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Texas A&M International TCU Wichita State Kansas State Nov. 14, 2008 Nov. 16, 2008 Nov. 21, 2008 Nov. 23, 2008 San Antonio, Texas • 7 p.m. Fort Worth, Texas • 2 p.m. Wichita, Kan. • 7 p.m. Manhattan, Kansas • 2 p.m. Convocation Center • 4,080 Daniel-Meyer Coliseum • 7,201 Charles Koch Arena • 10,478 Bramlage Coliseum • 12,528

Location _____ Laredo, Texas Location _ Fort Worth, Texas Location _____ Wichita, Kan. Location __ Manhattan, Kan. Founded ______1993 Founded ______1873 Founded ______1895 Founded ______1863 Enrollment ______5,117 Enrollment ______8,865 Enrollment ______15,100 Enrollment ______23,137 Conference ______Heartland Conference _ Mountain West Conference _ Missouri Valley Conference __ Big 12 (North) Colors ____ Maroon & Silver Colors _____ Purple & White Colors _____ Black & Yellow Colors _____ Purple & White Head coach __Daryl Vincent Head coach _____ Jeff Mittle Head coach ___ Jody Adams Head coach __Deb Patterson School record _ 19-30 (2 years) School record _ 196-95 (8 years) School record ____First Year School record _ 240-138 (12 years) Career record______same Career record__ 347-154 (16 years) Career record__24-8 (2nd year) Career record______same 2008 record _ 8-18/4-10/T6th 2008 record _ 23-12/13-3/2nd 2008 record _9-22/3-15/10th 2008 record _ 22-10/13-3/1st Starters R/L ______4/1 Starters R/L ______2/3 Starters R/L ______2/3 Starters R/L ______4/1 Letterwinners R/L _____ 10/2 Letterwinners R/L ______5/6 Letterwinners R/L ______6/7 Letterwinners R/L ______8/3 Newcomers ______5 Newcomers ______4 Newcomers ______4 Newcomers ______4 SID contact ____ Dan Lathey SID contact _ Andy Anderson SID contact _____ Mike Ross SID contact __Randy Peterson Phone ______(956) 326-2891 Phone ______(817) 257-7969 Phone ______(316) 978-5535 Phone ______(785) 532-7975 E-mail [email protected] E-mail [email protected] E-mail [email protected] E-mail __ [email protected] Fax ______(956) 326-2889 Fax ______(817) 257-7964 Fax ______(316) 978-3336 Fax ______(785) 532-093 Web site _ godustdevils.cstv.com Web site ______gofrogs.com Web site ____ goshockers.com Web site __ k-statesports.com Series record _ First meeting Series record _ TCU leads, 1-0 Series record _ WSU leads, 2-1 Series record _KSU leads, 1-0

North Texas State Huston-Tillotson Oakland Nov. 28, 2008 Nov. 29, 2008 Dec. 6, 2008 Dec. 19, 2008 San Antonio, Texas • 7 p.m. San Antonio, Texas • 5 p.m. San Antonio, Texas • 2 p.m. Cozumel, Mexico • 7:30 p.m. Convocation Center • 4,080 Convocation Center • 4,080 Convocation Center • 4,080 Poliforum (5,000)

