The Missouri Southern women's basketball team welcomes Northeastern State for a 1:30 pm tip in the third game of a six-game stretch inside Leggett and Platt today.
Game Information
Date: Saturday December 8, 2018
Tip-Off: 1:30 pm
Location: Joplin, Mo.
Site: Leggett and Platt Athletic Center
Series Record: NSU: leads 16-14
Media Coverage
MSSU Radio: Fox Sports Joplin 101.3, AM 1560; 88.7 FM KXMS
Audio: http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/WMBH
Webcast: http://themiaanetwork.com/mssulions/
Live Stats: https://mssulions.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary
Picking Up the Scent: Five Components on Opponents
Northeastern State
Picked 12th in the MIAA preseason poll
National Rankings (301 schools):
8th in free-throw percentage (79.6)
38th in blocked shots (32)
49th in defensive rebounds per game (29.0)
Return six total players, including All-MIAA honorable mention recipient senior forward Cailyn Long who is only 20 points away from joining the 1,000-point club at NSU while ranking fourth in the MIAA in three-point percentage (39.2)
Head coach Fala Bullock has recorded three winning seasons in her coaching career with two 20 plus-win seasons at Armstrong State (21-8) and Central Georgia (25-6) and looking to duplicate those at NSU.
RiverHawks haven't won in Joplin since 2013
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. UCM remains seventh while FHSU moved up another spot into the top-ten in ninth. UCO cracks the list for the first time this season with an undefeated record (7-0) for 23rd as ESU follows behind at 24th.
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 51 points shy of breaking the 1,000 career-point barrier in the green and gold after registering double-digit scoring in four of five games.
It's not how high, but how you position yourself to possess the basketball
The Lions have quietly outrebounded every single opponent through seven games. Their willingness to find and go after a loose ball on a miss shot for three-straight contest of grabbing more than 50 rebounds has launched them into the NCAA Division II top-20 in three categories. They rank third in rebound margin (15.1), 11th for total rebounds per game (47), and 12th in defensive rebounds (32). A front court presence of 5'10 Chasidee Owens (68), 6'3 Zoe Campbell (56), and 6'2 Jordan Schoenberger (52) have thought for 176 of the teams 376 rebounds with five double-digit stretches between the trio.
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 take a break from conference competition to play three non-conference opponents beginning with Culver-Stockton College (12/17) at 5:30 pm, followed by matchups against Illinois-Springfield (12/19) at 2:00 pm and Tabor College (12/29) at 1:30 pm to complete the six-game home stand.
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