Women's Basketball at Iowa Wesleyan Preview
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University women’s basketball team searches for its third straight win on Saturday when they’ll take on Iowa Wesleyan. Tip-off at 1 p.m.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University women's basketball team searches for its third straight win on Saturday when they'll take on Iowa Wesleyan. Tip-off at 1 p.m.
Fontbonne (6-8; 5-2 SLIAC) at Iowa Wesleyan (2-11; 2-4 SLIAC)
When: January 18th, 2020
Location: Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Time: 1 p.m.
Live Video: HERE
Last Meeting: Fontbonne def. Iowa Wesleyan 81-55 (2/13/19)
A Look At The Griffins
- Fontbonne picked up another key SLIAC win on the road after defeating Westminster 76-68 on Wednesday. It was the first win for Fontbonne at Westminster since 2010.
- Raven Venegas led with a team-high 21 points on 10-of-17 shooting. Rylee Stafford added 20 points, while Riley Guffey came off the bench to contribute a season-high 17 points. Kourtney White was the final player in double-figures with 13.
- On the year, they're averaging 64.3 points per game and shooting 39.4 percent from the floor.
- Stafford leads with a team-high 14.9 season average but has found plenty of success in conference play where the reigning SLIAC Player of the Week averages a team-high 21 points on a 49.0 field goal percentage. She's also hitting 41.1 percent from downtown.
- Raven Venegas averages 11.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game overall, while in conference play she's posting up 12.4 points on a team-high 52.1 field goal percentage.
A Look At The Iowa Wesleyan Tigers
- The Tigers snapped its seven-game slide with a 61-56 victory over MacMurray on Wednesday.
- The team shot 35.2 percent from the floor and were paced by Sydney Farrar's game-high 23 points.
- On the season, they're scoring 58.4 points per game. Defensively, they're allowing 83.2 points on a 48.2 field goal percentage.
- On the glass, they've been outrebounded 40.0-29.5 and average 19.1 turnovers per game.
- Individually, both Morgan McCrea and Allie Massner are tied putting up 15.5 points per game.
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