St. Norbert (4-2, 2-0 MWC) vs.

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1 Series History St. Norbert vs. St. Norbert leads, 2-0 First Meeting, Last Meeting, Coaches St. Norbert Connie Tilley (UW- La Crosse 74) at St. Norbert (32nd Season) Curtis Wittenberg (Ferris State 92) at (2nd Season) Internet Live Stats available at: St. Norbert (4-2, 2-0 MWC) vs. (1-9) Tuesday, Dec p.m. Schuldes Sports Center (2,100) De Pere, Wisconsin Knights Play Host to St. Norbert hosts in its last home game before heading to Atlanta to play in the Oglethorpe Holiday Tournament. St. Norbert holds a 2-0 all-time series leads against. The Green Knights are 20-1 in their last 21 home games. Last Meeting St. Norbert beat last Jan. 22 at Schuldes Sports Center. Stefanie Bunday led St. Norbert with 11 points off the bench. Emily Otzelberger scored eight points and grabbed eight rebounds for St. Norbert. Jodi Riutta scored 14 points to go along with eight rebounds for. St. Norbert vs. Series History Overall 2-0 Home 2-0 Date Site Score 1/22/08 De Pere W, /13/07 De Pere W, St. Norbert Probable Starters No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG 12 Rachel Hermus F 5-10 So Stefanie Bunday G 5-6 So Denise Heuser G 5-8 Jr Morgan Strasser G 5-9 Sr Cortney Biese F 5-10 Sr Statistical Comparison ( ) Team Record PPG Opp PPG FG% 3FG% FT% REB/G TO/G St. Norbert Women s Basketball Schedule/Results Current Record: 4-2, 2-0 MWC Streak: Win 2 Breakdown: 4-0 home, 0-2 away, 0-0 neutral Date Opponent Result NOVEMBER Sat., 15 ^Northland W, Sun., 16 ^UW-Stout W, Tue., 25 at UW-Eau Claire (25) L, DECEMBER Mon., 1 at Northern Michigan L, Fri., 5 *Lake Forest W, Sat., 6 * W, Tue., 16 6 p.m. Fri., 19 %at Oglethorpe 5/7 p.m. Sat., 20 % 1 p.m. JANUARY Tue., 6 *at 5 p.m. Sat., 10 * 2 p.m. Fri., 16 *at 5 p.m. Sat., 17 * 3 p.m. Fri., 23 * 5 p.m. Sat., 24 * 2 p.m. Wed., 28 *at 5 p.m. Sat., 31 * 2 p.m. FEBRUARY Tue., 3 * 5:30 p.m. Fri., 6 * 5 p.m. Sat., 7 * 3 p.m. Wed., 11 *at 5 p.m. Sat., 14 *at 2 p.m. Sat., 21 * 2 p.m. F-S, Midwest Conference Tournament TBA All Times Central ^ - Associated Financial Group Tip-Off Tournament (De Pere, Wis.) % - Oglethorpe Holiday Tournament (Atlanta, Ga.) * - Midwest Conference Game (ranking) - by d3hoops.com Media Information Sports Information Director... Dan Lukes Office Phone Fax dan.lukes@snc.edu Website... St. Norbert College Women s Basketball Women s Basketball Game Notes 1

