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1 Schedule and Results Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 7 St. Francis (Ill.) # W Nov. 16 IU Kokomo W Nov. 21 at Miami (Ohio) L Nov. 25 Grand Canyon W Nov. 28 at Bowling Green L Dec. 2 at Liberty L Dec. 3 at Longwood W Dec. 8 at Purdue L Dec. 10 Chicago State W Dec. 15 IU Northwest W Dec. 18 at Eastern Illinois W Dec. 21 Fort Wayne W Dec. 29 at Drake L Dec. 31 at UNI L Jan. 5 Illinois State* W Jan. 7 Bradley* L Jan. 12 Loyola* W Jan. 19 at Missouri State* L Jan. 21 at Southern Illinois* L Jan. 26 Evansville* W Jan. 28 Indiana State* L Feb. 2 at Bradley* L Feb. 4 at Illinois State* L Feb. 11 at Loyola* W Feb. 16 Southern Illinios* L 88-86(2ot) Feb. 18 Missouri State* L Feb. 23 at Indiana State* L Feb. 25 at Evansville* W March 1 UNI* L March 3 Drake* 3 p.m. March 8 vs. Loyola or Bradley# 4 p.m. March 9 vs. Drake# noon March 10 MVC Semifinal# 1:30 p.m. March 11 MVC Championship# 2 p.m. All times Central. Home games in bold and played at ARC # - at TaxSlayer Center in Moline, Ill. * - indicates Valley game # - indicates exhibition #MVCWBB Drake (22-7, 17-0 MVC) at Valparaiso (12-16, 5-12 MVC) Game No. 29 Saturday, March 3 3 p.m. CT (5,000) Valparaiso, Ind. Next Up in Crusader Basketball: What have Georgi Donchetz and Dani Franklin meant to Valparaiso women s basketball over the last four years? In a word everything. Two seniors who will, each in their own way, leave behind lasting legacies will take the floor for the final time on Saturday afternoon as Valpo hosts MVC regular season champion Drake. Donchetz and Franklin will be honored in a pregame ceremony that will begin at 2:43 p.m. and will address the audience along with head coach Tracey Dorow following the game. Last Time Out: The Crusaders couldn t overcome a 24-9 hole after one quarter and eventually fell to UNI on Thursday night at the ARC. Valpo was led in both scoring and rebounding by Bryce Blood as the freshman racked up 11 points and pulled down eight boards. Grace Hales hit double figures for the second straight game, finishing with 10 points. UNI shot 40 percent for the game, while the Crusaders were held to 31 percent shooting. Following the Crusaders: Saturday s game will air on The Valley on ESPN3 with Brian Jennings (play-by-play) and Renee Turpa (color commentary) on the call. Ben Ariano will provide the radio description on WVUR, 95.1 FM. Live stats will also be available. Head Coach Tracey Dorow: Tracey Dorow was named head coach of the Valparaiso women s basketball program in April of The season is her sixth in charge of Valpo s program. Dorow has led the Crusaders to a Horizon League tournament victory in four of her first five seasons at the helm. During the , and seasons, Valpo boasted three all-freshman team members, a Freshman of the Year, a Sixth Player of the Year, an all-league second-team honoree and an all-defensive team member. The Crusaders have enjoyed a significant uptick in all-league recognition under Dorow s watch, as they had three total league honors in the five seasons before that three-year span. Dorow arrived at Valpo after spending 14 seasons as the head coach at Ferris State University, guiding the Bulldogs to four NCAA Division II Tournament appearances, two Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) North Division championships, and four 20-win seasons. VALPO Women s Basketball

2 Series Notes: Playing without one starter due to injury and three other players due to illness, Valpo fell in the conference opener for both teams on Dec. 29 in Des Moines. Dani Franklin led the Crusaders in scoring by turning in nine points, while Marlee Profitt paced the squad in rebounds with six. Addison Stoller chipped in a season-high eight points off the bench for the Crusaders, who were held to 30.2 percent shooting. The last time Valpo hosted Drake was a noteworthy clash, as the Crusaders initially prevailed on Nov. 24, 1995, but the game was later ruled a forfeit in Drake s favor due to Valpo s use of an ineligible player. Drake holds a 3-0 record in the all-time series. Senior Day Success: Last year, Valpo sent out its seniors with a win over UIC in the regular season finale. Valpo is 3-2 on Senior Day in Tracey Dorow s time as head coach. The Georgi Donchetz File: The numbers don t do justice to what this two-year captain and four-year letter winner has meant to her team. So instead of stats, we ll use words those of head coach Tracey Dorow to attempt to provide insight on Donchetz s lasting impact. Nov. 14, 2017: Georgi is the heart and soul of our Valpo women s basketball program. She cares so deeply about her teammates and what they can accomplish. Our young players feed off her enthusiasm. Georgi is always willing to step into whatever role necessary. She knows all of the positions because her basketball IQ is super high. She knows why we re doing what we re doing. She bleeds Brown and Gold. She s all about Valpo; she s social with a purpose. Every time she faces an obstacle, she rises to the top. Dec. 19, 2016: She s grown in so many areas of her life. She wants to set an example for the rest of the players. She s never hoped to be a superstar, but she s always hoped to help us get to the top. Nov. 18, 2015: I will always admire the passion that Georgi has for people more than anything. She has the same passion for the game, but she also sees that the game is a means to an end. She uses the game to do things that she otherwise might not have the platform to do, like the Crusaders Fight Cancer initiative. Franklin s Farewell: After Saturday, the next time Valpo plays a home game it will do so without Dani Franklin on the court. That will mark first the time since Feb. 21, 2015 that Franklin hasn t been active for a Valpo game at the ARC. She s played in every home game in her career except that one, a loss to Youngstown State. In fact, that was the last time Franklin missed any game, home or road, as the next contest started a streak of 95 consecutive games played that remains intact today. Blood s Big Day: Bryce Blood became the first Valpo player other than Dani Franklin to lead the Crusaders in both scoring and rebounding when she racked up 11 points and pulled down eight boards on Thursday against UNI. Blood led the team in scoring for the first time in her collegiate career and paced the squad in rebounding for the fourth time this season and the first time since Jan. 12, when she pulled down 10 boards against Loyola. Tournament Talk: Drake has nailed down the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title and will be the No. 1 seed and favorite for next week s conference tournament in Moline, Ill. The Crusaders hope to meet the Bulldogs again next week, as the winner of a first-round game between Valpo and either Loyola or Bradley will play Drake in the second round of the tournament. The Crusaders open Hoops in the Heartland on Thursday, March 8 at 4 p.m. CT with Drake awaiting the winner of Valpo s first-round game on Friday, March 9 at noon. Valpo can nail down the No. 8 seed for the conference tournament with either a win or a Loyola loss to UNI on Saturday. The Crusaders will only slip to ninth if they lose and Loyola beats UNI. The Ramblers could move up to seventh, but it would take a Loyola win over UNI, a Bradley loss to Illinois State and Loyola to take the MVC strength of victory tiebreaker. That specific scenario is the only way Valpo would face Bradley instead of Loyola in the opening round. Tiebreaker Procedures: In the event of a tie in the conference standings, head-to-head will serve as the first tiebreaker. If there is still a tie, power rating using MVC games will be implemented, using the point system outlined below. Road Win Home Win 1st place team 20 pts. 19 pts. 2nd rd th th th th 8 7 8th 6 5 9th th 2 1 Crusaders Can Score: Valpo has taken a significant offensive leap this season as compared to recent years. With one game to go in the regular season, the Crusaders are averaging 66.5 points per game, over five points per game better than a year ago. If Valpo can keep its scoring average above 66.3, this will mark the team s highest scoring average since the campaign, when Valpo finished at Here s a year-by-year look at how this year s scoring average compares to recent seasons.

3 Year Ppg Rewriting the Record Book: As Dani Franklin gets set to play in her final home game in a Valpo uniform on Saturday, it s fitting to recognize how many places her name will appear in the Crusader program record book when her prolific four-year career is said and done. Franklin will finish in the Top 10 in program history in at least 11 different categories games played, total points, points per game, field goals made, field goals attempted, free throws made, 3-point field goals made, 3-point field goals attempted, rebounds, free-throw percentage and 3-point percentage. She has a strong chance to reach the Top 10 in two others free throws attempted and rebounds per game. Here s a look at where Franklin ranks in program history in various statistical categories entering Saturday. Category Value Rank Next Player to Pass (Value) Games Played 119 T-6th Schober/Bechtold/Braun (120) Points 1,674 2nd Debbie Bolen (2,008) Field Goals Made 620 2nd Debbie Bolen (718) FG Attempted 1,437 2nd Debbie Bolen (1,590) FT Made 255 6th Paige Freeman (272) 3-Point FG Made 179 4th Carrie Myers (215) 3-Point FG Attempted 487 4th Carrie Myers (538) Rebounds 695 6th Amber Schober (703) Rebounds Per Game 5.9 T-8th --- FT Percentage.873 1st Current record Launa Hochstetler, Point FG%.368 6th Katie Boone (.373) It doesn t end there for Franklin, who also has a chance to finish in the Top 10 in several single-season categories for the campaign. Category Value Rank Next Player to Pass (Value) Points 438 9th Lyn Swanson, (443) Points Per Game15.6 T-9th Sarrah Stricklett, (15.8) Field Goals Made 158 NR Lahti/Nieuwveen (161, T-10th) FG Attempted 420 6th Lyn Swanson (432) FT%.879 2nd Agnieszka Kulaga, (.886) More Milestones: Franklin is five rebounds away from becoming the first player in program history to eclipse both 1,500 career points and 700 career rebounds. Hamlet Enters Top 20: Junior Meredith Hamlet has made her way onto the program s all-time scoring list. She currently ranks 19th in program history with 932 career points. Aimee Litka ( ) is 18th at 944. In addition, Hamlet has made 149 career 3-pointers, and moved ahead of Betsy Adams ( ) for eighth in program history last week at Indiana State. Jamie Gutowski (Stangel) is seventh at 151. Gutowski (Stangel), the color commentator for Thursday s game on ESPN3, started the season in sixth but will likely finish the season in eighth after being passed by both Franklin and Hamlet. Hamlet Heats Up: Junior guard Meredith Hamlet has led the team in scoring seven times in the last 11 games and she s reached double figures in eight of those 11 contests. Hamlet is averaging a team-best 14.5 points per game in the last 11 games. In the first 17 games of the year, Hamlet s scoring average was Reaching New Heights - With last week s win over Evansville, the Crusaders have secured the program s highest win total since , when they finished at A win this weekend on Saturday would allow the Crusaders to achieve their highest conference win total since Valpo swept Loyola and Evansville this season, marking the first time they ve swept a conference foe since Butler in Valpo has its most road wins in a single season since the campaign. We Are Young: Although Valpo s top two scorers are senior Dani Franklin and junior Meredith Hamlet, this is still largely a youthful Crusader squad. Eight of Valpo s top 10 scorers are freshmen or sophomores and nine of the team s top 10 scorers are expected to be back next season. Nicole Konieczny, who ranks 16th nationally in free-throw percentage among true freshmen at 78.8, and Bryce Blood are fourth and fifth on the team in scoring, respectively. Freshmen contributing right away has been a theme for the Crusaders, who have two freshmen in their top five in scoring for the fourth straight season. Eye on the Future: A team that is returning nine of its top 10 scorers will also add two talented freshmen to the mix next year. Ilysse Pitts drained three 3s in the second half on Monday night, helping Montini to a win over Bolingbrook in the IHSA

