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1 MArquette WoMen S BASKetBAll Women s basketball contact: megan o shea megan.oshea@marquette.edu Phone: (414) (o) Facebook: /marquettewbb instagram: muwbb GAMe 25: St. John S At MArquette GAMe 26: no. rv/24 Seton hall At MArquette MArquette Schedule marquette (6-19, 2-12 big east) Golden Head coach:...carolyn Kieger...(6-19, 1st season) scoring leader...arlesia morse (14.5 ppg) assists leader:...tia elbert (2.8 apg) rebounding leader...apiew ojulu (6.2 rpg) Head coach:...joe tartamello (57-30, 3rd season) scoring leader:...aliyyah Handford (20.3 ppg) assists leader:...aaliyah lewis (105) rebound leader:...amber thompson (5.7 rpg) Website:... Mu hosts no. 24 Seton hall In FInAl home GAMe this SeASon the marquette university women s basketball team (6-19, 2-12) will play its final game at the al mcguire center on sunday afternoon when the squad hosts no. 24 seton Hall. tip-off is slated for 2:00 p.m. central time. Prior to the game the golden eagles will honor seniors cristina bigica, chelsie butler, arlesia morse and apiew ojulu for their contributions over their four-year careers. marquette will look to pull the upset over the Pirates who are the leaders in the big east conference after a last second layup propelled them past DePaul in chicago on Friday night. the golden eagles gave up a halftime lead and fell to st. John s, on Friday night. Freshman shantelle valentine grabbed a team-high 10 boards, while classmate tia elbert led the team in scoring with 15 points. vs. st. JoHn s (16-7, 7-5 big east) Fox sports 1 Fri. Feb. 13 8:00 p.m. CT Milwaukee, Wis. Al McGuire Center (3,700) vs. seton Hall (22-3, 11-2 big east) gomarquette.com Sun. Feb p.m. CT Milwaukee, Wis. Al McGuire Center (3,700) Head coach:...anthony bozzella (42-17, 2nd season) scoring leader:...tabatha richardson-smith (17.5 ppg) assists leader:...ka-diedre simmons (132) rebound leader:...richardson-smith (6.7 rpg) morse, the nation s best free throw shooter ( ) at 93.3 percent, failed to make it to the charity stripe against st. John s. in the first meeting between marquette and seton Hall this season the Pirates stormed out to an victory in south orange. shu has won two in-a-row over mu. the golden eagles will conclude the regular season with three consecutive road games beginning at Providence on Friday, Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. ct. Date opponent location time/result november Sat. 15 Green Bay& Al McGuire center l, Mon. 17 loyola-chicago% Al McGuire center W, Fri. 21 at Wake Forest Winston-salem, n.c. l, sun. 23 at no. 7 Duke Durham, n.c. l, Wed. 26 Milwaukee% Al McGuire center W, Sun. 30 South dakota Al McGuire center l, December tues. 2 at auburn auburn, ala. l, sat. 6 at Wisconsin madison, Wis. l 89-64, Mon. 15 northern Kentucky Al McGuire center l, thurs. 18 vanderbilt Al McGuire center W, Sun. 21 Western Illinois Al McGuire center W, tues. 30 Xavier* Al McGuire center l, January Fri. 2 at georgetown*- Washington, D.c. l, sun. 4 at villanova* villanova, Pa. l, Fri. 9 depaul*& Al McGuire center l, Sun. 11 Butler* Al McGuire center l, Fri. 16 at seton Hall*& south orange, n.j. l, sun. 18 at st. John s* queens, n.y. l, Fri. 23 Providence* Al McGuire center l, Sun. 25 creighton* Al McGuire center l, Fri. 30 villanova* Al McGuire center l, February Sun. 1 Georgetown*& Al McGuire center W, Fri. 6 at xavier* cincinnati, ohio l, sun. 8 at butler*& indianapolis, ind.w, (2ot) Fri. 13 St. John s*- Al McGuire center l, Sun. 15 Seton hall* Al McGuire center 2 p.m. ct Fri. 20 at Providence* Providence, r.i. 6 p.m. ct sun. 22 at creighton* omaha, neb. 1 p.m. ct march sun. 1 at DePaul*@ chicago, ill. 3 p.m. ct sat. 7 First round# rosemont, ill. tbd sun. 8 quarterfinals# rosemont, ill. tbd mon. 9 semifinals#+ rosemont, ill. 6:30/9 p.m. ct tues.10 Final#+ rosemont, ill. 8 p.m. ct *-Denotes big east conference game #-Denotes big east conference tournament game %- Denotes time Warner cable sportschannel game &-Denotes game broadcast on big east Digital network +-Denotes Fox sports 1/Fox sports 2 televised game broadcast cbssn televised game Marquette Probable Starters Yr. Pos. Ht. gp-gs mpg PPg rpg apg quick Hits 4 arlesia morse sr. g Has connected on 41 consecutive free throws dating back to Jan apiew ojulu sr. F Had four blocks in double overtime win at butler (Feb. 8) 15 Kenisha bell Fr. g averaging 17.8 ppg and shooting 49% (25-51) in past four games 21 tia elbert Fr. g recorded 12 points in double overtime win at butler (Feb. 8) 31 shantelle valentine Fr. F earned first career start against nku with career-high 11 pts, 9 rbs (12/15) Available Marquette Bench Yr. Pos. Ht. gp-gs mpg PPg rpg apg quick Hits 2 Hannah grim Fr. g Dished a career-high seven assists against DePaul (1/9) 3 mckayla Yentz so. g led mu w/ career-high 12 pts at seton Hall (1/16); shot 3-5 from 3-pt 32 lauren tibbs r-jr. c grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds against south Dakota (11/30) 34 chelsie butler sr. c connected on 4-for-6 from the field against creighton (1/25) 35 cristina bigica sr. g tallied first double-double of the season (12pts/11rbs) at butler (2/8) 2008 Wnit champions 9 ncaa tournament appearances (1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2011)

