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DAVIDSON, N.C. — Davidson looks to cap off a busy stretch with a win before a little Thanksgiving break by hosting the Big South's High Point Panthers Tuesday evening in John M. Belk Arena for women's basketball. Game time is set for 7 p.m.

Tuesday will mark the Wildcats' third game in a six-day span and their fourth overall in a nine-day stretch, before they take a holiday break. The game will also be the third at home in the past four as Davidson is in a stretch where it plays five of seven games from Nov. 17-Dec. 7 at the friendly confines of John M. Belk Arena.

OPENING TIP: Quick Hits ...
•Davidson is in its 36th season and reached the 400-win mark, Nov. 20, at Gardner-Webb.
•The 'Cats moved to the Atlantic 10, July 1, 2014, after a 21-year run in the SoCon.
•They finished 203-164 all-time in the SoCon, winning the program's first regular season title in 2011-12 and reaching the championship game three times.
•The Wildcats were picked to finish 12th in the A-10 coaches preseason poll.
•Davidson returns seven letterwinners and four of its five starters from a year ago.
•Head coach Michele Savage is in her fifth year (76-58) and is 1-2 vs. High Point all-time.

Last Game Out vs. Mount St. Mary's ...
•Davidson came back from a 10-point halftime deficit (33-23) to score a 67-62 win last Sunday against visiting Mount St. Mary's.
•Mackenzie Latt and Hannah Early had their second game in a row with double-doubles.
•Latt scored 14 points and pulled in 10 rebounds, while Early had 16 points (11 in the second half) and hauled in a season-best 11 rebounds (career-high 7 on offense).
•Early netted nine points in the first six minutes of the second half to help Davidson close within one, 45-44, when it scored 21 of the first 33 points of the new half.
•Diona Johnson added 11 off the bench, including seven during a 9-0 run that gave the Wildcats the lead for good at 53-48 with 9:32 remaining in the second half.
•Dakota Dukes scored all 12 of her points in the second half, including going a season-best 8-for-11 at the free throw line.
•Davidson had a season-high 24 offensive rebounds, good for 24 second-chance points.

Excellent Career Start ...
•The freshmen Latt has had an outstanding four-game start to her collegiate career.
•The forward has recorded double-doubles in three of her first four games, including season highs of 21 points and 15 rebounds last Thursday at Gardner-Webb.
•Latt paces the team in points (15.5 ppg), rebounds (9.8 rpg), field goal percentage (.591, 26-44), minutes (32.8 mpg) and blocks (7).
•She ranks second in rebounding and sixth in scoring in the A-10 through four games.
•Monday, Latt was named the A-10 Rookie of the Week and College Sports Madness A-10 Player of the Week after averaging 17 points and nine rebounds, Nov. 17-24.

Random Stats/Notes ...
•Tuesday's game will wrap up a four-game stretch in nine days before Thanksgiving.
•The win Nov. 20 gave head coach Michele Savage her 75th for her career at Davidson.
•The 'Cats have put four scorers in double digits in three of the first four games to start the year.
•Davidson has recorded two 20-plus offensive rebounding games this season as well as a pair of 40-plus rebound games.
•Latt's 15 rebounds at Gardner-Webb were the most recorded in a game by a 'Cat since Sophia Aleksandravicius pulled in 15 at Elon, Jan. 26, 2013.
•Over the past 12 years, Davidson has won at least 15 games in nine of those seasons.
•Davidson will face 10 new opponents this year, with nine of them being Atlantic 10 foes.

All-Time Series vs. High Point ...
•This is the fourth consecutive meeting, and ninth overall, between the two North Carolina schools, with Davidson trailing 5-3.
•Last year at High Point, the Wildcats ran into a hot-shooting Panther squad that hit 55.7 percent of their shots in taking a 100-65 decision.
•High Point hit its first nine shots of the second half, with three of them from behind the arc, and ran off a 22-6 run to open up a 69-38 lead.
•The Panthers finished the half shooting a blistering 62.5 percent (20-32) and went 39-for-70 overall for the game, including 11-of-19 from behind the three-line.
•All eight Davidson players scored, with Shneeka Center leading the way on a season-high tying 18 points. Laura Murray had 12 points, hitting three of the Wildcats' eight triples on the day.

Scouting the Panthers ...
•High Point is off to a 2-2 start after playing Sunday against William & Mary at home.
•Tuesday's game vs. Davidson is the Panthers' third in a five-day stretch, having also played at North Carolina State, Nov. 21 .
•In their latest game, the Panthers pulled out an 87-80 overtime victory Sunday vs. W&M.
•HPU (2-2), which trailed by 12-points in the second half, outscored the Tribe 41-22 in the final 13 minutes of regulation and overtime to pull out the win.
•DeAnneisha Jackson led the way with career-high 20 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks while shooting 12-13 from the free throw line.
•It marked Jackson's third double-double in the first four games of the season.
•Kaylah Keys helped pace the offense with 20 points and Latrice Phelps just missed a double-double with 17 points and nine rebounds.
•Prior to their win vs. William & Mary, the Panthers battled N.C. State to the end, falling just 66-62, Nov. 21.
•HPU opened the season with a 72-65 win at home against Brevard College, Nov. 15.
•The Panthers are coming off a 22-11 record a year ago and a postseason trip to the Women's NIT.
•They went 16-4 in the Big South to win the regular season title last year. They reached the tournament final, falling to Winthrop 87-74.
•The Panthers return eight letterwinners and all five starters.
•High Point was picked second in the preseason league poll.
•Keys was voted the preseason Big South Player of the Year after averaging 17.7 points a game last season.
•Stacia Robertson was named to the league's preseason first team with Keys. She poured in 12.7 points a game and paced HPU with an rebounding average of 8.8
•Head coach DeUnna Hendrix is in his third season and has collected 41 wins at HPU.

A Look Ahead ...
The 'Cats take a five-day break for Thanksgiving, before traveling to play Rutgers, Nov. 30. It will be the third straight year the two schools have faced off against each other.

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