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1 Women s Basketball w w w. h o r i z o n l e a g u e. o r g 201 South Capitol Avenue, Suite 500 / Indianapolis, IN / Weekly Release #8 Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009 Women s Basketball Contact: Matt Segal or msegal@horizonleague.org Horizon League Overall Team W L Pct. PPG OPP W L Pct. PPG OPP Home Away Neutral Last 10 Streak UIC W-3 Butler W-3 Green Bay W-1 Cleveland State W-1 Valparaiso L-1 Detroit L-1 Wright State W-1 Milwaukee L-1 Loyola L-4 Youngstown State L-3 Last Week in the Horizon League: Monday, Dec. 29 Butler 83, Christian Brothers 40 Cleveland State 75, Buffalo 47 DePaul 76, Green Bay 68 (2) La Salle 67, Valparaiso 62 Wright State 63, IPFW 57 Tuesday, Dec. 30 Toledo 69, Youngstown State 61 (1) UIC 83, New Mexico State 63 (2) Valparaiso 58, North Florida 49 Wednesday, Dec. 31 Milwaukee 63, Marquette 62 Saturday, Jan. 3 $ Butler 55, Cleveland State 46 $ Detroit 71, Loyola 64 $ UIC 60, Wright State 47 $ Valparaiso 86, Youngstown State 43 Sunday, Jan. 4 $ Green Bay 47, Milwaukee 36 This Week in the Horizon League: Monday, Jan. 5 $ Butler 84, Youngstown State 50 $ Cleveland State 68, Valparaiso 55 $ UIC 69, Detroit 66 $ Wright State 72, Loyola 55 Thursday, Jan. 8 $ Green Bay at Cleveland State, 5 p.m. HLN $ Milwaukee at Youngstown State, 5:15 p.m. HLN / MyYTV $ Butler at Detroit, 7 p.m. HLN $ Valparaiso at Wright State, 7 p.m. HLN Saturday, Jan. 10 $ Butler at Wright State, 1 p.m. HLN $ Valparaiso at Detroit, 2 p.m. HLN $ UIC at Loyola, 3 p.m. HLN $ Green Bay at Youngstown State, 4:30 p.m. HLN / MyYTV $ Milwaukee at Cleveland State, 5 p.m. HLN $ = Horizon League game All times are Eastern Daylight (EDT) Rankings are Associated Press fi rst, ESPN/USA Today Coaches second $ = Horizon League game (1) = Maggie Dixon Surf N Slam -- San Diego, Calif. (2) = Christmas City Classic -- Bethlehem, Pa. HLN = Horizon League Network webcast ( MyYTV = Youngstown State telecast, tape delayed at 11:59 p.m.

2 Weekly Release #8 Jan. 6, Page Horizon League Team Notes BUTLER BULLDOGS (7-6 overall, 2-0 HL) Butler s win over Christian Brothers last Monday was its largest victory since a thumping of UIC on Feb. 11, It also ranks as the 15th-largest win in program history and is just the 19th decision by 40 or more points. Butler s 25 steals against Christian Brothers ranks as the top singlegame performance in the Horizon League this season. The effort helped boost Butler from fourth in the conference (9.8 spg) to fi rst (11.2 spg) in just one game. Junior Melanie Thornton has already eclipsed her scoring and rebounding totals from the season. Through 13 games, she has collected 160 points (12.3 ppg) and 109 rebounds (8.4 rpg). CLEVELAND STATE VIKINGS (7-7 overall, 1-1 HL) Junior Kailey Klein has moved into seventh on Cleveland State s all-time scoring list. She now has 1,246 points in two-plus seasons. Sophomore Shawnita Garland tied her career high with 18 points against Buffalo last Monday. She hit all eight of her shots from the fi eld in CSU s victory over the Bulls. Junior Angel Roque had her streaks of consecutive games played (74) and games started (55) snapped when she missed the Buffalo game. DETROIT TITANS (5-8 overall, 1-1 HL) Detroit opened its Horizon League slate with a win at Loyola on Saturday. It was UDM s fi rst victory in a conference road opener since the loop changed its named to Horizon League ( ). Freshman Talicia Washington posted her fi rst career double-double points and 10 rebounds -- against Loyola. Senior Sandi Brown registered a double-double points and 11 rebounds -- against the Ramblers. Detroit managed its largest rebounding margin of the year vs. Loyola (+10, 47-37). GREEN BAY PHOENIX (9-3 overall, 1-0 HL) Green Bay is unbeaten all-time in Horizon League openers (15-0) and as an NCAA Division I program with a conference affi liation. The Phoenix limited Milwaukee to just 12 fi eld goals on Sunday -- the fewest it has allowed all year. The 36 points UWM scored are the fewest given up by Green Bay since Dec. 15, 2007, when it allowed just 27 points to Northern Arizona. LOYOLA RAMBLERS (5-7 overall, 0-2 HL) Loyola ranks second in the Horizon League in scoring (66.7 ppg) and fi eld-goal percentage (.441). Junior Maggie McCloskey paces the conference in three-point fi eld goal percentage (.444) and threes made per game (3.0) Horizon League PRESEASON POLL 1. Green Bay (24) Wright State (1) Milwaukee (2) Cleveland State (1) Butler (1) Valparaiso UIC Loyola Youngstown State Detroit...41 ALL-LEAGUE FIRST TEAM Traci Edwards, Milwaukee (Preseason Player of the Year) 6-2, Sr ppg, 9.7 rpg, 1.5 apg Kailey Klein, Cleveland State 5-11, Jr ppg, 6.1 rpg, 3.1 apg Shey Peddy, Wright State 5-6, So ppg, 3.9 rpg, 3.4 apg Lade Akande, Butler 6-1, Sr ppg, 6.4 rpg, 1.3 bpg Rachel Porath, Green Bay 5-10, Sr ppg, 5.2 rpg, 2.3 apg ALL-LEAGUE SECOND TEAM Lavesa Glover, Green Bay 6-3, Sr ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.2 bpg Agnieszka Kulaga, Valparaiso 5-6, Sr ppg, 5.2 rpg, 3.6 apg Jessie Miller, UIC 5-8, Jr ppg, 5.3 rpg, 3.3 apg Susan Lester, Butler 6-2, Jr ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.5 spg Tiara Scott, Youngstown State 6-0, Sr ppg, 6.5 rpg, 0.6 spg