2 2014 numerical roster no. name Ht. Pos. Yr. Hometown/High school/last college 2 Hannah grim 5-8 g Fr apple valley, minn./rosemount 3 mckayla Yentz 6-1 g so sun Prairie, Wis./sun Prairie 4 arlesia morse 5-10 g sr Flint, mich./hamady 11 apiew ojulu 6-3 F sr lakeville, minn./lakeville north 15 Kenisha bell 5-8 g Fr minneapolis, minn./kennedy 21 tia elbert 5-7 g Fr. oakdale, minn./tartan 31 shantelle valentine 6-3 F Fr toronto, ontario, canada/st. roch 32 lauren tibbs 6-4 c rs-jr taylor mill, Ky./scott 34 chelsie butler 6-5 c sr minerva, ohio/minerva 35 cristina bigica 5-10 g sr bucharest, romania/grigore moisil national college Head coach: carolyn Kieger assistant coach: ginny boggess assistant coach: scott merritt assistant coach: vernette skeete Dir. of student-athlete Development: Kiesha oliver-hayes Dir. of Program Development: rachel sander graduate assistant: matt narveson graduate assistant: marylynne schaefer on the MAP... minnesota (4): grim, ojulu, bell. elbert Wisconsin (1): Yentz michigan (1): morse ohio (1): butler Kentucky (1): tibbs canada (1): valentine romania (1): bigica *PronuncIAtIon GuIde cristina bigica...christina buh-jee-ka arlesia morse...are-lee-sha apiew ojulu...eppie o-joo-loo carolyn Kieger...Kee-ger *student-athlete pronunciations (audio) of their own names available by clicking on the icon next to name on gomarquette.com roster Women s basketball contact:...megan o shea ...megan.oshea@marquette.edu Work Phone: cell Phone: Website:...gomarquette.com Photography:...marquetteimages.com mu twitter:...@muathletics Wbb twitter...@marquettewbb Wbb instagram...muwbb Wbb Facebook...marquette Wbb Fax: MedIA InForMAtIon Please contact megan o shea to arrange an interview with head coach carolyn Kieger, a member of the coaching staff or a player. mu players will not disclose their home phone numbers or their cellular phone numbers so please do not request that information. Players have been asked to politely decline interviews that have not been cleared with the mu media relations office. BY YeAr senior...4 Junior...1 sophomore...1 Freshmen team InFo General Information location milwaukee, Wis. Founded enrollment President Dr. michael r. lovell Director of athletics, vice President bill scholl nickname golden eagles colors blue and gold affiliation ncaa Division i Home court al mcguire center capacity ,700 conference big east address n. 12th street milwaukee, Wi ticket office Phone gomu (4668) Marquette Women s Basketball history First year of Program all-time record number of Postseason appearances last Postseason appearance wnit second round, l, at indiana team Information overall record big east record/finish /fifth Marquette coaching Staff Head coach carolyn Kieger (marquette, 06) record at mu/years /first year assistant coach ginny boggess scott merritt vernette skeete Dir. of student-athlete Dev Kiesha oliver-hayes (marquette, 00) Dir. of Program Dev rachel sander graduate assistants matt narveson marylynne schaefer athletic trainer mary Wieczorek strength coach nate Heyrman academic coordinator tom Ford Women s basketball Phone Women s basketball Fax game 25/26 st. JoHn s/seton Hall at marquette Feb. 13/15, 2015

3 last time out strong free throw shooting in the final minute of play helped the marquette women s basketball team (6-18, 2-11) earn a double overtime victory at butler (12-12, 8-5) on sunday afternoon. Down the stretch the golden eagles hit 5- of-6 key shots at the foul line to secure their first road victory of the season. senior arlesia morse went 4-for-4 in that stretch, her only free throw shots of the day, and has now connected on 41 consecutive free throws. morse led four golden eagles in double figures with 18 points and four assists. Freshman Kenisha bell added 17 points, while classmate tia elbert and senior cristina bigica each added 12 points apiece. bigica notched her first double-double of the year with a team-high 11 boards. ijeoma uchendu paced butler with 27 points, 13 rebounds and four assists in 48 minutes of play. Series history marquette and st. John s have met 13 times over the years, with the golden eagles holding an 8-5 record. the red storm took the earlier season meeting, in new York. sunday is the 12th all-time meeting between mu and seton Hall. marquette owns a 7-4 record in the series, but the Pirates have won the last two games, including an decision in the first meeting this year. charity Stripe Success arlesia morse has hit 41 consecutive free throw attempts over the last six games. the last time she missed from the charity stripe was against Providence on Jan. 23. she leads the ncaa with a 93.3 percent shooting percentage. against georgetown on Feb. 1, morse sank a marquette record 17-for-17 shots at the free throw line. the ncaa record for consecutive free throws made is held by ginny Doyle who hit 60 at richmond in Senior night sunday marks mu s final home game of the season and the squad will honor seniors cristina bigica, chelsie butler, arlesia morse and apiew ojulu in a pregame ceremony. all four of the players who make up MArquette WoMen S BASKetBAll marquette's senior class have played in at least 100 games in their careers thus far. morse has 119 appearances with 85 starts, bigica has 117 appearances with 50 starts, butler has 111 appearances with 24 starts and ojulu has 103 appearances