LONGVIEW, Texas – LeTourneau women's basketball enters into its final week of the regular season as it travels to UT Dallas Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in an ASC matchup.
GAME INFO - UTD
LeTourneau (11-8, 8-6 ASC) at UT Dallas (12-6, 11-4 ASC)
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 15
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: UTD Activity Center, Richardson, Texas
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MATCHUP HISTORY - UTD
All-time: LeTourneau trail 4-19
Last Meeting: L, 62-55, Richardson, Texas, March. 10, 2021
Last Meeting in Richardson, Texas: L, 62-55, March. 10, 2021
About LETU
The YellowJackets come into the contest in preparation of a run in the American Southwest Conference Championships. LETU currently sits at fifth in the conference standings. The Jackets offer one of the most highly powered offenses in the league, averaging 69.3 points per contest. LeTourneau's offensive is led by the No. 1 scorer in the ASC,
Keauna Whitfield. Whitfield boasts an average of 18.9 points per game.
Allaira Jones is another feature of the YellowJackets offensive weapons, averaging 13.8 points.
Malacia Guy and
Ajanae Thomas are also key contributors to the scoring efforts, tallying 12.1 and 10.5 points per contest, respectively. Jones leads the league in rebounds per game at 9.1, while Guy leads the conference in assists and three-point field goals made per game with 5.6 and 2.2, respectively. On the defensive end, Whitfield and Guy set the standard for the Jackets, leading the squad in steals with 72 total steals amongst the two guards. LETU is ranked third in the league in blocked shots with Jones spearheading that category with 1.1 blocked shots per contest. Thomas and Kyndal Hardeman also chip into this ranking, averaging 0.7 blocks apiece.
About UTD
The University of Texas at Dallas enter the game going 1-1 last week in ASC play, falling to Hardin-Simmons but prevailing over McMurry. UTD hangs its hat on the defensive side of the floor, holding opponents to 57.7 points per game and .346 shooting. Anna Jefferson-Polk leads the team in steals with 42 total, while McKenzie Howard and Jordan Rudd lead the team in blocks with 13 and 10, respectively. Despite having a sturdy defense, the Comets offer one of the most prolific scorers in the league in Paris Kiser. Kiser is ranked third in the league in scoring with a 16.1 point average. Kiser also leads the ASC in free-throw percentage, shooting .847 from the charity stripe. Kiser sits at fourth in the league in three-point field goals made with 1.7 a game. Rudd facilitates the offense with Kiser, leading the team in assists with 69 total to rank third in the conference. Jefferson-Polk and Rudd control the boards for the Comets, averaging 5.9 and 4.9 rebounds, respectively.