2007-2008 Women's Basketball Weekly Release #4 (December 26)
This Week's Schedule
Hampton Inn &
Suites Women's Basketball Classic
Fri., Dec. 28 - at Sonoma State, 7:00 p.m. PST
Sat., Dec. 29 - vs. Chico State (at Sonoma), 5:00 p.m., PST
*Click
HERE for live stats of tournament games
Week in Review
The Lady Jackets have had just one game in
a 22-day span coming against the University of Mary in Bismarck,
N.D. back on December 15. The Lady Jackets stumbled
against the Marauders falling 90-67 to move to 3-4 on the early
season.
Tuning up for the impending conference
schedule, the Lady Jackets will play a pair of games against
Sonoma State University and No. 12 ranked Chico State University
December 28 and 29 at the Hampton Inn & Suites Women's
Basketball Classic hosted by Sonoma State. Teams in
attendance include the host team Sonoma State, Chico State, MSU
Billings, and St. Cloud State. The Lady Yellowjackets will
not face St. Cloud State at the tournament.
Yellowjacket Tidbits:
Prolific scorer, Alira Carpenter, is just 22 points shy of
breaking into the 1,000 point club....she will likely join the
ranks of 18 Lady Jackets in school history to score over 1,000
career points within the end of the month...Carpenter blew away
the 3-point record last season scoring 88 threes in a single
season....Her 154 career 3-pointers thus far are just 41 shy of
breaking the school record for career threes set by Amy Winslow
back in 1995-99...Kayla McPherson has come off the Yellowjackets'
bench to average 10.2 points per game...McPherson's 10
three-pointers this season give her a career total of 94, just two
short of breaking the top ten for career threes....Dani
Henderson has been a solid force on both ends of the courts for
the Jackets this season...Henderson is averaging 10 points and
5.4 rebounds per game for MSUB.
From the
GNAC:
Click
HERE for entire GNAC weekly release in PDF format.
Upcoming Opponents
Sonoma State University
(webpage)
-
Sonoma State is boasting a 6-1 record in the early going of the
season with the team's lone loss coming at the hand of GNAC
opponent Seattle Pacific University. The Seawolves were
defeated by the Falcons 53-36. The Wolves are enjoying a
two-game win streak posting a recent 62-49 win against GNAC team
Western Washington University.
The Seawolves' Danae Wellander is averaging a team-leading 14.3
points, 6.9 rebounds, and three assists per game.
Wellander is shooting 39 percent from the field and 73 percent
from the free throw line. Her teammate Lauren Redfield is
the Wolves' three-point shooter knocking down 15 threes for 47
percent. Redfield is chipping in 10.1 points and 3.4
boards per game.
As a team, Sonoma is shooting 39 percent from the field and
40 from the perimeter. The Seawolves have out shot their
opponents 33-31 from long range. The team has connected on
109-of-154 attempts from the charity stripe for 71 percent
consistency. The Wolves have also outrebounded their
opponents 37-34 and hold a seven-point margin of victory.
All-time Series:
The two teams are tied 3-3.
Last Meeting: SSU def. MSUB
59-46 on Nov. 18, 2003 at Alterowitz.
Note: The Yellowjackets won against the Seawolves on Nov.
17, 2003, splitting the series.
Chico State University (webpage)
- The Wildcats, ranked No. 12 in the nation for D-II, are 7-2
overall. UC San Diego and Seattle Pacific handed Chico
State losses earlier in the season, while the Wildcats have
recorded wins against GNAC opponents Alaska-Fairbanks, Western
Washington, and Western Oregon.
The Wildcats have two players averaging in double figures for
scoring and are led by Renee Goldoff. Goldoff has made the
most of her time on the court averaging a team-leading 14.8
points and 8.0 rebounds per game in just 21.3 minutes.
Goldoff is shooting 59 percent from the floor but has been
chilly at the line averaging 69 percent off 45 attempts.
Her teammate Audriana Spencer is netting 12.8 points and 4.8
boards per game. Spencer is the Wildcats' three-point
shooter knocking down a team-leading 14.
