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Last Game
•  Niagara was defeated by Oakland 77- 67 at home on Saturday, November 21.
•   Kaylee Stroemple had a career- high scoring game in the loss; she scored 17 points.
•  Victoria Rampado and Taylor McKay also contributed double-digit points; Rampado led the team in scoring with 20 points and McKay added another 14 points for the Purple Eagles.
•   The Purple Eagles opened scoring with Taylor McKay scoring a layup after stealing the ball.
•   The lead changed eight times in the first quarter and Niagara went into the second quarter trailing narrowly by a score of 17- 15.
•   Rampado kicked things off in the second quarter, scoring six points in less than two minutes, putting the Purple Eagles up 21-19. However, Oakland  pulled away late in the second quarter and went into halftime leading 34-29.
•   The Purple Eagles made a run for the lead late in the second half of the game. With less than two minutes left, Stroemple scored a 3-pointer, reenergizing the Niagara team and leaving them trailing by only nine points.
•   With ten seconds left in the game, Rampado also sank a 3-pointer but, with time running out, the Purple Eagles were not able to regain a lead and went on to lose their third straight game.
 
Last Match-Up
•  Niagara and Cleveland State last met on Dec. 18, 2014 in Cleveland, Ohio.
•  The Purple Eagles defeated the Vikings 76-58.
•  Taylor McKay was one of Niagara's top performers, contributing 15 points, eight rebounds and three assists.
•  Leading the way for Cleveland State was Imani Gordon, who is now one of the team's graduate assistants. She led the team in scoring with 19 points
•  The Purple Eagles scored 32 points in the paint over the course of the game.
 
Purple Points
•  Niagara faces four Horizon League teams in a row: Youngstown State (L, 71-54), Oakland (L, 77-67), Cleveland State and Detroit (Nov. 29, 12:00 p.m.).
•  Rampado is tied for seventh highest scorer in the MAAC; she has a total of 40 points on the season and averages 13.3 points per game.
•   Niagara ranks seventh in the MAAC in both assists (39 total, 13.0 avg) and steals (20 total, 6.7 avg).
 
Cleveland State Vikings (0-3, 0-0 Horizon League)
•  Cleveland State returns seven letter-winners from last year's team, as well as four players who sat out the majority of the season due to injuries.
•  Prior to the start of the 2015-16 season, head coach Kate Peterson Abiad received a five-year contract extension.
•  In the 2015-16 Horizon League Preseason Poll, Cleveland State was picked to finish sixth in the league.  

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