University of the District of Columbia Hosts Dowling in ECC Doubleheader of the Week

2012-13 University of the District of Columbia Women's Basketball Game Notes

No. 17 Dowling (18-3, 12-1 ECC) at District of Columbia (8-16, 3-11 ECC)

Saturday, February 16^th – UDC Gym (Washington, DC)

Opening Tip-Off

The Firebirds will host the No. 17 ranked Dowling College Lions on Saturday afternoon as part of its Hall of Fame weekend celebration and the East Coast Conference Doubleheader of the Week. The Pack Network will webstream the game in high definition, with play-by-play announcer Steve Balsan and color analyst Eli Pearlstein calling the action. Tip-off is at 1 p.m. Follow Live Stats and Live Video.

Hall of Fame Celebration

The University of the District of Columbia Department of Athletics is honoring its Second Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Class on Friday, February 15^th at Maggiano's Little Italy in Washington, DC. The inductees include:

Harry Brockenberry  - District of Columbia Teachers College (Class of 1975) – Men's Basketball

Dr. Michael Glascoe – District of Columbia Teachers College (Class of 1972) – Football & Baseball

Stanley L. Mullins – University of the District of Columbia (1982-1992) – Track & Field Coach

Hiram "Dutch" Usilaner – District of Columbia Teachers College (1958-1968) – Men's Basketball Coach

Dr. Paul Phillips Cooke – District of Columbia Teachers College (1966-1974) – President

For more information on the inductees and the event, visit here.

Updating the Firebirds

District of Columbia must win on Saturday to keep its very slim playoff hopes alive. The Firebirds are currently three games behind Queens in the win column for the 6^th and final playoff spot with only four games left to play. They have lost 11 of their last 13 games, including their last three.

Scouting Dowling

The Golden Lions come into Saturday's contest with the highest national ranking in their program's history of No. 17. They have won 13 of their last 14 games, including their last three. Dowling is 18-3 overall and 12-1 in ECC play, with their only league loss of the season coming at LIU Post (59-50) on January 30^th. The Golden Lions feature the nation's No. 1 scoring defense (46.7 ppg) and field goal percentage defense (30.9) and are ranked No. 7 in blocked shots per-game (5.7). Dowling is ½ a game behind NYIT for 1^st place in the ECC standings.

Last Meeting

The Firebirds put a scare into the reigning ECC champions at Dowling Gymnasium when these two last met on January 16^th, but a 31-24 halftime lead dissipated when District of Columbia shot just 24-percent and committed 14 turnovers in the second half, and Dowling escaped with a 51-46 victory. Early on, it looked as though the Golden Lions would run away with the win, racing out to a 24-15 lead with 4:50 remaining in the first half. At that juncture, however, the Firebirds went wild, scoring the final 16 points of the stanza to assume a 31-24 halftime lead. Junior point guard Teara Shaw (11 points) had seven points during the run and sophomore guard Denikka Brent (15 points) added six. Dowling responded, however, by opening the second half much the same way it did the first half – on a 12-2 flurry. Danielle Wilson (14 points, 16 rebounds) collected six of the points and the Golden Lions pushed ahead, 36-33. District of Columbia forced three ties at 36, 38 and 41 but never took a lead, thereby allowing Dowling to grab the reigns for good with a 6-0 run to take a 47-41 lead at the 4:35 mark. Later, a basket by Shaw would make it a one-possession game with 1:05 showing on the clock, but despite having a chance with the ball again after that, the Firebirds were out of gas.

The Matchup

Denikka Does It All

Sophomore guard Denikka Brent has been carrying the Firebirds through their recent rough stretch. She has nine double-figure scoring games over her last 10 outings, including two double-doubles. During this 10-game stretch, she is averaging 13.4 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.4 steals per-game. 

Junior Among ECC Bests

Senior guard Janelle Junior is ranked 3^rd in the ECC in steals per-game (2.3) and  5^th in three-point field goal shooting percentage (38.1).

Firebirds Records Breakdown

Lead at halftime: 8-3

Trail at halftime: 0-13

Tied at halftime: 0-0

Out-rebound opponent: 6-6

Are out-rebounded: 2-10

Are tied in rebounds: 0-0

Shoot .450+ from the field: 2-0

Shoot .449 or worse from the field: 6-16

Opponents shoot .450+ from the field: 0-5

Opponents shoot .449 or worse from the field: 8-11

Shoot better FG% than opponent: 8-3

Opponents shoot better FG%: 0-13

Shoot equal FG%: 0-0

Commit fewer turnovers: 7-7

Commit more turnovers: 1-7

Commit equal turnovers: 0-2

Score 59 points or fewer: 1-10

Score between 60-69: 3-6

Score between 70-79: 2-0

Score between 80-89: 0-0

Score between 90-99: 2-0

Score 100 points or more: 0-0

In games decided by 3 points or fewer: 1-1

By 4-10 points: 0-6

By 11-20 points: 5-8

By 21-29 points: 1-1

By 30 points or more: 1-0

Single-Overtime games: 0-0

Double –Overtime games: 0-0

Current Streak: Lost 3

Longest Winning Streak: 3

Longest Losing Streak: 5

Largest Halftime Lead: 21

Largest Halftime Deficit: 17

2012-13 University of the District of Columbia Men's Basketball Game Notes

Dowling (9-12, 6-7 ECC) at District of Columbia (4-18, 3-11 ECC)

Saturday, February 16^th – UDC Gym (Washington, DC)

Opening Tip-Off

The Firebirds will host the Dowling College Lions on Saturday afternoon as part of the school's Hall of Fame weekend celebration and the East Coast Conference Doubleheader of the Week. The Pack Network will webstream the game in high definition, with play-by-play announcer Steve Balsan and color analyst Eli Pearlstein calling the action. Tip-off is at 3 p.m. Follow Live Stats and Live Video.

