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2013-14 Radio Chart #4 Mariah Gador #44 Jennifer Smith #11 Mackenzie Martinez #14 Therese Montano 5-6 • Guard/Forward 6-0 • Center 5-7 • Guard 5-9 • Guard Cincinnati, Oh. New Albany, In. Louisville, Ky. Louisville, Ky. #15 Jessica Hardin #21 Kelsey Adwell #23 Sarah Galvin #24 Destony Curry 5-9 • Guard/Forward 5-8 • Guard/Forward 6-0 • Forward 5-7 • Guard Monticello, Ky. Louisville, Ky. Hendersonville, Tn. Louisville, Ky. #25 Courtney Sandlin #30 Nicole Bryant #32 Mercedes Cox #33 Darion Hutchinson 6-0 • Forward 5-10 • Guard/Forward 5-9 • Guard 6-0 • Forward Williamstown, Ky. Goshen, Ky. Mannsville, Ky. Scottsburg, In. #34 Kelsey Lamb #40 Morgan Clemons 5-11 • Forward 5-9 • Forward Fishers, In. Louisville, Ky. 1 | Knights 2013-14 Table of Contents Bellarmine Fast Facts 2 BELLARMINE FAST FACTS 2013 Roster 5 Name: Bellarmine University Player Profiles 6-14 Location: Louisville, Ky. 2012-13 Statistics 15 Founded: 1950 GLVC Review 16 Enrollment: 3,422 (Fall 2013) GLVC Information 17 President: Dr. Joseph J. McGowan 2013-14 Opponents 18-19 Director of Athletics: Scott Wiegandt Program Records 20-22 Nickname: Knights Honor Roll 23 Colors: Scarlet and Silver All Time Series Results 24 Affiliation: NCAA Division II NCAA Tournament Appearances 25 Conference: Great Lakes Valley All-Time Results 26-30 Home Arena: Knights Hall Bellarmine Leadership 31 Capacity: 2,196 Bellarmine Athletics Staff 32 Athletic Department Phone: 502-272-8380 Athletics Facilities 33 Athletics FAX line: 502-272-8450 Bellarmine University and Louisville, Ky. 34 Mailing Address: 2001 Newburg Road, Louisville, Ky. 40205 Athletics offerings Athletics ADministration There are 21 varsity sports at Bellarmine, all competing at Athletics Director, Scott Wiegandt 502.272.8496 the NCAA Division II level, except men’s lacrosse, which Associate Athletics Director, Pam Stackhouse 502.272.8408 Office Manager, Linda Burt 502.272.8381 plays at the NCAA Division I level in the Eastern College Athletics Secretary, Traci Siemens 502.272.8380 Athletic Conference. With the exception of women’s field Sports Information Director, John Spugnardi 502.272.8078 hockey, which is independent, the remaining sports teams Cell phone 502.905.0922 compete in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Those teams Director, Athletics Events Management, include: men’s and women’s basketball, cross country, golf, Patrick Crush 502.272.8078 soccer, tennis, track (indoor and outdoor), tennis, women’s HeaD Coaches volleyball, softball and baseball. Baseball, Larry Owens 502.452.8278 Basketball-Men, Scott Davenport 502.272.8383 WOMen’S basketball historical DatA Basketball-Women, Chancellor Dugan 502.272.8382 First Year of Women’s Basketball: 1971-72 Cross Country-Men & Women, Jim Vargo 502.272.8042 Overall All-Time Record: 717-381 Cross Country-Women/Distance Kris Horton 502.272.8380 NCAA Appearances: 14 Field Hockey, Mark Blankebaker 502.272.8380 Golf-Men, Ernie Denham 502.272.8380 Last NCAA Postseason Appearance: 2007-08 Golf-Women, Art Henry 502.272.8380 NCAA Tournament Record: 12-15 (.444) Lacrosse, Kevin Burns 502.272.8397 NCAA Final Fours: 1 (1994) Soccer-Men’s, Tim Chastonay 502.272.8043 Soccer-Women’s, Jonathan Velotta 502.272.8106 WOMen’S Basketball Softball-Renee Hicks 502.272.8041 Swimming, Men’s & Womens, John Brucato 502.272.7727 Coaching Staff Information Tennis - Men’s & Women’s, Todd Murphy 502.272.8380 Head Coach: Chancellor Dugan Track & Field - Men & Women, Jim Vargo 502.272.8042 Alma Mater: Eastern Kentucky (1982) Volleyball, Jenni Grzebin 502.272.8380 School Record (Yrs.): 19-11 (.633) (1) Career Record (Yrs.): 339-301 (.529) (22) other Contact Information Office Phone: 502-272-8382 Sports Information e-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Athletics Website: BUKnights.com Assistant Coaches: Shannon Litton, Crystal Kelly MEDIA INFORMATION For information regarding media passes and seating location for the media, please contact the sports information office at 502.272.8078. Interviews with coaches can be set up through the sports information office or by calling the coaches directly. To arrange an interview with a student-athlete, media should contact the sports information office to set up a time. Cover by: Darwin Rivera Knights Hall is equipped with wireless capability. Phone lines Written and edited by: Darwin Rivera for electronic transmissions are available on request. Jeremy Hopkins John Spugnardi 2 | Knights 2013-14 2013-14 PREVIEW The Bellarmine University women’s basketball team returns to -Sophomore center Jennifer Smith transferred to Bellarmine the hardwood for an exciting 2013-14 season. After a 19-11 sea- from Indiana University where she was a member of the IU son last year that ended in the first round of the Great Lakes volleyball