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UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PROGRAM HISTORY 2017-18 Schedule Location...... Charleston, Ill. All-Time Record ...... 585-664 (.468) Year Founded...... 1895 All-Time OVC Record ...... 170-192 (.470) NOVEMBER Enrollment...... 7,876 Joined OVC...... 1996 3...... INDIANA STATE (EXHIB.)...... 4 PM Nickname...... Panthers OVC Regular Season Titles ...... 2 (09-10, 12-13) 6...... ROSE-HULMAN (Exhib.)...... 5:15 pm School Colors...... Blue & Gray OVC Tournament Titles...... None 10...... NORTHERN ILLINOIS...... 6 pm Affiliation...... NCAA Division I NCAA Tournament Appearances ...... 1 (1988) 14...... at Wright State...... 6 pm Conference...... Ohio Valley 18...... EVANSVILLE...... 1 pm President...... Dr. David M. Glassman SPORTS INFORMATION 25...... at Saint Joseph’s...... 1 pm Director of Athletics...... Tom Michael Associate AD Media & PR...... Rich Moser SID Office Phone...... (217) 581-7480 26...... at Delaware/Saint Peter’s...... 1 pm COACHING STAFF E-Mail...... [email protected] 28...... at Cleveland State...... 6 pm Head Coach...... WBB Contact...... Kayla Peterson DECEMBER Alma Mater/Year...... Winona State, 1994 Phone...... (217) 581-6408 5...... BRADLEY...... 6 pm Record at School/Years...... 0-0 (0) E-Mail...... [email protected] 8...... at Fort Wayne...... 5 pm OVC Record/Years...... 0-0 (0) Graphic Design/Photographer...... Sandy King 18...... VALPARAISO...... 12 pm Career Record/Years...... 343-149 (15) Website...... eiupanthers.com 20...... NORTH TEXAS...... 7 pm Basketball Office Phone...... (217) 581-6008 Twitter...... @EIU_Panthers 22...... at Northwestern...... 4 pm Facebook...... EIUPanthers 28...... • at Murray State...... 5 pm Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater/Year) 30...... • at Austin Peay...... TBA Cleve Wright ...... (Berea College, 1989) MEDIA INFORMATION Kyley Simmons...... (Illinois, 2016) Radio Station...... Hit Mix 88.9 FM (WEIU) JANUARY Alex Guyton ...... (Purdue, 2012) Play-by-Play Announcer...... Rob Calhoun 4...... • at Morehead State...... 7:15 pm Graduate Assistant - Anne Duncan.(Eastern, 2017) Color Commentary...... Rameen Karbassioon 6...... • at Eastern Kentucky...... 1 pm Website...... www.weiuhitmix.net 11...... • BELMONT...... 8:30 pm Women’s Basketball Trainer Newspaper...... Journal Gazette & Times-Courier 13...... • TENNESSEE STATE...... 1 pm Jehan Ayap...... Address...... 100 Broadway Avenue 18...... •UT MARTIN...... 5:15 pm ...... Mattoon, IL 61938 20...... • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...... 1 pm STADIUM INFORMATION Phone...... (217) 238-6856 25...... • at Belmont...... 5 pm Home Court...... Lantz Arena Beat Writer...... Justin Rust 27...... • at Tennessee State...... 5:30 pm Capacity...... 5,300 E-Mail...... [email protected] FEBRUARY Website...... www.jg-tc.com TEAM INFORMATION Newspaper...... Daily Eastern News 1...... • JACKSONVILLE STATE...... 5:15 pm 2017-18 record...... 9-19 Address...... Buzzard Hall 3...... • TENNESSEE TECH...... 1 pm (home/away)...... 5-8 / 4-11 ...... Charleston, IL 61920 7...... • at SIUE...... 7 pm Conference Record/Finish...... 5-11/12th Phone...... (217) 581-7944 10...... • AUSTIN PEAY...... 1 pm Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 7/4 E-Mail...... [email protected] 14...... • at Southeast Missouri...... 6:30 pm Starters Returning/Lost...... 2/2 Website...... www.thedailyeasternnews.com 17...... • at UT Martin...... 4 pm Newcomers...... 7 22...... • MURRAY STATE...... 5:15 pm 24...... • SIUE...... 1 pm MARCH ROSTER Feb. 28-Mar. 4...... OVC Tournament...... TBA All Times Central and subject to change No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous) 1 Zharia Lenoir F 6-1 So. Pickerington, Ohio (Africentric) Home matches listed in BOLD CAPS 5 Grace Lennox G 5-4 Sr. Hobart, Tasmania (Hobart) • match 11 Karle Pace G 5-4 Fr. Clarksville, Tenn. (Rossview) 12 Carmen Tellez G 5-8 Jr. Madrid, Spain (Bienaventurada Virgen Maria) To find out more about the Ohio Valley 14 Grace McRae F 5-11 Fr. Melbourn, Australia (Southern Pen) Conference click on the logo below... 15 Taylor Steele G 5-9 Fr. Highland, Ind. (Highland) 20 Danielle Berry G 5-8 So. Foristell, Mo. (Francis Howell) 21 Halle Stull F 6-2 Jr. Rockford, Ill. (Boylan Catholic) 22 Lana Marov G/F 5-11 Fr. Sydney, Australia (Norths) 24 Katrina Christian G 5-7 Fr. Crothersville, Ind. (Crothersville) 25 Vuyelwa Magalela F 6-2 Fr. Plano, Texas (Plano West_ 31 Jalisha Smith F 5-10 Sr. Chicago, Ill. (Simeon) 32 Jennifer Nehls F 6-0 Fr. Green Bay, Wis. (Denmark) 44 Camino Tellez G 5-9 Fr. Madrid, Spain (Bienaventurada virgen Maria)

Coaching Staff Head Coach - Matt Bollant (Winona State, 1994), 1st season Assistant Coach - Cleve Wright (Berea College, 1989), 1st season Assistant Coach - Kyley Simmons (Illinois, 2016), 1st season Assistant Coach - Alex Guyton (Purdue, 2012), 1st season Graduate Assistant - Anne Duncan (Eastern Illinois, 2017), 1st season 2 | @EIU_PANTHERS 2 OVC REGULAR SEASON TITLES | 4 NATIONAL POSTSEASON APPEARANCES 2017-18 PANTHER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

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DR. DAVID GLASSMAN EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

DAVID M. GLASSMAN became the 12th president of Eastern Illinois University after taking over the position in June of 2014. He came to EIU after serving as provost and vice president for EIU Board of Trustees academic affairs at Bradley University, a private university located in Mr. Rene M. Hutchinson - Chairperson Dr. Robert D. Webb - Vice Chairperson Peoria, Ill. Dr. Jan Spivey Gilchrist - Secretary Glassman has experience with both private and public Mr. Kristopher Goetz - Member Pro-Tem institutions of higher education, having spent 19 years (1985-2004) Mr. Joseph R. Dively as a faculty member, associate dean and chair of the Anthropology Mr. Roger L. Kratochvil Department at Texas State University (formerly Southwest Texas), in Mr. Timothy Burke San Marcos. His tenure as a professor of anthropology and Dean Ms. Catie Witt - Student Representative of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, followed (2004-2010), and he later arrived at Bradley University as provost and University Vice Presidents vice president for academic affairs in 2010. Dr. Dan Nadler - Student Affairs He earned both a master’s degree and doctorate in anthropology from the University Bob Martin - University Advancement Dr. Blair Lord - Provost of Tennessee, Knoxville, after completing his undergraduate studies at the University of Paul McCann - Interim Business Minnesota.

TOM MICHAEL EASTERN ILLINOIS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Athletic Administration Mark Bonnstetter - Senior Associate AD Tom Michael was formally introduced as the 10th full-time Mary Wallace - Associate AD/SWA athletic director in Eastern Illinois University history on July 22, 2014 Rich Moser - Associate AD/Media and began his role on August 11. He comes to EIU after serving as John Smith - Associate AD/Major Gifts the Senior Associate Athletic Director at the University of Illinois Dave Kidwell - Assistant AD/Special Projects "Tom Michael's experience, integrity, and commitment to the Eric Schultz - Director of Compliance academic development of student-athletes are excellent," stated EIU President William Perry. " I am very pleased he is joining the EIU family." "We are excited to begin the next chapter in Eastern Illinois Panther Athletics with Tom Michael as our new athletic director," said Dan Nadler, EIU Vice President for Student Affairs. Over the course of the phone and on-campus interviews you could see that Tom is someone that will be totally committed to the academic and athletic development of EIU's student-athletes." Michael has worked as the Senior Associate Athletic Director at Illinois since 2012. He is currently overseeing the renovations to the State Farm Center. Michael joined the Illinois athletic department in 1996 as an academic counselor. He has worked for the past 12 years in administration serving as both an associate athletic director and assistant athletic director for student services. In addition to his current role in the State Farm Center renovation Michael oversees Academic Services, Equipment, Event Management, Sports Medicine and Strength and Conditioning for the athletic department. "I am thrilled to be named the Director of Athletics at Eastern Illinois University. It is with great anticipation that I look forward to working with the coaches, staff and student-athletes involved with EIU Panther Athletics," said Michael. I feel the 18 years of employment and four years as a student-athlete at the University of Illinois, have prepared me for this opportunity. I leave Illinois with a tremendous amount of respect for the training and experiences it has provided for me both as a Division I student-athlete and as a Division I athletic administrator." Michael received both his bachelor's degree (1993) and master's degree (1994) from Illinois. He played four years for the Fighting Illini basketball program from 1991-94 helping the team make two trips to the NCAA Tournament. He was a two-time Academic All-Big Ten Selection and holds the Illinois single season record for 3-point percentage. Following his playing days Michael worked in his family's business prior to joining the staff at Illinois in 1996. He and his wife Shana have three children (Nicholas, Nathaniel and Kylie).

4 | @EIU_PANTHERS 2 OVC REGULAR SEASON TITLES | 4 NATIONAL POSTSEASON APPEARANCES 2017-18 PANTHER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Roster Breakdown NUMERICAL ROSTER By Class No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous) Freshmen (8) 1 Zharia Lenoir F 6-1 So. Pickerington, Ohio (Africentric) Katrina Christian 5 Grace Lennox G 5-4 Sr. Hobart, Tasmania (Hobart) Vuyelwa Magalela 11 Karle Pace G 5-4 Fr. Clarksville, Tenn. (Rossview) Lana Marov 12 Carmen Tellez G 5-8 Jr. Madrid, Spain (Bienaventurada Virgen Maria) Grace McRae 14 Grace McRae F 5-11 Fr. Melbourn, Australia (Southern Pen) Jennifer Nehls 15 Taylor Steele G 5-9 Fr. Highland, Ind. (Highland) Karle Pace 20 Danielle Berry G 5-8 So. Foristell, Mo. (Francis Howell) Taylor Steele 21 Halle Stull F 6-2 Jr. Rockford, Ill. (Boylan Catholic) Camino Tellez 22 Lana Marov G/F 5-11 Fr. Sydney, Australia (Norths) 24 Katrina Christian G 5-7 Fr. Crothersville, Ind. (Crothersville) Sophomores (2) 25 Vuyelwa Magalela F 6-2 Fr. Plano, Texas (Plano West_ Danielle Berry 31 Jalisha Smith F 5-10 Sr. Chicago, Ill. (Simeon) Zharia Lenoir 32 Jennifer Nehls F 6-0 Fr. Green Bay, Wis. (Denmark) 44 Camino Tellez G 5-9 Fr. Madrid, Spain (Bienaventurada virgen Maria) Juniors (2)

Halle Stull ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Carmen Tellez No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Seniors (2) 20 Danielle Berry G 5-8 So. Foristell, Mo. (Francis Howell) Grace Lennox 24 Katrina Christian G 5-7 Fr. Crothersville, Ind. (Crothersville) Jalisha Smith 5 Grace Lennox G 5-4 Sr. Hobart, Tasmania (Hobart) 1 Zharia Lenoir F 6-1 So. Pickerington, Ohio (Africentric) By State/Country 25 Vuyelwa Magalela F 6-2 Fr. Plano, Texas (Plano West_ 22 Lana Marov G/F 5-11 Fr. Sydney, Australia (Norths) Illinois (2) 14 Grace McRae F 5-11 Fr. Melbourn, Australia (Southern Pen) Jalisha Smith 32 Jennifer Nehls F 6-0 Fr. Green Bay, Wis. (Denmark) Halle Stull 11 Karle Pace G 5-4 Fr. Clarksville, Tenn. (Rossview) 31 Jalisha Smith F 5-10 Sr. Chicago, Ill. (Simeon) Ohio (1) 15 Taylor Steele G 5-9 Fr. Highland, Ind. (Highland) Zharia Lenoir 21 Halle Stull F 6-2 Jr. Rockford, Ill. (Boylan Catholic) 44 Camino Tellez G 5-9 Fr. Madrid, Spain (Bienaventurada virgen Maria) Missouri (1) 12 Carmen Tellez G 5-8 Jr. Madrid, Spain (Bienaventurada Virgen Maria) Danielle Berry

COACHING STAFF SUPPORT STAFF Indiana (2) Katrina Christian Taylor Steele Head Coach: Graduate Assistant: Anne Duncan Matt Bollant (Winona State Univ., 1994) Athletic Trainer: Jehan Ayap Tennessee (1) 1st season at EIU Strength Coach: Joe Niehaus Karle Pace Career head coaching record: 343-149 (15) Academic Services: Lindsey Sturm Texas (1) Assistant Coaches: Vuyelwa Magalela Cleve Wright (Berea College, 1989) 1st season at EIU PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Wisconsin (1) #1 -- Zharia Lenoir...... Zar-ee-a Le-nor (Like more) Jennifer Nehls Kyley Simmons (Univeristy of Illinois, 2016) #5 -- Grace Lennox...... Len-knocks 1st season at EIU #12 -- Carmen Tellez...... Tay-yez INTERNATIONAL (5) #21 -- Halle Stull...... Hay-lee Grace Lennox Alex Guyton (Purdue, 2012) #32 -- Jennifer Nehls...... Nails Lana Marov 1st season at EIU #44 -- Camino Tellez...... Tay-yez Grace McRae Camino Tellez Carmen Tellez

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Head Coach Matt Bolant

u Matt Bolant was hired as the ninth headcoach of EIU in April of 2017.

att Bollant became the Eastern Illinois University women’s basketball team’s ninth coach in program history after being hired M in April of 2017. Bollant comes to EIU from just up the road where he coached the University of Illinois’ women’s basketball team for five seasons. In that span he compiled a 61-94 record overall while going 22-62 in Big Ten play. In 15 seasons as a head coach he is 343-149 overall, with tenures at Bryan College and Wisconsin-Green Bay. In just his first season with the program, Bollant led the Fighting Illini to the postseason for the first time in three years in 2013 finishing with a winning Big Ten record for the first time in 10 seasons. Bollant took that Illini team to a quarterfinal berth in the WNIT ending EIU’s tournament run along the way with a second round victory. A renowned recruiter, Bollant spearheaded the formation of back-to-back top-25 recruiting classes during his first two recruiting years in Champaign. In 2013-14, two Illini commits earned All-America honors, as Chatrice White became only the second McDonald’s All American in Illinois program history and Amarah Coleman earned honorable mention WBCA All-American honors. Not only that, but Bollant boasts a 100-percent graduation rate in his 15 years of head coaching. The 2014-15 season saw the Illini post a 9-3 non-conference record, starting the season with a 5-0 record to mark the best non- conference record to start a season that the program has seen in 12 years. Defensively, Illinois ranked among the top-15 in the nation, averaging more than 11 steals per game. Bollant saw seven of his student-athletes earn All-Big Ten Academic honors following the season. Additionally, Bollant was recognized as the 2015 Kay Yow Heart of a Coach Award recipient following the season. Bollant’s recruiting talents were once again on display during the 2015-16 season as freshmen Cierra Rice and Alex Wittinger combined for four Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors throughout the season. Wittinger went on to earn Big Ten All-Freshman recognition at the conclusion of the year. As a team, Bollant guided the Illini to a 4-0 start to the season for the second-straight year. In that stretch, his team earned back-to-back 90-point victories over UT Martin and Tennessee State, the first time an Illinois team has done so since 2013-14. Illinois’ 55-point victory over Tennessee State marked the fourth largest margin of victory for an Illini team in program history. The 2016-17 campaign saw Bollant coach Brandi Beasley to Big Ten All-Freshman team honors, marking the third consecutive season that an Illini player received All-Freshman recognition. Bollant came to Illinois after a successful five-year stint at Green Bay, where he guided the Phoenix to five straight Horizon League titles and four straight trips to the NCAA Tournament. He led Green Bay to a 148-19 record (.886 winning percentage) in five years, including an 85-5 mark in the Horizon League. Green Bay was ranked as high as No. 9 in the national polls in both 2010-11 and 2011-12, finishing the 2011 season with that ranking.

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Bollant was named the Horizon League Coach of the Year for the fourth time Head Coaching Record in 2012, guiding Green Bay to a 31-2 record despite losing Horizon League co- Overall Record 343-149 (15 years) Players of the Year Kayla Tetschlag and Celeste Hoewisch. Senior Julie Wojta who was a finalist for the Wade Trophy and earned WBCA Second Team All-America Coaching Career honors. Head Coach - Eastern Illinois (2017-present) Head Coach - University of Illinois (2012-2017) Bollant has an .697 winning percentage as a collegiate coach, including a 134-36 Head Coach - Univ. of Wisc. Green Bay (2007-12) record at Bryan (Tenn.) College from the NAIA level. He guided the Lady Lions Head Coach - Bryan College (2002-07) to four straight NAIA Tournaments, reaching the Sweet 16 in 2005-06. Bollant Assistant Coach - Indiana Univ. (2000-02) coached four Appalachian Athletic Conference Players of the Year. Assistant Coach - Univ. of Evansville (1997-00) Head Coach - Tigerton HS (1994-97) Bollant was as an assistant coach under Kathi Bennett, the daughter of former Wisconsin men’s coach Dick Bennett, for five seasons before becoming a Postseason Appearances collegiate head coach. He served three years under Bennett at Evansville, helping 2013 - WNIT Quarterfinals the Purple Aces to the 1999 NCAA Tournament, then followed her to Indiana, 2012 - Horizon League Champions, NCAA 2nd Round where the Hoosiers became the lowest seed (5) to win the Big Ten Tournament 2011 - Horizon League Champions, NCAA Sweet Sixteen in 2002. 2010 - Horizon League Champions, NCAA 2nd Round 2009 - Horizon League Champions, NCAA 1st Round A 1994 graduate of Winona State University with a degree in business education, 2008 - Horizon League Champions Bollant received a master’s degree in education from American Intercontinental 2007 - ACC Champions, NAIA National Tournament University. He served as both the varsity and junior varsity head coach of Depper 2006 - ACC Champions, NAIA National Tournament Life Academy in the Philippines and spent three years as the head coach at 2005 - ACC Champions, NAIA National Tournament Tigerton (Wis.) High School, guiding the Tigers to a 63-10 record and to three 2004 - NAIA National Tournament Central Wisconsin Conference Small School titles from 1994-97. Education He and his wife Kari, have two daughters, Abi and Regan. Bachelor’s - 1994 Winona State

EIUPANTHERS.COM EASTERN ILLINOIS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL #EIUBLEEDBLUE | 7 2017-18 PANTHER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Cleve WRIGHT u Assistant Coach | 1st Season at EIU | Barea College, 1989 Cleve Wright joins Matt Bollant’s Eastern Illinois staff after serving four years as the head coach at Miami of Ohio and has 15 total years as a head coach at both the NCAA Division I and Division II levels. Wright built Gannon University into a Division II powerhouse winning more than 70 percent of his games during 11 years guiding the program. In his final season he coached the team to a 31-5 record as they made their second appearance in the Elite Eight and finished ranked sixth in the nation. Overall he led the program to five NCAA Tournament appearances all coming in his last seven seasons. He was named the NCAA Division II Coach of the Year in 2010 after the team posted a 37-1 record advancing to the Final Four. He coached seven All-Americans and 37 all-conference selections.

Prior to his 15 year stint as a head coach, Wright was a talented assistant coach in the Midwest working at Northwestern (1999-2002) and Butler (1997-98). During his time at Northwestern he served as the recruiting coordinator and his 2001 class was ranked 35th best in the nation. He was voted one of the top 25 assistant coaches in the NCAA Division I ranks in 2002. Wright has additional coaching stops as the head coach at Southwestern High School in Somerset, Ky., and as an assistant coach at Duke during the 1992-93 season.

Wright earned his bachelor’s degree from Berea College in 1989 competing on both the men’s basketball and track teams. He also served as a student assistant coach for the women’s team. He went on to work as a graduate assistant coach at Ball State from 1990- 92 while earning his master’s degree from Ball State in 1992.

He and his wife Diane have two daughters – Chloe and Emma.

Kyley SIMMONS

u Assistant Coach | 1st Season at EIU | University of Illinois, 2016

Kyley Simmons is in her first season as an assistant coach on Matt Bollant’s Eastern Illinois staff. Simmons comes to EIU following a season as an assistant coach at the University of Sioux Falls where she worked for coach Travis Traphagen. She helped coach the team to a 22-8 record including advancing to the Northern Southern Intercollegiate Conference Championship game. A talented young recruiter, Simmons helped land one of the top classes in the NSIC for the 2017-18 season with nine recruits. Simmons had a successful playing career at the University of Missouri and University of Illinois. At Illinois she played for coach Matt Bollant averaging 12.3 points, 3.5 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game. A starter in 30 games she ranked fifth in the Big Ten in 3-pointers made and was a recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award in 2015. She began her career at Missouri earning Big 12 All-Freshman team honors in 2012 as she was the only Tiger to start all 31 games and led the team in assists with 111. She earned her bachelor’s degree in food science and nutrition from Illinois in 2016. A native of Brookings, S.D., Simmons also lived in both Sioux City Iowa, and Red Oak, Iowa before graduating from Lewis Central High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She set the Lewis Central HS record for career assists, season points and assists along with single game points and assists. She was third all-time in school history in career steals and points. She was named to the Iowa All-State team and All-District teams.

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u Assistant Coach | 1st Season at EIU | Purdue, 2012

Alex Guyton begins her first season as a collegiate coach as an assistant on head coach Matt Bollant’s Eastern Illinois staff.

A former player at Purdue University, Guyton comes to the Panthers after four years as an assistant high school coach in Indiana. From 2014-17 she was on the staff at Carmel High School in the suburbs of Indianapolis. While at the school the program posted a 61-17 record with two top five state rankings, two sectional championships and a one top twenty national ranking.

She began her coaching career as an assistant high school coach at Warren Central High School during the 2013-14 season after playing one year of professional basketball in for the Tus Bad Abling club.

In addition to her high school coaching experience, Guyton has worked as a coach for the Pacers National Basketball Academy and the Indiana Basketball Academy.

Guyton played at Purdue for coach Sharon Versyp from 2008-12 where she was a part of three Boilermakers teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Purdue reached the NCAA Elite Eight her freshman season and won the Big Ten Tournament Championship her senior year. The Boilermakers participated in post-season play all four years with a Women’s NIT appearance during Guyton’s sophomore year. She was part of the Boilermakers preseason NIT Championship team in 2010.

Guyton earned her degree from Purdue in 2012. As a senior she attended the NCAA National Career in Sports Forum. She is a native of Bloomington where she played at North High School earning Indiana All-Star honors as a prep athlete and scoring more than 1,000 points for her career.

