MIAA TV Network Game:
The Truman/Southwest Baptist doubleheader has been selected at the “MIAA Game of the Week” and will be available in central and western Missouri. The primary outlet will by KSMO (Ch. 62) in Kansas City with additional channels found on select cable systems such as Mediacom in Columbia and Jefferson City (Ch. 22), Cox Kansas Cable System, Cablevision (St. Joseph) and Suddenlink (St. Joseph and Maryville). Cableone in Kirksville, Joplin and Emporia is not a subscriber to the MIAA TV Network.
Game Preview:
The Truman women's basketball team could take a huge step in securing their spot in the MIAA postseason tournament as they will head to Bolivar, Mo. and face Southwest Baptist University on Saturday. The Bulldogs will be looking for the season sweep over the Bearcats, a team directly behind Truman in the standings albeit two games back.
Truman allowed #11 Washburn to control the first half on Wednesday night but fought back to get within seven late in the game in the 67-59 loss. The Lady Blues used runs of 11-0 and 9-0 to lead by as many as 18 in the first half but Truman outscored Washburn 32-24 in the final 20 minutes. Senior
Breanna Daniels scored a season-high 18 points on four made three-pointers.
Like the Bulldogs the week before, Southwest Baptist led for 35 minutes at #12 Pittsburg State on Wednesday night before falling 63-54. SBU led by as many as 14 points in the first half but made just eight field goals in the final 20 minutes while being outscored 37-20. LaKendra Smith paced the Bearcats with 15 points and eight rebounds.
Keys To The Game:
Truman turns the ball over 13.5 times per game and are coming off their fewest turnovers in a game with seven against Washburn on Wednesday night, meanwhile, Southwest Baptist is averaging nearly 18 turnovers a game. That played a role in Truman's 79-54 win in Kirksville back in December as the Bulldogs forced 22 Bearcat turnovers and had 23 more shot opportunities (65-42).
The Bulldogs are also a plus – 5.2 on the boards this season while SBU is a minus – 0.3.
In the first meeting, Truman outscored Southwest Baptist 46-18 in the paint.
Becka McHenry had 18 points and 10 assists while
Allie Norton scored 13,
Breanna Daniels added 12 and
Jennifer Conway finished with 10.
For the Bearcats, Brittney Dukes scored a dozen and Kaitlan Cramer had 11 with seven coming from the line. SBU was without two of their top scorers in LaKendra Smith (12.4/g) and Jacqui Zelenka (10.3/g) in the December 7th contest.
About The Bulldogs:
Junior
Becka McHenry leads Truman in scoring and is 9th in the conference at 13.1 points per game. McHenry is averaging 14.0 in 14 conference games while shooting 41% from the floor with 5.0 assists and 5.1 rebounds per game. Junior
Jennifer Conway is second in scoring at 12.3 points and 11.7 in conference games. Conway is shooting a team-high 46% from the field.
Senior
Breanna Daniels is third in scoring at 10.6 and 10.4 in league tilts. Daniels is the team's top free throw shooter at 87% but has only been to the line 32 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 41 three-pointers while scoring 8.6 points a night.
The Bulldogs are averaging 69.5 points per game and 65.8 in conference games. They are shooting 40% from the field, 35% from beyond the arc and 74% from the foul line.
The Series:
Southwest Baptist leads the overall series 30-15 and has won 15 of 21 games played in Bolivar. Truman has won three straight games, their largest streak in the series.
Bulldog Trends:
In the last five games (2-3), Truman is holding opponents to just 23% from behind the line (14-of-60) while just turning the ball over just 12 times.
Jennifer Conway has averaged 14 points in those games shooting 45% from the field but the post player has only been to the line 10 times.
Becka McHenry and
Breanna Daniels have averaged over 11 points apiece.
In the six Truman conference wins this season, the average margin of victory has been 15.6 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 45 times (5.6/g) compared to 21 times in the wins.
Quick Look Around The MIAA:
The top three teams have all clinched spots in the MIAA postseason basketball tournament with Pittsburg State (13-1), Washburn (12-1) and Emporia State (10-4) leading the way. Central Missouri (9-5), Fort Hays St. (7-6), Truman (6-8) and Lincoln (6-7) are so far locked into the top eight spots that will travel to Kansas City with Southwest Baptist (4-10) and Missouri Western (4-10) battling for the eighth spot. Missouri Southern (2-12) and Northwest Missouri (2-11), will need to get hot late to make the dance.
