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Last Time Out
•  The Purple Eagles were defeated by the Detroit Titans, 80-75, on Nov. 29 in Detroit.
•   Sam Lapszynski led the Purple Eagles in scoring with a career-high 27 points. 
•   Simone Hobdy led Niagara in rebounds with a career-best nine.
•   Taylor McKay and Kaylee Stroemple both had 12 points. Stroemple also had six rebounds.
•   The Purple Eagles and Titans kept the score close for the majority of the game; the score was tied six times and the lead changed six times. However, the Titans pulled away from Niagara late in the second half and came out with the win.

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 ranks 21st out of 250 ranked playes in the NCAA in field goal percentage with a FG% of .625. She is ranked 2nd in the MAAC in the same category.

Last Match-Up With Manhattan 
•  Niagara and Manhattan last met on March 5, 2015 in the MAAC Tournament 1st Round in Albany, N.Y.  
•  The Purple Eagles defeated Manhattan 57-51, bringing their win streak against the Jaspers to three games. 
•  Victoria Rampado led the Purple Eagles in scoring with 15 points. She also had eight rebounds and one steal. 
•  Taylor McKay was also one of Niagara's leaders; she had 10 points and five rebounds. 
•  The leading scorers for the Jaspers were Taylor Williams, with 14 points, and Blake Underhill, with 12 points. 

Niagara in the MAAC
•  The Purple Eagles currently rank 3rd in the MAAC in scoring offense; they average 62.8 points per game. 
•  Niagara ranks 4th in field goal percentage (40.1). 
•  The Purple Eagles are averaging 16.4 assists per game, ranking them 2nd in the MAAC. 
•  Niagara ranks 5th in steals, with an average of 7.4 per game.
•  Kaylee Stroemple ranks 4th in assists, with 20 on the season so far and an average of 4.0 assists per game. She also ranks 4th in free-throw percentage, making 16 of 19 attempted free-throws for a percentage of .842.
•  Taylor McKay is ranked 6th in the MAAC in steals; she has nine total and averages 1.8 per game. 
•  Sam Lapszynski is tied for 5th in blocked shots, averaging 1.6 per game. 

Scouting the Jaspers
•  Kayla Grimme was the first 2015-16 MAAC Player of the Week after her double-double in the Jaspers' season-opening win against Fairleigh Dickinson. She scored 11 points and had a career-high 14 rebounds as well as a career-best seven blocks. 
•  Amani Tatum leads the Jaspers in scoring witth 77 points on the season so far; she averages 12.8 points per game. She also leads the team in steals, averaging 2.3 per game.
•  Taylor Williams scored a career-high 25 points in her first start of the season against Brown on Nov. 29. 
•  Shayna Ericksen was a Preseason All-MAAC Third Team selection for the second year in a row.