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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012 EASTERN ILLINOIS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Contact: Greg Lautzenheiser | (419) 605-8512 | [email protected] 2012-13 Schedule/Results EASTERN ILLINOIS (5-5) at Northern Illinois (3-5) Wednesday, Dec. 19 • 7 p.m. DeKalb, Ill. - Convocati on Center (9,100) 5-5 // 0-0 Ohio Valley SERIES RECORD: EIU trails 15-11 LAST MEETING: EIU 72, NIU 62 (12/29/11) NOVEMBER RADIO: The Odyssey 4 ...........ILLINOIS-SPRINFIELD (EXH) .W, 83-42 (Ryan Piers, Greg Lautzenheiser) 9 ............at Indiana State ........................L, 39-69 INTERNET: eiuodyssey.com (Live Audio), niuhuskies.com (Live Video) 12 .........BRADLEY ...............................L, 65-66 Women’s Basketball Travels to Northern Illinois 19 .........SAN JOSE STATE ...................W, 88-67 Wednesday’s contest will be the Panthers third game in fi ve days 24 ..........vs Buff alo ^ ............................. W, 89-73 25 ..........at No. 25 Dayton ^..................L, 105-42 THE OPENING TIP 29 .........IUPUI ............................W, 71-60 (OT) EIU plays its third game in fi ve days at NIU on Wednesday evening. The Panthers have dropped back-to-back road DECEMBER games and look to improve on their 1-4 record when playing away from Charleston. EIU will have nine days off following the matchup against the Huskies before opening Ohio Valley Conference acti on at Tennessee State on Dec. 4 ...........EVANSVILLE ..........................W, 70-57 29. 7 ...........SACRAMENTO STATE ...W, 72-67 (OT) 15 ..........at Wisconsin .............................L, 47-76 NIU has dropped two consecuti ve games and is 1-4 in its last fi ve contests. The Huskies have only had two games at 17 ..........at Western Illinois .....................L, 68-70 home this season, most recently a 67-63 win over Loyola (IL) on Nov. 30. Amanda Corral leads the Huskies with 13 19 ..........at Northern Illinois ......................7 p.m. points per game as the only NIU player averaging 10 or more points per game. Jenna Thorp paces the team on the glass with 4.5 rebounds per game. 29 ..........at Tennessee State * ...............5:30 p.m. JANUARY COACHING MATCHUPS 2 ............at Loyola (IL) ................................7 p.m. Lee Buchanan enters his fi rst season as the head coach of the Panther women’s basketball program aft er previously 5 ............at Morehead State * .............. 4:15 p.m. serving fi ve seasons as an assistant and associate head coach at EIU. Buchanan has a 361-221 overall record in 20 7 ............at Eastern Kentucky * ..................6 p.m. years of head coaching, previously coaching at Brescia University (1986-98), Francis Marion (1998-2002) and the University of Missouri-St. Louis (2003-07). 12 .........JACKSONVILLE STATE * ........... 4 P.M. 14 .........TENNESSEE TECH * .................. 7 P.M. Kathi Bennett is in her third season as the Huskies head coach, posti ng a 30-39 record. She has a 326-216 career 19 ..........at Austi n Peay * ..................... 5:15 p.m. record in 20 years of head coaching. She has previously been a head coach at Indiana (2000-05), Evansville (1996- 21 ..........at Murray State * .........................7 p.m. 2000), UW-Oshkosh (1989-96) and Marycrest College (1988-89). 26 .........SOUTHEAST MISSOURI * ........ 4 P.M. SERIES HISTORY WITH NORTHERN ILLINOIS 28 .........UT MARTIN * ........................... 7 P.M. The Panthers trail the all-ti me series with NIU 15-11. Last year, the two teams met for the fi rst ti me since 1994 with FEBRUARY EIU defeati ng NIU 87-65 in Charleston on Dec. 29. EIU is looking for its fi rst win over NIU in DeKalb since an 87-65 2 ............at SIU Edwardsville * ...................2 p.m. win on Dec. 6, 1985. 9 ............at Southeast Missouri * ...............3 p.m. 12 .........OAKLAND CITY ........................ 7 P.M. Last season, Mariah King and Ta’Kenya Nixon led the Panthers with 18 points each while Sydney Mitchell added 16 points. EIU went 33-for-39 from the foul line in the win with Mitchell going 10-for-10 from the charity stripe. Nixon 16 .........MURRAY STATE * ..................... 4 P.M. also added a game-high eight rebounds to go along with four assists and fi ve steals. 18 .........AUSTIN PEAY * ........................ 7 P.M. 23 .........BELMONT * ............................. 4 P.M. LAST TIME OUT 28 ..........at UT Marti n * .............................7 p.m. EIU dropped its second consecuti ve game at WIU on Monday night, falling 70-68 in Macomb. Mariah King led the MARCH Panthers with 18 points while Katlyn Payne, Ta’Kenya Nixon, Kelsey Wyss and Sydney Mitchell all added nine points. 2 ...........SIU EDWARDSVILLE * ......... 6:30 P.M. Eastern Illinois Projected Starti ng Lineup 6-9 ........OVC Tournament ............................ TBA NO. NAME Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG 03 Katlyn Payne G 5-11 R-So. Chicago, Ill. 6.4 3.4 1.8 All Times Central and subject to change 04 Kelsey Wyss G 5-10 Sr. Hoagland, Ind. 7.3 2.7 2.1 Home games listed in BOLD CAPS 10 Sabina Oroszova F 6-2 So. Brati slava, Slovakia 5.7 6.2 1.6 * Ohio Valley Conference match 15 Ta’Kenya Nixon G 5-8 Sr. Michigan City, Ind. 12.6 5.6 5.4 ^ Marriott Classic (Dayton, Ohio) 51 Mariah King F 6-2 Sr. Chicago, Ill. 14.1 6.2 1.0 OVC Tournament (Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, Tenn.) Northern Illinois Projected Starti ng Lineup NO. NAME Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG 14 Satavia Taylor G/F 5-11 Sr. Bolingbrook, Ill. 9.5 3.6 1.4 20 Jenna Thorp F 5-11 R-So. Hinckley, Ill. 6.4 4.5 0.9 22 Amanda Corral G 5-6 So. Hobart, Ind. 13.0 4.4 1.9 23 Jada Buggs F 6-0 R-So. Elkhart, Ind. 8.6 3.9 1.4 45 McKenzie Hoelmenn F/C 6-2 Fr. Lakeville, Minn. 3.1 3.1 0.7 Page 2 EIU at Northern Illinois • DeKalb, Ill. Quick Facts Panther Roster UNIVERSITY INFORMATION No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Name ........................................ Eastern Illinois University 1 Danielle Woolfolk G 5-3 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor HS) City/Zip .............................................Charleston, IL 61920 3 Katlyn Payne G 5-11 R-So. Chicago, Ill. (Florida Gulf Coast) Founded ................................................................... 1895 4 Kelsey Wyss G 5-10 Sr. Hoagland, Ind. (Bishop Luers HS) Enrollment ............................................................. 11,167 10 Sabina Oroszova F 6-2 So. Bratislava, Slovakia (SBK Samorin HS) Nickname ........................................................... Panthers School Colors ..............................................Blue and Gray 15 Ta’Kenya Nixon G 5-8 Sr. Michigan City, Ind. (Michigan City HS) Home Court (Capacity) ...................... Lantz Arena (5,300) 21 Hillary Held F 6-2 R-Sr. Highland, Ill. (John Wood C.C.) Affiliation .....................................Ohio Valley Conference 22 Jordyne Crunk G 5-10 Jr. Belleville, Ill. (Althoff Catholic HS) President ............................................... Dr. William Perry 24 Morgan Palombizio F 6-0 R-Jr. Chesterton, Ind. (Chesterton HS) Faculty Athletics Representative .................. Dr. Jim Davis 32 Alece Shumpert G 5-9 Fr. Belleville, Ill. (Althoff Catholic HS) Athletics Director ........................................Barbara Burke 33 Sydney Mitchell F 6-1 Sr. Columbus, Ind. (Columbus North HS) Senior Women’s Administrator .................. Mary Wallace 40 Taryn Olson F 6-2 Jr. Madison, Wis. (Madison Memorial HS) Athletic Department Phone......................(217) 581-6408 51 Mariah King F 6-2 Sr. Chicago, Ill. (Whitney Young HS) Ticket Office Phone ...................................(217) 581-2106 54 DeAnna Willis F 6-3 So. Chicago, Ill. (Brooks College Preparatory) HISTORY First year of basketball ........................................ 1973-74 Coaching Staff (1982-83 first season of NCAA Division I) Head Coach: Lee Buchanan (Murray State, 1986), 1st season Overall all-time record ........................ 535-545 (39 years) Assistant Coach: John Swickrath (Denison, 2011), 1st season Overall Division I record ..................... 405-465 (30 years) Assistant Coach: Jessica Bogia (Lafayette, 2005), 1st season No. years in NCAA/last ........................................ 1 (1988) Assistant Coach: Antoya Miller (North Alabama, 2004), 1st season ....................... Lost to Colorado 78-72 in Midwest Region Graduate Assistant: Chantelle Pressley (Eastern Illinois, 2012), 1st season No. OVC Tournament titles/last ................................None Student Assistant: Jackie Herman No. OVC Regular-Season titles/last......................1 (2010) Student Intern: Rich Lustfeldt TEAM INFORMATION Student Managers: Kevin Bayus, Jitenga Knox, Tiffany Jackson 2011-12 Overall Record ............................................. 22-9 Home/Away/Neutral Record ..................12-1 / 10-7 / 0-1 Conference Record/Finish ................................13-3 / 2nd Game Notes Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...................................11/3 Starters Returning/Lost ...............................................4/1 PANTHER NOTES Newcomers..................................................................... 2 • The Panthers connected on a season-high 49.1 percent of their shots (26-for-53) in the loss at WIU. EIU has only COACHING STAFF shot over 40 percent this season on two other occasions with the previous high (48.0 percent) coming against Head Coach ................................................Lee Buchanan Buffalo on Nov. 24. Season ............................................................. 1st Season Alma Mater, Year ................................Murray