Lady Wildcats Host Shawnee State in Conference Opener
Lady Wildcats Host Shawnee State in Conference Opener
MCKENZIE, Tenn. –The Bethel Lady Wildcats return home Thursday to host Shawnee State at 5:30 p.m. in Crisp Arena. It will be the conference opener for both squads. Bethel is 148-25 all-time in Crisp Arena.
The (RV) Cats are undefeated at 4-0 and 1-0 at home on the season. Bethel is coming off a come from behind 69- 63 win at Dillard on Saturday. The Lady Cats trailed by nine early in the fourth quarter in New Orleans.
The Lady Bears are 3-2 on the year. SSU beat Ohio Christian beat Ohio Christian Tuesday in their home opener.
The Bears are 1-2 on the road this season.
It will be the sixth meeting between the two programs with Bethel leading the series 5-0.
Coverage:
Listen:
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The Countdown to Tip-off Show begins at 5 p.m.
Video:
https://bethelathletics.com/watch
Stats:
https://www.bethelathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2022-23/boxscores/20221107_0rso.xml
Tickets:
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Bethel Freshman Madison Hart was named the Mid-South Conference Player of the Week for the second week in a row Monday. The freshman leads Bethel in scoring at 20.8 points per game. Hart averages seven rebounds per outing.
Newcomer Alyia Lee averages 14.5 points and 12.5 rebounds per game. The ASU-Mid-South transfer had three double-doubles on the year.
Keely Morrow, coming off a season high 25 points at Dillard averages 14.0 points per contest.
The Lady Cats average 77.3 and yields 60.0 points per game. Bethel is outrebounding their opponents 34-27 per outing. The Cats have shot the ball well thus far, averaging 47 percent from the floor. The Cats are averaging 14 assists and six steals per game.
SSU is averaging 68.3 points per game. They yield 70.5 points per contest. The Bears are being outrebounded per game at 41-32.
Kam Elzy leads the Bears in scoring at 17.6 points per game. Marnae Holland follows at 15.2while Tanisha Murphy is good for 11.8 points per game.
Official Game Notes: