2013-14 South Dakota State Women's Basketball Media Guide
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2013-14 2013-14 JACKRABBIT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GABBY BOEVER MARIAH CLARIN CHLOE CORNEMANN TIFFANEY FLAATA JESSICA HART Jr., Worthington, Minn. Jr., Princeton, Minn. So., Yankton, S.D. Fr., Savage, Minn. So., Eagan, Minn. TARA HEISER CLARISSA OBER STEPH PALUCH CHYNNA STEVENS HANNAH STROP Sr., Watertown, S.D. Fr., Glencoe, Minn. Sr., Pierre, S.D. Fr., Clark, S.D. Sr., New Prague, Minn. MEGAN STUART RACHEL WALTERS MEGAN WAYTASHEK KERRI YOUNG Jr., Roseville, Minn. Jr., Sioux Falls, S.D. Jr., Lino Lakes, Minn. Fr., Mitchell, S.D. AARON JOHNSTON KATIE FALCO MIKE JEWETT CARISSA NORD ALEX FEENEY Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Graduate Assistant TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION ..............................................2-16 • Quick Facts/Team Preview..................................................................2-3 • Facilities..........................................................................................4-5 • South Dakota State University, Academics, Community ......................6-15 • Media Information..............................................................................16 COACHES/STAFF ........................................................17-28 • Head Coach Aaron Johnston ..........................................................18-20 • Assistant Coaches Katie Falco and Mike Jewett ....................................21 • Assistant Coaches Carissa Nord and Alex Feeney ..................................22 • Support Staff/Administration ........................................................23-28 JACKRABBIT PLAYERS ..............................................29-52 • Tara Heiser ..................................................................................30-31 • Steph Paluch ..............................................................................32-33 • Hannah Strop ..............................................................................34-35 • Gabby Boever ..............................................................................36-37 • Mariah Clarin ..............................................................................38-39 • Megan Stuart ..............................................................................40-41 • Rachel Walters ............................................................................42-43 • Megan Waytashek ........................................................................44-45 • Chloe Cornemann ........................................................................46-47 • Jessica Hart ................................................................................48-49 • Tiffaney Flaata, Clarissa Ober..............................................................50 • Chynna Stevens, Kerri Young..............................................................51 • Roster Breakdown ............................................................................52 2013-14 OPPONENTS ................................................53-66 • Opponent Information....................................................................54-61 • The Summit League ......................................................................62-66 2012-13 SEASON REVIEW ..........................................67-84 • Season Recap ..................................................................................68 • Game-By-Game Results, Statistics..................................................69-72 • Box Scores..................................................................................73-77 • Summit League Championship Recap ..............................................78-79 • NCAA Tournament Recap ..................................................................80 • Summit League Awards ......................................................................81 • Departed Seniors ........................................................................82-83 • Academic Awards ..............................................................................84 HISTORY ..................................................................85-112 • Year-By-Year Scores ....................................................................86-91 • Series Records ................................................................................92 • Postseason History ......................................................................93-96 • Letterwinners ..................................................................................97 • Record Book ................................................................................98-99 • Season-By-Season Leaders ........................................................100-102 • 1,000-Point Club, Career Leaders ..............................................103-108 • All-Time Award Winners ............................................................109-111 • Academic Awards ............................................................................112 100 copies of the 2013-14 SDSU Women’s Basketball Media Guide were produced by Jason Hove and the Jackrabbit Sports Informa- tion Service at a cost of $12.13 per copy. Photos credited to Robby Gallagher, Inertia Sports Media, Andrew Turner, Lifetouch Sports and Eric Landwehr (South Dakota State University Relations). Media guides printed on recyled paper. 