LONGVIEW, Texas – LeTourneau women's basketball collects its travel miles this holiday weekend as it hits the road to Atlanta, Georgia to take on Emory University and Oglethorpe University. LETU faces Emory Friday at 6 p.m. (EST) at the Woodruff P.E. Center Gymnasium, while capping off its trip at Oglethorpe Sunday at 1 p.m. (EST) at the Dorough Field House.
GAME INFO
LeTourneau (1-1, 0-0 ASC) at Emory (3-2)
Date: Friday, Nov. 26
Time: 6:00 p.m. (EST)
Location: Woodruff P.E. Center Gymnasium, Atlanta, Ga.
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GAME INFO
LeTourneau (1-1, 0-0 ASC) at Oglethorpe (2-4)
Date: Sunday, Nov. 28
Time: 1:00 p.m. (EST)
Location: Dorough Field House, Atlanta, Ga.
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MATCHUP HISTORY - Emory
First matchup in program history.
MATCHUP HISTORY - Oglethorpe
All-time: LeTourneau trails 0-1
Last Meeting: L, 89-85 (OT), Dec. 16, 2019
About LeTourneau
LeTourneau comes into the contest after battling in two exhibition games against LSU-Shreveport and UT-Tyler. The YellowJackets offensive firepower starts with
Keauna Whitfield, who is averaging 19 points per game to lead the team.
Allaira Jones and
Malacia Guy also chip into the offensive efforts, averaging 15 and 11.5 points, respectively. Guy leads the team in assists, dishing out a total of nine. On the glass, Jones leads the team with a 13.5 rebounding average, while
Ajanae Thomas averages eight. Defensively, Whitfield leads the squad, swiping six steals total this season. Jones and Guy have five and four steals total, respectively.
About Emory
The Eagles enter its sixth game of the season, coming off a lopsided victory over Ferrum College, 90-52. Emory's offensive charge is led by senior forward Anna Arato, averaging 13.8 points per game. Tori Huggins and Claire Brock chip into the offense with a point average of 11.8 and 11.2, respectively. Huggins and Arato lead the team in rebounds, totaling 39 and 30 on the season, respectively. Brock carries the Eagles in assists with an average of 2.2. Defensively, Mariane Auza leads the team with seven steals and six blocks on the year.
About Oglethorpe
Oglethorpe fosters in a two-game win streak into this weekend's matchup, defeating Maryville and Franklin. Senior Sydni Donovan spearheads the Stormy Petrels offense, averaging 14.2 points per game. Carley Bell brings into the contest an 11-point scoring average. Nikki Reed leads the team in assists with a 3.5 average. Donovan also dominates the glass for Oglethorpe, leading the team with 7.7 rebounds per game, while Bell and Taylor Smith lead the squad in steals with a 1.7 average apiece.
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