Arkansas State University 2009-10 Women’s Basketball

Van Provence Assistant Sports Information Director [email protected] 870-972-2707 (office) 870-897-5010 (cell) 870-972-3367 fax Exhibition Game 1 vs. ARKANSAS STATE RED WOLVES

0-0 0-0 vs. CHRISTIAN BROTHERS LADY BUCS Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 7:05 p.m. ASU Convocation Center (10,727) Jonesboro, Arkansas 2009-10 ASU Women’s Basketball Schedule Radio: KWHF 95.9 FM “The Wolf” & AStateRedWolves.com Date Opponent Time/Result LiveStats Available at AStateRedWolves.com Nov. 03 Christian Brothers (Exh.) 7:05 p.m. Nov. 10 Southern Arkansas (Exh.) 7:05 p.m. TIPPING IT OFF: The Arkansas State Uni- SBC HONORS: Arkansas State senior Nov. 13 at Creighton 8:35 p.m. Nov. 16 at Kansas State 7:00 p.m. versity women’s basketball team opens the Ebonie Jefferson (Laurel, Miss.) has been Nov. 18 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7:05 p.m. 2009-10 exhibition season Tuesday, Nov. 3 named preseason third-team All-Sun Belt Nov. 20 Virginia Commonwealth% 5:00 p.m. when the Red Wolves host the Lady Bucs of Conference, and the Red Wolves are picked Nov. 21 Seton Hall or Morgan St.% TBA Christian Brothers University. Tipoff is third in the Sun Belt West Division presea- Nov. 24 Louisiana Tech 7:05 p.m. scheduled for 7:05 p.m. at the ASU Convo- son poll as voted on by the league’s 13 head Nov. 27 Missouri State 7:05 p.m. Nov. 30 at St. Louis 7:00 p.m. cation Center. coaches, the conference office announced Dec. 05 at Northern Arizona 7:35 p.m. Oct. 20. Dec. 15 Texas-Arlington 7:05 p.m. THE SEASON: The Red Wolves open the "I expect Ebonie to play at an all-confer- Dec. 19 Arkansas-Little Rock* 7:30 p.m. 36th season of ASU women’s basketball ence level this season,” said ASU head Dec. 22 Southern Illinois 7:05 p.m. Nov. 13 when Arkansas State travels to coach Brian Boyer. “I can't imagine that Dec. 30 at Denver* 8:07 p.m. Jan. 02 North Texas* 3:05 p.m. Omaha, Neb. to take on the Creighton there is a tougher competitor or a harder Jan. 06 Middle Tennessee* 7:05 p.m. Bluejays. The ASU-Creighton matchup is worker in the league. I am so proud of how Jan. 10 at South Alabama* 3:00 p.m. the first of 29 regular-season games on the far Ebonie has come during her career, and Jan. 16 at North Texas* 5:00 p.m. 2009-10 schedule, 14 of which are at the I look forward to her continued improve- Jan. 20 at Florida International* 6:00 p.m. Convocation Center. The 2009-10 season ment this season." Jan. 23 at Florida Atlantic* 4:00 p.m. Jan. 27 Louisiana-Lafayette* 2:05 p.m. will be the second year in a row that ASU Jefferson scored in double figures in 14 of Jan. 30 Denver* 3:05 p.m. has taken on Creighton to open the season. ASU’s last 17 games a year ago, had 19 dou- Feb. 03 at Arkansas-Little Rock* 7:00 p.m. Last year, the Red Wolves posted a 73-56 ble-figure games on the season and led ASU Feb. 06 at New Orleans* 4:30 p.m. victory over the Bluejays in the Nov. 14 sea- in scoring with an 11.8 points-per-game av- Feb. 8 Louisiana-Monroe* 7:05 p.m. son opener at the ASU Convocation Center. erage, a figure that climbed to 13.0 points- Feb. 10 at Western Kentucky* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 17 at Louisiana-Lafayette* 7:00 p.m. Prior to the Creighton game, the Red per-game in Sun Belt Conference play. Feb. 20 Western Kentucky* 3:05 p.m. Wolves will play a second exhibition game The Red Wolves return three of their top Feb. 24 New Orleans* 7:05 p.m. at the ASU Convocation Center, hosting four scorers and four of the top five re- Feb. 27 Troy* 3:05 p.m. Southern Arkansas Nov. 10. bounders from last year’s team that fin- # Mar. 6-9 SBC Tournament TBA ished 16-14.

% - Anaconda Sports The Rock Seton Hall Classic THE CBU SERIES: Tuesday night’s game # - At Hot Springs, Arkansas will be the first-ever meeting between THE RED WOLVES AT HOME: Over the last * Sun Belt Conference Game Arkansas State and Christian Brothers Uni- five years, the ASU women’s basketball pro- All Times Central Time versity in women’s basketball. gram boasts a winning percentage of .811

