NEWBERRY – The Newberry women's basketball team will host Queens University of Charlotte on Wednesday, Jan. 10 at 6:00 p.m.
WHO: Newberry College vs. Queens University of Charlotte
WHERE: Eleazer Arena, Newberry, S.C.
WHEN: 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10
RECORDS: Newberry is 8-6 overall, 3-4 SAC and Queens is 4-9 overall, 1-6 SAC.
LIVE VIDEO: www.newberrywolves.tv
LIVE AUDIO: www.newberrywolves.tv, WKDK-AM 1240 in Newberry county, www.wkdk.com, WKDK app, "WKDK" on TuneIn Radio app
LIVE STATS: www.newberrystats.com
NEWBERRY STORYLINES
- Nicola Handreck reached 1,000 career points on Friday, Nov. 10th against Limestone in the Conference Carolinas-SAC Showdown.
- Meg Essex needs 56 more blocks this season to tie recent Newberry Hall of Fame inductee, Tiffany Johnson at 225.
- Essex has five double-doubles on the season to equal eight on her career.
- Head coach Sean Page needs 30 more wins to reach 200 at Newberry.
- Against North Greenville Hannah Lepaio and Meg Essex became the first pair of Wolves to record a double-double in 51 weeks. This is Lepaio's first double-double of the season.
- In Monday's game vs. Mars Hill, Georgia Elliott-King set a career high in points with 19 points.
- Newberry's bench exploded for 39 points against Mars Hill, a new season high.
- The Wolves scored 31 points in a period vs. Mars Hill, a new season high.
- Essex is 14 points away from reaching 1,000 career points, she averages 16.1 points per game.
QUEENS STORYLINES
- Made first appearance in SAC Championship since joining conference in 2013.
- Picked to finish ninth in the 2017-18 South Atlantic Conference Women's Basketball Preseason Poll.
- Relatively young squad; five freshmen, a pair of sophomores & junoirs, and four seniors.
- Jr. forward, Lade Adepoju had a career high at Mars Hill with 27 points and 16 rebounds for her third double-double of the season.
MORE INFORMATION
For complete coverage, view game notes from the Newberry Athletic Communications staff.
