Game #12

Central Oklahoma Bronchos (8-2, 2-0 MIAA) at Newman Jets (6-5, 1-1 MIAA)
Saturday, Dec. 21 • 1:30 P.M. Wichita, Kan. • Fugate Gymnasium
Series Record: Central Oklahoma leads 1-0 Last Meeting: Feb. 4, 2012 NU 86, vs UCO 93 in Edmond, Okla.
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Up Next: Lincoln • Sat. Jan. 4 • 1:30 P.M. • Wichita, Kan.

LAST TIME OUT
Newman would dominate the first half outscoring the Moundbuilders 46-17.  In the third quarter, after a layup by Southwestern, Newman would go on a 12-0 run to extend the lead to 39 midway through the quarter.  Newman's largest lead of the day came on a 3 point basket by Brooke Haney that made the Jets lead 40, 67-27.  The Jets shot 24-of-66 for 36 percent from the floor, 7-of-28 for 25 percent from three and 20-of-23 for 87 percent from the free throw line.  Newman held Southwestern to 15-of-68 for 22 percent from the field and 6-of-24 for 25 percent from three. Newman out-rebounded the Moundbuilders by 13, 50-37, with 14 coming on the offensive end.  Haley Albers led the Jets in scoring with 17 points.  Madison Birnbaum added 14 points and 8 rebounds in the win.  Newman would defeat Southwestern College 75-43.

THE COACHES
Darin Spence is in his eighth season as the Jets head coach, leading the Jets to a 6-5 record so far in the 2019-20 season. Spence has compiled a 566-306 record as a head women's basketball coach over a 28-year span across NCAA Division I and Division II, NAIA, and NJCAA schools. His seven years with the Jets have seen him amass a record of 109-95 overall and a 59-53 mark in Heartland Conference play. Under Spence's tenure, the Jets reached the Heartland Conference tournament in six of his seven seasons. Before coming to Newman, Spence spent one season at Barton Community College and eight seasons at Division I New Mexico State.
Guy Hardaker is in his 14^th season as the Head Coach of the Bronchos.  He has helped Central Oklahoma win 102 games over the past five seasons.  He led Central Oklahoma to the schools only five Division II national tournament appearances and five of the school's seven 20-win seasons.

ABOUT THE JETS
Newman is 6-5 on the season, 1-1 in their first season in the MIAA. Newman has one player averaging double digits this season, Kaitlyn Potter at 15.7 points per game.  Abbey George leads the Jets in rebounding at 4.1 rebounds per game. 

ABOUT THE BRONCHOS
Central Oklahoma is 8-2 on the season, 2-0 in the MIAA. The Bronchos have two players averaging double figures led by Junior Forward Kelsey Johnson at 12.4 points per game.  Kelsey Johnson also leads the team in rebounding at 8.1 per game.

SERIES HISTORY
This will be the second meeting between these schools with Central Oklahoma leading the series against the Jets 1-0 with the latest matchup being Feb. 4^th, 2012 in Edmond, Okla. where the Bronchos knocked off #23 ranked Jets 93-86.

LAST TIME VS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
The Jets scored the first points of the game off a layup from Celeste Key but Central Oklahoma's Heather Davis quickly responded by draining a three-pointer on the Bronchos' next possession. Newman used a Tasha Cannon steal and basket to take a 4-3 lead with 18:30 to play, but the Bronchos struck back and opened up a 20-12 lead halfway through the first half. Satoria Bell and Kianna Flannagan dropped in a pair of layups and a free throw with 7:05 to play to help whittle the UCO lead to 22-19, but a three ball from Savannah Hamilton pushed the Broncho lead back to 26-19. Newman's Satoria Bell netted two more layups followed by a Tasha Cannon bucket with 3:22 remaining to tie the game at 26-26 but UCO answered with a 10-2 run to close the half, and took a 36-28 lead into halftime.  Central Oklahoma opened the second half with a six-point run, and pushed its lead to 42-28. The teams traded baskets until the 17:40 mark when Newman's Satoria Bell sparked a six-point run for the Jets, narrowing the gap to 46-37. Courtney Harper responded for the Bronchos, draining a layup and setting off an eight-point run for UCO, extending the lead to 54-37 with 14:20 left to play. The Jets struck back with a nine-point run of their own using free throws from Kianna Flannagan and Satoria Bell to cut the lead to 54-46. After going back-and-forth for several minutes with the Jets slowly drawing closer, a layup from Newman's Kianna Flannagan with 5:50 remaining tied the game at 70-70. The Jets took the lead off a Satoria Bell layup and pushed it to as much as 78-74 with 2:21 left to play. Central Oklahoma's Paige Locke buried a three pointer followed by layups from Savannah Hamilton and Jill Bryan to reclaim the lead with 0:40 remaining and used free throws from that point on to seal the 93-86 win.

UP NEXT
The Jets will take on the Lincoln University for another MIAA conference matchup on Saturday Jan. 4^th, 2020 starting at 1:30 P.M.

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