4 Class 4A Lewis Supersectional. Valpo head coach Tracey Dorow was in attendance. Pitts is expected to be a force on the defensive end when she joins the Crusaders. Shay Frederick, a three-star recruit according to ESPN, started her state tournament in Wisconsin this week. Frederick shattered the Hortonville career scoring record among both boys and girls earlier this season. Maya Makes Progress: In addition to accounting for two of the most noteworthy achievements by any Crusader this season making SportsCenter s Top 10 with a buzzer-beater to tie a game against Southern Illinois on Feb. 16 and shattering a program record with 16 assists against IU Northwest on Dec. 15, Maya Meredith has made many other key contributions for the Crusaders this season. Her statistical progress from her freshman year to sophomore year is impressive Points PG Minutes PG FG% Point FG% Assists Single-Season Record Book Watch, 2018 Edition: In addition to Dani Franklin s aforementioned milestones, there are several other individual and team categories that could gain a new member in the program record book this season. - Hales holds a 3-point percent of.410, a mark that would rank ninth in single-season program history if the season ended today. She currently ranks second in the MVC. - As a team, the Crusaders hold a free-throw percentage of.765. This year s team is in position to finish second in program history for free-throw percentage behind at.776. Currently second is at Valpo has cracked the program s Top 10 for blocked shots in a season. The Crusaders have blocked 92 shots, which is now 10th in program history. The team is ninth with 95. Champions in Classroom: On Feb. 21, Dani Franklin became the second Crusader to win the MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week award this season, joining Meredith Hamlet (Dec. 20). The following majors are represented on Valpo s roster: engineering, healthcare leadership, public relations, education, business marketing, exercise physiology, biomechanical engineering, biology, pre-law, physician assistant program and finance. The Crusaders feature 11 players with GPAs better than 3.0. Inside the Bulldogs - Have won 39 straight MVC regular season games, the longest conference winning streak in the history of The Valley. - Last Valley regular season loss was Feb. 19, 2016 at UNI. - Coming off a win over Loyola on Thursday night, a game that saw the Bulldogs score 20+ points in all three quarters, including 31 in the second. Loyola actually led after one quarter. Becca Hittner led five Bulldogs in double figures with 25 points. - Hittner leads Drake in scoring at 15.8 points per game, while Sara Rhine is averaging 15.3 points and a team-high 6.1 rebounds per contest. Samme Bachrodt (10.5) and Maddy Dean (10.1) are also scoring in double figures. - Have won 20 or more games each of the last four seasons. - Clinched back-to-back MVC regular season titles for the first time since and A Look Back at Valpo had the biggest jump from the first half of league play to the second of any Horizon League squad. In first matchups against Horizon League opponents, Valpo went 0-9 before going 4-5 in second meetings. The plus-four win turnaround was the best in the Horizon League. No other team was better than plus-two. - The Crusaders have now captured league tournament wins in five of the last six seasons. - Valpo went 4-4 over its final eight games of the regular season, its best eight-game finish to a season of the Tracey Dorow era. - Dani Franklin was named to the all-league second-team, becoming the first Valpo player to make the Horizon League first or second team since Tabitha Gerardot in The Crusaders had an all-league representative and an alldefensive team member in the same season for the first time since joining the Horizon League. - Franklin finished the season with 559 points, which ranks second in program history for points in a single year. Debbie Bolen s season (638) is the program record. - Franklin finished the season at 18.0 points per game, ranking fifth in program history for single-season scoring average. She also shot 85.8 percent at the free-throw line, the second-best single-season free throw percentage in program history. - Hannah Schaub completed the season with 134 assists, ranking seventh in program history for assists in a single season. - The Crusaders had twice as many wins in February (four) than they had in December and January combined (two). Inside the Roster - Valpo has nine players on the roster listed at 6-foot or taller. This is the most players listed at 6-foot or taller on the roster in program history. Previously, the most was eight in and Valpo has had five freshmen on the roster each of the last two

5 seasons. Prior to , the Crusaders hadn t featured five true freshmen since This year s team has 10 freshmen, redshirt freshmen and sophomores, the most since the season. - In addition to five true freshmen, two redshirt freshmen and three sophomores, the Crusaders feature three juniors and two seniors. - This year s version of the Crusaders includes four Indiana natives. This marks the most Hoosiers on the team since the season. - Three others are from Illinois, three from Ohio, two from Minnesota, one from Michigan, one from Iowa and one from Wisconsin. Seven states are represented on the Valpo roster. - Freshman Ella Ellenson (Rice Lake, Wis.) is the first Valpo player from Wisconsin since Sarah Ott (Chippewa Falls, Wis.) in Meredith Hamlet - Led Valpo in scoring for the seventh time in the last nine games with 13 points on Feb. 23 at Indiana State. - After being held scoreless for the first three quarters, became the first Valpo player to score 19 points in a single quarter in the fourth on Feb. 11 at Loyola, lifting the Crusaders to a come-frombehind victory. - Led Valpo in scoring for the third time in four games on Feb. 4 at Illinois State, turning in 17 points off the bench. - Was the lone Crusader in double figures on Feb. 2 at Bradley, finishing with 13 points. - Made her way into double figures for the fourth consecutive game with a team-high 18 on Jan. 26 against Evansville. - In double figures for the third straight game with a team-high 19 points on Jan. 21 vs. Southern Illinois. That marked the first time Hamlet led the team in scoring since Dec. 15 and the fifth time this season she s done so. - Reached double figures for the first time since Dec. 15 on Jan. 7 against Bradley by scoring 16 points, seven of which came in the fourth quarter. Had four straight double-figure performances from Dec. 3-15, then five straight games out of double figures from Dec. 18 to Jan Named the Enterprise Bank MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week on Dec. 20 after matching a career high in scoring against IU Northwest. Became the first Valpo student-athlete in any sport to win the weekly honor, given to someone who excels both academically and athletically. - Fouled out for the first time in her Valpo career on Dec. 21 against Fort Wayne. - Handed out a career-high six assists on Dec. 18 at Eastern Illinois. - Reached 29 points in a game for the third straight season on Dec. 15 against IU Northwest, setting a season high and matching her career watermark. - Only player on Valpo s roster who has scored more than 25 points in a single game in each of the last three seasons. - Since the start of the season, there have been 11 occasions where a Valpo player has hit 5 or more 3-pointers in a game. Hamlet has accounted for seven of those occasions, while Dani Franklin and Hannah Schaub have a pair of five 3-pointer games apiece. - Has six career games scoring 20 points or more, and the first five came away from the ARC. Had her first home game with 20+ points on Dec. 15 against IU Northwest. - Had five made 3s on Dec. 8 at Purdue, all in the first half. Scored 19 points in the game, all coming before halftime. Became the first Crusader with a 19-point half this season and the first Valpo player to hit five 3s in one half since she did so at Northern Kentucky on Dec. 3, Poured in 25 points on Dec. 3 at Longwood, making a career-high nine free throws. - Posted a team-high 14 points, the 25th double-figure scoring game of her Valpo career, on Nov. 21 at Miami (Ohio). Followed by scoring 14 more in Valpo s win over Grand Canyon on Nov Started in Valpo s season opener for the third consecutive year. - Reached the 500-point plateau for her collegiate career as only a sophomore on Jan. 14, 2016 at Youngstown State. - Posted her first career double-double on Jan. 14, 2016 at Youngstown State, matching a career high with 29 points while shattering personal bests in rebounds (10) and made field goals (12). That game marked the 23rd time in program history a player has made 12 field goals or more in a single game. - Dished out a career-best seven assists on Jan. 22, 2017 at Wright State. - Began her collegiate career with a streak of 52 consecutive starts without missing a game, which was snapped on Feb. 2, 2017 against Youngstown State. - Exploded for 29 points at Northern Kentucky on Dec. 30, Went 10-of-11 shooting, the third-highest single-game field goal percentage in program history. - Made a game-winning layup at the buzzer to beat Chicago State on Nov. 16, Made 69 3-pointers as a freshman, tying for the fifth most in a single season in school history. In addition, she set the record for the most 3-pointers by a freshman. - Was Valpo s leading returning scorer in after scoring 10.6 points per game in During her sophomore campaign, averaged 9.0 ppg. - Named to Horizon League all-freshman team in Reached double figures in scoring 16 times as a freshman and nine times during her sophomore season. - Third Hamlet to play under Dorow as sisters Elizabeth ( ) and Annemarie ( & ) both concluded their careers with the Crusaders.

6 Dani Franklin - Was named the MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week on Feb Had her fourth double-double of the season with 17 points and 13 rebounds on Feb. 18 vs. Missouri State. - Posted a season-high 31 points in a double overtime loss to Southern Illinois on Feb. 16. Matched her career high with 12 made field goals in that game. It marked the third time in her career Franklin has scored more than 30 points in a contest. - Has scored in double figures 17 times and led the team in scoring on 11 occasions this season. - Had her third double-double of the year and second in a three-game stretch on Feb. 4 at Illinois State, pulling down 13 rebounds to go along with 15 points. - Had her second double-double of the season and the 11th of her career on Jan. 28 with 16 points and 16 rebounds vs. Indiana State. The 16 boards marked a season high and equaled her career best that was reached on two prior occasions. - Usurped Sarrah Stricklett (1,498) for second in program history in career scoring with her 14 points on Jan. 12 vs. Loyola. She also became the second player in program history to reach 1,500 career points, joining the legendary Debbie Bolen (2,008) as the only players in program history to reach 1,500 points. - Moved into third place on Valpo s all-time scoring list with her team-high 18 points on Dec. 31 at UNI, a game that took place in her home state of Iowa. - Did not attempt a 3 in the Dec. 31 game at UNI, the first time Franklin has played in a game and not tried a 3 since March 10, 2016, a Horizon League Tournament game against Detroit her sophomore season. - Had her second straight 10 field goal performance and a seasonhigh 28 points on Dec. 18 at Eastern Illinois, a game that also saw her pull down a team-high eight rebounds and reach career highs in assists (five) and steals (five). - Had a season-high 10 made field goals on Dec. 15 against IU Northwest, scoring 23 points. - Has now reached the following milestones 1,000 career points, 500 career rebounds and 500 career made field goals. She s joined in that elite group by Debbie Bolen, Jeanette Gray and Sarrah Stricklett as the only players in Valpo history to achieve all three of those feats. - Had her first double-double of the season and the 10th of her career on Dec. 10 against Chicago State, pulling down a season-high 11 rebounds to go along with 24 points. - After being held to four points at Liberty on Dec. 2 and six through three quarters on Dec. 3 at Longwood, had an 11-point fourth quarter to help the Crusaders fend off the Lancers. - Started her senior season with a game-high 26 points against IU Kokomo. She knocked down nine field goals in the win, including four 3s. - Moved into fourth in program history in career scoring with her 23-point output on Nov. 25 against Grand Canyon. This marked the 17th time in Franklin s Crusader career that she scored 20 points or more. - As a junior, led the team in scoring (18.0 ppg), rebounding (7.8 ppg), 3-point percentage (.430), free-throw percentage (.858) and steals (35). - Became the first Valpo player in the last 23 years to score 500 points in a single season in Finished the season with 559 total points, the second most in program history. - Scored the 1,000th point of her Valpo career on Jan. 17, 2017 at Green Bay, becoming the 14th player in program history to join the 1,000-point club. - Enters her senior season with 1,236 career points, which already ranks sixth in program history. - Her free-throw percentage was the second-best single-season free throw percentage in program history. - Had as many double-doubles in a five-game stretch from Jan , 2017 as she did in the first 73 games of her collegiate career. - Got to the free-throw line more as a junior than she did in her first two collegiate seasons combined. Went 10-for-10 at the free-throw line on Jan. 28 at UIC, becoming the 10th player in program history to go perfect at the foul stripe with at least 10 attempts in a game. - Set a career high and notched Valpo s best individual scoring performance since 1992 and fifth-best in program history with 34 points at Stetson on Nov. 12, Only two players in program history had reached the 34-point mark before Franklin. Debbie Bolen did so three times, while Stephanie Greer owns the all-time single-game scoring record with 39 in Scored 33 points on Dec. 3, 2016 against Eastern Illinois, finishing one shy of a career high. She became just the third player in program history who has scored 33 points or more in at least two games. Matched a career best with 12 made field goals Horizon League Freshman of the Year, Horizon League Sixth Player of the Year, All-Horizon League Second Team, team s Sixth Player of the Year in and , team s MVP and co- Most Improved Player in Shot 43.3 percent from 3-point range as a freshman in , the fourth best single-season mark in program history. Now owns two of the Top 5 single-season 3-point field goal percentage marks. - As a junior, increased her scoring average from the previous year by nearly eight points, boosted her 3-point percentage by nearly 12 percent and over doubled her number of total

