The UAFS women's basketball team is coming off a tough road loss against the No.1 team in the nation and will be looking to bounce back and return to the winning path as the Lady Lions take on Oklahoma Christian at 2 p.m. on Saturday in Oklahoma City. Going into this game, the Lady Lions are 4-4 overall on the season and 1-1 in the conference play.
Offensively, UAF team is currently averaging 60.1 points per game, while shooting 39.6 percent from the field, 27.1 percent from beyond the arc and 71.8 percent from the free throw line. The Lady Lions are led in scoring by
Paige Elston (12.1 ppg),
Ashanti Eden (10.9 ppg) and
Mar'Shalia Lollie (9.1 ppg). As a team UAFS also records 10.5 assists per game led by Elston (4.6 apg) and Eden (2 apg).
On the defensive end, the Lady Lions' opponents are scoring 68 points per game while shooting 40 percent from the field, 29.5 percent from beyond the arc and 71.8 percent from the free throw line. The Lady Lions are outrebounding their opponents, grabbing 36.4 rebounds per game, led by
Tamera Gulley (7.5 rpg) and Lollie (6.8). UAFS team is currently forcing 19.9 turnovers per game while also recording 8.4 steals per game, led by Elston (2 spg).
This is the 14th matchup between the Lady Lions and the Eagles and Lady Lions lead the all-time series by 10-3. UAFS is also on a five-game winning streak against Oklahoma Christian and will be looking to extend that streak over the weekend.
Live stats and
live broadcast are available for this match.
With this match, the Lady Lions are starting a five-game conference road trip streak which concludes with their matchup against St. Edward's in Austin, Texas. The next home game is at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan 9, 2020 at Stubblefield Center.
