University of San Diego Digital USD Basketball (Women) University of San Diego Athletics Media Guides Winter 2000 University of San Diego Women's Basketball Media Guide 1999-2000 University of San Diego Athletics Department Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.sandiego.edu/amg-basketball-women Digital USD Citation University of San Diego Athletics Department, "University of San Diego Women's Basketball Media Guide 1999-2000" (2000). Basketball (Women). 11. https://digital.sandiego.edu/amg-basketball-women/11 This Catalog is brought to you for free and open access by the University of San Diego Athletics Media Guides at Digital USD. It has been accepted for inclusion in Basketball (Women) by an authorized administrator of Digital USD. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 1999-2000 UNIVERSITY OF SA DIEGO WOMEN'S BASKETBALL "FREE THROWS WIN GAMES" - ROLLIE MARPE 1 USD General USD Athletic Information Administration School Name President University of San Diego Dr. Al ice B. Hayes Location Institutional Representative 5998 Alcala Park, Tom Burke San Diego, CA 921 10-2492 Director of Athletics Year Founded Tom Iannacone 1949 NCAA Faculty Representative Enrollment Mitch Malachowski 6,800 Associate Athletic Director Conference Dan Yourg Athletic Director/SWA West Coast Conference Assistant Guthrie Affiliation Wendy Associate AD; Athletic Development . d Jessica Gray (right) were named NCAA Division I Susie Erpe!dmg (left), a~CC They are with Head Coach Brian Fogarty 1998-99 First TeamA1~~9 WCC Tournament Awards Lunch. Asst. AD; Promotions & Marketing Kathy Marpe at the USD Sports Renee Wiebe Information Sports Information Director Sports Information Director Ted Gosen Director of Athletic Facilities Ted Gosen John Martin Office Phone ~roirnios· Director of lntramurals/Recreation (619) 260-4745 Gary Becker Home Phone Head Athletic Trainer (858) 486-3284 Carolyn Greer, M.A., A.T. , C. SID Fax Assistant Athletic Trainers (619) 260-2990 Suzi Higgins & Paul Signorelli Press Row Phone Academic Support Coordinator (619) 260-2985 Mike Matoso Torero Hotline Strength & Conditioning (6 I 9) 260-2323 Steve Brown Website USD Women's http ://sa.acusd.edu/athletics Basketball J:nformation Head Coach: Kathy Marpe, USD Basketball 20th Season (Minnesota, 1971) Assistant Coaches: Quick Facts Erik Johnson (Second Season) 1998-99 Overall Record: 14-13 Nadine Mastroleo (Second Season) wee Record/Place: 7-7 (Fourth) Lakeysha Wright (Fourth Season) Head Coach: Kathy Marpe, 20th Season Basketball Office Phone: (Minnesota, 1971) (619) 260-8892 Front Cover Photo taken at Jenny Craig Pavilion USO Record/Years: 225-296/ 19 Seasons construction site in early October, I 999; Contents -359/26 Seasons Table of Photo Credit: Brock Scott (Scott Photo) Career Record: 312 IFC Jenny Craig Pavilion West Coast Conference Record: 90-102 Misc. Information Sitting 1-r: Maria Perez-BaITis, Marie Plocher, I Assistant Coaches: 2 Season Preview Jen W edo, Jennifer Tuiolosega, Amy Roban, osterffeam Photo Robyn Fortney, Andrea Burns, Erin Epperson. Erik Johnson, Nadine Mastroleo, 3 R Lakeysha Wright 4-6 Head Coach Kathy Marpe e Standing 1-r: Asst. Lakeysha Wright, Head Women's Basketball Phone 7 A Tribute To Rolli 8 Assistant Coaching Staff Coach Kathy Marpe, Jessica Gray, Kern (6 19) 260-8892 Biographies Nakamoto, Jamie Lucia, Janeene Arendsen, Erin 9- 12 Senior Home Arena: USD Sports Center (2,500) turner Biographies Malich, Melissa Glazebrook, Amber Jansen, 13- 15 Re Lettermen Returning/Lost: I 0/3 Biographies Susie Erpelding, Asst. Nadine Mastroleo, Asst. 16-18 Newcomer ce Erik Johnson. Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 19 West Coast Conferen 20 1998-99 Season In Review 21 1998-99 Statistics Acknowledgements 22-26 Torero Record Book 1999-2000 USO Women's Basketball Guide 27 ToreroAlumni Produced by the USD Sports Information Office 28-30 USO Support Staff 3 1 M edia In formati on Design, Edit & Layout: 32-33 Torero Athletic Tradition Ryan McCrary & Ted Gosen 34 USO Profile Photography: Brock Scott - Scott Photo 35 USO Support Services Printing: Kings Printing Corporati on 36 San Diego BC 1999-2000 Schedule " FREE THROWS WIN GAMES." - ROLLIE MARPE 2 1999-2000 US;l) Wcunen'" :Jlo..ap" s~o.n ff>IUW-iew- Toreros Ready to Challenge During Millennium Curtain Call San Diego women's basketball enters the last season of the 21 st century hoping to build on the foundation of success laid in the previous two seasons . 