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Newman University Athletics

Women's Basketball

Women to Face Northeastern in NCAA Div. II Regional

Newman vs Northeastern State
Friday, March 9 2012  ||  2 p.m.  ||  Lee Arena (4,150)  ||  Topeka, Kan.
Newman Notes  ||  NSU Notes
Probable Starters
Newman Jets
(23-5, 10-2 Heartland)		 Northeastern St. Riverhawks
(24-4, 0-0 Independent)
4 Satoria Bell  5-10  /  Senior
 Guard
 Philadelphia, Pa.		 23.2 ppg 
5.8 rpg
1.7 rpg		 10 Taylor Lewis  5-7 / Junior
 Guard
 Broken Arrow, Okla.		 11.9 ppg
2.3 rpg
1.7 apg
5 Tasha Cannon  5-8 / Senior
 Forward
 Atlantic City, N.J.		 16.1 ppg
9.4 rpg
2.3 apg		 15 Megan Fraley  5-6 / Senior
 Forward
 Adair, Okla.		 5.3 ppg
3.1 rpg
2.6 apg
10 Kianna Flannagan  5-8 / Junior
 Guard
 Hawthorn, Calif.		 7.1 ppg
2.8 rpg
2.8 apg		 20 Cristy Nitz  5-11 / Senior
 Forward
 Dewey, Okla.		 9.9 ppg
3.9 rpg
1.7 apg
23 Sam Soyez  5-10 / Sophomore
 Guard
 Wichita, Kan.		 5.3 ppg
1.8 rpg
2.6 apg		 21 Jasmine Wright  5-9 / Senior
 Forward
 Dallas, Texas		 7.9 ppg
3.5 rpg
2.9 apg
24 Alina Voronenko  6-2 / Senior
 Forward
 Sacremento, Calif.		 6.1 ppg
4.7 rpg
0.9 apg		 24 Sarah Green  5-9 / Junior
 Forward
 Tulsa, Okla.		 8.1 ppg
5.9 rpg
2.2 apg
The Match-Up
About the Jets...
The Jets will come to play after beating Arkansas-Fort Smith in the 2012 women's basketball Heartland Conference championship game Saturday afternoon inside Fugate Gymnasium. With the win Newman earned its first-ever bid into the NCAA Div. II National Championship tournament. In that contest Satoria Bell led all scorers with 23 points which was on par with her season average of 23.2 points per game. Newman relies heavily on the play of seniors Bell and Tasha Cannon who have earned a combined 13 Heartland Conference Player of the Week awards this season. Cannon is averagaing nearly a double-double with 16.1 points and 9.4 boards per game and has recorded 13 double-doubles this season. Bell finished the season as the second leading scorer in NCAA Div. II women's college basketball with 649 points. She has scored in double digits in every game this season including five contests with over 30 points. Newman enters the tournament as the No. 7 seed in the South Central Region.

Scouting NSU...
The Riverhawks (24-4) enter competition off a 68-51 win over Arkansas-Fort Smith Feb. 27 in Tahlequah, Okla. Taylor Lewis led NSU with a game high 30 points against the Lions. The Riverhawks are 8-3 away from Jack Dobbins Field House and 5-0 at neutral sites this season. NSU is the No. 2 seed in the South Central Region.

The Series...
All-Time Record: 0-0, Friday will mark the first ever meeting between the two teams.

Head to Head...
Newman Jets NSU Riverhawks
Points Per Game: 73.0 64.0
Scoring Margin: +12.5 +12.1
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.7% 43.0%
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 28.3% 33.1%
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.5% 68.9%
Rebounds Per Game: 40.0 34.0
Rebound Margin: +4.9 +4.9
Assists Per Game: 13.9 16.5
Turnovers Per Game: 16.4 13.0
Turnover Margin: -2.3 +3.8
Steals Per Game: 9.0 8.4
Blocks Per Game: 2.2 2.6

Last Time Out...
The Jets beat Arkansas-Fort Smith, 66-62 in the championship game of the 2012 Heartland Conference women's basketball tournament Saturday afternoon inside Fugate Gymnasium. With  the win Newman earned its first-ever bid into the NCAA Div. II National Championship tournament.

First Half Notes:
- UAFS held Newman without a field goal for the first seven minutes of play, taking a 9-2 lead until Satoria Bell hit a jumper to spark an 8-0 run and give the Jets a 10-9 lead with 10:47 left in the first half.
- The Lions regained the lead on the next bucket but a pair of Celeste Key free throws helped Newman hold the lead into the final minutes of the half.
- UAFS tied the game at 15-15 with 8:00 to play but a pair of Kianna Flannagan free throws sparked a six-point Newman run to give them a 21-15 advantage with 5:22 remaining in the half.
- The Lions responded and used a seven-point run to retake the lead, 24-21 with 2:49 to go.
- The Jets trailed the remainder of the half and headed into halftime down 26-25.

Second Half Notes:
- Tasha Cannon opened the second half with a pair of free throws to give the Jets the lead once again, 27-26.
- The Lions scored to take a short-lived 28-27 lead but Newman kept them from scoring for nearly five minutes and opened up a 33-28 lead after a Satoria Bell three-pointer with 16:17 left in the game.
- The Jets pushed their lead to as much a 55-40 off another Bell basket but a Coby Hill bucket sparked a 12-2 Lion run and closed the gap to 57-52 with 2:50 left to play.
- Newman scored four quick points, widening the gap to 61-52 with 1:38 to go but UAFS responded with back-to-back threes to cut the lead to 61-60 with 19 seconds left on the clock.
- The Jets closed the game out with a Cannon jumper followed by a Key free throw to seal the 66-62 win.

Satoria Bell led all scorers with 23 points, and added six rebounds in the winning effort. Tasha Cannon posted her second-straight 16-point outing, while Kianna Flannagan finished with 15 points and six assists.

As a team, Newman shot 33.3 percent (17-51) from the field and drained 28 of its 31 free throw attempts.

A Peek At the NCAA Div. II South Central Regional...
Friday March 9 (Quarterfinals)
Game 1 - #6 Central Missouri (20-8) vs. #3 Pittsburg State (24-5) at 12 p.m.
Game 2 - #7 Newman (23-5) vs. #2 Northeastern State (24-4) at 2 p.m.
Game 3 - #8 West Texas A&M (19-9) vs. #1 Washburn (28-4) at 6 p.m.
Game 4 - #5 Emporia State (21-8) vs. #4 Tarleton State (23-8) at 8 p.m.
Saturday March 10 (Semifinals)
Game 5 - Game 1 winner vs Game 2 winner at 5 p.m.
Game 6 - Game 3 winner vs Game 4 winner at 7 p.m.
Monday March 12 (Championship Game)
Game 7 - Game 5 winner vs Game 6 winner at 7 p.m.
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