As a team, Chico has been out shot 37-28 from the perimeter
for a brisk 28 percent, while continuing to remain solid from
the floor averaging 42 percent. The team has connected on
157-of-213 attempts from the charity stripe for 74 percent.
Five players have posted four or more blocks on the season,
while four different players have made double-digit steals.
The team has a 71-60 margin of victory over their opponents.
All-time Series:
Chico leads the series 3-0.
Last Meeting: CSU def. MSUB 77-65 on
Dec. 10, 2004.
The Standings
 2007 Great
Northwest Athletic Conference
Standings
(Through games of Dec. 23, 2007)
| |
Conference |
Overall |
| |
W |
L |
Pct |
W |
L |
Pct |
| Seattle University |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
9 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Central Washington |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
8 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Seattle Pacific |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
7 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Alaska Anchorage |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
11 |
1 |
0.917 |
| Alaska Fairbanks |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
7 |
1 |
0.857 |
| Saint Martin's |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
7 |
2 |
0.777 |
| Northwest Nazarene |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
6 |
2 |
0.750 |
| Western Oregon |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
4 |
5 |
0.444 |
| Montana State
Billings |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
3 |
4 |
0.429 |
| Western Washington |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
3 |
7 |
0.300 |
The Polls
NCAA West Region
(first poll released in February)
The GNAC Leaders
Click
HERE for 2007 GNAC
stats leaders
The Players
| #11
Shantell Marquis (So., G, Cascade, MT) |
#30
Quinn Halverson (Fr., G, Shepherd, MT) |
| #13
Alira Carpenter (Jr., G, Lewistown, MT) |
#33
Kayla McPherson (Jr., F, Glendive, MT) |
| #14
Jetton Meadors (Jr., G, Billings, MT) |
#41
Jen Smith (Jr., F, Belgrade, MT) |
| #21
Rachel Hansen (So., G, Lolo, MT) |
#44
Kayla Ryan (Fr., F, Big Timber, MT) |
| #22
Mandy Jacobs (Fr., F, Shepherd, MT) |
#52
Laura Beach (So., C, Baker, MT) |
| #25
Dani Henderson (So., F, Reed Point, MT) |
|
The Last Time in Yellowjacket Volleyball
A player scored at
least 40 points— Feb. 25, 1992 (Sherry McQuinn, 40 vs.
Alaska Fairbanks)
A player scored at least 30
points
— Feb. 24, 2007 (Michelle Lieber, 32 vs. St. Edward's)
A player made at least 15 field
goals
— Feb. 19, 2000 (Codi Schmitz vs. SEattle)
A player made seven 3-pointers
— Dec. 30, 2006 (Alira Carpenter vs. Oklahoma Panhandle)
A
player made six 3-pointers— Dec. 5, 2007 (Alira Carpenter
vs. Great Falls)
A player made five 3-pointers
— Feb. 17, 2007 (Alira Carpenter vs. Texas - Permian Basin)
A player made at least 15 free
throws
— Nov. 30, 2002 (Natalie Visger vs. St. Martin's)
A player made at least 10 free
throws— Feb. 24, 2007 (Michelle Lieber, 12/15 vs. St.
Edward's)
A player had at least 20 rebounds
— Dec. 20, 2003 (Robyn Milne, 22 vs. Alaska-Fairbanks)
A player had at least 15 rebounds— SNov. 17, 2006
(Michelle Lieber, 16 vs. Western Oregon)
A player had at least 10 assists—
Feb. 19, 2000 (Deena Bartu, 13 vs. Seattle)
A player had at least 5 assists
— Nov. 24, 2007 (Shantell Marquis, 5 vs. Regis University)
A player had a least 5 blocked shots - Feb. 18, 2006
(Tanya Petersen, 6 vs. St. Mary's)
A player had at least 5 steals—
Dec. 1, 2007 (Shantell Marquis, 5 vs. Colorado School of Mines)
A player had a double-double
— Dec. 1, 2007 (Shantell Marquis, 10pts/10reb vs. Colorado
School of Mines)
The team scored at least 100
points — Jan. 18, 2005 (100 vs. Western new Mexico)
The team scored at least 90
points— Dec. 5, 2007 (92 vs. Great Falls)
The team allowed at least 100 points
— Jan. 22, 1998 (102 by Seattle Pacific)
The team made at least 40 field goals — Feb. 19, 2000 (44
vs. Seattle)
The team shot over 60% from the
field— Dec. 2, 2005 (62.1% vs. Metro State)
The team shot over 50% from the field
— Jan. 27, 2007 (57.8% vs. Incarnate Word)
The team made at least 15 3-pointers - Feb. 17, 2007 (15
vs. Texas Permian Basin)
The team made at least 10
3-pointers— Feb. 8, 2007 (10 vs. St. Mary's)
The team made 30 free throws
— Jan. 7, 2007 (31 vs. St. Edward's)
The team made 25 free throws — Jan. 27, 2007 (26 vs. Incarnate Word)
The team had at least 60 rebounds—
Nov. 17, 2006 (64 vs. Western Oregon)
The team had at least 30 assists — Dec. 16, 2005 (30 vs.
