MARSHALL, Texas – Down to the last two weeks of regular season, the East Texas Baptist University women's basketball team will start their first of their final four home games this week with two contests against the remaining American Southwest Conference teams on their schedule. It will be a Thursday night showdown with #17 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor while Saturday they will face Concordia University - Texas.
Below are the information about the games.
ETBU vs. University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | Marshall, TX | Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020
Arena: Ornelas Gymnasium
Time: 7:30 PM
All-Time Series: UMHB 14-10
* Last ETBU Win: Feb. 24, 2018 (71-70)
* Last UMHB Win: Feb. 22, 2019 (64-62)
ETBU vs. Concordia University (TX) | Marshall, TX | Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020
Arena: Ornelas Gymnasium
Time: 3:00 PM
All-Time Series: ETBU 11-7
* Last ETBU Win: Dec. 1, 2018 (68-53)
* Last CTX Win: Dec. 17, 2016 (81-60)
ETBU
- 16-5 overall and 10-2 in the ASC East following a win over the University of Ozarks and a loss to the University of Texas Dallas.
- Ranked 9th in South Region
- Defeated UO, 59-48. Amanda Wilson and Tatyana Lacey both finished with a team-high seven points.
- Lost, 70-52, to UTD on Saturday. Paige Royal led with 16 points while Kendrick Clark tallied 12 points.
- Last defeated UMHB, 71-70, in the 2018 ASC Conference Championship game. Kim Childress scored 13 points in the second half of the game, including the game-winning shot.
- Defeated CTX, 68-53, last season. Clark (15 points) and Wilson (11 points) both tallied in double-figures.
- ETBU is sixth in the ASC in scoring 67.8 points per game.
- Lead the ASC in fewest points allowed (54.5 per game), field goal percentage (42.7%), and field goal percentage defense (32.9%).
- Second in the ASC in defensive rebounds (29.0 per game)
- Fourth in the ASC assists with 16.4 per game.
- Clark leads ETBU with 12.4 ppg.
- Childress is in the ASC Top 10 in rebounding (8th; 7.2 per game) and defensive rebounds (5.7 per game)
- Wilson remains on top of the ASC in field goal percentage (58.2%) while she is 10th with 0.9 blocks per game.
UMHB
- 17-4 overall and 10-2 in the ASC West after a 112-70 win over Howard Payne.
- Defeated ETBU in the semifinals of the ASC Tournament last season 64-62.
- Reached the NCAA Sweet Sixteen last season.
- Currently ranked 17th in d3hoops.com poll
- Ranked 5th South Region
- Second in the ASC in scoring (74.0 ppg), field goal percentage (42.2%), assists (17.0 per game)
- Third in the ASC in three-point field percentage defense (27.2%)
- Fourth in the ASC with 60.6 ppg allowed.
- First in the ASC in defensive rebounds (29.6 per game).
- Hannah Holt named the ASC West Division Player of the Week for the fifth time this season. She is seventh in the ASC in scoring (16.1 ppg) and field goal percentage (46.2%) while ninth in free throw percentage.
- Kendall Rollins is tenth in the ASC with a 33.8% three-point field goal percentage.
- Allaira Jones is fourth in the ASC in rebounds per game (8.0), fifth in blocks per game (1.1), and second in defensive rebounds (5.9 per game).
CTX
- 9-12 overall and 6-6 in the ASC West after a 78-56 win over Sul Ross State
- Ninth in the ASC in scoring with 65.9 ppg while sixth in points allowed (66.3 ppg).
- Sixth in the ASC in free throw percentage (66.6 ppg).
- Second in the ASC in three-point field goal percentage (31.6%) and three-pointers made (184)
- Third in the ASC in steals per game (12.0)
- Payton Berger is the leading scorer (12.0 ppg) and rebounder (5.8 rpg) for the Tornadoes. She also is fifth in three-point field goal percentage (38.8%)
- Havyn Perez is the assist leader with 4.4 per game, which is third in the ASC.
- Alyssa Marquez is on top of the ASC in three-point field goal percentage (47.4%)
- Kaycie Dunkerley is third in the ASC with 48 made three-point field goals.
