No. 7 Jennies Face Washburn and Emporia State on the Road Thursday and Saturday

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Women's Basketball | 1/4/2023 10:51:00 AM

Game 12: No. 7 Central Missouri (11-0, 7-0 MIAA) at Washburn (6-5, 2-3 MIAA)
Thursday, Jan. 5 | 5:30 p.m. | Topeka, Kan. (Lee Arena)
Radio: 1450 KOKO, 107.9 FM, 98.5 The BAR | TV: MIAA Network (PPV)

Game 13: No. 7 Central Missouri at Emporia State (9-4. 4-3 MIAA)
Saturday, Jan. 7 | 1:30 p.m. | Emporia, Kan. (William L. White Auditorium)
Radio: 1450 KOKO, 107.9 FM, 98.5 The BAR | TV: MIAA Network (PPV)

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Tip-Off

No. 7-ranked Central Missouri Jennies basketball (11-0, 7-0 MIAA) is scheduled to travel to Topeka, Kan., for a MIAA contest against the Washburn Ichabods (6-5, 2-3 MIAA) Thursday, Jan. 5, at 5:30 p.m. inside Lee Arena before trekking to Emporia, Kan., for a 1:30 p.m. conference tussle at Emporia State (9-4, 4-3 MIAA) Saturday, Jan. 7, inside White Auditorium.
Central Missouri is coming off a 55-50 victory over No. 22-ranked Nebraska Kearney Monday, Jan. 2, in Warrensburg.
Through 11 games, the Jennies are paced by redshirt sophomores Brooke Littrell (19.5 ppg., 10.0 rpg., .530 FG%, .371 3FG%, .804 FT%, 23 A, 13 Blk, 18 Stl), Olivia Nelson (14.0 ppg., 2.7 rpg., .560 FG%, .360 3FG%, .852 FT%, 44 A, 15 Stl) and Lauren Frost (8.9 ppg., 4.7 rpg., .388 FG%, 44 A, 15 Stl), and junior Ashley Tull (9.0 ppg., 7.0 rpg., .475 FG%, 14 Blk, 9 Stl).
As a team, UCM is averaging 78.4 points and 42.2 rebounds per game and shooting 48.5 percent from the field while holding its opponents to 57.7 points and 31.2 rebounds per game and a 36.4 percent field-goal percentage.
The Jennies are fifth in all of NCAA Division II in field-goal percentage through 11 games at 48.5 percent. UCM has converted 333 out of 686 shot attempts going into Thursday's game. Central Missouri is also ranked in the top-50 in blocks per game (50th with 3.5 per game), field-goal percentage defense (49th at .364), rebound margin (seventh at +11.0), rebounds per game (34th with 42.2 per game), scoring defense (39th at 57.7 points per game), scoring margin (11th at +20.6), scoring offense (17th at 78.4 points per game) and turnovers per game (14th at 12.9 per game).

Last Time Out

Brooke Littrell and Olivia Nelson each scored 13 points as the No. 11-ranked Central Missouri Jennies basketball team grinded out a 55-50 victory over the Nebraska Kearney Lopers Monday, Jan. 2, inside the UCM Multipurpose Building.
Littrell added a game-high 13 rebounds to her 13 points for her sixth double-double of the season.
Ashley Tull tallied 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field and a 3-for-4 showing at the free-throw and had a game-best three blocks while Lauren Frost scored 10 points and dished out a team-high three assists, rounding out the Jennies in double figures.
Central Missouri shot 37 percent from the floor for the game, going 21-of-57, and were 12-of-19 at the free-throw line for 63 percent.
UCM and Nebraska Kearney both tallied 38 rebounds in the contest, but the Jennies outscored the Lopers in the paint, 36-26, and netted 12 points off 15 UNK turnovers.

Last Time Out vs. Washburn

Brooke Littrell scored 25 points as Central Missouri Jennies basketball fell at Washburn, 72-71, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, inside Lee Arena.
Littrell went 6-of-14 from the floor and made a career-best 13 of 13 free-throws for her game-best 25 points and added a team-best eight rebounds.
Nija Collier (18 points) and Olivia Nelson (12 points) also reached double figure scoring in the contest.
UCM shot 47 percent from the field (25-of-53), 33 percent from three-point range (6-for-18) and went a perfect 15-of-15 at the free-throw line in the game, but were outrebounded, 30-28, and outscored in the paint, 34-28, by the Ichabods.
Washburn shot 50 percent from the floor (27-of-54) for the contest.

Last Time Out vs. Emporia State

Central Missouri Jennies basketball outscored the Emporia State University Lady Hornets 28-8 in the first quarter and never looked back, never trailing in an 83-49 rout of the Lady Hornets in an MIAA game Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, inside the UCM Multipurpose Building.
The 34-point margin of victory was the largest for Central Missouri against Emporia State since a 36-point win in 1984.
Brooke Littrell posted her eighth double-double of the season with a game-high 22 points to go along with 11 rebounds while Charley Bovaird tied her career-high with 18 points on six three-pointers and Kade Hackerott scored a career-best 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting, pacing UCM offensively.
Olivia Nelson dished out a career-high eight assists, and Nija Collier snagged a game-best 12 rebounds.
Including the 28-point first-quarter offensive blitz, the Jennies outscored the Lady Hornet in three of the four quarters in the contest.
UCM shot 48 percent from the field (30-for-62) and 36 percent from three-point range (11-for-31) and went 12-of-16 at the free-throw line (75 percent) for the game.
Central Missouri outrebounded Emporia State, 47-30, and outscored ESU in the paint, 32-16, off turnovers, 15-7, and second chance points, 17-1.
The Jennies limited the Lady Hornets to just 26 percent shooting from the floor and 15 percent from beyond-the-arc in the contest.

Individual Milestones

Brooke Littrell became the 30th student-athlete in UCM Women's Basketball history to score at least 1,000 career points after converting a three-pointer with 6:32 to go in the first quarter in the Jennies' win over Newman Dec. 3.
Olivia Nelson is 95 points shy of 1,000 for her Central Missouri career. Going into Thursday's game, she sits at 905 career points.

Jennies in the Rankings

UCM is ranked No. 7 in the most recent WBCA Division II Coaches' Poll and second in the latest D2SIDA Division II Media Poll.
Central Missouri was picked third in the 2022-23 MIAA Preseason Media Poll and fifth in the Preseason Coaches' Poll. UCM received three first-place votes and 218 points in the media poll and 127 points in the coaches' poll.

Welcome to the 'Burg!

Central Missouri has six newcomers on its 2022-23 roster, including two high school freshmen (Cierra Smith, G; Lauren Blake, G), two junior college transfers (Alyssa Morris, F; Ashley Tull, F), one Division II transfer (Robin Campbell, G) and one Division I transfer (Lauren Frost, G).

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