with 88 starts. Febuary is looking up after dropping their first 10 conference contests, the golden eagles have won two of their last three big east games, beating georgetown at home and butler on the road. With last sunday's win over the bulldogs in indianapolis, marquette became only the second big east team (leagueleading DePaul was the other) to beat butler on its home court. Back-and-Forth Basketball marquette claimed an victory last time out against georgetown, but the win did not come with ease by any means. the battle between the golden eagles and the Hoyas featured 32 lead changes as well as 17 ties, which were both season highs for marquette. the largest lead for each squad was seven points, with marquette s late second half surge serving as the determining factor in the win. ring the Bell Kenisha bell has been a stellar addition for the golden eagles this season. the freshman has recorded double digits in 19 games with four 20+ point-outputs, including a careerbest 25 against northen Kentucky. bell grabbed a career-best eight steals against nku, which is a big east game high for the year, and just one short of an mu single game record. Her 2.3 steals per game is fifth in the conference. the rookie ranks 11th in the league with 14.7 points per game and is the top scorer among true freshmen. A Youthful Season When comparing marquette to other teams in the big east, the golden eagles are relying on their newcomers more than any other squad this season. mu s freshmen have a combined 50 starts this year, more than any other team, while the percent of minutes played (42) and points scored (40) also is tops in the big east. 1. DePaul (9) st. John s (1) villanova creighton seton Hall Providence marquette georgetown xavier butler 10 Mu SJu Shu overall record Scoring offense Scoring defense rebounds FG Percentage Pt FG Percentage Ft Percentage IndIvIduAl leaders ScorInG Mu SJu Shu morse-14.8 Handford-20.3 richardson-smith 17.5 bell-14.7 grant-17.6 K. simmons-17.3 rebounding Mu SJu Shu ojulu-6.4 thompson-11.1 richardson-smith-6.7 morse 6.1 Handford-5.8 Johnson-6.5 FIeld GoAl PercentAGe Mu SJu Shu ojulu-47.0 thompson-59.0 K. simmons-45.2 bigica-46.6 Handford-48.2 richardson-smith-44.0 Free throw PercentAGe game 25/26 st. JoHn s/seton Hall at marquette Feb. 13/15, BIG east PreSeASon Poll BIG east StAndInGS (AS of 2/11) standings big east Pct. overall DePaul seton Hall villanova butler st. John s creighton xavier georgetown Marquette Providence statistical comparison Mu SJu Shu morse-93.3 grant-70.3 richardson-smith-75.4 bell-67.4 Walker-69.4 K. simmons-75.0

4 georgetown is the only other program expecting its freshmen to produce at the same rate. of the Hoyas five newcomers they have combined for 48 starts, played 37 percent of the teams minutes and accounts for 35 percent of the scoring. Morse s career night arlesia morse lit up the floor against georgetown on Feb. 1. the senior poured in a career-best 30 points and was a perfect 17-for-17 from the foul line, which set a new marquette record. the senior is one of just six players in the big east this season to tally 30+ points. two with 20 the golden eagles had two players post 20+ points for the second time this season in a victory over georgetown on Feb. 1. arlesia morse led all scorers with a careerhigh 30 points, while freshman Kenisha bell poured in 23 points. the golden eagles also had two players with 20 or more points at Wake Forest on nov. 21. morse led mu with 26 points, while freshman tia elbert totaled a career-best 21 points. Morse code senior arlesia morse is averaging 14.8 ppg, which is 10th in the big east. she is the best free throw shooters in the country having gone 111-for-119 this season from the line and leads the country in shooting percentage (93.3). morse is the big east s third all-time leading scorer among active players with 1,467 career points. she is currently 10th on mu s career scoring list. Solid at the line the golden eagles are third in the big east from the charity stripe, shooting 71.0 percent, and has the most free-throws attempted (542) and made (385) in the conference. arlesia morse has missed just eight shots from the line all season. of marquette s 1,620 points scored this season, 23.7 percent (385) have come from the free-throw line. Freshmen Phenoms marquette freshmen have logged 42 percent of the golden eagles minutes and have scored 40 percent ( ) of its total points this season. Kenisha bell and tia elbert earned a spot in the starting lineup in their collegiate debut. the duo are the first freshmen to start for mu since the season when arlesia morse and apiew ojulu started in their freshmen debuts. Fast and Furious the golden eagles currently rank fourth in the big east averaging 67.5 points per contest. DePaul (88.0) and seton Hall (75.6) rank first and second, respectively. creighton is third averaging 68.8 points per night. mu totaled a season-high 86 points against loyola-chicago on nov. 17. Five in double Figures marquette had five players record double figures against loyola chicago on nov. 17. the golden eagles were led by freshman Kenisha bell with a then-career-high 16 points. lauren tibbs and arlesia morse each added 14 points, a career best for tibbs, while tia elbert and chelsie butler netted 13 and 10 points, respectively. career