3 Weekly Release #8 Jan. 6, Page Horizon League Team Notes MILWAUKEE PANTHERS (5-7 overall, 0-1 HL) Senior Traci Edwards is up to 1,979 points and 995 rebounds in her career. She needs just 21 points and fi ve boards to become the fi rst 2,000-point, 1,000-rebound player in school, state or League history. Edwards is also 15 points from tying Wisconsin s Barb Franke for third in state college history. Milwaukee suffered a setback to in-state rival Green Bay on Sunday. It was the lowest-scoring game in UWM s Division I history (83 total points). The previous record was 92 points in a Panther win over Wright State in UIC FLAMES (8-4 overall, 2-0 HL) Freshman Jasmine Bailey averaged a team-best 10.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.0 steals while shooting 9-of-15 (.600) from the fi eld last week. She leads the Horizon League in fi eld goal percentage (.583) through 12 games this season. UIC collected seven more blocks (10-3) and 17 more assists (38-21) than its foes last week. The Flames also held their opponents to a.303 fi eld goal percentage last week. VALPARAISO CRUSADERS (6-6 overall, 1-1 HL) Senior Launa Hochstetler has increased her assist total to good for seventh on Valparaiso s all-time list. She tied a career-high with nine dimes against North Florida on Tuesday and handed out eight more against Youngstown State on Saturday. Valparaiso is now 2-0 in Horizon League openers and has won six straight conference openers dating back to Mid-Continent Conference play. Head coach Keith Freeman s next victory will be his 250th at Valparaiso in 15 years with the Brown and Gold. Junior Lauren Kenney was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Christmas City Classic after averaging 14.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. She had 22 points and 14 boards in the opener against La Salle last Monday. WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS (5-8 overall, 1-1 HL) Wright State posted its fi rst home win of the season last Monday -- a decision over IPFW. The Raiders used a 15-3 run midway through the second half to down the Mastodons. Sophomore Ta-myra Davis tied her career high with 19 points against IPFW. The total included 13 points in the second half. She also collected nine rebounds in the victory. Sophomore LaShawna Thomas led all scorers with 17 points at UIC on Saturday. Sophomore Shey Peddy led all scorers with 21 points in UIC s win over Loyola on Monday. YOUNGSTOWN STATE PENGUINS (2-11 overall, 0-2 HL) Senior Nikita LaFleur posted her third double-double of the season points and 12 rebounds -- on Tuesday at Toledo. She had just one double-double entering the campaign. Youngstown State fi nished a stretch of three road games in seven days on Monday at Butler. The Penguins played Tuesday at Toledo and Saturday at Valparaiso. Youngstown State is also in a stretch of six games over a 12-day period. The Horizon League Vs. OTHER CONFERENCES America East 0-1 Atlantic Coast 2-1 Atlantic Sun 1-0 Atlantic Big East 2-9 Big Sky 1-0 Big South 1-0 Big Big Big West 0-1 Colonial 0-1 Conference USA 0-0 Ivy League 0-0 MAAC 2-3 MEAC 0-0 Mid-American Missouri Valley 6-6 Mountain West 2-2 Northeast 0-2 Ohio Valley 2-0 Pac Patriot 1-1 Southeastern 1-0 Southwestern 0-0 Southern 0-0 Southland 0-0 Summit 4-1 Sun Belt 2-1 West Coast 0-1 Western Athletic 1-0 Independents 5-0 Non D-I 6-0 TOTAL (.473) Horizon League POINTS OF PRIDE The Horizon League s women s basketball RPI was 17th -- a seven-point improvement over 24th in AND the largest gain of any Division I conference last season. The #17 ranking was the Horizon League s best since ranking 14th in The Horizon League ranked 16th in team strength of schedule -- a nationleading eight-spot improvement over 24th in That #16 strength-of-schedule ranking also was the best for the conference since it was ranked 14th in The Horizon League also had two 20-win teams (Green Bay 26, Butler 20) for only the fourth time since the season. In addition, the Horizon League had two teams in national postseason tournaments (Cleveland State in NCAA, Green Bay in NIT) for the third straight season, but just the fourth time in the last 10 years.

