GANNON LADY KNIGHTS 13-14 WOMEN’S basketball GANNON LADY KNIGHTS VS. WALSH CAVALIERS | GAME 1 15 Postseason Appearances in Last 16 Years | Eight NCAA Tournament Appearances in Last 14 years | Six Conference Final Four Appearances in Last Ten Years NOVEMBER 1 at Connecticut (Exhibition) L, 101-35 13 WALSH (OHIO) 7 P.M. vs. Walsh 16 at Glenville State 4 p.m. 1 WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13 | 7 P.M. | ERIE, PA. | HAMMERMILL CENTER 20 CALIFORNIA (PA.) * 5:30 P.M. 23 at Seton Hill (Pa.) * 1 p.m. 28 vs. Chaminade & 7 p.m. 29 vs. BYU - Hawaii & 9 p.m. START OF A NEW ERA BEGINS WEDNESDAY EVENING • Gannon will open the 40th season in school history Wednesday when the team hosts Walsh in DECEMBER the Lady Knights’ regular-season home opener at the Hammermill Center. 4 at Slippery Rock * 6 p.m. • The contest will mark the first regular-season contest under head coach Jim Brunelli, taking 7 MERCYHURST * 5:30 P.M. over the program in 2013-14 after spending the last five seasons at Anderson (S.C.) University. He 14 at Le Moyne Noon replaces former head coach Cleve Wright, who resigned during the off-season to accept a head 17 MANSFIELD 5:30 PM coaching position at NCAA Division I Miami (Ohio). 18 LOCK HAVEN 5:30 PM 21 at Bloomsburg 1 p.m. • Brunelli was named the program’s ninth head coach in program history. A 15-year coaching veteran at both the NCAA Division I and II levels, Anderson (S.C.) advanced to the NCAA Division JANUARY II Tournament three times during his five seasons at the helm. 3 at East Stroudsburg 1 p.m. 4 at West Chester 1 p.m. 8 CHEYNEY 5:30 P.M. FAST BREAK POINTS 11 at Clarion * 5:30 p.m. • Gannon enters the season ranked second in the USA Today Sports Division II Preseason Top 15 INDIANA (PA.) * 5:30 P.M. 25 Coaches’ Poll released on Oct. 29. The preseason No. 2 position is the Lady Knights’ highest 18 at Edinboro * 1 p.m. national ranking since the team was ranked second in the final 2009-10USA Today Sports Top 25 22 PITT-JOHNSTOWN * 5:30 P.M. Coaches’ Poll. The squad sat atop the national rankings for three weeks that season. 29 at California (Pa.) * 5:30 p.m. • Gannon has been picked to repeat as the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division champions according to the league’s preseason coaches’ poll released on Oct. FEBRUARY 30. Senior Jen Papich, junior Nettie Blake and junior Brittany Batts were named to the Pre- 1 SETON HILL (PA.) * 1 P.M. 5 SLIPPERY ROCK * 5:30 P.M. season PSAC All-Western Division team. 8 at Mercyhurst * 1 p.m. • The squad returns 12 student-athletes and all five starters from last year’s 31-5 squad that 12 EDINBORO * 5:30 P.M. produced the second-most victories in school history. 15 at Indiana (Pa.) * 6 p.m. • Last season, the Lady Knights won the PSAC Western Division regular-season and the NCAA 19 CLARION * 5:30 P.M. Division II Atlantic Regional titles en route to the program’s second NCAA Division II Elite Eight 22 at Pitt-Johnstown * 1 p.m. appearance in the last four seasons. The campaign eventually came to an end against Ashland in the national quarterfinals, marking Gannon’s third straight NCAA Tournament appearance that MARCH ended with a loss to the eventual national champion. 1 PSAC Tournament First Round TBA 4 PSAC Tournament Quarterfinals TBA • Gannon was tabbed No. 3 in the Women’s Division II Bulletin Preseason Top 25. 8-9 PSAC Tournament Final Four TBA 14-17 NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional TBA probable gannon starters 25-26 NCAA Division II Elite Eight TBA NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN PPG RPG FT% 28 NCAA Division II Championship TBA 3 Kelley Sundberg G 5-6 Sr. Mansfield, Conn. 5.2 3.2 75.5 20 Brittany Batts G 5-7 Jr. Leesburg, Va. 11.1 1.7 87.5 & = Oahu Classic - Oahu, Hawaii (EST) 32 Doriyon Glass G 5-7 R-Jr. Boardman, Ohio 7.5 3.5 78.7 * = Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 11 Jen Papich F 6-1 Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. 