2 St. Norbert College Women s Basketball Scouting the Green Knights St. Norbert enters 4-2 after sweeping a Midwest Conference doubleheader Dec. 5 and Dec. 6. Morgan Strasser scored 17 points in the Green Knights win over Lake Forest. Rachel Hermus scored 18 points and pulled down9 nine rebounds in St. Norbert s win over. Strasser leads St. Norbert in scoring averaging 12.3 points per contest. The Green Knights are scoring 65.8 points per game while allowing 62.5 per contest. Scouting the Lions enters 1-9 and earned its first win of the season with a overtime victory over St. Scholastica Dec. 13. Ally Ticknell scored 22 points for the Lions and Jodi Riutta recorded a double-double scoring 15 points while pulling down 14 rebounds in the win. Riutta is averaging 10.6 points per game for the Lions. is averaging 52.1 points per game while allowing 89.6 per contest. Change of Plans St. Norbert will play No. 11 Oglethorpe Dec. 19 in the Oglethorpe Holiday Tournament instead of LaGrange as originally scheduled. Cleaning the Glass Sophomore Rachel Hermus leads the Midwest Conference in rebounding averaging 10.0 rebounds per conference game. Rare Occurrence In St. Norbert s loss to Northern Michigan Dec. 1, it marks only the third time the it has given up 81 points or more in it last 131 games, and the first time in its previous 40 games. The two previous games allowing 81 points or more were Jan. 19, 2007 at home against and Feb. 6, 2004 at home against Grinnell. St. Norbert be and also be Midwest Conference Glance Standings as of 12/13/08 MWC Overall W L W L St. Norbert Grinnell Lake Forest Upcoming Schedule December 16 at St. Norbert, 7 p.m. December 17 MacMurray at, 5 p.m. December 19 at Eureka, 7:30 p.m. UW-Oshkosh at, 7 p.m. St. Norbert at Oglethorpe, 5/7 p.m. December 20 St. Norbert (at Atlanta, Georgia), 1 p.m. NEXT UP... Oglethorpe (6-1) Dorough Field House Atlanta, Georgia Dec. 19-5/7 p.m. CST Transylvania (6-1) Dorough Field House Atlanta, Georgia Dec p.m. St. Norbert in the MWC Scoring Offense (4th) Scoring Defense (5th) FT Percentage (2nd) FG Percentage (1st) 3 PT Percentage (3rd) Assists (6th) Steals (10th) FG Percentage Def (3rd) Rebounding (7th) Individual Scoring Morgan Strasser (11th) Denise Heuser (22nd) Rebounding Rachel Hermus (12th) Jamie Kuhl (19th) Women s Basketball Game Notes 2

3 St. Norbert Facts Location...De Pere, Wis. Founded Enrollment... 2,100 Nickname...Green Knights Colors... Dartmouth Green & Old Gold Conference...Midwest Conference President...Thomas Kunkel Athletics Director... Tim Bald Facility... Schuldes Sports Center Capacity... 2,100 Year Opened Coaching Staff Head Coach...Connie Tilley Record at St. Norbert Year at St. Norbert... 32nd Assistant Coaches... Nicky Van Laanen...Riley Woldt... Erin Pamperin Program History First Season of Women s Basketball Seasons of Women s Basketball All-Time Overall Record All-Time MWC Record MWC Championships... Eight... (1984, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 2003, 08) NCAA Tournament Appearences... Eight...(1983, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 2003, 08) NCAA Sweet 16 Appearences...Four (1985, 86, 88, 2003) NCAA Final Four Appearances... One (1985) D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll (as of 12/9/08) Team Record Votes 1. Kean (10) Rochester (5) Illinois Wesleyan (4) Hope (3) Thomas More (1) Messiah (1) UW-Whitewater UW-Eau Claire (1) Brandeis Simpson Oglethorpe Amherst UW-Stevens Point Marymount Mary Washington Muhlenberg Chicago DeSales Howard payne Tufts Southern Maine New York Univ Emory Whitman George Fox Open it Up St. Norbert is 5-0 in its last five Midwest Conference openers and is 13-2 in its last 14. Both losses have come in Waukesha against. Games Allowing 30 points or Less Under Connie Tilley Date Opponent Score 1/28/05 W, /18/92 W, /17/87 at W, /15/86 W, /11/83 W, /26/81 Concordia (Wis.) W, /8/80 W, /26/80 Edgewood W, /20/79 at Edgewood W, /13/79 at Lakeland W, /31/79 Lakeland W, State School Streak With St. Norbert s win over UW-Stout in the Associated Financial Group Tip-Off Classic, it extends a steak of seasons in which the Green Knights have defeated a WIAC opponent. St. Norbert has beaten a WIAC opponent in each of the past five seasons. Tilley Honored At the conclusion of last season, St. Norbert head coach Connie Tilley was named the Central Region Coach of the Year by D3hoops.com. 500 Last season, St. Norbert became just the second Wisconsin Division III school to win 500 games with its win over on Jan. 12. St. Norbert currently owns a record, making it the winningest Division III basketball program in Wisconsin history, according to NCAA records. Head of the Class Since St. Norbert owns an record in Midwest Conference games. This is good for the best record among MWC teams. Lake Forest holds the second best record during that span with a record. Milestone Ahead St. Norbert head coach Connie Tilley currently has 492 career wins at the helm of the women s basketball program. With eight more wins this year, Tilley will reach the 500-win plateau, making her only the 13th coach in NCAA Division III history to reach that mark. Home Sweet Home St. Norbert owns a record in home games under Connie Tilley, and are since the season. The Green Knights have only had one losing record in home games since St. Norbert went 3-7 in at home during the season. Jump Shots St. Norbert has won ten consecutive Midwest Conference games. Rachel Hermus leads the Midwest Conference with 10.0 rebounds per game. Stefanie Bunday missed her first free throw of the season Dec. 5 against Lake Forest. Bunday is now 17-of-18 from the free-throw line. St. Norbert is 20-1 in its last 21 home games. St. Norbert College Women s Basketball Women s Basketball Game Notes 3

