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1 Women s Basketball Utah State Athletic Media Relations * 7400 Old Main Hill * Logan, Utah * * Phone (435) * Kara Fisher, Assistant AD - New Media (WBB Contact) * - kara.irving@usu.edu SCHEDULE 0-0 Overall, 0-0 MW 0-0 Home, 0-0 Away, 0-0 Neutral November 11/5 Northwest Nazerene# W, /9 Black Hills State 7 p.m. 11/13 Loyola Marymount 7 p.m. 11/19 Utah 7 p.m. 11/22 Idaho State 7 p.m. 11/29 at Thanksgiving Tournament^ 11/30 at Thanksgiving Tournament^ December 12/5 at South Dakota 6 p.m. 12/8 at Nebraska 1 p.m. 12/19 at UC Santa Barbara 8 p.m. 12/21 at BYU 2 p.m. 12/28 College of Idaho 2 p.m. January 1/ 1 Air Force* 7 p.m. 1/4 at San José State* 3 p.m. 1/11 Nevada* 7 p.m. 1/15 at Colorado State* 7 p.m. 1/18 Boise State* 7 p.m. 1/22 UNLV* 7 p.m. 1/25 at San Diego State* 3 p.m. 1/29 at New Mexico* 7 p.m. February 2/1 Wyoming* 7 p.m. 2/5 at Nevada* 7:30 p.m. 2/8 at Boise State* 2 p.m. 2/12 Colorado State* 7 p.m. 2/15 at UNLV* 5 p.m. 2/19 San Diego State* 7 p.m. 2/22 at Fresno State* 3 p.m. 2/26 New Mexico* 7 p.m. March 3/1 San José State* 7 p.m. 3/4 at Wyoming* 7 p.m. 3/10-15 MW Tournament Las Vegas, Nev. Home game in BOLD All Times Mountain ^Radisson Hotel Chatsworth Thanksgiving Classic (Northridge, Calif.) *Mountain West Game #Exhibition Black Hills State at Utah State Game #1 - Nov. 9-7 p.m. Broadcast: KLGN 1390 AM UTAH STATE AGGIES (0-0, 0-0 MW) USU Roster Ht. Pos. Cl. PPG RPG 2 Elise Nelson 5-9 G JR - - *3 Jennifer Schlott 5-6 G SR Stephanie Bairstow 6-2 G/F SO Shelby Cloninger 5-11 G FR Mariah Miles 5-7 G SO - - *21 Makenlee Williams 5-11 G SO Tijana Djukic 6-4 F SO Liz Landreth 5-10 G FR - - *24 Jasmine Porter 6-1 G/F JR Lynette Johnson 5-9 G FR Cristal Turner 6-2 G SR - - *44 Franny Vaaulu 6-2 C JR Ingrida Strikas 6-1 G/F JR - - * Starter at TIP OFF - Utah State will begin the women s basketball season hosting Division II s Black Hills State on Saturday, Nov. 9 at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. Tip off for head coach Jerry Finkbeiner s second season will be 7 p.m. This is the first time since the season that the Aggies have began the season at home. Last season, USU began the season at Utah Valley, while the season started at Wyoming. THE OPPONENT - The Yellow Jackets of Black Hills State hail from Spearfish, S.D. The Yellow Jackets have a busy schedule, taking on Colorado State in an exhibition on Nov.1, falling Before taking on the Aggies, Black Hills State will face Idaho State in Pocatello on Friday, Nov. 8 in what will be an exhibition for the Yellow Jackets. This is the first meeting between Utah State and Black Hills State. SEASON OPENERS - This is the 11th season since Utah State women s basketball was re-instated for the season. The Aggies are 2-8 in season openers, falling to Utah Valley on the road last season, The Aggies wins came against Wyoming to open the season and against Utah to begin the year. 1

2 Utah State Quick Facts Location... Logan, Utah Nickname...Aggies Colors...Navy Blue & White Conference... Mountain West Founded Enrollment...28,994 President...Stan Albrecht Athletics Director... Scott Barnes Arena... Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Capacity...10,270 BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach...Jerry Finkbeiner...