SCREAMING2004-05 Southern EAGLES Indiana
2004-05 Numerical Roster
No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown (High School)
4 Leah Stormont G So. 5'6" Haubstadt, IN (Gibson Southern) 10 Nicole McDonald G Fr. 5'6" Portage, IN (Portage) 11 Ashley Green G/F Jr. 5'11" Otterbein, IN (Benton Central) 12 Jessica Minnick F/C Fr. 6'1" Carmi, IL (Carmi-White County) 21 Jamie Truitt G Sr. 5'10” Owensboro, KY (Apollo)
22 Marshay Jolly G Fr. 5'9" Merrillville, IN (Merrillville)
23 Kennitra Johnson* G Sr. 5'8" New Albany, IN (New Albany)
24 Tiara Brown G Jr. 5'4" Normal, IL (University)
25 Brittaney Oeth G Fr. 5'6" Mt. Vernon, IN (Mt. Vernon) 33 Andrea Engleking F/C Sr. 6'0" Charlottesville, IN (Eastern Hancock) 34 Sabrina Brandon F Jr. 5'11" Danville, IL (Danville) 44 Emily Meier C RFr. 6'2" Mackinaw, IL (University) 51 Megan Nelson F/C Sr. 6'2" Clarendon Hills, IL (Hinsdale South) Senior forward/center Megan Nelson returns *Will not play during the first semester. after averaging 5.0 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in 2002-03. 2004-05 Alphabetical Roster
Name No. Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown (High School) Player Biography Index Sabrina Brandon 34 F Jr. 5'11" Danville, IL (Danville) Sabrina Brandon ...... 25 Tiara Brown ...... 24 Tiara Brown 24 G Jr. 5'4" Normal, IL (University) Andrea Engleking ...... 16-17 Andrea Engleking 33 F/C Jr. 6'0" Charlottesville, IN (Eastern Hancock) Ashley Green ...... 20-21 Kennitra Johnson ...... 14-15 Ashley Green 11 G/F So. 5'11" Otterbein, IN (Benton Central) Marshay Jolly ...... 28 Nicole McDonald ...... 26 Kennitra Johnson* 23 G Jr. 5'8" New Albany, IN (New Albany) Emily Meier ...... 30 Marshay Jolly 23 G Sr. 5'8" Merrillville, IN (Merrillville) Jessica Minnick ...... 27 Megan Nelson ...... 18-19 Nicole McDonald 10 G Fr. 5'6" Portage, IN (Portage) Brittaney Oeth ...... 29 Leah Stormont ...... 22-23 Emily Meier 44 C Fr. 6'2" Mackinaw, IL (University) Jamie Truitt ...... 12-13 Jessica Minnick 12 F/C Fr. 6'1" Carmi, IL (Carmi-White County) Megan Nelson 51 F/C Jr. 6'2" Clarendon Hills, IL (Hinsdale South) USI Coaching Staff Head Coach: Rick Stein (sixth season) Brittaney Oeth 25 G Fr. 5'6" Mt. Vernon, IN (Mt. Vernon) Assistant Coaches: Randa Gatling (sixth Leah Stormont 4 G Fr. 5'6" Haubstadt, IN (Gibson Southern) season), Casey Nations (second season) Managers: Brianna Wright (fourth season); Jamie Truitt 21 G Jr. 5'10” Owensboro, KY (Apollo) Melissa Gray (first season) *Will not play during the first semester.
