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ST. JOSEPH – The Griffons will look to clinch sole possession of the MIAA regular season title with a victory. Missouri Western will face off against Central Missouri on Saturday, starting at 3 p.m.

The Series
Missouri Western trails 34-28 to the Mules. The Griffons won the earlier match-up this season, winning 78-55. MWSU and Central Missouri split the series last season.

The Coaches
Rob Edmisson is now 65-42 at MWSU in his fourth year and has an overall coaching record of 454-150 in his career. Prior to Missouri Western, Edmisson spent seven seasons at Oklahoma City and won a national championship in 2011-12.

Head Coach Dave Slifer has a 226-121 overall record at UCM. He has 610 career wins which is sixth-most among active Division II Head Coaches. Slifer was a coach at Missouri Western from 1995-2004, winning 206 games during the span.

Missouri Western

• The Griffons are now 25-2 overall and 19-2 in conference
• Missouri Western clinched at least a share of the MIAA title, first regular season title since 2002
• MWSU are now the number four seed in the regional rankings, falling from first the week prior
• The Griffons have won seven straight games
• MWSU has a home record of 13-1 this season
• Missouri Western scores 83.3 points per game, outscoring opponents by an average of 19.9 points
• The Griffons make an average of 50 percent of their field goals and 40 percent of their three-point field goals
• MWSU forces opponents into 20.4 turnovers per game, averaging 10.9 steals per game
• LaQuinta Jefferson now averages 21.8 points per game
• Sarafina Handy and Miliakere Koyaminavure both average double-figures, scoring 14.5 and 12 points per game respectively
• Julia Torres, Mykeah Baez, and Chelsea Dewey all contribute at least seven points per game
• Dwanisha Tate has converted on 47 percent of her three-point field goals
• Sefulu Faavue and Melia Richardson have combined to average 2.4 steals per game

Central Missouri

• Central Missouri holds a 10-16 overall record and a 9-12 MIAA record
• The Jennies have clinched a spot in the MIAA tournament
• UCM currently sits 11^th in the MIAA standings
• The Jennies have lost five of their last seven games
• Last time out, UCM beat Lindenwood 76-59
• Offensively, the Jennies score 67.5 points per game and allow 68.7 points to opponents
• As a team, UCM grabs an average of 34 rebounds per game
• They average 13.3 assist per game as a team
• Shelby Winkelmann scores 19.5 points per game to lead the team
• Ashley Jones tallies 12.4 points per game and nine rebounds per game
• Tayler Weiks has made a team-high 48 three-pointers
• Weiks is the only Jennie to start all 26 games