LONGVIEW, Texas – LeTourneau women's basketball aims to build off its 1-0 start in conference play as it hosts Howard Payne Saturday at 1 p.m. in Solheim Arena in an American Southwest Conference matchup.
GAME INFO
LeTourneau (4-1, 1-0 ASC) vs Howard Payne (2-4, 1-2 ASC)
Date: Saturday, Dec. 4
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Solheim Arena, Longview, Texas
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MATCHUP HISTORY
All-time: LeTourneau trails 2-11
Last Meeting: W, 73-52, Jan. 18, 2020
Last Meeting in Longview, Texas: W, 73-52, Jan. 18, 2020
About LeTourneau
LeTourneau fosters into the contest a four-game win streak, defeating Sul Ross State in its last game for its first taste of ASC play. The YellowJackets bring 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, shooting an average .727 free throw percentage. The Jackets are tenacious on the glass, ranking first in the league in rebounding margin, outrebounding opponents by a +10 average. The Jackets are outrebounding opponents 222-180 this season. Defensively, LETU is scrappy, collecting a 10.2 steals per game.
Keauna Whitfield spearheads the LeTourneau offense, averaging 20.6 points per game to lead the team and ASC. On the glass,
Allaira Jones leads the squad and the ASC, averaging 10.6 rebounds, while Whitfield and
Ajanae Thomas also chip in a 6.8 per game average. Jones also averages 14 points per game, while Thomas contributes a 11.2 point average.
Malacia Guy leads the Jackets with 25 total assists. Defensively, Whitfield leads the team in steals with 16, while Guy has swiped 15.
About Howard Payne
Howard Payne enters the game after falling to UT Dallas in its last contest, 83-59. The Yellow Jackets of Howard Payne have a balance scoring attack, led by freshman Amanda Turpin who averages 12.8 points per game. Chelsey Harris, Bria Neal, and Salina Ali chip in 10.8, 9.6, and 9.5 points per game, respectively. Neal, Kayla Brigance, and Harris pave the way on the glass, averaging 5.6, 5.6, and 5.4, respectively. Ali controls the offense, dishing out 53 total assists. Ali is also tough on the defensive end for HPU, totaling 51 steals this season to lead the squad.