(Second year) Southern Nazarene, 80 Overall Record (.658) (24th Year) Utah State Record...Second year Assistant Coaches Crystal Robinson (First year)... Stu Sells (Third year)...micha Thompson (Second year) Record MW Record Office Phone... (435) Media Relations Associate AD... Doug Hoffman Asst. AD-New Media/WBB Contact...Kara Fisher Office Phone... (435) Media Relations Fax... (435) Cell Phone... (435) Press Row... (435) Mailing Address...UMC Logan, UT Media INFORMATION Practices are held daily from approximately 3-6 p.m. at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. Practice is generally open to the media, but media personnel wishing to attend workouts need to contact USU Assistant AD/New Media Kara Fisher ( or prior to practice. RADIO INFORMATION All Utah State women s basketball games can be heard live on KLGN (1390 AM) in Logan and on the USU website at www. UtahStateAggies.com with Craig Hislop calling the play-by-play. WHAT TO LOOK FOR - Senior guard Jennifer Schlott had a solid outing in Utah State s only exhibition against Northwest Nazerene. Schlott led the charge for the Aggies with 29 points, nine assists, six steals and seven rebounds. Fellow senior guard Cristal Turner added 10 points off the bench. Sophomore guard Makenlee Williams added 18 points in the win over the Crusaders. Three freshmen also saw their first action in the Aggie blue and white. Guards Liz Landreth, Shelby Cloninger and Lynette Johnson got minutes in the Aggie uniform. After sitting out last season due to transfer rules, junior guard/forward Jasmine Porter made her Utah State debut against the Crusaders. BEING SOCIAL WITH THE AGGIES - Fans can follow USU women s basketball at twitter. com/usuwbb and Utah State athletics at twitter.com/usuathletics. This season, Aggie fans can also find out what Utah State is up to on instagram at instagram.com/usuwbasketball and on facebook at facebook. com/usuwbb. LOOKING BACK - Utah State women s basketball ended the season ranked second in the final NCAA Division I statistics. The Aggies made 495-of- 618 free throws this season and their 80.1 percent was also tops in the Western Athletic Conference. USU also had three of the top four free throw shooters in the conference led by senior guard Devyn Christensen who shot a leagueleading 92.4 percent, which was also a WAC record. She finished the season third in the nation from the charity stripe. Christensen missed only nine of the 119 free throws she attempted this season. Junior guard Jennifer Schlott was third in the WAC, shooting 83.8 percent (134-of-169), while senior guard Jenna Johnson was fourth, shooting 82.6 percent (142-of-172). Utah State also ended the year fifth in the nation in scoring offense (76.5 ppg) and ninth in steals (12.0 ppg). Individually, Christensen was also second in three-point field goals per game, making 3.34 threes a game. Christensen was also among the nation s leaders in scorers, standing 17th with 20.1 points per game. Johnson was also 19th in the nation and third in the conference in steals per game (3.00 spg). UP NEXT - Following its game against Black Hills State, the Aggies will remain at home for three more home games to start November. Utah State will host Loyola Marymount on Wednesday, Nov. 13. The Lions defeated the Aggies last season in Los Angeles, USU will then prepare for an in-state battle with Utah on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Last season, the Utes defeated the Aggies in Salt Lake City, Utah State will round out the quartet of home matches against Idaho State on Friday, Nov. 22. ADMISSION - Admission to Utah State s women s basketball games is $5 for adults, $1 for youth. A woman s sports pass is also available for $50. Contact the USU Athletics Ticket Office at (435) or at U-STATE-1 ( ) for more information or visit the Utah State athletic web site at. THE FUTURE S SO BRIGHT - Despite losing four seniors, including program changers Jenna Johnson and Devyn Christensen, the future is bright for Utah State. The Aggies return six letterwinners and three starters from last year s squad that won 18 games. Jennifer Schlott, who started 25 games, will be a senior next season. The guard was second on the team in scoring (14.3 ppg), free throw percentage (83.8 