PARK 2009-10 Women’s Basketball

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All Dates and Times Subject to change.! - MNU Tip Off Classic - Hosted by MidAmerica Nazarene University^ - Baker Classic - Hosted by Baker University* - Denotes American Midwest Conference Game - All Park University home games are played at the Breckon Sports Center on the North side of campus of Park University.

2009-10 Women’s Basketball Schedule

2009-10 Women’s Basketball Media Guide CreditsThe 2009-10 Park University Women’s Basketball media guide was written, edited and de-signed by Tyler price, Assistant Sports Information Director and is a product of the Park University Department of Athletics, which is under the direction of Claude W. English, Director of Athletics. managing Editor & designer: Tyler Price, Assistant Sports Informa-tion Director. Contributing Editors: Steve Wilson, Sports Information Director; Brad Biles, University Communications Coordinator; Rita Weighill, Vice President for Communica-tions. photography: Park University Sports Information - Tyler Price and Steve Wilson, Kristen Hansen, Opponent SID’s. printing: Multi-Ad, Peoria, Ill. On the Cover: The entire 2009-10 women’s basketball team.

Table of ContentsTable of Contents.....................................................................................1Season Preview..........................................................................................22009-10 Schedule.....................................................................................32009-10 Opponents..............................................................................4-6AMC/NAIA.............................................................................................7Team Rosters............................................................................................8Head Coach Joe C. Meriweather...............................................................9Assistant Coaches....................................................................................10Player Profiles....................................................................................11-15AMC Preseason Poll/08-09 Recap...........................................................1608-09 Statistics...................................................................................17-18Year-by-Year Records in Meriweather Era..........................................19-20All-Time History....................................................................................21Park University..................................................................................22-23University President...............................................................................24Director of Athletics...............................................................................25Staff Directory........................................................................................26Pirate Club/Right to Know....................................................................27Sports Information.................................................................................28

Athletic Department Address..................................Breckon Sports Center........................................................................8700 NW River Park Drive......................................................................Parkville, Mo 64152, Box 66Athletics Phone.................................................................(816) 584-6425President.................................................................Michael Droge, Ph. D.Director of Athletics...........................................................Claude EnglishVP for Enrollment Management and Student Services..............Clarinda CreightonFaculty Athletic Rep.......................................................Dr. Don WilliamsAthletics Office Manager............................................................Pat FayardHead Athletic Trainer.............................................................Michael FreyAssistant Athletic Trainer....................................................Darrell CooperTraining Room Phone......................................................(816) 584- 6353Enrollment......................................................................................24,157Founded.............................................................................................1875Colors.............................................................................Canary and WineNickname........................................................................................PiratesConference....................................American Midwest Conference (AMC)Conference Commissioner.....................................................Lowell PitzerNational Affiliation..........................................................NAIA Division IWBB Head Coach (Alma Mater)....Joe C. Meriweather (Southern Illinois)Coach’s Phone...................................................................(816) 584-6491Years at Park........................................................................................13thAssistant Coach (Alma Mater)......................Stephen Gray (Wichita State)Assistant Coach (Alma Mater)...............................Kiera Hardy (Nebraska) Women’s Basketball SID.................................Tyler price (Assistant sId)Sports Information Phone.................................................(816) 584-6751Sports Information FAX...................................................(816) 505- 5448E-Mail Address...........................................................tyler.price@park.eduWeb Site.................................................................www.parkathletics.com

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2009-10 Season Preview In his 13th season at the helm of the Park University women’s basketball program, head coach Joe C. Meriweather will look for a mixture of returners and a crop of new talent to help lead his 2009-10 basketball team to success. Coach Meriweather has eight returning players on his squad, and brings in eight newcomers. Park returns three seniors, one junior, three sophomores and a redshirt freshman, while the team welcomes in five freshmen, a sophomore and two juniors. Park went 5-22 last season and had a streak of twelve straight losses at one point, but Coach Meriweather believes this year’s team has a whole new attitude about them. “From what I’ve seen so far this offseason all of our players have come out with a good attitude and are working very hard,” Meriweather said. “They are working together as a team, which is a good sign and they know that they will not be successful without a lot of hard work.” Leading the way for the returners is three-year starter Traci Oden. The Richmond, Mo., native appeared in 26 games last season for Park and started in 18, only missing one game all year. Point guard Stefany Jones also returns for the Pirates, after starting 15 games for Park last season. Jones has played in 31 games for coach Meriweather in her two years at Park. Park will also return some size to the lineup, as 6-1 sophomore forward Dominique Hayes will look to continue her success from last year. Hayes was one of Park’s leading rebounders a year ago grabbing 6.4 boards a game. She was also named the Association of Independent Institutions Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 3, 2008. Hayes grabbed 23 rebounds and scored 11 points against McKendree that week to earn the award. “It’s great to have so many returners coming back because they are used to our style of play here and should be used to the college game by now,” Meriweather said. “It is difficult that first year playing college ball because the game is very different and the pace is so much quicker than in high school, but our sophomores are very mature and I’m anxious to see it all come together.” The Pirates will feature a diverse group of newcomers including five guards and three forwards. One of the guards is 6-0 red shirt freshman Emma Hart. A native of Essex, England, Hart sat out the 2008-09 season and prepared all summer long for her first year of competition for the Pirates. Hart is mainly a perimeter threat and will look to see some playing time at the small forward and shooting guard position. Park will also have a two-sport athlete in their front court as freshman Jasmine Kassanavoid will retire her knee pads for the winter and join the women’s basketball team once the Park women’s volleyball season is over. Kassanavoid is a 5-9 forward out of Lawson, Mo., and saw action for the women’s volleyball squad all season long as an outside hitter. She led the Pirates in kills and kills per game and was the only Pirate to collect more than 250 points. The Pirates will also usher in four new freshmen who all hail from the state of Missouri, as Sarah Hall joins the team as a 5-10 freshman from Cam-eron, Mo., Lauren Hatten also joins the Pirates this season from Alton, Mo. Rounding out the final two freshman is 6-0 freshman Vanessa Van Bleisem from Smithville, Mo., and 6-0 freshman Kaitlin Lewis out of Kansas City, Mo. Park will kickoff the 2009-10 regular season on the road Nov. 6 against Avila University at 1:00 p.m. at the MidAmerica Nazarene Classic in Olathe, Kan. Park’s first home game will matchup the Pirates against Missouri Valley College, on Nov. 10 at 5:30 p.m. inside the Breckon Sports Center. The Pirates defeated Missouri Valley both on the road and at home last season.

Oasha White was one of only two players to play in all 27 games for Park last season.

Shareikka Theus-Downey played in 18 games for Park in 08-09 with one start.

Traci Oden has played in 67 games over the past three years for the Pirates.

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2009-10 ScheduleEntering his 13th year at Park University, women’s basketball head coach Joe C. Meriweather announced his 2009-10 schedule which includes 14 home games and numerous contests with Kansas City metro area schools. Park has a solid core of returners coming back in 2009-10 but this year’s squad will also feature many new players and Meriweather is looking forward to seeing the veterans and youngsters come together. “I am really looking forward to this year especially with a few new faces being added to the mix,” Meriweather said. “We have some solid leadership returning as well, so it will be a nice blend of fresh new talent and returners and with the schedule we have it should be a very exciting year.” The Pirates will face three teams that qualified for the 2009 NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball National Tournament in Jackson, Tenn., along with two squads that competed in the 2009 NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball National Tournament in Sioux City, Iowa. For the second straight year, Park will begin the 2009-10 season in an exhibition game against Livin’ The Dream on Oct. 17 at 1:00 p.m. inside the Breckon Sports Center. Livin’ The Dream consists of one men’s and one women’s traveling exhibition team comprised of former college and professional athletes that compete against top NCAA, NAIA, Junior College and International competition. Park will compete in the MNU Classic to open up the regular season as they take on Avila University on Friday, Nov. 6 at 1:00 p.m. in Olathe, Kan. on the campus of MidAmerica Nazarene University. One day later on Saturday, Nov. 7, the Pirates will take on host school MidAmerica at 6:00 p.m. inside MNU’s Cook Center. The Pirates will open up their home slate on Tuesday, Nov. 10 against Missouri Valley at 5:30 p.m. inside the Breckon Sports Center. Park swept the Vikings last season, winning on the road, 64-56, back on Dec. 13, 2008 and winning at home in overtime, 64-59, on Jan. 19, 2009. Park will take part in another early season tournament on Friday, Nov. 13 and Saturday, Nov. 14, as they travel to Baldwin City, Kan., for the Baker Classic. The Pirates will clash with Baker University on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Benedictine College on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Kansas Wesleyan University comes to Parkville on Saturday, Nov. 21 for a matinee affair beginning at 1:00 p.m. at the Breckon Sports Center. The Coyotes are the defending Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament champions and qualified for the NAIA Division II National Tournament last season. Park will start a five-game home stand on Nov. 28 at 1:00 p.m. with a contest against Friends University, then three days later will take on MidAmer-ica Nazarene on Dec. 1 at the Breckon Sports Center. Defending Red River Athletic Conference Champion Langston University will come to town on Dec. 5 to take on the Pirates at 2:00 p.m. Langston qualified for the NAIA National Tournament last season and took down the Pirates, 83-58, last Nov. 6. The Ravens of Benedictine will take on the Pirates on Jan. 2 at the Breckon Sports Center and American Midwest Conference play will begin on Jan. 7, as Park faces Missouri Baptist in its first AMC game since 2000. Park will begin its first season back in the American Midwest Conference in 2009 after previously holding membership in the AMC from 1993 to 2000, exiting the league following the spring semester in 2000. “Returning to the AMC is going to be a great opportunity for Park University,” Meriweather said. “It is going to be a very tough conference, because every team will be very competitive. Another positive in joining the AMC is the chance to start new rivalries, which will be good for all of our teams.” Starting Jan. 9 against Columbia College, Park will hit the road for four straight AMC games and will return home on Jan. 21 to face William Woods. After two more AMC road games against Hannibal-LaGrange on Jan. 23 and Stephens College on Jan. 28, Park will face McKendree University for the first time in ’09 on Jan. 30 at 2:00 p.m. at the Breckon Sports Center. Park and Mckendree split the two game series last season, with Park winning, 67-53, on Nov. 1 and McKendree coming out victorious on Dec. 5, 62-45. The Pirates have a three-game home stand beginning with Columbia on Feb. 6 and hit the road again with a contest against William Woods on February 18. The Owls are the defending AMC Tournament Champions and qualified for last year’s NAIA Division I National Tournament. Park’s senior day celebration will take place before the tip of the Stephens College game on Feb. 25, which will also mark the final regular season game played inside the Breckon Sports Center. The AMC Tournament will get started on Mar. 3 with the Quarterfinal round and will take place at Campus Sites throughout the AMC. The AMC Semifinals will be played on Friday, Mar. 5, while the AMC Championship game is set for Monday, Mar. 8 and will also take place at a Campus Site. The winner of the AMC Tournament Championship will go on to play in the NAIA National Tournament in Jackson, Tenn., at the Oman Arena from Mar. 17-23.