ANNE DUNCAN u Graduate Assistant | 1st Season at EIU | Eastern Illinois, 2017 JOE NIEHAUS u Strength and Conditioning Coach | 6th Season at EIU | Central College, 2007 LINDSEY STURM u Academic Services Coordinator | 4th Year at EIU | Eastern Illinois, 2014 JEHAN AYAP u Athletic Trainer | 2nd Season at EIU

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2016-17 BASKETBALL ROSTER

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ZHARIA LENOIR 1 u 6-1 | Sophmore | Forward | Pickerington, Ohio (Africentric)

GRACE LENNOX 5 u 5-4 | Senior | Guard | Hobart, Tasmania (Hobart School)

KARLE PACE 11 u 5-8 | Freshman | Guard | Clarksville, Tenn. (Rossview)

CARMEN TELLEZ 12 u 5-8 | Sophomore | Guard | Madrid, Spain (Bienaventurada Virgen Maria)

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GRACE MCRAE 14 u 5-11 | Freshman | Forward | Melbourne, Australia (Southern Pen)

TAYLOR STEELE 15 u 5-9 | Freshman | Guard | Highland, Ind. (Highland)

DANIELLE BERRY 20 u 5-8 | Sophomore | Guard | Foristell, Mo. (Francis Howell)

HALLE STULL 21 u 6-2 | Sophomore | Forward | Rockford, Ill. (Boylan Catholic HS)

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LANA MAROV 22 u 5-11 | Freshman | Guard/Forward | Sydney, Australia (Norths)

KATRINA CHRISTIAN 24 u 5-7 | Freshman | Guard | Crothersville, Ind. (Crothersville)

VUYELWA MAGALELA 25

u 6-2 | Freshman | Forward | Plano, Texas (Plano West)

JALISHA SMITH 31 u 5-10 | Senior | Forward | Chicago, Ill. (Simeon)

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JENNIFER NEHLS 32 u 6-0 | Sophomore | Forward | Green Bay, Wis. (Denmark)

CAMINO TELLEZ 44 u 5-9 | Freshman | Guard | Madrid, Spain (Bienaventurada Virgen Maria)

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Grace Lennox Senior Guard

2016-17 IN REVIEW

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EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER BASKETBALL Eastern Illinois Season Schedule/Results & Leaders (as of Nov 09, 2017) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 9-19 5-8 4-11 0-0 CONFERENCE 5-11 3-5 2-6 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 4-8 2-3 2-5 0-0

Date Opponent Score Att. High Points High Rebounds 11/11/16 MILLIKIN W 97-54 614 (14)BROWN, Erica (8)BROWN, Erica 11/14/16 at Evansville W 73-63 456 (22)LENNOX, Grace (7)STULL, Halle (7)SMITH, Jalisha (7)NEHLS, Jennifer 11/17/16 WRIGHT STATE 61-71 L 209 (15)VAN DYKE, Allison (12)BROWN, Erica 11/19/16 at Stetson 55-72 L 498 (17)BROWN, Erica (9)BROWN, Erica 11-22-16 at FAMUW W 66-50 201 (19)SMITH, Jalisha (17)SMITH, Jalisha 11/26/16 ILLINOIS-SPRINGFIELD W 74-60 306 (26)LENNOX, Grace (12)SMITH, Jalisha 11/28/16 INDIANA STATE 61-88 L 262 (16)LENNOX, Grace (6)BROWN, Erica 12-1-16 at Illinois State 49-60 L 509 (11)BROWN, Erica (10)BROWN, Erica 12/3/16 at Valparaiso 68-73 L 345 (14)VAN DYKE, Allison (5)VAN DYKE, Allison 12/7/16 CLEVELAND STATE 56-66 L 218 (15)LENNOX, Grace (10)BROWN, Erica 12/10/16 at Western Illinois 62-83 L 604 (25)BROWN, Erica (8)BROWN, Erica 12/21/16 at Cincinnati 64-78 L 271 (18)LENNOX, Grace (6)BROWN, Erica 12/29/16 *BELMONT 58-77 L 206 (14)BOYER, Brittin (8)BOYER, Brittin 12/31/16 *JACKSONVILLE STATE Wo2 71-67 386 (17)LENNOX, Grace (8)NEHLS, Jennifer (17)NEHLS, Jennifer 1/5/17 *at Morehead State 62-66 L 765 (26)LENNOX, Grace (12)BROWN, Erica 01/07/17 *at Eastern Kentucky 85-88 Lot 408 (35)LENNOX, Grace (12)BROWN, Erica 1/11/17 *at Murray State 74-92 L 376 (16)VAN DYKE, Allison (7)STULL, Halle (7)BROWN, Erica (7)NEHLS, Jennifer 1/14/17 *AUSTIN PEAY 59-69 L 333 (22)LENNOX, Grace (7)LENNOX, Grace (7)BROWN, Erica 1/18/17 *UT MARTIN Wot 80-70 228 (23)VAN DYKE, Allison (15)BROWN, Erica 1/21/17 *at Southeast Missouri W 71-62 1098 (18)LENNOX, Grace (13)BROWN, Erica 1/28/17 *SIUE 59-75 L 333 (17)LENNOX, Grace (11)BROWN, Erica 02/01/17 *at Tennessee State Lady 58-69 L 582 (18)TELLEZ, Carmen (7)LENNOX, Grace 2/4/17 *TENNESSEE TECH W 54-46 351 (13)BROWN, Erica (6)STULL, Halle (13)LENNOX, Grace (6)BROWN, Erica 2/8/17 *at UT Martin 72-74 L 1014 (25)LENNOX, Grace (10)LENNOX, Grace 2/11/17 *SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 65-107 L 400 (15)LENNOX, Grace (5)STULL, Halle 2/15/17 *MURRAY STATE 57-66 L 332 (23)BROWN, Erica (14)BROWN, Erica 2/18/17 *at Austin Peay Wot 78-73 2339 (27)LENNOX, Grace (9)LENNOX, Grace 02/25/17 *at SIUE 52-68 L 714 (12)LENOIR, Zharia (9)BROWN, Erica

* - Conference game Attendance Summary Games Attend Avg/Game Home 13 4178 321 Away 15 10180 679 Neutral 0 0 0 Total 28 14358 513

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Nancy Kassebaum 1979-83

Rachel Galligan 2005-09

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EIU Opponent EIU Opponent EIU Opponent L 74 95 at Purdue L 68 91 + at #3 Ohio State L 39 69 at Indiana State W 58 48 at Ball State L 80 84 + vs UTEP L 65 66 BRADLEY W 61 57 BUTLER W 74 70 + vs Northern Colorado W 88 67 SAN JOSE STATE W 76 62 BOWLING GREEN L 52 79 at SMU W 89 73 ^ vs Buffalo W 66 42 SAINT LOUIS W 68 64 at IPFW L 42 105 ^ at Dayton L 62 63 @ at Northern Arizona W 110 28 BRESCIA W 71 60 (OT) IUPUI L 78 88 @ vs. Colorado State W 70 57 • at Tennessee State W 70 57 EVANSVILLE W 62 50 • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L 55 65 • at Austin Peay W 72 67 (OT) SACRAMENTO STATE W 73 55 • at Western Illinois W 66 58 WESTERN MICHIGAN L 47 76 at Wisconsin W 71 68 • at Bradley L 63 65 INDIANA STATE L 68 70 at Western Illinois W 78 66 • NORTHERN IOWA L 56 62 at Illinois-Chicago L 38 48 at Northern Illinois W 60 57 • DRAKE L 66 82 ILLINOIS STATE W 76 67 * at Tennessee State L 85 95 • at Southwest Missouri L 78 85 at Miami (Ohio) W 72 69 at Loyola (IL) W 69 58 • at Wichita State W 85 48 • JACKSONVILLE STATE W 78 58 * at Morehead State L 76 86 • INDIANA STATE W 79 68 • TENNESSEE TECH L 62 63 * at Eastern Kentucky W 81 61 • ILLINOIS STATE W 67 39 • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W 76 53 * JACKSONVILLE STATE W 75 48 VALPARAISO W 60 50 • at Eastern Kentucky W 89 79 * TENNESSEE TECH W 83 55 • BRADLEY W 62 60 • at Morehead State W 68 43 * at Austin Peay W 80 59 • WESTERN ILLINOIS W 64 57 • MURRAY STATE L 58 68 * at Murray State L 66 67 • at Drake W 74 47 • UT MARTIN W 82 62 * SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W 90 75 • at Northern Iowa W 80 59 • at Tennessee Tech W 84 79 * UT MARTIN W 65 64 • WICHITA STATE W 60 43 • at Jacksonville State W 70 65 * at SIUE W 98 66 • SOUTHWEST MISSOURI W 74 63 at SIU Edwardsville W 64 46 * at Southeast Missouri L 73 85 • at Illinois State W 71 41 • at Southeast Missouri W 86 30 OAKLAND CITY W 60 59 • at Indiana State W 74 63 • MOREHEAD STATE W 73 59 * MURRAY STATE W 66 54 • at Southern Illinois W 69 41 • EASTERN KENTUCKY W 88 59 * AUSTIN PEAY W 95 59 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO L 64 71 • at UT Martin W 60 43 * BELMONT W 78 66 ^ INDIANA STATE W 76 71 • at Murray State L 62 82 * at UT Martin W 80 79 ^ at Illinois State W 78 47 • AUSTIN PEAY L 62 70 (OT) * SIUE L 72 78 + COLORADO W 79 67 • TENNESSEE STATE L 69 71 # vs UT Martin W 73 56 $ TENNESSEE STATE W 60 58 ! at Missouri @ No. Arizona Tournament (Flagstaff, Ariz.) W 65 51 $ vs UT Martin L 54 62 ! at Illinois • Gateway Conference game L 60 69 $ vs Austin Peay ^ Gateway Tournament (Champion) L 56 85 ^ at Marquette ^ Dayton Tournament (Dayton, Ohio) + NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional * Ohio Valley Conference game (Charleston, Ill.) + Preseason WNIT (Little Rock, Ark.) Home games in BOLD CAPS • Ohio Valley Conference game # OVC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) $ OVC Tournament (runner-up) ! WNIT ^ Postseason WNIT

20 | @EIU_PANTHERS 2 OVC REGULAR SEASON TITLES | 4 NATIONAL POSTSEASON APPEARANCES 2017-18 PANTHER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 1,000 POINT CLUB 1. TA’KENYA NIXON – 1,924 pts. Year G-GS FG- FGA Pct. 3FG- 3FGA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. TP PPG 2009-10 34-33 156- 331 .471 13- 46 .283 150-193 .777 475 14.0 2010-11 29-28 152- 329 .462 10- 33 .303 147-187 .786 461 15.9 2011-12 31-31 182- 347 .524 8- 34 .235 134- 160 .838 506 16.3 2012-13 32-32 183- 405 .452 16- 48 .333 100- 129 .775 482 15.1 TOTALS 126-124 673- 1412 .447 47- 161 .292 531- 669 .794 1924 15.3

2. RACHEL GALLIGAN – 1,891 pts. Year G-GS FG- FGA Pct. 3FG- 3FGA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. TP PPG 2005-06 29-26 118- 238 .496 0- 0 .000 74- 95 .779 310 10.7 2006-07 29-29 172- 369 .466 0- 1 .000 155- 204 .760 499 17.2 2007-08 27-21 170- 311 .547 0- 1 .000 160- 186 .860 500 18.5 2008-09 33-33 224- 394 .569 0- 0 .000 134- 177 .757 582 17.6 TOTALS 118-109 684- 1312 .521 0- 2 .000 523- 662 .790 1891 16.0

3. NANCY KASSEBAUM – 1,807 pts. Year G-GS FG- FGA Pct. 3FG- 3FGA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. TP PPG 1979-80 30-30 207- 464 .446 –– –– –– 50- 81 .617 464 15.5 1980-81 33-33 219- 476 .460 –– –– –– 66- 94 .702 504 15.3 1981-82 31-31 217- 446 .470 –– –– –– 80- 102 .784 514 16.6 1982-83 19-19 135- 257 .525 –– –– –– 55- 76 .724 325 17.1 TOTALS 113-113 778- 1643 .474 –– –– –– 251- 353 .711 1807 16.0

4. PAM O’CONNOR – 1,731 pts. Year G-GS FG- FGA Pct. 3FG- 3FGA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. TP PPG 2000-01 27-27 143- 269 .532 2- 2 1.000 69- 104 .663 357 13.2 2001-02 28-28 204- 337 .605 0- 1 .000 96- 157 .611 504 18.0 2003-04 27-26 166- 276 .601 0- 0 .000 112- 161 .696 444 16.4 2004-05 27-20 164-274 .599 0- 1 .000 98- 157 .624 426 15.8 TOTALS 109-101 677- 1156 .586 2- 4 .500 375- 579 .648 1731 15.9

5. TONI COLLINS – 1,715 pts. Year G-GS FG- FGA Pct. 3FG- 3FGA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. TP PPG 1981-82 33-33 236- 481 .491 –– –– –– 84- 150 .560 556 16.8 1982-83 27-26 151- 271 .557 –– –– –– 64- 86 .744 366 13.6 1983-84 28-28 160- 299 .535 –– –– –– 63- 88 .716 383 13.7 1984-85 28-28 164- 326 .503 –– –– –– 82- 128 .641 410 14.6 TOTALS 116-115 711- 1377 .516 –– –– –– 293- 452 .648 1715 14.8

EIUPANTHERS.COM EASTERN ILLINOIS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL #EIUBLEEDBLUE | 21 2017-18 PANTHER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 1,000 POINT CLUB 6. BARBORA GARBOVA – 1,537 pts. Year G-GS FG- FGA Pct. 3FG- 3FGA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. TP PPG 1994-95 28-28 133- 353 .377 35- 96 .365 41- 60 .683 342 12.2 1995-96 27-27 144- 357 .403 28- 106 .264 49- 78 .628 365 13.5 1996-97 27-27 167- 400 .418 37- 100 .370 54- 82 .659 425 15.7 1997-98 27-26 150- 385 .393 36- 103 .350 69- 95 .726 405 15.0 TOTALS 109-108 594- 1495 .397 136- 405 .336 213- 315 .676 1537 14.1 7. BARB PERKES – 1,456 pts. Year G-GS FG- FGA Pct. 3FG- 3FGA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. TP PPG 1986-87 30-28 128- 331 .387 33- 94 .351 66- 95 .695 355 11.8 1987-88 30-30 165- 392 .421 47- 115 .409 91- 123 .740 468 15.6 1988-89 14-12 65- 169 .385 20- 59 .339 64- 80 .800 214 15.3 1989-90 24-24 146- 358 .408 37- 95 .390 90- 116 .776 419 17.5 TOTALS 98-94 504- 1250 .403 137- 363 .377 311- 414 .751 1456 14.9 8. MARIAH KING – 1,440 pts. Year G-GS FG- FGA Pct. 3FG- 3FGA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. TP PPG 2009-10 34-0 77- 147 .524 0- 3 .000 28- 42 .667 182 5.4 2010-11 31-31 159- 331 .480 5- 21 .238 93- 134 .694 416 13.4 2011-12 31-31 158- 346 .457 3- 20 .150 70- 119 .588 389 12.5 2012-13 32-32 173- 389 .445 15- 62 .242 92- 122 .754 453 14.2 TOTALS 128-94 567- 1213 .467 23- 106 .217 283- 417 .679 1440 11.3 9. LINDA ELLSWORTH – 1,434 pts. Year G-GS FG- FGA Pct. 3FG- 3FGA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. TP PPG 1977-78 N/A –– –– –– 280 1978-79 N/A –– –– –– 190 1979-80 30- 212- 417 .508 –– –– –– 70- 112 .630 474 15.8 1980-81 32- 490 15.3 TOTALS 95-N/A 627- 1164 .539 –– –– –– 180- 266 .677 1434 15.1

10. MELANIE HATFIELD – 1,389 pts. Year G-GS FG- FGA Pct. 3FG- 3FGA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. TP PPG 1982-83 28-17 114- 231 .494 –– –– –– 29- 46 .630 257 9.2 1983-84 28-26 133- 287 .463 –– –– –– 57- 85 .671 323 11.5 1984-85 27-25 132- 279 .473 –– –– –– 49- 76 .645 313 11.6 1985-86 28-28 209- 441 .474 –– –– –– 78- 106 .736 496 17.7 TOTALS 111-96 588- 1238 .475 –– –– –– 213- 313 .681 1389 12.5

22 | @EIU_PANTHERS 2 OVC REGULAR SEASON TITLES | 4 NATIONAL POSTSEASON APPEARANCES 2017-18 PANTHER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 1,000 POINT CLUB 11. TRACY ROLLER – 1,385 pts. Year G-GS FG- FGA Pct. 3FG- 3FGA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. TP PPG 1988-89 28-10 77- 181 .425 1- 10 .100 34- 48 .708 189 6.8 1989-90 27-27 173- 380 .455 17- 49 .347 79- 95 .832 442 16.4 1990-91 26-26 142- 330 .430 16- 55 .291 63- 88 .716 363 14.0 1991-92 27-27 144- 358 .402 15- 57 .263 88- 102 .863 391 14.5 TOTALS 108-90 536- 1249 .429 49- 171 .287 264- 333 .793 1385 12.8

12. CHRIS ALDRIDGE – 1,337 pts. Year G-GS FG- FGA Pct. 3FG- 3FGA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. TP PPG 1982-83 25-4 60- 129 .465 –– –– –– 30- 46 .652 150 6.0 1983-84 28-25 132- 261 .506 –– –– –– 62- 110 .564 326 11.6 1984-85 28-28 172- 326 .582 –– –– –– 67- 107 .626 411 14.7 1985-86 28-28 187- 401 .466 –– –– –– 76- 112 .679 450 16.1 TOTALS 109-85 551- 1117 .493 –– –– –– 235- 375 .627 1337 12.3 13. MEGAN SPARKS – 1,313 pts. Year G-GS FG- FGA Pct. 3FG- 3FGA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. TP PPG 2002-03 28-21 98- 269 .364 32- 108 .296 88- 108 .815 316 11.3 2003-04 26-11 91- 236 .386 23- 72 .319 66- 81 .815 271 10.4 2004-05 26-26 80- 247 .324 30- 103 .291 76- 104 .731 266 10.2 2005-06 29-29 140- 362 .387 45- 128 .352 135- 171 .789 460 15.9 TOTALS 109-87 409-1114 .367 130- 411 .316 365- 464 .787 1313 12.0 14. SABINA OROSZOVA – 1,279 pts. Year G-GS FG- FGA Pct. 3FG- 3FGA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. TP PPG 2011-12 31-9 58 174 .333 18 64 .281 12 20 .600 146 4.7 2012-13 32-31 74 175 .423 19 61 .311 22 34 .647 189 5.9 2013-14 28-28 183 416 .440 18 69 .261 89 114 .781 473 16.9 2014-15 30-30 184 406 .453 31 89 .358 72 104 .692 471 15.7 TOTALS 121-98 499 1171 .426 86 283 .304 195 272 .717 1279 10.6

15. JOANN ARCHER – 1,256 pts. Year G-GS FG- FGA Pct. 3FG- 3FGA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. TP PPG 1977-78 unavailable n/a 1978-79 25- 73- 153 .477 –– –– –– 16- 19 .842 162 6.5 1979-80 30- 163- 369 .369 –– –– –– 66- 85 .776 392 13.1 1980-81 35- 251- 479 .524 –– –– –– 105- 135 .778 607 17.3 TOTALS 100- 495- 1028 .482 –– –– –– 200- 254 .787 1256 11.9

EIUPANTHERS.COM EASTERN ILLINOIS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL #EIUBLEEDBLUE | 23 2017-18 PANTHER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 1,000 POINT CLUB 16. LISA TYLER – 1,249 pts. Year G-GS FG- FGA Pct. 3FG- 3FGA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. TP PPG 1985-86 28-27 98- 205 .478 –– –– –– 35- 50 .700 231 8.3 1986-87 30-29 150- 317 .473 0- 3 .000 86- 111 .775 386 12.9 1987-88 30-29 129- 269 .480 1- 4 .250 51- 67 .761 310 10.3 1988-89 27-25 135- 259 .521 2- 3 .667 50- 60 .866 322 11.9 TOTALS 115-110 512- 1050 .488 3- 10 .300 222- 288 .771 1249 10.9

17. LAUREN DAILEY – 1,247 pts. Year G-GS FG- FGA Pct. 3FG- 3FGA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. TP PPG 2000-01 26-25 88- 224 .393 30- 111 .270 42- 52 .808 248 9.5 2001-02 28-28 119- 287 .415 56- 145 .386 31- 39 .795 325 11.6 2002-03 28-28 130- 311 .418 40- 119 .336 68- 85 .800 368 13.1 2003-04 26-25 105- 263 .399 36- 109 .330 60- 69 .870 306 11.8 TOTALS 108-106 442- 1085 .407 162- 484 .335 201- 245 .820 1247 11.5 18. LEAH ALDRICH-FRANKLIN – 1,246 pts. Year G-GS FG- FGA Pct. 3FG- 3FGA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. TP PPG 1996-97 25-0 28- 72 .389 0- 1 .000 11- 19 .579 67 2.7 1997-98 27-27 173- 374 .463 1- 5 .200 56- 88 .636 403 14.9 1998-99 26-26 216- 439 .492 12- 44 .273 112- 141 .794 556 21.4 1999-00 26-20 100- 199 .503 0- 0 .000 20- 34 .588 220 8.5 TOTALS 104-73 517- 1084 .477 13- 50 .260 199- 282 .706 1246 12.0 19. STACY FRIERDICH – 1,110 pts. Year G-GS FG- FGA Pct. 3FG- 3FGA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. TP PPG 1987-88 30-0 86- 161 .534 0- 0 .000 63- 88 .716 235 7.8 1988-89 28-6 88- 182 .484 0- 0 .000 43- 73 .589 219 7.8 1989-90 27-27 109- 220 .496 0- 0 .000 54- 75 .720 272 10.1 1990-91 27-27 161- 307 .524 0- 0 .000 62- 101 .614 384 14.2 TOTALS 112-60 444- 870 .510 0- 0 .000 222- 337 .659 1110 9.9

20. ALLISON LEE – 1,057 pts. Year G-GS FG- FGA Pct. 3FG- 3FGA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. TP PPG 1994-95 28-28 78- 174 .448 0- 0 .000 94- 121 .777 250 8.9 1995-96 27-27 79- 154 .513 1- 3 .333 62- 89 .691 221 8.2 1996-97 27-27 102- 188 .543 0- 1 .000 102- 129 .791 306 11.3 1997-98 26-26 89- 176 .506 0- 0 .000 102- 136 .750 280 10.8 TOTALS 108-108 348- 692 .503 1- 4 .250 360- 475 .758 1057 9.8

24 | @EIU_PANTHERS 2 OVC REGULAR SEASON TITLES | 4 NATIONAL POSTSEASON APPEARANCES 2017-18 PANTHER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 1,000 POINT CLUB 21. SYDNEY MITCHELL – 1,056 pts. Year G-GS FG- FGA Pct. 3FG- 3FGA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. TP PPG 2009-10 34-0 60- 130 .462 5- 14 .357 60- 82 .732 185 5.4 2010-11 31-31 98- 225 .436 19- 50 .380 71- 106 .670 286 9.2 2011-12 30-22 109- 241 .452 19- 54 .352 93- 124 .750 330 11.0 2012-13 32-13 91- 235 .387 19- 45 .422 54- 79 .684 255 8.0 TOTALS 127-66 358- 831 .431 62- 163 .380 278- 391 .711 1056 8.3 22. KATHY LANTER – 1,020 pts. Year G-GS FG- FGA Pct. 3FG- 3FGA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. TP PPG 1979-80 1- 0- 0 .000 –– –– –– 0- 0 .000 0 0.0 1980-81 N/A –– –– –– 218 1981-82 33- 182- 400 .455 –– –– –– 37- 53 .698 401 12.2 1982-83 29-29 173- 352 .491 –– –– –– 55- 75 .733 401 13.8 TOTALS 94-N/A 494-N/A –– –– –– 122- N/A 1020 10.9

23. SHERYL BONSETT – 1,012 pts. Year G-GS FG- FGA Pct. 3FG- 3FGA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. TP PPG 1985-86 27-25 82- 183 .448 –– –– –– 30- 39 .769 194 7.2 1986-87 30-15 72- 176 .409 0- 8 .000 40- 51 .784 184 6.1 1987-88 29-29 138- 301 .459 17- 42 .405 55- 75 .733 348 12.0 1988-89 28-27 117- 271 .432 25- 57 .439 27- 37 .730 286 10.2 TOTALS 114-96 409- 931 .439 42- 107 .393 152- 202 .752 1012 8.9

