University of Massachusets Athletics
University of Massachusetts
La Salle
Sunday Showdown Brings La Salle to the Mullins Center
January 30, 2021 | Women's Basketball
Massachusetts looking to bounce back in 1 p.m. tilt
| University of Massachusetts Women's Basketball Game Notes & Information | |
| Game 15 | Massachusetts (10-4, 6-3 Atlantic 10) vs. La Salle (8-8, 4-5 Atlantic 10) |
| Date // Time | Sunday, Jan. 31 // 1 p.m. |
| Location | Amherst, Mass. // Mullins Center Game closed to spectators |
| Series History | Massachusetts leads, 21-13 Last Meeting: Massachusetts 78, (at) La Salle 61 • Jan. 3, 2021 |
| Watch | ESPN+ |
| Live Statistics | SIDEARM Stats |
| Game Notes | Massachusetts // La Salle |
| Social Media | Facebook:Â UMass Women's Basketball Twitter:Â @UMassWBBÂ //Â @CoachVerdiUMass Instagram:Â @UMassWBB |
| News Clips | Massachusetts In the Press |
| Season Yearbook | Click here |
THE OPENING TIP: THE MASSACHUSETTS-LA SALLE PREVIEW
• UMass women's basketball hits the halfway point of a four-game homestand on Sunday as the Minutewomen welcome La Salle to the Mullins Center. Opening tip is scheduled for 1 p.m., with Jay Burnham (PxP) and Kayla Burton (color) on the ESPN+ call.
• In conjunction with the program's annual "Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer" game, the Minutewomen will be wearing yellow shoelaces during Sunday's game. The initiative is sponsored by the Go4theGoal Foundation, a non-profit which provides supportive services to children battling cancer and their families. For more information, visit Go4theGoal.org or follow @Go4theGoal on Twitter.
• This is the second meeting with La Salle this season, following a 78-61 Massachusetts victory on Jan. 3 down in Philadelphia. Junior Destiney Philoxy was the catalyst for UMass that day, handing out 10 assists, while senior Sam Breen poured in a double-double with game-highs of 25 points and 13 rebounds.
• The Minutewomen are looking to bounce back from a pair of setbacks at Saint Louis (Jan. 24) and here in Amherst vs. Saint Joseph's (Jan. 29). Most recently vs. the Hawks, the teams kept within two possessions well into the game but St. Joe's used a 15-4 fourth quarter run to pull away in a 76-69 result.
• Massachusetts had four players score in double figures despite Friday's loss, including a double-double performance from Breen (17 points, 10 rebounds). Philoxy (15), plus sophomore Sydney Taylor (13) and freshman Ber'Nyah Mayo (13) added double-figures as well.
• Graduate student Maddie Sims contributed a game- and career-high seven assists against St. Joe's. Philoxy added six rebounds of her own, Taylor had three steals and Sims recorded two blocks.
• Philoxy continues to position herself as one of the nation's top ball distributors. Philoxy (7.2 apg) sits fourth in Division I in assists per game and has contributed eight or more dimes in seven games this season. The co-captain's total dimes (101) lead the country.
• On Thursday, it was announced that incoming freshman guard Stefanie Kulesza has graduated high school early and enrolled at the University of Massachusetts. An ESPN Top 100 recruit in the Class of 2021, the 5-foot-11 native of Wilmington, Delaware signed her National Letter of Intent with the Minutewomen in November 2020. Kulesza is eligible to practice and play immediately.
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