Lady Techsters

For the 10th consecutive season and 20th overall, Tech will team up with the Radio Center of Ruston to air every Louisiana Tech basketball game this season. All of the Lady Techsters Western Athletic Confer- ence games plus the WAC Tournament games will be 36 carried live on KXKZ-FM 107.5 while the non-conference games will be divided up among KXKZ, ESPN 97.7 and KPCH 99.3/FOX 92.7 due to conflicts (a list of the radio schedules is below). Louisiana Tech Associate Athletic Director for media relations Malcolm Butler enters his 10th season providing live play-by-play action of Lady Techster basketball over the radio. A 30-minute pre-game show will accompany Louisiana Tech Lady Techster broadcasts throughout the year. Lady Techster basketball can also be heard worldwide by logging onto www.z1075fm.com or www. espn997.com or www.thepeach993.com depending on which station the game is aired on.

Lady Techster Radio Schedule Date Opponent Time Station 11/14 WBB vs. Central Arkansas 7 pm KPCH 11/18 WBB @ Memphis 7 pm ESPN 11/23 WBB @ Tennessee 2 pm ESPN 11/26 WBB vs. Nicholls State 2 pm KPCH, FOX Primary Media 11/30 WBB vs. Western Kentucky 2 pm ESPN 12/3 WBB @ State 7 pm ESPN The Ruston Daily Leader KTVE-TV/KARD-TV (NBC) O.K. “Buddy” Davis Robert Neagli 12/6 WBB vs. Arizona (DH) 6 pm ESPN 208 West Park Ave. 200 Pavilion Road 12/9 WBB vs. Grambling State 7 pm KPCH, FOX Ruston, LA 71270 West Monroe, LA 71292 12/13 WBB Sam Houston State 7 pm KPCH, FOX Phone: (318) 255-4353 Phone: (318) 323-1972 12/15 WBB @ LSU 7 pm ESPN Fax: (318) 255-4006 Fax: (318) 807-0588 12/22 WBB vs. ULAR 5 pm ESPN 12/28 WBB vs. UMBC 6 pm KPCH, FOX The News-Star KTAL-TV (NBC) Ethan Conley Brandon Dunn 12/28 WBB @ Virginia Tourney TBA ESPN 411 North 4th St. 3150 North Market St. 12/29 WBB @ Virginia/Rider TBA ESPN Monroe, LA 71210 Shreveport, LA 71107 1/3 WBB @ McNeese State 5 pm Z1075 Phone: 1-800-259-7788 Phone: (318) 629-6000 1/8 WBB @ 9 pm Z1075 (318) 362-0267 Fax: (318) 425-2488 1/10 WBB @ Utah State 9 pm Z1075 Fax: (318) 362-0279 KSLA-TV (CBS) 1/16 WBB vs. Fresno State 7 pm Z1075 The Shreveport Times Mike Dirmann 1/18 WBB vs. San Jose State 2 pm Z1075 Jimmy Watson 1812 Fairfield 1/23 WBB @ Idaho 9 pm Z1075 P. O. Box 30222 Shreveport, LA 71101 1/25 WBB @ Boise State 3 pm Z1075 Shreveport, LA 71130-0222 Phone: (318) 222-1212 1/30 WBB vs. New Mexico State 7 pm Z1075 Phone: 1-800-462-6436 Fax: (318) 677-6705 2/6 WBB vs. Idaho 7 pm Z1075 Fax: (318) 459-3301 KTBS-TV (ABC) 2/8 WBB vs. Boise State 2 pm Z1075 The Tech Talk Tim Fletcher 2/13 WBB vs. Hawaii 7 pm Z1075 Sports Editor 312 E. Kings Hwy. 2/15 WBB vs. Nevada 2 pm Z1075 P. O. Box 10258 Shreveport, LA 71104 2/20 WBB @ San Jose State 9 pm Z1075 Ruston, LA 71272 Phone: (318) 861-5880 2/22 WBB @ Hawaii 10 pm Z1075 Phone: (318) 257-4946 Fax: (318) 862-9431 Fax: (318) 257-4558 2/28 WBB vs. Utah State (DH) 6 pm ESPN Kxkz-FM 3/2 WBB @ Fresno State 9 pm Z1075 KNOE-TV (CBS) Sean Fox 3/7 WBB @ New Mexico State 8 pm Z1075 Aaron Dietrich P. O. Box 430 3/10 WBB @ WAC Tourney- Reno, NV TBA Z1075 P. O. Box 4067 Ruston, LA 71273 Monroe, LA 71211 Phone: (318) 255-5000 ESPN = 97.7 FM (www.espn977.com) Phone: (318) 388-8888 Fax: (318) 255-5084 Fax: (318) 325-3405 Z1075 = 107.5 FM (www.z1075fm.com) KPCH = 99.3 FM (www.thepeach993.com) FOX FM = 92.7 FM (www.fox927.com) Administration

