ILLINOIS Series History: Illnois leads 10-4

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1 game #3 at illinois Nov. 18, 2017 Contact: Jim Rea Associate Director of Communications O: (309) C: (309) Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result 11/4 UPPER IOWA (Exh.) W, /10 OMAHA (ESPN3) W, /15 LINCOLN [Mo.] (ESPN3) W, /18 at Illinois (BTN Plus) p.m. SEMO Classic (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 11/24 vs. Nicholls State p.m. 11/25 at Southeast Missouri St. (OVC DN)..3:15 p.m. 11/29 at Northern Illinois p.m. 12/2 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO (ESPN3) p.m. 12/5 at Eastern Illinois p.m. 12/16 at Wisconsin-Green Bay p.m. 12/19 CLEVELAND STATE (ESPN3) a.m. 12/28 WESTERN ILLINOIS (ESPN3) p.m. 12/31 *at Illinois State (ESPN3) a.m. 1/5 *at Loyola (ESPN3) p.m. 1/7 *at Valparaiso (ESPN3) p.m. 1/12 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (ESPN3) p.m. 1/14 *MISSOURI STATE (ESPN3) p.m. 1/19 *at Indiana State (ESPN3) p.m. 1/21 *at Evansville (ESPN3) p.m. 1/26 *NORTHERN IOWA (ESPN3) p.m. 1/28 *DRAKE (ESPN3) p.m. 2/2 *VALPARAISO (ESPN3) p.m. 2/4 *LOYOLA (ESPN3) p.m. 2/9 *at Missouri State (ESPN3) p.m. 2/11 *at Southern Illinois (ESPN3) :30 a.m. 2/16 *EVANSVILLE (ESPN3) p.m. 2/18 *INDIANA STATE (ESPN3) p.m. 2/23 *at Drake (ESPN3) /7 p.m. 2/25 *at Northern Iowa (ESPN3) p.m. 3/3 *ILLINOIS STATE (ESPN3) p.m. MVC Tournament (Moline, Ill.) 3/8 First Round (ESPN3) /7 p.m. 3/9 Quarterfinals (ESPN3) /2:30/6/8:30 p.m. 3/10 Semifinals (ESPN3) :30/4 p.m. 3/11 Championship (ESPN3) p.m. Home games in BOLD CAPS played at Renaissance Coliseum unless otherwise indicated. All times Central and subject to change * Missouri Valley Conference Games This Week In Bradley Women s Basketball Game #3 State Farm Center (15,544) Champaign, Ill. Saturday, November 18, p.m. Video: BTN Plus Radio: WIRL 1290 AM Live Stats: BradleyBraves.com ILLINOIS Series History: Illnois leads 10-4 (2-1 OVERALL) Last Meeting: Bradley won in Peoria (11/8/13) For starters Bradley hits the road for the time this year, opening a season-long four-game road swing at in-state foe Illinois Saturday afternoon. The Braves are 2-0 for the first time since and trying for their first 3-0 start since Bradley is giving up just 50.0 points per game and has held its first two opponents of a season to 60 points or less for first time since (fifth time in program history). The Braves have won their road opener in four of the last six seasons. Bradley has won the last two meetings with Illinois and three of the last five in the series with the Illini. Bradley will continue the four-game road swing Nov. 24 & 25 at the SEMO Thanksgiving Classic in Cape Girardeau, Mo., taking on Nicholls State and tournament-host Southeast Missouri State. about the braves While Bradley welcomed six newcomers, including five freshmen, the Braves won t be lacking for experience in with upperclassmen accounting for six of the team s nine returning letterwinners. In second-year head coach Andrea Gorski s first year back on The Hilltop, the 1992 Bradley graduate led the Braves to improved overall and MVC win totals for the first time in a season since A group of four seniors highlighted by returning BRADLEY (2-0 OVERALL) Last game s Starters No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown (Last School) PPG RPG APG Other 00 Danielle Brewer Sr. G 5-10 Coatesville, Ind ppg in last 5 on road 23 Jailynn Lawson Fr. G 5-8 Peoria, Ill. (Central) pts in exhibition game 24 Shunseere Kent Jr. G 5-7 East Point, Ga. (East Georgia St.) JUCO All-American 33 Anneke Schlueter Sr. G 6-0 Ulm, Germany (Max-Weber-Schule) Active scoring leader 44 Vanessa Markert Jr. F 6-2 Mt. Sterling, Ill. (Brown County) * FG% * - blocks per game Following The Braves Braves Women s starters Danielle Brewer and Anneke Schlueter are expected to help lead Bradley. Brewer started 16 contests and averaged 8.1 points per game last year as she capped the season by averaging 9.6 points per outing and shooting 45 percent from three-point range over the final 14 outings. The most experienced player on the roster, Schlueter has started 64 consecutive games and is the top returning scorer at 10.5 points per game. Schlueter s 796 career points rank 34th all-time on The Hilltop. In addition to the experienced backcourt, junior forward Vanessa Markert and sophomore forward Chelsea Brackmann are expected to anchor the frontcourt. Markert led Bradley with 38 blocks last season to go with 10.3 points per game and 5.1 boards. She shot a team-best 46.3 percent from the field in Brackmann made a big impact in her rookie season and earned a spot on the MVC All-Freshman Team after averaging 8.0 points and 6.7 boards per contest. Gorski and the Braves will look to build on last year s improvement and could become the first Bradley team to increase its overall and Valley win

2 Bradley University Quick Facts General Information Location Peoria, Ill. Founded Enrollment ,844 Type Co-educational, private Affiliation NCAA Division I-AAA Conference Missouri Valley Athletics Nickname Braves Colors Red and White President Gary R. Roberts Director of Athletics Dr. Chris Reynolds SWA Jen Jones Basketball Information Head Coach Andrea Gorski Alma Mater Bradley 92 Bradley Record (.424)/Second Year Career Record (.606)/Seventh Year Assistant Coach Christena Hamilton Alma Mater Temple 04 Assistant Coach Kristi Zeller Alma Mater Toledo 09 Assistant Coach Paul Fessler Alma Mater Northern Iowa 88 Director of Operations Dustyn Yung Alma Mater Central Methodist 13 Coordinator of Player Development..... Erica Yost Alma Mater Goshen College 11 Home Arena Renaissance Coliseum Capacity ,200 Press Row Phone (309) Record (.387) MVC Record/Place (.389)/7th Letterwinners Returning/Lost /4 Starters Returning/Lost /2 History First Year of Basketball All-Time Record (.451) Last Postseason Opponent Minnesota Result L, (Second round of 2012 WBI) Sports Information Associate AD for Communications... Bobby Parker Parker s Office Phone (309) Parker s bparker@bradley.edu Associate Dir. of Comm./WBB Contact..... Jim Rea Rea s Office Phone (309) Rea s Cell Phone (309) Rea s jrea@bradley.edu total in back-to-back seasons since & The coach Andrea Gorski (Bradley 92) is in her second season as head coach at her alma mater and seventh overall as a collegiate head coach. Gorski owns a (.424) record at Bradley after guiding the Braves to a three-win improvement both overall and in MVC play in her first season back on The Hilltop. In her six-plus years as a head coach, which includes five years as head coach at Concordia in Ann Arbor, Mich., Gorski owns a (.606) overall record. She returned to Bradley after spending the previous three seasons as Associate Head Coach at Valley rival Southern Illinois. While at Concordia, Gorski led the Cardinals to three consecutive NAIA Tournament appearances. series history While Illinois owns a 10-4 advantage in the all-time series, the Braves have won the last two matchups with their in-state foe and three of the last five. In fact, Bradley pulled out an win at the State Farm Center in the team s last trip to Champaign, Ill., on Nov. 15, 2012 and the Braves have won two of the last three road games in the series which includes a win on Dec. 7, The Braves are 2-5 in road games in the series. against the big ten Bradley has won three of its last four games against teams from the Big Ten Conference with Saturday s outing marking the first Big Ten foe for the Braves since a Dec. 19, 2015 contest at #24 Iowa. Bradley will play a team from the Big Ten for the 12th time in the last 15 seasons. Overall, Bradley is against current members of the Big Ten, but 4-3 in the last seven. Both of Bradley s road victories against teams from the Big Ten have been at Illinois ( & ). Last time out Bradley used a balanced offensive attack with eight players scoring seven of more points and one of the best defensive efforts in program history to top Lincoln (Mo.) Wednesday night at Renaissance Coliseum. Freshman Nyjah White had a double-double with 14 points, 13 rebounds and five assists off the bench as she helped the Bradley reserves score 53 points. The Braves held Lincoln to 21.9 percent shooting in the contest Bradley Braves Numerical Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown (High School/Last School) 00 Danielle Brewer*** Sr. G 5-10 Coatesville, Ind. 3 Gabi Haack Fr. G 5-10 Elk River, Minn. (Elk River) 4 Missy Adrian Fr. G 5-11 Rolling Meadows, Ill. (Fremd) 5 Chelsea Brackmann* So. F 6-1 New Berlin, Wis. (Eisenhower) 12 Kellee Clay** Jr. G 5-6 Naperville, Ill. (Metea Valley) 14 Ryan Wilkins* So. G 5-5 Kansas City, Mo. (St. Teresa s Academy) 20 Shareece Burrell*** Sr. G 5-8 Des Moines, Iowa (East) 23 Jailynn Lawson Fr. G 5-8 Peoria, Ill. (Central) 24 Shunseere Kent Jr. G 5-7 East Point, Ga. (Hapeville Charter/East Georgia St.) 25 Amber Bozeman* So. G 5-9 Dunlap, Ill. (Dunlap) 30 Emily Marsh Fr. F 6-0 Superior Township, Mich. (Huron) 32 Madison Dellamuth*** Sr. G 5-6 Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Prairie) 33 Anneke Schlueter*** Sr. G 6-0 Ulm, Germany (Max-Weber-Schule) 44 Vanessa Markert** Jr. F 6-2 Mt. Sterling, Ill. (Brown County) 45 Nyjah White Fr. F 5-11 Columbia, Mo. (Hickman) Head Coach: Andrea Gorski (Bradley 92) Second Year at Bradley: (.424); Seventh Year as Collegiate Head Coach: (.606). Assistant Coaches: Christena Hamilton (Temple 04), Kristi Zeller (Toledo 09), Paul Fessler (Northern Iowa 88) Director of Operations: Dustyn Yung (Central Methodist 13) Coordinator of Player Development: Erica Yost (Goshen College 11) Name Pronunciation Anneke Schlueter ah-nah-ka shloo-ter Dellamuth... dell-ah-muth (end rhymes with truth) Haack hawk Pronunciation Guide Name Pronunciation Jailynn JAY-linn Markert mark-ert Nyjah neye-jah Shunseere shun-sir-ray

