NOTES: Conqs looking to break skid against Cloud on Monday in Dodge

DC3's Shelby Luerman

DODGE CITY, Kan. — The Dodge City Community College women's basketball team is looking for its first win against Cloud County in nearly 11 years when the Conquistadors host the Thunderbirds 6 p.m. Monday at the Dodge City Civic Center.

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- Radio: 1550 AM
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DODGE CITY BREAKDOWN (16-6, 6-5 KJCCC)

FG% 43.6 (3rd KJCCC) | 3FG% 35.9 (3rd) | FT% 63.9 (9th) | PPG 79.2 (2nd)
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- The Conqs fell to No. 21 Seward 81-61 on Saturday in Liberal. DC3 fell behind 15-2 in the opening minutes, but eventually rallied to get within seven points early in the third quarter. However, a Lady Saints run to end the third put the game away for Seward.
- The good news for DC3 is it is 5-0 this season in games after losses.
- The Conqs have four players averaging double figures in scoring - Rachel Slattery (14.7), Talisha Presley (14.3), Antania Newton (14.2) and Alexus Johnson (10.1).
- Presley and Newton have been near mirrors of each other in scoring during their two years at DC3. As freshmen last season, Newton scored 327 points while Presley had 323. This season, Presley has scored 315 points while Newton has 313 points meaning the duo is just two points apart in career scoring (Newton 640, Presley 638). Both are approaching the top 10 in DC3 history in career scoring as No. 10 has 713 points.
- Slattery continues to put up strong numbers during her freshman year. To go along with her 14.7 points (fifth in KJCCC), she's averaging 12.5 rebounds (first) and 3.0 blocks (first) while shooting 66.5 percent (first). Her 263 rebounds this season is eighth on the DC3 single-season list while her 63 blocks are third on the single-season DC3 list and fifth on the career DC3 list.
- DC3 continues to lead the conference in rebounds per game (47.9), is second in assists (19.0) and 3-pointers made per game (8.0) and third in blocks (5.1).
- Coach Mark James (third season) is 45-40 at DC3, 12-29 in KJCCC play and is 0-4 against Cloud.

Cloud County (14-9, 6-6 KJCCC)

FG% 40.7 (8th) | 3FG% 31.8 (6th) | FT% 67.0 (7th) | PPG 75.2 (6th)
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- Cloud is coming off a 64-59 loss on the road to Garden City on Saturday - a game that was tied at 42 heading into the fourth quarter.
- The Thunderbirds have dropped three of their last four games. However, those three losses have come to a pair of ranked teams in Hutchinson and Seward and a Garden City team that is tied for the KJCCC lead.
- Like DC3, Cloud features a talented in-state freshman post in Erin Alexander. The 6-foot-1 Alexander is averaging 13.9 points (second on the team) as well as a team-best 8.3 rebounds and 2.9 blocks.
- Freshman guard Chelcie Kizart leads Cloud in scoring (14.7), assists (3.7) and steals (1.9) while also averaging 4.0 rebounds.
- Cloud is coached by Brett Erkenbrack, who is in his 27th season with the Thunderbirds. He's 602-259 (.699) in his 27 seasons and is the all-time Region VI wins leader and is fifth on the list of active NJCAA Division I head coaches. He has two Region VI titles under his belt (2001, 2011) and led the T-Birds to the 2001 NJCAA national championship - becoming the first Kansas school to win a NJCAA Division I women's basketball championship.

MATCHUP HISTORY

- The Conqs lost both matchups to Cloud last season.
- DC3 has dropped its last 20 games against the T-Birds, last beating Cloud Feb. 16, 2005.
- DC3 is 2-20 against Cloud since the 2004-05 season.