ASU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Van Provence Assistant Sports Information Director [email protected] 870-972-2707 870-897-5010 (cell) 870-972-3367 fax GAME 5 VS. ARKANSAS STATE RED WOLVES 2-2 3-0 vs. KANSAS STATE WILDCATS Tuesday, November 25, 2008 7:05 p.m. ASU Convocation Center (10,727) Jonesboro, Arkansas 2008-09 ASU Women’s Basketball Schedule Radio: KJCF 103.9 Earl FM, KBTM 1230 AM & AStateRedWolves.com Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 01 Arkansas-Monticello (Exh.) W, 72-57 Video: JumpTV Webcasting on AStateRedWolves.com Nov. 11 Henderson State (Exh.) W, 65-74 LiveStats Available at AStateRedWolves.com Nov. 14 Creighton W, 73-56 Nov. 16 Northern Arizona W, 71-40 Nov. 19 at Southern Illinois L, 79-76 TIPPING IT OFF: After two consecutive Kansas State met for the second time dur- Nov. 23 at Missouri State L, 61-52 games on the road, the Arkansas State Red ing the 1995-96 season, with ASU posting a Nov. 25 Kansas State 7:05 p.m. Wolves return to the ASU Convocation 73-64 overtime win in Jonesboro. Nov. 28 Charleston Southern% 5:00 p.m. Center Tuesday, Nov. 25, playing host to Arkansas State and Kansas State met for Nov. 29 Texas-San Antonio% 5:00 p.m. the Kansas State Wildcats in a 7:05 p.m. the first time during the 1994-95 season, Dec. 02 at Indiana State 7:05 p.m. tipoff. The game can be heard on KJCF with ASU winning 60-55 at the George Dec. 07 Oklahoma 2:05 p.m. Dec. 17 Florida International* 7:05 p.m. 103.9 Earl FM and KBTM 1230 AM. The Washington Invitational in Washington, Dec. 20 at Arkansas-Little Rock* 4:30 p.m. live audio and video webcast may be D.C. In the last meeting between the two Dec. 28 Alcorn State 2:05 p.m. accessed online at AStateRedWolves.com. programs, ASU defeated the Wildcats 83- Dec. 30 at Brigham Young 8:00 p.m. LiveStats may also be accessed online by 70 in Jonesboro in the 1998-99 Women’s Jan. 04 New Orleans* 2:05 p.m. logging on to AStateRedWolves.com. National Invitation Tournament. Jan. 07 at Denver* 8:00 p.m. Jan. 10 at North Texas* 5:00 p.m. Jan. 14 Louisiana-Monroe* 7:05 p.m. THE TEAMS: Arkansas State returns to THE COACHES: Arkansas State head Jan. 18 South Alabama* 2:05 p.m. Jonesboro at 2-2 following a pair of close coach Brian Boyer is in his 10th season at Jan. 21 at Middle Tennessee State* 7:00 p.m. losses on the road. The Red Wolves the helm of the Red Wolves program. Jan. 25 Florida Atlantic* 2:05 p.m. dropped a 79-76 decision at Southern Boyer holds a career record of 154-123 and Jan. 28 Western Kentucky* 7:05 p.m. Illinois Nov. 19, then were defeated 61-52 has directed the Red Wolves to the Feb. 04 at Troy* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 07 at Florida International* 4:00 p.m. at Missouri State Nov. 23. Kansas State is Women’s National Invitation Tournament Feb. 11 Arkansas-Little Rock* 7:05 p.m. 3-0 on the season, winning 65-44 at UTEP, four times, including three of the past five Feb. 14 at Louisiana-Lafayette* 5:00 p.m. 57-52 at Northwestern and 80-51 at home years. Boyer is assisted by Tanya Ray, Feb. 18 at New Orleans* 7:00 p.m. against Texas-San Antonio. Rebecca Peoples and Sean Weibling. Deb Feb. 22 Denver* 2:05 p.m. Patterson is now in her 13th season as head Feb. 25 at Louisiana-Monroe* 4:30 p.m. THE K-STATE STATE SERIES: coach at Kansas State, holding a record of Mar. 04 SBC Tournament Round 1@ TBA Mar. 7-10 SBC Tournament# TBA Arkansas State leads the all-time series 4-0, 243-138 during her time in Manhattan. % - UTSA Star Shuttle Thanksgiving Classic although the total includes a forfeit by @ - At On-Campus Sites Kansas State after the Wildcats posted a 63- CHANGE OF FREQUENCY: With the # - At Hot Springs, Arkansas 58 victory over ASU in Manhattan during ASU women’s and men’s basketball teams * Sun Belt Conference Game All Times Central Time the 1995-96 season. Arkansas State and both in action Tuesday night, the ASU ARKANSAS STATE Pos. No. Name Ht. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER G 1 Jazmine Taylor 5-8 Jr. Memphis, Tennessee 6.0 2.3 3.25 spg G 11 Ebonie Jefferson 5-9 Jr. Laurel, Mississippi 9.5 3.5 2.5 spg G 15 Brittney Hiles 5-7 Sr. Baton Rouge, Louisiana 5.0 3.0 2.75 apg F 22 Shay Scott 6-2 So. North Little Rock, Arkansas 10.8 5.0 1.75 bpg F 24 Veronica Smith 5-10 Jr. East St. Louis, Illinois 9.0 7.0 1.75 spg KANSAS STATE Pos. No. Name Ht. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER G 5 Shalee Lehning 5-9 Sr. Sublette, Kansas 11.7 6.0 10.3 apg G 41 Kari Kincaid 5-10 Jr. Andover, Kansas 10.3 0.7 .478 fg% STARTERS F 4 Ashley Sweat 6-2 Jr. McPherson, Kansas 13.7 5.3 .545 fg% PROJECTED F 25 Danielle Zanotti 6-3 Sr. Mustang, Oklahoma 3.3 3.7 .400 fg% F 51 Marlies Gipson 6-0 Sr. McPherson, Kansas 13.7 6.3 .500 fg% 2008-09 ASU Women’s Basketball 1 AStateRedWolves.com women’s radio broadcast will now be heard State’s 73-56 victory over Creighton Nov. 14 2008-09 Sun Belt on KJCF 103.9 Earl FM and KBTM 1230 was the Red Wolves’ 200th victory at the Standings AM. When games do not conflict, ASU ASU Convocation Center. Over the last five- As of November 24 women’s basketball may be heard on plus years, the ASU women’s basketball KWHF 95.9 The Wolf FM. program boasts a winning percentage of .859 (61-10) at the ASU Convocation West Division Conf. Overall DEFENSIVE PRESSURE: Arkansas Center. The Red Wolves are 200-56 (.781) W-L Pct. W-L Pct. State held Northern Arizona to just 20 all-time at the Convocation Center and 89- La.-Monroe 0-0 .000 3-1 .750 points in each half in the Red Wolves’ 71-40 33 (.729) under head coach Brian Boyer. UALR 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 win Nov. 16. Additionally, the Red Wolves New Orleans 0-0 .000 2-1 .677 held the Lumberjacks to just 29.2 percent TAYLOR’S TREYS: Junior point guard shooting from the floor and forced 23 Jazmine Taylor played in 61 games for Arkansas State 0-0 .000 2-2 .500 turnovers while allowing just six assists. Arkansas State before hitting her first three Denver 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 Arkansas State notched 13 steals in the pointer. Taylor connected on her first three North Texas 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 game with junior guard Jazmine Taylor and during ASU’s 80-70 victory at North Texas La.-Lafayette 0-0 .000 0-4 .000 Ebonie Jefferson leading the way with three Feb. 23, 2008. Just over three minutes into steals each. ASU’s season-opening victory over Creighton Nov. 14, Taylor took - and made - East Division Conf. Overall OFFENSIVE BALANCE: Twelve players her first three pointer of the season, the W-L Pct. W-L Pct. scored for Arkansas State in the Nov. 16 win fourth of her career at ASU. South Alabama 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 over Northern Arizona, with 10 of those W. Kentucky 0-0 .000 3-1 .750 players scoring in the first half. Junior ASU IN SEASON OPENERS: With Middle Tenn. 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 guard Ebonie Jefferson led ASU with 12 ASU’s 73-56 win over Creighton Nov. 14, points, and seven other Red Wolves had at The Red Wolves are 20-15 all-time in sea- Troy 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 least six points in the game. son openers, with a record of 13-2 when FAU 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 opening the season at home. The Red FIU 0-0 .000 0-3 .000 RAISING THE BAR: Senior Caroline Wolves have opened the season at home Starr and juniors Jazmine Taylor and just three times in Brian Boyer’s nine-plus Preseason All-Sun Belt Lyndsay Schlup all tied their career steals years as head coach, winning against First Team marks during ASU’s game at Missouri State Maryland-Eastern Shore to open the 2002- Veronica Smith (ASU, Jr. G) Nov. 23. Taylor racked up six steals in the 03 season, against Missouri to open the Kim Sitzmann (UALR, Jr. G) game, Starr had four and Schlup three - 2005-06 season, and against Creighton to Anshel Cooper (UALR, Jr. G) equalling the single-game high for all three open the current season. Arkansas State is players. 5-4 in all season openers under Boyer and Amber Jackson (North Texas Sr. F) 3-0 in home openers under Boyer. Dominique Duck (WKU Sr. F) HOME SWEET HOME: Arkansas Second Team SBC HONORS: The Arkansas State Red Monika Bosilj (FIU, Jr. G) ASU vs. Kansas State Wolves finished in a first-place tie with Chelsia Lymon (MTSU, Jr. G) Arkansas-Little Rock in the Sun Belt Brittany Helm (New Orleans Jr. G) All-Time Series Brittney James (North Texas, Jr.