McCANDLESS, Pa. - La Roche women's basketball hosts conference opponent Mt. Aloysius Wednesday, January 29th at the Kerr Fitness Center. In the teams last meeting on December 19th, 2019, the Redhawks defeated the Mounties on the road, 73-41, their second largest margin of victory this season. Tip-off is set for 8:00 p.m.

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La Roche (OVR: 12-5, AMCC: 12-1)

Last Time Out: La Roche took down last place Medaille at home last Saturday (1/25) with ease, 77-47.  Four different Redhawks finished the game in double-digit scoring figures led by Dasja Anderson and Ayanna Mazyck who each finished with 16. The Redhawks shot an impressive 44% (10-23) from beyond the arc, tying their second highest number of 3-PT in a game this season. LRU led for the entirety of Saturday's AMCC matchup.

News and Notes

• Including last Saturday's victory, La Roche has won three conference games this season by at least thirty points and nine by at least ten points.
• Now 12-1 in conference play, La Roche owns a one game lead in the standings over Hilbert College (11-2).
• La Roche has won 16 straight regular season conference games at home; their last loss was in February, 2017.
• LRU has won all six conference home games this season by an average margin of victory of 17.7 points.
• The Redhawks have distributed the ball well as of late, averaging 17.0 assists per game over their last seven contests.
• La Roche has averaged 8.0 three-pointers a game over their last three contests
• Against the conference, LRU has averaged 74.1 points per game (2^nd in AMCC).
• The Redhawks offense has been efficient in AMCC action as well, shooting 45% from the field (1^st in AMCC) and 35% from beyond the arc (2^nd in AMCC).
• La Roche has averaged 9.9 steals per game (2^nd in AMCC) this season led by Ayanna Mazyck who averages 2.5 steals per game (1^st in AMCC).
• Dasja Anderson ranks third in the conference in total field goal percentage (52%); over her last four games, Anderson has shot 57% (27-47) from the floor.
• In conference play, Jenna Cole has averaged a team-best 14.8 points per game (5th in AMCC).

Mt. Aloysius (OVR: 4-13, AMCC: 3-9)

• After dropping seven straight games mid-way through the season, the Mounties have managed to win two of their last three and nearly took down 4th place Penn St. Behrend last Saturday but ended up losing 65-61. The Mounties dug themselves out of a 12-point first quarter deficit to make it a four point game.
• With an overall conference record of 3-9, Mt. Aloysius currently ranks 8th in the AMCC standings, two spots out of the playoffs.
• As a team, the Mounties rank last in the AMCC in points per game (50.1), rebounds per game (28.4) and assists per game (9.2).
• Zero Mounties average over nine points a game. Carly Stigers, Lea Sammarco and Rachel Robinson all average between 8.3-8.6 points per game.
• One brighter spot for Mt. Aloysius has been their 3-PT shooting; the team has knocked down 115 total triples this season (1st in AMCC) at a 31% rate (3rd in AMCC).

Series History

• The Redhawks are 18-2 against the Mounties dating back to the 2011-12 season
• Mt. Aloysius last win over La Roche was on January 31, 2018 at MAC by a score of 83-76
• La Roche defeated Mt. Aloysius earlier this season on the road 73-41; Four Redhawks finished in double-digit scoring figures. Mazyck, Cole, Sanders and Anderson combined for 57 of La Roche's 73 points.