Senior Day- Wildcats Host Wofford on Monday in Home W. Basketball Finale

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DAVIDSON, N.C. — Fresh off taking down Appalachian State on Saturday in front of a season-high crowd of 1,271, the Davidson women's basketball team looks to close out its home slate of games in winning style when it hosts Wofford on Monday, Feb. 20, as part of Senior Day.

The Opening Tip
Davidson (19-7, 15-2 SoCon), which took over first place in the league standings, will seek its ninth straight win when they play the Wofford Terriers (11-14, 4-12 SoCon) on Monday night at 7 p.m. in John M. Belk Arena.

Prior to the game, the Wildcats will honor seniors Kristen Johnsen and Amanda Ottaway as part of Senior Day. The duo will be playing their final regular season game at home.

The All-Time Series/Last Meeting ...
... has Davidson leading 25-13, but lost this year's first meeting on the road, 63-59, which snapped its four-game win streak. The Wildcats though have still won 18 of the past 21 contests overall in the series.

In the first meeting this year, Jan. 9, Wofford's Rachel Brittenham banked in a three-pointer as the shot clock was expiring with 44 ticks left to give Wofford the lead and Davidson was held scoreless in the final 1:49 of the game as it fell 63-59. Laura Murray filled up the nets for a game-high 16 points, while Sophia Aleksandravicius tallied a double-double with 10 points and 15 rebounds.

Game Notes...
Wildcats Set School Mark, Best Run in SoCon in Program History
Davidson has been on a roll as of late in the Southern Conference, resulting in setting the best run in program history. The Wildcats' 15-2 record in league play is the best through 17 SoCon games in program history. The 15 league wins set a school record, snapping the 14-6 mark set by the 2004-05 team. This season saw the 'Cats get off to a 5-0 start to open league play, two games off the best start set by the 2008-09 squad.

Win vs. App. State Sets Record For Most Wins at Home
Davidson has taken its homecourt advantage at John M. Belk Arena to a new level this year. The Wildcats set the school mark for most wins in a single-season when they scored a 61-54 home triumph vs. App. State, Feb. 18. It moved their record to 11-1, breaking the old mark of 10 wins in a season which was set four times. The 'Cats are currently riding a four-game win streak and have won 15 of their last 17 in John M. Belk Arena.
This season saw the Wildcats rattle off a seven-game home win streak in their first seven home contests. The 7-0 home start was the best start in program history to surpass the 1996-97 team that won its first six straight home contests.

New Overall Season-Best Win Streak, Eight Straight
The Wildcats pushed their season-best win streak to eight in a row after taking home a 61-54 victory at home vs. Appalachain State, Feb. 18. The streak started Jan. 23 vs. Chattanooga at home as Davidson has picked up four home wins and four road wins during the run.

Davidson as a team is outscoring its opponents 65-50 during the win streak.

Laura Murray has paced the offense, shooting a solid 48.8 percent from the field and even better from downtown at 50 percent. She is averaging a team-best 14.4 points. Sophia Aleksandravicius is dropping in 12.9 points and just over nine rebounds, while having swatted away 30 blocks in the six games.

The win streak is the longest since the 2009-10 team rattled off six straight. The school record is 10 in a row set by the 2006-07 team.

SoCon Season-Series Sweeps
Davidson earned its seventh SoCon season-series sweep when it scored a 61-54 home win vs. ASU, Feb. 18. The Wildcats, who earlier in the season defeated the Mountaineers 55-52, have already sweep the two-game series vs. Ga. Southern (72-48 & 69-62), Furman (61-50 & 78-57), College of Charleston (56-39 & 46-23), Western Carolina (64-46 & 58-45), Elon (75-66 & 78-51) and UNCG (71-52 & 58-49).

SoCon Double-Figure Streak Snapped at 21 for Murray
Sophomore Laura Murray saw her streak of scoring in double figures during the regular season vs. Southern Conference foes come to an end at 21 straight when she scored just six points in a home win vs. App. State, Feb. 18. It was the longest streak of her career.

The shooting guard started the streak last year in Chattanooga and closed the year with five straight double-digit scoring games, including a 23-point effort vs. Georgia Southern. This year during the run, she hit the 20-mark four times in games vs. Elon, at Furman, vs. Samford and vs. UNCG.

Scouting the Wildcats
•Davidson rattled off its eighth win in a row, a 61-54 victory at home vs. App. State on Saturday.
•The win was the Wildcats' 17th in the last 20 games and they remained perfect in Feb. (6-0).
•The win streak is the longest since the 2006-07 team rattled off a program-best 10 in a row.
•Davidson had its 15th game of holding an opponent to under 36 percent shooting in the win vs. ASU. The Wildcats are 14-1 in those contests.
•During the eight-game win streak, Davidson is holding opponents to 31 percent shooting.
•The Wildcats rank first defensively in the SoCon in field goal percentage (.352).
•The 'Cats are 15-2 in league play, setting the school record for league wins.
•Davidson has won 17 of 20 SoCon games overall dating back to last year (10 wins at home).
•Davidson's 19 wins are tied for second-most in program history with the 2007-08 team (19-11).
•Katrin Chiemeka carried the Wildcats to victory on Saturday with a career-best 19 points. The junior scored 13 of those in the final 7:21 and had 16 points total in the second half.
•Amanda Ottaway came off the bench for 11 points, including tying a season-high at the charity stripe with seven free throws. The senior has scored in double figures four times this year and seven overall for her career.
•Sophia Aleksandravicius had 10 points and nine boards in the win vs. ASU.
•She is fourth in the SoCon in scoring (14.0) and first in rebounds (9.2) and blocks (3.2).
•She is 18 rebounds away from moving into third-place all-time, sitting at 750 career boards.
•Laura Murray (15 ppg/3rd SoCon) had her streak of 21-straight SoCon games scoring in double figures come to an end on Saturday with just six points. She did set a season-best in rebounds, hauling in nine to tie for the team-high with Aleksandravicius.
•Kristen Johnsen is just eight rebounds away from reaching 500 for her career.
•The win on Saturday set the best record at home in program history at 11-1 (8-1 vs. SoCon).
•Davidson is riding a four-game home win streak and has won 15 of its last 17 at home overall.
•Since dropping its game at Wofford, Jan. 9, Davidson has gone 10-1 in the past 11 games.
•The 'Cats, picked fifth in the SoCon preseason poll, return four starters and nine letterwinners.
•Head coach Michele Savage enters her second year at Davidson (33-24, 23-14 SoCon).

Scouting the Terriers
•Wofford last played at home vs. Western Carolina, Feb. 11, dropping its second game in a row, 58-54. The Terriers could not overcome a five-point halftime deficit (30-25).
•Morgan Wrightson paced the offense vs. the Catamounts with 18 points.
•She is averaging a team-high 12.2 points on the season. The guard had 14 last time vs. Davidson.
•Rachel Brittenham scored 15 points, including a clutch three-ball vs. Davidson last meeting.
•She leads the SoCon with 136 assists (5.4 apg).
•Wofford is 0-7 vs. league foes on the road.
•Since defeating the Wildcats, Jan. 9, the Terriers have gone just 2-9 in their last 11 games. The wins have come against Ga. Southern and Samford.
•Woffod is tops in the league in defensive three-point shooting at 24.6 percent.
•Wofford returns eight letterwinners (three starters) and was picked 11th in the preseason poll.
•Head coach Edgar Farmer is in his eighth year at Wofford, collecting 66 wins.

A Look Ahead
Davidson hits the road for its final two games at Chattanooga and Samford, Feb. 25-27.

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