The Omaha Mavericks will open the Big Sky-Summit Challenge at Eastern Washington on Wednesday, January 3 at 6 p.m. 

The game can be heard on 1180 The Zone with Jon Schriner on the call. Links to live stats, audio, and video are available on OMavs.com.

Quick Hits
    • The Mavericks will head to Eastern Washington with a 4-9 overall record. Having played and lost to Northern Colorado earlier this season, Omaha is 0-1 against Big Sky opponents this season. 
    • Omaha last played on Dec. 31 in a conference match-up against South Dakota. In a close overtime game, the Mavericks came up short 77-71. 
    • Omaha's scoring was led by Grace Cave who paced with 17 points and with nine rebounds was short just one of a double-double. Cave went 5-of-8 on field goals and 4-of-7 behind the arc. Also hitting double-digits in tonight's game were Aaliyah Stanley (15), Kennedi Grant (12), and Polina Nikulochkina (11). Cave also led with five assists and two blocks. Cave went 5-of-8 on field goals and 4-of-7 behind the arc. Omaha was out-shot on field goals 37.9% (24-of-64) to USD's 41.9% (26-of-62). Behind the arc, the Mavericks shot a 30.8% (8-of-26) to the Coyotes 34.6% (9-of-26). In a rare turn of events, Omaha was out-shot on free throws (68.2%, 15-of-22 vs. 88.9% 16-of-18).
    • Cave had a career-high two blocks against the Coyotes. 
    • Liz Martino made her debut with the Mavericks against Texas Southern, scoring eight points for the Mavericks.
    • Against Texas Southern, Kennedi Grant scored a 20-point, 10-assist double-double. For new season-highs in points and rebounds, both just one short of tying her career highs. 
    • Making 17.5, Omaha ranks ninth in the country for free throws made per game. 
    • The Mavericks scoring offense of 74.9 average points per game, is best for 72nd among the 348 programs ranked nationally. 
    • With an average of 28.4 bench points, Omaha ranked 25 in the nation. 
    •  Stanley has gone 38-of-43 on the line and is currently shooting 88.4% from the line, which now ranks her 33rd among all Division 1 players who are eligible to be ranked. 
    • Stanley paces the team with 158 points, averaging 12.2 per game. She has now improved to a .459 field goal percentage. Going 20-of-44 she holds a team-high .455 three-point percentage. 
    • Leading the Mavericks in total and defensive rebounds is Grace Cave with 63 and 51, respectively. P. Nikulochkina has now moved into the spot as team leader in offensive rebounds with 20. 
    • Cave has taken over as assist leader with 42, averaging 3.2 per game. With 21, Grant leads the team in steals and Cave leads with five blocks. 

Scouting the Eastern Washington Eagles
    • Eastern Washington has gone 10-3 overall and 3-1 at home in this year's campaign. The Eagles are currently on a four-game winning streak. 
    • EWU last played Sacramento State in a conference game, winning 60-33. 
    The Eagles held Sacramento St. to a 23.7 field goal percentage and 6.3 percent from three-point range. Aaliyah Alexander was a force against the Hornets, finishing with a game-high 23 points, her second-straight 20-point game. Alexander also registered her second double-double of the season with a game-high 10 rebounds. 
    • Eastern matched its season-low in points allowed to opponents, previously allowing 33 to Walla Walla (12/9). Aaliyah Alexander now has three, 20-point games this season and seven overall for her career. She was 9-of-15(60.0%) from the floor and 3-of-6(50.0%) on three-point shots today. The Eagles forced 17 turnovers from the Hornets and scored 18 points off the mistakes. Jaydia Martin scored 13 points on 4-of-10(40.0%) shooting. It was Martin's fourth double-digit scoring game of the season. EWU's bench outscored Sac. St.'s, 15 to zero. Jamie Loera led the team with five assists. 
    • The Eagles average 72.2 points per game. As they hold opponents to an average of just 55.2, their scoring defense ranks 37th nationally. 
    • Their assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.51 ranks 15 nationally and their 16.7 assists per game rank 53rd in the nation. 
    • With 11.1 turnovers per game, they rank 6th nationally.
    • On the field, the Eagles shoot a .435 percent and go .363 behind the arc. On the charity stripe, EWU has gone 107-of-141 for a .759 percent. 
    • Although opponents to Eastern average 18.2 turnovers a game, the Eagles only average 9.7 steals per game.  
    • Aaliyah Alexander will be one to make sure is covered as she leads the Eagles in points with 212. The second-highest scorer is Jamie Loera with just 129 points. 
    • Loera leads in steals (31) and assists (67). 
    
All-Time Against Eastern Washington
This will be the first meeting between Omaha and Eastern Washington. 

Big Sky-Summit Challenge Details 
The two leagues will be playing for a combined trophy, taking both men's and women's results into consideration equally from 36 total games being played on Wednesday, Jan. 3 and Saturday, Jan. 6.

Victories in the challenge will be weighted differently based on whether they occur at home or on the road. Teams will be awarded one (1) point for a victory on their home floor, while if a road team emerges with a win, it will be awarded one and one-half (1.5) points for the result.

The conference with the most total points combined between men's and women's results will be declared the winner. Follow the challenge by visiting the Big Sky-Summit Challenge website.

If there is a tie in points following the conclusion of all contests, the first tiebreaker will be the total margin of victory. If there is still a tie following the calculation of margin of victory, the two commissioners will compete in an arm-wrestling contest at the Final Four to determine the champion.