Game Time: Sun. Jan. 24, 2016 3:00 pm
Place: Bloechl Center
NCAA Series: First game between schools.
The Cardinals come into this weekend at 5-7 on the year having winning four of their last seven games. Their most recent game was a 108-43 loss to St. Mary of the Woods College where the Cardinals had 40 turnovers.
As a team, AU averages 41.5 points per game while surrendering 61.6 points per game to their opponents. The Blue Angels, comparatively, average 39.0 points per game and allow 61.0 points per game.
The Cardinals are led by Kia Williams who averages 2.0 steal per game, 7.0 rebounds per game and 14.0 points per game while shooting 46.0 percent from the field. Her teammate Allison Walean adds to the offense scoring 6.9 points per game.
Shawntell Rachel cleans up the glass for the Cardinals with 6.6 rebounds per game and with a team leading 2.5 steals per game cleans up any careless ball handling from her opponent.
This season, the Blue Angels offense has been propelled by Becky Onan (So./Grafton, Wis.) who leads her team with 13.6 points per game, a 36.5 field goal percentage, 9.6 rebounds per game, and 2.7 blocks per game which leads the Great South Athletic Conference.
Teammate Jess Runge (Jr./Freedom, Wis.) averages 6.4 points per game while leading the team in steals per game (2.4) and assists per game (2.8). As Runge has continued to pressure ball handlers, she has crept her way to second in the GSAC in steals per game.
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