UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATION Stewart Center 1101 West 22nd Street Sioux Falls, S.D. 57105 Sioux Falls Release December 12, 2012 Concordia St. Paul (3-4, 1-2 NSIC) USF Probable Starters *2012-13 averages at # Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG GP/GS Sioux Falls (4-3, 1-2 NSIC) 10 Alyssa Rushton G 5-10 Sr. 9.4 5.6 5-5 23 Lauren McKinnis G 5-9 Jr. 5.0 2.0 5-3 Friday, December 14, 2012 30 Teagan Molden F 6-1 Fr. 5.4 2.6 5-3 6 p.m. CST 32 Laura Johnson F 6-0 Jr. 12.6 6.8 7-7 Stewart Center (2,000) - Sioux Falls, S.D. 34 Mikenna Greathouse C 6-1 Jr. 9.4 8.4 5-3 Minnesota State, Mankato (6-0, 3-0 NSIC) Conference Home Opener on Tap for Cougars at Sioux Falls returns home to the Stewart Center for its first-ever NSIC opening weekend. The Cougars will open the homestand against the Concordia St. Sioux Falls (4-3, 1-2 NSIC) Paul Golden Bears on Friday night and cap the weekend with a 4 p.m. tilt on Saturday, December 15, 2012 Saturday versus the 6-0 Mavericks of Minnesota State, Mankato. 4 p.m. CST Stewart Center (2,000) - Sioux Falls, S.D. This is the Cougars’ 39th season as a varsity sport, the fifth with head coach Travis Traphagen at the helm. The Broadcast Live Stream/Stats: Sioux Falls will provide a free live stream of both Dish Network matchups at http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/nsic.portal# The Cougars have handed out 10 or more assists in five of seven games this Radio: KWSN (1230 AM) will air this weekend’s game. Player inter- views and the Chris Johnson pregame show airs 15 minutes prior to season, highlighted by a 22-assist game vs. Nebraska Wesleyan, where USF tip-off. Tom Frederick will provide the play-by-play. made 29 field goals.

12/14/12 Officials: Jon Garrow [Ref], Amy Hupke [U1] & Troy Test [U2] In the Month of December 12/15/12 Officials: Jim Harding [U1], Kent Otte [Ref] & Jeremy Zacher [U2] The Cougars are 21-7 (.750) all-time in the month of December under Coach Traphagen.

2012 Sioux Falls Schedule (4-3, 1-2 NSIC) “Each Time I Dial Your Number I Never Get an Answer” Date Opponent Time/Res USF’s long distance woes in its first seven games reads like a country song. A Sat., Nov. 10 Nebraska Wesleyan W, 76-42 program that boasted a 33.3% (999 of 2,990) three-point field goal percentage Weds., Nov 14 Nebraska-Kearney L, 54-45 (OT) during the first four seasons of the Coach Traphagen era has struggled to find Tues., Nov 20 Mayville State W, 73-49 a consistent long-range stroke this season. The Cougars have connectedon Sat., Nov 24 Dakota State W, 78-64 just 39 of their first 147 three-point attempts (26.5%) this year, the lowest mark Sat., Dec 01 SMSU * W, 77-66 in the NSIC. Fri., Dec 07 * L, 61-48 Sat., Dec 08 Augustana College * L, 92-64 STATISTICAL LEADERS Fri., Dec 14 Concordia- St. Paul * 6 p.m. Sat., Dec 15 Minnesota State* 4 p.m.

* Indicates NSIC Games Bold indicates a home game # represents an exhibition

Last Time Out - Dec. 8 vs. Augustana College Points Laura Johnson- 14.3 Ali Wilkinson-19.8 Anika Whitling- 18.1 USF 64 Johnson: 15 points; Molden: 12 points Jaicee Ulmer- 10.7 Karlee Gengenbacher 11.2 Carissa Wolyniec- 11.7 Nelson: 16 points; Feeney 15 points AUGIE 92 Rebounds M. Greathouse- 7.1 Ali Wilkinson-10.3 Anika Whitling- 7.1 Laura Johnson- 6.6 Karlee Gengenbachr-4.5 Rachel Hansen- 5.1 The Sioux Falls women’s basketball team (4-3, 1-2 NSIC) lost 92-64 at rival No. 7 Augustana College (7-0, 3-0 NSIC) on Sat- Assists Laura Johnson- 3.3 Alli Hoefer-5.7 Rachel Hansen- 5.3 urday after falling behind by double digit points just under four Chrissy Strassburg- 1.7 Aubrey Davis-4.5 Kayla Hulsebus- 2.4 minutes into the first half. The loss is the second in a row for 3-Point Laura Johnson- 31.6% Ali Wilkinson-60% Jodi Batzel-50% the Cougars, who had not suffered consecutive defeats since FGM Bailey Bouman- 25.8% Karlee Gengenbacher-46.4% Carissa February 2010. USF provided little offensive punch throughout Wolyniec-38.3% the entire game outside of Laura Johnson and Teagan Molden, FG% Jaicee Ulmer- 46.9% Lexie Ulfers-72.2% Anika Whiting- 56.3% who scored 15 points and 12 points respectively. USF finished Greathouse- 46.7% Ali Wilkinson-64.1% Kayla Hulsebus-47.8% 22-for-60 from the floor, 4-for-13 from three-point range and 16- for-24 from the stripe. THE COACHES (Friday)

