
Davidson Begins Two-Game Homestand Saturday vs. Fordham
2/8/2018 10:28:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Gavin McFarlin - Associate SID
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2017-18 Prospectus (pdf)
Game Notes: #25 vs. Fordham
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DAVIDSON, N.C. — Davidson begins a two-game homestand this weekend when it plays host to Fordham Saturday at 2 p.m. in an Atlantic 10 women's basketball matchup inside John M. Belk Arena. Saturday's game will also be the Wildcats' annual Play4Kay game
The Wildcats, (10-14, 5-6 A-10) are playing the Rams (18-6, 9-2 A-10) for the second time this year. They will look to score their second straight win at home in the series after scoring a last-second victory a year ago.
Promotion: Play4Kay Game Saturday
In addition to playing Fordham, Davidson is making the game its 10th annual Play4Kay game presented by Carolina Pest Management. Fans are encouraged to wear pink to the game Saturday, as proceeds from the event will benefit the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. There will be a silent auction on the upper south court, highlighted by autographed Julio Jones jersey and a Kemba Walker basketball. Pink cancer t-shirts will be on sale for $25, while cancer survivors/fighters will be recognized at halftime.
Free Audio Streams
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.
All home games are subscription base streamed through the A-10 Network with Derek Smith calling the action. You can click here or at the Live Stream link above to access the game.
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 (10-14) and has a 0-1 record against Fordham.
Last Game Out at Saint Louis, Feb. 4 ...
•Mackenzie Latt scored a team-high 20 points and reached 1,500 for her career, but all five Saint Louis starters scored in double figures in sending Davidson to an 88-72 defeat on the road.
•The Billikens shot 52.5 percent for the game and used a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter to pull away.
•Davidson was within 67-60 after Latt hit a jumper to cap a 9-3 run to open the fourth quarter.
•SLU used a 17-8 run in the third quarter to go 55-43 before ending the quarter up 64-51.
•Justine Lyon had 16 points and Sarah Donovan tallied her first career double-double on 15 points and 10 boards, a season-high tying six on offense. Katie Turner hit for 11 points.
•Davidson won the battle on the glass, 39-33, and got 15 second-chance points.
•The Wildcats kept their double-digit assist streak alive at 15 with 17 assists in the defeat.
Davidson in the A-10 ...
•Three players are scoring in double figures in 10 A-10 games (Latt, 17.5 ppg, 9 rpg), Lyon (13.7), Turner (11.4, shooting .446 from 3-land).
•In the league rankings. Latt is third in made field goals (152) and third in offensive (76) rebounds, while ranking sixth in defensive (127) and total rebounds (203).
Wildcat All-Time Record Watch ...
•Mackenzie Latt became the 19th Wildcat to reach 1,000 points last year and has been moving up the charts recently, sitting just outside third place all-time with 1,506, five points away from third.
•The senior became the fourth Wildcat to hit the 1,500-point mark in a career at Saint Louis and is 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, 649) and attempted (4th, 1,449), and rebounds (3rd, 841).
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 45 games.
•She is riding a career-best 19-game streak of scoring in double figures.
•Lyon is closing in on 1,000 career points, needing 40 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 24.8 points and 10.5 rebounds in the last four games, while shooting 50.6 percent.
•The senior had games of 31 and 32 (career-high) points in wins vs. UMass and at Rhode Island.
•The 'Cats dished out a season-best 23 dimes vs. UMass and have 21 double-digit assist games.
•The 'Cats are riding a 15-game double-digit assist streak, dishing out 20-plus twice.
•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 12 of the past 13 games.
All-Time Series vs. Fordham ...
•The Wildcats and Rams are playing for the ninth time, with Fordham leading 6-2.
•Fordham has taken thre of the last four games, including a 66-58 win in the first meeting this year.
•Mackenzie Latt and Justine Lyon paced the 'Cats in that game with 13 points each.
Scouting the Rams ...
•Fordham sits in third in the league standings at 9-2 and has won four of its past five games.
•It has won 11 of 13 games overall dating back to Dec. 28 at hits own holiday classic tournament.
•Recently, the Rams scored a 76-64 win at home vs. Rhode Island, Feb. 4.
•Four players scored in double figures, paced by G'mrice Davis' 22 points and 15 rebounds.
•Redshirt Freshman Bre Cavanaugh is averaging a team-best 17.1 points.
•She has won the A-10 Rookie of the Week four times this season.
•Davis is second at 17 points and 13.4 rebounds, good for second-best in the A-10.
•Davis (17 points, 12 rebounds) and Cavanaugh (20 points) combined for 37 points last time vs. Davidson.
•Fordham is 6-4 overall on the road and has a 4-1 record in league games.
•The Rams went 9-4 against non-conference foes this year.
A Look Ahead ...
