Minutewomen Host Merrimack in Tuesday's Doubleheader Opener

University of Massachusetts Women's Basketball Game Notes & Information
Game 1	Massachusetts (0-0) vs. Merrimack (0-0)
Date // Time	Tuesday, Nov. 5 // 4:30 p.m.
Promotions	Flagship is Rising Night // Replica Court Rally Towel Giveaway
Location	Amherst, Mass. // Mullins Center
Tickets	UMass Athletics Ticket Central // (866) UMASS-TIX
Live Statistics	SIDEARM Stats
Watch	NESN (channel finder) // ESPN+
Instagram	@UMassWBB
Facebook	UMass Women's Basketball
Twitter	@UMassWBB // @CoachVerdiUMass
Game Notes	Massachusetts // Merrimack // Atlantic 10

The Pregame Shootaround
Coming off of a 2018-19 season in which the Minutewomen made monumental strides, University of Massachusetts women's basketball officially opens up its 2019-20 campaign on Tues., Nov. 5 hosting Merrimack from the Mullins Center in a 4:30 p.m. game. The matchup, which is also Merrimack's first as a Division I program in the Northeast Conference, will be televised live on NESN with Jay Burnham (play-by-play) and Frank Sullivan (color) behind the microphone.

The Need to Knows
Be Social
Follow UMass women's basketball on Twitter (@UMassWBB), Instagram (UMassWBB) and Facebook (UMass Women's Basketball) for the latest news and updates around the program. In addition, fans can follow head coach Tory Verdi on Twitter @CoachVerdiUMass.

Atlantic 10 Previews 2019-20 Season
Atlantic 10 contributing writer Vicki Friedman profiled all 14 teams in the conference as part of the A-10 Women's Basketball Tipoff series. In addition, head coach Tory Verdi, senior Hailey Leidel and sophomore Destiney Philoxy sat down with Jay Burnham to look at the upcoming slate. Both Leidel (Second Team) and Philoxy (Third Team) were named Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference.

Click here for more.

Today's #A10WBBTIPOFF takes a look at @UMassWBB. The Minutewomen are on the rise and head coach Tory Verdi is looking to improve on last year's championship quarterfinal appearance behind leading scorer Hailey Leidel (13.2 ppg).

FULL PREVIEW ??https://t.co/WLf8AhRAvY pic.twitter.com/PI5JMnKJ86
— A-10 Women's Hoops (@A10WBB) October 18, 2019

New Faces add Frontcourt Depth
Josh Walfish of the Daily Hampshire Gazette took a preseason look at the Minutewomen with a focus on freshman Maeve Donnelly and overall added depth in the frontcourt. Click here to read the piece.

#RisingInPortugal
Summer 2019 ended on a special note for the Minutewomen as the program embarked on a trip across the Atlantic Ocean to Portugal from Aug. 16-24. Funded by generous UMass fans, alumni and friends of the program and with support from administration, the squad enjoyed nine days of cultural learning, sightseeing and various culinary options with three basketball games mixed in.

#FlashbackFriday ? to #RisingInPortugal

Memories to last a lifetime!

Listen to Vash, Sam and Grace recap their ???? experience and what the trip meant to the team!#Flagship?? pic.twitter.com/dOghb49oad
— UMass Women's Basketball (@UMassWBB) September 13, 2019

Record Watch
Senior Hailey Leidel heads into her final campaign No. 10 on the UMass all-time career scoring list (1,353 points). Former Minutewoman Crystal Carroll (1,405 from 1993-97) is at No. 9 and Sue Peters is atop the list, draining 1,858 points during a career spanning 1976-80. Leidel already holds the top program mark for 3-point field goals made (226).

Leadership Group Announced
Seniors Hailey Leidel and Vashnie Perry and sophomore Jessica Nelson will lead the Minutewomen as captains in 2019-20.

Scoreboard

Players Mentioned

Maeve Donnelly

Hailey Leidel

Jessica Nelson

Vashnie Perry

Destiney Philoxy

Scoreboard

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