Davenport University Women's Basketball

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1 Davenport University Women's Basketball Game Note #8 - January Athletic communications WBB Contact: Ryan Thompson Office: rthompson62@davenport.edu Secondary Contact: Devin Steiner Office: dsteiner1@davenport.edu Schedule/Results November 10 at Missouri-St. Louis L, (OT) 11 at Maryville L, Cornerstone W, vs. Westminster (Utah)# L, at #5 Colorado St.-Pueblo# L, Purdue-Northwest* L, December 2 Grand Valley State* L, at Tiffin* W, at #1 Ashland* L, Governors State W, Wayne State* W, McKendree L, January 4 at Lake Superior State* W, Ferris State* W, Northwood* 5:30 p.m. 13 at Saginaw Valley State* 4 p.m. 18 Northern Michigan* 5:30 p.m. 20 Michigan Tech* 1 p.m. 27 at Wayne State* 2 p.m. February 1 Tiffin* 5:30 p.m. 3 Ashland* 1 p.m. 8 at Purdue-Northwest* 6 p.m. 10 at Grand Valley State* 1 p.m. 15 at Northwood* 6 p.m. 17 Saginaw Valley State* 1 p.m. 22 at Northern Michigan* 8 p.m. 24 at Michigan Tech* 1 p.m. 27 GLIAC Tournament First Round TBA All Times Eastern and Subject to Change * GLIAC Contest # CSU-Pueblo Tournament (Pueblo, Colo.) Home matches in RED BOLD /DUAthletics /DavenportWBB duathletics du_wbb What's on the Agenda? Davenport (6-8, 4-3) hosts Northwood (9-4, 5-2) Thursday, January 11 5:30 p.m. DU Student Center Grand Rapids, Mich. Live Video: Davenport (6-8, 4-3) at Saginaw Valley State (3-11, 3-4) Saturday, January 13 4 p.m. James E. O'Neill Jr. Arena University Center, Mich. Live Audio: Commentators: Ken Clemens (PBP), Mike Diebold (Analyst) The Opening Tip What Just Happened LSSU RECAP The Davenport women's basketball team got to the even mark in conference play (3-3, 5-8 overall) with their largest margin of victory this season (73-55) on Thursday night at Bud Cooper Gym. The Panthers opened 2018 by shooting a season-high 51.9 percent (27-of-52) from the floor and had four of their five starters and five total players score in double figures. Lake Superior State falls to 0-10 overall and 0-6 in the GLIAC. HOW IT HAPPENED -The Panthers outscored the Lakers in every quarter to cruise to the 18-point win. Davenport scored 41 points in the first half and started the game shooting 9-of-17 from the floor in the first quarter. They followed that by going 9-of-15 in the second quarter. -Davenport never trailed in the contest and led for 38:56 because it took 1:04 to score their first basket. The Panthers led 10-8 with 3:07 left in the quarter but finished on a 10-3 run to lead after 10 minutes. DU went inside early and often in the quarter scoring 16 of their 20 points in the paint. -DU scored the first four points of the second quarter to increase their lead to The lead grew to with 4:08 left in the quarter after a three-pointer by Emily Severn. Davenport led by 15 going into halftime and scored eight points off turnovers in the quarter. -The Lakers cut the lead down to with 3:37 left in the third quarter but DU upped their lead back to by the end of the quarter. Hannah Wilkerson hit a layup as the horn sounded after Amanda Merz split at the free throw line. -It was an 11-point lead or better throughout the fourth quarter. Davenport struggled from the foul line in the first half going 2-of-7 but in the second half shot 11-of-14 at the stripe including 6-of-6 in the fourth quarter. INSIDE THE BOX -Lake Superior State finished the game shooting 38.9 percent for the game and were 8-of-19 behind the arc. Davenport made five more free throws than LSSU attempted going 13-of-21 at the line. -Severn went for 20 points to tie her season-high and scored in double figures for the seventh time this season. She went 8-of-15 from the floor and also led the team with eight rebounds. PROBABLE STARTERS Pos. Player HT YR HOMETOWN G-GS PPG RPG APG G 4 Hannah Wilkerson 5-8 SR Grand Haven, Mich G 5 Amanda Merz 5-5 JR Grand Haven, Mich F 10 Claire Austin 6-0 FR Chicago, Ill F 20 Emily Severn 5-11 SR New Lothrop, Mich C 50 Jenna Falkenberg 6-4 SO Saginaw, Mich OFF THE BENCH G 1 Martyna Pioro 5-9 JR Wroclaw, Poland F 3 Kortney Deurloo 5-9 JR Grand Rapids, Mich C 11 Haley Gibbons 6-2 JR Eau Claire, Wis G 22 Taylor Smith 5-5 SO Swartz Creek, Mich G 24 Ashley Cline 5-9 SO Byron Center, Mich G 25 Alyssa Hubler 5-6 SO Byron Center, Mich F 31 Courtney McInerney 6-0 FR Saginaw, Mich G 33 Kelsey Crockett 5-11 SR Stockbridge, Mich G 34 Leighten Koepke 5-7 JR Bellaire, Mich C 44 Rylie Stiles 6-2 JR Holt, Mich WHAC Regular-Season Champions: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 WHAC Tournament Champions: 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 NAIA Division II Tournament Appearances: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

