TIPOFF
Midwestern State closes the 2013 portion of its season by hosting Cedarville (Ohio). Tip off is set for 7:00 p.m. at D.L. Ligon Coliseum.

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Midwestern State vs. Cedarville (Ohio)
Friday, Dec. 20 | 7:00 p.m.
D.L. Ligon Coliseum | Wichita Falls, Texas
Records: Midwestern State (5-3); East Central (5-3)
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SCOUTING THE YELLOWJACKETS
Cedarville sports a 3-5 overall record after suffering a 77-59 loss at 19th ranked Tarleton State on Wednesday. Head coach Kirk Martin's Yellowjackets are led by senior guard Kayla Jenerette of Greenville, S.C./Travelers Rest who's averaging 12.9 points and 2.8 rebounds a game to go with her 3.3 assists and 1.3 steals. Junior guard Raegan Ryan of Conisteo, N.Y./Canisteo-Greenwood adds 12.1 points and 3.9 rebounds a game as she hits 1.4 3-pointers a game, with 4.0 assists and team leading 1.9 assists. Sophomore forward Kayla Linkous of New Madison, Ohio/Northridge adds 11.3 points with 5.5 rebounds, while junior forward Deborah Gordon of Pompano Beach, Fla./Calvary Christian Academy chips in 10.8 points and a team leading 7.8 rebounds. Cedarville is averaging 73.0 points a contest, while allowing opponents 78.2 points a game.

ABOUT THE SERIES
This is the first meeting between the teams.

 

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ABOUT THE MUSTANGS
Midwestern State is 7-3 on the season. Coach Noel Johnson's Mustangs started the season at number 10, but early season troubles have scuttled the ranking. The Mustangs are led by All-America junior forward Andrea Carter who is averaging 15.2 points and 8.1 rebounds with 1.8 steals and 0.7 assists per game. Junior guard Dianna Jones adds 11.3 points a game to go with her 4.2 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.56 assist-turnover ratio. Senior guard Kirsti Degelia adds 10.6 points with 1.3 3-pointers a game, to go with 3.3 assists and 1.2 steals. Junior guard Shatoia Gober chalks up 9.2 points a contest, as she pulls down 6.1 rebounds with 2.8 assists and 1.6 steals, while junior guard Lisa Hampton chips in 5.9 points, hitting 1.2 treys a contest. MSU averages 73.7 points a contest, while allowing 69.4.

LAST TIME OUT
The Mustangs hit the road to collect a 77-67 win at Texas-Permian Basin.  Andrea Carter just missed a double-double with 18 pionts and nine rebounds. Kirsti Degeila racked up 15 points with five rebounds with two steals.  Dianna Jones chipped in 13 points, while Shatoia Gober double-doubled with 10 points and 12 rebounds with three assists and two steals. MSU shot 48.1 percent from the floor (25-of-52), but hit only 1-of-6 from the 3-point arc. The Mustangs outrebounded UTPB 43-32.

MSU UNDER NOEL JOHNSON
Noel Johnson is 79-68 in her sixth year as the head coach of the Mustangs. She was the Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year in 2012 after turning the program around with a 19-8 season, then earned the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Small College Coach of the Year award for leading MSU to the NCAA Division II Sweet 16 with a 26-6 record and the Lone Star Conference Championship.

MSU IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Midwestern State started the season at number 10 in the WBCA's USA Today Sports Division II Top 25, but early losses dropped them to the first team receiving votes for three weeks. This week's poll marks the second time they didn't receive a vote this year.

THREE...DOT...THOUGHTS...
This game is the final one of three contests for Midwestern State before taking a break for the holidays. The Mustangs won their fourth straight game with a 77-67 victory over Texas-Permian Basin … The win over UTPB gives MSU a 2-1 record against teams from the Heartland Conference … Midwestern's Lone Star Conference opener against Texas Woman's that was postponed on Dec. 5 by an ice storm has been rescheduled for Thursday, Jan. 2 at Ligon Coliseum with a 7 p.m. tipoff. The MSU vs. Texas Wesleyan game scheduled for that date and time has been indefinitely postponed … The 60 points allowed to East Central was the third-fewest given up by MSU this season and was the third-lowest output by the Tigers this year … Junior Andrea Carter of Angleton, Texas, ranks third in the LSC with her 15.2 points and 8.1 rebounds a game. She is also fifth in the conference with 1.9 steals per contest … Junior guard Dianna Jones of Hewitt, Texas/Midway, ranks 12th in the LSC in scoring with 11.3 points a game, while ranking second in the league with 4.2 assists each outing … Senior guard Kirsti Degelia of Denton, Texas/Krum, is averaging 10.6 points a contest (22nd in the LSC) and is sixth in assists (3.3 per game) ...
  

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