This Week in WAC Women's Basketball - Dec. 21
This Week in WAC Women's Basketball - Dec. 21
2022-23 WAC Women's Basketball Release - Dec. 21
SFA STILL ATOP WAC RESUME SEEDING RANKING
In the latest WAC Resume Seeding System ranking on Dec. 19, Stephen F. Austin remained as the top live seed in the WAC after an 8-2 start to the season. The Lumberjacks tallied 1.78 points to place ahead of 7-2 Utah Tech (1.17 points). Other teams with positive point totals were UT Arlington (6-5, 0.73), UTRGV (5-4, 0.37)and Grand Canyon (8-2, 0.13).
SFA CRUISE PAST GEORGE MASON
Stephen F. Austin cruised to a 90-62 victory over George Mason in the FIU Holiday Hoops tournament. Jordan Harrison and Kurstyn Harden led the way for the Ladyjacks with 16 points, followed by Aiyana Johnson who scored 14. Harden also led the team in rebounds with 11, followed by Harrison and Johnson who each grabbed seven. Harrison led SFA with five assists, followed by Tyler McCliment-Call who recorded four. Johnson also recorded four blocks in this game which tied her career high, and Kyla Deck led the team with three steals which also tied her career high.
UTA SET TO HOST NO.18 ARIZONA
UT Arlington set to host No.18 Arizona on Wednesday inside the College Park Center at 3:00 p.m. UTA is currently 4-0 at home and 6-5 overall. Starr Jacobs leads the team in scoring with 14.7 per game followed by Jireh Washington with 14.3. Washington also leads UTA in assists per game (6.2) and steals per game (3.2). Taleyah Jones is one of 11 freshman this season that has scored at least 30 points in a game with her 30-poiint performance against Texas A&M-Texarkana on Dec. 11.
ACU TOPS NICHOLLS BY 40
Abilene Christian beat Nicholls by a score of 76-36 as Maleeah Langstaff and Madi Miller both recorded double-doubles. ACU hit 11 three-pointers, shot 50% from the floor, and scored 21 points off turnovers en route to the 40-point onslaught. Langstaff scored 17 points and added 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the season and Miller dropped 11 points and 10 boards for her second double-double of the season as well. Zoe Jackson added 12 points off the bench on 5-11 shooting with a pair of rebounds.Aspen Thornton kept her double-digit streak going with 10 more points, making it four in a row for the point guard.
THE WAC IN THE NATIONAL STATS RANKINGS
In the latest NCAA DI national statistics rankings that were released on Dec. 20, Grand Canyon dropped one spot to second nationally in steals per game with 15.7 and fifth in turnovers forced per game (24.90). Sam Houston is currently ranked fifth in offensive rebounds per game at 17.8. California Baptist currently ranks fifth in three-point field goals per game with 29.5 followed by UTRGV in the 11th spot at 27.7 and Abilene Christian in 13th at 27.2. Southern Utah ranks 111th in total rebounds per game with 46 and Sam Houston is ranked 17th in the same category at 45.56.