Marian University 2015-16 Women's Basketball Media Quick Facts
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MARIAN UNIVERSITY 2015-16 Women’s BasketBALL MEDIA QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION School Name ...................................Marian University 2014-15 Record ........................................28-6 (.824) Location ........................................... Indianapolis, Ind. 2014-15 League Record/Finish .....14-4 (.778)/2nd Founded ................................................................1936 CL Tournament Record ............................ Champions Enrollment ...........................................................2,800 Starters Returning/Lost ........................................4/1 Nickname .........................................................Knights Letter winners Returning/Lost .............................8/4 Colors ...........................................Marian Blue & Gold Arena (capacity) ................ John Grimes Court at the TEAM HISTORY ............................. Physical Education Center (1,500) First Year of Basketball ................................ 1976-77 Affiliation ............................................ NAIA Division II All-Time Record ..................................534-454 (.540) Conference ...................................Crossroads League NAIA Tournament Appearances ...............................2 President ........................................... Daniel J. Elsener Last Postseason Appearance ......................2014-15 Provost ................................ Thomas Enneking, Ph.D. Director of Athletics ........................... Steve Downing MEDIA INFORMATION Athletics Department Phone .............317.955.6123 Live Audio ........................................MUKNIGHTS.com Live Video .........................................MUKNIGHTS.com BASKETBALL STAFF Live Statistics ..................................MUKNIGHTS.com Head Coach ................Katie Gearlds (Purdue, 2007) WBB Twitter ....................................@MarianUnivWBB Record at MU...........................................44-22 (.667) Athletics Twitter ...................................... @MUKnights Career Record ......................................... 22-14 (.611) Assistant Coaches ...............................Vicky Volonaki ....................................... Mark Parker, Kaylee Walters SPORTS INFORMATION Director ......................................... Dr. Geoff Sherman Office Phone .........................................317.955.6125 Email ..................................... [email protected] Graduate Asst./WBB Contact ......Adrianne Johnson Office Phone .........................................317.955.6137 Email .................................... [email protected] Fax Number ..........................................317.955.6121 Website ..................................... www.muknights.com Mailing Address ................... 3200 Cold Spring Road .................................................Indianapolis, IN 46222 MARIAN UNIVERSITY 2015-16 Women’s BasketBALL MEDIA QUICK FACTS ROSTER BREAKDOWN Starters Returning (3) Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG Other 1 Jessica Almeida 5-9 Jr. G 34-31 10.7 2.7 2.5 apg, All-CL HM 4 Lakan Hasser-Smith 5-8 Sr. G 34-34 15.9 4.4 2.1 apg, All-CL 1st team 12 Kellie Kirkhoff 5-5 So. G 33-31 7.4 1.9 2.5 apg, All-CL Freshman Starters Lost (2) Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG Other 3 Kaylee Walters 5-7 Sr. G 34-34 13.6 4.8 All-CL 2nd team; 54% FGM 11 Faith Reece 5-11 Sr. F 33-31 5.7 4.9 54% FGM Other Returning Players (6) Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG Other 5 Joana Soeiro 5-7 So. G 32-2 5.4 2.5 4.0 apg; All-CL Freshman 14 Jaidlin Delph 5-8 Sr. G 29-0 3.2 1.5 15 Sarah Brewer 5-6 Sr. G 20-1 2.6 1.0 24 Jenna Sullivan 6-0 Jr. F 33-5 7.6 5.9 1.5 bpg 25 Anastacia Kirby 5-11 Jr. F 34-1 3.8 2.3 31 Katie Ernstberger 5-6 So. G Did not see action Newcomers (3) Ht. Cl. Pos. Hometown/High School Amanda Annee 5-4 Fr. G Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian Sarah Corbin 5-9 Fr. F Mooresville, Ind./Mooresville Dejah Cyrus 5-9 Fr. F Marion, Ind./Marion Karen Jones 5-10 Fr. F Lizton, Ind./Tri-West ROSTER BY POSITION ROSTER BY CLASS ROSTER BY STATE/NATION Guard (8): Lakan Hasser-Smith, Kellie Seniors (3): Lakan Hasser-Smith, Jaidlin Indiana (11): Jaidlin Delph, Lakan Hasser- Kirkhoff, Joana Soeiro, Jaidlin Delph, Sarah Delph, Sarah Brewer Smith, Anastacia Kirby, Sarah Brewer, Jenna Brewer, Katie Ernstberger, Amanda Annee, Sullivan, Kellie Kirkhoff, Sarah Corbin, Dejah Jessica Almeida Juniors (3): Jessica Almeida, Jenna Sullivan, Cyrus, Karen Jones, Amanda Annee, Katie Anastacia Kirby Ernstberger Forward (5): Anastacia Kirby, Sarah Corbin, PORTUGAL (2): Jessica Almeida, Joana Dejah Cyrus, Karen Jones, Jenna Sullivan Sophomores (3): Kellie Kirkhoff, Joana Soeiro Soeiro, Katie