WBB Preview: Pair of unbeatens meet tonight in Pella

INDIANOLA, Iowa -- An American Rivers Conference battle of unbeatens will take place tonight when RV Simpson College and RV Central meet inside P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium in Pella at 5:30 p.m.

Both teams are currently receiving votes in the D3hoops.com Top-10 Poll after both sit with a 3-0 record. The Storm took care of business last Saturday against Coe and the Dutch snapped a 10-game losing skid to Loras.

GAME 4
Simpson (3-0, 2-0 A-R-C) at Central (3-0, 3-0 A-R-C)
Wednesday, Feb. 3 | 5:30 p.m.
P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium | Pella, Iowa
Live Video/Stats

CENTRAL ATTENDANCE POLICY
Mindful of the need to promote health and safety, Central College will largely prohibit spectator attendance at winter sports athletics events, with limited exceptions.

To HERE for the full release from Central Athletics.

CENTRAL SERIES NOTES
The Storm aim for their 39th victory in a row against the Dutch tonight in a battle of unbeatens ... in the 94th meeting between the rivals, both teams are receiving votes in the latest D3hoops.com Top-10 Poll that was announced Monday ... Simpson has won the last six matchups by at least 13 points and has only won by less than eight points once since Feb. 16, 2013 ... the Storm owned a 95-63 victory in the last meeting after four starters tallied double figures.

RECENT RESULTS
Feb. 8, 2020 — W, 95-63 (Pella)
Jan. 11, 2020 — W, 72-59 (Indianola)
Feb. 13, 2019 — W, 92-71 (Indianola)
Jan. 16, 2019 — W, 61-48 (Pella)
Feb. 7, 2018 — W, 86-58 (Indianola)

ABOUT THE DUTCH
For the first time in more than 20 seasons, Central is receiving votes in the D3hoops.com Top-10 Poll ... the Dutch are currently 3-0 overall and against league competition ... in Central's last outing, the Dutch pulled off a 69-54 upset over Loras to snap a 10-game losing streak to the Duhawks ... Kelsea Hurley is pacing the team in scoring at 19.7 points per game and Carson Frisk is nearing with 17.0 points per contest.

LAST TIME OUT
Simpson grabbed a 78-68 victory over Coe last Saturday for a much-needed A-R-C triumph ... en route to scoring her 1000th-career point, senior Jenna Taylor produced 16 points to help the cause ... sophomore Cassie Nash paced the team with 18 points and junior Kia Rasmussen added 17 from her guard position.

TAYLOR REACHES MILESTONE
Senior Jenna Taylor became the 17th member of the 1,000-point club on Saturday against Coe after needing 12 points to reach the milestone at the start of the game ... Taylor finished with 16 points and was also named the A-R-C Female Athlete of the Week for her performance against the Kohawks and by scoring 30 points in Wednesday's game versus Nebraska Wesleyan.

STORM NOTES
• Simpson in the national rankings:

7th — 3-pointers made per game (9.7)
8th — 3-point shooting (39.7%)
9th — assists per game (19.3)
11th — scoring offense (81.7 ppg)
12th — free throw percentage (76.0%), scoring margin (24.3)
18th — field goal percentage (43.6%)

• Storm in the national rankings:

Kia Rasmussen — fourth in assist to turnover ratio (4.7)
Jenna Taylor — 10 in 3-pointers made per game (3.3), 14th in points per game (20.7) and in 3-point percentage (62.5%)

UP NEXT
Simpson hosts Dubuque (3-4, 2-1 A-R-C) on Saturday for a 2 p.m. game. Live video and stats will be provided through SimpsonAthletics.com