WESTERN ILLINOIS Fighting Leatherneck Women’S Basketball
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WESTERN ILLINOIS Fighting Leatherneck Women’s Basketball 2014-15 Schedule/Results Athletic Communications • 213 Western Hall • Macomb, Illinois 61455 Communications Contact: Dan Wallace Office:(309) 298-1133 (8-5, 0-0) E-Mail: [email protected] Cell: (630) 450-2077 DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Game 14 11/6 WILLIAM JEWELL (exh.) W, 71-63 Western Illinois (8-5) at Fort Wayne (6-7) 11/15 at Missouri L, 52-89 11/17 WILLIAM WOODS W, 89-42 Jan. 2, 2014 • 6 PM (CT) 11/20 at Chicago State W, 90-55 Fort Wayne, Ind. 11/23 at Florida Atlantic L, 88-90 Hillard Gates 11/25 KANSAS CITY W, 71-48 Sports Center 11/29 NORTH DAKOTA L, 77-85 12/3 at Southeast Missouri State W, 79-62 12/6 at UIC (Illinois Chicago) L, 54-67 ALL-TIME SERIES: Fort Wayne leads 10-5 12/9 at Bradley W, 75-63 VIDEO: Mastodon All-Access RADIO: Leatherneck Sports Network 12/12 EASTERN ILLINOIS W, 63-54 LIVE STATS: gomastodons.com 12/21 at Marquette L, 57-65 12/28 EUREKA W, 91-50 WESTERN ILLINOIS GP/GS PPG RPG MISC FG% 3FG% FT% MIN 12/30 MILWAUKEE W, 79-59 PROBABLE STARTERS (based on last game) 1/2 at Fort Wayne* 6 p.m. G 14 Michelle Maher (5-9, Jr) 13/13 8.9 3.7 4.8 apg 31.8 26.4 71.4 29.2 1/4 OMAHA* 3:30 p.m. G 25 Liz Skotowski (5-9, Jr) 13/4 4.8 1.3 0.7 spg 42.3 39.6 0-0 13.9 1/10 SOUTH DAKOTA* 4:30 p.m. G 21 Tori Niemann (5-11, Sr) 13/13 10.9 3.9 2.2 spg 53.1 21.7 85.8 26.8 1/15 at Denver* 8 p.m. F 44 Sophie Reichelt (6-2, So) 13/12 11.2 5.8 1.0 spg 42.9 43.1 83.3 20.8 F 5 Ashley Luke (6-1, Jr) 13/13 16.2 9.2 1.5 bpg 50.6 0-0 67.9 27.2 1/17 at Oral Roberts* 2 p.m. 1/21 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE* 7 p.m. OFF THE BENCH 1/24 NORTH DAKOTA STATE* 4:30 p.m. G 4 Ciara Marlow (5-7, So) 7/0 2.3 0.4 0.4 apg 50.0 4-5 2-2 4.6 1/29 IUPUI* 7 p.m. G 10 Mallory Boyle (5-11, So) 13/0 2.6 2.5 0.6 spg 46.7 29.4 1-8 12.0 1/31 FORT WAYNE* 4:30 p.m. G 12 Faith Lois (5-11, Jr) 13/0 2.8 1.8 0.4 apg 42.9 26.7 3-4 10.5 2/6 at North Dakota State* 7 p.m. G 15 Emily Clemens (5-4, Fr) 13/2 4.5 1.8 3.0 apg 34.0 24.0 79.2 17.7 2/8 at Omaha* 4:30 p.m. G 22 Michelle Farrow (5-10, R-Fr) 13/2 6.0 1.5 0.7 apg 39.1 44.9 2-2 13.9 G 24 Krystal Corhn (5-6, Jr) 12/6 1.2 1.4 0.9 spg 13.0 21.4 50.0 12.8 2/14 at IUPUI* 2 p.m. F 32 Paige Harmon (6-0, Jr) 12/0 2.5 1.3 1.1 apg 29.4 33.3 2-4 7.5 2/19 ORAL ROBERTS* 7 p.m. F 42 Jenna Mueller (6-2, Sr) 12/0 1.6 2.5 0.6 spg 32.0 0-0 3-7 7.3 2/21 DENVER* 4:30 p.m. Head Coach: JD Gravina 2/26 at South Dakota State* 7 p.m. 2/28 at South Dakota* 1:30 p.m. FORT WAYNE GP/GS PPG RPG FG% 3FG% FT% MIN Summit League Tournament (Sioux Falls, S.D.) PROBABLE STARTERS 3/7-10 TBA TBA G 4 Kamilah Carter (5-4, Jr) 13/1 8.2 1.7 44.8 40.0 75.0 17.5 G 10 Haley Seibert (5-5, Sr) 13/13 15.6 2.7 41.8 34.7 95.7 33.0 Home games in BOLD G 31 Rachel Rinehart (5-8, So) 13/12 9.6 4.4 40.2 29.0 73.9 26.1 * denotes Summit League game All times Central (CT) and subject to change F 2 KeShyra McCarver (5-10, Fr) 13/4 6.8 5.4 35.8 35.5 76.9 19.8 F 15 Hillary Moore (6-1, Sr) 12/12 3.8 5.1 45.9 0-0 75.0 16.5 Stay Connected OFF THE BENCH G 3 Courtney Ogle (6-0, Jr) 13/0 6.6 3.6 42.7 38.2 1-4 20.6 Facebook: /WIUwomenshoops G 22 Mur Hagerman (5-10, Sr) 12/12 2.5 2.8 21.7 21.4 44.4 22.6 Twitter: @WIUwomenshoops F 23 Brett Green (5-10, So) 13/0 5.3 1.8 35.1 28.1 40.0 16.7 F 33 Allyson Bunch (5-10, Fr) 11/1 4.5 0.6 45.5 48.3 5-6 8.6 Instagram: @WIUwomenshoops F 40 Keanna Gary (6-1, R-Fr) 13/10 8.6 5.4 56.3 0-0 55.0 20.4 F 42 Alexis Richards (6-1, Jr) 7/0 0.4 1.6 1-2 0-0 1-2 4.7 Head Coach: Chris Paul GoLeathernecks.com Page 1 QUICK FACTS WHAT’S UP? The Western Illinois Fighting Leathernecks open up 2015, and conference play, on the road Founded .................................................... 1899 at Fort Wayne. The game is set for Friday, January 2, with tip-off slated for 6 p.m. (CT) inside the Hillard Enrollment ...............................................11,458 Gates Sports Center. The Leathernecks enter conference action with an 8-5 record while the Mastodons Nickname........................ Fighting Leathernecks are 6-7 on the season. School Colors ............................. Purple & Gold Conference ........................ The Summit League BROADCAST INFORMATION: Arena ...............................LeRoy A. Ufkes Court Live Radio: Leatherneck Sports Network (92.5 FM WKXQ or wkxqfm.com) ........................................at Western Hall (4,388) Live Stream: Mastodon All-Access (accessible via gomastodons.com/watch) University President ...............Dr. Jack Thomas Live Stats: gomastodons.com Vice President ............................. Dr. Gary Biller Athletics Director............................Tommy Bell SCOUTING FORT WAYNE: Fort Wayne enters the contest with a 6-7 record and were picked to finish sixth Faculty Athletics Rep ..................Dr. Tom Cody in The Summit League this season. The Mastodons are coached by Chris Paul, in his 10th season at the All-Time Record .........................488-656 (.427) helm of the program. Fort Wayne are winners of its past two games, a 78-72 victory over Milwaukee ...................11-19 Summit League Tournament and a 99-61 win over Division III Trine University. The team is led by Haley Seibert, a Summit League Preseason First Team selection, as she averages 15.6 points per game while dishing out a team-high 39 COACHING STAFF assists this season. KeShyra McCarver and Keanna Gary handle the rebounding duties, as each collects HEAD COACH ................................. JD Gravina Alma Mater .........................William Jewell, 2000 5.4 boards per game. Associate Head Coach ................... Seth Minter Assistant Coach ......................Kierra McCleary SERIES HISTORY: The Mastodons lead the all-time series, 10-5, but the two teams have split the past six Assistant Coach ........................... Bailey Beale meetings. Western’s three victories during that stretch all came at home, and the Leathernecks have not Graduate Assistant ...................Christina Jones won on the road against the Mastodons since their first trip to Fort Wayne, a 71-61 victory on Feb. 23, Manager ...................................... Kelsey Proctor 2008. Last time against Fort Wayne, the Purple and Gold dropped a 99-92 decision on the road. Ashley Luke scored a then career-high 33 points while Michelle Maher added 22 points in the losing effort. QUICK FACTS Assistant Athletic Director for LAST TIME OUT: Senior Tori Niemann notched her second career double-double Tuesday (Dec. 30) Athletic Communications .....Patrick Osterman evening as the Leathernecks closed out 2014 in style with a 79-59 victory over Milwaukee inside Assistant Director, Western Hall. The Leathernecks finish the nonconference portion of its schedule with an 8-5 record Athletic Communications ................Kyle Bradt while Milwaukee, short-handed with just eight players, fell to 4-8. For Niemann, the 22 points were a Graduate Assistants ................... Sam Boender season-high and marked the second most points she has scored in a game for the Purple and Gold. She .........................................................Matt Fischer also registered a game and season-high 10 rebounds to nab her second career double-double. From ..............................(WBB Contact) Dan Wallace the get go, Niemann made her presence known as she scored 14 of the team’s first 20 points as they Athletic Communications Phone .... 309-298-1133 built an early advantage over the visiting Panthers. Niemann went through a stretch where she single- Wallace’s Cell .............................. 630-450-2077 handedly scored 12 straight points for the Leathernecks. The Leathernecks led 37-24 at half and were Wallace’s E-Mail .............. [email protected] able to maintain its lead in the second half thanks to a season-best performance from the charity stripe. Website ....................www.GoLeathernecks.com The Leathernecks, who as a team were shooting 67.9 percent from the charity stripe entering the game, ....................... 309-298-1227 Press Row Phone went 15-of-16 from the line in the second half after going a perfect 4-of-4 from the line in the first half.