SAINT MARTIN’S WOMEN’S BASKETBALL / GAME NOTES / WEEK 12 Schedule Game Details Saint Martin’s (9-8) Date 1/30 Date Opponent Time/Result Saints Time 6:15 pm 11/6 Seattle U& L, 91-81 Record: 9-8 Location Anchorage, AK Series Record 12-29 11/12 Pacific Lutheran W, 73-64 Last Meeting 2020 11/17 Warner Pacific W, 72-61 Head Coach: Christy Martin (3rd Season) L, 73-63 11/22 Colorado Mesa L, 56-31 SMU Record 24-49 • Career Record 24-49 Series Home 8-13 11/23 Dixie State L, 74-71 Series Road 4-16 12/1 A&M International W, 75-60 Series Neutral 0-0 12/5 Northwest Nazarene* L, 82-71 Alaska Anchorage Rankings SMU-NR/NR 12/7 Central Washington* L, 68-52 UAA-10/9 Live Stats Yes 12/14 Northwest Christian W, 83-50 Seawolves Live Video Yes 12/18 Vancouver Island W, 72-62 Record: 19-2 School Website 1/2 Alaska* W, 96-62 smusaints.com 1/4 Alaska Anchorage* L, 73-63 Head Coach: Ryan McCarthy (8th Season) goseawolves.com 1/9 Western Washington* L, 93-47 UAA Record 209-36 • Career Record 223-49 1/11 Simon Fraser* L, 71-67 1/16 Western Oregon* W, 71-64 1/18 Concordia* W, 53-47 1/21 Seattle Pacific* W, 63-62 Game Details 1/25 MSU Billings* L, 72-64 Saint Martin’s 1/30 Alaska Anchorage* 6:15 PM Date 2/1 2/1 Alaska* 2:00 PM Saints Time 2:00 pm Location Fairbanks, AK 2/6 Simon Fraser* 5:15 PM Record: 9-8 Series Record 19-22 2/8 Western Washington* 5:15 PM Last Meeting 2020 2/13 Concordia* 6:15 PM Head Coach: Christy Martin (3rd Season) W, 96-62 2/15 Western Oregon* 4:15 PM SMU Record 24-49 • Career Record 24-49 Series Home 14-8 2/18 Seattle Pacific* 7:00 PM Series Road 5-14 2/20 MSU Billings* 7:00 PM Series Neutral 0-0 2/27 Central Washington* 5:15 PM Alaska Rankings SMU-NR/NR UAF-NR/NR 2/29 Northwest Nazarene* 3:00 PM Nanooks Live Stats Yes 3/5-7 GNAC Championships TBA Live Video Yes Record: 6-13 School Website Home Games smusaints.com & Exhibition alaskananooks.com * GNAC Head Coach: Kerri Nakamoto (2nd Season) All Times PST and Subject To Change UAF Record 10-35 • Career Record 10-35

Quick Facts Headlines Location: Lacey, Wash. Enrollment: 1,344 Live Stats/Live Video – Live Stats and Live Video of all of SMU’s Founded: 1895 Basketball games will be available with links found on smusaints. Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Great Northwest Athletic Conference com. Live stats and video will be produced by the host school. Colors: Red & Black Nickname: Saints Social Media – Follow the Saints on Twitter for live in-game President: Dr. Roy Heynderickx updates (@SMUSaints_WBB) and follow SMU Athletics on Facebook Dean of Students: Melanie Richardson Director of Athletics: Bob Grisham (Saint Martin’s Saints), Twitter (SMUSaints), Instagram (SMUSaints) Assistant A.D./Compliance: Chris Gregor Ticket Information – Tickets for all Saints’ home games can now be Sports Information Director purchased online at smusaints.com. Tickets can also be purchased Name: Austin Byrnes Office: 360-438-4328 at the gate of the event for eight dollars for adults, and seven for Email: [email protected] seniors, military, and six dollars for kids 8 and up. All kids under Sports Information Assistant the age of 8 are free. Tickets can be purchased with cash, or debit Name: Courtney Misner and credit card. Office: 360-438-4328 Email [email protected] - More - - 1 - SAINT MARTIN'S WOMEN'S BASKETBALL / GAME NOTES / WEEK 12 Headlines Continued Head Coach: Christy Warming Up With The Saints – Join us Saturday, January 18th for another Warming Up With The Saints Tailgate inside Marcus Pavilion Martin at 4:15 p.m. Food, Drinks, and a post-game talk from head coach Christy Martin for only 15 dollars. Tickets can be purchase online at smusaintstickets.com or at the door.

