Women’s Basketball Welcomes Red Hot Niagara on Thursday

Tip-Off 

• The Peacocks play the second two straight games at home when they welcome the Niagara Purple Eagles on Thursday.
• The Peacocks are coming off of a 78-66 win over Monmouth last game. Graduate guard Kendrea Williams scored a season high 30 points, while junior center Kassondra Brown recorded her sixth straight double-double, scoring 22 points and picking up 10 rebounds.
• The two teams met earlier this season at Niagara, with the Peacocks coming away with the 68-64 victory in their first conference game of the season back in December. Brown led the way for Saint Peter's, scoring 21 in the contest.

The Series

• All-time: SPU leads 47-31
• Streak: SPU (2)
• Last SPU Win: 12/17/21 (W, 68-64, at NIA)
• Last NIA Win: 2/20/21 (L, 83-82, at NIA)

Dre's Year

• Williams hit three three pointers in the game against Rider on 2/12. She broke the career three-point record at Saint Peter's, as she now has 169 and counting. Tania Kennedy '09 previously held the record with 167 during her outstanding career.
• Williams reached the 1,000 point milestone at Saint Peter's in the last game against Marist, scoring a layup with 3:26 left in the fourth quarter to hit the magic number. She is the 24th Peacock in history to achieve this.
• Williams eclipsed the 2,000 point mark of her career with 3:47 remaining in the second quarter against Canisius on 12/19. She has achieved that total by scoring for both FDU-Florham and Saint Peter's.
• Williams ranks fifth amongst the active career scoring leaders in the country.
• She is ranked seventh amongst the active career three-point field goal leaders in the NCAA.

Some Like it Hot

• Niagara enters this game winning five out of their last six games, including a win over second place Manhattan.
• Saint Peter's enters having won four straight at home. The streak dates back to January, as they have beaten Marist, Siena, Rider, and Monmouth in Run Baby Run Arena.
• This will be Niagara's first trip to Jersey City since February of 2020. Niagara won that game 68-64.

Stuck In the Middle

• The Peacocks currently sit sixth in the MAAC standings with just two weeks left in the season. They have a 8-8 record in conference.
• The team sits behind Fairfield, Quinnipiac, Manhattan, Monmouth, and Niagara. Saint Peter's has a 2-6 record combined against those teams, including a win over Monmouth last time out.
• The Peacocks are 6-2 against teams below them in the conference standings.
• Conference standings for both men and women will return to overall MAAC wins this season and will not be based on MAAC winning percentage. 

Up Next

• The Peacocks are visiting Rider next game in Lawrenceville, NJ on Feb. 26. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m.

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