Women's Basketball 2/27/2019 2:29:00 PM

Women Remain Sixth In Regional Ranking; Hosts UINDY & Lewis For Final Weekend

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KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The final regular season weekend will be played at home when the Truman Women's Basketball team hosts the University of Indianapolis and nationally-ranked Lewis University in Great Lakes Valley Conference games.

Thursday will be the annual "Pink Out Game" in which the team will be honoring those that have been affected by cancer and on Saturday, five seniors will be honored on "Senior Day".

The Bulldogs are on the cusp of matching the school record for wins in a season. The 21-5 squad have already posted the most wins in a regular season but could match the 98-99 and 13-14 teams with 22 overall wins. In addition, Truman is sitting on 12 conference wins and are looking to tie or pass the 15-16 team in conference wins in a season.

Through the GLVC Points Rating System (PSR), the Bulldogs have been certified as clinching a spot in next week's postseason tournament in Edwardsville, Illinois on the campus of Southern Illinois University. Truman is one of five teams that have locked down their spot in the tournament along with Drury, Lewis, Southern Indiana and Maryville. First round matchups will be determined by this weekend's results with Truman most likely falling in the three, four or five spot in the bracket. Women's tournament games will take place on Friday, March 8.

Conference win number 12 and overall win number 21 was only the second time this season that Truman won all major stat categories in a game.  The Bulldogs downed Quincy 79-56 for their largest conference win margin this season (+23) and won the glass by six, had nine more assists, seven fewer turnovers, two more blocks and two more steals than the Lady Hawks. The only other time that occurred this season was in the first meeting with UINDY. The Bulldogs beat the Greyhounds by 22 (73-51), controlled the rebounds by nine, had 10 more assists, nine fewer turnovers, five blocks and 11 steals.

It was also the third game this season in which Truman had shot greater than 50% from the floor. Mckenzie Bray was a perfect 6-of-6 from the field for 13 points and Rachel Edmundson led the way with 18 on four of five from distance.

Sloane Totta continues to hold a narrow lead on the team-scoring race over Brooke Bailey and Edmundson. Totta is averaging 11.3 points per game to go with 75 assists and 25 steals. Bailey is at 10.9 points per night with 85 assists and 23 steals and Edmundson averages 10.7 points with a team high 58 three-pointers made.

The Greyhounds have struggled in conference play and have won once (66-63 Missouri-St. Louis) in their last eight games. They are tied for 12^thin the PRS and would need wins and a lot of help to climb into the top eight. They do feature two scorers in the top 10 among GLVC players with Laura Thomas and Taylor Drury averaging 14.4 and 13.8 points respectively.

Saturday, Truman will look to avenge one of their conference losses when Lewis pays a visit. The Flyers dealt the Bulldogs their most lopsided loss of the season when Lewis won 86-56 in Romeoville on January 3^rd. Lewis was number two in the first set of regional rankings and features arguably one of the best Division II players in the country in Jessica Kelliher. The senior is second among all NCAA divisions in active career scoring with 2,640 points. She has won the GLVC Player of the Week award three straight weeks and 20 times in her career.

NCAA Regional Poll
The second regional poll was released on Wednesday and the top six spots remained unchanged. Drury, Lewis, Grand Valley State, Ashland, Northern Michigan and Truman held those slots with Kentucky Wesleyan jumping over Southern Indiana and Michigan Tech for the seventh spot. Cedarville is at number nine.

All three conferences in the region will award their automatic berth into the tournament to their conference champion. The other five spots will be determined by the regional rankings and criteria set by the NCAA for selection into the national tournament.

Their will be one more regional ranking, next Wednesday, prior to the selection announcement on Sunday, March 10.

WBCA Poll
For the second straight week, 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 this season 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.

For the record, there are 52 Division II teams with at least 20 wins thus far and 39 teams with five or fewer losses.

Free Throw/Three-Point Leaders:
Truman has made 199 and taken 597 three-point attempts this season, the most by any GLVC team. The Bulldogs are second in threes made per game overall at 7.65. In conference games, Truman has made 131 and taken 365 for an average of 8.19 per game.

The Bulldogs are the only team in the GLVC with over 400 free throws made (405) and have taken the most free throws with 549.  Truman is seventh in free throw percentage overall at 73.8%.

Individual Notes:

Brooke Bailey is second in scoring at Truman this season at 10.9 points per game. She has played in 110 games and has started the last 34. She is in a race with Rachel Edmundson on the career three-point chart at Truman. Bailey has 132 career treys while Edmundson has 138. . She is seventh on the three-point attempts list with 389 having just past Susan Theroff's total of 376. Bailey is the active leader in career assists with 218 and is closing in on 100 steals (95) has jumped over 800 career points (805).

Sloane Totta leads the Bulldogs in scoring this year at 11.3 points per game and has averaged 12.3 points in conference games. She has played and started in all 80 games through the first three years of her Truman career and has been in double-figures 15 times this season with a season/career high of 28 against Rockhurst on Feb. 16.

Rachel Edmundson is the three-point leader this season with 58 triples and a 10.7points per game average. Edmundson has the most three-pointers, by three over Drury's Paige Robinson, in conference games with 43. She has made at least one three-pointer in her last 16 outings. Edmundson has entered in 109 career games, making 73 starts and all 26 this season. She has the most career double-figure games than any active Bulldog with 42 and has been the leading scorer in eight games this season. She enters the week with 911 career points.

