2010 NCAA LADY Regional Tournament Media Supplement 2010 NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball South Central Regional Tournament March 12-13, 15 First United Bank Center 1998 Regular Season & Tourney 1997 NCAA Regional Semifinals 1999 Regular Season & Tourney Canyon, Texas 1998 NCAA National Runner Up 2000 Regular Season & Tourney 1999 NCAA Final Four 2001 Regular Season & Tourney 2000 NCAA Elite Eight 2004 Regular Season 2001 NCAA Sweet 16 2008 Regular Season 2003 NCAA Regional Semifinals 2009 Regular Season 2004 NCAA Regional Tournament 2005 NCAA Sweet 16 2006 NCAA Elite Eight 2007 NCAA Regional Tournament 2008 NCAA Sweet 16 2009 NCAA Regional Semifinals 2010 NCAA Regional Tournament 2009-10 TV AND RADIO ROSTER #1 Cassondra Boston #4 Rachel Hanf #5 Jocelyn Cummings #10 Jamie Augustyn 5-6 Sr. G 5-9 Fr. G 5-10 Fr. F 5-6 Sr. G Des Moines, Iowa Paola, Kansas Overland Park, Kansas Burlington, Kansas #11 Lacy Corker #13 Kelsey Newman #15 Brittney Miller #20 Sophia Lenard #22 Ashley Ferrell 5-6 Jr. G 5-8 Fr. G 5-10 So. G 5-9 Sr. G 5-10 Jr. F Shawnee, Kansas Lincoln, Nebraska Paola, Kansas Wilmington, California Ft. Worth, Texas #23 Negesti Taylor #32 Kayla Krueger #45 Dava Logsdon #50 Alli Volkens 6-2 Jr. C 5-9 Jr. G 5-10 Jr. F 6-2 Jr. F Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Olpe, Kansas Wichita, Kan. Reinbeck, Iowa Brandon Schneider Jory Collins Kiel Unruh Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach TOurnamENT INFO 2010 NCAA DIVISION II SOuth CEntral REGIOnal BaskET- ball TOuranmEnt March 12-13, 15 First United Bank Center Canyon, Texas MEDIA WORK ROOM The media room will be located in the Buffalo Club room in the northwest corner of the First United Bank Center. POSTGAME INTERVIEW POLICY Interviews will take place after a 10-minute cooling-off period. The timetable for each team’s 10-minute cool- ing-off period begins when the head coach leaves the court area immediately after the game. The coach or appointee and student athlete must be present at all 2010 MIAA TOurnamENT interviews. KEY COntacts At the end of the 10-minute cooling-off period for all Don Weast games, except the regional championship, sports infor- ESU Asst. AD/ Media Relations mation representatives should escort the winning head Cell: (620) 344-6190 coach and requested players to the interview area. The E-mail: [email protected] winning head coach will be interviewed first. The ses- Lady Hornet primary contact sion with the winning team will be limited to 20 min- Will be working from Emporia utes. Carmen Leeds The losing head coach and requested players should ESU Assoc. AD/SWA be escorted to the “holding” area that should be near Cell: (620) 344-6181 the interview room. They must be escorted to the press E-mail: [email protected] conference area as soon as the first team is finished. The session with the losing team will be limited to 10 Andi Leavitt minutes. WTAMU Asst. Media Relations Director Office: (806) 651-4430 For the regional championship game, the losing team E-mail: [email protected] will be interviewed first and the