Mavs Square Off Against Missouri Southern
Jan 14, 2011 | General, Women's Basketball
UNO vs. Missouri Southern Notes
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OPENING TIP
• UNO hosts Missouri Southern at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 15, at Sapp Fieldhouse.
• UNO is coming off a 76-68 loss vs. Southwest Baptist at home on Wednesday. The Mavs fell behind 20-6 early on, battled back to tie the game in the second half, but then couldn't take the lead late in the game.
• UNO is on the road on Wednesday, Jan. 19, at Pittsburg State at 5:30 p.m., in a game that marks the midway point of the MIAA schedule.
SERIES HISTORY
MSSU leads 3-1
Missouri Southern is 3-1 against UNO since the Mavs joined the MIAA in 2008-09. The Lions are 2-0 at the Sapp Fieldhouse.
Last meeting
Missouri Southern 73, UNO 62
Feb. 25, 2010 - Omaha, Neb.
The Mavs led by as many as 10 points in the first half, but the Lions erased it in five minutes and took a four-point lead at halftime and then pulled away in the second half.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
• UNO's Patty Patton Shearer is going for win No. 100 at UNO. She enters the game with a 99-84 record.
• Missouri Southern ranks second in the MIAA in 3-point field goal percentage. The Lions shoot 34.6 percent from behind the arc.
• The Lions take care of the ball well, as they rank second in the MIAA in turnover margin per game (+2.4).
• UNO continues to rank first in the MIAA in free throw percentage (75.3) and steals per game (10.9).
GOING FOR 100
UNO Head Coach Patty Patton Shearer will be going for milestone win No. 100 in her UNO career on Saturday against Missouri Southern. Patton Shearer, in her seventh season at the helm, enters Saturday's game with a 99-84 record. Only one of the other five coaches in Mavs' history has achieved 100 wins - Cherri Mankenberg, who compiled a 344-277 record from 1976-98.
GIVE HEATHER THE LEATHER
Junior forward Heather Pohl has been the focal point of the Mavs' offense in the last three games. In those three, Pohl is averaging 21.3 points per game and 4.3 rebounds per game. Pohl has hit her last 23-of-46 from the field (50.0 percent) and has nailed 10-of-24 3-pointers (41.7 percent) in that stretch. The Millard West product is averaging 16.0 points per game on the season, which ranks tied for fifth in the MIAA.
FRESHMEN MAKING WAVES
Two weeks ago it was freshman Amanda Woodring with a career-best 17 points off the bench in an MIAA road game. Last Saturday at Central Missouri, freshman Stacia Gebers took her turn. Gebers scored a career-high 14 points, topping her previous best of eight, set in the season opener. Gebers hit 5-of-7 from the field and 2-of-4 from long distance. She also grabbed four rebounds and had an assist and no turnovers in 19 minutes off the bench.
SCOUTING THE LIONS
Missouri Southern is led by the MIAA's second-leading scorer, Jasmine Lovejoy, who averages 17.6 points per game. The 5-8 senior guard also leads the Lions in rebounds per game (8.3), steals per game (2.2) and minutes per game (35.0) Lovejoy was a third-team All-American playing her JUCO ball at Northeast (Neb.) College.
Erin Rice is averaging 13.9 points per game this season for the Lions, but is averaging 27.5 points in her last two games. Kelby Fritz averages 7.4 points per game and a team-best 3.2 assists per game.
The Lions are coming off a 59-57 overtime win at home against Fort Hays State. Rice made a layup with five seconds left in overtime to give the Lions the win. The Lions lost their MIAA opener at Truman, then won five in a row before dropping games at Emporia State and vs. Washburn.
STEALING THE TOP SPOT
Sophomore guard Jamie Nash is averaging 3.9 steals per game, which ranks first in the MIAA and fifth nationally. A 2009-10 MIAA All-Defensive Team member, Nash recorded a career-high 11 steals this season in a 69-38 win over Calumet College on Nov. 27. Nash earned the first double-double of her career, as she also scored 13 points in the victory. Nash's 11 steals was one short of the school-record 12 steals, set by Linda Schabloske on Jan. 30, 1993.
