The Omaha Mavericks will host the University of Montana in their home contest of the Big Sky-Summit Challenge on Saturday, Jan. 6 at Baxter Arena at 2 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 host Montana with a 4-10 overall record on the season. After losing to Eastern Washington, Omaha is 0-2 against Big Sky opponents this season. 
    • Omaha most recently lost to Eastern Washington in a hard-fought game. After 40 minutes, Omaha fell 96-82. 
    • Scoring over a third of the points against EWU and leading the Mavericks was Aaliyah Stanley with 32. Stanley went 6-of-6 on three-point attempts, 11-of-17 on the field, and 4-of-5 from the line. Also in double-digits tonight was Grace Cave with 15 (5-of-17) and Polina Nikulochkina (4-of-7). Leading in rebounds was Deanay Watson with 10. Cave and Kennedi Grant each put notched four assists. Additionally, Grant made one block and one steal. Omaha was out-shot on the field 45.2% (28-of-62) to EWU's 52.9% (37-of-70). Behind the arc, the Mavericks led 56.3% (9-of-16) to 35.% (11-of-31). On the charity stripe, the Mavericks were also out-shot 77.3% (17-of-22) to 91.7% (11-of-12).
    • Cave had a career-high two blocks against the Coyotes on New Year's eve. 
    • 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 190 points, averaging 13.6 per game. She has now improved to a .484 field goal percentage. Going 26-of-50 she holds a team-high .520 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 18. 
    • Cave has taken over as assist leader with 46, averaging 3.3 per game. With 23, Grant leads the team in steals and Cave leads with four blocks. 

Scouting the Montana Griz
    • Montana has gone 9-3 this season and 3-0 on the road. The Lady Griz are currently on a six-game winning streak. 
    • The Lady Griz (9-3) opened the Big Sky-Summit League Challenge with a 74-61 home win over South Dakota on Wednesday night at Dahlberg Arena, rallying back from two 13-point first-half deficits.
    • The Lady Griz ran their winning streak to six games with a 74-61 home win over South Dakota on Wednesday night.
    • It's only the second time Montana has won six straight games since the 2016-17 season. The Lady Griz also had a six-game winning streak early in the 2021-22 season.
    • Montana shot 41.3 percent, its 10th time in 12 games shooting 41 percent or better. The Lady Griz lead the Big Sky in field goal percentage (.445) and rank 66th nationally.
    • Montana went 6 for 7 from the free throw line against South Dakota to up its season percentage to .781. That leads the Big Sky and ranks 19th nationally.
    • Marxen leads the Big Sky in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.5), Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw (.467) leads the league in 3-point field goal percentage.
    • Gfeller ranks second in field goal percentage (.513), Bartsch is second in rebounding (8.5/g).
    
All-Time Against Montana 
This will be the first meeting between Omaha and Montana. 

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 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.