winning team second. Kent Johnson PARKING WTAMU Athletic Media Relations Director Reserved spots for team officials and media members Office: (806) 651-4406 will be available near the main (east) entrance of the Cell: (806) 290-4535 First United Bank Center. E-mail: [email protected] 2009-10 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Date Opponent Location Time/Result Nov. 8 at $#20 Kansas Lawrence, Kan. L, 48-85 NOV. 17 BENEDICTINE EMPORIA W, 89-49 NOV. 20-21 ESU TIP-OFF CLASSIC EMPORIA NOV. 20 EastERN NEW MEXICO EMPORIa W, 82-50 NOV. 21 EvangEl EMPORIa W, 84-59 Nov. 27-28 MSSU Thanksgiving Classic Joplin, Mo. Nov. 27 UA-Ft.-Smith Joplin, Mo. W, 88-43 Nov. 28 Avila Joplin, Mo. W, 84-50 Dec. 2 at *Northwest Missouri Maryville, Mo. L, 76-88 Dec. 5 at *Missouri Western St. Joseph, Mo. W, 71-62 DEC. 12 *CENTRAL MISSOURI EMPORIA W, 72-66 Dec. 21 at CSU-East Bay Hayward, Calif. W, 100-61 Dec. 22 at San Francisco State San Francisco, Calif. W, 55-48 DEC. 28 *TRUMAN EMPORIA W, 75-55 Dec. 31 at *Neb.-Omaha Omaha, Neb. W, 76-42 Jan. 2 at *Southwest Baptist Bolivar, Mo. W, 76-57 Jan. 6 at *Missouri Southern Joplin, Mo. W, 55-52 JAN. 9 *PITTSBURG StatE EMPORIA W, 79-62 Jan. 16 at #8*Washburn Topeka, Kan. W, 54-47 JAN. 20 *FORT Hays StatE EMPORIA W, 88-67 JAN. 24 *NW MISSOURI EMPORIA W, 91-62 JAN. 27 *MISSOURI WESTERN EMPORIA W, 110-68 Jan. 30 at *Truman Kirksville, Mo. W, 76-60 Feb. 3 at *Central Missouri Warrensburg, Mo. L, 60-64 FEB. 6 *NEB.-Omaha EMPORIA W, 96-78 FEB. 10 *SOUTHWEST BAPTIST EMPORIA W, 103-90 FEB. 13 *MISSOURI SOUTHERN EMPORIA W, 97-54 Feb. 17 at *Pittsburg State Pittsburg, Kan. L, 66-71 FEB. 24 #13*WASHBURN EMPORIA L, 51-63 Feb. 28 at *Fort Hays State Hays, Kan. W, 87-80 March 4-7 MIAA Tournament Kansas City, Mo. March 4 vs. Fort Hays State Kansas City, Mo. W, 72-66 March 4 vs. Central Missouri Kansas City, Mo. L, 74-79 March 12-15 NCAA South Central Regional Canyon, Texas March 12 vs. Tarleton State Canyon, Texas 6:00 p.m. March 13 Regional Semifinal Canyon, Texas 7:30 p.m. March 15 Regional Championship Canyon, Texas 7:00 p.m. March 23-26 NCAA Elite Eight St. Joseph, Mo. *MIAA Game $Exhibition Game HOME GamES IN BOld and playED at W.L. WHITE AudITORIum * - MIAA Game HORNETS ON THE RADIO KFFX-FM (104.9) radio has covered all Lady Hornet basketball games since the 1997-98 season. Greg Rahe, who has won first place for sports play-by-play in a Kansas medium market, the “Voice of the Hornets,” is in his 20th season of cov- ering ESU. Steve Sauder has handled the play by play call for the Lady Hornets since 2006. Each broadcast begins with a pre-game show approximately 20 minutes before tip-off. All games will also be available on the internet at www.kvoe.com Greg Rahe Steve Sauder 2009-10 HORNET ROSTER Roster BreaKdoWN ALPHABETICAL roster 10 Augustyn, Jamie 1 Boston, Cassondra 11 Corker, Lacy 5 Cummings, Jocelyn 22 Ferrell, Ashley 4 Hanf, Rachel 32 Krueger, Kayla 20 Lenard, Sophia 45 Logsdon, Dava 15 Miller, Brittney 13 Newman, Kelsey 23 Taylor, Negesti 50 Volkens, Alli BY POSITION Guards (7) 1 Cassondra Boston 4 Rachel Hanf 