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QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION HENDERSON STATE (1-1) vs. LOCATION: ...... Arkadelphia, Ark. FOUNDED: ...... 1890 NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA ENROLLMENT: ...... 3,500 PRESIDENT: ...... Dr. Glen Jones Alma Mater: ...... Henderson State (1992) NOV. 16, 2017 • PERCEFULL FIELDHOUSE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: ...... Shawn Jones Alma Mater: ...... Central Missouri (1997) HSU TRAVELS TO OKLAHOMA TO BEGIN GAC PLAY FACILITY: ...... Duke Wells Center Henderson State will knock out its furthest conference road trip of the season CAPACITY: ...... 3,000 early this year, when the Reddies head to Alva and Weatherford, Oklahoma this weekend to face the Northwestern Oklahoma (NWOSU) Lady Rangers and the HISTORY Lady Bulldogs of Southwestern Oklahoma (SWOSU). FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL: ...... 1971 ALL-TIME RECORD: ...... 563-579-3 ALL-TIME GAC RECORD: ...... 51-67 REDDIE REPORT YEARS IN NCAA TOUR./LAST ...... 4 / 2006 The Reddies opened the 2017-18 campaign last weekend at the Southwest LAST TOURNAMENT OPPO: ...... Chico State Baptist Classic where they fell to the host Bearcats late, 83-71, but rebounded NCAA ELITE 8 RESULT: ...... Lost, 67-66 on Saturday to take down Northwest Missouri State, 75-63. Henderson led for more than 22 minutes in the loss to Southwest Baptist, but SBU went on a big COACHING STAFF 15-2 run late in the game, with 13 of those points coming from All-MIAA guard HEAD COACH: ...... Jill Thomas Megan Rosenbahm. Against NWMSU, HSU used a big second quarter where ALMA MATER: ...... Black Hills State (2006) they outscored the Bearcats 22-13 to jump in front and they never relinquished RECORD AT HENDERSON/YEARS: ...... 45-66 (Fifth Year) CAREER RECORD/YEARS: ...... 110-114 (9th Year) the lead again in the second half. ASSISTANT COACH: ...... Blake Huber Pink Jones, the reigning GAC Freshman of the Year, had a strong opening GRADUATE A SSISTANT: ...... Dulincia Keener weekend scoring 14 points in just 21 minutes in the win over NWMSU, and put up 18 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in the loss to SBU. Through TEAM INFORMATION two games, Jones is shooting 54.5 percent from the field and is 8-for-9 at the 2016-2017 RECORD: ...... 8-20, 8-14 GAC line. Another stand out from the SBU Classic was Torrie Thompson, STARTERS RETURNING/LOST:...... 5/0 who had 15 points against SBU and followed that up with a team-high 19 points LETTERMEN RETURNING/LOST: ...... 10/2 on 8-for-10 shooting and seven rebounds in the win over Northwest Missouri. Thompson is shooting 61.9 percent from the field and is 5-of-7 from 3-point SPORTS INFORMATION range so far this year. Haleigh Henson was in double figures against SBU, DIRECTOR: ...... Troy Mitchell finishing with 13 points, and scored nine more against NWMSU. Henson hit ASST.SID...... David Salley three 3-pointers in both contests. Blu Jones had 11 points and four steals against E-Mail: ...... [email protected] or [email protected] SBU, while Bree Bossier had 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting and five rebounds in WEB SITE: ...... www.hsusports.com the win against Northwest. 2017-18 REDDIE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER PROBABLE STARTERS POS HT CL EXP. HOMETOWN PPG RBG FG% FT% AST STL 2 Pink Jones G 5-9 So. 1L Fayetteville, Ark. 16.0 6.0 .545 .889 3.0 3.0 3 Hailey Estes G 5-8 So. 1L Conway, Ark. 6.0 5.0 .278 .500 1.0 0.5 10 Haleigh Henson G 5-6 Sr. 3L Greenwood, Ark. 11.0 1.0 .292 .500 2.0 0.5 11 Torrie Thompson G 5-7 Jr. 2L Houston, Texas 17.0 5.0 .619 1.000 2.5 1.0 33 Bree Bossier F 6-0 Sr. 3L Fairfield, Texas 8.5 5.5 .462 1.000 1.5 1.0

OFF THE BENCH POS HT CL EXP. HOMETOWN PPG RBG FG% FT% AST STL 1 Karrington Whaley F 6-2 Fr. HS Springdale, Ark. 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 5 Blu Jones G 5-9 So. 1L Fayetteville, Ark. 8.5 1.0 .600 1.000 0.0 2.0 12 Madi Nichols G 5-6 So. 1L Ward, Ark. 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 14 Lexis Weber G 5-9 Jr. 2L Arlington, Texas 0.0 1.0 .000 .000 1.0 0.0 15 Rae’Shawn Jones G 5-8 Jr. Tr. Houston, Texas 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 24 Jasmine Cashaw F 5-11 Jr. RS Little Rock, Ark. 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 25 Lani Snowden G 5-8 Fr. HS Van Buren, Ark. 4.0 4.5 .600 1.000 0.0 0.0 31 Brittany Branum F 5-10 Jr. 2L Greenwood, Ark. 3.0 2.0 .500 .000 0.0 0.5 32 Lexi Tejcek F 5-11 Fr. HS Hot Springs, Ark. 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 35 Brooke Lewis F 6-2 So. 1L Sanger HS 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 2017-18 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES • PAGE 2