Dr. Dan Reneau, University President President Dan Reneau and Louisiana Tech Univer- grant from the National Science Foundation. sity share an association that spans 50 flourishing years. • a professor of mathematics and statistics, Dr. Kenny The life -- and successes -- of the man and the institution Crump, being chosen to work with the Environmental are inevitably intertwined. Protection Agency’s National Center for Environmental Reneau enrolled at Tech as a freshman in 1959 (or Assessment. 37 1958?), earned his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineer- • director of the Trenchless Technology Center, Dr. Ray ing in 1963, received a master’s in 1964 and returned as a Sterling, giving opening remarks at a U.N. workshop on faculty member in 1967 after receiving his doctorate from planning for effective use of urban underground space. Clemson University. • students and faculty presenting 11 papers at the American In less than 10 years, Reneau had established Tech’s Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and biomedical engineering department, which -- under his Exposition, an unusually high number of papers from one guidance -- gained immediate national attention. It was institution. only the fifth university to have a bachelor of science pro- • 14 engineering students participating in the National gram in biomedical engineering accredited nationally, and Concrete Canoe Competition after winning the Deep South its Ph.D. program received a commendation of excellence regional contest. from the Board of Regents. • chemistry professor Dr. Collin Wick landing cover Before another decade had passed, other admin- articles on both the Journal of Physical Chemistry C and istrative achievements followed: In 1980 Reneau was Chemical Physics Letters, concerning his innovative appointed Tech’s vice president for academic affairs. He research on methods to remove nuclear waste from water became president in 1987. at the molecular level. Today, the university continues on a successful • engineering majors Ben Toler and Emile Frey winning course after 21 years with Dr. Daniel D. Reneau at the first place in a video contest sponsored by the Institute for helm. In fact, 2007-2008 saw an unprecedented amount of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. • The new trenchless technology research facility on the national recognition. Examples: South Campus was dedicated. Regional and state recognition also abounded: • Self-generated student funds are allowing construction • a $732,656 grant from the National Science Foundation • The Early Childhood Education Center was chosen as of new housing with 500 beds, new recreation centers and to recruit science, technology, engineering and math- one of the first 26 childcare centers to be awarded its first new athletic facilities. ematics graduates as public school teachers. STEM-Plus star in the state’s new Quality Rating System. • $500,000 worth of renovations are being done on the partners the College of Engineering and Science and the • At the Louisiana State Nurses Foundation Nightingale Thomas Assembly Center, plus Aillet Stadium received College of Education. Gala, nursing professors were honored: Nancy Darland, artificial field turf and new lights. • the College of the Business becoming home for the Acad- Nursing Educator of the Year; Ramona Guin, Outstanding emy of Marketing Science. Nurse Researcher; and Beth Fife, Outstanding Community In athletic news: • a professor of education being ranked among the Top 10 Achievement by a Registered Nurse. • In the NCAA 2007 Federal Graduation Rate Report, people who had a profound impact on educational technol- • A professor of health and leisure science received a based on student-athletes who entered school in fall of ogy in the last decade. eSchool News chose Dr. Lejeane $250,000 grant to inform African-American communities 2000 and who graduated by summer of 2006, Tech ranked Thomas as one of “Ten Who’ve Made a Difference.” in North Louisiana about the dangers of smoking and other No. 1 in the state among schools that play football. • a forestry major, Justin Jacobs, winning the regional risk factors linked with cardiovascular disease. Dr. Larry • Tech XX, a young English bulldog, was installed as the Stihl Timbersports Southern Collegiate Challenge, which Proctor will manage “Communities of Color,” adminis- university’s new mascot. catapulted him to the national contest and a possible berth tered by the Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living • Tech received honorable mention from the American in the professional Stihl Timbersports series. and funded by the Louisiana Public Health Institute. Football Coaches Association as one of only 32 Division • a new cyberspace technology center being created in I-A schools to graduate at least 70 percent of its football combination with Louisiana State University. The Center In other news on the academic front, Tech: players, based on a study involving the freshman class for Secure Cyberspace will faculty members in their • received approval to offer an engineering physics track in from the academic year of 2001-02. Tech is the only research and support the U.S. Air Force if it places its its interdisciplinary doctoral program in engineering. institution in Louisiana and the only member of the WAC planned cyber center in Louisiana. • became the first state university to offer a graduate to receive this honor. • an art student and a faculty member -- Andy Bloxham certificate in domestic violence, a joint project of human and Frank Hamrick -- receiving international exposure ecology and the department of psychology and behavioral Among alumni happenings: when CNN used their shots of the Olympic torch being sciences. • Argent Financial Group donated $150,000 to cover the snuffed out in Paris. • initiated a concentration in the engineering and technol- building cost of the new Argent Alumni Pavilion. • Tech’s Lambda-Rho Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta again ogy management master’s program, management of • The president and co-founder of the Tech-headquartered being named best chapter in the national history honor technology. Network Foundation Technologies, Marcus Morton, was society’s annual competition, its 22nd such award. • obtained approval for a pharmacy technician training named Entrepreneur of the Year by the Louisiana Business • two journalism professors receiving kudos from the program, available through the Division of Continuing Incubation Association. National Federation of Press women. Beth Christian took Education. A new online training partnership also began honors for a university news release, and Sallie Rose Hol- with Kirkwood Community College that will provide In addition to university accomplishments, Reneau’s lis was tapped as a top college publication adviser. training in environmental technology. vita includes a profusion of personal honors, such as: • Lt. Col. Dan Simonsen, Air Force ROTC commander, • honored one of its most outstanding graduates and • being cited as a distinguished alumnus by Tau Beta Pi, receiving the Air Force Association’s ROTC Curriculum benefactors by establishing the Moyers Scholarships in the world’s largest engineering honor society Development Award for his original program, “Cyber- memory of Edward L. Moyers, a 1955 business graduate, • serving on the executive committee and as vice president space and the Air Force Mission.” Other AFROTC news while the John E. Barnes Eminent Scholar Chair in finance of the Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of found James E.C. Kawecki selected as one of 20 cadets was donated by the family of John Ed Barnes. Colleges and Schools nationwide to receive the Society of American Military • surpassed the $1.5 million goal by more than $1 million • receiving national recognition for leadership in providing Engineers Award for meritorious promise of achievement. in the College of Business’s “Investing in the Future” opportunities for the blind -- the Newel Perry Award And multiple engineering faculty receiving national notice: campaign. • being named an inaugural member of Clemson Universi- • chemistry professor Dr. Yuri Lvov in the Institute for • opened the Bulldog Achievement Resource Center, ty’s “Alumni Fellows” program and Micromanufacturing named as Small Times magazine’s which offers group help sessions, peer-to-peer tutoring, • being inducted as a fellow into the American Institute for Innovator of the Year. writing assistance, a referral system for career and personal Medical and Biomedical Engineering. • physics faculty assigned to national leadership roles counseling, and more. -- Dr. Lee Sawyer elected to the Fermi National Accelera- • instituted a First-Year Experience program that connects Reneau is married to the former Linda Digby, a tor Laboratory’s User Executive Committee; Dr. Zeno D. classmates in a new tradition. native of Bernice. They have two children, John and Dana, Greenwood named to the Open Science Grid Council. both Tech graduates. Dana and her husband, Jim Bernhard, • director of chemical and industrial engineering, Dr. Jenna In the construction arena: have two sons, Michael and Benjamin. Carpenter, playing a key role in assisting the Women in • Tech received $12 million for land for its future Research Engineering Programs and Advocates Network to pursue a Park and $13 million to build the park’s first building. Administration

