MARSHALL, Texas – Putting their 6-0 record on the line this week, the East Texas Baptist University women's basketball team will be tested by both McMurry University and Hardin-Simmons University on the road in Abilene, Texas. It will be the second trip in two weeks to Abilene to play basketball.
Both games will be non-conference contests. Check out the information below.
▶️G7 #ETBU🐯🆚 McMurry 🦅
🗓️ Thursday, December 17 |🕰️6:00 PM
🔢All-Time Series: McM 14-10
*Last ETBU Win: Jan. 4, 2020 (75-66)
*Last McM Win: Dec. 3, 2016 (63-51)
▶️G8 #ETBU🐯🆚 Hardin-Simmons 🤠
🗓️Saturday, December 19 |🕰️1:00 PM
🔢All-Time Series: HSU 22-8
*Last ETBU Win: Jan. 5, 2019 (62-47)
*Last HSU Win: Jan. 2, 2020 (53-51 (OT))
ETBU
* 6-0 after wins over Belhaven, Covenant College, and Piedmont College last week in AL.
* Defeated BU, 95-65.
Bridget Upton scored a season-high 23 points while
Mycah McDonald tallied 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
Mollie Dittmar had 11 points.
Taylor Singleton grabbed 10 rebounds.
* Defeated Covenant, 88-46. Upton and
Kenidi White had 12 points apiece while
Kaia Williams added 11 points.
* Defeated Piedmont, 81-64. Upton (15 points) and
Mallory Stephens (13 points) scored in double figures while Dittmar tallied a double-double (11 points, 10 rebounds)
* Upton earned ETBU's second American Southwest Conference Player of the Week by averaging 16.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.
* ETBU has scored 80+ point for four straight games.
* Lead the ASC in field goal percentage (45.1%), three-point percentage (30.7%) and free throw percentage (69.5%)
* Second in the ASC in scoring (79.8 ppg), scoring defense (57.5 ppg).
* Upton is fourth in the ASC and leads ETBU with 15.8 ppg.
* Stephens leads ETBU in rebounding with 26.
* Won their last five meetings against McM, including a 75-66 win last season.
* 3-7 in their last 10 meetings with HSU.
McM
* 0-1 after a 69-59 loss to Sul Ross State.
* Destiny Mathews (21 points), Taya Bridges (14 points), and Trinity Meador (12 points) scored in double-figures.
* Last defeated ETBU on Dec. 3, 2016 (63-51).
* Return eight members from last season's team, including 2019-20 All-ASC Freshman team member Destiny Matthews, who averaged 13.1 ppg and 8.2 rpg.
* Finished fourth in the ASC in rebounding (43.2 per game) and 7th in the ASC in scoring (67.3 ppg)
HSU
* 4-0 after 81-62 win over Howard Payne.
* Hallie Edmondson tallied 19 points while Parris Palmer recorded a double-double (13 points, 11 rebounds). Kaitlyn Ellis recorded four blocks.
* Lead the ASC with 81.8 ppg.
* Second in defense in the ASC holding teams to 55.5 rpg.
* Three Cowgirls are in the ASC Top 10 in scoring, including Brittany Schnabel (4th; 14.8 ppg), Samantha Tatum (6th; 13.0 ppg), and Edmondson (10th; 11.8 ppg)
* Keilee Burke second in the ASC in rebounding (12.0 rpg)
* Defeated ETBU 53-51 in overtime last season.
