Arkansas State Women s basketball

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1 Arkansas State Women s basketball preseason prospectus Chris Graddy, Assistant Media Relations Director Office: Cell: cgraddy@astate.edu Facebook.com/RedWolvesWBB #AStateWB Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1000, State University, AR GENERAL INFORMATION Institution...Arkansas State University Location...Jonesboro, Ark. Population...70,187 President...Dr. Charles L. Welch Chancellor...Dr. Tim Hudson Director of Athletics...Terry Mohajir SWA...Amy Holt Faculty Athletics Rep....Dr. Karen McDaniel Founded Enrollment...13,552 Nickname...Red Wolves Colors...Scarlet & Black Home Facility...Convocation Center Arena Capacity...10,563 Conference...Sun Belt Affiliation...NCAA Division I Athletic Dept. Phone Ticket Office Phone Athletics Web Site...astateredwolves.com TEAM INFORMATION Record SBC Record Sun Belt Finish... 2nd Home Record Road Record Neutral Court Record All-Time Record (41 Seasons) All-Time SBC Record (24 Seasons) Sun Belt Regular Season Titles...2 Last Sun Belt Title WNIT Appearances Last WNIT Appearance (2nd Round) Best WNIT Finish...Champions, 1993 Starters Returning/Lost...3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...13/2 Newcomers...1 Press Row Phone STAFF INFORMATION Head Coach...Brian Boyer Alma Mater...Missouri Western (1993) Record at A-State (Years) (16) Career Record (Years)...Same SBC Record Assistant Coach...Autumn Rademacher Alama Mata...Detroit, 1997 Assistant Coach...Deidra Johnson Alama Mata...Oklahoma State, 2004 Assistant Coach...Steve Huber Alama Mata...Illinois State, 1982 Director of Operations...Logan Mittie Media Relations...Chris Graddy Athletic Trainer...Julie Ellena Strength and Conditioning...TBA Basketball Office Phone PRESEASON NOTEBOOK This season will mark the 42st for women s basketball at Arkansas State. The Red Wolves have an all-time record of against league teams. Brian Boyer is all-time against non-conference opponents. A-State is in its 25th season of competition in the Sun Belt Conference. Aundrea Gamble became the first player in school history to win back-to-back Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year awards. Gamble also became the second player in school history to achieve All-America status. She was an honorable mention ABCA All-American. A-State finished second in the Sun Belt Conference and went to the SBC Championship game for the second straight year. The Red Wolves berth into the championship game marked the first time in school history that A-State had played in back-to-back SBC Championships. The Red Wolves made their 10th overall appearance in the WNIT postseason tournament and the fifth appearance in Brian Boyer s tenure at A-State. A-State was one victory of tying the single season mark for most wins in a season at 25. The Red Wolves tied the school mark for most regular season wins in a season at 21. With its victory over Western Michigan in the opening round of the WNIT, Arkansas State captured its 14th home win of the season, tied for the most in school history. Arkansas State attained its second straight 20-win regular season with its March 5 victory over South Alabama. It marks the first time in school history that A-State has had back-to-back 20 win seasons. The Red Wolves 46 victories over the last two seasons are the third most in school history. A-State defeated UT Chattanooga on Dec. 1 after the Mocs had just defeated Tennessee a few night earlier. The Mocs did not lose another game until the NCAA Tournament. PRESEASON ROSTER No. Name Pos Height Class Hometown/Last School 0 Aaliya Warren F 6-3 Fr.-RS Irving, Texas (Irving MacArthur HS) 1 Lauren Bradshaw F 6-2 So. Mesquite, Texas (Mesquite Horn HS) 3 Khadija Brown-Haywood F 5-11 Sr. Centralia, Ill. (Centralia HS) 5 Brittney Gill G 5-8 Sr.-RS Pine Bluff, Ark. (Watson Chapel) 10 Akasha Westbrook G 5-10 So. Malvern, Ark. (Malvern HS) 11 Amanda Lawson F 5-10 Sr.-RS Bryan, Texas (Kilgore College) 12 Jamie Ruffins G 5-8 Jr. Little Rock, Ark. (Little Rock Central HS) 13 Brittany Fowler G 5-8 Jr. Leachville, Ark. (Buffalo Island Central HS) 14 Christyal Holloway G 5-8 So. Little Rock, Ark. (Parkview HS) 20 Kylie Ladd G 5-8 Fr. Ozark, Ark. (Ozark HS) 21 Jessica Flanery G 5-10 Sr. Mountain View, Ark. (Mountain View HS) 24 Aundrea Gamble G 5-9 Sr.-RS McKinney, Texas (Kilgore College) 25 Dominique Oliver G 5-6 Jr. Rowlett, Texas (Rowlett HS) 33 Ogo Obinabo F 6-2 So. Plano, Texas (Plano HS) Arkansas State Coaching Staff Head Coach: Brian Boyer (Missouri Western, 1993), Seventeeth Season Assistant Coach: Autumn Rademacher (Detroit, 1997), First Season Assistant Coach: Deidra Johnson (Oklahoma State, 2004), First Season Assistant Coach: Steve Huber (Illinois State, 1982), First Season Director of Operations: Logan Mittie (TCU, 2015), First Season

2 SEASON OUTLOOK Unfinished business. In each of the last two seasons the Arkansas State women s basketball has been on the precipices of achieving something it has never done, win the Sun Belt Conference Tournament and earn a berth into the NCAA Tournament. The Red Wolves came as close to achieving both goals as a team possible could in A-State advanced to the championship game of the SBC Tournament and held a lead midway through the second half, but ultimately fell to Little Rock by the end of the night. Despite the loss, Arkansas State was hopefully it would receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament but when the final bids were handed out the Red Wolves were left on the outside looking in and were the highest ranked RPI team not to make it into the postseason tournament. Despite not making it into the NCAA Tournament, A-State enjoyed a successful postseason run in the Women s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) in which it hosted and won a home game before falling in the second round to end one of the best season s in school history. With the success of the past two seasons, Arkansas State will look to take the next step and achieve its goal of getting to the NCAA Tournament in Much of the team that made last season s historic returns for this year s campaigns, including ABCA All-American and Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year Aundrea Gamble. Joining her will be All-Conference selection Khadija Brown-Haywood and three other seniors that will give the squad and unprecedented amount of leadership. Gamble became just the second player in school history to achieve All- American status and is the first player in program history to earn back-to-back player of the year accolades. She led the league with 19.2 points per game, a mark that ranked 38th nationally and also led the league in minutes per game with a 38.2 average. While she is known for her scoring ability, the McKinney, Texas native also broke the school record for assists in a season with 171 on the year. Brown-Haywood burst onto the scene during her junior campaign and will to continue the wave of success she enjoyed all of last season. She had the second highest scoring average on the squad at 11.6 points per game, and also pulled down six rebounds per contest. She played most of the year at a new position, moving to a more post oriented spot. With a year under her belt she is poised to continue the run that she started a year ago and help the Red Wolves continue their run of success. In all, 13 player return from last year s squad that went and 16-4 in Sun Belt Conference play. While their were just two graduating seniors, the impact they made will be tough to replace. Hanna Qedan gave A-State leadership and finished as one of the top point shooters and school history and left as one of the top-5 best free throw shooters to ever come through Arkansas State. Jasmine Hunt shined in her senior season and averaged 11.3 points per contest and earned All-Conference accolades at the end of the year. Replacing each player will be a tough task and could fall on the shoulders of senior Jessica Flanery and sophomore Lauren Bradshaw. Flanery s sharpshooting ability from the outside make her a tough assignment for defensives to contend with, while Bradshaw played in a backup role to Hunt but saw valuable playing at the end of the season that could give her the inside track into being one of the Sun Belt s top post players. The biggest turnover with the Red Wolves came with the coaching stuff. With the success of the last two years, the Arkansas State assistant coaches were in high demand and Head Coach Brian Boyer was faced with the task of replacing his entire staff. Two former head coaches and fierce recruiter joined his staff over the summer have quickly given the Red Wolves a wealth of knowledge. Former Detroit- Mercy head coach Autumn Rademacher and former Central Missouri head coach Steve Huber bring a wealth of experience into the gym, while Arkansas native Deidra Johnson has strong reputation throughout the south for recruiting top talent. With returning talent and strong coaching the Red Wolves are hoping to turn Unfinished Business into a historic year in

