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WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS • WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS • WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS • WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS • WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS • WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS • WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS 2011-12 WOMEN'S 13ASl<Elil3ALL STATEMENT OF PHILOSOPHY FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS CONTENTS All-Time MVPs and Letterwinners ............ 36 The athletics program at Wright State University is recognized as an integral part of the total educational process. The athletics program is designed to contrib- Ath1etic Director. ........................................... 25 ute to the total development of the student-athlete's health, fitness, skill, leadership, and Coaches ..................................................... l6-21 respect for others. Horizon League ................................ ....... 28-29 Wright State University's intercollegiate athletic representatives are student-athletes, l,OOO Point Club ······················ ······················35 coaches and staff who are instructed on and dedicated to the principles of fair play and Opponent Records ·······································.43 amateur competition as defined by the rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Associa- Player Profiles ............................................. 4-13 tion. It is the responsibility of the athletics administration and coaches to insure that the President, WSU .............................................. 24 entire program is in full compliance with all pertinent rules and regulations. Raiders at a Glance ....................................... .44 Objectives of the intercollegiate athletics program at Wright State University are to: Raider Record8 ········································· 32-34 ·d c f d • • h. h • II d f II . r·c Raider Roster and Team Picture .................. 14 1. P rovi e a 1orm o stu ent activity w ic is genera y accepte part o co egiate 11e. 2. Provi · d e opportunities· · 1orc t h e d eve I opment of umque· skill s an d ab·i· i ities . to a d.iverse Statement of Philosophy ................................. l segment of the male and female student population. Through the Years .................................... 37-42 3. Provide the opportunity and motivation for participation in sports activities for a Wright state Quick Facts ................................ l broad segment of the male and female student population. 2010-ll Results ............................................. 31 4. Provide a vehicle which is a recognized builder of morale and esprit de corps 20 lO- l l statiStics ·········································· 3o . 2011-12 Schedule ......................................... BC among stu d ents, sta ff, an d a Iumm. c W • h S U . h. h . 2011-12 Season Outlook ............................ 2-3 5. C reate an awareness of and support 1or ng t tate mversity wit m t e reg10n, state and nation. 6. Sponsor a breadth of programs which will provide student-athletes with the opportunity to compete on a local, regional, or na­ tional level. Within this objective, programs will be funded and expectations generated which will provide each program or individual with the opportunity to achieve success. 7. Provide an environment in which the student-athlete will learn the value of fair play, the necessity of obeying rules and regula­ tions, and the necessity to perform up to prescribed academic standards. WRIGHT STATE QUICK FACTS Location: Dayton, OH 45435-0001 Head Coach/Alma Mater: First Year of Basketball: 1973-74 Founded: 1964; independent status, 1967 Mike Bradbury/Chattanooga, 1993 All-Time Record: 421-581 Enrollment: 17,074 Record at WSU/Years: 20-13/One WBI Appearances: 2011 Nickname: Raiders Overall Record/Years: 70-57/Four WBI Results: Colors: Hunter Green and Gold Assistant Coaches/Alma Mater: Def. Buffalo 82-79 (3/16/11) Harry Elifson/Northern Iowa, 1986 Lost to Manhattan 75-73 (3/20/11) Conference: Horizon League Valerie King/Cincinnati, 2004 President: Dr. David Hopkins Katrina Merriweather/Cincinnati, 2001 Director of Athletics/ Alma Mater: Director of Operations/Alma Mater: Bob Grant/Wright State, 1988 Sara Vest/Western Michigan, 2010 CREDITS Deputy Director of Athletics/ Alma Administrative Assistant/ Alma Mater: Mater: Roderick Perry/Auburn, 1995 Jenni Dant/DePaul, 2005 Compilation: Senior Associate AD/SWA/ Alma Mater: 2010-11 Record: 20-13 Overall, 11-7 Matt Zircher, Associate SID Maureen Cooper/Dayton, 1992 Horizon (Fourth) Typesetting and Printing: Assistant AD/Athletic Communications: Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/7 Wright State Printing Services Bob Noss Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Photography: Women's Basketball SID/Alma Mater: Head Athletic Trainer: Jason Franklin Matt Zircher/Dayton, 1993 University Media Services, Keith Cole, Office: (937) 775-2831 Women's Basketball