2014-15 Nku Women's Basketball Notes
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2014-15 NKU WOMEN’S BASKETBALLAkron Classic GAME NOTES Notes Schedule Games 9 (4-4 overall) Live stats/audio/video links available at NKUNorse.com Nov. 14 vs. Delaware State @ .. W, 76-55 Nov. 15 at Akron @ ....................... L, 49-82 Saturday, Dec. 6 - NKU (4-4) at IPFW (3-4) -- 4:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at Illinois State ...............W, 59-48 Fort Wayne, Indiana -- Hillard Gates Sports Center (2,300) Nov. 22 LOYOLA (CHICAGO) ... L, 38-45 Series history: NKU leads, 28-7 Nov. 25 OHIO ...................................L, 38-77 First meeting: Feb. 25, 1984 -- NKU 77, IPFW 67 (Highland Heights, Kentucky) Nov. 28 vs. Grand Canyon # .....W, 52-45 Last meeting: Feb. 10, 2010 -- NKU 82, IPFW 48 (Highland Heights, Kentucky) Nov. 29 vs. UNC Greensboro # W, 66-58 Dec. 3 at No. 13 Kentucky ........ L, 64-82 Dec. 6 at IPFW ........................... 4:30 p.m. Matchups Dec. 15 at Marquette.........................8 p.m. Dec. 17 CINCINNATI ..........................7 p.m. at a Glance Dec. 19 vs. Delaware $ .....................7 p.m. 55.3 Points/game 74.1 Dec. 30 IUPUI .......................................7 p.m. 61.5 Opponents 71.1 Jan. 3 WRIGHT STATE ....................1 p.m. .343 Field Goal Percentage .400 Jan. 6 GEORGETOWN (Ky.) ........7 p.m. .384 Opponents .396 .227 3-Point Field Goal Percentage .379 Jan. 10 at Lipscomb * ......................5 p.m. .287 Opponents .320 Jan. 14 at Kennesaw State * ..........7 p.m. .722 Free Throw Percentage .727 Jan. 17 USC UPSTATE * ...................7 p.m. .636 Opponents .675 37.1 Rebounds/game 40.6 Jan. 22 at North Florida * ...............7 p.m. 38.9 Opponents 38.7 Jan. 24 at Jacksonville * ..................2 p.m. 9.3 Assists/game 12.6 Jan. 29 STETSON * ............................7 p.m. 11.5 Opponents 10.3 7.3 Steals/game 5.4 Jan. 31 FLORIDA GULF COAST * 7 p.m. 11.4 Opponents 7.9 Feb. 7 LIPSCOMB * ..........................4 p.m. 4.0 Blocks/game 1.6 Feb. 12 at Florida Gulf Coast * ......7 p.m. 2.8 Opponents 3.3 Feb. 14 at Stetson * ............................1 p.m. Feb. 19 JACKSONVILLE * ...............7 p.m. LAST GAME STARTERS Feb. 21 NORTH FLORIDA * ............7 p.m. Feb. 25 KENNESAW STATE * ........7 p.m. Feb. 28 at USC Upstate * .................2 p.m. March 6- Atlantic Sun Conference March 15 Championship ........................ TBA ALL TIMES EASTERN HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS 0 • Shar’Rae Davis 10 • Christine Roush 22 • Kelley Wiegman 31 • Melody Doss 32 • Kaitlyn Gerrety @ - at the Akron Classic R-So. • G • 5-8 Jr. • G • 5-11 So. • G • 5-10 Sr. • G • 5-10 Sr. • F • 6-0 # - at the Navy Classic PPG - 4.8 PPG - 10.8 PPG - 4.9 PPG - 12.1 PPG - 7.3 $ - will be played in Cincinnati, Ohio * - indicates Atlantic Sun Conference game RPG - 4.4 RPG - 4.5 RPG - 2.5 RPG - 3.6 RPG - 6.3 FG % - .250 FG % - .358 FG % - .250 FG % - .395 FG % - .389 FT % - .667 FT % - .897 FT % - .889 FT % - .769 FT % - .778 2014-15 NKU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES ABOUT NKU: NKU enters the IPFW contest 4-4 overall after 16-for-18 (.889) from the free-throw line against No. 13 Ken- dropping an 82-64 decision to No. 13 Kentucky on Wednesday tucky. evening. The Norse placed four players in double-figures, led by 13-point efforts from both Kaitlyn Gerrety and Christine Christine Roush leads the Atlantic Sun in free-throw shooting, Roush. Molly Franson added 12 points, while Melody Doss going 26-for-29 for 89.7 percent from the charity stripe, and finished with 11, both on 4-for-6 shooting from the field. NKU she is followed by Kelley Wiegman’s 88.9 percent (16-for-18). shot 42.0 percent (21-for-50) from the floor but could not Melody Doss is also connecting on over 70 percent of her overcome 26 turnovers against the Wildcats. attempts, ranking 13th among conference players at 76.9 per- cent (20-for-26). ABOUT IPFW: The Mastodons are 3-4 on the year after knock- ing down school-record tying 16 3-pointers in IPFW’s 79-62 STARTING CONTRIBUTION: NKU’s starting five of Shar’Rae win at Chicago State on Thursday evening. Haley Seibert led Davis, Melody Doss, Kaitlyn Gerrety, Christine Roush and Kel- all players with a season-high 24 points, including six treys, ley Wiegman have contributed to 68.8 percent of the team’s and she added four assists, one blocked shot and one steal. offense. They have scored a combined 304 of the Norse’s 442 Kamilah Carter added 17 points on 6-for-8 shooting from the total points this season, and the starters have also pulled down floor, while Courtney Ogle finished with 14 points. 