Women's Basketball 1/15/2021 12:00:00 PM Chris Brannick

Central Oklahoma Faces Lincoln Saturday At Hamilton

Bronchos Have Three-Game Win Streak In MIAA Play

EDMOND – The University of Central Oklahoma women's basketball team wraps up a short two-game homestand Saturday when the Bronchos welcome Lincoln University to Hamilton Field House for an MIAA matchup. Tipoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.

No fans will be permitted at the game, which can be streamed live on The MIAA Network and can be heard live on KOKC 95.3 FM.

Central is now on a three-game win streak after a 70-66 win over 14th-ranked Central Missouri Thursday night at Hamilton. The Bronchos are now 5-3 overall this season. Lincoln comes to Edmond with an 0-8 record.

Kelsey Johnson continues to lead UCO in scoring and rebounding, as well as several other categories. The senior forward from Washington, Okla. is averaging 21.8 points per game and 10.3 rebounds per game. Johnson is shooting an even 60 percent from the floor overall this season. She has hit 69 of 115 shots through eight games played. Johnson is also the team's leading free-throw shooter. She's hit a team-high 33 from the stripe on a team-high 40 attempts and that 82.5 percent mark is also a team high.

Jaci Littell is second on the team in scoring at 8.5 points per game. The sophomore forward leads the team from behind the arc with 14 made 3-pointers through eight games played. That mark is also tied for eighth in the MIAA. Littell is also 20 of 27 from the free-throw line, both are the second-best marks in the lineup.

Brooke Rayner, who did miss the season opener, is averaging 8.1 points per game through seven games played this season. Rayner has hit eight 3-pointers and also averages just over two assists per game and one steal per game.

Caley Young has climbed up the Central chart and is averaging 5.4 points per game through seven games played. Young scored eight points combined in her first four games but has scored 30 in her last three, averaging an even 10 per game over that span. A true freshman, Young has also been solid on the boards, pulling down 2.9 rebounds per game. She had a season-high five boards last week. Young is also averaging just under one blocked shot per game.

Avery Allen is also averaging 5.1 points per game and rounds out the top five scorers in the Broncho lineup. The redshirt freshman is also averaging 4.6 assists per game this season, which ranks among the best in the MIAA. Allen's 37 total assists ranks third in the league and her 4.6 average ranks fourth among all players in the MIAA.

Central Oklahoma is averaging 66.3 points per game as a team this season and is shooting 40.4 percent overall. The Bronchos are shooting 28.3 percent from behind the arc, averaging 4.9 made 3-pointers per game, and 70.4 percent from the free-throw line, averaging 14.9 makes from the charity stripe per game.

Lincoln averages 62.8 points per game and allows 79.6. The Blue Tigers of Jefferson City, Mo. are led by Niyah Jackson, who scores 15.9 points per game. Deija Jackson averages 10.7 per contest and Simone Jordan averages an even 10 points per game. Jordan (5.0) and Niyah Jackson (4.0) are the team's leading rebounders.

UCO owns a 9-2 advantage in the all-time series. The team's played twice as non-conference opponents in the 1990s and Lincoln earned its two wins then. The Bronchos have won all nine matchups since the schools become MIAA foes.

Central Oklahoma will hit the road next week. The Bronchos visit Northwest Missouri and Missouri Western before returning home to take on Emporia State and Washburn to close out the month of January.

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Players Mentioned

#1 Avery Allen: G; 5' 8"; Redshirt Freshman

#33 Kelsey Johnson: F; 6' 3"; Senior

#13 Jaci Littell: G; 5' 10"; Sophomore

#11 Brooke Rayner: G; 5' 7"; Junior

#42 Caley Young: F; 5' 11"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#1 Avery Allen
: 5' 8"; Redshirt Freshman
: G

#33 Kelsey Johnson
: 6' 3"; Senior
: F

#13 Jaci Littell
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: G

#11 Brooke Rayner
: 5' 7"; Junior
: G

#42 Caley Young
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: F