Game One AU - Nov. 6

Game Two MNU - Nov. 7

Game Three MVC - Nov. 10

Game Four BU - Nov. 13

Game Five BC - Nov. 14

Game Six WJC - Nov. 17

Game NineFriends - Nov. 28

Game Eleven LU - Dec. 5

Game Twelve MBU - Jan. 7

Game Fourteen CC - Jan. 9

Game Fifteen WBC - Jan. 15

Game Seventeen HSSU - JAn. 19

Game Seven KWU - Nov. 21

Game Nineteen HLC - Jan. 23

Game Twenty SC - Jan. 28

Game Twenty-One McK - Jan. 30

Game Twenty-Four C of O - Feb. 9

Game Eighteen WWU - Jan. 21

Game 1 - November 6, 2009 - 1:00 p.m. Olathe, Kan. Head Coach: Larry Williams Alma Mater: Univ. of Central Missouri Record at Avila: 59-35 (4th year) Career Record: Same Assistant Coach: Kari Clevinger Assistant Coach: Bob Lehman 2008 Record: 24-7 Location: Kansas City, Mo.Enrollment: 1,400Mascot: EaglesColors: Purple and Vegas GoldPresident: Dr. Ron SlepitzaDirector of Athletics: Mike SharpeConference: Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC)Sports Information Director: Eugene PeoplesSID Email: eugene.peoples@avila.eduAthletics Web site: www.avila.edu/athletics

Avila University Games 2 -10 - November 7, 2009 - 1:00 p.m. & December 1, 2009 - 7:00 P.m. Olathe, Kan. - Breckon Sports Center Head Coach: Bill Olin Alma Mater: Pasadena College Record at MNU: 222-108 Career Record: 483-355 Assistant Coach: Kayla Dingman Assistant Coach: Bob Lehman 2008 Record: 20-11 Location: Olathe, Kan.

Enrollment: 1,800Mascot: PioneersColors: Royal, Scarlet and WhitePresident: Dr. Ed RobinsonDirector of Athletics: Kevin SteeleConference: Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC)Sports Information Director: Chad JenkinsSID Email: cwjenkins@mnu.eduAthletics Web site: www.mnusports.com

MidAmerica Nazarene University

Games 3 - 8 - November 10, 2009 - 1:00 p.m. & November 24, 2009 - 5:30 p.m. Breckon Sports Center - Marshall, Mo. Head Coach: Jolene Christensen Alma Mater: Huron University Record at Mo Valley: 5-27 (2nd year) Career Record: Same Assistant Coach: Casandra Renno Assistant Coach: Tanner Fennewald 2008 Record: 5-27 Location: Marshall, Mo. Enrollment: 1,400

Mascot: VikingsColors: Orange and PurplePresident: Dr. Bonnie HumphreyDirector of Athletics: Tom FiferConference: Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC)Sports Information Director: Tom SandwithSID Email: sandwitht@moval.eduAthletics Web site: www.moval.edu/athletics

Missouri Valley College

Game 4 - November 13, 2009 - 7:30 p.m. Baldwin, Kan. Head Coach: Susan Decker Alma Mater: Tabor College Record at Baker: Career Record: Same Assistant Coach: Richard Ebel 2008 Record: 15-16 Location: Baldwin City, Kan. Enrollment: 1,858 Mascot: Wildcats

Colors: Orange President: Dr. Patricia LongDirector of Athletics: Dr. Patricia LongConference: Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC)Sports Information Director: Kevin KundeSID Email: kevin.kunde@bakeru.eduAthletics Web site: www.bakerwildcats.com

Baker University

Games 5 - 12 - November 14, 2009 - 1:00 p.m. January 2, 2010 - 2:00 P.M. Baldwin City, Kan. - Breckon Sports Center Head Coach: Chad Folsom Alma Mater: Grinnell College Record at BC: 177-86 (9th Year) Career Record: Same Assistant Coach: Andrea Wilder Assistant Coach: Courtney Edmonds 2008 Record: 23-10 Location: Atchison, Kan. Enrollment: 1,300Mascot: RavensColors: Black, White and RedPresident: Stephen D. MinnisDirector of Athletics: Charlie GartenmayerConference: Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC)Sports Information Director: Josh PoundSID Email: jpound@benedictine.eduAthletics Web site: www.ravenathletics.com

Games 5 & 12 - November 14, 2009 - 1:00 p.m. & January 2, 2009 - 5:30 p.m. Benedictine College

Game 6 - November 17, 2009 - 7:00 P.M. Breckon Sports Center Head Coach: Jill Cress Alma Mater: Northwestern Collge Record at WJC: 262-155 (14th Year) Career Record: Same Assistant Coach: Chad Thomason Assistant Coach: Bethany Garrison 2008 Record: 24-10 Location: Liberty, Mo. Enrollment: 1,300 Mascot: Cardinals

Colors: Cardinal Red and Black President: Dr. David SalleeDirector of Athletics: Dr. Darlene BaileyConference: Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC)Sports Information Director: Paul WorstellSID Email: worstellp@william.jewell.eduAthletics Web site: www.jewell.edu/athletics

Games 5 & 12 - November 14, 2009 - 1:00 p.m. & January 2, 2009 - 5:30 p.m. William Jewell College

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Game 7 - November 21, 2009 - 1:00 p.m. Breckon Sports Center Head Coach: Gordon Reimer Alma Mater: Baker University Record at KWU: 69-81 (4 years) Career Record: Same Assistant Coach: Ryan Showman 2008 Record: 27-6 Location: Salina, Kan.

Enrollment: 864Mascot: CoyotesColors: Purple and GoldPresident: Dr. Craig D. WillisDirector of Athletics: Dr, Matthew WilliamsConference: Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC)Sports Information Director: David ToelleSID Email: sportsinfo@kwu.eduAthletics Web site: www.kwu.edu/athletics

Kansas Wesleyan University Game 9 - November 28, 2009 - 2:00 P.M. Breckon Sports Center Head Coach: Gayla Soyez Alma Mater: Kansas State University Record at Friends: 103-104 Career Record: 103-104 Assistant Coach: Brianna Willhite Assistant Coach: MEgan VinZant 2008 Record: 18-12 Location: Wichita, Kan.

