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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Junior forward Breanna Daniels was a third team selection to the all-MIAA women's basketball team for the 2010-2011 season, while senior guard Amy Galey and sophomore forward Jennifer Conway were both named honorable mention.

Daniels led Truman in scoring during the regular season with a 12.9 points per game mark and was the team's leading scorer 14 of the 26 games play. She recorded the most single-game points by a Bulldog this season with 26 in the second game of the year against Nova Southeastern (Fla.). She played and started all 26 games and 52 of the last 53. Daniels has been the team leader in field goal percentage (.369), three-point field-goal percentage (.326) and three-pointers per game (1.7). Daniels was an honorable mention pick as a sophomore.

Galey dished out 109 assists to rank fourth in the MIAA regular season and her 231 assists moved her into 10^th all-time among Truman players.  She consistently averaged around seven points per game while also averaging as many as 5.8 rebounds per game this season as a point guard. Galey became the first Bulldog to record 10 assists in a single-game since Amy Eagan in 1998 in a loss at the University of Nebraska-Omaha in January.

After a slow start, Conway finished third on the team in scoring (8.8 ppg) and was ranked 14^th in the conference in rebounds per game at 6.0.  Since returning to the starting line-up on Dec. 29^th, Conway has averaged 11.3 points per game including a season-high 17 points on consecutive nights against Fort Hays State and Nebraska-Omaha.  Conway also had six regular season games in which she grabbed over 10 rebounds with a high of 14 coming on Jan. 8^th against Northwest Missouri and again on Feb. 12^th against Nebraska-Omaha.

It was the first time since the 1998-99 season that three Bulldog women's basketball players had been selected to the all-conference team.

Game Preview:

The Truman women's basketball team returns to Kansas City and Municipal Auditorium for the MIAA postseason basketball tournament for the first time since 2008 and will try to knock off top seeded Northwest Missouri in the first game at noon on Friday afternoon.

The Bulldogs and the Bearcats will meet for the 64^th overall but just the first time since the 1973 MAIAW state tournament in postseason play. Truman will also be attempting to be the first number eight seed to knock off a number one seed in women's tournament history. The last three years in the men's tournament, the eight seed has beaten the top seed and advanced all the way to the title game.

Northwest enters the tournament winning their first outright regular season championship after clinching the title on Wednesday night against Southwest Baptist. The Bearcats suffered a bit of a let down as they fell in Joplin to Missouri Southern on in the season finale 70-62.

The Bulldogs are 4-4 in their last eight games and find themselves in the eighth seed after a 71-62 loss at home to the University of Central Missouri. A win by Truman would have put them in the seventh seed and a game against Washburn.

Sophomores Becka McHenry and Jennifer Conway have averaged over 11 points per game over the past five contests while the team's leading scorer, Breanna Daniels is third with a 10.4 points per her last five. Overall Daniels is scoring at a 12.9 points per game clip.

Truman/Northwest Season Recap:

The Bearcats escaped Kirksville with a 73-72 double-overtime victory in the first meeting then overpowered the Bulldogs 87-69 in Maryville on Feb. 16^th.

In the first meeting, Truman shot just 32% for the game but scored 31 second chance points compared to just 11 by Northwest in the one-point loss. Gentry Dietz scored 27 points that night for the Bearcats and Ashley Thayer hit three clutch three-pointers to give Northwest the win.

Truman improved to 40% from the floor in round two but the Bearcats countered with 53% shooting in the 18-point victory. A key stretch was a 17-4 run that saw the Bearcats hit eight of 12 shots while forcing five turnovers to open up a 15-point lead from just a one-point advantage.

Jennifer Conway averaged a double-double this season against Northwest as she scored 13 and 16 points and grabbed 14 and 11 rebounds respectively. Becka McHenry and Breanna Daniels averaged 13.5 points in the games and Truman outrebounded the Bearcats 103-78 (+25).

Kyla Roehrig averaged 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Bearcats while Dietz averaged 20 points and 9.5 rebounds in the wins over Truman. Northwest has forced nine more turnovers (33-24), 12 more blocked shots (18-4, with nine from Roehrig) and 10 more steals (22-12) in the two meetings.

Last Games (Truman):

Central Missouri point guard Kara Fleming had to sit the majority of the first half with foul trouble but exploded in the second half with 12 points in the Jennies 71-62 win over the Bulldogs on Saturday. Fleming scored all her points in the final 20 minutes as the Jennies overcame a 12 point Truman lead and a six-point halftime deficit to secure the sixth seed for Central and the eighth seed for the Bulldogs.

