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1 South Dakota State JACKRABBIT ATHLETICS NEWS RELEASE Jackrabbit Sports Information Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center SDSU Box 2820 Brookings, SD Sports Information Director: Ron Lenz Phone: (605) Assistant Director: Jason Hove Phone: (605) Fax: (605) Sportsline: (605) Website: W O M E N S B A S K E T B A L L I N F O R M AT I O N SDSU ends road trip at Idaho State T H I S W E E K SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (7-6) at IDAHO STATE (5-6) 7:05 p.m. MT Monday Reed Gymnasium; Pocatello, Idaho SDSU PROBABLE STA R T E R S F Megan Vogel, 5-11, Jr., St. Peter, Minn. (15.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg,.354 FG pct.,.816 FT p c t.) F Jennifer Wa r k e n t h i e n, 6-0, Fr., Willow Lake, S. D. (6.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg,.417 FG pct.,.842 FT pct.) C C o u r t n ey Grimsrud, 6-2, S o., S i s s e t o n, S. D. (2.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg,.265 FG pct.,.692 FT pct.) o r Christina Gilbert, 6-2, S r., S t i l l w a t e r, M i n n. (7.2 ppg, 5.3 rpg,.375 FG p c t.,.600 FT pct.) G Andrea Ve r d e g a n, 5-9, S o., Glen Flora, W i s. (8.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg,.464 FG p c t.,.684 FT p c t.) G Heather Sieler, 5-7, S r., H u r o n, S. D. (6.9 ppg, 3.23 apg,.333 FG pct.,.625 FT pct.) Sports Information Contact: Jason Hove January 1, 2006 B RO O K I N G S, S. D. The South Dakota State University women s basketball team will attempt to end its longest losing streak in five ye a r s, when it closes out a three-game Western road trip Monday night at Idaho State. Tipoff is set for 7:05 p. m. Mountain Time (8:05 p. m. C e n t ral) at Reed Gymnasium on the Idaho State University campus in Po c a t e l l o.the host Bengals enter the matchup with a 5-6 ove rall record following a loss at Wyoming on Dec S D S U, m e a n w h i l e, closed out 2005 with three consecutive road losses at Marquette ( W i s. ), C o l o rado and Long Beach State (Calif. ), but remains above the break-even mark with a 7-6 record.the Ja ck rabbits had not lost three games in a row since the c a m p a i g n, ending Aaron Johnston s first full season as head coach with three stra i g h t d e f e a t s. R A B B I T S O N T H E R A D I O : All Ja ck rabbit women s basketball games will be broadcast by Brookings-based KJJQ 910 AM, with Scotty Kwas calling the play - by - p l ay.the pre-game show begins approximately 20 minutes before tipoff. Broadcasts also are available online at: w w w 3. s d s t a t e. e d u / a t h l e t i c s / b r o a d c a s t s / i n d e x. c f m LIVE STAT S : Real-time statistics of all Ja ck rabbit home basketball games are available on the Internet at the following address: s. s d s t a t e.edu/wbbstats THE SERIES: M o n d ay s matchup between SDSU and Idaho State will mark the second time the two schools have met in women s basketball.the Ja ck rabbits won the only prev i o u s m e e t i n g, , in a game played during the season in Lara m i e, Wy o. WINNING RECORD: Since moving up to the NCAA Division I ranks at the start of the season, the Ja ck rabbit women s baskeball team has posted a winning record against D-I opponents. Heading into Monday s game at Idaho State, SDSU has compiled a mark versus D-I opposition.the matchup with Idaho State marks the first time SDSU has played a Big Sky Conference opponent since making the jump to Division I. IN T R A N S I T I O N : The season marks the second of a four- year transition process toward reclassification of the Ja ck rabbit athletics program from NCAA Division II to full Division I status. By meeting annual criteria outlined by the NCAA, SDSU will be eligible for N C A A postseason competition during the season. Starting this season, t h e Ja ck rabbit women s basketball program is eligible for a postseason berth in the Wo m e n s NIT. LIFE AS AN INDEPENDENT: The Ja ck ra b b i t s, who are in search of conference affiliation, will play an independent schedule for the second year in a row. SDSU has games scheduled against schools from 14 different NCAA Division I conferences and one Division II conference.

