NEWBERRY – The Newberry women's basketball team will look to sweep Mars Hill for the first time since the 2009-10 season.
WHO: Newberry College at Mars Hill University
WHERE: Stanford Arena in Mars Hill, N.C.
WHEN: February 4th, 2:00 p.m.
RECORDS: Newberry 11-8, 7-8 SAC, Mars Hill 4-17, 2-13 SAC
LIVE VIDEO: Newberry vs. Mars Hill
LIVE AUDIO: WKDK-AM 1240 in Newberry County, www.wkdk.com, "WKDK" on TuneIn smartphone app, or listen at newberrywolves.tv
LIVE STATS: Newberry vs. Mars Hill
NEWBERRY STORYLINES
The Wolves have had at least three starters in double-figures in 14 of the 19 games this season.
Wolves are 11-3 when having at least three starters in double figures.
Meg Essex ranks first in the conference with 57 blocks on the season.
Shelby Britten leads the team with 35.9 minutes per game, which is 1st in the conference.
Newberry holds a 9-3 home record, 2-5 on the road.
Nicola Handreck is now 10th in Newberry history for career assists.
Essex is first on the team in FG percentage shooting 49.6%
MARS HILL STORYLINES
Mars Hill is coming off an 88-61 loss vs. Carson-Newman on Wednesday.
The Lions sit at the No. 11 spot in the South Atlantic Conference.
Senior guard Paige Chavis leads the Lions averaging 14.2 points per game and 4.7 rebounds per game.
Mars Hill is third in the conference in free throws made and attempted on the season.
Freshman guard Aliyah Farmer is averaging 10.2 points per game for the Lions, and 8.1 rebounds per game.
Mars Hill has lost 11 of their last 13 games
NOTES
Newberry hasn't swept Mars Hill in the season series since 2009-10.
Mars Hill has lost 11 of their last 13 games
MORE INFORMATION
For complete coverage, view game notes from the Newberry Athletic Communications staff.
Newberry has also announced their date for their annual pink game in support for breast cancer awareness, which will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 15 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne. The team will wear pink accessories to show support to the survivors as well as raise awareness.
The team encourages all fans in attendance to wear pink to show their support. All proceeds are donated to the Play4Kay Foundation. To get can get involved or learn more, please visit https://kayyow.com/