Derek Dooley, Athletics Director Derek Dooley is a man of vision. thinking big. You have to create pride in your uni- It’s one of his many attributes that has made versity. Derek does that. I like what I’m seeing. I’m him successful in every endeavor of his life. excited about him and the program. It takes someone It’s why Louisiana Tech President Dr. Dan like Derek to get out and lead us and shepherd us and 38 Reneau hired him on Dec. 17, 2006, as the 31st head that’s what he’s doing.” coach in Bulldog football history. Dooley came to Louisiana Tech following a It’s the reason that Reneau added a line to two-year stint as the tight ends coach for the Miami Dooley’s business cards March 6, 2008, when he Dolphins. named him Louisiana Tech’s Athletics Director At age 40, he is one of the youngest head – making Dooley the only Division I head coach/ath- coaches in the Division I ranks. letics director in the country. “Derek was born to be a football coach, but not Reneau’s decision and Dooley’s vision have just because he is the son of a former head coach and drawn rave reviews. grew up around it,” said former St. Louis Rams head “How unique is that?” said NFL Hall of Famer coach Scott Linehan. “He understands the commit- and Louisiana Tech alumnus Terry Bradshaw when ment it takes to be a winner at all levels. Guys like he heard of Dooley’s dual role. “See there. We got him just need this opportunity. He’ll have a lot of No. 1 in something.” success.” No kidding, Terry. Dooley has shown in just a During his two years with the Dolphins, Dooley short time at Louisiana Tech that he is a man that gets oversaw the 2006 continued development of tight things done – on and off the playing field. end Randy McMichael, who registered back-to-back two of his returns going for touchdowns. That year, In his first year as head football coach, Dooley seasons of over 60 receptions combining for over he was a first-team All-America selection as a return led the Bulldogs to within one game of a bowl berth. 1,200 yards and eight touchdowns. specialist. Tech’s three-game improvement in the win column in McMichael, who signed with the St. Louis Dooley first went to Baton Rouge in 2000 as WAC play was the best in the league. Rams following the season, ended his Dolphins ca- the Tigers’ recruiting coordinator/tight ends coach, Louisiana Tech landed seven players on the reer as the all-time leader in receptions by a tight end. a position in which he served three years (2000-02). All-Western Athletic Conference team, including two “Coach Dooley is such a bright person,” During this time, Robert Royal set an LSU single- first-team members. The previous season, Tech had a McMichael said. “He’s made me a better person on season record for touchdowns by a tight end (5 in total of one. and off the field. He’s made me focus every day on 2000) and was named first-team All-Southeastern In his first few months on campus, Dooley also every aspect of the game. As a coach, he makes you Conference in both 2000 and 2001. was instrumental in raising $500,000 to completely the best player you can possibly be. He’ll coach you “I really admire and look up to him,” Royal renovate the Bulldogs’ dressing room, turning it into like you’ve never been coached, and he’ll push you said. “Not only is he a great coach, but he is a great a first class home for the Tech players. to your maximum potential. He is a phenomenal man. He comes from a background of tradition of He didn’t stop there. Dooley has spearheaded teacher.” winning, and he represents what you expect from in a number of changes at Tech, all geared towards his Prior to joining the Dolphins, Dooley spent the a coach. You can believe and fully trust him. He is a student-athletes. These changes include signing a previous five years at LSU, including the 2004 sea- high-character man and a player’s coach.” NIKE contract, adding staff members to the academic son when he served as assistant head coach/special As a recruiting coordinator, Dooley’s 2003 and strength and conditioning departments, updating teams coordinator/running backs coach. recruiting class ranked No. 1 in the country by every the coaches, players and team meeting rooms, up- In 2003, running back Justin Vincent set an major recruiting publication, while his 2001 class grading team travel and student-athlete housing, and LSU freshman record by rushing for 1,001 yards, as was ranked in the top three nationally. instituting both a Winning with Character program as he went on to be named MVP of both the SEC cham- Prior to joining LSU, Dooley spent the 1997-99 well as an annual media interview seminar in the fall. pionship game as well as the Sugar Bowl, in which seasons as wide receivers coach at SMU, while also The improvements were all small signs of LSU claimed the BCS national title. holding the duties of assistant recruiting coordinator Dooley’s impact on the Bulldog program. Small In 2004, the Tigers finished first in the SEC for his final two years. That followed a one-year stint steps, but steps that are needed to get to the ultimate in rushing (193.8 yards per game), led by Alley (1996) as a graduate assistant at the University of goal. Broussard (867 yards, 6.1 avg.) and Joseph Addai Georgia. However, Dooley’s far from done. (680 yards, 6.7 avg.), a first-round draft choice of A walk-on wide receiver at the University As athletic director, Dooley will oversee the Indianapolis in 2006. of Virginia, Dooley earned a scholarship with the infrastructure of the athletic department as additional “He’s the kind of coach that’s got a lot of Cavaliers following his second season and helped the staffing is added and new facilities are built. He energy, and he’s somebody that you can relate to on school to three bowl appearances, including an ACC knows what it takes. a personal level,” Addai said. “He’s great at giving championship in 1989. Dooley has been around collegiate athletics advice while being upbeat at the same time. There In 1990, he was named first-team Academic his entire life, growing up as the son of legendary aren’t many coaches that will let you have fun while all-ACC and participated in the Senior Bowl. He Georgia head coach Vince Dooley, who also served getting the job done at the same time. He has the graduated from the Charlottesville, Va., school in in the dual role of athletic director during his time in ability to get that out of you.” 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in government and Athens. Dooley’s special teams unit ranked among the foreign affairs, and went on to earn his law degree He’s seen first-hand what it takes to succeed. best in the conference during his tenure at LSU, as from Georgia in 1994. He has brought that knowledge and the roll-up- they finished first in the SEC in net punting (2003), Before embarking on his coaching career, your-sleeves-and-get-to-work mentality with him to punt returns (2003) and kickoff coverage (2003 and Dooley practiced law at a private firm in Atlanta for Ruston. 2004). almost two years. Derek and his wife, Allison, have It’s not going unnoticed. In addition, Skyler Green, a fourth-round draft two sons, John Taylor and Peyton, and a daughter, “I love our coach,” Bradshaw said. “He’s choice of Dallas in 2006, led the nation in punt return Julianna. educating the community and the Tech family about average in 2003, with an 18.5-yard average, with Administration