2 The Opening Tip Continues... -Martyna Pioro scored a career-high 15 points off the bench marking the fifth time she's been in double figures this season. Pioro went 6-of-9 from the floor including 3-of-5 beyond the arc in 18 minutes. -Jenna Falkenberg finished with 10 points and four rebounds but had four fouls and was limited to 23 minutes. -Amanda Merz recorded 13 points, six rebounds and six assists. She also had three steals and played 37 minutes. -Wilkerson scored 11 points and dished out a season-high four assists. -DU recorded 13 steals and scored 32 points off 20 Laker turnovers. FSU RECAP Senior Emily Severn scored a career-high 23 points and made a career-high six three-pointers in eight attempts as Davenport defeated Ferris State for their third straight GLIAC win and their fourth win in their last five games. Davenport improves to 6-8 overall and 4-3 in the conference while Ferris State slips to 8-7 overall and 2-5 in the GLIAC. The game featured eight ties and 14 lead changes in the first all-time meeting between the teams. HOW IT HAPPENED -The first quarter was up-and-down the court and the teams were tied at 20 at the end of the quarter. The quarter featured five ties and 11 lead changes with Davenport scoring 10 points in the paint. -The Panthers took a lead in the first three minutes of the second quarter capped off by a Severn three-pointer from Claire Austin. The Bulldogs cut the deficit down to with 2:35 left in the quarter on a layup by Riley Blair. Davenport scored the last three points of the quarter on a Severn layup and Kortney Deurloo free throw to take a lead into the locker room. -Davenport was 2-2 when leading at home at the half and finished the deal by leading a majority of the second half. The game was tied at 37 at the 7:09 mark of the third quarter but then the Panthers took the lead for good after a layup by Austin at the 6:04 mark. -DU led at the end of the third quarter and came out hot in the fourth to build a lead after a 7-0 run to start the final quarter. Leah Humes' three-pointer ended the run by DU and then the Bulldogs scored the next four points to make it with 3:23 left in the game. -Ferris State had their chances at the free throw line in the fourth quarter but missed the first of two free throws five different times in the final 4:24. The missed opportunities allowed Davenport to keep a lead with 2:28 left after Martyna Pioro made a pair of freebies. The Bulldogs made one final push cutting the lead to with 21 seconds left but Pioro calmly made two more free throws to increase the lead to Ferris State trailed with four seconds left but Taylor Smith sealed the win with two free throws NUMERICAL Roster # Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School 1 Martyna Pioro Jr. G 5-9 Wroclaw, Poland/Plainwell (Mich.) 3 Kortney Deurloo Jr. F 5-9 Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian 4 Hannah Wilkerson Sr. G 5-8 Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven 5 Amanda Merz Jr. G 5-5 Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven 10 Claire Austin Fr. F 6-0 Chicago, Ill./Marist 11 Haley Gibbons Jr. C 6-2 Eau Claire, Wis./Regis Catholic 20 Emily Severn Sr. F 5-11 New Lothrop, Mich./New Lothrop 22 Taylor Smith So. G 5-5 Swartz Creek, Mich./Rochester Adams 24 Ashley Cline So. G 5-9 Byron Center, Mich./Byron Center 25 Alyssa Hubler So. G 5-6 Byron Center, Mich./Caledonia 31 Courtney McInerney Fr. F 6-0 Saginaw, Mich./Saginaw Heritage 33 Kelsey Crockett Sr. G 5-11 Stockbridge, Mich./Stockbridge 34 Leighten Koepke Jr. G 5-7 Bellaire, Mich./Bellaire 44 Rylie Stiles Jr. C 6-2 Holt, Mich./Holt 50 Jenna Falkenberg So. C 6-4 Saginaw, Mich./Saginaw Heritage Olivia Roe So. G 