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2014-15 Bulldog Women’s Basketball Game Notes McPherson College Athletics Communications | Contact: Aric Cherry | Cell: 646-737-2725 | E-mail: [email protected] |Fax 620-245-9706 Schedule/Results (4-19, 3-8) February 5: McPherson College (4-20, 3-9) November at Tabor College (13-11, 9-3) 1 at Haskell Indian Nations L 76-56 4 at Oklahoma Wesleyan L 76-47 6:00 p.m. | Tabor College Gym | Hillsboro, Kan. Johnson & Wales Classic Lady ‘Dogs Travel to Tabor 7 Northern New Mexico L 52-47 McPherson, Kan. – The McPherson College women’s basketball team will take the short trip to Hillsboro, Kansas 8 at Johnson & Wales L 59-54 on February 5th as they are slated to battle Tabor College at 6:00 p.m. (CT) on Thursday; the junior varsity squads will compete at 2:00 p.m. 11 at Central Christian W 76-52 AIB Classic After winning back-to-back games, the MC’s streak was stopped this past Saturday as Kansas Wesleyan Uni- versity topped the ‘Dogs 77-58 in Salina. The slow first half picked up when a 10-0 run by the Coyotes put them 14 at AIB L 93-96 OT ahead 11 just past the halfway point of the opening period. A string of turnovers really hampered McPherson and 15 Dakota State University L 73-50 they went into the locker room down 35-19; the team committed 15 TOs in the first 20 minutes. Mac connected on 7-of-21 field goals with 3-of-9 dropping from behind the arc; they were 2-of-8 from the foul stripe. KWU hit on McPherson Classic 13-of-26 with four from downtown. 21 York College L 82-58 The second half started with another Kansas Wesleyan run which propelled them to a 20-point advantage. 22 Haskell Indian Nations L 56-51 The Bulldogs were only able to break into the teens a few times the rest of the way and fell 77-58. MC shot in 25 Oklahoma Wesleyan L 68-55 11-of-27 with 4-of-9 coming from range; they upped their free throw shooting percentage as 13-of-19 tries went through. The Lady Coyotes bucketed 15-of-33 from the floor and counted all nine of their foul shots. December 4 at Bethany College* W 74-68 For the game, McPherson scored on 18-of-48 field goals with 7-of-18 three balls finding their way in; the team dropped 15-of-27 free throws, 55.6%. Mac totaled 32 rebounds including 13 off the offensive glass. They logged 6 at Bethel College* L 69-64 21 turnovers as well as seven assists, six steals, and three blocks. Only 20 of the Bulldogs’ total came within the 11 Kansas Wesleyan* L 76-40 paint and 15 were second-chance points. 13 Tabor College* L 67-56 Bailey Brown tallied a game-high 21 points on 7-of-12 field goals and 4-of-6 free throws; she went a perfect 3-of- January 3 from behind the three-point line. The Smarts, Sunny and Georgia, each tallied 11 points for Mac. S. Smart was 2-of-8 from three, 1-of-2 from two, and 3-of-4 from the foul line; the junior also had a team-high two blocks Kansas Wesleyan Classic and two steals. G. Smart hit just 2-of-7 from the floor but made 7-of-13 free throws; she also recorded a team- 2 Peru State College L 66-51 high 11 rebounds. Whitney Jefferson led the team in assists with four and also added in five points. 3 York College L 75-63 Ranked Bulldogs: Sunny Smart ranks 19th in total threes made on the year with 57. Bailey Brown is 21st in 9 at Sterling College* L 91-64 scoring with her 406 total points. Alicia Demaret has totaled 39 blocks this season, putting her 21st in the Nation; she is 24th in blocks per game with 1.6. As a team, Mac is 24th in the NAIA in total blocks with 86. 10 Ottawa University* L 64-52 15 Southwestern College* L 81-48 All statistics are for KCAC games only. 17 at Friends University* L 96-61 MC in the KCAC: The Bulldogs are first in the league in blocks per game with 4.4. They sit fifth in both free 21 at Univ. of Saint Mary* L 66-61 throw percentage at 67.2% and rebounding as they average 36.2 a night. Bailey Brown is second in the confer- ence with her 17.9 points per game; she is also fourth in field goal percentage at 45.5%. Sunny Smart has made 24 Bethany College* W 51-45 26 three balls in this KCAC season which is the most of any conference player. Alicia Demaret leads the league 28 Bethel College* W 65-57 in blocks with her 26 against KCAC opponents; she is averaging 2.17 a game. Whitney Jefferson still sits fourth in assists per game with 3.1. 