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UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WBB SID: Lizzie Barlow / [email protected] / (C) 812-484-2762 / (O) 812-488-1152 UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE PURPLE ACES (0-2) VS. BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY FALCONS (0-2) NOVEMBER 20, 2011 • 12:00 P.M. ET • STROH CENTER 2011-12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE today’S GAME Playing the second phase of this weekend’s Friday-Sunday road swing in Ohio, Evansville SAT. OCT. 29 OAKLAND CITY (EXH) 78-41, W meets Bowling Green for just the third time in progam history today. The sqauds are even Fri. Nov. 11 at Murray State 76-61, L with one win apiece. In the Aces’ season-opener last year on Nov. 12, 2010, Evansville Fri. Nov. 18 at Cincinnati 64-34, L upset Bowling Green, 63-62 at Roberts Stadium. UE jumped out to a 16-0 lead piloted by Jordan Lewis’ three three-pointers, a pair of layups from Staci Gillum and a three by Sun. Nov. 20 at Bowling Green 11 a.m. Samantha Heck. The Falcons battled back, but the Aces held them off, securing the vic- MAINE TOURNAMENT - DEAD RIVER COMPANY CLASSIC tory. After that game, BGSU went on to win 15 consecutive games, receiving votes in the national rankings, and were ranked among the Mid-Major Top 25. Fri. Nov. 25 Evansville vs. Brown 3 p.m. Maine vs. Troy 5 p.m. EVANSVILLE (0-2) - The Aces come off last Friday night’s 64-34 loss at Cincinnati. Sat. Nov. 26 Consolation Game 11 a.m. The Bearcats jumped out to a 25-0 start and UE was unable to get out of that hole. Senior Briyana Blair led the team with 10 points and eight rebounds, followed by junior Championship Game 1 p.m. Taylor Ware’s nine points and seven boards. In UE’s season-opener, the Aces fell 76-61 TUES. NOV. 29 BALL STATE 5:15 P.M. to the hosting Murray State Racers (Nov. 11). Junior Samantha Heck led UE with 18 ACES WINTER CLASSIC points. Blair also reached double figures with 11 points, while junior Meagan Collins and sophomore Katie Ellerson added eight apiece. Evansville returns 11 letterwinners from FRI. DEC. 2 MARSHALL VS. CHICAGO ST. 5 P.M. last season, including 4-of-5 starters, in addition to having a new coaching staff. EVANSVILLE VS. E. KENTUCKY 7:30 P.M. SAT. DEC. 3 CONSOLATION GAME 1 P.M. BOWLING GREEN (0-2) – The Falcons come off a one-point loss to No. 16/20 Purdue Thursday night. The 54-53 non-conference loss was the first-ever regular-sea- CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 3:30 P.M. son women’s hoops contest in the brand-new Stroh Center. Redshirt sophomore Alexis SAT. DEC. 10 MURRAY STATE 2 P.M. Rogers had 10 points to lead a balanced scoring attack for the Falcons, who battled back Fri. Dec. 16 at Tennessee-Martin 7 p.m. from a 40-29 second-half deficit. BGSU fell in last Friday’s 69-38 season-opening loss to Dayton. Danielle Havel and Chrissy Steffen each tallied 10 points in the defeat. Bowling Mon. Dec. 19 at Missouri 7 p.m. Green was picked to finish first in the MAC this year after capturing the divisional title Fri. Dec. 30 at Indiana State* 6:05 p.m. last year for the seventh straight season with a 28-5 overall in 2010-11. However, Steffen, Sun. Jan. 1 at Illinois State* 12:05 p.m. who was named to the Preseason All-MAC Team, is the Falcons’ only returning starter from a year ago, as BGSU graduated six seniors. THU. JAN. 5 NORTHERN IOWA* 7 P.M. SUN. JAN. 8 BRADLEY* 1 P.M. THE COACHES UE - OTIES EPPS, (Wisconsin-Stout, ’02) 1st season at UE, 0-2 record Thur. Jan. 12 at Creighton* 7:05 p.m. Epps enters his first season as Evansville’s head coach. Epps spent the last three seasons Sat. Jan. 14 at Drake* 2:05 p.m. at the University of Wisconsin as an assistant where he helped lead the Badgers to a 56-31 THU. JAN. 19 WICHITA STATE* 7 P.M. record and three postseason appearances. Wisconsin played in the WNIT in 2009 and 2011, and earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament in 2010 for the first time since 2002. SAT. JAN. 21 MISSOURI STATE* 2 P.M. SUN. JAN. 29 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* 2 P.M. BGSU - CURT MILLER, (Baldwin-Wallace, ‘90), 11th season at BGSU, 234-87 record Thur. Feb. 2 at Bradley* 7 p.m. Miller has led BGSU to seven consecutive MAC divisional titles -- including six outright conference crowns -- and to national postseason play for seven consecutive years. BGSU Sat. Feb. 4 at Northern Iowa* 7 p.m. has won more than 20 games in each of the