Wednesday, February 8
Davidson, N.C.
7:00 p.m.
Davidson College
vs
UNCG
Freshman Lillian McCabe has played in 19 of Davidson's 22 games this year.
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
Wildcats Seek to Continue Hot Streak, Host UNCG on Wednesday in Belk Arena
2/7/2012 4:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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DAVIDSON, N.C. — Winners of 11 of their first 13 Southern Conference games, Davidson looks to keep the hot streak rolling when it plays UNCG for the first time this season on Wednesday evening in women's basketball in John M. Belk Arena.
The Opening Tip
Davidson (15-7, 11-2 SoCon), winners in 13 of its last 16 games, looks to push its overall win streak to five straight when it hosts the UNCG Spartans (3-19, 2-12 SoCon) on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
The Wildcats sit alone in second place in the league standings, trailing just Appalachian State which is 12-1. The 'Cats gave ASU its only league defeat so far back on Jan. 15, 55-52.
The All-Time Series/Last Meeting ...
... is 28-14 in favor of UNCG after both teams split last year's two meetings. The Wildcats have won seven of the last 10 meetings though.
In last year's final contest at UNCG, sophomore Sophia Aleksandravicius had her second straight 20-point game and Kristen Johnsen hit the winning free throw as Davidson held on for a 53-52 road win at UNCG.
Tied at 52-all, Johnsen was fouled on layup attempt with the shot clock running down putting the junior at the line with 44 ticks left. Johnsen hit the first one to give Davidson a one-point lead, but saw the second free throw hit the front iron allowing UNCG to tie it or win it on its possession, which turned out to be three chances. Davidson halted all three chances and held on for the victory.
Game Notes...
Best Run in SoCon in Program History
Davidson has been on a roll as of late in the Southern Conference, resulting in the best run in program history. The Wildcats 11-2 record in league play is the best through 13 SoCon games in program history. The spurt included a 5-0 start to open league, two games off the best start set by the 2008-09 squad.
SoCon Season-Series Sweeps
Davidson earned its fourth SoCon season-series sweep when it scored a 69-62 road win at Georgia Southern, Feb. 6. The Wildcats have already sweep the two-game series vs. Furman (61-50 & 78-57), College of Charleston (56-39 & 46-23) and Western Carolina (64-46 & 58-45).
SoCon Double-Figure Streak Reaches 18 for Murray
Sophomore Laura Murray kept her streak of scoring in double figures during the regular season vs. Southern Conference foes intact when she dropped in a game-high 17 points on the road at Georgia Southern, Feb, 6. She has now scored in double digits in 18 straight league games.
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 has seen her hit the 20-mark three times in games vs. Elon, at Furman and vs. Samford.
Stout Defensive Effort in Big Road Win at College of Charleston; School Record Set in Points
Davidson had its best defensive game in school history, Feb. 4, at College of Charleston. The 'Cats earned their biggest road win in the series, with a 46-23 victory as they dominated the Cougars. They held CofC to just four points, one off the NCAA record of three, in the first half and six percent shooting on 2-of-33 from the floor.
The Wildcats were just as good in the second half as the Cougars were held to just four field goals and 15 percent shooting. Overall, Davidson held CofC to just 10 percent shooting for the game.
The 23 points set a school record for least amount of points given up in a game, breaking the 25 given up to Sacred Heart in 1974.
In addition, Davidson clipped the 50-rebound mark for the first time this year with a season-high 54 boards.
Seeing Double Again
For the eight time this year and 27th time overall for her career, Sophia Aleksandravicius tallied a double-double as she picked up 15 points and 10 rebounds in a win vs. Chattanooga, Jan. 23.
Her double-double games this year:
•11/18 at Hight Point (22 pts/12 rbs)
•11/25 at Princeton (12 pts/10 rbs)
•12/22 at Radford (18 pts/11 rbs)
•1/4 vs. Elon (23 pts/10 rbs)
•1/9 at Wofford (10 pts/15 rbs)
•1/13 vs. W. Carolina (10 pts/12 rbs)
•1/15 at App. State (17 pts/20 rbs)
•1/23 vs. Chattanooga (15 pts/10 rbs)
350 Wins as a Program
Davidson reached the 350-win plateau as a program this year on Jan. 15 at Appalachian State. The Wildcats scored a 55-52 road win. Entering the program's 33rd year.
During that span, they have now had 18 seasons of 10 or more wins, including the last 10 straight years. The 2006-07 season saw the 'Cats win a program-best 23 games on their way to the program's first postseason experience in the women's basketball NIT.
Scouting the Wildcats
•Davidson raced to its 13th win in the last 16 games with a 69-62 road victory at Ga. Southern on Saturday. The 'Cats ran their road record to an even 6-6 overall and 5-1 in SoCon action.
•Davidson led by as many as 23 points in sweeping the season-series vs. the Eagles.
•It was the 'Cats fourth season-series sweep (GSU, Furman, W. Carolina and CofC).
•Davidson four-game win streak is its second longest this year.
•The win moved the 'Cats to 11-2 in league play, the program's best run ever.
•Davidson has won 13 of 16 league games overall dating back to last year (eight wins at home).
•Davidson is 9-1 at home and won 13 of its last 15 home contests dating back to end of last year.
•The 'Cats are three SoCon wins from tying the school record of 14 set in 2004-05 (14-6).
•Laura Murray (team-best 15.1 ppg & 3rd in SoCon) scored 17 points at GSU and has scored in double digits in 18 straight SoCon games. She has six 20-point games this year as well.
•Murray is 11th in the latest national rankings in three-point percentage at 41.7.
•Sophia Aleksandravicius had 14 points, eight boards and four blocks in the win vs. the Eagles.
•The junior has earned nine double-doubles this season with four of them coming at home.
•She is fourth in the SoCon in scoring (14.3 ppg) and first in rebounds (9.3) and blocks (3.4).
•The 6-foot-4 forward is sixth in the nation in blocks per game and has 218 for her career.
•Murray and Aleksand., one or the other, have led the team in points in 21 of the 22 games.
•Barbara Sitton had third straight double-figure scoring game at Ga. Southern with 10 points. •She is averaging 11.3 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals in past three games.
•The 'Cats' as a team are second in the SoCon in scoring (64.1) and field goal percentage (.415).
•Starting Feb. 4, Davidson is in the midst of playing five games in an 11-day stretch with four of those games being on the road.
•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 (29-24, 19-14 SoCon).
Scouting the Spartans
•UNCG saw its losing streak reach six straight after a 69-50 home defeat to Elon on Monday. The Spartans have also had a nine-game losing streak during the season.
•Natalie Headley had 14 points to pace the offense, which UNCG shot just 23.9 percent for the game.
•Breonna Patterson leads the team with a 10.1 points per game average.
•Janae Stevenson had a double-double last time out vs. Davidson (13 points/11 rebounds).
•UNCG is fifth in SoCon in offensive boards (285).
•The Spartans are just 2-12 in league play and 0-6 in road league games. They are 1-10 on road.
•The Spartans have finished up its season-series vs. Chattanooga (0-2), Samford (1-1), Furman (0-2), Western Carolina (0-2) and Elon (0-2).
•The Spartans were picked eighth in the preseason league poll after going 13-16 a year ago.
•Head coach Wendy Palmer is in her first season with UNCG.
A Look Ahead
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