3 Women s Basketball Schedule Date Opponent Location Time November 3 Henderson State (Exhibition) Jonesboro, Ark. 7:05 p.m. November 10 Harding (Exhibition) Jonesboro, Ark. 7:05 p.m. November 14 at Tennessee Tech Cookeville, Tenn. TBA November 18 at UT Martin Martin, Tenn. 6:00 p.m. November 21 Wichita State Jonesboro, Ark. 7:05 p.m. November 25 at UT Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tenn. 6:30 p.m. November 28 at Florida Gulf Coast Fort Myers, Fla. 6:00 p.m. December 7 at Florida Gainesville, Fla. 6:00 p.m. December 12 Alcorn State Jonesboro, Ark. 5:05 p.m. December 16 Austin Peay Jonesboro, Ark. 11:30 a.m. December 21 at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 7:00 p.m. December 30 at Troy^ Troy, Ala. 5:15 p.m. January 2 at South Alabama^ Mobile, Ala. 2:00 p.m. January 7 UL Monroe^ Jonesboro, Ark. 5:05 p.m. January 9 UL Lafeyette^ Jonesboro, Ark. 3:05 p.m. January 16 Appalachian State^ Jonesboro, Ark. 3:05 p.m. January 18 Little Rock^ Jonesboro, Ark. 5:05 p.m. January 21 at UT Arlington^ Arlington, Texas 5:00 p.m. January 23 at Texas State^ San Marcos, Texas 2:00 p.m. January 28 Georgia State^ Jonesboro, Ark. 5:05 p.m. January 30 Georgia Southern^ Jonesboro, Ark. 3:05 p.m. February 4 South Alabama^ Jonesboro, Ark. 5:05 p.m. February 6 Troy^ Jonesboro, Ark. 3:05 p.m. February 11 UL Lafayette^ Lafayette, La. 5:00 p.m. February 13 UL Monroe Monroe, La. 2:00 p.m. February 18 Georgia Southern^ Statesboro, Ga. 4:00 p.m. February 20 Georgia State^ Atlanta, Ga. 11:00 a.m. February 25 Texas State^ Jonesboro, Ark. 5:05 p.m. February 27 UT Arlington^ Jonesboro, Ark. 3:05 p.m. March 1 at Little Rock^ Little Rock, Ark. 5:15 p.m. March 5 at Appalachian State^ Boone, N.C. TBA March 9-13 SBC Tournament New Orleans, La. TBA Home Games in Bold ^Denotes Sun Belt Conference Game

4 One of the most recognizable names and faces in the Sun Belt Conference and women s college basketball, Brian Boyer has built an illustrious career highlighted by countless milestones, including becoming the all-time wins leader in the SBC. In his 16 years on the sidelines, Boyer was the primary architect in transforming the Arkansas State women s program into a model of consistency since taking over in 1999 and guiding the team to an appearance in the Women s National Invitation Tournament. He has coached the Red Wolves to six appearances in the WNIT and two SBC regular-season championships including the outright regular season crown in An ambassador for both Arkansas State and the sport of college basketball, Boyer has enjoyed an unprecedented level of success through an energetic and positive approach to the game. A three-time Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year ( , & ), Boyer has compiled an impressive (.549) record over his 16-year career. Boyer possesses the most conference wins by a coach in Sun Belt Conference in both the men s and women s game. He is the longest tenured basketball active coach in the conference and has also coached more games than any basketball coach (men s or women s) in Arkansas State history. A-State has an unprecedented run of success over the last two years and has compiled 46 wins from the through the season, the third most in school history over any two-year span. Boyer helped guide the team to back-to-back Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship appearances and led his squad to back-to-back WNIT berths for the first time in a decade. The season saw numerous records fall in what could be considered Arkansas State s most successful run in school history. The Red Wolves tied a school record with 21 regular season victories and fell just one win shy of tying the all-time mark of wins in a single year at 25. The squad participated in the Preseason WNIT and Postseason WNIT, one of just two teams in the country to do that, and narrowly missed garnering the program s first NCAA Tournament berth with an RPI of 44 at season s end. The Red Wolves had the highest RPI of any team in the country to not make the NCAA Tournament. Boyer and the Red Wolves also made the Convocation Center one of the toughest places to play in the league, compiling a perfect 10-0 record in league play and winning a total of 14 games in Jonesboro, tying the school record (men s and women s) for most home in a single year. In addition, A-State has won 16 straight games at home during conference play, the second longest streak in the SBC. Under Boyer s tutelage, Aundrea Gamble collected her second straight Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year honor after winning the league s scoring title and setting the school record for most assists in a single season. She was also named a CollegeSportsMadness.com Mid-Major First-Team All-American and earned Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team honors. In addition, Jasmine Hunt and Khadija Brown-Haywood also earned Third-Team All-Conference honors and finished second and third on the team respectfully in scoring. The campaign was perhaps the best of Boyer s historic career at A-State. The Red Wolves finished with a overall record and a 14-4 mark in the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). The squad captured the outright regular-season Sun Belt Conference title for the first time in school history. A-State entered the SBC Tournament as the No. 1 seed and advanced to the championship game for the second time in program history. It was also a historic year for Boyer, who surpassed former Louisiana Tech coach Leon Barmore and Florida International coach Cindy Russo for the most league wins in Sun Belt Conference at 136 on March 5, 2014 and won his third career SBC Coach of the Year award at the end of the season. Boyer currently stands at 153 career league wins. Boyer has coached 25 players to All-Conference status during his tenure, but his team s success is not limited to just on the court. The program won back-to-back Sun Belt Conference Team Academic honors in and THE BOYER FILE Hometown: Memphis, Mo. Born: October 24, 1969 High school: Scottland County College: Missouri Western State College Years in coaching: 27 Wife: Rhonda COACHING ASSIGNMENTS YEAR-BY-YEAR Years School Position Postseason Missouri Western Assistant Coach (Men s Program) 5 NCAA Tournaments Missouri Western Assistant Coach (Women s Program)2 NCAA Tournaments 1 NCAA Final Four (1995) Arkansas State Assistant Coach 1 WNIT 1999-Cur. Arkansas State Head Coach 6 WNIT AWARDS AND HONORS 3x Sun Belt Conferene Coach of the Year (Most recent ) All-time wins leader at Arkansas State (men s or women s) All-time SBC leader in conference wins On the Board of Directors for Northeast Arkansas Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Recognized in 2012 as one of the 100 Outstanding Staff to Contribute to the success of Arkansas State during its first 100 years Coaches Arkansas State into its only appearance AP Top-25 poll during the season. At the time it was the only Division I top-25 ranking of any sport at A-State. Longest tenured head coach in the Sun Belt Conference.

