Game Notes

Date: February 13, 2020
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: Liberty, Mo.

Liberty, Mo. - The Bearcats will face the Cardinals of William Jewell for the last weekend road trip of the season. Both teams are currently tied for 9th in the GLVC and are pushing towards that top 8 spot and the conference tournament.

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 up just short to the Lewis Flyers. Zahria White led the Bearcats in scoring with 10 points and Sydney Bandy shined on the defensive end with 4 steals. 

SCOUTING THE FLYERS
William Jewell is a team that, in the past, has consistently finished in the top 8 of the GLVC and made the GLVC tournament. This year they sit in 9th place and are needing a good run late to clinch the GLVC tournament. The Cardinals are led by junior Reilly Olmstead who is averaging 15.1 points per game and 7.1 rebounds per game. As a team the Cardinals are averaging 64.1 points per game with a score differential of -3.5 points per game.

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.

Jill Slominski begins her 24th season as head coach of the Cardinals. In the past she led William Jewell to 4 straight NAIA tournament appearances before the school moved to Division II. Slominski has compiled a total of 431 wins through her 23 seasons. 

ALL-TIME SERIES
The Bearcats lead the all time series against William Jewell 12-5. They met multiple times when William Jewell was in the NAIA but have only met once in the Kelsey Keizer era in 2014-15. The Bearcats came out with the win that season, 86-82.