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Game Preview:

The Bulldog women's basketball team will begin a stretch of three games in five days with two at home starting on Thursday night when they will battle Fort Hays State in  a key conference match-up. On Saturday, the Bulldogs will host Nebraska-Omaha in the annual “Think Pink” game and on Monday, the Bulldogs will make-up the postponed game with Washburn University that was snowed out on Feb. 2^nd.

Truman vs. Fort Hays St. Preview:

Two teams that are among a group of four MIAA squads within one game of each other will face off in Pershing Arena at 5:30 p.m. Of those four teams, three will make the MIAA tournament while one will be at home when the dance begins in Kansas City in March.

Truman is coming off a 76-64 win at home on Saturday against Southwest Baptist University. Nicole Gloor came off the bench again to burn the Bearcats as she scored 17 points after making her first five shots including a pair of three-pointers in the win. Gloor had previously went off for 20 against SBU in the first meeting back in December.

Breanna Daniels leads the team in scoring and is 10^th in the conference with a 13.9 points per game average while Amy Galey is the team's floor general, logging over 34 minutes per game and dishing out 4.5 assists per contest.

The Bulldogs are third in overall scoring defense at allowing 62.5 points per game and second in conference only games at 62.7 ppg.

The Tigers come in as one of the hottest teams in the MIAA after winning a current conference best five straight including an upset over #11 Washburn on Saturday 68-59 at home and an 84-78 win over conference leader Northwest Missouri. Prior to the five-game winning streak, Fort Hays had dropped eight of nine with a home loss to Truman in the team's first meeting by a score of 54-45 back on Jan. 3^rd.

Traci Keyser is the reigning MIAA women's basketball player of the week after averaging 22.5 points in last week's wins over Missouri Western and Washburn. Keyser scored 29 points with 23 coming in the first half over the Griffons and hit a big three-pointer with under two minutes to play to give the Tigers the win over the Lady Blues.  Keyser is not ranked in scoring as she averages 10.7 points per game but is the conference leader in free throw percentage (91.5%) and three-point field goal percentage (44.2%).

Fort Hays is first overall in three-pointers made per game at eight and in free throw percentage at 73.2%. They are last in the conference in defensive field goal percentage as team's are shooting 35% from the floor against the Tigers.

A win by the Bulldogs would…

• Even their conference record to 8-8 and their overall record to 10-10.
• Give the Bulldogs the all important season sweep over the Tigers which could help in regards to tie-breaking procedures. In addition, a win by the Bulldogs and potential losses by Central Missouri (vs. Washburn) and Missouri Western (at Nebraska-Omaha) would put the 'Dogs in sixth place over the Tigers, Central and Missouri Western.
• Give the Bulldogs 10 wins on the season and eight in league play. The 10 wins would be just one shy  than last year's total of 11 with six games left on the schedule and the eight conference wins would be the most since the 2007-08 season (7-11).
• Give them three straight wins over the Tigers.

A win by the Tigers would…

• Be their season-best sixth straight victory and just their third in nine opportunities away from Hays, Kan.
• Put the Tigers in sixth place with a 9-8 league record, while keeping the Bulldogs in ninth place, potentially a game behind Missouri Western in eighth and two back of possibly Central and the Tigers.

About the Bulldogs:

Truman broke a season-long three-game loosing streak their last time out and are led in scoring by junior forward Breanna Daniels with 13.9 points per game. Daniels leads Truman in shots taken with 275 this season, three-pointers made and attempted with 34 out of 94 and shoots nearly 79% from the foul line.

Daniels has the high point mark of the season for the Bulldogs with 26 in the second game of the season against Nova-Southeastern (Fla.). She has been in double-figures in scoring in 18 of the 19 games, 50 for her career and the team's scoring leader in 13.

Daniels was selected last week as a third-team Capital One Academic All-District selection by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

Sophomore guard Becka McHenry third in shots taken with 143 this season and is averaging 7.6 points and 4.0 rebounds per game while starting 16 of 19 games. She is shooting 42% from the field and averages just over 24 minutes per game. McHenry scored a career-high 22 in the Bulldogs thrilling comeback against the University of Central Missouri on Jan. 19.

Senior guard Amy Galey is among the conference leaders in assists at 4.5 per game and has the team's best three-point shooting percentage but not enough attempts to qualify for any rankings. Galey has made 15-of-38 triples for a 39.5% mark while also pulling down 4.5 rebounds per game. She is third in the conference in minutes played per game at 34.4. Galey has been a staple in the Bulldog starting line-up as she has started all 46 games of her Bulldog career.

Sophomore Jennifer Conway is the team's leading rebounder at 5.2 per game and has 21 blocked shots. She set a career high with 14 rebounds against Northwest and set a new highmark in points scored with 16 against Pittsburg State on Jan. 26th. Since Dec. 29^th, Conway has more than doubled her points per game average to 7.3 and is second in shots taken with 149.

Sophomore Megan Sharpe is third on the team in offensive rebounds with 28 despite playing in five fewer games due to her being an two-time All-American for the Bulldog Volleyball program and missing two with an injury. Sharpe is shooting 46% from the field in 16.2 minutes per game and while making starts in seven games.

Senior Malorie Kiecker has made one start in 12 games this season. For her career, she has played in 82 games and has averaged 6.2 points per game. She is the only four-year player for the Bulldogs on the roster.

Sophomore Jenny Dorman has come off the bench in 16 games this season and knocked down eight of her 22 three-point shots. Her season-high is eight points against Lincoln this season.

Senior Cassie Hunt averaged three points per game and nearly two rebounds before leaving a game on Jan. 8^th against Northwest Missouri with an injury. Hunt was shooting 60% from the field in just over five minutes per game with a Truman career high of 12 points against Nova Southeastern (Fla.). She was a transfer from North Central Missouri College.