5 with team GPA s that were over the 3.0 mark. In 2011, he became Arkansas State s all-time leader in victories in with his 197th win over UALR on Feb. 26, He captured his 200th career win on Nov. 20, 2013 and his 225th career win on Feb. 16, Boyer had immediate success upon being named the program s sixth head coach in He guided his initial team to an overall record and a berth in the WNIT tournament for the second consecutive season. After a 14-win year and backto-back 12-win season, Arkansas State entered into what was perhaps its best five-year stretch in history from Arkansas State had 96 wins over the five years, three WNIT appearances and captured a share of the SBC East Division regular-season crown. In , A-State advanced to the quarterfinals of the WNIT, which included a over Arkansas in front of a record crowd of 10,892 at the Convocation Center. THROUGH THE YEARS In his first season, Boyer guided Arkansas State to its only top-25 ranking in school history. A-State was ranked in a tie for 25th place with Boston College with 48 votes in the Associated Press Poll on Jan. 3, He finished the year with an record making him the first coach since Sara Wooley to 18 games in the first season as a head coach. The season culminated with the program's first-ever regular season conference championship, and a return to the WNIT. The Red Wolves finished overall and 10-4 in league play, earning a share of the Sun Belt East division title as they posted one of the top turnarounds in Division I, picking up seven more wins than the previous season. A-State s 19 victories that season were the most since the season, sparked in part by the best start in school basketball history - a seven game win streak to open the season. The strong start carried over into Sun Belt play as Arkansas held the top spot in the East division from start to finish. Adrianne Davie earned honorable-mention all-conference honors as a true freshman, and Boyer was rewarded with his first conference Coach of the Year Award. In the season, A-State put together a program-best 10-game Sun Belt Conference winning streak, part of an 11- game win streak that was the fourth longest in school history. Arkansas finished the season overall and in second place in the Sun Belt East Division at 11-3, giving Boyer his first 20-win season as head coach. The squad advanced to the quarterfinals of the WNIT Tournament, defeating SEC powers Mississippi State and Arkansas along the way. The team's success earned Boyer his second straight Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year Award and joined former A-State coach Jerry Ann Winters as the only two A-State women's basketball coaches to win back-to-back coach of the year honors. Adrianne Davie, Rudy Sims and Ali Carter all earned All-Sun Belt honors following the season, marking the first time in Red Wolves history that three players earned all-conference honors in a single season. In the season the Red Wolves finished 21-13, advanced to the second round of the WNIT before falling to eventual tournament runner-up Wisconsin, and continued to build on their already-impressive home record with a 14-2 mark at the Convocation Center. Arkansas State posted home victories over NCAA Tournament participants Boyer Through The Years Oklahoma State and Louisiana-Lafayette, Southeastern Conference member Alabama, and WNIT Overall Conference participants South Dakota State and Murray State. Year School W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Finish Postseason In all, 14 of the Red Wolves' 34 games during the A-State th WNIT season were against teams that played in A-State T4th-East the NCAA or WNIT tournaments. The A-State th-East Red Wolves also reached the 10-victory milestone quicker than any other team in ASU history, picking up their 10th win of the season Jan. 3, A-State T1st-East WNIT A-State th-East Under Boyer's guidance, several individual A-State nd-East WNIT records fell during the season as well. Seniors Adrianne Davie and Rudy Sims rewrote A-State th-West the Red Wolves record books, with Davie shattering the career blocked shots record with 132 and A-State th-West WNIT A-State nd-West the career rebounding record with 1,147. Sims set a new mark in career assists with 548, and became the first A-State player in over a decade to A-State rd-West A-State nd-West record a triple-double when she scored 14 points, A-State T3rd-West grabbed 11 rebounds, and handed out 10 assists in a overtime victory at Louisiana-Lafayette A-State th-West Davie was named All-Sun Belt Conference for the A-State nd-West fourth straight season, while Sims earned the A-State st WNIT honor for the third straight year. Senior Ali Carter became the 16th member of the career 1, A-State nd WNIT point club. Career 16 Seasons WNIT

6 Although the season was expected by many to be a rebuilding year, Boyer put forth what was arguably one of his finest coaching performances, molding a group of unheralded players into a team that produced yet another 20-win season at Arkansas State. Faced with the task of replacing three 1,000-point scorers, including the program's all-time leading shot blocker and rebounder, along with the all-time assists leader, Boyer directed Arkansas State to a record. A-State won a record 13 conference games during the season, and reached the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament for the 13th time in 16 tries. The Red Wolves finished the season with the distinction of being the only Division I program in the country with a winning record that did not have a single player who averaged double figure scoring. Arkansas State posted victories over Brigham Young and Alabama early in the season, earning the win over the Crimson Tide on the road in Tuscaloosa. The Red Wolves finished 2007 with a 6-7 record, but went on a tear in the New Year, closing out the season with a 14-5 finish and a run to the semifinals of the SBC Tournament for the fourth consecutive season. BEFORE ARKANSAS STATE Boyer came to Arkansas State in 1995 and spent four seasons as an assistant under Jeff Mittie who has had coaching stops at TCU and now Kansas State. Prior to his arrival he spent time as an assistant to the men's team at Missouri Western, which was a NCAA Division II Tournament participant five years (1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 and 1995) and won two conference championships. The team made the Sweet 16 in As a women's assistant, Boyer and Missouri Western made two NCAA Tournament appearances, including a trip to the Final Four in 1995 and the Elite Eight the previous season. The team went 31-3 in 1995 and made it to the Final Eight of the national tournament. It also went undefeated through its MIAA schedule at In 1994, the team finished third in the nation, losing in a national semifinal contest and finishing with a 29-3 overall mark. PERSONAL Boyer serves on the Board of Directors for the Northeast Arkansas Fellowship of Christian Athletes and was recognized as 100 Outstanding Staff to Contribute to the success of Arkansas State during its first 100 years in He is a highly sought after motivational speaker and speaks on a broad range of topics in addition to Red Wolves basketball and is frequently requested both locally and nationally. Boyer is extremely active in and around the Jonesboro community, donating his time and money to many organizations. Boyer is a graduate of Missouri Western State College in St. Joseph, Mo., where he earned his bachelor s degree in education. He resides in Jonesboro, Ark., with his wife Rhonda.

7 Warren Notebook FRESHMAN ( ): Played in two games before suffering a season-ending injury in December scored three points Nov. 28 at home Christian Brothers in five minutes of action on the floor made her collegiate debut Nov. 14 in Preseason WNIT against Jackson State at the Convocation Center. HIGH SCHOOL: Earned 6-5A All-district second-team honors as a junior and earned 6-5A academic first-team all-district recognition at Irving MacArthur High School member of the Texas Fire which won the Texas Best of the Best Tournament in the summer of 2013 where was named as the tournament s top rebounder and was given the Outstanding Post award a 2014 Mc- Donald s All-American nominee... graduated Magnum Cum Laude. 0 - AALIYAH WARREN F 6-3 RS.-FRESHMAN IRVING, TEXAS (IRVING MACARTHUR HS) PERSONAL: Daughter of Sandra Miller March 3, majoring in social work. Points: 3 vs Christian Brothers (11/28/14) Rebounds: 2 vs CBU (11/28/14) Assists: Steals: FG: 1 vs Christian Brothers (11/28/14) FGA: 2 vs Christian Brothers (11/28/14) 3FGA: FT: 1 vs Christian Brothers (11/28/14) FTA: 2 vs Christian Brothers (11/28/14) Points: 3 vs Christian Brothers (11/28/14) Rebounds: 2 vs CBU (11/28/14) Assists: Steals: FG: 1 vs Christian Brothers (11/28/14) FGA: 2 vs Christian Brothers (11/28/14) 3FGA: FT: 1 vs Christian Brothers (11/28/14) FTA: 2 vs Christian Brothers (11/28/14) / TOTAL 2-0 9/

