Friday, November 15
Kansas City, Mo.
4:30 p.m.
Davidson College
vs
UC Irvine
Photo by: Jeff Sochko/DavidsonPhotos.com
'Cats Set to Take on UC Irvine For First Time Friday
11/13/2019 2:20:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Gavin McFarlin- Associate SID
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Preseason WNIT Tournament Central
Update Preseason Bracket (pdf)
Tickets at UMKC- Day One | Day Two
2019-20 Game Note: #3 UC Irvine (pdf)
2019-20 Prospectus (pdf)
DavidsonPhotos.com
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Davidson heads to Kansas City, Mo., for its final two Preseason Women's Basketball National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) games, first taking on UC Irvine Friday afternoon on the campus of University of Missouri-Kansas City at the Swinney Center. Depending on their outcome, the Wildcats will face either Portland State or Kansas City on Saturday.
Davidson (1-1) fell in the first round of the tournament last weekend, a 74-63 setback at Drexel despite a career-high 25 points from Katie Turner and shooting a season-best 47.7 percent as a team. This will the 'Cats first time facing all three of the teams the next two days.
QUICK HITS ...
•Davidson is in its 41st season and has collected 451 wins in program history.
•The 'Cats are in their sixth year in the Atlantic 10 after a 21-year run in the SoCon.
•Sarah Donovan (1st) and Katie Turner (2nd) were named to the league's all-preseason teams.
•Davidson was picked fifth in the A-10 preseason poll after a tie for fourth place last year.
•10 letterwinners return and four starters from a year ago, while four freshmen were added.
LAST TIME OUT AT DREXEL, NOV. 9, 1ST RD. PRESEASON WNIT ...
•Junior Katie Turner scored a career-high 25 points and Davidson shot 47.7 percent from the field, but it was unable to overcome a big run by Drexel in falling 74-63 in the first round of the Preseason WNIT last Saturday afternoon.
•Drexel used a 21-7 run between the first and second quarters to go ahead 33-20 and Davidson had to play catchup the rest of the way.
•Sarah Donovan reached double figures with 14 points and added six rebounds, while Chloe Welch dropped in a personal-best 11 points. Cassidy Gould dished out a career-high 10 assists.
•Davidson finishing shooting at 21-of-44 overall and 7-of-15 from three-point range, while going 14-for-16 at the free-throw line.
IN-SEASON TOURNAMENTS ...
•Though the Wildcats are not playing for a tournament title, they have a record of 27-37 during in-season tournaments since the 1992-93 season.
•The Wildcats have won six in-season tournament titles, its most recent being at the 2015 UNCW Thanksgiving Tournament.
PRESEASON WNIT ...
•This is Davidson's fourth appearance in the preseason WNIT (1-4 record), last appearing in 2012-13 when it faced North Carolina (L, 59-70), Northern Illinois (L, 61-64) and Kennesaw State (W, 64-54).
RANDOM NOTES ...
•Davidson has three players averaging in double figures through the first two games, including Sarah Donovan who has a double-double (13.0 ppg/11 rpg).
•Katie Turner (17.0 ppg) and Suzi-Rose Deegan (10.0) are also scoring in double figures, while the Wildcats are shooting 44.2 percent as a team and averaging 64.5 points per game.
•Cassidy Gould's 10 assists at Drexel were the most since Chloe Johnson had that many vs. Rhode Island, Feb. 11, 2017. Prior to that, the last time came back on Dec. 29, 2010 by Barbara Sitton (11 vs. Princeton).
•Davidson has assisted on 33 of its first 46 made field goals this year (16.5 per game).
•Sarah Donovan, who opened the season vs. Georgetown with a double-double (12 pts/career-high 16 rbs), has 15 double-doubles for her career, 11 of which came last year.
•Donovan led the team in rebounding 20 times last year, with 14 double-digit rebounding games.
•Suzi-Rose Deegan (16 points vs. Georgetown) was the first freshman to lead the Wildcats in scoring in a season opener since Cara Reed did it in 2004-05.
•The Wildcats went 7-9 on the road last year with an 0-1 record at neutral sites.
•Davidson, which had at least three double-digit scorers in 27 of the 32 games last year, has already put at least three players in doubles digits in each of the first two games.
•The 'Cats, who set a new single-season school mark with 216 made three-pointers last year, is shooting 40.6 percent from three-land in the first two games.
•Davidson's 17 wins a year ago were the most since 2012-13 (22-13).
SCOUTING THE ANTEATERS ...
•UC Irvine (1-1) has split its first two games this year, winning a 79-77 decision at home against San Jose State before falling to Oregon State, 86-57, in the first round of the Preseason WNIT.
•Pacing the Anteaters on offense is Jordan Sanders at 19.5 points per game.
•Sanders was named this week's Big West Player of the Week.
•A year ago, the Anteaters went 20-11 and 8-8 in the Big West.
•They return eight letterwinners, including four starters.
•Head coach Tamara Inoue is in her fourth season.
SCOUTING THE VIKINGS ...
The Portland State Vikings were a 2019 NCAA Tournament qualifying team last year.
•The Vikings (1-1) fell to Boise State (82-57) in their first round of play of the Preseason WNIT.
•They opened the season with a 104-58 win against Multnomah.
•Portland State is coming off a 25-8 season last year and went 14-6 in the Big Sky, winning the league tournament title for just the second time in program history.
•Desirae Hansen leads the team in scoring this year at 15.0 points per game, while Tatiana Streun is averaging a double-double, 13.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.
•Head coach Lynn Kennedy is in his fifth season at PSU and has 316 career wins overall in 20 years.
