{"id":44464,"date":"2019-03-14T15:49:19","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T20:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=44464"},"modified":"2019-03-14T15:50:18","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T20:50:18","slug":"dii-central-regional-notebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=44464","title":{"rendered":"DII Central Regional notebook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

No. 3 Central Missouri Jennies<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Location:<\/strong> Warrensburg, Mo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Record:<\/strong> 24-6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WBCA ranking:<\/strong> No. 23<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Head coach:<\/strong> Dave Slifer (15th<\/sup> year at school)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stat leaders:<\/strong> Paige Redmond, 16.5 points, 4.3 assists, 4.7 rebounds; Megan Skaggs, 15.3 points, 6 rebounds, 20 blocks; Morgan Fleming, 15.1 points, 5.6 rebounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notes<\/strong>: Redmond (senior) and Fleming (junior) were first-team all-MIAA performers this season. \u2026 Skaggs (junior) was a third-team selection and a member of the all-defensive team. \u2026 Sydney Crockett (senior) was an honorable mentional all-MIAA pick. \u2026 UCM is the defending national champ. \u2026 The Jennies finished second to FHSU at the MIAA tournament last weekend in Kansas City, Mo. \u2026 UCM went 15-4 in MIAA play during the regular season, second best to FHSU. \u2026 Have won eight of last nine games. \u2026 Losses have been to St. Mary\u2019s (2OT), Washburn, FHSU (twice), Pitt State and Emporia State. \u2026 First-round game against Lindenwood will be the Jennies\u2019 fourth game against the team this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No. 6 Lindenwood Lions<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Location:<\/strong> St. Charles, Mo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Record:<\/strong> 21-7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WBCA ranking:<\/strong> NR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Head coach:<\/strong> Katie Falco (1st<\/sup> year at school)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stat leaders:<\/strong> Kallie Bildner, 17.1 points, 10.4 rebounds, 20 blocks; Lexie Moe, 9.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 38 steals; Charisse Williams, 9.6 points, 32 steals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notes:<\/strong> Lindenwood has used the same starting lineup all 28 games this season. \u2026 BIldner (junior) was a first-team pick on the all-MIAA team, averaging a double-double. \u2026 Moe (senior) and Williams (senior) were both honorable mention all-conference picks. \u2026 Losses have come to Drury, Southwest Baptist, Central Missouri (three times), Emporia State and FHSU. \u2026 This is the Lions\u2019 second straight trip to the regional tourney. \u2026 The 21 wins so far are a new school record. \u2026 Lindenwood went 14-5 in MIAA games this season. \u2026 First-round game against UCM is the fourth meeting this season between the two teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No. 2 Southwestern Oklahoma State Lady Bulldogs<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Location:<\/strong> Weatherford, Okla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Record:<\/strong> 30-1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WBCA ranking:<\/strong> No. 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Head coach:<\/strong> Kelsi Musick (10th<\/sup> year at school)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stat leaders: <\/strong>Hailey Tucker, 18.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, 51 blocks; Hayden Priddy, 17.0 points, 70 steals, 105 assists; Tyra Aska, 13.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 84 assists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notes<\/strong>: Priddy (senior) was the Great American Conference Player of the Year. \u2026 Musick was named GAC Coach of the Year and guided the team to a conference tourney title last weekend. \u2026 Priddy, Tucker (senior) and Aska (junior) were all first-team GAC picks. \u2026 Sophomore Bethany Franks was an honorable mention selection. \u2026 Only loss came to Emporia State by eight points in first game of the season. \u2026 SWOSU has won 30 in a row and has a scoring margin of +18.1. \u2026 Team was ranked first in the two regional polls prior to the weekend of conference tournaments. \u2026 Second straight season SWOSU made regional tourney. \u2026 Largest crowd SWOSU played in front of this year was 1,712. \u2026 Lady Dawgs and FHSU played in first