#RSCgotw WBB: #25 Huntington (7-6) at #21 IU East (11-4), Dec. 29 @ 7 pm ET

12/29/2016 12:00:00 AM

RICHMOND, Ind. -- No. 21 IU East has another NAIA Division II Top 25 matchup on its hands, and the Red Wolves' home game versus No. 25 Huntington (Ind.) on Thursday, Dec. 29 at 7 p.m. ET is the River States Conference Women's Basketball Game of the Week.

IU East (11-4) takes on the Huntington (7-6) with live video on the Red Wolves Sports Network on Stretch Internet and live stats via the Dakstats Webcast. Click the links above for live coverage at 7 p.m. ET. Follow the RSC Women's Basketball Game of the Week on Twitter with hashtags #RSCgotw and #RSCWBB and @RiverStatesConf and @RSCScores.

The following is a game preview from IU East sports information and iueredwolves.com:

SERIES HISTORY

This is the second NAIA meeting between IU East and Huntington. The Foresters beat the Red Wolves, 71-54, during the Taylor University New Year's holiday tournament last December. A 24-9 lead for Huntington after one quarter made the difference. Tia King had 17 points for the Red Wolves. Sarah Cook added 12 points.

IU EAST STORYLINES

IU East is coming off an 83-73 win against the University of St. Francis (Ind.) on Dec. 27. The Red Wolves finished the game on a 13-2 run in the last two minutes. Kristen Miller and Tia King scored 16 points each for IU East. Bailey Dreiman (10 rebounds) reached double digits in rebounds for the fourth time in five games. Suzy Wollenhaupt tied the school record for blocks shots in a game with four.
Kristen Miller is 13 points away from becoming the second member of IU East's NAIA women's basketball 1,000-points club.
IU East is 21st in the current NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Coaches' Poll. IU East seeks its third win this season against a Top 25 opponent.
The Red Wolves are 7-0 this season on their new home court.
This is the last non-conference game of the regular season for IU East.
IU East is one of four teams in the top 14 in the country in all three of the team shooting percentage categories -- field-goal percentage, free-throw percentage and 3-point field goal percentage.
IU East is playing a Crossroads League opponent for the seventh time this season. The Red Wolves are 5-1 against the Crossroads League this year. The Crossroads League has produced three of the last four NAIA DII national champions.

RED WOLVES IN THE RANKINGS

IU East is 7th in the nation with a .380 3-point field goal percentage

IU East is 10th in the nation with a .764 free throw percentage

IU East is 11th in the nation with 79.3 points per game

IU East is 14th in the nation with with a .439 field goal percentage

IU East is 16th in the nation 15.9 assists per game

Mackenzie Campbell is 9th in the nation with an .880 free throw percentage

Tia King is 12th in the nation with 3.0 3-point field goals per game

Tia King is 15th in the nation with 18.7 points per game

Suzy Wollenhaupt is 37th in the nation with 1.3 blocks per game