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Women's Basketball Notes - vs. #17 Emporia State

Truman Women's Basketball vs. Emporia State
Saturday, Jan. 29, 2012 (1:00 p.m.) ~ Kirksville, Mo.
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Game Preview:
The Truman women's basketball team will be looking for their second straight home win as they host #17 Emporia State University on Saturday in Kirksville. The Lady Hornets have won seven straight against the Bulldogs including a 70-49 win back on Dec. 17th.

Junior Becka McHenry recorded the first triple-double in 13 years for the Bulldogs and first in six in the MIAA but Truman lost to #16 Pittsburg State 73-68 on Wednesday night. It was the fourth straight loss for the Bulldogs when having a double-digit lead at some point during the game. McHenry scored 14 points and added 10 rebounds and 10 assist to earn the first triple-double since Amy Eagan scored 18 with 10 and 10 on December 1, 1998 against Morningside (Iowa). Junior Jennifer Conway also had a career night as she dumped in 23 points, a new career high.

However it was a role reversal between halves between the Bulldogs and ranked Gorillas. Truman outscored Pitt 41-28 in the first half and shot 61% but in the second half, the Bulldogs shooting percentage dropped to just 29% and Pitt outscored Truman 45-27. Truman was whistled for 22 fouls resulting in 30 free throw attempts while the Gorillas were called just 10 times, giving Truman only six foul shots.

Emporia State (14-3; 10-2 MIAA), without their second leading scorer Kelsey Balcom, held off Missouri Western on Wednesday night 73-65. The Lady Hornets led by 13 at the break but only led by one with 2:42 to play. Heather Robben scored 27 points for ESU with an 8-of-16 from the field, three, three-pointers and a perfect 8-of-8 from the stripe, stat line on Wednesday.

It was a horrendous start for the Bulldogs in the first meeting with Emporia State back in December. Truman was just 4-of-25 in the first half, not getting their first field goal until the 6:39 mark of the half, in the 70-49 loss. Nicole Gloor and Jennifer Conway accounted for more than half of Truman's points, 16 and 13 respectively and Kelsey Balcom led ESU with 16 of her own.

On paper, the two teams are nearly identical in statistics with both averaging around 70 points per game and allowing 59. The only major difference in stats is in three-point defense. Emporia limits opponents to just 28% from the field from three while Truman's opponents are shooting 31%. Rebounding, assists, turnovers are about the same.

About The Bulldogs:
Junior Becka McHenry leads Truman in scoring and is 9th in the conference at 13.5 points per game. McHenry is averaging 14.8 in 12 conference games while shooting 42% from the floor with 4.8 assists and 5.8 rebounds per game. Junior Jennifer Conway is second in scoring at 12.4 points and 11.6 in conference games. Conway is shooting a team-high 49% from the field.

Senior Breanna Daniels is third in scoring at 10.2 and 9.8 in league tilts. Daniels is the team's top free throw shooter at 86% but has only been to the line 30 times.
Sophomore Nicole Gloor has 24 steals and leads the team with 39 offensive rebounds while averaging 8.9 points per game and freshman Allie Norton has made a team-leading 38 three-pointers while scoring 8.8 points a night.

The Bulldogs are averaging 69.6 points per game and 65.5 in conference games. They are shooting 41% from the field, 36% from beyond the arc and 75% from the foul line.

The Series:
Emporia State leads the overall series 41-6 and have won the last seven games.
Truman's last win against the Lady Hornets took place in the MIAA tournament in 2008 and last win in Kirksville was a 64-57 decision back in 2002 (0-10).

Bulldog Trends:
In the last five games (2-3) Truman is shooting 39% from the field with just 26% (19-of-72 & 3.8 per game) from beyond the arc. The Bulldogs are a minus –1.0 in turnover margin in those games. They have outscored their opponents by 49 in the first half but have been outscored by 19 in the second. The overall scoring margin in the last five games has been a plus +5.6.

In their last four losses, the Bulldogs led in each by 10 points or more. In the first half of those games, Truman shot 45% from the field and 41% (10-of-24) from three, while their opponents shot 31% from the field and were just 5-of-28 (17%) from three.

