UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S WBB SID: Lizzie Barlow / [email protected] / (C) 812-484-2762 / (O) 812-488-1152

University of Evansville Purple Aces (3-10, 0-2 MVC) vs. University of (8-5, 1-1 MVC) Thursday, January 5, 2012 • 7:00 PM CT • Evansville, Ind. (Ford Center)

TONIGHT’S GAME The Purple Aces continue the 2011-12 Missouri Valley Conference slate tonight, hosting 2011-12 Women’s Basketball Schedule Northern Iowa at 7:00 p.m. CT at the Ford Center. The Aces have a chance to even the Sat. oct. 29 OAKLAND CITY (EXH) 78-41, W series with UNI this season with two wins. The Panthers own a 20-18 advantage in the Fri. Nov. 11 at Murray State 76-61, L all-time series and have won the last six meetings. However, UE holds a 10-7 advantage in games played in Evansville and a 3-1 lead in meetings in the Valley Tournament. UE last Fri. Nov. 18 at Cincinnati 64-34, L topped UNI in the 2008 MVC Tournament quarterfinals, 79-56. That victory capped six Sun. Nov. 20 at Bowling Green 71-54, L straight wins over the Panthers, as the Aces earned victories in all three meetings in both the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons. Maine Tournament - Dead River Company Classic Fri. Nov. 25 Evansville vs. Brown 55-47, L EVANSVILLE (3-10, 0-2 MVC) – The Aces look to capture their first Valley win of Sat. Nov. 26 Evansville vs. Troy 59-49, W the season and also snap a four-game losing streak Thursday. UE comes off road losses at Indiana State (73-54) and Illinois State (62-49) in the opening weekend of MVC play. Tues. nov. 29 BALL STATE 55-50, L Against the Redbirds on New Year’s Day, four Aces reached double figures led by senior ACES WINTER CLASSIC Briyana Blair’s third double-double of the season with 11 points and 14 rebounds. Junior Meagan Collins scored a team-high 13 points, while classmates Samantha Heck added 11 Fri. dec. 2 Evansville vs. E. Kentucky 63-56, W and Taylor Ware logged 10 points and six rebounds. On the season, Heck leads the team Sat. dec. 3 Evansville vs. Marshall 60-48, L with 12.8 points per game along with 6.2 boards. Blair also averages double figures with 10.4 points per game and cleans up the glass with 8.8 rebounds per contest. Collins (8.1 ppg) and Sat. dec. 10 MURRAY STATE 78-48, W Ware (7.1 ppg, 12.0 ppg MVC) have also been steady threats on offense. Fri. Dec. 16 at UT Martin 78-69, L Mon. Dec. 19 at Missouri 74-51, L NORTHERN IOWA (8-5, 1-1 MVC) – The Panthers come off a 1-1 weekend, suffering a 67-40 loss to Wichita State in the Valley-opener, but bounced back to beat preseason Fri. Dec. 30 at Indiana State* 73-54, L favorite Missouri State, 62-54. The loss to the Shockers snapped the defending Missouri Sun. Jan. 1 at Illinois State* 62-49, L Valley Conference champions’ 19-game win streak against MVC opponents. In UNI’s win over the Lady Bears, senior guard Katelin Oney led the charge with 16 points, and also Thur. Jan. 5 NORTHERN IOWA* 7 p.m. grabbed a career-high nine rebounds in 35 minutes of action. Three other Panthers reached Sun. Jan. 8 BRADLEY* 1 p.m. double-digits in scoring, with senior Rachel Madrigal pouring in 12, junior Mercedees Thur. Jan. 12 at Creighton* 7:05 p.m. Morgan adding 11, and junior Amber Kirschbaum scoring 10 points. On the season, Oney (11.8ppg, 3.2rpg), K.K. Armstrong (11.7ppg, 4.7rpg), and Madrigal (11.7ppg, 3.7) all average Sat. Jan. 14 at Drake* 2:05 p.m. double figures in the well-balanced scoring lineup. Kirschbaum leads the Panthers on the glass, averaging 8.2 rebounds per game, while adding 9.5 points per contest. Thur. Jan. 19 WICHITA STATE* 7 p.m. Sat. Jan. 21 MISSOURI STATE* 2 p.m. THE COACHES Sun. Jan. 29 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* 2 p.m. OTIES EPPS, (Wisconsin-Stout, ’02) 1st season at UE, 3-10 record Epps is in his first season as Evansville’s head coach. Epps spent the last three seasons at Thur. Feb. 2 at Bradley* 7 p.m. the University of Wisconsin where he helped lead the Badgers to a 56-31 record and three Sat. Feb. 4 at Northern Iowa* 7 p.m. postseason appearances. Wisconsin played in the WNIT in 2009 and 2011, and earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament in 2010 for the first time since 2002. Thur. Feb. 9 CREIGHTON* 11 a.m.

