Bellarmine Basketball Quick Facts Location Louisville, KY 40205 BELLARMINE BASKETBALL Founded / Enrollment 1950 / 3,293 Nickname / Colors Knights / Scarlet & Silver 16 NCAA II Tournament Appearances • 4 NCAA II Elite Eights • 1 NCAA II Final Four Conference ASUN Home Court Freedom Hall President Dr. Susan M. Donovan Bellarmine Knights Director of Athletics Scott Wiegandt Deputy Director of Athletics/SWA Pam Stackhouse at Jacksonville Dolphins Head Coach Chancellor Dugan (9th) Saturday-Sunday, February 6-7 • 1 PM/1 PM (ET) • Swisher Gymnasium • Jacksonville, FL Bellarmine Record 146-95 Overall Record 466-385 Assistant Coach Shannon Litton (9th) MOST RECENT STARTERS Assistant Coach Crystal Kelly (1st) Bellarmine (3-10, 3-5 ASUN) Ht. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown Assistant Coach Abby Owings (1st) F 23 Lauren Deel 5-11 Sr. 10.2 4.5 Louisville, KY All-Time NCAA Tournament Record 11-17 (16 Appearances, 1 Final Four, 4 Elite Eights) F 42 Sheniqua Coatney 6-2 Jr. 7.4 5.8 Shreveport, LA Important Phone Numbers G 03 Breia Torrens 5-5 Sr. 9.7 2.8 Louisville, KY Athletics Office 502-272-8381 G 04 Tasia Jeffries 5-7 Sr. 12.4 3.0 Louisville, KY Sports Information Office 502-272-8079 G 22 Kathleen Scott 5-8 Jr. 5.8 3.6 Mt. Washington, KY WBB SID - Adam Pruiett, cell 502-889-0466 Head Coach: Chancellor Dugan, 9th year at Bellarmine (146-95 record at Bellarmine, 466-385 career) Twitter/Instagram @BUKnightsWBB/buwbbteam Jacksonville (2-9, 0-6 ASUN) Ht. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown F 12 Tamia Stallings 6-0 So. 1.0 3.7 Brookhaven, MS 2020-21 SCHEDULE G 01 DeShari Graham 5-10 Jr. 11.4 4.5 Melbourne, FL G 02 Erin Wilson 5-10 R-So. 15.5 5.2 Auburndale, FL Date Opponent Time December G 04 Alexis Pierce 5-9 Sr. 9.1 2.6 Savannah, GA Mon. 14 BALL STATE L 42-98 G 23 Khalela Hayes 6-1 Fr. 7.2 6.6 Atlanta, GA Wed. 16 at Western Kentucky L 49-82 Head Coach: Darnell Haney, 3rd year at Jacksonville (34-37 record at Jacksonville, 34-37 career) Sat. 19 WESTERN ILLINOIS L 57-79 Tues. 29 at Evansville L 62-72 January Sat. 2 at No. 2 Louisville L 46-97 QUICK SHOTS KNIGHT INSIGHTS Sat. 9 at Lipscomb* L 72-84 Sun. 10 at Lipscomb* L 58-65 Site: Swisher Gymnasium (1,500); Jacksonville, • Bellarmine’s entrance to the ASUN is actually a Sat. 16 FLORIDA GULF COAST* L 58-81 FL return for Coach Chancellor Dugan. She was the Sun. 17 FLORIDA GULF COAST* L 52-81 Series: First meetings head coach at former league member Florida Sat. 23 at Stetson* L 67-71 Watch: ESPN+ Atlantic for 13 seasons before taking over the Sun. 24 at Stetson* W 71-64 Knights, leading the team to the 2006 ASUN Sat. 30 KENNESAW STATE* W 73-67 Radio: WXVW 1450 AM/96.1 FM (Sat.); 94.7 FM Sun. 31 KENNESAW STATE* W 62-60 (Sun.); Jack Kizer, play-by-play Tournament championship. February Next BU Games: Feb. 13-14 vs. North Florida; • Before entering Division I, Bellarmine made 16 Sat. 6 at Jacksonville* 1 PM Freedom Hall; Louisville, KY appearances in the NCAA II Tournament. The Sun. 7 at Jacksonville* 1 PM Knights advanced to the Final Four in 1994, also Sat. 13 NORTH FLORIDA* 2 PM the fourth of their four Elite Eights. Sun. 14 NORTH FLORIDA* 2 PM Sat. 20 at North Alabama* 3 PM WARM-UPS • Breia Torrens was among 10 selected for Sun. 21 at North Alabama* 3 PM the ASUN’s Preseason All-Conference Team Sat. 27 LIBERTY* 2 PM The Bellarmine women’s basketball team enters after being a first-team All-GLVC selection last Sun. 28 LIBERTY* 2 PM Swisher Gymnasium on a three-game winning season. With 852 career points heading into March the weekend, the senior guard has a shot this 9-14 ASUN Championship streak. After the Knights defeated Stetson 71-64 on the road Jan. 24 in securing their first season at becoming the 29th member of the * - ASUN game Division I and ASUN win, they followed last program’s 1,000-point club. All Times ET weekend at Freedom Hall by posting their first • It is perhaps not coincidental that in Bellarm- ine’s three-game winning streak, the Knights conference sweep after besting Kennesaw State 73-67 and 62-60. attempted 35, 30 and 26 free throws, which represent three of their top 4 amounts from The victories over the Owls played out in dif- the charity stripe this season. Proficiency at the ferent fashion. In the first game, Bellarmine free-throw line is a strength of Bellarmine, which trailed KSU 34-31 at halftime and 50-45 after ranks first in the ASUN with a 74.0 percentage three quarters before rallying past the Owls by from the stripe. outscoring them 28-17 in the final period. In the • In Bellarmine’s first win against Kennesaw second game, Bellarmine built a 30-19 