Enrollment: 2,800Mascot: FalconsColors: Scarlet and GreyPresident: Dr. Biff GreenDirector of Athletics: Joe ZimmermanConference: Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC)Sports Information Director: Scott RobinsonSID Email: sports_information@friends.eduAthletics Web site: www.friendsathletics.com

Friends University

Game 11 - December 5, 2009 - 2:00 p.m. Breckon Sports Center Head Coach: Jerome Willis Alma Mater: Langston University Record at Langston: 28-6 (1 Year) Career Record: Same Assistant Coach: Kenyatta Releford 2008 Record: 28-6 Location: Langston, Okla. Enrollment: 2,700 Mascot: Lions

Colors: Navy and OrangePresident: Dr. JoAnn W. HaysbertDirector of Athletics: Patric SimonConference: Red River Athletic ConferenceSports Information Director: Crystal Kelso SID Email: cnkelso@lunet.eduAthletics Web site: http://www.luathletics.com

Langston University Games 13 - 22 - January 7, 2010 - 5:30 p.m. & February 4, 2010 - 5:30 p.m. Breckon Sports Center Head Coach: Danny Wingate Alma Mater: Malone College Record at Mo Bap: 103-81 Career Record: 143-130 Assistant Coach: Iris Dixon 2008 Record: 14-14 Location: St. Louis, Mo. Enrollment: 2,800 Mascot: Spartans Colors: Blue and White

President: Dr. R. Alton LaceyDirector of Athletics: Tom SmithConference: American Midwest ConferenceSports Information Director: Tiah WingateSID Email: wingatet@mobap.eduAthletics Web site: www.mbuspartans.com

Missouri Baptist

Games 14 - 23 - January 9, 2010 - 2:00 p.m. February 6, 2010 - 2:00 P.M. Columbia, Mo. - Breckon Sports Center Head Coach: Mike Davis Alma Mater: Central Methodist Univ. Record at CC: 204-69 (9th Year) Career Record: 464-226 2008 Record: 29-5 Location: Columbia, Mo. Enrollment: 1,200 Mascot: Cougars Colors: Navy and Silver

President: Dr. Gerald BrouderDirector of Athletics: Bob BurchardConference: American Midwest ConferenceSports Information Director: Cindy FottiSID Email: cnfotti@ccis.eduAthletics Web site: www.columbiacougars.com

Games 5 & 12 - November 14, 2009 - 1:00 p.m. & January 2, 2009 - 5:30 p.m. Columbia College

Games 15 - 16 - January 15, 2010 - 5:30 P.M. & January 16, 2010 -2:00 P.M. Walnut Ridge, Ark. Head Coach: Carol Halford Alma Mater: Williams Baptist College Record at WBC: 388-321 (25 Years) Career Record: 388-321 Assistant Coach: Mike Chipman 2008 Record: 14-16 Location: Walnut Ridge, Ark. Enrollment: 700

Mascot: EaglesColors: Blue and White President: Dr. Jerol SwaimDirector of Athletics: Jeff RiderConference: American Midwest ConferenceSports Information Director: Brett CooperSID Email: bcooper@wbcoll.eduAthletics Web site: http://www.wbcoll.edu/athletics/

Games 5 & 12 - November 14, 2009 - 1:00 p.m. & January 2, 2009 - 5:30 p.m. Williams Baptist College

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Games 19 - 27 - January 23, 2010 - 2:00 p.m. & February 20, 2010 - 2:00 p.m. Hannibal, Mo. Breckon Sports Center Head Coach: Delena White Alma Mater: Hannibal-LaGrange College Record at HLG: 13-18 (2nd Year) Career Record: 13-18 Assistant Coach: Adam Robinson 2008 Record: 13-18 Location: Hannibal, Mo. Enrollment: 1,100 Mascot: Trojans

Colors: Scarlet and BluePresident: Dr. Woodrow BurtDirector of Athletics: Jason NicholsConference: American Midwest ConferenceSports Information Director: Matt GordonSID Email: mgordon@hlg.eduAthletics http://www.hlg.edu/athletics/default.php

Games 18 - 26 - January 21, 2010 - 5:30 p.m. - February 18, 2010 - 5:30 p.m. Breckon Sports Center - Fulton, Mo. Head Coach: Dan Chapla Alma Mater: Ottawa University Record at WWU: 21-11 (1st year) Career Record: 97-121(12 Years) Assistant Coach: Carrie Parker 2008 Record: 21-11 Location: Fulton, Mo. Enrollment: 2,300

Mascot: OwlsColors: Burgundy and Forest GreenPresident: Dr. Jahnae H. BarnettDirector of Athletics: Larry YorkConference: American Midwest ConferenceSports Information Director: Jason VittoneSID Email: jason.vittone@williamwoods.eduAthletics Web site: http://www.williamwoods.edu/athletics/index.asp

Games 17 - 25- January 19, 2010 - 5:30 p.m. - February 16, 2010 - 5:30 p.m. St. Louis, Mo. - Breckon Sports Center Head Coach: Wanda Nettles Alma Mater: Greenville College Record at HSSU: 7-24 (2nd year) Career Record: 7-24 Assistant Coach: 2008 Record: 7-24 Location: St. Louis, Mo. Enrollment: 1,900 Mascot: Hornets

Colors: Brown and GoldPresident: Dr. Henry GivensDirector of Athletics: TBAConference: American Midwest ConferenceSports Information Director: Phil HuntSID Email: huntp@hssu.eduAthletics Web site: http://athletics.hssu.edu/

Harris-Stowe State University William Woods University

Hannibal-LaGrange College Games 20 - 28 - January 28, 2010 - 5:30 p.m. & February 25, 2010 - 7:00 p.m. Columbia, Mo. - Breckon Sports Center Head Coach: Dane Pavlovich Alma Mater: Kansas Wesleyan Record at Stephens: 39-85 Career Record: 39-85 2008 Record: 14-14 Location: Columbia, Mo. Enrollment: 754 Mascot: Stars

Colors: Maroon and GoldPresident: Dr. Dianne LynchDirector of Athletics: Deb DurenConference: American Midwest ConferenceSports Information Director: Dane PavlovichSID Email: dpavlovich@stephens.eduAthletics Web site: http://www.stephens.edu/campuslife/athletics/

Stephens College

Games 21 - 29 - January 30, 2010 - 2:00 p.m. February 27, 2010 - 2:00 P.M. Breckon Sports Center - Lebanon, Ill. Head Coach: Melissa Ringhausen Alma Mater: Ottawa University Record at McK: 252-149 (14th Year) Career Record: 252-149 2008 Record: 20-12 Location: Lebanon, Ill. Enrollment: 3,000 Mascot: Bearcats Colors: Purple and White

President: Dr. James M. DennisDirector of Athletics: Harry StathamConference: American Midwest ConferenceSports Information Director (WBB Contact): Eric buckSID Email: embuck@mckendree.eduAthletics Web site: www. athletics.mckendree.edu

Games 5 & 12 - November 14, 2009 - 1:00 p.m. & January 2, 2009 - 5:30 p.m. McKendree University

Games 24 - February 9, 2010 - 7:00 P.M. Breckon Sports Center Head Coach: George Wilson Alma Mater: Drury College Record at C of O: 327-69 (13 Years) Career Record: 327-69 Assistant Coach: Becky Vest 2008 Record: 29-6 Location: Point Lookout, Mo. Enrollment: 1,500

Mascot: BobcatsColors: Maroon and White President: Dr. Jerry DavisDirector of Athletics: Al WallerConference: Midlands Collegiate Athletic ConferenceSports Information Director: Candy SullingerSID Email: sullinge@cofo.eduAthletics Web site: http://www.cofo.edu/athletics.asp

Games 5 & 12 - November 14, 2009 - 1:00 p.m. & January 2, 2009 - 5:30 p.m. College of the Ozarks

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2009-10 Opponents

The American Midwest Conference (formerly known as the Show-Me Collegiate Conference sponsors championships in 13 different sports: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s track and field, and volleyball. The purpose of the American Midwest Conference is to promote the positive ideals and objectives of athletics, to provide an organization of colleges and universities with similar founda-tions to engage in athletic contests on an equal basis, to serve as a forum to formulate and solve common problems, to enhance and preserve athletics in their true perspective and to promote athletics in an academic environment.

The purpose of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) is to promote the education and development of students through intercollegiate athletic participation. Member insti-tutions, although varied and diverse, share a common commitment to high standards and to the principle that participation in athletics serves as an integral part of the total educational process. The NAIA embraces the concept of the student and recog-nizes the importance of the individuality of each member institution, the value of the conferences and Association of Independent Institu-tions (A.I.I.) structure, and the benefits of membership in a national association. The NAIA supports gender equity. Gender equity is an atmo-sphere and reality where fair distribution of overall athletic opportuni-ty and resources, proportionate to enrollment, are available to women and men, and where no student-athlete, coach or athletics administra-tor is discriminated against in any way in the athletics program. That is to say, an athletics program is gender-equitable when the men’s sports program would be pleased to accept as its own the overall participation opportunities and resources currently allocated to the women’s sports program and vice versa. The NAIA has 50,000 student-athletes participating at near-ly 300 member colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada. Divided into 25 conferences and the Association of Inde-pendent Institutions (A.I.I.), the NAIA offers 23 championships in 13 sports. Since 1937, the NAIA has continued a long tradition of pushing the envelope and making a positive difference in the lives of students, coaches and parents. The Champions of Character program is the latest cutting-edge addition to the NAIA’s proud history of innovation. Through Champions of Character, the NAIA seeks to create an environment in which every student-athlete, coach, official and spectator are commit-ted to the true spirit of competition through the five core values: re-spect, integrity, responsibility, servant leadership and sportsmanship.

Park Parkville, Mo.

Columbia Columbia, Mo.

Hannibal-LaGrange Hannibal, Mo.

Harris-Stowe St. Louis, Mo.

McKendree Lebanon, Ill.

Missouri Baptist St. Louis, Mo.

William Woods Fulton, Mo.

