Meet the 2012-13 Falcons

MEET THE 2012-13 FALCONS

BGSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL EIGHT-TIME DEFENDING MAC CHAMPIONS 47 MEET THE FALCONS – BAILEY CAIRNDUFF

BAILEY CAIRNDUFF

GUARD/FORWARD • 5-10 • FR./FR. MORLEY, MICH. (MORLEY STANWOOD) 34

HIGH SCHOOL Earned four letters at Morley Stanwood High School (‘12) for coach Bob Raven ... finished as the school’s all-time leading scorer, with 1,663 career points ... helped the Mohawks Cairnduff to state championships in both volleyball and basketball in her senior year ... a Class C First-Team All-State selection as a senior ... named one of the 10 ‘Best of the Best’ players in the state, regardless of division, by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan in both her junior and senior seasons ... averaged double digits in scoring in all four years as the Mohawks went undefeated in the Central State Athletic Association in every year ... team posted an overall four-year mark of 101-4 ... averaged 17 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals per game as a senior, helping MSHS to a 28-0 mark and that state title ... earned all-conference first-team honors as well as all-state accolades in each of her four years ... had 19.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 3.2 steals per outing as a junior ... scored 14 ppg as a sophomore and 12.5 ppg as a freshman, averaging six rebounds per game in both years ... named the Big Rapids Pioneer Dream Team Player of the Year in each of her last three seasons, and was named to the Dream Team in all four years ... earned a total of 10 letters, including four in volleyball and two in track ... was a first-team all-state selection in volleyball ... National Honor Society President.

PERSONAL Bailey Kathryn Cairnduff was born on Sept. 23, 1993, in Owosso, Mich. ... currently undecided upon a major at BGSU ... daughter of Joseph and Nancy Cairnduff ... the oldest of two children ... has a brother ... aunt, Judy Cairnduff, played basketball at Northwood University.

48 BGSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL EIGHT-TIME DEFENDING MAC CHAMPIONS MEET THE FALCONS – ERICA DONOVAN

ERICA DONOVAN

GUARD • 5-11 • SO./SO. NORTHSIDE, TEXAS (JOHN JAY) (NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV.) 15

DONOVAN AND THE FALCONS Transferred to BGSU from North Carolina State in July of 2012 ... will sit out the 2012-13 Donovan season per NCAA transfer regulations, and will retain three seasons of eligibility. 2011-12 AT NORTH CAROLINA STATE Played in all 35 games off the bench, averaging 4.9 points and 2.5 rebounds per game for the Wolfpack ... played 14.8 minutes per contest ... shot 37 percent from the floor and made 16 of her 50 three-point field-goal attempts ... her five double-digit scoring games included a season-high 15 points in a victory over Alcorn State and a 14-point effort, along with a season-high seven rebounds, in a win against Longwood ... led the team in scoring three times on the season, including the Alcorn State & Longwood games as well as in her collegiate debut ... in the latter game, scored 11 points in a win against Southeast Missouri State ... also hit double digits in home wins over Jacksonville (13 points) and Alabama (10) ... the Wolfpack went 19-16 overall last season, and advanced to the second round of the WNIT ... NC State finished with a 5-11 record in the Atlantic Coast Conference, but posted wins over Florida State and top-seeded Duke in the league tournament, before falling to Georgia Tech in the semifinal round ... scored six points in that Duke game.

HIGH SCHOOL A graduate of John Jay H.S. (‘11) in Northside, Texas ... attended Notre Dame Academy in Toledo, Ohio, as a freshman ... was a 2011 Texas McDonald’s All-American as well as a McDonald’s All-America Nominee ... ESPNU HoopGurlz ranked her the number-26 wing player in the class of 2011, and the Premier Basketball Report listed her as the 24th-best overall player in the state of Texas ... averaged 20.5 points, 15.5 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 4.2 steals per game in her senior year, helping the Mustangs of head coach Mike Floyd to a 31-6 overall record ... as a junior, had 19.5 ppg, 11.5 rpg and 2.5 spg as John Jay advanced to the state semifinals, and earned all-state honors ... was the District 28-5A co-MVP as a Photo courtesy NC State Athletic sophomore, after averaging 18 points and 13 boards per game. Media Relations/Karl DeBlaker PERSONAL Erica Marie Donovan was born on Dec. 13, 1991, in Toledo, Ohio ... plans to major in criminal justice at BGSU ... daughter of Eric Willis and Angela Donovan ... has three brothers and a sister.

BGSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL EIGHT-TIME DEFENDING MAC CHAMPIONS 49 MEET THE FALCONS – SIMONE ELI

SIMONE ELI

GUARD • 5-9 • SR./SR. • LETTERS EARNED - √√√ GENOA, OHIO (GENOA) 22

2011-12 Played in five games off the bench ... averaged 2.4 points per game, and was 4-of-6 from three- point range ... scored three points, hitting her only shot, in each of the Falcons’ two meetings vs. Eli Kent State (Jan. 4 and Feb. 28) ... the latter game saw BGSU clinch the MAC’s regular-season championship ... had a career-high six points, going 2-of-3 from long range, and added an assist in five minutes of action vs. Madonna (Dec. 21) ... played four minutes against bothAustin Peay (Dec. 9) and Jacksonville (Dec. 11), picking up a steal in the latter game ... suffered an injury in the preseason and was sidelined for several weeks ... returned to practice on Nov. 16 ... was in uniform for the Butler game (Dec. 3), but did not see action.

2010-11 Saw action in 13 games off the bench ... hit a three-pointer and added an assist in the home win over Buffalo ... her triple in that game turned out to be the final points ever scored by a BGSU women’s basketball player at Anderson Arena ... scored her first points of the season with a pair of free throws vs. Kent State ... they marked the first FTM of her career ... played two minutes in the home win over Ohio ... did not dress for the Eastern Michigan game after suffering an injury in practice several days prior ... had an assist and an offensive rebound in the win over Canisius ... had a rebound in three minutes of work against Cal State Fullerton ... grabbed a rebound in the win over Detroit ... had an assist in the win over Youngstown State.

22 2009-10 Played in 13 games off the bench, averaging 0.5 points and 0.3 rebounds per game ... played in two of the Falcons’ three MAC Tournament wins in Cleveland ... saw two minutes of action vs. Akron in the semifinals ... in her two minutes of work vs. Miami in the quarterfinal round, had three points and a rebound ... hit a three-point field goal in that game ... saw action in six MAC games ... played one minute at Kent State, pulling down one rebound ... played two minutes vs. both Ohio and Buffalo ... saw a season-high five minutes of action vs. SIU Edwardsville ... had a rebound, and picked up the first assist of her Falcon career ... played four minutes againstAp - palachian State, scoring her first three points as a collegian ... hit a left-corner three-pointer on

ELI – 2011-12 / CAREER HIGHS Points 6 vs. Madonna 12/21/11 3, 3x (vs. Buffalo 3/2/11) Reb. None 1, 7x (vs. CS Fullerton 12/4/10) FGM 2 vs. Madonna 12/21/11 2 vs. Madonna 12/21/11 FGA 3 vs. Madonna 12/21/11 3, 3x (vs. Madonna 12/21/11) FTM None 2 vs. Kent State 2/26/11 Assists 1 vs. Madonna 12/21/11 1, 5x (vs. Madonna 12/21/11) Steals 1 vs. Jacksonville 12/11/11 1, 2x (vs. Jacksonville 12/11/11) Blocks None Same 3-PT 2 vs. Madonna 12/21/11 2 vs. Madonna 12/21/11 Min. 6 at Kent State 2/28/12 6 at Kent State 2/28/12

50 BGSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL EIGHT-TIME DEFENDING MAC CHAMPIONS MEET THE FALCONS – SIMONE ELI

her first possession after checking into the game ... also picked up her first steal ... played one minute at both Canisius and Detroit ... made her collegiate debut against UNC Greensboro, seeing four minutes of action ... had three points and an assist in three minutes of action in the exhibition-game win over Findlay ... hit her only shot, a three-pointer, in that game.

HIGH SCHOOL Earned four letters at Genoa High School (‘09) for coach Tom Kontak ... an All-Ohio Second-Team selection for the Comets as a senior ... was named the Northwest District’s co-Player of the Year in Division III ... also was the Suburban Lakes League P-O-Y ... a two-time all-league first teamer after earning second-team honors as a sophomore and honorable mention as a freshman ... also a two-time all-district first-team choice, after being named to the second team as a soph and earning honorable mention as a frosh ... helped the team to two SLL titles and two second-place finishes during her four years ... Comets were district runners-up in both 2008 and 2009 ... averaged 20.6 points, 4.6 assists and 2.8 steals as a senior ... scored over 1,000 career points for the Comets ... finished her career with a program-record 176 three-pointers ... averaged 18 points per game as a junior, 13 as a sophomore and nine as a freshman ... was the MVP of the Division III/IV Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association All-Star game after scoring 24 points in her North team’s 84-83 win ... earned 12 total letters in high school ... a two-time state qualifier in cross country and a three-time regional qualifier in track ... holds school-record times in both track (3,200 meters) and cross country ... captained all three teams at least one year ... honor roll.

PERSONAL Simone Haley Eli was born on April 30, 1991, in Oregon, Ohio ... a broadcast journalism major at BGSU, with a cumulative GPA of 3.02 through the Spring 2012 semester ... daughter of Art and Rebecca Eli ... the oldest of five children ... has two brothers and two sisters ... father played baseball at BGSU, starting 44 games for the Falcons in 1985 after transferring from Vincennes Univ. ... has played AAU ball for Locker Room Lettering.

