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3 Golden Grizzlies Schedule NOVEMBER 5 Mon. WESTERN ONTARIO ROCHESTER 5:00 9 Fri. at Columbia New York, N.Y. 4:30 12 Mon. MARYGROVE COLLEGE ROCHESTER 7:00 21 Wed. AUBURN ROCHESTER 6:00 25 Sun. CENTRAL MICHIGAN ROCHESTER 4:00 29 Thu. at Georgia Athens, Ga. 7:00 DECEMBER 2 Sun. FLORIDA STATE ROCHESTER 4:00 8 Sat. SOUTHERN UTAH* ROCHESTER 3:30 10 Mon. UMKC* ROCHESTER 7:00 17 Mon. WEST VIRGINIA ROCHESTER 7:00 20 Thu. at Siena Loudonville, N.Y. 7:00 22 Sat. NIAGARA ROCHESTER 12:00 JANUARY 2 Wed. ROCHESTER COLLEGE ROCHESTER 7:00 5 Sat. at North Dakota State* Fargo, N.D. 3:00 7 Mon. at South Dakota State* Brookings, S.D. 8:00 12 Sat. ORAL ROBERTS* ROCHESTER 2:30 14 Mon. CENTENARY* ROCHESTER 7:00 19 Sat. at IPFW* Fort Wayne, Ind. 1:00 26 Sat. at Western Illinois* Macomb, Ill. 5:30 28 Mon. at IUPUI* Indianapolis, Ind. 7:00 FEBRUARY 2 Sun. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE* ROCHESTER 3:30 4 Mon. NORTH DAKOTA STATE* ROCHESTER 7:00 9 Sat. at Centenary* Shreveport, La. 4:00 11 Mon. at Oral Roberts* Tulsa, Okla. 8:05 16 Sun. IPFW* ROCHESTER 3:30 23 Sat. IUPUI* ROCHESTER 3:30 25 Mon. WESTERN ILLINOIS* ROCHESTER 7:00 MARCH 1 Sat. at UMKC* Kansas City, Mo. 5:00 3 Mon. at Southern Utah* Cedar City, Utah 9: at Summit League Tournament (Tulsa, Okla.) TBA * denotes Summit League Game, Home Games in BOLD CAPS. General Information The Oakland University Women s Basketball media guide was produced by the Oakland University Department of Athletics Media Relations. It was designed, written, and edited by Paul Smith. Cover design by Sarah Judd. Photography by Jose Juarez and Scott MacDonald. Special thanks to Scott MacDonald, Sarah Preisinger, coach Beckie Francis and the entire Oakland University athletics family. Printed by Multi-Ad of Peoria, Ill. GOLDEN GRIZZLIES BASKETBALL Table of Contents General Information Schedule... IFC Quick Facts... 2 Media Information... 2 Alphabetical / Numerical Roster... 3 Season Outlook Season Preview Radio/Television Roster... 6 Meet The Players Jessica Pike Melissa Jeltema Riikka Terava Liz Sowers April Kidd Hanna Reising Charlese Greer Rachel Bryer Courtney Walters / Stacey Farrell Kirstie Malone / Anna Patritto Brittany Carnago / Aubrey Freshour. 26 Coaching Staff Head Coach Beckie Francis Associate Head Coach Eric Stephan Jenny Roulier / Katie Wolfe Support Staff Opponents Opponents SID Quick Reference In Review Season Statistics Team Game Highs/Lows Box Scores Conference Statistics History and Records Oakland Team Records Individual Records All-Time Series Records Year-By-Year Records This Is Oakland University Oakland University s Hometown Dr. Gary D. Russi, President Tracy Huth, Director of Athletics Athletics Administration Athletics Staff Academic Support Services Facilities Athletics Success University Quick Facts The Summit League