percent) and was first in assists (4.5 apg). Makenlee Williams had a solid freshman campaign, averaging 7.2 ppg. She was third on the team in field goal percentage (47.5 percent). Franny Vaaulu is the third starter that will be back for the Aggies. Vaaulu, who will be a junior next season, was first on the team in field goal percentage (55.3 percent). AGGIES PICKED SIXTH IN MW PRESEASON POLL - Utah State women s basketball was selected sixth in the Mountain West Women s Basketball Preseason Poll as voted on by a panel of the league s 11 head coaches and media Utah State Women s Basketball - USU vs. Black Hills State

3 Utah State 81, NM Nazerene 65 November 5, 2013 * Exhibition * Logan, Utah Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Northwest Nazarene vs Utah State 11/05/13 7 p.m. at Logan, Utah (Dee Glen Smith Spectrum) Northwest Nazarene Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 25 Swanson,Katie f Warwick,Leslie f Schumann,Kayla g Schierman,Kylee g Hingston,Megan g Babbitt,Taylor Simmons,Taylor White,Cierra Skokankova,Veronika Ferrenburg,Ellen Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Utah State nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Deadball Rebounds 2 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 44 VAAULU, Franny c NELSON, Elise g SCHLOTT, Jennifer g BAIRSTOW, Stephanie g WILLIAMS, Makenlee g CLONINGER, Shelby LANDRETH, Liz PORTER, Jasmine JOHNSON, Lynette TURNER, Cristal STRIKAS, Ingrida Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Laura Rahe (R) Teresa Olsen (U1) Rigo Vasquez (U2) Technical fouls: Northwest Nazarene-None. Utah State-None. Attendance: 776 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Northwest Nazarene Utah State Last FG - NNU-W 2nd-02:12, US 2nd-00:25. Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 1 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench NNU-W US Score tied - 2 times. The poll was announced by the conference, prior to the league s media days at the conference office in Colorado Springs, Colo. Fresno State, coached by former USU head coach Raegan Pebley, was picked to finish first in the conference with 238 points, including 17 first-place votes. The Bulldogs captured the 2013 Mountain West Tournament. Wyoming was tabbed second with 212 points, including four first-place votes, while the 2013 MW regular-season champion San Diego State was chosen third with 196 points and two first-place votes. New Mexico (185 points) and UNLV (170 points) were voted fourth and fifth, respectively with the Rebels taking the final two first-place votes. Utah State was picked sixth with 136 points, just ahead of Colorado State at seventh with 130 points. Boise State (96 points), San José State (76), Nevada (62) and Air Force round out the poll finishing eighth-11th respectively. Wyoming junior Kayla Woodward was named the MW Preseason Player of the Year. Woodward, a forward, was a second-team all-mountain West selection last season and was named to the 2013 MW all-tournament Team. Woodward, the top returning scorer in the league, averaged 14.1 points per game in She is joined on the preseason team by Colorado State s Sam Martin, Fresno State s Taylor Thompson, San Diego State s Erimma Amarikwa, and San José State s Ta`Rea Cunnigan. San Diego State s Chloe Johnson was named Preseason Freshman of the Year, while San Diego State transfer Cierra Warren earned Preseason Newcomer of the Year honors. Utah State enters its first season in the Mountain West Conference, bringing back six letterwinners from last year s squad that finished the season 18-14, finishing second in the Western Athletic Conference with a 14-4 league record. USU also advanced to the postseason for the third-straight season playing in the Women s Basketball Invitational (WBI). The Aggies will have to replace all-wac honorees Devyn Christensen and Jenna Johnson from the starting five, but do return senior guard Jennifer Schlott, junior center Franny Vaaulu and sophomore guard Makenlee Williams from the starting lineup. AGGIES ON THE RADIO/WEB - All Utah State games can be heard on KLGN (1390 AM) in Logan with Craig Hislop in his second season as the voice of the Aggies. They can also be heard on the web by going to the Utah State Athletics home page at and clink on the Listen Live link in the right hand column. LAST TIME OUT - Senior guard Jennifer Schlott netted a gamehigh 29 points and nearly had a quadruple double to lead Utah State women s basketball to an exhibition win over Northwest Nazarene Tuesday night at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. The win was special for USU s coaching staff with several connections with NNU. Aggie head coach Jerry Finkbeiner was assistant for the Crusaders men s team in , including coaching the father of one of the current NNU women s players, Leslie Warwick, who scored five points to go with five rebounds Tuesday night. Finkbeiner s first women s basketball coaching position was also at NNU, as head coach in , and Finkbeiner s father is a NNU alum. USU assistant Stu Sells attended Northwest Nazarene and lived in Boise, near NNU s location in Nampa, Idaho. A large, spirited crowd at the Spectrum saw Schlott dish out a game-high nine assists, while snaring seven rebounds and swiping six steals. Schlott s scoring led four Aggies in doubledigits, as sophomore guard Makenlee Williams posted 18 points, including the last 10 in a row of the game, while junior guard Elise Nelson notched 10 points and senior forward Cristal Turner tallied 10 points off the bench. GAMETRACKER - Fans can follow Aggie home games through the USU web site at via GameTracker, a free service, which updates play-by-play and statistics throughout the game. ON THE INTERNET - All of Utah State s home games are available to watch live through Utah State TV via the internet at www. UtahStateAggies.com. USU fans can also listen to every game both home and away, via USU s web site. This season the Aggies will be working in conjunction with the Mountain West Digital Network to stream all home games for free. THE NEWBIES - The Aggies will welcome seven newcomers to the team this season, including transfers Jasmine Porter and Mariah Miles. Porter is a transfer from San Diego State, while Miles comes from Oral Roberts. Elizabeth Landreth, Shelby Cloninger and Lynette Johnson are freshmen this season with the Aggies, while Ingrida Strikas and Tijana Djukic are transfers. 3

4 AROUND THE COURT - News and Notes from around the Aggie basketball court. Utah State ended the season scoring 2,448 points in 32 games. The Aggies broke the Utah State record for points scored in a single season. The team knocked in 2,243 points. USU finished its eighth and final season in the WAC. Next season, the Aggies will be heading to the Mountain West Conference along with San Jose State. During season, the Aggies finished third in WAC play with an 14-4 conference record which was its best finish since joining the league. JERRY FINKBEINER - Jerry Finkbeiner enters his second season as Utah State s ninth head women s basketball coach. Assistant coaches Micha Thompson and Stu Sells return for their second and third seasons, respectively. Crystal Robinson joins the team as the Aggies third assistant coach, while Ebony Haliburton will be USU s Director of Basketball Operations Utah State Women s Basketball - USU vs. Black Hills State

