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University of Massachusets Athletics
University of Massachusetts
Dayton
Women's Basketball Travels To Dayton for Sunday Matinee
January 20, 2023 | Women's Basketball
The Minutewomen and Flyers square off at 12 p.m. on ESPNU.
| University of Massachusetts Women's Basketball Game Notes & Information | |
| Game 19 | Massachusetts (14-4, 4-1 A-10) at Dayton (3-14, 2-4 A-10) |
| Date // Time | Sunday, Jan. 22 // 12 p.m. |
| Location | Dayton, Ohio // UD Arena |
| Watch | ESPNU/ESPN+ |
| Stream | ESPN+ |
| Live Statistics | LiveStats |
| Game Notes | Massachusetts | Dayton |
| Social Media | Facebook: UMass Women's Basketball Twitter: @UMassWBB // @CoachVerdiUMass Instagram: @UMassWBB |
The Need to Knows
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Last Time Out
UMass enters Sunday's contest with a 14-4 overall record, including 4-1 in the A-10, after earning a 66-57 triumph at Fordham on Wednesday night, the first road win since Jan. 10, 2009 over the Rams.
Ber'Nyah Mayo led the team with 18 points, followed by Sam Breen and Sydney Taylor with 10 points apiece. Breen also added 15 rebounds to record her 10th double-double of the season, and 50th of her career. Destiney Philoxy totaled a team-high five assists, while Mayo registered a team best three steals.
All-Time Series vs. Dayton
The Minutewomen and the Flyers will meet for the 20th time in program history, with Dayton holding a 17-12 advantage in the all-time series. The two programs first met on Feb. 21, 1996, when UMass picked up a 65-53 road victory. Last season, Massachusetts took down Dayton in the A-10 Finals, 62-56, to garner its first A-10 Championship title.
Seeing Double (And Triple) Double
Sam Breen - 50 Double-Doubles* | 1 Triple-Double (* total includes at Penn State)
2022-23: 10 | 1 (Triple-Double)
2021-22: 17
2020-21: 15
2019-20: 8
2022-23: 2
2021-22: 5
Destiney Philoxy - 4
2022-23: 1
2021-22: 2
2020-21: 1
Makennah White - 3
2022-23: 1
2021-22: 1
2020-21: 1
Ber'Nyah Mayo - 2
2021-22: 2
Laila Fair - 1
2021-22: 1* (* at Saint Joseph's)
Statistically Speaking
The Minutewomen currently sit in first the Atlantic 10 conference in scoring offensively, averaging 74.8 points per game (1,347 pts), while tyign for seventh in defensive scoring with a 62.8 average (1,131 pts). The team is second with a 12.0 scoring margin. The team ranks 46th in the nation with its scoring offense.
UMass ranks third in combined team rebounds (40.5 rpg), tallying 13.2 offensive rebounds per game (T-3rd; 238 total). The Minutewomen are third with a 4.9 rebounding margin.
Sam Breen is third in the conference in scoring with 17.3 ppg (311 pts), and is first in rebounds with 10.1 per game (181 total). In the nation, she is tied for 18th in rebounds and tied for 11th with 10 double-doubles this season. She is also tied for second with one triple-double.
Sydney Taylor sits tied for sixth in scoring (15.4 ppg, 261 pts) in the A-10 and is second with 2.8 3FGs per game. Taylor is tied for 27th in the nation with her 3FGs per game and tied for 34th with her three-pointers made (47 total).
Angelique Ngalakulondi averaged 3.5 offensive rebounds per game (59 total), so far, this season, to place fourth in the A-10. Ber'Nyah Mayo sits in third in the league with 2.9 steals per game (52 total). Mayo is 20th in the nation with her swipes per game and tied for 18th in total steals.
Destiney Philoxy continues to aid her teammates, dishing out 88 dimes, averaging 4.9 assists per game, placing fourth, currently, in the league. Philoxy tied for 39th in the nation with her total assists, while sitting tied for 38th with her average.
Walking the [Mile]Stone Path
Sam Breen and Destiney Philoxy each eclipsed their 1,000th career point on Dec. 8, 2021. They became the 21st and 22nd Minutewomen to achieve the feat, while becoming the third pair in program history to earn it in the same season, and first since 2006-07. The duo may also be the first to reach the milestone in the same game in NCAA history. Breen is now fourth in career points (1,696), passing Melissa Gurile (1,679; 1992-96), while Philoxy is now 10th in career points (1,442) in program history, passing Julie Ready on the list (1,406; 1977-81). Sydney Taylor became the 23rd Minutewomen to join the 1,000-point club after garnering her 1,000th career point on Nov. 22, 2022. She currently sits 14th on the list with 1,194 points, passing Tamara Tatham (1,186; 2003-07).
In addition to reaching the career milestone, Breen reached 1,000 points in the Massachusetts uniform on Dec. 22, 2021 at Hartford. With just her UMass career, Breen would be in fifth on the career points scored list (1,652). The graduate student has also collected 990 total career rebounds, so far, to place third in all-time career records, passing Octavia Thomas (903; 1992-96) on the list. With the Minutewomen, Breen has totaled 937 boards, good enough for third on the list. Philoxy hit 400-plus career assists on Dec. 11, 2021 and 500-plus career assists on Feb. 26, 2022. She is in the career records all-time with 616, claiming the top spot in the category, passing Sabriya Mitchell (578; 1994-98). She is only the fourth Minutewomen to achieve 500-plus dimes, along with Mitchell, Christel Zullo (1985-89) and Kathy Coyner (1997-01), and the only player in program history to reach 600-plus dimes. Philoxy also played in her 100th career game on Jan. 22 at George Washington, while Breen reached her 100th career game played in the A-10 Quarterfinals vs. Fordham (March 4).
Philoxy has also put her name on the career games played list, playing 132 contests, so far, passing Hailey Leidel (123; 2016-20) and on the career steals list, ranking fifth with 192, passing Tamara Tatham (190; 2003-07), so far, in her career. Fellow teammates Ber'Nyah Mayo and Sam Breen are etched on the career steals list in the record book, as Mayo sits eighth with 180 and Breen is tied for 12th with 169.
Head Coach Tory Verdi achieved his 100th victory at the helm of Massachusetts in the 76-58 win over Saint Joseph's in the A-10 Semifinals on March 5. His current record with the Minutewomen stands at 115-83.
Keep Watch
Sam Breen was one of 15 members named to the 2023 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Midseason Watch List on January 18. She was the only A-10 player on the list.
Breen landed on three Preseason Watch Lists entering the 2022-23 season. On October 19, Breen was tabbed to the 2023 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Preseason Watch List, presented by Her Hoop Stats, as one of 25 members. The graduate student became a semifinalist for the honor last season.
On November 4, the Gibsonia, Pa., native earned a spot on the 50-member 2023 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Women's Watch List and on November 15, she was selected to the 2022-23 John R. Wooden Award Women's Preseason Top 50 Watch List, presented by Wendy's. Breen is the only Atlantic 10 Conference player to land on the Naismith and Wooden Award watch lists.
Next Up
Massachusetts returns to the Mullins Center on Thursday, Jan. 26, to face VCU at 12 p.m. for Field Trip Day.
