Saint Mary's will face the toughest test of its current four-game road trip when the Belles travel to play Calvin today.
The Belles (10-7) will try to improve to 3-0 on their current road trip and, more importantly, keep their lead in the MIAA standings over Saturday's opponent Hope College.
To do that, the Belles must focus on beating Calvin (10-6), the MIAA's fourth-place team.
"In this league, you can't afford to look past anyone," Belles coach Jennifer Henley said. "We take [it] one game at a time."
Knights forward Marcia Harris could prove to be a handful for the Belles defense. Harris averages more than 19 points per game with a field goal percentage of nearly 60 percent.
The Knights are also undefeated (3-0) at home in conference play.
The Belles will be led by senior forward Erin Newsom, who leads the team in scoring at 14.9 points per game.
"We have asked a lot of [Newsom] this season and she has responded," Henley said.
But Henley also said the team isn't one-dimensional. Saint Mary's has five other players - Nicole Beier (10.6 points per game), Patsy Mahoney (9.4), Maggie Ronan (8.4), Kelley Murphy (7.5) and Anna Kammrath (7.4) - who average at least seven points per game.
"[It] can cause some difficulty in defending us," Henley said.
