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OPEN 24 HOURS slccbruins.com 3036 Decker Lake Dr. | 801-517-4000 4161 S Redwood | 801-293-1779 5418 S 1900 W | 801-955-7514 Salt Lake Community College Home of the BRUINS Salt Lake Community College Table of Contents Quick Facts School . Salt Lake Community College 2015-16 Preview . 2 Location . Salt Lake City, Utah 2015-16 Roster . 3 Founded . 1948 Enrollment . 62,571 SWAC Member Institutions . 3 Affiliation . NJCAA Division I Coaches . 4-5 Conference . Scenic West Athletic Conf . Nickname . Bruins Players . 6-13 Colors . Royal Blue & Gold Year In Review . 14 President . Deneece Huftalin, Ph.D Alma Mater . University of Utah 2014-15 Team Results . 16 Athletic Director . Kevin Dustin 2014-15 Individual Statistics . 17 Alma Mater/Year . Utah State University/1983 Sports Information . Rachel Rowan Bruin Honor Club . 20-21 Alma Mater/Year . Idaho State University/2015 Bruin All-Time Roster . 22-23 Academic Advisor . Scott Keister Alma Mater/Year . Weber State University/2008 Bruin Basketball Record Book . 24-25 Academic Advisor . Paul Marble Bruin All-Time Results (by opponent) . 26 Alma Mater/Year . University of Utah/2011 Athletic Secretary . Tanya Schmidt SLCC All-Americans . 27 Alma Mater/Year . University of Utah/1981 2014-15 Athletics Awards/Results . 30-31 2015 Bruin Club . 36-37 Bruin Basketball Quick Facts SLCC Administration . 38 First Year of Basketball . 1987-88 SLCC Athletic Staff & Coaches . 39 All Time Record/Years . 574-253/27 SWAC Overall Record/Years . .. 319-155/27 Head Coach/Years . Betsy Specketer/20th Alma Mater/Year . Illinois State/1981 Record/Years . .. 432-177/19 SWAC Record/Years . 229-100/19 Basketball Office Phone . (801) 957-4749 Best Time to Reach . after 2:00 pm Assistant Coach . Marcilina Grayer/1st Alma Mater/Year . .. Dixie State University /2010 2014~15 Overall Record . 28-6 2014~15 SWAC Record . 13-2 2014~15 SWAC Finish . 1st www.slccbruins.com 2014~15 Home Record . 9-2 LIVE Stats and LIVE web cast for 2014~15 Away Record . 12-1 ALL HOME GAMES 2015~16 Returning Starters . 2 2015~16 Returning Players . 4 Media Guide produced by 2015~16 New Comers . 10 Lisa Peshell & Rachel Rowan 3 2016-17 Season Outlook with Coach Specketer 4 2016-17 Bruin Roster # Name Year Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School 3 Nicole Forrey So . G 5‘ 8 Anchorage, AK / Dimond 5 Shirsten Wissinger Fr . G 5 ’7 So Jordan, UT / Copper Hills 10 Clarissa Sabedra So. G 5 ’7 Phoenix, AZ / Sierra Linda 11 Tia Hay Fr . G 5 ’7 Melbourne, Australia / St . Francis 12 Rian Rawlings Fr. G 5 ’8 Pocatello, ID / Century 14 Olivia Elliss So . F 5 ’10 Salt Lake City, UT / Skyline 15 Jessica DeBry Fr . G 5 ’8 Salt Lake City, UT / Cottonwood 22 Ebony Norman So . G 5 ’10 Nampa, ID / Meridian 23 Bella Harrington Fr. P 6 ’1 Orem, UT / Maeser Prep 24 Sica Cuzic So . G 5 ’11 Galati, Romania / Trinity International 25 Karina Brandon So . F 5’10 Las Vegas, NV / Centennial 31 Nani Tonga Fr . F 5 ’9 Salt Lake City, UT / Highland 32 Annie Brady So. P 6 ’1 Salt Lake City, UT / Cottonwood 42 Kimauri Toia Fr P 6’1 West Valley City, UT/Hunter Head Coach- Betsy Specketer (21st Year) SID- Rachel Rowan Assistant Coach- Marcilina Grayer(4th year) Trainer Alex Walker Assistant Coaches- Katie Walker Athletic Director-Kevin Dustin Scenic West Athletic Conference Teams 5 With players like National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Scoring Champion Haley Holmstead (two-time SWAC Player of the Year) coming through the Bruin Women’s Basket- ball program, it’s not hard to see that her philosophy works . Betsy began her career at SLCC as an assistant coach from 1994-1996 under the watch of former Bruin sideline General Monica Starrett . Coach Specketer was given the keys to the successful SLCC Women’s Basketball program after one year as interim head coach and she hasn’t looked back since . Betsy has coached 21 First Team All-Region 18 players, 21 Second Team All-Region 19 players, 15 NJCAA All-Americans, five SWAC MVPs, and seven Women’s Basketball Coaches As- sociation (WBCA) All-Americans . Specketer was named Region 18 Coach of the Year in 1996- 