Women's Basketball 3/6/2019 2:17:00 PM

Truman Women Land Four On All-Conference List; Move Up In Regional Rankings

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KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – For the third time in six Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament appearances, the Truman Women's Basketball team will face the Maryville Saints. The game on Friday night at 8:30 p.m. on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will close out the quarterfinal round of the tournament.

The Bulldogs enter as the number four seed in the eight-team bracket having matched the school record for conference wins in a season at 13. Lucky number 13 was a memorable one as Truman downed #15 Lewis 89-67 for senior day. Katie Jaseckas notched her second double-double of the season with 13 points and 11 rebounds and Rachel Edmundson knocked down five three-pointers en route to 19 points. Truman held the three-time GLVC Player of the Year, Jessica Kelliher to a season-low nine points and only her third career game out of 123 in single-digit scoring.

Speaking of all-GLVC, Truman had four honorees on the list voted on by conference coaches. Leading the way with a first-team selection was junior Sloane Totta. At 11.2 points per game, Totta led the Bulldogs during the regular season in scoring. She becomes the 10^thTruman player to earn first-team all-conference accolades with Cassidy Clark being the last following the 2017 season. Totta was third team choice last season and named to the all-Freshman team in 2017.

Edmundson and Brooke Bailey were both named to the second-team all-GLVC team. Edmundson garners her third all-conference nod after a third team selection last season and second team choice her sophomore season. She was Truman's leading three-point shooter with 66 triples this year and averages 11.1 points per game. Bailey earns her first all-league award after finishing the regular season at 10.9 points per game and a team-high 93 assists.

Maddie Re was named to the All-Freshman team after leading the team in rebounding as a redshirt freshman. Re averages 7.1 rebounds per game and 6.6 points per night. Rachel Steinhoff was Truman's nominee for the James R. Spaulding Sportsmanship Award.

Maryville has won the last three matchups with the Bulldogs including this season's 85-78 decision in Pershing Arena back on January 19. The Saints knocked down 12 three-pointers, turned the ball over only seven times and doubled up the Bulldogs on free throw attempts to pick up the road win. Mary Barton scored 23 points and Hunter Stidham added 19 with both going a combine 14-of-14 at the free throw stripe.

Each team led for over 19 minutes with the Saints having a 10-point lead erased in the second quarter and the Bulldogs seeing an eight-point third quarter lead evaporate. A 7-0 run midway through the fourth quarter gave the Saints a lead they would not surrender.

The Bulldogs had four starters in double-figures led by Katie Jaseckas' 16 points. Truman was 8-of-27 from three and 10-of-10 at the foul line. Maryville scored 20 points off of 14 Truman turnovers while the Bulldogs managed seven points off of seven Saints miscues.

The winner will move on to the semifinals on Saturday night at 8:30 p.m. They will get the victor of the Drury/McKendree game. The Lady Panthers are the top seed and undefeated at 28-0 this season.

Truman has played nine games against participants in this year's GLVC Tournament and is 5-4 against the field. They've played two teams (#2 Lewis & #7 William Jewell) twice and split with home team winning. The other wins are at #6 Bellarmine, at #3 Southern Indiana and at home against #8 McKendree while the losses are at #1 Drury and home against #5 Maryville.

GLVC Tournament History
In six seasons as a member of the GLVC, Truman has qualified for the postseason tournament in each. The Bulldogs have advanced to the neutral-site portion of the dance four times and advanced past the quarterfinal round once in 2014 in which they won their only league championship postseason tournament.

The Bulldogs have faced Maryville twice in the GLVC Tournament. The first was in the 2014 title game in Evansville, Indiana. Truman won 58-45. The last meeting was in 2017 when #11 Maryville scored at the buzzer to upset #5 Truman 80-78.

Truman 's GLVC Tournament record is 5-4.

Truman/Maryville History
This will be the 13^thmeeting between the Saints and the Bulldogs with Truman holding an 8-4 advantage.

Maryville has won the last three against Truman, an 85-78 win in Kirksville on January 19. An 82-80 win in St. Louis on January 25, 2018 and an 80-78 win in Kirksville on February 26, 2017 as part of the first round of the GLVC Tournament.

NCAA Regional Poll
A turbulent week within the region has resulted in small changes in this weeks poll. A win against #2 Lewis outweighed the loss home loss to the sub. 500 UINDY and jumped Truman from six to five in this week's rankings. Southern Indiana moved up two spots from eighth to six. Four of the eight teams in last week's poll suffered a loss.

The top four remained unchanged with Drury, Lewis, Grand Valley State and Ashland leading the group. Kentucky Wesleyan, Michigan Tech hold on to the final two spots and Northern Michigan (last week's number five) dropped to ninth and Walsh is at 10^th.

In the GLIAC tournament, Grand Valley, Ashland, Northern Michigan and Michigan Tech will play in the semifinals while in the GMAC, Kentucky Wesleyan, Cedarville, Walsh and Hillsdale will be in that conference final four.

WBCA Poll
For the third 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 27 Division II teams with 22 wins this season and 46 teams with six losses or fewer.

Final Conference Only Stat Report:
Truman finished the conference season fourth in scoring (71.7) and fourth in defense (65.4).

The Bulldogs were seventh in free throw shooting at 72.8%, third in three-point shooting at 35.6% and sixth in rebound margin at +1.7.

Truman was second behind Rockhurst in three-pointes made with 145 to the Hawks' 147 but had the most attempts from outside with 407 to Maryville's 399.

Individual Notes:

Brooke Bailey, named second team all-GLVC, is third in scoring at Truman this season at 10.9 points per game. She has played in 112 games and has started the last 36. She is in a race with Rachel Edmundson on the career three-point chart at Truman. Bailey has 135 career treys while Edmundson has 146. . She is seventh on the three-point attempts list with 396 having just past Susan Theroff's total of 376. Bailey is the active leader in career assists with 226 and is closing in on 100 steals (9598 has jumped over 800 career points (826).