7 rebounds and made free throws from the previous season. - Made 199 field goals as a junior, tied for third in program history. - Finished in double-figure scoring in 28 of the team s 31 games last season, leading the squad in scoring on 23 occasions. Caitlin Morrison - Equaled a career high with four steals on Feb. 2 at Bradley. - Had a career-high four steals and knocked down a career-best five field goals while scoring a season-high 10 points on Jan. 26 vs. Evansville. - Had her fifth multiple-block game of the season on Jan. 7, swatting a pair of shots in the game against Bradley. - Did not play on Dec. 29 at Drake or Dec. 31 at UNI due to an injury. Returned to the court and to the starting lineup on Jan. 5 vs. Illinois State. - Knocked down a pair of 3s on Dec. 18 at Eastern Illinois, her first game this season with multiple makes from beyond the arc. - Swatted a career-high five shots on Nov. 25 against Grand Canyon, including a block of a 3-point try that would have tied the game with less than 10 seconds left. Previously hadn t had more than two blocks in any game in her career. - Squeezed a career-high 10 rebounds on Nov. 21 at Miami, five of which came in the first quarter. - Established career watermarks in assists (four) and steals (three) in Valpo s season opener against IU Kokomo. - Reached double figures for the first time in her Valpo career with 10 points on 4-of-9 shooting against Grace College on Dec. 10, Matched her season high in rebounds and established her season high in scoring in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament, posting 11 points and eight boards to help the Crusaders to a victory over Youngstown State. - Named the team s Rookie of the Year in Father Scott Morrison is a former Valparaiso men s basketball player. Nicole Konieczny - Had a stretch of three straight games in double figures that ended with her fifth career double-figure output on Jan. 19 at Missouri State. - Had her fourth career double-figure scoring output on Jan. 12 vs. Loyola, scoring 12 points as one of five Crusaders in double figures against the Ramblers. That was her second straight game in double figures, the first time in her young collegiate career she s had double figures in back-to-back contests. Also pulled down a career-high five rebounds against the Ramblers. - Set new career highs in points (18), made field goals (6) and made 3-pointers (3) on Jan. 7 vs. Bradley. - Reached double figures for the second time in her Crusader career on Dec. 21 against Fort Wayne, scoring 12 points. - Ranks second in The Valley in assists at 4.2 per game, behind only Evansville s Kerri Gasper (4.4). - Was two assists shy of a double-double on Nov. 28 at Bowling Green, finishing with personal bests in both points (13) and assists (eight). - Became the first Crusader to have eight or more assists and score double figures in the same game since Jessica Carr posted a double-double of 13 points and 11 assists on Jan. 21, 2015 in a loss at Milwaukee. - Made her first career start on Nov. 25 against Grand Canyon and dished out seven assists while scoring eight points to lift Valpo to an win. - Handed out six assists in the first road game of her career on Nov. 21 at Miami. - Had six points in her collegiate debut on Nov. 16 against IU Kokomo. - Named a Indiana All-Star, earning a place on the 13-player roster. - Led South Bend St. Joseph to the Indiana Class 3A state title, averaging 14.4 points per game and 3.1 assists per game during her senior season. - Helped the Indians finish her senior campaign with a 26-2 record. - Started her prep career at LaPorte, approximately 20 miles from Valpo, before transferring to South Bend St. Joseph before her junior season. Bryce Blood - Led the team in scoring for the first time this season and became the first Crusader other than Dani Franklin to lead the team in both scoring and rebounding this season on March 1 against UNI, posting 11 points and eight rebounds. - Had her second double-double of the season on Jan. 12 vs. Loyola with 12 points and 10 boards. That marked the team s third doubledouble of the year. It was her fourth career double-figure scoring output, first since Dec. 15 (vs. IU Northwest) and second against a Division-I opponent. - Made all four field-goal attempts while finishing as one of four Crusaders in double figures (10 points) on Dec. 15 against IU Northwest. - Matched a season high with five made field goals an efficient 5-of-6 shooting on Dec. 3 at Longwood on her way to 11 points, one of three Crusaders in double figures. - Contributed nine points including 5-of-5 at the free-throw line on Nov. 28 at Bowling Green, a game played close to her hometown of Toledo. - Chipped in nine points and five rebounds in a win over Grand Canyon on Nov. 25.

8 - Became the first Crusader since 2008 with a double-double in a season opener by scoring 13 points and grabbing 13 boards in her collegiate debut on Nov. 16 against IU Kokomo. - Won over 20 regional and national titles over a five-year span while playing for the SMAC Ballers AAU program. - Finished fourth on her school s all-time scoring list with 931 points, while finishing as the program s all-time leader in both rebounds (767) and blocks (181). Grace Hales - Pulled down a career-high nine rebounds and finished one board shy of a double-double on Feb. 11 at Loyola. - Enjoyed her fourth straight double-figure game with 10 points on Jan. 26 vs. Evansville. - Matched a career-high by burying four triples on Jan. 21 at Southern Illinois, finishing the game with 16 points. - Had a banner-day on Jan. 12 vs. Loyola, leading the team in scoring for the second time this season with a career-high 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting. Reached double figures for the sixth time this year and the first since Dec. 18 at Eastern Illinois after five straight games out of double figures. - Made her first start of the season and the second of her career on Dec. 29 at Drake. - Returned to double figures with 13 points on Dec. 18 at Eastern Illinois, her fifth double-figure game this season. After starting the season with four double-figure performances in her first five games, she had been held out of double figures in four straight. - Hit seven straight 3-point attempts on Dec. 2 at Liberty and Dec. 3 at Longwood, going 4-for-4 against the Flames before knocking down her first three triples against the Lancers. Scored a career-high 14 points at Liberty, the only Crusader in double figures in that game. - Only Crusader who scored double figures in each of Valpo s first three games. That marked the first time in the sophomore s Valpo career that she has reached double figures in scoring in three straight. - Drained a career-high four 3-pointers to finish with 12 points on Nov. 21 at Miami (Ohio). - Made a career-high five field goals while scoring 12 points one shy of a career best in the season-opening win over IU Kokomo. Hales reached double figures for the sixth time in her career. - Knocked down three 3s in her Crusader debut, becoming the first player to do so since Annemarie Hamlet in Hales became the first freshman to pour in three 3s in a season opener in the last decade. - Had a streak of 21 straight made free throws that spanned three different months during her freshman year. Finished the season second on the team in free-throw percentage at Scored nine points at Stetson on Nov. 12, 2016, marking the third straight year a Valpo freshman has scored nine points or more on opening night. - Opened conference play in style with a career-high 13 points on Dec. 29, 2016 at Detroit Mercy, her second consecutive game in double figures. - Led her team in scoring for the first time in her Valpo career on Feb. 16, 2017 against Oakland. Was the only Crusader in double figures, posting 11 points in the defeat. Scored seven of the team s 13 second-quarter points. - Father Ross played football and basketball at Indiana University. Maya Meredith - Hit a buzzer-beater from nearly half court to send the Feb. 16 game against Southern Illinois to overtime. That shot was No. 9 on the next morning s SportsCenter Top Had a career night in that Feb. 16 game against the Salukis, scoring a career-high 14 points while also setting career watermarks for field goals made (5) and steals (3). - Had nine points on Feb. 2 at Bradley before fouling out for the first time in her career. - Matched a career high with two blocks on Jan. 26 vs. Evansville. - Set a career-high with five rebounds on Dec. 31 at UNI while reaching double figures in scoring for the fourth time this season with 10 points and matching career highs for made field goals (4) and made 3-pointers (2). - Scored in double figures for the third time this season after not doing so at all a year ago by posting 11 points on Dec. 18 at Eastern Illinois. - Shattered a program-record that had stood since 1992 in her first career start by dishing out 16 assists on Dec. 15 against IU Northwest. She became the 10th player in Missouri Valley Conference history to reach 16 assists, a mark that ranks tied for sixth in the conference s prestigious history. She also became the second player in the nation with a 16+ assist game this season. - Had 10 of her career-high 12 points in the fourth quarter of a win over Chicago State on Dec Made a pair of impressive blocks on Dec. 8 at Purdue. - Knocked down a pair of 3s in a game for the first time in her Crusader career and finished with 11 points on Nov. 28 at Bowling Green. - Played 13 minutes in Valpo s season opener against IU Kokomo, scoring four points. - Notched her first-career made basket against a Division-I opponent on Jan. 14, 2017 at Youngstown State. Did so in style, finishing an important layup despite being fouled. - Scored seven points on Feb. 16, 2017 against Oakland, a season high. Shattered her previous best of four. Also dished out a career-high four assists in 26 minutes, the most playing time she received in a game during her freshman season. Allison Schofield

9 - Scored a season-high four points on Jan. 28 vs. Indiana State. - One of three Crusaders who did not play due to illness on Dec. 29 at Drake. Also sat out the Dec. 31 game at UNI due to illness. - Made a key steal that led to a fast-break 3-pointer by Dani Franklin in a five-point win over Grand Canyon on Nov Knocked down the only shot she attempted at Miami on Nov Set what was at the time a career high with eight points including two made 3s on Dec. 4, 2016 against Notre Dame. - Notched a career-high 15 points and led the team in scoring in the final game of the season, a Horizon League Tournament matchup with Green Bay. She went 4-for-4 from 3-point range in that contest. Addison Stoller - Made her first career start on Feb. 4 at Illinois State. - Had a strong second quarter on Jan. 19 at Missouri State, scoring six points off the bench in that quarter alone on 2-of-2 shooting and 2-of-2 at the free-throw line. - Did not play on Jan. 5 vs. Illinois State, Jan. 7 vs. Bradley due to illness or Jan. 12 vs. Loyola due to illness. - Pulled down a season-high four rebounds on Dec. 31 at UNI. - Poured in a season-high eight points on Dec. 29 at Drake, making four field goals in a single game for the first time in her collegiate career. - Played in her first game in over a calendar year on Dec. 2 at Liberty, scoring her first basket of the season by converting a layup despite being fouled. - Played in the first five games of the season before suffering a season-ending knee injury on Nov. 25 vs. Liberty. - Had her best performance of the year in her return to her hometown area on Nov. 19 at Illinois State, turning in nine points and seven rebounds. - Received the team s Hardest Worker Award. Marlee Profitt - Made her first career start on Feb. 4 at Illinois State. - Scored 10 points, her highest career total against a Division-I team, while also gobbling up eight rebounds on Jan. 26 vs. Evansville. - Shattered her previous rebounding career high before halftime and had nine boards (eight in the first half) to lead the team on Jan. 21 at Southern Illinois. - Had three made field goals on Jan. 7 vs. Bradley, equaling her most against a Division-I team this season. - Led the team in rebounds for the first time in her collegiate career on Dec. 29 with six, which marked a career high. - Reached double figures for the first time in her Valpo career on Dec. 15 against IU Northwest, racking up 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting. - Set then career highs in points (nine) and rebounds (six) on Nov. 21 at Miami (Ohio), knocking down all three of her attempts from the floor while going 3-of-4 at the line. - Scored the first field goal of her collegiate career in Valpo s season opener against IU Kokomo, a memorable coast-to-coast layup. Also hauled in a career-high five rebounds in that contest. - Played in two games during her first season on campus before missing the bulk of the season due to an injury. - Rattled off 17.6 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.2 steals and 1.5 blocks in her final prep campaign with the Highland (Ohio) Hornets. Ella Ellenson - Had a career-high nine rebounds to lead the team in that area on Feb. 25 at Evansville. - Matched a career high with seven rebounds on Feb. 23 at Indiana State. - Had 10 points in just 11 minutes off the bench on Feb. 18 vs. Missouri State. - Scored a career-high 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting on Jan. 26 vs. Evansville. - Squeezed a career-high seven rebounds on Jan. 7 vs. Bradley, leading the team for the first time in her collegiate career. Played 18 minutes in that game, eclipsing her previous season high of Reached double figures for the first time in her collegiate career on Dec. 21 against Fort Wayne, scoring 10 points. - Knocked down her first career 3-pointer on Dec. 15 against IU Northwest. - Contributed six points and six rebounds in the first game of her collegiate career, the season opener against IU Kokomo. - Was a four-year starter and two-year captain at Rice Lake High School, where she was named to the WBCA All-State Game and Border Battle All-Star Game. - Brother Wally played basketball in the NBL of Canada in and made the all-rookie team. - Brother Ellwood is finishing up student teaching at Valley City State University, N.D., where he was the captain of the basketball team and a track athlete. - Brother Henry is a Detroit Pistons forward and former Marquette standout. Taylor Richards - Had the first multiple-rebound game of her career on Jan. 28 vs. Indiana State. - Made her first career basket and finished the game 3-of-3 shooting for seven points on Dec. 15 against IU Northwest. - Scored the first point of her collegiate career on Dec. 2 at Liberty with a made free throw. - Made her collegiate debut on Nov. 16 against IU Kokomo, playing eight minutes. - Averaged 14 points, 4.5 assists, 3 steals and 3.5 rebounds per game during her senior year at Chippewa.

