Lady Hawks Bring Home a Pair of GLVC East Teams

THIS WEEKEND'S SCHEDULE

Thursday, Feb. 12
5:15 p.m. - Indianapolis (9-12, 6-7 GLVC) at Quincy (13-8, 8-5 GLVC)
(Alumni Night/Bank of Springfield Night) PEPSI ARENA

Saturday, Feb. 14
1:00 p.m. - Saint Joseph's (10-13, 6-7 GLVC) at Quincy 13-8, 8-5 GLVC)
(Creating Memories Game) PEPSI ARENA

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WEEKLY LOOK-AHEAD: The Lady Hawks (13-8, 8-5 GLVC) welcome Indianapolis (9-12, 6-7 GLVC) to Pepsi Arena on Thursday, and Saint Joseph's (10-13, 6-7 GLVC) on Saturday. The Lady Hawks are 8-2 at home this season.

Indianapolis has lost four straight games. UIndy is 2-7 on the road this season. The Greyhounds are scoring 4.9 less points than their opponents. UIndy is shooting 41.5% from the field this season. Princess German leads the Greyhounds with 18.1 points per game. Kelly Walter is scoring 15.7 points per game with 56 threes this season. Nicole Anderson averages 10.3 points per game.

Saint Joseph's won two straight this past weekend against Maryville and Missouri-St. Louis. SJC is 3-8 on the road this season. The Pumas are shooting just 37% from the field and scoring 2.6 points less than their opponents this season. Kalea Parks leads the Pumas with 17.1 points per game and 6.5 rebounds. Courtney Kvachkoff averages 12.2 points per game with 57 threes.

LAST LOOK AT LAST GAMES: The Lady Hawks split their four-game road trip with a pair of wins sandwiching a pair of losses. QU fell to Southern Indiana to start last weekend, 76-55. The Lady Hawks rebounded with an impressive effort from the line to down Bellarmine 86-83.

Kara Gerbus and Anika Webster both tied a career-high in Evansville, Ind. on Thursday. Gerbus scored 18 points and Webster finished with 15 points.

Maggie Cunningham and Carly Bettencourt both scored 18 points against Bellarmine on Saturday. Cunningham hit eight free throws as the Lady Hawks converted 16 of 18 free throws in the final three minutes. Carly Bettencourt sank a career-high five three-point field goals. Erin Mennemeyer finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds for her third double-double.

HOMEWARD BOUND: The Lady Hawks have felt quite comfortable at home this season. QU has an 8-2 record in Pepsi Arena. Those wins included two 100+ point offensive outbursts and three GLVC wins.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE: Erin Mennemeyer notched her third double-double of the season on Saturday against Bellarmine. Mennemeyer grabbed 11 boards and netted 13 points for the Lady Hawks. The first double-double of her career came against Top-Ranked Lewis (1/2/15) at home this season. Mennemeyer leads the team with 9.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 18 blocks in GLVC games this season.

MIXING AND MATCHING: The Lady Hawks have turned in 12 different starting lineups in 21 games this season. The Maggie Cunningham, Kara Gerbus, Lauren Gronewold, Tori Kuhn, and Nikia Edom lineup has currently started the most games at five. They went 4-1 in those five starts together. There has been just one student-athlete who has made every start this season: Nikia Edom.

TURNOVER BATTLE LEADS TO WINS: The Lady Hawks are a perfect 8-0 when they win the turnover battle this season. QU has forced more than 20 turnovers four times this season. Most recently, the Lady Hawks forced 28 turnovers against Missouri S&T. The most turnovers QU has forced in a game this season is 31 against Avila.

DARTS FROM THREE: Nikia Edom and Carly Bettencourt have been accurate from three this season. Bettencourt leads the team shooting 45.9% from beyond the arc this season. Bettencourt ranks fifth in the GLVC and eighth in NCAA Division II. Nikia Edom is firing 44.4% from three ranking sixth in the GLVC. The duo has combined for 73 three-pointers this season.

DISH IT OUT, BUT DON'T GIVE IT AWAY: Carly Bettencourt and Maggie Cunningham have been in the top-10 of the GLVC all season in assist-to-turnover ratio. Carly Bettencourt leads the team with a 1.60 ratio. Bettencourt ranks tied for sixth in the GLVC. Cunningham has a 1.31 assist-to-turnover ratio ranking 10th in the GLVC.

TAKE IT TIL YOU MISS: Carly Bettencourt has hovered around 50% from the field this season. So far this season, Bettencourt is shooting 48.7% from the floor.

HOT SHOOTING: The Lady Hawks are shooting 44% from the field this season ranking third in the GLVC. Their field goal percentage ranks 31st nationally. The Lady Hawks' hot shooting extends outside the three-point arc. QU is shooting 37.5% from three this season rankng third in the GLVC. The Lady Hawks rank T-14th in NCAA Division II three-point field goal percentage. QU has averaged 72.1 points per game this season adding up to a positive 8.0 point differential.

DIMES FOR DAYS: The Lady Hawks have been dishing out dimes by the dozens lately. Actually, they are averaging 15.3 assists per game which ranks third in the GLVC. QU's assist average ranks 48th in NCAA Division II. Carly Bettencourt leads the Lady Hawks with 3.7 assists per game. Bettencourt ranks tied for fifth in the GLVC. Maggie Cunningham dishes out 3.3 assists per contest ranking eighth in the league.

LOSING THE TIP WINS THE GAME: The Lady Hawks have won nine games when losing the opening tip-off this season. They have lost five games in which they lost the tip. QU has won the tip seven times this season and has won four of those games while losing the other three contests.

LIGHTING UP THREES: The Lady Hawks average 7.4 threes per game this season ranking second in the GLVC. QU is tied for 23rd in NCAA Division II. Carly Bettencourt makes 2.1 threes per game. She ranks eighth in the GLVC.

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Players Mentioned

#14 Carly Bettencourt: PG; 5' 8"; Senior

#5 Maggie Cunningham: G; 5' 9"; Junior

#15 Kara Gerbus: F; 5' 10"; Junior

#20 Lauren Gronewold: G; 5' 9"; Redshirt Sophomore

#21 Tori Kuhn: F; 6' 0"; Junior

#44 Erin Mennemeyer: C; 6' 2"; Junior

#4 Nikia Edom: G; 5' 7"; Sophomore

#22 Anika Webster: F; 5' 10"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#14 Carly Bettencourt
: 5' 8"; Senior
: PG

#5 Maggie Cunningham
: 5' 9"; Junior
: G

#15 Kara Gerbus
: 5' 10"; Junior
: F

#20 Lauren Gronewold
: 5' 9"; Redshirt Sophomore
: G

#21 Tori Kuhn
: 6' 0"; Junior
: F

#44 Erin Mennemeyer
: 6' 2"; Junior
: C

#4 Nikia Edom
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: G

#22 Anika Webster
: 5' 10"; Freshman
: F