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Southern Utah University Women s Basketball Weekly Release - October 28, 2011 2011-12 Schedule/Results Overall: 0-0-0 Summit League: 0-0-0 Date Oct. 31 Opponent Dixie State (Exh) Time (MST) 7 p.m. Nov.

3 Oral Roberts* 1:05 p.m. Dec. 8 BYU 7 p.m. Dec. 10 UVU 3 p.m. Dec. 17 Westminster 7 p.m. Dec. 20 Ohio State 12 p.m. Dec. 29 UMKC* 6 p.m. Dec. 31 South Dakota* 1 p.m. Jan. 3 San Jose State 7 p.m. Jan. 7 NDSU *& 5 p.

m. Feb. 11 IUPUI *& 5 p.m. Feb. 13 WIU* 7 p.m. Feb. 18 Oakland* 1:30 p.m. Feb. 20 IPFW* 5 p.m. Feb. 25 Oral Roberts* 5 p.m. Summit League Tournament (sioux falls, s.d.) Mar. 3 Opening Round TBA Mar.

6 Championship TBA All Times Mountain All Times Subject To Change All Home Games In Bold Played At Centrum Arena * Summit League Game & Doubleheader with SUU men s team Southern Utah University

Southern Utah Centrum Arena 2010-11 Record 16-13, 10-8 Summit League Cedar City, Utah Monday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m. (MST) LIVE STATS AVAILABLE LIVE RADIO AVAILABLE - KSUU - 91.

1 Southern Utah University Women s Basketball Weekly Release - October 28, Schedule/Results Overall: Summit League: Date Oct. 31 Opponent Dixie State (Exh) Time (MST) 7 p.m. Nov. 4 Adams State (Exh) 7 p.m. Nov. 13 Utah 3 p.m. Nov. 18 Santa Clara 8 p.m. Nov. 20 Oregon State 8 p.m. Nov. 26 NMSU Tourney 6 p.m. Nov. 27 NMSU Tourney 12 p.m. Nov. 30 Utah Valley 7 p.m. Dec. 3 Oral Roberts* 1:05 p.m. Dec. 8 BYU 7 p.m. Dec. 10 UVU 3 p.m. Dec. 17 Westminster 7 p.m. Dec. 20 Ohio State 12 p.m. Dec. 29 UMKC* 6 p.m. Dec. 31 South Dakota* 1 p.m. Jan. 3 San Jose State 7 p.m. Jan. 7 NDSU *& 5 p.m. Jan. 9 SDSU* 7 p.m. Jan. 14 WIU* 3:30 p.m. Jan. 16 IUPUI* 5 p.m. Jan. 21 IPFW *& 5 p.m. Jan. 23 Oakland* 7 p.m. Jan. 28 South Dakota *& 5 p.m. Jan. 30 UMKC* 7 p.m. Feb. 4 SDSU* 7 p.m. Feb. 6 NDSU* 5 p.m. Feb. 11 IUPUI *& 5 p.m. Feb. 13 WIU* 7 p.m. Feb. 18 Oakland* 1:30 p.m. Feb. 20 IPFW* 5 p.m. Feb. 25 Oral Roberts* 5 p.m. Summit League Tournament (sioux falls, s.d.) Mar. 3 Opening Round TBA Mar. 4 Quarterfinal Round TBA Mar. 5 Semifinal Round TBA Mar. 6 Championship TBA All Times Mountain All Times Subject To Change All Home Games In Bold Played At Centrum Arena * Summit League Game & Doubleheader with SUU men s team Southern Utah University Athletics Media Relations Kyle Newhouse, Assistant Director (435) kylenewhouse@suu.edu New Look Thunderbirds To Host Dixie State For Exhibition Exhibition Dixie State vs. Southern Utah Centrum Arena Record 16-13, 10-8 Summit League Cedar City, Utah Monday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m. (MST) LIVE STATS AVAILABLE LIVE RADIO AVAILABLE - KSUU FM Record 24-4, 14-2 Pacific West THUNDERBIRDS HOST DIXIE STATE FOR EXHIBITION The Southern Utah University Thunderbirds will open the season with a pair of exhibition games, hosting Dixie State College at 7 p.m. on Monday and Adams State College at 7 p.m. on Friday. Head coach JR Payne begins her third season at SUU with a new look team that has the fourth youngest roster in the nation. The Thunderbirds welcome back starting forward Tayler Anderson and Summit League All- Newcomer Team member Desiree Jackson. FOLLOW THE THUNDERBIRDS Southern Utah University women s basketball fans can follow all home and select away games via LiveStats at All home games will be video streamed on and broadcast on the radio at 91.1 FM and online at html. Probable Starting Five ( Stats) Pos. Player Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG note F #15 Carli Moreland 6-1 So. Broomfield, CO blocks, 7 steals F #31 Tayler Anderson 6-0 Jr. Lyman, WY blocks, 26 steals G #10 DJ Norman 5-9 So. Marion, IA steals, 14 assists G #3 Desiree Jackson 5-10 So. Moreno Valley, CA steals, 49 assists PG #13 Hailey Mandelko 5-8 Fr. Lexington, NE Reserves ( Stats) Pos. Player Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG note G #4 Angel Dorn 5-9 So. Lakewood, CA steals, 4 assists G #5 Andrea Jones 5-5 Fr. Mesa, AZ assists, 23 steals

