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Women's Basketball Preview: Emerson/WPI/Smith

Women's Basketball at Emerson on Saturday, February 1 at 1:00 p.m.
Women's Basketball vs. WPI on Wednesday, February 5 at 7:00 p.m.
Women's Basketball vs. Smith on Saturday, February 8 at 1:00 p.m.

Series History vs. Opponents

The Cougars are 5-10 all-time against Emerson, including a 62-60 win last season over the Lions
Clark is 46-33-1 all-time against WPI and topped the Engineers in overtime this year with an 81-73 victory
The scarlet and white hold a 32-24 record against Smith, but have not topped the Pioneers since 2016

Scouting the Cougars

Clark (9-9, 1-3 NEWMAC) is one game out of fourth place in the NEWMAC with their conference victory coming last weekend against Mount Holyoke
The Cougars lead the conference in opponent three-pointer field goal percentage (22.3) rank third in the NEWMAC in points per game (71.8), third in margin of win (8.6), and free throw percentage (73.1)
First-year Cyriah Coleman leads the scarlet and white with an average of 12.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 2.2 steals per contest, while reaching double-figures in 12 games
Sophomore Kailey Rios ranks second on the squad with an average of 12.6 points per night and has connected on a team-high 45 three-pointers
Fellow sophomore Catherine Antwi (11.4) and graduate student Alaina Schatzabel (10.0) also average in double-figures for the scarlet and white

Scouting the Lions

Emerson (13-5, 4-0 NEWMAC) enters the weekend tied for first in the NEWMAC and have won five straight, including wins over Babson, Wellesley, Coast Guard, and Salve Regina
The Lions average 68.7 points, 39.7 rebounds, 15.2 assists, and 6.8 steals per night
Bri Frongillo leads the team with an average of 22.5 points and 6.4 assists per contest, including a 44-point effort in the victory over Coast Guard
Charlotte Levison has started all 18 games, averaging 10.6 points and 7.9 rebounds per night, while netting a season-high 24 points against Salve Regina
Kendra Dodd (10.8) and Jessie Silk (10.4) also average in double-figures for the Lions

Scouting the Engineers

WPI (8-10, 1-3 NEWMAC) hosted Mount Holyoke earlier this week and raced past the Lyons, while losing three NEWMAC games to Smith, Salve Regina, and MIT by 10 points or less
The Engineers average 59.6 points, 35.9 rebounds, 14.3 assists, and 6.9 steals per contest, while holding their opponents to 52.2 points, which ranks second best in the league
Alice Kelly leads WPI in both points and rebounds with an average of 11.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per night, including a 29-point effort earlier this year against Regis
Ava Giansiracusa also averages in double-figures with 11.0 points per game and is tied for the team lead with 23 made three-pointers

Scouting the Pioneers

No. 7 Smith (16-1, 4-0 NEWMAC) is currently on a 12-game winning streak and have topped WPI, Babson, Wheaton, and Springfield so far in conference play
The Pioneers average 72.2 points, 38.2 rebounds, 14.2 assist, and 9.3 steals per night, while holding opponents to a NEWMAC low 46.4 points per contest
Ally Landau leads the Pioneers with an average of 15.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game, including four games with 20 points or more
Hannah Martin also averages in double-figures for Smith, with 13.8 points per night and threw in 20 points in a victory over WPI

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Players Mentioned

#1 Catherine Antwi: G; 5' 4"; Sophomore

#5 Kailey Rios: G; 5' 6"; Sophomore

#22 Alaina Schatzabel: F; 5' 10"; Graduate Student

#11 Cyriah Coleman: G; 5' 8"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#1 Catherine Antwi
: 5' 4"; Sophomore
: G

#5 Kailey Rios
: 5' 6"; Sophomore
: G

#22 Alaina Schatzabel
: 5' 10"; Graduate Student
: F

#11 Cyriah Coleman
: 5' 8"; Freshman
: G