ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Griffon Women's Basketball will take their 10-game winning streak into Saturday's Senior Day for a battle with the Rogers State Hillcats inside the MWSU Fieldhouse.

TICKETS + WHERE TO WATCH/LISTEN
Griffon WBB (20-4, 15-3 MIAA) will once again hit the airwaves of KFEQ Radio, as fans can tune in with "The Voice of the Griffons" Tommy Rezac on the call. The games will air on KFEQ - AM 680 and the KFEQ Live Stream. 
 
Games are also available to watch for a subscription fee on the MIAA Network. The pregame show starts 30 minutes prior to tipoff. Game admission can be found in the "Tickets" tab.

SENIOR DAY CELEBRATION
The following Griffons will be honored on Senior Day:

• Camille Evans | Guard
• Johnni Gonzalez | Guard
• Connie Clarke | Forward
• Brionna Budgetts | Guard
• Mary Fultz | Forward
• Jordan Cunningham | Guard/Forward

MACRO MIAA NUMBERS
The Griffons currently lead the MIAA in the following categories:

1. Points total: 1,829 (11th in NCAA Division II)
2. Average scoring margin: +18.7 (ninth in DII)
3. Field goals made: 687 (eighth in DII)
4. Field goals attempted: 1,511 (seventh in DII)
5. Opponent field goal percentage: 35.4% (21st in DII)
6. Opponent free throw percentage: 67.1%
7. Threes made: 184 (16th in DII)
8. Threes made per game: 7.7 (23rd in DII)
9. Assists: 403 (11th in DII)
10. Assists per game: 16.8 (15th in DII)
11. Assist/turnover ratio: 1.25 (sixth in DII)
12. Turnover margin: +5.38 (15th in DII)
13. Turnovers forced: 451
14. Steals: 266 (20th in DII)
15. Steals per game: 11.1 (32nd in DII)

NOTABLES

• Missouri Western is all alone in first place in the MIAA standings.
• Western is ranked No. 24 in the WBCA Top-25 Poll.
• The Griffons are 3-0 vs. top-25 teams this season. 
• Now at 20-4, MWSU has etched three straight 20-win seasons. It's the program's 20-win stretch since doing so for nine seasons from 1997-2005.
• Now winners of 10 in a row, the Griffons are one game shy of tying of marking a new high in the Candi Whitaker Era.
• Western has won 10 straight home games, the most under Whitaker. 
• Senior forward Connie Clarke is seventh in the MIAA with 7.5 rebounds per game and 13th with 12.9 ppg.
• Clarke leads the MIAA with 59 steals and 2.5 per game.
• Clarke also leads the team with 21 blocks, placing her ninth in the league. Freshman forward Tiani Ellison is 10th with 20 rejections.
• Clarke and junior guard Alyssa Bonilla lead MWSU with 62 assists, tying them for 16th in the MIAA.
• Senior guard Brionna Budgetts is tied for third in the MIAA with 45 made threes. Junior guards Jayme Jackson and Mackenzie Hart are tied for 21st with 29 each.

2/17 - SCOUTING ROGERS STATE | 1:30 PM
Sitting in 11th place, Rogers State (9-14, 4-13 MIAA) comes to St. Joseph on a three-game losing streak. The Hillcats fell to Northwest Missouri State 59-41 on Thursday night in Maryville, Missouri. Rogers is 1-7 on the road this season.

Who to Watch
Senior forward Alayzha Knapp is second in the MIAA With 17.2 ppg. Fellow senior forward Trinity Jackson is 11th with 6.7 rpg. Jackson is also sixth with 25 rejections near the rim. The offense is typically ignited by sophomore guard Kaya Goldsby, who is eighth with 74 assists and fourth with 48 steals.

Head Coach
Heather Davis is in first year as head coach for Rogers State. A Central Oklahoma graduate from 2012, she is the fifth head coach in RSU WBB history after serving as an assistant coach at Southwestern Oklahoma State last season. She also spent eight years on staff at UCO from 2014-2022. She played college ball at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (2008-10) and UCO (2010-12). As an assistant with UCO, her Bronchos went 5-8 when playing MWSU. She is 0-1 vs. Whitaker and MWSU as a head coach.

Rivalry Record Rabbit Hole
The Griffons are 6-0 since first playing RSU in 2020. Western is also 3-0 when hosting the Hillcats in St. Joseph. Whitaker owns all six wins against Rogers. 

Last Time We Met
Box Score
Western won in dominant fashion earlier this season, defeating RSU 84-44 on Jan. 4 back at the Claremore Expo Center. Junior guard Jayme Jackson led MWSU with 17 points, and Budgetts chipped in with 15 of her own. Clarke also had 11 oints and pulled down a game-high seven rebounds. The Griffs held RSU to 22.6% from the field and 22.7% from 3-point range. 

ON THIS DAY IN GRIFFON WBB HISTORY
Feb. 17 | Box Score
Back on this day in 2022, MWSU punctuated its 20th win of the season with a 67-44 victory over Washburn at the MWSU Fieldhouse. Clarke had an outstanding night, leading MWSU with game highs of 20 points and 17 rebounds. Her 17 boards are the third most in MWSU single-game history.