2018-19 Schedule and Results Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 7 at UIC L 75-65 Nov. 11 North Dakota L 62-56 Nov. 14 at Illinois L 73-54 Nov. 16 at Morehead State L 68-62 Nov. 17 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.)% W 78-76 Nov. 26 Toledo L 65-59 Nov. 29 at Chicago State W 76-70 Dec. 2 Eastern Illinois W 62-60 Dec. 8 Miami (OH) L 68-47 Dec. 16 North Dakota State L 51-48 Dec. 19 at Purdue Fort Wayne W 68-64 Dec. 21 Bowling Green L 79-72 Dec. 31 IU Northwest& W 85-59 Jan. 6 at Loyola* L 80-54 Jan. 11 at UNI* L 71-52 Jan. 13 at Drake* L 84-53 Jan. 18 Indiana State* L 86-82(ot) Jan. 20 Evansville* 1 p.m. Jan. 25 at Southern Illinois* 6 p.m. Jan. 27 at Missouri State* 2 p.m. Feb. 1 Bradley* 7 p.m. Feb. 3 Illinois State* 1 p.m. Feb. 8 Drake* 7 p.m. Feb. 10 UNI* Noon Feb. 15 at Evansville* 6 p.m. Feb. 17 at Indiana State* 1 p.m. Feb. 22 Missouri State* 7 p.m. Feb. 24 Southern Illinois* 1 p.m. Feb. 28 at Bradley* 7 p.m. March 3 at Illinois State* 2 p.m. March 9 Loyola* 1 p.m. March 14 MVC Tournament# TBD March 15 MVC Tournament# TBD March 16 MVC Semifinal# TBD March 17 MVC Championship# All times Central. Home games in bold and played at ARC # - at TaxSlayer Center in Moline, Ill. * - indicates Valley game & - indicates exhibition game % - indicates in Morehead, Ky. TBD Evansville (2-14, 0-5 MVC) at Valparaiso (4-12, 0-4 MVC) Game No. 17 Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019 1 p.m. CT (5,000) Valparaiso, Ind. Next Up in Valpo Basketball: The Valparaiso University women s basketball team will continue the home weekend as Evansville comes to town for a Sunday matinee. It s the second of two straight instate meetings for Valpo, which will look to repeat the success it enjoyed against the Purple Aces last season. It s 219 Day at the as fans receive free admission with a pre-purchased 219 T-shirt. Last Time Out: Valpo will attempt to bounce back from a back-and-forth overtime loss on Friday night in Northwest Indiana. The hosts led by as many as 11, but in the end visiting Indiana State escaped Porter County with an 86-82 victory. Four Valpo players scored in double figures as leading scorer Meredith Hamlet (26) was joined by Ella Ellenson (15), Hannah Schaub (14) and Shay Frederick (12). Following Valpo: Sunday s game will air on ESPN3, which is available free of charge with a cable subscription. Brian Jennings (play-by-play) and Jamie Stangel (color commentary) will have the call. The game can also be heard as always on 95.1 FM WVUR (and online via TuneIn) with Garrett Willis (playby-play) and Ben Ariano (color commentary) relaying the action. For in-game updates, follow @ValpoWBB on Twitter. Links to live video, audio and stats are available on ValpoAthletics.com. Head Coach Mary Evans: Mary Evans is in her first year as the head coach of the Valparaiso University women s basketball program in 2018-2019. Evans, who spent the last five seasons as an assistant coach at Ohio University, became the eighth head coach in program history on April 13, 2018. She brought 15 years of Division I experience with her to Valpo. During her time on Ohio s staff under head coach Bob Boldon, Evans helped the Bobcats to three seasons of 22 wins or more, three postseason appearances and three Top 75 RPI finishes. The 2014-15 team established a school record with 27 wins, a 21-win improvement from two years earlier and an 18-win improvement from the previous season. The Bobcats won the 2014-15 MAC regular season and tournament titles and reached the NCAA Tournament. Evans has also coached at Youngstown State, Georgia Southern, South Carolina Aiken and Seton Hall. @ValpoWBB #MVCWBB #RingTheBell VALPO Women s Basketball ValpoWBB
Series Notes: Valpo had good success in the matchups with its instate foe from Evansville last season, beating the Purple Aces 101-59 on Jan. 26 at the ARC and 67-54 on Feb. 25 in Evansville. Valpo had six players in double figures in the first meeting last season. The two teams have split the 14 all-time meetings right down the middle with each squad capturing seven victories against the other. Overtime Special: Friday s affair with Indiana State needed an extra five minutes to be decided, marking Valpo s first overtime game of the season. This marks the second straight year Valpo has played a conference game on its home court that went beyond the regulation 40 minutes as Valpo fell 88-86 in double OT vs. Southern Illinois on Feb. 16 of last season. The last time Valpo played a single-overtime game before Friday was a memorable 94-91 win over Detroit Mercy in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament on March 11, 2016 in Green Bay. Valpo hadn t played a single-ot game at the ARC since Feb. 28, 2012, an 83-78 loss to Wright State. Ten Treys: Valpo went 10-of-24 from 3-point range on Friday night against Indiana State, marking the second straight game and the fourth time this season Valpo has had 10 or more made 3s. The last time Valpo made 10 or more 3-pointers in consecutive games, the current Valpo seniors were still in high school. Valpo knocked down 10 triples on Nov. 20, 2014 at Northern Illinois before hitting 12 on Nov. 22 of that season vs. Tennessee Tech. A Charitable Stripe: Valpo made a season-high 28 free throws in the overtime defeat to Indiana State on Jan. 18. In fact, that was the most free throws in a single game by any team in the Missouri Valley Conference this season. Previously, Loyola (Nov. 17 at UIC), Bradley (Dec. 1 vs. Oakland) and UNI (Jan. 6 at Bradley) all shared the conference high for made free throws in a game with 27. The last time Valpo made 28 free throws in a game before Friday was an overtime loss vs. Montana State on Dec. 1, 2013 in a neutral-site game at Florida International. Ella s Emergence: Sophomore Ella Ellenson matched a career high with 15 points on Friday against Indiana State, tying her personal best from Dec. 19 at Purdue Fort Wayne. She also matched a career watermark for made field goals on an efficient 5-of-7 shooting night. She played a career-high 38 minutes against the Sycamores and is averaging 20.3 minutes per game, a considerable jump from her 8.7 a year ago. Her scoring has also seen a significant uptick as she has nearly doubled her average from 3.3 to 6.2. In addition, Ellenson is 13-of-33 from 3-point range this season after having just two attempts from distance a year ago. Bouncing Back: After being held to just three total points over the two games in Iowa, Valpo leading scorer Meredith Hamlet returned to form on Friday vs. Indiana State. She had 26 points (two shy of a season high), five rebounds, three steals and four assists while making seven field goals, three 3s and nine free throws as part of a well-rounded effort. She has scored in double figures 11 times this season and Friday marked the third occasion where she has eclipsed 25 points in a game this year. Schaub s Sharp Shooting: Although she s been known perhaps best for divvying out assists during her collegiate career, redshirt junior Hannah Schaub can put up points as well. She reached a season high on Friday vs. Indiana State thanks to a 14-point output including a career-high six made free throws. She also contributed three assists, her sixth straight multi-assist game. Schaub has reached double figures in the scoring column three times this year. Getting it Done from Distance: Valpo has equaled or bettered its opponent in made 3-pointers in 13 of the last 14 games. The only time Valpo made fewer 3s than the opponent in that stretch was Jan. 6 at Loyola. Valpo has made eight 3s or more eight times this season. The team has already surpassed last year s season total for number of games equaling or bettering the opposition s number of made 3s. Swiping It Away: Valpo is averaging 9.4 steals per game, up from 6.9 per game last season. The last time Valpo finished a season with a steals per game average as good as the team s current mark was 2002-2003 (9.4 spg). Lineup Tracker: Valpo has used the starting lineup of Hannah Schaub, Meredith Hamlet, Addison Stoller, Grace Hales and Ella Ellenson in each of the last eight games. Stoller, Hamlet and Schaub have been fixtures in the starting five for all 16 games this year. Schaub has started 76 of the 80 games she s played in a Valpo uniform, while Hamlet has started 105 of her 107 career games. Ellenson has started 13 times this season, while Hales made her 11th consecutive start on Jan. 18 vs. Indiana State after being used almost exclusively off the bench in her first two seasons and through the first five games of this year. Rising the Scoring Ranks: For the third consecutive season, a Valpo player climbing the all-time scoring list is a continuous storyline. After two straight seasons of Dani Franklin moving up the Valpo ranks and eventually finishing second in program history in career points, it s Meredith Hamlet s turn. Hamlet s career total currently stands at 1,162. She has usurped Tamra Braun (2003-2007) for 11th in program history. The next target is the Top 10 as Aimee Forsman (1988-1992) ranks 10th at 1,195. 3-Point Watch: Meredith Hamlet has made 183 career 3-pointers, tied with Dani Franklin (2014-2018) for fourth in program history.
The mark needed to crack the top three is 215 (Carrie Myers, 2003-2007). Ascending the Assist Chart: Redshirt junior point guard Hannah Schaub is up to 278 career assists after sliding into the Top 10 in program history on Jan. 18 vs. Indiana State. She is currently tied with Suzie Hammel (2000-2004) for 10th, while Lauren Bechtold (2002-2006) is ninth with 287. In the same game that Schaub moved into the all-time Top 10, Meredith Hamlet made her way into the Top 20 in career assists. She dished out four helpers against the Sycamores to lift her career total to 226, bumping Stephanie Greer (224, 1987-1991) from the Top 20. She needs two more to move into a tie with two others for 18th. Inside the Purple Aces - Kerri Gasper reached the 1,000-point milestone on Friday night at Loyola when she scored 11 points in a 61-56 loss to the Ramblers. She also had 10 rebounds to secure a double-double. Gasper is Evansville s 20th member of the 1,000-point club. - Lead the MVC in fewest turnovers per game at 14.6. - Led in scoring by Gasper at 11.9 points per game, while Marley Miller is averaging 9.5. - Common nonconference opponents with Valpo include games at Chicago State (Nov. 10 W 67-58), vs. Fort Wayne (Nov. 20 L 72-66) and at Morehead State (Dec. 2 L 85-63). - Matt Ruffing has served as the head coach since Dec. 21, 2016. He served as an assistant coach for five seasons and was the interim head coach from March 2015 through December 2016 before earning the full-time role. - Picked to finish 10th in the MVC preseason poll. Inside the Assistants - All members of Valpo s coaching staff are in their first season in 2018-19. - Mary Gleason has returned to the collegiate ranks after a stint as the head girls basketball coach at St. Piux X High School in Houston, Texas. She was the head coach at Houston Baptist from 2010-2013, guiding the team during the transition from NAIA to NCAA Division I. She has been an assistant at Dartmouth College (2007-2010), Princeton University (2003-2007) and New York University (2000-2003). - Gabby Johnson joined Valpo s staff after a tenure as the head coach at Dominican University in River Forest, Ill. that began in 2012. She was an assistant at Northern Kentucky from 2010-2012. During her playing career, Johnson helped Thomas More to an impressive 99-16 record. - Tyeasha Moss previously served as a graduate assistant at Ohio University, where Mary Evans was an assistant coach. During her playing days, Moss was a standout at Xavier, where she led the Musketeers to three A-10 regular season championships, two undefeated conference regular seasons and an Elite Eight appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2009. - Director of Basketball Operations Sean Eaton graduated from Valpo with a master s in sports administration in May 2018 after completing his undergraduate work at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee. - Graduate assistant Kaylin Speedy served as a manager for the Purdue women s basketball program from 2014-2018 and was the head manager by the end of her time in West Lafayette. - Athletic trainer Carrie McKiddy is in her fourth season working with the Valpo women s basketball program and previously served as an athletic trainer at the University of Illinois from 2005-2011. Who s Next: Coopersville (Mich.) High School senior Cara VanKempen has signed her National Letter of Intent to play for Valpo next season. The two-time all-conference performer has also garnered all-area first team and all-state honorable mention recognition. As a junior last season, VanKempen averaged 14 points, six rebounds and three assists per game. The daughter of a coach who has played for her father from a young age, VanKempen became the first high school recruit to sign with Valpo under first-year head coach Mary Evans watch. Champions in Classroom: The Valpo women s basketball team has developed a tradition of having players thrive academically. The 2017-2018 season saw Valpo have 11 players finish the spring semester with a GPA of 3.0 or better. Two players were named MVC Scholar-Athletes of the Week during the season and two were recognized as part of either the MVC Scholar-Athlete team or MVC Scholar-Athlete honorable mention. The 2018-2019 team has players with the following majors: biology, biomedical engineering, communications, public relations, marketing, healthcare leadership, health sciences, exercise science, psychology, finance, elementary education, business management and secondary/physical education. Champions in Community: The program also has a commitment to serving the community. During their time on campus, players have visited elementary school students and wrote letters back and forth to encourage and promote healthy lifestyles as pen pals. In addition, Valpo women s basketball players assembled over 1,000 informational packages for runners and spectators at the Chicago Marathon as part of the team s annual Pack-a-thon. Athletes on the team engaged the greater Valparaiso community by volunteering and organizing supervision of the Valparaiso Popcorn Fest s Little Kernel Puff Run. Valpo players ran with children to the finish line of the event and helped set up the race. Valparaiso was the hometown of Orville Redenbacher s popcorn company. Numerous Valpo players have also volunteered their time at the Valpo Boys & Girls Club.
