The Chestnut Hill College Women's Basketball team is on the road for their fifth of six straight road games to open the season, facing Bloomsburg University on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at Nelson Field House in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.

 

The Basics
		Chestnut Hill Info (3-1)
Date:	November 23, 2021
		Roster
Opponent:	Bloomsburg University	Schedule
		Statistics
Location:	Bloomsburg, Pa..
		Bloomsburg Info (1-3)
Time:	5:30 p.m.
		Roster
Arena:	Nelson Field House	Schedule
		Statistics
Video:	https://psacsportsdigitalnetwork.com/buhuskies/?B=325537
Livestats:	http://www.sidearmstats.com/bloomu/wbball/

 
 
The Series:
Tuesday's contest will be the 11^th meeting between these two teams dating back to the 2008-09 season.  Bloomsburg leads the all-time series 9-1 and has won the last the times the two teams have met.  Chestnut Hill's only win came in November 2016 when the Griffins beat the Huskies 49-45 at Nelson Field House.

About the Griffins:
The Griffins enter tonight's game with a 3-1 record after defeating West Chester University 80-66 Sunday at Hollinger Field House.  The Griffins trailed by two with three minutes left and proceeded to score the final 14 points of the game to win by 12.  Cassie Sebold scored her 1,00^th career point in the contest/
Head Coach Jim Connolly enters his third season at the helm of the Griffins having produced an 11-18 mark in 2019-20 and a berth in the CACC Championship Tournament Quarterfinals, and not having played last season

Chestnut Hill returns all five starters from the 19-20 squad, led by senior point guard Cassie Sebold.  Sebold led the team, averaging 13.3 points per game and a league-leading 5.0 assists per game.   She has been a starter in each of the Griffins past two seasons, and is currently ranked among the Griffins top ten all time in eight different statistical categories from points scored and assists to three-point field goals made and attempted.

Junior Lauren Crim and senior Abbey Spratt return to join Sebold in the backcourt for 21-22.  Crim averaged 13.1 points per game in 2019-20 while making a team-high 83 three-point field goals.  Spratt started in 28 games last season, averaging 22 minutes a game and dishing out 56 assists while producing a 1.6 assist/turnover ratio, the best on the team in 2019-20.

In the front court senior Leah Miller and junior Lindsey Lane round out the five returning starters.  Miller was the squad's leading rebounder, averaging 8.6 boards per game while scoring at an 11.0 points/game clip.  Miller also had 30 blocked shots on the season. Lane averaged 21.5 minutes per game as a freshman in 19-20 playing in all 29 games for the Griffins.  At 5-11 Lane is one of six players on this year's squad listed at 5-10 or taller.

Rounding out this year's key returnees is senior Bri Hewlett. Hewlett played in all 29 games in 2019-20 averaging 18.9 minutes per game.  The 5-10 forward averaged 7.3 points per game and 4.0 rebounds/game and was a solid free throw shooter at 85.3% and three-point shooter (40%).

Several newcomers will provide plenty of depth for Connolly's squad.  Freshman Emily Chmiel, a 6-2 product out of Central Bucks East High School has great size and the ability to score the ball.  Kaitlyn Carter, a second-year student who was part of the program in 2020-21 that did not play, will provide height at 5-11 and plays solid defense that should help the program.
Through four games this season the Griffins are averaging 67.0 points/game (3^rd in the CACC) while allowing just 61.5 points per game (5^th in the CACC).  As a team the Griffins are shooting 39.7% from the field (5^th in the CACC) and a league-leading 81.9% from the free throw line. They are fourth in the CACC, averaging 40.5 rebounds per game  while allowing the fewest rebounds by their opponents (30.3) with a league best 10.3 rebound margin per game.

Last time Out
Cassie Sebold made five free throws in the final 1:41 of the game and scored the 1,000^th point of her college career as the Chestnut Hill College women's Basketball Team overcame a four point fourth quarter deficit and rallied to defeat West Chester University  80-68 Sunday afternoon at Hollinger Field House in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

The win, the Griffins first against the Golden Rams, upped Chestnut Hill's record to 3-1.  
Freshman Emily Chmiel poured in career-high 26 points (10-14 FG) while grabbing seven rebounds to lead all scorers.  Leah Miller scored 21 points (13-14 FT) and tied her career high with 17 rebounds (10 on the offensive glass).  In addition to her 16 points, Sebold also dished out a game-high six assists.

Sebold Joins the 1,000 Point Club
Cassie Sebold made five free throws in the final 1:41 of the game and scored the 1,000^th point of her college career as the Chestnut Hill College women's Basketball Team overcame a four point fourth quarter deficit and rallied to defeat West Chester University  80-68 Sunday afternoon

Sebold, a senior guard and the team's leading scorer for the 2019-20 season, entered the game needing 15 points to become the tenth player in program history to reach the coveted 1,000-point plateau.  She was still eight points shy of the mark as the teams entered the fourth quarter and six points shy as the game entered the final three minutes.  Sebold made a driving layup at the 2:59 mark tying the game.  The senior guard then went to free throw line three times in the final 1:41.  Sebold's first free throw in her final trip to the charity stripe (with 30 seconds left) was the milestone reaching point.  She also made the second which provided the final 12-point margin of victory and gave her 16 points on the afternoon.

