Arkansas State University Women s Basketball Quick Facts

Transcription

1

2 Arkansas State University Women s Basketball Quick Facts General Information Institution... Arkansas State University Location... Jonesboro, Ark. Population... 60,489 President... Dr. Les Wyatt Chancellor... Dr. Robert Potts Director of Athletics... Dr. Dean Lee SWA... Melanie Richardson Faculty Athletics Rep.... Nonie Wiggins Founded Enrollment... 11,551 Nickname... Red Wolves Colors... Scarlet & Black Home Facility... Convocation Center Arena Capacity... (10,038) Conference... Sun Belt Affiliation... NCAA Division I Athletic Dept. Phone Ticket Office Phone Athletics Web Site... astateredwolves.com Team Information Record SBC Record Sun Belt Finish... 2 nd - West Home Record Road Record Neutral Court Record All-Time Record (33 Seasons) All-Time SBC Record (17 Seasons) Sun Belt Titles... 1 Last Sun Belt Title WNIT Appearances... 8 Last WNIT Appearance (2 nd Round) Best WNIT Finish... Champions, 1993 Starters Returning/Lost... 5/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 8/4 Newcomers... 5 Press Row Phone Coaching Staff Head Coach... Brian Boyer Alma Mater... Missouri Western (1993) Record at ASU (Years) (9) Career Record (Years) (9) Assistant Coaches: Tanya Ray, Rebecca Chilton- Peoples, Sean Weibling Basketball Office Phone Sports Information WBB Contact... Van Provence Provence Office Provence Cell Provence ... vprovence@astate.edu Sports Information Director... Jerry Scott Assistant... Anthony Reynolds Graduate Assistant... Kelly Goodman Sports Information Phone Sports Information Fax Mailing Address... PO Box State University, AR Overnight Address Olympic Dr.... Jonesboro, AR ASU Women s Basketball Preseason Prospectus 2

3 ASU Women s Basketball Schedule Nov. 1 Arkansas-Monticello (Ex.) ASU Convocation Center 7:05 p.m. Nov. 11 Henderson State (Ex.) ASU Convocation Center 7:05 p.m. Nov. 14 Creighton (Alumni Weekend) ASU Convocation Center 7:05 p.m. Nov. 16 Northern Arizona ASU Convocation Center 2:05 p.m. Nov. 19 at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill. 7:05 p.m. Nov. 23 at Missouri State Springfield, Mo. 2:05 p.m. Nov. 25 Kansas State ASU Convocation Center 7:05 p.m. Nov. 28 Charleston Southern# San Antonio, Texas 5:00 p.m. Nov. 29 UT-San Antonio# San Antonio, Texas 5:00 p.m. Dec. 2 at Indiana State Terre Haute, Ind. 7:05 p.m. Dec. 7 Oklahoma ASU Convocation Center 2:05 p.m. Dec. 17 FIU ASU Convocation Center 7:05 p.m. Dec. 20 at UALR* Little Rock, Ark. 4:30 p.m. Dec. 28 Alcorn State ASU Convocation Center 2:05 p.m. Dec. 30 at Brigham Young Provo, Utah TBA Jan. 4 New Orleans ASU Convocation Center 2:05 p.m. Jan. 7 at Denver* Denver, Colo. 8:00 p.m. Jan. 10 at North Texas* Denton, Texas 5:00 p.m. Jan. 14 Louisiana-Monroe ASU Convocation Center 7:05 p.m. Jan. 18 South Alabama ASU Convocation Center 2:05 p.m. Jan. 21 at Middle Tennessee State* Murfreesboro, Tenn. 7:00 p.m. Jan. 25 Florida Atlantic ASU Convocation Center 2:05 p.m. Jan. 28 Western Kentucky ASU Convocation Center 7:05 p.m. Feb. 4 at Troy* Troy, Ala. TBA Feb. 7 at Florida International* Miami, Fla. 4:00 p.m. Feb. 11 UALR ASU Convocation Center 7:05p.m. Feb. 14 at Louisiana-Lafayette* Lafayette, La. 5:00 p.m. Feb. 18 at New Orleans* New Orleans, La. 7:00 p.m. Feb. 22 Denver ASU Convocation Center 2:05 p.m. Feb. 25 North Texas ASU Convocation Center 7:05 p.m. Feb. 28 at Louisiana-Monroe* Monroe, La. 4:30 p.m. Mar. 4 Sun Belt Tournament Round 1 TBA TBA Mar Sun Belt Tournament Hot Springs, Ark. TBA All Times Central Time *Sun Belt Conference Game # - Texas-San Antonio Thanksgiving Classic ASU Women s Basketball Preseason Prospectus 3

