Game 21: Central Missouri (14-6, 10-3 MIAA) vs. No. 25 Missouri Western (14-3, 8-3 MIAA)
Wednesday, Jan. 26 | 5:30 p.m. | Warrensburg, Mo. (Multipurpose Building)
Radio: 1450 KOKO, 107.9 FM, 98.5 The BAR
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Game 22: Central Missouri at Northwest Missouri State (13-5, 8-4 MIAA)
Saturday, Jan. 29 | 1:30 p.m. | Maryville, Mo. (Bearcat Arena)
Radio: 1450 KOKO, 107.9 FM, 98.5 The BAR
Live Stats

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Tip-Off
• Central Missouri Jennies basketball is scheduled to tip-off the second half of MIAA action this week, hosting No. 25 Missouri Western Wednesday, Jan. 26, at 5:30 p.m. at the Multipurpose Building before traveling to Maryville, Mo., for a 1:30 p.m. contest at Northwest Missouri State Saturday, Jan. 29.
• UCM has won six of its last seven games, including its last five contests.

Storylines
• The Jennies are 14-6 overall and 10-3 in the MIAA going into Wednesday's contest against Missouri Western. Central Missouri won a pair of MIAA road games in Oklahoma last week, winning at Northeastern State Jan. 20, 82-54, and Rogers State Jan. 22, 60-43.
• Through 20 games, the Jennies are led by redshirt freshman forward Brooke Littrell (19.3 ppg., 9.4 RPG, 1.4 APG, .825 FT%), redshirt senior forward Nija Collier (19.2 ppg., 11.3 RPG, 1.6 BPG, .539 FG%) and redshirt freshman guard Olivia Nelson (13.8 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 5.0 APG, 1.8 SPG, .511 3FG%).
• Littrell (second), Collier (third) and Nelson (10th) rank in the top-10 in scoring in the MIAA through 20 games.
• Collier leads the conference on the glass with her 11.3 rebounds per game while Littrell is fourth in rebounding at 9.4 rebounds per game.
• Collier is third in the MIAA in field-goal percentage (138-256, .539) while Littrell is sixth (140-292, .479).
• Collier is second in NCAA-II in total rebounds after 20 games with 225. She is 11th in NCAA-II and first in the conference with 11.3 rebounds per game. In addition, she is 25th in NCAA-II with her 19.2 points per game.
• Collier's 12 double-doubles leads the MIAA and is third in NCAA-II.
• Nelson is third in the MIAA in assists per game at 5.0, while Collier is third in blocks with 1.6 per game.
• Nelson ranks sixth in total assists in NCAA-II with 100 in 20 games.
• Charley Bovaird leads the MIAA and NCAA-II in minutes played at 722:27 through 20 games. Her 722:27 minutes are the most of ANY player in NCAA women's basketball this season -- regardless of division.

Individual Milestones
 • Nija Collier is second in career blocks at Central Missouri with 129. She is 91 blocks away from tying former UCM standout Kendra Banzet for most career blocks. Banzet had 220 from 1991-95.

Last Time Out for the Jennies
• Brooke Littrell and Nija Collier each recorded double-doubles and Charley Bovaird drilled four three-pointers leading Central Missouri Jennies basketball to a 60-43 win over the Rogers State Hillcats Saturday afternoon at the Claremore Expo Center.
• Littrell tallied her 11th double-double of 2021-22 with a game-best 19 points and 13 rebounds while Collier notched her team and MIAA-best 12 double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 boards.
• Bovaird netted 13 points, including drilling four treys. Olivia Nelson dished out a game-high seven assists and added a pair of steals, and Collier added a game-best three blocks.
• The Jennies shot only 36 percent from the floor (20-of-56) and 33 percent from three-point range (6-of-18), but owned the glass, outrebounding the Hillcats (7-12, 3-10 MIAA) 40-29, including 15 offensive boards, and outscored Rogers State in the paint, 24-16. UCM also had a 6-2 advantage in blocks.
• In addition, Central Missouri converted 14 free-throws on 21 attempts while Rogers State took just two foul shots in the contest, making one.

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.

Up Next
• The Jennies host Pittsburg State in an MIAA contest at the Multipurpose Building Wednesday, Feb. 2, at 5:30 p.m.