Women's Basketball Opens up Regular Season Against Chadron State College

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The Missouri Western women's basketball team opens up the second season under head coach Rob Edmisson when they take on the Chadron State College Eagles on Saturday, November 9 at 1:00 pm in the MWSU Fieldhouse.

Opening Tip
Date: Saturday, November 9
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: St. Joseph, Mo.
Arena: MWSU Fieldhouse (3,750)
Radio: none
Online Radio: none
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Series: First Meeting

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 first meeting between the schools.
• Since 1988-89 the Griffons are 17-7 in season openers. The Griffons are 10-3 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 19-5 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 Chadron State Eagles are coming off a tough year where they went 5-21 overall and 5-17 in RMAC play which put them in a tie for 11th place. The lost four players from a year ago but return all five starters. Chadron State was picked 13th in the RMAC preseason poll.
• The Griffons were picked to finish 8th in both the Coaches and Media MIAA Preseason polls.

Record against RMAC Teams since 2000-2001
• The Griffons are 4-2 against the RMAC after two games against Montana State-Billings got vacated due to NCAA violations in the 2006-2007 season.
• The Griffons are 2-0 at home and 0-2 on a neutral floor and 2-0 on the road.
• The Griffons last home victory against an RMAC opponent was last season when they upset then #7 Metro State by a score of 66-55 on November 10, 2013. Heather Howard had a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds while JaQuitta Dever dumped in 18 points and Lanicia Lawrence pitched in with 12.
• The last time the Griffons won a road game against a RMAC opponent was on November 18, 2011 when they beat Colorado School of Mines by a score of 65-57.
• The Griffons marks the first meeting against the Chadron State College Eagles.
• The Griffons have picked up home victories against Nebraska-Kearney in 2004 and Metro State in 2012.
• The Griffons neutral court losses came against Colorado Christian on November 19, 2011 and Adams State on November 27, 2009.
• The Griffons road wins came at Colorado-Colorado Springs by a score of 52-43 on November 28, 2009 and against Colorado School of Mines by a score of 65-47 on November 18, 2011.

THE COACHES
Missouri Western Head Basketball Coach Rob Edmisson
• He is in his 2nd season at the helm of the Griffons
• He is 420-132 in 17 season as a college coach
• He won an NAIA National Championship at Oklahoma City University in 2011-12
• He has never had a losing season in his years of coaching
• He was the 2008, 2010 and 2012 SAC coach of the year
• Edmisson coached two All-MIAA players his first year at Missouri Western (Heather Howard - 2nd Team & Alicia Bell - Honorable Mention)
• Edmisson is 1-1 in MIAA Tournament games defeating Pittsburg State 71-67 and falling to 13th ranked Central Missouri 54-53.
• Edmisson has guided 38 all-conference players, including four newcomer of the year award winners, two defensive players of the year, the sportsmanship award winner and three SAC player of the year honorees.
• Edmisson also mentored the program's first WNBA draftee, Mariam Sy, who was also the NAIA Tournament most valuable player, and six others who turned professional.
• Off the floor, each player Edmisson has coached at OCU has graduated and four were NAIA scholar-athlete award winners.

Chadron State Head Coach Tim Connealy
• Tim Connealy is entering his sixth season as the head coach at Chadron State College.
• Connealy, a former graduate assistant and assistant head coach at the University of Nebraska-Kearney for four seasons, is leading the Eagles to new heights.
• He led them to an 11-16 record during his first season and followed that with an 8-19 mark in 2009-10, narrowly missing the RMAC playoffs.
• In 2011-12, Connealy helped guide the CSC women to an 11th place finish in the conference and a four-game winning streak where the Eagles won two games in overtime.
• Connealy's motion offense has helped several CSC players flourish, especially Kaitlin Petri who was named All-RMAC and became just the second player in school history to earn All-American honors.
• In addition, in the 2008-09 season the Eagles led all of NCAA Division II in 3-pointers made with 9.7 per game.
• Chadron State College women's basketball team placed second on the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll with a GPA of 3.641 following the 2010 season. The Eagles posted the fourth highest GPA in all of WBCA's five divisions.
• The Eagles were also second in the WBCA Top 25 Academically following the 2011 season with a 3.644 and Kaitlin Petri was named an Academic All-American in 2012.
• In fact, the CSC women posted the fourth-highest GPA in all of the WBCA's five divisions – Divisions I, II and III, NAIA and Junior College.
• Connealy, who graduated from Chadron High School in 1999 and was a starter on the Cardinals' Class B state championship basketball team, was born and raised in Chadron.

Up Next
The Griffons continue their three game home stretch to open the season on Tuesday, November 12 when they host the Avila Eagles at 7:00 pm in the MWSU Fieldhouse. They close out the week on Friday, November 15 with a contest at 6:00 pm against the University of Illinois-Springfield in the MWSU Fieldhouse. The Griffons beat UIS last season by a score of 57-54 in Springfield, Ill. The Griffons over came a six point half time deficit to come away with the victory.

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