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SEASON POINTS SEASON 3-POINT FG ATTEMPTED SEASON PERCENTAGE 1. JoAnn Archer...... 607...... 1981 1. Katlyn Payne...... 195...... 2014 (MINIMUM 80 MADE) 2. Rachel Galligan...... 582...... 2009 2. Michelle Lewis...... 155...... 2002 1. Beverly Williams...... 893...... 1991 3. Leah Aldrich-Franklin...... 556...... 1999 3. Meggie Eck...... 153...... 2007 2. Tracy Roller...... 863...... 1992 Toni Collins...... 556...... 1982 4. Renee Schaul...... 150...... 2001 3. Rachel Galligan...... 860...... 2008 5. Nancy Kassebaum...... 514...... 1982 5. Kelsey Wyss...... 147...... 2011 4. Jordyne Crunk...... 838...... 2014 6. Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 506...... 2012 6. Lauren Dailey...... 145...... 2002 Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 838...... 2012 7. Pam O’Connor...... 504...... 2002 7. Katlyn Payne...... 144...... 2013 6. Shannon Baugh...... 816...... 1994 Nancy Kassebaum...... 504...... 1981 8. Ashley Thomas...... 143...... 2010 7. Megan Sparks...... 815...... 2003 9. Rachel Galligan...... 500...... 2008 9. Megan Edwards...... 131...... 2009 8 Leah Aldrich-Franklin...... 794...... 1999 10. Rachel Galligan...... 499...... 2007 10. Kelsey Wyss...... 130...... 2013 9. Jordyne Crunk...... 792...... 2012 10. Allison Lee...... 791...... 1996

SEASON FIELD GOALS MADE SEASON 3-PT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1. JoAnn Archer...... 251...... 1981 (MINIMUM 40 MADE) SEASON REBOUNDS 2. Toni Collins...... 236...... 1982 1. Nicky Polka...... 430...... 1995 1. Toni Collins...... 352...... 1982 3. Rachel Galligan...... 224...... 2009 2. Barb Perkes...... 409...... 1988 2. Jo Huber...... 335...... 1980 4. Nancy Kassebaum...... 219...... 1981 3. Melanie Ploger...... 408...... 2005 3. Sabina Oroszova...... 302...... 2015 5. Nancy Kassebaum...... 217...... 1982 4. Katlyn Payne...... 405...... 2014 4. Sabina Oroszova...... 296...... 2014 6. Leah Aldrich-Franklin...... 216...... 1999 Megan Edwards...... 405...... 2009 5. Linda Ellsworth...... 294...... 1980 7. Linda Ellsworth...... 212...... 1980 6. Kelsey Wyss...... 388...... 2011 6. Linda Ellsworth...... 280...... 1981 8. Melanie Hatfield...... 209...... 1986 7. Lauren Dailey...... 386...... 2002 7. Rachel Galligan...... 240...... 2007 9. Nancy Kassebaum...... 207...... 1980 8. Kelsey Wyss...... 378...... 2012 8. Sheriel Brown...... 237...... 1993 10. Pam O’Connor...... 204...... 2002 9. Kelsey Wyss...... 377...... 2013 9. Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 230...... 2010 10. Angie Patzner...... 376...... 2000 10. Toni Collins...... 227...... 1985

SEASON FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 1. Toni Collins...... 481...... 1982 SEASON ASSISTS SEASON STEALS 2. JoAnn Archer...... 479...... 1981 1. Nancy Kassebaum...... 223...... 1982 1. Nancy Kassebaum...... 151...... 1980 3. Nancy Kassebaum...... 476...... 1981 2. Nancy Kassebaum...... 206...... 1981 2. Nancy Kassebaum...... 130...... 1982 4. Nancy Kassebaum...... 464...... 1980 3. Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 183...... 2013 3. Nancy Kassebaum...... 125...... 1981 5. Nancy Kassebaum...... 446...... 1982 4. Kathy Lanter...... 178...... 1983 4. Melanie Hatfield...... 116...... 1986 6. Melanie Hatfield...... 441...... 1986 5. Nicky Polka...... 177...... 1995 5. Barb Perkes...... 85...... 1988 7. Leah Aldrich-Franklin...... 439...... 1999 6. Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 166...... 2010 6. Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 83...... 2012 8. Jo Huber...... 422...... 1980 7. Kathy Lanter...... 157...... 1982 Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 83...... 2013 9. Linda Ellsworth...... 417...... 1980 8. Nicky Polka...... 151...... 1994 8. Nicky Polka...... 78...... 1994 10. Sabina Oroszova...... 416...... 2014 Nicky Polka...... 151...... 1993 9. Nancy Kassebaum...... 73...... 1983 10. Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 146...... 2011 10. Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 71...... 2010

SEASON FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (MINIMUM 100 MADE) SEASON FREE THROWS MADE SEASON BLOCKED SHOTS 1. Pam O’Connor...... 605...... 2002 1. Rachel Galligan...... 160...... 2008 1. Rachel Galligan...... 61...... 2006 2. Pam O’Connor...... 601...... 2004 2. Maggie Kloak...... 158...... 2010 2. Sabina Oroszova...... 58...... 2013 3. Pam O’Connor...... 599...... 2005 3. Rachel Galligan...... 155...... 2007 3. Sabina Oroszova...... 57...... 2015 4 Brooke Gossett...... 570...... 2003 4. Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 150...... 2010 4. Erica Brown...... 52...... 2017 5. Rachel Galligan...... 569...... 2009 5. Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 147...... 2011 5. Erica Brown...... 49...... 2015 6. Sue Hynd...... 563...... 1984 6. Megan Sparks...... 135...... 2006 6. Toni Collins...... 47...... 1982 7. Toni Collins...... 557...... 1983 7. Rachel Galligan...... 134...... 2009 7. Rachel Galligan...... 46...... 2007 8. Pat Hamilton...... 547...... 1987 TaKenya Nixon...... 134...... 2012 8. Laura Mull...... 45...... 1987 Rachel Galligan...... 547...... 2008 9. Shannon Baugh...... 129...... 1994 9. Sabina Oroszova...... 44...... 2014 10. Linda Ellsworth...... 544...... 1981 10. Jordyne Crunk...... 119...... 2014 Missy Beck...... 44...... 1996

SEASON 3-POINT FIELD GOALS SEASON FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 1. Katlyn Payne...... 79...... 2014 1. Maggie Kloak...... 214...... 2010 2. Michelle Lewis...... 58...... 2002 2. Rachel Galligan...... 204...... 2007 3. Kelsey Wyss...... 57...... 2011 3. Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 193...... 2010 4. Lauren Dailey...... 56...... 2002 4. Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 187...... 2011 5. Meggie Eck...... 54...... 2007 5. Rachel Galligan...... 186...... 2008 6. Megan Edwards...... 53...... 2009 6. Rachel Galligan...... 177...... 2009 7. Kelsey Wyss...... 49...... 2013 7. Megan Sparks...... 171...... 2006 8. Katlyn Payne...... 48...... 2013 8. Pam O’Connor...... 161...... 2004 9. Barb Perkes...... 47...... 1988 9. TaKenya Nixon...... 160...... 2012 10. Megan Sparks...... 45...... 2006 9. Shannon Baugh...... 158...... 1994 10. Pam O’Connor...... 157...... 2005 Pam O’Connor...... 157...... 2002

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POINTS POINTS 38...... Sabina Oroszova at Bradley...... 12/4/13 607...... JoAnn Archer...... 1980-81 .Jessica Huffman vs Morehead State...... 12/20/06 SCORING AVERAGE FIELD GOALS MADE 21.4...... Leah Aldrich-Franklin...... 1998-99 16...... Sabina Oroszova at Bradley...... 12/4/13 .Sheriel Brown vs Grambling...... 12/19/92 FIELD GOALS MADE Pat Hamilton vs Northern Iowa...... 1/31/87 236...... Toni Collins...... 1981-82

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 29...... Jessica Huffman vs. Jacksonville St. (2OT)...... 2/01/07 481...... Toni Collins...... 1981-82

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1.000...... On 11 occasions (minimum 5 FG attempts) .605...... Pam O’Connor (204-337)...... 2001-02 Most Recently:Maggie Kloak (6-6) at UT Martin...... 2/18/10 High FGs:Pam O’Connor (10-10) vs UT-Martin...... 2/16/02 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE ...... Dede Edwards (10-10) vs Bradley...... 1/30/82 79...... Katlyn Payne...... 2013-14

3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 7...... Katlyn Payne at UT Martin...... 1/27/14 195...... Katlyn Payne...... 2013-14 .Megan Sparks vs UT Martin...... 1/12/06 Angie Patzner vs Middle Tennessee...... 1/18/00 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Barb Perkes vs Illinois State...... 3/9/88 .430...... Nicky Polka (43-of-100)...... 1994-95 Barb Perkes vs Drake...... 1/5/87 FREE THROWS MADE 160...... Rachel Galligan...... 2007-08 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 16...... Katlyn Payne at UT Martin...... 1/27/14 .Barb Perkes vs Illinois State...... 3/9/88 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 204...... Rachel Galligan...... 2006-07 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1.000...... Megan Edwards (5-of-5) vs Southeast Missouri...... 2/7/09 .893...... Beverly Williams (108-of-121)...... 1990-91 Ashley Thomas (5-of-5) vs Austin Peay...... 2/9/08 REBOUNDS FREE THROWS MADE 352...... Toni Collins...... 1981-82 16...... Jordyne Crunk (16-of-17) vs. Eastern Kentucky...... 1/7/14 ASSISTS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 223...... Nancy Kassebaum...... 1979-80 18...... Rachel Galligan vs Eastern Kentucky...... 1/12/08 Chris Aldridge vs Xavier...... 11/22/85 BLOCKS 61...... Rachel Galligan...... 2005-06 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1.000...... On 9 occasions (minimum 10 attempts) STEALS Sydney Mitchell (10-for-10) vs Northern Illinois...... 12/29/11 151...... Nancy Kassebaum...... 1979-80 Jordyne Crunk (12-of-12) vs SIU Edwardsville...... 2/3/11 Ta’Kenya Nixon (12-of-12) vs Eastern Kentucky...... 2/13/10 Shannon Baugh (14-of-14) vs Youngstown St...... 2/17/94 TEAM SINGLE GAME HIGHS REBOUNDS 22...... Toni Collins vs Evansville...... 12/22/84 Most Points Scored:.....126.... vs Indiana-Northwest...... 11/21/03 Points - OVC Game:.....108.... vs Tennessee State...... 12/10/05 ASSISTS Most Pts. One Half:...... 71.... vs Indiana-Northwest (1st half)...... 11/21/03 16...... Barb Perkes vs Oklahoma...... 12/8/89 Most Pts. 2 Teams:...... 201.... with Jacksonville State (103-98)...... 02/01/07 Fewest Pts. Allowed:...... 18.... vs Chicago State...... 11/20/78 BLOCKS ...... 18.... vs Principia...... 01/24/76 10...... Erica Brown vs Illinois State...... 12/1/16 Most FG Made:...... 54.... vs Indiana-Northwest...... 11/21/03 Most FG Attempted:...... 98.... vs SIU Edwardsville...... 02/21/80 STEALS Best Field Goal %:...... 707.... vs Bradley (33-of-46)...... 01/12/85 11...... Melanie Hatfield vs Wisconsin...... 11/30/85 Most FT Made:...... 41.... at Southeast Missouri...... 02/10/04 Nancy Kassebaum vs Dayton...... 12/18/79 Most FT Attempted:...... 48.... On Two Occasions...... 2008 & 2009 Best FT %:...... 1.000.... at Southeast Missouri (11-of-11)...... 02/17/01 ...... 1.000.... at Austin Peay (10-of-10)...... 01/04/01 Most 3-Pt FG Made:...... 14.... vs. Morehead State...... 01/16/16 ...... 14.... at San Jose State...... 11/21/11 Most 3-Pt FG Attempt:....36 ... vs Morehead State...... 01/02/99 Best 3-Point FG %:...... 833.... at IPFW (5-of-6)...... 11/27/09 Most Rebounds:...... 62.... vs Chicago State...... 12/04/82 Most Assists:...... 42.... vs Indiana-Northwest...... 11/21/03 Most Steals:...... 35.... vs Butler...... 12/07/83 Most Blocked Shots:...... 12.... On Two Occassions...... 2013 & 2017

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FIELD GOALS MADE 3-POINT FG PERCENTAGE REBOUNDS 1. Nancy Kassebaum...... 778...... 1980-83 (MINIMUM 75 MADE) 1. Toni Collins...... 984...... 1982-85 2. Toni Collins...... 711...... 1982-85 1. Katlyn Payne...... 383...... 2012-14 2. Sabina Oroszova...... 960...... 2012-15 3. Rachel Galligan...... 684...... 2006-09 2. Barb Perkes...... 377...... 1987-90 3. Linda Ellsworth...... 844...... 1977-81 4. Pam O’Connor...... 677...... 2001-05 3. Meggie Eck...... 375...... 2004-07 4. Lisa Tyler...... 806...... 1986-89 5. Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 673...... 2010-13 4. Kelsey Wyss...... 370...... 2010-13 5. Rachel Galligan...... 794...... 2006-09 6. Linda Ellsworth...... 627...... 1977-81 5. Megan Edwards...... 358...... 2006-09 6. Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 778...... 2010-13 7. Barbora Garbova...... 594...... 1995-98 6. Nicky Polka...... 356...... 1992-95 7. Sydney Mitchell...... 697...... 2010-13 8. Melanie Hatfield...... 588...... 1983-86 7. Dominique Sims...... 345...... 2008-10 8. Barbora Garbova...... 689...... 1995-98 9. Mariah King...... 567...... 2010-13 8. Angie Patzner...... 344...... 1996-00 9. Chris Aldridge...... 677...... 1983-86 10. Chris Aldridge...... 551...... 1983-86 9. Ellen Canale...... 342...... 2006-09 10. Laura Mull...... 670...... 1987-90 10. Barbara Garbova...... 336...... 1995-98

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED STEALS 1. Nancy Kassebaum...... 1,643...... 1980-83 FREE THROWS MADE 1. Nancy Kassebaum...... 479...... 1980-83 2. Barbora Garbova...... 1,495...... 1995-98 1. Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 531...... 2010-13 2. Melanie Hatfield...... 296...... 1983-86 3. Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 1,412...... 2010-13 2. Rachel Galligan...... 523...... 2006-09 3. Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 287...... 2010-13 4. Toni Collins...... 1,377...... 1982-85 3. Pam O’Connor...... 375...... 2001-05 4. Nicky Polka...... 255...... 1992-95 5. Rachel Galligan...... 1,312...... 2006-09 4. Megan Sparks...... 365...... 2003-06 5. Lori Conine...... 219...... 1982-85 6. Barb Perkes...... 1,250...... 1987-90 5. Allison Lee...... 360...... 1995-98 6. Barb Perkes...... 215...... 1987-90 7. Tracy Roller...... 1,249...... 1989-92 6. Jordyne Crunk...... 339...... 2011-14 7. Barbora Garbova...... 190...... 1995-98 8. Melanie Hatfield...... 1,238...... 1983-86 7. Maggie Kloak...... 330...... 2007-10 8 Sabina Oroszova...... 184...... 2012-15 9. Mariah King...... 1,213...... 2010-13 8. Barb Perkes...... 311...... 1987-90 9. Toni Collins...... 179...... 1982-85 10. Sabina Oroszova...... 1,171...... 2012-15 9. Toni Collins...... 293...... 1982-85 10. Tracy Roller...... 175...... 1989-92 10. Mariah King...... 283...... 2010-13

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE ASSISTS (MINIMUM 250 MADE) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 1. Nancy Kassebaum...... 683...... 1980-83 1. Pam O’Connor...... 586...... 2001-05 1. Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 669...... 2010-13 2. Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 635...... 2010-13 2. Sue Hynd...... 537...... 1983-86 2. Rachel Galligan...... 662...... 2006-09 3. Nicky Polka...... 586...... 1992-95 3. Brooke Gossett...... 525...... 2000-03 3. Pam O’Connor...... 579...... 2001-05 4. Sheryl Bonsett...... 435...... 1986-89 4. Rachel Galligan...... 521...... 2006-09 4. Allison Lee...... 475...... 1995-98 5. Jess Laska...... 427...... 1995-98 Linda Ellsworth...... 521...... 1979-81 5. Megan Sparks...... 464...... 2003-06 6. Barb Perkes...... 425...... 1987-90 6 Toni Collins...... 518...... 1982-85 6. Maggie Kloak...... 461...... 2007-10 7. Lisa Tyler...... 401...... 1986-89 7 Beverly Williams...... 517...... 1989-91 7. Toni Collins...... 452...... 1982-85 8. Lauren Dailey...... 383...... 2001-04 8 Stacy Frierdich...... 510...... 1988-91 8. Mariah King...... 417...... 2010-13 9. Kathy Lanter...... 382...... 1980-83 9 Pat Hamilton...... 508...... 1984-87 9. Jordyne Crunk...... 415...... 2011-14 10. Tracy Roller...... 364...... 1989-92 10 Allison Lee...... 503...... 1995-98 10. Barb Perkes...... 414...... 1987-90

BLOCKED SHOTS 3-POINT FIELD GOALS FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1. Rachel Galligan...... 185...... 2006-09 1. Kelsey Wyss...... 171...... 2010-13 (MINIMUM 180 MADE) 2. Sabina Oroszova...... 184...... 2012-15 2. Lauren Dailey...... 162...... 2001-04 1. Megan Edwards...... 857...... 2006-09 3. Laura Mull...... 140...... 1987-90 3. Katlyn Payne...... 146...... 2012-14 2. Lauren Dailey...... 820...... 2001-04 4. Toni Collins...... 136...... 1982-85 4. Barb Perkes...... 137...... 1987-90 3. Jordyne Crunk...... 817...... 2011-14 5. Erica Brown...... 116...... 2014-pres. 5. Barbora Garbova...... 136...... 1995-98 4. Beverly Williams...... 814...... 1989-91 6. Leah Aldrich-Franklin..... 109...... 1997-00 6. Ashley Thomas...... 130...... 2007-10 5. Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 794...... 2010-13 7. Missy Beck...... 100...... 1993-96 Megan Sparks...... 130...... 2003-06 6. Tracy Roller...... 793...... 1989-92 8. Chantelle Pressley...... 93...... 2009-12 8. Megan Edwards...... 125...... 2006-09 7. Rachel Galligan...... 790...... 2006-09 9. Brooke Gossett...... 71...... 2000-03 9. Angie Patzner...... 112...... 1996-00 8. Megan Sparks...... 787...... 2003-06 10. Maggie Kloak...... 69...... 2007-10 10. Meggie Eck...... 107...... 2004-07 9. Joann Archer...... 779...... 1979-81 10. Lisa Tyler...... 771...... 1986-89 CAREER GAMES PLAYED 3-POINT FG ATTEMPTS 1. Mariah King...... 128...... 2010-13 1. Lauren Dailey...... 484...... 2001-04 Kelsey Wyss...... 128...... 2010-13 2. Kelsey Wyss...... 462...... 2010-13 Chantelle Pressley...... 128...... 2009-12 3. Megan Sparks...... 411...... 2003-06 4. Sydney Mitchell...... 127...... 2010-13 4. Barbora Garbova...... 405...... 1995-98 5. Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 126...... 2010-13 5. Ashley Thomas...... 393...... 2007-10 6. Sabina Oroszova...... 121...... 2012-15 6. Katlyn Payne...... 381...... 2012-14 Jordyne Crunk...... 121...... 2011-14 7. Barb Perkes...... 363...... 1987-90 Lindsey Kluempers...... 121...... 2006-09 8. Megan Edwards...... 349...... 2006-09 9. Ashley Thomas...... 119...... 2007-10 9. Angie Patzner...... 326...... 1996-00 10. Rachel Galligan...... 118...... 2006-09 10. Jordyne Crunk...... 309...... 2011-14 Shelly Ethridge...... 118...... 1986-90

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SEASON POINTS 1 Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 1,924...... 2010-13 1...... 2,482...... 1981 2. Rachel Galligan...... 1,891...... 2006-09 2...... 2,430...... 1982 3. Nancy Kassebaum...... 1,807...... 1980-83 3...... 2,376...... 2010 4. Pam O’Connor...... 1,731...... 2001-05 4...... 2,311...... 1980 5. Toni Collins...... 1,715...... 1982-85 5...... 2,231...... 2009 6. Barbora Garbova...... 1,537...... 1995-98 6...... 2,224...... 2012 7. Barb Perkes...... 1,456...... 1987-90 7...... 2,211...... 1988 8. Mariah King...... 1,440...... 2010-13 8...... 2,208...... 1983 9. Linda Ellsworth...... 1,434...... 1977-81 9...... 2,182...... 2013 10. Melanie Hatfield...... 1,389...... 1983-86 10...... 2,161...... 1987 11. Tracy Roller...... 1,385...... 1989-92 12. Chris Aldridge...... 1,337...... 1983-86 SEASON FIELD GOALS MADE 13. Megan Sparks...... 1,313...... 2003-06 1...... 1,048...... 1981 14. Sabina Oroszova...... 1,279...... 2012-15 2...... 1,046...... 1982 15. Jo Ann Archer...... 1,256...... 1978-81 3...... 975...... 1980 16. Lisa Tyler...... 1,249...... 1986-89 4...... 918...... 1983 17. Lauren Dailey...... 1,247...... 2001-04 5...... 870...... 1987 18. Leah Aldrich-Franklin..... 1,246...... 1997-00 6...... 869...... 1986 19. Stacy Frierdich...... 1,110...... 1988-91 7...... 865...... 1985 20. Allison Lee...... 1,057...... 1995-98 8...... 840...... 1988 21. Sydney Mitchell...... 1,056...... 2010-13 9...... 829...... 1984 22. Kathy Lanter...... 1,020...... 1981-83 10...... 818...... 2010 23. Sheryl Bonsett...... 1,012...... 1986-89

SEASON 3-POINT FIELD GOALS 1...... 200...... 2013 2...... 180...... 2009 3...... 172...... 2005 600 CLUB 4...... 165...... 2008 5...... 164...... 2016 1. Toni Collins...... 984...... 1982-85 6...... 156...... 1999 2. Sabina Oroszova...... 960...... 2012-15 7...... 155...... 2002 3. Linda Ellsworth...... 844...... 1977-81 8...... 152...... 2014 4. Lisa Tyler...... 806...... 1986-89 9...... 151...... 2007 5. Rachel Galligan...... 794...... 2006-09 10...... 145...... 2010 6. Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 778...... 2010-13 7. Sydney Mitchell...... 697...... 2010-13 SEASON FREE THROWS MADE 8. Barbora Garbova...... 689...... 1995-98 1...... 595...... 2010 9. Chris Aldridge...... 677...... 1983-86 2...... 556...... 2008 10. Laura Mull...... 670...... 1987-90 3...... 529...... 2011 11. Mariah King...... 654...... 2010-13 4...... 518...... 2012 12. Allison Lee...... 652...... 1995-98 5...... 515...... 2009 13. Jo Huber...... 633...... 1977-80 6...... 508...... 2007 14. Stacy Frierdich...... 629...... 1988-91 7...... 481...... 2006 8...... 479...... 1990 9...... 461...... 1988 10...... 419...... 2005 FRESHMEN RECORDS

Category...... Player...... Total...... Year Games Played...... Four Players...... 34...... 2010 TEAM SEASON HIGHS Games Started.....Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 33...... 2010 Points...... Jessica Huffman...... 490...... 2007 Most Games...... 34...... 2009-10 Pts Per Game...... Jessica Huffman...... 16.9...... 2007 Most Victories...... 25...... 1980-81 Field Goals...... Jessica Huffman...... 169...... 2007 Most Consecutive Victories:...... 13...... 2009-10, 2011-12 FG Attempts...... Jessica Huffman...... 401...... 2007 Most Points:...... 2,482...... 1980-81 FG Percentage.....Stacey Frierdich...... 534...... 1988 Most Field Goals Made:...... 1,048...... 1980-81 Free Throws...... Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 150...... 2010 Most Field Goals Attempted:...2,276...... 1979-80 FT Attempts...... Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 193...... 2010 Best Field Goal %:...... 488 (918-of-1,881)...1982-83 FT %...... Megan Edwards...... 852...... 2006 Most Free Throws Made:...... 595...... 2009-10 3-Point FGs...... Jessica Huffman...... 41...... 2007 Most Free Throws Attempted:.. 832...... 2009-10 3-Point Att...... Jessica Huffman...... 117...... 2007 Best Free Throw %:...... 786 (556-of-707).....2007-08 3-Point %...... Sarah Riva...... 500...... 2002 Most 3-Point FG Made:...... 200...... 2012-13 Rebounds...... Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 230...... 2010 Most 3-Point FG Attempted:..... 598...... 2012-13 Reb Per Game.....Sheriel Brown...... 7.2...... 1995 Best 3-Point FG %:...... 409 (71-of-171)...... 1987-88 Assists...... Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 166...... 2010 Most Rebounds:...... 1,466...... 1981-82 Steals...... Ta’Kenya Nixon...... 71...... 2010 Best Rebound Average:...... 44.4...... 1981-82 Blocks...... Rachel Galligan...... 61...... 2006 Most Assists:...... 686...... 1981-82 Most Steals:...... 418...... 1979-80 *All freshman records are from the Division I era Most Blocked Shots:...... 142...... 2014-15 (1983-Present)

