Jennies Look to Stay Hot in Oklahoma

WARRENSBURG, Mo. (Jan. 30, 2019) - No. 23 Central Missouri Jennies Basketball takes their three-game winning streak on the road this weekend in the great state of Oklahoma.

Opponents
Northeastern State RiverHawks (5-14, 2-8 MIAA)
Central Oklahoma Bronchos (13-7, 4-6 MIAA)

When
Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 - 5:30 p.m. at Northeastern State
Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019 - 1:30 p.m. at Central Oklahoma

Where
Tahlequah, Okla. - NSU Event Center at Northeastern State
Edmond, Okla. - Hamilton Field House at Central Oklahoma

How to Watch
• This week's games will be broadcast live on 1450 KOKO with Greg Hassler on the call. Online audio stream can be found at www.warrensburgradio.com with both the AM/FM stations Thursday and just the AM station Sat. There will also be a webstream available on the Jennies Blueframe portal page at www.themiaanetwork.com/ucmmules. Live stats will also be available.

Tip Off
• The Jens are back on the road for two this week against Northeastern State and Central Oklahoma. It's their first road game since Jan. 12 at Pittsburg State.
• Central Missouri is winners of three straight, their longest winning streak since opening the season at 4-0. 

Story Lines
• All-time the Jennies are undefeated against Northeastern State going 7-0.
• The Jens are 7-2 lifetime against Central Oklahoma. They are 1-2 in their last three with the home team winning each contest.

Quick Hits
Last Time Out
• The Jennies won their third straight defeating Southwest Baptist 75-63 at the Multi. Morgan Fleming and Megan Skaggs each scored more than 20 points with Fleming picking up her first double-double of the season with 21 points and 11 rebounds and Skaggs matching a season-high with 23 points. 

Previously vs. NSU/UCO
• The Jens were at home when they swept Northeastern State and Central Oklahoma last year. The Jens led end-to-end against NSU in their 69-53 win after outscoring the RiverHawks 18-7 in the first period. Paige Redmond scored 19 and Megan Skaggs 17. Two days later, the Jens defeated No. 21 UCO 64-58. The game was tied heading into the fourth. Three Jens were in double-figures led by Morgan Fleming's 21. 

Jennies vs. NSU/UCO
• The Jennies are just 1-2 against UCO in the last three seasons. Morgan Fleming has played just once against the Bronchos, but scored 21 points and was 8-15 from the field. 
• Paige Redmond averages 12.7 points per game against UCO in 3 games and has hit 7-13 from three. She's been even better against Northeastern State, averging 15.7 points and 4 assists, shooting 48% from the floor and 50% from three.
• In two games against NSU, Megan Skaggs is scoring 18.5 points.
• Overall, the Jennies are 3-0 against Northeastern with a 19 point average margin of victory. 

Jennies in the Rankings
• Central Missouri moved up two spots to No. 23 this week in the WBCA Coaches Poll. They are receiving votes in the D2SIDA Poll.
• The Jennies have been ranked by the WBCA in 34 of the last 35 polls dating back to the 2016-17 season
• The Jens were picked first in the MIAA preseason coaches poll, following their 18-1 regular season championship last season.

Jennies on the Road
• Coming off of a 3 game homestand, this will be UCM's first road test in 3 weeks. So far this season UCM is 3-3 in true road games.
• Under Coach Slifer, the Jennies are 99-69 all-time in road games. 

The MIAA Universe (As of Jan. 29, 2019)
• Not one, not two, but three Jennies rank in the MIAA top-10 in scoring. Paige Redmond has taken over as the conference leader with 17.1 points per game. Morgan Fleming and Megan Skaggs are in a tie for 8th place at 14 points per game. 
• Redmond is still leading the MIAA in minutes per game at 36.7. She is also third in FG% (41.2), third in FT% (87.3) and fourth with 3.9 assists per game. Fleming is fifth in assists with 3.4. 
• Kim Crown is ninth in the league with 1.2 blocks per game. 

