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1 Veronica Pike QUICK FACTS Media Outlets Travel Information Directories COACHES Head Coach Mike Morris Assistant Coaches Outlook Roster PLAYERS Returning Players Newcomers SEASON REVIEW Game-by-Game Statistics Individual Statistics Superlatives and Letterwinners Ohio Valley Conference OVC Composite Schedule Box Scores and Recaps RECORDS CONTENTS Career Top All-Time Results OPPONENTS Opponents Directory vs. All-Time Opponents UNIVERSITY Alumni President Athletics Director Athletics Staff Head Coaches Assistant Coaches and Staff Seibert Hall Facilities Strength and Conditioning Birmingham/Homewood Academic Enhancement Taryn Towns Samford University Editor Joey Mullins Editorial Assistant Barrett Hathcock Designer Carlie Cranford Stamper Publications Manager Janica York Carter Photographer Caroline Baird Summers Photographic Contributor Andy Wilbanks On the Cover Andrea Ward, Cora Beth Smith, Tish Pilkerton, Veronica Pike Inside Front Cover Alex Munday, Chelsee Insell, McKenzie Spruiell, Taryn Towns Inside Back Cover Bulldogs Back Cover Schedule Samford University is an Equal Opportunity Institution and welcomes applications for employment and educational programs from all individuals regardless of race, color, sex, age, disability, or national or ethnic origin. 1

2 QUICK FACTS SPORTS INFORMATION STAFF Joey Mullins Sports Information Director Zac Schrieber Assistant Sports Information Director JOEY MULLINS (Football, Women s Basketball, Baseball) Sports Information Director Office Phone: (205) Home Phone: (205) Cell Phone: (205) jmmulli1@samford.edu ZAC SCHRIEBER (Men s Basketball, Soccer, Softball) Assistant Sports Information Director Office Phone: (205) Cell Phone: (205) zdschrie@samford.edu JENNIFER REID (Volleyball, Cross-Country, Track and Field, Tennis, Golf) Sports Information Intern Office Phone: (205) Cell Phone: (205) jmreid@samford.edu Office Fax: (205) Web Site: Mailing Address: Samford University Sports Information 800 Lakeshore Drive Birmingham, AL SAMFORD UNIVERSITY Location: Birmingham, Ala. Year Founded: 1841, Howard College Enrollment: 4,507 Nickname: Bulldogs School Colors: Red and Blue Stadium (Capacity): Seibert Hall (4,000) Affiliation: NCAA Division I-AA Conference: Ohio Valley President: Dr. Thomas E. Corts Alma Mater: Georgetown (Ky.) College 63 Director of Athletics: Bob Roller Alma Mater: Virginia Tech 83 Jennifer Reid Sports Information Intern HISTORY First Year of Women s Basketball 1997 All-Time Record (.314) Years in NCAA Tournament/Last 0 Last Postseason Opponent Southeast Missouri, L Ohio Valley Conference Tournament, Cape Girardeau, Mo., TEAM INFORMATION Overall Record Conference Record/finish 6-10/7th Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 7/3 WOMEN S BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach Mike Morris (Belhaven 92) Record at Samford (three years) Career Record same Assistant Coaches Latrice McLin (Florida State 98) Shanna Cook (New Orleans 96) Clarissa Tomlinson (Samford 00) COVERING THE BULLDOGS Your host for Samford women s basketball is Sports Information Director Joey Mullins. He can be reached at (205) Please contact him for any assistance in your coverage of Samford women s basketball. CREDENTIAL REQUESTS All members of media working a game must request credentials from the sports information office. Early requests are helpful, enabling media to receive parking passes before a game. Please make requests at least one business day before a game. Pick up unmailed credentials at the Will Call both at the main entrance of Samford Hall. Requests should be made in writing on company letterhead. Requests may be faxed to Joey Mullins at (205) Only working media will be granted credentials. INTERVIEWS All player and staff interviews must be arranged through the sports information office at least one day in advance. Players are available daily after practice. Phone interviews are permitted if requested in advance through the sports information office. All long-distance calls will be returned collect. POSTGAME INTERVIEW POLICIES At the conclusion of each game, the Samford sports information staff will make requested players available in the media interview room, one level below the court in Seibert Hall, or directly outside the Samford locker room. Male reporters wishing to access the locker room should inform the sports