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2018-19 Women’s Basketball Game Notes Contact: BRANDON VICKREY Office: 219.464.5396 Valpo Sports Media Relations [email protected] www.valpoathletics.com Athletics-Recreation Center 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN 46383 Bowling Green (5-4, 0-0 MAC) 2018-19 Schedule and Results at Valparaiso (4-7, 0-0 MVC) Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 7 at UIC L 75-65 Game No. 12 – Friday, Dec. 21 – 5 p.m. CT Nov. 11 North Dakota L 62-56 Nov. 14 at Illinois L 73-54 Athletics-Recreation Center (5,000) – Valparaiso, Ind. Nov. 16 at Morehead State L 68-62 Next Up in Valpo Basketball: The Valparaiso University women’s basketball Nov. 17 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.)% W 78-76 team will be back home on Friday to welcome Bowling Green in the final regular Nov. 26 Toledo L 65-59 season nonconference game of the year. This will mark Valpo’s final game action Nov. 29 at Chicago State W 76-70 Dec. 2 Eastern Illinois W 62-60 until an exhibition tune-up on Dec. 31 and the last regular season contest until Dec. 8 Miami (OH) L 68-47 the conference opener on Jan. 6. Valpo will look to build on Wednesday’s win Dec. 16 North Dakota State L 51-48 and make it back-to-back victories on Friday. Dec. 19 at Purdue Fort Wayne W 68-64 Dec. 21 Bowling Green 5 p.m. Last Time Out: Valpo enjoyed a thrilling 68-64 road win on Wednesday at Dec. 31 IU Northwest& noon Purdue Fort Wayne. Six players had at least one steal, six had at least one assist Jan. 6 at Loyola* 1 p.m. and five had four rebounds or more in a balanced effort in all facets. Meredith Jan. 11 at UNI* 7 p.m. Hamlet led the team in rebounds (6), three Valpo players had 15 points or more Jan. 13 at Drake* 2 p.m. and two (Ella Ellenson and Addison Stoller) achieved career highs in scoring. Jan. 18 Indiana State* 7 p.m. Jan. 20 Evansville* 1 p.m. Grace Hales hit a vital 3-pointer in the final minute with the shot clock on the Jan. 25 at Southern Illinois* 6 p.m. verge of expiration to bolster a one-point lead to four and alter the complexion Jan. 27 at Missouri State* 2 p.m. of the game’s duration. Valpo went 16-of-18 at the free-throw stripe in the Feb. 1 Bradley* 7 p.m. victory over the Mastodons. Feb. 3 Illinois State* 1 p.m. Feb. 8 Drake* 7 p.m. Following Valpo: Friday’s game will be broadcast on ESPN3, which is available Feb. 10 UNI* Noon free of charge with a cable subscription. Dave Huseman (play-by-play) and Feb. 15 at Evansville* 6 p.m. Renee’ Turpa (color commentary) will have the call. The game can also be heard Feb. 17 at Indiana State* 1 p.m. as always on 95.1 FM Valparaiso with Ben Ariano. For in-game updates, follow Feb. 22 Missouri State* 7 p.m. Feb. 24 Southern Illinois* 1 p.m. @ValpoWBB on Twitter. Links to live video, audio and stats are available on Feb. 28 at Bradley* 7 p.m. ValpoAthletics.com. March 3 at Illinois State* 2 p.m. March 9 Loyola* 1 p.m. Head Coach Mary Evans: Mary Evans is in her first year as the head coach of March 14 MVC Tournament# TBD the Valparaiso University women’s basketball program in 2018-2019. Evans, March 15 MVC Tournament# TBD who spent the last five seasons as an assistant coach at Ohio University, became March 16 MVC Semifinal# TBD the eighth head coach in program history on April 13, 2018. She brought 15 March 17 MVC Championship# TBD years of Division I experience with her to Valpo. During her time on Ohio’s staff All times Central. under head coach Bob Boldon, Evans helped the Bobcats to three seasons of 22 Home games in bold and played at ARC # - at TaxSlayer Center in Moline, Ill. wins or more, three postseason appearances and three Top 75 RPI finishes. The * - indicates Valley game 2014-15 team established a school record with 27 wins, a 21-win improvement & - indicates exhibition game from two years earlier and an 18-win improvement from the previous season. % - indicates in Morehead, Ky. The Bobcats won the 2014-15 MAC regular season and tournament titles and reached the NCAA Tournament. Evans has also coached at Youngstown State, @ValpoWBB VALPO Women’s #MVCWBB Basketball #RingTheBell ValpoWBB 2018-19 Women’s Basketball Game Notes Contact: BRANDON VICKREY Office: 219.464.5396 Valpo Sports Media Relations [email protected] www.valpoathletics.com Athletics-Recreation Center 