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FRIENDS UNIVERSITY FALCONS TABOR COLLEGE BLUEJAYS GAME 22 VS FEB. 4, 2021 (9-12, 7-11 KCAC) (11-5, 12-6 KCAC) LAST TIME OUT: The Oklahoma Wesleyan University Eagles made 12 threes Monday (Feb. 1) to knock off the Friends University Falcons 71-57 in Bartlesville, Okla. FRIENDS UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER 1 Gracie Sammons SO G 5-6 Aubrey, Texas “At this point in the season, ev- 2 Khadijah Miller SR G 5-4 Arlington, Texas ery game has playoff ramifica- 3 Kayna Simoneau JR G 5-8 Rose Hill, Kan. tions. I’ve been really pleased 4 Jayla Dennis SO G 5-2 Wichita, Kan. with how we’ve been guard- 5 Daijane’ Adams FR F 5-8 Wichita, Kan. ing, but it’s essential we find 10 Jailen Johnson SO G 5-6 Grand Prairie, Texas some consistent scoring as we 11 Aaliyah Myles FR G 5-3 Grand Prairie, Texas make our final push toward 12 Kira Ward SR F 5-9 Hartford, S.D. the playoffs. Tabor is such a 13 Bridget Busbee SO G 5-7 Grand Prairie, Texas balanced team, we’re going to 14 McKenzie Shippy SO F 5-10 Woodbine, Kan. need a full team effort to pull 15 Taylar Watkins SR F 5-11 Mansfield, Texas out the victory.” 20 Kassie Kinniburgh FR C 6-0 Valley Center, Kan. -Head Coach, Dean Jaderston 22 Maddie Jessepe SR F 5-11 Ada, Okla. 23 Lydia Marshall FR G 5-8 Colorado Springs, Colo. FALCONS BLUEJAYS 32 Satori Roberson SR C 6-3 Wichita, Kan. RANK* TOTAL ‘20-’21 STATS TOTAL RANK* 33 Scarlett Gregory FR F 5-10 McKinney, Texas 9th 60.2 OFFENSE 61.4 8th 40 Tiffany Hurd SR C 6-2 Gilbert, Ariz. 4th 62.2 DEFENSE 57.6 2nd Head Coach: Dean Jaderston, (Crown College 2nd Season) 8th -2.0 SCORING MARGIN +3.9 5th Assistant Coaches: Vincent DeLisio, Holly Smith, Bela Raimondi 5th +2.2 RB MARGIN +2.3 3rd A FALCON WIN WOULD... 8th 11.7 ASSISTS/GM 13.1 6th » ...improve them to 10-12 overall this season. 4th 3.2 BLOCKS/GM 3.0 5th » ...make them 8-11 in the KCAC this season. 3rd 9.7 STEALS/GM 7.9 11th » ...make them 19-20 against Tabor since 2003-04. 4th +0.9 TO MARGIN -0.3 9th » ...improve them to 6-4 at the Garvey Center this season. 10th 0.65 A:TO RATIO +0.80 4th 9th 36.8 FG% 40.8 5th A FALCON LOSS WOULD... 6th 39.0 FG% DEFENSE 39.7 8th » ...drop them to 9-13 overall this season. 9th 4.6 3-POINT FG/GM 5.7 5th » ...make them 18-21 against Tabor since 2003-04. 11th 24.8 3-POINT % 31.0 4th » ...make them 7-12 in the KCAC this season. T-6th 29.6 3-POINT DEF. 25.6 2nd » ...be less good than a Falcon win. 11th 62.5 FT% 66.1 9th *Out of 13 KCAC Teams www.friendsathletics.com Twitter: @FriendsFalcons Instagram: @FriendsFalcons TABOR COLLEGE BLUEJAYS ROSTER BY THE NUMBERS 1 Jessa Yaussi JR G 5-8 Frankfort, Kan. The Falcons are... 5 Tristen Lasker SR G 5-7 Conway, Ark. » 9-12 overall this season 12 Sammy Jo Peterson SR G 5-7 Cottonwood Falls, Kan. » 5-4 at home this season 20 Ashtyn Wiebe JR G 5-8 Elbing, Kan. » 4-8 on the road this season 21 Lexi Wall SO G 5-5 Mounds, Okla. » 0-0 in overtime 22 Madie McCoy FR G 5-11 Ottawa. Kan. » 5-3 when leading after 1st Qtr. 23 Kasey Rice JR G/F 6-0 Shawnee, Okla. » 4-8 when trailing after 1st Qtr. 25 Laney Swink JR G 5-5 Fort Gibson, Okla. » 0-1 when tied after 1st Qtr. 31 Julissa Garcia JR F 6-0 Ponca City, Okla. » 7-2 when leading at halftime 32 Zoe Shieldnight JR F 5-11 Gore, Okla. » 2-9 when trailing at halftime 33 Hannah Gilmore SR F 5-9 Cedaredge, Colo. » 0-1 when tied at halftime 35 Sara Yutzy FR F 5-10 Yoder, Kan. » 6-0 when leading after 3rd Qtr. 41 Allie Ostermann FR G 5-10 Manhattan, Kan. » 2-12 when trailing after 3rd Qtr. 43 Alyvia Owens FR F 5-11 Hutchinson, Kan. » 1-0 when tied after 3rd Qtr. 52 Laney Scott SO F 5-9 St. George, Kan. » 18-20 against Tabor since 2003-04 Head Coach: Shawn Reed (10th Season) Assistant Coaches: Erin Barocio, Kate Brickell KCAC Standings Graduate Assistant: Josiah Ray Team KCAC Overall 14Sterling 17-0 21-0 SERIES: The Bluejays took the first meeting this season in Hillsboro, 