information staff. All efforts will be made to fulfill requests. Head Coach Mike Morris will be available either in the media interview room or his office. For interviews with the opposing coach or players, please make arrangements before the end of the game with the sports information director from that institution. The visitors locker room is downstairs off the hallway to the left of the weight room in Seibert Hall. PRESS ROW SERVICES Typed play-by-play, and halftime and final game statistics will be provided. Every effort to provide quotes from Head Coach Mike Morris and the opposing coach will be made. Telephones are available on the press table for use by the working press only. Telephones in the basketball and athletics offices can be made available if needed. Postgame fax services also are available at Seibert Hall. Refreshments and soft drinks will be available in the press room before the game. Soft drinks also will be available at halftime. 2

3 ON THE NET A wealth of resources for the Samford Department of Athletics can be found at A drop-down menu on the right side of the front page lists the home page for women s basketball or any of Samford s 17 intercollegiate teams. The Samford University Home page is MEDIA OUTLETS PRINT ADDRESS PHONE FAX CONTACT Anniston Star P. O. Box 189, Anniston, AL (256) (205) Jimmy Creed Associated Press 200 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL (334) John Zenor Associated Press Suite 500, One CNN Center, Atlanta, GA (404) Sports Birmingham News P. O. Box 2553, Birmingham, AL (205) (205) Tom Arenberg Cullman Times 300 4th Avenue SE, Cullman, AL (256) (256) Scott Turner Decatur Daily P. O. Box 2213, Decatur, AL (256) (256) Bruce McLellan Dothan Eagle P. O. Box 1968, Dothan, AL (334) (334) Jon Johnson Enterprise Ledger P. O. Box , Enterprise, AL (334) (334) Steve Butterworth Florence Times Daily P. O. Box 797, Florence, AL (256) (256) David Wasson Fort Payne Times-Journal P. O. Box 349, Fort Payne, AL (256) (256) Sports Editor Gadsden Times P. O. Box 188, Gadsden, AL (256) (256) Jimmy Smothers Huntsville Times P. O. Box 1487, W.S., Huntsville, AL (256) (256) John Pruett Mobile Press Register P. O. Box 2488, Mobile, AL (334) (334) John Cameron Montgomery Advertiser P. O. Box 1000, Montgomery, AL (334) (334) Ken Rogers Opelika-Auburn News P. O. Drawer 2208, Opelika, AL (334) (334) Joe McAdory Over the Mountain Journal 2016 Columbiana Road, Birmingham, AL (205) (205) Maury Wald Samford Crimson P. O. Box , Birmingham, AL (205) (205) Rob Collingsworth Scottsboro Daily Sentinel 701 Veteran s Drive, Scottsboro, AL (256) (256) David Defurio Selma Times-Journal P. O. Box 611, Selma, AL (334) (334) Sports Editor Talladega Daily Home P. O. Box 977, Talladega, AL (256) (256) Brian Strickland Troy Messenger P. O. Box 727, Troy, AL (334) (256) Hut Treadwell Tuscaloosa News P. O. Drawer 1, Tuscaloosa, AL (205) Cecil Hurt TELEVISION ADDRESS PHONE FAX CONTACT WBRC-TV (Fox 6) P. O. Box 6, Birmingham, AL (205) (205) Rick Karle WVTM-TV (NBC 13) P. O. Box 10502, Birmingham, AL (205) (205) Jim Dunaway Alabama s ABC 33/ Concourse Parkway, Suite 200/201 (205) (205) Mike Raita Birmingham, AL WIAT-TV (CBS 42) P. O. Box 6146, Birmingham, AL (205) (205) Brad Radice RADIO ADDRESS PHONE FAX CONTACT WJOX/WAPI Radio 244 Goodwin Crest Drive, Suite 300 (205) (205) Ryan Brown Birmingham, AL Ryan Haney WERC Radio 600 Beacon Parkway West, Suite 600 (205) (205) Pat Smith Birmingham, AL Alabama Radio Network 244 Goodwin Crest Drive, Suite 216 (205) (205) Pat Smith Birmingham, AL Radio Alabama 1240 First Street North, Suite 207, Alabaster, AL (205) (205) Mike Wood WYDE Radio 244 Goodwin Crest Drive, Homewood, AL (205) (205) Lee Davis MISCELLANEOUS ADDRESS PHONE FAX CONTACT BP Sports Online 901 Commerce Street, Nashville, TN (615) (615) Todd Starnes NCAA P.O. Box 6222, Indianapolis, IN (317) (913) John Painter Sports Ticker 600 Plaza Two, Jersey City, NJ John Mastro Sports Network 701 Mason s Mill, Huntington Valley, PA Tony Moss USA Today Online P.O. Box 7855, Washington, D.C., (703) (703) Phil Abashian 3

