Game 3 • at Arkansas• November 23, 2014 NORTHWESTERN STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Southland Conference Champions: 1994-95 • 1998-99 • 2003-04 Southland Conference Tournament Champions: 2004, 2014 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1988-89 • 2003-04 WNIT Appearances: 1985-86 • 1992-93 • 1994-95 • 1998-99 Jason Pugh, Assistant Sports Infomation Director • Office: 318-357-6467 • Cell: 318-663-5701 • [email protected] • @jasonspugh NSUDemons.com • /forkemdemons • @NSUDemons (Department) • @NSUDemonsWBB (Women’s Basketball) • Press Row: 318-357-4544 at Arkansas Sunday, November 23, 2014 • 2:00 p.m. Fayetteville, Ark. • Bud Walton Arena (19,368) 3 MATCH-UP 2014-15 SCHEDULE November Northwestern State Arkansas 14 LETOURNEAU W, 78-35 Lady Demons Razorbacks 18 LOUISIANA TECH W, 69-57 Record: 2-0 Record: 3-0 23 at Arkansas 2:00 25 LSU-ALEXANDRIA 6:30 Head Coaches: Brooke and Scott Stoehr Head Coach: Jimmy Dykes Career Record: 35-31 (3rd season) Career Record: 3-0 (1st season) December Northwestern State Record: 35-31 (3rd season) School Record: 3-0 (1st season) 1 CENTRAL BAPTIST COLLEGE 6:30 Stoehrs’ Record vs. Opponent: 0-2 3 at Texas A&M 11 a.m. 6 at Grambling 6:00 RADIO 12 at Texas 2:00 Demons Sports Network (100.7-Natchitoches, 103.1-Leesville, 100.7-Shreveport, 1340 AM-Shreveport, NSUDemons.com) 17 ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO 6:30 PXP: Tony Taglavore 20 at Jackson State 2:00 OPENING TIP 29 at Oklahoma State 7:00 • The Lady Demons seek their first 3-0 start to a season since 1997-98 when NSU won its first four games. January • This is Northwestern State’s first road game of the season. NSU plays four of its first five games at home before 2 *at Houston Baptist 3:00 the schedule flips and sends the Lady Demons on the road for seven of their next eight games. 5 *at Sam Houston State 5:30 • NSU co-head coach Brooke Stoehr, a Hamburg, Ark., native, is 4-4 in her coaching career against four Arkansas 7 *ABILENE CHRISTIAN 6:30 10 *INCARNATE WORD 1:00 schools -- Arkansas, Central Arkansas, Arkansas-Monticello and Southern Arkansas. 14 *at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 7:00 • This is the third straight game in which Northwestern State faces a first-year head coach, as Jimmy Dykes joins 17 *LAMAR 1:00 Louisiana Tech’s Tyler Summitt and LeTourneau’s Leslie Reinecker as rookie coaches to face NSU in 2014-15. 21 *NICHOLLS 6:30 • Guards Amy Staha and Keisha Lee have each scored in double figures in each of NSU’s first two games of the 24 *MCNEESE STATE 1:00 season. Staha is the team’s leading scorer at 16 points per game. 28 *at Central Arkansas 7:00 31 *at Southeastern Louisiana 4:30 SCOUTING THE OPPONENT February • The Razorbacks have just nine players on their roster this season. 5 *STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 6:30 • Arkansas is one of four Power Five conference members NSU will face this season, joining fellow Southeastern 12 *CENTRAL ARKANSAS 6:30 14 *at McNeese State 1:00 Conference member Texas A&M and Texas and Oklahoma State of the Big 12 Conference. 18 *at Nicholls 6:00 • Four Razorbacks enter the game averaging double figures, led by Jessica Jackson’s 15 points per game. Me- 21 *at New Orleans 4:00 lissa Wolff brings a double-double average of 11.0 points and 10.3 rebounds per game into today’s matchup. 26 *SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 6:30 •Arkansas opened its season with a victory against NSU’s fellow Southland Conference member Nicholls. March PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (BASED ON PREVIOUS GAMES) 5 *at Stephen F. Austin 6:00 7 *NEW ORLEANS 1:00 12-15 Southland Conference Tourney TBA * Southland Conference Game BOLD - Home Game Janelle Keisha Chelsea TaSheena Presley PEREZ LEE ROGERS MOORE OWENS G • Jr. • 5-2 G • Jr. • 5-5 G • Sr. • 5-9 G • Jr. • 5-8 F • Sr. • 6-1 GP/GS ................................. 2/2 GP/GS ................................. 2/2 GP/GS ................................. 2/2 GP/GS ................................. 2/2 GP/GS ................................. 2/2 PPG .....................................4.5 PPG ...................................13.0 PPG .....................................7.5 PPG .....................................9.0 PPG ...................................11.0 RBD .....................................2.0 RBD .....................................4.0 RBD .....................................4.5 RBD .....................................4.5 RBD .....................................3.0 AST ......................................5.0 AST ......................................0.5 AST ......................................4.0 AST ......................................1.5 AST ......................................2.0 BLK......................................0.0 BLK......................................0.0 BLK......................................0.0 