Williams Baptist Walnut Ridge, Ark.

Stephens Columbia, Mo.

American Midwest Conference/NAIA

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2009-10 RosterNO. plAyEr pOs. hT. yr. hOmETOwN prEvIOUs sChOOl 4 Stefany Jones G 5-6 Sr. Pleasant Hill,Mo. Longview Community College 10 Shareikka Theus-Downey G 5-10 Jr. Joplin, Mo. Independence Community College 11 Traci Oden G 5-6 Sr. Richmond, Mo. Richmond High School 12 Sarah Hall G 5-10 Fr. Cameron, Mo. Cameron High School 14 Robin Covington G 5-8 Jr. Sumter, S.C. Sumter High School 15 Kristian Dodds G 5-5 Jr. Kansas City, Kan. Kansas City Kansas Community College 20 Hilary Walker F 5-11 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. Penn Valley Community College 21 Emma Hart G 6-0 Fr. Essex, England Southend High School 23 Shayla Seim G 5-9 So. Salina, Kan. Brown Mackie College 24 Oasha White G 5-8 So. Kansas City, Mo. Hickman Mills High School 25 Lauren Hatten G 5-8 Fr. Alton, Mo. Alton High School 34 Halima Ramsey G 5-7 So. Kansas City, Mo. Lincoln Prep High School 40 Dominique Hayes F 6-1 So. Kansas City, Mo. Hickman Mills High School 43 Vanessa Van Bleisem F 6-0 Fr. Smithville, Mo. Missouri State University 45 Kaitlin Lewis F 6-0 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. Raytown High School 53 Jasmine Kassanavoid F 5-9 Fr. Lawson, Mo. Lawson High School

Alphabetical RosterNO. plAyEr pOs. hT. yr. hOmETOwN prEvIOUs sChOOl 14 Robin Covington G 5-8 Jr. Sumter, S.C. Sumter High School 15 Kristian Dodds G 5-5 Jr. Kansas City, Kan. Kansas City Kansas Community College 12 Sarah Hall G 5-10 Fr. Cameron, Mo. Cameron High School 21 Emma Hart G 6-0 Fr. Essex, England Southend High School 25 Lauren Hatten G 5-8 Fr. Alton, Mo. Alton High School 40 Dominique Hayes F 6-1 So. Kansas City, Mo. Hickman Mills High School 4 Stefany Jones G 5-6 Sr. Pleasant Hill, Mo. Longview Community College 53 Jasmine Kassanavoid F 5-9 Fr. Lawson, Mo. Lawson High School 45 Kaitlin Lewis F 6-0 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. Raytown High School 11 Traci Oden G 5-6 Sr. Richmond, Mo. Richmond High School 34 Halima Ramsey G 5-7 So. Kansas City, Mo. Lincoln Prep High School 23 Shayla Seim G 5-9 So. Salina, Kan. Brown Mackie College 10 Shareikka Theus-Downey G 5-10 Jr. Joplin, Mo. Independence Community College 43 Vanessa Van Bleisem F 6-0 Fr. Smithville, Mo. Missouri State University 20 Hilary Walker F 5-11 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. Penn Valley Community College 24 Oasha White G 5-8 So. Kansas City, Mo. Hickman Mills High School

pIrATEs By sTATE/COUNTrysouth Carolina (1)Covington (Sumter)kansas (2)Dodds (Kansas City), Seim (Salina)missouri (12)Hall (Cameron), Hatten (Alton), Hayes (Kansas City), Jones (Pleasant Hill), Kassan-avoid (Lawson), Lewis (Kansas City), Oden (Richmond), Ramsey (Kansas City), Theus-Downey (Joplin), Van Bleisem (Smithville), Walker (Kansas City), White (Kansas City) England (1)Hart (Essex)

pIrATEs By pOsITIONguards(11)Covington, Dodds, Hall, Hart, Hatten, Jones, Oden, Ramsey, Seim, Theus-Downey, White.Forwards (5) Hayes, Kassanavoid, Lewis, Van Bleisem, Walker.

pIrATEs By ClAssseniors (2)Jones, OdenJuniors (4)Covington, Dodds, Theus-Downey, Walkersophomores (4)Hayes, Ramsey, Seim, WhiteFreshmen (6)Hall, Hart, Hatten, Kassanavoid, Lewis, Van Bleisem

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Head Coach Joe C. Meriweather

Joe C. Meriweather enters his 13th season as the head coach of the women’s basketball program at Park University. Meriweather is the all-time winningest coach in Park’s women’s basketball his-tory with his 123 career wins. The Pirates posted a 5-22 record in 2008-09 and featured a career 1,000 point, 700 rebound performer in Meghan Cummings. The St. Joseph, Mo., native collected her 1,000th career point on the road at Avila University on February 10 and her 700th rebound on February 7 against Brescia University at home. In 2007-08, Park finished 15-15 on the year. Meriweather led his 2007-08 squad to a 4-1 conference record and a second-place finish in the NAIA Independent Region Women’s Championship. Meriweather also helped guide Ashley Birch to a 2008 NAIA All-American Honorable Mention selection. In 2005, Meriweather guided the Pirates to a 19-12 overall record as Park quali-fied for the NAIA Division I National Tournament for the first time in school his-tory. For his efforts, he was named the 2005-06 NAIA Division I Independent Region Coach of the Year. In his thirteen-year career at Park, the 1998 AMC Coach of the Year has posted a 123-221 record, but over the last eight seasons his teams have won 100 games, including a school record 22 wins (3 losses) in 2003-04. Before taking the helm of the Pirate program, Meriweather enjoyed a long pro-fessional career in the NBA and overseas. Drafted in the first round by the Houston Rockets in 1975, he also played for the Atlanta Hawks, New Orleans Jazz, New York Knicks and played his final five seasons with the Kansas City Kings from 1980-85. During his 10-year NBA career, he averaged 8.1 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. Following his time in the NBA, Meriweather played abroad in Badalona, Spain, and Bologna, Italy. Meriweather played collegiately at Southern Illinois University from 1973-75, where he still ranks eighth among the school’s all-time career scoring leaders (1,536) and third all-time in rebounding with (1,005). During his time at SIU, he played on the United States National Team that finished third at the 1974 World Champion-ships in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Following his playing career, Meriweather served as general manager and head coach of the Kansas City Mustangs women’s professional team from 1992 to 1995. He has also coached in the Kansas City metro area at Bishop Hogan High School and Penn Valley Community College. Meriweather earned his bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois in 1975 and earned a master’s degree in public administration from Park University in 2002.

Joe C.

Meriweather Women’s Basketball Head Coach13th Year•

Joe C. MeriWeatHer’s Year-BY-Year reCorD at ParK UNiVersitY

W L PCt 1997-98 5 25 .167 1998-99 7 24 .2261999-00 3 25 .1072000-01 8 17 .3202001-02 14 17 .416 2002-03 9 22 .290 2003-04 22 3 .880 2004-05 13 15 .464 2005-06 19 12 .613 2006-07 3 24 .111 2007-08 15 15 .500 2008-09 5 22 .200totaL 123 221 .357

Kiera Hardy joins the Park University women’s basketball staff in 2009 after a storied playing career at the University of Nebraska. Hardy was one of the most prolific scorers and the best three-point shooter in Nebraska history. A three-time First-Team All-Big 12 Conference selection and a 2007 Kodak/WBCA All-Region 5 pick, Hardy rewrote the Nebraska three-point record book with 267 threes to rank sixth in Big 12 history. She also climbed to No. 4 on Nebraska’s career scoring list with 1,930 points. Hardy majored in family and consumer science and earned her undergraduate degree in May of 2007. She is originally from the Kansas City, Mo., area and attended Bishop O’Hara High School. Also in 2007, Hardy was a third round draft pick and No. 39 overall pick of the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun . Hardy went to training camp with the Sun, but decided to take her game overseas and played a full season in Iceland. The next season Hardy played professionally in the Czech Republic before suffering a knee injury and is now concentrating on beginning a coaching career.

assistant Coaches

Kiera

HarDY assistant Coach1st Year•

Stephen Gray joins Park University’s women’s basketball staff for the first time in 2009. Gray has been a coach for over two decades and most recently coached at Wichita High School East for the past 11 years. Coach Gray led the Flying Aces to two State Championships and four regional championships. Gray also helped develop many high school players into NCAA Division I basketball players, including his son, Taj Gray, who played at the University of Oklahoma. Taj was the leading scorer for the Sooners during the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons. Taj his currently playing professionally overseas in Europe. Gray earned a degree in Education from Wichita State University in 1977 and has worked as a school counselor for 18 years. Coach Gray is married with two children, Brianne and Taj, and has two grandchildren.

stephen

GraY assistant Coach1st Year•

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Meet the 2009-10 Pirates

2008-09 – Appeared in 23 games for Park in her first season, averaging 2.0 points per game and 1.5 rebounds a game…Averaged 11.7 minutes per contest and passed out 25 assists…The Sumter, S.C. native scored a career high 11 points against Brescia University on Feb. 15, 2009…Had a season high six assists against William Jewell at home on Nov. 24, 2008…Had 10 steals on the year…Played a season high 28 minutes in the season opening win against McKendree…Went 3-for-3 from the field in the home game against Brescia on Feb. 7, 2009.

