vs. 0-1 0-2 2011-12 ASU Women s Basketball Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 01 Maryville University (Exh.) W, 78-73 Nov. 07 Christian Brothers (Exh.) W, 65-51 Nov. 13 Charlotte L, 78-48 Nov. 20 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2:05 p.m. Nov. 23 Tulsa 7:00 p.m. Nov. 27 Toledo 2:05 p.m. Nov. 29 SEMO 7:00 p.m. Dec. 02 Illinois State% TBA Dec. 03 Arizona St. or Eastern Washington% TBA Dec. 10 Tulsa (Split DH) 3:05 p.m. Dec. 13 Louisiana Tech 7:05 p.m. Dec. 15 USC 7:05 p.m. Dec. 17 Stephen F. Austin 6:00 p.m. Dec. 20 Missouri State 7:05 p.m. Dec. 29 Florida Atlantic (DH)* 5:35 p.m. Dec. 31 Louisiana-Monroe* 2:00 p.m. Jan. 04 Denver* 7:05 p.m. Jan. 07 North Texas (Split DH)* 3:05 p.m. Jan. 10 UT-Martin 7:05 p.m. Jan. 14 UALR (Split DH)* 3:05 p.m. Jan. 18 Middle Tennessee* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 21 Louisiana-Lafayette* (Split DH) 3:05 p.m. Jan. 25 Denver* 8:00 p.m. Jan. 28 North Texas* 5:00 p.m. Feb. 01 Louisiana-Monroe* 7:05 p.m. Feb. 08 South Alabama* 7:05 p.m. Feb. 11 Louisiana-Lafayette* 5:00 p.m. Feb. 15 Troy* 7:05 p.m. Feb. 18 FIU (Split DH)* 3:05 p.m. Feb. 22 Western Kentucky* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25 UALR* 4:30 p.m. Mar. 3-6 Sun Belt Conference Tournament # TBA % - Arizona State Classic # - At Hot Springs, Arkansas * Sun Belt Conference Game All Times Central Arkansas State University 2011-12 Women s Basketball Van Provence n Assistant Sports Information Director n vprovence@astate.edu 870-972-2707 (office) n 870-897-5010 (cell) n 870-972-3367 fax Game 2 ARKANSAS STATE RED WOLVES vs. TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI ISLANDERS Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011 n 2:05 p.m. ASU Convocation Center (9,105) n Charlotte, North Carolina Radio: KWHF 95.9 FM The Wolf & LiveStats Available at TIPPING IT OFF: Already the winningest basketball coach in ASU history, head coach Brian Boyer will be chasing career victory No. 200 when his Red Wolves take on Texas A&M Corpus-Christi Sunday afternoon in the 2011-12 home opener. Tipoff against the Islanders is scheduled for 2:05 p.m. at the ASU Convocation Center. The game may be heard on KWHF 95.9 FM The Wolf and through the StateZone portion of. LiveStats will also be available at. THE OPPONENT: TAMUCC returns seven players from last year s squad that finished 2-27. The Islanders travel to Jonesboro at 0-2 on the season after losing to Missouri 75-58 in the Nov. 12 season opener, and 71-58 to Colorado Nov. 16. THE TAMUCC SERIES: Arkansas State holds a 3-0 advantage in the all-time series against TAMUCC, winning the only game played in Jonesboro and going 2-0 in games played in Corpus Christi. The two teams last met during the 2010-11 season, with ASU posting a 69-59 win in Corpus Christi. THE COACHES: Arkansas State head coach Brian Boyer is in his 13th season as the Red Wolves head coach. With a record of 199-168 to his credit, Boyer is the winningest coach in the history of Arkansas State basketball for both the women's and men's programs. Boyer has directed A-State to the Women s National Invitation Tournament four times and is assisted by Todd Schaefer, Jennifer Sullivan and Leslie Larsen. Now in his sixth season at Texas A&M- Corpus Christi, Robert Robinson holds a record of 64-93 as head coach of the Islanders. ASU IN HOME OPENERS: In 12 seasons under head coach Brian Boyer, Arkansas State s record in home openers stands at 11-1. The Red Wolves have won 10 consecutive home openers under Boyer. THE RED WOLVES RECENTLY: Three players scored in double figures, led by guards Meghan Lewis and Ashley Olvera with 11 points each, but Arkansas State was upended in its season opener at Charlotte, falling 78-48 to the 49ers. Foward Jane Morrill also scored in double-digits, finishing with 10 points. Arkansas State Quick Facts Location: Jonesboro, Arkansas Enrollment: 13,239 Nickname: Red Wolves Colors: Scarlet and Black Arena: ASU Convocation Center (10,727) Conference: Sun Belt Head Coach: Brian Boyer Overall Record: 199-167 (12 Seasons) Record at ASU: Same ARKANSAS STATE PROJECTED STARTERS 11 Jane Morrill 6-2 F Scott City, Mo. PPG RPG FT% 10.0 4.0 1.000 12 Ashley Olvera 5-8 G McKinney, Texas PPG RPG FT% 11.0 4.0.500 13 Q. McDowell 5-8 G Monroe, La. PPG RPG FT% 6.0 1.0.000 20 Meghan Lewis 5-8 G St. Louis, Mo. PPG RPG FT% 11.0 0.0.000 40 Andi Watson 5-8 G Jonesboro, Ark. PPG RPG FT% 7.0 4.0.750 2011-12 A-State Women s Basketball 1
2011-12 Sun Belt Standings WEST DIVISION Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Denver 0 0.000 3 0 1.000 North Texas 0 0.000 2 1.667 UALR 0 0.000 1 2.333 Arkansas State 0 0.000 0 1.000 La.-Lafayette 0 0.000 0 2.000 ULM 0 0.000 0 3.000 EAST DIVISION Team W L Pct. W L Pct. South Alabama 0 0.000 2 1.667 Middle Tenn. 0 0.000 2 1.667 Florida Atlantic 0 0.000 2 1.667 FIU 0 0.000 1 2.333 Troy 0 0.000 0 2.000 Western Kentucky 0 0.000 0 2.000 * Division Champion! Tournament Champion/NCAA Qualifier # Postseason WNIT Participant Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team NeNe Hurst (Arkansas State, Sr., G) Jerica Coley (FIU, So., G) Kaetlyn Murdoch (Denver, Sr., F) Mercedes Johnson (Louisiana-Lafayette, Sr., F) Ebony Rowe (Middle Tennessee, So., F) Second Team Marian Kursh (UALR, Sr., C) Larrie Williams (Louisiana-Monroe, Sr., C) Icelyn Elie (Middle Tennessee, Jr., F) Jasmine Godbolt (North Texas, Jr., Forward) LaTeira Owens (WKU, Sr., F) Third Team Emiko Smith (Denver, Jr., G) Finda Mansare (FIU, Jr., Forward) Breana Turner (Florida Atlantic, Sr., G) Sarda Peterson (South Alabama, Sr., G) DeAngela Sword (Troy, Sr., Guard) Preseason Co-Players of the Year Kaetlyn Murdoch & Ebony Rowe Preseason Coaches Poll West Division Points 1. Denver (6) 62 2. Arkansas State (1) 56 3. UALR (3) 53 4. Louisiana-Monroe 29 6. North Texas (1) 28 7. Louisiana-Lafayette (1) 24 East Division Points 1. Middle Tennessee (9) 68 2. FIU (1) 58 3. Western Kentucky (1) 48 3. South Alabama 38 5. Florida Atlantic (1) 23 6. Troy 17 NEXT UP: The Red Wolves travel to Tulsa, Okla. for a Nov. 23 non-conference matchup with the Golden Hurricane. The game will be the first of two meetings with Tulsa this season, with the Golden Hurricane set to visit The Convo Dec. 10. The next home game for Arkansas State will be a Nov. 27 game against Toledo. SBC HONORS: Arkansas State senior NeNe Hurst has been named preseason first-team All- Sun Belt Conference, and the Red Wolves are picked second behind Denver in the SBC West Division preseason poll, the conference office announced Tuesday morning. The all-conference selections and poll are voted on by the league s 12 head coaches. The all-conference team and poll were released in conjunction with the league s annual Sun Belt Conference Media Days, which got underway Tuesday using web-based video conferencing to give media members across the nation access to the league s head coaches. In my opinion, NeNe is definitely a first team allconference player, and when it's all said and done she will make a push for player of the year, said ASU head coach Brian Boyer. There are not many players in this conference that can positively affect all aspects of the game like she can. She can play four out of five positions, she's capable of being our leading scorer and rebounder and most likely is our best defender. An All-SBC Tournament selection a year ago after leading ASU to the semifinals, Hurst started all 32 games for the Red Wolves and led the team in scoring at 11.8 points-per-game. One of the top rebounding guards in the league, Hurst averaged 6.1 boards per game to rank second on the team and 17th overall in the Sun Belt. She led the Red Wolves in steals at 2.3 per game, a figure that also ranked second in the league and 95th nationally. She scored in double-figures in 24 games last season and posted her first career double-double when she finished with 15 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in the Red Wolves victory at North Texas. Hurst scored a career-high 28 points in ASU s victory at Troy, notched a career-high eight steals in the Red Wolves win over South Alabama and was named to the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders Tip-Off all-tournament team. Hurst enters her senior season ranked 20th at ASU in career scoring, 19th in career rebounding, 13th in career assists, ninth in career steals, 12th in blocked shots and 13th in three-pointers made. Middle Tennessee s Ebony Rowe and Denver s Kaetlyn Murdoch were named as the preseason Co-Players of the Year, while the Blue Raiders and Pioneers were picked as the favorites to win the league s East and West Divisions, respectively. "I think there is a lot of guess-work in our Division this year, Boyer added. Each team has significant players coming back, but each graduated some very good players too. We fall into that category as well. I think the coaches in this league recognize that we have a good deal of talent coming back but there is still some uncertainty of how we will perform without Shay (Scott) and Jaz (Taylor). Overall, second is probably a very fair prediction at this time." THE RED WOLVES AT HOME: The Red Wolves have posted a record of 225-73 at the ASU Convocation Center since its opening in 1987, for a winning percentage of.755. RED WOLVES INK THREE: Arkansas State head women s basketball coach Brian Boyer announced Nov. 9 that guards Xena King and Sandy Jackson of North Little Rock (Ark.) and forward Jessica Flanery of Mountain View (Ark.) have all signed National Letters of Intent to continue their careers with the Red Wolves. King, a 5 11 combo guard, averaged 12.2 points and 3.8 rebounds during her junior season, while Jackson averaged 11.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists and is a two-time all-state and allconference performer. The duo led North Little Rock High School to a 31-0 record and the Class 7A State Championship during the 2009-10 season and a 28-1 mark that included a trip to the 7A semifinals during their junior season. Jackson is the daughter of Michael and Sandra Jackson and plans to major in Business, while King is the daughter of Rebecca Cunningham and Anthony King and plans to major in Athletic Training. Jackson and King are coached by Daryl Fimple at NLRHS. Xena is a very athletic guard, said Boyer. In fact, she ll be as athletic as any guard in the Sun Belt Conference. She is also a very good perimeter shooter and the combination of her athletic ability and her shooting touch is going to allow her to be very successful at the next level. Sandy will be able to play either the point or offguard spot in college, said Boyer. Defensively is where she can make an immediate impact at ASU vs. TAMUCC All-Time Series ASU leads 2-0 Year.......Score.............Location 03-04.........W, 81-68...............Jonesboro 04-05.........W, 87-73............Corpus Christi 10-11.........W, 69-59............Corpus Christi 2011-12 A-State Women s Basketball 2
Athletic Media Relations Arkansas State University PO Box 1000 State University, AR 72467 Telephone - 870-972-2541 Fax - 870-972-3367 Press Row - 870-972-2541 Website - WBB Contact - Van Provence, Asst. SID 870-972-2707 / vprovence@astate.edu Jerry Scott, Asst. A.D./ Sports Info. Dir. 870-972-3405 jscott@astate.edu Anthony Reynolds, Asst. SID 870-972-3547 / areynolds@astate.edu Chris Graddy, Graduate Asst. christop.graddy@smail.astate.edu MEDIA INFORMATION Credentials Working press credentials can be requested by contacting Van Provence at 870-972-2707, or by email at vprovence@astate.edu. Full-season and single-game credentials will be mailed whenever possible. If not, they will be left at the Media Will Call table located on the lower level to the left of the green entrance. Media Room Enter the media room from the lower level, beneath the blue portal. Please do not attempt to access the media room