UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WBB SID: Lizzie Barlow / [email protected] / (C) 812-484-2762 / (O) 812-488-1152 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference NO. 10 UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE PURPLE ACES (5-24,Women's 2-16 MVC Basketball) Tournament 2012 STATE FARM MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE WOMEN’S BSt.ASKE Charles,tbALL TOURNA Mo.M •EN MarchT 8-11, 2012 March 8-11, 2012 • St. charleS, Mo. • the FaMily arenaThe Family Arena Thursday, March 8 Friday, March 9 Saturday, March 10 Sunday, March 11 2011-12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE No. 1 Missouri State SAT. OCT. 29 OAKLAND CITY (EXH) 78-41, W Game 3 12:05 PM Fri. Nov. 11 at Murray State 76-61, L No. 8 Bradley Winner Game 3 Game 1 Fri. Nov. 18 at Cincinnati 64-34, L 4:05 PM Sun. Nov. 20 at Bowling Green 71-54, L Winner Game 1 Game 7 1:35 PM Winner Game 7 MAINE TOURNAMENT - DEAD RIVER COMPANY CLASSIC No. 9 Southern Illinois No. 4 Creighton Fri. Nov. 25 Evansville vs. Brown 55-47, L Game 4 Sat. Nov. 26 Evansville vs. Troy 59-49, W 2:35 PM Winner Game 4 TUES. NOV. 29 BALL STATE 55-50, L No. 5 UNI ACES WINTER CLASSIC Game 9 - 2:05 p.m. FRI. DEC. 2 EVANSVILLE VS. E. KENTUCKY 63-56, W MVC CHAMPION SAT. DEC. 3 EVANSVILLE VS. MARSHALL 60-48, L No. 2 Illinois State SAT. DEC. 10 MURRAY STATE 78-48, W Game 5 6:05 PM Winner Game 5 Fri. Dec. 16 at UT Martin 78-69, L No. 7 Drake Game 2 Mon. Dec. 19 at Missouri 74-51, L 7:05 PM Winner Game 2 Game 8 Fri. Dec. 30 at Indiana State* 73-54, L 4:05 PM Winner Game 8 No. 10 Evansville Sun. Jan. 1 at Illinois State* 62-49, L No. 3 Wichita State Game 6 THUR. JAN. 5 NORTHERN IOWA* 61-51, L 8:35 PM Winner Game 6 SUN. JAN. 8 BRADLEY* 71-59, W Thur. Jan. 12 at Creighton* 65-33, L No. 6 Indiana State Sat. Jan. 14 at Drake* 67-53, L THUR. JAN. 19 WICHITA STATE* 57-51, L SAT. JAN. 21 MISSOURI STATE* 74-49, L SUN. JAN. 29 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* 74-60, L Thur. Feb. 2 at Bradley* 82-64, L ROUND ONE - DING Sat. Feb. 4 at Northern Iowa* 58-53, L The University of Evansville takes on No. 7 Drake in the first round of the 2012 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament Thursday at 7:05 THUR. FEB. 9 CREIGHTON* 48-45, W p.m. at The Family Arena in St. Charles, Mo. The Aces look for their first win over the SUN. FEB. 12 DRAKE* 55-51, L Bulldogs this season, falling 67-53 in Des Moines (1/14) and 55-51 in Evansville (2/12). Friday Feb. 17 at Missouri State* 76-62, L UE also looks to capture its first win over Drake in the conference tournament, as the Sun. Feb. 19 at Wichita State* 69-43, L Bulldogs own a 4-0 advantage. The last time DU and UE met in tournament play was 2010’s first round; the Bulldogs won 73-62.Evansville enters the weekend with a 13-9 Sun. Feb. 26 at Southern Illinois* 72-46, L record all-time in 11 MVC Tournament appearances. THUR. MARCH 1 ILLINOIS STATE* 