2007-2008 Women's Basketball Weekly Release #9 (January 28)
This Week's Schedule
Thu., Jan. 31 - Western Oregon, 7 p.m., Alterowitz Gym
Sat., Feb. 1 - Saint Martin's, 7 p.m., Alterowitz Gym
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HERE for live stats for both Thursday and Saturday's games
Week in Review
The Lady Yellowjackets dropped both ends of
a two-game road trip to Seattle Pacific University and Northwest
Nazarene University over the weekend to sit at 7-9 overall and
4-3 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
The Yellowjackets
fell 78-74 against No. 3-ranked Seattle Pacific Thursday night
in Seattle. The Falcons remain unbeaten improving to 16-0
overall and 7-0 in the league.
After the Falcons pulled out to a
seven-point lead over the visiting Lady Jackets, Alira Carpenter
(Lewistown) unleashed eight points in a four-minute span to push
MSUB into the lead by one. The lead was short-lived as the
Falcons Maddie Maloney and Jackie Hollands hit back-to-back
three-pointers to bring the Jackets back in check. SPU built
their lead back to nine with 6:08 to play in the half, but a
collective Yellowjacket effort capped off by a Kayla McPherson
(Glendive) three at the end of the half saw MSUB head to the
locker room trailing by four.
“We struggled on the boards but felt
fortunate to be down by four at the half against such a strong
team,” said head coach Kevin Woodin. “We didn’t panic in the
second half and defended them very well. We took the lead on a
couple of occasion, but the game came down to the final two
minutes where the Falcons executed better than we did.”
Dani Henderson (Reed Point) scored six of
her 11 second half points right out of the gate drilling two
3-pointers. Shantell Marquis (Cascade) followed with a layup to
tie the game at 44 apiece. The Lady Jackets continued to push
the nationally-ranked Falcons as the two teams faced six ties in
the second half. SPU was able to clinch the conference win
dropping in four free throws down the line as time expired.
“Hopefully the next time we are in this
situation we will come out on top,” added Woodin. “It was a
great game and we look forward to the challenge of playing
against a very good NNU team on Saturday.”
Three Yellowjackets scored in double
figures and were led by Carpenter’s 20 points. Carpenter was
8-of-15 from the field and connected on 4-of-6 from long range.
Marquis added 18 points shooting 8-of-13 from the field.
Henderson came up big for the Jackets scoring 15 points. The
sophomore posted a career-high three 3-pointers and seven
assists, while matching her career-best with four steals. Jen
Smith (Belgrade) led MSUB in rebounding pulling down seven
boards.
Draining 9-of-17 buckets from behind the
arc, the Jackets shot a blistering 53 percent from the
perimeter. The team was 31-of-64 from the field and made a
season-high 15 steals. The Jackets were outrebounded 40-26.
The
Lady Jackets fell 90-71 against the Crusaders in Nampa, Idaho on
Saturday. Four players from Northwest Nazarene scored in
double figures with the win pushing NNU to 13-4 and 6-2 in the
league.
Northwest Nazarene broke open a
double-digit lead at the 14-minute mark and used a 17-2 scoring
run in a span of 5:13 to lead by 28 with eight minutes to play
in the opening half. The Lady Jackets responded going on a 18-9
run of their own to close out the half to trail by 17 heading
into the locker room.
Continuing their run into the second half,
the Lady Jackets outscored the Crusaders 30-12 to whittle NNU’s
lead to 10 at the 15:11 mark. Kicking it into high gear,
Northwest Nazarene’s Janee Olds used 12 second-half points to
lead her team to the 19-point conference win.
Alira Carpenter (Lewistown) led all scorers
with 19 points. The junior guard was 7-of-16 from the field and
5-of-6 from the line. Dani Henderson (Reed Point) netted 17
points off 7-of-11 shooting from the floor. Henderson was
3-of-3 from the line and pulled down a team-high four rebounds.
Contributing 14 points was Kayla McPherson (Glendive).
McPherson was 5-of-10 from the field and 2-of-7 from long
range. The big story in the game was Shantell Marquis
(Cascade). Marquis nabbed a career-high 10 steals in setting
both the Yellowjacket record and GNAC record for most steals in
a single game.
The Lady Jackets had a rough go of it from
the perimeter connecting on just 3-of-20 attempts for 15
percent. The team shot 44 percent from the floor and were
outrebounded 44-18.