SIMONE ELI - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2009-10 13-0 27/2.1 2-10 .200 2-4 .500 0-2 .000 0-4 4 0.3 2-0 1 6 0 1 6/0.5 2010-11 13-0 23/1.8 1-7 .143 1-7 .143 2-2 1.000 1-2 3 0.2 2-0 3 1 0 0 5/0.4 2011-12 5-0 21/4.2 4-6 .667 4-6 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0.0 3-0 1 2 0 1 12/2.4 TOTAL 31-0 71/2.3 7-23 .304 7-17 .412 2-4 .500 1-6 7 0.2 7-0 5 9 0 2 23/0.7

BGSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL EIGHT-TIME DEFENDING MAC CHAMPIONS 51 MEET THE FALCONS – JILLIAN HALFHILL

JILLIAN HALFHILL

GUARD • 5-6 • JR./JR. • LETTERS EARNED - √√ CANFIELD, OHIO (CANFIELD) 11

2011-12 Played in all 31 games, making 10 starts ... an honorable-mention selection to the Academic All-MAC Team ... averaged 4.3 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game ... had five points, an assist and a rebound in 11 minutes of action vs. VCU in the WNIT (March 15) ... came off the bench to score Halfhill six points, adding two boards, two assists and a steal, vs. Central Michigan in the MAC Tournament (March 9) ... had a team-high 17 points, including 15 in the first half, in BGSU’s win at Kent State (Feb. 28) ... that victory clinched the MAC regular-season championship ... went 6-of-8 from the field, and hit three of her five three-point tries in that win ... two of those treys came in the last 1:02 of the half, including one just before the buzzer that gave the Falcons a 41-19 lead ... for her efforts in the KSU game, she was named the MAC Player of the Week by the College Sports Madness web site on March 5 ... her point total vs. KSU was the second highest of her career, and was a career best for a MAC game ... her previous standard against a league foe had been four points ... scored seven points in the win over Madonna (Dec. 21), and had five assists without a turnover ... had 10 points and four assists in just 18 minutes vs. Jacksonville (Dec. 11) ... exploded for 22 points, nearly doubling her career high, against Western Kentucky (Nov. 29) ... made seven of her eight shots from the field, including a perfect 5-for-5 performance from three-point land ... that was just one shy of matching the school single-game record for three-point percentage (6-of-6) ... scored a then career-high 12 points in the win at Detroit (Nov. 22) ... had seven points, a career-best five assists and three steals vs. Evansville (Nov. 20) ... five points vs. nationally-ranked Purdue (Nov. 17) ... made her first collegiate start in the season opener at Dayton (Nov. 11) ... tied her career best with five points vs. the Flyers, and set career standards for field goals attempted (eight) and minutes played (27) ... nearly doubled her previous career high of 15 minutes played.

2010-11 Played in 18 games off the bench ... saw brief action in the Falcons’ NCAA Championships first- round game vs. Georgia Tech ... had a productive seven minutes of action vs. Buffalo, with two points, three offensive rebounds and two assists in the final regular-season game at Anderson Arena ... saw seven minutes of action, her most in MAC play, at Eastern Michigan, then played seven more minutes vs. Ohio in the next game ... had two points and a blocked shot vs. OU ... in the EMU game, a span of four-plus minutes in the second half saw all three freshmen on the court, as BG cut a seven- point deficit to two ... helped jump-start BG’s offense with a basket and an assist in the Falcons’ go-ahead run vs. Ball State ... hit a three-pointer vs. Miami ... had five points, the highest total of her career to that point, in the win over Canisius ... also had four HALFHILL – 2011-12 / CAREER HIGHS Points 22 vs. Western Kentucky 11/29/11 22 vs. Western Kentucky 11/29/11 Reb. 4, 2x (at Youngstown State 12/6/11) 5 vs. Youngstown State 11/17/10 FGM 7 vs. Western Kentucky 11/29/11 7 vs. Western Kentucky 11/29/11 FGA 8, 4x (at Kent State 2/28/12) 8, 4x (at Kent State 2/28/12) FTM 7 at Detroit 11/22/11 7 at Detroit 11/22/11 Assists 5, 2x (vs. Madonna 12/21/11) 5, 2x (vs. Madonna 12/21/11) Steals 3 vs. Evansville 11/20/11 3 vs. Evansville 11/20/11 Blocks None 1 vs. Ohio 2/16/11 3-PT 5 vs. Western Kentucky 11/29/11 5 vs. Western Kentucky 11/29/11 Min. 27, 2x (vs. Evansville 11/20/11) 27, 2x (vs. Evansville 11/20/11)

52 BGSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL EIGHT-TIME DEFENDING MAC CHAMPIONS MEET THE FALCONS – JILLIAN HALFHILL

rebounds in that game ... scored three points in five minutes off the bench at Austin Peay ... hit a three-pointer just seconds after entering the game ... also had an assist vs. APSU ... saw 11 minutes of action vs. Fullerton, with a pair of rebounds and a steal ... had three points, on a shot from beyond the arc, in the win over Detroit ... had three points and five rebounds in 13 minutes vs. Youngstown State ... had three rebounds and a steal vs. Oakland, playing 14 minutes in that win ... made her collegiate debut against Creighton, with two points and a rebound in five minutes of action.

HIGH SCHOOL Earned four letters at Canfield High School (‘10) for coach Pat Pavlansky ... finished her high-school career with totals of 1,306 points and 434 assists ... earned All-Ohio Division-I Special Men- tion as a senior ... averaged 16.7 points, 5.2 assists and 3.1 steals that season, helping the Cardinals to an All-American Conference Red Tier title ... team finished 13-8 overall ... was rated the second-best point guard in the state of Ohio, and one of the top-10 players in the state in the Class of 2010, by the Ohio Girls Basketball Report (OGBR) ... reached the 1,000-point mark for her career in a Decem- ber 2009 game vs. North Canton Hoover ... helped the Cardinals to a combined record of 55-16 over her first three years, twice qualifying for the Division II regional ... averaged 19.8 ppg and 4.9 apg as a junior, helping CHS to a 16-9 record and earning All-Ohio Division-II Second-Team accolades ... averaged 12.5 ppg and over six assists per game as a sophomore, as the Cardinals went 21-3 and won a second- straight Metro Athletic Conference title ... averaged 9.1 ppg and 5.7 apg as CHS went 18-4 and won a league title her freshman year ... was named to the All-MAC First Team in each of her first three seasons (Canfield joined the All-American Conference, beginning with the 2009-10 academic year) ... also earned one letter each in soccer and softball.

PERSONAL Jillian Marie Halfhill was born on March 23, 1991, in Canfield, Ohio ... business administration major with a cumulative GPA of 3.30 through the Spring 2012 semester at BGSU ... daughter of Brian and Renee Halfhill ... the youngest of three children ... has a brother and a sister ... sister, Bryanne, plays basketball at the Univ. of Chicago ... uncle, Michael Zordich, was an All-American football safety at Penn State Univ. and played 12 seasons in the NFL ... has played AAU ball for Sports City University.

JILLIAN HALFHILL - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2010-11 18-0 102/5.7 9-32 .281 3-13 .231 4-10 .400 8-14 22 1.2 11-0 6 15 1 2 25/1.4 2011-12 31-10 402/13.0 41-106 .387 18-51 .353 32-50 .640 12-39 51 1.6 21-0 37 36 0 15 132/4.3 TOTAL 49-10 504/10.3 50-138 .362 21-64 .328 36-60 .600 20-53 73 1.5 32-0 43 51 1 17 157/3.2

BGSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL EIGHT-TIME DEFENDING MAC CHAMPIONS 53 MEET THE FALCONS – DANIELLE HAVEL

DANIELLE HAVEL

FORWARD • 6-2 • 5/SR. • LETTERS EARNED - √√ CARMEL, IND. (CARMEL) (DEPAUL UNIV.) *** 2012-13 TRI-CAPTAIN*** 42

PRONUNCIATION HAY-vull Havel 2011-12 A team tri-captain ... was a co-recipient of BGSU’s Impact-Player-of-the-Year Award ... an honorable- mention selection to the Academic All-MAC Team ... started all 31 games ... averaged 29.2 minutes played, ranking third on the team ... also averaged 6.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 0.7 blocked shots ... led the Falcons in blocks, and ranked second in rebounding, third in steals and fifth in scoring ... scored eight points and pulled down five rebounds in the MACTournament game vs. Central Michigan (March 9) ... had double-digit scoring totals in three of the final four regular-season games ... scored 10 points in just 22 minutes in the Falcons’ win at Kent State (Feb. 28) ... went 4-of-6 from the field, including a perfect 2-for-2 from three-point land, as the Falcons clinched the MAC’s regular-season title ... had 11 points in the win over Miami (Feb. 25), hitting all three of her shots from the field ... scored 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds atAkron (Feb. 18), going 6-of-6 at the free-throw line ... had a double-double with 10 points and a career-high 12 boards in the win at Central Michigan (Jan. 28) ... also had three assists in that victory, and was 2-of-3 from long range ... also went 2-of-3 from three-point land in the previous game, at Ball State (Jan. 25) ... played all 40 minutes in that game, and had nine points, nine rebounds, five assists and five steals vs. the Cardinals ... tied her then-career best with 10 rebounds in the home win over Akron (Jan. 7) ... seven points and six boards vs. Kent State (Jan. 4) ... scored five points and pulled down eight rebounds vs.Wyoming (Dec. 29), then had eight points and five boards at Colorado State (Dec. 31) ... had a career-high 13 points against Jacksonville (Dec. 11), and matched that total two games later, vs. Madonna (Dec. 21) ... also had eight rebounds and three assists in the latter game, and was 6-of-8 from the field ... had eight points, five rebounds and a career-high six steals in the win at Youngstown (Dec. 6) ... had nine points and six rebounds vs. Butler (Dec. 3) ... four points and career-high totals of four assists and four steals (since broken) at Detroit (Nov. 22) ... had nine points and 10 rebounds in the win over Evansville (Nov. 20), adding three steals ... played a career-high 36 minutes vs. UE ... five points against nationally-ranked Purdue (Nov. 17) ... made her first collegiate start in the season opener at Dayton ... tied for the team scoring lead, with a career-high 10 points ... also had six rebounds and a game- and career-high four steals vs. the Flyers ... played a then career-high total of 31 minutes in that game.