4 Weekly Release #8 Jan. 6, Page 4 Horizon League Schools in the NCAA Rankings INDIVIDUAL Top Performances TEAM INDIVIDUAL -- Top 75 Points Per Game 16. Kailey Klein, CSU Traci Edwards, UWM 18.8 Rebounds Per Game 65. Nikita LaFleur, YSU 8.8 Assists Per Game 36. Launa Hochstetler, Valpo 5.1 Steals Per Game 12. Dominique Butler, CSU Shey Peddy, WSU 3.2 Four others in the NCAA s top 75 Field Goal Percentage 21. Traci Edwards, UWM Elyse VanBogaert, LU.504 Free Throw Percentage 12. Katy Harty, UWGB Launa Hochstetler, Valpo.882 Three others in the NCAA s top 75 Three-Point FG Percentage 17. Maggie McCloskey, LU Aimee Litka, Valpo.429 Three-Point FG Made Per Game 3. Maggie McCloskey, LU Aimee Litka, Valpo Brigid Mulroy, Detroit 2.3 TEAM -- Top 40 Scoring Defense 18. Green Bay 53.3 Field Goal Percentage 33. Loyola Green Bay.441 Free Throw Percentage 35. Valparaiso.737 Three-Point FG Percentage 35. Milwaukee Valparaiso.361 Three-Point FG Percentage Defense 7. Green Bay.245 Steals Per Game 25. Green Bay 11.5 Fewest Turnovers Per Game 37. Butler 15.7 POINTS IN A GAME POINTS IN A GAME Maggie McCloskey, LU -- Dec Loyola -- Nov Kailey Klein, CSU -- Dec Milwaukee -- Nov Traci Edwards, UWM -- Dec Loyola -- Dec Elyse VanBogaert, LU -- Nov two teams tied REBOUNDS IN A GAME REBOUNDS IN A GAME Nikita LaFleur, YSU -- Nov UIC -- Nov Lauren Kenney, Valpo -- Dec Milwaukee -- Nov Traci Edwards, UWM -- Dec Butler -- Dec Lauren Kenney, Valpo -- Dec two teams tied ASSISTS IN A GAME ASSISTS IN A GAME Kati Harty, UWGB -- Dec Detroit -- Dec Jalesa Jones, UDM -- Dec Wright State -- Dec four players tied UIC -- Dec two teams tied STEALS IN A GAME STEALS IN A GAME 9 -- Dominique Butler, CSU -- Dec Butler -- Dec Shey Peddy, WSU -- Nov Green Bay -- Dec Melanie Thornton, BU -- Nov Green Bay -- Jan six players tied Cleveland State -- Dec. 21 BLOCKS IN A GAME BLOCKS IN A GAME 4 -- Stephanie Crosley, CSU -- Jan Cleveland State -- Jan Cassie Johnson, UIC -- Nov Milwaukee -- Nov several players tied 7 -- three teams tied FIELD GOALS MADE IN A GAME FIELD GOALS MADE IN A GAME several players tied Loyola -- Nov UIC -- Dec Loyola -- Nov UIC -- Dec. 20 THREE-POINT FG MADE IN A GAME THREE-POINT FG MADE IN A GAME 9 -- Maggie McCloskey, LU -- Dec Milwaukee -- Dec several players tied Butler -- Dec Valparaiso -- Nov several teams tied FREE THROWS MADE IN A GAME FREE THROWS MADE IN A GAME Kailey Klein, CSU -- Dec Valparaiso -- Nov Lauren Kenney, Valpo -- Nov Cleveland State -- Dec Shey Peddy, WSU -- Nov Valparaiso -- Dec two players tied Butler -- Dec. 13 MARGIN OF VICTORY Valparaiso -- Jan Butler -- Dec. 29 *** visit for a complete list ***

5 Weekly Release #8 Jan. 6, Page Horizon League Players of the Week Kailey Klein -- Cleveland State -- Jr. -- Cherry, Ill. INDIANAPOLIS Cleveland State University junior Kailey Klein has been named Horizon League Women s Basketball Player of the Week for the period of Dec. 29-Jan. 4. The selection marks Klein s fi fth career weekly honor from the League offi ce and her second this season. A native of Cherry, Ill., Klein averaged a Horizon Leaguebest 24.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists in two games last week. The guard made 17-of-32 (.531) from the fi eld, 6-of-13 (.462) from three-point range and 9-of-13 (.692) from the free-throw line. Cleveland State owns a 6-7 overall record after splitting a pair of games last week. The Vikings turned in a win over the University at Buffalo on Monday before suffering a setback to Butler University in the Horizon League opener for both schools on Saturday. Klein has poured in 20-plus points in fi ve of her last six games and now leads the conference in scoring (19.8 ppg). She also ranks fourth in free-throw percentage (.848) and ninth in rebounding (6.1 rpg). Other Top Performances (Dec. 29-Jan. 4) Lade Akande -- Butler -- Sr. -- Robinson, Ill. Averaged 12.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and made 12-of-20 (.600) from the fl oor in two wins last week. Helped Butler defeat Christian Brothers (83-40) last Monday and Cleveland State (55-46) on Saturday. Talicia Washington -- Detroit -- Fr. -- Auburn Hills, Mich. Collected her fi rst career double-double points and 10 rebounds -- in Detroit s victory over Loyola on Saturday. Made 4-of-8 (.500) from the fl oor and 6-of-6 (1.000) from the freethrow line. Kati Harty -- Green Bay -- Sr. -- Ashwaubenon, Wis. Averaged 13.5 points, 3.5 steals and 2.5 assists in a pair of contests last week. Made 10-of-16 (.625) from the fl oor and 5-of-8 (.625) from three-point range. Posted a career-high 19 points against DePaul last Monday. Traci Edwards -- Milwaukee -- Sr. -- Menasha, Wis. Averaged 17.5 points and 10.5 rebounds in a pair of games last week. Made 13-of-20 (.650) from the fl oor and 3-of-6 (.500) from three-point range. Registered 21 points, 14 rebounds and fi ve assists in UWM s upset of Marquette on Wednesday. Jasmine Bailey -- UIC -- Fr. -- St. Louis, Mo. Averaged 10.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, 4.0 steals and made 9-of-15 (.600) from the fi eld in two victories last week. Helped UIC knock off New Mexico State (83-63) on Tuesday and Wright State (60-47) on Saturday. Week 1 -- Nov. 17 Rachel Porath -- Green Bay -- Sr. Week 2 -- Nov. 24 Dominique Butler -- Cleveland State -- Sr. Week 3 -- Dec. 1 Agnieszka Kulaga -- Valparaiso -- Sr. Week 4 -- Dec. 8 Lade Akande -- Butler -- Sr. Week 5 -- Dec. 15 Traci Edwards -- Milwaukee -- Sr. Week 6 -- Dec. 22 Kailey Klein -- Cleveland State -- Jr. Week 7 -- Dec. 29 Jasmine Bailey -- UIC -- Fr. Week 8 -- Jan. 5 Kailey Klein -- Cleveland State -- Jr. Week 9 -- Jan. 12 Week Jan. 19 Week Jan. 26 Week Feb. 2 Week Feb. 9 Week Feb. 16 Week Feb. 23 Week March 2 Ashley Varner -- Valparaiso -- So. -- South Bend, Ind. Averaged 9.7 points and 6.3 rebounds over three games last week. Hit 9-of-15 (.600) from the fl oor and 5-of-7 (.714) from three-point range. LaShawna Thomas -- Wright State -- So. -- Columbus, Ohio Averaged 11.5 points, 5.0 assists and 3.5 rebounds in a pair of contests last week. Hit 9-of-19 (.474) from the fl oor and 3-of-7 (.429) from long distance. Jaquetta Westley -- Youngstown State -- Jr. -- Joliet, Ill. Averaged 14.0 points and 3.0 rebounds in a pair of games last week. Poured in a career-best 20 points against Toledo on Tuesday.