5 Jerry Finkbeiner Head Coach Second Season Southern Nazerene 80 On April 26, 2012, Jerry Finkbeiner became the ninth head coach in 23 years of Aggie women s basketball. We are extremely excited to have Jerry Finkbeiner join Utah State University and be our next head women s basketball coach, said USU Athletics Director Scott Barnes at the time of his hiring. He is a skilled leader, and his coaching philosophy aligns very well with our core values and mission. The success of Jerry s teams both on and off the court during his illustrious career demonstrates his attention to detail, and we are convinced that he will continue to build upon the high level of achievement we have seen with our women s program over the past few years. Plus, his up-tempo style of play will be fun for our student-athletes and fans. Finkbeiner (pronounced Fink-by-ner) is the second male coach in Utah State history along with Bob Corbin who was the Aggies coach from Finkbeiner is only the second USU coach since the reinstatement of the program in 2003 when Raegan Pebley took over. Pebley has since taken the head coaching position at Fresno State. Finkbeiner took over a Utah State program that had its first 20- win season in , finishing with a record as it advanced to Women s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) for the second-straight season. Finkbeiner came to Utah State from Oral Roberts in Tulsa, Okla., where he spent 16 years as head coach. During his tenure at ORU, the Golden Eagles averaged 17 wins per season and advanced to postseason play eight times during the past 13 years with five trips to the NCAA Tournament and three appearances in the WNIT. Prior to Finkbeiner s arrival, ORU had never played in an NCAA Tournament game. Overall, Finkbeiner has a (.657) record in 24 years as a collegiate head coach at Oral Roberts ( ) and Southern Nazarene ( ). He also ranks 30th in the nation among active coaches with his 492 career wins, while his 65.7 percent winning percentage ranks tied for 48th nationally among active coaches. I was very impressed with the team spirit amongst the administration and the athletic department. Everyone seems to be on the same page. There is a lot of spirit for the university and support for each other. I am very impressed with that. The other thing that stands out to me is some of the traditions of Utah State such as the White and Blue A; things that go with and establish the university that are closely tied with athletics. So, I am really looking forward to going to the next step and living the life of an Aggie, Finkbeiner said when he was hired. During the season, which was his first season at Utah State, the Aggies achieved an record. USU finished second in the WAC standings for the second-straight season with a 14-4 mark. Under the direction of Finkbeiner, Utah State advanced to postseason for the third-straight season, as the Aggies played in the Women s Basketball Invitational. USU finished the season second in the nation in free throw percentage with a school and WAC record 80.1 percent from the charity stripe. Three players were honored by the WAC as Devyn Christensen earned firs-team all-wac honors, while Jenna Johnson and Jennifer Schlott, earned second and third-team all-wac honors respectively. Christensen also ended the season third in the nation in free throw shooting 92.4 percent. The Aggies also found success in the classroom as well as five players earned academic all-wac honors. As the head coach at Oral Roberts, Finkbeiner led the Golden Eagles to seven Summit League (formerly Mid-Continent Conference) regular season and tournament titles and six 20-win seasons, including three consecutive 20-win campaigns, a first for the program in over three decades. At ORU, Finkbeiner coached five All-Americans, eight conference players of the year, five conference newcomers of the year and 26 allconference selections. Furthermore, Finkbeiner was named conference coach