31 at Kansas Wesleyan* L 77-58 February Possible Starting Lineup (based on team’s previous game; all statistics are per game) 5 at Tabor College* 6:00 McPherson (4-20, 3-9) 7 Sterling College* 5:00 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Pts Reb A 12 at Ottawa University* 6:00 12 Zatorian Abra G 5-5 Fr. 5.5 3.1 1.4 14 at Southwestern College* 5:00 22 Bailey Brown G 5-5 Jr. 16.9 7.1 2.3 19 Friends University* 6:00 23 Sunny Smart G 5-7 Jr. 11.8 7.1 2.3 21 Univ. of Saint Mary* 3:00 24 Whitney Jefferson G 5-4 Jr. 2.3 2.1 2.3 All Times CST - * - KCAC Game 30 Georgia Smart F 6-1 Jr. 5.3 4.9 0.8 Home Games Bold; Neutral Sites Italic Tabor (13-11, 9-3) No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Pts Reb A 20 Tonisha Dean F 5-11 Sr. 11.3 5.0 1.1 24 Mallory Zuercher G 5-7 Jr. 8.3 3.8 1.3 32 Tena Loewen F 5-11 So. 6.2 6.5 0.9 34 Kaleigh Troxell G 5-9 So. 9.0 2.8 1.5 41 Sam Short F 5-11 So. 5.0 4.3 0.9 Game 25 | McPherson at Tabor College | Tabor College Gymnasium | Hillsboro, Kan. | February 5, 2015 McPherson College Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Previous School/High School 3 Georgia Wilson G 5-4 Fr. Plano, Texas Plano East HS 5 Brianna Castaneda G 5-5 Fr. ElPaso, Texas Canutillo HS 10 Megan James G 5-8 Fr. Concordia, Kan. Concordia HS 11 Emeli Bryant G 5-8 Fr. Wichita, Kan. Wichita North HS 12 Zatorian Abra G 5-5 Fr. Grand Prarie, Texas Mansfield Timberview HS 22 Bailey Brown G 5-5 Jr. Glen Elder, Kan. Beloit HS 23 Sunny Smart G 5-7 Jr. South Coffeyville, Okla. Coffeyville CC 24 Whitney Jefferson G 5-4 Jr. Katy, Texas Cinco Ranch HS 30 Georgia Smart F 6-0 Jr. Melbourne, Australia Seminole State CC 32 Elizabeth Hizey F 5-8 Fr. Parsons, Kan. Parsons HS 34 Megan Acklin F 6-0 Jr. Bethel Acres, Okla. Seminole State CC 35 Callie Atkins F 5-10 So. Stillwater, Okla. Stillwater HS 42 Nakayla Andrewjeski G 5-6 Fr. Wichita, Kan. Wichita South HS 45 Alicia Demerat F 6-2 Fr. Frisco, Texas Centennial HS Coaching Staff Pronunciation Guide Head Coach ........................ Gordon Reimer (Baker University, 2004) Brenda Tejero ........................................................Brenda Tuh-hair-O Assistant Coaches ..... Angelina Froese (McPherson College, 2009) Brianna Castaneda ...............................Brr-E-on-uh Cast-uh-n-A-duh ....................................................Cale Cordell (Fort Hays State Univ.) Zatorian Abra ................................................. Z-uh-tore-E-un Abe-ruh Head Athletic Trainer ............................................ Phil Schoenwetter Nakayla Andrewjeski ..............................N-uh-K-l-uh Andrew-jess-ski Assistant Athletic Trainer ...................................... Michelle Crocker Alicia Demerat ........................................................Alicia Duh-mare-it Athletic Director...............................................................Doug Quint Sports Information .......................................................... Aric Cherry Head Coach Gordon Reimer After completing his first season at the assistant for McPherson College for one season; he also served as a business helm of the women’s basketball pro- instructor for the college. gram at McPherson College, Gordon Central Christian College was where Reimer got his coaching start as he was Reimer is gearing up for the second. the head volleyball coach and assistant women’s basketball coach for the Lady His 2013-14 team went 10-21 overall Tigers from 2000 through 2003. and 6-12 in the KCAC. Reimer owns a masters degree in Business Administration that he earned Joining the Bulldog staff in 2013, Coach from Baker Univ. and currently resides in McPherson Reimer brings a history of success, two Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship teams, to a squad that is on the rise. Reimer has over 10 years of collegiate Reimer Collegiate Coaching Timeline coaching experience under his belt, Year Position School Rec. most recently as the head coach for the 2013-14 Head Women’s Basketball Coach MC 10-21 Kansas Wesleyan University Coyotes. 2011-12 Head Women’s Basketball Coach KWU 18-13 From 2004 through 2012 he accumu- lated two KCAC regular season and 2010-11 Head Women’s Basketball Coach KWU 31-3 two tournament championships coming in 2009 and 2011. Reimer also took 2009-10 Head Women’s Basketball Coach KWU 22-8 the Lady Coyotes to three consecutive National Association of Intercollegiate 2008-09 Head Women’s Basketball Coach KWU 27-6 Athletics National tournaments.