Sloane Totta, named first team all-GLVC, leads the Bulldogs in scoring this year at 11.2 points per game and has averaged 12.1 points in conference games. She has played and started in all 82 games through the first three years of her Truman career and has been in double-figures 17 times this season with a season/career high of 28 against Rockhurst on Feb. 16.

Rachel Edmundson, named second team all-GLVC, is the three-point leader this season with 66 triples and a 11.1 points per game average. Edmundson won the conference three-point shooting title with 51 threes in league games this year, three better than Drury's Paige Robinson. She was fifth in conference-only three-point percentage at 40.8%. Edmundson has made at least one three-pointer in her last 18 outings. She has entered in 111 career games, making 75 starts and all 28 this season. She has the most career double-figure games than any active Bulldog with 44 and has been the leading scorer in 10 games this season. She enters the postseason with 944 career points.

Katie Jaseckas was the 2018 GLVC Freshman of the Year and is averaging 9.4 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 223. Jaseckas went over 500 career points (553) and pulled down over 300 rebounds (375) in 53 career games at Truman. She has started 26 of the 27 this season. She has nine career double-doubles and has led the Bulldogs in scoring in eight games this season.

Makenzie Bray has started the last 14 games for the Bulldogs and is averaging 6.4 points per game and 4.3 rebounds. She has been in double-figure scoring eight times this season with a high mark of 14 at Southern Indiana on January 10. She has averaged 20.0 minutes in her 18 GLVC games this season and is averaging 4.8 rebounds per conference contest.

Maddie Re, named to the GLVC All-Freshman team, 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 28 games at 20.0 minutes per game and started six games.

Allison Thomas is shooting over 50% from the field (52.3%) and is a leader at the free throw line (82.7%). The freshman has started a pair of games and came off the bench in the other 26 at 14.3 minutes per contest. She has been in double-figures in eight 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 113 and is a redshirt senior. For her career, she currently sits with 203 field goals made, 208 assists and 599 career points. She has come off the bench in all 28 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. Steinhoff is Truman's nominee for the Spaulding Sportsmanship Award.

Tiffany Davenport started the first seven games this season and has played in all 28 to the tune of 18.3 minutes per game. She has been among the team leader in steals with 17 and has 43 for her 54 game career. Daveport has made 10-of-24 three-point attempts in conference games this season (41.7%) and 90% of her free throws (9-of-10).

Mackenzie Jerks has played in 26 games this season. She had 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 8-of-18 (44.4%) from distance in conference games this season.

Maya Mouton has played in 22 games with a 1.7 points per game average this season. Katey Klucking has also appeared in 23 games with a 1.9 ppg mark. Taylor Koper has seen action in 10 games, six in conference.

Bulldog Bites:

The Bulldogs are averaging 72.8 points this season offensively, which ranks fifth overall in the GLVC. In league games, the average dips to 71.7 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 14 games this season by 10 points or more and are 3-0 in games decided by one possession.
The Bulldogs have had 51 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 28 games and Truman has used three different starting lineups. The current lineup of Edmundson, Bailey, Totta, Jaseckas and Makenzie Bray has started the last 15 games.
Head Coach Amy Eagan is the all-time leader in Truman coaching wins with 110 in her six years on the Bulldog bench. The Bulldog All-American in 1999 is 110-60 at Truman and 186-140 in her coaching career. Truman is 68-40 in the GLVC under Eagan.
This season, Truman is 20-2 when taking a lead into half and 19-1 when leading entering the fourth quarter. All time since the quarter system started, the Bulldogs are 62-9 when leading at half and 65-7 when leading after three.
Truman is 17-1 when winning the rebound margin.
The Bulldogs have had 11 wins this season by 15 or more points and 14 wins by 10 points or more.

Individual Conference Rankings (All Games):
Scoring: Totta (11.2/20th); Edmundson (11.1/24^th); Bailey (10.9/26^th)
Rebounding: Re (7.1/9^th); Jaseckas (6.0/14^th)
Field Goal Pct: Jaseckas (.520/8th)
Assists: Bailey (3.32/T10^th); Totta (2.96/T15th)
Free Throw Pct: Totta (.831/10^th); Thomas (.827/11th)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct: Bailey (.375/12^th); Edmundson (.369/14^th)
3-Pt Field Goals Made: Edmundson (2.36/3rd)
Blocked Shots: Katie Jaseckas (0.85/12^th)
Assist/Turnover Ratio: Bailey (1.48/5th)
Offensive Rebounds: Re (2.39/8th)
Defensive Rebounds: Re (4.75/10th); Jaseckas (4.11/13^th)

Individual Conference Rankings (GLVC Games):
Scoring: Edmundson (12.3/T14th); Totta (12.1/16^th); Bailey (10.6/29^th)
Rebounds: Jaseckas (5.9/14^th); Re (5.8/15^th)
Field Goal Pct: Jaseckas (.483/11^th)
Assists: Bailey (3.39/8^th)/Totta (3.11/11th)
Free Throw Pct: Totta (.818/13th)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct: Edmundson (.408/5^th); Bailey (.397/6th)
3-Pts Made: Edmundson (2.83/1st); Bailey (1.72/T12^th)
Blocked Shots: Jaseckas (1.00/9^th); Thomas (0.83/T14^th)
Assist/Turnover Ratio: Bailey (1.69/5^th); Totta (1.56/6^th)
Offensive Rebounds: Re (2.22/T9th)
Defensive Rebounds: Jaseckas (4.18/13^th)

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