FULTON, Mo. – The William Woods University Women's Basketball team returns from Christmas Break on Thursday, December 29th when they host St. Louis College of Pharmacy at 2 p.m. at Anderson Arena. This will be the Owls first game since they played at Hannibal-LaGrange University on December 13th.
About the Owls
- William Woods returns to action Thursday after a 16-day layoff as they host St. Louis College of Pharmacy. The Owls won its last contest on December 13th when they defeated Hannibal-LaGrange University, 81-53, in American Midwest Conference action
- WWU enters the contest with a 7-3 overall record and 4-1 in AMC action. William Woods is receiving votes in the last edition of the NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 poll
- The Owls enter the game on a five-game winning streak. The winning streak started on November 19th with an 86-79 victory over Central Baptist College
- William Woods scored 81 points in its last contest against Hannibal-LaGrange. It was the fourth time this season the Owls scored over 80 points. Each time the Owls scored over 80 points, they have won the contest
- WWU is averaging 75.5 points per game this season. The Owls have a balanced scoring attack as five Owls are averaging double-figures.
Jasmine Brown leads the Owls with 13.4 points per game.
Kelsey Scherder (11.7 ppg),
April Gebke (11.6 ppg),
Kaycee Gerald (11.5 ppg) and
Peyton Greenlee (10.8 ppg), round out the double-figure scorers
- William Woods is holding teams to 68.6 points per game this season and have forced 125 turnovers on the season. The Owls also have recorded 72 steals, led by Brown, who has 18.
- WWU ranks 16th in the NAIA as they are averaging 16.5 assists per game. Gerald leads the Owls with 3.5 assists per game
- The Owls also rank 17th in the nation in field goal percentage. On the season, WWU is shooting 43.0 percent from the floor. The 43.0 field goal percentage is the second best in the American Midwest Conference. They only trail Lyon College, 43.9 percent, in this category
About the Eutectics
- St. Louis Pharmacy enters Thursdays contest against the Owls on a five-game losing streak. In the Eutectics last contest, they were defeated 75-38 by Central Baptist College
- The Eutectics are 1-5 on the season. Its lone victory came in its first game of the year when they defeated Central Christian College, 63-62
- Morgan Rose leads the team in scoring as she averages 11.8 points per game. She scored a season-high 21 points in the season-opener against Central Christian College. Over her last two games she is averaging 4.0 points per game and is shooting 2-24 over the last two games. She is shooting 23.7 percent from the floor on the season and 17.1 percent from behind the arch
- The Eutectics are averaging 47.3 points per game on the season. Besides Rose, St. Louis Pharmacy has one player, Eledria Franklin, who is averaging double-figures in scoring. Franklin is averaging 10.2 points per game and scored 15 points, on December 15th
- Pharmacy is shooting 21.0 percent per game from behind the arc. They have made 22-of-105 three-pointers. Morgan Rose leads the team with seven makes on the season. Franklin follows making six
- The Eutectics are shooting 29.2 percent from the floor on the season as they are 107-for-367 on the season. Rose leads the way as she has 23 field goal makes on the season
- Pharmacy has committed 135 turnovers on the season, while only forcing 106 turnovers
What's Next
The Owls return at action on Saturday, December 31st when they host Park University at 1 p.m. at Anderson Arena.