Marcus Pavilion and TwinStar Court – All home Saints’ basketball matches are played inside Marcus Pavilion, located on the campus of Saint Martin’s. The Pavilion just celebrated its’ 50th anniversary Christy Martin enters her third season as Head Coach at SMU with a career record of 15-41. Martin has in 2017. The newly named TwinStar Court is located inside Marcus coached three GNAC All-Conference players, two GNAC Freshman of the Year, and 14 All-Academic selections. Pavilion. In the second season, Martin continued to bring in new and talented freshman, with Claire Dingus being Saints’ Potential Starting Lineup – named GNAC Freshman of the Year. The award marked the second season in a row the Saints had claimed the top freshman award. Guards Makenna Schultz, and Saniah Simpson-Patu earned All-Conference honors. G Janealle Sutterlict (7.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 2.6 apg) Simpson-Patu was named the GNAC Player of the Week G Tierney DeDonatis (12.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 3.1 apg) once. G Mallory Vivola (7.2 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.2 apg) In her first season at the helm, Martin brought in a new look and culture to the Saints’ basketball F Claire Dingus (13.5 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 1.6 spg) program. SMU won eight games while having forward F Bria Thames (13.0 ppg, 12.0 rpg, 1.5 spg) Elin Johansson selected to the GNAC All-Conference team. Martin recruited the first ever GNAC Freshman of the Year Saniah Simpson-Patu in school history and coached a GNAC Player of the Week in Makenna Thames and DeDonatis Lift Saints To Dramatic Victory Over Seattle Schultz. Pacific - Bria Thames continued to build her resume for GNAC Player Prior to SMU, in 2014 Martin took over a struggling of the Year, scoring 20 points, and grabbing 15 rebounds in the TCC program mid-season. She had six players, just two of those players were on scholarship. Despite the Saints’ dramatic 63-62 victory over Seattle Pacific on Tuesday night. challenges during that season Martin was able to build a winning program in less than three years. The team went from winning 4 games in her first season to The reigning GNAC Player of the Week, and only four days removed 20 games in her third and final season at TCC. from shattering the GNAC single game rebounding record, Thames She spent six years at Blue Mountain Community College turning one of the worst women’s basketball delivered another standout performance. With her Saints (9-7, 4-5 programs in the NWAC into the most successful women’s basketball program in BMCC history. GNAC) trailing by five in the fourth quarter, the senior led the 13-5 comeback run with 10 points, and the game-saving block. Tierney In 2012-13, Martin guided the Timberwolves to the NWAC Tournament for the first time in program DeDonatis carried the Saints throughout the first three quarters, history with an 18-10 overall record. In 2013-2014 despite being unranked, Martin led the T’wolves to ending with a game-high 26 points on 9-for-13 shooting. the final four and a third place finish in the NWAC for their highest placing and most wins in school history. BMCC finished the season 22-6. Yellowjackets Rally To Knock Off Saints In Billings - The big three Martin helped 3 players sign Division I scholarships of Saint Martin’s, Claire Dingus, Bria Thames, and Tierney DeDonatis, in her final four years at BMCC. Including current SMU assistant Mar’Shay Moore who played at The combined for 52 of the Saints’ 64 points in SMU’s 72-64 loss to University of