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Game 29
Niagara (11-17, 8-9 MAAC) at Marist (18-11, 14-3)
Saturday, February 24 – 7:00 p.m.
McCann Center – Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

Last Time Out

• The Purple Eagles dropped a Battle of the Bridge matchup to crosstown rival Canisius, 72-66, in their final home game of the season on Feb. 20.
• Jai Moore led Niagara with 20 points to tie her career-high.
• Victoria Rampado had a team-high eight rebounds and also added 16 points.
• Kaylee Stroemple added 12 points and Jamie Sherburne had 11 points. Sherburne also led the team with three assists. 

 
Niagara In The MAAC

• Niagara leads the MAAC in free throw percentage (76.6%), is second in field goal percentage (40.7%) and is the third-highest scoring offense (65.9 points per game). The Purple Eagles are third in the MAAC in steals with 8.5 steals per game and in assists (14.3 assists per game) and are fourth in 3-point field goal percentage (31.2%).
• Victoria Rampado leads the league in scoring with 20.9 points per game and is second in rebounding with 9.7 rebounds per game.
• Jamie Sherburne is third in the MAAC in assists, averaging 4.3 assists per game. She is also third in the conference in free throw percentage (82.3%).
• Maggie McIntyre is third in the MAAC in 3-point field goal percentage (40.0%).

 
Record Breaking

• Victoria Rampado broke the Niagara women's basketball all-time scoring record against Monmouth on Feb. 18, 2018. Rampado scored 27 points to bring her career points total to 1,756, surpassing Eva Cunningham's record  of 1,753 career points.

 
Fifth Time's A Charm

• Victoria Rampado was named MAAC Player of the Week for the fifth time this season on Feb. 19 after a stellar week against Rider and Monmouth. 
• Rampado recorded her 12th double-double of the season with 26 points and 13 rebounds against Rider and her 13th double-double of the season with 27 points and 10 rebounds against Monmouth.
• Rampado was also named MAAC Player of the Week on Nov. 27, Dec. 26, Jan. 8 and Feb. 5.

On The Court
Marist Red Foxes (18-11, 14-3 MAAC)

• Guard Rebekah Hand leads the Red Foxes in scoring, averaging 16.3 points per game. She is second in the MAAC in scoring, first in free throw percentage (93.8%), fifth in field goal percentage (45.7%), fifth in 3-point field goal percentage (37.8%), sixth in 3-point field goals made (1.8 per game) and 10th in rebounding (6.1 rebounds per game).
• Forward Alana Gilmer averages 15.0 points per game and is sixth in the conference in scoring. She is fourth in field goal percentage (46.4%) and sixth in free throw percentage (79.2%).
• Marist leads the MAAC in field goal percentage (42.2%), second in assists (14.6 assists per game) and is the second-highest scoring offense (68.7 points per game).

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