2 SC H E D U L E NOVEMBER 4 MINN.-CROOKSTON (exhib.) W, UPPER IOWA (exhibition) W, at Nebraska W, at Drake (Iowa) L, , 27 at Coors Rocky Mountain Invitational Fort Collins, Colo. 25 at Colorado State W, vs. UC Irvine W, DECEMBER 2 MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE L, WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE W, at Wisconsin W, at Southern Illinois L, TEXAS STATE W, ALABAMA W, at Marquette (Wis.) L, at Colorado L, at Long Beach State (Calif.) L, JANUARY 2 at Idaho State 7:05 p.m. MT 10 KENNESAW STATE (Ga.) 7 p.m. 14 at San Jose State (Calif.) 7 p.m. PT 19 IPFW 7 p.m. 22 at Brown (R.I.) 12:30 p.m. ET 26 TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI 7 p.m. 28 at Florida International 7 p.m. ET FEBRUARY 1 SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE 7 p.m. 4 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 7 p.m. 11 at Texas-Pan American 7 p.m. 13 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 7 p.m. 18 at North Dakota State 7 p.m. 24 at IPFW 7 p.m. ET 28 at UC Riverside 7 p.m. PT MARCH 3 CENTRAL STATE (Ohio) 7 p.m. PLAYERS Note: Starting times subject to change Home games played at Frost Arena P R O N U N C I A T I O N G U I D E Natalie Carda Courtney Grimsrud Chelsey Hegge Heather Sieler Andrea Verdegan Megan Vogel Jennifer Warkenthien COACHES Emilee Gusso Laurie Melum SAR-dah GRIMS-rood HEGG-ee SEE-ler VER-dah-gann VO-gull WAR-ken-teen GUS-oh MEL-um In addition, SDSU will play four different Division I independents and one D-II independent. LAST WEEK: The Ja ck rabbits opened their road trip with losses at Colorado and Long Beach State. C o l o rado 64, SDSU 60 C o l o rado limited South Dakota State to a season-low 23 percent shooting effort as the Ja ck rabbit women s basketball team dropped its second consecutive game, , D e c. 2 8 at the Coors Events Center. SDSU dropped to 7-5 ove ra l l, while the Buffaloes improved to 5-6. The Ja ck rabbits built an early five-point lead on three occasions, the last at on a Megan Vogel three-pointer with 9:49 remaining in the first half.vogel led SDSU with 18 points and eight rebounds. C o l o rado outscored the Ja ck rabbits 9-4 the rest of the first half as the teams went into intermission deadlocked at 21. In the second half, the Buffaloes went on a 9-0 run to go up with 10:25 remaini n g. SDSU countered with an 8-0 run to pull to within one at following back - t o - b a ck three-pointers by Natalie Carda and Heather Sieler. Carda contributed a career- h i g h 11 points. H o w eve r, C o l o ra d o s Yari Escalera nailed a three-pointer on its next possession and pulled away down the stretch.the Buffaloes sealed the game at the line, making 16-of-17 free throw attempts in the second half and 23-of-27 for the game, 85.2 percent. The Ja ck rabbits were also solid at the free throw line, making 11-of-13 tries for 84.6 p e r c e n t, but managed just 16-of-69 shooting from the field for 23.2 percent. SDSU fared slightly better from behind the arc at 7-of-25, 28 percent. CU was 17-of-46 from the f i e l d, 37 percent, including 7-of-19 on threes, 36.8 percent. Jasmina Ilic led all scorers with 19 points for the Buffaloes. Ja ckie McFarland was a force inside with 15 points, 12 rebounds and eight blocked shots. E s c a l e ra added 14 points and s even assists. SDSU won the rebounding battle, , as the Ja ck rabbits ended the game with 23 o f f e n s i ve rebounds.the Ja ck rabbits also won the turnover