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 24 - No.7 KANSAS WESLEYAN (22-1, 11-1) vs BETHANY COLLEGE (4-18, 2-10) THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2011 | 6:00 p.m. | MABEE ARENA | SALINA, KAN. 11/5 Central Methodist W 69-68 11/6 Culver-Stockton W 71-57 KANSAS WESLEYAN COYOTES BETHANY SWEDES 11/9 HASTINGS W 87-79 Head Coach ................Gordon Reimer Head Coach .....................................Jim Campion 11/13 Concordia (Neb.) W 78-75 Career Record .... 113-90 (6-plus yrs) Career Record ........................21-48 (2-plus yrs) 11/16 Baker W 80-75 Last Game .................W 65-60 at TABR Last Game ....................................L 50-83 at STER 11/23 Doane W 68-66 11/24 Peru State W 77-73 Kansas Wesleyan is looking to continue its stellar way in rebounding, averaging 7.0 per game, fi fth best 12/2 McPherson * W 71-43 season tonight against the Bethany Swedes, who are in the conference this season. 12/4 SOUTHWESTERN * W 90-84 OT continuing their rough season, losing six of their last 12/9 TABOR * W 75-43 eight after snapping a 12-game losing streak earlier Shelby Babcock leads the NAIA in assist-to-turnover 12/11 Bethany * W 84-49 this season. ratio at 3.900. She also ranks 11th in the country in 12/17 Johnson and Wales W 100-66 three-point fi eld goal percentage at 43.1 percent which 12/18 Colorado College W 71-61 THE SERIES OVER THE LAST DECADE is also tops in the KCAC. She ranks 12th in total three’s 12/31 PERU STATE W 100-64 Bethany leads the series over the last decade 13-10, made with 59 and is ranked and is 14th in the country in 1/1 CONCORDIA (NEB.) W 76-62 but Kansas Wesleyan has won the last seven meetings three’s made per game at 2.57. LaCole Wilkinson ranks 1/6 Saint Mary * W 61-41 and nine of the last ten in the series. The Coyotes won 18th in the country in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.054. 1/8 STERLING * W 72-63 the earlier meeting this season 84-49 on December 11 Katie Novack ranks 21st in the three’s made (55) and 1/13 FRIENDS * L 75-78 in Lindsborg. 25th in three’s made per game (2.391). Stephanie Frost 1/15 Ottawa * W 82-72 ranks 32nd in total blocks (31) and 37th in blocks per 1/20 Bethel * W 76-56 SCOUTING THE KANSAS WESLEYAN COYOTES game (1.348). Montric Santee ranks 34th nationally in 1/22 McPHERSON * W 66-50 Kansas Wesleyan is ranked No.7 in the NAIA Top 25 for total assists (86) and 43rd in assists per game (3.739). 1/27 Southwestern * W 92-66 the third straight week and is 22-1 overall, including 1/29 Tabor * W 65-60 11-1 in the KCAC, tied with Sterling for the top spot Wesleyan is scoring 77.7 points per game as a team 2/3 BETHANY * 6:00 in the conference. The Coyotes are coming off a while holding its opponents to 63.1 per game. The 2/5 SAINT MARY * 5:00 hardfought 65-60 win over Tabor last Saturday. Coyotes are also outrebounding their opponents 2/10 Sterling * 6:00 38.7 to 37.1 per game. The Coyotes are shooting 42.2 2/12 Friends * 5:00 LAST TIME OUT FOR THE COYOTES percent from the fi eld as a team, as their shooting 2/17 OTTAWA * 6:00 Kansas Wesleyan is coming off a 65-60 win over Tabor percentage continues to improve as the season goes 2/19 BETHEL * 5:00 last Saturday in Hillsboro. LaCole Wilkinson scored 18 along. The Coyotes are also shooting 35.7 percent from 2/24 KCAC Quarterfi nals 7:00 points to lead the way for the Coyotes, who had to three and 72.6 percent from the line. 2/26 KCAC Semifi nals 7:00 hold off several rallies by the Bluejays. The Coyotes 3/1 KCAC Championship TBA built a 17-point lead at one point in the fi rst half, but The Coyotes are ranked in the Top 50 nationally in 18 3/9-15 NAIA Championships TBA led by only six at the half. Tabor got within two halfway diff erent statistical categories so far this season. The Coyotes rank in the Top 15 in the country in seven BROADCAST INFORMATION through the second half, but the Coyotes were able to push their lead back out to an insurmountable level to categories - No.6 in turnover margin (6.652), No.7 Listen to the game on Classic Hits come away with the win. in total three’s