night for tibbs redshirt junior lauren tibbs paved the way for marquette in its victory over loyola chicago. tibbs recorded just her second career double-double as she tallied a career-best 14 points and grabbed a then-career-high 14 boards in just 24 minutes of play. tibbs pulled down a new career-high 15 rebounds against south Dakota on nov. 30. First career Win marquette head coach carolyn Kieger earned her first career victory on nov. 17 as the golden eagles earned an win over loyola chicago at the al mcguire center. Morse earns Preseason honors senior arlesia morse was selected to the Preseason all-big east squad. the Flint, mich. native is mu s leading returning scorer after averaging 11.5 points last year. morse came off the bench in 32 of the golden eagles 33 games last season and will be looked at for leadership on the court. Kieger Inks First recruiting class marquette university head women's basketball coach carolyn Kieger has announced the signing of her first recruiting class. Kieger will add six to her roster for the season as allazia blockton, erika Davenport, chelsey gibson, natisha Heideman, Danielle King, and amani Wilborn have signed national letters of intent and will arrive at marquette in the summer of Kieger's first recruiting class includes four top-150 recruits according to Prospects nation and three of the top five players from the state of Wisconsin. Marquette Picked 7th in BIG east Poll marquette was picked to finish seventh in the big east Preseason coaches Poll, two points behind sixth-place Providence. the golden eagles lose three starters from last year s squad that finished fifth in league play and advanced to the second round of the Wnit. Marquette on television the golden eagles will be featured on television 10 times this season, including five games (nov. 15, Jan. 9, Jan. 16, Feb. 1 and Feb. 8) on the big east Digital network. in addition, the 2015 big east tournament will be broadcast live by bedn with semifinals and the championship game on Fox sports 1 and 2. BIG east digital network the big east Digital network is a partnership between the conference and Fox sports to create a conference-specific, year-round HD digital channel via Fox sports' mobile application, Fox sports go. bedn is offering free live streaming of sporting events annually, in addition to the authenticated live streaming of big east events on Fox sports networks. the big east Digital network will have its own branded channel within Fox sports go, the mobile app that provides live streaming video of Fox sports content at home or on-the-go. the big east is the first collegiate conference to be hosted on the network's mobile platform. game 25/26 st. JoHn s/seton Hall at marquette Feb. 13/15, 2015

5 the last time IndIvIduAl MArKS team marquette opponent 100+ Points , vs. memphis (3/11/95) , vs. DePaul (1/9/15) 90+ Points 96-44, vs. arkansas-pine bluff (11/11/13) 72-91, at xavier (2/6/15) under 40 Points 37-94, at connecticut (2/5/13) 68-19, at vermont (12/4/10) Fg Pct , vs. la. tech (12/30/10) 64.3 at #16/16 notre Dame (2/10/08) Fg Pct , vs. vanderbilt (12/18/14) 50.0, vs. georgetown (2/1/15) Five Players, 10+ pts , vs. loyola-chicago (11/17/14) 66-94, vs. green bay (11/15/14) team marquette Win marquette loss ranked opponent (ap) vs #7/11 DePaul (2/28/11) 51-83, vs. #7 Duke (11/23/14) overtime game (ot), at georgetown (1/4/14) (ot), at seton Hall (2/22/14) Double overtime (2ot), at #15/14 georgetown (1/8/11) (2ot), at uab (1/18/04) triple overtime never never Home opener 90-71, vs. Wake Forest (11/9/13) 66-94, vs. green bay (11/15/14) road openers 82-77, at vanderbilt (11/17/13) 77-89, at Wake Forest (11/21/14) individual marquette opponent 40+ Points 40, Krystal ellis 40, Danielle viglione 69-64, at Kentucky (3/30/08) 86-98, vs. texas (1/05/94) 30+ Points 30, arlesia morse 38, tabatha richardson-smith 80-73, vs. georgetown (2/2/15) 86-90, at seton Hall (2/22/14) 2 Players, 20 + pts. 30, arlesia morse; 23, Kenisha bell 28, alexis akin-otiko; 27, marissa Janning 80-73, vs. georgetown (2/2/15) 75-93, vs. creighton (1/25/15) 2 Players, 10+ rebs. 15, lauren tibbs; 11 arlesia morse 13, Dororthy adomako; 10, Faith Woodard 65-69, vs. south Dakota (11/30/14) 76-83, at georgetown (1/01/15) 10+ assists 12, brooklyn Pumroy 12, Jasmine thomas 73-71, vs. creighton (3/1/14) 43-74, vs. Duke (11/27/09) 5+ steals 5, arlesia morse 6, brittany Hyrnko 75-93, vs.creighton (1/25/15) 80-74, vs. DePaul (2/18/14) 5+ blocks 5, sarina simmons 7, amber thompson 93-54, vs. alcorn state (11/15/10) 52-67, at st. John s (1/18/15) Double-Double 15 pts, 11 rbs; arlesia morse 28 pts, 12 rebs; alexis akin-otiko 65-69, vs. south Dakota (11/30/14) 75-93, vs. creighton (1/25/15) double-figure scoring games career Kenisha bell cristina bigica 5 12 chelsie butler 2 9 tia elbert 9 9 Hannah grim arlesia morse apiew ojulu 5 23 lauren tibbs 3 9 shantelle valentine 1 1 mckayla Yentz 1 1 double-figure rebound games career chelsie butler 2 2 arlesia morse 1 2 apiew ojulu 1 2 lauren tibbs 2 5 shantelle valentine double-figure assist games career double-doubles career apiew ojulu -- 1 cristina bigica 1 1 chelsie butler -- 2 arlesia morse 1 2 lauren tibbs point games career apiew ojulu -- 3 arlesia morse 5 14 tia elbert 1 1 Kenisha bell 4 4 Starts 10+ points 10+ rebs. Kenisha