WBB Game Preview: WBU at UHSP (Feb. 8 | 1:00 PM)

WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (2/7/25) – The Williams Baptist University women's basketball team looks ahead to face the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 1 p.m. from the UHSP Gymnasium.

GAME INFORMATION

(RV) WILLIAMS BAPTIST EAGLES (19-3, 15-1 AMC) vs UHSP EUTECTICS (6-16, 6-10 AMC)
Game info - Saturday, Feb. 8 - 1:00 p.m. CST - UHSP Gymnasium (St. Louis, Mo.)
Live stats - https://wbueagles.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/boxscores/20250208_897e.xml
Live video - https://team1sports.com/prepcasts/?B=2062208

MATCHUP FACTS

Last Meeting: Dec. 14, 2024 (WBU 89-45)
Current Streak: WBU W3

WBU QUICK FACTS

2024-25 Record: 19-3 (15-1 AMC)
Current Streak: W14
2023-24 Record: 24-7 (15-3 AMC)
2023-24 Postseason: Fell to William Carey 73-56 in the NAIA Tournament Opening Round
Head Coach: John Mayberry (8th)
HC Record: 142-81 (103-55 AMC)
HC Record at WBU: Same
Assistant Coach: Kala Tyus (6th)

ABOUT UHSP

2024-25 Record: 6-16 (6-10 AMC)
Current Streak: L1
2023-24 Record: 17-13 (10-8 AMC)
2023-24 Postseason: None
Head Coach: Markell Cox (1st)
Assistant Coach: Alexia Duncan, Kevin Zhu

UHSP NOTABLES

• UHSP lost its last matchup against Missouri Baptist by the final score of 79-59 on Thursday, Feb. 6

• The loss snapped a four-game win streak for the Eutectics

• UHSP shot 27.0 percent from the floor in the matchup

• Arianna Buduan led the team with 14 points off the bench on 4-for-8 shooting from the field

• Karsyn Morgan put up 13 on 3-for-16 and a perfect 6-for-6 mark from the charity stripe

• Alina Bowden led on the boards with six rebounds in the contest

• The Eutectics average 63.7 points per game (8th AMC), while opponents average 78.1 PPG against them (12th AMC)

• Karsyn Morgan leads UHSP in scoring average with 13.5 PPG (14th AMC)

• Reece Halley leads the team on the glass with 6.6 rebounds per game (T-12th AMC)

• The Eutectics rank fifth in the AMC in forced turnovers, averaging 15.5 takeaways per game

• The Eutectics average 38.0 rebounds per game as a team (T-8th AMC)

• UHSP is 3-7 inside the UHSP Gymnasium this season

• The Eutectics have won four of their last five matchups.  The team's last home win came in an 82-69 victory over Central Baptist

• The Eutectics were picked to finish ninth in the AMC Preseason Coaches Poll

LAST TIME OUT

• Williams won its last matchup over Crowley's Ridge 86-73 for a program-high 14th straight victory

• Kaylee Isaacs put up 27 points to become the new all-time leading scorer at Williams, surpassing Angela Flippo's 1,982 career point record

• Carmen Taylor posted 17 points on 6-for-20 shooting from the field

• Charmen Taylor finished with a double-double on 16 points with 10 rebounds

• As a team, the Lady Eagles shot 33-for-75 (44.0 percent) from the floor

• Williams won the rebound battle 38-32 

• WBU scored 18 points off 19 Pioneer turnovers

• CRC out-shot WBU in the matchup as the Pioneers went 29-for-64 (45.3 percent) from the field as a team

• The Eagles scored 13 second chance points to none from Crowley's Ridge

• The Lady Eagles held a 44-34 advantage at halftime, but CRC cut the deficit to four before the end of the third quarter.

• A late 13-3 Williams swing secured the team's 14th straight win

WBU NOTABLES

• Kaylee Isaacs (Clark) is now the all-time leading scorer for Williams Baptist University women's basketball with 1,916 total points

• Carmen Taylor has the opportunity to join the 1,000 point club at WBU as she currently stands with 969 career points as an Eagle

• Carmen Taylor leads the American Midwest Conference in scoring average at 19.3 PPG, with a season high of 36 against Central Baptist (Jan. 14)

• Kaylee Isaacs ranks third in the conference in scoring average with 17.8 points per game and a season-high of 31 against Harris-Stowe (Jan. 23)

• Isaacs also leads the Lady Eagles on the glass with an average of 6.5 rebounds per game, highlighted by a 15 rebound performance against Harris-Stowe (Jan. 23)

• Charmen Taylor leads the AMC in FG% with a 56.1 percent mark.  She is also fourth in the AMC in 3PT% at 36.4 percent.

• Sara Crowe is third in the league in FG% at 54.3 percent

• Williams is third in the nation in scoring with an average of 90.0 points per game

• WBU stands at first place in the AMC standings with a conference record of 15-1

• Williams went undefeated in the month of January

• WBU received top 25 votes in the NAIA Women's Basketball Coaches Poll No. 5 released on Wednesday, Jan. 29.

• Williams is coming off its first NAIA Tournament appearance in program history in 2023-24

• The Eagles were picked to finish third in the AMC Preseason Coaches Poll

AMC PRESEASON COACHES POLL

1 Columbia (108)
2 Stephens (100)
3 Williams Baptist (95)
4 Cottey (73)
T5 William Woods (70)
T5 Missouri Baptist (70)
7 Mission (59)
8 Crowley's Ridge (47)
9 UHSP (36)
10 Central Baptist (35)
11 Harris-Stowe (20)
12 Hannibal-LaGrange (13)

SCHEDULE NOTES

• Up next, WBU will take on Mission at home on Tuesday, Feb. 11.  Tip-off against the Patriots is set for 5:30 p.m. from the Southerland-Mabee Center

• Williams' 2024-25 schedule features 14 home games inside the Southerland-Mabee Center on the campus of Williams Baptist University