2019-20 Women’s Basketball www.RSUHillcats.com | facebook.com/RSUHillcatAthletics | @RSUHillcats | #HillcatNation #ANewStandard 2019-20 SCHEDULE THE MATCHUP ROGERS STATE HILLCATS MISSOURI SOUTHERN LIONS Record: 3-18 3-18 | 1-11 MIAA VS 6-12 | 3-7 MIAA MIAA: 1-11 Head Coach: Kyle Bent Head Coach: Ronnie Ressel Non-Conference 2-7 Record at Rogers State: 17-32 / 2nd Year Record at School: 43-62 / 4th Year Career Record: 112-70 / 6th Year Career Record: 43-62 / 4th Year Home: 3-7 Last Game: L, 73-91 at Pittsburg State Last Game: W, 59-50 vs Northeastern State Away: 0-10 GAME 22 | February 1, 2020 | 1:30 p.m. | Joplin, Mo. - Leggett & Platt Athletic Center Neutral: 0-1 vs Ranked: 0-2 Broadcast Information TV/Video Radio Date Opponent Time/Result MIAA Network RSU Radio 91.3 11/2 at Nebraska # L, 33-97 Hosted By Missouri Southern Shawn Tiemann (PBP) 11/8 at Northern State ^ L, 64-71 OT 11/9 vs #18 Minn. State-Moorhead ^ L, 41-98 11/14 Randall W, 107-41 11/16 Oklahoma Baptist L, 52-82 Projected Staters 11/20 Southwest Baptist W, 70-68 Rogers State Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other 11/23 Missouri Southern L, 56-75 5 Azaria Floyd G 5-5 Sr. Racine, Wis. 3.5 1.1 12.6 p/40 11/30 at Rockhurst L, 81-89 10 Alicia Brown G 5-8 Sr. Leavenworth, Kan. 9.1 4.3 1.5 apg 13 Lilly Garner G 5-9 Jr. Mannford, Okla. 8.3 2.0 1.2 spg 12/5 Central Oklahoma* L, 59-82 23 Vanessa Gajdosova G 5-8 So. Košice, Slovakia 9.2 4.4 2.6 apg 12/7 Newman* L, 57-76 25 Bailey Kliewer F 5-10 Fr. Harrisonville, Mo. 7.5 5.1 1.0 bpg 12/16 at Ouachita Baptist L, 64-86 Missouri Southern Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other 12/17 at Southern Arkansas L, 49-74 1 Destiny Cozart G 5-8 Sr. Lexington, Ky. 13.9 4.4 1.2 spg 12/20 at Northeastern State* L, 60-81 2 Chasidee Owens G/F 5-10 Sr. Springdale, Ark. 15.3 6.9 1.4 apg 12/31 at Oral Roberts # L, 40-80 5 Layne Skiles G/F 5-10 So. Purdy, Mo. 6.2 3.2 1.0 apg 10 Zoe Campbell C 6-3 Jr. Caloundra, Australia 10.6 7.8 2.8 bpg 1/4 at Missouri Western* L, 61-76 11 Amber Buch G 5-7 So. Fairfield, Iowa 6.0 1.8 3.1 apg 1/6 at Northwest Missouri State* L, 48-63 1/9 Nebraska-Kearney* L, 47-79 1/11 #13 Fort Hays State* L, 69-71 1/15 at Newman* L, 64-76 STORYLINES 1/18 at Central Oklahoma* L, 57-72 1/23 Central Missouri* L, 44-86 • Rogers State remains on the road with another short MIAA conference trip, beginning the 1/25 Lincoln* W, 99-75 month of February in Joplin, Missouri to take on Missouri Southern State in a key MIAA 1/29 at Pittsburg State* L, 73-91 battle. The Hillcats will take on the Lions and are set for a 1:30 p.m. tipoff on Saturday, February 1 at the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center. 2/1 at Missouri Southern* 1:30 PM • Junior Lily Garner led the team in scoring at Pittsburg State. It was the fifth time this season 2/8 Northeastern State* 2:00 PM 2/13 Emporia State* 5:30 PM that Garner led the team in category. Only sophomore Vanessa Gajdosova has led as the 2/15 Washburn* 2:00 PM team in scoring as many times as Garner. 2/20 at Fort Hays State* 5:30 PM • Garner is only eight points away from reaching the 300-point milestone. Gajdosova is six 2/22 at Nebraska - Kearney* 2:00 PM points away from the 200-point milestone. 2/29 at Emporia State* 1:30 PM • Rogers State is looking for their first road win of the season. The Hillcats are 0-10 on the road. • Missouri Southern is two spots ahead in MIAA standings sitting with a record of 3-7 in MIAA 3/4-8 MIAA Tournament TBA play. Northeastern State, Rogers State’s next opponent, is the team that separates Missouri Southern and Rogers State. Schedule Key Home games in Bold | Neutral-site games in Italics SERIES NOTES MIAA Tournament held in Kansas City, Mo. • The Hillcats will travel to Joplin, Missouri to take on the Lions for the third time in school * - MIAA conference game history. The Hillcats have yet to defeat Lions in woman’s basketball program history. # - Exhibition game ^ - MIAA/NSIC Conference Challenge (Aberdeen, S.D.) • This is the second time the teams have met this season. The first meeting was a non- conference game before MIAA play began, as the Lions and Hillcats agreed to a home-and- home