Photo Courtesy of Mike Dickie
Posted: Jan 22, 2021
Game #4
Siena Heights Saints (2-1)
AT
Rochester Warriors (1-0)
Saturday, January 23, 2021
Garth Pleasant Arena | Rochester, Mich. | 2:00 PM
Upcoming for Saints Women's Basketball: The Saints return to action after a two-month shutdown to face fellow Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) opponent Rochester in a non-conference matchup. This will be SHU's road-opener for the 2020-21 season.
Head Coach: Sue Syljebeck earned her 300th win in November with the 119-86 win over Bethel. The win keeps her firmly at the top for all-time wins for the program's history.
Road Warriors: The Saints are 26-14 (.650) overall on the road the past three seasons. The team is 8-4 (.667) when playing as a visitor in a non-conference contest during that same time period.
Last Time Out: Siena Heights cruised to a 119-86 win over visiting Bethel (Ind.) on November 14, 2020. Peyton Banks (Wadsworth, Ohio) led the team with 35 points, four assists, and three rebounds to help the Saints to a 2-1 start on the season and earn coach Syljebeck her 300th victory.
SHU was 41-68 (60.3%) from the floor and won the rebound competition 39-33. The Saints defense forced 25 turnovers, scoring 46 points as a result. Siena Heights dominated in the paint by outscoring the Pilots 48-22 and also in transition with 20 fastbreak points versus just seven from Bethel (Ind.).
Series History: SHU leads the overall series 11-1 against Rochester. The lone win for the Warriors came in 2018 at home in a 69-68 overtime victory. Siena has won nine of the last team meetings and holds the longest winning streak in the series at six games--the first six meetings in the series.
| Date | Result | Series W-L |
| 12/21/2010 | W, 61-55 | SHU 1-0 |
| 12/18/2011 | W, 77-74 | SHU 2-0 |
| 1/25/2013 | W, 70-44 | SHU 3-0 |
| 1/25/2014 | W, 77-56 | SHU 4-0 |
| 11/28/2014 | W, 66-42 | SHU 5-0 |
| 11/29/2017 | W, 72-63 | SHU 6-0 |
| 2/7/2018 | L, 69-68 (OT) | SHU 6-1 |
| 1/5/2019 | W, 70-49 | SHU 7-1 |
| 2/2/2019 | W, 63-51 | SHU 8-1 |
| 1/15/2020 | W, 83-69 | SHU 9-1 |
| 2/19/2020 | W, 63-58 | SHU 10-1 |
| 2/27/2020 | W, 69-53 | SHU 11-1 |
BOLD - SHU Home
Scouting Rochester: The Warriors are led in scoring by Jacara Thompson who scored 26 points in the team's only game this season. Delaney Bolles (24) and Elysia Mattos (23) also tallied over 20 points in that game. Bolles is also the leading rebounder with 15 total on the season. Mattos was one assist away from a double-double in the 84-83 win over Mount Vernon Nazarene.
Saint Leaders: Reigning WHAC Player of the Year Peyton Banks leads Siena Heights in scoring with an average of 29 points-per-game. She is also a force in the paint, averaging five rebounds per contest including a team-leading eight offensive boards. Sha'kyia Parker and Kelsey Wyman are each scoring 15.7 PPG. Wyman is tied for the team-high 5.3 RPG with Savanah Gibson and Shelby Morrow.
2020-21 Team Top-25 Rankings
Ranks Number 2 in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Pct (0.419)
Ranks Number 2 in Division I in Free Throw Pct (0.845)
Ranks Number 3 in Division I in Assists per Game (21.667)
Ranks Number 3 in Division I in Scoring Offense per Game (93.000)
Ranks Number 6 in Division I in Field Goal Pct (0.475)
Ranks Number 7 in Division I in Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.354)
Ranks Number 8 in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Made per Game (10.333)
Ranks Number 14 in Division I in Scoring Margin (20.000)
Ranks Number 28 in Division I in Steals per Game (12.667)
Ranks Number 29 in Division I in Total Rebound Margin (6.333)
Ranks Number 30 in Division I in Turnover Margin (5.333)
Ranks Number 45 in Division I in Total Rebound Defense (35.667)
Ranks Number 47 in Division I in Total Rebounds per Game (42.000)
Ranks Number 47 in Division I in Defensive Rebounds per Game (29.000)
2020-21 Individual Top-25 Rankings
Peyton Banks Ranks Number 1 in Division I in Points per Game (29.000)
Sha'kyia Parker Ranks Number 1 in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Pct (0.643)
Peyton Banks Ranks Number 1 in Division I in Free Throw Pct (1.000)
Sha'kyia Parker Ranks Number 5 in Division I in Field Goal Pct (0.667)
E'Anna Won Ranks Number 7 in Division I in Assist/Turnover Ratio (4.500)
E'Anna Won Ranks Number 11 in Division I in Assists per Game (6.000)
Savanah Gibson Ranks Number 14 in Division I in Free Throw Pct (0.909)
Peyton Banks Ranks Number 15 in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Pct (0.474)
Peyton Banks Ranks Number 19 in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Made per Game (3.000)
Sha'kyia Parker Ranks Number 19 in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Made per Game (3.000)
Kelsey Wyman Ranks Number 21 in Division I in Assists per Game (5.333)
Kelsey Wyman Ranks Number 24 in Division I in Field Goal Pct (0.559)
Peyton Banks Ranks Number 41 in Division I in Field Goal Pct (0.518)
Shelby Morrow Ranks Number 45 in Division I in Assist/Turnover Ratio (2.333)
Kelsey Wyman Ranks Number 50 in Division I in Assist/Turnover Ratio (2.286)
