Q 2007-08 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 THE FOUR-GAME ROAD STRETCH CONCLUDES Q EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS (0-5 • 2007: 0-9, 7-3 OVC) SCHEDULE/RESULTS AT BRADLEY BRAVES (-4 • 2007: 2-9, 7-11 MVC) (0-5 • 2007: 0-9, 7-3 OHIO VALLEY) Tuesday, November 27 • 7 p.m. • Peoria, Illinois (Robertson Fieldhouse) - - - - - - - - NOVEMBER - - - - - - - - – SERIES HIstoRY – – EXHIBITION SCHEDULE – All-Time Series: EIU leads 16-11 1 TRUMAN STATE W 87-44 Last Season: EIU 92, BU 75 (Nov. 14 in Charleston) 4 CHICAGO ODYSSEY W 79-73 Last Meeting in Peoria: EIU 68, BU 67 (November of 2000) – THE SEASON TIPS OFF – – LIVE COVERAGE – 9 ILLINOIS L 86-56 Internet Audio Stream: www.EIUpanthers.com 11 ILLINOIS STATE L 8-68 15 at Missouri L 69-51 EASTERN ILLINOIS PPG RPG APG OTHER 20 at Illinois-Chicago L 62-58 F 52 Rachel Galligan (6-2, Jr) 11.4 6.2 1.2 8 Blocks 24 at Toledo L 72-66 F 42 Lindsey Kluempers (6-1, Jr) 3.6 3.8 0.6 4-of-6 3FGs 27 at Bradley 7 p.m. G 15 Ellen Canale (5-9, Jr) 6.2 3.0 1.6 .833 FT% 29 INDIANA STATE 7 p.m. G 20 Megan Edwards (5-7, So) 5.8 2.6 2.6 8 Steals - - - - - - - - DECEMBER - - - - - - - - G 3 Jessica Huffman (5-7, So) 13.4 4.6 2.0 .412 3FG% LOYOLA 7 p.m. Head Coach: Brady Sallee (4th year, 30-60 career record) 6 • TENNESSEE TECH 5 p.m. 8 • TENNESSEE STATE 5 p.m. 19 • at Morehead State 4:15 p.m. BRADLEY PPG RPG APG OTHER F 40 Kelly Krumwiede (6-0, Jr) 5.0 4.0 0.2 10 O-Boards 21 • at Eastern Kentucky 6 p.m. F 30 Monica Rogers (6-1, Jr) 14.7 9.3 1.0 .571 FG% - - - - - - - - JANUARY - - - - - - - - G 24 Skye Johnson (5-7, So) 9.4 3.4 2.8 12 Steals 3 • MURRAY STATE 5 p.m. G 23 Devyn Flanagan (5-9, Sr) 6.8 3.2 3.6 .218 FG% 5 • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 5 p.m. 7 • at Austin Peay 5:15 p.m. G 14 Rachel Merriman (5-9, Sr) 6.2 2.6 3.8 .765 FT% Paula Buscher (8th year, 85-118 record at BU; 128-156 career) 0 • TENNESSEE-MARTIN 5 p.m. Head Coach: 2 • EASTERN KENTUCKY 5 p.m. A FAST BREAK LOOK AT THE CURRENT FOUR-GAME ROAD STRETCH 17 • at Tennessee Tech 5:30 p.m. • Eastern made a season-high eight 3-pointers and shot 62 percent from behind the arc 19 • at Tennessee State 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Toledo. Six different Panthers made at least one trey. The eight 3-pointers were 26 • MOREHEAD STATE 5 p.m. EIU’s most since making nine in back-to-back games against Xavier and Eastern Kentucky in 31 • at Jacksonville State 5:30 p.m. December of last season. EIU entered the week leading the OVC in 3-point percentage. - - - - - - - - FEBRUARY - - - - - - - - • However, the Panthers turned the ball over a season-high 26 times in the 72-66 loss. 2 • at Samford 4 p.m. • Ashley Thomas scored all nine of her points in the first half and did not miss a shot, finish- 7 • AUSTIN PEAY 5 p.m. ing 4-of-4 from the field at Toledo. With one additional made field goal, she would have tied 9 • at Tennessee-Martin 4 p.m. the EIU single-game percentage record. A Panther has tied that record each of the last three 14 • at Southeast Missouri 5 p.m. seasons. 16 • at Murray State 5:30 p.m. • During the current road stretch, EIU is shooting 86 percent (43-of-50) from the free throw 2 ILLINOIS TECH 7 p.m. line and 43 percent (18-of-42) from 3-point land, but just .350 from the field. Conversely, the 28 • JACKSONVILLE STATE 5 p.m. opposition is shooting just 60 percent (41-of-68) at the line and 32 percent (16-of-50) from - - - - - - - - MARCH - - - - - - - - behind the arc, but 41 percent from the field overall. • SAMFORD 5 p.m. • Dominique Sims has continued to shoot the ball extremely well. She led EIU with 15 points ***Senior Recognition Night*** in the loss at Missouri. The junior college transfer is 12-of-21 from the field and 6-of-8 from 3-point land in the last three games. She’s the primary reason why the EIU bench has out- – THE OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT – scored the opposition’s each time out during the current road stretch. 