HUSSON vs. ST. THOMAS AQUINAS

Time, site: Friday, 6 p.m., at Newman Gym, Bangor.

Records: Husson 17-1, St. Thomas Aquinas of Sparkill, N.Y., 13-5

Key players: Husson – G Vicki Mazerall (15.6 ppg), G Kristi Wildman (15.4 ppg), F Steph Shaw (11.1 ppg), G Darci Collins (9.3 ppg), C Tara Leavitt (9.2 ppg); St. Thomas Aquinas – F Kristin Kingston (14.5 ppg), G Coleen Dolan (11.9 ppg), F Margie Sahlstrom (11.2 ppg), C Colleen Fitzpatrick (10.9 ppg), F Stacie Schultz (8.3 ppg).

Outlook: For the first time in three games and for the second time all season, the nationally ranked Braves (sixth in the NAIA Div. II ranks) will face a another nationally ranked team in STAC (17th). Coach Mike McManus’ Spartans have a four-game winning streak in which they have outscored their opponents by an average of 43.3 points. Husson, meanwhile, is riding its 17-game win streak. Mazerall is coming off a 27-point performance against UMF. STAC will have to handle Husson’s pressure defense and avoid turnovers at all cost.