Brockport, NY- The Brockport women's basketball team returns home to take on SUNY Poly in the We Back Pat game for Alzheimer's Awareness on Tuesday, January 14
th at 2 p.m.
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We Back Pat:Â Tuesday afternoon will be the Golden Eagle's annual We Back Pat game to benefit the Pat Summitt Foundation, a fund of the East Tennessee Foundation. We Back Pat week started in 2012 in the Southeastern Conference to show support for legendary Lady Vol basketball coach Pat Summitt after her diagnosis of early-onset dementia, Alzheimer's type. Since then, We Back Pat games have been adopted by high schools and colleges across the country to support Pat's legacy, raising funds for the Pat Summitt Foundation and promoting awareness. For more information on how to get involved, please contact Morgan Vance at mvance@patsummitt.org.
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Last Outing: The Golden Eagles won their fourth straight game with an 84-67 victory at Russell Sage on Saturday, January 11
th. The Golden Eagles improved to 10-2 on the season with a 3-0 record in Empire 8 play.
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Stephanie Jean-Baptiste continued her excellent play this season with a 23-point outing on 9-12 shooting to lead all scorers.
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Kaileigh Hunt was great on both ends, providing 15 points and a team-high 12 rebounds for her second double-double of the season
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Peyton Maneri continued her impressive freshman campaign with 12 points on 6-13 shooting.
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Coming in Hot: Averaging an Empire 8 3
rd Best 20.7 PPG,
Stephanie Jean-Baptiste has been on an impressive scoring streak. SJB has posted 20+ points in three straight games, shooting over 58% from the field over that stretch. Despite leading the E8 shot attempts, her 48.3 field goal percentage is good for 6
th best in the conference.
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Filling the Stat Sheet: Leading the squad in field goal percentage,
Kaileigh Hunt has proved to be an all-around contributor for the Green and Gold. Hunt ranks in the top 3 in nearly all statistical categories, including PPG (2
nd, 12), rebounds (2
nd, 80), assists (3
rd, 27), and blocks (T-2
nd, 5). Hunt's 49.1% shooting is good for 5
th best in the E8.
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Scouting SUNY Poly: The Wildcats sit at 1-10 overall, holding a 0-3 mark in E8 contests. Poly is in the midst of a seven-game losing streak, most recently falling at Nazareth 90-38 last Saturday.
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Up Next: The Golden Eagles will head to Elmira on Friday, January 17
th at 5:30 p.m. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
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