GAME INFORMATION
ARKANSAS TECH GOLDEN SUNS 2-1 (0-0 GAC)	#13/#6 PITTSBURG STATE GORILLAS 5-1 (0-0 MIAA)
Wednesday, November 27 | 1 p.m. John Lance Arena | Pittsburg, Kan. LIVE STATS | LIVE AUDIO | LIVE VIDEO

TIPPING OFF
The Arkansas Tech women's basketball team is set to play its final non-conference game of the season on Wednesday as they travel to Pittsburg, Kansas to take on nationally-ranked Pittsburg State.
 
This will be the third meeting all-time between Tech and Pitt State and the second in as many years. Pitt State has won both prior meetings.
 
Tip-off for the game is scheduled for 1 p.m. inside John Lance Arena on the campus of Pittsburg State.
 

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TECH(NICALLY) SPEAKING
The Golden Suns are off to an early 2-1 start to their season and are coming off a 58-43 win on the road at former conference rival, Delta State.
 
With three games to their credit, the Golden Suns average 78.7 ppg and rank fourth in the GAC. On the defensive end of the court, the Golden Suns rank eighth in the league in scoring defense, giving up an average of 65.0 ppg. In terms of field goal percentage and field goal percentage defense, the Golden Suns are sixth in the conference as they shoot at an overall clip of .424 (86-of-203) and are allowing their opponents to shoot at a .351 mark (68-of-194) to rank fifth.
 
From beyond-the-arc, the Golden Suns shoot at a clip of .328 (19-of-58) to rank fourth in the GAC while their opponents make three-pointers at a mark of .290 (20-of-69) to rank seventh. From the free throw line, the Golden Suns shoot .577 as a team (45-of-78) to rank 12th.
 
Individually, the Golden Suns have two players averaging double figures and are led by Olivia Jones and her 15.0 ppg. Hayleigh Wyrick is next and rounds out double-figure scoring with 11.3 ppg. AbbiGrace Cunningham is not far off at 9.0 ppg.
 
Cunningham and Shelly Butler led the team in rebounds with 6.3 rpg each. In terms of assists, Kamryn Sutterfield leads the team with 2.0 apg.
 
Defensively, the Golden Suns are led in steals by Wyrick at 1.7 spg.
 
The Golden Suns are coached by Dave Wilbers, who is in his 18th season as Tech. During his time at Tech, Wilbers has amassed a 358-135 overall record. Nine times, Wilbers has won 20 or more games at Tech and twice has won 30 or more. In terms of national rankings, a Wilbers-led team has been nationally-ranked at any point in a season 10 times. Among those, he has guided the Golden Suns to the top of the rankings on a pair of occasions during the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons.
 

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SCOUTING THE GORILLAS
No. 13-ranked Pittsburg State is out to a 5-1 start to their season and have won five-straight games. Their most-recent game was an 88-72 win at home against Northwestern Oklahoma this past Thursday.
 
Statistically, the Gorillas average 80.0 ppg and rank second in the MIAA. On the defensive end of the court, the Gorillas rank seventh in the league in scoring defense, giving up an average of 65.5 ppg. In terms of field goal percentage and field goal percentage defense, the Gorillas are first in the conference as they shoot at an overall clip of .477 (173-of-363) and are allowing their opponents a .377 mark (142-of-377) to rank seventh.
 
From beyond-the-arc, the Gorillas shoot at a clip of .353 (47-of-133) to rank third in the MIAA while their opponents make three-pointers at a mark of .290 (29-of-100) to rank ninth. From the free throw line, the Gorillas shoot .784 as a team (87-of-111) to rank second.
 
Individually, the Gorillas have three players averaging double figures in scoring and are led by Karenna Gerber and her 16.0 ppg. Macie Mays is next at 14.2 ppg while Grace Pyles rounds out double-figure scoring at 13.3 ppg. Harper Schreiner is not far off the double-figure mark and sits at 9.5 ppg average.
 
Gerber is also the team-leader in rebounding and is averaging 7.5 rebounds per game. In terms of assists, Schreiner and Maycee James lead the team and are averaging 3.5 assists per game.
 
Defensively, the Gorillas are led in steals by James at 3.0 steals per game and in blocks by Gerber at 1.5 blocks per game.
 
The Gorillas are coached by Amanda Davied, who is in her seventh season at her alma mater. In her time at Pitt State, Davied is 120-59.