Davidson remains at home and will take on Saint Joseph's Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 7 p.m.
2017-18 Prospectus (pdf)
Game Notes: #25 vs. Fordham
Television- NA
DavidsonPhotos.com
Ticket information for home games, click on season or single game to purchase tickets
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Davidson begins a two-game homestand this weekend when it plays host to Fordham Saturday at 2 p.m. in an Atlantic 10 women's basketball matchup inside John M. Belk Arena. Saturday's game will also be the Wildcats' annual Play4Kay game
The Wildcats, (10-14, 5-6 A-10) are playing the Rams (18-6, 9-2 A-10) for the second time this year. They will look to score their second straight win at home in the series after scoring a last-second victory a year ago.
Promotion: Play4Kay Game Saturday
In addition to playing Fordham, Davidson is making the game its 10th annual Play4Kay game presented by Carolina Pest Management. Fans are encouraged to wear pink to the game Saturday, as proceeds from the event will benefit the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. There will be a silent auction on the upper south court, highlighted by autographed Julio Jones jersey and a Kemba Walker basketball. Pink cancer t-shirts will be on sale for $25, while cancer survivors/fighters will be recognized at halftime.
Free Audio Streams
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.
All home games are subscription base streamed through the A-10 Network with Derek Smith calling the action. You can click here or at the Live Stream link above to access the game.
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 (10-14) and has a 0-1 record against Fordham.
Last Game Out at Saint Louis, Feb. 4 ...
•Mackenzie Latt scored a team-high 20 points and reached 1,500 for her career, but all five Saint Louis starters scored in double figures in sending Davidson to an 88-72 defeat on the road.
•The Billikens shot 52.5 percent for the game and used a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter to pull away.
•Davidson was within 67-60 after Latt hit a jumper to cap a 9-3 run to open the fourth quarter.
•SLU used a 17-8 run in the third quarter to go 55-43 before ending the quarter up 64-51.
•Justine Lyon had 16 points and Sarah Donovan tallied her first career double-double on 15 points and 10 boards, a season-high tying six on offense. Katie Turner hit for 11 points.
•Davidson won the battle on the glass, 39-33, and got 15 second-chance points.
•The Wildcats kept their double-digit assist streak alive at 15 with 17 assists in the defeat.
Davidson in the A-10 ...
•Three players are scoring in double figures in 10 A-10 games (Latt, 17.5 ppg, 9 rpg), Lyon (13.7), Turner (11.4, shooting .446 from 3-land).
•In the league rankings. Latt is third in made field goals (152) and third in offensive (76) rebounds, while ranking sixth in defensive (127) and total rebounds (203).
Wildcat All-Time Record Watch ...
•Mackenzie Latt became the 19th Wildcat to reach 1,000 points last year and has been moving up the charts recently, sitting just outside third place all-time with 1,506, five points away from third.
•The senior became the fourth Wildcat to hit the 1,500-point mark in a career at Saint Louis and is 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, 649) and attempted (4th, 1,449), and rebounds (3rd, 841).
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 45 games.
•She is riding a career-best 19-game streak of scoring in double figures.
•Lyon is closing in on 1,000 career points, needing 40 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 24.8 points and 10.5 rebounds in the last four games, while shooting 50.6 percent.
•The senior had games of 31 and 32 (career-high) points in wins vs. UMass and at Rhode Island.
•The 'Cats dished out a season-best 23 dimes vs. UMass and have 21 double-digit assist games.
•The 'Cats are riding a 15-game double-digit assist streak, dishing out 20-plus twice.
•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 12 of the past 13 games.
All-Time Series vs. Fordham ...
•The Wildcats and Rams are playing for the ninth time, with Fordham leading 6-2.
•Fordham has taken thre of the last four games, including a 66-58 win in the first meeting this year.
•Mackenzie Latt and Justine Lyon paced the 'Cats in that game with 13 points each.
Scouting the Rams ...
•Fordham sits in third in the league standings at 9-2 and has won four of its past five games.
•It has won 11 of 13 games overall dating back to Dec. 28 at hits own holiday classic tournament.
•Recently, the Rams scored a 76-64 win at home vs. Rhode Island, Feb. 4.
•Four players scored in double figures, paced by G'mrice Davis' 22 points and 15 rebounds.
•Redshirt Freshman Bre Cavanaugh is averaging a team-best 17.1 points.
•She has won the A-10 Rookie of the Week four times this season.
•Davis is second at 17 points and 13.4 rebounds, good for second-best in the A-10.
•Davis (17 points, 12 rebounds) and Cavanaugh (20 points) combined for 37 points last time vs. Davidson.
•Fordham is 6-4 overall on the road and has a 4-1 record in league games.
•The Rams went 9-4 against non-conference foes this year.
A Look Ahead ...
Davidson remains at home and will take on Saint Joseph's Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 7 p.m.
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