Seniors Ellie Allen (Amherst, N.Y./Sweet Home), Chelsea Andorka (Canton, Ohio/Central Catholic), Monica Kosior (Grimsby, Ont./Blessed Trinity Catholic), Samantha Stanfield (Brooklyn, N.Y./James Madison) and Lia Zahn (Canandaigua, N.Y./Canandaigua) will be honored in a ceremony before the game in recognition of their final home game. Daemen has posted an 87-34 record over their four-year career and advanced to the NAIA Division II Tournament “Sweet 16” in 2011 and the round of 32 in 2012.  Senior Day festivities will commence at approximately 1:55 p.m.
 
Allen has played in 120 of a possible 121 games over her four-year career. As a junior she became the first player in program history to lead the team in scoring (13.9 ppg), rebounding (6.9 rpg) and assists (3.9 apg). Her efforts earned her first-team All-American Mideast Conference honors and honorable mention NAIA All-America. She enters today's game with 1,004 career points, 591 career rebounds and 337 career assists. She ranks 19th in career points and eighth in career assists among Daemen's all-time leaders.
 
Andorka made an immediate impact on the team after transferring from Notre Dame College prior to her junior season. She averaged 11.3 points and 5.8 rebounds last year and earned second-team All-AMC honors. She has started 55 of a possible 56 games for Daemen and has totaled 661 points, 351 rebounds, 194 assists, 128 steals and 69 blocks. An AMC All-Freshman Team selection while at NDC, she has played in 115 games over her collegiate career and has racked up 1,153 points, 586 rebounds, 332 assists, 239 steals and 108 blocks.
 
Kosior has also made major contributions after transferring from NCAA Division I Canisius College prior to her sophomore season. She enjoyed a breakout season last winter when she averaged 12.3 points and 6.3 rebounds en route to earning honorable mention All-AMC honors. She has started 46 of a possible 56 games over the past two seasons and has played in 69 of a possible 89 games over her three-year career at Daemen. She has totaled 664 career points and 379 career rebounds, and currently ranks sixth among Daemen's all-time leaders in career blocks with 123.
 
Stanfield is a three-year member of the program. She emerged as a key contributor last season, starting all 31 games and averaging 6.6 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game. She has continued her solid play this season with 7.8 points, an impressive 7.0 rebounds (third on the team) and a team-high 85 steals. She has started all 56 games over the past two seasons and has played in 61 of a possible 89 games over her three-year career. She has totaled 402 career points, 359 career rebounds (5.9 per game) and 150 career steals (2.5 per game).
 
Zahn is a four-year member of the program and has played in 115 of a possible 121 games over her career. One of the top three-point threats on the team, she has averaged 18 minutes a game this season and has established career-highs for points (98), rebounds (54) and three-point field goals made (24) in a season. She has totaled 281 career points, 164 career rebounds and 56 career three-pointers.
 
Daemen (19-6) has been ranked No. 1 in the last seven United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Division I polls. The Wildcats, who are one win shy of their 11th-straight 20-win season, have won eight of their last 10 games. The Wildcats are 10-1 at home this season and have posted an impressive 47-7 record at Lumsden Gym over the past four seasons.
 
Consistency, a balanced offensive attack and a stingy defense have been the keys to success for head coach David Skolen. Daemen has started the same five players in all 25 games, six different players are averaging at least 7.8 points per game, and the Wildcats are limiting their opponents to an average of just 58 points a game. Daemen is averaging 75.8 points per game and erupted for 62 first-half points in a 102-64 win at Fisher College last Monday. The 62 points is just one point shy of tying the school-record for points in a half set against Ursuline in December of 2009.
 
Freshman Raeann Stilwell (Cheektowaga, N.Y./St. Mary's of Lancaster) led the Wildcats to wins over Maine-Presque Isle (98-49), Maine-Fort Kent (93-49) and Fisher last weekend. She connected on 5-of-8 three-pointers and scored a career-high 25 points in the win over UMPI and followed up 17 points against UMFK and 15 points against Fisher. She has drained a team-high 47 three-pointers and is averaging 9.9 points with 33 steals.
 
Allen scored a team-high 19 points and recorded her 1,000th career point during the win over Fisher. She is averaging a team-high 28.6 minutes per game and is averaging a steady 12.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. Kosior has shot 66-percent (61-92) and has averaged 16.3 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.4 blocks over the past eight games. She totaled 22 points in a loss to NCAA Division I Cornell and is averaging a team-high 13.0 and 8.4 rebounds overall. She leads all USCAA Division I players in blocked shots (68).
 
Andorka scored 13 points in the win over UMFK and is averaging 12.8 points. She also ranks second on the team in rebounding (7.1 rpg), assists (4.3 apg), steals (61) and blocks (31).
 
Stanfield and junior point guard Lindsay Stoddard (Limestone, N.Y./Allegany-Limestone) round out the starting five. Stanfield netted 12 points, grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds and collected six steals in the win over Fisher. She is averaging 7.8 points and 7.0 rebounds (third on the team), and leads the team in steals (85). Stoddard dished out a school-record 15 assists in the win over Fisher, breaking the record of 13 most recently set by Marybeth Nugent in November of 2009. She ranks second on the team in three-point field goals (31) and is averaging 9.1 points and a team-high 5.3 assists per game.
 
Daemen will be facing Salem International for the first time in program history.
 
Salem International is a NCAA Division II independent. The Tigers (3-14) snapped a 13-game losing streak following a 51-48 victory over Washington Adventist on Jan. 15 and are coming off a 61-45 victory over Ursuline on Wednesday. Senior forward Shakinah Haggins and sophomore guard Inkers Patterson have paced the Tigers. Haggins scored 20 points in the win over Ursuline and is averaging 11.0 points and 4.6 rebounds. Patterson netted 15 points in a recent 76-62 loss to Bluefield State and is averaging 10.2 points with 29 steals. Junior forward Porcha Davis joined the team three games ago and has averaged 10.3 points and 6.3 rebounds. She scored 18 points in the win over Washington Adventist. The Tigers are averaging 53.4 points per game.