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Gannon Lady Knights Host Third Top-10 Nationally-Ranked Team this Season, Play No.2-Ranked California (Pa.) on Tuesday (Game Notes)

GAME DAY CENTRAL
When: Tuesday, January 3
Where: Erie, Pa.
Arena: Hammermill Center - Gary Miller Court (2,800)
Tip-off: 5:30 p.m.
Live Audio via 90.5 WERG Stream: Click Here
Live Webcast (FREE): Click Here
Live Stats: Click Here

GAME INFORMATION
  • General Admission Ticket Prices: $5 Adults | $3 Non-Gannon Students | $3 Senior Citizens
  • All Gannon students, staff and faculty are admitted free of charge by showing their school ID
  • Ticket Windows: Open at 4:30 p.m. The contest will be part of a PSAC doubleheader that begins with the women's teams at 5:30 p.m. 
  • Parking: Free on-street parking | Paid parking garage located on Peach Street between 7th and 8th streets
  • Directions: To Hammermill Center I GPS Address: 620 Peach Street, Erie, Pa. 16501 
     
GAME COVERAGE PENNSYLVANIA STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE INFORMATION ALL-TIME SERIES BREAKDOWN | GANNON VS. CALIFORNIA (PA.)
  • All-Time Series: Gannon leads the all-time series, 20-17.
  • First Meeting: January 15, 1981 – California (Pa.) 74, at Gannon 66
  • Last Meeting: February 17, 2016 – California (Pa.) 83, at Gannon 78
  • Series Notes: Gannon leads the all-time series against California (Pa.), 20-17. The Lady Knights are 15-3 at home but only 5-14 away from the Hammermill Center. The Lady Vulcans have won three consecutive games by an average of just eight points. Before those three loses, Gannon had won seven-straight games. 
     
OTHER LINKS GANNON STORYLINES
  • Gannon welcomes its third top-10 nationally-ranked team to the Hammermill Center this season.
  • Maggie Mitchell (Newark, Ohio/Newark) is second among PSAC players in scoring, averaging 17.3 points per game.
  • Lanise Saunders (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice) is pulling down 9.1 rebounds per game, the fifth-best mark in the conference.
  • Saunders has the second-most double-doubles (6) in the conference. That figure is also 15th-best in Division II.
  • Mitchell has connected on 53-of-61 free throws this season, an 86.9 percent clip.
  • Gannon's future opposition has a combined 63-29 record, representing the third-toughest remaining schedule in the country.
     
CALIFORNIA (PA.) STORYLINES
  • California (Pa.) is ranked second in the country in the latest WBCA top 25 rankings.
  • The Lady Vulcans dropped their first game of the season at Edinboro on Dec. 30, 71-54.
  • California (Pa.) had won 21 regular-season games in a row before the loss at Edinboro.
  • Cal Women's Basketball has won 68 of its last 79 games (.860) dating back to the 2014-15 National Championship season.
  • Seairra Barrett is the PSAC's leader in scoring average at 18 points per game.
  • Miki Glenn is the conference's fourth-best scorer, pouring in 17.2 points per contest.
  • The Lady Vulcans' 81.9 points per game lead the PSAC.
     
UP NEXT
  • Gannon hosts fellow PSAC-West member, Seton Hill, on January 6 in the Hammermill Center.
  • The game is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. 
  • Gannon leads the all-time series, 8-1.
  • The contest can be heard live via the 90.5 WERG online stream at www.wergfm.com. 
     
     
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Players Mentioned

Lanise Saunders

#54 Lanise Saunders

C
6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
Electrical Engineering
Maggie Mitchell

#10 Maggie Mitchell

G
5' 7"
Junior
Sport and Exercise Science

Players Mentioned

Lanise Saunders

#54 Lanise Saunders

6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
Electrical Engineering
C
Maggie Mitchell

#10 Maggie Mitchell

5' 7"
Junior
Sport and Exercise Science
G