2003-04 Women’s Basketball Release, Jan. 5, 2004 UPCOMING EVENTS (time CST) UW RECORDS Thur. Jan. 8 at Indiana-WIBA Radio 1310 & internet 6 p.m. 2003–04 Overall Record: 5-5 SUN. JAN. 11 PENN STATE-WTSO/internet 1:30 PM 2004 Big Ten Record: 0-0 (WPT, UPN, live stream uwbadgers.com) Lisa Stone’s Coaching Records: TUES. JAN. 13 ILLINOIS-WIBA/internet 7 PM Career: 380-123 (.755) 19 years (WPT, UPN, live stream uwbadgers.com) UW: 5-5 (.500) First Season FRI. JAN. 16 IUPU-FORT WAYNE-WIBA/internet 7 PM Big Ten: 0-1 (.000) First Season Home: 2-2 (.500) First Season All-Time Program Record: BIG TEN SEASON CONTINUES ON THE ROAD FOR 5-5 BADGERS 400-408 (.495) 30 years Wisconsin (5-5 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) continues its distance learning with its third-straight All-Time Big Ten Record: road game taking on Indiana (7-5, 0-1) Thursday at 6 p.m. CST in Bloomington, Ind. It is 157-204 (.435) 21 years the second Big Ten road test for the Badgers, who lost at No. 18 Ohio State Friday. It was All-Time Home Record: UW’s second loss to a ranked team after a 76-60 victory by 22nd-ranked Boston College 226-139 (.619) 30 years (10-1) Dec. 30 in Chestnut Hill, Mass. After Indiana, the Badgers begin a much-welcomed Kohl Center Record: three-game homestand starting with No. 7 Penn State (9-3, 2-0) at 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 11. 56-27 (.675 since Jan. of 1998) THIS WEEK’S OPPONENTS TV/RADIO: Thursday’s game at Indiana is Indiana (7-5, 0-1) is coming home after a 41-59 Big Ten opening loss at Michigan State live at 6 p.m. on WIBA Radio 1310, and on Friday. The Hoosiers struggled offensively against the Spartans scoring the fewest points the internet at uwbadgers.com. No TV. since the team scored 38 against Michigan State on February 11, 1990. IU is 4-1 at home this season, and has a well-deserved home court advantage with a 21-2 all-time record Did you know? against the Badgers in Assembly Hall. Penn State is coming off an amazing 47-42 road win at No. 7 Purdue Friday. The win • UW’s next opponent, Indiana, has a stopped the Boilermaker’s Big Ten Conference home game win streak at 32. distinct home court advantage.The Badgers have won only twice in Bloomington, Ind. in COACH STONE IN FIRST YEAR AT WISCONSIN 23 trips. But one of the times was last Wisconsin native Lisa Stone is in her first season at Wisconsin and her first season in season with a 69-58 decision. The other the Big Ten. From nearby Oregon, Stone had been the head coach at Drake University win was a 48-46 OT win in 1987. the past three years, taking the Bulldogs to the 2002 NCAA Sweet 16. Now in her 19th • IU’s Kathi Bennett is a familiar foe to Lisa season of coaching, Stone has a career collegiate record of 380-123 (.755). She posted a Stone, who faced Bennett for many years 64-27 (.703) record in three years at Drake. In 12 years at UW-Eau Claire she fashioned when Bennett was at UW-Oshkosh, and a 277-59 mark for a .824 winning percentage and two Final Four appearances. Stone at UW-Eau Claire. • All the Big Ten teams began the UW’S STARTING LINEUPS conference season with .500 or above Games Record Lineup (F–F–C–G–G) records. Last year UW was 2-7 when 1-4, 6-10 5-4 EGebisa, LGebisa, Ashbaugh, Josephson, Rich entering league play and this year was 5-4. 5 0-1 EGebisa, Wilson, Ashbaugh, Josephson, Rich UW Probable Starters 2003–04 pts/rebs 11–Stephanie Rich 5-11 Jr. G Crawfordsville, Iowa 10.1 4.5 6.9 asst.-best in Big Ten; 2.5 steals-3rd in Big Ten 14–Ashley Josephson 5-8 So. G Onalaska, Wis. 11.3 3.2 .400 3-pt.