NOTES: Conq women travel to take on No. 21 Seward on Saturday

DC3's Talisha Presley

DODGE CITY, Kan. — The Dodge City Community College women's basketball team is looking for their first win against Seward since 2006 when the Conqs travel to take on the No. 21 Saints 6 p.m. Saturday in Liberal, Kansas.

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DODGE CITY BREAKDOWN (16-5, 6-4 KJCCC)

FG% 44.1 (2nd KJCCC) | 3FG% 36.1 (3rd) | FT% 64.1 (9th) | PPG 80.1 (2nd)
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- DC3 moved to 5-0 in games after losses this season with a 74-37 win over Colby on Wednesday on the road. Rachel Slattery paced the Conqs with 26 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks. Antania Newton and Alexus Johnson each added 14 points with both going 4-for-7 from beyond the arc.
- The Conqs lead the KJCCC in rebounds per game (48.2) and free throws per contest (26.0).
- Slattery is fifth in the KJCCC in scoring (14.9) and leads the conference in rebounding (12.8 - sixth in NJCAA), blocks (3.1 - sixth in the NJCAA) and field-goal percentage (67.9 - second in the NJCAA)
- Newton continues to lead the conference in 3-point percentage at 50.5 percent (56-for-111) and is fifth in the NJCAA. Only one player in the country has hit more 3-pointers with a higher percentage than Newton.
- DC3 has had consistency in its starting lineup as Newton, Talisha Presley and Alexus Johnson have started all 21 of the Conqs' games. Slattery has started all 20 games she's played in, only missing a game due to illness.
- Coach Mark James (third season) is 45-39 at DC3 and 12-28 in KJCCC play and is 0-4 against Seward.

NO. 21 SEWARD BREAKDOWN (15-6, 7-4 KJCCC)

FG% 43.8 (3rd) | 3FG% 30.7 (9th) | FT% 63.0 (11th) | PPG 74.9 (6th)
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- Seward is coming off a 77-66 loss to Garden City at home on Wednesday. Axelle Bernard led the Saints with 18 points while Clitan de Sousa and Tiani White had 17 points apiece. Seward's starters scored 61 of the team's 66 points.
- Wednesday was Seward's first loss at home this season as the Saints are 9-1 at the Greenhouse (they are 6-5 away from Liberal).
- Four players are averaging double figures for Seward in Daniela Galindo (13.2), Joanna Grymek (13.0), Bernard (11.0) and White (10.0).
- Along with her 11 points per game, Bernard is averaging 9.8 rebounds (3rd in the KJCCC), 2.5 blocks (3rd), 3.8 assists (seventh) and 1.9 steals (19th).
- The Saints are first in the conference in field goals (29.6), blocks (5.7) and opponents' field goal percentage (31.2) and are second in rebounding (45.3 - only behind DC3). They also attempt the third-most 3-pointers per game (22.5).
- Seward is coached by Toby Wynn, who is in his 11th season and is 276-75 overall.

MATCHUP HISTORY

- The Conqs lost both matchups to Seward last season.
- DC3 has dropped its last 18 games against the Saints, last beating Seward in 2006.
- DC3 is 2-21 against Seward since the 2004-05 season.