of the year twice during his ORU tenure. Oral Roberts hit the 20-win plateau for the third-straight season in and achieved several landmark victories along the way. The Golden Eagles defeated Wisconsin in early November for their first win over a Big Ten program since 1977, and their win over the WAC s Louisiana Tech was their first against the three-time national champions. ORU also advanced to the WNIT in , their third consecutive postseason appearance. In his six years prior to coming to ORU, Finkbeiner led Southern Nazarene to three-straight NAIA national titles and a combined 99-4 record from 1994 to Finkbeiner posted a record in six seasons at SNU. During his career at Southern Nazarene, Finkbeiner coached nine NAIA All-Americans and a two-time NAIA Player of the Year, while five of his players went on to play professional basketball overseas. During his tenure at Southern Nazarene, Finkbeiner s coaching achievements did not go unnoticed as he was named the NAIA National Coach of the Year in 1994, 1995 and In 1995, he was also named as the College Sports Magazine and Converse National Coach of the Year. Finkbeiner was named the NAIA District 9 Coach of the Year in 1993 and the Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year from 1992 to Finkbeiner, a native of Southern California, attended Southern Nazarene in Oklahoma City from , where he was a four-year letterwinner. In that time, he was selected as a Christian Collegiate All- American in Finkbeiner graduated with a bachelor s of science degree in physical education and completed his master s degree in physical education at Northwest Missouri State University. Along with coaching at SNU, Finkbeiner also worked as a professor in the kinesiology and sports management department. Finkbeiner is married to Reva and the couple have five children and two daughter-in-laws, Isaac (Angela), Ben (Alycia), Corban, Micha and Bethany. His son Ben is an assistant coach for the Boise State women s basketball team. 5

6 USA TODAY/ESPN TOP 25 COACHES POLL PRESEASON POLL Rank School (1st) Rec. Points 1. Connecticut (31) Duke Stanford Tennessee (1) Louisville Maryland Notre Dame Kentucky California Baylor North Carolina Nebraska Texas A&M Oklahoma Penn State Dayton LSU Michigan State Colorado Iowa State South Carolina Georgia Purdue Oklahoma State UCLA Bold= USU Opponent ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 POLL PRESEASON Rank School (1st) Rec. Points 1. Connecticut(36) Duke Stanford Tennessee Louisville Notre Dame Kentucky Maryland California Baylor Oklahoma North Carolina Penn State Dayton LSU Texas A&M Nebraska Purdue Colorado Michigan State Oklahoma State South Carolina Iowa State Georgia Gonzaga Bold= USU Opponent MW Preseason Women s Basketball Coaches Poll Rank Teams (1st Place Votes) Points 1. Fresno State (17) Wyoming (4) San Diego State (2) New Mexico UNLV (2) Utah State Colorado State Boise State San José State Nevada Air Force Utah State Women s Basketball - USU vs. Black Hills State

7 Utah State Game-By-Game Statistics All games TEAM STATISTICS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Utah Valley 11/12/ L at UC Riverside 11/15/ Lot at Loyola Marymount 11/17/ L vs Prairie View A&M 11/20/ W at Alaska Anchorage 11/21/ W at Utah 11/27/ L MONTANA STATE 12/01/ L at Brigham Young 12/4/ L at Notre Dame 12/08/ L UC IRVINE 12/18/ L SOUTH DAKOTA 12/20/ W UTSA 12/29/ Wot TEXAS STATE 12/31/ W at Seattle University 01/03/ Lot at Idaho 1/5/ W at San Jose State 01/12/ L NMSTATE 01/17/ W DENVER 01/19/ W at UT Arlington 01/23/ W at Louisiana Tech 01/26/ Wot IDAHO 01/31/ W SEATTLE UNIVERSITY 02/02/ W SAN JOSE STATE 02/09/ W at Denver 02/14/ Wot at New Mexico State 2/16/ L LOUISIANA TECH 02/28/ W UT ARLINGTON 03/02/ W at Texas State 3/7/ W at UTSA 3/9/ L vs Denver 3/13/ W vs Idaho 3/15/ L SOUTH DAKOTA 03/21/ L Utah State Opponents Games played: 32 Points/game: 76.5 FG Pct: FG Pct: 32.8 FT Pct: 80.1 Rebounds/game: 38.4 Assists/game: 14.3 Turnovers/game: 16.8 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.9 Steals/game: 12.0 Blocks/game: 4.4 7

