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1 OMAHA WOMEN S BASKETBALL UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA OMAHA ATHLETICS Women s Basketball SID: Nate Pohlen npohlen@unomaha.edu Office: (402) Cell: (402) Schedule/Results (14-5, 4-3 Summit) Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 7 Nebraska-Kearney (exh.) W, Nov. 12 North Carolina A&T W, Nov. 16 Louisiana W, Nov. 18 Northern Arizona W, (2OT) Nov. 21 Saint Louis L, Nov. 25 Southwest Minnesota State W, Nov. 30 UT Arlington W, Dec. 4 Tulsa L, Dec. 8 Loyola Chicago W, Dec. 17 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, Dec. 21 College of St. Mary W, Dec. 28 at Kansas City* [1180 The Zone 2] W, Dec. 30 at South Dakota* L, Jan. 3 Oakland* W, Jan. 5 Fort Wayne* W, Jan. 10 at IUPUI* [1180 The Zone 2] L, Jan. 12 at Western Illinois* [1180 The Zone 2] L, Jan. 17 at Chicago State W, Jan. 19 at Indiana Dabney W, Jan. 24 North Dakota State* W, Jan. 26 South Dakota State* 2 p.m. Jan. 31 at Fort Wayne* [1180 The Zone 2] 6 p.m. Feb. 2 at Oakland* [1180 The Zone 2] 1 p.m. Feb. 7 Western Illinois* 7 p.m. Feb. 9 IUPUI* 1 p.m. Feb. 21 at South Dakota State* 7 p.m. Feb. 23 at North Dakota State* 7 p.m. Feb. 28 South Dakota* 7 p.m. March 2 Kansas City* 2 p.m. - All times listed are Central - Home games in bold held at Sapp Fieldhouse Mavs on Social Media NebraskaOmahaWBB OMAVS.com When Referring to the Mavericks As part of a University-wide rebranding effort that began in 2011, media and fans are reminded to refer to the school as the University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha or UNO.The new O logo is UNO s primary logo, while the new bull logo is a secondary mark. MAVS HOST SUMMIT LEADER SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Omaha Mavericks Record: 14-5, 4-3 Summit Coach: Chance Lindley Record at UNO: (2nd year) Career Record: Same South Dakota State Jackrabbits Record: 14-6, 6-1 Summit Coach: Aaron Johnston Record at SDSU: (13th year) Career Record: Same Game 20: vs. South Dakota State Game Date: Saturday, Jan. 26 Tipoff Time: 2 p.m. Location: Omaha, Neb. Venue: Sapp Fieldhouse (2,500) Live Webcast: OMavs.com (subscription) Live Audio: Webcast only (Jon Green) Live Stats: OMavs.com The Omaha women s basketball team brings a three-game winning streak into Saturday s tilt against Summit League leader South Dakota State. The Mavericks and Jackrabbits square off at 2 p.m. at the Sapp Fieldhouse, where UNO is 10-2 this season and has won four in a row. South Dakota State represents the final Summit League team the Mavs have yet to face this season. Saturday s game marks the midway point of the conference season with eight games remaining after Saturday. A live webcast (subscription required) and live stats will be available at OMavs.com. The Teams Omaha (14-5, 4-3) knocked off North Dakota State, 61-52, Thursday night at the Sapp Fieldhouse. The Mavericks have won three in a row and are in fourth place in The Summit League standings, one game behind IUPUI and South Dakota (5-2) for second place. UNO s 14-5 overall record is the best in The Summit League. South Dakota State, the preseason Summit League favorite and current conference leader, enters with a 14-6 overall record and 6-1 mark in league action. The Jackrabbits, who have won four straight conference tournament titles, recently saw their eight-game win streak come to an end with a loss at home to IUPUI on Jan. 19. South Dakota State s 14-6 overall record is the second best in The Summit League, behind only Omaha. Series History UNO holds a edge in the all-time series with South Dakota State. The Mavs are against SDSU at the Sapp Fieldhouse. SDSU won the last meeting, 97-61, on Feb. 27, 2004 at UNO. The Mavs last win against the Jackrabbits came on Jan. 18, 2002, an overtime win at the Sapp Fieldhouse. Last Time Out OMAHA, Neb. - Paige Frauendorfer scored 25 points to lead the UNO women s basketball team past North Dakota State, 61-52, Thursday night at the Sapp Fieldhouse. The Mavericks won their third straight and improved to 14-5 overall and 4-3 in The Summit League, good for fourth place in the conference standings. North Dakota State fell to 7-13 overall and 3-5 in conference play. Frauendorfer surpassed 1,000 career points with her second basket of the game, a driving layup with 8:33 left in the first half to give the Mavs an lead. She finished the night with eight rebounds to go along with her season-high 25 points. She shot 10-of-16 from the floor, including 1-of-1 from 3-point land, and a perfect 4-of-4 at the free throw line. Jamie Nash, who reached the 1,000-point mark last week, narrowly missed a triple-double with 11 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds. Ericka House came off the bench to spark the Mavs with 13 points, including 3-of-5 shooting from 3-point range. Up Next For the Mavericks The Mavs travel to Fort Wayne next Thursday for a 6 p.m. (CT) game and swing by Oakland for a 1 p.m. (CT) game next Saturday.

