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Central Missouri Jennies Basketball

2018 NCAA CHAMPIONS

7 Regional Titles | 11 MIAA Regular Season Titles | 7 MIAA Tournament Titles

2018-19 Schedule & Record

Overall: 0-0 (Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0) MIAA: 0-0 (Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0)

October 29 at Missouri State (Exhibition)

W 70-64

NOVEMBER

Pitt State Classic

2 at Mississippi State (Exhibition)

6 p.m.

9 vs. Southern Nazarene (Kansas City, Mo.) 3:30 p.m.

10 vs. Harding (Kansas City, Mo.)

7:30 p.m.

Pitt State Classic

16 vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith (Pittsburg, Kan.) 1 p.m.

20 WESTMINSTER

12 p.m.

23 at St. Mary's (San Antonio, Texas) 5:30 p.m.

24 vs. Lubbock Christian (San Antonio, Texas) 1 p.m.

29 at Southwest Baptist (Bolivar, Mo.) * 5:30 p.m.

DECEMBER 8 at Washburn (Topeka, Kan.) * 10 at Rockhurst (Kansas City, Mo.) 18 SOUTHERN INDIANA

1 p.m. 5:30 p.m.

6 p.m.

Exhibition

Nov. 2 - Starkville, Miss. ? Humphrey Coliseum

SCHEDULE

MEDIA INFORMATION

Friday, Nov. 2, 2018 - 6 p.m. Central Missouri at Mississippi State

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2017-18 Overall Record: 37-2 2017-18 Conference Record: 16-0 (SEC) Series History: UCM Leads 1-0 Last Meeting: UCM 92-67 (12/15/78) Head Coach: Vic Schaefer (161-53, 7th season - 241-163, 14th season)

PROJECTED STARTERS (based on last game)

JANUARY

3 FORT HAYS STATE *

5:30 p.m.

5 NEBRASKA-KEARNEY *

1:30 p.m.

10 at Missouri Southern (Joplin, Mo.) * 5:30 p.m.

12 at Pittsburg State (Pittsburg, Kan.) * 1:30 p.m.

16 LINCOLN *

5:30 p.m.

29 LINDENWOOD *

1:30 p.m.

26 SOUTHWEST BAPTIST *

1:30 p.m.

31 at Northeastern State (Tahlequah, Okla.) *5:30 p.m.

FEBRUARY

2 at Central Oklahoma (Edmond, Okla.) * 1:30 p.m.

6 WASHBURN *

5:30 p.m.

9 EMPORIA STATE *

1:30 p.m.

13 at Northwest Missouri (Maryville, Mo.) * 5:30 p.m.

16 at Missouri Western (St. Joseph, Mo.) * 2 p.m.

21 NORTHWEST MISSOURI *

5:30 p.m.

23 MISSOURI WESTERN *

1:30 p.m.

27 at Lindenwood (St. Charles, Mo.) * 5:30 p.m.

00 Paige Redmond G?Sr.?5-8 Springdale, Ark. Har-Ber HS

2 Sydney Crockett G/F?Sr.?5-11 Fayetteville, Ark. Fayetteville HS

20 Megan Skaggs G/F?Jr.?6-0 Park Hils, Mo. Park Hills Central HS

22 Morgan Fleming G/F?Jr.?6-0 Liberty, Mo. Liberty HS

30 Kim Crown F?Jr.?6-1 Fayetteville, Ark. Southern Arkansas

Tip Off ? After an historic run in 2017-18, it's finally time for the Central Missouri Jennies to defend their National Championship. ? This will mark the second of two Division I Exhibition games for the Jennies this week. Monday, the Jennies went into Springfield, Mo. and were not very gracious guests, defeating Missouri State 70-64.

How to Watch ? The game will be broadcast live on WatchESPN and the SEC Network +

MARCH

2 at Lincoln (Jefferson City, Mo.) *

1:30 p.m.

5-10 MIAA Tournament (Kansas City, Mo.)