Yellowjacket Tidbits:
NCAA Records (as of 1/20/08)
As a team the Yellowjackets are ranked 37th for free throw
percentage (73.7), 35th for three-pointers per game (6.8), and
72nd for three-point percentage (34.2)...Individually Alira
Carpenter is ranked 44th for free throw percentage (83.3), 22nd
for points per game (19.7), 26th for three-point percentage
(42.2), and 16th for three-pointers per game (3.1)...Shantell
Marquis ranks 91st for assists per game (4.0) and moved up from
last week's ranking of 41st to 32nd for steals per game (2.9).
GNAC Records (as of
1/27/08)
Shantell Marquis broke the GNAC record for steals in a single
game against Northwest Nazarene nabbing 10 on Saturday...As a
team, the Jackets rank fourth in the conference for free throw
percentage (72.), sixth for three-point percentage (34.0),
fourth for three-point defense (31.1), seventh for assists per
game (13.63), seventh for steals per game (8.19), and third for
three-pointers per game (6.69)...Individually Alira Carpenter
continues to lead the conference in scoring averaging 19.7
points per game...Carpenter is also ranked fourth for free throw
percentage (83.3), fourth for three-point percentage (41.2), and
first for three-pointers per game (2.94)...Shantell Marquis is
ranked 21st for scoring with 9.9 points per game, while ranking
third for assists per game (4.13), and first for steals per game
(3.31)...Dani Henderson is tied for 14th in the GNAC for
rebounding averaging 5.4 boards per game...Henderson is also
14th for free throw percentage (75.0)...Kayla McPherson ranks
ninth in the league for three-pointers per game (1.60) and 16th
for three-point percentage (35.3)...Kayla Ryan is ranked 11th
for blocked shots (0.56) and fifth for offensive rebounds per
game (2.75).
Yellowjacket Records
Alira Carpenter's
1,173 points rank her 14th in the school history...the junior
guard needs just 11 more points to overtake Alicia Cahill in
13th...Better yet, Carpenter needs just 46 points to overtake
assistant coach Natalie Visger who has 1,219 career
points...Carpenter has a career-point average of 15.6, ranking
her fourth in school history...Her 19.7 points per game this
season rank her fifth for a single season...Totaling 180 career
three-pointers Carpenter is just five from second place and 15
from owning the career record held by Amy Winslow...Kayla
McPherson has tallied 108 career three-pointers currently
ranking her in a tie for eighth place with former Lady Jacket
Jessica Bachman...McPherson needs 16 more three-pointers to
overtake seventh place currently held by Shannon Harvey with
124...Shantell Marquis broke the single game school record with
10 steals in a game against NNU last week...the record had stood
since 1990...Marquis has 126 career steals currently ranking her
eighth...she needs 40 more steals to overtake seventh place in
the record books.
From the GNAC:
Division II Games: Seattle Pacific
16-0, Alaska Anchorage 13-2, Northwest Nazarene 10-4, Seattle
9-4, Central Washington 9-5, Saint Martin’s 8-5, Alaska
Fairbanks 8-7, MSU Billings 6-9, Western Oregon 3-10, Western
Washington 4-15.
West Region Games: Seattle Pacific
14-0, Alaska Anchorage 10-1, Northwest Nazarene 10-4, Seattle
9-4, Saint Martin’s 8-4, Central Washington 7-5, MSU Billings
6-7, Alaska Fairbanks 5-7, Western Oregon 3-10, Western
Washington 3-13.
LAST WEEK:
Thursday – Central Washington 59 at Saint Martin's 56;
Western Washington 76 at Western Oregon 72; MSU Billings 74 at
Seattle Pacific 78; Seattle 62 at Northwest Nazarene 73.
Saturday – Alaska Anchorage 61 at Alaska Fairbanks 46;
Central Washington 55 at Western Oregon 65; Western Washington
37 at Saint Martin's 54; MSU Billings 71 at Northwest Nazarene
90; Seattle 47 at Seattle Pacific 63.
THIS WEEK:
Thursday – Alaska Anchorage at Western Washington, 5:30
p.m.; Alaska Fairbanks at Central Washington, 5:30 p.m.; Western
Oregon at MSU Billings; Saint Martin's at Seattle. Saturday
- Alaska Anchorage at Central Washington, 5 p.m.; Alaska
Fairbanks at Western Washington, 3 p.m.; Saint Martin's at MSU
Billings; Western Oregon at Seattle; Seattle Pacific at
Northwest Nazarene.