2017-18 SCHEDULE ABOUT NWOSU THE SERIES VS. NWOSU returns six lettermen and two NORTHWESTERN DATE OPPONENT Time/Score starters from their 2016-17 team that fin- HSU LEADS SERIES 6-4 Nov. 10 at Southwest Baptist L, 82-73 ished 9-19 overall and 8-14 in GAC play. HSU in Arkadelphia: 4-1 Nov. 11 vs. Northwest Missouri W, 75-63 NWOSU is led by head coach Tasha HSU in Alva, Okla.: 2-3 Nov. 16 *at Northwestern Okla. 5:30 p.m. Diesselhorst who enters her second sea- DATE SITE WON SCORE Nov. 18 *at Southwestern Okla. 1 p.m. son at the helm of the Lady Rangers pro- Feb. 23, 2017 A NWO 62-52 Nov. 28 Paul Quinn 6:30 p.m. gram after spending a very successful Jan. 7, 2017 H HSU 87-74 nine years at Oklahoma high school pow- Feb. 27, 2016 H HSU 76-65 Nov. 30 *Southern Nazarene 5:30 p.m. Jan. 9, 2016 A HSU 82-64 erhouse Pond Creek-Hunter, where she Dec. 2 *Oklahoma Baptist 1 p.m. Feb. 14, 2015 H HSU 87-59 Dec. 5 Arkansas-Fort Smith 6 p.m. won 170 games from 2010-16 and the Jan. 10, 2015 A NWO 67-61 Dec. 9 Bacone 1 p.m. 2014 Class A state title. Feb. 22, 2014 H NWO 99-97 Dec. 16 Rogers State 4 p.m. The Lady Rangers were picked 10th in Jan. 18, 2014 A NWO 70-63 Jan. 4 *East Central 5:30 p.m. the GAC preseason coaches poll. Feb. 23, 2013 A HSU 54-51 Jan. 6 *Southeastern Okla. 1 p.m. NWOSU is led by transfer guard Jade Jan. 19, 2013 H HSU 70-57 Jan. 11 *Arkansas Tech 5:30 p.m. Jones, who transferred to Alva from Southwestern Oklahoma and sat out the Jan. 13 *at Arkansas-Monticello 1 p.m. 2016-17 season. Jones played at Pond Creek-Hunter for Diesselhorst before Jan. 15 *at Ouachita Baptist 5:30 p.m. heading to SWOSU, where she started in 39 games for the Lady Bulldogs and Jan. 18 *Harding 5:30 p.m. averaged 11.6 points per game. Jan. 20 *Southern Arkansas 1 p.m. The Lady Rangers will also look to true freshman forward Kinsey Neiderer, who Jan. 25 *Southwestern Okla. 5:30 p.m. scored 14 and nine points in the Lady Rangers first two games of the season. Jan. 27 *Northwestern Okla. 1 p.m. Senior post Kori Berrios started 25 games for NWOSU last season and aver- Feb. 1 *at Oklahoma Baptist 5:30 p.m. aged 9.3 points and 4.4 rebounds per game while also stepping out and hitting Feb. 3 *at Southern Nazarene 1 p.m. 47 3-pointers. Feb. 8 *Southeastern Okla. 5:30 p.m. The Lady Rangers opened the season last weekend at the MIAA/GAC Challenge Feb. 10 *East Central 1 p.m. in Durant, Okla., where they fell 82-75 to Northeastern State and 88-50 to Central Feb. 15 *Arkansas-Monticello 5:30 p.m. Oklahoma. Feb. 17 *at Arkansas Tech 1 p.m. NWOSU led for the first three quarters against NSU but the Riverhawks came up Feb. 20 *Ouachita Baptist 5:30 p.m. with a big run in the fourth to win. UCO proved to be in a different league than the Feb. 22 *at Southern Arkansas 5:30 p.m. Lady Rangers and led 44-13 at the half after allowing NWOSU just two points in Feb. 24 *at Harding 5:30 p.m. the second quarter. Mar. 1-4 at GAC Tournament LAST YEAR VS. NWOSU Bold denotes home game In the first match-up last season in Arkadelphia, it was the Reddies that ran away * denotes Great American Conference game from NWOSU early and held on late for an 87-74 win. Henderson got a then- career high 31 points from Brittany Branum and led 54-23 at halftime, but the Lady Rangers fought back and out-scored HSU 51-33 in the second to make the HOW THEY MATCH UP game interesting late. CATEGORY HSU NWO SWO The second meeting came in Alva and this time, NWOSU got the better of SCORING 148 125 172 Henderson, 62-52. The Lady Rangers used big runs just before the half and just POINTS PER G AME 74.0 62.5 86.0 after the half to gap the Reddies, who cut the lead down to 54-48 with 3:25 SCORING MARGIN +1.5 -22.5 +13.0 remaining, but could not fight all the way back. Torrie Thompson led Henderson with 15 points but HSU had 27 turnovers and shot just 31.4 percent from the field. % .458 .374 .480 3-PT FG. % .419 .267 .400 ABOUT SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA 3-POINTERS/GAME 6.5 6.0 8.0 SWOSU brings back 10 lettermen and four starters from their 2016-17 team that FREE THROW % .833 .724 .706 went 20-10 overall, 15-7 in the GAC and finished third in the conference standings. The Lady Bulldogs are coached by Kelsi Musick, who has won 130 games at REBOUNDS 70 72 81 SWOSU over the last eight seasons and has led the Lady Bulldogs to two NCAA REBOUNDS/GAME 35.0 36.0 40.5 Tournament appearances in 2013 and 2014. SWOSU was picked second out of MARGIN +3.5 -6.0 +8.0 12 teams in the GAC preseason coaches poll. Leading the charge this season for SWOSU is the reigning GAC Player of the ASSISTS/GAME 10.5 10.0 12.0 Year, junior forward Hailey Tucker, who was an Honorable Mention All-American TURNOVERS/GAME 16.0 16.5 17.5 last season according to the NCAA DII Bulletin after leading the GAC in both TURNOVER MARGIN +1.0 -2.5 +2.5 points per game (18.6) and rebounds per game (9.0). Tucker was also a First /TURNOVER RATIO 0.7 0.6 0.7 Team All-Central Region pick and eclipsed the 1000-point milestone last sea- son. STEALS/GAME 8.5 6.0 10.5 2017-18 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES • PAGE 3

Alongside Tucker is junior guard THE SERIES VS. REDDIE RECORD WHEN... Hayden Priddy, who was an All-GAC First Team selection last season after SOUTHWESTERN AT HOME ...... 0-0 averaging 15.5 points and 4.7 assists SWOSU LEADS SERIES 10-5 ON THE ROAD ...... 0-1 per game. Priddy led the GAC in floor HSU in Arkadelphia: 5-2 HSU in Weatherford: 0-6 time in 2016-17 with an average of 37.3 NEUTRAL ...... 1-0 HSU in GAC Tour. vs. SWOSU: 0-2 minutes played per game and also shot DATE SITE WON SCORE 82.7 percent from the free throw line. Feb. 25, 2017 A SWO 80-69 LEADS AT THE HALF ...... 0-0 Sophomore guard Tyra Aska com- Jan. 5, 2017 H SWO 85-80 TRAIL AT THE HALF ...... 0-0 pletes the Big Three for SWOSU. An All- Feb. 25, 2016 H HSU 87-76 TIED AT THE HALF ...... 0-0 GAC Honorable Mention pick last sea- Jan. 7, 2016 A SWO 97-87 son as a freshman, Aska started in 30 Feb. 21, 2015 A SWO 116-108 games for the Lady Bulldogs and shot Jan. 15, 2015 H HSU 85-73 Better FG Percentage than oppo...... 0-0 March 7, 2014 N SWO 66-60 44.1 percent from the field for the sea- Worse FG Percentage than oppo...... 0-0 Feb. 20, 2014 H HSU (2ot)101-97 son. Jan. 14, 2014 A SWO 90-82 The Lady Bulldogs got off to a solid start March 7, 2013 N SWO 69-59 More 3-pointers made than oppo...... 0-0 last weekend at the MIAA/GAC1000 Chal- Feb. 21, 2013 A SWO 76-70 Fewer 3-pointers made than oppo...... 0-0 lenge in Durant, Okla., defeating No. 11 Jan. 17, 2013 H SWO 90-81 Emporia State 88-76 and MissouriPOINT Feb. 2, 2012 A SWO 77-56 Same 3-pointers made ...... 0-0 Southern State 84-70. CLUB Jan. 5, 2012 H HSU 82-69 SWOSU and Emporia State were tied Nov. 24, 2009 H HSU 92-74 Better FT Percentage than oppo...... 0-0 62-62 entering the fourth quarter in the Worse FT Percentage than oppo...... 0-0 season opener, but the Lady Bulldogs outscored the Hornets 26-14 in the Same FT Percentage as oppo...... 0-0 final period to run away for the win over last season’s Central Region Runner- Up. Aska led SWOSU with 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting. SWOSU followed up its More Rebounds than oppo...... 0-0 impressive opening win by shooting 46.3 percent from the field to beat Mis- Fewer Rebounds than oppo...... 0-0 souri Southern State the next day. Tucker had 24 points and Aska chipped in Same Rebounds...... 0-0 21 to pace the Lady Bulldogs.

More Turnovers than oppo...... 0-0 LAST YEAR VS. SWOSU Fewer Turnovers than oppo...... 0-0 The Lady Bulldogs swept the season series with HSU in 2016-17, defeating Same Turnovers ...... 0-0 the Reddies 85-80 in Arkadelphia and then 80-69 in the last game of the regular season in Weatherford. Henderson started hot in the first meeting at home and led 31-17 after one More Steals than oppo...... 0-0 quarter behind six early 3-pointers. SWOSU came back and trimmed the lead Fewer Steals than oppo...... 0-0 to 48-40 at halftime, then used a huge 18-2 run to open the third quarter, which Same Steals ...... 0-0 turned the tide and ultimately led them to the 85-80 win. Four players were in double figures for HSU: Pink Jones (15), Torrie Thomp- son (15), Haleigh Henson (14), and Blu Jones (10). The loss was the Reddies Games Decided by 3 points or less ...... 0-0 first GAC loss of the season after starting 4-0. Games Decided by 10 points or less ...... 0-1 In Weatherford, SWOSU let the Reddies hang around for most of the game, as Games Decided by 11 or more points ...... 1-0 HSU trailed 42-34 at the break and 59-53 entering the fourth quarter, but the Lady Bulldogs turned it on in the final period to defeat Henderson 80-69 and Playing on Monday’s ...... 0-0 end the Reddies’ hopes of gaining a spot in the GAC Tournament. Henderson forced 21 SWOSU turnovers but shot just 29.1 percent from the Playing on Tuesday’s ...... 0-0 field. Pink Jones led HSU with 18 points and seven rebounds. Playing on Wednesday’s ...... 0-0 Playing on Thursday’s ...... 0-0 ANOTHER HOT START IN THE SOONER STATE Playing on Friday’s ...... 0-1 The Reddies are looking to go 2-0 in their first road trip to Oklahoma for the Playing on Saturday’s ...... 1-0 second-straight year this weekend. Playing on Sunday’s ...... 0-0 Last season, Henderson fought past East Central 74-72 in Ada, Oklahoma Playing in November ...... 1-1 and then outlasted Southeastern Oklahoma State 92-84 in Durant two days Playing in December ...... 0-0 later to grab two wins in its first venture into the Sooner State. Unfortunately for HSU, they would not win again in Oklahoma during the 2016- Playing in January ...... 0-0 17 season, as they dropped contests to Oklahoma Baptist, Southern Nazarene, Playing in February ...... 0-0 SWOSU and NWOSU to finish 2-4 on the year against the Oklahoma-based Playing in March ...... 0-0 GAC teams on the road. 2017-18 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES • PAGE 4

