Morehead State Morehead State Athletic Women’s Basketball Game Notes Media Relations: Matt Schabert - WBB Contact 2009-10 606-783-2500 [email protected] 2009-10 Schedule Record: 16-7 | OVC: 9-2 Game #24 Home: 8-4 | Road: 8-2 | Neutral: 0-1 MSU vs. Jacksonville State | Feb. 4, 2010 | 5:15 p.m. EST Date Opponent Time/Result Johnson Arena | Morehead, Ky. Nov. 13 at SIU Edwardsville L, 64-67 Nov. 17 Kentucky (Wazoo TV) L, 55-72 Nov. 20 Presbyterian^ W, 61-52 Media Information The Series The Coaches Nov. 21 Lipscomb^ W, 62-53 Radio: WIVY-FM 96.3 Series tied 7-7 Morehead State: Nov. 22 Winston-Salem State^ W, 68-45 Live Audio: Last Meeting: @JSU 70, MSU 60 Mike Bradbury (UTC, 1993) www.msueagles.com (1/9/10) Career Record: 44-40 (3rd year) Nov. 28 vs. Gardner-Webb% L, 65-75 (OT) Live Video: www.OVCSports.tv Streak: JSU, 1 game Nov. 29 at Longwood% W, 68-62 Live Stats: Last Five: MSU leads, 3-2 Jacksonville State: www.msueagles.com MSU’s Next Game Becky Geyer (Northern State) Dec. 3 at UT Martin* W, 59-42 Television: None Career Record: 260-186 The Eagles host Tennessee Tech Dec. 5 at Murray State* W, 58-51 Saturday at 5:07 p.m. The game will Dec. 13 Detroit (Wazoo TV) W, 84-71 be live on Wazoo Sport TV. Dec. 14 Kentucky Christian W, 78-44 Morehead State Probable Starting Lineup Dec. 18 Marshall L, 71-73 Dec. 20 at Robert Morris W, 58-57 Dec. 29 Toledo L, 61-77 Jan. 2 Austin Peay* (ESPNU TV) W, 79-56 Jan. 4 Tennessee State* (Wazoo TV) W, 61-47 Jan. 7 at Tennessee Tech* W, 71-63 Jan. 9 at Jacksonville State* L, 60-70 Jan. 14 Southeast Missouri* W, 75-37 #1 #2 #25 #22 #5 Jan. 16 Eastern Illinois* L, 60-62 Tiffany Hamilton Chynna Bozeman Courtney Lumpkin Ashley Martin Ashar Harris Jan. 23 at Eastern Kentucky* (Wazoo TV) W, 59-58 5-8, Sr. 5-10, Jr. 5-8, So. 5-7, So. 5-11, Fr. Jan. 28 at Tennessee State* W, 76-65 Winter Haven, Fla. Reynoldsburg, Ohio Cincinati, Ohio Winter Haven, Fla. Columbus, Ohio 11.9 ppg 19.3 ppg 6.3 ppg Jan. 31 at Austin Peay* W, 88-68 10.6 ppg 5.4 ppg 4.3 rpg 4.9 rpg 4.7 apg 4.4 rpg 9.3 rpg Feb. 4 Jacksonville State* 5:15 p.m. Feb. 6 Tennessee Tech (Wazoo TV)* 5:07 p.m. F Feb. 11 at Eastern Illinois* 6 p.m. G G G F Feb. 13 at Southeast Missouri* 6:30 p.m. Off the Bench Feb. 20 Eastern Kentucky* (Wazoo TV) 2:07 p.m. Feb. 25 Murray State* 5:15 p.m. No. Name (Ht, Yr., Pos., Hometown) PPG RPG Feb. 27 UT Martin* 5:15 p.m. 00 Tiffanie Stephens (5-8, Sr., G, Columbia, S.C.) 6.7 2.5 * Denotes OVC Game 12 Abby Steele (5-7, So., G, Central City, Ky.) 2.8 0.8 ^ Denotes MSU Invitational 20 Linda Dixon (5-7, So., G, Radcliff, Ky.) 0.4 0.7 % Denotes Longwood Lancer Classic 21 Kristen Raker (5-10, So., G, Indianapolis, Ind.) 0.6 0.6 Home Games in Bold 24 Deja Watson (5-11, Sr., F, Westerville, Ohio) 3.1 6.2 32 Connie Buchanan (6-0, Sr., F, Ringgold, Ga.) 1.5 2.9 42 Stephanie Salyers (6-1, Fr., F, Somerset, Ky.) 0.7 0.3 OVC Standings Team OVC All Eastern Illinois 10-1 14-8 Morehead State 9-2 16-7 Austin Peay 7-4 8-14 Jacksonville State Probable Starters Eastern Kentucky 5-6 9-12 Tennessee State 5-6 8-12 No. Name (Ht, Yr., Pos., Hometown) PPG RPG Murray State 4-6 9-12 2 Danielle Beneby (5-9, Jr., G, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) 4.0 3.4 Tennessee Tech 4-7 9-12 14 Destiny Lane (5-9, So., G, Ashville, Ala.) 6.7 3.4 Southeast Missouri State 4-7 7-14 22 Karisma Boykin (5-7, Fr., G, Carrollton, Ga.) 8.6 3.6 UT Martin 3-7 5-15 23 Candice Carmine (6-2, Jr., F, Delray Beach, Fla.) 4.8 3.4 Jacksonville State 3-8 6-15 SIU Edwardsville 0-0 6-17 44 Daniele Vaughn (6-0, Fr., F, Huntsville, Ala.) 7.3 4.6 MSU vs. Jacksonville State | Feb. 4, 2010 | 2009-10 Game Notes | 1 Head Coach The Newest Eagles Mike Bradbury Eagles Sign Quartet For 2010-11 MOREHEAD, Ky. – Morehead State head women’s basketball coach Mike Bradbury has 3rd Season announced that four high school seniors have signed national letters of intent to join the 44-40 Record Eagle program for the 2010-11 season. The newest Eagles are: guard Allie Turner (Enon, Ohio/Greenon HS), guard Kayla Lamotte (Mason, Ohio/Mason HS), guard Tyler Ituen 29-20 OVC Record (St. Louis, Mo./Whitfield HS) and power forward Lianna Innocent (Vandalia, Ohio/Butler