Truman State University vs. University of Illinois-Springfield Game 9 tRuMAn Bulldogs uIs PRAIRIe stARs 2010-11 Record: ........4-4 2010-11 Record: ........4-4 WednesdAy , d eceMBeR 29, 2010 MIAA Record: .............3-2 GLVC Record: .............2-2 tRAc (3,000 cAP .) Last Five Games: .......3-2 Last Five Games: .......2-3 sPRIngFIeld , I ll . seRIes InFoRMAtIon Record: ..............................5-0 Truman MedIA InFoRMAtIon Last Meeting: ......................Dec. 9, 2009 Radio: .................104.7 FM KRES (Pregame show 5:20 p.m.) ..........................................Truman won 69-62 (Kirksville) Audio Webcast .....www.centralmoinfo.com (click on “Live Sports Broadcasts”) In Kirksville .........................5-0 Truman Video Webcast: ....http://www.b2livetv.com/partner_members.asp?id=295 In Springfield ......................0-0 Live Stats: ...........http://www.sidearmstats.com/truman/wbball/index.htm Neutral Site .........................0-0 Game Preview: 2010-11 schedule & Results The Truman Women’s basketball team returns to the floor for their final non-con - ference game of the season as they will play at the University of Illinois-Springfield Fri. Nov. 19 vs. Barry University (Fla.) ...............L 63-44 on Wednesday. It will be the start of a three-game road trip for the Bulldogs who Sat. Nov. 20 @ Nova Southeastern (Fla.) ...........L 73-67 will face Fort Hays State and Nebraska-Omaha next week during the holiday break. Sat. Nov. 27 Maryville University (Mo.) .....W 73-61 Both the Bulldogs and Prairie Stars are 4-4 on the season. Wed. Dec. 1 Missouri Southern * ...............W 71-58 Truman will be looking for their third straight road victory in their first visit to the Sat. Dec. 4 @ Pittsburg State (Kan.) * ............W 55-46 UIS campus. The Bulldogs are coming off a pair of losses to top 10 teams in the Tue. Dec. 7 @ Southwest Baptist (Mo.) * .........W 68-65 nation in Washburn (Kan.) and Emporia State at home on consecutive Saturdays. Truman led at half in both games. Sat. Dec. 11 Washburn (Kan.) * ..................L 57-51 Junior Breanna Daniels leads Truman with a 15.9 points per game mark and has Sat. Dec. 18 Emporia State (Kan.) * ............L 65-53 scored in double-figures over the past 13 games dating back to last season. Fresh - Wed. Dec. 29 @ Illinois-Springfield ...................5:30 p.m. man Nicole Gloor is second on the team in scoring at 12.3 points per game and Mon. Jan. 3 @ Fort Hays State (Kan.) * .........5:30 p.m. made her first collegiate start against Emporia in Truman’s last game. Wed. Jan. 5 @ Nebraska-Omaha * .................5:30 p.m. The Bulldogs are ranked in the top five in the MIAA in scoring defense (61.0/ppg Sat. Jan. 8 Northwest Missouri * ...........5:30 p.m. allowed-5th), field goal percentage (.414 – 5th), defensive three-point field goal per - Wed. Jan. 12 Missouri Western * ...............5:30 p.m. centage (.279 – 3rd), free throw percentage (.738 – 2nd), rebounding defense (22.0 Sat. Jan. 15 Lincoln (Mo.) * .....................1:00 p.m . – 2nd), and rebounding margin (+3.9 – 4th). Illinois-Springfield opened the season with a 3-1 record with wins over Robert Wed. Jan. 19 @ Central Missouri * ...................5:30 p.m. Morris (69-63) , Lincoln (62-44) and Blackburn 76-71. The Prairie Stars lost three Sat. Jan. 22 @ Missouri Southern * ................1:00 p.m. straight Division II games to GLVC members Drury (70-60) and Missouri S&T (60- Wed. Jan. 26 Pittsburg State (Kan.) * .......5:30 p.m. 46) and to Oakland City (75-67). They were victorious against Eureka College on Sun. Jan. 30 @ Emporia State (Kan.) * ...........1:30 p.m. Dec. 18th by an 87-70 tally. Wed. Feb. 2 @ Washburn (Kan.) * .................5:30 p.m. Paulia Pogorzelski leads the team in scoring and leads the GLVC in rebounding. Sat. Feb. 5 Southwest Baptist (Mo.) * ...1:00 p.m. The 6-1 senior averages 14.1 points per game and has pulled down 7.9 rebounds Thur. Feb. 10 Fort Hays State (Kan.) * .......5:30 p.m. per contest. She is also second in the conference with a 1.4 blocks per game aver - Sat. Feb. 12 Nebraska-Omaha * ..............1:00 p.m. age. The Prairie Stars are second in the GLVC in defensive field goal percentage Wed. Feb. 16 Northwest Missouri * ...........5:30 p.m. (.358) and in steals per game (10.9). They shoot the ball at a 40% clip and 35% Sat. Feb. 19 @ Missouri Western * .................5:30 p.m. from beyond the arc. UIS averages 6.1 three-pointers per game and 66.1 points per Wed. Feb. 23 @ Lincoln (Mo.) * .......................5:30 p.m. game. Sat. Feb. 26 Central Missouri * ................1:00 