4 St. Norbert College Women s Basketball By Class Seniors (3) Cortney Biese Victoria LeFevre Morgan Strasser Juniors (2) Denise Heuser Emily Otzelberger Sophomores (5) Amy Brunner Stefanie Bunday Bri Hauge Rachel Hermus Kristin Zimmerman Freshman (5) Brigette Baudhuin Katie Hackbart Jamie Kuhl Cara Lauritzen Krista Pelky By State Wisconsin (14) Brigette Baudhuin Cortney Biese Amy Brunner Stefanie Bunday Katie Hackbart Bri Hauge Rachel Hermus Denise Heuser Cara Lauritzen Victoria LeFevre Emily Otzelberger Krista Pelky Morgan Strasser Kristin Zimmerman Illinois (1) Jamie Kuhl St. Norbert College Roster Numerical No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School) 12 Rachel Hermus F 5-11 So. Little Chute (Appleton Xavier) 13 Stefanie Bunday G 5-7 So. Green Bay (East) 14 Krista Pelky G 5-8 Fr. Oshkosh (West) 20 Katie Hackbart G 5-7 Fr. Sussex (Arrowhead) 21 Bri Hauge G 5-8 So. New Glarus 22 Denise Heuser G 5-8 Jr. Pulaski 23 Amy Brunner G 5-10 So. New Franken (Green Bay Notre Dame) 24 Emily Otzelberger F 5-9 Jr. Menomnee Falls 25 Brigette Baudhuin F 6-1 Fr. Brussels (Southern Door) 30 Kristin Zimmerman G 5-9 So. Green Bay (East) 32 Cara Lauritzen F 6-0 Fr. Brookfield (Central) 33 Morgan Strasser G 5-9 Sr. Oshkosh (West) 34 Jamie Kuhl F 6-0 Fr. Cary, Ill. (Cary-Grove) 42 Cortney Biese F 5-10 Sr. Appleton (Kimberly) 44 Victoria LeFevre F 5-10 Sr. Green Bay (Bay Port) Student Assistant: Katie Spadoni Student Manager: Seth Oberschlake St. Norbert College Roster Alphabetical No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School) 25 Brigette Baudhuin F 6-1 Fr. Brussels (Southern Door) 42 Cortney Biese F 5-10 Sr. Appleton (Kimberly) 23 Amy Brunner G 5-10 So. New Franken (Green Bay Notre Dame) 13 Stefanie Bunday G 5-7 So. Green Bay (East) 20 Katie Hackbart G 5-7 Fr. Sussex (Arrowhead) 21 Bri Hauge G 5-8 So. New Glarus 12 Rachel Hermus F 5-11 So. Little Chute (Appleton Xavier) 22 Denise Heuser G 5-8 Jr. Pulaski 34 Jamie Kuhl F 6-0 Fr. Cary, Ill. (Cary-Grove) 32 Cara Lauritzen F 6-0 Fr. Brookfield (Central) 44 Victoria LeFevre F 5-10 Sr. Green Bay (Bay Port) 24 Emily Otzelberger F 5-9 Jr. Menomnee Falls 14 Krista Pelky G 5-8 Fr. Oshkosh (West) 33 Morgan Strasser G 5-9 Sr. Oshkosh (West) 44 Victoria LeFevre F 5-10 Sr. Suamico (Bay Port) 30 Kristin Zimmerman G 5-9 So. Green Bay (East) St. Norbert College Coaching Staff Head Coach Connie Tilley Assistant Coaches Nicky Van Laanen Riley Woldt Erin Pamperin Women s Basketball Game Notes 4

