HILLSBORO, Kan. – The KCAC Women’s Basketball regular season culminates on Saturday as the Bluejays take on Avila on Senior Night.
LAST TIME OUT
- Earned a gritty 48-41 win over rival Bethel on Wednesday
- Tayton Smith and Anna Lambert led the team offensively with 11 points each
- Smith hauled in 14 total rebounds in the win (one offensive, 13 defensive)
- Kaylee Kauffman snagged three steals
- The Bluejays shot 38.6% (17-44) from the field, 18.2% (2-11) from beyond the arc, and 85.7% from the charity stripe
LAST TIME AGAINST THE EAGLES
- Last met in Kansas City, Mo. on December 13th
- Tabor took home a 10-point win, 58-48
- Madilyn Melton led Avila in scoring with 19 points, while Kaylee Kauffman led Tabor in scoring with 15 points
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
- 14-13 overall record, 10-11 in conference play
- Currently tied for 8th in the KCAC standings
- Madilyn Melton is averaging a team-high 17.1 points per game, while Marlie Wright is also averaging double figures with 16.0 points per game
- Snuck past York on the road on Wednesday, 76-69
- Wright led the way with 38 points in Wednesday’s win
SERIES HISTORY VS AVILA
- 19 total meetings, dating back to 1992
- Tabor won the first meeting in 1992, 57-55
- The Bluejays currently own a 13-6 record in the all-time series
- Tabor has won eight of the last 10 meetings between the two programs
- The Bluejays’ largest margin of victory came by way of a 38-point win in 2023, 69-31
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Tabor College is a Christ-centered institution located in Hillsboro, Kansas. The Bluejays are members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and compete in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC).