p.m. * Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Game 2010-11 MIAA stAndIngs 2010-11 R osteR MIAA Overall No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown High School W L Pct. W L Pct. 2 Kayla Klopfenstein G 5-9 Fr. Marion, Iowa Linn-Mar Emporia St. 501.000 81.889 3 Amy Galey * G 5-6 Sr. Excelsior Springs, Mo. Excelsior Springs (Highland CC) Washburn 41.800 81.889 10 Kaitlin Stump G 5-7 Fr. Lancaster, Mo. Schuyler Mo. Southern 41.800 63.667 Mo. Western 32.600 72.778 13 Jenny Dorman * G 5-7 Jr. Pella, Iowa Pella (Missouri S&T) Truman 32.600 44.500 15 Jennifer Conway * F 6-0 So. Waterloo, Ill. Waterloo Fort Hays St. 23.400 54.556 21 Megan Sharpe * F 5-11 So. Edwardsville, Ill. Edwardsville Central Mo. 23.400 65.545 22 Becka McHenry * G 5-7 So. Fraser, Mich. Fraser Pittsburg St. 23.400 45.444 Neb.-Omaha 14.200 45.444 24 Malorie Kiecker *** F 5-11 Sr. Watertown, Wis. Luther Prep Southwest Baptist 14.200 45.444 25 Bianca Szafarowicz F 5-11 Fr. Wheeling, Ill. Wheeling Lincoln 05.000 18.111 32 Nicole Gloor F 5-10 Fr. Overland Park, Kan. Blue Valley 33 Cassie Hunt C 6-0 Sr. Richmond, Mo. Richmond (NC Missouri) Mar. 3-6 MIAA Postseason Tournament 42 Breanna Daniels ** G 5-9 Jr. Ridgedale, Mo. Hollister Kansas City’s Municpal Auditorium 44 Erin Glogovsky F 6-0 Jr. Wadsworth, Ill. Carmel Catholic (Ill.-Springfield) TRUMANBULLDOGS .COM Last Year’s Recap: HOW YOU SAY? heAd coAch MIchAel sMIth This will be the sixth meeting between Michael Smith begins the Bulldogs and Prairie Stars and first Bianca Szafarowicz - (Suh-Far-Ro-witz) his third season as the Tru - ever meeting in Springfield. The previous Kayla Klopfenstein (Klaw-fen-steen) five have all been played in Kirksville. man women’s basketball Erin Glogovsky (Gluh-gaw-skee) head coach in 2010 after Last year, Truman finished the first half being named the ninth on an 18-3 run and held on for a 69-62 victory over Illinois-Springfield. Breanna head coach of the Truman game field goal percentage so far this sea - Daniels scored a team-high 16 points while son. Truman shot 60.9% (28-of-26) against women’s basketball pro - Amy Galey dished out six assists to go along Southwest Baptist on Dec. 7th. Truman also gram in April of 2008. with her 11 points. Erin Glogovsky led the registered the best three-point shooting by Smith previously served as Prairie Stars with 17 points and 16 rebounds percentage that game with a five of eight an assistant coach at the but will now wear the Bulldog uniform after performance for 62.5%. University of Arkansas-Lit - transferring to Truman this past summer. • Truman is averaging 60.2 points per tle Rock as well as a head Just two players on the UIS roster played game, last season the Bulldogs averaged coach at Moberly Area in the game at Truman last year. Paulina 61.6. Community College. Pogrozelski had a double-double with 12 • Other key stat comparisons from this In his first season at points and 10 rebounds and Emmarie Snyder year to last year include: Truman, the Bulldogs went did not score but had three assists in 33 min - o FG% .414 from .403 8-19 and tied for eighth in utes. o 3FG% .319 from .356 the MIAA. The squad won o FT% .738 from .779 four of their final six games and lost a standings tie- Bulldog Coaching Staff: • Breanna Daniels leads the team with breaker for the right to compete in the conference’s Head Coach Michael Smith enters his third eight 10-point plus games this season and post-season tournament. year at the helm of the Truman Women’s has 40 for her career. She is the active lead - In 2009-10, the Bulldogs finished 11-16 overall and Basketball program. Smith was 8-19 in his ing scorer with 713 points. first season and improved by three games 6-14 in the MIAA. Truman won four straight before its • Truman is shooting 73% from the foul last year to 11-16. The Bulldogs won six of line overall and 76% in the final five minutes season finale to make a late charge at the conference their first 10 games and four of their last five of games. tournament but ended up two games short of eighth in 2009-10. place. Sophomore Breanna Daniels earned honorable Smith took over the program in April of Up Next: mention all-conference honors after leading the team 2008 and was previously the assistant coach The Bulldogs will play at Fort Hays State with a 13.1 points per game mark. at Division I University of Arkansas-Little next Monday, Jan. 3rd and at the University Smith graduated from Central Methodist University Rock. of Nebraska-Omaha on Jan. 5th before re - and began his coaching career as a graduate assistant Joining Smith in her first year on the Tru - turning home for three straight MIAA games.