2 Summit League Preseason Coaches Poll 1. Oral Roberts (24) Oakland (2) South Dakota State (1) IPFW North Dakota State UMKC South Dakota Southern Utah IUPUI Western Illinois 68 PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR Kevi Luper oral Roberts PRESEASON ALL-LEAGUE TEAM FIRST TEAM Jaci Bigham, G Oral Roberts Kevi Luper, G oral Roberts Abby Plucker, F North Dakota St. Jennie Sunnarborg, F South Dakota St. Stephanie Rosado, F IPFW Bethany Watterworth, F Oakland SECOND TEAM Katie Birkel, G North Dakota St. Sharise Calhoun, G Oakland Amber Hegge, F South Dakota Kerah Nelson, F IUPUI Jordan Pyle, F oral Roberts Summit League Players of the Week Summit League Stadings (Final) Summit overall Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Oral Roberts *& IPFW% Oakland South Dakota St. ^$ Southern Utah UMKC North Dakota St Western Illinois IUPUI Centenary * Regular Season Champion ^ Summit League Tournament Champion $ NCAA Tournament Participant & WNIT Participant % Women s Basketball Inivitational Participant ABOUT THE DIXIE STATE RED STORM Dixie State College posted a 24-4 overall record last season, including a 14-2 mark in the Division II Pacific West Conference play to finish second in the conference. The Red Storm upset the Thunderbirds with a victory in Cedar City last season. Senior guard Sheila Adams will look to lead Dixie State after averaging 12.3 ppg last season. Head coach Angela Kristensen is in her sixth season at Dixie State. Team Comparison ( Final Stats) Team PPG Opp PPG FG% 3PT% FT% RPG APG ToPG SPG BPG Dixie State Southern Utah THUNDERBIRDS PICKED TO FINISH EIGHTH IN PRESEASON POLL The Southern Utah University women s basketball team is picked to finish in eighth place in the Summit League preseason poll. SUU returns two starters off of last year s team, which made a trip to the league tournanment after posting a 10-8 record for a fifth place finish. The Thunderbirds add five freshmen to a group of six returners off of last season s team which includes starting forward Tayler Anderson and Summit League All-Newcomer Team member Desiree Jackson. Jackson selected TO SUMMIT LEAGUE ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM Jackson earned her first career conference accolade and became the first Thunderbird placed on the All-Newcomer team since Aubrey Mackintosh in Jackson finished the regular season third on the team with 9.4 ppg and really came on strong on conference play, averaging 10.3 ppg in Summit League contests and posted double-figure scoring efforts in nine conference games. The Moreno Valley, Calif. native scored a team-high 19 points in the win at IPFW, a career-high 28 points in the win over Oral Roberts University and 19 points in the win at IUPUI. THUNDERBIRDS ADD TWO NEW ASSISTANTS TO COACHING STAFF Southern Utah University has announced the hiring of assistant coaches Nicole Ryan and Caitlyn Sears who will join T-Birds women s basketball team. Nicole Ryan comes to Southern Utah from American University where after a successful playing career, spent a year as a student assistant. Ryan was a standout guard at American where she helped lead the Eagles to three consecutive NIT appearances and one regular season championship in the Patriot League. Ryan was actively involved with both men s and women s basketball camps during her time at American and spent her final year at the school as a student assistant for the women s basketball team. This past season Sears concluded one of the most productive playing careers in the history of SUU basketball, becoming Southern Utah s fifth all-time leading scorer with 1,216 total points. Sears was also named to the all-summit League second team after averaging 15.3 points per game and shooting 44 percent from behind the arc during her senior season.