HS). Turner, a 5-foot-5 guard, joins the MSU program with prolific offensive credentials. She averaged 29 points per game for Greenon High School last season, including a 40-point Mike Bradbury is in his third season as head women’s game. She was named First-Team All-Southwest District by the Dayton Daily News. basketball coach at MSU. In his first two seasons, Bradbury “Allie is an outstanding player. She will bring a skill set that will let her play the one guided the program to 28 wins and two appearances in the or two spot in our system,” said Bradbury. “Her ability to shoot from long range will help us OVC Tournament. stretch the defense.” Before MSU, Bradbury had spent the last five seasons as Lamotte is a 5-foot-7 guard from Mason High School. She averaged nine points and the top assistant coach at Xavier University. He has also had six rebounds per game last season. coaching assignments at University of Cincinnati, East Tennes- “Kayla is an athletic guard who has great hands and an ability to get the ball to the see State, Virginia Commonwealth and his alma mater, Chat- basket as well as being a great defender,” said Bradbury. tanooga. Ituen, a 5-foot-8 guard, comes to MSU from Whitfield High School in St. Louis. She Bradbury has become known as a gifted recruiter, and scored 13 points per game and grabbed seven rebounds per outing last year as well as has landed several top 25 recruiting classes while at Xavier and averaging three assists per game. Cincinnati. His first MSU signing class ranked 55th in the nation. “Tyler is a long and athletic guard who can play the one, two or three positions,” said He signed the nation’s top-ranked player at Xavier in Bradbury. “She can handle the ball and is a great shooter with deep range.” 2006-07. While at UC, he signed three top 25 classes. In each of his last ten seasons as an assistant coach, his teams qualified for Innocent is a 6-foot-2 power forward from Butler High School in Vandalia, Ohio – in postseason play. In all, 12 of the 17 teams he has been involved the Dayton metro area. She scored eight points and pulled in five rebounds per game last with have made postseason appearances, and nearly every year. She also shot a very accurate 49 percent from the field and 81 percent at the free team has posted a .500 record or better. throw line. Bradbury spent five seasons at Xavier, and all five resulted “Lianna is a strong power forward who is a great rebounder. Also, her ability to score in postseason appearances, including two NCAA tournament around the basket and be a good defender should provide depth.” berths. In his first season at Xavier, in 2002-03, the Musketeers went 20-10 overall and advanced the NCAA Tournament first round after posting a 12-19 record the season before. In 2006- 07, Bradbury helped lead XU to a 26-8 record and another NCAA Tournament berth. In between, his teams made three consecutive WNIT appearances, including a quarterfinal game 2009-10 Morehead State Roster in 2004-05. In his five seasons, Xavier was 106-50 (.679 winning percentage). No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Prior to his time at Xavier, Bradbury was a top assistant 00 Tiffanie Stephens G 5-8 Sr. Columbia, S.C. (Daytona Beach CC) coach and the primary recruiter for cross-town school Cincinnati 1 Tiffany Hamilton G 5-8 Sr. Winter Haven, Fla. (Central Florida CC) for six years, where he helped the Bearcats to two NCAA Tourna- 2 Chynna Bozeman G 5-10 Jr. Reynoldsburg, Ohio (Africentric) ment berths and a 127-57 record (.690 winning percentage). 5 Ashar Harris F 5-11 Fr. Columbus, Ohio (Africentric) His UC career culminated in the 2001-02 team going 27-5 and 12 Abby Steele G 5-7 So. Central City, Ky. (Muhlenberg North) advancing to the NCAA Tournament second round. He also 20 Linda Dixon G 5-7 So. Radcliffe, Ky. (North Hardin) helped mentor the 1998-99 team to a 22-9 record and a first- 21 Kristin Raker G 5-10 So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Perry Meridian) round NCAA game. Bradbury’s time at UC resulted in three WNIT 22 Ashley Martin G 5-7 So. Winter Haven, Fla. (Winter Haven) appearances as well. 24 Deja Watson F 5-11 Sr.