Location ____ Denton, Texas Location ___ Jonesboro, Ark. Location _____ Austin, Texas Location __ Rochester, Mich. Founded ______1890 Founded ______1909 Founded ______1875 Founded ______1957 Enrollment ______34,268 Enrollment ______11,551 Enrollment ______4,484 Enrollment ______18,082 Conference _ Sun Belt (West) Conference _ Sun Belt (West) Conference ______Red River Conference _Summitt League Colors _____ Green & White Colors _____ Scarlet & Black Colors _____ Maroon & gold Colors ______Gold & Black Head coach _ Shanice Stephens Head coach ____Brian Boyer Head coach _ Kerri Patterson-Brown Head coach _ Beckie Francis School record ____ First year School record __ 152-121 (9 years) School record _11-15 (2 years) School record _ 497-211 (23 years) Career record______same Career record______same Career record______same Career record______same 2008 record __14-18/8-10/4thW 2008 record _20-12/13-5/2ndW 2008 record _ 11-15/10-6/T-4th 2008 record _ 20-10/12-6/1st Starters R/L ______4/1 Starters R/L ______5/0 Starters R/L ______0/5 Starters R/L ______5/0 Letterwinners R/L ______9/3 Letterwinners R/L ______8/4 Letterwinners R/L _____ 8/10 Letterwinners R/L _____ 11/3 Newcomers ______4 Newcomers ______5 Newcomers ______N/A Newcomers ______4 SID contact _ Steven Bartolotta SID contact __ Van Provence SID contact _ Alan Wiederhold SID contact ____ Paul Smith Phone ______(940) 369-8329 Phone ______(870) 972-2707 Phone ______(512) 505-3047 Phone ______(248) 370-3123 E-mail [email protected] E-mail _ [email protected] E-mail [email protected] E-mail _ [email protected] Fax ______(940) 369-8408 Fax ______(870) 972-3367 Fax ______N/A Fax ______(248) 370-4668 Web site __ meangreensports.om Web site _ astateredwolves.com Web site ___ ht.edu/athletics Web site ____ougrizzlies.com Series record _ UNT leads, 13-6 Series record _ First meeting Series record _ UTSA leads, 3-0 Series record _ UTSA leads, 1-0

54 2008-09 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Cup Champion 2008 Southland Conference Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament Participant Oral Roberts Colorado State High Point Rice Dec. 20, 2008 Dec. 29, 2007 Dec. 30, 2008 Jan. 3, 2009 Cozumel, Mexico • 5 p.m. San Antonio, Texas • 7 p.m. San Antonio, Texas • 7 p.m. San Antonio, Texas • 7 p.m. Poliforum (5,000) Convocation Center • 4,080 Convocation Center • 4,080 Convocation Center • 4,080

Location ______Tulsa, Okla. Location _ Fort Collins, Colo. Location __ High Point, N.C. Location ___ Houston, Texas Founded ______1963 Founded ______1870 Founded ______1924 Founded ______1891 Enrollment ______5,109 Enrollment ______25,500 Enrollment ______3,500 Enrollment ______5,145 Conference _Summitt League Conference _ Mountain West Conference ______Big South Conference _ Conference USA Colors _ Blue, Gold, &White Colors ______Green & Gold Colors _____ Purple & White Colors ______Blue & Gray Head coach _Jerry Finkbeiner Head coach ___ Kristin Holt Head coach _____ Tooey Loy Head coach _ Greg Williams School record _ 215-172 (12 years) School record ____ First year School record _115-90 (7 years) School record _51-46 (3 years) Career record__ 414-206 (19 years) Career record__11-16 (1 year) Career record______same Career record__252-185 (15 years) 2008 record _19-14/10-8/6th 2008 record __4-28/0-16/9th 2008 record __15-15/6-6/4th 2008 record 14-18/6-10/T9th Starters R/L ______5/0 Starters R/L ______3/2 Starters R/L ______4/1 Starters R/L ______3/2 Letterwinners R/L ______9/3 Letterwinners R/L ______7/5 Letterwinners R/L _____ 10/2 Letterwinners R/L ______7/4 Newcomers ______7 Newcomers ______3 Newcomers ______3 Newcomers ______5 SID contact _Ashley McWilliams SID contact __ Danny Mattie SID contact ___ April Goode SID contact _ Matt Dunaway Phone ______(918) 495-6646 Phone ______(970) 491-5050 Phone ______(336) 841-4638 Phone ______(713) 348-5776 E-mail [email protected] E-mail [email protected] E-mail [email protected] E-mail __ [email protected] Fax ______(918) 495-7142 Fax ______(970) 491-1348 Fax ______(336) 841-9182 Fax ______(713) 348-6019 Web site __ orugoldeneagles.com Web site ____CSURams.com Web site __ highpointpanthers.com Web site _____ RiceOwls.com Series record _ ORU leads,4-6 Series record _CSU leads,2-1 Series record _____ Tied, 0-0 Series record UTSA leads,6-0