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2004-05RETURNEES Screaming Eagles Jamie Truitt #21
5'10"...Senior...Guard...Owensboro, Kentucky MAJOR: Physical Education
2003-04 Mississippi in the Women’s NIT in Eagle PROFILE Earned second-team All-GLVC 2000-01...scored a season-high 19 points honors in her first season with the three times as a sophomore in 2001-02... Favorite food Eagles...earned GLVC “Player of the finished sophomore season with 3.8 My mother’s cooking Week” honors twice in the final three points per game. Favorite professional weeks of the season...was second in the athlete(s) GLVC with a team-leading 16.5 points HIGH SCHOOL Michael Jordan and per game (ppg)...led the GLVC in confer- Graduated from Apollo High School Kevin Garnett ence-only games with 17.8 ppg...set a where she was a four-year starter and a school record for three-pointers (84) and three-time Third Region Player of the What I like to do attempted three-pointers (202) in a single Year...earned All-State and All-District Play any sport, video season...led the GLVC in three-pointers... honors and was a Kentucky All-Star games, shop, and hang her 64 three-pointers in conference-only selection...a USA Today honorable out with my friends games were eight away from matching a Favorite recording artist(s) GLVC single-season record...averaged a Usher and Alicia Keys league-high 3.56 made three-pointers per contest in conference-only games...was Favorite TV show third in the GLVC in free-throw percent- Fear Factor and age (.853) and seventh in the conference Wheel of Fortune in three-point percentage (.416)...was 12th Favorite movie in the GLVC with 1.79 steals per game... The Karate Kid and scored in double figures 24 times and had Shawshank Redemption 20 or more points 11 times...named Academic All-GLVC. If you could go anywhere, where would you go? 2002-03 Europe or the Bahamas Transferred to USI at mid-semester and redshirted. Most memorable moment Winning a national softball TRANSFER tournament when I was 10 Transferred to USI from Western and going to the state tour- Kentucky University where she averaged nament my freshman year 5.6 points and 2.1 rebounds in 53 games in high school for the Lady Toppers...connected on 62 three-pointers in two seasons at WKU... Most important person(s) was WKU’s top freshman in 2000-01, in your life averaging 7.6 points and connecting God and my family on 43 three-point field goals...recorded a season-high 19 points in WKU’s first- round victory over the University of
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Truitt continued... mention All-America choice...finished in the top 10 holds school records at AHS for three-point field goals in in the state in scoring and three-point field goals made a game (8) and a season (91)...also earned varsity letters in her last two years at AHS...averaged 22.2 points per in volleyball, golf, and softball at AHS. game and connected on a school-record 91 three-pointers as a senior...finished her career at AHS averaging 17 points PERSONAL and 6.7 rebounds while making 300 three-pointers... Born April 22, 1982...daughter of Joe and Susan Truitt.
TRUITT: Statistically Speaking
CAREER STATISTICS
G/GS FGM/FGA PCT. 3FGM/FGA PCT. FTM/FTA PCT. REB. AVG. AST. STL. BLK. TP AVG. MIN.
03-04 28/27 160/369 .434 84/202 .416 58/68 .853 109 3.9 41 50 13 462 16.5 760
TRUITT by the Numbers
Most Points: 31 Against: Indianapolis When: February 28, 2004
Most Rebounds: 8 (three times) Against: Missouri-St. Louis; Lewis; Quincy When: December 4, 2003; January 2, 2004; January 22, 2004
Most Three-point Field Goals: 7 Against: Missouri-St. Louis When: February 14, 2004
Most Steals: 5 Against: Hillsdale and Saint Joseph’s When: November 17, 2003, and February 26, 2004
Double-Digit Scoring Efforts: 24 30-point scoring: 1 20-point scoring: 11 Second-team All-GLVC (2004) Jamie Truitt was one of the premiere players in the GLVC during her first season with the Eagles. With her shooting capabilities from behind the arc, Truitt led the league in points per game (17.8) against GLVC-only opposition.
