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HOUSTON – The HBU women's basketball team will look to move up the conference standings when the Huskies host conference foes New Orleans and Southeastern Louisiana. Tipoff against UNO is Thursday, Feb. 23 at 5 pm, while the Huskies and Lions begin at 3 pm Saturday.
HBU is 1-1 all-time against New Orleans, with both meetings coming last season. The road team won each meeting, as the Huskies won in the Big Easy, 60-45, on Jan. 12. The Privateers returned the favor less than a month later with a 65-58 win over the Huskies on Feb. 9 in Sharp Gym. The meeting between HBU and Southeastern Louisiana will be the first-ever on the hardwood.
In the latest game, HBU (6-11 overall, 2-4 SLC) tied the game late on a
Heidi Sihvola three-pointer, but McNeese State went on a 7-3 run to defeat the Huskies, 66-62, Jan. 18 at Burton Coliseum.
Shanice Steenholdt and
Rachel Arthur led the way for the Huskies, as Steenholdt recorded her eighth double-double with 23 points and 16 rebounds and Arthur tied her career high of 21 points.
Anna Strickland pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds.
On the season, Steenholdt leads HBU with 17.7 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. She also leads the squad with 24 blocks and 33 steals. Arthur is next with 11.2 points per game.
Tayler Jefferson has dished out a team-best 53 assists.
New Orleans (0-17 overall, 0-6 SLC) lost to Sam Houston State, 78-47, Saturday afternoon at Lakefront Arena.
Octavia Wilson led the Privateers with 20 points, followed by Yasmin Taylor with 12. Taylor pulled down a team-best nine rebounds.
Wilson leads UNO with 8.8 points per game on the season, followed by an 8.1 average from Danielle Davis. On the glass, Taylor averages a team-best 7.5 rebounds per game.
Southeastern Louisiana (4-13 overall, 3-2 SLC) defeated Lamar, 67-62, last Saturday in Hammond. Two Lions recorded double doubles: Aja Gibson (16 pts, 14 rbs) and Nanna Pool (12 pts, 13 rbs).
On the season, Symone Miller leads the Lions with 14.2 points per game. Pool follows with 12.2 points and leads the team with 9.7 rebounds per game.