PERSONAL- Has five siblings…enjoys listening to music and being with friends…majoring in psychology.

robin

Covington 14 Jr. - Guard - 5-8 - sumter ,s.C.•

robin Covington - 2008-09 seasoN statistiCs GP-S MIN AVG FG-A PCT 3PT-A PCT FT-A PCT OFF DEF REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG23-0 270 11.7 19-65 .292 0-3 .000 17-26 .654 14 20 34 1.5 25 44 3 10 55 2.4

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Previous SchoolSumter High School

PERSONAL – Kristian Dodds has two siblings Collin (23) and Dallas (11)…Played one season at KCK Community College and one at Coffeyville CC…Majoring in Business Administration…Graduated from Sumner Academy in 2007…Averaged 12 points, three rebounds and four assists her senior year…Nicknamed Kris.

Kristian

Dodds 15 Jr. - Guard - 5-5 - Kansas City, Kan.•

Previous SchoolKansas City Kansas Community College

PERSONAL – Sarah Elizabeth Hall was born in Kansas City, Mo… Parents are Eddie Hall and Cheryl Assel…Hall was also recruited by William Jewell and Avila…Has four siblings, Katie (25), Joey (23), Mollie (20), Elijah (16)…Plans to major in Secondary Education…Played Volleyball, Basketball and Soccer at Cameron High School…Helped lead the Volleyball team to a District Champi-onship.

sarah

Hall 12 Fr. - Guard - 5-10 - Cameron, Mo.•

Previous SchoolCameron High School

2008-09 – Redshirted the 2008-09 season.

PERSONAL - Emma Hart is the daughter of Paul and Paula Hart…has a young-er brother, Joe (16)…majoring in Political Science...attended Southend High School for Girls in Southend, England…Hart sat out the 2008-09 season and was able to gain valuable experience while redshirting, which will allow her to transition nicely into her first full season for the Pirates.

emma

Hart 21 Fr. - Guard - 6-0 - essex, england•

Previous SchoolSouthend High School

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PERSONAL - Lauren Ashley Hatten was born to parents Edd and Tina Hatten in Dallas, Texas…Lauren has one younger brother, Zane (15)…Was also recruited by Missouri Baptist University…Enjoys playing basketball and riding 4-wheelers in her free time…Plans on majoring in Secondary Education…Graduated from Alton High School in 2008…Helped lead the Comets to a second-place finish in districts and was named to the First-Team All-Conference squad…Hatten is among the Top 10 in rebounding in the history of the Alton Girls Basketball program.

Lauren

Hatten 25 Fr. - Guard - 5-8 - alton , Mo.•

Dominique Hayes - 2008-09 seasoN statistiCs GP-S MIN AVG FG-A PCT 3PT-A PCT FT-A PCT OFF DEF REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG17-13 366 21.5 41-89 .461 0-0 .000 24-37 .649 45 63 108 6.4 15 36 9 14 106 6.2

Previous SchoolAlton High School

Player Profiles

2008-09 – Hayes started her first season for the Pirates out with a bang, by scoring 11 points and grabbing 23 rebounds in a, 67-53, season opening win against McK-endree…for her efforts in that game, Hayes was named the NAIA’ s Association of Independent Institutions Female Athlete of the Week, for the week ending November 3, 2008…Hayes had two other double-figure rebounding games on the year and four other contests in which she scored more than 11 points…The Kansas City, Mo., native registered a double-double in the, 68-65, victory over Ottawa, as she scored 19 points and grabbed 11 boards…She also had a solid year from the free-throw line, shooting 24-of-37, for a .649 percentage…Averaged 6.2 points and 6.4 rebounds on the year…Appeared in 17 games and started in 13 for the Pirates and averaged 21.5 minutes per game…Hayes was the second leading rebounder behind graduating senior Meghan Cummings.PERSONAL – Has three younger siblings…enjoys dancing, singing and watching television…attended Hickman Mills High School in Kansas City, Mo…helped lead the Lady Cougars to a conference championship and a fourth placing at the state tour-nament...majoring in Criminal Justice.

Dominique

Hayes 40 so. - Forward - 6-1 - Kansas City, Mo.•

Previous SchoolHickman Mills High School

stefany Jones - 2008-09 seasoN statistiCs GP-S MIN AVG FG-A PCT 3PT-A PCT FT-A PCT OFF DEF REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG22-15 360 16.4 23-78 .295 1-8 .125 25-36 .694 12 19 31 1.4 30 58 2 13 72 3.3

2007-08 seasoN statistiCs GP-S MIN AVG FG-A PCT 3PT-A PCT FT-A PCT OFF DEF REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 9-0 74 8.2 3-13 .231 0-1 .000 4-8 .500 3 1 4 0.4 5 15 0 5 10 1.1

2008-09 – Jones started in 15 games for Park at the point guard position, and was tied for the team lead in assists with 30…Jones averaged 3.3 points per game and 16.4 minutes a game…Had a season high eight points at McK-endree on Dec. 5…Averaged 1.4 assists per game…Was second on the team in free-throw percentage at 69.4-percent…Had five assists on Valentines Day against Voorhees College.2007-08 - Saw action in nine games for the Pirates…played a total of 74 minutes, averaging 8.2 a game…averaged 1.1 points and 0.4 rebounds a game…played a season high, 17 minutes against MidAmerica Nazarene on Nov. 6, recording two assists in the game…Scored a season high three points against Columbia College (11/1)…grabbed five steals on the season.PERSONAL — Stefany Jones is the daughter of Tom and Cindy Jones…father is an engineer, mother is a teacher…has three siblings, Sarah (26), Ryan (24) and Rachel (23)…favorite hobbies include playing basketball and exercising…also attended Longview Community College…attended high school at Pleasant Hill High…athletic honors include: first-team all-confer-ence, first-team all-district and a part of the KMZU Dream Team…major is criminal justice.

stefany

Jones 4 sr. - Guard - 5-6 - Pleasant Hill, Mo.•

Previous SchoolLongview Community College

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PERSONAL – Jasmine Marie Kassanavoid was born to parents Ron and Janet Kas-sanavoid…Plans to major in Education…Has three siblings, Joseph (20), Jaaron (17) and Janee (14)…Was also recruited by Kansas State University and the Univer-sity of Iowa…Nicknamed Jazzy…Also played Volleyball for Park head coach Rick Mischka in the Fall, leading the Pirates in kills and kills per game.

Jasmine

Kassanavoid 53 Fr. - Forward - 5-9 -Lawson, Mo.•

Previous SchoolLawson High School

PERSONAL - Kaitlin Rose Lewis was born in Moberly, Mo…Has five siblings, Ma-rissa (17), Dale (13), Chanah (9), Phoebe (8) and William (4)…Majoring in Biol-ogy…Was also recruited by Graceland University…Graduated from Raytown High School in 2009…Helped lead the Blue Jays to two conference championships…Was a three-year varsity letterwinner…Chose Park University for its basketball program and location.

Kaitlin

Lewis 45 Fr. - Forward - 6-0 - Kansas City, Mo.•

Previous SchoolRaytown High School

Player Profiles

traci oden - 2008-09 seasoN statistiCs GP-S MIN AVG FG-A PCT 3PT-A PCT FT-A PCT OFF DEF REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG26-18 422 16.2 25-95 .263 11-44 .250 20-29 .690 24 32 56 2.2 30 49 0 14 81 3.1

2007-08 seasoN statistiCs GP-S MIN AVG FG-A PCT 3PT-A PCT FT-A PCT OFF DEF REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG14-0 105 7.5 8-26 .308 3-9 .333 8-16 .500 7 11 18 1.3 4 10 0 3 27 1.9

2006-07 seasoN statistiCs GP-S MIN AVG FG-A PCT 3PT-A PCT FT-A PCT OFF DEF REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 27-3 481 17.8 35-123 .285 7-40 .175 11-14 .786 29 36 65 2.4 21 47 2 16 88 3.3

2008-09 – Oden appeared in 26 games last season with 18 starts and is the only four year player on the squad…Had an almost perfect game from the field against Hannibal-LaGrange College on Dec. 6, shooting 5-of-6 from the field and 4-for-4 from three-point range, Oden played 37 minutes in that contest and was 2-for-2 from the free-throw line. She also had a career high in points that day with 16…Had a season high seven rebounds against Langston University on Nov. 6…Passed out a season high five assists against Ottawa on Jan. 5...Was second on the team in assists with 30.2007-08 - Appeared in 14 games for the Pirates as a sophomore…scored a season high 14 points against Allen University on February 2…also grabbed seven rebounds against Allen…averaged 1.9 points and 1.3 rebounds a game…logged 105 minutes on the season, averaging 7.5 minutes a game…collected four assists and three steals on the year.2006-07 - Appeared in all 27 games as a true freshman and started three games in a row against Missouri Baptist (11/14), Lyon College (11/17) and John Brown University (11/18)…scored 10 points on Nov. 11 against Langston University and went 4-for-6 (.667) from the field…scored 88 total points, averaging 3.3 a game…had 65 total rebounds, getting six against Missouri Baptist...added 21 assists on the year, averaging 0.8 a game…de-fensively had two blocks and 16 steals…averaged 17.8 minutes a game...saw over 30 minutes of action on the floor in the John Brown Classic.PERSONAL- Traci Oden is the daughter of Marty and Lynda Oden…at-tended Richmond High School, where she helped produce the first winning season in Richmond High’s women’s basketball history…also a 4.0 student and National Honor Society recipient…majoring in Finance & Market-ing…enjoys shopping, vacations and hanging out with friends…Has two siblings, Lige (30) and Tyler (23).