8 Utah State Individual Points-Rebounds-Assists All games Opponent Date Score NELSON,ELI SCHLOTT,JE CHRISTENSE JOHNSON,JE WILLIAMS,M THOMPSON,H MOORE,ADDI at Utah Valley 11/12/ L at UC Riverside 11/15/ L DNP at Loyola Marymount 11/17/ L DNP vs Prairie View A&M 11/20/ W DNP at Alaska Anchorage 11/21/ W DNP at Utah 11/27/ L MONTANA STATE 12/01/ L DNP at Brigham Young 12/4/ L DNP at Notre Dame 12/08/ L UC IRVINE 12/18/ L DNP SOUTH DAKOTA 12/20/ W DNP UTSA 12/29/ W DNP0-0-0 TEXAS STATE 12/31/ W at Seattle University 01/03/ L DNP at Idaho 1/5/ W DNP at San Jose State 01/12/ L NMSTATE 01/17/ W D N P DENVER 01/19/ W at UT Arlington 01/23/ W DNP at Louisiana Tech 01/26/ W DNP IDAHO 01/31/ W SEATTLE UNIVERSITY 02/02/ W DNP SAN JOSE STATE 02/09/ W at Denver 02/14/ W DNP at New Mexico State 2/16/ L LOUISIANA TECH 02/28/ W DNP UT ARLINGTON 03/02/ W at Texas State 3/7/ W at UTSA 3/9/ L DNP vs Denver 3/13/ W DNP vs Idaho 3/15/ L DNP SOUTH DAKOTA 03/21/ L DNP Opponent Date Score FURTADO,PU BAIRSTOW,S TURNER,CRI VAAULU,FRA STEED,TANJ at Utah Valley 11/12/ L DNP at UC Riverside 11/15/ L DNP at Loyola Marymount 11/17/ L DNP vs Prairie View A&M 11/20/ W DNP at Alaska Anchorage 11/21/ W DNP at Utah 11/27/ L DNP MONTANA STATE 12/01/ L DNP DNP at Brigham Young 12/4/ L DNP at Notre Dame 12/08/ L DNP UC IRVINE 12/18/ L DNP SOUTH DAKOTA 12/20/ W DNP UTSA 12/29/ W DNP TEXAS STATE 12/31/ W DNP at Seattle University 01/03/ L DNP at Idaho 1/5/ W DNP at San Jose State 01/12/ L DNP NMSTATE 01/17/ W D N P D N P DENVER 01/19/ W DNP DNP at UT Arlington 01/23/ W DNP at Louisiana Tech 01/26/ W DNP DNP IDAHO 01/31/ W D N P SEATTLE UNIVERSITY 02/02/ W DNP DNP SAN JOSE STATE 02/09/ W at Denver 02/14/ W DNP at New Mexico State 2/16/ L LOUISIANA TECH 02/28/ W DNP UT ARLINGTON 03/02/ W at Texas State 3/7/ W at UTSA 3/9/ L DNP vs Denver 3/13/ W DNP vs Idaho 3/15/ L DNP SOUTH DAKOTA 03/21/ L DNP6-7-2 DNP Utah State Women s Basketball - USU vs. Black Hills State

9 UTAH STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL OVERALL STATISTICS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 04 Christensen, Devyn Schlott, Jennifer Johnson, Jenna Vaaulu, Franny Williams, Makenlee Turner, Cristal Nelson, Elise Thompson, Haylee Bairstow, Stephanie Furtado, Pualei Moore, Addison Steed, Tanja Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS USU OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 Totals Utah State Opponents Date Opponent Score Att. 11/12/12 at Utah Valley L /15/12 at UC RiversideLot /17/12 at Loyola Marymount L /20/12 vs Prairie View A&M W $ 11/21/12 at Alaska Anchorage W /27/12 at Utah L /01/12 MONTANA STATE L /4/12 at Brigham Young L /08/12 at Notre Dame L /18/12 UC IRVINE L /20/12 SOUTH DAKOTA W * 12/29/12 UTSA Wot * 12/31/12 TEXAS STATE W * 01/03/13 at Seattle UniversityLot * 1/5/13 at Idaho W * 01/12/13 at San Jose State L * 01/17/13 NMSTATE W * 01/19/12 DENVER W * 01/23/13 at UT Arlington W * 01/26/13 at Louisiana Tech Wot * 01/31/13 IDAHO W * 02/02/13 SEATTLE UNIVERSITY W * 02/09/13 SAN JOSE STATE W * 02/14/13 at Denver Wo * 2/16/13 at New Mexico State L * 02/28/13 LOUISIANA TECH W * 03/02/13 UT ARLINGTON W * 3/7/13 at Texas State W * 3/9/13 at UTSA L /13/13 vs Denver W /15/13 vs Idaho L /21/13 SOUTH DAKOTA L * = Conference game 9

