Building a Legacy – 2009-10 Eastern Michigan University Women’s Basketball 115 All-Time Honors EMU’S FIRST TE A M ALL -MID-Ame RICAN CON fe R E NC E SE L E CTIONS Laurie Byrd Kris Matthes Kelly Hebler JoAnn LeFevre Stephanie Smiley Ryan Coleman 1981-82 1982-83 1989-90 1986-87 2000-01, 2001-02 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06 Kodak/WBCA All-American Honorable Mention (3) Honorable Mention All-Mid-American Conference (18) 2005-2006 Ryan Coleman 2008-2009 Cassie Schrock 2004-2005 Ryan Coleman 2007-2008 Alyssa Pittman 2001-2002 Stephanie Smiley 2003-2004 Marion Crandall 2002-2003 Abby Wiseman Mid-American Conference Sixth Man of the Year (1) 2001-2002 Abby Wiseman 2003-2004 Sarah VanMetre 1998-1999 Holly Mitchell 1997-1998 Jessica Henry Mid-American Conference Defensive of the Year (1) 1997-1998 Holly Mitchell 2006-2007 Patrice McKinney 1996-1997 Traci Parsons 1994-1995 Traci Parsons First-Team All-Mid-American Conference (9) 1992-1993 Reeshema Wood 2005-2006 Ryan Coleman 1990-1991 Shani LeBaron 2004-2005 Ryan Coleman 1990-1991 LaTonya Watson 2003-2004 Ryan Coleman 1988-1989 Kelly Hebler 2001-2002 Stephanie Smiley 1987-1988 Chris Chandler 2000-2001 Stephanie Smiley 1984-1985 Sharon Brown 1989-1990 Kelly Hebler 1984-1985 Felicia Hines 1986-1987 JoAnn LeFevre 1981-1982 Joy Ganzel 1982-1983 Kris Matthes 1981-1982 Laurie Byrd All-Mid-American Conference Freshman Team (11) 2008-2009 Tavelyn James Second-Team All-Mid-American Conference (12) 2006-2007 Alyssa Pittman 2007-2008 Colleen Russell 2003-2004 Sarah VanMetre 2006-2007 Sarah VanMetre 2002-2003 Nikki Knapp 2005-2006 Nikki Knapp 1998-1999 Stephanie Smiley 2005-2006 Patrice McKinney 1997-1998 Holly Mitchell 2003-2004 Nikki Knapp 1994-1995 September Silvers 2002-2003 Ryan Coleman 1993-1994 Traci Parsons 1999-2000 Stephanie Smiley 1991-1992 Eszter Biro 1998-1999 Kristy Maska 1988-1989 Kerry Porter 1995-1996 Traci Parsons 1988-1989 LaTonya Watson 1991-1992 LaTonya Watson 1985-1986 Sharon Brown MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week (4) 1981-1982 Denise Allen Jan. 3, 2007 Sarah VanMetre Dec. 11, 2005 Sarah VanMetre Third-Team All-Mid-American Conference (3) Dec. 12, 2004 Erika Ford 2006-2007 Patrice McKinney Jan. 28, 2002 Shani Charles 2004-2005 Nikki Knapp 2004-2005 Erika Ford ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American (1) 2006-2007 Sarah VanMetre First Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV (2) 2006-2007 Sarah VanMetre First Team 2004-2005 Sarah VanMetre Second Team 116 2009-10 Eastern Michigan University Women’s Basketball MEDIA GUIDE All-Time Honors EMU’S MID-Ame RICAN CON fe R E NC E SP E CIALTY AWARD SE L E CTIONS Holly Mitchell Stephanie Smiley Sarah VanMetre Patrice McKinney Alyssa Pittman, Freshman of Freshman of Sixth Man of Defensive Freshman of the Year, the Year, the Year, Player of the the Year, 1997-98 1998-99 2003-04 Year, 2006-07 2006-07 MAC Freshman of the Year (3) MAC Player of the Week (47) 2006-2007 Alyssa Pittman Feb. 16, 2009 Cassie Schrock (West Division) 1998-1999 Stephanie Smiley Feb. 18, 2008 Colleen Russell (West Division) Dec. 10, 2007 Canea Williams (West Division) 1997-1998 Holly Mitchell Nov. 19, 2007 Alyssa Pittman (West Division) Jan. 22, 2007 Alyssa Pittman (West Division) MAC All-Tournament Team (3) Jan. 7, 2007 Sarah VanMetre (West Division) 2003-2004 Ryan Coleman Dec. 11, 2006 Patrice McKinney (West Division) 2003-2004 Nikki