2009-10 butler women's basketball media guide (part 3)

50 • 2009-10 Butler Basketball

2008-09 Review20 Wins And A Postseason BerthThe Butler women’s basketball team continued its reign as one of the pre-mier programs in the Horizon League in 2008-09. The Bulldogs notched their second straight 20-win campaign, tied the school record for most conference wins in a season, posted their highest finish in the league standings in over a decade and advanced to post season play for the first time since 1998. The season featured some huge victories, some domi-nant individual performances and several milestones along the way.

Welcome To The Postseason: The 2008-09 Bulldogs’ appearance in the WNIT was the program’s first trip to post-season play since the 1997-98 campaign. Butler defeated host Duquesne in the first round on a last-second shot, 59-58, before falling to Marquette.

Long Time Coming: Butler’s win over Duquesne in the first round of the WNIT marked the program’s first post-season victory since the Bulldogs claimed a 95-90 win at Bowling Green in the 1998 WNIT First Round.

20/20 Vision: The Bulldogs’ win over Duquesne in the first round of the WNIT was the team’s 20th win of the season and gave the program back-to-back 20 win seasons for the first time since Butler scored 21 victo-ries in both 1994-95 and 1995-96.

Record Year: Butler’s 14-4 Horizon League record in 2008-09 was the program’s best conference mark since 1997-98. The 14 wins, meanwhile, were tied for the most in school history with the 1992-93 squad, which went 14-2 under head coach Paulette Stein.

Four Seniors Close Out Careers: The Bulldogs bid adieu to four incredible senior members – Lade Akan-de, Candyce Brown, Candace Jones and Tara Miller – who, in 440 games played, combined for 3,040 points, 1,495 rebounds and 755 assists in 9,794 minutes of playing time.

Akande Caps Historic Tenure: Center Lade Akande concluded her impressive four-year career with the Bulldogs in 2008-09, but her name will be found in just about every statistical category in the Butler record book. The Robinson, Ill., native is listed in the top 10 in 12 statistics, including second in points scored with 1,705. Additionally, she ranks third in both field goals made (1,390) and blocked shots (140), fourth in scor-ing average (14.2 points per game), fifth in both free throws made (299) and rebounds (757) and sixth in minutes played (3,213). As a junior in 2007-08, she be-came the first non-senior to record 1,000 career points since Jennifer Marlow in 1997-98 and is only the sec-ond player in school history to boast over 1,500 points, 700 rebounds and 100 blocked shots in her career.

1,000 On The Radar: With 994 career points, forward Susan Lester needs just six points to become the 20th player in school history with 1,000 in her career.

...But That’s Not All: Susan Lester’s career scoring total is not the only statistic that will have her listed among the best in program history. She closed out her junior campaign already ranked in the top-10 with 118 3-pointers made (sixth), 338 3-pointers attempted (sixth) and 609 rebounds (10th).

Block Party: Melanie Thornton capped her junior year with 76 career blocks, the sixth most in school history.

Quite A Year: Melanie Thornton put together a year to remember. Her 308 points, 227 rebounds and 71 steals in 32 games during the year well surpassed her career totals in her 55 games combined as a freshman and sophomore (176, 141, 21). Her 7.1 rebounds per game were tops on the team, while her 9.6 points per contest were the fourth most.

Century Mark: The Bulldogs’ win over UIC on Feb. 12 gave head coach Beth Couture her 100th victory at Butler. Her 105 wins are the third-most in school history, ranking behind only Linda Mason (124) and June Olkowski (114).

The Best Offense: ...is a great defense. Butler’s defense was crucial to the team’s success in 2008-09. The Bulldogs ranked second in the Ho-

rizon League and 35th in the NCAA in scoring defense (56.2 ppg) as well as second in the conference in opponent field goal percentage (38.7 percent).

Defensive Longevity: The Bulldog defense might have been one of the best in the Horizon League, but for an eight-game stretch at the start of league play, it was one of the best in school history. From Dec. 29 to Jan. 23, Butler held eight consecutive oppo-nents to 50 or fewer points, the longest such streak in school history. Oppo-nents averaged just 45.3 points during the run. The 1978-79 team held the previous mark of seven-straight of al-lowing 50 or fewer.

Defensive Recognition: After con-cluding a break-out regular season in which she ranked in among the best in the Horizon League in steals, blocks and defensive rebounds, for-ward Melanie Thornton was named to the conference’s All-Defensive Team. The Carmel, Ind., native wrapped up a 2008-09 campaign in which she ranked second in the league with 5.2 defensive rebounds per game and with 1.4 blocked shots per contest and sev-enth with 2.2 steals per game. Her 7.1 rebounds, 71 steals and 44 blocks led the squad, while her 9.6 points were the fourth-most.

Bowen To No One: Brittany Bowen put together quite a run on offense in the final 24 games of the season, aver-aging a team-high 12.9 points per con-test on 48.1 percent shooting from the field (103-for-214), 44.9 percent from 3-point range (44-for-98) and 86.8 per-cent from the free throw line (59-of-68). The trek began with the most impres-sive single-game performance of her

career at Miami (Ohio) on Dec. 13, as she set career highs with 25 points, eight field goals, five 3-pointers and eight rebounds. In the 23 games that followed, she went on to record 18 double-figure scoring games – includ-ing two with 20 or more points.

The First 20: If leading at halftime was as important as it seemed during the year, the Bulldogs’ first-half defense gave them reason to be optimistic with each contest. Butler allowed just 25.6 points in the opening period – the second-lowest mark in the league – and held nine opponents to 20 or fewer first-half points, including seven Horizon League foes.

Lade Akande finished her career at Butler in the top 10 in 12 different categories. Her 1,705 points is second in school history.

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Bench Dominance: A deep bench was critical to the Bulldogs’ success during the year. The Butler bench out-scored its opponents’ reserves by a stag-gering 311 point margin (756 to 445) for an average of 9.7 more points per game (23.6 to 13.9). In fact, Butler’s bench out-scored its opponents’ in all but five games in 2008-09, while the Bulldogs’ leading scorer in 13 of 32 games was a reserve.

Speaking Of Bench Scoring: Susan Lester’s 31 points off the bench against Valparaiso on Jan. 23 was tied for the second highest bench player total in Division I this season. Jessica Breland of North Carolina also scored 31 points off the bench at Oklahoma on Nov. 23. Lade Akande came close to the mark at Duquesne on March 19, scoring 26 in a reserve role.

Crime Prevention: Opponents did not have much luck picking the pockets of the Bulldogs in 2008-09. Butler averaged just 15.8 turnovers per game, including season-low nine at IPFW on Nov. 18. The Bull-dogs’ average put them at the top of the league standings and 56th in the NCAA in fewest turnovers per game, while their +3.6 turnover margin was second in the league and 38th in the nation.

Post Presence: The Bulldogs were 13-4 on the season and 7-0 in league play when at least two members of their post trio of senior Lade Akande and juniors Susan Lester and Melanie Thornton fin-ish with double-figure point totals.

Good Odds: Lade Akande registered double-figure point totals in 88 of her 120 games played at Butler – an impressive 73 percent of her career games.

Making Her Point: In just her second season, sopho-more Terra Burns stepped up as the Bulldogs’ top option at point guard in 2008-09. The Peoria, Ill., native earned a starting spot in 24 games dur-ing the year – the first of her career – and was the Butler starter at the one-guard in 21 of the final 22 contests. She averaged a team-high 2.6 assists per game and boasted 5.9 points per contest.

Battle-Tested: The Bull-dogs played a total of 10 games during the regular season against teams that advanced to post-season play during the 2007-08 campaign, including Cleveland State, Dayton, Evansville, Green Bay, In-diana, Miami (Ohio), Ne-

braska and Ohio State. The Bulldogs won four of the meetings during the regular slate, topping CSU twice (55-46 and 68-59) as well as Evansville (70-52) and Miami (86-81, 2OT).

Dominating The League Stats: As if the 14-4 league record wasn’t indicative enough, the Bull-dogs ranked among the top-three in the league in a total of 10 conference-only statistical categories, including scoring offense, scoring defense, scoring margin, rebounds and blocks.

Marginally Impres-sive: Butler had quite a knack for registering big wins during the 2008-09 season. In fact, 11 of Butler’s 20 wins were by margins of 15 or more points, while four were by 30 or more, includ-ing a dominant 43-point victory over Christian Brothers that ranks as the

15th-largest margin in school history. The 1982-83 Bulldogs were the last squad to post four or more 30-point wins in a season.

Downright Offensive: Susan Lester’s 31 points against Valpo finished just six shy of the Butler school record and was the school’s highest single-game point total since Sarah Bolten matched the Bulldog record with 37 against Bowling Green on Dec. 4, 2001. Lester’s 27 first half points were eight more than the entire Valparaiso roster and her 10 first period field goals made were twice that of the Crusaders.