2008-09 Season Averages ARKANSAS STATE Pos. No. Name Ht. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER G 3 Ebonie Jefferson 5-9 Sr. Laurel, Mississippi 11.8 3.7 .466 fg% G 20 Meghan Lewis 5-8 So. St. Louis, Missouri 1.2 0.3 - G 21 NeNe Hurst 5-10 So. St. Louis, Missouri 8.9 3.8 .348 3fg% F 22 Shay Scott 6-2 Jr. North Little Rock, Arkansas 9.4 6.7 .451 fg% F 30 Lyndsay Schlup 6-2 Sr. California, Missouri 4.9 4.2 .726 ft% CHRISTIAN BROTHERS Pos. No. Name Ht. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER G 11 Normanique Johnson 5-4 Jr. Olive Branch, Mississippi - - - G 14 Jasmine Ellis 6-0 Jr. Memphis, Tennessee - - - STARTERS F 20 Sheena DuBose 6-0 Jr. Tunica Mississippi 8.4 4.9 - PROJECTED G 21 Tameka Wooten 5-4 Sr. Cordova, Tennessee 8.6 4.6 - G 22 Jessica Green 5-8 Fr. Memphis, Tennessee - - - 2009-10 ASU Women’s Basketball 1 AStateRedWolves.com at the ASU Convocation Center. The Red ence, Shay Scott (6’2”) started all 30 Final Regular Season Wolves are 208-62 (.770) all-time at the games a year ago at forward for the Red 2008-09 Sun Belt Standings Convocation Center and 97-39 (.713) under Wolves. Scott was a preseason All-Sun Belt head coach Brian Boyer. Conference selection a year ago after an WEST DIVISION outstanding freshman season and led ASU Team W L Pct. W L Pct. SEASON OUTLOOK: An interesting mix of in rebounding at 6.7 boards per game. She *#UALR 16 2 .889 26 7 .788 veterans and newcomers will take the floor was third in scoring at 9.4 points per out- Arkansas State 10 8 .556 16 14 .533 Denver 10 8 .556 16 15 .516 for Arkansas State when the Red Wolves tip ing, and her 27 blocked shots represent the New Orleans 8 10 .444 14 17 .452 off the 2009-10 season Nov. 13 at ninth-best total ever at Arkansas State in a ULM 7 11 .389 15 16 .484 Creighton. The Red Wolves return three of single season. With 46 career blocked North Texas 6 12 .333 11 20 .355 their top four scorers and four of the top shots, Scott enters her junior season al- La.-Lafayette 0 18 .000 3 27 .100 five rebounders from last year’s team that ready at No. 8 in the ASU record books.

