OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha women's basketball team opens the second half of Summit League play this weekend, against North Dakota on Sunday, Feb. 3. Tipoff is set for 2:30 p.m. at Baxter Arena.
Follow the Mavericks
The game will be broadcast live on YurView Cox Channel 1013, ESPN3 and Midco with Donny Baarns and former Maverick
Mikaela Shaw on the call. Jon Shriner will have the radio call on 1180 Zone 2, and links to video, audio and stats will be available on OMavs.com.
The Opening Tip
• Omaha snapped a five-game losing streak on Wednesday, stopping Peru State 99-47.
• Freshman
Sophie Johnston led the Mavericks with a career-high 15 points and six assists.
• Freshman
Elena Pilakouta followed with a career-best 14 points on 7-of-7 shooting.
• Senior
Romekia Wallace also scored in double figures, hitting 5-of-8 from the field en route to 10 points and six rebounds.
• Junior
Rayanna Carter added 10 points.
• Freshman
Josie Filer grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds along with scoring five points and dishing out three assists.
• Carter paces the Mavericks, averaging 9.9 points and 1.8 assists per game.
• Carter and Johnston each average 1.8 assists to lead UNO.
• Filer leads the Mavericks with 7.8 rebounds per game.
• Omaha ranks third in the league in points per game allowed (64.5 ppg).
• As a team, UNO ranks in the top five in seven different rebounding categories.
• Coaches and members of the media picked Omaha to finish eighth in the Preseason Coaches Poll.
• The Mavericks returned one starter,
Claire Killian, and six letterwinners from last season's team.
• Last season, Omaha finished 12-16 overall and sixth in The Summit League with a mark of 3-11.
• Returning in 2018-19 for UNO are Killian, Wallace,
Jay Bridgeman,
Alicia Mountain,
Emily Petersen and
Kalen Phillips.
•
Kylee Coulter returns to action after redshirting last season.
• The Mavericks welcome six newcomers in Carter and
Juliana Chagas, and freshmen
Josie Filer,
Sophie Johnston,
Mariah Murdie and
Elena Pilakouta.
Scouting the North Dakota Fighting Hawks
North Dakota is 8-13 (3-5 Summit League) following an 80-50 loss to South Dakota last Thursday, extending the Fighting Hawks losing streak to four games. UND visits Western Illinois on Friday, Feb. 1 before making the trek to Omaha. Lexi Klabo and Jill Morton each scored 10 points. Klabo added eight rebounds, while Morton had three steals.
Head coach Travis Brewster is in his seventh season with UND, carrying a career a career mark of 109-99.
Series History
Sunday's game marks the 60th meeting all-time between Omaha and North Dakota, with the Fighting Hawks leading the series, 50-9. In the Division I era, UND has a 3-0 advantage in the series. The two teams last met on Jan. 9 in Grand Forks, N.D., where UNO prevailed 68-57.
Up Next
Omaha returns to the road on Wednesday, Feb. 6 with a visit to South Dakota at 7 p.m. in Vermillion, S.D. The game will be broadcast on YurView Cox Channel 1013, MidcoSN2 and ESPN+, and Donny Baarns will have the radio call on 1180 Zone 2. Links to live video, audio and stats will be available on OMavs.com.
Social Media Shout Outs
Fans are encouraged to connect with the women's basketball team on Facebook (OmahaWBB), Instagram (@OmahaWBB) and Twitter (@OmahaWBB). Supporters also are urged to use #EveryoneForOmaha in social media posts.
