Game Notes

Date: January 18, 2020
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: St. Louis, Mo.

St. Louis, Mo. - Southwest Baptist will travel to play against Maryville for a conference showdown. The Bearcats are coming off of a win against Missouri S&T  and look to stay hot.

SCOUTING THE BEARCATS
The Bearcats return just 1 starter from the 2018-19 season in Bailey Rezabek. SBU also returns their forward transfer duo from last season, Tyra Kidd and Zahria White. Returning for their junior seasons are Taliayah Wilson, Regan Tibbits, and Sydney Bandy. Sophomores Brylee Graddy and Megan Worthington also return. The Bearcats also add quite a few new faces, including NCAA DI transfer Alexus Johnson.

In their last competition, the Bearcats came from behind to beat Missouri S&T. The Bearcats were led by Kyleigh Vaught with 20 and then Bailey Rezabek with 19. Alexus Johnson also had 15 along with 14 from Piper Francis.

SCOUTING THE SAINTS

Maryville University is led by senior Mary Barton who is currently averaging 21.9 points per game. Maryville is also led by the four seniors on the team. Maryville is coming off of a loss to #1 Drury 60-70. The Saints try to use the inside game to establish their outside shot. 

THE COACHES
SBU head coach Kelsey Keizer begins her sixth season on the SBU bench after compiling a 66-76 (35-63 MIAA) record while at SBU. Coach Keizer led two Bearcats to All-MIAA honors last season, and fell just short of the conference tournament as SBU lost the head-to-head against the #10 seeded MSSU earlier in the season.

Collin Lanam is entering his fourth year as the head coach of the Saints. Previously he was the assistant coach for the men's basketball team for three seasons. Lanam has achieved the most wins in a season for Maryville since 2013-14 and also one conference tournament berth.

ALL-TIME SERIES
Southwest Baptist leads the all-time series 1-0. In the one meeting between the two teams in 2009-10 the Bearcats won 87-79. SBU looks to keep the winning percentage at 1.000 all time against the Saints.