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ETSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL2019-20 GAME NOTES GAME FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2019 at 5:00 PM etsu Liberty LYNCHBURG, VA 2 0-1, 0-0 socon 0-0, 0-0 SEC VINES CENTER 2019-20 SCHEDULE THE MATCHUP OVERALL RECORD: 0-1 SOCON 0-0 ETSU QUICK FACTS FOLLOW THE BUCS NON-CONFERENCE 0-1 Y ETSU_WBB HOME 0-1 Head Coach: Brittney Ezell AWAY 0-0 Record at ETSU/Years: 92-96 (7th season) P ETSU_WBB NEUTRAL 0-0 X NOVEMBER Overall Record: 212-209 ETSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Tue 5 TENNESSEE L, 72-68 Fri 8 at Liberty 5pm Thu 14 at High Point 7pm LIBERTY QUICK FACTS Mon 18 at North Carolina A&T 5:30pm Thu 21 RADFORD 11am Head Coach: Carey Green Sat 23 UNC-ASHEVILLE 7pm Record at Liberty/Years: 457-184 (21st Season) Mon 25 at Appalachian State 6:30pm Sat 30 DAVIDSON 2pm Overall Record: 457-184 DECEMBER Thu 5 WAKE FOREST 7pm PROBABLE STARTERS Sun 8 CLEVELAND STATE 2pm POS # NAME CL HT PPG RPG Wed 11 at Troy 1pm G 2 Micah Scheetz R-Jr. 5’8” 7.0 5.0 Sun 15 at Georgia Tech 2pm F 13 Shynia Jackson So. 6’1” 2.0 2.0 Fri 20 SOUTH ALABAMA 7pm Tue 31 CONVERSE COLLEGE 2pm G 14 Kaia Upton So. 5’6” 3.0 4.0 G 20 Erica Haynes-Overton Jr. 5’5” 41.0 10.0 JANUARY Sat 4 at Cornell 1pm F 44 E’Lease Stafford So. 6’0” 13.0 6.0 Thu 9 at UNCG ^ 7pm Sat 11 at Western Carolina ^ 2pm OFF THE BENCH Thu 16 FURMAN ^ 7pm Sat 18 WOFFORD ^ 2pm POS # NAME CL HT PPG RPG Thu 23 at Mercer ^ 7pm G 3 arielle harvey sr. 6’0” 0.0 1.0 Sat 25 at Samford ^ 5:30pm C 4 tijuana kimbro Jr. 6’4” 1.0 3.0 FEBRUARY G 10 Jada craig Sr. 5’4” -- -- Sat 1 CHATTANOOGA ^ 1pm G 11 Taisha Murphy sr. 5’10” -- -- Thu 6 WESTERN CAROLINA ^ 7pm G 12 gabby brown jr. 5’8” 0.0 0.0 Sat 8 UNCG ^ 2pm G 21 amaya adams so. 5’10” 1.0 1.0 Thu 13 at Wofford ^ 7pm F 22 Cierrah Perdue jr. 6’1” 0.0 2.0 Sat 15 at Furman ^ 2pm Thu 20 SAMFORD ^ 7pm G 23 Jasmine Sanders jr. 6’0” -- -- Sat 22 MERCER ^ 2pm G 24 Anajae Stephney sr. 6’2” -- -- Sat 29 at Chattanooga ^ 2pm F 34 Mykia Dowdell so. 5’9” -- -- MARCH Thu 5 SoCon Quarterfinals TBD Fri 6 SoCon Semifinals TBD THE SHOOTAROUND Sun 8 SoCon Championship TBD •ETSU is coming off a heartbreaking 72-68 loss over the Lady Volunteers of Tennesse on opening Home games in BOLD CAPS ^ - SoCon game night, closing the gap as many as two points in the final minutes. •The last win for ETSU against the Lady Flames was January 6, 1999, an 80-69 win. The victory came when Liberty was in the Big South, the Bucs opponent today transitioning to the Atlantic Sun ETSU QUICK FACTS in 2018. President: Dr. brian noland Director of athletics: scott carter •The Bucs start their three-game road trip before returnng back to the friendly confines of Brooks Gym. Nickname (colors): buCS (nAVY & goLD) conference: southern •Liberty enters their second season in the ASUN conference pegged to finish second by both the media and coaches, while Lytle and Rettstatt made appearances on the Preseason All-ASUN Home arena (capacity): bROOKS GYM (3,500) Team. Athletic communications contact: mike gallagher Cell phone: (612-865-7052) EMAIL: [email protected] ETSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL2019-20 GAME NOTES NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Class Hometown/Previous School 2 Micah Scheetz G 5’8” R-JR Knoxville, Tenn./UAB 3 Arielle Harvey G 6’0” SR Atlanta, Ga./St. Bonaventure 4 