Mavs Host Missouri Western on "Spirit Night"
Feb 8, 2011 | General, Women's Basketball
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OPENING TIP
• UNO hosts Missouri Western at Sapp Fieldhouse at 5:30 p.m. this Wednesday on “Spirit Night”.
• The Mavericks have lost four games in a row, with the last two coming against ranked teams.
• Heather Pohl's double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds wasn't enough to turn away No. 20 Emporia State on Saturday, as the Lady Hornets pulled out a 62-57 win.
• UNO begins the final five games of the regular season on Saturday at 1 p.m., at Truman in Kirksville, Mo.
SERIES HISTORY
UNO leads 9-4
UNO had won four straight against the Griffons, but Missouri Western pulled off the 71-63 win on Jan. 2 in St. Joseph, Mo.
Last meeting
Missouri Western 71, UNO 63
Jan. 2, St. Joseph, Mo.
Amanda Woodring had a career-high 17 points and five 3-pointers, and Jamie Nash had 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in defeat.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
• Missouri Western allows opponents to shoot only 36.5 percent from the field to rank second in the MIAA.
• The Griffons' have the best 3-point field goal percentage defense, holding opponents to 29.3 percent from deep.
• UNO ranks second in steals per game (9.9).
• The Griffons' Lauren Nolke ranks second in the MIAA in 3-point percentage at 42.4 (50 of 118).
• Missouri Western is second in the MIAA in free throw percentage (72.8). UNO is third (72.4).
SPIRIT NIGHT
Wednesday night is “Spirit Night” at Sapp Fieldhouse. Faculty and staff can get in to the women's and men's games for free. Nebraska-Omaha students will have a chance to compete for a $500 scholarship in a paper airplane throwing contest during halftime of the men's game.
POHL FINDS HER GROOVE
Junior forward Heather Pohl has been on fire since returning from Christmas break. In the last 10 games, Pohl is averaging 21.0 points per game and 6.1 rebounds per game. The Millard West product is averaging 17.7 points per game on the season, which ranks first in the MIAA. In the past 10 games, she has climbed from outside of the top 10 in scoring in the MIAA to first. Pohl also ranks among the top 10 in 3-point percentage (7th; 37.3) and free throw percentage (3rd; 82.6).
SCOUTING THE GRIFFONS
Missouri Western is 2-6 in road games this season, with the last win coming on Jan. 12 at Truman, 62-53. The Griffons started the season 9-4, but are 1-5 in their last six games.
Jessica Koch leads Missouri Western in scoring with 15.5 points per game. Rachel Luteyn chips in 13.2 points per game, while Alicia Bell and Lauren Nolke also average in double-figures at 10.2 points per game apiece. Nolke is second in the MIAA in 3-point field goal percentage, as she has drained 50 of 118 (42.4 percent). Bell is the team's leading rebounder, pulling in 6.9 boards per game. Luteyn has 53 blocks this season (2.8 per game) to rank second in the conference.
HITTING THE CENTURY MARK
Pohl hit three 3-pointers on Saturday, Jan. 29 at Lincoln to bring her career total to 100. Pohl joined only six other Mavericks who have made 100 3-pointers in a career. Cayla Hargrove (2005-09) is ahead of Pohl in sixth place with 119, while Jennifer Mitchell (1998-02) holds the school record of 214. Pohl has currently made 104 3-pointers.
REACHING 100 IN STYLE
Head Coach Patty Patton Shearer recorded her 100th win at UNO in emphatic fashion with an 87-83 win over No. 6 Washburn on Saturday, Jan. 22. Patton Shearer became just the second coach in Mavs' history to reach 100 wins at the school. Cherri Mankenberg, who compiled a 344-277 record from 1976-98, is the only other coach to do so. Patton Shearer's record at UNO is 100-90, and her career record stands at 160-139.
STEALING THE TOP SPOT
Sophomore guard Jamie Nash is averaging 3.4 steals per game, which ranks first in the MIAA. 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.
TELLING STATS
When UNO's opponent scores more points off turnovers this season, the Mavs are 0-10. Also, when UNO's starters are outscored by the opponent's starters, the Mavs are 0-10. Against Emporia State on Saturday, the Lady Hornets' starters outscored UNO's, 54-48.
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 visits Kirksville, Mo., on Saturday for a 1 p.m. game at Truman.