What s Back: Valpo returns nine of its top 10 scorers from a year ago, but the one departure was significant as leading scorer Dani Franklin graduated after finishing in the Top 10 in Valpo history in 13 statistical categories. Franklin, an all-conference first team selection as a senior, finished second in program history in career scoring with 1,721 points and fifth in rebounding with 713. In all, Valpo returns 12 letter winners and four starters from last season. #RingTheBell - Shortly after Valpo s new coaching staff was assembled, the group sat down to discuss a program hashtag. Despite being new to Valpo, the staff members were well educated on the University s history and tradition. That s how #RingTheBell was born. - Head Coach Mary Evans: Ringing the bell here at Valpo is something you do when you graduate, so the concept speaks to our goal of being successful both on the court and in the classroom. We want to be one of the best programs in our conference and continue to have great success academically and in our personal lives. My message to our players is that whatever they do in life, it s important to put in the time and effort to be very good at it. That s what #RingTheBell has become to us. - Senior Allison Schofield: I love the idea by our coaching staff and think it s a tremendous concept. Ringing the bell is synonymous with Valparaiso University as a whole and has been for quite some time. This allows us to become closely associated with something that is University wide rather than separating ourselves as women s basketball. To me, #RingTheBell means victory and finishing the close games that we ve struggled to finish in the past. - Senior Meredith Hamlet: To me, #RingTheBell is about winning games. That s our goal. We have confidence that we can win the games on our schedule and we have a fair shot to beat every team we play. The team that works the hardest is going to win. - Redshirt Sophomore Addison Stoller: #RingTheBell gives us a consistent message and establishes a trend that we want to continue. As a program, we want to be consistent in everything we do, from our messaging to our play on the court. We ve seen our coaches get excited about ringing the bell and that s allowed us to dedicate ourselves to it as well. A Look Back at 2017-18 - Valpo won a league tournament game for the sixth time in the last seven years by topping Loyola in the first round of Hoops in the Heartland before falling to eventual conference champion Drake in the second round. - The program finished with 13 wins, the team s highest win total since 2008-09, when it won 16 games. The team also equaled its highest conference win total since 2009-10 and had the most road wins in a single season since the 2011-2012 campaign. - Valpo finished with the second-best free-throw percentage in program history at 76.0 and had its highest scoring average (65.1) since 2007-2008 (66.3). - Senior Dani Franklin closed out her noteworthy career and was named to the 2017-18 All-MVC First Team and Scholar- Athlete First Team following the season. She finished second in program history in career points. Meredith Hamlet On the court - Burst out of a minor slump with a 26-point effort on Jan. 18 vs. Indiana State that also featured four assists, five rebounds and three steals. She knocked down seven shots in that game while moving into the Top 20 in program history in career assists. - Held the outright team lead in rebounding for the first time since Jan. 14, 2017 (10 at Youngstown State) on Dec. 19 at Purdue Fort Wayne, pulling down six boards. - Led all scorers with 15 points and pulled down a season-high eight rebounds on Dec. 16 vs. North Dakota State. - Played in her 100th career game and made her 98th career start on Dec. 8 vs. Miami (Ohio). - Was named the MVC Player of the Week on Dec. 3 after averaging 22.7 points per game over three games the previous week. She became the first Valpo basketball player men s or women s to earn a Valley Player of the Week distinction. She was the first Valpo women s player to win a conference player of the week award since 2013. - Upped her season high to 28 points on Nov. 29 at Chicago State while also racking up five assists, four steals and draining five 3-pointers. - Turned in a then season-high 26 points on Nov. 26 vs. Toledo, three points shy of a career high that she has reached on three occasions. - Became the 15th player in program history to reach the 1,000 point milestone on Nov. 17 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn. Her milestone point came on a made layup with 9:22 remaining in the third quarter. She finished the game with 18 points. - Scored 12 of her game-high 15 points in the fourth quarter in the home opener on Nov. 11 against North Dakota. - Started the season opener for the fourth consecutive year on Nov. 7 at UIC and swished in a career-high 12 free throws while scoring a team-high 19 points in that contest. - Set the school record for made 3-pointers by a freshman in a single season in 2015-16 with 69, a mark that ranked fifth overall in program history. - Named to the 2015-16 Horizon League All-Freshman Team and received 2017-18 MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention. - Has enjoyed numerous notable single-game performances, including reaching 29 points on three occasions Dec. 15, 2017 vs. IU Northwest, Jan. 14, 2017 at Youngstown State and Dec.
30, 2015 at Northern Kentucky. Perhaps her most memorable game, however, was Feb. 11 of last season at Loyola, when she exploded for 19 points in the fourth quarter to help Valpo to a comeback victory after being held scoreless for the first three quarters. Beyond basketball - Was featured as part of the MVC Scholar-Athlete Spotlight on Nov. 21. - Comes from a Valpo family as the third of three sisters to play women s basketball at Valpo. Oldest sister Elizabeth graduate transferred to Valpo for the 2013-2014 season after starting her career at Oakland. Middle sister Annemarie also went from Oakland to Valpo for the 2013-14 season but sat out that year due to transfer rules. Annemarie played the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons, the second of which was Meredith s freshman year. - The Valpo legacy within the family goes beyond the sister trio as both of her sisters have married former Valpo athletes. Elizabeth is married to former Valpo men s basketball player Bobby Capobianco, who closed out his collegiate career with the 2013-14 season. This past summer, Annemarie married Jake Hanson, who played baseball at Valpo as recently as 2017. - Serves as the co-president of Valpo s Fellowship of Christian Athletes and is a member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSSA) on campus. - Traveled to Ethiopia this past summer as part of Athletes in Action, a 10-day trip that sends a team of collegiate women s basketball players from across the country to compete and train alongside Ethiopian university and professional teams. Athletes in Action is a faith-based group and the goal of the trip was to teach people about the glory of God. The players did missionary work, played against the Ethiopian national team, visited schools, attended church and shared their testimony during the 10-day stay in Africa. - Majoring in public relations with minors in sports management and professional writing. Allison Schofield On the court - Tied a career high with four made 3s on Jan. 11 at UNI, sharing the team lead with 13 points. - Saw her first action since Nov. 17 on Jan. 6 at Loyola after being sidelined by an injury. Had three points in 16 minutes in her return to the court. - Went off for a career-high 16 points on six made field goals, also a career watermark, on Nov. 14 at Illinois. Drained four 3-pointers, matching a career high. - Made her first career start on Nov. 7 at UIC and played a careerhigh 29 minutes, going 2-for-2 both from the field and from 3-point range. - Notched a career-high 15 points and led the team in scoring in the final game of the 2016-17 season, a Horizon League Tournament matchup with Green Bay. She went 4-for-4 from 3-point range in that contest. - Appeared in 62 games over her first three seasons. Beyond basketball - Graduated on Sunday, Dec. 9 with a major in biology and minor in business. Has begun her Master of Business Administration. - Has garnered experience in her field by doing job shadows for pharmaceutical and medical device sale companies during her time on campus. She shadowed with Eli Lilly two summers ago and Stryker this past summer. Hannah Schaub On the court - Moved into the Top 10 in program history for career assists by dishing out three assists on Jan. 16 vs. Indiana State while also registering a season-high 14 points. - Knocked down four triples on her way to a season-high 13 points on Dec. 21 vs. Bowling Green. Also dished out five assists to equal a season watermark. - Turned in a balanced stat line of eight points, four assists, five rebounds and two steals in a win at Purdue Fort Wayne on Dec. 19. - Equaled a career best with a game-high four steals on Nov. 26 vs. Toledo. - Had a season-high 11 points to go along with four assists, no turnovers, two steals and two made 3s on Nov. 16 at Morehead State. Led her team in scoring for the first time since the fourth game of her collegiate career. In addition, her four assists allowed her to reach the 250-assist mark for her collegiate career, becoming just the 14th player in program history to do so. - Had a team-high five assists on Nov. 14 at Illinois to crack to Top 15 in program history for career assists. - Hauled in a team-high six rebounds in the season opener on Nov. 7 at UIC, leading the team in boards for the first time since March 11, 2016, when she had seven in a Horizon League Tournament game against Northern Kentucky. Started the season opener for the fourth straight season. - Has returned to the court after suffering a season-ending injury in the second game of the 2017-2018 season. - Enters Friday ranked tied for 15th in program history in career assists with 246, equaling former teammate Lexi Miller (2012-2016). Megan Newcomer (1996-2000) sits in 14th at 247. - Had 134 assists during the 2016-2017 season, the seventh-most in a single season in program history. - Has twice knocked down five 3-pointers in a single game, doing so on Nov. 28, 2015 vs. Northern Colorado and March 10, 2016 vs. Detroit. Beyond basketball
- Member of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee - Older sister Nicole played basketball at the University of Wisconsin- Stout and younger sister Danielle is a sophomore on the basketball team at Concordia University, St. Paul. - Is majoring in marketing with minors in business analytics and communication. Grace Hales On the court - Finished three points shy of a career high with 18 on Jan. 13 at Drake. She scored 15 of those points in the second half on her way to equaling a career watermark with seven made field goals. She also set career bests in assists (4) and steals (4) in a game against a team receiving votes nationally. - Buried five 3s on Dec. 21 vs. Bowling Green to lead the team and contribute to the team s total of 17, which equaled a school record. That matched a career high and marked the third time in her career Hales hit five 3s in a game. - Hit a key 3-pointer in the final minute of a four-point win at Purdue Fort Wayne on Dec. 19 to cap a 17-point output. - Had her best day in a Valpo uniform on Dec. 2 vs. Eastern Illinois with 21 points, seven made field goals, three made 3s, seven rebounds, two assists and one turnover. - Made her first start of the season on Nov. 26 against Toledo, marking the third straight year she has started exactly one game. - Scored all 12 of her points in the second half to become one of four Valpo players in double figures on Nov. 14 at Illinois. - Has been named the team s Sixth Player of the Year each of the last two seasons. - Appeared in all 31 games last season. - Ranked second on the team in free-throw percentage last year at.863 and is first among returnees. - Averaged 8.0 points per game last season, third on the team and second among returnees. Beyond basketball - Father Ross played football and basketball at Indiana University. He played for the Hoosiers during the 1993-1994 season, a team that was under the direction of coach Bob Knight. - In high school, was a four-time all-conference performer in three different sports basketball, volleyball and track and field. - Participated in a spring tournament with the Valpo volleyball team during her freshman year when the volleyball squad was plagued by injuries and did not have enough healthy bodies to compete. - Is on track to finish her undergraduate degree in just three years and graduate in May. Plans to remain at Valpo to play her senior season and pursue a master s degree. - Majoring in communications with a journalism concentration and sport management minor. Is interning in Valpo s sports information department and has aspirations of a career in sports media or athletic communications. Addison Stoller On the court - Scored in double figures for the seventh time in an eight-game span by sharing the team lead with 13 points on Jan. 11 at UNI. - Posted a career-high 20 points to lead all scorers in a 68-64 win on Dec. 19 at Purdue Fort Wayne. She also had a gamehigh four steals. - After coming close on several prior occasions, enjoyed her first career double-double on Dec. 16 vs. North Dakota State with 11 points and 10 rebounds, equaling a career best on the boards. - Made 10 free throws on her way to a career-high 18 points on Nov. 29 at Chicago State. Finished one rebound shy of a double-double. - Was on double-double watch in both games at the Vinewood Farm Classic, first turning in nine points and a career-high 10 rebounds on Nov. 16 at Morehead State before accumulating nine points and pulling down eight boards on Nov. 17 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn. Her 10-rebound game allowed her to become the first Valpo player with a double-figure rebounding effort this season. - Continued her early-season surge with 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting in front of numerous family members and friends while playing close to her hometown of Cissna Park on Nov. 14 at Illinois. - Filled the stat sheet with nine points and a career-high eight rebounds in the first home start of her career on Nov. 11 vs. North Dakota. - Poured in a career-high 17 points on 7-of-14 shooting while making her second career start on Nov. 7 at UIC. Also pulled down five rebounds and achieved a personal best in steals with four. - Is back this season after being limited to five games in 2016-17 and 17 games in 2017-18 due to injuries. - Received the team s Hardest Worker Award each of the last two seasons. Beyond basketball - Is involved in several organizations on campus including Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Kinesiology Club and FMS research team. - Had an internship this past summer at a gym called Elite Sport and Fitness in Gibson City, Ill. - Has helped with her parents business, Illiana Insulation, a foam and coating insulation business in Cissna Park, Ill. - Older sister Samantha played volleyball at Trinity International University and is currently an executive assistant in athletics at UMKC, where she oversees office management, student-
