{"id":110324,"date":"2026-01-28T17:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/28\/womens-basketball-welcomes-ccsu-on-thursday-wagner-college-athletics\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T17:02:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:02:00","slug":"womens-basketball-welcomes-ccsu-on-thursday-wagner-college-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/28\/womens-basketball-welcomes-ccsu-on-thursday-wagner-college-athletics\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Basketball Welcomes CCSU 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\/13982\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sidearmstats.com\/wagner\/wbball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live Stats<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/wagnerathletics.com\/documents\/2026\/1\/28\/GameNotesCCSU.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game Notes<\/a><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014<\/strong> The Wagner College women&#8217;s basketball team hosts CCSU for a 5 p.m. tip-off on Thursday, Jan. 29 at the Spiro Sports Center.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Wagner (9-10, 5-3 NEC) has emerged victorious in its last three NEC games, most recently taking down LIU on Saturday by a score of 59-54.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Seahawks trailed 30-20 at the break, but would go on to outscore the Sharks 39-24 in the second half to snag the five-point road win.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">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> scored a team-high 19 points, 12 in the first half, and grabbed 11 rebounds. Senior <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/wagnerathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/irene-fernandez-de-caleya\/17498\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"17498\" target=\"_blank\">Irene Fernandez de Caleya<\/a><\/dfn> added 12 points and 10 rebounds while sophomore <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/wagnerathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/keana-foz\/17499\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"17499\" target=\"_blank\">Keana Foz<\/a><\/dfn> chipped in 11 points.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Redshirt senior <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/wagnerathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/priscila-varela\/17503\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"17503\" target=\"_blank\">Priscila Varela<\/a><\/dfn> scored eight points while 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> added seven.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Seahawks grabbed 37 rebounds compared to the Sharks&#8217; 30 rebounds, outscoring LIU 10-7 in second chance points throughout the game.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Since the start of conference play, the Seahawks rank atop the NEC in steals per game with 9.26 and second in the conference in blocks per game with 3.26.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Since the start of the new year, Foz ranks third in steals per game within the NEC at 2.1 steals per contest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">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\">Last time out, CCSU (0-19, 0-8 NEC) was defeated by Stonehill with a final\u00a0score of 72-59 on Thursday. Kristin Caruso runs the helm of the CCSU coaching staff and is in her first full season with the Blue Devils.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Senior Lucia Noin leads the Blue Devils&#8217; offense averaging 13.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game. Freshman Kiyah Lewis follows with 11.9 points per game.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Among the NEC, CCSU ranks third in free throw percentage, making 73.5% of its attempts this season. CCSU was picked fifth in the NEC preseason coaches poll.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">After taking on the Blue Devils, Wagner heads to FDU for a 2 p.m. tip-off at the Bogota Saving Bank Center on Jan. 31.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wagnerathletics.com\/news\/2026\/1\/28\/womens-basketball-womens-basketball-welcomes-ccsu-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\u00a0| Game Notes&#13; STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 The Wagner College women&#8217;s basketball team hosts CCSU for a 5 p.m. tip-off on Thursday, Jan. 29 at the Spiro Sports Center. 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