Mavs and Griffons Set for New Year's Eve Clash
Dec 29, 2011 | General, Women's Basketball
Game Notes
The UNO Maverick women's basketball team will meet former MIAA foe Missouri Western on Saturday for a 12 p.m. New Year's Eve game at the Sapp Fieldhouse. The Mavs enter with an 8-5 record after a 1-2 record against three Division I teams in the past two weeks. UNO is 7-1 this year against non-Division I teams. On the other side, Missouri Western is struggling this year with a 2-7 record and an 0-5 record in the MIAA. The Griffons are trying to snap a five-game losing streak.
Series History
UNO leads the all-time series with the Griffons 9-5. The Mavericks own a 5-2 advantage in games played at the Sapp Fieldhouse. Missouri Western took both meetings between the two schools last year: 71-63 in St. Joseph on Jan. 2 and 67-54 in Omaha on Feb. 9. In the latter, Jessica Koch scored 31 points for Missouri Western. Heather Pohl had 16 points and 11 rebounds for UNO.
Last Time Out
The UNO women's basketball team returned to action after the Christmas break Wednesday night, falling at Tulsa, 68-60, at the Reynolds Center.
Heather Pohl had 13 points and eight rebounds, and Jamie Nash had 12 points, 10 assists and seven steals in the loss. The Mavericks (8-5) trailed by as many as 16 in the second half but rallied to within six in the closing seconds.
The Golden Hurricane (4-6) jumped out to an early lead, but Pohl tied the game at 10-10 with a 3-pointer with 12:35 left in the first half. Tulsa went on an 11-0 run over the next 4:05 to stake a 21-10 lead.
Tulsa maintained a double-digit lead throughout the second half, extending it to as many as 16 at 52-36 with 9:35 left.
UNO chipped away at the lead late, whittling it down to 66-60 with 10 seconds left.
The Mavs shot 36.7 percent from the field on 22-of-60 shooting, including 10-of-18 (55.6 percent) from 3-point range. Tulsa hit 42.1 percent from the field (24-of-57), but held a huge advantage at the free throw line. The Golden Hurricane hit 17-of-23 from the stripe, while UNO got to the line just nine times, connecting on six.
Cathleen Cox had 11 points. Paige Frauendorfer added eight points, and Zenta Liepa had seven.
The Coaches
Chance Lindley is in his first year as the Mavericks' head coach. The 35-year-old Lindley comes to UNO from Arizona, where he was an assistant for three years. Lindley's first collegiate head coaching gig came at Barton County Community College, where he went 34-4 in 2007-08 before moving on to Arizona. Lindley graduated cum laude from Wichita State in 2000 with a degree in physical education.
Lynn Plett is in his fifth year as the head coach at Missouri Western. Plett is 41-76 at the school and is 226-254 in his 18th year as a head coach. Plett graduated from Tabor College in 1975.
Scouting the Opponents
Missouri Western is 2-7 on the year and is 0-5 in the MIAA. The Griffons have lost five straight games, four by double digits. The Griffons' only two wins this year came on the road: at Colorado School of Mines (65-57) and at Rockhurst (57-50). Jessica Koch leads the Griffons with 20.9 points per game and 7.1 rebounds per game. 6-1 center Brittany Griswold chips in 9.4 points per game and isn't afraid to step outside the arc, attempting a team-high 44 3-pointers on the season (11-for-44, 25.0 percent).
Paint Producing Results
The Mavericks are 8-0 this year when winning the battle in the paint and are 0-5 when not outscoring their opponents in the lane. During a four-game winning streak in early December, the Mavericks dominated play in the paint, posting a combined 156-46 advantage for an average of 39.0-10.6 per game.
Scanning the National Stats
Because of its reclassification period, Nebraska Omaha cannot be included in the official NCAA statistics during its first year in Division I. However, with 4.9 steals per game, Jamie Nash would rank second in Division I in that category. Quinnipiac's Felicia Barron leads the nation with 6.2 steals per game. The Mavs as a team average 12.9 steals per game, which would rank 19th in the country.