round of regional last year, with Tigers winning 78-75. \u2026 Only team from GAC to make regional tourney. \u2026 SWOSU averages 85.4 points per game, which is fourth best in DII. \u2026 Team is fifth in the nation in steals with 401 for the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No. 7 Emporia State Hornets<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Location:<\/strong> Emporia, Kan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Record:<\/strong> 22-8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WBCA ranking:<\/strong> NR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Head coach<\/strong>: Toby Wynn (1st<\/sup> year at school)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stat leaders:<\/strong> Tyra Jones, 15.7 points, 7.8 rebounds; Jessica Wayne, 13.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, 108 steals; Emily Miller, 12.5 points, 5.5 rebounds; Addie Lackey, 10.5 points, 99 assists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notes:<\/strong> Wayne (junior) was the MIAA Defensive Player of the Year and a second-team pick. \u2026 Jones (senior) was a first team all-MIAA selection, while Lackey (senior), Miller (senior) and Tiana Moala (senior) all earned honorable-mention honors. \u2026 Hornets missed regional last year but are making their 20th<\/sup> appearance in the last 23 years. \u2026 Losses have been to Cameron, FHSU, Washburn (2OT), Missouri Western, Nebraska-Kearney, Pitt State, Central Oklahoma and Washburn (MIAA tourney). \u2026 Emporia State won the regional the last time FHSU hosted it. \u2026 Hornets won 2010 DII national title. \u2026 Team has wins over FHSU, SWOSU, Pitt State, Lindenwood and UCM this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No. 1 Fort Hays State Tigers<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Location:<\/strong> Hays, Kan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Record:<\/strong> 30-1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WBCA ranking:<\/strong> No. 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Head coach:<\/strong> Tony Hobson (11th<\/sup> year at school)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stat leaders:<\/strong> Tatyana Legette, 13.2 points, 8.5 rebounds, 97 assists, 46 blocks, 45 steals; Lanie Page, 12.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 51 blocks, 50 steals; Kacey Kennett, 10.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, 52 assists, 42 steals; Belle Barbieri, 10.4 points, 6.7 rebounds, 30 steals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notes<\/strong>: Legette (senior) was MIAA Player of the Year and MVP of MIAA conference tourney last weekend. \u2026 Hobson was coach of the year in the conference. \u2026 Kennett (junior) was a second-team all-MIAA pick, while Page was a third-team selection. \u2026 Barbieri (junior) and senior Carly Heim were honorable-mention picks in the MIAA. \u2026 Legette, Page and junior Taylor Rolfs were all named to all-tourney team at conference finale last weekend. \u2026 FHSU beat Pitt State by 25 on the road and by 5 at GMC this season. \u2026 Tigers went 18-1 this year in MIAA play, only losing by three to Emporia State on the road. \u2026 The Central Region tourney is the only one in the country with at least two teams with one or fewer losses. \u2026 FHSU has won 15 in a row. \u2026 Will be second time school has hosted DII regional (2015). \u2026 Tigers are fifth in DII with 158 blocks and third in the nation with only 11.1 turnovers per outing. \u2026 Tigers beat SWOSU in last year\u2019s regional before losing to eventual national champ UCM. \u2026 Kennett averaged 18.5 points per game at regional last year. \u2026 Tigers have played in front of crowds of more than 3,000 in three of the team\u2019s last five home games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No. 8 Pittsburg State Gorillas<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Location<\/strong>: Pittsburg, Kan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Record<\/strong>: 21-8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WBCA ranking:<\/strong> NR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Head coach:<\/strong> Amanda Davied (1st<\/sup> year at school)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stat leaders:<\/strong> Maya Williams, 11.7 points, 6.2 rebounds; Shelby Lopez, 11.1 points, 3.9 rebounds; Athena Alvarado, 10.9 points, 7.0 rebounds; Kaylee DaMitz, 9.1 points, 130 assists, 30 steals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notes:<\/strong> DaMitz was named the freshman of the year in the MIAA. \u2026 Lopez (senior) was a second-team conference pick, while Williams was a third-team selection. \u2026 MIAA honorable mention honors went to DaMitz and Alvarado (junior). \u2026 Went 13-6 in MIAA play and finished sixth in regular season standings. \u2026 Have lost two in a row entering regional (FHSU and Lindenwood). \u2026 Trip to regional is fifth in the last seven years for Gorillas. \u2026 Losses have come to Minnesota State-Moorhead, Lindenwood (2), Emporia State, Washburn, FHSU (2) and Missouri Southern. \u2026 PSU has made the Elite Eight twice in program history (2012, 2016).