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2004-05RETURNEES Screaming Eagles Kennitra Johnson #23
5'8"...Senior...Guard...New Albany, Indiana MAJOR: Physical Education
2004-05 the University of Illinois and the Univ- Eagle PROFILE Will join the team after the first semester. ersity of Pittsburgh...played in 34 games, starting three and averaging 17.9 minutes Favorite food 2003-04 per game as a sophomore for the Huskies’ Chicken Alfredo Battled through a foot injury to average 2001 NCAA I Semifinalist squad...con- Favorite professional 9.4 points, 3.1 assists, and 2.2 steals per tributed 5.7 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 1.6 athlete(s) game...recorded a career-high 24 points steals per game. Michael Jordan in the season-opener against Pittsburg State University...earned co-GLVC HIGH SCHOOL What I like to do “Player of the Week” honors for her Graduated from New Albany High Play video games efforts against Pittsburg State, which School where she was a first-team Parade included five points in the final minute All-American...named MVP of the 1999 Favorite recording artist(s) to seal USI’s first victory of the season... Nike/WBCA All-America game...ranked Usher had a season-best seven rebounds against the nation’s No. 17 senior by Blue Star... Favorite TV show Wayne State University, six assists against Will and Grace Lewis University in the GLVC Tourna- ment, and five steals against Bellarmine Favorite movie University...scored 15 points, 13 of which Brown Sugar came in the second half and overtime, If you could go anywhere, against Quincy University in the semifi- where would you go? nals of the GLVC Tournament. South America 2002-03 Most memorable moment Redshirted in 2002-03. Winning a national championship TRANSFER At Purdue-Transferred to USI from Most important person(s) Purdue University where she spent the in your life first semester on the basketball team. My mom and my high At UConn-Member of the University school coach of Connecticut’s 2000 national champi- onship team...played in all 37 games, averaging 22.4 minutes per game as a freshman in 1999-00...named to the Big East All-Rookie team after averaging 7.2 points, 2.5 assists, and 2.0 steals per con- test...ranked second on the team in steals and third in assists as a freshman...scored in double figures 10 times as a freshman, posting a career-high 18 points against
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Johnson continued... PERSONAL led NAHS to the Class 4A state championship as a Born December 13, 1980...daughter of Charlotte Sutton. senior, averaging 21.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 5.0 steals per game...averaged 19.9 points and 6.7 rebounds as a junior...finished career with 1,837 points... one of 12 heralded Hoosier girls’ basketball players named to the IHSAA First Silver Era Team.
JOHNSON: Statistically Speaking
CAREER STATISTICS
G/GS FGM/FGA PCT. 3FGM/FGA PCT. FTM/FTA PCT. REB. AVG. AST. STL. BLK. TP AVG. MIN.
03-04 18/5 58/153 .379 24/74 .324 29/143 .674 48 2.7 55 40 6 169 9.4 21.4
JOHNSON by the Numbers
Most Points: 24 Against: Pittsburg State When: November 15, 2003
Most Rebounds: 7 Against: Wayne State (MI) When: February 11, 2004
Most Assists: 6 Against: Lewis When: March 4, 2004
Most Steals: 5 Against: Bellarmine When: November 29, 2003
Double-Digit Scoring Efforts: 6
Kennitra Johnson scored 15 points in USI’s GLVC Tournament semifinal loss to Quincy University. She had 13 points in the second half and overtime. Johnson also was named the GLVC “Player of the Week” for her 24-point performance against Pittsburg State University.
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2004-05RETURNEES Screaming Eagles Andrea Engleking #33
6'0"...Senior...Forward/Center...Charlottsville, Indiana MAJOR: Elementary Education
2003-04 Indiana athletes by Gary Donna of Eagle PROFILE Earned Academic All-GLVC honors... Hoosier Basketball Magazine...set school named to the Cancun de Basquetbol All- records for points in a game (40), points Favorite food Tournament team after averaging 15.0 in a single season (488), and career points Pizza points and 8.0 rebounds in wins over (1,182)...led EHHS to a sectional cham- Favorite professional Assumption College and Arkansas Tech pionship in 2001. athlete(s) University...averaged 6.8 points and 3.8 Tim Duncan rebounds per game...had a season-high 18 PERSONAL points against Lewis University and nine Born March 9, 1983...daughter of Robert What I like to do rebounds against Arkansas Tech. and Darlene Engleking. Listen to music and spend time with family and friends TRANSFER Transferred from Kankakee Community Favorite recording artist(s) College where she helped lead the Lady Toby Keith Cavaliers to a 53-18 overall record... Favorite TV show earned NJCAA II first-team All-America Still Standing and All-Region IV honors in 2002-03 after averaging 17.5 points and 7.4 Favorite movie rebounds per game...set a KCC record by Tommy Boy connecting on 143 free throws...led KCC Favorite book to a 28-5 mark as a sophomore in 2002-03 The Rescue and the Region IV and District D cham- pionships as well as an eighth-place finish If you could go anywhere, in the NJCAA II Tournament...earned where would you go? All-Tournament honors at the 2003 Australia NJCAA II Tournament...averaged 14.1 Most memorable moment points and 7.4 rebounds per game as a Winning the sectional title freshman in 2001-02...earned NJCAA II my senior year in high second-team All-Region IV honors as school a freshman. Most important person(s) HIGH SCHOOL in your life Graduated from Eastern Hancock High My parents and my brother School where she averaged 20.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 2.3 assists...earned All- Conference honors three times and was an All-Country and All-State performer twice...selected co-County Player of the Year and was a member of the Reebok All-Star team...named one of the top 40
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ENGLEKING: Statistically Speaking
CAREER STATISTICS
G/GS FGM/FGA PCT. 3FGM/FGA PCT. FTM/FTA PCT. REB. AVG. AST. STL. BLK. TP AVG. MIN.