Clamping Down on 'D'
The Chance Lindley era is still young, but already the Mavericks are showing improvements on last year's final defensive numbers. The Mavericks are allowing opponents 59.4 points per game, which is nearly 12 points better than last year's 71.3 average. UNO is also holding opponents to 26.7 percent from long distance. That's a significant upgrade from last year, when UNO's opponents shot 35.8 percent from 3-point range and the Mavs finished last in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.
Winning Numbers
Sixty has been the magic number so far for the Mavericks. When holding opponents under 60 points, the Mavericks are 7-1. And when scoring more than 60 points, the Mavericks are 8-1. The only exceptions: a 54-48 loss at Marshall on Nov. 27, and a Nov. 12 loss at Metro State, 64-61. UNO has fallen in all five games that its trailed with five minutes to play. But UNO has played well with a lead this season. The Mavericks are 6-0 when leading at halftime and are 8-0 when tied or leading with five minutes left in regulation.
Record Seekers
Senior forward Heather Pohl and junior guard Jamie Nash are climbing the charts in UNO women's basketball history. Pohl ranks fifth in school history with 139 career 3-point field goals. She needs just four more to move into sole possession of fourth place. Pohl also moved into the top 10 in school history for career offensive rebounds at Loyola Chicago on Dec. 18. Pohl has 145 career offensive boards to rank eighth all-time.
Meanwhile, Nash ranks fourth in school history with 225 career steals. She needs 19 more to take sole possession of third place and 40 to move into second place. The school record is 331, set by Kriss Edwards from 1977-81. Nash also entered the top 10 this season in career assists with 282, which ranks her ninth.
Mavericks Reclassify to Division I
Nebraska Omaha announced in March 2011 its plan to reclassify from NCAA Division II to Division I, beginning with the 2011-12 school year. UNO, which was previously a member of the MIAA, accepted an invitation to join The Summit League and will compete as a full-fledged member with a regular-season conference schedule in 2012-13.
Next Up for the Mavericks
After their brief appearance at home, the Mavericks hit the road when they travel to face Saint Louis on Tuesday, Jan. 3 at 7 p.m.
The UNO Maverick women's basketball team will meet former MIAA foe Missouri Western on Saturday for a 12 p.m. New Year's Eve game at the Sapp Fieldhouse. The Mavs enter with an 8-5 record after a 1-2 record against three Division I teams in the past two weeks. UNO is 7-1 this year against non-Division I teams. On the other side, Missouri Western is struggling this year with a 2-7 record and an 0-5 record in the MIAA. The Griffons are trying to snap a five-game losing streak.
Series History
UNO leads the all-time series with the Griffons 9-5. The Mavericks own a 5-2 advantage in games played at the Sapp Fieldhouse. Missouri Western took both meetings between the two schools last year: 71-63 in St. Joseph on Jan. 2 and 67-54 in Omaha on Feb. 9. In the latter, Jessica Koch scored 31 points for Missouri Western. Heather Pohl had 16 points and 11 rebounds for UNO.
Last Time Out
The UNO women's basketball team returned to action after the Christmas break Wednesday night, falling at Tulsa, 68-60, at the Reynolds Center.
Heather Pohl had 13 points and eight rebounds, and Jamie Nash had 12 points, 10 assists and seven steals in the loss. The Mavericks (8-5) trailed by as many as 16 in the second half but rallied to within six in the closing seconds.
The Golden Hurricane (4-6) jumped out to an early lead, but Pohl tied the game at 10-10 with a 3-pointer with 12:35 left in the first half. Tulsa went on an 11-0 run over the next 4:05 to stake a 21-10 lead.
Tulsa maintained a double-digit lead throughout the second half, extending it to as many as 16 at 52-36 with 9:35 left.
UNO chipped away at the lead late, whittling it down to 66-60 with 10 seconds left.
The Mavs shot 36.7 percent from the field on 22-of-60 shooting, including 10-of-18 (55.6 percent) from 3-point range. Tulsa hit 42.1 percent from the field (24-of-57), but held a huge advantage at the free throw line. The Golden Hurricane hit 17-of-23 from the stripe, while UNO got to the line just nine times, connecting on six.