4 QUICK FACTS / MEDIA INFORMATION QUICK FACTS Name: Oakland University Location: Rochester, Michigan Founded: 1957 Enrollment: 18,192 President: Dr. Gary D. Russi Athletics Director: Tracy Huth Faculty Representative: Robby Stewart Asst. AD/SWA: Holly Kerstner Nickname: Golden Grizzlies Colors: Gold and Black Arena: Athletics Center O Rena (4,000) National Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Summit League Head Coach: Beckie Francis (Colgate, 87) Record and Years at OU: (8th yr.) Career Record and Years: (11th yr.) Basketball Phone: (248) Best Time to Call: Contact SID Overall Record: League Record/Finish: 12-2/1st MEDIA OUTLETS Newspapers Detroit News 615 W. Lafayette Blvd, Detroit, MI (313) Detroit Free Press 321 W. Lafayette Blvd, Detroit, MI (313) Flint Journal 200 E. First St., Flint, MI (810) Oakland Press 48 W. Huron, Pontiac, MI (248) Observer and Eccentric Schoolcraft Rd., Livonia, MI (734) The Daily Tribune 210 E. Third St., Royal Oak, MI (248) Macomb Daily 100 Macomb Daily Dr., Mt. Clemens, MI (586) Oakland Post 2200 N. Squirrel Rd., Rochester, MI (248) Television Comcast Sports Telegraph Rd, Suite 1770, Southfield MI (248) Fox Sports Detroit Evergreen, Suite 90, Southfield, MI, (248) WDIV-TV (NBC) 550 W. Lafayette Blvd., Detroit, MI (313) WJBK-TV (FOX) W. 9 Mile Rd., Southfield, MI (248) WXYZ-TV (ABC) W. 10 Mile Rd., Sothfileld, MI (248) MEDIA INFORMATION The Oakland University Sports Information Office is located on the third floor of the Athletics Center O Rena. The mailing address is Oakland University Athletics Center, 2200 N. Squirrel Rd., Rochester, MI CREDENTIALS All requests for working press/ photo credentials should be dircted to Scott MacDonald of the Oakland Sports Information Office. Media should enter the Athletics Center through the loading dock entrance on the north side of the building adjacent to the parking lot. Media will call will be located just inside that entrance. SEATING Oakland has press seating available on the east side of the court in the O Rena. These seats are limited for use by the media. STATISTICAL SERVICE OU provides complete NCAA boxes at halftime and at the end of the game along with final play-by-plays. Statistics are kept on computer using The Automated Scorebook. RADIO Requests to broadcast from The O Rena should be made to the Sports Information Director at least one week in advance of the game. Phone lines and high-speed internet connetions are available. Visiting radio has two lines available for its use. Those that require ISDN lines should conact Oakland 2 University telecommunications at (248) INFORMATION Requests for information and photos about OU basketball should be made to the Paul Smith. The Sports Information office is here to help serve your needs and will do everything possible to help you in your coverage of Golden Grizzlies basketball. POST-GAME INTERVIEWS Coach Beckie Francis and members of the Golden Grizzlies will be made available after a cooling off period after each home game in the OU media room. Visiting coaches and players will be available in the media room upon request. PRE-GAME INTERVIEWS All requests for player or coach interviews should be made through the Office of Sports Information. We hope to accomodate all interview requests without much inconvenience. Please allow 24 hours notice due to the busy schedules of our student-athletes. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL A PLAYER S PHONE NUMBER BE GIVEN OUT TO A MEDIA MEMBER. ON THE AIR Selected Oakland University women s baskeball games can be followed live on WXOU-FM (88.3), Oakland University s campus radio station. All OU home and conference games can be viewed live on the internet through the SummitTV package. For more information, visit

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Class Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School (College) 40 Rachel Bryer Senior C 6-4 St. Clair, Mich. / St. Clair (St. Clair CC) 31 Brittany Carnago Freshman F/C 6-2 St.

5 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Class Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School (College) 40 Rachel Bryer Senior C 6-4 St. Clair, Mich. / St. Clair (St. Clair CC) 31 Brittany Carnago Freshman F/C 6-2 St. Clair, Mich. / St. Clair 11 Stacey Farrell Freshman G 5-6 New Haven, Mich. / St. Clair 33 Aubrey Freshour Sophomore F 5-11 Clinton Township, Mich. / L Anse Creuse (Ferris State) 34 Charlese Greer Senior F 5-9 Pontiac, Mich. / Pontiac Northern (Schoolcraft College) 10 Melissa Jeltema Sophomore G 5-9 Grand Rapids, Mich. / Grand Rapids Christian 23 April Kidd Junior G 5-6 Grand Rapids, Mich. / Grand Rapids Central 14 Kirstie Malone Freshman G 5-9 Brighton, Mich. / Brighton 25 Anna Patritto Freshman F 5-10 Howell, Mich. / Howell 4 Jessica Pike Junior G 5-8 Clawson, Mich. / Clawson 32 Hanna Reising Sophomore F 5-11 Peoria, Ill. / Richwoods 22 Liz Sowers Senior G 5-9 Hesston, Kan. / Hesston (Hesston College) 20 Riikka Terava Junior G 5-6 Helsinki, FInland / Mäkelänrinteen Lukio 3 Courtney Walters Freshman G 5-4 Flushing, Mich. / Flushing NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Class Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School (College) 3 Courtney Walters Freshman G 5-4 Flushing, Mich. / Flushing 4 Jessica Pike Junior G 5-8 Clawson, Mich. / Clawson 10 Melissa Jeltema Sophomore G 5-9 Grand Rapids, Mich. / Grand Rapids Christian 11 Stacey Farrell Freshman G 5-6 New Haven, Mich. / St. Clair 14 Kirstie Malone Freshman G 5-9 Brighton, Mich. / Brighton 20 Riikka Terava Junior G 5-6 Helsinki, FInland / Mäkelänrinteen Lukio 22 Liz Sowers Senior G 5-9 Hesston, Kan. / Hesston (Hesston College) 23 April Kidd Junior G 5-6 Grand Rapids, Mich. / Grand Rapids Central 25 Anna Patritto Freshman F 5-10 Howell, Mich. / Howell 31 Brittany Carnago Freshman F/C 6-2 St. Clair, Mich. / St. Clair 32 Hanna Reising Sophomore F 5-11 Peoria, Ill. / Richwoods 33 Aubrey Freshour Sophomore F 5-11 Clinton Township, Mich. / L Anse Creuse (Ferris State) 34 Charlese Greer Senior F 5-9 Pontiac, Mich. / Pontiac Northern (Schoolcraft College) 40 Rachel Bryer Senior C 6-4 St. Clair, Mich. / St. Clair (St. Clair CC) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Brittany Carnago...Car-NAY-go Charlese Greer...SHAR-lease Melissa Jeltema... JEL-teh-muh Anna Patritto... Pa-TREAT-oh Hanna Reising...RISE-ing Riikka Terava...REE-kuh TER-uh-va GOLDEN GRIZZLIES ROSTER 3