from the entrance beneath the yellow portal. Post-Game Interviews The Arkansas State locker room is closed to all members of the media. Head coach Brian Boyer and requested assistant coaches and players will be available for interviews following a brief cooling off period. At ASU s home games, all post-game coach and player interviews will be conducted in the media room. Practice Coverage Red Wolves women s basketball practices are open to the media. Players and coaches are available for interviews following practice. When possible, please contact the Sports Information office prior to practice to arrange interviews. Basketball Releases All Red Wolves basketball releases can be obtained as a PDF document on the athletics website at. To be added to the email broadcast for basketball releases, contact Van Provence in the Sports Information office. the collegiate level; she can defend numerous positions because of her strength and toughness. The quality that you love about Sandy is her leadership ability. Whether on her high school team or AAU team, it is obvious that Sandy is a great teammate and a great leader. As a junior at Mountain View, Flanery averaged 15 points in the playoffs to lead the Yellowjackets to the 2010-11 Class 3A State Championship. Named the Most Valuable Player of the Class 3A state tournament, Flanery helped Mountain View to a 32-2 record on the season while averaging 19 points and six rebounds. She also holds state record in football for the most points scored, most extra points and most field goals by a female. A member of the MVHS softball team and an honor roll scholar, Flanery is the daughter of Jimmy and Linnay Flanery and is coached by Steve Ross. She plans to major in Sports Medicine at ASU. Jessica is an all-around good player, said Boyer. In high school she has played both guard and post, and those experiences will benefit her once she gets to college. She has the versatility that you like in a guard when you are running a motion offense. I also believe that defensively, her size and strength will allow her to defend several positions. Signing her early will MILESTONE PERFORMANCES 30+ POINT GAMES No. Games none...................................... n/a 20+ POINT GAMES No. Games none...................................... n/a SCORING DOUBLE FIGURES No. Games Meghan Lewis................................ 1 Jane Morrill................................... 1 Ashley Olvera................................. 1 DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDS No. Games none...................................... n/a FIVE OR MORE ASSISTS No. Games none...................................... n/a THREE OR MORE BLOCKS No. Games none...................................... n/a FIVE OR MORE STEALS No. Games none...................................... n/a DOUBLE-DOUBLE No. Games none...................................... n/a CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES No. Games NeNe Hurst................................... 1 Quinishia McDowell............................ 1 allow me time to be creative in finding a way to use her field-goal kicking skills. We may come up with a full court out of bounds play where she kicks it the length of the court, if that s legal. I m looking forward Jessica, Xena and Sandy joining our program, Boyer added. We have signed three in-state guards that are very well coached; their high school coaches have prepared them very well for the next level. It also is exciting to sign three players that rarely lose. Xena and Sandy have only lost one game during the past two seasons combined, and Jessica led her team to a state championship last year, while only losing two games during the season. We have added three players to our roster that know how to win. SEASON OUTLOOK: As the 2011-12 season gets underway, the Arkansas State Red Wolves hope to utilize a core group of returning players and ride a wave of momentum back into postseason play. That momentum started in the final month of the 2010-11 season, when A-State won six of its final seven games to reach the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament and end the season with 18 victories. Included in those 18 victories was the 197th career win for head coach Brian Boyer, making him the winningest head coach in the history of Arkansas State women s or men s basketball. Arkansas State defeated UALR 54-51 in the regular-season finale to add the milestone to Boyer s resume, then added a pair of wins in the SBC Tournament to give Boyer 199 wins heading into this season. The Red Wolves return four players who started at least seven games a year ago, including two that started all 32 contests. Senior guard NeNe RECORDS WATCH Career Scoring Rank NeNe Hurst (997)............................. 20 Career Rebounding Rank NeNe Hurst (457)............................. 19 Career Three-Pointers Made Rank Meghan Lewis (92)............................ 14 NeNe Hurst (89).............................. 14 Career Blocked Shots Rank NeNe Hurst (39).............................. 12 Career Assists Rank NeNe Hurst (239)............................. 13 Career Steals Rank NeNe Hurst (179).............................. 9 Quinishia McDowell (104)...................... 24 2011-12 A-State Women s Basketball 3
