Truman State University vs. Missouri Western State University Game 13 tRuMAn Bulldogs MWsu gRIFFons MWsu gRIFFons AtuRdAy AnuARy 2010-11 Record: ........6-6 2010-11 Record: ........8-4 sAtuRdAy , J AnuARy 12, 2011 MIAA Record: .............4-4 MIAA Record: .............5-3 PeRshIng ARenA (2,400 cAP .) Last Five Games: .......2-3 Last Five Games: .......4-1 KIRKsvIlle , M o. seRIes InFoRMAtIon Record: ..............................47-16 Mo. Western MedIA InFoRMAtIon Last Meeting: ......................Feb. 20, 2010 Radio: .................104.7 FM KRES (Pregame show 5:20 p.m.) ..........................................Truman won 73-67 (Kirksville) Audio Webcast .....www.centralmoinfo.com (click on “Live Sports Broadcasts”) In Kirksville .........................21-10 Mo. Western Video Webcast: ....http://www.b2livetv.com/partner_members.asp?id=295 In St. Joseph ......................25-5 Mo. Western Live Stats: ...........http://www.sidearmstats.com/truman/wbball/index.htm Neutral Site .........................1-1 Tied Game Preview: 2010-11 schedule & Results Two teams that are both looking for respect in the MIAA will clash on Wednesday night in Pershing Arena as the Truman Bulldogs (6-6; 4-4 MIAA) will host the Mis - Fri. Nov. 19 vs. Barry University (Fla.) ...............L 63-44 souri Western Griffons (8-4; 5-3 MIAA) in a key conference contest. Sat. Nov. 20 @ Nova Southeastern (Fla.) ...........L 73-67 Both teams were picked to finish in the bottom three in both the preseason MIAA Sat. Nov. 27 Maryville University (Mo.) .....W 73-61 coaches and media poll but both are currently sitting in the top six in the league Wed. Dec. 1 Missouri Southern * ...............W 71-58 standings. Sat. Dec. 4 @ Pittsburg State (Kan.) * ............W 55-46 Truman is coming off a heartbreaking 73-72 double-overtime loss to arguable the Tue. Dec. 7 @ Southwest Baptist (Mo.) * .........W 68-65 hottest team in the conference, Northwest Missouri State. The Bearcats won their Sat. Dec. 11 Washburn (Kan.) * ..................L 57-51 sixth straight league game despite being held to nearly 30 points below their season Sat. Dec. 18 Emporia State (Kan.) * ............L 65-53 scoring average in regulation and being outrebounded by a staggering 60-44 mar - Wed. Dec. 29 @ Illinois-Springfield ....................W 67-50 gin. Mon. Jan. 3 @ Fort Hays State (Kan.) * ...........W 54-45 The Bulldogs pulled down 60 rebounds, the most since 63 against Kentucky Wed. Jan. 5 @ Nebraska-Omaha * ....................L 78-74 State in non-conference play back in 2001 and had 27 offensive rebounds. Megan Sat. Jan. 8 Northwest Missouri * .......L 73-72 2OT Sharpe had nine offensive rebounds, four off the Truman and conference mark set Wed. Jan. 12 Missouri Western * ...............5:30 p.m. by former Bulldog Felicia Sutton in a game against Quincy on Dec. 11, 1990. Sharpe Sat. Jan. 15 Lincoln (Mo.) * .....................1:00 p.m . recorded her first career double-double with 12 points and 15 rebounds while Jen - nifer Conway notched her second straight double-double with 13 points and 14 Wed. Jan. 19 @ Central Missouri * ...................5:30 p.m. boards. Sat. Jan. 22 @ Missouri Southern * ................1:00 p.m. Truman enters the contest as the top defensive scoring team in the MIAA at 60.9 Wed. Jan. 26 Pittsburg State (Kan.) * .......5:30 p.m. points per game and is also first in defensive three-point percentage (.270), first in Sun. Jan. 30 @ Emporia State (Kan.) * ...........1:30 p.m. rebounding defensive (33.5/g) and first in offensive rebounds (14.9/g). Overall, the Wed. Feb. 2 @ Washburn (Kan.) * .................5:30 p.m. Bulldogs are second in the conference in scoring defense (62.4 ppg) and third in Sat. Feb. 5 Southwest Baptist (Mo.) * ...1:00 p.m. three-point field goal percentage (.340), three-point defense (.288) and rebounding Thur. Feb. 10 Fort Hays State (Kan.) * .......5:30 p.m. margin (+7.0/g). Sat. Feb. 12 Nebraska-Omaha * ..............1:00 p.m. Junior forward Breanna Daniels leads the team in scoring at 15.7 points per Wed. Feb. 16 Northwest Missouri * ...........5:30 p.m. game and is shooting 41% from field and from behind the arc while averaging 34.2 Sat. Feb. 19 @ Missouri Western * .................5:30 p.m. minutes per game. Senior guard Amy Galey leads the squad in assists at 4.7 per Wed. Feb. 23 @ Lincoln (Mo.) * .......................5:30 