Sunday, January 26
Richmond, Va.
2:00 p.m.
Davidson College
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Richmond
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Wildcats Take Season-High Winning Streak to Richmond Sunday
1/23/2020 9:30:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Gavin McFarlin- Associate SID
DAVIDSON, N.C. — After enjoying an eight-day break, the Davidson women's basketball team will be back in action this Sunday when they travel to Richmond for an Atlantic 10 matchup on the hardwood inside Robins Center.
The Wildcats (12-6, 5-0 A-10) are riding a season-best five-game winning streak, all against A-10 foes, and currently sit in a tie for second place in the league standings with VCU and just behind Dayton, which is 6-0.
Richmond snapped a four-game skid Thursday morning at La Salle, pulling out a 63-61 decision to move to 8-11 overall and 1-4 in A-10 play.
QUICK HITS ...
•Davidson is in its 41st season and has collected 462 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 WASHINGTON, JAN. 18 ...
•Junior Katie Turner buried a pair of clutch three-pointers in the fourth quarter and Davidson held off George Washington to pick up its season-best fifth consecutive win with a 62-55 decision at home, Jan. 18.
•Clinging to a three-point lead (52-49) at the 3:25 mark in the final quarter after the Colonials used a 13-2 run to erase a 14-point deficit, Turner stepped up for the 'Cats. She drilled back-to-back treys at the 3:08 and 1:22 marks, helping push the lead out to 58-49.
•Turner had 14 points (11 in the second half), followed by Suzi-Rose Deegan with 13, Adelaide Fuller and Chloe Welch with 10 and 11 points, respectively.
•Davidson held GW to 32.1 percent shooting, the seventh game an opponent has shot under 35 percent.
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 (925) while sitting in fifth in threes (173) and sixth in assists (313). 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 (as of 1/23) ...
•The 'Cats rank in the top five in- scoring (3rd), shooting percentage (T-1st/.422), made field goals (4th/467), three-point percentage (4th/.334), defensive three-point percentage (2nd/.281) and assists (4th/14.0, 5th/252). Suzi-Rose Deegan is 3rd in made field goals (109), 5th in scoring and 6th in rebounding (7.6), Fuller is 6th in field goal percentage (.511) and Turner has 40 threes (3rd) as well as a .377 percentage from deep (9th) to go with a 3.8 assist average (7th) and a 1.9 assist-to-turnover ratio (3rd).
RANDOM NOTES ...
•Davidson is 5-0 in A-10 play for the first time after opening 4-0 last year on its way to a 10-6 mark.
•Davidson is one win away from tying its longest A-10 winning streak since joining the league.
•During the five-game win streak, the Wildcats have a +9 scoring margin, are shooting 42.7 percent from the floor, including 34.3 percent from downtown, and four players are averaging in double figures led by Suzi-Rose Deegan at 16.0 ppg.
•The Wildcats sit at 5-5 on the road this season 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 on the season- Suzi-Rose Deegan (15.8 ppg/7.6 rpg), Sarah Donovan (11.4/8.6) and Katie Turner (10.7/3.8 apg), while the team overall is averaging 69.7 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 11 of the 18 games this year.
•The 'Cats have shot better than 41 percent in 13 of the 18 games, with a season-best 53.7 percent vs. WCU.
•Deegan had a nine-game double-digit scoring streak halted at George Mason, Jan. 15 (19.0 ppg/9.0 rpg).
•Deegan twice has gone for 30 points (31 vs. Kansas City/30 vs. Charlotte), four 20-point outings and three double-doubles on the year.
•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.
•Davidson has won at least 12 games now for the third straight season.
SCOUTING THE SPIDERS ...
•Richmond played an Education Day game Thursday at La Salle and pulled out a 63-61 down to the wire win, its first in A-10 action.
•Three players scored in double figures, led by Jaide Hinds-Clarke and Aniyah Carpenter with 11 points each.
•Richmond nearly blew an 11-point fourth quarter lead as La Salle closed within one (62-61) with 19 seconds to go.
•On the season, the Spiders are paced by a pair of double-digit scorers, Hinds-Clarke (10.9 ppg) and Kate Klimkiewicz (10.5).
•A year ago, Richmond went 9-21 overall and 6-10 in A-10 play.
•It returns four of its five starters and 10 of 11 letterwinners overall.
•Head coach Aaron Rousell is in his first year at Richmond after a successful seven-year run at Bucknell that saw the Bison go to the NCAA Tournament twice and WNIT twice.
•He has over 300 career wins in his 16 years of coaching.
ALL-TIME SERIES ...
•This is the ninth meeting between both school's women's basketball programs.
•Davidson won last year's meeting at Belk Arena, 78-55, behind five double-digit scorers to improve to 3-5 in the series.
•Justine Lyon led the way with 18 points and the Wildcats picked up their biggest win in the series.
