Complete Game Notes

The Mavericks jumped from eighth to fifth in the MIAA after last week and they can continue that climb as they take on two conference teams this week. Wednesday they will travel to Truman for a 5:30 p.m. game and then Saturday they return home to host Central Missouri at 1:30 p.m. at Sapp Fieldhouse.

The Mavericks went 1-1 last week and moved to 7-5 and a tie for fifth in the conference at 2-3. Truman went 0-2 last week and sits at 6-7 overall and tied for last in the MIAA at 1-5. The Jennies are also 6-7 and they're eighth in the league at 2-4. They also dropped a pair of games last week and then again this Monday against Fort Hays State.

The Mavericks are led in scoring by senior guard Alyssa Green with 13.8 points a game. She's reached double figures in scoring in every game but one and she's led UNO in scoring five times. Green is joined by Heather Pohl and Jessica Zaruba with a team-high 5.3 rebounds a game.

Following The Mavericks
Wednesday's game at Truman will be broadcast on 90.7 KVNO FM or online at omavs.com/KVNO. Saturday's game against UCM will be on 90.7-2 KVNO HD or online at omavs.com/kvnoHD2. Fans can find a link to live video for both games at omavs.com/LiveVideo and fans can find free live stats at gobulldogs.truman.edu for Wednesday's game or at omavs.com/LiveStats for Saturday's game.

Most games throughout the year will be available through 90.7 KVNO FM or 90.7-2 KVNO HD. 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 omavs.com/wbb on the schedule page.

The Coaches
UNO head coach Patty Patton Shearer is 89-66 (.574) in her sixth season with the Mavericks. She is also in her 10th year overall as a head coach with a 149-115 (.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.

Truman coach Michael Smith is 14-26 in his second year with the Bulldogs. Prior to that he was an assistant at Arkansas-Little Rock and a head coach at Moberly Area CC. He graduated from Central Methodist and then spent time as an assistant at Northwest Missouri and Angelo State.

Central Missouri coach Dave Slifer is 96-64 (.602) in his sixth year at Central Missouri and 479-163 (.746) in his 20th season overall. He went 205-69 in nine seasons at Missouri Western and 178-30 in six seasons at Mount Mercy College, his alma mater where he graduated in 1982.

The Series
- UNO leads the all-time series against Truman, 4-1. The Mavericks won both games last year against the Bulldogs.
- Prior to that the two hadn't played since 2000-01 when TSU won its only game in the series.
- The series began in 1988-89 and they have never played in an overtime game.
- UCM leads the all-time series against UNO, 10-9. Each team won its home game last year.
- The Mavericks won by 21 points at home and then lost by just four on the road last year.
- Prior to last year's win, the Mavs had lost five straight against UCM in the series.

The series goes back to the 1976-77 season and they have met in overtime twice. UNO lost, 96-93 in triple overtime in 2002-03 and then again in one overtime, 85-83 in 2001-02.

Green's Double Figure Streak Ends But She Keeps Scoring
Maverick senior guard Alyssa Green scored in double figures in all of UNO's first 10 games. She was then held to six points last week against Emporia State before she bounced back with 15 against Missouri Western. Overall, she's scored 10 or more in 11 of 12 games this year.

Green leads the Mavs with 13.8 points a game and she's the only one on the team scoring in double figures.

Green's third free throw in the season-opener against Dana was her 1,000th career point at UNO and she now has 1,162 points in her fourth season to put her 14th in school history. She needs three to move to 13th and she's 156 points away from reaching the top 10.

Green's now eighth in career 3-pointers with 86. She needs 11 more to move to seventh. She's tied for sixth with 298 career assists. Current assistant coach Karen Thies was seventh at UNO with 289 assists before Green passed her. Green needs two more to become the sixth UNO player to reach 300 assists.

Green is averaging 5.3 rebounds this year and she's adding 1.9 assists and 2.6 steals. She's second in the MIAA in steals right behind teammate Jamie Nash.

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 93 of 96 matches in her career at UNO and she's averaging 12.1 points a game. She came to UNO from Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where she scored more than 1,000 career points.

Nash Excelling At Point Guard Spot
Freshman Jamie Nash leads the MIAA with 3.5 steals a game and she's sixth with 3.8 assists a game. December 12 at Northwest Missouri State she had a season-high nine assists with just one turnover and she added five steals. She has had at least four steals in five of the last six games.

Nash has started the last nine games at guard for the Mavericks and she's averaging 3.8 assists and 3.8 steals a game as a starter.

Overall, Nash is scoring 7.1 points a game and shooting 39 percent from the field. She averages 3.4 rebounds a game.

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

Pohl Going Strong In Sophomore Campaign
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 10 games this year and she's second on the team with 9.3 points a game and tied for first with 5.3 rebounds a game.

Pohl has scored in double figures six times this year including in four of the last six. December 12 at Northwest Missouri she had 19 points and just missed a double-double with nine rebounds. She did the same thing last Saturday with 12 points and nine rebounds against Missouri Western.

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.

Nelson A Strong Presence Inside For UNO
Senior forward Ashley Nelson is scoring 8.8 points a game with 4.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks this year. She was named the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association athlete of the week after her efforts over the Thanksgiving weekend. Nelson averaged 21.0 points a game and shot 57 percent as UNO won both of its games in the Nebraska-Omaha Thanksgiving Classic, November 27-28. She scored 15 points against Oklahoma Panhandle State and then 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. That was the first honor this year for a UNO player.

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.

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 eight of 11 games this year and they are averaging 12.8 a game to lead the MIAA. Jamie Nash leads the league with 3.5 steals a game and Alyssa Green is second with 2.6 a game.

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 is UNO's second-leading scorer off the bench with 70 points (5.8/game). She scored in double figures three times this year. She had 12 points in the season opener against Dana as she was 5-of-6 from the field. She added 10 points November 21 against TAMUK and she had 11 points last Saturday at Northwest Missouri with a 5-of-6 performance.

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.

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 529-483 (.523) in 1,012 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
UNO will play two games on the road next week, marking the first true, multi-game road trip. Thursday the Mavs play at Southwest Baptist at 5:30 p.m. and then Saturday they are at Missouri Southern at 1:30 p.m.