Women’s Basketball Hosts Nationally-Ranked Jefferson Saturday

Women’s Basketball Hosts Nationally-Ranked Jefferson Saturday

BRONXVILLE, N.Y. – The Concordia College New York women's basketball team plays its final home contest of the 2018-19 season on Saturday, Feb. 16 when ninth-ranked Jefferson University comes to the Meyer Athletic Center for a 1 p.m. Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) tilt.

Match Information: Jefferson
Date: 
Saturday, February 16, 2019 | 1:00 p.m.
Location: 
Bronxville, N.Y. | Meyer Athletic Center
All-Time Series: Jefferson leads 34-3
Last Time: Jefferson, 85-42 (Jan. 21, 2018)
Media Coverage: 
Live Stats | Live Video

About the Clippers
Concordia (5-18, 3-11 CACC) closes the home docket after falling against CACC North-Division leader Dominican College (N.Y.) 82-79 on Wednesday, Feb. 13. The Clippers average 60.3 points on a .357 field goal percentage with 35.8 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 8.4 steals and 2.4 blocks.

Sophomore guard Cameron Corbett (Staten Island, N.Y.) leads a trio of Clippers that average double-digit scoring with 14.0 points, the 10th-highest average in the league, to go with 3.2 assists that sits second on the team behind sophomore guard Saundra Cleckley (Queens, N.Y.) who dishes out 3.3. Junior guard Nicole Nicholson (Staten Island, N.Y.) sparks the defense behind 2.4 steals, ranking fifth in the CACC, to go with 10.6 points while sophomore forward Sabrina Clement (Queens, N.Y.) pulls down a team-best 7.2 rebounds that places ninth in conference and sits second within the league with 9.5 boards per conference game. Junior center Amiya Rankins (Somerset, N.J.) records a team-best 0.9 blocks per game that ties for eighth in the conference on top of 10.3 points while her 21.8 points per 40 minute average places fourth in the league.

About the Rams
No. 9 Jefferson (22-1, 13-1 CACC) begins a three-game road swing after besting Goldey-Beacom College at home 94-52 on Wednesday, Feb. 13. The Rams lead the league in scoring with 75.5 points per game on .439 clip that places second in the conference to go with 40.7 rebounds, 14.0 assists, 8.4 steals and 2.7 blocks.

Jessica Kaminski leads Jefferson, and the CACC, with 17.0 points and 8.2 rebounds while Caitlyn Cunningham places second within the league in scoring and third in assists with rates of 16.9 and 4.1. Alynna Williams also cracks the top-10 in scoring behind 14.2 points that ranks ninth, with Erin Maher recording a team-leading 0.7 blocks.

Up Next
The women's basketball team begins a season-ending four-game road swing on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at Nyack College, with tip-off slatted for 5:30 p.m.

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