8 Bradshaw Notebook FRESHMAN ( ): The only freshman to appear in 34 games averaged 8.4 minutes per game and served as one of the primary options off the bench led all freshmen at A-State in scoring with 2.2 points per game scored a season-high 10 points at Appalachian State on Jan. 15 grabbed a season best seven rebounds on Dec. 12 shot a perfect 4-of-4 from the field and scored eight points against Western Michigan in the opening round of the Postseason WNIT on March 8 was third on the team with 15 blocked shots. 1 - LAUREN BRADSHAW F 6-2 SOPHOMORE MESQUITE, TEXAS (MESQUITE HORN HS) Points: 10 at Appalachian State (1/15/15) Rebounds: 7 at Ohio State (12/11/14) Assists: 1 at Ohio State (12/11/14) Steals: 1 (5x) Last: vs UTA (2/26/15) 3 at Miss St. (11/16/14) FG: 5 at Appalachian State (1/15/15) FGA: 8 at Appalachian State (1/15/15) 3FGA: FT: 3 vs UTA (2/26/15) FTA: 4 vs UTA (2/26/15) HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 12.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game during her senior season at Mesquite Horn High School a 2014 McDonald s All-America nominee earned All-State honors from the Texas Girls Coaches Association the 12-5A District Defensive Player of the Year led her school to a overall record, including wins in 14 of the final 16 games and the 12-5A district title participated in the Texas High School All-Star game averaged a double-double in her senior season with 12.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game finished second in the Dallas- Fort Worth area in rebounding with 333 total rebounds helped Mesquite finished third in the 12-5A district with overall record and an 8-6 record in the league led her AAU team, Texas Hustle, to the finals of the 17U Open Tournament in PERSONAL: Daughter of Mark and Deborah Bradshaw born July 23, 1996 major is psychology. Points: 10 at Appalachian State (1/15/15) Rebounds: 7 at Ohio State (12/11/14) Assists: 1 at Ohio State (12/11/14) Steals: 1 (5x) Last: vs UTA (2/26/15) 3 at Miss St. (11/16/14) FG: 5 at Appalachian State (1/15/15) FGA: 8 at Appalachian State (1/15/15) 3FGA: FT: 3 vs UTA (2/26/15) FTA: 4 vs UTA (2/26/15) / TOTAL /

9 Brown-Haywood Notebook 3 - KHADIJA BROWN-HAYWOOD G 5-11 JUNIOR CENTRALIA, ILL. (CENTRALIA HS) JUNIOR ( ): A All-Sun Belt Conference Third-Team selection ranked second on the team with 11.5 points per game (15th in SBC) started in 33 of 35 games and had the second highest minutes per game average (30.8) on the roster scored a career-high 21 points against Christian Brothers on Nov. 28 and matched the total Jan. 5 at ULM grabbed a careerhigh 13 rebounds against Appalachian State in the SBC Tournament recorded her first career double-double against the Mountaineers in the SBC Tournament with 18 points and 13 rebounds she tied or set career-highs in 11 different games this past season ranked second on the team with 46 steals narrowly missed tying a Convocation Center record for highest field goal percentage in a game when she knocked down 7-of-8 shots against Christian Brothers Nov. 28 had the third highest 3-point field goal percentage on the team (31.3%) and made the third most 3-point attempts (30) switched from a guard to the forward position before the start of the season... received the Red Wolves Excellence award which takes into account academics, community service, heart, effort, determination (on and off the court), Pride in Arkansas State and overall character. Points: 21 (2x) Last: at ULM (1/5/15) Rebounds: 13 vs Appalachian State (3/11/15) Assists: 5 vs Georgia State (1/19/15) Steals: 5 - at ULM, 2/16/13 3 at Texas-Arlington (1/10/15) FG: 8 (3x) Last: vs Troy (2/5/15) FGA: 18 at Louisiana-Monroe (1/15/15) 4 vs Georgia State (1/19/15) 3FGA: 6 (2x) Last: at Texas State (2/28/15) FT: 6 at Georgia Southern (2/12/15) FTA: 7 at Georgia Southern (2/12/15) Points: 21 (2x) Last: at ULM (1/5/15) Rebounds: 13 vs Appalachian State (3/11/15) Assists: 5 vs Georgia State (1/19/15) Steals: 4 cs Chattanooga (12/1/14) 3 at Texas-Arlington (1/10/15) FG: 8 (3x) Last: vs Troy (2/5/15) FGA: 18 at Louisiana-Monroe (1/15/15) 4 vs Georgia State (1/19/15) 3FGA: 6 (2x) Last: at Texas State (2/28/15) FT: 6 at Georgia Southern (2/12/15) FTA: 7 at Georgia Southern (2/12/15) SOPHOMORE ( ): Played in 29 games and averaged 1.1 points in those games averaged 7.0 per contest, including a career-high 20 minutes against UT Martin on Nov. 11, scored a season-high five points three times on the year with first at Western Kentucky on Jan. 18, followed by five at Troy Feb. 1 and finally five against Louisiana-Monroe March 5 grabbed a season-best five rebounds against Austin Peay on Nov. 11, 2013 dished out a career-high three assists at Western Kentucky on Jan. 18, 2014 pulled down 32 rebounds on the year, 23 of which came on the defensive glass. FRESHMAN ( ): Played in 18 games and scored 19 points on the season hit three, 3- pointers on the season recorded a team-high five steals against Louisiana-Monroe on Feb. 16 pulled down a total of 20 rebounds on the year, 18 of which were on the defensive end scored a season-high four points against Louisiana-Monroe on Feb. 16 played a season-high 17 minutes against FIU on Jan. 9. HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 12.5 points, 6.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.6 steals per game... earned first-team All-Conference honors and third-team Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-State recognition... led Centralia High School to the South 7 Conference and Regional championships. PERSONAL: Daughter of Lequila Haywood and the granddaughter of Birda King... majoring in Early Childhood Education... niece of Shelvy Haywood who played basketball for A-State in / / / TOTAL /