WEST DIVISION finished 16-14, but only six players on the “We are going to lean heavily on Shay Team W L Pct. W L Pct. roster have ever taken the court in an this year,” Boyer said. “She had a stellar *!Middle Tenn. 16 2 .889 26 7 .788 Arkansas State uniform. Seven new faces freshman season and was a little bit un- South Alabama 10 8 .556 21 11 .656 will join the veterans, and head coach known. Her numbers as a sophomore did- Western Kentucky10 8 .556 16 13 .552 Brian Boyer is excited about the Red n’t increase a ton because she drew every Troy 10 8 .556 16 14 .533 Florida Atlantic 9 9 .500 12 17 .414 Wolves’ potential as the season unfolds. double-team. She became the focal point FIU 4 14 .222 6 24 .200 “It’s been a great team to work with,” of opponents’ defenses. I think this year said Boyer when asked about workouts she is going to more capable of handling * — Division Champion leading up to his 11th season at ASU. “I like that role.” ! — Tournament Champion/NCAA Qualifier their discipline, work ethic and chemistry. Junior guard/forward Breaunna Ellison # — Postseason WNIT Participant The challenge for us is getting the mix to- (5’9”) joins the Red Wolves after transfer- Preseason All-Sun Belt gether because we are split half-and-half ring from Lon Morris College in Jack- First Team with returners and newcomers. Fortunately sonville, Texas where she averaged 16 Chastity Reed (UALR, Jr., F) the returners are doing a good job of set- points, 6.5 rebounds, three assists and two Brandi Brown (MTSU, Sr., F) ting a positive tone, working hard and giv- steals for the Lady Bearcats last season. Alysha Clark (MTSU, r-Sr., F) ing us good leadership.” “Bre fits well with this team,” said Shakira Nettles (South Alabama, Sr., G) The returners are led by a pair of sen- Boyer. “I expect her to be a very good de- Arnika Brown (WKU, Sr., F) iors who are both seasoned veterans after fender. She is very good out in the open Second Team seeing considerable playing time over the court and her strength is a lot like Ebonie Kim Sitzmann (UALR, Sr., G) last three years. Senior guard Ebonie Jef- Jefferson and will allow her to rebound and ferson (5’9”) returns after leading the Red get to the basket.” Monika Bosilj (FIU, Sr., G) Wolves in scoring (11.8 ppg) and field goal Guard NeNe Hurst (5’10”) leads a trio Chelsia Lymon (MTSU, Sr., G) percentage (.466) a year ago. Jefferson of sophomores who all saw playing time Kaetlyn Murdoch (Denver, So., F) started in 27 of 29 games that she played in last year as freshmen. Hurst was fourth on Dominique Duck (WKU, Sr., F) a year ago and logged 46 steals – second the team in scoring a year ago and is the Third Team best on the team and tops among return- Red Wolves’ top returning threat from be- Ebonie Jefferson (ASU, Sr., G) ers. yond the three-point arc. Hurst averaged Brittany Bowe (Florida Atlantic, Sr., G) “Last year Ebonie played at an all-con- 8.9 points per game last year, hitting 32 Brittany Helm (New Orleans, Sr. G) ference level, and I’ll be disappointed if we three-pointers along the way while shoot- Brittney James (North Texas, Sr., G) don’t get that out of her this year,” said ing .348 outside the three-point line. Kenzie Rich (WKU, Sr., G) Boyer. “I think she can play at that level “I’ll be shocked if NeNe is not playing Preseason Player of the Year and has put herself into being an all-con- at the all-conference level this year,” said Alysha Clark (Middle Tennessee, r-Sr., F) ference candidate because of her tough- Boyer. “She came in with high expecta- ness and work ethic.” tions as a freshman but went out with a Senior forward Lyndsay Schlup (6’2”) knee injury. I thought she did a great job Preseason Coaches Poll started in 11 of ASU’s games a year ago, av- for us last year, but I don’t think she had eraging 4.9 points and 4.2 rebounds per the confidence on that leg as she did prior West Division Points game. Schlup averaged over 18 minutes to the injury. We are going to have to use 1. UALR (13) 90 per game last season, and her rebounding 2. Denver 73 numbers were third-best on the team. With 41 blocked shots in her career, Schlup 3. Arkansas State 66 is at No. 9 in the ASU record books heading 4. New Orleans 43 into her senior season. 4. North Texas 43 “If there was an all-conference role- 6. Louisiana-Monroe 34 player team, Lyndsay would be on that Arkansas State Quick Facts 7. Louisiana-Lafayette 15 team,” said Boyer. “She’s a player that Location: Jonesboro, Arkansas East Division Points won’t lead us in scoring or stat categories, Enrollment: 12,185 but is capable of leading the team in min- 1. Middle Tennessee (11.5) 76.5 Nickname: Red Wolves utes played. She is that valuable and does 2. Western Kentucky (1) 68 Colors: Scarlet and Black everything well. She scores decently, re- 3. South Alabama 48 Arena: ASU Convocation Center (10,727) bounds well, defends great, moves the ball 4. Florida Atlantic (0.5) 38.5 Conference: Sun Belt well and is going to play hard all the time.” 5. Florida International 26 Head Coach: Brian Boyer One of only two juniors on the team, Overall Record: 168-135 (10 Seasons) 6. Troy 22 and the only junior with playing experi- Record at ASU: Same 2009-10 ASU Women’s Basketball 2 AStateRedWolves.com her at the point guard or shooting guard she learns the system she’ll be a good de- Athletic Media Relations spot. We need for her to have a huge year fender too.” Arkansas State University for us.” Forward Jessica Brown (6’1”) averaged PO Box 1000 Guard Meghan Lewis (5’8”) played in 16 points, eight rebounds and three assists six games as a true freshman but could for Memphis Booker T. Washington last sea- State University, AR 72467 emerge as a key player for ASU in her sec- son, shooting over 53 percent from the Telephone - 870-972-2541 ond season. floor with the ability to connect from Fax - 870-972-3367 “If we had to give a most improved three-point range. Press Row - 870-972-2541 player award it would go to Meghan,” said “Jessica is a very skilled post player,” Website - AStateRedWolves.com Boyer. “Last year as a freshman she was a said Boyer. “Her biggest strength is her very good shooter, but she has really passing ability. She can really see the floor, WBB Contact - Van Provence, Asst. SID worked hard this offseason to improve her- is a very good decision maker and can shoot 870-972-2707 / [email protected] self athletically. She is going to be more the three really well too.” Jerry Scott, Asst. A.D./ Sports Info. Dir. capable defensively and putting the ball on Guard LaWanda Clayborn (5’9”) aver- 870-972-3405 [email protected] the floor.” aged 16.3 points, 8.6 rebounds, four assists Anthony Reynolds, Asst. SID At 6’4”, center Linsay Henke is the and two steals a year ago at Memphis Mel- 870-972-3547 / [email protected] tallest player on the ASU roster. Henke saw rose. Katey Buckley, Graduate Asst. action in 12 games a year ago before going “LaWanda is as good as an athlete [email protected] down with a broken foot. you’ll find in this league,” said Boyer. “She “I was disappointed last year losing Lin- can really run and really jump. She is one MEDIA INFORMATION say, but I’ve been pleased this year be- of those guards that can shoot the three, cause I thought it would take her longer to she can shoot the pull up jumper, and she Credentials get back than it has,” said Boyer. “It looks can take it to the hole. She’s really got the Working press credentials can be re- like she hasn’t appeared to miss a beat as total package offensively.” quested by contacting Van Provence at her conditioning has gotten better. She is Guard Andi Watson (5’8”) only needed 870-972-2707, or by email at as athletic as any 6-4 player in this league, to cross town to join the ASU program. A [email protected]. Full-season and and we’ll try to utilize that to our advan- standout last year at Nettleton High School single-game credentials will be mailed tage. I think we’ll see the best impact in Jonesboro, Watson averaged 17 points, whenever possible. If not, they will be from her defensively and in rebounding.” 8.4 rebounds and two steals during her sen- left at the Media Will Call table located Redshirt freshman guard Quinishia Mc- ior season. on the lower level to the left of the green Dowell (5’8”) has been in the ASU program “Andi is very strong and very athletic,” entrance. for a year is expected to make a quick im- said Boyer. “Her perimeter skills are better pact after sitting out last season with an in- than most people gave her credit for com- Media Room jury. ing out of high school. Initially, I think she Enter the media room from the lower “’Q’ is going to be an immediate player will excel for us defensively. She can re- level, beneath the blue portal. Please do for us this year either starting or coming off ally defend and will be able to rebound, not attempt to access the media room the bench,” said Boyer. “She gives us great too.” from the entrance beneath the yellow energy, is a great communicator on the Fourteen home games, including re- portal. court and I think she will excel on the de- gional matchups with Louisiana Tech, Mis- fensive end.” souri State and Southern Illinois, along with Post-Game Interviews Five true freshmen fill out the remain- nine home Sun Belt Conference games The Arkansas State locker room is closed der of the ASU roster, and all are expected highlight the 2009-10 schedule. to all members of the media. Head coach to see the court during their first season at A pair of exhibition games are also on Brian Boyer and requested assistant Arkansas State. the home slate before the regular season Guard/forward Jasmine Taylor (5’10”) gets underway Nov. 13 when the Red coaches and players will be available for comes to ASU after averaging 14 points and Wolves travel to Omaha, Neb. to take on interviews following a brief cooling off six rebounds last year at Memphis Central. the Creighton Bluejays. Following the sea- period. At ASU’s home games, all post- “Jasmine is a winner,” said Boyer. “She son-opener at Creighton, ASU’s road trip game coach and player interviews will be lost very few games in her high school ca- will continue to Kansas State, where ASU conducted in the media room. reer. Very few players come into a D1 pro- will take on the Wildcats in a Nov. 16 gram as fundamentally sound and as skilled matchup. Both of ASU’s opponents on the Practice Coverage as she is.” season-opening road swing participated in Red Wolves women’s basketball practices Guard Shatara Stone (5’9”) joins the post-season play a year ago, with Creighton are open to the media. Players and Red Wolves after finishing as the all-time playing in the Women’s National Invitation coaches are available for interviews fol- leading scorer in girls or boys basketball at Tournament and Kansas State advancing to lowing practice. When possible, please Union Christian in Ft. Smith. Stone aver- the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Tournament. contact the Sports Information office aged 24.7 points, 8.6 rebounds and five as- “The opening weekend when we go to prior to practice to arrange interviews. sists last season with the Lady Eagles, Creighton and to Kansas State will be as hitting 73 percent from the free throw line tough of a weekend as our program has had Basketball Releases and 41 percent from beyond the three- in a long time,” said ASU head coach Brian All Red Wolves basketball releases can be point arc. Boyer. “Those are two challenging games obtained as a PDF document on the ath- “Shatara is very athletic and can really on the road that will be a great early gauge letics website at AStateRedWolves.com. shoot the ball,” said Boyer. “She has really for this team.” To be added to the email broadcast for good range and I’m more and more pleased The Red Wolves’ home opener is sched- basketball releases, contact Van Provence with how athletically she fits in at this uled for Nov. 18 against Arkansas-Pine in the Sports Information office. level. She attacks the basket well and once Bluff, followed by a trip to South Orange,

