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Women's Basketball

June 18, 2008 – Michael Smith has named Taira Roth as his assistant coach for the Truman women’s basketball program. Roth has ties with two other programs from within the MIAA in Missouri Western and Central Missouri and brings a record of 140-45 during her career as a player and coach.
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May 12, 2008 – Women’s Basketball Coach Michael Smith has announced the signing of Erin Mayes from South Shelby High School. Mayes was a first-team all-state selection after leading the Lady Birds to a runner-up finish at the 2008 Missouri Class 3 Basketball tournament.
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Apr. 23, 2008 - Michael Smith was introduced as the ninth head coach of the Truman women’s basketball program at a press conference in Kirksville. Smith was previously an assistant coach at University of Arkansas-Little Rock.
Mar. 11, 2008 – Truman State University’s Director of Athletics Jerry Wollmering has announced that Women’s Basketball Coach John Sloop’s contract will not be renewed for next season and a search for a new coach will begin as soon as possible.
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Mar. 10, 2008 – Senior Katie Fowler (Unionville, Mo.) of the Truman women’s basketball team was named to the All-Tournament team following the MIAA Championships in Kansas City over the weekend.
March 8, 2008 – The Bulldog women’s basketball squad mounted a furious late rally, turning a 19-point second half deficit into a one-possession game, but two late SBU free throws ended Truman’s tournament hopes as the Lady Bearcats took a 70-65 decision Saturday in Kansas City. Truman finishes the season with a 16-13 overall record – the most wins from a Bulldog squad since the 1999-2000 campaign.
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March, 7, 2008 - After knocking off second-seeded and nationally-ranked Emporia State Thursday night, the Truman women’s basketball team will hit the floor Saturday for an MIAA tournament semifinal contest against Southwest Baptist University.
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March 6, 2008 – Senior guard Katie Fowler scored a career-high 26 points as the 7th-seeded Truman Bulldogs upset nationally-ranked and second-seeded Emporia State 77-70 in the first-round of the 2008 MIAA Tournament.
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The Bulldog women’s basketball team will head to Kansas City Thursday to take on nationally-ranked Emporia State at 6:00 p.m. in the first round of the 2008 MIAA Tournament.
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March 3, 2008 - After finishing the regular season atop Truman's single-season scoring chart, junior forward Georgia Mueller was a unanimous selection Monday to the 2007-08 All-MIAA Women's Basketball Team. Mueller finished the regular season averaging 22.4 points and 9.8 rebounds per game.
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March 1, 2008 – Georgia Mueller broke the Bulldog single-season scoring record in style, finishing with a career-high 34 points, as the Truman women’s basketball squad secured the No. 7 seed for next week’s MIAA Tournament with a 79-72 victory at Pittsburg State Saturday afternoon. Senior guard Katie Fowler fell just shy of a triple-double with nine points, eight assists and seven rebounds for the ’Dogs.
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Feb. 29, 2008 - The Bulldog women’s basketball team will wrap up the 2008 MIAA regular season and prep for the upcoming conference tournament with a trip to Pittsburg State on Saturday afternoon. Tip-off from John Lance Arena is set for 1:30 p.m.
Feb. 27, 2008 - Four Lady Hornets scored in double-figures as the nationally-ranked Emporia State women's basketball squad beat Truman 80-54 in Pershing Arena Wednesday night. Truman was still able to clinch a berth to the 2008 MIAA post-season tournament with a combination of Fort Hays State's loss at Washburn and Missouri Western's win at Northwest Missouri State.
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Feb. 24, 2008 - The Truman women’s basketball squad will seek to potentially secure an MIAA tournament bid Wednesday against Emporia State in a 5:30 p.m. tip-off at Pershing Arena.
Feb. 23, 2008 – Junior forward Georgia Mueller posted her MIAA-leading 14th double-double of the season with 18 points and 11 rebounds Saturday, as the Bulldog women’s basketball team snapped a seven-game losing skid with a 67-61 home victory against Fort Hays State. Senior guard Katie Fowler added 15 points and eight rebounds.
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Feb. 21, 2008 - The Truman women’s basketball team will return home to kick off its final two-game home-stand and try to snap a seven-game losing streak Saturday when Fort Hays State visits Kirksville for a 1:00 p.m. tip-off.
Feb. 20, 2008 - Junior forward Georgia Mueller tied a career-high with 32 points, but the Missouri Western tandem of Jill Johnson and Yanique Javois proved to be too much for the Bulldogs, as Truman fell 93-78 in St. Joseph, Mo., on Wednesday night. The loss marked the seventh in a row for Truman, who fell into a three-way tie for the final two MIAA post-season tournament spots with three games remaining.
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Feb. 18, 2008 - The Bulldog women’s basketball team (13-10, 5-9 MIAA) will travel to St. Joseph, Mo., this Wednesday night in search of a season sweep of Missouri Western (9-13, 4-10). Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m.
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Feb. 16, 2008 - Junior forward Georgia Mueller recorded her 13th double-double of the season, but a balanced Lady Blues attack helped the nationally-ranked Washburn women's squad escape Pershing Arena with an 80-75 victory Saturday afternoon.
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Feb. 15, 2008 - The Truman women’s basketball team returns home on Saturday afternoon following a stretch of four road games out of five to face the #18 Washburn Lady Blues in a 1:00 p.m. tip-off.