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Coach Wiedie stated, “We have been able to put together It’s those lazy, hazy, slow moving days of summer and a very balanced non-conference schedule. To be able to bring a pair of teams like Marquette, who won the writing this newsletter is moving along at turtle speed. WNIT last year, and Kansas State, who was a Top Five But not so our ISU Women’s basketball coaches who seed in the NCAA Tournament, to Hulman Center have been criss-crossing the country busily recruiting shows how far we have brought this program and will and working on an anything but lazy, hazy 2008-09 non- give us an opportunity to showcase our team against the conference basketball schedule. We will face 3 teams nation’s best for our loyal fans. The Missouri Valley with post season play last year including Kansas State Conference race is going to be wide-open this year and who was the #5 seed in the NCAA Tournament, we hope to be battle-tested by January.” Marquette, the post season WNIT champs and Southeast

Missouri State who also played in the post season WNIT. Meet our new assistant coaches. . . Cameron (Camie) Campbell, a Kentucky native, began her collegiate career We begin the season with our 4th Annual Block at Evansville in 2002-03 and played against Mel Party on October 17 where you will get to meet (Boeglin) in both their freshman and sophomore years. the team and coaches: 6 returning players, eight new She then transferred to Western Kentucky (which Coach recruits and 2 new Assistant Coaches (although one new Wiedie has stated is “one of the best women’s basketball coach is a familiar face) and watch a scrimmage game. programs in the country”) for two seasons where she Stay tuned for more details on the graduated in 2007 with a BS degree in Broadcasting and Block Party as they become available. Communications Studies. Her freshman year at UE she tied the school record with 7 3-pointers against Drake Play begins with two exhibition games with the and was selected for the Missouri Valley Conference University of on November 1 and All-Freshman Team. Campbell comes to ISU from Missouri/St. Louis on November 8. The real non- Austin Peay where she was a Graduate Assistant last conference season begins on November 15 at Central year and had a similar position at Western Kentucky in Michigan in Mount Pleasant, MI north of Lansing, of the 2006-07. She will be responsible for camps, recruiting, Mid-America Conference with a record last year of 6-23 the Sycamore Squad, and video exchange. Coach all games and 2-13 in their conference. The Chippewa’s Wiedie stated, “Her personality was hands down above new head coach is looking to turn things around this and beyond what everyone else showed during (the) season. Next it’s home to Hulman Center with interview process.” And after meeting Cameron I can Marquette on Nov. 19, whom we lost to last season in share his enthusiasm. I think she will be a great fit to the final minutes (and a bad call), 79-83. I won’t soon our basketball program. forget that December 15 blinding, icy snowstorm to and the heartbreak loss. Welcome, Cameron, to the ISU Coaching Staff. It’s on the road again Nov. 25 to University of Mercy of the Horizon League with a new 1st year head coach also ready to rebuild after a 6-24 (3-15 league) And unless you have been sequestered somewhere this record last year. On to Southeast Missouri State, just summer, you have heard that Melanie Boeglin has been over the river in Cape Girardeau, MO. on Nov. 28, with hired as an Assistant Coach. As Coach Wiedie stated, a 23-9 record and WNIT appearance last year and “The biggest thing for us is that she is loyal. She loves expected to be picked near the top of the Ohio Valley ISU, she loves the program, and she loves the Conference this season. ISU has played and beaten the community.” Mel will work with the perimeter players Redhawks 3 times with the last match-up in 2002-03. and will be in charge of recruiting and, will continue to SEM may be a tougher opponent this time around with a work on her Masters Degree. Even though I watched 27-5 home record since 2006. Arkansas State visits Mel play and have seen and heard of her achievements, Speaking of our recruits. . . . I had the opportunity to they are still impressive and worth repeating: meet with our eight recruits and five of our six returning 2005-06 Sr. year lead the team to an 18 game players when they were on campus for the 1st Summer winning streak and ISU record 27-6 Session and was impressed with the enthusiasm shown MVC Championships 3 of 4 seasons at ISU for being at ISU. The friendships that were already ISU All-time leading scorer with 1800 points established were apparent. I am encouraged that we will ISU/MVC record steals (444) & assists (685) have a tremendous year of basketball and am excited for In the Top 20 NCAA Division Record Books for steals the season to begin. It is hard to believe that this is the & assists senior year for Leah Phillips and Kara Schilli, and Jackie Stiles MVC Player of the Year Award* predict that they will have a terrific year. Thus, our 2005-06 2008-2009 ISU Women’s Basketball roster is as follows: Prairie Farms MVC Scholar Athlete of the Year **

05-06 (*1st to win & ** in same season) Leah Phillips – Sr. #10 MVC Defensive Player of the Year Award 04-05 Kara Schilli – Sr. #32 1st ever ISU MVC All-Defensive Team & All- Kelsey Luna – Jr. # 33 MVC Team Honors all 4 years Laurence Rivest – Jr. #50 MVC All-Freshman Team 2002-03 Sarah Paul – Jr. #24 1st of 2 Regular Season MVC Champs in Fr. Year Kelsie Cooley – So. #31 3X First-Team Member of Valleys All Scholar- Chelsea Buher – So. #25 Athletic Team Megan Burton – Fr. #30 Named Valley Player of the Week 8 times (2nd Bianca Jarrett – Fr. #3 most in league history behind Jackie Stiles) Deja Mattox – Fr. #13 All Valley Tournament Team 2X Kayla Mullins – Fr. #20 Played in Post Season WNIT 3X Amanda Pedro – Fr. #21 ESPN The Magazine 1st Team Academic All- Brittany Schoen – Fr. #1 American 2005-06 Shannon Thomas – Fr. # 5 Academic All District selection Jr. & Sr. years ...... Member of 3 Separate All-America Teams: BBBC Advisory Committee Kodak/WBCA Associated Press Pres. Jim Jacobs [email protected] , The Sports Network V.P. David Boeglin [email protected] Most points scored in the nation 05-06 for a single Sec. MFEMFE MFEMFEMF [email protected], player with 46 points in 2OT win against Past Pres. John Mullican [email protected] Drake, which was a career high Bill Brett [email protected] ISU record 19 assists against E. Kentucky & NCAA Jo Einstandig [email protected], single game high in 05-06 which tied for the Gene Griffin [email protected] Valley record Mark Howell [email protected] 1 of a 6 member Sr. Class to draw a record 6,836 Sharylin Knock [email protected] Teddy Lenderman [email protected] fans to Hulman Center for the final regular Bill Littlejohn [email protected] season game against Evansville on 3/4/06 Bob Murray [email protected] st 1 ISU player to receive an invitation to attend a Sharon Nelson [email protected] WNBA Pre-Draft Camp Vonda Otey [email protected] Donna Power [email protected] . Welcome, Mel, to the ISU Coaching Staff Ex-officio Members Ron Prettyman- Athletic Director post season play with a [email protected] Our recruits have continued Jim Wiedie- Women’s Basketball Coach sizzling summer……. Amanda Pedro, Fort Wayne Luers [email protected] graduate, was the leading scorer with the East Team in Cameron Campbell-Asst. Women’s Basketball Coach the East-West All-Star game that won handily over the [email protected] West, 67-45. Megan Burton, from Bedford North Jackie Gustafson-Athletics Development Lawrence, was on the winning 4A West team and [email protected] Brittany Schoen, from South Central, was on the Ace Hunt-Assoc. Dir. of Media Relations winning 1A East team. Brittany also won the games 3- [email protected] point contest. John Sherman-Asst. Dir. of Athletics/Marketing [email protected]