At A Glance: The Knights have played twice since the originally scheduled date, winning in overtime on the road at Sage and pulling away from league rival St. Joseph's-L.I. The Knights enter this evening's tilt with a 6-2 overall record and an unbeaten 4-0 mark against league rivals.
Morina Bojka (Prospect, Conn.) and
Katie Smith (Goshen, N.Y.) lead the scoring attack for the Knights through eight games, putting up 16.9 and 10.8 points per game, respectively. Bojka adds 7.5 rebounds, 2.8 steals and 1.9 assists while Smith is converting at better than 42-percent from three-point range and hands out a team-high 3.3 assists per game.
Annie Keenan (Nesconset, N.Y.) hauls in a team-high 10.8 rebounds per game and chips in 8.5 points per night.
Lauren Desrats (Warwick, N.Y.) adds just over nine points per game and adds 2.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.1 steals per game.
Erin Smith (Goshen, N.Y.) contributes 8.7 points per night and has knocked down a team-high 17 three-point field goals.
Toriana Tabasco (Hillsdale, N.Y.) chips in 6.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game.
Mount Saint Mary is putting up 73.9 points per game, outscoring opponents by nearly seven points per tilt, and is shooting 36.3-percent overall, 29.1-percent from three-point range and 65.4-percent from the free-throw line.
A Look At The Mariners: USMMA has played four times since the originally scheduled date, winning all four outings. The Mariners enter play tonight at 8-1 overall and 6-1 in Skyline Conference action.
Grace Jackson leads the scoring attack for the Mariners with 18.6 points per game and adds 9.4 rebounds, 3.6 steals and 2.4 assists per contest. Bryanne Buchanan-Cummings supports the offense with 9.4 points per outing and hauls in just shy of nine rebounds per tilt.
Madison Demos paces the Mariners on the glass with 9.8 caroms per night and chips in 7.9 points per contest for the Mariners.
USMMA scores just over 60 points per game, but holds a 12.1 scoring margin after allowing only 48.3 points per night to its opponents. The Mariners shoot 34.1-percent overall, 19.2-percent from three-point range and 62.9-percent from the free-throw line.
Recent History: Since USMMA rejoined the Skyline Conference, the Knights have won nine of the 10 meetings in the series. The lone loss came in a 44-39 defeat in the 2019 Skyline Conference Championship Final.
What's Next: The Knights will break for the holidays following tonight's contest and are scheduled to be back in action on January 2 when they travel to #15/9 New York University.