By the Numbers

2 Games that USF has lost in a row; it’s the first time that the Cougars have dropped consecutive contests since Feb. 2010. 3 Double-doubles the Cougars have posted; each owned by Laura Johnson 5 Points netted by Maggie Malloy in just six minutes of action vs. Augustana 6 USF’s rank in the NSIC in field goal percentage defense (36.8%) Travis Traphagen Coach Paul Fessier 6 Number of different Cougar starting lineups in their first seven games Sioux Falls School Concordia-St. Paul 11 Where the Cougars rank nationally (out of 277 schools) in turnovers per Black Hills, ‘99 Alma Mater Northern Iowa, ‘88 game (13.7) 90-38 (5 Yrs.) Record at School 255-112 (13 Yrs.) 15 Laura Johnson’s scoring rank in the NSIC (14.3). 90-38 (5 Yrs.) Career Record 356-130 (17 Yrs.) 16 USF’s rank in the NSIC in 3-point FG% (26.5%) 0-0 vs. CSP vs. Opponent 0-0 vs. USF 33 Laura Johnson’s national rank in free throw percentage (89.7%) 34.14 Average minutes played per game by Laura Johnson (2nd in NSIC) *USF-MSU coaches comparison page 8 51.5 Percent of last season’s rebounding that has returned for 2012-13 56.3 Percent of last season’s scoring that is back on the court for the December 10 Week Schedule Cougars in 2012-13 Wednesday...... 4:30-6:30 p.m. 58.8 Percent of last season’s steals that are back in 2012-13 Thursday...... 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday...... Concordia St. Paul 66 Number of games that Laura Johnson has started in a row; she has started every game of her Cougar career Coaches and student-athletes are available for interviews before or after practice. For any other time, please contact sports information Where the Cougars Rank Nationally assistant, Stephanie Pendrys at (605) 376-8906. USF ranks 136th in the nation in scoring offense (65.9)…112th in scoring defense (61.1)…120th in scoring margin (4.7)…96th in field goal percentage QUICK FACTS defense (36.8 %)…148th in rebounding margin (1.3)…105th in three-point field goals per game (5.6)…217th in three-point field goal percentage (26.5%)…11th UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS in turnovers per game (13.7) and 39th in turnover margin (5.29). Location...... Sioux Falls, S.D. Founded...... 1883 Coach Trap vs. the North Star State Enrollment...... 1,519 The Cougars are 3-1 against Minnesota-based schools since Coach Trapha- Nickname...... Cougars gen took the helm at the beginning of the 2008-09 season. USF defeated the Colors...... Purple and White University of Minnesota, Morris in overtime, 84-82 on 11/22/08. The Cougars Affiliation...... NCAA Division II own two wins over Southwest Minnesota State and lost at St. Cloud State last Conference...... Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference season by a 52-51 margin. President...... Dr. Mark Benedetto Director of Athletics...... Kevin Hesser What the Golden Bears Have Done Concordia-St. Paul enters Friday with an overall record of 3-4 (1-2, NSIC). The Arena (capacity)...... Stewart Center (2,000) Golden Bears have followed a lose one, win won pattern since the first game of the 2012-13 campaign. CSP’s win to date have been against Bethel University, TEAM FACTS Nebraska-Kearney and Upper Iowa. Sophomore guard Anika Whiting (18.1) is 2011 Overall Record...... 23-3 one of the top-5 scorers in the NSIC. Teammate Carissa Wolyniec stands 25th Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 10/4 in the league with a scoring average of 11.7 points per contest. Starters Returning./Lost...... 3/2

Mutual Non-Conference Opponent Assistant Coaches The Cougars and the Golden Bears both faced the Nebraska-Kearney Lopers Assistant Coach...... Chelsea DeVille last month. USF fell at UNK in overtime, 54-45, while CSP crushed the Lopers at home by a 71-51 margin. (Augustana College, 2009)

The Concordia St. Paul Series Graduate Assistant...... Chris Aggen The Cougars and the Golden Bears have met just once prior to Friday’s match- (Southwest Minnesota State, 2011) up. USF scored an 80-54 victory against Concordia-St. Paul on Nov. 26, 1988. Graduate Assistant...... Samantha Sikkink Home Cooking (UMKC, 2011) The Cougars are 44-10 at the Stewart Center in the Traphagen era. They are undefeated this season (3-0) and posted home records of 8-1, 11-2, 10-3 and 12-4 in the four previous campaigns. Basketball History Last Postseason berth...... 2010-11 (NAIA Quarterfinal) First Year of Basketball ...... 1973 Number of Conference Championships (Last) ...... 0 All-Americans...... 9 Scholar Athletes...... 16 All-Conference Selections...... 34

