Friday, December 18
Davidson, N.C.
11:30 a.m.
Davidson College Athletics
vs
East Tennessee State
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
Davidson Welcomes ETSU Friday Morning For Education Day
12/16/2015 11:28:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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2015-16 Media Guide (pdf)
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DAVIDSON, N.C. — Continuing with its season-long five-game homestand, the Davidson women's basketball team will face East Tennessee State Friday morning at 11:30 a.m. as part of the Wildcats' Education Day game.
As part of Education Day, the 'Cats (6-4) will welcome local schools Davidson Day, Community School Davidson, Davidson Elementary and Mountain Island Lake. It is the second straight Education Day game for Davidson after hosting Dayton last year. Prior to last year, Davidson had not held an Education Day game since Jan. 12, 2012 when it played Western Carolina and welcomed five local schools.
OPENING TIP: Quick Hits
•Davidson is in its 37th season and reached the 400-win mark last year at Gardner-Webb.
•The 'Cats are in their second year in the Atlantic 10 after a 21-year run in the SoCon.
•The Wildcats were picked to finish 14th in the A-10 Coaches Preseason Poll.
•Davidson returns nine letterwinners and all five of its starters from last year's 5-25 team.
•Head coach Michele Savage is in her sixth year (85-85) and is facing ETSU for the first time.
Last Game Out vs. South Carolina State ...
• Mackenzie Latt scored a game-high 18 points and Hannah Early added 17 to lead Davidson to a 63-51 victory over South Carolina State last Saturday at home.
•Early drilled a season-best five of the Wildcats' season-high eight three-pointers.
•The Wildcats shot 50 percent from the floor and was just as impressive at the defensive end limiting SC State to just 27.3 percent.
•It was the third time the 'Cats have shot over 50 percent in a game this year.
•Davidson held a commanding 40-27 advantage on the glass and matched a team season high with 17 assists on its 24 field goals.
Impressive 5-game Stretch By Early and Latt ...
•The frontcourt duo of Early and Latt are averaging an impressive 16.2 and 16.4 points a game, respectively, in the last five games combined.
•Latt is shooting 59.3 percent, while Early has hit 34.1 percent of her three-pointers (15-44).
•Early has registered a pair of double-doubles, including season-highs of 20 points and 15 rebounds vs. Western Carolina, during the stretch.
•Latt had a season and career-high 23-point outing at Radford and has scored in double figures in four of the past five games.
Random Notes ...
•Davidson is on a season-long five-game home stretch after a season-long seven-game road trip.
•Dukes was named the College Sports Madness Atlantic 10 Player of the Week, Nov. 30.
•Dating back to last year, Early has scored in double digits in 33 of her last 40 games.
•She has reached the double-figure mark in points in 61 games overall for her career.
•Latt is averaging a team-best 13.9 points per game and shooting 51.8 percent from the floor.
•Early (11.6) and Dukes (13.5) are also averaging in double figures
•Early and Dukes have combined to score 2,210 points during their careers.
•The duo rank ninth and 17th, respectively, in the Wildcat all-time scoring list.
•In their three home games, the 'Cats are shooting 73 percent from the charity stripe and outrebounded the opposition 118-111.
•Davidson has out-rebounded the opposition in seven of its 10 games so far this year.
•Davidson is a combined 59-for-73 (.808) from the charity stripe in the past fives games.
•Six times the 'Cats have held their opponent to under 32 percent shooting in a game this season.
•Latt, who is averaging 15.3 points at home, is shooting 60 percent (21-35) in the three home games.
•The 'Cats' 6-4 non-conference regular season record so far is their best since going 6-5 during the 2007-08 season.
All-Time Series vs. East Tennessee State ...
•The Wildcats hold a 15-11 lead in the series vs. ETSU, and have won eight of the past 11 games.
•They are riding a three-game win streak in the series and have won the last four in a row at home.
•The last meeting took place Dec. 6, 2007 at Belk Arena, with Davidson securing a 79-61 win.
Scouting the Lady Bucs ...
•East Tennessee State is 4-6 on the year. It plays host to Campbell Wednesday night.
•ETSU is playing four games in a nine-day snap from Dec. 13-21 before have a break until Dec. 29.
•The Lady Bucs are just 1-6 on the road this year, having dropped their last four straight.
•Two of those defeats were against SEC foes Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
•ETSU was picked to finish third in the Southern Conference.
•Bridges and Tianna Tarter were each named to the preseason all-conference team.
•The Buccaneers went 21-12 a year ago and 11-3 in the league play.
•They reaced the SoCon Tournament Title game before falling to eventual champion Chattanooga, 61-56 in overtime.
•ETSU was down by 24 points at one point, but stormed back to force OT.
•ETSU faced a common opponent of the Wildcats this year, taking on Wake Forest, Nov. 15. It fell 69-52 on the road.
•The Lady Bucs return eight of their 13 letterwinners, with three of their five starters coming back as well.
A Look Ahead ...
•Davidson turns right around and will host cross-county rival Charlotte on Sunday at 2 p.m.
