WBB Game Preview: WBU at Missouri Baptist (Feb. 15 | 2:00 PM)

WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (2/12/25) – The Williams Baptist University women's basketball team is set to face Missouri Baptist in St. Louis, Mo. on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m.

GAME INFORMATION

(RV) WILLIAMS BAPTIST EAGLES (22-3, 18-1 AMC) vs MISSOURI BAPTIST SPARTANS (8-17, 8-11 AMC)
Game Info: Saturday, Feb. 15 - 2:00 p.m. CST - Carl & Deloris Petty SRC (St. Louis, Mo.)
Live stats: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=556833
Live video: https://www.spartandigitalnetwork.com/ 

MATCHUP FACTS

Last Meeting: Jan. 11, 2025 (WBU 87-45)
Current Streak: WBU W1

WBU QUICK FACTS

2024-25 Record: 22-3 (18-1 AMC)
Current Streak: W17
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: 145-81 (106-55 AMC)
HC Record at WBU: Same
Assistant Coach: Kala Tyus (6th season)

ABOUT MISSOURI BAPTIST

2024-25 Record: 8-17 (8-11 AMC)
Current Streak: W2
2023-24 Record: 11-17 (9-9 AMC)
2023-24 Postseason: None
Head Coach: Edgar Mendez (1st season)
Assistant Coach: Aleia Milano, Whitney Edwards

MBU NOTABLES

• Missouri Baptist won its last matchup over Crowley's Ridge 71-47 on Thursday night inside the Carl & Deloris Petty SRC

• MBU went 27-for-60 (45.0 percent) from the field while holding the Pioneers to 19-for-63 (30.2 percent)

• Mariana Cubero led the way for the Spartans with a double-double on 16 points and 10 rebounds

• Riley Jansen followed up with 15 points on 6-for-9 shooting

• The Spartans outscored the Pioneers 19-8 in the first quarter to take a lead they would not relinquish

• MBU won the rebound battle 55-27 and scored 17 second chance points

• Missouri Baptist scores an average of 58.0 points per game (11th AMC) while letting up an average of 62.5 PPG (4th AMC)

• Sophia Horton leads the Spartans in scoring average at 12.6 points per game (17th AMC)

• Mariana Cubero leads the squad on the glass with an average of 8.5 rebounds per night (3rd AMC)

• MBU ranks second in the AMC this season in defensive rebounds per game with 29.8

• The Spartans average 39.4 rebounds per game, good for third place in the American Midwest Conference

• MBU sits at seventh in the AMC standings with an 8-11 conference record

• The Spartans tied for fifth place in the AMC Preseason Coaches Poll

LAST TIME OUT

• The Lady Eagles won their 17th consecutive game over Central Baptist 77-67

• Taylor Hooten led the charge with 17 points on 5-for-8 shooting from three-point range

• Charmen Taylor added 15 on 7-for-14 from the field, and Sara Crowe added 14 points

• Kaylee Isaacs posted another double-double with 11 points and a team-high 10 rebounds

• Isaacs passed Jessica Shepard to become the all-time leader in career three-pointers at WBU with her 193rd make from deep in the third quarter

• As a team, the Lady Eagles went 31-for-78 (39.7 percent) from the field

• Williams lost the rebound battle 42-41

• The Lady Eagles forced 23 Mustang turnovers that turned into 14 points

• CBC went up 12-2 early in the first quarter, but WBU responded with a 12-2 run to take the lead back

• CBC cut the lead to one in the second quarter, but the Eagles fought to keep the lead at 43-39 at halftime

• Carmen Taylor extended the Eagles lead to 13 with a free throw in the third quarter

• The Mustangs cut the WBU to four in the fourth, but WBU responded with a six-point swing to put CBC away

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 Flippo's all-time career record on Thursday, Feb. 6 against Crowley's Ridge.

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

• Carmen Taylor leads the American Midwest Conference in scoring average at 18.7 PPG (24th Nationally), with a season high of 36 against Central Baptist (Jan. 14)

• Kaylee Isaacs ranks second in the conference in scoring average with 17.6 points per game (43rd Nationally) and a season-high of 35 against Mission (Feb. 11)

• Isaacs also leads the Lady Eagles on the glass with an average of 6.9 rebounds per game (8th AMC), highlighted by a 15 rebound performance against Harris-Stowe (Jan. 23)

• Charmen Taylor is second in the AMC in FG% with a 55.0 percent mark from the field

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

• Williams is third in the nation in scoring with an average of 89.4 points per game

• WBU stands at first place in the AMC standings with a conference record of 18-1

• The Lady Eagles 18 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

AMERICAN MIDWEST CONFERENCE STANDINGS
As of 2/14/25

1 Williams Baptist (18-1)
2 Columbia (17-2)
3 Mission (15-4)
4 Stephens (14-5)
5 Cottey (12-6)
T6 William Woods (8-11)
T6 Missouri Baptist (8-11)
8 Central Baptist (7-12)
9 UHSP (6-12)
10 Harris-Stowe (6-14)
11 Crowley's Ridge (3-16)
12 Hannibal-LaGrange (0-19)

SCHEDULE NOTES

• Up next, WBU will return home to face Hannibal-LaGrange on Thursday, Feb. 20.  Tip-off against the Trojans is set for 5:30 p.m. from inside the Southerland-Mabee Center.

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