03-04 30/18 84/150 .560 0/0 .000 35/50 .700 114 3.8 22 16 18 203 6.8 564
ENGLEKING by the Numbers
Most Points: 18 Against: Lewis When: January 2, 2004
Most Rebounds: 9 Against: Arkansas Tech When: December 22, 2003
Most Assists: 3 Against: SIU Edwardsville When: January 24, 2004
Most Steals: 3 (twice) Against: Assumption and Illinois-Springfield When: December 21, 2003, and December 29, 2003
Double-Digit Scoring Efforts: 10
Andrea Engleking earned Cancun de Basquetbol All-Tournament honors after averaging 15.0 points and 8.0 rebounds in wins over Assumption College and Arkansas Tech University.
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2004-05RETURNEES Screaming Eagles Megan Nelson #51
6'2"...Senior...Forward/Center...Clarendon Hills, Illinois MAJOR: Business Education
2003-04 earned All-Conference and All-Area Eagle PROFILE Came on strong for the Eagles down honors...won eight varsity letters in bas- the stretch, averaging 8.0 points and 6.3 ketball, soccer, and volleyball...excelled Favorite food rebounds per game in USI’s final nine in the classroom where she was a member Mexican contests...averaged 3.8 points and 2.8 of the National Honor Society, the Favorite professional rebounds in USI’s first 21 games of the French Club, and A.C.E. (Athletes athlete(s) season...finished the season with 5.3 Committed to Excellence). Vlade Divac points and 3.9 rebounds per contest... recorded a season-high 15 points against PERSONAL What I like to do Lewis University and a career-high 17 Born May 14, 1982...daughter of Brett Watch movies, scapbooking, rebounds against Wayne State University... and Kim Nelson...working toward her shop, and cook the 17 rebounds were the most by a USI second degree after earning a bachelor’s Favorite recording artist(s) player since February 1, 1996. degree in International Business in May Nina Sky of 2004. 2002-03 Favorite TV show Played in 27 games, making 10 starts in Will and Grace her first season with the Eagles...averaged 5.6 points and 3.4 rebounds...recorded six Favorite movie double-digit scoring outings with a season- 50 First Dates high 21 points and 11 rebounds against Favorite book Saint Joseph's on December 7, 2002...was In Her Shoes 10-of-13 from the field during that game. If you could go anywhere, TRANSFER where would you go? Transferred to USI from the College Fiji of DuPage where she helped lead the Chaparrals to a 27-4 record and the 2001- Most memorable moment 02 NJCAA Division III National Winning a national cham- Championship...averaged 14 points and pionship in junior college nine rebounds per game as a freshman... Most important person(s) earned first-team All-Conference and in your life All-Region honors as well as third-team My parents All-America honors...named All- Tournament at the College of DuPage Holiday Invitational. HIGH SCHOOL Graduate of Hinsdale South High School in Darien, Illinois...helped HSHS to four conference and regional championships...
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NELSON: Statistically Speaking
CAREER STATISTICS
G/GS FGM/FGA PCT. 3FGM/FGA PCT. FTM/FTA PCT. REB. AVG. AST. STL. BLK. TP AVG. MIN.
02-03 27/10 57/113 .504 0/0 .000 36/52 .692 92 3.4 15 10 15 150 5.6 425 03-04 30/7 58/108 .537 0/0 .000 35/56 .625 116 3.9 8 17 24 151 5.0 506
Total 57/17 115/221 .520 0/0 .000 71/108 .657 208 3.6 23 27 39 301 5.3 —
NELSON by the Numbers
Most Points: 21 Against: Saint Joseph’s When: December 7, 2002
Most Rebounds: 17 Against: Wayne State When: February 11, 2004
Most Assists: 3 Against: Illinois-Springfield When: December 12, 2002
Most Steals: 3 Against: Michigan Tech When: December 20, 2002
Double-Digit Scoring Efforts: 9 Double-Digit Rebound Efforts: 2 Double-Doubles: 1
Megan Nelson averaged 8.0 points and 6.3 rebounds in USI’s final nine contests after averaging 3.8 points and 2.8 rebounds in USI’s first 21 games. Her 17- rebound performance against Wayne State University was the most by a USI player since February 1, 1996.
