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Davidson Hosts UCF Wednesday at Belk Arena in Home Opener
11/15/2016 11:19:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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DAVIDSON, N.C. — After a two-game road trip to the state of Michigan to start the year, Davidson returns to John M. Belk Arena fot its home opener Wednesday night at 7 p.m. against first-time opponent UCF in women's basketball action.
The Wildcats (0-2) will be playing their second of four new opponents they will face this year, with the first being Western Michigan last Sunday.
Game Promotions
The first 100 Davidson students who come out for the game at the start of it will receive free Under Armour t-shirts. There will also be a halftime contest with prizes included.
OPENING TIP: Quick Hits ...
•Davidson is in its 38th season and has collected 415 wins in program history.
•The 'Cats are in their third year in the Atlantic 10 after a 21-year run in the SoCon.
•Davidson returns eight letterwinners and three of its five starters from last year's 11-19 team.
•Head coach Michele Savage is in her 7th year (90-102) and facing UCF for the first time.
Last Game Out at Western Michigan, Nov. 13 ...
•Davidson fell short in its first-ever matchup against Western Michigan with a 76-63 setback.
•The Wildcats, who led at the half (31-30) and most of the third quarter (40-34, 46-44), saw WMU (1-0) use a game-changing 17-0 run to turn a 46-44 deficit into a 61-46 lead and never looked back.
•The game featured seven lead changes and six ties in all.
•Kianna Speight finished with a career-high 16 points, draining a personal-best four three-pointers, to pace Davidson. Kalamazoo native Mackenzie Latt followed with 13 points and four rebounds.
•Rachel Piles had a career day, recording personal bests of nine points and five made free throws to go with seven rebounds (four on offense).
•Chloe Johnson came off the bench to drop in nine points, while freshman Andrea Robinson had eight points.
Preseason Honors ...
•Latt was named to the preseason A-10 Third Team, the first Wildcat to garner a preseason honor.
•She had a strong sophomore campaign last season, averaging a personal-best 14.2 points a game.
Record Watch ...
•Latt has or will be ranked in the top-15 all-time in the record books during her third season. The junior has a chance at 1,000 points this year, needing 208 points to reach the milestone.
•The forward already ranks in the top-15 in career scoring average (9th, 12.8), field goal percentage (13th, .456) and blocks (13th, 54), while ranking just outside the top-15 in rebounds, field goals made and steals.
Home Openers ...
•The Wildcats are 17-18 overall in home openers (two of the years results are incomplete).
•They picked up a 64-51 victory against Western Carolina in last year's home opener.
•Davidson is 7-3 the last 10 years in home openers, 4-2 in the past 6 years under coach Savage.
Random Notes ...
•Latt has scored in double figures in 46 of her 62 career games, including 25 times last year.
•Four of her five career 20-point outings came last year, scoring a career-best 25 vs. Charlotte.
•The junior paced the team in scoring 11 times and 14 times in rebounding a year ago.
•Latt has 13 career double-doubles, including 11 of them coming as a freshman.
•The 'Cats pocketed 15 steals at Michigan State, the most since a 15 effort at Winthrop (12/12/14).
•Davidson out-rebounded the opposition in 14 of its 25 games last year, going 11-3.
•It registered 12 games of 40 or more rebounds, including a season-high 55 at High Point.
•Nine times last year the 'Cats held the opposition to under 35 percent shooting in a game.
•Twice last year Davidson had a pair of double-doubles in the same game (HPU & Dayton).
•The 'Cats went 4-9 at home last year, averaging 61.1 points and shooting 40.4 percent.
•Davidson went 6-7 last year vs. non-conference foes, the most wins since the 2007-08 season.
All-Time Series vs. UCF ...
•This is the first meeting between both school's women's basketball programs.
Scouting the Knights ...
•UCF is off to a 2-0 start after picking up wins last weekend against FIU (69-52) and South Alabama (70-58).
•Against South Alabama, UCF turned up the heat offensively, scoring 26 points in the third quarter to break open the game.
•Junior Fifi Ndour led all scorers with 19 points. Zykira Lewis added 14 points while dishing out four assists.
•Sophomore Kayla Thigpen went 2-for-2 from three to finish with 12 points. Redshirt senior Joslyn Massey just missed a double-double, chipping in 11 points while grabbing nine rebounds.
•With the victory last Sunday, the Knights have now won their home opener for four straight seasons.
•The Knights are off to a 2-0 start for the third time in the last four years.
•The Black and Gold reached the 70-point mark for the third straight season in the opener at CFE Arena.
•The Knights, who begin the first season under Coach Abrahamson-Henderson, return their starting five from a year ago, including American Athletic Conference Preseason Second Team selection Zykira Lewis.
•UCF went 7-23 a year ago and 4-14 in the AAC.
•Coach Abrahamson-Henderson had a career mark of 243-108 in 12 seasons.
A Look Ahead ...
•Davidson will host Radford for a 7 p.m. contest Saturday evening inside Belk Arena.