2009-10 ASU Women’s Basketball 3 AStateRedWolves.com N.J. for the Seton Hall Classic. Arkansas Belt Conference matchups at the ASU Con- that produced yet another 20-win season State will take on Virginia Commonwealth vocation Center. at Arkansas State. Faced with the task of in the opening round of the SHU Classic, “Our non-conference schedule exposes replacing three 1,000-point scorers, in- then face Seton Hall or Morgan State in the us to things that will prepare us for Sun cluding the program’s all time leading shot second round. Belt Conference play,” said Boyer. “As a blocker and rebounder, along with the all- “The tournament at Seton Hall will be a whole, this has the makings for one of the time assists leader, Boyer directed Arkansas great trip for the team,” said Boyer. “It stronger years in the Sun Belt in quite some State to a 20-12 record. ASU won a record will be a great experience and on top of time. When you look across the league at 13 conference games during the 2007-08 that, it is a great tournament and one the number of all-conference players re- season, and reached the semifinals of the where we hope to be able to take on a Big turning, this has a chance to be a really Sun Belt Conference Tournament for the East team in the championship game.” strong year in the Sun Belt.” 13th time in 16 tries. The Red Wolves fin- Following the Seton Hall Classic, the The Sun Belt Conference Tournament is ished the season with the distinction of Red Wolves will return home for regional scheduled for March 6-9 at Summit Arena being the only Division I program in the matchups against Louisiana Tech and Mis- in Hot Springs. In a departure from the country with a winning record that did not souri State, taking on the Lady Techsters past three seasons, all tournament games have a single player who averaged double Nov. 24 and the Lady Bears Nov. 27. will now be played in Hot Springs, elimi- figure scoring. “Those are two programs that when you nating the need for on-campus, first-round Arkansas State posted victories over look at women’s basketball through the games. Brigham Young and Alabama early in the years, both of those teams have as good a “This is one of those teams as a coach season, earning the win over the Crimson tradition as there is in this area,” said I’m looking forward to coaching,” said Tide on the road in Tuscaloosa. The Red Boyer. “Missouri State is a contest where Boyer. “Number one, they have the work Wolves finished 2007 with a 6-7 record, but we have continued to renew that contract ethic and the drive you want as a coach. went on a tear in the new year, closing out and certainly hope to in the future, and It’s going to be fun to watch these young the season with a 14-5 finish and a run to Louisiana Tech is a series that we are ex- players grow up and watch the mix come the semifinals of the SBC Tournament for cited to start back again after being off a together as the season goes on. By no the fourth consecutive season. few years.” means do I expect us to be at the top of our Like always, the 2007-08 team was es- After road trips to St. Louis and North- game in November or even December, but pecially tough at home, posting a 13-2 ern Arizona, the Red Wolves return to I do think this is a team that will continu- record at the ASU Convocation Center that Jonesboro to face Texas-Arlington Dec. 15 ally get better as the year goes on. The included a 9-0 record against Sun Belt Con- before hosting Arkansas-Little Rock Dec. 19 question mark with this team is how soon ference opponents. to open Sun Belt Conference play. The final things will start to click for us. It’s going to In the 2006-07 season the Red Wolves non-conference game is scheduled for Dec. be a lot of fun to coach this group and get finished 21-13, advanced to the second 22 at home against Southern Illinois. this mix to work together. round of the WNIT before falling to even- “St. Louis is another natural non-con- tual tournament runner-up Wisconsin, and ference opponent for us,” continued Boyer. HEAD COACH BRIAN BOYER: Through 10 continued to build on their already-impres- “We have some players from that area and seasons as head coach at Arkansas State sive home record with a 14-2 mark at the it is a good opportunity to get them home University, Brian Boyer’s name has become ASU Convocation Center. The Red Wolves so that they can play in front of their fam- synonymous with success and the women’s posted home victories over NCAA Tourna- ilies. It is also another chance for our pro- basketball program. Entering his 11th sea- ment participants Oklahoma State and gram to show off against another good son as head coach at ASU, Boyer has Louisiana-Lafayette, Southeastern Confer- women’s basketball league in the Atlantic climbed to second place on the ASU career ence member Alabama and WNIT partici- 10, which has become a very strong con- win chart with a record of 168-135. Under pants South Dakota State and Murray State. ference. It is another opportunity for us to Boyer’s guidance, Arkansas State has In all, 14 of the Red Wolves’ 34 games dur- represent the Sun Belt. We are starting a reached the Women’s National Invitation ing the 2006-07 season were against teams series with UT-Arlington and fans may not Tournament four times, including three of that played in the NCAA or WNIT tourna- be aware of how good they have been in the past six seasons. He led the Red Wolves ments. The 2006-07 Red Wolves also the past. They are a team that has been to the 2003-04 Sun Belt East Division Cham- reached the 10-victory milestone quicker very, very successful in past years, and we pionship, the program has produced 17 All- than any other team in ASU history, picking are excited to get them at home. Southern Sun Belt Conference players with Boyer at up their 10th win of the season Jan. 3, Illinois is a series that we started last year the helm and Boyer was named Sun Belt 2007, and their 21-win total equaled the and has the potential to be a very good re- Conference Coach of the Year following the highest in Boyer’s eight seasons. gional rivalry.” 2003-04, and 2004-05 seasons. His 81 ca- Under Boyer’s guidance, several indi- The Red Wolves will also host North reer Sun Belt Conference victories rank him vidual records fell during the 2006-07 sea- Texas, Middle Tennessee, Louisiana- fifth all-time in career conference wins. son as well. Seniors Adrianne Davie and Lafayette, Denver, Louisiana-Monroe, West- Boyer directed the Red Wolves to yet Rudy Sims rewrote the Red Wolves record ern Kentucky, New Orleans and Troy in Sun another winning season as he wrapped up books, with Davie shattering the career his first decade as the program’s head blocked shots record with 132 and the ca- coach in 2008-09. The Red Wolves finished reer rebounding record with 1,147. Sims the season at 16-14, posting victories over set a new mark in career assists with 548 post-season participants Creighton and and became the first ASU player in over a Arkansas-Little Rock along the way. decade to record a triple-double when she Although the 2007-08 season was ex- scored 14 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and pected by many to be a rebuilding year, handed out 10 assists in a 65-58 overtime Boyer put forth what was arguably one of victory at Louisiana-Lafayette. Davie was his finest coaching performances, molding named All-Sun Belt Conference for the a group of unheralded players into a team fourth straight season, while Sims earned