POLLS:
WBCA (Jan. 22) – 3. Seattle Pacific, 9. Alaska
Anchorage. NCAA West Region – The first NCAA West Region
weekly poll will be released Wednesday. GNAC Coaches
Pre-Season: 1. Seattle Pacific (5) 99; 2. Alaska Anchorage
(4) 95; 3. Western Washington (1) 80; 4. Seattle 71; 5.
Northwest Nazarene 57; 6. Montana State Billings 56; 7. Central
Washington 43; 8. Saint Martin's 24; 9. Western Oregon and
Alaska Fairbanks 19. (Note:
First-place votes in parenthesis. Points awarded on
11-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.).
ALL-TOURNAMENT:
Notre Dame (Nov. 16-17) – Shayla Corder, WOU. UAA
Great Alaska Shootout (Nov. 20-21) – Rebecca Kielpinski, UAA
(MVP); Maria Nilsson, UAA; Kalhie Quinones, UAA. Western
Washington (Nov. 23-24) – India Soo, WWU; Tara Holgate, WWU;
Jamey Gelhar, SMU. Northwest Nazarene (Nov. 23-24) –
Jennifer Williams, NNU; Kristin Hein, NNU; Leada Berkey, WOU.
UAA Glacier Classic (Nov. 30-Dec. 1) – Maria Nilsson, UAA
(MVP); Dasha Basova, UAA; Rebecca Kielpinski, UAA; Cristina
Bruketta, UAF; Sarah Herrin, UAA. Seattle Pacific (Dec. 7-8)
– Beth Christensen, SPU (MVP); Libby Magnuson, SPU; Kelsey Hill,
SPU; Amanda Dunbar, WWU. Western Oregon (Dec. 21-22) -
Kassie Ludeman, SMU (MVP); Amber Harmon, SMU; Leada Berkey, WOU;
Katie Torland, WOU. UC San Diego (Dec. 28-29) – Jackie
Hollands, SPU (MVP); Kelsey Hill, SPU; Beth Christensen, SPU;
India Soo, WWU. Sonoma State (Dec. 28-29) – Alira
Carpenter, MSUB.
DOUBLE DOUBLES:
7 – Kristin Hein, NNU. 4 – Kelsey Hill, SPU; Rebecca Kielpinski,
UAA. 3 – Claire Pallansch, WWU; Kari Reabold, UAF; Jennifer
Williams, NNU; Leada Berkey, WOU. 2 – Katie Torland, WOU;
Shantell Marquis, MSUB; Shaina Afoa, CWU. 1 – Eleven with.
GNAC
PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK: Kelsey Hill, Seattle Pacific (C, 6-2,
Jr., Portland, OR – Portland Christian) and Janee Olds,
Northwest Nazarene (G, 5-7, Fr., Coos Bay, OR – North Bend). .
.Hill scored 38 points and had 11 rebounds and three blocks as
the Falcons ran their win streak to 17 games with a pair of
wins. She made 10 of 12 shots, including a jumper with 4:52 left
to snap a 69-69 tie, in a four-point win against Montana State
Billings. In the two contests, she made 14 of 21 field goal
attempts and all 10 of her foul shots. . .Olds came off the
bench to lead Northwest Nazarene with 34 points in a pair of
impressive double-digit wins over Seattle University and Montana
State Billings. She was 10 of 17 from the floor, including
five of 10 from the arc. Olds also had seven rebounds and five
assists.
HONORABLE
MENTION: Sheena Brown, Alaska Fairbanks (G, 5-8, Jr.,
Fairbanks) produced her second 30-point game of the season,
scoring 28 of her 30 points in the second half in 61-46 loss to
Alaska Anchorage. She was five of 10 from the three-point line
and nine of 10 from the foul line. . .Rebecca Kielpinski, Alaska
Anchorage (C, 6-2, Jr., Mandan, N.D) led the Seawolves with 14
points and 16 rebounds to increase her career totals to 1,167
and 735, respectively, moving past Eva Robinson (1,162,
1979-81) for No. 6 on UAA's career scoring list (1,167) and
surpassing Heidi Alderman (724, 1992-96) for No. 3 on the
Seawolves career rebounding list. She also had six blocks. .
