Women's Basketball Gameday: Lady Bears at Cedar Crest Tournament

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- After picking up their first win of the season at Medgar Evers College, the Lady Bears (1-2) travel to Allentown, Pa. to take part in the 2013 Hilton Garden Inn Tournament hosted by Cedar Crest College. St. Joseph's faces CUNYAC foe Lehman College in the opening round on on Saturday before taking on either Cedar Crest or NYU-Poly on Sunday.

Saturday, November 23 - Opening Round
3 p.m.: St. Joseph's vs. Lehman College
5 p.m.: Cedar Crest vs. NYU-Poly

Sunday, November 24 
12 p.m.: Consolation
2 p.m.: Championship

Live Coverage

Live video of all four games will be available on cedarcrest.nmtvsports.com 

Series History

• vs. Lehman: The Lady Bears hold a 3-10 all-time record against Lehman with St. Joseph's earning a 71-51 win in last season's matchup.
• vs. Cedar Crest: The Lady Bears and Cedar Crest met for the first time last season, resulting in an 82-50 St. Joseph's win.
• vs. NYU-Poly: The Lady Bears have played three times with St. Joseph's taking all three matchups, the last meeting coming in 2003.

Lady Bears Last Time Out

St. Joseph's led from start to finish in a 72-49 victory over Medgar Evers College on Wednesday. Samantha Retas posted her second double-double of the year with 18 points and 17 rebounds. Kelly McNamee chipped in 15 points and Erica Eddy added 10 points.

Lightning's Last Time Out

Lehman, led by a game-high 35 points by Amani Lightbourne, defeated St. Joseph's (L.I.) 91-64 in their season opener.

Fighting Blue Jays Last Time Out

NYU-Poly dropped a 81-60 decision to Staten Island in their season opener on Tuesday. St. Joseph's also played Staten Island earlier in the season suffering a 75-62 defeat.

Falcons Last Time Out

Cedar Crest fell 71-53 to College of Saint Elizabeth on Tuesday and are on a two-game skid after falling to HVIAC foe College of New Rochelle, 79-48, on Sunday.

Team Comparison

Lady Bears	Nickname	Lightning	Fighting Blue Jays	Falcons
1-2	Record	1-0	0-1	1-2
HVIAC	Conference	CUNYAC	Skyline	CSAC
Roster | Schedule | Statistics	Team Info	Roster | Schedule | Statistics	Roster | Schedule | Statistics	Roster | Schedule | Statistics
Samantha Retas (13.7)	Top Pts.	Amani Lightbourne (35.0)	Alyssa D'Apice (29.0)	Breonna Lewis (12.5)
Samantha Retas (14.0)	Top Reb.	Shalaya Nieves (13.0)	Aisha Abu Marzouq (11.0)	Breonna Lewis (6.5)
Kristin D'Chiutiis (3.7)	Top Ast.	Amely Del Rosario (5.0)	A. D'Apice & T. Larsen (4.0)	Shaquira McCottry (6.0)
56.0 (-10.7)	Scoring	91.0 (+27.0)	60.0 (-21.0)	56.5 (+1.0)
35.7%	FG %	40.7%	32.3%	38.3%
64.9%	FT %	76.9%	43.8%	42.6%
25.0%	3FG %	23.8%	22.2%	22.7%
47.0 (+0.0)	Rebounds	48.0 (+4.0)	46.0 (-18.0)	32.0 (-21.0)
15.0	Assists	13.0	11.0	12.0
28.7 (-12.4)	Turnovers	9.0 (+17.0)	20.0 (-3.0)	18.5 (+11.0)
7.0	Steals	11.0	4.0	17.0
4.0	Blocks	0.0	2.0	4.0