12.3 5.7 74.2 44 Nettie Blake F 6-1 Jr. Jersey City, N.J. 11.1 7.5 59.5 gannon athletics media relations off the bench Asst. Director/WBB Contact Will Nowadly NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN PPG RPG FT% Office 814-871-7008 5 Amanda Berchtold G 5-4 So. Erie, Pa. 1.6 0.9 71.4 Cell 716-523-8986 10 Brianna Brennan G/F 6-0 Fr. Woodhaven, Mich. 16.7 13.2 - E-mail [email protected] 12 Morgan Neighbors G 5-8 So. Westerville, Ohio 4.2 0.8 50.0 Website GannonSports.com 14 Jennie Thies F/C 6-1 So. Lakewood, N.Y. 3.8 3.2 62.7 Twitter @GUKnights 15 Mollie Sebald G 5-10 Jr. Broadview Heights, Ohio 8.6 2.5 72.9 21 Marisa Guyton F 6-0 So. Lockport, N.Y. 0.9 0.9 100.0 35 Candice Hendricks G 5-10 Jr. Randallstown, Md. 2.6 2.3 64.7 45 Mikayla Deguire F 5-11 Fr. Watervliet, N.Y. 14.0 13.0 - #UKNIGHTED 54 Lanise Saunders C 6-2 R-Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. Redshirt * PPG and RPG based on 2013-14 * Brennan and Deguire stats from high school GANNON LADY KNIGHTS 1 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME 1 | VS. walsh cavaliers walsh QUICK facts 2013-14 WALSH ROSTER Location North Canton, Ohio 44720 NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN PPG RPG FT% Founded 1958 3 Jalynn Graham G 5-5 Fr. Columbus, Ohio 9.5 5.5 50.0 Enrollment 3,100 5 Nicolette Ingel G 5-5 Fr. Irwin, Pa. 0.0 0.0 0.0 President Richard Jusseaume 10 Rachael Trujillo G 5-8 So. Cleveland, Ohio 5.5 2.5 50.0 Nickname Cavaliers 11 Kelsey Funderburgh G 5-7 So. North Lewisburg, Ohio 15.0 8.0 58.8 Colors Maroon and Gold 12 Audrey Badovick G 5-5 Jr. Norwalk, Ohio 15.5 2.5 100.0 Affiliation NCAA Division 20 Whitney Dabbelt F 6-0 Jr. West Carrollton, Ohio 7.5 9.0 50.0 Conference Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic (GLIAC) 21 Brooklyn Wooten G 5-8 Fr. Grove City, Ohio - - - Home Arena Alumni Arena (2,000) 22 Maggie Berry G/F 6-0 Sr. Cleveland, Ohio 7.5 5.0 100.0 Director of Athletics Dale Howard 24 Alyssa Jones G 5-9 Jr. Louisville, Ohio 1.0 1.0 0.0 25 Victoria Harris F 6-1 So. Chicago, Ill. - - - 2012-13 Record 8-19, 5-17 GLIAC (7th South) 33 Theresa Jackson G 5-10 Fr. Wakeman, Ohio 6.5 1.5 37.5 Head Coach Maria Marchesano 34 Tara Gallupe F 6-0 Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. - - - Alma Mater Butler ‘05 40 Sarah Stephenson G 6-0 So. New Philadelphia, Ohio 9.0 3.5 100.0 Record at Walsh/Years 2-0 (1.000)/2 44 Anicia Clayton F 5-10 So. Canton, Ohio 0.0 0.0 0.0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 8/4 * Based on 2013-14 statistics Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Head Coach Maria Marchesano (First Season) Assistant Coach Kara Murphy Assistant Coach Jessica Trambley GANNON QUICK facts Student Assistant Coach Tracy Payne SERIES history Graduate Assistant Coach Andrew Junak Location Erie, Pa. Gannon leads 3-0 Founded 1925 Enrollment 4,076 SCOUTING THE CAVALIERS Last Five Meetings President Keith Taylor, Ph.D. • Walsh opened the 2013-14 Dec. 29, 2012 Gannon 82, at Walsh 60 Nickname Lady Knights regular season at the Great Lakes Nov. 20, 2001 Gannon 76, at Walsh 57 Colors Maroon and Gold Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Dec. 12, 2000 at Gannon 97, Walsh 62 Affiliation NCAA Division II (GLIAC)/Great Midwest Athletic Conference Pennsylvania State Athletic (PSAC) Conference (GMAC) Challenge at Home Arena Hammermill Center (2,800) Davis & Elkins College on Nov. 8-9. In their season Athletic Director Mark Richard opener against the host Senators on Nov. 8, the First Year of Basketball 1974 Cavaliers picked up an 81-77 win. The next day, the SIDE-BY-SIDE Overall All-Time Record 623-408 (.604) Cavaliers defeated Alderson-Broaddus, 73-58. GU CATEGORY WU NCAA Tournament Appearances Nine • In exhibition action, Walsh shocked the host Kent 31-5 Overall Record 8-18 Last Appearance 2012-13 State Golden Flashes, 89-80, at the MAC Center 20-2 Conf. Record 5-17 on Nov. 6. The win marked the first over an NCAA Lost 1 Current Streak Lost 1 2012-13 Record 31-5, 20-2 PSAC Division-l opponent. 16-0 Home Record 6-9 Head Coach Jim Brunelli • Head coach Maria Marchesano leads the Cavaliers 12-3 Road Record 2-9 Alma Mater Clarion ‘96 in her first season as head coach. Marchesano was 3-2 Neutral Record 0-0 Record at Gannon/Yrs 0-0/1st named the eighth head coach in program history 1-0 Overtime Record 0-1 Assistant Coaches Mike Whitling after spending the previous two seasons at Urbana 4-0 Games by 5 pts/ or less 5-3 Sarah Grab-Skelton University. She was named the D-II Independent 69.5 Scoring Offense 58.8 57.7 Scoring Defense 67.8 Athletic Trainer Todd Matlak Coach of the Year after taking over the program 10 Basketball Office Phone 814-871-7419 +11.8 Avg.