WINCHESTER, Va. - The Shenandoah University women's basketball team wraps up its pre-Christmas schedule this evening with a non-league contest at Marymount University.

Tonight's game also marks the first time that SU coach C.K. Calhoun returns to her alma mater as a head coach. Calhoun, a 2006 Marymount grad, was part of two Capital Athletic Conference championship teams and two NCAA Tournament appearances during her playing career at MU.

Following her playing career and a stop at Frostburg State for graduate school, she was an assistant coach at her alma mater for two seasons.

Marymount, which defeated SU 53-42 on January 2, 2013, comes into tonight's game with a 5-3 overall record and a 2-0 mark in the CAC.

The Saints and Shenandoah have two common opponents this season: Lynchburg and Mary Washington. MU has won both of those contests, winning by 27 over LC and nine over UMW, while the Hornets dropped both.

Senior guard Katelyn Fischer leads Marymount in scoring at 13.8 points per game with sophomore backcourt mate Aileen Makanti hitting for 12.5 ppg. 

Miranda Krott is tops on the boards with a 7.5 per game average.

Tonight's game is the final contest prior to a 13-day break for the Hornets and the first of three straight away from home. Following this non-league game, SU does not play again until traveling to Frederick, Maryland to take on Hood College on New Year's Eve.

Thanks to a 21-point outburst Monday night versus Lebanon Valley, senior Crystal Petrus joins sophomore Imani Heggins and junior Holly Chittenden as better than 10 points per game scorers for Shenandoah.

Heggins continues to lead the team in scoring at 14.1 ppg with Chittenden posting an 11.6 per game average and Petrus 11.2.

Chittenden, who has two double-doubles this year and 13 in her career, is the Hornets leading rebounder at 8.9 per game.

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