TALE OF THE TAPE USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll (Dec. 11, 2012)

RK School PR Record Points 1 Ashland University 1 10-0 775 2 Bentley University 2 7-0 741 3 USC- Aiken 3 6-0 704 4 Clayton State University 4 5-0 656 Team Stats Sioux Falls CSP MSU 5 University of Indianapolis 5 6-0 642 Scoring Offense 65.9 69.0 84.2 6 Augustana College 7 7-0 609 Scoring Defense 61.1 65.3 62.2 7 Washburn University 8 6-0 585 Scoring Margin +4.7 +3.7 +22.0 8 Gannon University 10 8-1 511 9 Simon Fraser University 12 8-1 481 Rebounding Avg. 40.7 39.0 40.3 10 Holy Family University 13 8-1 426 Rebounding Margin +1.3 -0.1 +8.5 11 Fort Hays State University 17 8-0 411 Field-Goal Pct. .361 .408 .481 12 Wayne State College 15 5-1 400 3-Pt FG Pct. .265 .288 .378 13 Shaw University 9 1-0 394 14 Limestone College 20 6-0 279 Free Throw Pct. .726 .722 .778 15 Indiana University of Penn. 14 6-1 257 Turnover Avg. 13.7 18.7 18.3 16 Grand Canyon University 18 8-2 248 Turnover Margin +5.29 -0.43 +4.8 17 Nova Southeastern University 19 5-1 226 Assist/TO Ratio 0.86 0.77 1.1 18 Pittsburg State University 11 6-2 207 19 Colorado Mesa University 25 8-0 198 20 C.S.U.- Chico NR 6-0 196 21 Western Washington 6 6-2 191 22 Bloomsburg University 16 5-1 128 23 Rollins College 22 6-2 116 NSIC Conference Basketball Standings 24 University of Tampa NR 7-0 107 25 UW-Parkside 24 4-1 101 North Conf. C% Overall % Streak St. Cloud State 3-0 1.000 7-0 1.000 W7 Others Receiving Votes: Minnesota State University - Mankato 95; Assump- tion College (Mass.) 69; Midwestern State University (Texas) 62; University of Minot State 2-1 0.667 4-1 0.800 L1 Central Missouri 60; Augusta State University (Ga.) 28; Edinboro University MSU Moorhead 2-1 0.667 5-2 0.714 W1 (Pa.) 27; Dowling College (N.Y.) 23; Millersville University of Pennsylvania 23; Minnesota Duluth 2-1 0.667 5-2 0.714 W2 CW Post Campus - LIU (N.Y.) 14; Saint Mary’s University (Texas) 10; Tuscu- Northern State 1-2 0.333 5-2 0.714 W1 lum College (Tenn.) 10; Wingate University (N.C.) 10; University of Alaska - Anchorage 9; Glenville State College (W.Va.) 6; University of Central Okla- Bemidji State 1-2 0.333 5-2 0.714 L2 homa 6; Lenoir-Rhyne University (N.C.) 5; Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) U-Mary 1-2 0.333 5-3 0.625 L1 5; California State University - Monterey Bay 3; Metropolitan State University Minnesota, Crookston 0-3 0.000 3-4 0.429 L3 of Denver (Colo.) 3; Northwest Nazarene University (Idaho) 3; Valdosta State University (Ga.) 3; Grand Valley State University (Mich.) 2; Montana State University - Billings 2; Stonehill College (Mass.) 2; Union University (Tenn.) 2; South Conf. C% Overall % Streak Academy of Art University (Calif.) 1; California University of Pennsylvania 1; Augustana 3-0 1.000 7-0 1.000 W7 Carson-Newman College (Tenn.) 1; Tarleton State University (Texas) 1. Minnesota State 3-0 1.000 6-0 1.000 W6 Wayne State 2-1 0.667 5-1 0.833 W2 Winona State 2-1 0.667 8-2 0.800 W1 Sioux Falls 1-2 0.333 4-3 0.571 L2 Concordia-St. Paul 1-2 0.333 3-4 0.429 L1 Upper Iowa 0-3 0.000 3-6 0.333 L5 2012-13 USF SCORING HIGHS AND LOWS SMSU 0-3 0.000 1-7 0.125 L4