Senior guard Amy Galey led Truman with 13 points, 10 in the second half while Becka McHenry followed with 11. Central scored 11 more points and had 12 more opportunities from the foul line.

Last Games (Northwest Missouri):

The Missouri Southern Lions used a 14-4 run midway through the second half to stun conference champion Northwest Missouri on Saturday afternoon 70-62. Jasmine Lovejoy scored 20 points for the Lions while Gentry Dietz had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Bearcats. Northwest was just 1-10 from beyond the arc.

The Rest Of The Bulldogs:

Senior Malorie Kiecker has made one start in 19 games this season. She went over 500 career points with a season-high eight on Wednesday night against Lincoln University. For her career, she has played in 86 games and has averaged 6.2 points per game. She is the only four-year player for the Bulldogs on the roster. Kiecker scored a career-high 20 points in a game against Emporia State in 2008 while also setting career benchmarks in rebounds (11) and assists (7) during her sophomore 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. Hunt scored her final basket of her career on Senior Day as she was allowed to enter the game and score the final hoop of the game.

Sophomore guard Becka McHenry third in shots taken with 225 this season and is averaging 8.4 points and 4.0 rebounds per game while starting 22 of 26 games. She is shooting 40.9% from the field and averages 25.6 minutes per game. McHenry scored a career-high 22 in the Bulldogs thrilling comeback against the University of Central Missouri on Jan. 19.

Sophomore Megan Sharpe is second on the team in offensive rebounds with 47 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 53% from the field in 17.0 minutes per game and while making starts in seven games.

Sophomore Jenny Dorman has come off the bench in 21 games this season and knocked down 17 of her 37 three-point shots. She set a Truman high with 14 points, going 4-for-6 from beyond the arc against Lincoln on Feb 23. In her last two games, Dorman has made seven of her last 11 three-point attempts.

Bulldog Newcomers:

Freshman Nicole Gloor is second on the team in scoring at 9.1 points per game while shooting 50.6% from the field. Gloor has 13 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 75 trips to the line making 55 for a 73.3% mark.

Freshman Kayla Klopfenstein has appeared in 21 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. Eight of her 10 made field goals have been from behind the arc.

Freshman Kaitlin Stump has played in 12 games this season for the Bulldogs and has just four points in 40 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 26 games and averages just over 16 minutes per game while making 16 starts. Szarfarowicz tallied season highs in both points and rebounding against Southwest Baptist on Feb. 5th. She scored 12 points and had eight rebounds with three assists against the Bearcats. Szarfarowicz shoots 44.3% from the field.

Bulldog Tournament History

The Bulldogs are 2-9 since the inception of the MIAA postseason basketball tournament in 1983. In their last trip in 2008, they made a bit of history as they became the first seventh seed to advance in the tournament in 12 years with a 77-70 win over #2 Emporia State. Truman lost by five in the semifinals to Southwest Baptist 70-65.

This is the team's fourth trip to Municipal Auditorium since the tournament was moved from campus sites in 2003.

Truman has two conference tournament titles (both MAIAW). The 1979 team won the tournament in Kirksville by beating Missouri-St. Louis, Missouri S&T and Missouri Southern while the 1982 team defeated Missouri State and Southeast Missouri for that year's championship.

Bulldog Tip-Ins:

• In conference only statistics, the Bulldogs are third in scoring defense (62.4), and second in rebounding defense (34.9/g). They are also third in offensive rebounds (13.5/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 62.0 points per game, last season the Bulldogs averaged 61.6.
• Other key stat comparisons from this year to last year include:
• FG% .406 from .403
• 3FG% .325 from .356
• FT% .685 from .779
• Breanna Daniels leads the team with 23, 10-point plus games this season and has 54 for her career.  She is the active leading scorer with 921 points and has been the team's leading scorer in 14 of the 26 games.
• Eight different Bulldogs have been single-game leaders in rebounding with Jennifer Conway leading the way with 10 games with the most boards.
• Three Bulldogs have recorded double-doubles this season with five 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 14.1 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:

The winner of Friday's first round game will get either Pittsburg State or Missouri Southern in the semifinals. The Gorillas and Lions will play in the 4-5 game following the Bulldog/Bearcat tilt at noon. The semifinals will be played on Saturday night at 6:00 p.m.  The winner of the conference tournament receives the conferences automatic qualifier bid for the NCAA Division II Basketball tournament.