FULTON, Mo. – With its winning streak at seven games, the William Woods University women's basketball team looks to make it eight games when they host Lindenwood University – Belleville on Tuesday, Jan. 3rd in American Midwest Conference action. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. at Anderson Arena.
  
About the Owls
-The Owls enter Tuesday's game against Lindenwood-Belleville with an 9-3 overall record and 6-1 mark in the American Midwest Conference. With the 6-1 mark, the Owls are tied for second in conference play
-WWU also comes into the contest on a seven game winning streak. The last loss for the Owls came on November 17th when they were defeated by Lyon College
-The Owls come into this week ranked fourth in the NAIA in defensive rebounds per game (31.5), fifth in assist/turnover ratio (1.335) and seventh in assists per game (18.2)
-William Woods has six players scoring in double-figures this season. Leading the scoring charge for WWU is junior Jasmine Brown. Brown is averaging 12.6 points per game
-Freshman, Kaycee Gerald follows averaging 11.4 points per game. Gerald also leads the team in rebounding this season as she is averaging 7.1 rebounds per game
-William Woods has outscored its opponents this season 924-798. The Owls have outscored teams 237-154 in the first quarter of games this season
-April Gebke leads the Owls in made three-pointers this season. Gebke has made 22 three-pointers on the season. Four players have hit 10 or more three-pointers this season for the Owls
-WWU is shooting 44.4 percent from the floor on the season, which is the best mark in the AMC
 
About the Lynx
-The Lynx enter the contest with an overall 9-4 record and 5-2 in AMC action. Lindenwood-Belleville is currently in fifth place in AMC action this season
-Lindenwood-Belleville got back on the win column on December 31st when they defeated Hannibal-LaGrange for its ninth win of the season. The game against the Trojans was its first game since December 17th
-The Lynx find themselves ranked No. 23 in the NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll. The next edition of the poll comes out on Tuesday January 3rd
-On the offensive end, the Lynx are averaging 69.5 points per game. Leading the way is Brianna Mueller and Alison Webb, who are the only two players to average double-figure points per game. Mueller is averaging 16.0 points per game while Webb follows averaging 15.0 points per game
-On the season, Lindenwood-Belleville is shooting 40.6 percent from the floor, which is the third best mark in the American Midwest Conference
-The Lynx find themselves ranked 19th in the NAIA in total blocks. They have recorded 44 blocks on the season. Candace Niemerg leads the way for the Lynx with 25 blocks this season
 
What's Next
Following the Owls home game against the Lynx, WWU hits the road for two games as they travel to Williams Baptist on January 5th and then Freed-Hardeman on January 7th. WWU returns home on January 12th.