RECORD WATCH ALL-TIME GAC 3-POINT LEADERS 2016-17 DOUBLE-DOUBLES After last weekend’s PLAYER PTS/REB/AST OPPO DATE contests, senior guard No. Player School Yrs. Made Haleigh Henson Bree Bossier 10 pts./11 reb. SNU 11/17/16 1. Anissa Pounds ATU 2013-2017 268 needs just 51 more 3- Haley Estes 15 pts./10 reb. SNU 11/17/16 2. Olivia Potter SEO 2013-2017 266 pointers to break the Haley Estes 12 pts./10 reb. OKBU 11/19/16 3. Abby Boyd SNU 2013-pres. 222 GAC record for 3-point- 4. Haleigh Henson HSU 2014-pres. 218 Hailey Estes 15 pts./13 reb. NWOS 1/7/17 ers made in a career, Hailey Estes 15 pts./10 reb. UAM 1/14/17 held by Anissa Pounds of Arkansas Tech, who hit 268. Additionally, Henson Hailey Estes 14 pts./11 reb. ATU 2/18/17 needs just 72 more points to eclipse 1000 points in her Henderson career. Hailey Estes 13 pts/12 reb. SWOS 2/25/17 Henson already stands as the Reddies’ all-time leading 3-point shooter, with Lexi Weber 11 pts./14 reb. MC 11/22/16 218 makes in her time at HSU. Pink Jones 20 pts./10 reb. SEO 12/3/16 Pink Jones 16 pts./10 reb./10 ast. NWOS 1/7/17 DID YOU KNOW . . . Pink Jones 13 pts./10 reb. OBU 2/13/17 • Haleigh Henson has made at least one 3-point field goal in 78 of 86 Pink Jones 12 pts./10 reb. NWOS 2/23/17 games during her career. • Pink Jones has scored in double-figures in 25 of 29 games during her 3-POINT FG | SEASON Henderson career. • The 2016-17 Reddies set the school record for 3-point field goals made NAME YEAR 3M-3A PCT. 1. Aungelique Sledge 2013-14 82-216 .380 in a season with 229. 2. Haleigh Henson 2015-16 77-220 .350 • Torrie Thompson has made 34 of her last 35 free throws over the last 3. Hailey Estes 2016-17 75-250 .300 nine games last year and has made 26 consecutive free throws dating 4. Haleigh Henson 2014-15 74-206 .359 back to last year. 5. Mandy Hill 2001-02 70-190 .368 6. Kayla Madewell 2002-03 69-207 .333 • Brittany Branum shot 84.3 percent from the foul line last season mak- 7. Morel Grant 1988-89 64-162 .395 ing 97-of-115 attempts including having a streak of 27 straight made free 8. Chanlee Bottoms 2007-08 64-175 .366 throws. 9. Danyelle Harris 2003-05 63-156 .404 10. Sheay Longstaff 2011-12 62-173 .358 2017-18 GAC STANDINGS HSU 3-POINT TEAM LEADERS . GAC RECORD OVERALL RECORD Year G Att. Made Pct. Avg. Arkansas Tech 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 W1 16-17 28 766 229 .299 8.2 Southwestern Okla. 0 0 .000 2 0 1.000 W2 07-08 27 680 222 .326 8.2 Arkansas-Monticello 0 0 .000 1 1 .500 L1 14-15 27 650 215 .335 8.1 Henderson State 0 0 .000 1 1 .500 W1 06-07 29 586 197 .336 6.8 Oklahoma Baptist 0 0 .000 1 1 .500 L1 05-06 34 661 196 .297 5.8 Ouachita Baptist 0 0 .000 1 1 .500 L1 09-10 29 582 192 .330 6.6 Southeastern Okla. 0 0 .000 1 1 .500 W1 02-03 30 571 179 .313 6.0 East Central 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 - 15-16 28 525 176 .335 6.3 Southern Nazarene 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 - 04-05 35 583 173 .297 4.9 Harding 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 L2 13-14 27 521 170 .326 6.3 Northwestern Okla. 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 L2 08-09 26 596 169 .284 6.5 Southern Arkansas 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 L2 03-04 36 542 168 .310 4.7 THIS WEEK’S GAMES 11-12 27 452 141 .312 5.2 THURSDAY, NOV. 16 10-11 26 436 137 .314 5.3 Henderson State at Northwestern Oklahoma 5:30 p.m. 98-99 26 399 133 .333 5.1 Ouachita Baptist at Southwestern Oklahoma 5:30 p.m. Arkansas-Monticello at Oklahoma Baptist 5:30 p.m. 99-00 26 354 128 .362 4.9 Southern Arkansas at Southern Nazarene 5:30 p.m. 94-95 26 354 128 .362 4.9 Arkansas Tech at East Central 5:30 p.m. 01-02 26 305 111 .364 4.3 Harding at Southeastern Oklahoma 5:30 p.m. 12-13 27 411 111 .270 4.1 97-98 26 397 110 .277 4.2 SATURDAY, NOV. 18 Henderson State at Southwestern Oklahoma 1 p.m. 95-96 25 308 105 .341 4.2 Ouachita Baptist at Northwestern Oklahoma 1 p.m. 00-01 26 283 89 .314 3.4 Arkansas-Monticello at Southern Nazarene 1 p.m. 93-94 25 310 95 .306 3.8 Southern Arkansas at Oklahoma Baptist 1 p.m. Arkansas Tech at Southeastern Oklahoma 1 p.m. 17-18 2 31 13 .419 6.5 Harding at East Central 1 p.m 2017-18 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES • PAGE 5

• STATISTICS •

Henderson State Basketball Henderson State Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 15, 2017) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 1-1 0-0 0-1 1-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 1-1 0-0 0-1 1-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 11 Torrie THOMPSON 2-2 66 33.0 13-21 . 6 1 9 5-7 . 7 1 4 3-3 1.000 0 10 10 5.0 3 0 5 6 1 2 34 17.0 02 Pink JONES 2-2 54 27.0 12-22 . 5 4 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 8-9 . 8 8 9 2 10 12 6.0 7 0 6 4 0 6 32 16.0 10 Haleigh HENSON 2-2 66 33.0 7-24 . 2 9 2 6-14 . 4 2 9 2-4 . 5 0 02021.050410012211.0 05 Blu JONES 2-0 39 19.5 6-10 . 6 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 4-4 1.000 2 0 2 1.0 7 0 0 2 0 4 17 8.5 33 Bree BOSSIER 2-2 41 20.5 6-13 . 4 6 2 0-1 . 0 0 0 5-5 1.000 5 6 11 5.5 8 1 3 0 1 2 17 8.5 03 Hailey ESTES 2-2 54 27.0 5-18 . 2 7 8 0-6 . 0 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 5 5 10 5.0 2 0 2 6 2 1 12 6.0 25 Lani SNOWDEN 2-0 38 19.0 3-5 . 6 0 0 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 2 7 9 4.5 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 4.0 31 Brittany BRANUM 2-0 34 17.0 3-6 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3 1 4 2.0 6 0 0 2 0 1 6 3.0 32 Lexi TEJCEK 1-0 0 0.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 00000.000000000.0 12 Madi NICHOLS 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 14 Lexis WEBER 1-0 7 7.0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 00111.040110000.0 Team 4 5 9 Total...... 2 400 55-120 . 4 5 8 13-31 . 4 1 9 25-30 . 8 3 3 25 45 70 35.0 44 1 21 32 4 17 148 74.0 Opponents...... 2 400 52-118 . 4 4 1 10-31 . 3 2 3 31-37 . 8 3 8 24 39 63 31.5 33 - 25 34 5 16 145 72.5

