Montana State Billings Women s Basketball Weekly Release - January 6, 2009

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1 Montana State Billings Women s Basketball Weekly Release - January 6, 2009 Schedule 8-3 NOVEMBER 4 at Rocky Mountain (Exh.) W, Montana Western (Exh.) W, Rocky Mountain (Exh.) W, COLORADO STATE PUEBLO W, UNIVERSITY OF MARY L, COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES W, vs. Minnesota-Crookston! W, at University of Mary! L, DECEMBER 6 METRO STATE W, at Hawaii Pacific W, vs. Shepherd# W, OT 18 vs. Chaminade# W, JANUARY 2 at Metro State L, at Colorado State Pueblo W, :00 P.M. 10 7:00 P.M. 14 7:00 P.M. 17 2:00 P.M. 22 at 7:00 p.m. 24 at 2:00 p.m. 29 at 7:00 p.m. 31 at 1:30 p.m. FEBRUARY 7 7:00 P.M. 12 at 5:15 p.m. 14 at 2:00 p.m. 18 7:00 P.M. 21 5:15 P.M. 26 7:00 P.M. MARCH 5 at 7:30 p.m. 7 at 5:15 p.m. * GNAC Match! at Bismarck, N.D. # Hoop & Surf Tournament - Honolulu, HI THIS WEEK: Montana State Billings returns home to start off the GNAC season. The yellowjackets will take on Northwest Nazarene on Wednesday, Jan. 7 and Seattle Pacific on Saturday, Jan. 10. Both games are scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m. NORTHWEST NAZARENE: The Crusaders are 7-4 on the season. Four players are in double-figures in scoring; Lindsay Brady (15.9), Brittney Roggenkamp (13.5), Janee Olds (12.5) and Briaunna King (10). The Yellowjackets lead the series 5-3. Last year the squads split with NNU winning at home and MSUB winning at Alterowitz. SEATTLE PACIFIC: The Falcons are currently 7-2. Kelsey Burns leads the team in socring with 13.1 points per game. Maddie Maloney is the other double-digit scorer with 10. The series is tied at The Falcons have won the last six meetings. PROBABLE STARTERS MSUB (8-3) G - Alira Carpenter (5-8/Sr.) 25.8 PPG, 44.7%FG, 42.2% 3PT FG, 87.5% FT G - Shantell Marquis (5-10/Jr.) 9.3 PPG, 7.1 APG, 3.2 SPG, 5.1 RPG G - Jetton Meadors (5-8/Sr.) 7.3PPG, 3.6 APG F - Kayla Ryan (6-1/So.) 11 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 50.5% FG F - Jen Smith (5-10/Sr.) 8.9 PPG, 8.0 RPG NORTHWEST NAZARENE (7-4) G - Lindsay Brady (5-8/Jr.) 15.9 PPG, 50.7% FG G - Janee Olds (5-7/Jr.) 12.5 PPG, 44.2% 3PT FG G - Mallory Whipple (5-7/Sr.) 5.8 PPG, 5.1 APG C - Briaunna King (6-0/Fr.) 10 PPG, 8.4 RPG, 47.6% FG, 71.1% FT F - Brittney Roggenkamp (5-11/Jr.) 13.5 PPG, 54.3% FG SEATTLE PACIFIC (7-2) G - Daesha Henderson (5-8/Jr.) 7.7 PPG, 4.9 APG, 3 SPG G - Maddie Maloney (5-10/So.) 10.2 PPG C - Kelsey Hill (6-2/Sr.) 9.1 PPG. 6.4 RPG F - Kelsey Burns (5-11/Sr.) 13.1 PPG, 45% FG F - Megan Hoisington (5-11/Jr.) 8.7 PPG, 5.7 RPG

