The Malone University women's basketball, fresh off a 2-0 week, will look for its first three-game winning streak since the 2013-14 season when they take on Salem International University this Tuesday, December 6th at 7:00 pm. The Pioneers will follow up Tuesday's home game with a road trip to Clarion University (PA) on Wednesday, December 7th. Tip is set for 5:30 pm.
 
GameDay
(12/6) Malone (2-3) vs. Salem International (0-7) – 7:00 pm
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(12/7) Malone at Clarion (5-4) – 5:30 pm
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All-Time Series
Malone holds a 5-4 all-time advantage over Salem International with two of those wins coming during the 2011-12 season when the two schools last met. The Pioneers last played Clarion in 1987 when they suffered their only loss in four all-time tries.

Malone Notes - Roster | Schedule | Stats

• The Pioneers are coming off an 83-46 road win over Bluefield State on Saturday in which 14 different players scored at least two points. The 83 points was the most in a road game since the 2013-14 season and Malone's 15 steals was the most in a game since the 2012-13 season.
• Malone also pulled down a season-high 47 rebounds in the game, surpassing the 40-rebound mark for the third time in five games this season. The Pioneers recorded 40+ rebounds in only three of their 27 games a year ago.
• Senior Hannah McCue continues to do work on the glass, reaching double-digit rebounds for the third time this season. In addition to her team-leading 14.8 points per game average, McCue leads the Pioneers in steals (11) and blocked shots (7). She ranks 9th in the nation in defensive rebounds per game (9.0).
• Point guard Rachel Goddard ranks 8th in the nation in assists per game (7.0) and leads NCAA DII with a 7.0 assist-to-turnover ratio. Malone's Goddard-run offense ranks 6th in the nation in fewest turnovers.
• Goddard (5), Holly Groff (5), and Mackenzie Storlie (4) combined for 14 of the Pioneers' 25 assists against Bluefield State. The 25 assists were the most since Malone dished out 26 in a 97-84 loss to Ashland this past January.
• Chrissie Vaughan and Naomi Grandison each posted a team-high 14 points in the win over Bluefield State. Vaughan (8.6 ppg) hit two more threes in the game and now has a team-high 11 on the season. Grandison is the only Pioneer (with more than 10 shot attempts) shooting better than 45% from the field this season.
• Baylen Dyrlund, who is the only other Pioneer shooting over 40% (43.4%), ranks third on the team in scoring (12.6 ppg) despite a season-low three points on 1-of-6 shooting on Saturday.
• A win against Salem International on Wednesday would give the Pioneers their first three-game winning streak since February of 2014.
• Malone is 8-3 in its last 11 non-conference home games. The three losses were by a combined six points.
   

Salem International Notes - Roster | Schedule | Stats

• The Tigers will be playing their first game in 10 days after coming off two losses against Virginia State and Shaw (NC) over the Thanksgiving weekend
• In the 64-56 loss to Shaw, sophomore guard Jiahna Flood-Francis tallied a game-high 22 points to go with four steals on the defensive end. Flood-Francis is averaging a team-high 15.1 points per game this season and is shooting 54.5% (12-22) from three-point range.
• Fellow guard Dorina Barrett added six assists, six rebounds, and three steals in the loss. She leads the team with 19 assists and 12 steals through seven games this season
• Center Christy Gonzalez leads the Tigers with 35 rebounds and four blocked shots
• Salem has struggled on offense, shooting just 33.1% from the field and scoring just 46.9 points per game. The Tigers fared well against Shaw, however, shooting 37.9% from the floor and 50.0% (7-14) from three-point range.
• Dating back to last season, the Tigers have lost nine straight. Dating back to 2014, SIU is 4-71 in its last 75 games
   

Clarion Notes - Roster | Schedule | Stats

• The Golden Eagles come into the matchup winning four of the last five. Their only loss in the stretch was a 72-61 defeat to Walsh, a team Malone lost to by a 62-60 final.
• Clarion is outscoring its opponents 73.4 to 63.0 on average, shooting 40.9% from and 35.8% from deep. CU ranks among the top-20 teams in NCAA DII, averaging 9.1 made threes per game.
• Top scorer Tyra Polite (15.6 ppg) leads the aerial attack with 23 threes through nine games. She also leads the team with 17 steals.
• Jordan Bekelja (9.1 ppg) leads the team with 31 assists
• Delrika Jones-Carey (6.6 ppg) averages a team-high 8.2 rebounds an outing
• As a team, Clarion ranks 9th in the nation with 392 rebounds. CU averages a PSAC-best 43.6 rebounds per contest.