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University of Northern Colorado 2003-04 Women s Basketball Game Notes For Immediate Release - November 12, 2003 bears on the air world wide web RADIO Bears Radio UNC can be heard on KCOL 600-AM. KCOL s Corbu Stathes will handle the play-by-play duties. The game will also be available through UNCBears.com with the Collge Sports Pass. INTERNET UNCBears.com Log on for up-to-the-minute information on the 2003-04 Bears, including rosters, bios, releases, feature stories, box scores, statistics and much more. 2003-04 schedule/results Record: 0-0 Overall 0-0 Home, 0-0 Away, 0-0 Neutral Date Opponent Time/Result 11/14 @ Denver (exhibition) 6:00 p.m. 11/21 vs. Regis # 1:00 p.m. 11/22 @ Colorardo State-Pueblo # 5:00 p.m. 11/28 vs. Colorado Mines $ 5:00 p.m. 11/29 @ Colorado Christian $ 7:00 p.m. 12/1 Hastings College 6:00 p.m. 12/2 Western State 5:30 p.m. 12/5 vs. Nebraska-Omaha & 2:00 p.m. 12/6 vs. New York Tech & 2:00 p.m. 12/13 @ Utah State 3:00 p.m. 12/15 @ Mesa State 7:00 p.m. 12/18 @ Air Force Academy 7:00 p.m. 12/20 vs. Mesa State! 3:00 p.m. 12/21 @ Metro State! 5:00 p.m. 1/2 Adams State 5:30 p.m. 1/3 Doane College 7:00 p.m. 1/6 Colorado-Colorado Springs 5:30 p.m. 1/9 @ Johnson & Wales 5:00 p.m. 1/14 @ Regis 5:30 p.m. 1/24 Fort Hays State 7:00 p.m. 1/27 Utah Valley State 7:00 p.m. 1/31 @ Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2:00 p.m. 2/3 @ Texas-Pan American 6:00 p.m. 2/5 @ Hastings College 6:00 p.m. 2/7 Colorado College 7:00 p.m. 2/10 @ Colorado-Colorado Springs 7:00 p.m. 2/12 Johnson & Wales 7:00 p.m. 2/21 @ Adams State 7:00 p.m. 2/28 @ Utah Valley State 5:00 p.m. Homes Games in Bold and at Butler-Hancock Hall # Al Kaly Shrine Classic (Pueblo, Colo.) $ - Colo. Christian Thanksgiving Classic (Lakewood, Colo.) & Chuck Stephens Classic (Pueblo, Colo.)! Metro State Tournament (Denver, Colo.) Northern Colorado Bears (0-0) vs. Denver Pioneers (1-0, exhibition) Exh. 1 Friday, Nov. 14, 2003 Hamilton Gym Denver, Colo. 6:00 p.m. MT About UNC: The University of Northern Colorado women s basketball team will tipoff their 2003-04 season on Friday night when they make the trip to Denver to play the University of Denver in an exhibition contest. Following the graduation of six players last season the Bears have overhauled their roster as they begin their move to Division I this season. The team features 10 newcomers who will see action, including eight freshmen and two juniors. When UNC takes the court on Friday night, the starting lineup should feature three of those newcomers. The Bears are led by lone senior Amber Elliott, who is team s leading returning scorer. Elliott averaged 9.9 points per game while starting 14 of UNC s 28 contests. Over the second half of the season last year, Elliott hit over 46 percent of her three-point attempts including tying a school record by connecting on eight against eventual Division II national champion South Dakota State on March 1. The other returning starter is guard Kayla Flavin, who started 23 of 28 games last season, averaged 6.7 points per game and connected on 17 three-pointers. Denver opened its exhibition season on Nov. 6 with a 91-78 victory over Sparta Praha at Hamilton Gym. Junior Tasha Jones led the way for the Pioneers with 20 points and 10 rebounds in 31 minutes of action. Senior Ragan Neblett added 17 points. UNC and DU have met 35 times over the year, however, the two squads have not played since Dec. 29, 1997 when the Bears won 66-52 in Denver. The Bears begin the regular season on Nov. 21 when they battle Regis University as part of the Al Kaly Shrine Classic in Pueblo, Colo. unc probable starters Northern Colorado (2002-03 Statistics) (* = assists per game) No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Ppg Rpg Hometown 23 Bailey Dillon G 5 5 Fr. 0.0 0.0 Sterling, Colo. 40 Amber Elliott G 5 8 Sr. 9.9 3.2 Sugar City, Colo. 24 Kayla Flavin G 5 7 Jr. 6.7 2.0 Sanford, Colo. 25 Heather Barbour F 6 0 Fr. 0.0 0.0 Highlands Ranch, Colo. 33 Danielle Hagen C 6 1 Fr. 0.0 0.0 Sidney, Mont. Kyle Schwartz Women s Basketball Contact Kyle.Schwartz@unco.edu Northern Colorado Athletic Media Relations 251 Butler-Hancock Hall Greeley, Colo. 80639 Office Phone 970.351.2522 Fax 970.351.2018 www.uncbears.com