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 22. Jaseckas went over 500 career points (535) and pulled down over 300 rebounds (361) in 51 career games at Truman. She has started 24 of the 25 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 13 games for the Bulldogs and is averaging 6.1 points per game and 4.4 rebounds. She has been in double-figure scoring seven times this season with a high mark of 14 at Southern Indiana on January 10. She has averaged 20.0 minutes in her 16 GLVC games this season and is averaging 5.0 rebounds per conference contest.

Maddie Re has been among the conference leaders in rebounding at 7.4 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 20.0 minutes per game and started six games.

Allison Thomas is shooting over 50% from the field (51.0%) and is a leader at the free throw line (84.7%). The freshman has started a pair of games and came off the bench in the other 24 at 14.2 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 19.

Rachel Steinhoff is the active leader in games played with 111 and is a redshirt senior. For her career, she currently sits with 202 field goals made, 203 assists and 591 career points. She has come off the bench in all 26 games this season and has averaged 15.5 minutes per game and 2.7 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 16 three-point attempts in the last six games and is shooting 32.1% from outside for the season. In conference games, Davenport is 10-of-23 (43.5%) from distance. She has played in 52 career games over the last two seasons and has made eight starts.

Mackenzie Jerks has played in 25 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 21 games with a 1.7 points per game average this season. Katey Klucking has also appeared in 21 games with a 1.9 ppg mark. Taylor Koper has seen action in nine games, five in conference.

Bulldog Bites:

The Bulldogs are averaging 72.2 points this season offensively, which ranks fifth overall in the GLVC. In league games, the average dips to 70.8 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 has won 13 games this season by 10 points or more and are 3-0 in games decided by one possession.
The Bulldogs have had 46 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 26 games and Truman has used three different starting lineups. The current lineup of Edmundson, Bailey, Totta, Jaseckas and Makenzie Bray has started the last 13 games.
Head Coach Amy Eagan is the all-time leader in Truman coaching wins with 109 in her six years on the Bulldog bench. The Bulldog All-American in 1999 is 109-59 at Truman and 185-139 in her coaching career. Truman is 67-39 in the GLVC and 38-14 in GLVC home games under Eagan.
This season, Truman is 19-1 when taking a lead into half and 18-0 when leading entering the fourth quarter. All time since the quarter system started, the Bulldogs are 61-8 when leading at half and 64-6 when leading after three.
Truman is 16-1 when winning the rebound margin.

Truman Individual Conference Rankings (All Games):
Scoring: Totta (11.3/T20th); Bailey (10.9/28^th); Edmundson (10.7/29^th)
Rebounding: Re (7.4/T6^th); Jaseckas (5.9/14^th)
Field Goal Pct: Jaseckas (.516/8th)
Assists: Bailey (3.27/11^th)
Free Throw Pct: Thomas (.847/7th); Totta (.827/11^th)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct: Bailey (.372/12^th); Edmundson (.363/14^th)
3-Pt Field Goals Made: Edmundson (2.23/4^th)
Blocked Shots: Katie Jaseckas (0.88/12^th)
Assist/Turnover Ratio: Bailey (1.47/7th)
Offensive Rebounds: Re (2.46/7th)
Defensive Rebounds: Re (4.92/9th); Jaseckas (4.00/15^th)

Truman Individual Conference Rankings (GLVC Games):
Scoring: Totta (12.3/T13^th); Edmundson (11.8/15th); Bailey (10.6/27^th)
Rebounds: Re (6.1/12^th), Jaseckas (5.7/15th)
Field Goal Pct: Jaseckas (.472/14^th)
Assists: Bailey (3.31/T8^th)/Totta (3.00/T13th)
Free Throw Pct: Totta (.811/12th)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct: Edmundson (.406/7^th); Bailey (.394/8th)
3-Pts Made: Edmundson (2.69/1st); Bailey (1.75/13^th)
Blocked Shots: Jaseckas (1.07/8^th); Thomas (0.94/T12^th)
Assist/Turnover Ratio: Bailey (1.71/5^th); Totta (1.45/9^th)
Offensive Rebounds: Re (2.31/T9th)
Defensive Rebounds: Jaseckas (4.00/T12^th); Bray (3.81/T15th)

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Players Mentioned

#02 Brooke Bailey: G; 5' 6"; Redshirt Senior

#24 Tiffany Davenport: G; 5' 6"; Sophomore

#31 Rachel Edmundson: F; 6' 0"; Senior

#54 Katie Jaseckas: F; 6' 2"; Sophomore

#01 Mackenzie Jerks: G; 5' 8"; Senior

#10 Taylor Koper: G; 5' 10"; Junior

#34 Maya Mouton: F; 6' 3"; Sophomore

#23 Maddie Re: F; 6' 1"; Redshirt Freshman

#32 Rachel Steinhoff: G; 5' 7"; Redshirt Senior

#04 Sloane Totta: G; 5' 9"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#02 Brooke Bailey
: 5' 6"; Redshirt Senior
: G

#24 Tiffany Davenport
: 5' 6"; Sophomore
: G

#31 Rachel Edmundson
: 6' 0"; Senior
: F

#54 Katie Jaseckas
: 6' 2"; Sophomore
: F

#01 Mackenzie Jerks
: 5' 8"; Senior
: G

#10 Taylor Koper
: 5' 10"; Junior
: G

#34 Maya Mouton
: 6' 3"; Sophomore
: F

#23 Maddie Re
: 6' 1"; Redshirt Freshman
: F

#32 Rachel Steinhoff
: 5' 7"; Redshirt Senior
: G

#04 Sloane Totta
: 5' 9"; Junior
: G