The women's basketball team remains undefeated after Tuesday night's
69-58 victory at Skidmore. Not only did the win improve
Union's record to 10-0, it gave the Garnet a 1-0 record in the
Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association. The Dutchwomen
are one of only 14 undefeated teams in the country as of today
in Division III and one of only three in New York State teams
with unblemished records, the University of Rochester and
St. John Fisher are the other two.
Head coach Mary Ellen Burt and her squad will be severely
challenged on Friday (at 8 p.m.) when they travel to
meet league and area rival Rensselaer. The Red
Hawks hold a 32-8 all-time series advantage over the
Dutchwomen are are 18-4 against Union in Troy.
What's more, Rensselaer has won 12 of the last 13
meetings against Union and has seven consecutive home
victories over the Dutchwomen. Union's last
victory over RPI came in Memorial Field House in 1996,
65-57.
“We have our work cut out
for us, no doubt,” said Burt.
The Dutchwomen are
averaging 27.5 points a game off of the total 290
turnovers their defense has caused. Union is also
averaging 38 points a game in the paint and 30 points a
game from players off of the bench (non-starters).
On the other side of that coin, the Garnet is giving up
an average of 12.6 points a game off of the 208
turnovers it has committed and is allowing 18 points a
game in the paint and 14.5 points a game from the
opposition's bench.
Union's 10 wins thus far
already tops all but nine of the previous 27 teams for
victories in a season.
Saturday the Dutchwomen
return to UCAA action when they travel to meet Vassar at
4 p.m.