Five Things To Know - Women's Basketball vs. Colgate

GAME 1
Canisius (0-0) vs. Colgate (0-0)
Date: Friday, Nov. 10
Times: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Buffalo, N.Y. / Koessler Athletic Center
TV/Webcast: ESPN3 - http://es.pn/2hnetJk
Live Stats: http://bit.ly/2zqzlpM
Series History: Canisius leads 23-12
Game Notes: CANISIUS | COLGATE
Game Promotions: Dads and Daughters Day
Details: $1 admission, concessions and select merchandise

1.) CANISIUS LEADS ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST COLGATE
• The Blue and Gold and Raiders have had a storied history in the past, having played 35 contests against each other.
• Canisius leads the all-time series with a 23-12 record, and holds a commanding 14-3 advantage at the Koessler Athletic Center.
• Colgate has won 9-of-14 matches in Hamilton and the Griffs hold a perfect 4-0 record at neutral sites.
• In the last 10 contests Canisius is 7-3.
• The Blue and Gold is on a three-match winning streak dating back to 2008.
• Canisius won the last match-up in 2011, defeating Colgate 63-42 at the Koessler Athletic Center.

2.) HINRIKSDOTTIR AND WELCH ON PACE FOR A THOUSAND CAREER POINTS
• As Canisius continues to grow as a program, two players have cemented themselves as two of the top performers for Canisius.
• Sara Hinriksdottir and Maria Welch joined the team at the same time and have become two of the Griffs' biggest offensive threats.
• Looking at their first-two-year point totals and forecasting the future, both Welch and Hinriksdottir are on pace for 1,000 points in their career.
• Welch has tallied 517 points through her first two seasons, posting totals of 262 and 255, while Hinriksdottir exploded for 453 points last season.
• The last 1,000 point scorer was Kayla Hoohuli, who accomplished the feat in 2014-15. She tallied 1,190 points.

3.) CANISIUS HAS MIXED RESULTS IN OPENERS
• Under head coach Terry Zeh Canisius has had a mixed bag in season openers.
• Overall the Blue and Gold is 5-9 in season openers but have an advantage at home.
• Canisius is 4-3 when opening a campaign at the Koessler Athletic Center.
• Meanwhile the Griffs are 1-6 under Zeh when kicking off a season on the road.

4.) HINRIKSDOTTIR GARNERS ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS WHILE GRIFFS PICKED 7TH IN PRESEASON POLL
• Fresh off her breakout campaign, Sara Hinriksdottir received conference love in the preseason poll release, earning All-MAAC Preseason Second Team honors.
• Hinriksdottir, who took a year to transition to both academic life and athletic life in America, broke out in a big way in 2016-17, leading the team in both points per game and rebounds per game with marks of 14.6 and 5.3, respectively.
• The junior earned her first ever All-MAAC postseason award last year, as she was named to the All-MAAC second team.
• Hinriskdottir came into the tournament, ranked sixth in the conference in points per game.
• It didn't take Hinriksdottir long to show that she was a different player last season, setting her new career-high in points quickly, with a 29-point effort on Dec. 19, 2016 against Morehead State.
• She also hit another milestone against Rider on Feb. 12, 2017, as the then-sophomore recorded her first double-double, scoring 20 points and notching 12 rebounds against the Broncs.

5.) CANISIUS FRESHMAN WILL ATTEMPT TO MAKE AN IMPACT - MEET THE NEWCOMERS
• As it goes every year the Blue and Gold said goodbye to some familiar faces with the graduation of its seniors but also says hello to the new generation of Golden Griffin women's basketball players.
• Joining the team in their first seasons are three freshman in Olivia Vernon, Anndea Zeigler and Danielle Sanderlin.
• Zeigler should be a familiar name to Western New York high school basketball fans as the first-year guard comes to Canisius from Cardinal O'Hara.
• Zeigler served as team captain for COH from 2015 to 2017.
• Zeigler also was named All-Western New York First Team in 2015 and 2016.
• Unlike Zeigler, Vernon traveled quite a distance to come to Canisius, arriving on Main Street from Gilbert, Ariz., having played for Perry High School
• Vernon was a 6A Division offensive player of he year in 2017 and was All-CUSD First Teamer in 2015-2017.
• One of Vernon's claim to fame was scoring 53 points in a single game to set the school record.
• Finally, Sanderlin comes to Canisius from Williamstown, N.J.
• At Gloucester Catholic , Sanderlin was an All-South Jersey honoree from 2014-2017, and a 2014-2017 selection in the All-Diamond League and SJT All-Area Team.
• She was the South Jersey Player of the Year in 2016 and 2017 and was the 2016-17 MVP.

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Players Mentioned

#14 Sara Hinriksdottir: F; 6' 1"; Sophomore

#13 Maria Welch: G; 5' 11"; Sophomore

#44 Danielle Sanderlin: F; 6' 0"; Freshman

#11 Anndea Zeigler: G; 5' 8"; Freshman

#22 Olivia Vernon: G; 5' 6"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#14 Sara Hinriksdottir
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: F

#13 Maria Welch
: 5' 11"; Sophomore
: G

#44 Danielle Sanderlin
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: F

#11 Anndea Zeigler
: 5' 8"; Freshman
: G

#22 Olivia Vernon
: 5' 6"; Freshman
: G