Thursday, January 12
Davidson, N.C.
11:30 a.m.
Davidson College
vs
Massachusetts
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
Davidson vs. UMass- Education Day Game Thursday
1/10/2017 1:37:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Gavin McFarlin - Associate SID
Live Stats vs. UMass | Live Video vs. UMass
2016-17 Prospectus (pdf)
Game Notes- #16 vs. UMass (pdf)
Television- NA
DavidsonPhotos.com
Ticket information for home games, click on season or single game to purchase tickets
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Davidson will host its annual Education Day game Thursday at 11:30 a.m. when it takes on Massachusetts in an Atlantic 10 matchup inside John M. Belk Arena in women's basketball.
It is the third straight Education Day game for Davidson (2-13, 0-3 A-10) after hosting ETSU last year. Local schools Davidson Community School and Lake Norman Charter will be attending the game.
OPENING TIP: Quick Hits ...
•Davidson is in its 38th season and has collected 417 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 (92-113) and has an 0-2 record vs. Massachusetts.
Last Game Out at Duquesne, Jan. 7 ...
•Junior Mackenzie Latt registered her fourth double-double of the season and reached the 1,000-point mark for her career, but it was not enough as Davidson fell 73-51 to Duquesne last Saturday.
•A 21-2 run by the Dukes that spanned from the end of the second quarter and carried into the third quarter was the difference.
•Latt finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds for her 17th career double-double. Justine Lyon finished with 13 points, while Andrea Robinson had a season-best 10.
•For the 16th straight game, the Wildcats reached double-figures in offensive rebounds as they finished with 12.
Record Watch ...
•Latt is or will be ranked in the top-15 all-time in the record books during her third season. The junior became the 19th Wildcat to reach 1,000 points this year and currently sits in 18th with 1,011.
•She already ranks in the top-15 in career scoring average (8th, 13.5), blocks (10th, 69), field goals made (10th, 441) and attempted (10th, 968), and rebounds (10th, 558).
1,000-Point Club ...
•Latt became the 19th Wildcat in program history to reach 1,000 career points, Jan. 7, at Duquesne.
•It marks the 10th time in the past 11 years that a Wildcat has scored 1,000 points for their career.
•She became the sixth player under coach Savage to reach the milestone in the past seven years.
Random Notes ...
•Latt has scored in double figures in 58 of her 75 career games, including 13 times this year and is riding a 12-game streak of reaching double digits in points to tie her career best.
•Latt has eight career 20-point outings, including this year's career-best 28 points at Charlotte.
•The junior has paced the team in rebounding 12 times, including the past six straight games.
•Latt has 17 career double-doubles (4 this year), with 11 of them coming as a freshman.
•Lyon's career-high 30 points at Charlotte, Dec. 21 where the most since Dakota Dukes had 31 at Wofford, March 2, 2014.
•The last seven games combined, Latt is averaging a near double-double (20.6 ppg/9.3 rpg) and Lyon has averages of 17.7 points and 5.3 rebounds. Both players are shooting over 51 percent.
•Lyon has scored in double figures in the past six games in a row.
•Latt was named CollegeSportsMadness.com A-10 Player of the Week, Dec. 20.
•Davidson has a streak of 16 straight games with 10 or more offensive rebounds.
•It hauled in season-highs of 21 twice this year vs. Radford, Nov. 19 and at Charlotte, Dec. 21.
•This year Davidson has hit the 40-rebound mark eight times, 45 in a game three different times.
•The Wildcats have dished out 107 assists the last seven games (season-high 20 vs. High Point).
•Chloe Johnson (4.5 apg on season) has dished out a combined 54 assists in the past nine games.
•She has at least six dimes in seven of those nine games.
All-Time Series vs. UMass ...
•The Wildcats and Minutewomen have played just twice, meeting last year at John M. Belk Arena.
•Davidson lost a tough 66-62 decision as the game featured eight ties and nine lead changes.
•Dakota Dukes recorded a double-double (17 points, 11 rebounds), while Latt scored 12 points.
Scouting the Minutewomen ...
•Massachusetts fell at Saint Joseph's 80-51 last Saturday, falling 7-10 overall and 1-3 in A-10 action.
•Maggie Mulligan led the Minutewomen with 14 points and 10 rebounds to tie her for the NCAA lead with 13 double-doubles this season.
•Hailey Leidel was able to reach double figures in the scoring column as the freshman had 11 points.
•UMass has four players averaging in double figures, led by Leidel's 16.8 points.
•Mulligan is averaging a double-double, pouring in 14.4 points and 12 boards a game - good for second in the A-10.
•UMass has yet to win on the road, sitting at 0-8 overall and 0-2 in league play.
•The Minutewomen went 12-18 overall last year, with a 6-12 record in league play.
•UMass returns five of its 11 letterwinners, including two starters.
•The Minutewomen were picked to finish last in the A-10 preseason poll.
•Head coach Tory Verdi is in his first season at the helm of the program.
A Look Ahead ...
