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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 (5-22, 2-14 MVC) vs. ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY REDBIRDS (16-11, 11-5 MVC) Thursday, March 1, 2012 • 7:00 PM cT • EvansvillE, ind. (Ford cEnTEr) TODAY’S GAME 2011-12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE The University of Evansville women’s basketball team looks to close out the 2011-12 SAT. OCT. 29 OAKLAND CITY (EXH) 78-41, W regular season on high note this week, hosting the Illinois State University Redbirds Fri. Nov. 11 at Murray State 76-61, L Thursday and the Indiana State University Sycamores Saturday for Senior Day. Fri. Nov. 18 at Cincinnati 64-34, L Sun. Nov. 20 at Bowling Green 71-54, L EVANSVILLE (5-22, 2-14 MVC) – The Aces come off Sunday’s 72-46 loss at MAINE TOURNAMENT - DEAD RIVER COMPANY CLASSIC Southern Illinois. On the season, junior Samantha Heck averages a team-best 13.5 Fri. Nov. 25 Evansville vs. Brown 55-47, L points and 7.0 rebounds per game. Junior Meagan Collins has also been a steady offensive contributor, averaging 9.3 points and 4.3 rebounds, followed by classmate Sat. Nov. 26 Evansville vs. Troy 59-49, W Taylor Ware’s 5.9 ppg and 3.3 rpg. TUES. NOV. 29 BALL STATE 55-50, L ACES WINTER CLASSIC ILLINOIS STATE (16-11, 11-5 MVC) – The Redbirds come off a 1-1 weekend FRI. DEC. 2 EVANSVILLE VS. E. KENTUCKY 63-56, W against Wichita State and Missouri State. Illinois State overcame the Shockers, 68-62, SAT. DEC. 3 EVANSVILLE VS. MARSHALL 60-48, L at Redbird Arena, but suffered an 80-76 overtime loss to the Lady Bears on Sunday, SAT. DEC. 10 MURRAY STATE 78-48, W marking their first home conference loss of the season. With four Redbirds averaging Fri. Dec. 16 at UT Martin 78-69, L double figures, Katie Broadway leads the way with 16.2 points per game. Jamie Russell Mon. Dec. 19 at Missouri 74-51, L (13.1 ppg, 5.2 rpg), Marley Hall (11.6 ppg, 5.9 rpg), and Candace Sykes (11.5 ppg, 7.8 rpg) round out the well-balanced scoring attack. Illinois State is currently tied for Fri. Dec. 30 at Indiana State* 73-54, L second place in the Valley standings with Wichita State. Sun. Jan. 1 at Illinois State* 62-49, L THUR. JAN. 5 NORTHERN IOWA* 61-51, L THE COACHES SUN. JAN. 8 BRADLEY* 71-59, W OTIES EPPS, (Wisconsin-Stout, ’02) 1st season at UE, 5-22 record Thur. Jan. 12 at Creighton* 65-33, L Epps is in his first season as Evansville’s head coach. Epps spent the last three Sat. Jan. 14 at Drake* 67-53, L seasons at the University of Wisconsin where he helped lead the Badgers to a 56-31 record and three postseason appearances. Wisconsin played in the WNIT in 2009 THUR. JAN. 19 WICHITA STATE* 57-51, L and 2011, and earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament in 2010 for the first time since SAT. JAN. 21 MISSOURI STATE* 74-49, L 2002. SUN. JAN. 29 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* 74-60, L Thur. Feb. 2 at Bradley* 82-64, L STEPHANIE GLANCE, (Rollins College,’85), 2nd season at Illinois State, 40-22 record Sat. Feb. 4 at Northern Iowa* 58-53, L In Glance’s first season, Illinois State posted a 24-11 record in 2010-11, the fifth-most THUR. FEB. 9 CREIGHTON* 48-45, W wins in school history and the fifth-consecutive 20-win season, and finished tied for SUN. FEB. 12 DRAKE* 55-51, L second in the Valley with a 12-6 mark. ISU won a school record four postseason Friday Feb. 17 at Missouri State* 76-62, L games and returned to the WNIT semifinals for the third-consecutive year. Glance Sun. Feb. 19 at Wichita State* 69-43, L worked with Pat Summitt at Tennessee in 2009-10 as an assistant coach and served as the Lady Vols’ recruiting coordinator. Tennessee went 32-3 that season, won the SEC Sun. Feb. 26 at Southern Illinois* 72-46, L regular-season and tournament championships and advanced to the Sweet 16 in the THUR. MARCH 1 ILLINOIS STATE* 7 P.M. NCAA Tournament. SAT. MARCH 3 INDIANA STATE* 1 P.M. STATE FARM MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT PROBABLE STARTERS (based on last game) MARCH 8-11 ST. CHARLES, MO. TBA TODAY’S MEDIA CENTER RADIO: 91.5 F.M. - WUEV (MIKE RADOMSKI, PLAY-BY-PLAY) #14 #24 #21 #22 #25 G G F F F/C INTERNET - AUDIO: WUEV.EVANSVILLE.EDU Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. INTERNET - VIDEO: ACESTV (GOPURPLEACES.COM/SHOWCASE) Staci Taylor Meagan Miranda Samantha Gillum Ware Collins Liles Heck ROSTER NUMERICAL