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Lisa Tyler 1989...... 218...... Lisa Tyler 1989...... 142...... Sheryl Bonsett 1989...... 521...... Lisa Tyler 1990...... 442...... Tracy Roller 1990...... 171...... Stacy Frierdich 1990...... 144...... Barb Perkes 1990...... 496...... Stacy Frierdich 1991...... 384...... Stacy Frierdich 1991...... 212...... Stacy Frierdich 1991...... 128...... Tracy Roller 1991...... 524...... Stacy Frierdich 1992...... 391...... Tracy Roller 1992...... 188...... Sheriel Brown 1992...... 107...... Nicky Polka 1992...... 463...... Sheriel Brown 1993...... 379...... Sheriel Brown 1993...... 237...... Sheriel Brown 1993...... 151...... Nicky Polka 1993...... 458...... Sheriel Brown 1994...... 392...... Shannon Baugh 1994...... 180...... Shannon Baugh 1994...... 151...... Nicky Polka 1994...... 442...... Sarah Probst 1995...... 342...... Barbora Garbova 1995...... 194...... Allison Lee 1995...... 177...... Nicky Polka 1995...... 508...... Sarah Probst 1996...... 100...... Jess Laska 1996...... 365...... Barbora Garbova 1996...... 163...... Barbora Garbova 1996...... 513...... Allison Lee 1997...... 142...... Jess Laska 1997...... 425...... Barbora Garbova 1997...... 196...... Barbora Garbova 1997...... 543...... Allison Lee 1998...... 117...... Jess Laska 1998...... 405...... Barbora Garbova 1998...... 196...... Leah Aldrich 1998...... 506...... Allison Lee 1999...... 113...... Lorie Moore 1999...... 556...... Leah Aldrich 1999...... 178...... Leah Aldrich 1999...... 492...... Leah Aldrich 2000...... 107...... Renee Schaul 2000...... 287...... Angie Patzner 2000...... 149...... Angie Patzner 2001...... 94...... Renee Schaul 2000...... 514...... Brooke Gossett 2001...... 399...... Renee Schaul 2001...... 168...... Pam O’Connor 2002...... 144...... Lauren Dailey 2001...... 532...... Pam O’Connor 2002...... 504...... Pam O’Connor 2002...... 142...... Pam O’Connor 2003...... 97...... Ashley Kearney 2002...... 605...... Pam O’Connor 2003...... 368...... Lauren Dailey 2003...... 137...... Brooke Gossett 2004...... 124...... Megan Casad 2003...... 570...... Brooke Gossett 2004...... 444...... Pam O’Connor 2004...... 157...... Pam O’Connor 2005...... 89...... Megan Sparks 2004...... 655...... Janelle Cazy 2005...... 426...... Pam O’Connor 2005...... 143...... Pam O’Connor 2006...... 110...... Megan Edwards 2005...... 599...... Pam O’Connor 2006...... 460...... Megan Sparks 2006...... 169...... Rachel Galligan 2007...... 103...... Jessica Huffman 2006...... 496...... Rachel Galligan 2007...... 499...... Rachel Galligan 2007...... 240...... Rachel Galligan 2008...... 93...... Megan Edwards 2007...... 564...... Amanda Maxedon 2008...... 500...... Rachel Galligan 2008...... 179...... Rachel Galligan 2009...... 142...... Megan Edwards 2008...... 547...... Rachel Galligan 2009...... 582...... Rachel Galligan 2009...... 206...... Rachel Galligan 2010...... 166...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2009...... 569...... Rachel Galligan 2010...... 475...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2010...... 230...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2011...... 146...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2010...... 524...... Mariah King 2011...... 461...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2011...... 205...... Sydney Mitchell 2012...... 140...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2011...... 480...... Mariah King 2012...... 506...... Ta’Kenya Nxion 2012...... 389...... Mariah King 2013...... 183...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2012...... 524...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2013...... 482...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2013...... 224...... Sabina Oroszova 2014...... 124...... Jordyne Crunk 2013...... 455...... Mariah King 2014...... 473...... Sabina Oroszova 2014...... 296...... Sabina Oroszova 2015...... 108...... Grace Lennox 2014...... 440...... Sabina Oroszova 2015...... 471...... Sabina Oroszova 2015...... 302...... Sabina Oroszova 2016...... 130...... Grace Lennox 2015...... 453...... Sabina Oroszova 2016...... 283...... Erica Brown 2016...... 195...... Erica Brown 2017...... 123...... Grace Lennox 2016...... 445...... Phylicia Johnson 2017...... 456...... Grace Lennox 2017...... 224...... Erica Brown 2017...... 535...... Brittin Boyer FIELD GOALS MADE SCORING AVERAGE REBOUNDING AVERAGE 1983...... 173...... Kathy Lanter 3-POINT FG MADE 1983...... 17.1...... Nancy Kassebaum 1983...... 7.9...... Toni Collins 1984...... 160...... Toni Collins 1987...... 33...... Barb Perkes 1984...... 13.7...... Toni Collins 1984...... 6.9...... Chris Aldridge 1985...... 172...... Chris Aldridge 1988...... 47...... Barb Perkes 1985...... 14.7...... Chris Aldridge 1985...... 8.1...... Toni Collins 1986...... 209...... Melanie Hatfield 1989...... 25...... Sheryl Bonsett 1986...... 17.7...... Melanie Hatfield 1986...... 7.3...... Chris Aldridge 1987...... 191...... Pat Hamilton 1990...... 37...... Barb Perkes 1987...... 14.0...... Pat Hamilton 1987...... 7.5...... Lisa Tyler 1988...... 165...... Barb Perkes 1991...... 34...... Karen McCaa 1988...... 15.6...... Barb Perkes 1988...... 7.0...... Ann Brown 1989...... 135...... Lisa Tyler 1992...... 35...... Carolyn Haggerty 1989...... 15.3...... Barb Perkes 1989...... 8.1...... Lisa Tyler 1990...... 173...... Tracy Roller 1993...... 22...... Nicky Polka 1990...... 17.5...... Barb Perkes 1990...... 6.3...... Stacy Frierdich 1991...... 163...... Beverly Williams 1994...... 25...... Beth Salvaggio 1991...... 14.2...... Stacy Frierdich 1991...... 7.9...... Stacy Frierdich 1992...... 144...... Tracy Roller 1995...... 43...... Nicky Polka 1992...... 14.5...... Tracy Roller 1992...... 7.2...... Sheriel Brown 1993...... 167...... Sheriel Brown 1996...... 28...... Barbora Garbova 1993...... 14.0...... Sheriel Brown 1993...... 8.8...... Sheriel Brown 1994...... 131...... Shannon Baugh 1997...... 37...... Barbora Garbova 1994...... 15.1...... Shannon Baugh 1994...... 6.9...... Shannon Baugh 1995...... 133...... Barbora Garbova 1998...... 36...... Barbora Garbova 1995...... 12.2...... Barbora Garbova 1995...... 6.9...... Allison Lee 1996...... 144...... Barbora Garbova 1999...... 34...... Monica Bernat 1996...... 6.0...... Barbora Garbova 1996...... 13.5...... Barbora Garbova 1997...... 167...... Barbora Garbova 2000...... 44...... Angie Patzner 1997...... 7.3...... Barbora Garbova 1997...... 15.7...... Barbora Garbova 1998...... 173...... Leah Aldrich 2001...... 44...... Renee Schaul 1998...... 7.3...... Leah Aldrich 1998...... 15.0...... Barbora Garbova 1999...... 216...... Leah Aldrich 2002...... 58...... Michelle Lewis 1999...... 6.8...... Leah Aldrich 1999...... 21.4...... Leah Aldrich 2000...... 100...... Leah Aldrich 2003...... 40...... Lauren Dailey 2000...... 5.5...... Angie Patzner 2001...... 151...... Renee Schaul 2000...... 10.6...... Angie Patzner 2001...... 6.2...... Pam O’Connor 2004...... 36...... Lauren Dailey 2002...... 204...... Pam O’Connor 2001...... 14.8...... Renee Schaul 2002...... 5.1...... Pam O’Connor 2005...... 42...... Melanie Ploger 2002...... 18.0...... Pam O’Connor 2003...... 4.9...... Brooke Gossett 2003...... 130...... Lauren Dailey 2006...... 45...... Megan Sparks 2003...... 13.1...... Lauren Dailey 2004...... 5.8...... Pam O’Connor 2004...... 166...... Pam O’Connor 2007...... 54...... Meggie Eck 2004...... 16.4...... Pam O’Connor 2005...... 5.3...... Pam O’Connor 2005...... 164...... Pam O’Connor 2008...... 36...... Megan Edwards 2005...... 15.8...... Pam O’Connor 2006...... 5.8...... Rachel Galligan 2006...... 140...... Megan Sparks 2009...... 53...... Megan Edwards 2006...... 15.9...... Megan Sparks 2007...... 8.3...... Rachel Galligan 2007...... 172...... Rachel Galligan 2010...... 44...... Ashley Thomas 2007...... 17.2...... Rachel Galligan 2008...... 6.6...... Rachel Galligan 2008...... 170...... Rachel Galligan 2011...... 57...... Kelsey Wyss 2008...... 18.5...... Rachel Galligan 2009...... 6.2...... Rachel Galligan 2009...... 224...... Rachel Galligan 2012...... 42...... Kelsey Wyss 2009...... 17.6...... Rachel Galligan 2010...... 6.8...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2010...... 156...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2013...... 49...... Kelsey Wyss 2010...... 14.0...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2011...... 6.6...... Sydney Mitchell 2011...... 159...... Mariah King 2014...... 79...... Katlyn Payne 2011...... 15.9...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2012...... 7.0...... Mariah King 2012...... 182...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2015...... 31...... Sabina Oroszova 2012...... 16.3...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2013...... 7.0...... Sabina Oroszova 2013...... 183...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2016...... 30...... Alece Shumpert 2013...... 15.1...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2014...... 10.6...... Sabina Oroszova 2014...... 183...... Sabina Oroszova 2017...... 42...... Carmen Tellez 2014...... 16.9...... Sabina Oroszova 2015...... 10.1...... Sabina Oroszova 2015...... 184...... Sabina Oroszova 2015...... 15.7...... Sabina Oroszova 2016...... 7.0...... Erica Brown 2016...... 110...... Erica Brown 2016...... 10.1...... Erica Brown 2017...... 8.0...... Erica Brown 2017...... 168...... Grace Lennox 2017...... 16.3...... 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Laura Mull 1991...... 108...... Beverly Williams 1991...... 893...... Beverly Williams 1991...... 23...... Stacy Frierdich 1992...... 88...... Tracy Roller 1992...... 863...... Tracy Roller 1992...... 7...... Heather Youngman 1993...... 45...... Sheriel Brown 1993...... 667...... Nicky Polka 1993...... 22...... Missy Beck 1994...... 129...... Shannon Baugh 1994...... 817...... Shannon Baugh 1994...... 25...... Missy Beck 1995...... 94...... Allison Lee 1995...... 777...... Allison Lee 1995...... 15...... Allison Lee 1996...... 62...... Allison Lee 1996...... 697...... Allison Lee 1996...... 44...... Missy Beck 1997...... 102...... Allison Lee 1997...... 791...... Allison Lee 1997...... 18...... Leah Aldrich 1998...... 102...... Allison Lee 1998...... 750...... Allison Lee 1998...... 29...... Leah Aldrich 1999...... 112...... Leah Aldrich 1999...... 794...... Leah Aldrich 1999...... 27...... Leah Aldrich 2000...... 61...... Angie Patzner 2000...... 847...... Angie Patzner 2000...... 35...... Leah Aldrich 2001...... 69...... Pam O’Connor 2001...... 808...... Lauren Dailey 2001...... 15...... Lauren Dailey 2002...... 96...... Pam O’Connor 2002...... 795...... Lauren Dailey ...... 15...... Brooke Gossett 2003...... 88...... Megan Sparks 2003...... 815...... Megan Sparks 2002...... 21...... Brooke Gossett 2004...... 112...... Pam O’Connor 2004...... 870...... Lauren Dailey 2003...... 24...... Katie Meyers 2005...... 98...... Pam O’Connor 2005...... 964...... Melanie Ploger ...... 24...... Brooke Gossett 2006...... 135...... Megan Sparks 2006...... 929...... Meggie Eck 2004...... 35...... Katie Meyers 2007...... 155...... Rachel Galligan 2007...... 779...... Ellen Canale 2005...... 30...... Janelle Cazy 2008...... 160...... Rachel Galligan 2008...... 860...... Rachel Galligan 2006...... 61...... Rachel Galligan 2009...... 134...... Rachel Galligan 2009...... 903...... Ashley Thomas 2007...... 46...... Rachel Galligan 2010...... 158...... Maggie Kloak 2010...... 777...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2008...... 37...... Rachel Galligan 2011...... 147...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2011...... 788...... Jordyne Crunk 2009...... 41...... Rachel Galligan 2012...... 134...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2012...... 838...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2010...... 34...... Maggie Kloak 2013...... 100...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2013...... 853...... Jordyne Crunk 2011...... 30...... Chantelle Pressley 2014...... 119...... Jordyne Crunk 2014...... 838...... Jordyne Crunk 2012...... 34...... Chantelle Pressley 2015...... 72...... Sabina Oroszova 2015...... 738...... Grace Lennox 2013...... 58...... Sabina Oroszova 2016...... 60...... Erica Brown 2016...... 750...... Phylicia Johnson 2014...... 44...... Sabina Oroszova 2017...... 91...... Grace Lennox 2017...... 767...... Zharia Lenoir 2015...... 57...... Sabina Oroszova 2016...... 43...... Erica Brown FREE THROW ATTEMPTS STEALS 2017...... 52...... Erica Brown 1983...... 86..... Toni Collins/Sue Hynd 1983...... 73...... Nancy Kassebaum 1984...... 110...... Chris Aldridge 1984...... 65...... Melanie Hatfield 1985...... 128...... Toni Collins 1985...... 70...... Melanie Hatfield 1986...... 112...... Chris Aldridge 1986...... 116...... Melanie Hatfield 1987...... 111...... Lisa Tyler 1987...... 67...... Pat Hamilton 1988...... 123...... Barb Perkes 1988...... 85...... Barb Perkes 1989...... 94...... Shelly Ethridge 1989...... 46...... Shelly Ethridge 1990...... 116...... Barb Perkes 1990...... 49...... Barb Perkes 1991...... 121...... Beverly Williams ...... Shelly Ethridge 1992...... 102...... Tracy Roller 1991...... 58...... Tracy Roller 1993...... 80...... Sheriel Brown 1992...... 56...... Heather Youngman 1994...... 158...... Shannon Baugh 1993...... 68...... Nicky Polka 1995...... 121...... Allison Lee 1994...... 78...... Nicky Polka 1996...... 89...... Allison Lee 1995...... 68...... Nicky Polka 1997...... 129...... Allison Lee 1996...... 58...... Jess Laska 1998...... 136...... Allison Lee 1997...... 47...... Barbora Garbova 1999...... 141...... Leah Aldrich ...... Nora Hendrix 2000...... 72...... Angie Patzner 1998...... 36...... Barbora Garbova 2001...... 104...... Pam O’Connor 1999...... 59...... Lorie Moore 2002...... 157...... Pam O’Connor 2000...... 53...... Renee Schaul 2003...... 108...... Megan Sparks 2001...... 56...... Renee Schaul 2004...... 161...... Pam O’Connor 2002...... 43...... Rachel Karos 2005...... 157...... Pam O’Connor 2003...... 36...... Lauren Dailey 2006...... 171...... Megan Sparks 2004...... 35...... Meagan Scaggs 2007...... 204...... Rachel Galligan 2005...... 40...... Sarah Riva 2008...... 186...... Rachel Galligan 2006...... 36...... Megan Edwards 2009...... 177...... Rachel Galligan 2007...... 58...... Jessica Huffman 2010...... 214...... Maggie Kloak 2008...... 45...... Dominique Sims 2011...... 187...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2009...... 39...... Dominique Sims 2012...... 160...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2010...... 71...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2013...... 129...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2011...... 50...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2014...... 142...... Jordyne Crunk 2012...... 83...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2015...... 104...... Sabina Oroszova 2013...... 83...... Ta’Kenya Nixon 2016...... 82...... Erica Brown 2014...... 25...... Katlyn Payne 2017...... 128...... Carmen Tellez 2015...... 46...... Sabina Oroszova 2016...... 42...... Shakita Cox 2017...... 54...... Grace Lennox

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YEAR G FG- FGA FG% 3FG- FGA 3FG% FT- FTA FT% OR DR T-Reb AVG PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 1978-79 26 710- 1624 .437 ––– ––– ––– 201- 300 .670 254 582 836 32.2 418 173 634 ––– ––– 1621 62.4 1979-80 30 975- 2276 .428 ––– ––– ––– 353- 558 .633 ––– ––– 1176 39.2 488 466 748 ––– 418 2311 77.0 1980-81 33 1048- 2227 .471 ––– ––– ––– 386- 587 .658 ––– ––– 1175 35.6 ––– 541 710 ––– 372 2482 75.2 1981-82 33 1046- 2260 .463 ––– ––– ––– 338- 554 .610 ––– ––– 1466 44.4 586 686 711 107 415 2430 73.6 1982-83 29 918- 1881 .488 ––– ––– ––– 372- 572 .650 ––– ––– 1188 40.9 470-7 684 573 76 356 2208 76.1 1983-84 28 829- 1734 .478 ––– ––– ––– 343- 537 .639 ––– ––– 1054 37.6 448-8 399 584 38 320 2001 71.5 1984-85 28 865- 1811 .478 ––– ––– ––– 318- 492 .646 ––– ––– 981 35.0 459-14 451 542 61 306 2048 73.1 1985-86 28 869- 1872 .464 ––– ––– ––– 347- 520 .667 ––– ––– 1011 36.1 453-8 497 558 26 383 2085 74.5 1986-87 30 870- 1916 .454 33- 109 .303 388- 581 .668 ––– ––– 1150 38.3 523-14 441 551 83 316 2161 72.0 1987-88 30 840- 1845 .455 70- 171 .409 461- 637 .724 ––– ––– 1178 39.3 529-7 529 541 72 315 2211 73.7 1988-89 28 776- 1717 .452 70- 181 .387 400- 559 .716 ––– ––– 1056 37.7 453-9 508 479 57 223 2022 72.2 1989-90 27 734- 1681 .437 69- 188 .367 479- 631 .759 ––– ––– 1035 38.3 521-11 464 495 76 227 2016 74.4 1990-91 27 693- 1611 .430 55- 172 .320 348- 466 .747 ––– ––– 993 36.8 ––– 467 518 51 240 1789 66.3 1991-92 27 684- 1656 .413 84- 268 .313 329- 445 .739 ––– ––– 1008 37.3 443-9 394 583 24 261 1781 66.0 1992-93 27 641- 1687 .380 44- 163 .270 251- 432 .581 377 633 1158 42.9 398-3 329 750 52 242 1577 58.4 1993-94 26 599- 1601 .374 81- 264 .307 330- 476 .693 334 586 1020 39.2 487-8 316 603 66 258 1609 61.9 1994-95 28 683- 1626 .420 108- 294 .367 375- 547 .686 328 601 1067 38.1 494-10 408 574 55 290 1849 66.0 1995-96 27 609- 1525 .399 100- 350 .286 361- 566 .638 299 591 1007 37.3 486-10 383 606 84 291 1679 62.2 1996-97 27 662- 1608 .412 84- 288 .292 345- 514 .671 337 679 1016 37.6 521-16 452 505 69 244 1753 64.9 1997-98 27 614- 1588 .387 74- 271 .273 349- 541 .645 332 719 1051 38.9 476-12 436 501 65 212 1651 61.1 1998-99 26 647- 1620 .399 156- 500 .312 304- 425 .715 295 608 903 34.7 486-10 454 485 67 223 1754 67.5 1999-00 27 639- 1491 .429 134- 390 .344 283- 395 .716 274 676 950 35.2 452-5 455 586 71 183 1695 62.8 2000-01 27 673- 1541 .437 115- 380 .303 334- 450 .742 285 598 883 32.7 482-3 457 573 50 257 1795 66.5 2001-02 28 668- 1513 .442 155- 434 .357 232- 364 .637 279 654 933 33.3 512-4 501 637 61 191 1723 61.5 2002-03 28 658- 1551 .424 108- 368 .293 333- 461 .722 275 686 961 34.3 544-5 462 565 96 220 1757 62.8 2003-04 27 642- 1430 .449 136- 410 .332 390- 535 .729 281 694 975 36.1 479-6 464 514 95 183 1810 67.0 2004-05 27 574- 1358 .423 172- 499 .345 419- 597 .702 243 656 899 33.3 448-9 396 583 87 217 1739 64.4 2005-06 29 657- 1645 .399 143- 435 .329 481- 636 .756 284 691 975 33.6 168-10 405 536 108 274 1938 66.8 2006-07 29 713- 1712 .416 151- 454 .333 508- 699 .727 361 784 1145 39.5 598-14 401 581 105 249 2085 71.9 2007-08 32 698- 1659 .421 165- 447 .369 556- 707 .786 335 829 1164 36.4 604-16 479 597 114 227 2117 66.2 2008-09 33 768- 1722 .446 180- 498 .361 515- 696 .740 361 884 1245 37.7 541-14 541 581 116 188 2231 67.6 2009-10 34 818- 1958 .418 145- 486 .298 595- 832 .715 466 923 1389 40.9 566-12 506 573 93 271 2376 69.9 2010-11 31 743- 1794 .414 143- 442 .324 529- 716 .739 375 812 1187 38.3 520-8 434 486 80 210 2158 69.6 2011-12 31 783- 1840 .426 140- 449 .312 518- 715 .724 429 887 1316 42.5 470-8 439 489 105 262 2224 71.7 2012-13 32 797- 1996 .399 200- 598 .334 388- 540 .719 453 925 1378 43.1 436-4 498 500 130 263 2182 68.2 2013-14 28 612- 1505 .407 152- 443 .343 380- 518 .734 289 757 1046 37.4 531-13 392 467 122 131 1756 62.7 2014-15 30 654- 1584 .413 126- 385 .327 344- 525 .656 313 735 1048 34.9 573-11 380 541 142 200 1778 59.3 2015-16 28 609- 1633 .373 164- 526 .312 302- 425 .711 306 628 934 33.4 545-17 365 487 99 208 1684 60.1 2016-17 28 699- 1667 .419 140- 468 .299 303- 439 .690 330 694 1024 36.6 521-14 394 477 93 220 1841 65.8 LAST TIME IT HAPPENED... An EIU player scored 30 points or more... EIU had five players score in double figures... Sabina Oroszova (38) at Bradley (Dec. 4, 2013) * November 11, 2016 vs. Millikin Grace Lennox (35) at Eastern Kentucky (Jan. 7, 2017) EIU has six players score in double figures... An EIU player had 15 rebounds or more... Jan. 23, 2012 vs. Tennessee State Erica Brown (16) vs. Loyola-Chicago (Nov. 17, 2015) EIU had two players post double-doubles in a game... An EIU player had 10 assists or more... Nov. 26, 2016 vs. Illinois-Springfield Grace Lennox (10) vs. Morehead State (Jan. 16, 2016) Jalisha Smith (15pts, 12 reb) and Allison Van Dyke (11 pts, 10 reb) An EIU player had 8 steals or more... EIU shot over 60 percent from the floor in a game... Chantelle Pressley (8) at Missouri (Dec. 7, 2011) Nov. 11, 2016 vs. Millikin (65.6 percent) An EIU player had 5 blocks or more... EIU shot over 50 percent from the floor in a game... Erica Brown (5) vs. UT Martin (Jan. 18, 2017) Feb. 8, 2017 vs. UT Martin (53.7 percent) An EIU player made 5 or more 3-pointers... Carmen Tellez (6) at. Tennessee State (Feb. 1, 2017) EIU had two players score 20 or more points in a game... January 3, 2015 vs. Jacksonville State An EIU player made 10 or more free throws... Arnisha Thomas (22 points), Erica Brown (20 points) Jordyne Crunk (16) vs. Eastern Kentucky (Jan. 7, 2014) * Sabina Oroszova (10) vs. Murray State (Jan. 20, 2014) EIU scored 100 points in a game... Nov. 29, 2009 vs. Brescia College (110 points) An EIU player had a double-double... Erica Brown (23 pts, 14 reb) vs. Murray State (Feb. 15, 2017) EIU won an overtime game... Feb. 18, 2017 at Austin Peay (W, 78-73) An EIU player had a triple-double... Erica Brown (11 pts, 10 reb, 10 blocks) at Illinois State ( Dec. 1, 2016) * indicates school record

