Saturday, November 19
Davidson, N.C.
7:00 p.m.
Davidson College
vs
Radford
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
Wildcats and Highlanders Meet on the Hardwood Saturday
11/17/2016 1:52:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Gavin McFarlin - Associate SID
Live Stats vs. Radford | Live Video vs. Radford
2016-17 Prospectus (pdf)
Game Notes- #4 Radford (pdf)
Television- NA
DavidsonPhotos.com
Ticket information for home games, click on season or single game to purchase tickets
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Davidson plays host to the Radford Highlanders in its second home game of the season Saturday evening at 7 p.m. on the hardwood inside John M. Belk Arena in women's basketball.
The Wildcats (0-3) are playing the first of two Big South teams Saturday, with the second team being High Point later, Dec. 7, at home.
Game Promotions ...
The Wildcats will be wearing purple warmup t-shirts as they partner up with the Project Purple organization. Project Purple is 501(c)(3) not for profit organization with a mission of raising awareness and funds towards a cure for pancreatic cancer. Our ultimate goal is to see a cure put us out of business in the next five years. Sadly the statistics are staggering. Pancreatic cancer is the 4th largest killer of all cancer killers and the least funded of the top 10 cancers. It is also the only cancer on the top 10 list with a single digit survival rate after 5 years.
You can also participate in a GOPurple Contest where you can post your best purple pictures during the week on social media and you could be a winner. Make sure tag us and use the Project Purple hashtags projectpurple and #GOPurple. Winners will be selected every Friday by Facebook vote.
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 (90-103) and has a 2-1 record against Radford.
Last Game Out vs. UCF, Nov. 16 ...
•Davidson fell in its home opener to the UCF Knights in a 57-38 setback Wednesday evening.
•The Wildcats were unable to shake off a cold shooting night (29.4 percent), while UCF used a 12-2 run at the end of the third quarter followed by a 7-2 run to open the fourth quarter helped the Knights pull away from Davidson, turning a 25-23 lead into a 44-29 advantage.
•Chloe Johnson reached the double-digit mark for the first time as a Wildcat, scoring 11 points.
•Fellow classmate Mackenzie Latt filled the box score with eight points, six rebounds, two blocks and three steals.
•Davidson came up with 13 steals to give it 40 on the season in three games.
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 200 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 (12th, 56), while ranking just outside the top-15 in rebounds, field goals made and steals.
Home Openers ...
•The Wildcats fell to 17-19 overall in home openers (two of the years results are incomplete) after their defeat to UCF Wednesday, while falling to 4-3 in the past seven years under coach Savage.
Random Notes ...
•Latt has scored in double figures in 46 of her 63 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 has out-rebounded the opposition on the offensive end in all three games this year (42-36), getting a season-high 16 at No. 22 Michigan State, Nov. 11.
•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 Wildcats have dished out assists on 29 of their 50 field goals through three games.
•Davidson went 6-7 last year vs. non-conference foes, the most wins since the 2007-08 season.
•The 'Cats are seeking to halt an eight-game overall losing streak and a four-game home streak.
All-Time Series vs. Radford ...
•The series is tied at 3-apiece after Radford took last year's meeting on its home court, 79-68.
•Latt scored a career-high at the time of 23 points, while Hannah Early dropped in 18 for the 'Cats.
•Davidson was held to a season-low 33.8 shooting percentage in the defeat.
•The last meeting at Belk Arena, Dec. 4, 2010, saw the Wildcats take a 71-62 decision.
Scouting the Highlanders ...
•Radford opened the year with a 70-56 defeat to George Mason on the road, Nov. 11.
•Radford fell to 24-23 in season openers.
•Destinee Walker just missed matching a career high in points, finishing with a team-high 12 points.
•Radford received 31 points from its bench.
•The Highlanders went 18-13 in 2015-16.
•Radford ranked in the top 25 in six defensive categories a season ago.
•Radford ranked fifth in field-goal percentage defense with opponents shooting a mere 33.3 percent from the field.
•In the other five categories; Radford ranked 14th in scoring defense (53.3), 15th in 3-point field goal defense (26.7), 16th in blocked shots per game (5.6), 21st in rebound margin (8.1) and 22nd in blocked shots (173).
•Preseason Big South first teamer Janayla White returns in the paint for the Highlanders. •White averaged a double-double in 2015-16, pouring in 11.9 points per game and grabbed 10.0 rebounds per game.
•White enters the season with 108 career blocks, ranking sixth in program history.
•In addition to 11 returners, Radford welcomes two newcomers.
