Game Notes F@ETSU WBB D@ETSU WBB C@ETSU WBB 2017-18 ETSU BUCS WOMEN's BASKETBALL TV-RADIO ROSTER
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East Tennessee State University Buccaneer Women's Basketball 48th season • 3 All-Americans • 3 NCAA Tournament Appearances • 3 WNIT’s • 23- 1,000 point club members ETSU Buccaneers (4-1) Gulf Coast Showcase Nov. 24-26, 2017 THE SHOOTAROUND • This will be the first meeting between ETSU and Notre Dame in program history Schedule & Results (4-1 ,0-0 SoCon) • If the Bucs end up playing Washington State, it will also be another new opponent in program history NOVEMBER • If ETSU ends up playing South Florida, they have only played them once dating back to 1995 and the Bucs 10 CINCINNATI W 87-77 lost 12 at Tennessee L 87-49 • The Bucs were picked fourth by the SoCon coaches and third by the media in the preseason polls 15 at Appalachian State W 70-57 • Tianna Tarter was named to the Preseason All-Southern Conference Team 17 TENNESSEE TECH W 74-55 • Tarter is one of the 20 candidates on the 2018 Nancy Lieberman Watch List 19 DUQUESNE W 81-77 • Tarter was named the Player of the Week by the SoCon and by College Sports Madness (Nov. 20-25) 24 vs Notre Dame % 7:30 PM • Tarter and Erica Haynes-Overton are scoring double-digit points per game 25 vs. USF/Washington State % TBA 29 at Murray State 6:00 PM • The Bucs have a better free-throw percentage than their opponents • ETSU has more steals than their opponents so far this season DECEMBER 3 at Winthrop 6:00 PM • ETSU's only loss this year came from No. 14 ranked Tennessee 10 at Houston 3:00 PM • The most points ETSU has scored this season is 87, which was their home opener against Cincinnati 14 at NC State 7:00 PM • Head Coach Brittney Ezell begins her fifth year as the head coach of the ETSU's women's basketball 16 MICHIGAN STATE 7:00 PM program 22 NORTHERN KENTUCKY 2:00 PM • Ezell will be assisted by first year assistant coach Chris Lewis and second year assistant coach Keisha Mc- 29 NORTH GREENVILLE 6:00 PM Clinic JANUARY • ETSU has registered four straight season opening victories 4 WESTERN CAROLINA ^ 7:00 PM • The Bucs beat Cincinnati for the first time in program history with their season opening win 6 UNC-GREENSBORO ^ 2:00 PM • The Bucs are 30-14 inside Brooks Gym 12 CHATTANOOGA ^ 7:00 PM • This is the second time this season the Bucs will play a ranked opponent 17 at Furman ^ 7:00 PM 20 at Wofford ^ 2:00 PM 25 MERCER ^ 7:00 PM PROBABLE STARTERS 27 SAMFORD ^ 2:00 PM No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% FEBRUARY 5 Raven Dean F 6-1 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. 8.2 4.6 .310 1 at UNC-Greensboro ^ 5:30 PM 15 Tianna Tarter G 5-6 Sr. Johnson City, TN 16.4 3.6 .364 3 at Western Carolina ^ 5:00 PM 20 Erica Haynes-Overton G 5-5 Fr. Nashville, TN 14.4 4.4 .500 10 at Chattanooga ^ 2:00 PM 22 Malloree Schurr F 5-10 Sr. Montgomery, TX 2.2 1.8 .250 15 WOFFORD ^ 11:00 AM 23 Britney Snowden F 6-0 Jr. Pensacola, FL 6.4 5.6 .470 17 FURMAN ^ 2:00 PM 22 at Samford ^ 6:00 PM OFF THE BENCH 24 at Mercer ^ 2:00 PM No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% 10 Jada Craig G 5-4 So. Winston-Salem, N.C. 4.5 1.5 .444 24 Anajae Stephney F 6-2 So. Knoxville, TN 1.4 2.0 .230 % - 2017 Gulf Coast Showcase 25 Alayjah Sherer G 5-11 Fr. Tupelo, MS 8.2 3.8 .310 30 Sadasia Tipps F 6-1 Jr. Hickory, N.C. 4.4 4.8 .350 ^ - Southern Conference Game 44 Shy Copney G 5-11 Gr. Johnson City, TN 8.8 4.4 .380 2017-18 ETSU WBB Game Notes f@ETSU_WBB d@ETSU_WBB c@ETSU_WBB 2017-18 ETSU BUCS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TV-RADIO ROSTER PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Micah Scheetz G • 5-8 • RSo. -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 Cannot play this season due to NCAA transfer rule. Knoxville, Tenn. PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Carley Lytton G • 5-11 • Jr. 3.8 1.0 11 .295 .283 .545 4 Floyd, Va. Will not play this season due to hip surgery. Stats are from 2016-17 season. Raven Dean PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% 5 F • 6-1 • Jr. 8.2 4.6 6 .314 .263 1.000 Charlotte, N.C. Last Game: Had nine points and one rebound against Duquesne. Career High Scoring: 24, vs. Murray State (11/28/16) Jada Craig PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% 10 G • 5-4 • So. 4.5 1.5 6 .444 .333 .000 Winston- Salem, N.C. Last Game: DNP Career High Scoring : 6, 3x, last at Austin Peay (11/12/2017) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Tianna Tarter G • 5-6 • Sr. 16.4 3.6 24 .500 .364 .917 15 Johnson City, Tenn. Last Game: Scored a team high of 33 points against Duquesne Career High Scoring: 39, vs. Samford (3/2/17) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Erica Haynes-Overton G • 5-5 • Fr. 14.4 4.4 12 .400 .375 .750 20 Nashville, Tenn. Last Game: Scored a new personal