GRIFFON WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PREVIEW
Thursday, Dec. 14 // 5:30 p.m. // Warrensburg, Mo. // Multipurpose Building
Missouri Western (9-1, 3-0 MIAA) at #10 Central Missouri (6-1, 1-0 MIAA)
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ST. JOSEPH - The Griffon women take their six-game win streak and unblemished conference record to No. 10 -ranked Central Missouri this Thursday. 

Missouri Western's 9-1 start to the season is its second-best record through nine games in the last 15 years, only bettered by the team's 10-0 start that became an 18-0 start during the 2015-16 season. Central Missouri is off to an impressive start itself. Ranked No. 10 in the WBCA poll, the Jennies were picked first in the preseason MIAA coaches' poll. 

MISSOURI WESTERN NOTABLES

• Six-straight wins entering Thursday's game, including an MIAA-best, 3-0 start to conference play
• Ranks 5th in the nation in turnover margin, 13th in steals and 15th in turnovers forced
• Second in MIAA and 9th in nation, allowing 53.7 points per game
• Seven different players have led the team in scoring this season
• Five times this season, the team's leading scorer has come off the bench
• Rob Edmisosn won his 500th collegiate game on Dec. 2 and needs two more wins to reach 100 at MWSU

CENTRAL MISSOURI NOTABLES

• Thursday is the sixth-straight home game for the Jennies who have yet to play a true road game this season
• Rank second in the MIAA and 6th in the nation with just 11.7 turnovers per game
• Blocked five or more shots in four of last five games
• For the first time in 40 years, the Jennies held their last three opponents to fewer than 45 points