THIS WEEK IN GRIFFON WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Thursday, Feb. 21, 5:30 p.m. at Southwest Baptist (7-17, 3-12 MIAA)
Saturday, Feb. 23, 1:30 p.m. at #24 Central Missouri (18-5, 11-4 MIAA)
 
ST. JOSEPH – After wrapping up its home schedule last week, Missouri Western Women's Basketball (12-12, 7-8 MIAA) will play its four remaining games on the road, beginning with a pair of rematches at Southwest Baptist and Central Missouri.
 
WHAT TO WATCH FOR

• With just four games left in the regular season, Missouri Western currently sits in eighth place in the MIAA standings. Depending on the result of other MIAA league games, the Griffons could clinch a spot in the MIAA Championships with a win on Thursday.
• Missouri Western will look to duplicate its second-half offensive success from last week's matchup with Southwest Baptist, when the Griffons put up 50 points in the second half after scoring just 28 in the first.
• Katrina Roenfeldt is in the midst one of the best offensive stretches of her career. The junior guard is averaging nearly 24 points per game over her last six games.
• The Griffons will have the chance to avenge last week's home loss to Central Missouri. The Griffons managed to trail by just three points in the fourth quarter, but fell to the defending national champions.
• One key for the Griffons against Central Missouri will be to keep it a low-scoring game. The Jennies are 14-1 in games when they have scored at least 70 points, compared to 4-4 when they are held below 70.

MISSOURI WESTERN NOTES

• The Griffons' aggressive defense has led to an average of 18 forced turnovers per game.
• Roenfeldt has climbed to second in the MIAA in scoring with 17.3 points per game.
• Missouri Western is limiting opponents to just 63 points per game.
• Brittany Atkins is the team's second-leading scorer at nearly 12 points per game.

 
SCOUTING SOUTHWEST BAPTIST

• The Bearcats are one of the better free-throw shooting teams in the MIAA at 75 percent.
• Caylee Richardson leads the team with over 15 points per game.
• Southwest Baptist's victory over Northwest Missouri in its last game snapped a six-game losing streak.
• The Bearcat defense allows over 75 points per game in MIAA play this season.

 
SCOUTING CENTRAL MISSOURI

• Central Missouri enters this week having won eight of its last nine games.
• Morgan Fleming led the Jennies in scoring in the team's win in St. Joseph last week, finishing with a team-high 24 points.
• Paige Redmond is one of the top distributors in the MIAA with over four assists per game.
• The Jennies shoot 43 percent from the floor as a team.