battle, committing just 12 compared to Colora d o s 16. SOUTH DA KOTA STATE 50 (7-5) Megan Vogel , Jennifer Warkenthein , C o u r t n ey Grimsrud , Andrea Verdegan , Heather Sieler , Natalie Carda , M o rgan Meier , Stacie Oistad , A s h l e a M u ckenhirn , Christina Gilbert Totals COLORADO 64 (5-6) Anna Nedovic , Jasmina Ilic , Ja ckie McFarland , L a u ra Lubin ,Ya r i E s c a l e ra , Hannah Skildum , C a l ey Dow , C o u r t n ey Wallace Totals Halftime: SDSU 21, CU 21. FG% SDSU.232, CU pt-FG - SDSU 7-25 (Vogel 3-7, Carda 2-4, Sieler 2-5, Warkenthein 0-1,Verdegan 0-4, Oistad 0-4), CU 7-19 (Ilic 3-6, E s c a l e ra 2-7, Lubin 1-1, N e d ovic 1-4, Dow 0-1). Rebounds - SDSU 46 (Vogel 8), CU 40 (McFarland 12). Fouls - SDSU 22, CU 18. Fouled out - None. Assists - SDSU 10 (Verdegan 5), CU 13 (Escalera 7). Steals - SDSU 7 (Oistad 2), CU 7 (Skildum). B l o cked shots - SDSU 1 (Grimsrud), UC 10 (McFarland 8).Tu r n overs - SDSU 12, CU 16. A - 1,579. Long Beach State (Calif.) 58, SDSU 55 Karina Figueroa hit a basket to put Long Beach State ahead and Jayne Connors added two free throws with 12.8 seconds to play as The Beach held off South Dakota State in women s basketball Fr i d ay night. A 12-0 Long Beach run put the Ja cks down before SDSU rallied to regain the lead at on a three-pointer by Andrea Ve r d e g a n. Long Beach got a pair of free throws from Crystal McCutcheon for a lead, b u t SDSU went back on top on a pair of free throws by Megan Vogel with 57 seconds left. After Fi g u e r o a s basket, with 41 seconds left, SDSU missed a shot and Long Beach r e b o u n d e d, setting the stage for the free throws by Connors. Vo g e l s three point attempt just before the buzzer missed. Long Beach State improved to 7-4 and gave coach Mary Hegarty her 200th career win. LBSU out-shot SDSU 34.9 percent (22-of-63) to 31.1 percent (19-of-61), had a rebound advantage and the Ja cks committed 23 turnove r s. Vogel led the Ja cks with 24 points but was the only SDSU player in double figures. Jennifer Warkenthein had nine points and a team-high 10 rebounds.

3 1, P O I N T C L U B 1. Shannon Schlagel ( ) 1, Melissa Pater ( ) 1, Brenda Davis ( ) 1, Jennifer Johnson ( ) 1, Deb Van Klei ( ) 1, Karla Stevenson ( ) 1, Leah Klaassen ( ) 1, Sherri Brende ( ) 1, TaraTessier ( ) 1, Nancy Joyce ( ) 1, Laurie (Bruns) Kruse ( ) 1, Angie Swenson ( ) 1, Pat Dobratz ( ) 1, Carleen Rose ( ) 1,281 Erin Reiten ( ) 1, Jodi Bergemann ( ) 1, Lora Kluis ( ) 1, Ann Just ( ) 1, Lisa Kurtenbach ( ) 1, Rachel Halsrud ( ) 1, Lori Fish ( ) 1, Lisa Kannegieter ( ) 1, Dawn Hull ( ) 1, Megan Vogel (2004-present) 1, Sarita DeBoer ( ) 1,003 CA R EE R S T EA L S LE A D E R S 1. Erin Reiten ( ) Karla Stevenson ( ) Lori Fish ( ) Heather Sieler (2003-present) Deb Van Klei ( ) Ann Just ( ) Lisa Kurtenbach ( ) Shannon Schlagel ( ) Beth Ommen ( ) Jodi Bergemann ( ) 185 Holly Sallden ( ) 185 CAREER ASSISTS LEADERS 1. Holly Sallden ( ) Deb Van Klei ( ) Erin Reiten ( ) Jennifer Sylvester ( ) Lisa Kurtenbach ( ) Beth Ommen ( ) Ann Just ( ) Heather Sieler (2003-present) Karla Stevenson ( ) Stacie Cizek ( ) 356 McCutcheon led LBSU with 20 points while Connors had 10 and Meghan Griffith had nine rebounds. SOUTH DA KOTA STAT E 55 (7-6) Megan Vogel , Jennifer Warkenthein , C o u r t n ey Grimsrud , Andrea Verdegan , Heather Sieler , Natalie Carda , M o rgan Meier , Stacie Oistad , Ashlea Muckenhirn , Christina Gilbert Totals LONG BEACH STATE 58 ( 7-4 ) Kaiti O