Mavs Begin Practice for 2012-13 Season
Oct 8, 2012 | Women's Basketball
OMAHA, Neb. - The Omaha women's basketball team began practice Monday morning in preparation of the 2012-13 season, the Mavs' first season in The Summit League.
"We had a good first practice, and the girls brought energy and a great attitude for an early morning practice," Head Coach Chance Lindley said. "We're excited about the season and we have a lot of work to do until the first game, but it was great just to have the whole team out on the court together for the first time."
Welcome to The Summit League
"We had a good first practice, and the girls brought energy and a great attitude for an early morning practice," Head Coach Chance Lindley said. "We're excited about the season and we have a lot of work to do until the first game, but it was great just to have the whole team out on the court together for the first time."
Welcome to The Summit League
The 2012-13 season marks UNO's first with a full Summit League schedule. UNO will play all eight Summit League foes twice, starting with a Dec. 28 game on the road at Kansas City. Although the Mavericks will appear in The Summit League standings, UNO cannot qualify for the Summit League Championship or the NCAA Tournament until 2015-16.
New Faces on the Bench
New Faces on the Bench
Head Coach Chance Lindley is in his second season at Omaha, but he will have an entirely different staff than in his first year. Shanele Stires left to become an assistant at San Francisco, and Jason Flores and Elena Lovato took head coaching gigs. In the offseason, Lindley promoted director of operations Brittany Lange to an assistant role. He then added former America East Player of the Year Jesyka Burks-Wiley to his coaching staff, as well as former All-Big Sky Conference guard Rebecca Alvidrez, who spent the past six seasons as an assistant turning Alaska Anchorage into a Division II powerhouse with her strong recruiting ties. Elisha Turek, the 2007 Mid-Con Player of the Year, was also hired as the new director of operations.
Solid Building Block
Solid Building Block
The Mavs' first year in Division I can be considered a success on many accounts. A year after going 8-18 in Division II, the Mavs finished 15-12 in their first Division I season last year, the most wins since 2008-09. Paige Frauendorfer led UNO with 13.1 points and 9.1 rebounds per game and had 10 double-doubles. UNO earned two wins against Division I teams, beating Western Illinois, 65-58, and UT Arlington, 60-52. Jamie Nash averaged 4.1 steals per game to rank second in Division I. She also had 166 assists, the highest total single-season total in school history. The Mavs went 9-3 at home for a .750 winning percentage, their highest since 2005-06.
Closing in on 1,000 Points
Closing in on 1,000 Points
Seniors Jamie Nash and Paige Frauendorfer are both closing in on 1,000 career points. Nash enters the 2012-13 season with 839 career points, needing just 161 to eclipse the 1,000-point barrier. Frauendorfer enters the season with 758 career points, needing 242 to reach 1,000. Nash and Frauendorfer scored 349 and 354 points, respectively, in their junior seasons. Twenty-three Mavericks are members of the 1,000-point club, including Heather Pohl, who moved into 21st last year with 1,044 career points.
Nash Moving Up the Charts
Nash Moving Up the Charts
In addition to chasing 1,000 career points, senior guard Jamie Nash has a few school records in her sights in her final season at UNO. The Verona, Mo., native has 271 career steals, placing her second in school history. She is just 60 steals behind Kriss Edwards, who made 331 steals from 1977-81. Nash has 370 career assists, ranking her fifth in school history. She is 104 assists behind all-time leader Jennifer Mitchell, who posted 474 from 1998-2002.
Blair-Mobley a Welcome Addition
Blair-Mobley a Welcome Addition
Former Oklahoma State guard Carolyn Blair-Mobley will join the UNO women's basketball program for her final season of eligibility in 2012-13. A 5-10 native of St. Paul, Minn., Blair-Mobley played two seasons at Oklahoma State after one season at Cloud County (Kan.) Community College. Blair-Mobley sat out the 2011-12 season and has one year of eligibility remaining after she earned her bachelor's degree at OSU last year. She will be eligible to play immediately this season while pursuing her master's degree at UNO. As a junior for the Cowgirls in 2010-11, Blair-Mobley started 22 of 32 games - fourth-most on the squad - and averaged 2.5 points and 2.6 rebounds while attempting fewer than three shots per game. In her sophomore campaign in 2009-10, her first year in the program, Blair-Mobley played in all 32 games, starting four for the Cowgirls, who finished 24-11 overall and reached the NCAA Tournament Second Round.
Injury Update
Injury Update
The Mavs received both positive and negative news on the injury front in the offseason. Senior guard Carly Cator has recovered from a torn ACL suffered last year during the preseason and is ready to go for her final season at UNO. Cator averaged 2.4 points and 1.4 assists per game in 2010-11. On the downside, senior forward Zenta Liepa had knee surgery over the summer and will be out for the season. Liepa averaged 3.6 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in her first year at UNO last year.
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