Women's Basketball 2/20/2019 3:24:00 PM

NOTES: Bulldogs Sixth In First Regional Ranking; Head To QU Saturday

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KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The regular season road trips end on Saturday when the Bulldogs and Lady Hawks renew pleasantries at Quincy's Pepsi Arena.  Truman downed QU 65-46 just two weeks ago and will wrap up the road portion of their schedule with their shortest trip.

The Bulldogs bounced back from a defeat last Thursday at the hands of William Jewell with a 74-66 win at Rockhurst on Saturday. Junior Sloane Totta scored the most points by a Bulldog in a Great Lakes Valley Conference game with 28 against the Hawks. The previous high was 27 scored by Amy Briggs against Quincy in 2014.

Totta went 9-of-14 from the field with a pair of three-pointers and was 8-of-11 from the free throw line. She played a collegiate high 36 minutes in securing her second 20-point game this season and 27^thdouble-figure game in her career. She is the "on-course" leader for the Bulldogs in scoring now having leapfrogged over Brook Bailey at 11.4 points per game. Bailey holds on to the number two spot at 11.1 and Rachel Edmundson is third at 10.4 points scored per game.

Quincy is mired in a seven-game losing streak, the longest active in the GLVC. Their last win was on January 19 with a 77-65 victory over Missouri-St. Louis at home. Two of their three conference wins have come on the home floor. Quincy was handled by both Jewell and Rockhurst last weekend. They were defeated 81-67 by Rockhurst on Thursday and 67-58 by William Jewell on Saturday. Quincy is trying to avoid their second 20-loss season in three years. They were 8-19 last season and 5-23 following the 2016-17 campaign.

In the game two weeks ago in Kirksville, both teams had to shake off slow starts. The first 13 shots were missed before a three-pointer by Brooke Bailey gave the Bulldogs the early lead. They would hold Quincy to five first quarter points. Totta would lead all scorers with 15 points and Truman knocked down 10 three-pointers in the 19-point win. The Lady Hawks shot 31% for the game, were outrebounded by 17 and held below 50 points for the fifth time this season. Jessica Merino was the leading scorer for QU with nine points.

This will be the 53^rdgame between Truman and Quincy and the series is tied at 26 apiece. The Bulldogs have won the last four from the Hawks including the last two in Pepsi Arena. Quincy's last win occurred on March 3, 2016 at the GLVC Tournament in St. Charles, Missouri when they defeated Truman 62-49 in the quarterfinal round.

NCAA Regional Poll (Link)
The national selection committee released the first NCAA regional poll and the Bulldogs were sixth in the Midwest region. Drury and Lewis were the top two teams followed by Grand Valley State, Ashland and Northern Michigan from the GLIAC. Truman was next with Southern Indiana in tow. Michigan Tech, Kentucky Wesleyan and Cedarville held down spots eight through 10.

Among the things considered in the Truman resume are their non-conference Division II opponents. The Bulldogs are 9-1 in DII non-conference games and the combine record of those nine opponents is 104-111 (.484).  The two notable results of the nine are a 12-point win over Kentucky Wesleyan on November 10 and a loss by 11 to Lindenwood on November 29. KWC is currently 19-5 overall and in first place in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference; Lindenwood is 18-5 and in third place in the MIAA. Lindenwood and the MIAA are not in the Midwest region for NCAA.

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 next regional ranking will be released on February 27.

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.

WBCA Poll
For the first time in 11 straight weeks, the Bulldogs were not mentioned in this week's Women's Basketball Coaches Association Division II poll.  Truman had received votes starting on the November 27 poll date and got enough votes to crack the top 25 in two polls.

The 11 weeks mentioned tied the 2012-13 season for most weeks in a season receiving votes.

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.

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 393 of 531 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 192 triples and taken 577 to lead the conference. In GLVC only games, the Bulldogs average a league-best 8.27 threes per game with 124 makes out of 345 attempts. Truman has nearly doubled up four teams in the league in three-pointers made. The bottom four teams in triples are McKendree (59), Bellarmine (64), Indianapolis (65) and Missouri S&T (69).

Individual Notes:

Brooke Bailey is now second in scoring at Truman this season at 11.1 points per game. She has played in 109 games and has started the last 33. She is in a race with Rachel Edmundson on the career three-point chart at Truman. Bailey has 131 career treys while Edmundson has 134. . She is seventh on the three-point attempts list with 385 having just past Susan Theroff's total of 376. Bailey also has over 200 assists (212) and is closing in on 100 steals (95) and 800 career points (798).

Sloane Totta is the current active assist leader with 214 while starting all 79 games during her first three seasons at Truman. Totta has been the leading scorer the past three games for Truman and five times total this season. She is now the leader in points per game at 11.4 and in conference scoring averaging 12.5.