4 Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Jazmine Taylor G 5-8 Jr. Memphis, TN (Ridgeway) 5 LaDe sha Stoudemire G 5-10 Jr. Lake Wales, FL (Odessa JC) 11 Ebonie Jefferson G 5-9 Jr. Laurel, MS (Northeast Jones) 14 Quinishia McDowell G 5-7 Fr. Monroe, LA (Ouachita Parish) 15 Brittney Hiles G 5-7 Sr. Baton Rouge, LA (Christian Life) 20 Meghan Lewis G 5-8 Fr. St. Louis, MO (McCluer-S.Berkeley) 21 Shania Hurst G 5-10 Fr. St. Louis, MO (Kirkwood) 22 Shay Scott F 6-2 So. N. Little Rock, AR (North Little Rock) 24 Veronica Smith G 5-10 Jr. East St. Louis, IL (East St. Louis) 25 Caroline Starr G 5-10 Sr. Benton, AR (Benton) 30 Lyndsay Schlup F 6-2 Jr. California, MO (Helias) 32 Elyseia Dunn F 6-1 Fr. Kansas City, MO (Lighthouse Christian) 34 Kayla Pospisil F 6-1 Sr. Marion, IA (Kirkwood CC) 50 Linsay Henke C 6-4 Fr. Jefferson City, MO (Blair Oaks) Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 32 Dunn, Elyseia F 6-1 Fr. Kansas City, MO (Lighthouse Christian) 50 Henke, Linsay C 6-4 Fr. Jefferson City, MO (Blair Oaks) 15 Hiles, Brittney G 5-7 Sr. Baton Rouge, LA (Christian Life) 21 Hurst, Shania G 5-10 Fr. St. Louis, MO (Kirkwood) 11 Jefferson, Ebonie G 5-9 Jr. Laurel, MS (Northeast Jones) 20 Lewis, Meghan G 5-8 Fr. St. Louis, MO (McCluer-S.Berkeley) 14 McDowell, Quinishia G 5-7 Fr. Monroe, LA (Ouachita Parish) 34 Pospisil, Kayla F 6-1 Sr. Marion, IA (Kirkwood CC) 30 Schlup, Lyndsay F 6-2 Jr. California, MO (Helias) 22 Scott, Shay F 6-2 So. N. Little Rock, AR (North Little Rock) 24 Smith, Veronica G 5-10 Jr. East St. Louis, IL (East St. Louis) 25 Starr, Caroline G 5-10 Sr. Benton, AR (Benton) 5 Stoudemire, LaDe sha G 5-10 Jr. Lake Wales, FL (Odessa JC) 1 Jazmine Taylor G 5-8 Jr. Memphis, TN (Ridgeway) Head Coach - Brian Boyer (Missouri Western) Assistant Coaches - Tanya Ray (St. Mary s), Rebecca Chilton Peoples (Prescott College), Sean Weibling (Southwestern Oklahoma State) Pronunciation Guide LaDe sha Luh-DAY-Shah Quinishia Kwah-NEE-she-uh Shania Shuh-NEE-uh Elyseia E-LEE-see-uh Pospisil Pos-PUH-shell Henke Hank-ee Weibling Y-Bling ASU Women s Basketball Preseason Prospectus 4

5 Red Wolves Era Begins With High Expectations Anew era begins at Arkansas State this year as the school ushers in the Red Wolves as its new mascot, but the expectations for the women s basketball program remain the same win. With all five starters, seven of the top eight scorers, and the top five rebounders all returning from last year s 20-win team, the sky is the limit for the inaugural season of Red Wolves women s basketball. Third-team All-Conference guard Veronica Smith (5 10, East St. Louis, Ill.) returns for her junior season as the team s leading scorer from last year. Smith averaged 9.6 points per game, a figure that jumped to 12.1 points per game in Sun Belt Conference play. Scoring in double figures 12 times during the season, Smith poured in a career-high 23 points in ASU s victory on the road at South Ala- Junior guard Veronica Smith bama. She recorded her first career doubledouble when she scored 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in ASU s win at North Texas. After averaging a doubledouble in conference play at 10.6 points and 10 rebounds per game and earning All-SBC Tournament honors as a freshman, forward Shay Scott (6 2, North Little Rock, Ark.) returns for her sophomore season after becoming an impact player in the league as a freshman. Scott scored in double figures 20 times as a true freshman a year ago, including the final nine games of the season. Scott pulled down double-digit rebounds in 11 games, recording nine doubledoubles on the year while averaging just over 21 minutes per game. Three seniors will provide leadership and experience for the Red Wolves this season to go along with their Sophomore forward Shay Scott on-court performances. Guard Caroline Starr averaged 7.1 points per game last season and returns as one of the team s top three-point shooters. Starr scored in double-figures nine times a year ago, hitting 52 three-pointers along the way. Starr led ASU at the free throw line, connecting on 77.4 percent of her attempts. Guard Brittney Hiles (5 7, Baton Rouge, La.) is one of the team s top defenders and adds 4.0 points per game. Hiles scored in double figures three times a year ago and shot 73.2 percent from the free throw line. Forward Kayla Pospisil (6 1, Marion, Iowa) is back after starting three games and playing in 20 last season, her first at ASU after transferring from Kirkwood Community College. Pospisil scored a career-high nine points and grabbed seven rebounds in ASU s season opener last year at South Dakota State. Junior Jazmine Taylor (5 8, Memphis, Tenn.) was named the team MVP last season after being the only player to start all 32 games and leading the team in steals and assists. Taylor averaged 1.9 steals ASU Women s Basketball Preseason Prospectus 5