3 Stats at a glance Bradley Illinois 2-0 (1.000) Record (.667) 0-0 (.000) Conference Record (.000) Points per game Points allowed per game FG Percentage FG Percentage Defense FG Percentage FG Percentage Defense FG per game FG Allowed per game Free Throw Percentage FTA per game Rebounds per game Offensive Rebounds per game Rebound margin Assists per game Turnovers per game Turnovers forced per game Blocked Shots per game Steals defensive pressure Bradley has held each of its first two opponents of the season to fewer than 60 points, marking the first time the Braves have done so to open a season since (18-16 overall). In fact, it s just the fifth time in program history Bradley held its first two opponents of a season to less than 60 points with three of the four previous times resulting in overall records of or better. Four of Bradley s last five opponents have failed to reach the 60-point mark dating back to last season. In addition, seven of Bradley s last eight home opponents have been held to fewer than 60 points with the Braves limiting those foes to just 53.6 points per outing during that span. more about the defense Through two games, Bradley has held teams to an average of 50.0 points per game and opponents are shooting a combined 28 percent from the field, including 3-for-34 (8.8 percent) from beyond the arc. Wednesday s game against Lincoln (Mo.) was one for the record book with the Blue Tigers shooting just 21.9 percent from the field in the contest. Lincoln s field goal percentage ranks as the third lowest by a Bradley opponent. Going back to last season, the Braves have held five consecutive teams to less than 40 percent field goal shooting, while Lincoln s one three-point field goal was the lowest total for a BU foe since Wichita State (1-for- 13) on Jan. 17, opponent low field goal% (since 1981) FG% Opponent (FG-FGA) Date 15.4 Illinois State (8-52) 2/21/ vs. Texas Southern (13-63) 12/5/ Lincoln [Mo.] (14-64) 11/15/ St. Xavier (13-58) 12/14/ starts Wednesday s convincing victory over Lincoln (Mo.) gave Bradley its first 2-0 start to a season since and the last time the Braves opened a season with consecutive home victories was (21-10 overall). While Bradley has had 11 previous 2-0 starts to a season, the Braves have only opened a season with three consecutive victories three times with the most recent occurrence in (3-0). road opener While Bradley is all-time in its first true road game of the season, the Braves have had some success of late with a 4-2 mark in their first road game of the year over the last six seasons. With the season marking the 43rd year on intercollegiate competition for Bradley, the Braves will play their road opener in the state of Illinois for the 21st time. Nine of Bradley s last 15 true road victories have come in the state of Illinois, which includes the last visit to Champaign on Nov. 15, bench mob Freshman Nyjah White came off the bench Wednesday against Lincoln to collect her first career double-double with 14 points, 13 rebounds and five steals as she helped the Bradley reserves score 53 points. The 53 points off the bench marked just the second time in the last six years BU s reserves topped the 50-point mark. Four reserves scored at least eight points in Wednesday s outing. On the season, Bradley s reserves own a scoring advantage over their counterparts. The Braves have received an average of 36.0 points, 30.5 rebounds, 8.5 assists, 2.5 blocks and 3.0 steals per game from the bench through two games, while reserves have accounted for nearly 46 percent of the team s minutes and shot 49.2 percent from the field. Bradley vs. Illinois Illinois leads series 10-4 H: 1-5 A: 2-5 N: /23/82 at Illinois L, /6/83 at Bradley L, /24/84 at Illinois L, /2/88 at Illinois L, /29/89 at Bradley L, /10/03 at Illinois L, /7/04 at Illinois W, /5/05 at Bradley (WTVP) L, /21/06 at Bradley (WTVP) L, /6/08 at Chicago, Ill. W, /22/09 at Illinois L, /19/10 at Bradley (WTVP) L, /15/12 at Illinois W, /8/13 at Bradley W, block party Junior Vanessa Markert has collected a Missouri Valley Conference leading seven blocked shots through two games and the Braves have tallied 15 rejections as a team. Markert, who had four blocks in just 15 minutes Wednesday against Lincoln, has moved into ninth in school history with 87 career blocks. Dating back to last season, she has turned back 15 shots in her last five games. In addition to her defensive presence, Markert is leading the team in scoring at 14.5 points per game on 57.9 percent shooting on the young season. Bradley career blocks Rank Name (Years Played) B 1. Dena Williams ( ) Sonya Harris ( ) Heather Best ( Tamya Sims ( ) 106 Krisha Green ( ) Eileen Yerkes ( ) Katie Yohn ( ) 88 Ashley Chellen ( ) Vanessa Markert (2015-present) 87 home court advantage Bradley has now won seven of its last eight games at Renaissance Coliseum after Wednesday s victory over Lincoln and the Braves currently own a three-game home win streak. During that eight-game stretch, the Braves are 7-0 when committing 15 or fewer turnovers. Bradley s next home game is slated for Saturday, Dec. 2 against Illinois-Chicago with the outing against the Flames marking the 100th game for the Braves at Renaissance Coliseum. A victory against UIC would give Bradley four consecutive home victories to match the longest win streak in the eight-year history of Renaissance Coliseum.

4 On the mark After shooting 23.5 percent in the first half of the victory over Omaha, Bradley got things going offensively in the second half by shooting a blistering 67.9 percent (19-for-28) from the field. In fact, the Braves missed their first two shots of the second half and were 1-for-4 shooting to start the third quarter before going on to connect on 18- of-24 (75 percent) of its shots over the final 17:30 of play. The 67.9 percent shooting in the second half matched Bradley s best shooting performance in a half since the first half of the Dec. 4, 2010 victory over Saint Louis (81-64) in which the Braves were 16-for-23 (69.6 percent). Juniors Vanessa Markert and Shunseere Kent combined to go 12-for- 17 (70.6) percent with 28 points, eight boards, one assist and three blocks after halftime. strong debut Junior college transfer Shunseere Kent had a strong debut, making 6-of-8 from the field in the second half as she helped highlight the victory over Omaha to start the season with 17 points. Kent s 17 points were the most by a Brave in a debut since Kelly Krumwiede tallied 22 points against Illinois-Chicago as a freshman to start the season. Kent also added six rebounds and one assist in the victory. 43rd season The season marks the 43rd year of intercollegiate competition for Bradley Women s Basketball. The Braves will be playing their eighth season at Renaissance Coliseum and 35th as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. returning numbers While Bradley lost senior Leti Lerma to graduation, the Braves return four of the team s top five scorers in and six of the top eight in scoring from last year. Bradley is one of five teams in the MVC returning at least 70 percent of its scoring and 60 percent of its rebounding from the previous season. In fact, Bradley s 42.4 points per game returning this season ranks fourth among Valley teams. For the first time since , the Braves return two players which scored 10 or more points per game the previous year in senior guard Anneke Schlueter (10.5 ppg) and junior forward Vanessa Markert (10.3 ppg). The last time Bradley had three returning players which scored at least 8.0 points per contest was (17-14 overall, 12-6 MVC - T3rd) and the Braves have not had four returning players that scored eight or more points per game the previous season since % Returning % Returning School Scoring (PPG) Rebounding (RPG) Bradley 70% (42.4) 60 (21.3) Drake 59 (48.5) 73 (25.9) Evansville 36 (22.1) 24 (7.4) Illinois State 58 (31.3) 77 (23.5) Indiana State 71 (39.2) 70 (24.0) Loyola 87 (41.5) 85 (22.6) Missouri State 80 (52.3) 76 (26.9) Northern Iowa 62 (41.2) 63 (20.7) SIU 54 (34.6) 63 (20.6) Valparaiso 80 (49.7) 74 (25.8) something to build on Andrea Gorski s first year as head coach at her alma mater certainly gave the Braves something to build on with Bradley improving both its overall and MVC win totals by three games each. Bradley s seventh-place finish in was the team s best since The last time the Braves had a three-win improvement both overall and in MVC play was when Bradley finished overall and 11-7 in conference action. Gorski is the only Bradley coach to lead the squad to a three-win improvement in MVC play in their first season. Last year Bradley had its lowest turnover total in over a decade ( ) in addition to the team s best rebounding average since senior leadership For the first time since Bradley has four seniors on the roster, with Danielle Brewer, Madison Dellamuth, Anneke Schlueter and Shareece Burrell helping highlight a roster which includes seven upperclassmen. In fact, Bradley has not had a senior class consisting of four players which played all four seasons on The Hilltop since (18-16 overall). well rounded Sophomore forward Chelsea Brackmann had a big impact during her freshman season, breaking the school record for rebounds by a freshman and earned a spot on the MVC All-Freshman Team. The first Bradley player since and first MVC freshman since at least with 235 points, 200 rebounds, 45 assists, 30 blocks and 20 or more steals, Brackmann joined Eileen Yerkes ( ) as the only players in program history to reach those marks in a season. She was one of three freshmen in the nation to reach those numbers in , joining Joyner Holmes of Texas (Big MVC Standings as of 11/15 MVC Overall School W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Bradley Drake Evansville Illinois State Illinois State Northern Iowa Southern Illinois Missouri State Valparaiso Indiana State Loyola Around the MVC Thursday, Nov. 16 IU-Kokomo at Valparaiso p.m. Friday, Nov. 17 Indiana State at IUPUI p.m. Liberty at Drake p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 Evansville at Eastern Illinois p.m. Youngstown State at Loyola p.m. Bradley at Illinois p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19 Missouri at Missouri State p.m. Southern Illinois at Memphis p.m. Monday, Nov. 20 Florida Atlantic at Indiana State p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21 Valparaiso at Miami (Ohio) a.m. Westminster at Evansville p.m. Loyola at Wisconsin-Milwaukee p.m. Northern Iowa at Creighton p.m. Drake at Wyoming :30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22 Illinois State at George Mason a.m. Southern Illinois at Southeast Missouri St. 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 23 Missouri State vs. Baylor p.m. Indiana State vs. Montana p.m. Friday, Nov. 24 Bradley vs. Nicholls State p.m. Drake vs. George Mason :30 p.m. Indiana State vs. South Dakota :30 p.m. Missouri State vs. Penn/Georgia Tech TBA

