Wednesday, December 7
Davidson, N.C.
7:00 p.m.
Davidson College
vs
High Point
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
'Cats Host Big South Foe High Point Wednesday Evening
12/6/2016 11:04:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Gavin McFarlin - Associate SID
Live Stats vs. High Point | Live Video vs. High Point
2016-17 Prospectus (pdf)
Game Notes- #9 vs. High Point (pdf)
Television- NA
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Ticket information for home games, click on season or single game to purchase tickets
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Davidson plays host to its second Big South foe of the season Wednesday, when it welcomes High Point to John M. Belk Arena for a 7 p.m. women's basketball contest.
The Wildcats (0-8, 0-0 A-10), who play four of their next five games at home, will be facing the Panthers (1-6, 0-0 Big South) for the sixth consecutive season.
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 (90-108) and has 3-2 record vs. High Point.
Last Games Out at East Tennessee State, Dec. 3 ...
•ETSU hit seven of its game-high 10 three-pointers in the second quarter and Davidson was never able to recover, falling 76-56 last Saturday.
•The Wildcats had leads of 13-10 at the end of the first quarter, then advantages of 17-13 and 21-16 in the second quarter before ETSU went on a 22-4 run to end the quarter and turn a five-point deficit into a 38-25 lead it would not relinquish.
•Justine Lyon scored a career-best 15 points, while adding six rebounds, two steals and a block.
•Mackenzie Latt netted 12 points and tallied her first double-double of the year with a season-high 10 rebounds and added three blocks.
•Davidson reached the double-figure mark in offensive rebounds for the eighth straight game getting 14 and hit the 40-board mark overall for the fourth time.
•It also had a game-high 28 points in the paint and a team season-best 12 second-chance points.
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 133 points to reach the milestone.
•The forward already ranks in the top-15 in career scoring average (9th, 12.8) and blocks (11th, 63), while ranking just outside the top-15 in rebounds, field goals made/attempted and steals.
Random Notes ...
•Latt has scored in double figures in 51 of her 68 career games, including 6 times this year.
•Four of her five career 20-point outings came last year, scoring a career-best 25 vs. Charlotte.
•The junior has paced the team in scoring in four of the last five games.
•Lat year she led the team in scoring 11 times and 14 times in rebounding.
•Latt has 14 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 a 115-101 edge in offensive rebounds, getting a season-high 21 vs. Radford, Nov. 19.
•This year has seen Davidson hit the 40-rebound mark four times, twice reaching 45 in a game.
•The Wildcats scored a season-high 26 points in the fourth quarter vs. Idaho State, Nov. 25.
•Against UNCW, Nov. 30, the 'Cats registered season highs in points in the paint (34), defensive rebounds (30), fast-break points (12), and made and attempted field goals (23-65).
•Davidson shot a season-best 37.1 percent at ETSU, while tying its season high in made field goals.
•The Wildcats are averaging 9.1 steals per game, good for third-best in the Atlantic 10.
•Davidson went 6-7 last year vs. non-conference foes, the most wins since the 2007-08 season.
•The 'Cats are seeking to halt a 13-game overall losing streak and a six-game skid at home.
All-Time Series vs. High Point ...
•The series, which dates back to Jan. 9, 1976, is 10 games old and tied after Davidson scored a 62-60 double overtime win on the road last year. It was the Wildcats' second straight win in the series.
•This will be the sixth straight year both teams are playing each other.
•In last year's meeting, Hannah Early (double-double, 10 points/10 rebounds) hit a pair of free throws with 2:37 left in the second overtime and it proved to be the winning points.
•Dakota Dukes recorded her second straight double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds.
Scouting the Panthers ...
•High Point fell to 1-6 after an 81-47 home defeat to Stetson last Saturday.
•It has dropped the last five straight games.
•Against Stetson, junior Kat Harris paced the Panthers with 19 points on 4-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc, while freshman Camryn Brown scored nine points and grabbed three rebounds off the bench.
•The Panthers lone win this year came against Brevard College, 89-42, back on Nov. 17.
•Kaylah Keys (10.9) and Harris (10.6) are averaging in double figures on the season.
•HPU is averaging just under 62 points a game as a team, while shooting 38.4 percent from the floor (33.6 from three-land).
•It has yet to win a road game, falling to Ole Miss., UAB and West Virginia.
•The Panthers went 12-19 a year ago with a 10-10 mark in league play.
•They return 12 letterwinners and all four starters.
