NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY BEARCATS (6-9, 2-6) at SBU BEARCATS (6-9, 3-5)

SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 2009 • 5:30 PM
BOLIVAR, MO • MEYER SPORTS CENTER
RADIO:  KBFL 99.9 FM  (Josh Thompson, play-by-play)
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INTERNET VIDEO: www.themiaa.tv  (free through Penn Atlantic)
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SBU GAME NOTES | NWMSU GAME NOTES

The SBU Bearcats return home and look to get back on the winning track when they host Northwest Missouri State University in a “Battle of the Bearcats” on Saturday evening. Both teams are coming off losses, with SBU falling at Nebraska-Omaha 85-72 and Northwest losing at home to Central Missouri, 66-63.

Courtney Creed leads the MIAA in scoring at 17.3 points per game. She's also fourth in three-point percentage (40.5%) and is fifth in threes made (2.0). Cortney Shewmaker is fourth in the MIAA in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.87 and is sixth in assists per game (3.87). Rachel Graves ranks eighth in assists (3.53) and is third in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.89). SBU tops the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.07) and three-point percentage (36.8%) and is second in the MIAA with 8.53 three-pointers made per game and third in turnover margin (+3.2).