SEASON PREVIEW RAISING THE BAR The Oakland University Golden Grizzlies team has seen its share of success since the program made the move to Division I, winning an outright conference title in

The Oakland University Golden Grizzlies take to the hardwood for the 2006-07 season with lofty expectations.

6 SEASON PREVIEW RAISING THE BAR The Oakland University Golden Grizzlies team has seen its share of success since the program made the move to Division I, winning an outright conference title in , qualifying for the NCAA tournament in , and the Women s NIT in This year, the Golden Grizzlies will look to build on that success. The Oakland University Golden Grizzlies take to the hardwood for the season with lofty expectations. If the Grizzlies progress over the past two seasons is any indication, the expectations are certainly well within reason. After winning the Mid-Continent Conference tournament in , the Golden Grizzlies came up just short of a return to the NCAA tournament in , falling to Oral Roberts in the Mid-Con tournament championship game. For their efforts in the season, the Golden Grizzlies were picked for the Women s NIT field, hosting a first-round game against Kentucky. This year, the Golden Grizzlies bring a young but experienced team to the court in the hopes of returning to the NCAA tournament and capturing another conference championship. Setting the tempo for the Golden Grizzlies is firstteam pre-season All-Summit League selection Jessica Pike. Pike, a returning first team All-Conference selection, averaged 13.3 points per game and 3.9 rebounds per game for the Golden Grizzlies in Pike is joined by seven other returning players that will provide veteran leadership for Oakland s six newcomers and set a solid foundation for the future of the program. Of the 14 players on the roster, the Golden Grizzlies feature just three seniors - center Rachel Bryer, forward Charlese Greer, and guard Liz Sowers. Bryer, a 6-4 post player from St. Clair, Mich., saw limited action as a junior, averaging 0.6 points and 0.9 rebounds after transferring to Oakland from St. 4

Clair Community College. Sowers, a 5-9 guard from Hesston, Kan. transferred to OU from Hesston College and averaged 1.2 points and 1.2 rebounds per game in her first season with Oakland.

