Jennies 50th Anniversary Celebration This Saturday

WARRENSBURG, Mo. (Jan. 28, 2020) - Central Missouri Jennies Basketball returns home for a jam-packed week with two MIAA contests.

Opponents 
Emporia State Hornets (14-4, 7-2 MIAA)
Washburn Ichabods (10-8, 4-5 MIAA)

Where
Warrensburg, Mo. - UCM Multipurpose Building

When
Wednesday, Jan. 29 - 5:30 p.m. vs. Emporia State
Saturday, Feb. 1 - 1 p.m. vs. Washburn 

Gameday Promotions
Wednesday, Jan. 29 
• "Pack the Multi" Night. The first 500 UCM students with ID receive a T-shirt and a food/drink voucher courtesy of the UCM President's Office. The student entrance will be on the east side of the Multipurpose Building.
• Wednesday night is also Mascot Night with mascots from local businesses and organizations in attendance to play a mascot game at halftime of the Mules and Hornets.
• UCM Elliott Student Union will have inflatable games open for children on the west end of the arena from the start of the Jennies game until the end of halftime of the Mules game.
• Once again this year, Sodexo Courtside Cafe will be open from halftime of the Jennies game until the start of the Mules game.

Saturday, Feb. 1
• It will be the Jennies 50th Anniversary celebration with special recognition during halftime of the Jennies game. Fans will receive a commemorative 50th Anniversary print while supplies last.
• Saturday will also be Military Appreciation Day. All active and retired military and their family members are admitted free.

How to Watch
• This week's games will be aired on the MIAA Network on the Jennies BlueFrame portal. Greg Hassler will be calling the action. Live stats are available and found at ucmathletics.com.

Tip Off
• The Jennies are back home after going 2-0 in Oklahoma
• UCM handled Rogers State and Northeastern State last weekend.

Story Lines
• The Jennies sit atop the MIAA standings as the only unbeaten team at 9-0.
• UCM is in the midst of a season-long 12-game winning streak.
• Central Missouri and Emporia split last year with the road team winning each game. The Jennies have won five of their last six against Washburn. 
• Not only are the Jennies unbeaten in the MIAA this season, they are also unbeaten in Warrensburg having gone 8-0 at home. 

Quick Hits
Last Time Out
• Central Missouri kept rolling with wins over Rogers State & Northeastern State on the road. The Jennies 86 points against the Hillcats were the most they've scored against a D2 opponent this season. Megan Skaggs scored 20.5 ppg & was the MIAA Player of the Week.

Previously vs. Emporia State/Washburn
• Emporia State led a big fourth-quarter comeback against the Jennies last year in a 65-62 win. They outscored UCM by 10, 24-14 in the final frame. Megan Skaggs scored 24 points.
• The Jennies outscored Washburn 42-19 in the first half in their last meeting with Washburn before going on to win 80-55. Sydney Crockett was 6-8 from three and scored 24 points. 

Jennies in the Rankings
• The Jennies have been ranked by the WBCA in 42 of the last 49 polls dating back to the 2016-17 season. They re-entered the WBCA top-25 rankings this week at No. 22 after receiving votes the last few weeks.
• Central Missouri is ranked 14th in the D2CCA poll.
• The Jens were picked second in the MIAA preseason coaches poll, following their 15-4 conference season in 2018-19.

Individual Milestones
• Kim Crown is nine points away from 300. 
• Megan Skaggs is 11 points away from 1500.
• Morgan VanHyfte is 10 points shy of 200.

1,000 Point Club
• Both Morgan Fleming & Megan Skaggs started the 2019-20 year as members of the 1,000 point club. Fleming has 1319 while Skaggs is at 1,489. Skaggs is currently 9th all-time, 56 points away from 8th. Fleming is 18th & 18 away from 17th.

