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WBB-D2: Harding Lady Bison (22-6) at Henderson State Reddies (17-10)

On Saturday, February 25 at 5:30 p.m. in the Rhodes-Reaves Field House, Henderson State takes on Harding to conclude the regular season.

Reddies Report
Henderson’s victory over Arkansas Tech earned the team the third seed in the GAC Tournament. With 45.2 percent from the field and 42.9 percent from beyond the arc, the Reddies produced one of their best shooting performances of the season.

After going 4-8 against ATU, Ashley Farrar jumped to number five in career-made three-point field goals (154) and moved into the top five on the all-time scoring list (1,388) with 29 points. Gracie Raby scored 14 points, grabbed eight rebounds, and provided two assists, making it her fourth game in a row with at least ten points.

Sonni Martin, who has served as the team’s facilitator throughout the season, had zero turnovers and seven assists in the victory over Arkansas Tech. This season, the native of Jonesboro, Ark., has set up 85 baskets and is averaging 3.1 assists per game. In her ninth appearance of the season, Tamia Templeton defeated the Golden Suns, grabbing ten rebounds and putting up four points.

The Reddies have won six of eight games in February, including a four-game winning streak. The offense of Henderson has been on fire recently, scoring 80 points in three of the last four games and ranking fifth in the GAC in scoring (67.8).

In their first meeting, Harding defeated Henderson 83-65 at the Duke Wells Center, defeating the Reddies. That evening, Abbie Jiles and Farrar scored 19 and 18 points, respectively, to lead HSU. Prior to the defeat, HSU had defeated the Lady Bison four times in a row, including victories at home and away.

SCOUTING HARDING
Like Henderson, Harding has won five straight games, the most recent of which was a 68-47 victory over Arkansas-Monticello. With its most recent victory, HU secured a spot as the second seed heading into the GAC Tournament.

Sage Hawley leads the Lady Bisons and is averaging a double-double every game. The forward averages 19.2 points per game and a GAC-best 10.6 rebounds per game. Hawley has recorded 17 double-doubles this season, including one with 24 points and ten rebounds against Harding in the most recent game.

With 2.3 blocks per game and 64 total blocks, Hawley leads the strong Lady Bison defense, which gives up a league-low 56.6 points. She is tied for fourth in the nation. The Lady Bisons have won five games in a row, averaging 51.2 points per game, and they have 20 blocks and 27 steals.

New England Revolution Re-Sign Midfielder Emmanuel Boateng

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29-year-old from Ghana has scored four goals over 39 MLS appearances with New England 

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution have re-signed midfielder Emmanuel Boateng to a one-year contract through the 2023 Major League Soccer season with an additional one-year club option for 2024. Boateng, who will occupy a supplemental roster slot, re-joins New England for his third season with the Revolution after spending the 2023 preseason on trial with the club. The 29-year-old has registered four goals and seven assists through 39 MLS appearances in a Revolution uniform over the last two seasons.

Boateng joined the Revolution in January 2021 via free agency. The midfielder owns 160 MLS appearances, including 80 games started, with 13 goals scored and 21 assists over nine seasons with the LA Galaxy, D.C. United, Columbus Crew, and New England Revolution. Prior to joining the Revolution, Boateng recorded 10 appearances for the Columbus Crew in 2020, and an additional two performances in the MLS Cup Playoffs, helping the club lift its second MLS Cup title. A native of Accra, Ghana, Boateng began his professional career in Sweden’s top-flight Allsvenskan with Helsingborgs IF from 2013-15.

“We are pleased to have Ema re-sign with the Revolution,” said Revolution Sporting Director and Head Coach Bruce Arena. “Ema has been a great contributor to our team both on and off the field, and I’m excited to have him return to our club.”

The Revolution begin the 2023 MLS regular season on Saturday night on the road at Charlotte FC. The match kicks off from Bank of America Stadium at 7:30 p.m. ET on Apple TV. Eric Krakauer and Lloyd Sam will have the call in English, with Moises Linares and Jaime Macias providing Spanish commentary. All matches during ‘MLS is Back’ opening weekend will stream for free on MLS Season Pass. Saturday’s contest also airs on 98.5 The Sports Hub HD2, with Brad Feldman and Charlie Davies calling the action, and on 1260 AM Nossa Radio in Portuguese.