52.9 percent of the team’s rebounds (157-of-297). Additionally, the starting lineup has also recorded 88.2 percent of NKU’s Seibert leads the Mastodons offense, averaging 18.6 points and 3-pointers, collecting 30 of the team’s 34 made attempts from 2.6 assists per game. KeShyra McCarver is adding 10.0 points behind the 3-point arc. while pulling down a team-high 6.6 rebounds per contest. Ogle has blocked a team-best eight shots this season, as Ra- RISING TO THE CHALLENGE: Kaitlyn Gerrety has stepped chel Rinehart has collected nine steals. up her contributions over NKU’s last two games. She aver- aged 12.0 points and 8.5 rebounds in games against UNC IPFW head coach Chris Paul entered his 10th season with the Greensboro and No. 13 Kentucky. Gerrety also blocked a total Mastodons as the winningest coach in program history. He of three shots, while shooting 10-for-16 from floor. Over the held a 109-151 career record, all at IPFW, entering the 2014-15 two games, she also dished out four assists and collected five season. steals. NKU-IPFW SERIES: NKU holds a 28-7 lead in the all-time The senior center from Cincinnati, Ohio, recorded the team’s series against IPFW. The two teams met on a twice a season first double-double of the season on Saturday against UNC as members of the Great Lakes Valley Conference prior to the Greensboro with 11 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. She Mastodons making the NCAA Division I transition in 2001. The went 4-for-6 from the field and finished with four assists, two Norse won the first 10 meetings, starting with a 77-67 victory blocked shots and four steals. Against No. 13 Kentucky on on Feb. 25, 1984, in Regents Hall. Wednesday, Gerrety scored a team-high 13 points, including eight in the second half, and pulled down a game-high seven IPFW’s first win of the series came on Jan. 11, 1990, when the rebounds. Mastodons defeated NKU, 67-64, in Highland Heights. In addition to the first 10 victories, the Norse have also won the Gerrety is averaging 7.3 points per game to rank third for the previous 10 meetings. The two programs last faced on Feb. 10, Norse, and she leads the team with 6.3 rebounds per contest, 2001, when NKU posted an 82-48 win in Regents Hall. which lands 10th in the Atlantic Sun. She also tops the team with 12 blocked shots, including a season-high three against AGAINST THE SUMMIT LEAGUE: NKU is 47-12 all-time against both Loyola (Chicago) and Grand Canyon, and 11 steals. members of the Summit League. In addition to their 28-7 advantage over IPFW, the Norse also hold winning records against IUPUI (17-1) and South Dakota (1-0). The series is tied ABOUT THE HEAD COACH: NKU head coach Dawn Plitzuweit with North Dakota State with each team holding one victory, recorded her 150th career victory with NKU’s 84-72 Women’s while South Dakota State is 3-0 over the Norse. Basketball Invitational victory over McNeese State on March 20, 2014, which marked the first D-I postseason win by any NKU faced Summit League members in each of the program’s Norse program. Plitzuweit, who is entering her third season three NCAA Division II national championship games. In 2000, with the Norse, helped ensure NKU’s 31st-consecutive winning the Norse defeated North Dakota State, 71-62, in overtime to season with a win against Atlantic Sun foe Lipscomb during capture the school’s first ever national title. Three seasons the 2013-14 season, and she is 33-26 overall at NKU. later, NKU faced South Dakota State and dropped a 65-50 decision in the title game. The Norse earned their second She guided the Norse to their second straight berth to the national championship on March 29, 2008 with a 63-58 victory WBI last season to finish the year with an 18-13 record. Over- over South Dakota. all, Plitzuweit owns a 154-68 career record after spending five seasons as the head coach at Grand Valley State University NKU will face one more Summit League team this season. On where she led the Lakers to four postseason berths, including Dec. 30, IUPUI will visit The Bank of Kentucky Center at 7 p.m. the 2005-06 NCAA Division II national championship. The Norse will enter the contest looking to avenge last sea- son’s 86-63 loss to the Jaguars in Indianapolis, Indiana on Dec. OVER THE HILL: This marks the 41st season of competition 18, 2013. for the Norse women’s basketball program. NKU is 842-333 (.717) all-time since beginning play during the 1974-75 season, CHARITY STRIPE SUCCESS: NKU currently ranks third in the including 31-consecutive winning seasons.