2015-16 Media Guide (pdf)
Game Notes- #11 vs. East Tennessee State (pdf)
Television- NA
DavidsonPhotos.com
Ticket information for home games, click on season or single game to purchase tickets
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Continuing with its season-long five-game homestand, the Davidson women's basketball team will face East Tennessee State Friday morning at 11:30 a.m. as part of the Wildcats' Education Day game.
As part of Education Day, the 'Cats (6-4) will welcome local schools Davidson Day, Community School Davidson, Davidson Elementary and Mountain Island Lake. It is the second straight Education Day game for Davidson after hosting Dayton last year. Prior to last year, Davidson had not held an Education Day game since Jan. 12, 2012 when it played Western Carolina and welcomed five local schools.
OPENING TIP: Quick Hits
•Davidson is in its 37th season and reached the 400-win mark last year at Gardner-Webb.
•The 'Cats are in their second year in the Atlantic 10 after a 21-year run in the SoCon.
•The Wildcats were picked to finish 14th in the A-10 Coaches Preseason Poll.
•Davidson returns nine letterwinners and all five of its starters from last year's 5-25 team.
•Head coach Michele Savage is in her sixth year (85-85) and is facing ETSU for the first time.
Last Game Out vs. South Carolina State ...
• Mackenzie Latt scored a game-high 18 points and Hannah Early added 17 to lead Davidson to a 63-51 victory over South Carolina State last Saturday at home.
•Early drilled a season-best five of the Wildcats' season-high eight three-pointers.
•The Wildcats shot 50 percent from the floor and was just as impressive at the defensive end limiting SC State to just 27.3 percent.
•It was the third time the 'Cats have shot over 50 percent in a game this year.
•Davidson held a commanding 40-27 advantage on the glass and matched a team season high with 17 assists on its 24 field goals.
Impressive 5-game Stretch By Early and Latt ...
•The frontcourt duo of Early and Latt are averaging an impressive 16.2 and 16.4 points a game, respectively, in the last five games combined.
•Latt is shooting 59.3 percent, while Early has hit 34.1 percent of her three-pointers (15-44).
•Early has registered a pair of double-doubles, including season-highs of 20 points and 15 rebounds vs. Western Carolina, during the stretch.
•Latt had a season and career-high 23-point outing at Radford and has scored in double figures in four of the past five games.
Random Notes ...
•Davidson is on a season-long five-game home stretch after a season-long seven-game road trip.
•Dukes was named the College Sports Madness Atlantic 10 Player of the Week, Nov. 30.
•Dating back to last year, Early has scored in double digits in 33 of her last 40 games.
•She has reached the double-figure mark in points in 61 games overall for her career.
•Latt is averaging a team-best 13.9 points per game and shooting 51.8 percent from the floor.
•Early (11.6) and Dukes (13.5) are also averaging in double figures
•Early and Dukes have combined to score 2,210 points during their careers.
•The duo rank ninth and 17th, respectively, in the Wildcat all-time scoring list.
•In their three home games, the 'Cats are shooting 73 percent from the charity stripe and outrebounded the opposition 118-111.
•Davidson has out-rebounded the opposition in seven of its 10 games so far this year.
•Davidson is a combined 59-for-73 (.808) from the charity stripe in the past fives games.
•Six times the 'Cats have held their opponent to under 32 percent shooting in a game this season.
•Latt, who is averaging 15.3 points at home, is shooting 60 percent (21-35) in the three home games.
•The 'Cats' 6-4 non-conference regular season record so far is their best since going 6-5 during the 2007-08 season.
All-Time Series vs. East Tennessee State ...
•The Wildcats hold a 15-11 lead in the series vs. ETSU, and have won eight of the past 11 games.
•They are riding a three-game win streak in the series and have won the last four in a row at home.
•The last meeting took place Dec. 6, 2007 at Belk Arena, with Davidson securing a 79-61 win.
Scouting the Lady Bucs ...
•East Tennessee State is 4-6 on the year. It plays host to Campbell Wednesday night.
•ETSU is playing four games in a nine-day snap from Dec. 13-21 before have a break until Dec. 29.
•The Lady Bucs are just 1-6 on the road this year, having dropped their last four straight.
•Two of those defeats were against SEC foes Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
•ETSU was picked to finish third in the Southern Conference.
•Bridges and Tianna Tarter were each named to the preseason all-conference team.
•The Buccaneers went 21-12 a year ago and 11-3 in the league play.
•They reaced the SoCon Tournament Title game before falling to eventual champion Chattanooga, 61-56 in overtime.
•ETSU was down by 24 points at one point, but stormed back to force OT.
•ETSU faced a common opponent of the Wildcats this year, taking on Wake Forest, Nov. 15. It fell 69-52 on the road.
•The Lady Bucs return eight of their 13 letterwinners, with three of their five starters coming back as well.
A Look Ahead ...
•Davidson turns right around and will host cross-county rival Charlotte on Sunday at 2 p.m.
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