10 Gill Notebook REDSHIRT JUNIOR ( ): One of five Arkansas State players to appears in all 35 games scored a career-high 14 points at Kent State on Dec. 17 grabbed a career-best nine rebounds in the Preseason WNIT against Jackson State to open the season and then match the total on Jan. 24 at Troy became the Red Wolves first sub off the bench finished fifth on the team in total rebounds with widely considered A-State s defensive specialist and was often charged with guarding the opponent s top-scoring guard. 5 - BRITTNEY GILL G 5-8 RS.-SENIOR PINE BLUFF, ARK. (WATSON CHAPEL HS) REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE ( ): Played in all 34 games and made 22 starts averaged 5.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game scored a season-high 12 points at South Alabama on Feb. 12, 2014 scored 10 points against Texas State on Feb. 22, 2014 had a season best eight rebounds at Louisiana Tech on Nov. 25, 2013 and then matched the total against South Alabama at home on Jan. 11, 2014 was second on the team with 1.2 steals per game fourth on the team with 51 offensive rebounds had a team season-high six rebounds at South Alabama on Feb. 12, 2014 dished out a season-high four assists at Louisiana Tech. Points: 14 at Kent State (12/17/14) Rebounds: 9 (2x) - Last: at Troy (1/24/15) Assists: 4 (2x): Last: vs GSU, 1/14/14 Steals: 6 - at South Alabama, 2/12/14 2 (5x) Last: at Missouri St. (12/19/14) FG: 5 (7x) Last: vs ULL (3/13/15) FGA: 13 at Texas State (2/28/15) 1 - (8x) Last: at App St. (1/15/14) 3FGA: 3, (5x) Last: at App. St. (1/15/15) FT: 3 (3x) - vs ULM, 3/12/14 FTA: 7 - vs ULM, 3/12/14 SOPHOMORE ( ): Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Watson Chapel High School where she averaged 14 points, five rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks per game during her senior season... won two state championships... was named as All-Conference and All-State player during her junior and senior seasons... was the 6A State Tournament Most Valuable Player during her senior season... named to the 6A State All-Tournament team during her sophomore, junior and senior seasons... was a 2012 Arvest State Player of the Week selection. PERSONAL: Born September 29, daughter of Pearl and Bobby Gill... majoring in interdisciplinary studies. Points: 14 at Kent State (12/17/14) Rebounds: 9 (2x) Last: at Troy (1/24/15) Assists: 3 at Missouri St. (12/19/14) Steals: 3 (2x) Last: vs UTA (2/26/15) 2 (2x) Last: at Missouri St. (12/19/14) FG: 5 (6x) Last: vs ULL (3/15/15) FGA: 13 at Texas State (2/28/15) 1 (2x) at App. St. (1/15/15) 3FGA: 1 (3x) Last: at App. St. (1/15/15) FT: 2 (3x) Last: at Missouri St. (12/19/14) FTA: 3 at Missouri St. (12/19/14) / / TOTAL /

11 Westbrook Notebook FRESHMAN ( ): Played in 11 games including the Red Wolves victory over Western Michigan in the opening round of the postseason WNIT scored a season-high six points against Jackson State in the season opener against Jackson State in the Preseason WNIT played a season-high nine minutes in a home victory over Texas State on Jan. 17 grabbed a season-high two rebounds against Jackson State and then matched the total against Texas State AKASHA WESTBROOK G 5-10 SOPHOMORE MALVERN ARK. (MALVERN HS) HIGH SCHOOL: Led Malvern High School to back-to-back state championships in 2013 and 2014 named the class 4A tournament MVP in 2013 while also earned All-State tournament, All- State, All-Region and All-Conference honors in route to the championship... team has won 12 straight games in the postseason in two seasons earned All-District honors in 2014 a 2014 finalists for the KATV McDonald s Full Court Player of the Year selected to play in the Arkansas Activities Association All-Star game also played volleyball at Malvern High School where earned All-State and All-Conference honors in 2013 and PERSONAL: Daughter of Carlos and April Westbrook born Aug. 27, 1996 majoring in exercise science. Points: 6 vs Jackson State (11/14/14) Rebounds: 2 vs Jackson State (11/14/14) Assists: 2 vs Georgia Southern (1/8/15) Steals: 2 vs Jackson State (11/14/14) FG: 2 vs Jackson State (11/14/14) FGA: 3 vs Jackson State (11/14/14) 3FGA: 1 at Colorado (11/22/14) FT: 2 vs Jackson State (11/14/14) FTA: 3 vs Jackson State (11/14/14) Points: 6 vs Jackson State (11/14/14) Rebounds: 2 vs Jackson State (11/14/14) Assists: 2 vs Georgia Southern (1/8/15) Steals: 2 vs Jackson State (11/14/14) FG: 2 vs Jackson State (11/14/14) FGA: 3 vs Jackson State (11/14/14) 3FGA: 1 at Colorado (11/22/14) FT: 2 vs Jackson State (11/14/14) FTA: 3 vs Jackson State (11/14/14) / TOTAL /

12 Lawson Notebook REDSHIRT JUNIOR ( ): Played in 30 games, including two starts, while averaging 5.9 points per contest began her A-State career by scoring 12 points in A-State s Preseason WNIT victory over Jackson State on Nov. 14 scored in double figures in three straight games to start the season including a season-high 15 at Colorado on Nov. 22 had season-high seven rebounds three times throughout the season led Arkansas State with a 52.1 field goal percentage on the year dished out a season-high five assists at Mississippi State on Nov. 16 played a season best 31 minutes against the Bulldogs made two starts with her first coming at Colorado and the second coming against Christian Brothers on Nov. 28. JUNIOR ( ): Redshirted AMANDA LAWSON F 5-10 RS.-SENIOR BRYAN, TEXAS (KILGORE COLLEGE) Points: 15 at Colorado (11/22/14) Rebounds: 7 (3x) Last: vs Ga. St. (1/19/15) Assists: 5 at Miss. State (11/16/14) Steals: 2 vs Georgia Southern (1/8/15) 3 vs Chattanooga (12/1/14) FG: 6 (2x) Last: at Troy (1/24/15) FGA: 12 at Colorado (11/22/14) 3FGA: 1 at Colorado (11/22/14) FT: 6 at South Alabama (12/30/14) FTA: 8 at South Alabama (12/30/14) Points: 15 at Colorado (11/22/14) Rebounds: 7 (3x) Last: vs Ga. St. (1/19/15) Assists: 5 at Miss. State (11/16/14) Steals: 2 vs Georgia Southern (1/8/15) 3 vs Chattanooga (12/1/14) FG: 6 (2x) Last: at Troy (1/24/15) FGA: 12 at Colorado (11/22/14) 3FGA: 1 at Colorado (11/22/14) FT: 6 at South Alabama (12/30/14) FTA: 8 at South Alabama (12/30/14) SOPHOMORE ( AT KILGORE COLLEGE): Averaged 12.6 points per game... pulled down 6.5 boards per night... dished out nearly three assists per outing... started in 20 of the 24 games she played in and scored a season-high 25 points against Southwestern Christian College... had two games where scored 22 points against McLennan Community College and Tyler Junior College... recorded two double-doubles on the year, which came in the first and last games of her season... began the season with a 14-point and 11 rebound night against Collin County Community College on November 8 and ended the year with a 17-point, 12 rebound performance against Angelina College on March 2. FRESHMAN ( AT HOUSTON): Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team after leading all freshmen in the league with 9.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game... led the team in rebounds and placed second in scoring in her first season at Houston... started 25 of 26 games played, averaging 30.3 minutes per contest... averaged 1.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game... averaged 7.8 rebounds over the final 12 contests of the season... scored in double figures in 12 games, including 11 times in 16 league contests... posted 10.0 points per game in C-USA action... shot 36 percent (84-of-232) from the field, 25 percent (9-of-36) from 3-point range and 60 percent (60-of-100) from the free-throw line... named the C-USA Freshman of the Week on Jan. 16 after averaging 14.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals while shooting 48 percent from the field against SMU and UAB... tallied 24 points, nine rebounds and four assists in Houston's win over Houston Baptist (Dec. 10)... went 11-of-19 from the field and posted 20 of 24 points in the opening half against the Huskies... knocked down six of the team's seven field goals over a fourminute stretch in the first half... the 24 points was the most by a freshman since Sha'Ratta Hawkins tallied 29 on March 6, posted 10 points and five rebounds in the Cougars' road win at Southern Miss (Jan. 8)... converted a huge layup to snap a late 10-1 Southern Miss run with just under two minutes remaining... tallied 15 points and five rebounds and went 6-of-9 from the field against Tulsa (Jan. 19)... recorded first-career double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds against Rice (Jan. 28)... narrowly missed another double-double at Rice on Feb. 23 with 14 points and nine boards... grabbed 11 rebounds to go with seven points at Memphis (Feb. 12)... missed another double-double in C-USA Championship First Round loss to Rice on March 7 with nine points and nine boards. HIGH SCHOOL: Started all four years at Bryan High... enjoyed a monster senior season, earning 5A First Team All-State honors, as well as being named a Texas Girls Coaches Association All-Star, after averaging 22 points and 13 rebounds per game... also named first team all-district 12-5A as a junior and senior... participated in the 4A/5A TGCA All-Star game in the summer of 2011, helping lead the South squad with 12 points, six rebounds and one block... also lettered in track her senior season. PERSONAL: Amanda Alise Lawson is the daughter of Adrien and Angela Lawson... has two younger siblings, Ajaye and Avston... majoring in Interdisciplinary studies / TOTAL /

