Game 24
Saint Peter's (10-13, 7-7 MAAC) vs. Iona (7-13, 5-10 MAAC)
Date: Saturday, Feb. 19
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Hynes Athletics Center, New Rochelle, NY
Network: ESPN3
Tip-Off
- The Peacocks hit the road for the second leg of a two game trip when they visit Iona on Saturday.
- The Peacocks are coming off of a 51-41 loss against Marist last game. Junior center Kassondra Brown led the way for the Peacocks, scoring 15 points and getting 10 rebounds. That was her fourth consecutive double-double.
- The two teams met earlier this season at Saint Peter's, with the Peacocks coming away with the 54-53 victory. Brown led the Peacocks in scoring with 20 in the contest.
The Series
- All-time: SPU leads 64-32
- Streak: SPU (5)
- Last SPU Win: 1/22/22 (W, 54-53, at SPU)
- Last ION Win: 1/20/20 (L, 69-59, at ION)
Dre's Year
- Williams hit three three pointers in the game against Rider on 2/12. She broke the career three-point record at Saint Peter's, as she now has 169 and counting. Tania Kennedy '09 previously held the record with 167 during her outstanding career.
- Williams reached the 1,000 point milestone at Saint Peter's in the last game against Marist, scoring a layup with 3:26 left in the fourth quarter to hit the magic number. She is the 24th Peacock in history to achieve this.
- Williams eclipsed the 2,000 point mark of her career with 3:47 remaining in the second quarter against Canisius on 12/19. She has achieved that total by scoring for both FDU-Florham and Saint Peter's.
- Williams ranks sixth amongst the active career scoring leaders in the country.
- She is ranked seventh amongst the active career three-point field goal leaders in the NCAA.
Stuck In the Middle
- The Peacocks currently sit sixth in the MAAC standings with just a few weeks left in the season. They have a 7-7 record in conference.
- The team sits behind Fairfield, Quinnipiac, Manhattan, Monmouth, and Niagara. Saint Peter's has a 1-6 record combined against those teams.
- The Peacocks are 6-1 against teams below them in the conference standings, with the one loss coming last time out against Marist.
- Conference standings for both men and women will return to overall MAAC wins this season and will not be based on MAAC winning percentage.
Battle
- Iona and Saint Peter's battled it out in the last matchup, as the game was kept close the whole time.
- Iona had a chance to tie the game down three with time winding down, but instead went for two. This allowed Saint Peter's to win by one.
- Saint Peter's comes into this matchup after losing, while Iona has lost three straight.
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