A TELLING SIGN
The Mavs are 5-2 this year when its starters outscore the opponent's starters and are 0-6 when the opponent's starters outscore UNO's first five. When outscoring opponents in points off turnovers, UNO is 4-2. When UNO's opponent scores more points off turnovers, the Mavs are 0-6.
NASH HUNTING FOR MORE
Sophomore guard Jamie Nash ranked 15th nationally in steals per game in her freshman year in 2009-10, averaging 3.0 steals per contest. Nash was the highest-ranked MIAA player within the final NCAA Division II statistics report released in March, and her performance for the year earned her a spot on the conference's all-defensive team.
FRESH FACES
Head Coach Patty Patton Shearer has eight newcomers on her young roster for 2010-11, highlighted by transfers in sophomore guard Carly Cator (San Francisco State), junior forwards Jasamine Reeves (Lon Morris JC) and Lauren Andrews (Labette CC). Three freshmen are competing for playing time this season: guard Amanda Woodring (Millard West) and forwards Stacia Gebers (Superior) and Jordan Spencer (Millard West). Two freshmen, guards Natasha Mueller (Seward) and Aisle Quinlan (Des Moines Dowling Catholic), are redshirting.
MAVS CHOSEN EIGHTH IN MIAA PRESEASON COACHES POLL
Nebraska-Omaha was picked to finish eighth in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association's 2010-11 preseason polls, the league office announced in October. The preseason conference standings are chosen in a survey of MIAA head coaches and media members.
The Mavericks earned 43 points in the coaches poll and 66 in the media list. The 12 conference coaches selected Washburn as their preseason favorite, while media voters had the Lady Blues and defending national champion Emporia State tied for their top choice.
UNO NAMED TO 2009-10 WBCA ACADEMIC TOP 25
The 2009-10 UNO women's basketball team earned a spot on the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll, the WBCA announced in July. The list recognizes schools throughout the nation that carry the best overall team grade-point averages for the entire season.
The Mavs rounded out all NCAA Division II institutions at 25th, posting a team GPA of 3.403. It marked the first time since 2006-07 that UNO was included on the WBCA Academic Top 25.
NEXT UP FOR THE MAVS
UNO is on the road on Wednesday, Jan. 19, at Pittsburg State at 5:30 p.m., in a game that marks the midway point of the MIAA schedule.
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OPENING TIP
• UNO hosts Missouri Southern at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 15, at Sapp Fieldhouse.
• UNO is coming off a 76-68 loss vs. Southwest Baptist at home on Wednesday. The Mavs fell behind 20-6 early on, battled back to tie the game in the second half, but then couldn't take the lead late in the game.
• UNO is on the road on Wednesday, Jan. 19, at Pittsburg State at 5:30 p.m., in a game that marks the midway point of the MIAA schedule.
SERIES HISTORY
MSSU leads 3-1
Missouri Southern is 3-1 against UNO since the Mavs joined the MIAA in 2008-09. The Lions are 2-0 at the Sapp Fieldhouse.
Last meeting
Missouri Southern 73, UNO 62
Feb. 25, 2010 - Omaha, Neb.
The Mavs led by as many as 10 points in the first half, but the Lions erased it in five minutes and took a four-point lead at halftime and then pulled away in the second half.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
• UNO's Patty Patton Shearer is going for win No. 100 at UNO. She enters the game with a 99-84 record.
• Missouri Southern ranks second in the MIAA in 3-point field goal percentage. The Lions shoot 34.6 percent from behind the arc.
• The Lions take care of the ball well, as they rank second in the MIAA in turnover margin per game (+2.4).
• UNO continues to rank first in the MIAA in free throw percentage (75.3) and steals per game (10.9).
GOING FOR 100
UNO Head Coach Patty Patton Shearer will be going for milestone win No. 100 in her UNO career on Saturday against Missouri Southern. Patton Shearer, in her seventh season at the helm, enters Saturday's game with a 99-84 record. Only one of the other five coaches in Mavs' history has achieved 100 wins - Cherri Mankenberg, who compiled a 344-277 record from 1976-98.
GIVE HEATHER THE LEATHER
Junior forward Heather Pohl has been the focal point of the Mavs' offense in the last three games. In those three, Pohl is averaging 21.3 points per game and 4.3 rebounds per game. Pohl has hit her last 23-of-46 from the field (50.0 percent) and has nailed 10-of-24 3-pointers (41.7 percent) in that stretch. The Millard West product is averaging 16.0 points per game on the season, which ranks tied for fifth in the MIAA.