TEAM STATISTICS HSU-W OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 148 145 11/10/17 at Southwest Baptist L 73-82 1326 Points per game 74.0 72.5 11/11/17 vs Northwest Mo. St. W 75-63 102 Scoring margin +1.5 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 55-120 52-118 * - Conference game Field goal pct . 4 5 8 . 4 4 1 3 POINT FG-ATT 13-31 10-31 3-point FG pct . 4 1 9 . 3 2 3 3-pt FG made per game 6.5 5.0 FREE THROWS-ATT 25-30 31-37 Free throw pct . 8 3 3 . 8 3 8 F-Throws made per game 12.5 15.5 REBOUNDS 70 63 Rebounds per game 35.0 31.5 Rebounding margin +3.5 - ASSISTS 21 25 Assists per game 10.5 12.5 TURNOVERS 32 34 Turnovers per game 16.0 17.0 Turnover margin +1.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.7 0.7 STEALS 17 16 Steals per game 8.5 8.0 BLOCKS 4 5 Blocks per game 2.0 2.5 ATTENDANCE 0 1428 Home games-Avg/Game 0-0 1-1326 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 1-102

Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Totals Henderson State 34 38 43 33 148 Opponents 40 21 42 42 145 2017-18 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES • PAGE 6

• PLAYER CAREER STATISTICS • Bree BOSSIER

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2014-15 13-0 74/5.7 7-25 . 2 8 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 8 20 28 2.2 1400312171.3 2015-16 20-0 105/5.3 9-27 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-7 . 1 4 3 4 15 19 1.0 1703847191.0 2016-17 26-10 306/11.8 48-107 . 4 4 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 25-35 . 7 1 4 35 40 75 2.9 42 0 2 18 9 8 121 4.7 2017-18 2-2 41/20.5 6-13 . 4 6 2 0-1 . 0 0 0 5-5 1.000 5 6 11 5.5813012178.5 TOTAL 61-12 526/8.6 70-172 . 4 0 7 0-1 . 0 0 0 34-51 . 6 6 7 52 81 133 2.2 81 1 8 29 15 19 174 2.9

Brittany BRANUM

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2015-16 28-28 845/30.2 62-148 . 4 1 9 20-70 . 2 8 6 52-71 . 7 3 2 61 85 146 5.2 73 2 30 32 5 18 196 7.0 2016-17 28-20 794/28.4 76-213 . 3 5 7 18-79 . 2 2 8 97-115 . 8 4 3 55 81 136 4.9 73 2 28 35 8 24 267 9.5 2017-18 2-0 34/17.0 3-6 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3 1 4 2.0600201 63.0 TOTAL 58-48 1673/28.8 141-367 . 3 8 4 38-149 . 2 5 5 149-186 . 8 0 1 119 167 286 4.9 152 4 58 69 13 43 469 8.1

Hailey ESTES

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016-17 28-27 881/31.5 105-336 . 3 1 3 75-250 . 3 0 0 46-62 . 7 4 2 35 177 212 7.6 79 3 38 56 10 41 331 11.8 2017-18 2-2 54/27.0 5-18 . 2 7 8 0-6 . 0 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 5 5 10 5.0202621126.0 TOTAL 30-29 935/31.2 110-354 . 3 1 1 75-256 . 2 9 3 48-66 . 7 2 7 40 182 222 7.4 81 3 40 62 12 42 343 11.4

Haleigh HENSON

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2014-15 27-27 910/33.7 99-270 . 3 6 7 74-206 . 3 5 9 34-41 . 8 2 9 18 42 60 2.2 44 0 50 58 1 20 306 11.3 2015-16 28-27 977/34.9 103-303 . 3 4 0 77-220 . 3 5 0 44-62 . 7 1 0 5 38 43 1.5 47 1 45 89 4 22 327 11.7 2016-17 28-25 990/35.4 91-333 . 2 7 3 61-212 . 2 8 8 30-39 . 7 6 9 15 50 65 2.3 63 0 53 66 4 43 273 9.8 2017-18 2-2 66/33.0 7-24 . 2 9 2 6-14 . 4 2 9 2-4 . 5 0 0 2 0 2 1.050410012211.0 TOTAL 85-81 2943/34.6 300-930 . 3 2 3 218-652 . 3 3 4 110-146 . 7 5 3 40 130 170 2.0 159 1 152 223 9 86 928 10.9

Blu JONES

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016-17 26-13 553/21.3 65-136 . 4 7 8 20-51 . 3 9 2 24-42 . 5 7 1 42 16 58 2.2 62 3 23 31 2 21 174 6.7 2017-18 2-0 39/19.5 6-10 . 6 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 4-4 1.000 2 0 2 1.0700204178.5 TOTAL 28-13 592/21.1 71-146 . 4 8 6 21-53 . 3 9 6 28-46 . 6 0 9 44 16 60 2.1 69 3 23 33 2 25 191 6.8

Pink JONES

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016-17 27-25 697/25.8 140-305 . 4 5 9 4-12 . 3 3 3 88-139 . 6 3 3 32 95 127 4.7 93 6 95 94 5 54 372 13.8 2017-18 2-2 54/27.0 12-22 . 5 4 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 8-9 . 8 8 9 2 10 12 6.07064063216.0 TOTAL 29-27 751/25.9 152-327 . 4 6 5 4-12 . 3 3 3 96-148 . 6 4 9 34 105 139 4.8 100 6 101 98 5 60 404 13.9

Madi NICHOLS

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016-17 9-1 98/10.9 2-13 . 1 5 4 0-4 . 0 0 0 7-9 . 7 7 8 3 8 11 1.2 14 0 10 11 0 3 11 1.2 2017-18 1-0 1/1.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0000000 00.0 TOTAL 10-1 99/9.9 2-13 . 1 5 4 0-4 . 0 0 0 7-9 . 7 7 8 3 8 11 1.1 14 0 10 11 0 3 11 1.1

Torrie THOMPSON

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2015-16 19-7 352/18.5 42-107 . 3 9 3 23-56 . 4 1 1 14-19 . 7 3 7 11 45 56 2.9 51 3 22 28 3 9 121 6.4 2016-17 28-12 695/24.8 103-281 . 3 6 7 49-150 . 3 2 7 53-64 . 8 2 8 26 87 113 4.0 72 2 43 53 4 20 308 11.0 2017-18 2-2 66/33.0 13-21 . 6 1 9 5-7 . 7 1 4 3-3 1.000 0 10 10 5.0 3056123417.0 TOTAL 49-21 1113/22.7 158-409 . 3 8 6 77-213 . 3 6 2 70-86 . 8 1 4 37 142 179 3.7 126 5 70 87 8 31 463 9.4

Lexis WEBER

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2015-16 28-10 520/18.6 36-91 . 3 9 6 1-8 . 1 2 5 23-43 . 5 3 5 35 117 152 5.4 69 2 26 59 5 18 96 3.4 2016-17 28-4 451/16.1 38-88 . 4 3 2 1-4 . 2 5 0 30-60 . 5 0 0 49 104 153 5.5 64 3 13 43 5 14 107 3.8 2017-18 1-0 7/7.0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 401100 00.0 TOTAL 57-14 978/17.2 74-180 . 4 1 1 2-12 . 1 6 7 53-103 . 5 1 5 84 222 306 5.4 137 5 40 103 10 32 203 3.6 2017-18 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES • PAGE 7

JILL BLAKE THOMAS HUBER HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH 5TH YEAR AT HSU (46-67) 1ST YEAR AT HSU BLACK HILL STATE (2006) PITTSBURG STATE (2017)