2003-04 bears roster No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Last School) Highlights 10 Kendra Lambrecht G 5 8 Fr. Colo. Springs, Colo. (Palmer) Led Colorado 5A in steals (6.5) last year. 12 Linda LaMar G 5 7 Jr. Eaton, Colo. (Dayspring) Backup guard, played in one game last yr. 14 Erika Johnson G 5 8 Jr. Prince George, B.C (N. Idaho J.C.) JUCO transfer, will see action at PG. 20 Erin Robben G 5 6 Fr. Walden, Colo. (North Park) All-time Colorado 3-point champion. 22 Jena Fosdick G 5 10 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln East) 2nd team All-Nebraska last year in H.S. 23 Bailey Dillon G 5 5 Fr. Sterling, Colo. (Sterling) Led Colorado 4A in assists (6.0) last year. 24 Kayla Flavin G 5 7 Jr. Sanford, Colo. (Sanford) Returning starter at shooting guard. 25 Heather Barbour F 6 0 Fr. Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Arapahoe) Averaged 17.7 ppg as H.S. senior. 30 Melanie Drangmeister G 5 11 Fr. Albuquerque, N.M. (Cibola) 2nd team All-New Mexico selection. 32 Cindy McCarroll F 5 10 So. LaJara, Colo. (Centauri) Returning letterwinner. 33 Danielle Hagen C 6 1 Fr. Sidney, Mont. (Sidney) Penciled in as starter at center position. 40 Amber Elliott G 5 8 Fr. Sugar City, Colo. (Otero J.C.) Leading returning scorer (9.9) for UNC. 42 Carrie Frazier F 5 11 Jr. San Jacinto, Calif. (Mt. San Jacinto J.C.) JUCO transfer, will play at forward spot. 44 Lora Doe C 6 2 So.-RS LaJunta, Colo. (Northeast C.C.) Returning from injury last year. 50 Gail Gagne F 5 10 So.-RS Bloomington, Minn. (Cretin-Derham) Also returning from sitting out w/ injury. 51 Nicole Ford C 6 2 Fr.-RS Sioux Falls, S.D. (Lincoln) Will see lots of action in the paint. 52 Stacey Belohlavek G 5 9 Fr. Mandan, N.D. (Mandan) Walk-on guard. Head Coach: Ron Vlasin (Northern Colorado, 67), 3rd season Assistant Coach: Molly Marrin (Regis, 03), 1st season Assistant Coach: Jerry Ratliff (Northern Colorado, 63), 3rd season Assistant Coach: Jeremy Kerns, 3rd season Director of Basketball Operations: Ellie Kempfe (Northern Colorado, 02), 2nd season player breakdowns head coach ron vlasin By the Year: UNC has one senior on its roster of 17 active players (not including redshirts). Seniors (1) Elliott. Juniors (4) Flavin, Frazier, Johnson, LaMar. Sophomores (3) Doe, Gagne, McCarroll. Freshman (9) Barbour, Belohlavek, Dillon, Drangmeister, Ford, Fosdick, Hagen, Lambrecht, Robben. By the State: The Bears represent eight states and Canada, with Colorado leading the way. Colorado (9) Barbour, Dillon, Doe, Elliott, Flavin, LaMar, Lambrecht, McCarroll, Robben. British Columbia (1) Johnson. California (1) Frazier. Minnesota (1) Gagne. Montana (1) Hagen. Nebraska (1) Fosdick. New Mexico (1) Drangmeister. North Dakota (1) Belohlavek. South Dakota (1) Ford. Ron Vlasin Alma Mater: Northern Colorado, 67. Family: Wife, Terry; 3 grown children. 3rd Season at UNC 26-29 all-time record Legendary Colo. boys H.S. coach. Captured a total of 9 Colorado H.S. State Championships (1st all-time) Won 5 straight titles at Merion High School (1976-80) Coached future NBA 1st Round Draft Pick Brooks Thompson. Collegiate Head Coaching Experience At Northern Colorado 2001-02 14-13 10-8 NCC 2002-03 12-16 5-11 NCC 2003-04 0-0 Coached at Littleton High for nine season and won 2 state titles. Spent 12 seasons at Araphoe High. Played baseball at UNC under legendary coach Pete Butler. Signed a minor league baseball contract with the Texas Rangers. Standout basketball performer under UNC head coach Dr. George Sage. Pronounciation Guide BELOHLAVEK... Ba-LAV-ick DRANGMEISTER... DRANG-mystir FLAVIN... FLAY-vin GAGNE... GAHN-yay ROBBEN...Robin VLASIN... VLA-sheen 2003-04 UNC Women s Basketball Game Notes 2