ASU RECORD WHEN Hurst and junior guard Quinishia McDowell both drew starts in every game for the Red Wolves a year ago, with Hurst leading ASU in scoring on shoots it. This year I m even more pleased with her overall game. She has a better understanding defensively and her decision-making has improved. She s putting the ball on the floor better. at home..............................0-0 the season. on the road...........................0-1 Hurst was named preseason first-team All-Sun She s really becoming a complete all-around neutral...............................0-0 Belt Conference heading into the 2011-12 season. An All-SBC Tournament selection a year Sophomore Jane Morrill made an immediate im- player. leading at half.........................0-0 trailing at half..........................0-1 tied at half............................0-0 ago after leading ASU to the semifinals, Hurst pact during her freshman season, playing in all overtime.............................0-0 scored a team-best 11.8 points-per-game. One 32 games and averaging 6.1 points and 3.0 rebounds. Expected to be ASU s main threat in last minute games......................0-0 of the top rebounding guards in the league, she one-point games.......................0-0 ASU scores: averaged 6.1 boards per game to rank second on the team and 17th overall in the Sun Belt. the paint, she is also a threat from behind the three-point line and shot a team-best.433 from 59 and under.......................0-1 She led the Red Wolves in steals at 2.3 per outside the arc a year ago. She scored a careerhigh 19 points, including the game-winning 60-69.............................0-0 game, a figure that also ranked second in the 70-79.............................0-0 league and 95th nationally. Hurst enters her senior season ranked 20th at ASU in career scor- to give ASU a 62-61 victory at FIU Jan. 5. three-pointer with less than a second remaining 80-89.............................0-0 90-99.............................0-0 100+.............................0-0 ing, 19th in career rebounding, 13th in career Jane certainly came on the scene in a big way the opponents scores: assists, ninth in career steals, 12th in blocked last year as a freshman, and we re going to lean 59 and under.......................0-0 60-69.............................0-0 shots and 13th in three-pointers made. NeNe was selected first-team all conference on her very heavily this year, said Boyer. Last year she played 15-17 minutes a game, and this 70-79.............................0-1 and she s very deserving, said Boyer. I think year she s going to play 15-17 minutes during 80-89.............................0-0 when it s all said and done she is a player that the first 15-17 minutes of the game. We re going 90-99.............................0-0 could be a candidate for player of the year. Very to need her out there a lot. Where she s going to 100+.............................0-0 few players in this league impact every phase of help this team is her scoring ability, not only in ASU shoots: under 35%.........................0-1 the game like she does. NeNe could be your the post, but her ability to step out and shoot the 35-39%...........................0-0 leading scorer, your leading rebounder and at three. She s a very dangerous, very versatile offensive player. 40-44%...........................0-0 times your best defender. She s just a very good 45-49%...........................0-0 50%+.............................0-0 all-around player. McDowell was third on the Red Wolves team in Junior Andi Watson played in 26 games for the Red Wolves a year ago, starting in 10 of those the opponent shoots: scoring a year ago, averaging 10.2 points-pergame, scoring in double figures 18 times and bounds. contests and averaging 2.8 points and 2.0 re- under 35%.........................0-0 35-39%...........................0-0 posting two double-doubles. She was also third Last year Andi went from freshman not playing 40-44%...........................0-0 45-49%...........................0-0 in steals at 1.9 per game, a figure that ranked to a sophomore that kind of bounced around a 50%+.............................0-1 seventh in the SBC. lot, said Boyer. From starting to not starting, to free throws: Q is a player that brings experience, being a not playing much, to playing a lot. What I m seeing under 60%.........................0-0 60-69%...........................0-0 two-year starter for us, said Boyer. I was really pleased with her off-season this year. She came right now is more consistency. It starts with her defensively; she capable of being our best 70-79%...........................0-1 in bigger and stronger and I think it s going to defender. We are still trying to get her to become 80%+.............................0-0 allow her to withstand the entire season. She is more of a scoring threat, but she s getting there. opponent free throws: scoring and shooting the ball with more consistency than she did in past years. The other thing bench in 13 games a year ago, averaging just Sophomore Mekena Randle saw action off the under 60%.........................0-0 60-69%...........................0-1 70-79%...........................0-0 you get with Q is just her leadership skills; she under a point and a rebound on the year. 80%+.............................0-0 truly buys into and gets what our program is all I m very happy with Mekena right now, said outshoots opponent.....................0-0 about, on the court and off the court. She s just Boyer. She has made very good strides since outshot by opponent....................0-1 same................................0-0 a great role model and a great leader for this team. last year, starting on the defensive end. She is very athletic and can defend a lot of positions. ASU takes: Senior Meghan Lewis played in all 32 games a We are tying to get her to improve in the scoring under 50 FGA......................0-0 year ago, started the final seven, and was a key area but she s playing well enough defensively 50-59 FGA........................0-0 factor in the Red Wolves late-season run as she that she can help us just because of that. 60-69 FGA........................0-1 70+ FGA..........................0-0 averaged almost 15 points-per-game during that Guards Lunden Roberts and Hanna Qedan are more rebounds........................0-0 stretch. A constant threat from outside the threepoint arc, she knocked down a career-high less rebounds.........................0-1 even rebounds........................0-0 has more o-boards.....................0-0 has less o-boards......................0-1 seven treys in ASU s road victory over Troy last season and finished with a team-high 44 threepointers on the year. same o-boards........................0-0 I m thrilled with Meghan Lewis right now, said has players foul out.....................0-0 Boyer. The way she faced the year last year, opponent players foul out................0-0 and certainly the way she shot the ball; you saw has technical fouls......................0-0 opponent technical fouls.................0-0 last year when we went on our win streak, she s a game-changing player because of the way she 2011-12 A-State Women s Basketball 4