5-7 Portland, Mich./Portland Head Coach: Rick Albro (1st season; Western Michigan University, 1971) Assistant Coaches: Bryan Applin, Meredith Shipman, Mallory Sewell Student Assistant: Reece Koepke Student Manager: Kennedy Nabozny Pronunciations Martyna Pioro (Mar-tee-na Pee-o-row) Kortney Deurloo (Dur-lou) Amanda Merz (Mur-z) Alyssa Hubler (Hue-bler) Emily Severn (Sev-earn) Courtney McInerney (Mac-in-er-knee) Leighten Koepke (Kep-key) Jenna Falkenberg (Fall-ken-berg) Rick Albro (Al-bro) INSIDE THE BOX -Davenport shot 42.9 percent from the floor marking the first time this season they have shot over 40 percent in back-to-back games. -Ferris State shot 34.9 percent well below their season average of 43.3 percent. The Bulldogs and Panthers each had 18 turnovers. -Severn finished 8-of-13 from the floor and also grabbed seven rebounds in 38 minutes. -Jenna Falkenberg scored 17 points on 7-of- 10 shooting. She also had a team-high eight rebounds and a team-high four blocked shots. -Pioro added 11 points including 5-of-6 at the free throw line and also had four assists and no turnovers. -Davenport went 10-of-16 at the foul line in the fourth quarter alone and Ferris State went 7-of- 15 in the final quarter. Player Ranks in the GLIAC Claire Austin 7th - 18 blocked shots Amanda Merz 4th - 36 steals 7th - 47 assists 8th minutes per game Emily Severn 1st minutes per game 3rd - 31 made 3's 14th points per game Jenna Falkenberg 3rd rebounds per game 3rd - 27 blocks 5th field goal percentage Team Ranks in the GLIAC Points/game th FG Pct th 3Pt Pct th FT Pct th Rebound Margin th Assists/game th Turnovers/game th Steals/game 9.5 4th Blocks/game 4.9 2nd Points allowed th Opp FG Pct th Opp 3FG Pct th Roster Breakdown by Class Seniors (3): Hannah Wilkerson, Emily Severn, Kelsey Crockett Juniors (6): Martyna Pioro, Kortney Deurloo, Amanda Merz, Haley Gibbons, Leighten Koepke, Rylie Stiles Sophomores (5): Taylor Smith, Ashley Cline, Alyssa Hubler, Jenna Falkenberg, Olivia Roe Freshman (2): Claire Austin, Courtney McInerney Roster Breakdown by Height 6-4 Jenna Falkenberg 6-2 Rylie Stiles, Haley Gibbons 6-0 Courtney McInerney, Claire Austin 5-11 Emily Severn, Kelsey Crockett 5-9 Ashley Cline, Kortney Deurloo, Martyna Pioro 5-8 Hannah Wilkerson 5-7 Olivia Roe, Leighten Koepke 5-6 Alyssa Hubler 5-5 Taylor Smith, Amanda Merz

3 WBCA NCAA Division II Top 25 RK PVS SCHOOL RECORD PTS 1 1 Ashland (Ohio) (24) West Texas A&M Indiana (Pa.) Carson-Newman Lubbock Christian Alaska-Anchorage Bentley Drury Virginia Union California (Pa.) Augustana (S.D.) Central Missouri Fort Lewis Edinboro (Pa.) Central Oklahoma Michigan Tech Southwestern Okla. St Azusa Pacific Union, Tenn Northern State Glenville State Southern Indiana NR St. Thomas Aquinas North Alabama NR Lander Others receiving votes: Findlay (23), University of the Sciences (22), Grand Valley State (12), Wingate (12), UC San Diego (9), North Georgia (3), Virginia State (3). Weekly Poll updated every Tuesday on WBCA.org January 9 - Poll # GLIAC Standings School Conf. Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. Last 10 Streak Ashland Won 15 Grand Valley St Won 6 Michigan Tech Won 1 Northwood Won 1 Wayne State Won 2 Davenport Won 2 Northern Michigan Lost 1 Saginaw Valley St Lost 1 Ferris State Lost 2 Tiffin Lost 2 Purdue Northwest Lost 2 Lake Superior Lost GLIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Date Player, School 11/13 North: Lindsay Winter - MTU South: Shannon Wilson - WSU 11/20 North: Lindsay Winter - MTU South: Maddy Seeley - NU 11/27 North: Brenna Heise - MTU South: Jodi Johnson - AU 12/4 North: Taylor Parmley - GVSU South: Laina Snyder - AU 12/11 North: Lindsay Winter - MTU South: Jodi Johnson - AU 12/18 North: Korynn Hincka - GVSU South: Andi Daugherty - AU 1/8 North: Cassidy Boensch - GVSU South: Nastassja Chambers - WSU All-Time Series vs. NORTHWOOD / SAGINAW VALLEY State Date Result Location 11/23/03 NU, Midland Date Result Location 11/15/03 SV, Grand Rapids 1/17/05 DU, University Center 11/15/05 DU, 2-0 Forfeit University Center DU Career Records to Watch Assists per game 3. Jeannette Woodberry (4.1) ( ) 4. Amanda Merz (3.7) (2015-Pres.) Assists 6. Kia Frazier (319) ( ) 7. Amanda Merz (305) (2015-Pres.) 3-point field goals made 7. Kristi Boehm (161) ( ) 7. Linnea Brandholm (161) ( ) 9. Emily Severn (152) (2014-Pres.) 3-point field goal percentage (min 100 made) 3. Kallie Benike (37.9) ( ) 4. Karen Rugless (36.9) ( ) 5. Emily Severn (35.6) (2014-Pres.) 6. Jen Rausch (35.5) ( ) Blocked shots 4. Tiesha Stokes (87) ( ) 5. Jenna Falkenberg (81) (2016-Pres.) TALE OF THE TAPE Davenport Category NU 58.2 Points per game Points Allowed per game Scoring Margin Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Point % Opp. 3-Point % Free Throw % Rebounds per game Rebounding Margin Assists per game Turnovers per game Turnover Margin Steals per game Blocks per game 3.0 Davenport Category SVSU 58.2 Points per game Points Allowed per game Scoring Margin Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Point % Opp. 3-Point % Free Throw % Rebounds per game Rebounding Margin Assists per game Turnovers per game Turnover Margin Steals per game Blocks per game 1.6

4 Panther Trends The Last Time DU Game Highs/Lows At Home At Opponents Neutral site Halftime/Leads/Overtime Leading at the half, home Trailing at the half, home Tied at the half, home Leading at the half, road/neutral Trailing at the half, road/neutral Tied at the half, road/neutral Games decided by 5 points or Less Games decided by 6-10 points Overtime games Double overtime games Offense Scoring 90 or more points Scoring points Scoring points Scoring less than 69 points Shooting 45 percent or better Shooting less than 45 percent Opponents shooting 45 percent or better Opponents shooting less than 45 percent Player scoring 30+ points Player scoring 20+ points Two or more players scoring in double digits Defense Held opponents to 70 points or less Held opponents to 60 points or less Held opponents to 50 points or less More/tie steals than opponent Less steals than opponent Beat an NAIA/NCAA Top 25 team: 2/27/17 vs. #22 Siena Heights (77-39) Beat an NAIA/NCAA Top 10 team: 12/19/14 vs. #8 St. Francis (Ind.) (59-46) Scored 100 or more points: 12/13/16 vs. #22 Olivet Nazarene (121-88) Allowed 100 or more points: 11/23/03 vs. Lake Superior State (108) Shot over 60 percent: 1/16/13 vs. at Marygrove (.600) Had a player score 40+ points 11/11/11 Karlee Despres vs. ONU (43) * Had a player score 30+ points: 10/30/14 Daina Grazulis vs. Cardinal Stritch (31) Had a player score 25+ points: 1/21/17 Jenna Falkenberg at Lawrence Tech (26) Had a player made 5+ 3-pointers: 1/6/18 Emily Severn vs. Ferris State (6) Had a player made 10+ free throws: 2/4/17 Mallory Sewell vs. Lourdes (11) Had a player made 5+ blocked shots: 12/16/17 Jenna Falkenberg vs. Wayne St. (5) Had a player made 5+ steals: 1/4/17 Chri Carter at Madonna (6) Team Game Highs Points...73 at Lake Superior State (1/4/18) FG Made...27 at Lake Superior State (1/4/18) FG Attempts vs. Purdue-Northwest (11/30/17) FG Percentage at Lake Superior State (1/4/18) 3-PT FG Made... 8 vs. Purdue-Northwest (11/30/17) 3-PT FG Attempts vs. Purdue-Northwest (11/30/17) 3-PT FG Percentage.40.0 at Missouri-St. Louis (11/10/17) FT Made vs. Ferris State (1/6/18) FT Attempts vs. Ferris State (1/6/18) FT Percentage vs. Cornerstone (11/13/17) Rebounds vs. Purdue-Northwest (11/30/17) Assists...19 vs. Governors State (12/13/17) Steals...15 vs. Governors State (12/13/17) Blocked Shots...9 vs. Wayne State (12/16/17) Turnovers...27 at Ashland (12/9/17) Fouls at Maryville (11/11/17) Team Game Lows Points vs. Grand Valley State (12/2/17) FG Made vs. Grand Valley State (12/2/17) FG Attempts...46 vs. Wayne State (12/16/17) FG Percentage vs. Purdue-Northwest (11/30/17) 3-PT FG Made...1 vs. Wayne State (12/16/17) 3-PT FG Attempts...12 vs. Wayne State (12/16/17) 3-PT FG Percentage vs. Wayne State (12/16/17) FT Made...3 at Ashland (12/9/17) FT Attempts... 6 vs. Grand Valley State (12/2/17) FT Percentage at Ashland (12/9/17) Rebounds...26 vs. Governors State (12/13/17) Assists...6 at Colorado St.-Pueblo (11/18/17) Steals... 4 at Maryville (11/11/17) Blocked Shots...1 at Colorado St.