SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Evangel Women's Basketball opens the NAIA National Tournament on Friday (Mar. 13) evening, taking on the 13th seeded USAO Drovers in a first round matchup in AGFinancial Arena.
SERIES HISTORY
Evangel is 1-1 all-time against USAO, but took the most recent matchup back in 2011, 72-55.
OPENING STORYLINES
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Evangel is coming off a KCAC championship in both the regular season and conference tournament, earning an automatic bid to the national tournament.
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Evangel's offense averages 89.2 points per game, currently third in the nation in points per game.
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The Valor boast several top-10 marks in the nation, including 2nd in field goal makes per game (34.8), 4th in assists (19.1), 5th in field goal % (47.3), and 7th in 3 pt. % (35.8). Evangel's offensive efficiency ranks 6th in the nation (1.081).
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Heaven Shockley leads Evangel in points per game, currently averaging 15.2 with Carson Dillard just behind at 13.7. Ali Kamies and Cassidy Hambelton round out double digit averages for EU, putting up 12.4 and 12.2 per contest, respectively.
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Below are current school record standings for active players.
LOOKING AHEAD
With a win, Evangel WBB will take on the winner of the #5 William Carey / #12 Shawnee State matchup on Saturday (Mar. 14) afternoon at 4:00 p.m. in AGFinancial Arena, for the right to advance to the final site in Sioux City, Iowa. With a loss, the historic Evangel WBB season comes to a close.
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