13 Ruffins Notebook SOPHOMORE ( ): Played in all 35 games and made 29 starts at the point guard position tied a career-high with 10 points in the opening game of Sun Belt Conference play at South Alabama on Dec. 30 dished out a career-high six assists at ULM on Jan. 29 and then tied the mark against Appalachian State on Jan. 3 collected a season best five steals at UT Arlington on Jan. 10 averaged 2.1 points per game in 19.7 minutes of work per game finished fourth on the team with 33 steals knocked down 29-of-40 (.725) free throw attempts on the year averaged 1.9 rebounds per game grabbed a career best six rebounds against Texas State on Jan. 17 and tied the mark against Troy on Feb. 5 named to the SBC Academic Honor Roll JAMIE RUFFINS G 5-8 JUNIOR LITTLE ROCK, ARK. (L.R. Central HS) Points: 10 (2x) Last: at South Al. (12/30/14) Rebounds: 6 (2x) vs Troy (2/15/15) Assists: 6 (3x) Last: vs Texas State (1/17/15) Steals: 5 at Texas-Arlington (1/10/15) 1 - vs ULM, 3/12/14 FG: 4 - at ULM, 1/29/14 FGA: 8 - vs North Carolina, 11/28/13 3FGA: 1 (5x) Last: at South Al. (12/30/14) FT: 6 - at Georgia State, 2/8/14 FTA: 9 - at Georgia State, 2/8/14 FRESHMAN ( ): Played in all 34 games and made 11 starts, all during Sun Belt Conference play averaged 2.3 points in an average of 16.3 minutes per game ranked third on the team with 55 assists (1.6) grabbed 65 rebounds (1.9) and 28 steals (0.8) during her first year... scored a season-high 10 points against ULM on Jan. 29, 2014 grabbed a season best five rebounds against UALR on Jan. 25, 2014 and then matched the total against Texas State March 3, 2014 had three steals in a game twice with the first coming against Texas State on March 3, 2013 and then again against ULM on March 5, 2014 made the first start of her career on Jan. 18, 2014 at Western Kentucky and started 11 games in a row played a season-high 29 minutes against Texas State in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. HIGH SCHOOL: A standout point guard for Little Rock Central High School... ranked the No. 37 point guard in the nation by ESPN's HoopGurlz... given a 3-star rating by ESPN HoopGurlz... a four-year starter at Little Rock Central... a two-time All-Conference and All-State Tournament team selection... a three-time McDonald's Shootout selection... averaged 10 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals while in high school. PERSONAL: Born August 25, Daughter of John and Wanda Ruffins... Born on October 25, has one brother, Jonathan... was involved in Beta Club, National Honor Society, Debat Team and Leadies Club in high school... majoring in business administration. Points: 10 at South Alabama (12/30/14) Rebounds: 6 (2x) vs Troy (2/15/15) Assists: 6 (2x) Last: vs Texas State (1/17/15) Steals: 5 at Texas-Arlington (1/10/15) FG: 3 at South Alabama (12/30/14) FGA: 5 at South Alaama (12/30/14) 3FGA: 1 (2x) Last: at South Al. (12/30/14) FT: 4 (2x) Last: vs ULL (3/13/15) FTA: 5 at South Alabama (12/30/14) / / TOTAL /

14 Fowler Notebook SOPHOMORE ( ): Played in nine games and averaged 0.7 points per contest scored a season-high three points against Christian Brothers on Nov. 28 played a season-high six minutes against Jackson State in the opening round of the Preseason WNIT and then matched the total against Jackson State grabbed rebounds in outings against Christian Brothers, Georgia Southern and Western Michigan took a season-high three shots against Christian Brothers named to the SBC Academic Honor Roll BRITTANY FOWLER G 5-8 JUNIOR LEACHVILLE, ARK. (BUFFALO ISLAND HS) Points: 5 - vs ULL, 3/8/14 Rebounds: 1 (9x) Last: vs W. Mich. (3/20/15) Assists: 1 (2x) - at Wichita State, 12/12/13 Steals: FG: 2 - vs ULL, 3/8/14 FGA: 3 (3x) Last: vs CBU (11/28/14) 1 (2x) Last: vs CBU (11/28/14) 3FGA: 2 (2x) Last: vs CBU (11/28/14) FT: 2 (Twice) Last: vs LA Tech 11/25/13 FTA: 2 (3 Times) Last: vs LA Tech 11/25/13 FRESHMAN ( ): Played in 18 games and averaged 1.1 points per outing scored a season-high five points against Louisiana-Lafayette on March 8, 2014 went a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line against North Carolina in the Cancun Challenge on Nov. 28, 2013 played a season-high 13 minutes against Kent State on Nov. 22, 2013 finished the year 11-of-13 from the free throw line made her first career field goal against ULM on March 5, 2014 played in her first career game against Missouri State on Nov. 11, HIGH SCHOOL: Fowler was a four-year starter at Buffalo Island Central, where she was recognized as a four-time 2A-3A North Conference MVP... She was also nominated four times for allstate, all-state tournament team, and all-nea Tournament Team Selection... selected at The Sun newspaper s Player of the Year during her senior season and was a McDonald s All-American Team Nominee... finished her career with 2,953 points and 769 assists... as a junior, Fowler was selected as the The Game Northeast Arkansas Female Basketball Player of the Year, and was selected three times as The Sun's NEA Best Under The Sun all-area basketball team... as a sophomore she was selected to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Super Sophomore Team... as a freshman she was selected at the Newcomer of the Year by The Sun newspaper... also ran track, played softball and was a member of the student council. PERSONAL: Born on September 17, Daughter of Stan and Tina Fowler... has one older sister, Sammi... she also has two younger brothers Stan Jr. and Peyton... majoring in pre-professional chemistry. Points: 3 vs Christian Brothers (11/28/14) Rebounds: 1 (2x) Last: vs W. Mich. (3/20/15) Assists: Steals: FG: 1 (3x) Last: vs GaSo (1/8/15) FGA: 3 vs Christian Brothers (11/28/14) 1 vs Christian Brothers (11/28/14) 3FGA: 2 vs Christian Brothers (11/28/14) FT: FTA: / / TOTAL /