2009-10 ASU Women’s Basketball 4 AStateRedWolves.com the honor for the third straight year. Senior earned honorable-mention all-conference season, the second longest in school his- Ali Carter became the 16th member of the honors as a true freshman, and Boyer was tory. career 1,000-point club. rewarded with his first conference Coach The 1998 squad knocked off nationally During the 2005-06 season, the Red of the Year Award. ranked Western Kentucky at the Convoca- Wolves posted a 15-15 overall record The 2002-03 season capped a pair of tion Center and came within four points of against a schedule that included nine NCAA rebuilding years and resulted in a strong scoring an upset over national power Tournament teams, and three that partici- finish and a trip to the semifinals of the Sun Louisiana Tech at home as well. pated in the WNIT. A-State advanced to the Belt Conference Tournament. In his first season at ASU, the Red semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tour- In his first season as head coach of the Wolves won 17 games despite having just nament, and Davie earned first-team All- Red Wolves, Boyer led ASU to its first-ever seven scholarship players. Sun Belt Conference honors for the third Top 25 national ranking, 18 victories and a Boyer prepped at Scotland County High straight season. Davie also joined the ASU trip to the WNIT Tournament. The Red School in Memphis, Mo. and graduated from 1,000-point club, along with Sims and sen- Wolves’ 18 victories gave Boyer the most there in 1988. ior Amber Abraham. wins by a first-year coach at ASU since Sara He is married to the former Rhonda In the 2004-05 season, ASU put to- Wooley won 19 games in her first season in Lane of Marked Tree. She is a graduate of gether a program-best 10-game Sun Belt 1979. ASU. Conference winning streak, part of an 11- The Red Wolves opened the season by game win streak that was the fourth winning 10 of their first 11 games, includ- longest in Red Wolves history. The Red ing road wins over Southern Miss and na- Wolves finished the season 21-11 overall tionally ranked Kansas, giving ASU a No. 25 and in second place in the Sun Belt East Di- ranking in the Associated Press poll the fol- vision at 11-3, giving Boyer his first 20-win lowing week. The Red Wolves finished the season as head coach. Arkansas State ad- season at 18-12 overall, ending the year vanced to the quarterfinals of the WNIT with the program’s second straight invita- Tournament, defeating SEC powers Missis- tion to the WNIT. sippi State and Arkansas along the way. Boyer came to ASU in 1995 after The second round victory over Arkansas was spending four seasons as an assistant for played in front of a Convocation Center former head coach Jeff Mittie, who is now record crowd of 10, 892. The team’s suc- the head coach at TCU. cess earned Boyer his second straight Sun A graduate of Missouri Western State Belt Conference Coach of the Year Award. College in St. Joseph, Mo., with a bache- Boyer joined former Red Wolves coach lor's degree in education, Boyer was an as- Jerry Ann Winters as the only two ASU sistant coach for the men's program for six women’s basketball coaches to win back- seasons, including the last three, which he to-back coach of the year honors. Davie, spent as an assistant with the women's pro- Sims and Carter all earned All-Sun Belt hon- gram as well. ors following the 2004-05 season, marking As an assistant to the men's team, Mis- the first time in Red Wolves history that souri Western was a NCAA Division II Tour- three players earned all-conference honors nament participant five years (1990, 1991, in a single season. 1992, 1994 and 1995) and won two confer- The 2003-04 season culminated with ence championships. The team made the the program’s first-ever regular season con- Sweet 16 in 1990. As a women's assistant, ference championship and a return to the Boyer and Missouri Western made two NCAA WNIT. The Red Wolves finished 19-10 over- Tournament appearances, including a trip all and 10-4 in league play, earning a share to the Final Four in 1995 and the Elite Eight of the Sun Belt East division title as they the previous season. posted one of the top turnarounds in Divi- The team went 31-3 in 1995 and made sion I, picking up seven more wins than the it to the Elite Eight of the national tourna- previous season. ASU’s 19 victories that ment. It also went undefeated through its season were the most since the 1997-98 MIAA schedule at 16-0. In 1994, the team season, sparked in part by the best start in finished third in the nation, losing in a na- ASU women’s basketball history – a seven tional semifinal contest and finishing with a game win streak to open the season. The 29-3 overall mark. strong start carried over into Sun Belt play In his four seasons at Arkansas State as as the Red Wolves held the top spot in the an assistant coach, Boyer and the Red East division from start to finish. Davie Wolves earned a 75-42 mark. The 1998-99 team went 18-14 with a trip to the Women's NIT. In the process, ASU earned wins over nationally ranked Virginia and Kansas. The Red Wolves won 20 games in back-to-back seasons in the 1996-97 and 1997-98 sea- sons. The 1997 team opened the season with a victory over nationally ranked Illinois and had a 12-game winning streak during the