2016-17 Prospectus (pdf)
Game Notes- #3 vs. UCF (pdf)
Television- NA
DavidsonPhotos.com
Ticket information for home games, click on season or single game to purchase tickets
DAVIDSON, N.C. — After a two-game road trip to the state of Michigan to start the year, Davidson returns to John M. Belk Arena fot its home opener Wednesday night at 7 p.m. against first-time opponent UCF in women's basketball action.
The Wildcats (0-2) will be playing their second of four new opponents they will face this year, with the first being Western Michigan last Sunday.
Game Promotions
The first 100 Davidson students who come out for the game at the start of it will receive free Under Armour t-shirts. There will also be a halftime contest with prizes included.
OPENING TIP: Quick Hits ...
•Davidson is in its 38th season and has collected 415 wins in program history.
•The 'Cats are in their third year in the Atlantic 10 after a 21-year run in the SoCon.
•Davidson returns eight letterwinners and three of its five starters from last year's 11-19 team.
•Head coach Michele Savage is in her 7th year (90-102) and facing UCF for the first time.
Last Game Out at Western Michigan, Nov. 13 ...
•Davidson fell short in its first-ever matchup against Western Michigan with a 76-63 setback.
•The Wildcats, who led at the half (31-30) and most of the third quarter (40-34, 46-44), saw WMU (1-0) use a game-changing 17-0 run to turn a 46-44 deficit into a 61-46 lead and never looked back.
•The game featured seven lead changes and six ties in all.
•Kianna Speight finished with a career-high 16 points, draining a personal-best four three-pointers, to pace Davidson. Kalamazoo native Mackenzie Latt followed with 13 points and four rebounds.
•Rachel Piles had a career day, recording personal bests of nine points and five made free throws to go with seven rebounds (four on offense).
•Chloe Johnson came off the bench to drop in nine points, while freshman Andrea Robinson had eight points.
Preseason Honors ...
•Latt was named to the preseason A-10 Third Team, the first Wildcat to garner a preseason honor.
•She had a strong sophomore campaign last season, averaging a personal-best 14.2 points a game.
Record Watch ...
•Latt has or will be ranked in the top-15 all-time in the record books during her third season. The junior has a chance at 1,000 points this year, needing 208 points to reach the milestone.
•The forward already ranks in the top-15 in career scoring average (9th, 12.8), field goal percentage (13th, .456) and blocks (13th, 54), while ranking just outside the top-15 in rebounds, field goals made and steals.
Home Openers ...
•The Wildcats are 17-18 overall in home openers (two of the years results are incomplete).
•They picked up a 64-51 victory against Western Carolina in last year's home opener.
•Davidson is 7-3 the last 10 years in home openers, 4-2 in the past 6 years under coach Savage.
Random Notes ...
•Latt has scored in double figures in 46 of her 62 career games, including 25 times last year.
•Four of her five career 20-point outings came last year, scoring a career-best 25 vs. Charlotte.
•The junior paced the team in scoring 11 times and 14 times in rebounding a year ago.
•Latt has 13 career double-doubles, including 11 of them coming as a freshman.
•The 'Cats pocketed 15 steals at Michigan State, the most since a 15 effort at Winthrop (12/12/14).
•Davidson out-rebounded the opposition in 14 of its 25 games last year, going 11-3.
•It registered 12 games of 40 or more rebounds, including a season-high 55 at High Point.
•Nine times last year the 'Cats held the opposition to under 35 percent shooting in a game.
•Twice last year Davidson had a pair of double-doubles in the same game (HPU & Dayton).
•The 'Cats went 4-9 at home last year, averaging 61.1 points and shooting 40.4 percent.
•Davidson went 6-7 last year vs. non-conference foes, the most wins since the 2007-08 season.
All-Time Series vs. UCF ...
•This is the first meeting between both school's women's basketball programs.
Scouting the Knights ...
•UCF is off to a 2-0 start after picking up wins last weekend against FIU (69-52) and South Alabama (70-58).
•Against South Alabama, UCF turned up the heat offensively, scoring 26 points in the third quarter to break open the game.
•Junior Fifi Ndour led all scorers with 19 points. Zykira Lewis added 14 points while dishing out four assists.
•Sophomore Kayla Thigpen went 2-for-2 from three to finish with 12 points. Redshirt senior Joslyn Massey just missed a double-double, chipping in 11 points while grabbing nine rebounds.
•With the victory last Sunday, the Knights have now won their home opener for four straight seasons.
•The Knights are off to a 2-0 start for the third time in the last four years.
•The Black and Gold reached the 70-point mark for the third straight season in the opener at CFE Arena.
•The Knights, who begin the first season under Coach Abrahamson-Henderson, return their starting five from a year ago, including American Athletic Conference Preseason Second Team selection Zykira Lewis.
•UCF went 7-23 a year ago and 4-14 in the AAC.
•Coach Abrahamson-Henderson had a career mark of 243-108 in 12 seasons.
A Look Ahead ...
•Davidson will host Radford for a 7 p.m. contest Saturday evening inside Belk Arena.
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