bell cristina bigica chelsie butler tia elbert Hannah grim arlesia morse apiew ojulu lauren tibbs shantelle valentine mckayla Yentz triple-double 10 pts, 10 rebs, 10 assists; angel robinson 11 pts, 11 rebs, 12 assists; Jasmine thomas 79-62, vs. oakland (11/21/09) 43-74, vs. Duke (11/27/09) this SeASon largest halftime lead , vs. vanderbilt (12/18/14) largest halftime deficit , vs. DePaul (1/9/15) largest lead in a game , vs. vanderbilt (12/18/14) largest deficit in a game , vs. DePaul (1/9/15) largest winning margin , vs. loyola-chicago (11/17/14) largest losing margin , vs. DePaul (1/9/15) largest deficit in a victory , vs. georgetown (2/2/15) largest lead in a loss , vs. georgetown (1/1/15) largest home crowd ,585 vs. vanderbilt (12/18/14) largest road crowd ,080 at Duke (11/23/14) largest neutral crowd mu hasn t played in a neutral contest 30-point games morse, vs. georgetown (2/1/15) 20-point games morse (4), bell (3), elbert (1) 10-rebound games tibbs (2), morse (1), butler (1) 10-assist game mu is yet to feature a player with 10 assists Double-doubles tibbs (1), morse (1) games as leading scorer morse (11) bell (7), ojulu (4), elbert (1), Yentz (15) games as leading rebounder morse (10), ojulu (6), tibbs (4), butler (2), bell (3), valentine (1), bigica (1) games as assists leader bell (10), elbert (7) morse (2), butler, bigica (4), grim (1) team SuPerlAtIveS BY half FIrSt half Second half Points 45, vs. vanderbilt (12/18/14) 44, vs. loyola-chicago (11/17/14) Fewest Pts. Allowed 29, vs. south Dakota (11/30/14) 25, vs. villanova (1/4/15) FG Percentage 62.1%, vs. milwaukee (11/26/14) 54.5%, vs. georgetown (2/1/15) lowest FG Pct. Allowed 28.6%, at auburn (12/2/14) 32.3%, at butler (2/8/15) 3-Point Percentage 66.7%, at Wake Forest (11/21/14) 37.5%, at Wake Forest (11/21/14) Ft Made 12, three 21, vs. loyola-chicago (11/17/14) rebounds 26, at auburn (12/2/14) 30, vs. south Dakota (11/30/14) Assists 15, vs. vanderbilt (12/18/14) 10, vs. milwaukee (11/26/14) Blocks 6, vs. Providence (1/23/15) 3, at auburn (12/2/14) Steals 6, three 12, vs. northern Kentucky (12/15/14) IndIvIduAl SuPerlAtIveS BY half FIrSt half Points 15, elbert at Wake Forest (11/21/14) 3-Pointers Made 3, elbert at Wake Forest (11/21/14) Ft Made 8, morse vs. georgetown (2/1/15) rebounds 7, morse at Wisconsin (12/6/14), ojulu vs. Western illinois (12/21/14) Assists 6, elbert vs. vanderbilt (12/18/14) Second half Points 18, morse vs. georgetown (2/1/15) 3-Pointers Made 5, morse at Duke (11/24/14) Ft Made 9, morse vs. creighton (1/25/15) & vs. georgetown (2/1/15) rebounds 13, tibbs vs. south Dakota (11/30/14) Assists 4, elbert vs. georgetown (2/1/15) game 25/26 st. JoHn s/seton Hall at marquette Feb. 13/15, 2015

6 coaching career 2014 Head coach marquette Head coaching debut on 11/15/ to assistant coach miami Wnit First round ( ) ncaa First round ( ) ncaa second round ( ) ncaa second round ( ) Wnit championship ( ) Director of operations marquette Wnit champions coordinator of operations miami carolyn Kieger Head coach 1st season career record: 6-18 Former marquette university women's basketball standout carolyn Kieger became the program's fifth head coach on may 1, Kieger made her collegiate head coaching debut on nov. 15, 2014 when marquette hosted green bay in the season opener. she earned her first career victory on nov. 17, 2014 when marquette defeated loyola chicago, 86-71, at the al mcguire center. "When carolyn graduated from marquette we all knew she would be successful at any profession she chose to pursue," former interim athletic Director bill cords said. "Fortunately for all of us, her chosen profession was coaching women's basketball. "carolyn is a dynamic person, both on and off the court, who has been able to transition her fierce competitiveness and striving for excellence as a player to a successful coaching career. she has been able to instill those qualities into the players she has coached." Kieger has spent the past six seasons as the assistant coach at the university of miami. she was the Director of operations for the golden eagles during the season and spent a year at miami as the coordinator of basketball operations from "as one of marquette's most successful women's basketball players of all time, carolyn knows what it takes to succeed Kieger File birth Date: august 17, 1983 Hometown: roseville minn. education: marquette university, 2006 (bachelor s in broadcast and electronic communication) both on and off the court," Former interim President rev. robert a. Wild, s.j. said. "carolyn expects excellence from herself, her coaching staff and her players, and her experience coaching in three ncaa postseason appearances will be critical to helping marquette reach new heights of success. We're thrilled to welcome carolyn back to campus and look forward to great things to come for our women's basketball program." While at miami, Kieger was primarily responsible for guard development. she focused a lot of attention on refining the skills of the Hurricanes' star guard, shenise Johnson, who earned all-america and acc Player of the Year honors in , while the squad was crowned acc regular season champions. she also saw guard riquna Williams earn all-acc First team accolades and finish as the acc scoring leader with 21.7 points per game. "carolyn Kieger