MARSHALL, Texas – Riding a seven-game winning streak following two road wins against ASC East competition, the East Texas Baptist University women's basketball team is set to take on rival LeTourneau University twice this week. ETBU will look to extend their lead over LETU in the East Division.
Below is the information about the games.
ETBU at LeTourneau | Longview, TX | Thursday, Jan. 30th
Arena: H.O. West Fieldhouse
Time: 7:30 PM
ETBU at LeTourneau | Marshall, TX | Saturday, Feb. 1st
All-Time Series: ETBU 30-14
* Last ETBU Win: Feb. 12, 2019 (65-48)
* Last LETU Win: Feb. 4, 2017 (75-63)
ETBU (13-4/7-1)
- 13-4 overall and 7-1 in the ASC East after wins over Louisiana College and Belhaven University.
- Defeated LC, 81-43. Kendrick Clark tallied 13 points while Amanda Wilson had 10 points. Kim Childress recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
- Defeated BU, 79-61. Childress recorded a double-double with 29 points and 13 rebounds. Wilson and Mollie Daniel put up 13 points apiece.
- Childress was named Co ASC-East Division Player of the Week for the third time this season and fourth time in her career.
- Won seven straight games dating back to the win over McMurry.
- Won the last four meetings against LETU, including wins of 75-44 and 65-48 last season.
- Clark averaged 19.5 points per game in last season's contests with LETU scoring 23 and 16 points.
- Sixth in the ASC averaging 70.4 ppg.
- Lead the ASC in fewest points allowed (54.4 ppg), field goal percentage (44.1%), and assists (17.6 per game)
- Childress leads ETBU with 13.3 ppg, which is 12th in the ASC. She's in the top 10 in the ASC in rebounds (T9; 7.1 per game), field goal percentage (8th; 46.0%), and defensive rebounds (3rd; 5.5 per game)
- Clark is 13th in the ASC and second on ETBU with 12.3 ppg. She also is tied for seventh with 2.0 made threes per game.
- Wilson leads the ASC in field goal percentage (59.8%).
LETU (10-7/6-2)
- 10-7 overall and 6-2 in the ASC East following wins over BU and LC.
- Defeated BU, 85-74. Micayla Mikulski recorded a double-double with 30 points and 17 rebounds
- Defeated LC, 83-71. Scruffy Hopkins recorded a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds while Keauna Whitfield tallied 19 points and recorded nine rebounds.
- Winners of their last four games.
- Last defeated ETBU, 75-63, on Feb. 4, 2017 in Marshall.
- Fifth in the ASC in points scored (70.8 ppg) and points allowed (63.2 ppg)
- Second in the ASC in rebounds (44.6 per game) and steals (12.9 per game)
- Fourth in the ASC in blocked shots with 3.0 per game.
- Whitfield is first on LETU and fifth in the ASC in scoring with 16.6 ppg.
- Flora Akingbale leads LETU and is seventh in the ASC in rebounding with 7.5 rpg.
- Vanessa Cruz is fourth in the ASC with 4.4 assists per game.
- Mikulski is fourth in the ASC with 82.9% from the free throw line.
