SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Evangel Women's Basketball concludes their three game road trip on Wednesday (Jan. 29) evening, traveling to Kansas to take on the Ottawa Braves at 5:30 p.m.
SERIES HISTORY
Evangel will take on Ottawa in their fifth all-time matchup, as Evangel leads all-time, 3-1. In their last matchup with the Braves, the Valor were victorious, 83-74. Kamie Jenkins scored 18 points to pace the Valor in their win back in December.
OPENING STORYLINES
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Evangel fell in a narrow defeat on the road on Saturday, 82-83, against Sterling, their third loss in the last four games. Carson Dillard again led Evangel in scoring, finishing with 19 points.
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Ali Kamies (16 pts.), Micah Clayton (14 pts.), and Alyssa McCarty (10 pts.), rounded out double digit scoring for Evangel in Saturday's loss.
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Sterling shot over 60 percent, the first game this season that Evangel has allowed a team to shoot over 50 percent this season.
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Carson Dillard leads the Valor offensively so far this season, averaging 12.1 points per game, while Ali Kamies (11.8) rounds out double digit scoring averages.
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Kamie Jenkins leads the Valor in rebounds per game, averaging 9.8 boards per game.
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Evangel currently sits tied for sixth in the conference standings while Ottawa is tied for 12th, with both teams needing wins as the regular season winds down.
LOOKING AHEAD
Evangel returns home to host the Bethel Threshers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday (Feb. 1) afternoon in AGFinancial Arena.
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