2008-09 Season In ReviewFinalStandings HL Overall1. Green Bay 18-0 29-4 2.Butler 14-4 20-123. Cleveland State 12-6 19-134. Valparaiso 10-8 16-145. Wright State 10-8 15-166. UIC 8-10 14-167. Milwaukee 7-11 15-188. Detroit 7-11 12-199. Loyola 3-15 8-2110. Youngstown State 1-17 3-27

100thWinAtButlerBeth Couture (Feb. 12 at UIC)

HorizonLeaguePlayersoftheWeekLade Akande (Dec. 8)Susan Lester (Jan. 26, Feb. 16)

HorizonLeagueAll-DefensiveTeamMelanie Thornton

MidtownThanksgivingAll-TournamentTeamMelanie Thornton

PreseasonAll-HorizonLeagueTeamsLade Akande (First Team)Susan Lester (Second Team)

BUInNCAARankingsMelanie ThorntonSteals Per Game - 2.2 (96th)

TeamScoring Defense - 56.2 (35th)Steals Per Game - 10.4 (30th)Turnover Margin - 3.59 (38th)

Double-DoublesMelanie Thornton (7)Nov. 18 at IPFW - (12 pts, 13 rebs)Nov. 28 vs. Nebraska - (11 pts, 10 rebs)Dec. 3 at Evansville - (17 pts, 12 rebs)Dec. 13 at Miami - (15 pts, 10 rebs)Jan. 15 vs. Loyola - (12 pts, 13 rebs)Jan. 17 vs. UIC - (12 pts, 11 rebs)Feb. 12 at UIC - (12 pts, 10 rebs)

Lade Akande (3)Dec. 3 at Evansville - (10 pts, 11 rebs)Dec. 6 vs. Co. Carolina - (21 pts, 10 rebs)March 19 at Duquesne - (26 pts, 12 rebs)

Susan Lester (2)Nov. 18 at IPFW - (14 pts, 11 rebs)Feb. 12 at UIC - (20 pts, 13 rebs)

Brittany Bowen (1)March 19 at Duquesne - (10 pts, 10 rebs)

Brittany Bowen led the Bulldogs in scoring in 2008-09, averaging 10.9 points per game.

# Year League Overall HeadCoach1. 2008-09 14-4 20-12 BethCouture 1992-93 14-2 23-8 Paulette Stein 3. 1997-98 13-1 25-6 June Olkowski 1995-96 13-3 21-9 June Olkowski 5. 1996-97 12-4 17-11 June Olkowski 1994-95 12-2 21-6 June Olkowski 1989-90 12-4 20-9 Paulette Stein 8. 2006-07 11-5 16-15 Beth Couture 9. 2007-08 10-8 20-10 Beth Couture 1990-91 10-6 21-8 Paulette Stein

Most League Wins By Butler


2009 WNIT

Bulldogs In the Postseason2009 WNIT - Second Round

Butler59,Duquesne58(March19,2009-Pittsburgh,Pa.)After more than a decade since the program’s last postseason victory, the Butler wom-en’s basketball team didn’t mind the fact that it took nearly the full 40 minutes in its first round game of the WNIT to get another, as a lay-up in traffic by Candace Jones in the final seconds sent the Bulldogs to a grueling 59-58 come-from-behind win over host Duquesne at the A.J. Palumbo Center.

Lade Akande led all scorers with 26 points and 12 rebounds, Brittany Bowen picked up her first collegiate double-double with 10 points and 10 boards and Susan Lester added 11 points as the Bulldogs improved to 20-11 on the season.

Trailing by one with 14 seconds left in the seconds half, Jones took a pass from Tara Miller on the left side of the floor and drove from the timeline through a barrage of Duquesne defenders and banked in a soft lay-up to give the Bulldogs a one-point edge with 2.2 seconds on the clock.

Duquesne burned its final timeout to draw up the last play of the game, but the final 3-point attempt at the buzzer sailed wide and the celebration was on for Butler.

Candace Jones scored the winning basket against Duquesne in the WNIT.

Marquette58,Butler49(March23,2009-Milwaukee,Wis.)Butler rallied from a 16-point deficit midway through the second period to pull to within one and put itself within striking distance in the final minutes, but host Marquette would hold on down the stretch to escape with a 58-49 decision in the second round of the 2009 Women’s National Invitation Tournament at the Al McGuire Center.

Finding themselves on the short end of a 39-23 contest less than eight minutes into the second period, the Bulldogs rode an improbable 17-2 run over the ensuing six minutes to close to within one point at 41-40.

The Golden Eagles responded with a quick 10-0 surge to boost the difference back out to 11 and maintained an 11-point edge with less than four minutes remaining. Butler once again bounced back, however, cutting the margin back down to four with just over a minute to go but could get no closer.

Terra Burns scored 13 points in the second round of the WNIT.

The Bulldogs huddle late in their WNIT game at Marquette. The Duquesne floor before Butler’s first round WNIT victory.


## Player GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OReb DReb Rebs Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 10 BRITTANY BOWEN 32-27 827 25.8 118-265 .445 49-121 .405 63-76 .829 62 48 110 3.4 61 0 34 36 8 35 348 10.9 55 LADE AKANDE 32-31 831 26.0 146-301 .485 0-0 .000 53-127 .417 57 127 184 5.8 68 0 23 54 30 32 345 10.8 30 SUSAN LESTER 32-27 827 25.8 118-265 .445 49-121 .405 63-76 .829 62 48 110 3.4 61 0 34 36 8 35 348 10.9 24 MELANIE THORNTON 32-18 768 24.0 118-283 .417 1-6 .167 71-105 .676 62 165 227 7.1 71 0 31 77 44 71 308 9.6 12 TERRA BURNS 32-24 783 24.5 60-175 .343 9-31 .290 59-84 .702 13 51 64 2.0 75 1 82 94 7 53 188 5.9 20 CANDACE JONES 32-6 501 15.7 49-135 .363 26-88 .295 17-31 .548 18 52 70 2.2 28 0 51 53 4 12 141 4.4 32 CHLOE HAMILTON 23-0 170 7.4 21-42 .500 0-6 .000 21-29 .724 14 19 33 1.4 12 0 5 11 1 5 63 2.7 15 TARA MILLER 30-11 508 16.9 22-76 .289 11-43 .256 27-35 .771 13 50 63 2.1 53 1 48 30 5 22 82 2.7 25 DEVIN BRIERLY 26-7 299 11.5 21-71 .296 16-51 .314 13-19 .684 2 18 20 0.8 30 0 29 27 2 7 71 2.7 21 CANDYCE BROWN 32-22 788 24.6 32-110 .291 12-59 .203 11-24 .458 11 35 46 1.4 47 1 53 46 3 39 87 2.7 42 JENNY OSTROM 11-0 39 3.5 6-13 .462 0-0 .000 8-10 .800 8 12 20 1.8 6 0 1 4 0 1 20 1.8 23 AZJAH BASS 20-0 158 7.9 11-35 .314 4-13 .308 4-6 .667 3 12 15 0.8 11 0 11 16 0 4 30 1.5 33 KALEY MAY 9-0 34 3.8 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 4-7 .571 1 3 4 0.4 1 0 2 3 0 3 8 0.9 TM TEAM 63 60 123 13 TOTAL 32 6475 -- 723-1795 .403 166-545 .305 405-622 .651 407 763 1170 36.6 536 3 413 504 113 332 2017 63.0 OPPONENTS 32 681-1626 642-1658 .387 128-375 .341 385-545 .706 339 785 1124 35.1 545 - 349 619 96 214 1797 56.2

Overall Statistics

## Player GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OReb DReb Rebs Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 10 BRITTANY BOWEN 18-18 475 26.4 73-150 .487 29-66 .439 44-49 .898 34 30 64 3.6 40 0 20 21 7 18 219 12.2 30 SUSAN LESTER 18-8 474 26.3 80-168 .476 20-63 .317 36-49 .735 52 69 121 6.7 40 0 26 21 7 27 216 12.0 55 LADE AKANDE 18-18 447 24.8 70-150 .467 0-0 .000 22-56 .393 27 63 90 5.0 33 0 11 28 19 16 162 9.0 24 MELANIE THORNTON 18-9 400 22.2 52-142 .366 0-1 .000 39-56 .696 32 87 119 6.6 40 0 12 41 23 31 143 7.9 12 TERRA BURNS 18-17 486 27.0 39-105 .371 6-15 .400 41-56 .732 7 32 39 2.2 45 1 42 59 4 25 125 6.9 20 CANDACE JONES 18-1 264 14.7 29-68 .426 14-44 .318 9-18 .500 9 33 42 2.3 15 0 32 32 2 9 81 4.5 21 CANDYCE BROWN 18-18 521 28.9 23-74 .311 8-40 .200 9-16 .563 7 19 26 1.4 26 0 31 32 2 26 63 3.5 32 CHLOE HAMILTON 12-0 86 7.2 12-21 .571 0-3 .000 10-14 .714 8 8 16 1.3 7 0 3 4 1 2 34 2.8 15 TARA MILLER 16-1 204 12.8 13-33 .394 6-17 .353 10-13 .769 6 24 30 1.9 29 0 25 11 3 9 42 2.6 42 JENNY OSTROM 8-0 25 3.1 6-12 .500 0-0 .000 6-8 .750 7 7 14 1.8 1 0 1 1 0 0 18 2.3 23 AZJAH BASS 12-0 101 8.4 8-16 .500 4-9 .444 2-2 1.000 1 6 7 0.6 7 0 5 12 0 4 22 1.8 25 DEVIN BRIERLY 15-0 118 7.9 9-31 .290 5-20 .250 3-5 .600 1 11 12 0.8 7 0 8 10 1 4 26 1.7 33 KALEY MAY 7-0 24 3.4 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 1 1 2 0.3 1 0 2 2 0 1 4 0.6 TM TEAM 36 32 68 8 Total 18 3625 415-974 .426 92-278 .331 233-345 .675 228 422 650 36.1 291 1 218 282 69 172 1155 64.2 Opponents 18 3625 344-897 .384 61-186 .328 209-290 .721 175 393 568 31.6 299 - 183 344 46 126 958 53.2