both expected to see significant playing time this season after redshirting a year ago. Roberts averaged 12.6 minutes and 3.2 points per game as a true freshman at Western Illinois before transferring to ASU prior to the 2010-11 season. Roberts will be a sophomore this season, while Qedan will be a freshman after sitting out last what we re trying to do defensively, she s capable of being a very good defender too. Right now, she s really athletic and rebounding is where her niche will be. Junior Ashley Olvera is also expected to see immediate playing time after transferring to Arkansas State from Pensacola State College. in the paint from a defensive and a rebounding standpoint. She s very, very physical and really rebounds the basketball well. Freshman forward Kieanna Wharton averaged seven points and five rebounds, while shooting 47 percent from the floor as a senior at Pike High School in Indianapolis. season due to injury. Qedan averaged 19 Last year at PSC, Olvera earned second-team Kieanna is probably the most versatile of all of points, 11 rebounds and five blocked shots as a senior at Farmington (Ark.) High School two years ago. With Lunden, what you see is what you get, said Boyer. She s just a shooter and she can really do that well. She s a very good shooter deep range. She really improved during the season last year while sitting out. I thought she took advantage of the off-season and came back in very good physical condition. She s quicker now and maybe more explosive than what she was when she got here. With Hanna, really you get the total player, Boyer added. She s got good size, she can shoot the three and can score with either hand. She s a very gifted player. With her it s like a freshman year and it s like starting from scratch with the understanding of what we re trying to do, but talent-wise, she brings a lot to the table. Guard/Forward Olivia Maddox also redshirted last year after suffering an injury and will have four years of eligibility remaining. Maddox Averaged 6.7 points, 2.0 assists, 8.3 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 0.8 blocks per game as a senior at Millington (Tenn.) Central High School and is expected to see significant playing time this year. Olivia has a very good future here and can help this team this year, said Boyer. She s a very good rebounder with a very good knack for the ball. As she continues to grow and understand All-Panhandle Conference honors after helping lead the Pirates to a 35-1 record and third-place finish in the NJCAA Tournament. During her sophomore season, Olvera averaged 4.2 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.0 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game. With Ashley you get a scoring point guard, or she can play off guard, said Boyer. She has very, very good speed with the ball, has exceptional ball handling skills and really sees the floor well. I would guess that as this season goes along our success is going to depend a lot on Ashley. She has an opportunity to take this team to another level. Four true freshmen will join the Red Wolves for the 2011-12 season. Guard Tiarra Pritchett has been on campus for a year becoming academically eligible and averaged eight points, four rebounds, seven assists and four steals as a senior at Bob Jones High School in Madison, Al. We need to have big things out of Tiarra this year at the point spot, said Boyer. She is very quick and very fast with the basketball. She has that unique ability to be as fast and quick as any point guard in this league but you rarely see her get out of control. She really stays within herself and that s a great quality for a point guard to have. A trio of post players will join Pritchett for their first season at Arkansas State. Forward Jasmine our new post players, said Boyer. She really has a good face-up jump shot. I think in time her future is going to be more of a face-up post player, more of a forward. She has a very good touch and that s going to be her strength as we go along. Junior Sandricka Bowen transferred to Arkansas State from Northwest Mississippi Community College, but will redshirt during the 2011-12 season after suffering a knee injury during preseason practice. To reach post-season play, Boyer and the Red Wolves will face a schedule that is challenging both in and out of Sun Belt Conference play. Fifteen home games, including seven teams that advanced to post-season play a year ago, highlight the 2011-12 ASU Red Wolves women s basketball schedule. Three of the teams that reached the post season last year saw action in the NCAA Tournament, while two of the four WNIT participants that will visit the ASU Convocation Center advanced to the championship game of that tournament. The regular season will tip off Nov. 13 in Charlotte when ASU takes on the 49ers, who reached the WNIT semifinals a year ago before losing to eventual champion Toledo. The home opener is set for Nov. 16 against NCAA participant Louisiana Tech, followed by a Nov. 20 home matchup against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. A ASU INDIVIDUAL GAME LEADERS Hunt averaged 12.6 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.6 Nov. 23 trip to Tulsa will be the first of two games blocks and two steals during her four-year career in a home-and-home series with the Golden Hur- at St. Pius X high school in Houston, Texas. ricane, with Tulsa scheduled to visit Jonesboro SCORING No. Games Meghan Lewis................................ 