Sunday, January 12
Davidson, N.C.
4:30 p.m.
Davidson College
vs
Rhode Island
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
Davidson Hosts Rhode Island on NBC Sports Sunday
1/10/2020 10:07:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Gavin McFarlin- Associate SID
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Playing its first-ever nationally televised game at John M. Belk Arena, the Davidson women's basketball team will welcome Rhode Island Sunday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. for a game that will be featured on NBC Sports Network.
The Wildcats (9-6) are off to a 2-0 start in A-10 play after scoring a 12-point win Wednesday against Fordham in front of nearly 1,500 local elementary students as part of an Education Day game. Rhode Island (8-6, 1-1 A-10) won its first league game Tuesday against Richmond in overtime, 76-70.
GAME PROMOTION ...
For Sunday's game, the first 250 fans will get a FREE LED baton stick for the game.
QUICK HITS ...
•Davidson is in its 41st season and has collected 458 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. FORDHAM, JAN. 8 ...
Freshman Suzi-Rose Deegan tallied her third straight double-double (12 points/13 rebounds) and Davidson put four scorers in double figures in picking up a 74-62 Education Day win Wednesday.
•Adelaide Fuller in 18 minutes of action, scored 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting and a perfect 3-for-3 from the charity stripe. Fuller helped spark a 12-3 run in the first quarter with a triple at the top of the arc that turned a 6-4 deficit into a 16-9 lead as the 'Cats never looked back. Fuller had seven first-quarter points.
•Davidson would led by as many a 13 points in the second quarter and 16 later in the fourth quarter.
•Chloe Welch had 17 points, setting a new career best and Katie Turner finished 11 points and six rebounds.
•Hitting the 40-rebound mark for the ninth time this year, the Wildcats had a 42-32 advantage on the glass.
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 (887) while sitting in fifth in threes (165) and 10th in assists (297). Sarah Donovan crossed the 500-rebound mark (531) and is 13 away from reaching 15th all-time.
•Ally Welling is 10th in career blocks with 78 and is six away from moving up a spot.
A-10 RANKINGS ...
•The 'Cats rank- 3rd in scoring and shooting percentage (.420), 4th in rebounds (39.7 rpg) and 5th in assists (209/13.9 apg). Deegan is tops in the league in made field goals (94) and 4th in scoring (242/16.1), while Donovan is 2nd in rebounding average (8.6 rpg) and Turner is 5th in made threes (32).
RANDOM NOTES ...
•Davidson is 2-0 in A-10 play for the second straight season after finishing a program-best 10-6 last year.
•The Wildcats sit at 4-1 on the season at home and they went 5-3 a year ago against A-10 foes at home.
Davidson finished non-conference play 7-6, its most wins since collecting nine during the 2006-07 season.
•Three 'Cats are scoring in double figures- Suzi-Rose Deegan (16.1 ppg), Sarah Donovan (11.4/8.6 rpg) and Katie Turner (10.3), while the team overall is averaging 69.2 points per game.
•When Davidson scores 70 or more points, it is 7-0 on the season, with a season-best 101 points vs. WCU.
•Davidson has put at least three players in doubles digits in eight of the 15 games this year.
•The 'Cats have shot better than 41 percent in nine of the 15 games, with a season-best 53.7 percent vs. WCU.
•Donovan, who has 18 career double-doubles, had a 20-rebound effort at High Point, Dec. 2, which was the most since Sophia Aleksandravicius hauled in the same amount at Appalachian State (1/15/12).
•Deegan is riding an eight-game double-digit scoring streak and has hit the mark in 11 of the last 12 overall.
•During the eight-game stretch, she has averages of 19.0 ppg/9.0 rpg and is shooting 48 percent from the field.
•Deegan has three 20-point games, a 30-point game vs. Charlotte and three double-doubles during the stretch.
•The Wildcats set a single-game school record for three-pointers (14) vs. Western Carolina, Nov. 20.
•Deegan has been named the A-10 Rookie of the Week four times this year.
•The freshman twice has gone for 30 points (31 vs. Kansas City and 30 vs. Charlotte), three 20-point outings and three double-doubles on the year.
•Deegan has a combined 40 rebounds in her last three games (13.3 rpg).
SCOUTING THE RAMS ...
•Rhode Island snapped a three-game losing streak with a 76-70 overtime win at home vs. Richmond, Jan. 7.
•Davida Dale had 29 points and 11 rebounds, while Nicole Jorgensen hit the 20-point mark with 23.
•On the season, Jorgensen is averaging 14.9 points and 7.7 rebounds, while Dale is at 12.6 points and 8.4 rebounds.
•In last year's win at Davidson, Dale had 19 points and 16 rebounds in a 64-58 decision.
•The Rams went 7-5 in non-conference games and sit at 1-1 on the road this season.
•Rhode Island went 8-21 last year with a 3-13 mark in A-10 play.
•Head coach Tammi Reiss is in her first season after coming from Syracuse as an assistant the last four years.
ALL-TIME SERIES ...
•This is the ninth meeting between both school's women's basketball programs and the series is tied at 4-apiece.
•Davidson and the Rams split last year's two games, each winning on the road.
