2012-13 Goldey-Beacom College Women's Basketball
Game 26: at Dominican (16-8, 13-4)
Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 | 1 p.m. | Hennessy Center (Orangeburg, N.Y.)
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Opening Tip-Off
After setting a school record with their seventh consecutive victory on Wednesday night, the Lightning will try to extend their school-record win streak and set a pair of other school marks on Saturday afternoon with a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference contest at Dominican. Opening tip-off between the Lightning and the North Division-leading Chargers is slated for 1 p.m. at the Hennessy Center. In addition, live stats and live video for Saturday's game will be available via the Chargers' official athletics website, www.chargerathletics.com.
Updating the Lightning
Now 17-8 overall and 14-2 in the CACC, the Lightning secured a home game in the conference quarterfinals after posting a convincing 72-43 victory over Nyack on Wednesday night at Bowman Gymnasium. The Lightning, who set a school record by winning their seventh straight game, shot a season-high 49.2 per cent from the field in the win on Wednesday night as senior forwards Akilah Sewell and Irene Hudson each tallied a “double double.” Sewell scored a season-high 18 points and grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds while Hudson contributed a 15-point, 12-rebound performance. The Lightning, who have won 14 of their last 17 games, will be trying to win their 15th CACC contest of the year on Saturday, which would set a school record. In addition, they can also set a school record for consecutive conference victories with a win. It would mark the Lightning's eighth straight conference victory.
Scouting Dominican
Currently 16-8 overall and 13-4 in the CACC's North Division, the Chargers have won four of their last five games after edging Philadelphia University in overtime by a 76-74 margin on Thursday night at the Gallagher Center. Junior forward KC Jentzen and senior forward Bianca Harris each scored 20 points with nine rebounds to lead the Chargers to the victory. Meanwhile, senior guard Lindsey Lopez tallied a game-high seven assists while contributing seven points. Sophomore guard LaShonda Hathorne finished with 14 points, including a perfect 6-for-6 effort at the free throw line. Jentzen is the Chargers' leading scorer with a 14.5 average while Lopez is scoring 12.0 points per game in addition to leading the CACC with 63 made three-point field goals. Coach Bill Diener is in his third season as the Chargers' leader after spending two years on the staff as an assistant coach. He has led Dominican to three straight CACC Tournament appearances and a 39-47 record.
Streaks, Storylines and Sidebars
• A win over the Chargers on Saturday would give Goldey-Beacom at least 18 wins for the fourth time in the program's Division II history, including a third consecutive season. Over the last three years, the Lightning have a 54-28 (.658) record.
• In addition, a win on Wednesday would give the Lightning an eight-game win streak, which would extend the school record for consecutive victories that the Lightning set on Wednesday with their seventh straight triumph.
• The Lightning would also break the school record for consecutive conference wins with a victory at Dominican. The Lightning won seven straight CACC games from Nov. 30 to Jan. 8 earlier this season.
• A victory over the Chargers on Saturday afternoon would give the Lightning 15 conference wins this year, which would break the school record they set last year with a 14-5 record.
• After a five-game losing skid in November, the Lightning have won 14 of their last 17 games and will be trying to win their fifth straight road game when they visit Dominican on Saturday afternoon.
• The Lightning have clinched their fourth consecutive appearance in the CACC Tournament after their 61-47 victory over Felician on Feb. 2. They also clinched a home game for the quarterfinals on Mar. 2 as a result of their win on Wednesday night.
• The Lightning have now won 10 or more CACC games for the fourth straight season. Since becoming an NCAA Division II program in 2003-04, the Lightning have won 10 or more conference games five times.
• The Lightning are ranked second in the CACC and fourth in NCAA Division II in opponent field goal percentage defense (.320). In conference games, the Lightning have limited opponents to a .278 field goal percentage, which leads the CACC.
• Goldey-Beacom has held its opponent to under 50 points in 8 of its last 10 games. The Lightning are 12-2 over the last two seasons when holding an opponent under 50 points, including an 8-1 mark this year.
• The Lightning have held the rebounding advantage in 13 of their last 15 games. In the win over Nyack on Wednesday night, the Lightning outrebounded the Warriors by a 53-32 margin and had 18 offensive rebounds.
• The Lightning are 14-3 this season when leading at the intermission.
