For Release: November 22, 2010 2010-11 WEBER STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT: JUSTIN JOHNSON • PHONE: (801) 626-6528 • EMAIL: [email protected] 2010-11 Wildcat Schedule THE WEEK AHEAD FOR THE WILDCATS Overall: 1-1 Big Sky: 0-0 Tuesday, November 23 Home: 0-1 Home: 0-0 Orem, Utah • UCCU Center (8,500) Away: 1-0 Away: 0-0 Weber State (1-1) at Utah Valley (0-3) 7 p.m. Neutral: 0-0 6th meeting (Weber State leads series 3-2) Last two meetings Date Opponent Time/Result Dec. 5, 2009 (Ogden, Utah) — Weber State 66, Utah Valley 46 11/12 at San Jose State W 59-50 Jan 27, 2009 (Orem, Utah) — Utah Valley 81, Weber State 73 11/16 &UTAH L 56-62 11/23 at Utah Valley 7:00 p.m. Saturday, November 27 11/27 UTAH STATE 2:00 p.m. Ogden, Utah. • Dee Events Center (12,000) 12/03 #Texas State 7:30 p.m. Utah State (0-3) at Weber State (1-1) 2 p.m. 12/04 #Bryant 2:00 p.m. 12/08 MONTANA-WESTERN 5:30 p.m. 38th meeting (Weber State leads series 23-14) 112/1 at Brigham Young 3:00 p.m. Last two meetings 12/14 OREGON STATE 12:00 p.m. Dec. 21, 2009 (Logan, Utah) — Utah State 72, Weber State 51 12/18 &BOISE STATE 5:00 p.m. Dec. 22, 2008 (Ogden, Utah) — Utah State 44, Weber State 41 12/21 at Southern Utah Noon 12/30 NEVADA-RENO 7:00 p.m. 01/03 at Cal State-Bakersfield 8:00 p.m. 01/08 *NORTHERN ARIZONA 2:00 p.m. 202010-11 Weber State Wildcats 01/15 *MONTANA 2:00 p.m. No. Name Pos Ht Yr Hometown 01/17 *MONTANA STATE 7:00 p.m. 1 Laura Palmere* G 5-11 So. Lakewood, Colorado 01/20 *PORTLAND SATE 7:00 p.m. 2 Justine Johnson G 5-6 Fr. Mesa, Arizona 01/22 *NORTHERN COLORADO 2:00 p.m. 01/29 *at Northern Colorado 2:00 p.m. 3 Joey O’Neill* C 6-3 Jr. Butte, Montana 02/03 *at Montana 7:00 p.m. 4 Desiree Robinson G 5-6 G Oceanside, California 02/05 *at Montana State 7:00 p.m. 11 Jordan Pfau G 5-9 G Arlee, Montana 02/10 *at Northern Arizona 6:30 p.m. 12 Abby Palmer G 5-10 Jr. Highlands Ranch, Colorado 02/12 *EASTERN WASHINGTON 7:00 p.m. 14 Caela Mohre G 5-7 Jr. Blakeslee, Ohio 02/17 *at Portland State 8:00 p.m. 15 Caitlin Anderson F 5-10 Sr. Reno, Nevada 02/19 *at Eastern Washington 3:00 p.m. 21 Megan Patterson G 5-11 So. Columbus, Montana 02/24 *IDAHO STATE 7:00 p.m. 22 Mikell Woodfield F 6-2 Jr. LaGrande, Oregon 02/26 *SACRAMENTO STATE 2:00 p.m. 25 Mariah Metoyer G 5-9 So. Boulder, Colorado 03/03 *at Idaho State 7:00 p.m. 03/05 *at Sacramento State 2:00 p.m. 32 Amanda Hughes F 5-11 So. Aurora, Colorado 34 Karlee Weight C 6-1 R-Jr. Springville, Utah & doubleheader with Weber State men’s team 44 Kehlsie Crone G 5-9 Fr. Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, CA # Air Force Tournament (Colorado Springs, Colo.) *Will redshirt 2010-11 season * Big Sky Conference game Head Coach: Carla Taylor, Weber State ‘84 (23rd season) All home games played at the Dee Events Center Associate Head Coach: Rachelle Gardner-Sayers, Weber State ‘96 (13th season) Assistant Coach: Heath Alexander, Oregon ‘98 (2nd season) Assistant Coach: Ashley Elliot, Wyoming ‘05 (2nd season) Leadership Coach: Marshall Parnell (1st season) Trainer: John Henderson, Weber State ‘07 (3rd season) Weber State Quick Facts Looking back The University The Weber State University women’s basketball team fell to in-state Location: ...................................Ogden, Utah rival Utah in its only game of the week on Tuesday. The Wildcats trailed Enrollment: ........................................ 23,000 by 20 points with just over five minutes remaining, but rallied to cut Nickname: ........................................Wildcats the deficit to just six with a minute left and had several opportunities Colors: ...............................Purple and White to make it closer before ultimately falling 62-56. Conference: ...................................... Big Sky Athletic Director: ....................... Jerry Bovee Senior Woman Administrator: Amy Crosbie Hughes takes flight Women’s Basketball Contact: .......Justin Johnson Sophomore forward Amanda Hughes scored a Email: .................... [email protected] career-high 16 points against the Utes and nearly Phone:....................................(801) 626-8528 single-handedly helped Weber State rally against Website: .................. weberstatesports.com Utah. Hughes scored 14 of the final 18 points of Home court: ......Dee Events Center (12,000) Tuesday’s game, including the final 12 points of Women’s Basketball Staff the night for the Wildcats. She finished the game Head Coach: ......Carla Taylor (23rd season) shooting 4-of-9 from the field and 7-of-9 from the Alma Mater: .........................Weber State ‘84 free throw line, while also collecting a team-high Asso.Coach: Rachelle Gardner-Sayers (13th season) HUGHES five rebounds and two blocks in just 18 minutes of Alma Mater: ..........................Weber State ‘96 Asst. Coach: ..Heath Alexander (Oregon ‘98) court time. Asst. Coach: .....Ashley Elliott (Wyoming ‘05) 2009-10 record: ..................................... 