6 Weekly Release #8 Jan. 6, Page 6 Butler Bulldogs (7-6 overall, 2-0 HL) Head Coach: Beth Couture Record at BU: (seventh season) Overall Record: (20th season) N 14 at #17 Ohio State... L, N 18 at IPFW...W, N 21 Dayton... L, N 28 vs. Nebraska (1)... L, N 29 William & Mary (1)... L, D 3 at Evansville...W, D 6 Coastal Carolina...W, D 9 at Indiana... L, D 13 at Miami (Ohio)... (2 OT) W, D 22 Indiana State... L, D 29 Christian Brothers...W, J 3 Cleveland State...W, J 5 Youngstown State...W, J 8 at Detroit... 7:00 J 10 at Wright State... 1:00 J 15 Loyola... 7:00 J 17 UIC... 2:00 J 23 Valparaiso... 7:00 J 29 at Green Bay... 8:00 J 31 at Milwaukee... 3:00 F 6 Wright State... 9:00 F 8 Detroit... 2:00 F 12 at UIC... 8:00 F 14 at Loyola... 3:00 F 21 at Valparaiso... 2:35 F 26 Milwaukee... 5:00 F 28 Green Bay... 6:00 M 5 at Youngstown State... 7:05 M 7 at Cleveland State... 3:00 (1) New Mexico Tournament -- Albuquerque, N.M. Cleveland State Vikings (7-7 overall, 1-1 HL) Head Coach: Kate Peterson Abiad Record at CSU: (sixth season) Overall Record: (sixth season) N 14 at #16 Arizona State (1)...L, N 18 Eastern Michigan... W, N 21 vs. Illinois State (1)... W, N 22 at Ball State (1)...L, N 26 Toledo... W, N 30 at American...L, D 3 at Akron... W, D 6 Kent State... (OT) L, D 15 at #17 Ohio State...L, D 19 at Ohio...L, D 21 Niagara... W, D 29 Buffalo... W, J 3 at Butler...L, J 5 at Valparaiso...W, J 8 Green Bay...5:00 J 10 Milwaukee...5:00 J 17 at Youngstown State...2:05 J 22 at Detroit...5:00 J 24 at Wright State...4:30 J 29 Loyola...5:00 J 31 UIC...5:00 F 5 at Milwaukee...8:00 F 7 at Green Bay...4:00 F 14 Youngstown State...5:00 F 19 Wright State...7:00 F 21 Detroit...3:00 F 26 at UIC...8:00 F 28 at Loyola...3:00 M 5 Valparaiso...7:00 M 7 Butler...3:00 (1) Preseason WNIT Detroit Titans (5-8 overall, 1-1 HL) Head Coach: Autumn Rademacher Record at UDM: 5-8 (fi rst season) Overall Record: 5-8 (fi rst season) N 14 at Cincinnati...L, N 19 at Michigan State...L, N 22 #23 Georgia... W, N 25 Indiana State...L, N 29 at Colgate... W, D 1 at Albany...L, D 3 at Bowling Green...L, D 14 at Iowa State...L, D 17 Morehead State... W, D 20 at Eastern Michigan...(2 OT) W, D 28 at Canisius...L, J 3 at Loyola...W, J 5 at UIC...L, J 8 Butler...7:00 J 10 Valparaiso...2:00 J 15 at Green Bay...6:00 J 17 at Milwaukee...3:00 J 22 Cleveland State...5:00 J 24 Youngstown State...5:00 J 31 at Wright State...1:00 F 6 at Valparaiso...8:05 F 8 at Butler...2:00 F 12 Milwaukee...7:00 F 14 Green Bay...2:00 F 19 at Youngstown State...7:05 F 21 at Cleveland State...3:00 F 28 Wright State...1:30 M 5 UIC...7:00 M 7 Loyola...2: Green Bay Phoenix (9-3 overall, 1-0 HL) Head Coach: Matt Bollant Record at UWGB: 35-9 (second season) Overall Record: (seventh season) N 14 at Florida International...W, N 16 at Miami (Fla.)...W, N 19 Chicago State...W, N 22 Drake...W, N 25 North Dakota...W, D 3 Missouri State...W, D 6 at Northern Iowa...W, D 10 Wisconsin... L, D 13 Illinois State... L, D 20 at Marquette...W, D 29 at DePaul... L, J 4 at Milwaukee... W, J 8 at Cleveland State... 5:00 J 10 at Youngstown State... 4:30 J 15 Detroit... 6:00 J 17 Wright State... 3:00 J 22 at Loyola... 8:00 J 24 at UIC... 8:00 J 29 Butler... 8:00 J 31 Valparaiso... 3:00 F 5 Youngstown State... 8:00 F 7 Cleveland State... 3:00 F 12 at Wright State... 7:00 F 14 at Detroit... 2:00 F 19 UIC... 8:00 F 21 Green Bay... 3:00 F 26 at Valparaiso... 6:30 F 28 at Butler... 6:00 M 7 Milwaukee... 3:00 Loyola Ramblers (5-7 overall, 0-2 HL) Head Coach: Shannon Reidy Record at LU: (fi fth season) Overall Record: (fi fth season) N 15 at Bradley... L, N 22 at Chicago State...W, N 24 Robert Morris (Ill.)...W, N 28 at New Mexico State (1)... L, N 29 vs. Western New Mexico (1)...W, D 5 at SIU-Edwardsville...W, D 7 DePaul... L, D 18 Central Michigan...W, D 20 at Notre Dame... L, D 23 at Dayton... L, J 3 Detroit... L, J 5 Wright State... L, J 10 UIC... 3:00 J 15 at Butler... 7:00 J 17 at Valparaiso... 