No. 2 women's basketball welcomes Flagler for Wednesday night clash

GREENWOOD – The No. 2-ranked Lander women's basketball team will host Flagler on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in Finis Horne Arena

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First Met: Jan. 9, 2010 (81-75 Lander)

Last Met: Jan. 27, 2021 (79-74 Lander)

Lander Record: 12-0, 10-0 PBC

Flagler Record: 4-6, 3-5 PBC

Last Five Against Flager: 5-0

Next Game For Lander: Feb. 20, 2021 vs. Augusta (1:30 pm)

STORYLINES

Lander owns a 20-4 record all-time against Flagler and has won four in a row over the Saints. In their last 11 wins against Flagler, the Bearcats have not allowed the Saints to score over 75 points.
Lander is coming off an 81-61 win at Francis Marion on Saturday, giving the Bearcats a season sweep of the Patriots.
Zamiya Passmore netted 28 points in the win over the Patriots, while Makaila Cange tallied 19 points and 16 rebounds.
Jakiyah Parker made her first appearance in six games, scoring nine points and grabbing three rebounds in 20 minutes of action, all season-high marks.
All nine Bearcats who played scored in the victory and Lander forced 17 turnovers in the effort
Passmore and Cangé were the only Bearcats to finish in double figures on Saturday, snapping a skid of nine consecutive games with three Bearcats scoring at least 10 points.
With the win, Kevin Pederson tied Jay Sparks for the most Peach Belt Conference wins in women's basketball history. Pederson and Sparks both have 206 PBC wins.
Cangé now has eight double-doubles through 12 games this season.
Passmore has scored in double figures in 12 of her last 13 games.
Lander is currently ranked No. 2 in the WBCA Coaches Poll and has received a number-one vote in each of the last two polls.
The Bearcats are one of nine unbeaten teams in the nation and one of just four to have played at least 10 games this year.
Kevin Pederson's squad is currently allowing 54.0 points per game, which is on pace to tie the program record set in 1980-81.
The Bearcats have pulled down at least 10 offensive rebounds in 11 of their 12 games this season.
Lander defeated Flagler 79-74 on Jan. 27 in St. Augustine, Fla. Passmore led all scorers with 25 points, while Cangé recorded 22 points and 14 rebounds in the victory.
The Bearcats recorded just four steals in the first meeting with Flagler, the fewest they've tallied this season and the fewest in a game since an 82-79 loss to North Georgia on Feb. 27, 2019.
Amiaya Melvins ranks second in the PBC with 27 steals and is third in the conference with 2.3 steals per game.
Cangé ranks fifth nationally and leads the conference with 12.8 rebounds per game.
Passmore has recorded at least four assists in every game she's played this season.
Lander's 33 defensive rebounds against Francis Marion were the most for the Bearcats in the their last seven games.
Cangé leads the PBC in offensive rebounds with 48, while Melvins ranks second with 43.
Lander is outscoring its opponents by 20.2 points per game this season, good for seventh nationally.
Miriam Recarte is fourth in the nation with 3.25 blocked shots per game and sixth nationally with 39 blocks on the year.