THIS WEEK IN GRIFFON WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Tuesday, Dec. 31, 1:30 p.m. vs. Avila
Saturday, Jan. 4, 1:30 p.m. vs. Rogers State
 
ST. JOSEPH – Missouri Western Women's Basketball returns to the Fieldhouse this week for two finish 2019 as well as begin 2020. The Griffons (8-2, 1-1 MIAA) will play on New Year's Eve to take on Avila (6-5, 6-3 KCAC) and then play on Saturday and go up against Rogers State (2-10, 0-3 MIAA).
 
The Griffons look to continue their three-game win streak headed into this week's matchups. Missouri Western has only played the Eagles once in program history, which ended in a 104-50 victory for the Griffons. Saturday's game will also be the first time both teams will play each other in each program's respective history.
 
PREVIEWING THE GRIFFONS
 

• Missouri Western ranks second in the MIAA in field goal percentage per game, averaging 46%.
• The Griffons also place fourth in the conference in steals, averaging 10.7 per contest.
• The Griffs grade fifth in the league in assists per game, averaging 14.9.
• Chris Wilson ranks second in the MIAA in rebounding, averaging 9.4 boards per game.
• Wilson also ranks sixth in the conference in scoring, averaging 16.1 points through 10 games. Chris also places fourth in the league in average field goal percentage with 52%.
• Corbyn Cunningham ranks third in the MIAA in field goal percentage per game, averaging 55% through 10 contests.
• Cunningham also grades in the top-10 in the conference in rebounding.
• Katrina Roenfeldt ranks second in the league in steals per game, averaging 3.2 takeaways per contest.
• KT also ranks sixth in the MIAA in three-point field goal percentage, averaging 36% from beyond the arc.

 
SCOUTING AVILA
 

• The Eagles rank third in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) in field goal percentage averaging 41% per contest.
• Avila also ranks fourth in their conference in average assists per game with 13.46.
• Paige Bunn leads the KCAC in scoring averaging 19.09 points per game for the Eagles.
• Bunn also leads the conference in steals per game averaging 2.3 per contest.
• Brooke Westrom ranks eighth in the league in rebounding averaging 6.6 boards through 11 games.

 
SCOUTING ROGERS STATE
 

• The Hillcats rank fifth in the MIAA in steals per contest with an average of 10.5 takeaways.
• RSU also places in the top-10 of the conference in offensive rebounding.
• Vanessa Gajdosova ranks in the top-10 of the league in assists per game averaging 2.9.
• Vanessa also ranks eighth in the MIAA in average steals per game with 2 takeaways through thirteen games.
• Bailey Kliewer also places in the top-10 of the conference in average assists per game for the Hillcats.