Southern Utah QuickFacts Name...Southern Utah University City... Cedar City, Utah Founded...1897 Enrollment...8,066 Nickname...Thunderbirds Colors...Scarlet and White Arena...Centrum Arena Capacity.

3 Southern Utah QuickFacts Name...Southern Utah University City... Cedar City, Utah Founded Enrollment...8,066 Nickname...Thunderbirds Colors...Scarlet and White Arena...Centrum Arena Capacity...5,300 Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference... The Summit League University Website... Athletics Website... Administration President... Dr. Michael T. Benson Athletic Director... Ken Beazer Asst. AD/Business Manager... Jason Norris Assoc. AD/Sports Medicine...Ricky Mendini Assoc. AD/Compliance... Todd Brown Asst. AD/Media Relations... Neil Gardner Asst. SID...Kyle Cottam Asst. SID (WBK Contact)... Kyle Newhouse ...kylenewhouse@suu.edu Office Phone...(435) Press Row Phone...(435) Fax...(435) Address Harris Center W. University Blvd...Cedar City, UT Coaching Staff Head Coach...JR Payne Alma Mater...Saint Mary s, 1999 Record at SUU, Years , Two Career Record, Years...Same Associate Head Coach/Year......Toriano Towns/2nd Alma Mater...Saint Mary s, 1999 Assistant Coach/Year...Nicole Ryan, 1st Alma Mater... American, 2010 Assistant Coach/Year... Caitlyn Sears/1st Alma Mater...Southern Utah, 2011 Athletic Trainer...Kohana Holly Strength & Conditioning... Dan Bennion Team information Overall Record Summit League Record, Finish , 5th Home Record Away Record Neutral Record Starters Returning/Lost... 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 7/4 Newcomers HS/TR... 4/1 women s basketball history First Year of Women s Basketball All-time Record Postseason Appearances... None Head Coach JR Payne JR Payne begins her third season at the helm of the Thunderbirds after being named the ninth women s basketball head coach at Southern Utah University on April 20, She has led the T-Birds to a combined record of in her first two years at SUU. The Thunderbirds finished the season with a record of 16-14, the team s best mark in the past seven years. The 2011 squad also had one of their best seasons as a member of the Summit League, posting a 10-8 record to finish fifth in the conference. Under Payne s guidance in this past season, forward Challis Pascucci produced one of best seasons in SUU history, earning a spot on the All-Summit League first team after finishing third in the conference in scoring (17.7 PPG), second in rebounding (9.7 RPG) and sixth in blocks (23). Pascucci finished the 2011 season as the Thunderbirds all-time leader in career rebounds (929) and fourth in scoring (1,328). Caitlyn Sears was also recognized as a member of the All-Summit League second team, and freshman Desiree Jackson was named to the All-Newcomer team. Following the season, Payne had eight of her players earn Summit League All-Academic honors, one of the highest team totals in the conference. Prior to coming to SUU, Payne served as the top assistant at Santa Clara University under first-year head coach Jennifer Mountain for the season. Payne also served as an assistant coach at Boise State University and Gonzaga University. During her time in Boise, the Broncos enjoyed a wealth of success, winning conference titles two of the three years and advancing to the NCAA postseason. BSU posted back-to-back 24-8 seasons, including a perfect 14-0 mark at home during the season. Payne began her career at Gonzaga University, serving as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator under head coach Kelly Graves. Payne was an integral part of the Bulldogs turnaround as the team posted a five-win season during the staff s first year then went to a 28-win season during the season, including an undefeated run in the West Coast Conference. Payne was a part of the process that brought Gonzaga s first All-American to campus in guard Shannon Mathews. As a player, Payne was a four-year letter winner at St. Mary s College (Calif.), helping the Gaels earn their first trip to the NCAA Tournament in school-history during the season. The former point guard was an All-West Coast Conference first team selection and was also named to the West Coast Conference All-Tournament first team twice.

