GAME NOTES NOV 15
vs
UW-PLATTEVILLE
L, 70-67
NOV 16
vs
EDGEWOOD &
W, 99-71
NOV 19
at
BELOIT
W, 94-66
NOV 22
#
5 UW-OSHKOSH
L, 76-64
NOV 25
CARTHAGE
W, 62-54
NOV 30
at
DEC 3
ELMHURST
DEC 6
at #8
DEC 17
at
DEC 29
AUGUSTANA
ST. AMBROSE
W, 67-64 W, 82-69
WASH.-ST. LOUIS
UNIV. OF CHICAGO
L, 78-51 6:00 PM 7:00 PM
DEC 31
at
JAN 7
BUENA VISTA *
14 WHEATON
#
6:00 PM
at
COE
2:00 PM
JAN 14
SIMPSON *
6:00 PM
JAN 17
CENTRAL *
2:00 PM
JAN 21
at
UNIV. OF DUBUQUE *
6:00 PM
JAN 24
at
LUTHER *
2:00 PM
JAN 28
WARTBURG
6:00 PM
JAN 31
UNIV. OF DUBUQUE *
2:00 PM
FEB 4
at
BUENA VISTA *
6:00 PM
FEB 7
at
WARTBURG
2:00 PM
FEB 11
LUTHER *
6:00 PM
FEB 14
COE *#
2:00 PM
FEB 18
at
CENTRAL *
6:00 PM
FEB 21
at
SIMPSON *
2:00 PM
FEB 24
IIAC TOURNAMENT
TBD
FEB 26
IIAC TOURNAMENT
TBD
FEB 28
IIAC TOURNAMENT
TBD
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TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE * - IOWA CONFERENCE GAME # - SENIOR DAY & - UNIV. OF DUBUQUE TOURNAMENT
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17 • CHICAGO, ILL. • 6 PM
ABOUT CHICAGO...
The Maroons enter Wednesday night’s match up on the heels of a 76-68 loss to Hope College at the Hope Tournament and amid a tumultuous season. Senior Claire Devaney leads Chicago in scoring (14.8 points per game) and rebounds (5.9 rebounds per game). Joining Devaney in double digit scoring is sophomore Brittany Nordstrom (10.6 points per game). Meanwhile freshman Elizabeth Nye is the Maroons best option from beyond the arc, boasting a 41.4 percent three-point shooting percentage. This year’s matchup will mark the third straight year the two teams have squared off, serving as the rubber match with the series level at one. Chicago topped the Duhawks 73-68 a season ago after Loras earned the 59-56 win in 2012.
5-3
W-L
3-5
73.3
PPG
67.2
44.6
FG%
41.6
41.5
RPG
39.6
14.0
APG
11.9
4.4
BLKS
3.8
6.6
STLS
6.9
2:00 PM
JAN 10
*
LORAS vs CHICAGO
GAME 9
2014-15 SCHEDULE &
LORAS COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
CHECKING IN WITH HEAD COACH JUSTIN HEINZEN With just over a third of the season in the books, Loras Women’s Basketball Head Coach Justin Heinzen is happy but not satisfied with where his team sits. At 5-3 the Duhawks losses have come to No. 12 UW-Oshkosh, No. 5 Washington University – St. Louis, and a season opening loss to UW-Platteville. Wednesday’s game against Chicago will mark the Duhawks first contest in 11 days, a much needed break for Heinzen’s young squad. Playing the sixth strongest schedule in the country and being a member of the fourth strongest conference in the nation (out of 48), the Duhawks tough start to the season doesn’t seem to be getting any easier. With nonconference games against Chicago, Augustana, and No. 14 Wheaton the Duhawks look to take care of business before hitting a hard Iowa Conference schedule in January.
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“We needed this break, we had little time to practice early on in the season and when we did it was about preparing for the next opponent rather than improving specific areas.”
“The last four practices have been our best of the season,” Heinzen said. “We’ve made great strides and have ironed out a lot of the details. Our starting five is getting more comfortable by the day and with more consistent practices I feel like a couple of players have had more time under their belt and are ready to go when needed.”
After implanting new offensive sets, new schemes on the defense, and several new faces it seems as though the Duhawks are beginning to find their stride. “If we continue to move like we have been,” Heinzen said. “We’re moving in the right direction.”
LORAS COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES // VOL. I • NO. IV
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