Massachusetts Welcomes Fordham to Amherst on Saturday

University of Massachusetts Women's Basketball Game Notes & Information
Game 24	Massachusetts (16-7, 4-3 Atlantic 10) vs. Fordham (14-8, 6-3 Atlantic 10) Presenting sponsor: UMassFive College Credit Union
Date // Time	Saturday, Feb. 8 // 1 p.m.
Promotions	National Girls and Women in Sports Day
Location	Amherst, Mass. // Mullins Center
Tickets	UMass Athletics Ticket Central // (866) UMASS-TIX
Live Statistics	SIDEARM Stats
Streaming	ESPN+ United States // International
Social Media	Facebook: UMass Women's Basketball Twitter: @UMassWBB // @CoachVerdiUMass Instagram: @UMassWBB
Game Notes	Massachusetts // Fordham

Need to Knows
• University of Massachusetts women's basketball returns to the Mullins Center hardwood on Sat., Feb. 8 as the Minutewomen host Atlantic 10 foe Fordham in a 1 p.m. game on ESPN+.

• UMass is looking to bounce back from a tough road loss to George Mason on Wednesday night, Feb. 5. Junior Sam Breen had her third straight performance of 20-plus points (21), but Mason put together a strong second quarter and made 13 of its 17 free throws in the final stanza to pull away, 76-53.

• Breen entered the starting lineup on Jan. 29 vs. Richmond and continues to make a splash. She was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week on Mon., Feb. 3. Breen was clutch in the Davidson win and finished with 26 points and 11 rebounds–her third double-double since becoming eligible on Dec. 21 at Iona.

• Breen along with senior Hailey Leidel combined for 51 points at Davidson on Sun., Feb. 2. Of that figure, 31 came in a second half rally effort that saw Massachusetts trail by as many as 13 in the third quarter.

• In a nationally-televised win over Richmond on Jan. 29, Breen made her first collegiate start and dropped a game-high 26 points on 11-of-22 shooting, while also pulling down eight rebounds. Leidel contributed 11 points, vaulting her over 1,700 in her career and becoming the first player in program history to log 1,700 points, 600 rebounds and 200 assists.

• Fellow senior Vashnie Perry was instrumental all over the floor in the Richmond game with eight points, five rebounds, four steals and eight assists which tied a career-high.

• Leidel moved up to No. 3 on the Massachusetts all-time career scoring list in the game at George Washington on Jan. 26. The Brownstown, Mich. native (1,701) needs 60 points to tie former Minutewoman Octavia Thomas (1992-96; 1,791 points) for No. 2 on the list. She has made at least one three-point field goal in 44 of her last 46 games dating back to Dec. 7, 2018.

• Among multiple crucial additions for the Maroon and White this season has been the interior shot-altering presence of freshman Maeve Donnelly. With 62 blocks on the season, Donnelly has set the freshman program record after passing Melissa Gurile (52 in 1992-93) in the George Washington game on Jan. 26. Donnelly needs six more stops to tie the program's single-season record of 68, last matched by Maggie Mulligan in 2017-18.

From the Twittersphere

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ICYMI: we have some pretty amazing and incredible female student-athletes who make up the #Flagship?? family.#NGWSD pic.twitter.com/m9nOY4NSc9
— UMass Athletics (@UMassAthletics) February 6, 2020

"I think it's always nice to take a step back from basketball just to get that perspective that it is more than just basketball ??" - @Hailey_Leidel22

Last week, Hailey and Vash had the opportunity to visit with some our littlest #Flagship?? supporters!#FlagshipIsRising pic.twitter.com/JRDefTix4F
— UMass Women's Basketball (@UMassWBB) February 4, 2020

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Happy birthday to our administrative assistant Katie Lenois! Thanks for all you do for our team!#FlagshipIsRising | #Flagship?? pic.twitter.com/EEt86zp4dA
— UMass Women's Basketball (@UMassWBB) February 7, 2020

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Sam Breen

Maeve Donnelly

Hailey Leidel

Maggie Mulligan

Vashnie Perry

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