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GAME PREVIEW
#18 Missouri Western Women (6-0, 1-0) vs. Southwest Baptist (5-1, 1-0)
Saturday, Dec. 5, 1:30 p.m. – Bolivar, Mo.Â
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LINKSLive Stats | Live Video | Live Audio MWSU Season Stats | MIAA StandingsST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Missouri Western now owns a 6-0 record after beating Central Missouri on Wednesday evening. The Griffons will head to Southwest Baptist this Saturday to face off against the Bearcats.
Previewing Missouri Western- The Griffon have started 6-0 for the first time since the 2007 season
- Missouri Western is now ranked 18th in the USA Today Coaches' Poll
- LaQuinta Jefferson was named Division II Women's Basketball Player of the Week by U.S. Basketball Writers Association
- MWSU is coming off a 78-55 victory over the Central Missouri on Wednesday night
- Missouri Western is now averaging 93.0 points per game through their first six games (1st in the MIAA)
- Defensively, the Griffons allow opponents to 55.3 points per game (5th in the MIAA)
- The Griffons make an average of 6.7 three-point field goals a game while shooting 40%
- Missouri Western holds a +7.3 rebounding margin over opponents, averaging 39 rebounds per game as a team
- Missouri Western has forced the opposition into 163 total turnovers (27.2 turnovers per game)
- MWSU also remains one of the top assisting teams in the nation (20.8 assist per game)
- The Griffons have seven players averaging at least 20 minutes per game
- LaQuinta Jefferson now averages 22 points per game to lead the team and 6.5 rebounds per game
- Senior Sarafina Handy averages 16 points per game and has made 14 three-point field goals to lead the team
- Miliakere Koyamainavure continues her solid play, averaging 13.2 points, six rebounds and four assist per game
- Forwards Julia Torres and Mhykeah Baez average 10.5 and 8.4 points per game, respectively
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Previewing Southwest Baptist - Southwest Baptist has started the year with a 5-1 record and opened conference play up with a victory against Northwest Missouri St. 62-38.
- The Bearcats are currently on a three game-winning streak and have a 4-1 record at home
- Southwest Baptist currently sitting in sixth place in the MIAA standings
- SBU's only loss on the season came against #11 Drury University on Nov. 17th
- The Bearcats average70 points on the offensive end (9th in the MIAA) and allow opponents 60 points per game(9th in the MIAA)
- SBU averages 40.2 rebounds per game (3rd in the MIAA), grabbing an average of 13.7 offensive rebounds
- Caylee Richardson averages 14.2 points per game (10th in the MIAA) and 9.8 rebounds per game(2nd in the MIAA)
- Richardson has a 61% field goal percentage (2nd in the MIAA)
- Defensively, Natalie O'Keefe is averaging 1.3 blocks and Richardson is averaging 1.2 blocks per game, each sit in the top-6 of the MIAA
- Megan Rosenbohm leads the team with 2.2 steals per game
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