NEWBERRY COLLEGE WOLVES WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 7 | CUDDY BELK ARENA | Wingate, N.C. | NOVEMBER 29, 2017 NEWBERRY WOLVES (5-2 , 1-0) 2017-2018 SCHEDULE Head Coach: Sean Page OVERALL: 5-2 Seasons With Program: 10th SAC: 1-0 | Non-Conference: 3-2 Alma Mater: University of the Sunshine Coast 2003 Home: 3-0 | Away: 2-1| Neutral: 0-1 Assistant(s): Joanna Tincher NOVEMBER vs 10 at LIMESTONE1 L, 90-74 NO. 14 WINGATE BULLDOGS (4-1 , 0-0) 11 at BELMONT ABBEY1 W, 77-57 Head Coach: Ann Hancock 13 LEES-MCRAE W, 78-62 Seasons With Program: 6th 16 at EMMANUEL W, 60-49 Alma Mater: Wingate 1992 18 at KING L, 71-61 Assistant(s): Celeste Stewart and Katelyn Grisillo 21 LENOIR-RHYNE W, 61-54 24 ERSKINE W, 62-37 29 at NO. 14 WINGATE 6 p.m. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS GAMEDAY INFORMATION DECEMBER Asha Evans, Athletic Communications Asst./WB Contact DATE: Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. 2 CARSON-NEWMAN 2 p.m. E: [email protected]| O: 803.321.2107 | M: 828.446.9172 LOCATION: Cuddy Belk Arena 9 at MARS HILL 2 p.m. Randall Stewart, Director of Athletic Communications STREAM: Espn.com/watch/search/wingate 13 at ANDERSON 6 p.m. E: [email protected] | O: 803.321.5667 | M: 864.415.6560 STATS: Sidearmstats.com/wingate/wbball/ 16 LINCOLN MEMORIAL 2 p.m. RADIO: N/A 30 NORTH GREENVILLE 5 p.m. NEWBERRY STORYLINES PxP: N/A JANUARY » Returned 12 players and added five newcomers; three true freshmen and two NEXT UP: Saturday, Dec. 2 vs. Carson-Newman at 2 p.m. 3 at COKER 6 p.m. collegiate tranfers. 10 QUEENS 6 p.m. » Newberry was picked to finish fifth in the SAC Preseason Poll. PRESEASON HONORS 13 at TUSCULUM 2 p.m. » Nicola Handreck reached 1,000 career points on Friday, Nov. 10th against Meg Essex Limestone in the Conference Carolinas-SAC Showdown. » Several consecutive seasons being named to South Atlantic 17 CATAWBA 6 p.m. » Meg Essex needs 67 more blocks this season to tie recent Newberry Hall of Conference Women’s Basketball Preseason First Team 24 WINGATE 6 p.m. Fame inductee, Tiffany Johnson at 225. Nicola Handreck 27 MARS HILL 2 p.m. » Essex has two double-doubles on the season to equal five on her career. » Several consecutive seasons being named to South Atlantic 31 at LENOIR-RHYNE 6 p.m. » Head Coach Sean Page needs 33 more wins to reach 200 at Newberry. Conference Women’s Basketball Preseason Second Team FEBRUARY » Shelby Britten hasn’t scored less than 15 points in any game so far. 3 at LINCOLN MEMORIAL 2 p.m. NEWBERRY COLLEGE 7 COKER 6 p.m. LAST TIME OUT LOCATION: Newberry, S.C. ENROLLMENT: 1,090 10 ANDERSON 2 p.m. » These two teams split the seaosn series 1-1 during the 2016-2017 season. FOUNDED: 1856 14 at QUEENS 6 p.m. » Newberry would take the win on Nov. 30 with a final score of 72-63. COLORS: Scarlet and Gray 21 at CATAWBA 6 p.m. » Wingate bounced back to win the matchup on Feb. 1 with a final score of NICKNAME: Wolves 24 TUSCULUM 2 p.m. 61-54. NATIONAL AFFILIATION: NCAA Division II 1 - Conference Carolinas SAC Showdown CONFERENCE: South Atlantic * - SAC matchup THE OPPONENTS PRESIDENT: Dr. Maurice Scherrens » Ended 2016-2017 season with a 26-6 overall