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Opponent: #22 Pittsburg State
Time: Thursday, March 6; 8:15 PM
Location: Municipal Auditorium; Kansas City, Mo.

Bolivar, Mo. - After defeating the #6 seed Washburn, SBU will now travel to Kansas City to face the #3 seed Pittsburg State on Thursday evening. The winner of the SBU/PSU game will face the winner of the Emporia State/Central Oklahoma game in the semi-finals.

The Coaches and the All-Time Series
SBU head coach Todd Voss in his third season on the Bearcat bench. Coach Voss has compiled a 140-80 career coaching record (32-48 at SBU), and has made two NAIA Final Four appearances while as head coach. Coach Voss comes to SBU after spending 5 years as the assistant women's basketball coach at Drake University.

Lane Lord is in his 7th season as the head coach at Pittsburg State. Lord holds a career coaching record of 104-68. Under Lord, the team set school records for most wins, fewest losses, highest winning percentage, consecutive wins, most points in a game, rebounds and blocked shots.

Pittsburg State leads the all-time series against Southwest Baptist 30-24. In their only matchup this season, Pittsburg State claimed a 73-58 victory at PSU.

Scouting the Bearcats
Southwest Baptist is coming off of an 85-73 upset victory over Washburn in the 1st round of the MIAA Tournament. SBU now stands at 12-15 (6-13 MIAA) on the season.

Brook Duncan leads the way for the Bearcats, averaging 15.0 points per game and 5.2 rebounds per game, while Jacqui Zelenka averages 14.5 points per game and 8.3 rebounds per game. Dilonna Johnson averages 8.5 ppg and 4.4 assists per game, while down low Mackenzie Skupa averages 8.7 ppg and Morgan Lucy averages 7.0 ppg.

Scouting the Gorillas
Pittsburg State enters the MIAA Tournament as the #3 seed, and are currently ranked #22 in the latest USA Today Coaches Poll. PSU finished the regular season 23-6 (16-3 MIAA) and have won 12 straight.

Lizzy Jeronimus leads the PSU offense, averaging a team high 18.8 ppg, a team high 6.6 rpg, and a team high 2.6 apg. The Gorillas hold opponents to 38.8% shooting from the field and 64.2 ppg.

Quick Facts
• Jacqui Zelenka has scored 1,198 points in her career which ranks 9th all-time at SBU.

• Jacqui Zelenka has also pulled down 688 rebounds in her career, ranking 4th all-time at SBU.

• Jacqui Zelenka was named All-MIAA 2nd Team, while Brook Duncan was named All-MIAA
Honorable Mention.

• Brook Duncan ranks 7th in the MIAA in scoring (15.0 ppg), while Jacqui Zelenka ranks 9th in the MIAA (14.5 ppg).

• Jacqui Zelenka ranks 104th in the NCAA and 5th in the MIAA in rebounding (8.3 rpg).

• Dilonna Johnson ranks 56th in the NCAA and leads the MIAA in assists (4.4 apg).

• Brook Duncan ranks 45th in the NCAA and 2nd in the MIAA in 3-Point FG Made per game (2.5/g).