Michigan State 2008-09 Women’S Basketball Michigan State Spartans (1-0) Stony Brook Seawolves (0-1) Game Information Date: Sunday, Nov
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MICHIGAN STATE 2008-09 women’s basketball MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS (1-0) STONY BROOK SEAWOLVES (0-1) GAME INFORMATION Date: Sunday, Nov. 16 Time: 1 p.m. 2008-09 Schedule Location: East Lansing, Mich. Arena: Breslin Center November TV: None Radio: WVFN 730 AM Thu. 6 SAGINAW VALLEY STATE (EXH.) W, 97-32 Rick Berkey (play-by-play) Sun. 9 GRAND VALLEY STATE (EXH.) W, 84-44 Internet: Live Stats and Audio at www.msuspartans.com Fri. 14 NIAGARA W, 116-50 Sun. 16 STONY BROOK 1 p.m. COACHES Wed. 19 DETROIT 7 p.m. Michigan State Stony Brook Sat. 22 vs. Dartmouth ^ 3 p.m. Suzy Merchant (Central Michigan ‘91) Michele Cherry (Arizona State ‘92) Sun. 23 vs. Vermont/Quinnipiac ^ 1/3 p.m. Overall Record: 225-134 (14th season) Overall Record: 8-24 (second season) Wed. 26 OLD DOMINION BTN 6:30 p.m. Record at MSU: 24-14 (second Season) Record at Stony Brook: Same Sat. 29 at Notre Dame 2 p.m. SERIES HISTORY December Wed. 3 at Georgia Tech # 4:15 p.m. First meeting between the Spartans and Seawolves. Sun. 7 at St. Bonaventure 12 p.m. Sun. 14 at Xavier 2 p.m. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Thu. 18 DELAWARE STATE 7 p.m. • The Spartans broke program records for points scored (116), also a Breslin Center record, and Sun. 21 at Penn State * BTN 12 p.m. margin of victory (66) in the season opening win over Niagara. Mon. 29 INDIANA * + 7 p.m. • Michigan State had six players in double-figures for the first time since 1990. • Redshirt junior Lauren Aitch had a career-high 25 points in only 21 minutes of action. January • Freshman Courtney Schiffauer’s 21 points is the most in a MSU debut since 2002. Thu. 1 at Purdue * BTN 1 p.m. • MSU shot 64.8% (46-of-71) from the field, the highest percentage since 2002. Sun. 4 at Ohio State * BTN 2 p.m. • MSU has now won their last 10 season openers (all at Breslin Center) and are 25-12 all-time. Thu. 8 NORTHWESTERN * + 7 p.m. • The Spartans have started 2-0 the last five seasons. Thu. 15 at Michigan * + 7 p.m. • Michigan State was picked to finish third in the Big Ten by both the coaches and media. Sun. 18 PENN STATE * BTN 4 p.m. • MSU is the only Big Ten school to return all five starters. Thu. 22 at Northwestern * 8 p.m. • They return 83.1% of their scoring (third in the Big Ten), 90.7% of their rebounding (first), 77.9% Sun. 25 WISCONSIN * BTN 2 p.m. of their assists (third), 97.6% of their blocks (first) and 81.2% of their minutes played (second). Thu. 29 IOWA * + 7 p.m. • One of two schools (Purdue) to welcome back four All-Big Ten performers. • MSU looks for sixth-straight 20-win season and eighth consecutive postseason berth. February Mon. 2 at Minnesota * BTN 8 p.m. • Allyssa DeHaan was on the five-person Preseason All-Big Ten Team. Thu. 5 at Illinois * BTN 9 p.m. • DeHaan is 46 points away from becoming the 19th 1,000-point scorer in program history. Sun. 8 OHIO STATE * ESPN2 2 p.m. • DeHaan is 85 blocks shy of the Big Ten all-time block record (DeHaan already holds the MSU record). Thu. 12 at Indiana * BTN 7 p.m. • Mia Johnson, Aisha Jefferson and Mandy Piechowski are this season’s captains. Thu. 19 MICHIGAN * + 7 p.m. • Michigan State will host the NCAA Tournament First and Second Rounds on March 22 & 24. Sun. 22 at Wisconsin * TBD • MSU finished last season 23-14 overall and 10-8 in the Big Ten, and advanced to the WNIT finals. Thu. 26 MINNESOTA * TBD POSSIBLE STARTING FIVE March ppg rpg apg misc. Sun. 1 PURDUE * TBD C 41 Allyssa DeHaan (Jr., 6-9, Grandville, Mich.) 12.0 6.0 1.0 4 blocks Th.-Su. 5-8 Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis, Ind.) TBD F 22 Aisha Jefferson (R-Jr., 6-1, Dayton, Ohio) 16.0 4.0 2.0 7-of-7 fg Sa.-Tu. 21-24 NCAA First & Second Rounds TBD F 32 Kalisha Keane (So., 6-1, Ajax, Ontario) 10.0 5.0 4.0 4-of-8 fg Sa.