ST. BONAVENTURE (5-7) at HOFSTRA (5-5)
Thursday, Dec. 21 - 2:00 p.m.
Hempstead, N.Y.
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BONNIES CLOSE NON-CONFERENCE PLAY AT HOFSTRA: The Bonnies wrap up the non-conference portion of their schedule with a trip to Hofstra on Thursday afternoon, also competing in the last game before a 10-day holiday break. The Bonnies are playing at Hofstra for the first time ever and taking on the Pride for the first time since 1993. The two teams have met just once previously, that being a Bonnies win at home on Feb. 7, 1993.
WELCOME TO THE SQUAD: The addition of freshman Abigail Johnson, who missed the first eight games of the year due to injury, has brought a needed presence on the boards for the Bonnies. Johnson is averaging 7.3 rebounds per game since her return and tallied her first double-digit rebounding effort Sunday at Albany with 10 rebounds including five on the offensive glass.
MOVIN' ON UP: Senior Mariah Ruff is in the midst of one of the best careers in Bonnies women's basketball history. Already one of just five players in program history with 1,000 points and 300 assists, she moved into sixth place in career assists last Sunday with 344 and also took 19th in career scoring with 1,084 points.
COUNCIL COMING ON: Sophomore Rhianna Council had a breakout game Dec. 9 vs. Penn State, registering career highs in points (9) and minutes (29). Council has seen her role increase recently, including making her first career start Dec. 17 at Albany while averaging 24.0 minutes per game.
BONNIES VS. THE COLONIAL: Hofstra will mark the second Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opponent the Bonnies have faced this season. Bona lost a heartbreaker to Delaware, 53-52, on Nov. 29 at home. Bona is 4-9 all-time against current members of the CAA.
BONA VS. HOFSTRA - SERIES HISTORY
- Thursday marks just the second-ever meeting between St. Bonaventure and Hofstra in the sport of women's basketball.
- The teams have never previously met at Hofstra.
- St. Bonaventure won the only previous meeting, Feb. 7, 1993 by a 92-69 score at the Reilly Center.
ABOUT HOFSTRA
- Hofstra enters Thursday afternoon's game with a 5-5 record. The Pride's biggest win of the season was on Nov. 26 over Wake Forest, 69-66. Hofstra touts a record of 2-2 at the Mack Sports Complex. Their most recent game was a loss at Columbia University, 75-53, Dec. 11.
- The Pride have four players averaging in double figures. Senior forward Ashunae Durant leads Hofstra in points and rebounds, averaging 13.6 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. Senior guard Olivia Askin accounts for 10.7 points, E'Lexus Davis averages 10.4 and Aleana Leon is scoring 10.3 per game.
- As a team, Hofstra is shooting 40% from the field and averages 24 field goals made a game. On the defensive end, the Pride average 5.3 steals and 2.6 blocks per game. Hofstra is also forcing 12.7 turnovers a game.
