MOREHEADMOREHEAD STATE STATE ATHLETIC ATHLETIC MEDIA MEDIA RELATIONS RELATIONS THE KENTUCKY GAME 2011-12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOVEMBER 11, 2011 2011-12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Contact: Matt Schabert GAME NOTES Cell: 606-207-5116 Offi ce: 606-783-2556 The Kentucky Game Email: [email protected] GAME #1 | NOV. 11, 2011 | 7 P.M. | JOHNSON ARENA | MOREHEAD, KY. 2011-12 Schedule/Results MOREHEAD STATE EAGLES (0-0) vs. Overall Record: 0-0 | OVC Record: 0-0 No. 15/18 KENTUCKY WILDCATS (0-0) Home Record: 0-0 | Road Record: 0-0 Neutral Record: 0-0 Media Coverage Date Opp. Time/Result Video: www.OVCSports.tv | Live Stats: www.MSUEagles.com Nov. 3 Kentucky Christian$ W, 95-58 Radio: Eagle Sports Network (Flagship 96.3 FM WIVY or MSUEagles.com) Nov. 7 Asbury University$ W, 96-67 Play-by-play: Jason Blanton Nov. 11 Kentucky 7 p.m. Twitter: @MSUATHLETICS Nov. 13 Ohio 2 p.m. Nov. 18 at Kent State 7 p.m. The Morehead State women’s basketball team begins its 2011-12 season with arguably its Nov. 23 Marshall 2 p.m. toughest opponent. The no. 15/18 Kentucky Wildcats and former MSU coach Matthew Mitchell Nov. 25 at New Mexico^ 9 p.m. invade Johnson Arena Friday at 7 p.m. Nov. 26 vs. Idaho or Pepperdine^ 7 /9 p.m. The Eagles open up their 42nd collegiate season and their second under head coach Tom Nov. 30 UAB 6 p.m. Hodges. He led MSU to a 21-10 mark and a 13-5 OVC ledger in the fi rst season as a collegiate Dec. 3 Wright State 2 p.m. head coach. He has seven returnees back from that team that advanced to the semifi nals of the Dec. 6 at Xavier 7 p.m. Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. Dec. 11 at Duquesne 2 p.m. Junior forward Ashar Harris, a preseason All-OVC selection, ranked third in the nation in Dec. 18 Robert Morris 12 p.m. rebounding last year and also scored 14.1 points per game. She produced 21 double-doubles, which ranked second in the nation. Senior point guard Courtney Lumpkin is back and looks to Dec. 20 at East Tennessee 7 p.m. become the fi rst player in school history to lead her team in assists all four years. Dec. 28 at Southeast Missouri* 6:30 p.m. Kentucky enters the season ranked 15th in the Associated Press poll and 18th in the USA Dec. 31 Austin Peay* 2:45 p.m. Today/ESPN Coaches Poll. The Wildcats were 25-9 and 11-5 in the Southeastern Conference Jan. 7 at Tennessee Tech* 6:30 p.m. in 2010-11. The’ Cats lost all-SEC performer Victoria Dunlap, but A’Dia Mathies, who led the Jan. 9 at Jacksonville State* 8 p.m. team with 89 assists and scored 12.8 points per game, returns. They also get the services of Jan. 14 Eastern Kentucky* 5:15 p.m. all-conference player Amber Smith back. The fi fth-year player red-shirted last year following a Jan. 19 at Tennessee State* 8 p.m. preseason knee injury. Jan. 23 UT Martin* 6 p.m. Morehead State stays at home this weekend after Friday’s season opener as the Eagles host Jan. 30 Tennessee Tech* 6 p.m. Ohio University on Sunday at 2 p.m. Feb. 1 Murray State* 6 p.m. Feb. 4 at Eastern Illinois* 5 p.m. Feb. 6 at SIU Edwardsville* 8 p.m. Morehead State Probable Starters and Key Reserves Feb. 11 at Eastern Kentucky* 4 p.m. Feb. 13 Jacksonville State* 6 p.m. Feb. 18 at Austin Peay* TBA Feb. 23 Eastern Illinois* 5:15 p.m. Feb. 25 SIU Edwardsville* 5:15 p.m. Feb. 29-Mar. 3 at OVC Tournament TBA * Denotes OVC Game Turner Dixon Lumpkin Harris Ryans $ Denotes Exhibition Game PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School ^ Denotes New Mexico Thanksgiving Classic 13 Allie Turner G 5-4 So. Enon, Ohio/Greenon HS All Times Eastern and subject to change Notes/Stats: Averaged 10.5 ppg in two exhibition games | 50 percent 3-pt pct. in exhibition games 21 Linda Dixon G 5-7 Sr. Radcliff , Ky./North Hardin HS Notes/Stats: Averaged 4.5 apg in exhibition action 25 Courtney Lumpkin G 5-8 Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Winton Woods HS Media Policies Notes/Stats: Needs just 103 assists to set MSU career record | Averaged 13.5 ppg in exhibitions Interviews must be arranged through Athletic 5 Ashar Harris F 5-11 Jr. Columbus, Ohio/Africentric HS Media Relations. Postgame interviews will be Notes/Stats: Third in nation in Division I with 12.2 rpg last year | Averaged 15.0 ppg & 13.0 rpg in exhibitons in the Eagle Media Center, room 154 of the 1 Casey Ryans F 6-1 Fr. Rogersville, Tenn./Cherokee HS AAC. Attendance at practices must be arranged Notes/Stats: Averaged 12.