NOTES: KC Swing For Truman Women As They Seek Magic Number 20

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KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Truman Women's Basketball team will be seeking to become the first Bulldog team to reach the 20-win plateau during the regular season when they travel to William Jewell and Rockhurst this weekend for a pair of Great Lakes Valley Conference games.

Only five other teams in Bulldog lore have reached 20 wins and all of them did so during postseason play. The most wins in a season are 22 set in both 1998-99 and again in 2013-14. Truman enters the week with a 19-4 record and a 10-3 GLVC mark. They are in third place in the conference points rating system and have now hit double-digit wins in conference play for the ninth consecutive year and 11^thoverall.

Standing in the way of win number 20 will be return games against the Cardinals of William Jewell and the Hawks of Rockhurst. Truman snuck out a 60-59 win over Jewell on December 1 while dominating the Hawks 73-56 in the conference opener on November 30.

In five of the last six meetings with William Jewell, the margin of win has been five points or less with the Bulldogs taking four of those six. The last Cardinal win was when the two teams played in Liberty in 2018 as Jewell held on for a 52-49 victory.

In the previous game this season, Makenzie Bray knocked down one of three free throw attempts with three seconds left and the Bulldogs survived a back iron shot from Kiara Bradley at the buzzer for the one-point win. The score was tied 10 times and their were 11 lead changes until Bray was fouled on the three-point attempt. Bray finished with 11 as did Maddie Re and Katie Jaseckas paced the Bulldogs with 12 points. It was the second-lowest shooting game by the Bulldogs this season at 33.8%.

The Cardinals got 17 points from Bradley on 6-of-11 shooting but were a woeful 3-of-19 (15.8%) from three-point range. Jewell has since gone 8-8 and have won their last two home games, both at home. They defeated McKendree last Thursday 77-68 and Illinois Springfield on Saturday 85-60. The Cardinals are 11-10 overall and 5-8 in the GLVC which puts them holding on to the eighth and final tournament spot in the points rating system if the season ended today. They are four-hundredths of a point ahead of Missouri S&T.

Rockhurst is 4-13 since the early season meeting in Kirksville against the Bulldogs. They have won once in their last six games (only win was a 69-57 victory over Illinois Springfield) and will host Quincy on Thursday night. They are on the outside looking in on the points system sitting in 12^thposition with a 2.12 PSR.

That first game with Truman saw Rachel Edmundson score a season-high 20 points with six three-pointers. Truman led by only three (28-25) at the half but scored the first 12 points of the third quarter to pull away. The Bulldogs made a season-high 12 triples during the game and shot 48% from beyond the arc.  Maddie Re (12) and Allison Thomas (10) joined Edmundson in double-figures for the 'Dogs.

Mary Leigh Rock led Rockhurst with 10 points but as a team, shot 33.9% for the game.

Free Throw/Three-Point Leaders:
Truman is the number one team in the GLVC in both free throws and three-pointers. The Bulldogs have made 370 of 494 free throw attempts to rank first in both categories in the conference and they are eighth in Division II in freebies made.

On the three-point side of things, Truman has knocked down 173 triples and taken 521 to lead the conference. In GLVC only games, the Bulldogs average a league-best 8.08 threes per game with 105 makes out of 289 attempts.

Polls
The Bulldogs have now tied the 2012-13 season for most weeks receiving votes in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Division II poll. The Bulldogs again picked up votes but not enough to crack the top 25 this week

Truman has been ranked twice this season, number 24 on January 2^ndand number 25 on January 15.

Truman has been ranked inside the top 25 in five weekly polls since 2004, peaking at 19 on February 5, 2013. However, the team is 3-6 in games played following a top 25 national ranking.

The March To Madness:
The NCAA Division II tournament will feature 64 teams, eight from the eight regions. Truman and the GLVC are members of the Midwest region, which is also comprised of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (GLIAC) and the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC). Each of those three conferences has an automatic spot in the regional tournament.  Five teams can earn an "at-large" bid that will be selected by a Regional Advisory Committee. The first regional ranking will be released on February 20.

The ranking committee will rate teams on the following criteria; overall Division II winning percentage, in-region winning percentage, strength of schedule (opponent's average winning percentage and opponent's opponent's average winning percentage); head to head results, common Division II opponent results, results against teams with a .500 record or better, in-region rating percentage index and a performance indicator index.

Individual Notes:

Brooke Bailey leads Truman in scoring this season at 11.6 points per game. She has played in 107 games and has started the last 31. She is tied with teammate Rachel Edmundson with 129 three-pointers made for ninth on the all-time chart. She is seventh on the three-point attempts list with 379 having just past Susan Theroff's total of 376. Bailey also has over 200 assists (204) and is closing in on 100 steals (93) and 800 career points (788).

Sloane Totta is the current active assist leader with 210 while starting all 77 games during her first three seasons at Truman. Totta is averaging 10.4 points per game this season and like Bailey leads the team in court time at 25.4 minutes per game. Totta has scored in double-figures in a dozen games this season, with a season-high 20 against Indianapolis on January 5. Totta also leads the team in free throw shooting at 82%.

Rachel Edmundson is the three-point leader this season with 49 triples and a 10.4 points per game average. Edmundson has the most three-pointers, by one over Drury's Paige Robinson, in conference games with 34. She has made at least one three-pointer in her last 13 outings. Edmundson has entered in 106 career games, making 70 starts and all 23 this season.

