Monmouth Women to Face No. 5 Wartburg in NCAA First Round Game
Monmouth, IL (03/02/2020) — Monmouth Women to Face No. 5 Wartburg in NCAA First Round Game
Making only their second trip in program history to the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament, Monmouth College (21-6) will meet No. 5 Wartburg College (24-3) on the Knight's home court in Waverly, Iowa, on Friday. Game time and ticket information will be set later this week.
Monmouth will face a ranked team for the second time this season, facing ninth-ranked Transylvania in California over winter break. Wartburg has won all three contests between the teams which last met during the 2014-15 season.
The Scots' first appearance in the NCAA Tournament was in 2012 and resulted in a 75-68 loss to the University of Chicago. Monmouth enters Friday's contest with a program-record 21 wins after claiming the Midwest Conference's automatic berth with a 74-69 win over Ripon in the league tournament championship game.
Links for the game's live stats and live streaming video may be found on the women's basketball schedule page on MonmouthScots.com.
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Game/Season Notes - Mar. 6, 2020
NCAA 1st Rd.
• NCAA Appearances: 2
• Last NCAA Appearance: 2012 (lost in 1st rd. 75-68 to Univ. Chicago)
• Midwest Conference Titles: 0
• Monmouth vs. the Bracket
o vs. Wartburg (0-3)
most recent 2014-15 (76-55 L)
o vs. Wheaton (0-1)
only meeting 1982-83 (77-54 L)
o vs. Whitman (0-0)
• Head Coach Kyle Wilson reached his 50th career win
• 21 wins, most in program history
• Two Players (Becca Gallis, Carley Turnbull) eclipsed 1,000 career points
o First time in school history two players have reached the milestone in the same season
• Team ranks 3rd nationally in free throw percentage (77.7)
• Season and Career consecutive free throw program record broken twice this season
o First by Kaitlyn Oslmulski (29)
o Two weeks later by Becca Gallis (32)
• Team ranks 5th nationally in 3-point field goal percentage (36.9)
• Point guard Yvonne Ornelas ranks 17th nationally in assist/turnover ratio (2.15)
• Two-Sport student-athlete Becca Gallis (basketball and softball) will miss softball's spring break Florida trip to play in the NCAA Tournament (team leaves morning of Sat., Mar. 7)
Quick Facts
Founded 1853
Location Monmouth, Illinois
Enrollment 1,000
Affiliation NCAA Division III/Midwest Conference
Nickname/Colors Fighting Scots/Red and White
President Dr. Clarence R. Wyatt (Centre '79)
Academic Dean Dr. Mark Willhardt
Head Coach Kyle Wilson
Years at Monmouth/Overall record 5 yrs./58-67
Assistant Coaches Jim Cole (Monmouth '88)
Athletic Director Roger Haynes (Monmouth '82)
SID Dan Nolan
SID Phone 309-457-2322
SID Fax 309-457-2168
SID E-mail dnolan@monmouthcollege.edu
Equipment Manager Neil Mecagni (Monmouth '11)
Athletic Secretary Heather Turnquist (Monmouth '99)
Trainer Bob Foster
Athletic Department Phone 309-457-2176
Athletic Department Fax 309-457-2168
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