Game 9: Central Missouri (5-3, 1-0 MIAA) at No. 20 Missouri Western (6-0, 2-0 MIAA)
Saturday, Dec. 11 | 1:30 p.m. | St. Joseph, Mo. (MWSU Fieldhouse)
Radio: 1450 KOKO, 107.9 FM, 98.5 The BAR
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Game 10: Central Missouri vs. Northwest Missouri State (7-1, 2-0 MIAA)
Monday, Dec. 13 | 5:30 p.m. | Warrensburg, Mo. (Multipurpose Building)
Radio: 1450 KOKO, 107.9 FM, 98.5 The BAR
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• Santa will be in attendance at the game!
• Toys for Tots will also be in attendance, and fans can make a donation to the local "Toys for Tots" campaign with a new toy or cash donation.
• Anyone who makes a donation of a new toy or at least $5 cash donation will receive a coupon for a FREE medium-sized concrete mixer from Culver's of Warrensburg!

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Tip-Off
• Central Missouri Jennies basketball is scheduled to continue MIAA play with a road contest at No. 20 Missouri Western Saturday, Dec. 11, at 1:30 p.m. in St. Joseph, Mo., at the MWSU Fieldhouse before returning home to the Multipurpose Building for a 5:30 p.m. showdown against Northwest Missouri Monday, Dec. 13.

Storylines
• The Jennies are 5-3 overall and 1-0 in the MIAA after rolling to a 71-46 win over Lincoln Dec. 5 in their MIAA opener.
• Through eight games, the Jennies are led by redshirt senior forward Nija Collier 20.9 ppg., 12.4 RPG, 1.9 BPG), redshirt freshman forward Brooke Littrell (17.3 ppg., 8.6 RPG) and redshirt freshman guard Olivia Nelson (17.3 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 5.5 APG, 2.0 SPG).
• Collier (second), Nelson (seventh) and Littrell (eighth) all rank in the top-10 in the MIAA in scoring through eight games.
• Collier leads the conference on the glass with her 12.4 rebounds per game while Littrell is seventh in rebounding at 8.6 rebounds per game.
• Collier leads the MIAA in field-goal percentage (62-101, .614) while Nelson is second (46-85, .541) and Littrell is sixth (51-102, .500).
• Redshirt freshman guard Charley Bovaird paces the conference in three-point field-goal percentage after eight games, making 21 out of 45 attempts for 46.7 percent.
• Collier leads the MIAA and ranks 10th in NCAA-II in rebounds with 99 in four games.
• Collier's team-high six double-doubles leads the MIAA and is second in NCAA-II, while Littrell's five double-doubles is third in the conference and eighth in NCAA-II.
• Nelson is second in the MIAA in assists per game at 5.5, while Collier leads the league in blocks with 1.9 blocks per g

Jennies in the Rankings
• The defending NCAA Division II Central Region Champion Jennies were picked to finish second this year in the MIAA preseason coaches' poll. UCM received three first-place votes in the poll.
• Central Missouri was voted to tie for first with Fort Hays State in the MIAA preseason media poll. The Jennies tallied 118 points and five first-place votes in the poll.
• The Jennies are receiving votes in the most recent WBCA Division II Coaches' Poll released Dec. 7. UCM is right outside the top-25, receiving 51 votes for 26th.

Individual Milestones
 • Nija Collier is third in career blocks at UCM with 113 through eight games this season. She needs 13 blocks to move up to second in program history.

Last Time Out for the Jennies
• Nija Collier scored a career-high 31 points and Kade Hackerott added a career-best 13 points, helping No. 25-ranked Central Missouri Jennies basketball to a 71-46 victory over the Lincoln Blue Tigers in the MIAA opener for both teams Sunday, Dec. 5, inside the Multipurpose Building.
• Collier went 14-for-18 from the floor, including a 2-for-2 performance from three-point range, and added a free-throw for her career-high 31 points in the contest while Hackerott scored her career-best 13 points on 50 percent shooting from the field (6-for-12) and a 1-of-2 showing at the foul line.
• Collier added a game-high 11 rebounds to secure her team-best sixth double-double of the season. Olivia Nelson netted 13 points and dished out a career-high eight assists.
• For the game, Central Missouri went 29-of-54 from the field for 54 percent and 4-of-13 from beyond-the-arc for 31 percent. The Jennies made nine of 13 free throws for 69 percent.
• UCM dominated Lincoln in the paint, outscoring the Blue Tigers, 50-24. The Jennies outrebounded Lincoln, 30-27, and forced 21 Blue Tiger turnovers which led to 18 Central Missouri points. The Jennies also had 16 assists and 10 steals in the game.

Up Next
• The Jennies travel to Missouri Southern in Joplin, Mo., and Pittsburg State in Pittsburg, Kan., for a pair of conference games Dec. 16 and 18.