After picking up a ranked victory its last time out over No. 22 Missouri Southern, Fort Hays State Women's Basketball welcomes Southwest Baptist to Gross Memorial Coliseum on Monday (Jan. 5) to close out a two-game home stand.
FHSU (11-1, 4-0 MIAA) has won 10 straight dating back to Nov. 19, tying their third longest winning streak in program history.
Kate Lehman, three-time MIAA Athlete of the Week this season, leads the team with 22.3 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, while
Chelsea Mason (13.7 points per game) and
Jill Faxon (10.0 points per game) are averaging double-digit scoring. As of Jan. 1, FHSU's 30.1 scoring margin and 1.64 assist-to-turnover ratio are the top marks in NCAA Division II.
SBU (5-5, 1-2 MIAA) has dropped its last two and three of its last five, scoring an average of 68.6 points per game this season. The Bearcats' Brook Duncan leads the team with 13.2 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, while Dilonna Johnson and Megan Rosebohm are averaging double-digit scoring as well.
The Tigers have won the last five matchups with SBU and are currently tied for first in the MIAA standings with No. 1 Emporia State.