GAME DAY LINKS --
McKENDREE vs. CULVER-STOCKTON -- Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, 1 p.m.
Statham Center -- Lebanon, Ill.
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McKENDREE SEASON STATISTICS
CULVER-STOCKTON SEASON STATISTICS
(LEBANON, Ill., Dec. 18)--The McKendree University women's basketball team will bring the first semester of its 2018-19 season to a close with a Wednesday afternoon home game against Culver-Stockton College. The non-conference match-up will tip off at 1 p.m. inside the Statham Center. The game will be carried live on the Bearcat Sports Network at
www.glvcsn.com/mckendree, beginning with the pre-game show at 12:50 p.m.
The Bearcats will bring a 7-3 overall record into Wednesday's contest. McKendree battled its way to a 59-55 victory Sunday afternoon at Northwest Missouri State University thanks in large part to a stellar defensive effort in the fourth quarter. The Bearcats limited the hosts to just seven points in the period and held Northwest Missouri State without a point for more than seven minutes down the stretch.
Megan Jensen (Union, MO/Saint Francis Borgia Regional) poured in a career-high 19 points to lead four McKendree players who scored in double figures on Sunday.
Sydney Diekhoff (Pekin, IL/Pekin Community) added 13 points and three steals, while
Jordan Heberg (Romeoville, IL/Plainfield North) and
Jordan Morton (Olathe, Kan./Olathe South) each chipped in with 10 points. Morton finished the day with a double-double has she pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds.
McKendree is one of five Great Lakes Valley Conference teams holding its opponents below 60 points per game this season. Through 10 games, the Bearcats have allowed just 59.4 PPG, which is good for fifth in the league. McKendree also boasts the top three-point field goal defense in the conference, holding its foes to just 26 percent from beyond the arc.
A win against Culver-Stockton would enable McKendree to match a program mark for the most victories before Christmas since joining the NCAA Division II ranks. The Bearcats posted an 8-3 record prior to the holiday break during the 2016-17 season. The Bearcats are also second in the GLVC in rebounding margin, averaging more than seven boards per game than its opponents.
Following Wednesday's contest, McKendree will have 11 days off before taking on Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Sunday, Dec. 30 at 2 p.m.
ABOUT CULVER-STOCKTON
The Wildcats are 6-6 overall and 3-5 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference. Culver-Stockton traveled to Joplin, Mo., Monday night for an exhibition game against Missouri Southern State University and suffered a 73-51 setback. Lacey Clark led a balanced attack for the Wildcats with 12 points, while Courteney Sailor came off the bench to post 10 points. Ryan Dooley finished the night with nine points, six rebounds and three assists for Culver-Stockton.
Payton Curley leads three Culver-Stockton players averaging in double figures at 12.9 PPG. She is also shooting 87.9 percent from the free throw line. Clark is close behind at 12.7 PPG, and she leads the squad in rebounding at 5.5 RPG. Dooley rounds out the list of double figure scorers for the Wildcats at 11.8 PPG. Dooley also tops the squad with 37 assists and 21 steals.
McKendree and Culver-Stockton have not met on the basketball court since Nov. 22, 2008. On that day, the Bearcats rolled to an 83-51 victory at the Statham Center.