Chmiel Named CACC Rookie of the Week
Chestnut Hill College Women's Basketball Player Emily Chmiel  was named the CACC Rookie of the Week  for her performance in the Griffins two games last week

In leading the Griffins to a 2-0 record last week, Chmiel averaged 22 points and 6.5 rebounds while shooting 73.9% from the field and a perfect 10-10 from the free throw line.

The freshman forward opened the week with an 18-point effort at Millersville, connecting on seven of nine shots from the field and grabbing six rebounds.  She followed that performance with her best game to date, making her first eight shots against West Chester as the Griffins rallied to defeat the Golden rams 80-68.

Chmiel finished the game with 26 points on 10-14 shooting and made all six of her free throws.  She also grabbed seven rebounds.

For the week, Chmiel scored 44 points, grabbed 13 rebounds had two blocks, three steals and three assists.

Sebold Named to Weekly Honor Roll
Cassie Sebold was named to the CACC Women's Basketball Honor Roll for her performance in the Griffins two games last week.
Sebold became the tenth player in program history to record 1,000 career points in the Griffins win over West Chester.  The senior guard entered the game needing 15 to reach the milestone and finished the game with 16 points, hitting the coveted 1,000-point mark with a free throw with just 30 seconds left. 

The free throws in the final capped off a 16-point performance in which Sebold made five free throws in the final 1:41 to put the game out of reach.  She also dished out a game-high six assists.

Sebold opened the week with a ten-point, seven assist effort in the Griffins 21-point win over Millersville, connecting on four of eight shots from the field.  In addition, she recorded two steals

For the Week, Sebold scored 26 points, dished out 13 assists, grabbed eight rebounds and had four steals while shooting 80% from the free throw line (8-10).

Miller Earns CACC Weekly Honor Roll Accolades for Week 1 Performance
 Leah Miller was named to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Basketball Weekly Honor Roll for her performance in the Griffins two games in the Griffins opening week of the season at the ECC/CACC Challenge at Queens College.

Miller scored 22 points and grabbed six rebounds in Sunday's game against host Queens College.  The senior forward connected on nine of 16 shots from the field and added four more points from the free throw line.  Miller scored six of her 22 points in the final quarter as the Griffins rallied to earn a four-point 71-67 win.

In the opening game of the tournament on Saturday, Miller had ten points and four rebounds.  She also added a block, a steal and two assists while making five of nine shots from the field.

For the week, Miller averaged 16.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.  She made 14 of 25 shots for a 56% field goal percentage and was 4-for-5 from the free throw line (80%).

An  Impressive Debut
Freshman Emily Chmiel came off the bench on Saturday, November 13 to score 10 points and grab a team high nine rebounds in the Griffins 66-51 loss to Molloy.  The 6-2 freshman also had three blocks and two steals against the Lions.  Chmiel was the Griffins top rebounder the next day grabbing seven boards in CHC's win over Queens while scoring 13 points.   

Scouting the Huskies
Bloomsburg is currently 1-3 on the season and coming off losses to Pitt-Johnstown and Holy Family University
Emma Saxton is the Huskies leading scorer through four games, averaging 15.8 points per game.  Meghan Corradoni is the only other Huskie averaging double figures at 12.8 points/game.  Corridoni and Saxton are also the team's top two rebounders, averaging 7.5 and 7.0 rebounds/game respectively. 
As a team the Huskies are shooting 42.8% while holding opponents to a 38.8% mark. The team is shooting 68% from the free throw line and 26.4% from three point range, making 14 three-point baskets so far this season.   The Huskies are scoring at a 60.0 points per game clip while giving up slightly more at 61.25 points/game

Last Time Out for Bloomsburg
Graduate Student Emma Saxton posted 1,000 career points against Pitt-Johnstown, Saturday afternoon as the. Bloomsburg University women's basketball team suffered a hard-fought loss, 51-46, against the Mountain Cats. With the loss, the Huskies dropped to 1-3 for the year while Pitt-Johnstown improves to 2-2 for the year.
Saxton led the team with 18 points total, ending the game with 1,009 total BU career points. Meghan Corridoni trailed closely behind putting up 8 points total as well as posting 7 rebounds, the most for the Huskies. Emma Gochnauer and Saxton added 6 rebounds each for the Huskies.

As a team, the Huskies shot 35.1% (20-for-57) from the floor and were 2-for-12 from the three-point line. The Huskies were 4-for-9 from the free throw line.