Kentucky Wesleyan College Athletics

Game Notes

The Kentucky Wesleyan women's basketball team will host Trevecca on Sunday afternoon at the Sportscenter. The game was postponed Saturday due to implementing weather. The Panthers (9-5, 3-1 G-MAC) come into Sunday's contest on a two game winning streak. Kentucky Wesleyan defeated both Alderson Broaddus and Davis & Elkins last week on the road in West Virginia.

Co-Head Coach Caleb Nieman discussed the last two victories: "Both wins were fairly similar. We got off to slow starts on the road, but in the second half felt that we were the more in shape team. Our girls are doing a really good job of just sticking to the process with our press defense, and defensively we have stayed consistent."

Nieman went into more depth on the last win over Davis & Elkins. "If you would have told me that we would have shot 26% from the floor and 3-22 from three, I wouldn't have thought the outcome would have been what it was. It just goes to show that we didn't get down even though we were missing shots, and we trusted in our defense."

The Panthers have been consistently led by Brittany Wells and Jennifer Walker-Crawford in scoring. Wells averages 12.9 ppg, and is Walker-Crawford scoring 12.1 ppg. Walker-Crawford also leads KWC in rebounds with 5.7 each game. Kentucky Wesleyan's defense is holding opponents to 63.5 points a game.

Trevecca is (2-11, 1-3 G-MAC) on the year. The Trojans are led in scoring by Paige Baugher and Sarah Raby in scoring. Baugher leads the team in scoring with 11.4 ppg, and Raby is second with 10.8 ppg. The Trojans as a team are averaging 62.8 points each contest, but are giving up 80 points to opponents.

Coach Nieman also gave his thoughts on the challenges of having long breaks in between games. "It has been a challenge. It all comes down to quality practices. This team comes into the gym, likes to practice, and have fun with each other. I think that's the biggest thing. We have a team that enjoys each other, and doesn't mind coming to practice. The breaks have been challenging, but I think our kids have rose to the occasion."