The Wiley College women’s basketball team opens its 2022-23 home schedule with its Homecoming game against Arkansas Baptist College at 2 p.m. Saturday in Alumni Gymnasium.
Doors will open at 1 p.m. Admission is free for Wiley College students and $10 for everyone else. Live statistics will be available.
The Lady Wildcats (1-0) won their season-opener for the first time since 2018 with a 75-60 victory over Jarvis Christian University. They forced 23 turnovers which led to 35 points. Kaitlyn Davis scored a career-high 26 points while also contributing five rebounds and three assists. She won Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Week for her performance. Wiley College is hoping to open with consecutive victories for the first time since 2016-17 when it started 5-0.
Arkansas Baptist (2-2) is coming off a 68-40 loss to No. 21 Rust College on Monday. In its other road game it fell to Philander Smith College on October 27. It won contests against Champion Christian College and Randall University. Jessica Nerestant led the team against Randall University with 11 points. Celebria Peacock scored eight against Rust College.
The only recorded meetings between the two programs occurred during the 1991-92 season with each team winning on their home court. The Lady Wildcats are seeking their first Homecoming victory since defeating Southern University-New Orleans in 2018.
