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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - Women's Basketall returns to action this week with a pair of home games, Tuesday night Avila will be in the fieldhouse with a new start time of 6 PM and then as part of the Hillyard Tip-Off Classic on Friday, the Griffs take on Illinois-Springfield at 6 PM.
Griffon Notes
• This marks the 38th season of Griffons women's basketball
• The Griffons will be under 2nd year head coach Rob Edmisson who guided the Griffons to a 16-12 overall record and 8-10 in MIAA play. The Griffons went 1-1 in the MIAA tournament a year ago defeating Pittsburg State 71-67 and falling to #13 Central Missouri 54-53.
• Edmisson won a NAIA National Championship at Oklahoma State University in 2011-12.
• This marks the 11th meeting between MWSU and Avila and 2nd against Illinois-Springfield.
• With their victory over Chadron State last weekend in the fieldhouse Griffons improved to 18-7 since 1988-89 in season openers. The Griffons are now 11-3 at home, 6-4 on a neutral floor and 1-0 on the road. Last season the Griffons defeated the University of Missouri - Kansas City by a score of 68-51 on November 9, 2012 in Kansas City, Mo. The Griffons had to vacate their 79-60 victory on November 17, 2006 vs. Lincoln University due to NCAA violations.
• Since 1988-89 the Griffons are 1-1 when playing on November 9. The Griffons fell on November 9, 1997 vs. Minnesota-Duluth 68-63 before defeating Division I UMKC last season 68-51 in Kansas City, Mo. They are 0-1 on a neutral floor and 1-0 on the road on November 9.
• In home openers the Griffons are now 20-5 in the MWSU fieldhouse. Last season the Griffons defeated #7 Metro State 66-55 in the MWSU Fieldhouse on Saturday, November 10 in their home opener.
• This season the Griffons return eight players from a season ago and bring in nine new players which include six junior college transfers and three freshman.
• The Avila Eagles are currently 1-4 overall and led by junior Michaela Brinkley. She is averaging 17.0 points per game and 6.6 rebounds per game. She dumped in a season high 38 in their victory over Sterling College last Saturday.
• The Prairie Stars return nine of ten letterwinnters from the 2013 squad, including five seniors, paced by Megan Bergerud (Virginia, Ill.), last season's leading scorer (13.1 ppg). As a junior, Bergerud led the GLVC shooting 43 percent from 3-pt. range to go along with 58 assists and 34 steals. UIS also returns its leading rebounder from a season ago, Elizabeth Kelly (Carlinville, Ill.). Kelly finished the 2013 season fifth in the GLVC with 7.7 rebounds per game.
• The Griffons were picked to finish 8th in both the Coaches and Media MIAA Preseason polls.
Record against GLVC Teams since 2000-2001
• The Griffons are 9-5 against GLVC teams since the 2000-2001 season.
• The Griffons are 6-2 at home and 3-3 on the road against GLVC opponents.
• The Griffons last home victory against a GLVC opponent was on December 1, 2012 when they beat Rockhurst 67-63.
• The last time the Griffons won a road game against a GLVC opponent was on November 17, 2012 by a score 74-68 against Maryville University.
• The Griffons are 6-1 against Rockhurst, 5-0 at home and 1-1 on the road.
• The Griffons are 0-2 against Drury since 2000-2001 both being on the road and one being in the NCAA Tournament on March 12, 2004.
• The other two losses in the that time periord were againt Quincy University. Both games were at home. MWSU defeated Quincy 81-67 on November 27, 2012 in the fieldhouse.
• Last season the Griffons beat Illinois-Springfield and Maryville University by scores of 57-54 and 74-68 on the road on November 16 and November 17.
Coaches vs. Each Program - AU:
This marks the first meeting between the two coaches.
Series vs. Eagles:
The Griffons are 11-0 all-time against the Eagles with seven of those wins coming in St. Joseph and four in Kansas City, Mo. The last meeting between the two schools was in 1987-88 when the Grifons won at Avila 50-46.
Coaches vs. Each Program - UIS:
This marks the second meeting with Edmisson and the PairieStars but first with head coach Chad Oletzke. Last season the Griffons beat Illinois-Springfield 57-54 in Springfield, Ill. on November 16.
Series vs. the PrairieStars:
The Griffons are 1-0 all-time against the PrairieStarts with their victory last season in Springfield, Ill.
Record on November 12 since 1988-89
The Griffons are 0-1 on November 12 falling 98-68 against Quincy in 2011 at home.
Record on November 15 since 1988-89
The Griffons are 1-1 on November 15 defeating Doane in 2005 by a score of 70-69 at home and falling in 2009 against Lincoln-Memorial by a score of 77-76 in Quincy, Ill.
Up Next
The Griffons returns to action on Saturday, November 23 with a non-conference contest in Kansas City, Mo. against the Rockhurst Hawks. Game time is set for 5:30 pm.