Sun. Feb. 12 DRAKE* 1 p.m. TANYA WARREN, (Creighton,’88), 5th season at Northern Iowa, 76-64 record Friday Feb. 17 at Missouri State* 7:05 p.m. The 2011 Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year, Warren has led the Panthers to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances and the program’s first-ever regular-season Sun. Feb. 19 at Wichita State* 2:05 p.m. MVC title. In 2010-11, she guided the Panthers to a 27-6 overall record and a 17-1 Valley Sun. Feb. 26 at Southern Illinois* 2:05 p.m. record as UNI finished the conference season five games better than the second-place teams. UNI won the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament for the second-straight year, hur arch p m T . m 1 ILLINOIS STATE* 7 . . earning the school’s second NCAA Tournament appearance. Sat. march 3 INDIANA STATE* 1 p.m. State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament PROBABLE STARTERS (based on last game) March 8-11 St. Charles, Mo. TBA

TONIGHT’S MEDIA CENTER #14 #24 #15 #21 #25 Radio: 91.5 F.M. - WUEV (Mike Radomski, play-by-play) G G G F F/C Internet - Audio: wuev.evansville.edu Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Staci Taylor Briyana Meagan Samantha Internet - Video: AcesTV (gopurpleaces.com/showcase) Gillum Ware Blair Collins Heck ROSTER

NUMERICAL CLASS SENIORS (3) No. name Pos. ht. yr. hometown/Previous School 1 Khristian Hart G 5-8 So. Evansville, Ind./Harrison Briyana Blair 2 Kat Taylor G 5-6 Fr. Akron, Ohio/Lake Ridge Academy Chelsea Falkenstein 3 Chelsea Falkenstein F 6-0 Sr. Evansville, Ind./Memorial Staci Gillum 11 Jordan Lewis G 5-8 Jr. Greenfield, Ind./Greenfield Central JUNIORS (4) 14 Staci Gillum G 5-7 Sr. West Des Moines, Iowa/Waukee Meagan Collins 15 Briyana Blair G/F 5-11 Sr. Orlando, Fla./William R. Boone Samantha Heck 21 Meagan Collins F 6-0 Jr. Boonville, Ind./Boonville Jordan Lewis 22 Miranda Liles F/C 6-3 So. Killen, Ala./Brooks Taylor Ware 23 Katie Ellerson G/F 5-11 So. Muskego, Wis./Muskego SOPHOMORES (4) 24 Taylor Ware G/F 5-9 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Walnut Hills Katie Ellerson 25 Samantha Heck F/C 6-2 Jr. Auxvasse, Mo./North Callaway Khristian Hart 32 Hannah Weedman C 6-4 So. Knoxville, Ill./Knoxville Miranda Liles 33 Juliann Miller G 5-8 Fr. Louisville, Ky./Mercy Academy Hannah Weedman 54 Mallory Ladd F 6-1 Fr. Evansville, Ind./Memorial FRESHMEN (3) Mallory Ladd ALPHABETICAL Juliann Miller Kat Taylor No. name Pos. ht. yr. hometown/Previous School 15 Briyana Blair G/F 5-11 Sr. Orlando, Fla./William R. Boone 21 Meagan Collins F 6-0 Jr. Boonville, Ind./Boonville 23 Katie Ellerson G/F 5-11 So. Muskego, Wis./Muskego 3 Chelsea Falkenstein F 6-0 Sr. Evansville, Ind./Memorial STATE 14 Staci Gillum G 5-7 Sr. West Des Moines, Iowa/Waukee ALABAMA (1) 1 Khristian Hart G 5-8 So. Evansville, Ind./Harrison Miranda Liles 25 Samantha Heck F/C 6-2 Jr. Auxvasse, Mo./North Callaway FLORIDA (1) 54 Mallory Ladd F 6-1 Fr. Evansville, Ind./Memorial Briyana Blair 11 Jordan Lewis G 5-8 Jr. Greenfield, Ind./Greenfield Central ILLINOIS (1) 22 Miranda Liles F/C 6-3 So. Killen, Ala./Brooks Hannah Weedman 33 Juliann Miller G 5-8 Fr. Louisville, Ky./Mercy Academy INDIANA (5) 2 Kat Taylor G 