4 TRAVEL INFORMATION MIAMI Nov. 18, 2005, Miami, Fla. Depart: Southwest Airlines, Nov. 17, 9 a.m. Hotel: Omni Colonnade Hotel 180 Aragon Avenue Coral Gables, FL Return: Southwest Airlines, Nov. 19, 8:30 a.m. BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN Nov. 21, 2005, Birmingham, Ala. Depart: Nov. 21, 4:45 p.m. DOUBLETREE CLASSIC TBA TENNESSEE TECH Jan. 2, 2006, Cookeville, Tenn. Depart: Adventure Bus, Jan. 1, 9 a.m. Hotel: Holiday Inn 970 South Jefferson Avenue Cookeville, TN TENNESSEE MARTIN Jan. 5, 2006, Martin, Tenn. Depart: Adventure Bus, Jan. 4, 9 a.m. Hotel: Days Inn 800 University Street Martin, TN JACKSONVILLE STATE Jan. 7, 2006, Jacksonville, Ala. Depart: Adventure Bus, Jan. 7, 5 p.m. MOREHEAD STATE Jan. 19, 2006, Morehead, Ky. Depart: Adventure Bus, Jan. 18, 7 a.m. Hotel: Holiday Inn Express 110 Toms Drive Morehead, KY EASTERN KENTUCKY Jan. 21, 2006, Richmond, Ky. Depart: Adventure Bus, Jan. 20, 7 a.m. Hotel: Comfort Suites 2007 Colby Taylor Drive Richmond, KY MURRAY STATE Jan. 30, 2006, Murray, Ky. Depart: Adventure Bus, Jan. 29, 7 a.m. Hotel: Amerihost Inn 1210 North 12th Street Murray, KY TENNESSEE STATE Feb. 2, 2006, Nashville, Tenn. Depart: Adventure Bus, Feb. 2, 12 p.m. AUSTIN PEAY Feb. 11, 2006, Clarksville, Tenn. Depart: Adventure Bus, Feb. 10, 9 a.m. Hotel: Fairfield Inn and Suites 110 Westfield Court Clarksville, TN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI Feb. 23, 2006, Cape Girardeau, Mo. Depart: Adventure Bus, Feb. 22, 9 a.m. Hotel: Drury Lodge 104 South Vantage Drive Cape Girardeau, MO EASTERN ILLINOIS Feb. 25, 2006, Charleston, Ill. Depart: Adventure Bus, Feb. 24, 7 a.m. Hotel: Fairfield Inn 206 McFall Road Mattoon, IL

5 TRAVEL INFORMATION BIRMINGHAM TO: Miles Driving Time (hours) Miami, Fla Cookeville, Tenn Martin, Tenn Jacksonville, Ala Morehead, Ky Richmond, Ky Murray, Ky Nashville, Tenn Clarksville, Tenn Cape Girardeau, Mo Charleston, Ill TO SAMFORD From I-20/59 North: Exit onto I-65 South toward Montgomery. Continue approximately five miles and take Exit 255 to Lakeshore Drive. Turn left onto Lakeshore Drive and continue approximately two miles. Turn left at the fourth traffic light into the main gate. Turn left onto Montague Drive. Seibert Stadium is on the left. From I-65 North: Take Exit 255 to Lakeshore Drive. Turn right onto Lakeshore Drive and continue approximately two miles. Turn left at the fourth traffic light into the main gate. Turn left onto Montague Drive. Seibert Stadium is on the left. From I-20 West: Exit onto I-459 South toward Montgomery/Tuscaloosa. Continue approximately 10 miles and take exit for Highway 280 North toward Mountain Brook. Take Lakeshore Drive exit and turn left onto Lakeshore Drive. Continue approximately three miles. Turn right into the main gate. Turn left onto Montague Drive. Seibert Stadium is on the left. From I-65 South: Take Exit 255 to Lakeshore Drive. Turn left onto Lakeshore Drive and continue approximately two miles. Turn left at the fourth traffic light into the main gate. Turn left onto Montague Drive. Seibert Stadium is on the left. From I-59 South: Exit onto I-65 South toward Montgomery. Continue approximately five miles and take Exit 255 to Lakeshore Drive. Turn left onto Lakeshore Drive and continue approximately two miles. Turn left at the fourth traffic light into the main gate. Turn left onto Montague Drive. Seibert Stadium is on the left. SAMFORD UNIVERSITY CAMPUS MAP 1 1. Main Gate 2. Centennial Walk 3. Frank Park Samford Hall (Administration) 4. John H. Buchanan Hall (Performing Arts) 5. Benjamin F. Harrison Theatre 6. Leslie S. Wright Center Concert Hall 7. Divinity Hall (Divinity) 8. Ralph W. Beeson University Center 9. J. D. Pittman Hall 10. F. Page Seibert Stadium 11. Leo E. Bashinsky Press Tower 12. F. Page Seibert Hall 13. Leo E. Bashinsky Fieldhouse 14. Tennis Courts 15. Joe Lee Griffin Baseball Field 16. Softball Field 17. West Campus Parking Deck 18. West Campus Residence Halls 18a. Sigma Chi 18b. Mountain View 18c. Sigma Nu 18d. Alpha Omicron Pi 18e. Phi Mu 18f. Chi Omega 18g. Alpha Delta Pi 18h. Zeta Tau Alpha 19. Pi Kappa Phi House 20. Air Force ROTC Detachment 21. Athletic Annex 22. Lamda Chi Alpha House 23. Erskine Ramsay Student Apartments 24. Dwight M. and Lucille S. Beeson Center for the Healing Arts (Nursing) 25. Orlean Bullard Beeson Hall (Education and Professional Studies) 26. Lena Vail Davis Residence Hall 27. North Campus Parking 28. Northeast Parking Deck 29. Mamie Mell Smith Residence Hall 30. Dwight M. Beeson Hall (Business, Metro College) 31. University Library 32. Memory Leake Robinson Hall (Law) 33. Lucille Stewart Beeson Law Library 34. Elinor Messer Brooks and Marion Thomas Brooks Hall 35. Percy Pratt Burns Hall 36. A. Hamilton Reid Chapel 37. James Horton Chapman Hall 38. Sciencenter 39. Beeson Woods Residence Halls 39a. James Hall 39b. Luther Hall 39c. Malcolm Hall 39d. Wesley Hall 39e. Ralph Hall 39f. Orlean Hall 39g. Dwight Hall 39h. Lucille Hall 39i. Treetop Hall 39j. Evergreen Hall 39k. Rosa Hall 39l. Ethel Hall 39m. Marvin Hall 40. Thomas D. Russell Hall 41. Robert I. Ingalls, Sr. Hall (Pharmacy) 42. Children s Learning Center 43. Soccer/Intramural Fields 44. Alpine Tower 45. West Entrance 46. Facilities Services 47. Student Apartments 48. Facilities Services Houses 5

