Oakland Women’s Basketball 2017-18 Quick Facts GENERAL INFORMATION 2016-17 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Starters Returning (3) School Oakland University NOVEMBER Location Rochester, Mich. No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. Stats Founded 1957 22 Taylor Gleason 5-8 R-Sr. G 11.7, 3.1 apg 11 at Michigan L, 101-63 Enrollment 20,012 23 Leah Somerfield 6-1 Sr. F 11.1, 6.6 reb 14 Marygrove W, 126-31 Nickname Golden Grizzlies 5 Sha’Keya Graves 5-9 Sr. G 9.8, 2.6 apg 19 at IPFW W, 82-61 Colors Black and Gold 22 at Central Michigan L, 70-67 (2OT) Affiliation NCAA I Starters Lost (3) Conference The Horizon League 27 Concordia (MI) W, 99-32 No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. Stats Home Facility The Blacktop inside the O’rena 11 Hannah Little 6-1 R-Sr. F 11.1, 11.4 rpg 29 at Chicago State W, 80-60 Capacity 4,000 32 Nicole Dodd 6-0 Sr. G 4.4, .333 3-pt% Year Opened 1998 DECEMBER President Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, M.D. 21 Nola Anderson 5-9 Sr. G 6.7, 3.4 reb 2 at Michigan State L, 81-74 Director of Athletics Jeff Konya 5 North Dakota State W, 95-66 Athletics Phone 248-370-3190 Other Letterwinners Returning (3) 11 Ball State L, 66-59 Ticket Office Phone 248-370-4000 No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos Stats 17 at Indiana L, 84-59 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 10 Taylor Jones 5-8 Jr. G 15.3, 3.3 reb Assistant AD Communications Maria Rivera 3 Cierra Bond 5-10 Sr. G 4.6, 1.4 apg 20 Vermont W, 79-55 Women’s Basketball Contact Mekye Phelps 12 Nikita Telesford 6-1 R-So. F 2.3, 2.9 reb 29 UIC* W, 81-58 Cell 734-678-3073 2 Korrin Taylor 5-4 Sr. G 1.2, 0.7 reb 31 Valparaiso* W, 104-63 Office 248-370-2933 E-mail [email protected] Other Letterwinners Lost (2) JANUARY 248-370-3138 Office Fax No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. Stats 7 Detroit Mercy* (MS) L, 80-71 Website goldengrizzlies.com 34 Jessica Rotzoll 5-9 R-Fr. G 0.5, 0.3 reb 11 at Milwaukee* W, 75-73 Mailing Address: 33 Lorena Hubbard 6-3 Jr. C DNP Oakland University Athletics Center 13 at Green Bay* L, 89-47 569 Pioneer Drive 201 RAC 16 Wright State* L, 73-61 Rochester, MI 48309 Newcomers (6) 20 Cleveland State* L, 74-62 No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY 22 Youngstown State* W, 80-54 First Year (Division I): 1974-75 (1999-00) 0 LaKyesha Stennis 5-9 R-Jr. G 27 at Northern Kentucky* W, 61-47 All-Time Record: 774-446 (43 yrs) 1 Myka Cromwell 5119 Fr. G NCAA Division I Record: 303-238 (19 yrs) 21 Autumn Kissman 6-3 Fr. C 29 at Wright State* L, 84-66 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 10 32 Carah Burdette 5-6 Fr. G FEBRUARY NCAA DI Tournament Appearances (Last): 2 (‘02,’06) 34 Chloe Guingrich 5-11 Fr. G 2 #21/24 Green Bay* W, 74-71 All-Time NCAA DI Tournament Record: 0-2 42 Mercy Agwaniru 6-2 R-Jr. F NCAA DII Tournament Appearances (Last): 8 (1997) 4 Milwaukee* W, 77-63 All-Time NCAA DII Tournament Record: 10-9 11 at Detroit Mercy* (MS) L, 71-61 All-Time Conference DI Tourn. Record: 19-12 (Summit) 16 at Valparaiso* W, 98-60 0-4 (Horizon) GOLDEN GRIZZLIES FAST BREAK ▪During the 2016-17 season, Oakland finished 18 at UIC* W, 78-50 COACHING STAFF in a third-place tie with a 12-6 league record Head Coach: Jeff Tungate (Oakland, 1993) 20 Northern Kentucky* W, 86-66 Record at Oakland: 58-62 (5th Season) which marked the first time the Golden Grizzlies 23 at Youngstown State* W, 80-58 Career Record: Same won 12 Horizon League games since joining the 25 at Cleveland State* W, 93-79 Horizon League Record: 33-35 conference in the 2013-14 season. It also was the MARCH Office Phone: 248-371-4006 first time Oakland won 12 conference games since Associate Head Coach: Eric Stephan (13th season) 5 vs #5 Milwaukee* L, 82-60 going 14-4 in the Summit League in 2009-10. Assistant Coach: Nicole Burford (2nd season Assistant Coach: Andrea Williams (2nd season) All Times are Eastern Time Video Cord/Player Devel: Jenn Dempster (6th season) ▪Oakland’s offense averaged 76.6 ppg which Director of Operations: Crystal Davis (1st Season) ranked 19th nationally Home games are in bold Graduate Manager: Nicole Dodd (1st Season) * - Horizon League Game ▪ ESPN3 ▪Last season, Oakland has set the program school & - Horizon League Championship Brad Golder (play-by-play) record in the Division I era with 12 wins by a Stream at watchespn.com margin of 20 points or more breaking the previous ▪ OAKLAND BASKETBALL ALL-ACCESS Fox