2 Montana State Billings Quick Facts UNIVERSITY Name:...Montana State University Billings Location:... Billings, Mont. Founded: (Formerly Eastern Montana College) Enrollment:...4,799 Chancellor:...Dr. Ronald Sexton Director of Athletics:...Dr. Gary Gray Nickname:... Yellowjackets Colors:... Navy Blue & Gold Conference:...Great Northwest Athletic Conference Facility:... Alterowitz Gym Capacity:...3,500 COACHING STAFF Head Coach:... Kevin Woodin ... Record at MSUB: , 4 yrs Overall Record: , 4 yrs Overall Record:...Same Assistant Coach:...Natalie Visger Volunteer Coaches:...Lisa Jellum, Shawn O Brien Student Manager:... Alexie Halvorson Basketball Office Phone: TEAM INFORMATION Record: GNAC Record/Finish: /5th Letterwinners Returning/Lost:... 9/2 Starters Returning/Lost:... 4/1 BASKETBALL HISTORY First Season: All-Time Record: (35 years) Conference Championships: (1977, 78, 87, 91, 94, 96, 98, 99, 2006, 07) NCAA Appearances: (1987, 94, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 02, 03, 05, 07) AIAW National Appearances:...3 (1975, 76, 77) MEDIA RELATIONS Asst. AD of Operations & Media Relations:...Kit Strief Office Phone: kstrief@msubillings.edu Asst. Director:... Mike Bond (WBB Contact) Office Phone: mbond@msubillings.edu Athletic Fax: Web Site:... COACH WOODIN S COMMENTS: After a month of being on the road, it s nice to return home. We open the conference season against two teams with a combined record of They are both going to be tough game. LAST WEEK: Montana State Billings got a split on the road. On Jan. 2, MSUB fell to Metro State. The Yellowjackets were down by nine with 1:56 to go. Alira Carpenter scored seven points over the next minute to close the gap to two. MSUB was forced to foul and MSU hit enough free throws to hold on. Carpenter finished with 19 points and hit three triples while Jetton Meadors had 10 points and five steals. Defense was the name of game as MSUB turned back Colorado State-Pueblo on January 3. Pueblo was held to 30.8% shooting from the floor. The most telling stat was the Jackets getting 32 defensive boards to just nine offensive rebounds for CSUP. For the Yellowjackets, Carpenter had 25 points and hit three triples and Meadors had 10 points and five assists. Shantelle Marquis had a solid all-around game with 10 points, nine rebounds, three steals and blocked four shots. QUEST FOR #1: Alira Carpenter already has three career records under her belt and is looking at a third. On December 18 agaisnt Chaminade, she nailed a three-pointer to become the alltime leading scorer. Carpenter currently has 1683 points and needs 201 points to score more points than any player in MSUB history, male or female. She also hold the records for three-pointers made (248) and attempted (607). Carpenter is also taking aim at field goals made (597) and attempted (1389). She needs 84 and 1 respectively. THE 400 CLUB: Welcome Jen Smith to the 400 club. No it is not any kind of social group. On December 15 agaisnt Hawaii Pacific, Smith became the 21st player in school history to record 400 career rebounds. She needs 58 rebounds to become the 18th player to have 500 rebounds. RANK IT UP: Montana State Billings is ranked among the top 10 in three catergories for NCAA Division II (Jan. 4, 2009). Shantelle Marquis is third in assists with 7.10 per game. Alira Carpenter dropped from second to fourth in scoring with 25.8 per game. As a the team the Jackets are seventh in assists with per game. GNAC POLL: Montana State Billings received 37 points to place sixth in the GNAC Pre-Season Poll. Complete poll is below. 1. Alaska Anchorage (8) Seattle Pacific (1) Northwest Nazarene Western Washington Saint Martin s Montana State Billings Central Washington Western Oregon Alaska Fairbanks 17