5 Freshman of the Year) and Bella Alarie of Princeton (Ivy League Rookie of the Year) in the exclusive group. Brackmann scored 8.0 points per game as a freshman and is second in rebounding among returning players in the MVC in behind Wendi Bibbins of Indiana State at 6.7 boards per contest. In addition to breaking the school record for rebounds by a freshman, Brackmann had the most free throws made by a freshman at Bradley with 86. Brackmann has come off the bench in each of the first two games of the year, averaging 8.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 blocks while making 8-of-12 shots from the field. free throws by a bradley freshman Rank Name (Season) FTM 1. Chelsea Brackmann ( ) Heather Best ( ) 78 free throw attempts by a bradley freshman Rank Name (Season) FTA 1. Chelsea Brackmann ( ) Heather Best ( ) 104 rebounds by a bradley freshman Rank Name (Season) Reb. 1. Chelsea Brackmann ( ) Heather Best ( ) 174 taking care of the ball Part of Bradley s late season success in , which saw the Braves go 6-6 in their last 12 games after a 6-13 start to the year, was due to cutting down on turnovers. Bradley had 15 or less turnovers a total of 15 times in , with eight of those coming in the final 12 contests. The Braves were 7-2 in their last nine outings in which they had 15 or fewer turnovers. Bradley averaged 14.4 turnovers per game in the final 12 games of , compared to 16.9 turnovers in the first 19 outings. This season, Bradley has averaged 11.5 turnovers through two contests. turning it around While Bradley scored almost four points more per game over the final 14 contests of compared to the first six league games of the year, defense was the biggest reason for the team s rebound from a 1-5 start to conference play. The Braves, who were 7-7 during that closing span, held teams to 30.8 percent shooting from beyond the arc and 5.4 trey s per game compared to 36.2 percent shooting and 6.3 three-pointers per game to open Valley play. In addition, Bradley outrebounded opponents by an average of nearly six boards per game over that same stretch and lowered the turnover margin from -6.5 per game early in the year to Opponents scored just 63.5 points per outing over the final 14 games, including six contests under 60, compared to nearly 69 points per game in the first six Valley games defensive comparison Category First 6 MVC Games Last 14 Games Record PPG Opp. PPG FG% Opp. 3FG% Reb Reb. Margin TO s TO Margin from beyond the arc Bradley s first player to enter their senior season with 700 career points since Michelle Young in , senior Anneke Schlueter has climbed into 34th in school history and currently has 796 career points. The most experienced player on the roster, Schlueter has started 64 consecutive games and her 85 career starts are tied for 10th most in Bradley history. Bradley s top returning scorer at 10.5 points per contest to rank 15th in the league in , she is sixth in school history with 121 career three-pointers and is 38 triples from moving into the top three all-time at Bradley. Schlueter is four points from 800 for her career and 20 points short of moving into the top 30 scorers on The Hilltop. Bradley s All-Time 3FG List Rank Name (Years Played) 3FGM 1. Katie Yohn ( ) Genny Mueller ( ) Michelle Nason ( ) Heather Best ( ) Andrea McAllister ( ) Anneke Schlueter (2014-present) Erika Grogg ( ) 112 Bradley career starts Rank Name (Years Played) Starts 1. Jen Brown ( ) Dawn Cartwright ( ) Heather Best ( ) Karin Nicholls ( ) Shelli Braud ( ) Katie Yohn ( ) Kelsey Budd ( ) Andrea McAllister ( ) 86 Devyn Flanagan ( ) Anneke Schlueter (2014-present) 85 Erika Nelson ( ) 85 Bradley s All-Time Scoring List Rank Name Years Played Points Scored 1. Karen Anderson , Shelli Braud , Connie Griffith , Judy Burns , Sara Bailey , Karin Nicholls , Heather Best , Katie Yohn , Carrie Coffman , Genny Mueller , Raisa Taylor , Eileen Yerkes , Michelle Young , Val Wancket , Devyn Flanagan , Dena Williams , Carol Baresch , , Andrea McAllister Catie O Leary Kelsey Budd Ashley Chelleen Jenn Jolley Leti Lerma Amy Peters Roxanne Grabow Erika Nelson Maureen Hogan Michelle Nason Leah Kassing Erika Grogg Jen Brown Kathy Stokes Karen Richardson Anneke Schlueter Audrey DeClue Tammy Van Oppen Kelly Krumwiede Sonya Harris MacKenzie Westcott Heidi Nelson Liza Reed Dawn Cartwright Skye Johnson Carolyn Hagerty Va Nicia Waterman Dana Anderson Sheila Jenkins Shronda Butts Lea Ann Machias Kimberly Harris Krisha Green Kelly Frings Nancy Zoros Mandy Neal Courtney Spillers

6 To Markert we will go Bradley boasts one of the strongest returning frontcourts in the Missouri Valley Conference with the combination of sophomore Chelsea Brackmann and junior Vanessa Markert combining to average 18.0 points, 11.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.3 blocks per game in Markert scored 10.3 points per contest last year as a sophomore to become just the fifth Bradley underclassman to score 300 points in the last 11 years. She scored in double figures in nine of the last 15 outings to average 11.3 points per game on 48 percent shooting during that stretch. Markert picked up where she left off, scoring a team-high 19 points in the season-opening victory against Omaha. She and Brackmann have combined for 23.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 5.0 blocks and 1.0 steal per game this season, while shooting 19-for-31 (61.3 percent) from the field. something brewing One of Bradley s top defenders, senior guard Danielle Brewer had a late season surge in scoring in double figures in four of the last five and seven of the last 10 contests to close the season. During that 10-game stretch, Brewer was second on the team in scoring at 10.3 points per outing and connected on 15-of-30 (50 percent) three-point attempts. She missed the final four non-conference games due to injury before returning for the MVC opener. Brewer averaged 7.7 points and shot 18.2 percent from three-point territory prior to her season-ending outburst. Braves Picked sixth In mvc poll Bradley was picked to finish sixth in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll, marking the best predicted finish for the Braves since Bradley received 216 points to match the most points the Braves have received in the preseason vote under the current voting format and finished 15 points behind fifth-place Indiana State (231). Defending regular-season champion Drake garnered 31 of 40 first-place votes and was selected as the preseason league favorite. MVC Preseason Poll Rk. Team (First-place votes) Points 1. Drake (31) Missouri State (7) Northern Iowa (2) Southern Illinois Indiana State Bradley Illinois State Evansville Valparaiso Loyola new faces In addition to a group of strong returners, Bradley added six new faces to the roster with five freshmen and one junior college transfer set for their first year on The Hilltop. The Braves have their largest freshman class since the freshman year of this year s senior class in and this year s group of six newcomers is also the largest influx of players to the roster since that same campaign. Missy Adrian Fr. F 5-11 Rolling Meadows, Ill. Helped Fremd High School to an record and three consecutive IHSA Class 4A state semifinal appearances Gabi Haack Fr. G 5-10 Elk River, Minn. Gatorade Player of the Year in Minnesota after scoring 26.1 points per game to help her team to a 32-0 record and Class 4A state title in Shunseere Kent Jr. G 5-7 East Point, Ga. Named Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Year & Second-Team NJCAA All- American as a sophomore at East Georgia State, averaging 15.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg & 2.0 apg Jailynn Lawson Fr. G 5-8 Peoria, Ill. Bradley s first recruit from Peoria in a decade, she averaged 22.5 ppg, 7 apg, 6 rpg & 4 spg. The two-time all-state selection was Big 12 Conference Player of the Year & scored over 2,000 points as a prep. Emily Marsh Fr. F 6-0 Superior Township, Mich. Honorable mention all-state pick during senior year in which she averaged 12 points, 3 blocks & 7 rebounds... 3-time all-conference Nyjah White Fr. F 5-11 Columbia, Mo. Two-time all-state selection & Columbia Tribune Player of the Year as a junior... Averaged 13.6 ppg, 7.9 rpg & 3.1 apg as a senior Individual Production Stats Double-Figure Scoring Games Name Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Tot. Hi Anneke Schlueter Vanessa Markert Danielle Brewer Chelsea Brackmann Madison Dellamuth Shareece Burrell Shunseere Kent Nyjah White Ryan Wilkins Point Games Name Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Tot. Hi Anneke Schlueter Vanessa Markert Chelsea Brackmann Rebound Games Name Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Tot. Hi Chelsea Brackmann Vanessa Markert Nyjah White Danielle Brewer Double-Double Games Name Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Tot. Chelsea Brackmann Vanessa Markert Nyjah White double-doubles Nyjah White (1) 14 points & 13 rebounds vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17)

7 schedule notes Bradley will open a season at home for the first time since and will kick off a season with consecutive home games for the first time since The Nov. 18 contest at Illinois will mark the second time in three years the Braves will face a Big Ten team and ninth game in the last 10 seasons against a Big Ten squad. Bradley will play regular-season games on consecutive days for the first time since at the SEMO Thanksgiving Classic. Three consecutive games against in-state foes at Northern Illinois (Nov. 29), vs. Illinois-Chicago (Dec. 2) and at Eastern Illinois (Dec. 5) fall before finals. A trip to Horizon League power Wisconsin-Green Bay falls on Dec. 16 before the Braves wrap up the non-conference schedule with consecutive home games for the first time since Cleveland State will visit Renaissance Coliseum Dec. 19 for Bradley s annual Field Trip day. The non-conference slate concludes Dec. 28 against defending Summit League champion Western Illinois. For the second consecutive year Bradley will open MVC play at I-74 rival Illinois State and will play five of the first seven league games on the road. tune in WIRL 1290 AM will once again carry the entire Bradley women s basketball slate during the season. Ed Hammond will handle the play-byplay duties and is in his 16th consecutive year of calling Bradley women s basketball games. The Valley on espn3 Bradley women s basketball will make a minimum of 22 appearances on ESPN3 during the season as an extension of the Missouri Valley Conference media rights agreement with ESPN. With the launch of The Valley on ESPN3 for the season, Bradley has had 56 appearances on ESPN3 over the last two seasons. This season all 14 home games and select road games will be cleared live on ESPN3, which can be viewed through WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN app. up next Bradley continues a four-game road swing with a trip to Cape Girardeau, Mo., for the Southeast Missouri State Thanksgiving Classic Nov. 24 & 25. The Braves open tournament play Friday, Nov. 24 against first-time opponent Nicholls State. Saturday, Bradley will take on tournament-host Southeast Missouri State. The Braves and Redhawks have split two previous meetings with SEMO topping Bradley at Renaissance Coliseum on Nov. 30, 2014 in the most recent meeting. In Bradley s only previous trip to Cape Girardeau, Mo., the Braves rallied from an 18-point second-half deficit to pull out a victory on Nov. 11, Points In The Paint Opponent BU Opp. Dif. W-L OMAHA W LINCOLN (MO.) W Totals Points Off Turnovers Opponent BU Opp. Dif. W-L OMAHA W LINCOLN (MO.) W Totals Second-Chance Points Opponent BU Opp. Dif. W-L OMAHA W LINCOLN (MO.) W Totals Bench Points Opponent BU Opp. Dif. W-L OMAHA W LINCOLN (MO.) W Totals ON

8 Overall Statistics Record: 2-0 Overall, 0-0 MVC Home 2-0; Away 0-0; Neutral 0-0 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 44 Markert, Vanessa Kent, Shunseere Brackmann, Chelsea Schlueter, Anneke White, Nyjah Haack, Gabi Lawson, Jailynn Marsh, Emily Burrell, Shareece Brewer, Danielle Dellamuth, Madison Wilkins, Ryan Bozeman, Amber Clay, Kellee Adrian, Missy Team Total Opponents SCORE BY QUARTER: 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT F DEADBALL REBOUNDS: Off. Def. Total AVG. ATTENDANCE: Totals Avg. TEAM Bradley STATISTICS BRAD OPP Bradley Date 8 Opponent 0 8 Home Score 1,289 Att. 644 Opponents Opponents Away 0 0 Neutral 0 0 Total 1, Result Margins Outcome OT Wins (2) Losses (0)

