CU Women's Basketball Preview - vs. Middlebury College (11/26)

Following a four-day break from game action, the Clarkson University Women's Basketball team will be hosting its first game of the 2017-18 season at Alumni Gymnasium on Sunday when it takes on NESCAC foe Middlebury College.

The Series: The Panthers have won nine of the 12 meetings in the series, most of which came in the late-90s and early-2000s. Middlebury won last year's contest, the first since the 2005-06 season, by a score of 54-40. Clarkson's last win against the Panthers was in 2002-03.

Key Stats for Clarkson (3-1): After scoring just 5.5 points per game in the first two contests of the year, senior Devin Sorell has averaged 23.5 points per game in the last two games. In those latter two games, Sorell hit five 3-pointers and she is now just one shy of the career record set by Katie Goldberg , who made 154 3-pointers from 2007-2011. Madison Shea (10.3 ppg) and Molly Stewart (10.0 ppg) are also averaging double figures so far for the Knights.

Key Stats for Middlebury (3-0): Only one player for the Panthers is averaging double figures in scoring, but that speaks more to the lopsided nature of their first three contests. Middlebury is beating teams by an average of 32.3 ppg so far, and has done so by dominating each part of the stat sheet. The Panthers are shooting 45.3% from the floor, compared to 29.2% for their opponents, and hold a plus-13.7 margin in rebounds, including a plus-8.7 margin in offensive rebounds. Middlebury also owns a plus-8.7 margin in turnovers, forcing opponents in to 25.7 miscues per game.

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Players Mentioned

#10 Madison Shea: G; 5' 6"; Senior

#3 Devin Sorell: G; 5' 3"; Senior

#1 Molly Stewart: G; 5' 9"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#10 Madison Shea
: 5' 6"; Senior
: G

#3 Devin Sorell
: 5' 3"; Senior
: G

#1 Molly Stewart
: 5' 9"; Sophomore
: G

Scoreboard

Players Mentioned

#10 Madison Shea

#3 Devin Sorell

#1 Molly Stewart

Players Mentioned

#10 Madison Shea

#3 Devin Sorell

#1 Molly Stewart