Women's Basketball Hits The Road To Face La Salle On Saturday

University of Massachusetts Women's Basketball Game Notes & Information
Game 23	Massachusetts (18-4, 8-1 A-10) at La Salle (14-9, 5-3 A-10)
Date // Time	Saturday, Feb.4 // 2 p.m.
Location	Philadelphia, Pa. // Tom Gola Arena
Watch	ESPN+
Stream	ESPN+
Live Statistics	LiveStats
Game Notes	Massachusetts \| La Salle
Social Media	Facebook: UMass Women's Basketball Twitter: @UMassWBB // @CoachVerdiUMass Instagram: @UMassWBB

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Last Time Out
UMass heads into Saturday's contest with an 18-4 overall record, including 8-1 in the A-10, after earning its seventh straight with a 73-69 triumph over Richmond on Wednesday night.

A second half surge aided the Minutewomen in the loss with a second half double-double for Makennah White, who put up 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Sam Breen (21) led in points, with Ber'Nyah Mayo (14), Sydney Taylor (11) and Destiney Philoxy (10) all reaching double figures.

All-Time Series vs. La Salle
The Minutewomen and the Explorers will meet for the 36th time in program history, with Massachusetts holding the advantage in the all-time series at 21-14. The two programs first met on Dec. 28, 1985, where La Salle defeated UMass, 67-61. The last meeting between the two programs was on Jan. 31, 2021, with a 69-63 loss for the Minutewomen to the Explorers.

Seeing Double (And Triple) Double

Sam Breen - 52 Double-Doubles* | 1 Triple-Double (* total includes at Penn State)

2022-23: 12 | 1 (Triple-Double)
2021-22: 17
2020-21: 15
2019-20: 8

Angelique Ngalakulondi - 7

2022-23: 2
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

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 75.7 points per game (1,665 pts), while placing eighth in defensive scoring with a 62.6 average (1,378 pts). The team is tied for first with Rhode Island with a 13.0 scoring margin. The team ranks 39th in the nation with its scoring offense.

UMass ranks third in combined team rebounds (40.5 rpg), tallying 13.5 offensive rebounds per game (4th; 298 total). The Minutewomen are second with a 5.5 rebounding margin.

Sam Breen is tied for third in the conference in scoring with 17.8 ppg (391 pts), and is second in rebounds with 10.0 per game (220 total). In the nation, she is tied for 15th in rebounds and tied for 10th with 12 double-doubles this season. She is also tied for third with one triple-double.

Sydney Taylor sits sixth in scoring (16.3 ppg, 343 pts) in the A-10 and is first with 3.2 3FGs per game. Taylor is fourth in the nation with her 3FGs per game and tied for seventh with her three-pointers made (67 total).

Angelique Ngalakulondi averaged 3.1 offensive rebounds per game (65 total), so far, this season, to tie for fifth in the A-10. Ber'Nyah Mayo sits in third in the league with 2.8 steals per game (62 total). Mayo is 23rd in the nation with her swipes per game and 17th in total steals.

Destiney Philoxy continues to aid her teammates, dishing out 106 dimes, averaging 4.8 assists per game, placing fourth, currently, in the league. Philoxy tied for 33rd in the nation with her total assists, while sitting 43rd 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 (1,776), passing Melissa Gurile (1,679; 1992-96), while Philoxy is now ninth in career points (1,470) in program history, passing Pam Rosanio on the list (1,466; 2004-08). 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 1,276 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 fourth on the career points scored list (1,732). The graduate student has also collected 1,029 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). With the Minutewomen, Breen has totaled 976 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 634, 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 136 contests, so far, passing Hailey Leidel (123; 2016-20) and on the career steals list, ranking fourth with 196, passing Sabriya Mitchell (193; 1994-98), 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 tied for sixth with 190 and Breen is 10th with 175.

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). His current record with the Minutewomen stands at 119-83.

Double Figures Reached
Sam Breen recorded 19 double figures contests, while Sydney Taylor had 10-plus point games for the 18th time this season, including Taylor scoring 20-plus points in four consecutive games and one 30-point contest. Ber'Nyah Mayo has 15 games in double digits, while Destiney Philoxy reached double figures in 13 of the 22 contests this season. Makennah White has nine double figure games and Angelique Ngalakulondi has five on the year.

Next Up
Massachusetts faces Fordham on Wednesday, Feb. 8, for a 7 p.m. match up at the Mullins Center on NESN+/ESPN+.

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