Jill Thomas is in her fifth season as head coach of the Henderson Blake Huber is in his first year as assistant women’s basketball coach State women’s basketball program. at Henderson State. Thomas has compiled a 46-67 record at Henderson State and a ca- Huber joined the Reddie staff after spending the past three years at reer record of 111-115 as a head coach. Pittsburg State University. In her first four years at Henderson, Thomas led the Reddies to the During his three seasons at Pittsburg State, the Gorillas compiled an GAC Tournament three times, coached five all-conference players and 81-19 record, appearing in the NCAA Region Tournament all three years, has had six players earn Academic All-GAC honors. and advancing to the NCAA Elite Eight in 2016. In 2016-17, the Reddie women’s basketball program led the entire While at PSU, Huber’s duties included conducting individual workouts Henderson State athletic department with a team GPA of 3.49, and boasted with guards and post players, breaking down game film, compiling scout- 10 players who had a 3.0 or higher. On the court, freshman Pink Jones led ing reports, recruiting, as well as assisting with in game offensive and the way for Henderson, earning honorable mention All-GAC honors, as defensive adjustments. well as GAC Freshman of the Year recognition. Huber coached numerous all-star athletes including first team All-Ameri- During the 2015-16 season, Henderson finished with a 14-15 record can Mikaela Burgess who averaged 17 points per game in 2016-17, MIAA overall and a 13-9 mark in GAC play, the first winning record in league Defensive Player of the Year Kylie Gafford and PSU’s all-time leading play since the Reddies joined the league. The Reddies recorded its first scorer Lizzy Jeronimus. win over Harding in Searcy since 2006 with a 66-62 upset of the Bisons. Huber also coached one season at Drury University in Springfield, Mo. Henderson would go on to sweep the series against Harding. The Reddies During his year at Drury, the Panthers compiled a 27-4 record and ad- also swept the series with in-town rival Ouachita Baptist. vanced to the NCAA Elite 8, losing to eventual national champion Bentley The 2014-15 Reddies finished with a 10-17 record overall and an 8- University. 12 record in GAC play, good enough for a seventh-place finish in the A 2017 graduate from Pittsburg State University, Huber earned his league standings. During the course of the year, the Reddies recorded a degree in Communication and is currently working on his Master’s De- 91-85 win over GAC Champion Harding ending the Bisons 11-game win gree in Sports Administration. streak as well as a pair of wins over Ouachita Baptist. Huber is the son of Steve Huber who spent 35 years in coaching Thomas coached two-time GAC Defender of the Year Aungelique having been a head coach at Drury and Benedictine and an assistant Sledge who was also earned First-Team Academic All-American honors. coach at Arkansas State, Creighton, Louisville, San Diego State, Bradley In her first season with the Reddies, Thomas led Henderson to a 13- and Central Missouri. 14 record. The Reddies had a 9-4 record at home, including winning eight straight home games to begin the season. Prior to her arrival to Henderson, Thomas spent four seasons as head coach at Pfeiffer University in North Carolina from 2009 to 2013. In 2013, Thomas was named the Conference Carolinas Coach of the ULINCIA Year after guiding the Lady Falcons to a 27-5 record and their first-ever D NCAA Regional Tournament win. During her four years at the Misenheimer, N.C. institution, Thomas compiled a 65-48 record with nine of her players earning all-conference KEENER honors, and seven conference players-of-the-week selections. Thomas’ teams have not only performed on the court, but in the class- GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH room as well. More than a dozen of her players have been on the Pfeiffer’s Presidential Honor Roll, seven players earned all-academic all-confer- ND EAR AT ence honors, and one of her players was named Capital One Academic 2 Y HSU All-American in back-to-back years. Prior to her stint at Pfeiffer, Thomas was an assistant women’s bas- HENDERSON STATE (2016) ketball coach at Dakota Wesleyan University where she also worked as a Resident Director and Intramural Coordinator. Thomas also spent a season as an assistant coach at Mitchell High School in Mitchell, S.D. Dunlicia Keener trades in her playing shoes for a coaches whistle to In addition to valuable coaching experience, Thomas played on the become Henderson’s graduate assistant. NJCAA Division I and NAIA Division II levels. While at Northwest College A four-year letterman for the Reddies, Keener finished her career she set the school record for most points in one game. While serving as with 1238 points and a school-record 800 rebounds. team captain at Black Hills State University, Thomas was selected as a A first-team All-GAC honoree for the 2015-16 season, Keener led the Dakota Athletic Conference Player of the Week and earned a DAC All- team in scoring and rebounding averaging 18.0 points and 9.4 rebounds Conference award. per contest. Thomas is a 2004 graduate of Northwest College having obtained an One of the most dominate post players in the GAC, Keener was GAC associate degree with honors in physical education. She earned a Player of the Week three times. She recorded 13 double-doubles and bachelor’s degree in Wellness Management with a minor in coaching in scored in double figures in 24-of-28 games. 2006 from Black Hills State University. Thomas acquired a master’s de- gree in education from Dakota Wesleyan University in 2012 with an em- phasis on curriculum and instruction. 2017-18 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES • PAGE 8

KARRINGTON WHALEY PINK JONES FORWARD • 6-2 • FR • HS 1 GUARD • 5-9 • SO • 1L 2 SPRINGDALE, ARK. FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. HAR-BER HS FAYETTEVILLE HS

PREP: A three-year letterwinner at 7A Har-Ber High School in 2017-18: Opened season with 18 points and 9 rebounds against Springdale, Arkansas under head coach Jaime Green. Southwest Baptist.

2016-17: Started in 25 of the 27 games she played in as a true PERSONAL: Born August 17, 1999 . . . Daughter of Brad and freshman for the Reddies . . . Named Great American Conference Kristy Whaley . . . Has one sister, Kennedy . . . Majoring in Freshman of the Year and an Honorable Mention All-GAC selec- Health and Human Performance. tion . . . First Reddie since 1996 to be named Conference Fresh- man of the Year . . . Averaged 13.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists and two steals per game . . . Finished eighth in the GAC in scoring and led all freshman scorers . . . Second in the confer- ence in steals (54) and steals per game . . . Recorded the third triple-double in GAC history with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Northwestern Oklahoma . . . Hit 10-of-13 free throws against NWOSU . . . Named GAC Player of the Week on Dec. 5 after having 22 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals, including the game winning basket with just over a minute remaining, in a 74-72 win over East Central and a double-double against Southeastern Oklahoma with a 20 points and 10 re- bounds in a 92-84 win over Southeastern Oklahoma State. In the two victories, Jones shot 54 percent from the floor . . . Scored 10 points in her first collegiate game against Southwest Baptist . . . Recorded a career-high 23 points against Oklahoma Baptist, Ouachita Baptist and Southern Arkansas . . . Totaled 22 points against East Central.

PREP: Three-year letterwinner at Fayetteville High School . . . Was All-State senior year and the team’s leading rebounder as a jun- ior . . . Part of the 2015 state title team . . . Also a four-year letterwinner in track . . . Two-time 400m state champion who also won the 200m and was named All-State three times.

PERSONAL: Born September 26, 1998 . . . Daughter of Wendell Jones and Olivia Matthews . . . Has one sister, Janeisha, who also plays basketball for the Reddies . . . Goes by Pink . . . Favorite sports memory is winning state in basketball.

CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS

POINTS: ...... POINTS: ...... 23 VS. OKLAHOMA BAPTIST (11-19-16) ...... 23 VS. OUACHITA BAPTIST (1-16-17), SOUTHERN ARKANSAS (1-12-17) FIELD GOALS: ...... FIELD GOALS:9 VS. EAST CENTRAL (12-1-16) VS. OUACHITA BAPTIST (1-16-17) 3-PT FIELD GOALS: ...... 3-PT FIELD GOALS: ...... 2 VS. EAST CENTRAL (12-1-16) FREE THROWS MADE: ...... FREE THROWS MADE: ...... 10 VS. NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA (1-7-17) REBOUNDS: ...... 10 VS. SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA (12-3-16) REBOUNDS: ...... 10 VS. NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA (1-7-17) SSISTS A : ...... 10 VS. OUACHITA BAPTIST (2-13-17) STEALS: ...... ASSISTS: ...... 10 VS. NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA (1-7-17) BLOCKS: ...... STEALS: ...... 4 DONE THREE TIMES 2017-18 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES • PAGE 9

HAILEY ESTES BLU JONES GUARD • 5-8 • SO • 1L 3 GUARD • 5-9 • SO • 1L 5 CONWAY, ARK. FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. CONWAY HS FAYETTEVILLE HS

2017-18: Totaled 8 rebounds in the season opener against South- 2017-18: Was 5-for-8 from the field, scoring 11 points against west Baptist. Southwest Baptist.

