1986-87 Lady Eagles Getting Stronger
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1sas-s1 Lady Eagles 11etting sTRON GER Morehead State Univers1ty W omen' s Basketball Media Guide 1986-87 Lady Eagles Basketball Schedule Date Opponent Site Tlme November Saturday, 29 Bellarm1ne College Away 2:00 p m De ce mber Tuesday, 2 Univers1ty of Charleston Away 7:00 pm Frlday, 5 West Virginia State College Home 7:00 p.m. Sunday, 7 Western Kentucky University Away 3·30 pm Tuesday, 9 Xavier University Home 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 13 University of Evansville Tournament Away TBA Sunday, 14 (Bali State, Evansville, Tenn. State) Thursday, 18 Univers1ty of Lou1sville Away 7:30 p.m Saturday, 20 Bowling Green State University Home 1:00 p.m. Janua r y Monday, 5 Concord College Home 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, 7 Universlty of Kentucky Home 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 10 Youngstown State University Home 5:00 p.m. Monday, 12 Universlty of Akron Home 5:00 p.m. Saturday, 17 M1ddle Tennessee State Universlly Away 6:00 p.m. Monday, 19 Tennessee Tech Univers,ty Away 6:00 p.m Thursday, 22 University of Cincinnati Home 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 24 Austln Peay State Unlversity Home 5:00 p.m. Monday, 26 Murray State Unlversity Home 5:00 p.m. Saturday, 31 Eastern Kentucky University Home 5:00 p.m. February Wednesday, 4 Marshall Universlly Away 7:30 p .rn . Saturday. 7 Murray State University Away 6·00 p .m. Monday. 9 Aust1n Peay State University Away 6.00 p .m Saturday, 14 Univers1ty of Akron Away 5:00 p.m Monday, 16 Youngstown State University Away 5:00 p.m. Saturday, 21 Tennessee Tech Unlversity Home 5:00 p.m. Monday, 23 Middle Tennessee State Unlversity Home 5:00 p.m. Saturday. 28 Eastern Kentucky University Away 7:30 p .m. Mar c h TBA Ohio Valley Conference Tournament TBA TBA Note: AII Times Are Eastern About the Cover After hard work and dedication during the off-season, the Morehead State Lady Eagles are hop1ng th1s season will be an even stronger one after reach1ng the OVC Post-Season Tourna ment last year. The Lady Eagles would like to thank The Dynam1c Lady (located In Morehead) for allow1ng them to use their facility tor this photo. Cover photo taken by Ray Bradley. Morehead Contents State Facts Athletic Administration . .. _ ....... 7 Academic-Athletic Center ... .......... 24 Coaching Records ...... .. _.. ..... 45 Location: Morehead, Ky. 40351 Coaching Staff ..... ... ........... 3-4 Founded: 1922 Lady Eagle Broadcasts . ... .. ..... 48 Enrollment: 5,600 Media lnformation . ..... inside back cover Nickname: Lady Eagles Morehead State University . ....... 22 Colors: Blue and Gold Ohio Valley Conference . .. .. ....... 25 Conference: Ohio Valley OVC Compos1te Schedule . 40-41 NCAA Division 1 OVC Members . .. .. 23 Arena: Academic-Athletic Center (7 ,OOO) OVC Records . .... 42 Surface: Wood Opponents ....... .. .. , .. .... 26-35 Press Row Phone: (606) 783-2500 Outlook .. ... .. .......... 2 1985-86 Record: 13-15 Player Profiles ...... .. ... ... .. 10-21 1985-86 OVC Record: 6-8 (fourth) President ............. ............ 6 Letterwinners Returning: 8 Records. ... 43-47 Letterwinners Lost: 4 Results, All-time . .. 46-4 7 Starters Returning: 3 (Tiphanie Bates, Results, 1985-86 . .... 38 Kelly Stamper, Sheila Bradford) Roster, Alphabetical . ....... 8 Starters Lost: 2 Roster, Numerical . ...... .. .......... 8 Head Coach: Loretta Marlow Schedule . inside front cover Alma Mater: Tenn. Tech '78 Series Records . ....... 45 Office Phone: (606) 783-2126 Statistics, 1985-86 Final . ..... 37 Record at MSU: 30-31, 2 yrs. Team Photo ........ ... ... 36 Overall Record: 30-31, 2 yrs. Best Time to Reach: 8:30-11 :30 a.m. Assistant Coaches: Chancellor Dugan, Eastern Kentucky '84 Janice Towles,Morehead State '86 President: Dr. A. D. Albright Athletic Director: G.E. (Sonny) Moran Office Phone: (606) 783-2088 Assistant Athletic Director: David Brunk Office Phone: (606) 783-2088 Sports lnformation Director: Rick Hesterberg Office Phone: (606) 783-2500 Credits Home Phone: (606) 783-1092 Assistant Sports lnformation Director: This publicat1on was written and edited by Scott Lawson sports information director Rick Hesterberg, Office Phone: (606) 783-2500 with editorial assistance from sports informa Home Phone: (606) 784-3358 tion assistant Scott Lawson. Cover Athletic Development Officer: photographs prov1ded by Ray Bradley; in Randy Stacy terior photographs by Ray Bradley, Kevin Office Phone: (606) 783-2388 Goldy and other st aff members Trainer: Keith Webster with MSU Photo Services. Printing by Assistant Trainer: Carole Banda Morehead State University Printing Services. 