The No. 4 Westminster women’s basketball team is back in the Behnken Field House this week as it plays host to a pair of Frontier Conference games. Westminster welcomes Montana Tech to town Thursday before facing No. 18 Lewis-Clark State on Saturday. Both games tip at 5:30 p.m. MT.
Both games this week will be broadcast live on Griffins TV with Mike Lageschulte (play-by-play) and Lance Barton (analyst) calling the action. Griffins TV is available on the web and on a mobile device or Roku player through the Livestream app. Live stats will also be available for both games with links for all the live features available on Westminster's website.
Westminster returns home at 14-2 overall this season and is 4-1 in Frontier Conference play. The Griffins have won four-straight games overall and 23 consecutive home games against unranked foes. The Griffins are 12-0 on the year when leading at halftime, and they are 11-0 when they score at least 60 points.
The Griffins average 64.69 points per game on the year, and they have scored at least 70 points in a game four times on the year. The team shoots 43.7 percent from the field to rank 13th in the NAIA and sits eighth in the country by making 36.3 percent from beyond the arc. The Griffins make 7.19 treys per game — 14th in the NAIA — while posting 15.88 assists per game, which ranks 16th nationally.
Westminster is giving up just 48.44 points per game and ranking second in the country in that department. The Griffins have held 10 opponents to less than 50 points during the year, while placing ninth in the NAIA by holding the opposition to 34.9 percent shooting. The Griffins force 16.44 turnovers per game with an average of 8.44 steals per contest.
Tia Pappas leads the team in scoring this season with 120 points for an average of 14.38 per game. Amy Krommenhoek has scored 191 points, and she leads the squad with 90 assists and 38 steals. Amanda Hacking has added 145 points and grabbed a team-best 125 rebounds, including 45 offensive. Mika Pinner has a team-best 14 blocked shots.
Westminster defeated two ranked opponents on the road last weekend by winning at No. 22 Great Falls, 53-49, and at No. 10 Montana State-Northern in double overtime, 67-62. Pappas earned Frontier Conference Player of the Week by averaging 14 points and 10.5 rebounds per game on the trip. She had 15 points and 13 rebounds for her third double-double of the season against MSU-Northern.