3 HEAD COACH Kevin Woodin, 80-45, Fifth Season Kevin Woodin enters his fifth season as the head women s basketball coach and his second year as head women s golf coach. He has posted a overall record heading into the season, capturing two Heartland Conference regular season titles and one conference tournament championship. Twice, Coach Woodin has guided the Yellowjackets to the NCAA Tournament. During the season, he was named the NCAA Division II Independent Coach of the Year. Woodin is currently the third winningest coach in MSUB history. Woodin became the Lady Yellowjackets eleventh head women s basketball coach when he took over on July 23, He had been the head girl s basketball coach at Billings West High School for the past ten seasons. In that time, he led the Lady Bears to a record (.630), including back-to-back Class AA state titles in 2003 and Woodin s Bears were a perfect 23-0 in 2004 s title run and won the final 36 games Woodin coached at the school. He earned Montana AA Coach of the Year honors in 2003 and 2004, and was a finalist for the award in 1999 and A native of Libby, Mont., Woodin graduated with a degree in mathematics from Carroll College in While teaching and coaching at O Dea High School in Seattle, he earned his masters degree in Athletic Administration from Seattle Pacific University in Woodin taught mathematics at O Dea High School from 1987 to 1994 while also coaching boy s basketball, golf and tennis. He was named O Dea s Outstanding Teacher of the year in and the Metro League Golf Coach of the Year three times. Woodin moved to Billings in 1994 to take over the girl s program at West High School where he has also taught mathematics. Along with leading the Lady Bears to State AA tournament hardware in four of his last six seasons, Woodin was also an assistant coach on the Montana All-Star Team and an Executive Committee member and coach for the Treasure State Classic. At West High, Woodin coached 19 players who went on to play collegiate basketball. Before the Montana High School Association moved the girl s basketball season to the winter, Woodin was a part time assistant coach at MSU Billings from Responsible for practice and game planning, recruiting, scouting, individual skill development, travel and coordinating the Billings Bees camps, Woodin helped the Lady Yellowjackets to two NCAA Tournament appearances in three seasons. 80 IS GOOD: Montana State Billings does not fear 80. In fact, we embrace it. In the history of women s basketball, 100 times the Yellowjackets have scored 80+ points at home and have never lost. Yes you heard me correctly. MSUB is when scoring at least 80 points in Alterowitz Gym. COUNTDOWN TO 100: Kevin Woodin is on track to becoming the third coach in school history to win 100 games. He is currently the third winningest coach in terms of victories with 80. Woodin trails Frank McCarthy (191) and Ted Anderson (102). LITTLE MISS CHARITY: We ll just call Alira Carpenter, Little Miss Charity. She is 63-of-72 from the line this season and has hit 45 of her last 50 attempts. Against Mary on Nov. 29, she tied the school and GNAC record by making 16 free throws. 600: On December 6, 2008, Montana State Billings hung on for a win Metro State in Alterowitz Gym. It was the 600th career win for the the Yellowjackets. NO LOVE FOR COLORADO: The last time a team from Colorado beat MSUB at home? Let s say George Bush was President of the U.S. Senior that is. On Feb. 24, 1990, Denver beat the Jackets Since then, the Yellowjackets have won nine straight games against Colorado opponents. THIS WEEK IN MSUB HISTORY: Jan. 9, Evonne Goroski tied a school record in a loss to Northern Colorado. She hit 16 field goals to tie the mark set by Theresa O Donnell vs. Great Falls on Dec. 15, Goroski finished the game with 39 points. Jan. 11, Montana State Billings keeps its winning streak alive with a win over Incarnate Word. It was the eighth straight win for the Jackets. Woodin has been married to his wife Paula for 21 years, and they have three children; Kayleen (15), Toria (12) and Garrett (10). His parents, Pete and Loretta Erickson, formerly of Libby, Montana, reside in Sierra Vista, Arizona. Woodin is a member of the Women s Basketball Coaches Association, Montana Coaches Association and National Golf Coaches Association.

4 GNAC Standings - January 6, 2009 Conference Overall Alaska Anchorage Seattle Pacific Montana State Billings Saint Martin s Western Washington Northwest Nazarene Alaska Fairbanks Western Oregon Central Washington GNAC STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL 3-Point Field Goals Made Per Game 1. Alira Carpenter 3.18 Assists 1. Shantell Marquis Jetton Meadors 3.55 Steals 1. Shantell Marquis 3.20 T8. Jetton Meadors 1.82 Scoring 1. Alira Carpenter 25.8 Free Throw Percentage 2. Alira Carpenter.875 Field Goal Percentage 4. Kayla Ryan.505 Blocked Shots 5. Shantelle Marquis Kayla Ryan Point Percentage 6. Alira Carpenter.422 Rebounding 6. Jen Smith 8.0 TEAM Assists 1. MSUB Scoring Offense 1. MSUB Point Field Goals Made Per Game 2. MSUB 7.45 Turnover Margin 2. MSUB Field Goal Percentage 3. MSUB.430 Steals 3. MSUB Blocked Shots 4. MSUB 2.82 Rebound Margin 4. MSUB Point Percentage 5. MSUB.353 Scoring Margin 5. MSUB +9.3 NCAA DIVISION II STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL Assists 3. Shantell Marquis 7.10 Scoring 4. Alira Carpenter 25.8 Steals 28. Shantell Marquis Point Field Goals Made Per Game 16. Alira Carpenter 3.18 TEAM Assists 7. MSUB Scoring Offense 22. MSUB 79.2