traci

oden 11 sr. - Guard - 5-6 - richmond, Mo.•

Previous SchoolRichmond High School

Halima ramsey - 2008-09 seasoN statistiCs GP-S MIN AVG FG-A PCT 3PT-A PCT FT-A PCT OFF DEF REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 8-0 49 6.1 5-8 .461 1-1 1.000 2-6 .333 4 2 6 0.8 0 3 1 3 13 1.6

2008-09 – Ramsey played in eight games last season for the Pirates…Had a season high seven points against Missouri Western on Feb. 17 and played a season high 21 minutes against the Griffons…Had one blocked shot on the year along with three steals…Was perfect for the three-point line, going 1-for-1…Shot 5-for-8 from the field on the year.PERSONAL – Halima Ramsey is the daughter of Reginald and Kim Ramsey…Has one younger brother, Ibrahim, (16)…attended Lincoln Prep High School in Kansas City, Mo…led the Tigers as a team captain…also a National Honor Society member…enjoys playing basketball and writing…majoring in Early Childhood Education.

Halima

ramsey 34 so. - Guard - 5-7 - Kansas City, Mo.•

Previous SchoolLincoln Prep High School

PERSONAL – Shayla Lilly Seim was born in Salina, Kan. to parents Larry and Sandra Seim…Has three siblings, Jacob (26), Chantey (23) and Jameon (12)…Seim played one year at Brown Mackie College in Salina for one season under head coach Keith Ferguson…She helped lead the Lions to a Region Championship and scored 26 points in one of the region games…Seim graduated from Southeast of Salina High School in 2008…Was awarded All-County honors three-times and holds the single season points record…Was a member of the National Honor Society and volunteered for Big Brothers-Big Sisters...Majoring in Biology.

shayla

seim 23 so. - Guard - 5-9 - salina, Kan.•

Previous SchoolBrown Mackie College

shareikka theus-Downey - 2008-09 seasoN statistiCs GP-S MIN AVG FG-A PCT 3PT-A PCT FT-A PCT OFF DEF REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 18-1 214 11.9 9-51 .176 4-34 .118 6-10 .600 9 25 34 1.9 3 9 5 11 28 1.6

2008-09 – Made one start on the year against NCAA Div II Missouri West-ern…Averaged 11.9 minutes per game a year ago…Had a season high eight rebounds in her second game as a Pirate against William Jewell on Nov. 24…Scored a season high seven points against Missouri Western.PERSONAL - Shareikka Theus-Downey was born in Joplin, Mo., and is the daughter of Sherry and Dave Jackson…Played both Volleyball and Basketball for Park in 2008-09…Chose to attend Park after being recruited by Emporia State, Texas College and Bacone…Was also a Pirate at Independence Com-munity College in Independence, Kan., where she played both volleyball and basketball…In high school, lettered in volleyball, basketball and track, where she was a four-year qualifier in track and also the team’s newcomer of the year…On the basketball court, earned the team’s Hustle Award and was selected for the area All-Star game in 2006…Was named the volleyball team’s Offensive Player of the Year as a senior and helped the team to district and conference titles in 2006.

shareikka

theus-Downey 10 Jr. - Guard - 5-10 - Joplin, Mo.•

Previous SchoolIndependence Community College

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PERSONAL – Vanessa Alyse Van Bleisem was born in Smithville, Mo…Plans to ma-jor in International Business…Enjoys playing basketball, listening to music, travel-ing and exercising…Attended Smithville High School, where she led the Warriors to three District titles and was named to the All-State, All-Conference and All-District teams…Was also a member of the honor roll all four years.

Vanessa

Van Bleisem 43 Fr. - Forward - 6-0 - smithville, Mo.•

Previous SchoolMissouri State University

PERSONAL – Plans to major in Secondary Education…Favorite hobbies include writing, dancing and playing basketball…Graduated from Raytown South High School in 2006…Was named the Cardinals Most Valuable Player and was named to the All-Conference team…Walker played for Penn Valley Community College prior to Park for head coach Jeff Atkins…The Scouts were ranked No. 8 in the nation at one point while Walker was a member of the squad.

Hilary

Walker 20 Jr. - Forward - 5-11 - Kansas City, Mo.•

Previous SchoolPenn Valley Community College

oasha White - 2008-09 seasoN statistiCs GP-S MIN AVG FG-A PCT 3PT-A PCT FT-A PCT OFF DEF REB AVG A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 27-0 372 13.8 25-110 .227 7-40 .175 29-48 .604 38 34 72 2.7 23 64 6 17 86 3.2

2008-09 – White was one of only two players to appear in all 27 games for Park a year ago…White averaged 13.8 minutes per game and 3.2 points per contest…Had a season high 13 points in Park’s, 69-59, win over Brescia Uni-versity on Feb. 7, shot 5-for-8 from the field and 3-for-3 from the free-throw line in the game against Brescia…Grabbed a season high seven boards against MidAmerica Nazarene on Dec. 2.PERSONAL - Nicknamed Yoshie….attended Hickman Mills High School under coach Steve Cassity…helped lead the Cougars to a fourth-place finish in the state tournament…majoring in Accounting.

oasha

White 24 so. - Guard - 5-8 - Kansas City, Mo.•

Previous SchoolHickman Mills High School

Player Profiles

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aMC Presason Coaches Poll The Park University women’s basketball team has been picked to finish seventh in the American Midwest Conference, according to the nine conference coaches announced by the AMC in late October. Park will rejoin the AMC for the first time since 2000 after spending the last nine seasons as an Independent Institution. Park received 23 points in the poll and is predicted to finish behind six other schools including Columbia College, William Woods, McKendree Univer-sity, Missouri Baptist, Williams Baptist and Hannibal-LaGrange College. Columbia received five first-place votes and a total of 61 points in the coaches poll. The Cougars shared the AMC regular-season championship with William Woods University, which was installed as the No. 2 team in this year’s pre-season rating. The Owls claimed the remaining four first-place votes and earned 58 points from the AMC coaches. There is a lot of firepower returning for a Columbia squad that posted a 29-5 overall record and 14-2 league mark in 2008-09. The Cougars earned an at-large bid to the NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball National Championship and reached the second round. After sharing the AMC regular-season title with Columbia, William Woods went on to win the conference tournament championship and earn its spot in the NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball National Championship. The Owls were 21-11 overall and 14-2 in the AMC a year ago, and head coach Dan Chapla has the nucleus of last year’s team returning in 2009-10. McKendree University grabbed 51 points to finish third in the AMC pre-season poll. Head coach Melissa Ringhausen led the Bearcats to a 20-12 record and a berth in the AMC Tournament championship contest, and has a young squad set to take the floor in 2009-10. Senior guard Haley Klingelhoefer (9.3 PPG) will provide veteran leadership, and will be joined by junior guards Katie Fullerton (8.8 PPG, 114 assists) and Ashley Agee (13 PPG). Missouri Baptist University was picked to take fourth place in the AMC with 43 points, followed by Williams Baptist College with 33 points. Hannibal-LaGrange College grabbed the No. 6 slot in the AMC pre-season poll with 30 points, and were followed by the league’s newest member, Park University. Rounding out the AMC pre-season poll are Stephens College (13 points) and Harris-Stowe State University (12 points). The 2009-10 AMC schedule begins on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010, and runs through Saturday, Feb. 27. The AMC Tournament will be held March 1, 3, 5 and 8. The post-season champion will earn the conference’s automatic bid to the NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball National Championship, which runs March 17-23 at Oman Arena in Jackson, Tenn. The Pirates return eight players to this year’s squad and bring in eight newcomers. The Pirates lost its first competition of the season on Oct.17 as exhibi-tion traveling squad, Livin the Dream, defeated Park, 69-63. Park will open up the 2009-10 regular season on Friday, Nov. 6 against Avila University at 1:00 p.m. in Olathe, Kan., as part on MidAmerica Nazarene’s Classic. 2009-10 AMC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PRE-SEASON POLL (FIRST-PLACE VOTES IN PARENTHESES) Place Team Points 1 Columbia College (5) 61 2 William Woods University (4) 58 3 McKendree University 51 4 Missouri Baptist University 43 5 Williams Baptist College 33 6 Hannibal-LaGrange College 30 7 Park University 23 8 Stephens College 13 9 Harris-Stowe State University 12

