Sunday, December 29
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2:00 p.m.
Davidson College
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First-Time Matchup at Florida Awaits Davidson on Sunday
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DAVIDSON, N.C. — Davidson looks to end the 2019 calendar year in winning style when it heads to Gainesville, Fla, for the first time to face the Florida Gators Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. inside Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center in women's basketball action.
The Wildcats (7-5) are seeking to halt a two-game skid and improve upon their 3-4 road record this year. Florida is recently coming off a 73-68 defeat to Wake Forest, Dec. 21, at the West Palm Beach Invite, dropping the Gators to 8-4 on the season.
QUICK HITS ...
•Davidson is in its 41st season and has collected 457 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.
LAST TIME OUT VS. CHARLOTTE, DEC. 21 ...
•Suzi-Rose Deegan had her second 30-point game of the season, but Charlotte used a pair of second-half runs to pull away as Davidson fell to its cross-county rival 75-64 at home last Saturday.
•Deegan scored 18 first-half points and the Wildcats held a 35-33 lead at the break. The 49ers though used runs of 12-4 and 13-2 to open the third and fourth quarters to regain the lead and go up by as many as 13.
•Katie Turner had 18 points on 5-of-9 shooting and a perfect 7-for-7 from the charity stripe.
•Davidson saw its three-game home winning streak snapped in the defeat.
ALL-TIME RECORD WATCH LIST ...
•Katie Turner continues to climb up in the Wildcats' all-time records, with Turner closing in on 1,000 career points (864) while sitting in sixth in threes (161) and 12th in assists (289). Donovan recently crossed the 500-rebound mark (529) and is 15 away from reaching 15th all-time.
•Ally Welling is 11th in career blocks with 75 and is five away from moving up a spot.
A-10 RANKINGS ...
•As of Dec. 24 in the A-10, the 'Cats rank- T-2nd in scoring (70.8), field goals (315) and percentage (.427), 4th in rebounds (472/39.3 rpg) as well as 4th in assists (170/14.17 apg).
•Deegan is tops in the league in field goals (72) and 4th in the league in scoring, while Donovan is 1st in rebounds (101) and average (9.2).
RANDOM NOTES ...
•Davidson is facing its fourth first-time opponent this year, having taken on Georgetown, UC Irvine and Kansas City already this season. UCI and KC were both in the preseason WNIT.
•Davidson is taking on its first SEC school since traveling to Tennessee during the 2012-13 season.
•The Wildcats are 3-4 on the road so far, but just 1-3 its last four games away from home.
•Three 'Cats are scoring in double figures- Suzi-Rose Deegan (15.9 ppg), Sarah Donovan (12.1/9.2 rpg) and Katie Turner (11.0), while the team overall is averaging 70.8 points per game.
•When Davidson scores 70 or more points, it is 6-0 on the season, with a season-best 101 points vs. WCU.
•Davidson has already put at least three players in doubles digits in seven of the 12 games this year.
•Donovan has averages of 12.0 points and 10.5 rebounds in the past five games, with a 20-point outings at ETSU and a career-best 20 rebounds at High Point.
•Those 20 rebounds were the most since Sophia Aleksandravicius did it at Appalachian State (1/15/12).
•Donovan has 18 double-doubles for her career, four of which have come this season.
•Deegan is pouring in 20.2 points per game and shooting 57.4 percent during the same five-game stretch.
•The Wildcats have hit the 40-rebound mark seven times, with a season-best 47 at High Point.
•They have gone for 20 or more offensive rebounds twice in a game this season.
•Davidson has shot over 43 percent in seven of 12 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 Carolina were the most since 103 vs. ETSU, Jan. 22, 2002.
•Deegan has been named the league's Rookie of the Week twice this year (Nov. 18 & Dec. 23).
•The freshman twice has gone for 30 points (31 vs. Kansas City and 30 vs. Charlotte).
SCOUTING THE GATORS ...
•Florida is 3-2 in its last five games, going 1-1 recently at the West Palm Beach Invitational, Dec. 20-21.
•It defeated Xavier, 67-64, before falling to the Demon Deacons in the second game.
•Three Gators are averaging in double digits, led by freshman Lavender Briggs at 13.9 points per game.
•Kiara Smith (13.3) and Zada Williams (12.5) follow, with Williams leading the team in rebounding at 7.8 per game.
•Florida is 5-2 at home and riding a two-game winning streak.
•The Gators return seven letterwinners and have five newcomers.
•They went 8-23 a year ago with a 3-13 mark in the SEC.
•Florida has gone to the NCAA Tournament 15 times (12-14 record), with its most recent trip coming in 2016.
ALL-TIME SERIES ...
•This is the first meeting all-time between both school's women's basketball programs.
A LOOK AHEAD ...
