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PORTLAND, Ore. – The Multnomah University women's basketball team returns home to Jim Skagen Court this weekend where they will host Walla Walla University in a Cascade Collegiate Conference contest at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday night.
Last week: The Lions suffered a heartbreaking loss on the road last weekend at Corban University. With just over two minutes to play,
Valerie Wakefield hit a go head three-pointer but the Lions couldn't hang on, losing 41-38 to the Warriors.
By the Numbers: Junior guard
Miranda Schmillen has continued her scoring ways, earning a team high 12 points against Northwest Christian over the weekend. She has brought her scoring average to 10.3 while averaging 3.8 rebounds per contest.
Lacie Kamper leads the way for the Lions under the basket, recording seven rebounds per game, adding 7.6 points per game. Following her is
Katherine Edmonds with 4.8 rebounds per game while
Lexie Govert is second on the team in scoring at 8.2 points per game.
Previous Matchup: This will be the second game this season that the Lions will take on the Wolves of Walla Walla. Back in December, MU earned their first ever Cascade Conference win in program history, defeating Walla Walla 74-56 on the road.
Ana Wakefield hit a team high 14 points for the Lions while Schmillen tallied 10 rebounds.
About Walla Walla:-The Wolves have struggled in their first year as members of the CCC, holding an overall record of 0-17.
-Walla Walla averages 38.6 points per game.
-Lauren Pernu ranks eighth in the CCC in rebounds per game at 6.6 rebounds.
-The Wolves are led offensively by Christina Thermidor who averages 8.1 points per game followed by Pernu with 7.9 points.
