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Education Day Highlights Tuesday's Game for the 'Cats
12/17/2018 1:51:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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DAVIDSON, N.C. — Coming off a strong road win at Clemson this past Sunday, Davidson looks to carry over the momentum Tuesday morning when it hosts Presbyterian in an Education Day game at 11 a.m. inside John M. Belk Arena.
The Wildcats (5-5) will be playing their lone home game in December on Tuesday as they will finish out at Charlotte and N. C. State to close out the calendar year as well as their non-conference schedule.
Education Day
It is the fifth straight Education Day game for Davidson after hosting Gardner-Webb last year. Close to 3,000 kids are expected to attend the game from local schools Bailey Middle School, Coddle Creek Elementary, Community School of Davidson, Concord Middle School, Davidson Elementary, East Lincoln Middle School, Fred L. Wilson Elementary, Granite Quarry Elementary, Hurley Elementary, Lake Norman Charter Elementary, Lake Norman Charter Middle School, North Lincoln Middle School, Rawlinson Road Middle School, Salisbury High School, Wilson STEM Academy and Woodlawn School.
Opening Tip ...
•Davidson is in its 40th season and has collected 438 wins in program history.
•The 'Cats are in their fifth year in the Atlantic 10 after a 21-year run in the SoCon.
•Davidson was picked 11th in the A-10 preseason poll, while Justine Lyon was named all-second team preseason.
•10 letterwinners return and three starters from a year ago, while three freshmen were added.
•Head coach Gayle Coats Fulks is in her second year (17-23) and has a 0-0 record against PC.
Last Game Out at Clemson, Dec. 18 ...
•Senior Justine Lyon scored a season-high 31 points and Davidson used an early fourth-quarter run to pull away in claiming a 90-80 road win against Clemson this past Sunday.
•Lyon hit 12-of-20 from the floor, including three of the 'Cats' season-high tying 11 three-pointers.
•The guard scored 16 combined points in the final two quarters, including Davidson's final 12 points in the third quarter to start the winning rally.
•Down 57-56 in the closing seconds of the third quarter, Lyon hit a buzzer-beating three to give the Wildcats the lead for good and they went on to run off a 13-4 spurt to start the fourth quarter.
•For the second time this year, the Wildcats put five players in double figures. Joining Lyon was Kianna Speight (15 points), followed by Sarah Donovan (14, 12 in the fourth quarter), Cassidy Gould with 12 points and Katie Turner with 10.
• The 'Cats went 19-for-22 at the free-throw line, hitting 10-of-12 in the closing minute.
Lyon, Gould Grab A-10 Weekly Awards ...
•Justine Lyon and Cassidy Gould earned Davidson's first weekly awards by being named the A-10 Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week, Dec. 17.
•Lyon scored 31 points in helping lead Davidson to a road win at Clemson, while Gould had her third straight double figure scoring game with 12 points.
•Lyon earned her second career league weekly award with the honor.
Wildcat All-Time Record Watch ...
•Justine Lyon became the 20th player in program history to reach 1,000 points last year and currently sits in 12th place all-time with 1,140. The senior ranks in the top-15 in five different categories, including field goal attempts (10th, 1,071), and free throws made (10th, 239) and attempted (10th, 345).
•Katie Turner sits in 11th place with 97 career three-pointers, while Kianna Speight is closely behind with 92 for her career for 12th place.
Random Notes ...
•Sarah Donovan has already set 12 single-game personal bests this year, including a 22-point outing vs. Appalachian State and a 15-rebound performance at Gardner-Webb.
•Donovan has five double-doubles this season to give her eight on her career list.
•Davidson has dished out at least 18 assists in half of the 10 games this season, including a season-best 22 during a win at Clemson.
•The 'Cats' 90 points at Clemson was the most since a 90-point outing vs. Wofford, Dec. 13, 2009.
