Saturday, Jan 7
Northwest Missouri State vs. Missouri Western
1:30 p.m. | Bearcat Arena
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The Northwest Missouri State women's basketball team looks to get its third straight conference win as they host Missouri Western Saturday afternoon in Bearcat Arena.
 
Northwest has won three of the last four matchups against Missouri Western.
 
Northwest enters the matchup with a record of 7-6 overall and 2-5 in MIAA play. The Griffons are 12-4 overall and 6-2 in the conference.
 
Northwest Team Statistics
The Bearcats are averaging 61.5 points per game this season and their opponents average 62.1 points per game. Northwest is shooting 39.6 percent from the field, 31.3 percent from three, and 70.3 percent from the free throw line. Northwest forces its opponents into an average of 11.6 turnovers per game while averaging 6.9 steals per contest.
 
About Missouri Western
The Griffons average 79.3 points per game which ranks No. 1 in the MIAA. They are shooting 46.4 percent from the field and that puts them at No. 2 in the conference in field goal percentage.
 
Missouri Western has two players averaging double figures in the scoring column. Brionna Budgetts averages 16.7 points per game and is No. 5 in the MIAA. Connie Clarke averages 16.1 ppg which puts her just behind Budgetts at the No. 6 spot in the conference. Budgetts is No. 2 in the conference in three-point field goal percentage (45.7%) as she has knocked down 42-of-92 attempts. Clarke is No. 2 in the MIAA in field goal percentage (56.5%) as she has connected on 96-of-170 shot attempts.
 
Individual MIAA Stats
Molly Hartnett ranks first in the MIAA in free throw percentage at 91.5 percent. Hartnett also ranks seventh in assist to turnover ratio at 1.8.
 
Kelsey Fields ranks second in the MIAA in rebounds with 9.5 rebounds/game.
 
Peyton Kelderman ranks fourth in the conference in three-point field goal percentage at 39.1 percent and is seventh in the MIAA in three-pointers per game at 2.1.
 
Evelyn Vazquez is sixth in the conference in steals with 31 total and 2.6 per game.
 
Jayna Green ranks 10^th in blocked shots with 1.2 blocks/game.
 
VAZQUEZ RACKING UP STEALS
Sophomore guard Evelyn Vazquez had 26 steals during the 2021-22 season. In just 13 games so far this season, Vazquez has already surpassed last year's total as she has 31 steals.
 
KELDERMAN FINDS A GROOVE FROM 3
Peyton Kelderman has knocked in at least one three-pointer in 11 of Northwest's 13 games this season.
 
HARTNETT DISHING OUT ASSISTS
Molly Hartnett has handed out a team-high 46 assists on the year. She has dished out five or more assists in five games so far this season.
 
FIELDS GRABBING REBOUNDS
Kelsey Fields is averaging 9.5 rebounds per game so far this season. In the last four games for the Bearcats, Fields has grabbed 47 rebounds.
 
Double-Digit Scoring Performances This Season
Molly Hartnett – 8
Peyton Kelderman – 5
Evelyn Vazquez – 4
Kelsey Fields – 3
Jayna Green – 2
Jillian Fleming – 1
Emma Atwood – 1
Ella Moody – 1
Lauren Gillig – 1
 
Green Closing in on Block Record
Jayna Green has worked her way up to the number two spot on Northwest's all-time career blocks list. Green sits just two blocks away from tying the record of 122 career blocks that was set by Sarah Vollertsen from 2002-04.
 
Blocked Shots in a Career
1. Sarah Vollertsen, 2002-04 - 122
2. Jayna Green, 2019-pres. - 120
3. Shelby Mustain, 2014-16 - 107
4. Maggie Marnin, 2011-15 - 100
5. Gentry Dietz, 2009-11 - 99
6. Kyla Roehrig, 2010-11 - 99
7. Jenna Wolfe, 2001-04 - 94
8. Tember Schechinger, 2013-16 - 85