TBD

* MIAA Game ? All times listed are Central and subject to change

? Home games are listed in CAPS and played in the UCM Multipurpose Building

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

Media Relations Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Hoffmann

Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jhoffmann@ucmo.edu

Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (660) 543-8091

Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UCM Multipurpose Building 206D

Warrensburg, Mo. 64093

Address.................................. UCM Multipurpose Building 203E

Warrensburg, Mo. 64093

Storylines ? The Jennies are 1-0 this season against Division I opponents. They defeated Missouri State 70-64 Monday. ? Although this is just an exhibition, the Jennies are 198-100 all-time against Division I opponents when the games matter. ? The Jennies played two regular season games before getting in an exhibition last year. This time, the Jens are playing two exhibitions before the real show begins. ? This is the final tune-up for UCM before regular season games. The Jennies will be in Kansas City next weekend, Nov. 9-10 to take on Southern Nazarene and Harding. ? 2017-18 was one for the ages for the Jennies. Not only did they win a National Championship, they set a new team record for wins with their 30-3 record.

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Central Missouri At A Glance

THE UNIVERSITY Location....................................Warrensburg, Mo. Founded..........................................................1871 Enrollment.................................................... 14,595 Athletic Director............................... Jerry Hughes Senior Assoc. AD/SWA............. Kathy Anderson Media Relations Manager............Joe Hoffmann Nickname..................................................... Jennies Colors...................................................Red & Black Arena....................... UCM Multipurpose Building Capacity........................................................8,500 Website..............................

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach........................................ Dave Slifer

Alma Mater..........................Mount Mercy, 1982

UCM Record (years).... 281-139 (14th season)

Career Record (years).665-238 (29th season)

Assistant Coaches.........................Mike Nicholson

Tammy Slifer

Graduate Assistants...................Kenzie Williams

Student Assistant......................... Kennedi Dorrell

Athletic Trainer..............................Crystal Meeks

2017-18 REVIEW Overall Record ..............................................30-3 Home................................................................13-2 Road ................................................................10-0 Neutral .............................................................. 7-1 MIAA Record (finish) ............................18-1 (1st) Final WBCA Ranking ....................................... 1st Starters Returning / Lost..............................3 / 2 Letterwinners Returning / Lost....................8 / 5 Postseason............................... NCAA Champions

JENNIES HISTORY First year of basketball........................ 1970-71 All-time record (pct.).................961-397 (.708) NCAATournament Appearances....................21 MIAA Regular Season Championships...........11 MIAA Tournament Championships..................... 7 NCAA Regional Championships...........7 (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2018) NCAA Championships................2 (1984, 2018) NCAA Postseason Record.......................... 27-20 Last Appearance.................................... 2017-18 Last Opponent.......................................... Ashland Result............Won 66-52, NCAA Championship

2018-19 Roster

No. Name

Position Ht. Year

00 Paige Redmond G 5-8 Sr.

2 Sydney Crockett G/F 5-11 Sr.

3 Gigi McAtee

G 5-11 So.

4 Peyton Taylor

G/F 5-10 R-Jr.

12 Abby Gann

G 5-8 So.

14 Emilie Jobst

G 5-6 R-Jr.

20 Megan Skaggs G/F 6-0 Jr.

21 Jordan Wersinger G 5-8 Fr.

22 Morgan Fleming G/F 6-0 Jr.

23 Adria Costley

G 5-8 Fr.

30 Kim Crown

F 6-1 Jr.

33 Morgan VanHyfte G/F 6-0 R-So.

35 Madison Cook G/F 6-0 Fr.

50 Meghan Allen

C 6-2 R-Fr.

Hometown Springdale, Ark. Fayetteville, Ark. Manhattan, Kan. Bentonville, Ark.

Miller, Mo. Rogers, Ark. Park Hills, Mo. Springfield, Mo. Liberty, Mo. Mexico, Mo. Fayetteville, Ark. Annawan, Ill. Fort Scott, Kan. Kansas City, Mo.

