A few stories from the Mercury of that season.

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The cats went 5-3 in the preseason.
They took third in the B8 pre-season tournament.
They went 11-3 in the conference, including an 11-game winning streak, yet ended the conference race with two losses (to NU and at KU) that denied them a trip to the NCAAs.

A first round loss in the Commissioner's Classic ended the season.

Utah

Brigham Young

NE Missouri (or Truman) State

at Nebraska

Oklahoma State

KU

at KU

Bradley (Commissioner's Classic)