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2008-09 SCHEDULE 11/9 U. of Ky. (exhib.) 2:00 Away 11/18 Ky. State Univ. 7:00 Home 11/21&22 @ Merrimack College Tournament (BU, Merrimack, Dowling, Flagler) 11/29 Saginaw Valley St. 1:00 Home 12/4 St. Joseph’s College 5:30 Away 12/6 Univ. of Indianapolis 5:30 Away 12/16 Wilberforce Univ. 4:00 Away 12/18 Oakland City 7:00 HOME 12/20 Alice Lloyd College 4:00 HOME 12/29 Lake Superior St. 6:00 HOME 12/30 Northwood Univ. 3:00 HOME 1/2 Northern Ky. 5:45 HOME 1/8 Ky. Wesleyan 5:45 HOME 1/10 Southern Indiana 5:45 HOME 1/15 Missouri-St. Louis 7:30 Away 1/17 Rockhurst Univ. 1:00 Away 1/22 Drury University 5:45 HOME 1/24 Missouri S & T 1:00 HOME 1/29 Quincy University 5:15 Away 1/31 Lewis University 1:00 Away 2/5 Wisc.-Parkside 5:45 HOME 2/7 St. Joseph’s 1:00 HOME 2/12 Ky. Wesleyan 5:15 Away 2/14 Wisc.-Parkside 1:00 Away 2/19 Lewis University 5:45 HOME 2/21 Indianapolis 5:45 HOME 2/26 Northern Kentucky 5:30 Away All times reflect game site local time. CONTENTS THE 2008-09 Knights Athletics AdministRation 2008-09 Season Preview 2 Athletics Director, Scott Wiegandt 452.8496 Assistant Athletics Director, Jim Vargo 452.8042 Coaching Staff 3 Assistant Athletics Director, Marilyn Staples 452.8408 Roster 4 Athletics Secretary, Linda Burt 452.8381 Player Profiles 5 Athletics Secretary, Traci Siemens 452.8380 Sports Information Director, John Spugnardi 452.8078 Cell phone 905.0922 Season Review (2007-08) Asst. Sports Information Director, Jon Auten 452.8078 2007-08 Season Stats 14 GLVC Information and Standings 15 Head Coaches 2008-09 Opponents 16 Baseball, Deron Spink 452.8278 Program Records 18 Basketball-Men, Scott Davenport 452.8383 Honor Roll 21 Basketball-Women, David Smith 452.8382 Cross Country-Men & Women, Jim Vargo 452.8042 All-Time Results 23 Field Hockey, Don Hubbuch 452.8362 Golf-Men, Ernie Denham 452.8380 Bellarmine University Golf-Women, Art Henry 452.8380 Bellarmine President, Athletics Director 28 Lacrosse, Jack McGetrick 452.8397 Soccer-Men & Women, Tim Chastonay 452.8043 Bellarmine Athletics Staff 29 Softball, Renee Hicks 452.8041 Athletics Facilities 30 Tennis - Men, Todd Murphy 452.8380 Bellarmine University and Louisville, KY 31 Tennis - Women, John Mican 452.8380 Notable BU Personalities 33 Track & Field - Men & Women, Jim Vargo 452.8042 GLVC Sportmanship 34 Volleyball, Dan Palmer 452.8380 OtheR Contact INFORmation Supporters Knights Hall 452.8206 or 452.8207 MetroMedical Solutions/United Electric 34 Sports Information: [email protected] Environmental Safety Technologies 35 athletics.bellarmine.edu Century Mortgage/ PNC 36 Shively/O’Shea’s-Brendan’s-Flanagan’s 37 Knights Hall is equipped with wireless capability. Additional phone lines for electronic transmissions are available upon Friends of Bellarmine 38 request. All numbers are 502 area code. Knights Travel IBC All media are encouraged to attend Bellarmine athletic Local Media Outlets contests. For information regarding admission passes and THE COURIER-JOURNAL THE VOICE TRIBUNE WHAS 11 TV (ABC) seating location for the media, please contact the sports 525 West Broadway 3818 Shelbyville Road 520 West Chestnut St. information office at 502.452.8078. Louisville, KY 40202 Louisville, KY 40207 Louisville, KY 40201 Phone: (502) 582-4361 Pho ne: (502) 897-8900 Phone: (502) 582-7840 Fax: (502) 582-7186 Fax: (502) 897-8915 Fax: (502) 585-5992 Rosters, schedules, notes, game stories, and additional www.courier-journal.com www.voice-tribune.com www.whas11.com athletics information is typically available at athletics con- tests, as well as on the web at athletics.bellarmine.edu. 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To Fax: (812) 284-7081 Fax: (502) 568-6751 Fax: (502) 479-2224 www.news-tribune.net www.wdrb.com www.790wkrd.com arrange an interview with a student-athlete, media should contact the sports information office to set up a time. NEW ALBANY TRIBUNE WHAS 840 AM 303 Scribner Drive 4000 #1 Radio Drive New Albany, IN 47150 Louisville, KY 40218 Bellarmine will not release the home or cell phone numbers Phone: (812) 944-6481 Phone: (502) 479-2200 edia of student-athletes. Excusing a player from practice to con- Fax: (812) 949-6585 Fax. (502) 479-2232 www.news-tribune.net www.whas.com M duct a media interview is at the discretion of the coach. 