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CONFERENCE AWARD WINNERS PLAYER OF THE WEEK WINNERS YEAR PLAYER(S) CONFERENCE SELECTION PLAYER CONFERENCE DATE 1983...... Toni Collins ...... Gateway ...... First Team Sheriel Brown...... Mid-Continent...... Dec. 21, 1982 1984...... Toni Collins...... Gateway...... First Team Stacy Cook...... Gateway...... Jan. 23, 1983 1985...... Chris Aldridge...... Gateway...... First Team Chris Aldridge...... Gateway...... Dec. 10, 1984 1986...... Chris Aldridge...... Gateway...... Second Team Chris Aldridge...... Gateway...... Jan. 6, 1986 ...... Melanie Hatfield...... Gateway...... First Team Pat Hamilton...... Gateway...... Feb. 17, 1987 1987...... Pat Hamilton...... Gateway...... First Team Barb Perkes...... Gateway...... Feb. 2, 1988 1988...... Barb Perkes...... Gateway...... First Team Beverly Williams...... Gateway...... Jan. 31, 1989 1989...... Lisa Tyler...... Gateway...... First Team Lisa Tyler...... Gateway...... March 7, 1989 1990...... Barb Perkes...... Gateway...... First Team Barb Perkes...... Gateway...... Nov. 28, 1989 Barb Perkes...... Gateway...... Dec. 19, 1989 ...... Tracy Roller...... Gateway...... First Team Tracy Roller...... Gateway...... Jan. 28, 1991 1991...... Beverly Williams...... Gateway...... First Team Barbora Garbova...... Ohio Valley...... Jan. 13, 1997 1993...... Sheriel Brown...... Mid-Continent...... Second Team Leah Aldrich-Franklin...... Ohio Valley...... Jan. 5, 1998 1995...... Nicky Polka...... Mid-Continent...... Second Team Leah Aldrich-Franklin...... Ohio Valley...... Jan. 12, 1998 ...... Barbora Garbova...... Mid-Continent...... Newcomer Team Leah Aldrich-Franklin...... Ohio Valley...... Dec. 7, 1998 ...... Newcomer of the Year Lorie Moore...... Ohio Valley...... Feb. 8, 1999 1996...... Barbora Garbova...... Mid-Continent...... First Team Brooke Gossett...... Ohio Valley...... Jan. 3, 2000 1997...... Barbora Garbova...... Ohio Valley...... Second Team Brooke Gossett...... Ohio Valley...... Feb. 28, 2000 1998...... Leah Aldrich...... Ohio Valley...... Second Team Pam O’Connor...... Ohio Valley...... Dec. 4, 2000 ...... Barbora Garbova...... Ohio Valley...... First Team Pam O’Connor (Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Feb. 12, 2001 1999...... Leah Aldrich...... Ohio Valley...... First Team Rachel Karos (Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Nov. 19, 2001 2000...... Angie Patzner...... Ohio Valley...... Honorable Mention Team Pam O’Connor...... Ohio Valley...... Dec. 12, 2001 ...... Kayla Bloemer...... Ohio Valley...... Freshmen Team Pam O’Connor...... Ohio Valley...... Feb. 18, 2002 2001...... Renee Schaul...... Ohio Valley...... Honorable Mention Team Rachel Karos (Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Feb. 25, 2002 ...... Pam O’Conner...... Ohio Valley...... Freshmen Team Megan Sparks (Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Dec. 17, 2002 Megan Sparks (Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Jan. 21, 2003 2002...... Pam O’Conner...... Ohio Valley...... Second Team Pam O’Connor...... Ohio Valley...... Dec. 15, 2003 ...... Rachel Karos...... Ohio Valley...... Freshmen Team Lauren Dailey...... Ohio Valley...... Feb. 23, 2004 2003...... Lauren Dailey...... Ohio Valley...... Honorable Mention Team Megan Sparks...... Ohio Valley...... Jan. 17, 2005 ...... Megan Sparks...... Ohio Valley...... Freshmen Team Rachel Galligan (Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Dec. 19, 2005 2004...... Megan Casad...... Ohio Valley...... Freshmen Team Megan Edwards (Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Jan. 2, 2006 ...... Pam O’Connor...... Ohio Valley...... Second Team Megan Edwards (Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Jan. 9, 2006 2005...... Pam O’Connor...... Ohio Valley...... Second Team Megan Edwards (Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Jan. 16, 2006 2006...... Megan Sparks...... Ohio Valley...... Second Team Rachel Galligan (Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Feb. 6, 2006 ...... Rachel Galligan...... Ohio Valley...... Newcomer Team Jessica Huffman (Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Nov. 20, 2006 ...... Freshman of the Year Rachel Galligan...... Ohio Valley...... Dec. 4, 2006 2007...... Jessica Huffman...... Ohio Valley...... Second Team Ashley Thomas (Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Dec. 11, 2006 ...... Newcomer Team Jessica Huffman (Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Dec. 18, 2006 ...... Freshman of the Year Jessica Huffman (POW & Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Jan. 2, 2007 ...... Rachel Galligan...... Ohio Valley...... First Team Jessica Huffman (Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Jan. 8, 2007 2008...... Dominique Sims...... Ohio Valley...... Second Team Jessica Huffman (Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Jan. 22, 2007 Jessica Huffman (Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Feb. 12, 2007 ...... Rachel Galligan...... Ohio Valley...... First Team Ashley Thomas (Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Feb. 19, 2007 ...... All-Tournament Team Rachel Galligan...... Ohio Valley...... Jan. 14, 2008 2009...... Rachel Galligan...... Ohio Valley...... First Team Rachel Galligan...... Ohio Valley...... Jan. 21, 2008 ...... All-Tournament Team Dominique Sims (Newcomer)...... Ohio Valley...... Jan. 28, 2008 2010...... Dominique Sims...... Ohio Valley...... Second Team Rachel Galligan...... Ohio Valley...... Feb. 4, 2008 2010...... Maggie Kloak...... Ohio Valley...... Second Team Dominique Sims (Newcomer)...... Ohio Valley...... March 3, 2008 ...... All-Tournament Team Rachel Galligan...... Ohio Valley...... March 2, 2009 2010...... Ta’Kenya Nixon...... Ohio Valley...... Newcomer Team Ta’Kenya Nixon (POW & Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Nov. 23, 2009 ...... First Team Ta’Kenya Nixon (POW & Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Dec. 14, 2009 ...... All-Tournament Team Ta’Kenya Nixon (Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Jan. 4, 2010 ...... Defensive Player of the Year Ta’Kenya Nixon (Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Jan. 18, 2010 2011...... Mariah King...... Ohio Valley...... Second Team Ta’Kenya Nixon (POW & Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Feb. 15, 2010 2011...... Ta’Kenya Nixon...... Ohio Valley...... First Team Dominique Sims...... Ohio Valley...... March 1, 2010 2012...... Mariah King...... Ohio Valley...... Second Team Chantelle Pressley...... Ohio Valley...... Nov. 14, 2010 2012...... Ta’Kenya Nixon...... Ohio Valley...... First Team Ta’Kenya Nixon...... Ohio Valley...... Dec. 13, 2010 Mariah King...... Ohio Valley...... Feb. 14, 2011 2012...... Ta’Kenya Nixon...... Ohio Valley...... Defensive Player of the Year Mariah King...... Ohio Valley...... Feb. 21, 2011 2013...... Ta’Kenya Nixon...... Ohio Valley...... First Team Hillary Held (Newcomer)...... Ohio Valley...... Jan. 24, 2011 2013...... Mariah King...... Ohio Valley...... Second Team Sabina Oroszova (Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Nov. 15, 2011 2013...... Lee Buchanan...... Ohio Valley ...... Coach of the Year Ta’Kenya Nixon...... Ohio Valley...... Jan. 17, 2012 2014...... Sabina Oroszova...... Ohio Valley...... Second Team Mariah King...... Ohio Valley...... Jan. 29, 2013 2015...... Sabina Oroszova...... Ohio Valley...... First Team Arnisha Thomas (Newcomer)...... Ohio Valley...... Nov. 26, 2013 2017...... Grace Lennox...... Ohio Valley...... First Team Sabina Oroszova...... Ohio Valley...... Dec. 10, 2013 Sabina Oroszova...... Ohio Valley...... Dec. 23, 2013 Sabina Oroszova...... Ohio Valley...... Dec. 30, 2013 Grace Lennox (Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Feb. 3, 2015 Sabina Oroszova...... Ohio Valley...... Feb. 24, 2015 Allison Van Dyke (Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Nov. 22, 2016 Allison Van Dyke (Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Nov. 29, 2016 Allison Van Dyke (Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Dec. 27, 2016 Grace Lennox...... Ohio Valley...... Jan. 10, 2017 Allison Van Dyke (Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Jan. 17, 2017 Zharia Lenior (Freshman)...... Ohio Valley...... Feb. 14, 2017

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OVERTIME GAMES (DIVISION I ERA ONLY) AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED Date Score OT Opponent OPPONENTS 02/18/17 W, 78-73 OT at Austin Peay (DIVISION I ERA ONLY) 01/18/17 W, 80-70 OT UT Martin 01/07/17 L, 85-88 OT at Eastern Kentucky 12/31/16 W. 71-67 2OT Jacksonville State 11/17/15 L, 75-86 OT Loyola-Chicago Date Score Opponent 11/13/15 W, 77-71 OT IUPUI 11/25/12 L, 105-42 at #25 Dayton 11/23/14 W, 59-57 OT at North Texas 11/13/09 L, 91-68 at #3 Ohio State 03/02/13 L, 70-62 OT SIUE 12/29/06 L, 93-75 at #14 Louisville 12/07/12 W, 72-67 OT Sacramento State 11/20/05 L, 68-53 vs #22 Southern Cal 11/29/12 W, 71-60 OT IUPUI 12/09/04 L, 85-45 at #12 Michigan State 03/02/12 L, 81-72 OT Tennessee Tech 11/18/01 L, 89-33 at #10 Purdue 02/11/12 L, 94-86 OT UT Martin 11/26/00 L, 84-46 at #8 Iowa State 02/17/11 W, 88-85 OT UT Martin 01/06/11 W, 84-78 OT at SIU Edwardsville Eastern Illinois Record vs Ranked Teams 03/07/09 L, 69-65 2OT vs Austin Peay 02/21/09 L, 84-69 OT Murray State Overall Record...... 0-7 11/22/08 W, 71-65 OT SMU 02/02/08 L, 86-80 2OT at Samford Home Record: ...... 0-0 01/31/08 W, 83-81 2OT at Jacksonville State Away Record: ...... 0-6 01/12/08 W, 86-81 OT Eastern Kentucky Neutral Record: ...... 0-1 12/21/07 W, 91-86 OT at Eastern Kentucky 12/06/07 W, 66-64 OT Tennessee Tech 02/01/07 L, 103-98 2OT Jacksonville State 11/19/06 L, 81-80 OT UIC 01/28/06 W, 69-68 OT Morehead State 12/17/05 W, 70-63 OT at IUPUI 11/30/05 L, 80-78 OT Butler 02/26/05 W, 75-70 OT Murray State 11/29/00 W, 74-72 OT Indiana State 01/27/00 W, 102-95 2OT Eastern Kentucky 12/11/99 L, 71-66 OT at Tulsa 02/01/92 L, 90-86 OT Bradley 12/08/84 W, 94-85 3OT Eastern Washington 11/23/84 W, 77-73 OT vs Florida International

Eastern Illinois Record in Overtime

Overall Record: ...... 21-13 OVC Record: ...... 12-6 Home Record: ...... 14-7 Away Record: ...... 5-4 Neutral Record: ...... 1-2

100 POINT GAMES (DIVISION I ERA ONLY) Date Score Opponent 11/29/09 W, 110-28 Brescia (Ky.) 11/17/06 W, 118-76 Illinois-Springfield 12/10/05 W, 106-68 Tennessee State 11/21/03 W, 126-36 Indiana-Northwest 02/26/00 W, 102-69 Morehead State EIU HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 01/27/00 W, 102-95 (2OT) Eastern Kentucky 12/08/89 W, 110-88 vs Oklahoma RETIRED NUMBERS 11/22/83 W, 102-56 at Evansville #13 – Nancy Kassebaum...... 2005

Eastern Illinois Record When Scoring 100 Points EASTERN ILLINOIS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES Overall Record: ...... 8-0 Rachel Galligan...... 2014 Linda Ellsworth...... 2008 OVC Record: ...... 3-0 Barb Perkes...... 2000 Home Record: ...... 6-0 Chris Aldridge...... 1997 Away Record: ...... 1-0 Toni Collins...... 1997 Neutral Record: ...... 1-0 Nancy Kassebaum...... 1990

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EASTERN ILLINOIS WOMEN’S OVC TOURNAMENT HISTORY 2015 - First Round 2008 - Championship Game Record as Seed Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, Tenn.) Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, Tenn.) #1 ...... 2-2 35 - #8 Eastern Illinois 58 - #4 Eastern Illinois #2 ...... 2-2 68 - #1 UT Martin 69 - #3 Murray State #3 ...... 0-0 #4 ...... 2-2 2014 - First Round 2008 - Semifinals #5 ...... 0-2 Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, Tenn.) Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, Tenn.) #6 ...... 0-0 52 - #8 Eastern Illinois 52 - #4 Eastern Illinois #7 ...... 0-2 75 - #5 Eastern Kentucky 40 - #1 Southeast Missouri #8 ...... 0-3 All-Time...... 6-14 2013 - Semifinals 2008 - Quarterfinals Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, Tenn.) Campus Sites (Charleston, Ill.) Record By Round 71 - #4 UT Martin 51 - #5 Tennessee State First Round...... 0-2 69 - #1 Eastern Illinois 65 - #4 Eastern Illinois Quarterfinals...... 3-7 Semifinals...... 3-2 2012 - Semifinals 2006 - Quarterfinals Championship...... 0-3 Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, Tenn.) Campus Sites (Cookeville, Tenn.) 81 - #3 Tennessee Tech (OT) 69 - #8 Eastern Illinois Record vs. Opponent 72 - #2 Eastern Illinois 83 - #1 Tennessee Tech Austin Peay...... 0-3 Belmont...... 0-0 2011 - Quarterfinals 2003 - Quarterfinals Eastern Kentucky...... 0-1 Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, Tenn.) Campus Sites (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) Jacksonville State...... 0-0 78 - #5 Austin Peay 76 - #7 Esatern Illinois Middle Tennessee...... 0-1 72 - #4 Eastern Illinois 79 - #2 Southeast Missouri Morehead State...... 0-1 Murray State...... 0-1 2010 - Championship Game 2002 - Quarterfinals SIU Edwardsville...... 0-0 Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, Tenn.) Campus Sites (Cookeville, Tenn.) Southeast Missouri...... 1-1 69 - #3 Austin Peay 43 - #7 Eastern Illinois Tennessee State...... 3-0 60 - #1 Eastern Illinois 67 - #2 Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech...... 1-4 UT Martin...... 1-2 2010 - Semifinals 2000 - Quarterfinals Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, Tenn.) Campus Sites (Cookeville Tenn.) Record by Location 51 - #4 UT Martin 48 - #8 Eastern Illinois Cape Girardeau, Mo...... 0-1 65 - #1 Eastern Illinois 68 - #1 Tennessee Tech Charleston, Ill...... 3-0 Cookeville, Tenn...... 0-3 2010 - Quarterfinals 1998 - Quarterfinals Morehead, Ky...... 0-1 Campus Sites (Charleston, Ill.) Campus Sites (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) Murfreesboro, Tenn...... 0-1 56 - #8 Tennessee State 60 - #5 Eastern Illinois Nashville Sites 73 - #1 Eastern Illinois 73 - #4 Middle Tennessee -- Municipal Auditorium...... 1-5 -- Bridgestone Arena...... 2-3 2009 - Championship Game 1997 - Quarterfinals Sommet Center (Nashville, Tenn.) Campus Sites (Morehead, Ky.) 69 - #5 Austin Peay (2OT) 67 - #5 Eastern Illinois 65 - #2 Eastern Illinois 72 - #4 Morehead State

2009 - Semifinals Sommet Center (Nashville, Tenn.) 48 - #3 Tennessee State 64 - #2 Eastern Illinois

2009 - Quarterfinals Campus Sites (Charleston, Ill.) 65 - #7 Tennessee Tech 71 - #2 Eastern Illinois

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SERIES HISTORY

School ...... Record... Last Meeting Indiana State...... 23-35...... 2017 Purdue...... 3-7...... 2002 Air Force...... 1-0...... 2014 Iowa State...... 0-3...... 2005 Rice...... 0-1...... 1994 Akron...... 0-1...... 1999 IPFW...... 3-1...... 2010 Robert Morris College...... 1-0...... 2004 Alabama A&M...... 0-1...... 2007 IUPUI...... 5-3...... 2015 Sacramento State...... 1-1...... 2012 Arizona State...... 0-1...... 1997 Jacksonville...... 1-1...... 2005 Saint Louis...... 7-6...... 2015 Augustana...... 1-0...... 1981 Jacksonville State...... 13-7...... 2017 Sam Houston State...... 0-1...... 2003 Austin Peay...... 18-27...... 2017 Kansas...... 0-1...... 2001 Samford...... 3-5...... 2008 Baker (Kan.)...... 1-0...... 1980 Kansas City...... 2-4...... 2015 San Jose State...... 2-0...... 2012 Ball State...... 7-3...... 1988 Kansas State...... 0-1...... 1995 Savannah State...... 2-0...... 2009 Baylor...... 0-1...... 1993 Kentucky...... 0-2...... 1999 South Dakota State...... 0-1...... 1982 Belmont...... 4-4...... 2017 Kentucky State...... 2-0...... 1983 Southeast Missouri...... 18-27...... 2017 Boston University...... 0-1...... 1998 Lehigh...... 0-1...... 2015 Southern Illinois...... 5-29...... 2014 Bowling Green...... 1-2...... 1989 Lewis...... 4-1...... 1983 SIUE...... 19-10...... 2017 Bradley...... 18-15...... 2014 Louisville...... 0-4...... 2007 Southern Indiana...... 2-0...... 1982 Brescia (Ky.)...... 1-0...... 2010 Loyola (Chicago)...... 9-8...... 2015 Southern Methodist...... 1-1...... 2009 Brown...... 0-1...... 1987 Loyola-Marymount...... 0-1...... 1990 St. Cloud State...... 1-0...... 1981 Buffalo...... 1-4...... 2012 Marquette...... 1-1...... 2010 St. Francis (Ill.)...... 3-0...... 2005 Butler...... 10-4...... 2006 Marshall...... 0-1...... 1975 St. John’s (N.Y.)...... 0-1...... 1986 Cal State Fullerton...... 1-0...... 1997 Maryville...... 1-0...... 1981 St. Joseph’s (Ind.)...... 2-0...... 2001 Cedarville College...... 1-0...... 1979 McNeese State...... 1-0...... 1987 St. Mary’s (Calif.)...... 0-1...... 1992 Central Connecticut...... 3-1...... 1996 Memphis...... 0-4...... 2015 St. Mary’s (Texas)...... 1-0...... 1980 Central Florida...... 0-2...... 2003 Mercer...... 1-1...... 2005 Stetson...... 0-2...... 2017 Central Missouri...... 0-2...... 1983 Miami (Ohio)...... 4-1...... 2010 Tennessee...... 0-1...... 1986 Charleston, College of...... 0-1...... 1980 Michigan State...... 0-1...... 2005 Tennessee State...... 27-13...... 2017 Charleston Southern...... 1-1...... 2006 Middle Tennessee...... 5-5...... 2000 Tennessee Tech...... 17-25...... 2017 Chicago, University of...... 1-0...... 1975 Milwaukee...... 3-4...... 2015 Texas-Arlington...... 0-1...... 1993 Chicago State...... 17-5...... 2011 Minnesota...... 1-0...... 2001 Texas-El Paso...... 0-1...... 2010 Cincinnati...... 2-6...... 2017 Minnesota St.-Mankato...... 0-1...... 1982 Texas-San Antonio...... 1-0...... 1994 Clemson...... 0-1...... 1993 Mississippi Valley State...... 1-0...... 2009 Texas Tech...... 0-1...... 2012 Cleveland State...... 1-4...... 2017 Missouri...... 2-7...... 2013 Toledo...... 0-1...... 2008 Colorado...... 0-1...... 1988 Missouri School of Mines... 2-0...... 1982 Troy State...... 2-2...... 1996 Colorado College...... 1-0...... 1981 Missouri State...... 12-9...... 2012 Tulsa...... 1-2...... 2000 Colorado State...... 1-1...... 1989 Missouri Southern...... 1-0...... 1983 UAB...... 0-1...... 2014 Creighton...... 2-0...... 2007 Missouri-St. Louis...... 5-1...... 1983 UCLA...... 0-1...... 1990 Davis & Elkins (W.V.)...... 1-0...... 1981 Montana...... 0-1...... 1989 USC...... 0-1...... 2006 Dayton...... 4-4...... 2012 Morehead State...... 17-19...... 2017 UT Martin...... 18-30...... 2017 DePaul...... 0-1...... 1979 Murray State...... 19-29...... 2017 Valparaiso...... 4-9...... 2017 Drake...... 6-12...... 1992 Natl. Col. of Education...... 1-0...... 1981 Vanderbilt...... 0-2...... 2000 Eastern Kentucky...... 17-19...... 2017 Navy...... 1-1...... 2004 Virginia Tech...... 1-0...... 1991 Eastern Michigan...... 0-1...... 1984 UNC-Greensboro...... 0-1...... 2010 Wake Forest...... 0-2...... 1989 Eastern Washington...... 1-0...... 1985 North Texas...... 1-0...... 2015 Western Illinois...... 31-19...... 2017 Evansville...... 10-5...... 2017 Northeastern...... 0-1...... 2004 Western Kentucky...... 0-2...... 1991 Florida A&M...... 1-0...... 2017 Northeastern Illinois...... 9-4...... 1998 Western Michigan...... 2-1...... 2010 Florida Atlantic...... 1-0...... 2010 Northern Arizona...... 0-1...... 1988 Wichita State...... 11-8...... 1992 Florida International...... 1-1...... 1991 Northern Colorado...... 1-0...... 2010 William Penn...... 0-1...... 1981 Florida State...... 0-1...... 2015 Northern Illinois...... 9-8...... 2015 William Woods...... 0-1...... 1979 George Williams...... 1-0...... 1977 Northern Iowa...... 17-4...... 1992 Wisconsin...... 1-5...... 2012 Georgia Southern...... 1-0...... 2014 Northern Kentucky...... 2-1...... 1983 Wisconsin-Oshkosh...... 1-0...... 1978 Grambling...... 1-0...... 1993 Northern Michigan...... 2-0...... 1981 Wisconsin-Parkside...... 1-0...... 2000 Green Bay...... 3-5...... 1994 Northwestern...... 0-11...... 2015 Wright State...... 4-5...... 1994 Greenville...... 5-2...... 1979 Oakland City University...... 2-0...... 2013 Xavier...... 4-2...... 2012 Hawai’i...... 0-3...... 2006 Oakland University...... 0-2...... 1979 Youngstown State...... 4-4...... 1996 Illinois...... 6-11...... 2013 Ohio State...... 0-1...... 2010 Illinois-Chicago...... 16-15...... 2015 Ohio University...... 0-1...... 1996 Illinois-Springfield...... 2-0...... 2017 Oklahoma...... 1-0...... 1990 Illinois State...... 9-29...... 2017 Omaha...... 1-3...... 2015 Illinois Tech...... 1-0...... 2008 Oral Roberts...... 1-0...... 1995 Indiana...... 0-3...... 1996 Pacific...... 0-1...... 1992 Indiana-Northwest...... 1-0...... 2004 Principia...... 2-0...... 1976

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Indiana State Rose-Hulman Northern Illinois Sycamores Fightin’ Engineers Huskies

Nov. 3 at Charleston, Ill. (Exhibition) Nov. 6 at Charleston, Ill. (Exhibition) Nov. 10 at Charleston, Ill.

