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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. 2004-05 Women’s Basketball Media Guide 11 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 12 2004-05 Women’s Basketball Media Guide 2004-05RETURNEES Screaming Eagles 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. 2004-05 Women’s Basketball Media Guide 13 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 14 2004-05 Women’s Basketball Media Guide 2004-05RETURNEES Screaming Eagles Johnson continued... PERSONAL led NAHS to the Class 4A state championship as a Born December 13, 1980...daughter of Charlotte Sutton.