Tulsa McNeese State Nicholls UT Arlington Jan. 5, 2009 Jan. 10, 2009 Jan. 14, 2009 Jan. 17/Feb. 14, 2009 San Antonio, Texas • 6 p.m. Lake Charles, La. • 4 p.m. San Antonio, Texas • 7 p.m. Arlington, Texas • 4 p.m. Convocation Center • 4,080 • 8,000 Convocation Center • 4,080 Texas Hall • 3,600 San Antonio, Texas • 2 p.m. Location ______Tulsa, Okla. Location __ Lake Charles, La. Location ____ ibodaux, La. Convocation Center • 4,080 Founded ______1894 Founded ______1935 Founded ______1948 Location ___Arlington, Texas Enrollment ______4,165 Enrollment ______8,992 Enrollment ______6,881 Founded ______1895 Conference _Conference USA Conference _ Southland (East) Conference _Southland (East) Enrollment ______24,832 Colors _ Gold, Blue, & Crimson Colors ______Blue & Yellow Colors ______Red & Grey Conference _ Southland (West) Head coach _ Charlene omas-Swinson Head coach _ Brooks Williams Head coach _DoBee Plaisance Colors _ Royal Blue, Orange, White School record _48-45 (3 years) School record _____ 10-21 (1 year) School record ____ First year Head coach _Samantha Morrow School record _19-20 (1 years) Career record__72-106 (6 years) Career record______same Career record__157-223 (13 years) Career record______same 2008 record _ 11-20/6-10/11th 2008 record __25-7/8-8/7thE 2008 record _6-21/4-12/6thE 2008 record __19-20/13-3/T2nd Starters R/L ______5/0 Starters R/L ______3/2 Starters R/L ______2/3 Starters R/L ______3/2 Letterwinners R/L ______8/1 Letterwinners R/L ______5/5 Letterwinners R/L ______5/4 Letterwinners R/L ______8/2 Newcomers ______6 Newcomers ______11 Newcomers ______7 Newcomers ______2 SID contact _ Stephanie Hall SID contact ___Pam LaFosse SID contact Brandon Rizzuto SID contact _Kristyna Mancias Phone ______(918) 631-213 Phone ______(337) 475-5926 Phone ______(985) 448-4281 Phone ______(817) 272-2213 E-mail [email protected] E-mail _ [email protected] E-mail [email protected] E-mail ____ [email protected] Fax ______(918) 631-3913 Fax ______(337) 475-5928 Fax ______(985) 448-4814 Fax ______(817) 272-2254 Web site _ TulsaHurricane.com Web site _mcneesesports.com Web site _ geauxcolonels.cstv.com Web site _www.utamavs.com Series record _ Tulsa leads,5-1 Series record _McNeese leads,17-14 Series record _ UTSA leads,24-11 Series record _ UTA leads, 23-21

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TAMUCC Texas State Lamar Sam Houston State Jan. 24/Feb. 18, 2009 Jan. 28/March 4, 2009 Jan. 31, 2009/Feb. 28, 2009 Feb. 4, 2009/Feb. 21, 2009 San Antonio, Texas • 2 p.m. San Marcos, Texas • 7 p.m. San Antonio, Texas • 2 p.m. Huntsville, Texas • 6:30 p.m. Convocation Center • 4,080 Strahan Coliseum • 7,200 Convocation Center • 4,080 Johnson Coliseum • 6,100 Corpus Christi, Texas • 7 p.m. San Antonio, Texas • 2 p.m. Beaumont, texas • 2 p.m, San Antonio, Texas • 2 p.m. • 8,400 Convocation Center • 4,080 • 10,000 Convocation Center • 4,080 Location __ Corpus Christi, Texas Location _ San Marcos, Texas Location __ Beaumont, Texas Location __ Huntsville, Texas Founded ______1947 Founded ______1899 Founded ______1923 Founded ______1879 Enrollment ______8,600 Enrollment ______28,132 Enrollment ______14,000 Enrollment ______16,416 Conference _Southland (West) Conference _Southland (West) Conference _Southland (West) Conference _Southland (West) Colors ______Blue & Green Colors _____ Maroon & Gold Colors ______Red & White Colors ____ Orange & White Head coach __ Robert Robinson Head coach ___ Suzanne Fox Head coach __ Larry Tidwell Head coach _Brenda Welch-Nichols School record _27-36 (2 years) School record _ 142-168 (11 years) School record _ 19-13 (1 year) School record _____ 6-52 (2 years) Career record______same Career record__ 259-201(17 years) Career record______same Career record__138-200 (13 years) 2008 record ___12-20/7-9/5thW 2008 record __21-11/14-2/1stW 2008 record _ 19-13/10-6/1stE 2008 record _1-28/0-16/6thW Starters R/L ______4/1 Starters R/L ______2/3 Starters R/L ______3/2 Starters R/L ______4/1 Letterwinners R/L ______7/1 Letterwinners R/L ______3/2 Letterwinners R/L ______7/2 Letterwinners R/L ______8/3 Newcomers ______2 Newcomers ______5 Newcomers ______6 Newcomers ______4 SID contact ____ Josh Brown SID contact _Amber Arterberry SID contact _____Drew Lacy SID contact ___ Paul Ridings Phone ______(361) 825-3411 Phone ______(512) 245-4692 Phone ______(409) 880-2323 Phone ______(936) 294-1764 E-mail [email protected] E-mail ___ [email protected] E-mail _ [email protected] E-mail ____ [email protected] Fax ______(361) 825-3218 Fax ______(512) 245-2967 Fax ______(409) 880-2338 Fax ______(936) 294-3538 Web site ___ goislanders.com Web site _ txstatebobcats.com Web site _ lamarcardinals.com Web site ____gobearkats.com Series record _ TAMUCC leads, 3-5 Series record _ TS leads, 29-21 Series record __ UTSA leads, 14-12 Series record _ UTSA leads, 28-13

