MARSHALL, Texas – Looking to end the non-conference schedule with momentum before heading into American Southwest Conference play, the East Texas Baptist University women's basketball heads to Longview, Texas for two games in Solheim Arena at Letourneau University's campus after Christmas. ETBU will face two northern teams in Blackburn College and Benedictine College in the Holiday Classic on December 28-29.
Below are the information about the games.
ETBU vs. Blackburn College | Longview, TX | Saturday, Dec. 28th
Arena: Solheim Arena
Time: 5:00 PM
All-Time Series: First Meeting
ETBU vs. Benedictine College | Longview, TX | Sunday, Dec. 29th
Arena: Solheim Arena
Time: 1:00 PM
All-Time Series: First Meeting
ETBU
- 4-3 on the season after win against Millsaps College
- Kendrick Clark (24 points) and Kim Childress (21 points) reached 20-plus points in the win over MC
- Fifth in the conference in scoring with 69.0 points per game
- Lead the conference in field goal shooting with 45.8%
- Fifth in the conference with 40.0 rebounds per game
- Clark leads ETBU in scoring with 17.0 points per game
- Childress leads the team with 6.3 rebounds per game and 3.4 assists per game
Blackburn
- 3-4 overall following a win at Principia College
- Averaging 60.0 points per game, 42.4 rebounds per game, and 11.3 assists per game
- Savannah Kruse leads the Beavers in points (14.2 points per game) and rebounds (8.3 rebounds per game). Produced 23 points against Alverno and 20 against PC
- Megan Lindzy (13.0 points per game) and Lexie Black (11.7 points per game) are also averaging double figures in scoring
- Jenna Dudra has 4.3 assists per game to lead the Beavers
Benedictine
- 6-1 after a victory over Concordia University-Chicago
- Scoring 71.3 points per game while giving up 61.7 points per game
- Grab 41.4 rebounds per game and 14.3 assists per game
- Allison Michalski averages 18.9 points per game and 6.6 rebounds per game.
- Michalski has had four 20+ point games, including 31 vs. Illinois Tech
- Alex Fanning averages 11.2 rebounds per game to lead the Eagles