2008-09 recap The 2008-09 season had its ups and downs for Park, but one thing was a constant for the Pirates, they never gave up and always worked hard. Park had an incoming freshman class of 10 players and only five returners. Park finished the year, 5-22, and lost in the first round of the Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.) Tournament, to Morris College, 76-67. The Pirates began the year with a solid win over McKendree University, 67-53, inside the Breckon Sports Center. In the first game of her career, Dominique Hayes, scored 11 points and grabbed 23 rebounds against the Bearcats. For her efforts she was named the A.I.I. Female Athlete of the week. With things looking up after the big win over McKendree, Park lost its next 12 games and didn’t pick up a win until Dec. 13 on the road against Missouri Valley College. Park then picked up another road win on Jan. 5 against Ottawa in a 68-65 victory. Park then returned home after an eight game road trip to face Missouri Valley at the Breckon Sports Center. Park again defeated the Vikings, 64-59, in overtime for their fourth win of the year. Park’s final win of the year came against Brescia University on Feb. 7 at home in a 69-59 win. One of Park’s leading rebounders and scorers reached two milestones in 2008-09, as senior Meghan Cummings scored her 1,000th point against Avila University and collected her 700th career rebound against Brescia. “Meghan went out there and played hard everyday in practice and in games,” head coach Joe C. Meriweather said. “I was very proud of her, not only for what she did on the court but off the court as well. She graduated on time last May and was always a hard worker, so I am definitely proud of everything she did at Park and she will be greatly missed.” Cummings finished her four year career with 1,061 points and 731 rebounds. Park will also miss the services of Brianne Edwards from last year. Edwards finished the season averaging 13.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. Edwards was the only Pirate to start and appear in all 27 games a year ago. Edwards and Cummings were named to the 2009 A.I.I. All-Independent Team for their stellar season, which was announced during the quarterfinal round of the A.I.I. Tournament at Tullis Arena in Orangeburg, S.C. Park’s season scoring high was 69 against Brescia and season low was in a loss to Columbia when the Pirates scored 32 points. Park went 3-6 at the Breckon Sports Center and went 2-12 on the road and 0-4 in neutral site games. Park had 3,791 fans pack the Breckon Sports Center on the year and averaged 421 fans per contest. The Pirates went 1-6 against AMC foes last year, picking up their lone win against McKendree on Nov. 1.

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2008-09 statistics 2008-09 Park Women's Basketball Park Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 06, 2009) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES........... (5-22) (3-6) (2-12) (0-4) CONFERENCE.......... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (5-22) (3-6) (2-12) (0-4)

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 04 Jones, Stefany..... 22-15 360 16.4 23-78 .295 1-8 .125 25-36 .694 12 19 31 1.4 25 0 30 58 2 13 72 3.3 10 Akers, Candice..... 20-2 203 10.2 22-86 .256 3-25 .120 10-15 .667 16 22 38 1.9 17 0 11 15 0 10 57 2.9 11 Oden, Traci........ 26-18 422 16.2 25-95 .263 11-44 .250 20-29 .690 24 32 56 2.2 31 0 30 49 0 14 81 3.1 12 Smith, Kiangela.... 20-9 269 13.5 14-46 .304 9-22 .409 2-7 .286 10 13 23 1.2 30 1 36 45 2 8 39 2.0 14 Covington, Robin... 23-0 270 11.7 19-65 .292 0-3 .000 17-26 .654 14 20 34 1.5 23 0 25 44 3 10 55 2.4 15 Norman, Rackel..... 5-3 48 9.6 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 3 4 7 1.4 8 1 2 18 0 5 6 1.2 20 Jones, Dela........ 25-6 393 15.7 40-119 .336 17-50 .340 20-31 .645 13 25 38 1.5 31 0 21 45 0 13 117 4.7 24 White, Oasha....... 27-0 372 13.8 25-110 .227 7-40 .175 29-48 .604 38 34 72 2.7 39 1 23 64 6 17 86 3.2 25 Theus-Downey, Share 18-1 214 11.9 9-51 .176 4-34 .118 6-10 .600 9 25 34 1.9 18 0 3 9 5 11 28 1.6 30 Wilson, Katelyn.... 11-0 95 8.6 12-27 .444 0-1 .000 3-6 .500 3 11 14 1.3 26 2 2 9 3 6 27 2.5 32 Dean, Chante....... 26-11 412 15.8 47-122 .385 0-0 .000 23-40 .575 58 65 123 4.7 65 3 17 41 18 27 117 4.5 33 Cummings, Meghan... 23-23 811 35.3 92-234 .393 28-78 .359 36-55 .655 68 106 174 7.6 46 1 28 52 5 29 248 10.8 34 Ramsey, Halima..... 8-0 49 6.1 5-8 .625 1-1 1.000 2-6 .333 4 2 6 0.8 7 0 0 3 1 3 13 1.6 40 Hayes, Dominique... 17-13 366 21.5 41-89 .461 0-0 .000 24-37 .649 45 63 108 6.4 32 0 15 36 9 14 106 6.2 45 Logan, Brook....... 5-0 23 4.6 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 6-12 .500 3 1 4 0.8 6 0 2 7 0 0 10 2.0 50 English, Brittney.. 11-7 201 18.3 25-59 .424 0-0 .000 12-19 .632 20 34 54 4.9 18 0 7 19 1 11 62 5.6 53 Edwards, Brianne... 27-27 917 34.0 151-418 .361 20-64 .313 53-76 .697 49 97 146 5.4 82 4 29 72 8 22 375 13.9 TEAM............... 37 67 104 4.0 0 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total.............. 27 5425 554-1622 .342 101-372 .272 290-455 .637 426 640 1066 39.5 504 13 281 594 63 213 1499 55.5 Opponents.......... 27 5425 651-1529 .426 147-407 .361 405-594 .682 308 726 1034 38.3 453 - 385 494 77 324 1854 68.7

TEAM STATISTICS PARK OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND --------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------------- --- ----- ------ SCORING.................. 1499 1854 11/01/08 MCKENDREE W 67-53 515 Points per game........ 55.5 68.7 11/04/08 at MidAmerica Nazarene L 64-86 432 Scoring margin......... -13.1 - 11/06/08 at Langston L 58-83 200 FIELD GOALS-ATT.......... 554-1622 651-1529 11/08/08 AVILA L 59-69 491 Field goal pct......... .342 .426 11/11/08 at William Jewell L 34-73 305 3 POINT FG-ATT........... 101-372 147-407 11/14/08 vs Baker L 53-67 105 3-point FG pct......... .272 .361 11/15/08 at Benedictine L 50-85 304 3-pt FG made per game.. 3.7 5.4 11/18/08 COLUMBIA L 52-57 309 FREE THROWS-ATT.......... 290-455 405-594 11/22/08 at Missouri Baptist L 55-71 259 Free throw pct......... .637 .682 11/24/08 WILLIAM JEWELL L 44-60 784 REBOUNDS................. 1066 1034 12/2/08 MIDAMERICA NAZARENE L 62-69 379 Rebounds per game...... 39.5 38.3 12/5/08 at McKendree L 45-62 79 Rebounding margin...... +1.2 - 12/6/08 at Hannibal-LaGrange L 60-72 175 ASSISTS.................. 281 385 12/13/08 at Missouri Valley W 64-56 112 Assists per game....... 10.4 14.3 01/02/09 vs William Woods L 47-70 183 TURNOVERS................ 594 494 1/3/09 at Columbia L 32-57 155 Turnovers per game..... 22.0 18.3 1/5/09 at Ottawa W 68-65 144 Turnover margin........ -3.7 - 1/08/09 at Peru State L 56-68 144 Assist/turnover ratio.. 0.5 0.8 1/10/09 at College of the Ozarks L 43-84 1200 STEALS................... 213 324 01/19/09 MISSOURI VALLEY W OT 64-59 263 Steals per game........ 7.9 12.0 02/03/09 COLLEGE OF THE OZARK L 57-75 418 BLOCKS................... 63 77 02/07/09 BRESCIA W 69-59 311 Blocks per game........ 2.3 2.9 2/10/09 at Avila L 68-90 250 WINNING STREAK........... 0 - 2/14/09 vs Voorhees College L 58-59 129 Home win streak........ 0 - 2/15/09 at Brescia L 56-69 233 ATTENDANCE............... 3791 4664 02/17/09 MISSOURI WESTERN L 47-60 321 Home games-Avg/Game.... 9-421 14-285 03/06/09 vs Morris L 67-76 255 Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 4-168

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total ------------------------------ ---- ---- ---- ---- Park.......................... 713 776 10 - 1499 Opponents..................... 892 957 5 - 1854

2008-09 Park Women's Basketball Park Game-by-Game Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Oct 21, 2009) All games

