NEWBERG, Oregon - The Howard Payne University women's basketball team (2-0) will end its Pacific Northwest trip with a game against George Fox University Bruins (1-1) on Wednesday, November 11 in the Wheeler Sports Center at 6:00 P.M. PT (8:00 P.M. CT).
A strong first quarter performance fueled the Lady Jackets in their victory over the Lewis and Clark River Otters to move to 2-0 in the season. Howard Payne led by a score of 25-8 after the first quarter. Senior forward Jerzie Bryant led the Lady Jackets in scoring with 19 points. Junior guard Hope Hermesmeyer and senior guard Madison Clay both scored eight points in the win. Sophomore Center Caitlyn Parsons grabbed 14 rebounds.
HOW TO FOLLOW
SCOUTING REPORT
George Fox University lost to Hardin-Simmons University, 65-67, before beating UC Santa Cruz 64-58. The Bruins average 64.5 points per game, while allowing 62.5 points per game. Emma Boehm is the leading scorer with 16 points per game. Hanne Hopkins is the second leading scorer with 13 points per game and the leading rebounder for the Bruins with 9.5 rebounds per game.
AROUND THE ASC
East Texas Baptist (2-0), Hardin-Simmons (2-0) and Howard Payne (2-0) are the top three in the conference. McMurry (1-1) is fourth. Schreiner University (1-1) is fifth. The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (0-2) is in last. So far this season, Howard Payne has six members among the scoring leaders in the American Southwest Conference. Bryant is fourth in scoring with 14 points per game.
Hermesmeyer is seventh in scoring with 13 points per game. Clay and senior guard Racie Decker are 17th and 18th with 7.5 points per game. sophomore guard Gabriella Barrera and sophomore guard Taylor McAfee are 22nd and 23rd with 5.5 points scored per game. Parsons leads the ASC in rebounds per game with 13.5. Hermesmeyer, Decker and Bryant are also among the rebounding leaders, sitting at 14th (5.5), 18th (5.0) and 25th (4.0).
Decker leads the ASC in free throw percentage, while senior guard Kaley Nicholson (.857) and Hermesmeyer (.714) are also among the leaders are free throw percentage, sitting fourth and seventh. Hermesmeyer is the assist leader (5.0), while Bryant (2.5), Parsons (1.5) and Barrera (1.0) are also among the assist leaders, sitting at sixth, 14th, and 17th, respectively. Hermesmeyer (3.0), Bryant (2.0) and McAfee (2.0) are also among the steals leaders, sitting third, seventh and eighth.
Up Next: The Howard Payne University women's basketball team will return to Texas to play Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas at the Robertson Center on Tuesday, November 17 at 5:30 PM CT.
