Women’s Basketball Faces Saint Anselm Saturday

Matchup	Merrimack (4-3, 0-3 NE10) vs Saint Anselm (6-1, 3-1 NE10)
Date/Time	Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018 (1:30 p.m.)
Venue	Manchester, N.H. // Stoutenburgh Gymnasium
Multimedia	Live Stats // Video // Twitter // Instagram

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Looking for the program's first divisional victory of the season, the Merrimack College women's basketball program continues its two-game road swing on Saturday when the Warriors face Saint Anselm College at 1:30 p.m. at Stoutenburgh Gymnasium. The contest marks Merrimack's second-to-last road divisional contest of the first half of the year, with a trip to nationally ranked Bentley looming in two weeks.

Five Things to Know:

• Offensively, the Warriors are off to one of their best starts in recent memory. The program ranks third in the Northeast-10 Conference in scoring offense (75.9 ppg), trailing only the Hawks (78.4) and Bentley (85.4). The program ranks second in 3-pointers made (59) and first in attempts (171), which puts them 11^th in makes and ninth in attempts nationwide
• On the other side of the floor, Merrimack is second in the league in steals per game (11.1) and second in blocks per game (5.6). Those efforts are aided individual by senior Karlee Alves – the country's leader in both total steals (34) and steals per game (4.86) – and junior Denia Davis-Stewart, who ranks third nationwide in blocks (31) and blocks per game (4.43)
• Senior Lindsay Werner continues to lead the offense with 18.8 points per game, placing her seventh in the league in scoring. Her 18 triples are also good enough for a top-three ranking in the NE10. Sophomores Alyssa Casey (13.9 ppg) and Mayson Kimball (10.9 ppg) join the captain by averaging in double figures  
• Alves facilitates the offense with a team-best and Division II leading 57 assists (8.1 apg). She's posted at least five helpers in every game, and is tied for the team lead with a 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio
• Head coach Monique LeBlanc is nearing her 100^th career win, entering the weekend with 93 career wins. She is aiming to become the third coach in program history to reach the century mark, joining Debbie Cogan (1986-1999) and Ann McInerney (1999-2005)

Series History:

• Saturday marks the 73^rd all-time meeting in the series, with the Hawks owning a 46-26 advantage
• Merrimack has a chance to win its first game in Stoutenburgh since the 2013-14 campaign. The last two contests have gone down to the wire, with Merrimack falling by two (59-57) last year, and the previous contest went to double overtime before Saint Anselm prevailed
• Kimball scored in double figures in both games, averaging 13.5 point per contest against the Hawks

Scouting the Opposition

Merrimack (4-3, 0-3 NE10)	Stat Category	Saint Anselm (6-1, 3-1 NE10)
75.9	Points Per Game	78.4
64.4	Points Allowed Per Game	52.9
.422	Field Goal Percentage	.443
.345	Three-Point FG Percentage	.342
41.4	Rebounds Per Game	47.3
Lindsey Werner (18.6 ppg)	Points Leader	Shannon Ryan (20.0)
Denia Davis-Stewart (8.4 rpg)	Rebounds Leader	Ryan (14.0)
Karlee Alves (8.1 apg)	Assists Leader	Guachione/Steinman (3.3)
Alves (4.8 spg)	Steals Leader	Steinman (3.0)
Davis-Stewart (4.4 bpg)	Blocks Leader	Ryan (2.0)

 
Up Next:
Merrimack returns home next week for a pair of home doubleheaders beginning on Wednesday night when the Warriors face Franklin Pierce at 5:30 p.m.