• The Lightning enter Saturday's game leading the CACC in fewest turnovers per game with a 16.4 average. In addition, they rank second in the CACC by averaging 14.9 made free throws per game.
• The Lightning have posted 33 blocked shots in their last five games, including a season-high 10 blocks against Post on Jan. 26. The Lightning are ranked second in the CACC by averaging 4.7 blocked shots per game.
• After scoring 72 points in the win over Nyack on Wednesday night, the Lightning have won 16 consecutive games when scoring 70 or more points, including a perfect 7-0 record this year. The Lightning's last loss when scoring 70 or more points came against the University of the District of Columbia in an 86-74 setback on Nov. 19, 2011.
• Over the last three games, Goldey-Beacom opponents have made just 6 of 44 three-point field goal attempts. Nyack was 3-for-24 from beyond the arc on Wednesday night. The Lightning rank second in the CACC in opponent three-point field goal percentage this year.
• Senior guard Ashley Rosario will break the school record for games played when she makes her next appearance, a mark set by Janae Weldon (2007-11) and Toni Jones (2004-08). Weldon and Jones each played in 110 games during their careers.
• Senior forward Irene Hudson has scored in double figures in 10 of her last 11 games. During that stretch, she is averaging 12.8 points per contest while making 50.5 per cent of her field goal attempts.
• Richardson also enters Saturday's game needing just seven assists to break her own single-season school record that she set last year. She ranks second in the CACC with 112 assists this year, including 50 during the month of January.
A Look Back at Last Year's Meetings
The Chargers earned a pair of victories over the Lightning at the Joseph West Jones College Center, including a two-point victory in the CACC quarterfinals. In the regular season meeting between the two teams, which Dominican won by a 66-52 margin, senior Lindsey Lopez scored a game-high 18 points with seven assists while senior Bianca Harris added 16 points. Senior guard Ashley Rosario led Goldey-Beacom in a losing effort with 12 points and seven rebounds. The Chargers used a pair of 11-point efforts from Samantha Klunk and Marley Klunk to hold off the Lightning for a 48-46 victory in the CACC quarterfinals. Senior forward Akilah Sewell had a game-high 12 rebounds to go with five points in the loss.
Series Business: Dominican
The Lightning and the Chargers will be meeting for the 18th time in a series that Dominican leads by a 12-5 margin. In addition, the Chargers have won five of the last six affairs between the two teams, including a pair of contests last season. The teams have met twice in the CACC Tournament with each team winning once. Dominican upset the Lightning in last year's quarterfinals at the Jones Center while Goldey-Beacom earned a win over the Chargers in the 2006 CACC quarterfinals.
Richardson Records First “Triple Double” in Lightning's Win Over Post
Senior guard Devonne Richardson became the first player in Goldey-Beacom College women's basketball history to record a “triple double” when she accomplished the feat against Post University on Jan. 26. The Baltimore, Md. native scored a game-high 14 points with 11 rebounds and a career-high 12 assists while leading the Lightning to a 68-45 victory over the Eagles at the Jones Center. It marked the sixth “triple double” game in NCAA Division II and is believed to be the first by a player in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference since Feb. 15, 2005 when Leah Shumoski of the University of the Sciences scored 13 points with 11 rebounds and 10 assists against the Lightning in an 80-70 victory.
Too Close for Comfort
Of the Lightning's 17 victories this season, nine of them have been decided by nine points or less. In addition, the Lightning have won two of their games this year with a field goal in the closing seconds of regulation. On Nov. 12, senior guard Jacinda Jones gave Goldey-Beacom a 67-66 victory at Kutztown with a field goal with two seconds remaining. Senior guard Devonne Richardson scored on a lay-up with 5.8 seconds left in regulation on Dec. 8 to break a 53-53 tie against Caldwell.
What's Ahead for Goldey-Beacom
The Lightning will return home on Tuesday, Feb. 19 to play in their penultimate home game of the regular season against CACC South Division rival Philadelphia University. Opening tip-off is slated for 6 p.m. in the second meeting this season between the two teams. The Lightning earned a 76-52 victory over the Rams in the first meeting on Jan. 23 as senior guard Jacinda Jones scored a game-high 21 points by making 7 of 11 three-point field goal attempts.
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