record and won its ninth ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Ralph Patterson 2018 SAC TOURNAMENT South Atlantic Conference Tournament Feb. 28 - Quarterfinal - Campus Sites » Lost to #13 LMU in the second round of the NCAA Tournament 85-66. ELEAZER ARENA - TBA » Marta Miscenko was named to the D2CCa All-Southeast Region Sec- OPENED: 1981 Mar. 3 - Semifinal - Greenville - TBA ond Team from CoSIDA. TOTAL SEASONS: 36th season Mar. 4 - Final - Greenville - TBA » The Bulldogs are slated to take the SAC with seven first place votes. CAPACITY: 1,385 67.6 .409 .295 40.9 15.9 2.4 5.7 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ POINTS FG%^ 3FG% BOARDS ASSISTS BLOCKS STEALS PER GAME 69.2 .472 .310 38.0 16.0 4.6 6.6 Newberrywolves.com /NewberryWolves @NewberrySports @NewberryWolves and @ NewberryGameday No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown High School Previous School 2 Kelsey McDermott G 5-10 So. Mackay, Queensland, Australia Mackay North State School 4 Shelby Britten G 5-4 Jr. Shepparton, Vic, Australia Notre Dame College 5 Samara Hill G 5-8 Jr. Melbourne, Vic, Australia Rowville Secondary College North Idaho 10 Julie Kinard G 5-5 Fr. Prosperity, S.C. Mid-Carolina High School 12 Courtney Lyons F 6-1 Jr. Park Orchards, Vic, Australia Rowville Secondary Concordia 13 Regan McCarty F 6-1 Jr. Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Southern Cross Catholic College Eastern Arizona CC 14 Meg Essex C 6-3 Jr. Glamorgan Vale, Queensland, Australia W. Moreton Anglican College South Queensland 21 Georgia Elliott-King F 5-10 Jr. Northampton, England Charleston Southern 22 Andie Getz C 6-1 Fr. Newberry, S.C. Newberry Academy 23 Brandi Hall F 5-10 So. Greenville, S.C. Southside HS 25 Dragana Petkovska C 6-2 Fr. Kriva Palanka, Macedonia Orce Nikolov Municipal HS 30 Saylor Whitesides G 5-3 Fr. Lincolnton, N.C. Lincolnton HS 31 Ke’Shaun White G 5-6 Fr. Lithonia, Ga. Columbia HS 32 Daijah Cousins G 5-3 Fr. Loganville, Ga. Loganville HS 34 Alley Stasky C 6-0 Sr. Mount Pleasant, S.C. Wando HS 35 Nicola Handreck PG 5-8 Sr. Heywood, Vic, Australia Tension Woods College 42 Hannah Lepaio F 6-0 Jr. Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia Denison College PROBABLE STARTERS No. 12 | Courtney Lyons No. 2 | Kelsey McDermott Has started in every game so far and averages 4.1ppg and Starter against Erskine; scored 13 pts, two blocks, a steal, two 2.1rpg. She is also 83% from the free throw line. assists, five rebounds, perfect from the free throw line, and knocked down three three-pointers over 28 minutes. No. 4 | Shelby Britten Tied her career high in assists with nine against Belmont Ab- bey, set a new career high in scoring at 27 against Lees-McRae. Averages 20.7ppg and 3.6 rpg. No. 14 | Meg Essex Has two double-doubles so far this season; against Limestone (12pts and 11 rebounds) and Emmanuel (21 pts and 12 rebounds) making five over her career at Newberry. Tallied a new career high in rebounds at King with 13 boards. Averages 16.9ppg and 9.4rpg No. 13 | Regan McCarty Has started in every game so far and averages 3.4ppg and 4.9 rpg. Her free throw percentage is 100%. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE BY STATE No. 5 .....Samara Hill .................. Suh-MAR-uh International (10) No. 25 ...Dragana Petkovska .........Drag-ON-uh Pet-COVE-ska 2 Kelsey McDermott So. No. 35 ...Nicola Handreck ..........Nick-UH-luh 4 Shelby Britten Jr. No. 42 ...Hannah Lepaio ................Luh-PAY-o 5 Samara Hill Sr. 12 Courtney Lyons Jr. 13 Regan McCarty Jr. 14 Meg Essex Jr. BY CLASS 21 Georgia Elliott-King Jr. Freshmen (6) Sophomores (2) 25 Dragana Petkovska Fr. 10 Julie Kinard 2 Kelsey McDermott 35 Nicola Handreck Sr. 22 Andie Getz 23 Brandi Hall 42 Hannah Lepaio Sr. 25 Dragana Petkovska 30 Saylor Whitesides South Carolina (4) 31 Ke’Shaun White 10 Julie Kinard Fr. 32 Daijah Cousins 22 Andie Getz Fr. 23 Brandi Hall So. 34 Alley Stasky Sr. Juniors (5) Seniors (4) 4 Shelby Britten 5 Samara Hill North Carolina (1) 12 Courtney Lyons 34 Alley Stasky 30 Saylor Whitesides Fr. 13 Regan McCarty 35 Nicola Handreck 14 Meg Essex 42 Hannah Lepaio Georgia (2) 21 Georgia Elliott-King 31 Ke’Shaun White Fr. 32 Daijah Cousins Fr. 2 WOLVES 2017-2018 Newberry Women’s Basketball HEAD COACH SEAN PAGE NEWBERRY HIGHLIGHTS PERSONAL INFO • 10th season as Newberry’s head coach, 12th season overall coaching Hometown: Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia • South Atlantic Coach of the Year 2009-2010 season Alma Mater: University of the Sunshine Coast, 2003 • SAC Champions 2014-2015 season Wife: Susan Sessions • Seven consecutive SAC Tournament Appearances: 2010-2017 Children: Hadlee, Hannah, and Macauley • Has coached numerous All-Conference players: Ellie Gleeson in 2010-11 (First Team), Date Name Newberry’s Head Coach: Aprill 11, 2018 Haylee Lepaio in 2011-12 (Second Team), Haylee Lepaio in 2012-13 (First Team), Samantha Creed in 2012-13 (First Team), Haylee Lepaio in 2013-14 (First Team), Meg Essex in 2015-2016 (Second Team), Meg Essex in 2016-2017 (Second Team), and Nicola COACHING RECORD Handreck in 2016-2017 (Second Team). OVERALL ELEVENTH SEASON 190-119 .614 • Has coached four SAC All-Freshman: Ellie Gleeson in 2010-11, Haylee Lepaio in 2011-12, NEWBERRY PAGE’S CAREER PATH Nicola Handreck in 2014-2015, Meg Essex in 2015-2016 1985 Head Coach ABA 2008-09 Newberry 18-11 .621 2001 Head Coach ABA • Coached a Freshman of the Year: Haylee Lepaio in 2011-12 and Meg Essex in 2015-2016 2009-10 Newberry 21-8 .724 2002 Asst. Coach Boise State • In 2012-13, Lepaio also earned honorable mention All-America status from the WBCA 2010-11 Newberry 17-11 .607 2003 Asst. Coach Troy and DII Bulletin 2011-12 Newberry 16-12 .571 2006 Asst. Coach Troy 2012-13 Newberry 20-10 .667 • Has made two NCAA Tournament appearances: 2009-10 & 2014-2015 2007 Head Coach Brescia 2013-14 Newberry 15-12 .556 2008 Head Coach Brescia 2014-15 Newberry 21-11 .656 2009 Head Coach Newberry 2015-16 Newberry 17-13 .567 2010 Head Coach Newberry 2016-17 Newberry 7-3 .700 CAREER SUMMARY Ninth Year 152-92 .622 2011 Head Coach Newberry • His initial season at Brescia, Page was named NAIA Division I Women’s Independent 2012 Head Coach Newberry Brescia 2013 Head Coach Newberry Coach of the Year after leading them to a 20-14 record and tourney berth.