9 Game-by-Game Statistics Opponent Date Score W/L FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off. Def. Tot. Avg. PF A TO BS S Pts. Avg. OMAHA 11/10/ W LINCOLN (Mo.) 11/15/ W Date Opponent W-L Score Att. Record MVC Hi Scorer Hi Rebounder Hi Assists Hi Blocks Hi Steals 11/10 OMAHA (ESPN3) W Markert 19 Brackmann & Markert 7 Schlueter 6 Markert 3 Brackmann & Brewer 2 11/15 LINCOLN (Mo.) (ESPN3) W White 14 White 13 Lawson & White 5 Markert 4 Schlueter & White 2 Date Opponent Site Time Series 11/18 at Illinois (BTN Plus) Champaign, Ill. 2 p.m. Illinois leads 10-4; Illinois leads 5-2 in Champaign 11/24 $vs. Nicholls State Cape Girardeau, Mo. 1 p.m. First Meeting 11/25 $at Southeast Missouri St. (OVC Digital Network) Cape Girardeau, Mo. 3:15 p.m. Series tied 1-1; Bradley leads 1-0 in Cape Girardeau, Mo. 11/29 at Northern Illinois DeKalb, Ill. 6 p.m. NIU leads 11-7; NIU leads 6-2 in DeKalb, Ill. 12/2 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO (ESPN3) Renaissance Coliseum 2 p.m. Bradley leads 15-7; Bradley leads 9-1 in Peoria, Ill. 12/5 at Eastern Illinois Charleston, Ill. 6 p.m. EIU leads 19-18; EIU leads 11-8 in Charleston, Ill. 12/16 at Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, Wis. 1 p.m. Series tied 2-2; First meeting in Green Bay, Wis. 12/19 CLEVELAND STATE (ESPN3) Renaissance Coliseum 11 a.m. CSU leads 1-0; First meeting in Peoria, Ill. 12/28 WESTERN ILLINOIS (ESPN3) Renaissance Coliseum 7 p.m. Bradley leads 25-14; Bradley leads 14-3 in Peoria, Ill. 12/31 *at Illinois State (ESPN3) Normal, Ill. 11 a.m. Illinois St. leads 52-30; ILS leads in Normal, Ill. 1/5 *at Loyola (ESPN3) Chicago, Ill. 7 p.m. Bradley leads 22-15; Loyola leads 9-8 in Chicago 1/7 *at Valparaiso (ESPN3) Valparaiso, Ind. 3 p.m. Bradley leads 6-1; Valpo leads 3-1 in Valparaiso, Ind. 1/12 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (ESPN3) Renaissance Coliseum 7 p.m. SIU leads 48-25; SIU leads in Peoria, Ill. 1/14 *MISSOURI STATE (ESPN3) Renaissance Coliseum 2 p.m. Missouri St. leads 51-25; MSU leads in Peoria, Ill. 1/19 *at Indiana State (ESPN3) Terre Haute, Ind. 6 p.m. Indiana St. leads 48-25; INS leads 28-7 in Terre Haute, Ind. 1/21 *at Evansville (ESPN3) Evansville, Ind. 1 p.m. Bradley leads 28-20; UE leads in Evansville, Ind. 1/26 *NORTHERN IOWA (ESPN3) Renaissance Coliseum 7 p.m. UNI leads 39-34; Bradley leads in Peoria, Ill. 1/28 *DRAKE (ESPN3) Renaissance Coliseum 2 p.m. Drake leads 56-15; Drake leads in Peoria, Ill. 2/2 *VALPARAISO (ESPN3) Renaissance Coliseum 7 p.m. Bradley leads 3-0 in Peoria, Ill. 2/4 *LOYOLA (ESPN3) Renaissance Coliseum 1 p.m. Bradley leads 12-4 in Peoria, Ill. 2/9 *at Missouri State (ESPN3) Springfield, Mo. 7 p.m. MSU leads in Springfield, Mo. 2/11 *at Southern Illinois (ESPN3) Carbondale, Ill. 11:30 a.m. SIU leads in Carbondale, Ill. 2/16 *EVANSVILLE (ESPN3) Renaissance Coliseum 7 p.m. Bradley leads 17-6 in Peoria, Ill. 2/18 *INDIANA STATE (ESPN3) Renaissance Coliseum 2 p.m. INS leads in Peoria, Ill. 2/23 *at Drake (ESPN3) Des Moines, Iowa 6/7 p.m. Drake leads 29-5 in Des Moines, Iowa 2/25 *at Northern Iowa (ESPN3) Cedar Falls, Iowa 2 p.m. UNI leads in Cedar Falls, Iowa 3/3 *ILLINOIS STATE Renaissance Coliseum 2 p.m. ILS leads in Peoria 3/8-11 MVC Tournament Moline, Ill. TBA * - Missouri Valley Conference Regular Season game $ - SEMO Thanksgiving Classic (Cape Girardeau, Mo.)

10 Single-Game Team Highs Bradley Category Opponent 88 vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/ Points vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 34 vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/ FGM vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 69 vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/ FGA vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/ (27-62) vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/ FG% (19-54) vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 4 vs. Omaha, 11/10/ FGM vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 16 vs. Omaha, 11/10/ FGA vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/ (4-16) vs. Omaha, 11/10/ FG% (2-16) vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 18 vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/ FTM vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 26 vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/ FTA vs. Omaha, 11/10/ (18-26) vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/ FT% (15-18) vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/17 56 vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/ Rebounds vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 18 (2x) last vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/ Assists vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 11 vs. Omaha, 11/10/ Turnovers vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 8 vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/ Blocked Shots vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/17 8 vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/ Steals vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/ Single-Game Team Lows Bradley Category Opponent 69 vs. Omaha, 11/10/ Points vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/17 27 vs. Omaha, 11/10/ FGM vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/17 62 vs. Omaha, 11/10/ FGA vs. Omaha, 11/10/ (27-62) vs. Omaha, 11/10/ FG% (14-64) vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/17 2 vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/ FGM vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/17 12 vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/ FGA vs. Omaha, 11/10/ (2-12) vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/ FG% (1-18) vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/17 11 vs. Omaha, 11/10/ FTM vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/17 18 vs. Omaha, 11/10/ FTA vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/ (11-18) vs. Omaha, 11/10/ FT% (16-21) vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 39 vs. Omaha, 11/10/ Rebounds vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/17 18 (2x) last vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/ Assists vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/17 11 vs. Omaha, 11/10/ Turnovers vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/17 7 vs. Omaha, 11/10/ Blocked Shots vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 5 vs. Omaha, 11/10/ Steals vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 Category Total Player, Opponent, Date Points Vanessa Markert vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 FGM x, last by Kent & Markert vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 FGA Shunseere Kent vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 FG% Vanessa Markert (8-14) vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 3FGM Vanessa Markert vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 3FGA Gabi Haack vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/17 3FG% Vanessa Markert (2-3) vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 FTM Anneke Schlueter vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/17 FTA Nyjah White vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/ Bradley Individual Single-Game Highs Category Total Player, Opponent, Date FT% Anneke Schlueter (5-6) vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/17 Rebounds Nyjah White vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/17 Assists Anneke Schlueter vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 Turnovers Jailynn Lawson vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 Blocked Shots Vanessa Markert vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/17 Steals x, last by Schlueter & White vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/17 Category Total Player, Opponent, Date Points Amber Vidal vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 FGM Amber Vidal vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 FGA Jess Walter vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 FG% Amber Vidal (7-10) vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 3FGM x, last by Charnai Anderson vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/17 3FGA Charnai Anderson vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/17 3FG% Claire Killian (1-4) vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 FTM x, last by Vidal & Walter vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 FTA Jess Walter vs. Omaha, 11/10/ Opponent Individual Single-Game Highs Category Total Player, Opponent, Date FT% Amber Vidal (8-8) vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 Rebounds Ellie Brecht vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 Assists Jess Walter vs. Omaha, 11/10/17 Turnovers Faith Brintle vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/17 Blocked Shots x, last by Coleman, Kimbrough, Brintle vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/17 Steals Faith Brintle vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/17

11 Miscellaneous Statistics and Trends Bradley Trends Bradley s Record Breakdown & Streaks Current Streak Won Two Overall Record MVC Record Last 5 Games Last 10 Games Overtime Games Longest Win Streak Two Bradley s Record by Day of the Week Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Bradley s Record When Leading at Halftime Home Away Neutral Trailing at Halftime Home Away Neutral Season Shooting Percentages by Site Field Goal Shooting FGM-FGA Pct. Home Away Neutral Point Field Goal Shooting FG-3FGA Pct. Home Away Neutral Free Throw Shooting FTM-FTA Pct. Home Away Neutral Bradley Statistical Leaders Points: Markert 1, White 1 Rebounds: Brackmann 1, Markert 1, White 1 Assists: Lawson 1, Schlueter 1, White 1 Steals: Brackmann 1, Brewer 1, Schlueter 1, White 1 Blocks: Markert 2 Bradley on Television (2-0) ESPN3 (2-0) Tied at Halftime Home Away Neutral BU shot 40% or better from the field Opponent shot 40% or better from the field Bradley shot less than 40% from the field Opponent shot less than 40% from the field Bradley shot 40% or better from 3-pt range Opponent shot 40% or better from 3-pt range Bradley outrebounded opponent Opponent outrebounded Bradley Bradley scored 70 or more points Opponent scored 70 or more points Bradley allowed fewer than 70 points Opponent allowed fewer than 70 points A Bradley player scored 20 or more points An opposing player scored 20 or more points A Bradley player had 10 or more rebounds An opposing player had 10 or more rebounds

