Friday, February 21, 2020

MSSU women to play at Missouri Western

(From MSSU Lions Athletic News)

The Missouri Southern State University Women's Basketball will remain on the road on Saturday as they travel to St. Joseph, Mo. to take on the Griffons of Missouri Western. The Lions look for just one win to secure a spot in the MIAA tournament for the eighth straight year.


Game Information

Date: Saturday, February 22, 2020
Tip-Off: 5:30 p.m.
Location: St. Joseph, Mo.
Site: MWSU Fieldhouse at Looney Complex (3,270)
Series Record: MWSU leads series, 55-33








Lions on the Prowl

MSSU enters Saturday's contest with a 9-15 overall record and an 6-10 MIAA record. Chasidee Owens (14.7) and Destiny Cozart (14.0) are the leading scorers for the Lions while Campbell leads the team in rebounds per game (7.4) and blocks (57).

About the Opposition

Missouri Western enters the weekend with an 18-7 overall record and a 10-6 MIAA record. They are fresh off a 61-59 loss to Pittsburg State on Wednesday night.

Grounding the Griffons

Missouri Western averages 45 percent from the field per game, ranking them second in the MIAA in that category. The Griffs also average 34 percent from three-point range. 

MWSU also ranks fourth in the conference in steals averaging 9.75 takeaways per game. The Griffons average 15.08 assists per game placing themselves in the top-five of the league in that stat category.

Individually Speaking for the Griffons

Chris Wilson ranks fourth in the MIAA in rebounding averaging 8.4 boards per game. Wilson also ranks fourth in the conference in field goal percentage averaging 53 percent shooting per game. Corbyn Cunningham ranks in the top-10 of the league in scoring averaging 14.8 points per contest. Cunningham also averages 57 percent from the field ranking herself in the top-five of the conference. 

Katrina Roenfeldt ranks third in the MIAA in steals averaging 2.5 takeaways per game. KT also averages 2.4 made three-pointers per contest which ranks her sixth in the conference in that stat category. Roenfeldt also ranks in the top-five of the league in assists averaging 3.7 per game. 

Anastacia Johnson ranks fifth in the MIAA in steals averaging 2.1 takeaways per contest. ylee Williams also ranks in the top-10 of the league in made three-point field goals per game averaging two per game.

On the Cusp of the Postseason

Southern was just seconds away from clincing a spot into the MIAA tournament on Thursday night, however, Newman stunned Emporia State at the last second. Southern needs just one win in the final three games to clinch a spot. In addition, one loss by Newman in their final two games would help the Lions.

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