Women's Basketball | 2/4/2019 11:33:00 AM

With both teams needing a win badly to keep playoff hopes alive, the Clarkson University Women's Basketball team will host Route 11 rival St. Lawrence University on Tuesday evening at Alumni Gymnasium.

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The Series: The Knights are 20-69 all-time against the Saints, having lost three straight games against St. Lawrence. In the first meeting of this season, Clarkson scored just 21 points through the first three quarters and was held without a 3-point basket until the fourth period.

Key Stats for Clarkson (6-13, 3-9 Liberty League): Junior Molly Stewart is tied for third in the conference in scoring at 15.5 points per game, thanks to a recent surge that has included five 20-point games. In the last 11 contests, Stewart is averaging 17.8 points per contest and was held to single digits only once, a game in which she played only 23 minutes. The last time the two teams played, Clarkson was on the short end of a 53-32 rebounding margin, though the Knights did force St. Lawrence into committing 26 total turnovers. The Knights struggled at Burkman Gymnasium, shooting 24.2% overall and going without a 3-pointer until the 8:47 mark of the fourth quarter.

Key Stats for St. Lawrence (7-13, 4-9 Liberty League): Sophomore Katie Frederick is the lone player in the Liberty League averaging a double-double, posting 11.6 points and 11.1 rebounds per game to go along with 1.8 blocks per contest. Frederick recorded 12 points and 19 rebounds against the Knights the first time around, though she did commit eight turnovers. Freshman Ava McCann is on a hot streak of late, averaging 17 points per game over the last three contests after reaching double figures in points three times in the first 17 games of the season. In that three-game stretch, she also has added 10 3-pointers to her team-best total of 35.