2015-2016 SCHEDULE 2015-16 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE BASKETBALL WOMEN’S 2015-16 HOME HOME HOME HOME 11.6 11.13 11.17 11.21 South Carolina-Aiken Western State Incarnate Word BYU (Exhibition) AWAY NEUTRAL NEUTRAL HOME 11.24 11.27 11.28 12.2 OR Penn Morgan State TBA Colorado (Navy Classic) (Navy Classic) GREEN OUT AWAY HOME HOME AWAY 12.8 12.10 12.13 12.20 Northern Colorado Montana Oklahoma Panhandle State Denver HOME AWAY HOME AWAY 1.2 1.6 1.9 1.13 Boise State* UNLV* San José State* San Diego State* HOME AWAY AWAY HOME 2.3 2.6 2.10 2.13 San Diego State* Nevada* Boise State* UNLV* PINK OUT HOME AWAY AWAY HOME 2.17 2.20 2.24 2.27 Utah State* Wyoming* New Mexico* Nevada* HOME AWAY 3.1 3.4 Fresno State* Air Force* SENIOR NIGHT 4 14 CSURAMS.COM EMILIE JAMIE 13 22 3 34 HESSELDAL PATRICK ELLEN ELIN KEYORA ALANA NYSTROM GUSTAVSSON WHARRY ARIAS QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location ..................................................... Fort Collins, Colo. Founded .............................................................................1870 Enrollment ......................................................................26,775 Nickname ..........................................................................Rams Colors .............................................................Green and Gold Elevation .................................................................. 5,004 feet Arena (Capacity) ...................................Moby Arena (8,745) Conference .....................................................Mountain West President...............................................Dr. Anthony A. Frank Director of Athletics ..............................................Joe Parker Senior Assoc. A.D/SWA ........................Christine Susemihl Faculty Representative .......................................Jim Francis Athletic Department Phone ......................... 970/491-3350 Athletic Website ...................................www.CSURams.com Twitter .....................................................@CSUWomensBball ....................................................................@CSU_Williams ......................................................... @CSURamsGameday Instagram ............................instagram.com/CSURamsWBB Facebook ..facebook.com/CSURamsWomensBasketball STAFF INFORMATION Position ..........................................Name (Years at CSU) Head Coach .......................Ryun Williams (Fourth Season) Alma Mater .......................................South Dakota, 1992 Record at CSU ...........................59-35 (Three Seasons) Career Record ................ NCAA: 322-188 (17 Seasons) TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................Juco: 54-38 (Three Seasons) Introduction 43 .........................................................Schedule 1 .................Quick Facts | Table of Contents Assistant Coach ......................Tim Moser (Fourth Season) 44-55 ........................Opponent Information 2 .....................................................Photo Roster 56 ............................Postseason Information Alma Mater ......................................... CSU-Pueblo, 1998 Assistant Coach ........ Brooke Atkinson (Second Season) This is Colorado State 2014 Season Review Alma Mater .......................................Wichita State, 2003 4 ......................... The University at a Glance 58-59 ............................. 2014 Final Statistics Assistant Coach .......Rebecca Alvidrez (Second Season) 5 ...............................World-Class Academics 60-67 ........................................Match Recaps Alma Mater ....................................... Adams State, 2006 6 ..........................................This is Fort Collins Dir. of Basketball Ops. Kim Austin Mbadinga (Fourth Season) 7 ................................Fort Collins & Colorado Record Book Alma Mater .................................... Colorado State, 1998 8 .........................Denver, The Mile High City 68-95 ............................................CSU History Video Coordinator .............Kellen Gubbins (First Season) 9 ......................................................Moby Arena Alma Mater ....................................Colorado State, 2015 10 .............................. CSU Athletics Facilities 11 .......Anderson Academic & Training Center Dir. of Basketball Admin. .....Chad Lavin (Fourth Season) 12 ...............................Indoor Practice Facility Alma Mater ....................................... South Dakota, 1978 13 ..................................Distinguished Alumni Women’s Basketball Office ..................