10 - Helped her team compile a record during her four years of high school basketball, including a 55-1 mark in league play. -Helped her team win league titles in all four seasons. Georgi Donchetz - Had season highs in points (8) and rebounds (5) on Jan. 26 vs. Evansville. Made the basket that put Valpo over the 100-point mark against a Division I team for the first time since Made two field goals on Jan. 7 vs. Bradley, a season high as she was playing in just her fifth game of the year after missing the first 10 games with a knee injury. - Made her first start of the season on Dec. 31 at UNI. - Scored her first points of the season on Dec. 29 at Drake, accumulating four points against the Bulldogs. - Made her season debut on Dec. 21 against Fort Wayne and led the team in rebounds with four. - Played in the exhibition game against St. Francis (Ill.), but then suffered an injury that cost her the first 10 games of the season. - Had a breakout junior season in , playing in 28 games and making eight starts for the Crusaders. Finished the season with over 50 assists after having four total assists in her first two collegiate seasons. - Garnered the team s Fountain Award in both and That honor is given annually to the player who most raises the team s energy level. - Shared the team s Most Improved Player with Dani Franklin in Had a career-high seven assists in the season opener on Nov. 12, 2016 at Stetson. - Reached double-figure scoring for the first time in her collegiate career with 10 at Notre Dame on Dec. 4, 2016, her first of four double-figure games. - Made the first start of her collegiate career on Dec. 19, 2016 against Bradley and scored seven points in 20 minutes. - Led the team in rebounding for the first time in her Valpo career with a careerhigh eight on Dec. 29, 2016 at Detroit Mercy. Also surpassed the 100-point mark for her career in that game. - After making four 3-pointers in her first 18 games of the season, knocked down five triples in a three-game span from Jan. 22 to Feb Enjoyed the most productive game of her Valpo career with 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting on Feb. 2, 2017 against Youngstown State. Also grabbed four rebounds and handed out four assists. Had a career-high three 3-pointers in the victory. turnover ratio (1.5) and 11th in assists per game (3.3). - Scored a season-high 12 points on Jan. 31, 2017 at UIC, her only time in double figures during her sophomore season. Matched a career-high by knocking down five shots in that game. - Went 5-for-7 from beyond the arc on Nov. 28, 2015 against Northern Colorado, tying for the 10th best Hannah Schaub - Will miss the remainder of the season with an injury. - Started in Valpo s season opener for the third consecutive year. - Led the team in assists in 18 games during her sophomore season. Her 134 assists in ranked seventh in program history and were the most by any Crusader in the last 17 years. - Entered her junior season already 17th in program history in career assists with 235. Needs four assists to pass Jeanette Gray ( ) for 16th on the career list and 12 to surpass her former teammate Lexi Miller ( ) for 15th. - Finished the season ranked eighth in the Horizon League in assists/

11 MVC Standings MVC Overall Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Drake Missouri State UNI Southern Illinois Indiana State Illinois State Bradley Valparaiso Loyola Evansville Valpo All-Time vs. Drake All-time Series: 3-0 Drake at UNI: 2-0 Drake at Valparaiso: 1-0 Drake at Neutral: 0-0 Current Streak: Drake W3 Last 10: --- Date Site Result Dec. 29, 2017 Des Moines, Iowa L Nov. 24, 1995 Valparaiso, Ind. W 80-79* Dec. 4, 1994 Des Moines, Iowa L *Game won by Valpo, later declared forfeit Around the MVC (All times Central) Thursday, March 1 UNI 76, Valpo 53 Southern Illinois 54, Indiana State 43 Missouri State 97, Evansville 51 Drake 97, Loyola 53 Saturday, March 3 UNI at Loyola, 1 p.m. Evansville at Southern Illinois, 2 p.m. Illinois State at Bradley, 2 p.m. Indiana State at Missouri State, 2 p.m. Drake at Valpo, 3 p.m. MVC Tournament Thursday, March 8 Valpo vs. Loyola or Bradley, 4 p.m. Evansville vs. Loyola/Bradley/Illinois St, 7 p.m. Friday, March 9 Drake vs. TBD, noon Southern Illinois vs. Indiana State, 2:30 p.m. Missouri State vs. TBD, 6 p.m. UNI vs. Illinois State or Bradley, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 10 Semifinal #1, 1:30 p.m. Semifinal #2, 4 p.m. Sunday, March 11 Championship, 2 p.m. Superlatives Double Doubles Bryce Blood - 13 points, 13 rebounds vs. IU Kokomo (11/16/17) Dani Franklin - 23 points, 11 rebounds vs. Chicago St. (12/10/17) Bryce Blood - 12 points, 10 rebounds vs. Loyola (1/12/18) Dani Franklin - 16 points, 16 rebounds vs. Indiana State (1/28/18) Dani Franklin - 15 points, 13 rebounds at Illinois State (2/4/18) Dani Franklin - 17 points, 13 rebounds vs. Missouri State (2/18/18) Double Digit Scoring (# of games) Franklin 20, Hamlet 16, Hales 12, Konieczny 6, Meredith 5, Blood 5, Ellenson 3, Profitt 2, Morrison 1 Double Digit Rebounding (# of games) Franklin 5, Blood 2, Morrison 1 Media Relations Information Requests to cover home women s basketball games should be made through Brandon Vickrey, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations, by contacting or. Press row seating is available at the ARC for working media only. Updated statistics and notes from both schools will be available in the media room. During the week, all player and coach interview requests should be directed to Brandon Vickrey. Media planning to attend practice should call ahead to confirm practice time. Game-day interviews prior to the contest are not permitted. Coach Dorow and requested players will be available following the game in the media room.

12 Double-Digit Scoring Performers IU Kokomo: Dani Franklin 26, Bryce Blood 13, Grace Hales 12 Miami (OH): Meredith Hamlet 14, Grace Hales 12 Grand Canyon: Dani Franklin 23, Meredith Hamlet 14, Grace Hales 10 Bowling Green: Dani Franklin 17, Nicole Konieczny 13, Maya Meredith 11 Liberty: Grace Hales 14 Longwood: Meredith Hamlet 25, Dani Franklin 18, Bryce Blood 11 Purdue: Meredith Hamlet 17 Chicago State: Dani Franklin 23, Maya Meredith 12, Meredith Hamlet 10 IU Northwest: Hamlet 29, Franklin 23, Profitt 11, Blood 10 Eastern Illinios: Dani Franklin 28, Grace Hales 13, Maya Meredith 11 Fort Wayne: Dani Franklin 19, Nicole Konieczny 12, Ella Ellenson 10 Drake: None UNI: Dani Franklin 18, Maya Meredith 10 Illinois State: Dani Franklin 17 Bradley: Nicole Konieczny 18, Meredith Hamlet 16, Dani Franklin 10 Loyola: Grace Hales 15, Dani Franklin 14, Bryce Blood 12, Nicole Konieczny 12, Meredith Hamlet 10 Missouri State: Dani Franklin 14, Grace Hales 12, Nicole Konieczny 11 Southern Illinois: Meredith Hamlet 19, Dani Franklin 13, Grace Hales 12 Evansville: Meredith Hamlet 18, Dani Franklin 13, Ella Ellenson 13, Grace Hales 10, Caitlin Morrison 10, Marlee Profitt 10 Indiana State: Dani Franklin 16 Bradley: Meredith Hamlet 13 Illinois State: Meredith Hamlet 17, Dani Franklin 15 Loyola: Meredith Hamlet 19, Grace Hales 13, Nicole Konieczny 11 Southern Illinois: Franklin 31, Hamlet 17, Meredith 14 Missouri State: Hamlet 20, Franklin 17, Ellenson 10 Indiana State: Hamlet 13 Evansville: Franklin 24, Hales 13 UNI: Blood 11, Hales 10 Playing at home 8-5 Playing on the road 4-11 Playing at a neutral site 0-0 Outrebounding opponents 9-6 Outrebounded by opponents 2-10 Rebounds Tied 1-0 Leading at halftime 10-1 Tied at halftime 0-1 Trailing at halftime 2-14 Playing overtime 0-0 Playing in November 2-2 Playing in December 5-4 Playing in January 3-4 Playing in February 2-5 Playing in March 0-1 Playing on Sunday 4-4 Playing on Monday 1-0 Playing on Tuesday 0-2 Playing on Wednesday 0-0 Playing on Thursday 2-1 Playing on Friday 4-6 Playing on Saturday 1-1 Valpo When.. Playing at night (5 p.m. or later local) 6-10 Playing during the day (before 4:59 p.m.) 6-6 Better FG% than opponents 10-2 Worse FG% than opponents 2-14 Better FT% than opponents 12-5 Worse FT% than opponents 0-11 Fewer turnovers than opponents 9-3 More turnovers than opponents 3-13 Scoring 80 or more points 5-1 Scoring points 3-1 Scoring points 3-5 Scoring fewer than 60 points 1-9 Opponents score 80 points or more 0-6 Opponents score points 1-4 Opponents score points 4-6 Opponents score fewer than 60 points 7-0 Game decided by 5 points or fewer 1-1 Game decided by 6-10 points 3-3 Game decided by points 3-4 Game decided by more than 15 points 5-8 Among the MVC Leaders Individual Leaders (Top 10) Category Player Rate Rank Scoring Dani Franklin rd Scoring Meredith Hamlet th Rebounding Dani Franklin 6.9 4th Assists/G Nicole Konieczny 3.2 5th FT% Dani Franklin nd FT% Meredith Hamlet th 3pt% Grace Hales nd Blocks/G Caitlin Morrison 1.3 4th A/TO Ratio Nicole Konieczny 1.6 3rd Offensive RPG Dani Franklin 1.9 8th Offensive RPG Bryce Blood th Defensive RPG Dani Franklin 5.0 4th Team Leaders (Top 3) Category Rate Rank Scoring Offense rd Free Throw Percentage nd 3-point Percentage Defense rd Rebounding Offense rd