Tijuana Kimbro C 6’4” JR Memphis, Tenn./Hutchinson CC 10 Jada Craig G 5’4” SR Winston-Salem, N.C./Winston-Salem Prep 11 Taisha Murphy G 5’10” SR Clayton, N.C./University of Richmond 12 Gabby Brown G 5’8” JR Fort Walton Beach, Fla./Pearl River CC 13 Shynia Jackson F 6’1” SO Warner Robins, Ga./Warner Robins HS 14 Kaia Upton G 5’6” SO Nashville, Tenn./East Nashville Magnet HS 20 Erica Haynes-Overton G 5’5” JR Nashville, Tenn./East Nashville Magnet HS 21 Amaya Adams G 5’10” SO Kansas City, Mo./Notre Dame de Sion HS 22 Cierrah Perdue F 6’1” JR Atlanta, Ga./Georgia Highlands College 23 Jasmine Sanders G 6’0” JR Charlotte, N.C./Troy 24 Anajae Stephney G 6’2” SR Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden HS 34 Mykia Dowdell F 5’9” SO Oak Ridge, Tenn./MTSU 44 E’Lease Stafford F/G 6’0” SO Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence HS Associate Head Coach: Keisha McClinic (4th Season, 1st in role) Assistant Coach: Kelly Mathis (2nd Season) Assistant Coach: Ashley Houts (1st Season) Director of Basketball Operations: Dakota Love ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 21 Amaya Adams G 5’10” SO Kansas City, Mo./Notre Dame de Sion HS ROSTER BREAKDOWN 12 Gabby Brown G 5’8” JR Fort Walton Beach, Fla./Pearl River CC BUCS BY CLASS 10 Jada Craig G 5’4” SR Winston-Salem, N.C./Winston-Salem Prep SENIORS ..........................................................4 34 Mykia Dowdell F 5’9” SO Oak Ridge, Tenn./MTSU 6 3 Arielle Harvey G 6’0” SR Atlanta, Ga./St. Bonaventure JUNIORS .......................................................... 20 Erica Haynes-Overton G 5’5” JR Nashville, Tenn./East Nashville Magnet HS SOPHOMORES .................................................5 13 Shynia Jackson F 6’1” SO Warner Robins, Ga./Warner Robins HS FRESHMEN ......................................................0 4 Tijuana Kimbro C 6’4” JR Memphis, Tenn./Hutchinson CC 11 Taisha Murphy G 5’10” SR Clayton, N.C./University of Richmond BUCS BY POSITION 22 Cierrah Perdue F 6’1” JR Atlanta, Ga./Georgia Highlands College GUARDS ......................................................... 10 23 Jasmine Sanders G 6’0” JR Charlotte, N.C./Troy GUARDS/FORWARDS ....................................... 1 2 Micah Scheetz G 5’8” R-JR Knoxville, Tenn./UAB 44 E’Lease Stafford F/G 6’0” SO Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence HS FORWARDS ......................................................3 24 Anajae Stephney G 6’2” SR Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden HS CENTERS ...........................................................1 14 Kaia Upton G 5’6” SO Nashville, Tenn./East Nashville Magnet HS BUCS BY STATE PRONUNCIATION GUIDE TENNESSEE .....................................................6 GEORGIA...........................................................3 3 Arielle Harvey Air-E-L 3 4 Tijuana Kimbro Tee-On-Uh Kim-Bro NORTH CAROLINA ........................................... 11 Taisha Murphy Tay-zhuh FLORIDIA ...........................................................1 13 Shynia Jackson Shuh-ny-uh KANSAS ............................................................1 14 Kaia Upton Ky-uh 21 Amaya Adams Uh-My-Uh MISSOURI ......................................................... 