Missouri Western (14-11, 7-10 MIAA) vs. Southwest Baptist (11-14, 6-11 MIAA)
Saturday, March 2, 2013 - Senior Day
St. Joseph, Mo. - MWSU Fieldhouse - 1:30 pm
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The Missouri Western women's basketball will close out the regular season at home against the Southwest Baptist Bearcats on Saturday, March 2. The women will honor five seniors before the game (Brittany Griswold, KC Clouser, Kallie Schoonover, Heather Howard and Alicia Bell) as they play their final regular season home game. Tip time is set for 1:30 pm from the MWSU Fieldhouse.

Griffon Notes
• This marks the 37th season of Griffons women's basketball.
• The Griffons are under first year head coach Rob Edmisson who became the eighth head coach in Griffons history on March 29, 2012, he has led them to its best start since the 2004-2005 season when they started 15-6 through 21 games.
• The Griffons have had eight different starting line ups this season...the Griffons are 5-3 when starting, Griswold, Dever, Howard, Bell and Lawrence and 2-0 when starting Howard, J. Lewis, Dever, Bell and Lawrence. They are 3-1 starting  Abrams, Howard, Bell, Lawrence and J. Lewis. MWSU has went with Clouser, Dever, Howard, Bell and Lawrence. That line-up is 1-2 defeating Lindenwood 65-59 and falling 62-55 against ESU and UCM 74-71 in overtime. They used another different line-up against Lincoln on January 26 and in their last three games. They are just 1-3 when they used Griswold, Howard, S. Lewis, Bell and Lawrence.
• The Griffons have had numerous close games this season, but have been able to come out on the winning end. The Griffons are 9-5 when the game is decided by less than 10 points and are 11-7 when they game is decided by 15 points are less. Four of the last five Griffon victories have been by six points or less with two being by two. (UCO 78-76 & NWMSU 68-66).
• The Griffons are 8-2 at home this season and 5-2 at home in MIAA play defeating Truman State, Northwest Missouri State, Lindenwood, Pittsburg State and Nebraska-Kearney. They fell before Christmas break against Fort Hays State University and lost Saturday against Northeastern State.
• The Griffons hare 6-7 in road games this season. The Griffons are just 2-7 in MIAA play defeating Central Oklahoma and Nebraska-Kearney.
• The Griffons beat a Division I team for just the second time in history when they beat UMKC . The Griffons only victory against a Division I opponent was on November 21, 1997 when they defeated IUPU-Indianpolis, 70-49.
• The Griffons victory against #7 Metro State was their first over a top-25 team since January 26, 2011 when MWSU defeated 14th ranked Emporia State 78-71 in the MWSU Fieldhouse. The Griffons are 1-4 against ranked teams this season.
• The Griffons have struggled against the Bearcats the last few years winning just four of the last 10 games...the Griffons are 3-2 at home and 1-4 on the road during that stretch.
• The Griffons were picked to finish 11th in the MIAA coaches preseason poll and 12th in the MIAA media preseason poll.

The Coaches vs. Each Program:
Griffon head coach Rob Edmisson 0-0 overall against the Bearcats since coming to Missouri Western. SBU head coach Todd Voss is in his second season as the Bearcats head coach. He is 1-1 against the Griffons. He beat the Griffons in Bolivar last year and lost the final game of the regular season in St. Joseph. Prior to coaching at SBU, Voss was an assistant coach at Division I Drake University where he helped lead his team to multiple NCAA Tournament appearances.

The Series:
This will mark the 47th meeting between the two school with the Griffons leading the all-time series 29-13. Missoui Western had to vacate four victories due to NCAA violations. The Griffons are 19-5 in St. Joseph and 10-8 in Bolivar. Western is 3-0 in MIAA Tournament games. Western had to vacated two victories at home and two victories in Bolivar.

Up Next:
The Griffons have made the MIAA Tournament and will play a first round game either at home or on the road on Monday, March 4. Game times and opponents are still to be determined.