Women's Basketball Travels to Great Lake State for Two Games

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, NY – The Niagara women's basketball team will head to the state of Michigan for a pair of non-conference games this weekend. The Purple Eagles will take on Oakland Friday, Nov. 12 at noon and Michigan State Sunday, Nov. 14 at 2:00 p.m.

Last Time Out
• Niagara earned a comeback win over Loyola on Tuesday, 81-71. Four Purple Eagles recorded double-digit points, including a game-high 22 points from Ally Haar.
• The Purple and White used a 25-9 run in the third quarter to erase a 19-point deficit.
• A 20-9 run in the fourth quarter completed the comeback and sealed the win for Niagara.
• Haar finished the game 7-for-15 from the floor and 6-for-12 from behind the arc for a career-high 22 points.
• Maddy Yelle contributed 11 points on 5-for-8 shooting. The senior also grabbed three boards and two steals.
• In her collegiate debut, Aaliyah Parker reached 11 points, going 4-for-7 from the field. The freshman also grabbed six rebounds, dished out three assists, and had two steals.
• Her sister Angel Parker finished with 10 points, five assists, and three steals.
• Olivia Mason, who finished with nine points, was the Purple Eagles leading rebounder with eight.
• Niagara won the battle on the boards, 31-27.
• The Purple Eagles scored 40 points in the paint and 20 off turnovers.
• Niagara shot 44.6 percent from the field, 39.1 percent from 3-point land, and 66.7 percent from the line.

Series History - Oakland
• Friday's contest with Oakland will be the 10th meeting between the Purple Eagles and Golden Grizzlies.
• The last meeting between the two teams took place on Nov. 25, 2019. Niagara defeated visiting Oakland by the final score of 77-63.
• Oakland leads the all-time series with a 6-3 record.

Series History – Michigan State
• Sunday will be the second meeting all-time between the Purple and Eagles and Spartans.
• The first meeting between the two teams occurred exactly 13 years ago, on Nov. 14, 2008. Michigan State came out on top, 116-50.

Niagara Notes
• Niagara won its season opener for the first time since the 2016-17 season when the Purple Eagles defeated St. Bonaventure 65-43 at the Gallagher Center.
• Haar scored a career-high 22 points in the season opener, surpassing her previous career-best of 19 points that she set last season against Iona on Jan. 2.
• Parker was named to the Preseason All-MAAC First Team, as announced by the league office on Oct. 19 during the annual MAAC Basketball Preseason Awards Show.
• The Purple Eagles were selected to finish seventh in the MAAC this season.
• Nine of the MAAC's 11 women's basketball programs were in action on Tuesday, and Niagara was one of five teams to start the year with a win.
• Niagara's 81 points were the most by a MAAC team, with only Fairfield and Quinnipiac eclipsing the 70-point mark in their season openers.

Up Next
• Niagara returns to the Gallagher Center on Nov. 17 to take on Colgate. The game between the Purple Eagles and Raiders will tip-off at 6:00 p.m. and air on ESPN3/+.

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Players Mentioned

#20 Ally Haar: G; 5' 6"; Senior

#12 Olivia Mason: F; 6' 0"; Redshirt Junior

#11 Angel Parker: G; 5' 5"; Junior

#14 Maddy Yelle: G; 5' 8"; Senior

#5 Aaliyah Parker: G; 5' 9"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#20 Ally Haar
: 5' 6"; Senior
: G

#12 Olivia Mason
: 6' 0"; Redshirt Junior
: F

#11 Angel Parker
: 5' 5"; Junior
: G

#14 Maddy Yelle
: 5' 8"; Senior
: G

#5 Aaliyah Parker
: 5' 9"; Freshman
: G