Davidson Starts 4-Game Road Trip at Virginia Tech Sunday

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DAVIDSON, N.C. — Davidson takes its three-game winning streak on the road this Sunday when it plays at Virginia Tech in a non-conference women's basketball matchup at Cassell Coliseum.

The Wildcats (4-1) are in the midst of playing seven of their first nine games on the road. After facing the Hokies, who are unbeaten at 4-0, they will travel to another ACC-foe in Duke next Wednesday, Nov. 27, and then ETSU after Thanksgiving (Nov. 30) before closing out a four-game trip at High Point, Dec. 2.

QUICK HITS ...
•Davidson is in its 41st season and has collected 451 wins in program history.
•The 'Cats are in their sixth year in the Atlantic 10 after a 21-year run in the SoCon.
•Sarah Donovan (1st) and Katie Turner (2nd) were named to the league's all-preseason teams.
•Davidson was picked fifth in the A-10 preseason poll after a tie for fourth place last year.
•10 letterwinners return and four starters from a year ago, while four freshmen were added.

LAST TIME OUT vs. WESTERN CAROLINA, NOV. 20 ...
•Six different players scored in double figures and Davidson as a team set a new single-game record for three-pointers on its way to hitting the century mark in a 101-51 victory vs. WCU.
•The 'Cats drilled a new school record 14 threes on 25 attempts to break the old mark of 13, which was set back on Feb. 26, 2004. The 101 points were the most scored since dropping in a school-record 103 against East Tennessee State, Jan. 22, 2002.
•Davidson hit 11-of-20 shots in the first quarter for a 31-9 lead and never looked back in pushing its winning streak to three in a row. It was also the 'Cats 11th straight win in the all-time series.
•Suzi-Rose Deegan led all scorers with 16 points, followed by Sarah Konstans and Cameron Tabor with 14 points each. Tabor also dished out a season-high six dimes and swished home all four of her threes. Sarah Donovan, in just 12 minutes, had 12 points, while Chloe Welch and Saeeda Abdul-Aziz chipped in with 10 points apiece. Abdul-Aziz hit all three of her field goals from three-land for a career-high.

A-10 NOTES ...
•Davidson currently sits in a tie for the top spot in the league standings with three other teams at 4-1.
•Through the first five games, the Wildcats rank tops in scoring (76.4), field goal percentage (.466) and three-point percentage (.410) and second in free throw percentage (.753).
•Suzi-Rose Deegan is fifth in the league in scoring (15.0) and Sarah Donovan is second in rebounding (8.0).

RANDOM NOTES ...
•Davidson is in the midst of playing seven of its first nine games on the road to open the season.
•Three Wildcats are scoring in double figures- Suzi-Rose Deegan (15.0), Katie Turner (13.2) and Saran Donovan (10.4 / 8.0 rpg).
•Davidson has shot over 40 percent in all five games this year, with a season-high .537 vs. Western.
•The Wildcats set a single-game school record for three-pointers (14) vs. Western Carolina, Nov. 20.
•Davidson's 101 points in the win vs. Western were the most since 103 vs. ETSU, Jan. 22, 2002.
•The freshman Deegan claimed Davidson's first A-10 weekly award by being named the league's Rookie of the Week, Nov. 18, after averaging 19.5 points and six rebounds per game.
•The freshman had a season-best 31 points (13-for-19 shooting) in a win vs. Kansas City.
•The Wildcats have hit the 40-rebound mark four times already, with a season-best 46 vs. Georgetown.
•Cassidy Gould's 10 assists at Drexel were the most since Chloe Johnson had that many vs. Rhode Island, Feb. 11, 2017. Prior to that, the last time came back on Dec. 29, 2010 by Barbara Sitton (11 vs. Princeton).
•Sarah Donovan, who opened the season vs. Georgetown with a double-double (12 pts/career-high 16 rbs), has 15 double-doubles for her career, 11 of which came last year.
•Davidson has already put at least three players in doubles digits in four of
the first five games this year. It did it 27 of the 32 games last year.

SCOUTING THE HOKIES ...
•The Hokies doubled up Maryland Eastern Shore 86-43 in its last game behind a breakout performance from forward Trinity Baptiste.
•Baptiste had 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the floor and also registered a season-best eight rebounds.
•In the rout of the Hawks, five Hokies recorded double figures.
•On the season, Tech is shooting 52% from the floor, the best mark in the ACC and are scoring at an 85.3 point per game clip.
•Including the postseason, the Hokies are 51-8 under head coach Kenny Brooks in the non-conference.
•Tech's last home loss in the non-conference came December 6, 2014 against Longwood.
•Last year, the Hokies were 22-12 overall and played in the WNIT where they reached the third round.

ALL-TIME SERIES ...
•This is the second career meeting between both school's women's basketball programs.
•Both teams last met Dec. 30, 2004, with Virginia Tech taking an 87-62 decision.
•The 'Cats were taking part in Hokies' Lady Luck Classic when they first met.

A LOOK AHEAD ...
Davidson returns back to the road to start a four-game swing, beginning with a trip to Blacksburg, Va., to face Virginia Tech Sunday, Nov. 24 at 5 p.m.

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