Oregon. Montana State Billings on Saturday night. Martin has been successful at turning programs around at the high school level as well. She was hired at Liberty High School in Spangle Washington. Despite the efforts of the three, who on top of their 52 points, The program had two wins prior to Martin’s arrival collected 29 rebounds. Dingus, and Thames each ended the night in 2004. In just three seasons the Lancers won the Bi-County Championship, Regional Championship and with double-doubles, with Dingus coming in at 21 points, 14 District Championship while making it to state for the first time in 17 years. In just three seasons as a high rebounds, and Thames at 13 points, and 12 rebounds. DeDonatis school head coach Martin compiled a 60-20 record. added 18 points, with three rebounds, and five assists. Montana Originally from Spokane, Martin was an assistant State Billings managed to stem the tide with behind Jeanann at Ferris High School in 2002 when they placed third at State. The following season in 2003, she was hired Lemelin’s 30 points, highlighted by her eight 3-pointers. as the varsity assistant and head JV coach at Central Valley High School (4A). The bears took second place at state, maintained a national ranking and tied the History Is Made – Bria Thames broke the GNAC’s single game record record for the most consecutive wins in the state of Washington. for rebounds against Concordia, finishing with 29. The previous Martin began her playing career at Walla Walla record of 24 was set by Simon Fraser’s Nayo Raincock-Eknuwe in Community College where she was the starting point guard for the Warriors. She graduated in 2000 from 2012. At the time, Thames’ 29 boards was the third most in all of the Walla Walla CC and later received her Bachelor’s NCAA across the three divisions. degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Eastern Washington University. - 2 - SAINT MARTIN’S WOMEN’S BASKETBALL / GAME NOTES / WEEK 12 Headlines Continued Bria Thames Named GNAC Player of the Week - Bria Thames continued her domination of opponents, averaging a double-double against Alaska, and Alaska Anchorage, and was named the GNAC Player of the Week. Nobody could stop Bria Thames from crashing the boards and shattering records. The senior averaged 24 rebounds per game, while breaking the GNAC record for most rebounds in a single game, 29, en route to her second GNAC Player of the Week award. Double-Double Machines – Forwards Bria Thames and Claire Dingus are a threat for a double- double every single night. So far on the year, the two have 13 combined double-doubles, with Thames averaging a double-double on the year. Top In the GNAC – Bria Thames enters the week leading in rebounding, and 11th in field goal percentage. Claire Dingus currently sits second in rebounding, and ninth in scoring. Tierney DeDonatis leads the GNAC in 3-point shooting percentage, and ninth in assists, and Janealle Sutterlict is third in 3-point field goal percentage. Sparkplugs From Arizona – The two transfer guards, Mallory Vivola and Tierney DeDonatis, both came to Saint Martin’s from Glendale community college. They have combined for nearly 20 points per game. Defending The Home Court – The Saints continue to hold strong at home, posting an 8-1 record inside Marcus Pavilion. Their lone loss was to nationally ranked Alaska Anchorage. Claire Dingus Named To GNAC Preseason All-Conference Team - The ceiling continues to be limit for the Claire Dingus. The 2018-19 GNAC Freshman of the Year, was named unanimously to the 2019-20 GNAC Preseason All-Conference team.