Bruce Van De Velde Mary Kay Hungate Deputy Athletics Director/ Deputy Athletics Director/ Chief Operating Officer Senior Woman Administrator 39

Bruce Van De Velde enters his first year as the Deputy Deputy Athletics Director and Senior Woman Administrator Athletic Director/Chief Operating Officer for Louisiana Tech Mary Kay Hungate returns for her 25th year as an integral part of University. Louisiana Tech athletics. Van De Velde comes to Not only does Hungate assist in the administration of Tech with impressive creden- various sports, but she is also tials, having served as an in charge of NCAA compliance administrator in intercollegiate athletics for over 20 years. for the university’s 16 NCAA Van De Velde served as sanctioned athletic programs. director of athletics at Iowa Hungate joined the Louisiana State and Utah State and as Tech staff in 1985 as an assis- a senior administrator at Okla- tant women’s basketball coach homa, Missouri and Kansas and remained in that role for State. five years. During that time, the Van De Velde’s tenure at Lady Techsters participated in Iowa State University included four Final Fours and won the an unprecedented five bowl NCAA National Championship appearances in six years and in 1988. the highest national AP football In 1990, Hungate made poll ranking (9th) in school a move out of coaching and history. Iowa State’s 2001 average football attendance of 45,172 reached its highest watermark in 18 years. became assistant athletics With a track record for generating revenue, Van De Velde director for academics and increased the total annual operating revenues for the Cyclone compliance as well as senior woman administrator. One of athletic department from $19.6 million to $30 million dollars over Hungate’s early accomplishments as assistant director of athlet- a five-year period. ics was the creation of the Louisiana Tech Athletic Academic Under Van De Velde’s leadership, over 2,000 new donors Center program. joined the National Cyclone Club. Including capital project gifts, Over the last seven years, Hungate has completed terms on scholarship endowments and annual contributions, over $40 mil- the NCAA Division I Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet, lion dollars was raised during Van De Velde’s tenure. the NCAA Division I Interpretations/Legislative Review Subcom- Iowa State’s graduation rate of 89 percent for student-ath- mittee and the National Association of College Women Athletics letes who complete their eligibility was second in the Big XII Administrators Wade Trophy Selection Committee. She currently Conference, and graduation rates for minority student-athletes serves on the Western Athletic Conference’s Legislative Review more than tripled during Van De Velde’s tenure. Van De Velde received the General Robert Neiland Award Committee and the conference’s Championships Committee. from the National Football Foundation in 2005 for his service and In 2004 Hungate was appointed to the NCAA Division I contributions as an athletic director. Women’s Basketball Issues Committee. During his time as athletic director at Utah State University, Hungate’s professional career began as coach at Illinois’ Van De Velde made his mark by hiring Stew Morrill as the head Carl Sandburg Junior College, where she spent four seasons men’s basketball coach. Morrill has guided Utah State to eight and guided her squad to an 80-22 record. In 1976 the team straight postseason tournaments. finished 11th in the NJCAA national tourney. In 1978 Hungate While at Kansas State, Van De Velde was recipient of the took over the head coaching position at Richwoods High School Admiral U.S. Grant Sharp Award at the 1997 Holiday Bowl for in Peoria, Ill., and quickly compiled one of the top prep coaching his contributions to the football team when the nationally ranked records in the nation. Wildcats finished with a 10-2 record. During her seven seasons at Richwoods High School, As the senior associate athletic for external affairs at the Hungate’s team ran up an impressive record of 195-13, includ- University of Oklahoma, Van De Velde served as the senior ing a state-record 63 consecutive victories. Hungate was named administrative officer for the athletic department and oversaw the areas of fundraising, marketing, corporate sponsorships, ticket the “National Coach of the Year” by USA Today in 1985. Before sales and licensing. Van De Velde oversaw units that generated coming to Louisiana Tech, Hungate amassed a career coaching in excess of $35 million in annual revenues record of 275-35. As associate athletic director for development at the Univer- The native of Galesburg, Ill., earned her bachelor’s degree sity of Missouri, Van De Velde planned and initiated a $50 million in health and physical education from Western Illinois in 1976 dollar capital campaign for facility improvements for the Sports and her master’s degree in athletic administration from Illinois Park at MU. State in 1984. Administration & Staff

