Truman State University vs. Pittsburg State University Game 5 tRuMAn Bulldogs pItt stAte goRIllAs 2010-11 Record: ........2-2 2010-11 Record: ........2-3 sAtuRdAy , d eceMBeR 4, 2010 MIAA Record: .............1-0 MIAA Record: .............0-1 John lAnce ARenA (5,500 cAp .) Last Five Games: .......2-2 Last Five Games: .......2-3 pIttsBuRg , K An . seRIes InFoRMAtIon Record: ..............................PSU Leads 24-10 MedIA InFoRMAtIon Last Meeting: ......................Jan. 27, 2010 Radio: .................104.7 FM KRES (Pregame show 5:20 p.m.) ..........................................PSU won 83-63 (Pittsburg) Audio Webcast .....www.centralmoinfo.com (click on “Live Sports Broadcasts”) In Kirksville .........................10-7 PSU Video Webcast: ....http://www.b2livetv.com/partner_members.asp?id=295 In Pittsburg .........................14-3 PSU Live Stats: ...........http://www.pittstategorillas.com/live/basketball/XLIVE.htm Neutral Site .........................none Game Preview: 2010-11 schedule & Results The Bulldog women’s basketball team will begin a two-game MIAA road swing on Saturday as they will face the Pittsburg State Gorillas at 1:30 p.m. from John Lance Fri. Nov. 19 vs. Barry University (Fla.) ...............L 63-44 Arena. The Bulldogs were 71-58 winners over Missouri Southern while the Gorillas Sat. Nov. 20 @ Nova Southeastern (Fla.) ...........L 73-67 fell to Missouri Western 73-55 in MIAA openers on Wednesday night. Sat. Nov. 27 Maryville University (Mo.) .....W 73-61 Missouri Southern held a six-point advantage for nearly seven minutes of the first Wed. Dec. 1 Missouri Southern * ...............W 71-58 half against the Bulldogs but once again the Truman bench played a key role in get - Sat. Dec. 4 @ Pittsburg State (Kan.) * ..........1:30 p.m. ting the team on track. Freshman Nicole Gloor scored six straight points in a Tru - Tue. Dec. 7 @ Southwest Baptist (Mo.) * .......5:30 p.m. man 11-0 run to give the Bulldogs a lead they would not relinquish at the 6:48 mark Sat. Dec. 11 Washburn (Kan.) * ...............1:00 p.m. of the first period. Sat. Dec. 18 Emporia State (Kan.) * .........5:30 p.m. The Truman bench followed last Saturday’s 50 point showing with another 33 on Wed. Dec. 29 @ Illinois-Springfield ...................5:30 p.m. Wednesday night. Starter Breanna Daniels had 16 points while Gloor added 15 for Mon. Jan. 3 @ Fort Hays State (Kan.) * .........5:30 p.m. the victorious ‘Dogs. Senior Amy Galey tied a career high with nine assists and Wed. Jan. 5 @ Nebraska-Omaha * .................5:30 p.m. pulled down a career-high seven rebounds. Sat. Jan. 8 Northwest Missouri * ...........5:30 p.m. Daniels and Gloor both average in double figures for Truman with Daniels ranked Wed. Jan. 12 Missouri Western * ...............5:30 p.m. second in the MIAA in scoring at 17.8 ppg. Gloor is second at 10.3 points while Sat. Jan. 15 Lincoln (Mo.) * .....................1:00 p.m . Galey is tied for the conference lead in assists per game at 5.5. The ‘Dogs as a team are second in the league in field goal percentage at 42% Wed. Jan. 19 @ Central Missouri * ...................5:30 p.m. and first in free throw shooting at 82.8%. Sat. Jan. 22 @ Missouri Southern * ................1:00 p.m. Pittsburg State is 2-3 on the young season and have lost their last two games, Wed. Jan. 26 Pittsburg State (Kan.) * .......5:30 p.m. 71-56 at Central Oklahoma and 73-55 to Missouri Western. Sun. Jan. 30 @ Emporia State (Kan.) * ...........1:30 p.m. Drew Roberts leads the Gorillas in scoring and is 11th in the MIAA at 13.8 points Wed. Feb. 2 @ Washburn (Kan.) * .................5:30 p.m. per game. Roberts has two, 21-point game performances through five games. Sat. Feb. 5 Southwest Baptist (Mo.) * ...1:00 p.m. Against the Griffons on Wednesday night, Roberts was held to just 11 points as Thur. Feb. 10 Fort Hays State (Kan.) * .......5:30 p.m. Missouri Western made nine three-pointers and dominated the Gorillas for the con - Sat. Feb. 12 Nebraska-Omaha * ..............1:00 p.m. ference win. Pitt shot 35% from the field and connected on seven of 23 three-point Wed. Feb. 16 Northwest Missouri * ...........5:30 p.m. tries. Sat. Feb. 19 @ Missouri Western * .................5:30 p.m. The Gorillas were picked fifth in the MIAA Coaches poll and fourth in the MIAA Wed. Feb. 23 @ Lincoln (Mo.) * .......................5:30 p.m. Media poll after finishing 14-14 and 12-8 in the MIAA a season ago. 