•The 'Cats head back out on the road to face George Washington in the nation's capital, Jan. 15. The game will be televised on CBS Sports Network at 2 p.m.
2016-17 Prospectus (pdf)
Game Notes- #16 vs. UMass (pdf)
Television- NA
DavidsonPhotos.com
Ticket information for home games, click on season or single game to purchase tickets
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Davidson will host its annual Education Day game Thursday at 11:30 a.m. when it takes on Massachusetts in an Atlantic 10 matchup inside John M. Belk Arena in women's basketball.
It is the third straight Education Day game for Davidson (2-13, 0-3 A-10) after hosting ETSU last year. Local schools Davidson Community School and Lake Norman Charter will be attending the game.
OPENING TIP: Quick Hits ...
•Davidson is in its 38th season and has collected 417 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 (92-113) and has an 0-2 record vs. Massachusetts.
Last Game Out at Duquesne, Jan. 7 ...
•Junior Mackenzie Latt registered her fourth double-double of the season and reached the 1,000-point mark for her career, but it was not enough as Davidson fell 73-51 to Duquesne last Saturday.
•A 21-2 run by the Dukes that spanned from the end of the second quarter and carried into the third quarter was the difference.
•Latt finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds for her 17th career double-double. Justine Lyon finished with 13 points, while Andrea Robinson had a season-best 10.
•For the 16th straight game, the Wildcats reached double-figures in offensive rebounds as they finished with 12.
Record Watch ...
•Latt is or will be ranked in the top-15 all-time in the record books during her third season. The junior became the 19th Wildcat to reach 1,000 points this year and currently sits in 18th with 1,011.
•She already ranks in the top-15 in career scoring average (8th, 13.5), blocks (10th, 69), field goals made (10th, 441) and attempted (10th, 968), and rebounds (10th, 558).
1,000-Point Club ...
•Latt became the 19th Wildcat in program history to reach 1,000 career points, Jan. 7, at Duquesne.
•It marks the 10th time in the past 11 years that a Wildcat has scored 1,000 points for their career.
•She became the sixth player under coach Savage to reach the milestone in the past seven years.
Random Notes ...
•Latt has scored in double figures in 58 of her 75 career games, including 13 times this year and is riding a 12-game streak of reaching double digits in points to tie her career best.
•Latt has eight career 20-point outings, including this year's career-best 28 points at Charlotte.
•The junior has paced the team in rebounding 12 times, including the past six straight games.
•Latt has 17 career double-doubles (4 this year), with 11 of them coming as a freshman.
•Lyon's career-high 30 points at Charlotte, Dec. 21 where the most since Dakota Dukes had 31 at Wofford, March 2, 2014.
•The last seven games combined, Latt is averaging a near double-double (20.6 ppg/9.3 rpg) and Lyon has averages of 17.7 points and 5.3 rebounds. Both players are shooting over 51 percent.
•Lyon has scored in double figures in the past six games in a row.
•Latt was named CollegeSportsMadness.com A-10 Player of the Week, Dec. 20.
•Davidson has a streak of 16 straight games with 10 or more offensive rebounds.
•It hauled in season-highs of 21 twice this year vs. Radford, Nov. 19 and at Charlotte, Dec. 21.
•This year Davidson has hit the 40-rebound mark eight times, 45 in a game three different times.
•The Wildcats have dished out 107 assists the last seven games (season-high 20 vs. High Point).
•Chloe Johnson (4.5 apg on season) has dished out a combined 54 assists in the past nine games.
•She has at least six dimes in seven of those nine games.
All-Time Series vs. UMass ...
•The Wildcats and Minutewomen have played just twice, meeting last year at John M. Belk Arena.
•Davidson lost a tough 66-62 decision as the game featured eight ties and nine lead changes.
•Dakota Dukes recorded a double-double (17 points, 11 rebounds), while Latt scored 12 points.
Scouting the Minutewomen ...
•Massachusetts fell at Saint Joseph's 80-51 last Saturday, falling 7-10 overall and 1-3 in A-10 action.
•Maggie Mulligan led the Minutewomen with 14 points and 10 rebounds to tie her for the NCAA lead with 13 double-doubles this season.
•Hailey Leidel was able to reach double figures in the scoring column as the freshman had 11 points.
•UMass has four players averaging in double figures, led by Leidel's 16.8 points.
•Mulligan is averaging a double-double, pouring in 14.4 points and 12 boards a game - good for second in the A-10.
•UMass has yet to win on the road, sitting at 0-8 overall and 0-2 in league play.
•The Minutewomen went 12-18 overall last year, with a 6-12 record in league play.
•UMass returns five of its 11 letterwinners, including two starters.
•The Minutewomen were picked to finish last in the A-10 preseason poll.
•Head coach Tory Verdi is in his first season at the helm of the program.
A Look Ahead ...
•The 'Cats head back out on the road to face George Washington in the nation's capital, Jan. 15. The game will be televised on CBS Sports Network at 2 p.m.
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