5 Tilley s Head Coaching Record Year Overall MWC NCAA * * * * * * Regional Final Four Sweet Regional Sweet Regional Sweet Regional Totals * - St. Norbert was in the Wisconsin Independent Colleges-Women s Athletic Conference until Point Games Under Tilley Date Opponent Score 2/2/06 W, /28/95 Cornell W, /5/85 W, /4/84 Lake Forest W, /16/81 Concordia (Wis.) W, /26/80 Edgewood W, /13/79 at Lakeland W, Connie TILLEY Head Coach 32nd Season UW-La Crosse at St. Norbert Overall Record at St. Norbert Conference at Home on the Road All-Time Winningest Coaches Div. III (as of 11/26/08) Name School Record Phillip Kahler St. John Fisher Michael Strong Scranton * Yvonne Kauffman Elizabethtown * Tim Shea Salem St * Andy Yosinoff Emmanuel (Mass.) * Gary Fifield Southern Maine * Dixie Jeffers Capital * Susan Dunagan Roanoke * Nancy Fahey Washington-St. Louis * Nancy Funk Johns Hopkins * Bill Finney Marymount (Va.) * Jack Surridge North Park Michael Durbin St. Benedict * Linda Sharp Concordia (Tx.) Connie Tilley St. Norbert * * - Active Tilley versus Opponents Team Record Grinnell Lake Forest North Central 2-0 Northern Michigan 1-2 Northland 2-0 Oglethorpe Transylvania 0-0 UW-Eau Claire 2-16 UW-Stout 12-0 Tilley s Milestone Victories No. Date Opponent Score 1 12/3/77 Cardinal Stritch W, /30/80 Marian W, /28/84 W, /10/89 Trinity Christian W, /12/97 W, /30/04 Lake Forest W, /6/08 W, Women s Basketball Game Notes 5 St. Norbert College Women s Basketball

6 St. Norbert College Women s Basketball St. Norbert 20-plus Point Games Career Morgan Strasser 0 4 Denise Heuser 0 3 St. Norbert 10-plus Rebound Games Career Cortney Biese 0 2 Rachel Hermus 1 1 Victoria LeFevre 0 1 Amy Brunner 0 1 St. Norbert Double Figure Point Games Career Morgan Strasser 4 39 Denise Heuser 3 18 Rachel Hermus 1 8 Cortney Biese 1 8 Stephanie Bunday 3 6 Victoria LeFevre 0 4 Bri Hauge 0 3 Krista Pelky 2 2 Emily Otzelberger 0 2 Amy Brunner 0 1 Kristin Zimmerman 0 1 St. Norbert Double-Doubles Career Cortney Biese 0 2 Victoria LeFevre 0 1 Amy Brunner 0 1 In The Clutch Clutch situations are defined as any free throw with less than 5:00 remaining in the game (plus all of overtime) and a positive or negative differential of 10 points or less. St. Norbert in Clutch Situations Player FTM-FTA PCT #12 Rachel Hermus CAREER #13 Stefanie Bunday CAREER #14 Krista Pelky CAREER #20 Katie Hackbart CAREER #21 Bri Hauge CAREER #22 Denise Heuser CAREER #23 Amy Brunner CAREER #24 Emily Otzelberger CAREER #25 Brigette Baudhuin CAREER #30 Kristin Zimmerman CAREER #32 Cara Lauritzen CAREER #33 Morgan Strasser CAREER #34 Jamie Kuhl CAREER #42 Cortney Biese CAREER #44 Victoria LeFevre CAREER Record When... Home Games Away Games Neutral Games Ahead at half Behind at half Tied at half Overtime games vs. Ranked teams Score 49 points or less Score points Score points Score points Score 80 points or more Allow 49 points or less Allow points Allow points Allow points Allow 80 points or more With higher shooting % With lower shooting % With same shooting % When making more 3-pt When making less 3-pt When making equal 3-pt When making more Free Throws When making less Free Throws When making equal Free Throws With more rebounds With less rebounds With equal rebounds Committing more turnovers Committing less turnovers Committing equal turnovers With more fouls With less Fouls With equal fouls Day Games Night Games White Uniforms Black Uniforms On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Friday On Saturday On Sunday November December January February Women s Basketball Game Notes 6

