Saturday, January 18
Davidson, N.C.
1:00 p.m.
Davidson College
vs
George Washington
First Place Wildcats Host GW Saturday in A-10 Play
1/16/2020 2:33:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Gavin McFarlin- Associate SID
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Riding a four-game winning streak and sitting in a tie for first place in the Atlantic 10, Davidson will look to keep the momentum going Saturday at 1 p.m. when they play George Washington in women's basketball inside John M. Belk Arena in the Wildcats' "Orange Out" game.
The 'Cats (11-6), who are tied with UMass and Dayton at the top of the league standings, are off to a 4-0 start in A-10 play for the second consecutive season. Their four-game winning streak is the longest this year, topping the pair of three-game streaks they had earlier this season.
GW enters Saturday's game with a 7-9 mark and 1-2 in A-10 play. The Colonials have been off since last Sunday.
GAME PROMOTION ... "ORANGE OUT"
Wednesday's game is Davidson's third annual "Orange Out" game to raise money for Leukemia & Lymphoma and to honor current Wildcat Andrea Robinson, who went through Leukemia treatment in 2018-19. The first 100 fans to Saturday's game will get a FREE Orange T-shirt, while everyone is encouraged to wear orange and show their support. Students are encouraged to come and break last year's attendance of 731.
QUICK HITS ...
•Davidson is in its 41st season and has collected 461 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 AT GEORGE MASON, JAN. 15 ...
•Adelaide Fuller and Ally Welling combined for 29 points and Davidson weathered a sluggish fourth quarter to win its season-best fourth straight game with a 76-69 victory Wednesday.
•Fuller finished with a team-high 18 points, the third game in a row with that point total, and five rebounds, while Welling dropped in 11 to go with four rebounds with a block.
•Katie Turner (11 points, five assists) and Cassidy Gould (10) also scored in double figures.
•Davidson was up by 17 (68-51) a minute into the fourth quarter, but went scoreless until the 1:31 mark as Mason got within six (68-63). The 'Cats defense then stepped up and forced a pair of turnovers, while they swished home five free throws in the final 38 seconds to seal up the win.
•The 'Cats had a season-high 26 points off of 16 Patriot turnovers.
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 (911) while sitting in fifth in threes (169) and 10th in assists (310). 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 80 and is four away from moving up a spot.
A-10 RANKINGS ...
•The 'Cats rank in the top five in- scoring (2nd), shooting percentage (2nd/.425), made field goals (1st/448), assists (4th/14.06). Suzi-Rose Deegan is 2nd in made field goals (105), 5th in scoring and 6th in rebounding (7.6), Fuller is 4th in field goal percentage (.521) and Turner has 36 threes (4th).
RANDOM NOTES ...
•Davidson is 4-0 in A-10 play for the second straight season after finishing a program-best 10-6 last year.
•The Wildcats sit at 5-1 on the season at home and are riding a two-game winning streak.
•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 (16.0 ppg/7.6 rpg), Sarah Donovan (11.4/8.6) and Katie Turner (10.5/3.8 apg), while the team overall is averaging 70.2 points per game.
•When Davidson scores 70 or more points, it is 9-0 on the season, with a season-best 101 points vs. WCU.
•Davidson has put at least three players in doubles digits in 10 of the 17 games this year.
•The 'Cats have shot better than 41 percent in 10 of the 16 games, with a season-best 53.7 percent vs. WCU.
•Deegan had a nine-game double-digit scoring streak halted at Mason Wednesday (12 of 14 overall).
•During the nine-game stretch, she averaged 19.0 ppg/9.0 rpg and shot 48 percent from the field.
•Deegan had 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 (4) and Adelaide Fuller have a combined five A-10 Rookie of the Week awards this year.
•Deegan twice has gone for 30 points (31 vs. Kansas City and 30 vs. Charlotte), four 20-point outings and three double-doubles on the year.
•Fuller is averaging 18 points and shooting 65.7 percent in the last three games.
•Davidson has won at least 11 games now for the third straight season.
SCOUTING THE COLONIALS ...
•George Washington last play at Fordham, Jan. 12, falling 53-47.
•It has lost six of its last seven games dating back to Dec. 10 after running off a season-best four-game winning streak.
•Three Colonials are averaging in double figures, paced by Tori Hyduke's 10.8 points per game.
•GW is 4-5 on the road this year with an 0-2 record against A-10 foes.
•A year ago, the Colonials went 10-20 overall and 7-9 in league play.
•They were picked to finish seventh this year in the preseason poll and return six letterwinners, including three starters.
•Head coach Jennifer Rizzotti is in her fourth season at GW and has collected 56 wins. She has 372 career wins overall in 21 seasons.
ALL-TIME SERIES ...
•This is the sixth meeting between both school's women's basketball programs.
•Davidson won its first game in the series last year on the road, 62-42, during GW's Education Day.
