Women's Basketball Notes: Pioneers Face Ohio Valley University in Non-Conference Clash

Rachel Goddard is first in all of NCAA DII with a 5.33 assist to turnover ratio.

The Malone University women's basketball team will finish the non-conference portion of its schedule this Saturday,December 19th when it hosts Ohio Valley University (WV) at 1:00 pm in Osborne Hall.

Live Stats: http://www.gliac.org/sports/wbkb/2015-16/boxscores/20151219_vnen.xml

2015-16 Rosters
Malone | Ohio Valley

2015-16 Statistics
Malone | Ohio Valley

2015-16 Records
Malone 3-5 | Ohio Valley 1-8

Last Season's Records
Malone: 8-18 | Ohio Valley 6-19

All-Time Series
The Pioneers are 1-2 all-time against the Scots

Malone Notes:

The Pioneers come into the game ranked number one in NCAA DII in fewest personal fouls, committing just 13.1 fouls per game
Despite hitting just three treys in its last game, Malone is ranked 11th in the nation with 9.1 three-pointers made per game
Junior guard Rachel Goddard has connected on 17 threes...she leads the team in scoring (14.8 ppg) and assists (4.0 apg)...she is second on the team with 4.7 rebounds per contest
Goddard is currently ranked number one in the nation in assist to turnover ratio (5.33)...through eight games, she has recorded 32 assists to just 6 turnovers
Freshman guard Chrissie Vaughan is scoring 11.0 ppg...she leads Malone's three-point barrage with 20...she is second on the team with 14 steals and 17 assists
Senior forward Bri Libertore leads the team with 4.8 rebounds a game
Senior forward Tara Schaffter is second on the team with 11.1 ppg...over her last three games she is averaging 15.3 points, including a career-high 20 last Thursday against Lake Superior State
Over Malone's last four games, freshman forward Naomi Grandison is averaging 13.0 points and 5.8 rebounds
The Pioneers are ranked 9th in the nation in fewest turnovers, averaging just 12.1 turnovers a night

Ohio Valley Notes:

Canton native and McKinley graduate Charday Pitts leads the Fighting Scots in scoring (10.0 ppg) and is second in rebounding (8.0 rpg)
Freshman forward Ariel Johnson (8.9 ppg) is 3rd in the GMAC with 8.7 rebounds per game...she leads the GMAC and is 21st in the country with 4.3 offensive rebounds per game
Freshman Hanna Mitchell is second on the team in scoring (9.4 ppg) and leads the team with 18 steals
OVU is 4th in the GMAC with 9.6 steals per game
Freshman guard Jayln Gilbert is second on the team with 16 steals and leads the Scots with 17 assists
Ohio Valley is coming off an 84-67 loss to Rio Grande last Saturday
In that game, Mitchell (15), Johnson (13), guard Sierra Barker (11), and forward Anee' Braswell (10) all reached double-digits in scoring

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Players Mentioned

#2 Rachel Goddard: G; 5' 7"; Junior

#14 Bri Libertore: F; 6' 0"; Senior

#44 Tara Schaffter: F; 6' 0"; Senior

#10 Chrissie Vaughan: G; 5' 9"; Freshman

#20 Naomi Grandison: F; 6' 0"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#2 Rachel Goddard
: 5' 7"; Junior
: G

#14 Bri Libertore
: 6' 0"; Senior
: F

#44 Tara Schaffter
: 6' 0"; Senior
: F

#10 Chrissie Vaughan
: 5' 9"; Freshman
: G

#20 Naomi Grandison
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: F