Davidson begins Atlantic 10 play to start the new year with a trip to Saint Louis, Jan. 4, for an 8 p.m. contest.
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DAVIDSON, N.C. — Davidson looks to end the 2019 calendar year in winning style when it heads to Gainesville, Fla, for the first time to face the Florida Gators Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. inside Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center in women's basketball action.
The Wildcats (7-5) are seeking to halt a two-game skid and improve upon their 3-4 road record this year. Florida is recently coming off a 73-68 defeat to Wake Forest, Dec. 21, at the West Palm Beach Invite, dropping the Gators to 8-4 on the season.
QUICK HITS ...
•Davidson is in its 41st season and has collected 457 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.
LAST TIME OUT VS. CHARLOTTE, DEC. 21 ...
•Suzi-Rose Deegan had her second 30-point game of the season, but Charlotte used a pair of second-half runs to pull away as Davidson fell to its cross-county rival 75-64 at home last Saturday.
•Deegan scored 18 first-half points and the Wildcats held a 35-33 lead at the break. The 49ers though used runs of 12-4 and 13-2 to open the third and fourth quarters to regain the lead and go up by as many as 13.
•Katie Turner had 18 points on 5-of-9 shooting and a perfect 7-for-7 from the charity stripe.
•Davidson saw its three-game home winning streak snapped in the defeat.
ALL-TIME RECORD WATCH LIST ...
•Katie Turner continues to climb up in the Wildcats' all-time records, with Turner closing in on 1,000 career points (864) while sitting in sixth in threes (161) and 12th in assists (289). Donovan recently crossed the 500-rebound mark (529) and is 15 away from reaching 15th all-time.
•Ally Welling is 11th in career blocks with 75 and is five away from moving up a spot.
A-10 RANKINGS ...
•As of Dec. 24 in the A-10, the 'Cats rank- T-2nd in scoring (70.8), field goals (315) and percentage (.427), 4th in rebounds (472/39.3 rpg) as well as 4th in assists (170/14.17 apg).
•Deegan is tops in the league in field goals (72) and 4th in the league in scoring, while Donovan is 1st in rebounds (101) and average (9.2).
RANDOM NOTES ...
•Davidson is facing its fourth first-time opponent this year, having taken on Georgetown, UC Irvine and Kansas City already this season. UCI and KC were both in the preseason WNIT.
•Davidson is taking on its first SEC school since traveling to Tennessee during the 2012-13 season.
•The Wildcats are 3-4 on the road so far, but just 1-3 its last four games away from home.
•Three 'Cats are scoring in double figures- Suzi-Rose Deegan (15.9 ppg), Sarah Donovan (12.1/9.2 rpg) and Katie Turner (11.0), while the team overall is averaging 70.8 points per game.
•When Davidson scores 70 or more points, it is 6-0 on the season, with a season-best 101 points vs. WCU.
•Davidson has already put at least three players in doubles digits in seven of the 12 games this year.
•Donovan has averages of 12.0 points and 10.5 rebounds in the past five games, with a 20-point outings at ETSU and a career-best 20 rebounds at High Point.
•Those 20 rebounds were the most since Sophia Aleksandravicius did it at Appalachian State (1/15/12).
•Donovan has 18 double-doubles for her career, four of which have come this season.
•Deegan is pouring in 20.2 points per game and shooting 57.4 percent during the same five-game stretch.
•The Wildcats have hit the 40-rebound mark seven times, with a season-best 47 at High Point.
•They have gone for 20 or more offensive rebounds twice in a game this season.
•Davidson has shot over 43 percent in seven of 12 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 Carolina were the most since 103 vs. ETSU, Jan. 22, 2002.
•Deegan has been named the league's Rookie of the Week twice this year (Nov. 18 & Dec. 23).
•The freshman twice has gone for 30 points (31 vs. Kansas City and 30 vs. Charlotte).
SCOUTING THE GATORS ...
•Florida is 3-2 in its last five games, going 1-1 recently at the West Palm Beach Invitational, Dec. 20-21.
•It defeated Xavier, 67-64, before falling to the Demon Deacons in the second game.
•Three Gators are averaging in double digits, led by freshman Lavender Briggs at 13.9 points per game.
•Kiara Smith (13.3) and Zada Williams (12.5) follow, with Williams leading the team in rebounding at 7.8 per game.
•Florida is 5-2 at home and riding a two-game winning streak.
•The Gators return seven letterwinners and have five newcomers.
•They went 8-23 a year ago with a 3-13 mark in the SEC.
•Florida has gone to the NCAA Tournament 15 times (12-14 record), with its most recent trip coming in 2016.
ALL-TIME SERIES ...
•This is the first meeting all-time between both school's women's basketball programs.
A LOOK AHEAD ...
Davidson begins Atlantic 10 play to start the new year with a trip to Saint Louis, Jan. 4, for an 8 p.m. contest.
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