13 Valparaiso Women s Basketball Roster # Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School (Prev. School) 0 Maya Meredith G 5-7 So. Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral 2 Meredith Hamlet G 5-8 Jr. McBain, Mich./McBain 3 Hannah Schaub G 5-6 Jr. Brooklyn Park, Minn./Park Center 11 Georgi Donchetz G 5-10 Sr. Savage, Minn./Burnsville 12 Addison Stoller G/F 6-0 R-Fr. Cissna Park, Ill./Cissna Park 13 Ella Ellenson F 6-2 Fr. Rice Lake, Wis./Rice Lake 14 Marlee Profitt F 6-2 R-Fr. Medina, Ohio/Highland 15 Nicole Johanson F 6-5 Fr. Herscher, Ill./Herscher 20 Nicole Konieczny G 5-9 Fr. Granger, Ind./South Bend Saint Joseph 22 Bryce Blood F 6-2 Fr. Toledo, Ohio/Whitmer 25 Grace Hales G/F 6-0 So. Cromwell, Ind./Westview 32 Dani Franklin F 6-1 Sr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa/George Washington 33 Allison Schofield G/F 5-9 Jr. McCordsville, Ind./Heritage Christian 34 Taylor Richards G 6-0 Fr. Doylestown, Ohio/Chippewa 40 Caitlin Morrison F 6-2 So. Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South Coaching Staff Head Coach: Tracey Dorow 6 th season Assistant Coach: Justin Rees - 4 th season Assistant Coach: Clyde Manns - 1 st season Assistant Coach: Megan Leuzinger - 2 nd season Director of Basketball Operations: Kevin Clark 1 st season Pronunciation Guide Georgi Donchetz: JOR-jee Don-CHETTS Allison Schofield: SKO-field Nicole Konieczny: con-nesh-nee Addison Stoller: STOLE-er Tracey Dorow: DOOR-oh Megan Leuzinger: Loo-ZING-er Valpo Game-by-Game Starters IU Kokomo Hannah Schaub Meredith Hamlet Caitlin Morrison Dani Franklin Bryce Blood Miami (OH) Hannah Schaub Meredith Hamlet Caitlin Morrison Dani Franklin Bryce Blood Grand Canyon Nicole Konieczny Meredith Hamlet Caitlin Morrison Dani Franklin Bryce Blood Bowling Green Nicole Konieczny Meredith Hamlet Caitlin Morrison Dani Franklin Bryce Blood Liberty Nicole Konieczny Meredith Hamlet Caitlin Morrison Dani Franklin Bryce Blood Longwood Nicole Konieczny Meredith Hamlet Caitlin Morrison Dani Franklin Bryce Blood Purdue Nicole Konieczny Meredith Hamlet Caitlin Morrison Dani Franklin Bryce Blood Chicago State Nicole Konieczny Meredith Hamlet Caitlin Morrison Dani Franklin Bryce Blood IU Northwest Maya Meredith Meredith Hamlet Caitlin Morrison Dani Franklin Bryce Blood Eastern Illinois Maya Meredith Meredith Hamlet Caitlin Morrison Dani Franklin Bryce Blood Fort Wayne: Maya Meredith Meredith Hamlet Caitlin Morrison Dani Franklin Bryce Blood Drake: Maya Meredith Meredith Hamlet Grace Hales Dani Franklin Bryce Blood UNI: Maya Meredith Meredith Hamlet Georgi Donchetz Dani Franklin Bryce Blood Illinois State: Nicole Konieczny Meredith Hamlet Caitlin Morrison Dani Franklin Bryce Blood Bradley: Nicole Konieczny Meredith Hamlet Caitlin Morrison Dani Franklin Bryce Blood Loyola: Nicole Konieczny Meredith Hamlet Caitlin Morrison Dani Franklin Bryce Blood Missouri State: Nicole Konieczny Meredith Hamlet Caitlin Morrison Dani Franklin Bryce Blood Southern Illinois: Nicole Konieczny Meredith Hamlet Caitlin Morrison Dani Franklin Bryce Blood Evansville: Nicole Konieczny Meredith Hamlet Caitlin Morrison Dani Franklin Bryce Blood Indiana State: Nicole Konieczny Meredith Hamlet Caitlin Morrison Dani Franklin Bryce Blood Bradley: Nicole Konieczny Meredith Hamlet Caitlin Morrison Dani Franklin Bryce Blood Illinois State: Maya Meredith Georgi Donchetz Addison Stoller Caitlin Morrison Marlee Profitt Loyola: Nicole Konieczny Meredith Hamlet Caitlin Morrison Dani Franklin Bryce Blood Southern Illinois: Nicole Konieczny Meredith Hamlet Caitlin Morrison Dani Franklin Bryce Blood Missouri State: Nicole Konieczny Meredith Hamlet Caitlin Morrison Dani Franklin Bryce Blood Indiana State: Nicole Konieczny Meredith Hamlet Caitlin Morrison Dani Franklin Bryce Blood Evansville Nicole Konieczny Meredith Hamlet Caitlin Morrison Dani Franklin Bryce Blood UNI Nicole Konieczny Meredith Hamlet Georgi Donchetz Caitlin Morrison Dani Franklin

14 Tracey Dorow Head Coach 6th Season overall, at Valpo Western Michigan, 1996 Tracey Dorow was named head coach of the Valparaiso women s basketball program in April of The season will be her sixth in charge of Valpo s program. In her career as a head coach, Dorow has amassed 275 victories. Dorow has led the Crusaders to a Horizon League tournament victory in four of her first five seasons at the helm. During the , and seasons, Valpo boasted three all-freshman team members, a Freshman of the Year, a Sixth Player of the Year, an all-league second-team honoree and an all-defensive team member. The Crusaders have enjoyed a significant uptick in all-league recognition under Dorow s watch, as they had three total league honors in the five seasons before that three-year span. Dorow arrived at Valpo after spending 14 seasons as the head coach at Ferris State University, guiding the Bulldogs to four NCAA Division II Tournament appearances, two Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) North Division championships, and four 20-win seasons. In her 14 seasons at Ferris State, Dorow compiled a (.587) record, including a 23-7 mark in while guiding the Bulldogs to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The all-time winningest coach in FSU history, she led her squad to the Sweet Sixteen in The GLIAC Coach of the Year in , Dorow had five players earn a total of seven All-American honors and had seven players tally 10 total All-Region Team accolades. Her student-athletes earned All-GLIAC honors 22 times and 10 times she had players represented on the GLIAC All-Defensive Team. Under Dorow s guidance, Ferris State produced the GLIAC Player of the Year in , and she twice coached the GLIAC Freshman of the Year. Dorow s student-athletes also excelled in the classroom, as three times she has led a First Team Academic All-American and 14 times her players have earned Academic All-District honors. A total of 45 different players earned GLIAC All-Academic recognition during her time at Ferris State. Ferris State posted the No. 1 grade point average in the country in Division II for the women s basketball season, and her team ranked second in the nation in Dorow began her coaching career as an assistant coach at Lake Michigan Community College in Benton Harbor, Mich., where she helped lead the Indians to a record in three seasons, winning two Western Collegiate Conference titles. Lake Michigan finished fourth in the 1997 NJCAA national tournament and held a No. 1 national ranking in February of that same season. She also spent one season as a graduate assistant at the University of Indianapolis. A collegiate player at Illinois State from , she led the Redbirds in assists as a sophomore while finishing seventh in the Gateway Conference that same season. After transferring to Northern Michigan University for the season, she earned Newcomer of the Year and Best Defensive Player honors for the Wildcats. Dorow had 131 assists and made 54 threes at NMU in her one season there. As a prep player, she finished third in the state of Michigan for Miss Basketball in 1990 and was named to the Detroit Free Press All-Decade Team. Dorow earned her Bachelor of Science degree in education from Western Michigan University in 1996 and her Master of Arts degree from the University of Indianapolis in 2003 in curriculum and instruction. She has two children: Lainie and Baxter.

15 #0 Maya Meredith Guard * 5-7 * Sophomore Indianapolis, Ind. * Cathedral : Played 13 minutes in Valpo s season opener against IU Kokomo, scoring four points... Had a career-high 11 points including a pair of made 3s on Nov. 28 at Bowling Green.. Made a pair of impressive blocks on Dec. 8 at Purdue... Had 10 of her career-high 12 points in the fourth quarter of a win over Chicago State on Dec Made her first career start on Dec. 15 against IU Northwest and broke the program record for assists in a single game with 16. In addition to shattering a mark that had stood since 1992, she became the 10th player in Missouri Valley Conference history to notch 16 or more assists in a game and the second player in the nation to do so this season...scored in double figures for the third time in after not doing so at all in ago by posting 11 points on Dec. 18 at Eastern Illinois... Set a career-high with five rebounds on Dec. 31 at UNI, while reaching double figures for the fourth time this season with 10 points and matching career highs for made field goals (4) and made 3-pointers (2)... Had nine points on Feb. 2 at Bradley before fouling out for the first time in her career... Hit a buzzer-beater from nearly half court to send the Feb. 16 game against Southern Illinois to overtime. That shot was No. 9 on the next morning s SportsCenter Top Had a career night in that Feb. 16 game against the Salukis, scoring a career-high 14 points while also setting career watermarks for field goals made (5) and steals (3) : Appeared in 28 games as a freshman at Valpo... Made her collegiate debut on Nov. 12 at Stetson, seeing three minutes of action... Scored the first point and pulled down the first rebound of her collegiate career on Nov. 16 at Chicago State... Made the first field goal of her collegiate career on Nov. 21 against IU Kokomo... Knocked down a 3-pointer for the first time in her collegiate career on Jan. 22 against Wright State... Posted a career-high seven points on Feb. 16 against Oakland. Prep: Honorable mention all-state as a senior Averaged 16.6 points, 5.6 assists, 4.4 rebounds, 3.2 steals and 2.0 blocks per game at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis Surpassed the 1,000-point plateau in her final campaign with the Fighting Irish Was elected First Team All-City, Most Outstanding Teammate and team Most Valuable Player. Personal: Parents are Donyell Sr. and Trena Meredith... Born on May 14, Healthcare leadership major. CAREER HIGHS Points 14, Southern Illinois (2/16/18) Rebounds 5, at UNI (12/31/17) Assists 16, IU Northwest (12/15/17) Steals 3, Southern Illinois (2/16/18) Blocks 2, 3 times (most recent 1/27/18) FG Made 5, Southern Illinois (2/16/18) 3PT Made 2, 3 times (most recent 2/16/17) FT Made 4, at Eastern Illinois (12/18/17) SEASON HIGHS Points 14, Southern Illinois (2/16/18) Rebounds 5, at UNI (12/31/17) Assists 16, IU Northwest (12/15/17) Steals 3, Southern Illinois (2/16/18) Blocks 2, twice (most recent 1/27/18) FG Made 5, Southern Illinois (2/16/18) 3PT Made 2, 3 times (most recent 2/16/18) FT Made 4, at Eastern Illinois (12/18/17)

16 #2 Meredith Hamlet Guard * 5-8 * Junior McBain, Mich. * McBain : Started in Valpo s season opener for the third consecutive year... Scored a team-high 14 points on Nov. 21 at Miami (Ohio), her 25th career game scoring double figures... Followed with another double-figure output on Nov. 25 against Grand Canyon, again turning in 14 points... Poured in a season-high 25 points on Dec. 3 at Longwood, making a career-high nine free throws... Had a season-high five made 3s on Dec. 8 at Purdue, all in the first half. Scored 19 points in the game, all coming before halftime. Became the first Crusader with a 19-point half this season and the first Valpo player to hit five 3s in one half since she did so at Northern Kentucky on Dec. 3, Had another game that featured five made 3s on Dec. 15 against IU Northwest. Set a season high and matched a career best with 29 points, her third straight season with a 29-point performance. Became the only player on Valpo s roster who has scored more than 25 points in a game in each of the last three seasons... Handed out a career-high six assists on Dec. 18 at Eastern Illinois... Named the MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week on Dec. 20, becoming the first Valpo student-athlete in any sport to earn that weekly award... In double figures for the third straight game with a team-high 19 points on Jan. 21 vs. Southern Illinois. That marked the first time Hamlet led the team in scoring since Dec. 15 and the fifth time this season she s done so... Made her way into double figures for the fourth consecutive game with a team-high 18 on Jan. 26 against Evansville... Was the lone Crusader in double figures on Feb. 2 at Bradley, finishing with 13 points... Led Valpo in scoring for the third time in four games on Feb. 4 at Illinois State, turning in 17 points off the bench... Exploded for 19 points in the fourth quarter on Feb. 11 at Loyola after being held scoreless for the first three quarters. That marked the most points scored by a Valpo player in a single quarter in program history and helped the team to a comeback win over the Ramblers... Led Valpo in scoring for the sixth time in eight games with 20 points vs. Missouri State on Feb Once again led Valpo in scoring with 13 points on Feb. 23 at Indiana State : Played in 29 games (28 starts) during her sophomore season... Entered the season as Valpo s leading returning scorer from Averaged 9.0 points per game, second on the team... Chipped in 4.2 rebounds per contest while ranking second on the team with 79 assists... Reached double figures on nine occasions... Made a game-winning layup at the buzzer to beat Chicago State on Nov Made a career-high seven free throws on Dec. 29 at Detroit Mercy...Matched a career-high with 29 points on Jan. 14 at Youngstown State. Established a new career-high with 12 made field goals in that game, just the 23rd time in program history a player has made 12 field goals or more in a single game... Pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds in the game against the Penguins, making it her first career double-double. Also matched a career watermark with three steals in the contest and reached the 500-point mark for her Valpo career... Dished out a career-best seven assists on Jan. 22 against Wright State... Saw her streak of 52 consecutive starts snapped on Feb. 2 against Youngstown State... Team Captain : Elected to Horizon League All-Freshman Team...started in all 31 contests as a rookie...averaged 10.6 points per game while splashing 69 three-pointers, the fifth-most ever in a single season by a Crusader and the most ever by a Valpo freshman...shot a team-high 38.5 percent from beyond the arc...scored nine points, grabbed five boards and notched two steals in her collegiate debut at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Nov led Valpo in scoring versus No. 3 Notre Dame (Nov. 23), pouring in 10 points...again led the Crusaders in scoring at San Diego (Nov. 27) with 12 points (4-7 FG)...went 5-for-5 from deep as part of a 19-point performance vs. IU-Northwest (Dec. 12)...etched her name into Valpo s record book after putting forth a 29-point effort in Valpo s win over Northern Kentucky (Dec. 30), where she was 10-of-11 from the floor to match Marlous Nieuwveen for the third-highest FG percentage in a single game...helped guide the Crusaders to a remarkable win over Detroit in their Horizon League Championship opener on March 10, scoring 21 points (8-13 FG, FG)... Named the team s Rookie of the Year. Prep: The third Hamlet to play under Dorow...Elizabeth ( ) and Annemarie ( & ) have both concluded their careers with the Crusaders...Meredith was a four-year letter winner for the McBain Ramblers...was named an Associated Press First Team player three times (2013, 2014, 2015), and a three-time All-North Team captain... led McBain to two conference titles, two Regional titles and a pair of state quarterfinal appearances...averaged 25.2 points per game, 8.0 rebounds per game and 6.3 assists per game her senior season...she holds the only quadruple-double in school history (22 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists, 10 steals) and eclipsed Elizabeth and Annemarie s old CAREER HIGHS Points 29, 3 times (most recent 12/15/17) Rebounds 10, at Youngstown State (1/14/17) Assists 6, at Eastern Illinois (12/18/17) Steals 4, IU Northwest (12/15/17) Blocks 1, twice (most recent 11/19/16) FG Made 12, at Youngstown State (1/14/17) 3PT Made 6, at Oakland (2/11/16) FT Made 9, at Longwood (12/3/17) all-time scoring record of 1,624 points her senior season as she finished with 1,856. All-State Honorable Mention accolades in 2012, 2013 and Hamlet was named Academic All-State in both volleyball and basketball (2012, 2013, 2014), is McBain s all-time assists leader in volleyball...was a member of National Honor Society. Personal: Parents are Todd and Patti Hamlet... Born on Aug. 6, Major is communications SEASON HIGHS Points 29, IU Northwest (12/15/17) Rebounds 7, Evansville (1/27/18) Assists 6, at Eastern Illinois (12/18/17) Steals 4, IU Northwest (12/15/17) Blocks FG Made 8, IU Northwest (12/15/17) 3PT Made 5, twice (most recent 12/15/17) FT Made 9, at Longwood (12/3/17)

