CONTACT: LIZZIE BARLOW OFFICE: 812-488-1152 EVANSVILLE CELL: 812-484-2762 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL EMAIL: [email protected] UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE PURPLE ACES (8-19, 3-13 MVC) VS. MISSOURI STATE LADY BEARS (19-9, 10-6 MVC) THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2011 - ROBERTS STADIUM - EVANSVILLE, IND. The University of Evansville women’s basketball team closes out the 2010-11 season this week, first hosting 2010-11 EVANSVILLE SCHEDULE Missouri State Thursday. Evansville looks to break the Lady Bears’ five-game win-streak over the Aces and November make headway in the all-time series that Missouri State leads, 27-9. In their last meeting on Jan. 2, MSU S 6 OAKLAND CITY (EXH) .................. 79-54, W topped UE 75-54 at JQH Arena. Evansville also plays Saturday versus Wichita State for the very last F 12 BOWLING GREEN STATE ............ 63-62, W W 17 MURRAY STATE .............................. 60-54, W game in Roberts Stadium. Admission to the final game will be free and a postgame ceremony celebrating S 20 at Ball State ...................................... 61-58, L senior Stephanie Bamberger as well as the history of UE women’s basketball at Roberts will follow. Here’s a F 26 at Colorado^ ..................................... 55-53, L brief look at Thursday’s matchup: S 27 vs. East. Washington ^ .................. 77-67, W EVANSVILLE (8-19, 3-13 MVC) – The Aces come off two losses on the road to Illinois State and Indiana December State. After the Redbirds built as much as a 12 point lead, the Aces battled back to get within one in F 3 VALPARAISO# ............................... 69-67, W the second half, but Illinois State came away with a 49-39 win. Junior Briyana Blair and freshman Katie S 4 CENTRAL MICHIGAN# .................... 96-83, L Ellerson led UE with 10 points each. Versus the Sycamores, Senior Stephanie Bamberger led the Aces T 7 BUTLER ............................................. 51-49, W with 13 points, followed by junior Chelsea Falkenstein’s 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting. The Aces shot 27.3 S 11 TENNESSEE-MARTIN ........................ 63-60, L percent (18-for-66) on the day and 24.1 percent (7-for-29) from three point range. On the season, S 18 at Wisconsin-Green Bay ................. 72-48, L Blair leads the team averaging 10.0 points per game, followed by sophomore Samantha Heck’s 9.9 W 22 at Saint Louis ..................................... 55-53, L points and 5.1 rebounds per game. F 31 at Wichita State* .......................... 74-66, W MISSOURI STATE (19-9, 10-6 MVC) – The Lady Bears come off two home wins last week, first over January Drake in a high scoring affair, 92-82, then over Creighton, 73-65. Against the Bulldogs, three MSU Su 2 at Missouri State* ............................. 75-54, L players broke 20 points with Jaleshia Roberson and Casey Garrison leading the way with 25 each, Th 6 CREIGHTON* .................................... 81-55, L Su 9 DRAKE* .......................................... 69-62, L ot followed by Jasmine Malone’s 22 points. Christina Shorter tallied a team-high 16 points to pilot the S 15 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* ................... 79-45, W Lady Bears past Creighton. On the season, Garrison leads the squad averaging 18.2 points per game. F 21 at Northern Iowa* ............................ 69-37, L Su 23 at Bradley* ........................................ 65-58, L MEET THE COACHES Th 27 INDIANA STATE* ............................... 75-67, L UE - MISTY MURPHY (Colorado St., ‘98) (third season at UE - 27-64 record) S 29 ILLINOIS STATE* ................................ 61-50, L Owns a 135-129 career coaching record in her nine years as a collegiate head coach. Led UE to the NCAA Tournament in her first year as head coach. February Th 3 at Drake* ........................................... 63-55, L MSU - NYLA MILLESON (Kansas State, ‘85) (third season at Missouri State - 62-59 record) S 5 at Creighton* .................................... 60-50, L Led the Lady Bears to a 22-11 overall finish last season and tied for third in the MVC with a 12-6 S 12 at Southern Illinois* ....................... 59-45, W record. Th 17 BRADLEY*........................................... 66-59, L S 19 NORTHERN IOWA* ......................... 69-33, L Th 24 at Illinois State* ................................ 49-39, L COMING UP... S 27 at Indiana State*.............................. 64-50, L Saturday, March 5, 2011 March Evansville vs. Wichita State 2:00 p.m. Th 3 MISSOURI STATE* ................................... 7:00 S 5 WICHITA STATE* ..................................... 