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Shawnee State Game Notes Game #11 -- Sat., Nov. 29, 2018 -- 6:00 p.m. Frank and Janis Waller Gymnasium -- Portsmouth, Ohio 2018-19 BEARS SCHEDULE vs. Oct.Oct. 26 26 KentuckyKentucky Christian Christian University University W,W, 110-37 110-37 Oct.Oct. 27 27 UniversityUniversity of of Northwestern Northwestern Ohio Ohio W,W, 72-40 72-40 Oct.Oct. 29 29 MoreheadMorehead State State University University (Ky.)^ (Ky.)^ L,L, 70-82 70-82 Nov.Nov. 2 2 BluefieldBluefield CollegeCollege (Va.)# (Va.)# W,W, 72-50 72-50 Nov. 3 Point Park University (Pa.)# W, 90-65 Nov. 3 Point Park University (Pa.)# W, 90-65 No. 2 Shawnee State Wilberforce (Ohio) Nov.Nov. 10 10 WestWest Virginia Virginia Tech Tech 6:00pmW, 93-63 Nov.Nov. 16 16 AsburyAsbury University University (Ky.)% (Ky.)% 6:00pmW, 97-66 7-2 (0-0 MSC) 3-4 (1-0 A.I.I.) Nov.Nov. 17 17 OaklandOakland City City University University (Ind.)% (Ind.)% 12:00pmW, 111-74 Nov.Nov. 23 23 (12)(12) MidAmerica MidAmerica Nazarene Nazarene (Kan.)& (Kan.)& 2:00pmL, 69-78 Head Coach Head Coach Nov.Nov. 24 24 (5)(5) Freed-Hardeman Freed-Hardeman Univ. Univ. (Tenn.)& (Tenn.)& 6:00pmL, 66-79 Derek Williams Nov. 29 Wilberforce University (Ohio) 6:00pm Jeff Nickel Nov. 29 Wilberforce University (Ohio) 6:00pm (6th yr., 148-39) (21st yr., 81-228*) Dec.Dec. 7 7 TalladegaTalladega College College (Ala.)@ (Ala.)@ 6:00pm6:00pm Dec. 8 University of the Virgin Islands@ 2:00pm Dec. 8 University of the Virgin Islands@ 2:00pm Last Game Last Game Dec.Dec. 16 16 InteramericanaInteramericana University University (P.R.) (P.R.) TBATBA L at Pikeville 67-50 Dec. 17 University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez TBA L vs. Freed-Hardeman 79-66 Dec. 17 University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez TBA Sat., Nov. 24, 2018 Wed., Nov. 28, 2018 Dec.Dec. 29 29 WestWest Virginia Virginia Tech Tech 2:00pm2:00pm Dec.Dec. 30 30 UniversityUniversity of of Saint Saint Francis Francis (Ind.) (Ind.) 2:00pm2:00pm Streak Jan. 5 University of Pikeville (Ky.)* 2:00pm Streak Jan. 5 University of Pikeville (Ky.)* 2:00pm Lost 1 Jan.Jan. 10 10 Univ.Univ. of of the the Cumberlands Cumberlands (Ky.)* (Ky.)* 6:00pm6:00pm Lost 2 Jan.Jan. 12 12 LifeLife University University (Ga.)* (Ga.)* 2:00pm2:00pm *- Record through 2005-06 Jan.Jan. 17 17 LindseyLindsey Wilson Wilson College College (Ky.)* (Ky.)* 7:00pm7:00pm Jan.Jan. 24 24 GeorgetownGeorgetown College College (Ky.)* (Ky.)* 6:00pm6:00pm Jan.Jan. 26 26 CampbellsvilleCampbellsville University University (Ky.)* (Ky.)* 2:00pm2:00pm Live Coverage Jan.Jan. 31 31 LifeLife University University (Ga.)* (Ga.)* 6:00pm6:00pm Video - Shawnee SportsNet - ssubears.com/sportsnet Feb.Feb. 2 2 Univ.Univ. of of the the Cumberlands Cumberlands (Ky.)* (Ky.)* 2:00pm2:00pm Feb.Feb. 7 7 CumberlandCumberland University University (Tenn.)* (Tenn.)* 6:00pm6:00pm Last Game Feb.Feb. 9 9 LindseyLindsey Wilson Wilson College College (Ky.)* (Ky.)* 2:00pm2:00pm L vs. Freed-Hardeman 79-66 - Sat., Nov. 24, 2018 Feb.Feb. 14 14 UniversityUniversity of of Pikeville Pikeville (Ky.)* (Ky.)* 6:00pm6:00pm Feb.Feb. 16 16 CumberlandCumberland University University (Tenn.)* (Tenn.)* 3:00pm3:00pm Previous Meeting Feb.Feb. 21 21 CampbellsvilleCampbellsville University University (Ky.)* (Ky.)