17 #3 Hannah Schaub Guard * 5-6 * Junior Brooklyn Park, Minn. * Park Center : Started in Valpo s season opener for the third consecutive year... Played in two games this season and will miss the remainder of the year with an injury : Appeared in all 31 games, one of two players to do so, and made 30 starts for the Crusaders... Averaged 3.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game... Led the team in assists for the second straight year, finishing with Matched a career-high with five made field goals and finished in double figures for the only time this season and the fourth time in her career with 12 points at UIC on Jan Dished out nine assists on two occasions - Nov. 25 against Liberty and Dec. 3 against Eastern Illinois... Her 134 assists in a single season ranks seventh in program history and are the most by any Crusader in the last 17 years... Enters her junior season already 17th in program history in career assists with Ranked eighth in the Horizon League in assist/turnover ratio (1.5) and 11th in assists per game (3.3)... Led the team in assists in 18 games : Appeared in all 31 games, including 28 starts in her freshman season...paced the team in assists (101) and steals (32) as a rookie...dished out a team-high four assists to go with six points and a steal in her collegiate debut at Butler on Nov caught fire against Northern Colorado (Nov. 28), sinking five of her seven 3-point attempts to finish with a team-high 15 points... rattled off nine assists - opposite two turnovers vs. IU-Northwest (Dec. 12)...went 4-for-5 from 3-point range and led Valpo with four assists in its OT win over Detroit in the Horizon League Championship opener on March 10...eclipsed the 100-assist plateau in the season finale versus Northern Kentucky as she distributed five dimes against the Norse (March 11)... Won the team s Most Improved Player Award. Prep: A five-year letter winner, Schaub was a varsity starter since eighth grade, a season in which she was named Honorable Mention All-Northwest Suburban Conference. She served as a two-year captain and was a First Team All-Conference player from 9th-11th grade. Schaub starred as point guard of the State AAA Champion Park Center Pirates. An excellent all-around athlete, she also stood out on the soccer and softball fields. She was a varsity soccer starter from 8th-11th grade and was a two-time varsity starter with softball. Park Center captured a State AA Championship during her eighth-grade season. Personal: Daughter of Diane and Charlie Schaub... Born on May 22, Majoring in business marketing with minors in business analytics and communication. CAREER HIGHS Points 15, twice (most recent 3/10/16) Rebounds 8, at Detroit (2/13/16) Assists 9, 3 times (most recent 12/3/16) Steals 4, Akron (12/9/15) Blocks 1, 6 times (most recent 3/4/17) FG Made 5, 4 times (most recent 1/28/17) 3PT Made 5, twice (most recent 3/10/16) FT Made 5, Miami (Ohio) (12/2/15) SEASON HIGHS Points 3, IU Kokomo (11/16/17) Rebounds 2, IU Kokomo (11/16/17) Assists 2, IU Kokomo (11/16/17) Steals 3, IU Kokomo (11/16/17) Blocks FG Made 1, twice (most recent 11/21/17) 3PT Made FT Made

18 #11 Georgi Donchetz Guard * 5-10 * Senior Savage, Minn. * Burnsville : Missed the first 10 games of the year with an injury... Made her season debut on Dec. 21 against Fort Wayne and pulled down a team-high four rebounds... Scored four points on Dec. 29 at Drake, her first four points of the season... Had season highs in points (8) and rebounds (5) on Jan. 26 vs. Evansville. Made the basket that put Valpo over the 100-point mark against a Division I team for the first time since : Had a break out junior season, playing in 28 games and making eight starts for the Crusaders... Averaged 5.0 points per game and 3.1 boards per contest while picking up 56 assists, five blocks and 15 steals... Started the season with a career-high seven assists on Nov. 12 at Stetson... Reached double-figure scoring for the first time in her collegiate career with 10 at Notre Dame on Dec. 4, her first of four double-figure games... Made the first start of her collegiate career on Dec. 19 against Bradley and scored seven points in 20 minutes... After making four 3-pointers in her first 18 games of the season, knocked down five triples in a three-game span from Jan. 22 to Feb Had a career-high eight rebounds on Dec. 29 at Detroit Mercy to lead the team in rebounding for the first time in her Valpo career. Also surpassed the 100-point mark for her career in that game... Posted a career-high 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting vs. Youngstown State on Feb. 2, including a career-high three 3-pointers...Finished with over 50 assists this season after having four total assists in her first two seasons... Team Captain... Garnered the team s Fountain Award winner for the second straight season, an honor given annually to the player who most raises the team s energy level... Shared the team s Most Improved Player Award with Dani Franklin : Appeared in nine games as a sophomore...logged her first career assist versus No. 3 Notre Dame on Nov secured a career-high five rebounds on Dec. 12th in her return to the court vs. IU-Northwest...inspired the Crusaders in the season finale versus Northern Kentucky (March 11) to the tune of five points and two rebounds in seven minutes... Won the team s Fountain Award : Played 10 games in her rookie campaign with the Brown and Gold...made her Crusader debut on Dec. 9, when she recorded a steal, hauled in two rebounds and sank her only field goal attempt (a 3-pointer) at South Dakota..provided a jolt off the bench as she set season watermarks in both points and free throws with nine and seven, respectively, vs. Green Bay (Jan. 29). Prep: A four-year letterwinner for coach Larrisa Parr and the Blaze...a 2013 All-South Suburban Conference selection. CAREER HIGHS Points 15, Youngstown State (2/2/17) Rebounds 8, at Detroit Mercy (12/29/16) Assists 7, at Stetson (11/12/16) Steals 2, 5 times (most recent 12/31/17) Blocks 1, 4 times (most recent 2/25/18) FG Made 5, twice (most recent 2/2/17) 3PT Made 3, Youngstown State (2/2/17) FT Made 7, Green Bay (1/29/15) SEASON HIGHS Points 8, Evansville (1/26/18) Rebounds 5, Evansville (1/26/18) Assists 3, at Evansville (2/25/18) Steals 2, twice (most recent 1/26/18) Blocks 1, at Evasnville (2/25/18) FG Made 4, Evansville (1/26/18) 3PT Made 2, UNI (3/1/18) FT Made 2, at Drake (12/29/17)

19 #12 Addison Stoller Guard/Forward * 6-0 * RS-Freshman Cissna Park, Ill. * Cissna Park : Played in her first game in over a calendar year on Dec. 2 at Liberty, scoring her first basket of the season by converting a layup despite being fouled... Enjoyed her highest scoring output of the season on Dec. 29 at Drake, scoring eight points while making four field goals in a single game for the first time in her career... Pulled down a season-high four rebounds on Dec. 31 at UNI... Missed the Jan. 5, Jan. 7 and Jan. 12 games due to illness... Had a strong second quarter on Jan. 19 at Missouri State, scoring six points on 2-of-2 shooting and 2-of-2 at the free-throw line in that quarter alone... Made her first career start on Feb. 4 at Illinois State : Played in the first five games of the season before suffering a season-ending knee injury on Nov. 25 vs. Liberty... Received a medical redshirt and retained four seasons of elgibility... Had her best performance of the year in her return to her hometown area on Nov. 19 at Illinois State, turning in nine points and seven rebounds... Received the team s Hardest Worker Award. Prep: Graduated from Cissna Park High School as one of the best to don a Timberwolves uniform Illinois Basketball Coaches Association First Team All-State selection Holds the school record in career rebounds (1,110), steals (381) and assists (358) Concluded her prep career with 1,807 points, the second-most in program history Averaged 18.1 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 2.5 assists per contest Carried the Timberwolves to a 29-3 record and a berth in the 2016 IHSA Girls Basketball State Championships. Personal: Parents are Sam and Sue Stoller... Born on Sept. 17, Majoring in excercise science. CAREER HIGHS Points 9, at Illinois State (11/19/16) Rebounds 7, at Illinois St (11/19/16) Assists 1, 4x (most recent 12/29/17) Steals 2, vs. IU Kokomo (11/21/16) Blocks 2, at UIC (3/5/16) FG Made 4, at Drake (12/29/17) 3PT Made 3, at San Diego (11/27/15) FT Made 3, twice (most recent 12/21/17) SEASON HIGHS Points 8, at Drake (12/29/17) Rebounds 4, 4 times (most recent 2/2/18) Assists 1, twice (most recent 12/29/17) Steals 1, 6 times (most recent 2/11/18) Blocks 1, Missouri State (1/19/18) FG Made 4, at Drake (12/29/17) 3PT Made FT Made 3, Fort Wayne (12/21/17)

20 #13 Ella Ellenson Forward * 6-2 * Freshman Rice Lake, Wis. * Rice Lake : Contributed six points and six rebounds in the first game of her collegiate career, the season opener against IU Kokomo... Knocked down her first career 3-pointer on Dec. 15 against IU Northwest... Reached double figures for the first time in her career, scoring 10 points on Dec. 21 against Fort Wayne... Squeezed a season-high seven rebounds on Jan. 7 vs. Bradley, leading the team for the first time in her collegiate career. Played 18 minutes in that game, eclipsing her previous season high of Had five rebounds in only eight minutes on Jan. 19 at Missouri State... Scored a career-high 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting on Jan. 26 vs. Evansville... Had 10 points in just 11 minutes off the bench on Feb. 18 vs. Missouri State... Matched a career-high with seven rebounds on Feb. 23 at Indiana State... Had a career-high nine rebounds to lead the team in that area on Feb. 25 at Evansville. Prep: Scored 1,000 points early in her senior year... Was a four-year starter and two-year captain for the Warrior girls... Earned four varsity letters in basketball and track... Is the 800M recordholder for RLHS and participated in the Wisconsin State Track meet all four years of her high school career... Also earned varsity letters in golf, academics and music... Was named to the WBCA All-Star game and the Border Battle All-Star Game... Was named to the Big Rivers All-Conference Team all four years. Personal: Born April 13, 1999 in Rice Lake, Wis... Daughter of John and Holly Ellenson... Brother Wally played basketball in the NBL of Canada in and made the All-Rookie team... Brother Ellwood is finishing up student teaching this year at Valley City State University, N.D., where he was the captain of the basketball team and track athlete... Brother Henry is a Detroit Pistons forward and a former Marquette standout SEASON HIGHS Points 13, Evansville (1/26/18) Rebounds 9, at Evansville (2/25/18) Assists 2, at Purdue (12/7/17) Steals 1, 5 times (most recent 2/23/18) Blocks 1, at Evansville (2/25/18) FG Made 5, Evansville (1/26/18) 3PT Made 1, IU Northwest (12/15/17) FT Made 6, Fort Wayne (12/21/17)

