2012-13 Media Handbook 2012-13 Milwaukee Panthers
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(63/&& *-- 8*4$0/4*/ Table of Contents Quick Facts 1 Quick Facts General Information School Name University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee City/Zip Milwaukee, Wis. 53211 Founded 1885 Enrollment 30,000 Nickname Panthers Colors Black and Gold Arena/Capacity Klotsche Center/3,500 Conference Horizon League Chancellor Michael Lovell Director of Athletics Andy Geiger Two-Time NCAA Tournament Participants Assoc. AD/SWA Kathy Litzau Athletics Phone 414-229-5151 Ticket Manager Brian Morgan Table of Contents Ticket Office Phone 414-229-5886 TV/Radio Roster IFC Team Highs and Lows 34 Table of Contents/Quick Facts 1 Miscellaneous Statistics 35 Coaching Staff 2012-13 Rosters 2 Head Coach Kyle Rechlicz 2012-13 Season Preview 3-5 History Alma Mater/Year Wisconsin/2003 Women’s Basketball History 36 Record at Milwaukee 0-0/First Year Coaching Staff All-Time Letterwinners 37-38 Career Record Same Kyle Rechlicz 6-7 All-Time Numerical Roster 39 Assistant Coach Frank Goldsberry Frank Goldsberry 8 Division I Individual Career Statistics 40-42 Assistant Coach Jessica Wilhite Jessica Wilhite 8 Panther All-Americans 43 Assistant Coach Janese Banks Janese Banks 9 All-Time Award Winners 44-45 Director of Operations Gina Gonzales Support Staff 9-10 Panther Hall of Famers 46-47 Video Coordinator Latrell Fleming Post-Season Tournament Teams 48-51 Athletic Trainer Becky Worman Media Information Milwaukee Sports Information 11 Records Team Information Yearly Records 52 2011-12 Overall Record 9-21 Panther Profiles Records vs. Opponents 53-54 Home/Away/Neutral 5-10/4-11/0-0 Sammy Theut 12-13 Records vs. Conferences 55 League Record 5-13 Sami Tucker 14-15 Overtime Games/Ranked Opponents 55 League Finish 9th Danielle Jorgenson 16-17 Series Histories 56-61 League Tournament Finish lost in first round Kimee Chandler 18 In-Season Tournament Results 61 Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 Emily Decorah 19 Game-by-Game Results 62-69 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 10/2 Angela Rodriguez 20-21 1,000-Point Club 70-71 Ashley Green 22 Individual Single-Season Records 72-73 History Janna Swopshire 23 Career Records 74-75 First Year of Basketball 1971 Macie Dorow 24 Other Individual Records 76 First Year in Division I 1990-91 Jasmine Swopshire 25 Pre-Division I Records 77 All-Time Record 556-508 (.523) Princess German | Sydney Howard 26 Class Records 78 NCAA Appearances/Last 2/2006 Avyanna Young | Jordyn Swan 27 Single-Game Team Records 79 Last NCAA Appearance Michigan State/L, 65-46 Jessica Prince 28 Opponent Records 80 Klotsche Center Records 81 Media Relations 2011-12 in Review Attendance Records 81 Assistant SID/WBB Contact Chris Zills Team Statistics 29 Double-Doubles 82-83 Office Phone 414-229-4593 Schedule/Results 30 Annual Leaders/Team Statistics 84-85 Cell Phone 414-750-2090 Horizon League in Review 31 Opponent Team/Individual Records 86 Home Phone 262-334-7050 Points-Rebounds-Assists 32-33 Team Single-Season Records 87 E-mail [email protected] Individual Highs and Lows 32-33 2012-13 Team Pictures 88 SID Kevin O’Connor Assistant SID Kevin Conway The 2012-13 Women’s Basketball Media Guide was written and edited by Chris Zills. Editorial assistance provided by Josh Communications Assistant Tim Prahl Weber and Chris Zills. Photographs courtesy of Trevor Thompson, Steve Woltmann, John Ward, Milwaukee Convention SID Fax 414-229-5749 and Visitors Bureau, Kevin Conway, Dr. Joe Schell and UWM Visual Imaging. Printing by UWM UITS Copy Center. Press Row Phone 414-229-6276 Milwaukee Panthers Women’s Basketball 2 Roster Information 2012-13 Milwaukee Numerical Roster # Name Pos Height Year Hometown/High School/Last School Pronunciation 2 Kimee Chandler Jr. G 5-7 Pecatonica, Wis./Pecatonica 3 Emily Decorah Jr. G 5-10 Waunakee, Wis./Waunakee/Edgewood de-CORE-ah 4 Ashley Green So. G/F 5-11 Glendale, Wis./Nicolet 5 Janna Swopshire So. F 6-1 O’Fallon, Mo./Fort Zumwalt West SWOP-shire 10 Macie Dorow So. G 5-9 Duluth, Wis./East may-see DOOR-oh 11 Jasmine Swopshire So. F 6-1 O’Fallon, Mo./Fort Zumwalt West SWOP-shire 12 Sammy Theut Sr. G 5-8 Chesterfield Township, Mich./Marine City Cardinal Mooney toyt 14 Princess German Fr. G 5-8 Gary, Ind./Bowman Academy jer-man 15 Sydney Howard Fr. G 5-7 Milwaukee, Wis./Milwaukee Vincent 20 Sami Tucker Sr. F 