BOSTON – Eager to salvage a split of its CAA road trip through Virginia, the Northeastern women's basketball team will turn its attention towards William & Mary on Sunday, Feb. 11, when the Huskies vie for the regular-season sweep of the Tribe during the two teams' 2 p.m. matchup at Kaplan Arena. Northeastern defeated William & Mary, 64-46, during the two programs' Jan. 21 meeting at Cabot Center.
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ALL-TIME SERIES
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Northeastern and William & Mary have offered each other little separation through their first 20 all-time meetings, which date back to the 2005-06 CAA season. The Huskies' 18-point home victory against the Tribe on Jan. 21 snapped a three-game, series-losing skid and leveled the all-time series at 10-10. It also catapulted NU back on top of the series' head-to-head scoring battle: 1,257-1,252 (+5).
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Of the 11 single-digit results that both teams share, seven games have been decided by six points or less. Northeastern is 4-7 during single-digit games against William & Mary, but has sported six double-digit victories against the Tribe's three.
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CAA STANDINGS
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Following Friday's defeat at James Madison, Northeastern (7-5 CAA) slipped below its third-place tie with Elon to sole possession of fifth place in the conference chase. The Huskies will enter Sunday with a one-game lead on the sixth-place Tribe, while trailing the third-place Phoenix by only one game as well.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
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• Northeastern is in search of claiming its third true road win at Kaplan Arena and first since Feb. 19, 2009, when the Huskies topped the Tribe, 68-58.
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Gabby Giacone has earned three of her 10 career double-doubles against William & Mary, including the Huskies' Jan. 21 victory against the Tribe, during which she registered 14 points and 12 rebounds.
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Claudia Ortiz led the Huskies with 19 points when Northeastern defeated the Tribe earlier this season at Cabot Center.
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• NU forced William & Mary into committing 22 turnovers on Jan. 21, achieving a +9 turnover margin and +9 advantage in points off turnovers.
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| Northeastern |
MATCHUP BREAKDOWN |
William & Mary |
| 63.7 |
Scoring Offense |
69.3 |
| 62.2 |
Scoring Defense |
65.6 |
| 38.4% |
Field Goal Percentage |
43.5% |
| 34.7% |
3-Point Field Goal Percentage |
31.9% |
| 65.2% |
Free Throw Percentage |
71.5% |
| 37.6 |
Rebounds per Game |
36.3 |
| 13.7 |
Assists per Game |
16.4 |
| Jess Genco (14.7) |
Top Scorer |
Bianca Boggs (16.9) |
| Gabby Giacone (7.9) |
Top Rebounder |
Abby Rendle & Victoria Reynolds (7.4) |
| Jess Genco (5.5) |
Top Assister |
Jenna Green (6.4) |
LAST TIME AGAINST WILLIAM & MARY
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UP NEXT
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Northeastern will make its way back to Cabot Center on Friday, Feb. 16, when the Huskies will host Towson at 7 p.m. during Play4Kay Night. All proceeds from Friday's game will go to support The Kay Yow Cancer Fund.
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