LIVE STATS VS. SAINTS
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LIVE STATS VS. HORNETS
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(Lebanon, Ill., Dec. 6) – The McKendree University women's basketball team returns to action this week inside the Harry. M Statham Sports Center with a pair of games versus non-conference opponents starting Wednesday at 5 p.m. against Central Christian College, before taking on Harris-Stowe State University Saturday at 5 p.m
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The Bearcats enter the week at 4-3 overall and are 0-2 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference after dropping a pair of league games last week.
McKendree is led by senior forward
Emily Pusheck (South Milwaukee, Wis./South Milwaukee) who averages a team high 8.3 points per game on .553 shooting this season along with 4.1 rebounds per game. Freshman forward
Megan Jensen (Union, MO/Saint Francis Borgia Regional ) is second on the team with a 6.6 scoring average after hitting 20 of 27 field goals this season. Senior guard
Shannon McGinnis (Niles, Ill./Trinity) and senior forward
Ellie Pusheck (South Milwaukee, Wis./South Milwaukee) each average 6.1 points per game with McGinnis adding a team high 6.7 boards and 2.7 assists. Senior guard
Amber Alexander (St. Louis, Mo./Parkway North) leads the Bearcats in steals at 1.57 per game and is tied with McGinnis in assists at 2.7 per.
ABOUT CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
The Saints enter the week with a record of 2-4 overall. Central Christian won its final two games of November before dropping its most recent contest last week. Senior guard Taylor Cunningham leads the way for the Saints after posting a season high 25 points in a 74-65 win over Morthland College. This will be the second meeting in as many years with McKendree after the Bearcats came out on the plus side of an 88-25 decision on Dec. 9 last season.
ABOUT HARRIS-STOWE STATE UNIVERSITY
The Hornets have opened the season with a 5-5 record and are winners of three of their last five games. Senior guard Angela Randall is coming off of a season high 20-point performance in their 72-65 loss against William Woods University. This will be the first time the teams have squared off since the 2010-11 season when the Bearcats topped Harris-Stowe in a pair of meetings by scores of 75-43 and 84-45.
