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Game 8
Niagara (1-6, 0-0 MAAC) at Hartford (3-4, 0-0 America East)
Sunday, December 3 – 4:00 p.m.
Chase Arena – West Hartford, Conn.
TV Coverage: ESPN3
Last Time Out
- The Purple Eagles fell to Cleveland State, 70-61, on Friday, Dec. 1.
- Victoria Rampado led Niagara with 18 points and Dagny Davidsdottir led NU in rebounding with a career-high nine rebounds.
- Kaylee Stroemple added 16 points and a team-high four assists and four steals.
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South Point Shootout
- The Purple Eagles competed in the South Point Thanksgiving Shootout from Nov. 25-26 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- The South Point Shootout was the first in-season tournament Niagara had competed in since the 2011-12 season when the team competed in the Winthrop Classic in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
- The Purple Eagles fell to Louisiana, 68-52, in their first game of the tournament. Victoria Rampado led the team with 19 points and 13 rebounds, recording her second double-double of the season.
- Niagara picked up its first win of the season on Nov. 26, defeating Louisiana Tech, 73-67. Rampado led the team in scoring with 27 points to tie her career-high and also had a team-high six rebounds.
- Rampado was named to the South Point Shootout All-Tournament Team at the conclusion of the tournament.
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Welcome To The 1,000 Point Club
- Senior forward Kaylee Stroemple surpassed 1,000 career points in the Purple Eagles' victory over Louisiana Tech on Sunday, Nov. 26. Stroemple is the 24th player in Niagara women's basketball history to reach that milestone.
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Rampado Named MAAC Player Of The Week
- Victoria Rampado was named MAAC Player of the Week on Monday, Nov. 27 following her performance in the South Point Shootout.
- Rampado led her team in both scoring and rebounding in both the Purple Eagles' games in the tournament. She averaged 23.0 points per game, 9.5 rebounds per game and 1.5 steals per game. She went 15-for-28 from the field (53.6%) and 15-for-16 (93.8%) from the charity stripe.
On The Court
Hartford Hawks (3-4, 0-0 America East)
- Guard Lindsey Abed leads the Hawks in scoring, averaging 13.4 points per game. She also averages a team-best 3.4 assists per game.
- Â Guard Sierra DaCosta and forward Darby Lee average double figures. DaCosta averages 10.9 points per game and Lee averages 10.0 points per game.
- Forward Janelle Harrison leads Hartford in rebounding with 6.6 rebounds per game.
- Overall, the Hawks average 61 points per game and 32.1 rebounds per game.
