AWC vs. Scottsdale men's, women's basketball previews
Scottsdale women at Arizona Western
Time: 5:30 p.m. today, The House
Media: 560-AM KBLU, www.azwestern.edu/athletics
Last game: The Matadors beat CETYS Universidad 68-55; The Artichokes beat Southwestern (Calif.) 55-44.
Records: AWC (7-2 overall, 1-0 Arizona Community College Athletic Conference); Scottsdale (2-3 overall, 0-0 ACCAC)
Players to watch: Emilie Muanandibu is coming off a 10-rebound game against CETYS and had 14 boards in the teams’ second meeting last year, a 63-43 AWC win in Scottsdale. ... Mason Hawke is just one of two players from last year’s Artichoke team back this year.
The lowdown: Samantha Wallace leads the Matadors in scoring (14.8), rebounding (11.4) and blocks (2.0). Muanandibu is also averaging a double-double. ... AWC has won the last six in the matchup and have won 26 of 29 against the Division I Artichokes. ... The lone common opponent so far for these team is Kishwaukee (Ill.), which AWC beat 60-57 in Yuma. Scottsdale lost 60-48.
Scottsdale men at Arizona Western
Time: 7:30 p.m. today, The House
Media: 560-AM KBLU, www.azwestern.edu/athletics
Last game: The Matadors held off New Mexico Military Institute 65-62; The Artichokes lost to L.A. Futures 87-79.
Records: AWC (7-3 overall, 2-0 Arizona Community College Athletic Conference); Scottsdale (1-2 overall, 0-0 ACCAC)
Players to watch: Aaseem Dixon averaged 13.5 points per game last year against the Artichokes, both wins for AWC. ... Kevin Bowman is averaging 26 points per game in Scottsdale’s first three games.
The lowdown: AWC won last year’s game in Yuma 87-49. Carlos Perez led the way with 13 for the Matadors. ... Marvin Whitt leads the Matadors with 16.3 points per game. ... AWC has won the last seven in the series and has won the last six at home by an average of 34. ... Both the men and the women have a week off before hosting Glendale Dec. 5 at 5:30 and 7:30 at The House.