2010-11 HAVEL – 2011-12 / CAREER HIGHS Played in all 33 games off the bench ... an honorable-mention Points 13, 2x (vs. Madonna 12/21/11) 13, 2x (vs. Madonna 12/21/11) choice to the Academic All-MAC Team ... had four points and Reb. 12 at Central Michigan 1/28/12 12 at Central Michigan 1/28/12 three rebounds, including two offensive boards, in the Falcons’ FGM 6 vs. Madonna 12/21/11 6 vs. Madonna 12/21/11 NCAA Championships first-round game vs. Georgia Tech ... FGA 9 at Detroit 11/22/11 9 at Detroit 11/22/11 also had a steal in 14 minutes of action vs. the Yellow Jackets ... was one of BGSU’s top players off the bench in the MAC FTM 6 at Akron 2/18/12 6 at Akron 2/18/12 Tournament ... averaged 4.3 points and 2.3 boards in those three Assists 5 at Ball State 1/25/12 5 at Ball State 1/25/12 wins, shooting 60.0% (6-of-10) in Cleveland ... two points, Steals 6 at Youngstown State 12/6/11 6 at Youngstown State 12/6/11 two rebounds and a block in the championship-game win over Blocks 3 vs. Northern Illinois 2/1/12 3 vs. Northern Illinois 2/1/12 Eastern Michigan ... had seven points, her second-highest 3-PT 2, 3x (at Kent State 2/28/12) 2, 3x (at Kent State 2/28/12) total of the season, and added three boards, and an assist in the Min. 40 at Ball State 1/25/12 40 at Ball State 1/25/12 semifinal win over Central Michigan ... went 3-of-4 from the floor in that win, including a three-pointer ... had four points, two rebounds and a season-high three assists in quarterfinal win

54 BGSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL EIGHT-TIME DEFENDING MAC CHAMPIONS MEET THE FALCONS – DANIELLE HAVEL

over Ohio ... made two of her three shots, and also had a steal ... had four games on the year ... played in all 16 conference regular-season three rebounds and two assists vs. Buffalo to end the regular season games ... led team and tied her season best with seven rebounds at UC ... had four points and five rebounds in the home win over Ohio ... re- ... grabbed three rebounds in nine minutes vs. Syracuse ... two points, bound total was her highest in MAC play ... also had a pair of assists three boards, a block and a steal in 17 minutes against Villanova ... in that win, tying her season high ... scored four points, making both three points, three rebounds, two steals and an assist against West Vir- of her field-goal attempts, vs. Central Michigan ... had three rebounds, ginia ... had four points and four boards in 10 minutes vs. Providence an assist and a block as well ... had six points, going a perfect 3-for-3 ... grabbed two rebounds at Connecticut ... two boards, one assist and from the floor, in the win over Miami ... added four rebounds and two a steal in 11 minutes vs. Notre Dame ... four rebounds and an assist assists, tying her season high at the time in the latter category ... hit a in 15 minutes at UIC ... had five points and seven rebounds in 18 three-pointer at Ohio ... had two points, two assists and five rebounds minutes against Northern Illinois ... knocked down her first collegiate vs. Canisius, tying for the team lead in the latter category ... scored six field goal at Missouri State ... pulled down four boards against both points at Austin Peay, on her 21st birthday ... was 2-of-3 from the field Southern Illinois and Southern Univ., playing 13 minutes in each and 2-for-2 from the free-throw line ... also had four rebounds and an assist ... had five points and four rebounds against Fullerton, hitting her first three-point field goal of the season ... also scored five points in the win over Seattle, going 2-of-3 from the field, and had two rebounds ... had two points and four rebounds vs. Creighton ... two more points and six boards vs. Youngstown State ... had eight points, going 4-for-5 from the floor, in her BGSU debut, at Evansville.

2009-10 Attended BGSU, but sat out the season per NCAA transfer regulations.

2008-09 at DePAUL Shared DePaul’s Most Improved Player award ... played in 28 of DU’s 33 games off the bench ... averaged 0.9 points and 2.6 rebounds in 10.9 minutes per game ... Blue Demons went 23-10 overall and 10-6 in Big East Conference play, qualifying for the NCAA Cham- pionships for the seventh-straight season ... after playing in just four of the first nine games, saw action in each of the final 24 games of the year ... averaged 23.5 minutes per game over the last four games of the season ... that stretch included a pair of conference tournament games as well as the NCAA first-round contest against San Diego State ... after playing no more than 18 minutes in any game of the season, saw 23 minutes of action at Cincinnati in the regular-season fi- nale ... played 29 minutes vs. West Virginia in the league tourney, and 23 minutes vs. Pittsburgh in the next round ... saw 19 minutes of action in the NCAA game at SDSU ... scored a season-high seven points in an overtime win over WVU in the league tournament, going 3-of-4 from the field ... also tied her season best with seven rebounds in that game, leading the team ... paced the Blue Demons in rebounding in

DANIELLE HAVEL - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2008-09^ 28-0 305/10.9 8-30 .267 3-8 .375 6-6 1.000 25-48 73 2.6 34-1 10 16 8 8 25/0.9 2009-10 Sat out season per NCAA transfer regulations 2010-11 33-0 329/10.0 29-60 .483 3-12 .250 7-13 .538 24-46 70 2.1 35-0 20 23 2 12 68/2.1 2011-12 31-31 906/29.2 70-169 .414 14-46 .304 47-65 .723 50-152 202 6.5 80-3 47 44 22 49 201/6.5 BG TOTAL 64-31 1235/19.3 99-229 .432 17-58 .293 54-78 .692 74-198 272 4.3 115-3 67 67 24 61 269/4.2 OVERALL 92-31 1540/16.7 107-259 .413 20-66 .303 60-84 .714 99-246 345 3.8 149-4 77 83 32 69 294/3.2 ^ at DePaul University

BGSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL EIGHT-TIME DEFENDING MAC CHAMPIONS 55 MEET THE FALCONS – DANIELLE HAVEL

game ... had two points and five rebounds in her collegiate debut, vs. County Player of the Year ... as a junior, averaged 15.9 points, 8.9 Idaho State. boards, 3.1 steals and 2.9 assists, shooting 81% from the stripe ... is Carmel’s all-time leading rebounder, and also holds the school single- HIGH SCHOOL game, season and career records for free throws ... also earned a pair A four-year starter at Carmel High School (‘08) for coach Scott of letters in volleyball ... two-year member of the Student Athletic Bowen ... teamed with BGSU teammate Chrissy Steffen to help the Board ... was a part of Carmel’s freshman and new student orienta- Greyhounds to a 23-4 record and the IHSSA Class 4A state title in her tion programs ... attended IHSAA Leadership Conference the summer senior year ... it marked the school’s first-ever girls basketball title ... before her senior year. had a double-double in the championship-game win, with 16 points and 14 rebounds ... after the game, was named as the winner of the PERSONAL Patricia L. Roy Mental Attitude Award ... the award is presented annu- Danielle Elizabeth Havel was born on Dec. 11, 1989, in Indianapo- ally to a senior participant in each classification who has demonstrat- lis, Ind. ... an adolescent/young adult/secondary education major ed excellence in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic with a cumulative GPA of 3.58 through the Spring 2012 semester ... ability ... was an all-state selection as a senior, and tied for third in daughter of John and Melissa Havel ... one of three children ... has the voting for Indiana’s Miss Basketball ... named to the all-state first an older brother and a twin sister ... mother was on the track team at team by the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association, and was a Michigan State ... twin sister, Sarah, plays volleyball at the College of second-team all-state selection by the Associated Press ... a three-time Charleston ... also has a brother, Eric ... cousin, Madeline Means, was all-conference choice ... played for the Indiana All-Star team in the a four-year letterwinner on the BGSU volleyball team ... grandfather, annual two-game series against the Kentucky All-Stars ... played for Sonny Means, was a basketball coach at Michigan State, Saint Louis, the South team in the Indiana North-South All-Star Classic ... aver- Western Michigan and Adrian College ... has played AAU ball for aged 12.0 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game as a senior, Indiana’s Finest. shooting 80 percent from the free-throw line ... named the Hamilton

56 BGSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL EIGHT-TIME DEFENDING MAC CHAMPIONS MEET THE FALCONS – DEBORAH HOEKSTRA

DEBORAH HOEKSTRA

GUARD • 5-10 • SO./SO. • LETTERS EARNED - √ EAST LANSING, MICH. (EAST LANSING) 3

2011-12 Played in 17 games off the bench ... averaged 1.5 points in 5.1 minutes per game ... set career highs in a multitude of categories in the win at Kent State (Feb. 28), as the Falcons Hoekstra clinched the MAC’s regular-season title ... had eight points in 14 minutes vs. the Golden Flashes ... hit two three-point field goals and added two assists ... was 2-for-2 from the free- throw line ... in that game, set career standards in points, assists, three-pointers made, free throws made (tied her career best) and field goals attempted (five) ... had two points in the road win over Buffalo (Jan. 15) ... made her MAC debut vs. Kent State (Jan. 4), with two rebounds and a blocked shot in four minutes of work ... played a career-high 16 minutes vs. Madonna (Dec. 21), and had four rebounds to set another career standard ... also had an assist in that game ... three points vs. Jacksonville (Dec. 11), as she hit a three-point field goal for the second consecutive game ... had five points vs. Austin Peay (Dec. 9), adding an offensive rebound and an assist ... had her first collegiate points in the win over Western Kentucky (Nov. 29) ... wound up with seven points in seven minutes, going 3-of-4 from the field and 1-of-1 from the free-throw line ... first assist came in the Evansville game (Nov. 20) ... made her collegiate debut in the Dayton game (Nov. 11) ... played three minutes off the bench, and had two steals.

