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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CONCLUDES REGULAR SEASON MONDAY IN FARGO

Jags look to end regular season with a win over the Bison

2/26/2012 12:08:00 PM

By: John Berry, IUPUI Sports Information
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FARGO, N.D. – The IUPUI women’s basketball team concludes the 2011-12 regular season on Monday, Feb. 27, when it heads to Fargo, N.D., to take on North Dakota State. Scott McCauley will have the call on IUPUIJags.com at 8 p.m. ET.
 
Following its hard-fought loss to South Dakota State on Sat., Feb. 25, the Jaguars are tied for fifth in the conference with Oakland, Western Illinois and North Dakota State at 7-10.
 
The top three seeds in the 2012 Summit League Tournament have been secured with South Dakota State, Oral Roberts, and UMKC set at the No. 1, 2, and 3 spots, respectively.
 
IUPUI can finish anywhere from the No. 4 seed to the No. 7 seed depending on how action plays out around the league on Monday. South Dakota, who currently sits in third place, is not eligible for the conference tournament.
 
ABOUT NORTH DAKOTA STATE
  • The Bison are coming off an impressive 20-point win on Saturday against Western Illinois, improving their record to 10-19 overall and 7-10 in league play.
  • In Summit League-only play, NDSU is led by Janae Burich’s 13.1 ppg, and Burich also leads the squad with 8.4 rpg.
  • Despite Burich being the only Bison player in league play to average double figures in scoring, four other Bison players are scoring over 8.0 ppg.
  • As a team, North Dakota State is shooting 39.3 percent from the floor and 32.0 percent from three. Hannah Linz is the team’s top 3-point threat connecting on 40.2 percent of her attempts and has hit 35 in conference play.
SERIES WITH THE BISON
  • Monday is the 10th meeting in series history and North Dakota State leads the all-time series, 6-3.
  • IUPUI won the last meeting between the two schools back in November, snapping the Bison four-game winning streak in the series.
  • When playing in Fargo, IUPUI is 0-4 against NDSU.
SINGLE-SEASON TOP 10
  • Heading into the final game of the regular-season, Kerah Nelson and Dee-Dee Bellamy are within striking distance of reaching a few of IUPUI’s single-season charts.
  • Through 29 games, Kerah Nelson has scored 478 points this season and is now ranked 10th in school history in single-season points.
  • With 22 more points, Nelson would be the seventh player in program history to score 500 points in a season and the second to do so since joining the Division I ranks during the 1998-98 season.
  • Nelson is also 10 made field goals and 16 made free throws away from joining those single-season Top-10 lists. Nelson has connected on 174 field goals and 111 free throws this season.
  • With her team-leading 62 steals, Dee-Dee Bellamy needs just eight more steals to reach the school’s Top-10 chart.
 
FOR THE FIRST TIME
  • IUPUI junior forward Kerah Nelson and South Dakota’s Jodie Boss were named Summit League Women’s Basketball Players of the Week on Feb. 21.
  • The Player of the Week honor was the first for Nelson in her career.
  • The St. Petersburg, Fla., native opened the week with a 21-point, nine-rebound effort in a 52-42 win over South Dakota, which entered the game on an eight-game winning streak.
  • Nelson followed that performance with 19 points and five rebounds in a two-point loss to UMKC on Monday, Feb. 20.
  • Nelson scored 12 of her 19 points in the final six minutes leading a late charge that fell just short.
  • For the week, Nelson averaged 20.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.5 bpg, and 1.5 spg, while shooting 41.0 percent from the floor, 50.0 percent from three, and 86.0 percent from the line.
  • Nelson’s two-game scoring total of 40 points accounted for 37 percent of the Jags points.
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