2 CHANCE COLLEGIATE COACHING RECORD Omaha Head Coach (2011-present) Arizona Assistant Coach ( ) Barton County Community College Head Coach ( ) Assistant Coach ( ) LINDLEY 2nd Season Alma Mater: Wichita State (2000) Record at UNO: (.630) Career Record: Same Chance Lindley became the seventh head coach in UNO women s basketball history and the first male to lead the women s program in its 40-year history on April 16, Under Lindley, the Mavs first year in Division I in was a success on many accounts. A year after going 8-18 in Division II under then-head coach Patty Patton Shearer, the Mavs finished in their first season under Lindley, the most wins since UNO earned two wins against Division I teams, beating Western Illinois, 65-58, and UT Arlington, The Mavs went 9-3 at home for a.750 winning percentage, their highest since A Wichita, Kan., native, Lindley put together an impressive record as a head coach in the high school and junior college ranks in Kansas for eight years before taking the job as an assistant coach at Arizona in Lindley spent three seasons on the bench for the Wildcats in charge of all the defensive game planning and in-game offensive and defensive strategy. Lindley worked with the post players in practices and assisted in all of the Wildcats recruiting efforts. Lindley helped the Wildcats to a record in , the most wins for the program since Arizona finished fourth in the Pac-10, its highest conference finish since 2004, and appeared in the postseason for the first time since Prior to his stint at Arizona, Lindley led Barton County Community College to a school-record 34-4 mark and a fourth-place finish at the NJCAA Tournament in The Cougars won the Region IV Championship, and Lindley was named the NJCAA Division I District F Women s Basketball Coach of the Year, the Jayhawk West Coach of the Year and the KBCA Junior College Women s Basketball Coach of the Year. Lindley served as an assistant at Barton County CC in when the Cougars went 27-3, giving the Cougars a 61-7 (.897) record while Lindley was at the school. Lindley was a standout coach in the Kansas high school ranks for six years before moving to the collegiate level, twice winning Wichita Metro Coach of the Year and earning Kansas 3A Coach of the Year honors. Lindley graduated cum laude from Wichita State in 2000, majoring in Physical Education K-12. Chance and his wife, Melissa, have a daughter, Brookelyn. HONORS AND AWARDS NJCAA Division I District F Women s Basketball Coach of the Year ( ) Jayhawk West Coach of the Year ( ) KBCA Junior College Women s Basketball Coach of the Year ( ) School-record 34 wins at Barton County Community College ( ) Fourth-place finish at NJCAA Tournament ( ) Region IV Champions ( ) OMAHA MAVERICKS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. Hometown (High School/Previous College) 1 Ericka House 5-9 Jr. G Hot Springs, Ark. (Hot Springs/Tyler JC) 2 Casse Vaughn 6-0 Jr. F Little Rock, Ark. (North Little Rock/Arkansas Baptist) 5 Carly Cator 5-9 Sr. G Lakewood, Colo. (Lakewood/San Francisco State) 10 Jamie Nash 5-4 Sr. G Verona, Mo. (Aurora) 11 Carolyn Blair-Mobley 5-10 Sr. G St. Paul, Minn. (St. Paul Johnson/Oklahoma State) 12 Myhiah Dotzler 5-4 So. G Omaha, Neb. (Bellevue West/Concordia) 14 Paige Frauendorfer 6-0 Sr. G Humphrey, Neb. (Humphrey) 15 Allison Jackson 6-0 Fr. F El Paso, Texas (Burges) 20 Cathleen Cox 5-9 So. G Elkhorn, Neb. (Elkhorn) 21 Stacia Gebers 6-0 Jr. F Nora, Neb. (Superior) 31 Kate Bayes 5-9 Fr. G Novato, Calif. / Sonoma Academy) 42 Zenta Liepa 6-1 Sr. F Riga, Latvia (Riga/Independence CC) 45 Taijhe Kelly 6-4 So. C Carson, Calif. (Long Beach Poly) COACHES AND STAFF Head Coach: Chance Lindley (2nd year; Wichita State, 2000) Assistant: Rebecca Alvidrez (1st year; Montana State, 2006) Assistant: Brittany Lange (2nd year; Iowa State, 2010) Assistant: Jesyka Burks-Wiley (1st year; Boston, 2009) Dir. of Operations: Elisha Turek (1st year; Oral Roberts, 2007) Athletic Trainer: Erin Hicks Strength and Conditioning: Ichiro Watanabe Equipment Manager: Joey Sparano Team Managers: Killian Matsunami, Ann Walker ROSTER BREAKDOWN By Class Seniors (5) Carolyn Blair-Mobley Carly Cator Paige Frauendorfer Zenta Liepa Jamie Nash Juniors (3) Stacia Gebers Ericka House Casse Vaughn Sophomores (3) Cathleen Cox Myhiah Dotzler