Mavs Visit IUPUI, Western Illinois
Jan 8, 2013 | General, Women's Basketball
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UNO at IUPUI
Thursday, Jan. 10 - 6 p.m. CT
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UNO at Western Illinois
Saturday, Jan. 12 - 4:30 p.m.
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The Omaha women's basketball team hits the road this week for a pair of conference road games. The Mavericks will face IUPUI on Thursday, Jan. 10 at 6 p.m. (CT) and then will travel to Western Illinois on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 4:30 p.m. Both games are slated for broadcast on 1180 The Zone 2 with Robert Ford on the play-by-play. The games will be streamed live at 1620thezone.com. Streaming webcasts and live stats will also be available at OMavs.com.
The Teams
Omaha (11-3, 3-1) is coming off a pair of home conference wins last week. The Mavericks topped Oakland, 59-41, on Thursday, Jan. 3, before wrapping up the week with a 60-50 win over Fort Wayne on Saturday, Jan. 5.
IUPUI (8-7, 2-1) posted a 55-36 win over Western Illinois on Saturday, Jan. 5. The Jaguars won at Fort Wayne to open the conference schedule on Dec. 28 and lost at Oakland on Dec. 30. The Jaguars are 6-2 at home this season.
Western Illinois (7-7, 1-2) opened its Summit League slate with a win at Oakland but has since dropped two straight at Fort Wayne and at IUPUI by an average margin of 25 points. The Leathernecks host Chicago State on Tuesday before resuming conference play against the Mavericks on Saturday.
Series History
UNO will be meeting IUPUI for the first time. The Mavs played a home and home series with Western Illinois last year, with each team winning on the other's home court. The Mavs earned a 65-58 win at Western Illinois on Dec. 20, 2011 for their first win over a fellow Division I team. Jamie Nash had 17 points in the win. The Leathernecks then defeated the Mavs, 70-59, at UNO on Jan. 30, 2012.
Last Time Out
OMAHA, Neb. - Jamie Nash broke the UNO career assists record and the Mavs ended the game on an 11-0 run to top Fort Wayne, 60-50, at the Sapp Fieldhouse last Saturday afternoon. Paige Frauendorfer had her fifth double-double of the season and second in a row - 23 points and 10 rebounds - to lead the Mavs.
Media
All Maverick home games are broadcast live on the web at OMavs.com by America One with play-by-play provided by Jon Green. A subscription is required. Free live stats are available for every home game and most road games at OMavs.com. Five games this season have been selected for radio broadcast with Robert Ford on the play-by-play on 1180 The Zone 2 and at 1620thezone.com. They are: at Kansas City (Dec. 28), at IUPUI (Jan. 10), at Western Illinois (Jan. 12), at Fort Wayne (Jan. 31) and at Oakland (Feb. 2).
Up Next For the Mavericks
The Mavs play a pair of non-conference games next week. UNO will travel to Chicago State for a Jan. 17 game and will cap the road trip at Indiana Dabney on Jan. 19.
About the Mavericks
• Senior guard Paige Frauendorfer leads the Mavs in scoring (13.9 ppg) and rebounding (9.4 rpg). Her 9.4 boards per game are tied for first in The Summit League, and she is the conference leader in offensive rebounding with 3.2 per game. Frauendorfer needs 47 points to join the 1,000-point club at UNO. Frauendorfer is averaging a double-double through four conference games with 13.5 ppg and 10.8 rpg.
• Senior point guard Jamie Nash runs the Maverick offense with 10.3 ppg, 7.5 apg and 3.8 spg. She ranks fourth nationally in assists per game and ninth in steals per game and leads The Summit League in both categories. Nash recorded seven assists in her last game against IPFW to become the all-time career assists leader at UNO with 475. Nash needs just eight steals to become the career steals leader, and she is 17 points away from becoming the 24th Maverick to reach 1,000 career points.
• Senior transfer Carolyn Blair-Mobley adds 12.3 ppg and 6.9 rpg. In conference play, Blair-Mobley is leading the team with 14.8 ppg to go with 7.8 rpg. She leads The Summit League in 3-point field goal percentage at 46.4 percent.
• Junior forward Casse Vaughn leads The Summit League with a 59.3-percent field goal percentage (48-of-81).
