Women's Basketball Set For Sunday Matinee Against Davidson At The Mullins Center

University of Massachusetts Women's Basketball Game Notes & Information
Game 27	Massachusetts (22-4, 12-1 A-10) vs. Davidson (12-13, 5-6 A-10)
Game Sponsor	UMassFive College Credit Union
Date // Time	Sunday, Feb. 19 // 12 p.m.
Location	Amherst, Mass. // Mullins Center
Watch	NESN/ESPN+
Stream	ESPN+
Live Statistics	LiveStats
Game Notes	Massachusetts \| Davidson
Social Media	Facebook: UMass Women's Basketball Twitter: @UMassWBB // @CoachVerdiUMass Instagram: @UMassWBB

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Last Time Out
UMass enters Sunday's contest with a 22-4 overall record, including 12-1 in the A-10, after earning its 11th straight with a 78-57 road win over Rhode Island on Thursday evening, giving the Rams its first league loss.

Sydney Taylor posted her second career double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Angelique Ngalakulondi (17 points), Ber'Nyah Mayo (13 points) and Sam Breen (10 points) also reached double figures in scoring.

Destiney Philoxy tied her career-high with 11 assists against just one turnover. Stefanie Kulesza chipped in with an important seven first-half points and added a career-high six rebounds.

On the night, the Minutewomen outrebounded the Rams 51-29 while also leading in points in the paint 38-16.

All-Time Series vs. Davidson
The Minutewomen and the Wildcats will meet for the 13th time in program history, as UMass holds the advantage in the all-time series, 8-4, including the record at Mullins at 4-2. The two programs first met on February 18, 2015, with a Massachusetts coming away with a 60-49 victory on the day. The last meeting occurred last season on the road, with Davidson securing a 76-67 win.

Seeing Double (And Triple) Double

Sam Breen - 54 Double-Doubles* | 1 Triple-Double (* total includes at Penn State)

2022-23: 14 | 1 (Triple-Double)
2021-22: 17
2020-21: 15
2019-20: 8

Angelique Ngalakulondi - 8

2022-23: 3
2021-22: 5

Destiney Philoxy - 4

2022-23: 1
2021-22: 2
2020-21: 1

Makennah White - 4

2022-23: 2
2021-22: 1
2020-21: 1

Ber'Nyah Mayo - 2

2021-22: 2

Sydney Taylor - 2

2022-23: 2

Laila Fair - 1

2021-22: 1* (* at Saint Joseph's)

Shaking Up the Record Book
After a 26 win season last year, UMass is currently holding 22 wins, marking the first time the program has had 20-plus wins in back-to-back seasons. This season, the Minutewomen has the second least amount overall losses (four), behind the inaugural year of 1968-69, which had two in its 15-game season. The team also holds the least amount of losses in the A-10 Conference in program history with only one, followed by three in the 1994-95 season and four last year.

Statistically Speaking
The Minutewomen currently sit in first the Atlantic 10 conference in scoring offensively, averaging 75.7 points per game (1,967 pts). The team is first with a 13.6 scoring margin. The team ranks 36th in the nation with its scoring offense.

UMass ranks third in combined team rebounds (40.8 rpg), tallying 13.8 offensive rebounds per game (3rd; 359 total). The Minutewomen are second with a 6.0 rebounding margin.

Sam Breen is fourth in the conference in scoring with 17.3 ppg (450 pts), and is tied for first in rebounds with 10.0 per game (261 total). In the nation, she is tied for 15th in rebounds and tied for 12th with 14 double-doubles this season. She is also tied for third with one triple-double.

Sydney Taylor sits sixth in scoring (16.6 ppg, 416 pts) in the A-10 and is first with 3.2 3FGs per game. Taylor is seventh in the nation with her 3FGs per game and 10th with her three-pointers made (79 total).

Angelique Ngalakulondi averaged 3.2 offensive rebounds per game (81 total), so far, this season, to sit fifth in the A-10. Ber'Nyah Mayo sits in third in the league with 2.7 steals per game (71 total). Mayo is 20th in the nation with her swipes per game and tied for 17th in total steals.

Destiney Philoxy continues to aid her teammates, dishing out 132 dimes, averaging 51 assists per game, placing second, currently, in the league. Philoxy is 25th in the nation with her total assists, while sitting 30th 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 third in career points (1,835), passing Octavia Thomas (1,791; 1992-96), while Philoxy is now seventh in career points (1,506) in program history, passing Barbara Hebel on the list (1,498; 1982-86). 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 13th on the list with 1,349 points, passing Jasmine Watson (1,291; 2009-13).

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 tied for third on the career points scored list (1,791). The graduate student has also collected 1,070 total career rebounds, so far, to place second in all-time career records, passing Rashida Timbilla (1020; 2012-16) on the list. She collected her 1,000th career board at Dayton (1/22/23). With the Minutewomen, Breen has totaled 1,017 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 660, 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, 2022 at George Washington, while Breen reached her 100th career game played in the A-10 Quarterfinals vs. Fordham (March 4, 2022).

Philoxy has also put her name on the career games played list, playing 140 contests, so far, passing Hailey Leidel (123; 2016-20) and on the career steals list, ranking third with 202, passing Rashida Timbilla (198; 2012-16), so far, in her career, while fellow teammate Ber'Nyah Mayo fourth in career steals with 199, passing Timbilla. Sam Breen etched her name on the career steals list in the record book, ranking ninth with 181.

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. At Massachusetts, Verdi coached his 200th game vs. VCU (1/26/23). His current record with the Minutewomen stands at 123-83, while his career record sits at 198-151.

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UMass made program history on Jan. 15, 2020 as the squad knocked off La Salle for its 11th consecutive victory, continuing past the previous record of nine-straight, last taking place in 1997-98. The Minutewomen tied the program record of 11-straight with its 78-57 victory at Rhode Island on Feb. 16, 2023, with the streak beginning on Jan. 7, 2023 with a win at Loyola Chicago.

All 11 straight victories this season have come in Atlantic 10 Conference play, being the first time the team has had as many straight wins in league competition.

The 11-game winning streak from Nov. 29, 2019-Jan. 19, 2020 was the longest by any team led by head coach Tory Verdi and second-longest by a team with Verdi on staff. Back in 2009-10, Verdi was an assistant on the Nebraska squad that started the season 30-0 and reached the NCAA Sweet 16.

Up Next
Massachusetts travel to Saint Louis, Missouri, on Wednesday, February 22, for an 8 p.m./7 p.m CT matchup with the Saint Louis Billikens on ESPN+.

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