Southeastern Louisiana Central Arkansas Stephen F. Austin Feb. 7, 2009 Feb. 11, 2009 March 7, 2009 San Antonio, Texas • 2 p.m. Conway, Ark. • 6 p.m. Nacogdoches, Texas • 6 p.m. Convocation Center • 4,080 Farris Center • 5,500 William R. Johnson Coliseum • 7,203

Location ____ Hammond, La. Location _____ Conway, Ark. Location __Nacogdoches, Texas Founded ______1925 Founded ______1907 Founded ______1923 Enrollment ______14,757 Enrollment ______12,619 Enrollment ______11,607 Conference __ Southland (East) Conference __ Southland (East) Conference __ Southland (East) Colors ______Green & Gold Colors ______Purple & Gray Colors _____ Purple & White Head coach __ Lori Davis-Jones Head coach ___ Matt Daniel Head coach __Lee Ann Riley School record __70-97 (6 years) School record ____ First year School record ___ 116-91 (7 years) Career record__ 248-194 (14 years) Career record______same Career record__247-149 (13 years) 2008 record _12-17/6-10/4thW 2008 record _7-22/5-11/5thE 2008 record _12-17/9-7/5thE Starters R/L ______4/1 Starters R/L ______4/1 Starters R/L ______4/1 Letterwinners R/L ______8/4 Letterwinners R/L ______8/4 Letterwinners R/L ______9/1 Newcomers ______4 Newcomers ______6 Newcomers ______4 SID contactKemmler Chapple SID contact ______Josh Goff SID contact ___ James Dixon Phone ______(985) 549-3221 Phone ______(501) 450-5695 Phone ______(936) 468-2606 E-mail [email protected] E-mail ______jgoff@uca.edu E-mail [email protected] Fax ______(985) 549-3773 Fax ______(501) 450-5740 Fax ______(936) 468-4593 Web site ____ LionSports.net Web site _____ucasports.com Web site ______sfajacks.com Series record _ UTSA leads, 18-8 Series record _ UTSA leads, 2-0 Series record _ SFA leads, 7-30

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n March, the top two teams from each division and also the Year-By-Year next four teams with the best record will venture to the Mer- Tournament Champions rell Center in Katy for the 2008-09 Southland Conference Bas- 1983 ______Louisiana-Monroe Iketball Tournament. e winner of the SLC Tournament will earn 1984-87 ______No Tournament the league’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. 1988 ______Stephen F. Austin 1989 ______Stephen F. Austin 2008-09 Southland Conference Basketball Tournament 1990 ______Stephen F. Austin Merrell Center (Katy, Texas) 1991 ______Stephen F. Austin First Round: March 11 1992 ______Stephen F. Austin Semifinals: March 13 1993 ______Stephen F. Austin Championship Game: March 14 1994 ______Stephen F. Austin 1995 ______Stephen F. Austin 1996 ______Stephen F. Austin 1997 ______Texas State 1998 ______Stephen F. Austin 1999 ______Stephen F. Austin 2000 ______Stephen F. Austin 2001 ______Stephen F. Austin 2002 ______Stephen F. Austin 2003 ______Texas State 2004 ______Northwestern State 2005 ______UT Arlington 2006 ______Stephen F. Austin 2007 ______UT Arlington 2008 ______UTSA