TRANSACTION: New England Revolution sign midfielder Emmanuel Boateng to a one-year contract for the 2023 MLS season with an additional one-year club option for 2024 on Feb. 24, 2023.

EMMANUEL BOATENG AT A GLANCE:

Owns 160 MLS appearances, including 80 starts, with 13 goals and 21 assists across nine seasons with LA Galaxy (2016-19), D.C. United (2019-20), Columbus Crew (2020), and New England (2021-current).
Starting third season with New England after joining the club in 2021 via free agency.
Owns four goals scored and seven assists across 39 MLS appearances in a Revolution uniform.
2020 MLS Cup champion with the Columbus Crew.
Tallied nine goals and 13 assists in 108 regular season appearances with the LA Galaxy.
Began career in Sweden’s top-flight Allsvenskan with Helsingborgs IF from 2013-15.
Graduate of Ghana’s Right to Dream Academy in native Accra.

18 Emmanuel Boateng

Nickname: Ema
Pronunciation: EE-mah BOA-tang
Position: Midfielder
Height: 5-6
Weight: 150
Date of Birth: 01/17/1994 (Accra, Ghana)
Hometown: Accra, Ghana
Nationality: Ghana
Previous Experience: Columbus Crew SC (2020), D.C. United (2019-20), LA Galaxy (2016-19), Helsingborgs IF (2013-15)
Acquired: Signed by New England as a free agent on Jan. 7, 2021; re-signed on Feb. 24, 2023.
Twitter: @Emaboateng

#NHLStats Pack: 2022-23 NHL Trade Deadline presented by OFX

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The 2022-23 NHL Trade Deadline presented by OFX is 3 p.m. ET on Friday, March 3. 

The #NHLStats Pack: 2022-23 NHL Trade Deadline Presented by OFX includes:

  • Trade Deadline Activity, 1979-80 to 2021-22
  • By the Numbers
  • Most Points, Remainder of Season by Players Traded on Deadline Day, Since 1979-80
  • 2022 Deadline Day Acquisitions: Most Points, Remainder of Season
  • Most Points, Ensuing Playoffs by Players Traded on Deadline Day, Since 1979-80
  • Most Years Traded on Deadline Day, Since 1979-80 
  • Years a Player was Traded Multiple Times on Same Deadline Day, Since 1979-80
  • First-Round Picks Traded on Deadline Day, Past 20 Years
  • Deadline Day Acquisitions by Stanley Cup Champions, Since 1979-80
  • Players Acquired on Deadline Day, By Franchise, Since 1979-80
  • Trade-by-Trade: Deadline Day Activity, Since 1979-80
  • Register – Players Traded on Deadline Day, Since 1979-80


BY THE NUMBERS
1,226 – Number of players traded on deadline day since 1979-80. This excludes players involved in trades later invalidated by the NHL (one deal in 2022, one in 2009 and one in 1999).

674 – Number of trades on deadline day since 1979-80. This excludes trades later invalidated by the NHL (one deal in 2022, one in 2009 and one in 1999).

481 – Number of draft picks traded on deadline day since 1979-80. This excludes conditional picks where conditions were not met.

147 – Number of players traded multiple times on deadline day, including 12 dealt twice on the same date.

70 – Players acquired by the Penguins on deadline day since 1979-80, the highest such total of any franchise over that span.

55 – The highest number of different players dealt on a single deadline day, with 55 traded in 2010 and again in 2020. In 2020, deadline day trades involved 57 players but two were dealt twice: Robin Lehner (CHI to TOR, TOR to VGK) and Martins Dzierkals (TOR to CHI, CHI to VGK), who each landed in Vegas via Toronto and Chicago, respectively.

51 – The number of different players traded on deadline day in 2022, including two dealt twice – Max Domi (CBJ to FLA, then FLA to CAR) and Tyler Inamoto (FLA to CBJ, then CBJ to CAR) – and excluding three involved in a trade later invalidated by the NHL.

