Winners of two-straight for four of their last five games, the College of Staten Island Women's Basketball team is looking to stay hot tonight, when they travel to York College to take on the Cardinals for the first time in their two-game set this season. Tip-off is at 5:30 pm in Jamaica, NY, the first of three games this week against CUNYAC competition.
CSI VS YORK AT-A-GLANCE
Matchup: College of Staten Island (4-7) vs. York College (4-7)
Where: York College Gymnasium - 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, Jamaica, NY
Live Video: https://www.youtube.com/user/yorkathletics
All-Time Series: CSI leads, 67-8
Last Meeting: January 29, 2019 - CSI won, 73-58
Players to Watch (CSI): CSI continues to be led by
Megan McEwan, as she is averaging 13 points per game on the season, leading CSI in categories like free-throws (45-53), assists (46), and steals (29) as well.
Jada Rogers is CSI's other double-digit average scorer as she is averaging exactly 10.0 points per contest, pulling in 4.7 rebounds per game as well.
Diana Todaro has been an absolute force on the glass so far this season, working her average up to 9.8 per contest while averaging 8.8 points. With a team-leading 18 points on Saturday, freshman Deirdre Foster is now averaging a healthy 7.9 points per contest in her debut season, getting leaned on more and more for interior production. Look for
Kristina Arvelo to be an x-factor today as she leads the team with 16 three-pointers on the season.
Players to Watch (YC): York is getting quality production from sophomore Mac-Dege Dessources, as she is posting 12.5 points per game as YC's only double-digit scorer. That goes with 12.8 rebounds per contest as well. Both Ellma Hodzic and Daniesha Newsome are next in line with 9 points apiece as an average, while Destiny Drummond follows at 8.8 per contest. Kristina Sierra is a threat from downtown as she has posted 13 three's this season and look for Keyla Cabrera is a force on the boards coming off of the bench as she is posting 7.2 rebounds per game.
News & Notes: These two teams have been meeting since 1982, and CSI has dominated the series winning 67 of the 75 all-time meetings. CSI has won 18-straight in the series but one of those games turned into a forfeit win for York, putting CSI on a more modest two-game win streak in the series. CSI has won eight in a row in Jamaica when facing the Cardinals and come in 29-5 all-time on the road against York. The Cardinals last win at home against CSI came in the 2010-11 season, a 64-59, triumph.
What's Next?: The CSI women will join the men for another road doubleheader against a CUNYAC opponent on Wednesday, January 8, when they face off against Hunter College. Game times are 5 & 7 PM.
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