5-6 Fr. Akron, Ohio/Lake Ridge Academy Meagan Collins 24 Taylor Ware G/F 5-9 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Walnut Hills Chelsea Falkenstein 32 Hannah Weedman C 6-4 So. Knoxville, Ill./Knoxville Khristian Hart Mallory Ladd Head Coach: Oties Epps, 1st, (Wisconsin-Stout ‘02) Jordan Lewis Assistant Coach: Meredith Baugher, 1st, (Valparaiso ‘05) IOWA (1) Assistant Coach: Nicki Motto, 4th, (Miami ‘05) Staci Gillum Assistant Coach: Matt Ruffing, 1st, (Dayton ‘07) KENTUCKY (1) Director of Basketball Operations: FahKara Malone (Purdue ‘10) Juliann Miller MISSOURI (1) Samantha Heck PRONUNCIATIONS OHIO (2) Players... Kat Taylor Coaches... Briyana Blair: bree-ON-uh Oties Epps: O-teese Taylor Ware Chelsea Falkenstein: FALK-en-stine Meredith Baugher: BALK-er WISCONSIN (1) Staci Gillum: GIL-um Matt Ruffing: RUFF-ing Katie Ellerson FahKara Malone: fuh-CAR-uh Player’s Hometowns:... Auxvasse (Samantha Heck): uh-VOSS Muskego (Katie Ellerson): mus-KEE-go

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A WIN OVER NORTHERN IOWA WOULD… the squad is 3-4 when they win the battle of the boards, but CAREER RECORDS Make UE 4-10 on the season … Make UE 1-2 in the MVC are conversely 0-6 when they get outrebounded. Points … Make UE 19-20 vs. UNI all-time … Make UE 445-559 1. Shelly Brand-Adlard (1981-85)....1,713 all-time. STARTING LINE 2. Shyla Puelston (1997-2002)...... 1,626 Evansville has used five different starting lineups this 3. Rebekah Parker (2004-08)...... 1,480 A LOSS TO NORTHERN IOWA WOULD… season with point guard Staci Gillum and forward Samantha 4. Barb Dykstra (1982-86)...... 1,430 Make UE 3-11 on the season … Make UE 0-3 in the MVC Heck serving as the only players to start all 13 games. Heck 5. Amy Lefever (1989-94)...... 1,362 … Make UE 18-21 vs. UNI all-time … Make UE 444-560 has started 24 games consecutively for the Aces; the longest 6. Jamie Gray (2000-04)...... 1,335 all-time. streak among active players. See page 21 of the game notes 7. Christy Greis (1989-93)...... 1,328 for a game-by-game starting lineup breakdown. 8. Tricia Deffendoll (1991-95)...... 1,232 WHAT THE HECK Samantha Heck led Evansville with her eighth and ninth NO HARM, NO FOUL 9. Rhonda Smith (1979-83)...... 1,227 straight double figure games in the opening weekend of The Aces average just 13.6 personal fouls per game, which 10. Megan Liffick (2002-06)...... 1,132 Valley play. The junior piloted the Aces’ offense with 16 ranks them 17th nationally. In 9-of-13 games, Evansville has points and six rebounds at Indiana State and logged 11 been charged with the same amount or less personal fouls Field Goals Made points at Illinois State as four Aces reached double-digits in than its opponent. The national leader, Navy, averages 11.3 1. Shelly Brand-Adlard (1981-85)...... 718 that game. Averaging 13.5 points and 5.0 rebounds on the personal fouls per game. 2. Shyla Puelston (1997-2002)...... 646 week, Heck shot 56.3 percent (9-16) from the field and also 3. Barb Dykstra (1982-86)...... 584 recorded a team-high four blocks along with three steals TREY BIEN ELLERSON 4. Christy Greis (1989-93)...... 538 and two assists. On the season, Heck averages 12.8 points Sophomore Katie Ellerson had a career game at Mizzou, 5. Jamie Gray (2000-04)...... 