JERSEY CITY, N.J. - The Saint Peter's women's basketball team sets their sights on the MAAC Tournament with two massive contests on the horizon. First up is a road trip to Fairfield on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 7pm ET in Fairfield, Conn. Then after that, the Peacocks return home on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 2 pm ET against Iona at Run Baby Run Arena for Senior Day.
Peacock Preview
For the Peacocks, they return to the court coming off a heartbreaking loss to Sacred Heart on Saturday, Feb. 14 in a 61-63 final score. In defeat however, the star of the show for Saint Peter's was once again the work done by
De'Naya Rippey who dominated the stat sheet, leading the team in points with 16, rebounds with seven, and steals with three, all while shooting a perfect 100.0 percent from the free throw line on six trips.
Nikola Zdenkova was second in scoring for the Peacocks, scoring 12 points, all on 3-pointers.
Jayshlynn Vega and
Jada Mills both provided a spark off the bench with Vega scoring 11 points and Mills scoring a season best 10 points.
Opponent Previews
The Stags enter red hot on a five game winning streak following a dominant 75-63 victory over Quinnipiac. Katey L'Amoreaux finished the game with a remarkable 30 points, the most by any player in the contest, and her second game this season scoring 30 or more. Earlier in the season, Fairfield got the better of Saint Peter's 62-84 at Run Baby Run Arena.
The Gaels come off a post-season clinching victory over Niagara 72-55 at home last Saturday. In the victory Isabellah Middleton was remarkable, posting a double double of 20 points and 10 rebounds to go along with leading Iona with three steals. Earlier in January, it was Saint Peter's who got the better of Iona in a nailbitter 63-57 victory in the home of the Gaels.
Both of these contests will be streamed live on ESPN+