Horizon League Statistics

Overall Horizon League BU Opponent BU OpponentSCORING 2017 1797 1155 958 Points per game 63.0 56.2 64.2 53.2 Scoring margin +6.9 - +10.9 -FIELDGOALS-ATT 723-1795 642-1658 415-974 344-897 Field goal pct .403 .387 .426 .3843POINTFG-ATT 166-545 128-375 92-278 61-186 3-point FG pct .305 .341 .331 .328 3-pt FG made per game 5.2 4.0 5.1 3.4FREETHROWS-ATT 405-622 385-545 233-345 209-290 Free throw pct .651 .706 .675 .721REBOUNDS 1170 1124 650 568 Rebounds per game 36.6 35.1 36.1 31.6 Rebounding margin +1.4 - +4.5 -ASSISTS 413 349 282 344 Assists per game 12.9 10.9 15.7 19.1TURNOVERS 504 619 282 344 Turnovers per game 15.8 19.3 15.7 19.1 Turnover margin +3.6 - +3.4 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.5STEALS 332 214 172 126 Steals per game 10.4 6.7 9.6 7.0BLOCKS 113 96 69 46 Blocks per game 3.5 3.0 3.8 2.6

Score by PeriodOVERALL: 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalButler 881 1101 23 12 2017Opponents 818 952 20 7 1797

HORIzONLEAGUE: 1st 2nd OT TotalButler 510 632 13 1156Opponents 421 527 10 1140

Team Statistics Date Opponent W/L Score Attend11/14/08 at Ohio State L 56-75 225711/18/08 at IPFW W 72-56 22111/21/08 DAYTON L 49-69 50911/28/08 vs. Nebraska # L 54-67 766711/29/08 vs. William & Mary # L 50-53 777312/3/08 at Evansville W 70-52 65312/6/08 COASTALCAROLINA W 78-48 51112/9/08 at Indiana L 41-63 96412/13/08 at Miami (Ohio) W 86-81 (2ot) 87512/22/08 INDIANASTATE L 63-66 65312/29/08 CHRISTIANBROTHERS W 83-40 3631/3/09 CLEVELANDSTATE* W 55-46 4681/5/09 YOUNGSTOWNSTATE* W 84-50 2451/8/09 at Detroit* W 71-48 2461/10/09 at Wright State* W 46-41 5121/15/09 LOYOLA* W 64-45 317 1/17/09 UIC* W 58-48 4211/23/09 VALPARAISO* W 77-44 7481/29/08 at Green Bay* L 53-58 24371/31/09 at Milwaukee* L 58-63 5072/6/09 WRIGHTSTATE* W 58-45 11042/8/09 DETROIT* W 60-42 3922/12/09 at UIC* W 68-49 8302/14/09 at Loyola* W 71-63 4792/21/09 at Valparaiso* L 65-75 9472/26/09 MILWAUKEE* W 74-71 (OT) 7622/28/09 GREENBAY* L 64-69 4773/5/09 at Youngstown State* W 61-42 2713/7/09 at Cleveland State* W 68-59 3273/11/09 MILWAUKEE % L 52-53 2713/19/09 at Duquesne ! W 59-58 15013/23/09 at Marquette ! L 49-58 923

Home games in BOLDCAPS# - at New Mexico Thanksgiving Tournament (Albuquerque, N.M.)! - WNIT * - Horizon League game % - Horizon League Championship

Results 20-12, 14-4 Horizon League

2008-09 Statistics & Results


All-Time RosterALade Akande (2005-2009)Wendy Aldridge (1990-92) Shari Alexander (1985) Carla Amos (1977-79) Angie Anderson (1985-89) Nikki Anderson (1987-91) Sarah Armington (1991-95)

B Candace Bain (2004-08) Andrea Baker (1995-99)Azjah Bass (Active) Kristin Bell (1983-84) Debbie Benziger (1994-98) Lisa Berghoff (1979-80) Kristen Bodine (1997-2000) Stephanie Boeke (2002-06) Angie Bohman (1990-94) Sarah Bolten (2000-02)Becca Bornhorst (Active) Nancy Bowden (2000-04)Brittany Bowen (Active) Ashley Brenden (2004-05)Devin Brierly (Active)Candyce Brown (2005-09) Nikki Budgake (2002-06) Valerie Burg (1999-01)Terra Burns (Active)

C Laura Carroll (1986-90) Anna Chomiak (1976) Jackie Closser (2003-07) Ashley Conner (2004-06) Carolyn Cooper (1976-77, 79) Angela Cotton (1990-94) Christine Cox (2001-03)

D Donna Daily - Mgr. (1977-79) Angela Dancy (2000-01) Sirenia Deantes - Mgr. (1981) Marie Donnelly (1976-77) Martha Dossman (1984) Sandra Dowden (1977) Bridget Droast (1985-86) Haley Dunkman (2000-04)

E Alison Edgar (1998-00) Chris Essington (1984-85) Rene Evans (1981-83)

F Cassie Freeman (2004-08)

Claire Freeman (Active) Debbie Fuller (1990-94)

G Anita Gagnon (1976-77)Carla Gheorghe (2005-07) Regina Glynn (1982) Jayne Good (1980-82) Dionne Goodwin (2000-04)Dragana Grbic (Active) Denise Gritton (1983) Roger Grossman - Mgr. (1989) Gina Grussing (2004-06)

H Chloe Hamilton (Active)Ellen Hamilton (2003-07) Amy Harbin (1985) Dee Dee Harriett (1988-89) Matt Harris - Mgr. (1999-01) Shirley Harrison (1977) Sandra Hawkins (1985-88) Kathy Helvaty (1978) Laura Heroux (1984) Beth Hoffmeister (1987-90) Lacy Holloway (1997-00) Natalie Hornsby (1983-85) Sarah Hurrle (1997-99)

I Lori Ives (1998-00)

J Pat Jackson (1994-95)Elizabeth Jennings (Active)Candace Jones (2005-09)

K Amie Kabara (Active)Lynne Kennedy (1978) Melissa Kilgore (1984-88) Brandi Kimble (1989-93) Martha Kondalski (1985-89) Cheryl Kovalow (1980-82) Kelly Kuhn (1999-01)

L Beth Lapaich (1997) Dorcas Lawson (1999-01) Jenny Lazo (1998-99) Allison Lee (1994)Susan Lester (Active) Courtney Lickliter (2003-05) Bonnie Loos (1976) Sue Luers (1981-83) Jacki Lung-Negri (1994-96, 98)

Mitzi Lyons (1984)

M Melissa Maas (1993-97) Mary Majewski (1989-93) Maria Marchesano (2001-05) Jennifer Marlow (1995-99) Whitney Marshall (1986-87) Constance Mason (1984) Angel Mason (2000-04)Kaley May (Active) Erika McCoy (1986-90) Lisa McCrum (1979) Alan McNeer - Mgr. (1996-99) Gretchen Menke (2001-02) Leslie Miller (1988-92) Sheryl Miller (1986, 1988-90)Tara Miller (2006-09) Jessica Monaco (2002-05) Colleen Munro-Leighton (1999-03) Sue Morris (1982-85) Jill Muensterman (1983-86) Cara Murphy (1995-97) Niki Murphy (1995-98) Martha Mullin (1977)

N Missi Nelson (1989) Rhea Newman (1978-80)

O Lisa Oltmanns (1989-93) Dee Ostarticki (1978)Jenny Ostrom (Active) Torey Oughton (1996-97)

P Cassie Pappas (1999) Karen Patterson - Mgr. (1986-87) Barb Pavlovic - Mgr. (1982) Judy Phillips (1978) Beth Piepenbrink (1979-83)Alyssa Pittman (Active) Nannett Polk (1976) Kathy Presnal (1979) Alexis Proffitt (1996-97) Lisa Pryor (2000-04) Elza Purvlicis (1981-84)

R Tracy Rader (1981) Sarah Reichl (1996-00) Jill Rexwinkel (1990-94) Laura Reynolds (1977) Shelley Roby (1986-90) Melanie Ross (1994-95)

Leslie Rossa (1997) Babbett Ruby (1984) Leisa Rundquist (1984)

S Pam Schiefelbein (1985-88) Julie Schrader (1997-01) Lynn Schreiber (1975-79) Dana Schubeler (1999-00) Laura Schurwonn (1982) Sarah Schuetz (1994-98) Liesl Schultz (1991-95)Julie Seiss (2006-07) Patty Shaw (1978) Barb Skinner (1980-83) Liz Skinner (1979-82) Jami Sloan (1991-94) Jessica Smart (2004-06) Tiffany Smith (2000-04) Ellen Stephan (1976-77) Deb Sterling (1979-80) Niki Steveson (1993-96) Sara Strahm (2001)

T Melanie Thornton (Active)

U Cortney Urquhart (2001-05)

V Sandy Vance (1976) Julie VonDielingen (1989-93)

W Kay Walters (1977-81) Denise Walters (1985) Michelle Warwick (1991-93) Stephanie Webb (1985-89) Julia Weber (1976) Mindy Welch (1975-79) Tammy Wertman (1979-80) Shannon Wills (1994-95) Tammy Wilson (1980)

