'Cats Face Hawks in a Mid-Week A-10 WBB Matchup

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DAVIDSON, N.C. — The Davidson women's basketball team will take on Saint Joseph's in a mid-week Atlantic 10 matchup Wednesday inside John M. Belk Arena at 7 p.m.

The Wildcats (10-15, 5-7 A-10) are currently in eighth place in the league standings as they finish up a two-game homestand Wednesday.

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Nine Wildcat road games this year can be listened to for free by clicking here. Derek Smith will be doing the play by play for those games. The select games are Western Carolina, N.C. State, Furman, Appalachian State, Mercer, High Point, George Mason, Saint Louis and La Salle.

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OPENING TIP: Quick Hits ...
•Davidson is in its 39th season and has collected 431 wins in program history.
•The 'Cats are in their fourth year in the Atlantic 10 after a 21-year run in the SoCon.
•Eight letterwinners return and four starters from a year ago, while five freshmen were added.
•Head coach Gayle Coats Fulks is in her first year (10-15) and has a 0-0 record against Saint Joseph's.

Last Game Out vs. Fordham, Feb. 10 ...
•Davidson's defense held Fordham to 35.6 percent shooting, but was unable to find its own shot and dropped a 58-45 decision Saturday afternoon as part of the Wildcats' annual Play4Kay game.
•Mackenzie Latt led three Wildcats in double figures with 13 points, while Katie Turner and Kianna Speight netted 11 each.
•Turner had brought the 'Cats within one point, 35-34, on a driving layup with 4:24 left in the third quarter after trailing by nine. Fordham though answered with a 17-5 run that spanned from the end of the third quarter to the 5:48 mark of the fourth quarter for a 52-41 lead.
•Davidson hit only one field goal during the Rams' run and finished the game just 16-of-49 overall.
•For the first time in six games, Davidson did not win the battle on the glass (49-28 Fordham).

Davidson in the A-10 ...
•Three players are scoring in double figures in 10 A-10 games (Latt, 17.1 ppg, 8.7 rpg), Lyon (12.6), Turner (11.3, shooting .441 from 3-land).
•In the league rankings. Latt is second in made field goals (157) and fourth in offensive (77) rebounds, while ranking seventh in defensive (131) and sixth in total rebounds (208).

Wildcat All-Time Record Watch ...
•Mackenzie Latt became the fourth player in program history to reach 1,500 points this year at Saint Louis and sits in third place all-time with 1,519. She trails just Laura Murray (1,880) and Sophia Aleksandravicius (1,878) on the all-time scoring list.
•The senior is just the second player all-time with 1,500 points and 800 rebounds in a career.
•She already ranks in the top-15 in career scoring average (8th, 13.5), blocks (5th, 102), field goals made (2nd, 654) and attempted (4th, 1,464), and rebounds (3rd, 846).

Random Notes ...
•Sarah Donovan (Nov. 20) and Katie Turner (twice) have been named A-10 Rookie of the Weeks.
•Justine Lyon was named CollegeSportMadness.com Player of the Week, Dec. 26, after averaging 22 points, 8.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game in wins vs. High Point and Charlotte.
•Dating back to last season, the junior has scored in double digits in 42 of her last 46 games.
•She had a career-best 19-game streak of scoring in double figures snapped vs. Fordham (2/10).
•Lyon is closing in on 1,000 career points, needing 37 to become the 20th Wildcat to reach the mark.
•She tallied her first two career double-doubles this year vs. Gardner-Webb and at High Point.
•Mackenzie Latt has 25 career double-doubles (six this year), 11 of them coming as a freshman.
•Latt is averaging 22.4 points and 9.4 rebounds in the last five games, while shooting 47.9 percent.
•The senior had games of 31 and 32 (a career-high) points in wins vs. UMass and at Rhode Island.
•Four players have recorded double-doubles this year, with Turner and Donovan earning their first.
•The 'Cats dished out a season-best 23 dimes vs. UMass and have 21 double-digit assist games.
•The 'Cats' 15-game double-digit assist streak was halted Saturday vs. Fordham (2/10).
•The Wildcats hit the 40-rebound mark for the 10th time this year at URI with a game-high 45.
•Davidson twice has had 47 rebounds in a game this year, tying last year's season best.
•The 'Cats 22 offensive rebounds at Furman were the most since a 22-outing vs. Dayton (1/31/16).
•The Wildcats have had at least three double-digit scorers in 13 of the past 14 games.

All-Time Series vs. Saint Joseph's...
•The Wildcats and the Hawks are playing for the fifth time, with Saint Joseph's having won all four of the previous meetings.
•Davidson fell 69-54 last year on the road, despite a game-high 23 points from Justine Lyon.

Scouting the Hawks ...
•Saint Joseph's is 12-12 on the year with a 7-5 record in the A-10.
•The Hawks have won their last two games, including a 69-50 road win against second-place Duquesne in their most recent game.
•In the win, the Hawks shot 52.9 percent and were paced by juniors Alyssa Monaghan and Sarah Veilleux with 17 points each.
•SJU has five players averaging in double figures on the year, led by Chelsea Woods 14.3 points per game.
•Woods is also averaging a team-best 8.2 rebounds a game.
•Saint Joseph's is 7-6 overall on the road this year, with a 4-2 A-10 mark.
•The Hawks went 17-15 a year ago and 12-4 in league games.
•They return 11 letterwinners, including four starters.
•Head coach Cindy Griffin went over 300-career wins at Saint Joseph's this year, sitting at 302.

A Look Ahead ...
Davidson will head to Amherst, Mass., to take on UMass this weekend in a 2 p.m. Saturday game, Feb. 17.

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