LONGVIEW, Texas – LeTourneau women's basketball aims to put a final mark in the winning column as it comes into its final game of the regular season Saturday at Ozarks at 1 p.m.
GAME INFO - Ozarks
LeTourneau (12-8, 9-6 ASC) at Ozarks (7-14, 4-12 ASC)
Date: Saturday, Feb. 19
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Mabee Gymnasium, Clarksville, Ark.
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MATCHUP HISTORY - Ozarks
All-time: LeTourneau leads 12-10
Last Meeting: L, 71-51, Longview, Texas, Feb. 6, 2021
Last Meeting in Clarksville, Ark: W, 78-69, Jan. 14, 2021
About LETU
The YellowJackets come into the contest after notching a big win on the road at UT Dallas. LETU currently sits at fifth in the conference standings. The Jackets offer one of the most potent offenses in the league, averaging 69.3 points per contest. LeTourneau's offensive charge is led by the No. 1 scorer in the ASC,
Keauna Whitfield. Whitfield boasts an average of 18.7 points per game.
Allaira Jones is another feature of the YellowJackets offensive weapons, averaging 13.9 points.
Malacia Guy and
Ajanae Thomas are also key contributors to the scoring efforts, tallying 12.2 and 10.9 points per contest, respectively. Jones sits in the top three in the league in rebounds per game at 8.9, while Guy sits in the top three in the conference in assists and three-point field goals made per game with 5.8 and 2.3, respectively. On the defensive end, Whitfield and Guy set the standard for the Jackets, leading the squad in steals with 75 total steals amongst the two guards. LETU is ranked third in the league in blocked shots with Jones spearheading that category with 1.2 blocked shots per contest. Thomas and
Kyndall Hardeman also chip into this ranking, averaging 0.7 blocks apiece.
About Ozarks
Ozarks enters the game 0-1 on the week after falling at UT Dallas in its last game. The Eagles are led by guard Kerigan Bradshaw on the offensive end, averaging 12.9 points per contest this season. Bradshaw sits in the top 10 of scorers in the ASC. Janna Rhinehart and Stevie Perkins chip into the offensive firepower for UO with 10.1 and 9.3 scoring averages, respectively. Bradshaw sets the pace for the offense, leading the team in assists with a 3.1 average. Perkins and Judy Forbes control the boards for Ozarks, leading the squad in rebounds with 7.8 and 6.7 rebounds per game, respectively. Perkins and Forbes currently rank in the top 15 rebounders in the league. Defensively, the scrappy Eagles have five players who average at least a steal a game led by Rhinehart at 1.6. Forbes leads the squad in blocks with 1.5 per game, holding down the No. 2 slot in blocked shots per contest in the ASC.