Location: Terre Haute, Indiana Location: Terre Haute, Ind. Location: DeKalb, Illinois Year Founded: 1865 Year Founded: 1874 Year Founded: 1895 Enrollment: 12,531 Enrollment: 2,200 Enrollment: 22,990 Nickname: Sycamores Nickname: Fightin’ Engineers Nickname: Huskies Colors: Sycamore Blue and White Colors: Old Rose and White Colors: Black and Cardinal Red Arena (Capacity): Hulman Center (10,200) Arena (Capacity): Hulbert Arena (1,700) Arena (Capacity): Concocation Center (10,000) Conference: Missouri Valley Conference: Heartland Conference: Mid-American

Head Coach: Joey Wells Head Coach: Jon Prevo Head Coach: Lisa Carlsen Alma Mater: Fresno Pacific University (1996) Alma Mater: Indiana State (1986) Alma Mater: Northwest Missouri State (1992) School Record (years): 42-48 (3) School Record (years): 146-142 (11) School Record (years): 32-31 (3) Career Record (years): Same Career Record (years): 146-142 (11) Career Record (years): 216-193 (14) Assistants: Janet Eaton, Josh Keister, Assistants: Kevin Robinson Assistants: John McGinty, Adam Tandez, and Evan Dodd and Maria Kasza

2016-17 Record: 12-18 2016-17 Record: 24-4 2016-17 Record: 21-12 Conference Record/Finish: 6-12 (8th) Conference Record/Finish: 17-1(1st) Conference Record/Finish: 12-6 (4th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 4/7 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/1 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2

Series Record: Indiana State leads 35-23 Series Record: Tied 0-0 Series Record: EIU leads 9-8 Last Meeting: 2017 Last Meeting: N/A Last Meeting: 2015

Media Contact: Tim McCaughan Media Contact: Kevin Lanke Media Contact: Joe Summins Email: Timothy. [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: 812-237-4159 Phone: 812-877-8180 Phone: 815-753-9539 Website: gosycamores.com Website: athletics.rose-hulman.edu Website: niuhuskies.com Twitter: @IndStWBB Twitter: @rhitsports Twitter: @NIUAthletics

Schedule: Schedule: Schedule: Nov. 10 - Saint Louis Nov. 6 - @Eastern Illinois (Exhibition) NOV. 10 - @EASTERN ILLINOIS Nov. 17 - @IUPUI Nov. 17 - Finlandia Nov. 15 - @University of Iowa Nov. 20 - Florida Atlantic Nov. 18 - Hope/Heidelberg Nov. 18 - Western Illinois Nov. 23 - @Montana Nov. 21 - @Chicago Nov. 20 - @Chicago State Nov. 24 - @South Dakota Nov. 25 - @DePauw Nov. 24 - @Texas- San Antonio Nov. 28 - Missouri S&T Nov. 26 - @Washington U/Illinois Wesleyan Nov. 25 - @Lamar University Nov. 30 - @IUC Nov. 29 - St. Mary-Woods Nov. 29 - Bradley Dec. 7 - @Illinois Dec. 2 - Defiance * Dec. 6 - Loyola Dec. 9 - Central Michigan Dec. 6 - @Mt. St. Joseph * Dec. 17 - @SIUE Dec. 19 - Miami-Ohio Dec. 9 - @Transylvania * Dec. 20 - @Sacramento State Dec. 21 - Butler Dec. 12 - Birmingham Southern Dec. 21 - @Albany Dec. 29 - Missouri State * Dec. 16 - Manchester * Dec. 30 - @Miami-Ohio * Dec. 31 - Southern Illinois * Jan. 3 - Hanover * Jan 3. - Kent State * Jan. 5 - Evansville * Jan. 6 - @Earlham * Jan. 6 - University at Buffalo * Jan. 12 - @Drake * Jan. 10 - @Franklin * Jan. 10 - @Western Michigan * Jan. 14 - @Northern Iowa * Jan. 13 - Bluffton * Jan. 13 - @Toledo * Jan. 19 - Bradley * Jan. 17 - Anderson * Jan. 17- Central Michigan * Jan. 21 - Illinois State * Jan. 20 - @Defiance * Jan. 20 - Eastern Michigan * Jan. 26 - @Loyola * Jan. 24 - Mt. St. Joseph * Jan. 24 - @Ohio University * Jan. 28 - @Valparaiso * Jan. 27 - Transylvania * Jan. 27 - @Ball State * Feb. 2 - Northern Iowa* Jan. 31 - @Hanover * Jan 31. - Miami-Ohio * Feb. 11 - Drake * Feb. 3 - @Bluffton * Feb. 3 - @Kent State * Feb. 16 - @Illinois State * Feb. 7 - Franklin * Feb. 7 - @Akron * Feb. 18 - @Bradley * Feb. 10 - Earlham * Feb. 10 - Bowling Green * Feb. 23 - Valparaiso * Feb. 14 - @Anderson * Feb. 17 - Ball State * Feb. 25 - Loyola * Feb. 17 - @Manchester * Feb. 21 - @Central Michigan * Mar. 1 - @Southern Illinois * * Denotes Conference Game Feb. 24 - @Eastern Michigan * Mar. 3 - @Missouri State * Feb. 28 - Toledo * * Denotes Conference Game Mar. 3 - Western Michigan * * Denotes Conference Game

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Wright State Evansville Saint Joseph’s Radiers Purple Aces Hawks

Nov. 14 at Dayton, Ohio Nov. 18 at Charleston, Ill. Nov. 25 at Philadelphia, PA.

Location: Dayton, Ohio Location: Evansville, Indiana Location: Deland, Florida Year Founded: 1964 Year Founded: 1854 Year Founded: 1883 Enrollment: 15,902 Enrollment: 2,232 Enrollment: 3,084 Nickname: Raiders Nickname: Purple Aces Nickname: Hatters Colors: Hunter Green and Gold Colors: Purple, White, and Orange Colors: Green and White Arena (Capacity): Ervin J. Nutter Center (11,019) Arena (Capacity): Ford Center (9,640) Arena (Capacity): Edmunds Center (4,000) Conference: Horizon League Conference: Missouri Valley Conference: Atlantic Sun

Head Coach: Katrina Merriweather Interim Head Coach: Matt Ruffing Head Coach: Lynn Bria Alma Mater: Cincinnati, 2001 Alma Mater: Dayton, 2007 Alma Mater: University of Charleston, 1990 School Record (years): 25-9 (2) School Record (years): 14-17 (2) School Record (years): 151-107 (8) Career Record (years): Same Career Record (years): Same Career Record (years): 304-320 (21) Assistants: Keith Freeman, Semeka Randall, Assistants: Doug Rogers, Jauwan Scaife, Assistants: Daniel Barber, Brittany Young, and Ashley Barlow and Kaitlynn Pacholke and Otavio Battaglia

2016-17 Record: 25-9 2015-16 Record: 14-17 2015-16 Record: 20-12 Conference Record/Finish: 15-3 (2nd) Conference Record/Finish: 8-10 (6th) Conference Record/Finish: 9-5 (4th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/6 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/4 Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0 Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1

Series Record: Wright State leads 5-4 Series Record: EIU leads 10-5 Series Record: SU leads 1-0 Last Meeting: 2017 Last Meeting: 2017 Last Meeting: @EIU 66, SU 68 - Dec. 13, 2015

Media Contact: Bob Noss Media Contact: Michael Robertson Media Contact: Jamie Bataille Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: 937-775-2816 Phone: 812-488-2238 Phone: 386-822-8131 Website: www.wsuraiders.com Website: www.gopurpleaces.com Website: www.gohatters.com Twitter: @WSURaiders Twitter: @UEAthletics_WBB Twitter: @StetsonWBB

Schedule: Schedule: Schedule: Nov. 10 - @Northwestern Ohio Nov. 12 - Murray State Nov. 11 - Webber International NOV. 14 - EASTERN ILLINOIS Nov. 15 - @Alabama A&M Nov. 12 - Valparaiso Nov. 16 - @Missouri NOV. 18 - @EASTERN ILLINOIS Nov. 16 - Bethune-Cookman Nov. 21 - Stetson NOV. 21 - Westminster NOV. 19 - EASTERN ILLINOIS Nov. 22 - Providence Nov. 30 - @Western Kentucky Nov. 21 - @Arkansas Nov. 23 - Richmond Dec. 2 - @Austin Peay Nov. 25 - Robert Morris (@Miami, Fla.) Dec. 1 - Tennessee Tech Dec. 5 - @Kentucky Nov. 27 - FIU/Weber State (@Miami, Fla.) Dec 3. - Chicago State Dec. 10 - Morehead State Nov. 30 - @Northern Kentucky Dec.7 - @Kent State Dec. 14 - Oakland City Dec. 3 - @High Point Dec. 14 - Cincinnati Christian Dec. 16 - @Illinois-Chicago Dec. 5 - @Chattanooga Dec. 18 - @Belmont Dec. 19 - @SEMO Dec. 8 - Warner Dec. 21 - @Georgia Dec. 29 - Southern Illinois Dec. 10 - Palm Beach Atlantic Dec. 28 - Green Bay * Dec. 31 - Missouri State * Dec. 19 - SIU Edwardsville Dec. 30 - Milwaukee * Jan. 7 - @Indiana State * Dec. 20 - Tennessee State Jan. 4 - @Oakland * Jan. 12 - @Northern Iowa * Dec. 30 - @USF Jan. 6 - @Detroit Mercy * Jan. 14 - @Drake * Jan. 7 - Florida Gulf Coast * Jan. 13 - @Northern Kentucky * Jan. 19 - Illinois State * Jan. 14 - @Kennesaw State * Jan. 15 - Youngstown State * Jan. 21 - Bradley * Jan. 16 - @Lipscomb * Jan. 19 - UIC * Jan. 26 - @Valparaiso * Jan. 21 - USC Upstate * Jan. 21 - IUPUI * Jan. 28 - @Loyola * Jan. 23 - NJIT * Jan. 25 - @Cleveland State * Feb. 2 - Indiana State * Jan. 28 - North Florida * Jan. 27 - @Youngstown State * Feb. 9 - Drake * Feb. 2 - @Jacksonville * Feb. 1 - @Milwaukee * Feb. 11 - Northern Iowa* Feb. 4 - @North Florida * Feb. 3 - @Green Bay * Feb. 16 - @Bradley * Feb. 8 - Jacksonville * Feb. 8 - Detriot Mercy * Feb. 18 - @Illinois State * Feb. 11 - Lipscomb * Feb. 10 - Oakland * Feb. 23 - Loyola * Feb. 13 - Kennesaw State * Feb. 17 - Northern Kentucky * Feb. 25 - Valparaiso * Feb. 18 - @NJIT * Feb. 19 - Cleveland State * Mar. 1 - @Missouri State * Feb. 20 - @USC Upstate * Feb. 23 - @IUPUI * Mar. 3 - @Southern Illinois Feb. 25 - @Florida Gulf Coast * Feb. 25 - @UIC * *Denotes Conference Game * Denotes Conference Game * Denotes Conference Game

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Delaware/Saint Peter’s Cleveland State Bradley Blue Hens/Peacocks Vikings Braves

Nov. 28 at Cleveland, Ohio. Dec. 5 at Charleston, Ill. Nov. 26 at Philadelphia, PA.

Location: Cleveland, Ohio Location: Peoria, Illinois Newark, Delaware Location: Year Founded: 1964 Year Founded: 1865 1743 Year Founded: Enrollment: 17,730 Enrollment: 5,500 22,852 Enrollment: Nickname: Vikings Nickname: Braves Blue Hens Nickname: Colors: Green and White Colors: Red and White Blue and Yellow Colors: Arena (Capacity): The Wolstein Center (13,610) Arena (Capacity): Renaissance Coliseum (4,200) Bob Carpenter Center (5,000) Arena (Capacity): Conference: Horizon League Conference: Missouri Valley Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Head Coach: Kate Peterson Abiad Head Coach: Andrea Gorski Natasha Adair Head Coach: Alma Mater: UW-Stevens Point, 1991 Alma Mater: Bradley, 1992 South Florida, 1994 Alma Mater: School Record (years): 187-221 (15) School Record (years): 12-19 (2) 0-0 (1st) School Record (years): Career Record (years): Same Career Record (years): 118-78 (18) 72-85 (5) Career Record (years): Assistants: Oties Epps, Kevin McManaman Assistants: Paul Fessler, Christena Hamilton, Assistants: Bob Clark, Sarah Jenkins, and Stephanie Mentz-Bruce and Kristi Zeller and Mykala Walker 2016-17 Record: 14-16 2016-17 Record: 12-19 16-14 2016-17 Record: Conference Record/Finish: 9-9 (6th) Conference Record/Finish: 7-11 (6th) 10-8 (5th) Conference Record/Finish: Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/4 8/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Series Record: CSU leads 4-1 Series Record: EIU leads 18-14 First Meeting Series Record: Last Meeting: 2017 Last Meeting: 2014 Last Meeting: n/a Media Contact: Renee Adam Media Contact: Jim Rea Maggie Hayon Media Contact: Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] [email protected] Email: Phone: 216-687-5115 Phone: 309-677-3869 302-831-6389 Phone: Website: www.csuvikings.com Website: www.bubraves.com www.bluehens.com Website: Twitter: @ClevelandStWBB Twitter: @BradleyWBB Twitter: @UDBlueHens Schedule: Schedule: Nov. 10 - Omaha Nov. 11 - Ball State Nov. 15 - Lincoln Location: Jersey City, New Jersey Nov. 16 - Eastern Michigan Nov. 18 - @Illinois Year Founded: 1872 Nov. 19 - Marshall Nov. 24 - @Nicholls State Enrollment: 3,553 Nov. 24 - @Saint Louis Nov. 25 - @SEMO Nickname: Peacocks Nov. 26 - @Louisiana Lafayette Nov. 29 - @Northern Illinois Colors: Blue and White Nov. 28 - EASTERN ILLINOIS Dec. 2 - UIC Arena (Capacity): Yanitelli Center (3,200) Dec. 1 - @Niagara DEC. 5 - @EASTERN ILLINOIS Conference: Metro-Atlantic Dec. 6 - Ohio Dec. 16 - @Green Bay Dec. 9 - @Toledo Dec. 19 - Cleveland State Head Coach: Pat Coyle Dec. 17 - @Illinois State Dec. 28 - Western Illinois Alma Mater: Warner Southern, 2000 Dec. 19 - @Bradley Dec. 31 - @Illinois State * Jan. 5 - @Loyola * School Record (years): 15-76 (5) Dec. 28 - Oakland * Dec. 30 - Detriot Mercy * Jan. 7 - @Valparaiso * Career Record (years): 115-153 (12) Jan. 4 - IUPUI * Jan. 12 - Southern Illinois * Assistants: Phyllis Mangina and Antonia Smith Jan. 6 - UIC * Jan. 14 - Missouri State * Jan. 11 - @Milwaukee * Jan. 19 - @Indiana State * 2015-16 Record: 3-27 Jan. 13 - @Green Bay * Jan. 21 - @Evansville * Conference Record/Finish: 2-18 (11th) Jan. 15 - @Northern Kentucky Jan. 26 - Northern Iowa * Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/4 Jan. 20 - Youngstown State * Jan. 28 - Drake * Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Jan. 25 - Wright State * Feb. 2 - Valparaiso * Jan. 27 - Northern Kentucky * Feb. 4 - Loyola * Series Record: First Meeting Feb. 1 - @Detriot Mercy * Feb. 9 - @Missouri State * Last Meeting: n/a Feb. 3 - @Oakland * Feb. 11 - @Southern Illinois * Feb. 8 - @UIC * Feb. 16 - Evansville * Media Contact: Hamilton Cook Jr. Feb. 10 - @IUPUI * Feb. 18 - Indiana State * Email: [email protected] Feb. 15 - Green Bay * Feb. 23 - @Drake * Feb. 25 - @Northern Iowa Phone: 201-761-7316 Feb. 17 - Milwaukee * Feb. 19 - @Wright State Mar. 3 - Illinois State * Website: www.saintpeterspeacoks.com Feb. 24 - @Youngstown State * * Denotes Conference Game Twitter: @SPUAthletics *Denotes Conference Game

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Fort Wayne Valparaiso North Texas Mastodons Crusaders Eagles

Dec. 8 at Fort Wayne, Ind. Dec. 18 at Charleston, Ill. Dec. 20 at Charleston, Ill.

Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana Location: Valparaiso, Indiana Location: Denton, Texas Year Founded: 1964 Year Founded: 1859 Year Founded: 1890 Enrollment: 14,326 Enrollment: 4,544 Enrollment: 37,979 Nickname: Mastodons Nickname: Crusaders Nickname: Eagles Colors: Blue and White Colors: Brown and Gold Colors: Green, White, and Black Arena (Capacity): Gates Sports Center (1,800) Arena (Capacity): Athletics-Recreation Center (5,000) Arena (Capacity): The Super Pit (10,500) Conference: Summit League Conference: Horizon League Conference: Conference USA

Head Coach: Niecee Nelson Head Coach: Tracey Dorow Head Coach: Jalie Mitchell Alma Mater: Concordia, 2002 Alma Mater: Western Michigan, 1996 Alma Mater: North Texas, 2002 School Record (years): 5-24 (2) School Record (years): 43-111 (5) School Record (years): 23-38 (3) Career Record (years): Same Career Record (years): 275-274 Career Record (years): Same Assistants: Marcie Alberts, Carol Duncan, Assistants: Justin Rees, Clyde Manns, Assistants: Bobby Brasel, Carlos Knox, And Ty Shaw and Megan Leuzinger and Kasondra Foreman

2016-17 Record: 5-24 2016-17 Record: 10-21 2016-17 Record: 12-19 Conference Record/Finish: 2-14 (9th) Conference Record/Finish: 4-14 (9th) Conference Record/Finish: 8-10 (10th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/0 Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3

Series Record: EIU leads 3-1 Series Record: Valpo leads 9-4 Series Record: EIU leads 1-0 Last Meeting: 2010 Last Meeting: 2017 Last Meeting: 2015

Media Contact: Brian Alden Media Contact: Brandon Vickrey Media Contact: TBA Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: TBA Phone: 260-481-6646 Phone: 219-464-5396 Phone: TBA Website: www.gomastodons.com Website: www.valpoathletics.com Website: www.meangreensports.com Twitter: @GoMastodons Twitter: @ValpoWBB Twitter: @NorthTexasATH

Schedule: Schedule: Schedule: Nov. 10 - @Illinois Nov. 16 - IU Kokomo Nov. 10 - Mid-America Christian Nov. 12 - Loyola Nov. 21 - @Miami-Ohio Nov. 14 - Texas A&M- International Nov. 15 - @Belmont Nov. 25 - Grand Canyon Nov. 19 - Kansas State Nov. 18 - Findlay Nov. 28 - @Bowling Green Nov. 24 - @Costal Carolina Nov. 21 - UIC Dec. 2 - @Liberty Nov. 25 - @Detroit Nov. 25 - Quincy Dec. 3 - @Longwood Nov. 29 - SMU Nov. 29 - @Xavier Dec. 8 - @Purdue Dec. 2 - Tulsa Dec. 4 - @Coastal Carolina Dec. 10 - Chicago State Dec. 5 - @Indiana DEC. 8 - EASTERN ILLINOIS Dec. 15 - IU Northwest Dec. 9 - La Salle Dec. 10 - Milwaukee DEC. 18 - @EASTERN ILLINOIS Dec. 18 - @UIC Dec. 16 - @Michigan Dec. 21 - Fort Wayne DEC. 20 - @EASTERN ILLINOIS Dec. 19 - Maryville Dec. 29 - @Drake * Dec. 30 - Oklahoma Panhandle State Dec. 21 - @Valparaiso Dec. 31 - @Northern Iowa * Jan. 3 - @Louisiana Tech * Dec. 30 - Western Illinois * Jan. 5 - Illinois State * Jan. 5 - Rice * Jan. 4 - Oral Roberts * Jan. 7 - Bradley * Jan. 11 - Old Dominion * Jan. 6 - Denver * Jan. 12 - Loyola * Jan. 13 - Charlotte * Jan. 9 - Omaha * Jan. 19 - @Missouri State * Jan. 18 - @Middle Tennessee * Jan. 13 - @South Dakota * Jan. 21 - @Southern Illinois * Jan. 20 - @UAB * Jan. 18 - @Western Illinois * Jan. 26 - Evansville * Jan. 26 - Western Kentucky * Jan. 20 - @North Dakota State * Jan. 28 - Indiana State * Jan. 28 - UTEP * Jan. 27 - @South Dakota State * Feb. 2 - @Bradley * Feb. 2 - @UTSA * Feb. 1 - @Oral Roberts * Feb. 4 - @Illinois State * Feb. 8 - @FIU * Feb. 4 - @Denver * Feb. 11 - @Loyola * Feb. 10 - @Florida Atlantic * Feb. 7 - South Dakota * Feb. 16 - Southern Illinois * Feb. 15 - Southern Miss * Feb. 10 - @Omaha * Feb. 18 - Missouri State * Feb. 22 - @Old Dominion * Feb. 15 - North Dakota State * Feb. 23 - @Indiana State * Feb. 24 - Marshall * Feb. 24 - South Dakota State * Feb. 25 - @Evansville * Mar. 1 - UAB * *Denotes Conference Game Mar. 1 - Northern Iowa * Mar. 3 - @Rice * Mar. 3 - Drake * * Denotes Conference Game * Denotes Conference Game

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Northwestern Murray State Austin Peay Wildcats Racers Lady Govs

Dec. 22 at Evanston, Ill. Dec. 28 at Murray, Ky. Dec. 30 atClarksville, Tenn. Feb. 24 at Charleston, Ill. Feb. 10 at Charleston, Ill.