is an exceptional person with an extraordinary ability to get the most out of everyone she coaches and marquette has made an amazing hire," miami head coach Katie meier said. "carolyn leads with integrity and her value system permeates all of her decisions. she was an integral part of our success here at miami, and her impact on this program was immense. i am grateful for the time i had with her here at miami, and know she is more than ready to lead marquette. Her fire and passion for her alma mater is 100 percent authentic and it will resonate within (the marquette) community. i couldn't be more proud of her and am so happy she is pursuing her dream." as a player at marquette, Kieger was a four-year starter, three-year captain and is mu's all-time assists leader. she is the only player in program history with at least 1,200 career points, 400 career rebounds and 600 assists. For her career, Kieger averaged 10.3 points per game and was a second team all-big east selection for the season, as well as, a second team all-conference usa selection for the and seasons. During her senior campaign, she was a finalist for the nancy lieberman award, given to the nation's top point guard. in addition to her athletic accomplishments, Kieger received the big east conference's sportsmanship award as a senior. a native of roseville, minn., Kieger graduated cum laude from marquette university with a bachelor's degree in broadcasting and electronic communications in in 2007, she received the mccahill award given to a graduated mu senior student-athlete who demonstrated the highest performance in scholarship, leadership and athletics. "carolyn is a rising start in the profession and we are excited about the future of marquette women's basketball under her leadership," cords said. game 25/26 st. JoHn s/seton Hall at marquette Feb. 13/15, 2015

7 tv/radio Photo roster 2 Hannah grim 5-8 Fr. g apple valley, minn. elbert 21 tia 5-7 Fr. g oakdale, minn. carolyn Kieger Head coach 3 mckayla Yentz 6-1 so. g sun Prairie, Wis. valentine 31 shantelle 6-3 Fr. F toronto, ontario, canada ginny boggess assistant coach 4 32 arlesia morse 5-10 sr. g Flint, mich. lauren tibbs 6-4 rs-jr. c taylor mill, Ky. scott merritt assistant coach ojulu 11 apiew 6-3 sr. c lakeville, minn. 34 chelsie butler 6-5 sjr. c minerva, ohio Kenisha bell 5-8 Fr. g minneapolis, minn. cristina bigica 5-10 sr. g bucharest, romania vernette skeete assistant coach game 25/26 st. JoHn s/seton Hall at marquette Feb. 13/15, 2015

8 Marquette Golden Eagles #2 GRIM, Hannah #3 YENTZ, McKayla #4 MORSE, Arlesia Statistics min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Green Bay Loyola-Chicago at Wake Forest at Duke Milwaukee South Dakota at Auburn at Wisconsin Northern Kentucky Vanderbilt Western Illinois Xavier at Georgetown at Villanova DePaul Butler at Seton Hall at St. John s Providence Creighton Villanova Georgetown at Xavier at Butler St. John s Seton Hall at Providence at Creighton at DePaul Statistics min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Green Bay Loyola-Chicago at Wake Forest at Duke Milwaukee South Dakota at Auburn at Wisconsin Northern Kentucky Vanderbilt DNP Western Illinois..... DNP Xavier DNP at Georgetown at Villanova DePaul Butler at Seton Hall at St. John s Providence Creighton Villanova Georgetown at Xavier at Butler St. John s Seton Hall at Providence at Creighton at DePaul Statistics min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Green Bay Loyola-Chicago at Wake Forest at Duke Milwaukee South Dakota at Auburn at Wisconsin Northern Kentucky Vanderbilt Western Illinois Xavier at Georgetown at Villanova DePaul Butler at Seton Hall at St. John s Providence Creighton Villanova Georgetown at Xavier at Butler St. John s Seton Hall at Providence at Creighton at DePaul Season & Career Highs Points Season 7, at Auburn (12/2/14) Career 7, at Auburn (12/2/14) Season 4, DePaul (1/9/15) Career 4, DePaul (1/9/15) Assists Season 7, vs. DePaul (1/9/15) Career 7, vs. DePaul (1/9/15) Steals Season 3, vs. Creighton (1/25/15) Career 3, vs. Creighton (1/25/15) Blocked Shots Season 1, vs. Butler (1/11/15) Career 1, vs. Butler (1/11/15) Minutes Season 26, Twice Career 26, Twice Field Goals Season 3, at Auburn (12/2/14) Career 3, at Auburn (12/2/14) Field Goal Attempts Season 11, at Auburn (12/2/14) Career 11, at Auburn (12/2/14) Free Throws Season 4, vs. Loyola-Chicago (11/17/14) Career 4, vs. Loyola-Chicago (11/17/14) Free Throw Attempts Season 4, vs. Loyola-Chicago (11/17/14) Career 4, vs. Loyola-Chicago (11/17/14) 3-Point Field Goals Season 1, Three times Career 1, Three times 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Season 7, at Auburn (12/2/14) Career 7, at Auburn (12/2/14) Season & Career Highs Points Season 12, at Seton Hall (1/16/15) Career 12, at Seton Hall (1/16/15) Season 4, vs. DePaul (1/9/15) Career 4, Twice Assists Season 2, Twice Career 2, Twice Steals Season 1, Twice Career 1, Four times Blocked Shots Season 2, vs. Providence (1/23/15) Career 2, vs. Providence (1/23/15) Minutes Season 19, vs. Creighton (1/25/15) Career 19, vs. Creighton (1/25/15) Field Goals Season 4, Twice Career 4, Twice Field Goal Attempts Season 9, at Seton Hall (1/16/15) Career 9, at Seton Hall (1/16/15) Free Throws Season 2, Twice Career 2, Three times Free Throw Attempts