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2004-05RETURNEES Screaming Eagles Ashley Green #11
5'11"...Junior...Guard/Forward...Otterbein, Indiana MAJOR: Elementary Education
2003-04 AAU team, the Lady Pistols, to an 11th- Eagle PROFILE Earned Academic All-GLVC honors... place showing at the 2001 state tourna- averaged 7.8 points and 4.7 rebounds as ment and an eighth-place finish at the Favorite food a sophomore and became a key factor in 1998 state tournament. Fettuccine Alfredo USI’s return to the NCAA II Tourna- Favorite professional ment...recorded her first career double- PERSONAL athlete(s) double with a career-high 17 points and Born May 9, 1984...daughter of Dan and Michael Jordan 10 rebounds against Wayne State Univ- Gail Green. ersity...recorded a career-high five steals What I like to do against Pittsburg State University and Scrapbooking, movies, matched a career-high five assists twice... cooking, and hanging out scored in double figures 11 times...had a with friends GLVC career-high 15 points against SIU Favorite recording artist(s) Edwardsville and a GLVC career-high Faith Hill eight rebounds three times. Favorite TV show 2002-03 Friends Played in all 27 games, making three starts as a freshman...averaged 4.4 points Favorite movie and 3.4 rebounds per game...had two The Notebook double-digit scoring efforts, including a Favorite book season-high 13 points against Illinois- How to Deal Springfield on December 17, 2002...had a season-high seven rebounds against Ferris If you could go anywhere, State on December 29, 2002. where would you go? Bahamas HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from Benton Central High Most memorable moment School in Oxford, Indiana, where she The day my younger brother earned 11 varsity letters in basketball, was born tennis, track, and volleyball...named one Most important person(s) of the top 50 players in the state in both in your life her junior and senior season...first-team My family and friends All-Area performer...earned All-Hoosier Conference in 2001 and 2002...averaged 17 points per contest, shot 82 percent from the charity stripe, and led BCHS with 72 steals as a senior in 2001-02... second on team in field goal percentage, rebounds, blocks, and assists...helped her
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GREEN: Statistically Speaking
CAREER STATISTICS
G/GS FGM/FGA PCT. 3FGM/FGA PCT. FTM/FTA PCT. REB. AVG. AST. STL. BLK. TP AVG. MIN.
02-03 27/3 54/133 .406 0/8 .000 12/22 .545 92 3.4 26 24 17 120 4.4 473 03-04 30/11 99/194 .510 5/14 .357 31/51 .608 140 4.7 59 50 19 234 7.8 619
Total 57/14 153/327 .468 5/22 .227 43/73 .589 232 4.1 85 74 36 354 6.2 —
GREEN by the Numbers
Most Points: 17 Against: Wayne State When: February 11, 2004
Most Rebounds: 10 Against: Wayne State When: February 11, 2004
Most Assists: 5 (three times) Against: Illinois-Springfield; Pittsburg State; Lewis When: December 17, 2002; November 15, 2003; February 21, 2004
Most Steals: 5 Against: Pittsburg State When: November 15, 2003
Double-Digit Scoring Efforts: 13 Double-Digit Rebound Efforts: 1 Double-Doubles: 1
Ashley Green was a key factor in USI’s return to the NCAA II Tournament last season. She had 11 double-digit scoring efforts in 2003-04, including a 17-point, 10-rebound performance against Wayne State University.