2:00 Thursday-Sunday, March 10-13, 2011 Th 10 State Farm MVC Tournament$ ...............TBA MVC Tournament in St. Charles, Mo. F 11 State Farm MVC Tournament$ ...............TBA S 12 State Farm MVC Tournament$ ...............TBA Su 13 State Farm MVC Tournament$ ...............TBA PROBABLE STARTERS *MVC Game ^Omni Hotels Classic--Boulder, Colo. #UE Winter Classic--Evansville, Ind. $played in St. Charles, Mo. All Times Central #3 #21 #24 #25 #34 TONIGHT’S MEDIA CENTER F Jr. F So. G So. C So. G/F Sr. RADIO: 91.5FM-WUEV Chelsea Meagan Taylor Samantha Stephanie Falkenstein Collins Ware Heck Bamberger TV: NONE 6.2 ppg 8.6 ppg 2.6 ppg 9.9 ppg 7.2 ppg INTERNET - AUDIO: WUEV.EVANSVILLE.EDU 4.2 rpg 3.5 rpg 2.0 rpg 5.1 rpg 3.5 rpg .416 fg % .382 3pt-fg % .360 3pt-fg % INTERNET - VIDEO: ACESTV - GOPURPLEACES.COM .346 fg % .410 fg % EVANSVILLE QUICK FACTS 2010-11 UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTERS GENERAL NUMERICAL ROSTER LOCATION ....................................................................EVANSVILLE, IND. No. Name Pos. Ht. Year Hometown/Previous School FOunDED ...................................................................................1854 1 Khristian Hart G 5-8 Fr. Evansville, Ind./Harrison EnrOLLment .............................................................................2,822 NICKNAme: .......................................................................PurPLE ACES 3 Chelsea Falkenstein F 6-0 Jr. Evansville, Ind./Memorial SCHOOL COLORS ..................................PurPLE, ORANGE, AND WHIte 11 Jordan Lewis G 5-8 Jr. Greenfield, Ind./Greenfield Central ArenA: ......................................................................RObertS STADIum 12 Staci Gillum G 5-7 Jr. West Des Moines, Iowa/Waukee CAPACITY ................................................................................11,600 15 Briyana Blair G/F 5-11 Jr. Orlando, Fla./William R. Boone AffILIATION ..............................................................NCAA DIVISION I COnferenCE ...............................................................MISSOurI VALLEY 21 Meagan Collins F 6-0 So. Boonville, Ind./Boonville PreSIDent ............... DR. THOMAS KAZee (BALDWIN-WALLACE, 1974) 22 Miranda Liles F/C 6-3 Fr. Killen, Ala./Brooks ATHLetICS DIreCTOR ..........JOHN STANLEY (HANOver COLLEGE, 1972) 23 Katie Ellerson G/F 5-11 Fr. Muskego, Wis./Muskego ATHLetICS WebSIte ....................................www.GOPurPLEACES.COM 24 Taylor Ware G/F 5-9 So. Cincinnati, Ohio/Walnut Hills BASKETBALL HISTORY 25 Samantha Heck F/C 6-2 So. Auxvasse, Mo./North Callaway ALL-TIme RECORD ................................................... 441-546 (.447) 32 Hannah Weedman C 6-4 Fr. Knoxville, Ill./Knoxville FIRST YEAR OF PLAY .............................................................. 1969-70 34 Stephanie Bamberger G/F 5-10 Sr. Kettering, Ohio/Fairmont NCAA TOurnAment APPEARANCES/LAST .............................2/2009 WNIT APPEARANCES/LAST ...................................................2/2008 LAST POST-SEASON OPPOnent .TEXAS A&M (‘09 NCAA 1ST RND) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER RESULT ...................................................................................L, 80-45 No. Name Pos. Ht. Year Hometown/Previous School 34 Stephanie Bamberger G/F 5-10 Sr. Kettering, Ohio/Fairmont 2009-10 TEAM INFORMATION 15 Briyana Blair G/F 5-11 Jr. Orlando, Fla./William R. Boone 2009-10 OverALL RECORD ..............4-26 (3-11 H, 1-15 A/N) MVC RECORD/FINISH ......................................................1-17/10TH 21 Meagan Collins F 6-0 So. Boonville, Ind./Boonville STArterS ReturnING/LOST ........................................................... 3/2 23 Katie Ellerson G/F 5-11 Fr. Muskego, Wis./Muskego LetterwInnerS ReturnING/LOST .................................................. 7/5 3 Chelsea Falkenstein F 6-0 Jr. Evansville, Ind./Memorial BASKETBALL OFFICE 12 Staci Gillum G 5-7 Jr. West Des Moines, Iowa/Waukee HEAD COACH ....................MISTY MurPHY (COLORADO STAte, 1998) 1 Khristian Hart G 5-8 Fr. Evansville, Ind./Harrison RECORD AT UE/YEARS ......................................................27-64/3RD 25 Samantha Heck F/C 6-2 So. Auxvasse, Mo./North Callaway CAreer RECORD/YEARS ...............................................135-129/9TH 11 Jordan Lewis G 5-8 Jr. Greenfield, Ind./Greenfield Central ASSOCIAte HEAD COACH ....JIM SEXTON (BLACKburn COLLEGE, 1977) 22 Miranda Liles F/C 6-3 Fr. Killen, Ala./Brooks ASSISTAnt COACH .................MIKE JACOBSMA (WAYne STAte, 2001) ASSISTAnt COACH ...............NICKI MOttO (MIAMI UNIverSITY, 2005) 24 Taylor Ware G/F 5-9 So. Cincinnati, Ohio/Walnut Hills GA DIreCTOR OF WBB OPerATIONS. ......... RebeKAH PARKer (2008) 32 Hannah Weedman C 6-4 Fr. Knoxville, Ill./Knoxville VIDEO COORDINATOR .....................................................Jeff MARSHALL TEAM StrenGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH .....LYnette WASHINGTON SPORTS INFORMATION PRONUNCIATIONS SPOrtS InfOrmATION DIreCTOR ..........................................BOB