athlete scholarships and the distribution of sponsorships and trade. - Father Sam participated in rugby at Purdue and mother Sue played a year of basketball at Biola University in California. - Younger sister Olivia is attending cosmetology school and younger brother Penn is a junior in high school and is into football and basketball. - Enjoys water sports and the outdoors. Family goes camping and boating frequently over the summer. Will ski, slalom, surf and tube and also loves hiking, four wheeling and other outdoor activities. - Made it to state in volleyball as a junior and senior in high school. - Growing up, her favorite sport was soccer. She played travel soccer in junior high, but stopped because her high school didn t offer soccer. - Majoring in exercise science with plans of getting a master s in athletic training. Minoring in human biology. Shay Frederick On the court - Went 5-of-7 from the field to score 12 points off the bench on Jan. 18 vs. Indiana State. - Knocked down four 3-pointers and shared the team lead with 15 points on Dec. 21 vs. Bowling Green. - Dished out a game-high six assists on Nov. 26 vs. Toledo, setting a career watermark. - Became just the fourth Valpo player since the 2001-02 season to average double figures over the first five games of her freshman year by turning in 10.2 points per game through the first five games this season. Joined good company in a group that also includes Meredith Hamlet (10.6 ppg, 2015), Dani Franklin (2014, 13.2) and Jamie Gutowski (Stangel) (11.2, 2002). - After scoring 10 points on Nov. 16 at Morehead State, finished in double figures for the third time in four games on Nov. 17 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn. She racked up career highs in points (19), assists (5), made 3s (4), made field goals (5) and made free throws (5) while committing just one turnover. - Had the first double-figure output of her collegiate career in her first home appearance, turning in 11 points while racking up six rebounds on Nov. 11 vs. North Dakota. - Had a strong showing in her collegiate debut on Nov. 7 at UIC, racking up seven points, three steals and a team-high four assists. - Was a four-year letter winner and a captain as a junior and senior at Hortonville High School. - Led Hortonville to its first state tournament final four appearances in 30 years as a junior and senior. - Won regional titles all four years of high school. - Fab Five (Preseason Top 5 Players for Northeast Wisconsin) as a sophomore, junior and senior. All-Area First-Team selection all four years, WBCA D2 All-State First Team as a junior and senior and honorable mention as a sophomore, Associated Press Third Team All-State as a senior and honorable mention as a junior, McDonald s All-American nominee. - Finished as her school s all-time leader in points, assists, steals and 3-pointers (boys and girls). Beyond basketball - Involved in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes on campus. - Majoring in business marketing with a minor in sports management. - Is close friends and former AAU teammates with two other Missouri Valley Conference freshmen Drake s Maggie Negaard and Illinois State s Ally Gietzel. Ella Ellenson On the court - Equaled a career high with 15 points to go along with a team-best six rebounds on Jan. 18 vs. Indiana State. She also matched a career best with five made field goals in a game and needed just seven shots to do so. - Hit double figures for the second time this season with 10 points on Jan. 13 at Drake. She also led the team in rebounds with five and had a career-high four steals. - Achieved a career high with 15 points while also blocking two shots on Dec. 19 in a win at Purdue Fort Wayne. - Came within one rebound of a career high and set a season best on Dec. 16 vs. North Dakota State, corralling eight caroms. She also chipped in five points. - Set a season high with eight points and matched a career best with five rebounds on Dec. 8 vs. Miami (Ohio). - Made her first career start in the season opener on Nov. 7 at UIC, going 2-of-3 from the field for five points. - Played in 30 games as a true freshman at Valpo. - Scored a career-high 13 points on Jan. 26, 2018 vs. Evansville. Beyond basketball - Brother Wally played basketball in the NBL of Canada in 2016-17 and made the all-rookie team. - Brother Ellwood was a captain of the basketball team and a track athlete at Valley City State University, N.D. - Brother Henry is a Detroit Pistons forward and former Marquette standout. - One of the most competitive sports in Ella s home area of Northern Wisconsin is curling. Her mother is a P.E. teacher and taught curling. Ilysse Pitts On the court - Dished out a career-high six assists while scoring eight points and matching a career best with three steals on Jan. 13 at Drake.
- Matched a career high with 10 points while establishing a personal best with eight rebounds on Dec. 16 vs. North Dakota State. - Was a key contributor in both of Valpo s games at the Vinewood Farm Classic, reaching double figures for the first time in her career with 10 points on Nov. 16 at Morehead State before tossing in seven on Nov. 17 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn. - Made her collegiate debut on Nov. 11 vs. North Dakota. - Four-year letter winner in high school. - Averaged 12.5 points, 4.5 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 3.5 steals as a senior. - Led her team to a state runner-up finish in 2018. Helped Montini Catholic to a 33-2 overall record as the Broncos finished in third place in the 2017 IHSA 4A state tournament. - Team also finished third in the 3A state tournament in 2015. Beyond basketball - Majoring in exercise science. Maya Meredith On the court - Hit a buzzer-beater from nearly half court to send the Feb. 16, 2018 game against Southern Illinois to overtime. That shot was No. 9 on the next morning s SportsCenter Top 10. - Shattered a program-record that had stood since 1992 in her first career start by dishing out 16 assists on Dec. 15, 2017 against IU Northwest. She became the 10th player in Missouri Valley Conference history to reach 16 assists, a mark that ranks tied for sixth in the conference s prestigious history. She also became the second player in the nation with a 16+ assist game that season. Beyond basketball - Loves to buy sneakers and has over 50 pairs. - Enjoys adrenaline rush activities such as bungee jumping, free falls and parasailing. - Uncle Kevin Coach K Lee is the founder of Quality Control Music, which has produced artists such as Migos, Lil Yatchy and Cardi B. - Younger brother Donyell Meredith II is a freshman on the IU South Bend men s basketball team. - Majoring in healthcare leadership. Nicole Johanson On the court - Made her collegiate debut on Nov. 26 vs. Toledo. - Sat out her first season on campus as a redshirt. - Helped Herscher High School finish with a 25-2 record in her senior season. - Played for Example Sports AAU under the direction of coach Barry Bradford, the father of Valpo men s basketball player Micah Bradford. Beyond basketball - Majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry. - Planning to go to veterinary school after finishing at Valpo with hopes of becoming a large animal vet. - Lives on a farm. Katherine Carlson - Made her collegiate basketball debut on Dec. 19 at Purdue Fort Wayne. - Joined the team as a walk-on on Dec. 18. - Finished a successful four-year career on the volleyball court by earning second team all-mvc this season. - Helped volleyball team make a run to the NIVC quarterfinals and garner the first postseason victories in program history this season. - Accumulated 1,273 kills over her four years to rank sixth in Valpo history. Nicole Konieczny On the court - Out for the season with an injury. - Appeared in 22 games and made 30 starts as a true freshman. - Ranked fourth in The Valley in assists per game at 3.2 and second in assist to turnover ratio at 1.6 in 2017-18. Beyond basketball - Was originally a Northwest Indiana local and started her prep career with two seasons at LaPorte before moving to South Bend and playing her final two seasons at Saint Joseph, where she led her team to the 2016-17 Indiana Class 3A state title. - Is a rare Valpo basketball player to participate in Greek Life on campus as a Chi Omega. - Member of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. - Majoring in business management. Taylor Richards On the court - Expected to be out for the season due to an injury. - Played in 14 games as a freshman in 2017-18 while battling injuries. - Had a season-high seven points and went 3-for-3 shooting on Dec. 15, 2017 vs. IU Northwest. Beyond basketball - Mother Jennie ran track at Akron and father Tom ran track at Bowling Green. Brother Trent is currently a student at Akron. - Majoring in health sciences with a minor in health care leadership. - Was a straight A student from kindergarten through her senior year of high school. Caitlin Morrison On the court
- Expected to be out for the season due to an injury. - Is Valpo s leading returning rebounder for 2018-19 at 4.5 per game. - Ranked fourth in The Valley in blocks per game as a junior at 1.3 per contest. - Led the team in points (11) and rebounds (7) in the final game of the season on March 9 in an MVC quarterfinal against Drake. Matched her career high in scoring in that game, and both 11-point outputs have come in conference tournament contests. Beyond basketball - Father Scott Morrison is a former Valparaiso men s basketball player and played under Homer Drew from 1990-1992. - Is majoring in finance with a minor in business analytics. - Volunteers for an organization called CAAEL, which participates in events held for special education and at-risk students around Illinois. Marlee Profitt On the court - Expected to be out for the season due to an injury. - Played in two games in 2016-17 before missing the remainder of the season with an injury, but returned to the court to play in 28 games in 2017-18. - Shattered her previous career high in rebounding prior to halftime and had nine boards (eight in the first half) to lead the team on Jan. 21, 2018 at Southern Illinois. Beyond basketball - Is involved in Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCS), Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and Bioengineering Club. - Majoring in biomedical engineering with a minor in Spanish. - In a human movement research lab. - Interned with her knee surgeon this past summer, shadowing ACL surgeries and seeing patients in the office. - Attended the annual American Society of Biomechanics Meeting this past summer and presented research. - Volunteers at dog shelters. - Her mother played volleyball at Youngstown State and her aunt did so at Cleveland State. Profitt, her mother and her aunt have all played in the Horizon League at one point in their careers. - Brother is a junior in high school and plays varsity football and basketball. He broke the school s single-season record for receiving touchdowns this fall. Carie Weinman On the court - Started her college career at Denver, where she shot 44 percent from 3-point range and averaged 6.4 points per game in 2017-2018. - Has to sit out this season due to transfer rules. - Poured in 34 points on Dec. 3, 2017, helping Denver to an 80-73 victory over Northern Arizona. The 34-point output ranked tied for fourth in program history and was the highest single-game total by a Pioneer in 17 years. Beyond basketball - Was prep and AAU teammates with Valpo s Caitlin Morrison. - Majoring in psychology. - Father played football at Grand Valley State. - Was able to share a season of varsity basketball with her sisters Carly and Catie when she was a freshman in high school.
2018-19 MVC Standings MVC Overall Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Drake 5-0 1.000 13-4.765 Missouri State 4-0 1.000 8-7.533 Illinois State 3-2.600 10-6.625 UNI 3-2.600 10-7.588 Indiana State 3-2.600 9-7.563 Loyola 2-2.500 8-7.533 Bradley 2-3.400 12-4.750 Southern Illinois 1-3.250 8-7.533 Valparaiso 0-4.000 4-12.250 Evansville 0-5.000 2-14.125 Around the MVC (All times Central) Friday, Jan. 18 Loyola 61, Evansville 56 Indiana State 86, Valpo 82 Drake 88, UNI 64 Missouri State 68, Bradley 56 Illinois State 60, Southern Illinois 52 Sunday, Jan. 20 Evansville at Valpo, 1 p.m. Indiana State at Loyola, 1 p.m. Missouri State at Illinois State, 2 p.m. Southern Illinois at Bradley, 2 p.m. Valpo All-Time vs. Evansville All-time Series: 7-7 at Evansville: 4-3 Evansville at Valparaiso: 4-3 Valpo Current Streak: Valpo W2 Last 10: 6-4 Valpo Date Site Result Feb. 25, 2018 Evansville, Ind. W 67-54 Jan. 26, 2018 Valparaiso, Ind. W 101-59 Nov. 30, 2016 Valparaiso, Ind. L 70-65 Dec. 3, 2010 Evansville, Ind. L 69-67 Dec. 12, 1998 Evansville, Ind. L 71-51 Dec. 21, 1997 Valparaiso, Ind. W 74-64 Dec. 8, 1996 Evansville, Ind. W 68-63 Dec. 9, 1995 Valparaiso, Ind. W 83-69 Nov. 22, 1991 Evansville, Ind. W 81-65 Jan. 5, 1991 Evanvsille, Ind. L 106-101 Superlatives Double Doubles Bryce Blood - 10 points, 10 rebounds vs. Toledo (11/26/18) Addison Stoller - 11 points, 10 rebounds vs. NDSU (12/16/18) Double Digit Scoring (# of games) Hamlet (11), Stoller (9), Hales (6), Frederick (5), Schaub (3), Ellenson (3), Blood (2), Pitts (2), Schofield (2) Double Digit Rebounding (# of games) Blood (2), Stoller (2) Friday, Jan. 25 Valpo at Southern Illinois, 6 p.m. UNI at Evansville, 6 p.m. Drake at Indiana State, 6 p.m. Loyola at Missouri State, 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 Bradley at Illinois State, 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27 Drake at Evansville, 1 p.m. Valpo at Missouri State, 2 p.m. UNI at Indiana State, 1 p.m. Loyola at Southern Illinois, 2 p.m. Media Relations Information Requests to cover home women s basketball games should be made through Brandon Vickrey, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations, by contacting 219-464-5396 or. Press row seating is available at the ARC for working media only. Updated statistics and notes from both schools will be available in the media room. During the week, all player and coach interview requests should be directed to Brandon Vickrey. Game-day interviews prior to the contest are not permitted. Coach Evans and requested players will be available following the game in the media room.