HIGH SCHOOL Earned one letter at East Lansing High School (’11) for coach Rob Smith ... was named the Lansing State Journal Player of the Year as a senior ... earned three letters at Lansing East- ern under coach Al Darden before transferring to East Lansing ... scored a total of 1,534 points in her four-year career, an average of 17.6 points per game ... also averaged 9.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 3.1 steals and 1.6 blocked shots per game ... her career total of 436 free-throws made is the seventh highest in state history ... total of 150 career three-point field goals made also ranked among the top 25 in Michigan history ... scored in double figures in 76 of 87 games, and had 10 or more rebounds 44 times ... averaged 17.4 ppg as a senior, hitting a school record 84.8 percent of her free-throw attempts ... helped ELHS win a league championship and regional title in 2010-11 ... averaged 20.6 ppg as a junior at Lansing Eastern, pulling HOEKSTRA – 2011-12 / CAREER HIGHS down 8.9 rebounds per game en route to Class A all-state Points 8 at Kent State 2/28/12 Same honors ... averaged a double-double as a soph, with 19.4 Reb. 4 vs. Madonna 12/21/11 Same ppg and 11.0 rpg ... also competed in volleyball and track FGM 3 vs. Western Kentucky 11/29/11 Same in high school ... as a senior, earned all-state honors in FGA 5 at Kent State 2/28/12 Same a pair of track events ... was eighth in the state in the FTM 2, 3x (at Kent State 2/28/12) Same 800 meters, and helped the 1,600-meter relay team to a Assists 2 at Kent State 2/28/12 Same sixth-place finish ... was an all-conference selection in Steals 2 at Dayton 11/11/11 Same volleyball. Blocks 1 vs. Kent State 1/4/12 Same 3-PT 2 at Kent State 2/28/12 Same Min. 16 vs. Madonna 12/21/11 Same

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PERSONAL Deborah Jane Hoekstra was born on May 13, 1993, in Lansing, Mich. ... health science major with a perfect 4.00 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2012 semester at BGSU ... daughter of Richard and Karen Hoekstra ... the oldest of three children ... has a brother and a sister ... mother played basketball at Hope College, where she was the third-leading scorer in school history ... both parents competed on the track team at Hope ... has played AAU ball for Team Detroit and Midland Fastbreak.

DEBORAH HOEKSTRA - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2011-12 17-0 87/5.1 7-23 .304 4-18 .222 7-7 1.000 3-6 9 0.5 5-0 5 10 1 5 25/1.5 TOTAL 17-0 87/5.1 7-23 .304 4-18 .222 7-7 1.000 3-6 9 0.5 5-0 5 10 1 5 25/1.5

58 BGSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL EIGHT-TIME DEFENDING MAC CHAMPIONS MEET THE FALCONS – MIRIAM JUSTINGER

MIRIAM JUSTINGER

GUARD/FORWARD • 6-0 • FR./FR. SYLVANIA, OHIO (NORTHVIEW) 30

HIGH SCHOOL Earned three letters at Sylvania Northview High School (‘12) for coach Jerry Sigler ... was a First-Team All-Ohio selection as a senior, averaging 19.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.9 Justinger assists as the LadyKats went 21-2 and posted a district runner-up finish ... led the Northern Lakes League in scoring in that senior campaign ... also was the District I Player of the Year in 2011-12 ... helped Northview to NLL championships in each of her last three years ... a third-team all-state selection in her junior season ... a three-time All-NLL First-Team choice ... averaged 16.5 ppg as a junior and 11.9 ppg as a sophomore, as the team earned sectional titles in both years ... also had 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game as a junior ... Lady- Kats went 57-8 in her final three years at the school ... two-time team MVP ... the District 7 Player of the Year as a senior ... finished her high-school career with 1,109 points ... a three- time selection to the All-(Toledo) Blade Team.

PERSONAL Miriam Kathleen Justinger was born on May 20, 1994, in Carlisle, Pa. ... plans to major in exercise science/pre-occupational therapy at BGSU ... daughter of Steve and Kim Justinger ... the youngest of two children ... has a brother ... has played AAU ball for Toledo Elite.

BGSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL EIGHT-TIME DEFENDING MAC CHAMPIONS 59 MEET THE FALCONS – JASMINE MATTHEWS

JASMINE MATTHEWS

GUARD • 5-9 • SO./SO. • LETTERS EARNED - √ MATTESON, ILL. (MARIAN CATHOLIC) 1

2011-12 Was named to the MAC’s All-Freshman Team ... also was named BGSU’s Most Improved Player ... played in all 31 games, starting the last 21 ... averaged 7.0 points per game to rank Matthews fourth on the team ... also averaged 1.2 assists per contest ... knocked down a total of 51 three-point field goals on the season, the second-highest total on the team ... led the Falcons with 29 made treys in MAC games only ... had 13 points, going 3-of-6 from three-point land, in the WNIT game vs. VCU (March 15) ... nine points and a career-high six rebounds against Central Michigan in the MAC Tournament (March 9) ... had six points in the win at Kent State (Feb. 28), as the Falcons clinched the MAC’s regular-season title ... had seven points and four rebounds in the home win over Miami (Feb. 25) ... went 4-of-4 from the free-throw line in that game, adding two assists, two steals and a blocked shot ... had 11 points at Ohio, hitting three three-pointers (Feb. 22) ... nine points, two boards, two assists, two steals and a block at Akron (Feb. 18) ... had six points vs. Buffalo (Feb. 15) on a pair of triples ... scored seven points vs. Northern Illinois (Feb. 1) and nine more against Western Michigan (Feb. 4) ... had 14 points and four rebounds, tying her career best in the former and setting a career standard (since broken) in the latter, in BG’s road win over Central Michigan (Jan. 28) ... played a career-high 41 minutes in that overtime victory ... eight points and three assists against Eastern Michigan (Jan. 22), going 2-for-3 from long range ... had seven points and a career-high two blocked shots in the win at Miami (Jan. 19), in a battle of MAC unbeatens ... had a career-high 14 points at Buffalo (Jan. 15), matching her career best with four three-pointers made ... also dished out four assists to tie her career standard in that column ... had 10 points in the home win over Ohio (Jan. 12) ... scored nine points vs. Akron (Jan. 7), pulling down three rebounds and blocking a shot for the second consecutive game ... had a then career-high 12 points in the win at Colorado State (Dec. 31), setting another career best by hitting four three-point field goals ... scored six points at Wyoming (Dec. 29), playing a career-high 30 minutes ... had seven points in the win over Madonna (Dec. 21) ... five points and four assists vs. Austin Peay (Dec. 9) ... had five points vs. both Western Kentucky (Nov. 29) and Butler (Dec. 3) ... added four assists and a steal vs. WKU ... three points at Detroit (Nov. 22) ... MATTHEWS – 2011-12 / CAREER HIGHS had a season-high nine points, adding two steals, in the Points 14, 2x (at Central Mich. 1/28/12) Same win over Evansville (Nov. 20) ... made two three-point Reb. 6 vs. Central Michigan 3/9/12 Same field goals in that win ... had her first collegiate points in FGM 5 at Buffalo 1/15/12 Same the Purdue game (Nov. 17), and wound up scoring eight FGA 18 at Buffalo 1/15/12 Same points vs. the nationally-ranked Boilermakers ... went FTM 5 at Central Michigan 1/28/12 Same 2-of-3 from the field, making her only three-point try, and Assists 4, 3x (at Buffalo 1/15/12) Same 3-of-3 from the free-throw line in that Purdue contest ... Steals 2, 5x (vs. VCU 3/15/12) Same made her collegiate debut in the season opener at Dayton Blocks 2 at Miami 1/19/12 Same (Nov. 11) ... played nine minutes off the bench. 3-PT 4, 2x (at Buffalo 1/15/12) Same Min. 41 at Central Michigan 1/28/12 Same HIGH SCHOOL Earned four letters at Marian Catholic High School (’11) for coach Annie Basic-Byrne ... helped the Spartans to a

60 BGSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL EIGHT-TIME DEFENDING MAC CHAMPIONS MEET THE FALCONS – JASMINE MATTHEWS

four-year record of 110-27 ... team advanced to the Class 4A round of eight three times ... averaged 15.1 points per game as a senior, helping the team to 30 wins and regional and sectional titles ... earned IBCA all-state honors in each of her last two seasons, and also earned all-area accolades from multiple sources, including ESPN Chicago and the Chicago Sun-Times ... had a career total of 1,265 points ... a three-year team captain and a McDonald’s All-American nominee ... had 11.5 ppg in her junior season, as the Spartans went 27-8 ... led her team in scoring in the McLegends All-Star Game, going 5-of-7 from three-point range ... Honor Roll member.

PERSONAL Jasmine Nicole Matthews was born on March 29, 1993, in Chi- cago, Ill. ... a sport management major at BGSU ... daughter of Jerod and Genell Matthews ... the oldest of two children ... has a sister ... has played AAU ball for Chicago Hoops Express.

