Newberry, S.C. - In their last home game before Senior Day, the Newberry Women's basketball team will host the No. 22 ranked Catawba Indians on Wednesday (Feb. 16), inside Eleazer Arena. Tipoff is slated for 5:30 p.m. The Wolves are going for their seventh straight win at home.
TUNE IN
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MATCHUP HISTORY
Wednesday's contest will be the 59th meeting between the two programs. Catawba rolled past Newberry in their last matchup on January 15, beating the Wolves 80-44, inside Abernathy Physical Education Center.
MATCHUP PREVIEW
NEWBERRY
Newberry (10-14, 10-11 SAC) is 7-5 at Eleazer arena this season. The Wolves are averaging 59.7 points per game (60.9 at Home) which is good for eleventh in the SAC while allowing opponents 61.7 ppg on the year.
The Scarlet & Grey are shooting 36-percent from the field and 27-percent from three-point land. They rank seventh in the league in three-pointers made with six per game.
NC is also third in the league in blocks, rejecting an average of four shots per game.
Giulia Bongiorno (Rome, Italy) is fourth in the SAC in three-point percentage, shooting 41.3 percent from behind the arc.
Ericka Wiseley (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) has emerged as the team's second leading scorer, averaging 10.7 ppg in her last eight games and 8.0 ppg on the season. Wiseley also leads the Wolves in offensive rebounding with two per game.
CATAWBA
Catawba (18-4, 15-4 SAC) enters Wednesday's matchup ranked 22nd in the WBCA Coaches Poll. The Indians are 8-2 on the road this season. They are also averaging 72 ppg (3rd in SAC) and lead the league in steals with 11.9 per game.
Three Indians are averaging double-figures this season. Lyrik Thorne leads the scoring charge, averaging 13 ppg on 40.2 percent shooting from the field and 33.3 percent from downtown.
Shemya Stanback tops the Indians in assists, averaging four helpers a game.
LAST ACTION
The Wolves are coming off an eight-point home victory (67-59) over conference foe Lincoln Memorial this past Saturday (Feb 12.). April Rummer-Lamb (Darwin, NT, Australia) dropped 14 points, grabbed three rebounds, and snatched three steals in the win. Ella Pearson (Suffolk, England) scored a season-high 10 points on 66-percent (2-for-3) shooting from behind the arc and 60-percent (3-for-5) from the field.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Newberry Women's basketball hits the road for the last time this season to face cross-state rival Coker on Wednesday (Feb. 23), inside the DeLoach Center. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m.
