WBB Game Preview: WBU at Crowley's Ridge (Feb. 6 | 5:30 PM)

WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (1/31/25) – The Williams Baptist University women's basketball team is set to face Stephens in an American Midwest Conference matchup on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 2 p.m. inside the Southerland-Mabee Center.

GAME INFORMATION

(RV) WILLIAMS BAPTIST EAGLES (18-3, 14-1 AMC) vs CROWLEY'S RIDGE PIONEERS (8-13, 2-13 AMC)
Game info - Thursday, Feb. 6 - 5:30 p.m. CST - Carter Activities Center (Paragould, Ark.)
Live stats - https://wbueagles.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/boxscores/20250206_i8o9.xml 
Live video - https://www.youtube.com/@CRCPioneers/streams 

MATCHUP FACTS

Last Meeting: Jan. 3, 2025 (WBU 112-51)
Current Streak: WBU W15

WBU QUICK FACTS

2024-25 Record: 18-3 (14-1 AMC)
Current Streak: W13
2023-24 Record: 24-7 (15-3 AMC)
2023-24 Postseason: Fell to William Carey 73-56 in the NAIA Tournament Opening Round
Head Coach: John Mayberry (8th)
HC Record: 141-81 (102-55 AMC)
HC Record at WBU: Same
Assistant Coach: Kala Tyus (6th)

ABOUT CROWLEY'S RIDGE

2024-25 Record: 8-13 (2-13 AMC)
Current Streak: L5
2023-24 Record: 12-16 (4-9 CAC)
2023-24 Postseason: None
Head Coach: Chris Richardson (1st)
Assistant Coach: JT Ryan

CRC NOTABLES

• The Pioneers are coming off a 77-54 loss to William Woods on Monday, Feb. 3

• CRC shot on a 28.8 percent clip in the matchup

• Ansley Dawson led Crowley's Ridge with 13 points on 5-for-12 shooting from the field

• Sara McCain posted 10 points on 3-for-7 and 2-for-5 from three-point range

• Kiyuana Foster led the team on the glass with seven rebounds off the bench

• The Pioneers average 66.7 points per game (6th AMC) while letting up 71.9 PPG on defense (8th AMC)

• Ansley Dawson leads CRC in scoring average with 10.4 PPG (24th AMC)

• Travia Woodruff leads the team on the glass with an average of 4.8 rebounds per game (30th AMC)

• CRC has put up the fourth most 3PT attempts in the AMC this season

• The Pioneers average 39.6 rebounds per game this season (4th AMC)

• Crowley's Ridge is in the midst of a five game losing streak.  The team's last win came over Ecclesia 69-40 on Monday, Jan. 20.

• The Pioneers are 1-6 against AMC teams in the Carter Activities Center this season

• The Pioneers were picked to finish 8th in the AMC Preseason Coaches Poll

LAST TIME OUT

• Williams won its last matchup over Stephens 72-69 on Saturday, Feb. 1 to extend its winning streak to 13

• Kaylee Isaacs put up 30 points to lead WBU to the win

• Sara Crowe matched her season high of 16 points on 8-for-14 from the field

• Carmen Taylor had 11 points

• Charmen Taylor put up 10 points and led on the glass with eight rebounds

• As a team, the Lady Eagles shot 30-for-65 (46.2 percent) from the floor

• WBU scored 18 points off 21 Stars turnovers

• The Lady Eagles held the Cougars to 29.0 percent shooting from the field and an oppressive 18.2 percent clip from beyond the arc

• Columbia won the rebound battle 50-38

• Charmen Taylor tied the game with a layup and Kaylee Isaacs hit for three to put WBU up 59-56 in the fourth

• Stephens tied the game up again at 63, but Kaylee Isaacs drew the foul on a layup and hit her free throw to complete the three-point play and but WBU up 66-63

• The Stars cut the lead to one with nine seconds left in the ball game, but Carmen Taylor hit two free throws after the intentional foul and ice the game for WBU

WBU NOTABLES

• Kaylee Isaacs (Clark) sits at second in the all-time scoring list at WBU with 1,889 points.  Isaacs trails Angela Adams (1,892 points) by 3 points for the all-time scoring crown.

• Carmen Taylor has the opportunity to join the 1,000 point club at WBU as she currently stands with 952 as an Eagle

• Carmen Taylor leads the American Midwest Conference in scoring average at 19.4 PPG, with a season high of 36 against Central Baptist (Jan. 14)

• Kaylee Isaacs ranks third in the conference in scoring average with 17.3 points per game and a season-high of 31 against Harris-Stowe (Jan. 23)

• Isaacs also leads the Lady Eagles on the glass with an average of 6.5 rebounds per game, highlighted by a 15 rebound performance against Harris-Stowe (Jan. 23)

• Charmen Taylor leads the AMC in FG% with a 55.8 percent mark.  She is also third in the AMC in 3PT% at 38.1 percent.

• Sara Crowe is second in the league in FG% at 54.0 percent

• Monica Horne also appears in the top five in FG% at 51.7 percent shooting on the year

• Williams is third in the nation in scoring with an average of 90.1 points per game

• WBU stands at first place in the AMC standings with a conference record of 14-1

• Williams went undefeated on the road in the month of January

• WBU received top 25 votes in the NAIA Women's Basketball Coaches Poll No. 5 released on Wednesday, Jan. 29.

• Williams is coming off its first NAIA Tournament appearance in program history in 2023-24

• The Eagles were picked to finish third in the AMC Preseason Coaches Poll

AMC PRESEASON COACHES POLL

1 Columbia (108)
2 Stephens (100)
3 Williams Baptist (95)
4 Cottey (73)
T5 William Woods (70)
T5 Missouri Baptist (70)
7 Mission (59)
8 Crowley's Ridge (47)
9 UHSP (36)
10 Central Baptist (35)
11 Harris-Stowe (20)
12 Hannibal-LaGrange (13)

SCHEDULE NOTES

• Up next, Williams will travel to St. Louis, Mo. to take on UHSP in an AMC matchup on Saturday, Feb. 8.  Tip-off against the Eutectics is set for 1 p.m.

• Williams' 2024-25 schedule features 14 home games inside the Southerland-Mabee Center on the campus of Williams Baptist University