Preview: Mustangs Take On Royals In Home Opener

Erik Holth, CBC Sports Information Director

            Conway, Ark. – Playing for the first time in 10 days, Central Baptist College women's basketball will make their Reddin Fieldhouse debut tomorrow night when they welcome the Royals of Ecclesia College to town. Tipoff is slated for 5:30 p.m. and links to coverage can be found on cbcmustangs.com.

GAME NOTES

• This is the 21^st meeting all-time between the two schools, with CBC owning a 19-2 advantage
• The Mustangs have won the last eight in a row, including an 85-67 win in last year's season opener
• CBC has scored 100-or-more points in four of the last eight meetings with the Royals
• CBC is 2-2 on the season while Ecclesia is 3-5 on the year
• The Mustangs are averaging 59 points per game on 33 percent shooting from the field, 31 percent from three and 74 percent at the free throw line
• Alexis Augustus is the lone Mustang averaging in double figures this season, scoring 11.8 per game
• CBC is averaging 30.3 rebounds per game as a team while Aminata Seck leads individually, grabbing 7.3 per game
• The Mustangs are averaging 15.3 turnovers per game
• Diana Rivera has the most assists per contest, averaging 6.3
• Defensively, CBC is allowing 70.3 points per game on 44 percent shooting from the field and 42 percent from three while opponents make 60 percent of their free throws, grab 38 rebounds per game and are forced into 17 turnovers per game
• EC is averaging 52.6 points per game, led by Callie Whitfield who averages 10.6 per game
• EC is shooting 32 percent from the field, 21 percent from three and 56 percent at the free throw line
• The Royals average 35.9 rebounds per game, led by Madison Bailey, who grabs 5.3 per contest
• EC is averaging 19.6 turnovers per game this season
• The Royals are allowing 67.6 points per game on 38 percent from the field and 27 percent from three while opponents shoot 63 percent at the free throw line, grab 49.4 rebounds per game and are forced into 19.9 turnovers per game

If you can't make it out tomorrow night, be sure to check @gocbcmustangs on social media for links to coverage.