ABILENE – Abilene Christian hosts McMurry in the Christmas Staycation game at 6 p.m. on Monday in Moody Coliseum.
The Wildcats are 4-4 after a 77-60 loss at unbeaten TCU on Tuesday.
McMurry comes in at 7-1 after a 69-63 win against Howard Payne on Saturday.
ACU Storylines
Last Game: The Cats found themselves down 26-4 late in the first quarter and the Frogs led 33-12 with 7:40 left in the half before ACU sprang to life.
Kenadi Rising scored all eight of her points and
Bella Earle added six in a 19-2 ACU run that saw the Wildcats close the gap to 37-33 late in the second quarter. Earle had 20 points and nine rebounds for the game and Peyton Hull added 12 points.
Previous Meeting: ACU is 3-0 against McMurry since moving to Division I. The Wildcats won last year's meeting 82-52.
Addison Martin had 15 points and
Claire Graham added 12 for ACU in the victory.
That Freshman: Freshman
Payton Hull leads the Wildcats with 17.6 points per game and carries a conference-leading 44.4 accuracy mark from three-point range. She has twice been named the Western Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Week. Hull is seventh in the nation and leads the WAC with 3.5 three-pointers per game.
All-Around Earle: Bella Earle is second on the team in scoring at 13.1 points and leads the team with 7.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists. Earle has two triple-doubles this season and shared the NCAA lead with Zaay Green of Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Living at the Arch: ACU is 10
th in the nation with 28.1 three-point attempts per game.
Payton Hull leads the category for ACU with 63 attempts, followed by Earle with 43 and
Aspen Thornton with 34. The Cats are knocking down 9.5 per game.
Four Score: ACU has four players averaging in double figures this season. Along with
Payton Hull's 17.6 and
Bella Earle's 13.1, the Cats have
Aspen Thornton at 11.4 and
Addison Martin at 10.9.
Scouting McMurry
- Emily Holland leads the War Hawks with 17.4 points and 42.6 percentage from three-point range.
- Kylie Flippin averages 11.4 points and leads the team with two steals per game.
- Aryana Cleveland gets 10 points and leads the team with seven rebounds per game.
- Helena Chadwick, who scored 15 points in last year's game at ACU, leads the team with 2.6 assists per game and averages 9.3 points.