Individual Milestones 
• Paige Redmond became the eighth Jennie to score more than 1500 career points, doing so against Lindenwood. She is currently at 1,512 needs 33 more to reach seventh place and 121 more to crack the top-five. Redmond is also climbing the all-time 3FGM and assist list. She has 185 threes for her career which is moves her to fifth all-time and is seventh with 362 assists. 
• Sydney Crockett is also moving up the all-time three-point list and is currently ninth with 120 and eight away from eighth place.
• Kim Crown needs two rebounds to reach 100. 
• Megan Skaggs is closing in on 1,000 points needing 70 more. 
• Morgan Fleming is 13 rebounds away from 300. 

10 Below
• For the last three seasons the Jennies have made a habit of holding teams to fewer than 10 points in at least one quarter. It's happened in 43 games dating back to the 2016-17 season and in those games, UCM is 40-3. The Jens were 15-1 when doing so in 2016-17 and 18-1 last year including four of the six NCAA postseason games. The Jens are at it again this year. In eight games, they've held an opponent to single-digits in one quarter of play, including last Saturday vs. Southwest Baptist and are 7-1 this season. 

Who's Hot?
• Morgan Fleming has reached double-figures in four straight games. She recorded her first double-double since her freshman year with 21 points and 11 rebounds vs. SBU. She has also hit her last 14 free throws. 
• In her last three games, Megan Skaggs is shooting 48% from the floor and 57% from three. She matched a season-best with 23 points against Southwest Baptist
• Peyton Taylor is averaging 26 minutes played in the last 2 games and has 20 points. 

Scouting the Opposition
Northeastern State RiverHawks (5-14, 2-8 MIAA)
• Northeastern State stands at 5-14 this season, but have won two of their last four, defeating Lincoln and Missouri Southern.
• As a team, the RiverHawks are shooting 38%, but almost 100 points lower from three at 28.1%. At the free throw line though, they are 2nd in the MIAA hitting on 78.4%.
• NSU has three averaging between 12 and 13 points per game. Cenia Hayes has a slight lead at the moment with 12.6, Bailee Eldred is scoring 12.3 and Cailyn Long 12.2.
• Hayes and Long have been the two best three-point shooters, hitting 35 and 34 for the season. Eldred has done most of her damage inside and is shooting 39% and leads NSU with 7.8 rebounds.
• The RiverHawks also boast the top shot-blocker in the MIAA in Joi Bertrand. She has 44 blocked shots this season and NSU has 71 as a team.
• Northeastern State has turned the ball over 306 times which is the third most in the MIAA.
• Aside from their big-three, who average 37.1 points per game the RiverHawks are getting 26.5 points from the rest of the squad. 
Player to Watch
#23 Bailee Eldred (5-10, G, Sr., Sulphur, Okla.) - 12.3 ppg, 7.8 rebounds

Central Oklahoma Bronchos (13-7, 4-6 MIAA)
• After starting out 8-0, the Bronchos have been below.500 in their last 12 games, going 5-7. They've been better of late with wins in two of their last three contests.
• Central Oklahoma scores 67.2 points per game which is at the bottom of the MIAA. They have three averaging more than 10 points per game, and all between 10 and 12 points.
• Junior Ireon Smith leads the team with 11.7 points per game. She is shooting 55% from the floor and is also the team's leading rebounder at 7.9 boards per game. 
• Micayla Haynes is scoring 11.6 points per game whiel hitting 39% from three. She was on Arkansas-Fort Smith last year who upset the Jennies in Warrensburg and scored 21 points going 7-8 from three. 
• The Bronchos shoot 41.5% from the floor and 33.6% from three, but have struggled at the line with just 68.8%, which is next to the last in the MIAA.
• UCO is in the middle of the pack in terms of turnovers, having commited 290, 14.5 per game. They have also blocked 64 shots led by Smith's 27.
• The Bronchos 36 rebounds per game is 12th in the MIAA. 
Player to Watch
#24 Ireon Smith (6-0, F, Jr., Midwest City, Okla.) - 11.7 ppg, 55%, 7.9 rebounds per game