Location: Evanston, Illinois Location: Murray, Kentucky Location: Clarksville, Tennessee Year Founded: 1851 Year Founded: 1922 Year Founded: 1927 Enrollment: 21,208 Enrollment: 11,000 Enrollment: 10,873 Nickname: Wildcats Nickname: Racers Nickname: Lady Govs Colors: Purple and White Colors: Navy and Gold Colors: Red and White Arena (Capacity): Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,100) Arena (Capacity): CFSB Center (8,500) Arena (Capacity): Dunn Center (7,257) Conference: Big Ten Conference: Ohio Valley Conference: Ohio Valley

Head Coach: Joe McKeown Head Coach: Rechelle Turner Head Coach: David Midlick Alma Mater: William Jewell College, 2000 Alma Mater: Murray State, 1996 Alma Mater: Mississippi, 1991 School Record (years): 149-138 (10) School Record (years): 0-0 (1) School Record (years): 34-36 (2) Career Record (years): 658-312 (31) Career Record (years): Same Career Record (years): 69-52 (3) Assistants: Christie Sides, Tasha Pointer, Assistants: Amber Guffey, Monica Evans, Assistants: Kayla Oxenrider, Roman Rubner, and Tiffany Coppage and and Teonna Jewell 2016-17 Record: 15-14 2016-17 Record: 20-11 Conference Record/Finish: 7-9 (T 6th) 2016-17 Record: 14-16 Conference Record/Finish: 8-8 (5th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/8 Conference Record/Finish: 8-8 (4th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/3 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/5 Starters Returning/Lost: 0/5 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Series Record: MUR leads 29-19 Series Record: NU leads 11-0 Last Meeting: @MUR 92, EIU 74- Jan. 11, 2017 Series Record: APSU leads 27-18 Last Meeting: 2015 @EIU 57, MUR 66- Feb. 15, 2017 Last Meeting: @EIU 59, APSU 69 - Jan. 24, 2017 @APSU 78, EIU 73 OT - Feb. 18, 2017 Media Contact: Carsten Parmenter Media Contact: Kevin DeVries Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Media Contact: Meagan Rummage Phone: 847-467-3724 Phone: 270-809-7044 Email: [email protected] Website: www.nusports.com Website: www.goracers.com Phone: 931-221-6563 Twitter: @nuwbball Twitter: @MSURacers Website: www.letsgopeay.com Twitter: @letsgopeay Schedule: Schedule: Nov. 10 - @Chicago State Nov. 12 - @Evansville Schedule: Nov. 16 - Oakland Nov. 15 - Butler Nov. 11 - @Butler Nov. 18 - @UT Martin Nov. 18 - Northern Kentucky Nov. 14 - Christian Brothers Nov. 22 - Santa Clara Nov. 21 - @Lipscomb Nov. 19 - Trevecca Nov. 24 - @Chattanooga Nov. 24 - @Louisville Nov. 21 - @Alabama A&M Nov. 25 - @ Auburn Nov. 29 - East Tennessee State Nov. 26 - @Lipscomb Nov. 26 - @Georgetown Dec. 1 - @Alabama A&M Nov. 29 - Arkansas- Pine Bluff Nov. 30 - @Sryacuse Dec. 11 - @UNCG Dec. 2 - Evansville Dec. 3 - Milwaukee Dec. 14 - Bethel (Tenn.) Dec. 5 - @Northern Kentucky Dec. 10- Stony Brook Dec. 18 - Mississippi Valley State Dec. 9 - Western Illinois Dec. 13 - Depaul Dec. 20 - @Alabama Dec. 16 - @Illinois Dec. 16 - @Missouri State DEC. 28 - EASTERN ILLINOIS * Dec. 18 - @Ball State Dec. 19 - Green Bay Dec. 30 - SIUE * Dec. 28 - SIUE * DEC. 22 - EASTERN ILLINOIS Jan. 4 - Southeast Missouri * DEC. 30 - EASTERN ILLINOIS * Dec. 28 - Minnesota * Jan. 6 - UT Martin * Jan. 3 - UT Martin * Dec. 31 - @Illinois * Jan. 11 - @Jacksonville State * Jan. 6 - Southeast Missouri * Jan. 3 - @Michigan State * Jan. 13 - @Tennessee Tech * Jan. 11 - @Tennessee Tech * Jan. 7 - Nebraska * Jan. 17 - @Belmont * Jan. 13 - @Jacksonville State * Jan. 11 - Wisconsin * Jan. 20 - @Tennessee State * Jan. 18 - @Tennessee State * Jan. 18 - @Purdue * Jan. 25 - Morehead State * Jan. 20 - @Belmont * Jan. 21 - @Wisconsin * Jan. 27 - Eastern Kentucky * Jan. 25 - Eastern Kentucky * Jan. 25 - Maryland * Feb. 1 - @Southeast Missouri * Jan. 27 - Morehead State * Jan. 28 - Michigan * Feb. 3 - @Ut Martin * Feb. 1 - @UT Martin * Feb. 4 - @Indiana * Feb. 8 - Austin Peay * Feb. 3 - @Southeast Missouri * Feb. 8 - @Michigan * Feb. 10 - @SIUE * Feb. 8 - @Murray State * Feb. 11 - Iowa * Feb. 15 - Jacksonville State * FEB. 10 - @EASTERN ILLINOIS * Feb. 14 - @Penn State * Feb. 17 - Tennessee Tech * Feb. 15 - Tennessee Tech * Feb. 18 - Illinois * FEB. 22 - @EASTERN ILLINOIS * Feb. 17 - Jacksonville State * Feb. 21 - @Ohio * Feb. 24 - @Austin Peay * Feb. 21 - @SIUE * Feb. 25 - Rutgers * * Denotes Conference Game Feb. 24 - Murray State * * Denotes Conference Game *Denotes Conference Game

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Morehead State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State Eagles Colonels Lady Tigers

Jan. 4 at Morehead, Ky. Jan. 6 at Richmond, Ky. Jan. 11 at Charleston, Ill. Jan. 27 at Nashville, Tenn.

Location: Morehead, Kentucky Location: Richmond, Kentucky Location: Nashville, Tennessee Year Founded: 1887 Year Founded: 1906 Year Founded: 1912 Enrollment: 11,000 Enrollment: 17,034 Enrollment: 9,165 Nickname: Eagles Nickname: Colonels Nickname: Lady Tigers Colors: Blue and Gold Colors: Maroon and White Colors: Reflex Blue and White Arena (Capacity): Johnson Arena (6,500) Arena (Capacity): McBrayer Arena (6,500) Arena (Capacity): Gentry Center (10,500) Conference: Ohio Valley Conference Conference: Ohio Valley Conference: Ohio Valley Head Coach: Greg Todd Head Coach: Chrissy Roberts Head Coach: Jessica Kern Alma Mater: Eastern Kentucky 1983 Alma Mater: Eastern Kentucky 1998 Alma Mater: Penn State, 2002 School Record (years): 22-38 (2) School Record (years): 100-128 (8) School Record (years): 10-16 (1) Career Record (years):179-102 (10) Career Record (years): Same Career Record (years): Same Assistants: Todd Mitmesser, Dominique Duck, Assistants: Teresa McNair, Colette Cole, Assistants: Ronnie Enoch, Deont’a McChester, and Abby Jump and Marcus Payne and Lenise Stallings 2016-17 Record: 21-10 2016-17 Record: 12-20 2016-17 Record: 10-16 Conference Record/Finish: 11-5 (2nd) Conference Record/Finish: 7-9 (T6th) Conference Record/Finish: 5-11 (T8th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 2/7 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/9 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Starters Returning/Lost: 1/4 Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 Series Record: MORE leads 19-17 Series Record: EKU leads 19-17 Series Record: EIU leads 27-13 Last Meeting: @MORE 66, EIU 62, Jan. 5, 2017 Last Meeting: @EIU 56, EKU 75 - Jan. 14, 2017 Last Meeting: @TSU 69, EIU 58 - Feb. 1, 2017 Media Contact: Connor Link Media Contact: Kevin Britton Media Contact: Zekeya A. Harrison Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: 606-783-2500 Phone: 859-622-2006 Phone: 615-963-1867 Website: www.MSUEagles.com Website: www.EKUSports.com Website: www.tsutigers.com Twitter: @MSUAthletics Twitter: @EKUSports Twitter: @TSU_Tigers Schedule: Schedule: Nov. 11 - Sacramento State Nov. 10 - @Bowling Green Schedule: Nov. 10. - @Memphis Nov. 13 - Gardner-Webb Nov. 15 - @Western Carolina Nov. 18 - Alabama A&M Nov. 15 - Brescia Nov. 18 - North Carolina at Greensboro Nov. 22 - Ball State Nov. 17 - North Florida Nov. 22 - @Akron Nov. 27 - Troy Nov. 22 - @Kentucky Nov. 25 - @Cincinnati Nov. 30 - @Arkansas State Nov. 26 - @Chicago State Nov. 28 - Ohio University Dec. 9 - Fisk University Nov. 28 - Kentucky Christian Dec. 5 - Kent State Dec. 12 - @Louisville Nov. 30 - Southern Illinois Dec. 9 - @George Mason Dec. 15 - Lipscomb Dec. 2 - @Lipscomb Dec. 18 - Ohio Christian Dec. 21 - Marshall Dec. 10 - @Evansville Dec. 28 - @Jacksonville State * Dec. 28 - @UT Martin * Dec. 16 - @Canisius Dec. 30 - @Tennessee Tech * Dec. 30 - @Southeast Missouri * Dec. 19 - @St. Francis (NY) Jan. 4 - SIUE * Jan. 4 - Jacksonville State * Dec. 21 - @West Virginia JAN. 6 - EASTERN ILLINOIS * Jan. 6 - Tennessee Tech * Dec. 28 - @Tennessee Tech * Jan. 11 - @UT Martin * Dec. 30 - @Jacksonville State * Jan. 13 - @Southeast Missouri * JAN. 11 - @EASTERN ILLINOIS * Jan. 13 - @SIUE * JAN. 4 - EASTERN ILLINOIS * Jan. 18 - Tennessee Tech * Jan. 18 - Austin Peay * Jan. 6 - SIUE * Jan. 20 - Jacksonville State * Jan. 20 - Murray State * Jan. 11 - @Southeast Missouri * Jan. 25 - @Austin Peay * Jan. 25 - SIUE * Jan. 13 - @UT Martin * Jan. 27 - @Murray State * Jan. 18 - Jacksonville State * Feb. 1 - Belmont * JAN. 27 - EASTERN ILLINOIS * Feb. 1 - @Morehead State * Jan. 20 - Tennessee Tech * Feb. 3 - Tennessee State * Feb. 3 - @Eastern Kentucky * Jan. 25 - @Murray State * Feb. 8 - UT Martin * Feb. 8 - Belmont * Jan. 27 - @Austin Peay * Feb. 10 - Morehead State * Feb. 10 - @Jacksonville State * Feb. 1 - Tennessee State * Feb. 15 - @Belmont * Feb. 15 - Morehead State * Feb. 3 - Belmont * Feb. 17 - @Tennessee State * Feb. 17 - Eastern Kentucky * Feb. 8 - Southeast Missouri * Feb. 22 - Southeast Missouri * Feb. 22 - @Tennessee Tech * Feb. 10 - @Eastern Kentucky * Feb. 24 - @Morehead State Feb. 24 - @Belmont * Feb. 15 - @Tennessee State * * Denotes Conference Game Feb. 17 - @Belmont * * Denotes Conference Game Feb. 22 - UT Martin * Feb. 24 - Eastern Kentucky * *Denotes Conference Game 42 | @EIU_PANTHERS 2 OVC REGULAR SEASON TITLES | 4 NATIONAL POSTSEASON APPEARANCES 2017-18 PANTHER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Belmont UT Martin Southeast Missouri Bruins Skyhawks Redhawks

Jan. 13 at Charleston, Ill. Jan. 18 at Charleston, Ill. Jan. 25 at. Nashville, Tenn. Jan. 20 at Charleston, Ill. Feb. 17 at Martin, Tenn. Feb. 14 at Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Location: Nashville, Tennessee Location: Martin, Tennessee Location: Cape Girardeau, Missouri Year Founded: 1890 Year Founded: 1900 Year Founded: 1873 Enrollment: 7,771 Enrollment: 6,827 Enrollment: 12,087 Nickname: Bruins Nickname: Skyhawks Nickname: Redhawks Colors: Navy, Red and White Colors: Navy Blue and Orange Colors: Red and Black Arena (Capacity): Curb Event Center (5,000) Arena (Capacity): Elam Center (4,300) Arena (Capacity): Show Me Center (7,300) Conference: Ohio Valley Conference: Ohio Valley Conference: Ohio Valley

Head Coach: Bart Brooks Head Coach: Kevin McMillan Head Coach: Rekha Patterson Alma Mater: Wyoming, 2004 Alma Mater: Rhodes, 1989 Alma Mater: North Carolina A&T, 2001 School Record (years): 0-0 (1) School Record (years): 154-102 (8) School Record (years): 28-32 (2) Career Record (years): Same Career Record (years): Same Career Record (years): Same Assistants: Jamey Givens, Amy Malo, Assistants: David Russell, David Hart, Assistants: Marc Wilson, Chante Crutchfield, and Karmen Graham and Jasmine Newsome and Morgan Eye

2016-17 Record: 24-9 2015-16 Record: 12-19 2016-17 Record: 13-17 Conference Record/Finish: 16-0 (1st) Conference Record/Finish: 8-8 Conference Record/Finish: 7-9 (T6th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 2/7 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/4 Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3

Series Record: Tied 4-4 Series Record: UTM leads 30-18 Series Record: SEMO leads 18-25 Last Meeting: @EIU 58, BEL 77 - Dec. 29, 2016 Last Meeting: @EIU 80, UTM 70 OT - Jan. 18, 2017 Last Meeting: @SEMO 62, EIU 71 - Jan. 21, 2017 @UTM 74, EIU 72 - Feb. 28, 2017 @EIU 65, SEMO 107 - Feb. 11, 2017 Media Contact: Krysti Cole Email: [email protected] Media Contact: Alex Boggis Media Contact: Sean Stevenson Phone: 615-460-8023 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.belmontbruins.com Phone: 731-881-7694 Phone: 573-651-2294 Twitter: @BelmontWBB Website: www.UTMSports.com Website: www.gosoutheast.com Twitter: @UTMSports Twitter: @SEMOWBB Schedule: Nov. 10 - @Oklahoma Schedule: Schedule: Nov. 12 - @Tulsa Nov. 10 - @Southern Illinois Nov. 10 - @Louisville Nov. 15 - Fort Wayne Nov. 13 - Alabama Huntsville Nov. 14 - Missouri Valley Nov. 21 - Samford Nov. 18 - Northwestern Nov. 17 - Preseason WNIT Nov. 23 - @Gonzaga Nov. 21 - @Arkansas State Nov. 18 - Preseason WNIT Nov. 24 - @Samford/Kent State Nov. 26 - Western Carolina Nov. 22 - Southern Illinois Nov. 25 - @Ohio St./DePaul/FGCU/Memphis Nov. 30 - North Carolina A&T Nov. 24 - Evangel Nov. 28 - Trevecca Nazarene Dec. 2 - @Chattanooga Nov. 25 - Bradley Dec. 1 - Presbyterian Dec. 5 - @Louisville Nov. 30 - @Cincinnati Dec. 4 - @Lipscomb Dec. 7 - Rhodes College Dec. 5 - @Western Illinois Dec. 14 - @Arkansas State Dec. 17 - Saint Mary’s Dec. 7 - @Ball State Dec. 18 - Wright State Dec. 18 - @Purdue Dec. 10 - @Kansas Dec. 21 - @Vanderbilt Dec. 20 - Eastern Washington Dec. 19 - Evansville Dec. 28 - @Southeast Missouri * Dec. 28 - Tennessee State * Dec. 28 - Belmont * Dec. 30 - @UT Martin * Dec. 30 - Belmont * Dec. 30 - Tennessee State * Jan. 4 - Tennessee Tech * Jan. 3 - @Austin Peay * Jan. 4 - @Murray State * Jan. 6 - Jacksonville State * Jan. 6 - @Murray State * Jan. 6 - @Austin Peay * Jan. 10 - @SIUE * Jan. 11 - Eastern Kentucky * Jan. 11 - Morehead State * JAN. 13 - @EASTERN ILLINOIS * Jan. 13 - Morehead State * Jan. 13 - Eastern Kentucky * Jan. 17 - Murray State * Jan. 18 - @Eastern Illinois * Jan. 17 - @SIUE * Jan. 20 - Austin Peay * Jan. 20 - @SIUE * Jan. 20 - @Eastern Illinois * JAN. 25 - EASTERN ILLINOIS * Jan. 25 - @Jacksonville State * Jan. 25 - @Tennessee Tech * Jan. 27 - SIUE * Jan. 27 - @Tennessee Tech * Jan. 27 - @Jacksonville State * Feb. 1 - @Eastern Kentucky * Feb. 1 - Austin Peay * Feb. 1 - Murray State * Feb. 3 - @Morehead State * Feb. 8 - @Eastern Kentucky * Feb. 3 - Austin Peay * Feb. 8 - @Tennessee State * Feb. 10 - Southeast Missouri * Feb. 8 - @Morehead State * Feb. 10 - @Tennessee Tech * Feb. 15 - SIUE * Feb. 10 - @UT Martin * Feb. 15 - Eastern Kentucky * Feb. 17 - Eastern Illinois * Feb. 14 - Eastern Illinois * Feb. 17 - Morehead State * Feb. 22 - @Morehead State * Feb. 17 - SIUE * Feb. 21 - @Jacksonville State * Feb. 24 - @Southeast Missouri * Feb. 22 - @Eastern Kentucky * Feb. 24 - Tennessee State * Denotes Conference Game Feb. 24 - UT Martin * * Denotes Conference Game * Denotes Conference Game EIUPANTHERS.COM EASTERN ILLINOIS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL #EIUBLEEDBLUE | 43 2017-18 PANTHER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Jacksonville State Tennessee Tech SIU Edwardsville Gamecocks Golden Eagles Cougars

Feb. 1 at Charleston, Ill. Feb. 4 at Charleston, Ill. Feb. 7 at Edwardsville, Ill. Feb. 25 at Charleston, Ill.

Location: Jacksonville, Alabama Location: Cookeville, Tennessee Location: Edwardsville, Illinois Year Founded: 1883 Year Founded: 1915 Year Founded: 1957 Enrollment: 8,514 Enrollment: 10,900 Enrollment: 14,265 Nickname: Gamecocks Nickname: Golden Eagles Nickname: Cougars Colors: Red and White Colors: Purple and Gold Colors: Red and White Arena (Capacity): Pete Matthews Coliseum (3,700) Arena (Capacity): Eblen Center (7,500) Arena (Capacity): Vadalabene Center (4,000) Conference: Ohio Valley Conference: Ohio Valley Conference: Ohio Valley

Head Coach: Rick Pietri Head Coach: Kim Rosamund Head Coach: Paula Buscher Alma Mater: South Alabama, 1987 Alma Mater: Ole Miss, 1998 Alma Mater: Missouri State, 1986 School Record (years): 56-61 (4) School Record (years): n/a (First Year) School Record (years): 78-76 (4) Career Record (years): 276-238 (17) Career Record (years): Same Career Record (years): 290-307 (19) Assistants: Altheria Warmley, Eric Wise, Assistants: Allison Clark, Crystal Kelly Assistants: Todd Schultze, Destiny Bramblett, and Eryc Pittman and Melanie Walls and Dodie Dunson

2016-17 Record: 13-15 2015-16 Record: 10-19 2016-17 Record: 14-17 Conference Record/Finish: 6-10 (7th) Conference Record/Finish: 6-10 (9th) Conference Record/Finish: 9-7 (3rd) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/4 Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0

Series Record: EIU leads 13-7 Series Record: TTU leads 25-15 Series Record: EIU leads 19-10 Last Meeting: @EIU 71, JSU 67 2OT - Dec. 31 2016 Last Meeting: @TTU 81, EIU 74 - Dec. 31, 2015 Last Meeting: @EIU 59, SIUE 75 - Jan. 28, 2017 @SIUE 68, EIU 52 - Feb. 25, 2017 Media Contact: Daniel Porter Media Contact: Holly Weber Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Media Contact: Eric Hess Phone: 256-782-5965 Phone: 931-372-6139 Email: [email protected] Website: www.JSUGamecockSports.com Website: www.ttusports.com Phone: 618-650-3608 Twitter: @JSUGamecocksWBB Twitter: @TTUGoldenEagles Website: www.siuecougars.com Twitter: @SIUECougarsWB Schedule: Schedule: Nov. 11 - @Florida State Nov. 10 - Brewton-Parker Schedule: Nov. 14 - @Kennesaw State Nov. 12 - Florida State Nov. 11 - @Nebraska Nov. 17 - @Ole Miss Nov. 15 - Stillman Nov. 17 - Air Force Nov. 20 - Georgia Southern Nov. 20 - Rhode Island Nov. 21 - Saint Louis Nov. 22 - New Orleans Nov. 25 - @East Carolina Nov. 27 - @Southern Illinois Nov. 25 - Florida Atlantic (@Boca Raton, Fla.) Nov. 26 - @Rider/Seton Hall Nov. 30 - @Illinois State Nov. 26 - Richmond/Florida A&M (@Boca Raton, Fla.) Nov. 30 - @New Orleans Dec. 3 - Stetson Nov. 29 - Brewton-Parker College Dec. 9 - @Miami University-Ohio Dec. 7 - Central Michigan Dec. 3 - @Savannah State Dec. 12 - Albama A&M Dec. 10 - @Missouri Dec. 13 - @Alcorn State Dec. 17 - @Clemson Dec. 17 - Northern Illinois Dec. 18 - Nicholls Dec. 19 - @Georgia State Dec. 20 - @Akron Dec. 21 - Clemson Dec. 28 - Eastern Kentucky * Dec. 21 - @FGCU Dec. 29 - @UT Martin * Dec. 30 - Morehead State * Dec. 28 - @Austin Peay * DEC. 31 - @EASTERN ILLINOIS * Jan. 4 - @Tennessee State * Dec. 30 - @Murray State * Jan. 5 - Murray State * Jan. 6 - @Belmont * Jan. 4 - @Eastern Kentucky * Jan. 7 - Austin Peay * Jan. 11 - Murray State * Jan. 6 - @Morehead State * Jan. 14 - @Tennessee Tech * Jan. 13 - Austin Peay* Jan. 10 - Belmont * Jan. 18 - Belmont * Jan. 18 - @Morehead State * Jan. 13 - Tennessee State * Jan. 21 - @Tennessee State * Jan. 20 - @Eastern Kentucky * Jan. 20 - UT Martin * Jan. 25 - @Eastern Kentucky * Jan. 25 - UT Martin * Jan. 25 - @Tennessee State * Jan. 28 - Morehead State * Jan. 27 - Southeast Missouri * Jan. 27 - @Belmont * Feb. 1 - Southeast Missouri * FEB. 1 - @EASTERN ILLINOIS * Feb. 1 - Tennessee Tech * Feb. 4 - @SIU Edwardsville * Feb. 3 - @SIUE* Feb. 3 - Jacksonville State * Feb. 8 - @Belmont * Feb. 8 - Tennessee Tech * FEB. 7 - EASTERN ILLINOIS * Feb. 11 - Tennessee State * Feb. 10 - Tennessee State * Feb. 10 - Murray State * Feb. 18 - Tennessee Tech * Feb. 15 - @Murray State * Feb. 15 - @UT Martin * Feb. 22 - Eastern Kentucky * Feb. 17 - @Austin Peay * Feb. 17 - @Southeast Missouri * Feb. 25 - @Morehead State * Feb. 21 - Belmont Feb. 21 - Austin Peay * *Denotes Conference Game Feb. 24 - Tennessee Tech * FEB. 24 - @EASTERN ILLINOIS * * Denotes Conference Game *Denotes Conference Game

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2017-18 OVC Predicted Order of Finish 2017-18 Preseason All-OVC Team (Selected by OVC Head Basketball Coaches and Sports Information Directors) (Selected by OVC Head Basketball Coaches and Sports Information Directors)

Order of Finish Points Preseason OVC Co-Player of the Year: Darby Maggard & Sally McCabe of Belmont 1. Belmont (22 first-place votes) 242 NAME, SCHOOL POS. CL. KEY STATS FROM 2016-17 2. SIUE 199 Ke’Shunan James, Murrary State * F/G Sr. 20.5 ppg, 7.3 rpg 3. UT Martin (two first-place votes) 198 Darby Maggard, Belmont * G Jr. 14.5 ppg, 48.7 3-pt FG% 4. Morehead State 192 Kylee Smith, Belmont* G Sr. 15.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg 5. Tennessee Tech 133 Grace Lennox, Eastern Illinois* G Sr. 16.3 ppg, 43.9 FG% 6. Austin Peay 120 Yaktavia Hicksonm Tennessee Tech* G Sr. 16.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg 7. Jacksonville State 111 Sally McCabe, Belmont* C Sr. 12.5 ppg, 95 blocks t8. Murray State 101 Donshel Beck, SIUE# G Sr. 14.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg t8. Southeast Missouri 101 Miranda Crockett, Morehead State# G Jr. 11.2 ppg, 4.9 rpg 10. Eastern Kentucky 83 Ashton Feldhaus, UT Martin#% F Sr. 11.0 ppg, 5.1 rpg 11. Eastern Illinois 64 Kendall Spray, UT Martin#% G So. 12.5 ppg, 41.9 FG% 12. Tennessee State 38 Myah Taylor, UT Martin# G Jr. 12.1 ppg, 43.0 FG% (*Schools were not allowed to rank their team. 11 points awarded for a first-place vote, 10 for second, etc.) * - 1st team All-OVC in 2015-16 # - 2nd team All-OVC in 2015-16 % - OVC all-Newcomer team in 2015-16

