NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Halfway through a six-game road stretch, the Yale women's basketball team has won two of three games. The Bulldogs look to keep adding to that win total this week, as they head to Quinnipiac (Wednesday, 6:00 p.m.,
ESPN3,
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ESPN+,
International Stream,
Live Stats).
Last Game
Yale (5-2, 0-0 Ivy League) utilized a 16-2 run at the end of the game to earn a 71-64 win vs. Fairfield at Webster Bank Arena Sunday. The Bulldogs were led by 26 points from junior forward
Camilla Emsbo (Lakewood, Colo.), who added 11 rebounds for her seventh double-double in as many games. Emsbo's jumper with 1:09 to play gave Yale the lead for the first time since midway through the second quarter, and the Bulldogs finished off the win by holding Fairfield to an 0-for-4 shooting performance and a turnover in the final 52 seconds.
Heating Up
Yale had its best shooting performance of the season Sunday at Fairfield (.450). The Bulldogs have shot .400 or better in each of their last three games.
Controlling the Boards
Yale leads the Ivy League in rebounding margin (+6.6). The Bulldogs have won the rebounding battle in every game this season, including two games (at Sacred Heart Nov. 17 and at Fairfield Nov. 28) in which the Bulldogs had 12 rebounds more than their opponent. Yale has two of the top eight rebounders in the Ivy League in junior forward
Camilla Emsbo (Lakewood, Colo.) (11.4 rebounds per game, first) and senior forward
Alex Cade (Shaker Heights, Ohio) (6.9 rebounds per game, eighth).
An Advantage at the Line
Yale has taken 38 more free throws than its opponents this season (111 to 73). The Bulldogs are shooting .685 from the line (second-best in the Ivy League), while their opponents are shooting .548 (lowest in the Ivy League). Sophomore guard
Klara Astrom (Menlo Park, Calif.) leads the Ivy League in free throw percentage at .850, 17 percentage points better than any other player.
Emsbo Named Ivy League Player of the Week
On Monday junior forward
Camilla Emsbo (Lakewood, Colo.) became the first Bulldog to earn one of the Ivy League's weekly awards this season, taking home Player of the Week honors for the week of Nov. 22-28. Emsbo had 17 points and 10 rebounds in Yale's 57-51 win at BU last Wednesday. She followed that up by tying her season high with 26 points, adding 11 rebounds, in Sunday's 71-64 win at Fairfield. She shot .632 against the Stags. Emsbo now has double-doubles in all seven games this year, and she leads the nation in that category. Her streak of double-doubles is eight, dating back to one she had in the final game of the 2019-20 season. She is eighth in the nation in rebounds per game (11.4) and 18th in the nation in blocked shots (15). She has blocked at least one shot in every game this year and has a streak of 38 games with at least one block dating back to the 2018-19 season. She is third in the Ivy League in points per game (17.1).
A Big Jump for Jenna Clark
Sophomore guard
Jenna Clark (Pittsburgh, Pa.) has made some dramatic improvements in her numbers from her first season. She played in all 25 games in 2019-20, but this year she has already surpassed her total number of minutes from that season (252:37 to 209:29). She is averaging 11.7 points per game this season after averaging 0.9 in her first year. She is averaging 5.7 assists per game this season after averaging 0.5 in her first year. Clark is second in the Ivy League in assist/turnover ratio (1.5) and 11th in the nation in assists (40).
Scouting Quinnipiac
Quinnipiac (3-3, 0-0 MAAC) is coming off a 113-64 win vs. Hartford Sunday in which the Bobcats set the school record for points in a game as a Division I program. They shot .563 from the field and .533 from three-point territory. The team has a history of success under Tricia Fabbri, who is in her 27th season. Since 2013 the Bobcats have made five NCAA Tournament appearances, advancing all the way to the Sweet 16 in 2017.
Scouting Saint Joseph's
Saint Joseph's (1-6, 0-0 Atlantic 10) has dropped six in a row since opening the season with a win vs. Maryland Eastern Shore. The Hawks' leading scorer is guard Kaliah Henderson (11.0 points per game), winner of the team's Best Offensive Player Award and Most Improved Player Award last season.
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