GAME DAY LINKS --
McKENDREE vs. KENTUCKY STATE -- Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, 6 p.m.
Harry M. Statham Sports Center -- Lebanon, Ill.
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McKENDREE SEASON STATISTICS
KENTUCKY STATE SEASON STATISTICS
(LEBANON, Ill., Dec. 11)--The McKendree University women's basketball team continues its three-game home stand heading into the holiday break on Monday with a non-conference tilt against Kentucky State University. The Bearcats and Thorobrettes will face off at 6 p.m. inside the Harry M. Statham Sports Center. The game will also be carried live on the Bearcat Sports Network at
www.glvcsn.com/mckendree.
McKendree comes into Monday's game following a 76-62 loss Thursday at home in Great Lakes Valley Conference play against Truman State University. The Bearcats held a 38-31 edge in rebounding against the Bulldogs, but shot just 32.1 percent from the field in slipping to 1-5 on the year. Callie Pohlman, Madison Hart and
Shauniera Wilson (Springfield, Ill./Southeast) each scored 10 points to lead the balanced attack for McKendree. Jordan Morton narrowly missed a double-double against Truman State with eight points and a team-leading nine rebounds, while Pohlman dished out five assists in the effort. The Bearcats trimmed a 22-point deficit down to just nine points in the closing minutes of Thursday's contest before the Bulldogs held on for the win.
Monday's match-up against Kentucky State will be the lone game of finals week for the Bearcats. McKendree will close out the first half of its 2017-18 season next Monday -- Dec. 18 -- with another non-conference home game versus Northwest Missouri State University.
ABOUT KENTUCKY STATE
The Thorobrettes are 2-8 on the year and 2-2 in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Kentucky State has dropped each of its last two contests, including a 71-58 setback on Saturday at Bellarmine University. The Thorobrettes trailed the Knights 54-51 after three quarters of play but were outscored 17-7 in the final 10 minutes of action. Brittani Rizzi and Lyndsey Downing each scored 18 points to lead the way for Kentucky State. Erica Jones grabbed a team-best nine rebounds, while Perri Mitchell dished out five assists for the Thorobrettes during the in-state contest.
Rizzi leads Kentucky State in scoring this season at 13 points per game. She is the only KSU player averaging in double figures. Rizzi also paces Kentucky State at the free throw line, connecting on 85 percent of her attempts while also hitting 25 three-pointers through 10 games. Jones is the Thorobrettes' top rebounder at 7.6 per contest. Rizzi has handed out 17 assists on the year, followed closely by Downing with 16.
McKendree and Kentucky State met last season in the Bearcats' final game prior to the holiday break. On Dec. 19, 2016, McKendree battled its way to a 63-57 win.
Ellie Pusheck (South Milwaukee, Wis./South Milwaukee) led the Bearcats with 18 points while
Shannon McGinnis (Niles, Ill./Trinity) and
Emily Pusheck (South Milwaukee, Wis./South Milwaukee) each added 12 points and eight rebounds.
