LAST TIME OUTUrsuline dropped a heartbreaking G-MAC opener to visiting Kentucky Wesleyan 76-75 in overtime on Saturday afternoon to snap its seven-game winning streak. The Arrows led 75-74 in the final seconds before Brittany Wells converted a layup with one second remaining to push the Panthers to the win. Ursuline led by 14 at the half and once again had four players in double figures led by Camryn Hill who finished with 16 points before fouling out.
Trevecca Nazarene has struggled to start the 2015-16 season with the addition of several new pieces. The Trojans dropped their conference opener 79-45 on the road to defending conference champion Cedarville. Trevecca was led by Paige Baugher who finished with 10 points and Adi Hale who came off the bench to add nine.
The Trojans have dropped nine straight games with their lone win coming on November 14 when they defeated Ferris State 83-58.
SCOUTING URSULINEThe Arrows enter play as the 12
th highest scoring offense in the nation at 79.3 points per game. Ursuline has done so with a balanced attack, including five players averaging double-figures through the first 10 games.
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Junior Erica Huber enters play averaging 16.5 points per game including a team-high 26 made three-pointers. Sophomore Camryn Hill is averaging a double-double on the season with 15.4 points per game and 10.6 rebounds. She along with frontcourt mate redshirt sophomore Laney Lewis, who is also averaging a double-double (12.1 points, 10.4 rebounds) have been a force inside early on.
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The freshman trio of Christiana Jefferson, Natalie Koenig and Brigan Wymer have been solid in their debut season with Ursuline. Wymer is averaging 14.5 points per game and has grabbed two steals per contest. Koenig is averaging 11.5 points per game despite missing two games and Jefferson has the best assist to turnover ratio at 2.1.
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SCOUTING TREVECCA NAZARENE Â
The Trojans are led by junior Paige Baugher who is averaging 11.1 points per game coming into play today. She is one of the top three-point shooters in the league at 43 percent from beyond the arc. Inside, junior Sarah Raby is averaging 9.3 points per game and pulling down 6.1 rebounds.
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Trevecca will also look to senior guard Helen Mitchner and junior Megan Kilburn to contribute as well.
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LAST MEETINGÂ
Trevecca won both meetings between the two schools last season and overall have won six straight over Ursuline since joining the G-MAC. The Trojans took the meeting in Nashville 79-65 and won 65-53 in a game played at Lake Erie College last January.
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INSIDE THE G-MAC Â
After the completion of most of the non-conference schedule, Ursuline ranks as the top scoring offense in the G-MAC with an 80.2 points per game average. Cedarville is second at 70.8. Today's opponent Kentucky Wesleyan ranks fourth at 64.8 points per game.
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Ursuline also ranks first in the conference in scoring differential with a +19.5 scoring margin over their opponents through the first 11 games. The Arrows also rank first in free throw percentage (75%), field goal percentage (44%) and three-point percentage (37%).
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BALANCED ATTACKÂ
The Arrows have had four games this season in which five players have scored in double figures and six games where at least four players were in double-figures.
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SPREADING THE WEALTH Â
Ursuline's offense had a season high 23 assists on 34 of their field goal makes against Clarion on Wednesday. Freshman Christiana Jefferson led the Arrows with six assists while Brigan Wymer added five.
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The Arrows had 13 assists on 22 field goals in the overtime loss to Kentucky Wesleyan led by freshman Natalie Koenig who finished with five helpers.
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HOME COOKING Â
After playing two seasons without a gym, the Arrows are certainly broken in their new home this season. Ursuline is 7-1 in the Seidman Gymnasium and have scored 100 points twice against Lake Erie in the opener and also against Wilberforce. The Arrows are averaging 87.5 points per game at home while allowing just 61.2 points per game from their opponents.
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RIGHT OUT OF THE GATEÂ
The Arrows have jumped on opponents early and often this season through 10 games. Ursuline has outscored opponents 268-186 in the first quarter which is an average of 24.2 points per first quarter this season. Â
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STARTS WITH DEFENSE Â
While the offensive numbers have been staggering this season, the Arrows defense has been up to the task as well. Ursuline has allowed 60.6 points per game and have held opponents to 37 percent shooting from the field. The Arrows have defended the three-point line as well with opponents shooting just 24 percent from beyond-the-arc.
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NEXT UPUrsuline will continue conference play on the road next week with a trip to Salem International University on Thursday followed by a return trip to West Virginia to take on Ohio Valley on Saturday. Â
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