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Fran Anderman Leah Beasley Jimmy Brumbaugh Keith Bunch Derek Busby Eric Buskirk Larry Carmichael Asst. Baseball Coach Asst. AD Asst. Football Coach Head Athletic Trainer Asst. Golf Coach Assoc. A.D. Asst. Track & Field Marketing External Affairs Coach

Sam Clark Curtis Condie Sarah Dawson Derek Dooley Stan Eggen Mason Ellenberger Missy Farrar Asst. Soccer Coach Asst. Men’s Head Softball Coach Head Football Coach Asst. Football Coach GM-LA Tech Student Success Basketball Coach Athletics Director Properties Specialist

Chino Fontenette Cody Fueger Bill Graham Jean Hall Lori Hamilton Damon Harrington Conroy Hines Asst. Football Coach Men’s Basketball Special Events Head Golf Coach Asst. to the Head Strength & Asst. Football Coach Operations AD/Marketing Conditioning

Ed Jackson Shawn Jackson Nikita Johnson Terry Joseph Leslie Kiletico Linda Lewis Karl Malone Character Education Head Women’s Associate Men’s Asst. Football Coach Football Recruiting Football Office Men’s Basketball Coordinator Bowling Coach Basketball Coach Office Coordinator Coordinator Promotions

Shelli Manson Adam McGuirt Lisa Merritt Amber Miles Brenda Milton Jeff Parks Pete Perot Asst. Softball Coach LTAC Director Asst. AD Asst. Softball Coach Ticket Manager Asst. Golf Coach Asst. Football Coach Academics Administration & Staff

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Dana Pettit Marie Pipes Renee Puckett Brian Rountree Kerry Rupp Eric Russell Charles Ryan Accounting Chief Financial Officer Men’s Basketball Asst. Baseball Coach Head Men’s Asst. Football Coach Asst. Track & Field Technician Office Coordinator Basketball Coach Coach

Frank Scelfo Kevin Sherry Wade Simoneaux Tommy Sisemore Chance Snow David Snyder Matt Sonnichsen Asst. Football Coach Head Soccer Coach Head Baseball Coach Facilities Director Ticket Office Football Video Head Volleyball Coach Associate Coordinator

Tommy Spangler Jeff Springer Gary Stanley Christy Stegall Kim Tanner Quintn Yray Asst. Football Coach Footall Equipment Head Track & Field Asst. Volleyball Coach Admin. Asst. Head Women’s Tennis Manager Coach Facilities/Baseball Coach Athletic Council

James Liberatos Lisa Cole Steve Davison Dr. Sean Dwyer Dr. Jim Dyer Dr. Marvin Green Dr. Chairman Alumni Rep.

Wiley Hilburn, Jr. Laura Hogan Dr. Guthrie Jarrell Dr. Terry McConathy Dr. Ken Rea Sam Speed Donna Thomas Alumni Rep. 2008-09 Season Outlook

