The No. 9-ranked Raven Women's Basketball team returns home after a two-game road swing on Saturday as they host Peru State College in their final Heart game of the semester.
Saturday is the annual Toys for Tots Game with free admission to those who bring an unopened toy to the ticket table to donate to Toys for Tots.
The Match Up: (9) Benedictine (9-2, 1-1 Heart) vs. Peru State (3-6, 0-2 Heart) | 2 p.m. | Dugan Jones Court - Ralph Nolan Gymnasium
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FULL GAME NOTES
TIP OFF: With the switch to division play within the Heart, today's meeting with Peru State College marks the only time the two schools will meet in the regular season this year. ... Benedictine holds a 12-1 series lead over Peru State since the Bobcats joined the Hear for the 2011-12 school year. The Ravens have an overall record of 13-2 against the Bobcats in their previous 15 meetings.
ABOUT BENEDICTINE: The Ravens have split their previous four meetings dating back to their last home game with then No. 1-ranked Oklahoma City University. After falling to the Stars, the Ravens opened up Heart play with a loss to MNU before beating Avila a week ago and Missouri Baptist University on Tuesday. ... in five games at home, the Ravens are averaging 69.3 ppg – down from their season average of 75.1.
ABOUT PERU STATE: The Bobcats started off the season with a six-player roster and finished their meeting on Dec. 2 against William Penn with just four players on the floor. ... Since last week, Peru State has added six newcomers to their roster from other sports – five from volleyball and one from cross country.
TWEET THIS ... Notes on today's match up in less than 280 characters: Benedictine ranks third in the Heart in total steals with 114 in 11 games. They are averaging 10.4 per game - which ranks them sixth. ... Lexie Villegas leads the Ravens in rebounding this season with 84. She has 778 total rebounds and needs 863 to break the all-time record. ... As a team, the Ravens are averaging 37.2 rebounds this season with a total of 409. ... The Ravens are outscoring their opponents 362-302 in the paint this season. That translates to 43.8 of their total scoring this season. ... Benedictine's strongest quarter for scoring this season so far has been the third quarter where they have score a total of 216 points. ... Despite their lack of numbers, Peru State has been effective at getting to the charity stripe this season. ... Just over 26 percent of the Bobcats total points have come at the free throw line where they have connected on 130 of 166. ... In nine games, Peru State has the lowest PPG average in the Heart at 55.3 while Benedictine is 7th at 75.2 in 11 games. ... The Ravens enter play ranked second in the Heart in turnover margin. They are plus-4.5 forcing an average of 22.5 per game. ... Peru State has the lowest number of total fouls in the Heart. In nine games, they have a total of 105 at an average of 11.7 per game.
UP NEXT: After today, the Ravens are off until after the finish finals. They return to Dugan Jones Court at 5 p.m. Dec. 15 when they host NAIA Div. II No. 21 Friends University.