97, 2001-02, 2006-07, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2013-14, and 2014- 15 . She was named WBCA Region 7 Coach of the Year in 2000- 01 and NJCAA District M Coach of the Year twice consecutively in 2005-06 and 2006-07 . Betsy, originally from Havana, Ill ., played collegiate basket- ball and softball at Illinois State University (ISU) in Normal, Ill . Specketer earned her bachelor’s degree at ISU in 1981 and Head Coach later earned her master’s degree in Sports Administration at her alma mater in 1991 . Betsy Specketer Head Coach Betsy Specketer enters her 20th season at the The Specketer File helm of the SLCC Women’s Basketball program . Birthday: April 2 Hometown: Havana, IL . High School: Havana High School, 1977 Last season, Coach Specketer led the Bruins to an impres- College: Bachelor of Science - Illinois State University, 1981 sive 27-7 overall record with a Scenic West Athletic Confer- Masters of Science, Illinois State University, 1991 . ence (SWAC) record of 13-2 . During the 2014-15 regular Played Basketball and Softball at ISU from 1977-81. season, Specketer and the Bruins earned a first place SWAC Head Coaching Experience: Salt Lake C .C . 1996-present finish and the top seed for the Region 18 Basketball Champi- Normal Unit 5 School District, 1987-1992; 85-31, 73% onships in Ephraim, Utah. With a Region 18 Runner-up finish, El Paso High School, 1981-1986; 97-26, 78% SLCC earned an at large bid to the NJCAA National Tourna- Overall SWAC SWAC Region 18 NJCAA ment where Specketer led the Bruins all the way to the Sweet Year Record Record Finish Tourney Finish 16 and finished at No. 9 in the final NJCAA polls. 1996-97 24-8 15-3 1st Semi-Finals 1997-98 17-12 10-8 4th 1st Round 1998-99 25-8 12-6 3rd Runner-up In addition to one of the most successful seasons in SLCC 1999-00 17-14 8-10 6th 1st Round Women’s Basketball history, Coach Specketer placed two 2000-01 23-9 11-7 3rd Semi-Finals players on the All-Region 18 list with two First Team mem- 2001-02 24-7 14-4 3rd 1st Round bers Cassidy Whitney and Raushan Gultekin . Both Bruins 2002-03 24-8 10-6 3rd Runner-up 2003-04 24-9 18-6 2nd Runner-up where names NJCAA All-Americans . Whitney received Sec- 2004-05 23-10 12-6 2nd Runner-up ond Team honors, while Gultekin was named Third Team All- 2005-06 24-11 12-6 3rd Champions 11th American . Coach Specketer was also named SWAC Coach 2006-07 28-7 17-3 1st Champions 7th of the Year having and incredible 432-176 win-loss record . 2007-08 23-8 12-3 2nd Semi-Finals However, despite the multiple awards and accolades, Betsy 2008-09 17-15 7-8 4th Semi-Finals 2009-10 25-6 16-4 1st Runner-up remains steadfast in her ultimate goal—to bring an NJCAA 2010-11 24-5 13-2 1st Runner-up Women’s Basketball National Championship home to SLCC . 2011-12 18-13 7-8 5th Runner-up 2012-13 19-11 9-6 3rd Semi-Finals Specketer firmly believes in ‘doing things the right way’ and 2013-14 26-8 13-2 1st Runner-up 12th* with that philosophy has moved at least 65 of her players 2014-15 28-6 13-2 1st Runner-up 12th** 2015-16 31-3 14-1 1st Runner-up 5th ** on to compete and study at four-year institutions during her Specketer’s Totals tenure . She takes great pride in helping her players achieve Career 432-177 229-100 their dreams both on the hardwood and in the classroom . *At Large bid to Nationals 6 **SWAC Winner receives automatic berth to nationals Assistant Coach Marcilina Grayer Assistant Coach Marcilina Grayer enters her third season on the SLCC coaching staff. A former SLCC Women’s Basketball player herself, Coach Grayer brings a wealth of experience with her in returning to the program . She has also taken on the role of Eligibility Coordinator for the department . Mostly working with the Bruin post players, Grayer played a huge role in helping SLCC land a First Team All-Region 18 and Player of the Year pick in sophomore Cassidy Whitney. Because of her efforts, Marcilina helped lead SLCC to a 27-7 overall record and 13-2 Scenic West Athletic Confer- ence (SWAC) record, leading to winning the SWAC championship and a NJCAA National Tournament at large berth where the Bruins advanced to the Sweet 16 .