•Davidson shot better than 50 percent for the first time this year in the win at Clemson (53.6 percent) and it was the first time shooting over 50 percent in a game since playing at Richmond, Feb. 10, 2016.
•Davidson pulled in a game-high 23 offensive rebounds at Elon, while hauling in a game-high 56 rebounds at Charl. Southern, 19 of which came on offense.
•Three times Davidson has drilled 11 three-pointers in a game this year.
•The 'Cats pocketed a season-high 18 steals at Elon.
•The Wildcats blocked nine shots at Charl. Southern, a personal-best three by Donovan.
•The 'Cats' 38-point win at CSU was its biggest since Jan. 23, 2013 in an 88-48 win over UNCG.
•The 34 points allowed at CSU was the least given up since a 38-point outing vs. Samford, 2/23/13.
•Davidson has had at least three double-digit scorers in nine of the 10 games this year, including putting five in double figures twice.
All-Time Series vs. Presbyterian ...
•Davidson is 0-2 in the series vs. the Blue Hose, but the two teams have not met since 1985.
•PC took a 98-49 decision in the last meeting, Feb. 15, 1985.
Scouting the Blue Hose ...
•Presbyterian is off to a 1-6 start after dropping a one-point game at Georgia Southern this past Wednesday (69-68).
•The Blue Hose hit a program-record 16 three-pointers in the defeat and were led by Shamani Stafford's 21 points.
•Stafford was named Big South Freshman of the Week, Nov. 12.
•On the season, Kacie Hall leads the team with a 10.3 points per game averaging, while Salina Virola is pulling in 7.4 rebounds per game.
•Hall was named to the Preseason All-Big South First Team.
•PC is 0-4 on the road, with setbacks to Tennessee, UNCW, Vanderbilt and Samford.
•The Blue Hose have six new players and four of them are freshmen.
•Head coach Alaura Sharp is in her first year at PC after serving as an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech for two seasons.
A Look Ahead ...
Davidson heads down Interstate 77 to take on cross-county rival Charlotte this Friday at 6 p.m.
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DAVIDSON, N.C. — Coming off a strong road win at Clemson this past Sunday, Davidson looks to carry over the momentum Tuesday morning when it hosts Presbyterian in an Education Day game at 11 a.m. inside John M. Belk Arena.
The Wildcats (5-5) will be playing their lone home game in December on Tuesday as they will finish out at Charlotte and N. C. State to close out the calendar year as well as their non-conference schedule.
Education Day
It is the fifth straight Education Day game for Davidson after hosting Gardner-Webb last year. Close to 3,000 kids are expected to attend the game from local schools Bailey Middle School, Coddle Creek Elementary, Community School of Davidson, Concord Middle School, Davidson Elementary, East Lincoln Middle School, Fred L. Wilson Elementary, Granite Quarry Elementary, Hurley Elementary, Lake Norman Charter Elementary, Lake Norman Charter Middle School, North Lincoln Middle School, Rawlinson Road Middle School, Salisbury High School, Wilson STEM Academy and Woodlawn School.
Opening Tip ...
•Davidson is in its 40th season and has collected 438 wins in program history.
•The 'Cats are in their fifth year in the Atlantic 10 after a 21-year run in the SoCon.
•Davidson was picked 11th in the A-10 preseason poll, while Justine Lyon was named all-second team preseason.
•10 letterwinners return and three starters from a year ago, while three freshmen were added.
•Head coach Gayle Coats Fulks is in her second year (17-23) and has a 0-0 record against PC.
Last Game Out at Clemson, Dec. 18 ...
•Senior Justine Lyon scored a season-high 31 points and Davidson used an early fourth-quarter run to pull away in claiming a 90-80 road win against Clemson this past Sunday.
•Lyon hit 12-of-20 from the floor, including three of the 'Cats' season-high tying 11 three-pointers.
•The guard scored 16 combined points in the final two quarters, including Davidson's final 12 points in the third quarter to start the winning rally.
