WARRENSBURG, Mo. (Jan. 24, 2109) - No. 25 Central Missouri Jennies Basketball is in search of their first three game winning streak since the start of the season. They'll look for that win this Saturday afternoon.

Opponent: Southwest Baptist Bearcats (6-11, 2-6 MIAA)

When: Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019 - 1:30 p.m.

Where: Warrensburg, Mo. - UCM Multipurpose Building

How to Watch
• Saturday's games will be broadcast live on 98.5 The Bar and 1450 KOKO with Greg Hassler on the call. There will also be a webstream available on the Jennies Blueframe portal page at www.themiaanetwork.com/ucmmules. Live stats will also be available.

Tip Off
• The Jennies wrap up their three game home stand this weekend when they take on Southwest Baptist. The Jens have started the homestand at 2-0 with wins over Lincoln and Lindenwood.
• The Jens are back on the road for two next week against Northeastern State and Central Oklahoma. 

Story Lines
• All-time the Jennies are 57-13 against Southwest Baptist. The two teams met last semester, a 72-66 win for the Jennies in Bolivar.
• UCM has won four straight and nine of the last 10 against the Bearcats.
• The Jennies have won nine straight at home against the Bearcats. The last time SBU won in Warrensburg was back in January, 2008.
• Coach Dave Slifer is nearing 300 wins at UCM. Already the all-time leader in wins by a coach, Slifer needs seven more to reach 300.
• The Jens are only playing once this week and that might be an issue. Two of UCM's four losses have come when a week or more off between games. 

Quick Hits
Last Time Out
• The Jennies picked up two home wins last weekend defeating Lincoln and Lindenwood. UCM led for nearly 35 minutes against the Blue Tigers in their 77-58 win, their largest of the season. Three Jens were in double-figures led by Megan Skaggs' 19 point, 12 rebound double-double. Central Missouri followed that with a 74-68 win over #24 Lindenwood. Paige Redmond poured in 27 points in the win.

Previously vs. SBU
• Back in Bolivar in late November, these two teams were tied heading into the fourth quarter. The Jennies pulled away by holding the Bearcats scoreless over the final 3:09. Morgan Fleming's jumper with under a minute to go made it a two possession game. Megan Skaggs recorded her first career double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds. 

Jennies vs. SBU
• In six games, Jennies All-American Paige Redmond has not had much success against the Bearcats. She averages just 11.2 points per game while shooting 37% from the floor and 18.5% from three. In her last 2 games vs. SBU Redmond is 5-22 overall, 1-11 from three.
• Megan Skaggs recorded a double-double in the Jens last game at Bolivar. She averages nine points and 4.5 rebounds in four games against the Bearcats with at least 12 in her last two games. 
• Morgan Fleming is the Jennie with the most success against SBU. She averages 17 points and has scored in double-figures in all three career games against the Bearcats while shooting 56% and 5-12 from three.
• Sydney Crockett also enjoys shooting against SBU where she is a lifetime 40% against the Bearcats and 41.7% from three.

Jennies in the Rankings
• Central Missouri returns to the WBCA top-25 rankings at No. 25 after a brief one week absence. 
• The Jennies had been ranked by the WBCA in 33 of the last 34 polls dating back to the 2016-17 season
• The Jens were picked first in the MIAA preseason coaches poll, following their 18-1 regular season championship last season.

Jennies at Home
• This season UCM is 5-1 at home after sweeping Lincoln and Lindenwood.
• All-time the Jennies are 474-107 when playing at home and 146-44 during the Coach Slifer era. 

The MIAA Universe (As of Jan. 24, 2019)
• Not one, not two, but three Jennies rank in the MIAA top-10 in scoring. Paige Redmond has taken over as the conference leader with 17.8 points per game. Morgan Fleming and Megan Skaggs are 8th and 9th with 13.6 and 13.4 ppg. 
• Redmond is still leading the MIAA in minutes per game at 36.8. She is also third in FG% (42.1), third in FT% (88.5) and fourth with 3.8 assists per game. Fleming is fifth in assists with 3.3. 
• Kim Crown is ninth in the league with 1.1 blocks per game. 

Individual Milestones 
• Paige Redmond became the eighth Jennie to score more than 1500 career points, doing so against Lindenwood. She is currently at 1,505 needs 40 more to reach seventh place and 128 more to crack the top-five. Redmond is also climbing the all-time 3FGM and assist list. She has 183 threes for her career which is moves her to fifth all-time and is seventh with 356 assists. 
• Sydney Crockett is also moving up the all-time three-point list and is currently ninth with 119 and nine away from eighth place.
• Kim Crown needs 11 rebounds to reach 100. 
• Megan Skaggs is closing in on 1,000 points needing 93 more. She will also reach 100 three-pointers made with two more. 
• Morgan Fleming is 21 points away from 800 and 24 rebounds away from 300. 

10 Below
• For the last three seasons the Jennies have made a habit of holding teams to fewer than 10 points in at least one quarter. It's happened in 42 games dating back to the 2016-17 season and in those games, UCM is 39-3. The Jens were 15-1 when doing so in 2016-17 and 18-1 last year including four of the six NCAA postseason games. The Jens are at it again this year. In seven games, they've held an opponent to single-digits in one quarter of play, including last at Missouri Southern and are 6-1 this season. 

Who's Hot?
• All-American Paige Redmond might be the hottest player in the MIAA. She's reached double-figures in nine straight and is the new MIAA scoring leader with 17.8 ppg. Over her last three contests, Redmond is averaging 25 points per game and shooting 51%. 
• Peyton Taylor has scored in five straight games and had a career day against Lindenwood playing 29 minutes and scoring 16 points going 6-7 from the floor and 2-3 from three.
• After struggling for a few weeks at the free throw line, Morgan Fleming went 10-11 last week and has scored 10+ in 3 straight. 

Scouting the Opposition
Southwest Baptist Bearcats (6-11, 2-6 MIAA)
• Southwest Baptist picked up their first two conference wins of the year last week.
• After starting MIAA play 0-6, the Bearcats were home and defeated Lindenwood and Lincoln and moved to 6-11 on the season and 2-6 in the MIAA. 
• The Bearcats average 76.7 points per game which is second in the MIAA. They have four players in double-figure points led by Caylee Richardson's 14.5. Morgan Henderson scores 11.6 while Bailey Rezabeck and Laura Vierkant are at 11.0 and 11.2.
• Richardson and Henderson also average more than seven rebounds per game, leading the team with 7.3 and 7.1. They have more than 27% of their team's total rebounds this season.
• Both the Bearcats and their opponents turn the ball over more than 16 times per game. 
• SBU is third in the MIAA shooting 44.4% from the floor. Henderson is above 50% at 51.8% as is Richardson shooting 55%. The team is fifth in 3FG% at 33.6% and fourth at the FT line at 73%.
• The Bearcats are slightly outrebounding their opponents 40.2 to 39.8 rebounds per game.
• SBU has been consistent each quarter, scoring between 17 and 20 points per period. 
Player to Watch
#11 Morgan Henderson (6-0, G, Sr., Louisburg, Mo.) - 11.6 points, 7.1 rebounds per game