-Pueblo (11/18/17) Turnovers at Maryville (11/11/17) Fouls...11 vs. Wayne State (12/16/17) Rebounding/turnovers Out-rebounded opponent Out-rebounded by opponent Even rebounding More turnovers than opponent Fewer turnovers than opponent Even turnovers Months In November In December In January In February Days On Sundays On Mondays On Tuesdays On Wednesdays On Thursdays On Fridays On Saturdays Time Day Night (after 5 p.m.) Opponents vs. NCAA D2 ranked/rv opponents vs. non-ncaa D2 opponents vs. in-state opponents vs. out-of-state opponents vs. teams with winning records vs. teams with losing records vs. teams with.500 records vs. non-conference opponents Had a player with a double-double (P/A) 11/15/13 Brittany Johnston vs. UNOH (12/10) Had a player with a double-double (P/R) 12/7/17 Jenna Falkenberg at Tiffin (16/11) Had a player with a double-double (P/S) 11/29/14 Kia Frazier at St. Francis (17/12*) * Denotes School Record DU Single-Game records Points (43) Karlee Despres - at Olivet Nazarene (11/11/11) Field Goals Made (18) Karlee Despres - at Olivet Nazarene (11/11/11) 3-Point Field Goals Made (8) Alex Law - Marygrove (11/11/15) Free Throws Made (14) Jeanette Woodberry - at Cornerstone (2/17/07) Rebounds (23) Jenna Falkenberg - vs Olivet Naz. (12/13/16) Assists (13) Jeanette Woodberry - at Webber Int'l (12/29/06) Steals (12) Kia Frazier - at St. Francis, Ill. (11/29/14) Blocked Shots (7) Jeannie Closson - Ind. Wesleyan (12/11/09) Opponent Game Highs Points...96 at Ashland (12/9/17) FG Made...40 at Ashland (12/9/17) FG Attempts...82 at Ashland (12/9/17) FG Percentage at Ashland (12/9/17) 3-PT FG Made vs. Grand Valley State (12/2/17) 3-PT FG Attempts...36 vs. Wayne State (12/16/17) 3-PT FG Percentage vs. Governors State (12/13/17) FT Made...25 at Colorado St.-Pueblo (11/18/17) FT Attempts...30 at Colorado St.-Pueblo (11/18/17) FT Percentage at Maryville (11/11/17) Rebounds at Missouri-St. Louis (11/10/17) Assists...31 at Ashland (12/9/17) Steals...18 vs. McKendree (12/30/17) Blocked Shots...5 at Colorado St.-Pueblo (11/18/17) Turnovers...31 vs. Governors State (12/13/17) Fouls vs. Ferris State (1/6/18) Opponent Game Lows Points...41 vs. Wayne State (12/16/17) FG Made...14 vs. Wayne State (12/16/17) FG Attempts...42 vs. Governors State (12/13/17) FG Percentage vs. Wayne State (12/16/17) 3-PT FG Made...2 vs. Cornerstone (11/13/17) 3-PT FG Attempts...6 vs. Cornerstone (11/13/17) 3-PT FG Percentage vs. Ferris State (1/6/18) FT Made... 4 at Tiffin (12/7/17) FT Attempts... 7 at Tiffin (12/7/17) FT Percentage vs. Westminster (11/17/17) Rebounds...25 at Lake Superior State (1/4/18) Assists...9 vs. Governors State (12/13/17) Steals...4 vs. Cornerstone (11/13/17) Blocked Shots...0 at Lake Superior State (1/4/18) Turnovers at Maryville (11/11/17) Fouls... 7 vs. Grand Valley State (12/2/17)

5 DU Statistical Leaders Date Opponent W/L Score Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks 11/10 at Missouri-St. Louis L Severn (19) Falkenberg (9) Merz (5) Merz (3) Falkenberg (2) 11/11 at Maryville L Pioro (13) Severn (11) Three with 2 Deurloo (2) Falkenberg (2) 11/13 Cornerstone W Severn (16) Falkenberg (9) Merz (5) Pioro/Merz (3) Falkenberg (2) 11/17 vs. Westminster (Utah) L Severn (20) Falkenberg (5) Deurloo/Pioro (2) Merz (4) Smith/Pioro (1) 11/18 at Colorado St.-Pueblo L Severn (15) Severn (9) Severn/Merz (2) Crockett/Smith (2) Falkenberg (1) 11/30 Purdue-Northwest* L Merz/Pioro (14) Falkenberg (13) Merz (6) Merz (6) Four with 1 12/2 Grand Valley* L Falkenberg/Severn (8) Severn (7) Merz (3) Cline (3) Austin (3) 12/7 at Tiffin* W Falkenberg (16) Falkenberg (11) Merz (4) Merz (4) Falkenberg (4) 12/9 at Ashland* L Severn (8) Falkenberg (10) Merz/Koepke (4) Deurloo (2) Austin/McInerney (2) 12/13 Governors State W Crockett (11) Austin/Crockett (4) Austin (4) Austin/Merz (3) Gibbons (3) 12/16 Wayne State* W Wilkerson (11) Falkenberg (18) Merz (3) Merz (4) Falkenberg (5) 12/30 McKendree L Austin (11) Falkenberg (12) Merz/Falkenberg (3) Merz (3) Austin (4) 1/4 at Lake Superior* W Severn (20) Severn (8) Merz (6) Merz/Austin (3) Austin (3) 1/6 Ferris State* W Severn (23) Falkenberg (8) Wilkerson (5) Austin (3) Falkenberg (4) 1/11 Northwood* 1/13 at Saginaw Valley* 1/18 Northern Michigan* 1/20 Michigan Tech* 1/27 at Wayne State* 2/1 Tiffin* 2/3 Ashland* 2/8 at Purdue-Northwest* 2/10 at Grand Valley* 2/15 at Northwood* 2/17 Saginaw Valley* 2/22 at Northern Mich.