Brien , Fernanda Santos , Jayme Connors , Crystal McCutcheon , Karina Figueroa ,Val Willhoit , Mary Has , Randi Cameron , Je a n n i e Saunders , Meghan Griffith Totals Halftime: Long Beach 29, SDSU 28. FG% - SDSU.311, LBSU pt FG - SDSU 7-28 (Vogel 3-10, Sieler 2-5, Warkenthein 1-2,Verdegan 1-4, M u ckenhirn 0-1, Oistad 0-2, Carda 0-4), LBSU 6-11 (McCutcheon 4-6, S a u n d e r s 2-4, Willhoit 0-1). Rebounds - SDSU 44 (Warkenthein 10, M u ckenhirn 7), LBSU 46 (Griffth 10, McCutcheon 8). Fo u l s - SDSU 16, LBSU 18. Fouled out - LBSU Santos. Assists - SDSU 9 (Vogel 2,Verdegan 2, Sieler 2), LBSU 14 (McCutcheon 5), Steals - SDSU 7 (Warkenthein 2,Verdegan 2), LBSU 10 (McCutcheon 2, Figueroa 2, Saunders 2, Griffith 2). B l o cked shots - SDSU 3 (Warkenthein 2), LBSU 7 (Saunders 2, Griffith 2).Tu r n overs - SDSU 23, LBSU 20. Attendance LINEUP CHANGE: After using the same starting lineup for the first 11 games, c o a c h Aaron Johnston made a change at center in the Dec. 28 game at Colorado as sophomore C o u r t n ey Grimsrud earned her first career start in place of senior Christina Gilbert. Grimsrud also started the Dec. 30 game at Long Beach State. Guards Heather Sieler and Andrea Verdegan and forwards Jennifer Warkenthien and Megan Vogel have started all 13 games for the Ja ck ra b b i t s. JACKS LOSE MECKLEY: SDSU will play the remainder of the season without the services of reserve forward Sarah Meckley, who was declared academically ineligible at the end of the fall semester. A sophomore, Meckley had come off the bench in all 11 games, averaging 5.0 points and 2.7 rebounds while playing 12.6 minutes per contest. TOUGH AT HOME: S D S U s home loss to Middle Tennessee State on Dec. 2 was a rarity during the Aaron Johnston era. In his six-plus seasons as Ja ck rabbit head coach, Johnston has led the Ja ck rabbits to a record at Frost Arena. Since the start of the season, SDSU has lost one home game each season, compiling a 58-5 home record during that span, including a 3-1 mark at Frost Arena this season. STRONG STA R T S : The Ja ck rabbits have played some of their best basketball of the season in the first halves of games. SDSU has trailed only twice at halftime this s e a s o n, losing both times in games to Middle Tennessee State and Long Beach State. When leading at the half, SDSU is 7-3, with losses at Dra k e, Southern Illinois and M a r q u e t t e.the Ja ck rabbits are 0-1 when tied at the half, as was the case Dec. 28 at C o l o ra d o. For the season, SDSU is outscoring its opponents in the first half. VOGEL REACHES 1,000: Jackrabbit junior Megan Vogel became the 25th player in SDSU women s basketball history to reach 1,000 career points, when she accomplished the feat Dec. 18 against Alabama. A 5-foot-11 forward from St. Peter, Minn.Vogel enters Monday s game with 1,057 career points, putting her 24th on the Jackrabbit career scoring list. Reaching the 1,000- point plateau late in the game against Alabama en route to tying her single-game career high with 26 points,vogel later passed former teammate Sarita DeBoer (1,003 points from ) for the 24th spot. In 74 career games, all of which she has started,vogel has averaged 14.3 points per contest. She is averaging a team-best 15.3 points per game this season after reaching double figures in 11 of 13 games, including the last five during which she is averaging 19 points per contest. SIELER CRACKS TOP 10s: Ja ck rabbit senior Heather Sieler enters the week ranked in the SDSU career top 10s in three different statistical categories. A guard from Huron, S. D., Sieler led SDSU in steals each of her first three seasons, recording steal totals of 93, 6 9 and 64.The co-defensive Player of the Year in the North Central Conference during the

