THIS WEEK IN GRIFFON WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Thursday, Dec. 5, 5:30 p.m. at Central Missouri
Saturday, Dec. 7, 1:30 p.m. at Lincoln
 
ST. JOSEPH – Missouri Western Women's Basketball will open MIAA play this week as the Griffons (5-1, 0-0 MIAA) will head to Warrensburg on Thursday to take on Central Missouri (4-3, 0-0 MIAA) and Jefferson City on Saturday to play Lincoln University (1-6, 0-0 MIAA).
 
The Griffons hope to continue their five-game win streak into conference play as they play true road games for the first time this season.
 
PREVIEWING THE GRIFFONS
 

• Missouri Western leads the MIAA in field goal percentage averaging 48% per contest.
• The Griffons also lead the conference in three-point field goal percentage averaging 39% through five games.
• The Griffons lead the conference in defensive rebounding per game as well, averaging 30.2 boards.
• The team also ranks in the top-five of the league in average steals per game with a rate of 10.33 per contest.
• Chris Wilson ranks second in the MIAA in scoring, averaging 18.2 points per game. She also ranks in the top-five of the league in field goal percentage, averaging a 56% shooting percentage through six contests.
• Wilson additionally ranks second in the conference in rebounds per game, pulling an average of 10.7 off the glass per game.
• Corbyn Cunningham ranks fourth in the conference in rebounds per game with a rate of 9.2 boards per contest.
• Kylee Williams ranks in the top-10 of the MIAA in average three-point field goals per game averaging 2.2 through six games.
• Katrina Roenfeldt also ranks in the top-15 of the same stat category averaging two per contest for the Griffons.

 
SCOUTING CENTRAL MISSOURI
 

• The Jennies started their season with heavy non-conference competition. Two of their three losses come from two nationally ranked opponents: a 58-56 loss to No. 18 Minnesota State-Moorhead and a 57-54 loss at No. 1 Drury.
• Central Missouri ranks second in the MIAA in free-throw percentage averaging 78% from the line.
• The Jennies also rank third in the conference in blocked shots per game, averaging 3.86 per contest.
• Morgan Fleming ranks in the top-10 of the league in scoring, averaging 15.4 points per game through seven games.
• Nija Collier ranks second in the MIAA in blocked shots per game, averaging 1.9 per contest for the Jennies.

 
SCOUTING LINCOLN
 

• The Blue Tigers lead the league in rebounding offense, averaging 43.1 per contest.
• Lincoln also ranks seventh in the conference in steals, averaging 9.29 per contest through seven games.
• Kaloni Pryear ranks third in the MIAA in scoring averaging 18.2 points per game for the Blue Tigers.
• Vivian Chigbu ranks third in the conference in rebounding, averaging 10.3 boards per contest.
• Chigbu and Natasha Dolinsky rank in the top-15 of the MIAA in steals per contest as they both average two per game.