* 2/24 at Michigan Tech* ADDITIONAL NOTES (CON't FROM PAGE 2) A Whole New World Davenport began their 16th season of women's basketball on November 10 and entered into the realm of NCAA Division II and the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for the first time. The Panthers had a great deal of success in the NAIA and Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference and hope to translate that into success at the next level. The Panthers have posted a record of (.837) as a program over 15 years and won 11 straight WHAC regular season championships. They also won nine WHAC Tournament titles and appeared in the NAIA Tournament for the last 13 seasons. Head of the Program With the new adventure of joining the GLIAC and NCAA DII also brings a new head coach in Rick Albro. The veteran coach has coached at the NCAA Division I, II and NAIA levels with both men's and women's programs during his career. He recently was an assistant coach at Western Michigan University starting in October He was also on the sidelines for the University of Detroit-Mercy during the season. Albro also was an assistant coach at Michigan State University under Suzy Merchant ( ) and a men's assistant at Cleveland State University ( ). Panthers vs. Timberwolves/Cardinals The Panthers have played Northwood University on one occasion dating back to November 23, DU took a loss in Midland that day. Davenport owns a 2-1 record against Saginaw Valley State winning the last two meetings. DU won by forfeit after SVSU used an ineligible player on November 15, The Panthers also claimed a win on the road back on January 17, Vision Senior Emily Severn broke out of a scoring slump with back-to-back 20-point scoring games this past week against Lake Superior State and Ferris State. It was the first time in her career to achieve the feat. She now has five 20-point games in her career. Here is a list of those games: 1/6/18 Ferris State 8-13 FG, 6-8 3FG, 1-1 FT 23 pts 1/4/18 at LSSU 8-15 FG, 2-6 3FG, 2-3 FT 20 pts 11/17/17 vs Westminster 7-10 FG, 3-5 3FG, 3-4 FT 20 pts 2/27/17 Siena Heights 7-11 FG, 4-6 3FG, 2-2 FT 20 pts 1/4/17 at Madonna 6-12 FG, 4-9 3FG, 6-6 FT 22 pts A Quick Look at Northwood The Timberwolves are currently fourth place overall in the GLIAC standings with an overall record of 9-4 and a 5-2 mark in the conference. Head Coach Jeff Curtis in his 14th year at the helm has built a winning program. He entered this season with 182 wins which was 96 more than any other coach in NU women's basketball history. Curtis has led the Timberwolves to the GLIAC Tournament eight times in the last 10 years. Northwood has two separate four-game winning streaks this season and their second one was snapped on January 4 at home against GVSU (73-55). The Timberwolves responded with a season-high 91 points in a win at Purdue Northwest last Saturday. NU scored 30 points in the first quarter to build a lead and finished strong with 25 points in the fourth quarter. Lindsay Orwat led the team with 24 points going 8-of-12 from the floor including 4-of-6 behind the arc. She also led the team with seven boards. Taylor Craymer added 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting including 4-of-8 behind the arc. NU shot 14-of-32 as a team from the arc (43.8). A Quick Look at Saginaw Valley State The Cardinals have turned things around after starting 0-8 this season by winning three of their last five. The team is 3-11 overall and 3-4 in the GLIAC under head coach Jamie Pewinski in her seventh campaign for the Cardinals. SVSU claimed the program's second straight GLIAC North Division championship in and made an appearance in the NCAA Division II Round of 32. This season, the Cardinals are averaging 57.6 points per game while shooting 35.9 percent from the floor. Saginaw Valley State is fresh off a loss at Grand Valley State last Saturday. The Cardinals shot 39.6 percent from the floor including 3-of-10 behind the arc and 7-of-11 at the charity stripe. The game turned in the second quarter as SVSU was outscored 17-6 as the Lakers led at halftime. Hannah Settingsgaard led the team with 14 points. Abby Duffy added 10 points, four rebounds and two assists.

