CU Women's Basketball Preview - at University of Rochester (3/7)

By: March 6, 2021

Connor Koehler

Women's Basketball | 3/6/2021 12:43:00 PM

Playing outside of St. Lawrence County for the first time in 2021, the Clarkson University Women's Basketball team heads to Central New York on Sunday when it faces University of Rochester on Sunday afternoon at Blue Cross Arena.

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The Series: Clarkson has played the Yellowjackets just four times in program history, winning the first game back in the late 1980s and then suffering three defeats in the past 15 years, the most recent of which occurred in an early-season tournament back in 2014-15.

Key Stats for Clarkson (3-2): Success for the Knights comes from ball control, as the Golden Knights two losses saw them turn the ball over 21.5 times while in wins they have committed just 12 turnovers per game. Clarkson is also plus-5.2 assists in wins (19.7 apg) compared to losses (14.5 apg). Hannah Earl leads the team in scoring (12.6 ppg) and rebounding (7.4 rpg) while also adding in 2.8 assists and 2.0 steals per contest. Emma Buonanno is narrowly trailing Earl in both categories (10.8 ppg, 7.0 rpg) while Molly Stewart (9.8 ppg) and Carly Assimon (9.6 ppg) are just short of averaging double figures.

Key Stats for Rochester (2-1): The Yellowjackets are allowing just 56.0 points per game and keeping opponents to a 33.3% shooting rate from the floor. More impressively, the opposition is just 8-for-35 from the 3-point line in three games (22.9%), a rate that will certainly be challenged by Clarkson's prowess from the perimeter. Hannah Lindemuth averages 17.0 points per contest as the team's leading scorer, but Alexis Sestric (15.3 ppg) and Callie McCulley (12.7 ppg) are each shooting better than 43% from the field. Julianna Okoniewski is averaging close to a double-double with averages of 10.0 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.

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Players Mentioned

#11 Carly Assimon: G; 5' 5"; Senior

#30 Emma Buonanno: G; 5' 7"; Senior

#20 Hannah Earl: G/F; 5' 8"; Senior

#1 Molly Stewart: G; 5' 9"; Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

#11 Carly Assimon
: 5' 5"; Senior
: G

#30 Emma Buonanno
: 5' 7"; Senior
: G

#20 Hannah Earl
: 5' 8"; Senior
: G/F

#1 Molly Stewart
: 5' 9"; Graduate Student
: G