Bulldog Newcomers:

Freshman Nicole Gloor is second on the team in scoring at 9.8 points per game while shooting 50.8% from the field. Gloor has nine double-digit games this season including a season-high 22 against Maryville University during non-conference play. Gloor leads the team in free throw attempts with 61 trips to the line making 44 for a 72.1% mark.

Freshman Kayla Klopfenstein has appeared in 16 games this season and started three. She has scored a season-high six points in both the season opener against Barry University (Fla.) and against Lincoln University. Seven of her nine made field goals have been from behind the arc.

Freshman Kaitlin Stump has played in nine games this season for the Bulldogs and has just three-points in 37 minutes. Stump logged a season-high nine minutes in a Bulldog non-conference victory over Maryville University and had a key five minute span as the Bulldogs railed for 13 down against Lincoln University on Jan. 15^th.

Freshman Bianca Szafarowicz has appeared in all 19 games and averages just over 16 minutes per game while making 10 starts. Szarfarowicz tallied season highs in both points and rebounding against Southwest Baptist last time out. She scored 12 points and had eight rebounds with three assists against the Bearcats. Szarfarowicz shoots 46% from the field.

Truman On The Road:

Truman is 5-4 overall on the road this season and has matched the highest win total since the 2000-01 season.  The most road wins in a season is eight set on three different occasions (1978-79, 1990-91 and 1998-99.  The Bulldogs matched a program best four-game road winning streak from Dec. 4 through Jan. 3 this season. The Bulldogs four conference road wins are the most since the 1999-00 season.

The Bulldogs are 4-3 in conference road games. Truman shoots 44.5% from the field while their opponents have shot just 41.2%. Behind the arc, the Bulldogs have made just 19 three-pointers for a 27.1% average while the home team has made 42 triples. Breanna Daniels and Nicole Gloor both average over 11 points per game on the road with Daniels getting the slight edge 11.7 to 11.4.

Bulldogs At Home:

The women are 4-5 in games played in Pershing Arena this season. Breanna Daniels leads the team with 14.0 points per game and Nicole Gloor adding 10.3 a contest. Jennifer Conway averages 6.6 rebounds a game and as a team, Truman is a plus 3.4 in rebounding margin.

Shooting, the Bulldogs shoot 37% from the field in home games and 35% beyond the arc.

Around the MIAA:

Three clusters have formed within the MIAA standings as teams will have around six to seven games left in the regular season.

The top cluster includes conference leader Northwest Missouri (13-3), Emporia State (12-4), Washburn (11-4) and Missouri Southern (11-5). The Bearcats have four of their final six on the road.

Pittsburg State is atop the next group of teams with a 9-7 record followed by Fort Hays State (8-8), Central Missouri (8-8), Missouri Western (7-8) and Truman (7-8). Of these five teams, four will make the conference tournament.

The bottom group includes Southwest Baptist (4-11), Nebraska-Omaha (3-13) and Lincoln University (1-15). A win by Northwest or a loss by Lincoln in their next game will eliminate the Blue Tigers from the conference tournament.

Bulldog Tip-Ins:

• In conference only statistics, the Bulldogs are second in scoring defense (62.7), and in rebounding defense (35.3/g).
• Breanna Daniels is ranked in four overall MIAA stat categories.  She is tenth in scoring (13.9/g), eighth in three-point field goal percentage (36.2%), tied for tenth in three-pointers made (1.8/g) and tied for eighth in minutes played at 33.3/g.  In conference only stats, Daniels is 12th in scoring (12.6/g).
• Amy Galey is fourth in assists per game at 4.3/g, seventh in assist/turnover ratio (1.4) and fourth in minutes played at 34.4. In conference only contests, she is sixth in assists (4.3/g), seventh in the assist/turnover ratio (1.5) and third in minutes played (35.1/g).
• Jennifer Conway is ninth in blocks per game at 1.1/g.
• The Bulldogs have the highest single-game field goal percentage so far this season.  Truman shot 60.9% (28-of-26) against Southwest Baptist on Dec. 7^th.  Truman also registered the best three-point shooting by percentage that game with a five of eight performance for 62.5%.
• Truman has posted the most field goal attempts than any team in the MIAA in a single game with 87 against Northwest Missouri and also the most rebounds by a conference team this season with 60 against the Bearcats, 27 on the offensive end.

·         Truman is averaging 62.1 points per game, last season the Bulldogs averaged 61.6.

·         Other key stat comparisons from this year to last year include:

o    FG% .409 from .403

o    3FG% .326 from .356

o    FT% .703 from .779

·         Breanna Daniels leads the team with 18, 10-point plus games this season and has 50 for her career.  She is the active leading scorer with 850 points and has been the team's leading scorer in 13 of the 19 games.

·         Seven different Bulldogs have been single-game leaders in rebounding with Jennifer Conway leading the way with six games with the most boards.

·         Three Bulldogs have recorded double-doubles this season with two coming from Jennifer Conway and one apiece from Amy Galey and Megan Sharpe. Galey's was the only one that was for 10 assists and not rebounds.

·         The Bulldog bench has averaged nearly 21 points per game compared to the opposion's 14.6 per game. Eight points by the bench against Pitts State was a season low while the season high was 50 against Maryville and 33 against Missouri Southern in conference.

Up Next:

Truman will host Nebraska-Omaha in the annual “Think Pink” game, a fundraiser for both the Kay Yow Cancer Research Fund and the Adair County Relay For Life. The Bulldogs will look to avenge a 78-74 loss on the road to the Mavericks back in early January. Tip off is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.