GRIFFON BASKETBALL WEEKEND PREVIEW
When: Sunday, Dec. 10, 6 p.m. vs Peru State
Where: St. Joseph, Missouri
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ST. JOSEPH – Griffon women's basketball hosts Peru State on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 6 p.m. in the MWSU Fieldhouse. Missouri Western comes into the game on a five-game winning streak.
 
The last five games for MWSU have been dominating wins. The average margin of victory for Missouri Western has been by 17.8 points and only one team has been within double-digits.
 
The strong play can be credited on both sides of the ball. The Griffons are scoring 68.8 points per game and allowing just 51.0 points per game in the five-game span. Defensively, the Griffons have forced opponents to 17 or more turnovers in all five games.
 
MWSU ranks seventh in Division II for turnover margin (+8.78). They also rank 18^th for steals (107), 23^rd for turnovers forced (22.56) and 24^th for steals per game (11.9).
 
MISSOURI WESTERN LEADERS
Scoring (Brittany Atkins, 14.2 pts/game) … Rebounds (Dossou Ndiaye, 5.8 rebs/game) … Assists (Melia Richardson, 3.3 assts/game) … Field Goal Pct. (Melia Richardson, 50.0) … 3-PT pct. (Brittany Atkins, 37.9) … Free-Throw pct. (Brittany Atkins, 92.9) … Steals (Erin Anderson, 2.6 stls/game) … Blocks (Dossou Ndiaye, 0.8 blks/game)
 
UP NEXT
Missouri Western travels to Central Missouri on Thursday, Dec. 14 for their first conference road game beginning at 5:30 p.m. in Warrensburg, Missouri.