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2013-14 Crusader Women’s Basketball Game Notes Contact: BRAD COLLIGNON Office: 219.464.5396 Valpo Sports Media Relations [email protected] Cell: 618.420.3086 Athletics-Recreation Center www.valpoathletics.com 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN 46383 2013-14 Schedule and Results IUPUI (2-1, 0-0 Summit) Date Opponent Time/Result at Valparaiso (0-3, 0-0 Horizon) Nov. 5 Saint Joseph’s (Ind.) (exhibition) W 89-62 Game #4 - Thursday, November 21 - 7:05 p.m. Nov. 10 at Saint Louis L 78-56 Athletics-Recreation Center (5,000) - Valparaiso, lnd. Nov. 12 at Illinois L 87-59 Nov. 16 at #6 Notre Dame L 96-46 Nov. 21 IUPUI 7:05 p.m. Next Up in Crusader Basketball: After three difficult road tests to open the Nov. 24 at Tennessee Tech 2 p.m. season, Valparaiso looks for some home cooking Thursday evening when it Nov. 29 at Florida International ! 5 p.m. hosts the IUPUI Jaguars at the ARC at 7:05 pm. The Crusaders won’t get Dec. 1 vs. Villanova/Montana State ! 12 p.m. comfortable, though, as they’ll be on the road for their next five games includ- Dec. 6 vs. Chicago State # 3:30 pm ing trips to Miami and Toledo. Dec. 7 at Toledo # 6 p.m. Dec. 13 Butler 7:05 p.m. Last Time Out: Notre Dame proved why it is the sixth-ranked team in the Dec. 29 Western Michigan 1:35 p.m. nation last Saturday at Purcell Pavilion. The highly-athletic and hard-working Dec. 31 South Dakota 1:35 p.m. Fighting Irish stymied the Crusaders all afternoon as they collected 18 steals, Jan. 4 at Tulsa 2:30 p.m. Jan. 9 Youngstown State * 7:05 p.m. and shot 41-of-76 from the floor in a 96-46 win over the Brown and Gold. A Jan. 15 at Oakland * 6 p.m. three-point attempt by Elizabeth Hamlet would’ve drawn the Crusaders to within Jan. 18 Wright State * 4 p.m. five points midway through the first half, but it rimmed out and the Irish went Jan. 21 at UIC * 7 p.m. on to score 73 of the next 104 points in front of a crowd of 8,508. Saturday was Jan. 23 Detroit * 7:05 p.m. Hamlet’s debut. While she recorded just two rebounds in 21 minutes in her Jan. 27 Cleveland State * 7:05 p.m. return from a concussion, it’s apparent Hamlet adds quality depth to an injury- Feb. 1 at Milwaukee * 2 p.m. riddled roster. Feb. 3 at Green Bay * 7 p.m. Feb. 10 UIC * 7:05 p.m. Following the Crusaders: Audio - WVUR (95.1 FM, Valparaiso) - Joey Basil Feb. 13 at Cleveland State * 4:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at Youngstown State * 3:35 p.m. (play-by-play) and Renee’ Turpa (color) Feb. 22 Oakland * 1:35 p.m. Links for the audio, video, as well as live stats will be available at Feb. 26 at Detroit * 6 p.m. ValpoAthletics.com. In addition, ValpoGameday.com is a one-stop shop for Mar. 1 Green Bay * 1:35 p.m. live video, stats and social media interaction, all on the same page. Mar. 5 Milwaukee * 7:05 p.m. Mar. 8 at Wright State * 1 p.m. Head Coach Tracey Dorow: Tracey Dorow (11-23) is in her second season at Mar. 10-16 Horizon League Championship TBD the helm of the Valparaiso women’s basketball program in 2013-14. In her first (campus sites) season, Dorow led the Crusaders to eleven victories overall, including five in Horizon League play. Dorow arrived in Valparaiso after 14 seasons at Ferris State. She compiled a 232-163 record while with the Bulldogs. Furthermore, All times Central. Ferris State posted the #1 grade point average in all of Division II for the 1999- Home games in bold and played at Athletics- 2000 women’s basketball season as well as the #2 ranking in 2002-2003. Recreation Center. ! – FIU Thanksgiving Classic (Miami, Fla.) Series Notes: Valpo leads the all-time series 20-5 over IUPUI. The Crusaders # - at Toledo Invite (Toledo, Ohio.) hold a commanding 13-1 advantage over the Jaguars at the ARC. IUPUI won * - indicates Horizon League game 75-69 last season in Indianapolis to break a string of 12 Valpo wins in a 13-game @ValpoWBB Valpo #ValpoGameday Women’s #GoValpo Basketball 2013-14 Crusader Women’s Basketball Game Notes Contact: BRAD COLLIGNON Office: 219.464.5396 Valpo Sports Media Relations [email protected] Cell:618.420.3086 Athletics-Recreation Center www.valpoathletics.com 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN 46383 span. Thursday night will represent the 19th meeting between the - @IUPUIJaguars have increased their win totals every season two teams since 2000. under Parkinson. - Parkinson worked as a student assistant for the men’s basketball Storylines... team at Purdue during the 2004-05 season. - Valpo is the last Horizon League to hold its home debut. With the - Parkinson’s father, Bruce, is the