ELLENSBURG, Wash.—The Central Washington women's basketball team is headed to Nampa, Idaho to take on Westminster (Utah) and West Texas A&M in a pair of matches.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Friday, November 19^th
4:00 PM PST
Vs. Westminster (Utah)
Johnson Sports Center
Nampa, ID
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Saturday, November 20^th
4:00 PM PST
Vs. West Texas A&M
Johnson Sports Center
Nampa, ID
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TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets to all games will be available at the door at Johnson Sports Center. Per Northwest Nazarene University as of Sept. 15, 2021, NNU will require spectators at indoor home events, regardless of vaccination status, to wear masks/face coverings until further notice.

INSIGHT FROM HEAD COACH RANDI RICHARDSON-THORNLEY
"This is another great opportunity to test ourselves and grow this week. We have two very tough opponents in Westminster and West Texas A&M. The effort and execution this week have to be higher than last. The margin of error is going to continue to get smaller and smaller. We have a sense of urgency to execute and compete. I'm excited to see how we've grown from last week and how we step up and compete this week."
 
SCOUTING THE NNU CLASSIC
The first test for the Wildcats will be the Westminster (Utah) Griffins. The Griffins have yet to play a regular season game this year, and are fresh off of a 2020-21 season that had a 13-6 overall record and an appearance in the West Regional Final Sweet 16. The Griffins had taken down Black Hills State and Western Colorado before finally falling to Azusa Pacific.
 
Last season the Griffins averaged 69.6 points per game on a team .476 field goal percentage and .370 from beyond the arc. The post was where the Griffins dominated their opponents out rebounding them with an average of 35.1 alongside 4.1 blocks per game.
 
Next up for the 'Cats are the Buffalos from West Texas A&M. The Buffs sport a 2-3 record this season after taking on the D2CCA Tipoff Classic presented by Suddenlink and the South-Central Regional Challenge. Most notably, the Buffs picked up a win against No. 16 Southwestern Oklahoma State, 81-68.
 
This season the Buffs are averaging 65.8 points per game on a .365 field goal percentage and .212 from beyond the arc. The Buffs have a dominant presence in the post, averaging 40.4 rebounds and 5.8 blocks per game.
 
'CATS IN ACTION
The 'Cats have kicked off the 2021-22 season 2-0 after taking down Stanislaus and Cal State East Bay in the GNAC-CCAA Crossover. Through the first two games the 'Cats averaged 67.5 points per game on a .423 field goal percentage and .296 from beyond the arc. In the post the 'Cats have averaged 46.5 rebounds and 5.0 blocks per game.
 
Samantha Bowman currently leads the 'Cats with an average of 22 points per game on a .760 shooting percentage and .833 from beyond the arc. Bowman has also grabbed 40 total rebounds in two games alongside all 10 of the 'Cats blocks so far, making her a threat anywhere on the court. Behind Bowman is guard Kizzah Maltezo. The redshirt-senior has averaged 17.0 points per game and given the 'Cats 5 steals so far. Maltezo holds a .313 field goal percentage and is currently .250 from beyond the arc.