10 Below
• For the last four seasons the Jennies have made a habit of holding teams to fewer than 10 points in at least one quarter. It's happened in 54 games dating back to the 2016-17 season and in those games, UCM is 49-5. The Jens were 15-1 when doing so in 2016-17 and 18-1 in the run to the national championship, including four of the six NCAA postseason games. The Jens defense has cranked it up again, holding opponents to fewer than 10 points in eight of their 16 games, and are 7-1 so far in 2019 when doing so.

60 and Under
• In 14 of 18 games this season, the Jennies have held opponents to fewer than 60 or fewer points scored. Truman State was the first to break the 60-point barrier hitting 63. The most UCM has allowed this season is 64.
• The Jennies are allowing just 55.4 points per game this season which is the second-best in the MIAA and the 18th best in Division II.

Who's Hot?
• Morgan VanHyfte remains hot with 8.1 ppg, 18 steals, 16 assists and 12 rebounds in her last five games. 
• Ellisha Davis has hit a three in back-to-back games. 
• Nija Collier has back-to-back double-doubles and eight straight double-digit point games. 

Pulling Away
• The Jennies have been pulling away in the second halves of games this season. They are scoring 36 points in the second half this season and 33.3 in the first half. 
• UCM has built leads with their defense in the 1st, allowing just 211 1st-quarter points. The next fewest is 224 points allowed in the 3rd

MIAA Leaders
• Megan Skaggs is second in the MIAA scoring 16.7 points per game while Morgan Fleming is 10th at 14.8. Both Skaggs, Fleming and Nija Collier are in the top-10 in scoring in MIAA only games. 
• Collier is also leading the league in rebounding with 9.1 and is second with 1.7 blocks per game. 
• Megan Skaggs and Morgan VanHyfe are each tied for sixth with 1.6 steals per game. 

Go Up and Get Em!
• The Jennies rebounding has been outstanding in MIAA games. They are the only team to average more than 40 rebounds in MIAA contests at 41.6 per game and their +12 rebounding margin is the best by nearly a 2:1 margin.
• Nija Collier is pulling down 10.7 rebounds in MIAA games, the only player in double-figures. 

Scouting the Opposition
Emporia State Hornets (14-4, 7-2 MIAA)
• Emporia State are winners of 11 of their last 13 games but are just 2-4 on the road this season.
• The Hornets are deadly from three shooting 37.5% for the season and have only gotten better in league games, shooting 39.2%. Both of those lead the MIAA and they are 16th in D2.
• Mollie Mounsey has been the biggest threat shooting 43.7%. She averages 14.5 points per game.
• Freshman Tre'Zure Jobe is the leading candidate for MIAA Freshman of the Year. She leads the team scoring 16.6 points per game and shooting 43% from the floor with 62 assists.
• The Hornets also leads the league in steals with 250. They have forced 395 turnovers, nearly 22 per game while losing it just 213 times themselves.
•ESU is getting outrebounded 35.7-32.7 this season and are third from the bottom in team rebounds.
Player to Watch
#22 Mollie Mounsey (5-10, F, Sr., Follett, Texas) - MIAA Player of the Week, leads league in 3FG%, 43.7%

Washburn Ichabods (10-8, 4-5 MIAA)
• Washburn has been a streaky team this year and is currently on a two-game winning streak after wins at home over Central Oklahoma and Newman.
• The Ichabods have been a different team at home and on the road. They are 6-2 in home games and just 1-5 in road contests. 
• Washburn is shooting 43% from the floor and 35% from three this season. They have three averaging double-figures as they score 69.4 points per game.
• Hunter Bentley leads the team scoring 13 points per game and is coming down with seven rebounds per game along with 13 blocks and 34 steals.
• Washburn is turning the ball over 14.8 times per game this season while forcing 14.3.
• The Ichabods are a +1.4 in rebounding. 
Player to Watch
#3 Reagan Phelan (5-6, G, Sr., Holyrood, Kan.) - 12.7 ppg, 91 assists, 42.4% FG%