The Missouri Southern women's basketball team returns to the Leggett and Platt Athletic Center for the home opener against Oklahoma Panhandle State tomorrow at 5:30 pm.
Game Information
Date: Tuesday November 13, 2018
Tip-Off: 5:30
Location: Joplin, Mo.
Site: Leggett and Platt Athletic Center
Series Record: MSSU leads OPSU, 7-1
Media Coverage
MSSU Radio: Fox Sports Joplin 101.3, 103.5 FM, AM 1560; 88.7 FM KXMS
Audio: http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/WMBH
Webcast: TBD
Live Stats: https://mssulions.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary
Picking Up the Scent: Five Components on Opponents
Oklahoma Panhandle State
Picked ninth in the Sooner Athletic Conference preseason poll
Conference Rankings:
4th in field-goal pct. defense (.374)
5th in scoring defense (65.46)
Return one of two All-Conference players from last season in junior guard Addison Munsch (HM)
Head coach Victor Esparza was an assistant coach for Lions women's basketball team during the 2013-14 season when the team went 19-8 and 13-6 in the MIAA
The Aggies haven't won since the first meeting back in 1999 and 0-4 in Joplin
Quick Notes
Stop the Polls
The Lions enter this year chosen to finish to 10th in the conference after going 11-17 and 8-11 in MIAA play during the 2017-18 campaign. Defending NCAA Champions Central Missouri was chosen to win the MIAA with 13 first-place votes while Fort Hays received the remaining vote in second as Emporia State (3), Washburn (4), and Central Oklahoma (5) rounded out the top-5. Both UCM and FHSU are ranked in the WBAC National Poll at No. 1 and 12 respectively.
# Team Record Points Final Ranking
1 Central Missouri 30-3 595 1
2 Ashland 34-1 579 2
3 Carson-Newman 32-3 494 5
4 Union (TN) 32-4 493 4
5 Indiana (PA) 30-4 479 3
6 Alaska Anchorage 27-5 456 11
7 West Texas A&M 29-5 445 17
8 Bentley 28-4 415 12
9 Drury 31-3 410 7
10 Lubbock Christian 31-2 356 6
11 Edinboro 27-4 351 13
12 Fort Hays State 26-7 310 NR
13 Grand Valley State 26-7 267 24
14 North Georgia 29-5 241 23
15 University of the Sciences 30-4 239 15
16 Azusa Pacific 27-5 226 22
17 Florida Southern 25-5 225 NR
18 Virginia Union 28-3 218 16
19 Stonehill 29-4 165 8
20 Southwestern Oklahoma State 26-5 155 20
21 Wingate 26-6 106 19
22 Black Hills State 24-8 101 NR
23 Valdosta State 23-9 84 NR
24 Northwest Nazarene 22-5 53 NR
25 Lewis 24-8 52 NR
Others receiving votes: Sioux Falls 47; Angelo State 35; UC San Diego 31, Augustana (SD) 17; Embry Riddle 15; Johnson C. Smith 14; LIU Post 14; Southeastern Oklahoma State 14; Southern Indiana 14; Emporia State 11; Hawaii Pacific 10, California (PA) 4; 7 teams mentioned on only one ballot for total of 58 combined points
Leader of the Pride
Guard Chelsey Henry returns as the only senior from last year's squad and will be looked upon to make sure that all nine newcomers understand what it means to compete in what is the MIAA. She closed out last year's schedule fifth in the MIAA in scoring (17.5 ppg), fourth in free-throw percentage (86.6%), and seventh in field-goal percentage (43.0%) to earn All-MIAA honorable mention while being just 130 points shy of breaking the 1,000 career-point barrier in the green and gold.
How many Transfers are we going to take before passing? FOUR!!!
With eight players departing, the coaching staff mapped out the entire college basketball landscape in order to find four transfers and they did in the shape of 6'1 forward Laure Assena (Lipscomb University), 5'10 guard Chasidee Owens (Ouachita Baptist), 5'8 guard Destiny Cozart (John A. Logan), and 6'2 center Jordan Schoenberger (Independence CC).
Up Next
The Lions remain home for one last home against Henderson State and reigning GAC Player of the Week Pink Jones (21.5 ppg) on Friday at 12:00 pm as part of elementary day before leaving to play two games in San Juan, Puerto Rico over the Thanksgiving break
Stop the Polls
The Lions enter this year chosen to finish to 10th in the conference after going 11-17 and 8-11 in MIAA play during the 2017-18 campaign. Defending NCAA Champions Central Missouri was chosen to win the MIAA with 13 first-place votes while Fort Hays received the remaining vote in second as Emporia State (3), Washburn (4), and Central Oklahoma (5) rounded out the top-5. Both UCM and FHSU are ranked in the WBAC National Poll at No. 1 and 12 respectively.
# Team Record Points Final Ranking
1 Central Missouri 30-3 595 1
2 Ashland 34-1 579 2
3 Carson-Newman 32-3 494 5
4 Union (TN) 32-4 493 4
5 Indiana (PA) 30-4 479 3
6 Alaska Anchorage 27-5 456 11
7 West Texas A&M 29-5 445 17
8 Bentley 28-4 415 12
9 Drury 31-3 410 7
10 Lubbock Christian 31-2 356 6
11 Edinboro 27-4 351 13
12 Fort Hays State 26-7 310 NR
13 Grand Valley State 26-7 267 24
14 North Georgia 29-5 241 23
15 University of the Sciences 30-4 239 15
16 Azusa Pacific 27-5 226 22
17 Florida Southern 25-5 225 NR
18 Virginia Union 28-3 218 16
19 Stonehill 29-4 165 8
20 Southwestern Oklahoma State 26-5 155 20
21 Wingate 26-6 106 19
22 Black Hills State 24-8 101 NR
23 Valdosta State 23-9 84 NR
24 Northwest Nazarene 22-5 53 NR
25 Lewis 24-8 52 NR
Others receiving votes: Sioux Falls 47; Angelo State 35; UC San Diego 31, Augustana (SD) 17; Embry Riddle 15; Johnson C. Smith 14; LIU Post 14; Southeastern Oklahoma State 14; Southern Indiana 14; Emporia State 11; Hawaii Pacific 10, California (PA) 4; 7 teams mentioned on only one ballot for total of 58 combined points
Leader of the Pride
Guard Chelsey Henry returns as the only senior from last year's squad and will be looked upon to make sure that all nine newcomers understand what it means to compete in what is the MIAA. She closed out last year's schedule fifth in the MIAA in scoring (17.5 ppg), fourth in free-throw percentage (86.6%), and seventh in field-goal percentage (43.0%) to earn All-MIAA honorable mention while being just 130 points shy of breaking the 1,000 career-point barrier in the green and gold.
How many Transfers are we going to take before passing? FOUR!!!
With eight players departing, the coaching staff mapped out the entire college basketball landscape in order to find four transfers and they did in the shape of 6'1 forward Laure Assena (Lipscomb University), 5'10 guard Chasidee Owens (Ouachita Baptist), 5'8 guard Destiny Cozart (John A. Logan), and 6'2 center Jordan Schoenberger (Independence CC).
Up Next
The Lions remain home for one last home against Henderson State and reigning GAC Player of the Week Pink Jones (21.5 ppg) on Friday at 12:00 pm as part of elementary day before leaving to play two games in San Juan, Puerto Rico over the Thanksgiving break
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