2012-13 Women's Basketball Media Guide
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2012-13 Women’s Basketball Media Guide 2012-13 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 1 Augustana College | Rock Island, Illinois Founded 1860 Enrollment 2,500 President Steven Bahls Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. Craig VanSandt, Professor of Business Administration Athletic Director Mike Zapolski Head Coach Mark Beinborn Assistant Coaches Maurice Woods & Abby Staples Sports Information Director Dave Wrath S.I.D. Office Phone (309) 794-7265 S.I.D. Cell Phone (309) 737-5306 S.I.D. FAX Number (309) 794-7525 Head Athletic Trainer TBA Assistant Athletic Trainer Denise Yoder Assistant Athletic Trainer Anna Smith Assistant Athletic Trainer Lori Anderson Training Room Phone (309) 794-7518 curriculum and student programs. Conference College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin CCIW Teams Augustana; Carthage; Elmhurst; Illinois Wesleyan; Millikin; Augustana College, rooted in the liberal arts and sciences North Central; North Park; Wheaton and a Lutheran expression of the Christian faith, is committed National Affiliation NCAA Division III to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of Team Name Vikings mind, spirit and body necessary for a rewarding life of leader- Colors Blue & Gold ship and service in a diverse and changing world. Home Pool Carver Physical Education Center Athletic Department Phone (309) 794-7521 These goals and ideals also are reflected in the mission statement Admissions Department (309) 794-7341 of the athletic department: Toll Free Number (800) 798-8100 Web Site Address www.augustana.edu The Department of Athletics offers all Augustana College stu- dents an opportunity toward the development of the total per- About Augustana College son. Working in a cooperative and active learning environment Known for its balance of liberal arts with focus in a major field, and dedicated to imparting a lifelong awareness of health and collaborative research opportunities, competitive athletic teams wellness our department assists students in the acquisition of and award-winning student activities programs, Augustana dynamic skills knowledge and fitness. College is a selective independent college of the liberal arts and sciences related to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. We value dignity, respect, diversity, accountability, commu- The college enrolls approximately 2,500 men and women of nication and teamwork: and challenge each participant to diverse ethnic, religious and social backgrounds, from across the achieve a sense of self confidence, pride, team unity, success, United States and around the world. and cohesiveness through competitive sport. Our programs support the mission of Augustana College by cultivating the Augustana’s athletic teams have won more championships than individual in all facets of life within and without the competitive any other school in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin. arena. The Vikings own a total of 175 total team championships (137 men and 38 women) since the league began in 1946-47. Augustana is Where to find Augustana Sports News currently sixth in the nation in number of CoSIDA (College Sports Information on the Augustana College athletic department is easy Information Directors of America) Academic All-Americans pro- to find. Augustana Sports Information Director Dave Wrath main- duced in all sports with 135 as of June, 2011. During the 1990’s tains the schedules and press releases on the college’s athletic the Vikings finished third, trailing only Nebraska and M.I.T. department web page. It can be accessed at www.augustana.edu. Also, you may e-mail Dave Wrath at [email protected]. Home to a Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society chapter since The office phone number for sports information is (309) 794-7265. 1949, Augustana grants baccalaureate degrees in more than 60 areas of study. Along with a competitive athletic environment, The 2012-13 Augustana women’s baseketball media guide is student-athletes can join one or several of the school’s 150 stu- presented as a service to all news media and friends of Augusta- dent organizations or take advantage of Augustana’s wide variety na. The media guides are written and edited by Augustana Sports of opportunities for international study. Augustana has a stu- Information Director Dave Wrath. Photos in the media guide were dent-faculty ratio of 11:1, and nearly 90 percent of the faculty hold taken by either Steve Woltmann or Brandon Gittelman. Additional the Ph.D. or the terminal degree in their field. stories and pictures will be furnished upon request. The following mission statement guides Augustana’s liberal arts 2 - AUGUSTANA VIKINGS WELCOME TO MEDIA: Augustana College head