2011-12 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 12 2011-12 WESTERN CAROLINA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULTS N. 4 Mars Hill (Exhib) L, 51-56 N. 11 at NC Central W, 62-49 Western Carolina (4-7, 0-4 SoCon) vs. #25/23 Vanderbilt (11-1) N. 14 Charleston Southern W, 69-65 N. 16 UNC Asheville W, 65-53 December 29, 2011 N. 19 at Campbell L, 43-59 N. 22 Coastal Carolina L, 56-66 Nashville, Tenn. / Memorial Gymnasium N. 26 at Tennessee Tech W, 61-58 MENENDEZ CAREER GAME: Senior guard Kaila’Shea Menendez had a N. 29 Georgia State L, 59-64 Tip Time: 8 PM D. 3 *Davidson^ L, 46-64 career game in Western Carolina’s 64-58 loss at Chattanooga, scoring a D. 5 *Appalachian State L, 46-82 career best 26 points ... It was the eighth time she has scored 20 or more Radio: Power 90 dot Five and D. 17 *at Samford L, 61-64 OT points in her career and the 26 points bests the 22 points she scored catamountsports.com D. 19 *at Chattanooga L, 58-64 against UNCG on February 7, 2011. Play-by-play: Steven Crumpler D. 29 at Vanderbilt 8 PM Series Record: VU leads 1-0 J. 2 at USC Upstate 7 PM CAMPBELL SINKS FOUR THREE-POINTERS: Freshman Makensey Camp- J. 7 *UNCG^! 2 PM Head Coaches: J. 9 *Furman 7 PM bell connected on a career-high four three-pointers against Chattanooga, WCU - Karen Middleton (3rd yr) J. 13 *at Davidson 12 PM she also tied her career-high with 12 points. VU: Melanie Balcomb(10th yr) J. 18 *Elon (Education Day) 12 PM J. 21 *at Georgia Southern 3 PM WINLESS DECEMBER: Western Carolina has had a winless December ... J. 23 *at College of Charleston 7 PM The Catamounts are currently 0-3 in the holiday month and a loss at Van- J. 28 *Wofford 2 PM derbilt will solidify a winless December. J. 30 *at Appalachian Statr TBA F. 1 *College of Charleston 7 PM F. 4 *at UNCG 2 PM WINLESS DECEMBER: Western Carolina has had a winless December ... The Catamounts are currently 0-3 in the F. 11 *at Wofford 2 PM holiday month and a loss at Vanderbilt will solidify a winless December. F. 13 *at Furman 7 PM F. 18 *Chattanooga 2 PM MARGIN OF LOSS SO CLOSE: Western Carolina has lost its last two games by five and six points ... These close losses F. 20 *Samford 7 PM are a far contrast from the previous two losses as WCU lost to Davidson by 18 points and to Appalachian State by 36 F. 25 *Georgia Southern^ 4:30 PM points. F. 27 *at Elon TBA M. 1-5 SoCon Tournament TBA FEW TURNOVERS: Western Carolina committed a season-low seven turnovers against Chattanooga ... The first time *Southern Conference Game this season WCU has turned the ball over in single digits this season. $Southern Conference Tournament !TV - My 40 ^Doubleheader with the men FACING VANDERBILT: Western Carolina and Vanderbilt meet for just the second time in the two school’s history ... The All Times are Eastern Time first meeting occured in 2009 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, after WCU won the 2009 Southern Conference Basketball Contact: Denise Gideon Tournament. Office Phone: (828) 227-2336 Cell Phone: (828) 506-2249 A CONNECTION: Senior forward Caitlin Hollifield and Vanderbilt assistant Kim Rosamond have a connection as they Fax: (828) 227-7688 face each other on Thursday ... Hollifield played under former Alabama Head Coach Stephany Smith, before transfer- E-Mail: [email protected] ring to WCU and Rosamond was an assistant under Smith at Middle Tennessee ... Media Relations Director Denise Gideon was also the women’s basketball contact at MTSU when Rosamond was an assistant. A QUICK LOOK AT CATAMOUNT BASKETBALL No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown HS/JC/Transfer Notes 2 Caitlin Hollifield F 6-1 Sr. Knoxville, Tenn. Powell/Alabama Three rebounds and two steals vs. Chattanooga 3 Laura Sanchez F 6-1 Sr. Milwaukee, Wis. Hamilton/Lincoln Trail CC Three points vs. Chattanooga 5 Janae’ McKinney G/F 5-10 R-Jr. Columbus, Ga. Kendirck Six points vs. Chattanooga 10 Crystal Riley PG 5-4 Jr. West Memphis, Ar. Southwest CC Academicall inelgible for Spring semster 11 Diamond Hunnicutt F/G 5-10 R-Jr. Jonesboro, Ga. Landmark Christian Three rebounds vs. Chattanooga 12 Molly Fagan G 5-8 Fr. Marietta, Ga. Marietta HS Did not play vs. Chattanooga 14 Nancy Thacker G 5-9 Fr. Max Meadows. Va. Fort Chiswell HS Did not play vs. Chattanooga 20 Ali Lane G 5-8 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. Charlotte Catholic Two points and five rebounds