-Tu. 28-31 NCAA Regionals TBD G 2 Mandy Piechowski (Jr., 5-9, Shelby Twp., Mich.) 8.0 3.0 8.0 2-of-2 3fg G 15 Cetera Washington (So., 6-0, Kalamazoo, Mich.) 5.0 2.0 3.0 3-of-3 ft April Su.,Tu. 5,7 NCAA Final Four (St. Louis, Mo.) TBD KEY RESERVES All times Eastern ppg rpg apg misc. C 45 Lauren Aitch (R-Jr., 6-1, Lansing, Mich.) 25.0 8.0 1.0 10-of-11 fg All home games to be played at Breslin Center * - Denotes Big Ten Conference contest F 30 Lykendra Johnson (R-Fr., 6-1, River Forest, Ill.) 7.0 7.0 4.0 4 steals ^ - TD Banknorth Classic (Burlington, Vt.) G 33 Taylor Alton (Fr., 5-11, Highlands Ranch, Colo.) 2.0 5.0 1.0 1 steal # - Big Ten / ACC Challenge G 3 Porschè Poole (Fr., 5-8, Canton, Ohio) 10.0 1.0 2.0 2 steals + - Game streamed on BigTenNetwork.com F 24 Courtney Schiffauer (Fr., 6-1, Boardman, Ohio) 21.0 8.0 2.0 9-of-12 fg BTN - Big Ten Network Five consecutive 20-win seasons ... Seven straight postseason appearances ... Top-10 in attendance the last three seasons ... SPARTANS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Pos. Yr. Hometown/High School/Previous School Notes 2 Mandy Piechowski 5-9 G Jr. Shelby Township, Mich./Utica Dished out a career-best 8 assists v. Niagara 3 Porschè Poole 5-8 G Fr. Canton, Ohio/McKinley 10 points in collegiate debut 15 Cetera Washington 6-0 F So. Kalamazoo, Mich./Loy Norrix Started the opener the last two seasons 20 Brittney Thomas 5-10 G So. Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook Honorable Mention All-Big Ten 21 Mia Johnson 5-9 G R-Sr. Minneapolis, Minn./Minneapolis North/Saint Louis Univ. Made 35 of her last 39 free throws (.897) 22 Aisha Jefferson 6-1 F R-Jr. Dayton, Ohio/Chaminade-Julienne Went 7-of-7 from the field in first game since 06-07 24 Courtney Schiffauer 6-1 F Fr. Boardman, Ohio/Boardman Most points (21) in an MSU debut since 2002 25 Taja Wilson 6-1 F So. Pittsburgh, Pa./Penn Hills Will miss 2008-09 season due to ACL injury 30 Lykendra Johnson 6-1 F R-Fr. River Forest, Ill./Trinity 7 pts., 7 reb., 4 ast., 4 blk. in debut 32 Kalisha Keane 6-1 F So. Ajax, Ontario/Westdale Broke MSU’s freshman scoring record 33 Taylor Alton 5-11 G/F Fr. Highlands Ranch, Colo./Highlands Ranch Five rebounds in 14 minutes in debut 41 Allyssa DeHaan 6-9 C Jr. Grandville, Mich./Grandville 46 points away from 1,000 45 Lauren Aitch 6-1 C R-Jr. Lansing, Mich./Waverly Career-high 25 points v. Niagara (10-of-11 fg) 54 Jasmine Holmes 5-10 G Jr. Palmdale, Calif./Palmdale Grabbed first career rebound v. Niagara Head Coach - Suzy Merchant Pronunciation Guide Assistant Coaches - Shane Clipfell, Rick Albro, Evelyn Thompson Lauren Aitch H Mandy Piechowski Pie-OW-ski Director of Basketball Operations - Julie Dombroski Allyssa DeHaan Duh-HAHN Porschè Poole PORE-shay Video Coordinator - Monique Govan Aisha Jefferson eye-EE-sha Courtney Schiffauer SHIFF-hour Mia Johnson MY-uh Cetera Washington suh-tear-uh Record-Breaking Start Preseason Polls In the season-opening 116-50 win over Niagara on Friday night, Michigan State broke program records in points scored (116) and margin of victory (66). The previous school records were 108 points scored against AP ESPN/USA Today Georgetown in the 1990 season opener on Nov. 24, and 61 points margin of victory set on two occasions, most 1. Connecticut 1. Connecticut recently on Feb. 3, 2005 against Northwestern, 101-40 - the last time a Spartan team topped the 100-point 2. Stanford 2. Stanford mark. In the 35-year history of the program entering this season, MSU had topped the 100-point mark on nine 3. Maryland 3. Rutgers occasions. In addition, the Breslin Center scoring record was broken, as Northwestern had scored 109 points in 4. Oklahoma 4. North Carolina 5. Rutgers 5. Maryland a double-overtime win over the Spartans on March 5, 1993. 6. North Carolina 6. Tennessee 7. Tennessee 7. Oklahoma In Season Openers 8. Duke 8. Duke With its win on Friday night, Michigan State has now won its last 10 season openers – all at the Breslin Center. 9. California 9. California In those 10 games, MSU has averaged a 26.0 margin of victory. All-time, Spartans are 25-12 in season openers 10. Louisville 10. Texas A&M and are 30-7 in their home opener. Head coach Suzy Merchant has won her last eight season openers dating 11. Texas A&M 11. Louisville back to her time at Eastern Michigan. 12. Vanderbilt 12. Vanderbilt 13. Texas 13. Texas About Stony Brook 14. Oklahoma State 14. Notre Dame Stony Brook lost its opener at home Friday night, 59-45 to Quinnipiac. Junior Kairsten Nunn led the Seawolves 15. Virginia 15. Virginia with 10 points. Classmate Sarah Kazadi had nine points and a team-best seven rebounds. Stony Brook was 16. Notre Dame 15. Oklahoma State picked to finish ninth in the America East Conference after finishing last season 8-23.