Q 2008 EIU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Q Eastern Illinois University Sports Information • Room 2240 Lantz Arena • www.EIUpanthers.com WBB CONTACT: Ben Turner • (217) 581-7020 phone • [email protected] 2007-08 Q PANTHERS TAKE FLIGHT FOR ALABAMA SWING Q EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS (11-9, 10-2 OVC) SCHEDULE/RESULTS AT JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS (9-12, 6-6 OVC) (EIU RECORD: 11-9, 0-2 OVC) Thursday, Jan. 31 • 5:30 p.m. • Jacksonville, Alabama (Matthews Coliseum) - - - - - - - - NOVEMBER - - - - - - - - – SERIES HIstoRY – – EXHIBITION SCHEDULE – All-Time Series: Jax State leads 5-1 1 TRUMAN STATE W 87-44 Coach Sallee vs. JSU: 1-4 4 CHICAGO ODYSSEY W 79-73 2007 in Jacksonville: EIU 82, JSU 76 (Feb. 22) – THE SEASON TIPS OFF – 2007 in Charleston: JSU 103, EIU 98 – 2 OT (Feb. 1) 9 ILLINOIS L 86-56 – LIVE COVERAGE – 11 ILLINOIS STATE L 8-68 Radio: WEIU-FM 88.9 • Internet Audio: www.weiufm.com 15 at Missouri L 69-51 Video Webcast: www.ovcsports.tv • Live Stats: www.jsugamecocksports.com 20 at Illinois-Chicago L 62-58 24 at Toledo L 72-66 EASTERN ILLINOIS PPG RPG APG OTHER 27 at Bradley L 83-57 F 52 Rachel Galligan (6-2, Jr) 18.6 5.9 0.8 .565 FG% 29 INDIANA STATE L 85-76 F 42 Lindsey Kluempers (6-1, Jr) 4.9 4.2 1.9 11-of-25 3FGs - - - - - - - - DECEMBER - - - - - - - - G 22 Dominique Sims (5-10, So) 10.1 5.2 2.6 21-of-44 3FGs LOYOLA W 70-52 G 15 Ellen Canale (5-8, So) 7.9 3.6 2.0 .500 3FG% 6 • TENNESSEE TECH W 64-62 OT 8 • TENNESSEE STATE W 65-57 G 20 Megan Edwards (5-7, So) 7.4 2.6 3.1 29 Steals 19 • at Morehead State W 65-55 Head Coach: Brady Sallee (4th year, 41-64 career record) 21 • at Eastern Kentucky W 91-86 OT - - - - - - - - JANUARY - - - - - - - - JACKSONVILLE STATE PPG RPG APG OTHER 3 • MURRAY STATE W 62-59 F 33 Cierra Duhart (6-0, Fr) 11.3 7.8 1.0 .585 FG% 5 • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI L 55-5 F 15 Jolie Efezokhae (6-1, So) 12.7 6.2 0.9 22 Blocks 7 • at Austin Peay W 75-52 G 32 Cassi Stuart (5-9, Jr) 6.0 2.4 1.3 20-of-61 3FGs 0 • TENNESSEE-MARTIN L 66-64 G 10 Zenobia Pitts (5-8, Fr) 6.3 2.0 0.9 15-of-42 3FGs 2 • E. KENTUCKY W 86-8 OT G 2 Danielle Beneby (5-9, Fr) 9.0 4.2 2.9 34 Steals 17 • at Tennessee Tech W 72-66 Head Coach: Becky Geyer (2nd year, 16-34 record at JSU; 245-141 career) 19 • at Tennessee State W 69-56 26 • MOREHEAD STATE W 68-52 31 • at Jacksonville State 5:30 p.m. EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS - - - - - - - - FEBRUARY - - - - - - - - AT SAMFORD BULLDOGS (15-6, 8-3 OVC) 2 • at Samford 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2 • 4 p.m. • Birmingham, Alabama (Pete Hanna Center) 7 • AUSTIN PEAY 5 p.m. – SERIES HIstoRY – 9 • at Tennessee-Martin 4 p.m. All-Time Series: Samford leads 4-2 14 • at Southeast Missouri 5 p.m. Coach Sallee vs. Samford: 1-4 16 • at Murray State 5:30 p.m. 2007 in Birmingham: SU 70, EIU 49 (Feb. 24) 2 ILLINOIS TECH 7 p.m. 2007 in Charleston: SU 63, EIU 41 (Feb. 3) 28 • JACKSONVILLE STATE 5 p.m. Last Eastern Win in Birmingham: EIU 67, SU 56 (2006) - - - - - - - - MARCH - - - - - - - - – LIVE COVERAGE – • SAMFORD 5 p.m. WEIU-FM 88.9 • www.weiufm.com ***Senior Recognition Night*** Radio: Internet Audio: Video Webcast: www.ovcsports.tv – THE OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT – 4 Quarterfinals (Campus Sites) TBA 7 Semifinals (Nashville, Tenn.) TBA SAMFORD PPG RPG APG OTHER 8 Championship (Nashville, Tenn.) TBA F 45 Savannah Hill (6-2, Fr) 9.8 5.0 1.7 13 Blocks F 3 Chika Okoli (5-9, Jr) 7.4 3.7 1.0 .603 FT% • Ohio Valley Conference game G 14 Emily London (5-7, Fr) 12.1 3.7 2.5 .470 3FG% Televised Live on WEIU-TV G 13 Monica Maxwell (5-8, So) 9.5 4.1 2.2 38-of-109 3FGs HOME GAMES IN LANTZ ARENA Listen Live on WEIU-FM 88.9 & www.weiufm.org G 10 Taryn Towns (5-8, Sr) 7.9 3.6 3.9 2.13 Asst-to-TO All Home & OVC Road Games: www.ovcsports.tv Head Coach: Mike Morris (6th year, 84-79 career record) All Times Central EASTERN ILLINOIS AT JACKSONVILLE STATE & SAMFORD • Page PREMIER SINGLE-GAME PERFORMANCES BALANCED ATTACK LIFTS EIU PAST MOREHEAD: Every Panther that saw action scored, with three players finishing in double-figures, and the balanced attack lifted Eastern Illinois to a – CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES – 68-52 victory against Morehead State Saturday evening at Lantz Arena. The Panthers have won 0 ....................... RACHEL GALLIGAN four straight and 11 of their last 13 to remain in first place in the Ohio Valley