Previous School Har-Ber HS

Fayetteville HS Manhattan HS Bentonville HS

Miller HS Rogers Heritage HS Park Hills Central HS

Kickapoo HS Liberty HS Mexico HS

Southern Arkansas Illinois State Fort Scott HS

Oak Park HS

Head Coach | Dave Slifer (15th Season) Assistant Coaches | Mike Nicholson, Tammy Slifer, Kenzie Williams Team Managers | Kennedi Dorrell, Payton Anderson

Breakdown By Class

Seniors Sydney Crockett Paige Redmond

Juniors

Sophomores

Kim Crown

Abby Gann

Morgan Fleming

Gigi McAtee

Emilie Jobst

Morgan VanHyfte

Megan Skaggs

Peyton Taylor

Freshmen Meghan Allen Madison Cook Adria Costley Jordan Wersinger

By State Arkansas (5): Kansas (2): Illinois (1): Missouri (6):

Kim Crown, Sydney Crockett, Emilie Jobst, Paige Redmond, Peyton Taylor Madison Cook, Gigi McAtee Morgan VanHyfte Meghan Allen, Adria Costley, Morgan Fleming, Abby Gann, Megan Skaggs, Jordan Wersinger

Pronunciations Adria Costley - Ay-dree-ah kahst-lee Emilie Jobst ? Emily Joe-bst Gigi McAtee ? G-G ? MAC-a-tee Morgan VanHyfte - Van-Hefty Jordan Wersinger - WERE-singer Dave Slifer - Slife (rhymes with "life") -er

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WBCA Top 25 Coaches Poll

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1. Central Missouri (20) 30-3 573 10

2. Ashland (3)

34-1 555

1

3. Indiana (PA)

30-4 487

12

4. Union (TN)

32-4 471

14

5. Carson-Newman

32-3 460

6

6. Lubbock Christian

31-2 450

2

7. Drury

31-3 410

3

8. Stonehill

29-4 399

11

9. Augustana (SD)

29-4 360

7

10. Glenville State

31-2 318

4

11. Alaska Anchorage

27-5 313

13

12. Bentley

28-4 278

9

13. Edinboro

27-4 276

8

14. Montana State Billings 25-12 254

NR

15. USciences

30-4 250

16

16. Virginia Union

28-3 239

5

17. West Texas A&M

29-5 186

21

18. Southern Indiana

26-5 142

15

19. Wingate

26-6 127

20

20. Southwestern Oklahoma 26-5 125

17

21. UC San Diego

28-5 119

23

22. Azusa Pacific

27-5 116

18

23. North Georgia

29-5 112

25

24. Grand Valley State

26-7 86

NR

25. Hawaii Pacific

26-4 64

19

Others Receiving Votes: North Alabama (24-5) 57; California (PA) (24-7) 49; Michigan Tech (23-6) 38; Bowie State (22-10) 30; Valdosta State (23-9) 26; Colorado State-Pueblo (25-7) 24; Fort Hays State (26-7) 15; Lewis (24-8) 15; Minnesota State Moorhead (23-6) 11; Lander (25-8) 9; Northern State (26-6) 9; Virginia State (23-6) 4; 5 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 30 combined points.

Division II Top 25 Media Poll

Poll 1: Oct. 30, 2018 (Preseason)

Rk.Team - 1st Place Votes Record Points

1 Central Missouri (15) 0-0 397

2 Union

0-0 360

3 Lubbock Christian (1)

0-0 350

4 Carson-Newman

0-0 347

5 Lewis

0-0 335

6 Ashland

0-0 314

7 Alaska Anchorage

0-0 302

8 Bentley

0-0 298

9 Edinboro

0-0 287

10 Virginia Union

0-0 230

11 West Texas A&M

0-0 222

12 Drury

0-0 209

13 Southwestern Oklahoma 0-0 197

14 Sciences

0-0 193

15 Florida Southern

0-0 157

T16 North Georgia

0-0 154

T16 Northwest Nazarene

0-0 154

18 IUP

0-0 146

19 Stonehill

0-0 123

20 Azusa Pacific

0-0 87

21 Wingate

0-0 57

22 Fort Hays State

0-0 55

23 Valdosta State

0-0 47

24 Angelo State

0-0 47

25 Glenvile State

0-0 43

Others Receiving Votes: Northern Michigan (38), UC San Diego (19), Grand Valley (13), Sioux Falls (8), Jefferson (6), California (3), Eckerd (2), Black Hills State (1)

Quick Hits

Last Time Out ? It was a day not soon to be forgotten. The Jennies were atop the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball world following their 66-52 win over previously unbeaten Ashland. The win snapped the Eagles 73-game winning streak. The Jens trailed early, 16-6, but held Ashland to just 36 points in the final 35:30. Paige Redmond scored 22 points with four three-pointers. Kayonna Lee pulled down 11 rebounds and scored eight points and Megan Skaggs put the game on ice with seven points in 70 seconds in the closing minutes.