Double-Digit Scoring Performers UIC: Hamlet (19), Stoller (17) North Dakota: Hamlet (15), Frederick (11) Illinois: Schofield (16), Stoller (12), Hales (12), Hamlet (10) Morehead State: Schaub (11), Pitts (10), Frederick (10) St. Francis (N.Y.): Frederick (19), Hamlet (18), Blood (11) Toledo: Hamlet (26), Blood (10) Chicago State: Hamlet (28), Stoller (18) Eastern Illinois: Hales (21), Hamlet (14), Stoller (10) Miami (OH): Stoller (15), Hamlet (13) North Dakota State: Hamlet (15), Stoller (11), Pitts (10) Purdue Fort Wayne: Stoller (20), Hales (17), Ellenson (15) Bowling Green: Hales (15), Frederick (15), Schaub (13) Loyola: Hamlet (15), Stoller (13), Hales (11) UNI: Schofield (13), Stoller (13) Drake: Grace Hales (18), Ella Ellenson (10) Indiana State: Hamlet (26), Ellenson (15), Schaub (14), Frederick (12) Evansville: Southern Illinois: Missouri State: Bradley: Illinois State: Drake: UNI: Evansville: Indiana State: Missouri State: Southern Illinois: Bradley: Illinois State: Among the MVC Leaders Individual Leaders (Top 10) Category Player Rate Rank Rebounding Addison Stoller 6.3 10th Steals/G Addison Stoller 2.1 4th 3pt FG/G Meredith Hamlet 1.9 T-7th Blocks/G Ella Ellenson 1.1 5th O-Reb/G Addison Stoller 2.2 6th D-Reb/G Addison Stoller 4.1 10th Team Leaders (Top 3) Category Rate Rank 3-Point FG%.331 3rd Steals/G 9.4 2nd 3-Point FG/G 8.1 2nd Playing at home 1-6 Playing on the road 2-6 Playing at a neutral site 1-0 Outrebounding opponents 0-1 Outrebounded by opponents 4-11 Rebounds Tied 0-0 Leading at halftime 4-6 Tied at halftime 0-0 Trailing at halftime 0-6 Playing overtime 0-1 Playing in November 2-5 Playing in December 2-3 Playing in January 0-4 Playing in February 0-0 Playing in March 0-0 Playing on Sunday 1-4 Playing on Monday 0-1 Playing on Tuesday 0-0 Playing on Wednesday 1-2 Playing on Thursday 1-0 Playing on Friday 0-4 Playing on Saturday 1-1 Valpo When.. Playing at night (5 p.m. or later local) 3-7 Playing during the day (before 5 p.m.) 1-5 Better FG% than opponents 3-0 Worse FG% than opponents 1-12 Better FT% than opponents 3-5 Worse FT% than opponents 1-7 Fewer turnovers than opponents 1-8 More turnovers than opponents 2-4 Scoring 80 or more points 0-1 Scoring 70-79 points 2-1 Scoring 60-69 points 2-2 Scoring fewer than 60 points 0-8 Opponents score 80 points or more 0-3 Opponents score 70-79 points 2-4 Opponents score 60-69 points 2-4 Opponents score fewer than 60 points 0-1 Game decided by 5 points or fewer 3-2 Game decided by 6-10 points 1-5 Game decided by 11-15 points 0-0 Game decided by more than 15 points 0-5
2018-19 Valparaiso Women s Basketball Roster # Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School (Prev. School) 0 Maya Meredith G 5-7 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral 2 Meredith Hamlet G 5-8 Sr. McBain, Mich./McBain 3 Hannah Schaub G 5-6 R-Jr. Brooklyn Park, Minn./Park Center 4 Ilysse Pitts G 5-7 Fr. Aurora, Ill./Montini 5 Shay Frederick G 5-7 Fr. Greenville, Wis./Hortonville 11 Marlee Profitt F 6-2 R-So. Medina, Ohio/Highland 12 Addison Stoller G/F 6-0 R-So. Cissna Park, Ill./Cissna Park 13 Ella Ellenson F 6-2 So. Rice Lake, Wis./Rice Lake 15 Nicole Johanson F 6-5 R-Fr. Herscher, Ill./Herscher 20 Nicole Konieczny G 5-9 So. Granger, Ind./South Bend Saint Joseph 22 Katherine Carlson G/F 5-11 Sr. Lake Orion, Mich./Notre Dame Prep 24 Carie Weinman G 5-9 So.* Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South (Denver) 25 Grace Hales G/F 6-0 Jr. Cromwell, Ind./Westview 33 Allison Schofield G/F 5-9 Sr. McCordsville, Ind./Heritage Christian 34 Taylor Richards G 6-0 So. Doylestown, Ohio/Chippewa 40 Caitlin Morrison F 6-2 Jr. Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South Coaching Staff Head Coach: Mary Evans 1 st season Assistant Coach: Mary Gleason 1 st season Assistant Coach: Gabby Johnson 1 st season Assistant Coach: Tyeasha Moss 1 st season Director of Basketball Operations: Sean Eaton 1 st season Pronunciation Guide Allison Schofield: SKO-field Nicole Konieczny: con-nesh-nee Addison Stoller: STOLE-er Carie Weinman: wine-men Valpo Game-by-Game Starters UIC Hannah Schaub Meredith Hamlet Addison Stoller Allison Schofield Ella Ellenson North Dakota Hannah Schaub Meredith Hamlet Addison Stoller Allison Schofield Ella Ellenson Illinois Hannah Schaub Meredith Hamlet Addison Stoller Allison Schofield Ella Ellenson Morehead State Hannah Schaub Meredith Hamlet Addison Stoller Allison Schofield Ella Ellenson St. Francis (N.Y.) Hannah Schaub Meredith Hamlet Addison Stoller Allison Schofield Ella Ellenson Toledo Hannah Schaub Meredith Hamlet Addison Stoller Grace Hales Bryce Blood Chicago State Hannah Schaub Meredith Hamlet Addison Stoller Grace Hales Bryce Blood Eastern Illinois Hannah Schaub Meredith Hamlet Addison Stoller Grace Hales Bryce Blood Miami (OH) Hannah Schaub Meredith Hamlet Addison Stoller Grace Hales Ella Ellenson North Dakota State Hannah Schaub Meredith Hamlet Addison Stoller Grace Hales Ella Ellenson Purdue Fort Wayne Hannah Schaub Meredith Hamlet Addison Stoller Grace Hales Ella Ellenson Bowling Green Hannah Schaub Meredith Hamlet Addison Stoller Grace Hales Ella Ellenson Loyola Hannah Schaub Meredith Hamlet Addison Stoller Grace Hales Ella Ellenson UNI Hannah Schaub Meredith Hamlet Addison Stoller Grace Hales Ella Ellenson Drake Hannah Schaub Meredith Hamlet Addison Stoller Grace Hales Ella Ellenson Indiana State Hannah Schaub Meredith Hamlet Addison Stoller Grace Hales Ella Ellenson Evansville Southern Illinois Missouri State Bradley Illinois State Drake UNI Evasnville Indiana State Missouri State
Mary Evans Head Coach 1st Season 4-12 overall, 4-12 at Valpo Georgia Southern, 2000 Mary Evans is in her first year as the head coach of the Valparaiso University women s basketball program in 2018-2019. Evans, who spent the last five seasons as an assistant coach at Ohio University, became the eighth head coach in program history on April 13, 2018. She brought 15 years of Division I experience with her to Valpo. During her time on Ohio s staff under head coach Bob Boldon, Evans helped the Bobcats to three seasons of 22 wins or more, three postseason appearances and three Top 75 RPI finishes. The 2014-15 team established a school record with 27 wins, a 21-win improvement from two years earlier and an 18-win improvement from the previous season. The Bobcats won the 2014-15 MAC regular season and tournament titles and reached the NCAA Tournament. Evans spent the 2012-13 season at Youngstown State University, where she helped the Penguins to a 23-10 record and a first-round win at Indiana State in the Women s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). She has also coached at Georgia Southern University (2007-2012), the University of South Carolina, Aiken (2005-2007) and Seton Hall University (2001-2005). The five-year stint at Georgia Southern provided Evans with the opportunity to work at her alma mater. She helped guide the 2009-2010 team to a 19-12 record, the program s highest win total since 2002-2003. During her time at Division II South Carolina, Aiken, Evans was an assistant coach and the recruiting coordinator, helping the program to its first 20-win season since 2001-2002 in 2006-2007. At Seton Hall, Evans was on staff as the Pirates reached the WNIT in 2003-2004 and 2004-2005. She was the recruiting coordinator during the 2004-2005 season. At Aiken, Evans worked under Mike Brandt, who provided her with the opportunity to run the defense. When she returned to Georgia Southern under Rusty Cram, she was the offensive coach and had the chance to run practices. For six seasons prior to her appointment as Valpo head coach, she served on Boldon s staff, first at Youngstown State and then at Ohio. Evans was a two-sport athlete at Georgia Southern, where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in 2000. She won four letters in basketball (1995-1999) and three in soccer during her time as a collegiate athlete. A native of Summerville, S.C., Evans was inducted into the Summerville High School Hall of Fame in 2008. She and her husband Daryl have two children, Keegan Thomas and Zoe Mae.