6 DIRECTORIES HOTELS Holiday Inn Homewood 260 Oxmoor Road (205) (preferred) Hilton Garden Inn 520 Wildwood Circle North (205) Howard Johnson 275 Oxmoor Road (205) Tutwiler 2021 Park Place North (205) RESTAURANTS Applebee s 601 Brookwood Village (205) Arby s 350 Valley Avenue (205) Bear Rock Café 231 State Farm Parkway (205) Chappy s Deli 2737 Mountain Brook Plaza (205) Cici s Pizza 428 Palisades Boulevard (205) Copeland s of New Orleans Highway 280 East (205) Full Moon Barbecue 337 Valley Avenue (205) Golden Rule Barbecue 1571 Montgomery Highway (205) Jason s Deli 583 Brookwood Village (205) O Charley s 109 Wildwood Parkway (205) Ruth s Chris Steakhouse 2300 Woodcrest Place (205) Smoothie King th Avenue South (205) MaKenzie Spruiell PHONE DIRECTORY All Numbers are Area Code (205) Department of Athletics Fax Sports Information Fax Basketball Office Fax Kemper Baker (Head Coach, Tennis) Brendt Bedsole (Assistant Coach, Football) Kevin Brighton (Assistant Athletics Trainer) Lee Burgess (Assistant Athletics Trainer) Chris Bushby (Assistant Coach, Softball) James Carlson (Equipment Manager, Football) Adam Caine (Defensive Assistant, Football) Shanna Cook (Assistant Coach, Women s Basketball) Brian Copham (Assistant Coach, Women s Soccer) Tony David (Associate Head Coach, Baseball) Rob Drake (Assistant Coach, Football) Casey Dunn (Head Coach, Baseball) Michelle Durban (Head Coach, Volleyball) Woodie Eubanks (Head Coach, Men s Golf) Mick Fieldbinder (Assistant Coach, Baseball) Justin Firesheets (Director of Broadcasting) Bill Gray (Head Coach, Football) Shawn Gregory (Assistant Coach, Football) Erin Heffner (Assistant Coach, Volleyball) Rick Herzog (Assistant Coach, Football) Aryvia Holmes (Assistant Coach, Football) Chad James (Asst. Coach, Track & Field/Cross-Country) Michelle Johnson (Assistant Athletics Trainer) Derrick Jones (Assistant Coach, Men s Basketball) Shayne Kelley (Assistant Coach, Baseball) Paul Kelly (Associate Head Coach, Men s Basketball) Wayne Kendrick (Director of Athletics Training) Beanie Ketcham (Head Coach, Softball) Chris Kuhlmeyer (Assistant Coach, Softball) Wanda Lucas (Athletics Business Manager) Grant Lyons (Director of Promotions/Campus Relations) Vaughan Lyons (Office Coordinator) Vicki Maddox (Secretary, Football) Latrice McLin (Assistant Coach, Women s Basketball) Courtney McCrory (Senior Woman Administrator) Glenn McWaters (Head Coach, Track & Field/Cross-Country) Chris Metress (Faculty Athletics Representative) Mike Morris (Head Coach, Women s Basketball) Joey Mullins (Sports Information Director) Peter Neuberger (Senior Associate Director, Athletics) Mike O Toole (Assistant Head Coach, Football) Carrie Parker (Director of Marketing) Jay Roberson (Associate Director of Athletics) Tommy Rohling (Strength and Conditioning) Bob Roller (Director of Athletics) Lynze Roos (Assistant Coach, Volleyball) Allen Rudolph (Assistant Coach, Football) Dianna Sanders (Secretary, Men s Basketball) Zac Schrieber (Assistant Sports Information Director) Chris Scott (Assistant Director, Athletics) Rory Segrest (Assistant Coach, Football) Latonya Taylor (Academic Enhancement Coordinator) Ian Thompson (Head Coach, Women s Golf) Jimmy Tillette (Head Coach, Men s Basketball) Mary Ussery (Cheerleading) Jay Yelton (Assistant Coach, Women s Soccer) Todd Yelton (Head Coach, Women s Soccer)