6 and 3.1 assists per game during the year and scored in double figures five times, including a career-high 20 points in ASU s overtime victory over Florida International. Taylor also blocked 26 shots on the year, including three games with three blocks. Junior guard Ebonie Jefferson (5 9, Laurel, Miss.) was ASU s Defensive MVP last season in addition to scoring 8.8 points per game. Jefferson added 4.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals per outing and recorded her first career double-double when she ripped down 14 rebounds and scored 14 points in ASU s victory over North Texas. Jefferson scored in double figures 13 times during the season, including career-high 20 points in the Red Wolves win over Florida Atlantic. Junior forward Lyndsay Schlup started five games last season and was particularly effective late in the year, averaging seven points and 5.3 rebounds per game from February on. She scored a careerhigh 11 points in ASU s victory on the road at South Alabama and grabbed eight or more rebounds six times during the season. Heading into his 10th year as head coach, Brian Boyer also welcomes newcomers LaDe sha Stoudemire, a junior, and freshmen Quinishia McDowell, Meghan Lewis, Elyseia Dunn, Linsay Henke, Brianna Shelton and Shania Hurst, who sat out last season after suffering a preseason knee Junior forward Lyndsay Schlup Junior guard Jazmine Taylor injury. Stoudemire (5 10, Lake Wales, Fla.) transferred to Arkansas State from Odessa (Texas) Junior College. A McDonald s All-American nominee at guard, Stoudemire averaged just over nine points and nine rebounds, while leading the Wranglers to the 2007 NJCAA National Championship. McDowell (5 7, Monroe, La.) averaged 15 points and just over five rebounds from her guard position at Ouachita Parish High School, leading the Tigers to the top of the Class 5A standings for the majority of her senior season. Lewis (5 8, St. Louis, Mo.) led McCluer- South Berkeley High School to a 27-4 record and a third-place finish in the Class 4A State Tournament a year ago. Lewis averaged 18.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.8 steals and 2.5 assists as a senior guard for the Bulldogs. Dunn (6 1, Kansas City, Mo.) is another McDonald s All-American nominee who averaged double-digit scoring all four years in high school. A forward, Dunn was the MVP of the 2006 Class 3A State Tournament after leading Pembroke Hill to back-to-back state championships. Center Linsay Henke (6 4, Jefferson City, Mo.) averaged just over 12 points and eight rebounds as a senior at Blair Oaks High School and blocked over 100 shots during each of her last two seasons. Junior guard Ebonie Jefferson Ark.) was a two-time All-State selection at Pulaski Academy, where she hit 48 percent of her shots from three-point ranges, averaging 16 points per game. Henke led the Falcons to a Class 3A runner-up and third place finish in each of her last two seasons. S h e l - ton(5 9, Little Rock, Senior forward Kayla Pospisil ASU Women s Basketball Preseason Prospectus 6

7 Head Coach Brian Boyer Through nine seasons as head coach at Arkansas State University, Brian Boyer s name has become synonymous with success and the women s basketball program. Entering his 10th season as head coach at ASU, Boyer has climbed to second place on the ASU career win chart with a record of Under Boyer s guidance, Arkansas State has reached the Women s National Invitation Tournament four times, including three of the past five seasons. He led the Red Wolves to the Sun Belt East Division Championship, the program has produced 17 All-Sun Belt Conference players with Boyer at the helm, and Boyer was named Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year following the , and seasons. His 81 career Sun Belt Conference victories rank him fifth all-time in career conference wins. As Boyer nears the end of his first decade as head coach at Arkansas State, the program ushers in the Red Wolf era on the heels of what was arguably one of Boyer s finest coaching performances. Although the season was expected by many to be a rebuilding year, Boyer molded a group of unheralded players into a team that produced yet another 20-win season at Arkansas State the third in the last four years. Faced with the task of replacing three 1,000-point scorers, including the program s all time leading shot blocker and rebounder, along with the all-time assists leader, Boyer directed Arkansas State to a record. ASU won a record 13 conference games during the season, and reached the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament for the 13th time in 16 tries. The Red Wolves finished the season with the distinction of being the only Division I program in the country with a winning record that did not have a single player who averaged double figure scoring. Head Coach Brian Boyer Arkansas State posted victories over Brigham Young and Alabama early in the season, earning the win over the Crimson Tide on the road in Tuscaloosa. The Red Wolves finished 2007 with a 6-7 record, but went on a tear in the New Year, closing out the season with a 14-5 finish and a run to the semifinals of the SBC Tournament for the fourth consecutive season. Like always, the team was especially tough at home, posting a 13-2 record at the ASU Convocation Center that included a 9-0 record against Sun Belt Conference opponents. In the season the Red Wolves finished 21-13, advanced to the second round of the WNIT before falling to eventual tournament runner-up Wisconsin, and continued to build on their alreadyimpressive home record with a 14-2 mark at the ASU Convocation Center. The Red Wolves posted home victories over NCAA Tournament participants Oklahoma State and Louisiana-Lafayette, Southeastern Conference member Alabama, and WNIT participants South Dakota State and Murray State. In all, 14 of the Red Wolves 34 games during the season were against teams that played in the NCAA or WNIT tournaments. The Red Wolves also reached the 10-victory milestone quicker than any other team in ASU history, picking up their 10th win of the season Jan. 3, 2007, and their 21-win total equaled the highest in Boyer s eight seasons ASU Women s Basketball Preseason Prospectus 7

