The fifth-seeded Rockhurst Hawks host the 12th-seeded Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers in a first-round game in the 2017 Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament. The Hawks won their last meeting at Rockhurst, 68-51, earlier this season. Parkside leads the all-time series, 10-2. The Hawks are 1-2 all-time in the GLVC Tournament and defeated Parkside, 73-62, in the first round of the GLVC Tournament last year at Rockhurst.
ABOUT ROCKHURST: Senior guard
Mary Dineen ranks second in scoring (18.8), third in free throw percentage (85.8), 11th in assists (3.0), 14th in 3-point field goals made (1.8) and 11th in 3-point field goal percentage (42.2) in the GLVC. The preseason All-American ranks second in career scoring at Rockhurst with 1,751 points. Junior guard
Jillian Myers is second in steals (2.9), eighth in assists (3.4) and ninth in assist/turnover ratio (1.2) in the GLVC. Sophomore forward
Marisa Lowe ranks 20th in scoring (12.4), third in 3-point field goals made (2.5) and 13th in 3-point field percentage (38.1) in the GLVC. Freshman center
Rachel Holden ranks eighth in blocked shots (1.0) in the GLVC. Rockhurst ranks second in 3-point field goals made (7.5), second in 3-point field goal percentage defense (29.6), second in free throw percentage (76.2), fourth in field goal percentage defense (37.9), fourth in scoring offense (71.6) and fourth in blocked shots (4.1) in the GLVC.
LAST GAME: Rockhurst rallied in the final three minutes only to fall short at William Jewell, 70-68, in the final game of the regular season Thursday night in Liberty, Mo. Rockhurst went on an 11-3 run over the final 3:09 to cut Jewell's lead to two points.
Morgan Harwood rebounded a missed free throw by
Jillian Myers and missed a contested game-tying shot with four seconds left.
Mary Dineen led the Hawks with 18 points, five rebounds and three assists. The senior guard made seven-of-16 shots and two-of-five 3-pointers.
Madeline Ronshausen scored 14 points on six-of-nine shooting. Myers posted eight points, three assists and two steals.
Marisa Lowe and
Lauren Krissman each finished with eight points. Rockhurst shot 45.2 percent from the field.
ABOUT WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE: The Rangers are coming off a 77-55 loss at home to Lewis Thursday night. Sophomore guard Lauren Boerger led Parkside with 12 points, six rebounds and three assists. Senior guard Brittney Fair ranks 14th in scoring (13.5), 13th in assists (2.9), 12th in steals (1.7) and 13th in free throw percentage (75.7) in the GLVC. Junior center Shelby Cheston ranks first in blocked shots (2.4) and 18th in rebounding (5.1) in the GLVC. Sophomore guard Olivia Montague ranks 14th in 3-point field goals made (1.8) in the GLVC. Jacob Yorg is in his fourth season as the head coach at Parkside.
