Newburgh, N.Y. - The Mount Saint Mary College Women's Basketball team wraps up the regular season this week as the Knights play host to Sarah Lawrence in the home finale on Tuesday before traveling to Purchase on Saturday afternoon. Tip-off with the Gryphons is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. while the contest with the Panthers is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Live Stats and Video will be available for both games for those unable to attend.
At A Glance: The Mount enter Saturday's contest at 18-5 overall and 16-2 in Skyline Conference play and was ranked seventh in the first NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional Rankings.
Junior
Morina Bojka (Prospect, Conn.) is leading a quartet of double-digit scorers with 17.9 points per game along with 6.3 rebounds per contest. Sophomore
Annie Keenan (Nesconset, N.Y.) is adding 11.3 points per game and is the leading rebounder with 9.0 per night.
Senior
Lyndsay Pace (Cranford, N.J.) is chipping in 10.7 points and 5.1 rebounds while leading the team in assists with 72 and steals with 52. Sophomore
Lauren Desrats (Warwick, N.Y.) rounds out the double-digit scorers with 10.4 per game and is the leading three-point shooter with 47 makes on the season.
Sophomore
Toriana Tabasco (Hillsdale, N.J.) is in the midst of an all-around season with 7.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, including a team-high 61 offensive, 54 assists and 47 steals.
The Mount is third in the conference in offense with 69.2 points per game on 38.7-percent shooting and 29.5-percent from three-point range. Mount Saint Mary is also third in defense, allowing 55.5 points per game on 35.1-percent overall and 28.1-percent from three-point territory.
Last Time Out: The Mount earned a hard fought victory over the United States Merchant Marine Academy 53-49 on Senior Day at the Kaplan Center. Desrats tallied a team-high 12 points as seniors
Taylor O'Brien (Bellmore, N.Y.) and Pace were honored before the game.
Desrats led the way for the Knights with eight points in the first half while Tabasco was perfect from the field with seven points. Mount Saint Mary shot 44.8-percent from the field in the half and made four triples. Merchant Marine was led by Kaleigh D'Arcy, who tallied 10 points in the half, as the Mariners shot 34.5-percent as a team and made three three-pointers.
Desrats tallied 12 points on 5-for-9 from the field and added five rebounds, two blocks and two steals. Bojka added 10 points and six rebounds while Tabasco added eight points and two steals. Pace finished her senior day with seven points and a team-high three steals.
Kaitlyn Wolff (Holtsville, N.Y.) handed out a team-high three assists.
D'Arcy finished with a strong double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds while Hightower added 13 points, nine boards, three assists and three blocks. Demos finished with nine points and 13 rebounds for USMMA.
Mount Saint Mary finished shooting 35.1-percent from the field and was 6-for-26 from three while the Mariners finished up at 28.6-percent and 3-for-15 from three-point range. The Knights held a slim edge in points off turnovers at 12-11 while points in the paint were even at 26. USMMA held the edge in second chance points by two and fast break points by six.
Scouting Sarah Lawrence: The Gryphons enter the final week of the season at 0-23 overall and 0-18 in Skyline Conference play.
Camryn Davis is the leading scorer for Sarah Lawrence with 15.2 points per game and adds 6.7 rebounds per contest. Ana Srdanovic chips in 10.1 points per game while Demitra Loukopoulos adds 9.1 points per game and is the leader in assists with 46. Jordyn Medina is the leading rebounder with 7.2 per game.
Sarah Lawrence is last in the Skyline in offense with 42.2 points per game on 25.9-percent from the field and 20.0-percent from three-point range. The Gryphons are also last in scoring defense, allowing 77.0 points per contest on 41.4-percent shooting and 30.2-percent from three. Sarah Lawrence is being outrebounded by 21.2 boards per contest.
Recent History: The Knights are undefeated against the Gryphons in five contests.
Previewing Purchase: The Panthers are 4-19 overall on the season and 3-15 in Skyline Conference action. Purchase will travel to USMMA on Tuesday evening before playing host to the Knights on Saturday.
Shadai Plowden leads the team with 16.0 points per game and is adding 6.6 rebounds per game while leading the team in steals with 45. Arta Krasniqi is averaging 12.6 points per game and is the leading rebounder with 8.7 per game and is the leader in assists with 59. Krasniqi also leads the squad in blocks with 55.
Purchase is tenth in scoring offense with 51.5 points per game on 30.0-percent overall and 25.4-percent from three-point territory. The Panthers are ninth in scoring defense, allowing 69.3 points per game on 37.4-percent from the field and 29.9-percent from three-point range.
Recent History: The Knights are 9-0 against Purchase all-time dating back to 2016.
What's Next: The Mount will enter the Skyline Conference Championship as a top-three seed and will clinch the top overall seed and home-court advantage with a win on Tuesday.