best of 21 points against Duquesne. Career High Scoring: 16, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/17) PPG RPG Blocks FG% 3FG% FT% Malloree Schurr F • 5-10 • Sr. 2.2 1.8 0 .250 .000 .750 22 Montgomery, Texas Last Game: Played six minutes against Duquesne. Career High Scoring: 11, at Samford (1/8/17) PPG RPG Blocks FG% 3FG% FT% Britney Snowden 23 F • 6-0 • Jr. 6.4 5.6 1 .478 .000 .667 Pensacola, Fla. Last Game: Had four rebounds and a block against Duquesne. Career High Scoring: 10, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/17) Anajae Stephney PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% F • 6-2 • So. 1.4 2.0 2 .231 .000 .500 24 Knoxville, Tenn. Last Game: Had five points and two rebounds against Duquesne. Career High Scoring: 11, at Northern Kentucky (11/26/16) Alayjah Sherer PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% G • 5-11 • Fr. 8.2 3.8 4 .319 .154 .818 25 Tupelo, Miss. Last Game: Tallied an assist and a block against Duquesne Career High Scoring: 13, vs. Tennessee (11/12/2017) PPG RPG Blocks FG% 3FG% FT% Sadasia Tipps F • 6-1 • Jr. 4.4 4.8 8 .350 .000 .727 30 Hickory, N.C. Last Game: Had five rebounds and four points against Duquesne. Career High Scoring: 10, 3x, last vs. Samford (2/20/16) PPG RPG Blocks FG% 3FG% FT% Shy Copney F • 5-11 • Gr. 8.8 4.4 1 .381 .303 .333 44 Johnson City, Tenn. Last Game: Scored eight points and had four rebounds against Duquesne. Career High Scoring: 17, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/2017) 2017-18 ETSU WBB Game Notes f@ETSU_WBB d@ETSU_WBB c@ETSU_WBB Quick Facts THREE-POINTERS FOR THE WIN 2017-18 SoCon Preseason Standings GENERAL INFORMATION In their season opener against Cincinnati, the Bucs outshot (First Place Votes) Name .......................... East Tennessee State University the Bearcats 11-4 in three-point shots. Their three-point 1. Mercer – 49 points (7) game helped them throughout their 11-0 run to take a Location ......................................... Johnson City, Tenn. 2. Chattanooga – 40 points Founded ............................................................... 1911 lead against the Bearcats and ultimately win the game. Shy 3. UNCG – 34 points (1 point) Nickname ................................................... Buccaneers Copney led the three-point shooting with five, while Raven Enrollment ........................................................15, 250 Dean made three. Tianna Tarter, Erica Haynes-Overton and 4. ETSU – 33 points Colors .............................................Navy Blue and Gold Jada Craig are also threats on the three-point line for the 5. Furman – 28 points Buccaneers this year. Arena ............................................ Brooks Gym (2,700) 6. Samford – 20 points Affiliation ............................................. NCAA Division I SCOUTING THE BUCCANEERS 7. Wofford – 12 points Conference .................................. Southern Conference ETSU will return one of the most potent offense from a year 8. Western Carolina – 8 points President .............................................Dr. Brian Noland ago with seven returnees, including four starters. The Bucs Alma Mater ................................West Virginia, 1991 are led by senior Tianna Tarter who leads the Bucs in almost WHAT A SCHEDULE Athletics Director........................................Scott Carter every stat category. She is ETSU's most recent 1,000-point The Bucs have one of the most daunting Alma Mater .............................................ETSU, 2002 scorer and recorded more than 500 points in a single schedules in 2017-18. The Bucs open up with Athletics Phone ....................................(423) 439-4343 season last year. Notre Dame on Nov. 25 at the Gulf Coast Ticket Office Phone ...............................(423) 439-3878 Showcase in Estero, Fla. Notre Dame is cur- Athletic Website .....................................ETSUBucs.com TARTER EARNS PRESEASON ALL-SOCON HONORS rently sixth in both preseason polls. The Bucs For the third straight year Tianna Tarter earned Preseason took on #14 Tennessee. At the Gulf Coast BASKETBALL INFORMATION All-SoCon honors after leading the Bucs with 19.8 points Showcase, the Bucs will either play South Head Coach ............................................. Brittney Ezell per game. Tarter earned five POTW awards, including three Florida or Washington State in their second Alma Mater ...................................... Alabama, 1999 back-to-back-to-back honors, becoming the first ETSU game. South Florida is ranked #23, while Record at ETSU ............................... 62-61( 5th season) player to earn that many consecutive awards. Washington State is not ranked but received SoCon Record ................................. 27-17 (4th season) BUCS PICKED TO FINISH FOURTH BY THE COACHES one vote.