2:35 J 22 Green Bay... 8:00 J 24 Milwaukee... 3:00 J 29 at Cleveland State... 5:00 J 31 at Youngstown State... 4:35 F 7 at UIC... 5:30 F 12 Valparaiso... 8:00 F 14 Butler... 3:00 F 19 at Milwaukee... 8:00 F 21 at Green Bay... 3:00 F 26 Youngstown State... 8:00 F 28 Cleveland State... 3:00 M 5 at Wright State... 7:00 M 7 at Detroit... 2:00 (1) New Mexico Tournament -- Albuquerque, N.M. Milwaukee Panthers (5-7 overall, 0-1 HL) Head Coach: Sandy Botham Record at UWM: (13th season) Overall Record: (14th season) N 15 at North Carolina State (1)...L, N 16 vs. Southern California (1)...L, N 22 at Air Force... W, N 26 SIU-Edwardsville... W, N 29 at Northern Illinois... W, D 2 at Wisconsin... (2 OT) L, D 7 at Washington State...L, D 10 Illinois...L, D 20 Central Michigan... W, D 22 Evansville...L, D 31 at Marquette...W, J 4 Green Bay...L, J 8 at Youngstown State...5:15 J 10 at Cleveland State...5:00 J 15 Wright State...5:30 J 17 Detroit...3:00 J 22 at UIC...8:00 J 24 at Loyola...3:00 J 29 Valparaiso...8:00 J 31 Butler...3:00 F 5 Cleveland State...8:00 F 7 Youngstown State...3:00 F 12 at Detroit...7:00 F 14 at Wright State...4:30 F 19 Loyola...8:00 F 21 UIC...TBA F 26 at Butler...5:00 F 28 at Valparaiso...2:35 M 7 at Green Bay...3:00 (1) Kay Yow Tournament -- Raleigh, N.C

7 Weekly Release #8 Jan. 6, Page 7 UIC Flames (8-4 overall, 2-0 HL) Head Coach: Lisa Ryckbosch Record at UIC: (seventh season) Overall Record: (seventh season) N 22 Bradley...W, N 25 Canisius...W, N 30 SIU-Edwardsville...W, D 3 Florida Atlantic...W, D 6 Western Michigan...W, D 18 Cal Poly... L, D 20 at Northern Illinois... L, D 22 DePaul... L, D 28 at San Diego (1)... L, D 30 vs. New Mexico State (1)... W, J 3 Wright State... W, J 5 Detroit... W, J 10 at Loyola... 3:00 J 15 at Valparaiso... 8:00 J 17 at Butler... 2:00 J 22 Milwaukee... 8:00 J 24 Gren Bay... 8:00 J 29 at Youngstown State... 5:15 J 31 at Cleveland State... 5:00 F 4 at Eastern Illinois... 8:00 F 7 Loyola... 5:30 F 12 Butler... 8:00 F 14 Valparaiso... 8:00 F 19 at Green Bay... 8:00 F 21 at Milwaukee... TBA F 26 Cleveland State... 8:00 F 28 Youngstown State... 8:00 M 5 at Detroit... 7:00 M 7 at Wright State... 1:00 (1) Maggie Dixon Surf N Slam -- San Diego, Calif. Valparaiso Crusaders (6-6 overall, 1-1 HL) Head Coach: Keith Freeman Record at Valpo: (15th season) Overall Record: (21st season) N 19 Bowling Green...W, N 25 at Central Michigan...(OT) L, N 28 at Colorado State (1)...W, N 29 vs. Florida State (1)...W, D 6 at North Texas... L, D 10 #21 Purdue...W, D 13 #8 Notre Dame... L, D 21 at #22 South Dakota State... L, D 29 La Salle (2)... L, D 30 vs. North Florida (2)... W, J 3 Youngstown State... W, J 5 Cleveland State... L, J 8 at Wright State... 7:00 J 10 at Detroit... 2:00 J 15 UIC... 8:05 J 17 Loyola... 2:35 J 23 at Butler... 7:00 J 29 at Milwaukee... 8:00 J 31 at Green Bay... 3:00 F 6 Detroit... 8:05 F 8 Wright State... 2:35 F 12 at Loyola... 8:00 F 14 at UIC... 8:00 F 17 Chicago State... 8:05 F 21 Butler... 2:35 F 26 Green Bay... 6:30 F 28 Milwaukee... 2:35 M 5 at Cleveland State... 7:00 M 7 at Youngstown State... 2:05 (1) Rocky Mountain Tournament -- Fort Collins, Colo. (2) Christmas City Classic -- Bethlehem, Pa. Wright State Raiders (5-8 overall, 1-1 HL) Head Coach: Bridgett Williams Record at WSU: (eighth season) Overall Record: (10th season) N 22 at Evansville... L, N 25 at Eastern Kentucky...W, N 29 vs. IUPUI (1)...W, N 30 at Robert Morris (Pa.) (1)... L, D 2 Miami (Ohio)... L, D 5 vs. BYU (2)... L, D 6 at BYU-Hawaii (2)...W, D 10 at Ball State... L, D 16 Cincinnati... L, D 21 Dayton... L, D 29 IPFW...W, J 3 at UIC... L, J 5 at Loyola... W, J 8 Valparaiso... 7:00 J 10 Butler... 1:00 J 15 at Milwaukee... 6:30 J 17 at Green Bay... 3:00 J 22 Youngstown State... 5:30 J 24 Cleveland State... 4:30 J 31 Detroit... 1:00 F 6 at Butler... 9:00 F 8 at Valparaiso... 2:30 F 12 Green Bay... 7:00 F 14 Milwaukee... 4:30 F 19 at Cleveland State... 