p.m. game and is second in rebounding at 5.2 per contest. Sat. Feb. 26 Central Missouri * ................1:00 p.m. Sophomore Jennifer Conway has scored in double-figures in her last three games * 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. GB W L Pct. 2 Kayla Klopfenstein G 5-9 Fr. Marion, Iowa Linn-Mar Washburn 71.875 -- 11 1 .917 3 Amy Galey * G 5-6 Sr. Excelsior Springs, Mo. Excelsior Springs (Highland CC) Emporia St. 71.875 -- 10 2 .833 10 Kaitlin Stump G 5-7 Fr. Lancaster, Mo. Schuyler Northwest Mo. 62.750 1 10 2 .833 Mo. Southern 63.667 1.5 85.615 13 Jenny Dorman * G 5-7 Jr. Pella, Iowa Pella (Missouri S&T) Mo. Western 53.625 284.667 15 Jennifer Conway * F 6-0 So. Waterloo, Ill. Waterloo Truman 44.500 366.500 21 Megan Sharpe * F 5-11 So. Edwardsville, Ill. Edwardsville Pittsburg St. 44.500 366.500 22 Becka McHenry * G 5-7 So. Fraser, Mich. Fraser Central Mo. 35.375 477.500 Fort Hays St. 36.333 4.5 67.461 24 Malorie Kiecker *** F 5-11 Sr. Watertown, Wis. Luther Prep Neb.-Omaha 26.250 557.417 25 Bianca Szafarowicz F 5-11 Fr. Wheeling, Ill. Wheeling Southwest Baptist 26.250 557.417 32 Nicole Gloor F 5-10 Fr. Overland Park, Kan. Blue Valley Lincoln 08.000 7111 .083 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 and has taken over the team lead in re - HOW YOU SAY? heAd coAch MIchAel sMIth bounding at 5.5 per game and blocks per Michael Smith begins game at 1.2. Bianca Szafarowicz - (Suh-Far-Ro-witz) his third season as the Tru - Missouri Western was last in the MIAA Kayla Klopfenstein (Klaw-fen-steen) man women’s basketball a season ago with a 5-15 league mark Erin Glogovsky (Gluh-gaw-skee) head coach in 2010 after and a 7-20 overall record but has already being named the ninth matched or exceeded those win totals head coach of the Truman through a dozen games this season. The Grif - University to the 2005 Division II National women’s basketball pro - fons have won five of their last six games, in - Title. She served the previous three seasons gram in April of 2008. cluding Saturday’s 67-65 nail biter at Lincoln. as an assistant coach at the University of Mis - Smith previously served as The Griffons leader, Jessica Koch, hit a souri-St. Louis. an assistant coach at the jumper to tie the game with the Blue Tigers University of Arkansas-Lit - with 1:08 showing and then knocked down Road Warriors: tle Rock as well as a head the game winner with six seconds left. Koch Truman is 4-2 on the road this season and coach at Moberly Area had 15 points on the night and leads the is one win away from matching the highest Community College. team in scoring at 15.8 points per game and win total since the 2000-01 season. The In his first season at assists at 4.6 per contest. Koch is also second most road wins in a season is eight set on Truman, the Bulldogs went in the MIAA among steal leaders at 2.7 per three different occasions (1978-79, 1990-91 8-19 and tied for eighth in game and is tied for 14 in rebounding at six a and 1998-99. The Bulldogs matched a pro - the MIAA. The squad won game. gram best four-game road winning streak four of their final six games and lost a standings tie- Rachel Luteyn and Lauren Nolke both av - from Dec. 4 through Jan. 3 this season. The breaker for the right to compete in the conference’s erage near 11 and a half points per game Bulldogs three conference road wins is the post-season tournament. while Brenna Saline leads the team in re - most since the 2002-03 season. In 2009-10, the Bulldogs finished 11-16 overall and bounding at 7.0/g. The Bulldogs are shooting 44% from the 6-14 in the MIAA. Truman won four straight before its field in road games and 33% from beyond season finale to make a late charge at the conference Last Season vs. Missouri Western: the arc. Breanna Daniels averages 16.5 tournament but ended up two games short of eighth The two teams split their games a season points per road game while Amy Galey leads place. Sophomore Breanna Daniels earned honorable ago with the Griffons winning 65-59 in St. in rebounds (6.2/g) and assists (4.6/g). Tru - mention all-conference honors after leading the team Joseph on Jan. 13th and the Bulldogs taking man has outscored their opponents on the with a 13.1 points per game mark. a 73-67 victory in Pershing Arena on Feb. road 385-357 including a 31-point advantage Smith graduated from Central Methodist University 20th.