2014-15 SAINT ROSE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Merrimack (8-5, 4-4 NE-10) at Saint Rose (6-8, 3-6 NE-10)
Tuesday, January 13 5:30 pm | Game #15 | Welcome Back Students Night
Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium | Mike Long Court | Albany, New York
Live Video | Live Stats | NE-10 Standings | Saint Rose Stats | Merrimack Stats | StandingsSeries: Saint Rose leads 13-10
Last meeting: The Warriors slipped past Saint Rose 62-57 in North Andover, Mass., nearly a year ago. The Golden Knights led by as much as 12 at one point, and held the lead until the 6:04 mark of the second half. Merrimack sank four free throws in a row to move ahead and never look back. Three members of the Warrior squad registed double figures, including a team-high 13 from senior guard Chloe Rothman. Senior guard
Jess DeNicola sank an impressive 19 points and picked up nine boards, just missing the double-double. Junior forward
Sarah Illingworth nabbed 10 rebounds, while Brittany O'Shea '14 dished out 10 assists and five steals.
Scouting Saint Rose (6-8, 3-6 NE-10): The Golden Knights have won two in a row, their longest streak this season, which included a pair of upsets over Northeast-10 Conference foes Assumption and Franklin Pierce. The Greyhounds had just received top-30 votes for the WBCA Coaches Poll before Saint Rose left Worcester, Mass., with a 62-58 win last Wednesday, handing Assumption only its third loss of the season. After a stellar career-tying 19 points on Saturday against Franklin Pierce, senior guard
Jamie Hutcheson leads the Golden Knights on both sides of the ball with 11.1 points and 8.6 boards per-game. Hutcheson also leads in steals (24) and assists (47). Sophomore forward
Staci Barrett sits just behind in points per-game with 10.9, and ranks third in free throws with a .737 mark. Senior forward
Mariah Lesure ranks seventh in the conference in field goal percentage (51.7), while the Golden Knights post a .415 field goal percentage, and average 62.8 points per-game.
Scouting Merrimack (7-6, 2-6 NE-10): The Warriors have dropped two games in a row after winning five straight, falling to SNHU and Pace within the last week and a half. Merrimack's most recent loss was an 83-71 decision to Pace, a team that Saint Rose defeated 54-26 earlier this season. Rothman leads the Warriors with 15.5 points per-game, followed by senior forward Aria Johnson with 13.7 and a team-high 8.5 rebound average. Merrimack averages 73.9 points per game, and a .475 field goal percentage.
Next time out: Saint Rose remains at home on Saturday, but takes a break in its NE-10 schedule to host Georgian Court at 1:30 pm in Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium. The Golden Knights hit the road next week for a league match up at Saint Michael's on Wednesday, followed by a return to the Capital District for a 1:30 pm meeting with Saint Anselm on Saturday, January 24.
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