7:00 F 21 at Youngstown State... TBA F 28 at Detroit... 1:30 M 5 Loyola... 7:00 M 7 UIC... 1:00 (1) Robert Morris Tournament -- Moon Township, Pa. (2) Hukilau Invitational -- Laie, Hawaii Youngstown St. Penguins (2-11 overall, 0-2 HL) Head Coach: Cindy Martin Record at YSU: 2-11 (fi rst season) Overall Record: (fourth season) N 15 at Kent State... L, N 19 Buffalo... L, N 22 Niagara... L, N 28 vs. Weber State (1)...W, N 29 at Pittsburgh (1)... L, D 3 Saint Francis (Pa.)... L, D 6 at Bowling Green... L, D 14 at Central Michigan... L, D 17 at Canisius... L, D 20 Akron...W, D 30 at Toledo... L, J 3 at Valparaiso... L, J 5 at Butler... L, J 8 Milwaukee... 5:15 J 10 Green Bay... 4:35 J 17 Cleveland State... 2:05 J 22 at Wright State... 5:30 J 24 at Detroit... 5:00 J 29 UIC... 5:15 J 31 Loyola... 4:35 F 5 at Green Bay... 8:00 F 7 at Milwaukee... 3:00 F 14 at Cleveland State... 5:00 F 19 Detroit... 7:05 F 21 Wright State... TBA F 26 at Loyola... 8:00 F 28 at UIC... 4:00 M 5 Butler... 7:05 M 7 Valparaiso... 2:05 Butler Chris Urban Offi ce: Cell: curban@butler.edu Cleveland State Greg Murphy Offi ce: Cell: g.j.murphy@csuohio.edu Detroit Maggie Walsh Offi ce: Cell: walshmm@udmercy.edu Green Bay Matt Tevsh Offi ce: tevshm@uwgb.edu Horizon League Women s Basketball Contacts Loyola Leo Krause Offi ce: Cell: lkrause@luc.edu Milwaukee Kevin Conway Offi ce: Cell: conway2@uwm.edu UIC Beth Usewicz Offi ce: Cell: bethu@uic.edu Valparaiso Ryan Wronkowicz Offi ce: Cell: ryan.wronkowicz@valpo.edu Wright State Matt Zircher Offi ce: Cell: matt.zircher@wright.edu Youngstown State John Vogel Offi ce: Cell: javogel@ysu.edu Horizon League Matt Segal Offi ce: Cell: msegal@horizonleague.org (1) Pittsburgh Tournament -- Pittsburgh, Pa

8 Weekly Release #8 Jan. 6, Page 8 REMAINING TELEVISION GAMES Horizon League Television and Internet Coverage Date Game Air Time (ET) Network Jan. 8 Milwaukee at Youngstown State 11:59 p.m. MyYTV # Jan. 10 Green Bay at Youngstown State 11:59 p.m. MyYTV # Jan. 17 Cleveland State at Youngstown State 10 p.m. MyYTV # Jan. 29 UIC at Youngstown State 11:59 p.m. MyYTV # Jan. 31 Loyola at Youngstown State 11:59 p.m. MyYTV # Feb. 6 Wright State at Butler 9 p.m. ESPNU Feb. 19 UIC at Green Bay 8 p.m. MyNEW32 Feb. 19 Detroit at Youngstown State 10 p.m. MyYTV # Feb. 21 Wright State at at Youngstown State 10 p.m. MyYTV # Mar. 5 Butler at Youngstown State 10 p.m. MyYTV # Mar. 7 Milwaukee at Green Bay 3 p.m. MyNEW32 Mar. 7 Valparaiso at Youngstown State 10 p.m. MyYTV # MyYTV = Youngstown State telecast MyNEW32 = Green Bay telecast # = tape delayed UPCOMING HORIZON LEAGUE NETWORK GAMES Date Game Air Time (ET) Jan. 8 Green Bay at Cleveland State 5 p.m. Jan. 8 Milwaukee at Youngstown State 5:15 p.m. Jan. 8 Butler at Detroit 7 p.m. Jan. 8 Valparaiso at Wright State 7 p.m. Jan. 10 Butler at Wright State 1 p.m. Jan. 10 Valparaiso at Detroit 2 p.m. Jan. 10 UIC at Loyola 3 p.m. Jan. 10 Green Bay at Youngstown State 4:30 p.m. Jan. 10 Milwaukee at Cleveland State 5 p.m. Jan. 15 Detroit at Green Bay 6 p.m. Jan. 15 Wright State at Milwaukee 6:30 p.m. Jan. 15 Loyola at Butler 7 p.m. Jan. 15 UIC at Valparaiso 8:05 p.m. Jan. 17 UIC at Butler 2 p.m. Jan. 17 Cleveland State at Youngstown State 2:05 p.m. Jan. 17 Loyola at Valparaiso 2:35 p.m. Jan. 17 Detroit at Milwaukee 3 p.m. Jan. 17 Wright State at Green Bay 3 p.m. In October 2007, the Horizon League launched the Horizon League Network ( HLN is the premier destination for free, live video of Horizon League games and other on-demand programming. The network has produced more than 700 events in its fi rst two years and will webcast more than 375 live events during the academic year. All League men s and women s basketball home conference games not on ESPN networks will be available on HLN. The HLN programming schedule includes: More than 170 Horizon League men s and women s basketball regular-season conference games First and second-round games of the Horizon League Men s Basketball Championship First-round, quarterfi nal and semifi nal games of the Horizon League Women s Basketball Championship Championship games of selected other team sports tournaments Highlights of all 19 Horizon League postseason championships Behind-the-scenes stories of Horizon League studentathletes, coaches and teams Weekly highlights of men s and women s basketball