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN 46383 Georgia Southern, South Carolina Aiken and Seton Hall. Racking Up Rebounds: When Valpo outdid North Dakota State on the boards 41-31 on Monday, it marked the first time this season the Series Notes: Bowling Green is set to make its way to the ARC team won the rebounding battle. In addition, the +10 rebounding for the first time since Nov. 19, 2008, when the hosts bested the margin marked Valpo’s best since Feb. 11, 2018 at Loyola. The day Falcons 69-58. This will be Bowling Green’s third visit to Valpo also featured numerous personal rebounding milestones as Addison all-time – the first was a high-scoring 127-99 victory for the Falcons Stoller (10), Meredith Hamlet (8), Ella Ellenson (8) and Ilysse Pitts on Jan. 5, 1992. Bowling Green leads the all-times series 4-1 after (8) all set or matched personal season bests. last year’s 90-77 victory in Ohio. Point guards Maya Meredith and Nicole Konieczny combined for 24 points, nine assists and just one Double-Double Achieved: Valpo redshirt sophomore Addison turnover in that game. Stoller had come close before. First, there was Nov. 11 vs. North Dakota – nine points, nine rebounds. Then, Nov. 16 at Morehead Down to the Wire: This Valpo team has faced no shortage of close, State – nine points, 10 boards. A day later vs. St. Francis Brooklyn late-game situations this season. Valpo has already played in eight in Morehead? Nine points, eight boards. Then she was as close as games decided by six points or fewer through the first 11 games of ever on Nov. 29 at Chicago State – one rebound shy. Two rebounds the year. Valpo played in four games the entire season decided by shy on Dec. 2 vs. Eastern Illinois. Before Sunday, Stoller had made six points or fewer a year ago. In 2016-17, the team played in seven it quite clear that she’s a threat for a double-double every time she such games and eight in 2015-16. The last time Valpo had more takes the floor. But the one thing she was missing? Well, a double- than eight games decided by six points or fewer was 2012-13 (9). double. That changed on Sunday vs. North Dakota State, when she racked up 11 points to go along with a team-high 10 rebounds, the A Charitable Stripe: After going 11-of-19 (57.9 percent) at the first double-double of her collegiate career. free-thrown line in Sunday’s 51-48 loss to North Dakota State, Valpo reversed its fortunes at the stripe on Wednesday at Purdue Fort Guarding the Arc: Valpo held North Dakota State to 11.1 percent Wayne. The team nailed 16 of its 18 attempts for a season-best 88.9 (2-of-18) from 3-point range on Sunday night. That was already percent. In fact, that marked Valpo’s best free-throw percentage in a the fourth time this season Valpo held an opponent to two made 3s game since going 18-of-20 on Feb. 25 of last season at Evansville. or fewer (at Illinois, at Morehead State, at Chicago State, vs. North Dakota State). The last time Valpo limited the opponent to two Breakout Performer: Addison Stoller has reached double figures made 3s or fewer four or more times in a season was 2006-2007. in five straight games, upping her season scoring average to 12.2 to Valpo achieved that feat within the first 10 games this year. Making go along with a team-best 7.2 rebounds per game. Stoller averaged Sunday even more impressive is the fact that the Bison had made 3.3 points per game in 17 appearances a year ago after scoring three 3s or more in every game this season and narrowly extended 3.6 points per game in five games as a sophomore. Her health has their long streak of games with two or more made 3s to 92. The improved considerably and with it has come an uptick in playing 11.1 percent from 3 for North Dakota State was a season best for the time. She is playing 28.5 minutes per game after playing 8.4 per Valpo defense and marked the lowest 3-point field goal percentage game last season. by an opponent since Feb. 2 of last season, when Bradley shot 10.5 percent from distance. What a Difference a Year Makes: The team that will face Bowling Green on Friday night will have a much different look than the one Rising the Scoring Ranks: For the third consecutive season, a Valpo that visited the Falcons a year ago. Only 16 of the 77 points scored player climbing the all-time scoring list is a continuous storyline.