62-59, L SAT. MARCH 3 INDIANA STATE* 58-47, L STATE FARM MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT PROBABLE STARTERS (based on last game) MARCH 8 NO. 7 DRAKE 7:07 P.M. MEDIA CENTER RADIO: 91.5 F.M. - WUEV (MIKE RADOMSKI, PLAY-BY-PLAY) #14 #24 #33 #21 #25 G G G F F/C INTERNET - AUDIO: WUEV.EVANSVILLE.EDU Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. INTERNET - VIDEO: VALLEY LIVE Staci Taylor Juliann Meagan Samantha Gillum Ware Miller Collins Heck ROSTER NUMERICAL CLASS NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL SENIORS (3) 1 Khristian Hart G 5-8 So. Evansville, Ind./Harrison Chelsea Falkenstein 2 Kat Taylor G 5-6 Fr. Akron, Ohio/Lake Ridge Academy Staci Gillum 3 Chelsea Falkenstein F 6-0 Sr. Evansville, Ind./Memorial Jordan Lewis 11 Jordan Lewis G 5-8 Jr. Greenfield, Ind./Greenfield Central 14 Staci Gillum G 5-7 Sr. West Des Moines, Iowa/Waukee JUNIORS (3) 21 Meagan Collins F 6-0 Jr. Boonville, Ind./Boonville Meagan Collins 22 Miranda Liles F/C 6-3 So. Killen, Ala./Brooks Samantha Heck 23 Katie Ellerson G/F 5-11 So. Muskego, Wis./Muskego Taylor Ware 24 Taylor Ware G/F 5-9 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Walnut Hills SOPHOMORES (4) 25 Samantha Heck F/C 6-2 Jr. Auxvasse, Mo./North Callaway Katie Ellerson 32 Hannah Weedman C 6-4 So. Knoxville, Ill./Knoxville 33 Juliann Miller G 5-8 Fr. Louisville, Ky./Mercy Academy Khristian Hart 54 Mallory Ladd F 6-1 Fr. Evansville, Ind./Memorial Miranda Liles Hannah Weedman ALPHABETICAL FRESHMEN (3) NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Mallory Ladd 21 Meagan Collins F 6-0 Jr. Boonville, Ind./Boonville Juliann Miller 23 Katie Ellerson G/F 5-11 So. Muskego, Wis./Muskego 3 Chelsea Falkenstein F 6-0 Sr. Evansville, Ind./Memorial Kat Taylor 14 Staci Gillum G 5-7 Sr. West Des Moines, Iowa/Waukee 1 Khristian Hart G 5-8 So. Evansville, Ind./Harrison 25 Samantha Heck F/C 6-2 Jr. Auxvasse, Mo./North Callaway STATE 54 Mallory Ladd F 6-1 Fr. Evansville, Ind./Memorial ALABAMA (1) 11 Jordan Lewis G 5-8 Jr. Greenfield, Ind./Greenfield Central Miranda Liles 22 Miranda Liles F/C 6-3 So. Killen, Ala./Brooks 33 Juliann Miller G 5-8 Fr. Louisville, Ky./Mercy Academy ILLINOIS (1) 2 Kat Taylor G 5-6 Fr. Akron, Ohio/Lake Ridge Academy Hannah Weedman 24 Taylor Ware G/F 5-9 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Walnut Hills INDIANA (5) 32 Hannah Weedman C 6-4 So. Knoxville, Ill./Knoxville Meagan Collins Chelsea Falkenstein HEAD COACH: Oties Epps, 1st, (Wisconsin-Stout ‘02) Khristian Hart ASSISTANT COACH: Meredith Baugher, 1st, (Valparaiso ‘05) Mallory Ladd ASSISTANT COACH: Nicki Motto, 4th, (Miami ‘05) Jordan Lewis ASSISTANT COACH: Matt Ruffing, 1st, (Dayton ‘07) IOWA (1) DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: FahKara Malone (Purdue ‘10) Staci Gillum KENTUCKY (1) Juliann Miller PRONUNCIATIONS MISSOURI (1) PLAYERS... COACHES... Samantha Heck Chelsea Falkenstein: FALK-en-stine Oties