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Women’s Basketball Heads to New England for Two Contests Beginning with UMass Lowell on Friday

The team heads up to Massachusetts on Friday for their first contest of the weekend against UMass Lowell

Game 2
Saint Peter's (1-0) vs. UMass Lowell (0-1)
Date: Friday, November 9
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Costello Athletic Center, Lowell, Massachusetts 
 
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Opening Word: 
  • The Saint Peter's University women's basketball team will head up to New England this weekend for two games, first meeting UMass Lowell at the Costello Athletic Center at 7 p.m. on Friday, November 9.
  • The Peacocks won the season opener against NJIT, knocking off the Highlanders 70-57
  • Briyanah Richardson led all-scorers with a game-high 25 points and five assists.
  • D'Aviyon Magazine contributed 11 points and four steals. 
  • Cinnamon Dockery led the team in steals, finishing with six, and Wil'lisha Jackson grabbed a team-high of eight rebounds. 
  • Head Coach Marc Mitchell earned his first Division I win with a win against NJIT on Tuesday night. 
  • Under his leadership, the Peacocks start their season 1-0, the program's first season opening victory since 2009. 
Scout vs. UMass Lowell: 
  • UMass Lowell enter the weekend with an 0-1 record.
  • UMass Lowell opened their season up against Bryant University, losing by one point to in a tight game at home. 
  • Ren'Cia Rolling led the River Hawks with 11 points and five assists in the defeat. 
  • Last season was the first ever meeting against the River Hawks.
  • In last year's meeting against UMass Lowell, the Peacocks lost by six (60-66) in Jersey City.
  • Zoe Pero recorded a double-double, with 13 points and 12 rebounds, and Dajiah Martin added 10 points for the Peacocks. 
Up Next: 
  • The Peacocks will stay in Massachusetts for a match up against Boston College. 
  • The game will be played at 4 p.m. on Sunday, November 11. 
2018 Peacocks: 
  • The Peacocks return six players from last year's team.
  • The Peacocks have three starters returning to the squad:
  • Zoe Pero (Secaucus, NJ/Saint John Vianney) is the only junior that is a returning starter. Pero appeared in 29 games last season, making 15 starts. She averaged 9.9 points and 5.7 rebounds last season. Pero finished last season as the team leader in points and rebounds, totaling 260 points and 166 boards.
  • D'Aviyon Magazine (Paterson, NJ/Queen of Peace) is another returning starter for the Peacocks.She averaged 4.5 points and 1.1 rebounds in her rookie campaign. Magazine played in 29 games, including 17 starts. She finished with the highest free throw percentage last season, shooting .857 from the charity stripe. Magazine scored 130 points last season, which is the second highest amount for the returning players.
  • Dajiah Martin (Westbury, NY/ Saint Mary's) is the final returning starter, after appearing in all 30 games, starting in 28 of them as a freshman last year. She averaged 3.0 points and 3.9 rebounds last season. Martin is the second highest returner in rebounds and blocks after grabbing 118 rebounds. 
  • The final three returning Peacocks are Anna Maguire (Belfast Ireland, Ulidia Integrated College), Precious Featherson (Paterson, NJ/ Rosa Parks), and Sammy Lochner (Abington, PA, Abington). Maguire appeared in 11 games, averaging .8 points and .4 rebounds. Featherson, who appeared in 20 of the games last season, averaging 1.5 points and .8 rebounds. Lochner appeared in 30 games and had 13 starts. She led the team last season with 72 assists and she averaged 3.0 points and 1.0 rebounds for the season. 
Welcome To Jersey City:
  • The Peacocks welcome nine newcomers to the lineup this season. 
  • The additions include three transfers and six freshmen. 
  • The three transfers are Gabrielle Harris (South River, NJ/ South River/William Paterson/FDU-Florham), Kendrea Williams (Piscataway/Piscataway/FDU-Florham), and Taiah Thornton (Pennsauken, NJ/Camden Catholic/FDU-Florham). Williams and Thornton come to Jersey City after playing two seasons at FDU-Florham. Harris played one season at William Paterson, followed by one season at FDU-Florham. The trio will not see playing time until 2019-20, due to NCAA transfer rules.
  • The six freshmen joining the squad this season are Cinnamon Dockery (New York, NY/Murry Bergtraum), Jordyn Hawthorne (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan),Phylina Holmes (Warsaw, NC /James Kenan), Wil'lisha Jackson (Rahway, NJ/Rahway), Tyara McQueen (Rahway, NJ/Roselle Catholic), Briyanah Richardson (New Brunswick, NJ/Matawan Regional).
Head Coach Marc Mitchell:
  • Mitchell comes to Jersey City after spending the last nine years at the helm of the Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham women's basketball team.
  • While there, he became the Division III program's all-time winningest coach, compiling a career record of 187-67 (.736). 
  • Under his guidance, the Devils claimed an unprecedented six straight Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom Championships, making six straight NCAA Division III tournament appearances. During the six-year run, Mitchell's teams won 20 or more games in every season and he won 86.5 percent of his contests posting a 154-24 overall record over the half dozen year span.
  • Mitchell's best campaign came during the 2013-14 season, when the Devils posted a perfect 33-0 record and capped off the season as the NCAA Division III national champions. The national title was the first in FDU-Florham history and the Devils became the first NCAA Division III women's basketball champions from the state of New Jersey. 
Meet The Coaching Staff:   
 
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Precious Featherson

#21 Precious Featherson

F
6' 1"
Sophomore
Sammy Lochner

#10 Sammy Lochner

G
5' 7"
Junior
D

#0 D'Aviyon Magazine

G
5' 6"
Sophomore
Anna Maguire

#3 Anna Maguire

G
5' 6"
Sophomore
Dajiah Martin

#24 Dajiah Martin

F
5' 10"
Sophomore
Zoe Pero

#20 Zoe Pero

F
6' 0"
Junior
Jordyn Hawthorne

#33 Jordyn Hawthorne

F
6' 0"
Freshman
Wil

#14 Wil'lisha Jackson

F
5' 8"
Freshman
Briyanah Richardson

#15 Briyanah Richardson

G
5' 6"
Freshman
Cinnamon Dockery

#13 Cinnamon Dockery

G/F
5' 9"
Freshman
Phylina Holmes

#22 Phylina Holmes

F
5' 10"
Freshman
Tyara McQueen

#2 Tyara McQueen

PG
5' 3"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Precious Featherson

#21 Precious Featherson

6' 1"
Sophomore
F
Sammy Lochner

#10 Sammy Lochner

5' 7"
Junior
G
D

#0 D'Aviyon Magazine

5' 6"
Sophomore
G
Anna Maguire

#3 Anna Maguire

5' 6"
Sophomore
G
Dajiah Martin

#24 Dajiah Martin

5' 10"
Sophomore
F
Zoe Pero

#20 Zoe Pero

6' 0"
Junior
F
Jordyn Hawthorne

#33 Jordyn Hawthorne

6' 0"
Freshman
F
Wil

#14 Wil'lisha Jackson

5' 8"
Freshman
F
Briyanah Richardson

#15 Briyanah Richardson

5' 6"
Freshman
G
Cinnamon Dockery

#13 Cinnamon Dockery

5' 9"
Freshman
G/F
Phylina Holmes

#22 Phylina Holmes

5' 10"
Freshman
F
Tyara McQueen

#2 Tyara McQueen

5' 3"
Freshman
PG

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