ILLINOIS STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Randi Armstrong, Asst. Athletics Communications Director O: (309) 438-3802 | C: (217) 851-4832 | F: (309) 438-5634 Email: [email protected] | Website: GoRedbirds.com QUICK FACTS Location Normal, Ill. Founded / Enrollment 1857 / 21,039 Nickname / Colors Redbirds / Red and White Conference Missouri Valley Home Court Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena ILLINOIS STATE AT OKALAND President Dr. Larry Dietz (Southern Illinois '70) SATURDAY, NOV. 11, 2017 • 12 P.M. CT • BLACKTOP AT THE O'RENA• ROCHESTER, MICHIGAN Director of Athletics Larry Lyons (Illinois '78) 54.2 PPG 76.6 Head Coach Kristen Gillespie NC State ( '99) 67.9 OPP. PPG 66.7 First Year of Basketball 1988-89 -13.7 SCORING MARGIN +9.9 33.6 FG% 42.0 Overall All-Time Record 105-65 41.0 OPP. FG% 40.2 26.2 3-PT. FG% 32.3 33.4 OPP. 3-PT. FG% 30.8 2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 66.9 FT% 67.7 69.0 OPP. FT% 73.0 NOVEMBER ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRDS 36.1 RPG 40.6 OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result OVERALL RECORD: 0-0 41.7 OPP. RPG 38.4 OVERALL RECORD: 0-0 N1 EUREKA (EXHIBITION) W, 80-54 VALLEY RECORD: 0-0 -5.7 REB. MARGIN +2.2 HEAD COACH: Jeff Tungate N11 at Oakland 12 p.m. HEAD COACH: Kristen Gillespie 9.3 APG 13.6 RECORD AT OU : 58-62( fifth season) N15 NORTHERN KENTUCKY (ESPN3) 7 P.M. RECORD AT ISU: First Season 17.5 TOPG 14.8 CAREER RECORD: Same N22 at George Mason (A-10 Netwrok) 11a.m. CAREER RECORD: 105-65 (Seventh season) -2.0 TO MARGIN +4.2 STATISTICAL LEADERS N26 UMKC (ESPN3) 2 P.M. 8.1 SPG 11.3 STATISTICAL LEADERS (2016-17) POINTS: Taylor Jones (15.3) N30 SIUE (ESPN3) 7 P.M. 4.2 BPG 2.4 POINTS: Katrina Beck (8.7) REBOUNDS: Leah Somerfield (6.6) DECEMBER REBOUNDS: Viria Livingston (5.7) ASSISTS: Ashley Taia (3) D3 BUTLER (ESPN3) 2 P.M. ISU SERIES RECORD (OVERALL): 1-2 ASSISTS: Taylor Stewart (1.4) AT ISU:0-1 ; AT OU: 0-1; NEUT: 1-0 BLOCKS: Leah Somerfield (0.43) D7 at Milwaukee 7 p.m. BLOCKS: Hannah Green (3.0) LAST MEETING: L, 73-71OT (12/10/05) STEALS: Ashley Taia (1.9) D10 EASTERN MICHIGAN (ESPN3) 2 P.M. STEALS: Katrina Beck (1.4) CURRENT STREAK: L2 D17 CLEVELAND STATE (ESPN3) 2 P.M. GILLESPIE VS OAKLAND: 0-0 D20 at Long Beach State 5 p.m. D21 vs. New Mexico Sate at Long Beach TBA FOLLOW ALONG D31 BRADLEY (ESPN3) 11A.M. n TV: ESPN3 SOCIAL COVERAGE JANUARY n n J5 at Valparaiso (ESPN3) 7 p.m. RADIO: Illinois State Radio Network TWITTER: @Redbirdwbb J7 at Loyola Chicago (ESPN3) 1 p.m n RADIO STREAM: goredbirds.com/watch n FACEBOOK: illinoisstatewbb J12 MISSOURI STATE (ESPN3) 7 P.M. n RADIO TALENT: Andy Olson n INSTAGRAM: @redbirdwbb J14 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (ESPN3) 2 P.M. n LIVE STATS: goldengrizzlies.com/gametracker n WEB: GoRedbirds.com J19 at Evansville (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J21 at Indiana State (ESPN3) 1 p.m. J26 DRAKE (ESPN 3) 7 P.M. J28 NORTHERN IOWA (ESPN 3) 2 P.M. SCENE SETTER FEBRUARY n THE GAME: F2 LOYOLA CHICAGO (ESPN3) 7 P.M. The Redbirds look to set the tone for regular season play after finishing the 2016-17 season 8-23, 4-14 MVC. The Golden F4 VALPARAISO (ESPN3) 1 P.M. Grizzlies enter the game coming off of the most successful season under Coach Tungate's direction. n F9 at Southern Illinois (ESPN3) 6 p.m. THE SERIES: Illinois State and Oakland University are meeting for the third time in series history, dating back to Feb. 8, 1979. Saturday's F11 at Missouri State (ESPN3) 2 p.m. contest will be the second time the teams have met in Rochester, Michigan where the Grizzlies hold the advantage 1-0 at F16 INDIANA STATE (ESPN3) 7 P.M. home and 2-1 overall. The teams most recently met on Dec. 10, 2005 and the Grizzlies took a 73-71 victory in overtime. F18 EVANSVILLE (ESPN3) 2 P.M. n THE COACHES: F23 at Northern Iowa (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Illinois State: Kristen Gillespie (NC State, 1999) is in her first season as the Head Coach at Illinois State following her F25 at Drake (ESPN3) 2 p.m. departure from Lewis University where she led her team to a 00-00 record in the past two seasons. MARCH Oakland: Jeff Tungate (Oakland University, 1993) enters his fifth season at the helm of the women's basketball program M3 at Bradley (ESPN3) 2 p.m. where he just guided the Golden Grizzlies to a third-place tie with a 12-6 Horizon League record which marked the first time the Golden Grizzlies won 12 league games since joining the conference. Prior to this position Tungate spent six years as the associate head coach of the Oakland Men's Basketball team. n SCHEDULE KEY ABOUT ILLINOIS STATE: The Redbirds, who were picked to finish seventh in the Missouri