Season 4, vs. Loyola-Chicago (11/17/14) Career 6, vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/11/13) 3-Point Field Goals Season 3, at Seton Hall (1/16/15) Career 3, at Seton Hall (1/16/15 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Season 5,at Seton Hall (1/16/15) Career 5, at Seton Hall (1/16/15 Season & Career Highs Points Season 30, vs. Georgetown (2/1/15) Career 30, vs. Georgetown (2/1/15) Season 11, vs. South Dakota (11/30/14) Career 11, vs. South Dakota (11/30/14) Assists Season 4, at Butler (2/8/15) Career 6, vs. Marshall (11/23/12) Steals Season 5, vs. Creighton (1/25/15) Career 6, vs. Oral Roberts (12/18/13) Blocked Shots Season 1, Three times Career 2, Twice Minutes Season 47, at Butler (2/8/15) Career 47, at Butler (2/8/15) Field Goals Season 8, at Georgetown (1/2/15) Career 12, vs. Oral Roberts (12/18/13) Field Goal Attempts Season 19, twice Career 21, vs. Oral Roberts (12/18/13) Free Throws Season 17, vs. Georgetown (2/1/15) Career 17, vs. Georgetown (2/1/15) Free Throw Attempts Season 17, vs. Georgetown (2/1/15) Career 17, vs. Georgetown (2/1/15) 3-Point Field Goals Season 5, Twice Career 5, Five times 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Season 12, at Duke (11/23/14) Career 12, at Duke (11/23/14)

9 Marquette Golden Eagles #11 OJULU, Apiew #15 BELL, Kenisha #21 ELBERT, Tia Statistics min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Green Bay Loyola-Chicago at Wake Forest at Duke Milwaukee South Dakota at Auburn at Wisconsin Northern Kentucky Vanderbilt Western Illinois Xavier at Georgetown at Villanova DePaul Butler at Seton Hall at St. John s Providence Creighton Villanova Georgetown at Xavier at Butler St. John s Seton Hall at Providence at Creighton at DePaul Statistics min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Green Bay Loyola-Chicago at Wake Forest at Duke Milwaukee South Dakota at Auburn at Wisconsin Northern Kentucky Vanderbilt Western Illinois Xavier at Georgetown at Villanova DePaul Butler at Seton Hall at St. John s Providence Creighton DNP Villanova Georgetown at Xavier at Butler St. John s Seton Hall at Providence at Creighton at DePaul Statistics min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Green Bay Loyola-Chicago at Wake Forest at Duke Milwaukee South Dakota at Auburn at Wisconsin Northern Kentucky Vanderbilt Western Illinois Xavier at Georgetown at Villanova DePaul Butler at Seton Hall at St. John s Providence Creighton Villanova Georgetown at Xavier at Butler St. John s Seton Hall at Providence at Creighton at DePaul Season & Career Highs Points Season 16, vs. Milwaukee (11/26/14) Career 25, vs. Vermont (12/21/11) Season 14, vs. Western Illinois (12/21/14) Career 14, Twice Assists Season 4, Twice Career 4, Twice Steals Season 3, Providence (1/23/15) Career 4, Twice Blocked Shots Season 4, Twice Career 4, Twice Minutes Season 39, vs. Butler (1/11/15) Career 39, vs. Butler (1/11/15) Field Goals Season 7, vs. Villanova (1/30/15) Career 8, Twice Field Goal Attempts Season 12, vs. Villanova (1/30/15) Career 14, vs. New Orleans (11/29/11) Free Throws Season 5, vs. Green Bay (11/15/14) Career 13, vs. Vermont (12/21/11) Free Throw Attempts Season 8, Twice Career 19, vs. Vermont (12/21/11) 3-Point Field Goals Season 1, Twice Career 1, Three times 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Season 4, at Duke (11/23/14) Career 2, Twice Season & Career Highs Points Season 25, vs. Northern Kentucky (12/15/14) Career 25, vs. Northern Kentucky (12/15/14) Season 8, Twice Career 8, Twice Assists Season 6, at St. John s (1/18/15) Career 6, at St. John s (1/18/15) Steals Season 8, vs. Northern Kentucky (12/15/14) Career 8, vs. Northern Kentucky (12/15/14) Blocked Shots Season 2, Twice Career 2, Twice Minutes Season 43, at Butler (2/8/15) Career 43, at Butler (2/8/15) Field Goals Season 10, vs. Northern Kentucky (12/15/14) Career 9, vs. Milwaukee (11/26/14) Field Goal Attempts Season 19, at Georgetown (1/1/15) Career 19, at Georgetown (1/1/15) Free Throws Season 9, vs. Green Bay (11/15/14) Career 9, vs. Green Bay (11/15/14) Free Throw Attempts Season 16, vs. Green Bay (11/15/14) Career 16, vs. Green Bay (11/15/14) 3-Point Field Goals Season Two, Twice Career Two, Twice 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Season 3, Three times Career 3, Three times Season & Career Highs Points Season 21, at Wake Forest (11/21/14) Career 21, at Wake Forest (11/21/14) Season 6, vs. South Dakota (11/30/14) Career 6, vs. South Dakota (11/30/14) Assists Season 9, Twice Career 9, Twice Steals Season 3, Three times Career 3, Three times Blocked Shots Season -- Career -- Minutes Season 35, at Wake Forest (11/21/14) Career 35, at Wake Forest (11/21/14) Field Goals Season 9, at Wake Forest (11/21/14) Career 9, at Wake Forest (11/21/14) Field Goal Attempts Season 18, at Wake Forest (11/21/14) Career 18, at Wake Forest (11/21/14) Free Throws Season 5, at Auburn (12/2/14) Career 5, at Auburn (12/2/14) Free Throw Attempts Season 8, Twice Career 8, Twice 3-Point Field Goals Season 3, at Wake Forest (11/21/14) Career 3, at Wake Forest (11/21/14) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Season 5, Twice Career 5, Twice