41 – Age of the oldest players traded on trade deadline day, of which there were two. Mark Recchi, acquired by the Bruins on March 4, 2009 (41 years, 31 days), and Ron Francis, acquired by the Maple Leafs on March 9, 2004 (41 years, 8 days).

40 – Number of days prior to the scheduled completion of the regular season on which the NHL Trade Deadline occurs, as outlined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (25 days in 2012-13; 26 days in 2020-21; 39 days in 2008-09, 2009-10, 2013-14 & 2016-17; 41 days in 2010-11). However, that number will stand at 42 days in 2022-23. From 1979-80 to 2003-04, the deadline was 26 days or fewer days prior to the scheduled completion of the regular season.

32 – Number of trades on deadline day last season on March 21, 2022 (excluding the trade later invalidated by the NHL), tied for the most on a deadline day (also 32 in 2020).

28 – Number of players since 1979-80 who have won the Stanley Cup after being acquired by a team on deadline day of that season, with Artturi Lehkonen and Andrew Cogliano the most recent to achieve the feat (COL in 2021-22). These players are denoted in the “Deadline Day Trades by Stanley Cup Champions” list below.

26 – Number first-round picks traded on deadline day over the previous 17 seasons (from 2005-06 to 2021-22), with at least one dealt in 14 of 17 years over that span. The most in one year over that span is five, in 2018. Check the chart on page 7 of the attached PDF.

26 – Total number of draft picks traded in 2022 (excluding a conditional pick where conditions weren’t met), tied for the most ever on a deadline day (also 26 in 2007).

26 – Number of points Marian Hossa recorded with the Penguins during the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs (after being acquired from the Thrashers on deadline day in exchange for Erik ChristensenColby ArmstrongAngelo Esposito and a first-round pick in the 2008 NHL Draft), the most ever in the playoffs by a player acquired at the trade deadline earlier that season.

18 – Number of regular-season points by Andrew Copp (8-10—18 in 16 GP) with the Rangers in 2021-22 after being acquired from the Jets on deadline day, tops among all players dealt on March 21, 2022 and the most by any player acquired on deadline day since 2017-18 (J.T. Miller: 10-8—18 in 19 GP w/ TBL; acquired from NYR). More information on this topic is available on page 5 of the attached PDF.

18 – Age of the youngest players to be dealt on deadline day since 1979-80: Hudson Fasching (18 years, 220 days in 2013-14; LAK to BUF), Filip Forsberg (18 years, 233 days in 2012-13; WSH to NSH), Tyrone Garner (18 years, 234 days in 1996-97; NYI to CGY), Eric O’Dell (18 years, 256 days in 2008-09; ANA to ATL) and Michael Chaput (18 years, 325 days in 2010-11; PHI to CBJ).

12 – Number of players acquired by Winnipeg on deadline day over the past five years, the most among all clubs. A full team-by-team list is available on page 9 of the attached PDF.

10 – Number of times that Mike Sillinger was traded in his career, the most in NHL history. His tally includes two deadline day deals: 2000 (TBL to FLA) and 2001 (FLA to OTT).

6 – The most players involved in a single trade on deadline day since 1979-80. In 1991, the Blues traded Geoff CourtnallRobert DirkSergio MomessoCliff Ronning and future considerations to the Canucks for Dan Quinn and Garth Butcher. In 2013, the Blue Jackets traded Derek DorsettDerick BrassardJohn Moore and their sixth-round pick in 2014 to the Rangers for Marian GaborikBlake Parlett and Steven DelisleIn 2022, the highest number of players involved in a two-team trade was four (in trades between DET & STL and ANA & PIT).

– The most players acquired by one team on a single deadline day over the past five seasons (since 2017-18). The Jets added Kevin HayesNathan BeaulieuAlex BroadhurstBogdan KiselevichMatt Hendricks and Par Lindholm in 2018-19, and the Ducks added Danton HeinenSonny MilanoKyle CriscuoloChristian DjoosMatt Irwin and Joel Persson in 2019-20.

6 – Number of active general managers traded on deadline day since 1979-80: Bill Guerin (2009 & 2007), Mike Grier (2004), Ron Francis (2004), Kevyn Adams (2001), Tom Fitzgerald (1998) and Jim Nill (1982).