Season Outlook

42 After suffering through injuries, youth- “The good thing ful mistakes and a roller coaster season about last year was in 2007-08, Louisiana Tech head coach we were forced to play Chris Long is looking forward to starting several young players fall workouts Oct. 18 in preparation for a a lot of minutes,” Long Nov. 14 season opener against Central said. “That will pay off Arkansas. this season. Tarkeisha Long enters his fourth season as the Wysinger, Adrienne Lady Techster head coach boasting an Johnson, Shanavia entirely new staff after adding associate Dowdell and Tiawa- head coach Teresa Weatherspoon, as- nna Pringle played a sistant coaches LaRita Wilcher and Sara lot and each showed Carter, and director of basketball opera- they are very capable tions Ebony Felder. players.” Tech returns nine letterwinners from Long also feels last year’s team and welcomes three true like this year’s team freshmen in a trio of Alabama guards in will have more of- Jasmine Bendolph, DeAngela Sword and fensive firepower from Kiara Young, who all played AAU basket- the perimeter which ball together for the Alabama Twisters and will cause problems coach Krystle Johnson. for opposing teams. Included in the nine letterwinners Tech averaged 68.4 are returning starters Shanavia Dowdell, points per contest Tarkeisha Wysinger and Tiawana Pringle. last year, but in its Long and Co. are looking to improve 15 losses, averaged on last year’s 16-15 mark and its fourth- only 60.0 points and place finish in the Western Athletic Confer- shot just 36 percent ence regular season standings. Ultimately, from the field and 25 Point Guard the goal is to win the WAC Tournament percent from the three-point line. Chris Long will have four players on in Reno in March and return to the NCAA “We should have the most talented this year’s roster that could see playing Tournament after a two-year hiatus. depth at the guard spots since I’ve been time at the point guard position, including “I’m as anxious and excited as I’ve head coach,” Long said. “I think without last year’s starter and a talented true fresh- ever been to get practice started,” Long a question that will be the strength of this man newcomer. said. “I believe we are going to have a team. It will be different from the last two Senior Shordy Mulford, junior Tiawana good basketball team before the end of the years where if we weren’t scoring in the Pringle, sophomore Whitney Jones and season. We have a lot of work and teach- post we had difficulty scoring. freshman Jasmine Bendolph are all ca- ing to do as we have only four upperclass- “Each one of our starting five will be pable of serving in the role of floor general men on the team, but we will be more able to score making it much more difficult for the Lady Techsters. talented than we were last year.” to pack the paint like we saw opponents do Pringle started all 31 games last Tech must replace the production last year. We will not have as much depth year for Tech, averaging 6.1 points, 2.8 of forward Jo Sneed, who was a first in the post as we are accustom to but from rebounds and 2.8 assists per game while team all-WAC recipient last season after an offensive standpoint we will be able to playing 27 minutes a contest. The 5-foot-9- averaging 15.5 points and 10.3 rebounds a put some combinations on the floor that inch guard proved to be the Lady Tech- game. The Lady Techsters also lost sharp- will be difficult for opponents to match up sters most consistent three-point threat, shooting three-point specialist Nastassja with and that will compensate for our lack hitting 40 percent of her treys as she con- Levingston who led the team with 39 three- of size. We may even go with a four-guard nected on 26-of-65. pointers. lineup at times. That allows a team to cre- “Tiawana split time between the two- However, Long will return two key ate spacing on the floor and take advan- guard and point guard spot last year but players who missed significant time due to tage of athletic ability.” due to injuries, ended up playing most of injuries last year in guards Whitney Jones Tech will face a schedule that includes her minutes at the point guard position,” and Sidney Stewart. He also has a stable non-conference games against Tennessee, Long said. “I hope to play her more on the of young players who received big minutes LSU, Arizona, Mississippi State, Western wing this year to take advantage of her last year which should ultimately help them Kentucky, Virginia and UALR and its annu- scoring ability. I think she will play some this season. Tech’s roster consists of two al home-and-home series against the eight minutes at the point guard position as well. seniors, two juniors, five sophomores and Western Athletic Conference members. “Tiawana is a strong guard that can three freshmen. do several things well. She has the ability 2008-09 Season Outlook

to shoot the three-pointer and slash to the 15 games due to injuries and the NCAA averaging 9.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.2 basket. She can also distribute the ball. transfer rule. Offensively, losing her was steals and 2.1 assists per game while She must improve defensively. She has something we had trouble overcoming. starting 22 contests. proven to be an adequate defender but “Although she still isn’t 100 percent (in She shot 34 percent from the field, 17 I really want her to use her strength and late September), I hope by the start of the percent (4-23) from the three-point line and become a lock-down defender. That goal is season she will be back at full strength. 73 percent from the line. Wys- 43 attainable with hard work.” She has the ability to be our most com- inger showed the ability to get to the line, Pringle’s top offensive game came plete guard. Offensively, there isn’t much shooting 132 free throws on the year. early in the year when she poured in a ca- she can’t do. She can shoot the three “T.K. had a very good freshman sea- reer-high 20 points in a win over Stephen and probably has the best pull-up jumper son leading the team in steals and being F. Austin, connecting on a career-best six on the team. She has a good feel for the our third leading scorer and rebounder three-pointers. She recorded five double game, rebounds the ball well and I expect from the guard position,” Long said. “She digit scoring games, including hitting for 12 her to lead our team. Whitney must im- more than exceeded our expectations last against Top 10 LSU. prove her conditioning and her defense.” year. She has a tremendous ability to an- Mulford came off the bench to see ac- Jones showcased her offensive prow- ticipate passing lanes and defend the ball. tion in 29 games last year, her first season ess, scoring 16 points in the second half of Her engine runs wide open. She excels in in a Lady Techster uniform after signing out a loss at eventual national champion Ten- the open court and can slash to score. of junior college. The emotional 5-foot- nessee Nov. 26 in Knoxville. She scored in “Tarkeisha must improve her ability to 3-inch Mulford averaged 1.2 points and double figures in four of the seven games shoot off the dribble and have the confi- recorded the team’s best assist-to-turnover she played (all starts). dence to shoot the three-pointer. She has ratio recording 41 assists and 29 turnovers Bendolph is a true freshman out of made tremendous strides in the off-season during the season. Davidson High School in Mobile, Ala. The in improving this phase of her game. She “Shordy enters her senior season as 5-foot-7-inch Bendolph led Davidson to will play both the three-guard spot and one of the leaders of our team,” Long said. the Class 6A state title game as a fresh- the four position for us. She is more than “She leads by example which is always man and sophomore and was named the capable of handling the four spot because the best kind of a leader. She earned more Alabama Sports Writers Association Player of her strength. She will also provide a playing time as the season progressed last of the Year for Class 6A as a senior. serious mismatch that we can exploit. year by making more positive plays than “Jasmine will have some growing Defensively, she will need to use her quick- negative ones. pains at the point guard position, but write ness and we will do some different things “She needs to be the general on the it down that she will be a very special to compensate for her lack of height.” court by getting the ball where it needs to player at Louisiana Tech,” Long said. “She As a freshman, Wysinger scored go and knocking down shots when the op- is very talented and makes everyone in double figures 14 times, including a portunity presents itself. She is a tenacious around her better. She can handle the ball career-high 24 in a win over Sam Houston type of player that won’t back down from as well as about anyone I’ve seen. anyone.” “Bendolph is a gifted passer that will Mulford shot 29 percent from the field, excite the crowd. She can also score so as 24 percent (5-21) from the three-point line she adjusts to the college level and gets and 83 percent from the free throw line. stronger, she will be fun to watch. She has Her top performance came in a loss to a great chance to play a lot of minutes this Fresno State in the semifinals of the WAC season if she can prove she can defend.” Tournament when she recorded six assists and zero turnovers in 15 minutes of action. Wing (Off-Guard) Jones returns from a knee injury that Louisiana Tech has a plethora of forced her to miss the final 24 games guards who Long can mix and match of the year. The sophomore guard from with at the two wing positions during the West Monroe was Tech’s second lead- upcoming season. ing scorer when she went down with only In addition to Pringle and Jones (see 0.5 seconds remaining in a Dec. 8 loss to Point Guard write up), Long’s arsenal also Southern Miss. She had split time at the consists of sophomores Sidney Stewart, point guard position and two-guard spot Tarkeisha Wysinger and Brietta Thomas before her injury. and true freshmen DeAngela Sword and She averaged 10.6 points, 4.0 Kiara Young. rebounds and 2.1 steals in seven games “With the addition of what seems like while shooting 33 percent from the field, 38 five players (three freshmen, two return- percent (6-16) from the three-point line and ing injured players) we will have the most 55 percent from the free throw line. depth at the guard spot as we have had “Whitney suffered through a season- had in a long time at Louisiana Tech,” Long ending injury in our seventh game last said. year,” Long said. “She was our second Wysinger was the most productive of leading scorer at the time. It was a big this group as a true freshman last season, blow for this team. In two years of college earning WAC All-Freshman honors after basketball, Whitney has only played in 2008-09 Season Outlook