Cathleen Cox had 11 points. Paige Frauendorfer added eight points, and Zenta Liepa had seven.
The Coaches
Chance Lindley is in his first year as the Mavericks' head coach. The 35-year-old Lindley comes to UNO from Arizona, where he was an assistant for three years. Lindley's first collegiate head coaching gig came at Barton County Community College, where he went 34-4 in 2007-08 before moving on to Arizona. Lindley graduated cum laude from Wichita State in 2000 with a degree in physical education.
Lynn Plett is in his fifth year as the head coach at Missouri Western. Plett is 41-76 at the school and is 226-254 in his 18th year as a head coach. Plett graduated from Tabor College in 1975.
Scouting the Opponents
Missouri Western is 2-7 on the year and is 0-5 in the MIAA. The Griffons have lost five straight games, four by double digits. The Griffons' only two wins this year came on the road: at Colorado School of Mines (65-57) and at Rockhurst (57-50). Jessica Koch leads the Griffons with 20.9 points per game and 7.1 rebounds per game. 6-1 center Brittany Griswold chips in 9.4 points per game and isn't afraid to step outside the arc, attempting a team-high 44 3-pointers on the season (11-for-44, 25.0 percent).
Paint Producing Results
The Mavericks are 8-0 this year when winning the battle in the paint and are 0-5 when not outscoring their opponents in the lane. During a four-game winning streak in early December, the Mavericks dominated play in the paint, posting a combined 156-46 advantage for an average of 39.0-10.6 per game.
Scanning the National Stats
Because of its reclassification period, Nebraska Omaha cannot be included in the official NCAA statistics during its first year in Division I. However, with 4.9 steals per game, Jamie Nash would rank second in Division I in that category. Quinnipiac's Felicia Barron leads the nation with 6.2 steals per game. The Mavs as a team average 12.9 steals per game, which would rank 19th in the country.
Clamping Down on 'D'
The Chance Lindley era is still young, but already the Mavericks are showing improvements on last year's final defensive numbers. The Mavericks are allowing opponents 59.4 points per game, which is nearly 12 points better than last year's 71.3 average. UNO is also holding opponents to 26.7 percent from long distance. That's a significant upgrade from last year, when UNO's opponents shot 35.8 percent from 3-point range and the Mavs finished last in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.
Winning Numbers
Sixty has been the magic number so far for the Mavericks. When holding opponents under 60 points, the Mavericks are 7-1. And when scoring more than 60 points, the Mavericks are 8-1. The only exceptions: a 54-48 loss at Marshall on Nov. 27, and a Nov. 12 loss at Metro State, 64-61. UNO has fallen in all five games that its trailed with five minutes to play. But UNO has played well with a lead this season. The Mavericks are 6-0 when leading at halftime and are 8-0 when tied or leading with five minutes left in regulation.
Record Seekers
Senior forward Heather Pohl and junior guard Jamie Nash are climbing the charts in UNO women's basketball history. Pohl ranks fifth in school history with 139 career 3-point field goals. She needs just four more to move into sole possession of fourth place. Pohl also moved into the top 10 in school history for career offensive rebounds at Loyola Chicago on Dec. 18. Pohl has 145 career offensive boards to rank eighth all-time.
Meanwhile, Nash ranks fourth in school history with 225 career steals. She needs 19 more to take sole possession of third place and 40 to move into second place. The school record is 331, set by Kriss Edwards from 1977-81. Nash also entered the top 10 this season in career assists with 282, which ranks her ninth.
Mavericks Reclassify to Division I
Nebraska Omaha announced in March 2011 its plan to reclassify from NCAA Division II to Division I, beginning with the 2011-12 school year. UNO, which was previously a member of the MIAA, accepted an invitation to join The Summit League and will compete as a full-fledged member with a regular-season conference schedule in 2012-13.
Next Up for the Mavericks
After their brief appearance at home, the Mavericks hit the road when they travel to face Saint Louis on Tuesday, Jan. 3 at 7 p.m.
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