CU Women's Basketball Preview - at RIT/William Smith (2/7-8)

By: February 5, 2020

Addie Friedlander

Women's Basketball | 2/5/2020 12:10:00 PM

On a weekend road trip for the first time since early January, the Clarkson University Women's Basketball team heads to RIT and William Smith looking to carry a little momentum over from its win this past Saturday.

Live Stats/Live Video – at RIT
Live Stats/Live Video – William Smith

The Series vs. RIT: Clarkson still holds an eight-game advantage in the all-time matchup against the Tigers, but RIT is catching up with seven straight wins against the Golden Knights, including a 67-53 victory two weeks ago.

The Series vs. William Smith: The Green and Gold have won 25 percent of their games against William Smith (17-51) and the Herons have won five straight in the series. Two of the last five games have gone to overtime and at least one game in the last two seasons has needed extra time.

Key Stats for Clarkson (7-11, 3-9 Liberty League): Junior Hannah Earl leads the team in scoring average at 12.8 points per game, but that number has improved considerably over the last two weekends. Earl is averaging 17.6 points per game over the last five games, which includes a career-high 27 against William Smith on January 24th. Classmate Rachel Marion also had a good weekend against the Herons and Tigers in late January, averaging 14.5 points per game, nearly eight points higher than her season average.

Key Stats for RIT (8-11, 6-6 Liberty League): The Tigers have four players averaging double figures with three ranking in the top 15 in scoring in the Liberty League. Brooke Stanley is fourth in the conference in scoring (15.2 ppg) and first-year collegian Kaleesha Joseph (12.9 ppg) is second on the team, but it was Sabrina Wolfe who stood out versus the Knights in the season's first meeting. Wolfe scored 22 points and shot 5-for-8 (62.5%) from beyond the 3-point arc. In the team's other 18 games, Wolfe has shot only 27.6% from the 3-point line. Joseph, Wolfe, and Alyssa Juergens each average better than six rebounds per contest.

Key Stats for William Smith (11-8, 7-5 Liberty League): Like RIT, the Herons have four players averaging double figures. Olivia Parisi leads the team with 15.2 points per game and is close to a double-double thanks to 8.9 rebounds per contest. Lauren DeVaney also averages 11.4 points and 8.2 boards per contest, while Stella Davis produces good numbers across the board with 11.5 points and 6.9 rebounds a game. Davis leads the team with 43 3-pointers and Stavriana Dimitrakopoulou is close behind with 37 makes from beyond the arc. Dimitrakopoulou is second on the team in scoring at 13.1 ppg and she was within one rebound of a double-double (19 points, 9 boards) in the first meeting.

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Players Mentioned

#20 Hannah Earl: G/F; 5' 8"; Junior

#24 Rachel Marion: G/F; 5' 7"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#20 Hannah Earl
: 5' 8"; Junior
: G/F

#24 Rachel Marion
: 5' 7"; Junior
: G/F

Scoreboard

Players Mentioned

#20 Hannah Earl

#24 Rachel Marion

Players Mentioned

#20 Hannah Earl

#24 Rachel Marion