Women's Basketball | 1/9/2015 1:04:00 PM

Complete Game Notes (PDF)

No. 2 Lewis women's basketball (14-0, 4-0 GLVC) will look to extend their school-record 14-game win streak and 30-game home win streak on Saturday (Jan. 10) in a GLVC contest with Maryville (8-4, 2-1 GLVC) at 1 p.m. The contest at Neil Carey Arena can be heard on 1340 WJOL with Mark Vasko on the call. Fans can watch the game for free at www.LewisFlyers.com/watch

VS. THE SAINTS - Lewis is 4-1 all-time against Maryville. That lone loss came Jan. 5, 2012 at Maryville 76-65. This is only Maryville's second ever trip to Romeoville, the first was the initial meeting between the two clubs on Dec. 5, 2009 when Lewis won 84-59. The most notable game with the Saints was the 2013 GLVC Championship game played in Evansville, IN that the Flyers won 76-61.

THOUSAND TIMES OVER - Juniors Mariyah Brawner-Henley (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) and Jamie Johnson (South Holland, Ill./Marian Catholic) both passed the 1,000 career point total on Jan. 4 at Truman State. In an interesting coincidence, Lewis head coach Lisa Carlsen scored her 1,000th career point in the same venue when playing for Northwest Missouri State. However when Carlsen scored her 1,000th point Truman State went by the name Northeast Missouri State.   

1,000 X THREE - Mariyah Brawner-Henley (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) and Jamie Johnson (South Holland, Ill./Marian Catholic) are not the only 1,000 point scorers on the roster. Senior Jess Reinhart (Normal, Ill./Bloomington Central Catholic) owns 1,409, eighth all-time in Lewis history. A total of 22 Flyers have scored 1,000 points in program history.

TWO GOOD - Lewis' No. 2 national ranking is the Flyers' highest in program history. It is the best ever ranking for a men's or women's basketball team at Lewis. The 1984-85 men's team earned the No. 3 ranking for consecutive weeks in January 1985.

HOT START - The Flyers' 14-0 start to the season is the best undefeated stretch to start a season in program history.

AS HAWK WOULD SAY, "STRETCH" - Lewis' 14-game win streak is the best in school history. The previous record was held by the 2006-07 squad.

THE LEWIS FIVE - When Nikki Nellen (New Berlin, Wis./Pius XI), Jamie Johnson (South Holland, Ill./Marian Catholic), Kristin Itschner (Metamora, Ill./Peoria Notre Dame), Jess Reinhart (Normal, Ill./Bloomington Central Catholic), Mariyah Brawner-Henley (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) start the Flyers are 32-4. This group has never lost at home as a starting unit.

ONLY THE LONELY - Lewis is the only undefeated team in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and one of five NCAA DII women's basketball squads without a loss. The other four are Columbus State, Indiana (PA), Emporia State and Florida Tech.

JUST WIN BABY - Lewis' 14 wins are the most of any of the 34 NCAA DI or DII men's or women's basketball teams in the state of Illinois.

LETS HEAR IT FOR THE BOYS - Lewis is one of three NCAA Division II schools and the only NCAA Division I, II or III team in the state of Illinois to have both teams ranked in the top 25.

UP NEXT - The Flyers play game three of this four-game home stretch on Thursday (Jan. 15) when McKendree comes to Neil Carey Arena for a 5:30 p.m. tip. Lewis is 4-1 all-time against McKendree. The lone loss came Nov. 14, 2011 in the first ever meeting between the two schools. The Bearcats won the matchup at Neil Carey Arena 64-57. Fans are encouraged to wear red to the game for a "Red Out."

START EM UP - Jamie Johnson (South Holland, Ill./Marian Catholic) has started all 71 games she has played in a Lewis uniform.

PLAYER, PLAYER (OF THE WEEK) - Jamie Johnson (South Holland, Ill./Marian Catholic) owns two GLVC Player of the Week Awards this year. She took home the first honor on Dec. 1 for her play against St. Edward's and Rollins. She was named the Rollins Tournament MVP as she scored 32 against St. Edward's and 24 against Rollins. She came back the next week to earn GLVC Player of the Week once again (Dec. 8). She scored a career-high 36 points against St. Francis (Ill.) on Dec. 6.

MBH IS GLVC POTW - Mariyah Brawner-Henley (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) earned Lewis' third GLVC Player of the Week honor on Dec. 22 in 2014-15 after helping Lewis to wins over Trevecca Nazarene, Northern Michigan and Grand Valley State. She averaged 17.7 points and 11.3 rebounds per game on the week. She picked up Lewis' fourth honor in five weeks on Jan. 5 when she was named the GLVC Player of the Week one again. She averaged 26 points and 16 rebounds in wins at Quincy and Truman State.