2008-09 The Bellarmine women’s basketball team the team after playing at WU and was named the attack the lane and then shoot the three off of the finished the 2007-08 season with 20 wins and a team’s newcomer of the year in 2007-08. Allison pass. Running a more open offense, the Knights trip to the NCAA Division II Tournament. Head Hughes, who was a key contributor at St. Joseph’s, will also seek to use their defense to spark their Coach David Smith, who surpassed 500 career will finish her playing career at Bellarmine as well. transition game. wins during the previous season, will be counting All three will challenge for time in the back court Bellarmine’s schedule will be difficult as on two returning starters and a host of newcomers while Nicols and the 5-8 Hughes might also provide usual with a nice mix of home and away games as his team seeks to exceed the accomplishments some help on the front line. to prepare the squad for play in the Great Lakes of last year’s squad. Freshmen Randi Uebelhor (5-11), Jasmine Valley Conference. Competition in the GLVC East The Knights will look to seniors Dana Hamilton (5-8) and Taylor Fountain (5-10) could Division promises to be especially challenging due Beaven and Taylor Kopple for scoring punch in all factor into the playing rotation in the front court to the presence of last year’s national champion the lane and leadership on the court. Beaven, a as well. Kylie Brady (5-7), Samantha Sheeran Northern Kentucky. The Knights have an early 6-0 forward who joined Bellarmine’s Thousand (5-6) and Amy Lomax (5-8) are first year players date with the preseason #1 ranked Norse as they Point Club last season as her career total reached who will vie for time at the guard position for play NKU on Jan. 2 in Knights Hall. GLVC play 1022, returns with her 11.6 points per game and Coach Smith. will include many tough games, including a visit 6.6 rebounds per game to anchor the front line The team’s size and athleticism will factor into from Drury (#7 in the preseason), before wrap- for Coach Smith. Beaven recorded four double- the playing style of the Knights this year. Coach ping up with a return visit to Northern Kentucky doubles last year including a season high 23 points Smith will call on his crew to use their quickness to on Feb. 26. and a game high 12 rebounds in a win over Lewis. Joining her for a powerful 1-2 punch in the paint is Kopple, a 5-11 forward who averaged 8.5 points per game and 4.8 rebounds per game. A Louis- ville native and Sacred Heart grad, Kopple was fifth on the team in points scored, third in rebounds and third in assists. Her quickness and speed in transition puts a tremendous amount of pressure on the op- posing team’s defense. Coach Smith will be selecting the rest of his starting five from a deep roster that includes three returning upperclassmen, three transfers and seven freshmen. Seniors Trisha Bennett and Lara Donnelly and lone junior Destiny Mattingly will be asked to provide experience and minutes in the back court. A trio of transfers will also bring their abilities and experi- ence to the mix. Shawna Nicols (Lincoln Memorial/University of Wisconsin) and Andrea Bank- head (Indiana State) both have valuable Division I playing time. Nicols, a 5-11 guard, averaged 10.7 points per game for Lincoln Memorial in her only year with 2 COACHING STAFF Head Coach David Smith COLLEGE RECORD Over the span of his career, David North Dakota State in the championship game, and his 1998 squad 2007-08 Bellarmine 20-12 Smith has established himself as made it all the way to the Elite Eight. His Lady Raider teams also 2006-07 Bellarmine 19-11 one of the top women’s basketball scooped up three Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference champi- 2005-06 Bellarmine 14-14 coaches in NCAA Division II history. onships along the way, while Smith was named Coach of the Year 2004-05 Bellarmine 21-9 In 2007-08, Bellarmine defeated three times (1995, 1996, 1998).