• Taijhe Kelly ranks second in The Summit League with 1.6 blocked shots per game.
• The Mavericks are the top shooting team in The Summit League at 42.5 percent and are also first from 3-point range at 35.4 percent. UNO is second in the league in assists per game with 14.3 and in steals per game with 8.9.
• On the defensive end, the Mavs lead the conference in field goal percentage allowed (35.6 percent) and scoring defense (54.1 ppg).
• While the Mavericks were 15-12 last season in their first year in Division I, their record was only 2-10 against Division I opponents. This year, Omaha is off to a 9-3 start against Division I teams and all three losses have been by single digits with two within five points.
Scouting IUPUI
• The Jaguars are led by DeAirra Goss, who puts in 14.1 points per game. Kerah Nelson adds 13.3 ppg. IUPUI leads The Summit League with 67.8 points per game and is second in rebounding with 39.0 boards per game. IUPUI also leads the conference with 11.4 steals per game.
Scouting Western Illinois
• The Leathernecks are led by Saule Kontautaite's 14.4 points per game. Michelle Maher is also in double figures at 10.9 ppg. The Leathernecks lead the conference with 7.4 made 3-pointers per game and 14.7 assists per game. Western Illinois is a perfect 5-0 at home so far this season.
Quick Notes
• The Mavericks' 11-3 start is the program's best since the 2007-08 Division II Mavericks started 14-1.
• When the Mavs score at least 65 points under head coach Chance Lindley, they are 18-0.
• UNO is 21-1 when leading at halftime under Lindley with a perfect 8-0 mark this season. The Mavs are also 24-1 under Lindley when leading with 5:00 to play in regulation with an 11-0 record this season.
• Through 41 games in Lindley's tenure, no opponent has shot 50.0 percent or better from the field against the Mavericks. In the season prior to Lindley taking over, UNO allowed five opponents to eclipse the 50.0-percent mark from the floor. The closest an opponent has come is South Dakota's 46.4 percent (26-of-56) from the floor in the Mavs' last time out.
Mavs Named ESPN.com's National "Team of the Weekend"
ESPN.com named the Omaha women's basketball team its national “Team of the Weekend” on Jan. 7 following its home sweep of Oakland and Fort Wayne. ESPN.com writer Graham Hays wrote about the Mavericks: “A team for which the schedule a season ago included York, Briar Cliff, Northwest Missouri State, Missouri Western and Dallas Christian (and which went a modest 15-12 against that schedule) is 11-3 this season, and 9-3 against Division I opponents, after improving to 3-1 in the Summit League with wins last week against Oakland and IPFW...The senior trio of Paige Frauendorfer, Carolyn Blair-Mobley and Jamie Nash are getting it done in the early days of the program's Division I era (the Mavericks beat just two Division I teams last season, their first as a transitional member).”
Frauendorfer Earns Second Summit League Player of the Week Honor
For the second time this season, senior guard Paige Frauendorfer was named Summit League Player of the Week on Jan. 7. Frauendorfer recorded two double-doubles in a pair of Omaha league wins against Oakland and Fort Wayne. In a 59-41 win over Oakland on Jan. 3, the senior guard had 16 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and four steals. Against Fort Wayne on Jan. 5, she scored a season-high 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season in the 60-50 win. She scored five straight points in a span of 1:03 late in the game to turn a 51-50 lead into a 56-50 advantage. For the week, Frauendorfer averaged 19.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.5 assists per game. She also shot 44 percent (15-of-34) from the field and 73 percent (8-of-11) from the free throw line. Frauendorfer is the second Summit League women's basketball player to earn multiple honors so far this season.
Nash Becomes Career Assists Leader; Narrowing in on Steals Record
Senior point guard Jamie Nash became the all-time career assists leader at UNO with seven assists against IPFW in a 60-50 win over the Mastodons at the Sapp Fieldhouse on Jan. 5. Her seven assists propelled her to 475 for her career, one more than the previous record set by Jennifer Mitchell from 1998-2002. The Verona, Mo., native enters this week's games with 324 career steals, seven behind the school record of 331, set by Kriss Edwards from 1977-81.