12 A player scored 50 points... BU: N/A Opp: Kandy Crosby (50) vs. National College of Education, 3/5/82 A player scored 40 points... BU: N/A Opp: Amy Patton (41), at Northern Arizona, 11/24/12 A player scored 30 points... BU: Michelle Young (38) at Columbia, 11/26/14 Opp: Dyana Pierre (33) at Southern Illinois, 1/2/14 A player grabbed 20 rebounds... BU: Leti Lerma (22) vs. Detroit, 11/18/16 Opp: Briyana Blair (20) at Evansville, 1/8/12 A player grabbed 15 rebounds... BU: Leti Lerma (17) vs. Missouri State, 2/17/17 Opp: Sabrina Lozaba-Cabbage (17) vs. Wichita St., 2/19/17 A player had a double-double... BU: Nyjah White (14 pts, 13 reb.) vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 11/15/17 Opp: Kim Nebo (14 pts, 10 reb.) at Southern Illinois, 2/26/17 A player had a triple-double... BU: Tammy Van Oppen (21 pts., 10 reb., 10 ast.) vs. SIU, 12/31/96 Opp: Ally Lehman (12 pts, 11 reb., 10 ast.) vs. NIU, 12/2/16 A player made five three-pointers... BU: Kelsey Budd (5-of-8) at Missouri State, 2/8/13 Opp: Meredith Shipman (5-of-9) at Western Mich., 12/17/16 A player made 10 free throws... BU: Leti Lerma (11-of-14) vs. Missouri State, 2/17/17 Opp: Taylor Johnson (10-of-13) vs. Loyola, 3/12/15 A player had 15 free throw attempts... BU: Michelle Young (16-of-20) at Southern Illinois, 1/2/14 Opp: Jordan Frericks (7-of-17) vs. Missouri, 12/6/14 A player had 10 assists... BU: Skye Johnson (13) vs. Drake, 2/21/09 Opp: Caitlin Ingle (12) vs. Drake, 1/13/17 A player had five steals... BU: Alona Johnson (7) vs. Southern Illinois, 1/27/17 Opp: Camary Williams (5) vs. Evansville, 1/29/17 A player blocked five shots... BU: Vanessa Markert (5) at Drake, 2/12/17 Opp: Megan Maahs (6) vs. Northern Iowa, 1/15/17 A team scored 100 points... BU: 103 vs. Eureka (103-59), 11/27/16 Opp: 104 at Oklahoma (104-55), 11/21/14 A team made 35 field goals... BU: 35 vs. Eureka (35-of-63), 11/27/16 Opp: 36 at Drake (36-of-72), 2/12/17 A team had 75 field goal attempts... BU: 86 at Southern Illinois (33-of-86), 1/2/14 Opp: 75 at Missouri State (30-of-75), 1/22/17 A team shot 50 percent from the field... BU:.509 at Western Illinois (28-of-55), 12/5/16 Opp:.500 at Drake (36-of-72), 2/12/17 A team made 10 three-point field goals... BU: 10 at Bowling Green (10-for-32), 11/15/15 Opp: 14 at Drake (14-of-28), 2/12/17 A team had 25 three-point field goal attempts... BU: 26 vs. Northern Illinois (3-for-26), 12/2/16 Opp: 28 at Drake (14-of-28), 2/12/17 A team shot 50 percent from 3-point range... BU:.600 vs. Illinois State (6-of-10), 3/4/17 Opp:.500 vs. Wichita State (7-of-14), 2/19/17 A team made 30 free throws... BU: 36 at Wisconsin-Milwaukee (36-of-43), 12/4/12 Opp: 31 vs. Missouri State (31-of-38), 12/29/11 A team had 25 assists... BU: 26 at Missouri State, 2/8/13 Opp: 30 vs. Drake, 1/13/17 A team had 15 steals... BU: 18 vs. Eureka (27 EC TO), 11/27/16 Opp: 16 vs. Drake (23 BU TO), 1/13/17 A team blocked 10 shots... BU: 10 at Northern Iowa, 1/20/12 Opp: 10 vs. Loyola, 3/12/15 Renaissance Coliseum Individual Records Points: 38 by Sabina Oroszova - Eastern Illinois (12/4/13) Field Goals Made: 16 by Sabina Oroszova - Eastern Illinois (12/4/13) FG Att.: 29 by Sabina Oroszova - Eastern Illinois (12/4/13) FG % (5 FG): (7-7) Chynna Turner - Wichita St. (12/31/11) 3-Pt. FG Made: 7 by Amber Moore - Illinois (11/8/13) 3-Pt. FG Attempts: 13 (3x) last by Kyndal Clark - Drake (2/21/14) Free Throws Made: 16 by Raisa Taylor vs. Indiana State (3/5/11) Free Throws Attempted: 21 by Raisa Taylor vs. Indiana St. (3/5/11) Rebounds: 22 by Leti Lerma vs. Detroit (11/18/16) Assists: 15 by Caitlin Ingle - Drake (1/4/15) Blocked Shots: 6 (3x) last by Megan Maahs - UNI (1/15/17) Steals: 11 by D shara Strange - Northern Colo. (11/12/11) Minutes Played: 40 (14x) last by Alona Johnson vs. ILS (3/4/17) Renaissance Coliseum Team Records Margin of Victory: 44 (2x), last Bradley vs. Lincoln (11/15/17) Most Points in a Game: 103 Bradley vs. Eureka (11/27/16) Fewest Points in a Game: 38 by Illinois St. (2/21/16) Most Points in a Half: 57 (2x) last vs. Eureka 2nd Half (11/27/16) Fewest Points in a Half: 13 by Eureka 2nd Half (11/28/15) Most Combined Points: 190, Bradley (98) Illinois (92) (11/8/13) Fewest Combined Points: 90, Bradley (52) Illinois St. (38) (2/21/16) Most Field Goals Made: 39 by Illinois (11/8/13) Fewest Field Goals Made: 8 by Illinois St. (2/21/16) Field Goals Attempts: 84 by Illinois (11/8/13) Best FG Percentage, Game:.617 BU vs. Saint Louis (12/4/10) Worst FG Percentage, Game:.154 by Illinois St. (2/21/16) Best FG Percentage, Half:.696 BU vs. Saint Louis (12/4/10) Worst FG Percentage: Half:.115 by Eureka (11/28/15) Most Free Throws Made: 31 vs. Missouri St. (12/29/11) Fewest Free Throws Made: 2 by Illinois (11/8/13) Most Free Throw Attempts: 39 vs. Wis.-Milwaukee (11/28/11) Fewest Free Throws Attempts: 2 by Illinois (11/8/13) Free Throw Percentage: BU (12-12) vs. Drake (1/4/15) Rebounds: 62 by South Florida (11/17/13) Rebound Margin: +26 (3x) last by BU vs. Evansville (1/29/17) Assists: 30 by Drake (1/13/17) Fewest Turnovers: 6 by Northern Iowa (1/15/17) Most Turnovers: 31 vs. Missouri State (1/18/15) Blocked Shots: 9 (5x) last by BU vs. Eureka (11/27/16) Steals: 22 by Evansville (1/23/11) 3-Pt. Field Goals Made: 15 by Drake (2/21/14) 3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted: 38 by Creighton (2/23/13) 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage:.625 (10-16) vs. Evansville (1/31/13)

13 A member of the school s Athletics Hall of Fame, Andrea (McAllister) Gorski returned to The Hilltop when she was named the ninth head coach in program history in April 2016 and is in her second season as head coach at her alma mater. Gorski returned to Bradley from Missouri Valley Conference rival Southern Illinois, where she spent the previous three years as associate head coach on former Bradley assistant Cindy Stein s staff. During Gorski s time in Carbondale, Southern Illinois improved its overall and conference records in each of her three seasons, culminating in the first 20- win season for the Salukis in almost a decade, as well as the program s first postseason appearance since In her first year as head coach of the Braves, Gorski led Bradley to an improved overall and MVC win total in the same season for the first time since with the season culminating in the team s highest overall (12) and Valley (7) wins since The campaign saw Leti Lerma, who was the program s first First-Team All-MVC selection since , become Bradley s all-time andrea gorski Bradley 92 Second Season as Bradley Head Coach Education: Bradley 92 (B.S.) College Coaching Experience: Bradley Head Coach Southern Illinois Associate Head Coach Concordia (MI) Head Coach Bradley Graduate Assistant Career Record: (Sixth Season) Conference Record: leading rebounder. In addition Chelsea Brackmann was named to the MVC s All-Freshman team. In , Bradley had its lowest turnover total in over a decade ( ) in addition to the team s best rebounding average since The Salukis had won a total of 15 games and just five MVC contests in the three years prior to Gorski s arrival at SIU, but racked up 37 wins and 22 conference victories in Gorski s final two seasons. A native of Dearborn Heights, MI, Gorski boasts 21 years of coaching experience, including 18 years as a head coach at the collegiate and high school levels. Before joining Stein s staff at Southern Illinois, Gorski was head coach at Concordia University in Ann Arbor, MI, from In just five seasons, she became the winningest coach in the program s history. Inheriting a team which had never made the NAIA national tournament, Gorski s squads reached the NAIA Tournament each of her last three seasons and made consecutive Sweet 16 appearances in 2012 and During her tenure with the Cardinals, the two-time conference coach-ofthe-year selection led Concordia to a (.667) overall mark and (.674) conference record. In fact, Gorski s teams combined for an (.769) overall record and 48-8 (.857) league record in her last three seasons at the school. In addition to leading Concordia to its best national ranking in program history, Gorski s achievements included mentoring three first-team All-Americans and three conference players of the year. Off the court, she served as Interim Director of Athletics at Concordia during the school year and was Associate Director of Athletics for her final three seasons. Gorski entered coaching shortly after graduating from Bradley in 1992 with a degree in business management and administration, serving as a graduate assistant for the Braves in before venturing into the private sector. She returned to coaching three years later, taking over as head coach of Ladywood High School in February She led her squad to a (.650) record in 12 seasons at the Livonia, MI, school and the Blazers claimed 11 district titles and a pair of conference championships during her prep coaching career. Gorski was a threetime Catholic League Coach of the Year and was selected as the state coach of the year in 2005 by the Associated Press, Detroit Free Press and Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan. A 1996 Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, Gorski was a first-team All-Gateway Conference selection as a senior in Her sophomore season included a school-record 12 conference victories and her final three seasons mark the only time in program history the Braves finished in the top half of the league standings in three consecutive seasons. Gorski finished her career ninth in scoring at Bradley with 980 career points and she still is 18th all-time in scoring on The Hilltop. She shared the 1992 Charles Orsborn Award with baseball player Matt Quinn after averaging 14.7 points per game as a senior. Gorski still ranks among the Bradley career top 10 in three-point field goals (5th), assists (4th), starts (T8th) and minutes played (8th). Gorski has two children, Luke and Kiley. Gorski Year-by-Year Record Overall Conference Season School W L Pct. W L Pct Concordia (Mich.) Concordia (Mich.) Concordia (Mich.) NAIA Tournament Concordia (Mich.) NAIA Sweet Concordia (Mich.) NAIA Sweet Bradley Bradley Totals

14 #4 missy adrian Freshman 5-11 Guard Rolling Meadows, Ill. Fremd H.S (sophomore) Made her Bradley debut against Lincoln, collecting a steal in four minutes off the bench. Adrian s Game-by-Game Stats OMAHA DNP LINCOLN (MO.) Points N/A FG N/A FGA N/A 3-Pt. FG N/A 3-Pt. FGA N/A FT N/A FTA N/A Rebounds N/A Assists N/A Blocks N/A Steals 1 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) Minutes 4 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) High School Team captain as a senior and helped the Vikings to three consecutive IHSA Class 4A state semifinal appearances, which included back-to-back state runner-up showings in and In her three varsity seasons, Fremd posted an (.845) record... As a senior she averaged seven points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and nearly two steals per outing while shooting 59 percent from the field... All-area pick by the Daily Herald following her final prep season, Adrian earned Mid Suburban League All-Conference honors in Also lettered in soccer, helping the Vikings to a regional championship in 2016 and chose to walk-on at Bradley despite receiving scholarship offers to play NCAA Division I soccer. Getting To Know Missy adrian Parents: Chris & Anne Adrian Birthplace: Arlington Heights, Ill. Siblings: Cassie (22) Major: Physical Therapy adrian s Career Statistics