A Look Ahead ...
•Davidson travels to Cancun, Mexico, to participate in the Cancun Challenge over Thanksgiving.
2016-17 Prospectus (pdf)
Game Notes- #4 Radford (pdf)
Television- NA
DavidsonPhotos.com
Ticket information for home games, click on season or single game to purchase tickets
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Davidson plays host to the Radford Highlanders in its second home game of the season Saturday evening at 7 p.m. on the hardwood inside John M. Belk Arena in women's basketball.
The Wildcats (0-3) are playing the first of two Big South teams Saturday, with the second team being High Point later, Dec. 7, at home.
Game Promotions ...
The Wildcats will be wearing purple warmup t-shirts as they partner up with the Project Purple organization. Project Purple is 501(c)(3) not for profit organization with a mission of raising awareness and funds towards a cure for pancreatic cancer. Our ultimate goal is to see a cure put us out of business in the next five years. Sadly the statistics are staggering. Pancreatic cancer is the 4th largest killer of all cancer killers and the least funded of the top 10 cancers. It is also the only cancer on the top 10 list with a single digit survival rate after 5 years.
You can also participate in a GOPurple Contest where you can post your best purple pictures during the week on social media and you could be a winner. Make sure tag us and use the Project Purple hashtags projectpurple and #GOPurple. Winners will be selected every Friday by Facebook vote.
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 (90-103) and has a 2-1 record against Radford.
Last Game Out vs. UCF, Nov. 16 ...
•Davidson fell in its home opener to the UCF Knights in a 57-38 setback Wednesday evening.
•The Wildcats were unable to shake off a cold shooting night (29.4 percent), while UCF used a 12-2 run at the end of the third quarter followed by a 7-2 run to open the fourth quarter helped the Knights pull away from Davidson, turning a 25-23 lead into a 44-29 advantage.
•Chloe Johnson reached the double-digit mark for the first time as a Wildcat, scoring 11 points.
•Fellow classmate Mackenzie Latt filled the box score with eight points, six rebounds, two blocks and three steals.
•Davidson came up with 13 steals to give it 40 on the season in three games.
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 200 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 (12th, 56), while ranking just outside the top-15 in rebounds, field goals made and steals.
Home Openers ...
•The Wildcats fell to 17-19 overall in home openers (two of the years results are incomplete) after their defeat to UCF Wednesday, while falling to 4-3 in the past seven years under coach Savage.
Random Notes ...
•Latt has scored in double figures in 46 of her 63 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 has out-rebounded the opposition on the offensive end in all three games this year (42-36), getting a season-high 16 at No. 22 Michigan State, Nov. 11.
•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 Wildcats have dished out assists on 29 of their 50 field goals through three games.
•Davidson went 6-7 last year vs. non-conference foes, the most wins since the 2007-08 season.
•The 'Cats are seeking to halt an eight-game overall losing streak and a four-game home streak.
All-Time Series vs. Radford ...
•The series is tied at 3-apiece after Radford took last year's meeting on its home court, 79-68.
•Latt scored a career-high at the time of 23 points, while Hannah Early dropped in 18 for the 'Cats.
•Davidson was held to a season-low 33.8 shooting percentage in the defeat.
•The last meeting at Belk Arena, Dec. 4, 2010, saw the Wildcats take a 71-62 decision.
Scouting the Highlanders ...
•Radford opened the year with a 70-56 defeat to George Mason on the road, Nov. 11.
•Radford fell to 24-23 in season openers.
•Destinee Walker just missed matching a career high in points, finishing with a team-high 12 points.
•Radford received 31 points from its bench.
•The Highlanders went 18-13 in 2015-16.
•Radford ranked in the top 25 in six defensive categories a season ago.
•Radford ranked fifth in field-goal percentage defense with opponents shooting a mere 33.3 percent from the field.
•In the other five categories; Radford ranked 14th in scoring defense (53.3), 15th in 3-point field goal defense (26.7), 16th in blocked shots per game (5.6), 21st in rebound margin (8.1) and 22nd in blocked shots (173).
•Preseason Big South first teamer Janayla White returns in the paint for the Highlanders. •White averaged a double-double in 2015-16, pouring in 11.9 points per game and grabbed 10.0 rebounds per game.
•White enters the season with 108 career blocks, ranking sixth in program history.
•In addition to 11 returners, Radford welcomes two newcomers.
A Look Ahead ...
•Davidson travels to Cancun, Mexico, to participate in the Cancun Challenge over Thanksgiving.
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