LAKELAND, Fla. – After a nine day layoff, the No. 3 Southeastern University women's basketball team is set to compete in a pair of non-conference games before breaking for the Christmas holiday. The Fire first head to Daytona Beach tomorrow night for a neutral site matchup versus Viterbo University before hosting No. 20 Saint Francis University on Wednesday afternoon.
GAMES: No. 3 Southeastern (12-0) vs. Viterbo (4-10) Monday 8:00 p.m. |
No. 3 Southeastern (12-0) vs. No. 20 Saint Francis (Ind.) (7-5) Wednesday 2:00 p.m.
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FIRE STREAKS: Southeastern currently holds a 37 game regular season win streak and a 20 game regular season win streak versus non-conference opponents. During the regular season win streak, the Fire have averaged 83.05 points and have an average margin of victory of 22. During the streak, SEU has defeated 11 ranked or receiving votes NAIA teams.
JAYCEE THREE: Junior shooting guard Jaycee Coe has turned in back-to-back impressive performances from behind the arc. The Gainesboro, Tenn. native has shot 61.5% from behind the arc (8-13) over her last two games and scored 20 or more points in each contest. Coe has also successfully converted two or more three point field goals in six straight games.
PREVIOUS MATCHUPS: This will be the time SEU has faced Viterbo or Saint Francis since the Fire matched up against both teams in the 2015-16 season. The Fire defeated both teams that season. That marks the only previous time SEU has met either program.
THE V-HAWKS: Viterbo competes in the state of Florida for the first time since falling to Southeastern in The Furnace 54-29 on 1/4/16. The V-Hawks enter tomorrow's contest having lost five of their last six. They have been outscored by an average of 13.8 during that span. Sophomore forward Alyssa Nilssen will look to keep Viterbo competitive with her presence on the boards. Nilssen averages a team best 8.4 rebounds and 12.4 points per game. Her 118 total boards on the season ranks 11
th in NAIA Division II.
THE COUGARS: After a 6-1 start and peaking as high as No. 17 in the Coaches' poll, Saint Francis has now dropped four of its last five, with three of those losses coming on the road. The Cougars feature a Top 10 scoring defense, surrendering an average of 56.7 points per game which ranks ninth in NAIA Division II. USF also allows opposing shooters to go just 27.2% from behind the arc per contest. While the Cougars are not a prolific scoring team, they do feature a dynamic scorer in sophomore small forward Kara Gerka. The Fishers, Ind. native averages a team leading 16 points per game and is a notable .581 from three point range this season (75-129), which ranks 9
th in NAIA Division II.
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