Rachel Edmundson is the three-point leader this season with 54 triples and a 10.4 points per game average. Edmundson has the most three-pointers, by three over Drury's Paige Robinson, in conference games with 36. She has made at least one three-pointer in her last 15 outings. Edmundson has entered in 108 career games, making 72 starts and all 25 this season. She has the most career double-figure games than any active Bulldog with 41 and has been the leading scorer in seven games this season.

Katie Jaseckas is the reigning GLVC Freshman of the Year and is averaging 9.5 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 19. Jaseckas went over 500 career points (525) and pulled down over 300 rebounds (357) in 50 career games at Truman. She has started 23 of the 24 this season. She has eight career double-doubles and has led the Bulldogs in scoring in eight games this season.

Makenzie Bray has started the last 12 games for the Bulldogs and is averaging 5.8 points per game and 4.4 rebounds. She has been in double-figure scoring six times this season with a high mark of 14 at Southern Indiana on January 10. She has averaged 20.1 minutes in her 15 GLVC games this season and is averaging 5.1 rebounds per conference contest.

Maddie Re has been among the conference leaders in rebounding at 7.6 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 25 games at 20.2 minutes per game and started six games.

Allison Thomas is shooting over 50% from the field (52.7%) and is a leader at the free throw line (83.8%). The freshman has started a pair of games and came off the bench in the other 23 at 14.0 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 18.

Rachel Steinhoff is the active leader in games played with 110 and is a redshirt senior. For her career, she currently sits with 202 field goals made, 202 assists and 591 career points. She has come off the bench in all 25 games this season and has averaged 15.7 minutes per game and 2.8 points per game. Steinhoff is in the top 10 in career games played. Courtney Strait is the career leader at 115.

Tiffany Davenport has made seven of her last 14 three-point attempts in the last five games and is shooting 34.1% from outside for the season. In conference games, Davenport is 10-of-21 (47.6%) from distance. She has played in 51 career games over the last two seasons and has made eight starts.

Mackenzie Jerks has played in 24 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 Feb. 9. She is 7-of-15 (46.7%) from distance in conference games this season.

Maya Mouton has played in 20 games with a 1.7 points per game average this season. Katey Klucking has also appeared in 20 games with a 1.7 ppg mark. Taylor Koper has seen action in eight games, four in conference.

Bulldog Bites:

The Bulldogs are averaging 72.0 points this season offensively, which ranks fifth overall in the GLVC. In league games, the average dips to 70.2 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 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 44 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. Last year, Truman scored 20 points in a quarter 29 times.
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 12 times.
Eight players have played in all 25 games and Truman has used three different starting lineups. The current lineup of Edmundson, Bailey, Totta, Jaseckas and Makenzie Bray has started the last 12 games.
Head Coach Amy Eagan is the all-time leader in Truman coaching wins with 108 in her six years on the Bulldog bench. The Bulldog All-American in 1999 is 108-59 at Truman and 184-139 in her coaching career. Truman is 66-39 in the GLVC and 28-25 in GLVC road games under Eagan.
This season, Truman is 18-1 when taking a lead into half and 17-0 when leading entering the fourth quarter. All time since the quarter system started, the Bulldogs are 60-8 when leading at half and 63-6 when leading after three.

Truman Individual Conference Rankings (All Games):
Scoring: Totta (11.4/21^st); Bailey (11.1/25^th)
Rebounding: Re (7.6/6^th); Jaseckas (6.0/14^th)
Field Goal Pct: Jaseckas (.517/10th)
Assists: Bailey (3.16/15^th)
Free Throw Pct: Thomas (.838/8th); Totta (.817/14^th)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct: Bailey (.376/11^th); Edmundson (.348/14^th)
3-Pt Field Goals Made: Edmundson (2.16/4^th)
Blocked Shots: Katie Jaseckas (0.79/13^th)
Assist/Turnover Ratio: Bailey (1.36/8th)
Offensive Rebounds: Re (2.56/6^th)
Defensive Rebounds: Re (5.04/9th); Jaseckas (4.08/15^th)

Truman Individual Conference Rankings (GLVC Games):
Scoring: Totta (12.5/13^th); Edmundson (11.4/21^st); Bailey (10.8/26^th)
Rebounds: Re (6.3/11^th), Jaseckas (5.9/15th)
Field Goal Pct: Jaseckas (.469/12^th)
Assists: Bailey (3.13/10^th)/Totta (3.07/T11th)
Free Throw Pct: Totta (.796/13th)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct: Bailey (.403/4th); Edmundson (.386/9th); Totta (.373/13^th)
3-Pts Made: Edmundson (2.60/2nd); Bailey (1.80/10^th)
Blocked Shots: Thomas (0.93/11^th); Jaseckas (0.93/12^th)
Assist/Turnover Ratio: Bailey (1.52/6^th); Totta (1.48/7^th)
Offensive Rebounds: Re (2.47/8th)
Defensive Rebounds: Jaseckas (4.14/12^th); Bray (3.93/T15th)

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