lead at State, the Knights amassed 13 steals and forced the intermission and boosted the advantage 26 turnovers, both of which are season highs. to 25 in the third quarter. However, the Owls Bellarmine’s 18 offensive rebounds were also a made a frantic comeback and the game was not season best. decided until the final shot, as a potential game- • In Bellarmine’s second game against Stetson winning 3-pointer by KSU was long. on Jan. 24, senior forward Lauren Deel tied a career high with 22 points and her 18 free-throw In its first season in D1 and the ASUN, Bellarm- attempts and 14 makes were career bests. Deel ine is fifth in the nine-team conference halfway also tied a career high with four steals against through the league schedule. the Hatters in their first meeting. • Junior forward Sheniqua Coatney is a transfer Jacksonville is coming off 78-46 and 78-52 road from Louisiana-Monroe who became eligible losses to Liberty, which was picked to finish to compete for the Knights at the beginning of second in the ASUN in the preseason. The Dol- ASUN play. Coatney has made an immediate phins’ two wins this season did come at home, impact, leading Bellarmine in rebounding (5.8) a 67-52 victory over Webber International and while averaging 7.4 points. She’s scored eight or 59-52 triumph over Flagler in nonconference more points in five of eight games and grabbed contests. at least seven rebounds in half her outings. 2020-21 BELLARMINE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 Jacksonville Dolphins Women’s Basketball Roster NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL / PREVIOUS 0 Shanese Miller G 5-8 Jr. Brampton, Ontario / St. Edmund Campion / ASA College Brooklyn 1 DeShari Graham G 5-10 Jr. Melbourne, Fla. / Melbourne / St. Petersburg College 2 Erin Wilson G 5-10 R-So. Auburndale, Fla. / Auburndale 3 Da’Nasia Shaw G 5-10 So. Fort Valley, Ga. / Peach County 4 Alexis Pierce G 5-9 Sr. Savannah, Ga. / Sol C. Johnson 5 Shekinah Rachel F 6-2 So. Miami, Fla. / Miami Senior 11 Ashley Malone G 5-7 Fr. Nashville, Tenn. / Pope John Paul II 12 Tamia Stallings F 6-0 So. Brookhaven, MIss. / Brookhaven 15 Johné Stewart G 5-7 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. / Central 20 MaKayla Edwards G/F 5-11 So. Vallejo, Calif. / Salesian College Preparatory / Hawai’i 23 Khalela Hayes G/F 6-1 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. / Mount Zion 32 Suzan Morshed F 6-2 So. Brooklyn, N.Y. / Midwood Head Coach: Darnell Haney | Assistant Coaches: Lisa Jackson, Briona Brown, Stephanie Edwards BELLARMINE JOINS DIVISION I On July 1, 2020, Bellarmine University celebrat- ed the elevation of its athletics program from NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I, making Bellarmine the only private DI university in Ken- tucky and one of only a handful of DI Catholic universities in the South. All 22 of the Knights’ varsity sports programs now compete in Division I, including 17 in the ASUN Conference. Bellarmine’s move to DI was announced in the summer of 2019 as one of the first major ABOUT JACKSONVILLE initiatives in the university’s strategic plan. • In Jacksonville’s most recent game, Sunday at Liberty, the Dolphins posted one of their Stakeholder studies revealed the university best shooting performances of the season despite the 78-52 loss. Freshman Khalela and its student-athletes were well-poised for DI competition. Transitioning to DI extends the uni- Hayes posted a career-high 17-point effort on 6-for-10 shooting and has now scored in versity’s geographic reach, supports enrollment double-figures in three of the past four contests. Erin Wilson scored 13 points and has growth, improves diversity and achieves better scored in double figures four times in the six games she has played this season for the gender balance. Increased exposure enhances Dolphins. In the first game against Liberty, a 78-46 loss, DeShari Graham and Hayes institutional awareness and expands partnership scored 13 points apiece. Hayes added eight rebounds, as did Wilson. Graham tallied four opportunities. steals and three assists. • On Dec. 14, Jacksonville freshman Khalela Hayes was named ASUN Freshman of the Bellarmine teams in the following 17 sports will compete in the ASUN, beginning in the 2020-21 Week for the second consecutive week. Against Webber International, the native of academic year: baseball, men’s and women’s Atlanta posted the first double-double of her career as she scored 14 points on 7-for-12 basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, shooting and collected 10 rebounds, seven of which came on the offensive glass.