8 Under Boyer s guidance, several individual records fell during the season as well. Seniors Adrianne Davie and Rudy Sims rewrote the Red Wolves record books, with Davie shattering the career blocked shots record with 132 and the career rebounding record with 1,147. Sims set a new mark in career assists with 548, and became the first ASU player in over a decade to record a triple-double when she scored 14 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, and handed out 10 assists in a overtime victory at Louisiana-Lafayette. Davie was named All- Sun Belt Conference for the fourth straight season, while Sims earned the honor for the third straight year. Senior Ali Carter became the 16th member of the career 1,000-point club. During the season, the Red Wolves posted a overall record against a schedule that included nine NCAA Tournament teams, and three that participated in the WNIT. The Tribe advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, and Davie earned first-team All-Sun Belt Conference honors for the third straight season. Davie also joined the ASU 1,000-point club, along with Sims and senior Amber Abraham. In the season, ASU put together a program-best 10-game Sun Belt Conference winning streak, part of an 11-game win streak that was the fourth longest in Red Wolves history. The Red Wolves finished the season overall and in second place in the Sun Belt East Division at 11-3, giving Boyer his first 20-win season as head coach. The Tribe advanced to the quarterfinals of the WNIT Tournament, defeating SEC powers Mississippi State and Arkansas along the way. The second round victory over Arkansas was played in front of a Convocation Center record crowd of 10, 892. The team s success earned Boyer his second straight Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year Award. Boyer joined former Red Wolves coach Jerry Ann Winters as the only two ASU women s basketball coaches to win back-to-back coach of the year honors. Davie, Sims and Carter all earned All- Sun Belt honors following the season, marking the first time in Red Wolves history that three players earned all-conference honors in a single season. The season culminated with the program s first-ever regular season conference championship, and a return to the WNIT. The Red Wolves finished overall and 10-4 in league play, earning a share of the Sun Belt East division title as they posted one of the top turnarounds in Division I, picking up seven more wins than the previous season. ASU s 19 victories that season were the most since the season, sparked in part by the best start in ASU women s basketball history a seven game win streak to open the season. The strong start carried over into Sun Belt play as the Red Wolves held the top spot in the East division from start to finish. Davie earned honorable-mention all-conference honors as a true freshman, and Boyer was rewarded with his first conference Coach of the Year Award. The season capped a pair of rebuildi n g years ASU Women s Basketball Preseason Prospectus 8

9 and resulted in a strong finish and a trip to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. In his first season as head coach of the Red Wolves, Boyer led ASU to its first-ever Top 25 national ranking, 18 victories, and a trip to the WNIT Tournament. The Red Wolves 18 victories gave Boyer the most wins by a first-year coach at ASU since Sara Wooley won 19 games in her first season in The Red Wolves opened the season by winning 10 of their first 11 games, including road wins over Southern Miss and nationally ranked Kansas, giving ASU a No. 25 ranking in the Associated Press poll the following week. The Red Wolves finished the season at overall, ending the year with the program s second straight invitation to the WNIT. Boyer came to ASU in 1995 spending four seasons as an assistant for former head coach Jeff Mittie, who is now the head coach at TCU. A graduate of Missouri Western State College in St. Joseph, Mo., with a bachelor's degree in education, Boyer was an assistant coach for the men's program for six seasons, including the last three, which he spent as an assistant with the women's program as well. As an assistant to the men's team, Missouri Western was a NCAA Division II Tournament participant five years (1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 and 1995) and won two conference championships. The team made the Sweet 16 in As a women's assistant, Boyer and Missouri Western made two NCAA Tournament appearances, including a trip to the Final Four in 1995 and the Elite Eight the previous season. The team went 31-3 in 1995 and made it to the Final Eight of the national tournament. It also went undefeated through its MIAA schedule at In 1994, the team finished third in the nation, losing in a national semifinal contest and finishing with a 29-3 overall mark. In his four seasons at Arkansas State as an assistant coach, Boyer and the Red Wolves earned a mark. The team went with a trip to the Women's NIT. In the process, ASU earned wins over nationally ranked Virginia and Kansas. The Red Wolves won 20 games in backto-back seasons in the and seasons. The 1997 team opened the season with a victory over nationally ranked Illinois and had a 12-game winning streak during the season, the second longest in school history. The 1998 squad knocked off nationally ranked Western Kentucky at the Convocation Center and came within four points of scoring an upset over national power Louisiana Tech at home as well. In his first season at ASU, the Red Wolves won 17 games despite having just seven scholarship players. Boyer prepped at Scotland County High School in Memphis, Mo., and graduated from there in He is married to the former Rhonda Lane of Marked Tree. She is a graduate of ASU ASU Women s Basketball Preseason Prospectus 9