4 CAREER 3-POINT LEADERS 1. Brenda Davis ( ) Sherri Brende ( ) Ann Just ( ) Lisa Kurtenbach ( ) Stacie Cizek ( ) Rachel Halsrud ( ) Brooke Dickmeyer ( ) Gwen Greiner ( ) 127 Shannon Schlagel ( ) Heather Sieler (2003-present) G A M E H I G H S TEAM GAME HIGHS POINTS: 82, at Colorado State, FIELD GOALS MADE: 32, at Colorado State, FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS: 77, at Colorado State, FI E L D GOA L PE R C E N TAG E:.421 (24-of-57), at Nebra s k a, , and vs. A l a b a m a, PO I N T FI E L D GOA L S MA D E: 1 3, at Nebra s k a, PO I N T FI E L D GOA L AT T E M P T S: 3 2, v s. A l a b a m a, PO I N T FI E L D GOA L PE R C E N TAG E:.520 (13-of-25), a t N e b ra s k a, FREE THROWS MADE: 22, vs. Middle Tennessee State, FREE THROW ATTEMPTS: 29, vs. UC Irvine, FR E E TH R OW PE R C E N TAG E:.846 (11-of-13), at Colora d o, RE B O U N D S: 5 4, v s. UC Irvine, AS S I S T S: 2 2, at Colorado State, ST E A L S: 1 8, v s. W i s c o n s i n - M i l w a u k e e, BL O C K E D SH OT S: 1 0, at Drake (Iowa), TU R N OV E R S FO R C E D: 2 7, by W i s c o n s i n - M i l w a u k e e, MO S T TU R N OV E R S: 2 3, at Long Beach State (Calif. ), FE W E S T TU R N OV E R S: 1 2, at Colorado State, , and at C o l o ra d o, FO U L S: 2 5, v s. A l a b a m a, INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS PO I N T S: 2 6, by Megan Vo g e l, v s. A l a b a m a, FIELD GOALS MADE: 8, by Christina Gilbert, at Southern Illinois, , and by Megan Vogel, vs. Alabama, FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS: 20, by Megan Vogel, at Wisconsin, FIELD GOAL PCT. (MIN. 10 ATT.):.636 (7-of-11), by Andrea Verdegan, at Wisconsin, PO I N T FI E L D GOA L S MA D E: 5, by Andrea Ve r d e g a n, a t W i s c o n s i n, PO I N T FI E L D GOA L AT T E M P T S: 1 0, by Megan Vo g e l, at Long Beach State (Calif. ), FR E E TH R OW S MA D E: 8, by Megan Vo g e l, v s. Middle Te n n e s s e e S t a t e, , and vs.texas State, FREE THROW ATTEMPTS: 1 0, by Megan Vo g e l, v s.texas State, , and vs. A l a b a m a, RE B O U N D S: 1 2, by Christina Gilbert, v s. UC Irvine, AS S I S T S: 9, by Heather Sieler, at Colorado State, ST E A L S: 5, by Heather Sieler, v s. A l a b a m a, , and by Andrea Ve r d e g a n, at Marquette (Wis.), BLOCKED SHOTS: 4, by Courtney Grimsrud, at Drake (Iowa), season, she has moved into sole possession of fourth place on the Ja ck ra b b i t career steals chart with 248, passing Deb Van Klei (245 steals from ) in the C o l o rado game. She stands 11 steals away from the third spot currently held by Lori Fi s h (258 steals from ). Sieler also moved up another spot on the career assists chart in recent weeks to eighth place. With 395 assists, she has moved past Karla Stevenson (368 assists from ) for eighth place and stands 18 away from passing Ann Just (412 assists from ) for seventh place. Finally, Sieler cracked the Jackrabbit career top 10 for three-point baskets during the season-opening weekend. With 122 three-pointers, she has passed Beth Ommen (107 three-pointers from ) for 10th place. Gwen Greiner (127 three-pointers from ) and Shannon Schlagel (127 three-pointers from ) are next on the list, in