Game Information:
Opponent: Stetson (Wednesday, Nov. 16/7:00 p.m. EST)
Location: DeLand, Fla. | The J. Ollie Edmunds Center
Coverage: ESPN3 | Live Stats | WSBB
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida. – Bethune-Cookman women's basketball returns to Volusia County, as the Wildcats take the 22-mile ride west to DeLand, Fla., to face the Stetson Hatters, Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.
BCU
After opening the season with a 55-45 victory over Edward Waters College, the Wildcats dropped a close game two at JU (69-63), falling to 1-1 on the season.
Leading BCU through two, sophomore
Ashanti Hunt finishes with 11.0 points per game and 6.5 rebounds, while senior
Kendra Cooper trails with 10.0 ppg and 7.5 boards per contest.
On the glass senior
Taylor Houston pulls down a team-best 8.5 rpg, while
Kailyn Williams has blocked three shots in her one game played.
SU
The 2-0 Hatters picked up two home wins over Webber International (92-54) and Valparaiso (87-75) to open the season.
Kennedy Colclough currently leads the Stetson offense with 16.5 ppg, trailed by Brianti Saunders' 16.0 ppg.
After blocking an NCAA-best 13 shots over a two-game span, Stetson junior forward Sarah Sagerer was named ASUN Conference Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday.
Sagerer blocked five shots in Stetson's season-opening win over Webber on Friday, then tied a school single-game record with eight blocked shots in Saturday's victory over Valparaiso. She became just the fourth player in school history to record eight blocked shots in a game. Her 13 blocks leads the NCAA following the first weekend of games.
Wildcat Facts
- The Wildcats were predicted to finish second in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the preseason standings.
- Seniors Kailyn Williams and Kendra Cooper were selected to the 2016 Preseason All-MEAC First Team, while senior Taylor Houston was named to the third team.
- The reigning 2015-16 MEAC regular-season champions lost one starter/letter winner from a season ago, returning MEAC Defensive Player of the Year, Kailyn Williams.
