ASU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Van Provence Assistant Sports Information Director [email protected] 870-972-2707 870-897-5010 (cell) 870-972-3367 fax GAME 29 VS. ARKANSAS STATE RED WOLVES 15-13, 9-8 14-14, 7-10 at LOUISIANA-MONROE WARHAWKS Saturday, February 28, 2009 4:30 p.m. 2008-09 ASU Women’s Basketball Schedule Fant-Ewing Coliseum (7,000) Monroe, Louisiana Date Opponent Time/Result Radio: KWHF 95.9 FM “The Wolf” & AStateRedWolves.com Nov. 01 Arkansas-Monticello (Exh.) W, 72-57 Nov. 11 Henderson State (Exh.) W, 65-74 LiveStats Available at AStateRedWolves.com Nov. 14 Creighton W, 73-56 Video: AStateRedWolves.com Nov. 16 Northern Arizona W, 71-40 Nov. 19 at Southern Illinois L, 79-76 TIPPING IT OFF: The Arkansas State 41 in their last outing. Nov. 23 at Missouri State L, 61-52 Red Wolves close out the regular season on Nov. 25 Kansas State L, 69-58 the road Saturday afternoon when they visit THE ULM SERIES: Arkansas State leads Nov. 28 Charleston Southern% W, 88-69 Nov. 29 Texas-San Antonio% W, 73-59 the Warhawks of Louisiana-Monroe. Tipoff the all-time series 13-10 and has won 11 of Dec. 02 at Indiana State W, 76-68 (OT) is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. at Fant-Ewing the last 12 games in the series. The Dec. 07 Oklahoma L, 87-57 Coliseum. The game will be broadcast on Warhawks one victory in the last 12 games Dec. 17 Florida International* L, 63-51 KWHF 95.9 FM “The Wolf,” with Brad came last season in Monroe, when ULM Dec. 20 at Arkansas-Little Rock* L, 65-47 Bobo calling the play-by-play. The live handed ASU a 68-59 defeat in the first of Dec. 28 Alcorn State W, 71-44 audio and video webcast may also be two meetings between the two teams. Dec. 30 at Brigham Young L, 49-39 Jan. 04 New Orleans* W, 63-61 accessed online at Arkansas State came away with a 68-53 win Jan. 07 at Denver* L, 64-63 AStateRedWolves.com. LiveStats may in the rematch in Jonesboro. A-State has Jan. 10 at North Texas* W, 73-63 be accessed online by logging on to won two consecutive in the series, including Jan. 14 Louisiana-Monroe* W, 64-54 AStateRedWolves.com. a 64-54 win earlier this season in Jan. 18 South Alabama* L, 69-68 Jonesboro. Jan. 21 at Middle Tennessee State* L, 91-51 Jan. 25 Florida Atlantic* L, 54-44 THE TEAMS: Arkansas State (15-13) Jan. 29 Western Kentucky* W, 78-67 enters Saturday’s game on a five-game win THE COACHES: Arkansas State Head Feb. 04 at Troy* L, 74-69 streak and locked up a home game in the Coach Brian Boyer is in his 10th season at Feb. 07 at Florida International* L, 55-44 first round of next week’s Sun Belt the helm of the Red Wolves program. Feb. 11 Arkansas-Little Rock* W, 56-55 Conference Tournament when the Red Boyer holds a career record of 167-134 and Feb. 14 at Louisiana-Lafayette* W, 74-66 Wolves defeated North Texas 76-67 has directed the Red Wolves to the Feb. 18 at New Orleans* W, 47-41 Feb. 22 Denver* W, 72-65 Wednesday night at the ASU Convocation Women’s National Invitation Tournament Feb. 25 North Texas* W, 76-67 Center. With a win over ULM, the Red four times, including three of the past five Feb. 28 at Louisiana-Monroe* 4:30 p.m. Wolves can climb as high as fourth in the years. Boyer is assisted by Tanya Ray, Mar. 04 SBC Tournament Round 1@ TBA tournament seedings, but a loss to the Rebecca Peoples and Sean Weibling. Now Mar. 7-10 SBC Tournament# TBA Warhawks would drop Arkansas State to as in her 14th season as head coach at ULM, % - UTSA Star Shuttle Thanksgiving Classic @ - At On-Campus Sites low as eighth. ULM stands at an even 14-14 Mona Martin holds a record of 206-192 as # - At Hot Springs, Arkansas on the year and 7-10 in Sun Belt Conference coach of the Warhawks. * Sun Belt Conference Game action. The Warhawks are 2-3 over their All Times Central Time last five games, but hammered Denver 65- LOOKING BACK: Arkansas State ARKANSAS STATE Pos. No. Name Ht. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER G 1 Jazmine Taylor 5-8 Jr. Memphis, Tennessee 5.5 2.7 .709 ft% G 11 Ebonie Jefferson 5-9 Jr. Laurel, Mississippi 11.8 3.6 .452 fg% G 25 Caroline Starr 5-10 Sr. Benton, Arkansas 6.3 1.8 .402 3fg% F 22 Shay Scott 6-2 So. North Little Rock, Arkansas 9.3 6.8 .440 fg% F 24 Veronica Smith 5-10 Jr. East St. Louis, Illinois 9.3 6.3 .697 ft% LOUISIANA-MONROE Pos. No. Name Ht. