MOUNTAINEER WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
DAY	OPPONENT	LOCATION	TIME	WATCH	STATS	TICKETS
Mon., Nov. 9	Lubbock Christian	Rip Griffin Center/Lubbock, Texas	5 PM MT	PPV	STATS	TICKETS

LUBBOCK, Texas  Western Colorado gets a second crack at Lubbock Christian University, taking on the host Lady Chaps Monday night on their home court after meeting up two weeks prior in the Hoops in Hawaii Tipoff Classic.

LCU registered a 31-point victory in that early-season matchup, only the second time in history the two programs have met.

Western, which tossed up more than 20 3-point attempts per game last season, is pushing the ball more to the inside and looking for open shots this season, averaging just a little over 13 long-range attempts each game.

Alyssa Eckroth – who went for a career-high 24 points in the season opener against Hawaii Pacific at the Tipoff Classic – leads the Mountaineers in scoring with a 16.0 PPG average, while newcomer Colette Van der Hoven is close behind, at 14.7 PPG.

Returner Penelope Urquhart and newcomer Madyn Kassatly are also scoring in double digits, both chipping in at a rate of 10 PPG.

Urquhart (6.0 RPG), Van der Hoven (5.7) and Kassatly (5.7) are taking care of pulling down shots off the glass for the Mountaineers.

The turnovers department has been an Achilles heel for Western, though, as it's averaging 21 per game.

Averaging 66 PPG, the Lady Chaps (2-1) are being led in the offensive end by Mattie Dollar (17.7 PPG) and Kennedy Chappell (16.7 PPG), who also leads the team in rebounding at 5.7 RPG.

LCU has been adept at causing turnovers, 15.7 per game, and especially adept at turning miscues into points (18.7 PPG).

MATCHUP NOTES

• The Lady Chaps' game against Western kicks off a six-game homestand for LCU.
• Both Western and LCU advanced into their respective postseason conference tournaments last season, with both dropping from the brackets in the first round.