Syracuse, N.Y. – The Le Moyne College women's basketball team (17-5, 12-4 NE10) will have the opportunity to take possession of first place in the Northeast-10 Conference Standings on Tuesday evening when they host #13 Assumption University (19-3, 12-3 NE10) on Ted Grant Court for a 5:30 p.m. NE10 battle.

The two teams met earlier this season on December 11 in Worcester, and Assumption came away with a 69-56 conference victory.

Since that loss to the Greyhounds, the Dolphins have won 12 of their last 13 games and are currently on a seven-game conference win streak. 10 of Le Moyne's wins during the run have been by double digits.

Tuesday's game against Assumption will cap a three-game home stand before the Dolphins play their next two conference games on the road.

On February 1, Le Moyne claimed a 76-64 home win over Adelphi University, led by a career-high 30 points from senior guard Lytoya Baker (Rochester, N.Y./Bishop Kearney), and a double-double of 14 points and 14 rebounds from redshirt-sophomore forward Haedyn Roberts (Holland Patent, N.Y./Holland Patent).

The Dolphins then claimed a 72-44 win over Franklin Pierce on Saturday. The 28-point triumph was their largest margin of victory so far this season, and it was the third time within the last two weeks that Le Moyne held an opponent to under 45 points.

Freshman guard Kaia Goode (Rochester, N.Y./Bishop Kearney) tallied 20 points, six rebounds, six assists and four steals during the win over FPU.

Assumption is ranked is ranked No. 13 in the most recent WBCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll and are No. 2 in the D2SIDA East Region Poll. The Dolphins are currently No. 4 in the D2SIDA East Region Poll

The Dolphins are first among NE10 teams in scoring (66.4 points per game), total field goals made (520), and total three-point field goals made (146). They are second in the conference in free throws made (274), offensive rebounding average (13.1), and steals per game (9.7). Le Moyne is averaging the fewest number of turnovers in the league (13.5 per game).

Assumption is second in the conference in field goal percentage (40.6) and first in rebounding (38.8 per game). The Greyhounds have taken more free throws than any other team in the NE10 (381), while the Dolphins have taken the second most free throws this season (370).

Assumption and Le Moyne also commit the fewest fouls among NE10 teams. The Greyhounds are averaging an NE10-best 13.0 fouls per game (Saint Rose commits an NE10-worst 17.8 fouls per game), while the Dolphins are committing 13.2 fouls per game (second in NE10).

Assumption's opponents are knocking down just four three pointers per game against the Greyhounds so far this season (second in NE10), while Le Moyne averages 6.6 threes per contest.

Freshman guard Sierra Linnin (Valley Cottage, N.Y./Albertus Magnus) is making 2.4 three pointers per conference game this season, which is tied for the highest average in the NE10.

With 11.0 boards per game, Lytoya Baker still leads the NE10 in rebounding, and is the only player in the league averaging more than 10.0 rebounds during conference games.

Goode is recording a league-best 2.3 steals per NE10 game, and Baker is tied for second in the conference with 2.2 steals during league games.

Through 16 conference games this season, redshirt-freshman guard Sydney Lusher (Oneida, N.Y./Oneida) is averaging 10.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists 1.9 steals, and 1.1 blocks in 35.9 minutes per contest.

During Assumption's home win over Le Moyne in December, the Greyhounds shot 24 free throws, which is the most free throws taken by a Le Moyne opponent this season. The Dolphins shot 20-65 (30.8%) from the field, including 4-21 (19%) from three-point range during the setback, which is the lowest field-goal percentage that they have recorded during a game this season.

Both Le Moyne and Assumption have a starting lineup with five players averaging at least 8.0 points per game. Baker (12.9 points per game), Roberts (12.4 ppg), Lusher (11.0 ppg), Goode (10.7 ppg) and Linnin (8.8 ppg) lead Le Moyne in scoring.

Junior guard Molly Stokes leads Assumption in scoring with 11.8 points per game. Stokes scored 19 points on six three pointers during the Greyhounds win over Le Moyne earlier this season. Guards Marina Callahan and Amanda Mieczkowski are averaging 9.4 and 9.3 points per game, respectively, for the Greyhounds. Mieczkowski is also providing a team-high 3.8 assists per game. Senior forward Monica Spain is recording 8.8 points and a team-high 6.4 rebounds for Assumption, while graduate guard Ja'Lyn Armstrong adds 8.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.0 steals per game.

Assumption had a five-game winning streak snapped on February 1 when the American International Yellow Jackets traveled to Worcester and claimed a 53-49 win over the Greyhounds, but they bounced back with a 54-38 win at Saint Michael's on Saturday. Mieczkowski, Spain and Stokes scored 52 of Assumption's 54 points against the Purple Knights.

Stokes leads the league with 2.5 threes per game, while Linnin is close behind with 2.2 per contest.

Prior to the loss in December, Le Moyne had won the last eight meetings between the two women's basketball programs dating back to the 2014-15 season. Le Moyne and Assumption met in the first round of the 2017 Northeast-10 Conference Championships, and the Dolphins came away with a 62-54 win in Worcester.

The last time Le Moyne beat a nationally-ranked opponent during the regular season was during the 2018-19 campaign, when the Dolphins traveled to Waltham and took down #10 Bentley by a score of 58-40.