By: Jeff Weseloh, Director of Athletics Media Relations
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Opponent:Â Lincoln
Time: Saturday, January 21st; 1:30 PM
Location: Jason Gym; Jefferson City, Missouri
Bolivar, Mo. -Â Southwest Baptist closes out their short two-game road trip when they travel to Lincoln on Saturday.
The Coaches and the All-Time Series
SBU head coach
Kelsey Keizer in her third season on the Bearcat bench after leading SBU to their first winning season in 9 years (16-13, 11-11 MIAA) last season. The 11 MIAA wins also marks the second most conference wins in program history. Coach Keizer holds a career coaching record of 27-31, including a 15-26 mark in the MIAA.
Ayana McWilliams begins her first season as the head coach at Lincoln. McWilliams came to Lincoln after serving as an assistant coach at Division I South Carolina Upstate.
Southwest Baptist leads the all-time series against Lincoln 29-11. The Bearcats picked up a 65-57 victory over Lincoln last season in Jefferson City.
Scouting the Bearcats
The Bearcats enter the game against Lincoln 11-6 (3-5 MIAA) and are coming off of a 70-68 loss at Lindenwood. SBU is led in scoring by
Megan Rosenbohm who is averaging 15.3 ppg while
Caylee Richardson averages 11.6 ppg, and a team high 7.1 rpg.
Alex Botkin dishes out a team high 2.9 apg, while
Mackenzie Skupa averages 8.5 ppg and Alyiah Isaac averages 8.2 ppg. As a team SBU shoots 47.0% from the field, 31.5% from beyond the arc, and averages 73.5 ppg.
Scouting the Blue Tigers
Lincoln enters the game against Southwest Baptist 2-14 (1-8 MIAA) on the season, and are coming off of a 66-41 loss to Central Missouri. Lincoln is led in scoring by Azaria Nave who averages 14.99 ppg. Hunter Yoakum is also in double-figures at 13.6 ppg to go along with 3.3 apg, while Erica Gibbons averages 12.1 ppg. As a team the Blue Tigers shoot 38.2% from the field, 29.0% from beyond the arc, and average 63.1 ppg.