GAME DAY LINKS --
McKENDREE at NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE -- Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018, 1 p.m.
Bearcat Arena -- Maryville, Mo.
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McKENDREE SEASON STATISTICS
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(LEBANON, Ill., Dec. 13)--The McKendree University women's basketball team took care of final exams for the fall semester this week, and will head back to the basketball court this weekend to take care of another non-conference game on their 2018-19 schedule.
McKendree will travel to Maryville, Mo., on Sunday for a match-up against Northwest Missouri State University. The Battle of the Bearcats is set to take place at 1 p.m.
It will be eight days between games for McKendree, which brings a 6-3 overall record into its Sunday tilt at Northwest Missouri State. The Bearcats were defeated in their last contest, which took place on Saturday at Kentucky State University, 71-64. The host Thorobrettes rallied from a 12-point deficit to end McKendree's three-game win streak.
Sydney Diekhoff (Pekin, IL/Pekin Community) led the way for the Bearcats with 17 points, while
Megan Jensen (Union, MO/Saint Francis Borgia Regional) added 11 points and
Jordan Heberg (Romeoville, IL/Plainfield North) netted 10 points.
Jordan Morton (Olathe, Kan./Olathe South) pulled down a team-best seven rebounds at Kentucky State.
Diekhoff is McKendree's leading scorer on the season at 16.6 PPG. She is fourth among all Great Lakes Valley Conference players in scoring, and also ranks fourth in free throw percentage at 90 percent. Heberg also averages in double figures for the Bearcats at 11 PPG.
Callie Pohlman (Appleton, WI/Appleton North) leads the team with 34 assists, and her 3.78 assists per game sits ninth in the league. Pohlman is also second in the GLVC in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.13.
Madison Hart (Oak Creek, WI/Oak Creek) is the Bearcats' leading rebounder at 7.1 RPG.
Following Sunday's game at Northwest Missouri State, McKendree will return to Lebanon to prepare for its final game before the holiday break, which will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 1 p.m. at the Statham Center against Culver-Stockton College.
ABOUT NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE
The Bearcats are 3-6 on the year and 0-2 in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. Northwest Missouri, like McKendree, has not played since Saturday, when it was defeated at home by Lindenwood University, 72-57. Sunday's game against McKendree will mark the fourth in a five-game home stand for Northwest Missouri State.
Three players are currently averaging in double figures for the Bearcats. Kendey Eaton tops the list at 13.3 PPG, while Jaeyln Haggard is right behind at 13 PPG. Both Eaton and Haggard have registered 25 assists on the year, which is tied for second on the squad. Kaylani Maiava is the other double-digit scorer for Northwest Missouri State at 12.1 PPG. Mallory McConkey has pulled down a team-leading 6.8 rebounds per outing, while Erika Schlosser has handed out 34 assists to top the Bearcats.
McKendree and Northwest Missouri State met for the first time on Dec. 18, 2017 at the Statham Center in Lebanon. McKendree used a 9-2 run over the final four minutes of play to pull away for a 72-65 win as
Jordan Heberg (Romeoville, IL/Plainfield North) showed the way with a team-leading 15 points.
Shayli Florine (Galesburg, IL/Galesburg) came off the bench to add 11 points while
Sydney Diekhoff (Pekin, IL/Pekin Community) scored 10 points in the win.
Callie Pohlman (Appleton, WI/Appleton North) helped out with nine points, seven rebounds and four steals for the host Bearcats.
