ALBANY, N.Y. - The UAlbany women's basketball team is set to compete in Madison, Wisconsin.
 
GAME INFORMATION
 
UAlbany at Wisconsin
DATE: Friday, December 20
TIME: 12:00 PM ET
SITE: Kohl Center - Madison, Wis.
RECORDS: UAlbany 10-1, 0-0 America East | Wisconsin 9-2, 0-0 Big Ten
SERIES RECORD: 1-0, Wisconsin leads
STATS: StatBroadcast
STREAM: B1G+
INT'L STREAM: Not available
TICKETS: UWBadgers.com
 
*records as of December 18
 
LAST TIME OUT

• On Monday, December 16, the Great Danes tallied their 10th win of the season against Merrimack.
• Four Great Danes scored in the double-digits - Kaci Donovan (20), Jessica Tomasetti (14), Kayla Cooper (14), and Laycee Drake (10).
• Graduate students Tomasetti and Cooper led the team with five assists each.
• Fellow classmate Lilly Phillips earned a team-high four rebounds.
• As a team, the Great Danes totaled 10 steals and forced 18 turnovers.

 
GREAT DANE REWIND

• After beating St. Bonaventure on December 14, UAlbany secured the best 10-game start in Division I history (9-1). 
• The team's one loss of the season came in its crosstown matchup at Siena (12.7).
• Going undefeated in November, UAlbany earned a double-digit season-opening victory against Rhode Island (11.8) while adding head coach Colleen Mullen's first win over a Power Four (Five) at Syracuse (11.20). Additional wins in November were against Dartmouth (11.13), Sacred Heart (11.16), Cornell (11.23) and RPI (11.27). 
• The Great Danes added wins against Stonehill (12.1), Boston U (12.10), and Merrimack (12.16).
• Kayla Cooper leads with 18.3 points per game, 8.3 rebounds per game, and 31 assists.
• Junior Gabriela Falcão owns a team-high 13 blocks.
• Kaci Donovan (12.8) makes it two total Great Danes averaging at least 10 ppg.
• Jessica Tomasetti currently leads the team with 19 steals. 
• Seven out of eight athletes who have seen time in all games are shooting over 40% with four shooting over 47.5% from the field. 
• As a team, the Great Danes are shooting .468 from the field, with a 37.3% accuracy from downtown, and .762 from the line.

 
MILESTONE WATCH

• Kaci Donovan (2 away) and senior Laycee Drake (10 away) are closing in on 100 career assists while Kayla Cooper has to earn 2 more assists for 200 in her career.
• Lilly Phillips is nearing 100 career steals (10 away) and 100 career three-pointers (nine away).

 
MAKIN' HISTORY

• The Great Danes are off to a spectacular performance in the non-conference season, fueled by the leadership of head coach Colleen Mullen.
• After defeating St. Bonaventure on Saturday (12/14), UAlbany sealed the best 10-game start in Division I program history with just one loss. 
• Previously, the best 10-game start in Division I program history was 8-2, including one season under head coach Colleen Mullen. Five teams earned the 8-2 start: 2012-13, 2013-14, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2023-24.

 
VIDEO GAME NUMBERS

• UAlbany is ranked in the top 50 in four different stats. The team adds three stats when extended to the top 100.
  • 16th - .909 win percentage
  • 19th - 54.1 scoring defense
  • 24th - .373 three point percentage
  • 38th - .468 field goal percentage
  • 56th - 15.3 scoring margin
  • 65th - 7.7 three pointers per game
  • 82nd - 1.01 assist/turnover ratio
• Two Great Danes are ranked within the top 60 of all Division I women's basketball players.
  • Kayla Cooper
    • 13th - .627 field goal percentage
    • 34th - four double-doubles
    • 48th - 18.3 points per game
  • Kaci Donovan
    • 48th - .436 three point field goal percentage
    • 58th - 2.45 three pointers per game
• The Great Danes lead the America East in nearly all shooting categories: scoring offense (69.4), scoring defense (54.1), scoring margin (15.3), field goal percentage (.468), and three-point field goal percentage (.373).
• UAlbany has leaders across all the shooting categories in the conference:
  • Kayla Cooper
    • 1st - .627 FG percentage
    • 2nd - 18.3 points per game
    • 2nd - .860 FT percentage
  • Kaci Donovan
    • 1st - 2.5 3PT FG per game
    • 2nd - .435 3PT FG percentage
    • 6th - 12.8 points per game
    • 7th - .434 FG percentage
  • Lilly Phillips
    • T9th - 1.5 3PT FG per game
    • T18th - 9.8 points per game

