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Women's Basketball Notes - vs. Northwest Missouri

Truman Women's Basketball vs. Northwest Missouri State University Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 (5:30 p.m.) ~ Kirksville, Mo.
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Game Preview:
With three of their final four regular season games at home, the Truman women's basketball team will look to secure their postseason tournament bid and lock up some favorable position as they begin the home stand with Northwest Missouri on Wednesday night.

Truman (13-9; 7-9 MIAA) needs just one win to clinch their first winning season under coach Michael Smith and only third above .500 campaign in 11 years. They have already surpassed last season's win total and Saturday night Truman completed their first unblemished non-conference record of 6-0 in the program's history by defeating McKendree (Ill.) University 77-55.

Junior guard Becka McHenry has averaged 17.4 points per game in her last five and has scored 20-points or more in each of her last three games entering Wednesday night. In those last three, McHenry is shooting 58% from the floor, averaging over six rebounds and dishing out over four assists.

Northwest Missouri (5-19; 3-13 MIAA) are fighting for their postseason tournament lives after winning both the regular season and tournament titles a year ago. The Bearcats are a game back of eighth place in the standings after a key 72-71 victory over Missouri Western in overtime on Saturday.

Guards Abby Henry and Shelly Martin took nearly half of the field goal attempts against the Griffons with Henry scoring 16 and Martin 15 in the victory. The Bearcats made nine three-pointers out of 28 attempts, including all three in the extra five minutes after going 1-of-11 in the second half.

The win over the Griffons broke a seven-game losing streak that started with an overtime loss at Missouri Southern back on January 22nd. Two of their three wins, one against Truman and the other against the Griffons have been by just one point and their conference scoring margin is minus-12.5. Henry leads the team in scoring at 12.9 points per game and 13.6 in league tilts.

Truman led by 11 points with just under 15 minutes to play in Maryville back on January 7th but a trapping defense by the Bearcats forced a season-high 24 turnovers. Henry hit a jumper with four seconds left to give Northwest their only lead of the game in the 58-57 Bearcats win. Becka McHenry led Truman with 19 points while Ashleigh Nelson led Northwest with 11. Truman played without Jennifer Conway.

A win by the Bulldogs would lock up a tournament berth and Truman could finish no worse than seventh if Missouri Western falls on the road at Lincoln on Wednesday night.

About The Bulldogs:
Junior Becka McHenry leads Truman in scoring and is 9th in the conference at 14.5 points per game. McHenry is averaging 15.3 in 16 conference games while shooting 43% from the floor with 5.0 assists and 5.3 rebounds per game. Junior Jennifer Conway is second in scoring at 12.1 points and 11.9 in conference games. Conway is shooting a team-high 46% from the field.

Senior Breanna Daniels is third in scoring at 10.3 overall and in league games. Daniels is the team's top free throw shooter at 88% but has only been to the line 34 times.

Sophomore Nicole Gloor has 25 steals and leads the team with 42 offensive rebounds while averaging 9.0 points per game and freshman Allie Norton has made a team-leading 46 three-pointers while scoring 8.4 points a night. Norton has hit a three in all but one game this season (Emporia State, December 17th).

The Bulldogs are averaging 69.6 points per game and 65.9 in conference games. They are shooting 38% from the field, 34% from beyond the arc and 72% from the foul line in conference action.

The Series:
These are two founding members of the MIAA as it celebrates its 100th year as a conference. The women's basketball teams began playing each other in 1973 and have played each year except for 1978, 1979 and 1982.

The Bearcats led the overall series 52-13 and are 23-7 in games played in Kirksville. Northwest has won four straight and six of the last seven. Three of six wins have been by just one point.

The two schools are scheduled to meet just once next year in the last regular season game in Maryville.

Bulldog Trends:
In the last five conference games (2-3), Truman is holding opponents to just 17% from behind the line (10-of-56) while just turning the ball over just 11.8 times. Becka McHenry have averaged 16.2 points per game with a pair of 24 point outings while Jennifer Conway has averaged 14.6 points during that span. Truman has been without sophomore Nicole Gloor for the last two games.

In the seven Truman conference wins this season, the average margin of victory has been 14.7 points, the closest win was a two-point victory at Washburn and the largest win was a 25 point home win against Southwest Baptist.

In the eight conference losses, the average margin of defeat is just six points, with three one-point losses in the mix. The largest loss was by 21 at Emporia State while Truman dropped one-point games to Northwest, Missouri Western and Pittsburg State. Also in those defeats, Truman has been blocked 57 times (6.3/g) compared to 21 (3.4/g) times in the wins.

Surpassing A Grand:
Senior Breanna Daniels became the 16^th 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 scored 1,161 points to date, 12th all-time in Truman history. She will pass Sharon Witthoft (1977-81) for 11th with nine points.

Daniels has started 87 of 103 games played during her Bulldog career and is shooting nearly 40% from the field with 138 made three pointers. Her single-game high in points is 27 against Northwest Missouri on Feb. 17, 2010. She is averaging 11.3 points per game. Daniels had 65 double figure scoring nights with one double-double.

Daniels is third all-time in Truman history in made three-pointers (138), third in three-pointers attempted (404), eighth in free throw percentage (.794) and seventh in field goals (446), fifth in field goals attempted (1131) and fourth in games started (87).

Notable National Rankings:
In the latest set of national rankings released on Feb. 9th Truman was 14th in three-point field goal percentage (36.4%) and seventh in turnovers per game at 13.3. They are also 20th in assist/turnover ratio, 39th in free throw percentage (73.7%) and 56th in rebounding margin (+4.3).

Individually, Becka McHenry was 24th in assists per game at 5.0 and 11th in assist/turnover ratio. Allie Norton is 28th in three-point field goal percentage (39.8%).