BETTER THAN 50/50 CHANCE - Jamie Johnson (South Holland, Ill./Marian Catholic) is shooting .538 (91-of-169) on the season. Johnson shot .344 as a freshman and .433 as a sophomore.

ON THE BOARDS - Junior Mariyah Brawner-Henley (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) ranks third in the nation in rebounds per game (13.6) and fifth in the country in defensive rebounds per game (10.0). Her 11 double-doubles are the third most in the country.

YOU SHOOT 3's NOW TOO!? - Mariyah Brawner-Henley (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) made just 1-of-6 3-point attempts last season as she earned GLVC Player of the Year honors. In 2014-15 she has already made 8-of-18.

BETTER AT THE LINE TOO - Mariyah Brawner-Henley (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) has improved in 2014-15 at the free throw line also. She has made 44-of-60 (73.3 percent) on the season after making 92-of-143 (64.3 percent) last season. She is 31-of-38 (81.6 percent) at the charity stripe over Lewis' last nine games.

YOU NEVER SHOOT 3's - Jess Reinhart (Normal, Ill./Bloomington Central Catholic) owns a career field goal percentage of .503 (514 of 1021). Just one of those shots was a 3-pointer. She missed it. She took it Jan. 19, 2013 at Bellarmine. That one 3-pointer came in a desperation attempt with one second remaining and down four points to Bellarmine.

KEEP IT - Lewis ranks fourth in the nation with an assist/turnover ratio of 1.40. Individually, Nikki Nellen (New Berlin, Wis./Pius XI) ranks 28st (2.06) in the country.

SCORING POINTS - Lewis leads the GLVC and ranks fifth in the nation in scoring (83.4 points per game). It is on pace to be head coach Lisa Carlsen's highest scoring team. Her first seven teams averaged 69.7 points per contest with last season's squad averaging a tenure-best 78.3 points per game.

FLYERS FROM THE BLOCK - Lewis ranks ninth in the nation in blocks per game with 5.5.

D D D DEFENSE - Lewis is known from their offense, however this season opponents are shooting a 35.9 percent, giving Lewis the 34th best field goal percentage defense in the nation.

FREE FOR A REASON - By the numbers, the two best free throw shooters in school history are on the roster. Jamie Johnson (South Holland, Ill./Marian Catholic) ranks first in career free throw percentage (.847/199-of-235) while Jess Reinhart (Normal, Ill./Bloomington Central Catholic) ranks second (.825/381-of-462). Reinhart ranks eighth of all active NCAA DII players for career free throw percentage as the stat requires 250 attempts.

HELPING HAND - Nikki Nellen (New Berlin, Wis./Pius XI) owns402 career assists, sixth most among-active Division II players and 32nd among all three NCAA Divisions. Her career total ranks eighth in career history. Kady Currin (2007-11) is seventh with 408. Cathy Stubitsch (1982-86) is sixth with 410.

D1 AND DONE - Lewis made history this year before the season even started by becoming the first non-DI school to defeat three DI teams in exhibitions. The Flyers topped Loyola-Chicago, Northern Illinois and Marquette.

JUST TOOK ONE WIN - Thanks to Lewis' season opening win over Saginaw Valley State, Lewis head coach Lisa Carlsen is now the program leader in wins. It was her 118th career win. She passed Brian Michalak's (1993-2002) career total of 117-126.

CLEANING THE GLASS - Junior Mariyah Brawner-Henley (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) recorded 21 points and 22 rebounds in Lewis' 83-75 victory over Northwood on Nov. 15, 2014. Her career-high 22 rebounds was one short of tying the Lewis program record for rebounds in a single game. Julie Fruendt holds the record with 23 boards against Valparaiso during the 1984-85 season. Brawner-Henley made another run at the record on Jan. 4 when she grabbed 21 rebounds in a game vs. Truman State.

BASKETBALL 101 - Lewis scored 101 points vs. Upper Iowa on Nov. 22. The last time Lewis scored 100 points in a non-overtime game was Dec. 16, 2003 when Lewis topped Saint Xavier (Ill.) 105-83.

1 VS. 5 - Lewis limited Upper Iowa to only five field goals in the second half on Nov. 22. Jamie Johnson (South Holland, Ill./Marian Catholic) recorded six field goals herself in the half. Lewis outscored the Peacocks 43-18 in the final 20 minutes.