made (202), ninth in three’s made per 104.9 with Kenny Titus and Justin game (8.783), tenth in scoring off ense (77.652), 12th Dean providing play by play and color SO FAR THIS SEASON FOR THE COYOTES in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.020), 12th in three-point percentage (.357) and 15th in total points scored The Coyotes are off to the best start in school history (1786). at 22-1 overall and 11-1 in the conference. The only setback for the Coyotes came January 13 against Not in the Salina area? Listen online at Friends in a 78-75 decision at Mabee Arena. Sixteen of SCOUTING THE BETHANY SWEDES wwwksallink.com Wesleyan’s wins have come away from Mabee Arena Bethany comes into tonight’s game with a 4-18 overall this season. record, including being 2-10 in the KCAC. The Swedes LIVE STATS Wesleyan has been ranked seventh nationally for three PROJECTED STARTERS (BASED ON LAST GAME) Live stats webcast available at www. straight weeks after falling two spots from a KWU cybersportsusa.com. Click on the Live basketball best ever No.5 ranking after the January 13 BETHANY COLLEGE Games link loss to Friends. Since the loss to Friends the Coyotes NO NAME POS HT YR PPG RPG have rattled off fi ve straight wins heading into tonight’s 1 Nicole Felker G 5-6 So. 3.6 3.0 game. 10 Katie Wendland G 5-6 Sr. 5.5 1.7 30 Jenna Koch P 5-10 Jr. 6.4 4.3 Stephanie Frost continues to pace the Coyotes leading 41 Cathy Wade F 5-10 Sr. 17.9 6.9 55 Heather Eddings P 5-11 Fr. 3.4 2.8 LIVE VIDEO an incredibly balanced attack for the Coyotes scoring 12.6 points per game. Four other players are also The game will be streamed live on the averaging double fi gure scoring for the Coyotes this KANSAS WESLEYAN Internet on KWU’s Livestream Channel season. Wesleyan also features seven players in the NO NAME POS HT YR PPG RPG www.livestream.com/kwucoyotes Top 25 in scoring in the KCAC, more than any other 3 Montric Santee G 5-6 Jr. 10.2 4.1 school. Frost ranks seventh in the league in scoring, 5 Stephanie Frost F 5-11 So. 12.6 7.3 Katie Novack is 10th, Shelby Babcock is 16th, Rebekah 21 Shelby Babcock G 5-5 Jr. 10.5 2.7 Bunde is 18th, Montric Santee is 19th, LaCole Wilkinson 22 LaCole Wilkinson G 5-3 Sr. 9.8 3.5 is 22nd and Danielle Ekno is 25th. Frost also leads the 32 Danielle Ekno F 6-0 Jr. 8.7 3.9 NO.7 KANSAS WESLEYAN vs. BETHANY COLLEGE - GAME #24 GAME NOTES have jostled their starting lineup for the last three Both teams traded buckets back and forth until The Coyotes put the lead over 40 with 4:33 to go games, starting freshman post Heather Eddings, LaCole Wilkinson buried a three with 14:53 to when Damara Lewis buried a three that made it who enters the game averaging 3.4 points and go and Frost’s bucket with 14:10 left tied it up 81-39. 2.8 rebounds per contest. The Swedes still rely setting up Novack’s go ahead three. The Coyotes heavily on leading scorer Cathy Wade who built their lead to 19-11 with 12:32 left before the Bethany got within 35 with 20 seconds left on leads the KCAC in scoring at 17.9 per game for a Swedes scored again. Dwerlkotte’s three that ended the scoring as the majority of their off ense. Coyotes came away with an 84-49 win. Bethany got within eight with eight minutes to LAST TIME OUT FOR THE SWEDES go on another three by Wendland, but Wesleyan Frost’s 27 led all scorers in the game, Ekno and Bethany faced No.12 ranked Sterling last Saturday scored the next fi ve points to take a 34-21 lead Montric Santee scored 14 each as the Coyotes and lost to the Warriors 83-50. Katie Wendland with 4:38 to go on Brandi Jensen’s stick back. shot 47.8 percent from the fi eld, going 33-of- paced Bethany with 14 points, while Cathy Wade Frost’s three with 3:06 left pushed the lead to 15. 69, including 10-of-25 from three point range. was one of three players held to seven points. The Bethany got within 11 on a Tanya Garner three, The Coyotes had 25 assists on 33 fi eld goals led Swedes shot 43.2 percent from the fi eld in the but the Coyotes fi nished the half with a 7-0 run to by Santee with six, while only committing 12 game, but committed 23 turnovers.