(970) 491-6569 Staff and Administration TEAM INFORMATION 14-15 .................Head Coach Ryun Williams Credits 2014-15 Record .................................................................23-8 16 ..................... Assistant Coach Tim Moser Editor/Project Coordinator .... Craig Buchanan 2014-15 MW Record (Finish)....................................15-3 (1st) 17 ..........Assistant Coach Brooke Atkinson Contributors ....... Paul Kirk, Danielle Marshall, 2014-15 Postseason Play ........................WNIT First Round 17 ........ Assistant Coach Rebecca Alvidrez .........................Nic Hallisey, Stuart Buchanan, All-Time Record ..............................................594-564 (.513) 18 ..Director of Operations Kim Austin Mbadinga ............ Craig Buchanan and Samuel Feldman NCAA Appearances (Record) .....................................5 (5-5) 18 .......... Video Coordinator Ashley Weins Cover Design ...............................Travis Jenks 19 ....................Assistant Coach Chad Lavin Photos .....................Dan Byers, Don Reichert, Last NCAA Appearance................................................ 2002 20-21 .......Director of Athletics Joe Parker Tom Waido, Eliott Foust, CSU Photo Services, WNIT Appearances (Record) ......................................5 (6-5) 22 ......................... Athletics Executive Team ...............................Rich Clarkson & Associates, Last WNIT Appearance ...................................................2015 23 ...................................CSU Head Coaches .............Denver Convention & Visitors Bureau Starters Returning/Lost ......................................................3/2 24 .......Women’s Basketball Support Staff Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...........................................7/4 Student-Athlete Biogarphies 24-25 ... Stine Austgulen | Keyora Wharry MEDIA INFORMATION 26-27 Emilie Hesseldal | Sofie Tryggedsson Women’s Basketball SID .......................................Craig Buchanan 28-29 ............Hannah Tvrdy | Callie Kaiser Phone ..................... (O) 970/491-6494 | (C) 970/227-7889 30-31............ Ellen Nystrom | Jamie Patrick 32-33 Veronika Mirkovic | Kincso Kelemen E-Mail ...................................... [email protected] 34-35...Myanne Hamm | Elin Gustavsson FAX .......................................................................970/491-1348 36-37 ......................Taylor Ely | Amanda Kantzy Mailing Address ..................... 311 McGraw Athletic Center 38-39 ........................Alana Arias | Team Roster .....................................................Fort Collins, CO 80523 2015 Season Outlook 41-42 ...........................2015 Season Preview 2015-16 COLORADO STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 1 PHOTO ROSTER 2 | Stine Austgulen 3 | Keyora Wharry 4 | Emilie Hesseldal 5 | Sofie Tryggedsson 10 | Hannah Tvrdy 5-11 | G | RS-SO 5-10 | F | SR 6-1 | F | SR 6-0 | G | FR 5-10 | G | JR Bergen, Norway Fresno, Calif. Aarhus, Denmark Aarhus, Denmark Seward, Neb. 12 | Callie Kaiser 13 | Ellen Nystrom 14 | Jamie Patrick 15 | Veronika Mirkovic 20 | Kincso Kelemen 5-10 | G/F | FR 6-1 | G | JR 5-10 | G | SR 6-1 | F | SO 5-9 | G | FR Broomfield, Colo. Lulea, Sweden Hutchinson, Kan. Nassjo, Sweden Sfantu Gheorghe, Romania 21 | Myanne Hamm 22 | Elin Gustavsson 23 | Taylor Ely 24 | Amanda Kantzy 34 | Alana Arias 5-11 | G/F | SO 6-3 | F | JR 5-11 | G | SO 6-3 | F | FR 6-4 | F | SR Fort Collins, Colo. Angelholm, Sweden Norman, Okla. Vallingby, Sweden Porto Alegre, Brazil Ryun Williams Tim Moser Brooke Atkinson Rebecca Alvidrez Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Fourth Year at CSU Fourth Year at CSU Second Year at CSU Second Year at CSU Kim Austin Mdabinga Kellen Gubbins Chad Lavin Director of Operations Video Coordinator Director of Women’s Fourth Year at CSU First Year at CSU Basketball Admin. 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