BRONXVILLE, N.Y. – The Concordia College (N.Y.) women's basketball team plays its final game of the calendar year on Wednesday, Dec. 19 in a road tilt at Southern Conn. State starting at 12 p.m.
Match Information: Southern Conn. State
Date: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 | 12:00 p.m.
Location: New Haven, Conn. | James Moore Field House
All-Time Series: Southern Conn. State leads 11-1
Last Time: Southern Conn. State, 55-45 (Nov. 21, 2017)
Media Coverage: Live Stats | Live Video
About the Clippers
Concordia (2-8) heads into its final non-conference contest of the season after falling at St. Thomas Aquinas 93-50 on Saturday, Dec. 15. The Clippers average 59.4 points on a .357 field goal percentage with 35.1 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 8.0 steals and 2.5 blocks.
Junior center Amiya Rankins (Somerset, N.J.) leads three Clippers that average double-digit scoring with 13.2 on a .482 field goal percentage while ranking seventh in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) with a team-best 1.1 blocks per game. Sophomore guard Saundra Cleckley (Queens, N.Y.) orchestrates the offense behind a 3.8 assist per game rate that ties for second in the conference, followed by sophomore guard Cameron Corbett (Staten Island, N.Y.) who ranks eighth in the league with 3.4 assists on top of 11.2 points. Junior guard Nicole Nicholson (Staten Island, N.Y.) sparks the defense with 2.4 steals, tied for the third-best rate within the league, and chips in 10.5 points while sophomore forward Jordyn Hornbuckle (Hopkinsville, Ky.) pulls down a team-high 4.6 rebounds.
About the Owls
Southern Conn. State (7-4) hosts Concordia after a 69-63 setback at Chestnut Hill College on Saturday, Dec. 15. The Owls average 63.4 points on a .372 clip with 34.6 points, 13.1 assists, 9.5 steals and 1.5 blocks.
Kiana Steinauer leads the Owls with 16.2 points, 14.6 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 0.5 blocks. Imani Wheeler dishes out a team-leading 4.7 assists and sits second on the team in steals with 2.2.
Up Next
The women's basketball team returns to CACC play on Wednesday, Jan. 2 with a road contest at Bloomfield College starting at 5:30 p.m.
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