In the second half, Truman has been outscored by 49 points while opponents have shot 48% compared to 30% from the field. Truman turned the ball over 11 more times (32-21). More inside the second half numbers, in the first 10 minutes of the half, the Bulldogs are 18-of-62 from the field (29%) and are 21-of-65 in the final 10 minutes (32%). They are 10-of-13 (76%) in the first 10 minutes at the free throw line but drop to 61% (11-of-18) in the last 10.

Quick Look Around The MIAA:
Tiers are starting to develop in the MIAA standings at the midway point with Pittsburg State (11-1), Washburn (10-1) and Emporia State 10-2) in the top tier, Central Missouri (8-4), Fort Hays State (6-5), Lincoln (5-7) and Truman (5-7) in the middle tier and Missouri Western (3-9), Southwest Baptist (3-9), Missouri Southern (2-10) and Northwest (2-10) in the bottom.

Individually, Missouri Western's Jessica Koch is blistering the leader board in points per game at 23.3 with her nearest player being seven points per game back. Lincoln's Vivian Essuon is the only player ranked in the top five in scoring (5th/14.8ppg) and first in rebounding (1st/10.1rpg).

Surpassing A Grand:
Senior Breanna Daniels became the 16th Truman women's basketball player to eclipse 1,000 points for a career and first since Georgia Mueller did so in 2009 earlier this season.
Daniels has started 82 of 98 games played during her Bulldog career and is shooting nearly 40% from the field with 130 made three pointers. Her single-game high in points is 27 against Northwest Missouri on Feb. 17, 2010.  She is averaging 11.5 points per game. Daniels had 64 double figure scoring nights with one double-double.

Daniels is third all-time in Truman history in made three-pointers (130), third in three-pointers attempted (381), eighth in free throw percentage (.789) and 10th in field goals (425), seventh in field goals attempted (1079) and tied for sixth in games started (82).

Notable National Rankings:
In the latest set of national rankings released on Jan. 22nd Truman had dropped from second to 19th in three-point field goal percentage (36.3%) while conference rival Washburn has jumped on top with a 40.1% shooting percentage from three.

Truman was ninth in Division II in turnovers per game (13.8). They were 22nd in free throw shooting (75.1%).
Individually, Allie Norton is 21st in three-point field goal percentage (42.9%) while Becka McHenry was 40th in the country in assists per game at 4.4.

Notable Conference Rankings:
Truman is first in first in free throw percentage (75.6%) and second in turnover margin (+2.7).

Becka McHenry
  • 9th Scoring (13.7/g)
  • 18th Rebounds (5.5/g)
  • 9th FG Pct. (43.3%)
  • 2nd Assists (4.8/g)
  • 8th FT Pct. (76.8%)
  • 10th Steals (1.5/g)
  • 5th Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.7)
  • 13th Def. Reb. (4.2/g)
  • 6th Minutes (31.9/g)
 
Jennifer Conway
  • 15th Scoring (12.4/g)
  • 15th Rebounds (6.1/g)
  • 6th FG Pct. (49.1%)
  • 9th FT Pct. (76.2%)
  • 11th Blocks (0.9/g)
  • 8th Off. Reb. (2.4/g)
 
Allie Norton
  • 6th 3pt Pct. (42.7%)
  • 3rd 3pt Made (2.2/g)
 
Breanna Daniels
  • 28th Scoring (10.1/g)
  • 12th Rebounds (6.5/g)
  • 13th 3pt Pct. (35.6%)
  • 5th Def. Reb. (5.1/g)
 
Nicole Gloor
  • 11th Steals (1.4/g)
  • 9th Off. Reb. (2.3/g)
 