Taijhe Kelly Freshmen (2) Kate Bayes Allison Jackson By Position Guards (8) Kate Bayes Carolyn Blair-Mobley Carly Cator Cathleen Cox Myhiah Dotzler Paige Frauendorfer Ericka House Jamie Nash Forwards (4) Stacia Gebers Allison Jackson Zenta Liepa Casse Vaughn Centers (1) Taijhe Kelly PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Casse Vaughn...Cassie Carly Cator...KAY-ter Myhiah Dotzler... my-ee-uh DOTES-ler Paige Frauendorfer... FROWN-dor-fer Stacia Gebers...GHEE-bers Kate Bayes... Bays Zenta Liepa...ZENT-uh lee-ep-uh Taijhe Kelly... TAHJ-ee By Home State Arkansas (2) Ericka House (Hot Springs) Casse Vaughn (Little Rock) California (2) Taijhe Kelly (Carson) Kate Bayes (Novato) Colorado (1) Carly Cator (Lakewood) Missouri (1) Jamie Nash (Verona) Minnesota (1) Carolyn Blair-Mobley (St. Paul) Nebraska (4) Cathleen Cox (Elkhorn) Paige Frauendorfer (Humphrey) Stacia Gebers (Nora) Myhiah Dotzler (Omaha) Texas (1) Allison Jackson (El Paso) INTERNATIONAL Latvia (1) Zenta Liepa (Riga)

3 OMavs.com OMAHA WOMEN S BASKETBALL About the Mavericks Senior guard Paige Frauendorfer leads the Mavs in scoring (13.9 ppg) and rebounding (8.7 rpg). Her 8.6 boards per game are first in The Summit League, and she is also the conference leader in offensive rebounding with 2.9 per game. Frauendorfer reached the 1,000-point mark her last time out and she ranks ninth in career rebounds with 623. Senior point guard Jamie Nash runs the Maverick offense with 9.8 ppg, 7.3 apg and 3.4 spg. She ranks ninth nationally in assists per game and 15th in steals per game and leads The Summit League in both categories. Senior transfer Carolyn Blair-Mobley adds 11.6 ppg and 7.2 rpg. Junior forward Casse Vaughn leads The Summit League with a 57.9-percent field goal percentage (55-of-95). Taijhe Kelly is first in The Summit League with 1.9 blocked shots per game. The Mavericks are the top shooting team in The Summit League at 42.0 percent. On the defensive end, the Mavs lead the conference in field goal percentage allowed (35.4 percent) and scoring defense (54.1 ppg). While the Mavericks were last season in their first year in Division I, their record was only 2-10 against Division I opponents. This year, Omaha is 11-5 against Division I teams. Scouting South Dakota State Senior guard Ashley Eide leads the team in scoring with 14.4 points per game. Eide was an All-Summit League Preseason First-Team selection and has been named conference player of the week once this season. Sophomore forward Megan Waytashek adds 13.8 ppg and has been named Summit League Player of the Week twice already this season. The Jackrabbits rank second in The Summit League in 3-point percentage (33.2) and are third in scoring defense (59.6). In conference games only, the Jackrabbits lead the league in scoring (71.7 ppg), field goal percentage (43.9) and scoring defense (54.1). Quick Notes When the Mavs score at least 65 points under head coach Chance Lindley, they are UNO is 24-1 when leading at halftime under Lindley with a perfect 11-0 mark this season. The Mavs are also 27-1 under Lindley when leading with 5:00 to play in regulation with a 14-0 record this season. Through 46 games in Lindley s tenure, no opponent has shot 50.0 percent or better from the field against the Mavericks. In the season prior to Lindley taking over, UNO allowed five opponents to eclipse the 50.0-percent mark from the floor. The closest an opponent has come is South Dakota s 46.4 percent (26-of-56) from the floor on Dec. 30, Nash and Frauendorfer Reach 1,000-Point Milestone Just one week apart, senior point guard Jamie Nash and senior guard Paige Frauendorfer both eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for their careers. Nash scored 10 points to surpass 1,000 for her career in a Jan. 17 win at Chicago State, She became the 24th Maverick to reach 1,000 career points with a 3-pointer with 6:37 left in the game. Exactly one week later on Jan. 24, Frauendorfer reached 1,000 points with a driving layup with 8:33 left in the first half of a win over North Dakota State. She finished the game with 25 points and became the 25th Maverick in school history to achieve 1,000 points. Nash Becomes Career and Leader Senior point guard Jamie Nash is the school-record holder for career assists (509) and career steals (336). She