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg & 3.0 spg in exhibitions through the Athletic Media Relations Offi ce. Any media member covering a game at Morehead KEY RESERVES State is asked to reserve a press credential at 3 Natalie Greenwell G 5-7 Fr. Elizabethtown, Ky./Elizabethtown HS least 24 hours prior to the game. For road games, 20 Tyler Ituen G 5-8 So. St. Louis, Mo./Whitfi eld HS please see Matt Schabert for interview requests. 45 Mackenzie Arledge F 6-1 Fr. Chillicothe, Ohio/Unioto HS MSUEagles.com 1 Game Notes MOREHEAD STATE ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS THE KENTUCKY GAME 2011-12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOVEMBER 11, 2011 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics THE MATCHUP MOREHEAD vs KENTUCKY 11/12/10 11:00 AM at Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, KY The Coaches MOREHEAD 48 • 0-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Last Time Against UK ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 HILLMAN, Channingf 2-70-22-21563 6101233 Morehead State - Tom Hodges No. 9 Kentucky 82, Morehead State 48 05 HARRIS, Ashar f 1-7 0-0 1-1 7 5 12 5 3 0 4 0 1 31 02 BOZEMAN, Chynna g 5-15 4-7 2-2 1 4 5 4 16 1 11 0 3 35 Overall Record/Years: 21-10/2nd 21 DIXON, Linda g 3-10 2-7 1-3 3 6 9 5 9 2 3 1 0 34 11/12/2010 | Memorial Coliseum 25 LUMPKIN, Courtneyg3-130-30-00003 6080036 04 ROBINSON, Terrice 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Record at MSU/Years:21-10/2nd 13 TURNER, Allie 1-1 1-1 4-4 1 0 1 1 7 0 4 0 0 8 14 COX, Jayne 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 3 1 0 3 0 0 8 Record vs. Kentucky: 0-1 20 ITUEN, Tyler 0-00-00-00004 00101 7 LEXINGTON, Ky. - For the fi rst half Friday 23 PARKER, Shanice 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Team 549 2 Record vs. Mitchell: 0-1 morning, the Morehead State women’s Totals 15-54 7-21 11-14 19 24 43 28 48 4 36 2 7 200 FG % 1st Half: 7-29 24.1% 2nd half: 8-25 32.0% Game: 15-54 27.8% Deadball basketball team played toe-to-toe with 3FG % 1st Half: 5-13 38.5% 2nd half: 2-8 25.0% Game: 7-21 33.3% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd half: 10-12 83.3% Game: 11-14 78.6% 1 Kentucky - Matthew Mitchell ninth-ranked Kentucky. The Eagles could KENTUCKY 82 • 1-0 not keep up with UK’s powerful pressure Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Record At UK/Years: 86-49/5th ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 34 Dunlap, Victoria f 4-16 0-0 10-12 4 5 9 2 18 3 1 4 7 31 defense, and the “Cats pulled away to 31 Drake, Samantha c 2-3 0-1 0-1 2 3 5 1 4 1 2 4 0 19 Career Record/Years: 116-78/7th 01 Mathies, A'dia g6-92-34-6314418110029 defeat the Eagles 82-48 in the fi rst NCAA 03 Riley, Crystal g 1-2 1-1 1-4 0 2 2 1 4 1 3 0 1 21 Record vs. MSU: 2-0 04 Snowden, Keyla g 2-4 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 6 1 2 0 1 10 Division I women’s game of the year at 00 O'Neill, Jennifer 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 05 Morrow, Carly 0-00-00-00002 00000 4 Record vs. Hodges: 1-0 10 Pinkett, Bernisha 5-10 0-3 2-3 1 0 1 1 12 1 0 0 3 18 Memorial Coliseum. 11 Barnette, Sarah Beth 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 20 Conwright, Maegan 4-10 0-1 0-0 1 3 4 2 8 1 0 0 1 20 32 Evans, Kastine 2-7 0-3 0-0 1 2 3 1 4 1 2 0 0 20 40 Henderson, Brittany 3-5 0-0 2-4 3 3 6 0 8 1 0 0 1 23 The Eagles forced Kentucky into nine Team 235 Totals 29-66 5-15 19-30 17 22 39 16 82 11 15 8 14 200 turnovers and held the top 10 club to only FG % 1st Half: 10-28 35.7% 2nd half: 19-38 50.0% Game: 29-66 43.9% Deadball Tale of the Tape 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 5-15 33.3% Rebounds 36 percent shooting as they trailed but just FT % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd half: 15-23 65.2% Game: 19-30 63.3% 7 Officials: Doug Cloud, Jeff Caudle, Troy Winders Technical fouls: MOREHEAD-None.