Game 14: No. 17 Central Missouri (10-3, 4-3 MIAA) vs. Washburn (10-3, 5-2 MIAA)
Wednesday, Jan. 10 | 5:30 p.m. | Warrensburg, Mo. (UCM Multipurpose Building
Radio: 1450 KOKO, 98.5 The BAR (Greg Hassler, pxp; Brinkley Beever, color)
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Game 15: No. 17 Central Missouri vs. Emporia State (7-6, 4-3 MIAA)
Saturday, Jan. 13 | 1 p.m. | Warrensburg, Mo. (UCM Multipurpose Building
Radio: 1450 KOKO, 98.5 The BAR (Greg Hassler, pxp; Brinkley Beever, color)
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Tip-Off
- No. 17-ranked Central Missouri Jennies basketball (10-3, 4-3 MIAA) is scheduled to host the Washburn Ichabods (10-3, 5-2 MIAA) Wednesday, Jan. 10, at 5:30 p.m. and the Emporia State Lady Hornets (7-6, 4-3 MIAA) at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, inside the UCM Multipurpose Building in Warrensburg.
- UCM is coming off a 79-74 overtime loss at Nebraska Kearney Jan. 6.
- Through 13 games, the Central Missouri is paced by Brooke Littrell (19.4 ppg., 9.2 rpg., 2.5 apg., 1.5 spg.), Olivia Nelson (16.4 ppg., 4.4 apg., 2.4 spg., 2.4 rpg.) and Ashley Tull (9.4 ppg., 5.9 rpg., 1.3 bpg.).
- Littrell leads the MIAA in scoring through 13 games with her 19.4 points per game and .894 free-throw percentage.
- As a team through 13 contests, the Jennies are shooting 44.1 percent from the floor, 30.6 percent from three-point range and 73.5 percent at the free-throw line. UCM is outscoring its opponents, 75.0-63.3 and outrebounding adversaries, 37.3-33.2.
Last Time Out for UCM
- No. 11-ranked Central Missouri Jennies basketball fell to Nebraska Kearney in overtime, 79-74, in a MIAA contest Saturday afternoon, Jan. 6, inside the Health & Sports Center.
- Olivia Nelson netted 23 points on 9-of-18 shooting from the field and a 3-of-4 performance at the free-throw line and had five assists while Brooke Littrell added 22 points and pulled down 12 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season, leading Central Missouri.
- The Lopers outscored UCM in the fourth quarter, 24-12, and in overtime, 14-9, to overcome a 12-point third quarter deficit and post the victory.
- For the game, Central Missouri shot 42 percent from the field (28-of-66), 27 percent from three-point range (6-of-22) and 71 percent from the free-throw line (12-of-17). UCM was outrebounded by Nebraska Kearney, 38-32, and outscored in the paint, 46-32.
Individual Milestones
- UCM head coach Dave Slifer earned his 400th win at Central Missouri in the 66-64 overtime MIAA tournament semifinal win over Fort Hays State March 4, 2023. Slifer is an impressive 410-174 in his now 20 seasons as the Central Missouri women's basketball head coach. He's already the winningest head coach in both UCM and MIAA women's basketball history, and the second-winningest coach in NCAA Division II history (794 career victories in 33 seasons).
Jennies in the Rankings
- Central Missouri was picked first in both the 2023-24 MIAA Preseason Coaches and Media Polls. UCM received 167 points and 11 first-place votes in the coaches poll and 283 points and four first-place votes in the media poll.
- Central Missouri is ranked No. 17 in the latest WBCA Division II Top-25 Coaches Poll released Tuesday, Jan. 9.
Storylines
- UCM finished the 2022-23 season with an overall record of 25-5 and a MIAA mark of 19-3, placing second in the final conference standings. Central Missouri advanced to the NCAA-II Central Regional Tournament in Duluth, Minn., before falling in the first round to Minnesota State.
- The Jennies return four of five starters from last season's team, including defending MIAA Player of the Year and WBCA Coaches All-American Brooke Littrell and All-MIAA Defensive Team selection Olivia Nelson.
Jennies Basketball Inks High School Standout Taylor Weishaar During Signing Period
- University of Central Missouri Jennies basketball head coach Dave Slifer announced the signing of Riverside High School standout Taylor Weishaar to a National Letter of Intent during the 2023-24 signing period Friday, Nov. 17.
- Weishaar: 2023 Sports in Kansas 2A Player of the Year…First Team All-State as a junior…Two-time unanimous first team all-league…Second Team All-State as a sophomore…All-State Honorable Mention and all-league honorable mention as a freshman…four-year letterwinner…Averaged 17.2 points, 10.7 rebounds, 2.7 steals and 2.5 blocks per game as a junior…Helped her team to a Kansas 2A Substate Championship and Kansas 2A State Runner Up finish…Was also a four-year letterwinner in volleyball…First team all-league volleyball as a junior and senior…Daughter of Russell and Lori Weishaar…Plans to major in exercise science at UCM.
Returning Scoring
- The Jennies return 86 percent of their scoring from last season's team.
Up Next
- UCM travels to Northeastern State Jan. 18 and Rogers State Jan. 20 for a pair of MIAA games.