became the all-time career assists leader at UNO with seven assists against Fort Wayne in a win over the Mastodons at the Sapp Fieldhouse on Jan. 5. Her seven assists propelled her to 475 for her career, one more than the previous record set by Jennifer Mitchell from Nash broke the steals record in a Jan. 17 win at Chicago State with four steals to reach 332 and pass Kriss Edwards, who nabbed 331 steals from Kelly Joins Group of School s Top Shot Blockers Sophomore center Taijhe Kelly has already established herself as one of the top shot blockers to ever put on a UNO jersey. Kelly swatted 43 shots as a freshman, which ranked as the seventh-highest single-season total in school history, and she has blocked 36 shots this season, giving her 79 career blocks to rank sixth in school history. She needs five more to move alone into fourth place. Mary Henke Anderson is the school-record holder with 291 career blocks, an average of 72.8 per season. From Nov. 18 to Jan. 3 this season, Kelly blocked at least one shot in 11 straight games. POSSIBLE STARTERS Omaha Mavericks Pos. Name Ht. Yr. PPG G Jamie Nash 5-4 Sr. 9.8 G Carly Cator 5-9 Sr. 2.3 G Paige Frauendorfer 6-0 Sr G Carolyn Blair-Mobley 5-10 Sr C Taijhe Kelly 6-4 So. 4.4 Key Reserves G Ericka House 5-9 Jr. 9.5 F Casse Vaughn 6-0 Jr. 7.3 F Stacia Gebers 6-0 Jr. 2.2 UNO CAREER SCORING LEADERS 1. Niece Jochims ( )...1, Barb Hart ( )...1, Laura J. Anderson ( )...1, Mary Henke ( )...1, Sandy Skradski ( )...1, Jackie Scholten ( )...1, Jennifer Mitchell ( )...1, Alyssa Green ( )...1, Elaine Johnson ( )...1, JJ Smith ( )...1, Amy Breen ( )...1, Karen Thies ( )...1, Amy Loth ( )...1, Sarah Larson ( )...1, Norene Groff ( )...1, Cayla Hargrove ( )...1, Sara Peterson ( )...1, Kriss Edwards ( )...1, Darcy Burns ( )...1, Aimee Noel ( )...1, Heather Pohl ( )...1, Jamie Nash (2009-present)... 1,026 T23. Paige Frauendorfer (2009-present)... 1,022 T23. Lindsey Petersen ( )...1, Tanya Hammes ( )...1,003 UNO CAREER ASSISTS LEADERS 1. Jamie Nash (2009-present) Jennifer Mitchell ( ) Kriss Edwards ( ) UNO CAREER STEALS LEADERS 1. Jamie Nash (2009-present) Kriss Edwards ( ) Stacie Kaiser ( ) UNO CAREER REBOUNDING LEADERS 1. Niece Jochims ( )...1, Barb Hart ( )...1, Mary Henke Anderson ( )...1, Jackie Scholten ( ) Sandy Skradski ( ) Laura J. Anderson ( ) Sarah Larson ( ) Tanya Hammes ( ) Paige Frauendorfer (2009-present)...623

4 AP TOP 25 POLL (Week 12 - Jan. 21) School...Record Baylor (35) Notre Dame Connecticut (2) Duke (3) Kentucky Stanford California Penn State Tennessee Maryland North Carolina Oklahoma State Louisville Georgia Purdue Texas A&M Dayton South Carolina UCLA Colorado Oklahoma Florida State Michigan Iowa State Michigan State Others Receiving Votes: Syracuse 25, Villanova 16, Kansas 14, UTEP 8, Delaware 7, Arkansas 5, Iowa 4, Texas Tech 3, Vanderbilt 3, Nebraska 2, Miami (FL) 1, Green Bay 1 WBCA/USA TODAY POLL (Week 12 - Jan. 21) School...Record Baylor (25) Connecticut (5) Notre Dame (1) Kentucky Duke Stanford California Penn State Tennessee Maryland Oklahoma State Louisville Purdue T14. South Carolina T14. Georgia T16. Dayton T16. North Carolina Texas A&M Oklahoma UCLA Florida State Syracuse Colorado Iowa State Villanova Others Receiving Votes: Michigan 27, Kansas 20, Nebraska 11, Middle Tennessee 7, Vanderbilt 4, Iowa 4, DePaul 3, Florida 3, Michigan State 3, Miami (FL) 2, Green Bay 2, Delaware 2, UTEP 2, Pacific 1 Mavs Named ESPN.com s National Team of the Weekend ESPN.com named the Omaha women s basketball team its national Team of the Weekend on Jan. 7 following its home sweep of Oakland and Fort Wayne. ESPN.com writer Graham Hays wrote about the Mavericks: A team for which the schedule a season ago included York, Briar Cliff, Northwest Missouri State, Missouri Western and Dallas Christian (and which went a modest against that schedule) is 11-3 this season, and 9-3 against Division I opponents, after improving to 3-1 in the Summit League with wins last week against Oakland and IPFW...The senior trio of Paige Frauendorfer, Carolyn Blair-Mobley and Jamie Nash are getting it done in the early days of the program s Division I era (the Mavericks beat just two Division I teams last season, their first as a transitional member). Frauendorfer Earns Second Summit League Player of the Week Honor For the second time this season, senior guard Paige Frauendorfer was named Summit League Player of the Week on Jan. 7. Frauendorfer recorded two double-doubles in a pair of Omaha league wins against Oakland and Fort Wayne. In a win over Oakland on Jan. 3, the senior guard had 16 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and four steals. Against Fort Wayne on Jan. 5, she scored a season-high 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season in the win. She scored five straight points in a span of 1:03 late in the game to turn a lead into a advantage. For the week, Frauendorfer averaged 19.