Individually, Missouri Western's Jessica Koch is blistering the leader board in points per game at 23.1 with her nearest player, Central's Nicole Caddell (16.1) being seven points per game back. Lincoln's Vivian Essuon is the only player ranked in the top five in scoring (3rd/15.8ppg) and first in rebounding (1st/10.3rpg).
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 1,136 points to date, 14th all-time in Truman history. She will pass Candace McGee with two points and Susan Theroff with 23 points.
Daniels has started 84 of 100 games played during her Bulldog career and is shooting nearly 40% from the field with 137 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 65 double figure scoring nights with one double-double.
Daniels is third all-time in Truman history in made three-pointers (137), third in three-pointers attempted (394), eighth in free throw percentage (.791) and 10th in field goals (435), seventh in field goals attempted (1098) and sixth in games started (84).
Notable National Rankings:
In the latest set of national rankings released on Jan. 26th 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 39.7% shooting percentage from three.
Truman was 11th in Division II in turnovers per game (14.1). They were 19th in free throw shooting (75.6%).
Individually,
Allie Norton is 22nd in three-point field goal percentage (42.7%) while
Becka McHenry was 31st in the country in assists per game at 4.8 and was one of 12 players this year with a triple-double.
Notable Conference Rankings:
Truman is second in first in free throw percentage (74.1%) and first in turnover margin (+3.1).
Becka McHenry
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11th Scoring (13.3/g)
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19th Rebounds (5.0/g)
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10th FG Pct. (41.9%)
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2nd Assists (4.9/g)
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11th FT Pct. (69.9%)
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7th Steals (1.6/g)
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4th A/T Ratio (1.9)
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7th Minutes (31.8/g)
Jennifer Conway
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16th Scoring (12.3/g)
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15th Rebounds (6.3/g)
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7th FG Pct. (46.5%)
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7th FT Pct. (76.6%)
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10th Blocks (1.1/g)
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8th Off. Reb. (2.5/g)
Allie Norton
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11th Assists (3.1/g)
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7th 3pt Pct. (41.0%)
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3rd 3pt Made (2.2/g)
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2nd A/T Ratio (2.1)
Breanna Daniels
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24th Scoring (10.5/g)
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13th Rebounds (6.4/g)
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12th 3pt Pct. (38.0%)
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T6th Def. Reb. (5.1/g)
Nicole Gloor
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12th FT Pct. (69.4%)
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14th Steals (1.3/g)
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11th Off. Reb. (2.2/g)
Bulldog Tip-Ins:
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Truman is averaging 69.4 points and shooting 40% from the field, 36% from the arc and 74% 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.
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The Bulldogs are 7-4 in Pershing Arena this season and 13-10 over the past two years at home.
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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.
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Truman has led at the half in 13 games this year and has won nine. They have trailed the other six games and won two of them.
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The Bulldogs have won the battle of the boards in 13 games this season with the largest margin of 19 against Lincoln. They have had a double-digit advantage in rebounds in eight games.
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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.
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Truman has had five different players through 19 games lead them in scoring. McHenry has eight games while Conway (5), Gloor (4), Daniels (3) and Jenny Dorman have one game.
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Five Bulldogs have each recorded double-doubles through 18 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.
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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:
Truman will take their longest trip of the season on a Wednesday night when they travel to Fort Hays State for a 5:30 p.m. start. The Bulldogs' three longest road trips this season in conference have all come on Wednesday nights. The Tigers defeated Truman 69-63 on Saturday, January 2nd in Pershing Arena.
Player Notes:
#5 Allison Wiese – Has appeared in 10 games, five 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 18 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 19 games and leads the team with 41 three-pointers and a 41% 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 59 and dished out 10 for a double-double against Central Methodist.
#13 Jenny Dorman – Has come off the bench in all 19 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 32% from the field and 31% from beyond the arc.
#15 Jennifer Conway – Started 17 games and is second in rebounding (6.3 rpg) and is second in scoring at 12.3 points per game…has been in double-figures 12 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 13 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 31.6 per game while also first in scoring 13.1 and first in assists with 94…has scored over 20 points on three occasions with a high of 24 against Lincoln…been in double-figures 13 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 16 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 six and come off the bench in 13 games…shooting 45% from the field and is third on the team with 31 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 eight games…is 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 19 games making one start against Northwest Missouri…scored in 14…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 16 games and came off the bench in the other three…averaging 27.5 minutes in each…has been in double-figures 13 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.