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Now in its 70thyear, the Ohio Valley Conference continues to build on the success that has made it the seasons, something that had never happened in league history (three-game winning streaks from 1960-62 nation’s eighth-oldest NCAA Division I conference. In May 2011 the Conference expanded for the second and 1987-89 had been the previous best streaks). Over that time period (2009-12) the OVC was one of time in four years, adding Belmont University which began competition in the 2012-13 just nine conferences nationally to win a NCAA Tournament game in each season and one of only three academic year. The addition of Belmont gave the OVC 12 members, the most the league has had at non-BCS leagues (joining the Atlantic 10 and WCC) to do so. one time in its illustrious history. The move added a second team in the city of Nashville and was the first In 2013-14 Murray State won fi ve games to claim the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament addition to the league since Southern Illinois University Edwardsville joined in 2008. Subsequently, (CIT) and in the process became the fi rst OVC men’s basketball team to ever play games in the month of the league has shown its stability over the past decade, seeing only one member institution depart over April. the past 17 years. The 2014-15 season saw fi ve OVC men’s basketball teams earn postseason bids, the most in league The 2009-10 school year saw a change in leadership as Beth DeBauche was named the seventh history, and a year later (2015-16) that number was eclipsed with six teams making national postseason full-time Commissioner in league history on July 28, 2009. The last three commissioners of the OVC have tournaments. Entering 2017-18 OVC men’s basketball teams have at least one national postseason moved onto jobs as the commissioner of the Big Ten, Big 12 and the Mid-American Conferences. tournament victory in nine-straight postseasons, an all-time league record. The OVC’s proud history dates back to 1948, but seeds for the new league were actually planted In 2007-08, UT Martin guard became the fi rst men’s Division I player to record a in 1941. It was then that Roy Stewart, the athletics director at Murray State, Charles “” Hughes, quadruple-double in a game, when he registered 25 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals in a the athletics director at Eastern Kentucky, and Kelly Thompson, the public relations director at Western victory over Central Baptist College. Hudson, who ranked fourth in scoring nationally as a junior, returned Kentucky, first broached the idea of forming a new conference. Discussions were put on hold by World for his senior season in 2008-09 and was second nationally in scoring (behind Davidson’s Stephen Curry) War II, but reemerged February 27-28, 1948 at the Kentucky Hotel in Louisville as the three original at 27.5 points a contest. Hudson earned numerous honors (including OVC Player of the Year and OVC institutions combined with Morehead State, Louisville and Evansville to form the OVC. Male Athlete of the Year in each 2008 and 2009 and All-American status from several outlets) before being In the 1950s, the OVC became a pioneer on a much more signifi cant scale socially. During times drafted by the Boston Celtics with the No. 58 pick of the 2009 NBA Draft. of racial segregation, league member Morehead State became one of the fi rst non-traditionally black During the 2010-11 year Faried, the nation’s leading rebounder during the season, became the mid-southern institutions to accept a black student. In 1958 Marshall Banks earned athletically-related aid NCAA’s Modern Era (since 1973) career rebounding leader, totaling 1,673 rebounds which passed Tim at Morehead, which signed a second black athlete, Howard Murphy, a year later. In 1961 Murphy earned Duncan for the record (he is 11th all-time in NCAA history). Faried also finished his career with 86 double- all-conference recognition as a halfback in football. With racial barriers broken, the rest of the institutions doubles, second all-time to only Duncan. He is one of only six players in NCAA history to finish with 2,000- in the league began to provide educational and athletic opportunities to African-Americans. plus career points (2,009) and 1,600-plus career rebounds. Faried was drafted 22nd overall by the Denver After Title IX legislation passed in 1972, women’s athletics began a rebirth on the national scene as Nuggets in the 2011 NBA Draft, becoming the fi rst OVC player selected in the first round since Tennessee the NCAA began sponsoring and marketing women’s sports. Recognizing State’s Carlos Rogers 1994. the need to provide increased opportunities for female athletes, the OVC Murray State guard , a fi rst-team All-American in 2011-12, began formulating plans for women’s athletics in 1975 and established THE OHIO VALLEY capped his illustrious career in 2012-13 by becoming just the 17th player in women’s championships in the sports of basketball, tennis and track in CONFERENCE OVC history to score 2,000 or more career points. Canaan, who was a key 1977, with cross country and volleyball added over the next four years. part of Murray State NCAA Tournament victories in both 2010 and 2012, Those sports were initially governed by the Association of Intercollegiate earned a pair of OVC Player of the Year honors (2012 and 2013) during his Athletics for Women (AIAW), but the overall strength of women’s programs 215 Centerview Drive, Suite 115 career as well as being named OVC Freshman of the Year (2010), OVC in the league was demonstrated by the automatic bids the OVC instantly Brentwood, TN 37027 Tournament MVP (2010) and OVC Male Athlete of the Year (2012). He was received when drafted by the Houston Rockets with the 34th overall pick (No. 2 pick of the the NCAA became the governing body in 1982. The conference added second round) of the 2013 NBA Draft. women’s golf and softball in 1994 and women’s soccer in 1998. (615) 371-1698 (phone) In 2014-15 Murray State became just the fi fth OVC men’s team to In 1955, the OVC became only the second six-member league (615) 371-1788 (fax) complete a perfect Conference season (16-0). The Racers were led by nationally to earn an automatic bid to the prestigious NCAA Men’s sophomore who was named OVC Men’s Basketball Basketball Tournament, which, at that time, was limited to only 24 Player of the Year, OVC Male Athlete of the Year and earned third-team participants. The Conference quickly proved worthy of that bid, as www.ovcsports.com All-American honors from CBSSports.com. Following the season Payne Morehead State defeated Marshall (107-92) and Wayne State (95-84) in declared for the NBA Draft, becoming the first sophomore in OVC history to the 1956 tournament. do so and one of just four OVC players all-time to enter and stay in the draft Fifteen years later, former OVC member Western Kentucky became with eligibility remaining. Payne was selected in the lottery by the Oklahoma the first and only Conference team to reach the Final Four. The Hilltoppers City Thunder (pick No. 14 overall), making him just the ninth First Round defeated Jacksonville, Kentucky and Ohio State before losing to Villanova NBA Draft pick in OVC history. in double overtime in the national semifi nals. WKU went on to fi nish in Austin Peay made history in winning the 2016 OVC Men’s Basketball third place Tournament as the Governors became the fi rst No. 8 seed to claim the after beating Kansas 77-75 in the consolation game. championship. APSU had to win its two regular season games just to Since that time, the OVC has recorded some of the biggest upsets in qualify for the event and then won four games in four days to capture its the history of the NCAA Tournament. Perhaps the most famous moment fifth tournament crown. Along the way the Govs topped a No. 5 seed, No. came in 1987, when Austin Peay came from fourth place in the regular 4 seed, No. 1 seed and No. 2 seed and were paced by MVP Chris Horton season to win the OVC Tournament and earn the league’s automatic bid. who averaged 22.5 points, 14.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists/game during The Governors drew powerful Illinois, and were such big underdogs, that the event including a 37-point, 21-rebound and 30-point, 16-rebounds ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale promised to stand on his head if APSU won performance during the run. the game. After a 68-67 victory over the Illini, and a narrow 90-87 overtime In 2016, former Belmont All-American and 2012-13 OVC Co-Player of loss to eventual Final Four participant Providence in the second round, the Year became the first former OVC player to advance to the Vitale made NBA Finals since former Tennessee State star Anthony Mason played for good on his promise in a visit to Clarksville two months later. the New York Knicks in 1994. Clark was part of a Golden State Warriors team that won a NBA record Murray State added to the OVC’s string of upsets in 1988 when it knocked off 14th-ranked North 73 regular season games but lost in Game 7 of the Finals. A year later, Clark was part of the Warriors Carolina State, 78-75. The Racers’ M&M Boys - and Don Mann - combined for 39 points in team that topped Cleveland to win the 2017 NBA Championship, becoming the first OVC player to win the win. MSU nearly went on to the Sweet 16 that year, losing to eventual national champion Kansas, the crown since 1970-71 (Murray State’s Dick Cunningham and Western Kentucky’s Greg Smith with the 61-58. A bank shot by Mann that would’ve given the Racers a one-point lead rolled off the rim with three ). seconds left. In 1990 as a No. 16 seed, Murray State took No. 1 seed Michigan State into overtime Belmont’s fi nished his career in 2016-17 with a 66.7 career fi eld goal percentage, before falling 75-71; that game still marks the closest a No. 16 seed has come to knocking off a No. 1 in tops in OVC history and fourth all-time in Division I history. Bradds capped his career with back-to-back men’s tournament action. More recently, Murray State has dominated the OVC Tournament, reaching the OVC Player of the Year awards in addition to being named 2016-17 OVC Co-Male Athlete of the Year. championship game every year in the 1990’s. The Racers’ 15 OVC Tournament Championships are the Through its 69 years, 13 teams have won or shared the league’s regular season men’s basketball title. most among all OVC schools. Murray State heads the list with a Conference-record 24 outright or shared basketball crowns. Other past After former member Middle Tennessee State won a fi rst round game in 1989, the league had a champions include former member Western Kentucky (19), Morehead State (9), Austin Peay (8), Eastern drought as no other OVC team won a NCAA Tournament game for the next 19 years. But Morehead Kentucky (6), Tennessee Tech (5), former member Middle Tennessee (5), Belmont (4), Tennessee State State, coming off a thrilling double overtime OVC Tournament victory over Austin Peay, topped Alabama (2), former member East Tennessee State (2), Southeast Missouri State (1), UT Martin (1) and former State 58-43 in the 2009 Opening Round game at University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio. The game member Akron (1). was played in front of an Opening Round record crowd of 11,346 and included many MSU fans who made Among the coaching greats in men’s basketball have been Western Kentucky’s E.A. Diddle, who the three-hour drive from Morehead for the game. retired with 759 victories and 10 OVC titles; John Oldham, who was a member of the very firstAll-OVC In 2009-10, Murray State made OVC history by winning a record 31 games (31-5) on its way to the squad and went on to win seven OVC crowns during his coaching tenure at Tennessee Tech and Western league’s regular season and tournament championships. In the fi rst round of the NCAA Tournament, the Kentucky; Paul McBrayer, who guided Eastern Kentucky to 219 wins and three OVC crowns; and Cal No. 13 seed Racers topped Vanderbilt in thrilling fashion when senior Danero Thomas hit a jumper as Luther, who is the only person in Conference history to win men’s basketball Coach of the Year honors time expired to lift MSU to a 66-65 victory. It marked the fi rst OVC team to advance to the second round at two league schools - Murray State and UT Martin. Following the 2016-17 season, Austin Peay’s Dave of the NCAA Tournament since 1989, and snapped a skid of 71-straight loses to Southeastern Conference Loos retired as the winningest coach in OVC history (he passed Luther for that crown in 2009-10). Loos, a foes (dating back to 2000-01). In the second round, the Racers pushed eventual national runner-up Butler five-time OVC Coach of the Year, fi nished his career with 420 wins in 27 years at Austin Peay (including a to the brink before losing 54-52. 258-194 OVC record) and 502 total wins in 31 years as a head coach. In 2010-11 Morehead State would make it three NCAA Tournament wins in as many years for the There have been an equal number of great players including Western Kentucky’s , who league and got a bit of revenge for the 2009 tournament loss to Louisville in the process. After finishing is the only three-time OVC Player of the Year. Several players have won OVC Player of the Year honors second in the regular season and winning the OVC Tournament Championship, the No. 13 seeded Eagles twice: Western Kentucky’s Jim McDaniels (1969-70 and 1970-71), Murray State’s (1971-72, were shipped to Denver to play the in-state foe Cardinals. MSU jumped out to a 15-2 1972-73), Jeff Martin (1987-88, 1988-89), (1989-90, 1990-91) and (1994-95, advantage but were down four points (61-57) with just over a minute to play in regulation. After two free 1995-96), Austin Peay’s (1976-77, 1977-78), Middle Tennessee’s (1980-81, 1981- throws from two-time OVC Player of the Year , the Eagles held for one final shot attempt 82), Akron’s (1982-83, 1983-84), Tennessee State’s Carlos Rogers (1992-93, 1993-94), UT and senior Demonte Harper pulled up off a cross-over dribble to nail a 3-pointer with 4.3 Martin’s Lester Hudson (2007-08, 2008-09), Morehead State’s Kenneth Faried (2009-10, 2010-11) and seconds left that gave Morehead State a 62-61 lead. UofL had one last attempt but Faried blocked the Murray State’s Isaiah Canaan (2011-12, 2012-13). Cardinals last shot, giving MSU the win, its fi rst over Louisville since the 1956-57 season. The OVC also has the honor of being the only conference to boast the nation’s leaders in scoring, In 2011-12 Murray State put together one of the greatest seasons in OVC history, beginning the year rebounding and assists all in one season. That feat was accomplished in 1991-92 by Morehead State’s 23-0 (an all-time OVC best) and being ranked as high as No. 7 in the coaches poll on Feb. 6. The squad (28.1 ppg), Murray State’s Popeye Jones (14.4 rpg) and Tennessee Tech’s Van Usher (8.8 was the fi rst OVC team to be nationally-ranked since Murray State was ranked in 1997-98; in addition apg). the top 10 ranking was the fi rst for an OVC team since the 1970-71 campaign (WKU).The Racers would This year the OVC will once again serve as host for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball top nationally-ranked Memphis and Saint Mary’s during the season and win the league’s regular season Championship First and Second Rounds at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. It will mark the fourth-time the and tournament championships. MSU earned a No. 6 seed in NCAA Tournament, the highest-ever seed OVC has served as hosts of the event (2000, 2005, 2012 and 2018). for an OVC team since the NCAA began seeding the fi eld in 1979. The Racers would top Colorado State Tennessee Tech has won or shared 18 regular-season women’s basketball championships in addition 58-41 in the second round before falling to Marquette in the third round. Murray State would win 31 games to nine OVC Tournament crowns; both are tops in OVC history. UT Martin added its name to the list of overall, tying the OVC all-time record the Racers set in 2009-10. championship by capturing its fi rst OVC Tournament title in 2011 and also winning championships After the Murray State win in 2011-12, the league had won NCAA Tournament games in fourstraight in 2012, 2013 and 2014. The Skyhawks became just the fourth team in OVC history (and

46 | @EIU_PANTHERS 2 OVC REGULAR SEASON TITLES | 4 NATIONAL POSTSEASON APPEARANCES 2017-18 PANTHER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL first since Austin Peay from 2000-03) to win four-straight tournament titles. In 2016 Belmont won its and , along with Austin Peay State University, Belmont University, Eastern Illinois first-ever OVC Tournament Championship, a feat it repeated in 2017. University, Jacksonville State University, Southeast Missouri State University, Southern Illinois University Several coaches have made their mark in the history of OVC women’s basketball. Former Tennessee Edwardsville, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Technological University andthe University of Tech coach Marynell Meadors posted an amazing 363-139 (72.3%) record at Tech, becoming the Tennessee at Martin. fi rst woman in NCAA or AIAW history to win 300 games at the same institution, while former Tennessee State skipper Teresa Phillips earned National Coach of the Year honors from USA Today in 1990 for turning around the Lady Tigers’ program before going on to lead TSU to the NCAA Tournament in 1994 and 1995. Tennessee Tech coach Bill Worrell capped a stellar 20-year career in 2005-06 and was inducted into the OVC Hall of Fame in 2007; he compiled a 408-190 record while leading the Golden Eagles to an unprecedented 16 OVC regular-season titles and eight NCAA Tournament appearances, including fi ve straight from 1989-93. Larry Joe Inman, who retired at the conclusion of the 2007-08 season and was inducted into the OVC Hall of Fame in 2009, won more than 100 games at both Middle Tennessee and Eastern Kentucky, and earned OVC Coach of the Year honors a record eight times - five times at EKU and three at MTSU. In 2012-13 Inman came out of retirement to take the Tennessee State job; in 2014-15 he led the Lady Tigers to its first OVC Tournament Championship since 1995. Inman once again retired following the 2016-17 season, with 545 career victories. Many great players have graced the hardwood over the years, including former OVC Players of the Year Brooke Armistead and Gerlonda Hardin from Austin Peay, Pam Chambers, Jerilynn Harper, Cheryl Taylor, Angela Moorehead, Roschelle Vaughn, Diane Seng, Janet Holt and Emily Christian from Tennessee Tech; Morehead State’s Donna Murphy, Priscilla Blackford and Chynna Bozeman; Eastern Kentucky’s Kim Mays; Southeast Missouri’s Gray C. Harris; Murray State’s Ashley Hayes; and UT Martin’s Heather Butler and Jasmine Newsome. In 2012-13 the UT Martin duo of Jasmine Newsome and Heather Butler fi nished fi fth and sixth nationally among NCAA scoring leaders. Newsome, the 2012 and 2013 OVC Player of the Year, averaged 22.6 points per game on the way to All-American honors while Butler averaged 22.4 points per contest. Butler set a NCAA record during the season by connecting on a 3-pointer in her 80th-straight THE OHIO VALLEY game. CONFERENCE In 2013-14 Butler and Newsome capped their brilliant careers by ranking first and second in scoring in OVC history. Butler, the 2013-14 OVC Female Athlete of the Year, fi nished her career with 2,865 points, which 215 Centerview Drive, Suite 115 ranked first in OVC and 16th in NCAA history. She also fi nished her career Brentwood, TN 37027 with 392 career 3-pointers (which was tied for the most in NCAA history following her career but now ranks second) and scored in double figures in all 129 career games, which ranks fi fth in NCAA history. Following the (615) 371-1698 (phone) season Butler was signed by the WNBA’s San Antonio Stars where she (615) 371-1788 (fax) became the first OVC player to make an active WNBA roster. Newsome capped her career with 2,566 points, second only to Butler in OVC history. The league also had another historical moment in November 2008 www.ovcsports.com when the NCAA awarded Nashville the 2014 NCAA Women’s Division I Final Four. The OVC served as the host of the prestigious event, which is one of the biggest sporting events the city of Nashville can host. The event was held April 6 & 8 at Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville and was played in front of sold-out crowds for both the semifi nals and championship as UConn topped Notre Dame in a battle of undefeated teams to win its ninth national title. Over its 69 years, OVC teams have garnered national championships and bowl games in football, along with national team or individual titles in the sports of rifl e, cross country, track and golf. The OVC has also produced several Olympic athletes, including Murray State’s Morgan Hicks, who was a member of the 2004 United States Olympic Rifl e Team and Morehead State’s Brian Shimer who competed in fi ve Winter Olympics in bobsled (winning a bronze medal in 2002) and coached the 2010 United States bobsled team to its fi rst gold medal since 1948. Former Morehead State football and Eastern Kentucky track and field athlete Dallas Robinson competed with the U.S. bobsled team during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. In addition, some of the greatest players in professional sports were educated at OVC institutions. The list includes former greats such as football’s Phil Simms (Morehead State), basketball’s Clem Haskins (Western Kentucky) and (Austin Peay) and two-sport star Steve Hamilton (Morehead State) to present-day standouts like basketball player Kenneth Faried (Morehead State), football players Tony Romo (Eastern Illinois) and Jimmy Garoppolo (Eastern Illinois) and baseball players A.J. Ellis (Austin Peay) and Shawn Kelley (Austin Peay). Hamilton is the only athlete to ever play in the NCAA Basketball Championship, a Major League Baseball World Series (New York Yankees) and a NBA Championship Series (Los Angeles Lakers). The playing field is not the only place where OVC athletes are working hard.The league also recognizes excellence in the classroom. Six Scholar-Athlete Awards are presented yearly to male and female athletes, while others are commended for their academic success by being Medal of Honor recipients or earning a spot on the Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Additionally, the league annually presents one institutional Academic Achievement Award, as well as separate team awards in each Conference- sponsored sport. Since the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA Academic All-America program began, the Ohio Valley Conference has had 261 student-athletes honored with the award, including 67 over the last seven years (2010-17). Through the early years of the league, administrators wrestled with fan behavior due to the close proximity of the Conference members and the intense rivalries which developed. Just as it did decades ago, the OVC took the leadership role on what has become a national issue. In 1995, the OVC implemented a fi rst-of-its-kind “Sportsmanship Statement,” a policy which promotes principles of fair play, ethical conduct and respect for one’s opponent. The statement has become a model for others to follow across the nation, and has answered the challenge of the NCAA Presidents Commission to improve sportsmanship in collegiate athletics. Additionally, the OVC annually presents the Steve Hamilton Sportsmanship Award, in honor of the former Morehead State student-athlete, coach and athletics director, to a junior or senior studentathlete with signifi cant athletic contributions who best exemplifi es the characteristics of sportsmanship and citizenship. Most recently, the Conference has also implemented the OVC Institutional and Team Sportsmanship Awards, which are presented to one institution and 18 sport-specifi c teams voted by their peers to have best exhibited the standards of sportsmanship and ethical conduct as outlined by the OVC and NCAA. The vision of leadership demonstrated by the Founding Fathers in 1948 remains alive today as the Ohio Valley Conference prepares for the future. One example is in regard to the current trend in collegiate athletics administration for increased involvement of university presidents in setting policies and making rules. The presidents of OVC institutions, however, have always governed the Conference, long before presidential governance became a national theme. The Ohio Valley Conference sponsors the following sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis and track for men, and basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and volleyball for women. In addition, the OVC also sponsors the combined men’s and women’s sport of rifle. Now in its seventh decade of competition, the Ohio Valley Conference has grown signifi cantly from its humble beginnings while increasing the number of athletics opportunities it provides for students. 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Day Date Opponent Location Time Fri. Nov. 10 NORTHERN ILLINOIS LANTZ ARENA 6 pm Tues. Nov. 14 at Wright State Evansville, Ind. 6 pm Sat. Nov. 18 EVANSVILLE LANTZ ARENA 1 pm

Saint Joseph’s Hawk Classic (Philadelphia, Pa.) Sat. Nov. 25 at Saint Joseph’s Philadelphia, Pa. 1 pm Sun. Nov. 26 at Delaware/Saint Peter’s Philadelphia, Pa. 1 pm

Tues. Nov. 28 at Cleveland State Cleveland, Ohio 6 pm

Tues. Dec. 5 BRADLEY LANTZ ARENA 6 pm Fri. Dec. 8 at Fort Wayne Valparaiso, Ind. 5 pm Mon. Dec. 18 VALPARAISO LANTZ ARENA 12 pm Wed. Dec. 20 NORTH TEXAS LANTZ ARENA 7 pm Fri. Dec. 22 at Northwestern Evanston, Ill. 4 pm

Thurs. Dec. 28 at Murray State Murray, Ky. 5 pm Sat. Dec. 30 at Austin Peay Clarksville, Tenn. TBA

Thur. Jan. 4 • at Morehead State Morehead, Ky. 7:15 pm Sat. Jan. 6 • at Eastern Kentucky Richmond, Ky. 1 pm Thurs. Jan. 11 • BELMONT LANTZ ARENA 8:30 pm Sat. Jan. 13 • TENNESSEE STATE LANTZ ARENA 1 pm Thurs. Jan. 18 • UT MARTIN LANTZ ARENA 5:15 pm Sat. Jan. 20 • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI LANTZ ARENA 1 pm Thurs. Jan. 25 • at Belmont Nashville, Tenn. 5 pm Sat. Jan. 27 • at Tennessee State Nashville, Tenn. 5:30 pm

Thurs. Feb. 1 • JACKSONVILLE STATE LANTZ ARENA 5:15 pm Sat. Feb. 3 • TENNESSEE TECH LANTZ ARENA 1 pm Wed. Feb. 7 • at SIU Edwardsville Edwardsville. Ill. 7 pm Sat. Feb. 10 • AUSTIN PEAY LANTZ ARENA 1 pm Wed. Feb/ 14 • at Southeast Missouri Cape Girardeau, Mo. 6:30 pm Thurs. Feb. 17 • at UT Martin Martin, Tenn. 4 pm Thurs. Feb. 22 • MURRAY STATE LANTZ ARENA 5:15 pm Sat. Feb. 24 • SIUEDWARDSVILLE LANTZ ARENA 1 pm

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