Y Matt Yoder - Mgr. (1987-90) Jenny Young (1979-83)

Lade Akande Candyce Brown Candace Jones Tara Miller

2008-09 Seniors - Combined for 3,040 points, 1,495 rebounds, 755 assists


THe OPPONeNTS2009-10 BuTLeR BASkeTBALL


2009-10 Opponents

Cleveland StateJan. 14 at Cleveland, Ohio

Feb. 13 at Hinkle Fieldhouse

UNIVERSITYFACTSLocation ..............................Cleveland, OhioFounded .............................................. 1964Enrollment ........................................ 16,245Nickname ..........................................VikingsColors ....................Forest Green and WhiteConference .........................Horizon LeagueArena ...................Henry J. Goodman Arena Capacity .............................................. 8,500President ................... Dr. Michael SchwartzDirector of Athletics .......................Lee ReedTicket Office .............................216-687-484

COACHINGSTAFFHead Coach ................ Kate Peterson AbiadAlma Mater .............. UW-Stevens Point, ‘91Record at School (7th Yr.) ................ 66-114Record Overall (7th Yr.) .................... 66-114Assistant Coaches ............Tony McAndrews...................................................Amy Wright........................................ Liberty delRosario

TEAMINFORMATION2008-09 Record ..................................19-14Conference/Finish ..........................12-6/3rdStarters Ret/Lost ..................................... 4/1Letterwinners Ret/Lost ............................ 8/3Record vs. Butler ................................10-21

SPORTSINFORMATIONWBB Contact .......................... Greg MurphyPhone ....................................216-687-5288Email .................... [email protected] ........................................216-523-7257Press Row .............................216-687-4819

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HeadCoachKatePetersonAbiad

SeniorGuardKaileyKlein

DaytonDec. 21 at Dayton, Ohio

UNIVERSITYFACTSLocation .................................. Dayton, OhioFounded .............................................. 1850Enrollment .......................................... 6,900Nickname ........................................... FlyersColors .................................... Red and BlueConference ................................. Atlantic 10Arena ............................................UD Arena Capacity ............................................ 13,266President ......................Dr. Daniel J. CurranDirector of Athletics .....................Ted KissellTicket Office ........................... 937-229-5114

COACHINGSTAFFHead Coach ...................................Jim JabirAlma Mater .............................Nazareth, ‘84Record at School (Years)...............69-81 (5)Record Overall (Years) ............289-304 (21)Assistant Coaches ................Susan Blauser................................................Kyle Rechlicz.......................................... Lesley Dickinson

TEAMINFORMATION2008-09 Record ..................................21-14Conference/Finish ............................7-7/8thStarters Ret/Lost ..................................... 4/1Letterwinners Ret/Lost ............................ 7/3Record vs. Butler ..................................13-9

SPORTSINFORMATIONWBB Contact ...........................Jenny StorerPhone ....................................937-229-4431Email [email protected] ........................................937-229-4461Press Row .............................937-449-2855

DaytonFlyers.com

HeadCoachJimJabir

JuniorForwardKristinDaugherty

Ball StateDec. 30 at Hinkle Fieldhouse

UNIVERSITYFACTSLocation ....................................Muncie, Ind.Founded .............................................. 1918Enrollment ........................................ 17,728Nickname ......................................CardinalsColors ............................... Cardinal & WhiteConference ............................Mid-AmericanArena ................................... Worthen Arena Capacity ............................................ 11,500President .......................Dr. Jo Ann M. GoraDirector of Athletics ....................Tom CollinsTicket Office ...........................765-285-1474

COACHINGSTAFFHead Coach ........................... Kelly PackardAlma Mater ............................Anderson, ‘90Record at School (2nd Yr.) ...................26-9Record Overall (2nd Yr.) .......................26-9Associate Coach .................. Lisa McDonaldAssistant Coaches ................... Carter Shaw............................................. Lindsay Shade

TEAMINFORMATION2008-09 Record ....................................26-9Conference/Finish ...............14-2/1st (West)Starters Ret/Lost ..................................... 3/2Letterwinners Ret/Lost ............................ 8/4Record vs. Butler ..................................7-10

SPORTSINFORMATIONWBB Contact ........................ Paula HaughnPhone ....................................765-285-8242Email [email protected] ........................................765-285-8929Press Row .............................765-716-1837

BallStateSports.com

HeadCoachKellyPackard

SardAudreyMcDonald

CincinnatiDec. 13 at Cincinnati, Ohio

UNIVERSITYFACTSLocation ..............................Cincinnati, OhioFounded .............................................. 1819Enrollment ........................................ 36,518Nickname .......................................BearcatsColors ...................................... Red & BlackConference .....................................Big EastArena .................................Fifth Third Arena Capacity ............................................ 13,176President ............................... Monica RimaiDirector of Athletics .................Mike ThomasTicket Office ........................1-877-2287-848

COACHINGSTAFFHead Coach ........................... Jamelle ElliottAlma Mater ........................ Connecticut, ‘96Record at School (1st Yr.) ......................0-0Record Overall (1st Yr.) ..........................0-0Associate Coach ........................Mark EhlenAssistant Coaches ................LaRita Wilcher.................................................Dana Rieger

TEAMINFORMATION2008-09 Record ..................................14-17Conference/Finish ........................3-13/16thStarters Ret/Lost ..................................... 3/2Letterwinners Ret/Lost ............................ 6/2Record vs. Butler ....................................4-3

SPORTSINFORMATIONWBB Contact ........................ Jeremy MartinPhone ....................................513-556-5191Email ........................ [email protected] ........................................513-556-3247Press Row .............................513-519-9792

GoBearcats.com

HeadCoachJamelleElliott

JuniorGuardKahlaRoudebush


2009-10 Opponents

DetroitJan. 23 at Hinkle Fieldhouse

Feb. 18 at Detroit, Mich.

UNIVERSITYFACTSLocation ..................................Detroit, Mich.Founded .............................................. 1877Enrollment .......................................... 5,600Nickname ........................................... TitansColors .............................Red, White & BlueConference .........................Horizon LeagueArena ........................................Calihan Hall Capacity .............................................. 8,295President ...Fr. Gerard L. Stockhausen, S.J.Director of Athletics ...................Keri GaitherTicket Office ...........................313-993-1700

COACHINGSTAFFHead Coach ............... Autumn RademacherAlma Mater .................................Detroit, ‘97Record at School (2nd Yr.) .................12-19Record Overall (2nd Yr.) .....................12-19Assistant Coaches .................. Carrie Banks......................................... Emily Samuelson...................................................Mike Geary

TEAMINFORMATION2008-09 Record ..................................12-19Conference/Finish .......................... 7-11/8thStarters Ret/Lost ..................................... 3/2Letterwinners Ret/Lost ............................ 7/6Record vs. Butler ................................31-22

SPORTSINFORMATIONWBB Contact .........................Maggie WalshPhone ....................................313-993-1745Email [email protected] ........................................313-993-1765Press Row .............................313-993-1750

DetroitTitans.com

HeadCoachAutumnRademacher

SeniorGuardBrigidMulroy

Green BayJan. 28 at Green Bay, Wis.


UNIVERSITYFACTSLocation ............................. Green Bay, Wis.Founded .............................................. 1965Enrollment .......................................... 5,416Nickname ........................................ PhoenixColors .......................Green, Silver and RedConference .........................Horizon LeagueArena ...................................... Kress Center Capacity .............................................. 4,018Interim Chancellor ........... Dr. David J. WardDirector of Athletics .................... Ken BothofTicket Office ...........................920-465-2625

COACHINGSTAFFHead Coach .............................. Matt BollantAlma Mater ......................Winona State, ‘94Record at School (3rd Yr.) ..................55-10Record Overall (7th Yr.) ....................189-48Assistant Coaches ................. Mike Divilbiss........................................Amanda Leonhard................................................. Sarah Bronk

TEAMINFORMATION2008-09 Record ....................................29-4Conference/Finish .......................... 18-0/1stStarters Ret/Lost ..................................... 1/4Letterwinners Ret/Lost ............................ 6/5Record vs. Butler ..................................32-7

SPORTSINFORMATIONWBB Contact .............................Jill WunrowPhone ....................................920-465-5759Email [email protected] ........................................920-465-2357Press Row .............................920-465-2918

GreenBayPhoenix.com

HeadCoachMattBollant

SeniorGuardKaylaTetschlag

Indiana StateDec. 9 at Terre Haute, Ind.

