Jennies Basketball Hosts Two This Week, Including Replica Ring Night

WARRENSBURG, Mo. (Feb. 6, 2019) - No. 21 Central Missouri Jennies Basketball is back at home for two more MIAA games this weekend.

Opponents
Washburn Ichabods (14-6, 9-2 MIAA)
Emporia State Hornets (16-5, 7-4 MIAA) 

Where
Warrensburg, Mo. - UCM Multipurpose Building

When
Wednesday, Feb. 6 vs. Washburn - 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 9 vs. Emporia State - 1:30 p.m.

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 home for two this week against Washburn and Emporia State, two teams among the top-six in the MIAA. 
• Central Missouri is winners of five straight, their longest winning streak this season. 
• The Jennies will be wearing their pink uniforms this weekend for breast cancer awareness.
• Wednesday vs. Washburn is also national championship replica ring giveaway night. The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a 2017-18 Jennies Basketball National Championship replica ring, presented by Pepsi.

Quick Hits
Last Time Out
• The Jennies went 2-0 last week to extend their winning streak to five straight. The Jens went to Oklahoma and picked up a 71-59 win over Northeastern State. Kim Crown led the Jens with 15 points. UCM then romped Central Oklahoma by 30, 80-50 in their largest win of the season. Sydney Crockett scored 19 while Morgan Fleming poured in 17. 

Previously vs. WU/ESU
• Washburn kept the Jennies just far enough away back in December to come out with a 62-57 win. Neither team shot well with UCM going 2-17 from three and Washburn 3-16. The Jennies 78-61 win over Emporia State last year snapped ESU's 27-game home winning streak and brought to an end a stretch of 97 straight without losing two in a row. Redmond scored 21 while Fleming had 19. 

Jennies vs. WU/ESU
• In the last four years, the Jennies are 4-2 against Washburn and 1-1 at home. They are 3-2 against Emporia State and 2-0 at home.
• Paige Redmond has scored 84 points in six games against Washburn while shooting 48.4% from the floor and 40% from three. She hasn't fared as well against the Hornets where she scores 10.6 points per game, shooting just 38%.
• Morgan Fleming has just one career game against the Hornets but scored 19 points going 6-10 from the floor and 6-6 at the line.
• Sydney Crockett has hit six career three-pointers against both teams.
• Megan Skaggs has historically struggled with just 21 points in three games vs. Washburn and 20 in three games vs. Emporia State.

Jennies in the Rankings
• Central Missouri moved up two spots to No. 21 this week in the WBCA Coaches Poll and re-entered the D2SIDA Poll at No. 23.
• The Jennies have been ranked by the WBCA in 35 of the last 36 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 at Home
• This season UCM is 6-1 at home and are riding a four-game home winning streak.
• All-time the Jennies are 475-107 when playing at home and 147-44 during the Coach Slifer era. 

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 slid down to No. 3 overall with 16.5 points per game. Morgan Fleming and Megan Skaggs are back-to-back in 7th and 8th with 14.1 and 13.8 points per game. 
• Redmond is still leading the MIAA in minutes per game at 36.5. She is also fourth in FG% (42.0), second 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 1,534 and needs 11 more to reach seventh place and 99 more to crack the top-five. Redmond is also climbing the all-time 3FGM and assist list. She has 189 threes for her career which is moves her to fifth all-time and is seventh with 370 assists. 
• Sydney Crockett is also moving up the all-time three-point list and is currently ninth with 125 and three away from eighth place.
• Kim Crown needs two rebounds to reach 100. 
• Megan Skaggs is closing in on 1,000 points needing 46 more. 
• Morgan Fleming is two rebounds and 12 made field goals 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, last done vs. Southwest Baptist and are 7-1 this season. 

Who's Hot?
• The Jennies! Not only have they won five straight, but they have stepped up their offense averaging 75.4 points per game during that span. Their defense has also picked up. They are second in MIAA games in points allowed with 61.3.
• The Jens have scored 70 or more points 14 times this season and are 13-1 during those games.
• Sydney Crockett enjoyed her time in Oklahoma scoring 14 points per game and had a season-best 19 against Central Oklahoma. She was 11-17 from the field and 5-11 from three.
• Peyton Taylor is averaging 9.75 points her last four games while shooting 58.3% from the floor over that span. 

Scouting the Opposition
Washburn Icabods (14-6, 9-2 MIAA)
• Since the Jennies and Ichabods first met in December, Washburn has been one of the hottest teams in the MIAA. They have gone 10-2 since that game and are in second place in the MIAA at 9-2.
• Washburn's claim to fame has been it's defense. They are second in the league allowing just 59.9 points per game. They are only ninth in scoring offense averaging 68.1 points.
• The Ichabod defense not only doesn't allow you to score, as team's shoot just 37% against them, but they are also second in the league forcing 18.3 turnovers per game and have a +3.7 turnover margin.
• In addition to Phelan, Taylor Blue (11.0) and Hunter Bentley (10.4) are scoring more than 10 points per game. Phelan also leads the team with 91 assists, second in the conference.
• Bentley and Alexis McAfee are third and fourth in the MIAA in steals with 41 and 39. Annette Warner is third in the league with 32 blocked shots.
• Washburn's 110 three-pointers are the third fewest in the MIAA. They get most of their scoring done inside. They are also last in the league at the FT line shooting 64%. 
Player to Watch
#3 Reagan Phelan (5-6, G, Jr. Holyrood, Kan.) - 4 points away from 1,000 leads WU with 11.2 ppg

Emporia State Hornets (16-5, 7-4 MIAA)
• Along with the Jennies, Emporia State is one of the hottest teams in the MIAA and winners of four straight. During those four games, they are scoring 82 points per game. They enter the weekend a game behind UCM in the MIAA at 7-4.
• The Hornets are led by Tyra Jones who's scoring 16 points per game. She's shooting 49.4% from the field and is 9-20 from three. She's also grabbing 7.9 rebounds per game.
• Emporia State is one of the better shooting teams in the MIAA. They are fourth in the league shooting 34% from three while Emily Miller leads the conference with 65 made and 39.6%.
• Aside from Jones, Miller, Jessica Wayne and Addie Lackie all average double-figures. Wayne and Miller are over 13 points per game while Lackey scores 10.8.
• Wayne is also a big help on the defensive end. Not only does she average 7.3 rebounds per game, eighth in the league, her 3.1 steals per game are an MIAA best and third most in Division II. 
• One area where ESU struggles is at the free throw line where they shoot just 69%, second lowest in the MIAA. Jones though is 82-113 at the line for 72.6%, 13th in the MIAA. 
Player to Watch
#35 Tyra Jones (6-0, F, Sr., Detroit, Mich.) - MIAA top-10 in ppg, rpg, fg%