THIS WEEK IN THE NSIC Highest Pt. Total (1st half ), USF...... 39 Friday, December 14 Lowest Pt. Total (1st half ), USF...... 21 SCSU @ Northern State...... 6 p.m. Highest Pt. Total (1st half ), Opp ...... 47 Concordia St. Paul @ USF...... 6 p.m. Lowest Pt. Total (1st half ), Opp ...... 14 Wayne State @ Upper Iowa...... 6 p.m. Highest Pt. Total (2nd half ), USF ...... 42 MSU-Mankato @ SMSU...... 6 p.m. Lowest Pt. Total (2nd half ), USF ...... 21 Minnesota-Duluth @ MSU-Moorhead...... 6 p.m. Highest Pt. Total (2nd half ), Opp...... 45 Augustana @ Winona State...... 6 p.m. Lowest Pt. Total (2nd half ), Opp...... 20 Minot State @ Minnesota, Crookston...... 6 p.m. U-Mary @Bemidji State...... 6 p.m. Highest Pt. Total (Game), USF...... 78 Lowest Pt. Total (Game), USF ...... 45 Saturday, December 15 Highest Pt. Total (Game), Opp...... 92 U-Mary @ Minnesota, Crookston...... 4 p.m. Lowest Pt. Total (Game), Opp...... 42 Wayne State @ Winona State...... 4 p.m. Largest Winning Margin, USF...... 34 Minot State @ Bemidji State...... 4 p.m. Smallest Winning Margin, USF...... 11 SCSU @ MSU-Moorhead...... 4 p.m. Largest Winning Margin, Opp...... 28 Augustana @ Upper Iowa...... 4 p.m. Smallest Winning Margin, Opp...... 9 MSU-Mankato @ Sioux Falls...... 4 p.m. Minnesota-Duluth @ Northern State...... 5 p.m. Concordia-St. Paul @ SMSU...... 5 p.m. 2012-13 USF TRENDS

NSIC Preseason Coaches Poll At Home...... 3-0 On the Road ...... 1-3 2012 Preseason NSIC Women’s Basketball Neutral Site ...... 0-0 Coaches Poll Halftime/Leads/Overtime 1. Augustana (15) 225 Leading at the half, home ...... 3-0 2. Minnesota Duluth 190 Leading at the half, road/neutral ...... 1-1 3. Wayne State 183 Trailing at the half, home ...... 0-0 Trailing at the half, road/neutral ...... 0-2 4. Minnesota State 177 Tied at the half, home ...... 0-0 5. (1) 171 Tied at the half, road/neutral...... 0-0 6. Winona State 160 Games decided by 5 points or less ...... 0-0 7. Concordia-St. Paul 145 Games decided by 10 points or less ...... 0-1 8. St. Cloud State 118 Games decided by 5 points or more...... 4-0 Games decided by 10 points or more...... 4-2 9. Sioux Falls 110 Leading with 2:00 left ...... 4-1 10. Northern State 107 Overtime games ...... 0-1 11. MSU-Moorhead 104 Offense 12. Minnesota, Crookston 70 Scoring 80 points or above ...... 0-0 Scoring 70 points or above ...... 4-0 13. Bemidji State 56 Scoring 60 points or above ...... 4-1 14. Southwest Minnesota State 47 When shooting 45% or better ...... 0-0 15. Minot State 37 When shooting less than 45% ...... 4-3 16. Upper Iowa 20 Opponent shooting 45% or better ...... 0-1 Opponent shooting below 45% ...... 4-2 Player scoring 30+ points ...... 0-0 North Division Pts. Player scoring 20+ points ...... 0-1 1. Minnesota Duluth (5) 46 Two-plus players in double digits ...... 4-2 2. University of Mary (1) 41 Defense 3. St. Cloud State 34 Opponents score 70 or more………...... 0-1 Held opponents to 70 points or less ...... 4-2 4. MSU-Moorhead (1) 31 Held opponents to 60 points or less ...... 3-1 Northern State (1) 31 Held opponents to 50 points or less ...... 2-0 6. Minnesota, Crookston 17 More steals than opponent ...... 4-2 7. Bemidji State 15 Less steals than opponent ...... 0-0 8. Minot State 9 Even steals ...... 0-1 Rebounding/Turnovers Out-rebounding opponent ...... 4-0 South Division Pts. Out-rebounded by opponent ...... 0-3 1. Augustana (7) 49 Even rebounding ...... 0-0 2. Minnesota State (1) 38 More turnovers than opponent ...... 0-0 Fewer turnovers than opponent...... 4-2 3. Wayne State 35 Even turnovers ...... 0-1 4. Concordia-St. Paul 31 Months 5. Winona State 30 In November ...... 3-1 6. Sioux Falls 21 In December...... 1-2 7. Southwest Minnesota State 13 In January ...... 0-0 In February...... 0-0 8. Upper Iowa 7 Time Day...... 2-1 NSIC North Division Preseason Player of the Year Night (after 5 p.m.) ...... 2-2 #32 Katrina Newman Uniform Color G/F, 5-11, Jr. Grey...... 3-0 Barnum, Minn./Barnum HS White ...... 0-1 Minnesota Duluth Black ...... 1-2

NSIC South Division Preseason Player of the Year Opponents vs. ranked opponent ...... 0-2 #44 Alex Feeney vs. unranked opponent ...... 4-1 F, 6-0, Sr. vs. in-state opponent ...... 1-1 Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck HS vs. out-of-state opponent ...... 3-2 Augustana vs. team with winning record ...... 1-2 vs. team with losing record...... 2-1 vs. team with .500 record...... 1-0 vs. non-conference opponents ...... 3-1 vs. NSIC opponents...... 1-2 Travis Traphagen

Head Coach 5th Season Columbia, S.D.