5 Montana State Billings No. Name HT YR Pos. Hometown - Last School 11 Shantell Marquis 5-10 JR G Cascade, Mont. - C.M. Russell HS 13 Alira Carpenter* 5-8 SR G Lewiston, Mont. - Fergus County HS 14 Jetton Meadors 5-8 SR G Billings, Mont. - Billings Senior HS 21 Rachel Hansen 5-9 JR G Lolo, Mont. - Big Sky HS 22 Mandy Jacobs 5-10 SO F Shepherd, Mont. - Shepherd HS 25 Kalli Stanhope 5-6 FR G Glendive, Mont. - Dawson County HS 30 Quinn Halverson 5-4 SO G Shepherd, Mont. - Shepherd HS 33 Kayla McPherson 5-11 SR F Glendive, Mont. - Dawson County HS 34 Callie Kautzmann 5-10 FR F Nampa, Idaho - Vallivue HS 41 Jen Smith* 5-10 SR F Belgrade, Mont. - Belgrade HS 44 Kayla Ryan 6-1 SO F Big Timber, Mont. - Sweet Grass County HS 50 Melissa Porter 6-3 FR P Redmond, Utah - North Sevier HS 52 Laura Jo Kipp 6-0 FR P Browning, Mont. - Browning HS * Team Captains Head Coach Kevin Woodin Assistant Coach Natalie Visger Volunteer Coaches - Lisa Jellum, Shawn O Brien Student Manager - Alexi Halvorson Women's Basketball Montana State Billings Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 06, 2009) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (8-3) (3-1) (2-2) (3-0) CONFERENCE... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (8-3) (3-1) (2-2) (3-0) ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Carpenter,Alira Ryan,Kayla Marquis,Shantell Smith,Jen Meadors,Jetton Jacobs,Mandy Stanhope,Kalli McPherson,Kayla Kautzmann,Callie Halverson,Quinn Porter,Melissa TEAM Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS MSUB OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND SCORING /15/08 COLORADO STATE-PUEBLO W Points per game /21/08 UNIVERSITY OF MARY L Scoring margin /23/08 COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES W FIELD GOALS-ATT /28/08 vs Minnesota-Crookston W Field goal pct /29/08 at University of Mary L POINT FG-ATT /06/08 METRO STATE W point FG pct /15/08 at Hawai'i Pacific University W pt FG made per game /17/08 vs Sheperd (W.V.) W OT FREE THROWS-ATT /18/08 vs CU-WBB W Free throw pct /02/09 at Metro State Women L REBOUNDS /03/09 at CSU-Pueblo W Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game WINNING STREAK Home win streak ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total Montana State Billings Opponents

6 #11 Shantelle Marquis Junior Cascade, Mont. Points: 20 vs. Central Washington (1/10/08) Rebounds: 11 vs. Oklahoma Panhandle State (1/13/07) 3-Point FGs: 3 vs. Western Oregon (11/17/06), vs. Alaska Anchorage (1/3/08) Assists: 12 vs. Chaminade (12/18/08) Steals: 10 vs. Northwest Nazarene (1/26/08) Blocks: 4 vs. Texas A&M-International (2/22/07), CSU-Pueblo (1/2/09) : Started all 27 games averaging 9.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.15 assists and 3.19 steals per game... She led the Great Northwest Athletic Conference in steals and was third in assists... Her 87 steals was second best in school single-season history... She was only the second Jacket in school history to have 85+ steals and 100+ assists in the same season... Had four double-doubles on the season... Scored a career high 20 points against Central Washington (1/10/08)... Her 10 steals vs. Northwest Nazarene (1/26/08) broke the school and GNAC record... Made GNAC All-Conference honorable mention : Played in 32 games averaging 7.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.78 assists, 2.28 steals and blocked 0.66 shots per game... Her 73 steals was third highest in single-season school history... Finished ranked second in the Heartland Conference for steals... Was also ranked among the top 10 in conference for assists and blocked shots... Grabbed a career high 11 rebounds against Oklahoma Panhandle State (1/13/07)... Made Heartland All-Conference honorable mention... Assisted the Yellowjackets to the Heartland Conference Championship and NCAA Tournament. Marquis s Game-by-Game CSU-PUEBLO DID NOT PLAY MARY 38! COLORADO MINES 29! Minnesota-Crookston$ 29! Mary 33! METRO STATE 31! Hawaii Pacific 20! Shepherd# 40! Chaminade# 18! Metro State 32! Colorado State-Pueblo 29! C.M. Russell High School: Earned four letters for coach Chad Olson... Earned all-state honors as a senior... Helped her team qualify for the Class AA state tournament three times... Earned four letters in track and volleyball. Personal: Daughter of Pam and Mike Marquis... After just two seasons, she is already sixth in career steals with Marquis is majoring in Elementary Education.