1 22 Cierrah Perdue Sierra 24 Anajae Stephney Uh-Nah-Zhay 34 Mykia Dowdell Muh-ky-uh 44 E’Lease Stafford Uh-lease ETSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL2019-20 GAME NOTES GENERAL INFORMATION FANS SHOWED UP, BUCS SHOWED OUT FROM SUB TO STARTER Location................................Johnson City, Tenn. 5,881 attended ETSU’s season-opener against the Univer- Sophomore E’Lease Stafford made her first career start Founded......................................................................1911 sity of Tennessee, the second-largest crowd in program his- against the University of Tennessee and logged 28 minutes, Enrollment..........................................................14,400 tory. The only audience bigger for the Bucs was the 2016- a career high. Stafford scored 13 points and grabbed Nickname..............................Buccaneers (Bucs) 17 game against the Lady Vols in the ETSU MiniDome, six rebounds, the scoring mark also the highest of her Colors................................Navy Blue & Old Gold 6,072 showing up to the 83-58 Tennessee victory. collegiate career. Affiliation.........................................NCAA Division I Conference................................................Southern JOIN THE CLUB PRESEASON PROJECTIONS President.....................................Dr. Brian Noland Athletic Director..............................Scott Carter Junior guard Erica Haynes-Overton is poised to become the ETSU garnered a fourth-place spot with 38 votes from the Sr. Women’s Admin...Kay Lennon McGrew 24th Buccaneer to score 1,000 career points. Haynes-Over- coaches and 78 from the media. The polls varied signifi- Arena.......................................................Brooks Gym ton, averaging nearly 16 points per game in her already-il- cantly from spots one through six, with only the two groups Capacity................................................................3,500 lustrious time at ETSU, entered her junior season 45 points only agreeing on the Bucs being fourth in the top six. shy of meeting the milestone. With her 41 points against the University of Tennessee, she sits just four points away from PRESEASON ALL-LEAGUE COACHING STAFF joining the prestigious group that is led by Marsha Cowart’s The lone member of the Bucs to be selected preseason all-con- Head Coach ...Brittney Ezell (7th Season) program-most 2,239 career points. ference was junior guard Erica Haynes-Overton. It is the second Career Record .....212-209 (14th Season) consecutive year Haynes-Overton has placed on the preseason ETSU Record ................ 92-96 (7th Season) VANQUISHING THE VOLS all-conference team, last year ending her season as one of five SoCon Record ............. 46-25 (6th Season) Haynes-Overton put the team on her back against the selected first team all-conference. Alma Mater .................................Alabama, 1999 University of Tennessee in ETSU’s opening game of the Associate Head Coach ............... Keisha McClinic 2019-20 campaign. The junior had 41 points, 10 rebounds, RECRUITING RELOAD .......................................(1st in position, 4th on staff) Assistant Coaches ..........Kelly Mathis (2nd) and seven steals, logging her fifth career double-double Brittney Ezell and her coaching staff welcome six new- ........................................................Ashley Houts (1st) and coming up just short of her first career triple-double. comers to the roster to join ETSU’s nine returners for the The 41 points is the second-most in school history, trailing 2019-20 campaign.