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Brooklyn Heights, NY - Freshman point guard Jasmine Nwajei (Rockaway Park, NY/Murry Bergtraum) exploded for 25 of her game-high 27 points in the second half and sophomore guard Jordyn Peck (Shaker Heights, OH/Shaker Heights) added 19 to carry Wagner to a gritty 73-62 Northeast Conference (NEC) road victory over St. Francis Brooklyn.
 
In defeating a Terrier squad that came into the game with a perfect 7-0 home record, Wagner improves to 3-5 in the NEC and 4-15 overall while the SFC is now 4-4 in league play, 13-6 overall.

Nwajei picked up her second personal foul seven minutes into the game and did not return the rest of the half. In her absence, fellow freshman guard Lyndsay Rowe (South River, NJ/St. John Vianney) stepped up with 12 first-half points as the Seahawks entered the locker room with a 27-23 lead at intermission.
 
In the second half, Nwajei took over, sinking 9-of-15 shots, including a pair of three-pointers, and went 7-of-9 from the free throw line, including a host of crucial ones down the stretch, to key the Wagner victory. The three-time NEC Rookie of the Week added seven rebounds and five assists on the evening.
 
Redshirt sophomore center Ugo Nwaigwe (Valley Stream, NY/Valley Stream South) made her presence felt in the second half, scoring six of her seven points, while and grabbing all eight of her rebounds and both of her blocks following intermission.

Wagner outshot the Terriers 41%-28% in the opening half, while holding a 27-23 rebounding edge. In addition to Rowe's critical 12-point first-half output, Peck tallied nine points as the Seahawks were able to reach halftime with the lead minus their usual contributions from Nwajei.

The Green & White were on top 11-10 when Nwaeji was whistled for her second foul at the 13:05 mark, and with the dynamic point guard on the bench, Wagner was able to outscore St. Francis Brooklyn 16-13 in seizing a four-point halftime lead.
 
A key in Wagner maintaining its first-half lead were critical three-point jumpers by senior forward Laura Amorosa (Kirkland, Quebec/Phillips Academy), Rowe and Peck. Amorosa's long-range missile came off a feed from redshirt freshman guard Jazmine Hamlet (Manhattan, NY/Francis Lewis) put Wagner in front 15-11 at the 9:22 mark.

Rowe's three-pointer, her second of the first half, followed at the 8:03 juncture off another Hamlet assist and made it an 18-13 game. Peck's trifecta at 6:21, off of a kickout pass from freshman power forward Taylor Butigian (Rockaway Park, NY/Christ the King), gave Wagner a 21-16 edge as the Seahawks maintained at least a three-point lead the rest of the half.
 
The first 10 minutes of the second half were tight, as neither team led by more than five points. Five consecutive points by Jessica Kaufman gave the Terriers a 42-38 lead with 11:48 left. Nwajei then keyed a 7-2 spurt,  reeling off five straight points on a jumper followed by an old-fashioned three-point play that gave the Seahawks a 43-42 lead with 10:56 left.

After Kaufman gave SFC a 44-43 lead at 10:45,  Nwajei hit a cutting Peck in stride with a gorgeous feed, and when the crafty lefty sank the layup, Wagner was back in front 45-44.
 
After Kaufman made one of two free throws with 9:46 to go forge a 45-45 tie. Nwajei triggered a decisive 12-3 run with a layup at 8:53 which gave the Seahawks a 47-45 lead.

Elidih Simpson then pumped in a three-pointer to give the Terriers their final lead of the game at 48-47 with 8:25 to go. A Nwajei jumper in the lane at 7:48 gave Wagner the lead for good at 49-48. Six consecutive points by Peck were followed by a huge banked in three-point jumper by Nwajei, with the shot clock winding down, that staked Wagner to the game's biggest lead of 57-48 with 4:23 left.
 
Nwajei sank another big three with 3:05 left to again grow the lead to nine at 61-52. SFC never got closer than six points the rest of the way as the Seahawks converted seven of their final eight free throws down the stretch, with Nwajei going 4-of-4, in sealing the 11-point victory.
 
Tonight's victory over SFC capped a four-game road swing for the Seahawks who return to the cozy and comfortable confines of the Spiro Sports Center on Saturday, February 1 when they host Saint Francis U at 1:00 pm in the first of two straight home games with a 7:00 pm game on tap on Monday, February 3 vs. Robert Morris.

