Anderson, S.C. —- The Catawba College women's basketball team kicks off its conference slate on Wednesday evening, hitting the road to take on Anderson in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action.
THE MATCHUP
- Who: Catawba (2-1, 0-0 SAC) at Anderson (2-2, 0-0 SAC)
- Where: Abney Athletic Center, Anderson, S.C.
- When: Wednesday, Nov. 20, 5:30 p.m.
- How to Follow: FloSports ($) | Live stats
THE HISTORY
- Catawba leads the all-time series 20-13
- The Catawba Indians are 9-8 in Anderson
- Catawba has won the last five in the series
GOODLETT GOES FAR
- Freshman Bailee Goodlett dropped a career-high 19 points in the win over Johnson C. Smith in the home opener last Wednesday
- The North Rowan graduate added two rebounds and two steals in her Goodman Arena debut
- Goodlett leads the Catawba Indians in scoring through three games with 10.7 points per contest
NCAA TOURNAMENT PEDIGREE
- Although Catawba and Anderson did not meet in the 2024 NCAA Southeast Regional in Goodman Arena, the two did win their First Round matchups to reach the Round of 32
- The Trojans returned to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2019 when the team won 30 games
- Upon their selection to the later-canceled 2020 NCAA Tournament, Anderson would have appeared in its sixth straight national tournament
- Both teams appear to go young this season, as both are in led in scoring by a freshman
THE LAST MATCHUP
- The last game played between Catawba and Anderson ended with a Lyrik Thorne go-ahead jumper in the closing seconds of overtime to lift the Catawba Indians to an 84-83 road win over the Trojans
- Thorne and Janiya Downs both scored a team-high 21 points; Sara McIntosh added 18 points and nine rebounds
SCOUTING THE TROJANS
- Anderson has been without preseason All-SAC selections Diamond McDowell and Zamiya Passmore for the team's first four games of the season
- Freshman Rose Gravel leads AU in scoring with over 10 a game; she dropped 17 points in her collegiate debut, a loss vs. Flagler
- Wednesday's game caps Anderson's five-game homestand to begin the 2024 season
- AU was voted second in the preseason SAC women's basketball poll with two first-place votes
UP NEXT
- Catawba travels to 9th-ranked Carson-Newman on Saturday for a showdown with the preseason SAC favorite Eagles
