BROOKLYN, N.Y. --- The LIU Brooklyn women's basketball team will look to snap a two-game losing streak in its final home contest of the month, a matchup with the Saint Francis U. Red Flash.
QUICK HITS
- LIU was defeated in its last game, a 55-44 setback against Robert Morris at home on February 10. Senior DeAngelique Waithe posted her ninth double-double of the season with 12 points and ten rebounds while freshman Jeydah Johnson added 12 points and a team-high three assists.
- Johnson made her return to the starting lineup for the first time since LIU's first matchup against Mount St. Mary's on January 15 in Brooklyn.
- Waithe's three-pointer in the first quarter of the RMU game was the first of her career. The senior was 0-for-8 entering today's contest.
- Petty-Evans (15.2 ppg), freshman Jeydah Johnson (13.3 ppg), senior DeAngelique Waithe (9.0 rpg) and redshirt junior Drew Winter (5.0 apg) continue to pace the Blackbirds, with LIU sporting a top-5 conference performer in every category (Petty-Evans: 4th in scoring; Waithe: 3rd in rebounds; Winter: 1st in assists).
- Saint Francis is currently tied with Robert Morris atop the NEC standings with a 10-1 league mark and has the longest active win streak in the conference (six games). LIU lost its last matchup with SFU, a 101-71 defeat in Loretto on January 8.
- SFU is led by Jessica Kovatch (24.7 ppg), Ace Harrison (7.0 rpg) and Caitlyn Kroll (3.0 apg).
NEXT UP
LIU will close the month with three straight road games, beginning with a local matchup at St. Francis Brooklyn on Saturday, February 17. Tipoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. and the game will air on ESPN3.