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.5 assists per game. She also shot 44 percent (15-of-34) from the field and 73 percent (8-of-11) from the free throw line. Frauendorfer is the second Summit League women s basketball player to earn multiple honors so far this season. She was also honored on Nov. 19 after leading the Mavs to three home wins in the opening week. She averaged 16.7 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, and she shot 60.0 percent (21-of-35) from the floor over the three games to become the first UNO women s basketball player to received the league honor. Cox To Miss Rest of Season Sophomore guard Cathleen Cox suffered a torn ACL in practice early in December and will be out for the remainder of the season. Cox played in seven games and averaged 2.6 ppg and 1.9 rpg in 10.4 minutes per game off the bench. Cox had a solid freshman season in , averaging 6.9 points and 2.7 rebounds per game to earn All-Independent Freshman of the Year honors from CollegeSportsMadness.com. Frauendorfer Named to All-Summit League Preseason Second Team Paige Frauendorfer was named to the All-Summit League Preseason Second Team, determined by a vote of the league s head coaches, media and media relations personnel. Frauendorfer earned the preseason honor after leading the Mavs in scoring last season with 13.1 points per game and 9.1 rebounds per game. She also had 10 doubledoubles while helping the Mavs to a record in their first Division I season. Oakland s Bethany Watterworth was named the preseason Player of the Year. Joining Watterworth on the first team are Kansas City teammates Kim Nezianya and Eilise O Connor, IUPUI s Kerah Nelson, North Dakota State s Katie Birkel and South Dakota State s Ashley Eide. Joining Frauendorfer on the second team are returning Newcomer of the Year Saule Kontautaite of Western Illinois, North Dakota State s Janae Burich, IUPUI s Katie Comello and Oakland s Zakiya Minifee. Lindley Returns for Second Season with Three New Assistants Head Coach Chance Lindley is in his second season at Omaha, but he has almost an entirely different staff than he did in his first year. Shanele Stires left to become an assistant at San Francisco, and Jason Flores and Elena Lovato took head coaching gigs. In the offseason, Lindley promoted director of operations Brittany Lange to an assistant role. He then added former America East Player of the Year Jesyka Burks-Wiley to his coaching staff, as well as former All-Big Sky Conference guard Rebecca Alvidrez, who spent the past six seasons as an assistant turning Alaska Anchorage into a Division II powerhouse with her strong recruiting ties. Elisha Turek, the 2007 Mid-Con Player of the Year, was also hired as the new director of operations. Oklahoma State Transfer Blair-Mobley a Welcome Addition Former Oklahoma State guard Carolyn Blair-Mobley joins the UNO women s basketball program for her final season of eligibility in A 5-10 native of St. Paul, Minn., Blair-Mobley played two seasons at Oklahoma State after one season at Cloud County (Kan.) Community College. Blair-Mobley sat out the season and has one year of eligibility remaining after she earned her bachelor s degree at OSU last year. She will be eligible to play immediately this season while pursuing her master s degree at UNO. As a junior for the Cowgirls in , Blair-Mobley started 22 of 32 games - fourth most on the squad - and averaged 2.5 points and 2.6 rebounds while attempting fewer than three shots per game. In her sophomore campaign in , her first year in the program, Blair-Mobley played in all 32 games, starting four for the Cowgirls, who finished overall and reached the NCAA Tournament Second Round.