BLK......................................0.0 BLK......................................0.0 STL ......................................0.0 STL ......................................1.5 STL ......................................0.5 STL ......................................0.5 STL ......................................0.5 MIN ...................................26.0 MIN ...................................24.5 MIN ...................................28.0 MIN ...................................26.5 MIN ...................................28.0 Game 3 • at Arkansas• November 23, 2014 HITTING THE ROAD Today’s matchup at Arkansas is Northwestern State’s first road game of the 2014-15 season. In the first two years of the Brooke and Scott Stoehr era of Lady Demons basketball, NSU has split its road openers, defeating New Orleans in 2012-13 and falling at Baylor last season. Last season’s Baylor game was NSU’s second game of the Athletes in Action Classic in Waco, Texas, but the first true road game of the season for the Lady Demons. In the first game of that tournament, NSU fell to Texas-San Antonio. Northwestern State has posted a 2-8 record in its last 10 road openers. Upcoming Games Sunday, Nov. 23 PROVING A POINT WITHOUT SCORING ONE UIW at Indiana 2 p.m. Point guard Janelle Perez carried a double-figure scoring average into her junior season, but she did not score in the Texas-San Antonio at Lamar 2 p.m. Southern Miss. at McNeese St. 2 p.m. season-opening win against LeTourneau, taking just two shots. However, Perez’ impact was far from nil. Northwestern St. at Arkansas 2 p.m. Perez, an El Paso, Texas, native, handed out eight assists, one shy of her career high, and committed only one turnover, Monday, Nov. 24 posting a sparkling 8-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio that made co-head coach Brooke Stoehr, a former point guard at Loui- A&M-Corpus Christi at Rice 6 p.m. siana Tech, smile. Perez returned to the scoring column in a 69-57 win against Louisiana Tech, scoring seven of her nine Eastern Wash. at Abilene Christian 7 p.m. points in the second half of that game. Sam Houston St. at South Dakota St. TBA Tuesday, Nov. 25 SW Assem. of God at Houston Bapt. 6:30 p.m. HEALTHY STAHA SHINES LSU-Alexandria at Northwestern St. 6:30 p.m. Sophomore guard Amy Staha spent most of her freshman season recovering from a knee injury suffered in her senior Lamar at Texas St. 7 p.m. season at Pflugerville (Texas) High School, leading to a slower acclimation to the college game. As a result, Staha totaled Mobile (Ala.) at Southeastern La. 7 p.m. just 41 minutes across 19 games last season. St. Edwards at Stephen F. Austin 7 p.m. Fully healthy for the first time in a Lady Demons uniform, Staha flashed her best form in the Nov. 14 season opener Lyon College (Ark.) at Central Arkansas TBA against LeTourneau. Staha hit five of eight shots from the field, scoring a career-high 13 points. The top scoring perfor- UNIVERSITY INFORMATION mance of Staha’s career marked just one of 10 career marks she either set or tied against the Yellow Jackets. Name: Northwestern State She followed that up with an even better performance against Louisiana Tech. Sparked by a perfect 3-for-3 effort be- Founded: 1884, as Louisiana Normal yond the 3-point arc in the first half, Staha collected a second straight career-high-scoring night, pouring in a game-high Location: Natchitoches, La. 19 points against the Techsters. Staha’s health has been evident in her time on the court. In two games as a sophomore, Enrollment: 9,002 she has equaled her 41 minutes of playing time from the 2013-14 season. Nickname: Lady Demons Colors: Purple, White, and orange trim Print Specs: Purple (492f92)/Orange (f78426) THE STOEHR REUNION TOUR PART 2 Affliation: NCAA Division I, Southland Conference Today’s game against Arkansas serves as a bit of a reunion for co-head coach Brooke Stoehr. Stoehr played collegiately President: Dr. Randall Webb at Louisiana Tech, but she grew up an Arkansas Razorbacks fan in Hamburg, Ark. President-elect: Dr. Jim Henderson Director of Athletics: Greg Burke During her Hamburg High School career, Stoehr was named a Parade All-American as well as earning Arkansas and Southwest Region Gatorade Player of the Year acclaim. The Stoehrs’ 2-year-old son, Cooper, already has mastered Arkansas’ “Calling the Hogs,” although odds are he will be TEAM INFORMATION yelling “Fork ‘em, Demons” today. 2013-14 Overall Record: 21-13 2013-14 Southland Record/Finish: 11-7/4th In NSU’s previous game, the Lady Demons scored a 69-57 victory against Louisiana Tech, Brooke Stoehr’s alma mater. 2013-14 Postseason: 0-1 NCAA Tournament Letterman Returning/Lost: 8/6 NORTHWESTERN STATE ROSTER Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 # Name Pos. Ht. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (Previous School) -Starters Returning: 1 Amy Staha G 5-10 SO-1L Pflugerville, TX (Pflugerville HS) • Janelle Perez (34-34,