CU Women's Basketball Preview - vs. Houghton College (12/9/2017)

Looking to close out the semester on a positive note, the Clarkson University Women's Basketball team will end the non-league portion of the schedule on Saturday afternoon when they Golden Knights host Houghton College at Alumni Gymnasium.

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The Series: This will only be the third meeting ever between the two teams, but Clarkson came away with a win in last year's game, 64-51. The only other game between the two teams was a Houghton victory during the 1993-94 season.

Key Stats for Clarkson: Almost 70% of the Golden Knights' offense comes from its three starting guards Devin Sorell, Madison Shea and Molly Stewart. After a slow start in which she averaged just 5.5 points per game, Sorell is averaging 20.0 points per contest over her last six games to push her season average to 16.4 ppg. Classmate Madison Shea is chipping in a solid overall line with 11.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game and sophomore Molly Stewart is up to 10.0 points per contest.

Key Stats for Houghton: In contrast to Clarkson, the Highlanders have a diverse offense with no player average double figures in scoring. Six different players are averaging between 7.1 points and 9.4 points per game and only one player (Brittany Lenart) has scored more than 15 points in any game. The Highlanders are shooting 40.2% from the field overall, but have struggled taking care of the basketball with nearly 23 turnovers per contest. In only two of its seven games has Houghton had fewer than 20 turnovers.

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Players Mentioned

#24 Devin Sorell: G; 5' 3"; Freshman

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

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

Players Mentioned

#24 Devin Sorell
: 5' 3"; Freshman
: G

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

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

Scoreboard

Players Mentioned

#24 Devin Sorell

#10 Madison Shea

#1 Molly Stewart

Players Mentioned

#24 Devin Sorell

#10 Madison Shea

#1 Molly Stewart