Mercyhurst LAKERS Vs Gannon LADY KNIGHTS
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MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY 2015-16 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GAME #19 Mercyhurst LAKERS (9-9, 7-5 PSAC-West) vs Gannon LADY KNIGHTS THE SERIES VS. GANNON Mercyhurst trails all-time series 27-56 Home: 17-25 (11-5, 9-3 PSAC-West) Away: 10-31 Neutral: 0-0 Wednesday, January 202 at 5:30 PM Mercyhurst Athletic Center (MAC) 2015-16 SCHEDULE (9-9, 7-5 PSAC-W) Date Opponent Time Erie, Pa. November 14 vs West Liberty L 64-78 November 15 vs Notre Dame College L 67-74 CONTACT INFORMATION November 18 *at Indiana University of PA L 57-68 November 21 Shippensburg University W 67-65 Men’s Basketball Contact Joshua Garrett November 22 Kutztown University W 59-58 Office Phone (814) 824-2525 November 27 St. Joseph’s College L 61-74 Mailing Address 501 East 38th Street; Erie, Pa. 16546 November 28 Hillsdale College W 69-61 E-mail [email protected] December 1 *Edinboro University L 42-64 Athletic Facebook Page HurstAthletics December 4 *at Bloomsburg (2OT) L 61-66 Mercyhurst Twitter Page @HurstAthletics December 5 *at East Stroudsburg L 50-59 December 9 Ursuline College L 48-56 December 12 at West Virginia Weslyan W 88-80 Projected Starters December 16 *at Slippery Rock University W 80-65 Mercyhurst December 19 *Clarion University (OT) L 74-75 #3 Hayley Andres - Guard January 3 *at Mansfield W 61-58 January 6 *Lock Haven W 49-46 #12 Natalie Piaggesi - Forward January 9 *at University of Pitt-Johnstown W 60-47 #25 Angela Heintz - Guard January 13 *at Seton Hill W 67-58 #32 Jalin Steel - Guard January 20 *Gannon 5:30 PM January 23 *at California University of PA 1:00 PM #33 Jessica Bell - Forward January 27 *Slippery Rock 5:30 PM January 30 *at Edinboro 1:00 PM Gannon February 3 *Indiana University of PA 5:30 PM #3 McKenna Shives - Guard February 6 *at Clarion 1:00 PM February 13 *University of Pitt-Johnstown 1:00 PM #5 Amanda Berchtold - Guard February 17 *Seton Hill University 5:30 PM #10 Brianna Brennan - Forward February 20 *California University of PA 1:00 PM #12 Morgan Neighbors - Guard February 24 *at Gannon 5:30 PM February 27 PSAC Tournament-1st Round TBA #14 Jennie Thies - Forward/Center March 1 PSAC Tournament-Quarterfinals TBA 2015-16 PENNSYLVANIA STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE STANDINGS PSAC WEST PSAC EAST TEAM PSAC OVERALL TEAM PSAC OVERALL IUP 10-3 13-4 Shippensburg 11-2 15-2 California 9-3 11-4 West Chester 8-4 11-5 Gannon 9-3 11-5 Bloomsburg 7-5 10-6 Edinboro 7-5 12-6 Millersville 6-6 10-6 Mercyhurst 7-5 9-9 E. Stroudsburg 6-6 8-8 Seton Hill 6-6 10-8 Kutztown 4-8 7-9 Clarion 6-7 6-13 Lock Haven 4-9 7-10 Slippery Rock 5-7 8-9 Mansfield 1-11 3-12 Pitt-Johnstown 4-8 7-11 Cheyney 0-12 1-14 *As of 1/17/16 2015-16 Roster Numerical By Class No. Name Ht. Pos. Yr. Hometown / High School 2 Alexis Simpson 5-3 G Fr. Erie, Pa. / McDowell Seniors (2) 3 Hayley Andres 5-7 G Jr. Franklin, Pa. / Franklin Kiley Cleveland 5 Maria Lapertosa 5-10 G Fr. Whitesboro, N.Y. / Whitesboro Adrienne Kloecker 10 Kiley Cleveland 5-5 G R-Sr. Athol, Ma. / Athol 11 Adrienne Kloecker 5-6 G Sr. Erie, Pa. / Villa Maria Juniors(6) 12 Natalie Piaggesi 6-1 F Jr. Bethel Park, Pa. / Seton-La Salle Haley Andres 14 Maryssa Agurs 5-8 G So.. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Keystone Oaks Alex Artise 22 Alex Artise 5-9 G Jr. North East, Pa. / North East Jessica Bell 23 Emilee Norris 6-0 F Fr. Clay, N.Y. / Cicero-North Syracuse Angela Heintz 25 Angela Heintz 5-10 G Jr. Bethal Park, Pa. / Seton-La Salle Natalie Piaggesi 32 Jalin Steel 5-7 G Jr. Euclid, Ohio / Euclid Jalin Steel 33 Jessica Bell 5-10 F Jr. Crown Point, Ind. / Lake Central 35 Dekota Kirby 5-8 G Fr. Markham, Ontario / Pierre Elliot Trudeau Sophomores(1) Maryssa Agurs Alphabetical No. Name Ht. Pos. Yr. Hometown / High School Freshmen (4) 14 Maryssa Agurs 5-8 G So. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Keystone Oaks 3 Hayley Andres 5-7 G Jr. Franklin, Pa. / Franklin Dekota Kirby 22 Alex Artise 5-9 G Jr. North East, Pa. / North East Maria Lapertosa 33 Jessica Bell 5-10 F Jr. Crown Point, Ind. / Lake Central Emilee Norris 10 Kiley Cleveland 5-5 G R-Sr. Athol, Ma. / Athol Alexis Simpson 25 Angela Heintz 5-10 G Jr. Bethal Park, Pa. / Seton-La Salle 35 Dekota Kirby 5-8 G Fr. Markham, Ontario / Pierre Elliot Trudeau By Location 11 Adrienne Kloecker 5-6 G Sr. Erie, Pa. / Villa Maria 5 Maria Lapertosa 5-10 G Fr. Whitesboro, N.Y. / Whitesboro 23 Emilee Norris 6-0 F Fr. Clay, N.Y. / cICERO-North Syracuse Indiana (1) 12 Natalie Piaggesi 6-1 F Jr. Bethel Park, Pa. / Seton-La Salle Jessica Bell 2 Alexis Simpson 5-3 G Fr. Erie, Pa. / McDowell 32 Jalin Steel 5-7 G Jr. Euclid, Ohio / Euclid Massachusetts (1) Kiley Cleveland Head Coach-Deanna Richard New York (2) Assistant Coaches-Megan Hoffman, and Ryan Tracy Maria Lapertosa Emilee Norris Ohio (1) Jalin Steel Ontario (1) Dekota Kirby Pennsylvania (7) Maryssa Agurs Hayley Andres Alex Artise Angela Heintz Adrienne Kloecker Natalie Piaggesi Alexis Simpson 2015-162013-142013-142013-14 MERCYHURSTMERCYHURST MERCYHURSTMERCYHURST MEN’SMEN’S MEN’SMEN’S BASKETBALLBASKETBALL BASKETBALLBASKETBALL GAMEGAME GAMEGAME NOTESNOTES NOTESNOTES at EastatCalifornia Indiana Stroudsburgvs (Pa.) at(Pa.)GannonUPJ Clarion | ||March MarchFebruaryMarch | January| February 4 81 | ||7 3:30263 p.m. p.m. 20 | 7:30p.m. 23| | 5:30 |PSAC PSAC| p.m. 3| PSACp.m. Tournament Tournament Tournament Contact:Contact:Contact:Contact: Brian BrianBrian Joshua Vail, Vail,Vail, Garrett,Assistant AssistantAssistant Graduate SID SIDSID | ||[email protected] [email protected]@mercyhurst.edu Assistant SID | [email protected] | ||814.824.3338 814.824.3338814.824.3338 | ||(f) (f)(f) 814.824.3094 814.824.3094814.824.3094 Deanna Richard Head Coach • 9th Season • Oakland ’96 22. Her first Laker team excelled in Richard oversaw an 8-1 stretch the classroom as well, with two players midway through the season that matched making the GLIAC All-Academic the best nine-game mark in her tenure. team. On senior night, the Lakers won, 59- Richard came to Mercyhurst after 58 in overtime, over previously unbeaten serving as the head coach at Olivet Edinboro to earn the biggest regular College for six years. Although she Deanna Richard enters her ninth season win in program history. Senior spent six years at NCAA Division III season as the Mercyhurst University Nikki Frederickson led the way with Olivet, Richard worked as an assistant women’s basketball head coach. 25 points and Abby Allen made a tying coach at a pair of GLIAC schools - Last season, Richard led her Lakers’ three-pointer with 11 seconds remaining Wayne State and Ferris State. She squad to a 9-19 finish (6-16 PSAC) in regulation to set up overtime. Another earned her bachelor’s degree from while also winning 5-of-6 games over senior, Megan Hoffman, made the game- Oakland University, playing basketball a two week stretch. Mercyhurst went winning free throw with 13 seconds left. for the school from 1992-96. She on to defeat conference opponents In 2010-11, she guided earned her master’s degree in sports Mansfield, Slippery Rock, (at) Clarion, Mercyhurst to its first .500 season since administration from Wayne State in UPJ, and non-conference foe Ursuline the 1999-2000 campaign, as the team 2001. over the span. went 15-15. Richard also led the Lakers At Olivet, Richard built a program A slew of returners are available to a 7-7 conference mark-the first time that had not seen much success at Richard’s disposal in 15-16 with six Mercyhurst had done that well in league historically. The program steadily newcomers added to the roster. action since 1997. improved, building to a 13-14 record In 2014-15, Mercyhurst finished On January 19, 2011, Richard earned in 2005-06 with an 8-8 record in the with a 6-20 overall record (4-12 PSAC) her 100th career win at Mercyhurst in a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic that came with a promising victory to 74-65 win over Clarion. Association (MIAA). In her final year, IUP at home, 73-64. A strong returning The Lakers increased their win the program reached .500 for the first sophomore class will be the nucleus of total in each of Richard’s first four time in her tenure, going 12-12 and Richard’s team, as they try to make it seasons. After spending her first season setting a school record by finishing 9-7 back to the postseason for the first time leading Mercyhurst in the Great Lakes in the MIAA. It marked just the third since the 2012-13 campaign Intercollegiate Athletic Conference time in 29 years of Olivet women’s The Lakers won 12 games in 2011- (GLIAC), Richard and the Lakers basketball that the team finished .500 12, including a home victory over started a new era in the PSAC in 2008- or better. second-ranked Edinboro on February 09 where they went 4-10 against the Richard played at Oakland from The Richard File Western Division, 10-17 overall. 1992-96 when the school was part of In 2009-10, the Lakers went 12-14 the GLIAC.