A LOOK AHEAD ...
Davidson returns home to face Western Carolina, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m. for its only home game in a stretch of seven games from Nov. 15 to Dec. 2.
Preseason WNIT Tournament Central
Update Preseason Bracket (pdf)
Tickets at UMKC- Day One | Day Two
2019-20 Game Note: #3 UC Irvine (pdf)
2019-20 Prospectus (pdf)
DavidsonPhotos.com
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Davidson heads to Kansas City, Mo., for its final two Preseason Women's Basketball National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) games, first taking on UC Irvine Friday afternoon on the campus of University of Missouri-Kansas City at the Swinney Center. Depending on their outcome, the Wildcats will face either Portland State or Kansas City on Saturday.
Davidson (1-1) fell in the first round of the tournament last weekend, a 74-63 setback at Drexel despite a career-high 25 points from Katie Turner and shooting a season-best 47.7 percent as a team. This will the 'Cats first time facing all three of the teams the next two days.
QUICK HITS ...
•Davidson is in its 41st season and has collected 451 wins in program history.
•The 'Cats are in their sixth year in the Atlantic 10 after a 21-year run in the SoCon.
•Sarah Donovan (1st) and Katie Turner (2nd) were named to the league's all-preseason teams.
•Davidson was picked fifth in the A-10 preseason poll after a tie for fourth place last year.
•10 letterwinners return and four starters from a year ago, while four freshmen were added.
LAST TIME OUT AT DREXEL, NOV. 9, 1ST RD. PRESEASON WNIT ...
•Junior Katie Turner scored a career-high 25 points and Davidson shot 47.7 percent from the field, but it was unable to overcome a big run by Drexel in falling 74-63 in the first round of the Preseason WNIT last Saturday afternoon.
•Drexel used a 21-7 run between the first and second quarters to go ahead 33-20 and Davidson had to play catchup the rest of the way.
•Sarah Donovan reached double figures with 14 points and added six rebounds, while Chloe Welch dropped in a personal-best 11 points. Cassidy Gould dished out a career-high 10 assists.
•Davidson finishing shooting at 21-of-44 overall and 7-of-15 from three-point range, while going 14-for-16 at the free-throw line.
IN-SEASON TOURNAMENTS ...
•Though the Wildcats are not playing for a tournament title, they have a record of 27-37 during in-season tournaments since the 1992-93 season.
•The Wildcats have won six in-season tournament titles, its most recent being at the 2015 UNCW Thanksgiving Tournament.
PRESEASON WNIT ...
•This is Davidson's fourth appearance in the preseason WNIT (1-4 record), last appearing in 2012-13 when it faced North Carolina (L, 59-70), Northern Illinois (L, 61-64) and Kennesaw State (W, 64-54).
RANDOM NOTES ...
•Davidson has three players averaging in double figures through the first two games, including Sarah Donovan who has a double-double (13.0 ppg/11 rpg).
•Katie Turner (17.0 ppg) and Suzi-Rose Deegan (10.0) are also scoring in double figures, while the Wildcats are shooting 44.2 percent as a team and averaging 64.5 points per game.
•Cassidy Gould's 10 assists at Drexel were the most since Chloe Johnson had that many vs. Rhode Island, Feb. 11, 2017. Prior to that, the last time came back on Dec. 29, 2010 by Barbara Sitton (11 vs. Princeton).
•Davidson has assisted on 33 of its first 46 made field goals this year (16.5 per game).
•Sarah Donovan, who opened the season vs. Georgetown with a double-double (12 pts/career-high 16 rbs), has 15 double-doubles for her career, 11 of which came last year.
•Donovan led the team in rebounding 20 times last year, with 14 double-digit rebounding games.
•Suzi-Rose Deegan (16 points vs. Georgetown) was the first freshman to lead the Wildcats in scoring in a season opener since Cara Reed did it in 2004-05.
•The Wildcats went 7-9 on the road last year with an 0-1 record at neutral sites.
•Davidson, which had at least three double-digit scorers in 27 of the 32 games last year, has already put at least three players in doubles digits in each of the first two games.
•The 'Cats, who set a new single-season school mark with 216 made three-pointers last year, is shooting 40.6 percent from three-land in the first two games.
•Davidson's 17 wins a year ago were the most since 2012-13 (22-13).
SCOUTING THE ANTEATERS ...
•UC Irvine (1-1) has split its first two games this year, winning a 79-77 decision at home against San Jose State before falling to Oregon State, 86-57, in the first round of the Preseason WNIT.
•Pacing the Anteaters on offense is Jordan Sanders at 19.5 points per game.
•Sanders was named this week's Big West Player of the Week.
•A year ago, the Anteaters went 20-11 and 8-8 in the Big West.
•They return eight letterwinners, including four starters.
•Head coach Tamara Inoue is in her fourth season.
SCOUTING THE VIKINGS ...
The Portland State Vikings were a 2019 NCAA Tournament qualifying team last year.
•The Vikings (1-1) fell to Boise State (82-57) in their first round of play of the Preseason WNIT.
•They opened the season with a 104-58 win against Multnomah.
•Portland State is coming off a 25-8 season last year and went 14-6 in the Big Sky, winning the league tournament title for just the second time in program history.
•Desirae Hansen leads the team in scoring this year at 15.0 points per game, while Tatiana Streun is averaging a double-double, 13.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.
•Head coach Lynn Kennedy is in his fifth season at PSU and has 316 career wins overall in 20 years.
A LOOK AHEAD ...
Davidson returns home to face Western Carolina, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m. for its only home game in a stretch of seven games from Nov. 15 to Dec. 2.
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