506 and 6.2 rebounds, and is one of two UE players who have UE’s last non-conference contest of the year. She scored 6. Rhonda Smith (1979-83)...... 499 started all 13 games this season. a career-high 16 points while matching a career-best four three-pointers. Ellerson also knocked down four threes at 7. Rebekah Parker (2004-08)...... 498 BLAIR IT OUT Missouri State (1/2/11) as a freshman. 8. Amy Lefever (1989-94)...... 477 Briyana Blair recorded her third double-double of the 9. Barb Orpurt (1984-88)...... 435 season at Illinois State Sunday afternoon. Blair logged COLLINS BEHIND THE ARC 10. Krista Blunk (1989-93)...... 418 11 points and 14 rebounds, while also adding six assists Meagan Collins matched a career-high three three-pointers and three steals, surpassing the 100 steals and 400 points at Illinois State last Sunday, knocking down 3-of-5 from Percentage (minimum 200 fgm) milestones in her career. In her 42-game career with UE behind the arc. Of the UE players that have attempted at 1. Arlene Peters (1986-88)...... 550 after transferring from the University of Miami, Blair has least ten threes, Collins ranks first on the team with a .378 2. Shyla Puelston (1997-2002)...... 549 scored 409 points and made 102 steals. percentage (14-37) from three-point range. 3. Jenna Hayes (1999-2003)...... 536 4. Laura Gaybrick (2003-07)...... 522 100 HELPING HANDS HOT SHOTS In three consecutive games, three UE players hit the Against UT Martin, Evansville recorded its highest field 5. Debbie Roberts-Shultz (1986-88)..475 100-career assists milestone. Jordan Lewis (101) hit the goal percentage, 55.8 percent (29-for-52), since the Aces 6. Devonne Mullis (1994-98)...... 464 mark at UT Martin (12/16), Staci Gillum (112) pushed over shot 56.7 percent against Bradley on Feb. 2, 2004 (81-65 7. Jamie Gray (2000-04)...... 462 the mark at Mizzou (12/19), and Sam Heck (101) hit 100 at win). It also marked the first times UE has broken the 50 8. Diane Starry (1987-91)...... 461 Indiana State (12/30). percent mark, since Jan. 26, 2008 when the Aces shot 53.4 9. Denise Spear (1981-85)...... 459 percent versus Southern Illinois (77-67 win). On the season, 10. Amy Humphries (1987-91)...... 449 FALKENSTEIN OUT UE is shooting 35.7 percent from the field. Senior Chelsea Falkenstein will be out the remainder of the Rebounds season with a torn ACL. Falkenstein injured her knee in 1,000 GAMES 1. Christy Greis (1989-93)...... 1,286 UE’s game at UT Martin on Dec. 16. Because she missed UE’s game at UT Martin (12/16) marked the 1,000th game 2. Shyla Puelston (1997-2002)...... 833 two games earlier this season due to a concussion suffered in program history. The Aces currently own a 444-559 versus Ball State on Nov. 29, she is eligible to redshirt. (.443) all-time record dating back to the 1969-70 season -- 3. Jamie Gray (2000-04)...... 811 Falkenstein averaged 3.6 points and 5.5 rebounds before the UE’s first year of women’s basketball. 4. Jenny Schulz (1980-84)...... 752 season-ending injury. 5. Rebekah Parker (2004-08)...... 653 VALLEY PLAY Shannon Novosel (2005-09)...... 653 OUT OF NO-WARE The Aces own a 113-195 all-time record in the Missouri 7. Robyn Jennings (2005-09)...... 