STEUBENBVILLE, Oh. - La Roche women's basketball looks to improve to 9-0 in conference play when they take on Franciscan University on Wednesday, January 15th at the Finnegan Fieldhouse. Tip-off is set for 8:00 p.m.

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La Roche (8-4, AMCC: 8-0)

Last Time Out: The lady Redhawks took down Penn St. Behrend on the road last Saturday (1/11) at the Junker Center, 83-65. Senior forward Jenna Cole scored her 1,000th career point as a Redhawk and led the team in scoring with 18 points while shooting 6 of 9 (67%) from the field and 4 of 6 (67%) from beyond the arc. Shaundrea Butler had another extremely solid performance. She finished with a team-high 18 points and added 8 assists, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals while shooting 5 of 11 (45%) from the field, a perfect 2 of 2 from beyond the arc and 6 of 7 (86%) from the free throw line. The Redhawks knocked down a season-high 12 three-pointers on only 22 attempts (55%, also a season-high). La Roche led for the entirety of the contest.

News and Notes

• Jenna Cole became just the 14th Redhawk in program history to join the 1,000 point club. She did so in only three years with La Roche. Jenna has totaled 1,403 points (and counting) in her collegiate career. The reigning AMCC Player of the Year has averaged 14.5 points and 5.1 rebounds in eight conference games this season. Cole has also shot an AMCC best 89.3% from the line, knocking down 25 of 28 free-throws this season.
• At 8-0 in AMCC action, LRU remains at the top of the conference standings as the only team still undefeated in league play. Hilbert College sits one game back of the Redhawks at 7-1 in AMCC action.
• The Redhawks have won 13 straight regular season conference games dating back to last season.
• La Roche's 12 three-pointers in Saturday's victory over Penn St. Behrend is the most any La Roche team has hit under Head Coach Kamela Gissendanner, who has been with the Redhawks for seven seasons.
• Against the conference, LRU averages 73.4 points per game (2nd in AMCC) while their opponents average 57.6 points per game (2nd best in AMCC).
• The Redhawks lead the AMCC in total field goal percentage (42%) but have also allowed their opponents to shoot 42% from the field (worst in AMCC).
• From beyond the arc, the Redhawks have shot 37% against conference opponents (2nd in AMCC).
• La Roche has averaged 10.0 steals per game this season (2nd in AMCC) led by Ayanna Mazyck who averages 3.3 steals per game (1st in AMCC).
• Junior guard Shaundrea Butler has averaged 16.0 points, 7.0 assists, 6.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals in her last two games while shooting 11 of 20 (55%) from the field and 4 of 5 (80%) from three-point range.
• Sophomore forward Dasja Anderson ranks 4th in the AMCC in field goal percentage (49%).
• Sophomore guard Danajah Sanders has scored at least 10 points in five straight games and has averaged 14.7 points per game in her last three performances.

Franciscan (OVR: 5-7, AMCC: 3-4)

News and Notes

• Franciscan has won three of their last four games and two in a row, most recently taking down Alfred State at home, 73-58, their second highest point total this season.
• Senior guard Abby Baierl scored 24 points against the Pioneers. Baierl leads the team in scoring with15.6 points per game (5th in the AMCC)
• Freshman Estelle Lion is one of only two players in the conference averaging a double-double with 10.1 points per game and 12.0 rebounds per game (1st in AMCC)
• In four games since returning for the Barons, Sophomore forward Angela Starre has averaged 14.7 points and 8.7 rebounds
• The Barons have limited conference opponents to an average of just 57.7 points per game (3rd in AMCC)
• Franciscan has shot 58% from the free throw line in conference games (worst in AMCC)

Series History

• The Redhawks have defeated the Barons in seven straight matchups
• In their last meeting, La Roche defeated Franciscan by a slim six-point margin of victory, 68-62; Nia Thomas and Jenna Cole each scored a team-high 18 points while Dasja Anderson recorded a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds
• The Redhawks are 21-1 against Franciscan dating back to the 2008-09 season
• Franciscan last win over La Roche was on January 18th, 2016 at the Finnegan Fieldhouse