last eight seasons under his direction. Miller THU. FEB. 9 CREIGHTON* 11 A.M. was named the MAC Coach of the Year five times, from 2005-09. SUN. FEB. 12 DRAKE* 1 P.M. Friday Feb. 17 at Missouri State* 7:05 p.m. Sun. Feb. 19 at Wichita State* 2:05 p.m. Probable Starters Sun. Feb. 26 at Southern Illinois* 2:05 p.m. (based on last game’s starters) THU. MARCH 1 ILLINOIS STATE* 7 P.M. SAT. MARCH 3 INDIANA STATE* 1 P.M. STATE FARM MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT MARCH 8-11 ST. CHARLES, MO. TBA #11 #14 #15 #21 #25 TONIGHT’S MEDIA CENTER G G G F C Jr. Jr. RADIO: WUEV 91.5FM Jr. Sr. Sr. Jordan Stacy Briyana Meagan Samantha INTERNET AUDIO: WUEV.EVANSVILLE.EDU Lewis Gillum Blair Collins Heck ROSTER NUMERICAL CLASS No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School SENIORS (3) 1 Khristian Hart G 5-8 So. Evansville, Ind./Harrison Briyana Blair 2 Kat Taylor G 5-6 Fr. Akron, Ohio/Lake Ridge Academy Chelsea Falkenstein 3 Chelsea Falkenstein F 6-0 Sr. Evansville, Ind./Memorial Staci Gillum 10 LeiLoni Smith G 5-11 Fr. Vian, Okla./Vian JUNIORS (4) 11 Jordan Lewis G 5-8 Jr. Greenfield, Ind./Greenfield Central Meagan Collins 14 Staci Gillum G 5-7 Sr. West Des Moines, Iowa/Waukee Samantha Heck 15 Briyana Blair G/F 5-11 Sr. Orlando, Fla./William R. Boone Jordan Lewis 21 Meagan Collins F 6-0 Jr. Boonville, Ind./Boonville Taylor Ware 22 Miranda Liles F/C 6-3 So. Killen, Ala./Brooks SOPHOMORES (4) 23 Katie Ellerson G/F 5-11 So. Muskego, Wis./Muskego Katie Ellerson 24 Taylor Ware G/F 5-9 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Walnut Hills Khristian Hart 25 Samantha Heck F/C 6-2 Jr. Auxvasse, Mo./North Callaway Miranda Liles 32 Hannah Weedman C 6-4 So. Knoxville, Ill./Knoxville Hannah Weedman 33 Juliann Miller G 5-8 Fr. Louisville, Ky./Mercy Academy FRESHMEN (3) Juliann Miller ALPHABETICAL LeiLoni Smith No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School Kat Taylot 15 Briyana Blair G/F 5-11 Sr. Orlando, Fla./William R. Boone STATE 21 Meagan Collins F 6-0 Jr. Boonville, Ind./Boonville ALABAMA (1) 23 Katie Ellerson G/F 5-11 So. Muskego, Wis./Muskego Miranda Liles 3 Chelsea Falkenstein F 6-0 Sr. Evansville, Ind./Memorial FLORIDA (1) 14 Staci Gillum G 5-7 Sr. West Des Moines, Iowa/Waukee Briyana Blair 1 Khristian Hart G 5-8 So. Evansville, Ind./Harrison ILLINOIS (1) 25 Samantha Heck F/C 6-2 Jr. Auxvasse, Mo./North Callaway Hannah Weedman 11 Jordan Lewis G 5-8 Jr. Greenfield, Ind./Greenfield Central INDIANA (4) 22 Miranda Liles F/C 6-3 So. Killen, Ala./Brooks Meagan Collins 33 Juliann Miller G 5-8 Fr. Louisville, Ky./Mercy Academy Chelsea Falkenstein 10 LeiLoni Smith G 5-11 Fr. Vian, Okla./Vian Khristian Hart 2 Kat Taylor G 5-6 Fr. Akron, Ohio/Lake Ridge Academy Jordan Lewis 24 Taylor Ware G/F 5-9 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Walnut Hills IOWA (1) 32 Hannah Weedman C 6-4 So. Knoxville, Ill./Knoxville Staci Gillum KENTUCKY (1) Head Coach: Oties Epps, 1st, (Wisconsin-Stout ‘02) Juliann Miller Assistant Coach: Meredith Baugher, 1st, (Valparaiso ‘05) MISSOURI (1) Assistant Coach: Nicki Motto, 4th, (Miami ‘05) Samantha Heck Assistant Coach: Matt Ruffing, 1st, (Dayton ‘07) OHIO (2) Director of Basketball Operations: FahKara Malone (Purdue ‘10) Kat Taylor Taylor Ware PRONUNCIATIONS OKLAHOMA (1) Players Player’s Hometowns Coaches LeiLoni Smith Briyana Blair: bree-ON-uh Auxvasse (Heck): uh-VOSS Oties Epps: O-teese WISCONSIN (1) Chelsea Falkenstein: FALK-en-stine Muskego (Ellerson): mus-KEE-go Meredith Baugher: BALK-er Katie Ellerson Staci Gillum: GIL-um Matt Ruffing: RUFF-ing LeiLoni Smith: lay-LAHN-nee FahKara Malone: fuh-CAR-uh NOTES A UE WIN OVER BGSU WOULD… Make UE 1-2 … Give coach Oties Epps his first career vic- MORE EXPERIENCED SQUAD tory … Make UE 2-1 all-time vs. BGSU ... Make UE 442-551 Evansville lost just one player, Stephanie Bamberger, from all-time. the 2010-11 squad to graduation. Returning 11 letterwinners, including four seniors, three juniors, and four sophomores, A UE LOSS TO BGSU WOULD… the Aces will have a much more experienced team this season. Make UE 0-3 … Postpone coach Oties Epps’ opportunity UE also welcomes three freshmen and three new coaches on to gain his first career victory until UE’s meeting with Brown staff as the Aces get a fresh start in 2011-12. in Maine on Nov. 25 … Make UE 1-2 all-time vs. BGSU ... Make UE 441-552 all-time. SWIPES Last season, Evansville led the Missouri Valley Conference EARLY HOLES in steals, averaging 9.8 per game.