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BROOKLYN, N.Y. - The LIU Brooklyn women's basketball team wraps up the regular season Monday night, as the Blackbirds host Sacred Heart, Monday, March 4 at 7 p.m., in the final game of the 2012-13 season in the Wellness Center. The team will honor seniors Tamika Guz and Krystal Wells prior to their final game as Blackbirds.
LAST TIME OUT
• LIU will look for one last shot at a win Monday, after falling to Quinnipiac Saturday afternoon. The Blackbirds suffered a 66-45 loss to NEC frontrunner Quinnipiac in the Wellness Center. Junior Cleandra Roberts led the Blackbirds with 18 points and eight rebounds in the loss, while freshman Sophie Bhasin added 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds.
LEADING LIU
• LIU has been led by its senior duo all season long, and heading into the final game of the year is no exception. Tamika Guz and Krystal Wells have alternating leading the team in scoring. This week, Guz leads the way, with 10.4 points per game average, and bringing down 4.9 rebounds per game. Wells is averaging 9.9 points per game, while junior Cleandra Roberts is the team's top rebounder, with an average of 6.7 boards per game, and is third in scoring, with 9.3 points per game. In conference games, however, all three players' numbers go up. Guz is averaging 11.5 points per game against NEC opponents, along with 5.2 rebounds per game, while Wells puts down 10.2 points per game, and Roberts adds 9.9 points per game, along with 6.7 rebounds per game.
ALL-TIME SERIES
• Monday's matchup will be the 28th between LIU and Sacred Heart all-time. The Pioneers lead the all-time series, 15-12, including a 61-47 win over the Blackbirds in Connecticut earlier this season.
• LIU had an early second half lead over Sacred Heart in that game, but saw the Pioneers go on a 17-0 run late in the game to take the win, 61-47.
• Senior Krystal Wells and freshman Sophie Bhasin led scoring for the Blackbirds with eight points apiece. Wells also had a team-high eight rebounds. Sophomore Kelly Robinson added seven points and five assists in the loss.
SCOUTING THE PIONEERS
• Sacred Heart (21-8, 13-4 NEC) had a rocky start to the NEC season, but has since managed to win enough games to clinch the No.2 seed in the NEC tournament.
•Wednesday evening, with the 58-50 win over Bryant, Sacred Heart clinched the No. 2 seed in the 2013 Northeast Conference Tournament. This is the 13th-straight year that the Pioneers have cemented a spot in the Top 3. Since joining the NEC in 1999-00, SHU has never finished lower than tied for third. Sacred Heart has finished with sole possession of first place on three occasions. All three of those times, the Pioneers took home the championship.
• The Pioneers are led in scoring by sophomore guard Gabrielle Washington, who averages 16.7 points per game. She has had 11 games this season scoring 20 or more points. Second on the team in scoring is senior guard Kiley Evans, who averages 11.8 points per game. Junior center Enjoli Bland is the team's top rebounder, as she pulls down 6.4 boards per game.
LIU ON THE WEB
• For the first time ever, home LIU Brooklyn women's basketball games will be seen live via the internet.
• In conjunction with Pack Network, the Northeast Conference launched NEC Front Row, an online digital network with multi-platform access.
• All home contests and select road conference games not broadcast regionally or nationally will be seen on necfrontrow.com.
BLACKBIRDS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
• LIU Brooklyn is fully connected to all of its fans through social media. Follow all of LIU athletics via our Twitter and Facebook pages.
• Follow LIU athletics on Twitter via @LIUAthletics. Also, follow the LIU women's basketball team on Twitter @LIUwbb
• LIU also has a Facebook page. Go to Facebook.com/LIUAthletics and click “Like”.
THE NORTHEAST CONFERENCE
• The Northeast Conference celebrates its 32nd anniversary this season. The 12-member conference dates back to 1981, when it originated as the men's basketball-only ECAC-Metro Conference.
• LIU Brooklyn is one of the six charter institutions that helped form the alliance in 1981, and all six schools remain affiliated with the NEC today.
• With the addition of five more colleges and universities over the years, including Bryant as a full member this season, the NEC has spread its footprint over five states and into such major media markets as New York City, Baltimore and Pittsburgh.