1 Hunt led St. Pius X to a 30-3 record her senior Dec. 10. Ashley Olvera................................. 1 year and it s first district title since 1985. The Red Wolves will return home Nov. 27 for a Jasmine is maybe the best physically-gifted of date with WNIT Champion Toledo before hitting FIELD GOAL PCT. (5+ Att.) No. Games any post player we have brought into this program, said Boyer. When you re talking travel to Cape Girardeau, Mo. for a regional the road for three straight contests. ASU will Meghan Lewis................................ 1 FREE THROWS MADE No. Games strength, running ability and jumping ability, she s matchup with SEMO Nov. 29 before heading to Andi Watson.................................. 1 very gifted. It s just going to be a matter of time Tempe, Ariz. Dec. 2-3 for a pair of games in the before the skill level catches up with those physical abilities, and when they do she s going to be State, WNIT participant Illinois State and East- Arizona State Classic. Along with host Arizona REBOUNDS No. Games Jane Morrill................................... 1 a very big factor for us. Ashley Olvera................................. 1 Andi Watson.................................. 1 Forward Laura Reel is expected to bring a physical presence under the basket during her freshman season. She averaged 12.3 points, 10.8 ASSISTS No. Games Ashley Olvera................................. 1 rebounds and 3.0 blocks at Wagoner (Okla.) High School and shot 51 percent from the field STEALS No. Games Quinishia McDowell............................ 1 as a senior. I m excited about Laura s future, said Boyer. BLOCKS No. Games She is a post player that we have not had here Jane Morrill................................... 1 in a long time. She is a real physical presence 2011-12 A-State Women s Basketball 5
ern Washington will also play in the ASU Classic. The Dec. 10 home game against Tulsa will be followed by a home date against USC, which fell 76-68 to Toledo in the finals of last year s WNIT. After a Dec. 17 road trip to Stephen F. Austin, A- State will host WNIT participant Missouri State Dec. 20 before the Red Wolves tip off Sun Belt Conference play at home against Florida Atlantic Dec. 29. Following a New Year s Eve date at Louisiana- Monroe, A-State will return home for four consecutive games. WNIT participant Denver will visit Jonesboro Jan. 4, with North Texas following Jan. 7. Arkansas State will then host backto-back games against teams that played in the NCAA Tournament a year ago, with UT-Martin on the schedule for Jan. 10 and UALR set for Jan. 14. Sun Belt Conference opponents Louisiana-Lafayette (Jan. 21), Louisiana-Monroe (Feb. 1), Troy (Feb. 15) and FIU (Feb. 18) will also visit Jonesboro during the latter half of the season. Arkansas State will close out the regular season with a pair of road games, traveling to Western Kentucky Feb. 22 and UALR Feb. 25, before heading to Hot Springs March 3-6 for the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. 2011-12 A-State Women s Basketball 6
2011-12 ASU Red Wolves Roster Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 2 Qedan, Hanna G 5-11 Fr.-RS Farmington, AR (Farmington) 3 Roberts, Lunden G 5-8 So.-TR Batesville, AR (Western Illinois) 10 Pritchett, Tiarra G 5-5 Fr. Madison, AL (Bob Jones) 11 Morrill, Jane F 6-1 So. Scott City, MO (Notre Dame HS) 12 Olvera, Ashley G 5-8 Jr. McKinney, TX (Pensacola State College) 13 McDowell, Quinishia G 5-8 Jr.-RS Monroe, LA (Ouachita Parish) 20 Lewis, Meghan G 5-8 Sr. St. Louis, MO (McCluer-S.Berkeley) 21 Hurst, NeNe G 5-10 Sr.-RS St. Louis, MO (Kirkwood) 23 Hunt, Jasmine F 6-2 Fr. Houston, TX (St. Pius X) 31 Reel, Laura F 6-2 Fr. Wagoner, OK (Wagoner) 32 Maddox, Olivia G/F 5-11 Fr.-RS Millington, TN (Millington) 34 Randle, Mekena G/F 5-9 So. Madison, AL (Bob Jones) 35 Bowen, Sandricka G 5-5 Jr. Holly Springs, MS (NW Miss. CC) 40 Watson, Andi G 5-8 Jr. Jonesboro, AR (Nettleton) 42 Wharton, Kieanna F 6-1 Fr. Indianapolis, IN (Pike) Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 35 Bowen, Sandricka G 5-5 Jr. Holly Springs, MS (NW Miss. CC) 23 Hunt, Jasmine F 6-2 Fr. Houston, TX (St. Pius X) 21 Hurst, NeNe G 5-10 Sr.-RS St. Louis, MO (Kirkwood) 20 Lewis, Meghan G 5-8 Sr. St. Louis, MO (McCluer-S.Berkeley) 32 Maddox, Olivia G/F 5-11 Fr.-RS Millington, TN (Millington) 13 McDowell, Quinishia G 5-8 Jr.-RS Monroe, LA (Ouachita Parish) 11 Morrill, Jane F 6-1 So. Scott City, MO (Notre Dame HS) 12 Olvera, Ashley G 5-8 Jr. McKinney, TX (Pensacola State College) 10 Pritchett, Tiarra G 5-5 Fr. Madison, AL (Bob Jones) 2 Qedan, Hanna G 5-11 Fr.-RS Farmington, AR (Farmington) 34 Randle, Mekena G/F 5-9 So. Madison, AL (Bob Jones) 31 Reel, Laura F 6-2 Fr. Wagoner, OK (Wagoner) 3 Roberts, Lunden G 5-8 So.-TR Batesville, AR (Western Illinois) 40 Watson, Andi G 5-8 Jr. Jonesboro, AR (Nettleton) 42 Wharton, Kieanna F 6-1 Fr. Indianapolis, IN (Pike) Head Coach - Brian Boyer (Missouri Western) Assistant Coaches - Jennifer Sullivan (Memphis) Leslie Larsen (Arkansas State) Todd Schaefer (Thomas More College) Pronunciation Guide Quinishia Kwah-NEE-she-uh NeNe Nee-Nee Qedan Kah-DAN Morrill MOR-ell Mekena Mee-KEEN-ah Kieanna Kee-ah-na Olvera Ole-vehr-ah 2011-12 A-State Women s Basketball 7
#2 n Hanna Qedan n 5 11 n Fr. (RS) n G n Farmington, Arkansas FG Att............................. Rebounds........2 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Minutes..........4 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FG Att............................. Rebounds........2 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Minutes..........2 at Charlotte 11/13/11 2011-12 A-State Women s Basketball 8
