2004-2005 Jackrabbit Women's Basketball
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2004-05 WOMEN’S JACKRABBIT BASKETBALL South Dakota State University SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY Stephanie Bolden Sarita DeBoer Brooke Dickmeyer Corrie Dickmeyer Christina Gilbert Sr., Marshall, Minn. Sr., Huron, S.D. Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D. So., Sioux Falls, S.D. Jr., Stillwater, Minn. Courtney Grimsrud Chelsey Hegge Sarah Meckley Shannon Schlagel Heather Sieler Fr., Sisseton, S.D. So., Baltic, S.D. Fr., Owen,Wis. Sr., Raymond, S.D. Jr., Huron, S.D. Isha Vanterpool Andrea Verdegan Megan Vogel Aaron Johnston Laurie Melum Fr., Huron, S.D. Fr., Glen Flora,Wis. So., St. Peter, Minn. Head Coach Assistant Coach TABLE OF CONTENTS Roster/Team Information ..............1, 6 Player Profiles ..........................12-30 Letterwinners ................................55 Coaching Staff/Administration ......2-6 2003-04 Season Review ..........31-42 Opponent Information ..............56-60 Facilities ......................................7-8 Postseason History ........................43 Series Records ..............................60 Awards ................................9, 44-45 Record Book ............................46-47 Year-By-Year Scores..................61-64 Team Preview ..........................10-11 Single-Season/Career Leaders ..48-54 About SDSU ............................65-68 2004-05 JACKRABBIT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2004-05 Roster and Quick Facts NO.PLAYER YEAR HEIGHT POS.HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY 4 Andrea Verdegan Fr. 5-9 G Glen Flora,Wis./Flambeau High School INFORMATION 10 Isha Vanterpool Fr. 5-9 G Huron, S.D./Huron High School Location: Brookings, S.D. 12 Stephanie Bolden Sr. 5-7 G Marshall, Minn./Marshall High School Enrollment: 10,954 (fall 2004) 20 Heather Sieler Jr. 5-7 G Huron, S.D./Huron High School Colors: Yellow and Blue 22 Corrie Dickmeyer So. 5-5 G Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington High School Nickname: Jackrabbits 30 Brooke Dickmeyer Sr. 5-10 G/F Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington High School Affiliation: NCAA Division I — Provisional 32 Megan Vogel So. 5-11 G/F St. Peter, Minn./St. Peter High School Conference: Independent 34 Chelsey Hegge So. 5-8 G Baltic, S.D./Baltic High School Arena: Frost Arena (8,000 capacity) 40 Sarah Meckley Fr. 6-0 F Owen,Wis./Owen-Withee High School 42 Shannon Schlagel Sr. 6-0 F/C Raymond, S.D./Clark High School COACHING STAFF 50 Courtney Grimsrud Fr. 6-2 C Sisseton, S.D.Sisseton High School Head Coach: Aaron Johnston Alma Mater: Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 52 Sarita DeBoer Sr. 6-2 C Huron, S.D./Huron High School 1996 54 Christina Gilbert Jr. 6-2 C Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater High School Career Record: 105-33 (four-plus years) Office Phone: (605) 688-6336 Home Phone: (605) 692-6276 Team Information E-Mail: [email protected] 2003-04 OVERALL RECORD — Won 26, Lost 7 Averaged 9.0 points and 5.4 rebounds in 29 games Assistant Coach: Laurie Melum 2003-04 NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE RECORD — (4 starts); Alma Mater: Augustana (S.D.), 1997 Won 11, Lost 3 (tied for first place) *** Brooke Dickmeyer, 5-10, Sr., Guard/Forward, Office Phone: (605) 688-5287 RETURNING STARTERS — 3 Sioux Falls, S.D. — Averaged 7.1 points and 4.5 Home Phone: (605) 697-5087 *** Shannon Schlagel, 6-0, Sr., Forward/Center, rebounds, while shooting 86.4 percent from free E-Mail: [email protected] Raymond, S.D. — Two-time all-North Central confer- throw line in 32 games; ence selection (2003, 2004), 2004 Kodak/WBCA ** Christina Gilbert, 6-2, Jr., Center, Stillwater, Graduate Assistants: Christi Williams Division II All-North Central Region First Team, 2004 Minn. — Averaged 5.7 points and 4.5 rebounds in (Wayne State (Neb.), 2003), Emilee Gusso Division II Bulletin All-America honorable mention, 13 games before suffering season-ending injury; (Nebraska-Kearney, 2004). averaged 17.7 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, * Corrie Dickmeyer, 5-5, So., Guard, Sioux Falls, Student Assistants: Liz Jarding, Emily while shooting 50.9 percent from field in 33 starts; S.D. — Averaged 0.8 points and 0.5 rebounds in 20 Jarding ** Heather Sieler, 5-7, Jr., Guard, Huron, S.D. — games; North Central Conference Co-Defensive Player of the * Chelsey Hegge, 5-8, So., Guard, Baltic, S.D. — ADMINISTRATION Year and honorable mention all-NCC selection in Averaged 0.6 points and 0.4 rebounds in 17 games. President: Dr. Peggy Gordon Miller Athletic Director: Dr. Fred M. Oien 2004, averaged 7.5 points, 2.2 rebounds and 3.76 NEWCOMERS — 4 assists per game in 33 starts; • Courtney Grimsrud, 6-2, Fr., Center, Sisseton, Senior Woman Administrator: Nancy Neiber * Megan Vogel, 5-11, So., Guard/Forward, St. S.D. — Four-time all-state selection at Sisseton High NCAA Faculty Rep.: Mylo Hellickson Peter, Minn. — All-North Central Conference selec- School, 2004 South Dakota Miss Basketball; Assistant to AD-Internal: Rob Peterson tion, averaged 13.3 points, team-high 8.2 rebounds • Sarah Meckley, 6-0, Fr., Forward, Owen,Wis. — Assistant to AD-External: Keith Mahlum and 2.67 assists per game in 33 starts. Two-time all-state selection at Owen-Withee High MEDIA INFORMATION OTHER RETURNING LETTERWINNERS — 6 School; Sports Information Director: Ron Lenz *** Stephanie Bolden, 5-7 Sr., Guard, Marshall, • Isha Vanterpool, 5-9, Fr., Guard, Huron, S.D. — Office Phone: (605) 688-4623 Minn. — Averaged 3.