Ernstberger ROSTER BY HEIGHT 6-0: Jenna Sullivan Freshman (4): Sarah Corbin, Dejah Cyrus, PERCENTAGES RETURNING 5-11: Anastacia Kirby Karen Jones, Amanda Annee Points: 70.6% (1843 of 2611) 5-10: Karen Jones Rebounds: 68.1% (836 of 1227) 5-9: Jessica Almeida, Sarah Corbin, Dejah Assists: 78.6% (441 of 561) Cyrus 3-Point Field Goals: 70.5% (173 of 221) 5-8: Lakan Hasser-Smith, Jaidlin Delph, Field Goals Made: 67.7% (682 of 978) 5-7: Joana Soeiro Free Throws Made: 70.5% (306 of 434) 5-6: Sarah Brewer, Katie Ernstberger Blocked Shots: 68.3% (84 of 123) 5-5: Kellie Kirkhoff Steals: 67.2% (240 of 357) 5-4: Amanda Annee Turnovers: 69.0% (350 of 507) Minutes Played: 73.3% (5005 of 6825) Starts: 67.8% (105 of 170) MARIAN UNIVERSITY 2015-16 Women’s BasketBALL MEDIA QUICK FACTS ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Cl./Elig. Pos. Ht. Hometown High School 1 Jessica Almeida Sr./Sr. F 5-9 Lisbon, Portugal Jose Augusto Lucas (Cochise College) 2 Amanda Annee Fr./Fr. G 5-4 Indianapolis, Ind. Perry Meridian 4 Lakan Hasser-Smith Sr./Sr. G 5-8 Lafayette, Ind. McCutcheon HS 11 Joana Soeiro So./So. G 5-7 Gafanha Da Nazare, Portugal Jose Augusto Lucas 12 Kellie Kirkhoff So./So. G 5-5 Indianapolis, Ind. Roncalli HS 14 Jaidlin Delph Sr./Sr. G 5-8 Sheridan, Ind. Sheridan HS 15 Sarah Brewer Sr./Sr. G 5-6 Jamestown, Ind. Western Boone HS 23 Karen Jones Fr./Fr. F 5-10 Pittsboro, Ind. Tri-West 24 Jenna Sullivan Jr./Jr. G 6-0 Brookston, Ind. Frontier HS 25 Anastacia Kirby Jr./Jr. F 5-11 Kokomo, Ind. Kokomo HS 31 Katie Ernstberger So./So. G 5-6 Pekin, Ind. Eastern HS 33 Sarah Corbin Fr./Fr. F 5-9 Mooresville, Ind. Mooresville 34 Dejah Cyrus Fr./Fr. F 5-9 Marion, Ind. Marion ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Cl./Elig. Pos. Ht. Hometown High School 1 Jessica Almeida Sr./Sr. F 5-9 Lisbon, Portugal Jose Augusto Lucas (Cochise College) 2 Amanda Annee Fr./Fr. G 5-4 Indianapolis, Ind. Perry Meridian 15 Sarah Brewer Sr./Sr. G 5-6 Jamestown, Ind. Western Boone HS 33 Sarah Corbin Fr./Fr. F 5-9 Mooresville, Ind. Mooresville 34 Dejah Cyrus Fr./Fr. F 5-9 Marion, Ind. Marion 14 Jaidlin Delph Sr./Sr. G 5-8 Sheridan, Ind. Sheridan HS 31 Katie Ernstberger So./So. G 5-6 Pekin, Ind. Eastern HS 4 Lakan Hasser-Smith Sr./Sr. G 5-8 Lafayette, Ind. McCutcheon HS 23 Karen Jones Fr./Fr. F 5-10 Pittsboro, Ind. Tri-West 25 Anastacia Kirby Jr./Jr. F 5-11 Kokomo, Ind. Kokomo HS 12 Kellie Kirkhoff So./So. G 5-5 Indianapolis, Ind. Roncalli HS 11 Joana Soeiro So./So. G 5-7 Gafanha Da Nazare, Portugal Jose Augusto Lucas 24 Jenna Sullivan Jr./Jr. G 6-0 Brookston, Ind. Frontier HS Head Coach Katie Gearlds (Purdue, 2007), 3rd season PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Assistant Coaches Vicky Volonaki, 3rd season Mark Parker, 2nd season LAKAN Hasser-Smith: LAY-ken Kaylee Walters, 1st season ANASTACIA Kirby: anna-STAY-zyuh JAIDLIN Delph: JADE-lynn Joana SOEIRO: Kay-la Jessica ALMEIDA: al-MAY-duh HEAD COACH KATIE GEARLDS Katie Gearlds is entering her third the team to three Big Ten Conference regular season runner-up season as the head coach of the MU finishes as well as a pair of Big Ten Tournament championships. women’s basketball program. It is the She led her team to four NCAA Tournament appearances with first head coaching job for the former a NCAA Elite Eight berth in 2006-07, her senior year. She was WNBA standout. a three-time All-Big Ten selection and earned first team honors After leading the Knights to a 16-16 both her junior and senior seasons. As a freshman, she was named record in her first season, Gearlds took Big Ten Freshman of the Year and earned honorable mention the program to new heights in 2014- All-Big Ten. She was also named a third team Associated Press 15. In just her second season as a head All-American as a senior. coach, Gearlds took the Knights to Gearlds was named the 2003 Indiana Miss Basketball after her their best-ever record of 28-6 and their senior season at Beech Grove High School. At Beech Grove, she highest finish in the Crossroads League since the program’s 2002 scored 2,521 career points, which ranks her sixth in Indiana his- leagut title. MU finished second in the league with a 14-4 record tory. As a senior, she led the state with 30.1 points per game and and won the program’s first ever Crossroads League Tournament also averaged 9.4 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 5.1 steals per game in championship for the program’s first-ever automatic berth at the leading Beech Grove to the IHSAA Class 3A state championship. NAIA Division II National Championship and the team’s second- She was named a Nike/WBCA All-American and was the 2003 ever bid to nationals. Gatorade Indiana Player of the Year. She was also named first Over the first two years, Gearlds has guided Lakan Hasser-Smith team all-state by the Associated Press as a junior and as a senior. to two all-league awards, including first team recognition after last She will assume control