JASMINE MATTHEWS - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2011-12 31-21 806/26.0 70-207 .338 51-152 .336 26-34 .765 16-32 48 1.5 52-0 36 31 7 18 217/7.0 TOTAL 31-21 806/26.0 70-207 .338 51-152 .336 26-34 .765 16-32 48 1.5 52-0 36 31 7 18 217/7.0

BGSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL EIGHT-TIME DEFENDING MAC CHAMPIONS 61 MEET THE FALCONS – ALLISON PAPENFUSS

ALLISON PAPENFUSS

FORWARD • 6-0 • SR./SR. • LETTERS EARNED - √√√ WHITEHOUSE, OHIO (ANTHONY WAYNE) 20

PRONUNCIATION PAP-en-foos Papenfuss 2011-12 Played in all 31 games off the bench ... averaged 3.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per game ... had six points, two boards, an assist and a steal vs. VCU in the WNIT (March 15) ... scored six points on perfect 3-of-3 shooting, adding four rebounds and two assists, in the Falcons’ win at Kent State (Feb. 28) that clinched the MAC’s regular-season championship ... five points and five rebounds in just 10 minutes in the win over Miami (Feb. 25) ... had a season-high nine points in 14 minutes at Akron (Feb. 18), adding six boards, an assist, a steal and two blocked shots ... had six rebounds in the first meetings withAkron (Jan. 7) and Buffalo (Jan. 15) ... scored six points on 3-of-4 shooting in the MAC-opening win over Kent State (Jan. 4) ... totaled six points vs. Madonna (Dec. 21) ... had eight points and a career-high nine rebounds at Creighton (Dec. 18), going 4-of-8 from the floor in a season-high 22 minutes ... six points and five boards vs. Jacksonville (Dec. 1)1 ... had eight points, eight rebounds and a career-high three steals in the win over Austin Peay (Dec. 9) ... four points and four rebounds at Youngstown (Dec. 6) ... three rebounds in just six minutes against Butler (Dec. 3) ... had two points, two boards, a career-high two blocked shots and a steal against Western Kentucky (Nov. 29) ... pulled down eight rebounds in just 12 minutes vs. Evansville (Nov. 20) ... had two boards in seven minutes off the bench in the season opener at Dayton (Nov. 11).

2010-11 Played in 29 games off the bench ... an honorable-mention selection to the Academic All-MAC Team ... finished seventh on the team in both scoring and rebounding ... had two points, three rebounds and a steal in eight minutes of action vs. Georgia Tech, in the Falcons’ NCAA Championships first-round game ... two points and an offensive rebound vs. Buffalo ... had three points and four rebounds in the win at Eastern Michigan ... four

PAPENFUSS – 2011-12 / CAREER HIGHS Points 9 at Akron 2/18/12 13 vs. Ohio 2/13/10 Reb. 9 at Creighton 12/18/11 9 at Creighton 12/18/11 FGM 4, 2x (at Akron 2/18/12) 5 vs. Ohio 2/13/10 FGA 8 at Creighton 12/18/11 8 at Creighton 12/18/11 FTM 4 vs. Austin Peay 12/9/11 4 vs. Austin Peay 12/9/11 Assists 2, 2x (at Kent State 2/28/12) 2, 6x (at Kent State 2/28/12) Steals 3 vs. Austin Peay 12/9/11 3 vs. Austin Peay 12/9/11 Blocks 2, 2x (at Akron 2/18/12) 2, 2x (at Akron 2/18/12) 3-PT None 1 at Seattle 11/27/10 Min. 22 at Creighton 12/18/11 24 vs. UALR 11/26/10

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points on 2-of-3 shooting at Western Michigan ... had an eight-point night vs. Toledo, going 4-of-5 from the floor ... also had two steals ... scored six points against Akron, tying her career best with a pair of assists ... had four ponts vs. Miami, going 2-of-2 from the floor ... scored six points vs. Canisius, adding three rebounds, an assist and a steal ... led the Falcons with six rebounds at Austin Peay, and also blocked a shot ... had seven points, six boards and two assists in 13 minutes vs. Fullerton ... scored eight points in 12 minutes against Seattle ... the night before, tied her career highs in minutes played (24) and rebounds (8) in the win over UALR ... had four points and two offensive boards vs. Creighton ... had the second double- digit scoring game of her BGSU career, with 11 points vs. Youngstown State ... also had five rebounds and two assists ... tied her career bests in FTM (three), blocks (one) and minutes played (21) vs. YSU ... had four points and two boards in 12 minutes vs. Oakland.

2009-10 Played in 30 of BG’s 34 games off the bench ... averaged 2.2 points and 1.9 rebounds per game ... shot .475 from the field, having gone 28-of-59 ... saw brief action in the NCAA Tournamenet game vs. Michigan State, after playing in all three MAC Tournament wins ... played two minutes in the championship-game victory over Toledo ... had four points in five minutes in the semifinal-round win over Akron ... two points, two rebounds and an assist in the quarterfinal victory vs. Miami ... had two rebounds in one minute of action in the final regular-season game, at MU ... had three rebounds and a block in four minutes at Akron ... had arguably her finest game as a collegian, with 13 points, six rebounds and two assists vs. Ohio ... went 5-of-7 from the field and 3-of-4 from the free- throw line ... set career bests in minutes played (21), points, field goals made and attempted (tied), free throws made and assists vs. the Bobcats ... played two minutes at Central Michi- gan, with an assist and a steal ... two points and two rebounds in five minutes vs. Northern Illinois ... had four points and a rebound in just two minutes vs. Eastern Michigan ... two points and two boards at Kent State, playing a season-high 13 minutes ... had six points and a season-high eight rebounds in 10 minutes vs. Buffalo ... all six points and six boards came in the first half ... two points, an assist and a pair of steals at Ohio ... had two points, and had four rebounds for the second-straight

ALLISON PAPENFUSS - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2009-10 30-0 175/5.8 28-59 .475 0-3 .000 9-14 .643 27-30 57 1.9 15-0 7 23 2 11 65/2.2 2010-11 29-0 234/8.1 32-84 .381 1-3 .333 14-24 .583 22-37 59 2.0 23-0 10 22 3 7 79/2.7 2011-12 31-0 352/11.4 37-84 .440 0-1 .000 19-24 .792 38-72 110 3.5 28-0 10 34 9 16 93/3.0 TOTAL 90-0 761/8.5 97-227 .427 1-7 .143 42-62 .677 87-139 226 2.5 66-0 27 79 14 34 237/2.6

BGSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL EIGHT-TIME DEFENDING MAC CHAMPIONS 63 MEET THE FALCONS – ALLISON PAPENFUSS

game, vs. Akron ... scored four points and grabbed four re- a junior, and to sectional championships in all four years ... bounds vs. SIU Edwardsville ... went 2-of-3 from the field, and missed much of her senior season due to injury ... was named had three offensive boards as well as the first blocked shot of the District 7 Player of the Year as a junior, after averaging her career ... had two points and three rebounds, including two 21.1 points, 15.5 rebounds and 6.7 steals per game ... set the offensive boards, at Hartford ... played 12 minutes vs. Appa- school records with 467 points and 313 boards that year ... lachian State, after seeing 10 minutes of action at Youngstown was named to the all-district and All-NLL first teams for the State ... scored six points at YSU, going 3-of-4 from the field second-straight year after that junior season ... named to the ... added a pair of rebounds and a steal ... hit her only shot at all-league second team as a freshman, and also was an honor- Canisius, scoring two points in two minutes ... had two points, able-mention all-district pick that winter ... averaged a double- two rebounds and a steal in four minutes at St. Bonaventure double as a soph, with 15.4 ppg and 10.1 rpg ... had 12.8 ppg ... played one minute at UDM ... scored two points and had and 6.7 rpg as a frosh ... also earned four letters in volleyball, a rebound in six minutes of action in BG’s win at Vanderbilt and was a third-team all-state selection in her senior year ...... had two points and a season-high four rebounds in seven the district player of the year that season, she earned First- minutes vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) ... scored eight points in nine Team All-NLL honors in each of her last two years ... had over minutes vs. UNC Greensboro ... was a perfect 3-of-3 from the 1,000 career kills ... National Honor Society ... Army Reserve field, and made both of her free-throw tries ... added two of- Scholar Athlete Award. fensive rebounds, two steals and an assist ... had a rebound in two minutes of action at Oakland ... two boards and a steal at PERSONAL #3 Ohio State, playing three minutes ... had a rebound and two Allison Kay Papenfuss was born on June 3, 1990, in Toledo, steals in five minutes vs. Chicago State. Ohio ... a health science major at BGSU, with a cumulative GPA of 3.21 through the Spring 2012 semester ... daughter HIGH SCHOOL of Larry and Lisa Papenfuss ... the youngest of two children Earned four letters at Anthony Wayne High School (‘09) ... father played basketball at Defiance College ... has played for coach Justin Zemanski ... set school season and career club/AAU ball for numerous teams, including the Mid-Ohio records in both scoring and rebounding ... helped the Gener- Hawks, Lady Mixers and SMAC (Score More Athletic Club) als to Northern Lakes League titles as both a sophomore and Bring It!

