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TULSA, Okla. - IUPUI closes out its 2010-11 regular season on Monday, Feb. 28, when the Jaguars travel to Tulsa, Okla., to take on Oral Roberts. Tip is scheduled for 8:05 p.m. EST and Scott Taylor will have the call of IUPUIJags.com.
LAST TIME OUT ...
· Kerah Nelson matched a career-high with 13 made field goals and scored 28 points, but Centenary hit 28-of-35 free throws compared to 5-of-6 for the IUPUI women’s basketball team leading the Ladies past the Jaguars, 75-64, Saturday afternoon at the Gold Dome.
· Nelson scored 18 of her 28 points in the second half helping trim what was a 13-point second-half deficit down to five points with 1:37 to play, but Centenary hit 9-of-10 free throws down the stretch to preserve their first win of the season.
· Nelson also added 10 rebounds, her second double-double of the season, and was joined in double-figures by Gretchen Gaskin, who scored 15 points.
· Two 3-pointers in the opening minute helped IUPUI sprint out to an 8-2 lead 2:30 in, but behind Anne Farrell and Ashley Jackson, the Ladies were able to cut their deficit to three points, 20-17, with just under seven minutes to play in the first half.
· A quick 6-0 response by the Jags, featuring two buckets from Clara Mitchell and a fastbreak pull-up jumper from Jasmine Horne extended the Jaguars lead to nine, 26-17, its largest of the game.
· However, a 9-0 surge over the final 2:36 from Centenary tied the score at 26 entering the half.
· Out of the intermission, IUPUI struggled from the floor hitting only two of its first 10 shots, while committing five turnovers over the opening 7:10. During that span, Centenary used a combined 10 points from Farrell and Megan Daniel during a 14-2 run to capture a 40-30 lead with 12:50 to play.
· The Ladies lead grew to 13 points, 53-40, with just under eight minutes to go, before IUPUI began its final surge. Nelson and Gaskin scored 14 of the next 19 IUPUI points as it closed within five points, 64-59, with 1:37 to play.
· Following Nelson’s lay-up that brought the Jags within five points, the Jaguars immediately took a charge on Ne-Ne Cook, giving the Jags an opportunity to make the game a one-possession contest.
· However, a five-second call on the inbounds play gave the ball back to Centenary and on the other end a pair of free throws by Jackson pushed the advantage back to seven points. From that point, IUPUI could not get any closer and the Ladies went on to defeat the Jaguars, 75-64.
ABOUT THE GOLDEN EAGLES
· Following a 101-75 win over Western Illinois on Feb. 26, Oral Roberts secured its second straight outright regular-season conference championship.
· Kevi Luper leads the team, ranks first in the Summit League, and second in the NCAA in scoring, averaging 23.8 ppg. Luper also ranks first in the country in steals per game, averaging 3.8 spg.
· The Golden Eagles are the top scoring team in the Summit League averaging 84.8 ppg, in addition to ranking atop the rankings in rebounding offense (41.6), steals (14.9), turnover margin (+4.9), and offensive rebounds (15.1).
· In their last outing, three Golden Eagles players registered double-doubles in the win over Western Illinois. Dominique Allen went for 15 points and 10 rebounds, Jordan Pyle went for 13 points and 12 rebounds, and Savanna Buck poured in 13 points in addition to her 10 rebounds.
· Pyle leads the team and is third in the Summit League in rebounding averaging 8.9 rpg.
IUPUI RANKINGS IN SUMMIT LEAGUE
Below is where IUPUI players rank among the Top 10 in Summit League statistical categories through games on Feb. 13 (overall/conference):
Overall Games
.. Field Goal Pct................................ Kerah Nelson (7th, .498)
.. Rebounding.................................. Kerah Nelson (8th, 6.8)
....................................................... Janna Eichelberger (10th, 6.4)
.. Defensive Reb.............................. Kerah Nelson (T-8th, 4.8)
....................................................... Janna Eichelberger (10th, 4.3)
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Conference Games
.. Rebounding.................................. Kerah Nelson (10th, 6.6)
.. Field Goal Pct................................ Kerah Nelson (2nd, .557)
.. 3-Point FG Made........................... Shea Collins (9th, 1.7)
.. Defensive Rebounds..................... Kerah Nelson (10th, 4.6)
FINISHING AT HOME
· In the second-to-last home game of her career on Feb. 19 against UMKC, Gretchen Gaskin paced IUPUI in the first half and helped the Jags snap a 15-game losing skid.
· Gaskin hit three 3-pointers in the first half and scored a career-high 16 points in the first half against the Kangaroos.
· The Orland Park, Ill., native finished the game with a career-best 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting.
· Her seven made field goals against UMKC also was a career-high.
· While she didn’t score at the same pace as she did against UMKC, Gaskin finished her final home game as a Jaguar with seven points, four assists, four steals, and two rebounds against Southern Utah on Feb. 21.
· Gaskin continued her stellar play of late at Centenary scoring 15 points.
· Over the past three games, Gaskin is averaging 12.5 ppg over her last four games.
HOT SHOT
· Following a one-game absence against Oakland on Jan. 10, sophomore Kerah Nelson has been a bright spot for the Jaguars.
· Starting with a Jan. 15 decision against South Dakota State, Nelson has scored in double figures in nine of her last 12 games.
· Against the Jackrabbits on Jan. 15, Nelson scored 17 points, and followed that performance with a 19-point, six-rebound outing against North Dakota State just two days later.
· The offensive improvements continued at Southern Utah, when Nelson erupted for a career-high 29 points, surpassing her previous career high of 27 points set earlier this season against IU-Southeast on Nov. 23, 2010.
· For the fourth straight game, Nelson hit at least seven field goals as she went 7-of-9 from the floor against UMKC on Jan. 24 to score a team-high 15 points.
· Following her scoreless output on Jan. 29 at Western Illinois, Nelson responded in a big way scoring 20 points and grabbing nine rebounds vs. Oakland on Feb. 15, her fourth 20-point scoring effort of the season.
· On Feb. 7 vs. in-state rival IPFW, Nelson scored 17 points and grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds, her first double-double of the season and the fourth of her career.
· After not making a field goal against Western Illinois and scoring a combined eight points vs. North Dakota State and South Dakota State, Nelson bounced back with a game-high 21 points vs. UMKC.
· 16 of Nelson’s 21 points came in the second half, helping IUPUI snap a 15-game losing skid.
· In a loss at Centenary on Feb. 26, Nelson registered her fourth 20-point outing in the last nine games with 28 points on 13-of-19 shooting from the floor.
· Nelson’s field goal percentage over her last 12 games is .550 (82-of-149), resulting in her scoring 15.5 ppg.
· On the season, Nelson is seventh in all games in field goal percentage (.497), while ranking second in field goal percentage (.557) in conference-only play.