FRESHMEN MAKING WAVES
Two weeks ago it was freshman Amanda Woodring with a career-best 17 points off the bench in an MIAA road game. Last Saturday at Central Missouri, freshman Stacia Gebers took her turn. Gebers scored a career-high 14 points, topping her previous best of eight, set in the season opener. Gebers hit 5-of-7 from the field and 2-of-4 from long distance. She also grabbed four rebounds and had an assist and no turnovers in 19 minutes off the bench.
SCOUTING THE LIONS
Missouri Southern is led by the MIAA's second-leading scorer, Jasmine Lovejoy, who averages 17.6 points per game. The 5-8 senior guard also leads the Lions in rebounds per game (8.3), steals per game (2.2) and minutes per game (35.0) Lovejoy was a third-team All-American playing her JUCO ball at Northeast (Neb.) College.
Erin Rice is averaging 13.9 points per game this season for the Lions, but is averaging 27.5 points in her last two games. Kelby Fritz averages 7.4 points per game and a team-best 3.2 assists per game.
The Lions are coming off a 59-57 overtime win at home against Fort Hays State. Rice made a layup with five seconds left in overtime to give the Lions the win. The Lions lost their MIAA opener at Truman, then won five in a row before dropping games at Emporia State and vs. Washburn.
STEALING THE TOP SPOT
Sophomore guard Jamie Nash is averaging 3.9 steals per game, which ranks first in the MIAA and fifth nationally. A 2009-10 MIAA All-Defensive Team member, Nash recorded a career-high 11 steals this season in a 69-38 win over Calumet College on Nov. 27. Nash earned the first double-double of her career, as she also scored 13 points in the victory. Nash's 11 steals was one short of the school-record 12 steals, set by Linda Schabloske on Jan. 30, 1993.
A TELLING SIGN
The Mavs are 5-2 this year when its starters outscore the opponent's starters and are 0-6 when the opponent's starters outscore UNO's first five. When outscoring opponents in points off turnovers, UNO is 4-2. When UNO's opponent scores more points off turnovers, the Mavs are 0-6.
NASH HUNTING FOR MORE
Sophomore guard Jamie Nash ranked 15th nationally in steals per game in her freshman year in 2009-10, averaging 3.0 steals per contest. Nash was the highest-ranked MIAA player within the final NCAA Division II statistics report released in March, and her performance for the year earned her a spot on the conference's all-defensive team.
FRESH FACES
Head Coach Patty Patton Shearer has eight newcomers on her young roster for 2010-11, highlighted by transfers in sophomore guard Carly Cator (San Francisco State), junior forwards Jasamine Reeves (Lon Morris JC) and Lauren Andrews (Labette CC). Three freshmen are competing for playing time this season: guard Amanda Woodring (Millard West) and forwards Stacia Gebers (Superior) and Jordan Spencer (Millard West). Two freshmen, guards Natasha Mueller (Seward) and Aisle Quinlan (Des Moines Dowling Catholic), are redshirting.
MAVS CHOSEN EIGHTH IN MIAA PRESEASON COACHES POLL
Nebraska-Omaha was picked to finish eighth in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association's 2010-11 preseason polls, the league office announced in October. The preseason conference standings are chosen in a survey of MIAA head coaches and media members.
The Mavericks earned 43 points in the coaches poll and 66 in the media list. The 12 conference coaches selected Washburn as their preseason favorite, while media voters had the Lady Blues and defending national champion Emporia State tied for their top choice.
UNO NAMED TO 2009-10 WBCA ACADEMIC TOP 25
The 2009-10 UNO women's basketball team earned a spot on the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll, the WBCA announced in July. The list recognizes schools throughout the nation that carry the best overall team grade-point averages for the entire season.
The Mavs rounded out all NCAA Division II institutions at 25th, posting a team GPA of 3.403. It marked the first time since 2006-07 that UNO was included on the WBCA Academic Top 25.
NEXT UP FOR THE MAVS
UNO is on the road on Wednesday, Jan. 19, at Pittsburg State at 5:30 p.m., in a game that marks the midway point of the MIAA schedule.
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