LIBERTY, Mo. - The William Jewell women's basketball team returns home this week to host McKendree and Missouri-St. Louis in two GLVC contests.   

ADMISSION 🎟
🟢 Spectators are permitted
😷 Masks required

BROADCAST 🎥 
• vs. McKendree
• vs. Missouri-St. Louis

LIVE STATS 📊
• vs. McKendree
• vs. Missouri-St. Louis

CARDINAL NOTES

• Jewell returns home this week to host McKendree and Missouri-St. Louis.  
• Libby Arnold is coming off one of her better weeks of the season, averaging 13.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. The sophomore scored 16 at Lindenwood before pouring in 20 at Maryville. In all three games last week, she had five boards while also dishing out three assists against the Saints. 
• The Cardinals enter the week ranked seventh in the league with 118 steals this season. Two players, Katie Knock and Kate Hillyer average more than one takeaway per game. The duo combined for 13 steals in three games last week. 
• Jewell put together one of their most consistent offensive stretches of the year last week, averaging 56 points over a three game stretch, nearly 10 points higher than their season average, entering the week. During that stretch, the Cardinals have shot better than 40% from the floor with three players, Knock, Hillyer and Libby Arnold all averaging in double-figures. 
• Skyler Boylan has become the latest freshman to enter the starting lineup (four total this season) and made the most of her opportunities. The daughter of former Cardinal All-American Nate Boylan (2003), she has averaged 7.5 points and 3.3 rebounds per game since January 15. 
• Despite being without a true post player for the vast majority of the season, the Cardinals are one of the better shot blocking teams in the conference, averaging nearly three per game, sixth best in the GLVC. Jewell has an average height of 5'11 and use their length to disrupt offenses, as they are also ranked ninth with 14.19 turnovers forced per outing. From her point guard position, Katie Knock leads the team with 0.8 blocks per game and 12 total, while five others have at least four rejections. 
• The Cardinals are in their 49th season of varsity basketball, and chasing the 800-win mark, entering the season at 785. The program has won nine conference championships and appeared in seven national tournaments. 
• Jill Slominski entered the 2021-2022 season with 459 career wins, making her the winningest active coach in the GLVC and 21st in Division II.
   

ABOUT MCKENDREE

• McKendree enters the final week of January at 2-13 on the season and 1-7 in GLVC play, defeating Indianapolis earlier this month, but have since lost three straight. 
• The Bearcats are 14th in the league with an average of 51.3 points per game, led by Christy Fortune's 12.2. The sophomore ranks third in the GLVC, shooting better than 38% from three while also leading the team with 6.6 rebounds. 
• Clare Breden adds 10.6 points, 3.6 boards and a team best 0.6 blocks per game while Erin Golden chips in nine points per outing. 
• As a team, McKendree pulls down 31.6 rebounds per game, including 8.3 on the offensive end. 
• Senior guard Haley Zylka attended Oak Creek High School in Wisconsin where she played alongside Jewell senior Lea Finn.    
• Kari Kerkhoff took over the Bearcat program in the spring of 2015 and has coached two All-GLVC performers during her tenure.
   

ABOUT MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS 

• One of the hottest teams in the GLVC, Missouri-St. Louis enters the new week at 11-2 overall and having won 11 of their last 12, including a streak of 10 straight from November 13-January 17. 
• The Tritons are led offensively by Kiara Stewart's 13.9 points and seven rebounds per game. The senior shoots nearly 62% from the floor to lead the GLVC and rank tenth nationally. 
• Mallory Ronshausen is one of the top freshmen in the league. The younger sister of former All-GLVC performer from Rockhurst, Madeline Ronshausen, she third on the team with 10.8 points per night while shooting 36% from three, fourth best in the conference. 
• Alex LaPorta is a returning All-American for UMSL and is utilizing the extra season of eligibility and averaging 12.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.1 steals. The fifth-year player has a connection of her own to William Jewell as she is also the older sister of Cardinal volleyball freshman Bella LaPorta. 
• Katie Vaughn is in her 10th season with UMSL and is the all-time wins leader in program history.