Previously vs. Mississippi State ? Hard as it may be to believe, these two teams have met previously and the Jennies hold the all-time advantage with the Bulldogs. Way back on December 15, 1978, the Jennies defeated the Bulldogs 92-67.

Road Warriors The Jennies didn't seem to mind going into unfriendly environments. UCM was 16-1 away from Warrensburg last season and 10-0 in true road games. Their only loss away from Warrensburg was to Lindenwood at the MIAA Tournament. It was the first time in program history the Jens have gone undefeated on the road.

The NCAA Universe ? The Jennies entered the Elite Eight last year as the only team without an individual in the top-20 in any statistical category. ? As a team though, the whole seemed to be greater than the sum of it's parts and it started on defense. The Jennies ranked 14th in scoring defense at 56.8 points per game. Their 16.0 point scoring margin was also 13th best in Division II. ? Where the Jennies excelled was at holding onto the ball. With just 12.0 turnovers per game, the Jennies committed the seventh fewest in the NCAA. That goes hand-in-hand with committing the 14th fewest number of fouls per game, at just 14.6. ? Offensively, the Jens weren't too bad either. Shooting 46.1% for the season, the Jennies ranked 12th in Division II. Paige Redmond was fifth in the MIAA in shooting percentage and the highest ranked guard.

Individual Milestones ? Paige Redmond joined the 1,000 point club last season scoring the milestone bucket against Pittsburg State. She is currently at 1,221 which is 18th all-time. She needs 43 more points to get to 17th all-time. Redmond is also climbing the all-time 3FGM list. She has 145 for her career which is tied for seventh all-time and one shy from sixth place. Her 68 3-pointers last season were tied or the sixth most in a single season. She also needs five more assists for 300 and 10 more to crack the all-time top-10. ? Megan Skaggs needs eight more points to reach 700 for her career. ? With two more field goals, Morgan Fleming will hit 200 for her career. She is also seven rebounds shy of 200 as well.

Postseason Awards ? All five Jennies starters were named to the All-MIAA team. It is just the fourth time UCM has had five named All-MIAA. ? Redmond was selected to the First Team for the second straight season. She was also named Player of the Year, the 10th in Jennies history and first since Keuna Flax in 2014. She is just the 9th Jennie to be selected to multiple First Teams. Redmond was also named to the D2CCA All-Central Region First Team. Her second career All-Region award. She added WBCA First Team All-American. The fifth from UCM with multiple All-American awards. Following the Central Region Tournament and the Elite Eight, she was named the MVP of both tournaments. ? Also a Player of the Year was Kayonna Lee who was chosen the MIAA Defensive Player of the Year. She also was a part of the MIAA All-Defensive Team for the second straight season and was named an All-MIAA Honorable Mention. ? Morgan Fleming made her first All-MIAA team as a part of the Second Team. ? Megan Skaggs and Kelsey Williams were a named All-MIAA Honorable Mention. It is the second All-MIAA award for Skaggs, who also made the All-Region Tourament Team and Williams the Elite Eight Tournament Team. ? For the first time at UCM, coach Dave Slifer was named the MIAA Coach of the Year. It is his fourth career MIAA Coach of the Year award after earning three with Missouri Western. He was also the WBCA Central Region Coach of the Year for the second time.

New Faces ? A new year brings about new changes. The Jennies added five new players to the roster. ? Two of the five have NCAA experience already. Kim Crown is a transfer from Central Region foe Southern Arkansas and Morgan VanHyfte comes from Illinois State. ? New freshmen for the 2018-19 season include Madison Cook, Adria Costley and Jordan Wersinger. ? Meghan Allan also returns after redshirting as as freshman in 2017-18.

