LONGVIEW, Texas – LeTourneau women's basketball has sights on a good conference run as it opens American Southwest Conference play Thursday at 5:30 p.m. against Sul Ross State in Solheim Arena.
GAME INFO
LeTourneau (3-1, 0-0 ASC) vs Sul Ross (5-2, 1-1 ASC)
Date: Thursday, Dec. 2
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Solheim Arena, Longview, Texas
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MATCHUP HISTORY
All-time: LeTourneau leads 11-2
Last Meeting: W, 73-57, Dec. 30, 2020
Last Meeting in Longview, Texas: W, 74-57, Jan. 16, 2020
About LeTourneau
LeTourneau enters the contest on a three-game win streak, going 2-0 last weekend in Atlanta, Georgia with wins over Emory and Oglethorpe. The YellowJackets foster in the third ranked scoring offense in the ASC at 73 points per game, only behind East Texas Baptist and Hardin-Simmons. LETU also performs well at the charity stripe, ranking second in the conference with an average .739 free throw percentage. Defensive, the Jackets are tenacious on the glass, ranking first in the league in rebounding margin, outrebounding opponents by a +10 average.
Keauna Whitfield spearheads the LeTourneau offense, averaging 18.8 points per game to lead the team and ASC. On the glass,
Allaira Jones leads the squad and the ASC, averaging 10.3 rebounds, while Whitfield and
Ajanae Thomas also chip in a seven rebound per game average. Jones also averages 14.5 points per game, while Thomas contributes a 11-point average.
Malacia Guy leads the Jackets with 19 total assists, putting her fourth in the conference in assists per game. Defensively, Whitfield holds the No. 1 spot for steals per game in the ASC, averaging 3.8.
About Sul Ross
The Lobos come into the game after suffering only its second loss of the season in its last contest, falling to Schreiner, 77-74. Sul Ross also brings in the second-best scoring defense in the conference, holding opponents to 56.9 points per game. SRSU's offensive charge is led by Vania Hampton and Alexis Carmosino, averaging 14.3 and 12.9 points per game, respectively. Hampton ranks fifth in scoring in the ASC, while Carmosino sits at ninth. Hampton also leads the Lobos in rebounds, averaging 7.9. Kayla James runs the offense for Sul Ross, dishing out 31 assists total on the season to lead the team. Defensively, SRSU has four Lobos with double-digit steals on the season, starting with James who has 15. Carmisino follows James with 13 steals, while Hampton and Keona Loftis have 12 and 10, respectively.
