East Tennessee State University Buccaneer Women's Basketball 48th season • 3 All-Americans • 3 NCAA Tournament Appearances • 3 WNIT’s • 23- 1,000 point club members Up Next: ETSU at Mercer East Tennessee State Buccaneers (17-10, 10-2 SoCon) Saturday, Feb. 24 | 2:00 p.m. at Samford Bulldogs (14-13, 6-6 SoCon) Feb. 22 • 7:00 p.m (ET). • Birmingham, Ala. • Pete Hanna Center THE SHOOTAROUND • This will be the 10th meeting in program history. Schedule & Results (17-10 , 10-2 SoCon) • Samford holds a 5-4 all-time win record against the Bucs. NOVEMBER 10 CINCINNATI W 87-77 • The Bucs won 76-48 against Samford earlier in the season. 12 at Tennessee L 87-49 • ETSU has won their last four games. 15 at Appalachian State W 70-57 • Tianna Tarter is ETSU's all-time free throw leader. 17 TENNESSEE TECH W 74-55 19 DUQUESNE W 81-77 • Coach Ezell is just two one away from notching her 200th career win. 24 vs Notre Dame % L 77-46 • Erica Haynes-Overton ranks fourth in the nation in steals per game and seventh in the nation in 25 vs. Washington State % L 8-76 steals. 26 vs. Western Michigan % L 87-79 29 at Murray State W 96-68 • Tianna Tarter is 22nd in the nation in minutes played. DECEMBER • ETSU is ranked 10th in the nation in steals. 3 at Winthrop W 74-63 • The Bucs outscore their opponents by 100 points. 10 at Houston L 88-69 • The Bucs have a +3.7 scoring margin and average 69.1 points per game. 14 at NC State L 70-58 16 MICHIGAN STATE L 83-74 (OT) • ETSU has a +5.1 turnover margin. 22 NORTHERN KENTUCKY L 57-45 • A win on Thursday would be ETSU's fifth straight win. 29 NORTH GREENVILLE W 90-67 • The Bucs have won 11 of their last 13 games. JANUARY 4 WESTERN CAROLINA ^ W 66-50 • The SoCon Tournament is scheduled for March 1-4 in Asheville, N.C. 6 UNC-GREENSBORO ^ W 60-52 • ETSU's seniors hold a 37-17 record in conference play. 12 CHATTANOOGA ^ W 65-58 18 at Furman ^ W 69-57 20 at Wofford ^ W 61-58 PROBABLE STARTERS 25 MERCER ^ L 85-65 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% 27 SAMFORD ^ W 76-48 15 Tianna Tarter G 5-6 Sr. Johnson City, TN 17.7 4.7 .422 FEBRUARY 20 Erica Haynes-Overton G 5-5 Fr. Nashville, TN 14.5 4.8 .465 1 at UNC-Greensboro ^ L 65-61 22 Malloree Schurr F 5-10 Sr. Montgomery, TX 3.6 4.0 .288 3 at Western Carolina ^ W 76-46 23 Britney Snowden F 6-0 Jr. Pensacola, FL 7.6 5.0 .448 10 at Chattanooga ^ W 61-55 30 Sadasia Tipps F 6-1 Jr. Hickory, N.C. 3.6 5.3 .412 15 WOFFORD ^ W 82-53 17 FURMAN ^ W 56-46 OFF THE BENCH 22 at Samford ^ 7:00 PM No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% 24 at Mercer ^ 2:00 PM 5 Raven Dean F 6-1 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. 7.1 5.2 .360 10 Jada Craig G 5-4 So. Winston-Salem, N.C. 3.4 1.3 .316 24 Anajae Stephney F 6-2 So. Knoxville, TN 2.9 2.4 .316 25 Alayjah Sherer G 5-11 Fr. Tupelo, MS 5.4 2.3 .297 % - 2017 Gulf Coast Showcase 44 Shy Copney G 5-11 Gr. Johnson City, TN 7.5 3.9 .365 ^ - Southern Conference Game 2017-18 ETSU WBB Game Notes f@ETSU_WBB d@ETSU_WBB c@ETSU_WBB 2017-18 ETSU BUCS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TV-RADIO ROSTER PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Micah Scheetz G • 5-8 • RSo. -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 Cannot play this season due to NCAA transfer rule. Knoxville, Tenn. PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Carley Lytton G • 5-11 • Jr. 3.8 1.0 11 .295 .283 .545 4 Floyd, Va. Will not play this season due to surgery. Stats are from 2016-17 season. Raven Dean PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% 5 F • 6-1 • Jr. 7.1 5.2 20 .360 .200 .667 Charlotte, N.C. Last Game: Tallied six rebounds and five points against Furman. Career High Scoring: 24, vs. Murray State (11/28/16) Jada Craig PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% 10 G • 5-4 • So. 3.4 1.3 30 .316 .375 .633 Winston- Salem, N.C. Last Game: Had one rebound in three minutes of action against Furman. Career High Scoring: 14, at NC State (12/14/17) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Tianna Tarter G • 5-6 • Sr. 17.7 4.7 120 .422 .284 .790 15 Johnson City, Tenn. Last Game: Scored 10 pints and had six assists against Furman. Career High Scoring: 39, vs. Samford (3/2/17) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Erica Haynes-Overton G • 5-5 • Fr. 14.5 5.0 50 .465 .275 .683 20 Nashville, Tenn. Last Game: Scored the game high of 19 points against Furman. Career High Scoring: 29, vs. North Greenville (12/29/17) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Malloree Schurr F • 5-10 • Sr. 3.6 4.0 24 .288 .200 .731 22 Montgomery, Texas Last Game: Had nine points and five rebounds against Furman. Career High Scoring: 13, at Western Carolina (2/3/18) PPG RPG Blocks FG% 3FG% FT% Britney Snowden 23 F • 6-0 • Jr. 7.6 5.0 7 .448 .095 .625 Pensacola, Fla. Last