LAWTON – The Cameron women's basketball looks to get back on track as they host Western New Mexico on Thursday night to wrap up their four-game homestand. 
 
The Aggies are looking to snap their four-game losing stretch on Thursday night in the Aggie Gym when they host the Mustangs for a non-conference showdown in CU's final home game until January. 
 
STARTING 5
1. Cameron opened the season 4-0 and on the brink of being ranked in the top-25 polls, but have since gone 4-0 against some very tough competition including No. 1 Fort Hays State and No. 22 Southwestern Oklahoma State. 
2. Fourth-year guard Maighan Hedge currently leads the nation with her 23.1 points per game and is also second in field goals made (63), sixth in free throws made (37), and eighth in three-point field goals made (22). 
3. Stephanie Peterson recorded the team's first double-double of the season (14 points, 11 rebounds) against SWOSU and then followed that up with 13 points, five boards, three assists, three blocks, and two steals against Oklahoma Baptist. 
4. After opting out of the Lone Star Conference schedule in 2020-21, Western New Mexico has started the first full season under head coach Josh Pace 3-0 with wins over New Mexico Highlands, Fort Lewis, and Northern New Mexico, all of which were played at home. 
5. Forward Destiney Johnson is averaging a double-double for the Mustangs, scoring 10.3 points and grabbing 11.3 rebounds per game while also blocking a pair of shots per contest.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Cameron got off to a hot start against the Bison, shooting over 50 percent from the field and knocking down seven threes in the first half. However, the Bison were also on target in the opening two quarters and had the game tied 41-all at the half. The Aggies then went cold, scoring just 26 points in the second half while OBU continued to knock down shots as they out-lasted CU 77-67. Hedge poured in 30 points while going 12-18 from the field and adding five helpers, while Peterson and Whitney Outon also reached double-figures in the scoring column.  
 
ABOUT THE AGGIES
Now sitting at .500 on the season, the Aggies went from nearly averaging 90 points per game to now averaging just under 80. They are shooting nearly 42 percent from the floor and making a nation best 11.2 three-pointers per game at a 36 percent clip. Defensively, CU is giving up just over 71 points per contest with team shooting 41 percent from the floor and 28 percent from three against them. The Black and Gold is also getting out-rebounded by an average of 10.9 boards per outing while still forcing over 20 turnovers with an average of 11.6 steals per game. Hedge not only leads the team, the conference, and the division in scoring but also averages a team-high 4.3 assists to go along with 2.1 steals per game and a 52.1 percent shooting clip from the floor. Peterson is averaging 14.3 points, seven rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.6 steals, and one block per game in her third-year as an Aggie, while Korie Allensworth is averaging 10.8 points and 3.9 rebounds for CU. 
 
SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS
The undefeated Mustangs are averaging almost 63 points per game while holding their opponents to under 50. They are shooting 37.6 percent from the floor, 30.6 percent from three, and just 51 percent from the foul line. WNMU is out-rebounding teams by 8.3 rebounds per game and force 16 turnovers on average with 8.3 coming on steals. Kyanne Kowatch (11.0), Zyan Smith (10.7), and Johnson (10.3) lead the scoring attack for Western while Kowatch also leads the team with 5.3 assists per game and Johnson's 11.3 rebounds per outing is tops on the squad.
 
PREVIOUSLY AGAINST WNMU
The two teams last met back on Dec. 7, 2019 in Silver City, N.M. Cameron got out to an early lead, holding a 22-point advantage at halftime, but had to hold off a second half comeback by the Mustangs, winning 68-61. The Aggies did not shoot over 40 percent from the field and made just nine of their 29 three-point attempts, but the Mustangs did not fair better on their home floor. Hedge had 24 points and seven rebounds in the win, while Peterson had 10 points and nine boards off the bench. 
 
WHO HAS NEXT
After a week off, the Aggies wrap up the first half of the season when they visit Eastern New Mexico on Dec. 14 at 3 p.m. (CT) and then defending National Champion Lubbock Christian on Dec. 16 at 5:30 p.m.