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Record vs. 2018-19 Opponents

Non-Conference

Team Southern Nazarene Harding Arkansas-Fort Smith Westminster St. Mary's Lubbock Christian Rockhurst Southern Indiana

Record 0-0 1-2 1-1 0-0 2-1 1-0 10-2 1-2

Last

58-66 (3/11/17) L 76-77 (11/19/17)

W 74-72 (11/18/12) W 72-62 (3/19/18) W 79-53 (12/19/18) L 65-92 (11/20/07)

MIAA

Team Southwest Baptist Washburn Fort Hays State Nebraska-Kearney Missouri Southern Pittsburg State Lincoln Lindenwood Northeastern State Central Oklahoma Emporia State Northwest Missouri

Missouri Western

Record 56-13 20-39 15-12 6-1 41-23 32-24 55-3 14-4 7-0 7-2 35-41 68-26

38-29

Last W 80-75 (12/16/17) W 72-63 (1/27/18) W 66-59 (3/10/18)

W 81-46 (1/6/18) W 64-41 (2/22/18) W 60-56 (2/24/18) W 80-55 (2/15/18) L 66-75 (3/11/18) W 69-53 (2/3/18) W 64-58 (2/1/18) W 78-61 (1/24/18) W 74-58 (1/15/18)

W 80-76 OT (1/13/18)

A Closer Look at the Opponents

Tale of the Tape: Mississppi State

UCM

2017-18 Stats

MSU

30-3.........................Record......................... 37-2

72.9........................... PPG............................81.1

35.8........................... RPG............................38.0

14.7...........................APG............................15.4

7.5.............................SPG.............................. 8.1

3.3.............................BPG.............................. 3.8

.461.......................... FG%......................... .468

.349..........................3PT%......................... .389

.770........................... FT%.......................... .746

Opponents Preview

Mississippi State Bulldogs|Starkville, Mo.

2017-18 Statistics

(37-2, 16-0 SEC)

Points/Game: 81.1

Three-Point %: .389

Field Goal %: .468

Free Throw %: .746

? This will be the first test for the Bulldogs in the 2019 season.

? Mississippi State has been to the NCAA National Championship game each of the

last two seasons.

? Mississippi State was predicted to win the 2019 Southeastern Conference women's basketball champion-

ship in a vote of the league's coaches.

? The Bulldogs enter the 2018-19 campaign as the reigning SEC regular-season champion. MSU returns

one starter in senior Teaira McCowan and seven letterwinners, including seniors Jordan Danberry and

Jazzmun Holmes. Head coach Vic Schaefer also adds graduate transfer Anriel Howard.

? McCowan is coming off an All-American season that saw her earn the inaugural Naismith National

Defensive Player of the Year Award after averaging 18.2 ppg and an SEC-leading 13.9 rpg.

? Last season, Howard eclipsed 1,000-career rebounds after registering a double-double for the second-

straight year with 12.1 ppg and 12.2 rpg while playing at Texas A&M.

? MSU won a nation's-best 37 games, the second-most in SEC history, and did so behind the second-longest

win streak in conference annals (32 games).

? State posted the first undefeated regular season by a league squad in 20 years.

? A year ago, the Bulldogs averaged 81.1 points per game while allowing just 56.4. The shot 46.8% and

38.9% from three. The Mississippi State defense was responsible for 147 blocks and 316 steals as they

scored nearly 1,000 more points than their opponents 3,164-2,199.

Player to Watch

#15 Teaira McCowan (6-7, C, SR, Brenham, Texas) - Preseason SEC Player of the Year

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Jennies Record When...2017-18

Home

13-2

Away

10-0

Neutral

7-1

Against ranked opp. Against unranked opp.

5-0 25-3

Leading at halftime Trailing or tied at halftime In overtime games

25-2 5-1 1-0

Leading with 5:00 remaining Trailing or tied with 5:00 remaining Games decided by 5 points or less

29-1 1-2 3-2

Better than 50% FG Lower than 40% FG Better FG Pct. than opponent Worse FG Pct. than opponent Opp. better than 50% FG Opp. lower than 40% FG

8-0 3-1 24-1 7-2 2-1 22-0

UCM scores 60+ points UCM scores 70+ points UCM scores 80+ points UCM scores 90+ points UCM scores 100+ points

30-3 21-1 8-0 0-0 0-0

UCM allows 60+ points

9-3

UCM allows 70+ points

3-2

UCM allows 80+ points

0-0

UCM allows 90+ points

0-0

UCM allows 100+ points

0-0

UCM outrebounds opponent Opponent outrebounds UCM More turnovers than opp. Fewer turnovers than opp.