15 #25 amber bozeman Sophomore 5-9 Guard Dunlap, Ill. Dunlap (sophomore) Scored a career-high four points in seven minutes against Lincoln, adding a career-best two rebounds... Played one minute off the bench in the season opener against Omaha (Freshman) Appeared in seven games off the bench Made her Bradley debut in the home game against Eureka, scoring two points in three minutes. Bozeman s Game-by-Game Stats OMAHA LINCOLN (MO.) Points 4 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) FG 2 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) FGA 3 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) 3-Pt. FG N/A 3-Pt. FGA N/A FT 2 vs. Eureka (11/27/16) FTA 2 vs. Eureka (11/27/16) Rebounds 2 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) Assists N/A Blocks N/A Steals N/A Minutes 7 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) High School Averaged 13.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game before having her senior season cut short by an injury Three-time team MVP for the Eagles Also lettered in soccer three times and helped her team to IHSA Regional titles each season. Getting To Know amber bozeman Parents: David & Dawn Bozeman Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wis. Siblings: Ashley (23), Ayanna (20), David, Jr. (17) & Deven (9) Major: Engineering Did You Know: Both of Amber s parents are Bradley graduates. bozeman s Career Statistics Totals

16 Points 23 at Indiana St. (1/6/17) FG 8 at Indiana St. (1/6/17) FGA 15 at Indiana St. (1/6/17) 3-Pt. FG 1 3x, last at Indiana St. (1/6/17) 3-Pt. FGA 2 at Indiana St. (1/6/17) FT 8 vs. Eureka (11/27/16) FTA 12 vs. Eureka (11/27/16) Rebounds 19 at Indiana St. (1/6/17) Assists 6 vs. Loyola (3/9/17) Blocks 3 4x, last vs. Loyola (3/9/17) Steals 3 vs. Eureka (11/27/16) Minutes 36 at Indiana St. (1/6/17) #5 chelsea brackmann Sophomore 6-1 Forward New Berlin, Wis. Eisenhower (SOPHOMORE) Had an efficient outing against Lingoln, notching eight points on 4-for-4 shooting and also collected four rebounds and one block in just nine minutes... Battled foul trouble in the season opener against Omaha, but finished with nine points, seven rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals in just 20 minutes off the bench (FRESHMAN) Bradley s first MVC All-Freshman team honoree since former teammate Leti Lerma in Named MVC Newcomer of the Week for the week of Jan Fifth on the team in scoring at 8.0 points per game... Broke the Bradley freshman rebounding record... First Bradley player since and first MVC freshman since at least with 235 points, 200 rebounds, 45 assists, 30 blocks and 20 or more steals... Joined Eileen Yerkes ( ) as only players in program history to reach those marks in a season One of three freshmen in the nation to reach those numbers, joining Joyner Holmes of Texas (Big 12 Freshman of the Year) and Bella Alarie of Princeton (Ivy League Rookie of the Year)... Made all 11 of her starts in MVC play, averaging 7.6 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game in conference action... Ranked eighth in the MVC in rebounding, with her 6.7 boards per game third among Bradley freshman marks Third in the MVC in free throw attempts per game (4.5) and also ranked third in The Valley in blocks per game (1.1)... Her 86 made free throws and 134 attempts were both Bradley freshman records... Had two double-doubles with her most recent at Southern Illinois (10 points & 12 rebounds)... Turned in her first career double-double with season highs of 23 points and 19 rebounds at Indiana State for just the third performance in school history with 19 points and 19 boards... Her 19 rebounds at Indiana State tied the Bradley freshman single game record set by Leti Lerma and her 23 points were the most by a Bradley freshman since Katie Yohn at UNLV on 11/29/09... Sat out the game against Northern Illinois (Dec. 2) with an injury only to return at Western Illinois (Dec. 5) and score a then season-high 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting in 25 minutes off the bench... Averaged 8.1 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 blocks per game after returning from her injury... Scored eight of her 14 points in the win at Valparaiso in the second quarter and also collected eight boards, three assists, two blocks and a steal... Averaged 9.3 free throw attempts per game in first three home games and averaged 9.3 points and 6.0 rebounds in her first three outings at Renaissance Coliseum... Was the 12th freshman in school history to score in double figures in their debut, collecting 10 points, six boards, one assist and two steals at Kent State... Fourth freshman in program history with at least 10 points and six rebounds in their first outing as a Brave. Getting To Know chelsea brackmann Parents: Sabine & Bernd Brackmann Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wis. Siblings: Joanne (25) Major: Health Science Brackmann s Game-by-Game Stats OMAHA LINCOLN (MO.) brackmann s Career Statistics Totals

17 Points 18 vs. Indiana St. (2/5/17) FG 7 vs. Southern Illinois (2/27/15) FGA 17 vs. Indiana St. (2/5/17) 3-Pt. FG 4 vs. Indiana St. (2/5/17) 3-Pt. FGA 8 at Kent St. (11/11/16) FT 5 3x, last at UNI (2/10/17) FTA 8 vs. Western Illinois (12/9/14) Rebounds 10 vs. Chicago St. (12/18/14) Assists 5 at Southern Illinois (2/26/17) Blocks 1 7x, last vs. Loyola (3/9/17 Steals 3 3x, last vs. Drake (1/29/16) Minutes 38 vs. Wichita St. (2/19/17) #00 danielle brewer Senior 5-10 Guard Coatesville, Ind (junior) Battled foul trouble in the season opener against Omaha, collecting three points, two boards, two steals and one assist in 20 minutes (junior) Started 16 of 27 games Averaged 9.6 points per game over the last 14 while shooting 45 percent from 3-point range during that span Ended the season by scoring in double figures in four of the last five and six of the last eight... Dished out a career-high five assists to go with 10 points at Southern Illinois and averaged 2.2 assists per game over the last six outings... Came off the bench to score 15 points in the overtime victory at Missouri State... Missed four games due to an injury before returning to the lineup for MVC opener at Illinois State... Helped highlight the home win against Indiana State with a career-best 18 points off the bench as she made 4-of-6 three-point attempts... Averaged 8.6 points per game at home and 9.6 points per outing off the bench... Fourth on the team in scoring at 8.1 points per game... Dished out 34 assists with 25 turnovers in MVC play... Started the Jan. 15 game against Northern Iowa for first start since Dec. 2 home game against Northern Illinois prior to her injury... Helped the Bradley reserves score 54 points in the home win against Eureka, tying a then career-best with 17 points in 24 minutes off the bench... Scored 12 second-half points and finished with a then season-best 14 off the bench in the home-opening victory against Detroit (sophomore) Started 25 games and was one of three Braves to see action in all 31 contests Averaged 6.0 points per game in MVC play Came off the bench in the first four games of the season, before making her first start of the year against Eureka... Started 24 of the last Scored 10 points off the bench in the home win against Illinois State after starting 19 consecutive games... Reached double figures in two of the last six outings... Scored nine points off the bench in the win at Chicago State... Pulled down a season-high eight rebounds at #24 Iowa in addition to tallying seven points and two assists... Collected a season-best 14 points vs. Loyola, making 3-of-3 from beyond the arc... Made a career-best five free throws (all in the second half) in the home win against Wichita State (freshman) Made 23-of-61 (37.7 percent) from beyond the arc over her last 27 outings... Her 24 three s were the most by a Bradley freshman since Katie Yohn had 57 in and the fifth best total by a Bradley frosh... Averaged 11.2 points per game, while shooting 38 percent from three in the last five outings and 8.2 per game over the last nine. Getting To Know Danielle Brewer Parents: Jen & Don Brewer Birthplace: Brownsburg, Ind. Siblings: Donny (19) Major: Sports Communication Did You Know: Brewer was a three-time Home School All-American Brewer s Game-by-Game Stats OMAHA LINCOLN (MO.) brewer s Career Statistics Totals

18 Points 16 at Western Mich. (12/17/16) FG 6 at Western Mich. (12/17/16) FGA 7 3x, last at Evansville (2/24/17) 3-Pt. FG 2 at Western Mich. (12/17/16 3-Pt. FGA 4 vs. Loyola (2/20/15) FT 6 vs. Indiana St. (2/19/16) FTA 8 vs. Indiana St. (2/19/16) Rebounds 9 vs. Indiana St. (2/5/17) Assists 3 3x, last vs. Loyola (3/9/17) Blocks 1 5x, last vs. Illinois St. (3/4/17) Steals 3 at Missouri St. (2/13/15) Minutes 36 at Western Mich. (12/17/16) #20 shareece burrell Senior 5-8 Guard Des Moines, Iowa East (SEnior) Made 4-of-6 from the field and had eight points and four rebounds in the win over Lincoln... Came off the bench to play one minute in the season opener against Omaha (junior) Played in all but two games, making 13 starts Missed two games with an injury before returning to play seven minutes off the bench at Western Illinois... Had scored a total of 10 points on the year before tallying a careerbest 16 points at Western Michigan... Was a perfect 6-for-6 from the field at WMU for the best shooting performance by a Brave with at least five field goals since Alyson Spinas-Valainis was 6-for-6 against Drake on Feb. 21, Also had four rebounds and career-high three assists against Western Michigan... Tied a then careerbest with eight rebounds in the home opener against Detroit... Made her first career start in the season opener at Kent State, tallying two points, two boards, two assists and a steal... Hauled down career-best nine rebounds to go with five points, two assists and a steal in the home win against Indiana State Provided a spark off the bench in the MVC Tournament victory against Loyola, notching six points, six boards, three assists and two steals Averaged 3.8 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game over the final 10 contests (sophomore) Appeared in 24 games off the bench Played nine minutes in the season-opening victory at Detroit, dishing out a career-high two assists... Saw a career-high 25 minutes off the bench in the win against Eureka, finishing with four points, five boards, two assists and one block... Made a career-high six free throws and scored eight points off the bench in the home game against Indiana State... Had seven of her nine points at #24 Iowa in the first half, making 4-of-5 shots to go with two steals... Scored a career-best 10 points in the win at Chicago State, including making a pair of free throws in the closing seconds... Had six points, two boards, two assists and one steal against UIC (freshman) Averaged 4.3 points and 3.5 rebounds in the last eight games, after not scoring a point in the previous nine contests... Hit a three-pointer to spark a 14-2 Bradley run in the home win against Illinois State... Came off the bench to collect season highs of eight points, eight rebounds and three assists at Missouri State... Matched the eight points in the home win against Loyola... Nailed a threepointer at the halftime buzzer against Northern Illinois and finished with seven points against the Huskies. Getting To Know Shareece Burrell Parents: Melinda & Charles Burrell Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa Siblings: Charles (26), Jeffrey (25) & Charnise (22) Major: Sports Communication Burrell s Game-by-Game Stats OMAHA LINCOLN (MO.) Burrell s Career Statistics Totals