2009-10 ASU Women’s Basketball 5 AStateRedWolves.com 2009-10 ASU Red Wolves Roster

Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Jazmine Taylor G 5-8 Sr. Memphis, TN (Ridgeway) 3 Ebonie Jefferson G 5-9 Sr. Laurel, MS (Northeast Jones) 14 Quinishia McDowell G 5-8 Fr.-RS Monroe, LA (Ouachita Parish) 20 Meghan Lewis G 5-8 So. St. Louis, MO (McCluer-S.Berkeley) 21 NeNe Hurst G 5-10 So.-RS St. Louis, MO (Kirkwood) 22 Shay Scott F 6-2 Jr. N. Little Rock, AR (North Little Rock) 23 Jasmine Taylor G/F 5-10 Fr. Memphis, TN (Central) 24 Breaunna Ellison G/F 5-9 Jr.-TR The Colony, TX (Lon Morris Coll.) 25 Shatara Stone G 5-9 Fr. Ft. Smith, AR (Union Christian) 30 Lyndsay Schlup F 6-2 Sr. California, MO (Helias) 32 Jessica Brown F 6-1 Fr. Memphis, TN (B. T. Washington) 33 LaWanda Clayborn G 5-9 Fr. Memphis, TN (Melrose) 40 Andi Watson G 5-8 Fr. Jonesboro, AR (Nettleton) 50 Linsay Henke C 6-4 So. Jefferson City, MO (Blair Oaks)

Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 32 Brown, Jessica F 6-1 Fr. Memphis, TN (B. T. Washington) 33 Clayborn, LaWanda G 5-9 Fr. Memphis, TN (Melrose) 24 Ellison, Breaunna G/F 5-9 Jr.-TR The Colony, TX (Lon Morris Coll.) 50 Henke, Linsay C 6-4 So. Jefferson City, MO (Blair Oaks) 21 Hurst, NeNe G 5-10 So.-RS St. Louis, MO (Kirkwood) 3 Jefferson, Ebonie G 5-9 Sr. Laurel, MS (Northeast Jones) 20 Lewis, Meghan G 5-8 So. St. Louis, MO (McCluer-S.Berkeley) 14 McDowell, Quinishia G 5-8 Fr.-RS Monroe, LA (Ouachita Parish) 30 Schlup, Lyndsay F 6-2 Sr. California, MO (Helias) 22 Scott, Shay F 6-2 Jr. N. Little Rock, AR (North Little Rock) 25 Stone, Shatara G 5-9 Fr. Ft. Smith, AR (Union Christian) 23 Taylor, Jasmine G/F 5-10 Fr. Memphis, TN (Central) 1 Taylor, Jazmine G 5-8 Sr. Memphis, TN (Ridgeway) 40 Watson, Andi G 5-8 Fr. Jonesboro, AR (Nettleton)

Head Coach - Brian Boyer (Missouri Western)

Assistant Coaches - Tanya Ray (St. Mary’s), Rebecca Chilton-Peoples (Prescott College), Jennifer Sullivan (Memphis)

Pronunciation Guide Quinishia – Kwah-NEE-she-uh NeNe – Nee-Nee Henke – Hank-ee Shatara – Sha-TAR-uh Schlup – SCHLOOP Breaunna – Bree-UH-nuh

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Class Hometown / High School Previous School