coaching comparisons Ron Vlasin (Northern Colorado, 67) Overall (2 yrs.) 26-29 (.473) Denver Pam Tanner (Illinois State, 89) At DU (8 yrs.) 124-101 (.551) Overall (8 yrs.) same team comparisons UNC DU Record 12-16 12-18 Scoring Offense 64.1 62.6 Scoring Defense 62.3 67.1 Scoring Margin +1.9-4.5 FG %.420.393 FG % Defense.377.414 3FG %.346.332 3FG % Defense.315.319 FT %.587.642 Rebound Average 38.5 35.5 Opp. Rebound Avg. 37.6 40.5 Rebound Margin +0.9-5.0 T.O. Average 18.7 18.6 Opponent T.O. 17.8 19.2 T.O. Margin -0.9 +0.7 opponent information The Series: UNC leads the all-time series by a 20-15 margin and have won the last three games in a row. The Last Time We Met: UNC bested Denver 66-52 on Dec. 29, 1997 in Denver. The Bears got 21 points from Missy McVoy and 11 points and 10 rebounds from Kara Ketterer in the victory. UNC built a 28-21 halftime advantage and kept building on that lead on the way to the 14-point victory. About Denver: The Pioneers are coming off a 12-18 record last season and a fifth place finish in the Sun Belt West Division. The Pioneers also know what it is like to have a youth movement, as seven of their 14 roster players are freshman this season. DU s leading returner is Tasha Jones, a junior guard who averaged 9.9 points and 3.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore. Jones scored 20 points in the Pioneers exhibition opener. (2002-03 Statistics for Each Team) unc notes Youth Movement: Following the graduation of six players, UNC begins its Division I move with a roster full of underclassmen. Of the Bears 17 active players, nine of them are freshman and 10 in all are in their first season with the program. The 2003-04 roster features only one senior, Amber Elliott, and four juniors, two of whom are junior college transfers. Long Range Bombers: If there is one thing the Bears should be able to do this season, it is make the three-point shot. The UNC roster is loaded with players, who although have not proven themselves at the collegiate level yet, were spectacular shooters in high school. Freshman Erin Robben set the Colorado prep records for three-pointers in a game (11), season (96) and career (280) at North Park High School while fellow freshman Jena Fosdick set a school and Nebraska Class A record by connecting on nine trifectas in a game. Other newcomers, Kendra Lambrecht, Bailey Dillon and Melanie Drangmeister, can also fill it up from the outside. Division I Schedule: In the Bears first season of reclassification to Division I, UNC will face five Division I teams this season. The schedule includes Air Force, Denver (exhibition), Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas-Pan American and Utah State. The Bears also have a home-and-home series with Utah Valley State, a fellow reclassified team who is also making the leap to Division I. Like Brother, Like Sister: Junior Carrie Frazier is in her first season with the Bears team after transferring from Mt. San Jacinto Junior College. But Frazier already knew somebody when she first got to campus... her brother Michael. Michael also attended Mt. San Jacinto Junior College and is in his first season as a shooting guard with the UNC men s basketball team. Bears Make Move to Division I: On May 10, 2002 the UNC Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve a move for the UNC intercollegiate athletics program to NCAA Division I. The 2002-03 sports year marked the last season for the Bears in the North Central Conference and the NCAA Division II level. This season the Bears begin a four-year reclassification period before officially becoming a Division I school in 2007. Over the next four years, UNC will be unable to compete in NCAA postseason competition. UNC will be competiting as an independent during the 2003-04 school year and will hopefully find conference affiliation before the end of the reclassification period. UNC Coaches Show: Catch Ron Vlasin and all the fall sports coaches on the UNC Coaches Radio Show every Tuesday night at 6 2003-04 UNC Women s Basketball Game Notes 3