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER G 11 Lottie Moore 5-8 Sr. West Monroe, Louisiana 11.7 5.4 3.5 apg G 13 Sumar Leslie 5-6 Fr. Houma, Louisiana 7.0 2.0 .411 3fg% STARTERS G 20 Jesse Carrier 5-10 Jr. Sulphur, Louisiana 10.3 2.8 .886 ft% PROJECTED F 34 Shannon Davis 6-1 Jr. Lafayette, Louisiana 3.5 5.0 .588 ft% F 40 Ashley Wallis 5-10 Jr. Baton Rouge, Louisiana 6.8 3.1 .714 ft% 2008-09 ASU Women’s Basketball 1 AStateRedWolves.com extended its winning streak to a season- throws in the game. 2008-09 Sun Belt high five games with its 76-67 victory over Standings North Texas Wednesday night. ASU’s 76 BLOCK PARTY: Arkansas State swatted Following Games Played February 25 points were the third-most that the Red away a season-high nine shots in its 76-67 Wolves have scored in a game this sea- victory over North Texas Feb. 25, a total son...ASU hit a season-high 27 free throws that is also the second-highest in school his- West Division Conf. Overall in the game...the Red Wolves blocked a sea- tory. Sophomore forward Shay Scott led the W-L Pct. W-L Pct. son-high nine shots against the Mean way with five blocks, while junior guards UALR 15-2 .882 23-5 .821 Green, a figure that is also the second-high- Jazmine Taylor, Ebonie Jefferson and Arkansas State 9-8 .529 15-13 .536 est in ASU history...sophomore forward Veronica Smith, and freshman guard NeNe Denver 9-8 .529 14-14 .500 Shay Scott rejected a career-high five shots Hurst all added one block. in the game and grabbed a season-high 14 New Orleans 8-10 .444 13-16 .448 rebounds...junior guard Ebonie Jefferson REUNION FOR HILES: Arkansas State ULM 7-10 .412 14-14 .500 grabbed a season-high nine rebounds in the senior guard Brittney Hiles will reunite with North Texas 6-11 .353 10-18 .357 game...junior guard Jazmine Taylor handed two familiar faces when ASU and ULM La.-Lafayette 0-17 .000 3-25 .107 matched her season-high with five square off Saturday afternoon. ULM assists...senior guard Caroline Starr Associate Head Coach Robert Dallimore matched her season-high with three assists was Hiles’ high school head coach at East Division Conf. Overall to bring her career total to 200, and Christian Life Academy in Baton Rouge, La. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. knocked down a season-high five free Warhawk junior forward Ashley Wallis Middle Tenn. 16-1 .941 24-5 .828 played at Christian Life Academy along with S. Alabama 10-7 .588 19-9 .679 ASU vs. ULM Hiles and the two were teammates for five W. Kentucky 10-7 .588 16-11 .593 All-Time Series years through junior and senior high. Troy 9-8 .529 14-13 .519 JEFFERSON ON A ROLL: Junior guard Fl.-Atlantic 8-9 .471 11-16 .407 ASU leads 13-10 Ebonie Jefferson has played an instrumen- Fl.-International 4-13 .235 6-22 .214 tal role in helping ASU put together its five- game win streak, helping the Red Wolves Year . .Score . .Location Preseason All-Sun Belt record victories over UALR, ULL, UNO, 82-83 . .L, 57-87 . .Monroe First Team Denver and North Texas. Jefferson has 83-84 . .L, 61-79 . .Jonesboro averaged 14.6 points per game during the Veronica Smith (ASU, Jr. G) 83-84 . .L, 67-93 . .Monroe streak, including a 20-point effort in the Kim Sitzmann (UALR, Jr. G) 84-85 . .L, 66-88 . .Monroe Anshel Cooper (UALR, Jr. G) 84-85 . .L, 66-89 . .Jonesboro win over UALR. In the win over the Trojans, Jefferson connected on 6-of-10 Amber Jackson (North Texas Sr. F) 85-86 . .L, 63-86 . .Jonesboro 85-86 . .L, 52-88 . .Monroe shots from the floor and 8-of-11 (.727) from Dominique Duck (WKU Sr. F) the line. She also added five rebounds and Second Team 86-87 . .W, 72-71 . .Monroe 86-87 . .W, 80-77 . .Jonesboro a pair of steals in 31 minutes of action. Monika Bosilj (FIU, Jr. G) 89-90 . .L, 51-67 . .Pine Bluff Jefferson has now scored in double figures Chelsia Lymon (MTSU, Jr. G) 90-91 . .L, 66-74 . .Monroe Brittany Helm (New Orleans Jr. G) 91-92 . .W, 78-48 . .Jonesboro HEAD-to-HEAD Brittney James (North Texas, Jr. G) 92-93 . .W, 82-79 . .Monroe Arnika Brown (WKU So. F) 93-94 .