GAME PREVIEW
#5 Missouri Western (18-0, 12-0 MIAA) vs. Nebraska-Kearney (9-9, 5-7 MIAA)
Saturday, Jan. 23 – 3:00 p.m.
MWSU Fieldhouse – St. Joseph, Missouri
 
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Griffons welcome Nebraska-Kearney to the MWSU Fieldhouse on Saturday starting at 3.

The Series
The Griffons hold a 20-14 overall record against Nebraska-Kearney. Missouri Western is 3-1 in their last four games against the Lopers. The Griffons suffered an 86-81 loss last season on the road.

The Coaches
Rob Edmisson is now 59-40 at MWSU in his fourth year and has an overall coaching record of 448-148 in his career.

Carrie Hofstetter is currently in her first season with the Lopers. She was previously a head coach at Hastings Coach and an assistant coach at Fort Hays State prior to that. Hofstetter hold an overall record of 9-9 this season.  

Missouri Western

• The Griffons have an 18-0 overall record and 12-0 MIAA record
• MWSU holds a two game advantage for first place over Fort Hays
• The Griffons have beaten #9 Emporia State and #3 Fort Hays State in their last two games
• Missouri Western's high powered offensive continues to average 85.4 points per game (3^rd in the NCAA)
• The Griffons scoring margin remains +23 through 18 games (5^th in the NCAA)
• MWSU converts on 49 percent of their field goals (1^st in the MIAA) and 38 percent of their three-point field goals (1^st in the MIAA)
• Missouri Western forces opponents into 21.4 turnovers per game (1^st in the MIAA) and have a +6.39 turnover margin (2^nd in the MIAA)
• The Griffons remain a second half team, outscoring opponents 823-553 in the final two quarters
• MWSU outscores the opponent by an average of 15 points in the second half of game this season
• LaQuinta Jefferson and Sarafina Handy average 22.8 and 15.4 points per game, respectively
• Milliakere Koyamainavure contributes 11.4 points per game and 1.9 steals per game (T-3^rd in the MIAA)
• Mykeah Baez leads the Griffons in rebounding, grabbing 5.8 per game
• Point guard Chelsea Dewey has a 2.3 assist/turnover ratio (2nd in the MIAA)
• Sefulu Faavae, Dwanisha Tate and Melia Richardson combine to average 14.5 points per game off the bench

Nebraska-Kearney

• The Lopers hold a 9-9 overall record and 5-7 conference record
• UNK currently sits 10^th in the MIAA standings
• Nebraska-Kearney has won three of their last five games
• The Lopers have a 5-4 record on the road this season
• Nebraska-Kearney averages 67.8 points per game (9^th in the MIAA) and allow opponents to 63.9 points per game (7^th in the MIAA)
• As a team, UNK grabs 37.3 rebounds per game and have a +3.6 rebounding margin
• The Lopers average 14.39 assist per game (4^th in the MIAA)
• Laramey Becker is the leading scorer and rebounder for the Lopers, averaging 16.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game
• McKenzie Brown averages 10.6 points per game and has hit 44 three-pointers this season
• Kennedy Sander, Alexa Hogberg, Bri Starks, Imani Kyser all average at least eight points per game
• Hogberg averages 4.2 assist per game (5^th in the MIAA)
• Defensively, Laramey Becker averages 2.2 steals per game (1^st in the MIAA)