2016-17: Started 27 of 28 games for Henderson as a true fresh- 2016-17: Started 13 games and played in 26 as a true fresh- man . . . Averaged 11.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game . . . Led man . . . Averaged 6.7 points and 2.2 rebounds per game . . . the team and finished sixth in the GAC in rebounding . . . Ranks third in HSU history for 3-point field goals in a season with 75 . . . Recorded a career-high 13 points while knocking down three Recorded six double-doubles for the year . . . Scored a career- 3-point field goals against Harding . . . First points came against high 25 points against Oklahoma Baptist hitting seven 3-point Southern Nazarene . . . Scored 12 points against Arkansas- field goals . . . Began her collegiate career scoring 24 points Fort Smith . . . Also scored 12 points against Arkansas- against Southwest Baptist, knocking down six 3-point field goals Monticello . . . Had six rebounds in a game against Oklahoma . . . Had back-to-back double-doubles against Southern Nazarene Baptist . . . Totaled 11 points against Southeastern Oklahoma (15 pts., 10 reb.) and Oklahoma Baptist (12 pts., 10 reb.). Scored in both games against the Storm and had 10 points against 15 points and had a career-best 13 rebounds for her third double- Northwestern Oklahoma. double of the year against Northwestern Oklahoma . . . Also had a double-double against Arkansas-Monticello with 15 points and 10 boards . . . Combined for 14 points and 11 rebounds against PREP: Three-year letterwinner at Fayetteville High School . . . Arkansas Tech on Feb. 18. Scored 13 points and added 11 re- Was a member of the Purple Dog’s 2015 state title team . . . bounds in the season finale on the road at Southwestern Okla- Also a four-year letterwinner in track and was a member of the homa. 2016 state title team.

PREP: Four-year letter-winner at Conway High School who was a PERSONAL: Born September 26, 1998 . . . Daughter of Olivia two-time All-Conference selection and All-State as a senior . . . Matthews . . . Has one sister, twin Jameisha, who also plays Part of two State Runner Up teams and the 2014 State Champi- basketball for the Reddies . . . Goes by Blu . . . Favorite ath- onship team . . . Hit the game winning three-pointer in the state lete is Kevin Durant . . . Favorite musician is Beyonce . . . semifinals as a sophomore to send Conway to the state title game . . . Also a four-year letter-winner in soccer, where she was Majoring in Biology. four-time All-Conference and twice All-State.

PERSONAL: Born December 9, 1997 . . . Daughter of Mark and Kathy Estes . . . Favorite athlete is Mia Hamm . . . Favorite profes- sional team is the U.S. Women’s National Soccer team . . . Major- ing in Health and Human Performance.

CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS

POINTS: ...... 25 VS. OKLAHOMA BAPTIST (1-26-17) POINTS: ...... 13 VS. HARDING (2-16-17) FIELD GOALS: ...... 8 VS. OKLAHOMA BAPTIST (1-26-17) FIELD GOALS: ...... 5 VS. HARDING (2-16-17) 3-PT FIELD GOALS: ...... 7 VS. OKLAHOMA BAPTIST (1-26-17) 3-PT FIELD GOALS: ...... 3 VS. HARDING (2-16-17) FREE THROWS MADE: ...... 5 VS. SOUTHERN A RKANSAS (2-11-17) FREE THROWS MADE: ...... 3 VS. ARKANSAS-FORT SMITH (11-26-16) REBOUNDS: ...... 13 VS. NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA (1-7-16) REBOUNDS: ...... 6 VS. OKLAHOMA BAPTIST (11-19-16) ...... 13 VS. OUACHITA BAPTIST (1-16-17) ASSISTS: ...... 4 VS. HARDING (2-16-17) ASSISTS: ...... 7 VS. SOUTHERN NAZARENE (11-17-16) STEALS: ...... 3 DONE SEVERAL TIMES STEALS: ...... 4 VS. SOUTHERN A RKANSAS (1-12-17) 2017-18 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES • PAGE 10

HALEIGH HENSON TORRIE THOMPSON GUARD• 5-6 • SR • 3L 10 GUARD• 5-7 • JR • 2L 11 GREENWOOD, ARK. HOUSTON, TEXAS GREENWOOD HS CLEAR LAKE HS

2017-18: Hit three 3-point field goals in each of the first two games to 2017-18: Totaled 34 points at the Southwest Baptist Classic to begin the begin the season. season, including scoring 19 points while going 8-for-10 from the field against Northwest Missouri. 2016-17: Appeared in 28 games while starting in 25 . . . Third in the GAC in minutes per game (35.4) . . . Scored a season-high 23 points and tied 2016-17: Played in 28 games, while starting in 12 . . . Averaged 11 points her career-high with seven 3-point field goals made against Southern and four rebounds per game . . . Shot 82.8 percent from the free throw Arkansas . . . Totaled 22 points against Mississippi College and 20 against line . . . Hit the game-winning bucket to score her career-high 20th point Southern Nazarene . . . First in HSU history with 212 career 3-point field against Ouachita Baptist . . . Totaled 19 points making 8-of-9 free throws goals made . . . Scored in double figures in 15 games. against Southern Nazarene . . . Scored 18 points against Oklahoma Bap- tist . . . Had 15 points against Southwestern Oklahoma . . . Connected on 2015-16: Completed the season with 77 made three-pointers on 220 5-of-8 3-point field goals against UAFS . . . Scored 15 points and added attempts to lead HSU . . . Averaged 11.7 points per game . . . Had a career seven rebounds against Northwestern Oklahoma . . . Scored in double high seven made threes against Northwestern Oklahoma (2/27/16) . . . figures 17 times. Season high 30 points in HSU first game of the season vs. Southwest Baptist . . . Finished 4th in the GAC in three-pointers made per contest 2015-16: Played in 19 games before suffering a season ending injury . . (2.7). . Finished her freshman year averaging 6.4 points per game and 2.9 rebounds . . . Had a career-high 17 points twice, once against South- 2014-15: Finished second in the GAC three-point field goals made with 74 western Oklahoma(1/7/16) and against Arkansas Tech(1/21/16) . . . Started . . . Was tops in made 3-point field goals in GAC games with 59 . . . Totaled seven games. the second-highest 3-pointers made in a season at HSU . . . Was 74-of- 206 from beyond the arc for 35.9 percent . . . Finished 18th in the league in PREP: Lettered three seasons at Clear Lake High School in Texas . . . scoring averaging 11.3 points per game . . . Scored in double figures in 16 Averaged 18.4 points and 10 rebounds per game and was voted all- of 27 games . . . Career high 22 points and six 3-point field goals against conference during her senior season . . . First team all-district honors her Ouachita Baptist . . . (1/22/15) . . . Poured in 21 points and dished out junior year after averaging a double-double (17 points and 10 rebounds seven assists against Southern Nazarene (1/08/15). per game).

PREP: Lettered two years at Greenwood High School . . . All-State and PERSONAL: Born September 17, 1997 . . . The daughter of Terry and Terri All-Conference honors during senior season . . . Helped lead her team to Thompson . . . Favorite athlete is JJ Watt . . . Favorite musician is Drake . a state championship, making the All-State Tournament Team . . . Was a . . Hobbies include: Fishing, going to the beach, and visiting the lake . . . McDonalds All-America Nominee . . . Also received All-Conference hon- Favorite professional team is the Houston Rockets . . . Person she most ors during junior, sophomore, and freshman seasons . . . Also played admires is her father. volleyball and ran track.

PERSONAL: Born October 25, 1995 . . . The daughter of Craig and Stacy Henson . . . Has one sister, Sydnie . . . Favorite movie is Titanic . . . Favorite professional athlete is Steph Curry . . . Enjoys hanging out with her friends and family . . . Majoring in Sports Management.

CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS POINTS: ...... 30 AT SOUTHWEST BAPTIST (11-13-15) POINTS: ...... 20 VS. OUACHITA BAPTIST (1-16-17) FIELD GOALS: ...... 8 DONE TWICE FIELD GOALS: ...... 8 VS. OUACHITA BAPTIST (1-16-17) 3-PT FIELD GOALS: ...... 7 VS. NW OKLAHOMA (2-27-16) 3-PT FIELD G OALS: ...... 5 DONE TWICE FREE THROWS MADE: ...... 9 AT SOUTHWEST BAPTIST (11-13-15) FREE THROWS MADE: ...... 8 AT SOUTHERN NAZARENE (1-28-17) REBOUNDS: ...... 7 AT OKLAHOMA BAPTIST (11-21-15) REBOUNDS: ...... 9 VS A RKANSAS-MONTICELLO (1-14-17) ASSISTS: ...... 7 AT S OUTHERN NAZARENE (1-8-15) ASSISTS: ...... 4 DONE SEVERAL TIMES STEALS: ...... 6 VS. NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA (1-7-17) STEALS: ...... 3 VS. ARKANSAS-FORT SMITH (11-26-16) 2017-18 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES • PAGE 11

MADI NICHOLS LEXIS WEBER GUARD • 5-6 • SO • 1L 12 GUARD• 5-9 • JR • 2L 14 WARD, ARK. ARLINGTON, TEXAS CABOT HS JAMES W. MARTIN HS

2016-17: Scored her first points of her collegiate career against 2016-17: Saw action in 28 games and started four . . . Averaged Southwest Baptist . . . Totaled a season-best 4 points against 5.5 rebounds per game . . . Had a career-high 11 points and 14 Northwest Missouri. rebounds against Mississippi College . . . Scored 10 points in the season opener against Southwest Baptist . . . Totaled 11 rebounds PREP: Three-year letter-winner at Cabot High School . . . Was a in games against Southern Nazarene and Oklahoma Baptist. member of the 2015 conference championship team. 2015-16: Recorded a double-double against East Central with PERSONAL: Born June 12, 1998 . . . Daughter of Michael Nichols 10 points and 12 boards(12/3/15) . . . 7 points and 12 rebounds and Lisa Jordan, as well as step mother Jonnia Nichols . . . Has twice, against Arkansas-Monticello(2/13/16) and Northwestern four siblings, Evan, Eli, Blair and Olivia . . . Favorite athlete is Oklahoma(2/27/16) . . . Started nine games in her freshman cam- . . . Favorite professional team is the . paign . . . Averaged 3.4 points and 5.2 rebounds for the season. . . Majoring in Biology. PREP: Lettered four seasons at James W. Martin High School in Texas . . . Made the Richland Lions Club All-Tournament Team during her senior season . . . Voted team captain and second team all-district . . . All-district honors during her junior season . . . Also lettered three years in track and field.

PERSONAL: Born October 31, 1996 . . . The daughter of John and Shelia Gray . . . Favorite athletes are Blake Griffin and Steph Curry . . . Likes to hang out with her friends and swim during her spare time . . . Person she most admires is her mother . . . Major is undecided.

CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS

POINTS: ...... 4 VS. NORTHWEST MISSOURI (11-12-16) POINTS: ...... 11 VS. MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (11-22-16) FIELD GOALS: ...... 1 VS. SOUTHWEST BAPTIST (11-11-16) FIELD GOALS: ...... 5 VS. EAST CENTRAL(12-3-15) 3-PT FIELD GOALS: ...... 3-PT FIELD G OALS: ...... 1 AT TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIV.(11-28-15) FREE THROWS MADE: ...... 4 VS. NORTHWEST MISSOURI (11-12-16) FREE THROWS MADE: ...... 7 VS. NW OKLAHOMA (2-27-16) REBOUNDS: ...... 5 VS. SOUTHERN NAZARENE (11-17-16) REBOUNDS: ...... 14 VS. MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (11-22-16) ASSISTS: ...... 3 VS. SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA (1-5-17) ASSISTS: ...... 5 VS. NW OKLAHOMA(2-27-16) STEALS: ...... 1 VS. SOUTHERN NAZARENE (11-17-16) STEALS: ...... 2 DONE SEVERAL TIMES 2017-18 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES • PAGE 12

RAE’SHAWN JONES JASMINE CASHAW GUARD • 5-8• JR • TR 15 FORWARD • 5-11• JR • RS 24 HOUSTON, TEXAS LITTLE ROCK, ARK. CLARENDON COLLEGE OUACHITA BAPTIST

2016: Played one season for Clarendon College in Clarendon, 2016-17: Redshirted. Texas for head coach Mark James. COLLEGE: Transfers from Ouachita Baptist . . . Played in all PREP: A four-year letterwinner at Alief Hastings High School 27 games as a freshman and Averaged 1.6 points and 2.3 in Houston, Texas . . .Averaged 8.3 points, 11.5 rebounds and rebounds per game . . . Scored a season-best 7 points against 2 steals per game as a senior . . . Named League MVP and East central and 6 points against Southern Nazarene . . . First Team All-District. Played in 20 games her sophomore season and total 10 points.

PERSONAL: Born June 16, 1997 . . . Daughter of Danielle Strickland . . . Has two siblings, Jeremiah and Amya . . . PREP: Played at Central High School in Little Rock where she Majoring in History. was named All-Conference and was voted to play in the All- Metro Game.

CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS

POINTS: ...... POINTS: ...... FIELD GOALS: ...... FIELD GOALS: ...... 3-PT FIELD GOALS: ...... 3-PT FIELD G OALS: ...... FREE THROWS MADE: ...... FREE THROWS MADE: ...... REBOUNDS: ...... REBOUNDS: ...... ASSISTS: ...... ASSISTS: ...... STEALS: ...... STEALS: ...... 2017-18 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES • PAGE 13

LANI SNOWDEN BRITTANY BRANUM GUARD • 5-8• FR • HS 25 FORWARD• 5-10• JR • 2L 31 VAN BUREN, ARK GREENWOOD, ARK. VAN BUREN HS GREENWOOD HS

2017-18: Played 33 minutes against Northwest Missouri scor- 2016-17: Started 20 games and played in 28 . . . Averaged 9.5 points and 4.9 rebounds per game . . . Shot 84.3 percent from the free throw line, ing 8 points while having 9 rebounds. seventh-best in the GAC . . . Received the Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award having a 3.57 GPA in chemistry . . . Recorded a PREP: A three-time All-Conference selection for Van Buren career-high 31 points shooting 11-of-14 from the field and 8-of-9 from the High School and head coach Chris Bryant . . . Helped the foul line against Northwestern Oklahoma (Jan. 7). . . . Scored 21 points against Oklahoma Baptist to go along with 8 rebounds . . . Totaled 16 Pointers to 60 total wins in her final three years of high school points against Texas A&M-Commerce while pulling down a season-best 7 ball . . . Also a member of the Student Leadership Team at rebounds . . . Began the season with 12 points against Southwest Baptist heritage Church. going a perfect 12-for-12 from the foul line . . . Made 26 straight free throws in a span of seven games . . . Scored in double figures in 11 games. PERSONAL: Born November 23, 1998 . . . Daughter of Allen and Cheryl Snowden . . . Has one brother, Cooper . . . Unde- 2015-16: Finished second on the team in rebounds per game (5.3) . . . Had cided on major. a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds at Oklahoma Baptist(11/ 21/15) . . . Season-high 15 points vs. UA-Fort Smith(11/24/15) . . . Pulled in 14 rebounds vs. Southern Nazarene(1/28/16) . . . Started every game as a freshman in 2015-16 . . .Averaged 7.0 points and shot 42 percent from the field.

PREP: Lettered three seasons at Greenwood High School . . . Averaged 9.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per game during her senior season . . . Helped lead team to a 29-2 record and a state championship . . . Played in the 2015 NWA High School Basketball All-Star Senior Showcase . . . Voted All-Conference and made the Times Record All-Area Team . . . Member of the All-Tournament Team at the Great 8 Classic Tournament . . . Also played volleyball one season . . . Was a member of National Honor Society, Beta Club, Spanish Club, and FCA.