4 Suu-Dixie State Box Score Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Dixie State vs Southern Utah 12/5/10 7:00 p.m. at CEDAR CITY, Utah (Centrum Arena) Dixie State Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 Brown, Johnna f Hill, Breann f Carlson, Erica c Adams, Sheila g Vaifanua, Shanae g Maxey, Chanel Rodriguez, Gabriella Siqueiros, Veronica Martinez, Shayla Grayer, Marcilina Gines, Rachel Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 4 Southern Utah Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 31 ANDERSON, Tayler f SEARS, Caitlyn f PASCUCCI, Challis c JACKSON, Desiree g GOFF, Kaila g DORN, Angel JONES, Andrea PARSONS, Jadie RINGER, Meghan MORELAND, Carli THORLY, Chanel Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 2 Officials: Kent Johnson, Chris Hyatt, Brian Abbott Technical fouls: Dixie State-None. Southern Utah-None. Attendance: 1543 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Dixie State Southern Utah

5 overall stats RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs m in avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 24 PASCUCCI, Challi SEARS, Caitlyn JACKSON, Desire GOFF, Kaila JONES, Andrea ANDERSON, Tayl MORELAND, Carli THORLEY, Chanel DORN, Angel NORMAN, DJ RINGER, Meghan PARSONS, Jadie WYNN, Dani Team Total Opponents x-inactive player TEAM STATISTICS SUU OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per gam FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per ga 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 Hom e games-avg/gam Neutral site-avg/gam e Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Southern Utah Opponents Date Opponent Score Att. 11/12/10 at UNLV L /16/10 at Boise State L /19/10 MONTANA STATE L /23/10 PACIFIC W /26/10 at Utah Valley W /29/10 at Utah State L * 12/2/10 at OAKLAND L * 12/4/10 at IPFW W /11/10 UTAH VALLEY W /13/10 SANTA CLARA W /17/10 OREGON STATE W /21/10 WEBER STATE W * 12/29/10 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W * 12/31/10 NORTH DAKOTA STATE W /3/11 at Gonzaga L * 1/8/11 at UM KC L * 1/15/11 at Centenary W * 1/17/11 at Oral Roberts L * 1/22/11 IUPUI W * 1/24/11 WESTERN ILLINOIS L * 1/29/11 at South Dakota State L * 1/31/11 at North Dakota State L * 2/5/11 UMKC L * 2/12/11 ORAL ROBERTS W * 2/14/11 CENTENARY W * 2/19/11 at W estern Illinois W * 2/21/11 at IUPUI W * 2/26/11 OAKLAND W * 2/28/11 IPFW L # 3/6/11 vs Oakland L * - Conference game

6 summit league stats RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs m in avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 24 PASCUCCI, Challi SEARS, Caitlyn JACKSON, Desire JONES, Andrea GOFF, Kaila ANDERSON, Tayl MORELAND, Carli THORLEY, Chanel DORN, Angel NORMAN, DJ PARSONS, Jadie RINGER, Meghan WYNN, Dani Team Total Opponents x-inactive player TEAM STATISTICS SUU OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per gam FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per ga 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 Hom e games-avg/gam Neutral site-avg/gam e Date Opponent Score Att. * 12/2/10 at OAKLAND L * 12/4/10 at IPFW W * 12/29/10 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W * 12/31/10 NORTH DAKOTA STATE W * 1/8/11 at UM KC L * 1/15/11 at Centenary W * 1/17/11 at Oral Roberts L * 1/22/11 IUPUI W * 1/24/11 WESTERN ILLINOIS L * 1/29/11 at South Dakota State L * 1/31/11 at North Dakota State L * 2/5/11 UMKC L * 2/12/11 ORAL ROBERTS W * 2/14/11 CENTENARY W * 2/19/11 at W estern Illinois W * 2/21/11 at IUPUI W * 2/26/11 OAKLAND W * 2/28/11 IPFW L * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Southern Utah Opponents

