Game 10
Saint Peter's (3-6, 1-0 MAAC) vs. Canisius (2-7, 0-0 MAAC)
Date: Sunday, Dec. 19
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Koessler Athletic Center, Buffalo, NY
Network: ESPN3
Tip-Off
- The Saint Peter's University women's basketball team is set to visit Canisius on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.
- The Peacocks are coming off of a 68-64 win over Niagara this past Friday to open up MAAC play.
- Junior center Kassondra Brown dropped a career high 21 points and picked up nine rebounds in the win over Niagara.
- The Peacocks start 1-0 in MAAC play for the second straight season.
The Series
- All-time: Tied, 34-34
- Streak: Saint Peter's (4)
- Last Saint Peter's Win: 12/20/20 (W, 65-40 at SPU)
- Last Canisius Win: 2/2/19 (L, 78-59, at CAN)
Top Performers This Season
- Brown has been a go-to player for the Peacocks this season. She leads the team in points per game (15.9), rebounds per game (9.8), steals (19), assists (19), and blocks (6).
- Graduate guard Kendrea Williams is second on the team in scoring and the only other Peacock averaging double figures, scoring 12.6 points per game. She is first on the team in minutes per game (30.4).
- Senior guard Kourtney Crane scored 15 points in the win over Niagara. She is averaging 8.6 points per game this season.
2000, Anyone?
- Williams is approaching the 2,000 point mark of her career, as she is currently sitting at 1,986 points.
- Williams ranks seventh amongst the active career scoring leaders in the country.
- She is also close to totaling 1,000 at Saint Peter's, as she only needs 171 more to achieve that number.
The MAAC Is Back
- Conference play opened this weekend, with the Peacocks defeating Niagara, kicking off the slate for the whole conference.
- Last season, the Peacocks made their way to the conference championship, achieving that feat for the first time since 2002. The Peacocks will be looking to build off of that success this season.
- Saint Peter's finished 10-9 in regular season conference play last season.
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