Newburgh, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College Women's Basketball team hosts Purchase College in a Skyline Conference matchup that is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Live stats and video will be available to those who are unable to attend the game.
A Look At The Knights: The Knights come into this game with an overall record of 12-4 and have a conference record of 8-2. They are coming off a 58-54 loss against The Sage Colleges on Saturday afternoon. Junior forward
Jessica Rini (Seaford, N.Y.) is averaging 10.9 ppg; sophomore center
Kayla Cleare (Westhempstead, N.Y.) is averaging 10.4 ppg. Cleare is the leading rebounder as she is averaging 10.3 rpg, and also leads the team with one block per game. Classmate
Megan Kerutis (Merrimack, N.H.) leads the team with 2.4 apg. Junior guard
Bridget Kelly (Farmington, Conn.) and freshman guard
Jordyn Hellpap (Hackensack, N.J.) are the team leaders in steals as they average 1.7 and 1.6 spg respectively.
Scouting Purchase: The Panthers come into this game with an overall record of 2-13, and have a conference record of 1-9. They are currently on a 10 game losing streak. The Panthers currently a pair of players who are all averaging 10 or more points per game. Junior guard Kayla Ortiz leads the team in assists (3.6 apg), blocks (1.1 apg) and steals (3.1 spg). Senior Frances Minaya is averaging 5.2 rpg.
History Between The Teams: The Knights come into this game with a record of 18-2 against the Panthers. The last meeting between the teams was earlier this season when the Knights walked away with an 80-45 victory.
What's Next: After their game against the Panthers, the Knights will travel to Patchogue, N.Y. on Saturday, Jan. 28 to take on St. Joseph's College – LI in what will be a Skyline Conference matchup that is scheduled to tip-off at 1 p.m.