State Dec. 29, and pulled down double digit rebounds five times. She led the Lady 2008-09 Alphabetical Roster Techsters in steals with 67 and ranked sec- ond in assists with 65. 32 Bendolph, Jasmine G 5-7 FR/HS Mobile, Ala./Davidson Stewart missed the first 11 games of 42 Dowdell, Shanavia F 6-2 JR/1L Calera, Ala./Calera HS her true freshman season, recovering from 33 Johnson, Adrienne F 6-0 SO/HS Franklin, La./Franklin HS 44 a knee injury that she suffered in just the 23 Jones, Whitney G 5-7 SO/TR West Monroe, La./Baylor second day of fall practice. Although the 1 Mulford, Shordy G 5-3 SR/JC West Valley City, Utah/Salt Lake CC 5-foot-10-inch Stewart never came close 22 Pringle, Tiawana G 5-8 JR/1L Meridian, Miss./Southeast Lauderdale HS to being 100 percent, she still came on to 10 Stewart, Sidney G 5-10 SO/HS Damascus, Ark./Conway HS average 4.5 points and 2.0 rebounds in 12 Sword, DeAngela G 5-10 FR/HS Montgomery, Ala./Carver Montgomery HS only 12 minutes a contest. 2 Thomas, Brietta G 5-11 SO/HS Baton Rouge, La./University Lab “Sidney had a tough freshman season with her knee injury,” Long said. “She 21 Warren, Keshia F 6-1 SR/JC Lewisville, Texas/Tyler JC never played anywhere near healthy. De- 14 Wysinger, Tarkeisha G 5-8 SO/HS Many, La./Many HS spite this she scored 16 points in our last 3 Young, Kiara G 5-9 FR/HS Rogersville, Ala./Lauderdale County HS regular season game. Sidney is a scorer. Most of our fans think she is just a three- point shooter, but she has the ability to put (16-45) from the three-point line and 70 won the Alabama Class 6A title in the long the ball on the floor and score. percent from the free throw line. jump as a sophomore with a mark of 18- “She also sees the floor so well. Thomas looks to get more involved in feet-4-inches. She needs to make good passes and the Techster rotation this year after seeing “Dee was a highly touted guard in high not be careless with the basketball. She action in only 15 games last season as a school,” Long said. “She has a lot of God- can shoot the ball effectively as deep as true freshman. The 5-foot-11-inch native of given athletic ability. She can really jump anyone in this program’s history. With the Baton Rouge averaged 0.5 points and 0.4 and has a good first step. She has had competition at the swing spot, she will rebounds while playing only 2.8 minutes some hamstring trouble in the preseason need to improve defensively. We know she per contest. that we hope doesn’t continue to linger. has the ability to score and .” “Brietta played sparingly for us last “Dee is going to be a good one before Stewart started to show signs at year, but we hope that with a year under her career is over at Louisiana Tech. Time the end of the season on offense as she her belt she will begin to compete for play- will tell how fast she gets adjusted to the scored in double figures in three of the last ing time,” Long said. “She has worked hard college game. Her strengths are her ability five games (after failing to score in double in the off-season to get her body stronger. to get by people and create her shot. I also figures in her first 15 college games). She She has a tall frame and can really shoot think she could eventually become a lock- shot 34 percent from the field, 36 percent the ball. down defender. She will need to show she “She has to get tougher and improve can take care of the ball and hit the three her defense if she wants to play consistently.” more minutes this year. She has Young lettered at Lauderdale County to learn to use her body to be a High School where she led the program to better rebounder and simply turn the Alabama Class 3A state title as a soph- her engine up a notch. When she omore when she hit the game-winning shot does that she can be effective for and earned MVP honors. The 5-foot-10- us. She has shown a desire this inch Young was named first team all-state off-season to make her mark this as a junior and senior and was nominated year.” for McDonald’s All-American honors. Thomas shot 13 percent from “Kiara Young is a big, strong guard the field, 22 percent (2-9) from the who can really jump,” Long said. “I’m three-point line and 50 percent excited about getting into practice and see- (1-2) from the free throw line. Her ing her compete against her teammates. top offensive performances came I watched her in high school for several in wins over Idaho and McNeese years and always thought she had a lot of State when she nailed three-point- raw ability. ers on both games. “She has played inside and outside Sword is a true freshman from during her career so I believe she can post Carver Montgomery High School up from the three-guard spot. It will be in Alabama. The 5-foot-10-inch off-guard was named to the Ala- Coaching Staff and Support bama Class 6A all-state team as a Chris Long - Head Coach senior and was nominated for the Teresa Weatherspoon - Associate Head Coach McDonald’s All-American team. Sara Carter - Assistant Coach The incredibly athletic Sword LaRita Wilcher - Assistant Coach Ebony Felder - Director of Basketball Operations was also a member of her high Jenni Menard - Office Coordinator school’s track and field team and 2008-09 Season Outlook

