{"id":109654,"date":"2026-01-21T19:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/21\/womens-basketball-welcomes-le-moyne-to-spiro-on-thursday-wagner-college-athletics\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T19:47:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:47:00","slug":"womens-basketball-welcomes-le-moyne-to-spiro-on-thursday-wagner-college-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/21\/womens-basketball-welcomes-le-moyne-to-spiro-on-thursday-wagner-college-athletics\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Basketball Welcomes Le Moyne to Spiro on Thursday &#8211; Wagner College Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"sidearm-story-template-links\" aria-label=\"Story Links\">&#13;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"hide\">Story Links<\/h3>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n                    <\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/necfrontrow.com\/game\/13981\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sidearmstats.com\/wagner\/wbball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live Stats<\/a><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2013 <\/strong>The Wagner College women&#8217;s basketball team hosts Le Moyne for a 7:00 p.m. tip on Thursday, Jan. 22 at the Spiro Sports Center.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Wagner (7-10, 3-3 NEC) climbed to 3-3 in conference play following a 50-45 victory over New Haven on Saturday. After trailing 30-29 at the end of the third, the Seahawks outscored the Chargers, 21-15, in the fourth to secure a five-point win at home.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Redshirt junior <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/wagnerathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/klea-kaci\/17500\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"17500\" target=\"_blank\">Klea Kaci<\/a><\/dfn> led the Seahawks offensive attack with 15 points on 7-8 (87.5%)\u00a0shooting from the free throw line. Junior <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/wagnerathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/lijirin-doyinsola-modesayor\/17496\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"17496\" target=\"_blank\">Lijirin Doyinsola Modesayor<\/a><\/dfn> added nine points.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Wagner shot 17-47 (36.2%) from the field while New Haven shot 13-47 (27.7%); concurrently, the Seahawks shot a 12-18 (66.7%) from the free throw line while the Knights shot 16-23 (69.6%) from the charity stripe in the game.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Since the start of conference play, the Seahawks rank atop the NEC in steals per game with 9.2 and first in the conference in blocks per game with 3.3.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Since the start of the new year, Foz ranks second in steals per game within the NEC at 2.1 steals per contest. Senior <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/wagnerathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/hawa-balde-camara\/17493\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"17493\" target=\"_blank\">Hawa Balde-Camara<\/a><\/dfn> sits second in the conference in blocks per game with 1.0. Both Foz and Balde-Camara ended last season in first place in their respective categories.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Seahawks were picked to finish seventh in the conference&#8217;s preseason coaches poll.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A win on Saturday would improve Wagner&#8217;s conference mark to above .500% for the first time since the Seahawks were 2-1 following a loss at Saint Francis on Jan. 8.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Le Moyne (5-14, 3-3 NEC) fell to Chicago State by a score of 61-55 on Saturday night. Nick Dipillo runs the helm of the New Haven coaching staff and is in her second season with the Dolphins.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Junior Ashley Buragas leads the Dolphins&#8217; offense averaging 11.2 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. Sophomore Eli Clark chips in 9.6 points and 3.1 rebounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Among the NEC, the Dolphins rank first in free throw percentage (74.7%) and third in three-point percentage (31.8%). Le Moyne was picked fourth in the NEC preseason coaches poll.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The all-time series record sits at 1-3, as Le Moyne became a Division I full-time member within the NEC prior to the 2024-25 season. Most recently, Wagner defeated Le Moyne by a score of 61-56 on Feb. 13, 2025 at Spiro.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">After taking on Le Moyne, Wagner travels to LIU for a 2:00 p.m. tip-off at the Steinberg Wellness Center on Saturday, Jan, 24.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wagnerathletics.com\/news\/2026\/1\/21\/womens-basketball-womens-basketball-welcomes-le-moyne-to-spiro-on-thursday.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Story Links &#13; &#13; WATCH | Live Stats&#13; STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2013 The Wagner College women&#8217;s basketball team hosts Le Moyne for a 7:00 p.m. tip on Thursday, Jan. 22 at the Spiro Sports Center.\u00a0 Wagner (7-10, 3-3 NEC) climbed to 3-3 in conference play following a 50-45 victory over New Haven on Saturday. 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