Women's Basketball at Blackburn Preview
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University women’s basketball team looks for its sixth straight win on Wednesday when they’ll visit Blackburn. Tip-off at 5:30 p.m.
January 27, 2020
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University women's basketball team looks for its sixth straight win on Wednesday when they'll visit Blackburn. Tip-off at 5:30 p.m.
Fontbonne (9-8; 8-2 SLIAC) at Blackburn (4-12; 2-8 SLIAC)
When: January 29th, 2020
Location: Carlinville, Ill.
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Live Video: HERE
Last Meeting: Fontbonne def. Blackburn 60-46 (12/7/19)
A Look At The Griffins
- Fontbonne won its fifth straight last Saturday after coming away with the 70-47 win over MacMurray.
- Raven Venegas and Riley Guffey tied with 12 points each, while Kourtney White added 11.
- On the year, the Griffins are averaging 66.5 points on a 40.2 field goal percentage. In conference play, they're putting up 71. 5 points and shooting 43.1 percent from the floor.
- Individually, Rylee Stafford has dominated conference foes with a 20.4 point per game average in 10 games. She's shooting 47.8 percent from the floor, 41.9 percent from downtown, and 80.9 percent from the charity-stripe.
- Raven Venegas averages 11.6 points in nine conference starts and connects on a team-high 55.6 percent of her shots. She also leads on the glass pulling down 6.0 rebounds per game.
- Jillian Venegas averages 8.0 points, while White and Guffey are putting up 7.3 and 7.2 points per game, respectively in conference play.
A Look At The Blackburn Beavers
- The Beavers dropped its sixth straight game in its last outing after falling 71-41 against Eureka.
- On the year, they're scoring 56.7 points per game and are led by Savannah Kruse's 15.3 points per game.
- Defensively, they're allowing 73.9 points and are committing 22.3 turnovers per game.
- Lexi Black averages 9.9 points, while Jenna Dudra and Maria Cline are both right behind her at 9.8 and 9.7 points per game.
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