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2004-05RETURNEES Screaming Eagles Leah Stormont #4
5'6"...Sophomore...Guard...Haubstadt, Indiana MAJOR: Exercise Science
2003-04 PERSONAL Eagle PROFILE Averaged 1.3 points and 1.1 rebounds Born January 9, 1985...daughter of per game as a freshman...recorded a career- Michael Stormont and Donna Lowe. Favorite food high six points against the University of Wet burrito Illinois-Springfield, four rebounds against Favorite professional Assumption College, and four assists against athlete(s) the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Scott Rolen HIGH SCHOOL What I like to do Graduated from Gibson Southern High Play golf School where she was a three-time All- County performer...was a two-time All- Favorite recording artist(s) Conference performer and was named to 50 cent the Toyota All-Tournament team in 2002... Favorite TV show helped GSHS to a 23-1 record and a Will and Grace Pocket Conference championship as a senior in 2002-03...helped lead GSHS Favorite movie to three conference titles as well as the Love and Basketball Toyota Classic Championship in 2003... Favorite book helped GSHS to sectional, regional, and Reach semi-state championships as well as the IHSAA 3A State Championship game as If you could go anywhere, a junior in 2001-02...GSHS was 24-5 in where would you go? 2001-02...earned All-Conference honors Athens, Greece as a senior and All-County honors as a Most memorable moment junior and senior in volleyball...was Going to the state basket- GSHS’s MVP for volleyball...was a four- ball finals my junior year in time All-Conference, All-County, and high school team MVP in track and field...was a state qualifier in the 1,600-meter relay as well Most important person(s) as the 100 and 400 meters...helped in your life GSHS’s track and field team to sectional My family and friends championships in 2000 and 2003 as well as a conference championship in 2003... was an honor roll student at GSHS and earned Academic All-Conference honors for track...member of the Sunshine Society, pep club, student council, and the science club at GSHS.
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STORMONT: Statistically Speaking
CAREER STATISTICS
G/GS FGM/FGA PCT. 3FGM/FGA PCT. FTM/FTA PCT. REB. AVG. AST. STL. BLK. TP AVG. MIN.
03-04 28/0 13/35 .371 6/19 .316 3/4 .750 32 1.1 20 19 0 35 1.3 301
STORMONT by the Numbers
Most Points: 6 Against: Illinois-Springfield When: December 29, 2003
Most Rebounds: 4 Against: Assumption When: December 21, 2003
Most Assists: 4 Against: Missouri-St. Louis When: February 14, 2004
Most Steals: 4 (four times)
Leah Stormont proved to be a strong defender for the Screaming Eagles during her freshman campaign. She is expected to compete for the starting point guard duties this season after showing she could handle the job as a freshman.
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2004-05NEWCOMERS Screaming Eagles Tiara Brown #24
5'4"...Junior...Guard...Normal, Illinois MAJOR: Business Administration
TRANSFER Eagle PROFILE Transferred from Lake Land College Favorite food where she helped lead the Lady Lakers Chicken to a two-year record of 43-22...finished 20th in the NJCAA II in assists per Favorite professional game (5.0) and was second on the athlete(s) Allen Iverson squad with 12.3 points per contest as a sophomore in 2003-04...efforts led What I like to do LLC to a 22-10 record and lifted her Sing and hang out with to All-Conference honors...helped family and friends the Lady Lakers to a 21-12 mark as a Favorite recording artist(s) freshman in 2002-03 by averaging a Beyoncé team-high 4.9 assists to go along with Favorite TV show 7.2 points per outing...overall, aver- American Idol aged 9.7 points , 4.9 assists, and 1.9 steals per game during her two-year Favorite book stint with the Lady Lakers...named Harry Potter the “Freshman of the Year” in 2002-03. If you could go anywhere, where would you go? HIGH SCHOOL Hawaii Graduated from University High Most memorable moment School in Normal, Illinois, where The last seven seconds of she earned five varsity letters in the sectional game in the basketball and track and field. state tournament my junior year in high school PERSONAL Most important person(s) Born August 25, 1984...daughter of in your life Hosaja and Faye Brown. My mother
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2004-05NEWCOMERS Screaming Eagles Sabrina Brandon #34
5'11"...Junior...Forward...Danville, Illinois MAJOR: Business