5 OMavs.com OMAHA WOMEN S BASKETBALL Mavs Sign Four for Season The Mavericks added four new players to this year s squad in addition to Oklahoma State senior transfer Carolyn Blair-Mobley. Two junior college transfers - Ericka House and Casse Vaughn - join the fray this season, as well as freshmen Kate Bayes and Allison Jackson. House, a 5-9 guard from Hot Springs, Ark., was regarded as one of the top junior college Region XIV players in at Tyler Junior College in Texas. House averaged 12.5 points per game and shot 39.2 percent from long distance (87-of-222) in her second year at TJC. As a freshman, House scored a career-high 41 points in a game and hit 13-of-22 from 3-point range to set the NJCAA record for 3-pointers made in a game. Vaughn, a 6-0 forward from Little Rock, Ark., averaged 8.2 points and 5.1 rebounds as a sophomore at Arkansas Baptist in Vaughn was an all-state selection as a senior at North Little Rock High School, where her team ranked 15th in the ESPN Fab 50 High School Poll. Bayes scored more than 2,000 points in her career at Sonoma Academy in California. She was named MVP of the North Central League II and was also named The Press Democrat All-Empire Small-School Female Athlete of the Year for the third straight year after averaging 23.6 points and 10.4 rebounds per game as a senior. Jackson, a 6-0 forward out of Burges High School in El Paso, Texas, averaged 14.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per game and was a second-team all-city selection. Liepa Out for the Season Senior forward Zenta Liepa had knee surgery over the summer and is out for the season. Liepa, a Riga, Latvia native who arrived at UNO by way of Independence Community College in Kansas, started 11 games and averaged 3.6 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in her first year at UNO last year. Without the 6-1 Liepa, the Mavs are a little thin in the post with 6-4 sophomore center Taijhe Kelly and 6-0 junior forward Stacia Gebers the only healthy returners down low. The Mavs added some depth with 6-0 junior forward Casse Vaughn and 6-0 freshman forward Allison Jackson. Mavs Play Full Summit League Schedule for First Time The season marks UNO s first with a full Summit League schedule. UNO plays all eight Summit League foes twice, starting with a Dec. 28 game on the road at Kansas City. Although the Mavericks will appear in The Summit League standings, UNO cannot qualify for the Summit League Championship or the NCAA Tournament until UNO played 12 of its 27 games against Division I teams last year, but this year will be considerably more difficult with 25 games against Division I foes and just three against non-division I schools. Mavs Picked to Finish Ninth in First Season in The Summit League The Omaha women s basketball team was picked to finish ninth in The Summit League Preseason Poll, determined by a vote of the league s head coaches, media and media relations personnel. South Dakota State was picked as the favorite to win the conference. The Jackrabbits received 22-of-25 first-place votes (coaches may not vote for their own team) after claiming its fourth straight tournament title last season. Last season s other Summit League Tournament finalist, Kansas City, placed second in the poll with 260 points and one first-place vote. Oakland, North Dakota State and IUPUI were separated by just 21 points for the third through fifth slots with the Jaguars claiming one first-place tally. South Dakota edged out Western Illinois for sixth place, while Fort Wayne and league newcomer Omaha rounded out the poll. The Mastodons collected the final first-place vote. The Summit League concluded a record-setting season a year ago, finishing the year ranked No. 19 in the College Basketball News RPI, peaking as high as No. 11 midseason. The league sent a record four teams to postseason tournaments and set a new women s league tournament attendance record. Mavs Make Strides in First Division I Season The Mavs first year in Division I can be considered a success on many accounts. A year after going 8-18 in Division II, the Mavs finished in their first Division I season last