SETTING THE SCENE
OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha women's basketball team welcomes Summit League leader South Dakota on Sunday, Feb. 7. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. at Baxter Arena.
OPENING TIP OVERVIEW
Omaha is 0-1 this week with a loss on Thursday evening against South Dakota State. Mikaela Shaw and Abi Lujan were in double-figures for the Mavericks. UNO is 11-11 overall and 4-6 in Summit League play.
Summit League leaders South Dakota play at Denver on Friday evening, before traveling to Omaha. Entering the weekend, Coyotes lead the Summit League with an 8-1 record and are 17-5 overall.
Live Video: A live video stream will be available for all home games. The link can be found on the women's basketball schedule page on OMavs.com.
Live Radio: Jon Green will also have the radio call on 1180 Zone 2. Fans can stream the audio on their smartphones by downloading NRG Media's app “1620 The Zone.”
Live Stats: Links to stats will be available on OMavs.com for Sunday's game.
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THE OMAHA STORY
Omaha enters Sunday's action with an 11-11 mark and a 4-6 record in Summit League play. The Mavericks are led this season by Mikaela Shaw. Shaw leads the Summit League in scoring with 18.5 points per game and is second in the league with 8.3 rebounds per game. Shaw also is the team-leader in assists (3.2 apg) and steals (1.3 spg).
Remy Davenport is second on the team in scoring averaging 10.2 points per game. The sophomore also averages 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. Caroline Hogue averages 8.3 points per game and 4.3 rebounds per game. The freshman is the Summit League leader in blocked shots with 57 and is rated nationally in the category.
Omaha is led by third year head coach, Brittany Lange.
About South Dakota
South Dakota is led by 4th year head coach Amy Williams. USD has won seven straight and are 8-1 in the Summit with senior guards Nicole Seekamp (19.6), Kelly Stewart (11.1), and Tia Hemiller (10.0) each averaging in double-figures in league play. The Coyotes are tied with South Dakota State for the lead in the Summit League.
Seekamp is the only player in the nation averaging 16 points, six assists, and three steals per game. She ranks 11th in steals per game (3.15) and 10th in assists per game (6.6). She's also 12th for free-throw percentage (88.2%).
The Coyotes have the 12th-best scoring offense in the nation at 80.1 points per game. South Dakota maintains a 12-point scoring margin over opponents. USD has 398 assists this season and ranks sixth in the nation. South Dakota also crashes the boards hard as the Coyotes outrebound opponents an average 9.5 boards per game, a rebounding margin that ranks 15th nationally.
The Omaha-South Dakota History
The series history between Omaha and South Dakota is one of the longest running in program history. The Coyotes lead the all-time series 39-34. Since the transition to Division I, USD is 7-1 against UNO. The lone Maverick victory in the Division I era came at Sapp Field House on Feb. 20, 2014, 69-61.
UNO fell at the Dakota Dome earlier this season to USD, 82-76. Caroline Hogue had a career-best 25 points, eight rebounds and 4 blocked shots. Mikaela Shaw added 24 points and five boards. USD's Nicole Seekamp had a game-high 26 points to lead three Coyotes in double-figures.
Omaha High Points
1,127– Career points by Mikaela Shaw.
613 – Career rebounds by Shaw.
111 – Career 3-pointers made by Remy Davenport.
63 – Blocks this season by Caroline Hogue to lead the Summit League.
52 – Career blocks by Vanessa Barajas.
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.
11 – 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 (11/29/15).
9 – Double-doubles by Mikaela Shaw this year.
7 – Assists by Amber Vidal against SIUE and Mikaela Shaw against Denver.
6 – Blocked shots by Caroline Hogue against Western Illinois (1/30/16).
5 – Steals from Kalen Phillips against Waldorf (11/24/15).
2 – Players to score 30 or points in a single game this season (Shaw-Eastern Illinois/Davenport-Denver).
.434 – Three-point field goal percentage by Ellie Brecht, tops all-time.
Up Next
The Mavericks welcome Fort Wayne to Baxter Arena on Thursday, Feb. 11. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. Thursday's game will be Omaha's Pink Game for Breast Cancer Awareness. Fans are encouraged to wear pink for the game.
Appearing on the National Scene
- Caroline Hogue is 14th nationally in blocked shots (63) and 22nd in blocked shots per game (2.86). Jasmine Joyner of Chattanooga leads the nation with 88 blocks and 4.0 blocks per game.
- Mikaela Shaw ranks 30th nationally in field goals made with 158. Jasmine Nwajei from Wagner leads the way with 211 made field goals.
- Shaw is also in the Top 50 nationally in field-goal percentage (41st overall/52.7%) and total points (46th nationally/406 points). She is also 49th nationally in points per game with 18.5 ppg.
- The Mavericks ranks 10th nationally in blocked shots (128) and 11th in blocked shots per game (5.8). Morehead State leads the nation with 161 blocks and 6.7 blocked shots per game.