7 #13 alira carpenter senior lewistown, Mont. Points: 33 vs. Seattle Pacific (2/16/08), vs. CSU-Pueblo (11/15/08) Rebounds: 11 vs. CSU-Pueblo (11/15/08) 3-Point FGs: 7 vs. Oklahoma Panhandle State (12/30/06) Assists: 6 vs. Incarnate Word (2/10/07) Steals: 3, eight times : Started all 27 games averaging 20.1 points per game while shooting 42.4% from the floor, 41.8% from behind the arc and 83.2% from the line... She led the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) in scoring and three-point percentage, was third in three-points made per game and sixth in free throw percentage... Scored a career-high 33 points vs. Seattle Pacific (2/16/08)... Scored in double figures in 24 games... Set the school record for three-pointer made in a season with Was named to the GNAC All-Conference first team and Daktronics West Region second team... Was selected to the GNAC all-academic squad as well as making ESPN All-District VII Academic first team... Was named the MSUB Outstanding Female Athlete for : Started all 32 games... Averaged 16.9 points and 2.4 assists per game while shooting 43.7% from the floor, 42.5% from behind the arc and 88.6% from the line... Set the school single-game record with seven three-pointers made vs. Oklahoma Panhandle State (12/30/06)... Broke the school records for three-pointers made (88) and attempted (207) in a season... Made the All-Heartland Conference first team... Led the league in three-pointers made per game and was second in scoring... Ranked among the top 20 in NCAA Division II in three-point percentage (16th) and three-pointers made per game (19th)... Named to the Heartland Conference President s Honor Roll... Helped her team qualify for the NCAA tournament : Played in all 27 games... Averaged 25.3 minutes per game... Named Freshman of the Year in the Heartland Conference... Ranked first in the conference for 3-point shooting percentage (36.6)... Averaged 11.7 points, 1.3 assists, and 2.6 rebounds per game... Made 45 three-pointers and shot 82.2% from the charity stripe... Made four 3-pointers in two separate games. Carpenter s Game-by-Game CSU-PUEBLO 35! MARY 37! COLORADO MINES 29! Minnesota-Crookston$ 33! Mary 33! METRO STATE 37! Hawaii Pacific 36! Shepherd# 38! Chaminade# 17! Metro State 36! Colorado State-Pueblo 38! Fergus County High School: Earned three letters for Coach Troy Hudson... Averaged 21.9 points and 7.1 rebounds a game as a senior for the Eagles... Helped lead team to back-to-back divisional and Class A state titles in her junior and senior seasons... Also lettered three times each volleyball and tennis... Earned all-conference and all-state honors in basketball, tennis and volleyball. Personal: Daughter of Marlys and Bret Carpenter... She enters her senior season already the all-time MSUB leader in threepoint field goals made (213) and attempted (524)... Carpenter is the sixth leading scorer with 1,399 points, needing only 222 points to break the career mark of 1620 held by Tera Silvius ( )... She is also ranked among the top 10 career in field goals made (504-7th) and attempted (1181-4th)... Carpenter is majoring in Molecular Biology with a minor in Chemistry.

8 #14 Jetton meadors senior billings, Mont. Points: 26 vs. Oklahoma Panhandle State (1/12/07) Rebounds: 9 vs. Chaminade (12/18/08) 3-Point FGs: 6 vs. Oklahoma Panhandle State (1/12/07) Assists: 8 vs. Texas-Permian Basin (1/15/07) Steals: 5 vs. Metro State (1/2/09) Blocks: 2 vs. Lincoln (2/2/07) : Played in 24 games averaging 4.2 points and 2.04 assists per game... Scored a season-high 15 points against Western Oregon (3/1/08)... Shot 84.6% from the charity stripe... Made her last 11 free throws of the season : Played in all 32 games averaging 7.3 points and 3.4 assists per game... Shot 37.9% from behind the arc... Led the Heartland Conference in assist/turnover ratio... Scored a careerhigh 26 points against Oklahoma Panhandle State (1/12/07)... Made six 3-pointers in that game, just one short of the single game school record... Scored in double figures nine times... Had at least one assist in 31-striaght games : Played in 15 games... Scored a career high seven points against St. Martin s (12/16/05). Billings Senior High School: Earned three letters for coach Amy Pfeifle... Earned all-conference and all-state honors as a senior... Averaged 13.5 points and 2.2 assists per game... Helped her team qualify for the Class AA State Tournament three times... Earned three letters in softball. Meador s Game-by-Game CSU-PUEBLO 18! MARY 35! COLORADO MINES 24! Minnesota-Crookston$ 29! Mary 24! METRO STATE 26! Hawaii Pacific 23! Shepherd# 37! Chaminade# 17! Metro State 28! Colorado State-Pueblo 29! Personal: Daughter of Deb and Sam Meadors... Meadors is majoring in Business.