10 5-7 Sr. 3L Guard Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Christian Life Academy) : Played in all 32 of ASU s games as a junior, averaging just over 15 minutes per game was the recipient of the Lady Indian Award, given each year for displaying excellence in academics, community service, and character along with pride in ASU and heart, effort and determination on and off the court.averaged 4.0 points and 1.8 rebounds per game shot 73.2 percent from free throw line scored a season and career-high 14 points Dec. 30 vs. Charlotte, including a 3-for-4 effort from behind the threepoint arc had a season-high four steals while playing a career-high 22 minutes in ASU s victory over Weber State in the University of Washington Husky Classic Nov. 23. BRITTNEY HILES : Played in all 34 of the Red Wolves games, starting in three...was regularly called upon to guard opponent s top offensive threat and was named team s 15 Co-Defensive MVP at end of season...notched 25 steals...averaged 2.0 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 0.7 steals per game scored a career-high seven points in ASU s win over Denver...had three steals in win over South Dakota State and in victory over Florida Atlantic...had a career-high five assists in win at North Dakota State, and again in win over Florida Atlantic...named to academic honor roll : Played in 27 games averaging 9.1 minutes per game... averaged 1.5 points and 1.4 rebounds in relief role... ended season with 12 steals and 15 assists. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year starter at Christian Life Academy... Led her team to a district championship in every season during her interscholastic career... Team won back-to-back state championships as a sophomore and junior... Named All- State three years, All-Metro two years and All-District four years at CLA... Garnered Most Outstanding Senior Girl at CLA... Member of the National Honor Society and the Beta Club... Member of the "A" Honor Roll all four years. PERSONAL: Born on October 8, Daughter of Michael and Cynthia Hiles... Majoring in mechanical engineering. HILES CAREER STATISTICS ---TOTAL PTS--- --REBOUNDS-- Season GP GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals ASU Women s Basketball Preseason Prospectus 10

11 : Played in all 32 of ASU s games, starting in 29 hit a team-high 52 three-pointers averaged 26.8 minutes of playing timer per game led ASU at the free throw line with a 77.4 shooting percentage averaged 7.1 points and 2.7 rebounds per game scored in double figures nine times scored a season-high 17 points Nov. 25 against Washington, and again Feb. 17 against ULL hit a season-high five three-pointers against Washington matched her career-high with four steals against North Texas Feb. 23 was named the Lady Indian student-athlete of the year after posting a perfect 4.0 grade-point average. CAROLINE STARR 5-10 Sr. 3L Guard Benton, Arkansas (Benton HS) : Played in all 34 of ASU s games, starting 28...scored a career-high 23 points, including 6-of-8 three pointers to help ASU rally from a 21-point deficit and post a win over Louisiana-Lafayette...recorded 25 a 4-for-4 3-point shooting night in an victory over Louisiana-Monroe, the best performance from behind the arc in ASU history...averaged 7.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.1 assists on the year...shot.757 from the free throw line and.342 from behind the three point arc...had third-highest three point percentage in Sun Belt Conference...scored in double figures in nine games...was awarded the Lady Indian award at season s end...named to academic honor roll : Played in 29 games in key relief role... averaged 14.2 minutes of playing time during game... averaged 4.0 points per game and 2.0 rebounds... also grabbed 22 steals and dished out 41 assists. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year starter at Benton High School Named All-State all three years Name to the Democrat Gazette First Team as a junior and a senior Three-time All-Conference selection in 5-A South... McDonald's All-America Finalist as a senior 5-A All-Tournament Team two years Democrat Gazette All-Sophomore Team Only junior named to the All-Arkansas team Honorable mention on the Orlando Sentinel All-South Team Averaged 21 points, eight rebounds, five steals and 4.2 assists per game. Ranked the 16th shooting guard in the nation and 119th among all prospects in the class of 2005 by the All-Star Girls Report Participated in the adidas Top Ten All America Camp Garnered the Panther Pride and Warrior Pride awards. PERSONAL: Born on January 28, 1987 Daughter of Bubba and Mona Starr Majoring in sports management. STARR S CAREER STATISTICS ---TOTAL PTS--- --REBOUNDS-- Season GP GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals ASU Women s Basketball Preseason Prospectus 11

12 6-1 Sr. 1L Forward Marion, Iowa (Kirkwood Community College) : Played in 20 games for ASU, starting in three of those contests scored a season-high nine points and grabbed a season-high seven rebounds in the season opener at South Dakota State averaged 1.9 points and 1.8 rebounds per game averaged 8.9 minutes of playing time per game : Transferred to ASU from Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa...averaged seven points and seven rebounds while playing for Kirkwood, which defeated its opponents by an average of 42.8 points per game...started all 36 games, and led Kirkwood to a 35-1 record and the 2007 NJCAA Division II National Championship...led Kirkwood with 38 blocked shots on the year. KAYLA POSPISIL 34 HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year first-team All-Conference selection at Linn-Mar High School...First team All-MVC...Second team All-Metro...Athlete of the Week...Second team All-Academic...Also played Volleyball. PERSONAL: Born May 13, 1987 Daughter of Sue White and Dave Pospisil Major is interdisciplinary studies...last name pronounced (poz-puh-shell). POSPISIL S CAREER STATISTICS ---TOTAL PTS--- --REBOUNDS-- Season GP GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals ASU Women s Basketball Preseason Prospectus 12

13 JAZMINE TAYLOR 5-8 Jr. 2L Guard Memphis, Tennessee (Ridgeway HS) : After being the only player to start all 32 games, was named the team MVP at season s end scored a career-high 20 points in ASU s overtime win over FIU Jan. 23 led Arkansas State in steals and assists posted a career-high seven assists at Oklahoma State Nov. 29 had a team-high eight games with five or more assists had a career-high six steals in ASU s win over Missouri State Nov. 20 had 10 games with three or more steals recorded three blocked shots on three different occasions averaged 5.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.9 steals per game : Played in all 34 games as a true freshman, starting three times...averaged 1.3 points and 1.2 rebounds per game...scored a career high six points and had a career-high 1 four assists in win over UA-Pine Bluff...posted a career-high three steals in win over Missouri State...named to academic honor roll. HIGH SCHOOL: Played point guard at Ridgeway High... averaged 12 points per game as a senior... also averaged six assists, six steals, and three rebounds... named to Best of the Preps in Memphis as well as all-state honorable mention... Street and Smith honorable mention all-district... also member of all-region team...member of high school s academic squad. PERSONAL: Born Aug. 7, majoring in pre-pharmacy... parents are Lisa and Derrick Morris. TAYLOR S CAREER STATISTICS ---TOTAL PTS--- --REBOUNDS-- Season GP GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals ASU Women s Basketball Preseason Prospectus 13