Hall of Fame Celebration

The University of the District of Columbia Department of Athletics is honoring its Second Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Class on Friday, February 15^th at Maggiano's Little Italy in Washington, DC. The inductees include:

Harry Brockenberry  - District of Columbia Teachers College (Class of 1975) – Men's Basketball

Dr. Michael Glascoe – District of Columbia Teachers College (Class of 1972) – Football & Baseball

Stanley L. Mullins – University of the District of Columbia (1982-1992) – Track & Field Coach

Hiram "Dutch" Usilaner – District of Columbia Teachers College (1958-1968) – Men's Basketball Coach

Dr. Paul Phillips Cooke – District of Columbia Teachers College (1966-1974) – President

For more information on the inductees and the event, visit here.

Updating the Firebirds

District of Columbia must win on Saturday to keep its very slim playoff hopes alive. The Firebirds have won two of their last three games, with both wins coming against two of the upper-tier teams in the ECC. Most recently, the Firebirds completed a remarkable comeback from a 10-point deficit with under six minutes to play to beat LIU Post, 83-79 on Wednesday night at UDC Gym. Over the last three games, District of Columbia is shooting 49-percent from the field and 46-percent from three-point range while averaging 11.3 three-point field goals made per-game. The Firebirds also have an impressive 1.6 turnover ratio in that stretch with 17.7 assists per-game and only 11.0 turnovers per-game.

Scouting Dowling

The Golden Lions come into Saturday's contest having won their last two consecutive games against Molloy (73-53) and Roberts Wesleyan (67-61). Sophomore guard Darien Davis, who has only started three games for Dowling all season, comes off the bench to lead the team in scoring with 13.7 ppg. Upperclassmen starting guards Josh Malone and Corwin Austin are the Golden Lions' other primary scoring threat, averaging 12.2 ppg and 10.7 ppg, respectively. Dowling features the 2^nd best scoring defense in the league with 64.3 points allowed per-game. The Golden Lions are also 2^nd in the league in opponents' FG percentage (39.7) and opponents' three-point percentage (30.6).

Last Meeting

The Golden Lions cruised to an 83-67 victory at Dowling Gymnasium on the strength of a 23-4 surge in the first half when these two ECC foes last met on January 16^th. Dowling raced out to a 10-2 lead in the opening minutes only to have the Firebirds pull in front 12-10 after a Michael Terry three-pointer capped a 10-0 District of Columbia run. That would be the Firebirds' only lead of the game though, as a three-pointer by Darien Davis (game-high 17 points) sparked the 23-4 surge which propelled them to a commanding, 33-16 advantage, and the Golden Lions never looked back. Dowling shot 50-percent from the field while holding District of Columbia to 38-percent shooting, including a 24-percent clip in the first half. The Firebirds also shot a season-low 16-percent (3-of-19) from three-point range for the day while Dowling made 7-of-15 (47-percent).

Careful Quasim

Junior transfer point guard Quasim Jones has gone without a turnover in three of the Firebirds' last four games whilst averaging 39.8 minutes per-contest. Meanwhile, he is averaging 6.8 assists and 15.5 points per-game. Jones was at his best on February 6^th at home against NYIT when he dished an NCAA season game-high 16 assists while committing zero turnovers and scoring 17 points.

Home Cooking

All four of the Firebirds' wins this season have come on their home floor as they are 4-5 on the season at UDC Gym. Two of those five losses came by two points, as District of Columbia has been very competitive at home this season.

Daytime Struggles

Not only have all the Firebirds' wins this season come at home, but all four of those games were played at night. In games played in the afternoon this season, District of Columbia is 0-11. Weekends have been very unkind to the Firebirds in 2012-13, as they are 1-12 on Saturdays and Sundays, with their only weekend win coming in their season home opener on a Saturday night against USciences on November 10^th.

Firebirds Records Breakdown

Lead at halftime: 3-3

Trail at halftime: 1-14

Tied at halftime: 0-1

Out-rebound opponent: 1-0

Are out-rebounded: 3-18

Are tied in rebounds: 0-0

Shoot .450+ from the field: 3-2

Shoot .449 or worse from the field: 1-16

Opponents shoot .450+ from the field: 3-16

Opponents shoot .449 or worse from the field: 1-2

Shoot better FG% than opponent: 3-1

Opponents shoot better FG%: 1-17

Shoot equal FG%: 0-0

Commit fewer turnovers: 4-13

Commit more turnovers: 0-5

Commit equal turnovers: 0-0

Score 59 points or fewer: 0-4

Score between 60-69: 0-10

Score between 70-79: 2-3

Score between 80-89: 1-0

Score between 90-99: 0-1

Score 100 points or more: 1-0

In games decided by 3 points or fewer: 1-4

By 4-10 points: 1-3

By 11-20 points: 1-6

By 21-29 points: 0-4

By 30 points or more: 1-1

Single-Overtime games: 0-0

Double –Overtime games: 0-0

Current Streak: Won 1

Longest Winning Streak: 1

Longest Losing Streak: 9

Largest Halftime Lead: 28

Largest Halftime Deficit: 29