TRANSFER PERSONAL Eagle PROFILE Earned All-Conference, All-Region, Born April 7, 1984...daughter of Favorite food and All-NJCAA II Tournament honors Dennis Watson and Gayle Mason. Shrimp and crab legs as a sophomore at Parkland College... averaged 11.6 points and 5.3 rebounds Favorite professional per game during sophomore campaign... athlete(s) Kobe Bryant helped the Cobras to a 30-5 record and a 14-0 mark in the Central Illinois What I like to do Conference...also helped lead Parkland Hang out with friends to the Region XXIV championship and family and a sixth-place finish at the NJCAA Favorite recording artist(s) II Tournament, as well as a number- Beyoncé and one ranking in the NJCAA II in Destiny’s Child 2003-04...averaged 6.5 points and 2.6 Favorite TV show rebounds in 29 contests and was voted Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Parkland’s most improved player as a freshman...helped lead the Cobras to Favorite movie the first of two straight conference Love and Basketball championships in 2002-03. Favorite book The Bible HIGH SCHOOL If you could go anywhere, Graduated from Danville High School where would you go? where she earned nine varsity letters France or Jamaica in basketball, soccer, track and field, and volleyball...was the basketball Most memorable moment team’s MVP and earned honorable Receiving the All-Tourna- ment medallion at nationals mention All-Conference honors as my sophomore year at a junior and senior...averaged 14.2 Parkland Junior College points per game as a junior to help lead DHS to a regional championship Most important person(s) and 12.6 points per contests as a in your life senior...also earned All-Area honors My mother and my best in soccer and was a two-time team friend Lamar Coleman MVP in volleyball.
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2004-05NEWCOMERS Screaming Eagles Nicole McDonald #10
5'6"...Freshman...Guard...Portage, Indiana MAJOR: Pre-Radiologic & Imaging Sciences
HIGH SCHOOL Eagle PROFILE Graduated from Portage High School Favorite food where she was an All-Area performer Grilled cheese sandwich in 2003-04 and an All-Conference performer as a junior and senior... Favorite professional earned nine varsity letters in volleyball, athlete(s) Nomar Garciaparra basketball, and softball during her career at PHS...was PHS’s most valu- What I like to do able player as a junior and a senior Read, shop, karaoke, and and earned the Coach’s Award as movie nights a sophomore. Favorite recording artist(s) Tim McGraw PERSONAL Favorite TV show Born May 25, 1985...daughter of Jeopardy James and Annette McDonald. Favorite movie Pretty Woman Favorite book Hang Time If you could go anywhere, where would you go? Springfield Avenue Most memorable moment Spring break vacations with my parents in Daytona Beach, Florida, every year Most important person(s) in your life My parents and my brother
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2004-05NEWCOMERS Screaming Eagles Jessica Minnick #12
6'1"...Freshman...Forward/Center...Carmi, Illinois MAJOR: Chemistry
HIGH SCHOOL CWCHS’s list for points (509) and Eagle PROFILE Graduated from Carmi-White County rebounds (229) in a single season... Favorite food High School where she averaged 20.7 also is sixth all-time with 913 career Italian points and 9.2 rebounds per game and points as well as seventh all-time with was named the Black Diamond Con- 410 career rebounds... averaged 14.8 Favorite professional ference MVP as a senior in 2003-04... points and 6.5 rebounds per game as a athlete(s) Jason Kidd finished her career as CWCHS’s sec- sophomore in 2001-02...inducted into ond all-time leading scorer (1,576 the National Honor Society as a junior. What I like to do pts) and rebounder (704 rbs)...aver- Shop, hang out with friends, aged two assists and two steals per PERSONAL listen to music, and read game in 2003-04...recorded a career- Born October 6, 1985...daughter of Favorite recording artist(s) high 39 points in a single game... Loren and Anita Minnick. Alicia Keys recorded the highest career field goal Favorite TV show percentage (.630) in school history The Cosby Show and was the first to score 600 points in a single season...also holds the Favorite book school record for rebounds in a single A Bend in the Road season (294)... had 48 blocked shots If you could go anywhere, as a senior and finished her career where would you go? with 124 steals... averaged 17.1 points Australia and 7.6 rebounds per game as a junior Most memorable moment in 2002-03... earned honorable mention Winning our regional in All-State honors in 2002-03...entering basketball my senior year her senior season in 2003-04, she was a two-time All-North Egyptian Conf- Most important person(s) erence performer as a sophomore and in your life My parents, Tarah junior as well as a three-time All- Anderson, and Jennifer Southeastern Illinois performer...also Minnick earned All-Southern Illinois honors as well as fourth-team accolades by the Illinois Girls Basketball Coaches’ Association in 2003... earned most valuable player honors at the Eldorado Tournament in 2002-03... holds the CWCHS season record for field goal percentage (.650) and is second on
