Preview: Women's Basketball Begins Longest Road Trip of Season

Season Highlights

The Roos kick off their longest road stretch of the season this week, traveling to George Mason and Missouri State before taking on Omaha next Wednesday.
Kansas City is 3-3 on the season following a victory over Rockhurst and a loss in a double-OT thriller to Loyola Chicago last week.
The Roos are currently second in the WAC in field goal percentage and points per game, averaging 73.2 points on 42.7% shooting.
Ericka Mattingly is finding her form, averaging 19.7 points over the last three games to bring her season average to 16.8, third in the WAC
After falling to Pacific in the first round, Kansas City hosted its first-ever Preseason WNIT games on Nov. 15 & 16, defeating Portland State before falling to Davidson.
The Roos opened their season with a victory over Denver, who had previously been named to the Mid-Major Top 25.

George Mason Scouting Report

The Roos and Patriots square off for the second time in as many years, following a 91-84 offensive battle that resulted in a George Mason win last season.
10 players (five from each team) scored in double-digits in last year's meeting, nine of whom are still on roster.
The Patriots are off to a 4-1 start to begin the year, including a victory on Sunday over Penn State that was sparked by a 41-point performance from Nicole Cardaño-Hillary.
Cardaño-Hillary and Jacy Bolton led George Mason offensively last season, and are off to a similar start this year, averaging 22.6 and 12.0 points per game, respectively.
Cardaño-Hillary was recently named to the Her Hoop Stats Mid-Major Player of the Year watch list, currently ranking 11th in the nation in points per game.

Missouri State Scouting Report

The Bears are off to a 6-1 start this season, including a Preseason WNIT championship game appearance.
Missouri State is currently receiving votes in the Associated Press poll, and was ranked 22nd in the most recent USA Today/WBCA Coaches' poll.
The Bears are coming off of a Sweet Sixteen appearance, following a 25-10 record last year.
Alexa Willard is off to a dominant start to her senior season, averaging 20.0 points per game.
Jasmine Franklin averages a near double double, posting 9.7 points and rebounds per game.
The Bears have defeated three teams so far this season that were receiving votes in the Coaches' poll at the time of the game, taking down #23 Minnesota, (RV) Boise State and (RV) South Dakota.

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