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The Niagara Purple Eagles play their first home game of the season against the Youngstown State University Penguins on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. The Purple Eagles lost their season opener, falling 79-45 to the Texas Tech Lady Raiders.
 
Last Week's Leaders

• Victoria Rampado totaled 8 points, 5 field goals and a team high 13 rebounds.
• Jamie Sherburne had 8 points, 2 assists and 3 field goals.
• Taylor McKay finished the day with 12 points, 3 field goals and 5 rebounds in only 27 minutes of play.
   

Last Year's Match-Up

• On Nov. 15, 2014, the Purple Eagles fell to Youngstown State University for the first time since 1991.
• In last year's match-up, Victoria Rampado was one of Niagara's leaders, scoring 8 points and making 4 of 6 attempted field goals.
• For the Penguins, Guard Nikki Arbanas led the way, making all 5 of her 3-point attempts and scoring a game-high 25 points.
• Guard Indiya Benjamin also contributed 11 points and 6 assists, helping lead the Penguins to an 83-61 win.

 
Purple Points

• This will be first-year head coach Jada Pierce's first home game at Niagara University
• NU's last home win was on Feb. 22, 2015, beating Rider University 44-33
• The Purple Eagles won last year's home opener against Detroit, 71-49 on Nov. 29, 2014

  
Youngstown State University Penguins (1-0, 0-0 Horizon League)

• YSU returns 8 players from last year's team that finished the season with a record of 21-11
• This year's team has been picked to finish fourth in the Horizon League according to a preseason poll of league coaches, women's basketball sports information directors and select media
• Nikki Arbanas (So, Guard) set a school record for 3- pointers for a freshman during the 2014-15 season with a total of 55
• Indiya Benjamin (So, Guard) led the team last year with 115 assists and was third in points with 288