year, the most wins since Paige Frauendorfer led UNO with 13.1 points and 9.1 rebounds per game and had 10 double-doubles. UNO earned two wins against Division I teams, beating Western Illinois, 65-58, and UT Arlington, Jamie Nash averaged 4.1 steals per game to rank second in Division I. She also had 166 assists, the highest single-season total in school history. The Mavs went 9-3 at home for a.750 winning percentage, their highest since SUMMIT LEAGUE STANDINGS (AS OF JAN. 25) Team Conf. Overall South Dakota State IUPUI South Dakota Omaha Western Illinois North Dakota State Oakland Fort Wayne Kansas City Summit League Players of the Week Nov. 12 Nicole Seekamp, South Dakota, 5-10, So., F Nov. 19 Paige Frauendorfer, Omaha, 6-0, Sr., G Nov. 26 Kim Nezianya, Kansas City, 6-0, Sr., F Dec. 3 Amanda Hyde, Fort Wayne, 5-10, Jr., G Eilise O Connor, Kansas City, 5-8, Jr., G Dec. 10 Kerah Nelson, IUPUI, 5-10, Sr., F Megan Waytashek, South Dakota State, 6-0, So., F Dec. 17 Emile Blakesley, Kansas City, Sr., G Dec. 24 Ashley Eide, South Dakota State, 5-9, Sr., G Dec. 31 Amanda Hyde, Fort Wayne, 5-10, Jr., G Jan. 7 Paige Frauendorfer, Omaha, 6-0, Sr., G Jan. 14 Megan Waytashek, South Dakota State, 6-0, So., F Jan. 21 Eilise O Connor, Kansas City, 5-8, Jr., G MISCELLANEOUS TEAM LEADERS Double-Figure Scoring Games Frauendorfer 14; Nash 10; Blair-Mobley 9; House 8; Vaughn 5; Cox 1 20-Point Games Blair-Mobley 2; Frauendorfer 2; House 1; Nash 1; Vaughn 1 Double-Figure Rebounding Games Frauendorfer 7; Blair-Mobley 4; Vaughn 1 Double-Doubles Frauendorfer 6; Nash 3; Blair-Mobley 2; Vaughn 1 Games Leading UNO in Scoring Frauendorfer 11; Blair-Mobley 5; Nash 2; Vaughn 2; House 1 Games Leading UNO in Rebounding Frauendorfer 10; Blair-Mobley 6; Vaughn 2; House 1; Kelly 1; Nash 1 Games Leading UNO in Nash 17; Blair-Mobley 1; Cator 1 Games Leading UNO in Nash 15; Frauendorfer 2; House 2; Blair-Mobley 1 Games Leading UNO in Kelly 14; Cator 3; Frauendorfer 3; Blair-Mobley 2; House 1

6 UNO S RECORD WHEN... Under Lindley At home On the road At neutral sites In Overtime Against Top 25 opponents Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime Shooting 50% or higher Shooting 40% or lower Opp Shoots 50% or higher Opp Shoots 40% or lower Outshooting opp (pct.) Outshot by opp (pct.) Shooting is even Outrebounding opp Opp outrebounds UNO are even Committing more TOs than opp Committing fewer TOs than opp Turnovers are even Outscoring opp in paint Opp outscores UNO in paint Paint scoring is even Bench outscores opp Opp bench outscores UNO Bench scoring is even Leading with 5:00 left Trailing with 5:00 left Tied with 5:00 left Scoring 80+ pts Scoring pts Scoring under 60 pts Allowing 80+ pts Allowing pts Allowing under 60 pts Games are decided by 20+ pts Games are decided by pts Games are decided by 6-9 pts Games are decided by 0-5 pts In November In December In January In February UNO INDIVIDUAL SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS #1 ERICKA HOUSE Season: 21 at Kansas City (12/28/12) Season: 9 vs. UT Arlington (11/30/12) Season: 2 two times Season: 2 two times Season: 1 at Kansas City (12/28/12) #10 JAMIE NASH Season: 22 vs. Northern Arizona (11/18/12) Career: 25 vs. Dakota Wesleyan (2/10/12) Season: 9 vs. North Dakota State (1/24/13) Career: 11 two times Season: 12 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/17/12) Season: 6 two times Career: 11 vs. Calumet St. Joseph (11/27/10) Career: 1 six times #14 PAIGE FRAUENDORFER Season: 25 vs. North Dakota State (1/24/13) Career: 26 at New Orleans (2/18/12) Season: 13 three times Career: 15 vs. College of St. Mary (12/7/11) Season: 5 two times Career: 5 four times Season: 4 two times Career: 6 three times Season: 3 vs. Tulsa (12/4/12) Career: 3 vs. Western Illinois (1/30/12) #21 STACIA GEBERS Season: 8 vs. N.C. A&T (11/12/12) Career: 18 vs. Briar Cliff (12/3/11) Season: 8 at Indiana Dabney (1/19/13) Career: 11 vs. Dakota Wesleyan (2/10/12) Career: 3 at New Orleans (2/18/12) Season: 2 at Indiana Dabney (1/19/13) Career: 4 at West Virginia State (11/26/11) Season: 1 at Indiana Dabney (1/19/13) Career: 2 three times #2 CASSE VAUGHN Season: 28 