KANSAS WESLEYAN 2010-11 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTESTES AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE DATE OPPONENT TIME GAME NUMBER 21 - No.7 KANSAS WESLEYAN (19-1, 8-1) vs McPHERSON COLLEGE (4-15, 2-7) 11/5 Central Methodist W 69-68 SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 2011 | 5:00 p.m. | MABEE ARENA | SALINA, KAN. 11/6 Culver-Stockton W 71-57 KANSAS WESLEYAN COYOTES McPHERSON BULLDOGS 11/9 HASTINGS W 87-79 Head Coach ................Gordon Reimer Head Coach ................................................Cy Rolfs 11/13 Concordia (Neb.) W 78-75 Career Record .... 110-90 (6-plus yrs) Career Record ......................4-15 (First Season) 11/16 Baker W 80-75 Last Game ................W 76-56 vs BTHL Last Game ....................................L 53-64 vs STER 11/23 Doane W 68-66 11/24 Peru State W 77-73 TONIGHT’S GAME IS THE KCAC GAME OF THE WEEK averaging double fi gure scoring for the Coyotes this 12/2 McPherson * W 71-43 The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) offi ce season. Wesleyan also features six players in the Top 12/4 SOUTHWESTERN * W 90-84 OT has selected tonight’s games between McPherson and 25 in scoring in the KCAC, more than any other school. 12/9 TABOR * W 75-43 Kansas Wesleyan as the KCAC Game of the Week. The Frost ranks seventh in the league in scoring, Rebekah 12/11 Bethany * W 84-49 live video broadcast is available on the KCAC website Bunde is ranked ninth, Katie Novack is 11th, Shelby 12/17 Johnson and Wales W 100-66 at www.kcacsports.com. Babcock is 15th, Montric Santee is 20th and LaCole 12/18 Colorado College W 71-61 Wilkinson is ranked 23rd. Frost also leads the way in 12/31 PERU STATE W 100-64 Kansas Wesleyan is looking to continue its stellar rebounding, averaging 7.0 per game, sixth best in the 1/1 CONCORDIA (NEB.) W 76-62 season tonight against the Bulldogs. Tonight’s contest conference this season. 1/6 Saint Mary * W 61-41 marks the start of the second half of the KCAC season 1/8 STERLING * W 72-63 as the Coyotes went through the fi rst half with an 8-1 Shelby Babcock leads the NAIA in assist-to-turnover 1/13 FRIENDS * L 75-78 record, the only setback coming a week ago against ratio at 3.889. She also ranks sixth in total three’s made 1/15 Ottawa * W 82-72 Friends University. The Coyotes fell just two spots with 55 and is ranked 11th in the country in three- 1/20 Bethel * W 76-56 to No.7 in the latest NAIA Top 25 poll. McPherson is point fi eld goal percentage at 44.7 percent which 1/22 McPHERSON * 5:00 looking to rebound off a 64-53 loss to No.15 ranked is also tops in the KCAC and is 12th in the country in 1/27 Southwestern * 6:00 Sterling on Thursday, while the Coyotes hope to build three’s made per game at 2.75. LaCole Wilkinson ranks 1/29 Tabor * 5:00 on Thrusday’s key road win at Bethel 76-56. 12th in the country in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.241. 2/3 BETHANY * 6:00 Katie Novack ranks 19th in the three’s made (46) and 2/5 SAINT MARY * 5:00 THE SERIES OVER THE LAST DECADE 28th in three’s made per game (2.3). Stephanie Frost 2/10 Sterling * 6:00 McPherson leads the series over the last decade 11-10 ranks 28th in total blocks (27) and 33rd in blocks per 2/12 Friends * 5:00 but the Coyotes have won the last eight including the game (1.35). Montric Santee ranks 36th nationally in 2/17 OTTAWA * 6:00 earlier meeting between the teams on December 2. total assists (71) and 47th in assists per game (3.55). 2/19 BETHEL * 5:00 2/24 KCAC Quarterfi nals 7:00 SCOUTING THE KANSAS WESLEYAN COYOTES Wesleyan is scoring 78.2 points per game so far this 2/26 KCAC Semifi nals 7:00 Kansas Wesleyan enters tonight’s game with a 19-1 season, while holding its opponents to 63.8 for a 3/1 KCAC Championship TBA overall record, including an 8-1 mark in KCAC play as 14.4 scoring margin. Wesleyan’s shooting percentage 3/9-15 NAIA Championships TBA the Coyotes are tied for fi rst in the KCAC with Sterling continues to increase as the season goes on as the and are ranked No.7 in the latest NAIA Top 25 poll. Coyotes are up to 42 percent shooting from the fi eld BROADCAST INFORMATION and 35.4 percent from three point