Nash, Frauendorfer Closing in on 1,000 Career Points
Seniors Jamie Nash and Paige Frauendorfer are both closing in on 1,000 career points. Nash ranks 24th in school history with 983 career points, while Frauendorfer ranks 25th with 953 career points. Twenty-three Mavericks are members of the 1,000-point club.
Kelly Joins Group of School's Top Shot Blockers
Sophomore center Taijhe Kelly has already established herself as one of the top shot blockers to ever put on a UNO jersey. Kelly swatted 43 shots as a freshman, which ranked as the seventh-highest single-season total in school history, and she has blocked 23 shots this season, giving her 66 career blocks to rank seventh in school history. Mary Henke Anderson is the school-record holder with 291 career blocks, an average of 72.8 per season.
Cox To Miss Rest of 2012-13 Season
Sophomore guard Cathleen Cox suffered a torn ACL in practice early in December and will be out for the remainder of the 2012-13 season. Cox played in seven games and averaged 2.6 ppg and 1.9 rpg in 10.4 minutes per game off the bench. Cox had a solid freshman season in 2011-12, averaging 6.9 points and 2.7 rebounds per game to earn All-Independent Freshman of the Year honors from CollegeSportsMadness.com.
Frauendorfer Named Summit League Player of the Week
Senior guard Paige Frauendorfer was named Summit League Player of the Week on Nov. 19 for her performance during the week of Nov. 12-18. Frauendorfer led the Mavericks to three home wins over the course of the opening week for the Mavs' first 3-0 start since 2007-08. She averaged 16.7 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, and she shot 60.0 percent (21-of-35) from the floor over the three games. Frauendorfer is the first UNO women's basketball player to receive the honor.
Frauendorfer Named to All-Summit League Preseason Second Team
Paige Frauendorfer was named to the All-Summit League Preseason Second Team, determined by a vote of the league's head coaches, media and media relations personnel. Frauendorfer earned the preseason honor after leading the Mavs in scoring last season with 13.1 points per game and 9.1 rebounds per game. She also had 10 double-doubles while helping the Mavs to a 15-12 record in their first Division I season. Oakland's Bethany Watterworth was named the preseason Player of the Year. Joining Watterworth on the first team are Kansas City teammates Kim Nezianya and Eilise O'Connor, IUPUI's Kerah Nelson, North Dakota State's Katie Birkel and South Dakota State's Ashley Eide. Joining Frauendorfer on the second team are returning Newcomer of the Year Saule Kontautaite of Western Illinois, North Dakota State's Janae Burich, IUPUI's Katie Comello and Oakland's Zakiya Minifee.
Lindley Returns for Second Season with Three New Assistants
Head Coach Chance Lindley is in his second season at Omaha, but he has almost an entirely different staff than he did 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.
Oklahoma State Transfer Blair-Mobley a Welcome Addition
Former Oklahoma State guard Carolyn Blair-Mobley joins 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.
Mavs Sign Four for 2012-13 Season
The Mavericks added four new players to this year's squad in addition to Oklahoma State senior transfer Carolyn Blair-Mobley. Two junior college transfers - Ericka House and Casse Vaughn - join the fray this season, as well as freshmen Kate Bayes and Allison Jackson. House, a 5-9 guard from Hot Springs, Ark., was regarded as one of the top junior college Region XIV players in 2011-12 at Tyler Junior College in Texas. House averaged 12.5 points per game and shot 39.2 percent from long distance (87-of-222) in her second year at TJC. As a freshman, House scored a career-high 41 points in a game and hit 13-of-22 from 3-point range to set the NJCAA record for 3-pointers made in a game. Vaughn, a 6-0 forward from Little Rock, Ark., averaged 8.2 points and 5.1 rebounds as a sophomore at Arkansas Baptist in 2011-12. Vaughn was an all-state selection as a senior at North Little Rock High School, where her team ranked 15th in the ESPN Fab 50 High School Poll. Bayes scored more than 2,000 points in her career at Sonoma Academy in California. She was named MVP of the North Central League II and was also named The Press Democrat All-Empire Small-School Female Athlete of the Year for the third straight year after averaging 23.6 points and 10.4 rebounds per game as a senior. Jackson, a 6-0 forward out of Burges High School in El Paso, Texas, averaged 14.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per game and was a second-team all-city selection.
