2002-2003 NOTES TO THE MEDIA… This media guide has been prepared with photographers will be admitted to floor level. Austin Peay the hope it will assist you in your 2002-2003 Lady Radio Coverage: Radio broadcast permis- Govs basketball coverage. sion should be obtained in advance in writing. Lady Govs Basketball Press Areas: The Winfield Dunn Center/Dave Press row reservations should be made in ad- Aaron Arena has a press row on the west side of vance of the games. Besides the Austin Peay Media Guide the floor designed to accommodate newspaper Sports Network and the visiting team’s official des- representatives, radio broadcasters and scouts. ignated outlet, arrangements for additional broad- Notes to the Media .......................................... 1 It is opposite the table housing the official scorer, cast line installation must be made in advance The Ohio Valley Conference ........................... 2 official timer, the public address and scoreboard with Austin Peay telephone services/computer operators. It also is opposite the team bench ar- services at (931) 221-7758. 2001-2002 Season Preview ............................ 3 eas. An additional press area for film crews is Telephones/Fax: APSU will provide three Lady Govs Quickfacts ..................................... 7 located on the west side’s third level. Television telephones on press row for the convenience of Lady Govs Radio/TV Roster ............................ 8 crews normally are located near floor level on the individuals staffing the game to file their respec- Lady Govs Player Biographies west side near midcourt. tive stories. Persons planning to file by fax or uti- Brooke Armistead .................................... 9 Press Credentials: All media pass re- lize the fax for other purposes must notify the Gerlonda Hardin .................................... 12 quests—by name—must be directed to Cody Sports Information Office in advance to assure Paige Smith ........................................... 14 Bush, Box 4515, Austin Peay State University, availability. Clarksville, Tenn. 37044. Only those individuals Press Row Services: Pre-game information Cassandra Peek ................................... 16 with official Austin Peay media passes will be ad- packets will be distributed prior to each contest. Kera Bergeron/Missy Booker ................ 17 mitted to the press areas. Newspaper passes and In addition, the press row staff will distribute com- Carden Cobb/Leah Frierson ................. 18 sideline/floor passes will not be honored. Each plete statistical information to persons staffing the Jessica Grayson/Ashley Haynes .......... 19 pass will entitle the authorized staff member to game. Please use the phone along press row to Barb Schlarmann/ full courtesies and complete press row services. transmit game stories. Soft drinks will be avail- Christian Stefanopoulos ........................ 20 Passes are nontransferable. able in the media area before each home game Alicia Watson ........................................ 21 Picking Up Credentials: No press row or and at halftime. floor passes for APSU basketball games will be Interview Policy: The best time to reach Head Coach Susie Gardner .......................... 22 mailed as they must be reserved in advance. Cre- head coach Susie Gardner is in her office between Lady Govs Coaching Staff ............................. 23 dentials may be secured at the Will-Call area at 9 a.m.- noon daily. If further assistance is needed, Lady Govs Support Staff ............................... 24 the north entrance. please contact the Sports Information Office at 2002-2003 Opponents ................................... 25 Parking: Parking is available to working me- (931) 221-7561. Game-week player interviews 2003 OVC Tournament Bracket ..................... 27 dia along the fence area on the football practice should be arranged through the Sports Informa- Lady Govs Series Standings ......................... 27 field’s south end (northeast of the Dunn Center). tion Office. 2003 NCAA Tournament Bracket ................... 28 Special permits are required and may be obtained Attending Practice: On most occasions, by contacting the Sports Information Office a week practices will be open to the media. When the 2001-2002 Lady Govs Statistics .................... 29 in advance. Please note the area immediately out- north bleachers are open, the media are welcome 2001-2002 Lady Govs Resutls ...................... 30 side the back (north) entrance is only for APSU to view practice from that location. In the event 2001-2002 OVC Year-In-Review ................... 31 personnel and special contributors. However, the bleachers are not available, the media are re- 2002 NCAA Tournament Bracket ................... 