SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Evangel Women's Basketball hits the road on Saturday (Jan. 27) afternoon to take on the conference leading Tabor Bluejays.
Tip-off for Saturday's game is set for 2:00 p.m. in Hillsboro, Kansas, as the Valor look to pull off the upset of the home Bluejays.
SERIES HISTORY
Evangel and Tabor match up for the second time in program history on Saturday, after falling to the Bluejays earlier this season, 49-65, to trail 0-1 in the all-time matchup.
OPENING STORYLINES
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Evangel hits the road on Saturday (Jan. 27) afternoon, taking on the conference leading Tabor Bluejays in Hillsboro, Kansas.
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The Valor put up a strong fight, but fell to the Friends Falcons on Wednesday night at home, 69-79.
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Evangel currently holds a 10-6 record overall and are 8-5 in the KCAC. The Valor are tied at fifth in the conference with Kansas Wesleyan, but do not hold the tiebreaker against the Coyotes after falling to them earlier this season.
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Kamie Jenkins has begun a new streak of consecutive double-doubles, currently at three games after a 17 point, 11 rebound showing on Wednesday.
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Carson Dillard has been shooting the ball well lately, currently averaging the second most points on the team (9.9). Dillard scored 15 points, hitting five threes in the loss on Wednesday.
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The Valor are 9th in the nation in offensive rebounding, currently averaging 16.7 per game.
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Micah Clayton rounded out double digit scoring for the Valor on Wednesday, scoring 12 points and pulling down six rebounds in the loss. Clayton currently averages the third most points on the team, scoring 9.7 per game.
LOOKING AHEAD
Evangel Women's Basketball continues to alternate home and away games, returning to the Ashcroft Center on Wednesday (Jan. 31) evening to take on the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes at 5:30 p.m.
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