Bobcats Travel to Syracuse for Saturday Night Matchup

BUFFALO, NY - The Bryant & Stratton Buffalo Bobcats will look to extend its winning streak to five on Saturday night when they travel to Syracuse for a 6 p.m. matchup with Bryant & Stratton Syracuse.  It will be the eighth game in the last ten on the road for Buffalo and a rematch from when the two teams met back on November 6th which saw Buffalo pick up a 88-61 win.

Buffalo is looking to improve upon an already excellent start to the season as they sit at 18-4 and number one in the latest United States Collegiate Athletic Association National Poll.  They have five games left in the regular season.

"It's always good to play the other Bryant & Stratton schools and it's never easy on the road," BSC Buffalo Head Coach Brittnee Perry said.  "Our young women have done a great job this season on the road and I expect us to come out with energy and focus."

PREGAME
Matchup: Bryant & Stratton Buffalo Bobcats (18-4) vs. Bryant & Stratton Syracuse Bobcats (6-9)
Date: Saturday, Feb. 1
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Syracuse, NY | Bishop Grimes High School

GAME NOTES

• BSC Buffalo enters Saturday's game winners of it's last four games and is 18-4 overall.
• In the eighth national poll what was released on Wednesday, the Bobcats came in ranked number one for the sixth straight week and seventh overall.
• Seven of the last nine games have came on the road.
• BSC Buffalo has a 10-3 record in away or neutral site games.
• They are led offensively by junior Shamecca Minor who ranks fourth in the USCAA in scoring (19.4).  She is shooting 38.7 percent from three and has 16 games with at least four made threes.
• Junior Janae Brannon is nearly averaging a triple-double, scoring 10.1 points and corralling 10.4 rebounds.  She is dishing out 9.3 assists as well.
• Sophomore Danyea Barclay is averaging a triple double with 16 points and nearly 12 rebounds per contest.  She has 10 double-doubles and seven games with at least 15 rebounds.
• Minor needs just 36 points to reach 1,000 in her career.  Fellow junior Alissa Johnson eclipsed that mark in a 70-47 win over Villa Maria back on January 14th.  Johnson is averaging 15 points per game.
• Buffalo won an earlier season matchup over Syracuse 88-61 in Buffalo on November 6th.

THE OPPONENT

• BSC Syracuse enters with a record of 6-9 and are coming off a 95-29 win over Word of Life College on Sunday.
• They are led by Amanda Cruz who leads the USCAA in scoring (22.5).
• They are averaging 75.8 points per game as a team.
• They are 2-2 in their last four games.

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