64 BGSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL EIGHT-TIME DEFENDING MAC CHAMPIONS MEET THE FALCONS – ALEXIS ROGERS

ALEXIS ROGERS

FORWARD • 6-1 • SR./JR. • LETTERS EARNED - √ WEST CHESTER, OHIO (LAKOTA WEST) (DUKE UNIV.) 32

2011-12 Named to the All-MAC First Team ... also was a WBCA Coaches’ All-America Team honorable-mention selection, after being named one of 52 regional finalists (i.e., all-region first team) ... additionally, was named BGSU’s Female Athlete of the Year at the athletic department’s Honors Night ceremony Rogers in April of 2012 ... the award goes to just one female among all 11 of BGSU’s women’s sports ... was named the MAC Player of the Week three times ... also was chosen to the all-league first team by the College Sports Madness web site ... picked up a pair of awards at the team’s end-of-season banquet ... was named the BGSU Player of the Year in a vote of team members, and also earned the Falcons’ Power-Player-of-the-Year Award ... started all 31 games in her first playing season with the Brown and Orange ... averaged 12.3 points and a team-leading 8.7 rebounds per game ... ranked second on the Falcons in scoring, and tied for the team lead in steals (55, 1.8 per game) ... hit 18 three-point field goals, tying for third on the Falcons made treys ... shot 35.3% from long range on the year ... paced the Falcons in both scoring and rebounding in MAC games, with 15.1 ppg and 9.6 rpg ... was the only player in the league to be ranked in the top-five in both categories, as she was fourth in scoring and second in rebounding in MAC games ... had 10 double-doubles, including seven in MAC regular-season play and one more in the conference tournament ... had 14 points and 11 boards against Central Michigan in MAC Tournament action ... scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in only 18 minutes in the win at Kent State (Feb. 28) that clinched the MAC’s regular-season title ... exploded for 24 points and a career-high 16 rebounds at Ohio (Feb. 22), adding three assists to tie her season high in that category ... 16 points and 12 boards in the home win over Buffalo (Feb. 15), along with three steals ... had 17 points at Toledo (Feb. 11) ... went 10-of-15 from the field en route to a monster game vs. Western Michigan (Feb. 4) ... had 22 points, 13 rebounds, three assists and four steals in the win over the Broncos ... earned her third MAC Player-of-the-Week honor of the year, and her second in as many weeks, on Jan. 23 ... that same day, also was named both the MAC P-O-W and the National High-Major Women’s Basketball P-O-W by College Sports Madness, after averaging a double-double (23.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg) in the wins over Eastern Michigan and Miami ...and, she was also named the league P-O-W by NetScouts Basketball that same day (Jan. 23) ... exploded for a career-best 30 points and added nine boards, three steals and two blocked shots in the win over EMU (Jan. 22) ... went 11-of-17 from the field and a perfect 7-for-7 from the free-throw line vs. the Eagles ... had 16 points and 11 boards in BG’s win over Miami (Jan. 19), in a battle of East Division unbeatens ... was named the MAC P-O-W on Jan. 16, for her exploits in the wins over Ohio and Buffalo ... scored 19 points in 21 minutes at UB (Jan. 15), adding seven caroms ... had a double-double for the third consecutive game, with 15 points and 11 rebounds in the home win over Ohio (Jan. 12) ... amassed no fewer than 26 points and 14 rebounds vs. Akron (Jan. 7) ... went 12-of-19 ROGERS – 2011-12 / CAREER HIGHS from the field, making 12 of the Falcons’ 20 buckets on the Points 30 vs. Eastern Michigan 1/22/12 30 vs. Eastern Michigan 1/22/12 day ... had a double-double in the second half alone vs. the Zips, with 19 points and 10 boards after halftime ... posted a Reb. 16 at Ohio 2/22/12 16 at Ohio 2/22/12 double-double vs. Kent State (Jan. 4), with 16 points and 11 FGM 12 vs. Akron 1/7/12 12 vs. Akron 1/7/12 rebounds in her first-ever MAC game ... was named the league FGA 19 vs. Akron 1/7/12 19 vs. Akron 1/7/12 P-O-W by College Sports Madness on Jan. 9, after averaging FTM 8 at Miami 1/19/12 8 at Miami 1/19/12 21.0 ppg and 12.5 rpg in the KSU and UA games ... had a then- career-high 12 rebounds at Wyoming (Dec. 29) ... seven points Assists 3, 3x (vs. VCU 3/15/12) 3, 3x (vs. VCU 3/15/12) and eight boards vs. Madonna (Dec. 21) ... had nine points, Steals 4, 3x (vs. Western Mich. 2/4/12) 4, 4x (vs. WMU 2/4/12) % seven rebounds and four steals at Creighton (Dec. 18), despite Blocks 2, 2x (vs. Eastern Mich. 1/22/12) 2, 2x (vs. Eastern Mich. 1/22/12) battling foul trouble all afternoon ... scored 19 points in the win 3-PT 2, 5x (at Kent State 2/28/12) 2, 5x (at Kent State 2/28/12) over Austin Peay (Dec. 9) ... exploded for her first career dou- Min. 39 vs. Eastern Michigan 1/22/12 39 vs. Eastern Michigan 1/22/12 ble-double at Youngstown State (Dec. 6), setting career bests (both since broken) with 23 points and 11 rebounds ... was % once at Duke University 9-of-14 from the field, and hit a pair of three-point shots for the third consecutive game ... for her efforts vs. YSU and APSU, BGSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL EIGHT-TIME DEFENDING MAC CHAMPIONS 65 MEET THE FALCONS – ALEXIS ROGERS

was named the MAC P-O-W on Dec. 12 ... had a then season-high 14 points vs. Butler (Dec. 3) ... also had eight rebounds and tied her career best with four steals vs. the Bulldogs ... was a perfect 2-of-2 from three-point range ... had 10 points, five rebounds and three steals against Western Kentucky (Nov. 29) ... was 4-of-5 from the field, including a 2-for-3 performance from beyond the arc ... the three- pointers were the first succesful triples of her career ... four points and nine rebounds vs. Evansville (Nov. 20) ... had 10 points, eight boards and three steals against nationally-ranked Purdue (Nov. 17) ... made her BGSU debut, and her first collegiate start, in the season opener at Dayton (Nov. 11) ... had two points and three rebounds in 12 minutes of action ... in October, was named to the Preseason All-MAC Second Team by College Sports Madness.

2010-11 Sat out the season as a redshirt.

2009-10 at DUKE Saw action in 24 contests ... averaged 1.5 points, 1.6 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 0.3 steals per game with a field goal percentage of 41.7 ... had a career high game against Houston Baptist, with 14 points, seven rebounds, two assists and one block ... came off the bench in 10 ACC contests, averaging 0.2 points and 1.4 rebounds ... tallied 11 points, four steals and three boards against N.C. Central while shooting 3-for- 3 from the field goal line.

HIGH SCHOOL An All-Ohio performer for head coach Andy Fishman at Lakota West H.S. (‘09) ... the 2009 Greater Miami Conference, Butler and District 15 Player of the Year ... averaged 15.0 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.7 assists as a senior ... 2009 First Team All-City, GMC and Southwest District selection ... 2009 Ohio All-Star and LaRosa MVP ... shot 52.9 percent from the field ...scored a season-high 27 points All-Greater Miami Conference Academic selection ... named to her in her final game ... posted 10 double-doubles ... finished second in high school’s honor roll as a sophomore & junior. career points (1,027) and rebounds (536) at Lakota West in just three years ... a 2008 First Team All-City, All-GMC and All-District ... in PERSONAL the final recruiting rankings, was 17th (Wing Class of 2009 - ESPN Full name is Alexis Shanai Rogers ... born June 21, 1991 in Cincin- HoopGurlz), 24th (Blue Star Report) and 82nd (ESPN HoopGurlz) nati, Ohio ... grew up in Middletown, Ohio ... daughter of Youlanda ... averaged 12.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.8 steals as Rogers and Victor Merchant ... early childhood education major with a junior ... led her squad to a 26-2 record and was the state of Ohio a 3.12 cumulative GPA through the Spring, 2012 semester ... has one runner-up ... sank 55.8 percent of her field goals ... selected to the brother, Antwaun Rogers ... Antwaun played college football at Pur- Pickerington Classic All-Tournament team in 2007 and 2008 ... as due from 2000-04 as a cornerback, had a brief stint with the Denver a sophomore, averaged 10.0 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 2.3 Broncos in the NFL and also played in NFL Europe ... aspires to be a assists ... hit 50.0 percent of her field goals ... earned All-District and behavorial psychologist and run her own clinic after graduation. All-GMC first team accolades ... attended Holy Innocents H.S. in Georgia as a freshman ... named 4Shot Freshman of the Year in 2006 ... State Champion in the Shot Put in 2006 at Holy Innocents ... an

ALEXIS ROGERS - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2009-10 ^ 24-0 125/5.2 15-36 .417 0-8 .000 5-7 .714 12-26 38 1.6 20-0 8 13 1 8 35/1.5 2010-11 Sat out season per NCAA transfer regulations 2011-12 31-31 843/27.2 147-310 .474 18-51 .353 68-110 .618 97-172 269 8.7 103-2 35 79 9 55 380/12.3 BG TOTAL 31-31 843/27.2 147-310 .474 18-51 .353 68-110 .618 97-172 269 8.7 103-2 35 79 9 55 380/12.3 OVERALL 55-31 968/17.6 162-346 .468 18-59 .305 73-117 .624 109-198 307 5.6 123-2 43 92 10 63 415/7.5 ^ at Duke University

66 BGSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL EIGHT-TIME DEFENDING MAC CHAMPIONS MEET THE FALCONS – KATRINA SALINAS

KATRINA SALINAS

GUARD • 5-5 • JR./JR. SACRAMENTO, CALIF. (SACRAMENTO) (CENTRAL ARIZONA COLL.) 13

PRIOR TO BGSU Earned a pair of letters at Central Arizona College for coach Denise Cardenas ... averaged 10.3 points and 4.1 assists per game in 2011-12, helping the Vaqueras to the NJCAA national Salinas tournament for the 10th consecutive season ... the team went 20-0 in league play, capturing the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference title ... earned all-league third-team honors as CAC finished 31-3 overall, captured a 10th-straight Region 1 championship and advanced to the national semifinals ... had 2.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, made a total of 53 three-point field goals and shot 37 percent from long range and 83% from the free- throw line in 30 games played ... as a freshman in 2010-11, played in 25 games and averaged 5.7 points and 3.2 assists ... shot 41% from long distance, making 29 shots from beyond the arc ... the ‘10-11 team went 28-6 and won the Region 1 title ... had more assists than turnovers in both of her seasons at CAC, including a 1.72 assist/turnover ratio in ‘11-12.