* 6:00pm6:00pm Shawnee State 94, Wilberforce 49 - Fri., Nov. 8, 2013 Feb.Feb. 23 23 GeorgetownGeorgetown College College (Ky.)* (Ky.)* 2:00pm2:00pm Feb.Feb. 28-Mar. 28-Mar. 3 3 Mid-South Mid-South Conference Conference Tournament Tournament (Pikeville, Ky.) All-Time Series Mar.Mar. 13-19 13-19 NAIANAIA National National Tournament Tournament (Billings, (Billings, Mont.) Mont.) Shawnee State leads 20-1 # - Appalachian Wireless Classic (Pikeville, Ky.) #% - Appalachian- Zweifel-Pritchett Wireless Classic Classic (Wilmore, (Pikeville, Ky.) Ky.) %& -- Zweifel-PritchettNAIA Invitational Classic (Jackson, (Wilmore, Tenn.) Ky.) Next &@ - -NAIA Penn Invitational Station Classic (Jackson, (Portsmouth, Tenn.) Ohio) vs. Talladega (Ala.), Fri., Dec. 7, 2018, 6:00pm @$ -- PennPuerto Station Rico Classic Classic (Rincon, (Portsmouth, Puerto Ohio) Rico) $* - - Puerto Mid-South Rico ConferenceClassic (Rincon, Game Puerto ^ - Rico)Exhibition Game * - Mid-South Conference Game ^ - Exhibition Game FOLLOW THE BEARS ssubears.com @SSUBears @SSUBears ssubears ssubears.com/sportsnet Shawnee State Bears Basketball 2018-19 Game Notes Bears Host Wilberforce Looking for Bounce Back Shawnee State women’s basketball return to Portsmouth on Thursday night, taking on Wilberforce (Ohio) at Waller Gymna- sium. 2017-18 The Bears are 7-2 on the season after being swept in the NAIA STANDINGS Invitational Classic this past weekend. Shawnee State fell to No. 12 Team Conf. Overall MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 78-69 on Friday, November 23; the SHAWNEE STATE (OHIO) 14-0 31-4 Bears then fell to No. 5 Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 79-66 on Saturday, Campbellsville (Ky.) 12-2 29-6 November 24. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 10-4 26-8 Cumberland (Tenn.) 8-6 20-12 Wilberforce are 3-4 on the season, and are 1-0 in games against Pikeville (Ky.) 5-9 14-17 fellow Association of Independent Institutions members. The Cumberlands (Ky.) 4-10 16-13 Bulldogs fell to Pikeville on Wednesday night, losing on the road Georgetown (Ky.) 2-12 8-22 Life (Ga.) 1-13 11-20 67-50. Mustafa Notter scored 12 points to lead Wilberforce in the loss. Ashton Lovely continues to lead Shawnee State in scoring. The All- MSC SCHEDULE American averages 18.7 points per game, leading SSU in scoring in MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26 both games last weekend. SSU has three other players averaging Georgetown 84, Fisk (Tenn.) 48 double figure points: Shania Massie (13.2), Bailey Cummins (11.9) and Hannah Miller (11.8). TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Cumberlands (Ky.) 103, Simmons (Ky.) 39 Georgetown 68, Midway (Ky.) 54 Shawnee State and Wilberforce have met 21 times prior to Thurs- day night’s game, with the Bears leading the series 20-1. Shawnee WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 State won the last game in the series, defeating Wilberforce 94-49 Pikeville 67, Wilberforce (Ohio) 50 on November 8, 2013. Life at Selma (Ala.), CANCELLED Talladega (Ala.) 77, Cumberland (Tenn.) 57 Tipoff between the Bears and Bulldogs is set for 6:00pm. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Wilberforce (Ohio) at Shawnee State, 6pm Last Meeting Lindsey Wilson at Brescia (Ky.), 8:30pm Shawnee State 94, Wilberforce 49 - Fri., Nov. 8, 2013 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Cumberlands (Ky.) vs. Morris (S.C.), 6pm 2018-19 Stat Leaders Shawnee State Points- #3 Ashton Lovely, 18.7 ppg Rebounds- #21 Laken Smith, 5.3 rpg Assists- #34 Bailey Cummins, 4.8 apg FG%- #34 Bailey Cummins, 51.1% (46-90) 2018-19 3’s%- #14 Shania Massie, 41.5% (22-53) PRESEASON POLL FT%- #25 Hagen Schaefer, 100% (15-15) Team Points ‘16-17 SHAWNEE STATE (OHIO) 47 (5) 31-4, 14-0 Wilberforce Campbellsville (Ky.) 45 (3) 29-6, 12-2 Points- #20 Mustafa Notter, 10.6 ppg Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 37 26-8, 10-4 Pikeville (Ky.) 24 14-17, 5-9 Rebounds- #20 Mustafa Notter, 7.4 rpg Georgetown (Ky.) 23 8-22, 2-12 Assists- #23 Myla Kyle, 1.7 apg Cumberland (Tenn.) 19 20-12, 8-6 FG%- ##20 Mustafa Notter, 63.6% (21-33) Cumberlands (Ky.) 18 16-13, 4-10 3’s%- #4 Nia McCormick, 26.3% (5-19) Life (Ga.) 11 11-20, 1-13 FT%- #4 Nia McCormick, 100% (6-6) Shawnee State Bears Basketball 2018-19 Game Notes Head Coach - Jeff Nickel QUICK Jeff Nickel is in his sixth season as head coach of the Shawnee State women’s FACTS basketball program. In his time at the helm for the Bears, Nickel has guided the pro- gram to a 141-37 record over four seasons. SHAWNEE STATE INFORMATION Nickel’s teams have won three consecu- Location: Portsmouth, Ohio Founded: 1986 tive Mid-South Conference regular season Enrollment: 3,800 championships and four straight MSC Nickname: Bears Tournament Championships entering the Colors: Navy Blue and Gray 2018-19 season. Interim President: Dr. Jeff Bauer National Affiliation: NAIA-I Conference: Mid-South Conference Prior to being head coach at SSU, Nickel served as an assistant Director of Athletics: Jeff Hamilton coach for four seasons under previous women’s basketball Website: www.ssubears.com coach and NAIA Hall of Famer Robin Hagen-Smith. Nickel University website: www.shawnee.edu served briefly as interim head coach in 2012-13, going 5-1 be- Arena: Frank and Janis Waller Gymnasium fore Hagen-Smith returned to the sidelines. Prior to that, Nickel Opened: 1986 Capacity: 1,200 served as head boys’ basketball coach at his alma mater, Gree- Sports Information: Jonathon Loughridge nup County High School, in 2008-09, and was also head coach phone: (740) 351-3313 of the Portsmouth High School girls’ basketball team for two seasons from 2006-2008. TEAM INFORMATION Current record: 7-2 MSC record: 0-0 NAIA Top 25 Preseason Coaches’ Poll - October 23 2017-18 record: 31-4 Rank Prev. School Name (1st Place Votes) Record Points MSC record: 14-0 (1st) 1 7 Vanguard (Calif.) [5] 24-6 184 Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 2 1 Shawnee State (Ohio) [1] 31-4 182 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 8/2 3 3 Campbellsville (Ky.) 29-6 176 Preseason Ranking: #2 4 6 Columbia (Mo.) 28-6 169 Head Coach: Jeff Nickel (6th year) 5 2 Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) [2] 34-4 168 Alma Mater: Shawnee State ‘05 6 15 Wayland Baptist (Texas) 27-7 153 Record: 148-39 (.791) 7 9 Carroll (Mont.) 25-8 150 8 4 Westmont (Calif.) 26-7 144 Assistant Coach: Jack Branon 9 14 Montana Western 27-9 140 Alma Mater: Cedarville ‘66 10 5 Oklahoma City 28-6 133 Assistant Coach: Abby Feuchter 11 8 Central Methodist (Mo.) 28-8 132 Alma Mater: Shawnee State ‘16 12 12 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 27-7 124 Assistant Coach: Doran Martin 13 11 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 26-8 111 Alma Mater: Shawnee State