19 #12 kellee clay Junior 5-6 Guard Naperville, Ill. Metea Valley (sophomore) Saw a career-high seven minutes of action in the win against Lincoln... Played one minute off the bench in the season-opening win over Omaha (sophomore) Played in seven games off the bench Made her season debut with a career-high four minutes in the home win against Eureka Clay s Game-by-Game Stats OMAHA LINCOLN (MO.) Points N/A FG N/A FGA 1 2x, last vs. Loyola (2/3/17) 3-Pt. FG N/A 3-Pt. FGA 1 at Drake (2/28/16) FT N/A FTA N/A Rebounds 1 2x, last vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) Assists 1 at Western Mich. (12/17/16) Blocks N/A Steals N/A Minutes 7 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) (Freshman) Appeared in four games Made her first appearance at Southern Illinois, playing three minutes... Grabbed a rebound in two minutes of action at Drake. High School Three-time letterwinner in basketball, she helped the Mustangs to a regional title her senior year Also lettered in track Two-time state qualifier in the long jump Getting To Know kellee clay Parents: Kim & Keith Clay Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. Siblings: Kenneth (24) Major: Sports Communication Clay s Career Statistics Totals

20 Points 19 at Butler (11/13/16) FG 6 at Butler (11/13/16) FGA 9 at Butler (11/13/16) 3-Pt. FG 3 at Butler (11/13/16) 3-Pt. FGA 6 2x, last vs. Evansville (1/29/17) FT 4 3x, last at Western Ill. (12/5/16) FTA 6 vs. Evansville (1/29/17) Rebounds 6 2x, last vs. Indiana St. (2/6/15) Assists 5 2x, last vs. Evansville (2/8/15) Blocks 1 at Missouri St. (2/13/15) Steals 3 2x, last vs. Eureka (11/28/15) Minutes 38 vs. Drake (1/4/15) #32 madison dellamuth Senior 5-6 Guard Cedar Rapids, Iowa Prairie (senior) Has collected a combined seven assists with no turnovers in the first two games... Dished out four assists with no turnovers and also had six points along with two rebounds in 13 minutes off the bench in season-opening victory over Omaha (JUNIOR) Played in 23 games, making one start Helped spark a Bradley rally attempt at Butler, helping the Braves grab a fourth quarter lead after trailing by as many as 16 points... Made her first start since her freshman season in the home win against Loyola... Netted a career-best 19 points on 6-of-9 shooting and also two assists and one steal in 24 minutes off the bench at Butler... Finished with 14 points at Western Illinois in 33 minutes off the bench... Notched nine points on 3-for-4 shooting in the home win against Eureka (sophomore) Played in 14 games in a reserve role Made her first appearance of the season against #17 Oklahoma, playing five minutes... Matched a career-best with three steals in 15 minutes off the bench against Eureka... Scored her first points of the season, collecting a season-best four points on 2-for-2 shooting, along with one assist and one steal at Saint Louis (freshman) Tied for the team lead with 54 assists and averaged 1.9 per game... Had a season-best five assists in two of the last five home games and averaged 3.5 assists per game in the final six home outings... Scored a season-high seven points on 3-of-4 shooting and also had two steals in the win at Loyola... Dished out three assists in 20 minutes off the bench in the season-opener at UIC... Made her first career start at #18 DePaul and finished with two points, six boards and four assists... Returned to the starting lineup for Chicago State after four straight games coming off the bench... Started 10 consecutive games before coming off the bench in the win at Illinois State... Snagged a season-best three steals at Indiana State... Dished out four assists in the home contest against Missouri State (Jan. 28) to go with three points. Getting To Know madison dellamuth Parents: Jackie Fett & Mark Dellamuth Birthplace: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Siblings: Austin (25) & Mitch (22) Major: Community Wellness Dellamuth s Game-by-Game Stats OMAHA LINCOLN (MO.) dellamuth s Career Statistics Totals

21 Points 6 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) FG 10 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) 3-Pt. FG 1 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) 3-Pt. FGA 5 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) FT 4 vs. Omaha (11/10/17) FTA 6 vs. Omaha (11/10/17) Rebounds 7 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) Assists 1 vs. Omaha (11/10/17) Blocks N/A Steals N/A Minutes 18 vs. Omaha (11/10/17) #3 gabi haack Freshman 5-10 Guard Elk River, Minn. Elk River H.S (freshman) Had six points and seven rebounds as a reserve in the win over Lincoln... Collected four points, three rebounds and one assist in 18 minutes off the bench in the season opener against Omaha. High School Named Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Minnesota after a senior season which included a perfect 32-0 record and Class 4A state title... Averaged 26.1 points, 6.7 rebounds, nearly three assists and better than one steal per contest as a senior... Scored a school-record 45 points against Moorhead during her final prep season and ranked seventh in the state in scoring... Part of a three-time conference championship team... Selected by the Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association as Miss Basketball Minnesota in along with Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year... Scored 30 or more points in seven games as a senior... Also lettered in volleyball, softball and track... Part of a state championship softball team... Earned honorable mention all-conference honors in both the shot put and in volleyball. Getting To Know gabi haack Parents: Dan & Laura Haack Birthplace: Princeton, Minn. Siblings: Jordan (20), Carson (12) & Lydia (16) Major: Academic Exploration Program Haack s Game-by-Game Stats OMAHA LINCOLN (MO.) haack s Career Statistics

22 Points 17 vs. Omaha (11/10/17) FG 8 vs. Omaha (11/10/17) FGA 16 vs. Omaha (11/10/17) 3-Pt. FG 1 vs. Omaha (11/10/17) 3-Pt. FGA 4 vs. Omaha (11/10/17) FT 3 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) FTA 4 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) Rebounds 6 vs. Omaha (11/10/17) Assists 1 2x, last vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) Blocks 1 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) Steals 1 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) Minutes 35 vs. Omaha (11/10/17) #24 shunseere kent Junior 5-7 Guard East Point, Ga. Hapeville Charter H.S./East Georgia St (JUNIOR) Had the most points by a Bradley player in their debut since (Kelly Krumwiede) with 17 points, six rebounds and one assist in the season opener against Omaha... Was 6-for-8 from the field in the second half vs. Omaha as she collected 13 points and four rebounds to help the Braves pull away down the stretch. east georgia state Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Year as a sophomore after averaging 15.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game Also earned Second Team NJCAA All-American honors Shot 31 percent from three-point range and 73 percent from the free throw line, while helping the Bobcats to a 20-8 record in Started 23 games as a freshman, averaging 13.0 points per outing. Getting To Know shunseere kent Parents: Yolanda & DeAndre Kent Birthplace: Atlanta, Ga. Siblings: Aquayette Hill (32), Timothia Kent Johnson (25), DeAndre, Jr. (21) & DeAnte (16) Major: Biology Did You Know: First player in program history from the state of Georgia Kent s Game-by-Game Stats OMAHA LINCOLN (MO.) Kent s Career Statistics

23 Points 7 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) FG 3 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) FGA 8 vs. Omaha (11/10/17) 3-Pt. FG N/A 3-Pt. FGA 4 vs. Omaha (11/10/17) FT 1 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) FTA 3 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) Rebounds 3 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) Assists 5 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) Blocks N/A Steals 1 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) Minutes 27 vs. Omaha (11/10/17) #23 Jailynn lawson Freshman 5-8 Guard Peoria, Ill. Central H.S (freshman) Dished out five assists and scored seven points to help highight the victory over Lincoln... Started the season opener against Omaha, collecting two points, two rebounds and one assist in 27 minutes of action. High School A 2,000-point scorer, Lawson earned Associated Press All-State honors each of her final two prep seasons... Averaged 25 points, six assists, seven rebounds and three steals per game as a senior, helping the Lions to a regional title... Named the Big 12 Conference Player of the Year as a senior... Averaged 22.5 points, seven assists, six boards and four steals per game during her junior season... Also lettered in volleyball Getting To Know Jailynn Lawson Parents: Shirril Lawson Birthplace: Peoria, Ill. Siblings: Kaleb (12) Major: Business management & administration Did You Know: First Peoria native to sign with the Braves since Rachel Merriman ( & ) and is the first Peoria Central High School product to play at Bradley since Cherryl Flatt was on the roster for the and campaigns. Lawson s Game-by-Game Stats OMAHA LINCOLN (MO.) lawson s Career Statistics

24 Points 26 vs. Loyola (2/3/17) FG 10 2x, last at Evansville (2/24/17) FGA 21 at Evansville (2/24/17) 3-Pt. FG 2 3x, last vs. Omaha (11/10/17) 3-Pt. FGA 4 4x, last at SIU (2/26/17) FT 5 2x, last vs. Eureka (11/27/16) FTA 6 2x, last at Drake (2/12/17) Rebounds 12 2x, last at Evansville (2/24/17) Assists 5 at Evansville (2/24/17) Blocks 5 at Drake (2/12/17) Steals 3 vs. Drake (1/29/16) Minutes 35 2x, last at SIU (2/26/17) #44 vanessa Markert Junior 6-2 Forward Mt. Sterling, Ill. Brown County (JUNIOR) Ranks ninth in Bradley history with 87 career blocks after tallying seven blocks in the first two games of the season... Shooting 57.9 percent from the field and scoring a team-best 14.5 points per game on the young season... Has scored in double figures in five of the last six regular-season games dating back to last season and seven of last nine after a 10-point effort against Lincoln in which she also had four blocks... Scored 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting to go with seven rebounds and three blocks in the season-opening win against Omaha, after collecting just four points and three boards in seven first-half minutes due to foul trouble... Made six of her last eight shots in the win against the Mavericks (sophomore) Started the first 11 games, before coming off the bench in the MVC opener at Illinois State and started a total of 22 times... First Bradley underclassman to score 300 points since Shronda Butts ( ) and is just the fifth Bradley underclassmen to score 300 points in the last 11 years... Scored in double figures in nine of the last 15 games... Averaged 11.3 points per game over the last Third on the team in scoring at 10.3 points per outing... Scored in double figures in each of the last seven road games and 10 of 15 road tilts overall... Turned in her second double-double of the year with 24 points, 12 rebounds and a career-best five assists at Evansville... Scored game-high 16 points off the bench at Northern Iowa... Came up with career-high five blocks at Drake... Netted a career-best 26 points on 10-for-14 shooting and also had three blocks and two steals in the home win against Loyola... First Brave since Kelsey Budd vs. Illinois (Nov. 8, 2013) to make 10 or more field goals and shoot 70 percent or better in a game... The 26 points were most by a Bradley player against a Valley opponent since Michelle Young s 32-point effort in a double overtime contest at SIU (Jan. 2, 2014) and is first Brave to score 26 or more in a 40-minute game against a conference foe since Shronda Butts (29 points) at Drake on Jan. 25, Had 17 points and four blocks off the bench in the overtime victory at Missouri State... Was 5-for-6 from the field and had 13 points at Wichita State... Came off the bench to tally 10 points on 5-for-8 shooting to go with four boards, two blocks and a steal in the win at Loyola... Hauled down a career-best 12 rebounds in the win at Valparaiso... Notched first career double-double with 14 points, 11 rebounds, two assists and two blocks in career-high 35 minutes against Northern Illinois... Opened the season with a then career-best 12 points on 5-for-10 shooting at Kent State and also added four boards and one assist. Getting To Know vanessa markert Parents: Chad & Melissa Markert Birthplace: Quincy, Ill. Siblings: Mariah (16), Claire (14), Ashlee (10) & Bradley (7) Major: Health Science Did You Know: Vanessa attended the same high school as Second-Team All-MVC center Leah Kassing. Markert s Game-by-Game Stats OMAHA LINCOLN (MO.) Markert s Career Statistics Totals

