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Last Time Out
•  The Purple Eagles were defeated by the Dartmouth Big Green, 60-47, on Friday, Dec. 18 in Hanover, N.H.
•  Kaylee Stroemple led the team in scoring with 16 points.
•  Sam Lapszynski narrowly missed a double-double. Lapszynski had 13 points and led the team in rebounds with nine.
•  Jamie Sherburne led the Purple Eagles in assists with six.
 
Led by Lapszynski
•  Sam Lapszynski was named MAAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week coming off her best career games against Cleveland State on Nov. 27 and Detroit on Nov. 29.
•  Against Cleveland State, Lapszynski had the first double-double of her career; she had a career-high 24 points and 11 rebounds. She also had a career-best three blocks.
•  At Detroit, Lapszynski surpassed her performance against Celeveland State and scored a new career-high of 27 points.
•  Lapszynski led the Purple Eagles in scoring in both matchups and led the team in rebounds against Cleveland State.
•  Lapszynski scored in double-digits against Manhattan on Dec. 4; she had 14 points and led the team in rebounds with nine.
•  She had the second double-double of her career against Monmouth on Dec. 6; she had 12 points and 11 rebounds. She also recorded a new career-best of five blocked shots.
 
Stroemple Stuns
•  Kaylee Stroemple is in the midst of a break-out season for the Purple Eagles. This season, she has started all eight games so far (compared to only three games in 2014-15) and has become both an offensive and defensive leader.
•  Stroemple scored a caeer-high 20 points at Monmouth on Dec. 6.
•  She had a career-best 10 rebounds against Youngstown State on Nov. 17.
•  Stroemple recorded a career-best four steals at Manhattan on Dec. 4.
 
Coach Pierce's First Win
•  First-year head coach Jada Pierce won her first game at Niagara on Nov. 27 against Cleveland State.
•  Niagara took on the Vikings at home and defeated them 73-72 in overtime.

Niagara in the MAAC - As of Dec. 17, 2015
•  The Purple Eagles rank first in assists with 113 total and 16.1 per game.
•  Niagara ranks second in the MAAC in field goal percentage; the Purple Eagles have made 167 of 420 attempted field goals for a percentage of .398.
•  The Purple Eagles are the fourth highest scoring offense in the MAAC; they have 436 total points and average 62.3 points per game.
•  Sam Lapszynski ranks third in both field goal percentage (50.8) and blocked shots (15 total, 2.1 per game).
•  Kaylee Stroemple and Jamie Sherburne are tied for fourth in assists; they both have 28 total assists and average 4.0 assists per game.
 
Last Match-Up With Buffalo
•  The Purple Eagles and the Bulls last met on Nov. 22, 2014 in Buffalo, N.Y.
•  Buffalo defeated Niagara 73-64.
•  Three players scored in double figures for the Purple Eagles: Meghan McGuinness (22 points), Sylvia Maxwell (16 points) and Val McQuade (11 points).
•  Donisha Watson led Niagara in rebounds with 12.
•  The Bulls' leading scorer was Mackenzie Loesing with 18 points.
•  Alexus Malone and Rachael Gregory both recorded double-doubles. Malone had 15 points and 17 rebounds and Gregory had 12 points and 10 rebounds.

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