HIGH SCHOOL A four-year letterwinner and three-time team captain at Sacramento High School (‘10) ... helped the Dragons to a 27-7 overall mark and a 10-0 league record in her senior year ... averaged 9.6 points, 2.2 assists and 3.2 steals per game that season, shooting 52% from three-point land ... team went a combined 79-20 over her last three years.

PERSONAL Katrina Marie Salinas was born on March 8, 1991, in Porterville, Calif. ... a criminal justice major at BGSU ... daughter of Henry and Brenda Salinas ... the youngest of three children ... has two brothers ... has played AAU ball for NorCal and Believers.

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CHRISSY STEFFEN

GUARD • 6-0 • SR./SR. • LETTERS EARNED - √√√ CARMEL, IND. (CARMEL) *** 2012-13 TRI-CAPTAIN*** 21

2011-12 A team tri-captain ... chosen to the All-MAC Second Team ... was selected to the all-league third team by the College Sports Madness web site ... also named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... was a co-recipient of the team’s Impact-Player-of-the-Year Award ... started all 31 games ... led the team Steffen in scoring, with 13.2 points per game, and also had 5.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.8 steals per game ... tied for the team lead in steals, and was second in assists and third in rebounding ... paced the Falcons with 22 double-digit scoring games, including a BG-best six games of 20 points or more ... hit a team-leading 53 three-point field goals on the year ... scored 12 points, adding four rebounds, two assists and a pair of blocked shots, vs. VCU in the WNIT (March 15) ... had 14 points to tie for team honors against Central Michigan in the MAC Tournament (March 9) ... also had five rebounds and three assists vs. the Chippewas ... had 14 points, including a 7-for-7 performance at the free- throw line, in BG’s home win over Miami (Feb. 25) ... had a double-double, with 13 points and 12 rebounds, against Buffalo at the Stroh Center (Feb. 15) ... had a game-high 20 points at Toledo (Feb. 11), going 4-of-8 from three-point range ... 13 points and six boards, along with three assists and three steals, vs. Western Michigan (Feb. 4) ... had 14 points in BG’s win at Central Michigan, for her sixth- straight game in double digits in the scoring column ... had 12 points vs. Buffalo (Jan. 15), Miami (Jan. 19) and Ball State (Jan. 25) and 11 against Eastern Michigan (Jan. 22) ... had seven rebounds and three steals in the win over the RedHawks ... scored 18 points in the home win over Ohio (Jan. 12) ... was held to seven points vs. Akron (Jan. 7), but also had eight rebounds and four steals ... set new career-best scoring totals in back-to-back games, with 25 points at Colorado State (Dec. 31) and 27 against Kent State (Jan. 4) ... added seven rebounds, four assists and three steals at CSU, making four triples ... fueled a first-half Falcon flurry in that CSU game, with 16 points in a span of just under nine minutes ... for her efforts against the Rams, she earned no fewer than three honors on Jan. 2 ... she was named the MAC Player of the Week, and she also was named the National High-Major Women’s Basketball P-O-W by College Sports Madness, taking home MAC weekly honors from that same site ... in the KSU contest, drained a career-high six treys, and also had 10 rebounds for her first career double-double ... scored 15 points at Wyoming (Dec. 29), hitting three three-point field goals ... the Wyo game began a stretch in which she knocked down 13 triples in a three-game span ... had 10 points at Creighton (Dec. 18) ... went off for 21 points at Youngstown State (Dec. 6), adding seven rebounds, five assists and four steals ... after going 0-of-8 from three-point range in the first three games of the season, went 10-of-20 in the next three contests ... tied for team honors with 15 points vs. Butler (Dec. 3), adding three assists and three steals for the second-straight game ... had a career-high scoring total for the second consecutive contest, with 24 points against Western Kentucky (Nov. 29) ... also set STEFFEN – 2011-12 / CAREER HIGHS career bests in field goals made (10) and attempted (16) in that Points 27 vs. Kent State 1/4/12 27 vs. Kent State 1/4/12 game ... scored 23 points, a career high at the time, in the win Reb. 12 vs. Buffalo 2/15/12 12 vs. Buffalo 2/15/12 at Detroit (Nov. 22) ... tied a career best with four three-point FGM 10 vs. Western Kentucky 11/29/11 10 vs. Western Kentucky 11/29/11 field goals made ... 16 points and four steals in the win over FGA 19 at Youngstown State 12/6/11 19 at Youngstown State 12/6/11 Evansville (Nov. 20) ... nine points against nationally-ranked FTM 7 vs. Miami 2/25/12 8 vs. Akron 1/12/11 Purdue (Nov. 17) ... played all 40 minutes vs. the Boilermak- ers ... tied for the team lead with 10 points in the season Assists 5 at Youngstown State 12/6/11 6 vs. Toledo 1/26/11 opener at Dayton, adding eight rebounds and a team-high four Steals 4, 3x (vs. Akron 1/7/12) 5 vs. UALR 11/26/10 assists ... was named to the Preseason All-MAC Team. Blocks 2, 2x (vs. VCU 3/15/12) 2, 3x (vs. VCU 3/15/12) 3-PT 6 vs. Kent State 1/4/12 6 vs. Kent State 1/4/12 2010-11 Min. 42 at Central Michigan 1/28/12 42 at Central Michigan 1/28/12 Started all 33 games ... was named the team’s Most Improved Player ... an honorable-mention choice to the Academic All- MAC Team ... finished third on the team in scoring, and also

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wound up third on the Falcons in both assists and three-point FG made ... led the team in steals ... in MAC games only, was second in scoring (11.4 ppg) and three-pointers made ... scored in double digits 19 times on the year, including in the Falcons’ NCAA Championships first-round game vs. Georgia Tech ... went 5-for-6 from the field en route to 16 points against the Yellow Jackets ... tied for the team lead with five rebounds vs. GT, and added two assists and a blocked shot ... hit a key three-pointer during a 7-0 second-half run in the MAC Tournament championship game against Eastern Michigan ... also had six rebounds in that game ... had 10 points and seven boards, along with four assists, in the semifinal-round win over Central Michigan ... scored 13 points in the quarterfinals vs. Ohio ... nine points on three triples in the home win over Buffalo to end the regular season ... had 22 points for the second-straight home game, matching her career scoring high in the win over Kent State ... went 7-12 from the field, including a 4-for-8 performance from three-point land ... tied her career high for triples made as well ... 10 points and a pair of steals at Akron ... scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds in the win at Mi- ami ... had a career-high 22 points in the home win over Ohio ... went 8-of-13 from the field (including four three-pointers), setting a career best for FGM in that game ... had nine points, six boards and three assists vs. Ball State ... scored 12 points vs. both Western Michigan and Northern Illinois ... eight points and a career-high six assists vs. Toledo, playing a career-most 39 minutes ... had 15 points vs. CMU, adding a team-leading five assists ... just missed a double-double with 11 points and a career-high nine rebounds at Buffalo ... five points, six rebounds and a game-high four steals at Kent State ... had 17 points vs. Akron, adding three steals ... doubled her previous career best with eight free throws made vs. the Zips ... led all players and tied her career best (since broken several times) with 15 points vs. Miami ... went 4-of-6 from three-point land, and also had four assists ... had 13 points and eight rebounds at Butler ... hit three three-pointers, and added a pair of assists in that win ... hit a career-best four triples en route to 12 points vs. Canisius ... scored nine points on three triples at Austin Peay, adding two assists, two steals and a career-high two blocked shots ... had 11 points and a pair of steals in the win over nationally-ranked Vanderbilt ... named to the all-tournament team at 2009-10 the Seattle Univ. Thanksgiving Tournament ... had a then career-high Played in 31 games off the bench ... averaged 3.3 points and 1.9 15 points in the Falcons’ win over host SU in that tourney ... had nine rebounds per game ... scored five points and added two rebounds and steals in the two games in Seattle, including a career-high five in the two assists in the NCAA Tournament game vs. Michigan State ... hit win over UALR ... scored nine points against both Detroit and UALR a go-ahead three-pointer during a 15-0 run in the first half ... had a ... had seven points, five rebounds and three assists in her first col- point and three rebounds in the MAC Tournament’s championship legiate start, at Evansville ... had 11 points against Creighton, adding game, vs. Toledo ... scored a season-high 10 points vs. Akron in the five rebounds, two assists and two steals ... matched her career best at semifinals, adding five rebounds and two assists ... also had a blocked the time, with 11 points vs. Oakland ... again had five rebounds and a shot ... went 3-for-4 from the field and from the line vs. the Zips ... pair of assists. played in all 16 MAC games ... had three points and a season-high six rebounds in 15 minutes of action at Miami ... did not play more than nine minutes in a game prior to Christmas, but then posted double- digits minutes-played totals in 15 consecutive games, before playing

CHRISSY STEFFEN - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2009-10 31-0 315/10.2 33-85 .388 18-45 .400 17-25 .680 21-39 60 1.9 20-0 23 14 2 8 101/3.3 2010-11 33-33 1049/31.8 108-265 .408 55-152 .362 71-84 .845 25-111 136 4.1 59-0 66 68 11 54 342/10.4 2011-12 31-31 1049/33.8 130-341 .381 53-176 .301 97-133 .729 59-95 154 5.0 53-1 60 54 15 55 410/13.2 TOTAL 95-64 2413/25.4 271-691 .392 126-373 .338 185-242 .764 105-245 350 3.7 132-1 149 136 28 117 853/9.0

