Joplin, Mo. - The Missouri Southern women's basketball team (11-9, 3-7 MIAA) takes on Missouri Western (9-9, 4-5 MIAA) tomorrow afternoon at 5:30 pm for the only game that the two teams will play this season.
Game Information
Date: Thursday January 31, 2019
Tip-Off: 5:30 pm
Location: St. Joseph, Mo.
Site: MWSU Fieldhouse
Series Record: 53-33
Media Coverage
MSSU Radio: Fox Sports Joplin 101.3 FM, 107.9 FM, AM 1560, 1340 AM; 88.7 FM KXMS
Audio: http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/WMBH
Webcast: http://themiaanetwork.com/mssulions/
Live Stats: https://gogriffons.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary
Picking Up the Scent: Five Components on Opponents
Missouri Western
- Picked Sixth in the MIAA preseason poll (w/ Pittsburg State)
- National Rankings (301 schools - Top-50):
- 46th in turnover margin (3.4)
- Katrina Roenfeldt is 37th in three-point field goals per game (2.72)
- Roenfeldt is 40th in three-point field goals made and attempted (49 & 134)
- Return nine total players, including both All-MIAA recipients senior guard Melica Richardson (HM), senior forward Dossou Ndiaye (HR), and red-shirt senior forward Cera Ledbetter (HM)
- Have won five of their last six games inside MWSU Fieldhouse (6-4 record at home)
- Head coach Rob Edmisson registered 15 seasons with more than 20 wins (four 30-plus wins) and only two losing seasons across 22 seasons at the JUCO (Hutchinson), NAIA (Oklahoma City), and D2 (Mo. West) levels combined
Quick Notes
Stop the Polls
The Lions were picked to finish 10th in the MIAA after going 11-17 overall and 8-11 in MIAA play during the 2017-18 campaign. Defending NCAA Champions Central Missouri was picked to win the MIAA with 13 first-place votes while Fort Hays received the remaining first place vote and was picked second. Emporia State (3), Washburn (4), and Central Oklahoma (5) rounded out the top-5. FHSU (6) and UCM (23) both moved up two spots while Lindenwood continues to receive votes to round out the MIAA representation surrounding the National Coaches' poll.
Leader of the Pride
Guard
Chelsey Henry returns as the only senior from last year's squad and will be looked upon to make sure that all nine newcomers understand what it means to compete in what is the MIAA. After sitting out the first three games of the season, the Neosho native remains second in the MIAA averaging 16.7 points per game while shooting 40.9 percent from the field for fourth in the conference.
Welcome to the Club
Henry soared over the 1,000 career-point barrier against Illinois-Springfield and now stands in 12th on the MSSU All-Time scoring list with 1,154 after scoring 13 points against Emporia State last Saturday trailing Erin Rice (1,220) by 66 points for a spot in the top ten.
How many Transfers are we going to take before passing? FOUR!!!
With eight players departing, the coaching staff mapped out the entire college basketball landscape in order to find four transfers and they did in the shape of 6'1 forward
Laure Assena (Lipscomb University), 5'10 guard
Chasidee Owens (Ouachita Baptist), 5'8 guard
Destiny Cozart (John A. Logan), and 6'2 center
Jordan Schoenberger (Independence CC).
To be the BEST, you have to BEAT the BEST!
As the Lions enter the second half of the 2018-19 season, they will have to prepare for the second toughest schedule going forward according to NCAA statistics. The Lions' future opponents currently have a combined record of 95-35, calculating highest winning percentage of .702. Fellow MIAA members Northeastern State (3), Lincoln (6), and Pittsburg State (10) also fall into the top-ten as well.
Among the 17% (Top-50 out of 301 teams)
24th in blocks (84)
3st in rebounds (809)
44th in block shots per game (4.2)
46th in free throws made (280)
49th in free throw attempts (400)
Up Next
Lions continue road trip against Northwest Missouri on Ground Hog Day (Feb. 2) at 1:30 pm to tip off the month of February.