7 results RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. High Points High Rebounds 11/12/10 at UNLV L (16)PASCUCCI, Challis (7)PASCUCCI, Challis 11/16/10 at Boise State L 440 (22)SEARS, Caitlyn (13)PASCUCCI, Challis 11/19/10 MONTANA STATE L 294 (16)SEARS, Caitlyn (9)ANDERSON, Tayler (9)SEARS, Caitlyn 11/23/10 PACIFIC W (21)SEARS, Caitlyn (6)SEARS, Caitlyn 11/26/10 at Utah Valley W (19)PASCUCCI, Challis (10)SEARS, Caitlyn 11/29/10 at Utah State L 401 (16)PASCUCCI, Challis (10)ANDERSON, Tayler 12/2/10 *at OAKLAND L 405 (10)JONES, Andrea (6)SEARS, Caitlyn (10)PASCUCCI, Challis 12/4/10 *at IPFW W (19)JACKSON, Desiree (10)PASCUCCI, Challis 12/11/10 UTAH VALLEY W (28)PASCUCCI, Challis (6)SEARS, Caitlyn (6)PASCUCCI, Challis 12/13/10 SANTA CLARA W (28)PASCUCCI, Challis (14)PASCUCCI, Challis 12/17/10 OREGON STATE W (17)PASCUCCI, Challis (10)PASCUCCI, Challis 12/21/10 WEBER STATE W (26)PASCUCCI, Challis (12)PASCUCCI, Challis 12/29/10 *SOUTH DAKOTA ST W (28)SEARS, Caitlyn (19)PASCUCCI, Challis 12/31/10 *NORTH DAKOTA ST W (23)SEARS, Caitlyn (8)SEARS, Caitlyn (8)MORELAND, Carli 1/3/11 at Gonzaga L 2538 (18)PASCUCCI, Challis (8)ANDERSON, Tayler 1/8/11 *at UMKC L 333 (27)PASCUCCI, Challis (6)GOFF, Kaila 1/15/11 *at Centenary W (23)SEARS, Caitlyn (10)PASCUCCI, Challis 1/17/11 *at Oral Roberts L 1006 (19)PASCUCCI, Challis (11)THORLEY, Chanel 1/22/11 *IUPUI W (25)PASCUCCI, Challis (12)PASCUCCI, Challis 1/24/11 *WESTERN ILLINOIS L 497 (23)PASCUCCI, Challis (16)ANDERSON, Tayler 1/29/11 *at South Dakota St L 2664 (19)PASCUCCI, Challis (14)PASCUCCI, Challis 1/31/11 *at North Dakota St L 690 (11)ANDERSON, Tayler (11)PASCUCCI, Challis (11)PASCUCCI, Challis 2/5/11 *UMKC L 432 (24)PASCUCCI, Challis (8)PASCUCCI, Challis 2/12/11 *ORAL ROBERTS W (28)JACKSON, Desiree (13)PASCUCCI, Challis 2/14/11 *CENTENARY W (14)SEARS, Caitlyn (11)MORELAND, Carli 2/19/11 *at Western Illinois W (18)PASCUCCI, Challis (12)PASCUCCI, Challis 2/21/11 *at IUPUI W (19)JACKSON, Desiree (10)PASCUCCI, Challis 2/26/11 *OAKLAND W (28)PASCUCCI, Challis (9)PASCUCCI, Challis 2/28/11 *IPFW L 493 (25)SEARS, Caitlyn (8)PASCUCCI, Challis 3/6/11 #vs Oakland L (23)SEARS, Caitlyn (9)SEARS, Caitlyn * - Conference game Attendance Summary Games Attend Avg/Game Home Away Neutral Total

8 southern utah roster No. Name pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. hometown (Previous School) 3 Desiree Jackson G 5-10 So. HS Moreno Valley, Calif. (Vista Del Lago HS) 4 Angel Dorn G 5-9 So. HS Lakewood, Calif. (Lynwood HS) 5 Andrea Jones G 5-5 So. HS Mesa, Ariz. (Dobson HS) 10 DJ Norman G 5-9 So. HS Marion, Iowa (Linn-Mar HS) 15 Carli Moreland F 6-1 So. HS Broomfield, Colo. (Legacy HS) 22 Torey Hill F/C 6-2 Rs-Fr. HS Viking, Alberta, Canada (Viking HS) 23 Hailey Mandelko G 5-8 Fr. HS Lexington, Neb. (Lexington HS) 24 Taylor Maynes G 5-9 Fr. HS Salome, Ariz. (Salome HS) 31 Tayler Anderson G/F 6-0 Jr. 1V Lyman, Wyo. (Lyman HS) 32 Brenna Gates C 6-4 Fr. HS Olivehurst, Calif. (Lindhurst HS) 34 Kimmie Hawkins F 5-11 Jr. JC Moreno Valley, Calif. (Mt. SAC/Vista Del Lago HS) 45 Marquelle Funk G 5-10 Fr. HS Alpine, Utah (Lone Peak HS) Head Coach: JR Payne (3rd Season, Saint Mary s, 1999) Associate Head Coach: Toriano Towns (3rd Season, Saint Mary s, 1998) Assistant Coaches: Nicole Ryan (1st Season, American, 2009) Caitlyn Sears (1st Season, Southern Utah, 2011) Pronunciations #3 Desiree Jackson Dez err RAY #5 Andrea Jones ON drey ah Associate Head Coach Toriano Towns TOR Ree ON OH

Southern Utah University Women s Basketball

Southern Utah University Women s Basketball Weekly Release - November 14, 2011 2011-12 Schedule/Results Overall: 0-1-0 Summit League: 0-0-0 Date Oct. 31 Opponent Dixie State (Exh) Time (MST) W, 76-66 Nov.