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8 COACHES HEAD COACH MIKE MORRIS FOURTH SEASON COACHING EXPERIENCE 2002 present Head Coach Samford University Men s Assistant Coach Samford University Assistant Coach Berry College Assistant Coach Belhaven College PLAYING EXPERIENCE UAH Jefferson State EDUCATION 1992 B.S., psychology Belhaven College PERSONAL Birthday: May 6, 1969 Hometown: Holly Pond, Alabama Wife: Melanie Children: Peyton (12), Paige (9) Member: WBCA M ike Morris begins his fourth season as Samford s head women s basketball coach after spending the previous five seasons as the top assistant for the men s team at Samford. He is in his 12th season overall at Samford. Morris is the second head coach in the history of the women s program; he succeeded Janet Cone, who began women s basketball at Samford in During the season, Morris team posted 13 wins, the second most in the program s history. The program has steadily improved since Morris took over as head coach. In his first season with the women s team ( ), he guided the Bulldogs to a 7-20 record. In , Samford posted 10 wins in its first season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. While working with the men s team, Morris served as the team s top recruiter and directed Samford s summer basketball camps. He was on the bench for both Samford Atlantic Sun Championship seasons and NCAA tournament appearances. Before his arrival at Samford in 1994, Morris served for three years as an assistant coach under veteran coach Lenny Acuff at Belhaven College. He coached under Acuff for two seasons before joining Acuff s staff in 1993 at Berry College in Rome, Ga. In his first year at Belhaven, the Blazers finished with the most wins in nine years, compiling a record. The next year, Belhaven went and hosted the first round of the NAIA District Playoffs for the first time in 20 years. Morris played collegiate basketball for two seasons at the University of Alabama at Huntsville, where he was chosen team captain and team MVP his senior season. While at UAH, Morris was the NCAA Division II national champion in free-throw percentage, making 92.1 percent from the line. He played his first two seasons at Jefferson State Junior College in Birmingham. The Holly Pond, Ala., native earned a B.A. in psychology from Belhaven College in He has completed 24 hours toward his master s degree in administration from Jacksonville State. Morris is married to the former Melanie Nix of Huntsville, Ala. They have a son, Peyton, 12, and a daughter, Paige, 9. 8

9 COACHES MORRIS VS. ALL OPPONENTS Alabama 0-1 Alabama A&M 0-1 Alabama State 3-0 Alcorn State 1-1 Austin Peay 2-2 Belmont 0-2 Birmingham-Southern 1-0 Campbell 0-2 Chattanooga 0-1 Eastern Illinois 1-1 Eastern Kentucky 0-5 Florida Atlantic 0-1 Gardner-Webb 1-1 Georgia State 0-2 Georgia Tech 0-1 Jacksonville 2-1 Jacksonville State 1-5 Lipscomb 1-0 Louisiana Monroe 0-1 Martin Methodist 1-0 Mercer 0-1 Mississippi Valley State 1-0 Morehead State 3-2 Morris Brown 1-0 Murray State 1-1 Nicholls State 2-0 Princeton 0-1 Southeast Missouri 0-4 Southern Miss 0-2 Stetson 1-0 Tennessee Martin 0-2 Tennessee State 3-1 Tennessee Tech 0-4 Texas San Antonio 0-1 Troy 2-1 University of Central Florida 0-1 UNC Asheville 1-1 Vanderbilt 0-1 Western Michigan 0-1 Wofford 1-0 MORRIS COACHING RECORD YEAR OVERALL CONFERENCE (A-Sun) (OVC) (OVC) TOTAL

10 COACHES ASSISTANT COACH LATRICE McLIN SIXTH SEASON COACHING EXPERIENCE 2001 present Assistant Coach Samford University Assistant Coach Appalachian State University PLAYING EXPERIENCE Florida State University EDUCATION 1998 B.S., family and child services Florida State University PERSONAL Birthday: July 10, 1976 Hometown: Rossville, Georgia L atrice McLin begins her sixth season at Samford. She plays an active role in recruiting for the Bulldogs in addition to her on-court coaching. McLin s responsibilities include recruiting, academic supervision and working with post players. Latrice is an outstanding young coach and an even better person, said Head Coach Mike Morris. Her ability to recognize and evaluate the right student-athlete for Samford, along with her work ethic, makes her a successful recruiter for our program. Latrice s sincere and inviting personality enables her to be a true mentor and role model for our players. Before coming to Samford, McLin had a one-year stint at Appalachian State. While in Boone, N.C., she focused her instruction on guard play. She was also in charge of oncampus recruiting and travel plans. A native of Rossville, Ga., McLin is a 1998 graduate of Florida State University, where she was an ACC Honorable Mention All-Conference player in Noted as a great athlete and good all-round player who could pull down a rebound, make outlet passes and be the first one at the other end for the lay-up, McLin was a tremendous hustler. She was the Lady Seminoles Rookie of the Year in and was on the academic honor roll in McLin earned a B.S. in family and child sciences with a minor in social work at FSU. McLin has been heavily involved in the community everywhere she has been. She toured Macedonia and Germany with Athletes in Action and is involved with More Than Conquerors Faith Church. Her community involvement continues at Samford, where she and all the Bulldogs are very active in the Birmingham area, promoting Samford basketball and Christian ideals. 10