basketball coach Mark THE VIKINGS 2012-13 WOMEN’S Beinborn will be available for interviews during the week...He will grant BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE interviews during the early afternoon or prior to practice, which generally begins at 4:30 p.m.... Please make all requests through Sports Informa- 2012-13 AUGUSTANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL tion Director Dave Wrath (309) 794-7265 - office or (309) 737-5306 - cell. SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME GAME COVERAGE: Anyone interested in covering the Vikings is welcome November 15 Monmouth Monmouth, Illinois 7:00 p.m. to the Carver PE Center...Please call in advance so space can be made November 17 Robert-Morris Springfield HOME 5:00 p.m. available to you at the scorer’s table...FAX machines and office space for November 21 Knox Galesburg, Illinois 6:00 p.m. filing stories may be used as well. November 24 Webster St. Louis, Missouri 1:00 p.m. November 28 Dubuque HOME 7:30 p.m. WEEKLY RELEASES: The Augustana College sports information office December 4 Blackburn HOME 7:30 p.m. sends out weekly press releases on the Vikings basketball team...Home- December 8 Washington HOME 4:00 p.m. town newspapers are encouraged to call Dave Wrath to be placed on the December 12 UW-Platteville Platteville, Wisconsin 7:00 p.m. weekly mailing list. December 15 Central Pella, Iowa 2:00 p.m. December 18 Dominican HOME 7:30 p.m. CCIW WEB SITE: The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin maintains December 20 Aurora Aurora, Illinois 7:00 p.m. a web site at www.cciw.org. January 2 *North Park HOME 5:00 p.m. January 5 *Carthage Kenosha, Wisconsin 5:00 p.m. January 9 *Wheaton HOME 7:30 p.m. January 12 *North Central Naperville, Illinois 5:00 p.m. January 16 *Millikin Decatur, Illinois 7:30 p.m. January 19 *Elmhurst HOME 5:00 p.m. January 23 *Illinois Wesleyan HOME 7:30 p.m. January 26 *North Park Chicago, Illinois 2:00 p.m. January 30 *Wheaton Wheaton, Illinois 7:30 p.m. February 2 *Carthage HOME 5:00 p.m. February 6 *Millikin HOME 7:30 p.m. February 9 *North Central HOME 5:00 p.m. (Senior Night) February 16 *Elmhurst Elmhurst, Illinois 2:00 p.m. February 19 *Illinois Wesleyan Bloomington, Illinois 7:30 p.m. * Denotes College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin game. 2011-12 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS RESULTS DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE 11/16/11 MONMOUTH W 78-73 11/19/11 vs Presentation College W 72-45 11/20/11 at Colorado College W 60-56 11/26/11 WEBSTER W 70-62 11/29/11 WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE L 56-59 12/02/11 at Washington U. L 47-70 12/03/11 vs Agnes Scott W 61-46 12/06/11 at Robert Morris-Springfield W 61-38 12/10/11 CENTRAL OF IOWA L 76-84 12/13/11 AURORA W 69-36 12/17/11 at Univ. of Dubuque W 63-55 *01/04/12 at Millikin L 49-55 *01/07/12 NORTH CENTRAL W 66-65 *01/11/12 at Illinois Wesleyan L 44-65 *01/14/12 at Elmhurst L 35-56 *01/18/12 NORTH PARK L 58-64 *01/21/12 CARTHAGE L 52-75 *01/25/12 WHEATON L 67-78 *01/28/12 MILLIKIN L 60-63 *02/01/12 ILLINOIS WESLEYAN L 64-76 *02/04/12 at North Central W 67-55 *2/08/12 at North Park L 44-52 *02/11/12 ELMHURST W 68-57 *02/18/12 at Carthage L 44-53 *02/21/12 at Wheaton L 63-80 Overall Record: 11-14; CCIW Record: 3-11 2012-13 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 3 HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH MAURICE WOODS MARK BEINBORN Maurice Woods is a former teammate of Mark Beinborn’s when the two played together at the University of Dubuque. Woods is a 2001 graduate Mark Beinborn will begin his first of Dubuque with a degree in sociology with a con- season as the head basketball coach centration in criminal justice. He served as both a at Augustana in the 2012-13 season. player and a student-assistant coach with the Spar- Beinborn, who has been the Vikings tans and was active in the Student Athletic Advisory assistant coach since the 2008 sea- Committee, Diversity Council, Mission Statement son, becomes the seventh coach in Team, and Earth Summit and was awarded the Augustana history. He replaces Bobbi Leadership Award in 1997. He recently completed Endress, who resigned in February his degree in chiropractic medicine from Palmer College. He currently after six seasons at the helm. works full-time at Augustana where he is in the offices of student services and residential life. “I am extremely proud and happy to be the new head women’s basketball ASSISTANT COACH ABBI STAPLES coach at Augustana,” said Beinborn. After finishing a four year career in both basket- “This is a program where the ground ball and softball in 2012, Abbi Staples joins the work has been laid. The players are on Augustana staff as an assistant coach. A native of board and I am thrilled with this opportunity to lead them.