ALBANY, N.Y. - The UAlbany women's basketball team opens the home slate with a contest hosted at the College of Saint Rose.
 
In an effort to help out the local community, the Great Danes will host a food drive during the contest. Help out the Capital Region and bring a can as UAlbany hosts their first home game of the season.
 
GAME INFORMATION
 
Sarah Lawrence at UAlbany
DATE: Monday, November 13
TIME: 7:30 PM
SITE: Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium - Albany, N.Y.
RECORDS: UAlbany 1-1, 0-0 America East | Sarah Lawrence 0-1, 0-0 Skyline
SERIES RECORDS: 0-0, first contest
STATS: UAlbanySports.com
STREAM: AE.TV
TICKETS: UAlbanySports.com
 
UAlbany Game Notes 

All UAlbany students are welcome to enjoy all UAlbany Athletics events for FREE with their student ID. Come out and support the Great Danes with the scan of a card - tactile or mobile.
 
HEAD COACH COLLEEN MULLEN
"We are excited to be back home playing in front of our home crowd after two tough battles on the road. We are looking forward to introducing our new team to the Capital Region."
 
GREAT DANE REWIND

• In two contests, the Great Danes are 1-1 on the season.
• Opening action on Monday (11.6) with a hard-fought 58-55 win over Merrimack, UAlbany fended off a fourth-quarter resurgence by Merrimack to seal the first victory of the season. 
• Graduate student Sarah Karpell led the team with 17 points, three assists, and two steals.
• Making her presence known, freshman Deja Evans collected a team-high six rebounds, including three offensive boards.
• UAlbany competed against Fordham for a one-possession loss on Friday (11.10). 
• Senior Kayla Cooper competed for the all-around performance with 13 points and seven rebounds.
• Graduate student Helene Haegerstrand and Evans led with 14 points and nine rebounds, respectively.
• The Great Danes closed out the 2022-23 season at the WNIT against UMass.
• Securing an overall 22-12 record, UAlbany made a run to the America East Championship with home victories against UMass Lowell and Maine in the quarter- and semifinals, respectively.
• The Great Danes welcomed the return of six 2022-23 student-athletes - Fatima Lee, Lilly Phillips, Helene Haegerstrand, Kayla Cooper, Abby Ray, and Marie Sepp.
• UAlbany added eight student-athletes this offseason - five freshmen and three transfers.

 
WHAT'S UP, PRESEASON

• With 48 total points, the UAlbany women's basketball team was picked to finish third in the America East preseason poll.
• The Great Danes trail Vermont and Maine. The Catamounts led the conference with 63 points, including seven first-place votes, and the Black Bears followed with 58 points including two first-place votes.
• Returning stat leader Kayla Cooper was named to the Preseason All-Conference Team after leading UAlbany on offense (15.2 points per game and a .486 FG%) and defense (8.3 rebounds per game).

 
ABOUT SARAH LAWRENCE

• The Gryphons started the season at home against Baruch College.
• Baruch College tallied the 72-58 win in the season-opening Friday contest.
• Kendall Haymore led the Gryphons with 28 points.
• Colleen Coughlin notched a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds while adding a team-high six assists.
• Three Gryphons compiled three steals - Haymore, Coughlin, and Kaila Dorch.
• As a team, Sarah Lawrence totaled five blocks.

 
SERIES AGAINST THE GRYPHONS

• This will be the first contest against Sarah Lawrence.
• The Gryphons first season as a varsity team was the 2017-18 season.

 
DRIVE THE LANE WITH UALBANY HOOPS

• UAlbany will continue its partnership with ESPN Radio 104.5 The Team and City Line Bar & Grill for the third consecutive year.
• 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.

 
AROUND THE AMERICA EAST

• After six days of basketball season, one team remains undefeated - Bryant (1-0).
• With three games under their belts, Maine and NJIT follow with a 2-1 record.
• Four teams hold one win and one loss - Binghamton, New Hampshire, UAlbany and Vermont.
• UMBC (1-2) and UMass Lowell (0-2) round out the conference.

 
AMERICA EAST CONTESTS THIS WEEK

• Sunday 
  • UMass at Maine, 1:00 pm 
  • Bryant at Seton Hall, 1:00 pm
  • Notre Dame at NJIT, 2:00 pm 
  • Binghamton at Loyola (MD), 5 pm 
  • Howard at New Hampshire, 5 pm 
• Monday
  • UMass Lowell at Holy Cross, 7 pm
  • Sarah Lawrence at UAlbany, 7:30 pm
• Tuesday
  • Rhode Island at Maine, 6 pm
  • Bryant at Stonehill, 6 pm
• Wednesday
  • Rider at NJIT, 7 pm
  • Loyola (Md.) at UMBC, 7 pm
  • New Hampshire at Colorado State, 8:30 pm
• Thursday
  • UAlbany at St. Bonaventure, 7 pm
• Friday
  • Vermont at Quinnipiac, 4 pm
  • CCSU at Bryant, 6 pm
• Saturday
  • Wagner at NJIT, 1 pm
  • St.Bonaventure at Binghamton, 1 pm
  • Le Moyne at UMass Lowell, 1 pm
  • New Hampshire at UNLV, 5 pm
• Sunday
  • Saint Rose at Vermont, 1 pm

 
UP NEXT: The Great Danes will continue on the road against St. Bonaventure (Nov. 16).
 
For more information on the University at Albany women's basketball team, follow the squad's official social media accounts shown below.
Twitter - @ualbanywbb
Instagram & Threads - @ualbanywbb
Facebook – facebook.com/UAlbanyWBB