#3 n Lunden Roberts n 5 8 n So. (TR) n G n Batesville, Arkansas FG Att...........3 at Charlotte 11/13/11 3FG Att..........1 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Rebounds........2 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Assists..........1 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Minutes.........15 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FG Att...........3 at Charlotte 11/13/11 3FG Att..........1 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Rebounds........2 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Assists..........1 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Minutes.........15 at Charlotte 11/13/11 2011-12 A-State Women s Basketball 9
#10 n Tiarra Pritchett n 5 5 n Fr. n G n Madison, Alabama FG Att............................. Rebounds.......................... Assists..........1 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Minutes..........9 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FG Att............................. Rebounds.......................... Assists..........1 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Minutes..........9 at Charlotte 11/13/11 2011-12 A-State Women s Basketball 10
#11 n Jane Morrill n 6 1 n So. (1L) n F n Scott City, Missouri Points..........10 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FG Made........4 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FG Att..........11 at Charlotte 11/13/11 3FG Att..........1 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FT Made.........2 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FT Att............2 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Rebounds........4 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Assists..........1 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Steals..........1 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Blocks...........2 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Minutes........29 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Points...............19 vs. FIU 1/5/11 FG Made..............9 vs. FIU 1/5/11 FG Att................13 vs. FIU 1/5/11 3FG Made.....2 vs. Middle Tenn. 1/16/11 3FG Att.................2, three times................last vs. UALR 2/26/11 FT Made................4, three times..................last vs. ULL 1/12/11 FT Att................6 vs. ULL 1/12/11 Rebounds............10 vs. FAU 1/8/11 Assists..................1, eight times.............last, at Charlotte 11/13/11 Steals.....3 vs. Western Kentucky 3/7/11 Blocks...............3 vs. FAU 1/8/11 Minutes........29 at Charlotte 11/13/11 2011-12 A-State Women s Basketball 11
#12 n Ashley Olvera n 5 8 n Jr. (TR) n G n McKinney, Texas Points..........11 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FG Made........5 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FG Att..........15 at Charlotte 11/13/11 3FG Att..........4 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FT Made.........1 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FT Att............2 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Rebounds........4 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Assists..........3 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Steals...........1 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Minutes.........30 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Points..........11 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FG Made........5 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FG Att..........15 at Charlotte 11/13/11 3FG Att..........4 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FT Made.........1 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FT Att............2 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Rebounds........4 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Assists..........3 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Steals...........1 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Minutes.........30 at Charlotte 11/13/11 2011-12 A-State Women s Basketball 12
#13 n Quinishia McDowell n 5 8 n Jr. (RS, 2L) n G n Monroe, Louisiana Points...........6 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FG Made........3 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FG Att..........10 at Charlotte 11/13/11 3FG Att..........1 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Rebounds........1 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Assists..........2 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Steals...........3 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Minutes.........33 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Points........22 vs. W. Kentucky 1/2/11 FG Made.......8 vs. W. Kentucky 1/2/11 FG Att...............16 vs. FAU 1/8/11 3FG Made......4 vs. W. Kentucky 1/2/11 3FG Att........7 vs. Saint Louis 11/19/10 FT Made...........8 vs. Denver 2/5/11 FT Att........................9, twice..........last vs. UT-Arlington 11/24/10 Rebounds..........11 vs. SFA 12/21/10 Assists......................7, twice.................last vs. ULL 1/27/10 Steals.......5 vs. Ga. Southern 11/27/10 Blocks....................2, six times................last vs. UALR 2/26/11 Minutes...........43 vs. SMU 11/26/10 2011-12 A-State Women s Basketball 13
#20 n Meghan Lewis n 5 8 n Sr. (3L) n G n St. Louis, Missouri Points..........11 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FG Made........4 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FG Att..........10 at Charlotte 11/13/11 3FG Made.......3 at Charlotte 11/13/11 3FG Att..........8 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Rebounds.......................... Steals...........1 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Minutes.........30 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Points...............21 at Troy 2/19/11 FG Made.............7 at Troy 2/19/11 FG Att............18 vs. UAPB 11/18/09 3FG Made............7 at Troy 2/19/11 3FG Att..............13 at Troy 2/19/11 FT Made.......4 vs. North Texas 2/23/11 FT Att...................4, three times...........last vs. North Texas 2/23/11 Rebounds.........8 vs. UAPB 11/18/09 Assists.............6 vs. UTA 12/15/09 Steals.......................5, twice..........last vs. UT-Arlington 11/24/10 Blocks...................2, four times...........last vs. North Texas 2/23/11 Minutes.....................37, twice................last vs. UTA 12/15/09 2011-12 A-State Women s Basketball 14
