WBB Game Preview: WBU vs Mission (Feb. 11 | 5:30 PM)

WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (2/10/25) – The Williams Baptist University women's basketball team returns to the Southerland-Mabee Center on Tuesday, Feb. 11 to face Mission in an American Midwest Conference matchup.

GAME INFORMATION

(RV) WILLIAMS BAPTIST EAGLES (20-3, 16-1 AMC) vs MISSION PATRIOTS (17-4, 14-3 AMC)
Game info - Tuesday, Feb. 11 - 5:30 p.m. CST - Southerland-Mabee Center (Walnut Ridge, Ark.)
Live stats - https://wbueagles.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/boxscores/20250211_md45.xml
Live video - https://wbueagles.com/watch 

MATCHUP FACTS

Last Meeting: Jan. 7, 2025 (WBU 88-72)
Current Streak: WBU W3

WBU QUICK FACTS

2024-25 Record: 20-3 (16-1 AMC)
Current Streak: W15
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 season)
HC Record: 143-81 (104-55 AMC)
HC Record at WBU: Same
Assistant Coach: Kala Tyus (6th season)

ABOUT MISSION

2024-25 Record: 17-4 (14-3 AMC)
Current Streak: W5
2023-24 Record: 19-9
2023-24 Postseason: Entered the 2024 NCCAA National Championship Tournament as a No. 2 seed, lost in the first round to No. 7 Alice Lloyd 90-78, then beat No. 3 Asbury 66-63 and lost to Southwestern Christian 76-65 in the consolation bracket
Head Coach: Madi Wallace (3rd season)
Assistant Coaches: Hannah Woodcock, T'Yonne Duncan

MU NOTABLES

• Mission is coming off an 84-71 win over Crowley's Ridge on Saturday, Feb. 8

• MU went 31-for-70 (44.3 percent) from the field in the contest

• Josie Sullivan led the Patriots with 24 points 10-for-16 shooting

• Cassidy Hambelton put up 19 on 6-for-16 from the floor including a 3-for-8 mark from three-point range

• Laney Humble added 13 off the bench

• Karlie Sampson led on the glass with 14 rebounds on the night

• Mission ended the first quarter on a 16-5 run that gave the Patriots a 26-14 lead at the end of the first that they would not relinquish

• The Patriots average 80.1 points per game this season (2nd AMC), while opponents score an average of 70.4 PPG against them (7th AMC)

• Cassidy Hambelton leads Mission in scoring average with 16.6 PPG (6th AMC)

• Josie Sullivan follows close behind with an average of 16.4 points per night (7th AMC)

• Karlie Sampson leads the Patriots in rebounding average with 7.1 boards per game (8th AMC)

• Mission ranks second in the AMC in FG% at a 42.8 percent clip, behind WBU's 46.1 percent season mark

• The Patriots have shot 33.6 percent from three-point range this season (1st AMC)

• The Patriots are second in the AMC in assists per game (15.4) behind Williams (19.5)

• MU is 9-0 on the road so far this year, highlighted by a 75-70 win over Columbia in Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 25)

• Mission is in its first season in the American Midwest Conference

• MU currently sits at third place in the AMC standings with a conference record of 13-3

• The Patriots were picked to finish seventh in the AMC Preseason Coaches Poll

LAST TIME OUT

• Williams is coming off its fifteenth consecutive victory after taking down UHSP 90-82 on Saturday, Feb. 8

• Carmen Taylor led the way with 24 points on 9-for-22 shooting

• Charmen Taylor scored 20 on 7-for-15 

• Monica Horne finished with a double-double on 10 points and a team-high 10 rebounds

• Sara Crowe added 13 points off the bench

• As a team, the Lady Eagles shot 35-for-79 (44.3 percent) from the floor

• Williams won the rebound battle 43-38

• WBU scored 15 points on 15 Eutectic turnovers

• The Eagles scored 16 second-chance points in the ballgame

• The Lady Eagles held a 17-3 lead after starting the game on a 12-0 run

• The Eutectics clawed back to cut the lead to one in the second quarter

• A Charmen Taylor jumper put WBU up six with three and a half minutes left.  Charmen Taylor and Taylor Hooten converted both sets of free throws to survive for the team's 15th consecutive win.

WBU NOTABLES

• Kaylee Isaacs (Clark) is now the all-time leading scorer for Williams Baptist University women's basketball with 1,920 total points.  She surpassed Angela Flippp's all-time career record on Thursday, Feb. 6 against Crowley's Ridge.

• Isaacs is three three-pointers away from breaking Jessica Shepards career three-point record (192 3PT).  She currently stands with 190 made three-pointers.

• Carmen Taylor has the opportunity to become the seventh member of the 1,000 point club at WBU as she currently stands with 993 career points as an Eagle

• Carmen Taylor leads the American Midwest Conference in scoring average at 19.5 PPG, with a season high of 36 against Central Baptist (Jan. 14)

• Kaylee Isaacs ranks fourth in the conference in scoring average with 17.2 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 6.4 rebounds per game, highlighted by a 15 rebound performance against Harris-Stowe (Jan. 23)

• Charmen Taylor is second in the AMC in FG% with a 55.6 percent mark so far.

• Carmen Taylor is fourth in the AMC in 3PT% at 37.7 percent

• Sara Crowe is third in the league in FG% at 54.7 percent

• Williams is third in the nation in scoring with an average of 90.0 points per game

• WBU stands at first place in the AMC standings with a conference record of 16-1

• Williams went undefeated 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.

• 2023-24 and 2024-25 are the first consecutive 20+ win seasons for WBU women's basketball since the 1988-89 and 1989-90 seasons

• 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, the Lady Eagles will travel to face Central Baptist on Thursday, Feb. 13.  Tip-off against the Mustangs is set for 5:30 p.m. from Conway, Ark.

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