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Women's Basketball Takes 10-Game Win Streak into 2024

Women's Basketball Takes 10-Game Win Streak into 2024

Game Leaders

Siena Heights
Pts: 2 Players (#01, #03) - 12
Reb: 2 Players (#03, #12) - 6
Ast: Kayla Hinton - 9
Rochester Christian
Pts: Ashley Loon - 12
Reb: Melanie Moore - 9
Ast: Imari Martin - 3

Team Stats

Siena Heights
Rochester Christian

Field Goals

(27-59)
(15-56)

Field Goal %

45.8%
26.8%

Rebounds

37
37

Assists

15
11

Turnovers

10
25

Pts off Turnovers

27
3

2nd Chance Pts

14
6

Pts in the Paint

42
18

Fastbreak Pts

8
0

Bench Pts

33
5
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Game Leaders

Cornerstone
Pts: 2 Players (#24, #30) - 15
Reb: Stephanie Ainsworth - 8
Ast: Olivia Kubik - 3
Siena Heights
Pts: Kayla Hinton - 25
Reb: 2 Players (#10, #21) - 11
Ast: Kayla Hinton - 6

Team Stats

Cornerstone
Siena Heights

Field Goals

(20-55)
(25-61)

Field Goal %

36.4%
41.0%

Rebounds

33
48

Assists

10
15

Turnovers

16
16

Pts off Turnovers

14
20

2nd Chance Pts

6
19

Pts in the Paint

26
32

Fastbreak Pts

4
6

Bench Pts

11
17
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Posted: Jan 03, 2024

THIS WEEK IN SHU WOMEN'S HOOPS

SIENA HEIGHTS (10-2, 5-1) at ROCHESTER (7-5, 4-2), Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.

CORNERSTONE (6-5, 4-2) at SIENA HEIGHTS, Saturday, 5 p.m.

 

HEAD COACH: Sue Syljebeck is in her 20th season as the head coach of the Saints women's basketball program. She is the program's winningest coach with a career record of 369-230. Syljebeck currently ranks 20th on the NAIA Women's basketball active coach wins list. She will be assisted this year by Deb Ray, Sara Chrenko, Niesha Lowe, Mo Rammuny, Dan Brooks and Tee Watters.
 
SHU WINNERS OF 10 STRAIGHT: The Saints traveled to San Juan, P.R., for the Puerto Rico Clasico and earned two wins on the island. SHU defeated Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, 55-35, and then Warner, 61-40.
 
Against UPRRP, Kayla Hinton totaled 11 points, seven rebounds, five steals and three assists. Brooke Rebman added 11 points and E'Anna Won finished with 13 rebounds and six assists for the Saints.
 
In the win over Warner, Hinton had 13 points, nine rebounds and five assists for the Saints, who won their 10th straight game to finish 4-0 in December. That accounts for the program's longest win streak since a 14-game stretch in 2019-20.

Eva Alcock added 12 points and three blocks while Jillian Gelso put in 11 points for SHU. E'Anna Won had nine blocks and six assists.

 

WHAC RANKINGS

Defense - 1 - 44.1 ppg (1st in NAIA)

Offense - 8 - 67.7 ppg

Rebounds - 1 - 44.0 rpg

Blocks - T3 - 3.1 bpg

Steals - 3 - 9.3 spg

Assists - 5 - 13.9 apg

 

SAINTS LEADERS

Hinton: Team-high 11.5 ppg, team-high 6.9 rpg, 3.6 apg, 1.3 spg

Won: 8.3 ppg, 6.8 rpg, team-high 4.0 apg, team-high 2.4 spg (2nd in WHAC)

Gelso: 8.5 ppg

Vice: 7.2 ppg, team-high .434 three-point percentage (4th in WHAC)

DeLong: 6.3 rpg, team-high 2.1 bpg (2nd in WHAC)

 

RECENT MEETINGS

Siena Heights vs. Rochester

SHU won 2 of 3 games against the Warriors last year, ultimately falling in a double-overtime WHAC Tournament semifinal thriller, 93-83. The Saints were victorious in both regular-season matchups, taking a 90-75 road win and a 79-74 home victory. SHU has lost to Rochester in the semifinals in each of the last two years.

 

Siena Heights vs. Cornerstone

The Saints have won 10 of their last 11 against the Golden Eagles. Their only defeat came last season -- an 89-80 loss in Grand Rapids. SHU avenged that loss with a 79-47 home win later in the year.

 

 

ROCHESTER'S LEADERS

Jacey Somers: 15.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.2 apg

Celeste Mershimer: 13.8 ppg, 2.5 spg

Melanie Moore: 7.7 rpg

 

CORNERSTONE'S LEADERS

Jaxi Long: 14.9 ppg

Olivia Kubik: 13.5 ppg

Stephanie Ainsworth: 12.5 ppg, 7.6 rpg

Maddison Fulks: 11.7 ppg