5 – The most draft picks involved in a single trade on deadline day since 1979-80. A trade between the Stars and Kings on Deadline Day in 2007 saw five picks swapped: Dallas traded Jaroslav Modry and Johan Fransson along with its second- and third-round picks in 2007 and its first-round pick in 2008 to Los Angeles for Mattias NorstromKonstantin Pushkarev and the Kings’ third- and fourth-round picks in 2007. In 2022, the highest such number was four in the Andrew Copp deal between the Rangers and Jets.

4 – Number of active head coaches who were traded on deadline day since 1979-80: Martin St. Louis (2014), Craig Berube (1999), Lindy Ruff (1989) and Dean Evason (1985).

4 – The highest number of players acquired on deadline day who wound up engraving their name on the Stanley Cup later that season. In 1993-94, the Rangers picked up five players on deadline day, including Glenn AndersonCraig MacTavishStephane Matteau and Brian Noonan who were part of the championship roster.

2 – Number of players acquired on 2022 deadline day who had their name engraved on the Stanley Cup as members of the champion Avalanche (Andrew Cogliano & Artturi Lehkonen) – the highest such total since 1998 when Jamie Macoun and Dmitri Mironov got their names on the Cup after being acquired by Detroit.

1 – Number of players acquired on deadline day since 1979-80 who have gone on to score the Stanley Cup-clinching goal later that season, with Artturi Lehkonen becoming the first with Colorado (from MTL) in 2022.

0 – Number of teams that have acquired a goaltender on deadline day since 1979-80 and had that goaltender earn the Stanley Cup-clinching victory later that season. Only three champions in that time frame have acquired a goaltender on deadline day: the 1981 Islanders (Jari Kaarela), 1988 Oilers (Bill Ranford; won Cup) and 2011 Bruins (Anton Khudobin).

Panthers’ Knight to Receive Care from the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program

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TORONTO/NEW YORK – The National Hockey League Players’ Association and National Hockey League announced today that goaltender Spencer Knight of the Florida Panthers will be unavailable to his Club for an indefinite period while he receives care from the player assistance program of the NHL and NHLPA.

Under the terms of the joint program, Knight will continue to be paid while receiving treatment. He will return to the Club when cleared for on-ice competition by the program administrators.

Lightning’s Cernak Suspended Two Games for Elbowing

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NEW YORK – Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak has been suspended for two games, without pay, for elbowing Buffalo Sabres forward Kyle Okposo during NHL Game No. 921 in Tampa on Thursday, Feb. 23, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today.

The incident occurred at 18:23 of the third period.

Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and, based on his average annual salary, Cernak will forfeit $31,891.90. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.

Bruins’ Marchand Fined for Dangerous Trip

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NEW YORK – Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for a dangerous trip against Seattle Kraken forward Oliver Bjorkstrand during NHL Game No. 927 in Seattle on Thursday, Feb. 23, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today.

The incident occurred at 14:22 of the third period.

The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.

MLS Preview: St. Louis City FC (0-0-0) at Austin FC (0-0-0)

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After winning by a score of 1-0 at Charlotte in June 2022, Austin FC will play this match for the second time in MLS against an expansion team. In the 62nd minute, Daniel Pereira scored the game’s only goal.

Austin FC improved by 25 points from its expansion 2021 campaign (31 to 56 points) to reach the Conference Final in its second MLS season. That improvement, along with Chivas USA’s 25-point improvement from 2005 to 2006, is the largest by a team from its first to second MLS season.

Since 2019, each of the five most recent MLS expansion teams has lost their first regular season match. In 2018, Los Angeles FC is the only one of the 11 newcomers to the MLS who has won its first MLS match (1-0 at Seattle) since 2012. The only time an expansion team has won on the road against a non-expansion team is in that LAFC victory—Fire did the same in 1998 when they beat Miami Fusion, another expansion team.

During the regular season, Sebastian Driussi scored 22 goals, one more than Hany Mukhtar, who led the league with 23 goals. Driussi scored at least one goal in 13 of his 17 regular-season games at Q2 Stadium, tying him for the most in the league with 20 goals (15 goals, 5 assists).

