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CMU Women Hit The Road For The First Time
11/23/2018 3:13:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Chippewas head to Virginia for Cavalier Classic
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- For the first time this season, the Central Michigan women's basketball team will play away from McGuirk Arena.
The Chippewas (3–1) will partake in the Cavalier Classic in Charlottesville, Va. CMU faces host Virginia (2-2) on Saturday (2 p.m.) and then will take on Chattanooga (3-2) on Sunday (1 p.m.).
EARLY SEASON TESTS
Following Wednesday's 75-68 victory over UCF, CMU coach Sue Guevara was asked about the team's tough early season schedule.
She said the competition prepares CMU for its Mid-American Conference schedule and for March while having players earn experience in big moments.
"There's no substitute for experience," Guevara said. "I can't make my freshmen and sophomores (play like) seniors, but I can put them in situations where they better grow up really fast."
LEADERS
Four Chippewas are averaging at least 10 points per game.
Senior Presley Hudson leads CMU with 26.3 points, while senior Reyna Frost averages 19.3 points and a team-high 11.3 rebounds.
Hudson ranks third in the nation in scoring, and the Chippewas rank 13th nationally at 89.5 points per game.
Sophomore Micaela Kelly averages 16 points per contest, while freshman Jahari Smith averages 12 points and six rebounds through her first four collegiate games.
RANKINGS
The Chippewas are ranked sixth in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25 poll.
SCOUTING
The Cavaliers enter Saturday's game with losses to No. 6 Mississippi State and to Kentucky. In their last game, the Cavaliers defeated North Carolina A&T 67-57 on Nov. 20. Virginia finished 19-14 last season, falling in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to South Carolina.
The Cavaliers are holding opponents to 64.8 points, but only average 58.5 points a game, which is 283rd in the nation. Dominique Toussaint leads UVA with 13.3 points per game. Felicia Aiyeotan averages 9.8 rebounds per game.
Chattanooga enters the Cavalier Classic 3-2, including a 75-49 loss to No. 5 Louisville. The Mocs defeated Liberty, 75-60, on Wednesday.
CMU and Louisville clash in McGuirk Arena Dec. 20.
The Mocs are led offensively by Lakeland Bouldin, who is averaging 12.2 points a game. Eboni Williams averages 10 points and 4.8 rebounds, while Abby Cornelius leads the team with 5.4 rebounds a game.
The Mocs face St. Louis in the Cavalier Classis on Saturday.
NEXT
The Chippewas will head east again next weekend, playing Iona in New Rochelle, N.Y., on Friday, Nov. 30 (7 p.m.), and then taking on Quinnipiac in Hamden, Conn. On Sunday, Dec. 2 (2 p.m.).
