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FAIRFIELD, Conn.— The Sacred Heart University women's basketball team looks to close out 2022 and non-conference play with a victory as it welcomes Division II opponent Mercy to the Pitt Center for its New Year's Eve game on Saturday. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. on NEC Front Row with Joe DeSantis on the call.
 
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• Sacred Heart plays its first non-Division I school since 2019 in Mercy.
• The Pioneers have not competed against the Mavericks since 1990, back when they were competing at Division II. Mercy won 10 of the 12 meetings at that time. Sacred Heart's lone win in the series came in 1982.
• Sacred Heart is second in the Northeast Conference in offensive rebounds with 11.7 per game and combined rebounds at 35.7.
• Ny'Ceara Pryor is a five-time NEC Rookie of the Week honoree. Pryor leads Sacred Heart with 16.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 4.1 steals per game in her inaugural college season. The Baltimore Md. native is the leader in the NEC with 45 steals and 4.1 steals per game. In national ranks, Pryor currently leads in steals per game and is fourth in steals.
• Carly Stroemel leads the NEC in blocks per game (1.6) and blocks (18). The senior is nationally ranked 48th in blocks per game and 66th in blocks.