Conference. Each of Last: at Jacksonville State (18 pts/11reb) 2-22-07 the last four wins has allowed EIU to sweep the regular-season series against a conference foe. ......................... ELLEN CANALE Dominique Sims led the way with 15 points, Rachel Galligan finished with 14 points, and Jes- at Illinois-Chicago (13 pts/10 reb) 11-28-05 sica Huffman rounded out the trio in double-figures with 10 points. Huffman was a big reason ......................... MAGGIE KLOAK why the Panthers enjoyed a 23-7 advantage in bench scoring. Sims’ performance marked the Tennessee Tech (16 pts/14 reb) 12-6-07 first time since the first meeting with Morehead on Dec. 19 that Galligan was not EIU’s leading ......................... DOMINIQUE SIMS Tennessee Tech (19 pts/10 reb) 12-6-07 scorer. Eastern shot 53 percent from the field and 11-of-12 at the free throw line in the second half. Morehead, meanwhile, shot just 27 percent from the field for the game. – CAREER 30+ POINT GAMES – 3 ................. RACHEL GALLIGAN (2 in 07-08) ALL SCORE THAT TOOK THE FLOOR: The win against Morehead State marked the fourth ................. JESSICA HUFFMAN time this season that every Panther that took the floor scored. Three of those four occasions have – CAREER 20+ POINT GAMES – been in the last four games. Besides the Morehead home game, EIU also accomplished the feat 5 ............... RACHEL GALLIGAN (6 in 07-08) at Illinois-Chicago, against Eastern Kentucky at home and at Tennessee Tech. The same nine 2 ............... JESSICA HUFFMAN (2 in 07-08) players were involved in the UIC, EKU and Morehead contests. Only eight players saw action at 3 ................. MEGAN EDWARDS Tech because Ellen Canale was sidelined by an ankle injury. 2 ................. ASHLEY THOMAS ................. MAGGIE KLOAK (1 in 07-08) SPREADING OUT THE SHOT ATTEMPTS: Eastern’s balaned attack in the Morehead win was – CAREER 0+ POINT GAMES – best demonstrated in the shot distribution. While every Panther that played attempted at least 60 ............... RACHEL GALLIGAN (12 in 07-08) one field goal, no one recorded 10 shots. Dominique Sims led the way with nine field goal at- 35 ............... JESSICA HUFFMAN (9 in 07-08) tempts.The Illinois State game, in which the Panthers shot a season-high 53 percent from the 2 ............... ELLEN CANALE (7 in 07-08) field, was the only other contest this season that at least one EIU player did not attempt 10 shots. 7 ............... MEGAN EDWARDS (3 in 07-08) Ellen Canale and Jessica Huffman both took nine shots in the loss to the Redbirds. 6 ............... ASHLEY THOMAS (2 in 07-08) 9 ................. DOMINIQUE SIMS (9 in 07-08) BALANCED ON BOTH ENDS OF THE FLOOR: Eastern currently features five players with 8 ................. MAGGIE KLOAK (8 in 07-08) 10-plus 3-pointers made and four players with 10-plus blocked shots. Dominique Sims (21 3s, 6 ................. LINDSEY KLUEMPERS (4 in 07-08) 10 blocks) and Ellen Canale (19 3s, 10 blocks) can be found in both columns. Megan Edwards 2 ................. BRITTNEY COLEMAN (20), Jessica Huffman (13) and Lindsey Kluempers (11) have also reached double-figures in ................. MARIE BAKER made 3-pointers, while Rachel Galligan (26) and Maggie Kloak (13) round out the quartet with ................. JULIE LIPPERD 10-plus blocks... In Eastern’s OVC era (1997-present), only once before has the program accom- CAREER RECORD BOOK plished these feats. Seven different players made 10-plus 3-pointers in 1999. The 2003 squad, – SCORING – meanwhile, featured four Panthers with at least 10 blocks. 1. Nancy Kassebaum 1,807 1980-83 2. Pam O’Connor 1,731 2001-05 EIGHT WITH 00 POINTS: Entering the weekend, Lindsey Kluempers needs just two points 3. Toni Collins 1,715 1982-85 to become the eighth Panther to score 100 points this season. The 2004 team was the last EIU 11. Lisa Tyler 1,249 1986-89 squad to feature eight 100-point scorers. The 1999 and 2000 editions were the only other teams 12. Lauren Dailey 1,247 2001-04 to accomplish the feat in the program’s OVC era. 13. Leah Aldrich-Franklin 1,246 1997-00 14. JoAnn Archer 1,190 1978-81 After leading EIU to its fourth straight victory with a team- 15. Stacy Frierdich 1,110 1988-91 SIMS NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: high 15 points Saturday, was named the OVC Newcomer of the Week. This 16. RACHEL GALLIGAN 1,088 2006-Pr Dominique Sims – BLOCKED SHOTS – marks the third week in a row that a Panther has won one of the league’s three weekly awards.