Immaculata Women's Basketball vs Centenary
Atlantic East Conference Semifinals
Thursday, February 26^th | 6:00 p.m.
Alumnae Hall | Immaculata, Pa.
 
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WHAT TO KNOW

• The Immaculata women's basketball team (22-3, 14-0 AEC) completed the season, winning its second consecutive AEC Regular Season Championship and earning the first seed in the AEC Tournament.
• Immaculata will be hosting its AEC Semifinal for a third consecutive season as it hosts Centenary at Alumnae Hall on Thursday evening.
• Centenary (14-12, 6-8 AEC) advanced to Thursday's semifinal after defeating Neumann on the road Tuesday in its AEC Tournament First-Round game, 67-60.

 
THE SERIES

• Thursday's matchup marks the 26th meeting between Immaculata and Centenary in a series that dates to 2007.
• The Mighty Macs hold an 18-7 advantage in the all-time series.
• This will be the third time the two programs have met in postseason play.
• On February 18, 2011, Immaculata defeated Centenary 87-59 in the CSAC Quarterfinals to advance to the CSAC Semifinals. Current Immaculata Assistant Coach Chelsea Turgeon (McTigue) led all scores with 20 points, and Leah Kuczynski had a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds.
• On February 20, 2022, Immaculata defeated Centenary 87-59 in the AEC Quarterfinals to advance to the AEC Semifinals. Morgan Falcone had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Reese Mullins scored 11 points for the Mighty Macs.

 
REGULAR SEASON MEETINGS

• Immaculata defeated Centenary in both regular-season meetings in 2025-26.
• Immaculata defeated 74-71 on January 17 at Centenary. Carly Coleman fueled the comeback with a career-high 34 points, scoring 15 in the fourth quarter to lead the Mighty Macs. Abby Grillo scored 14 points, and Sabrina Little added eight points and six steals.
• Immaculata defeated Centenary 85-57 on February 14, at Alumnae Hall. Abby Grillo led all scorers with 19 points, Carly Coleman had a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds, Riley Cassidy scored 16 points, and Olivia Ettorre contributed 11 points.

 
MIGHTY MAC NOTES

• Carly Coleman led Immaculata, averaging 17.3 points per game, finishing third in the Atlantic East in scoring. She led Immaculata in rebounds with 10.9 per game, assists with 111, steals with 71, and blocked shots with 29. Coleman led the Atlantic East in assists and steals. Coleman was named AEC Player of the Week three times and AEC Defensive Player of the Week six times this season.
• Abby Grillo had an outstanding rookie season for Immaculata, averaging 12.9 points per game, 5.3 rebounds per game, and 45 steals. Grillo shot 44% from the field and 36.9% from three-point range. Grillo scored in double figures in 17 games and had two double doubles.
• Olivia Ettorre started in all 25 games, averaging 12.6 points per game and four rebounds per game. She added 45 steals and 17 blocked shots. Ettorre scored double figures in 16 games. Ettorre led all scorers with 18 points, shooting 4-5 from three-point range in Immaculata's come-from-behind win at Marymount on February 18.
• Riley Cassidy started in 23 games out of 24 played for Immaculata. Cassidy averaged eight points and 3.4 rebounds per game. She scored a career-high 27 points, including late hitting three-pointers on three consecutive possessions to lead Immaculata to a win over Neumann on January 31.
• Meg Robbins started all 25 games for Immaculata, averaging 6.9 points per game and 5.5 rebounds per game. Robbins added 24 steals and 27 blocked shots. Robbins scored a career-high 17 points, with seven rebounds in Immaculata's win at Gwynedd Mercy on February 7.
• Sabrina Little provided a spark off the bench for Immaculata, appearing in all 25 games for the Mighty Macs, and made two starts. Little averaged 6.2 points per game, added 41 assists, and 35 steals. She scored a career-high 18 points in the win over Gwynedd Mercy on January 10.
• Immaculata will look for additional support off the bench from Keira Benoit, Julia Pohl, Emma Wagner, and Sofia Kouridakis.
• Immaculata is scoring 74.4 points per game and is allowing 57.2. They shot 41.6% from the field, 31.6% from three-point range, and 70.9% from the free-throw line.

 
SCOUTING CENTENARY

• Centenary advanced to the Semifinals after defeating Neumann on the road 67-60 on Tuesday. Centenary trailed by six points at halftime, and outscored Neumann 41-27 in the second half of the game.
• Junior forward Vitijah Davis leads the Cyclones, averaging 19.8 points per game and 11 rebounds per game. Davis led Centenary with 19 points and 20 rebounds in their AEC First Round win at Neumann on Tuesday.
• Freshman guard Ashanti Dewalt is averaging 7.2 points per game and 3.9 rebounds per game off the bench.
• Senior guard Kayla Sampong averages 6.7 points per game and 4.2 rebounds per game.
• Centenary is scoring 63.3 points per game and is allowing 63.4. They are shooting 37.3% from the field, 23.3% from three-point range, and are shooting 68.3% from the free-throw line.

 
HEAD COACH BRITTANY WHALEN ON ATLANTIC EAST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
 
" Our mindset is to take one game at a time," said Immaculata women's head coach Brittany Whalen. "The semifinal game against Centenary will be a very tough and physical one, and we want to control the controllables. The most important things are to remain disciplined, execute the game plan, and compete to win. We are super excited about hosting—the environment in Alumnae Hall is always upbeat and a lot of fun to be a part of."
 
Immaculata will face the tough task of trying to beat teams for a third time this season in the AEC Tournament. When asked what her team needs to do to be successful on Wednesday evening, Whalen said, "The biggest thing is going to be keeping their players off the offensive boards. Centenary does a fantastic job getting in position to rebound the basketball and extend possessions, so that will be a main focal point for us to contain."

"We are really looking forward to playing and giving our all in every aspect of this next stretch," concluded Whalen. "We have prepared all season long to get to this point, and the intention is to remain focused and in the moment. We have a fantastic group of players and coaches who have dedicated so much to this team for the last six months, and we want to continue the ride."
 
UP NEXT

• The winner of Thursday's Semifinal will advance to the Atlantic East Conference Championship Game on Saturday, February 28.
• The number 2 seed Marymount is hosting the number 3 seed Marywood in the other Semifinal on Thursday at 6:00 p.m.
• The highest remaining seed will host Saturday's AEC Championship Game.