Valley Conference, after finishing the 206-17 season Missouri Valley Conference Game with a record of 8-23, 4-14 MVC. Returning this season for the Redbirds is junior Viria Livingston who led the team Home games in BOLD CAPS on the glass with 5.7 rebounds per game, and senior Hannah Green who averaged a team-best 3.0 blocks per game. All times central and subject to change Sophomore Katrina Beck chipped in 8.2 points per game last season. n ABOUT OAKLAND UNIVERSITY: The Golden Grizzlies were picked to finish third in the Horizon League as they return junior Taylor Jones who led her team in scoring and was voted to the Preseason Second Team. n UP NEXT: Wednesday, Nov. 15, vs Northern Kentucky: 7 p.m. CT, on Doug Collins Courth at Redbird Arena in Normal, Illinois ILLINOIS STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES | 5 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES | 12 WNIT APPEARANCES | 7 MVC Titles G1 • vs Oakland University• Nov. 11, 2017 Illinois State Roster • Page 2 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER REDBIRDS BY CLASS # NAME POS HT. YR HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL (LAST SCHOOL) SENIORS (1): Green 30 Amaria Allen G 5-10 So. Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain JUNIORS (4):Beck, Goods, 13 Katrina Beck G 5-9 Jr. Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young Livingston,Stevens 0 Zakiya Beckles G 5-6 So. Middlesex, N.J./Middlesex SOPHOMORES (6): Allen, Beckles, 15 Frannie Corrigan G 5-11 So. LaGrange Park, Ill./Lyons Township Corrigan, Talbot, Turner, VanHyfte 32 Simone Goods F 6-2 Jr. Omaha, Neb./Benson/ (Kirkwood CC) FRESHMEN (2):Saylor, Simmons 25 Hannah Green F 6-0 Sr. Santa Clarita, Calif./West Ranch (College of the Canyons) 23 Viria Livingston G 5-8 Jr. Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins REDBIRDS BY STATE/COUNTRY 14 Paige Saylor G 5-5 Fr. Martinsville, Ind./Roncalli CALIFORNIA (1): Green 3 Ajai Simmons G 5-10 Fr. Studio City, Calif./Brentwood FLORIDA (1): Turner 12 Millie Stevens F 6-0 Jr. Surrey, England (Sevenoaks Suns-WBBL team) ILLINOIS (4):Beck, Corrigan, Talbot, 42 Megan Talbot F 6-2 So. Barrington, Ill./Barrington VanHyfte 2 Deja Turner G 5-11 So. Tampa, Fla./Plant INDIANA (1): Saylor 33 Morgan VanHyfte G 6-0 So. Annawan, Ill./Annawan MINNESOTA (1): Livingston, NEBRASKA (1): Goods NUMERICAL ROSTER NEW JERSEY (1): Beckles OHIO (1): Allen # NAME POS HT. YR HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL (LAST SCHOOL) ENGLAND (1): Stevens 0 Zakiya Beckles G 5-6 So. Middlesex, N.J./Middlesex REDBIRD PRONUNCIATIONS 2 Deja Turner G 5-11 So. Tampa, Fla./Plant 3 Ajai Simmons G 5-10 Fr. Studio City, Calif./Brentwood PLAYERS 12 Millie Stevens F 6-0 Jr. Surrey, England (Sevenoaks Suns-WBBL team) Zuh-KEY-uh Beckles 13 Katrina Beck G 5-9 Jr. Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young Day-ja Turner 14 Paige Saylor G 5-5 Fr. Martinsville, Ind./Roncalli A-J Simmons 15 Frannie Corrigan G 5-11 So. LaGrange Park, Ill./Lyons Township Ver-EYE-uh (like Mariah) 23 Viria Livingston G 5-8 Jr. Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins Livingston 42 Megan Talbot F 6-2 So. Barrington, Ill./Barrington A-MAR-ee-uh Allen 25 Hannah Green F 6-0 Sr. Santa Clarita, Calif./West Ranch (College of the Canyons) Morgan Van-HEFT-ee (like 30 Amaria Allen G 5-10 So. Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain Hefty trash bags) 32 Simone Goods F 6-2 Jr. Omaha, Neb./Benson/ (Kirkwood CC) Megan Tal-but 33 Morgan VanHyfte G 6-0 So. Annawan, Ill./Annawan COACHES Katie E-len COACHING STAFF KRISTEN GILLESPIE | HEAD COACH | FIRST SEASON Kristen Gillespie was introduced Tuesday, April 4, 2017, as the eighth Illinois State women’s head basketball coach at a press conference in the Hancock Stadium Club. Gillespie comes to Illinois State after leading Lewis University to a 51-12 record over the past two seasons, including a pair of trips to the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Tournament and one appearance in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship game. In her first season in Romeoville, Illinois, the Flyers won the GLVC East Division with a record of 18-0, which led Gillespie to be selected as the 2016 GLVC Coach of the Year, the WBCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year and the IBCA Division II Coach of the Year. SCOTT GILLESPIE| ASSISTANT COACH | FIRST SEASON Scott Gillespie joined the women's basketball staff as an assistant coach May 12, 2017, and enters his first season at Illinois State after a three- year stint as an assistant men's basketball coach at IUPUI in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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