ELLENSBURG, Wash.—The Central Washington women's basketball team is headed to Simon Fraser for another Great Northwest Athletic Conference matchup. Tomorrow's game was originally scheduled for January 15^th, but was rescheduled due to health and safety protocols.
 
Tip-off is slated for 4:00 p.m. PST.
 
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"Excited for another opportunity to play. SFU is a team who is a lot better than their record, and one of the best players in the league has returned to their roster this Winter. They are a team who can put points up in a hurry, so it's vital we can defend them on their home court and rebound to end possessions." Said CWU Head Coach Randi Richardson-Thornley.
 
SCOUTING SIMON FRASER
Simon Fraser is currently 5-8 overall and 1-3 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. Due to health and safety protocols, Simon Fraser has not played a game since they lost in Billings, Montana, to the Yellowjackets, 66-78 on January 8^th.
 
Offensively Simon Fraser sits second in the conference behind the Crimson and Black averaging 72.0 points per game. Similarly, to the 'Cats, Simon Fraser has a strong utilization on jumpers from beyond the arc, shooting .320 as a team and sitting third in the conference.
 
Leading Simon Fraser is senior Jessica Jones. The 5-9 guard has only played in the team's last three games but is already averaging 20.0 points per game alongside 5.3 rebounds and has grabbed 4 steals. Prior to Jones return, Simon Fraser has relied on sophomore Jessica Wisotzki. The 6-2 guard is averaging 17.5 points per game alongside 4.2 rebounds.
 
LAST WEEK FOR THE CRIMSON AND BLACK
The 'Cats are headed north riding a six-game winning streak after taking down Saint Martin's and Western Oregon at home this last weekend. The 'Cats are 11-4 overall and 4-2 in conference play, and have slowly etched their way to the number four spot in conference standings.
 
Kassidy Malcolm remains hot for the 'Cats after posting 50 combined points in both of last week's wins. Malcolm is now just 21 points away from being the 14^th player in program history to eclipse 1,000 career points. The mark would also make her just the 6^th player in program history to eclipse 1,000 career points and 500 rebounds.
 
The 'Cats offense has kicked it up a notch since the new year, leading the conference in scoring (73.3), 3-point field goal percentage (.353), and 3-point field goal made (9.3).
 
Kizzah Maltezo continues to lead Centrals big three in scoring (19.9), and recently eclipsed 1,000 career points after last week's wins. Maltezo is currently the conference leader and 16^th in all of DII in points per game. Kassidy Malcolm (18.1) has climbed to the number two spot in the conference while Samantha Bowman (16.1) remains at fifth. Bowman however, continues to remain second in all of DII in rebounds per game (14.9).