9 08-09 Horizon League Women's Basketball CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Jan 06, 2009 (All games) SCORING OFFENSE G W-L Pts Avg/G 1. Valparaiso Loyola UIC Cleveland State Butler Green Bay Milwaukee Detroit Wright State Youngstown State SCORING DEFENSE G Pts Avg/G 1. Green Bay Butler Wright State UIC Valparaiso Cleveland State Milwaukee Detroit Loyola Youngstown State SCORING MARGIN G Offense Defense Margin 1. Green Bay Butler Valparaiso UIC Cleveland State Wright State Loyola Milwaukee Detroit Youngstown State FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES G FGM FGA Pct. 1. Green Bay Loyola Cleveland State UIC Wright State Milwaukee Valparaiso Butler Detroit Youngstown State POINT FG PCT G 3FGM 3FGA Pct. 1. Milwaukee Valparaiso Green Bay Loyola Detroit Cleveland State Wright State UIC Butler Youngstown State REBOUNDING OFFENSE G Rebounds Avg/G 1. UIC Valparaiso Butler Milwaukee Detroit Loyola Cleveland State Wright State Youngstown State Green Bay FREE THROW PCT G FTM FTA Pct. 1. Cleveland State Valparaiso Green Bay Loyola Milwaukee Butler Youngstown State UIC Detroit Wright State FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE G FGM FGA Pct. 1. Valparaiso UIC Butler Green Bay Loyola Detroit Cleveland State Milwaukee Wright State Youngstown State POINT FG PCT DEFENSE G 3FGM 3FGA Pct. 1. Green Bay Milwaukee Valparaiso Cleveland State Loyola Detroit Butler Youngstown State Wright State UIC REBOUNDING DEFENSE G Rebounds Avg/G 1. Wright State Green Bay Milwaukee Cleveland State Valparaiso Butler Detroit Youngstown State UIC Loyola

10 08-09 Horizon League Women's Basketball CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Jan 06, 2009 (All games) REBOUNDING MARGIN G Team Avg. Opp. Avg. Margin 1. Valparaiso Milwaukee Wright State Butler UIC Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Loyola Youngstown State BLOCKED SHOTS G No. Avg/G 1. UIC Milwaukee Loyola Butler Cleveland State Green Bay Detroit Youngstown State Valparaiso Wright State ASSISTS G No. Avg/G 1. UIC Cleveland State Wright State Loyola Milwaukee Butler Detroit Green Bay Valparaiso Youngstown State TURNOVER MARGIN G Team Avg. Opp. Avg. Margin 1. Green Bay Butler Wright State UIC Cleveland State Valparaiso Detroit Loyola Milwaukee Youngstown State OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS G No. Avg/G 1. Wright State Butler Milwaukee UIC Detroit Valparaiso Youngstown State Cleveland State Loyola Green Bay STEALS G No. Avg/G 1. Green Bay Butler Wright State Cleveland State Loyola Youngstown State UIC Valparaiso Milwaukee Detroit ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO G Ast. Avg. T/O Avg. Ratio 1. UIC Butler Green Bay Cleveland State Wright State Valparaiso Detroit Loyola Milwaukee Youngstown State DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS G No. Avg/G 1. UIC Valparaiso Butler Loyola Milwaukee Detroit Cleveland State Green Bay Youngstown State Wright State POINT FG MADE G No. Avg/G 1. Valparaiso Milwaukee Green Bay Loyola Butler Detroit Cleveland State Wright State UIC Youngstown State

11 08-09 Horizon League Women's Basketball CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Jan 06, 2009 (All games) Team Conference Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA UIC Butler Green Bay Cleveland State Valparaiso Detroit Wright State Milwaukee Loyola Youngstown State Current unbeaten streak Butler -- 3 UIC -- 3 Cleveland State -- 1 Wright State -- 1 Green Bay -- 1 TEAM SUMMARIES G PF-PA Avg score Margin FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. RebF RebA Margin Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Loyola Milwaukee UIC Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State ATTENDANCE Home Average Away Average Neutral Average Total Average Butler Cleveland State Detroit Green Bay Loyola Milwaukee UIC Valparaiso Wright State Youngstown State Totals

