Omaha Mavericks women's basketball

Omaha Mavericks
2015–16 Omaha Mavericks women's basketball team
University	University of Nebraska Omaha
First season	1970–71
All-time record	595–572 (.510)
Conference	Summit
Location	Omaha, NE
Head coach	Brittany Lange (3rd year)
Arena	Baxter Arena (Capacity: 7,500)
Nickname	Mavericks
Colors	Crimson and Black[1]
NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances
1977*, 1978*, 1980*, 1981*, 1982*, 1987*, 1992* *at Division II level

The Omaha Mavericks women's basketball team, also called the Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks,^{[n 1]} represents the University of Nebraska Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The Mavericks compete in The Summit League and play in the new on-campus Baxter Arena, built prior to the 2015–16 season.^[2] They are led by third-year head coach Brittany Lange, who was appointed the position in 2013 after Chance Lindley stepped down for personal reasons.^[3] The Mavericks will also be eligible for the NCAA Tournament, NIT, or The Summit League Tournament, having completed the school's four-year transition from Division II to Division I, which began in the 2011–12 season.^[2]

Current roster

2015–16 Omaha Mavericks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Home town G 1 Phillips, KalenKalen Phillips 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Ellisville, MS G/F 3 Echelberry, SaraSara Echelberry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Conway Springs, KS G 5 Vidal, AmberAmber Vidal 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr San Antonio, TX C 10 Vaccher, CourtneyCourtney Vaccher 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Yorba Linda, CA G 14 Preston, MarissaMarissa Preston 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Kansas City, MO G 21 Lujan, AbiAbi Lujan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Brighton, CO F 22 Shaw, MikaelaMikaela Shaw 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Deweese, NE G 24 Beckwith, BobbiBobbi Beckwith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Albion, NE C 30 Hogue, CarolineCaroline Hogue 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Little Rock, AR C 32 Barajas, VanessaVanessa Barajas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Gilbert, AZ G 33 Davenport, RemyRemy Davenport 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Blue Springs, MO G 34 Brecht, EllieEllie Brecht 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Sioux Falls, SD F 40 Bridgeman, JayJay Bridgeman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Omaha, NE G/F 43 Dapprich, MoriahMoriah Dapprich 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Branson, MO G/F 44 Dapprich, MichaelaMichaela Dapprich 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Branson, MO	Head coach Brittany Lange Assistant coach(es) Lee Aduddell Rodney Rogan Kirk Walker Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 2015

Notes

1. Although the school has completed the rebranding of its athletic program as "Omaha", and both The Summit League and National Collegiate Hockey Conference now follow this usage, national media such as ESPN usually use the hyphenated "Nebraska-Omaha".

References

1. "Color Palette". Retrieved 2016-04-16.
2. "Omaha Women's Basketball Schedule Released for 2015–16" (Press release). Omaha Athletics. July 14, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
3. White, Rob (October 2, 2013). "UNO women's basketball coach Chance Lindley steps down". omaha.com. Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

External links

• Official website