Jennies Basketball 1998-99 Season Wrap-Up

A young Jennies’ team that featured six freshmen and three sophomores among the 11 players struggled in the early part of the season, but produced a strong finish. After a 1-4 start to the MIAA portion of the season, the Jennies won eight of their last 11 regular season games, including wins over NCAA Tournament participants Southwest Baptist and Truman State to finish at 9-7 in the MIAA. They won their opening game in the MIAA Post-Season Tournament at SBU before losing in the semifinals to Missouri Western to end with a 17-11 record. Sophomore Kelly Sutton led the Jennies in scoring (13.7) and in rebounding (6.7). Sutton, Marlies Ozias and Lori Nichols all received honorable-mention all-MIAA recognition.