SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Evangel Women's Basketball travels on Saturday (Dec. 9) afternoon to Lindsborg, Kansas, to take on the Bethany Swedes.
Tip-off for Saturday's game is set for 12:00 p.m. at Ray D. Hahn Gymnasium for Evangel's final conference game of 2023.
SERIES HISTORY
Evangel and Bethany will compete in their third match all-time, with the series tied, 1-1. Bethany won the most recent matchup, coming in the 2021 season, 67-84.
OPENING STORYLINES
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Valor Women's Basketball hits the road for their final conference game of 2023, taking on the Bethany Swedes on Saturday (Dec. 9) afternoon.
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The Valor claimed their third consecutive KCAC win on Wednesday against Avila, thanks to a late fourth quarter run, 71-63.
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Evangel looks to earn their fifth win of the season and fourth conference game in the KCAC on Saturday against the Swedes who are also looking for their fourth conference win.
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Kate Gilbert has been a scoring machine off the bench for the Valor, leading the team in points per game, averaging 8.4.
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Kamie Jenkins has been a force on the boards for Evangel, leading the team with 7.1 per game. Jenkins recorded Evangel's first double-double of the season on Wednesday. (15 pts., 11 rebounds)
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The Valor are 17th in the nation in offensive rebounding, currently averaging 16.4 per game.
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Evangel has struggled shooting so far this season from three, currently shooting 24.2 %
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Evangel and Bethany will match up for just the third time in program history on Saturday.
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Head Coach Jim Middleton looks to earn his fifth win at the helm of the Valor on Saturday afternoon.
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All Evangel conference matchups are streamed on the KCAC Network at www.kcacnetwork.com/evangel
LOOKING AHEAD
Evangel Women's Basketball will hit the road to take on the Williams Baptist Eagles next Thursday (Dec. 14) afternoon in a non-conference matchup in Walnut Ridge, Ark.
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