11 COACHES ASSISTANT COACH SHANNA COOK SECOND SEASON COACHING EXPERIENCE 2004 present Assistant Coach Samford University Assistant Coach University of New Orleans PLAYING EXPERIENCE University of New Orleans EDUCATION 2000 M.A., education University of New Orleans 1996 B.A., sports management University of New Orleans PERSONAL Birthday: March 7, 1973 Hometown: Canaan, Indiana S hanna Cook begins her second season as an assistant women s basketball coach at Samford and her 10th season in coaching overall. With the addition of Shanna Cook, we really have a well-rounded and complete staff, Head Coach Mike Morris said. She brings a wealth of experience, recruiting-wise, to our program, and she is exactly what we were looking for. She will be a tremendous asset to our program, Samford University and the community. Before coming to Samford, Cook had been an assistant coach at her alma mater, the University of New Orleans, since At UNO, she was involved in recruiting, scouting, film analysis, on-floor coaching, scheduling, budgeting and team travel. She was also the strength and conditioning coach for women s basketball for three years. Additionally, she directed the program s summer camps during As a player at UNO, Cook was a fouryear starter and three-time captain. She was the NCAA leader in assists for the season. She holds school records for 3-point field goals made in a game, season and career. She also competed in the 1995 NCAA Women s 3-Point Shooting Championship at the Final Four in Seattle. Cook earned her degree in sports management from UNO in She received her master s of education degree from UNO in May

12 ASSISTANT COACH CLARISSA TOMLINSON THIRD SEASON COACHING EXPERIENCE 2003 present Assistant Coach Samford University 2002 Coach Hoop Time Clinics, Victoria Basketball Association PLAYING EXPERIENCE Melbourne Tigers Australian Basketball League 2001 Melbourne Tigers Women s National Basketball League Samford University Copiah-Lincoln Junior College EDUCATION 2000 B.A., Samford University PERSONAL Birthday: July 6, 1977 Hometown: Victoria, Australia C larissa Tomlinson enters her third season as an assistant coach with the Bulldogs. Her duties include film exchange, travel, practice times and equipment. She also works on the strength and conditioning program. Clarissa has a great feel and understanding of the game, Head Coach Mike Morris said. She comes from a strong basketball family, and it shows daily in her ability to relate to, motivate and teach our players. Tomlinson comes to Samford from Australia, where she spent three years playing professionally for the Melbourne Tigers in the Women s National Basketball League, and then in the Australian Basketball League. During that time, she also worked as a coach of the Hoop Time Clinics for the Victoria Basketball Association. Tomlinson traveled to several schools per week and taught primary school-age children the fundamentals of basketball. Tomlinson is a 2000 graduate of Samford University, where she was a member of the Bulldog basketball team from 1998 to During her time at Samford, she dished out 336 assists, the second-highest career total in school history. She scored 649 points, ranking her fifth on the school s all-time scoring list. Her 43 blocks are third all-time, and her 151 steals are second. Tomlinson was named to the All-Newcomer Team for the Atlantic Sun in her first season. She was named second-team All-Conference as a senior. Before playing at Samford, Tomlinson played two seasons at Copiah-Lincoln Junior College in Mississippi. While at Copiah, Tomlinson was named All-State, and her team finished the season ranked 13th in the country. 12

