Bronchos Continue Homestand Thursday

1/26/2016 4:24:00 PM

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BRONCHOS STAYS HOME: Central Oklahoma continues a season-long seven-game homestand Thursday when the Bronchos host Lincoln in the first of two games this week.

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

UCO is 13-6 on the season and 7-6 in Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association play. The Blue Tigers from Jefferson City, Mo. are 7-12 and 3-10.

The Bronchos are home again Saturday to host Lindenwood at 1:30 p.m. The Lions (7-12, 3-10) play at Northeastern State Thursday before coming to UCO.

UCO AT HOME: The Bronchos are 4-2 at home this season.

UCO has a 255-174 record at Hamilton Field House, including a 76-36 mark under 10th-year head coach Guy Hardaker.

ABOUT THE SERIES: UCO owns a 4-2 lead in the series and has won all four since joining the MIAA prior to the 2012-13 season.

The Bronchos claimed an 82-64 road victory over LU on Dec. 12 in this season's first meeting, tying a single-game school record with 15 made 3-pointers. Marley Anderson scored a season-high 18 points and McKenzie Solberg added 17.

ABOUT THE BRONCHOS: UCO ended a two-game league losing streak in its last outing, rolling over Central Missouri 77-48 for its first-ever win over the Jennies.

Senior Haley Weathers made four 3-pointers and scored 16 of her game-high 18 points in the first half of that win.

The Bronchos are averaging 70.1 points a game and giving up 64.5. UCO leads the conference in free throw percentage (77.7) while ranking second in 3-pointers (7.6/game) and third in steals (8.8/game), 3-point percentage (35.6) and field goal percentage defense (37.9).

Senior McKenzie Solberg is the only player scoring in double figures with a 15.7 average that ranks eighth in the league. She's also sixth in free throw percentage (83.5) and seventh in field goal percentage (47.3) while adding 4.9 rebounds and 1.6 steals a game.

Senior Julia Mason is the second-leading scorer with a 9.1 average to go with 3.8 rebounds. She's scored 790 career points, needing 68 more to move into the school's all-time top-20 lists.

Senior Haley Weathers chips in 8.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.5 steals per contest behind 44.2-percent shooting from 3-point range. She tops the team in 3-pointers made (34) and attempted (77).

Junior Olivia Mason is the team's leading rebounder with 5.6 a game to go with 7.5 points and junior Marley Anderson contributes 6.7 points and a team-high 3.4 assists.

ABOUT THE BLUE TIGERS: Lincoln has lost two straight and eight of its last night.

The Blue Tigers are averaging 61.7 points a game and giving up 74.6.

Zuri Hill paces LU in scoring (13.4) and rebounding (7.5), with Hunter Yoakum adding 11.4 points and 3.4 rebounds a game.

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