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Game Preview:
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 Arena. The Bulldogs were 71-58 winners over Missouri Southern while the Gorillas fell to Missouri Western 73-55 in MIAA openers on Wednesday night.
Missouri Southern held a six-point advantage for nearly seven minutes of the first half against the Bulldogs but once again the Truman bench played a key role in getting the team on track. Freshman Nicole Gloor scored six straight points in a Truman 11-0 run to give the Bulldogs a lead they would not relinquish at the 6:48 mark of the first period.
The Truman bench followed last Saturday's 50 point showing with another 33 on Wednesday night. Starter Breanna Daniels had 16 points while Gloor added 15 for the victorious 'Dogs. Senior Amy Galey tied a career high with nine assists and pulled down a career-high seven rebounds.
Daniels and Gloor both average in double figures for Truman with Daniels ranked second in the MIAA in scoring at 17.8 ppg. Gloor is second at 10.3 points while 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% and first in free throw shooting at 82.8%.
Pittsburg State is 2-3 on the young season and have lost their last two games, 71-56 at Central Oklahoma and 73-55 to Missouri Western.
Drew Roberts leads the Gorillas in scoring and is 11th in the MIAA at 13.8 points per game. Roberts has two, 21-point game performances through five games.
Against the Griffons on Wednesday night, Roberts was held to just 11 points as Missouri Western made nine three-pointers and dominated the Gorillas for the conference win. Pitt shot 35% from the field and connected on seven of 23 three-point tries.
The Gorillas were picked fifth in the MIAA Coaches poll and fourth in the MIAA Media poll after finishing 14-14 and 12-8 in the MIAA a season ago.
Last Year's Recap:
The Gorillas and Bulldogs each won on their home court last season with Pittsburg winning 83-63 on Jan. 27th and Truman taking an overtime victory by the score of 75-63 on Dec. 5, 2009.
In the first meeting, a three-pointer by Drew Roberts with 18 seconds left sent the game into overtime where the Bulldogs took over and scored the periods only 12 points for the win. Breanna Daniels had 23 points, while Laura Joya finished with 22. Pitt was just 2-of-20 from beyond the arc.
In the second meeting, the Gorillas pounded the ball inside in the first half for a 14-point lead then made nine three-pointers in the second half to win by 20. Maya Onikute led Pitt with 20 points while Breanna Daniels led the Bulldogs with 11.
Bulldog Coaching Staff:
Head Coach Michael Smith enters his third year at the helm of the Truman Women's Basketball program. Smith was 8-19 in his first season and improved by three games last year to 11-16. The Bulldogs won six of their first 10 games and four of their last five in 2009-10.
Smith took over the program in April of 2008 and was previously the assistant coach at Division I University of Arkansas-Little Rock.
Joining Smith in her first year on the Truman bench is Lora Westling as the new assistant coach. Westling was a two-time all-MIAA performer and helped Washburn University to the 2005 Division II National Title. She served the previous three seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Bulldogs In the MIAA:
- Truman is first in the conference in free throw shooting percentage (82.8%), second in Nebraska-Omaha at 77.6%.
- Truman is second in field goal percentage (42.3%), first is Emporia State at 45.6%.
- Breanna Daniels is ranked in six categories in the MIAA:
- Tied for second in scoring 17.8ppg
- Eighth in field goal percentage 41.8%
- Second in Free Throw percentage 92.9%
- First in three-point field goal percentage 46.2%
- Tied for first in three-pointers made per game 3.0
- Third in minutes played 34.8
- Amy Galey is tied for first in the conference with 5.5 assists per game and has had games of eight and nine assists through four contests. Galey is also seventh in minutes played at 32.8.
- Nicole Gloor is tied for seventh in free throw percentage at 81.3%
- Jennifer Conway is four in blocks per game at 2.0
Overall Key Stats from 10-11:
· Truman is averaging 63.8 points per game, last season the Bulldogs averaged 61.6.
· Other key stat comparisons from this year to last year include:
o FG% .423 from .403
o 3FG% .296 from .356
o FT% .828 from .779
· The Bulldogs are just two wins away from 400 in the program's history. The 'Dogs enter Saturday's game with 398 wins in 39 years of college basketball.
· Truman has been outscored 81-56 in points off of turnovers.
· The team has nearly double the number of bench points than their opponents. The Bulldogs have 113 points from their bench for a 28.2 ppg mark while the opposion has 60 bench points. In the last two games, Truman has 83 bench points.
· Breanna Daniels leads the team with four 10-point plus games this season and has 36 for her career. She is the active leading scorer with 657 points.
· Truman is shooting 82% from the foul line overall and 88% in the final five minutes of games.
Up Next:
The Truman team as they will conclude this two-game road trip on Tuesday night in Bolivar, Mo. against Southwest Baptist University.
The Bearcats swept the Bulldogs last season and will be at conference newcomer Lincoln University on Saturday.