Sports Detroit: Alex Wright (executive producer), mark of nine in 2006-07. The win at YSU (2/23) Oliver Thornton (producer), Chad Schwartzenberger (photog) also marked the first time in the Division I era ▪ TICKETS the Golden Grizzlies have won four consecutive 248-370-4000 league games by a margin of 20 points or more. GoldenGrizzlies.com ▪ SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook/Twitter@GoldenGrizzlies ▪Oakland upended visiting Valparaiso, 104-63 2016-17 Final Standings Instagram@Golden_Grizzlies 12/31) The 104 points marks the program record TEAM Conf. Overall YouTubeChannel@GoldenGrizzliesVideos for the most points scored in a league game at the Snapchat/GoldenGrizzlies O’rena since 100 vs Centenary (1/29/11). Green Bay 15-3 27-6 ▪ ADMINISTRATION Wright State 15-3 25-9 Deputy Athletics Director: Padraic McMeel Detroit Mercy 12-6 18-14 Senior Associate AD/SWA: Holly Kerstner ▪Oakland had eight players in double figures en Senior Associate AD: Marshall Foley route to setting a school scoring record with a Oakland 12-6 18-12 126-31 win over Marygrove in the home opener Milwaukee 11-7 22-12 (11/14). The Golden Grizzlies also set a school Cleveland State 9-9 14-16 records with 53 field goals made along with 73 Northern Kentucky 5-13 9-22 rebounds Youngstown State 5-13 9-21 Valparaiso 4-14 10-21 UIC 2-16 6-25 Facebook: GoldenGrizzlies | Twitter@GoldenGrizzlies | Instagram: golden_grizzlies | Snap Chat: goldengrizzlies 1 Oakland Women’s Basketball 2017-18 Quick Facts 2017-18 Women’s Basketball Roster NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School/Previous School 0 LaKyesha Stennis G 5-9 R-Jr. Lexington, Ky./Bryan Station/Alabama 1 Myka Cromwell G 5-11 Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids CC 2 Korrin Taylor G 5-4 Sr. Akron, Ohio/Canton McKinley 3 Cierra Bond G 5-10 Sr. Inkster, Mich./Romulus/South Georgia Technical 5 Sha’Keya Graves G 5-9 R-Sr. Inkster, Mich./Westland John Glenn/DePaul 10 Taylor Jones G 5-8 Jr. Detroit, Mich./Mercy 12 Nikita Telesford F 6-1 R-So. Pickering, Ontario, Canada/Pickering 21 Autumn Kissman C 6-3 Fr. Mason, Mich./Mason 22 Taylor Gleason G 5-8 R-Sr. Grand Blanc, Mich./Goodrich/Illinois 23 Leah Somerfield F 6-1 Sr. Greenville, Mich./Greenville 25 Sidney Santos F 6-1 R-Jr. Geneva, Ill./Geneva 32 Carah Burdette G 5-6 Fr. Lexington, Ky./Bryan Station 34 Chloe Guingrich G 5-11 Fr. Hudsonville, Mich./Hudsonville 42 Mercy Agwaniru F 6-2 R-Jr. Lagos, Nigeria//Murray State College ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School/Previous School 42 Mercy Agwaniru F 6-2 R-Jr. Lagos, Nigeria//Murray State College 3 Cierra Bond G 5-10 Jr. Inkster, Mich./Romulus/South Georgia Technical 32 Carah Burdette G 5-6 Fr. Lexington, Ky./Bryan Station 1 Myka Cromwell G 5-11 Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids CC 22 Taylor Gleason G 5-8 R-Sr. Grand Blanc, Mich./Goodrich/Illinois 5 Sha’Keya Graves G 5-9 R-Sr. Inkster, Mich./Westland John Glenn/DePaul 34 Chloe Guingrich G 5-11 Fr. Hudsonville, Mich./Hudsonville 10 Taylor Jones G 5-8 Jr. Detroit, Mich./Mercy 21 Autumn Kissman C 6-3 Fr. Mason, Mich./Mason 25 Sidney Santos F 6-1 R-Jr. Geneva, Ill./Geneva 23 Leah Somerfield F 6-1 Sr. Greenville, Mich./Greenville 0 LaKyesha Stennis G 5-9 R-Jr. Lexington, Ky./Bryan Station/Alabama 2 Korrin Taylor G 5-4 Sr. Akron, Ohio/Canton McKinley 12 Nikita Telesford F 6-1 R-So. Pickering, Ontario, Canada/Pickering Head Coach: Jeff Tungate (Oakland, 1993), 5th season Associate Head Coach: Eric Stephan, 13th season Assistant Coach: Nicole Burford, 2nd season Assistant Coach: Andrea Williams, 2nd season Director of Basketball Operations: Crystal Davis, 1st season Video Coordinator: Jenn Dempster, 5th season Graduate Manager: Nicole Dodd, 1st season Pronunciation Guide: 2 Korrin Taylor - Ker-In 5 Sha’Keya Graves - Sha’-key-uh 12 Nikita Telesford - Tell-us-Ford 34 Chole Guingrich - Ging-Rich (u is silent) 42 Mercy Agwaniru - Aug-Wa-NEAR-Roo 2 goldengrizzlies.com #WEARtheBEAR Oakland Women’s Basketball 2017-18 Quick Facts 2017-18 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE DATE DAY OPPONENT PLACE (ARENA) TV TIME (ET) Nov. 11 Saturday Illinois State Rochester, Mich. (Blacktop at the O’rena) ESPN3 1 p.m. Nov. 13 Monday at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. (Breslin Center) TBA 7 p.m. Nov. 16 Thursday at Northwestern Evanston, Ill. (Welsh-Ryan Arena) TBA 8 p.m. Nov. 19 Sunday Niagara Rochester, Mich. (Blacktop at the O’rena) ESPN3 7 p.m.