vs. Coll. of St. Mary (12/21/12) Season: 14 vs. Coll. of St. Mary (12/21/12) Season: 1 three times Season: 1 six times Season: 1 two times #11 CAROLYN BLAIR-MOBLEY Season: 28 vs. Coll. of St. Mary (12/21/12) Season: 12 two times Season: 6 two times Season: 3 two times Season: 2 vs. Coll. of St. Mary (12/21/12) #15 ALLISON JACKSON Season: 6 at Chicago State (1/17/13) Season: 5 at Chicago State (1/17/13) Season: 1 at Chicago State (1/17/13) #31 KATE BAYES Season: 7 at Indiana Dabney (1/19/13) Season: 2 at Indiana Dabney (1/19/13) Season: 2 at Indiana Dabney (1/19/13) #5 CARLY CATOR Season: 9 at Indiana Dabney (1/19/13) Season: 6 vs. Fort Wayne (1/5/13) Season: 5 vs. SMSU (11/25/12) Season: 2 two times Career: 2 three times Season: 1 three times Career: 1 four times #12 MYHIAH DOTZLER Season: 7 at Indiana Dabney (1/19/13) Season: 1 two times Season: 1 two times Season: 1 at Western Illinois (1/12/13) #20 CATHLEEN COX Season: 10 vs. SMSU (11/25/12) Career: 23 vs. Missouri Western (12/31/11) Season: 5 vs. SMSU (11/25/12) Career: 8 vs. Sioux Falls (2/2/12) Season: 3 vs. SMSU (11/25/12) Career: 4 three times Season: 1 vs. SMSU (11/25/12) Career: 3 vs. Missouri Western (12/31/11) Career: 1 two times #45 TAIJHE KELLY Season: 8 two times Career: 14 at New Orleans (2/18/12) Season: 8 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/17/12) Career: 18 at New Orleans (2/18/12) Season: 1 three times Career: 2 two times Season: 2 vs. Northern Arizona (11/18/12) Career: 1 five times Season: 5 vs. Saint Louis (11/21/12)

7 TV/PHOTO ROSTER #1 Ericka House Jr. G 5-9 Hot Springs, Ark. #2 Casse Vaughn Jr. F 6-0 Little Rock, Ark. #5 Carly Cator Sr. G 5-9 Lakewood, Colo. #10 Jamie Nash Sr. G 5-4 Verona, Mo. #11 Carolyn Blair-Mobley Sr. G 5-10 St. Paul, Minn #12 Myhiah Dotzler So. G 5-4 Omaha, Neb. #14 Paige Frauendorfer Sr. G 6-0 Humphrey, Neb. #15 Allison Jackson Fr. F 6-0 El Paso, Texas #20 Cathleen Cox So. G 5-9 Elkhorn, Neb. #21 Stacia Gebers Jr. F 6-0 Nora, Neb #31 Kate Bayes Fr. G 5-9 Novato, Calif. #42 Zenta Liepa Sr. F 6-1 Riga, Latvia #45 Taijhe Kelly So. C 6-4 Carson, Calif. Chance Lindley Head Coach Rebecca Alvidrez Assistant Coach Brittany Lange Assistant Coach Jesyka Burks-Wiley Assistant Coach Elisha Turek Director of Operations

8 Omaha Women's Basketball Omaha Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 24, 2013) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 14 FRAUENDORFER, Pai BLAIR-MOBLEY,Carol NASH, Jamie HOUSE, Ericka VAUGHN, Casse KELLY, Taijhe COX, Cathleen CATOR, Carly GEBERS, Stacia BAYES, Kate DOTZLER, Myhiah JACKSON, Allison Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UNO OPP SCORING per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS per game BLOCKS per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. 11/12/12 NORTH CAROLINA A&T W /16/12 LOUISIANA W /18/12 NORTHERN ARIZONA Wo /21/12 SAINT LOUIS L /25/12 SMSU W /30/12 UT ARLINGTON W /4/12 TULSA L /8/12 LOYOLA W /17/12 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff W /21/12 COLLEGE OF ST. MARY W * 12/28/12 at Kansas City W * 12/30/12 at South Dakota L * 1/3/13 OAKLAND W * 1/5/13 IPFW W * 1/10/13 at IUPUI L * 1/12/13 at Western Illinois L /17/13 at Chicago State W /19/13 INDIANA DABNEY W * 1/24/13 NORTH DAKOTA STATE W * = Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 Totals Omaha Opponents

9 OMavs.com OMAHA WOMEN S BASKETBALL Omaha Women's Basketball Omaha Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 24, 2013) Conference games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 14 FRAUENDORFER, Pai BLAIR-MOBLEY,Carol HOUSE, Ericka NASH, Jamie VAUGHN, Casse KELLY, Taijhe CATOR, Carly GEBERS, Stacia BAYES, Kate JACKSON, Allison DOTZLER, Myhiah Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UNO OPP SCORING per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS per game BLOCKS per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. * 12/28/12 at Kansas City W * 12/30/12 at South Dakota L * 1/3/13 OAKLAND W * 1/5/13 IPFW W * 1/10/13 at IUPUI L * 1/12/13 at Western Illinois L * 1/24/13 NORTH DAKOTA STATE W * = Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Omaha