CU Women's Basketball Preview - at Bard/Vassar (1/5-6)

Ivan Henwood

Women's Basketball | 1/4/2024 10:49:00 AM

Nothing but conference games remain for the Clarkson University Women's Basketball team, as the Golden Knights open the New Year with a road trip at Bard College and Vassar College this weekend.

Live Stats at Bard
Live Video at Bard
Live Stats at Vassar
Live Video at Vassar

The Series: Clarkson has faced Bard 21 times since the Raptors joined the Liberty League a little over a decade ago, going 20-1 including a 66-46 win last season. Versus Vassar, the Golden Knights are 19-25 al-time having split the season series in 2022-23, starting with a come-from-behind 83-81 win at home that saw the Green and Gold score 53 second-half points.

Key Stats for Clarkson (2-8, 0-3 Liberty League): The Knights have been in a bit of a shooting slump recently, so a possible way to jumpstart the offense would be to get to the free throw line. The Knights have continued to perform well from the line, shooting 70.3% overall, which includes the conference's leader in percentage Cassidy Dumont (84.8%) and the league leader in volume from Raelin Burns (39 makes). Dumont is second in the conference in scoring at 15.7 points per game and Burns is ninth with 12.0 points per contest.

Key Stats for Bard (4-5, 0-3 Liberty League): No player for the Raptors scores in double figures, but Bard offers a balanced offense which includes four players having hit 10 or more 3-pointers so far. Shirley Dong leads the team at 9.9 points per contest while also ranking third in the league in assists at 3.9 per game, and Maggy Peyton averages 9.3 points per game. Lexi Miller is also third in the conference in rebounding with 8.2 boards per contest. Teams have not shot well against Bard from long-range, making just 21.7% (31-for-143) of their 3-point attempts.

Key Stats for Vassar (9-1, 3-0 Liberty League): The Brewers have the most efficient overall offense in the Liberty League, ranking first in field goal percentage (42.8%), first in 3-point field goal percentage (35.4%), second in free throw percentage (71.3%), and second in points per game (69.3). Vassar has three of the top seven scorers in the Liberty League with Julia Harvey ranking third (15.2 ppg), Sierra McDermed sixth (13.4 ppg), and Tova Gelb placing seventh (13.3 ppg). Both McDermed and Gelb are shooting 50% from the field or better, and Gelb is also fourth in the conference in rebounding (8.1 rpg).

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Players Mentioned

#10 Raelin Burns: G; 5' 9"; Sophomore

#2 Cassidy Dumont: G; 5' 5"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#10 Raelin Burns
: 5' 9"; Sophomore
: G

#2 Cassidy Dumont
: 5' 5"; Junior
: G

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Players Mentioned

#10 Raelin Burns

#2 Cassidy Dumont

Players Mentioned

#10 Raelin Burns

#2 Cassidy Dumont