ST. BONAVENTURE (5-0) vs. UALBANY (3-2)
Saturday, Nov. 22 – 1:00 p.m.
St. Bonaventure, N.Y. – Reilly Center
TV: ESPN+/YES Network
Radio: Bonnies Online Network/WESB Sports B107.5 FM & 1490 WESB-AM

The St. Bonaventure University women's basketball team closes out a three-game homestand Saturday, Nov. 22 when it hosts UAlbany. Tipoff is slated for 1:00 p.m. in the Reilly Center.

WELCOME BACK
During halftime of Saturday's game, the Bonnies will honor the 1986-87 and 2015-16 women's basketball teams. The 1986-87 team was the program's first Division I team while the 2015-16 team is celebrating 10 years since earning an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they advanced to the second round.

A reception will be held in the St. Bonaventure Athletics Hall of Fame postgame Saturday that is open to the public.

LAST TIME OUT
The Bonnies completed the season sweep of Western New York rivals, taking down Buffalo 64-57 Wednesday evening at the Reilly Center.

Laycee Drake poured in a career-high 21 rebounds and pulled down a career-best 14 rebounds for her first career double-double. Aaliyah Parker also finished in double figures with 16 points to go along with seven rebounds and three assists.

Tied at 55-55 with under two minutes to play, Drake drove the length of the court and converted on a pull-up jump shot to put the Bonnies back on top for good.

Drake and Parker iced the game at the free throw line, snapping the Bonnies' eight-game losing streak against the Bulls.

DOUBLE TROUBLE
Bona's has back-to-back games with a player recording a double-double.

Aaliyah Parker registered her first double-double as a Bonnie against Canisius Nov. 14 with 22 points and 12 rebounds. Laycee Drake joined the club Wednesday night with 21 points and 14 rebounds for her first career double-double.

FIRST TIME SINCE…
The Bonnies are 5-0 to begin the season for the first time since the 2009-10 season. That squad started 11-0 before falling to No. 16/20 Michigan State on the road, 67-59. The 2009-10 team finished the season 23-10 overall and advanced to the second round of the WNIT.

BIG 4
The Bonnies completed the season sweep of Big 4 rivals Wednesday night with the win over UB. Bona's took down Niagara Nov. 7 and Canisius Nov. 14 this season.

It marks the first time the Bonnies have swept their Western New York rivals since the 2015-16 season.

BONNIES ON YES NETWORK
Wednesday is the first of five Bonnies women's basketball games to air on YES Network and The Gotham Sports App this season. Bonnies women's games in Atlantic 10 action vs. Richmond (Jan. 3), La Salle (Jan. 24), Davidson (Feb. 4) and Loyola Chicago (Feb. 21) have been picked up by YES as well.

UALBANY NOTES

• UAlbany enters Saturday's matchup 3-2 on the year, capturing wins over Marist, Dartmouth and Siena. The Great Danes finished last season 26-7 overall and 14-2 in America East play, eventually falling in the first round of the WBIT. UAlbany was picked to finish fourth in the America East preseason poll.
• Colleen Mullen is in her eighth season as the head coach of the Great Danes, touting a 128-88 record. Following the 2024-25 season, Mullen was named the America Coach of the Year. She has guided the Great Danes to four postseason appearances, including the 2022 NCAA Tournament.
• Amaya Stewart leads UAlbany in scoring and is second in rebounding to begin the year, averaging 14.0 points and 6.0 rebounds in 22.0 minutes per game off the bench. Delanie Hill (11.6 ppg) and Martina Borrellas (11.2 ppg) are also averaging double figures for the Great Danes. Borrellas paces UAlbany on the glass, pulling down 7.6 rebounds per game.

SERIES HISTORY
The Bonnies and Great Danes are set to meet for the eighth time Saturday afternoon. Bona's holds the edge in the all-time series, 4-3, but UAlbany has won the previous three meetings.

The Brown and White last beat the Great Danes Dec. 16, 2016, 67-59, behind 16 points from Mariah Ruff.

Bonnies head coach Jim Crowley is 3-2 all-time against the Great Danes.

UP NEXT
The Bonnies head out on the road for the Thanksgiving holiday for the Cleveland State for the CSU Invitational where they will take on the Vikings (Nov. 26) as well as Radford (Nov. 28) and Valparaiso (Nov. 29).

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