Epps: O-teese OHIO (2) Staci Gillum: GIL-um Meredith Baugher: BALK-er KAT TAYLOR Matt Ruffing: RUFF-ing PLAYER’S HOMETOWNS:... Taylor Ware FahKara Malone: fuh-CAR-uh Auxvasse (Samantha Heck): uh-VOSS WISCONSIN (1) Muskego (Katie Ellerson): mus-KEE-go Katie Ellerson 2011-12 UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2 UE MVC TOURNAMENT HISTORY Evansville will enter this weekend’s State Farm MVC Tournament with a 13-9 record all-time in 11 MVC Tournament appearances. Below is a look at UE’s MVC Tournament history: 1999 MVC Tournament - Des Moines, Iowa 1999 Results (3-0, Tournament Champions) QF: #4 UE 64, #5 WSU 43 UE’s Shyla Puelston named MVC Tournament MVP after averaging 20.3 ppg and 11.7 rpg despite SF: #4 UE 59, #1 MSU 55 suffering a sprained ankle in win over WSU. Shinko Ono also All-Tournament. F: #4 UE 75, #7 CU 72 (OT) 2000 MVC Tournament - Springfield, Mo. (1-1, Semifinals) 2000 Results QF: #2 UE 76, #7 SIU 56 MSU’s Jackie Stiles scored tournament-record 56 points to help Lady Bears knock off UE. Shyla SF: #3 MSU 88, #2 UE 75 Puelston named to All-Tournament team. 2001 MVC Tournament - Springfield, Mo. 2001 Results (1-1, Semifinals) QF: #5 UE 76, #4 CU 70 UE overcame a 10-point second-half deficit to win Tricia Cullop’s first tournament game. Top-seeded SF: #1 Drake 64, #2 UE 59 Drake was too much to handle though in tournament semifinals. 2002 MVC Tournament - Springfield, Mo. 2002 Results (1-1, Semifinals) QF: #4 UE 70, #5 UNI 68 UE’s Latasha Austin named to All-Tournament team after hitting a jumper with 0.6 seconds left to SF: #1 CU 69, #2 UE 52 help UE cap a 11-point second-half rally to knock off UNI in round one. 2005 MVC Tournament - Normal, Ill. 2005 Results (0-1, Quarterfinals) QF: #4 UNI 58, #5 UE 47 UE’s first first-round loss in tournament play. 2006 MVC Tournament - Springfield, Mo. 2006 Results (1-1, Semifinals) QF: #4 UE 77, #5 WSU 73 (ot) Megan Liffick scored 25 points in UE’s overtime win over Wichita State. Newburgh native Leah SF: #1 INS 81, #4 UE 65 Phillips did in UE in semifinals, scoring 17 points to lead ISU to a semifinal win. 2007 MVC Tournament - Des Moines, Iowa 2007 Results (1-1, Semifinals) QF: #4 UE 58, #5 UNI 57 Rebekah Parker named to the MVC All-Tournament team after averaging a tournament-best 22.5 ppg, SF: #8 Drake 61, #4 UE 58 including scoring 24 second-half points in UE’s win over UNI. 2008 MVC Tournament - St. Charles, Mo. 2008 Results (1-1, Semifinals) QF: #2 UE 79, #7 UNI 56 Robyn Jennings tied a tournament record by going 8-for-8 in UE’s romp of Northern Iowa in the SF: #3 Drake 46, #2 UE 41 quarterfinals. Drake’s defense clamped down on UE in semifinals though. 2009 MVC Tournament - St. Charles, Mo. 2009 Results (4-0, Tournament Champions) R1: #9 UE 58, #8 SIU 53 After winning four games in MVC play, UE won four games in four days, capped by Amy Gallagher’s QF: #9 UE 73, #1 ILST 60 game-winning jumper with 0.3 left in the title game.