ALBANY, N.Y. - The UAlbany women's basketball team is set to open their season on the road.
GAME INFORMATION
UAlbany at Merrimack
DATE: Monday, November 6
TIME: 7:00 PM
SITE: Hammel Court - North Andover, Mass.
RECORDS: UAlbany 0-0, 0-0 America East | Merrimack 0-0, 0-0 NEC
SERIES RECORDS: 4-3, Merrimack leads
STATS:
MerrimackAthletics.com
STREAM: NEC Front Row
TICKETS:
MerrimackAthletics.com
GREAT DANE REWIND
- Advancing to the WNIT in the 2022-23 season, the Great Danes finished with a 22-12 record.
- After hosting victories against UMass Lowell and Maine in the quarter- and semifinals, UAlbany fell to first-seed Vermont in the America East Championship.
- The Great Danes closed the season in the First Round of the WNIT at UMass.
- UAlbany welcomes the return of six 2022-23 student-athletes - Fatima Lee, Lilly Phillips, Helene Haegerstrand, Kayla Cooper, Abby Ray, and Marie Sepp.
- This offseason, the Great Danes added eight student-athletes - 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 MERRIMACK
- Monday's matchup will also be the Warrior's season opener.
- In the 2022-23 season, Merrimack finished with a 15-16 record after the NEC semifinal.
- Graduating five student-athletes, the Warriors added seven freshmen and one transfer.
- Overall, Merrimack returned four players from last season's starting lineup.
SERIES AGAINST THE WARRIORS
- Merrimack leads the all-time series, 4-3.
- This will be the first time these two sides face off since Merrimack became a full Division I school. This is the third meeting since UAlbany became a Division I school.
- Most recently, the Great Danes defeated the Warriors, 67-53, on November 11, 2022.
- Returning student-athlete Lilly Phillips scored 13 points and tallied five rebounds, including three on the offensive glass.
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
- All nine conference teams will begin their season on Monday (Nov. 13).
AMERICA EAST CONTESTS THIS WEEK
- Monday
- UMass Lowell at Boston U., 6 pm
- NJIT at Army, 5 pm
- Dartmouth at Bryant, 5 pm
- Miami (OH) at Vermont, 5 pm
- Maine at Quinnipiac, 5:30 pm
- New England at New Hampshire, 6 pm
- Bloomsburg at Binghamton, 6 pm
- UAlbany at Merrimack, 7 pm
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Maine at La Salle, 4:30 pm
- Siena at Binghamton, 6 pm
- Friday
- New Hampshire at Boston U., 5 pm
- UAlbany at Fordham, 7 pm
- Vermont at Providence, 7 pm
- Merrimack at NJIT, 7 pm
- Saturday
- Sunday
- Bryant at Seton Hall, 1 pm
UP NEXT: The Great Danes will prepare for a split weekend as they take on Fordham (Nov. 10) and Sarah Lawrence (Nov. 13).
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