13 STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH TOMMY ROHLING T ommy Rohling returned to his alma mater in 1998 and took over as the head strength and conditioning coach at Samford. During his seven-year stint in charge of the Bulldogs weight program, Rohling has structured and directed the physical conditioning regimen for all 15 of the athletic department s varsity sports. Rohling began working at Samford as a graduate assistant coach for the football team in He assisted with the defensive line, and coordinated the strength and conditioning program until Before his graduate assistantship, Rohling lettered three seasons for the Bulldog football team under the direction of coaches Terry Bowden and Kim Alsop. During his first two seasons ( ), he played fullback before being switched to nose guard prior to the 1987 campaign. Rohling continued his education at Samford after his eligibility expired and earned his bachelor s of science degree in Directly following his graduation, he became a member of the coaching staff. A native of Trussville, Ala., Rohling earned four letters at Hewitt-Trussville High School from 1979 to He holds a professional membership in the National Strength and Conditioning Association and is an active member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Rohling is married to the former Christine Conner Fullman, who also graduated from Samford and was a cheerleader from 1989 to They have two sons, Christian Conner, 6, and Colton Cameron, 2. ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER BOBBIE HIRSCH 13

14 OUTLOOK BULLDOGS LOOK TO BUILD ON FIRST OVC TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE I n the three seasons that Mike Morris has been at the helm of the Samford women s basketball program, the team has made progress each year. In his first season, the team jumped from three wins to seven. The next season, the Bulldogs won 10 games, followed by 13 wins last year. Heading into , Morris expects his team to make even more progress. Making the OVC Tournament last season and coming within a 15-foot jumper of going to Nashville, our program took one step closer to our ultimate goal, Morris said. Our goal every year is to win our conference and play in the NCAA Tournament. We are very excited about the challenge of obtaining that goal. With six newcomers joining the team, and two players, Alex Munday and Chelsee Insell, coming back from injuries that kept them out last season, there will plenty of fresh faces on the squad. Basically, we have eight new people and six veterans, Morris said. We have a good combination of some returning starters with some experience and a lot of new faces. Samford returns three starters from last year s squad. With the return of Insell and Munday, who were the team s top two scorers and rebounders in , the Bulldogs have five players with starting experience. Three starters, Cora Beth Smith, Tish Pilkerton and Veronica Pike, along with reserve Andrea Ward, gained valuable experience last season. We had some players who got a lot of playing experience last year and had a very productive year, Morris said. They have confidence and their game has picked up, which is very encouraging, because we will count on them this season. Plus, we all know what Chelsee and Alex have done and can do for our program, Morris continued. In essence, we have five players who have regularly started over the last two or three years coming back. With that experience, I will look for them to lead our team and carry our team in a lot of aspects, but we will also be counting on our freshmen for playing time as well. Tish Pikerton Alex Munday GUARDS At point guard, Samford returns starter Cora Beth Smith, who led the team with 88 assists, and averaged 10.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. Smith also could see some time as a shooting guard. Cora Beth is a senior, has been in our program for three years and will be counted on to run our team, Morris said. She definitely has the talent and leadership ability to take charge of our team and our offense. She probably knows our offense as 14

