Women's Basketball vs. MacMurray Preview

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University women's basketball team looks to sweep the regular season series against MacMurray on Wednesday night. Tip-off at 5:30 p.m.

MacMurray (2-16; 1-8 SLIAC) at Fontbonne (7-10; 4-5 SLIAC)

When: January 23^rd, 2019

Where: DSAC

Time: 5:30 p.m.

Live Video: HERE

Live Stats: HERE

All-Time Series: Fontbonne leads 48-11

Last Meeting: Fontbonne def. MacMurray 93-44  (12/1/18)

A Look At The Griffins

·         The Griffins picked up its third win in its last five after a 73-58 win over Iowa Wesleyan.

·         The team shot 38.2 percent from the floor and were led by Paige Black tying her season-high with 20 points, to go along with her seven boards and five steals.

·         In the last five, the team is posting 69.0 points, shooting 39.2 percent from the floor and coming away with 58 steals.

·         Rylee Stafford leads the offense with a 15.0 point per game average.

·         Raven Venegas continues to get it done on both ends of the floor scoring 11.2 points and pulling down 7.8 rebounds per game.

·         Riley Guffey's connecting on 94.7 percent of her attempts from the line and averaging 11.0 points, while Black upped her point total to 10.8 point per game and leads them in steals with 17.

·         The last time these two teams met the Griffins hit a program record 16 3-pointers.

A Look At The MacMurray Highlanders

·         The Highlanders won its first game since November 13^th after defeating Blackburn, 59-58.

·         MacMurray finished with a 35.8 field goal percentage and were led by Shelby Fink's 20-point performance.

·         On the season, they're scoring 59.5 points on a 40.4 field goal percentage. Defensively, they're allowing 81.3 points per game.

·         Chassidy Hays leads the offense with a 15.8 point per game average. She's also shooting a team-high 62.3 percent from the floor and averaging 12.2 rebounds per game.

·         Fink, meanwhile, upped her average to 12.9 points per contest on the season.

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