The Raven Women's Basketball team goes for their eighth straight win today at 2 p.m. as they host Missouri Valley College on Dugan Jones Court.
The Match Up: (9) Benedictine (14-2, 5-1 Heart) vs. Missouri Valley (9-5, 3-3 Heart) 2 p.m. | Dugan Jones Court - Ralph Nolan Gymnasium
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FULL GAME NOTES
TIP OFF: The Ravens take to Dugan Jones Court riding a seven-game winning streak –the second longest in the Heart currently – as they take on Missouri Valley College for the 54th time in conference play.
Benedictine holds a 36-17 series lead over Missouri Valley and are riding a eight-game winning streak over the Vikings having played against Missouri Valley six times the past two seasons.
ABOUT BENEDICTINE: The Ravens are averaging 74 ppg over their current winning streak with an averaging margin of victory of 12.7 points. ... The current winning streak for the Ravens is tied for their 10th longest in program history and has been done four times. ... Kristen Murphy leads the Ravens during the streak at 13.7 ppg while Jordan Closter is at 13.3 ppg with Kayla Staley at 10.0 ppg.
ABOUT MISSOURI VALLEY: Under fourth-year head coach, the Vikings enter play coming off back-to-back losses to Baker and Avila. ... Despite leading the Heart in field goal offense (40.6), the Vikings are 3-3 in the Heart and have lost four of their last six. ... Veronika Petkova not only leads the team in scoring at 15.7 ppg, she ranks 11th in the NAIA in assists per game (4.7) with a total of 66 assists.
UP NEXT: Benedictine hits the road for a mid-week Heart match up in Springfield, Mo., against Evangel University at 5:30 p.m.