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 Washburn 101.000 501.000 3 Amy Galey * G 5-6 Sr. Excelsior Springs, Mo. Excelsior Springs (Highland CC) Emporia St. 101.000 41.800 10 Kaitlin Stump G 5-7 Fr. Lancaster, Mo. Schuyler Fort Hays St. 101.000 41.800 Mo. Western 101.000 31.750 13 Jenny Dorman * G 5-7 Jr. Pella, Iowa Pella (Missouri S&T) Central Mo. 101.000 52.714 15 Jennifer Conway * F 6-0 So. Waterloo, Ill. Waterloo Truman 101.000 22.500 21 Megan Sharpe * F 5-11 So. Edwardsville, Ill. Edwardsville Northwest Mo. 01.000 41.800 22 Becka McHenry * G 5-7 So. Fraser, Mich. Fraser Nebraska-Omaha 01.000 32.600 Southwest Baptist 01.000 32.600 24 Malorie Kiecker *** F 5-11 Sr. Watertown, Wis. Luther Prep Mo. Southern 01.000 23.400 25 Bianca Szafarowicz F 5-11 Fr. Wheeling, Ill. Wheeling Pittsburg St. 01.000 23.400 32 Nicole Gloor F 5-10 Fr. Overland Park, Kan. Blue Valley Lincoln 01.000 14.200 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 The Gorillas and Bulldogs each won on Michael Smith begins their home court last season with Pitts - Bianca Szafarowicz - (Suh-Far-Ro-witz) his third season as the Tru - burg winning 83-63 on Jan. 27th and Tru - Kayla Klopfenstein (Klaw-fen-steen) man women’s basketball man taking an overtime victory by the Erin Glogovsky (Gluh-gaw-skee) head coach in 2010 after score of 75-63 on Dec. 5, 2009. being named the ninth In the first meeting, a three-pointer by head coach of the Truman Drew Roberts with 18 seconds left sent the game into overtime where the Bulldogs took over women’s basketball pro - and scored the periods only 12 points for the win. Breanna Daniels had 23 points, while gram in April of 2008. Laura Joya finished with 22. Pitt was just 2-of-20 from beyond the arc. Smith previously served as In the second meeting, the Gorillas pounded the ball inside in the first half for a 14-point an assistant coach at the lead then made nine three-pointers in the second half to win by 20. Maya Onikute led Pitt University of Arkansas-Lit - with 20 points while Breanna Daniels led the Bulldogs with 11. tle Rock as well as a head coach at Moberly Area Bulldog Coaching Staff: Community College. Head Coach Michael Smith enters his third year at the helm of the Truman Women’s Bas - In his first season at ketball program. Smith was 8-19 in his first season and improved by three games last year Truman, the Bulldogs went to 11-16. The Bulldogs won six of their first 10 games and four of their last five in 2009-10. 8-19 and tied for eighth in Smith took over the program in April of 2008 and was previously the assistant coach at the MIAA. The squad won Division I University of Arkansas-Little Rock. four of their final six games and lost a standings tie- Joining Smith in her first year on the Truman bench is Lora Westling as the new assistant breaker for the right to compete in the conference’s coach. Westling was a two-time all-MIAA performer and helped Washburn University to the post-season tournament. 2005 Division II National Title. She served the previous three seasons as an assistant coach In 2009-10, the Bulldogs finished 11-16 overall and at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. 6-14 in the MIAA. Truman won four straight before its season finale to make a late charge at the conference Bulldogs In the MIAA: tournament but ended up two games short of eighth • Truman is first in the conference in free throw shooting percentage (82.8%), second in place. Sophomore Breanna Daniels earned honorable Nebraska-Omaha at 77.6%. mention all-conference honors after leading the team • Truman is second in field goal percentage (42.3%), first is Emporia State at 45.6%. with a 13.1 points per game mark. • Breanna Daniels is ranked in six categories in the MIAA: Smith graduated from Central Methodist University o Tied for second in scoring 17.8ppg and began his coaching career as a graduate assistant o Eighth in field goal percentage 41.8% at Northwest Missouri State University in 1996. Upon o Second in Free Throw percentage 92.9% completion of his master’s degree in 1998, Smith was o First in three-point field goal percentage 46.2% hired as an assistant coach at Angelo State University o Tied for first in three-pointers made per game 3.0 (San Angelo, Texas).