WBB Game Preview: WBU at Central Baptist (Feb. 13 | 5:30 PM)

WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (2/12/25) – The Williams Baptist University women's basketball team will travel to Conway, Ark. to take on Central Baptist on Thursday, Feb. 13 at 5:30 p.m.

GAME INFORMATION

(RV) WILLIAMS BAPTIST EAGLES (21-3, 17-1 AMC) vs CENTRAL BAPTIST MUSTANGS (9-13, 7-11 AMC)
Game Info: Thursday, Feb. 13 - 5:30 p.m. CST - A.R. Reddin Fieldhouse (Conway, Ark.)
Live stats: https://wbueagles.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/boxscores/20250213_857u.xml
Live video: https://www.youtube.com/@CBCAthletics 

MATCHUP FACTS

Last Meeting: Jan. 14, 2025 (WBU 98-59)
Current Streak: WBU W7

WBU QUICK FACTS

2024-25 Record: 21-3 (17-1 AMC)
Current Streak: W16
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: 144-81 (105-55 AMC)
HC Record at WBU: Same
Assistant Coach: Kala Tyus (6th season)

ABOUT CENTRAL BAPTIST

2024-25 Record: 9-13 (7-11 AMC)
Current Streak: L3
2023-24 Record: 7-18 (6-12 AMC)
2023-24 Postseason: None
Head Coach: Kory Heffentrager (1st season)
Assistant Coach: Sierra Carrier

CBC NOTABLES

• Central Baptist is coming off an 86-62 road loss to Crowley's Ridge on Tuesday, Feb. 11

• CBC shot 21-for-72 (29.2 percent) from the field while Crowley's Ridge shot at a 31-for-75 (41.3 percent) clip

• Raigan Head led the way with a double-double for the Mustangs on 20 points and 16 rebounds

• Aliya Grotjohn followed up with 14 points on 6-for-13 from the field, and Addison Hudspeth added on 11

• Laney Humble added 13 off the bench

• The Pioneers put up a 15-3 run in the first quarter to take a 20-8 lead early

• CRC outscored the Mustangs 24-8 in the second quarter to go up 47-21 at halftime

• Central Baptist was unable to mount a comeback, taking its third straight loss 86-62

• The Mustangs score an average of 66.6 points per game (6th AMC), while opponents average 73.8 PPG against them (11th AMC)

• Raigan Head leads the Mustangs in scoring average and rebounding average.  She scores an average of 16.3 PPG (7th AMC) and collects an average of 9.5 rebounds per game (T-1st AMC).

• Aliya Grotjohn is second in the AMC in 3PT% with a 40.8 percent clip on the year

• Central Baptist has knocked down the third most three-pointers in the AMC this season at 176 triples, while letting up the second most three-pointers in the league

• CBC currently sits at seventh in the American Midwest Conference standings with a 7-11 conference record

• The Mustangs were picked to finish 10th in the AMC Preseason Coaches Poll

LAST TIME OUT

• WBU won its sixteenth consecutive game on Tuesday, Feb. 11 with a 90-78 victory over Mission inside the Southerland-Mabee Center

• Carmen Taylor became the seventh member of the 1,000 point club at WBU with 11 points against Mission.  She is the first Eagle to join the club after only two seasons.

• Kaylee Isaacs set a new season-high for herself with 35 points on 15-for-26 shooting

• Isaacs also finished with 14 rebounds for a double-double

• Charmen Taylor finished with a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds

• Monica Horne added 13 points 

• As a team, the Lady Eagles went 36-for-80 (45.0 percent) from the floor while holding Mission to 38.5 percent shooting

• WBU struggled from three-point range on 3-for-13 from beyond the arc, but dominated down low with 62 points in the paint

• Williams won the rebound battle 58-37

• Mission used a 12-0 run early in the first quarter to take a 25-14 lead at the quarter break

• WBU responded with a 12-0 run to begin the second to tie the game at 25-25

• WBU shot 59.1 percent form the field in the second quarter to out-score the Patriots 34-9 in the period and lead 48-34

• Mission cut the lead to five with a minute and a half left to play, but Monica Horne and Charmen Taylor combined for a 7-0 run to close out the 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 one three-pointer away from breaking Jessica Shepards career three-point record (192 3PT)

• Carmen Taylor leads the American Midwest Conference in scoring average at 19.1 PPG, with a season high of 36 against Central Baptist (Jan. 14)

• Kaylee Isaacs ranks second in the conference in scoring average with 17.9 points per game and a season-high of 35 against Mission  (Feb. 11)

• Isaacs also leads the Lady Eagles on the glass with an average of 6.8 rebounds per game (10th AMC), highlighted by a 15 rebound performance against Harris-Stowe (Jan. 23)

• Charmen Taylor is second in the AMC in FG% with a 55.3 percent mark so far.

• Sara Crowe and Monica Horne rank third and fourth in the AMC in FG% behind Taylor

• 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 17-1

• The Lady Eagles 17 conference wins is a new school record for the most conference wins in a season

• Williams went undefeated in the month of January

• WBU received top 25 votes in the NAIA Women's Basketball Coaches Poll No. 6 released on Feb. 12

• 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 take on Missouri Baptist on Saturday, Feb. 15.  Tip-off from St. Louis, Mo. is set for 2 p.m.

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