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two minutes at Buffalo and three vs. Kent State ... had three points in that two-minute span at UB, hitting a trey ... seven points and a career-high two steals at Central Michigan ... had one of her finest games of the season at Ball State ... scored eight points, and set season/career bests with five rebounds (since broken), five assists and 25 minutes played ... hit two three-pointers vs. BSU to tie her personal best ... had five points at Toledo, going 2-of-3 from the field ... scored five points and added three rebounds vs. Western Michigan ... had four points, two boards and an assist in 14 minutes vs. Eastern Michi- gan ... had five points and four rebounds in 21 minutes at Kent State ... had three rebounds vs. Buffalo ... after scoring a total of five points in BGSU’s first 10 games, had 35 points (5.8 ppg) over the next six contests, culminating with the Ohio game ... had a then career-high nine points at Ohio, going 3-of-5 from the field ... was 2-for-3 from three-point range vs. the Bobcats,... scored five points and added a pair of rebounds vs. Akron ... scored five points and had a season-high four rebounds against SIU Edwardsville also had a season-high two assists vs. SIUE ... set a career scoring best in each of three-straight games, vs. Youngstown State, Appalachian State and Hartford ... had eight points and two rebounds in the Hartford game ... scored her eight points in a span of just 2:29 ... went 3-for-4 from the field vs. the Hawks ... five points vs. Appalachian State ... also had a pair of offensive rebounds and an assist in seven minutes of work ... had three points at Youngstown State, hitting her first career triple ... also had three rebounds in eight minutes ... had a rebound in one minute at St. Bonaventure ... also pulled down a board in two minutes of action at Detroit ... one point, one rebound, an assist and a steal in nine minutes vs. UNC Greensboro ... two points in six minutes at Oakland ... scored two points, making her only shot attempt, at #3 Ohio State ... points were the first of her career ... played six minutes vs. Chicago State, with a rebound and an assist in her collegiate debut.

HIGH SCHOOL Earned four letters at Carmel High School (‘09) for coach Scott Bowen ... set the school career scoring record with 1,427 points ... as a senior, was an Associate Press All-State First-Team selection and a McDonald’s All-America nominee ... averaged 15.8 points and 6.7 rebounds her senior year, earning all-state first-team accolades by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association as well as the Indiana Coaches Girl Sports Association ... helped CHS to the regional final that year ... three-time All-MIC (Metropolitan Interscholastic Confer- PERSONAL ence) First-Team choice ... also named to the All-Hamilton County Christine Ellen Steffen was born on June 9, 1990, in Indianapolis, Ind. First Team three times ... as a junior, teamed with BGSU teammate ... adolescent/young adult/secondary education major, with a 3.59 cu- Danielle Havel to help the Greyhounds to a 23-4 record and the mulative GPA through the Spring 2012 semester at BGSU ... daughter IHSSA Class 4A state title ... was named the state tournament’s MVP of John and Patty Steffen ... the youngest of four children ... has ... it marked the school’s first-ever basketball title ... averaged 19.4 three brothers ... father played football in the MAC at Miami Univ. ... points per game that year, leading the conference in scoring and being played AAU ball for Indiana Elite, helping coach Danny Riego’s team named to the all-state second team by the AP ... tied the Class 4A to the state championship in 2008. record with 31 points in the state championship game ... was selected to play for both the Indiana Junior All-Stars and the Indiana H.S. All- Stars ... averaged 14.9 ppg as a sophomore and 8.6 ppg as a freshman ... National Honor Society ... 2009 IBCA Senior Academic All-State ... a distinguished graduate.

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JILL STEIN

FORWARD • 6-2 • JR./JR. • LETTERS EARNED - √√ CLYDE, OHIO (TIFFIN COLUMBIAN) *** 2012-13 TRI-CAPTAIN*** 40

PRONUNCIATION STYNE Stein 2011-12 An honorable-mention selection to the Academic All-MAC Team ... played in 30 of BGSU’s 31 games off the bench, and averaged 11.3 minutes per game ... also averaged 2.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per outing ... had five rebounds, two steals and a blocked shot in 1 minutes of work against Central Michigan in the MAC Tournament (March 9) ... four points and three boards in the win at Akron (Feb. 18), going 2-of-3 from the floor ... had four rebounds in 12 minutes in the home win over Buffalo (Feb. 15) ... scored six points and grabbed five rebounds against Northern Illinois (Feb. 1), a game after totaling five points and three caroms at Central Michigan (Jan. 28) ... played 16 minutes at CMU and 20 vs. NIU ... grabbed four rebounds, including two at the offensive end, in just seven minutes in a win at Colorado State (Dec. 31) ... had two points and a career-best 11 rebounds in the win over Madonna (Dec. 21) ... scored six points vs. Jacksonville (Dec. 11), adding seven rebounds ... had nine points and two steals in the Butler (Dec. 3) game ... scored a career-high 10 points vs. West- ern Kentucky (Nov. 29), going 5-of-6 from the field to set career highs in both field goals made and attempted ... had two points and five rebounds vs. nationally-ranked Purdue (Nov. 17) ... also blocked a career-high two shots vs. the Boilermakers ... had four points and a then career-high seven rebounds in the season opener at Dayton ... also set a career best with three steals ... obliterated her previous career-high total in minutes played ... saw 30 minutes of action off the bench vs. the Flyers, more than doubling her previous high of 14.

2010-11 Played in 26 games off the bench ... shot 41.4% from the field (12-of-29) on the year ... had two points and a rebound in the MAC Tournament semifinal-round win over Central Michigan ... played in two of the three league tourney games in Cleveland ... blocked a shot and had a steal in the win at Akron ... had an assist, a block and a steal at Miami ... had two points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal at Eastern Michigan ... a span of four-plus minutes in that game saw all three freshmen on the court, as BG cut a seven-point deficit to two ... had two boards, an assist and a block vs. Central Michigan ... pulled down a career-high five rebounds at Buffalo ... had two points, hitting her only shot attempt, at Kent State ... scored four points and added two rebounds in the win over Miami ... played 11 minutes vs. the RedHawks ... had seven points, the highest total of her young career, against Canisius ... also had three rebounds and a career-best STEIN – 2011-12 / CAREER HIGHS Points 10 vs. Western Kentucky 11/29/11 10 vs. Western Kentucky 11/29/11 Reb. 11 vs. Madonna 12/21/11 11 vs. Madonna 12/21/11 FGM 5 vs. Western Kentucky 11/29/11 5 vs. Western Kentucky 11/29/11 FGA 6, 2x (vs. Butler 12/3/11) 6, 2x (vs. Butler 12/3/11) FTM 3 vs. Butler 12/3/11 3 vs. Butler 12/3/11 Assists 2, 2x (at Kent State 2/28/12) 2, 2x (at Kent State 2/28/12) Steals 3, 2x (at Ball State 1/25/12) 3, 2x (at Ball State 1/25/12) Blocks 3 vs. Jacksonville 12/11/11 3 vs. Jacksonville 12/11/11 3-PT None Same Min. 30 at Dayton 11/11/11 30 at Dayton 11/11/11

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three field goals made in 13 minutes vs. the Griffs ... scored four points and added two rebounds and an assist in the win over Cal State Fullerton ... had a pair of offensive rebounds in four minutes of action vs. Detroit ... had five points and two rebounds, going 2-of-3 from the field, in the Youngstown State game ... had two points and a rebound vs. Oakland, playing six minutes ... made her collegiate debut against Creighton, dishing out an assist.

HIGH SCHOOL Earned four letters at Tiffin Columbian High School (‘10) under coaches Chip Weingart and Larry Kisabeth ... earned All-Ohio First- Team honors in Division II as a senior, after helping the Tornadoes to 23-straight wins and a district championship ... earned All-Northern Ohio League First-Team honors for the third consecutive season ... named the Northwest Ohio Player of the Year and the District 6 co- P-O-Y ... Tornadoes went 46-2 over her last two years ... as a senior, averaged 13.5 points per game as Columbian went through the regular season unbeaten for the second consecutive season ... had a school- record 87 blocked shots as a senior, and finished with the school’s career records in blocks (216), rebounds (712) and field-goal percentage (55%) ... was fourth in school history with 908 career points ... team finished 23-1 her senior year, advancing to the regional semifinals ... as a junior, averaged 9.8 points and 7.8 rebounds, and led the team in both assists (3.3 apg) and steals (2.9) ... paced the entire NOL with 44 blocks ... was a second-team all-district selection as a junior ... also earned four letters in volleyball, earning All-NOL First-Team honors in that sport as well ... a four-year volleyball starter, she helped the Tornadoes to three league titles ... also earned three letters in track and field ... twice earned All-NOL honors in track, and finished ninth in the discus at the 2010 state meet ... captained all three teams as a senior ... National Honor Society.

PERSONAL Jill Elizabeth Stein was born on March 30, 1992, in Bowling Green, Ohio ... adolescent/young adult/secondary education major, with a cumulative GPA of 3.95 through the Spring 2012 semester at BGSU ... daughter of Chuck Stein and Anne Shelley ... is the youngest of four children ... has two brothers and a sister ... brother, Tommy, is on the tennis team at Capital Univ. ... has played AAU ball for several teams, including the Ohio Magic, Northwest Huskies and Toledo Thunder.

JILL STEIN - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2010-11 26-0 114/4.4 12-29 .414 0-0 .000 6-15 .400 13-15 28 1.1 24-0 6 10 4 7 30/1.2 2011-12 30-0 338/11.3 28-71 .394 0-3 .000 6-24 .250 18-69 87 2.9 27-0 12 22 9 15 62/2.1 TOTAL 56-0 452/8.1 40-100 .400 0-3 .000 12-39 .308 31-84 115 2.1 51-0 18 32 13 22 92/1.6

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