#0 Maya Meredith Guard * 5-7 * Junior Indianapolis, Ind. * Cathedral 2017-18: Appeared in all 31 games and made six starts as a sophomore Saw a significant uptick in playing time, averaging 16.1 minutes per game with 4.1 points per game, 1.7 rebounds per game and 2.4 assists per game. That came on the heels of a freshman season where she played just 9.1 minutes per game and averaged 1.5 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists Made her first career start on Dec. 15 against IU Northwest and broke the program record for assists in a single game with 16. In addition to shattering a mark that had stood since 1992, she became the 10th player in Missouri Valley Conference history to notch 16 or more assists in a game and the second player in the nation to do so that season...scored in double figures for the third time in 2017-18 after not doing so at all in 2016-17 ago by posting 11 points on Dec. 18 at Eastern Illinois... Set a career-high with five rebounds on Dec. 31 at UNI, while reaching double figures for the fourth time this season with 10 points and matching career highs for made field goals (4) and made 3-pointers (2)... Had nine points on Feb. 2 at Bradley before fouling out for the first time in her career... Hit a buzzer-beater from nearly half court to send the Feb. 16 game against Southern Illinois to overtime. That shot was No. 9 on the next morning s SportsCenter Top 10... Had a career night in that Feb. 16 game against Southern Illinois, scoring a career-high 14 points while also setting career watermarks for field goals made (5) and steals (3)... Led the team with five assists in the first round of the MVC Tournament on March 8 vs. Loyola. 2016-17: Appeared in 28 games as a freshman at Valpo... Made her collegiate debut on Nov. 12 at Stetson, seeing three minutes of action... Scored the first point and pulled down the first rebound of her collegiate career on Nov. 16 at Chicago State... Made the first field goal of her collegiate career on Nov. 21 against IU Kokomo... Knocked down a 3-pointer for the first time in her collegiate career on Jan. 22 against Wright State... Posted a career-high seven points on Feb. 16 against Oakland. Prep: Honorable mention all-state as a senior Averaged 16.6 points, 5.6 assists, 4.4 rebounds, 3.2 steals and 2.0 blocks per game at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis Surpassed the 1,000-point plateau in her final campaign with the Fighting Irish Was elected First Team All-City, Most Outstanding Teammate and team Most Valuable Player. Personal: Parents are Donyell Sr. and Trena Meredith... Born on May 14, 1998... Healthcare leadership major... Loves to buy sneakers and has over 50 pairs... Enjoys adrenaline rush activities such as bungee jumping, free falls and parasailing... Uncle Kevin Coach K Lee is the founder of Quality Control Music, which has produced artists such as Migos, Lil Yatchy and Cardi B... Younger brother Donyell Meredith II is a freshman on the IU South Bend men s basketball team. CAREER HIGHS Points 14, Southern Illinois (2/16/18) Rebounds 5, at UNI (12/31/17) Assists 16, IU Northwest (12/15/17) Steals 3, Southern Illinois (2/16/18) Blocks 2, 3 times (most recent 1/27/18) FG Made 5, Southern Illinois (2/16/18) 3PT Made 2, 3 times (most recent 2/16/17) FT Made 4, at Eastern Illinois (12/18/17) 2018-19 SEASON HIGHS Points 2, twice (most recent 11/11/18) Rebounds Assists 1, twice (most recent 11/11/18) Steals Blocks FG Made 1, twice (most recent 11/11/18) 3PT Made FT Made
#2 Meredith Hamlet Guard * 5-8 * Senior McBain, Mich. * McBain 2018-19: Started the season opener for the fourth consecutive year on Nov. 7 at UIC and swished in a career-high 12 free throws while scoring a team-high 19 points in that contest... Scored 12 of her game-high 15 points in the fourth quarter in the home opener on Nov. 11 against North Dakota... Moved into the Top 15 in program history in career scoring with 10 points on Nov. 14 at Illinois... Became the 15th player in program history to reach the 1,000 point milestone on Nov. 17 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn. Her milestone point came on a made layup with 9:22 remaining in the third quarter. She finished the game with 18 points... Was featured as part of the MVC Scholar-Athlete Spotlight on Nov. 21... Turned in a season-high 26 points on Nov. 26 vs. Toledo, three points shy of a career high that she has reached on three occasions... Upped her season high to 28 points on Nov. 29 at Chicago State while also racking up five assists, four steals and draining five 3-pointers... Was named the MVC Player of the Week on Dec. 3 after averaging 22.7 points per game over three games the previous week. She became the first Valpo basketball player men s or women s to earn a Valley Player of the Week distinction. She was the first Valpo women s player to win a conference player of the week award since 2013... Played in her 100th career game and made her 98th career start on Dec. 8 vs. Miami (Ohio)... Led all scorers with 15 points and pulled down a season-high eight rebounds on Dec. 16 vs. North Dakota State... Held the outright team lead in rebounding for the first time since Jan. 14, 2017 (10 at Youngstown State) on Dec. 19 at Purdue Fort Wayne, pulling down six boards... Burst out of a minor slump with a 26-point effort on Jan. 18 vs. Indiana State that also featured four assists, five rebounds and three steals. She knocked down seven shots in that game while moving into the Top 20 in program history in career assists. 2017-18: Started in Valpo s season opener for the third consecutive year... Scored a team-high 14 points on Nov. 21 at Miami (Ohio), her 25th career game scoring double figures... Poured in a season-high 25 points on Dec. 3 at Longwood, making a career-high nine free throws... Had a season-high five made 3s on Dec. 8 at Purdue, all in the first half. Scored 19 points in the game, all coming before halftime. Became the first Valpo player with a 19-point half this season and the first Valpo player to hit five 3s in one half since she did so at Northern Kentucky on Dec. 3, 2016... Had another game that featured five made 3s on Dec. 15 against IU Northwest. Set a season high and matched a career best with 29 points, her third straight season with a 29-point performance. Became the only player on Valpo s roster who has scored more than 25 points in a game in each of the last three seasons... Handed out a career-high six assists on Dec. 18 at Eastern Illinois... Named the MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week on Dec. 20, becoming the first Valpo student-athlete in any sport to earn that weekly award... In double figures for the third straight game with a team-high 19 points on Jan. 21 vs. Southern Illinois... Exploded for 19 points in the fourth quarter on Feb. 11 at Loyola after being held scoreless for the first three quarters. That marked the most points scored by a Valpo player in a single quarter in program history and helped the team to a comeback win over the Ramblers... Led Valpo in scoring for the sixth time in eight games with 20 points vs. Missouri State on Feb. 18... Named 2018 MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention. 2016-17: Played in 29 games (28 starts) during her sophomore season... Entered the season as Valpo s leading returning scorer from 2015-16... Averaged 9.0 points per game, second on the team... Chipped in 4.2 rebounds per contest while ranking second on the team with 79 assists... Reached double figures on nine occasions... Made a game-winning layup at the buzzer to beat Chicago State on Nov. 16... Made a career-high seven free throws on Dec. 29 at Detroit Mercy...Matched a career-high with 29 points on Jan. 14 at Youngstown State. Established a new career-high with 12 made field goals in that game, just the 23rd time in program history a player has made 12 field goals or more in a single game... Pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds in the game against the Penguins, making it her first career double-double. Also matched a career watermark with three steals in the contest and reached the 500-point mark for her Valpo career... Saw her streak of 52 consecutive starts snapped on Feb. 2 against Youngstown State... Team Captain. 2015-16: Elected to Horizon League All-Freshman Team...started in all 31 contests as a rookie...averaged 10.6 points per game while splashing 69 three-pointers, the fifth-most ever in a single season by a Valpo player and the most ever by a Valpo freshman...shot a team-high 38.5 percent from beyond the arc...scored nine points, grabbed five boards and notched two steals in her collegiate debut at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Nov. 13...went 5-for-5 from deep as part of a 19-point performance vs. IU-Northwest (Dec. 12)...etched her name into Valpo s record book after putting forth a 29-point effort in Valpo s 61-60 win over Northern Kentucky (Dec. 30), where she was 10-of-11 from the floor to match Marlous Nieuwveen for the third-highest FG percentage in a single game...helped guide Valpo to a remarkable 94-91 win over Detroit in their Horizon League Championship opener on March 10, scoring 21 points (8-13 FG, 5-7 3 FG)... Named the team s Rookie of the Year. Personal: Majoring in public relations with minors in sports management and professional writing... Comes from a Valpo family as the third of three sisters to play women s basketball at Valpo. Oldest sister Elizabeth graduate transferred to Valpo for the 2013-2014 season after starting her career at Oakland. Middle sister Annemarie also went from Oakland to Valpo for the 2013-14 season but sat out that year due to transfer rules. Annemarie played the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons, the second of which was Meredith s freshman year... The Valpo legacy within the family goes beyond the sister trio as both of her sisters have married former Valpo athletes. Elizabeth is married to former Valpo men s basketball player Bobby Capobianco, who closed out his collegiate career with the 2013-14 season. This past summer, Annemarie married Jake Hanson, who played baseball at Valpo as recently as 2017... Serves as the co-president of Valpo s Fellowship of Christian Athletes and is a member of the CAREER HIGHS Points 29, 3 times (most recent 12/15/17) Rebounds 10, at Youngstown State (1/14/17) Assists 6, at Eastern Illinois (12/18/17) Steals 4, twice (most recent 11/29/18) Blocks 1, 4 times (most recent 11/14/18) FG Made 12, at Youngstown State (1/14/17) 3PT Made 6, at Oakland (2/11/16) FT Made 12, at UIC (11/7/18) Public Relations Society of America (PRSSA) on campus... Traveled to Ethiopia this past summer as part of Athletes in Action, a 10-day trip that sends a team of collegiate women s basketball players from across the country to compete and train alongside Ethiopian university and professional teams. Athletes in Action is a faith-based group and the goal of the trip was to teach people about the glory of God. The players did missionary work, played against the Ethiopian national team, visited schools, attended church and shared their testimony during the 10-day stay in Africa. 2018-19 SEASON HIGHS Points 28, at Chicago State (11/29/18) Rebounds 8, North Dakota State (12/16/18) Assists 5, at Chicago State (11/29/18) Steals 4, at Chicago State (11/29/18) Blocks 1, twice (most recent 12/16/18) FG Made 9, Toledo (11/26/18) 3PT Made 5, at Chicago State (11/29/18) FT Made 12, at UIC (11/7/18)
#3 Hannah Schaub Guard * 5-6 * Redshirt Junior Brooklyn Park, Minn. * Park Center 2018-19: Hauled in a team-high six rebounds on Nov. 7 at UIC, leading the team in boards for the first time since March 11, 2016, when she had seven in a Horizon League Tournament game against Northern Kentucky. Started the season opener for the fourth straight season... Had a team-high five assists on Nov. 14 at Illinois to crack to Top 15 in program history for career assists... Had a season-high 11 points to go along with four assists, no turnovers, two steals and two made 3s on Nov. 16 at Morehead State. Led her team in scoring for the first time since the fourth game of her collegiate career. In addition, her four assists allowed her to reach the 250-assist mark for her collegiate career, becoming just the 14th player in program history to do so.. Equaled a career best with a game-high four steals on Nov. 26 vs. Toledo... Turned in a balanced stat line of eight points, four assists, five rebounds and two steals in a win at Purdue Fort Wayne on Dec. 19... Knocked down four triples on her way to a season-high 13 points on Dec. 21 vs. Bowling Green. Also dished out five assists to equal a season watermark... Moved into the Top 10 in program history for career assists by dishing out three assists on Jan. 16 vs. Indiana State while also registering a season-high 14 points. 2017-18: Started in Valpo s season opener for the third consecutive year... Played in just two games before missing the remainder of the season with an injury Enters her redshirt junior seaswwon already 17th in program history in career assists with 237. 2016-17: Appeared in all 31 games, one of two players to do so, and made 30 starts for Valpo. Averaged 3.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game... Led the team in assists for the second straight year, finishing with 134... Matched a career-high with five made field goals and finished in double figures for the only time this season and the fourth time in her career with 12 points at UIC on Jan. 28... Dished out nine assists on two occasions - Nov. 25 against Liberty and Dec. 3 against Eastern Illinois... Her 134 assists in a single season rank seventh in program history and are the most by any Valpo player in the last 17 years... Entered her junior season already 17th in program history in career assists with 235... Ranked eighth in the Horizon League in assist/turnover ratio (1.5) and 11th in assists per game (3.3)... Led the team in assists in 18 games. 2015-16: Appeared in all 31 games, including 28 starts in her freshman season...paced the team in assists (101) and steals (32) as a rookie...dished out a team-high four assists to go with six points and a steal in her collegiate debut at Butler on Nov. 13...caught fire against Northern Colorado (Nov. 28), sinking five of her seven 3-point attempts to finish with a team-high 15 points... rattled off nine assists - opposite two turnovers vs. IU-Northwest (Dec. 12)...went 4-for-5 from 3-point range and led Valpo with four assists in its 94-91 OT win over Detroit in the Horizon League Championship opener on March 10...eclipsed the 100-assist plateau in the season finale versus Northern Kentucky as she distributed five dimes against the Norse (March 11)... Won the team s Most Improved Player Award. Prep: A five-year letter winner, Schaub was a varsity starter since eighth grade, a season in which she was named Honorable Mention All-Northwest Suburban Conference. She served as a two-year captain and was a First Team All-Conference player from 9th-11th grade. Schaub starred as point guard of the 2013-14 State AAA Champion Park Center Pirates. An excellent all-around athlete, she also stood out on the soccer and softball fields. She was a varsity soccer starter from 8th-11th grade and was a two-time varsity starter with softball. Park Center captured a State AA Championship during her eighth-grade season. Personal: Daughter of Diane and Charlie Schaub... Born on May 22, 1997... Member of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee... Older sister Nicole played basketball at the University of Wisconsin-Stout and younger sister Danielle is a sophomore on the basketball team at Concordia University, St. Paul... Is majoring in marketing with minors in business analytics and communication. CAREER HIGHS Points 15, twice (most recent 3/10/16) Rebounds 8, at Detroit (2/13/16) Assists 9, 3 times (most recent 12/3/16) Steals 4, twice (most recent 11/27/18) Blocks 1, 7 times (most recent 1/18/19) FG Made 5, 4 times (most recent 1/28/17) 3PT Made 5, twice (most recent 3/10/16) FT Made 6, Indiana State (1/18/19) 2018-19 SEASON HIGHS Points 14, Indiana State (1/18/19) Rebounds 6, at UIC (11/7/18) Assists 5, twice (most recent 12/21/18) Steals 4, Toledo (11/26/18) Blocks 1, Indiana State (1/18/19) FG Made 4, at Morehead State (11/16/18) 3PT Made 2, twice (most recent 1/18/19) FT Made 6, Indiana State (1/18/19)