5-11 East Lansing, Mich./East Lansing sam-mee 23 Angela Rodriguez Jr. G 5-8 Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek 32 Danielle Jorgenson Sr. C 6-3 La Crosse, Wis./Logan/River Falls 40 Avyanna Young Fr. F 6-1 Milwaukee, Wis./Milwaukee King ah-vee-on-na 41 Jordyn Swan Fr. G/F 6-0 Pewaukee, Wis./Pewaukee jor-den 54 Jessica Prince Fr. C 6-3 Gurnee, Ill./Warren 2012-13 Milwaukee Alphabetical Roster # Name Pos Height Year Hometown/High School/Last School Pronunciation 2 Kimee Chandler Jr. G 5-7 Pecatonica, Wis./Pecatonica 3 Emily Decorah Jr. G 5-10 Waunakee, Wis./Waunakee/Edgewood de-CORE-ah 10 Macie Dorow So. G 5-9 Duluth, Wis./East may-see DOOR-oh 14 Princess German Fr. G 5-8 Gary, Ind./Bowman Academy jer-man 4 Ashley Green So. G/F 5-11 Glendale, Wis./Nicolet 15 Sydney Howard Fr. G 5-7 Milwaukee, Wis./Milwaukee Vincent 32 Danielle Jorgenson Sr. C 6-3 La Crosse, Wis./Logan/River Falls 54 Jessica Prince Fr. C 6-3 Gurnee, Ill./Warren 23 Angela Rodriguez Jr. G 5-8 Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek 41 Jordyn Swan Fr. G/F 6-0 Pewaukee, Wis./Pewaukee jor-den 5 Janna Swopshire So. F 6-1 O’Fallon, Mo./Fort Zumwalt West SWOP-shire 11 Jasmine Swopshire So. F 6-1 O’Fallon, Mo./Fort Zumwalt West SWOP-shire 12 Sammy Theut Sr. G 5-8 Chesterfield Township, Mich./Marine City Cardinal Mooney toyt Two-Time Horizon League Champions 20 Sami Tucker Sr. F 5-11 East Lansing, Mich./East Lansing sam-mee 40 Avyanna Young Fr. F 6-1 Milwaukee, Wis./Milwaukee King ah-vee-on-na Kyle Rechlicz - Head Coach [RECK-litz] Frank Goldsberry - Assistant Coach Jessica Wilhite - Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Janese Banks - Assistant Coach Gina Gonzales - Director of Basketball Operations Latrell Fleming - Video Coordinator Haylie Linn - Graduate Manager Milwaukee Panthers Women’s Basketball Season Preview 3 New-Look Panthers Set To Make Things Happen In 2012-13 Milwaukee has combination of experience, talent and youth to return to top of Horizon League There is certainly change in the air for the Milwaukee Panthers in the upcoming Tucker Named To Preseason All-League Second Team 2012-13 season and it starts with a new Panthers picked seventh in preseason poll leader on the sidelines. Kyle Rechlicz was Sami Tucker was named to the Preseason All-Horizon League Second Team in the league’s annual named the seventh head coach in pro- preseason polling of league head coaches, sports information directors and media. The two squads gram history in May. and poll were released at the league’s media day in Chicago Oct. 8. The Panthers were picked seventh in the preseason poll. “I love the city of Milwaukee,” Rechlicz said. “I think that it’s a great place to call Tucker, a starter in all 30 games a season ago, is the team’s leading returning scorer (11.6 ppg) and Two-Time NCAA Tournament Participants also led UWM in rebounding a year ago (7.3 rpg). Overall, she finished ninth in the Horizon League in home and a great place to raise a family. rebounds and 15th in scoring. My husband’s family is from here and I think it’s the perfect atmosphere to try Defending regular season champion Green Bay topped the preseason poll with 25-of-27 possible and win a championship. The university first-place votes and 241 total points. The Phoenix placed two players on the preseason first team, has been very supportive and it has devel- which was headlined by Wright State’s Kim Demmings as preseason player of the year. oped championship programs in the past. Detroit was picked second with 210 points (two first-place votes) and Wright State was third with Men’s basketball, volleyball, the soccer 191 points. programs, etc., have all proven that it is a place that you can win at.” Loyola was fourth with 152 points and Cleveland State fifth with 123. UIC was sixth with 90, just ahead of Milwaukee’s seventh-place point total of 85. Youngstown State (77) and Valparaiso (46) rounded out the poll. Rechlicz comes to Milwaukee after spend- ing time with the University of Wisconsin, the University of Dayton and Cleveland need work, but Coach Rechlicz already Rechlicz said. “Our team has played a State University as an assistant coach. sees one area that she can count on. number of minutes with each other and Once a coach gets in position to run their knows each other’s strengths and weak- own program, most have a quality or char- “The biggest strength was how hard they nesses.