WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Midwestern State is hosting the annual Ashbrook Classic. This year, Texas Woman's, East Central and Southeastern Oklahoma are competing in the event. The Mustangs face Southeastern in the second game on Friday. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. The opening game on Friday features TWU and East Central. The action begins at 3:30 p.m.
 

MIDWESTERN STATE (1-1) vs. SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA (0-2)

Friday, Nov. 18 | 6:00 p.m.
D.L. Ligon Coliseum | Wichita Falls, Texas

Series History | Southeastern Oklahoma leads, 16-10

LAST MEETING | Midwestern State built a big lead and led from tip-to-buzzer taking a 79-72 win over Southeastern Oklahoma State in the finale of the 2013 Ashbrook Classic at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. Senior guard Kirsti Degelia poured in a team-high 18 points while connecting three 3-pointers in 31 minutes, while junior Shatoia Gober delivered an all-around performance with 13 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Midwestern scored the final nine points of the first half extending its lead to 34-21 after junior Jenae McJunkins connected on a 3-pointer with 20 seconds to go in the first half. The Mustangs poured it on at the start of the second half pushing the advantage to 50-27 after Degelia connected on a pair of free throws just over four minutes after the break. Senior forward Andrea Carter pitched in 12 points and four rebounds in 17 minutes, while Lynn Lumpkin-Boozer added nine points and four rebounds in 11 minutes off of the bench. Breana Small-Peppers was 9-for-9 from the floor to finish with a game-high 23 points to pace Southeastern.

LAST TIME OUT | Midwestern State found its rhythm on the offensive end to take an 80-72 win over UC Colorado Springs Saturday night at Gallogly Events Center. The Mustangs shook off a sluggish start to shoot 53.7 percent from the field over the final three quarters in a game that featured 70 fouls. Junior guard Kennedi Green paced MSU with 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting with two 3-pointers, while sophomore Yasmine Sifaoui added 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting in just six minutes of court time. Senior Sheridan Bostic ignited a 10-0 run with a 3-pointer from the left corner before Green hit a runner in the lane. The Mustangs finished off the run with free throws to take a 36-25 lead with 4:29 remaining in the first half. The Mustangs led by as many as 14 points in the second half using a balanced scoring attack. Senior guard Eternity Jackson scored all nine of her points from the free throw line, while starters Jordan Mathis, and Natalie Stice both joined Bostic also chipping in nine points each. Senior Mandy Withey added seven points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds, while Maya Kendall booked seven points, as well.

TRACKING THE MUSTANGS | Midwestern State was 9-4 at home last season…Christopher Reay is in his third full season as the head coach at MSU and is 30-27, including the final 10 games of the 2019-20 season…Mustangs are 20-5 at home under Reay…MSU is 13-7 all-time in the 10-year history of the Ashbrook Classic…MSU has won both games of the Ashbrook Classic on four occasions and has split the two games five times…MSU is averaging 76.0 ppg and allowing 84.5 ppg after its first two games of the season…Sheridan Bostic is 13th in the nation and second in the LSC with eight 3-pointers…Bostic is 8 of 11 from 3-point range (72.7%), which is second in the conference and 21st in the nation…Bostic is the leading scorer for MSU with 13.0 ppg…Natalie Stice is the second-leading scorer and rebounder for MSU with 12.5 ppg and 4.0 rpg…Mandy Withey is the leading rebounder with 6.0 rpg…Withey is averaging 5.5 ppg and is 5 of 10 from the field (50%)…Kennedi Green is averaging 11.5 ppg and 3.0 rpg…Eternity Jackson leads the Mustangs with eight assists and is eighth in conference…Jackson is 9 of 10 from the free-throw line…Yasmine Sifaoui is averaging 8.5 ppg and 2.5 rpg…Sifaoui is 7 of 11 from the field (63.6%)…Jordan Mathis is averaging 7.5 ppg and 3.5 rpg…Mathis is 4 of 7 from the field (57.1%)… Maya Kendall is averaging 7.0 ppg and 2.0 rpg…Kendall is 5 of 9 from the field (55.6%)…Midwestern State is shooting 44% from the field, fifth-best shooting percentage in the LSC…MSU is shooting 41.7% from 3-point range, which is third in the conference and 24th in the nation…Midwestern is 41 of 54 at the free-throw line (75.9%) and is second in the conference in attempts, percentage and free throws made…Mustangs have eight blocks through two games, which is third-best in the LSC…Markayla Johnson and Withey each have two steals for MSU, which has eight steals as a team…

SCOUTING SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA | Darin Grover, the fourth coach in the history of the program, is in his 18th season as the head coach at Southeastern and owns a record of 260-212…His 2019-20 squad earned the program its first Great American Conference championships, taking home the regular season and tournament titles after posting a 22-7 record and earning a bid the NCAA Central Regional before the NCAA canceled the postseason due to the Covid-19 pandemic …Over his time at SE, Grover's teams have had 31 all-conference honorees, including eight first team selections and seven second team… Southeastern opened the season with back-to-back games against Minot State in Sterling, Colorado…Briley Moon scored 19 points, and Lauren Beason added 12 in the first game, but Minot State prevailed, 72-60…Caitlin Kobiskie scored a career-high 28 points in the second game but the Savage Storm fell, 73-55…Southeastern was 12-17 overall last season and finished with a 4-9 road record…Senior guard Kamryn Cantwell, who is from Bowie, averaged 15.0 points per game last season and shot 47.1% from the floor (114 of 242)…Kobiske is the leading scorer through two games with 14.5 ppg… Kobiske is averaging 7.5 rebounds per game, which is fourth in the GAC…Kobiske is second in the conference with four blocked shots in two games…Holli Lindley has three blocks shots and had eight rebounds in the first game against Minot State…Moon is 5 of 10 from 3-point range and is averaging 10.5 ppg…Moon is the second-leading rebounder with 5.5 boards per game…Beason is averaging 9.0 ppg and 3.0 rpg…Savage Storm are averaging 57.5 ppg and allowing 72.0 ppg…SE is shooting 36.2% from the field, while its opponents are shooting 41.3%...Southeastern has been outrebounded 43.0 rpg – 30.5 rpg in its first two games…Savage Storm averages 12.0 assists per game…

UP NEXT | Midwestern State hosts East Central in the finale of the Ashbrook Classic at D.L. Ligon Coliseum on Saturday. Texas Woman's faces Southeastern Oklahoma in the early game Saturday at 1:30 p.m., and the Mustangs tip off at 4 p.m.