9 #21 rachel hansen Junior lolo, Mont. Points: 9 vs. Rocky Mountain, 11/28/06 Rebounds: 4 vs. Great Falls, 12/5/07 3-Point FGs: 2 vs. Rocky Mountain, 11/28/06 Assists: 5 vs. MSU-Northern, 12/6/06 Steals: 2, Three times : Played in 26 games starting three of them... Was an All-Academic GNAC selection last year : Played in 29 games... Scored a careerhigh nine points against Rocky Mountain College (11/28/06)... Named to the Heartland Conference Commissioner s Honor Roll... Assisted the Yellowjackets to the Heartland Conference Championship and NCAA Tournament : Red-Shirt. Missoula Big Sky High School: Earned four letters for coach Marti Leibenguth... Lettered four years each in both basketball and track... Was a four-year honor roll student... Was named the Eagles defensive MVP as a junior and senior... Selected hustle MVP as a senior... Ranked third in Class AA as senior in 3-point percentage (42%)... Averaged 2.5 assists per game... Earned four letters in track earning all conference honors in the jumps every season... Was all-state in the triple jump as a senior. Hansen s Game-by-Game CSU-PUEBLO MARY COLORADO MINES Minnesota-Crookston$ Mary METRO STATE Hawaii Pacific Shepherd# Chaminade# Metro State Colorado State-Pueblo Personal: Daughter of Dianne and Paul Hansen... Hansen is majoring in Biology with a minor in Chemistry.

10 #22 mandy jacobs sophomore shepherd, Mont. Points: 13 vs. Colorado State-Pueblo (11/13/08) Rebounds: 8 vs. Chaminade (12/18/08) 3-Point FGs: 3 vs. Colorado School of Mines (11/23/08) Steals: 3 vs. Colorado State-Pueblo (11/13/08), CSU-Pueblo (1/3/09) Blocks: 2 vs. Chaminade (12/18/08) : Played in 23 games... Scored a career high of five points against Great Falls (12/5/07) : Red-shirt... Named to the Heartland Conference Commissioner s Honor Roll. Shepherd High School: Earned four letters for coach Bill Lepley... Helped her team qualify for the Class B state tournament three times... Was a threetime all-conference and all-state selection... Earned three letters in softball... Was an all-state pitcher... Member of the honor roll, FFA, BPA and student council... State FFA Officer in Personal: Daughter of Sandy and Roger Jacobs... Her sister Becky ( ) played for the Jackets helping them to qualify for the NCAA Division II tournament three times... Jacobs is majoring in Business Management. Jacobs s Game-by-Game CSU-PUEBLO 24! MARY COLORADO MINES Minnesota-Crookston$ Mary METRO STATE Hawaii Pacific Shepherd# Chaminade# Metro State Colorado State-Pueblo

11 #25 kalli stanhope freshman glendive, Mont. Points: 9 vs. Mary (11/21/08), Chaminade (12/18/08) Rebounds: 7 vs. Chaminade (12/18/08) Assists: 5 vs. CSU-Pueblo (11/15/08) Steals: 2 vs. Mary (11/29/08), Chaminade (12/18/08) Dawson County High School: Earned four letters for coach Richy Powell... Earned first team allconference and all-state honors in each of her last two seasons... As a senior she averaged 15.2 points, three assists and two steals per game while shooting 47.8% from the floor, 41.5% from behind the arc and 81.4% from the line... Led her team to the Class A state championship game as a junior and senior... Earned four letters in golf and softball... Won the Class A State title in golf as a senior by nine strokes... Helped the softball team qualify for the state championships in her first two seasons... Earned allstate honors at shortstop. Personal: Daughter of Kristie and Bob Stanhope... She is also a member of the women s golf team at MSUB... Stanhope is planning on majoring in Athletic Training and Coaching. Stanhope s Game-by-Game CSU-PUEBLO MARY COLORADO MINES Minnesota-Crookston$ Mary METRO STATE Hawaii Pacific Shepherd# Chaminade# Metro State Colorado State-Pueblo