vs. Chattanooga 21 Alex Abraham F 6-0 So. Atlanta, Ga. Paideia Did not play vs. Chattanooga 22 Kaila’Shea Menendez G 5-8 Sr. Raleigh, N.C. Wakefield Career-high 26 points vs. Chattanooga 23 Rena Wakama G 5-7 So. Raleigh, N.C. Wake Forest Rolesville Three points and four rebounds vs. Chattanooga 32 Makensey Campbell G/F 6-1 Fr. Kingsport, Tenn. Sullivan South HS Hit career-high four three pointers vs. Chattanooga 33 Kristen Lyon G/F 5-9 So. Durham, N.C. Jordan Six points and a steal vs. Chattanooga 34 Shauna Terry F 6-2 So. Henderson, N.C. Southern Vance One steal and one block vs. Chattanooga 43 Melanie Stewart C 6-5 R-Fr. Franklin, N.C. Franklin Did not play vs. Chattanooga Head Coach: Karen Middleton Assistant Coaches: Tr’eka McMillian, Jonelle Streed, Hillary Beck 2011-12 CATAMOUNT BASKETBALL 1 Catamounts’ Record When... Current Opponent G eneral I nformation : Location: Cullowhee, N.C. at Home 2-4 Vanderbilt 0-1 (pronounced KULL-uh-wee) Date Site Result on the Road 2-3 Founded: 1889 03/21/09 N L, 44-73 at Neutral Sites 0-0 Enrollment: 9,500 Overall vs. SoCon 0-0 SECOND GAME IN TENNESSEE: Western Carolina will Nickname: Catamounts vs. SoCon at Home 0-2 be playing its second straight game in the state of Ten- School Colors: Purple and Gold vs. SoCon the Road 0-2 nessee, facing Chattanooga on December 19 ... The Affiliation: NCAA Division I After a Loss 1-6 game at Vanderbilt will be the third game in the state Conference: Southern In Overtime 0-0 of Tennessee for WCU, after playing at Tennessee Tech on 1-3 Pt. Margin 1-1 November 26. Chancellor: Dr. David Belcher 4-5 Pt. Margin 1-2 Interim Director of Athletics: Fred Cantler 6-10 Pt. Margin 0-1 TENNESSEE CONNECTION: Western Carolina has two Assoc. AD/SWA: Jennifer Brown players from the state of Tennessee, Caitlin Hollifield and 11-20 Pt. Margin 2-2 Basketball Facility: Ramsey Regional Activity Center Makensey Campbell, as well as its Director of Media Rela- 20+ Pt. Margin 0-1 tions, and women’s basketball contact, Denise Gideon. C oaching S taff : Leading at the Half 2-1 Head Coach: Karen Middleton Tied at the Half 0-0 10 DAY BREAK: Western Carolina will have had a 10-day Alma Mater/Year: South Carolina/ 1991 Trailing at the Half 2-6 break from basketball when it returns to the court to face Leading at 5 min. mark 3-1 Vanderbilt. Record at WCU: 20-53 Trailing at 5 min. mark 1-6 Career Record: Same Shooting 50% or better 1-0 HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Belated birthday wishes to Cata- Assistant Coach: Tr’eka McMillian Shooting 50% or less 3-7 mounts Janae’ McKinney (Dec. 20) and Nancy Thacker Alma Mater/Year: South Carolina / 1991 Shoots better than opp. 3-0 (Dec. 24) Assistant Coach: Jonelle Streed Opp. Shoots 50% or Better 0-2 LET THE MENENDEZ COUNTDOWN BEGIN: Senior Alma Mater/Year: St. Cloud State / 2003 Opp. Shoots 50% or Less 4-5 Kaila’Shea Menendez will be chasing the 1,000 point Assistant Coach: Hillary Beck plateau in her final Catamount season … With 26 points Outrebounds Opponent 4-3 Alma Mater/Year: Miami University (2005) Opponent Outrebounds 0-3 against Chattanooga, she now has 918 points and needs Rebounds are tied 0-1 82 points to hit 1,000. Shoots 70% or Better FT 4-4 Shoots more FT than Opp. 4-3 Opp. Shoots more FT 0-4 More Turnovers than Opp. 2-3 Less Turnovers than Opp. 2-3 Turnovers are tied 0-1 Scores less than 60 pts. 0-6 Scores 60-69 pts. 4-1 Scores 70-79 pts. 0-0 Scores 80-89 pts. 0-0 Scores 90-99 pts. 0-0 Scores more than 100 pts. 0-0 On Mondays 1-2 On Tuesdays 0-2 On Wednesdays 1-0 On Thursdays 0-0 On Fridays 1-0 On Saturdays 1-3 On Sundays 0-0 In November 4-3 In December 0-4 QR CODES ON PLAYER PAGES: Each player’s page has a QR code which links to their bio page on catamountsports.com. Here is how you can ac- cess the bios via the QR codes .... there are two main things needed to deal with QR codes: 1. a mobile WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GUIDE: The 2011-12 West- phone with a camera and connectivity 2. A QR code ern Carolina women’s basketball guide is online only. reader. After you have your reader installed, fire up The guide can be accessed on the women’s basketball the application and snap a picture of the QR code. page of catamountsports.com. At the top of the page, Make sure that your hand is steady and that you are where the guide is linked, there is also a PDF link of able to include the whole code into the picture.