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No. 4 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Location:<\/strong> Duluth, Minn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Record:<\/strong> 23-6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WBCA ranking:<\/strong> Receiving votes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Head coach:<\/strong> Mandy Pearson (4th<\/sup> year at school)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stat leaders:<\/strong> Sammy Kozlowski, 12.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, 75 steals, 116 assists; Sarah Grow, 11.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 71 blocks; Brooke Olson, 8.8 points, 5.2 rebounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notes:<\/strong> Kozlowski (senior) was Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Defensive Player of the Year and a first-team pick. \u2026 Grow (sophomore) was a second-team NSIC pick, and Olson was named to the all-freshman team. \u2026 Duluth and Moorhead have played three times already this season and are the only two teams from the NSIC to make the regional. Duluth is 2-1 against the Dragons, including a four-point win in the NSIC title game last weekend. \u2026 Grow averaged 1.7 blocks as a freshman and now is averaging 2.4 per game. \u2026 Duluth lost to Drury, the current No. 1 team in the country, by 12 points early in the season. \u2026 Bulldogs went 18-4 in NSIC during regular season, with all four losses coming on the road. \u2026 Losses have been to Drury, University of Mary, Michigan Tech, Minnesota-Crookston, Concordia-St. Paul and Moorhead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No. 5 MSU-Moorhead Dragons<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Location:<\/strong> Moorhead, Minn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Record:<\/strong> 26-6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WBCA ranking:<\/strong> Receiving votes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Head coach:<\/strong> Karla Nelson (19th<\/sup> year at school)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stat leaders: <\/strong>Megan Hintz, 15.6 points, 9.9 rebounds, 22 blocks; Kiley Borowicz, 14.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 71 assists, 52 steals; Jacky Volkert, 12.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 152 assists, 49 steals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notes:<\/strong> Nelson was named Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Coach of the Year after guiding the team to the regular-season title for the third-straight season. \u2026 Borowicz (sophomore), Hintz (junior) and Volkert (senior) were all first-team NSIC selections. The NSIC named 12 players to its first team. \u2026 Volkert also was an all-defensive team pick, and Peyton Boom made the all-freshman team. \u2026 Dragons went 19-3 in NSIC during regular season. \u2026 Losses have been to Michigan Tech, Northern Michigan, Duluth (2), Minnesota State and Sioux Falls. \u2026 Moorhead has won seven of its last eight games. \u2026 Hintz has scored more than 1,000 points in her career. \u2026 The Dragons lead DII in turnovers per game, averaging only 10.8 per contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Session 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noon \u2013<\/strong> Central Missouri vs. Lindenwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2:30 p.m. –<\/strong>– Southwestern Oklahoma State vs. Emporia State<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Session 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 p.m. \u2013<\/strong> Fort Hays State vs. Pittsburg State<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7:30 p.m. \u2013<\/strong> Minnesota-Duluth vs. MSU-Moorhead<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday\u2019s semifinals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 p.m. \u2013<\/strong> Central Missouri\/Lindenwood winner vs. SWOSU\/ESU winner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7:30 p.m. \u2013<\/strong> FHSU\/PSU winner vs. UMD\/MSUM winner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday\u2019s final<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7 p.m. \u2013<\/strong> Semifinal winners<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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