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12 CAREER SINGLE-GAME HIGHS Claire Austin Points: 11, McKendree 12/30/17 Rebounds: 6, Ferris State 1/6/18 Assists: 4, Governors State 12/13/17 Steals: 3, 4 times Blocks: 4, McKendree 12/30/17 FG Made: 4, McKendree 12/30/17 FG Attempts: 8, McKendree 12/30/17 3FG Made: 2, McKendree 12/30/17 3FG Attempts: 4, McKendree 12/30/17 FT Made: 2, at Lake Superior State 1/4/18 FT Attempts: 3, at Lake Superior State 1/4/18 Ashley Cline Points: 16, at Lourdes 12/17/16 Rebounds: 3, Marygrove 1/25/17 Assists: 3, Bethel 12/29/16 Steals: 3, Grand Valley State 12/2/17 Blocks: 2, at Marygrove 11/22/16 FG Made: 5, at Lourdes 12/17/16 FG Attempts: 8, Marygrove 1/25/17 3FG Made: 4, at Lourdes 12/17/16 3FG Attempts: 6, Marygrove 1/25/17 FT Made: 3, Marygrove 1/25/17 FT Attempts: 4, Marygrove 1/25/17 Kelsey Crockett Points: 11, Governors State 12/13/17 Rebounds: 7, Purdue-Northwest 11/30/17 Assists: 2, 6 times Steals: 2, 5 times Blocks: 1, Purdue-Northwest 11/30/17 FG Made: 5, Marygrove 1/16/16 FG Attempts: 10, at Ashland 12/9/17 3FG Made: 2, at CSU-Pueblo 11/18/17 3FG Attempts: 5, at Ashland 12/9/17 FT Made: 4, Roosevelt 12/30/15 FT Attempts: 4, Lawrence Tech 3/1/16 Kortney Deurloo Points: 8, at CSU-Pueblo 11/18/17 Rebounds: 4, at Maryville 11/11/17 Assists: 3, Cornerstone 11/13/17 Steals: 2, at Ashland 12/9/17 Blocks: 1, Governors State 12/13/17 FG Made: 3, at Maryville 11/11/17 FG Attempts: 12, at CSU-Pueblo 11/18/17 3FG Made: 1, McKendree 12/30/17 3FG Attempts: 6, Purdue-Northwest 11/30/17 FT Made: 2, at CSU-Pueblo 11/18/17 FT Attempts: 4, Governors State 12/13/17 Jenna Falkenberg Points: 26, at Lawrence Tech 1/21/17 Rebounds: 23, Olivet Nazarene 12/13/16 Assists: 3, McKendree 12/30/17 Steals: 4, Siena Heights 2/27/17 Blocks: 6, Olivet Nazarene 12/13/16 FG Made: 9, at Lawrence Tech 1/21/17 FG Attempts: 14, Cornerstone 1/7/17 FT Made: 8, at Lawrence Tech 1/21/17 FT Attempts: 10, at Lawrence Tech 1/21/17 Haley Gibbons Points: 4, at Ashland 12/9/17 Rebounds: 3, Roosevelt 12/30/15 Assists: 2, Governors State 12/13/17 Steals: 2, Governors State 12/13/17 Blocks: 3, Governors State 12/13/17 FG Made: 2, at Ashland 12/9/17 FG Attempts: 6, Governors State 12/13/17 3FG Attempts: 1, McKendree 12/30/17 FT Made: 2, at Maryville 11/11/17 FT Attempts: 2, at Maryville 11/11/17 Leighten Koepke Points: 3, at Ashland 12/9/17 Rebounds: 2, Governors State 12/13/17 Assists: 4, at Ashland 12/9/17 Steals: 1, Wayne State 12/16/17 FG Made: 1, at Ashland 12/9/17 FG Attempts: 4, Grand Valley State 12/2/17 3FG Made: 1, at Ashland 12/9/17 3FG Attempts: 2, at Lake Superior State 1/4/18 FT Made: 2, Cornerstone 11/13/17 