Dingus burst onto the scene in 2018, leading the Saints in scoring at 13.5 points per game, and rebounding at 7.8 boards per game. The forward shot 48.8 percent from the field, and 80.7 percent at the line. Over the year, Dingus collected four double-doubles, including a 22 point, 14 rebound performance against Central Washington. She scored 10 or more points in 23 games, and reached 20 points four times. Saints Tabbed 8th In GNAC Preseason Poll - The 2018-19 GNAC freshman of the year, Claire Dingus, and All-Conference guard Makenna Schultz headline the Saints’ women’s basketball team, as Saint Martin’s was selected eighth in the GNAC’s preseason coaches’ poll.

Entering the year as the favorite is Central Washington, who picked up five first place votes and 109 total. The Wildcats narrowly edged out Western Washington (107) and Alaska Anchorage (104) in the polling, both of which earned three first place votes respectively.

In the middle of the pack was Northwest Nazarene (88), Simon Fraser (78), Concordia (66), and Montana State Billings (57). Saint Martin’s (42), Seattle Pacific (39), Western Oregon (23), and Alaska (15) closed out the poll. Pack The Pavilion – Over 6,000 people attended SMU Basketball games last season... One of only three programs in the GNAC to reach the 6,000 mark. Bring on the D-I’s – For the third time in the last five years, the Saints will face a Division-I. In 2015, the Saints faced Eastern Washington, then in 2018, and Seattle U on 2019. - more - - 3 - SAINT MARTIN'S WOMEN'S BASKETBALL / GAME NOTES / WEEK 12 Headlines Continued Season Preview - Entering head coach Christy Martin’s third season, the Saints have a core ready to make a push in the GNAC. Led by Dingus and her 13.5 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, the freshman was a double-double threat last year. In 28 games, Dingus marked four double-doubles, and nearly hit the mark in almost all the games.

Schultz returns to add a scoring threat from the outside, averaging 11.8 points, and sinking a team leading 57 3-pointers last year. Schultz also dished out a team-leading 94 assists, and played nearly 34 minutes per game.

Down low, the Saints return forwards Megan Nilsson (71. ppg, 4.1 rpg), and Bria Thames (7.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg). Nilsson ended last year on a high note, scoring 23 points in the season finale. Thames found her footing in the second half of conference, scoring in double-digits the last four games, including an 18-point, 18-rebound performance against Western Oregon.

Also returning from last year is forward Jayla Russ, along with guards Sara Bowen, and Emma Wrede. Saint Martin’s added six new players to the squad, with two transfers and four freshman. Transfers Tierney DeDonatis and Mallory Vivola come to Lacey after playing at Glendale Community College for two years. Making up the freshman class is Makenzy Porter, Janealle Sutterlict, Lauryn Morris, and Emily Nelson. Saint Martin’s opens the year with a preseason exhibition against Seattle U before officially opening the season at home against Pacific Lutheran. Meet the new Saints – 1 Tierney DeDonatis G 5-6 JR Cave Creek, AZ / Glendale CC 5 Makenzy Porter G 5-3 FR Portland, OR / Benson Polytechnic 13 Janealle Sutterlict G 5-9 FR Toppenish, WA / Wapato HS 20 Lauryn Morris F 5-8 FR Irvine, CA / Saint Anthony HS 21 Mallory Vivola F 5-11 JR Anthem, AZ / Glendale CC 30 Emily Nelson C 6-1 FR Mead, WA / Mt. Spokane HS

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- 4 - SAINT MARTIN’S WOMEN’S BASKETBALL / GAME NOTES / WEEK 12 NO. NAME POS HT YR Hometown / Previous School 1 Tierney DeDonatis G 5-6 JR Cave Creek, AZ / Glendale CC 3 Emma Wrede G 5-7 SO Greenwood Village, CO / Cherry Creek HS 5 Makenzy Porter G 5-3 FR Portland, OR / Benson Polytechnic 10 Makenna Schultz G 5-2 SR Lacey, WA / River Ridge HS 13 Janealle Sutterlict G 5-9 FR Toppenish, WA / Wapato HS 14 Claire Dingus F 6-0 SO Spokane Valley, WA / University HS 15 Marissa Miller G 5-4 SR Tucson, AZ / Tucson HS 20 Lauryn Morris F 5-8 FR Irvine, CA / Saint Anthony HS 21 Mallory Vivola F 5-11 JR Anthem, AZ / Glendale CC 22 Sara Bowen G 5-7 SR Lacey, WA / Timberline HS 25 Bria Thames F 6-0 SR Beaverton, OR / Umpqua CC 30 Emily Nelson C 6-1 FR Mead, WA / Mt. Spokane HS 31 Jayla Russ F 6-1 SR Arlington, WA / Eastern 35 Makenzie Kaech F 5-10 SO Chinook, WA / Ilwaco HS 44 Megan Nilsson C 6-2 SR Colbert, WA / Fresno State

Head Coach: Christy Martin (3rd Season) Assistant Coach: Jerad Stottlemyer Graduate Assistant: Mar’Shay Moore