 
ABOUT WISCONSIN

• The Badgers are 9-2 on the season with one non-conference game remaining.
• Wisconsin opened the season with two wins - Wright State (11.5) and Georgetown (11.10) - before falling to South Dakota State for their first loss of the season (11.13).
• After three wins against Milwaukee (11.17), UIC (11.21), and Omaha (11.23), the Badgers went 2-1 at the Cancun Challenge - wins against Providence (11.29) and VCU (11.30) and a loss to San Diego State (11.28).
• Most recently, the Badgers opened conference play with a win against Rutgers (11.8) before beating Butler on the road (12.11).
• Serah Williams leads three Badgers with double-digit point averages. Williams averages nearly 20 points per game with Ronnie Porter (12.3) and Carter McCray (11.1).
• Williams is also leading with 12.3 rebounds per game and 32 blocks.
• Porter owns a team-high 48 assists and 17 steals.
• As a team, Wisconsin is shooting .452 from the field, including 32.2% accuracy from downtown, with a .680 free throw percentage.

 
SERIES AGAINST THE BADGERS

• Wisconsin has the win from the first, and only, game in the series.
• The Badgers and the Great Danes went head-to-head on December 10 in 2006 for a 75-46 win in Madison.

 
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 fourth consecutive year.
• Coaches Colleen Mullen and Dwayne Killings, along with select student-athletes, will join ESPN Radio 104.5 The Team's Dan Bahl and Michael Johnson Jr. 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 to City Line Bar & Grill to join Coach Mullen, Coach Killings, 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.

 
AMERICA EAST STANDINGS

• UAlbany remains at the top of the league with one loss in 11 games. 
• Bryant (7-4), UMBC (6-4), and Binghamton (6-5) follow with winning records.
• New Hampshire sits even with five wins in 10 contests.
• Vermont (5-7) and Maine (3-7) sit below .500.
• UMass Lowell and NJIT round out the conference with two wins each. The River Hawks hold a slight advantage with nine losses to the Highlanders' 10.

 
AROUND THE AMERICA EAST

• UAlbany's Kayla Cooper was named the Player of the Week on Monday for the fourth time this season.
  • Cooper averaged 16.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.0 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game, including six offensive rebounds per game.
  • Finished with 15 & 10 as UAlbany doubled up BU, 72-36.
  • Currently leads AE in FG% (63.8%) and second in both scoring (18.7) and rebounding (8.8).
• UAlbany's Martina Borrellas was selected as the Rookie of the Week
  • She averaged 4.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 blocks, 1.5 assists, and 1.0 steals per game in a pair of dominant wins.
  • Came off the bench and had five points, three rebounds, one block, and one steal against St. Bonaventure
• The America East currently has five teams with at least a .500 record.
  • UAlbany leads the way at 9-1, while Bryant (7-4), Binghamton (6-4), UMBC (6-4), and New Hampshire (5-5) are all at .500.
  • Despite being 5-7, Vermont has the second-best NET rating in the league at 111. They trail UAlbany which has a NET of 102. UVM is 1-2 against teams ranked in the top 60 of NET with a win over #58 Missouri (62-46).

 
*written by the America East; as of December 16
 
AMERICA EAST CONTESTS THIS WEEK

• Thursday
  • Vermont at Buffalo, 1 pm
  • New Hampshire at Pittsburgh, 2:30 pm
• Friday
  • UAlbany at Wisconsin, 12 pm ET
  • UMass at UMass Lowell, 1 pm
  • UMBC at George Mason, 2 pm
  • Molloy at Binghamton, 6 pm
• Saturday
  • Vermont at Princeton, 12 pm
  • Bates at Maine, 2 pm
  • New Hampshire at Brown, 2 pm

 
UP NEXT: After visiting Wisconsin, the Great Danes will take a five-day break for the holidays before returning to prepare for LSU on December 29.
 
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