BROOKLYN, N.Y. - The LIU Brooklyn women's basketball team (8-20, 6-11 NEC), fresh off of clinching a berth in the Northeast Confernece post-season tournament, will host Wagner for the final game of the regular season, Monday, February 29 in the Steinberg Wellness Center. Tip off is slated for 7 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT • The LIU Brooklyn women's basketball team fell to Bryant Saturday afternoon in the Steinberg Wellness Center, 62-53. Despite the loss, the Blackbirds clinched a spot in the Northeast Conference post-season tournament by virtue of Mount St. Mary's win over St. Francis Brooklyn. Prior to the start of Saturday's game, LIU honored its four graduating seniors,
Angelia Allen,
Ashley Brown,
Jolanna Ford and
Shanice Vaughan.
• Junior
Shanovia Dove led all scorers with 23 points, along with five rebounds, three assists and three steals. Sophomore
DeAngelique Waithe had 13 points, eight rebounds and three steals, while Ford had 12 rebounds and six points.
ALL-TIME SERIES • Wagner and LIU will face off in the 80th meeting between the two programs, a rivalry that dates back to 1967.
• In recent history, it's been a back and forth affair - in the last three seasons, the teams have split wins down the middle. In both 2014-15 and 2013-14, Wagner won the Staten Island battle, while the Blackbirds took the win in Brooklyn. In 2012-13, the locations flipped, but the teams still split, with both teams winning on the road.
• Earlier this season, the Blackbirds dealt with injuries and foul trouble late in the game in the Spiro Sports Center, but managed to take the win from Wagner, 73-63, behind senior
Shanice Vaughan's career night. Vaughan led LIU with a career-high 29 points and 10 rebounds, her first double-double for the Blackbirds. Vaughan also had five steals, four assists and a block in the win
• Sophomore
Paris Jones added 14 points in the win, while Waithe had a career-high 12 rebounds, along with four points and two steals. Ford and junior
Brianna Farris each had 11 points in the win, with Ford grabbing nine rebounds, and Farris adding five rebounds.
SCOUTING THE SEAHAWKS • Wagner comes into Monday's game with an overall record of 5-23, and 3-14 in Northeast Conference games. The Seahawks are led by the nation's top scorer, junior guard Jasmine Nwajei, who averages 28.9 points per game, and recently scored her 2,000th career point.