12 08-09 Horizon League Women's Basketball INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Jan 06, 2009 (All games) To be ranked, a player must appear in at least 75.0% of their team's games. SCORING Cl G Pts Avg/G 1. KLEIN, Kailey-CSU EDWARDS, Traci-UWM VanBOGAERT, Elyse-LU MILLER, Jessie-UIC KULAGA, Agnieszka-Valpo Sr THOMAS, LaShawna-WSU AKANDE, Lade-BU BAILEY, Jasmine-UIC KENNEY, Lauren-Valpo Jr LITKA, Aimee-Valpo Sr THORNTON, Melanie-BU MULROY, Brigid-UDM COLLINS, Keisha-LU McCLOSKEY, Maggie-LU PEDDY, Shey-WSU BROWN, Sandi-UDM GLOVER, Lavesa-GB BUTLER, Dominique-CSU GARLAND, Shawnita-CSU PORATH, Rachel-GB REBOUNDING Cl G Total Avg/G 1. KENNEY, Lauren-Valpo Jr LAFLEUR, Nikita-YSU THORNTON, Melanie-BU EDWARDS, Traci-UWM BAILEY, Jasmine-UIC BUTLER, Dominique-CSU VanBOGAERT, Elyse-LU AKANDE, Lade-BU TEMPLIN, Erin-GB KLEIN, Kailey-CSU FIELD GOAL PCT Cl G FGM FGA Pct. 1. BAILEY, Jasmine-UIC GARLAND, Shawnita-CSU EDWARDS, Traci-UWM LAFLEUR, Nikita-YSU PORATH, Rachel-GB DAVIS, Ta-myra-WSU KENNEY, Lauren-Valpo Jr AKANDE, Lade-BU SCOTT, Tiara-YSU VanBOGAERT, Elyse-LU FREE THROW PCT Cl G FTM FTA Pct. 1. HARTY, Kati-GB HOCHSTETLER, Launa-Valpo Sr KULAGA, Agnieszka-Valpo Sr KLEIN, Kailey-CSU SCOTT, Tiara-YSU PEDDY, Shey-WSU EDWARDS, Traci-UWM BROWN, Sandi-UDM KENNEY, Lauren-Valpo Jr BAILEY, Jasmine-UIC POINT FG PCT Cl G 3FG FGA Pct. 1. McCLOSKEY, Maggie-LU HARTY, Kati-GB BENNETT, Maria-WSU PORATH, Rachel-GB LITKA, Aimee-Valpo Sr LAUR, Lindsay-UWM BOWEN, Brittany-BU MULROY, Brigid-UDM MILLER, Jessie-UIC BRIERLY, Devin-BU ASSISTS Cl G No. Avg/G 1. HOCHSTETLER, Launa-Valpo Sr HARTY, Kati-GB JONES, Jalesa-UDM PEDDY, Shey-WSU HALL, Chanica-UDM THOMAS, LaShawna-WSU ROQUE, Angel-CSU KLEIN, Kailey-CSU MILLER, Jessie-UIC WILLIAMS, Jineen-UWM STEALS Cl G No. Avg/G 1. PEDDY, Shey-WSU BUTLER, Dominique-CSU THORNTON, Melanie-BU HARTY, Kati-GB GARLAND, Shawnita-CSU HOEWISCH, Celeste-GB BROWN, Sandi-UDM McCLAIN, Jodie-UWM TEMPLIN, Erin-GB MILLER, Jessie-UIC POINT FG MADE Cl G 3FG Avg/G 1. McCLOSKEY, Maggie-LU LITKA, Aimee-Valpo Sr MULROY, Brigid-UDM MILLER, Jessie-UIC PORATH, Rachel-GB LAUR, Lindsay-UWM BOWEN, Brittany-BU ROQUE, Jessica-CSU KLEIN, Kailey-CSU HARTY, Kati-GB

13 08-09 Horizon League Women's Basketball INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Jan 06, 2009 (All games) BLOCKED SHOTS Cl G No. Avg/G 1. JOHNSON, Cassie-UIC THORNTON, Melanie-BU CROSLEY, Stephaine-CSU AKANDE, Lade-BU FOX, Molly-WSU VanBOGAERT, Elyse-LU TEMPLIN, Erin-GB EDWARDS, Traci-UWM McCAIN, Turquoise-UWM KENNEY, Lauren-Valpo Jr ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Cl G Ast. T/O Ratio 1. HUTCHENS, Meghan-UIC BENNETT, Maria-WSU HLUSKA, Ashley-UIC SCHELL, Stephanie-UWM BROWN, Candyce-BU MILLER, Tara-BU HOCHSTETLER, Launa-Valpo Sr HICKMAN, Maurika-UWM BOWEN, Brittany-BU ROQUE, Angel-CSU OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Cl G No. Avg/G 1. KENNEY, Lauren-Valpo Jr LAFLEUR, Nikita-YSU EDWARDS, Traci-UWM FOX, Molly-WSU McCAIN, Turquoise-UWM SCOTT, Tiara-YSU BUTLER, Dominique-CSU WASHINGTON, Talicia-UDM LESTER, Susan-BU BAILEY, Jasmine-UIC DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Cl G No. Avg/G 1. THORNTON, Melanie-BU EDWARDS, Traci-UWM BAILEY, Jasmine-UIC LAFLEUR, Nikita-YSU KENNEY, Lauren-Valpo Jr BUTLER, Dominique-CSU AKANDE, Lade-BU VanBOGAERT, Elyse-LU LITKA, Aimee-Valpo Sr TEMPLIN, Erin-GB MINUTES PLAYED Cl G No. Avg/G 1. KLEIN, Kailey-CSU HOCHSTETLER, Launa-Valpo Sr LITKA, Aimee-Valpo Sr COLLINS, Keisha-LU ROQUE, Angel-CSU EDWARDS, Traci-UWM THOMAS, LaShawna-WSU PEDDY, Shey-WSU MILLER, Jessie-UIC PORATH, Rachel-GB