a tie for eighth place. In addition, Sieler could make a late run at the 1,000-point milestone. She comes into the week with 825 career points while starting all but one of the team s 109 games during her tenure at SDSU. After averaging 7.7 points per game her freshman through junior seasons, Sieler will have to average approximately 9.5 points per game this season to reach the milestone. She currently checks in with an average of 6.9 points per game. COACH AARON JOHNSTON: In his five-plus seasons as head coach of the South Dakota State University women s basketball team, Aaron Johnston has taken the Ja ck rabbit program to new and higher leve l s, leading SDSU to three consecutive NCAA Division II Elite Eight appeara n c e s, including the first national championship in the prog ra m s history during the season. During their championship run, which culminated with a victory over Northern K e n t u cky in the NCAA Division II championship game in St. J o s e p h, M o., the Ja ck ra b b i t s compiled a school-record 32 wins against just three losses. SDSU also earned a share of its f i r s t - ever North Central Conference title with a 14-2 record in league play. After leading SDSU to unprecedented success, Johnston was named the 2003 Molten/Women s Division II Bulletin Coach of the Ye a r. The Ja ck rabbits attained much of the same success in the season, earning a share of their second consecutive North Central Conference title and winning the North C e n t ral Regional for the third consecutive ye a r. SDSU finished the season with a 26-7 mark, falling to eventual national champion California (Pa.) in the first round of the N C A A Division II Elite Eight. Johnston leads the Ja ck rabbits into Monday s game with a career record of (.743 winning percentage). Currently second on the SDSU career victories list, J o h n s t o n s career totals have included a 13-2 mark (.867 winning percentage) in NCAA Division II postseason games. During the season, Johnston led a Ja ck rabbit squad which included just two seniors and nine freshmen to SDSU s first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division II Elite E i g h t. The Ja ck rabbits compiled a 28-9 record, setting a then-school record for wins in a s e a s o n. Johnston spent the season as assistant coach under Nancy Neiber and coached the Ja ck rabbits to a 4-2 record in the final six games of the season as interim head coach as SDSU finished the season with a 19-8 ove rall record, 11-7 in NCC play. One of the Ja ck ra b b i t s victories was over second-ranked and eventual national runner- u p North Dakota State. When the interim label was removed from his title on June 30, , Johnston became the seventh head coach in the modern era of South Dakota State University women s bask e t b a l l, which began in In the season, his first full season as Ja ck rabbit head coach, Johnston led SDSU to a ove rall record.that mark included a North Central Conference record of 9-9, which earned the Ja ck rabbits a berth in the seven-team Wells Fa rgo Finals conference postseason tournament. A native of Pine Island, M i n n., A. J. earned a bachelor s degree in health and phy s i c a l

