Women's Basketball vs. Iowa Wesleyan Preview

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University women's basketball team looks to start a new winning streak on Wednesday when they'll host Iowa Wesleyan in its final regular season home game.

Iowa Wesleyan (5-18; 5-11 SLIAC) at Fontbonne (14-9; 13-3 SLIAC)

When: February 19^th, 2020

Location: DSAC

Time: 5:30 p.m.

Live Video: HERE

Live Stats: HERE

Last Meeting: Fontbonne def. Iowa Wesleyan 73-64 (1/18/20)

A Look At The Griffins

• The Griffins are coming off a tough 79-75 loss against Westminster on Saturday that snapped the teams 10-game winning streak. Despite the loss, the Griffins secured a spot in the SLIAC Tournament for the first time since 2016-17.
• History will be on the horizon on Wednesday as Rylee Stafford and Raven Venegas both look to join the 1,000 career point club.
• Stafford, a Jackson, Mo., native, needs just eight points to become the eighth player to reach 1,000 points. When she accomplishes the feat  she'll become the second fastest player in program history to 1,000 points needing just 74 games.
• Raven Venegas needs 15 points to reach 1,000 and she would be the third fastest needing just 92 games.
• On the year, they're averaging 67.6 points per game and shooting 41.4 percent from the floor.
• Stafford leads the offense with a team-high 15.9 points per game. She's totaled 179 3-pointers on the year which ranks her 16^th nationally.
• Raven Venegas averages 11.7 points on a 53.2 field goal percentage. She's coming off a season-high 23-point performance against Westminster.
• Kourtney White averages 8.7 points and ranks second on the team connecting on 46.8 percent of her shots from the floor.

A Look At The Iowa Wesleyan Tigers

• The Tigers earned a 79-77 win in its last time out on Saturday against MacMurray. The team shot a season-high 46.7 percent from downtown in the win.
• On the season, they're scoring 61.4 points per game and allowing 82.4.
• Allie Massner leads the offense averaging 16.0 points and shoots a team-high 41.3 percent from 3-point land.
• Morgan McCrea averages 14.1 points, while Maddie Williamson is third on the team in scoring (12.1 ppg).
• On the glass, the Tigers have its struggles where they pull down 29.3 rebounds per game, compared to its opponents 41.1.

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