PERSONAL: Born May 23, 1997 . . . The daughter of Anthony and Melinda Branum . . . Favorite actor is Kevin Hart . . . Favorite type of music is country . . . Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant . . . Enjoys playing video games, watching TV, swimming, and listening to music in her spare time . . . Majoring in Chemistry.

CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS

POINTS: ...... 8 VS. NORTHWEST MISSOURI (11-11-17) POINTS: ...... 31 VS. NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA (1-7-17) FIELD GOALS: ...... 3 VS. NORTHWEST MISSOURI (11-11-17) FIELD GOALS: ...... 11 VS. NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA (1-7-17) 3-PT FIELD GOALS: ...... 1 VS. NORTHWEST MISSOURI (11-11-17) 3-PT FIELD GOALS: ...... 2 DONE TWICE FREE THROWS MADE: ...... 1 VS. NORTHWEST MISSOURI (11-11-17) FREE THROWS MADE: ...... 12 VS. SOUTHWEST BAPTIST (11-11-16) REBOUNDS: ...... 9 VS. NORTHWEST MISSOURI (11-11-17) REBOUNDS: ...... 14 VS. SOUTHERN NAZARENE (1-28-16) ASSISTS: ...... ASSISTS: ...... 4 AT NW OKLAHOMA (1-9-16) STEALS: ...... STEALS: ...... 2 DONE SEVERAL TIMES 2017-18 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES • PAGE 14

LEXI TEJCEK BREE BOSSIER FORWARD • 5-11• FR • HS32 FORWARD• 6-0• SR • 3L 33 HOT SPRINGS, ARK. FAIRFIELD, TEXAS LAKESIDE HS FAIRFIELD HS

PREP: A three-year letterwinner for Lakeside High School in 2017-18: Scored 12 points against Northwest Missouri. Hot Springs, Arkansas under head coach Chris Brock . . . Two-time All-Conference selection for the Rams who was also 2016-17: Started 10 games and played in 26 . . . Received the named to the All-State Tournament team as a junior . . . Led Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award having a 3.59 GPA in Lakeside to a 21-9 record as a senior . . . An honor student recreation sports management . . . Scored a career-high 16 points in the season-opener against Southwest Baptist . . . Recorded who was a part of National Honor Society, Student Council her first career double-double against Southern Nazarene having and National Spanish Honors Society . . . Graduated Magna 10 points and 11 rebounds . . . Totaled 12 points against Arkan- Cum Laude. sas Tech which included going 4-for-5 from the field . . . Made 14 straight free throws to begin the year. PERSONAL: Born August 24, 1999 . . . Daughter of Jim Tejcek and Kati Fish, as well as stepmother Jodi Tejcek . . . Has two 2015-16: Appeared in 20 games . . . Finished the season making brothers, Jimmy and Jaxon . . . Majoring in Health and Human 9-of-27 attempts from the field for 33 percent . . . Pulled down 19 Performance. rebounds for a 1.0 average . . . Had four points and two rebounds at Southwestern Oklahoma(1/7/16) . . . Season high four rebounds at Ouachita Baptist(2/15/16) . . . Was a D2 ADA Academic hon- oree.

2014-15: Appeared in 13 games . . . Had a career-high 11 points and seven rebounds at Emporia State (11/25/14) . . . Pulled down 28 rebounds on the season and scored 17 points.

PREP: A four-time letter-winner at Fairfield High . . . All-State and All-Region honors during senior season . . . District Defensive MVP . . . Averaged 10 points, 7 rebounds, and 2.5 steals per game . . . Also made the Region All-Tournament Team in her senior year . . . Also played volleyball.

PERSONAL: Born March 21, 1996 . . . The daughter of Scott and Rachel Bossier . . . Has three siblings, Brooke, Britain, and Braden . . . Favorite professional team is the Dallas Cowboys . . . Favorite athlete is Michael Phelps . . . Enjoys playing piano and reading in her spare time . . . Majoring in Sports Management.

CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS

POINTS: ...... POINTS: ...... 16 VS SOUTHWEST BAPTIST (11-11-16) FIELD GOALS: ...... FIELD GOALS: ...... 7 VS SOUTHWEST BAPTIST (11-11-16) 3-PT FIELD G OALS: ...... 3-PT FIELD GOALS: ...... NONE FREE THROWS MADE: ...... FREE THROWS MADE: ...... 5 VS. OKLAHOMA BAPTIST (11-19-16) REBOUNDS: ...... REBOUNDS: ...... 11 VS. SOUTHERN NAZARENE (11-17-16) ASSISTS: ...... ASSISTS: ...... 2 AT OUACHITA BAPTIST (2-15-16) STEALS: ...... STEALS: ...... 2 VS. SOUTHERN NAZARENE (11-17-16) BLOCKS: ...... 2017-18 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES • PAGE 15

PERSONAL: Born March 19, 1998 . . . Daughter of Lon and ROOKE Stephanie Lewis . . . Has two sisters, Bailey and Blair . . . B LEWIS Favorite athlete is Jason Terry . . . Favorite sports moment is FORWARD • 6-2 • SO • 1L 35 the first time she and her sister played together . . . Majoring in Nursing. SANGER, TEXAS SANGER HS

2016-17: Made her first collegiate start against East Central and scored a season-best 6 points while pulling down 9 re- bounds . . . Grabbed seven rebounds in her first game against East Central.

PREP: A four-year letter-winner at Sanger High School . . . CAREER HIGHS

Named All-District 9-4A Offensive Player of the Year and All- POINTS: ...... 6 VS. EAST CENTRAL (2-4-17) Region by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches as a FIELD GOALS: ...... 2 VS. EAST CENTRAL (2-4-17) senior . . . Three-time All-District selection sophomore, junior 3-PT FIELD GOALS: ...... and senior years . . . Two-time Defensive Player of the Year FREE THROWS MADE: ...... 2 VS. EAST CENTRAL (2-4-17) sophomore and junior seasons . . . Sanger High School’s all- REBOUNDS: ...... 9 VS. EAST CENTRAL (2-4-17) time leader in offensive, defensive and total rebounds . . . Led ASSISTS: ...... Sanger to two Bi-District and Area Championships . . . Also a STEALS: ...... 1 VS. EAST CENTRAL (2-4-17) four-year letter winner in track and field.

2017-18 HENDERSON STATE REDDIE BASKETBALL ROSTER

NO. NAME POS HT CL HOMETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOL 1 Karrington Whaley F 6-1 Fr. Springdale, Ark. Har-Ber HS 2 Jameisha “Pink” Jones G 5-9 So. Fayetteville, Ark. Fayetteville HS 3 Hailey Estes G 5-8 So. Conway, Ark. Conway HS 5 Janeisha “Blu” Jones G 5-9 So. Fayetteville, Ark. Fayetteville HS 10 Haleigh Henson G 5-6 Sr. Greenwood, Ark. Greenwood HS 11 Torrie Thompson G 5-7 Jr. Houston, Texas Clear Lake HS 12 Madi Nichols G 5-6 So. Ward, Ark. Cabot HS 14 Lexis Weber G 5-9 Jr. Arlington, Texas James W. Martin HS 15 Rae’Shawn Jones F 5-8 Jr. Houston, Texas Clarendon College 21 Anna Sullivan G 5-8 Fr. Cabot, Ark. Cabot HS 24 Jasmine Cashaw G/F 5-11 Jr. Little Rock, Ark. Ouachita Baptist 25 Lani Snowden G/F 5-8 Fr. Van Buren, Ark. Van Buren HS 31 Brittany Branum G/F 5-10 Jr. Greenwood, Ark. Greenwood HS 32 Lexi Tejcek F 5-11 Fr. Hot Springs, Ark. Lakeside HS 33 Bree Bossier F 6-0 Sr. Fairfield, Texas Fairfield HS 35 Brooke Lewis F 6-2 So. Sanger, Texas Sanger HS

Head Women’s Coach: Jill Thomas Assistant Coach: Blake Huber Graduate Assistant Coach: Dulincia Keener