5 V S. D - I O P P O N E N T S Following is a look at SDSU s records against Division I opponents by conference since the start of the season: Southeastern Confere n c e 3-0 Alabama 2-0 Kentuck y 1-0 Southland Confere n c e 2-0 Texas State 2-0 Big West Confere n c e 1-1 Long Beach State (Calif. ) 0-1 UC Irvine 1-0 Mid-American Confere n c e 1-0 Northern Illinois 1-0 Mountain West Confere n c e 1-0 Colorado State 1-0 Big 12 Confere n c e 2-1 Colora d o 0-1 Nebra s k a 1-0 Oklahoma State 1-0 Horizon League 2-1 Wisconsin-Green Bay 0-1 W i s c o n s i n - M i l w a u k e e 2-0 Big Ten Confere n c e 1-1 Purdue (Ind.) 0-1 W i s c o n s i n 1-0 Sun Belt Confere n c e 1-1 Middle Tennessee State 1-1 I n d e p e n d e n t s 1-2 IPFW 1-0 North Dakota State 0-2 B I G E A S T 0-2 Marquette (Wis.) 0-1 Rutgers (N. J. ) 0-1 Missouri Va l l ey Confere n c e 0-2 Drake (Iowa) 0-1 Southern Illinois 0-1 Pacific-10 Confere n c e 0-2 Oregon State 0-1 Southern California 0-1 education from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Pe t e r, M i n n. After serving one year as an assistant coach at North Dakota State College of Science in Wa h p e t o n, he moved on to SDSU as a graduate assistant for the Ja ck rabbit men s basketball team for two seasons before becoming assistant women s coach. He also coached the SDSU golf teams one ye a r. THE ROSTER: The SDSU women s basketball roster features 11 players from three different states. Of the 11 players, five are from South Dakota, four are from Minnesota and three are from Wisconsin. By class, three are seniors, two are juniors, two are sophomores and five are incoming freshmen. NO. PLAYER YEAR HEIGHT POS. HOMETOWN 4 Andrea Verdegan* So. 5-9 G Glen Flora, Wis. 12 Sara Smith Sr. 5-7 G Tamarack, Minn. 14 Natalie Carda Fr. 6-2 F Beresford, S.D. 20 Heather Sieler*** Sr. 5-7 G Huron, S.D. 24 Morgan Meier Fr G/F Oshkosh, Wis. 30 Stacie Oistad Fr. 6-0 F Sartell, Minn. 32 Megan Vogel** Jr G/F St. Peter, Minn. 34 Chelsey Hegge** Jr. 5-8 G Baltic, S.D. 42 Ashlea Muckenhirn Fr. 5-8 G Osceola, Wis. 44 Jennifer Warkenthien Fr. 6-0 F Willow Lake, S.D. 50 Courtney Grimsrud* So. 6-2 C Sisseton, S.D. 54 Christina Gilbert*** Sr. 6-2 C Stillwater, Minn. * indicates number of letters earned Head Coach: Aaron Johnston Assistant Coaches: Laurie Melum, Emilee Gusso, Jina Johansen A LOOK AHEAD: The Jackrabbits will have a week off before playing their first home game of the new year.the Jan. 10 game against Division I newcomer Kennesaw State (Ga.) is set for a 7 p.m. start at Frost Arena. SDSU (7-6) Points/Game: Opp. Points/Game: Field Goal Pct Opp. Field Goal Pct Three-Point Pct Opp.Three-Point Pct Free Throw Pct Rebounds/Game Opp. Rebounds/Game Turnovers/Game Opp.Turnovers/Game T E A M C O M PA R I S O N Idaho State (5-6) Points/Game: Opp. Points/Game: Field Goal Pct Opp. Field Goal Pct Three-Point Pct Opp.Three-Point Pct Free Throw Pct Rebounds/Game Opp. Rebounds/Game Turnovers/Game Opp.Turnovers/Game INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Scoring Megan Vogel Rebounding Megan Vogel Field Goal Shooting ( M i n. 2.0 Made Per Game) Andrea Verdegan Point Shooting ( M i n. 1.0 Made Per Game) Andrea Verdegan Free Throw Shooting ( M i n. 2.0 Made Pe r G a m e ) Megan Vogel Assists Heather Sieler Steals Heather Sieler Blocked Shots Courtney Grimsrud INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Scoring Andrea Lightfoot Rebounding Joanna Hixon Field Goal Shooting ( M i n. 2.0 Made Per Game) Michelle Grohs Point Shooting (Min. 1.0 Made Per Game) Andrea Lightfoot Free Throw Shooting ( M i n. 2.0 Made Per Game) Natalie Doma Assists Jeni Boesel Steals Andrea Lightfoot Blocked Shots Natalie Doma

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