Game: Scored 10 points against Furman. Career High Scoring: 15 at NC State (12/14/2017) Anajae Stephney PPG RPG Blocks FG% 3FG% FT% F • 6-2 • So. 2.9 2.4 8 .316 .000 .524 24 Knoxville, Tenn. Last Game: DNP Career High Scoring: 11, 2x, last vs.at North Greenville (12/29/17) Alayjah Sherer PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% G • 5-11 • Fr. 5.4 2.3 10 .297 .246 .750 25 Tupelo, Miss. Last Game: Had one rebound in eight minutes of play against Furman. Career High Scoring: 16, at UNCG (2/1/18) PPG RPG Blocks FG% 3FG% FT% Sadasia Tipps F • 6-1 • Jr. 3.6 5.3 32 .412 .000 .552 30 Hickory, N.C. Last Game: Had three rebounds and two blocks against Furman. Career High Scoring: 10, 5x, last vs. Mercer (1/25/18) PPG RPG Blocks FG% 3FG% FT% Shy Copney F • 5-11 • Gr. 7.5 3.9 10 .365 .311 .500 44 Johnson City, Tenn. Last Game: Had one three against Furman. Career High Scoring: 17, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/2017) 2017-18 ETSU WBB Game Notes f@ETSU_WBB d@ETSU_WBB c@ETSU_WBB Quick Facts OUTSCORING OPPONENTS 2017-18 SoCon Preseason Standings GENERAL INFORMATION ETSU is currently outscoring their opponents in each (First Place Votes) Name .......................... East Tennessee State University quarter, besides the second. With a total margin of 1,866 1. Mercer – 49 points (7) to 1,766 ETSU outscores their opponents by 100 points. The Location ......................................... Johnson City, Tenn. 2. Chattanooga – 40 points Founded ............................................................... 1911 second quarter has been a struggle for the Bucs, as they 3. UNCG – 34 points (1 point) Nickname ................................................... Buccaneers have been outcored by their opponents by most recently, Enrollment ........................................................15, 250 three points. In their one overtime game of the season, 4. ETSU – 33 points Colors .............................................Navy Blue and Gold ETSU was outscored by 9 points. 5. Furman – 28 points Arena ............................................ Brooks Gym (2,700) STEALING STYLE 6. Samford – 20 points Affiliation ............................................. NCAA Division I Guards Erica Haynes-Overton and Tianna Tarter are tied for 7. Wofford – 12 points Conference .................................. Southern Conference third in an NCAA single game high with 11 steals. Haynes- President .............................................Dr. Brian Noland Overton set an ETSU single game record and then Tarter 8. Western Carolina – 8 points Alma Mater ................................West Virginia, 1991 tied that four days later. The latest ETSU record was nine Athletics Director........................................Scott Carter steals. The NCAA record is 13 and 12 and both guards are Alma Mater .............................................ETSU, 2002 eager to pass that list. Athletics Phone ....................................(423) 439-4343 TARTER EARNS PRESEASON ALL-SOCON HONORS Ticket Office Phone ...............................(423) 439-3878 For the third straight year Tianna Tarter earned Preseason Athletic Website .....................................ETSUBucs.com All-SoCon honors after leading the Bucs with 19.8 points per game. Tarter earned five POTW awards, including three BASKETBALL INFORMATION back-to-back-to-back honors, becoming the first ETSU Head Coach ............................................. Brittney Ezell player to earn that many consecutive awards. Alma Mater ...................................... Alabama, 1999 INSTANT IMPACT Record at ETSU ............................... 79-71 (5th season) Freshman Erica Haynes-Overton has made an instant SoCon Record ................................. 37-19 (4th season) impact for the Bucs. She has played in 24 games and is PLAYER OF THE WEEK (2/20) SoCon Tournament Record ......................................2-3 currently averaging 14.35points per game. She leads the Erica Haynes-Overton was named the SoCon Postseason Record at ETSU......................................0-1 team in steals and is second on the team in points, right Player of the Week for the second time Career Record ............................199-184 (12th season) behind Tianna Tarter. this season. She averaged 16 points in two games to help the Bucs go 2-0 at home. WBB Office Phone ................................(423) 439-5330 ALL-TIME FREE THROW LEADER Interviews .........................................Arrange with SID In Tianna Tarter's senior game, she became ETSU's all-time DOUBLE-DOUBLES Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater) career free throw leader. She did not go to the line until Tarter has 16 career double-doubles and four Chris Lewis (Emporia State) 2:40 left in play.