Knapp Dec. 25, 2005 Nikki Knapp (West Division) 1999-2000 Kris Kachaturoff Jan. 8, 2006 Ryan Coleman (West Division) Feb. 13, 2006 Ryan Coleman (West Division) Feb. 20, 2006 Patrice McKinney (West Division) MAC Tournament MVP (1) Nov. 29, 2004 Ryan Coleman (West Division) 2003-2004 Ryan Coleman Dec. 6, 2004 Ryan Coleman (West Division) Jan. 3, 2004 Erika Ford (West Division) All-MAC Academic Team (11) Dec. 13, 2004 Ryan Coleman (West Division) 2006-2007 Patrice McKinney Feb. 6, 2005 Ryan Coleman (West Division) Feb. 13, 2005 Ryan Coleman (West Division) 2006-2007 Sarah VanMetre Feb. 22, 2004 Marion Crandall (West Division) 2005-2006 Sarah VanMetre Feb. 15, 2004 Marion Crandall (West Division) 2004-2005 Erika Ford Jan. 11, 2004 Ryan Coleman (West Division) 2004-2005 Sarah VanMetre Dec. 21, 2003 Sarah VanMetre (West Division) 1998-1999 Emily Steinmetz Honorable Mention Dec. 7, 2004 Nikki Knapp (West Division) Mar. 2, 2003 Melis Ulker (West Division) 1995-1996 Kelly Moorman First Team Jan. 7, 2002 Dru Bishop (West Division) 1995-1996 Traci Parsons First Team Dec. 17, 2001 Stephanie Smiley (West Division) 1995-1996 Laura Strefling Honorable Mention Nov. 20, 2001 Stephanie Smiley (West Division) 1994-1995 Kelly Moorman Honorable Mention Jan. 22, 2001 Stephanie Smiley (West Division) 1991-1992 LaTonya Watson First Team Feb. 27, 2000 Stephanie Smiley (Defensive) 1990-1991 LaTonya Watson First Team Jan. 31, 2000 Stephanie Smiley (Offensive) Jan. 25, 1999 Shani Charles (Defensive) 1989-1990 LaTonya Watson Honorable Mention Jan. 18, 1999 Stephanie Smiley (Defensive) 1989-1990 Kelly Hebler Honorable Mention Jan. 11, 1999 Stephanie Smiley (Defensive) Dec. 21, 1998 Kristy Maska (Offensive) Jan. 18, 1998 Jessica Henry (Offensive) Feb. 3, 1997 Emily Berman (Defensive) Jan. 13, 1992 LaTonya Watson Mar. 4, 1991 LaTonya Watson Dec. 11, 1989 Kelly Hebler Dec. 12, 1988 Kelly Hebler Feb. 21, 1988 Chris Chandler Feb. 23, 1987 JoAnn LeFevre Feb. 24, 1986 JoAnn LeFevre Jan. 13, 1986 Sharon Brown Feb. 11, 1985 Sharon Brown Jan. 7, 1985 Felicia Hines Feb. 9, 1983 Kris Matthes Feb. 10, 1982 Laurie Byrd Building a Legacy – 2009-10 Eastern Michigan University Women’s Basketball 117 All-American Stephanie Smiley Stephanie Smiley 5-10, Guard Holt, Mich.-Holt Letters Earned: 4 (1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02) Career Accomplishments • Became the only player in MAC history – man or woman – to record 1,400 career points, 700 career rebounds and 500 career assists • Also added career marks of more than 200 steals and 100 blocked shots to that MAC standard • Ranks ninth in MAC history in assists and 50th in scoring • Holds the EMU career record for games played (114), games started (114), minutes played (4,288), assists (577) and rebounds (784) • Also ranks in the top 10 on EMU’s career charts in scoring (5th), scoring average (9th), field goals made (6th), three-pointers made (2nd), three-pointers attempted (2nd), three-point field goal percentage (3rd), free throws made (5th), free throws attempted (6th), free throw percentage (8th), steals (2nd) and blocked shots (2nd) • Only player in EMU history to start every possible game of her career • Led EMU to four consecutive winning seasons for the first time in school history • Also led EMU to four consecutive .500 or better MAC records for the first time ever • Led EMU to the most overall wins (64) and conference wins (36) for a four-year