all-time assists leader at Purdue exception of Green Bay, every other team has played at least two and a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. home games so far. - Thursday’s home tilt versus the Jaguars is sandwiched between Abby Dean eight road games. - Currently averaging the 2nd-most minutes of any player in the - Elizabeth Hamlet made her Crusader debut Saturday versus #6 Horizon League (37). Notre Dame. Valpo had been playing with a shortened bench since - Registered a career-high 13 points at Illinois on Nov. 12th, 2013. the season opener at SLU. - Scored first collegiate points at historic Cameron Indoor Stadium - Though she is required to sit out per NCAA transfer rules, Shaquira last November. Scott will make her return to Valpo. Scott transferred to IUPUI after - Made collegiate debut on November 14th versus Purdue-Calu- last season. met. - Jazmin Taylor, a record-holding high jumper on the track team at - Tossed in 11 points versus Western Michigan in 19 minutes last Valpo, saw over a minute of action at #6 Notre Dame. Taylor was December. brought onto the roster after injuries claimed four Crusaders. - Starting Thursday, IUPUI will play six of its next seven games on Lexi Miller the road. - Possesses a 1:1 assist-to-turnover ratio (7/7) - The Jaguars won 20 games last season before losing in the First - Accumulated 15 points, four rebounds, four assists, and three Round of the WNIT to Illinois State. steals (all career highs) at Saint Louis on Nov. 10th, 2013. - Made collegiate debut against the Indiana Hoosiers Nov, 9th, 2012. @ValpoWBB... - Made first start in Hinkle Fieldhouse versus the Butler Bulldogs. ...looking back at last year - Scored 13 points in Valpo’s 88-62 victory over UIC on Feb. 16th, - @ValpoWBB.wrapped up 2012-13 with nine wins at the Athletics- 2013. Recreation Center. - @ValpoWBB defeated Milwaukee and IPFW for their two road Charae Richardson wins. - Tied for 5th in the Horizon League in FT% (83.3) - @ValpoWBB boasted Second Team All-Horizon League player - Has recorded six points via free-throws twice already this season. Tabitha Gerardot. Gerardot aveaged 15.5 points/game and 9.2 re- - Scored 15 points in the season opener at Saint Louis on Nov. 10th, bounds per game. 2013. - Played in all 31 games for the Crusaders last season, including 28 @IUPUIJaguars starts. - In their last game, @IUPUIJaguars beat Missouri State 76-65. - Carried an 84.1 free-throw percentage. - @IUPUIJaguars carries a 48.5% field goal percentage. - Scored 18 points at UIC on Jan. 19th, 2013. - @IUPUIJaguars is also shooting 41% from three-point range. - Finished second on the team last season in three-pointers (24) - @IUPUIJaguars has three players averaging double-digit scor- and assists (95). ing: DeAirra Goss (13.0), Nicole Rogers (11.0), and Katie Comello (10.0). Liz Horton - @IUPUIJaguars hosted #22 Purdue last Wednesday, dropping a - Has scored 11 points off the bench in back-to-back games. 76-56 contest at The Jungle. - Leads the team in three-pointers made. - Austin Parkinson is in his fourth season as head coach of the - Appeared in 30 games for the Brown and Gold a season ago. @IUPUIJaguars. - Named Crusaders’ Most Improved Player in 2012-13. - Scored 19 points, including 3-for-3 shooting from behind the arc, at Western Michigan on Dec. 19th. 2013-14 Crusader Women’s Basketball Game Notes Contact: BRAD COLLIGNON Office: 219.464.5396 Valpo Sports Media Relations [email protected] Cell: 618.420.3086 Athletics-Recreation Center www.valpoathletics.com 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN 46383 Horizon League Standings Sharon Karungi (through games of Nov. 19) - Recorded her first double-double at Illinois on Nov. 12th, throw- Horizon Overall ing in 15 points and grabbing 12 boards. Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct. - Leads team in rebounds (21) and fouls (13). Wright State 0-0 .000 3-1 .750 - At 6’2’’, Karungi is tallest player on the Valpo roster. Green Bay 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 - Averaged 7.8 points and 8.6 rebounds at Northern Oklahoma Col- Cleveland State 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 lege. UIC 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 Detroit 0-0 .000 1-3 .250 Jessi Wiedemann Milwaukee 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 Youngstown State 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 - Leads team in blocks (4) and steals (8). Valparaiso 0-0 .000 0-3 .000 - Snapped a season-starting 0-14 slump from behind the arc at #6 Oakland 0-0 .000 0-4 .000 Notre Dame, nailing three treys in a nine-point game.