Notable Conference Rankings:
Truman is in the top five in 11 MIAA statistical categories. They are first in turnover margin at +3.2 per game, second in free throw percentage and third in both assist/turnover ratio and offensive rebounds per game (13.8).

Becka McHenry

7th Scoring (14.5/g)
10th FG Pct. (44.7%)
1st Assists (4.8/g)
9th FT Pct. (70.8%)
T7th Steals (1.5/g)
2nd A/T Ratio (2.0)
5th Minutes (31.9/g)

Jennifer Conway

15th Scoring (12.1/g)
15th Rebounds (6.2/g)
8th FG Pct. (46.3%)
11th Blocks (1.0/g)
7th Off. Reb. (2.5/g)

Allie Norton

13th Assists (2.8/g)
9th 3pt Pct. (38.3%)
3rd 3pt Made (2.1/g)

Breanna Daniels

25th Scoring (10.2/g)
13th Rebounds (6.4/g)
T14th 3pt Pct. (34.6%)
6th Def. Reb. (5.0/g)

Nicole Gloor

11th FT Pct. (69.4%)
12th Steals (1.3/g)
11th Off. Reb. (2.2/g)

Quick Look Around The MIAA:
The top five teams are in the MIAA tournament with Pittsburg State (16-1), Washburn (14-2), Emporia State (12-4), Central Missouri (11-6) and Fort Hays State (9-7). Lincoln (7-9) and Truman (7-9) are tied for sixth and will clinch spots with their next win while the final four teams Missouri Western (4-12), Southwest Baptist (4-13), Northwest Missouri (3-13) and Missouri Southern (3-14) are all still alive for the eighth and final spot.

Individually, Missouri Western's Jessica Koch leads the conference and is third in the nation in scoring at 23 points per game. She leads Central Missouri's Nicole Caddell by over seven points per game. Koch has scored 506 points. Vivian Essuon (Lincoln) and Katelyn Edwards (Fort Hays St.) are both in the top five in scoring and rebounding. Essuon is first in boards at 9.7 per game and fourth in scoring at 15.4 while Edwards is third in rebounds (8.4) and scoring (15.6).

Bulldog Tip-Ins:

Truman is averaging 69.6 points and shooting 40% from the field, 35% from the arc and 73% 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 7-4 in Pershing Arena this season and 13-10 over the past two years at home.
Over the past two years, Truman is 9-11 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 15 games this year and has won 11. They have trailed the other seven games and won two of them.
The Bulldogs have won the battle of the boards in 14 games this season with the largest margin of 19 against Lincoln. They have had a double-digit advantage in rebounds in nine games.
Three Bulldogs have topped 20 points 11 times this season. Becka McHenry has scored 24 points in three games and has six this season. Nicole Gloor also had 24 points in the win against Lincoln and has two games over 20 points. Conway has three over 20 this season.
Truman has had five different players through 22 games lead them in scoring. McHenry has nine games while Conway (5), Gloor (4), Daniels (3) and Jenny Dorman have one game.
Five Bulldogs have each recorded double-doubles through 22 games. Jennifer Conway has three 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:
On Saturday, the Bulldogs will host Missouri Western in the annual “Think Pink” game. Fans that were pink will be admitted free of charge as the team and university will raise money for cancer awareness. The Griffons are also fighting for a playoff spot and defeated the Bulldogs 65-64 on January 11th in St. Joseph.

Player Notes:
#5 Allison Wiese – Has appeared in 13 games, seven in the MIAA thus far…scored a season-high eight points against McKendree…has made three of her 10 three-point attempts.

#10 Kaitlin Stump – Has missed the past 21 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 22 games and leads the team with 46 three-pointers and a 37% three-point shooting percentage…has scored in double-figures nine times this season with a season-high 16 points against Quincy and Missouri Southern…is second on the team with assists with 62 and dished out 10 for a double-double against Central Methodist…has made a three-pointer in 21 games this season.

#13 Jenny Dorman – Has come off the bench in all 22 games this season…scored in double figures twice with a season-high 19 points against Central Methodist…averaging about 13 minutes per game and is shooting about 32% from the field and 30% from beyond the arc.

#15 Jennifer Conway – Started 20 games and is second in rebounding (6.2 rpg) and scoring at 12.1 points per game…has been in double-figures 13 times this season with a high of 23 points against Pittsburg State…shooting 46% from the floor and has three double-doubles.

#21 Megan Sharpe – Joined the team on Dec. 3^rd after earning all-America honors for the third straight year on the volleyball court…has played in 16 games, making five starts…had the game-winning basket against #15 Washburn as time expired while also playing a season-high 25 minutes…has scored a season-high 10 points twice (Emporia St. & McKendree).

#22 Becka McHenry – Team leader in minutes played at 31.9 per game while also first in scoring 14.4 and first in assists with 106…has scored over 20 points on six occasions with a high of 24 against Lincoln, Southwest Baptist and Fort Hays State…been in double-figures 16 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 19 games this year and averaging around eight minutes a game…scored a season-high four points against four teams, most recently against McKendree (Ill.) and added three assists with six rebounds in a win over Rockhurst.

#25 Bianca Szafarowicz – Has started six and come off the bench in 15 games…shooting 46% from the field and is third on the team with 34 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 eight others…one of the team's top defensive player…has scored in double-figures nine times this season with a high of 24 against Lincoln…second on the team lead in steals with 25 and third with six blocked shots…averaging about 23 minutes per game.

#41 Rachel Remick – Played in all 22 games made three starts…scored in 15…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 19 games and came off the bench in the other three…averaging 28.3 minutes in each…has been in double-figures 14 times with a season-high 18 points coming against Washburn.…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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