10 Marquette Golden Eagles #31 VALENTINE, Shantelle #32 TIBBS, Lauren #34 BUTLER, Chelsie Statistics min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Green Bay Loyola-Chicago at Wake Forest at Duke Milwaukee South Dakota at Auburn at Wisconsin Northern Kentucky Vanderbilt Western Illinois Xavier at Georgetown at Villanova DePaul Butler at Seton Hall at St. John s Providence Creighton Villanova Georgetown at Xavier at Butler St. John s Seton Hall at Providence at Creighton at DePaul Statistics min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Green Bay Loyola-Chicago at Wake Forest at Duke Milwaukee South Dakota at Auburn at Wisconsin Northern Kentucky Vanderbilt Western Illinois Xavier at Georgetown at Villanova DePaul Butler at Seton Hall at St. John s Providence Creighton Villanova Georgetown at Xavier at Butler St. John s Seton Hall at Providence at Creighton at DePaul Statistics min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Green Bay Loyola-Chicago at Wake Forest at Duke Milwaukee South Dakota DNP at Auburn at Wisconsin Northern Kentucky Vanderbilt Western Illinois Xavier at Georgetown at Villanova DePaul Butler at Seton Hall at St. John s Providence Creighton Villanova Georgetown at Xavier at Butler St. John s Seton Hall at Providence at Creighton at DePaul Season & Career Highs Points Season 11, vs. Northern Kentucky (12/15/14) Career 11, vs. Northern Kentucky (12/15/14) Season 9, vs. Northern Kentucky (12/15/14) Career 9, vs. Northern Kentucky (12/15/14) Assists Season 1, Seven times Career 1, Seven times Steals Season 1, Six times Career 1, Six times Blocked Shots Season 2, vs. Providence (1/23/15) Career 2, vs. Providence (1/23/15) Minutes Season 31, at Butler (2/8/15) Career 31, at Butler (2/8/15) Field Goals Season 5, vs. Northern Kentucky (12/15/14) Career 5, vs. Northern Kentucky (12/15/14) Field Goal Attempts Season 11, vs. Northern Kentucky (12/15/14) Career 11, vs. Northern Kentucky (12/15/14) Free Throws Season 2, Three times Career 2, Three times Free Throw Attempts Season 4, vs. DePaul (1/9/15) Career 4, vs. DePaul (1/9/15) 3-Point Field Goals Season -- Career -- 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Season -- Career -- Season & Career Highs Points Season 14, vs. Loyola-Chicago (11/17/14) Career 14, Three times Season 15, vs. South Dakota (11/30/14) Career 15, vs. South Dakota (11/30/14) Assists Season 3, vs. Loyola-Chicago (11/17/14) Career 4, vs. Providence (1/21/2014) Steals Season 2, at St. John s (1/18/15) Career 2, Five times Blocked Shots Season 3, Twice Career 4, vs. Green Bay (12/8/12) Minutes Season 31, vs. South Dakota (11/30/14) Career 31, vs. South Dakota (11/30/14) Field Goals Season 6, vs. Milwaukee (11/26/14) Career 7, at Providence (2/26/13) Field Goal Attempts Season 10, vs. Milwaukee (11/26/14) Career 12, at Pittsburgh (1/19/13) Free Throws Season 7, vs. Loyola-Chicago (11/17/14) Career 7, vs. Loyola-Chicago (11/17/14) Free Throw Attempts Season 8, vs. Loyola-Chicago (11/17/14) Career 8, vs. Loyola-Chicago (11/17/14) 3-Point Field Goals Season 1, vs. Loyola-Chicago (11/17/14) Career 1, vs. Loyola-Chicago (11/17/14) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Season 2, at Duke (11/23/14) Career 2, at Duke (11/23/14) Season & Career Highs Points Season 11, at Georgetown (1/1/15) Career 16, at Indiana (3/22/14) Season 10, vs. Vanderbilt (12/18/14) Career 11, Twice Assists Season 2, Four times Career 3, Twice Steals Season 2, vs. Georgetown (2/1/15) Career 2, Twice Blocked Shots Season 3, vs. Milwaukee (11/26/14) Career 3, Twice Minutes Season 27, vs.western Illinois (12/21/14) Career 27, vs.western Illinois (12/21/14) Field Goals Season 4, Four times Career 7, at Indiana (3/22/14) Field Goal Attempts Season 7, Four times Career 9, Five Times Free Throws Season 5, vs. Milwaukee (11/26/14) Career 4, Three Times Free Throw Attempts Season 6, vs. Milwaukee (11/26/14) Career 7, Twice 3-Point Field Goals Season 1, Three times Career 1, Seven times 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Season 4, at Duke (11/23/14) Career 4, Twice

11 Marquette Golden Eagles #35 BIGICA, Cristina Statistics min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast to bk st pf pts Green Bay Loyola-Chicago at Wake Forest at Duke Milwaukee South Dakota DNP at Auburn DNP at Wisconsin Northern Kentucky Vanderbilt Western Illinois Xavier at Georgetown at Villanova DePaul Butler at Seton Hall at St. John s Providence Creighton Villanova Georgetown at Xavier at Butler St. John s Seton Hall at Providence at Creighton at DePaul Season & Career Highs Points Season 16, at Villanova (1/30/15) Career 19, at DePaul (1/29/14) Season 11, at Butler (2/8/15) Career 11, at Butler (2/8/15) Assists Season 4, Twice Career 7, vs. Milwaukee (12/15/13) Steals Season 3, vs. Villanova (1/30/15) Career 4, at DePaul (2/12/12) Blocked Shots Season -- Career 1, Twice Minutes Season 33, Twice Career 33, Three times Field Goals Season 6, at Villanova (1/30/15) Career 7, at DePaul (1/29/14) Field Goal Attempts Season 9, vs. Villanova (1/30/15) Career 14, vs. Milwaukee (12/15/13) Free Throws Season 7, vs. Creighton (1/25/15) Career 7, Three times Free Throw Attempts Season 9, vs. Creighton (1/25/15) Career 9, Twice 3-Point Field Goals Season 2, Twice Career 2, Twice 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Season 5, vs. Butler (1/11/15) Career 5, vs. Butler (1/11/15)

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