Complete Game Notes

Nebraska-Omaha's second season of Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association basketball will begin this week as the Mavericks host a pair of games at Sapp Fieldhouse. The Mavericks will host Washburn on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. and Fort Hays State on Saturday at 4 p.m. The games are the third and fourth of a five-game homestand for the Mavericks (3-2).

The Mavs won two straight games last week to give them a winning record before conference play begins. They hosted the UNO Thanksgiving Classic and beat Oklahoma Panhandle State, 71-28 on Friday and Chadron State, 70-62 on Saturday.

Washburn and FHSU are both undefeated this year. The Lady Blues moved to 4-0 with wins over Missouri-St. Louis and Rockhurst in the Washburn Holiday Classic last weekend. The Tigers improved to 5-0 with wins over Colorado Mines and Regis in a tournament in Golden, Colo.

The Mavericks are led in scoring by senior forward Ashley Nelson with 12.6 points a game and senior guard Alyssa Green with 12.2 points a game. Nelson had a career-high 27 points last Saturday against Chadron State.

Following The Mavericks
Fans can follow all the action this week on 90.7 KVNO FM on Wednesday. On Saturday they can hear the game on 90.7-2 KVNO HD with a high-definition radio. They can listen to both broadcasts online by linking to them off the schedule page at www.omavs.com/wbb. Fans can also find a link to live stats and a video webcast on the schedule page.

Most games throughout the year will be available through 90.7 KVNO FM or 90.7-2 KVNO HD. Live video and live stats will be available for all home games and many away games. Fans can find links to all live video, audio and stats through www.omavs.com/wbb on the schedule page.

The Coaches
UNO head coach Patty Patton Shearer is 85-63 (.573) as she starts her sixth season with the Mavericks. She is also beginning her 10th year overall as a head coach with a 145-112 (.564) record. She is the school's leader in career winning percentage. Patton Shearer is a 1990 graduate of Rocky Mountain College. She played one year for the Bears after playing two years at Northern Arizona. Patton Shearer coached for four seasons at Fort Lewis before coming to UNO.

Both coaches on the opponent benches this week have won national titles during their careers.

Lady Blues coach Ron McHenry is in his 10th year coaching, all at Washburn. He's 245-49 overall with a .833 winning percentage. McHenry led Washburn to a national title in 2004-05 with a 35-2 record and he's won five MIAA regular season titles and five postseason tournament titles. He's a 1984 graduate of Washburn where he played under current men's head coach, Bob Chipman. He then served as an assistant under Chipman for 11 different seasons before accepting the top women's position.

FHSU head coach Tony Hobson is 17-16 (.515) in his second season with the Tigers and he's 245-49 (.833) overall. Hobson served as the head coach at Hastings College before coming the FHSU. He was back-to-back NAIA national titles in 2001-02 and 2002-03, his first two seasons there. He also won the title in 2005-06. He's a 1981 graduate of Hastings and a native of Hardy, Neb.

The Series
- Washburn leads the all-time series against UNO, 3-1 and the Lady Blues have won the last three meetings.
- The Mavericks won the first meeting between the two schools in 1985-86.
- UNO leads the series against FHSU, 2-1.
- The two teams split their meetings last year with the Mavs winning the final meeting between the two.
- UNO won the first meeting in the series in 1997-98.

Green Joins 1,000 Point Club After First Game
Maverick senior guard Alyssa Green's third free throw in the opener against Dana was her 1,000th career point at UNO and she now has 1,058 points in her fourth season to put her 18th in school history.

Green's already ninth in career 3-pointers with 81 and she needs four to tie for eighth. She's also eighth with 287 career assists. Current assistant coach Karen Thies is seventh at UNO with 289 assists.

Green is averaging 12.2 points a game this year and 4.8 rebounds. She's also adding 2.4 assists and 3.4 steals.

This is the second straight year the Mavericks have had a new member of the 1,000 point club. Last year Cayla Hargrove joined the elite group and she ended her career 15th with 1,106 points.

Green has started 86 of 89 matches in her career at UNO and she's averaging 11.9 points a game. She came to UNO from Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where she scored more than 1,000 career points.

