SLIAC Game of the Week - Jan. 14th
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) Game of the Week is a weekly feature that highlights a key match-up in the conference. This week's game of the week is the women's basketball meeting between Iowa Wesleyan College and Eureka College.
At a
Glance
This week's SLIAC Game of the Week is between two of the top teams
in the conference standings, Iowa Wesleyan and Eureka. Iowa
Wesleyan enters the game with a 9-2 overall mark and is the only
remaining undefeated team in conference play with a perfect 4-0
mark. Eureka is currently 8-4 overall and sit tied for second place
in the standings with a 4-1 record. This week's game will take
place Tuesday, January 14 in Eureka, Illinois. You can watch the
game live HERE
About Iowa
Wesleyan
Iowa Wesleyan, the newest member on the block in the SLIAC, has
quickly asserted itself in the conference. The Tigers are averaging
74.8 points per game in their four conference contests and are in
the midst of a four game winning streak. They are coming off a
76-36 win over Viterbo last weekend and averaging 72.4 points per
game this season, tops in the SLIAC. The Tigers fast-paced offense
relies on the outside shot, making 9.5 three's a game and
attempting 25.7 long-range shots per outing.
Junior guard Karla Vietinghoff leads Iowa Wesleyan, averaging 20.0 points per game and hitting on 47-percent of her three-point attempts. Vietinghoff is coming off a career best 35 point game against Viterbo in which she tied a school record with seven three-pointers. She is also averaging a team-high 7.4 rebounds per game. Whitney Godden is second on the team in scoring at 10.9 points per game while Stephanie Russak is averaging 10.5 points per game and leads the team with 40 assists this season.
About
Eureka
Eureka is coming into the game off a 76-59 win over Fontbonne on
Saturday. The Red Devils are averaging 71.1 points per game this
season, second in the conference, and their only loss in conference
play this season was to Spalding University. Eureka is not afraid
to shoot the three-pointer, as evident by their 20.8 attempts per
game.
The Red Devils are led by the one-two combo of Caty Eeten and Kelsey Shoemake. Eeten is averaging 20.4 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game this season while shooting 51-percent from the field. Shoemake meanwhile is averaging 14.9 points and a team best 10.1 rebounds per game. Shoemake is shooting 54-percent from the field including 88-percent from the free-throw line.
Game Notes
- Eureka leads the all-time series against Iowa Wesleyan 8-1, winning 76-62 in their last meeting in the 1993-94 season.
- This meeting will feature the top two scorers in the league. Eureka's Caty Eeten is averaging 20.4 points per game this season while Iowa Wesleyan's Karla Vietinghoff is averaging 20.0 points per game.
- Karla Vietinghoff is leading the conference in three-point percentage at 47-percent.
- Eureka's Caty Eeten recently surpassed Principia's Christina Speer to become the all-time points leader for a SLIAC women's basketball player.
- This meeting features three players who have combined to win five SLIAC Players of the Week already this season, including the last two. Eureka's Caty Eeten and Kelsey Shoemake have each won the award twice while Iowa Wesleyan's Whitney Godden took home the award just two weeks ago.