St. Martin's)
The team had at least 25 assists - Feb. 17, 2007 (28 vs.
Texas Permian Basin)
The team had at least 20 assists—
Jan. 4, 2007 (21 vs. Texas A&M-International)
The team had at least 10 blocked shots
— Jan. 3, 2005 (10 vs. Northwest Nazarene)
The team had at least 5 blocked
shots — Feb. 2, 2007 (5 vs. Lincoln)
The team had at least 20 steals—
Feb. 14, 1998 (20 vs. Montana Tech)
The team had at least 15 steals— Jan. 4, 2007 (17 vs.
Texas A&M-International)
The School Records (records that include 2007-2008 in bold)
Points
Game - 1. Shelley Altrogge (43)
Season – 1. Shelley Altrogge (691); 5. Alira Carpenter (542)
Career – 1. Tera Silivius (1,630);
19. Alira Carpenter (982)
Field Goals
Game - 1. Evonne Goroski (16/26)
Season – 1. Shelley Altrogge (282); 10.
Alira Carpenter (196)
Career – 1. Evonne Goroski (680)
Field Goal Percentage
Game - 1. Alicia Cahill, 100% (10/10)
Season – 1. Michelle Lieber (68.1)
Career – 1. Michelle Lieber (66.45)
3-Pointers
Game - 1. Alira Capenter, 7/11
Season – 1. Alira Carpenter (88); 4.
Kayla McPherson (64)
Career – 1. Amy Winslow (194); 4. Alira
Carpenter (154); 12. Kayla McPherson (94)
3-Point Percentage
Game - 1. Alira Carpenter, 100% (5/5)
Season – 1. Becky Jacobs
(50.00); 9. Alira Carpenter (42.51)
Career – 1. Amy Winslow (43.30); 2.
Alira Carpenter (40.30); 5. Kayla McPherson (39.81); 10. Jetton
Meadors (36.27)
Free Throws
Game - 1. Shelley Altrogge (16/21)
Season – 1. Sherry McQuinn (184)
Career – 1. Sherry McQuinn (392)
Free Throw Percentage
Game - 1. Sherry McQuinn, 100% (13/13)
Season – 1. Alira Carpenter (88.57)
Career – 1. Lisa Jellum (84.50)
Rebounds
Game - 1. Grace Grabofsky (26)
Season – 1. Shelley Altrogge (376)
Career – 1. Robyn Milne (957)
Assists
Game - 1. Deena Bartu (13)
Season – 1. Amy Winslow (183)
Career – 1. Amy Winslow (585)
Blocked Shots
Game - 1. Jessie Henigman (9); 36. Shantell Marquis (4)
Season – 1. Robyn Milne (104); 20.
Shantell Marquis (20)
Career – 1. Robyn Milne (278) No. 13 in NCAA DII History
Steals
Game - 1. Colleen Day Wiechman (9); 2. Shantell Marquis
(8)
Season – 1. Amy Winslow (112); 4.