period in the school’s history • Became just the second EMU player in history to record 100 career blocked shots 2001-02 Accomplishments • Named First Team All-Mid-American Conference for second consecutive year – only player in school history to earn first-team honors twice in her career • Ranked in the top 15 in the MAC in eight categories, including rebounding (top rebounding guard in the MAC), assists, steals, free-throw percentage, 3-point field goals made, blocked shots, assist-to-turnover ratio and defensive rebounds • Named Mid-American Conference Player of the Week twice during the 2001-02 season, running her career total to seven (third-most in MAC history) • Earned Tournament MVP honors at the 2001 Eagle Classic, leading EMU to the team title by aver- aging 21 points, eight rebounds and 6.5 assists in the tournament • Ranked second on the team in scoring (12.6 ppg) and rebounding (7.1 rpg) • Has scored in double digits in 19 of 29 games, including six games of 20 or more points, while leading EMU in scoring in eight contests • Grabbed six or more rebounds in 20 games and led EMU in rebounding in 12 games. • Dished out five or more assists in 16 games • Had a career-high 15 rebounds to go with 10 points for her third double-double of the year to lead EMU to a come-from-behind win over then-MAC-leader Ball State • Led EMU to a home win over MAC-leader Toledo with a team-high 21 points and seven rebounds – the first EMU win over Toledo in Ypsilanti in 15 years • Scored 16 points, four above her season average, while holding the top scorer in the league to two below her season average and paced EMU to a win over then-MAC-leader Miami • Scored a game-high 22 points and paced the Eagles to a road win at Ohio State, the second straight Big Ten opponent defeated by EMU Other Career Highlights • Named First Team All-MAC in 2000-01 and 2001-02 • Named Preseason First Team All-MAC in 2000-01 and 2001-02 • Earned Second Team All-MAC honors as a sophomore • Honored as MAC Freshman of the Year and MAC All-Freshman team in 1998-99 • Has 13 career double-doubles and the only triple-double in EMU men’s or women’s basketball history • Named to the All-Tournament Team at the Eagle Classic and Nassau SunSplash Shootout as a junior • Led EMU to a then-school-record-tying 16 wins in 1999-2000 and 2000-01 and also a then-record-tying nine conference wins • Led EMU to a winning record for the first time in 10 years (1998-99) and first back-to-back winning records in 15 years (1998-99 and 1999-2000) Stephanie Smiley - EMU Career Statistics Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 1998-99 27-27 1045/38.7 117-228 .513 33-75 .440 42-63 .667 34-103 137 5.1 81-4 158 117 29 80 309/11.4 1999-00 30-30 1119/37.3 131-313 .419 44-122 .361 81-106 .764 46-202 248 8.3 84-4 122 95 16 49 387/12.9 2000-01 28-28 1019/36.4 123-265 .464 42-112 .375 51-71 .718 44-149 193 6.9 76-1 153 107 28 61 339/12.1 2001-02 29-29 1105/38.1 120-269 .446 55-126 .437 71-90 .789 57-149 206 7.1 75-2 144 76 30 53 366/12.6 TOTAL 114-114 4288/37.6 491-1075 .457 174-435 .400 245-330 .742 181-603 784 6.9 316-11 577 395 103 243 1401/12.3 118 2009-10 Eastern Michigan University Women’s Basketball MEDIA GUIDE All-American Ryan Coleman Ryan Coleman 5-10, Guard Detroit, Mich.-Communication and Media Arts Letters Earned: 4 (2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06) EMU: 2005-06: Earned Kodak/ to the MAC’s first team..