Follow The Game
The Omaha women's basketball team continues non-conference action on Sunday afternoon at Illinois. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. at State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill.
Sunday's game will be broadcast on BTN+ with Scott Beaty and Carson Gourdie on the call while Jon Schriner will have the radio call on 1180 Zone 2. Links to live stats, audio and video are available on OMavs.com.
Quick Hits
- Omaha is 1-1 on the season after the Mavericks earned a 66-64 win at Northern Colorado last Sunday.
- Sarah Schmitt poured in a career-high 18 points and Claire Killian's layup with 1.1 seconds left helped Omaha to the first victory of the season.
- Josie Filer leads a trio of Mavericks scoring in double-figures this season with 11.5 points per game.
- Omaha ranks fourth in the country among teams with at least two games played this season with 9.0 turnovers per game.
- Head coach Carrie Banks is in her first season at the helm of the Maverick program.
- Omaha's win at Northern Colorado marked the first career victory for Banks as a head coach.
Scouting the Illinois Fighting Illini
Illinois is 1-1 (0-0 Big Ten) this season after falling to Valparaiso at home earlier this week. Jeanae Terry leads the Fighting Illini with 20 points and 10.5 boards per game this season while shooting 50 percent from the floor.
Kennedi Myles is adding 9.0 points and 8.5 rebounds per game while Geovana Lopes is chipping in 9.0 points per game. As a team, Illinois is shooting 38.7 percent from the field, including 19.4 percent from three-point range.
Head coach Nancy Fahey is in her fourth season at Illinois with a record of 31-62. Fahey is in her 35
th overall season and holds a career record of 768-195.
All-Time Against Illinois
Sunday's matchup marks the first all-time meeting between Omaha and Illinois on the hardwood.