Bulldog Tip-Ins:
  • Truman is averaging 69.6 points and shooting 41% from the field, 36% from the arc and 75% from the line. Last season the team averaged 62.7 points shooting 39% from the field, 33% from beyond the arc and 66% from the free throw line.
  • The Bulldogs are 6-3 in Pershing Arena this season and 12-9 over the past two years at home.
  • Over the past two years, Truman is 8-10 on the road in conference play. From 2000-2010, the Bulldogs were just 15 and 75 (.200) in league road tilts.
  • Truman has led at the half in 12 games this year and has won eight. They have trailed the other five games and won two of them.
  • The Bulldogs have won the battle of the boards in 12 games this season with the largest margin of 19 against Lincoln. They have had a double-digit advantage in rebounds in eight games.
  • Three Bulldogs have topped 20 points seven times this season. Becka McHenry and Nicole Gloor had single-game highs of 24 with both coming against Lincoln University. McHenry has had three 20-point plus games while Gloor and Jennifer Conway have two.
  • Truman has had five different players through 17 games lead them in scoring. McHenry has eight games while Conway (4), Gloor (3), Daniels (2) and Jenny Dorman have one game.
  • Five Bulldogs have each recorded double-doubles through 17 games. Jennifer Conway has two while Breanna Daniels, Allie Norton, Nicole Gloor and Becka McHenry have one apiece. Three Bulldogs recorded double-doubles last season with five coming from Jennifer Conway and one apiece from Amy Galey and Megan Sharpe.
  • Becka McHenry recorded the first triple-double for the Bulldogs since December 1, 1998 when she scored 14 and had 10 assists and 10 rebounds. It was the 12th triple-double recorded in Division II this season and first in the MIAA since Missouri Western's Tiffany Davis recorded on in 2006 against Washburn (18p, 14,r, 11a).
Up Next:
The Bulldogs will wrap up four of five at home next Wednesday night when they face their third straight nationally-ranked opponent in Washburn for a 5:30 p.m. start in Pershing Arena. The Lady Blues will be looking for revenge after Truman won in Topeka earlier this year.

 Player Notes:
#5 Allison Wiese – Has appeared in nine games, four in the MIAA thus far…scored a season-high six points against Central Methodist while playing 13 minutes and adding two steals.

#10 Kaitlin Stump – Has missed the past 16 games with an injury…only action of the season was in the opener against Lindenwood-Belleville where she played eight minutes and had one assist.

#12 Allie Norton – Started all 17 games and leads the team with 38 three-pointers and a 42% three-point shooting percentage…has scored in double-figures eight times this season with a season-high 16 points against Quincy and Missouri Southern…is second on the team with assists with 48 and dished out 10 for a double-double against Central Methodist.

#13 Jenny Dorman – Has come off the bench in all 17 games this season…scored in double figures twice with a season-high 19 points against Central Methodist…averaging about 12 minutes per game and is shooting about 31% from the field and 29% from beyond the arc.

#15 Jennifer Conway – Started 15 games and is second on the team in rebounding (6.1 rpg) and is second in scoring at 12.4 points per game…has been in double-figures 11 times this season with a high of 23 points against Pittsburg State…shooting 49% from the floor and has two double-doubles.

#21 Megan Sharpe – Joined the team on Dec. 3rd after earning all-America honors for the third straight year on the volleyball court…has played in 11 games, making four starts…had the game-winning basket against #15 Washburn as time expired while also playing a season-high 25 minutes.

#22 Becka McHenry – Team leader in minutes played at 31.9 per game while also first in scoring 13.5 and first in assists with 81…has scored over 20 points on three occasions with a high of 24 against Lincoln…been in double-figures 12 times and had a triple-double with 14, points, 10, rebounds and 10 assists against Pittsburg State on Jan. 25.

#24 Sarah Gaeddert – Had played in 14 games this year and averaging around eight minutes a game…scored a season-high four points against Lindenwood-Belleville, Central Methodist and Northwest Missouri and added three assists with six rebounds in a win over Rockhurst.

#25 Bianca Szafarowicz – Has started five and come off the bench in 12 games…shooting 48% from the field and is third on the team with 29 offensive rebounds…scored a season-high 11 points in a win over William Penn and pulled down nine rebounds with six offensive in a win against Lindenwood-Belleville.

#32 Nicole Gloor – Has started 11 games and came off the bench in the other six games…is the team's top defensive player…has scored in double-figures eight times this season with a high of 24 against Lincoln…second on the team lead in steals with 24 and third with five blocked shots…averaging over 23 minutes per game.

#41 Rachel Remick – Played in all 17 games making one start against Northwest Missouri…scored in 13…season-high is eight points against Emporia State on Dec. 17th…posted a season-high nine rebounds against Lindenwood-Belleville.

#42 Breanna Daniels – Has started 14 games and came off the bench in the other three…averaging 27.3 minutes in
each…has been in double-figures 11 times with a season-high 16 points coming against Missouri Southern.…has one-double-double on the season with 13 points and 12 rebounds against Lindenwood-Belleville…went over the 1,000 career point total with 13 against Pittsburg State on Dec. 3…a third team all-MIAA member and Academic all-district selection last season.
 
 
 
 
 
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