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Opponent: Nebraska-Kearney
Time: Thursday, January 5th; 5:30 PM
Location: Health & Sports Center; Kearney, Nebraska

Bolivar, Mo. - Southwest Baptist will hit the road to open up 2017 when they travel to Nebraska-Kearney on Thursday.

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.

Carrie Eighmey begins her 2nd season as the head coach at Nebraska-Kearney. Eighmey holds a career collegiate coaching record of 84-45, incluidng a 16-14 mark at UNK.

The series between Southwest Baptist and Nebraska-Kearney is tied 3-3. The Lopers won all three meetings last season, including a 75-46 final in the first round of the MIAA Tournament.

Scouting the Bearcats
The Bearcats enter the game at Nebraska-Kearney 9-3 (1-2 MIAA) and are coming off of an 83-49 victory over Avila. SBU is led in scoring by Megan Rosenbohm who is averaging 14.9 ppg while Caylee Richardson averages 11.1 ppg, and a team high 6.4 rpg. Alex Botkin and Aliyah Isaac dish out a team high 2.9 apg, while Mackenzie Skupa averages 9.5 ppg. As a team SBU is out-rebounding their opponents by 12.7 rebounds per game.

Scouting the Lopers
Nebraska-Kearney enters the game against Southwest Baptist 4-8 (0-4 MIAA) on the season, and are coming off of a 92-39 victory over York College after having dropped four straight. UNK is led in scoring by Michaela Barry who averages 13.0 ppg, while McKenzie Brown is also in double-figures at 10.0 ppg. Courtney Aitken pulls down a team high 6.5 rpg, while Alexa Hogberg dishes out 4.0 apg.