2013-14 JACKRABBIT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 1 2013-14 PREVIEW SOUTH DAKOTA With a number of key contributors return- STATE UNIVERSITY ing and a talented group of players joining the INFORMATION program, the South Dakota State University LOCATION: Brookings, S.D. women’s basketball team will again aim for ENROLLMENT: 12,554 (fall 2013) the top of The Summit League during the COLORS: Yellow and Blue 2013-14 season. NICKNAME: Jackrabbits The Jackrabbits, who have won four regular AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I season Summit League crowns in the past six CONFERENCE: The Summit League seasons and claimed the last five conference ARENA: Frost Arena (6,100 capacity) tournament titles, are again picked as the ADMINISTRATION league favorite. While the results have been PRESIDENT: Dr. David Chicoine consistent throughout their six seasons in The ALMA MATER: South Dakota State, 1969 Summit League, the formula for that success ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Justin Sell has been ever-changing. ALMA MATER: Bowling Green (Ohio), 1991 “We’ve been very process-driven,” said Office Phone: (605) 688-6388 head coach Aaron Johnston, who enters his SENIOR ASSOCIATE AD-INTERNAL: Rob 14th full season at SDSU with a 315-107 Peterson record. “We stay very focused on the process and we’re very committed to be the best team OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-6287 GABBY BOEVER led the Jackrabbits in we can be today. We spend very little time SENIOR ASSOCIATE AD-EXTERNAL: Leon both assists (110) and steals (79) during the Costello talking about past accomplishments.” 2012-13 season. OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-6287 Johnston said the team will take on slightly ASSOCIATE AD-COMPLIANCE/SENIOR different looks both offensively and defen- Fifth-year seniors Steph Paluch and Tara WOMAN ADMINISTRATOR: Kathy Heylens sively during the upcoming season. On Heiser will vie for the starting role at the OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-5308 offense, the Jackrabbits will look to push the off-guard position, although each could spell NCAA FACULTY REP.: Rich Reid pace, while being more disruptive on the Boever at point guard, as well. Paluch sat out defensive end with that aggressiveness the entire 2012-13 season after suffering a TEAM INFORMATION creating more opportunities in transition. knee injury at the 2012 Summit League 2012-13 OVERALL RECORD: 25-8 “I think our depth and athleticism is at a Championships. Johnston said Paluch, who SUMMIT LEAGUE RECORD: 14-2 (first place place where we can get that done,” Johnston averaged 6.5 points per game during the in regular season; conference tournament said. “We probably have more depth at the 1 2011-12 season, is back to full strength and champions) and 2 than we’ve had in a long time. Many of has the potential to be an all-league performer. HOME RECORD: 11-3 our guards can get the rebound and go.” Heiser was one of the team’s top reserves a AWAY /NEUTRAL RECORD: 10-3/4-2 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 10/3 Junior point guard Gabby Boever is one of season ago, averaging 5.0 points per game STARTERS RETURNING: 3/2 three starters returning from a squad that while ranking third on the team with 60 ALL-TIME RECORD: 841-375 posted a 25-8 overall record, including a 14-2 assists. NCAA DIVISION I TOURNAMENT mark in Summit League play. A native of Also returning at the guard spots are APPEARANCES: Five/2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, Worthington, Minn., Boever led the team in sophomores Chloe Cornemann and Jess Hart. 2013 both assists (110) and steals (79), adding 6.5 Wing Megan Waytashek is the Jackrabbits’ WOMEN’S NIT BERTHS: Two/2007, 2008 points per game. Her steals total was the most top returning scorer from last season, averag- by a Jackrabbit player in the Division I era ing 13.6 points per game. A first-team all- and sixth-most in school history. Summit League performer, Waytashek hit the 2012-13 ROSTER NO.PLAYER YEAR HEIGHT POS.HOMETOWN 0 Chynna Stevens Fr. 6-0 G/F Clark, S.D. (Clark-Willow Lake High School) 3 Megan Stuart ** Jr. 6-2 F Roseville, Minn. (Roseville Area High School) 4 Gabby Boever ** Jr. 5-9 G Worthington, Minn. (Worthington High School) 10 Kerri Young Fr. 6-0 G/F Mitchell, S.D. (Mitchell High School) 12 Tara Heiser *** Sr. 5-9 G Watertown, S.D. (Watertown High School) 13 Jessica Hart * So. 5-9 G Eagan, Minn. (Eagan