Women's Basketball Gameday: Lady Bears vs. CCNY

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – St. Joseph's (8-6) looks to bounce back from their first home loss last week, hosting City College of New York (5-9) at Brooklyn Technical High School on Monday, January 20th at 7:30 p.m.

Game Information

CCNY (5-9, 3-5 CUNYAC) vs.
St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) (8-6, 1-0 HVIAC)

Monday, January 20th • 7:30 p.m.
Brooklyn Technical High School • Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Storylines

• The Lady Bears are coming off their first home loss since January 4, 2013 after falling to borough rivals Brooklyn College on Monday, January 13th.
• CCNY leads the all-time series 3-2. However, St. Joseph's has won the last two meetings with the last one coming on January 25, 2006.
• The Beavers enter tonight's game having lost two of their last three games and enter with a 2-6 record away from Nat Holman Gymnasium.
• Both squads have played six common opponents (Old Westbury, Medgar Evers, Staten Island, Lehman, NYU-Poly, Brooklyn), with the Lady Bears compiling a 4-2 record and CCNY tabulating a 2-4 mark.
• St. Joseph's continues to stifle opponents on the defensive end of the floor, holding them to 29.7 percent shooting from the field (No. 2 in Division III). The Lady Bears also have a pair of rim protectors in Samantha Retas and Taylor Raccuglia who both rank among the NCAA leaders in blocked shots. Retas rejects 2.21 shots per game (No. 43 in Division III), while frontcourt teammate Raccuglia swats away 2.18 shots per game (No. 47 in Division III).
• Forward Megan Moran scored a team-high 13 points on 6-of-8 (75 percent) shooting while securing six rebounds in St. Joseph's loss to borough rivals Brooklyn College on Monday.
• Guard Kelly McNamee continues to impress in her final season in a St. Joseph's uniform, averaging a team-high 12.3 points per game while shooting an efficient 36.4 percent from downtown. McNamee has also thrived at the charity stripe, shooting an impressive 93.3 percent (28-of-30).

Series History

CCNY holds a 3-2 lead in a series that dates back to 1999. The two schools have not played since 2006 when St. Joseph's won their second consecutive game in the series.

Last Meeting

The Lady Bears defeated the Beavers 47-26 on January 25, 2006. St. Joseph's was led by Lynette Reyes who had a double-double, scoring 18 points and securing 12 rebounds.

The Lady Bear Facts

Last Time Out: Turnovers and poor shooting dominated the game as St. Joseph's dropped a 47-35 decision to borough rivals Brooklyn College last Monday. The Lady Bears were led by Megan Moran who led all scorers with 13 points and snagged six rebounds as St. Joseph's dropped their sixth straight to their borough rivals. Kristin D'Chiutiis also contributed nine points and six rebounds.

The Lady Bears look to make a late season surge that has been the norm under Coach Carbone during his 17 years on the sideline. St. Joseph's is trying to get back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since their inaugural appearance in 2012 and the USCAA Tournament for the first time since 2010.

Kelly McNamee, the AD3I Student-Athlete of the Month for the month of December, has been a key producer for Carbone and his staff, averaging a team-high 12.3 points per game while shooting an efficient 36.4 percent from beyond the arc and an impressive 93.3 percent from the charity stripe.

Raccuglia has played her best basketball in a St. Joseph's uniform over the last five games, putting up 12.0 points per game, 9.6 rebounds per game, 4.0 assists per game and 3.0 blocks per game, recording two double-doubles in the process.

Adding to the Lady Bears arsenal is Retas and Moran who both nearly average double figures in scoring. Retas drops in 9.5 points per game and adds a team-high 9.9 boards per game. The junior has five double-doubles on the season to lead St. Joseph's. Moran contributes 9.2 points per game, leading the team with a 43.6 percent field goal percentage. The senior also corrals 6.5 caroms per game and shoots an efficient 71.7 percent from the foul line.

Scouting the Beavers

Last Time Out: Despite a career-high 27 points from Karissa Core, CCNY suffered a 71-53 setback to Brooklyn College on Friday night.

CCNY comes into tonight's game already having surpassed last year's win total of four. The Beavers struggle on the offensive end of the floor, averaging 57.6 points per game (No. 347 in Division III) on 32.6 percent shooting from the field (No. 390 in Division III).

Leading the offensive charge for CCNY is Core who averages a team-high 12.4 points per game and is a three-point threat, hitting 33.3 percent (18-of-54) of her attempts. The junior has heated up over the last six games averaging 15.0 points per game and is coming off a career-day against the Bulldogs, scoring a career-high 27 points and dishing out a season-high seven assists.

Also scoring in double figures is Bria Fisher who is pouring in 11.7 points per game. The sophomore is also tied with Giovanna Blanco for the team lead in rebounding, averaging 7.3 boards per game.

Common Opponents

• Staten Island def. St. Joseph's,75-62 (Nov. 16); Staten Island def. CCNY, 84-46 (Dec. 27)
• St. Joseph's def. Medgar Evers, 72-49 (Nov. 20); CCNY def. Medgar Evers, 70-25 (Dec. 6)
• St. Joseph's def. Lehman, 85-78 (Nov. 23); Lehman def. CCNY, 66-61 (Jan. 11)
• St. Joseph's def. NYU-Poly, 55-43 (Nov. 24); CCNY def. NYU-Poly, 60-51 (Jan. 13)
• St. Joseph's def. Old Westbury, 77-75 OT (Dec. 7); Old Westbury def. CCNY, 71-48 (Nov. 20)
• Brooklyn def. St. Joseph's, 47-35 (Jan. 13); Brooklyn def. CCNY, 71-53 (Jan. 17)

Did You Know?

St. Joseph's has not lost back-to-back games at Brooklyn Technical High School since December of 2011 when they lost to Brooklyn and St. Joseph's (L.I.).

Team Comparison

Lady Bears	Nickname	Beavers
8-6 (1-0)	Record	5-9 (3-5)
HVIAC	Conference	CUNYAC
Roster | Schedule | Statistics	Team Info	Roster | Schedule | Statistics
Kelly McNamee (12.3)	Top Pts.	Karissa Core (12.4)
Samantha Retas (9.9)	Top Reb.	Fisher & Blanco (7.3)
Kristin D'Chiutiis (3.3)	Top Ast.	Karissa Core (3.3)
60.0 (+0.5)	Scoring	57.6 (-11.1)
38.1%	FG %	32.6%
63.3%	FT %	64.3%
26.6%	3FG %	23.8%
46.3 (-2.0)	Rebounds	46.3 (+0.0)
16.1	Assists	12.9
20.7 (-4.7)	Turnovers	22.0 (-3.4)
6.5	Steals	9.3
5.8	Blocks	3.1