Follow The Games
The Omaha women's basketball team plays its final games of the regular season with a pair of Summit League games at Denver on Friday-Saturday, Feb. 26-27. Tipoff for both games is for 2 p.m.
Jon Schriner is in his second season as the voice of Omaha women's basketball and will have the radio call on 1180 The Zone. Links to live stats, audio and video are available on OMavs.com.
Quick Hits
- The Mavericks are 4-11 (3-7 Summit League) after sweeping North Dakota at home last weekend.
- Sarah Schmitt shot 8-of-12 from the floor to tie her career-high with 18 points, seven assists, six rebounds and three steals.
- Senior Claire Killian led Omaha with 19 points and six boards per game through two games against the Fighting Hawks.
- Killian and Pilakouta pace the Mavericks in scoring on the season with 11.6 points per game.
- Josie Filer is adding 9.7 points per game while posting a team-high 5.2 rebounds per game.
Scouting the Denver Pioneers
- Denver is 6-14 (4-8 Summit League) on the season after splitting with Kansas City last weekend.
- Uju Ezeudu ranks fifth in the Summit League in scoring with 15.8 points per game while Meghan Boyd sits eighth with 14 points per contest.
- Anna Jackson ranks first in the Summit League in three-pointers made per game with 2.5 per game.
- The Pioneers are scoring 70.8 points per game while shooting 39.6 percent from the floor and pulling in 36.8 boards per game.
- Head coach Doshia Woods is in her first season leading the Pioneers.
All-Time Against Denver
Denver leads the all-time series over the Mavericks, 9-8. In their last meeting, the Pioneers came away with an 86-80 victory over Omaha on Feb. 15, 2020 in Denver.
Postseason Implications
The Mavericks have earned a berth to the Summit League Women's Basketball Championships next weekend, but the seeding remains to be decided. If the Mavericks sweep the Pioneers this weekend, Omaha locks up the No. 6 seed while any other result will place the Mavericks as a No. 8 seed.