% (14-36-best on team); .789 FT% 44–Emily Ashbaugh 6-5 Sr. C Woodinville, Wash. 11.8 6.7 515 FG% (51-99-best on team) 20–Lello Gebisa 6-7 Sr. F West Lafayette, Ind. 8.7 6.8 1.5 blocks-fourth in Big Ten 25–Ebba Gebisa 6-3 Jr. F West Lafayette, Ind. 7.2 3.6 9-27 3-pt. .333% (second on team) UW Top Reserves 35–Kjersten Bakke 5-11 So. F DeForest, Wis. 2.3 2.7 Missed three games due to shoulder injury 23–Jordan Wilson 6-1 So. F Naperville, Ill. 5.6 5.5 MVP of Miami tournament; 3rd in team rebounds 22-Kandace Evans 5-7 Fr. G Southfield, Mich. 2.5 1.5 1.4 assists 34–Annie Nelson 6-1 So. F Hudson, Wis. 1.0 2.0 4–Erin Olson 5-9 So. G Waukesha, Wis. 0.0 0.0 12-Abby Simmons 5-9 Sr. G Verona, Wis. -- -- 42-Margaret Gilmartin 5-0 So./Fr. G Chicago, Ill. -- -- 40–Shawna Nicols 5-10 Jr. G Milwaukee, Wis. (MEDICAL REDSHIRT 2003-04) Sports Information Office University of Wisconsin • 1440 Monroe Street • Madison, Wisconsin 53711 • Fax: (608) 265-8051 • uwbadgers.com Contact: Tamara J. Flarup • Phone: (608) 263-5502 • Cell: (608) 444-6588 • Email: [email protected] INDIVIDUAL NOTES FROM 2003-04 BIG TEN STANDINGS WISCONSIN’S KEY PERSONNEL 2003-04 BIG TEN STANDINGS • Senior 6-5 center Emily Ashbaugh (Woodinville, Wash.) is averaging a career- 1/5/04 Big Ten Overall best 11.8 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. She had her sixth career double-double to Teams W/L Pct. W/L Pct. 1-Penn State 2-0 1.00 9-3 .750 lead UW against Butler with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Minnesota 1-0 1.00 12-0 1.00 • Junior all-everything guard Stephanie Rich (Crawfordsville, Iowa), has been Ohio State 1-0 1.00 9-3 .750 impressive in several categories in her games this year. She had her season-high 19 Iowa 1-0 1.00 7-5 .583 points including four-of-eight three-pointers against UW-Green Bay. In the opening 5-Michigan St 1-1 .500 10-2 .833 game, she set a Kohl Center record for three-point attempts hitting 4-of-13 against NIU Michigan 1-1 .500 8-7 .533 to tie for scoring honors with 16 points. 7-Northwestern 0-1 .000 7-5 .583 A 2003 All-Big Ten Honorable Mention player, she is posting career-bests and Purdue 0-1 .000 10-2 .833 ranks No. 1 in the Big Ten in assists (6.9) and ranks fifth in steals (2.5). Her 12 assists vs. Indiana 0-1 .000 7-5 .583 Wisconsin 0-1 .000 5-5 .500 Notre Dame and her 19 field goal attempts (5-of-19) in the NIU game were career- Illinois 0-1 .000 6-6 .500 highs. She had a career-high nine rebounds vs. Hampton and is averaging 10.1 points, and 4.5 rebounds. She’s almost perfect at the line hitting 16-18 for .889 percent. UW IN BIG TEN STATS - 2004-1/5/04 • Another player having a career year is sophomore guard Ashley Josephson UW Team Stats Among Top Rankings (Onalaska, Wis.), who scored the game winner and added the free throw vs. Iowa 6th Field Goal Defense . ..392 State. She is leading the Badgers in three-point shooting hitting 14-35 for .400 percent, 6th Scoring Defense . .60.9 and is 15-19 for .789 percent at the free throw line. She has posted career-highs in points 5th Rebound Margin . .+3.8 (18), rebounds (6), assists (5) and free throws (6-6) and earned her first all-tournament 6th 3-pt. goals made . .4.5 5th Blocked Shots . .4.2 honors at the Miami Tournament. 7th Assists . .15.6 • Sophomore 5-11 forward Kjersten Bakke (DeForest, Wis.) came off the bench 4th Attendance . .5,894 to collect seven rebounds and seven points vs. NIU, both were career-bests. She has been sidelined with a right shoulder injury and has missed three games this season. UW Player Stats Among Top Rankings • Sophomore 6-1 forward Jordan Wilson (Naperville, Ill.) was named the MVP 1st, Rich Assists . .6.9 of the Miami tournament with a monster championship game that included career- 5th, Rich Steals . .2.5 highs of 13 points and 15 rebound. She is averaging career-bests 5.6 points and 5.5 7th, Rich 3-pt. goals made . .1.9 rebounds per game. 5th, L Gebisa Blocks . .1.5 8th, L Gebisa Rebounds . .6.8 • Freshman guard Kandace Evans (Southfield, Mich.) scored had a career-high 9th, Ashbaugh Rebounds . .6.7 six points vs. ISU and is averaging 2.5 points per game. The speedy point guard came 2nd, Ashbaugh Off. Rebounds . .3.4 off the bench to earn four assists in her collegiate debut vs. NIU. 12th, Ashbaugh Field Goal % . ..515 • Lello Gebisa (W. Lafayette, Ind.) had a season-high 17 points to lead UW in the win over Iowa State and a season high 10 rebounds and five blocked shots against National UW-Green Bay. She had her sixth career double-double vs. UW-Milwaukee with 11 Attendance points and 10 rebounds, and added a career-high five assists. She led the Big Ten in Unofficial Rankings Collected Weekly by blocks with 2.10 per game in 2003, and is currently fifth in the conference averaging 1.5 Wisconsin Sports Information blocks/game.