University of Central Oklahoma Athletics

UCO Hosts No. 23 Tigers Thursday

1/14/2014 3:25:00 PM

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BRONCHOS HOST TIGERS: Central Oklahoma continues a four-game Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association homestand Thursday when the Bronchos take on No. 23-ranked Fort Hays State.

Game-time at Hamilton Field House is 5:30 p.m.

UCO is 9-5 on the season and 4-3 in league play, having won the first two games of its longest homestand of the season. The Tigers are 11-2 overall and 5-2 in the conference.

FHSU is fourth in the MIAA standings, while the Bronchos are tied for sixth.

UCO finishes up the homestand Saturday at 1:30 p.m. against Nebraska-Kearney.

ABOUT THE SERIES: FHSU has a 2-1 lead in the short series, winning last 84-78 in Hays, Kan. in the first meeting between the two since the 1990-91 season.

ABOUT THE BRONCHOS: UCO is 5-1 at home this season and has won its last three at Hamilton Field House, including a 70-56 victory over Southwest Baptist last Saturday.

Freshman Olivia Mason scored a career-high 18 points to leads four players in double figures in that contest.

Senior Jill Bryan tops the teams with a 14.5 scoring average while adding 5.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.0 steals a game. Sophomore Julia Mason is the only other double figure scorer at 11.1 to go with 5.6 rebounds a contest.

Senior Britney Morgan adds 9.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists, while Oliva Mason chips in 9.1 points and a team-high 6.2 rebounds. Morgan and O. Mason are both averaging 11.3 points an outing in conference games only.

Jill Bryan has moved into 19^th place on UCO's career scoring list with 842 points. Morgan has 820 points, needing 18 more to break into the top-20.

ABOUT THE TIGERS: FHSU has scored 90-plus points in winning its last three games and the Tigers are averaging a conference-best 87.6 points a contest, having eclipsed the 100-point mark three times.

Kate Lehman paces FHSU with a 15.4 scoring average while also leading the MIAA in rebounding (11.9), blocked shots (5.7) and field goal percentage (59.7). Chelsea Mason adds 15.3 points and Katelyn Edwards 14.1.

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