3 Ty Harris G 5-2 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. / White Station HS

4 Marissa Stewart G 5-8 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. / Arlington Christian HS

5 Aramis Judson G 5-6 Fr. Bristow, Va. / Stonewall Jackson HS

10 Katie Hume G 5-5 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. / Evangelical Christian School

11 Normanique Johnson G 5-4 Jr. Olive Branch, Miss. / Olive Branch HS Northwest Miss. CC

12 Briley Milfeld G 5-7 Jr. Farmington, Mo. / Farmington HS Mineral Area Coll.

14 Jasmine Ellis G 6-0 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. / Central HS Tennessee State

20 Sheena DeBose F 6-0 Jr. Tunica, Miss. / Rosa Fort HS

21 Tameka Wooten G 5-4 Sr. Cordova, Tenn. / Cordova HS Southwest Tennessee CC

22 Jessica Green G 5-8 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. / Lausanne HS

32 Casey Gregory G 5-8 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. / White Station HS

34 Shannel Wright G 5-8 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. / Riverwood HS

Head Coach: Scott Groninger Assistants: Taryn Towns, Kim Small, Sarah Condra

2009-10 ASU Women’s Basketball 7 AStateRedWolves.com stAte Arkansas State Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 01, 2009) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 16-14 9-6 6-8 1-0 CONFERENCE 10-8 6-3 4-5 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 6-6 3-3 2-3 1-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 11 Jefferson, Ebonie 29-27 791 27.3 125-268 . 4 6 6 0-2 . 0 0 0 93-148 . 6 2 8 52 54 106 3.7 69 2 49 80 7 46 343 11.8 24 Smith, Veronica 30-20 745 24.8 104-292 . 3 5 6 6-47 . 1 2 8 74-107 . 6 9 2 82 113 195 6.5 65 1 38 68 10 46 288 9.6 22 Scott, Sherina 30-30 747 24.9 111-246 . 4 5 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 60-112 . 5 3 6 87 113 200 6.7 69 1 6 61 27 18 282 9.4 21 Hurst, Shania 30-13 713 23.8 95-238 . 3 9 9 32-92 . 3 4 8 45-68 . 6 6 2 20 95 115 3.8 54 1 62 88 9 43 267 8.9 25 Starr, Caroline 30-8 603 20.1 62-159 . 3 9 0 43-107 . 4 0 2 26-29 . 8 9 7 8 48 56 1.9 34 0 39 42 4 23 193 6.4 01 Taylor, Jazmine 30-29 856 28.5 50-141 . 3 5 5 3-12 . 2 5 0 59-83 . 7 1 1 22 61 83 2.8 80 1 74 71 20 55 162 5.4 30 Schlup, Lyndsay 30-11 545 18.2 51-130 . 3 9 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 45-62 . 7 2 6 48 78 126 4.2 67 4 18 32 6 16 147 4.9 15 Hiles, Brittney 30-12 530 17.7 30-107 . 2 8 0 5-22 . 2 2 7 37-48 . 7 7 1 10 43 53 1.8 36 0 60 64 2 31 102 3.4 32 Dunn, Elyseia 30-0 320 10.7 35-96 . 3 6 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 15-24 . 6 2 5 35 38 73 2.4 27 0 2 18 10 13 85 2.8 05 Stoudemire, LaDe'sha 15-0 71 4.7 6-28 . 2 1 4 1-4 . 2 5 0 7-12 . 5 8 3 6 12 18 1.2 8 0 5 13 1 5 20 1.3 34 Pospisil, Kayla 4-0 32 8.0 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 2 2 4 1.0 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 1.3 20 Lewis, Meghan 6-0 25 4.2 2-10 . 2 0 0 1-6 . 1 6 7 2-2 1.000 2 0 2 0.3 4 0 0 3 0 2 7 1.2 50 Henke, Linsay 12-0 44 3.7 5-10 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 3 5 8 0.7 2 0 0 0 4 2 13 1.1 Team 73 71 144 9 Total...... 30 6022 677-1728 . 3 9 2 91-292 . 3 1 2 469-703 . 6 6 7 450 733 1183 39.4 518 10 354 549 100 300 1914 63.8 Opponents...... 30 6026 697-1733 . 4 0 2 143-477 . 3 0 0 361-520 . 6 9 4 394 731 1125 37.5 575 - 372 575 98 249 1898 63.3

TEAM STATISTICS ASU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 1914 1898 11/14/08 CREIGHTON W 73-56 1622 Points per game 63.8 63.3 11/16/08 NORTHERN ARIZONA W 71-40 1647 Scoring margin +0.5 - 11-19-08 at Southern Illinois L 76-79 767 FIELD GOALS-ATT 677-1728 697-1733 11-23-08 at Missouri State L 52-61 5523 Field goal pct . 3 9 2 . 4 0 2 11/25/08 KANSAS STATE L 58-69 1838 3 POINT FG-ATT 91-292 143-477 11/28/08 vs Charleston Southern W 88-69 742 3-point FG pct . 3 1 2 . 3 0 0 ^ 11/29/08 at UTSA W 73-59 708 3-pt FG made per game 3.0 4.8 12-02-08 at Indiana State Wot 76-68 2566 FREE THROWS-ATT 469-703 361-520 12/7/08 OKLAHOMA L 57-87 2391 Free throw pct . 6 6 7 . 6 9 4 * 12/17/08 FIU L 51-63 1469 F-Throws made per game 15.6 12.0 * 12/20/08 at UALR L 47-65 5012 REBOUNDS 1183 1125 12/28/08 ALCORN STATE W 71-44 1374 Rebounds per game 39.4 37.5 12/30/08 at BYU Cougars L 39-49 514 Rebounding margin +1.9 - * 1/4/09 UNO W 63-61 1744 ASSISTS 354 372 * 01/07/09 at Denver L 63-64 323 Assists per game 11.8 12.4 * 1-10-09 at North Texas W 73-63 1022 TURNOVERS 549 575 * 1/14/09 ULM W 64-54 1613 Turnovers per game 18.3 19.2 * 1/18/09 USA L 68-69 1723 Turnover margin +0.9 - * 01/21/09 at Middle Tennessee L 51-91 2806 Assist/turnover ratio 0.6 0.6 * 1/25/08 FAU L 44-54 1589 STEALS 300 249 * 2/2/2009 WKU W 78-67 5091 Steals per game 10.0 8.3 * 02/04/09 at Troy L 69-74 423 BLOCKS 100 98 * 2/7/09 at FIU L 44-55 316 Blocks per game 3.3 3.3 * 2/11/09 UALR W 56-55 1985 ATTENDANCE 30053 21992 * 02/14/09 at Louisiana W 74-66 223 Home games-Avg/Game 15-2004 14-1518 * 02/18/09 at UNO W 47-41 396 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 1-742 * 2/22/09 DENVER W 72-65 2273 * 2/25/09 NORTH TEXAS W 76-67 1813 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals * 03/28/09 at ULM W 66-63 651 Arkansas State 925 976 13 1914 3/4/2009 NORTH TEXAS L 74-80 1881 Opponents 907 986 5 1898 * = Conference game