10 UTAH STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE STATISTICS Conference games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 04 Christensen, Devyn Schlott, Jennifer Johnson, Jenna Vaaulu, Franny Williams, Makenlee Turner, Cristal Nelson, Elise Thompson, Haylee Bairstow, Stephanie Furtado, Pualei Moore, Addison Steed, Tanja Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS USU OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. * 12/29/12 UTSA Wot * 12/31/12 TEXAS STATE W * 01/03/13 at Seattle UniversityLot * 1/5/13 at Idaho W * 01/12/13 at San Jose State L * 01/17/13 NMSTATE W * 01/19/12 DENVER W * 01/23/13 at UT Arlington W * 01/26/13 at Louisiana Tech Wot * 01/31/13 IDAHO W * 02/02/13 SEATTLE UNIVERSITY W * 02/09/13 SAN JOSE STATE W * 02/14/13 at Denver Wo * 2/16/13 at New Mexico State L * 02/28/13 LOUISIANA TECH W * 03/02/13 UT ARLINGTON W * 3/7/13 at Texas State W * 3/9/13 at UTSA L * = Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 Totals Utah State Opponents Utah State Women s Basketball - USU vs. Black Hills State

11 Numerical Roster NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL) 2 Elise Nelson G 5-9 JR 2L Springfield, Ore. (Thurston HS) 3 Jennifer Schlott G 5-6 SR 3L Mesa, Ariz. (Mountain View HS) 5 Stephanie Bairstow G/F 6-2 SO 1L Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Mansfield State HS) 11 Shelby Cloninger G 5-11 FR HS Kamiah Idaho (Kamiah HS) 20 Mariah Miles G 5-7 SO TR Geary, Okla. (Calumet HS/Oral Roberts) 21 Makenlee Williams G 5-11 SO 1L Syracuse, Utah (Syracuse HS) 22 Tijana Djukic F 6-4 SO TR Kikanda, Serbia (Miami Dade Community College) 23 Liz Landreth G 5-10 FR HS Meridan, Idaho (Capital HS) 25 Lynette Johnson G 5-9 FR HS Sacramento, Calif. (John F. Kennedy HS) 30 Jasmine Porter G/F 6-1 JR TR Layton, Utah (Layton Christian Academy/San Diego State) 32 Cristal Turner G 6-2 SR 1L Scunthorpe, England (Maidstone Grammar School/Oral Roberts) 44 Franny Vaaulu F 6-2 JR 2L Los Angeles, Calif. (Warren HS) 50 Ingrida Strikas G/F 6-1 JR TR Riga, Latvia (Riga Secondary No. 47/Vincennes University) Head Coach: Jerry Finkbeiner (Southern Nazerene, 80, Second year) Assistant Coaches: Crystal Robinson (Southeastern Oklahoma State, 96, First year); Stu Sells (Northwest Nazerene, Third year); Micha Thompson (Pensacola College, 06, Second year) Director of Women s Basketball Operations: Ebony Haliburton (Oral Roberts, 08, First Year) Managers: Couper Sorenson, Megan Thompson Pronunciations Stephanie Bairstow = Bear-stowe Shelby Cloninger = Clon-in-gurr Tijana Djukic = Tee-yana Duke-ich Jerry Finkbeiner = Fink-by-ner Jennifer Schlott = Shhh-lot Ingrida Strikas = In-greed-a Stike-us Franny Vaaulu = Va-ah-oo-lu Makenlee Williams = McKinley (like the president) By Class Seniors - (2) Jennifer Schlott, Cristal Turner Juniors - (4) Mariah Miles, Elise Nelson, Jasmine Porter, Ingrida Strikas, Franny Vaaulu Sophomores - (4) Stephanie Bairstow, Shelby Cloninger, Tijana Djukic, Makenlee Williams Freshmen - (3) Shelby Cloninger, Lynette Johnson, Liz Landreth By Position Guards - (8) Shelby Cloninger, Lynette Johnson, Liz Landreth, Mariah Miles, Elise Nelson, Jennifer Schlott, Cristal Turner, Makenlee Williams Forward - (2) Tijana Djukic, Franny Vaaulu Guard/Forward - (3) Stephanie Bairstow, Jasmine Porter, Ingrida Strikas By Height 6-4 (1) - Djukic 6-2 (3) - Bairstow, Turner, Vaaulu 6-1 (2) - Porter, Strikas 5-11 (2) - Cloninger, Williams 5-10 (1) - Landreth 5-9 (2) - Johnson, Nelson 5-7 (1) - Miles 5-6 (1) - Schlott By Location Arizona - (1) Jennifer Schlott (Mesa) California - (2) Lynette Johnson (Sacramento), Franny Vaaulu (Los Angeles) Idaho - (2) Shelby Cloninger (Kamiah), Liz Landreth (Meridian) Oklahoma - (1) Mariah Miles (Geary) Oregon - (1) Elise Nelson (Springfield) Utah - (2) Jasmine Porter (Layton), Makenlee Williams (Syracuse) Australia - (1) Stephanie Bairstow (Brisbane) England - (1) Cristal Turner (Maidstone) Latvia - (1) Ingrida Strikas (Riga) Serbia - (1) Tijana Djukic (Kikanda) 11