NOTES
Nwajei Continues to Shine
On Jan. 27, freshman point guard Jasmine Nwajei (Rockaway Park, NY/Murry Bergtraum) exploded for 25 of her game-high 27 points in the second half to carry Wagner to a 73-62 over a St. Francis Brooklyn team that entered the game with a perfect home record of 7-0 and an NEC mark of 4-3. Nwajei picked up her second personal foul seven minutes into the game and did not return the rest of the half. In the second half, she took over, knocking down 9-of-15 shots, including a pair of three-pointers, and went 7-of-9 from the free throw line, including a host of crucial ones down the stretch, to key the Wagner win. The three-time NEC Rookie of the Week added seven rebounds and five assists on the evening. A Nwajei jumper in the lane at 7:48 gave Wagner the lead for good at 49-48.  With 4;23 left, she banked in a three-point jumper, with the shot clock winding down, that staked Wagner to the game's biggest lead of 57-48. The 5-8 guuard Nwajei sank another big three with 3:05 left to again grow the lead to nine at 61-52. SFC never got closer than six points the rest of the way as the Seahawks converted seven of their final eight free throws down the stretch, with Nwajei going 4-of-4, in sealing the 11-point victory. The NEC's leading freshman score by a wide margin, the 5-8 New York City guard now averages a whopping 20.7 points in conference play and 15.4 points overall. The 27 points tallied vs. the Terriers is one shy of the career-high 28-point performance Nwajei delivered in a 79-70 win over Sacred Heart (1/13). Together with an 11-point outing at Sacred Heart (1/25), Nwajei averaged 19.0 points in Wagner's two most recent game, while averaging 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists.
 
Daily Double
Jasmine Nwajei and sophomore backcourt mate Jordyn Peck (Shaker Heights, OH/Shaker Heights) are both averaging 21.6 points per game in NEC play. Nwajei is also grabbing 7.0 rebounds and distributing 5.9 assists per NEC outing while Peck is shooting .382 (21-of-55) from three-point range and .906 from the free throw line in league games. Peck has topped the 20-point mark 11 times already this season while Nwajei has scored 20 or more in six games. The two have managed 20-point games together on five occasions and the Seahawks are 3-2 in these contests.
 
Peck Enters Top-10 In 3-Pointers Made & Attempted
In less than two seasons as a Seahawk (47 games), Jordyn Peck has already cracked the Wagner all-time top 10 in career three-pointers made and attempted. The 2012-2013 All-NEC Rookie Team performer has drained 88 career treys, which places her in in a tie for 10th all-time along with Kim McGhee (1999-2003). Peck has attempted 268 three-pointers, which is 10th alone on the Wagner all-time list. In addition, Peck has already surpassed the total of three-pointers that she made all of last season. Peck has hit 48-of-128 (.375) treys this season. As a freshman last season, Peck hit 40-of-140 (.286) from three-point range. For her career, Peck has now scored 650 points entering the Saint Francis U game on Feb. 1.
 
 
Wagner Career Records
 
3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE
    1.  Joy Gallagher, 2002-2006............................240
      2.  Susan Moffat, 1994-1998..........................236
      3.  Marie L. Archambault, 2009-2013..............234
      4.  Chris Ander4son, 1988-1992................... 224
      5.  Amanda Young, 1995-1999.......................167
      6.  Toni Roker, 1999-2003...............................158
      7.  Stephanie McBride, 2007-2011..................113
      8.  Patti Winterfeldt, 1990-1994.......................101
      9.  Casey Stokes, 2005-2009............................93
    10.   Jordyn Peck (2012 – Present)....................88
           Kim McGhee, 1999-2003...............................88
 
 
3-PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED
      1.  Joy Gallagher, 2002-2006...........................698
      2.  Susan Moffat, 1994-1998............................681
      3.  Marie-L. Archambault, 2009-2013...............648
      4.  Chris Anderson, 1988-1992........................603
      5.  Amanda Young, 1995-1999.........................483
      6.  Toni Roker, 1999-2003.................................449
      7.  Stephanie McBride, 2007-pres....................348
      8.  Patti Winterfeldt, 1990-1994.........................310
      9.  Casey Stokes, 2005-2009............................300
    10. Jordyn Peck (2012 – Present).......................268
 
Ever-Improving Ugo Putting Up go Consistent Numbers
Redshirt sophomore center Ugo Nwaigwe (Valley Stream, NY/Valley Stream South) is developing into one of the NEC's top post players. In eight NEC games, the 6-3 Nwaigwe is averaging 8.5 points and 9.0 rebounds while shooting a healthy 61.4% from the floor. The NEC's leading shot-blocker, Nwaigwe's 3.11 average entering the January 27 St. Francis Brooklyn game ranked 11th nationally. Nwaige has blocked 58 shots this season, second all-time in Wagner history, and is now up to 74 for her career which, in just 54 career games, places the 6-3 Nwaigwe seventh on the Seahawk all-time career list.
 
Career Blocks
  1.  Ali Ridge, 2004-2008...................................201
  2.  Kelly Clark, 2008-2012................................184
  3.  Meredith Kerns, 1998-2002.........................153
  4.  Cynthia Quinlan, 1986-90............................124                
  5.  Stephanie Samuels, 1982-1986.................. 111
  6.  Ashley Linscott, 2000-2004..........................96
  7.  Ugo Nwaige (2011-present)......................74
 
Single-Season Blocks
  1.  Ali Ridge, 2005-2006....................................66         
  2.  Ugo Nwaigwe (2013-2014)..........................58
  3.  Meredith Kerns, 1998-1999..........................57
       Monique Lee, 1999-2000..............................56
  5.  Kelly Clark (2011-2012)................................51
       Kelly Clark, 2010-2011................................. 51
       Kelly Clark, 2008-2009................................. 51