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and all-state selection at Huron High School; Home Phone: (605) 692-7787 1.70 assists per game in 30 games; • Andrea Verdegan, 5-9, Fr., Guard, Glen Flora,Wis. Fax Number: (605) 688-5999 *** Sarita DeBoer, 6-2, Sr., Center, Huron, S.D. — — all-state pick at Flambeau High School. E-Mail: [email protected] Assistant Director: Jason Hove SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY INTERVIEW POLICY Office Phone: (605) 688-4822 All interviews with Jackrabbit student-athletes must be arranged 24 hours in Home Phone: (605) 692-1484 advance Monday through Thursday by contacting the SDSU Sports Information E-Mail: [email protected] Office or the head coach of the sport involved. Please do not contact players directly without prior approval. Media members should understand that all return calls will GENERAL INFORMATION be made collect or via a toll-free number, unless the student-athlete does the inter- Mailing Address: SDSU Box 2820, Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center, Brookings, SD view from the sports information office. Jackrabbit student-athletes will not be 57007-1497 available for interviews prior to a contest the day of the game, but will be available Ticket Office: 1-866-GO JACKS for post-game interviews 10 minutes after the conclusion of games by contacting a Hotline: (605) 688-4626 (HOBO) member of the sports information staff or coaching staff. Web Address: www.gojacks.com 2004-05 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 1 Head Coach Aaron Johnston In his four seasons as head coach of the South Dakota State University women’s basketball team, Aaron Johnston has taken the Jackrabbit program to new and higher levels, leading SDSU to three consecutive NCAA Division II Elite Eight appearances, including the first national cham- pionship in the program’s history during the 2002-03 season. During their championship run, which culminated with a 65-50 victory over Northern Kentucky in the NCAA Division II championship game in St. Joseph, Mo., the Jackrabbits compiled a school-record 32 wins against just three losses. SDSU also earned a share of its first-ever North Central Conference title with a 14-2 record in league play. After leading SDSU to unprecedented success, Johnston was named the 2003 Molten/Women’s Division II Bulletin Coach of the Year. The Jackrabbits attained much of the same success in the 2003-04 season, earning a share of their second consecutive North Central Conference title and winning the North Central Regional for the third consecutive year. SDSU finished the 2003-04 season with a 26-7 mark, falling to eventual national champion California (Pa.) in the first round of the NCAA Division II Elite Eight. Johnston leads the Jackrabbits into their Division I era with a career record of 105-33 (.761 winning percentage). Currently second on the SDSU career victories list, Johnston’s career totals JOHNSTON have included a 50-22 record (.694 winning percentage) in North Central Conference play and a YEAR-BY-YEAR 13-2 mark (.867 winning percentage) in NCAA postseason games. SEASON OVERALL CONF. During the 2001-02 season, Johnston led a Jackrabbit squad which included just two seniors 1999-2000 *4-2 4-2 and nine freshmen to SDSU’s first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division II Elite Eight.The 2000-01 15-12 9-9 Jackrabbits compiled a 28-9 record, setting a then-school record for wins in a season. 2001-02 28-9 12-6 Johnston spent the 1999-2000 season as assistant coach under Nancy Neiber and coached the 2002-03 32-3 14-2 Jackrabbits to a 4-2 record in the final six games of the season as interim head coach as SDSU 2003-04 26-7 11-3 finished the season with a 19-8 overall record, 11-7 in North Central Conference play. One of Totals 105-33 50-22 the Jackrabbits’ victories was over second-ranked and eventual national runner-up North Dakota * Named interim coach for final six games of State. season When the interim label was removed from his title on June 30, 2000, Johnston became the • 2003 Molten/Women’s Division II Bulletin National Coach of the Year seventh head coach in the modern era of South Dakota State University women’s basketball, which began in 1967. In the 2000-01 season, his first full season as Jackrabbit head coach, Johnston led SDSU to a 15-12 overall record.That mark included a North Central Conference record of 9-9, which earned the Jackrabbits a berth in the seven-team Wells Fargo Finals confer- ence postseason tournament.