Women’s Basketball Heads to Maryland for Battle with Mount St. Mary’s on Sunday

Matchup	Merrimack (18-8, NEC 11-4)   Mount St. Mary's (17-9, NEC 12-2)
Date/Time	Sunday, February 23, 2020 // 12:00 p.m.
Venue	Knott Arena // Emmitsburg, MD.
Multimedia	Live Stats // Watch // Twitter // Instagram

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Merrimack College women's basketball team's winning streak is now at six straight Northeast Conference (NEC) wins.  The Warriors will head to Emmitsburg, MD to take on Mount St. Mary's University on Sunday afternoon.  Merrimack is 18-8 overall in its first Division I season.

Five Things to Know:

• Senior Denia Davis-Stewart is coming off of her second 20+ point and 20+ rebound game of the season against Sacred Heart.  Davis-Stewart put up 25 points and pulled in 24 rebounds during the victory on Friday.  Nationally, she ranks first in number of double-doubles (21), first in defensive rebounds (10.6) and second in blocks (107).  She also leads the NEC in points per game (18.0).
• Sophomore Kate Mager is having a great season shooting the three ball.  In the Warriors last win against Sacred Heart, Mager went 5-7 from long range.  She finished the game with 17 points.  The sophomore guard is leading the NEC in three-point percentage (.453) and three-pointers made (73). 
• Graduate student Courtney Clasen has been the definition of consistent during NEC play.  In the game on Friday, Clasen scored eight points and pulled down seven rebounds.  During her 14 NEC games, the Shoreham, N.Y. native is averaging 7.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.
• In its first year in Division I the Merrimack College women's basketball team is right on pace with the rest of the country.  The Warriors rank fifth in fewest fouls committed (314), sixth in blocks per game (6.2), eighth in threes made per game (9.1), ninth in three-point defense (.262), 20^th in three-point percentage (.362), and 21^st in defensive rebounds per game (29.2)
• Mount St. Mary's is currently 17-9 on the season and 12-2 in the NEC, which is good enough for second place.  Sophomore Michaela Harrison leads the team in scoring with 12.2 points per game.

Scouting the Opposition

Merrimack (18-8)	Stat Category	Mount St. Mary's (17-9)
67.4	Points Per Game	67.4
58.5	Points Allowed Per Game	61.5
.397	Field Goal Percentage	.410
.362	Three-Point FG Percentage	.338
39.4	Rebounds Per Game	34.0
Denia Davis Stewart (18.2 ppg­)	Points Leader	Michaela Harrison (12.2 ppg)
Davis-Stewart (13.5 rpg)	Rebounds Leader	Kendall Bresee (6.6 rpg)
Jayme DeCesare (3.2 apg)	Assists Leader	Bresee (3.6 apg)
Courtney Clasen (1.9 spg)	Steals Leader	Jatarrikah Settle (2.2 spg)
Davis-Stewart (4.1 bpg)	Blocks Leader	Rebecca Lee (1.4 bpg)

 
Up Next:
The Warriors head back home for the final home game of the season against Central Connecticut State.  The game is set for Saturday at 1 p.m.