4 Quarterfinals (Campus Sites) TBA • Jessica Huffman scored only four points and played just 20 minutes in the loss at Illinois- 7 Semifinals (Nashville, Tenn.) TBA Chicago. She played only six minutes in the second half and was on the bench down the 8 Championship (Nashville, Tenn.) TBA stretch in favor of Ashley Thomas. However, Huffman played a team-high 38 minutes at • Ohio Valley Conference game Toledo Saturday. Televised Live on WEIU-TV • Despite shooting just 27 percent (6-of-22) from the field over the last three games, Megan HOME GAMES IN LANTZ ARENA Edwards still leads the team in minutes played, averaging 34 per game. She did not committ Listen Live on WEIU-FM 88.9 & www.weiufm.org a turnover in a team-high 37 minutes at Illinois-Chicago. All Home & OVC Road Games: www.ovcsports.tv • Rachel Galligan attempted only five shots in the loss at Missouri, her fewest since January All Times Central of 2006. She has gotten back on track since, leading EIU in scoring in the last two contests. EASTERN ILLINOIS AT BRADLEY • Page PREMIER SINGLE-GAME FREE THROW EXCELLENCE: Eastern broke program records for free throws PERFORMANCES made and attempted last season. Two years ago, the Panthers came a one-thou- – CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES – sandth shy of breaking the percentage record. So far this season, EIU has been 0 ....................... RACHEL GALLIGAN great the free throw line. While not averaging as many attempts as last year, making Last: at Jacksonville State (18 pts/11reb) 2-22-07 82 percent as a team will help offset the fewer opportunities. Eastern ranks second ......................... ELLEN CANALE at Illinois-Chicago (13 pts/10 reb) 11-28-05 in the OVC to only Murray State (.862) this week, as the only two teams in the con- – CAREER 30+ POINT GAMES – ference shooting better than 80 percent. Additionally, the oppoisition is shooting just .................. JESSICA HUFFMAN 64 percent at the line against EIU. Despite attempting 35 more free throws, East- .................. RACHEL GALLIGAN ern’s five opponents have made just seven more free throws... Ellen Canale and – CAREER 20+ POINT GAMES – Ashley Thomas have maintained the impressive runs that they posted to conclude 11 ................ JESSICA HUFFMAN (1 in 07-08) 9 .................. RACHEL GALLIGAN the 2006-07 season. Canale has made 54-of-61 (.885) and Thomas has connected 3 .................. MEGAN EDWARDS on 50-of-59 (.847) dating back to last season. 2 .................. ASHLEY THOMAS – CAREER 0+ POINT GAMES – SIMS LEADS BENCH PRODUCTION: Dominique Sims leads the team in field 5 ................ RACHEL GALLIGAN (3 in 07-08) goal percentage (.568), 3-pointers made (8) and 3-point percentage (.727). She’s 30 ................ JESSICA HUFFMAN (4 in 07-08) 6 ................ ELLEN CANALE (2 in 07-08) also second in total field goals made (21). Sims has done all this despite ranking 4 ................ MEGAN EDWARDS just sixth on the team in minutes through the first five games. While providing instant 4 ................ ASHLEY THOMAS offense off the bench, Sims has made a pair of 3-pointers in each of the last four 3 .................. DOMINIQUE SIMS (3 in 07-08) 2 .................. BRITTNEY COLEMAN games. She’s not just a 3-point shooter though. Only eight of her 21 field goals have 2 .................. LINDSEY KLUEMPERS come from long range. The sophomore transfer from Panola College in Texas ranks .................. MARIE BAKER first in 3-point percentage and third in field goal percentage among the OVC leaders .................. JULIE LIPPERD this week. CAREER RECORD BOOK – BLOCKED SHOTS – EDWARDS LOGS MOST MINUTES: Megan Edwards leads the team in minutes 1. Laura Mull 140 1987-90 played and assist-to-turnover ratio through the first five games despite yet getting on 2. Toni Collins 136 1982-85 track with her perimeter shot. She’s averaging over 32 minutes per game and has 3. RACHEL GALLIGAN 115 2006-PR played 30-plus minutes in each of the last four games. Not only has she recorded – FREE THROWS MADE – five more assists (13) than turnovers (8), but has also stolen the ball (8) from the 1. Pam O’Connor 375 2001-05 2. Megan Sparks 365 2003-06 other team as often as she has given it away... Edwards made 36 3-pointers, an EIU 3. Allison Lee 360 1995-98 freshman record, in 2006. That record was eclipsed by Jessica Huffman (41) and 4. Barb Perkes 311 1987-90 Ashley Thomas (39) last season. However, the precedent suggests that Edwards 5. Toni Collins 293 1982-85 will rebound from her 4-of-18 showing from 3-point land in the first five games. 6. Tracy Roller 264 1989-92 7. Nancy Kassebaum 251 1980-83 Offensive rebounds 8. RACHEL GALLIGAN 246 2006-PR PANTHERS COME UP EMPTY ON OPENING WEEKEND: – FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED – and second-chance points burned EIU during its season-opening weekend at Lantz 1.