range. The Coyotes Listen to the game on Classic Hits LAST TIME OUT FOR THE COYOTES are rebounding the ball at 38.8 boards per game, while 104.9 with Kenny Titus and Justin Kansas Wesleyan is coming off a 76-56 win on the road holding opponents to 38.1 per game. Dean providing play by play and color at Bethel College on Saturday. The Coyotes shot 48 percent from the fi eld in the game and used a huge Wesleyan is ranked in the Top 50 nationally in 18 second half to pull away from the Threshers for the diff erent categories, highlighted by Top 15 rankings in 20-point win. Shelby Babcock was on fi re, hitting four seven. KWU ranks seventh in total three’s made (175) Not in the Salina area? Listen online at three’s in the second half to lead the way with 18 points, and turnover margin (7.2), ninth in scoring off ense wwwksallink.com while Stephanie Frost scored 12 and pulled down 10 (78.2) and three’s made per game (8.75), 12th in assist- rebounds for her second straight double-double and to-turnover ratio (1.037), 14th in total scoring (1563) fi fth of the season in the game. The Coyotes stepped and 15th in scoring margin (14.4). LIVE STATS up their defensive pressure in the second half and PROJECTED STARTERS (BASED ON LAST GAME) Live stats webcast available at www. held Bethel to just 32.3 percent shooting and held the cybersportsusa.com. Click on the Live KCAC’s fourth leading scorer Angela Wood to just 12 McPHERSON COLLEGE Games link points, all in the fi rst half. NO NAME POS HT YR PPG RPG 13 Brooke Weisenburger G 5-6 Jr. 7.1 4.2 SO FAR THIS SEASON FOR THE COYOTES 22 Kristen Ozbun G 5-6 Sr. 15.3 4.9 The Coyotes are off to one of the best starts in school 24 Elice Frey F 5-11 Jr. 8.3 5.1 history at 19-1 overall and 8-1 in the conference. The 34 Madison Chambers G 5-6 Fr. 5.9 4.9 only setback for the Coyotes came last Thursday against 42 Tori Verdeick F 5-11 Fr. 5.9 4.7 LIVE VIDEO Friends in a 78-75 decision at Mabee Arena. Thirteen of The game will be streamed live on Wesleyan’s wins have come away from Mabee Arena KANSAS WESLEYAN the Internet thanks to the KCAC and this season. NO NAME POS HT YR PPG RPG UpperSports. Visit www.kcacsports. 3 Montric Santee G 5-6 Jr. 10.1 4.0 com/bn.html for a link to the live Stephanie Frost continues to pace the Coyotes leading 5 Stephanie Frost F 5-11 So. 12.8 7.0 broadcast. an incredibly balanced attack for the Coyotes scoring 21 Shelby Babcock G 5-5 Jr. 11.2 2.8 12.8 points per game. Four other players are also 22 LaCole Wilkinson G 5-3 Sr. 9.2 3.4 32 Danielle Ekno F 6-0 Jr. 8.5 3.7 NO.7 KANSAS WESLEYAN vs. McPHERSON COLLEGE - GAME #21 GAME NOTES SCOUTING THE McPHERSON BULLDOGS Katie Novack followed with a three to put the to go on a three-point play by Verdeick, but the McPherson is looking to rally from its 64-53 loss Coyotes up four with 12:05 to go and McPherson Coyotes fi nished the game on an 18-4 run to to Sterling on Wednesday night in McPherson. never got closer than one point at 16-15 with 7:41 come away with the 28-point win. McPherson The Bulldogs have lost eight of their last ten to go on a score by Elice Frey. Wesleyan quickly went over two minutes without a score when games, with their last win coming last Saturday pushed the lead to eight points on a putback by Ozbun scored her only points of the second in a 59-48 decision over Saint Mary. Stephanie Frost with 4:42 to go in the half. The half with 4:01 to go, and then the Bulldogs went Coyotes went up by as many as nine in the fi rst scoreless again for another three minutes until LAST TIME OUT FOR THE BULLDOGS half, the last time at the 2:24 mark at 30-21 on a Sierra Gillespie hit a pair of free throws with 1:05 The Bulldogs lost to No.15 ranked Sterling 64- three by LaCole Wilkinson. left for McPherson’s fi nal points. 53 in their last contest on Wednesday. Madison Chambers paced McPherson with 10 points, McPherson senior Kristen Ozbun kept the Wesleyan, who remained unbeaten at 8-0 with while Brooke Weisenburger had nine and leading Bulldogs in the game in the fi rst half scoring 18 of the win and 1-0 in the KCAC was paced by an even scorer Kristen Ozbun was held to seven points on McPherson’s 25 fi rst half points.