University of Sioux Falls women’s basketball team. Trapha- During the 2006-07 basketball season, Traphagen helped the Vikings gen is USF’s only head coach to win 27 games in a single season to a 25-7 record and a NCAA regional tournament appearance. and became just the second to advance to the quarterfinal round of Augustana also boasted a 20-game winning streak in 06-07 and was the NAIA tournament. the No. 2-ranked team in the North Central Region.

In four seasons at the helm, Traphagen has a .705 winning percent- Prior to joining Augustana, Traphagen served as a graduate assistant age with 86 victories and just 37 defeats, including back-to-back at Wayne State College in Wayne, Neb., where he earned a mas- 20-win seasons in 2010 and 2011. ter’s degree in sports administration. Traphagen earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Black Hills State University. Traphagen guided USF to a 23-3 record in 2011, losing two games by a combined score of two points. The Cougars proved they could Traphagen played college basketball for three years at Black Hills compete in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference with wins State, where he was a two-time all-conference selection, including over three current conference members, including their first win over team Co-Captain and Co-MVP during the 1999 season. Sioux Falls rival Augustana College since 1988. During Traphagen’s time, the Yellow Jackets won three consecutive The 2011 team’s win total was remarkable, but the way in which they South Dakota Intercollegiate conference championships. He current- won may have been more impressive. The Cougars won by 20 points ly holds the Yellow Jackets single season record for made 3-pointers or more 10 times last season to finish the year with a +16.8 scor- (97) set during the 1997-98 season. ing margin. During the 2010-2011 season, Traphagen coached the Cougars to a school record 27 wins en route to a NAIA quarterfinal Traphagen and his wife, Anne, live in Sioux Falls and have one son, appearance. Their historic season marked the program’s first NAIA Grayson. tournament berth since 2003.

USF also emerged as a conference contender in 2010-2011, finish- ing second in the Great Plains Athletic Conference, where they posted a 14-4 record, going 7-2 on the road. Traphagen mentored two first team, two second team and three honorable mention conference selections including, GPAC freshman of the year, Laura Johnson.

In the 2009-2010 season, Traphagen led USF to a 18-14 overall record, advancing to the second round of the GPAC tournament. The squad posted a 9-10 record in the always-competitive GPAC, finish- ing eighth in the final conference standings, and also accumulating a 10-3 record on their home court in the Stewart Center.

Traphagen led USF to an eight-win improvement in his first season as the head coach of the Cougar women’s basketball program. Sioux Falls’ 18 wins in the 2008-2009 were the most since the 2002-03 season, when the Cougars reached the NAIA final four.

The Cougars’ success was not unnoticed nationally either, as the team ended the season receiving votes in the NAIA Division II The Traphagen File Women’s Basketball Top 25 poll. University of Sioux Falls From 2007-08, Traphagen served as the Cougars’ top assistant Head coach 2008- present coach. Before that he was the head assistant women’s basketball Assistant coach 2007-08 coach at Augustana College (S.D.) since 2001. In his six years at Augustana, besides his on-court duties, Traphagen coordinated Augustana College recruiting for the women’s basketball program. Overall, Traphagen Assistant coach 2001-07 amassed a 111-69 record as an assistant coach at Augustana.