15 Ladd Notebook 20 - Kylie Ladd G 5-8 Freshman OZARK, ARK. (Ozark HS) HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Ozark High School in Arkansas after moving from Ripley, Okla., prior to the start of her junior season in two seasons at Ozark she helped lead the Lady Hillbillies to a overall record a sport in the Arkansas Activities Association Class 4A State Championship game in 2015 during the season Ozark went 14-0 in the 4A-4 conference and defeated opponents by an average of 28.4 points per game averaged 16.1 points, 7.2 assists and 4.8 assists per game a senior a two-time class 4A All-State, All-Tournament, 4A-North All-Region and 4A-1 District selection as a junior she helped lead Ozark to the quarterfinals of the state tournaments after averaging 16 points, five steals and four assists per game... named the 2013 Bank of the Ozarks Tournament MVP prior to Ozark High School, Ladd played two years of varsity basketball at Ripley High School where she was a two-time 2A All-State team selection attended the Premier Basketball Tournament before the start of the seasons in Frisco, Texas as was named one of the Future 2015 Standout Stars. PERSONAL: Daughter of Norman and Roxine Ladd has a younger sister Hannah. Points: Rebounds: Assists: Steals: FG: FGA: 3FGA: FT: FTA: Points: Rebounds: Assists: Steals: FG: FGA: 3FGA: FT: FTA:

16 Flanery Notebook JUNIOR ( ): Averaged 4.0 points across 34 games played a season-high 27 minutes in the Sun Belt Conference Championship game against UALR scored a season-high 14 points, including four 3-pointers, at Texas State on Feb. 28 grabbed a career-high 6 rebounds at Texas State... had the second-highest 3-point field goal percentage (.348) on the squad was second on the team with 32 made 3-pointers on the year made four 3-pointers in a game against Middle Tennessee on March 22 in the second round of the WNIT averaged 10.5 minutes per game dished out a career-high three assists against Christian Brothers on Nov. 28 made at least one 3-pointer in 18 of the 34 games she appeared in scored in double-figures four times on the year JESSICA FLANERY G 5-10 SENIOR MOUNTAIN VIEW, ARK. (MNT. VIEW HS) Points: 18 - at Texas State (1/4/14) Rebounds: 6 - at Texas State (2/28/15) Assists: 3 vs Christian Brothers (11/28/14) Steals: 2 (2x) - Last: at Kent State (12/17/14) 1 (3x) - Last: vs Texas State (2/28/15) FG: 6 - at TxSt, 1/4/14 FGA: 10 - at TxSt, 1/4/ at TxSt, 1/4/14 3FGA: 10 - at TxSt, 1/4/14 FT: 2 (Twice) - Last: vs Tennessee Tech, 12/18/13 FTA: 2 (Twice) - Last: vs TTU, 12/18/13 Points: 14 at Texas State (2/28/15) Rebounds: 5 (2x) Last: vs CBU (11/28/14) Assists: 3 vs Christian Brothers (11/28/14) Steals: 2 (2x) - Last: at Kent State (12/17/14) 1 (2x) Last: at Texas State (2/28/15) FG: 5 (2x) at Texas State (2/28/15) FGA: 9 vs Appalachian State (1/3/15) 4 at Texas State (2/28/15) 3FGA: 9 at Kent State (12/17/14) FT: 1 (2x) at ULM (1/5/15) FTA: 1 (2x) at ULM (1/5/15) SOPHOMORE ( ): Played in 32 games and made the first start of her career Dec. 12, 2013 at Wichita State scored a career-high 18 points on a 6-of-10 mark from beyond the 3-point line at Texas State on Jan. 4, 2014 she missed tying the school record for most 3-pointer in a game by three scored 107points (3.3 per game) and was 26-of-70 from beyond the arc collected a season-high three rebounds twice with the first coming against North Carolina on Nov. 28, 2013 in the Cancun Challenge and then equaled the total at home against Louisiana- Lafayette on March 8, 2014 played a season-high 27 minutes at Wichita State knocked down a 3-pointer in A-State s WNIT game at UTEP ranked second on the team in 3-point field goal percentage at 37.1 percent. FRESHMAN ( ): Appeared in 10 games as true freshman shot 50 percent from the field and 44 percent from beyond the arc averaged 1.6 points per game scored a season-high nine points against Austin Peay on Dec. 17 made a season best three, 3-pointers against Austin Peay knocked down a 3-pointer with six seconds remaining in A-State s season opener against Toledo to keep the team s streak of games with a at least one 3-pointer made intact. HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 15 points in class 3A state tournament playoffs to help lead Mountain View to the state title... named class 3A state playoff Most Valuable Player... led Mountain view to a 32-2 record while average 19 points and six rebounds... was also a member of the Mountain View football team where she holds the state record for most points scored, most extra points and most fields goals by a female... was also a member of the Yellowjackets softball team... was an honor roll scholar. PERSONAL: Daughter of Jimmy and Linnay Flanery... majoring in sports management / / / TOTAL /

