FULTON, Mo. – The William Woods University women's basketball team hosts Park University on Saturday, January 20th for an American Midwest Conference matchup. WWU will be looking for its fifth straight win. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m.
Â
About the Owls
- WWU enters the matchup with a 12-7 overall record and are 9-4 in the AMC
- The Owls are coming off an 60-47 victory over Stephens College. This was the Owls fourth straight victory
- William Woods are 13th in the NAIA in free throw percentage with a 73.8 percentage
- WWU is 20th in the NAIA in assists with 273 in the season
-Â
Kaycee Gerald ranks 10th in assists with 77 on the season and is averaging 4.05 assists per game
-Â
Jasmine Brown ranks 7th in the nation with 35 blocks this season, and is 11th in the NAIA averaging 1.84 blocks per game
-Â
Jasmine Brown leads the Owls in scoring as she is averaging 13.6 points per game. On the season she has scored 259 points, the 33rd most
-Â
Peyton Greenlee follows Brown in scoring as she averages 13.2 points per game. She has scored 250 points on the season, the 38th most in the NAIA
- The Owls are scoring 70.4 points per game on the season and are shooting 41.5 percent from the floor
- Opponents are averaging 65.1 points on the Owls and are shooting 38.7 percent
-
Kaycee Gerald is third on the Owls in scoring averaging 10.6 points per game. She leads the Owls in rebounding averaging 6.9 rebounds per game
Â
About the Pirates
- The Pirates are 4-12 overall on the season and are 4-9 in the AMC action
- The Pirates are on a five game losing streak, with its last win coming on December 30th when they defeated Stephens 66-51
- Krystal Forrester ranks 19th in the NAIA in blocks per game, averaging 1.5 blocks, and has a total of 24 blocks in the season, 21st best in the NAIA
- Jenae Rowe leads the Pirates in points with 115 in the season and averages 4.3 rebounds per game
- As a team, the Pirates are averaging 54.9 points per game and are shooting 33.8 percent from the field. They are shooting 26.2 percent on three-pointers on the season
- Opponents are averaging 65.8 points per game and are shooting 38.3 percent against the Pirates
- On the season, the Pirates are holding teams to shoot 28.1 percent on three-point field goals, which is 24th best in the nation
- Park's Jenae Rowe leads the team in scoring averaging 8.2 points per game
What's Next
The Owls will head to St. Louis, Missouri to face the Spartans of Missouri Baptist University in AMC action on January 25th, tip-off set for 5:30 p.m.
Hear From Coach Chapla
Â