•The Wildcats had won four straight before falling 64-58 on its home floor in the most recent meeting.
A LOOK AHEAD ...
Davidson will next travel to Fairfax, Va., to take on George Mason Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 7 p.m.
The Wildcats (9-6) are off to a 2-0 start in A-10 play after scoring a 12-point win Wednesday against Fordham in front of nearly 1,500 local elementary students as part of an Education Day game. Rhode Island (8-6, 1-1 A-10) won its first league game Tuesday against Richmond in overtime, 76-70.
GAME PROMOTION ...
For Sunday's game, the first 250 fans will get a FREE LED baton stick for the game.
QUICK HITS ...
•Davidson is in its 41st season and has collected 458 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. FORDHAM, JAN. 8 ...
Freshman Suzi-Rose Deegan tallied her third straight double-double (12 points/13 rebounds) and Davidson put four scorers in double figures in picking up a 74-62 Education Day win Wednesday.
•Adelaide Fuller in 18 minutes of action, scored 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting and a perfect 3-for-3 from the charity stripe. Fuller helped spark a 12-3 run in the first quarter with a triple at the top of the arc that turned a 6-4 deficit into a 16-9 lead as the 'Cats never looked back. Fuller had seven first-quarter points.
•Davidson would led by as many a 13 points in the second quarter and 16 later in the fourth quarter.
•Chloe Welch had 17 points, setting a new career best and Katie Turner finished 11 points and six rebounds.
•Hitting the 40-rebound mark for the ninth time this year, the Wildcats had a 42-32 advantage on the glass.
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 (887) while sitting in fifth in threes (165) and 10th in assists (297). Sarah Donovan crossed the 500-rebound mark (531) and is 13 away from reaching 15th all-time.
•Ally Welling is 10th in career blocks with 78 and is six away from moving up a spot.
A-10 RANKINGS ...
•The 'Cats rank- 3rd in scoring and shooting percentage (.420), 4th in rebounds (39.7 rpg) and 5th in assists (209/13.9 apg). Deegan is tops in the league in made field goals (94) and 4th in scoring (242/16.1), while Donovan is 2nd in rebounding average (8.6 rpg) and Turner is 5th in made threes (32).
RANDOM NOTES ...
•Davidson is 2-0 in A-10 play for the second straight season after finishing a program-best 10-6 last year.
•The Wildcats sit at 4-1 on the season at home and they went 5-3 a year ago against A-10 foes at home.
Davidson finished non-conference play 7-6, its most wins since collecting nine during the 2006-07 season.
•Three 'Cats are scoring in double figures- Suzi-Rose Deegan (16.1 ppg), Sarah Donovan (11.4/8.6 rpg) and Katie Turner (10.3), while the team overall is averaging 69.2 points per game.
•When Davidson scores 70 or more points, it is 7-0 on the season, with a season-best 101 points vs. WCU.
•Davidson has put at least three players in doubles digits in eight of the 15 games this year.
•The 'Cats have shot better than 41 percent in nine of the 15 games, with a season-best 53.7 percent vs. WCU.
•Donovan, who has 18 career double-doubles, had a 20-rebound effort at High Point, Dec. 2, which was the most since Sophia Aleksandravicius hauled in the same amount at Appalachian State (1/15/12).
•Deegan is riding an eight-game double-digit scoring streak and has hit the mark in 11 of the last 12 overall.
•During the eight-game stretch, she has averages of 19.0 ppg/9.0 rpg and is shooting 48 percent from the field.
•Deegan has three 20-point games, a 30-point game vs. Charlotte and three double-doubles during the stretch.
•The Wildcats set a single-game school record for three-pointers (14) vs. Western Carolina, Nov. 20.
•Deegan has been named the A-10 Rookie of the Week four times this year.
•The freshman twice has gone for 30 points (31 vs. Kansas City and 30 vs. Charlotte), three 20-point outings and three double-doubles on the year.
•Deegan has a combined 40 rebounds in her last three games (13.3 rpg).
SCOUTING THE RAMS ...
•Rhode Island snapped a three-game losing streak with a 76-70 overtime win at home vs. Richmond, Jan. 7.
•Davida Dale had 29 points and 11 rebounds, while Nicole Jorgensen hit the 20-point mark with 23.
•On the season, Jorgensen is averaging 14.9 points and 7.7 rebounds, while Dale is at 12.6 points and 8.4 rebounds.
•In last year's win at Davidson, Dale had 19 points and 16 rebounds in a 64-58 decision.
•The Rams went 7-5 in non-conference games and sit at 1-1 on the road this season.
•Rhode Island went 8-21 last year with a 3-13 mark in A-10 play.
•Head coach Tammi Reiss is in her first season after coming from Syracuse as an assistant the last four years.
ALL-TIME SERIES ...
•This is the ninth meeting between both school's women's basketball programs and the series is tied at 4-apiece.
•Davidson and the Rams split last year's two games, each winning on the road.
•The Wildcats had won four straight before falling 64-58 on its home floor in the most recent meeting.
A LOOK AHEAD ...
Davidson will next travel to Fairfax, Va., to take on George Mason Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 7 p.m.
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