In recent times, it has been difficult to score goals in a team’s first MLS match; Nashville in 2020 was the only one of the four teams to join MLS since 2020 to score in their first match. Vancouver (4-2 vs. Toronto) was the last team to score more than once in their first MLS match in 2011.

MLS Preview: Columbus Crew SC (0-0-0) at Philadelphia Union (0-0-0)

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The Union have kept clean sheets in each of their five games against the Crew, going unbeaten in those contests (W3 D2). Six consecutive clean sheets against a single opponent are the MLS record, and Seattle has done it three times, most recently against D. C. United from 2011 to 2016.

The Union have won a club record 11 consecutive home MLS games, including victories in their first-ever MLS Cup Final. Philadelphia posted a +40 goal difference, breaking the previous record by 10 goals, and tied the MLS season record for home goals (49, set by the Crew in 1998).

The Crew won 10 of their 17 away matches last season, tying a MLS record. Last season, no team lost more games away from home than Columbus (4, tied with Cincinnati and Montreal), but only six teams won more away games than the Crew did.

Daniel Gazdag set Union single-season goals and assists records with 32. He, Julian Carranza, and Mikael Uhre, both 14, scored 49 goals last season. In the history of MLS, only three sets of teammates have scored more goals together in a single season.

In 2022, Cucho Hernandez contributed to eight goals (5 goals, 3 assists) in eight away games, including a league record of at least one goal in each of his first seven away games.

MLS Preview: New York Red Bulls (0-0-0) at Orlando City SC (0-0-0)

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Last season, Orlando City won its final two matches against the Red Bulls, winning 5-1 in the US Open Cup semi-finals and 1-0 in August at Red Bull Arena. This is the first time Orlando has defeated the Red Bulls in a row after winning just five of the previous 16 meetings (D2 L9).

In the US Open Cup Final, Orlando City defeated Sacramento Republic 3-0 to claim their first trophy in club history. However, following that victory, Orlando went on to lose five of its final seven games (W2), including a playoff loss to Montreal.

The Red Bulls equaled the league record for road victories to begin a season with seven wins in all competitions during the 2022 season, including five victories in MLS regular season play. After a strong start, New York won just four of its final 13 away games in all competitions (D3 L6).

The only Lions player to reach double digits in 2022 was Ercan Kara, who led Orlando City with 11 goals. Orlando City has had no less than one 10-objective scorer in every one of the eight MLS season, the main group in MLS history to have a player hit twofold figures in objectives in every one of its initial eight seasons.

Lewis Morgan led the Red Bulls this season with 14 goals, nearly three times as many as P. Klimala and Luquinhas combined (5 each). Bradley Wright-Phillips was the only Red Bulls player in the last decade to score more goals in a season. Between 2014 and 2018, he scored at least 17 goals in five consecutive seasons.

MLS Preview: CF Montréal Impact (0-0-0) at Inter Miami FC (0-0-0)

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CF Montréal has won four of the six times it has played Inter Miami (D1 L1), including a 3-1 victory in October at DRV Pink Stadium. In addition, Miami’s only victory in the series was a 21-point victory in Florida in July 2021.

In 2022, with a home record, Inter Miami made its first appearance in club history in the playoffs. Miami had won 11 of its previous 14 home matches in all competitions (D2 L1) before losing to Montréal in its final home game of the season.

Last year, CF Montréal set club records for points (65, 14 more than in any other season), wins (20, 5 more than in any other season), goals (63, 11 more than in any other season), and goal differential (+ 13, 9 better than in any other season).

In the offseason, Inter Miami CF made a trade to acquire Josef Martinez from Atlanta United. Martinez has scored more MLS goals for Atlanta United (including playoffs) than any other player in club history, 81 more than any other player, and 32 more MLS goals since joining the league in 2017.

The longest road winning streak since the breakaway shootout was abolished in 2000 belonged to CF Montréal’s final seven away matches of the 2022 season, which included a 3-1 victory at Miami. There has never been a team in MLS history to win eight straight regular season road games.