12 #30 Quinn Halverson sophomore shepherd, Mont. Points: 8 vs. Colorado School of Mines (11/23/08) Assists: 2 vs. Minnesota-Crookston (11/28/08), Chaminade (12/18/08) Rebounds: 7 vs. Chaminade (12/18/08) : Played in 15 games... Scored a careerhigh of seven points against Great Falls (12/5/07). Shepherd High School: Earned four letters for coach Bill Lepley... Was a three-time all-state selection for the Fillies... In her senior year, she averaged 15 points per game and recorded 114 steals... She scored 1403 points in her career.. Helped her team win three district titles and qualify for the state championships all four years... Was the student body president and class valedictorian. Personal: Daughter of Kim and Vic Halverson... Halverson is majoring in Biology. Halverson s Game-by-Game CSU-PUEBLO MARY COLORADO MINES Minnesota-Crookston$ Mary METRO STATE Hawaii Pacific Shepherd# Chaminade# Metro State Colorado State-Pueblo

13 #33 kayla mcpherson senior glendive, Mont. Points: 25 vs. Texas-Permian Basin (2/17/07) Rebounds: 6, three times 3-Point FGs: 6 vs. W. New Mexico (1/4/06), vs. Texas-Permian Basin (2/17/07) Assists: 5 vs. Texas A&M International, 1/4/07 Steals: 3 vs. Western Washington (1/12/08) : Played in 25 games averaging 8.4 points and 2.5 rebounds a game... Scored in double-figures in 11 games... Had a career-high three steals against Western Washington (1/12/08) : Played in all 32 games averaging 9.2 points and two rebounds per game... Scored a career high 25 points against Texas-Permian Basin (2/17/07)... Was third in the Heartland Conference for three-point percentage at 39.8%... Ranked among the top 10 in MSUB single-season history for three-pointers made (64) and attempted (161)... Assisted the Yellowjackets to the Heartland Conference Championship and NCAA Tournament... Was named to the Heartland Conference Commissioner s Honor Roll : Played in 26 games averaging three points per game... Hit a career-high six triples against Western New Mexico (1/4/06). Dawson County High School: Earned four letters for coach Richy Powell... Received the Kenny McGovern Outstanding Female Athlete Award as a senior... Earned Class A all-state honors three times... Averaged 16.4 points and 7.8 rebounds a game as a senior... Earned four letters in volleyball and three in track... Was also a three-time all-conference selection in track, winning the Eastern A triple jump twice. McPherson s Game-by-Game CSU-PUEBLO MARY COLORADO MINES Minnesota-Crookston$ Mary METRO STATE 5! Hawaii Pacific Shepherd# Chaminade# Metro State OUT FOR SEASON - INJURY Colorado State-Pueblo Personal: Daughter of Rita and Scott McPherson... Enters her senior year ranked sixth in career history for three-pointers made (119) and attempted (327)... McPherson is majoring in Mass Communications.

14 #34 callie kautzmann Freshman nampa, idaho Points: 7 vs. Mary (11/29/08) Rebounds: 7 vs. Metro State (1/2/09) Assists: 4 vs. Colorado Mines (11/23/08), Hawaii Pacific (12/15/08) Steals: 2 vs. CSU-Pueblo (11/15/08), Metro State (1/2/09) Centennial & Vallivue High School: Earned two letters for Coach Stu Sells at Vallivue and two letters at Centennial... At Vallivue, was a two-time allconference selection... Averaged 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists per game while shooting 48% from the floor as a senior... Led her team to the Class 5A state championship game in At Centennial, helped her team win the Class 5A state title in Personal: Daughter of Cassie and Duey Kautzmann... Kautzmann is planning on majoring in Mass Communications. Kautzmann s Game-by-Game CSU-PUEBLO MARY COLORADO MINES Minnesota-Crookston$ Mary METRO STATE Hawaii Pacific Shepherd# Chaminade# Metro State Colorado State-Pueblo

