Women's Basketball | 12/18/2015 10:24:00 AM

Utah Valley vs. Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska, Baxter Arena
Dec. 22, 2015    |    1 p.m. MT
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OREM, Utah—After ten days of rest, the Utah Valley University women's basketball team will travel to Nebraska to take on Omaha on Tuesday Dec. 22 at 1 p.m. MT in the Baxter Arena.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Utah Valley (6-6) is entering the competition on a five-game slump, following a six-game upswing. Most recently, Utah Valley fell to in-state foes Utah State (76-72) and Weber State (61-56) despite late comeback attempts.
 
Junior Rhaiah Spooner-Knight leads the Wolverines in scoring, averaging 13.8 points per game, with sophomore Mariah Seals right behind with 13.2 points per game. Rebecca MaWhinney leads on the boards with 5.3 rebounds per game, with Sam Loggins right behind with 4.3 boards per contest. The Wolverines are averaging 71.6 points per game as a team, and currently is set at second in the nation with 192 across 12 games.
 
The Wolverines have found just two wins on the road this season, against Mountain West foes Boise State and Nevada.
 
"We are excited to get back on the court, this week the team has been working hard on their finals and juggling practice, and we have an opportunity to make progress academically and athletically," head coach Cathy Nixon said. "This is a fun time of year, when we get to compete and the student-athletes don't have class. I am a huge supporter of academics, but it is exciting to see them dedicate their weeks off to playing basketball."
 
SERIES INFORMATION
This will be the second meeting between the Wolverines and the Mavericks (7-3), who came to Orem last season. Utah Valley leads the short series 1-0 finding a buzzer-beating 59-57 win on Dec. 29, 2014.

ABOUT OMAHA
Omaha is undefeated 5-0 at home, but lost their last contest on the road at SIUE 90-86. The Mavericks will play host to Creighton on Sunday, Dec. 20 before taking on the Wolverines on Dec. 22.
 
UNO is led by Mikaela Shaw with 18.7 points per contest, and has no other Mavericks scoring in double digits. Remy Davenport averages 9.2 points per contest. Shaw also leads on the board with 7.5 per contest. As a team, the Mavericks are averaging 66.3 points per contest, and their last two contests were decided by five points or less. The Mavericks currently sit at third place in the Summit League.
 
FOLLOW THE COMPETITION
The contest will be broadcast live on OMavs.com, and a StatBroadcast and live radio will also be available. Links can be found on WolverineGreen.com.