The Vikings’ program saw steady improvement during Traphagen’s Wayne State College time. Before his departure, the Viking women had three consecutive, Graduate Assistant 2001-1999 20-win seasons. 2012-13 SIOUX FALLS COUGARS No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Major Hometown (High School/Previous) 3 Holli Aggen G 5-9 Sr. Nursing Worthington, Minn. (Worthington) 4 Marie Malloy G 5-6 Fr. Undeclared Parkston, S.D. (Parkston) 5 Cassidy Gebhart G 5-5 Fr. Exercise Science Elkton, S.D. (Elkton) 10 Alyssa Rushton G 5-10 Sr. Social Science Rochester, Minn. (Kansas City CC) 12 Alicia Boe G 6-0 Fr. Nursing Sebeka, Minn. (Sebeka) 14 Jaicee Ulmer G 5-8 So. Elementary Ed Canton, S.D. (Canton) 22 Bailey Bouman G 5-9 Jr. Exercise Science Pipestone, Minn. (Pipestone Area) 23 Lauren McKinnis G 5-9 Jr. Psychology Chicago, Ill. (Kaskaskia CC) 24 Chrissy Strassburg G 5-4 Jr. Exercise Science Elk Point, S.D. (Elk Point Jefferson) 30 Teagan Molden F 6-1 Fr. Undeclared Montevideo, Minn. (Clara City) 31 Lindsey Johnson C 6-1 So. Undeclared Harrisburg, S.D. (Harrisburg) 32 Laura Johnson G/F 6-0 Jr. Biology Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cedar Falls) 34 Mikenna Greathouse F/C 6-1 Jr. Graphic Design Shawnee Mission, Kan. (Kansas City CC) 40 Paige Burkett G 5-5 Jr. Exercise Science Pierre, S.D. (TF Riggs) 42 Amber Paden C 6-2 RFr. Undeclared Buffalo Center, Iowa (North Iowa) 50 Kelli Hoff F/C 6-0 Sr. Elementary Special Education Brandon, S.D. (Brandon Valley) 52 Paola Mwenentanda F 5-11 Fr. Nursing Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X)

*Bold denotes projected starters

Coaching Staff

Name Position Years at USF Travis Traphagen Head Coach 5 Chelsea DeVille Asst. Coach 4 Chris Aggen Graduate Assistant 1 Samantha Sikkink Graduate Assistant 1

By Class By Height By Position Senior (3) 5-4 to 5-8 (5) Guards (10) Holli Aggen Paige Burkett Holli Aggen Kelli Hoff Cassidy Gebhart Alicia Boe Alyssa Rushton Marie Malloy Bailey Bouman Juniors (6) Chrissy Strassburg Paige Burkett Bailey Bouman Jaicee Ulmer Cassidy Gebhart Paige Burkett 5-9 to 5-11 (5) Marie Malloy Mikenna Greathouse Holli Aggen Lauren McKinnis Laura Johnson Bailey Bouman Alyssa Rushton Lauren McKinnis Lauren McKinnis Chrissy Strassburg Chrissy Strassburg Paola Mwenentanda Jaicee Ulmer Sophomores (2) Alyssa Rushton Forwards (4) Lindsey Johnson 6-0 to 6-2 (7) Mikenna Greathouse Jaicee Ulmer Alicia Boe Laura Johnson Freshmen (6) MIkenna Greathouse Teagan Molden Alicia Boe Kelli Hoff Paola Mwenentanda Cassidy Gebhart Laura Johnson Centers (3) Marie Malloy Lindsey Johnson Kelli Hoff Teagan Molden Teagan Molden Lindsey Johnson Paola Mwenentanda Amber Paden Amber Paden Amber Paden 2012-13 CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL GOLDEN BEARS No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown / Previous School 4 Jasmine Haynes G 5-5 Fr. Robbinsdale, Minn. (Robbinsdale Cooper) 5 Kika Greenlee G 5-7 So. St. Louis Park, Minn. (St. Louis Park/ North Iowa Area CC) 11 Rachel Hansen G 6-0 Jr. Eagan, Minn. (Minnehaha Academy) 12 Kayla Hulsebus G 5-6 So. Eden Prairie, Minn. (St. Croix Lutheran/Kirkwood CC) 13 Mandy Poke G 5-10 Sr. Richfield, Minn. (Richfield/Cloud County CC) 20 Carissa Wolyniec G 5-11 Jr. Minneapolis, Minn. (DeLaSalle) 21 Jodi Batzel F 6-1 Jr. Rochester, Minn. (Dover-Eyota) 22 Asha Knight F 5-9 So. Burnsville, Minn. (Burnsville) 23 Jordyn Dudley G 6-0 Fr. Appleton, Wisc. (Appleton North) 24 Megan Quiram C 6-4 Jr. Eagle Lake, Minn. (Cannon Valley Lutheran) 25 Kionda Nicks F 6-2 Fr. St. Paul, Minn. (Highland Park) 32 Tierra Bender G 5-7 So. Milwaukee, Wisc. (Milwaukee Pius) 34 Amanda Barton F 6-2 So. Waterville, Minn. (Waterville-Elysian-Morristown/Northern Iowa) 40 Anika Whiting F 6-2 So. Ashland, Wisc. (Ashland)

*Bold denotes projected starters

Coaching Staff

Name Position Years at CSP Paul Fessler Head Coach 13 Kachine Alexander Asst. Coach 1 Amanda Behnke Graduate Assistant 2 Freshman Teagan Molden (below) scored 12 points on 3-for-4 shooting and was a perfect 4-for-4 from the line against Augustana College