15 #41 jen smith senior belgrade, Mont. Points: 19 vs. Hawaii Pacific (12/15/08) Rebounds: 13 vs. Shepherd (12/17/08) 3-Point FGs: 2, Four times Assists: 6 vs. MSU-Northern (12/6/06) Steals: 3 Four Times : Played in 26 games averaging 5.2 points and six rebounds a game... Grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds against Seattle Pacific (2/23/08) and Western Oregon (3/1/08)... Had her fist career double-double against Western Oregon on Mar. 1, 2008 with 12 points and 12 rebounds... Was an All-Academic GNAC selection last year : Played in all 32 games averaging 7.4 points and 3.8 rebounds per game... Scored a career high 18 points against Texas A&M-International... Finished the season ranked second on the team for field goal percentage (.452)... Was among the top 20 in rebounding for The Heartland Conference... Helped lead the Yellowjackets to the Heartland Conference Championship and NCAA Tournament... Named to the Heartland Conference President s Honor Roll : Played in all 27 games averaging 3.3 points and 2.7 rebounds per game... Grabbed a career high seven rebounds against Western New Mexico (1/4/06) and Oklahoma Panhandle (1/6/06)... Had three steals against St. Martin s (12/16/06), and handed out three assists against Western New Mexico (1/4/06). Smith s Game-by-Game CSU-PUEBLO 34! MARY 23! COLORADO MINES 22! Minnesota-Crookston$ 30! Mary 25! METRO STATE 28! Hawaii Pacific 30! Shepherd# 37! Chaminade# 18! Metro State 27! Colorado State-Pueblo 34! Belgrade High School: Earned four letters for coach Sarah Fowler... Was a three time all-conference selection... Named team MVP three times... As a senior averaged 15.8 points and 7.6 rebounds a game... Was named to the Central A All-Tournament team as a senior... Was a three time all-conference selection and two time team MVP... Earned four letters in softball... Was a four-time all-conference first team selection... Earned all-state honors three times. Personal: Daughter of Tiina and Steve Smith... Enters her senior year needing just 46 rebounds to become the 20th player in school history to record 400 career boards... Smith is majoring in Health and Human Performance and Elementary Education.

16 #44 Kayla ryan sophomore Big Timber, Mont. Points: 23 vs. Shepherd (11/17/08) Rebounds: 14 vs. Saint Martin s (2/28/08) Steals: 3 vs. Colorado School of Mines (11/23/08) Blocks: 2, Nine times : Played in 26 games averaging 6.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game with 20 blocked shots... Scored a career-high 16 points vs. Sonoma State (12/28/07)... Scored in double-digits six times... Had doubles-doubles vs. Regis (11/24/07) and Saint Martin s (2/28/08)... Had a career-high 14 rebounds in that game against Saint Martin s. Sweet Grass County High School: Earned four letters for coach Kip Ryan... Earned Class B All-State honors all four years... Helped her team to a third place finish at the Class B State Championships as a senior... Finished her career as the all-time leader in points (1643), rebounds (940) and blocked shots (152)... Ranks sixth in Montana state history for career blocks... Her 88 blocks as a senior is third-best in single-season state history... Was named a Wendy s High School Heisman Award Finalist... Was also all-state in golf, track and volleyball. Ryan s Game-by-Game CSU-PUEBLO 32! MARY 26! COLORADO MINES 28! Minnesota-Crookston$ 27! Mary 20! METRO STATE Hawaii Pacific 24! Shepherd# 27! Chaminade# 18! Metro State 21! Colorado State-Pueblo 19! Personal: Daughter of Jane and Kip Ryan... Ryan is majoring in Education.

17 #50 melissa porter freshman redmond, utah Points: 8 vs. Chaminade (12/18/08) Blocks: 2 vs. Chaminade (12/18/08) North Sevier High School: Earned four letters for coach Lexa Larsen... Was a three-time all-stater and helped her team win the state championship as a sophomore... Earned four letters each in track and three in volleyball... In volleyball, was a twotime first team all-state honoree... Led her team to the Class 2A state championships match in each of her last two seasons... In track, she guided her team to three state championships. Personal: Daughter of Jill and Bobby Porter... She is currently a member of the MSUB volleyball team... Porter is undecided on her major. Porter s Game-by-Game CSU-PUEBLO MARY COLORADO MINES Minnesota-Crookston$ Mary METRO STATE Hawaii Pacific Shepherd# Chaminade# Metro State Colorado State-Pueblo

18 #52 laura jo kipp freshman browning, mont. Browning High School: Earned four letters for coach Ray Croff... Averaged 17 points, 11 rebounds and six assists per game as a senior in Personal: Daughter of Rona and Scott Kipp... She is the proud mother of a five-year old son, Lawrence Scott Birdrattler... Kipp is majoring in Elementary Education. Porter s Game-by-Game CSU-PUEBLO MARY COLORADO MINES Minnesota-Crookston$ Mary METRO STATE RED-SHIRTING SEASON Hawaii Pacific Shepherd# Chaminade# Metro State Colorado State-Pueblo