605 Junior Taylor Ware had a strong showing in the first Valley Conference, since joining the league in the 1994-95 8. Lisa Eckart (1998-2001)...... 568 weekend of Valley play, tallying back-to-back double figure season. Evansville looks to get back to the results the Aces 9. Barb Dykstra (1982-86)...... 564 games for the first time in her career. Ware averaged a had from 2005-08, in which UE had four straight winning 10. Robin Owen (1978-82)...... 518 team second-best 12.0 points and 4.5 rebounds, scoring 14 records. In the 2008-09 season, UE won the conference points at Indiana State and 10 at Illinois State. Against the tournament despite a 4-14 regular season mark in the MVC, 3-Point Field Goals Made Sycamores, Ware played a career-high 37 minutes, while also winning four straight contests in St. Charles, Mo. 1. Courtney Felke (2004-08)...... 205 knocking down a career-high two three-pointers on 2-of-3 shooting from behind the arc. UE’S LAST VICTORY 2. Shinko Ono (1998-2002)...... 204 The Aces’ last win was Dec. 10 when UE earned a 78-48 Amy Lefever (1989-94)...... 204 THE IMPORTANCE OF A GOOD START win over Murray State, their largest victory since beating 4. Tami Masterson (1998-2002)...... 174 When Evansville leads at halftime, the Aces own a 2-0 Southern Illinois on Jan. 15, 2011 by a 34-point margin. 5. Alissa Kirby (2001-05)...... 153 record. On the other hand, when UE is trailing at the half, 6. Tricia Deffendoll (1991-95)...... 134 they have been unable to recover, going 0-9. The Aces have DOUBLE TROUBLE 7. Allison Langham (1997-2001)...... 117 been tied twice at the break and are 1-1 in that situation. Briyana Blair is the only Ace with a double-double to her 8. Krista Blunk (1989-93)...... 113 resume this season, logging three: Brown (11 pts, 14 rebs) Kathie Layden (1994-98)...... 113 BOX OUT, GO GET IT on Nov. 25, Eastern Kentucky (17 pts, 10 rebs) on Dec. 2, 10. Megan Liffick (2002-06)...... 107 Rebounding has proven to be one of the most important and Illinois State (11 pts, 14 rebs) on Jan. 1. Samantha Heck factors in winning or losing a basketball game. For the Aces, and Meagan Collins are also a part of the three-person

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A UE PLAYER... Scored 25 points:...... Amy Gallagher vs. Ball State (29 pts - 12/22/09) INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME Scored 30 points:...... Ashley Austin vs. Indiana State (31 pts - 2/19/09) RECORDS Scored 35+ points:...... Ashli Senff at Wichita State (35 pts - 12/30/06)* Most Points Grabbed 10 rebounds:...... Briyana Blair at Illinois State (14 rebs - 1/1/12) 35...... Grabbed 15 rebounds:...... Shannon Novosel vs. Indiana State (15 rebs - 2/19/09) Ashli Senff at Wichita State (12/30/06) Grabbed 20+ rebounds:...... Shyla McKibbon vs. Bradley (23 rebs - 2/15/98) Made 5+ FGs:...... Briyana Blair & Meagan Collins at Illinois State (5 fgs - 1/1/12) Made 10+ FTs:...... Briyana Blair vs. Eastern Kentucky (11 fts - 12/2/11) Most Field Goals Had 10 assists:...... Ashley Austin at Creighton (10 assists - 2/12/09) 14...... Had 5 steals:...... Kat Taylor at Indiana State (5 steals - 12/30/11) Shyla Puelston