14 EBONIE JEFFERSON : Was named ASU s Defensive MVP at season s end after consistently being called upon to guard opponent s top offensive threat posted her first career double-double in ASU s win over North Texas when she scored 14 points and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds scored in double figures 13 times on the season, including a career-high 20 points against FAU averaged 8.8 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game. 5-9 Jr. 2L Guard Laurel, Mississippi (Northeast Jones) : Saw action in 19 games as a true freshman...scored a season-high six points against Charlotte in her first game as a Lady Indian...averaged 1.1 points and 0.6 rebounds per game. HIGH SCHOOL: Came to ASU from Northeast Jones High School in Laurel, 11 Miss.... played four years... averaged 21.7 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals per game as a senior... helped team to 4A-state championship in named four-time all-district player... named All-South and all-state as a senior... team MVP and district 5-4A performer... member of USA Stars All-America squad... also played softball and ran track in high school. PERSONAL: Born March 16, 1988 in Detroit, Mich.... public relations major... named to Who s Who in high school... member of National Honor Society and Mississippi Scholars... selected to Northeast Jones Hall of Fame... graduated with honors... parents are Charles and Sandra Jefferson. JEFFERSON S CAREER STATISTICS ---TOTAL PTS--- --REBOUNDS-- Season GP GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals ASU Women s Basketball Preseason Prospectus 14

15 5-10 Jr. 2L Guard/Forward East St. Louis, Illinois (East St. Louis HS) : Named third-team All-Sun Belt Conference after leading the Red Wolves in scoring at 9.6 points per game was named Offensive MVP at season s end averaged 12.1 points per game in SBC play scored in double figures 12 times on the year, including a career-high 23 points in ASU s win at South Alabama Feb. 6 posted two double-figure rebounding games, including her first double-double, a 21-point, 13- rebound effort in ASU s win at North Texas Feb. 23 was second on squad with 5.4 rebound per game average, including her careerhigh of 13 at North Texas also averaged 1.2 steals per game played in all 32 of ASU s games, drawing 25 starts. VERONICA SMITH : Ended the season strong as she scored in double figures in three consecutive post-season games...averaged 3.0 points and 2.1 rebounds per 24 game...scored a career-high 13 points against Louisiana-Lafayette in Sun Belt Tournament...had a career-high seven rebounds, along with 12 points in Sun Belt Tournament win over Louisiana-Monroe...notched a career-high four steals in WNIT game at Wisconsin...named to academic honor roll. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at East St. Louis High School where she averaged 13 points and nine assists as a senior... also grabbed five rebounds and had two steals per game... shot 48.5 percent from the field and 36.7 percent from beyond the three-point arc... three-time all-conference pick and five-time all-tournament team member... also played volleyball and softball. PERSONAL: Born Jan. 27, 1988 in Centerville, Ill.... marketing major... named to high school honor roll four semesters... enjoys painting... also recruited by Bradley, Illinois and Indiana... daughter of Rhonda Smith. SMITH S CAREER STATISTICS ---TOTAL PTS--- --REBOUNDS-- Season GP GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals ASU Women s Basketball Preseason Prospectus 15

16 : Played in all 32 of ASU s games, starting in five of those contests averaged 4.2 points and 4.3 rebounds per game scored a career-high 11 points in ASU s victory at South Alabama Feb. 6 grabbed seven or more rebounds in 10 games shot 71.7 percent from the free throw line was particularly effective in SBC Tournament play, averaging 7.3 points, 7.7 rebounds while shooting a team-high 52.9 percent from the floor and 100 percent from the free throw line notched a career-high three steals in ASU s victory over FAU March 5 in the opening round of the SBC Tournament. LYNDSAY SCHLUP 6-2 Jr. 2L Forward California, Missouri (Helias HS) : Played in all 34 games as a true freshman, starting seven times...started the first two games of the season, scoring 10 points in each contest...scored in double figures 30 four times...averaged 3.4 points and 2.7 rebounds on the year...was second on the team with 24 blocked shots...in her first game at ASU, scored 10 points, had nine rebounds, and three blocks against Charlotte...was third on team with 127 rebounds on the year...an honor roll student. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Helias High School in Jefferson City...four-year letterwinner in basketball...named all-conference, all-district, all-area and all-state... was team s MVP twice...top rebounder on team with school records...also all-time leading scorer, rebounder, and blocked shots... also played softball, lettering three years... helped team to 2003 and 2005 state championship... named all-district, all-region and all-tournament team. PERSONAL: Born June 5, 1988 in Jefferson City... major is Marketing...parents are Randy and Jo Ann Schlup...last name pronounced Shloop SCHLUP S CAREER STATISTICS ---TOTAL PTS--- --REBOUNDS-- Season GP GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals ASU Women s Basketball Preseason Prospectus 16