2012 MEETINGS WITH USF Dec. 14 • 6 p.m. • Sioux Falls, S.D. Feb. 23 • 4 p.m. • St. Paul, Minn.

GENERAL INFORMATION Location: St. Paul, Minn. Founded: 1983 Enrollment: 2,800 Nickname: Golden Bears Colors: Navy Blue & Vegas Gold Conference: NSIC President: Rev. Tom Ries Athletic Director: Tom Rubbelke Home Arena (Cap.): Gangelhoff Center (1,200+)

TEAM INFORMATION 2011-12 Overall Record: 11-17 2011-12 NSIC Record/Finish: 8-14/10th First Year of Basketball: 1968 All Time Record: 658-461 Years in NCAA Tournament: 8 All-Time NCAA Tournament Record: 7-8

SPORTS INFORMATION Basketball Contact: CJ Siewert Phone: (651)641-8879 Email: [email protected] Athletic Website: CUGoldenBears.com

LAST TWO OUTINGS Date Opponent Result Dec. 7 Upper Iowa W, 79-57 Dec. 8 Winona State L,62-59

SERIES HISTORY: USF leads CSP, 1-0 Nov 26, 1988: USF 80, Concordia St. Paul 54 Courtesy of Inertia Sports Media 2012-13 MINNESOTA STATE MAVERICKS No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown / High School /Previous School 3 Aubrey Davis G 5-7 So. Bloomington, Minn. (Eden Prairie) 5 Cierra Byers F 6-2 RFr. Plymouth, Minn. (Wayzata) 10 Lizzie Stenhaug G 5-8 Jr. Rochester, Minn. (Rochester Century) 11 Alli Hoefer G 5-7 Jr. Plymouth, Minn. (Robbinsdale Armstrong) 12 Kathleen Reynolds G 5-7 Sr. Sioux City, Iowa (East) 14 Ashley Olson G 5-6 So. Blue Earth, Minn. (University of South Dakota) 15 Casey Christian G 5-9 Sr. Prior Lake, Minn. (Prior Lake) 21 Steffany Thomas F 5-11 Jr. Sun Prairie, Wisc. 22 Hillary Paulson G 6-0 Jr. Freeman, S.D. (Freeman) 23 Jameila Hudnell G 5-10 Sr. Minneapolis, Minn. (De LaSalle) 24 Karlee Gengenbacher G 5-10 Jr. Quincy, Ill. (Quincy Notre Dame) 32 Lexie Ulfers F 6-2 So. Waseca, Minn. (Waseca) 33 Jamie Bresnahan F 6-1 So. Edina, Minn. (Edina) 34 Brittany Thiesfeld G/F 6-0 Jr. Silver Lake, Minn. (Glencoe-Silver Lake) 40 Anna Leloux F 6-0 Fr. Parker, S.D. (Parker) 42 Ali Wilkinson F 6-0 Jr. Blue Mounds, Wisc. (Wisconsin Heights) 44 Alyssa Van Klei F 6-0 Sr. Stillwater, Minn. (Stillwater) THE COACHES (Saturday)

*Bold denotes projected starters

Coaching Staff Name Position Years at MSU Emilee Thiesse Head Coach 1 Amy Sander Asst. Coach 5 Jessica Keller Asst. Coach 2

Travis Traphagen Coach Emilee Thiesse What the Mavericks Have Done Sioux Falls School MSU The Mavericks have opened the 2012-13 season with a 6-0 record (3- Black Hills, ‘99 Alma Mater Nebraska-Kearney, ‘03 0, NSIC), their best start since the 2008-09 campaign, when MSU ran 90-38 (5 Yrs.) Record at School 6-0 (1 Yr.) off to a 17-0 start en route to the NCAA D-II National Championship. 90-38 (5 Yrs.) Career Record Same 0-0 vs. MSU vs. Opponent 0-0 vs. USF From A Distance The Mavericks have drained 54 treys in their first six games for a 2012 MEETINGS WITH USF league-best average of nine 3’s per contest. MSU connects at a Dec. 15 • 4 p.m. • Stewart Center 37.8% clip from beyond the arc to stand fourth in the NSIC. While the Feb. 22 • 6 p.m. • Mankato, Minn. Mavericks are dialed in from long range, they have struggled to defend the three-point line. MSU is currently ranked 14th in three- GENERAL INFORMATION point defense (.333). Location: Mankato, Minn. Founded: 1868 At Your Service Enrollment: 14,036 The Mavericks are dropping more dimes than any other team in the NSIC. MSU averages 20.17 assists per game, while USF dishes an Nickname: Mavericks average of 11.86 assists per contest to stand 12th in the conference. Colors: Purple & Gold MSU junior guard Alli Hoefer is the best feeder in the NSIC at 5.7 Conference: NSIC (2008) assists per game. President: Dr. Richard Davenport Athletic Director: Kevin Buisman Keep an Eye On Junior forward Ali Wilkinson, who was tabbed as the NSIC’s Player of TEAM INFORMATION the Week (12/10) after scoring a combined 55 points and pulling down 2011-12 Record: 7-19, 6-16 NSIC (13th) 27 rebounds in the Mavericks’ home wins over Winona State and Up- Starters R/L: 4/1 per Iowa. She connected from the floor at a 61% clip and also tallied seven assists and seven steals. Lettermen R/L: 6/2

