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RHODE ISLAND VS. UALBANY - SERIES NOTES 

• Rhode Island is back home at the Ryan Center for a Saturday night matchup against UAlbany.
• The Rams are 1-3 all-time against the Great Danes. 
• Last season, UAlbany handed Rhody a 67-57 loss in Albany, NY.
• It's the first trip to the Ryan Center for the Great Danes since a 67-58 UAlbany win on Nov. 22, 2015. 
• The game last season was a matchup against the Phillips twins- Sophie Phillips and Lily Phillips, who are  both now playing professionally in Germany together.
• Last year was the first time since 2015 the teams had faced each other.
• The first meeting between the two schools was Jan. 3, 2009. The Great Danes won, 69-59.
• The last Rhody win in the series was Jan. 2, 2010 in a 65-60 victory. 
• The Rams are 2-0 at home this season while the Great Danes are 0-1 on the road.

SCOUTING THE GREAT DANES

• UAlbany won against Dartmouth last time out, 65-41.
• In its lone road game of the young season at Syracuse, the Great Danes fell 64-45.
• In three games, UAlbany has three averaging double-digits in scoring, led by freshman Amaya Stewart's 15.0 points per game.
• Stewart also leads the Great Danes in rebounding, averaging 7.7 boards per game.
• In UAlbany's win over Dartmouth, Stewart added 21 points and 11 rebounds.
• The Great Danes were selected to finish fourth in the America East Preseason Poll.

ALLOW HER TO REINTRODUCE HERSELF

• Rhode Island forward Palmire Mbu has had an impressive start to her sophomore campaign.
• After making just four 3-pointers last season and shooting 4-for-32 from deep (.095), Mbu has flipped the script. Through the first three games, she's already gone 6-for-11 from beyond the arc (.545).
• She leads the Rams averaging 16.8 points per game, scoring in double digits in the last four straight games.
• Mbu, who battled through injury last year, scored a career-high 24 points against Emmanuel College.
• She opened the season with her second career double-double, pairing 12 points with a career-high 14 rebounds.
• The 6' 1" forward also paces the Rams averaging 8.5 rebounds per game.