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Women’s Basketball Travels to Marywood for Thursday Night AEC Matchup

Women's Basketball at Marywood
Thursday, January 29 | 6 p.m.
Insalaco Arena | Scranton, Pa.
 
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WHAT TO KNOW
  • The Immaculata women's basketball team (14-3, 6-0 AEC) returns to action on Thursday when they travel to play at Marywood at 6 p.m.
  • Immaculata enters Thursday's game after defeating Pratt 74-32 on Saturday at Alumnae Hall.
  • Marywood (9-8, 4-2 AEC) enters Thursday's game after falling at Marywood 77-72 OT on Friday evening.
 
SERIES HISTORY
  • Thursday's game marks the 32nd all-time meeting between the two programs, a rivalry that dates to 1984.
  • Immaculata holds an 18-13 advantage in the series.
 
LAST MEETING
  • Immaculata defeated Marywood 69-48 in the AEC Semifinals on February 26 at Alumnae Hall.
  • Reese Mullins led the way with 16 points, while Tessa Liberatoscioli recorded a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds, adding five steals in the win.
 
MIGHTY MAC NOTES
  • Carly Coleman continued her standout season with another dominant week, leading Immaculata to a pair of Atlantic East Conference victories. Coleman totaled 35 points, 20 rebounds, nine assists, four blocked shots, and 10 steals while recording her 10th and 11th double-doubles of the year. She highlighted the week with a 22-point, 10-rebound performance against Marymount, sealing the win with a clutch pull-up jumper in the final 15 seconds.
  • Abby Grillo contributed solid performances in both games last week for Immaculata. She scored 12 points on Wednesday against Marymount, adding two rebounds, four assists, and one steal. She followed up with nine points, three assists, and two blocks in Saturday's win over Pratt, shooting 3-for-9 from the field and 1-for-6 from three-point range.
  • Olivia Ettorre provided key contributions in both contests for Immaculata last week. She finished with seven points, two rebounds, and two assists in Wednesday's matchup against Marymount. Ettorre followed up with a strong shooting performance in Saturday's win over Pratt, knocking down three three-pointers to match her season high. She totaled nine points while adding a block and a steal.
  • Meg Robbins made her presence felt on the defensive end in Wednesday's matchup against Marymount. She scored six points while pulling down eight rebounds and recording three blocked shots and one steal.
  • Sabrina Little provided an offensive spark off the bench, scoring nine points while adding one assist and a steal. Her energy helped ignite Immaculata's transition game.
  • Keira Benoit shot 4-for-7 from the floor for a career high nine points in just nine minutes, scoring multiple times in the fourth quarter vs Pratt on Saturday.
 
SCOUTING MARYWOOD
  • Senior guard Megan Cavoli leads the Pacers offense averaging 10.5 points per game. She scored her season high of 22 points at Centenary on January 7.
  • Graduate guard Olivia Ciullo is averaging 10.3 points per game and 4.8 rebounds per game. She scored her season-high of 21 points vs John Jay on November 29.
  • Junior guard Anyah Ortiz averages 9.8 points per game, and 4.9 rebounds per game. She scored season-high17 points vs Elmira on December 3.
  • Marywood is scoring 63 points per game while allowing 63.5 points per game.
  • The Pacers are shooting 37.8% from the field, 28.4% from three-point range, and 69.9% from the free throw line.
 
AEC WEEKLY HONORS
  • Carly Coleman was named Atlantic East Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Monday afternoon. This is the third time this season, Coleman has been honored as Defensive Player of the Week. This is the third consecutive week that she has earned a Player of the Week award after being the AEC Player of the Week for the past two weeks.
 
NUMBERS TO KNOW
  • Immaculata is scoring 71.4 points per game while allowing 58.5 points per game.
  • They are shooting 40.6% from the field, 30.3% from three-point range, and 70.5% from the free throw line.
  • Immaculata is averaging 41.7 rebounds per game, 13.5 assists per game, and 10.4 steals per game.
 
UP NEXT
  • The women's basketball team will return to Alumnae Hall on Saturday, when they host Neumann at 1 p.m.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Tessa Liberatoscioli

#3 Tessa Liberatoscioli

G/F
5' 8"
Fifth Year
Reese Mullins

#25 Reese Mullins

G/F
5' 10"
Senior
Carly Coleman

#22 Carly Coleman

F
5' 10"
Sophomore
Olivia Ettorre

#33 Olivia Ettorre

G/F
5' 9"
Senior
Meg Robbins

#44 Meg Robbins

C
6' 2"
Junior
Abby Grillo

#30 Abby Grillo

G
5' 10"
Freshman
Sabrina Little

#4 Sabrina Little

G
5' 3"
Freshman
Keira Benoit

#3 Keira Benoit

G
5' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Tessa Liberatoscioli

#3 Tessa Liberatoscioli

5' 8"
Fifth Year
G/F
Reese Mullins

#25 Reese Mullins

5' 10"
Senior
G/F
Carly Coleman

#22 Carly Coleman

5' 10"
Sophomore
F
Olivia Ettorre

#33 Olivia Ettorre

5' 9"
Senior
G/F
Meg Robbins

#44 Meg Robbins

6' 2"
Junior
C
Abby Grillo

#30 Abby Grillo

5' 10"
Freshman
G
Sabrina Little

#4 Sabrina Little

5' 3"
Freshman
G
Keira Benoit

#3 Keira Benoit

5' 5"
Freshman
G