15 OUTLOOK well as anybody. Sophomore Taryn Towns saw extended playing time at point guard last year as well. Towns played in 27 of the team s 28 games, averaging 4.8 points and 3.0 rebounds per game as a freshman. She also dished out 40 assists for the season. Taryn had a tremendous freshman year, Morris said. She showed she can handle the pressure of the point guard position. I anticipate her playing more and being a bigger part of our rotation. Sophomore MaKenzie Spruiell returns after appearing in 24 games as a freshman. Spruiell scored 1.7 points per game last season. MaKenzie is coming back with some good experience, Morris said. But, this is a position where we will have an opportunity for some freshmen to be able to play. Freshman Megan Wilderotter comes to Samford from Dominican High School in New Orleans. Morris expects Wilderotter to contribute to the team right away. She has the ability, the toughness and the knowledge of our system to be able to come in and help us at the point guard position, Morris said. She can give us some much-needed depth. Newcomers Monica Maxwell and Karmen Smith could see a lot of time at the shooting guard position. Both of them have the ability to make the three and to create things, Morris said. Both are very good passers as well. FORWARDS Junior Tish Pilkerton returns to the team after starting every game last season. Pilkerton scored 6.5 points and pulled down 4.3 rebounds per game last season. Tish had a very good season last year, Morris said. She is our best all-around defender and the hardest worker on the team. Redshirt junior Chelsee Insell will be back after sitting out last season with a knee injury. Insell was second on the team in scoring and rebounding as a sophomore in Cora Beth, Chelsee, Tish and our freshman guards are all versatile, Morris said. They can all play the two and three positions. Morris said freshman Chika Okoli should be able to contribute as well. Chika can give us a versatile player at the three with her athletic ability, strength and size, Morris said. She will give us some diversity in terms of things she can do for our team. Alex Munday returns after missing most of the season. In , Munday Andrea Ward was named the OVC s Freshman of the Year, as she led the team in both scoring a rebounding. Munday can contribute to the team as a forward or post player. Senior Andrea Ward is coming off her best season so far. Last season, Ward played in 27 games, and averaged 3.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per game as a junior. A. J. [Ward] has become one of our toughest players physically and mentally, Morris said. We will be counting on that toughness and leadership for her senior season. Newcomer Courtney Alvey will also be counted on to contribute at the forward spot. POST At the post position, returners Veronica Pike and Munday will see a lot of playing time. Pike started 26 games for the Bulldogs last season. She averaged 9.8 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. Veronica Pike Veronica had an outstanding season last year, Morris said. She has developed into a consistent low post scorer and rebounder. Morris said that freshman Jennifer Elkins could contribute at the post position as well. I see her having an opportunity to get some quality minutes there with her size, Morris said. 15

16 ROSTER Front row (from left): MaKenzie Spruiell, Tish Pilkerton, Courtney Alvey, Veronica Pike, Alex Munday, Chelsee Insell, Megan Wilderotter. Back row (from left): Chika Okoli, Taryn Towns, Andrea Ward, Jennifer Elkins, Monica Maxwell, Cora Beth Smith, Karmen Smith. NO NAME POS HT CL HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 3 Chika Okoli F 5-9 Fr. Snellville, Ga./Brookwood HS 4 Andrea Ward G/F 5-10 RS-Sr. Brewton, Ala./T. R. Miller HS 10 Taryn Towns G 5-8 So. Memphis, Tenn./Bolton HS 12 Megan Wilderotter G 5-4 Fr. New Orleans, La./Dominican HS 13 Monica Maxwell G 5-8 Fr. Harvest, Ala./Sparkman HS 20 Cora Beth Smith G 5-7 Sr. Milton, Tenn./Oakland HS 22 Veronica Pike F 6-1 Jr. Nashville, Tenn./Franklin Road Academy 23 Tish Pilkerton G 5-9 Jr. Nashville, Tenn./Father Ryan HS 24 MaKenzie Spruiell G 5-9 So. Aubrey, Texas/Aubrey HS 30 Chelsee Insell G 5-9 RS-Jr. Gallatin, Tenn./Gallatin HS 32 Karmen Smith G 5-7 Fr. Oak Ridge, Tenn./Oak Ridge HS 33 Alex Munday F 6-0 RS-So. Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut HS 42 Courtney Alvey F 6-0 Fr. Jackson, Tenn./University School of Jackson 52 Jennifer Elkins F 6-2 Fr. Arlington, Texas/Mansfield-Timberview HS Head Coach: Mike Morris (Belhaven 92) Assistant Coaches: Shanna Cook (New Orleans 96) Latrice McLin (Florida State 98) Clarissa Tomlinson (Samford 00) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Chelsee Insell IN-sil Chika Okoli CHEE-kah Oh-COOL-ee MaKenzie Spruiell SPREW-el Megan Wilderotter WILL-duh-rotter Shanna Cook SHAW-nuh Taryn Towns TAH-ren 16