BIG BLUE NEWS Indiana State Women’s Basketball ISU Arena, Suite 107 Terre Haute, IN 47809 812-237-8357 Let’s welcome the Bellarmine team/fans and show October, 2007 them what ISU fan support is all about. It’s only an Publisher Sheila Mitchell V.3 No. 4 exhibition game but having a “full house” will help It was a perfect evening for an outdoor party greeting propel us into the top 25 Attendance Standings. Last season we ranked 32nd averaging 3,508 per old friends whom we hadn’t seen all summer. That game with a total of 35,078. Rutgers (remember was the festive atmosphere of the Big Blue Block them!) ranked 35th! Let’s keep the “Home Court party last Friday night. The weather was perfect, Advantage” by making Hulman Center a fearsome the food adequate (it was free), the give-aways place for our opponents. fantastic, and the honored guests, our women’s

basketball team, in great spirits. Everyone I talked with is ready for a fantastic season; fans, coaches New assistant coach, Amy Siegel, will no doubt be and players. There are many who helped make the especially interested in the Bellarmine exhibition Block Party successful and I hope I don’t leave out game. Amy played for Bellarmine from 1994-98 as anyone. Thanks to Bob Baesler who donated 1000 a point guard appearing in two Division II NCAA hot dogs and buns, grilled superbly by Doug Power Tourney Final Fours, and was an assistant coach and Tom Mitchell and consumed to the very last there in 2001-02. one, and thanks to GFS for condiments and paper supplies. Thanks to Boo’s Crossroads Café and We welcome the newest member of our ISU Women’s Clabber Girl for cookies. I heard they were Basketball Team, Kelsie Cooley. Kelsie comes to us delicious; I didn’t even get a crumb. Thanks to the from Beavercreek High School in Dayton, Ohio, following who donated gift certificates: Firestone where she graduated in a class of 700 with Tire & Service, Garfield’s Restaurant, Pacesetters, approximately 2800 students in the 4 grades. Kelsie and Panera Bread. Thanks to First Financial Bank is a 6”left-handed post player who is very excited to for the mini-basketballs. Thanks to the Maryland be at Indiana State. She said on her first visit to Community Church for the face painting, to CROC ISU she “played with the girls and experienced how Radio Station, and the ever fantastic, best in the well the chemistry was between the team.” She and land, ISU Pep Band, cheer squad, and Sparkettes. her family were impressed with how important Thanks to the rest of the spouses of the BBBC academics are to Coach Wiedie and the team, and, Advisory Committee who lent a hand: Sally she also “loved the amount of fan support the team Littlejohn, Suzanne Murray, and Neil Nelson. received.” Kelsie spent the summer on campus so she has gotten to know Terre Haute saying it is a BBBC Membership for the new season, very friendly town similar to Beavercreek. Her 2007-2008 has reached 89 members and we family consists of Mom and Dad, Johnny and welcome the 28 new members to the club. There Tracy, an older sister, Jenny, older brother, Adam are 34 of you who were members last year who and younger brother, Jesse. When she has free time have not yet rejoined. Beginning November 1, 2007 she likes to hang out with family and friends. She we will begin working from the new membership likes all kinds of music, not having a favorite and list. Thus, you will no longer be receiving the she “absolutely LOVES” her mom’s homemade newsletters nor will you get the opportunity to macaroni and cheese. Welcome Kelsie attend the “Tip-Off” Event on November 10. If you and your family to our ISU Women’s Basketball have lost your Brochure, you may go to the new family. BBBC website at www.indstate.edu/bbboosters/ or pick one up/sign up at the Booster Club table at st Please note. . . if you received this by postal mail but Hulman Center on Sunday, October 28 at the 1 have an email address, would you please email me Exhibition game against Bellarmine. your address at [email protected] so that I can Mel is one of our new BBBC members. Welcome to send your newsletter by email. Thanks the club. A Members Only “Tip-Off” Event is scheduled for Saturday, November 10 at Hulman Center. You MVC Tourney Tickets are now on sale for only will have the opportunity to watch a practice session $20! Only $20 until November 30. Beginning when they will be preparing for the exhibition game December 1, they are $40 and you will not be in with Arkansas Pine-Bluff. You will get to meet the the fan block. That’s right. Tickets purchased now team, tour the locker room, hear about some new assure you a seat in the fan block. Beginning rule changes, and enjoy some refreshments with December 1 the seats could be anywhere in the fellow BBBC members. If you haven’t joined yet, arena. So, if the $20 savings isn’t enough incentive remember you can visit our website (mentioned to buy tickets now, then surely it’s the chance to sit earlier) or pick up a brochure and sign up at the with the rest of the wild and crazy ISU booster fans! BBBC table on the concourse at Hulman Center We want to show the MVC Conference that we before the games. support a neutral site, but also we can make St. Charles Arena and OUR TEAM THE HOME Bus Trips to Road Games . . . . We have a 29 TEAM. passenger bus and a 49 passenger bus available. Prices will be based on the number of people going. Just a reminder. . . . beginning November 1 we will At this time these are the probable dates & begin working from the new membership list. approximate cost: Don’t be left out. Eastern Ill. – Thur., Nov. 29; $30-35 Butler @ Valpo. – Sat., Dec. 1; $40-45 Southern IL. – Thur., Jan. 3; $50-55 BBBC Advisory Committee IL. State – Sat., Jan. 19; $35-40 Missouri St. – Sun., Jan. 27; $50-60 Pres. John Mullican [email protected] We would like to get an idea of how many might be V.P. Jim Jacobs [email protected] interested in going to any/all of these games. If you Sec. Sheila Mitchell. [email protected] think you would go on any of these bus trips, please Past Pres. Bill Littlejohn [email protected] email: Sharon Nelson, at [email protected] Dave Boeglin [email protected] Gene Griffin [email protected] Jim Hellmann [email protected] Mark Howell [email protected] Dave and Joyce Boeglin will soon be flying off to Sharylin Knock [email protected] Europe to visit daughters in France and Spain. Teddy Lenderman While in Spain they will have the opportunity to [email protected] watch one of Mel’s games. Hopefully we will have Bob Murray [email protected] some pictures to share with you when they return. Sharon Nelson [email protected] Donna Power [email protected] Also, we had an incorrect address so, please note Bob Schafer [email protected] the correct one below: Ex-Off icio Membe rs Melanie Boeglin Brett Burchette-Assoc. Dir. of Athletics/External C.L. Blas de Otero [email protected] 22 * G 49017 Ace Hunt-Assoc. Dir. of Media Relations Zamora, Spain [email protected] John Sherman-Asst. Dir. of Athletics/Marketing Please note: Where I have placed an “*” you will [email protected] need to write the little circle for “degrees”. Dad Sarah Shackle-Asst. Women’s BB Coach Boeglin said it cost 97 cents to mail a letter. Also, [email protected]