9-20 Mohre gaining confidence 2009-10 Big Sky Record: ............3-13 (t-8th) Junior guard Caela Mohre is in the top 10 in two All-time record: .....................486-512 (.487) early-season statistical categories in the Big Sky All-time Conf. record: ...........276-238 (.537) Conference. The Blakeslee, Ohio-native is first in All-time Big Sky record: .......177-157 (.530) free throw percentage, hitting a perfect 6-of-6 from the line in Weber State’s first two games. She is WSU Head Coach Carla Taylor also 8th in assists, averaging 3.5 per game. Against The 2010-11 season will mark the Utah on Tuesday, Mohre had eight points and five 23nd season for Carla Taylor as the MOHRE head coach of the Weber State wom- rebounds, along with a pair of assists and a steal. en’s basketball program. Taylor has In Weber State’s season opener at San Jose State, she had nine been associated with the Wildcat point and five rebounds. women’s basketball team for over 27 years as a player and coach. She has the second-most wins among coach- Major milestone approaching es in Big Sky history and has produced 23 All-Big Sky When Weber State takes on in-state rival Utah State on Saturday First Team selections and five District 7 Kodak All-Amer- afternoon, it will mark a major milestone in Wildcat women’s basketball icans. In 22 seasons as head coach Taylor has amassed a career record of 302-321 at Weber State. She is 177-157 history. The game against the Aggies will be Weber State’s 1,000th all-time in Big Sky Conference games. Heading into this all-time women’s basketball game. Weber State played its first game season she has coached the Wildcats in 621 games. in school history on January 17, 1975 against the University of Colo- Prior to 2007-08, the Wildcats had strung together rado in Boulder, Colo., falling to the Buffaloes 57-54 in overtime. Kerry 12-straight appearances in the Big Sky Tournament and Fenwick, Weber State’s team captain, led the Wildcats with 10 points, had advanced to the championship game in four of the previous six years. while Bonnie Gustaveson had eight points, and Barb Headley and In 22 seasons as head coach Taylor has been through Kim Gianchetta each added seven points for the Purple and White. it all with the Wildcats. She has coached Weber State against 99 different schools during her tenure and has Team trends coached WSU in games in 23 different states. She has Through two games Weber State is averaging 57.5 points offen- coached the most games against Eastern Washington, sively and a Big Sky Conference-best 56.0 points defensively. The Montana, and Northern Arizona, all of which she has faced 47 times during her career with the Wildcats. Wildcats also lead the league in free throw percentage (84.2 percent) and rebounding margin (+3.5). Weber State is third in 3-point field goal weberstatesports.com percentage, but has taken a league-low 21 attempts from behind the long-range arc. For all news and information about Weber State athletics visit weberstatesports.com, the official home page of Wildcat athletics. Rosters, pic- Looking ahead tures, bios, stats, scores, and much more will all After facing two games against in-state competition this week, Weber be available at the site, which will also include live State will head to Air Force Academy, Colo., to face two neutral court volleyball stats for every home match throughout games against Texas State (12/03 — 7:30 p.m.) and Bryant (12/04 the season. — 2 p.m.) weberstatesports.com 2 About Utah Valley The Wolverines of Utah Valley are currently 0-3 on the season after falling 83-66 to Lamar University and 73-69 to Austin Peay as part of the Preseason National Invitational Tournament at Beaumont, Texas. 2010 Big Sky Standings Sammie Jensen leads to Wolverines (As of Nov. 22) with 15.3 points per game on 39.4 percent shooting from the field. Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Jensen also has a team-best 8.3 rebounds per game. Weber State Montana State 0-0 .000 2-2 .500 and Utah Valley have met five previous times since the Wolverines Idaho State 0-0 .000 2-2 .500 Montana 0-0 .000 2-2 .500 moved from the junior college ranks to NCAA Division I and lead Portland State 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 the series 3-2.