LADY MINER SOFTBALL 2008 2007 NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional Participant 2008 Schedule DATE OPPONENT TIME SITE Fri., Feb. 22 Alabama-Huntsville 12 p.m. Decatur, Ala. North Georgia 2 p.m. Decatur, Ala. Sat., Feb. 23 Valdosta State 12 p.m. Decatur, Ala. Delta State 2 p.m. Decatur, Ala. Sun., Feb. 24 Georgia College & State 9 a.m. Decatur, Ala. West Georgia 1 p.m. Decatur, Ala. Fri., Feb. 29 Arkansas-Monticello 2 p.m. Monticello, Ark. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 4 p.m. Monticello, Ark. Sat., March 1 Arkansas Tech 12 p.m. Monticello, Ark. Ouachita Baptist 2 p.m. Monticello, Ark. Sun., March 2 Arkansas-Monticello 10 a.m. Monticello, Ark. Arkansas Tech 12 p.m. Monticello, Ark. Thurs., March 6 Missouri Southern (DH) 4 p.m. Joplin, Mo. Fri., March 7 Washburn 9 a.m. Joplin, Mo. Fort Hays State 10:45 a.m. Joplin, Mo. Pittsburg State 2:15 p.m. Joplin, Mo. Sat., March 8 Truman State 11:15 a.m. Joplin, Mo. Northwest Missouri State 4:30 p.m. Joplin, Mo. Thurs., March 13 Southwest Baptist (DH) 3 p.m. Bolivar, Mo. Fri., March 14 Drury (DH)* 12 p.m. Springfield, Mo. Sat., March 15 Rockhurst (DH)* 12 p.m. Kansas City, Mo. Fri., March 21 Quincy (DH)* 12 p.m. Rolla, Mo. Sat., March 22 Southern Illinois Edwardsville (DH)* 12 p.m. Rolla, Mo. Tues., March 25 Grand Valley State (DH) 2 p.m. Allendale, Mich. Wed., March 26 Wayne State (DH) 2 p.m. Detroit, Mich. Thurs., March 27 Ashland (DH) 2 p.m. Ashland, Ohio Sat., March 29 Bellarmine (DH)* 11 a.m. Louisville, Ky. Sun., March 30 Northern Kentucky (DH)* 11 a.m. Highland Heights, Ky. Sat., April 5 Lewis (DH)* 12 p.m. Rolla, Mo. Sun., April 6 Wisconsin-Parkside (DH)* 12 p.m. Rolla, Mo. Wed., April 9 Missouri-St. Louis (DH)* 2 p.m. Rolla, Mo. Sat., April 12 Missouri Southern 2 p.m. Warrensburg, Mo. Central Missouri 4 p.m. Warrensburg, Mo. Sun., April 13 Missouri Southern 1 p.m. Warrensburg, Mo. Central Missouri 3 p.m. Warrensburg, Mo. Thurs., April 17 Drury (DH) 2 pm. Rolla, Mo. Sat., April 19 Southern Indiana (DH)* 12 p.m. Evansville, Ind. Sun., April 20 Kentucky Wesleyan (DH)* 12 p.m. Owensboro, Ky. Sat., April 26 Indianapolis (DH)* 12 p.m. Rolla, Mo. Sun., April 27 Saint Joseph’s (DH)* 12 p.m. Rolla, Mo. Thurs., May 1- Sat., May 3 GLVC Tournament TBA East Peoria, Ill. (Eastside Centre) Thurs., May 8- Mon., May 12 NCAA Great Lakes Regional TBA TBA Thurs., May 15- Mon., May 19 NCAA Division II Championships TBA Houston, Texas *Great Lakes Valley Conference game All times Central and are subject to change. 1 Miner Players & Coaches............Inside Front Cover Missouri S&T Quick Facts.......................................2 Media Information ...................................................2 Great Lakes Valley Conference ..............................3 About Missouri S&T ................................................4 Coaches/Administration Missouri S&T Chancellor Dr. John Carney III .........7 Vice Chancellor Dr. Debra Robinson ......................7 Director of Athletics Mark Mullin..............................7 Faculty Representative Jeff Cawlfield.....................8 Assistant Athletics Director Sarah Moore ...............8 Missouri S&T Athletics Staff Directory ....................8 Head Coach Don Kennedy .....................................9 2007-08 Miners Season Preview ....................................................10 2007-08 Roster .....................................................11 Becky Davis, Kassi Deibert, Kristen Drage...........12 Becca Kueny, Janelle Lewis, Kelsey Musselman.13 Coley Naughton, Jen O’Hara ................................14 Allison Plummer, Krista Porterfield .......................15 Melissa Ruth, Katie Smith, Emily Tucker..............16 Ashley Wallingford, Kaye Wibbenmeyer...............17 Kandi Wieberg.......................................................18 Rachel Wilkinson...................................................19 2007 Review and Records Season Statistics...................................................20 2007 Results .........................................................21 Lady Miner Records ..............................................22 Lady Miner Top Ten List .......................................24 2008 Lady Miner Opponents.................................26 Lady Miner All-America Players............................29 Lady Miner All-Time Results .................................30 All-Time Records vs. Opponents ..........................38 Team Photo............................................ Back Cover 2 Quick Facts Location: Rolla, Mo. 65401 Founded: 1870 Enrollment: 6,100 Chancellor: Dr. John Carney III Director of Athletics: Mark Mullin Phone: (573) 341-4175 Head Coach: Don Kennedy Alma Mater: Central Missouri, 1993 Coaching Record: 29-18 (1 year) Office Phone: (573) 341-4968 2007 Overall Record: 29-18 2007 GLVC Record: 13-9 (3nd in GLVC) Home Field: Missouri S&T Softball Field Capacity (Surface): 200 (grass) Press Row Phone: (573) 578-1654 (cell) Nickname: Miners Colors: Silver and Gold Conference: Great Lakes Valley Conference Head Athletic Trainer: Tiffany King Office Phone: (573) 341-4107 Sports Information Director: John Kean Office Phone: (573) 341-4140 Home Phone: (573) 364-9509 Cell Phone: (573) 578-1654 Fax Phone: (573) 341-4880 E-mail address: [email protected] Web site: sports.mst.edu Athletics Office Telephone: (573) 341-4175 Media Outlets NEWSPAPERS: Rolla Daily News: 101 West Seventh, Rolla, Mo., 65401; (573) 364-2468 Missouri Miner (Campus): 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, Mo., 65409; (573) 341-4235 Waynesville Guide: Drawer S, Waynesville, Mo., 65583; (573) 336-3711 St. Louis Post-Dispatch: 900 North Tucker, St. Louis, Mo., 63101; (314) 340-8170 Kansas City Star: 1729 Grand Ave., Kansas City, Mo. 64108; (816) 234-4355 Springfield News-Leader: 651 Boonville, Springfield, Mo., 65806; (417) 836-1118 RADIO: KTTR/KZNN: 1505 Soest, Rolla, Mo., 65401; (573) 364-2525 KUMR (UMR): 1870 Miner Circle, UMR, Rolla, Mo. 65409; (573) 341-4386 TELEVISION: KRCG: P.O. Box 659, Jefferson City, Mo., 65102; (573) 896-5144 KOLR: 2650 East Division, Springfield, Mo., 65803; (417) 862-6397 KSPR: 1359 St. Louis St., Springfield, Mo., 65808; (417) 831-1234 KYTV: 999 West Sunshine, Springfield, Mo., 65807; (417) 268-3220 3 Missouri University of Science and Technology became a member of the Great Lakes Valley Con- ference beginning in the 2005-06 academic year as one of three institutions joining the confer- ence in its expansion. The Great Lakes Valley Conference made its name throughout the last 25 years as a power in NCAA Division II basketball. In the last few years, however, the GLVC has seen success in many sports, and now the league can claim itself as one of the nation's top in all Division II athletics. The addition of Southern Illinois Edwardsville, Quincy, Wisconsin-Parkside and Missouri-St. Louis in the mid-1990s allowed the GLVC to become an immediate national power in several sports such as men's and women's soccer, women's softball and tennis. At the start of the 2005-06 season, Missouri S&T, Drury University and Rockhurst University – all of whom have had a good deal of success at the regional and national levels in various sports – have enhanced the league’s reputation at the NCAA Division II level. Along with its expansion came the hiring of the league's first full-time commissioner in 1996. In 2001, an associate commissioner was also added to the full-time conference staff and the GLVC’s first full-time sports information director was added in the summer of 2006. The formation of the GLVC can be traced as far back as 1972 when the athletic directors of three member schools - Kentucky Wesleyan, Bel- larmine and Indiana State University at Evansville (now the University of Southern Indiana) - began preliminary discussions about forming a basketball conference. Four years later, the University of Indianapolis and Saint Joseph's College expressed interest. On July 7, 1978, those schools - along with Ashland University - united to become the GLVC. Since formulation of the conference, seven schools have joined the league: Lewis University (1980), Indiana-Purdue at Fort Wayne (1984), Northern Kentucky University (1985), Kentucky State University (1989), Quincy University (1994), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (1994), University of Wisconsin-Parkside (1994) and UM-St. Louis (1995). Ashland and Kentucky State left the conference after the 1994 sea- son. IPFW left the GLVC following the 2000-01 academic year and SIU Edwardsville will leave the conference after the 2007-08 season. The conference expanded to include women's basketball in 1983-84 and immediately established a women's-men's doubleheader format in league play to ensure maximum exposure for both squads. The GLVC plays its games on Thursday and Saturday nights in November, Decem- ber, January and February. The GLVC can claim schools in all of the Midwest major media markets, with schools in Milwaukee/Northern Illinois (UW-Parkside), Chicago (Lewis), Indianapolis (Indianapolis), Cincinnati (Northern Kentucky), Louisville (Bellarmine), Evansville (Southern Indiana), Owensboro (Kentucky Wesleyan), and St. Louis (SIU Edwardsville/UM-St. Louis). The conference sponsors 17 championships in baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, indoor and outdoor track and field, and tennis for men and basketball, cross country, softball, soccer, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, golf, and volleyball for women. In 2001, the league announced the creation of the GLVC Hall of Fame, with the first class being inducted in 2002. Jim Naumovich, a former sports information