AWC vs. Chandler-Gilbert men's, women's basketball previews
Arizona Western men at Chandler-Gilbert
Time: 7:30 p.m. today
Media: 560-AM KBLU; www.azwestern.edu/athletics
Last game: The Matadors held off Eastern Arizona 72-67 for their seventh straight win. ... The Coyotes lost 92-68 to South Mountain.
Records: AWC (10-3 overall, 5-0 Arizona Community College Athletic Conference); Chandler-Gilbert (0-9 overall, 0-5 ACCAC)
Players to watch: Aaseem Dixon averaged 15.5 points per game against the Coyotes last year. ... Brandon Ehlinger leads the Coyotes with 17.3 points per game.
The lowdown: The Coyotes haven’t been losing, they’ve been blown out. Eight of their nine losses have been by double digits. ... The Matadors have won the last six in the series, and the loss before that was in 2001. ... Tanner Clayton got a double-double against Eastern Arizona and is averaging 11.5 points and 11.1 rebounds per game. ... Marvin Whitt leads the Matadors with 14.6 points per game. ... AWC has won by an average of 33 points in the last three games in Chandler. ... This is the last game of the year for the Matadors, who resume play Jan. 2 at home against No. 18 Central Arizona.
Arizona Western women at Chandler-Gilbert
Time: 5:30 p.m. today
Media: 560-AM KBLU; www.azwestern.edu/athletics
Last game: The Matadors lost 73-69 at Eastern Arizona; The Coyotes lost 97-55 to South Mountain.
Records: AWC (9-3 overall, 3-1 Arizona Community College Athletic Conference); Chandler-Gilbert (1-7 overall, 0-4 ACCAC)
Players to watch: Samantha Wallace had just six rebounds in the loss at Eastern, about half of her season average (12.9). Her 16 points were about average (16.4). ... Paige Wilds is averaging 17 points per game for C-G.
The lowdown: The Matadors enter the game in a mini slump, not only losing to the Gila Monsters but needing overtime to beat a struggling Glendale team last week at The House. ... This is another game on paper the Matadors should dominate, having beaten the Coyotes eight straight times and have lost to C-G three times since 2000. ... The team is still waiting on the MRI results of Lisette Longomo, who will miss her ninth straight game with a shoulder injury. ... The Matadors are off until a Dec. 29 game in Oceanside, Calif., against Mira Costa. ... Since making the playoffs in 2008 as the No. 1 seed, the Coyotes have won nine times.
— Edward Carifio
