbany Hoops'.
• Fans are invited to come out to City Line Bar & Grill to join Coach Mullen, Coach Kills, the student-athletes, and the ESPN Radio 104.5 The Team crew. 
• Food and drink specials will be available on a weekly basis as the teams embark on their new seasons and talk hoops every Monday.

 
UP NEXT

• The Great Danes will return home for two games at SEFCU Arena. UAlbany will host UMass Lowell on Wednesday, January 26, before welcoming NJIT on Saturday, January 29.

For more information on the University at Albany women's basketball team, follow the squad's official social media accounts shown below.
Twitter - @ualbanywbb
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