NO. NAME POS. HT YR Hometown / Previous School 22 Sara Bowen G 5-7 SR Lacey, WA / Timberline HS 1 Tierney DeDonatis G 5-6 JR Cave Creek, AZ / Glendale CC 14 Claire Dingus F 6-0 SO Spokane Valley, WA / University HS 35 Makenzie Kaech F 5-10 SO Chinook, WA / Ilwaco HS 15 Marissa Miller G 5-4 SR Tucson, AZ / Tucson HS 20 Lauryn Morris F 5-8 FR Irvine, CA / Saint Anthony HS 30 Emily Nelson C 6-1 FR Mead, WA / Mt. Spokane HS 44 Megan Nilsson C 6-2 SR Colbert, WA / Fresno State 5 Makenzy Porter G 5-3 FR Portland, OR / Benson Polytechnic 31 Jayla Russ F 6-1 SR Arlington, WA / Eastern Michigan 10 Makenna Schultz G 5-2 SR Lacey, WA / River Ridge HS 13 Janealle Sutterlict G 5-9 FR Toppenish, WA / Wapato HS 25 Bria Thames F 6-0 SR Beaverton, OR / Umpqua CC 21 Mallory Vivola F 5-11 JR Anthem, AZ / Glendale CC 3 Emma Wrede G 5-7 SO Greenwood Village, CO / Cherry Creek HS

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2019-2020 Saint Martin's University Women's Basketball Overall Statistics (as of Jan 25, 2020)

Overall Record: 9-8 Conf: 4-6 Home: 8-1 Away: 1-6 Neutral: 0-1

FG 3PT FT Rebounds # Player GP-GS MIN AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 14 Dingus, Claire 17-17 580 34.1 82-187 .439 4-21 .190 61-82 .744 85 65 150 8.8 36 2 27 40 1 27 229 13.5 25 Thames, Bria 17-17 521 30.6 81-169 .479 0-1 .000 59-92 .641 55 149 204 12.0 34 0 24 45 6 25 221 13.0 01 DeDonatis, Tierney 17-10 460 27.1 65-143 .455 34-74 .459 49-65 .754 6 19 25 1.5 27 0 53 45 1 12 213 12.5 13 Sutterlict, Janealle 17-17 429 25.2 45-107 .421 26-62 .419 9-11 .818 12 24 36 2.1 16 0 45 31 2 10 125 7.4 21 Vivola, Mallory 16-13 349 21.8 40-130 .308 25-73 .342 10-16 .625 7 32 39 2.4 41 0 19 12 2 5 115 7.2 20 Morris, Lauryn 4-2 69 17.3 6-20 .300 0-8 .000 8-11 .727 4 14 18 4.5 12 1 6 10 1 2 20 5.0 10 Schultz, Makenna 17-2 400 23.5 27-100 .270 14-56 .250 4-10 .400 3 41 44 2.6 27 0 26 35 0 9 72 4.2 44 Nilsson, Megan 15-7 254 16.9 21-60 .350 0-0 .000 11-15 .733 10 23 33 2.2 24 0 8 10 3 3 53 3.5 31 Russ, Jayla 16-0 204 12.8 15-48 .313 3-22 .136 18-28 .643 7 26 33 2.1 37 0 13 18 8 11 51 3.2 30 Nelson, Emily 14-0 86 6.1 7-22 .318 0-0 .000 4-8 .500 6 9 15 1.1 15 0 0 10 0 0 18 1.3 03 Wrede, Emma 7-0 29 4.1 1-8 .125 1-7 .143 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 0.3 1 0 1 3 0 0 5 0.7 05 Porter, Makenzy 4-0 11 2.8 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0.5 22 Bowen, Sara 1-0 8 8.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 17 3400 200.0 391-998 .392 107-326 .328 235-340 .691 234 443 677 39.8 271 3 222 268 24 105 1124 66.12 Opponents 3400 200.0 416-1034 .402 129-395 .327 160-232 .690 188 403 591 34.8 354 8 234 240 67 133 1121 65.94

