The Malone University women's basketball team will host the University of Findlay in a non-conference bout this Tuesday, November 22nd at 6:00 pm prior to the Malone and Walsh men's basketball showdown at 8:00 pm. Findlay, who is currently a member of the GLIAC, is one of five new schools that will join Malone in the G-MAC next fall.

GameDay
(11/22) Malone (0-2) vs. Findlay (2-2) – 6:00 pm
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All Time Series
The Pioneers are just 3-22 all-time against Findlay, but won the last matchup between the two teams last season. The Pioneers went into a hostile environment to beat the Oilers on their homecourt in late February, eliminating them from the postseason.

Malone Notes - Roster | Schedule | Stats

• The Pioneers are coming off a difficult loss to rivals Walsh on Saturday when they squandered a 14-point second-half lead and lost on a last-second layup. The last time Malone blew a lead that large was in December of 2013 when Lake Superior State came back from 18 down and won in similar fashion on a buzzer-beating jumper.
• Junior forward Baylen Dyrlund was one of three Pioneers in double-digit scoring on Saturday, leading the team with a career-high 18 points. On the season she is averaging 16.5 points a game while shooting 57.9% (11-of-19) from the field
• Rachel Goddard totaled 12 points and a career-high 10 rebounds against Walsh for her first collegiate double-double of her illustrious career. The senior point guard has five assists in each of the first two games.
• Senior forward Hannah McCue also dished out five assists and scored eight of her 10 points against Walsh in the fourth quarter. Through two games, she is averaging 10.5 rebounds per game. No Pioneer has hauled in more than even eight a game since Lindsy Snyder averaged 9.0 in 2011-12.
• After being shutout in the opener, Chrissie Vaughan (9) and Alaina Schwarz (7) combined for 16 points and a trio of treys against Walsh. The sharp-shooting pair combined for 92 made three-pointers a season ago.
• For the second straight game, Malone received just four points from its bench. So far this season, the non-starters have shot just 2-for-17 from the field and 0-of-10 from three-point range.
• Despite the two losses, Malone has outrebounded both of its opponents this season. The Pioneers were 7-2 when outrebounding their opponents last season.
• In the 74-70 win over Findlay last February, the Pioneers outrebounded the Oilers 31-29. Rachel Goddard scored a season-high 24 points, including 15 in the second half to lead Malone to victory
   

Findlay Notes - Roster | Schedule | Stats

• The Oilers are coming off of a 1-1 week where they lost 71-63 to 2016 NCAA Tournament participants Wheeling Jesuit last Wednesday before defeating NAIA Saint Francis (IN) 86-72 on Saturday.
• 6' 2" sophomore center Christa Puthoff scored a career-high 24 points and pulled a down a career-high 12 rebounds against Saint Francis. She is averaging 11.3 ppg and a team-high 4.8 rebounds.
• Lynsey Englebrecht (11.8 ppg) leads the team in scoring despite not making a start and averaging just 16.8 minutes per game. She leads the GLIAC in three pointers made (13) and is shooting 46.4% from deep. She led the conference with a 52.4% success rate from deep a season ago.
• Englebrecht and fellow sharpshooter Karli Bonar (8.0 ppg; 10-24 3PT) have helped Findlay lead the conference in team three-point shooting (42.9%)
• Reserve forward Anna Hintz, the third player in double-digit scoring, averages 10.3 points and 4.0 rebounds. The 6'2" forward leads the squad with five blocks through four games.
• Starting guard Elissa Ellerbrock has a team-high seven steals while Allie Thobe has six. As a team, Findlay ranks fourth in the GLIAC with 43 steals.
• In stark contrast to Malone, Findlay averages 34.0 points per night off of its bench as ten different players average 12 or more minutes of court time.
• The Oilers scored 27 bench points in the 74-70 loss to Malone in February.