interesting to see her game develop. She a huge breakout season,” Long will need to improve her outside shooting said. “She is one of the most in college in order to force defenders to athletic players around. She can come out and guard her. I think Kiara has do so many things. I think she a lot of upside.” will be a very difficult match-up for many teams because she has skills to play the three-guard 45 Forwards and jumps well enough to score While depth at the guard position will on the and rebound at the be the strength for Louisiana Tech this four. season, the lack of depth in the post could “It would not surprise me be problematic. to see her averaging around a The Lady Techster roster consists of double-double as a sophomore. only three forwards in senior Keshia War- She is a special talent that will ren, junior Shanavia Dowdell, and sopho- excite our fans. She surprises more Adrienne Johnson as Long will have the coaching staff all the time to rely on the trio to play major minutes at plays she makes due to her while staying out of foul trouble. athletic ability.” Long has also talked about using Johnson averaged 7.8 Tarkeisha Wysinger (see Wings) and Kiara points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.0 Young (see Wings) at the four position at blocks per game as a fresh- times in a four-guard lineup. man while shooting 41 percent Dowdell was Tech’s second leading from the field, 35 percent (8-23) scorer and rebounder last year while lead- from the three-point line and ing the team in blocked shots (40). The 71 percent from the free throw 6-foot-2-inch Dowdell has shown the ability line. She recorded 12 games of to score from both the inside and outside double figure points, including a during her first two seasons, averaging career-high 18 in a road game at 12.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game as “She has worked hard over the sum- Nevada. a sophomore. mer to get stronger and she knows that will Warren is a 6-foot-2-inch senior who “Shanavia must become a leader for be important to her success as a player. saw action in 28 games off the bench for this team,” Long said. “She has leadership Her offensive game has improved. I love Louisiana Tech last season, her first in a qualities. She is in the best shape of her how well she can run the floor and defend Lady Techster uniform. She averaged 1.4 career and is poised to have a big season. on the perimeter. She has to be good points and 1.3 rebounds per game in only She can score on the block as well as trail defensively on the low block. She is a com- 7.0 minutes per game but will be expected on the break and hit the 3 or dribble drive. petitor and should have an opportunity to to play a bigger role down low this season. “We have better scorers on the play a lot of minutes this season.” “Keshia is going to be a very important perimeter than we have had in awhile and As a junior, Warren shot 42 percent piece to the amount of success we have therefore Shanavia should see more one- from the field and 67 percent from the as a team,” Long said. “She didn’t play a on-one opportunities. Not many defenders free throw line while adding 11 blocks and lot of minutes last year but garnered more will be able to guard her in that situation. seven steals. Known as more of a de- late in the season and delivered. I gained She must become a better defender this fender and rebounder, Warren has worked more and more confidence in her late in season for us to have the success I ex- hard on her offensive game during the the season. pect. She can do it.” off-season. Dowdell shot 48 percent from the field, 25 percent (8-32) from the three-point line and 55 percent from the free throw line last 2008-09 Numerical Roster season while recording six double doubles. She scored in double figures in 25 of 31 1 Mulford, Shordy G 5-3 SR/JC West Valley City, Utah/Salt Lake CC games, including a career-high 21 in a win 2 Thomas, Brietta G 5-11 SO/HS Baton Rouge, La./University Lab over Sam Houston State. She also hit the 3 Young, Kiara G 5-9 FR/HS Rogersville, Ala./Lauderdale County HS game-winning shot in a one-point victory 10 Stewart, Sidney G 5-10 SO/HS Damascus, Ark./Conway HS over Alabama in Tuscaloosa. 12 Sword, DeAngela G 5-10 FR/HS Montgomery, Ala./Carver Montgomery HS Johnson saw plenty of action as a 14 Wysinger, Tarkeisha G 5-8 SO/HS Many, La./Many HS true freshman, playing both at the wing and at the four position for Louisiana Tech. 21 Warren, Keshia F 6-1 SR/JC Lewisville, Texas/Tyler JC Although Johnson is somewhat undersized 22 Pringle, Tiawana G 5-8 JR/1L Meridian, Miss./Southeast Lauderdale HS at 6-feet tall, her incredible leaping ability 23 Jones, Whitney G 5-7 SO/TR West Monroe, La./Baylor combined with her long arms allow her to 32 Bendolph, Jasmine G 5-7 FR/HS Mobile, Ala./Davidson make up for the few inches she usually 33 Johnson, Adrienne F 6-0 SO/HS Franklin, La./Franklin HS gives away. 42 Dowdell, Shanavia F 6-2 JR/1L Calera, Ala./Calera HS “Adrienne Johnson is going to have