CU Women's Basketball Preview - at Vassar/Bard (1/31-2/1)

Gary Mikel

Women's Basketball | 1/29/2025 1:00:00 PM

The third of three straight conference road trips comes this weekend for the Clarkson University Women's Basketball team as the Golden Knights take on Vassar College and Bard College on Friday and Saturday.

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

The Series: The Golden Knights led by 30 at the half in the first meeting against Bard and cruised to a lopsided win back in early January. Clarkson made things interesting against Vassar in the first matchup as well, falling by 10 after mounting a second-half comeback.

Key Stats for Clarkson (6-11, 2-8 Liberty League): Sophomore Fallon Griffin is just short of being on pace for 50 3-pointers this year, a figure that has been reached by only three players since the 2015-16 season (Devin Sorell three times, Molly Stewart, Carly Assimon). She currently ranks fourth in the conference in 3-point field goals made with 33 and is averaging 9.3 points per game, which ranks 16^th in the Liberty League, trailing three of her teammates (Bella Doyle, Cassidy Dumont, Raelin Burns).

Key Stats for Vassar (12-5, 8-2 Liberty League): The Brewers lead the Liberty League in scoring offense at 67.5 points per game thanks to the top three scorers in the conference. Sierra McDermed (17.2 ppg) leads the way, just slightly ahead of Tova Gelb (17.2 ppg, but one point less than McDermed). Julia Harvey recently returned from injury and is still averaging 15.5 ppg despite playing limited minutes. Vassar also leads the league in free throw percentage (73.3%) and is second in field goal percentage (39.4%).

Key Stats for Bard (2-15, 0-10 Liberty League): The Raptors lack of success this year comes mostly from an inability to keep up with opponents. Their 64.5 ppg allowed is slightly below average in NCAA Division III, but the team's 46.3 ppg ranks just 396th out of 415 teams nationally. Lexi Miller leads the team with 9.2 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, slightly below the 11 points and 13 rebounds she recorded in the first meeting against Clarkson.

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Players Mentioned

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

#20 Bella Doyle: F; 5' 10"; Junior

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

#23 Fallon Griffin: F; 5' 9"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

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

#20 Bella Doyle
: 5' 10"; Junior
: F

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

#23 Fallon Griffin
: 5' 9"; Sophomore
: F