Team Statistics SM OPP Conf Date Opponent W/L Score Att. SCORING 1124 1121 11/12/19 PACIFIC LUTHERAN W 73-64 406 Points Per Game 66.1 65.9 11/17/19 WARNER PACIFIC W 72-61 360 Scoring Margin 0.2 – 11/22/19 vs Colorado Mesa L 31-56 110 FIELD GOALS-ATT 391-998 416-1034 11/23/19 at Dixie State L 71-74 353 Field Goal Pct .392 .402 12/01/19 TEX. A&M INT'L W 75-60 417 3 POINT FG-ATT 107-326 129-395 * 12/05/19 at Northwest Nazarene L 71-82 335 3PT FG Pct .328 .327 * 12/07/19 at Central Wash. L 52-68 597 3PT Made Per Game 6.3 7.6 12/14/19 NORTHWEST CHRST. W 83-50 336 FREE THROWS-ATT 235-340 160-232 12/18/19 VANCOUVER ISLAND W 72-62 329 FT Pct .691 .690 * 01/02/20 ALAS. FAIRBANKS W 96-62 387 FT Made Per Game 13.8 9.4 * 01/04/20 ALAS. ANCHORAGE L 63-73 408 REBOUNDS 677 591 * 01/09/20 at Western Wash. L 47-93 333 Rebounds Per Game 39.8 34.8 * 01/11/20 at Simon Fraser L 67-71 232 Rebounds Margin 5.0 – * 01/16/20 WESTERN ORE. W 71-64 366 ASSISTS 222 234 * 01/18/20 CONCORDIA PORTLAND W 53-47 334 Assists Per Game 13.1 13.8 * 01/21/20 at Seattle Pacific W 63-62 244 TURNOVERS 268 240 * 01/25/20 at MSUB L 64-72 433 Turnovers Per Game 15.8 14.1 Turnovers Margin -1.7 – * = Conference game Assist/Turnover Ratio 0.8 1.0 STEALS 105 133 Steals Per Game 6.2 7.8 BLOCKS 24 67 Blocks Per Game 1.4 3.9 ATTENDANCE 3,343 2,527 Dates/Avg Per Date 9-371 7-361 Neutral Site #/Avg – 1-110

Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Saint Martin's 299 286 279 260 1124 Opponents 273 234 331 283 1121

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School Conf. Pct. Overall Alaska Anchorage 9-1 .900 19-2 Northwest Nazarene 9-2 .818 14-5 Western Washington 7-3 .700 13-5 Simon Fraser 7-3 .700 12-8 Central Washington 6-5 .545 11-8 MSU Billings 5-5 .500 10-9 Saint Martin’s 4-6 .400 9-8 Seattle Pacific 4-6 .400 6-12 Western Oregon 2-8 .200 5-12 Concordia 2-8 .200 3-15 Alaska 1-9 .100 6-13

Regional Rankings

Rank School Overall 1 Hawaii Pacific (5) 18-1 2 Alaska Anchorage (1) 19-2 3 Azusa Pacific 15-3 4 UC San Diego 15-4 5 Cal State San Marcos 15-4 6 Western Washington 13-5 7 Northwest Nazarene 13-5 8 Sonoma State 13-6 T9 Cal Poly Pomona 12-7 T9 Cal State East Bay 13-7

National Rankings Conference Individual Leaders

1 Drury (16) 19-0 2 Ashland 19-0 3 Texas A&M-Commerce 19-0 4 Lee 19-1 5 Grand Valley State 18-1 6 Hawaii Pacific 18-1 7 Indiana (Pa) 18-1 8 Catawba 16-1 9 Adelphi 18-2 10 Alaska Anchorage 19-2 11 North 16-2 12 Walsh 17-2 13 West Texas A&M 18-3 T-14 Central Missouri 15-3 T-14 Azusa Pacific 15-3 16 Lubbock Christian 16-2 17 Union 16-2 18 Sioux Falls 18-3 19 Bentley 15-4 20 Kentucky Wesleyan 19-1 21 Belmont Abbey 17-2 22 Colorado Mesa 16-3 23 Tampa 13-4 24 USciences 16-3 25 Southeastern Oklahoma 13-3

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