1/19/2010 -

The Dolphins will look to climb the league standings against Bard and Yeshiva this week.

Riverdale, N.Y. – The College of Mount Saint Vincent Women’s Basketball team will look to snap a two game losing skid this week when it travels to Bard on Tuesday night and then hosts Yeshiva on Thursday. After winning four in a row from December 20 – January 9 the Dolphins have dropped their last two to fall to 5-3 in league play.

The Week Ahead: The Dolphins will play a pair of league games this coming week, traveling to Bard on Tuesday night and hosting Yeshiva on Thursday night. Due to construction at the Hayes Building the Thursday home game will be played at Baruch with tip-off at 8:00 p.m.

Scouting Bard: The Raptors will enter Tuesday night’s contest with a 2-10 overall record and a 1-7 mark in Skyline Conference play. Bard has lost seven straight games with its last win coming on December 3 against the College of New Rochelle. Bard is led by Latiqua Williams who is averaging a double-double, posting 15.8 points and 11.2 rebounds per contest.

Scouting Yeshiva: Yeshiva will enter the upcoming week with a 2-10 record overall and an 0-8 mark in league play. The Maccabees will play at Sage on Tuesday in the two team’s first meeting of the season.

Yeshiva has three players scoring in double-figures on the season with Shir Fuchs leading the way at 15.1 points per contest. Avigail Varnai is good for 12.8 tallies per night and Jaclyn Ramras is posting an even 11.0 points per game for the Macs. Lauren Kempin is the team’s leading rebounder, pulling down just under eight boards per night.

For more information on the women’s basketball program including notes, standings and complete statistics please see the COMPLETE WEEK 7 RELEASE.