Shantell Marquis (73)
Career – 1. Amy Winslow (343)
Schedule & Results
|
Day |
Date |
Opponent |
Time |
Location |
Results |
|
Fri. |
11/2 |
at Rocky Mountain# |
7:00 p.m. |
Billings, MT |
L, 70-58 |
|
Tue. |
11/6 |
Rocky Mountain# |
7:00 p.m. |
Alterowitz Gym |
W, 78-60 |
|
Sun. |
11/11 |
at MSU-Bozeman# |
3:05 p.m. |
Bozeman, MT |
L, 78-55 |
|
Fri. |
11/16 |
vs. Minnesota State Moorehead |
4:00 p.m. |
Grand Forks, ND |
L, 89-65 |
|
Sat. |
11/17 |
at North Dakota |
6:00 p.m. |
Grand Forks, ND |
L, 77-45 |
|
Fri. |
11/23 |
Northwest Missouri State |
7:00 p.m. |
Alterowitz Gym |
L, 74-59 |
|
Sat. |
11/24 |
Regis |
3:00 p.m. |
Alterowitz Gym |
W, 82-57 |
|
Sat. |
12/1 |
at Colorado Mines |
2:00 p.m. |
Golden, CO |
W, 67-55 |
|
Wed. |
12/5 |
Univ. of Great Falls |
7:00 p.m. |
Alterowitz Gym |
W, 92-70 |
|
Sat. |
12/15 |
at Mary |
7:00 p.m. |
Bismarck, ND |
L, 90-67 |
|
Fri. |
12/28 |
at Sonoma State |
7:00 p.m. |
Rohnert Park, CA |
|
|
Sat. |
12/29 |
vs. Chico State |
5:00 p.m. |
Rohnert Par, CA |
|
|
Thu |
1/3 |
at Alaska Anchorage* |
7:00 p.m. |
Anchorage, AK |
|
|
Sat. |
1/5 |
at Alaska Fairbanks* |
7:00 p.m. |
Fairbanks, AK |
|
|
Thu. |
1/10 |
Central Washington* |
7:00 p.m. |
Alterowitz Gym |
|
|
Sat. |
1/12 |
Western Washington* |
7:00 p.m. |
Alterowitz Gym |
|
|
Sat. |
1/19 |
at Seattle* |
7:00 p.m. |
Seattle, WA |
|
|
Thu. |
1/24 |
at Seattle Pacific* |
7:00 p.m. |
Seattle, WA |
|
|
Sat. |
1/26 |
at Northwest Nazarene* |
4:00 p.m. |
Nampa, ID |
|
|
Thu. |
1/31 |
Western Oregon* |
7:00 p.m. |
Alterowitz Gym |
|
|
Sat. |
2/2 |
Saint Martin's* |
7:00 p.m. |
Alterowitz Gym |
|
|
Thu. |
2/7 |
at Western Washington* |
7:00 p.m. |
Bellingham, WA |
|
|
Sat. |
2/9 |
at Central Washiangton* |
7:00 p.m. |
Ellensburg, WA |
|
|
Sat. |
2/16 |
Seattle* |
5:00 p.m. |
Alterowitz Gym |
|
|
Thu. |
2/21 |
Northwest Nazarene* |
7:00 p.m. |
Alterowitz Gym |
|
|
Sat. |
2/23 |
Seattle Pacific* |
7:00 p.m. |
Alterowitz Gym |
|
|
Thu. |
2/28 |
at Saint Martin's* |
7:00 p.m. |
Lacey, WA |
|
|
Sat. |
3/1 |
at Western Oregon* |
5:00 p.m. |
Monmouth, OR |
|
|
Thu. |
3/6 |
Alaska Fairbanks* |
7:00 p.m. |
Alterowitz Gym |
|
|
Sat. |
3/8 |
Alaska Anchorage* |
7:00 p.m. |
Alterowitz Gym |
|
|
Fri.-Mon. |
3/14-17 |
NCAA West Regional |
TBA |
TBA |
|
The Coaches
Kevin Woodin, Head Coach
Kevin Woodin enters his fourth season as the head women's
basketball coach at MSU Billings in 2007-2008. He has posted a
61-26 overall record in his first three seasons, capturing two
Heartland Conference regular season titles and once conference
tournament championship. Two of Woodin's three teams have
qualified for the NCAA Tournament. His first win of the
2007-2008 season will move him to No. 3 in school history for
career wins.
