Women's Basketball | December 28, 2016
PHILADELPHIA – The La Salle women's basketball team wraps up a three-game homestand on Wednesday afternoon as they host the UMKC Kangaroos in Tom Gola Arena. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m.
UMKC Kangaroos (5-6) at La Salle Explorers (7-4)
Wednesday, December 28 | 3 PM | Tom Gola Arena
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All-Time Series vs UMKC
This is the first meeting between the two programs.
Scouting the Explorers
-La Salle has won four straight games and seven of their last eight to push their record to 7-4.
-The Explorers handled Delaware State 78-38 last Wednesday for their fourth straight win. The 40-point win surpassed a 78-41 defeat of Massachusetts (Jan. 11, 2014) as the largest margin of victory under head coach
Jeff Williams.
-La Salle limited the Hornets to just 38 points, the lowest opponent scoring total this season. The defense smothered the Hornets, limiting Delaware State to single-digit scoring totals in the 2nd and 4th quarters. The Explorers allowed just four points in the 2nd quarter and seven points in the 4th.
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Amy Griffin led the charge for the Explorers with 22 points, six assists and five rebounds.
Adreana Miller added 17 points while
Shalina Miller poured in a season-high 14 points and four blocks.
-All nine Explorers who dressed for the game against DSU found the scoring column.
Anemone Scheel and
Lisa Mintzer both chipped in eight points off the bench, which was a season-high for Mintzer.
Scouting the Kangaroos
-UMKC has dropped their last three games, including both games of the Roo Holiday Classic last week. The Roos fell to Southern Illinois 77-69 last Monday and Northern Illinois 86-75 on Tuesday.
-UMKC is led in scoring by Samantha Waldron, who is averaging 14.5 points per game. The junior is shooting 44.7 percent (59-for-132) from the field, including 42.9 percent (30-for-70) from three-point range.
-Waldron led the way for UMKC at the Roo Holiday Classic, tallying 55 points over the two games, including 37 in the loss against Southern Illinois.
-Junior Kiana Law leads the team in rebounds, grabbing 6.8 per game.
-UMKC, who won four straight games prior to their current three-game skid, is beginning a four-game road trip with Wednesday's game.