#4 Ilysse Pitts Guard * 5-7 * Freshman Aurora, Ill. * Montini 2018-19: Burst onto the scene on Nov. 16 at Morehead State with 10 points on 3-of-3 shooting, her first career double-figure scoring output. Followed that by chipping in seven points on Nov. 17 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn... Matched a career high with 10 points while establishing a personal best with eight rebounds on Dec. 16 vs. North Dakota State... Dished out a career-high six assists while scoring eight points and matching a career best with three steals on Jan. 13 at Drake. Prep: Four-year letter winner Averaged 12.5 points, 4.5 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 3.5 steals as a senior Led her team to a state runner-up finish in 2018 Averaged 8.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 3.1 steals as a junior. Helped Montini Catholic to a 33-2 overall record as the Broncos finished in third place in the 2017 IHSA 4A state tournament Team also finished third in the 3A state tournament in 2015 Earned MVP honors at the Chicagoland Invitational Showcase in 2016 after pouring in 20 points in a game Earned academic all-conference honors all four years and was a four-year honor roll member... Was a key contributor in both of Valpo s games at the Vinewood Farm Classic, reaching double figures for the first time in her career with 10 points on Nov. 16 at Morehead State before tossing in seven on Nov. 17 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn. Personal: Majoring in exercise science Born on Jan. 19, 2000 Daughter of Ivan and Denise Pitts Has an older sister, Courteney Tillman, and a younger sister, Illyah Pitts. 2018-19 SEASON HIGHS Points 10, twice (most recent 12/16/18) Rebounds 6, at Chicago State (11/29/18) Assists 6, at Drake (1/13/19) Steals 3, twice (most recent 1/13/19) Blocks 1, UNI (1/11/19) FG Made 3, 5x (most recent 1/13/19) 3PT Made 2, at Drake (1/13/19) FT Made 3, at Morehead State (11/16/18)
#5 Shay Frederick Guard * 5-7 * Freshman Greenville, Wis. * Hortonville 2018-19: Had a strong showing in her collegiate debut on Nov. 7 at UIC, filling up the stat sheet with seven points, three steals and a team-high four assists...after scoring 10 points on Nov. 16 at Morehead State, finished in double figures for the third time in four games on Nov. 17 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn. She racked up career highs in points (19), assists (5), made 3s (4), made field goals (5) and made free throws (5) while committing just one turnover... Became just the fourth Valpo player since the 2001-02 season to average double figures over the first five games of her freshman year by turning in 10.2 points per game through the first five games this season... Dished out a game-high six assists on Nov. 26 vs. Toledo, setting a career watermark... Went 5-of-7 from the field to score 12 points off the bench on Jan. 18 vs. Indiana State. Prep: Was a captain as a junior and senior... Four-year letter winner in basketball and one-year letter winner in softball Thrived academically, earning honor roll all semesters of high school and finishing with a 3.9 GPA Led Hortonville to its first state tournament final four appearance in 30 years as a junior and senior Helped her team to back-to-back FVA conference championships as a freshman and sophomore Won regional titles all four years and sectional championships in 2017 and 2018 Led the team in scoring and assists in each of her final three seasons Fab Five (Preseason Top 5 Players for Northeast Wisconsin) as a sophomore, junior and senior All-Area First-Team selection all four years WBCA D2 All-State First Team as a junior and senior and honorable mention as a sophomore Associated Press Third Team All-State as a senior and honorable mention as a junior McDonald s All-American nominee Finished as the school s all-time leader in scoring, assists, steals and 3-pointers (boys and girls) Compiled 1,451 points, 403 assists, 205 steals and 282 made 3s Averaged 16.7 points and 5.2 assists per game as a senior after scoring 16.5 points per contest as a junior Voted the top shooter in the state of Wisconsin Selected to play in the WBCA 2018 Senior All-Star Game Earned the US Marine Corp Distinguished Athlete Award at Hortonville... First Team All-Conference (Fox Valley Association) all four years... Ranked sixth by WIS Sports for the Class of 2018. Personal: Daughter of Jim and Colleen Frederick Has one brother, Reece Born on June 13, 2000... Involved in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes on campus... Majoring in business marketing with a minor in sports management... Is close friends and former AAU teammates with two other Missouri Valley Conference freshmen Drake s Maggie Negaard and Illinois State s Ally Gietzel. 2018-19 SEASON HIGHS Points 19, vs. St. Francis (11/17/18) Rebounds 6, North Dakota (11/11/18) Assists 5, vs. St. Francis (11/17/18) Steals 3, twice (most recent 11/29/18) Blocks 1, Indiana State (1/18/19) FG Made 5, 3x (most recent 1/18/19) 3PT Made 4, twice (most recent 12/21/18) FT Made 5, vs. St. Francis (11/17/18)
#11 Marlee Profitt Forward * 6-2 * Redshirt Sophomore Medina, Ohio * Highland 2018-19: Is out for the season due to an injury. 2017-18: Played in 28 games and made one start Averaged 3.9 points and 3.4 rebounds per game Scored the first field goal of her collegiate career in Valpo s season opener against IU Kokomo on a memorable coast-to-coast layup. Also hauled in a career-high five rebounds in that contest... Set then career highs in points (nine) and rebounds (six) in the first road game of the season on Nov. 21 against Miami (Ohio)... Had the first two steals of her Valpo career on Dec. 3 at Longwood, scoring seven points and pulling down five rebounds... Upped her career best to 11 points after going 5-of-7 from the floor on Dec. 15 against IU Northwest... Paced the team in rebounding for the first time in her collegiate career on Dec. 29 at Drake with six, matching a career best... Shattered her previous rebounding career high before halftime and had nine boards (eight in the first half) to lead the team on Jan. 21 at Southern Illinois... Scored 10 points, her highest career total against a Division-I team, while also gobbling up eight rebounds on Jan. 26 vs. Evansville... Made her first career start on Feb. 4 at Illinois State. 2016-17: Played in two games during her first season on campus... Made her collegiate debut on Nov. 16, seeing three minutes of action at Chicago State... Scored the first points of her collegiate career on Nov. 21 vs. IU Kokomo, swishing a pair of free throws... Missed the bulk of the season due to an injury... Received a medical redshirt and retained four years of elgibility. Prep: Was well on her way to 1,000 career points as a senior until a knee injury derailed her final month and a half Rattled off 17.6 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.2 steals and 1.5 blocks per game in her final prep campaign with the Highland (Ohio) Hornets Collected honorable mention All-State on top of First Team All-Suburban League and All Tri-County Was touted as the 38th-ranked player in the state of Ohio and first-team all-ohio before her senior season... Won Suburban League Player of the Year Award. Personal: Parents are Scott and Laura Profitt... Born on March 4, 1998... Is involved in Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCS), Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and Bioengineering Club... Majoring in biomedical engineering with a minor in Spanish... In a human movement research lab... Interned with her knee surgeon this past summer, shadowing ACL surgeries and seeing patients in the office... Attended the annual American Society of Biomechanics Meeting this past summer and presented research... Volunteers at dog shelters... Her mother played volleyball at Youngstown State and her aunt did so at Cleveland State. Profitt, her mother and her aunt have all played in the Horizon League at one point in their careers... Brother is a junior in high school and plays varsity football and basketball. He broke the school s single-season record for receiving touchdowns this fall. CAREER HIGHS Points 11, IU Northwest (12/15/17) Rebounds 9, at Southern Illinois (1/21/18) Assists 3, Southern Illinois (2/16/18) Steals 2, at Longwood (12/3/17) Blocks 1, 6 times (2/18/18) FG Made 5, IU Northwest (12/15/17) 3PT Made FT Made 4, twice (most recent 2/16/18) 2018-19 SEASON HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks FG Made 3PT Made FT Made
#12 Addison Stoller Guard/Forward * 6-0 * Redshirt Sophomore Cissna Park, Ill. * Cissna Park 2018-19: Poured in a career-high 17 points on 7-of-14 shooting while making her second career start in the season opener on Nov. 7 at UIC. Also pulled down five rebounds and achieved a personal best in steals with four... Filled the stat sheet with nine points and a career-high eight rebounds in the first home start of her career on Nov. 11 vs. North Dakota... Continued her early-season surge with 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting in front of numerous family members and friends while playing close to her hometown of Cissna Park on Nov. 14 at Illinois... Was on double-double watch in both games at the Vinewood Farm Classic, first turning in nine points and a career-high 10 rebounds on Nov. 16 at Morehead State before accumulating nine points and pulling down eight boards on Nov. 17 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn. Her 10-rebound game allowed her to become the first Valpo player with a double-figure rebounding effort this season... Made 10 free throws on her way to a career-high 18 points on Nov. 29 at Chicago State. Finished one rebound shy of a double-double... After coming close on several prior occasions, enjoyed her first career double-double on Dec. 16 vs. North Dakota State with 11 points and 10 rebounds, equaling a career best on the boards... Posted a career-high 20 points to lead all scorers in a 68-64 win on Dec. 19 at Purdue Fort Wayne. She also had a game-high four steals... Scored in double figures for the seventh time in an eight-game span by sharing the team lead with 13 points on Jan. 11 at UNI. 2017-18: Played in 17 games and made one start as a redshirt freshman for Valpo Scored 3.3 points per game and pulled down 1.9 rebounds per contest Played in her first game in over a calendar year on Dec. 2 at Liberty, scoring her first basket of the season by converting a layup despite being fouled... Enjoyed her highest scoring output of the season on Dec. 29 at Drake, scoring eight points while making four field goals in a single game for the first time in her career... Pulled down a season-high four rebounds on Dec. 31 at UNI... Missed the Jan. 5, Jan. 7 and Jan. 12 games due to illness... Had a strong second quarter on Jan. 19 at Missouri State, scoring six points on 2-of-2 shooting and 2-of-2 at the free-throw line in that quarter alone... Made her first career start on Feb. 4 at Illinois State. 2016-17: Played in the first five games of the season before suffering a season-ending knee injury on Nov. 25 vs. Liberty... Received a medical redshirt and retained four seasons of elgibility... Had her best performance of the year in her return to her hometown area on Nov. 19 at Illinois State, turning in nine points and seven rebounds... Received the team s Hardest Worker Award. Prep: Graduated from Cissna Park High School as one of the best to don a Timberwolves uniform Illinois Basketball Coaches Association First Team All-State selection Holds the school record in career rebounds (1,110), steals (381) and assists (358) Concluded her prep career with 1,807 points, the second-most in program history Averaged 18.1 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 2.5 assists per contest Carried the Timberwolves to a 29-3 record and a berth in the 2016 IHSA Girls Basketball State Championships. Personal: Parents are Sam and Sue Stoller... Born on Sept. 17, 1997... Is involved in several organizations on campus including Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Kinesiology Club and FMS research team... Had an internship this past summer at a gym called Elite Sport and Fitness in Gibson City, Ill... Has helped with her parents business, Illiana Insulation, a foam and coating insulation business in Cissna Park, Ill... Older sister Samantha played volleyball at Trinity International University and is currently an executive assistant in athletics at UMKC, where she oversees office management, student-athlete scholarships and the distribution of sponsorships and trade... Father Sam participated in rugby at Purdue and mother Sue played a year of basketball at Biola University in California... Younger sister Olivia is attending cosmetology school and younger brother Penn is a junior in high school and is into football and basketball... Enjoys water sports and the outdoors. Family goes camping and boating frequently over the summer. CAREER HIGHS Points 20, at Purdue Fort Wayne (12/19/18) Rebounds 10, twice (most recent 12/16/18) Assists 3, 4x (most recent 1/18/19) Steals 5, at Morehead State (11/16/18) Blocks 2, at UIC (3/5/16) FG Made 7, twice (most recent 12/19/18) 3PT Made 3, Miami (12/8/18) FT Made 10, at Chicago State (11/29/18) Will ski, slalom, surf and tube and also loves hiking, four wheeling and other outdoor activities... Growing up, her favorite sport was soccer and played travel soccer in junior high but stopped because her high school didn t offer soccer... Majoring in exercise science with plans of getting a master s in athletic training. Minoring in human biology. 2018-19 SEASON HIGHS Points 20, at Purdue Fort Wayne (12/19/18) Rebounds 10, twice (most recent 12/16/18) Assists 3, 4x (most recent 1/18/19) Steals 5, at Morehead State (11/16/18) Blocks 1, Indiana State (1/18/19) FG Made 7, twice (most recent 12/19/18) 3PT Made 3, Miami (12/8/18) FT Made 10, at Chicago State (11/29/18)