Woodin became the Lady Yellowjackets'
eleventh head women's basketball coach when he took over on July
23, 2004. He had been the head girl’s basketball coach at
Billings West High School for the past ten seasons. In that
time, he led the Lady Bears to a 138-81 record (.630), including
back-to-back Class AA state titles in 2003 and 2004. Woodin’s
Bears were a perfect 23-0 in 2004's title run and won the final
36 games Woodin coached at the school. He earned Montana AA
Coach of the Year honors in 2003 and 2004, and was a finalist
for the award in 1999 and 2002.
A native of Libby, Mont., Woodin graduated
with a degree in mathematics from Carroll College in 1987.
While teaching and coaching at O’Dea High School in Seattle, he
earned his masters degree in Athletic Administration from
Seattle Pacific University in 1992. Woodin taught mathematics
at O’Dea High School from 1987 to 1994 while also coaching boy’s
basketball, golf and tennis. He was named O’Dea’s Outstanding
Teacher of the year in 1990-1991 and the Metro League Golf Coach
of the Year three times.
Woodin moved to Billings in 1994 to take
over the girl’s program at West High School where he has also
taught mathematics. Along with leading the Lady Bears to State
AA tournament hardware in four of his last six seasons, Woodin
was also an assistant coach on the Montana All-Star Team and an
Executive Committee member and coach for the Treasure State
Classic. At West High, Woodin coached 19 players who went on to
play collegiate basketball.
Before the Montana High School Association
moved the girl’s basketball season to the winter, Woodin was a
part time assistant coach at MSU Billings from 2000-2003.
Responsible for practice and game planning, recruiting,
scouting, individual skill development, travel and coordinating
the Billings Bees camps, Woodin helped the Lady Yellowjackets to
two NCAA Tournament appearances in three seasons.
Woodin has been married to his wife Paula
for 20 years, and they have three children (Kayleen, 14; Toria,
11; Garrett, 9). His parents, Pete and Loretta Erickson,
formerly of Roundup, Montana, reside in Sierra Vista, Arizona.
Natalie Visger, Assistant Coach
The 2007-2008 season will be Visger's second as a full-time assistant for the Lady Jacket basketball team. She is a 2003 graduate of Montana State University-Billings. She earned a bachelor of science degree in biology with a minor in chemistry, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a 3.91 GPA. As a senior in 2003 Visger was named the Outstanding Biology Senior.
“I am very excited to have Natalie join our staff at MSUB,” said Woodin. “She brings a tremendous amount of experience to the program, both as a player and as a coach. We are very fortunate to have her, and I am confident she will have a positive impact upon our program. Natalie’s duties will include directing and assisting with the pre- and postseason weight training and conditioning program, game and practice preparation, recruiting, film exchange, scouting, academic monitoring, travel arrangements, basketball camps and tournaments, and individual skill development.”
Visger was a four-year standout on the basketball court for the Lady Yellowjackets. As a two-time team captain she helped the Yellowjackets reach three NCAA Tournaments in four years. As a freshman and sophomore Visger was an All-Pacific West Conference selection. As a senior she was named the Montana State University-Billings Outstanding Female Student-Athlete.
Known as a tenacious competitor, Visger made several impressions in the Yellowjacket record books. She still ranks twelfth in school history for scoring with 1,219 career points. She is also in the career top 10 for free throws made, free throw percentage, rebounds, and rebounding average.
After graduating in 2003, Visger played professionally in Europe for three seasons. In 2003-2004 she played for TV-Langen in Langen, Germany. She finished the season ranked second in the league for scoring average at 20.7 ppg.
In 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 Visger played for ASG Theresianum Mainz in Mainz, Germany. In the ‘04-‘05 season she was again second in the league for scoring at 18.5 ppg and led her team to a second place finish in the league. Last year along with playing for the Women's first team, which again finished second in the league, she was the head coach for the Women's third team. In addition to playing professional basketball, Visger, who speaks fluent German, worked as a document translator for STI Security Training International GmbH in Wiesbaden, Germany.
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