7 # 12 Rachel Hermus Sophomore Forward 5-11 Little Chute, Wis. (Appleton Xavier) Hermus vs. the Midwest Conference Grinnell Lake Forest # 13 Stefanie Bunday Sophomore Guard 5-7 Green Bay, Wis. (East) Bunday vs. the Midwest Conference Grinnell Lake Forest St. Norbert College Women s Basketball Northland UW-Stout at UW-Eau Claire at Northern Michigan Lake Forest at at at at at Hermus s at vs. Lake Forest vs. St. Norbert s Record When Hermus... Scores 10 points or less Scores 11 points or more Has five rebounds or less Has six rebounds or more Has four assists or less Makes one 3-pointer or less Commits two turnovers or less Commits three turnover or more Northland UW-Stout at UW-Eau Claire at Northern Michigan Lake Forest at at at at at Bunday s s vs. Univ. of Chicago vs vs. St. Norbert s Record When Bunday... Scores 10 points or less Scores 11 points or more Has five rebounds or less Has four assists or less Has five assists or more Makes one 3-pointer or less Commits two turnovers or less Commits three turnover or more Women s Basketball Game Notes 7

8 St. Norbert College Women s Basketball # 14 Krista Pelky Freshman Guard 5-8 Oshkosh, WIs. (West) Pelky vs. the Midwest Conference Grinnell Lake Forest # 20 Katie Hackbart Freshman Guard 5-7 Sussex, Wis. (Arrowhead) Hackbart vs. the Midwest Conference Grinnell Lake Forest Northland UW-Stout at UW-Eau Claire at Northern Michigan Lake Forest at at at at at Pelky s s at Northern Michigan vs. UW-Stout vs. Lake Forest St. Norbert s Record When Pelky... Scores 10 points or less Scores 11 points or more Has five rebounds or less Has four assists or less Makes one 3-pointer or less Makes two 3-pointers or more Commits two turnovers or less Commits three turnover or more Northland UW-Stout at UW-Eau Claire at Northern Michigan Lake Forest at at at at at Hackbart s s vs. Northland vs. Northland n/a St. Norbert s Record When Hackbart... Scores 10 points or less Has five rebounds or less Has four assists or less Makes one 3-pointer or less Commits two turnovers or less Commits three turnover or more Women s Basketball Game Notes 8

9 # 21 Bri Hauge Sophomore Guard 5-8 New Glarus, Wis. Hauge vs. the Midwest Conference Grinnell Lake Forest # 22 Denise Heuser Junior Guard 5-8 Pulaski, Wis. Heuser vs. the Midwest Conference Grinnell Lake Forest St. Norbert College Women s Basketball Northland UW-Stout at UW-Eau Claire at Northern Michigan Lake Forest at at at at at Hauge s s vs. Univ. of Chicago 5-1/18/08 vs at St. Norbert s Record When Hauge... Scores 10 points or less Has five rebounds or less Has four assists or less Makes one 3-pointer or less Makes two 3-pointers or more Commits two turnovers or less Northland UW-Stout at UW-Eau Claire at Northern Michigan Lake Forest at at at at at Heuser s s vs. Lake Forest vs at St. Norbert s Record When Heuser... Scores 10 points or less Scores 11 points or more Has five rebounds or less Has four assists or less Has five assists or more Makes one 3-pointer or less Makes two 3-pointers or more Commits two turnovers or less Commits three turnover or more Women s Basketball Game Notes 9

10 St. Norbert College Women s Basketball # 23 Amy Brunner Sophomore Guard 5-10 New Franken, Wis. (Green Bay Notre Dame) Brunner vs. the Midwest Conference Grinnell Lake Forest # 24 Emily Otzelberger Junior Forward 5-9 Menomnee Falls, Wis. Otzelberger vs. the Midwest Conference Grinnell Lake Forest Northland UW-Stout at UW-Eau Claire at Northern Michigan Lake Forest at at at at at Brunner s s vs vs vs. Univ. of Chicago St. Norbert s Record When Brunner... Scores 10 points or less Has five rebounds or less Has four assists or less Makes one 3-pointer or less Commits two turnovers or less Northland UW-Stout at UW-Eau Claire at Northern Michigan Lake Forest at at at at at Otzelberger s s vs at UW-Stevens Point vs. St. Norbert s Record When Otzelberger... Scores 10 points or less Has five rebounds or less Has four assists or less Makes one 3-pointer or less Commits two turnovers or less Women s Basketball Game Notes 10

