QUINCY, Ill. - The No. 19 Quincy University women's basketball team welcomes the University of Illinois Springfield and McKendree University to Pepsi Arena this weekend to start of the main stretch of Great Lakes Valley Conference competition. UIS travels down to Quincy on Thursday to tip at 5:30 p.m. McK will make the trip to Pepsi Arena on Saturday for a 1 p.m. tip-off.
Five Fun Facts About Quincy
- QU women's basketball (11-1, 2-1 GLVC) has yet to allow an opponent to score 70 points or more in a game this season. The highest point total was Lindenwood with 69 points.
- QU has hit 47-of-62 free throws in the final five minutes this season.
Maggie Cunningham leads the team with a perfect 27-of-27 from the line in crunch time.
- QU is one of the hottest shooting teams from 3-point range hitting 42.8% and ranking 4th in NCAA DII. QU ranks 3rd in the GLVC in 3-point shooting percentage led by
Nikia Edom who has hit 50% of her shots from distance. Edom ranks 5th in the GLVC and is tied for 5th in NCAA DII.
- The Lady Hawks have won 8 straight home games to start the season. The last time QU lost in Pepsi Arena was February 14, 2015.
- The Lady Hawks' record of 11-1 is the best start by a QU team since 2010-11 when the Lady Hawks went on to go 23-1 before their second loss of the season. The Lady Hawks advanced to the semifinal of the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional that season.Five Fun Facts About Illinois Springfield - Illinois Springfield (5-5, 0-3 GLVC) is 0-3 on the road this season. Two of those losses came at the hands of GLVC foes Bellarmine and Southern Indiana. - Shelbi Patterson leads the Prairie Stars with 12.4 points per game and 3.7 assists per game. - Syerra Young has grabbed 9.3 rebounds per game while chipping in 6.9 points per contest. - The last time the Prairie Stars beat Quincy was January 16, 2012. QU has won the last five meetings. - Illinois Springfield ranks third in the GLVC in 3-point field goal percentage defense. UIS will attempt to keep the fourth ranked 3-point shooting team in NCAA Division II in check when they come to Quincy.Five Fun Facts About McKendree - McKendree (6-7, 1-2 GLVC) holds a 2-5 road record with their lone GLVC win coming on the road at Illinois Springfield. - Ellie Pusheck averages 10.3 points per game for the Bearcats. Pusheck is shooting 51.1% from the floor leading the team in both categories. - McK averages 60.6 points per game, but allows just 57 points per game. Their defense holds opponents to a 35.1% field goal percentage ranking third in the GLVC. - Jordan Morton leads the Bearcats with 6.2 rebounds per contest. Morton has earned her way into the starting lineup the past five games. - The Bearcats shoot 26.9% from beyond the arc ranking 14th in the GLVC. They are led by Ashley Klass with 18 triples on 49 attempts.