Liepa Out for the Season
Senior forward Zenta Liepa had knee surgery over the summer and is out for the 2012-13 season. Liepa, a Riga, Latvia native who arrived at UNO by way of Independence Community College in Kansas, started 11 games and averaged 3.6 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in her first year at UNO last year. Without the 6-1 Liepa, the Mavs are a little thin in the post with 6-4 sophomore center Taijhe Kelly and 6-0 junior forward Stacia Gebers the only healthy returners down low. The Mavs added some depth with 6-0 junior forward Casse Vaughn and 6-0 freshman forward Allison Jackson.
Mavs Play Full Summit League Schedule for First Time
The 2012-13 season marks UNO's first with a full Summit League schedule. UNO plays 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. UNO played 12 of its 27 games against Division I teams last year, but this year will be considerably more difficult with 25 games against Division I foes and just three against non-Division I schools.
Mavs Picked to Finish Ninth in First Season in The Summit League
The Omaha women's basketball team was picked to finish ninth in The Summit League Preseason Poll, determined by a vote of the league's head coaches, media and media relations personnel. South Dakota State was picked as the favorite to win the conference. The Jackrabbits received 22-of-25 first-place votes (coaches may not vote for their own team) after claiming its fourth straight tournament title last season. Last season's other Summit League Tournament finalist, Kansas City, placed second in the poll with 260 points and one first-place vote. Oakland, North Dakota State and IUPUI were separated by just 21 points for the third through fifth slots with the Jaguars claiming one first-place tally. South Dakota edged out Western Illinois for sixth place, while Fort Wayne and league newcomer Omaha rounded out the poll. The Mastodons collected the final first-place vote. The Summit League concluded a record-setting season a year ago, finishing the year ranked No. 19 in the College Basketball News RPI, peaking as high as No. 11 midseason. The league sent a record four teams to postseason tournaments and set a new women's league tournament attendance record.
Mavs Make Strides in First Division I Season
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 single-season total in school history. The Mavs went 9-3 at home for a .750 winning percentage, their highest since 2005-06.
UNO at IUPUI
Thursday, Jan. 10 - 6 p.m. CT
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UNO at Western Illinois
Saturday, Jan. 12 - 4:30 p.m.
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The Omaha women's basketball team hits the road this week for a pair of conference road games. The Mavericks will face IUPUI on Thursday, Jan. 10 at 6 p.m. (CT) and then will travel to Western Illinois on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 4:30 p.m. Both games are slated for broadcast on 1180 The Zone 2 with Robert Ford on the play-by-play. The games will be streamed live at 1620thezone.com. Streaming webcasts and live stats will also be available at OMavs.com.
The Teams
Omaha (11-3, 3-1) is coming off a pair of home conference wins last week. The Mavericks topped Oakland, 59-41, on Thursday, Jan. 3, before wrapping up the week with a 60-50 win over Fort Wayne on Saturday, Jan. 5.
IUPUI (8-7, 2-1) posted a 55-36 win over Western Illinois on Saturday, Jan. 5. The Jaguars won at Fort Wayne to open the conference schedule on Dec. 28 and lost at Oakland on Dec. 30. The Jaguars are 6-2 at home this season.
Western Illinois (7-7, 1-2) opened its Summit League slate with a win at Oakland but has since dropped two straight at Fort Wayne and at IUPUI by an average margin of 25 points. The Leathernecks host Chicago State on Tuesday before resuming conference play against the Mavericks on Saturday.
Series History
UNO will be meeting IUPUI for the first time. The Mavs played a home and home series with Western Illinois last year, with each team winning on the other's home court. The Mavs earned a 65-58 win at Western Illinois on Dec. 20, 2011 for their first win over a fellow Division I team. Jamie Nash had 17 points in the win. The Leathernecks then defeated the Mavs, 70-59, at UNO on Jan. 30, 2012.
Last Time Out
OMAHA, Neb. - Jamie Nash broke the UNO career assists record and the Mavs ended the game on an 11-0 run to top Fort Wayne, 60-50, at the Sapp Fieldhouse last Saturday afternoon. Paige Frauendorfer had her fifth double-double of the season and second in a row - 23 points and 10 rebounds - to lead the Mavs.