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2004-05NEWCOMERS Screaming Eagles Marshay Jolly #22
5'9"...Freshman...Guard...Merrillville, Indiana MAJOR: Business Administration
HIGH SCHOOL Eagle PROFILE Graduated from Merrillville High Favorite food School where she was a four-time team Chicken MVP as well as a four-time All-Dune- land Athletic Conference selection... Favorite professional also was voted to the Tremendous 26 athlete(s) Kevin Garnett list as a senior in 2003-04...was second on the team with 10.8 points and third What I like to do on the team with 4.6 rebounds per Play video games, game during her senior season...shot shop for clothes and 47 percent from the field to help lead shoes, and dance MHS to a conference title and an 18-3 Favorite recording artist(s) overall record, 13-1 in the DAC, in Nelly 2003-04...was a junior All-Star and Favorite TV show was named the Prep Athlete of the Girlfriends Week in 2002-03...also was named the Player of the Week in January of 2002. Favorite movie Set it Off PERSONAL Favorite book Born December 13, 1985...daughter of Go Ask Alice Napoleon and Mary Jolly. If you could go anywhere, where would you go? Hawaii Most memorable moment Winning the conference championship my senior year in high school Most important person(s) in your life My parents and my sister
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2004-05NEWCOMERS Screaming Eagles Brittaney Oeth #25
5'6"...Freshman...Guard...Mt. Vernon, Indiana MAJOR: Marketing
HIGH SCHOOL Eagle PROFILE Graduated from Mt. Vernon High Favorite food School where she was named to the Breadsticks All-Posey County team as a senior... led the team in scoring as a junior What I like to do and senior and was MVHS’s MVP Shop, travel, and play the piano in 2004...also was named MVHS’s Newcomer of the Year in 2002 and Favorite recording artist(s) the Mental Attitude Award winner in Mariah Carey 2003...competed in volleyball where Favorite TV show she was the school’s MVP in 2003... The Bachelor was a four-year honor roll student and a member of the Distributive Education Favorite movie Love and Basketball Clubs of America (DECA) as well as the Art Guild and Student Council... Favorite book also was a member of the Student Ice Cream for Breakfast against Drunk Driving (SADD) If you could go anywhere, and the Fellowship of Christian where would you go? Athletes (FCA). Paris Most memorable moment PERSONAL Battling through a triple Born March 6, 1986...daughter of overtime game with my Gregory and Melody Oeth. high school’s county rival Most important person(s) in your life God and my family
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2004-05NEWCOMERS Screaming Eagles Emily Meier #44
6'2"...Freshman...Center...Mackinaw, Illinois MAJOR: Public Relations & Advertising
2003-04 Eagle PROFILE Redshirted. Favorite food Ham and beans HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from University High What I like to do School in Normal, Illinois, where she Going to flattrack motorcycle races earned first-team All-Area and All- Conference honors...was named third- Favorite recording artist(s) team All-State by both the Champaign Jessica Simpson News Gazette and the Illinois Basket- Favorite TV show ball Coaches’ Association (I.B.C.A.)... The Simpson’s averaged 13.3 points and 5.4 rebounds per game while recording 52 blocked Favorite movie Super Troopers shots in 28 games for UHS as a senior...scored eight points and pulled Favorite book down five rebounds in the I.B.C.A. Of Mice and Men State All-Star game...led UHS to a If you could go anywhere, 24-4 overall record and a 10-0 record where would you go? in the Corn Belt Conference...UHS Australia won the State Farm Christmas Classic Most memorable moment championship and a final AP and UPI Making a last-second shot State Ranking of third...also earned to win the game and send All-Tournament honors at the State my high school to state Farm Christmas Classic...awarded the Mental Toughness Extra Effort Award... Most important person(s) averaged 12 points and 6.5 rebounds in your life My family and my boyfriend per game as a junior...earned second- team All-Area and All-Conference honors as a junior in 2001-02.
PERSONAL Born April 24, 1985...daughter of Randy and Debbie Meier.
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