Follow The Game
The Omaha women's basketball team visits Northern Colorado on Sunday, Nov. 29. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. CT at Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, Colo.
Jon Schriner will have the radio call on 1180 Zone 2, entering his second season as the voice of Omaha women's basketball. Links to live stats, audio and video are available on OMavs.com.
Quick Hits
- Omaha is in its 50th overall season in program history and holds an all-time record of 655-659.
- Sunday's meeting between the Mavericks and Bears is the 26th all-time meeting between the former North Central Conference rivals, with Omaha making its first trip to Greeley since 2013.
- Omaha has connected from beyond the arc in 231 consecutive games. The last time the Mavericks were shut out from three-point range was against South Dakota on Feb. 28, 2013.
- The Mavericks return all five starters from last year, including 11 letterwinners.
- Mariah Murdie was selected to the Preseason All-Summit First Team after earning All-Summit Second Team honors as a sophomore last season.
- Head coach Carrie Banks is in her first season at the helm of the Maverick program.
Scouting the Northern Colorado Bears
Northern Colorado is 0-1 (0-0 Big Sky) this season after falling 78-62 at Kansas in the season opener on Nov. 25. Alisha Davis led the Bears withs 18 points and 12 boards while Jasmine Gayles added 12 points.
The Bears were selected fifth in both of the Preseason Big Sky Coaches' and Media Polls after playing to a 13-18 overall record last year.
Head coach Jenny Huth is in her third season at Northern Colorado with a record of 34-30.
All-Time Against Northern Colorado
Sunday's meeting is the 26
th matchup between the old North Central Conference (DII) rivals. Sunday's game will be the first played between the Mavericks and Bears at Northern Colorado since 2013.
Northern Colorado leads the all-time series with Omaha, 25-10. In their last meeting, the Bears posted a 67-58 victory over the Mavericks on Nov. 28, 2014 in Omaha.