Big Weekend For Nelson Earns Her MIAA Honor
Senior forward Ashley Nelson was named the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association athlete of the week after her efforts last week. Nelson averaged 21.0 points a game and shot 57 percent as UNO won both of its games in the Nebraska-Omaha Thanksgiving Classic.

She scored 15 points in 21 minutes against Oklahoma Panhandle State Friday and then in 36 minutes against Chadron State on Saturday she scored 27 points. She averaged 7.0 rebounds in both games and shot 77 percent from the free throw line.

This is the first honor this year for a UNO player.

Nelson boosted her scoring average from 7.0 points a game after the first three to 12.6 after the first five. She's shot 50 percent or better from the field in the last three games and she's shooting 45 percent on the season.

Nelson is one of two fourth-year seniors on the team. She's started a majority of the games in her career and she's averaging 5.6 points a game.

Nash Earns Starting Nod At Point
Freshman Jamie Nash has started the last two games for Nebraska-Omaha at guard after coming off the bench in the first three. She's averaging 4.2 assists and 3.4 steals a game this year, all while scoring 8.0 points a game with 4.4 rebounds.

Nash played basketball and softball all four years at Auroa High School (Mo.) where she earned first team all-conference all four years.

Pohl Starting Sophomore Season Strong
Sophomore forward Heather Pohl played in every game last year and averaged 1.6 points with no starts. She never scored more than nine points in a game. She has started all five games this year and she's averaging 8.6 points a game and 4.4 rebounds a game.

She was 9-for-14 from the field for 22 points against Dana and she scored 21 points off a strong shooting performance against the Bluejays in an exhibition. On November 21 against TAMUK she had 14 points and seven rebounds. Pohl was held scoreless in the last two games with a combined 0-for-12 performance from the field.

Pohl scored 1,000 career points at Omaha's Millard West High School where she earned first team all-state and was a McDonald's All-America nominee.

Steals Pay Off For Mavs
The Mavericks led the MIAA in steals last year with 11.00 per game and they were the only team to average in double figures. They stole the ball 10 or more times in 18 of 27 games last year and they out-stole their opponents in every game but six.

They have reached double figures in steals in four of five games this year and they are averaging 15.2 a game to lead the MIAA.

Herold Stays Close To Home, Real Close To Family
Freshman forward Kiley Herold is not only staying close to home by going to UNO. She's also staying really close to family. Her father, Bob Herold is the UNO baseball coach.

Kiley Herold scored in double figures off the bench with 12 points in the season opener against Dana. She was 5-of-6 from the field and 2-of-3 from 3-point range. She added 10 points November 21 against TAMUK and she's averaging 5.8 points a game.

She graduated from Omaha's Millard North High School last year and earned all-Metro honors her final two years. Her senior year she was an all-state selection. November 5 at Creighton she scored five points with two rebounds before fouling out.

Bob Herold will begin his 11th season at UNO this spring. He has guided UNO to a 341-204-2 record and five straight trips to the NCAA tournament.

Both Preseason Polls Pick UNO Women Seventh
The league coaches and media both picked the UNO women's basketball team to finish seventh in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association as the league released its preseason polls at its yearly media day October 27.

Defending regular season champion Emporia State was the top choice in both polls. The Hornets got 96 points and seven first-place votes from the coaches and 291 points and 15 first-place votes from the media.
UNO got 47 points from the coaches and trailed No. 6 Missouri Southern by four points. In the media poll, the Mavericks earned 138 points and trailed No. 6 Fort Hays State by 20 points.

Mavericks Playing 40th Season Of Basketball
- The start of the 2009-10 season marks the 40th season of women's basketball at UNO.
- The program started in 1970-71 but win-loss records are not available until the 1971-72 season.
- In those last 39 years, the Mavericks have gone 525-480 (.522) in 1,005 games.
- There have been 19 winning seasons and 23 seasons with at least a .500 record.
- The Mavericks have three North Central Conference championships in their history (1980, 1981, 1982) and they have been to the NCAA tournament three times (1982, 1987, 1992). They went to the AIAW tournament four times.

Coming Up
The Mavericks will wrap up their five-game home stand with a 12:30 p.m. game against York on Tuesday, December 8. They will then hit the road to face Northwest Missouri State at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 12.