Media
All Maverick home games are broadcast live on the web at OMavs.com by America One with play-by-play provided by Jon Green. A subscription is required. Free live stats are available for every home game and most road games at OMavs.com. Five games this season have been selected for radio broadcast with Robert Ford on the play-by-play on 1180 The Zone 2 and at 1620thezone.com. They are: at Kansas City (Dec. 28), at IUPUI (Jan. 10), at Western Illinois (Jan. 12), at Fort Wayne (Jan. 31) and at Oakland (Feb. 2).
Up Next For the Mavericks
The Mavs play a pair of non-conference games next week. UNO will travel to Chicago State for a Jan. 17 game and will cap the road trip at Indiana Dabney on Jan. 19.
About the Mavericks
• Senior guard Paige Frauendorfer leads the Mavs in scoring (13.9 ppg) and rebounding (9.4 rpg). Her 9.4 boards per game are tied for first in The Summit League, and she is the conference leader in offensive rebounding with 3.2 per game. Frauendorfer needs 47 points to join the 1,000-point club at UNO. Frauendorfer is averaging a double-double through four conference games with 13.5 ppg and 10.8 rpg.
• Senior point guard Jamie Nash runs the Maverick offense with 10.3 ppg, 7.5 apg and 3.8 spg. She ranks fourth nationally in assists per game and ninth in steals per game and leads The Summit League in both categories. Nash recorded seven assists in her last game against IPFW to become the all-time career assists leader at UNO with 475. Nash needs just eight steals to become the career steals leader, and she is 17 points away from becoming the 24th Maverick to reach 1,000 career points.
• Senior transfer Carolyn Blair-Mobley adds 12.3 ppg and 6.9 rpg. In conference play, Blair-Mobley is leading the team with 14.8 ppg to go with 7.8 rpg. She leads The Summit League in 3-point field goal percentage at 46.4 percent.
• Junior forward Casse Vaughn leads The Summit League with a 59.3-percent field goal percentage (48-of-81).
• Taijhe Kelly ranks second in The Summit League with 1.6 blocked shots per game.
• The Mavericks are the top shooting team in The Summit League at 42.5 percent and are also first from 3-point range at 35.4 percent. UNO is second in the league in assists per game with 14.3 and in steals per game with 8.9.
• On the defensive end, the Mavs lead the conference in field goal percentage allowed (35.6 percent) and scoring defense (54.1 ppg).
• While the Mavericks were 15-12 last season in their first year in Division I, their record was only 2-10 against Division I opponents. This year, Omaha is off to a 9-3 start against Division I teams and all three losses have been by single digits with two within five points.
Scouting IUPUI
• The Jaguars are led by DeAirra Goss, who puts in 14.1 points per game. Kerah Nelson adds 13.3 ppg. IUPUI leads The Summit League with 67.8 points per game and is second in rebounding with 39.0 boards per game. IUPUI also leads the conference with 11.4 steals per game.
Scouting Western Illinois
• The Leathernecks are led by Saule Kontautaite's 14.4 points per game. Michelle Maher is also in double figures at 10.9 ppg. The Leathernecks lead the conference with 7.4 made 3-pointers per game and 14.7 assists per game. Western Illinois is a perfect 5-0 at home so far this season.
Quick Notes
• The Mavericks' 11-3 start is the program's best since the 2007-08 Division II Mavericks started 14-1.
• When the Mavs score at least 65 points under head coach Chance Lindley, they are 18-0.
• UNO is 21-1 when leading at halftime under Lindley with a perfect 8-0 mark this season. The Mavs are also 24-1 under Lindley when leading with 5:00 to play in regulation with an 11-0 record this season.
• Through 41 games in Lindley's tenure, no opponent has shot 50.0 percent or better from the field against the Mavericks. In the season prior to Lindley taking over, UNO allowed five opponents to eclipse the 50.0-percent mark from the floor. The closest an opponent has come is South Dakota's 46.4 percent (26-of-56) from the floor in the Mavs' last time out.