32 media personnel can use that area to drop off/ quested to sit in second-level seating. Lady Govs Year-by-Year Results ................... 33 pick up equipment. Post-Game Interviews: Following the game, Lady Govs Coaching Records ....................... 36 Photo Coverage: Photographers requiring after a short meeting with her players, Coach press row space will need a media pass. Media Gardner will be available for interviews outside Lady Govs Single-Game Records ................. 36 passes will be issued to authorized personnel rep- the Lady Govs dressing room. The APSU Sports Lady Govs Individual Season Records ......... 37 resenting news media on the floor and must be Information Office is aware of newspaper dead- Lady Govs Team Season Records ................ 38 displayed at all times. No unauthorized free-lance Lady Govs Career Records ........................... 39 Lady Govs All-Time Letterwinners ................. 40 Austin Peay State University ......................... 42 2002-2003 LADY GOVS PRIMARY MEDIA OUTLETS Sherry Hoppe, President ............................... 42 Print Media Dave Loos, Athletic Director .......................... 43 The All-State, Austin Peay State University, PO Box 8334, Clarksville, TN 37044 Winifield Dunn Center ................................... 43 AP Magazine, Austin Peay State University, PO Box 4446, Clarksville, TN 37044 Associated Press, Teresa Walker/Skip Latt, PO Box 22990, Nashville, TN 37202 The Dickson Herald, Chris Norman, PO Box 587, Dickson, TN 37055 Kentucky New Era, Sam Ezell, 1618 East Ninth Street, Hopkinsville, KY 42240 Credits The Leaf-Chronicle, Dave Link, 200 Commerce Street, Clarksville, TN 37040 The 2002-2003 Austin Peay women’s bas- The Logan Leader, Sports Editor, 120 Public Square, Russellville, KY 42276 ketball postseason media guide was written News-Examiner, Sports Editor, PO Box 199, Gallatin, TN 37066 and designed by Cody Bush, assistant sports The Tennessean, Sports Editor, 1100 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37202 information director, with editing assistance The Wilson World, Sports Editor, PO Box 857, Lebanon, TN 37087 from Brad Kirtley, sports information direc- Broadcast Media tor. Special thanks to student intern Justin Broadcast Media, Charter Communications, PO Box 768, Clarksville, TN 37041 Dickens and student assistants Phillip Sports Talk & “One on One”, Greg Walker, PO Box 3163, Clarksville, TN 37043 Hoffmeister, Kristen Schabert, Aaron WAPX/91.7 FM, APSU, PO Box 4267, Clarksville, TN 37044 Turnington, Courtney Willard, Natasha WCTZ/102.5 FM, PO Box 1550, Clarksville, TN 37041 Brewington, Alaric Klinghard, Patrick Miller WCVQ-108 FM, Steve Burke, 150 State Line Road, Clarksville, TN 37040 and Mandy White for their assistance. WHOP AM-FM, Mike Chadwell, PO Box 709, Hopkinsville, KY 42240 WJZM Radio, Hank Bonecutter, PO Box 648, Clarksville, TN 37041 WKAG-TV, 1616 East Ninth Street, PO Box 4300, Hopkinsville, KY 42240 WKRN-TV, Jon Dwyer/Mike Hill, 441 Murfreesboro Road, Nashville, TN 37210 WSMV-TV, Rudy Kalis/Aaron Solomon, 5700 Knob Road, Nashville, TN 37209 WTVF-TV, Hope Hines/Mark Howard, 474 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37219 2002-2003 Austin Peay Lady Govs Basketball 1 THE OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE When the presidents of six mid-south- ern universities gathered 51 years ago at a OVC Central Office Staff hotel in Kentucky, they united with a goal of providing leadership and vision, both in Office of the Commissioner education and athletics, for the future. 278 Franklin Road, Suite 103 That vision has grown and fostered Brentwood, TN 37027 since that initial meeting in 1948, when the Ohio Valley Conference was formed. Phone: (615) 371-1698 It didn’t take long before the OVC was Fax: (615) 371-1788 making a mark nationally in athletics, but On the Web at: the league also became a pioneer on a much www.ovcsports.com more significant scale socially. During times Dan Beebe Ron English Kim Melcher of racial integration, OVC member More- Commissioner Associate Dir. of Sports head State became one of the first non-tra- Commissioner Administration ditionally black mid-southern institutions to accept a black student. In 1958, Marshall Banks earned athletically related aid at where OVC athletes are working hard. The cies and making rules. The presidents of Morehead, which signed a second black ath- league also recognizes excellence in the OVC institutions, however, have always lete, Howard Murphy a year later. With ra- classroom. The prestigious OVC Academic governed the conference, long before presi- cial barriers broken, the rest of the institu- Achievement Banner is awarded annually dential governance became a national theme. tions in the league began to provide educa- to the league school whose athletes produce The OVC presently sponsors