The Wildcats marched on in the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament, beating the Hawks for the second straight year.

Ziegler is a huge reason why St. Joe’s was on the bubble to make its first NCAA Tournament since 2014, and why they are now a No. 1 seed in the WBIT that begins with a Thursday first-round matchup.

The teams meet for the second time this season. Villanova won 81-65 in the last meeting on Dec. 1. Bascoe led the Wildcats with 26 points, and Mackenzie Smith led the Hawks with 18 points. TOP ...

Saint Joseph's (PA) averages 69.3 points and has outscored opponents by 12.5 points per game. Albany ranks third in the America East shooting 33.4% from 3-point range. Saint Joseph's (PA) makes 44.1% ...

Villanova averages 6.8 made 3-pointers per game this season ... 26 points, and Mackenzie Smith led the Hawks with 18 points. TOP PERFORMERS: Laura Ziegler is scoring 17.4 points per game and ...

BOTTOM LINE: Kayla Cooper and Albany visit Laura Ziegler and ... East shooting 33.4% from 3-point range. Saint Joseph’s (PA) makes 44.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.8 ...

Saint Joseph's (PA) ranks second in the A-10 in team defense, giving up 56.3 points while holding opponents to 38.6% shooting. Villanova ranks seventh in the Big East with 20.9 defensive rebounds per ...

Albany ranks third in the America East shooting 33.4 ... season, 6.9 percentage points greater than the 38.9% shooting opponents of Saint Joseph’s (PA) have averaged. TOP PERFORMERS: Ziegler ...

Albany has shot at a 45.8% clip from the field this season ... TOP PERFORMERS: Ziegler is scoring 17.5 points per game and averaging 10.4 rebounds for the Hawks. Mackenzie Smith is averaging ...