team. She redshirted the 2010-11 season and then Valley Conference Tournament, the Knights are poised for an did not see any action her second year in Bloomington, Ind. NCAA tournament berth for the first time since the 2007-08 Smith was a three-sport star at Floyd Central High School, season. and before dropping basketball as a senior to focus on volley- ball, she averaged 19.8 points per game, 8.8 rebounds and 2.9 Bellarmine has been picked to finish fifth in the Eastern Divi- blocks per game as a junior. sion behind Lewis, Indianapolis, Southern Indiana, and UW- Parkside. The entering freshman class is made up of five strong high school performers standouts: After graduating six seniors following last season, the Knights welcome eight new faces to the program for 2013-14. Bel- -Guard/forward Jessica Hardin averaged 19.6 points per larmine has added five freshmen and three transfers to this game, 6.0 rebounds per game and shot better than 40 season’s roster; a team that brings back just over 32 points percent from the field and from behind the arc at Wayne per game, but will have significant veteran leadership along County High School. She was a member of the Kentucky All- with youthful enthusiasm. The Knights will be one of the Stars in the prestigious Kentucky/Indiana All-Star game and youngest teams in the GLVC this season with 10 freshmen and holds numerous records for her school. She earned 3rd Team sophomores, and only two juniors and two seniors. Bellarmine All-State honors. will return four important pieces to the lineup: senior guard Therese Montano, senior forward Kelsey Lamb, and junior -Guard/forward Kelsey Adwell earned Honorable Mention forwards Darion Hutchinson and Morgan Clemons. All-State after averaging 19.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per contest at Pleasure Ridge Park High School. Adwell played for -Montano enters the upcoming season scoring 9.7 points per the Kentucky All-Stars in the Kentucky/Ohio All-Star game. game through her three previous years at BU. She is on pace to have one of the top free throw percentages in -Guard Destony Curry attended Manual High School where Bellarmine women’s basketball history with her 80% career she averaged 15.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.5 mark. Montano has also dished out 177 assists over her career steals per game en route to earning Third Team All-State hon- and pulled down 256 rebounds. ors. Curry played with the Kentucky All-Stars in the Kentucky/ Ohio All-Star Game and won a KHSAA State -Lamb has averaged just under three points per game at Bel- Championship as a junior. larmine and has grabbed 2.9 rebound per game as well. Last year, she appeared in every game for the Knights and earned -Forward Courtney Sandlin comes to Bellarmine from Walton- eight starts, averaging 4.7 points and 3.5 rebounds per con- Verona High School where she averaged 15.0 points per game test. as a senior. She scored more than 1,700 points and 1,000 rebounds in her high school career. She earned Honorable -Hutchinson will begin her third year at Bellarmine where she Mention All-State as a senior and was third in the state in free has led the team both years in rebounding and once in scor- throw percentage with 83.3 percent. ing. She has put up 9.1 points per game over her career and recorded 6.1 rebounds per game in her 57 games played. At -Guard Mercedes Cox put up 19.7 points and 9.7 rebounds her current pace, she will end up within the top 10 of Bellarm- per game at Adair County and earned Honorable Mention ine’s all-time career rebounds list. All-State. She shot better than 80 percent from the free throw line, 43 percent from the field, and 31.8 percent from three- -Clemons will be back for her third season at BU after starting point range. 29 of 30 games for the Knights a season ago. Clemons scored 6.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per game last year and holds 4.6 The Knights have a 27-game schedule this season, including ppg and 4.0 rpg career stats. a trip to Columbus, Ohio to face The Ohio State University in their only exhibition on Sunday, Nov 3. Their schedule in- Head coach Chancellor Dugan’s eight new players will bring cludes 14 games at Knights Hall. As part of their home slate significant talent to this year’s team, including a strong trio of this season, 2013 NCAA Div. II tournament quarterfinalist transfers. Wayne State visits on Dec. 20 and 2013 NCAA Tournament participant Indianapolis comes to town on Jan. 16 as part of a -Sophomore guard/forward Mariah Gador comes to five-game homestand against GLVC foes. Bellarmine after playing a year at Clarion University. Gador started 26 games for the Golden Eagles where she averaged The Knights will travel to 2013 NCAA Tournament Participants 6.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.