18-0 11-3

8-0 20-3

More fouls than opponent

11-2

Fewer fouls than opponent

19-1

A Jennie scores 20+ points Opponent scores 20+ points

12-2 6-3

November

5-1

December

4-0

January

8-0

February

7-1

March

6-1

Opp. from Missouri

15-1

Opp. from Kansas

5-1

Opp. from Nebraska

1-0

Opp. from Oklahoma

2-0

Opp. from Arkansas

0-1

Opp. from Florida

0-0

Opp. from Michigan

0-0

Opp. from Minnesota

1-0

Opp. from North Dakota

1-0

Opp. from South Dakota

2-0

Opp. from Texas

1-0

Opp. from Tennessee

1-0

Opp. from Ohio

1-0

Head Coach Dave Slifer

Dave Slifer enters his 15th season at the helm of the Jennies in the 2018-19 season. He is coming off of a National Championship in 2017-18 with the Jennies best record in team history.

With Slifer at the helm, the Jennies had arguably their best season in team history in 2017-18, making the NCAA Tournament for the eighth time in Slifer's 14 years, the sixth time in the last nine years and winning the second National Championship in the history of the program. The Jennies went 30-3, setting the record for the most wins in a season in Jennies Basketball history. They won the MIAA regular season with an 18-1 record and had five All-MIAA selections including Player of the Year Paige Redmond and Defensive Player of the Year Kayonna Lee. Slifer also was named the MIAA and WBCA Central Region Coach of the Year.

Slifer File

? 30th Season ? 665-238 overall record ? 292-133 MIAA record ? Mount Mercy `82 ? 2012-13 WBCA Central Region Coach of the Year ? Three-time MIAA Coach of the Year

The Jennies won playing terrific team basketball and defense. Offensively, UCM was 12th in the nation in field goal percentage, shooting 46.1% and were 14th in scoring defense, allowing just 56.8 points per game, both led the MIAA. For the National Championship, the Jennies snapped the defending champion Ashland Eagles'

Year-by-Year

Year School

Record

89-90 Mount Mercy 29-5

90-91 Mount Mercy 29-5

Post.

-NAIA 2nd Rd.

73-game winning streak in a stunning 66-52 win, holding the Eagles 91-92 Mount Mercy 30-5

NAIA Qtrs.

who average 98.5 point per game to a season-low 52.

92-93 Mount Mercy 28-5

NAIA Qtrs.

The 2016-17 season saw Slifer become the all-time winningest coach in Jennies Basketball history. The Jennies also made the NCAA Tournament for the seventh time in Slifer's 13 years and their fifth

93-94 Mount Mercy 31-4

NAIA Semis.

94-95 Mount Mercy 31-6

NAIA Semis.

Six years

178-30 (.856)

time in the last eight seasons.

Year School

Record

Post.

Among active head coaches, Slifer enters the season as the fourth

95-96 Mo. Western 16-12

--

winningest active head coach in Division II and 22nd across all three 96-97 Mo. Western 24-7

Sweet 16

divisions, with his 665 career victories. His .736 winning percentage is 13th among all active NCAA Coaches.

97-98 Mo. Western 98-99 Mo. Western

23-9 25-5

2nd Rd. 2nd Rd.

At Central Missouri, Slifer has coached five WBCA All-Americans, two CoSIDA Academic All-American, as well as numerous all-region players, an MIAA Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year

99-00 00-01 01-02

Mo. Western Mo. Western Mo. Western

22-9 25-7 27-3

2nd Rd. 2nd Rd. 2nd Rd.

and Freshman of the Year, and a Presidential Scholar. He has also

02-03 Mo. Western 23-8

1st Rd.

coached five academic all-districts and 62 MIAA Academic Honor

03-04 Mo. Western 21-9

1st Rd.

Roll honorees. In 2016, senior Shelby Winkelmann was named the CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year for Division II women's

Nine years

206-69 (.749)

basketball. Paige Redmond has been a WBCA All-American each of the last two seasons.

