The Raven women's basektball team returns home after back-to-back wins to close out the first half of HAAC play as they welcome the Peru State College Bobcats to the Ralph Nolan Gymnasium.
GAMEDAY LINKS:
Benedictine (14-7, 6-3 HAAC) vs. Peru State College (4-15, 2-7 HAAC) – 5:30 p.m. – Ralph Nolan Gymnasium.
Radio: KAIR 93.7 FM or www.network1sports.com/station/kair
Live Video: BRSNtv – www.network1sports.com/benedictineravensportsnetwork
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TIP-OFF: Peru State is playing in just their third season in the HAAC and have lost four of five meetings between the two schools since the Bobcats joined the conference for the 2011-12 school year. ... Prior to Peru State joining, Benedictine has matched up against the Bobcats seven times since the 2004-05 season and tallied a 6-1 mark over those seven match ups. ... Back on Dec. 5, the two schools opened HAAC play with Benedictine earning a 88-64 win in Peru, Neb. ... Peru State's last win over Benedictine came on Feb. 16, 2012 in Peru when they earned a 79-69 win. ... Benedictine's second-highest point total in program history came against Peru State. The Ravens earned a 107-83 win over the Bobcats back on Nov. 17, 2005. ... As the second half of HAAC play gets underway, Benedictine finds themselves outside of the NAIA Div. I Top 25. ... Of the nine remaining games left in conference play, the Ravens have seven against teams currently sitting below them in the HAAC standings – with five of those games coming against teams with losing records in HAAC play. ... Benedictine is sitting in third place, two games behind No. 20 Baker and three games behind No. 4 MNU.
ABOUT PERU STATE: The Bobcats enter the second half of the conference slate with back-to-back losses to Baker and Central Methodist. ... Peru State is 2-7 in 2014 with wins over Culver-Stockton in HAAC play and Bethany (Kan.) College in non-con play. ... Shelbie Hess leads the Bobcats with a 16.7 ppg average and is hitting 38.4 percent from the field this season. ... Karlee Stuart is the only other Peru State player in double figures with a 11.9 ppg average. ... As a team, Peru State ranks fifth in the HAAC in 3-point percentage at 30.9 as they've converted 117 3-pointers through 19 games. They also rank fourth in 3-point field goal defense, limiting their opponents to 31.2 percent. ... They are second in the HAAC in steals (186) and steals per game (9.8). ... The Bobcats lead the HAAC in fouls per game, averaging 23.1 per game and will have their depth tested against the Ravens.
ABOUT THE RAVENS: Faced with an uphill climb to get back on the national radar, Benedictine hits the second half of HAAC play looking to get a winning streak started. ... The HAAC schedule has proven to be a little tougher than predicted by the coaches during the preseason. ... While MNU continues to push ahead of the pack, three games separate the second through fifth place teams in the conference. ... Despite the NAIA Div. I No. 9 ranked scoring offense (1,591) and total 3-pointers (153), the Ravens have only won by an average margin of 0.8 ppg since the calendar turned to 2014. They're season average margin of victory is just short of five points at 4.7 per game. ... Sitting at .500 so far in 2014, the Ravens need to increase their offensive consistency and put teams away when given the chance to make a run through the second half of conference play.
NEXT UP: Saturday, Feb. 1 vs. Avila University – 2 p.m. – Kansas City, Mo. Visit www.ravenathletics.com for available live links to keep up with all of the action on the road.
