{"id":1660,"date":"2023-01-02T20:52:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T20:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/02\/womens-basketball-opens-conference-play-with-a-76-25-win-at-saint-francis-u-wagner-college-athletics\/"},"modified":"2023-01-02T20:52:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T20:52:00","slug":"womens-basketball-opens-conference-play-with-a-76-25-win-at-saint-francis-u-wagner-college-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/02\/womens-basketball-opens-conference-play-with-a-76-25-win-at-saint-francis-u-wagner-college-athletics\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Basketball Opens Conference Play With A 76-25 Win At Saint Francis U &#8211; Wagner College Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"sidearm-story-template-text-aside\" aria-label=\"Related Sport Links\">&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game hide-on-small-down\">\n<div class=\"postgame_1-2_nextgame\">\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details\">\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-logo\">\n                \n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent\">\n<h2>Next Game:<\/h2>\n<p> Merrimack<\/p>\n<p>1\/6\/2023 | 3:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postgame_3_nextgame\">\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-primary\">\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Jan. 06 (Fri) \/ 3:00 PM&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<div class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/wagnerathletics.com\/images\/logos\/Merrimack.png\" alt=\"Merrimack\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-text--atVs\"\/>\u00a0<span>Merrimack<\/span>&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <a class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details-history\" href=\"https:\/\/wagnerathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/opponent-history\/merrimack\/258\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">History <span class=\"sidearm-icon sf-play-by-play-alt-minimal\"\/><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>     &#13;<br \/>\n                    <\/aside>\n<p>                    <strong>Loretto, PA \u2013 <\/strong>The Wagner College women&#8217;s basketball team earned a wire-to-wire win at Saint Francis U in the first game of the Northeast Conference (NEC) season.<\/p>\n<p>Wagner opened its first conference game of the season on a 10-0 run while holding Saint Francis U to just 1-9 shooting.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nWagner also caused 10 turnovers in the first quarter as graduate student <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/wagnerathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/zhaneia-thybulle\/13980\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"13980\" target=\"_blank\">Zhaneia Thybulle<\/a><\/dfn> tallied 10 points.<\/p>\n<p>The Seahawks continued to dominate on both ends of the floor in the second quarter as they outscored the Red Flash 19-2.<\/p>\n<p>Wagner&#8217;s 22 first half turnovers resulted in 25 points off turnovers through the first 20 minutes of the contest. As a team, the Seahawks shot 16-31 from the floor in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>Through the first half, Thybulle tallied 12 points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals while senior <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/wagnerathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/drayah-heyward\/13976\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"13976\" target=\"_blank\">Drayah Heyward<\/a><\/dfn> also scored in double figures with 10 points.<\/p>\n<p>Along with her 10 points, Heyward tallied three steals and two assists.<\/p>\n<p>In the third quarter, the Seahawks shot 7-15 from the field as they outscored the Red Flash 20-8. Wagner also caused four turnovers in the third.<\/p>\n<p>In the fourth quarter, the Seahawks outscored the Red Flash 23-11 to preserve the victory.<\/p>\n<p>The win brings Wagner to 1-0 in conference play and 6-6 on the season.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0&#13;\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cm71uz1Nn5h\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:400px; min-width:300px; padding:0; width:99%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\nThe win is also tied for the largest margin of victory in program history, a record that lasted since December 8, 1982 when Wagner defeated St. Francis NY 97-46.<\/p>\n<p><dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/wagnerathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/zhaneia-thybulle\/13980\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"13980\" target=\"_blank\">Zhaneia Thybulle<\/a><\/dfn> led the way with 16 points, two rebounds, three assists and three steals while <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/wagnerathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/drayah-heyward\/13976\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"13976\" target=\"_blank\">Drayah Heyward<\/a><\/dfn> tallied 10 points, two assists and three steals.<\/p>\n<p>Redshirt junior <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/wagnerathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/alex-cowan\/13974\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"13974\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Cowan<\/a><\/dfn> chipped in eight points and seven rebounds while junior <dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/wagnerathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/julia-fabozzi\/13982\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"13982\" target=\"_blank\">Julia Fabozzi<\/a><\/dfn> also tallied eight points and seven rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>Wagner will be back in action on Friday, January 6 when they welcome Merrimack to the Spiro Sports Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:00 pm on NEC Front Row.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/wagnerathletics.com\/news\/2023\/1\/2\/womens-basketball-womens-basketball-opens-conference-play-with-a-76-25-win-at-saint-francis-u.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; Next Game: Merrimack 1\/6\/2023 | 3:00 PM &#13; Jan. 06 (Fri) \/ 3:00 PM&#13; &#13; \u00a0Merrimack&#13; History &#13; Loretto, PA \u2013 The Wagner College women&#8217;s basketball team earned a wire-to-wire win at Saint Francis U in the first game of the Northeast Conference (NEC) season. 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