Year 04-05

School UCM

Record 23-8

Post. 1st Rd.

Slifer led the Jennies to four straight 20+ win seasons from

05-06 UCM

22-10

2nd Rd.

2011-2015. With the Jennies mark of 21-9 in 2014-15, That marks 06-07 UCM

14-14

--

the longest stretch of 20+ win seasons since UCM had 11 straight

07-08 UCM

14-14

--

20+ win seasons from 1981-92.

08-09 UCM

17-11

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After UCM went 11-18 in 2015-16, Slifer guided the team right back to the postseason with a 24-7 mark and return trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2016-17. The Jennies finished the MIAA regular season

09-10 10-11 11-12

at 15-4, which is the third most conference wins in team history and was 12-13

UCM UCM UCM UCM

19-12 16-13 20-9 24-6

1st Rd. --

1st Rd. 1st Rd.

good for second place in the MIAA standings.

13-14 UCM

26-5 Regional Semis

14-15 UCM

21-8

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In the 2013-14 season, Slifer guided Central Missouri to its best record 15-16 UCM

in the last 23 years (26-5) and the team's first outright MIAA regular season title since 1990-91. The Jennies went on to win their first NCAA Tournament game since the 2005-06 season in an 82-69 victory over Northern State in the Central Regional quarterfinals on March 14,

16-17 UCM 17-18 UCM UCM Record

2014.

Overall Record

11-18

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24-7 Regional Semis

30-3 National Champions

281-139 (.669), 14 Years

665-238 (.736), 29 Years

He was named the WBCA Central Region Coach of the Year following the 2012-13 season after leading the Jennies to a 24-6 record and their third NCAA Tournament appearance in the past four seasons.

Slifer picked up his 500th career victory in 2010-11, in a narrow 56-53 win at Missouri Western. He earned his 600th career win in the Jennies final win of the 2014-15 season. UCM defeated Missouri Southern in the quarterfinal round of the MIAA Championship Tournament to give Slifer win No. 600.

In the 2012-13 season, the Jennies qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season as the No. 2 seed. The Jens' 24 wins were the most in a season since 1989-90. Forward Keuna Flax was honored as a Division II All-American and was one of three Jennies named to the All-MIAA team.

In the 2011-12 season, the Jennies returned to the NCAA Tournament, winning 20 games for the first time since 2005-06.

In the 2009-10 season, Slifer led the Jennies to their third NCAA postseason appearance since his arrival, finishing with a 19-12 overall record and 13-7 MIAA mark. That year the Jens played in the championship game of the MIAA Tournament and pushed their way into the NCAA Tournament in Canyon, Texas.

In 2005-06, he led the Jennies to at least 20 wins for the second consecutive season for the first time since 1995-96 and 1996-97, and consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time since 1996-97 and 1997-98. The NCAA berth marked the 10th straight season he had taken a team to the tournament.

In his first season, Slifer led the Jennies to a 23-8 overall record and a trip to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000. The Jens also finished third in the MIAA (13-5) and had a No. 25 final WBCA ranking.

Prior to UCM, Slifer was Missouri Western's mentor, where he posted a record of 205-69. The winningest coach in Missouri Western women's basketball history, he was named Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Coach of the Year three times and led Missouri Western to a pair of MIAA titles, two MIAA Tournament Championships, and eight consecutive NCAA Tournaments. He was inducted into the Missouri Western Athletics Hall of Fame in October, 2018.

Before his stint at Missouri Western, Slifer served six seasons at Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He won at least 28 games all six seasons, and led the Mustangs to six straight NAIA Tournaments, including the Final Four in 1993-94 and 1994-95. Overall, Slifer produced a record of 178-30 (.856) at Mount Mercy.

Slifer received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Mount Mercy in 1982, and a master's degree in business administration from Eastern Illinois University in 1985.

He and his wife, Tammy, who is an assistant coach with the Jennies, have three children: daughters Brittney and Maggie, and son D.J. Brittney played for the Jennies from 2008-10 and D.J. played for the Mules from 2009-12 and is currently the Assistant Women's Basketball Coach at Texas A&M Kingsville.

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