UNIVERSITYFACTSLocation ............................ Terre Haute, Ind.Founded .............................................. 1865Enrollment ........................................ 10,457Nickname ................................... SycamoresColors ........................... Royal Blue & WhiteConference .......................... Missouri ValleyArena ...................................Hulman Center Capacity ............................................ 10,200President .................... Dr. Daniel J. BradleyDirector of Athletics .............. Ron PrettymanTicket Office ...........................812-237-3737

COACHINGSTAFFHead Coach ................................Jim WiedieAlma Mater ............................ Syracuse, ‘89Record at School (10th Yr.) ............155-108Record Overall (10th Yr.) ................155-108Assistant Coaches ...................Clint Weddle............................................Melanie Boeglin........................................Cammie Campbell

TEAMINFORMATION2008-09 Record ..................................14-16Conference/Finish ..........................10-8/5thStarters Ret/Lost ..................................... 4/1Letterwinners Ret/Lost ............................ 9/3Record vs. Butler ..................................9-10

SPORTSINFORMATIONWBB Contact ...........................Bonnie RyanPhone ....................................812-237-4159Email .................. [email protected] ........................................812-237-4157Press Row .............................812-237-3654

GoSycamores.com

HeadCoachJimWiedie

SeniorGuardKelseyLuna

evansvilleDec. 2 at Hinkle Fieldhouse

UNIVERSITYFACTSLocation ...............................Evansville, Ind.Founded .............................................. 1854Enrollment .......................................... 2,593 Nickname ..................................Purple AcesColors .................... Purple, Orange & WhiteConference .......................... Missouri ValleyArena ................................ Roberts Stadium Capacity ............................................ 11,600President ...................Dr. Stephen JenningsDirector of Athletics ................. John StanleyTicket Office ...........................812-488-2237

COACHINGSTAFFHead Coach ............................Misty MurphyAlma Mater ................... Colorado State, ‘98Record at School (2nd Yr.) .................15-19Record Overall (8th Yr.) ....................123-84Assistant Coaches .............. Mike Jacobsma................................................... Jim Sexton................................................... Nicki Motto

TEAMINFORMATION2008-09 Record ..................................15-19Conference/Finish .......................4-14/T-9thStarters Ret/Lost ..................................... 2/3Letterwinners Ret/Lost ............................ 6/7Record vs. Butler ................................15-20

SPORTSINFORMATIONWBB Contact ........................... Tom BensonPhone .................................... 812-488-1152Email [email protected] ........................................812-488-2090Press Row ...................812-488-1405, 1406

GoPurpleAces.com

HeadCoachMistyMurphy

SeniorGuardAmyGallagher


2009-10 Opponents

IPFWNov. 18 at Hinkle Fieldhouse

UNIVERSITYFACTSLocation .............................Fort Wayne, Ind.Founded .............................................. 1964Enrollment ........................................ 12,338Nickname ....................................MastodonsColors ........................... Royal Blue & WhiteConference .........................Summit LeagueArena .............. Hilliard Gates Sports Center Capacity .............................................. 2,500Chancellor .................Dr. Michael A. WartellDirector of Athletics ....................Tommy BellTicket Office ...........................260-481-6617

COACHINGSTAFFHead Coach .................................Chris PaulAlma Mater ...................... Saint Francis, ‘94Record at School (5th Yr.) ..................39-70Record Overall (5th Yr.) ......................39-70Assistant Coaches ..................Alex Webster.......................................... Hillary O’Connell....................................................... Ali Mann

TEAMINFORMATION2008-09 Record ....................................9-21Conference/Finish ..........................8-10/5thStarters Ret/Lost ..................................... 5/0Letterwinners Ret/Lost ............................ 7/3Record vs. Butler .................................. 8-11

SPORTSINFORMATIONWBB Contact ............................... Bill SalyerPhone ....................................260-481-0729Email ............................... [email protected] ........................................260-481-6002Press Row ............................. 260-449-4811

GoMastodons.com

HeadCoachJimWiedie

SeniorGuardCourtneyReed

LoyolaJan. 2 at Hinkle Fieldhouse

March 6 at Chicago, Ill.

UNIVERSITYFACTSLocation .................................... Chicago, Ill.Founded .............................................. 1870Enrollment ........................................ 15,545Nickname ......................................RamblersColors ..................................Maroon & GoldConference .........................Horizon LeagueArena ....................................Gentile Center Capacity .............................................. 5,200President ........... Fr. Michael Caranzini, S.J.Director of Athletics .............Dr. John PlanekTicket Office ...........................773-508-9653

COACHINGSTAFFHead Coach ............................Eric SimpsonAlma Mater ......................Northwestern, ‘94Record at School (1st Yr.) ......................0-0Record Overall (1st Yr.) ..........................0-0Assistant Coaches ................... Brent Brown..............................................LaToya Howell...................................... Clare Bodensteiner

TEAMINFORMATION2008-09 Record ....................................8-21Conference/Finish ..........................5-13/9thStarters Ret/Lost ..................................... 5/0Letterwinners Ret/Lost .......................... 12/2Record vs. Butler ................................17-37

SPORTSINFORMATIONWBB Contact .............................Leo KrausePhone ....................................773-508-2497Email ................................. [email protected] ........................................773-508-3855Press Row .............................773-274-3550

LoyolaRamblers.com

HeadCoachEricSimpson

SeniorGuardMaggieMcCloskey

Miami (Ohio)Dec. 5 at Hinkle Fieldhouse

UNIVERSITYFACTSLocation ...................................Oxford, OhioFounded .............................................. 1809Enrollment ........................................ 16,300Nickname ....................................RedHawksColors ......................................Red & WhiteConference ............................Mid-AmericanArena ...........................................Millett Hall Capacity .............................................. 6,400President ...................... Dr. David C. HodgeDirector of Athletics .................... Brad BatesTicket Office ...........................513-529-3924

COACHINGSTAFFHead Coach ...................Maria FantanarosaAlma Mater ..................................Miami, ‘90Record at School (12th Yr.) ............177-148 Record Overall (13th Yr.) ................184-168Assistant Coaches ................... Lisa Hayden..................................................Colleen Day...................................................... Vicki Hall

TEAMINFORMATION2008-09 Record ..................................16-15Conference/Finish ....................7-9/4th EastStarters Ret/Lost ..................................... 2/3Letterwinners Ret/Lost ............................ 8/5Record vs. Butler ..................................10-2

SPORTSINFORMATIONWBB Contact .......................... Michael RothPhone ....................................513-529-7092Email [email protected] ........................................513-529-6729Press Row .............................513-529-7276

MURedHawks.com

HeadCoachMariaFantanarosa

SeniorGuardCourtneyReed

kentuckyNov. 15 at Lexington, Ky.

UNIVERSITYFACTSLocation .................................Lexington, Ky.Founded .............................................. 1964Enrollment ........................................ 11,757Nickname ........................................WildcatsColors ........................... Royal Blue & WhiteConference .............................SoutheasternArena ............................ Memorial ColiseumCapacity .............................................. 8,500Chancellor ........................... Dr. Lee T. ToddDirector of Athletics ...............Mitch BarnhartTicket Office ...........................859-257-1818

COACHINGSTAFFHead Coach ...................... Matthew MitchellAlma Mater .................Mississippi State, ‘95Record at School (3rd Yr.) ..................33-32Record Overall (5th Yr.) ......................63-61Assistant Coaches ........................Kyra Elzy.....................................................Matt Insell................................................Shalon Pillow

TEAMINFORMATION2008-09 Record ..................................16-16Conference/Finish ..........................5-9/10thStarters Ret/Lost ..................................... 3/2Letterwinners Ret/Lost ............................ 5/5Record vs. Butler ....................................3-0

SPORTSINFORMATIONWBB Contact .............................. Susan LaxPhone ....................................859-257-3838Email .......................... [email protected] ........................................859-323-4310Press Row .............................859-323-5900

UKAthletics.com

HeadCoachMatthewMitchell

JuniorForwardVictoriaDunlap


2009-10 Opponents

MilwaukeeJan. 30 at Milwaukee, Wis.


UNIVERSITYFACTSLocation ............................. Milwaukee, Wis.Founded .............................................. 1885Enrollment ........................................ 28,000Nickname .......................................PanthersColors ..................................... Black & GoldConference .........................Horizon LeagueArena ..................................Klotsche Center Capacity .............................................. 5,000President ......................Dr. Carlos SantiagoDirector of Athletics .............George KoonceTicket Office ...........................414-229-5886

COACHINGSTAFFHead Coach ..........................Sandy BothamAlma Mater ........................Notre Dame, ‘88Record at School (14th Yr.) ............212-168Record Overall (15th Yr.) ................234-171Assistant Coaches ............. John Motherwell..................................................Sheila Roux.......................................... Lindsey Bronson

TEAMINFORMATION2008-09 Record ..................................15-18Conference/Finish .......................... 7-11/7thStarters Ret/Lost ..................................... 2/3Letterwinners Ret/Lost ............................ 8/7Record vs. Butler ................................18-15

SPORTSINFORMATIONWBB Contact ........................ Kevin ConwayPhone ....................................414-229-2413Email [email protected] ........................................414-229-5749Press Row .............................414-229-6276

UWMPanthers.com

HeadCoachSandyBotham

SeniorForwardLindsayLaur

Northern IowaNov. 28 at Cancun, Mexico

UNIVERSITYFACTSLocation ........................... Cedar Falls, IowaFounded .............................................. 1876Enrollment ........................................ 13,080Nickname .......................................PanthersColors ............................. Purple & Old GoldConference .......................... Missouri ValleyArena ...................................McLeod CenterCapacity .............................................. 6,650President ........................Dr. Benjamin AllenDirector of Athletics ..................Troy DannenTicket Office ........................... 319-273-4TIX

COACHINGSTAFFHead Coach ...........................Tanya WarrenAlma Mater ............................Creighton, ‘88Record at School (3rd Yr.) ..................24-37Record Overall (3rd Yr.) ......................24-37Assistant Coaches ................... Brad Nelson...............................................Kelley Jacobs............................................ Adam DeJoode

TEAMINFORMATION2008-09 Record .................................. 11-19Conference/Finish ............................9-9/8thStarters Ret/Lost ..................................... 5/0Letterwinners Ret/Lost .......................... 12/1Record vs. Butler ....................................0-1