#21 n NeNe Hurst n 5 10 n Sr. (RS, 3L) n G n St. Louis, Missouri FG Att............................. Rebounds.......................... Minutes............................ Points...............28 at Troy 2/19/11 FG Made............10 at Troy 2/19/11 FG Att........22 vs. North Texas 1/25/11 3FG Made......4 vs. Creighton 11/14/08 3FG Att.............9 vs. SMU 11/26/10 FT Made........8 vs. Oklahoma 12/7/08 FT Att........................9, twice..................last at Troy 2/19/11 Rebounds..............11, three times................last vs. UALR 2/26/11 Assists.........9 vs. North Texas 1/2/10 Steals........8 vs. S. Alabama 12/30/10 Blocks.........3 vs. TAMUCC 11/13/10 Minutes...........47 vs. SMU 11/26/10 2011-12 A-State Women s Basketball 15
#23 n Jasmine Hunt n 6 2 n Fr. n F n Houston, Texas Points...........2 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FG Made........1 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FG Att...........5 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Rebounds........2 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Minutes.........10 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Points...........2 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FG Made........1 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FG Att...........5 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Rebounds........2 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Minutes.........10 at Charlotte 11/13/11 2011-12 A-State Women s Basketball 16
#31 n Laura Reel n 6 2 n Fr. n F n Wagoner, Oklahoma FG Att............................. Rebounds.......................... Minutes..........1 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FG Att............................. Rebounds.......................... Minutes..........1 at Charlotte 11/13/11 2011-12 A-State Women s Basketball 17
#32 n Olivia Maddox n 5 11 n Fr. (RS) n G/F n Millington, Tennessee FG Att...........2 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Rebounds.......................... Minutes..........2 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FG Att...........2 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Rebounds.......................... Minutes..........2 at Charlotte 11/13/11 2011-12 A-State Women s Basketball 18
#34 n Mekena Randle n 5 9 n So. (1L) n G/F n Madison, Alabama Points...........1 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FG Att...........3 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FT Made.........1 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FT Att............2 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Rebounds.......................... Steals...........2 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Minutes.........10 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Points........3 vs. S. Alabama 12/30/10 FG Made................1, three times...........last vs. North Texas 2/23/11 FG Att...........3 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FT Made.....................1, twice.............last at Charlotte 11/13/11 FT Att............2 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Rebounds.......2 vs. TAMUCC 11/13/10 Assists.......1 vs. S. Alabama 12/30/10 Steals...........2 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Minutes........ 10 at Charlotte 11/13/11 2011-12 A-State Women s Basketball 19
#40 n Andi Watson n 5 8 n Jr. (2L) n G n Jonesboro, Arkansas Points...........7 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FG Made........2 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FG Att...........6 at Charlotte 11/13/11 3FG Att..........1 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FT Made.........3 at Charlotte 11/13/11 FT Att............4 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Rebounds........4 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Assists..........2 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Steals...........2 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Minutes........27 at Charlotte 11/13/11 Points..........9 vs. TAMUCC 11/13/10 FG Made.................2, six times.............last at Charlotte 11/13/11 FG Att.......................6, twice.............last at Charlotte 11/13/11 3FG Made........................0 3FG Att......................3, twice...............last vs. UAPB 11/15/10 FT Made........7 vs. TAMUCC 11/13/10 FT Att..........8 vs. TAMUCC 11/13/10 Rebounds..........7 vs. SMU 11/26/10 Assists......................2, twice.............last at Charlotte 11/13/11 Steals.......................3, twice.........last vs. Ga. Southern 11/27/10 Blocks.............1 vs. UTA 12/15/09 Minutes........27 at Charlotte 11/13/11 2011-12 A-State Women s Basketball 20
#42 n Kieanna Wharton n 6 1 n Fr. n F n Indianapolis, Indiana FG Att............................. Rebounds.......................... Minutes............................ FG Att............................. Rebounds.......................... Minutes............................ 2011-12 A-State Women s Basketball 21
Ex.1 Christian Brothers at Arkansas State ASU Convocation Center (10,727) November 1, 2011 Jonesboro, Ark. Ex.2 Maryville at Arkansas State ASU Convocation Center (10,727) November 7, 2010 Jonesboro, Ark. 1 Arkansas State at Charlotte Halton Arena (9,105) November 13, 2011 Charlotte, N.C. 2011-12 A-State Women s Basketball 22
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