•Down 57-56 in the closing seconds of the third quarter, Lyon hit a buzzer-beating three to give the Wildcats the lead for good and they went on to run off a 13-4 spurt to start the fourth quarter.
•For the second time this year, the Wildcats put five players in double figures. Joining Lyon was Kianna Speight (15 points), followed by Sarah Donovan (14, 12 in the fourth quarter), Cassidy Gould with 12 points and Katie Turner with 10.
• The 'Cats went 19-for-22 at the free-throw line, hitting 10-of-12 in the closing minute.
Lyon, Gould Grab A-10 Weekly Awards ...
•Justine Lyon and Cassidy Gould earned Davidson's first weekly awards by being named the A-10 Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week, Dec. 17.
•Lyon scored 31 points in helping lead Davidson to a road win at Clemson, while Gould had her third straight double figure scoring game with 12 points.
•Lyon earned her second career league weekly award with the honor.
Wildcat All-Time Record Watch ...
•Justine Lyon became the 20th player in program history to reach 1,000 points last year and currently sits in 12th place all-time with 1,140. The senior ranks in the top-15 in five different categories, including field goal attempts (10th, 1,071), and free throws made (10th, 239) and attempted (10th, 345).
•Katie Turner sits in 11th place with 97 career three-pointers, while Kianna Speight is closely behind with 92 for her career for 12th place.
Random Notes ...
•Sarah Donovan has already set 12 single-game personal bests this year, including a 22-point outing vs. Appalachian State and a 15-rebound performance at Gardner-Webb.
•Donovan has five double-doubles this season to give her eight on her career list.
•Davidson has dished out at least 18 assists in half of the 10 games this season, including a season-best 22 during a win at Clemson.
•The 'Cats' 90 points at Clemson was the most since a 90-point outing vs. Wofford, Dec. 13, 2009.
•Davidson shot better than 50 percent for the first time this year in the win at Clemson (53.6 percent) and it was the first time shooting over 50 percent in a game since playing at Richmond, Feb. 10, 2016.
•Davidson pulled in a game-high 23 offensive rebounds at Elon, while hauling in a game-high 56 rebounds at Charl. Southern, 19 of which came on offense.
•Three times Davidson has drilled 11 three-pointers in a game this year.
•The 'Cats pocketed a season-high 18 steals at Elon.
•The Wildcats blocked nine shots at Charl. Southern, a personal-best three by Donovan.
•The 'Cats' 38-point win at CSU was its biggest since Jan. 23, 2013 in an 88-48 win over UNCG.
•The 34 points allowed at CSU was the least given up since a 38-point outing vs. Samford, 2/23/13.
•Davidson has had at least three double-digit scorers in nine of the 10 games this year, including putting five in double figures twice.
All-Time Series vs. Presbyterian ...
•Davidson is 0-2 in the series vs. the Blue Hose, but the two teams have not met since 1985.
•PC took a 98-49 decision in the last meeting, Feb. 15, 1985.
Scouting the Blue Hose ...
•Presbyterian is off to a 1-6 start after dropping a one-point game at Georgia Southern this past Wednesday (69-68).
•The Blue Hose hit a program-record 16 three-pointers in the defeat and were led by Shamani Stafford's 21 points.
•Stafford was named Big South Freshman of the Week, Nov. 12.
•On the season, Kacie Hall leads the team with a 10.3 points per game averaging, while Salina Virola is pulling in 7.4 rebounds per game.
•Hall was named to the Preseason All-Big South First Team.
•PC is 0-4 on the road, with setbacks to Tennessee, UNCW, Vanderbilt and Samford.
•The Blue Hose have six new players and four of them are freshmen.
•Head coach Alaura Sharp is in her first year at PC after serving as an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech for two seasons.
A Look Ahead ...
Davidson heads down Interstate 77 to take on cross-county rival Charlotte this Friday at 6 p.m.
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