Women's Basketball vs. Robert Morris-Springfield Preview
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University women’s basketball team hits the court tomorrow night to begin its 2018-19 season against Robert Morris-Springfield. Tip-off at 6 p.m.
66
Robert Morris-S'fiel
1-3
88
Fontbonne
1-0
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Robert Morris-S'fiel
1-3
|
17 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 66 |
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Fontbonne
1-0
|
27 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 88 |
Team Stats
Game Leaders
Robert Morris-S'fiel
Pts:
Deianira Stoudamire
- 28
Reb:
E'Lexus Murrell
- 7
Ast:
Deianira Stoudamire
- 5
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Robert Morris-S'fiel | Fontbonne |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (26-66) | (33-74) |
| Field Goal % | 39.4% | 44.6% |
| Rebounds | 38 | 51 |
| Assists | 14 | 26 |
| Turnovers | 20 | 20 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 20 | 19 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 0 | 18 |
| Pts in the Paint | 26 | 42 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 8 | 8 |
| Bench Pts | 14 | 36 |
November 12, 2018
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University women's basketball team hits the court tomorrow night to begin its 2018-19 season against Robert Morris-Springfield. Tip-off at 6 p.m.
Robert Morris-Springfield (1-2) vs. Fontbonne (0-0)
When: November 13th, 2018
Where: DSAC
Time: 6 p.m.
Live Video: HERE
Live Stats: HERE
A Look At The Griffins
- Fontbonne was picked to finish sixth in the SLIAC 2018-19 Preseason Poll.
- The team is coming off a 12-13 campaign in 2017-18 and finished 8-8 overall in SLIAC.
- Paige Black and Raven Venegas were named to the All-Conference Third Team.
- Black, a St. Louis, Mo., native, set new career-high marks in points per game (11.0), minutes per game (29.0), field goals made (95), 3-pointers made (63), rebounds (71), assists (64), and steals (66).
- Venegas put up 9.6 points per game and shot a career-high 46.8 percent from the field.
- Mallory Proffer, Rylee Stafford, Riley Guffey, Jillian Venegas, and Sarah Schraut all return for Fontbonne.
- Newcomers Madison Boaz, Lauren Smith, and Chloe Loehr look to step up this year for the Griffins.
- Last season, the Griffins opened with a 74-40 win over the Eagles. Riley Guffey led with 17 points.
A Look At The Robert Morris-Springfield Eagles
- The Eagles are off to a 1-2 start this year with its first victory coming against Southwestern Adventist (56-45).
- The team closed out the Rhema Bible Classic with a 61-58 loss against Randall University.
- On the year, the Eagles are putting up 61.7 points per game, but are shooting just 27.9 percent from the floor.
- E'Lexus Murrell leads with 18.3 points, while Sarah Norton owns a 13.3 point per game average.
- The Eagles have got it done on both ends of the glass averaging 53.3 rebounds per game and are forcing 11.3 steals per game.
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