Live Stats
Live Audio
Live Video
OPENING TIP
• UNO hosts Missouri Western at Sapp Fieldhouse at 5:30 p.m. this Wednesday on “Spirit Night”.
• The Mavericks have lost four games in a row, with the last two coming against ranked teams.
• Heather Pohl's double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds wasn't enough to turn away No. 20 Emporia State on Saturday, as the Lady Hornets pulled out a 62-57 win.
• UNO begins the final five games of the regular season on Saturday at 1 p.m., at Truman in Kirksville, Mo.
SERIES HISTORY
UNO leads 9-4
UNO had won four straight against the Griffons, but Missouri Western pulled off the 71-63 win on Jan. 2 in St. Joseph, Mo.
Last meeting
Missouri Western 71, UNO 63
Jan. 2, St. Joseph, Mo.
Amanda Woodring had a career-high 17 points and five 3-pointers, and Jamie Nash had 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in defeat.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
• Missouri Western allows opponents to shoot only 36.5 percent from the field to rank second in the MIAA.
• The Griffons' have the best 3-point field goal percentage defense, holding opponents to 29.3 percent from deep.
• UNO ranks second in steals per game (9.9).
• The Griffons' Lauren Nolke ranks second in the MIAA in 3-point percentage at 42.4 (50 of 118).
• Missouri Western is second in the MIAA in free throw percentage (72.8). UNO is third (72.4).
SPIRIT NIGHT
Wednesday night is “Spirit Night” at Sapp Fieldhouse. Faculty and staff can get in to the women's and men's games for free. Nebraska-Omaha students will have a chance to compete for a $500 scholarship in a paper airplane throwing contest during halftime of the men's game.
POHL FINDS HER GROOVE
Junior forward Heather Pohl has been on fire since returning from Christmas break. In the last 10 games, Pohl is averaging 21.0 points per game and 6.1 rebounds per game. The Millard West product is averaging 17.7 points per game on the season, which ranks first in the MIAA. In the past 10 games, she has climbed from outside of the top 10 in scoring in the MIAA to first. Pohl also ranks among the top 10 in 3-point percentage (7th; 37.3) and free throw percentage (3rd; 82.6).
SCOUTING THE GRIFFONS
Missouri Western is 2-6 in road games this season, with the last win coming on Jan. 12 at Truman, 62-53. The Griffons started the season 9-4, but are 1-5 in their last six games.
Jessica Koch leads Missouri Western in scoring with 15.5 points per game. Rachel Luteyn chips in 13.2 points per game, while Alicia Bell and Lauren Nolke also average in double-figures at 10.2 points per game apiece. Nolke is second in the MIAA in 3-point field goal percentage, as she has drained 50 of 118 (42.4 percent). Bell is the team's leading rebounder, pulling in 6.9 boards per game. Luteyn has 53 blocks this season (2.8 per game) to rank second in the conference.
HITTING THE CENTURY MARK
Pohl hit three 3-pointers on Saturday, Jan. 29 at Lincoln to bring her career total to 100. Pohl joined only six other Mavericks who have made 100 3-pointers in a career. Cayla Hargrove (2005-09) is ahead of Pohl in sixth place with 119, while Jennifer Mitchell (1998-02) holds the school record of 214. Pohl has currently made 104 3-pointers.
REACHING 100 IN STYLE
Head Coach Patty Patton Shearer recorded her 100th win at UNO in emphatic fashion with an 87-83 win over No. 6 Washburn on Saturday, Jan. 22. Patton Shearer became just the second coach in Mavs' history to reach 100 wins at the school. Cherri Mankenberg, who compiled a 344-277 record from 1976-98, is the only other coach to do so. Patton Shearer's record at UNO is 100-90, and her career record stands at 160-139.
STEALING THE TOP SPOT
Sophomore guard Jamie Nash is averaging 3.4 steals per game, which ranks first in the MIAA. 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.
TELLING STATS
When UNO's opponent scores more points off turnovers this season, the Mavs are 0-10. Also, when UNO's starters are outscored by the opponent's starters, the Mavs are 0-10. Against Emporia State on Saturday, the Lady Hornets' starters outscored UNO's, 54-48.
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 visits Kirksville, Mo., on Saturday for a 1 p.m. game at Truman.
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