THIS WEEK IN GRIFFON WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Thursday, Jan. 23, 5:30 p.m. vs. #10 Fort Hays State
Saturday, Jan. 25, 1:30 p.m. vs. Nebraska-Kearney
 
ST. JOSEPH – Missouri Western Women's Basketball returns to St. Joseph this week to close out January's home slate. The Griffons (13-3, 5-2 MIAA) will host #10 Fort Hays State (15-2, 6-2 MIAA) on Thursday and then close out the week with a matchup with the Lopers from Nebraska-Kearney (17-2, 6-2 MIAA) on Saturday.
 
The Griffons are looking to continue their eight-game home winning streak against two quality opponents this week. The Tigers and Lopers are riding win streaks as they arrive to St. Joseph: Fort Hays is riding a nine-game win streak, while UNK is coming in on a five-game win streak.
 
PREVIEWING THE GRIFFONS
 

• Missouri Western ranks third in the MIAA in field goal percentage averaging 46% per contest.
• The Griffons also average 15.44 assists per game. This ratio ranks the Griffs fourth overall in the conference.
• MWSU also ranks fourth in the league in steals averaging 9.94 takeaways per contest.
• Corbyn Cunningham and Chris Wilson rank in the top-five of the MIAA in field goal percentage. Cunningham ranks third averaging 55% from the field, while Wilson ranks fifth averaging 53%.
• Wilson and Cunningham also rank in the top-10 of the league in rebounding. Chris averages 8.4 boards per game ranking her fourth in the conference, while Corbyn averages 7.8 ranking her seventh.
• Katrina Roenfeldt averages 2.5 steals per game ranking her second in the MIAA in that stat category.
• KT also ranks eighth in the conference in assists averaging 3.4 dimes per contest.
• Kylee Williams and KT rank in the top-10 of the league in three-point field goals made per game. Williams 2.2 makes, while Roenfeldt averages 2.1.

 
SCOUTING FORT HAYS
 

• The Tigers rank in the top-five of the league in scoring averaging 78.4 points per game.
• FHSU also ranks second in the league in three-point field goal percentage averaging 36% from beyond the arc.
• The Tigers also rank third in the MIAA in steals averaging 16.82 takeaways per game.
• Belle Barbieri leads the conference in rebounding averaging 8.8 boards per contest. Barbieri also is the leading scorer for the Tigers averaging 11.7 points per contest.
• Jaden Hobbs ranks third in the MIAA in assists averaging 4.6 per game.
• Kacey Kennett ranks in the top-five of the conference in steals averaging two per game.

 
SCOUTING NEBRASKA-KEARNEY
 

• The Lopers lead the MIAA in scoring averaging 80.7 points per game. They also lead the league in field goal percentage averaging 47% from the field per contest.
• UNK also leads the conference in assists averaging 18.89 passes per game.
• The Lopers also defend the three-pointer well. Opponents average a mere 26% from beyond the arc.
• Haley Simental is the leading scorer for UNK averaging 11.9 points per game.
• Klaire Kirsch averages 7.8 rebounds per game ranking her in the top-10 of the conference in that category.
• Elisa Backes ranks in the top-10 of the MIAA in blocked shots averaging 1.1 per contest.