THIS WEEK IN GRIFFON WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Wednesday, Feb. 5, 5:30 p.m. vs. Lincoln
Saturday, Feb. 8, 1:30 p.m. vs. Central Missouri
 
ST. JOSEPH – Missouri Western Women's Basketball returns to MWSU Fieldhouse this week for two more MIAA matchups. The Griffons (15-5, 7-4 MIAA) will host Lincoln (3-17, 0-11 MIAA) on Wednesday then turnaround and host Central Missouri (17-3, 11-0 MIAA) on Saturday.
 
The Griffons are returning to St. Joseph after a one-point loss at Central Oklahoma and a win in Wichita against Newman. They hope to re-ignite the home win streak as they are currently 9-1 on Tom Smith Court.
 
PREVIEWING THE GRIFFONS
 

• Missouri Western ranks third in the MIAA in field goal percentage averaging 45% per contest.
• The Griffons also rank fourth in the conference in steals averaging 10.05 takeaways per game.
• Corbyn Cunningham ranks third in the conference in field goal percentage averaging 55% per game.
• Cunningham also ranks in the top-five of the league in rebounding averaging 8.3 boards per contest.
• Corbyn and Chris Wilson rank in the top-10 of the league in scoring. Corbyn Cunningham averages 14.9 per game while Wilson tallies 14.6.
• Wilson also averages 53% from the field ranking in the top-five in the MIAA.
• Chris Wilson averages 8.3 boards per game which puts her in the top-five of the league as well.
• Katrina Roenfeldt ranks in the top-10 of the MIAA in assists averaging 3.5 dimes per game.
• KT and Kylee Williams rank in the top-10 of the league in three-point field goals made per game. Roenfeldt averages 2.3 while Williams averages 2.1.
• KT ranks second in the conference in steals averaging 2.7 takeaways per contest.

 
SCOUTING LINCOLN
 

• The Blue Tigers lead the MIAA in offensive rebounding, averaging 15.8 on that end of the glass.
• LU also averages 8.95 steals per contest ranking them in the top-five of the conference.
• Kaloni Pryear is the leading scorer for the Blue Tigers averaging 16.3 points per game. This total ranks in the top-five of the MIAA.
• Pryear also averages 45% from the field ranking her in the top-10 of the league in that stat category.
• Vivian Chigbu ranks third in the conference in rebounding averaging 8.4 boards per game.
• Chigbu also averages 1.8 steals per game ranking her in the top-10 of the league in that stat category.

 
SCOUTING CENTRAL MISSOURI
 

• The Jennies rank second in the league in blocked shots averaging 4.25 rejections per game.
• UCM also ranks in the top-five of the conference in field goal percentage averaging 44% from the field.
• Megan Skaggs and Morgan Fleming rank in the top-10 of the league in scoring. Skaggs averages 16.5 and Fleming averages 15.2 per game.
• Nija Collier leads the MIAA in rebounding averaging 9.4 boards per game.
• Collier ranks second in the conference in blocked shots averaging 1.8 rejections per game.
• Morgan VanHyfte averages two steals per game for the Jennies. This ratio ranks her in the top-10 of the league in that stat category.