11 # 25 Brigette Baudhuin Freshman Forward 6-1 Brussels, Wis. (Southern Door) Baudhuin vs. the Midwest Conference Grinnell Lake Forest # 30 Kristin Zimmerman Sophomore Guard 5-9 Green Bay, Wis. (East) Zimmerman vs. the Midwest Conference Grinnell Lake Forest St. Norbert College Women s Basketball Northland UW-Stout at UW-Eau Claire at Northern Michigan Lake Forest at at at at at Baudhuin s s vs. Northland n/a n/a St. Norbert s Record When Baudhuin... Scores 10 points or less Has five rebounds or less Has four assists or less Makes one 3-pointer or less Commits two turnovers or less Northland UW-Stout at UW-Eau Claire at Northern Michigan Lake Forest at at at at at Zimmerman s s at St. Norbert s Record When Zimmerman... Scores 10 points or less Has five rebounds or less Has four assists or less Makes one 3-pointer or less Commits two turnovers or less Women s Basketball Game Notes 11

12 St. Norbert College Women s Basketball # 32 Cara Lauritzen Freshman Forward 6-0 Brookfield, Wis. (Central) Lauritzen vs. the Midwest Conference Grinnell Lake Forest # 33 Morgan Strasser Senior Guard 5-9 Oshkosh, Wis. (West) Strasser vs. the Midwest Conference Grinnell Lake Forest Northland UW-Stout at UW-Eau Claire at Northern Michigan Lake Forest at at at at at Lauritzen s s n/a vs. Northland n/a St. Norbert s Record When Lauritzen... Scores 10 points or less Has five rebounds or less Has four assists or less Makes one 3-pointer or less Commits two turnovers or less Northland UW-Stout at UW-Eau Claire at Northern Michigan Lake Forest at at at at at Strasser s s vs. Concordia (Wis.) vs. UW-Eau Claire vs. Lake Forest St. Norbert s Record When Strasser... Scores 10 points or less Scores 11 points or more Has five rebounds or less Has four assists or less Has five assists or more Makes one 3-pointer or less Makes two 3-pointers or more Commits two turnovers or less Commits three turnover or more Women s Basketball Game Notes 12

13 # 34 Jamie Kuhl Freshman Forward 6-0 Cary, Ill. (Cary-Grove) Kuhl vs. the Midwest Conference Grinnell Lake Forest # 42 Cortney Biese Senior Forward 5-10 Appleton, Wis. (Kimberly) Biese vs. the Midwest Conference Grinnell Lake Forest St. Norbert College Women s Basketball Northland UW-Stout at UW-Eau Claire at Northern Michigan Lake Forest at at at at at Kuhl s s vs. Northland vs. Lake Forest at Northern Michigan St. Norbert s Record When Kuhl... Scores 10 points or less Has five rebounds or less Has six rebounds or more Has four assists or less Makes one 3-pointer or less Commits two turnovers or less Northland UW-Stout at UW-Eau Claire at Northern Michigan Lake Forest at at at at at Biese s s vs. Edgewood vs at St. Norbert s Record When Biese... Scores 10 points or less Scores 11 points or more Has five rebounds or less Has four assists or less Makes one 3-pointer or less Commits two turnovers or less Commits three turnover or more Women s Basketball Game Notes 13

14 St. Norbert College Women s Basketball # 44 Victoria LeFevre Senior Forward 5-10 Suamico, Wis. (Bay Port) LeFevre vs. the Midwest Conference Grinnell Lake Forest Northland UW-Stout at UW-Eau Claire at Northern Michigan Lake Forest at at at at at LeFevre s s at St. Norbert s Record When LeFevre... Scores 10 points or less Has five rebounds or less Has four assists or less Makes one 3-pointer or less Commits two turnovers or less Women s Basketball Game Notes 14