25 Points 8 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) FG 4 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) FGA 5 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) 3-Pt. FG N/A 3-Pt. FGA N/A FT N/A FTA N/A Rebounds 6 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) Assists N/A Blocks 1 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) Steals N/A Minutes 15 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) #30 emily marsh Freshman 6-0 Forward Superior Township, Mich. Huron H.S (freshman) Was 4-for-5 from the field against Lincoln, finishing with eight points, six rebounds and one block in 15 minutes of action... Appeared in the season opener, grabbing one rebound in the win over Omaha. High School Averaged 12 points, three blocks and seven rebounds per game as a senior... Honorable mention all-state selection by the Detroit News following her final prep season... Three-time all-conference performer... Helped the River Rats to four district championships and a pair of state regional titles... Two-time all-area selection... Was a two-time all-state selection in water polo... Also lettered in golf, taking home all-conference honors three times... Part of a second-place state finisher in water polo. Getting To Know emily marsh Parents: Matthew & Katherine Marsh Birthplace: Ann Arbor, Mich. Siblings: Samantha (21) & Allison (19) Major: Pre-veterinary sciences Did You Know: First Bradley player from the state of Michigan since Nikisha Carpenter ( ). Marsh s Game-by-Game Stats OMAHA LINCOLN (MO.) marsh s Career Statistics

26 Points 23 at Valparaiso (12/19/16) FG 8 vs. Green Bay (11/30/16) FGA 18 2x, last at Valparaiso (12/19/16) 3-Pt. FG 4 7x, last vs. Green Bay (11/30/16) 3-Pt. FGA 11 3x, last vs. Drake (1/29/16) FT 10 at Valparaiso (12/19/16) FTA 10 at Valparaiso (12/19/16) Rebounds 6 at Chicago St. (12/2/15) Assists 6 vs. Omaha (11/10/17) Blocks 2 3x, last vs. Omaha (11/10/17) Steals 4 vs. Evansville (2/5/16) Minutes 40 3x, last vs. St. Louis, (11/20/16) #33 anneke Schlueter Senior 6-0 Guard Ulm, Germany Max-Weber-Schule (senior) Has started 64 consecutive games and is tied for 10th in school history with 85 career starts... Needs four points to become 33rd player in program history with 800 career points... Played just 14 minutes against Lincoln, but finished with seven points, two boards and two steals... Dished out a career-best six assists to go with nine points, three rebounds, two blocks and a steal in the seasonopening victory over Omaha... Sixth in school history with 121 career three-pointers, 27 behind head coach Andrea Gorski for fifth (junior) Eighth in the MVC in minutes played at 32.1 per game and was 15th in scoring at 10.5 points per outing... Made her first 21 free throw attempts of the year and was 56-for-67 (83.6 percent) from the line on the season... Became 16th player in program history to score 700 career points prior to their senior year and is 35th in career scoring on The Hilltop at 780 points... Made 100th career three-pointer in MVC home opener against Drake... Netted a season-best 22 points at Wichita State... Had a streak of 10 consecutive games in double figures snapped at Indiana State for the longest streak by a Brave since Leah Kassing had 10 consecutive games in Hit a three-pointer in 12 consecutive contests before an 0-for-1 outing against UNI (Jan. 15) and was (28-for-76) 36.8 percent during that stretch... Is 12th player in program history to make 10 or more free throws in a game without a miss, going 10-for-10 from the line in the win at Valparaiso as she collected a career-high 23 points to go with five boards, two assists and three steals... Helped highlight the home win against Missouri State with 18 second-half points and finished with 22 points and three steals... Scored a then season-best 21 points on 8-for-14 shooting against Green Bay as she tallied her seventh career outing with four or more three-pointers... Netted a game-high 15 points in the win against Detroit, scoring 13 points in the second half... Had a team-best 14 points against preseason A10 favorite Saint Louis Scored 10 or more points 18 times and had four outings with 20 or more points. Getting To Know anneke schlueter Parents: Sabine & Ulf Schlueter Birthplace: Berlin, Germany Siblings: Kai (24) & Lars (22) Major: International Studies Did You Know: Anneke is the first foreign-born player for the Braves since Germany native Hanna Muegge wrapped up her four-year career in Did You Know #2: Her mother played for the German National Team and her twin brother Lars is a senior on the men s basketball team at Calgary University. In addition, her father and older brother Kai both played professional basketball in Germany. Schlueter s Game-by-Game Stats OMAHA LINCOLN (MO.) schlueter s Career Statistics Totals

27 #45 Nyjah White Freshman 5-11 Forward Columbia, Mo. Hickman H.S (freshman) Helped the Bradley reserves score 53 points against Lincoln, collecting 14 points, 13 rebounds and five assists off the bench... Played six minutes off the bench in the season opener against Omaha, tallying two boards and one assist. White s Game-by-Game Stats OMAHA LINCOLN (MO.) Points 14 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) FG 5 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) FGA 9 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) 3-Pt. FG N/A 3-Pt. FGA N/A FT 4 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) FTA 8 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) Rebounds 13 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) Assists 5 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) Blocks 1 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) Steals 2 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) Minutes 18 vs. Lincoln [Mo.] (11/15/17) High School Columbia Tribune Player of the Year as a junior and was a two-time all-state selection... Averaged 13.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game as a senior... Earned first-team all-state honors as a junior after collecting 17.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists, nearly two steals and more than one block per outing... Three-time alldistrict selection Getting To Know Nyjah White Parents: Keisha White & Albert White, Jr. Birthplace: Livonia, Mich. Siblings: Nyjel (16) & Averi (2) Major: Academic Exploration Program Did You Know: Product of Hickman High School in Columbia, Mo., which also produced First-Team All-MVC player Dena Williams In addition: Her father Albert, who was a McDonald s All-American in high school, played professional for several seasons and was part of championship teams in the USBL, CBA and LPB after earning All-Big 12 honors at Missouri. white s Career Statistics

28 Points 11 vs. Saint Louis (11/20/16) FG 4 vs. Saint Louis (11/20/16) FGA 9 vs. Saint Louis (11/20/16) 3-Pt. FG 3 vs. Saint Louis (11/20/16) 3-Pt. FGA 6 vs. Saint Louis (11/20/16) FT 6 vs. UIC (12/22/16) FTA 8 vs. UIC (12/22/16) Rebounds 4 vs. Loyola (2/3/17) Assists 4 vs. Detroit (11/18/16) Blocks 1 at Valparaiso (12/19/16) Steals 4 vs. Eureka (11/27/16) Minutes 29 2x, last vs. St. Louis (11/20/16) #14 ryan wilkins Sophomore 5-5 Guard Kansas City, Mo. St. Teresa s Academy (sophomore) Played 20 minutes in the victory against Lincoln, scoring five points... Made her season debut against Omaha, playing one minute off the bench in the victory (Freshman) Started seven times and played in 28 of 31 contests... Made six free throws and finished with eight points in the win at Illinois-Chicago... Averaged 4.8 points, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals with a 2.4 assist-to-turnover ratio in her first four home contests... Snagged four steals to go with three assists and four points against Eureka... Scored a season-best 11 points and also had three assists against A10 preseason favorite Saint Louis... Dished out a season-high four assists in her first career start vs. Detroit in the home opener.. Provided a defensive boost during Bradley s second-half rally at Butler, helping the Braves force a shot clock violation and a 10-second backcourt violation as part of a 17-0 run and later had a steal and basket. High School Averaged 10.1 points, 1.8 assists and 2.7 steals per game, while shooting 48 percent from the field as a junior Entered her senior year as a two-time all-district selection and two-time team captain Tried out for the 2014 Team USA Junior Olympic Team Helped her team to a Missouri Class 5 District title as a freshman Also lettered in track. Getting To Know ryan wilkins Parents: Neressa Orr & Brad Wilkins Birthplace: Kansas City, Mo. Siblings: Bradley Wilkins, Jr. (21) Major: Nursing Wilkins Game-by-Game Stats OMAHA LINOLN (MO.) WILKINS Career Statistics Totals

29 game #3 at illinois ( ) Bradley Women s Basketball #00 #3 #4 #5 #12 Danielle Brewer Gabi Haack Missy Adrian Chelsea Brackmann Kellee Clay 5-10 Sr. G Coatesville, Ind Fr. G Elk River, Minn. Elk River H.S Fr. G Rolling Meadows, Ill. Fremd H.S. 6-1 So. F New Berlin, Wis. Eisenhower H.S. 5-6 Jr. G Naperville, Ill. Matea Valley H.S. #14 #20 #23 #24 #25 Ryan Wilkins Shareece Burrell Jailynn Lawson Shunseere Kent Amber Bozeman 5-5 So. G Kansas City, Mo. St. Teresa s Academy 5-8 Sr. G Des Moines, Iowa East H.S. 5-8 Fr. G Peoria, Ill. Central H.S. 5-7 Jr. G East Point, Ga. Hapeville Charter H.S. East Georgia St. 5-9 So. G Dunlap, Ill. Dunlap H.S. #30 #32 #33 #44 #45 Emily Marsh Madison Dellamuth Anneke Schlueter Vanessa Markert Nyjah White 6-0 Fr. F Superior Township, Mich. Huron H.S. 5-6 Sr. G Cedar Rapids, Iowa Prairie H.S. 6-0 Sr. G Ulm, Germany Max-Weber-Schule H.S. 6-2 Jr. F Mt. Sterling, Ill. Brown County H.S Fr. F Columbia, Mo. Hickman H.S. Andrea Gorski Christena Hamilton Paul Fessler Kristi Zeller Head Coach Second Season at Bradley Seventh Year as a Head Coach Assistant Coach Second Season at Bradley Assistant Coach Second Season at Bradley Assistant Coach Second Season at Bradley