SPORTSINFORMATIONWBB Contact ............................ Kara MoranPhone ....................................319-273-5436Email [email protected] ........................................319-273-3602Press Row .............................319-273-3602

UNIPanthers.com

HeadCoachTanyaWarren

SeniorForwardKimWypiszynski

SyracuseNov. 27 at Cancun, Mexico

UNIVERSITYFACTSLocation .......................Syracuse, New YorkFounded .............................................. 1870Enrollment ........................................ 12,440Nickname ......................................... OrangeColors .............................................. OrangeConference .....................................Big EastArena ......................................Carrier Dome Capacity ............................................ 33,633President ..........................Dr. Nancy CantorDirector of Athletics ..............Dr. Daryl GrossTicket Office ...........................315-443-2121

COACHINGSTAFFHead Coach ......................Quentin HillsmanAlma Mater .................. St. Mary’s (Md.), ‘93Record at School (4th Yr.) ..................48-44Record Overall (4th Yr.) ......................48-44Associate Coach ......................Marr LuneauAssistant Coaches .................... Rick Moody...............................................Mary Grimesk

TEAMINFORMATION2008-09 Record ..................................17-15Conference/Finish ..................... 5-11/T-11thStarters Ret/Lost ..................................... 4/1Letterwinners Ret/Lost ............................ 9/3Record vs. Butler .................... First Meeting

SPORTSINFORMATIONWBB Contact ........................Josh WaldmanPhone ....................................315-443-2608Email [email protected] ........................................315-443-9435Press Row .............................315-443-5202

SUAthletics.com

HeadCoachQuentinHillsman

SeniorForwardNicoleMichael

St. LouisNov. 21 at St. Louis, Mo.

UNIVERSITYFACTSLocation ................................. St. Louis, Mo.Founded .............................................. 1818Enrollment ........................................ 12,733Nickname ........................................BillikensColors ........................... Royal Blue & WhiteConference ................................. Atlantic 10Arena ....................................Chaifetz Arena Capacity ............................................ 10,060President .................. Lawrence Biondi, S.J.Director of Athletics ......................Chris MayTicket Office ...........................314-977-4758

COACHINGSTAFFHead Coach ...........................Shimmy MillerAlma Mater .............................Michigan, ‘94Record at School (5th Yr.) ..................42-75Record Overall (5th Yr.) ......................42-75Assistant Coaches ...................Tony Francis.............................................Stephanie Rich................................................Honey Brown

TEAMINFORMATION2008-09 Record ..................................12-18Conference/Finish ............................6-8/9thStarters Ret/Lost ..................................... 2/3Letterwinners Ret/Lost ............................ 7/4Record vs. Butler ....................................5-6

SPORTSINFORMATIONWBB Contact ..........................Mickey SmithPhone ....................................314-977-3463Email ............................. [email protected] ........................................314-977-3178Press Row .............................314-610-8496

SLUBillikens.com

HeadCoachShimmyMiller

SeniorCenterAmandaKemezys


2009-10 Opponents

Wright StateJan. 21 at Hinkle Fieldhouse

Feb. 20 at Dayton, Ohio

UNIVERSITYFACTSLocation .................................. Dayton, OhioFounded .............................................. 1964Enrollment ........................................ 17,662Nickname .........................................RaidersColors ........................ Hunter Green & GoldConference .........................Horizon LeagueArena .........................Ervin J. Nutter Center Capacity ............................................ 11,019President ........................ Dr. David HopkinsDirector of Athletics ......................Bob GrantTicket Office ...........................937-775-4789

COACHINGSTAFFHead Coach ...................... Bridgett WilliamsAlma Mater ..................Southern Illinois, ‘93Record at School (9th Yr.) ................98-136Record Overall (11th Yr.) ................108-192Assistant Coaches ................Kevin Williams............................................. Joshua Snyder...............................................Erin Anderson

TEAMINFORMATION2008-09 Record ..................................15-16Conference/Finish .......................10-8/T-4thStarters Ret/Lost ..................................... 4/1Letterwinners Ret/Lost .......................... 10/3Record vs. Butler ................................15-23

SPORTSINFORMATIONWBB Contact .......................Greg CampbellPhone ....................................937-775-4687Email ................. [email protected] ........................................937-775-2368Press Row .............................937-775-4688

WSURaiders.com

HeadCoachBridgettWilliams

JuniorGuardLaShawnaThomas

Youngstown StateJan. 16 at Youngstown, OhioFeb. 11 at Hinkle Fieldhouse

UNIVERSITYFACTSLocation .......................... Youngstown, OhioFounded .............................................. 1908Enrollment ........................................ 13,712Nickname ...................................... PenguinsColors ......................................Red & WhiteConference .........................Horizon LeagueArena .................................. Beeghly Center Capacity .............................................. 6,300President .......................Dr. David C. SweetDirector of Athletics .................... Ron StrolloTicket Office ...........................330-941-1978

COACHINGSTAFFHead Coach .............................Cindy MartinAlma Mater ................................ Florida, ‘99Record at School (2nd Yr.) ...................3-27Record Overall (5th Yr.) ......................73-50Assistant Coaches ................. Bernard Scott.........................................Meredith Baugher............................................Shannon Sword

TEAMINFORMATION2008-09 Record ....................................3-27Conference/Finish ........................1-17/10thStarters Ret/Lost ..................................... 1/4Letterwinners Ret/Lost ............................ 5/8Record vs. Butler ..................................5-13

SPORTSINFORMATIONWBB Contact ............................. John VogelPhone ....................................330-941-1480Email [email protected] ........................................330-941-3191Press Row .............................330-941-2270

YSUSports.com

HeadCoachCindyMartin

SeniorForwardRachaelManuel

uICJan. 4 at Hinkle Fieldhouse

March 4 at Chicago, Ill.

UNIVERSITYFACTSLocation .................................... Chicago, Ill.Founded .............................................. 1896Enrollment ........................................ 24,541Nickname ......................................... FlamesColors ........... Navy Blue & Fire Engine RedConference .........................Horizon LeagueArena ....................................... UIC Pavilion Capacity .............................................. 8,000Chancellor .............. Dr. Paula Allen-MearesDirector of Athletics ........ James W. SchmidtTicket Office ...........................312-413-8421

COACHINGSTAFFHead Coach ........................Lisa RyckboschAlma Mater .................................Loyola, ‘84Record at School (8th Yr.) ..............102-105Record Overall (8th Yr.) ..................102-105Assistant Coaches ................ Latasha White........................................... Kristen Gillespie.................................................... Jenni Dant

TEAMINFORMATION2008-09 Record ..................................14-16Conference/Finish ..........................8-10/6thStarters Ret/Lost ..................................... 4/1Letterwinners Ret/Lost ............................ 8/3Record vs. Butler ................................17-24

SPORTSINFORMATIONWBB Contact ........................................ TBAPhone ....................................312-996-5881Email ........................................ [email protected] ........................................312-996-8349Press Row .............................312-413-5712

UICFlames.com

HeadCoachLisaRyckbosch

SeniorGuardJessieMiller

ValparaisoJan. 9 at Hinkle FieldhouseFeb. 6 at Valparaiso, Ind.

UNIVERSITYFACTSLocation .............................. Valparaiso, Ind.Founded .............................................. 1859Enrollment .......................................... 4,000Nickname .....................................CrusadersColors ....................................Brown & GoldConference .........................Horizon LeagueArena ............... Athletics-Recreation Center Capacity .............................................. 5,000President ................................Mark HecklerDirector of Athletics ............ Mark LaBarberaTicket Office ...........................219-464-5233

COACHINGSTAFFHead Coach ..........................Keith FreemanAlma Mater ..........................Huntington, ‘86Record at School (15th Yr.) ............259-182Record Overall (21st Yr.) ................388-229Assistant Coaches ......................Greg Kirby............................................. Abby Scharlow................................................Christy Smith

TEAMINFORMATION2008-09 Record ..................................16-14Conference/Finish ..........................10-8/4thStarters Ret/Lost ..................................... 2/3Letterwinners Ret/Lost ............................ 8/5Record vs. Butler ..................................5-16

SPORTSINFORMATIONWBB Contact .................. Ryan WronkowiczPhone ....................................219-464-5232Email .............. [email protected] ........................................219-464-5762Press Row .............................219-548-1502

ValpoAthletics.com

HeadCoachKeithFreeman

SeniorForwardLaurenKenney


Butler vs. 2009-10 OpponentsBallState(10-7)

Year............H/A/N..... W/L...............Score1980-81 ..........A ..........W ................. 69-541981-82 ......... H ...........L .................. 74-761982-83 ..........A ..........W ................. 69-591983-84 ......... H ...........L .................. 63-781984-85 ..........A ...........L .................. 48-571985-86 ......... H ...........L .................. 66-771986-87 ......... N ..........W ................. 57-531987-88 ..........A ..........W ................. 72-621988-89 ......... H ..........W .........86-83 (OT)1989-90 ..........A ..........W ................. 70-621990-91 ......... H ..........W ................. 79-691993-94 ..........A ..........W ................. 65-501994-95 ......... H ..........W ................. 79-662001-02 ..........A ...........L .................. 68-892005-06 ......... H ...........L .................. 66-742006-07 ......... H ...........L .................. 65-972007-08 ..........A ..........W ................. 66-49

