The Halfway Point...Almost

This post was written by Assistant Coach Marcus Moeller :

This Wednesday marks the halfway point of the conference season. After our home game against Northwest Missouri State, 10 games will have been played and there will be 10 left. As with any season, this one has shown the parody and power of the MIAA conference. With no team undefeated, the second half promises to be an intense race to Kansas City.

The last 8 days has been a wild ride for our program:

Last Saturday we went to Topeka, KS to face then unbeaten and #6 nationally ranked Washburn University. A GREAT team defensive effort and a phenomenal individual performance by Junior Jasmine Lovejoy (23 points and 17 rebounds!!) proved to be enough for the Lions to pick up the road victory!!

Two days later we traveled west to take on Ft. Hays State University. As is often the case in the MIAA, the 2^nd game of the 4 day road trip proved

to be a very tough one. After jumping out to an 8 point first half lead, we were unable to get the defensive stops we needed in the second half, and came up just short at the final buzzer.

After a Wednesday bye (due to our Monday contest at Ft.Hays), we looked forward to returning home to take on the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Another GREAT crowd was on hand during this back and forth contest. With 2 minutes to go and the game in the balance, we grabbed 3 offensive rebounds and eventually LaTice Jones scored the layup on what proved to be the play of the game for our team! We came away with a 60-57 win!

If you have looked over the league standings, you realize that the league championship is still up for grabs. There is a log jam (as is typical for the MIAA) throughout the league and the second half should be a blast to watch. We look forward to making a GREAT push for Municipal Auditorium and the conference tournament in Kansas City.

The last thing I want to leave you with are some important dates coming up for our program.
February 6^th we take on Missouri Western at

home. This night will be special as it is our “pink night”. Toting home white jerseys trimmed in pink, we will honor several people very close to our program, whose lives have been affected by Breast Cancer.
February 20^th is our final home game and “senior

night”. This night we will honor the careers of our 2 seniors, Randi Henderson and Jolea Apon. The presentation to them and their families will take place at halftime of the men’s game.

Please join us for these 2 special events.

Until next time…It’s a GREAT day to be a LION!!

Marcus Moeller
Assistant Coach