17 SHAY SCOTT 6-2 So. 1L Forward North Little Rock, Arkansas (North Little Rock) : Became an impact player in the Sun Belt Conference in her freshman season when she posted nine double-doubles was the only player named to the SBC All-Tournament Team whose team did not play in the finals averaged 9.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game on the season and finished among the league s leaders in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and blocked shots averaged a double-double in SBC play, putting up 10.6 points and grabbing 10 rebounds per outing scored a career-high 16 points twice on the season, including in the semifinals of the SBC Tourney against eventual champion Western Kentucky pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds in ASU s win over FIU Jan. 23 scored in double figures 20 times posted 11 double-digit rebounding games all against SBC competition notched a career-high five steals against Indiana State Dec HIGH SCHOOL: Named All-State and All-Conference three straight seasons, and All-State Tournament two seasons while playing at North Little Rock...averaged 15.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 1.89 blocked shots during her high school career...led NLRHS to a 60-8 record during her junior and senior seasons, including the Class 6A State Championship in started all 87 games that she played in at NLRHS. PERSONAL: Born November 17, 1988 in Little Rock, Ark..... Majoring in radiological science... also played volleyball at North Little Rock High School... enjoys playing basketball and shopping...daughter of Charles and Linda Scott. SCOTTS CAREER STATISTICS ---TOTAL PTS--- --REBOUNDS-- Season GP GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals ASU Women s Basketball Preseason Prospectus 17

18 : Sat out the season after being injured in ASU s exhibition game against Ouachita Baptist : Averaged 22.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, 5.8 assists, and 4.3 steals as a senior at Kirkwood...named first team All-State and All-Conference as a senior...a McDonald s All-American nominee following her senior season...led Kirkwood to a 20-4 record and the Suburban West Conference Championship in PERSONAL: Born June 5, 1989 in St. Louis, Mo... Majoring in accounting... was an honor roll student at Kirkwood High School...daughter of Robyn Hodges and Ronald Philip. SHANIA HURST 5-10 Fr.-RS Guard St. Louis, Missouri (Kirkwood) ASU Women s Basketball Preseason Prospectus 18

19 LA DESHA STOUDEMIRE 5-10 Jr. Guard Lake Wales, Florida (Odessa Junior College) Odessa (Texas) Junior College: Was key component to Wrangler team that went 66-3 from , winning the NJCAA National Championship in named All-Conference, All-Region and All-National Tournament in averaged 9.2 points and 9.4 rebounds...shot 49.7 percent from the floor...named All-Conference following season. High School: Helped Winter Haven to the 2005 Class 4A State Championship...first-team All- County three consecutive seasons...named one of Top 14 High School Players in Florida Personal: Born April 10, 1987 in Bartow Florida...daughter of Renee Southall...was All- State softball player in high school...major is undecided...sister 5of current NBA star Amare Stoudemire. QUINISHIA MCDOWELL 5-8 Fr. Guard Monroe, Louisiana (Ouachita Parish HS) High School: Averaged 15 points, 5.7 rebounds, three assists and 3.5 steals as a senior at Ouachita Parish High School...lead the Lions to a 33-9 finish...four-time All-District selection...three year All-Northeast Louisiana...All-State following her junior season...was named Academic All-State following her senior season. Personal: Born November 27, Daughter of Loretta King and Bernard McDowell...Valedictorian of her senior class at Ouachita Parish High School...also ran track in high school...major is Nursing ASU Women s Basketball Preseason Prospectus 19

20 ELYSEIA DUNN 6-1 Fr. Forward Kansas City, Missouri (Lighthouse Christian) High School: A McDonald s All-American nominee Sporting News High School All-American Honorable Mention...was invited to compete for the 2007 USA Athletes Team in Germany...won backto-back state championships in 2005 and 2006 at Pembroke, MVP of the 2006 Class 3A Missouri State Championship Game. A two-time All-State selection...was nominated for the Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year Award...averaged over 15 points and 8 rebounds during her career. LINSAY HENKE 6-4 Fr. Center Jefferson City, Missouri (Blair Oaks HS) High School: A three-time all-conference, two-time all-district and two-time a l l - s t a t e performer...averaged 12 points per game as a senior...blocked a school-record 320 shots during her career...averaged 12.1 points, 8.7 rebounds, and shot 60.3 percent from the field. Personal: Born October 10, Daughter of Tom and Kathy Henke...also played volleyball and ran cross country. Personal: Born April 5, Daughter of Donna Dunn...Major is Sports Management...was valedictorian of her senior class at Lighthouse Christian Academy ASU Women s Basketball Preseason Prospectus 20

21 MEGHAN LEWIS 5-8 Fr. Guard St. Louis, Missouri (McCluer-South Berkeley) High School: Named first-team All- Metro St. Louis area and first-team MBCA and Missouri Sportswriters All-State following senior season...averaged 18.2 points, 6.6 boards, 3.8 steals and 2.5 assists as a senior...shot 50.6 percent from the field...including 35.4 percent from behind the three-point line...hit 72.5 percent of her free throws. Personal: Born January 23, 1990 in St Louis, Mo...Daughter of Essie Purnell...also ran track and played volleyball in high school...major is Physical Education...named to academic honor roll at McCluer-South Berkeley ASU Women s Basketball Preseason Prospectus 21