CLASS SENIORS (2) NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 1 Khristian Hart G 5-8 So. Evansville, Ind./Harrison Chelsea Falkenstein 2 Kat Taylor G 5-6 Fr. Akron, Ohio/Lake Ridge Academy Staci Gillum 3 Chelsea Falkenstein F 6-0 Sr. Evansville, Ind./Memorial 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 21 Meagan Collins F 6-0 Jr. Boonville, Ind./Boonville Jordan Lewis 22 Miranda Liles F/C 6-3 So. Killen, Ala./Brooks Taylor Ware 23 Katie Ellerson G/F 5-11 So. Muskego, Wis./Muskego SOPHOMORES (4) 24 Taylor Ware G/F 5-9 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Walnut Hills Katie Ellerson 25 Samantha Heck F/C 6-2 Jr. Auxvasse, Mo./North Callaway Khristian Hart 32 Hannah Weedman C 6-4 So. Knoxville, Ill./Knoxville Miranda Liles 33 Juliann Miller G 5-8 Fr. Louisville, Ky./Mercy Academy Hannah Weedman 54 Mallory Ladd F 6-1 Fr. Evansville, Ind./Memorial FRESHMEN (3) Mallory Ladd ALPHABETICAL Juliann Miller Kat Taylor NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 21 Meagan Collins F 6-0 Jr. Boonville, Ind./Boonville 23 Katie Ellerson G/F 5-11 So. Muskego, Wis./Muskego 3 Chelsea Falkenstein F 6-0 Sr. Evansville, Ind./Memorial STATE 14 Staci Gillum G 5-7 Sr. West Des Moines, Iowa/Waukee ALABAMA (1) 1 Khristian Hart G 5-8 So. Evansville, Ind./Harrison Miranda Liles 25 Samantha Heck F/C 6-2 Jr. Auxvasse, Mo./North Callaway ILLINOIS (1) 54 Mallory Ladd F 6-1 Fr. Evansville, Ind./Memorial Hannah Weedman 11 Jordan Lewis G 5-8 Jr. Greenfield, Ind./Greenfield Central INDIANA (5) 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 2 Kat Taylor G 5-6 Fr. Akron, Ohio/Lake Ridge Academy Khristian Hart 24 Taylor Ware G/F 5-9 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Walnut Hills Mallory Ladd 32 Hannah Weedman C 6-4 So. Knoxville, Ill./Knoxville Jordan Lewis IOWA (1) Staci Gillum HEAD COACH: Oties Epps, 1st, (Wisconsin-Stout ‘02) KENTUCKY (1) ASSISTANT COACH: Meredith Baugher, 1st, (Valparaiso ‘05) Juliann Miller ASSISTANT COACH: Nicki Motto, 4th, (Miami ‘05) MISSOURI (1) ASSISTANT COACH: Matt Ruffing, 1st, (Dayton ‘07) Samantha Heck DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: FahKara Malone (Purdue ‘10) OHIO (2) KAT TAYLOR Taylor Ware WISCONSIN (1) PRONUNCIATIONS Katie Ellerson PLAYERS... COACHES... Chelsea Falkenstein: FALK-en-stine Oties Epps: O-teese Staci Gillum: GIL-um Meredith Baugher: BALK-er Matt Ruffing: RUFF-ing PLAYER’S HOMETOWNS:... FahKara Malone: fuh-CAR-uh Auxvasse (Samantha Heck): uh-VOSS Muskego (Katie Ellerson): mus-KEE-go 2011-12 UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2 NOTES CAREER RECORDS THE SERIES STATE FARM MVC TOURNAMENT Illinois State leads the all-time series, 24-12, winning The 2012 State Farm MVC Tournament begins on Points nine of the last 10 meetings. Evansville looks for its first Thursday, March 8, at the Family Arena in St. Charles, 1. Shelly Brand-Adlard (1981-85) ...1,713 win over ISU since the 2008-09 season. UE overcame Mo. The Aces will play their first game Thursday at 7:05 2. Shyla Puelston (1997-2002) ........1,626 the top-seeded Redbirds, 73-60, in the quarterfinals of p.m. CT versus the No. 7 seed. Since joining the Valley 3. Rebekah Parker (2004-08) ............1,480 the State Farm MVC Tournament at Family Arena in St. in 1993, UE has won two MVC Tournament titles -- 4. Barb Dykstra (1982-86) ...............1,430 Charles, Mo. In the most recent meeting, UE fell, 62-49, 2009 as the No. 9 seed and 1999 as the No. 4 seed. 5. Amy Lefever (1989-94) ................1,362 at Redbird Arena on New Year’s Day. 6. Jamie Gray (2000-04) ...................1,335 TAYLOR MADE 7. Christy Greis (1989-93) ...............1,328 SENIOR DAY Junior Taylor Ware recorded her 300th career point at 8. Tricia Deffendoll (1991-95) ........1,232 Evansville will celebrate seniors Staci Gillum and Jordan Wichita State (2/19) after tallying a team second-best 9. Rhonda Smith (1979-83) .............1,227 Lewis prior to Saturday’s game vs. Indiana State. The eight points. She also grabbed three rebounds, putting 10. Megan Liffick (2002-06) ..............1,132 senior festivities will occur 40 minutes before the 1:00 her three boards shy of the 200 rebound milestone. Held --- Samantha Heck (2009-now) ......859 p.m. CT tip-off. Postgame, Gillum’s and Lewis’ recorded scoreless and without a rebound at SIU, Ware enters the Field Goals Made speeches will play on the video board.