MARSHALL, Texas – For the second week in a row, East Texas Baptist University will be at home playing in Ornelas Gym hosting no. 15 Hardin-Simmons University and McMurry University. After this week, ETBU will only have three more home games for the 2022-23 season.
 
ETBU is now 12-4 overall and 6-3 in the American Southwest Conference. Falling short to Texas Dallas, 71-55, the Tigers shot 35% overall, 27% outside the 3-point circle, and 68% on the line last Thursday. They then defeated the University of the Ozarks, 79-39, on Saturday shooting 52%.
 
Leading ETBU is Bridget Upton, Mollie Dittmar, and Jade Goynes. Upton currently leads the team in points with 189 and field goals going 64-for-139. Against Texas Dallas, she recorded 12 points and then had 16 points vs. Ozarks. This season, she is averaging 11.8 points per game, shooting 46% overall, and 33% beyond the arc. In the ASC, she is leading in free throw percentage at 84% going 43-for-51. 
 
Dittmar leads the team in rebounds recently getting her 100^th of the season. She also is tops on the team in free throws made with 46. She led the team with eight rebounds against Texas Dallas recording 11 points and setting season high of three steals. Against the Ozarks, she recorded six rebounds and  11 points going 4-of-4 from the floor. Overall, she has 155 points this season averaging 9.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game while shooting 67% overall. 
 
Goynes was the leading scorer vs. Texas Dallas with 19 points, shooting 47% overall, making three three-pointers. In that game, she also recorded two steals and six rebounds. For the season, she is averaging 13.9 points per game, has 17 steals, is shooting 46%. 
 
The Tigers will be taking on HSU on Thursday, January 19th at 5:30 pm. They two teams last faced off in Abilene this past December, where the Cowgirls won, 81-65. The Tigers last came out victorious in January of 2022, 56-51. Leading HSU is ASC player of the week Samantha Tatum. This is Tatum's second time receiving player of the week this season. She averages 10.9 points per game, with 174 total this season. Tatum is shooting 52% on the floor, averaging g 36% beyond the arc.
 
On Saturday, January 21st at 1:00 pm, the Tigers will be taking on the McMurry University War Hawks. They last faced each other in December as ETBU came out on top, 76-51. The War Hawks last won in December of 2016, 63-51. Leading McMurry is Emily Holland as she is ranked first in the ASC for scoring, with 258 points this season averaging 17.2 points per game. Holland also leads the team in three-pointers (37-96) and free throws (67-84) leading the ASC in three-pointers per game.