1999-2000 promises continued transitions from a team who has improved on their overall and West Coast Conference record in each of the last three seasons. Now, the Toreros prepare for their final campaign in the USD Sports Center and anxiously anticipate the completion of the new Jenny Craig Pavilion scheduled to open for the 2000-200 I season. USD, with a 14-13 overall record, posted their first winning season si nce 1992-93 when the Toreros qualified for their only trip to the NCAA Tournament. San Diego tied for fourth in the WCC race with a 7-7 mark - their first upper­ division finish since 1994-95. Three starters and 10 letter­ winners return for head coach Kathy Marpe, who prepares for Seniors 1-r: Jessica Gray, Maria Perez-Barris, Susie Erpelding, Andrea Burns. her 20th season patrolling the sidelines for the Toreros, her 26th season in collegiate coaching. USD welcomes back three of five top scorers from last season, headlined by a pair of All-WCC First Team members, senior guard Susie Erpelding (San Diego, CA) and senior forward Jessica Gray (Redwood City, CA). Erpelding and Gray were the first USD teammates to earn all-conference honors s ince 1990-91 and finished one, two in the scoring race with Erpelding averaging 14.0 points per game and Gray at a 12.2 clip. Senior forward, Maria Perez-Barris (Barcelona, Spain), returns after posting a solid season after transferring from Solano Coll ege and averaged 5.8 points per outing as the Torero's first player off the bench last year. USO took full advantage of all trips to the charity stripe in 1998-99 and ranked second as a team in overall free throw percentage in 1998-99 at .715, and improved their average in league games converting at a .728 clip. The Toreros were led by Erpelding, who finished second in the WCC in free throw accuracy at .860, and ranked 14th nationally among Division I leaders. San Diego's stingy defense prevented opponents from lighting up the scoreboard last season. The Toreros allowed just 58.5 points per game to lead the West Coast Conference in team defense in overall games and ranked 14th in all of Division I. USD was equally stingy during league play and ranked second in WCC contests allowing league foes a paltry 59.9 points per game. The Torero defense ranked second in the WCC in overall steals in 1998- 99, averaging 8.7 an outing. USO was also successful in blocking out, holding opponents to just 33.3 boards per game - the fewest in the conference. Gray returns as the Toreros leading rebounder and was the first Torero post player since Chris Enger to rank in the top ten in overall scoring and rebounding during a season.· Head coach Kathy Marpe is understandably eager to get the new season underway with such a talented cast of returners and an infusion of size in the post and speed and scoring on the perimeter. "We have a lot more depth at key positions this season," stated Marpe, who feels team defense will continue to be a strength, but certainly not at the expense of the offense. " Our inside presence with Jessica (Gray) and consistent leadership from Susie (Erpelding) are the best combinations of both we've had since Chris Enger and Angie Straub. We' re smarter and more experienced in all areas. This season we' ll be more consistent scoring because we can attack and score in a variety of ways." Depth comes from a group of newcomers with impressive credenti als. Freshman Kerri Nakamoto (San Jose, CA) led Archbishop Mitty High School to a state championship and an undefeated 31 -0 record as a senior and will likely start next to sophomore Melissa Glazebrook (Mountai n View, CA) who was a teammate of Nakamoto's for three years at Mitty. Erin Mali ch (Mason, OH) a dds a physical inside presence, while Jen Wedo (Downingtown, PA) provides USD with one of the purest shooters the Toreros have had in recent memory, according to Marpe. "Our defense was always consistent last year, but our offense was up and down. The biggest key for us this year is o ur ability to score. I think we're on track to keep going up. I'd like to think we can challenge for the conference race," Marpe said. " FREE THROWS WIN GAMES ." - ROLLIE MARPE 19 9 9 - 2 0 0 0 5 0-'t-e't-0- !JJa" fietlialt 3 1999-2000 TORERO BASKETBALL ftOSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Last School 3 Kerri Nakamoto G 5-7 Fr. HS San Jose, CA/Archbishop Mitty HS 5 Melissa Glazebrook G 5-6 So. IV Mountain View, CA/Mitty HS 14 Andrea Burns G 6-1 Sr. 3V Portland, OR/Catlin Gabel HS 20 Susie Erpelding G 5-9 Sr. 3V San Diego, CA/Our Lady of Peace HS 21 Marie Plocher G 5-9 Fr. HS Galt, CA/Galt HS 22 J aneene Arendsen G 5-6 So. IV Vista, CA/ Rancho Buena Vista HS 23 Maria Perez-Barris F 6-0 Sr. IV Barcelona, Spain/Solano College 24 Robyn Fortney F 5-9 So. IV Rancho Bernardo, CA/Rancho Bernardo HS 30 Jamie Lucia F 6-3 Jr.. 2V Roseburg, OR/Roseburg HS 33 JenniferTui olosega G 5-9 So.