GAMEDAY CENTRAL | NO. 21 GANNON VS. NO. 13 DAEMEN
Game Details	Friday, January 29, 2021 | 6:00 p.m. | Hammermill Center  Sunday, January 31, 2021 | Noon | Lumsden Gymnasium
Records	Gannon (4-0) | Daemen (3-0)
Game Coverage	Game 1: Live Video - PSAC Digital Network  Game 2: Live Video – ECC Network   Game 1: Live Stats   Game 2: Live Stats
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ERIE, Pa. -- No. 21 Gannon is set for a top 25 showdown this week as it faces No. 13 Daemen in a two-game home-and-home series beginning on Friday at Hammermill Center at 6:00 p.m. The Golden Knights will wrap up the series taking the trip to Daemen on Sunday at noon.

FASTBREAK POINTS

• Gannon improved its record to 4-0 after rolling past Roberts Wesleyan earlier this week, 76-48. It marks the Knights' best start to a season since the 2009-10 season.
• This will be the 15th all-time meeting in a series that dates back to 1987-85. In their most recent meeting in 2018-19, Daemen topped Gannon, 58-52, at Hammermill Center. 
• Gannon moved up to No. 21 in the latest D2SIDA Top 25 Poll this week. The Golden Knights also remained at No. 3 in the D2SIDA Atlantic Region poll. 
• Emily Poling (Defiance, Ohio/Defiance), who has started all four games, has reached double digits in scoring in her last three straight games. She matched a season-high 15 points and drained a season-best three pointers in the win over Roberts Wesleyan earlier this week. 
• Sam Pirosko (Eastlake, Ohio/Eastlake North) has come off the bench in all four games this season and posted double figures in scoring in her last two games. She fell just short of a double-double at Roberts Wesleyan with 10 points and career-high nine rebounds. 

LAST TIME OUT

• No. 21 Gannon connected on a season-high 11 three pointers to roll past Roberts Wesleyan on the road, 76-48. Emily Poling (Defiance, Ohio/Defiance) (15), Tori Obenrader (Fryburg, Pa./North Clarion), (15), Emma Wright (Erie, Pa./Talawanda) (11) and Sam Pirosko (Eastlake, Ohio/Eastlake North) (10) each reached double digits in scoring to lead the Golden Knights.
• The contest marked just the second all-time meeting between the two programs and first since the 2000-01 season. Gannon leads the all-time series, 2-0.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT

• Daemen enters the weekend with a 3-0 overall record and most recently cruised past D'Youville, 90-37. The Wildcats are members of the East Coast Conference and finished 2019-20 with a 23-5 overall record and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. 
• Daemen is currently positioned No. 13 in the D2SIDA Top 25 Poll. 
• The Wildcats are led by head coach Jenepher Banker. She has compiled a 64-47 mark over five seasons at the helm.
• Katie Titus leads the Wildcats with a team-best 18.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game this season. Shes reached double figures in scoring in all three games this season, including a season-high 25 points against D'Youville on Jan. 22.

SERIES HISTORY

• This will be the 15th all-time meeting in a series that dates back to 1987-85.
• In their most recent meeting in 2018-19, Daemen topped Gannon, 58-52, at Hammermill Center.  Tori Obenrader (Fryburg, Pa./North Clarion) notched a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, while Sydney Mitchell (Baltimore, Md./Seton Keough) chipped in seven points and game-high five assists. 
• Gannon is 3-2 in its last five meetings with Daemen and leads the all-time series, 9-5

MILESTONE WATCH

• Head coach Cleve Wright is three wins away from reaching the 300 mark. He has totaled 297 wins over 15 seasons. 
• Tori Obenrader (Fryburg, Pa./North Clarion) has totaled 498 career rebounds over three seasons. She is two rebounds away from reaching the 500 mark. 
• Sydney Mitchell (Baltimore, Md./Seton Keough) is closing on her 100th career game as a Golden Knight. She has appeared in 95 career games (68 starts) over four seasons. 

800 Points 

• Through four games this season, Tori Obenrader (Fryburg, Pa./North Clarion) has totaled 49 points to push her career total to 819 points. 
• She is 1-of-40 players in program history to reach 800 career points and currently ranks 37th on the all-time scoring list. 

NATIONALLY RANKED

• Gannon is currently tied for No. 21 with Tusculum in the D2SIDA Top 25 Poll this week.
• The Knights also stayed at No. 3 in the D2SIDA Atlantic Region poll. 

Stay up to date with the latest additions to the Gannon Athletics schedule all season at the Schedule Update Page.
 
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