Lady Hawks Bearing Down on Regular Season End

THIS WEEKEND'S SCHEDULE

Thursday, Feb. 19
5:30 p.m. - Quincy (13-10, 8-7 GLVC) at Missouri-St. Louis (12-11, 8-7 GLVC)
St. Louis, Mo.

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Saturday, Feb. 21
1:00 p.m. - Maryville (13-11, 7-8 GLVC) at Quincy (13-10, 8-7 GLVC)
Pepsi Arena

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WEEKLY LOOK-AHEAD: The Lady Hawks (13-10, 8-7 GLVC) travel to the University of Missouri-St. Louis (12-11, 8-7 GLVV) on Thursday, before welcoming Maryville University (13-11, 7-8 GLVC) to Pepsi Arena on Saturday. The Lady Hawks are 5-6 on the road and 8-4 at home this season.

UMSL lost two of their last three games. The Tritons are 8-3 at home. UMSL is averaging 65 points per game and holding opponents to 59.8 points per game. Alexis Lawrence leads the Tritons with 13.9 points per game and 75 threes. Kelly Kunkel averages 11.9 points per game.

Maryville lost their last two games. They are 6-5 on the road this season. MU is scoring 71.4 points per game and allowing 66.3 points per game to opponents. Shelby Miller leads the team scoring 14.6 points per game. Alex Hillyer averages 11.5 points per game off the bench. Jordynn Martin has notched 10.7 points per game this season. Jade Rogers leads the team with 9.3 rebounds per game.

LAST LOOK AT LAST GAMES: The Lady Hawks dropped a pair of games at home against Indianapolis and Saint Joseph's this past weekend. Indianapolis came into Pepsi Arena with a hot hand shooting 61.8% from the field. UIndy won the game 95-79. Saint Joseph's locked down the Lady Hawks defensively to take a 64-57 game from QU. SJC had 15 steals and seven blocks in the game.

Maggie Cunningham led the scoring against UIndy with 26 points. Anika Webster scored 17 points to mark a career-high. The Greyhounds had three players score 20 or more points.

Anika Webster led the Lady Hawks against Saint Joseph's with 13 points and nine rebounds. Maggie Cunningham and Erin Mennemeyer both scored 12 points for QU. Kalea Parks led the Pumas with 29 points.

PLAYOFF PICTURE: The Lady Hawks enter the weekend with a guaranteed berth in the playoffs. They will be playing on Sunday, March 1, but we still do not know where. Right now there are four teams who have secured the first round bye (Lewis, Drury, Wisconsin-Parkside, and Southern Indiana.) Those teams will be booking their hotels in St. Charles, Mo. Then, there are eight teams with a 7-8, or 8-7 GLVC record who are still sorting out the rest of the seeds. If Quincy wins out they can be as high as fifth. They can also finish as low as 12th. If the Lady Hawks finish in the top-eight they will be hosting a game in Pepsi Arena on March 1. If they finish 9 thru 12 they will be traveling for the first round of the GLVC Championship Tournament. The Lady Hawks play Missouri-St. Louis (8-7 GLVC), Maryville (7-8 GLVC), and Truman State (8-7 GLVC) in their last three games. There are loads of playoff implications for all three teams. The playoff picture might not clear up until the horn has sounded next Thursday in Pepsi Arena.

CUNNINGHAM CASHES IN: Maggie Cunningham started out hot against the University of Indianapolis on Thursday, Feb. 12. Cunningham scored 19 points with five threes in the first half. She finished the game with a career-high six three-pointers and her second highest point total of 26.

WEBSTER SETTLING IN: Anika Webster has scored in double figures seven of her last eight games. In that stretch she has tied or topped her career-high three times. The freshman forward has scored double-digits in 14 games this season. The Springfield, Ill. native set a career-high with 17 points against Indianapolis on Feb. 12.

MIXING AND MATCHING: The Lady Hawks have turned in 12 different starting lineups in 23 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.

HOT SHOOTING: The Lady Hawks are shooting 43.9% from the field this season ranking third in the GLVC. Their field goal percentage ranks 28th nationally. The Lady Hawks' hot shooting extends outside the three-point arc. QU is shooting 37.8% from three this season rankng second in the GLVC. The Lady Hawks rank 10th in NCAA Division II three-point field goal percentage. QU has averaged 71.7 points per game this season adding up to a positive 6.3 point differential.

DIMES FOR DAYS: The Lady Hawks have been dishing out dimes by the dozens lately. Actually, they are averaging 15.1 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 3.5 assists per game. Bettencourt ranks tied for seventh 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 six games in which they lost the tip. QU has won the tip eight times this season and has won four of those games while losing the other four contests.

LIGHTING UP THREES: The Lady Hawks average 7.4 threes per game this season ranking second in the GLVC. QU is 17th in NCAA Division II. Maggie Cunningham hit six threes against Indianapolis on Feb. 12. Nia Roth led QU with three three-pointers against Saint Joseph's on Feb. 14.

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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

#11 Nia Roth: G; 5' 8"; Sophomore

#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

#11 Nia Roth
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: G

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

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