.Whitney Chase, Western Oregon (F, 5-11, Fr., Beavercreek, OR –
Oregon City) scored 31 points and had eight rebounds and three
steals as the Wolves split two home games, ending a 10-game
losing streak to Central Washington in the process. Chase made
seven of 10 shots and 17 of 21 free throws.
AROUND THE GNAC:
Brown has two of the
three 30-point games this winter in the GNAC.
Earlier this season she scored 34 against Northwest Nazarene.
The only other player to score 30 or more this season is Leada
Berkey of Western Oregon, who had 36 against Cal State
Stanislaus.
AGAINST THE WEST REGION:
GNAC (16) vs. CCAA (17) - SPU 5-0, CWU 2-0, Seattle 1-0,
SMU 2-1, NNU 3-2, WOU 2-4, WWU 1-7, UAF 0-1, MSU Billings 0-2.
GNAC (21) vs. PacWest (0) - Seattle 5-0, UAA
4-0, UAF 4-0, CWU 3-0, SMU 2-0, SPU 1-0, NNU 1-0, WWU 1-0.
CCAA (17) vs. GNAC (16) - CSU Dominguez Hills 1-0,
Chico State 4-1, Sonoma State 2-1, CSU San Bernardino 2-1, UC
San Diego 3-2, Cal Poly Pomona 2-2, San Francisco State 1-2, CSU
Stanislaus 1-2, Humboldt State 1-3, CSU Monterey Bay 0-2.
PacWest (0) vs. GNAC (21) - Dixie State 0-2, Hawaii Hilo
0-2, Notre Dame de Namur 0-3 Hawaii Pacific 0-4, Chaminade 0-5,
BYU-Hawaii 0-5.
TEAM NOTES
Alaska
Anchorage: The Seawolves held Alaska Fairbanks to three
field goals and nine points in grabbing a 35-9 halftime lead.
Of the 15 previous lowest scoring conference games in GNAC
history, the lowest point total for a single half was 10 points.
UAA outshot their arch-rivals 50.0 percent to 23.3 percent and
made eight of 18 three-pointers, including four of six by
Danielle Dekel.
Alaska
Fairbanks: In addition to her 30 points, Brown also had
three steals and a block. Kari Reabold led UAF in both
categories, finishing with six steals and two blocks.
Central
Washington: Hanna Hull led Central Washington with 29
points and also had 13 rebounds as the Wildcats split a pair of
road games. In its loss to Western Oregon, CWU didn’t have a
player in double figures for the first time since Jan. 6, 2000,
ending a string of 218 games in which at least one player had
accomplished that feat. Hull scored 14 of her 20 points in the
second half against Saint Martin’s as the Wildcats rebounded
from a 15-point halftime deficit to win.
Montana
State Billings: Alira Carpenter scored 39 points and Dani
Henderson had 32 in a pair of road losses. Shantell Marquis had
24 points, 10 assists and 13 steals, including a GNAC single
game record 10 steals against Northwest Nazarene. She broke the
old record of nine held by four other players.
Northwest
Nazarene: The Crusaders used domination of the backboards
to run their win streak to five since sustaining a two-point
home loss to Alaska Anchorage. NNU outrebounded Seattle and MSU
Billings by a combined margin of 84-50, including 27-7 on the
offensive glass. The Crusaders also outscored their opponents
42-15 from the three-point line.
Saint
Martin’s: Dara Zack had 20 points and 19 rebounds and Amber
Harmon and Kassie Ludeman each had 19 points as the Saints split
two home games. SMU held Western Washington to 37 points, its
lowest point total in 31 years.
Seattle:
Jackie Thomas had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 steals in
road losses at Northwest Nazarene and Seattle Pacific. The 10
steals increased her career total to 202 as she set a school
career record and become the seventh player in GNAC history to
record 200 or more steals.
Seattle
Pacific: Jackie Hollands and Hill combined for 75 points in
SPU’s two victories. Hollands had 37 points, 21 from the
three-point arc where she made seven of 13. She also had
team-highs of 10 assists and six steals.
Western
Oregon: Leada Berkey scored 33 points to move into seventh
place on the GNAC all-time career scoring list with 1,349
points. She also had 12 rebounds to increase her career total
to 707 and become the 10th player in conference history to
record 700 or more.
Western
Washington: Amanda Dunbar scored 25 points and Claire
Pallansch had 24 as the Vikings split a pair of road games,
winning at Western Oregon to snap a school-record eight-game
losing streak. Pallansch also had 17 rebounds, six assists and
four blocks and Dunbar had five steals in the two games.