•Justine Lyon led eight scorers with 20 points and the Wildcats shot 48.1 percent from the floor.
A LOOK AHEAD ...
Davidson has its bye week coming up and will not play until next Sunday, Jan. 26, at Richmond.
The 'Cats (11-6), who are tied with UMass and Dayton at the top of the league standings, are off to a 4-0 start in A-10 play for the second consecutive season. Their four-game winning streak is the longest this year, topping the pair of three-game streaks they had earlier this season.
GW enters Saturday's game with a 7-9 mark and 1-2 in A-10 play. The Colonials have been off since last Sunday.
GAME PROMOTION ... "ORANGE OUT"
Wednesday's game is Davidson's third annual "Orange Out" game to raise money for Leukemia & Lymphoma and to honor current Wildcat Andrea Robinson, who went through Leukemia treatment in 2018-19. The first 100 fans to Saturday's game will get a FREE Orange T-shirt, while everyone is encouraged to wear orange and show their support. Students are encouraged to come and break last year's attendance of 731.
QUICK HITS ...
•Davidson is in its 41st season and has collected 461 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 AT GEORGE MASON, JAN. 15 ...
•Adelaide Fuller and Ally Welling combined for 29 points and Davidson weathered a sluggish fourth quarter to win its season-best fourth straight game with a 76-69 victory Wednesday.
•Fuller finished with a team-high 18 points, the third game in a row with that point total, and five rebounds, while Welling dropped in 11 to go with four rebounds with a block.
•Katie Turner (11 points, five assists) and Cassidy Gould (10) also scored in double figures.
•Davidson was up by 17 (68-51) a minute into the fourth quarter, but went scoreless until the 1:31 mark as Mason got within six (68-63). The 'Cats defense then stepped up and forced a pair of turnovers, while they swished home five free throws in the final 38 seconds to seal up the win.
•The 'Cats had a season-high 26 points off of 16 Patriot turnovers.
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 (911) while sitting in fifth in threes (169) and 10th in assists (310). 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 80 and is four away from moving up a spot.
A-10 RANKINGS ...
•The 'Cats rank in the top five in- scoring (2nd), shooting percentage (2nd/.425), made field goals (1st/448), assists (4th/14.06). Suzi-Rose Deegan is 2nd in made field goals (105), 5th in scoring and 6th in rebounding (7.6), Fuller is 4th in field goal percentage (.521) and Turner has 36 threes (4th).
RANDOM NOTES ...
•Davidson is 4-0 in A-10 play for the second straight season after finishing a program-best 10-6 last year.
•The Wildcats sit at 5-1 on the season at home and are riding a two-game winning streak.
•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 (16.0 ppg/7.6 rpg), Sarah Donovan (11.4/8.6) and Katie Turner (10.5/3.8 apg), while the team overall is averaging 70.2 points per game.
•When Davidson scores 70 or more points, it is 9-0 on the season, with a season-best 101 points vs. WCU.
•Davidson has put at least three players in doubles digits in 10 of the 17 games this year.
•The 'Cats have shot better than 41 percent in 10 of the 16 games, with a season-best 53.7 percent vs. WCU.
•Deegan had a nine-game double-digit scoring streak halted at Mason Wednesday (12 of 14 overall).
•During the nine-game stretch, she averaged 19.0 ppg/9.0 rpg and shot 48 percent from the field.
•Deegan had 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 (4) and Adelaide Fuller have a combined five A-10 Rookie of the Week awards this year.
•Deegan twice has gone for 30 points (31 vs. Kansas City and 30 vs. Charlotte), four 20-point outings and three double-doubles on the year.
•Fuller is averaging 18 points and shooting 65.7 percent in the last three games.
•Davidson has won at least 11 games now for the third straight season.
SCOUTING THE COLONIALS ...
•George Washington last play at Fordham, Jan. 12, falling 53-47.
•It has lost six of its last seven games dating back to Dec. 10 after running off a season-best four-game winning streak.
•Three Colonials are averaging in double figures, paced by Tori Hyduke's 10.8 points per game.
•GW is 4-5 on the road this year with an 0-2 record against A-10 foes.
•A year ago, the Colonials went 10-20 overall and 7-9 in league play.
•They were picked to finish seventh this year in the preseason poll and return six letterwinners, including three starters.
•Head coach Jennifer Rizzotti is in her fourth season at GW and has collected 56 wins. She has 372 career wins overall in 21 seasons.
ALL-TIME SERIES ...
•This is the sixth meeting between both school's women's basketball programs.
•Davidson won its first game in the series last year on the road, 62-42, during GW's Education Day.
•Justine Lyon led eight scorers with 20 points and the Wildcats shot 48.1 percent from the floor.
A LOOK AHEAD ...
Davidson has its bye week coming up and will not play until next Sunday, Jan. 26, at Richmond.
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