Katie Jaseckas is the reigning GLVC Freshman of the Year and is averaging 9.7 points during her sophomore season. She had a season-high 19 points in a win over Missouri S&T back on January 31 and leads the team in blocked shots with 17. Jaseckas went over 500 career points (512) and pulled down over 300 rebounds (346) in 48 career games at Truman. She has started 21 of the 22 this season.

Makenzie Bray has started the last 10 games for the Bulldogs and is averaging 6.2 points per game and 5.7 rebounds. She has been in double-figure scoring five times this season with a high mark of 14 at Southern Indiana on January 10. She has averaged 21.1 minutes in her 13 GLVC games this season and is averaging 5.7 rebounds per conference contest.

Maddie Re has been among the conference leaders in rebounding at 7.8 per game and is Truman's leader in boards this season. Re has eight games with 10 or more rebounds with a high of 16 coming earlier this year against Kentucky Wesleyan. She has the honor of most double-doubles on the squad with five. She has played in all 26 games at 19.7 minutes per game and started six games.

Allison Thomas is shooting over 50% from the field (51.2%) and is a leader at the free throw line (82.5%). The freshman has started a pair of games and came off the bench in the other 21 at 13.6 minutes per contest. She has been in double-figures in seven games this season with a high of 14 against Wayne State (Neb.). Thomas is second on the team in blocks with 14.

Rachel Steinhoff is the active leader in games played with 108 and is a redshirt senior. For her career, she currently sits with 199 field goals made, 198 assists and 580 career points. She has come off the bench in all 23 games this season and has averaged 15.6 minutes per game and 2.6 points per game. Steinhoff will join the top 10 in career games played at 110. Courtney Strait is the career leader at 115.

Tiffany Davenport has made five of her last eight three-point attempts in the last four games and is shooting 34.2% from outside for the season. In conference games, Davenport is 8-of-15 (53.3%) from distance. She has played in 49 career games over the last two seasons and has made eight starts.

Mackenzie Jerks has played in all 23 games this season. She is coming off a career-high 11 points on 3-of-3 shooting from outside in the Bulldogs 19-point win over Quincy on Saturday. She is 6-of-13 (46.2%) from distance in conference games this season.

Maya Mouton has played in 18 games with a 1.7 points per game average this season. Katey Klucking has also appeared in 18 games with a 1.3 ppg mark. Taylor Koper has seen action in eight games, four in conference.

Bulldog Bites:

The Bulldogs are averaging 71.9 points this season offensively, which ranks fifth overall in the GLVC. In league games, the average dips to 69.8 points but is ranked fifth as well.
That scoring mark is currently the highest in five seasons for Truman. Last year, the Bulldogs averaged 66.6 points per game.
Truman is averaging 72.2 points per game with a high of 93 against Barry on December 18 and a low of 59, twice.
Truman has won 12 games this season by 10 points or more and are 3-0 in games decided by one possession.
The Bulldogs have had 39 quarters this season in which they have scored 20 or more points, the most points in a quarter was 32 against Barry in the third.
They have only had three games in which they didn't score 10 points in a quarter while they have held opponents under 10 points in a quarter 11 times.
Nine players have played in all 23 games and Truman has used three different starting lineups. The current lineup of Edmundson, Bailey, Totta, Jaseckas and Makenzie Bray has started the last 10 games.
Head Coach Amy Eagan is the all-time leader in Truman coaching wins with 107 in her six years on the Bulldog bench. The Bulldog All-American in 1999 is 107-58 at Truman and 183-138 in her coaching career. Truman is 65-38 in the GLVC and 27-24 in GLVC road games under Eagan.
The Bulldogs are 11-15 on road conference games on Thursday night but have won their last two while they are 15-9 in conference road Saturday games.
This season, Truman is 17-1 when taking a lead into half and 16-0 when leading entering the fourth quarter. All time since the quarter system started, the Bulldogs are 59-8 when leading at half and 62-6 when leading after three.

Truman Individual Conference Rankings (All Games):
Scoring: Bailey (11.6/21st);
Rebounding: Re (7.8/5th); Jaseckas (6.0/15^th)
Field Goal Pct: Jaseckas (.521/9th)
Assists: Bailey (3.09/15^th)
Free Throw Pct: Thomas (.838/T8th); Totta (.821/T12^th)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct: Bailey (.379/10^th)
3-Pt Field Goals Made: Edmundson (2.13/5^th)
Blocked Shots: Katie Jaseckas (0.77/13^th)
Assist/Turnover Ratio: Totta (1.35/9^th); Bailey (1.27/10^th)
Offensive Rebounds: Re (2.52/7^th)
Defensive Rebounds: Re (5.26/7th); Jaseckas (4.14/14^th)

Truman Individual Conference Rankings (GLVC Games):
Scoring: Bailey (11.7/19^th); Edmundson (11.5/20^th); Totta (10.9/26th)
Rebounds: Re (6.5/T12^th), Jaseckas (5.9/15th); Bray (5.7/17^th)
Field Goal Pct: Jaseckas (.471/11^th)
Assists: Totta (3.23/11^th); Bailey (3.00/13^th)
Free Throw Pct: Totta (.794/13th)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct: Bailey (.410/3^rd); Edmundson (.395/T5th); Totta (.386/7^th)
3-Pts Made: Edmundson (2.62/2nd); Bailey (1.92/T6^th)
Blocked Shots: Jaseckas (0.92/T12th); Thomas (0.77/15^th)
Assist/Turnover Ratio: Totta (1.50/T7^th); Bailey (1.34/10^th)
Offensive Rebounds: Re (2.38/T10th)
Defensive Rebounds: Bray (4.38/10^th); Jaseckas (4.25/12^th); Re (4.08/15th)

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