Women's Basketball Travels to Ursinus for Saturday Afternoon Matchup

Women's Basketball at Ursinus
Saturday, November 15 | 1 p.m.
HelfFerich Hall | Collegeville, Pa.

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WHAT TO KNOW

The Immaculata University women's basketball team (1–0) travels to Collegeville to take on Ursinus College on Saturday afternoon.
Immaculata enters the matchup coming off an 81–56 win over Moravian in its home opener on November 8 at Alumnae Hall.
Ursinus (2–1) comes in after a 65–44 road victory over Neumann on Wednesday evening.

SERIES HISTORY

Saturday marks the 29th meeting between Immaculata and Ursinus in a series that began in 1962.
Immaculata leads the all-time series 15–13.

LAST MEETING

The Mighty Macs fell to Ursinus 76–56 in their last meeting on November 8, 2023, at Helferich Hall.
In that game, Reese Mullins scored 15 points, Morgan Falcone added 12, and Tessa Liberatoscioli contributed seven points and four steals.

MIGHTY MAC NOTES

Abby Grillo led Immaculata in their opener, scoring 26 points (10-14 FG, 3-6 3PT), three rebounds, and two assists in her collegiate debut.
Olivia Ettorre scored 14 points (5-10 FG, 2-5 3PT), game-high seven rebounds, two assists, five blocked shots vs Moravian.
Carly Coleman scored 13 points (5-10 FG), five rebounds, four assists, and one steal vs Moravian.
Meg Robbins scored eight points, three rebounds, three assists, and one block vs Moravian.
Riley Cassidy scored eight points, three rebounds, three assists, and one block vs Moravian.
Julia Pohl came off the bench to score six points, five rebounds, two assists, one block, and one steal on Saturday.
Sabrina Little scored six points, with two rebounds and two steals in her collegiate debut vs Moravian.

SCOUTING URSINUS

Colleen Blackman, a junior guard, leads the Bears with 15.7 ppg and scored 28 points in their win over Gwynedd Mercy on November 8.
Madison Smith, a senior forward, is averaging 12 points and nine rebounds per game. She posted 19 points and nine boards in the opener vs. Widener on November 7.
Ava Possenti, a senior guard, averages nine points per game and has already totaled 16 steals through three games. She scored 14 points with five steals vs. Neumann and recorded eight steals vs. Widener.
As a team, Ursinus is shooting 37.9% from the field, 28% from three-point range, and 61.1% at the foul line.

AEC WEEKLY HONORS

Abby Grillo was named the Atlantic East Conference Player of the Week after her 26-point performance against Moravian.
Olivia Ettorre earned a spot on the Atlantic East Conference Weekly Honor Roll following her 14-point, five-block effort.

TUESDAY TALK – IU ATHLETICS PODCAST

Head Coach Brittany Whalen joined Episode Eight of the Tuesday Talk – IU Athletics Podcast to discuss the team, Saturday's banner unveiling ceremony, and the victory over Moravian.
You can listen to the Tuesday Talk Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Tuesday Talk Podcast link at the top of the page.

UP NEXT
The Immaculata women's basketball team will return home to Alumnae Hall on Wednesday, November 19, when they host Arcadia at 6 p.m.

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