Cincinnati(3-4)Year............H/A/N..... W/L...............Score1983-84 ..........A ...........L .................. 60-971984-85 ......... H ...........L ................ 57-1001991-92 ..........A ...........L .................. 68-691992-93 ......... H ..........W ................. 80-661994-95 ......... H ..........W ................. 83-561995-96 ..........A ..........W ................. 68-642001-02 ......... H ...........L .................. 66-94

ClevelandState(21-10)Year..............H/A/N.......W/L........... Score1994-95 ............A ........... W .............74-711995-96 ............A ........... W .............72-58......................... H ........... W .............95-821996-97 ........... H ........... W .............71-53..........................A ........... W .............73-661997-98 ............A ........... W .............68-56......................... H ........... W .............85-631998-99 ........... H ........... W .............78-65..........................A ............ L ..............67-701999-2000 ....... H ........... W .............70-65..........................A ............ L ..............78-912000-01 ........... H ............ L ..............63-73..........................A ............ L ..............39-932001-02 ............A ............ L ..............82-84......................... H ............ L ..............71-792002-03 ........... H ........... W .....71-69 (OT)..........................A ............ L ..............66-752003-04 ............A ............ L ..............61-80......................... H ........... W .............70-63..........................A ........... W .............69-592004-05 ........... H ........... W .............78-57..........................A ........... W .............60-512005-06 ............A ........... W .............71-68......................... H ........... W .............75-622006-07 ............A ........... W .............66-57......................... H ........... W .............83-792007-08 ........... H ............ L ..............61-65..........................A ........... W .............77-55..........................A ............ L ..............68-792008-09 ........... H ........... W .............55-46..........................A ........... W .............68-59

Dayton(9-13)Year..............H/A/N.......W/L........... Score1980-81 ........... N ............ L ..............70-741982-83 ............A ............ L ..............67-78......................... N ............ L ..............69-711983-84 ........... H ............ L ............66-1031984-85 ............A ............ L ..............52-70......................... H ............ L ..............70-791985-86 ............A ............ L ..............60-83......................... H ............ L ..............55-781986-87 ............A ........... W .............69-531988-89 ........... H ........... W .............61-58..........................A ............ L ..............47-541989-90 ............A ........... W .............63-55......................... H ............ L ......65-67 (OT)1990-91 ............A ........... W .............75-61..........................A ............ L ..............76-821991-92 ............A ............ L ..............62-70......................... H ........... W .............84-781992-93 ............A ........... W .............72-65......................... H ........... W .............82-711993-94 ........... H ........... W .............72-621994-95 ............A ........... W .............58-442008-09 ........... H ............ L ..............49-69

Detroit(22-31)Year..............H/A/N.......W/L........... Score1984-85 ............A ............ L ..............55-89......................... H ............ L ..............62-771985-86 ........... H ............ L ..............58-65..........................A ............ L ..............68-901986-87 ............A ............ L ..............68-92......................... H ............ L ..............73-911987-88 ........... H ........... W .............88-77..........................A ............ L ..............57-611988-87 ............A ............ L ..............64-73......................... H ............ L ..............54-641989-90 ........... H ........... W .............88-66..........................A ............ L ..............57-671990-91 ............A ............ L ..............66-78......................... H ........... W .............78-69

1991-92 ........... H ........... W .............81-66..........................A ............ L ..............60-651992-93 ........... H ........... W .............82-65..........................A ............ L ..............73-741993-94 ........... H ............ L ..............56-76..........................A ............ L ..............56-731994-95 ............A ........... W .............71-67......................... N ............ L ..............56-641995-96 ........... H ........... W .............88-78..........................A ............ L ..............67-921996-97 ........... H ............ L ..............58-60..........................A ............ L ..............86-951997-98 ............A ........... W .............76-61......................... H ........... W ...........101-65......................... H ........... W .............71-601998-99 ........... H ........... W ......... 116-101..........................A ............ L ..............66-68......................... N ............ L ..............76-931999-2000 ........A ............ L ..............64-76......................... H ............ L ..............84-882000-01 ........... H ............ L ..............55-63..........................A ............ L ..............70-812001-02 ............A ............ L ..............68-86......................... H ............ L ..............59-842002-03 ............A ............ L ......79-84 (OT)......................... H ........... W .............57-492003-04 ........... H ............ L ..............60-66..........................A ............ L ..............49-552004-05 ............A ........... W .............65-45......................... H ........... W .............59-462005-06 ........... H ............ L ..............69-71..........................A ........... W .............71-65......................... N ........... W .............58-452006-07 ............A ........... W .............59-51......................... H ........... W .............77-642007-08 ............A ........... W .............72-62......................... H ........... W .............67-632008-09 ............A ........... W .............71-48......................... H ........... W .............60-42

Evansville(20-15)Year..............H/A/N.......W/L........... Score1979-80 ........... H ........... W .............61-461980-81 ............A ........... W .............61-561981-82 ........... H ........... W .............63-501982-82 ............A ............ L ......81-83 (OT)1983-84 ........... H ........... W .............64-631984-85 ........... H ............ L ..............53-76..........................A ............ L ..............53-701985-86 ............A ............ L ..............53-94......................... H ............ L ..............49-691986-87 ........... H ............ L ..............72-76..........................A ............ L ..............62-691987-88 ............A ............ L ..............71-91......................... H ........... W .....84-75 (OT)1988-89 ............A ............ L ..............55-57......................... H ............ L ..............49-671989-90 ........... H ........... W .............71-53..........................A ........... W .............79-621990-91 ............A ........... W .............75-72......................... H ........... W .............87-73......................... N ........... W .............79-671991-92 ........... H ............ L ..............63-64..........................A ........... W .............76-671992-93 ............A ........... W .............64-62......................... H ........... W .............70-57......................... N ........... W .............79-511993-94 ........... H ........... W ...........109-60..........................A ........... W .............85-782000-01 ........... H ............ L ..............54-692002-03 ............A ............ L ..............59-742003-04 ........... H ........... W .............89-682004-05 ............A ............ L ..............52-582005-06 ........... H ........... W .............83-782006-07 ............A ............ L ..............68-802007-08 ........... H ........... W .............81-752008-09 ............A ........... W .............70-52

GreenBay(7-32)Year..............H/A/N.......W/L........... Score1981-82 ........... N ........... W .............61-561994-95 ............A ............ L ..............62-76......................... H ............ L ..............61-621995-96 ........... H ........... W .............77-66..........................A ............ L ..............52-67......................... N ........... W .............56-531996-97 ............A ............ L ..............55-65......................... H ........... W .............72-60......................... N ............ L ..............53-601997-98 ............A ........... W .............67-62......................... H ........... W .............79-70......................... N ............ L ..............54-611998-99 ........... H ........... W .............85-80..........................A ............ L ..............66-751999-2000 ....... H ............ L ..............52-67..........................A ............ L ..............68-812000-01 ............A ............ L ..............61-80..........................A ............ L ..............45-82......................... N ............ L ..............53-642001-02 ........... H ............ L ..............46-82..........................A ............ L ..............53-89......................... N ............ L ..............43-652002-03 ........... H ............ L ..............36-75..........................A ............ L ..............48-80......................... N ............ L ..............51-86

2003-04 ........... H ............ L ..............53-69..........................A ............ L ..............45-57......................... N ............ L ..............54-652004-05 ........... H ............ L ..............39-59..........................A ............ L ..............52-702005-06 ............A ............ L ..............51-56......................... H ............ L ..............67-792006-07 ........... H ............ L ..............64-81..........................A ............ L ..............70-84..........................A ............ L ..............64-912007-08 ........... H ............ L ..............58-73..........................A ............ L ..............59-842008-09 ............A ............ L ..............53-58......................... H ............ L ..............64-69

IndianaState(10-9)Year..............H/A/N.......W/L........... Score1982-83 ........... H ........... W .............58-481984-85 ............A ............ L ..............66-81......................... H ............ L ..............57-751985-86 ............A ............ L ..............50-581986-87 ............A ........... W .............67-53......................... H ............ L ..............66-761987-88 ............A ............ L ..............66-841988-89 ........... H ............ L ..............59-651989-90 ............A ........... W .............60-541990-91 ........... H ........... W .............79-761991-92 ............A ........... W .............83-791992-93 ........... H ........... W .............91-681993-94 ............A ........... W .............71-591994-95 ........... H ........... W .............88-761995-96 ............A ........... W .............86-662002-03 ........... H ............ L ............72-1022005-06 ........... N ............ L ..............72-852007-08 ........... N ........... W .............83-702008-09 ........... H ............ L ..............66-69

IPFW(4-3)Year..............H/A/N.......W/L........... Score1976-77 ........... H ............ L ..............46-641983-84 ............A ............ L ..............58-872004-05 ........... H ........... W .............62-602005-06 ............A ........... W .............70-602006-07 ............A ............ L ..............75-822007-08 ........... H ........... W .............70-552008-09 ............A ........... W .............72-56

Kentucky(0-3)Year............H/A/N..... W/L...............Score1991-92 ..........A ...........L .................. 75-971992-93 ......... H ...........L .................. 76-832004-05 ..........A ...........L .................. 44-82

