Saturday, November 2
Omaha, Neb.
2:00 PM
Omaha
vs
Lincoln (Mo.) (Exh.)
Mavs Hammer Blue Tigers, 85-54, in Exhibition
Nov 2, 2013 | Women's Basketball
OMAHA, Neb. - The Omaha women's basketball team tipped off the 2013 season on a positive note, drilling Lincoln (Mo.) 85-54 in an exhibition game Saturday afternoon at the Sapp Fieldhouse.
Ericka House had a team-high 19 points - 16 in the first half - and Taijhe Kelly had 14 points and eight rebounds, and Brianna Bogard had 14 points and four assists to lead the Mavericks. Freshman Mikaela Shaw had eight points, 10 rebounds and five assists.
Jennifer Rosado led Lincoln - a Division II member of the Mavs' former conference, the MIAA - with 13 points. Nesha Wright and Jackeya Mitchell each had 10 points.
UNO jumped out to a 10-2 lead and never trailed in the first game with Brittany Lange at the helm. The Mavs led 39-26 at the break, and House had 16 of the points on 4-of-9 from 3-point range and 6-of-12 from the field. Bogard had 11 points in the first half.
Omaha broke it open in the second half with a 21-10 run out of the gate to take a 60-36 lead with 9:57 to play. UNO led by as many as 33 late in the game.
The Mavericks played all 10 healthy players on their roster. Junior guard Cathleen Cox will miss the entire season with a torn ACL. Victoria Trowbridge had 10 points, Felicia Anderson had eight points, Madi Robson had six, Lanese Bough had four and Sami Pawlak had two points and eight rebounds.
The Mavs shot 43.5 percent from the floor (30-of-69) and 30.0 percent from 3-point range (9-of-30). UNO was 16-of-21 (76.2 percent) from the free throw line.
The Mavericks start the regular season next Friday at Louisiana-Lafayette.
Ericka House had a team-high 19 points - 16 in the first half - and Taijhe Kelly had 14 points and eight rebounds, and Brianna Bogard had 14 points and four assists to lead the Mavericks. Freshman Mikaela Shaw had eight points, 10 rebounds and five assists.
Jennifer Rosado led Lincoln - a Division II member of the Mavs' former conference, the MIAA - with 13 points. Nesha Wright and Jackeya Mitchell each had 10 points.
UNO jumped out to a 10-2 lead and never trailed in the first game with Brittany Lange at the helm. The Mavs led 39-26 at the break, and House had 16 of the points on 4-of-9 from 3-point range and 6-of-12 from the field. Bogard had 11 points in the first half.
Omaha broke it open in the second half with a 21-10 run out of the gate to take a 60-36 lead with 9:57 to play. UNO led by as many as 33 late in the game.
The Mavericks played all 10 healthy players on their roster. Junior guard Cathleen Cox will miss the entire season with a torn ACL. Victoria Trowbridge had 10 points, Felicia Anderson had eight points, Madi Robson had six, Lanese Bough had four and Sami Pawlak had two points and eight rebounds.
The Mavs shot 43.5 percent from the floor (30-of-69) and 30.0 percent from 3-point range (9-of-30). UNO was 16-of-21 (76.2 percent) from the free throw line.
The Mavericks start the regular season next Friday at Louisiana-Lafayette.
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