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RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 11-16 8-5 3-10 0-1 CONFERENCE 4-10 3-4 1-6 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 7-6 5-1 2-4 0-1

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 12 Tanaeya Worden 24-22 697 29.0 137-288 . 4 7 6 38-116 . 3 2 8 43-57 . 7 5 4 13 46 59 2.5 57 2 65 71 12 54 355 14.8 21 Tameka Wooten 27-25 798 29.6 77-221 . 3 4 8 31-100 . 3 1 0 47-67 . 7 0 1 45 79 124 4.6 59 1 60 64 5 46 232 8.6 20 Sheena DeBose 27-6 505 18.7 88-166 . 5 3 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 51-79 . 6 4 6 57 74 131 4.9 63 3 32 62 14 24 227 8.4 03 Kat Butler 27-21 739 27.4 73-206 . 3 5 4 28-98 . 2 8 6 42-49 . 8 5 7 14 77 91 3.4 64 3 87 68 6 30 216 8.0 32 Crystal Shelton 27-26 693 25.7 84-218 . 3 8 5 3-10 . 3 0 0 35-47 . 7 4 5 68 92 160 5.9 72 4 26 40 23 12 206 7.6 31 Michelle Malone 27-19 434 16.1 63-135 . 4 6 7 2-3 . 6 6 7 29-39 . 7 4 4 20 51 71 2.6 47 0 26 25 12 9 157 5.8 33 Erin Nigh 27-14 598 22.1 44-139 . 3 1 7 33-102 . 3 2 4 25-29 . 8 6 2 15 60 75 2.8 37 0 25 32 12 21 146 5.4 10 Katie Hume 27-1 390 14.4 27-93 . 2 9 0 16-55 . 2 9 1 7-10 . 7 0 0 8 26 34 1.3 26 1 31 41 0 16 77 2.9 04 Katie Quinton 27-1 412 15.3 22-74 . 2 9 7 16-60 . 2 6 7 16-23 . 6 9 6 13 29 42 1.6 23 1 12 22 0 9 76 2.8 22 Jessica Plunkett 12-0 96 8.0 8-21 . 3 8 1 2-5 . 4 0 0 4-5 . 8 0 0 6 14 20 1.7 13 0 7 9 2 3 22 1.8 05 Caitlin Mills 9-0 38 4.2 4-13 . 3 0 8 1-5 . 2 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3 7 10 1.1 5 0 2 2 1 2 9 1.0 Team 53 61 114 8 Total...... 27 5400 627-1574 . 3 9 8 170-554 . 3 0 7 299-405 . 7 3 8 315 616 931 34.5 466 15 373 444 87 226 1723 63.8 Opponents...... 27 5400 630-1496 . 4 2 1 137-410 . 3 3 4 404-565 . 7 1 5 333 679 1012 37.5 403 - 362 456 76 257 1801 66.7

TEAM STATISTICS CBU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 1723 1801 11/15/08 LEMOYNE-OWEN W 77-70 515 Points per game 63.8 66.7 11/18/08 MID-CONTINENT W 69-48 185 Scoring margin -2.9 - 11/21/08 at Drury L 64-82 1007 FIELD GOALS-ATT 627-1574 630-1496 11/22/08 vs Kentucky Wesleyan L 58-63 55 Field goal pct . 3 9 8 . 4 2 1 11/30/08 at North Alabama L 55-69 210 3 POINT FG-ATT 170-554 137-410 12/06/08 at Alabama-Huntsville W 70-66 754 3-point FG pct . 3 0 7 . 3 3 4 12/09/08 WEST ALABAMA W 72-56 285 3-pt FG made per game 6.3 5.1 12/13/08 at LeMoyne-Owen W 63-48 405 FREE THROWS-ATT 299-405 404-565 12/20/08 WESLEY W 96-51 125 Free throw pct . 7 3 8 . 7 1 5 12/22/08 INDIANAPOLIS L 65-71 185 F-Throws made per game 11.1 15.0 12/29/08 at Butler L 40-83 363 REBOUNDS 931 1012 01/03/09 at West Alabama L 68-75 128 Rebounds per game 34.5 37.5 01/05/09 ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE W 78-55 245 Rebounding margin -3.0 - * 01/10/09 at Arkansas-Monticello L 62-74 239 ASSISTS 373 362 * 01/15/09 at Ouachita Baptist L 57-78 837 Assists per game 13.8 13.4 * 01/17/09 DELTA STATE L 42-74 625 TURNOVERS 444 456 * 01/22/09 HARDING W 80-79 475 Turnovers per game 16.4 16.9 * 01/24/09 at Henderson State L 72-80 382 Turnover margin +0.4 - * 01/29/09 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS L 49-50 225 Assist/turnover ratio 0.8 0.8 * 01/31/09 at Arkansas Tech L 44-59 735 STEALS 226 257 * 02/05/09 ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO L 72-81 325 Steals per game 8.4 9.5 * 02/12/09 OUACHITA BAPTIST L 59-66 435 BLOCKS 87 76 * 02/14/09 at Delta State L 37-66 1189 Blocks per game 3.2 2.8 * 02/19/09 at Harding L 57-72 882 ATTENDANCE 4650 7517 * 02/21/09 HENDERSON STATE W 84-66 575 Home games-Avg/Game 13-358 13-574 * 02/26/09 at Southern Arkansas W 66-58 331 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 1-55 * 02/28/09 ARKANSAS TECH W 67-61 450

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals * - Conference game Christian Brothers 775 948 1723 Opponents 861 940 1801

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