vs. Murray State (12/7/99) Had 10+ steals:...... Shinko Ono vs. Eastern Illinois (11 steals - 11/24/98)* Shyla Puelston vs. Wichita State (2/27/99) Had 5+ blocks:...... Shannon Novosel vs. Illinois State (5 blocks - 3/13/09) Lisa Eckart vs. Eastern Illinois (11/24/98) Had a double-double:...... Briyana Blair at Illinois State (11 pts, 14 rebs - 1/1/12) Had a triple-double:...... Not Available Debbie Roberts-Shultz vs. Austin Peay (‘87-88) Played 40+ Minutes:...... Stephanie Bamberger at Indiana State (40 min - 2/27/11) Highest Field Goal Percentage AN OPPONENT... 1.000...... Scored 25 points:...... Christine Flores & BreAnna Brock at Missouri (25 pts - 12/19/11) Scored 30 points:...... Kristin Turk vs. Drake (41 pts - 1/9/11) Various Times Scored 35+ points:...... Kristin Turk vs. Drake (41 pts - 1/9/11) Grabbed 10 rebounds:...... Candace Sykes at Illinois State (13 rebs - 1/1/12) Most 3-Point Field Goals Made Grabbed 15 rebounds:...... Stephany Neptune vs. Southern Illinois (17 rebs - 3/4/10) 8...... Grabbed 20+ rebounds:...... Antionette Wells at Wichita State (22 rebs - 1/12/06) Courtney Felke at Morehead State (11/19/07) Made 10+ FTs:...... Stephany Neptune vs. Southern Illinois (10 fts - 1/2/10) Had 10 assists:...... Marisah Henderson at Wichita State (10 assists - 3/1/09) Had 5 steals:...... Tessa Elkins at Murray State (5 steals - 11/11/11) Most Free Throws Made Had 10+ steals:...... Not Available 14...... Had 5+ blocks:...... Shannon Thomas at Indian State (5 blocks - 2/27/11) Latasha Austin vs. UNI (2/23/02) Had a double-double:...... Candace Sykes at Illinois State (11 pts, 13 rebs - 1/1/12) Latasha Austin at Temple (11/9/01) Had a triple-double:...... Not Available Played 40+ Minutes:...... Brittany Schoen vs. Indiana State (40 min - 1/27/11) Highest Percentage EVANSVILLE... 1.000...... Scored between 80-90 points:...... 83 points vs. Central Michigan (96-83 loss, 12/4/10) Various Times Scored 80 points and lost:...... 83 points vs. Central Michigan (96-83 loss, 12/4/10) Scored 90+ points:...... 94 points vs. Wichita State (94-60 win, 2/8/08) Scored 90 points and lost:...... 94 points vs. Murray State (96-94 loss, 11/29/93) Most Assists Scored 100+ points:...... 104 points at Ohio (104-77 win, 12/4/04) 17...... Scored 50+ points in a half:...... 56 in 1st half vs. Wichita State (2/8/08) Angie McGrew vs. Oral Roberts (‘86-87) Held Below 50 points total:...... 49 at Illinois State (62-49 loss, 1/1/12) Held Below 40 points total:...... 34 at Cincinnati (64-34 loss, 11/18/11) Most Rebounds Grabbed 50 rebounds:...... 56 rebounds at Samford (11/29/08) Grabbed 60+ rebounds:...... 67 rebounds at Creighton (3/5/05)* 27...... +10 Rebounding differential:...... +13 vs. Murray State (12/10/11) Lana Korff vs. IU-Southeast (‘77-78) +20 Rebounding differential:...... +22 vs. Austin Peay (12/21/06) Had 20+ assists:...... 21 assists at UT Martin (12/16/11) Most Steals Had 15+ steals:...... 17 steals vs. Murray State (12/10/11) 11...... Had 10+ blocks:...... 11 blocks at IUPUI (12/1/02) Shinko Ono vs. Eastern Illinois (11/24/98) Had 30+ turnovers:...... 31 turnovers at Murray State (11/11/11) Had less than 10 turnovers:...... 9 turnovers vs. Ball State (12/22/09) Team shot