1986-87 Outlook With eight lettermen returning, three of them starters, the 1986-87 Lady Eagle bounds per game and was MSU 's leading basketball team appears to have the nucleus scorer in three games last season which of players to again be among the upper divi- earned AII-OVC Freshmen team honors. sion teams in the Ohio Valley Conference. Bradford, a 6-0 senior from Cincinnati, However, if MSU is to return to the Ohio, started 24 of 27 games last season league's pasi season tournament, then a averaging 6.9 points and 7.6 rebounds per newcomer w1II have to play a promInent role game. Bates, a 5-6 senior from Whitesburg, at the center position. Ky., started 21 games and averaged 5. 7 " Obv1ously, the center posit1on Is our big- points and 2.5 rebounds per game last year. gest concern at this point," Marlow sa1d. "I MSU graduated Its leading scorer from last think we recruited well at thai position and it's year (Janice Towles 15.8 ppg/6.8 rpg), but a matter of our newcomers gain1ng ex- the Aflex, Ky., native will return as MSU's perience." graduate assistant coach. Coach Marlow will look tor contnbut1ons " Janice was our leader last year and lhe from rook1es Kim Patyk (6-2, Fr. , Parma players respect her very much ," Marlow Heights, Ohio) and Kristi Nance (6-0. Fr., praised. " She will help me a great deal th1s Kirksey, Ky.) at the center pos1tion. season as a coach, but we now need some- Patyk averaged 13.2 points and 12.4 re- one to step forward and show some leader- bounds per game at Valley Forge High ship on the floor." School where she was named to Associated Coach Marlow feels optim1stic about Press' second-team. MSU's chances In the OVC this season . Last Nance pumped in 13.9 points and year the Lady Eagles participated in the OVC grabbed 8.0 rebounds per game at Graves Post-Season Tournament by finish1ng In the County High School where she became a top four dunng the regular season. member of the one-thousand-po1nt-club. "I think once our young players obtain MSU's three returning starters are Kelly some expenence, we should be In the upper Stamper, Tiphanie Bates and Shella Brad- division of the OVC ," Marlow stated. " I th1nk ford. Stamper, a 5-10 sophomore from Middle Tennessee and Tennessee Tech w1II Mall1e, Ky , averaged 10.9 points and 4.9 re- be the teams to beat." 2 Coaching Staff Loretta Marlow Head Coach The Lady Eagle basketball program begins its third season under the solid guidance of head coach Loretta Marlow. After posting a 14-13 record in her 1nit1al season. Coach Marlow led the Lady Eagles to the Ohio Valley Conference's Post-Season Tournament last year. "We feel we have the potential to be in the upper division of the OVC, " Marlow com mented. "We need to get a strong contnbu tion at the center position from our new recruits. " Marlow, 30, earned her bachelor's degree from Tennessee Tech Univers1ty In 1978 and her master's degree from MSU in 1979. She started as a graduate assistant coach in volleyball and basketball in the fali of 1978. During those five years, Marlow helped the Lady Eagle program enjoy five winning seasons, including two 20-win campaIgns. Beginning her third season as head coach. Marlow (30-31) feels a player is needed to come forward and establish herself as a team leader. "Janice (Towles) was our team leader last year," Marlow said. " Now thai she's our graduate assistant coach, we need someone to take over that responsibility." Marlow lettered four years In basketball and volleyball at Tennessee Tech, earnIng all-state honors In volleyball as a senior She was a standout basketball player at Wartburg (Tenn.) Central H1gh School earnIng all regIon honors as a senior. Marlow coached the MSU Lady Eagle soft ball team two seasons and took her squad to the AIAW Nahonal Slow Pilch Tournament. She was named " Kentucky Women's lnter colleg1ate Conference Divis1on 11 Coach of the Year, " after gu1d1ng the team to a state champ1onship. She Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W1ll1am T. Marlow of Wartburg, Tenn 3 Coaching Staff Chancellor Dugan Assistant Coach Janice Towles Chancellor Dugan begins her first season Graduate Assistant as Lady Eagle assistant basketball coach, Coach although she is very familiar w1th the Ohio Valley Conference. Dugan played basketball at Eastern Ken Janice Towles w1II assist Coach Marlow tucky University, three years as a starter, this year after enjoying four successful before graduating with a bachelor's degree seasons as a player at Morehead State in physical education in 1982. She then mov Univers1ty. ed on to George West, Texas, where she ob Towles, a second-team AII-Oh10 Valley tained her first head coaching job at George Conference select1on last year, led the team West H1gh School. ln three seasons, Dugan in scorIng last season (1 5.8 ppg) and In guided her teams to a 36-19 record and a steals (53), wh1le finishing third In rebounding pair of Distr1ct Championsh1ps. (6.8 rpg). "Chancellor has an outgoing personality "By being a former player, Janice has a which will be very helpful with recruiting," good 1ns1ght to some of the players' prob MSU head coach Loretta Marlow remarked.