Trainer: Tim Zechar, Bill McCuddy, Trevor Fax: (937) 775-2368 Siobhan Fagan Thompson, Nick Falzerano Press Row: (937) 775-4688 Home Court/Capacity: Ervin J. Nutter E-Mail: [email protected] Center/11,019 Design: Internet: http://www.wsuraiders.com Ticket Office Phone: (937) 775-4789 UTC Communications WSURAIDERS.COM 1 WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS • WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS • WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS • WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS • WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS • WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS • WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS 2011-12 SEASON OUTLOOI( The 2010-11 season was one of per game, seventh in defensive re­ Elkins played in 26 games off the the most successful ever in Wright bounds per game at 5.5, seventh in bench in 2010-11, scoring a season­ State women's basketball history. scoring at 14.8 points per game and high 11 against Green Bay on March Picked to finish eighth in the ninth in blocks per game at 0.8. 3 as she went five-for-six at the foul preseason Horizon League poll, the Fox scored in double figures 23 line. Elkins connected on 10 three­ Raiders instead won 20 games for times last season with 14 of those pointers a season ago and also had 16 the first time as a Division I member, coming in league play, including a assists, including four in the regular­ going 20-13 overall and 11-7 in the career-best 28 against Detroit on season finale with Milwaukee. league, good for fourth place. After January 15. She also had 11 double­ Lamotte appeared in all but one advancing to the semifinals of the figure rebound efforts, her high being game with eight starts last season. Horizon League Tournament, WSU 16 at Longwood on December 11, She hit all four shots in scoring 10 competed in a Division I postseason and posted 10 double-doubles. off the bench against UIC on January tournament for the first time by host­ Sandifer was a pleasant surprise 27 and hit eight of 10 foul shots as ing a pair of games in the Women's for the Raiders last season after com­ she had a season-high 13 at Detroit Basketball Invitational, defeating pleting a stellar career for the vol­ on February 12, all but one of those Buffalo before falling to Manhattan leyball team as she earned Horizon coming in the second half. in the quarterfinals. League All-Newcomer Team honors. Along the way, Wright State set In 31 games, 29 of those starts, she NEWCOMERS school records for three-pointers in averaged 6.4 points and 9 .1 rebounds a game with 13 against Valparaiso on per game with 18 blocked shots while The Raiders have eight newcom­ January 8 and in a season with 227, shooting 47 percent from the field. ers on this year's team, including six smashing the previous mark of 161 Sandifer scored 13 points in her true freshmen, a freshman returning set during the 2007 -08 campaign. debut at Delaware State and was from injury and a sophomore So what do the Raiders do for an in double figures six other times, encore in 2011-12? three of those coming in the final If it's up to second-year head four games of the season. She also coach Mike Bradbury, it will be more reached double figures in rebounds of the same as along with five return­ 13 times, including 16 against Loyola ees from last season's squad, WSU and 15 versus Central Florida and will have nine newcomers, a group Milwaukee, and dished out five or that is considered amongst the best more assists in a game three times. in the Horizon League. SOPHOMORES SENIORS With no juniors on the roster, Wright State returns two seniors three sophomore guards in Courtney in forwards Molly Fox and Shaunda Boyd, KC Elkins and Kayla Lamotte Sandifer, both who played major round out the list ofWSU returnees. roles in last season's success. Boyd was second on the squad Fox, a Second Team All-Horizon in threes made last season with 70 as League selection in 2010-11 and a she averaged eight points per contest. Preseason First Team All-League She reached double figures in scoring honoree in 2011-12, led the league seven times, including 19 at both Ball in offensive rebounds per game as State and Cincinnati where she made a junior at 3.7. She was also ranked five threes on each occasion. Boyd second in field goal percentage at also collected five or more rebounds .546, fifth in overall rebounds at 9.2 in a game 11 times. Senior forward Molly Fox 2 2011-2012 WRIGHT STATE BASKETBALL WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS • WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS • WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS • WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS • WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS • WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS • WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS ao,,-,a SEASON OUTLCOI< transfer. High School to become part of Guard/forward Mylan Woods is the program in as many seasons, that sophomore transfer as she joins joining Kayla Lamotte.