Mavs Named ESPN.com's National "Team of the Weekend"
ESPN.com named the Omaha women's basketball team its national “Team of the Weekend” on Jan. 7 following its home sweep of Oakland and Fort Wayne. ESPN.com writer Graham Hays wrote about the Mavericks: “A team for which the schedule a season ago included York, Briar Cliff, Northwest Missouri State, Missouri Western and Dallas Christian (and which went a modest 15-12 against that schedule) is 11-3 this season, and 9-3 against Division I opponents, after improving to 3-1 in the Summit League with wins last week against Oakland and IPFW...The senior trio of Paige Frauendorfer, Carolyn Blair-Mobley and Jamie Nash are getting it done in the early days of the program's Division I era (the Mavericks beat just two Division I teams last season, their first as a transitional member).”
Frauendorfer Earns Second Summit League Player of the Week Honor
For the second time this season, senior guard Paige Frauendorfer was named Summit League Player of the Week on Jan. 7. Frauendorfer recorded two double-doubles in a pair of Omaha league wins against Oakland and Fort Wayne. In a 59-41 win over Oakland on Jan. 3, the senior guard had 16 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and four steals. Against Fort Wayne on Jan. 5, she scored a season-high 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season in the 60-50 win. She scored five straight points in a span of 1:03 late in the game to turn a 51-50 lead into a 56-50 advantage. For the week, Frauendorfer averaged 19.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.5 assists per game. She also shot 44 percent (15-of-34) from the field and 73 percent (8-of-11) from the free throw line. Frauendorfer is the second Summit League women's basketball player to earn multiple honors so far this season.
Nash Becomes Career Assists Leader; Narrowing in on Steals Record
Senior point guard Jamie Nash became the all-time career assists leader at UNO with seven assists against IPFW in a 60-50 win over the Mastodons at the Sapp Fieldhouse on Jan. 5. Her seven assists propelled her to 475 for her career, one more than the previous record set by Jennifer Mitchell from 1998-2002. The Verona, Mo., native enters this week's games with 324 career steals, seven behind the school record of 331, set by Kriss Edwards from 1977-81.
Nash, Frauendorfer Closing in on 1,000 Career Points
Seniors Jamie Nash and Paige Frauendorfer are both closing in on 1,000 career points. Nash ranks 24th in school history with 983 career points, while Frauendorfer ranks 25th with 953 career points. Twenty-three Mavericks are members of the 1,000-point club.
Kelly Joins Group of School's Top Shot Blockers
Sophomore center Taijhe Kelly has already established herself as one of the top shot blockers to ever put on a UNO jersey. Kelly swatted 43 shots as a freshman, which ranked as the seventh-highest single-season total in school history, and she has blocked 23 shots this season, giving her 66 career blocks to rank seventh in school history. Mary Henke Anderson is the school-record holder with 291 career blocks, an average of 72.8 per season.
Cox To Miss Rest of 2012-13 Season
Sophomore guard Cathleen Cox suffered a torn ACL in practice early in December and will be out for the remainder of the 2012-13 season. Cox played in seven games and averaged 2.6 ppg and 1.9 rpg in 10.4 minutes per game off the bench. Cox had a solid freshman season in 2011-12, averaging 6.9 points and 2.7 rebounds per game to earn All-Independent Freshman of the Year honors from CollegeSportsMadness.com.
Frauendorfer Named Summit League Player of the Week
Senior guard Paige Frauendorfer was named Summit League Player of the Week on Nov. 19 for her performance during the week of Nov. 12-18. Frauendorfer led the Mavericks to three home wins over the course of the opening week for the Mavs' first 3-0 start since 2007-08. She averaged 16.7 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, and she shot 60.0 percent (21-of-35) from the floor over the three games. Frauendorfer is the first UNO women's basketball player to receive the honor.
Frauendorfer Named to All-Summit League Preseason Second Team
Paige Frauendorfer was named to the All-Summit League Preseason Second Team, determined by a vote of the league's head coaches, media and media relations personnel. Frauendorfer earned the preseason honor after leading the Mavs in scoring last season with 13.1 points per game and 9.1 rebounds per game. She also had 10 double-doubles while helping the Mavs to a 15-12 record in their first Division I season. Oakland's Bethany Watterworth was named the preseason Player of the Year. Joining Watterworth on the first team are Kansas City teammates Kim Nezianya and Eilise O'Connor, IUPUI's Kerah Nelson, North Dakota State's Katie Birkel and South Dakota State's Ashley Eide. Joining Frauendorfer on the second team are returning Newcomer of the Year Saule Kontautaite of Western Illinois, North Dakota State's Janae Burich, IUPUI's Katie Comello and Oakland's Zakiya Minifee.
