CU Women's Basketball Preview - at RIT/William Smith (2/2-3)

After completing a seven-game home stand including a split last weekend in Liberty League play, the Clarkson University Women's basketball team embarks on a five-game road trip starting off with RIT and William Smith. With a record of 3-8 in conference play, the Golden Knights head into the weekend seeking some key wins to get them back into the playoff race.

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The Series vs. RIT: Clarkson leads the Tigers 26-14 all-time, but fell 56-43 to RIT just two weeks ago at Alumni Gymnasium. Despite trailing in the series, RIT has won the last three meetings against the Golden Knights.

The Series vs. William Smith: The Green and Gold have come away with 17 wins in 64 all-time meetings with the Herons. Even with a 67-53 loss to the Herons this year, Clarkson still leads 6-5 in the series over the last five-plus seasons.

Key Stats for Clarkson (8-10, 3-8 Liberty League): In her first ever game against William Smith, Devin Sorell scored just a single point, but in the last six contests against the Herons she has averaged 19.7 points per game, including three 20-point contests. Versus RIT, Sorell has reached double figures in all but one game, producing 15.4 points per game without every breaking the 20-point barrier. The senior guard ranks third in the conference in scoring at 17.6 points per game and still leads the league in 3-pointers with 41 makes.

Key Stats for RIT (15-3, 9-2 Liberty League): Owners of the top offense in the Liberty League, RIT's success comes from not having a true go-to player. Jessica Glaz ranks fifth in the league at 13.6 points per game, but she is joined by Cori Okada (13.0 ppg), Tara Lynch (12.2 ppg) and Sabrina Wolfe (12.0 ppg) in the top 10 scorers in the conference. The Tigers lead the league in scoring (72.9 ppg), field goal percentage (43.8%), free throw percentage (74.1%) and fewest turnovers (12.1 tpg) while ranking second in both 3-point field goal percentage (34.0%) and 3-pointers made (125).

Key Stats for William Smith (11-8, 5-7 Liberty League): Mia Morrison has continued to post impressive numbers for the Herons. The junior forward is averaging 17.6 points per contest (fourth in the conference) and 8.7 rebounds per game (second in the league). In her career against Clarkson, Morris has accumulated three double-doubles and averages 15.0 points and 10.6 rebounds in five games versus the Knights. Just two weeks ago, Morrison picked up 14 points and 12 boards, shooting 7-for-10 from the field.

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#3 Devin Sorell: G; 5' 3"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#3 Devin Sorell
: 5' 3"; Senior
: G

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Players Mentioned

#3 Devin Sorell

Players Mentioned

#3 Devin Sorell