p.m. At the end of November, the show will switch to a new night, Wednesday, for the remainder of the basketball season. The show is broadcast live from Barleycorn s (2385 W. 27th Street) and airs on KCOL 600-AM. KCOL s Corbu Stathes serves as host for the program. Bears Luncheon: Every Monday, join the UNC in-season coaches at Old Chicago (2349 W. 29th Street) for the weekly Bears Luncheon. You can hear all about the happenings in UNC athletics and get a great lunch for only $7. media quick facts City:... Greeley, Colorado Population... 70,000 Founded:... 1889 Enrollment:... 11,380 Nickname:... Bears School Colors:... Blue and Gold Home Arena:..Butler-Hancock Hall (4,500) Affiliation:... NCAA Division I Provisional Conference:... Independent President:...Kay Norton Athletic Director:... Jim Fallis Web Site:... UNCBears.com 2002-03 Record:...12-16 (5-11 NCC) 2003-04 trends The Bears are... 0-0 When scoring first. 0-0 When leading at halftime. 0-0 When trailing at halftime. 0-0 When tied at halftime. 0-0 When leading with 5:00 to play in the game. 0-0 When trailing with 5:00 to play in the game. 0-0 When tied with 5:00 to play in the game. 0-0 When leading with 2:00 to play in the game. 0-0 When trailing with 2:00 to play in the game. 0-0 In games decided by three points or less. 0-0 In games decided by 4-to-10 points. 0-0 In games decided by 10+ points. 0-0 When shooting a better % than opponent. 0-0 In games when they shoot 50% or better. 0-0 In games when they shoot 40% or lower. 0-0 In games when they shoot between 40-50%. 0-0 When they make more 3-FG s than opponent. 0-0 When they make more FT s than opponent. 0-0 When they outrebound the opponent. 0-0 When they have more assists than opponent. 0-0 When they have more steals than opponent. 0-0 When blocking more shots than opponent. 0-0 When they commit fewer turnovers than opponent. 0-0 In overtime games. 0-0 When scoring less than 50 points. 0-0 When scoring between 50-59 points. 0-0 When scoring between 60-69 points. 0-0 When scoring between 70-79 points. 0-0 When scoring between 80-89 points. 0-0 When scoring between 90-99 points. 0-0 When scoring over 100 points. 0-0 In games starting before 5:00 p.m. 0-0 In games starting after 5:00 p.m. 0-0 In games versus nationally ranked teams. 0-0 On Monday. 0-0 On Tuesday. 0-0 On Wednesday. 0-0 On Thursday. 0-0 On Friday. 0-0 On Saturday. 0-0 On Sunday. 0-0 In November 0-0 In December 0-0 In January 0-0 In February 0-0 In March Starting Lineup Records 0-0 Dillon, Flavin, Elliott, Barbour, Hagen. 2003-04 UNC Women s Basketball Game Notes 4

2002-03 UNC Women's Basketball Northern Colorado Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 12, 2003) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (12-16) (7-6) (3-10) (2-0) CONFERENCE... (5-11) (4-4) (1-7) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (7-5) (3-2) (2-3) (2-0) ---TOTAL--- ---3-PTS--- ----REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 51 Missy Borell... 28-28 886 31.6 218-375.581 19-57.333 100-175.571 64 166 230 8.2 75 3 48 95 39 43 555 19.8 40 Amber Elliott... 28-14 749 26.8 101-247.409 40-92.435 35-46.761 47 43 90 3.2 59 0 53 63 2 25 277 9.9 23 Lindy Kirkland... 28-11 569 20.3 74-185.400 57-143.399 10-11.909 14 45 59 2.1 46 0 24 31 8 22 215 7.7 24 Kayla Flavin... 28-23 594 21.2 64-197.325 17-75.227 43-65.662 28 27 55 2.0 34 0 24 29 0 25 188 6.7 42 Jill Fadenrecht... 28-28 741 26.5 61-174.351 4-14.286 35-62.565 56 146 202 7.2 70 2 67 69 70 49 161 5.8 30 Val Koester... 28-7 526 18.8 49-134.366 1-8.125 29-54.537 52 80 132 4.7 64 2 37 57 2 19 128 4.6 10 Heather Kappeli... 