OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha women's basketball hits the road this week for two Summit League matchups. On Thursday, the Mavericks visit Fort Wayne at 6 p.m. (CT). IPFW is the final Summit League team the Mavs have yet to face this season.
Live webcast, as well as live audio and live stats, will all be available at OMavs.com.
Live Video: Fort Wayne will offer video for the game. The video link can be found on the women's basketball schedule page on OMavs.com.
Live Radio: Thursday's game against Fort Wayne will air on The Mighty 1290 KOIL AM with Jon Green calling the action.
Live Stats: Live stats will be available for Thursday night's game. The link be found on the women's basketball schedule page on OMavs.com.
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Maverick Morsels
- Omaha is 10-9 overall and 3-4 in the Summit League after dropping a heartbreaker last Thursday night as Oral Roberts got a jumper from the free throw line with two seconds left to play to pull off a 67-65 victory inside Baxter Arena.
- Junior forward Mikaela Shaw leads the league in scoring at 18.7 points per game and is fourth in rebounding at 8.1 rebounds per game.
- Remy Davenport added 11.2 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.
- Caroline Hogue is averaging 8.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.6 blocked shots per game, which is 28th in the nation and leads the Summit.
- Amber Vidal is second on the team with 3.1 assists per game to rank seventh in the conference.
Omaha High Points
1,077 – Career points by Mikaela Shaw.
584 – Career rebounds by Shaw.
110 – Career 3-pointers made by Remy Davenport.
49 – Career blocks by Caroline Hogue which is 15th all-time.
49 – Career blocked shots by Vanessa Barajas and is 17th all-time.
43 – Minutes played by Mikaela Shaw against SIUE on Dec. 13.
31 – Points scored by Shaw against Eastern Illinois on Dec. 6.
30 – Points scored by Davenport against Denver on Jan. 17.
25 – Points scored by Caroline Hogue against South Dakota on Jan. 9.
18 – Straight games in double-figures by Shaw.
14 – Rebounds by Shaw against North Dakota State on Dec. 30.
12 – Rebounds in a game by Abi Lujan. She accomplished the feat against Eastern Illinois and UMKC.
10 – Wins on the season this year by the Mavericks.
10 – Made 3-pointers by Remy Davenport against Denver.
9 – Blocked shots by Vanessa Barajas against Illinois State on Nov. 29.
7 – Assists by Amber Vidal against SIUE.
6 – Double-doubles by Mikaela Shaw this year.
5 – Steals from Kalen Phillips against Waldorf on Nov. 24.
Facts on Fort Wayne
- Fort Wayne enters Thursday's game with a 4-16 overall mark and a 0-7 record in league play.
- IPFW dropped a tough match at North Dakota State on Saturday, 94-85.
- The Mastodons boast the league's fifth leading scorer in Kamilah Carter (16.3 ppg) and third leading rebounder in Keanna Gary (8.2 rpg).
- Carter is the program's active career leader in points (590), while Gary is the program's active career leader in rebounds (268).
- Josie Fisher adds 10.5 points and 2.0 steals per game.
- Rachel Rinehardt averages 7.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game.
Omaha-IPFW Series History
This will be the seventh all-time meeting between Omaha and Fort Wayne. The Mavericks trail the all-time series, 2-4. UNO won the first game in the series on Jan. 5, 2013 in Omaha, 60-50, and the last game in the series Feb. 26, 2015, 70-61. Between those dates, the Mastodons had won four straight, including three in Fort Wayne.
Up Next
Omaha will open the second half of the Summit League schedule in Macomb, Ill. against Western Illinois on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 4:30 p.m. Saturday's game will be broadcast on ESPN3.
