MARSHALL, Texas – Gaining their first two wins of the year this past weekend, the East Texas Baptist University women's basketball team will host regional opponent Trinity University this Saturday. This will be the first meeting between the two teams.
Below is the information for the game.
ETBU vs. Trinity University | Marshall, TX | Saturday, Nov. 23rd
Arena: Ornelas Gymnasium
Time: 1:00 PM
All-Time Series: First Meeting
ETBU
- 2-2 following wins over Sul Ross State University (79-31) and University of St. Thomas (TX) (75-70)
- Kim Childress led with 17 points in the win over UST while Amanda Wilson recorded 16 points and came two rebounds shy of a double-double
- Made 46% from the field vs. SRSU and 52% against UST
- Averaging 65.8 points per game while holding opponents to 58 points per game
- Average 40.2 rebounds per game, 16.3 assists per game, and 8.0 steals per game
- Kendrick Clark leads the team with 12.5 points per game
- Childress leads with 26 rebounds (6.5 per game) and 16 assists (4.0 per game) while sharing the steals lead of six with April Matthews
TU
- First meeting with ETBU in program history
- 2-1 following wins over #8 George Fox and Hardin-Simmons University
- Average 73.0 points per game, 24.3 rebounds per game, and 15.0 assists per game
- Abby Holland leads with 16.0 points per game while averaging 4.7 rebounds per game along with Hailey Coleman
- Jordan Rudd is the leader in assists per game at five
- Emily Daniel leads with three steals per game
- Played in NCAA Tournament in Richardson, Texas, in 2018
- Played for SCAC Tournament Championship last year
- Return 12 players from last year's team
- Strong, veteran team that upset #8 George Fox and lost to #9 St. Thomas only by three points
