Women's Basketball

Bridgeport: The University of Bridgeport women's basketball team heads into this week's play, a home game with Molloy on Wednesday night and a Sunday afternoon tilt at Queens (NY) College, with a 7-14 overall record and a 4-10 ECC mark after going 1-2 last week. Samirah Henderson leads four Purple Knights in double-digit scoring averaging 16.3 points per game. She is joined in double figures by Janiece Loney at 13.6 ppg., Brianna Meekins at 12.8 ppg. and Stephanie McBride, who is averaging 12.3 points per game. McBride is averaging a double-double as she leads the team grabbing 10.7 rebounds per game, plus she has blocked 39 shots so far this season.

Daemen: Daemen (15-3, 13-0 ECC) swept their two games last week, defeating D'Youville (79-45) and District of Columbia (82-72) to extend their winning streak to 13 straight games - longest in the East Region. Veterans Katie Titus and Tiara Filbert each scored their 1,300th career point in the win over UDC becoming just the 13th and 14th players in team history to do so. Sunday's win also clinched a top-two seed in the upcoming ECC Championship. The Wildcats host St. Thomas Aquinas (Feb. 18) and Mercy (Feb. 20) this week at Lumsden Gymnasium where they've won 31 consecutive regular-season ECC contests dating back to the 2017-18 season.

District of Columbia: The Firebirds moved to 11-13 (7-8 ECC) with a 1-3 record last week. The Firebirds topped Bridgeport (69-61) on Wednesday but lost to the league's three Western New York schools on Monday (D'Youville: 64-59), Saturday (Roberts Wesleyan: 64-62), and Sunday (Daemen: 82-72). This week, UDC hosts Staten Island on Saturday in their only game of the week.

D'Youville: The Saints went 2-1 last week with wins over UDC and Bridgeport. Sara Pfeiffer and Stella Mollica paced the Saints on the week with 41 and 33 points, respectively.

Mercy: The Mercy College women's basketball team went 0-2 on the week with losses to Queens and Molloy. The Mavericks were led by senior Taysha Bender who averaged a team-high 15.0 points per game. Mercy resumes action on Friday when they play at D'Youville at 6 p.m.

Molloy: The Lions went 2-0 last week to improve to 13-8 overall and 10-4 in ECC play. Molloy defeated St. Thomas Aquinas, 53-52, Wednesday, February 9, and Mercy, 65-56, Saturday, February 12. Senior Gabriella Aspuru netted a game-high 21 points and eight rebounds, and graduate student Maya Thomas scored 12 points in the win over STAC. Against the Mavericks, Aspuru tallied 27 points, and sophomore Trinity Hudson recorded a double-double (12 points and 17 rebounds).

Queens: it will be busy for the Knights as they open Monday with a matchup against CSI before hitting the road to face Roberts Wesleyan on Wednesday evening. A three-homestand to conclude the year begins on Sunday against Bridgeport to round the week.

Roberts Wesleyan: No team notes submitted.

Staten Island: The College of Staten Island women's basketball team took care of business this past Wednesday against Roberts Wesleyan College. They beat the Redhawks by 17, 66-49. They then fell to the University of Bridgeport Saturday afternoon. Despite a late-game push, they lost to the Purple Knights, 72-59. Up next they will play Queens College tonight.

St. Thomas Aquinas: The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Basketball team (9-14, 8-6 ECC) went 1-1 last week, losing at Molloy 53-52, before beating Queens 88-41. STAC heads to Daemen on February 18 (5:30 p.m.) and D'Youville on February 20 (1:00 p.m.).