FULTON, Mo. - The William Woods University women's basketball team hosts William Baptist College on Thursday, February 16th in American Midwest Conference action. Tip-off set at 5:30 p.m.

About the Owls
- The Owls are currently 17-8 overall and have a record of 14-6 in the AMC
- Previously in this season, the Owls and Eagles met in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas and WWU came away with a 65-58 victory. Kelsey Scherder and Bailey Rollins both had 11 points in this previous matchup
- On Tuesday night, the Owls had its six game winning streak come to an end as they were defeated, 72-69, by Lindenwood-Belleville
- As a team, the Owls are ranked eighth in assists with a total of 420, and are also 10th in assists per game averaging 16.8 assists. April Gebke leads the Owls with 90 assists
- The Owls are also 18th in blocks with 92 on the season. Junior Jasmine Brown leads with 30 blocks on the season. On Tuesday night, Brown had five blocks against Lindenwood-Belleville
- Brown is also leading the Owls in points per game averaging 14.8 points, 156 rebounds, and 42 steals. At their last meeting, Brown scored 21 points along with four steals, two blocks, and two assists.
- On the season, the Owls are averaging 72.4 points per game and shooting 43.5 percent from the floor. They are holding opponents to 62.4 points per game and 36.1 percent shooting
- The Owls currently are in fifth place in the AMC. After Thursday's contest, the Owls will have three games remaining in the regular season

About the Lady Eagles
- The Lady Eagles are currently 10-16 overall and have a record of 7-13 in the AMC
- Tuesday night, the Lady Eagles were defeated, 70-50, by Central Baptist College. The loss for Williams Baptist was its third straight loss
- As a team, the Lady Eagles are ranked 28th in steals with 250 on the season with Alytrius Perry leading the team with an average of 2.5 steals per game and she has 65 steals in the season
- Alytrius Perry is ranked top 25 in steals (65) and assists (103). Perry is also ranked 31st in assists per game averaging 3.962 assists.
- Tashanescii Walker led the Lady Eagles in points scoring 15 points against the Owls in their previous matchup, on January 5th
- On the season, Williams Baptist is averaging 61.8 points per game and shooting 39.6 percent from the field, while allowing opponents to score 68.5 points per game and allowing opponents to shoot 41.6 percent from the floor
- With the regular season winding down, the Lady Eagles currently hold the eighth and final AMC Tournament spot. They have a half game lead on the Stars of Stephens College

What's Next
The Owls will compete in their last home game of the regular season on Saturday February, 18 when they host No. 1 Freed Hardeman tip-off set at 1 p.m. It is also senior day for the Owls. WWU will honor its seniors after the completion of their contest.