10 Jamie Augustyn 11 Lacy Corker 13 Kelsey Newman 20 Sophia Lenard 32 Kayla Krueger Forwards (4) 5 Jocelyn Cummings 15 Brittney Miller 22 Ashley Ferrell 45 Dava Logsdon Front row: Rachel Hanf, Lacy Corker, Jamie Augustyn, Kelsey Newman and Cassondra Boston Center (2) Middle row: Ashley Ferrell, Jessen Tucker, Jocelyn Cummings and Sophia Lenard 23 Negesti Taylor Back row: Dava Logsdon, Negesti Taylor, Alli Volkens, Brittney Miller and Kayla Krueger 50 Alli Volkens 2009-10 LADY HORNETS NUMERICAL ROSTER BY CLASS Seniors (4) No. Name Yr. Ht. Pos Hometown Previous School 1 Cassondra Boston 10 Jamie Augustyn 1 Cassondra Boston Sr. 5’6 G Des Moines, Iowa Hoover HS 11 Lacy Corker 20 Sophia Lenard 4 Rachel Hanf Fr. 5’9 G Paola, Kan. Paola HS Juniors (5) 22 Ashely Ferrell 5 Jocelyn Cummings Fr. 5’10 F Overland Park, Kan. Shawnee Mission South HS 23 Negesti Taylor 45 Dava Logsdon 10 Jamie Augustyn Sr. 5’6 G Burlington, Kan. Burlington HS 32 Kayla Krueger 50 Alli Volkens 11 Lacy Corker Sr. 5’6 G Shawnee, Kan. Bishop Meige HS Sophomores (1) 15 Brittney Miller 13 Kelsey Newman Fr. 5’8 G Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln East HS Freshman (3) 4 Rachel Hanf 15 Brittney Miller So. 5’10 F Paola, Kan. Paola HS 5 Jocelyn Cummings 20 Sophia Lenard Sr. 5’9 G Wilmington, Calif. Central Arizona CC 13 Kelsey Newman 22 Ashley Ferrell Jr. 5’10 F Ft. Worth, Texas Kilgore CC BY State Kansas (5) 23 Negesti Taylor Jr. 6’2 C Harrisburg, Penn. Iowa Western CC 4 Rachel Hanf 32 Kayla Krueger Jr. 5’9 G Olpe, Kan. Olpe HS 5 Jocelyn Cummings 10 Jamie Augustyn 45 Dava Logsdon Jr. 5’10 F Wichita, Kan. Newman University 11 Lacy Corker 15 Brittney Miller 50 Alli Volkens Jr. 6’2 C Reinbeck, Iowa Gladbrook-Reinbeck HS 32 Kayla Krueger 45 Dava Logsdon Iowa (2) 1 Cassondra Boston 50 Ali Volkens California (1) Head Coach: Brandon Schneider (Wayland Baptist ‘95) 20 Sophia Lenard Assistant Coaches: Jory Collins (Emporia State ‘02) Nebraska (1) 13 Kelsey Newman Graduate Assistant: Kiel Unruh Pennsylvania (1) 23 Negesti Taylor Texas (1) 22 Ashley Ferrell PronUNCiation GUIDE Nigesti Taylor: Nu-gest-ee Kayla Krueger: Crew-grr Ashley Ferrell: Fair-Uhl Casondra Boston: Ca-SAWN-dra HEAD COach BRANDON SCHNEIDER Brandon Schneider, ESU’s all-time coaching lead- chology and secondary education. er in wins and winning percentage (300-72, .806), is the Schneider’s father, Bob, was one of the most second winningest coach in NCAA Division II women’s successful women’s coaches at the NCAA Division II basketball history. Schneider was voted the MIAA coach level, having served as the head coach at West Texas of the year for the third time in his career in 2004. He A&M from 1981 to 2006. They were the first father/son has coached six NCAA II All-Americans (Ida Edwards, combination to take teams to the Elite Eight. 2009; Michelle Stueve, 2005-2008; Kristie McClain, “Fortunately we have been able to establish our 2003; Emily Bloss, 2001; Tara Holloway, 2000; and program as one of the premier programs in the Jurgita Kausaite, 1999) and two national players of the country,” said Schneider.