22 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS High High Date Opponent Result Score Location ATT Scorer Rebounder 11-9 South Dakota State L Away 1488 Caroline Starr (12) Kayla Pospisil (7) BYU W Home 1729 Ebonie Jefferson (13) Ebonie Jefferson (6) Alabama W Away 1598 Angie Criner (17) Angie Criner (6) Missouri State W Home 1703 Angie Criner (14) Lyndsay Schlup (7) Veronica Smith (7) Jazmine Taylor (7) Weber State W Neutral 640 Angie Criner (19) Lyndsay Schlup (7) Washington L Away 2079 Caroline Starr (17) Ebonie Jefferson (6) Oklahoma State L Away 1679 Caroline Starr (9) Veronica Smith (6) Sherina Scott (9) 12-2 Oklahoma L Away 7167 Veronica Smith (6) Veronica Smith (6) Ebonie Jefferson (6) Caroline Starr (6) Arkansas - Pine Bluff W Home 1509 Ebonie Jefferson (16) Sherina Scott (9) Ebonie Jefferson (9) *Florida Atlantic W Home 1668 Ebonie Jefferson (20) Sherina Scott (14) *New Orleans L Away 259 Ebonie Jefferson (14) Sherina Scott(8) Indiana State L Home 1696 Ebonie Jefferson (11) Sherina Scott (9) Charlotte L Home 2124 Brittany Hiles (14) Veronica Smith (9) 1-3 *Louisiana-Lafayette W Away - Veronica Smith (18) Ebonie Jefferson (6) 1-6 *UALR W Home 1885 Sherina Scott (11) Lyndsay Schlup (8) Angie Criner (11) 1-9 *North Texas W Home 1744 Ebonie Jefferson (14) Sherina Scott (14) Ebonie Jefferson(14) 1-12 *Louisiana-Monroe L Away 631 Sherina Scott (13) Sherina Scott (11) 1-14 *Middle Tennessee W Home 1914 Angie Criner (17) Sherina Scott (11) 1-17 *Denver L Away 371 Ebonie Jefferson (12) Sherina Scott (10) 1-20 *Troy W Home 1913 Veronica Smith (13) Sherina Scott (11) Sherina Scott (13) 1-23 *Florida International W (OT) Home 1825 Jazmine Taylor (20) Sherina Scott (16) 1-26 *Western Kentucky L Away 3427 Angie Criner (29) Lyndsay Schlup (5) Ebonie Jefferson(5) 2-6 *South Alabama W Away 1304 Veronica Smith (23) Sherina Scott (9) Ebonie Jefferson(9) 2-9 *Florida Atlantic W Away - Angie Criner (16) Lyndsay Schlup (9) Caroline Starr (16) Sherina Scott (9) 2-13 *New Orleans W Home 2183 Veronica Smith (21) Sherina Scott (14) 2-17 *Louisiana-Lafayette W Home 1945 Caroline Starr (17) Jazmine Taylor (6) 2-21 *UALR L Away - Veronica Smith (11) Sherina Scott(10) 2-23 *North Texas W Away 1035 Veronica Smith (21) Sherina Scott (15) 2-28 *Louisiana-Monroe W Home 4110 Veronica Smtih (13) Sherina Scott (5) Veronica Smith (5) Ebonie Jefferson (5) 3-5 *Florida Atlantic W Home 1844 Angie Criner (14) Sherina Scott (12) 3-8!South Alabama W Neutral 4775 Sherina Scott (10) Veronica Smith (9) Lyndsay Schlup (9) 3-10!Western Kentucky L Neutral - Sherina Scott (16) Sherina Scott (8) Lyndsay Schlup (8) *Sun Belt Conference Game!Sun Belt Conference Tournament (Mobile, Alabama) SCORE BY HALVES 1 2 OT TOTAL Arkansas State ,016 Opponents ,985 ATTENDANCE G Total Avg. Home (13-2; SBC 9-0) 15 29, Away (5-9; SBC 4-5) 14 21, Neutral (2-1) 3 5,415 1,805 Total 32 56,245 1, ASU Women s Basketball Preseason Prospectus 22

23 SEASON BOX SCORE TOTAL 3-PTRS REBOUNDS OPPONENT Date Score W/L FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg vs Clemson L at Old Dominion L vs. Monmouth L(OT) Bowling Green W Lyon College W at UT-Martin W Austin Peay State W at So. Dakota St L at Memphis L at Eastern Illinois L at Bowling Green L Arkansas Tech W Denver W at UL Lafayette W South Alabama L at UL Monroe L North Texas W UALR W at Troy L at Middle Tenn W Western Kentucky W at Florida Int l L Florida Atlantic W at Denver L UL Lafayette L at South Alabama L New Orleans W UL Monroe W at North Texas W at UALR W vs. New Orleans W vs. Western Kent W vs. North Texas L Arkansas State Opponents Games Played: 33 Points/game: 72.5 FG Pct.: FG Pct.: 39.6 FT Pct.: 68.1 Rebounds/game: 35.6 Assists/game: 13.8 Turnovers/game: 15.4 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.9 Steals/game: 5.9 Blocks/game: ASU Women s Basketball Preseason Prospectus 23