7 Clair Community College. Sowers, a 5-9 guard from Hesston, Kan. transferred to OU from Hesston College and averaged 1.2 points and 1.2 rebounds per game in her first season with Oakland. Greer figures to settle into the sixth man role for the Golden Grizzlies this season after transferring from Schoolcraft College as a sophomore and averaging 5.9 points and 3.1 rebounds per game as a junior. Point guard Riikka Terava returns for her junior campaign with the Golden Grizzlies after averaging a team-high 3.2 assists per game as a sophomore. A two-year letterwinner, Terava is averaging 4.3 points per game entering the season. Terava and Pike figure to be joined in the starting guard rotation by junior April Kidd. A fellow two-year letterwinner, Kidd is averaging 4.8 points and 3.4 rebounds per game over her career for the Golden Grizzlies. A talented pair of sophomores figure to round out the starting rotation for the Golden Grizzlies, as both Melissa Jeltema and Hanna Reising return this season. A 5-9 sophomore from Grand Rapids, Mich., Jeltema averaged 7.1 points and 3.9 rebounds as a freshman in Jeltema will be looked upon to be one of OU s leaders on the rebounding glass as one of OU s two starting forwards. Reising started 27 of 32 games for the Golden Grizzlies in , and averaged 9.0 points and 3.6 rebounds per contest. Standing 5-11, Reising is far from the typical forward, proving to be a deadly threat from three-point range in addition to inside. While the Golden Grizzlies feature a very young Summit League Pre-Season Poll 1. Oral Roberts 399 (10) 2. Oakland 382 (4) 3. South Dakota State 359 (14) 4. North Dakota State 266 (2) 5. IUPUI Western Illinois UMKC IPFW Southern Utah Centenary 58 (First Place votes in parentheses) SEASON PREVIEW starting lineup, a talented cast of newcomers will be looked upon to provide an immediate impact for the Golden Grizzlies this season and add to the solid foundation for the future. Sophomore Aubrey Freshour transferred in this season from Ferris (Mich.) State University, averaging 2.9 points and 1.8 rebounds per contest for the Bulldogs. Standing 5-11, Freshour provides depth at the forward position and should boost the Golden Grizzlies defense off the bench. Making their collegiate debuts this season are freshmen Brittany Carnago, Stacey Farrell, Kirstie Malone, Anna Patritto, and Courtney Walters. Carnago, a 6-2 forward/center from St. Clair, Mich. will provide immediate help for the Golden Grizzlies this season inside the key with both her rebounding and shot blocking ability. Farrell, a high school teammate of Carnago will provide depth at the point guard position. Both Farrell and Carnago earned all-state honors at St. Clair HS. Malone, a 5-9 guard will provide versatility at both the guard and forward position. An honorable mention all-state selection, Malone will provide a solid shooting touch for the Golden Grizzlies. Patritto, a 5-10 forward from Howell, Mich., provides Oakland with another solid inside presence., while Walters, a 5-4 guard from Flushing, Mich. will provide a perimeter threat for the Golden Grizzlies. The Golden Grizzlies young but talented squad will be tested early, as they will take on the most ambitious schedule in OU history. The Golden Grizzlies will face SEC powers Auburn and Georgia, as well as perennial NCAA tournament contenders West Virginia and Florida State this season. Pre-Season All-Conference Team - First Team G - Lisa Bue, North Dakota State G - Jernisha Cann, IUPUI F/C - Jenny Hardin, Oral Roberts C - Alysa Klein, IPFW G - Johnna Lewis-Carlisle, IPFW G - Jessica Pike, Oakland Pre-Season All-Conference Team - Second Team G/F - Cierra Bush, Centenary F - Stephanie Lovingood, Western Illinois G - Chazny Morris, UMKC F - Jennifer Warkenthien, South Dakota State Anne Westwood, Southern Utah 5

8 RADIO / TELEVSION ROSTER 3 Courtney Walters Freshman Guard 5-4 Flushing, Michigan 4 Jessica Pike Junior Guard 5-8 Clawson, Michigan 10 Melissa Jeltema Sophomore Guard 5-9 Grand Rapids, Michigan 11 Stacey Farrell Freshman Guard 5-6 New Haven, Michigan 14 Kirstie Malone Freshman Guard 5-9 Brighton, Michigan 20 Riikka Terava Junior Guard 5-6 Helsinki, Finland 22 Liz Sowers Senior Guard 5-9 Hesston, Kansas 23 April Kidd Junior Guard 5-6 Grand Rapids, Michigan 25 Anna Patritto Freshman Forward 5-10 Howell, Michigan 31 Brittany Carnago Freshman Forward/Center 6-2 St. Clair, Michigan 32 Hanna Reising Sophomore Forward 5-11 Peoria, Illinois 33 Aubrey Freshour Sophomore Forward 5-11 Clinton Township, Michigan 34 Charlese Greer Senior Forward 5-9 Pontiac, Michigan 40 Rachel Bryer Senior Center 6-4 St. Clair, Michigan Beckie Francis Head Coach Eighth Season Eric Stephan Associate Head Coach Third Season Jenny Roulier Assistant Coach First Season Katie Wolfe Assistant Coach Fourth Season Joya Puryear Student Assistant First Season Sarah Preisinger Director of Basketball Ops. First Season 6

OAKLAND BASKETBALL. OU Athletic Communications 2200 N. Squirrel Rd. Rochester, Mich. (248)

OAKLAND BASKETBALL. OU Athletic Communications 2200 N. Squirrel Rd. Rochester, Mich. (248) OAKLAND BASKETBALL d i s c i p l i n e d e s i r e d e s t i n y OU Athletic Communications 2200 N. Squirrel Rd. Rochester, Mich. (248) 370-3123 Oakland Golden Grizzlies (2-4) vs. IPFW Mastodons (1-4)