21 #14 Marlee Profitt Forward * 6-2 * RS-Freshman Medina, Ohio * Highland : Scored the first field goal of her collegiate career in Valpo s season opener against IU Kokomo on a memorable coast-to-coast layup. Also hauled in a career-high five rebounds in that contest... Set then career highs in points (nine) and rebounds (six) in the first road game of the seaosn on Nov. 21 against Miami (Ohio)... Had the first two steals of her Valpo career on Dec. 3 at Longwood, scoring seven points and pulling down five rebounds... Upped her career best to 11 points after going 5-of-7 from the floor on Dec. 15 against IU Northwest... Paced the team in rebounding for the first time in her collegiate career on Dec. 29 at Drake with six, matching a career best... Shattered her previous rebounding career high before halftime and had nine boards (eight in the first half) to lead the team on Jan. 21 at Southern Illinois... Scored 10 points, her highest career total against a Division-I team, while also gobbling up eight rebounds on Jan. 26 vs. Evansville... Made her first career start on Feb. 4 at Illinois State : Played in two games during her first season on campus... Made her collegiate debut on Nov. 16, seeing three minutes of action at Chicago State... Scored the first points of her collegiate career on Nov. 21 vs. IU Kokomo, swishing a pair of free throws... Missed the bulk of the season due to an injury... Received a medical redshirt CAREER HIGHS Points 11, IU Northwest (12/15/17) Rebounds 9, at Southern Illinois (1/21/18) Assists 3, Southern Illinois (2/16/18) Steals 2, at Longwood (12/3/17) Blocks 1, 6 times (2/18/18) FG Made 5, IU Northwest (12/15/17) 3PT Made FT Made 4, twice (most recent 2/16/18) SEASON HIGHS Points 11, IU Northwest (12/15/17) Rebounds 9, at Southern Illinois (1/21/18) Assists 3, Southern Illinois (2/16/18) Steals 2, at Longwood (12/3/17) Blocks 1, 6 times (most recent 2/18/18) FG Made 5, IU Northwest (12/15/17) 3PT Made FT Made 4, twice (most recent 2/16/18)

22 #15 Nicole Johanson Forward * 6-5 * Freshman Herscher, Ill. * Herscher Prep: Finished her time at Herscher with over 1,000 career points... Illinois State scholar... Helped her team finish with a 25-2 record her senior season... Played for Example Sports AAU under the direction of coach Barry Bradford, the father of Valpo men s basketball player Micah Bradford... Named the MVP of an Example Sports AAU alumni game against college players who had gone through the program... Earned all-area and all-conference recognition as a senior at Herscher... Earned all-tournament recognition for three team tournaments (Thanksgiving, Christmas and conference)... Participated in her conference s all-star game as a senior in high school. Personal: Parents are Greg and Denise Johanson... Has one sister, Mya... Majoring in biology... Born on July 20, SEASON HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks FG Made 3PT Made FT Made

23 #20 Nicole Konieczny Guard * 5-9 * Freshman Granger, Ind. * South Bend Saint Joseph : Had six points in her collegiate debut on Nov. 16 against IU Kokomo... Dished out six assists in the first road game of her career on Nov. 21 at Miami (Ohio)... Made her first career start on Nov. 25 against Grand Canyon and turned in eight points and seven assists... Had career highs in points (13) and assists (8) on Nov. 28 at Bowling Green, becoming the first Valpo player with eight or more assists and 10 or more points in a single game since Jessica Carr in Set new career highs in points (18), made field goals (6) and made 3-pointers (3) on Jan. 7 vs. Bradley... Had her fourth career double-figure scoring output on Jan. 12 vs. Loyola, scoring 12 points as one of five Crusaders in double figures against the Ramblers. That was her second straight game in double figures, the first time in her young collegiate career she s had double figures in back-to-back contests. She also pulled down a career-high five rebounds in that game... Notched her third straight game in double figures with 11 points on Jan. 19 at Missouri State. Prep: Named a Indiana All-Star, earning a place on the 13-player roster... Led South Bend St. Joseph to the Indiana Class 3A state title, averaging 14.4 points per game and 3.1 assists per game during her senior season... Helped the Indians finish her senior season with a 26-2 record... Scored nine points in the state championship game, a win over North Harrison... Scored 12.5 points per game as a junior, helping the Indians to a semistate appearance... Started her prep career at LaPorte before transferring to South Bend St. Joseph... Other accomplishments include Indiana Junior All- Star, first-team Duneland Athletic Conference, first-team Northern Indiana conference, Northern Indiana Underclassmen of the Year, IBCA Subway Player of the Week, Burger King Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Month, IBCA Supreme 15 Underclassmen Team and all-tournament team at the TCU Lady Tiger Classic. Personal: Parents are Debbie and Doug Konieczny... Has two brothers, J.R. and Chase... Majoring in communications with a minor in political science... Born on Dec. 9, SEASON HIGHS Points 18, Bradley (1/7/18) Rebounds 5, Loyola (1/12/18) Assists 8, at Bowling Green (11/28/17) Steals 3, twice (most recent 2/11/18) Blocks FG Made 6, Bradley (1/7/18) 3PT Made 3, Bradley (1/7/18) FT Made 6, Grand Canyon (11/25/17)

24 #22 Bryce Blood Forward * 6-2 * Freshman Toledo, Ohio * Whitmer : Became the first Crusader since 2008 with a double-double in a season opener by scoring 13 points and grabbing 13 boards in her collegiate debut on Nov. 16 against IU Kokomo... Chipped in nine points and five rebounds in a win over Grand Canyon on Nov Scored nine points including 5-of-5 at the free-throw line in a game played near her home town of Toledo on Nov. 28 at Bowling Green... Matched a career-high with five made field goals on Dec. 3 at Longwood, in the process scoring 11 points on an efficient 5-of-6 shooting... One of four Valpo players in double figures on Dec. 15 against IU Northwest, posting 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting... Had her second double-double of the season on Jan. 12 vs. Loyola with 12 points and 10 boards. That marked the team s third double-double of the year... Led the team in scoring for the first time this season and became the first Crusader other than Dani Franklin to lead the team in both scoring and rebounding this season on March 1 against UNI, posting 11 points and eight rebounds. Prep: Won over 20 regional and national titles over a five-year span while playing for the SMAC Ballers AAU program... Finished fourth on Whitmer High School s all-time scoring list with 931 points, while finishing as the program s all-time leader in both rebounds (767) and blocks (181)... As a senior, was on the all-state first team, all-district first team, TRAC first team, all-district academic team and the TRAC all-academic team while also becoming a McDonald s All-American nominee and an Esmark All-American... As a junior, was all-district first team, all-league first team and all-league academic team. Was also named to the Rock Holiday Tournament all-tournament team during her junior season. Personal: Born Nov. 20, Parents are RaNae and James Blood... Has three sisters, two older and one younger... In Valpo s physician assistant program SEASON HIGHS Points 13, IU Kokomo (11/16/17) Rebounds 13, IU Kokomo (11/16/17) Assists 2, 3 times (most recent 3/1/18) Steals 3, IU Kokomo (11/16/17) Blocks 4, at Purdue (12/8/17) FG Made 5, 3 times (most recent 1/13/18) 3PT Made FT Made 5, twice (most recnet 3/1/18)

25 #25 Grace Hales Guard/Forward * 6-0 * Sophomore Cromwell, Ind. * Westview : Made a career-high five field goals while scoring 12 points one shy of a career best in the season-opening win over IU Kokomo. Hales reached double figures for the sixth time in her career... Drained a career-high four 3-pointers to finish with 12 points in the first road game of the season on Nov. 21 at Miami (Ohio)... Is the only Crusader who scored in double figures in the first three games this season, the first stretch of three straight double-figure outputs in her career... Hit seven straight 3-point attempts on Dec. 2 at Liberty and Dec. 3 at Longwood, going 4-for-4 against the Flames before knocking down her first three triples against the Lancers. Scored a career-high 14 points at Liberty, the only Crusader in double figures in that game... Returned to double figures with 13 points on Dec. 18 at Eastern Illinois, her fifth double-figure game this season... Made her first start of the season and the second of her career on Dec. 29 at Drake... Match a season-high with four rebounds in back-to-back games on Dec. 31 at UNI and Jan. 5 vs. Illinois State... Had a banner-day on Jan. 12 vs. Loyola, leading the team in scoring for the second time this season with a career-high 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting... Had her seventh double-figure output of the season and second straight with 12 points on Jan. 19 at Missouri State... Matched a career-high by burying four triples on Jan. 21 at Southern Illinois, finishing the game with 16 points, her third straight contest in double figures... Enjoyed her fourth straight double-figure game with 10 points on Jan. 26 vs. Evansville... Pulled down a career-high nine rebounds and finished one board shy of a double-double on Feb. 11 in a comeback win at Loyola : Was a consistent force off the bench, contributing 5.5 points per game while making one start in 31 appearances... Knocked down three 3s in her Valpo debut, becoming the first Crusader freshman to do so in the last decade... Also made a good first impression in the Horizon League opener on Dec. 29, scoring a career-high 13 points at Detroit Mercy... Led the team in scoring on Feb. 16 against Oakland with 11 points. Scored seven of the team s 13 second-quarter points in that game... Finished the season second on the team in free-throw percentage at 81.4 after enjoying a stretch of 21 straight made free throws that spanned December, January and February. Prep: Averaged 19.2 points, 3.2 assists and 4.7 rebounds per game in her season at Westview Led the Warriors to a 21-6 record and an appearance in the IHSAA Class 2A Girls Basketball State Tournament as a senior Team captured four sectional titles in her four years of college Was named all-state by both Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association (ICGSA) and the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Hales departed Westview as the all-time leading scorer (1,600 points), the single-season scoring record holder (513 points) and owning the single-game watermark for 3-pointers made (7). CAREER HIGHS Points 15, Loyola (1/12/18) Rebounds 9, at Loyola (2/11/18) Assists 2, 5 times (most recent 12/15/17) Steals 2, twice (most recent 12/21/17) Blocks 1, twice (most recent 1/7/17) FG Made 5, twice (most recent 1/12/18) 3PT Made 5, twice (most recent 1/21/18) FT Made 8, at Evansville (2/25/18) SEASON HIGHS Points 15, Loyola (1/12/18) Rebounds 9, at Loyola (2/11/18) Assists 2, IU Northwest (12/15/17) Steals 2, Fort Wayne (12/21/17) Blocks FG Made 5, twice (most recent 1/12/18) 3PT Made 4, 3 times (most recent 1/21/18) FT Made 8, at Evansville (2/25/18)

