Women's Basketball Tuesday, January 17, 2023 NWC Athletic Communications

No. 15 Red Raiders Take on No. 21 Briar Cliff and Concordia

Briar Cliff game will mark the third ranked clash of the season for NWC

ORANGE CITY, Iowa – The No. 15-ranked Northwestern College women's basketball team (14-3, 9-2 GPAC) look to hit the road for a top-25 clash with No. 21 Briar Cliff on Wednesday, before turning to host a tough Concordia (Neb.) squad on Saturday.

GAME INFORMATION
(No. 15) Northwestern (14-3, 9-2 GPAC) at (No. 21) Briar Cliff (13-5, 9-3 GPAC)
Date: Wednesday, January 18 // Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Sioux City, Iowa (Newman Flanagan Center)
Watch: bcuchargers.com // Listen: KSOU Radio – 93.9 FM (Doug Broek)

GAME INFORMATION
(No. 15) Northwestern (14-3, 9-2 GPAC) vs. Concordia (Neb.) (10-7, 8-5 GPAC)
Date: Saturday, January 21 // Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Orange City, Iowa (Bultman Center)
Watch: nwcraiders.com // Listen: KSOU Radio – 93.9 FM (Doug Broek)

THE SHOOTAROUND

NAIA TOP-20: free throw percentage (2nd), FG% (6^th), and Assists/Game (T12^th).
The Raiders held their 12^th opponent of the season to under 40% shooting from the floor, improving to 12-0 in those games.
The 33-point win over Midland on Saturday was the third time this season NWC has had a 30+ point win, two of those coming against the Warriors.
Northwestern has shot 50% or better from the floor in SIX games this season.
Payton Beckman set a new career-high with 12 points in the win, shooting 5-for-7 from the floor.
Northwestern leads the GPAC in free throw percentage (78.7) and sits second in field goal percentage (47.2), opponents FG% (36.5), and blocks per game (3.2).
Three Raiders sit averaging double figures still this season entering the 2023 calendar year: Molly Schany (14.3), Maddie Jones (13.3), and Emilee Danner (10.1).

IN GOOD COMPANY

236 NAIA schools sponsor women's basketball…NWC sits top-45 in seven different statistical categories.
The Raiders are top-5 in free throw percentage and top-10 in field goal percentage.
NWC is top-35 in 3-point percentage and rebounding margin this season.

MAKING THE FREE THROWS COUNT

Three Red Raiders are shooting 80+% from the free throw line this season (min. 25 att.).
NWC sits second in the NAIA in free throw percentage (78.7%), which also leads the GPAC.
Taylor VanderVelde leads the way at 90.6% (29-for-32).
Maddie Jones has attempted the most on the team, shooting at a clip of 83.5% (76-for-91).

TOP-LEVEL TEAM DEFENSE

NWC holds opponents to a mere 36.5% field goal percentage and 58.9 points per game, which sits second in the GPAC in both categories.
12 times this season, NWC has held opponents to sub-40% shooting from the floor and are a perfect 12-0 in those games.

SERIES HISTORY – BRIAR CLIFF

Meeting for the second time this season, the Red Raiders pulled off a second half comeback to down the Chargers inside the Bultman Center back on November 30.
The Raiders and Chargers are meeting for the 92^nd time in the all-time series; NWC leads the series 56-35.
Head coach Kristin Rotert is perfect against BCU (4-0).

SERIES HISTORY – CONCORDIA (NEB.)

NWC picked up their first win over Concordia in Seward, Neb. in 11 years in the first meeting this season (72-56).
It marks the 65^th all-time meeting between the two teams, NWC improving the overall record to 23-41 in favor Concordia back in early December.
Rotert holds a 2-1 mark against the Bulldogs in her career.

SCOUTING THE CHARGERS

Briar Cliff gave the No. 3-ranked Dordt Defenders a run for their money before falling 87-77 last time out; falling to 13-5 (9-3 GPAC) on the season.
They enter the game ranked No. 21 in the NAIA and Wednesday marks the second-straight top-25 clash – and their sixth top-25 opponent of the season (1-4).
Their only win over a ranked opponent game in a 65-48 road win over then No. 21-ranked Dakota Wesleyan.
Leading scorer Konnor Sudmann sits second in the GPAC in scoring with her 19.2 points per game.

SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS

Last week, CUNE took down the College of Saint Mary (74-54) before falling to Jamestown up in North Dakota (79-72), which broke a six-game GPAC win streak for head coach Drew Olson and squad.
The Bulldogs enter the week at 10-7 and an 8-5 mark in league play.
Concordia is no stranger to top-25 teams this season, playing five ranked teams in the fourth regular season poll (Jan. 11).
Taysha Rushton continues to lead the Bulldogs in scoring with her 13.9 points per game and is on track for 200 career 3-pointers (180 entering the week).

Up Next: Northwestern will be on the road all of next week, starting with back-to-back midweek trips to Sioux City with a clash against Morningside on Jan. 25 and a trip up to Jamestown on Saturday on Jan. 28.

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Players Mentioned

#12 Emilee Danner: G; 5' 10"; Senior

#4 Maddie Jones: G; 5' 5"; Senior

#34 Molly Schany: F; 6' 1"; Junior

#15 Taylor VanderVelde: G; 5' 8"; Senior

#10 Payton Beckman: G; 5' 5"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#12 Emilee Danner
: 5' 10"; Senior
: G

#4 Maddie Jones
: 5' 5"; Senior
: G

#34 Molly Schany
: 6' 1"; Junior
: F

#15 Taylor VanderVelde
: 5' 8"; Senior
: G

#10 Payton Beckman
: 5' 5"; Freshman
: G