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Women's basketball: Game notes

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MSU Denver will host Black Hills State on Friday and Chadron State on Saturday at 5 p.m. both days.

Notes:
RECENT NOTES
•    Deni Jacobs (Plains, Kan./Southwestern Heights H.S.) averaged 16.5 PPG and 6.0 RPG, while shooting 66.7 percent over the first two games of the season on Nov. 15-16.
•    MSU Denver has shot 40 percent or better in each of its four games this season, the longest such streak since shooting 40 percent in five straight games in 2012-13.
•    Freshman Georgia Ohrdorf (Wollongong, Australia/St. Mary Star of the Sea College) averaged 15.5 PPG, including 19 points on 9-of-11 shooting at Minnesota State on Nov. 16.
•    Ohrdorf's 15 rebounds against Texas A&M International on Nov. 28 were the most for a freshman since Kristin Valencia had 17 on March 5, 2010, against Fort Lewis.
•    MSU Denver went 10-6 over its final 16 games last season, allowing 58.1 points per game and a .389 field goal percentage with a +3.2 rebounding margin and +1.7 turnover margin in those games.
•    MSU Denver was 4-10 in games decided by 10 points or less, but won three of its last five.
•    This season, MSU Denver is 3-0 in games decided by 10 points or less.

EXHIBITION GAMES
•    MSU Denver lost 90-62 at Colorado State on Oct. 30 in an exhibition.
•    CSU is the defending Mountain West Conference champion and returns four starters this season.
•    Freshmen combined to score 44 of the team's 62 points at CSU.
•    MSU Denver also defeated Baker University 85-59 and lost to Southern Oregon 88-82 in exhibitions.
•    Baker is ranked No. 10 in the NAIA preseason top 25 and Southern Oregon was ranked No. 21 in NAIA's preseason poll.
•    Emily Hartegan (Frisco, Texas/Wylie East H.S.) had 18 points and nine rebounds and Georgia Ohrdorf (Wollongong, Australia/St. Mary Star of the Sea College) provided 12 points.
•    Erin McClarie (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Rock Canyon H.S.) had six points and a game-high six assists.
•    Deni Jacobs (Plains, Kan./Southwestern Heights H.S.) led the team in scoring in the three exhibitions, averaging 15.0 points and 6.0 rebounds.
•    Ohrdorf averaged 13.0 points, followed by Hartegan (12.3 PPG and 8.3 RPG) and Hannah Stipanovich (St. Louis, Mo./Clayton H.S.) (12.0).
•    Jacobs and Stipanovich were named to the Holiday Inn Cherry Creek Classic all-tournament team after averaging 20.0 points and 14.0 points, respectively.
•    Complete exhibition stats are on Page 22.

DOMINATING THE CLASSROOM
• MSU Denver had a 3.39 team GPA for the 2013-14 school year.
•    In addition, 13 players were named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.5 GPA or higher) between the two semesters, including four that made it both semesters (Deni Jacobs (Plains, Kan./Southwestern Heights H.S.), Tai Jensen (Troy, Idaho/Troy H.S.), Cassie Lambrecht (Colorado Springs/Golden H.S.) and Amy Nelson (Richmond, Utah/Sky View H.S.)):
•    Nelson (3.81 cumulative GPA), Lambrecht (3.74), Jensen (3.59) and Elena Velasquez (Albuquerque, N.M./Sandia H.S.) (3.33) were named to the RMAC all-academic team.

ROADRUNNERS ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY
•    MSU Denver head coach Tanya Haave has had her team active in the Denver community since taking over as head coach in 2010-11.
•    Her team participated in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in 2010 and 2013, joining the fight against breast cancer.
•    The team also mentored kids in the I Have A Dream Foundation for youth in Denver.
•    In the 2011-12 season, her team helped build a house with Habitat for Humanity and held a coat drive and delivered the coats to the Denver Rescue Mission for the homeless in Denver.
•    For the past three seasons, the team has had activities with children of military families.
•    Additionally, the team has volunteered at Children's Hospital, with Jiminy Wicket, and Make-A-Wish in the past year.

HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
•    MSU Denver is 266-132 (.668) all-time at home, including 117-28 (.807) since 2004-05.
•    The Roadrunners have had three undefeated home seasons in their history.
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Players Mentioned

Tai Jensen

#23 Tai Jensen

C
6' 0"
Senior
Cassie Lambrecht

#4 Cassie Lambrecht

G
5' 5"
Senior
Amy Nelson

#51 Amy Nelson

F
5' 11"
Senior
Elena Velasquez

#44 Elena Velasquez

G
5' 9"
Sophomore
Deni Jacobs

#5 Deni Jacobs

C
5' 11"
Senior
Emily Hartegan

#41 Emily Hartegan

F
6' 0"
Freshman
Erin McClarie

#24 Erin McClarie

G
5' 7"
Freshman
Georgia Ohrdorf

#12 Georgia Ohrdorf

C
6' 0"
Freshman
Hannah Stipanovich

#14 Hannah Stipanovich

F
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Tai Jensen

#23 Tai Jensen

6' 0"
Senior
C
Cassie Lambrecht

#4 Cassie Lambrecht

5' 5"
Senior
G
Amy Nelson

#51 Amy Nelson

5' 11"
Senior
F
Elena Velasquez

#44 Elena Velasquez

5' 9"
Sophomore
G
Deni Jacobs

#5 Deni Jacobs

5' 11"
Senior
C
Emily Hartegan

#41 Emily Hartegan

6' 0"
Freshman
F
Erin McClarie

#24 Erin McClarie

5' 7"
Freshman
G
Georgia Ohrdorf

#12 Georgia Ohrdorf

6' 0"
Freshman
C
Hannah Stipanovich

#14 Hannah Stipanovich

6' 1"
Freshman
F