26 #32 Dani Franklin Forward * 6-1 * Senior Cedar Rapids, Iowa * George Washington : Started her senior season with a game-high 26 points against IU Kokomo. This marked the 16th time in Franklin s Crusader career that she scored 20 points or more. She knocked down nine field goals in the win, including four 3s... Moved into fourth in program history in career scoring with her 23-point performance agaisnt Grand Canyon on Nov After being held to four points at Liberty on Dec. 2 and six through three quarters on Dec. 3 at Longwood, had an 11-point fourth quarter to help the Crusaders fend off the Lancers... Had her first double-double of the season and the 10th of her career on Dec. 10 against Chicago State, pulling down a season-high 11 rebounds to go along with 24 points... Had a season-high 10 made field goals and turned in 23 points on Dec. 15 against IU Northwest... Had her second straight 10 field goal performance and a season-high 28 points on Dec. 18 at Eastern Illinois, a game that also saw her pull down a team-high eight rebounds and reach career highs in assists (five) and steals (five)... Moved into third place on Valpo s all-time scoring list with her 18-point performance on Dec. 31 at UNI, a game that took place in her home state of Iowa... - Usurped Sarrah Stricklett (1,498) for second in program history in career scoring with her 14 points on Jan. 12 vs. Loyola. She also became the second player in program history to reach 1,500 career points, joining the legendary Debbie Bolen (2,008) as the only players in program history to reach 1,500 points... Had her second double-double of the season and the 11th of her career on Jan. 28 with 16 points and 16 rebounds vs. Indiana State. The 16 boards marked a season high and equaled her career best that was reached on two prior occasions... Had her third double-double of the year and second in a three-game stretch on Feb. 4 at Illinois State, pulling down 13 rebounds to go along with 15 points... Posted a season-high 31 points in a double overtime loss to Southern Illinois on Feb. 16. Matched her career high with 12 made field goals in that game. It marked the third time in her career Franklin has scored more than 30 points in a contest... Had her fourth double-double of the season with 17 points and 13 rebounds on Feb. 18 vs. Missouri State while also dishing out a career-high six assists... Was named the MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week on Feb : Started all 31 games during her junior season... Led the team in scoring (18.0 ppg) rebounding (7.8 rpg), 3-point percentage (.430), free-throw percentage (.858) and steals (35)... Finished the season with 559 total points, the second most in a single season in program history... Crossed the 1,000 point plateau as only a junior on Jan. 5 and enters her senior season with 1,236 career points, which already ranks sixth in program history... Her free-throw percentage was the second-best single-season free-throw percentage in program history... Finished the season second in the Horizon League in scoring, eighth in rebounding, second in free-throw percentage, second in 3-point field goal percentage (.430) and fourth in made 3s per game (2.1)... Started the year with a 34-point performance on Nov. 12 at Stetson. It was the fifth-highest single-game scoring output in program history and the highest since Scored 33 points on Dec. 3 vs. Eastern Illinois, matching a career-best with 12 made field goals... Joined Debbie Bolen and Tabitha Gerardot as the only players in program history who have scored 33 points or more in a single game on multiple occasions... Went 10-for-10 at the free-throw line on Jan. 28 at UIC, becoming the 10th player in program history to go perfect at the foul stripe with at least 10 attempts in a game... Increased her scoring average from the previous year by nearly eight points, boosted her 3-point percentage by nearly 12 percent and over doubled her number of total rebounds and made free throws from the previous season... Got to the free-throw line more this season than she did in her first two collegiate years combined... Made 199 field goals for the season, tying for third in program history... Now owns two of the Top 5 single-season 3-point field goal percentage marks in program history... Enters her senior season with a career scoring average of 13.4 points per game, second in program history while also ranking eighth in field goals made (462), 10th in 3-point field goals made (137), 17th in rebounds (502) and third in 3-point field goal percentage (.394)... Finished in double figures in scoring in 28 of the team s 31 games... Led the team in scoring 23 times... Became the first Valpo player to make the all-league team since Tabitha Gerardot in Named the team s Most Valuable Player and shared the team s Most Improved Award... Team Captain : Played in all 31 games in her sophomore campaign with the Brown and Gold...averaged 10.1 ppg on 44.3 percent field-goal shooting...knocked down 36 of her 39 freethrow attempts...a preseason Second Team All-Horizon League pick...raised her shooting percentage after going 7-for-9 from the floor against IU-Northwest (Dec. 12) to finish with 15 points and six rebounds...sparked the Crusader offense off the bench yet again vs. SIU-Edwardsville (Dec. 19), scoring 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting in a win...led Valpo in scoring off the bench in the season finale versus Northern Kentucky (March 11), knocking down four of her ten FG attempts to finish with 11 points... Named the team s Sixth Player of the Year for the second straight season : Appeared in 28 games in her rookie campaign with the Crusaders, making three starts...poured in 14 points and hauled in six rebounds in her debut for the Brown and Gold as Valpo defeated Butler on Nov named Horizon League Freshman of the Week on Nov provided a big spark off the bench at Akron (Nov. 25) with a season-high 16 points and eight rebounds...had a strong performance versus the Fighting Illini (Dec. 13), when she scored 18 points and collected six boards...was named Horizon League Freshman of the Week on Dec erupted for 25 points on 10-of-18 shooting - 3-for-6 beyond the arc - and secured seven rebounds in just 19 minutes of action in Valpo s win over Purdue-Calumet (Dec. 30)...Had her best game of the 2015 calendar year versus Wright State (Jan. 17) as she paced Valpo with 17 points and eight rebounds... enjoyed her greatest shooting night yet as a Crusader at Milwaukee (Jan. 21) where she went 8-for-10 from the floor, 4-for-5 from behind the three-point line and 2-for-2 from the charity stripe in a 22-point, six-board, two-steal outing...led the Crusaders in scoring for the eighth time this season at UIC (Jan. 28) as she tallied 15 on 7-of-14 shooting...rallied CAREER HIGHS the Brown and Gold to a win at Detroit (Feb. 5) SEASON HIGHS Points 34, at Stetson (11/12/16) behind 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting...provided Valpo with Points 31, Southern Illinois (2/16/18) another 20-point performance at Wright State (Feb. 7)... Rebounds 16, 3 times (most recent 1/28/18) Rebounds 16, Indiana State (1/28/18) was named Horizon League Freshman of the Week for the Assists 6, Missouri State (2/18/18) third time this season on Feb Named the team s Sixth Assists 6, Missouri State (2/18/18) Steals 5, at Eastern Illinois (12/18/17) Player of the Year, Most Improved Player and co-rookie Steals 5, at Eastern Illinois (12/18/17) Blocks 3, 3 times (most recent 1/19/17) of the Year in addition to winning the league s Sixth Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year Awards. FG Made 12, Southern Illinois (2/16/18) Blocks 2, 3 times (most recent 1/21/18) FG Made 12, 4 times (most recent 2/16/18) 3PT Made 5, twice (most recent 11/25/16) 3PT Made 4, IU Kokomo (11/16/17) Prep: A three-year letter winner for coach Frank Howell FT Made 10, UIC (1/28/17) and the Warriors...earned First Team All-Mississippi FT Made 8, Chicago State (12/10/17) Valley, First Team All-Metro, and Second Team All-State honors in her sophomore season...was again named First Team All-Conference and All-Metro, but also garnered First Team All-State in addition Mississippi Valley Player of the Year accolades...nominated to the McDonald s All-American Team...also a four-year letter winner with volleyball...named to Honor roll all four years and was a member of the Adastra Honors Society.

27 #33 Allison Schofield Guard/Forward * 5-9 * Junior McCordsville, Ind. * Heritage Christian : Played 12 minutes in the season opener against IU Kokomo... Knocked down the only shot she attempted against Miami on Nov Had a key steal that led to a fast-break 3 by Franklin in a Nov. 25 win over Grand Canyon... Scored a season-high four points on Jan. 28 vs. Indiana State : Appeared in 29 games and avearged 3.1 points and 1.2 rebounds per game during her sophomore season... Rose to the occasion on Dec. 4 at Notre Dame, scoring eight points... Notched a career-high 15 points and led the team in scoring in the final game of the season, a Horizon League Tournament matchup with Green Bay, going 4-for-4 from 3-point range : Appeared in 13 contests in her inaugural campaign with the Crusaders...went 3-for-4 from the charity stripe at Louisville (Dec. 5) for her first collegiate points...recorded her first collegiate steal versus Cardinal Stritch (Dec. 7)...knocked down her first 3-pointer vs. IU-Kokomo (Dec. 21) as part of a five-point night...had a 2-for-2 night from the field, including a 3-pointer, to match her season high in points with five at Green Bay (Jan. 14)...grabbed a rebound at Milwaukee (Jan. 16)...secured a board vs. Northern Kentucky on Feb. 6...drilled a triple at Youngstown State (Feb. 26). Prep: A four-year letter winner for the Eagles, Schofield led Heritage Christian in 3-point shooting and free-throw shooting every season since her freshman year. The Eagles were 57-4 with her as a starter. Heritage Christian won a 2A State Championship as well as back-to-back 2A Sectional Champions with Schofield. Individually, Schofield has been named to the Hoosier Basketball Magazine First Team All-State Team in after earning Second Team honors in She was nominated as a Preseason All-State Second Team recipient, an Associated Press All-State Area Team Honorable Mention and a Hoosier Basketball Magazine North/South Indiana All-Star in Schofield led her AAU team to three state titles as well as a national championship. She was a High Honor Roll member in , and named to the Honor Roll for the and academic years. CAREER HIGHS Points 15, vs. Green Bay (3/4/17) Rebounds 4, at Youngstown State (1/14/17) Assists 2, 5 times (most recent 2/25/18) Steals 1, 12 times (most recent 2/2/18) Blocks FG Made 4, vs. Green Bay (3/4/17) 3PT Made 4, vs. Green Bay (3/4/17) FT Made 3, twice (most recent 3/4/17) SEASON HIGHS Points 4, Indiana State (1/28/18) Rebounds 3, IU Kokomo (11/16/17) Assists 2, twice (most recent 2/25/18) Steals 1, 3 times (most recent 12/2/18) Blocks FG Made 2, Indiana State (1/28/18) 3PT Made FT Made 2, twice (most recent 11/28/17)

28 #34 Taylor Richards Guard * 6-0 * Freshman Doylestown, Ohio * Chippewa : Made her collegiate debut on Nov. 16 against IU Kokomo, playing eight minutes... Scored the first point of her collegiate career on a free throw against Liberty on Dec Made the first basket of her Valpo career on Dec. 15 against IU Northwest and finished the game 3-for-3 shooting with seven points including a 3-pointer. Prep: Averaged 14 points, 4.5 assists, 3 steals and 3.5 rebounds per game during her senior year at Chippewa... Named the 2017 Wayne County Athletic League MVP, Northeast All-District co-mvp and all-ohio First Team... Helped her team compile a record during her four years of high school basketball, including a 55-1 mark in league play... Helped her team win league titles in all four seasons... Finished with 1,148 career points... As a junior, averaged 10.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game... Finished her junior season with the most assists and best free-throw percentage on her team... Member of WCAL first team, OHSBCA District 4 First Team, NEO Inlands Division 3 honorable mention, All Daily Record second team and OHSBCA scholarship society... Helped her team make the state final four during her sophomore season. Personal: Parents are Tom and Jennie Richards... Has one brother, Trent... Intends to become a physician assistant... Born on Aug. 22, SEASON HIGHS Points 7, IU Northwest (12/15/17) Rebounds 2, Indiana State (1/28/18) Assists Steals 1, 4 times (most recent 1/28/18) Blocks 1, IU Kokomo (11/16/17) FG Made 3, IU Northwest (12/15/17) 3PT Made 1, IU Northwest (12/15/17) FT Made 2, Evansville (1/26/18)

29 #40 Caitlin Morrison Forward * 6-2 * Sophomore Glenview, Ill. * Glenbrook South : Established career watermarks in assists (four) and steals (three) in Valpo s season opener against IU Kokomo... Squeezed a career-high 10 rebounds on Nov. 21 at Miami (OH)... Turned away five shots on Nov. 25 against Grand Canyon, besting her previous single-game career best of two blocks. The fifth block sealed the win as it rejected a 3-point try that would have tied the game with less than 10 seconds left... Knocked down a pair of 3s on Dec. 18 at Eastern Illinois, her first game this season with multiple makes from beyond the arc... - Had a career-high four steals and knocked down a career-best five field goals while scoring a season-high 10 points on Jan. 26 vs. Evansville... Equaled a career high with four steals on Feb. 2 at Bradley : Made an immediate splash during her freshman campaign, averaging 5.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game while making 25 starts and seeing action in 29 games... Notched 12 blocks and picked up 25 steals... Reached double figures for the first time in her collegiate career with 10 points against Grace College on Dec Matched her season high in rebounds and established her season high in scoring in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament, posting 11 points and eight rebounds to help the Crusaders to a victory over Youngstown State... Named the team s Rookie of the Year. Prep: Amassed 16.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 54 3-pointers en route to Second Team All-State accolades as a senior at Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, Ill. Was a member of the 1,000-point club while being named to the Central Suburban League All-Conference Team Was selected to the all-tournament team for both the Mundelein Thanksgiving Tournament and the Holiday Classic Shot 55 percent from the field in Father Scott Morrison was a standout on the Valparaiso men s basketball team in the early 1990s. Personal: Parents are Scott and Karen Morrison... Born on Oct. 13, Double major in marketing and finance. CAREER HIGHS Points 11, Youngstown State (3/3/17) Rebounds 10, at Miami (11/21/17) Assists 4, IU Kokomo (11/16/17) Steals 4, twice (most recent 2/2/18) Blocks 5, Grand Canyon (11/25/17) FG Made 5, Evansville (1/26/18) 3PT Made 3, twice (most recent 3/3/17) FT Made 6, Cleveland State (2/4/17) SEASON HIGHS Points 10, Evansville (1/26/18) Rebounds 10, at Miami (11/21/17) Assists 4, IU Kokomo (11/16/17) Steals 4, twice (most recent 2/2/18) Blocks 5, Grand Canyon (11/25/17) FG Made 5, Evansville (1/26/18) 3PT Made 2, at Eastern Illinois (12/18/17) FT Made 4, 3 times (most recent 12/21/17)