#13 Ella Ellenson Forward * 6-2 * Sophomore Rice Lake, Wis. * Rice Lake 2018-19: Made her first career start in the season opener on Nov. 7 at UIC, going 2-of-3 from the field for five points... Set a season high with eight points and matched a career best with five rebounds on Dec. 8 vs. Miami (Ohio)... Came within one rebound of a career high and set a season best on Dec. 16 vs. North Dakota State, corralling eight caroms. She also chipped in five points... Achieved a career high with 15 points while also blocking two shots on Dec. 19 in a win at Purdue Fort Wayne... Hit double figures for the second time this season with 10 points on Jan. 13 at Drake. She also led the team in rebounds with five and had a career-high four steals... Equaled a career high with 15 points to go along with a team-best six rebounds on Jan. 18 vs. Indiana State. She also matched a career best with five made field goals in a game and needed just seven shots to do so. 2017-18: Played in 30 games as a true freshman at Valpo, averaging 3.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per contest Contributed six points and six rebounds in the first game of her collegiate career, the season opener against IU Kokomo... Knocked down her first career 3-pointer on Dec. 15 against IU Northwest... Reached double figures for the first time in her career by scoring 10 points on Dec. 21 against Fort Wayne... Squeezed what at the time was a season-high seven rebounds on Jan. 7 vs. Bradley, leading the team in that area for the first time in her collegiate career. Played 18 minutes in that game, eclipsing her previous season high of 13... Had five rebounds in only eight minutes on Jan. 19 at Missouri State... Scored a careerhigh 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting on Jan. 26 vs. Evansville... Had 10 points in just 11 minutes off the bench on Feb. 18 vs. Missouri State... Grabbed seven rebounds on Feb. 23 at Indiana State... Had a career-high nine rebounds to lead the team in that area on Feb. 25 at Evansville. Prep: Scored 1,000 points early in her senior year... Was a four-year starter and two-year captain for the Warrior girls... Earned four varsity letters in basketball and track... Is the 800M recordholder for RLHS and participated in the Wisconsin State Track meet all four years of her high school career... Also earned varsity letters in golf, academics and music... Was named to the WBCA All-Star game and the Border Battle All-Star Game... Was named to the Big Rivers All-Conference Team all four years. Personal: Born April 13, 1999 in Rice Lake, Wis... Daughter of John and Holly Ellenson... Brother Wally played basketball in the NBL of Canada in 2016-17 and made the All-Rookie team... Brother Ellwood was the captain of the basketball team and a track athlete at Valley City State University, N.D.,... Brother Henry is a Detroit Pistons forward and a former Marquette standout. CAREER HIGHS Points 15, twice (most recent 1/18/19) Rebounds 9, at Evansville (2/25/18) Assists 2, at Purdue (12/7/17) Steals 4, at Drake (1/13/19) Blocks 3, Indiana State (1/18/19) FG Made 5, 3x (most recent 1/18/19) 3PT Made 2, 3x (most recent 1/18/19) FT Made 3, 4x (most recent 1/18/19) 2018-19 SEASON HIGHS Points 15, twice (most recent 1/18/19) Rebounds 8, North Dakota State (12/16/18) Assists 2, Toledo (11/26/18) Steals 4, at Drake (1/13/19) Blocks 3, Indiana State (1/18/19) FG Made 5, twice (most recent 1/18/19) 3PT Made 2, 3x (most recent 1/18/19) FT Made 3, 4x (most recent 1/18/19)
#15 Nicole Johanson Forward * 6-5 * Redshirt Freshman Herscher, Ill. * Herscher 2018-19: Made her collegiate debut on Nov. 26 vs. Toledo. 2017-18: Did not see game action in her first season on campus Retained four years of eligibility. Prep: Finished her time at Herscher with over 1,000 career points... Illinois State scholar... Helped her team finish with a 25-2 record her senior season... Played for Example Sports AAU under the direction of coach Barry Bradford, the father of Valpo men s basketball player Micah Bradford... Named the MVP of an Example Sports AAU alumni game against college players who had gone through the program... Earned all-area and all-conference recognition as a senior at Herscher... Earned all-tournament recognition for three team tournaments (Thanksgiving, Christmas and conference)... Participated in her conference s all-star game as a senior in high school. Personal: Parents are Greg and Denise Johanson... Has one sister, Mya... Born on July 20, 1999... Majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry... Planning to go to veterinary 2018-19 SEASON HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks FG Made 3PT Made FT Made
#20 Nicole Konieczny Guard * 5-9 * Sophomore Granger, Ind. * South Bend Saint Joseph 2018-19: Out for the season with an injury. 2017-18: Appeared in 30 games and made 22 starts as a true freshman Averaged 5.9 points, 1.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, fourth in the conference Ranked second in the conference with an assist to turnover ratio of 1.6 Had six points in her collegiate debut on Nov. 16 against IU Kokomo... Dished out six assists in the first road game of her career on Nov. 21 at Miami (Ohio)... Made her first career start on Nov. 25 against Grand Canyon and turned in eight points and seven assists... Had career highs in points (13) and assists (8) on Nov. 28 at Bowling Green, becoming the first Valpo player with eight or more assists and 10 or more points in a single game since Jessica Carr in 2015... Set new career highs in points (18), made field goals (6) and made 3-pointers (3) on Jan. 7 vs. Bradley... Had her fourth career double-figure scoring output on Jan. 12 vs. Loyola, scoring 12 points as one of five Valpo players in double figures against the Ramblers. That was her second straight game in double figures, the first time in her young collegiate career she had double figures in back-to-back contests. She also pulled down a career-high five rebounds in that game... Notched her third straight game in double figures with 11 points on Jan. 19 at Missouri State. Prep: Named a 2016-17 Indiana All-Star, earning a place on the 13-player roster... Led South Bend St. Joseph to the 2016-17 Indiana Class 3A state title, averaging 14.4 points per game and 3.1 assists per game during her senior season... Helped the Indians finish her senior season with a 26-2 record... Scored nine points in the state championship game, a 57-49 win over North Harrison... Scored 12.5 points per game as a junior, helping the Indians to a semistate appearance... Started her prep career at LaPorte before transferring to South Bend St. Joseph... Other accomplishments include Indiana Junior All- Star, first-team Duneland Athletic Conference, first-team Northern Indiana conference, Northern Indiana Underclassmen of the Year, IBCA Subway Player of the Week, Burger King Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Month, IBCA Supreme 15 Underclassmen Team and all-tournament team at the TCU Lady Tiger Classic. Personal: Parents are Debbie and Doug Konieczny... Has two brothers, J.R. and Chase... Born on Dec. 9, 1998... Is a rare Valpo basketball player to participate in Greek Life on campus as a Chi Omega... Member of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee... Majoring in business management. CAREER HIGHS Points 18, Bradley (1/7/18) Rebounds 5, Loyola (1/12/18) Assists 8, at Bowling Green (11/28/17) Steals 3, twice (most recent 2/11/18) Blocks FG Made 6, Bradley (1/7/18) 3PT Made 3, Bradley (1/7/18) FT Made 6, Grand Canyon (11/25/17) 2018-19 SEASON HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks FG Made 3PT Made FT Made
#22 Katherine Carlson Guard/Forward * 5-11 * Senior Lake Orion, Mich. * Notre Dame Prep 2018-19 (Basketball): Joined the roster on Dec. 18... Made her collegiate basketball debut on Dec. 19 at Purdue Fort Wayne. 2018 (Volleyball): A Second Team All-MVC honoree... started all 38 matches for Valpo as a senior, playing in 143 sets... hit.222 with 413 kills (2.89/set), 434 digs (3.03/set) and 29 service aces... led Valpo in kills and aces, and ranked third on the squad in digs... ranked 90th nationally in total kills... closed career fourth in program history in total attacks (4,061), fifth in service aces (137) and sixth in kills (1,273)... also just missed Valpo s career top-10 chart with 1,409 career digs... reached 1,000 career digs Aug. 25 against Iona... surpassed 1,000 career kills Sept. 21 at Indiana State... one of just nine members of Valpo s 1,000-kill/1,000-dig club in program history... cracked Valpo s top-10 in career kills Oct. 26 at UNI... recorded double figures in kills on 22 occasions, including three efforts of 20+ kills... led Valpo outright in kills in 10 matches... posted double figures in digs 25 times... finished season with 18 double-doubles... opened season with 12 kills and 17 digs Aug. 24 against Fresno State... named to All-Tournament Teams back-to-back weekends at the Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic (Sept. 7-8) and the Crusader Classic (Sept. 14-15)... reached double figures in kills in all three matches at Air Force... capped Crusader Classic with 16 kills on.441 hitting and 21 digs in a win over Wright State Sept. 15... match against Raiders kicked off stretch of four straight double-doubles... notched 14 kills and hit.406 against UNI Sept. 29... picked up season-best 24 digs in five-set come-from-behind win over Loyola Oct. 5... recorded 19 digs in win over Evansville Oct. 19... had a stellar match to lead Valpo to second five-set come-from-behind victory over Loyola on the season, setting a new career high with 24 kills while hitting.444 and picking up 16 digs in win at the Ramblers Nov. 2... match against Loyola kicked off stretch of final 10 matches of her career where she tallied at least 10 kills nine times and posted seven double-doubles... picked up 17 kills in key five-set win in final weekend of regular season Nov. 16 at Missouri State... led Valpo with 21 kills in MVC quarterfinal win at Missouri State Nov. 22... posted 16 kills the next night in semifinal against UNI... helped Valpo to program s first-ever postseason with with 10 kills and 14 digs in win over Ball State in the NIVC opening round Nov. 29... led Valpo with 12 kills in second round sweep of Miami Nov. 30, hitting.263... closed volleyball career with match-high 21 kills at Tulane in NIVC quarterfinal Dec. 6... a First Team MVC Scholar-Athlete selection. Prep: A four-year letterwinner for the Fighting Irish... Michigan Miss Volleyball and Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior... earned Second Team All-American honors from Volleyball Magazine, one of just 24 players nationwide to earn First or Second Team honors... also received All-American accolades from MaxPreps and the AVCA, and was an Under Armour Honorable Mention All-American... set program single-season and career kills records as a senior... a three-time First Team All-State honoree... runner-up for PrepVolleyball.com Junior of the Year award in 2013... led Notre Dame Prep to Michigan class B state title... helped Irish post the best record in program history (57-2-1)... named MaxPreps National Sophomore of the Year in 2012, and was a finalist for the same award from PrepVolleyball.com... played prep volleyball for Legacy Volleyball Club... led team to AAU 16 Open national championship in 2013... an AAU and USA Volleyball All-American... also lettered in track and field and basketball, earning All- League honors in the latter sport. Personal: Katherine is the daughter of Don and Tanya Carlson... majors are business management and sports management... minoring in communication. Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks FG Made 3PT Made FT Made 2018-19 SEASON HIGHS
#24 Carie Weinman Forward * 5-9 * Sophomore Glenview, Ill. * Glenbrook South 2017-2018 (Denver): Averaged 6.4 points per game and shot 44 percent from 3-point range in her one season with the Pioneers. Poured in 34 points on 11-of-22 shooting on Dec. 3, 2017, helping Denver to an 80-73 victory over Northern Arizona. The 34-point output ranked tied for fourth in program history and was the highest single-game point total by a Pioneer in 17 years. Prep: Was high school and AAU teammates with Valpo s Caitlin Morrison Was named to the Associated Press Class 4A All-State second team as a senior after averaging 21.7 points, 6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 4.6 steals per game Finished as the third leading scorer in program history (1,433), was the Central Suburban South Player of the Year and garnered the Pioneer Press Newspaper Girls Basketball Player of the Year honor for 2016-2017 Four-year starter who finished as the school s all-time leader in steals. Personal: Daughter of Paul and Heidi Weinman... Has two sisters, Carly and Catie... Born on Nov. 10, 1998... Majoring in psychology... Father played football at Grand Valley State... Was able to share a season of varsity basketball with her sisters Carly and Catie when she was a freshman in high school.