62-47. Bridget Busbee finished with 16 points in the loss, the only Falcon in double-figures. Bethel 12-4 12-6 Tabor 11-5 12-6 The Falcons have dropped four-straight to the Bluejays. Friends is 3-7 in the last 10 McPherson 10-6 13-6 meetings against Tabor. Bethany 10-7 12-7 Kansas Wesleyan 8-7 9-9 Ottawa 9-8 9-10 SEASON INDIVIDUAL HIGHS POINTS 24 — McKenzie Shippy McPHERSON (1/20/21) Okla. Wesleyan 7-8 8-9 FG MADE 9 — Khadijah Miller STERLING (12/14/20) McKenzie Shippy McPHERSON (1/20/21) FRIENDS 7-11 9-12 FG ATT 20 — Khadijah Miller STERLING (12/14/20) 3-PT MADE 6 — McKenzie Shippy McPHERSON (1/20/21) St. Mary 2-5 2-6 3-PT ATT 11 — McKenzie Shippy McPHERSON (1/20/21) York 4-13 6-13 REBOUNDS 16 — Kira Ward KANSAS WESLEYAN (12/12/20) O REBOUNDS 7 — Kira Ward KANSAS WESLEYAN (12/12/20) Southwestern 2-13 2-15 ASSISTS 11 — Kayna Simoneau STERLING (12/14/20) STEALS 6 — Maddie Jessepe SOUTHWESTERN (1/11/21) Avila 1-13 2-14 BLOCKS 4 — Maddie Jessepe SW CHRISTIAN (11/21/20) Satori Roberson BETHANY (11/4/20) *As of 2/3/2021 FALCONS 2020-21 SCHEDULE 11/2 Central Christian W 68-57 1/9 Bethel L 58-67 11/4 @ Bethany L 41-61 1/11 Southwestern W 68-46 11/10 @ McPherson PPD 1/13 RVBethany W 55-45 11/21 @ Southwestern Christian L 52-86 1/16 @ Southwestern W 51-48 11/24 Oklahoma Wesleyan L 48-65 1/20 @ McPherson L 70-79 11/28 @ Tabor L 47-62 1/23 @ Bethel L 52-63 12/2 York W 65-62 1/27 @ St. Mary W 53-51 12/4 @ Randall W 93-45 1/30 Avila W 70-55 12/9 @ Ottawa L 65-68 2/1 @ Oklahoma Wesleyan L 57-71 12/12 @ Kansas Wesleyan L 50-58 2/4 Tabor 6:00 PM 12/14 RVSterling L 77-86 2/6 @ York 5:00 PM 12/17 @ Avila W 66-53 2/10 St. Mary 5:00 PM 1/2 Barclay Canceled 2/13 Ottawa 3:00 PM 1/6 McPherson L 60-78 2/17 Kansas Wesleyan 6:00 PM 1/8 @ Benedictine Canceled 2/20 @ Sterling 3:00 PM » Sophomore guard Gracie Sammons has been dialed in » Defense has been a strong point for the Falcons this from the perimeter as of late, connecting on 11 threes season as they force 18.9 turnovers per game. The Falcons over the last five games. Sammons has seven games, average 9.7 steals per game. including five-straight, with at least two triples. She is third for the Falcons in scoring with 7.0 ppg, and has UP NEXT: The Falcons go on the road to take on the York scored in double-figures in the last five contests. College Panthers on Saturday (Feb. 6). » The Falcons are fourth in the KCAC in scoring defense allowing just 62.2 ppg. The Falcons have allowed over 60 points just twice in the last six contests. Over that stretch the Falcons have allowed just 55.3 ppg, including three games with less than 50 points. » Sophomore guard Bridget Busbee had a career night in the win over Avila Saturday (Jan. 30). Busbee finished with a career-high in points (17) and assists (6). She is second on the team with 8.8 ppg. Friends University Athletics is excited to have Home2 Suites by Hilton as an official sponsor this season! For more on what they can offer, clickHERE to visit their official webpage. LAST GAME STATS FRIENDS UNIVERSITY No. Player FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST TO BLK STL PF PTS 13 B. Busbee 2 - 6 0 - 1 0 - 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 4 22 M. Jessepe 2 - 6 0 - 2 1 - 2 1 3 4 0 1 2 2 1 5 20 K. Kinniburgh 1 - 2 0 - 0 0 - 0 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 G. Sammons 4 - 8 3 - 5 0 - 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 11 3 K. Simoneau 4 - 8 0 - 1 2 - 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 10 40 T. Hurd 1 - 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 K. Miller 6 - 11 0 - 0 2 - 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 2 1 14 32 S. Roberson 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 14 M. Shippy 2 - 7 1 - 5 1 - 2 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 6 12 K. Ward 1 - 1 0 - 0 1 - 2 1 3 4 0 2 0 2 3 3 Team Totals 23-50 4-14 7-10 8 16 24 8 18 3 8 8 57 46.0% 28.6% 70.0% OKLAHOMA WESLEYAN No.