17 Gamble Notebook 24 - AUNDREA GAMBLE G 5-9 R.S. - SENIOR MCKINNEY, TEXAS (KILGORE COLLEGE) Points: 33 at Texas-Arlington (1/10/15) Rebounds: 13, vs WKU, 3/15/14 Assists: 11 - at Troy (1/24/15) Steals: 5 - vs ULL, 3/8/14 2, vs Arizona State, 11/30/13 FG: 11 (3x) Last: at Texas State (1/17/15) FGA: 27 at Kansas (12/14/14) 5 - vs Tennessee Tech, 12/18/13 3FGA: 7 (3x) Last: at Ohio State (12/11/14) FT: 13 vs Florida Gulf Coast (12/22/14) FTA: 15 at Colorado (11/22/14) Points: 33 at Texas-Arlington (1/10/15) Rebounds: 12 vs Florida Gulf Coast (12/22/14) Assists: 11 - at Troy (1/24/15) Steals: 3 (2x) Last: vs Ga. St. (1/19/15) 1 (3x) Last: vs ULM (2/21/15) FG: 11 (2x) Last: at Texas State (1/17/15) FGA: 27 at Kansas (12/14/14) 2 (2x) Last: at Ohio State (12/11/14) 3FGA: 7 at Ohio State (12/11/14) FT: 13 vs Florida Gulf Coast (12/22/14) FTA: 15 at Colorado (11/22/14) REDSHIRT JUNIOR ( ): Became the first player in Arkansas State history to win the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year award in back-to-back years named to the WBCA Honorable Mention All-America team, the first player in school history to be named to a WBCA All-America team just the second All-American in school history and the first since Sonja Tate was named a Kodak All-American in 1993 named as CollegeSportsMadness.com Mid-Major All-American the CollegeSportsMadness.com Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year an All-Sun Belt Conference First-Team selection a CollegeSportsMadness.com All-Sun Belt Conference First-Team selection a 2015 Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team selection after averaging 18 points, 4.3 assists and 4.3 rebounds per contest set an Arkansas State single season record with 171 assists won the SBC scoring title with a 19.2 points per game average, nearly a two-point per game higher average than second place won three SBC Player of the Week awards to give her six for her career and is tied for the most in school history won the award in back-to-back weeks in January and became the first women s basketball player in the Sun Belt to win the awards in consecutive weeks since the season scored 671 points on the year, the fourth most in school history in a single season ranks 11th on A-State s all-time scoring list with 1,312 points recorded three doubledoubles on the year and now has seven for her career scored a career-high 33 points at UT-Arlington on Jan. 10 dished out a career-high 11 assists at Troy on Jan. 24 took a career-high 27 field goal attempts at Kansas on Dec. 14 became the 22nd player in school history to surpass 1,000 career points recognized by BennettRank.com as the No. 9 combo guard in Division I Women s Basketball scored at least 20 points in five straight games in the early part of the season, the second longest streak of any player in the nation tied a Convocation Center record by going a perfect 13-of-13 (1.000) from the free throw line against Florida Gulf Coast on Dec. 22 her 13 free throw makes without a miss were also the most in arena history scored at least 20 points in 18 games on the year played in all 40 (45 in one overtime game) in 15 games on the year including a streak of five straight games where she did not come out of a game once played 1,332 minutes (38.1) on the year, 254 her 19.2 points per game ranked 38th nationally, while her 4.9 assists per game contest were 44th in the nation named the A-State women s basketball Offensive Player of the Year ranked in the top-20 in eight different statistical categories in the Sun Belt Conference named to the SBC Academic Honor Roll. REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE ( ): The Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year the third player in Arkansas State history to win the SBC POY award and the first since the second player in school history to win the award outright a First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference Pick a CollegeSportsMadness.com All-Sun Belt Conference First-Team selection Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team pick led the team with 18.9 points per game which was also second in the SBC had a 49.7 field goal percentage that was fourth best in the conference was named the SBC Player of the Week three times, including twice in the month of November had a double-double in her first career game with 30 points and 10 rebounds and ended the regular-season with 17 points and 10 rebounds second on the team with four double-doubles on the year scored a season-high 30 points three times registered double-digit point totals in all but three of A-State s games set a Convocation Center record by going 11-of-11 from the free throw line against Western Kentucky on Feb. 5, 2014 nearly recorded the third triple-double in program history she scored 17 points, dished a career-high 10 assists and pulled down eight rebounds against Louisiana-Lafayette on March 8, 2014 ranked in the top-10 in nine statistical categories in the Sun Belt Conference and ranked among the top-12 in 11 categories recorded back-to-back doubles in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, including a 22-point, 13 rebound performance in the championship game... she has three 30- point games to her credit, ranking her third among Sun Belt Conference players in the that category named to the All- Tournament team at the Cancun Challenge Tournament where she averaged 11 points and 6.3 rebounds in three games scored at least 20 points in 15 games with A-State going 12-5 in those games led A-State in scoring with 23 points in its WNIT game against UTEP her 641 points on the season was the fourth-highest total by an A-State player in school history started all 34 games on the season was one of 60 freshmen and sophomores players ranked among the 250 scorers in the NCAA rankings had the 10th highest scoring average among all sophomores in the NCAA. SOPHOMORE ( ): Redshirted. FRESHMAN SEASON (KILGORE COLLEGE): Averaged 16.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.9 steals and just under one blocked shot per game for the Lady Rangers... earned all-conference and all-region honors... shot 48 percent from the field percent from the free throw line and 31 percent from 3-point range... her 16.1 points per game ranked third in Region XIV. HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-sport athlete at McKinney North High School... named First Team All-District her junior season and Second Team All-District her sophomore year... recorded 26 points in a game and finished with 51 three pointers during her junior season... played as an outside hitter and middle blocker on her high school volleyball team... named First Team All-District and Offensive Player of the Year in named First Team All-District and Most Improved Player in earned Academic All-District honors in named Offensive Player of the Year in was also a member of her high school track team as a jumper and runner... named MVP her junior season. PERSONAL: Born August 27, the daughter of Jannetta Britt and Elvin Gamble... has one brother, Tedral... originally signed with the University of Denver out of high school... majoring in exercise science / / TOTAL /

18 Oilver Notebook SOPHOMORE SEASON ( ): Appeared in 10 games played a season-high 12 minutes against Christian Brothers on Nov. 28 made appearances in the Preseason WNIT against Jackson State on Nov. 14 and in the postseason WNIT against Western Michigan tied a career-high with three points against Texas State on Jan. 17 recorded the first steal of her career against the Bobcats tied a career-high with three rebounds against Christian Brothers named to the SBC Academic Honor Roll DOMINIQUE OILVER G 5-6 JUNIOR ROWLETT, TEXAS (ROWLETT HS) Points: 3 (2x) Last: vs Texas State (1/17/15) Rebounds: 3 (2x) Last: vs CBU (11/28/14) Assists: 2 - vs Christian Brothers (11/28/14) Steals: 1 vs Texas State (1/17/15) FG: 1 vs North Carolina, 11/28/13 FGA: 3 - vs North Carolina, 11/28/ vs North Carolina, 11/28/13 3FGA: 2 - vs North Carolina, 11/28/13 FT: 3 vs Texas State (1/17/15) FTA: 4 vs Texas (1/17/15) FRESHMAN SEASON ( ): Made hear A-State debut Nov. 11 against Missouri State recorded the first point of her Red Wolves career Nov. 22 against Kent State scored a seasonhigh three points against North Carolina in the Cancun Challenge on Nov. 28 also grabbed a season best three rebounds against the Tar Heels appeared in 11 games and averaged 3.1 minutes per outing. HIGH SCHOOL: Four year letterwinner at Rowlett High School where she helped lead the team to the district championship in her senior season of averaged 14.6 points, 2.4 assists, 2.4 steals and 2.6 rebounds per contest during her senior season... named team MVP in back-toback seasons... also earned Defensive MVP Team honors... was a second-team all-district selection her sophomore season. PERSONAL: Born July 14, daughter of Dion and Deborah Oliver... has one sister, Devin... majoring in pre-professional biology. Points: 3 vs Texas State (1/17/15) Rebounds: 3 vs Christian Brothers (11/28/14) Assists: 2 vs Christian Brothers (11/28/14) Steals: 1 vs Texas State (1/17/15) FG: FGA: 1 (3x) Last: vs vs App State (1/3/15) 3FGA: 1 vs Appalachian State (1/3/15) FT: 3 vs Texas State (1/17/15) FTA: 4 vs Texas (1/17/15) / / TOTAL /

19 Lawson Notebook FRESHMAN SEASON ( ): Made her Arkansas State debut Nov. 14 against Jackson State in the Preseason WNIT scored the first points of her career with two against Christian Brothers on Nov. 28 appeared in 10 games and averaged 2.3 minutes per game in those contests grabbed the first rebound of her collegiate career on Dec. 17 at Kent State blocked her first career shot against Georgia State on Jan OGO OBINABO F 6-2 SOPHOMORE PLANO, TEXAS (PLANO HS) HIGH SCHOOL: Helped lead Plano High School to a 26-8 overall record and a 14-4 mark in the 10-5A District standings which was good for second place led the Dallas-Fort Worth area in rebounding with 13.9 boards (416 total) per game during her senior season named the 10-5A Defensive District Player of the Year averaged 8.9 points (268 total) and 0.7 assists (22 total) per game grabbed 16 rebounds on Jan. 31, 2014 to help lead Plano to a victory over Plano West, the state of Texas ninth ranked team in class 5A... named a "Player to Watch" by the Dallas Morning News... played AAU basketball for DFW Elite. PERSONAL: Daughter of Chinelo Obinabo born Jan. 8, 1996 major is undecided... originally born in Nigeria... is a black belt in karate. Points: 2 (2x) Last: vs ULL (3/7/15) Rebounds: 1 (4x) Last: vs W. Mich. (3/20/15) Assists: Steals: 1 vs Christian Brothers (11/28/14) FG: 1 (2x) Last: vs ULL (3/7/15) FGA: 3 vs Christian Brothers (11/28/14) 3FGA: FT: FTA: Points: 2 (2x) Last: vs ULL (3/7/15) Rebounds: 1 (4x) Last: vs W. Mich. (3/20/15) Assists: Steals: 1 vs Christian Brothers (11/28/14) FG: 1 (2x) Last: vs ULL (3/7/15) FGA: 3 vs Christian Brothers (11/28/14) 3FGA: FT: FTA: / TOTAL /