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n an era of considerable change in intercollegiate State), Major League Baseball stars Hunter Pence (UT athletics, the Southland Conference continues to Arlington), Kevin Millar (Lamar) and Ben Broussard be a model of innovation, stability and consistent (McNeese State), NBA legend Scottie Pippen (Cen- achievementI as it celebrates the academic and athletic tral Arkansas), and actor Lou Diamond Phillips (UT accomplishments of its member institutions. Arlington).

What began as a small gathering of college adminis- e cities of the Southland are diverse and progres- trators over 45 years ago, the Southland Conference sive, ranging from international business and cultural has transformed itself into a dynamic and respected centers such as the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, San consortium of 12 member universities in three states. Antonio and the New Orleans area, to the histori- Beginning with a historic meeting of five institutions cal cities of Nacogdoches, Texas, and Natchitoches, in Dallas on March 15, 1963, that included current La., to the home of the modern oil boom, Beaumont, members Lamar (then Lamar State College of Tech- Texas, to the unique Cajun French cultures found in nology) and the UT Arlington (then Arlington State the Louisiana cities of ibodaux and Lake Charles. College), the Southland Conference set on an ex- Southland Conference institutions also draw large traordinary course that has proven successful numbers of students from the metropolitan ar- well into its fifth decade of existence. eas of Houston, Little Rock, Baton Rouge, Austin and Shreveport. On July 1, 2006, the South- land Conference commem- e Southland sponsors 17 orated another milestone championship sports, all at as the league membership the NCAA Division I level. reached 12, marking the larg- e eight men’s sports in- est configuration ever for the clude football, basketball, organization. e addition baseball, golf, tennis, cross coun- of the Central Arkansas and Texas A&M- try, and indoor and outdoor track and field. Corpus Christi expanded the Southland into the Lit- e women compete for nine championships in bas- tle Rock metro area and into the eighth largest city in ketball, volleyball, softball, soccer, golf, tennis, cross Texas. UCA and A&M-Corpus Christi enhanced the country, and indoor and outdoor track and field. e Southland Conference in innumerable ways, includ- Conference earns automatic qualification to NCAA ing athletic and academic successes, strong and prin- championships in football, men’s and women’s basket- cipled leadership, and strong fan support and media ball, baseball, softball, volleyball, men’s golf, men’s and coverage. women’s tennis, women’s soccer, men’s and women’s outdoor track and field, and men’s and women’s cross In addition to its two newest members, the Southland country. Conference lineup also consists of Lamar, McNeese State, Nicholls, Northwestern State, Sam Houston In women’s basketball, the Southland has its share State, Southeastern Louisiana, Stephen F. Austin, UT of tradition with UL-Monroe advancing to the 1985 Arlington, UTSA and Texas State. NCAA Women’s Final Four, and Stephen F. Austin sustaining itself as one of the most successful pro- All told, the revised membership of the Southland grams in the history of the sport. In 2008, the Lady- encompasses over 160,000 current students and an jacks became the sixth program in NCAA Division I alumni base of approximately 700,000. Famous alums history to record more than 800 wins, joining Tennes- from Southland Conference schools include former see, Louisiana Tech, Old Dominion, Texas and James President Lyndon B. Johnson (Texas State), CBS news Madison. anchor Dan Rather (Sam Houston State), U.S. Central Command general Tommy Franks (UT Arlington), Women’s basketball all-stars have included Eun Jung NBA executive Joe Dumars (McNeese State), ABC Lee, Lisa Ingram, Portia Hill, Deneen Parker, Katrina news and sports anchor Robin Roberts (Southeastern Price and Joskeen Garner, and coaches such as Gary Louisiana), country music star George Strait (Texas Blair, Linda Sharp, James Smith and Linda Harper.

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