Women's Basketball Preview: Jan. 19

Women's Basketball Preview: Jan. 19

SCHEDULE
Saturday, Jan. 19: Hillsdale (8-8 overall, 6-4 G-MAC) at Findlay (11-4 overall, 7-3 G-MAC) |  Live Stats  |  Video

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G-MAC Women's Basketball Standings

G-MAC Women's Basketball Statistics

OVERVIEW

  • Tip-off time for this game was bumped back to 11 a.m. at Findlay's Croy Gymnasium to account for potential bad weather in the area Saturday
  • Saturday's game is a rematch of the 2018 G-MAC Tournament Championship game, won by the Chargers 81-70 at Cedarville
  • The Oilers won the last matchup between these teams at Findlay, 81-55, in the 2017-18 regular season finale
  • Findlay features perhaps the conference's top post player, Anna Hintz, who is averaging 19.3 points and 8.8 rebounds per game, both #1 in the G-MAC
  • The Oilers lead the G-MAC in points allowed per game and opponents' field goal percentage
  • Hillsdale has two 1,000-point scorers on the team - Makenna Ott and Allie Dewire - and a third, Brittany Gray, has 869 career points and is within range of the 1,000-point plateau
  • The Chargers rank second in the conference in both rebounding and rebounding margin
  • Hillsdale lost six of seven to Findlay from 2012-16, but the teams have split their past six meetings, including postseason
  • This is the first of three consecutive road games for the Chargers, and come in the middle of a 19-day stretch away from home

 

SERIES HISTORY

  • Hillsdale is 22-22 vs. Findlay since 1985