SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Evangel Women's Basketball opens 2026 with a home KCAC matchup against the McPherson College Bulldogs, with tip-off set for noon on Saturday, January 3rd.
SERIES HISTORY
Evangel is a perfect 3-0 against McPherson in their all-time matchup, taking a 80-68 win on the road in January last season.
OPENING STORYLINES
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Evangel is coming off their ninth consecutive win, taking down York in their last KCAC matchup, 113-65, the second most points scored by EU this season.
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Cassidy Hambelton leads Evangel in assists with 75 and steals with 36 so far this year.
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Evangel's high powered offense averages 95.6 points per game, hitting the century mark in their last four countable contests and currently lead the nation in points per game.
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Heaven Shockley leads Evangel in points per game, currently averaging 16.5, while Carson Dillard is just behind, averaging 14.8. Ali Kamies and Hambelton round out double digit averages for EU, putting up 14.4 and 12.2 per contest, respectively.
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Carson Dillard currently ranks 11th in three point makes in a career at EU with 141, while Kamie Jenkins is eighth in blocks (73) and 17th in rebounds (623) in a career.
LOOKING AHEAD
Evangel hits the road to open a two game roadtrip, taking on Southwestern at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday (Jan. 7) evening.
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