Against the Mavericks SPORTS INFORMATION Saturday is the first-ever matchup between Sioux Falls and Minnesota Basketball Contact: Travis Langer State, Mankato. Phone: (605)641.4953 Email: [email protected] Did You Know? Athletic Website: msumavericks.edu Pam Gohl, USF’s Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance and Se- nior Woman Administrator most recently served as the head women’s LAST TWO OUTINGS basketball coach at Minnesota State, Mankato. In 2008-09, MSU posted a 32-2 mark and won its first NCAA Championship in school Date Opponent Result history. Gohl was named NSIC Coach of the Year and the 2009 Mol- Dec. 7 vs. Winona State W, 76-68 ten/Women’s Division II Bulletin Coach of the Year. Dec. 8 vs. Upper Iowa L, 81-57 2012-13 USF SEASON/CAREER 2012-13 USF COMBINED STATS 2012 USF DIFFERENCE MAKERS Bench Production USF From The FT Line In USF From The Floor In The The Final Two Minutes + Final Two Minutes + OT Game USF OPP OT (11/10) Wesleyan 40 14 Player FGM FGA Pct. (11/14) UNK 20 22 Player FTM FTA Pct. Aggen ------(11/20) Mayville 29 18 Aggen ------Malloy 1 2 .50 (11/24) Dakota State 29 26 Malloy ------Gebhart ------(12/1) SMSU 40 23 Gebhart ------Rushton 0 2 .00 Rushton 3 6 .50 Boe ------(12/7) Wayne State 12 15 Ulmer 4 7 .50 (12/8) Augustana 25 32 Boe ------Ulmer ------Bouman 1 5 .20 (12/14) Concordia Bouman ------McKinnis 0 1 .00 (12/15) Minnesota State McKinnis ------Strassburg 1 1 -- (1/4) Upper Iowa Strassburg 1 2 .50 Molden 0 1 .00 Molden 2 2 1.00 Li. Johnson ------(1/5) Winona State La. Johnson 2 6 .33 (1/11) Duluth Li. Johnson ------La. Johnson 3 4 .75 Greathouse 0 1 .00 (1/12) St. Cloud State Greathouse 2 4 .50 Burkett ------(1/15) Southwest Minn. Burkett ------Paden ------(1/18) Minnesota State Paden ------Hoff ------Hoff ------Mwenentanda ------(1/19) Northern State (1/25) Winona State Mwenentanda ------Totals 8 19 .42 (1/26) Upper Iowa Totals 9 16 .56 (2/1) Crookston (2/2) Bemidji State (2/8) Minot State (2/9) University of Mary (2/15) Augustana Game-by-Game Team Leaders (2/16) Wayne State (2/22) Minnesota State Player Scoring Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Aggen ------(2/23) Concordia Malloy ------Gebhart ------Totals 195 150 Rushton ------Average 27.9 21.4 Boe ------Ulmer ------6 -- Bouman ------McKinnis ------Strassburg ------Molden ------Li. Johnson ------La. Johnson 22 6 -- -- Greathouse -- 16 ------Burkett ------Paden ------5 Hoff ------Mwenentanda ------

* If multiple players have tied for the team-high, each has been credited. 2012-13 USF POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS 2012 USF GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS November Guard Guard Forward Forward Center W/L 10 Nebraska Wesleyan Aggen Strassburg Rushton Johnson Paden W

14 Nebraska-Kearney McKinnis Strassburg Rushton Johnson Molden L

20 Mayville State McKinnis Ulmer Rushton Johnson Greathouse W

24 Dakota State University McKinnis Rushton Molden Johnson Greathouse W

December 1 Southwest Minnesota State * Rushton Strassburg Molden Johnson Greathouse W

7 Wayne State College (Neb.)* McKinnis Strassburg Rushton Johnson Greathouse L

8 Augustana College (S.D.) * Rushton Strassburg Molden Johnson Greathouse L

14 Concordia University- St. Paul *

15 Minnesota State University*

January 4 *

5 *

11 University of Minnesota-Duluth*

12 St. Cloud State University *

15 Southwest Minnesota State*

8 Minnesota State-Moorhead *

19 Northern State University *

25 Winona State University *

26 Upper Iowa University *

February 1 Minnesota-Crookston *

2 *

8 *

9 University of Mary *

15 Augustana College (S.D.) *

16 Wayne State College (Neb.) *

22 Minnesota State Mankato *

23 Concordia University- St. Paul *

2012-13 USF SUPERLATIVES USF Individual Game Highs Sioux Falls Game Lows

USF Team Game Highs Opponent Team Game Lows