MARSHALL, Texas - After missing a week due to inclement weather, the #2 East Texas Baptist University women's basketball team is back in action taking on LeTourneau University, twice, this week. They will be home on Thursday night for Senior Night and then travel to Longview, Texas, on Saturday.
Below is information on the games.
▶️G20/21 #ETBU🐯🆚 LeTourneau 🐝
🗓️ Thursday, February 25, 2021 |🕰️5:30 PM
🏟 Ornelas Gymnasium
🗓️ Saturday, February 27, 2021 |🕰️1:00 PM
🏟 Solheim Center
🔢All-Time Series: ETBU 32-14
*Last ETBU Win: Feb. 1, 2020 (50-47)
*Last LETU Win: Feb. 4, 2017 (75-63)
ETBU
- 19-0 after 62-48 win over the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
- 11-0 in the ASC East
- Hanna Hudson tied a season high with 14 points including three three-pointers. Mallory Stephens (nine points, seven assists) and Grace Stephens (eight points, seven rebounds) recorded 17 points in between.
- Held UMHB to under 10 points in the first two quarters.
- Held opponents to under 50 points in four of the last five games.
- Defeated LETU in both meetings (67-53, 50-47) last year to extend their winning streak to six games over the Yellow Jackets
- Remain the ASC leader in ppg (73.9 ppg), points allowed (52.5 ppg), field goal percentages (41.6%), three-point percentage (34.7%), and rebounding (45.9 rpg).
- Mallory Stephens leads the ASC in free throw percentage (80.0%)
LETU
- 10-3 overall and 6-2 in the ASC East following a 71-51 win over Ozarks. Malacia Guy (16 points), Keauna Whitfield (13 points), and Ajanae Thomas (13 points) scored in double-figures for LETU.
- Whitfield averaged 16.5 ppg against ETBU last season.
- Averaging 69.8 ppg (3rd), 45.7 rpg (2nd), and 14.8 apg (2nd)
- Tied for the ASC lead in steals per game (12.0)
- Whitfield (15.7 ppg; 2nd), Thomas (14.5 ppg; 4th), and Guy (13.2 ppg; 6th) are in the top 10 in scoring.
- Flora Akingbade leads the ASC in rebounding (10.7 rpg)
- Thomas is second in the ASC in field goal percentage (50.4%)
- Guy is the ASC leader in assists (4.9 apg)