GNAC CAREER LEADERS (Through Jan.
26)
Scoring
1. Rose Shaw,
Central Washington (1999-02) 1696
7. Leada Berkey, Western Oregon (2005-08)
1349
18. Rebecca Kielpinski, Alaska Anchorage (2006-08)
1167
24. Hannah Hull, Central Washington
(2005-08) 1091
30. Kari Reabold, Alaska Fairbanks
(2005-08) 1005
32. Laina Sobczak, Seattle
(2005-08) 973
MSUB Career
Totals
Alira Carpenter, MSU
Billings (2006-08)
1173
Three-Pointers
1. Mandy Wood,
Seattle Pacific (2003-06) 234
11. Hanna Hull, Central Washington
(2005-08) 144
20. Jackie Hollands, Seattle Pacific
(2006-08) 113
21. Cristina Bruketta, Alaska Fairbanks
(2006-08) 109
MSUB Career
Totals
Alira Carpenter, MSU
Billings (2006-08)
180
Kayla McPherson, MSU Billings(2006-08)
108
Rebounds
1. Carli Grant,
Seattle Pacific (2003-06) 1083
9. Rebecca Kielpinski, Alaska Anchorage (2006-08)
735
10. Leada Berkey, Western Oregon
(2005-08) 707
21. Kari Reabold, Alaska Fairbanks
(2005-08) 562
22. Claire Pallansch, Western Washington (2006-08)
542
25. Kelsey Hill, Seattle Pacific
(2006-08) 525
26. Laina Sobczak, Seattle
(2005-08) 523
Assists
1. Melanie
Wagoner, Alaska Fairbanks (1999-02) 500
3. Beth Christensen, Seattle Pacific
(2005-07) 432
14. Mallory Whipple, Northwest Nazarene (2006-08)
280
Steals
1. Alysson Kollman,
Northwest Nazarene (2000-03) 326
6. Jackie Thomas, Seattle
(2005-07) 202
23. Mallory Whipple, Northwest Nazarene (2006-08)
155
Blocks
1. Brittney Kroon,
Seattle Pacific (2003-06) 419
3. Krystal Robinson, Western Washington (2004-08)
190
4. Rebecca Kielpinski, Alaska Anchorage (2006-07)
153
10. Claire Pallansch, Western Washington
(2006-08) 74
Upcoming Opponents
Western Oregon
(webpage)
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Western Oregon has struggled to a 5-11 overall record and 1-6
mark in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. The
Wolves earned their first conference win over Central Washington
last week beating the Wildcats 65-55 at home.
Three players are averaging double figures and are led by Leada
Berkey's 15.2 points per game. The senior has been a
consistent player for the Wolves throughout her career.
Berkey has a team-best 7 boards per game and is shooting 40
percent from the field and 36 percent from long range.
Berkey leads WOU with 21 three-pointers this season.
Vanessa Wyffels is averaging 12.3 points and 5.1 rebounds per
game. Wyfells is shooting hot from the floor averaging 60
percent on the season. Her teammate Katie Torland is
chipping in 12.1 points and 6.1 boards per game. Torland
is 57-of-69 from the free throw line for 83 percent.
As a team the Wolves have six players with 10 or more steals
on the season. The team is 40 percent from the floor and
29 percent from behind the arc. WOU has connected on
241-of-359 attempts from the charity stripe for 67 percent.
The Wolves have been outrebounded by thier opponents 39-37.
All-time Series:
MSUB leads the series 8-2
First Meeting: Feb. 13,
1999...Lady Jackets won 65-60
Last Meeting: MSUB def. WOU 77-62 on
Nov 17, 2006
Notes: The Lady Jackets have won the last six straight
games against Western Oregon.
Saint Martin's University
(webpage)
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The Saint Martin's Saints have gotten to their 11-5 overall
record using a collective effort by the team as no one player is
averaging double figures. The team is 4-3 in the GNAC and
has picked up wins over NNU, WOU, UAF, and WWU. The Saints
beat out NNU prior to the Crusaders downing the Jackets last
week.
Jamey Gelhar leads the Wolves' offensive attack averaging 9.8
points per game. Gelhar has dished out a team-best 2.5
assists per game, while grabbing 4.5 boards. She is
19-of-47 from long range and is a hot 49-of-55 from the line for
89 percent. Teammate Kassie Ludeman is averaging 9.4
points and has blocked a team-leading 1.25 shots per game.
