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Preview: @LaRocheWBB at Mt. Aloysius

Photo by Samantha Terry
Photo by Samantha Terry
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CRESSON, Pa. - La Roche women's basketball, currently 3-0 in AMCC action, head out to Mt. Aloysius to take on the Mounties Wednesday, December 18th at the Athletic Convocation and Wellness Center. Tip-off is set for 8:00 p.m.

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La Roche News and Notes (3-4, AMCC: 3-0)

  • Last time out, the Redhawks held off Medaille College to earn their first road victory of the season, 57-51. Medaille battled back after an 11 point halftime deficit to make it a one point game late in the third quarter
  • Jenna Cole finished with a season and game-high 19 points on 6 of 13 FG and went a perfect 6 of 6 from the line
  • Ayanna Mazyck collected her first double-double at La Roche going for 10 points and a season/game-high 13 rebounds
  • La Roche is the only team in the AMCC who remains undefeated in conference play at 3-0  
  • LRU has won three of their last four matchups, all against conference opponents
  • After missing the first three games of the season, Dasja Anderson has been a large contributor for the La Roche, averaging 12.5 points per game (1st on team), 5.5 rebounds per game (2nd on team), 2.5 assists per game (3rd on team) and 1.8 steals per game (2nd on team)
  • The Redhawks currently lead the AMCC in steals per game at 12.7
  • Mazyck is averaging an AMCC best 4.1 steals per game through seven games 
  • Against the conference, La Roche is averaging 73.0 points per game (2nd in AMCC), 44.8% from the floor (1st in AMCC), 34.0% from beyond the arc (1st in AMCC), 15.7 assists per game (1st in AMCC) while holding the opposition to 55.3 points per game (2nd best in AMCC)
  • LRU is 1-3 on the road this season and 2-0 at the home 
  • Off the bench, Freshman forward Dashá Jackson is averaging an AMCC best 66.7% from the floor. This season she has knocked down 18-27 field goals and 5-9 three pointers

Mt. Aloysius News and Notes (2-7, AMCC: 1-3)

  • The Mounties dropped their last game at Penn. St Behrend, 62-35
  • Mt. Aloysius shot 12-50 (24%) from the floor in the contest
  • Rachel Robinson was the only Mountie to finish in double-digit figures with 14 points on 5-12 FG
  • This season, Mt. Aloysius is averaging an AMCC worst 48.4 points per game while shooting 31.9% from the field (2nd worst in AMCC)
  • Aloysius has averaged an AMCC low 27.0 rebounds per game; Machala Gibbons leads the team with 5.0 RPG
  • The Mounties last win was a 69-64 decision over Medaille on December 7th
  • Penn St. Altoona, who La Roche defeated by 22 points earlier this season, took down Mt. Aloysius by 31 points on December 11th
  • Mt. Aloysius has scored at least 55 points in both wins this season

Series History

  • The Redhawks are 17-2 against the Mounties dating back to the 2011-12 season
  • Last season, LRU defeated MAC in both meetings by an average margin of victory of 24.5 points
  • Jenna Cole scored a combined 39 points against the Mounties in 2018-19, knocking down 16-23 (70%) FG
  • Mt. Aloysius last win over La Roche was on January 31, 2018 at MAC by a score of 83-76