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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 24, 2000

Women's Basketball Defeats
Texas Woman's, 90-56

Lopers Advance to Face No. 25 Missouri Western State

Kearney, NE — The 15^th-ranked University of Nebraska at Kearney women's basketball team had five players score in double figures, led by junior center Becky Schroeder's career-high 24 points, to defeat the Texas Woman's University Pioneers, 90-56, Friday afternoon in the UNK Thanksgiving Tournament.

            UNK improves to 3-0 while TWU falls to 0-3. The Lopers will face 25^th-ranked Missouri Western State tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. in the championship game of the tournament. The Golden Griffons (3-0) rallied, in overtime, to defeat Northern State, 81-76, in the early game. TWU and Northern (0-4) will play tomorrow at 3:00 p.m.

            UNK, down 4-0 to begin the game, went on a 12-2 run to make it 12-6 and would never lead by less than five points the rest of the way. Schroeder tallied only two points in the first 10 minutes of the game but, by halftime, had scored 17 points on 6 of 9 shooting from the field. Her previous career best scoring effort was 23, set last February in a home win over Fort Hays State. Junior point guard Beth Swift hit her first four three pointers she took and scored 16 of her 18 points by intermission. TWU shot just 26 percent in the first half and trailed UNK, 46-16

            The Lopers' lead never got below 23 after halftime. Sophomore forward Allison Kruger managed nine points and seven rebounds in the game's final 20 minutes to finish with her second straight double-double (12 and 10). UNK had 21 offensive rebounds and out boarded the Pioneers by ten.

            This was head coach Amy Stephens 150^th career victory as leader of the Lopers. In her seventh season, she now has a career mark of 150-33, and needs five more wins to become the winningest coach in school history. Dan Wurtz won 154 games over an 11-year span (1982-93). This was also UNK's 73^rd straight win at home, dating back to 1995.

UNK Thanksgiving Tournament

Missouri Western State 81, Northern State 76 (OT)

UNK 90, Texas Woman's 56

Saturday, November 25^th

Northern State vs. Texas Woman's University, 3:00 p.m.

UNK Vs. Missouri Western State, 5:00 p.m.

Contact: Peter Yazvac yazvacpa@unk.edu
Media Relations Director  (308) 865-8334

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