Loyola(37-17)Year..............H/A/N.......W/L........... Score1982-83 ........... H ........... W .............68-581983-84 ............A ............ L ..............73-931984-85 ........... H ............ L ..............54-77..........................A ............ L ..............74-901985-86 ............A ............ L ..............71-88......................... H ............ L ..............65-841986-87 ............A ............ L ..............60-83......................... H ........... W .............86-561987-88 ........... H ........... W .............72-68..........................A ............ L ..............53-701988-89 ............A ............ L ..............56-75......................... H ........... W .............70-651989-90 ........... H ........... W .............69-62..........................A ........... W .............82-731990-91 ............A ............ L ..............57-78......................... H ........... W .............69-601991-92 ............A ............ L ..............61-64......................... H ........... W .............74-69......................... N ........... W .............95-761992-93 ............A ........... W .............76-68......................... H ........... W .............78-591993-94 ............A ........... W .............75-72......................... H ........... W .............74-561994-95 ........... H ........... W .............84-54......................... N ........... W .............66-551995-96 ........... H ........... W .............88-56..........................A ........... W .............84-591996-97 ............A ........... W .............75-60......................... H ........... W .............75-601997-98 ........... H ........... W .............91-77..........................A ........... W .............88-651998-99 ............A ............ L ..............54-57......................... H ........... W .............88-55......................... N ........... W .............80-541999-2000 ....... H ........... W .............96-61..........................A ........... W .............72-642000-01 ............A ............ L ..............66-73......................... H ........... W .............66-532001-02 ............A ............ L ..............51-73......................... H ........... W .............81-732002-03 ............A ............ L ..............58-69......................... H ............ L ..............67-762003-04 ............A ............ L ......85-88 (OT)......................... H ........... W .............76-652004-05 ............A ........... W .............62-55......................... H ........... W .............63-542005-06 ........... H ........... W .............85-72..........................A ........... W .............82-692006-07 ........... H ........... W .............79-73..........................A ........... W .............71-67

2007-08 ............A ........... W .............61-50......................... H ............ L ..............64-672008-09 ........... H ........... W .............64-45..........................A ........... W .............71-63

Miami(Ohio)(2-10)Year..............H/A/N.......W/L........... Score1988-89 ............A ............ L ..............40-601989-90 ........... H ............ L ..............59-711993-94 ........... H ............ L ..............66-751998-99 ........... H ........... W .............68-581999-2000 ........A ............ L ..............92-992000-01 ........... H ............ L ..............68-832001-02 ............A ............ L ..............68-862002-03 ........... H ............ L ..............61-722003-04 ............A ............ L ..............60-652004-05 ........... H ............ L ..............62-732005-06 ............A ............ L ..............72-882008-09 ............A ........... W ...86-81 (2OT)

Milwaukee(15-18)Year..............H/A/N.......W/L........... Score1981-82 ........... N ........... W .............77-641994-95 ............A ........... W .............65-46......................... H ........... W .............81-481995-96 ........... H ........... W .............97-67..........................A ........... W .............87-691996-97 ............A ........... W .............61-44......................... H ............ L ....91-92 (2OT)1997-98 ............A ............ L ..............59-61......................... H ........... W .............75-591998-99 ........... H ........... W .............87-69..........................A ............ L ..............63-791999-2000 ....... H ........... W .............82-74..........................A ............ L ..............57-712000-01 ............A ............ L ..............61-80......................... H ............ L ..............62-672001-02 ........... H ............ L ..............47-79..........................A ............ L ..............39-702002-03 ........... H ............ L ..............62-70..........................A ............ L ..............55-682003-04 ............A ............ L ..............59-64......................... H ........... W ......67-61(OT)2004-05 ........... H ............ L ..............49-76..........................A ............ L ..............61-662005-06 ............A ........... W ...80-79 (2OT)......................... H ............ L ..............62-74......................... N ............ L ..............57-582006-07 ........... H ........... W .............81-74..........................A ........... W .............74-592007-08 ........... H ............ L ..............50-65..........................A ........... W .............75-732008-09 ............A ............ L ..............58-63......................... H ........... W .....74-71 (OT)......................... H ............ L ..............52-53

NorthernIowa(1-0)1999-2000 ....... N ........... W .............74-58

SaintLouis(6-5)1985-86 ............A ............ L ..............46-571986-87 ........... H ........... W .............79-43..........................A ............ L ..............47-581987-88 ............A ............ L ..............54-57......................... H ............ L ..............46-501988-89 ............A ........... W .............77-46......................... H ............ L ..............40-621989-90 ........... H ........... W .............85-44..........................A ........... W .............73-541990-91 ............A ........... W .............88-71......................... H ........... W .............71-38

Syracuse(FirstMeetinginSeries)

UIC(24-17)Year..............H/A/N.......W/L........... Score1984-85 ............A ............ L ..............50-80......................... H ............ L ..............54-591985-86 ........... H ............ L ..............63-721986-86 ............A ............ L ..............60-621987-88 ........... H ........... W .............81-441988-89 ............A ............ L ..............58-601989-90 ........... H ........... W .............68-451994-95 ............A ........... W .............64-60......................... H ........... W .............69-611995-96 ........... H ........... W .100-88 (2OT)..........................A ........... W .............76-641996-97 ........... H ........... W .............85-62..........................A ........... W .............80-641997-98 ........... H ........... W .............85-64......................... H ........... W .............84-67......................... H ........... W .............90-651998-99 ............A ........... W .............84-65......................... H ........... W .............87-431999-2000 ....... H ........... W .............79-73..........................A ........... W .............59-54......................... N ............ L ..............49-592000-01 ............A ........... W .............68-59......................... H ............ L ..............62-722001-02 ............A ............ L ..............76-83......................... H ............ L ..............51-602002-03 ........... H ........... W .............69-63..........................A ............ L ..............64-822003-04 ........... H ........... W .............89-81

..........................A ........... W .............67-502004-05 ............A ............ L ..............70-74......................... H ............ L ..............67-72..........................A ............ L ..............47-782005-06 ........... H ............ L ..............64-83..........................A ............ L ..............66-852006-07 ........... H ............ L ..............64-70..........................A ............ L ..............70-76......................... N ........... W .....88-83 (OT)2007-08 ............A ........... W .............72-57......................... H ........... W .............56-482008-09 ........... H ........... W .............58-48..........................A ........... W .............68-49

Valparaiso(16-5)Year..............H/A/N.......W/L........... Score1979-80 ........... H ........... W .............76-531980-81 ............A ........... W .............88-64..........................A ........... W .............81-601981-82 ........... H ........... W .............91-361982-83 ............A ........... W .............79-621983-84 ........... H ............ L ..............35-491984-85 ........... H ........... W .............75-68......................... H ........... W .............86-511985-86 ............A ........... W .............70-681986-87 ........... H ........... W .............73-631987-88 ............A ........... W .............80-501988-89 ........... H ........... W .............70-581989-90 ............A ........... W .............72-631990-91 ........... H ........... W ...........109-982000-01 ........... N ........... W .............67-602003-04 ............A ............ L ..............67-742004-05 ........... N ............ L ..............51-612007-08 ............A ............ L ..............69-77......................... H ........... W .............66-582008-09 ........... H ........... W .............77-44..........................A ............ L ..............65-75

WrightState(23-15)Year..............H/A/N.......W/L........... Score1982-83 ............A ........... W .............81-621983-84 ........... H ............ L ..............70-891987-88 ............A ............ L ..............56-65......................... H ........... W .............66-611988-89 ............A ........... W .............70-641989-90 ........... H ........... W .............80-531990-91 ............A ........... W .............64-521994-95 ........... H ........... W .............69-581995-96 ............A ............ L ..............54-66......................... H ........... W .............95-71......................... N ........... W .............70-641996-97 ............A ........... W .............72-46......................... H ........... W .............71-601997-98 ........... H ........... W .............72-47..........................A ........... W .............82-641998-99 ............A ........... W .............78-43......................... H ........... W .............81-661999-2000 ....... H ............ L ..............53-66..........................A ............ L ..............53-582000-01 ........... H ........... W .............60-56..........................A ............ L ..............56-682001-02 ............A ............ L ..............74-77......................... H ............ L ..............72-77......................... N ........... W .............74-612002-03 ........... H ............ L ..............65-82..........................A ............ L ..............63-552003-04 ........... H ........... W .............69-64..........................A ........... W .............50-432004-05 ............A ............ L ......59-60 (OT)......................... H ............ L ..............59-742005-06 ............A ........... W .............78-56......................... H ........... W .............71-672006-07 ............A ............ L ..............71-76......................... H ........... W .............68-562007-08 ............A ............ L ..............65-70......................... H ............ L ..............60-652008-09 ............A ........... W .............46-41......................... H ........... W .............58-45

YoungstownState(13-5)Year..............H/A/N.......W/L........... Score2001-02 ............A ............ L ..............67-75......................... H ............ L ..............52-622002-03 ............A ............ L ..............69-72......................... H ............ L ......74-80 (OT)......................... N ........... W .............77-712003-04 ............A ........... W .............55-45......................... H ........... W .............79-452004-05 ........... H ........... W .............67-54..........................A ........... W .............72-612005-06 ........... H ........... W .............78-55..........................A ............ L ..............63-712006-07 ............A ........... W .............80-56......................... H ........... W .............59-45......................... H ........... W .............77-602007-08 ........... H ........... W .............63-48..........................A ........... W .............61-602008-09 ........... H ........... W .............84-50..........................A ........... W .............61-42

2009-10 butler women's basketball media guide (part 3)

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