Lindley Returns for Second Season with Three New Assistants
Head Coach Chance Lindley is in his second season at Omaha, but he has almost an entirely different staff than he did 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.
Oklahoma State Transfer Blair-Mobley a Welcome Addition
Former Oklahoma State guard Carolyn Blair-Mobley joins 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.
Mavs Sign Four for 2012-13 Season
The Mavericks added four new players to this year's squad in addition to Oklahoma State senior transfer Carolyn Blair-Mobley. Two junior college transfers - Ericka House and Casse Vaughn - join the fray this season, as well as freshmen Kate Bayes and Allison Jackson. House, a 5-9 guard from Hot Springs, Ark., was regarded as one of the top junior college Region XIV players in 2011-12 at Tyler Junior College in Texas. House averaged 12.5 points per game and shot 39.2 percent from long distance (87-of-222) in her second year at TJC. As a freshman, House scored a career-high 41 points in a game and hit 13-of-22 from 3-point range to set the NJCAA record for 3-pointers made in a game. Vaughn, a 6-0 forward from Little Rock, Ark., averaged 8.2 points and 5.1 rebounds as a sophomore at Arkansas Baptist in 2011-12. Vaughn was an all-state selection as a senior at North Little Rock High School, where her team ranked 15th in the ESPN Fab 50 High School Poll. Bayes scored more than 2,000 points in her career at Sonoma Academy in California. She was named MVP of the North Central League II and was also named The Press Democrat All-Empire Small-School Female Athlete of the Year for the third straight year after averaging 23.6 points and 10.4 rebounds per game as a senior. Jackson, a 6-0 forward out of Burges High School in El Paso, Texas, averaged 14.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per game and was a second-team all-city selection.
Liepa Out for the Season
Senior forward Zenta Liepa had knee surgery over the summer and is out for the 2012-13 season. Liepa, a Riga, Latvia native who arrived at UNO by way of Independence Community College in Kansas, started 11 games and averaged 3.6 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in her first year at UNO last year. Without the 6-1 Liepa, the Mavs are a little thin in the post with 6-4 sophomore center Taijhe Kelly and 6-0 junior forward Stacia Gebers the only healthy returners down low. The Mavs added some depth with 6-0 junior forward Casse Vaughn and 6-0 freshman forward Allison Jackson.
Mavs Play Full Summit League Schedule for First Time
The 2012-13 season marks UNO's first with a full Summit League schedule. UNO plays 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. UNO played 12 of its 27 games against Division I teams last year, but this year will be considerably more difficult with 25 games against Division I foes and just three against non-Division I schools.
Mavs Picked to Finish Ninth in First Season in The Summit League
The Omaha women's basketball team was picked to finish ninth in The Summit League Preseason Poll, determined by a vote of the league's head coaches, media and media relations personnel. South Dakota State was picked as the favorite to win the conference. The Jackrabbits received 22-of-25 first-place votes (coaches may not vote for their own team) after claiming its fourth straight tournament title last season. Last season's other Summit League Tournament finalist, Kansas City, placed second in the poll with 260 points and one first-place vote. Oakland, North Dakota State and IUPUI were separated by just 21 points for the third through fifth slots with the Jaguars claiming one first-place tally. South Dakota edged out Western Illinois for sixth place, while Fort Wayne and league newcomer Omaha rounded out the poll. The Mastodons collected the final first-place vote. The Summit League concluded a record-setting season a year ago, finishing the year ranked No. 19 in the College Basketball News RPI, peaking as high as No. 11 midseason. The league sent a record four teams to postseason tournaments and set a new women's league tournament attendance record.
Mavs Make Strides in First Division I Season
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 single-season total in school history. The Mavs went 9-3 at home for a .750 winning percentage, their highest since 2005-06.
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