•Head coach DeUnna Hendrix is in her fifth season and has collected 72 wins at HPU.
A Look Ahead ...
•The 'Cats take some time off for exams before hosting Furman, Dec. 18, at 2 p.m.
2016-17 Prospectus (pdf)
Game Notes- #9 vs. High Point (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 its second Big South foe of the season Wednesday, when it welcomes High Point to John M. Belk Arena for a 7 p.m. women's basketball contest.
The Wildcats (0-8, 0-0 A-10), who play four of their next five games at home, will be facing the Panthers (1-6, 0-0 Big South) for the sixth consecutive season.
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 (90-108) and has 3-2 record vs. High Point.
Last Games Out at East Tennessee State, Dec. 3 ...
•ETSU hit seven of its game-high 10 three-pointers in the second quarter and Davidson was never able to recover, falling 76-56 last Saturday.
•The Wildcats had leads of 13-10 at the end of the first quarter, then advantages of 17-13 and 21-16 in the second quarter before ETSU went on a 22-4 run to end the quarter and turn a five-point deficit into a 38-25 lead it would not relinquish.
•Justine Lyon scored a career-best 15 points, while adding six rebounds, two steals and a block.
•Mackenzie Latt netted 12 points and tallied her first double-double of the year with a season-high 10 rebounds and added three blocks.
•Davidson reached the double-figure mark in offensive rebounds for the eighth straight game getting 14 and hit the 40-board mark overall for the fourth time.
•It also had a game-high 28 points in the paint and a team season-best 12 second-chance points.
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 133 points to reach the milestone.
•The forward already ranks in the top-15 in career scoring average (9th, 12.8) and blocks (11th, 63), while ranking just outside the top-15 in rebounds, field goals made/attempted and steals.
Random Notes ...
•Latt has scored in double figures in 51 of her 68 career games, including 6 times this year.
•Four of her five career 20-point outings came last year, scoring a career-best 25 vs. Charlotte.
•The junior has paced the team in scoring in four of the last five games.
•Lat year she led the team in scoring 11 times and 14 times in rebounding.
•Latt has 14 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 a 115-101 edge in offensive rebounds, getting a season-high 21 vs. Radford, Nov. 19.
•This year has seen Davidson hit the 40-rebound mark four times, twice reaching 45 in a game.
•The Wildcats scored a season-high 26 points in the fourth quarter vs. Idaho State, Nov. 25.
•Against UNCW, Nov. 30, the 'Cats registered season highs in points in the paint (34), defensive rebounds (30), fast-break points (12), and made and attempted field goals (23-65).
•Davidson shot a season-best 37.1 percent at ETSU, while tying its season high in made field goals.
•The Wildcats are averaging 9.1 steals per game, good for third-best in the Atlantic 10.
•Davidson went 6-7 last year vs. non-conference foes, the most wins since the 2007-08 season.
•The 'Cats are seeking to halt a 13-game overall losing streak and a six-game skid at home.
All-Time Series vs. High Point ...
•The series, which dates back to Jan. 9, 1976, is 10 games old and tied after Davidson scored a 62-60 double overtime win on the road last year. It was the Wildcats' second straight win in the series.
•This will be the sixth straight year both teams are playing each other.
•In last year's meeting, Hannah Early (double-double, 10 points/10 rebounds) hit a pair of free throws with 2:37 left in the second overtime and it proved to be the winning points.
•Dakota Dukes recorded her second straight double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds.
Scouting the Panthers ...
•High Point fell to 1-6 after an 81-47 home defeat to Stetson last Saturday.
•It has dropped the last five straight games.
•Against Stetson, junior Kat Harris paced the Panthers with 19 points on 4-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc, while freshman Camryn Brown scored nine points and grabbed three rebounds off the bench.
•The Panthers lone win this year came against Brevard College, 89-42, back on Nov. 17.
•Kaylah Keys (10.9) and Harris (10.6) are averaging in double figures on the season.
•HPU is averaging just under 62 points a game as a team, while shooting 38.4 percent from the floor (33.6 from three-land).
•It has yet to win a road game, falling to Ole Miss., UAB and West Virginia.
•The Panthers went 12-19 a year ago with a 10-10 mark in league play.
•They return 12 letterwinners and all four starters.
•Head coach DeUnna Hendrix is in her fifth season and has collected 72 wins at HPU.
A Look Ahead ...
•The 'Cats take some time off for exams before hosting Furman, Dec. 18, at 2 p.m.
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