SAN ANTONIO -- The University of the Incarnate Word women's basketball team returns to the McDermott Center Wednesday night, where they will host Weber State at 5:00 p.m. CT. This will be the second home game of the season for the Cardinals as they look to bounce back from a trying road trip.
 
FOLLOW ALONG
Watch
Live Stats
Tickets
 
A STARR IS BORN

• Freshman forward Starr Omozee has enjoyed a magnificent beginning to her collegiate career.
• The Pflugerville HS product has produced two double-doubles while leading the team in minutes (29), points (9.6) and rebounds per game (7.2).
• Against GCU (11/9/18), she posted 11 points and 15 rebounds, becoming the first freshman not named Imani Robinson to record a double-double in UIW DI history.
• She set multiple season-highs in her first game at the McDermott Center (vs. Houston, 11/16/18), scoring her second double-double (19 pts, 10 rebs) and making multiple threes in a game for the first time.
• Omozee also collected a season-best six offensive rebounds as a part of UIW's record breaking 28 offensive rebound performance against Houston.

 
THE TOWER OF LUNDEN

• Junior forward Lunden Henry transferred to UIW from Moberly Area Community College, a team that went 32-1 last season and earned a 3rd overall seed in the NJCAA Division 1 national tournament.
• Since arriving in the Alamo City, Henry has established herself as the Cardinals leading presence in the paint. She averages 8.8 points per game, on a team-leading .442 shooting, while pulling in an average of 6.2 rebounds per contest.
• Lunden leads the team with 18 offensive rebounds this season.
• She and her twin sister, Alexis Henry, are the only two Cardinals not to have attempted a three pointer this season.

 
STORYLINES

• As a team, UIW has controlled 81 offensive rebounds, the most in the Southland Conference.
• Junior guard Angelica Wiggins leads the team with five three pointers made. She is coming into form in a Cardinals jersey, averaging 7.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in her last three games.
• Junior guard Imani Robinson is showing her passing skills, leading the team with 10 assists so far.

 
NONCONFERENCE GUANTLET

• The non-conference schedule is loaded with notable opposition.
• Nine of the 11 non-conference opponents are coming off winning seasons.
• The season opener is at Arizona State, a team that reached the second round of the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.
• That will be one of two games against 2018 NCAA Tournament teams, as UIW visits Minnesota on Dec. 5.
• South Dakota, Houston, and Rice each took part in the WNIT.
• Weber State (WBI) also saw postseason play in 2017-18.

 
SCOUTING WEBER STATE

• This is just the third game of the season for the Wildcats. They are coming off an 89-73 loss, last Monday (Nov. 12) to Portland.
• They are led offensively by Kayla Watkins, a 6-2 forward who averages 23 points per game and has yet to be held under 20 points this season.
• Weber State struggles from beyond the arc, shooting just .273 from deep through two games.
• This is the first ever meeting between UIW and Weber State.

 
 
UP NEXT
The Cardinals will enjoy their Thanksgiving before going back to Arizona, where they opened the 2018-19 campaign, to play Arizona. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. CT.

FOLLOW ALONG
For the most up-to-date information on UIW Athletics, visit uiwcardinals.com, follow the Cardinals on Twitter @UIWAthletics and like UIW Athletics on Facebook at UIW Athletics.