 1. The Game
UAlbany visits
Orono, Maine for the 11th America East Conference game of the season. The Great
Danes are the lone undefeated team in league play, having already defeated Maine
once this season, an 71-39 rout in Albany.
2. Scouting
UAlbany
The Great Danes stand at 19-3 on the season with an
unblemished 10-0 league record, after posting an 85-41 win over UMBC on
Wednesday to complete the second season sweep of a league opponent. UAlbany has
now won 11 straight, and is defeating America East opponents by an average of
29.2 points. Player of the Year candidate Ebone Henry has continued to show why
she is one of the best in the conference, as she has recorded a team-high 65
steals - including eight against BU - while also scoring at a team-best 14.6
clip. Julie Forster is pulling down a team-best 8.0 caroms per game, while also
chipping in with 8.6 points. Megan Craig and Lindsey Lowrie are also major
contributors, adding 10.8 and 10.0 ppg, respectively, while Shereesha Richards
has established herself as the top freshman in the league, averaging 9.6 points
and 5.9 rebounds.
3. Making National News
Not only
are the Great Danes tops in the America East, they are also making a splash in
the national statistics. As of the last release of the national stats on Monday,
UAlbany is ranked in the top 25 in nine categories - with their lowest ranking
being 24th (3-point defense - 25.9). The Great Danes, in fact, are SECOND in
field-goal percentage defense, coming in behind UConn, as they hold opponents to
just 31.7-percent shooting. UAlbany is also 4th in scoring defense (47.5), 5th
in rebound margin (+11.5), 11th in scoring margin (+18.4), 14th in 3-point
percentage (36.6), 19th in steals (12.3), 17th in winning percentage (85.0), and
23rd in field goal percentage (43.5).
4. Best of the
Best
The senior duo of Ebone Henry and Julie Forster have made
indelible marks on the UAlbany women’s basketball program. Henry scored 21
points against Vermont to become the all-time leading scorer in school history,
breaking a record that stood for 27 years. With nine boards against UMBC,
Forster became the first player in program history to record 1,000 rebounds, and
then netted 10 points against Binghamton to score her 1,000th career point.
Henry is also 4th in career rebounds (750) and is second in steals (294).
5. Now Checking In
While the Great Danes have a
solid starting five, all of whom could be the game leader on any given night,
one of the strengths of the 2012-13 UAlbany team is its depth. Two of the top
five scorers come off the bench - freshman Shereesha Richards and sophomore
Megan Craig. Sophomore Margarita Rosario is the first reserve point guard off
the bench, while forward Tammy Phillip can enter the game and cause the other
team fits with her rebounding ability.
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