GAME PREVIEW
What: Missouri Western (12-5, 4-4 MIAA) vs #23 Fort Hays State (14-2, 5-2 MIAA)
When: January 19, 2016 – 5:30 p.m.
Where: MWSU Fieldhouse – St. Joseph, Mo.
Links: Video | Radio |  Live Stats | Game Notes

5 THINGS

• Missouri Western has lost back-to-back conference game for the first time since 2014-15
• Rob Edmisson is 1-4 against Fort Hays as MWSU's head coach
• The Griffons are coming off their worst shooting performance of the season, going 30.6 percent from the field and 6.7 percent from long range in a loss at Central Missouri
• Sefulu Faavae tied her career-high of six rebounds in the loss to UCM
• Fort Hays is riding an eight-game winning streak, including a three-point victory over then #1 Emporia State

Missouri Western (12-5, 4-4 MIAA) 
Coach: Rob Edmisson, 5^th season, 80-49 at MWSU (484-169 in 21^st season)
Team: Averaging 70.4 pts/game and allowing 57.8 pts/game … 8.76 turnover margin (5^th in DII) … 22.59 turnovers forced per game (18^th in DII) … 272 assists (17^th in DII) … 202 steals 9^th in DII) … 43.5 field-goal percentage … 32.9 three-point percentage … 72.2 free throw percentage …  -0.5 rebound margin
Leaders: Chelsea Dewey (12.1 pts/game) … Julia Torres (7.1 reb/game) … Chelsea Dewey (4.5 asst./game) … Sefulu Faavae (50.7 FG pct.) … Savannah Lentz (45.9 3-pt pct.)
 
#23 Fort Hays (14-2, 5-2 MIAA) 
Coach: Tony Hobson, 9th season, 171-79 at FHSU (584-185 in 25^th season)
Team: Averaging 81.0 points per game while allowing 55.5 … shooting 43.9 percent from the field while allowing opponents to shoot 34.7 percent … 31.0 three-point percentage … 68.0 percent free throw percentage … averaging 9.9 more rebounds per game than opponents
Leaders: Jill Faxon (16.4 pts./game) … Tatyana Legette (7.6 reb./game) … Emma Stroyan (69.2% FG) … Jill Faxon (36.4 3-pt) … Emma Stroyan (88.0 FT)

Up Next
Missouri Western host Nebraska Kearney later this weekend on Saturday at 2 p.m.