FT Attempts: 2, Cornerstone 11/13/17 Courtney McInerney Points: 2, Governors State 12/13/17 Rebounds: 1, Governors State 12/13/17 Steals: 1, at Ashland 12/9/17 Blocks: 2, Governors State 12/13/17 FG Made: 1, Governors State 12/13/17 FG Attempts: 1, Governors State 12/13/17 FT Made: 1, at Maryville 11/11/17 FT Attempts: 2, at Maryville 11/11/17 Amanda Merz Points: 16, at Missouri-St. Louis 11/10/17 Rebounds: 10, Lawrence Tech 1/13/16 Assists: 9, Northwestern Ohio 1/30/16 Steals: 6, Purdue-Northwest 11/30/17 Blocks: 3, Concordia, Mich. 2/17/16 FG Made: 6, at Missouri-St. Louis 11/10/17 FG Attempts: 10, Purdue-Northwest 11/30/17 3FG Made: 1, 13 times 3FG Attempts: 3, Purdue-Northwest 11/30/17 FT Made: 5, Lawrence Tech 3/1/16 FT Attempts: 9, at Lawrence Tech 2/10/16 Martyna Pioro Points: 15, at Lake Superior State 1/4/18 Rebounds: 4, Grand Valley State 12/2/17 Assists: 4, Ferris State 1/6/18 Steals: 3, Cornerstone 11/13/17 Blocks: 1, vs Westminster 11/17/17 FG Made: 6, at Lake Superior State 1/4/18 FG Attempts: 14, Purdue-Northwest 11/30/17 3FG Made: 4, Purdue-Northwest 11/30/17 3FG Attempts: 7, Purdue-Northwest 11/30/17 FT Made: 5, Ferris State 1/6/18 FT Attempts: 6, Ferris State 1/6/18 Emily Severn Points: 23, Ferris State 1/6/18 Rebounds: 11, at Maryville 11/11/17 Assists: 8, Marygrove 1/16/16 Steals: 2, 8 times Blocks: 2, Bethel 12/29/16 FG Made: 8, Ferris State 1/6/18 FG Attempts: 17, at CSU-Pueblo 11/18/17 3FG Made: 6, Ferris State 1/6/18 3FG Attempts: 10, at CSU-Pueblo 11/18/17 FT Made: 6, Lawrence Tech 2/25/17 FT Attempts: 6, Lawrence Tech 2/25/17 Taylor Smith Points: 10, McKendree 12/30/17 Rebounds: 3, McKendree 12/30/17 Assists: 2, Ferris State 1/6/18 Steals: 2, McKendree 12/30/17 Blocks: 1, at Tiffin 12/7/17 FG Made: 5, McKendree 12/30/17 FG Attempts: 7, Wayne State 12/16/17 3FG Attempts: 1, vs Westminster 11/17/17 FT Made: 2, Ferris State 1/6/18 FT Attempts: 5, at Tiffin 12/7/17 Rylie Stiles Points: 6, Grand Valley State 12/2/17 Rebounds: 3, at Tiffin 12/7/17 Assists: 1, Grand Valley State 12/2/17 Steals: 1, at Ashland 12/9/17 FG Made: 2, at Ashland 12/9/17 FG Attempts: 3, 4 times 3FG Attempts: 1, Grand Valley State 12/2/17 FT Made: 2, Grand Valley State 12/2/17 FT Attempts: 2, Grand Valley State 12/2/17 Hannah Wilkerson Points: 18, Olivet Nazarene 12/13/16 Rebounds: 5, Lawrence Tech 2/25/17 Assists: 5, Ferris State 1/6/18 Steals: 4, Northwestern Ohio 1/28/17 Blocks: 1, Marygrove 1/16/16 FG Made: 9, Olivet Nazarene 12/13/16 FG Attempts: 11, at Madonna 1/4/17 3FG Made: 2, 5 times 3FG Attempts: 5, Governors State 12/13/17 FT Made: 5, vs. Saint Francis (IN) 3/8/17 FT Attempts: 7, vs. Saint Francis (IN) 3/8/17