A LOOK AHEAD ...
Davidson stays on the road and will face Rhode Island for the second time this year in an Education Day next Wednesday, Jan. 29. The Wildcats won the first meeting, 79-67, at home 17 days ago (Jan. 12).
The Wildcats (12-6, 5-0 A-10) are riding a season-best five-game winning streak, all against A-10 foes, and currently sit in a tie for second place in the league standings with VCU and just behind Dayton, which is 6-0.
Richmond snapped a four-game skid Thursday morning at La Salle, pulling out a 63-61 decision to move to 8-11 overall and 1-4 in A-10 play.
QUICK HITS ...
•Davidson is in its 41st season and has collected 462 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 WASHINGTON, JAN. 18 ...
•Junior Katie Turner buried a pair of clutch three-pointers in the fourth quarter and Davidson held off George Washington to pick up its season-best fifth consecutive win with a 62-55 decision at home, Jan. 18.
•Clinging to a three-point lead (52-49) at the 3:25 mark in the final quarter after the Colonials used a 13-2 run to erase a 14-point deficit, Turner stepped up for the 'Cats. She drilled back-to-back treys at the 3:08 and 1:22 marks, helping push the lead out to 58-49.
•Turner had 14 points (11 in the second half), followed by Suzi-Rose Deegan with 13, Adelaide Fuller and Chloe Welch with 10 and 11 points, respectively.
•Davidson held GW to 32.1 percent shooting, the seventh game an opponent has shot under 35 percent.
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 (925) while sitting in fifth in threes (173) and sixth in assists (313). 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 (as of 1/23) ...
•The 'Cats rank in the top five in- scoring (3rd), shooting percentage (T-1st/.422), made field goals (4th/467), three-point percentage (4th/.334), defensive three-point percentage (2nd/.281) and assists (4th/14.0, 5th/252). Suzi-Rose Deegan is 3rd in made field goals (109), 5th in scoring and 6th in rebounding (7.6), Fuller is 6th in field goal percentage (.511) and Turner has 40 threes (3rd) as well as a .377 percentage from deep (9th) to go with a 3.8 assist average (7th) and a 1.9 assist-to-turnover ratio (3rd).
RANDOM NOTES ...
•Davidson is 5-0 in A-10 play for the first time after opening 4-0 last year on its way to a 10-6 mark.
•Davidson is one win away from tying its longest A-10 winning streak since joining the league.
•During the five-game win streak, the Wildcats have a +9 scoring margin, are shooting 42.7 percent from the floor, including 34.3 percent from downtown, and four players are averaging in double figures led by Suzi-Rose Deegan at 16.0 ppg.
•The Wildcats sit at 5-5 on the road this season 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 on the season- Suzi-Rose Deegan (15.8 ppg/7.6 rpg), Sarah Donovan (11.4/8.6) and Katie Turner (10.7/3.8 apg), while the team overall is averaging 69.7 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 11 of the 18 games this year.
•The 'Cats have shot better than 41 percent in 13 of the 18 games, with a season-best 53.7 percent vs. WCU.
•Deegan had a nine-game double-digit scoring streak halted at George Mason, Jan. 15 (19.0 ppg/9.0 rpg).
•Deegan twice has gone for 30 points (31 vs. Kansas City/30 vs. Charlotte), four 20-point outings and three double-doubles on the year.
•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.
•Davidson has won at least 12 games now for the third straight season.
SCOUTING THE SPIDERS ...
•Richmond played an Education Day game Thursday at La Salle and pulled out a 63-61 down to the wire win, its first in A-10 action.
•Three players scored in double figures, led by Jaide Hinds-Clarke and Aniyah Carpenter with 11 points each.
•Richmond nearly blew an 11-point fourth quarter lead as La Salle closed within one (62-61) with 19 seconds to go.
•On the season, the Spiders are paced by a pair of double-digit scorers, Hinds-Clarke (10.9 ppg) and Kate Klimkiewicz (10.5).
•A year ago, Richmond went 9-21 overall and 6-10 in A-10 play.
•It returns four of its five starters and 10 of 11 letterwinners overall.
•Head coach Aaron Rousell is in his first year at Richmond after a successful seven-year run at Bucknell that saw the Bison go to the NCAA Tournament twice and WNIT twice.
•He has over 300 career wins in his 16 years of coaching.
ALL-TIME SERIES ...
•This is the ninth meeting between both school's women's basketball programs.
•Davidson won last year's meeting at Belk Arena, 78-55, behind five double-digit scorers to improve to 3-5 in the series.
•Justine Lyon led the way with 18 points and the Wildcats picked up their biggest win in the series.
A LOOK AHEAD ...
Davidson stays on the road and will face Rhode Island for the second time this year in an Education Day next Wednesday, Jan. 29. The Wildcats won the first meeting, 79-67, at home 17 days ago (Jan. 12).
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