Averaging 8.6 points and a team-best 5.4 boards per game is Dara
Zack. Zack has been effective from the floor connecting on
56-of-113 for 50 percent. In all, eight Wolves are
averaging 5.0 points per game or better, while seven players
have 10 or more steals on the season.
The Wolves are shooting 40 percent from the field and 30
percent from long range. The team has just 62
three-pointers but have outshot their opponents 238-163 at the
line. The team has also outrebounded their opponents 41-38
while holding a 64-56 margin of victory.
All-time Series:
MSUB leads the series 12-3
First Meeting: Jan. 13, 2001...Lady
Jackets won 58-48
Last Meeting: MSUB def. SMU 84-68 on
Dec. 9, 2006
Notes: The Lady Jackets have won six of the last eight
games including three straight
The Standings
2007 Great
Northwest Athletic Conference
Standings
(Through games of Jan. 27, 2007)
|
Conference |
Overall |
|
W |
L |
Pct |
W |
L |
Pct |
Seattle Pacific |
8 |
0 |
1.000 |
17 |
0 |
1.000 |
Alaska Anchorage |
6 |
1 |
0.857 |
17 |
2 |
0.895 |
Northwest Nazarene |
6 |
2 |
0.750 |
13 |
4 |
0.765 |
Saint Martin's |
4 |
3 |
0.571 |
11 |
5 |
0.688 |
Montana State
Billings |
4 |
3 |
0.571 |
7 |
9 |
0.438 |
Seattle University |
3 |
4 |
0.429 |
12 |
4 |
0.750 |
Central Washington |
2 |
5 |
0.286 |
10 |
5 |
0.667 |
Alaska Fairbanks |
1 |
6 |
0.143 |
8 |
7 |
0.533 |
Western Oregon |
1 |
6 |
0.143 |
5 |
11 |
0.313 |
Western Washington |
1 |
6 |
0.143 |
4 |
15 |
0.211 |
The Polls
NCAA West Region (first poll released January 30)
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) |
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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
— Jan. 12, 2008 (Kayla McPherson vs. Western Washington)
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— Nov. 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
— Jan. 12, 2008 (Shantell Marquis, 7 vs. Western
Washington)
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—
Jan. 26, 2008 (Shantell Marquis, 10 vs. Northwest Nazarene)
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. 19, 2008 (50.0% vs. Seattle University)
The team made at least 15 3-pointers - Feb. 17, 2007 (15
vs. Texas Permian Basin)
The team made at least 10
3-pointers— Jan. 3, 2008 (14 vs. Alaska Anchorage)
The team made 30 free throws
— Jan. 7, 2007 (31 vs. St. Edward's)
The team made 25 free throws — Jan. 19, 2008 (29 vs. Seattle University)
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. 26, 2008 (15 vs.
Northwest Nazarene)
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);
14. Alira Carpenter (1,173)
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); 3. Alira
Carpenter (180); 8. Kayla McPherson (108)
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. Shantell Marquis (10)
Season – 1. Amy Winslow (112); 4. Shantell Marquis (73)
Career – 1. Amy Winslow (343); 8. Shantell Marquis (126)
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 |
L, 66-51 |
Sat. |
12/29 |
vs. Chico State |
5:00 p.m. |
Rohnert Par, CA |
L, 73-59 |
Thu |
1/3 |
at Alaska Anchorage* |
7:00 p.m. |
Anchorage, AK |
L, 68-66 |
Sat. |
1/5 |
at Alaska Fairbanks* |
7:00 p.m. |
Fairbanks, AK |
W, 60-51 |
Thu. |
1/10 |
Central Washington* |
7:00 p.m. |
Alterowitz Gym |
W, 58-49 |
Sat. |
1/12 |
Western Washington* |
7:00 p.m. |
Alterowitz Gym |
W, 69-67 |
Sat. |
1/19 |
at Seattle* |
7:00 p.m. |
Seattle, WA |
W, 75-66 |
Thu. |
1/24 |
at Seattle Pacific* |
7:00 p.m. |
Seattle, WA |
L, 78-74 |
Sat. |
1/26 |
at Northwest Nazarene* |
4:00 p.m. |
Nampa, ID |
L, 90-71 |
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 Washington* |
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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