Final Stats
OMAHA, Neb. - Led by an outstanding effort on the glass, the UNO Maverick women's basketball team rolled past York 80-37 Thursday night at the Sapp Fieldhouse.
The Mavericks (4-3) outrebounded the Panthers, 58-24, and dominated the paint, 62-10, in cruising to the 43-point victory, the largest margin since a 71-28 victory over Oklahoma Panhandle State on Nov. 27, 2009.
Paige Frauendorfer had 17 points, 12 rebounds and six steals, and four other Mavs finished in double-figures in the win.
UNO's 58 rebounds in the game tied for eighth in school history, and the Mavs also grabbed 27 offensive rebounds, the most since they had 30 on Nov. 17, 2007 at Rockhurst.
The Mavs took control of the game early with their best run of the season. Leading 10-5 at the 15:36 mark, UNO went on a 27-0 run over the next 10:37 to lead 37-5. York's Courtney Hammitt finally ended the scoring drought on a 3-pointer with 4:59 to play in the first half.
During the run, the Mavs forced 12 Panther turnovers and grabbed 16 offensive rebounds. UNO went into the halftime break with a 45-13 lead. UNO outrebounded York 33-12 in the first half, including 18 offensive rebounds. The Mavs converted that into a 17-0 advantage in second-chance points. UNO forced 18 first-half turnovers and held a 27-5 advantage in points off turnovers at the break.
The Mavs led by as many as 48 in the second half, 80-32, with 3:31 left. Nebraska Omaha finished the game with a 22-2 edge in second-chance points and an 18-0 advantage in fast-break points.
In addition to Frauendorfer's third double-double of the season,
Stacia Gebers had 14 points and six rebounds;
Rese Huddlin had career highs of 12 points and nine rebounds;
Taijhe Kelly had career highs of 12 points and 8 rebounds, and
Heather Pohl had 10 points and eight rebounds.
UNO shot 48.0 percent from the field on 36-of-75 shooting, and the Mavs forced York (3-8) into 15-for-52 (28.8 percent) from the field. York finished with 30 turnovers, 22 of which were Maverick steals.
Nebraska Omaha continues its stretch of four home games in 10 days when Briar Cliff comes to Omaha for a 1 p.m. game on Saturday at the Sapp Fieldhouse.
