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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013 EASTERN ILLINOIS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Contact: Greg Lautzenheiser | (419) 605-8512 | [email protected] 2012-13 Schedule/Results EASTERN ILLINOIS (12-8, 6-2 OVC) vs UT Marti n (10-12, 5-3 OVC) Monday, Jan. 28 • 7 p.m. Charleston, Ill. - Lantz Arena (5,300) 12-8 // 6-2 Ohio Valley SERIES RECORD: EIU trails 16-21 LAST MEETING: EIU 86, UTM 94 (OT) (02/11/12) NOVEMBER RADIO: Hit Mix 88.9 FM 4 ...........ILLINOIS-SPRINFIELD (EXH) .W, 83-42 (Ryan Piers, Rob Calhoun) 9 ............at Indiana State ........................L, 39-69 INTERNET: weiu.net (Live Audio), ovcdigitalnetwork.com (Live Video) 12 .........BRADLEY ...............................L, 65-66 Panthers Play Host to UT Marti n on Monday 19 .........SAN JOSE STATE ...................W, 88-67 Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. inside Lantz Arena 24 ..........vs Buff alo ^ ............................. W, 89-73 25 ..........at No. 25 Dayton ^..................L, 42-105 THE OPENING TIP 29 .........IUPUI ............................W, 71-60 (OT) Following the win on Saturday, the Panthers remained in fi rst place of the Ohio Valley Conference’s West Division. DECEMBER EIU has won seven of its last nine games, including an unblemished 3-0 conference record at home. The Panthers are averaging 73.6 points per game during OVC play with a +9.4 rebounding margin. 4 ...........EVANSVILLE ..........................W, 70-57 7 ...........SACRAMENTO STATE ...W, 72-67 (OT) UT Marti n had its three-game win streak snapped at SIU Edwardsville on Jan. 26, falling in overti me, 67-66. The 15 ..........at Wisconsin .............................L, 47-76 Skyhawks are led by junior tandem Heather Butler and Jasmine Newsome who combine to average 42.4 points per 17 ..........at Western Illinois .....................L, 68-70 game. UT Marti n is averaging a conference-best 71.7 points per game. 19 ..........at Northern Illinois ...................L, 38-48 MONDAY’S PROMOTION 29 ..........at Tennessee State * ................W, 76-67 Monday’s contest against UT Marti n will off er a special 3-2-1 promoti on with $3 ti ckets, $2 hot dogs and $1 drinks. JANUARY 2 ............at Loyola (IL) ........................... W, 72-69 COACHING MATCHUPS 5 ............at Morehead State * ............... W, 78-58 Lee Buchanan enters his fi rst season as the head coach of the Panther women’s basketball program aft er previously 7 ............at Eastern Kentucky * ...............L, 62-63 serving fi ve seasons as an assistant and associate head coach at EIU. Buchanan has a 368-224 overall record in 20 years of head coaching, previously coaching at Brescia University (1986-98), Francis Marion (1998-2002) and the 12 .........JACKSONVILLE STATE * ........W, 76-53 University of Missouri-St. Louis (2003-07). 14 .........TENNESSEE TECH * ...............W, 89-79 19 ..........at Austi n Peay * ...................... W, 68-43 Kevin McMillan is in his fourth season at the helm of the UT Marti n women’s basketball program, posti ng a 65-51 21 ..........at Murray State * ......................L, 58-68 overall record. McMillan was previously a high school head coach in Tennessee for 16 years, coaching at Gibson 26 .........SOUTHEAST MISSOURI * .....W, 82-62 County HS, Westview HS and Millington Central HS. 28 .........UT MARTIN * ........................... 7 P.M. SERIES HISTORY AGAINST UT MARTIN FEBRUARY The Panthers trail the all-ti me series with UT Marti n, 21-16. EIU is 4-3 in the last seven meeti ngs between the two 2 ............at SIU Edwardsville * ...................4 p.m. schools and has won the last four meeti ngs inside Lantz Arena. 9 ............at Southeast Missouri * ...............3 p.m. 12 .........OAKLAND CITY ........................ 7 P.M. Last season, the Panthers went 1-1 against the Skyhawks. EIU defeated UT Marti n at home, 70-63, on Jan. 16 before falling in overti me, 94-86, at UT Marti n on Feb. 11. Ta’Kenya Nixon averaged 25.5 points per game in the two 16 .........MURRAY STATE * ..................... 4 P.M. meeti ngs while adding seven rebounds per game and fi ve assists per game. She posted a .714 fi eld-goal percentage 18 .........AUSTIN PEAY * ........................ 7 P.M. in the two meeti ngs. 23 .........BELMONT * ............................. 4 P.M. 28 ..........at UT Marti n * .............................7 p.m. LAST TIME OUT MARCH Seniors Mariah King and Ta’Kenya Nixon combined to score 42 points on Saturday aft ernoon, leading the Panthers to an 82-62 victory over Southeast Missouri State. Kelsey Wyss also added 12 points in the win. EIU posted 20 more 2 ...........SIU EDWARDSVILLE * ......... 6:30 P.M. rebounds than SEMO (51-31). 6-9 ........OVC Tournament ............................ TBA Eastern Illinois Projected Starti ng Lineup All Times Central and subject to change Home games listed in BOLD CAPS NO. NAME Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG * Ohio Valley Conference match 03 Katlyn Payne G 5-11 R-So. Chicago, Ill. 6.7 4.1 1.6 33 Sydney Mitchell G/F 6-1 Sr. Columbus, Ind. 6.8 5.6 1.2 ^ Marriott Classic (Dayton, Ohio) 10 Sabina Oroszova F 6-2 So. Brati slava, Slovakia 5.7 6.4 1.5 OVC Tournament (Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, 15 Ta’Kenya Nixon G 5-8 Sr. Michigan City, Ind. 14.3 5.8 5.5 Tenn.) 51 Mariah King F 6-2 Sr. Chicago, Ill. 13.5 6.0 1.2 UT Marti n Projected Starti ng Lineup NO. NAME Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG 11 Heather Butler G 5-5 Jr. Medina, Tenn. 21.7 3.7 3.6 12 Jasmine Newsome G 5-6 Jr. Millington, Tenn. 20.7 5.0 5.7 20 Kati e Schubert G 5-11 Fr. Springboro, Ohio 6.3 4.3 1.8 33 Rickiesha Bryant F 6-3 Sr. Miami, Fla. 8.4 6.6 0.5 34 Shelby Crawford F 6-1 Sr. Thomasville, Ala. 3.8 4.2 0.8 Page 2 EIU vs UT Martin • Charleston, Ill. Quick Facts Panther Roster UNIVERSITY INFORMATION No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Name ........................................ Eastern Illinois University 1 Danielle Woolfolk G 5-3 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor HS) City/Zip .............................................Charleston, IL 61920 3 Katlyn Payne G 5-11 R-So. Chicago, Ill. (Florida Gulf Coast) Founded ................................................................... 1895 4 Kelsey Wyss G 5-10 Sr. Hoagland, Ind. (Bishop Luers HS) Enrollment ............................................................. 11,167 10 Sabina Oroszova F 6-2 So. Bratislava, Slovakia (SBK Samorin HS) Nickname ........................................................... Panthers School Colors ..............................................Blue and Gray 15 Ta’Kenya Nixon G 5-8 Sr. Michigan City, Ind. (Michigan City HS) Home Court (Capacity) ...................... Lantz Arena (5,300) 21 Hillary Held F 6-2 R-Sr. Highland, Ill. (John Wood C.C.) Affiliation .....................................Ohio Valley Conference 22 Jordyne Crunk G 5-10 Jr. Belleville, Ill. (Althoff Catholic HS) President ............................................... Dr. William Perry 24 Morgan Palombizio F 6-0 R-Jr. Chesterton, Ind. (Chesterton HS) Faculty Athletics Representative .................. Dr. Jim Davis 32 Alece Shumpert G 5-9 Fr. Belleville, Ill. (Althoff Catholic HS) Athletics Director ........................................Barbara Burke 33 Sydney Mitchell F 6-1 Sr. Columbus, Ind. (Columbus North HS) Senior Women’s Administrator .................. Mary Wallace 40 Taryn Olson F 6-2 Jr. Madison, Wis. (Madison Memorial HS) Athletic Department Phone......................(217) 581-6408 51 Mariah King F 6-2 Sr. Chicago, Ill. (Whitney Young HS) Ticket Office Phone ...................................(217) 581-2106 54 DeAnna Willis F 6-3 So. Chicago, Ill. (Brooks College Preparatory) HISTORY First year of basketball ........................................ 1973-74 Coaching Staff (1982-83 first season of NCAA Division I) Head Coach: Lee Buchanan (Murray State, 1983), 1st season Overall all-time record ........................ 542-548 (39 years) Assistant Coach: John Swickrath (Denison, 2011), 1st season Overall Division I record ..................... 412-468 (30 years) Assistant Coach: Jessica Bogia (Lafayette, 2005), 1st season No. years in NCAA/last ........................................ 1 (1988) Assistant Coach: Antoya Miller (North Alabama, 2004), 1st season ....................... Lost to Colorado 78-72 in Midwest Region Graduate Assistant: Chantelle Pressley (Eastern Illinois, 2012), 1st season No. OVC Tournament titles/last ................................None Student Assistant: Jackie Herman No. OVC Regular-Season titles/last......................1 (2010) Student Intern: Rich Lustfeldt TEAM INFORMATION Student Managers: Kevin Bayus, Jitenga Knox, Tiffany Jackson 2011-12 Overall Record ............................................. 22-9 Home/Away/Neutral Record ..................12-1 / 10-7 / 0-1 Conference Record/Finish ................................13-3 / 2nd Game Notes Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...................................11/3 Starters Returning/Lost ...............................................4/1 PANTHER NOTES Newcomers..................................................................... 2 • The Panthers had 20 more rebounds than SEMO (51-31) on Saturday, their second-largest rebounding advantage of COACHING STAFF the year. EIU previously outrebounded Buffalo by 25 rebounds on Nov. 24 at the Dayton Marriot Classic. Head Coach ................................................Lee Buchanan Season ............................................................. 1st Season • EIU currently ranks second in the conference in rebounding margin, posting 4.8 more