#25 Grace Hales Guard/Forward * 6-0 * Junior Cromwell, Ind. * Westview 2018-19: Scored all 12 of her points in the second half to become one of four Valpo players in double figures on Nov. 14 at Illinois... Made her first start of the season on Nov. 26 against Toledo, marking the third straight year she has started exactly one game... Had her best day in a Valpo uniform on Dec. 2 vs. Eastern Illinois with 21 points, seven made field goals, three made 3s, seven rebounds, two assists and one turnover... Hit a key 3-pointer in the final minute of a four-point win at Purdue Fort Wayne on Dec. 19 to cap a 17-point output... Buried five 3s on Dec. 21 vs. Bowling Green to lead the team and contribute to the team s total of 17, which equaled a school record. That matched a career high and marked the third time in her career Hales hit five 3s in a game... Finished three points shy of a career high with 18 on Jan. 13 at Drake. She scored 15 of those points in the second half on her way to equaling a career watermark with seven made field goals. She also set career bests in assists (4) and steals (4) in a game against a team receiving votes nationally. 2017-18: Appeared in all 31 games and made one start Averaged 8.0 points per game, third on the team and second among returnees for 2018-19 Second on the team in free throw percentage at.863 Led the team with a.384 3-point percentage (43-112) Made a career-high five field goals while scoring 12 points one shy of a career best in the season-opening win over IU Kokomo... Drained a career-high of four 3-pointers to finish with 12 points in the first road game of the season on Nov. 21 at Miami (Ohio)... Is the only Valpo player who scored in double figures in the first three games of the season, the first stretch of three straight double-figure outputs in her career... Hit seven straight 3-point attempts on Dec. 2 at Liberty and Dec. 3 at Longwood, going 4-for-4 against the Flames before knocking down her first three triples against the Lancers. Scored a then career-high 14 points at Liberty, the only Valpo player in double figures in that game... Returned to double figures with 13 points on Dec. 18 at Eastern Illinois, her fifth double-figure game of the season... Made her lone start of the season and the second of her career on Dec. 29 at Drake... Matched a season-high with four rebounds in back-to-back games on Dec. 31 at UNI and Jan. 5 vs. Illinois State... Had a banner-day on Jan. 12 vs. Loyola, leading the team in scoring for the second time in 2017-18 with a career-high 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting... Had her seventh double-figure output of the season and second straight with 12 points on Jan. 19 at Missouri State... Matched a career-high by burying four triples on Jan. 21 at Southern Illinois, finishing the game with 16 points, her third straight contest in double figures... Enjoyed her fourth straight double-figure game with 10 points on Jan. 26 vs. Evansville... Pulled down a career-high nine rebounds and finished one board shy of a double-double on Feb. 11 in a comeback win at Loyola. 2016-17: Was a consistent force off the bench, contributing 5.5 points per game while making one start in 31 appearances... Knocked down three 3s in her Valpo debut, becoming the first Valpo freshman to do so in the last decade... Also made a good first impression in the Horizon League opener on Dec. 29, scoring a career-high 13 points at Detroit Mercy... Led the team in scoring on Feb. 16 against Oakland with 11 points. Scored seven of the team s 13 second-quarter points in that game... Finished the season second on the team in free-throw percentage at 81.4 after enjoying a stretch of 21 straight made free throws that spanned December, January and February... Was named the team s Sixth Player of the Year. Prep: Averaged 19.2 points, 3.2 assists and 4.7 rebounds per game in her season at Westview Led the Warriors to a 21-6 record and an appearance in the IHSAA Class 2A Girls Basketball State Tournament Team captured four sectional titles in her four years of college Was named all-state by both Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association (ICGSA) and the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Hales departed Westview as the alltime leading scorer (1,600 points), the single-season scoring record holder (513 points) and owning the single-game watermark for 3-pointers made (7). Personal: Parents are Ross and Candace Hales... Born on April 8, 1998... Father Ross played football and basketball at Indiana University. He played for the Hoosiers during the 1993-1994, a team that was under the direction of coach Bob Knight... In high school, was a four-time all-conference performer CAREER HIGHS in three different sports basketball, volleyball 2018-19 SEASON HIGHS Points 21, Eastern Illinois (12/2/18) and track and field... Participated in a spring Points 21, Eastern Illinois (12/2/18) Rebounds 9, at Loyola (2/11/18) tournament with the Valpo volleyball team Rebounds 7, Eastern Illinois (12/2/18) Assists 4, at Drake (1/13/19) during her freshman year when the volleyball Assists 4, at Drake (1/13/19) Steals 4, at Drake (1/13/19) squad was plagued by injuries and did not have Steals 4, at Drake (1/13/19) Blocks 1, 5x (most recent 1/13/19) enough healthy bodies to compete... Is on track Blocks 1, 3x (most recent 1/13/19) FG Made 7, twice (most recent 1/13/19) to finish her undergraduate degree in just three FG Made 7, twice (most recent 1/13/19) 3PT Made 5, 3x (most recent 12/21/18) years and graduate in May. Plans to remain at 3PT Made 5, Bowling Green (12/21/18) FT Made 8, at Evansville (2/25/18) Valpo to play her senior season and pursue a FT Made 5, twice (most recent 1/6/19) master s degree... Majoring in communications with a journalism concentration and sport management minor. Is interning in Valpo s sports information department and has aspirations of a career in sports media or athletic communications.
#33 Allison Schofield Guard/Forward * 5-9 * Senior McCordsville, Ind. * Heritage Christian 2018-19: Made her first career start on Nov. 7 at UIC and played a career-high 29 minutes, going 2-for-2 both from the field and from 3-point range... Went off for a career-high 16 points on six made field goals, also a career watermark, on Nov. 14 at Illinois. Drained four 3-pointers in that game, matching a career high... Saw her first action since Nov. 17 on Jan. 6 at Loyola after being sidelined by an injury. Had three points in 16 minutes in her return to the court... Tied a career high with four made 3s on Jan. 11 at UNI, sharing the team lead with 13 points. 2017-18: Played in 20 games as a junior at Valpo Played 12 minutes in the season opener against IU Kokomo... Knocked down the only shot she attempted against Miami on Nov. 21... Had a key steal that led to a fast-break 3 by Franklin in a Nov. 25 win over Grand Canyon... Scored four points on Jan. 28 vs. Indiana State Turned in a season high in scoring in the final game of the season for the second straight year, scoring five points on March 9 against Drake in the MVC quarterfinals. 2016-17: Appeared in 29 games and avearged 3.1 points and 1.2 rebounds per game during her sophomore season... Rose to the occasion on Dec. 4 at Notre Dame, scoring eight points... Notched a career-high 15 points and led the team in scoring in the final game of the season, a Horizon League Tournament matchup with Green Bay, going 4-for-4 from 3-point range. 2015-16: Appeared in 13 contests in her inaugural campaign with Valpo...went 3-for-4 from the charity stripe at Louisville (Dec. 5) for her first collegiate points...recorded her first collegiate steal versus Cardinal Stritch (Dec. 7)...knocked down her first 3-pointer vs. IU-Kokomo (Dec. 21) as part of a five-point night...had a 2-for-2 night from the field, including a 3-pointer, to match her season high in points with five at Green Bay (Jan. 14)...grabbed a rebound at Milwaukee (Jan. 16)...secured a board vs. Northern Kentucky on Feb. 6...drilled a triple at Youngstown State (Feb. 26). Prep: A four-year letter winner for the Eagles, Schofield led Heritage Christian in 3-point shooting and free-throw shooting every season since her freshman year. The Eagles were 57-4 with her as a starter. Heritage Christian won a 2A State Championship as well as back-to-back 2A Sectional Champions with Schofield. Individually, Schofield has been named to the Hoosier Basketball Magazine First Team All-State Team in 2014-15 after earning Second Team honors in 2013-14. She was nominated as a Preseason All-State Second Team recipient, an Associated Press All-State Area Team Honorable Mention and a Hoosier Basketball Magazine North/South Indiana All-Star in 2014. Schofield led her AAU team to three state titles as well as a national championship. She was a High Honor Roll member in 2011-2012, and named to the Honor Roll for the 2012-13 and 2013-14 academic years. Personal: Graduated on Sunday, Dec. 9 with a major in biology and minor in business. Has started working on her Master of Business Administration... Has garnered experience in her field by doing job shadows for pharmaceutical and medical device sale companies CAREER HIGHS Points 16, at Illinois (11/14/18) Rebounds 4, at Youngstown State (1/14/17) Assists 2, 7 times (most recent 11/17/18) Steals 3, at UIC (11/7/18) Blocks 1, vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (11/17/18) FG Made 6, at Illinois (11/14/18) 3PT Made 4, 3x (most recent 1/11/19) FT Made 4, Indiana State (1/18/19) during her time on campus. She shadowed with Eli Lilly two summers ago and Stryker this past summer. 2018-19 SEASON HIGHS Points 16, at Illinois (11/14/18) Rebounds 3, twice (most recent 11/14/18) Assists 2, twice (most recent 11/17/18) Steals 3, at UIC (11/7/18) Blocks 1, vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (11/17/18) FG Made 6, at Illinois (11/14/18) 3PT Made 4, twice (most recent 1/11/19) FT Made 4, Indiana State (1/18/19)
#34 Taylor Richards Guard * 6-0 * Sophomore Doylestown, Ohio * Chippewa 2018-19: Is out for the season due to an injury. 2017-18: Played in 14 games as a freshman Made her collegiate debut on Nov. 16 against IU Kokomo, playing eight minutes... Scored the first point of her collegiate career on a free throw against Liberty on Dec. 2... Made the first basket of her Valpo career on Dec. 15 against IU Northwest and finished the game 3-for-3 shooting with a season-high seven points including a 3-pointer Pulled down two rebounds on Jan. 28 vs. Indiana State, her only multi-rebound game of the season. Prep: Averaged 14 points, 4.5 assists, 3 steals and 3.5 rebounds per game during her senior year at Chippewa... Named the 2017 Wayne County Athletic League MVP, Northeast All-District co-mvp and all-ohio First Team... Helped her team compile a 104-13 record during her four years of high school basketball, including a 55-1 mark in league play... Helped her team win league titles in all four seasons... Finished with 1,148 career points... As a junior, averaged 10.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game... Finished her junior season with the most assists and best free-throw percentage on her team... Member of WCAL first team, OHSBCA District 4 First Team, NEO Inlands Division 3 honorable mention, All Daily Record second team and OHSBCA scholarship society... Helped her team make the state final four during her sophomore season. Personal: Parents are Tom and Jennie Richards... Has one brother, Trent... Born on Aug. 22, 1998... Mother Jennie ran track at Akron and father Tom ran track at Bowling Green. Brother Trent is currently a student at Akron... Majoring in health sciences with a minor in health care leadership... Was a straight A student from kindergarten through her senior year of high school. CAREER HIGHS Points 7, IU Northwest (12/15/17) Rebounds 2, Indiana State (1/28/18) Assists Steals 1, 4 times (most recent 1/28/18) Blocks 1, IU Kokomo (11/16/17) FG Made 3, IU Northwest (12/15/17) 3PT Made 1, IU Northwest (12/15/17) FT Made 2, Evansville (1/26/18) 2018-19 SEASON HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks FG Made 3PT Made FT Made
#40 Caitlin Morrison Forward * 6-2 * Junior Glenview, Ill. * Glenbrook South 2018-19: Is out for the season due to an injury. 2017-18: Made 29 starts as a sophomore Averaged 4.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game Is Valpo s leading returning rebounder for 2018-19 Led the team in steals with 1.2 per game and blocked shots with 1.3 per contest Ranked fourth in the conference in blocks per game Established a career watermark in assists (four) and had three steals in Valpo s season opener against IU Kokomo... Squeezed a career-high 10 rebounds on Nov. 21 at Miami (OH)... Turned away five shots on Nov. 25 against Grand Canyon, besting her previous single-game career best of two blocks. The fifth block sealed the win as it rejected a 3-point try that would have tied the game with less than 10 seconds left... Knocked down a pair of 3s on Dec. 18 at Eastern Illinois, her first game of the season with multiple makes from beyond the arc... Had a career-high four steals and knocked down a career-best five field goals while scoring a season-high 10 points on Jan. 26 vs. Evansville... Equaled a career high with four steals on Feb. 2 at Bradley... Led the team in rebounds with eight in the first round of the MVC Tournament on March 8 vs. Loyola Led the team in points (11) and rebounds (7) in the final game of the season in March 9 MVC quarterfinal against Drake. Matched her career high in scoring in that game. Both of her 11-point performances have come in conference tournament games. 2016-17: Made an immediate splash during her freshman campaign, averaging 5.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game while making 25 starts and seeing action in 29 games... Notched 12 blocks and picked up 25 steals... Reached double figures for the first time in her collegiate career with 10 points against Grace College on Dec. 10... Matched her season high in rebounds and established her season high in scoring in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament, posting 11 points and eight rebounds to help Valpo to a victory over Youngstown State... Named the team s Rookie of the Year. Prep: Amassed 16.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 54 3-pointers en route to Second Team All-State accolades as a senior at Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, Ill. Was a member of the 1,000-point club while being named to the Central Suburban League All-Conference Team Was selected to the all-tournament team for both the Mundelein Thanksgiving Tournament and the Holiday Classic Shot 55 percent from the field in 2015-16. Personal: Parents are Scott and Karen Morrison... Born on Oct. 13, 1997... Father Scott Morrison is a former Valparaiso men s basketball player and played under Homer Drew from 1990-1992... Is majoring in finance with a minor in business analytics... Volunteers for an organization called CAAEL, which participates in events held for special education and at-risk students around Illinois. CAREER HIGHS Points 11, twice (most recently 3/9/18) Rebounds 10, at Miami (11/21/17) Assists 4, IU Kokomo (11/16/17) Steals 4, twice (most recent 2/2/18) Blocks 5, Grand Canyon (11/25/17) FG Made 5, Evansville (1/26/18) 3PT Made 3, twice (most recent 3/3/17) FT Made 6, Cleveland State (2/4/17) 2018-19 SEASON HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks FG Made 3PT Made FT Made