Women's Basketball | 11/6/2026 10:56:00 AM

Game 4: No. 14 Central Missouri (2-1) vs. No. 25 UMSL (0-0)
Monday, Nov. 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Warrensburg, Mo. (Jerry M. Hughes Athletics Center)
Radio: 1450 KOKO AM, 98.5 The BAR FM, 92.1 FM (Greg Hassler, play-by-play; Kim Anderson, color commentary)
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MIAA/NSIC Regional Challenge
Game 5: No. 14 Central Missouri vs. Augustana [S.D.] (0-0)
Friday, Nov. 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Warrensburg, Mo. (Jerry M. Hughes Athletics Center)
Radio: 1450 KOKO AM, 98.5 The BAR FM, 92.1 FM (Greg Hassler, play-by-play; Kim Anderson, color commentary)
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Game 6: No. 14 Central Missouri vs. UMary (0-0)
Saturday, Nov. 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Warrensburg, Mo. (Jerry M. Hughes Athletics Center)
Radio: 1450 KOKO AM, 98.5 The BAR FM, 92.1 FM (Greg Hassler, play-by-play; Kim Anderson, color commentary)
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QUICK HITS

• Preseason No. 14-ranked University of Central Missouri Jennies Basketball (2-1) is set to open its 2026-27 home schedule at the Jerry M. Hughes Athletics Center in Warrensburg with three games, beginning on Monday, Nov. 9, at 6 p.m. against the preseason No. 25-ranked UMSL Tritons. UCM will then host the MIAA/NSIC Regional Challenge Nov. 13-14. The Jennies are slated to face Augustana (S.D.) on Friday, Nov. 13, at 6 p.m., before taking on the UMary Marauders on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 6 p.m. Missouri Southern will take on UMary at 8 p.m. on Friday and Augustana at 8 p.m. on Saturday.
• UCM opened its 2026-27 season with a 2-1 showing at the D2 CCA Midwest Tip-Off Challenge in Wisconsin Dells, Wis., Oct. 30-Nov. 1. The Jennies defeated Northern Michigan Oct. 30, 56-35, before falling to preseason No. 1 and defending National Champion Grand Valley State Oct. 31, 68-40, and taking down Lake Superior State Nov. 1, 82-63.
• Through three games, Central Missouri is led by junior Taylor Weishaar (16.7 ppg., 6.3 rpg., 3.7 spg., 2.3 bpg., .528 FG%, .786 FT%).
• The Jennies are coming off a 2025-26 season in which they won their 13th MIAA Regular Season Championship and advanced to the second round of the NCAA-II Central Region Tournament. UCM posted an overall record of 26-7 and a conference record of 17-2.
• Entering 2026-27, Central Missouri returns four of its five starters from last season, including First Team All-MIAA and MIAA All-Defensive Team selection Taylor Weishaar (14.5 ppg., 7.8 rpg., 1.8 apg., 1.6 bpg., .438 FG%, .267 3FG%, .723 FT%). The Jennies also return starters Neely Schaaf (7.8 ppg., 3.7 rpg., 2.7 apg., .383 FG%, .369 3FG%, .781 FT%), Hayden Heim (7.5 ppg., 4.7 rpg., 1.7 apg., 1.2 bpg., .409 FG%), and Makenzie Farmer (6.9 ppg., 2.9 rpg., 2.3 apg., .341 FG%, .314 3FG%, .700 FT%).
• Additionally, UCM returns Jayla Griffith (4.1 ppg., 1.8 rpg., 1.0 apg., .312 FG%) and Rylee Vierthaler (3.8 ppg., 2.1 rpg., 1.0 apg., .695 FG%).

LAST TIME OUT: NO. 14 JENNIES WRAP UP MIDWEST TIP-OFF CHALLENGE WITH WIN OVER LAKE SUPERIOR STATE

• No. 14-ranked University of Central Missouri Jennies Basketball wrapped up the 2026 Midwest Tip-Off Challenge with an 82-63 win over Lake Superior State on Sunday morning, Nov. 1, at Justagame Fieldhouse.
• UCM outscored the Lakers (0-3) in the second quarter, 22-13, to turn a three-point first-quarter lead into a 12-point advantage going into halftime, 37-25.
• The Jennies and Lake Superior State both scored 25 points in the third quarter, but Central Missouri bested LSSU in the fourth quarter, 20-13, to secure the 19-point victory.
• Taylor Weishaar scored a game-high 21 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the floor and a 5-of-6 showing at the free-throw line, and pulled down nine rebounds, while tallying five steals and three blocks, while Neely Schaaf added a career-high tying 17 points, Rylee Vierthaler posted 13 points, and Makenzie Farmer chipped in 10 points, leading UCM in the contest.
• Central Missouri went 31-of-64 from the floor (48 percent). 8-of-29 from three-point range (28 percent), and 12-of-15 at the free-throw line (80 percent), and outscored Lake Superior State in the paint, 42-24, and off turnovers, 28-10.
• Weishaar and Hayden Heim were voted to the Midwest Tip-Off Challenge All-Tournament Team for their performances in UCM's three games.

NEW FACES

• The Jennies welcome five newcomers to the team in 2026-27, including three high school freshmen and two transfers.
• The new high school freshmen include guards Alex Keister (Lee's Summit, Mo./Lee's Summit West HS), Regan Becker (Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley Northwest HS), and McKinli Mays (El Dorado Springs, Mo./El Dorado Springs HS), while the transfers are guards Holly Woods (Blue Springs, Mo./Southwestern Illinois College), and Enola Papin (Saint Etienne, France/Maryland Eastern Shore).

TAYLOR WEISHAAR AMONG JENNIES' CAREER LEADERS

• Taylor Weishaar is fourth in career blocks for the Jennies with 125 swats in 68 career games. She is one block shy of tying former Jennie Barb Sorenson (1986-90) for third in career blocks. 
• Weishaar surpassed 500 career rebounds in UCM's win over Northern Michigan on Oct. 30. Entering Monday, she sits at 523 boards.
• Weishaar is at 932 career points going into Monday's contest vs. UMSL.

JENNIES IN THE RANKINGS

• The Jennies are ranked No. 14 in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division II Preseason Coaches' Poll released on Oct. 27.
• UCM was voted preseason favorites in both the MIAA Preseason Coaches' and Media Polls released on Oct. 6.

SLIFER AMONG THE BEST

• Jennies Basketball 23rd-season head coach Dave Slifer is ranked third in career victories in all of NCAA (Division I, II, III) with 850 career wins in 37 years. In Division II, Slifer is second in career victories, trailing only Tom Shirley of Jefferson, who posted 905 victories in 43 years.

UP NEXT

• UCM hosts Lincoln in the Jerry M. Hughes Athletics Center on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 11:30 a.m. for the annual School Day Game for Warrensburg area elementary students.