meeting prior to the Hillcats joining the MIAA. The Hillcats fell, 56-75, at home to the Lions in the contest. • Last season, the Hillcats dropped their only trip to Joplin, falling to the Lions 51-70. UP NEXT • Rogers State returns home to begin the final home stand of the season next Saturday, as the Hillcats welcome in Northeastern State for the first of three-straight games in Claremore over the next two weeks. The Hillcats are set to tipoff with the RiverHawks at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 8 at the Claremore Expo Center. Women’s Basketball QUICK FACTS Location: Claremore, Okla. Founded: 1909 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: MIAA Enrollment: 3,667 Colors: Navy & Red Nickname: Hillcats President: Dr. Larry Rice Director of Athletics: Chris Ratcliff Senior Woman Administrator: Sara Braun Sports Information Director: Benjamin Dishong Faculty Athletic Rep: Dr. Brian Andrews Head Athletic Trainer: Trey Robertson ROGERS STATE ROSTER Athletic Department Phone: 918-343-7782 # Name Pos Ht Yr Hometown Previous School Website: www.rsuhillcats.com 2 Samariah Thompson G 5-7 So. Dyersburg, Tenn. Martin Methodist 3 Katrina Christian G 5-7 Jr. Crothersville, Ind. Lake Land College COACHING STAFF 4 Julie Luna G 5-7 So. Olney, Ill. Wabash Valley College Head Coach: Kyle Bent 5 Azaria Floyd G 5-5 Sr. Racine, Wis. Iowa Western CC Illinois ‘08, ‘10 10 Alicia Brown G 5-8 Sr. Leavenworth, Kan. Hutchinson (Kan.) CC Record at RSU: 17-32 (2nd Season) 11 Darian Jackson F 5-9 Sr. Broken Arrow, Okla. Broken Arrow HS Career Record: 112-70 (6th Season) 12 Alyche Brown G 5-7 Fr. Leavenworth, Kan. Leavenworth HS Assistant Coach: Ashlee Pitts (3rd) 13 Lilly Garner G 5-9 Jr. Mannford, Okla. Mannford HS Southwest Baptist ‘14, ‘16 23 Vanessa Gajdosova G 5-8 So. Košice, Slovakia John Wood CC Assistant Coach: Jasmine Cincore (1st) 25 Bailey Kliewer F 5-10 Fr. Harrisonville, Mo. Harrisonville HS Nebraska ‘18 Manager: Vuyelwa Magalela-Hlabangana (1st) PROGRAM HISTORY First Year: 2007-08 All Time Record: 187-190 2 3 4 5 Home: 110-74 Samariah Thompson Katrina Christian Julie Luna Azaria Floyd Away: 64-99 Neutral: 13-17 Postseason: 8-12 2019-20 TEAM 2018-19 Record: 14-14 10 11 12 13 Conference: 7-7 (Heartland) Alicia Brown Darian Jackson Alyche Brown Lilly Garner Starters Returning: 2 Startes Lost: 3 Letterwinners Returning: 4 Letterwinners Lost: 7 Newcomers: 7 PRONUNCIATIONS 23 25 Vanessa Gajdosova Bailey Kliewer Samariah Thompson Sa-mar-ee-ah Julie Luna Lew-na Azaria Floyd A-zar-ee-ah Alicia Brown A-lee-sha Alyche Brown A-lee-chay Vanessa Gajdosova Guy-dosh-ova Bailey Kliewer Klee-ver HC AC AC AT Kyle Bent Ashlee Pitts Jasmine Cincore Alize Boatright 2 Women’s Basketball KYLE BENT 2019-20 MIAA STANDINGS School MIAA Pct Overall Pct Streak 2nd season | Illinois, ‘08, ‘10 • Bent enters his second Central Missouri 10-0 1.000 16-3 0.842 W13 season in charge of the Nebraska Kearney 8-2 0.800 19-2 0.905 W7 women’s basketball Central Oklahoma 9-3 0.750 15-5 0.750 W1 program at Rogers State. Fort Hays State 7-3 0.700 16-3 0.842 W1 Emporia State 7-3 0.700 14-5 0.737 L1 • In his first year with Pittsburg State 7-3 0.700 11-7 0.611 W3 the Hillcats, Bent and Missouri Western 6-4 0.600 14-5 0.737 L2 Rogers State reached the Washburn 5-5 0.500 11-8 0.579 W3 Heartland Conference Tournament as the No. Northwest Missouri 4-6 0.400 9-10 0.474 W1 4 seed, the highest regular season finish in the Newman 4-8 0.333 9-12 0.429 L3 program’s Heartland and NCAA history. Missouri Southern 3-7 0.300 6-12 0.333 W1 Northeastern State 3-9 0.250 5-14 0.263 L2 Bent guided RSU to a .500 record in 2018-19, Rogers State 1-11 0.083 3-18 0.143 L1 Lincoln 0-10 0.000 3-16 0.158 L8 something the Hillcats had not done in four of Through games on January 30, 2020 the last five seasons, including the two years prior to Bent’s takeover. 2018-19 MIAA STANDINGS • Under Bent’s guidance, Lauren Schuldt set School MIAA Pct Overall Pct Streak multiple school records during her senior Fort Hays State -y 18-1 0.947 32-2 0.941 L1 season and was named the Heartland Central Missouri -x 15-4 0.789 25-7 0.781 L1 Conference Defensive Player of the Year.