GAME INFORMATION
#6 Villa Maria (22-7, 4-1 NIAC) vs. #3 University of Maine Augusta (22-5, 13-3 YSSC)
Thursday, March 1, 2018
Malto Gymnasium (Penn State Fayette, Eberly Campus/Uniontown, PA) - 9:30 p.m.

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THE OPENING TIP
The Villa Maria College Vikings make their second straight trip to the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) National Tournament after advancing to the Final Four last year as the sixth seed.  This season, Villa enters the tournament once again as the sixth seed and will take on third-seeded University of Maine Augusta on Thursday at 9:30 p.m.  Villa posts a 22-7 overall record heading into the tournament and is fresh off a Northeastern Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (NIAC) regular season and postseason championship.  Villa defeated the SUNY Delhi Broncos this past Saturday in the championship game.  Thursday's Elite 8 contest will take place inside Maltho Gymnasium on the campus of Penn State Fayette, the Eberly Campus in Uniontown, PA.  

LEADING THE CHARGE
- Villa is led by recently named USCAA Women's Basketball Division II National Player of the Year, Shaquana Owens.  She averages 22.9 points, 11.8 rebounds, 8.2 assists.  She has 96 steals and 48 blocks to go along with 10 triple-doubles.
- Sophomore Bianca Brown was named to the USCAA All-America Second team after averaging 17.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and shooting 33.1 percent from beyond the arc.
- Nina Cray is averaging a double-double for Villa, scoring 13.2 points and corralling 11.3 rebounds.  She is shooting 45.2 percent from the floor and has four, 20-rebound games this season.
- Senior Clarissa Walker is scoring 7.7 points and grabbing 8.0 rebounds per game.  She is shooting a team-best 46.9 percent from the floor.
- Sophomore Tekia Gary is scoring 6.7 points per game and securing 4.0 rebounds.  She is a spark off the bench and has 33 steals on the season.
- Sophomore Leah McQuiller was named the co-Sixth Man of the Year in the NIAC and is scoring 6.6 points while securing 4.1 rebounds.  She is second on the team with 21 blocked shots.
- Senior Dominique Davis averages 4.8 assists to go along with 6.3 points per game.  She has 28 steals on the year.

SCOUTING REPORT
Maine Augusta is led by four players who average in double-figures.  They score 76.1 points per game and shoot 44.1 percent from the floor.  They secure 43.3 rebounds per game and nearly 21 assists...
   #21 Caitlin LaFountain (17.5 points, 61.3 FG%)
   #15 Dominique Lewis (11.9 points, 37.1% 3P)
   #10 Sidney Moore (12.8 points, 43.3% 3P)
   #12 Carmen Bragg (10.7 points, 42.2% 3P)