FULTON, Mo. – The William Woods University Women's Basketball team returns home to face Stephens College on Thursday, January 12th at Anderson Arena. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
About the Owls
- The Owls enter the contest with an overall record of 10-5 with an AMC record of 7-3. WWU finds themselves in a three way tie for fourth place in the AMC
- In the Owls last contest, WWU was defeated by NAIA No. 1 Freed-Hardeman, 62-50, on January 7th
- Junior
Jasmine Brown leads the Owls in points per game averaging 13.6 points per game, averaging 6.87 rebounds per game, and has 17 blocks on the season ranking her 32nd in the nation
- Senior
April Gebke leads the Owls in assists averaging 3.53 assists per game and 53 on the season and has a total of 26 steals averaging 1.73 steals per game
- As a team, the Owls are ranked ninth in the nation in assists with 258 assists. They are also 19th in blocks with 55 blocks, and 20th in the nation in three-point field goals with 104 made
- WWU is the fifth ranked team in the nation in Assists to Turnover Ratio. The Owls are averaging 1.2 assists per turnover. Leading the team for the Owls in this category is
Bailey Rollins who is 18th in the nation. She has a 2.2 assist to turnover ratio
- As a team the Owls are averaging 73.5 points per game on the season. They have three players scoring in double figures on the season
WWU jumps out to quick starts on its opponents as they have outscored its opponents by 70 points in the first quarter of games this year
About the Stars
- The Stars enter the contest with an overall record of 4-13 and an AMC record of 2-8. Stephens finds itself tied for 10th in the AMC
- Stephens recently defeating St. Louis Pharmacy, 67-49, in its last game on January 7th
- The Stars have won two of its last three games. Prior to this stretch, Stephens was 2-12 on the season
- Kendahl Adams is ranked 49th in defensive rebounds averaging 5.2 rebounds per game. Adams is averaging 12.67 points per game
- Sadie Dugger leads the Stars in assists averaging 2.29 assists per game and has a total of 39 assists on the season
- As a team, the Stars are ranked 38th for offensive rebounds with 610 on the season
- Stephens is averaging 57.4 points per game while allowing 69.3 points per game. They are shooting 35.7 percent from the field while opponents are shooting 42.2 percent from the floor on the season
What's Next
The Owls will continue their season at home hosting Columbia on Saturday, January 14th tip-off at 1 p.m.
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