21-1 175 8.3 23-47.489 13-32.406 5-9.556 2 12 14 0.7 18 0 7 15 0 10 64 3.0 25 Missey Lorenzini... 19-0 130 6.8 17-46.370 10-29.345 7-10.700 3 14 17 0.9 14 0 10 15 1 5 51 2.7 34 Kristi Held... 28-28 870 31.1 29-74.392 2-5.400 11-36.306 8 89 97 3.5 69 1 137 93 2 45 71 2.5 14 Melissa Yearsley... 22-0 133 6.0 15-49.306 11-36.306 2-4.500 3 4 7 0.3 9 0 6 11 1 2 43 2.0 44 Becca Walters... 17-0 62 3.6 7-22.318 3-13.231 5-9.556 6 13 19 1.1 4 0 2 4 0 3 22 1.3 32 Cindy McCarroll... 19-0 59 3.1 5-19.263 0-2.000 5-5 1.000 3 5 8 0.4 13 0 1 10 1 1 15 0.8 22 Shannon Charles... 8-0 11 1.4 0-2.000 0-2.000 2-4.500 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 5 0 1 2 0.3 33 Crystal Hardy... 25-0 109 4.4 2-8.250 0-3.000 0-2.000 10 21 31 1.2 20 0 11 9 0 2 4 0.2 54 x-katie Studdard... 2-0 6 3.0 0-1.000 0-0.000 0-0.000 0 2 2 1.0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 20 Kathy Zehrbach... 2-0 3 1.5 0-0.000 0-0.000 0-0.000 1 0 1 0.5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 12 Linda LaMar... 1-0 2 2.0 0-2.000 0-1.000 0-0.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TEAM... 53 61 114 4.2 0 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total... 28 5625 665-1582.420 177-512.346 289-492.587 350 728 1078 38.5 500 8 428 523 126 252 1796 64.1 Opponents... 28 5625 601-1596.377 158-502.315 384-578.664 369 685 1054 37.6 474-366 497 65 271 1744 62.3 x-inactive player DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------------ -------------------- --- ----- ------ TEAM STATISTICS UNCWBB OPP 11/23/02 ADAMS STATE W 77-54 200 --------------------------------------------------- 11/26/02 COLORADO-COLORADO SPRINGS W 80-29 868 SCORING... 1796 1744 #11/29/03 vs Colorado Mines W 60-40 200 Points per game... 64.1 62.3 #11/30/02 at Colorado Christian L 52-56 125 Scoring margin... +1.9-12/5/02 MESA STATE L 60-66 600 FIELD GOALS-ATT... 665-1582 601-1596 12/7/02 at Metro State W 70-49 125 Field goal pct....420.377 12/11/02 COLORADO CHRISTIAN L 57-58 224 3 POINT FG-ATT... 177-512 158-502 12/17/02 at Western State W 56-40 200 3-point FG pct....346.315 12/19/02 REGIS W 72-51 161 3-pt FG made per game.. 6.3 5.6 &12/27/02 vs New Mexico Highlands W 68-48 223 FREE THROWS-ATT... 289-492 384-578 &12/28/02 at Southern Colorado L 72-76 789 Free throw pct....587.664 *1/2/03 ST. CLOUD STATE W OT 84-80 329 REBOUNDS... 1078 1054 *1/4/03 NORTH DAKOTA STATE L 53-58 366 Rebounds per game... 38.5 37.6 *1/9/03 NEBRASKA-OMAHA W 89-64 288 Rebounding margin... +0.9 - *1/11/03 SOUTH DAKOTA L 45-56 314 ASSISTS... 428 366 *1/16/03 at Augustana College L 60-66 1624 Assists per game... 15.3 13.1 *1/18/03 MINNESOTA STATE, MANKATO W 68-59 370 TURNOVERS... 523 497 *1/25/03 at Nebraska-Omaha L 77-79 1200 Turnovers per game... 18.7 17.8 *1/31/03 at North Dakota L 57-92 2514 Turnover margin... -0.9 - *2/1/03 at North Dakota State L 63-87 3081 Assist/turnover ratio.. 0.8 0.7 *2/8/03 at #17 South Dakota Coyotes L 47-70 1420 STEALS... 252 271 *2/13/03 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE L 59-71 582 Steals per game... 9.0 9.7 *2/15/03 AUGUSTANA W 66-54 433 BLOCKS... 126 65 *2/20/03 at St.Cloud State Univ. W 67-44 1243 Blocks per game... 4.5 2.3 *2/22/02 NORTH DAKOTA L 53-74 709 WINNING STREAK... 0 - *2/28/03 at Minnesota State L 68-70 847 Home win streak... 0 - *3/1/03 at South Dakota State L 59-77 1634 ATTENDANCE... 5444 16684 $3/4/03 at North Dakota L 57-76 1459 Home games-avg/game... 13-419 13-1251 Neutral site-avg/game.. - 2-212 ^ = Home Game Played in Eaton, Colo. # = Colorado Christian Classic (Lakewood, Colo.) SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total & = Holiday Inn/Chuck Stephens Classic (Pueblo, Colo.) ------------------------------ ---- ---- ---- ---- $ = NCC Wells Fargo Finals (Grand Forks, N.D.) Northern Colorado... 860 919 17-1796 * = North Central Conference game Opponents... 819 912 13-1744