THIS WEEK IN GRIFFON WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Thursday, Dec. 6, 5:30 p.m. vs. Lindenwood (5-1)
Saturday, Dec. 8, 2:00 p.m. vs. Lincoln (6-0)
 

ST. JOSEPH – Missouri Western Women's Basketball (3-4) will open MIAA conference play this week with two home games. The Griffons will face two opponents that have gone a combined 11-1 this season.
 

WHAT TO WATCH FOR

• Since Rob Edmisson took over as head coach at Missouri Western, the Griffons are 4-2 in MIAA conference play openers and have won their last three.
• Missouri Western will be looking to avenge its three losses to Lindenwood last season.
• The Griffons enter conference play with hot three-point shooting. The Griffons have shot 44 percent from distance in their last two games.
• Rebounding has been a strength for the Griffons in recent games. They are outrebounding opponents by an average of 16 rebounds in their last three games.
• The Griffons have won six of their last seven games against Lincoln.

 
SCOUTING THE GRIFFONS

• Katrina Roenfeldt is the team's leading scorer at 14.7 points per game. Roenfeldt is in the top-five in the MIAA in field goal percentage (44) and three-point percentage (38).
• Melia Richardson averages over three assists per game and leads the MIAA in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.8.
• Missouri Western holds its opponents to a 37 percent field goal percentage.
• The Griffons are averaging 67 points per game so far this season.
• KeShara Scott leads the team in rebounding with six boards per game.

 
LINDENWOOD

• Lindenwood will be coming off of a 20-win season in 2018-18. The Lions won the MIAA Tournament, going 4-0 and upsetting Central Missouri, the eventual National Champions, in the first round.
• The Lions are leading the MIAA in field goal percentage at 51 percent.
• Kallie Bildner is the team's leading scorer at 17 points per game.
• All five of the Lions' wins have been double-digit wins.

 
LINCOLN

• The Blue Tigers have already won more games in the month of November than they did all of last season. Lincoln went 4-23 in 2017-18 and has won six games so far this year.
• Lincoln leads the MIAA in opposing field goal percentage, holding opponents to just 31 percent shooting.
• Zoi Thompson is the top scorer in the MIAA so far this season with 18.5 points per game.
• Zhanesha Dickerson is nearly averaging a double-double. Dickerson is scoring 16.5 per game and also leads the conference with over nine rebounds per game.