04 10 11 12 14 15 20 24 25Opponent Date Score WL JONES,STE AKERS,CAN ODEN,TRAC SMITH,KIA COVINGTON NORMAN,RA JONES,DEL WHITE,OAS THEUS-DOW-------- ---- ----- -- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------MCKENDREE 11/01/08 67-53 W 6- 1- 3 2- 3- 1 3- 1- 0 0- 1- 1 DNP DNP 16- 1- 3 2- 2- 4 DNPat MidAmerica Nazarene 11/04/08 64-86 L 5- 2- 4 2- 0- 1 3- 1- 2 0- 0- 0 DNP DNP 5- 0- 1 9- 4- 1 DNPat Langston 11/06/08 58-83 L 5- 1- 1 2- 1- 0 4- 7- 4 0- 0- 1 DNP 2- 1- 0 5- 2- 0 4- 4- 0 DNPAVILA 11/08/08 59-69 L 0- 0- 0 5- 1- 1 0- 2- 1 DNP 2- 3- 5 4- 4- 2 0- 1- 2 2- 4- 0 DNPat William Jewell 11/11/08 34-73 L 0- 1- 1 0- 1- 1 0- 0- 0 DNP 0- 0- 0 0- 2- 0 17- 3- 0 2- 4- 0 DNPvs Baker 11/14/08 53-67 L 2- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 2- 5- 1 3- 1- 3 2- 1- 0 DNP 7- 3- 1 0- 0- 0 DNPat Benedictine 11/15/08 50-85 L 3- 0- 0 4- 1- 0 2- 0- 0 0- 0- 1 0- 0- 0 DNP 7- 3- 2 5- 2- 2 DNPCOLUMBIA 11/18/08 52-57 L DNP DNP 7- 2- 0 2- 1- 0 DNP 0- 0- 0 11- 1- 1 5- 1- 2 DNPat Missouri Baptist 11/22/08 55-71 L 7- 4- 2 DNP 2- 2- 0 2- 1- 3 0- 2- 1 DNP 5- 1- 0 6- 6- 1 0- 4- 0WILLIAM JEWELL 11/24/08 44-60 L DNP 10- 5- 2 DNP 1- 0- 3 1- 3- 6 DNP 0- 1- 0 5- 4- 1 0- 8- 0MIDAMERICA NAZARENE 12/2/08 62-69 L 3- 0- 0 0- 4- 0 4- 5- 3 DNP 7- 4- 1 DNP 4- 3- 2 0- 7- 2 4- 2- 0at McKendree 12/5/08 45-62 L 8- 1- 1 3- 0- 1 0- 0- 0 DNP 2- 0- 1 0- 0- 0 DNP 4- 4- 0 0- 2- 0at Hannibal-LaGrange 12/6/08 60-72 L 2- 3- 5 0- 2- 1 16- 2- 2 DNP 0- 1- 2 DNP DNP 0- 0- 0 0- 0- 0at Missouri Valley 12/13/08 64-56 W 6- 4- 1 2- 4- 0 9- 5- 4 DNP 0- 1- 0 DNP 0- 2- 2 0- 1- 0 0- 0- 0vs William Woods 01/02/09 47-70 L DNP 0- 0- 0 5- 1- 0 4- 5- 4 0- 0- 0 DNP 0- 2- 0 2- 1- 2 0- 0- 0at Columbia 1/3/09 32-57 L DNP 4- 5- 1 3- 6- 1 0- 2- 0 0- 1- 0 DNP 0- 1- 2 0- 4- 1 0- 1- 0at Ottawa 1/5/09 68-65 W DNP DNP 2- 2- 5 6- 2- 3 0- 0- 0 DNP 0- 1- 0 2- 1- 0 5- 1- 0at Peru State 1/08/09 56-68 L 0- 0- 0 3- 1- 0 0- 1- 0 11- 3- 2 0- 0- 0 DNP 0- 1- 0 1- 0- 0 6- 6- 0at College of the Ozark1/10/09 43-84 L 7- 2- 0 4- 6- 0 4- 4- 0 0- 0- 1 2- 2- 0 DNP 2- 1- 0 2- 2- 0 DNPMISSOURI VALLEY 01/19/09 64-59 WO 2- 4- 0 0- 0- 2 0- 1- 0 3- 0- 2 10- 6- 1 DNP 16- 4- 2 1- 1- 0 0- 0- 1COLLEGE OF THE OZARK 02/03/09 57-75 L 0- 2- 5 7- 3- 0 3- 0- 0 5- 2- 2 2- 3- 2 DNP 5- 1- 0 7- 4- 0 0- 2- 0BRESCIA 02/07/09 69-59 W 2- 2- 1 DNP 3- 3- 4 0- 1- 0 9- 0- 3 DNP 3- 0- 0 13- 5- 2 2- 1- 0at Avila 2/10/09 68-90 L 0- 1- 0 9- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 DNP 2- 2- 1 DNP 4- 1- 0 3- 2- 1 2- 2- 0vs Voorhees College 2/14/09 58-59 L 4- 2- 1 0- 0- 0 0- 1- 0 0- 1- 1 0- 1- 0 DNP 5- 2- 1 1- 2- 1 2- 0- 1at Brescia 2/15/09 56-69 L 0- 0- 1 DNP 0- 0- 1 0- 1- 1 11- 2- 2 DNP 5- 2- 2 4- 1- 0 0- 0- 0MISSOURI WESTERN 02/17/09 47-60 L 4- 0- 1 DNP 7- 3- 1 0- 0- 2 2- 1- 0 DNP 0- 1- 0 1- 2- 1 7- 3- 1vs Morris 03/06/09 67-76 L 6- 1- 3 DNP 2- 2- 1 2- 2- 6 3- 1- 0 DNP 0- 0- 0 5- 4- 2 0- 2- 0

30 32 33 34 40 45 50 53Opponent Date Score WL WILSON,KA DEAN,CHAN CUMMINGS, RAMSEY,HA HAYES,DOM LOGAN,BRO ENGLISH,B EDWARDS,B-------- ---- ----- -- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------MCKENDREE 11/01/08 67-53 W 0- 0- 0 8- 3- 2 13- 8- 3 DNP 11-23- 1 DNP 0- 0- 0 6- 8- 1at MidAmerica Nazarene 11/04/08 64-86 L 4- 1- 0 0- 2- 0 14-10- 1 DNP 12- 4- 2 DNP 0- 2- 1 10- 1- 0at Langston 11/06/08 58-83 L 4- 1- 1 4- 2- 0 9- 6- 0 0- 1- 0 4- 4- 1 0- 1- 0 DNP 15- 5- 0AVILA 11/08/08 59-69 L 0- 0- 0 2- 2- 0 19-11- 2 DNP 2- 1- 3 2- 0- 1 4- 3- 1 17- 6- 1at William Jewell 11/11/08 34-73 L 2- 1- 0 3- 7- 0 DNP DNP 0-10- 0 DNP 8- 3- 0 2- 2- 0vs Baker 11/14/08 53-67 L 0- 1- 0 9- 7- 0 7-12- 0 2- 0- 0 DNP DNP DNP 19- 3- 1at Benedictine 11/15/08 50-85 L 0- 3- 0 11- 7- 1 6-10- 0 0- 1- 0 DNP 3- 1- 0 DNP 9- 2- 1COLUMBIA 11/18/08 52-57 L DNP 0- 1- 1 5- 7- 0 DNP DNP 3- 2- 1 9- 8- 0 10- 3- 3at Missouri Baptist 11/22/08 55-71 L DNP 8- 8- 1 DNP DNP DNP 2- 0- 0 7- 7- 1 16- 3- 0WILLIAM JEWELL 11/24/08 44-60 L DNP 4-10- 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 12- 6- 0 11- 6- 1MIDAMERICA NAZARENE 12/2/08 62-69 L 12- 4- 0 2- 4- 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 3- 7- 2 23- 9- 1at McKendree 12/5/08 45-62 L 4- 3- 0 2- 5- 1 6-13- 2 DNP 0- 2- 1 DNP 2- 6- 1 14- 2- 0at Hannibal-LaGrange 12/6/08 60-72 L 1- 0- 1 5- 4- 0 11- 6- 1 DNP DNP DNP 5- 7- 0 20- 3- 2at Missouri Valley 12/13/08 64-56 W 0- 0- 0 6- 7- 2 7- 5- 0 DNP DNP DNP 12- 5- 1 22- 6- 1vs William Woods 01/02/09 47-70 L DNP 6- 7- 0 12- 4- 0 DNP 0- 3- 0 DNP DNP 18- 6- 2at Columbia 1/3/09 32-57 L DNP 6- 9- 0 2- 7- 0 0- 0- 0 6- 6- 0 DNP DNP 11- 7- 0at Ottawa 1/5/09 68-65 W DNP 2- 5- 1 22- 8- 5 DNP 19-11- 0 DNP DNP 10- 6- 0at Peru State 1/08/09 56-68 L DNP 4- 2- 0 4-10- 1 DNP 8- 4- 0 DNP DNP 19- 5- 1at College of the Ozark1/10/09 43-84 L DNP 2- 1- 0 6- 6- 1 1- 0- 0 0- 3- 0 DNP DNP 13- 6- 1MISSOURI VALLEY 01/19/09 64-59 WO DNP 8- 5- 1 9- 9- 1 DNP 6- 4- 0 DNP DNP 9- 4- 0COLLEGE OF THE OZARK 02/03/09 57-75 L DNP DNP 8- 7- 2 DNP 6- 2- 3 DNP DNP 14- 5- 1BRESCIA 02/07/09 69-59 W DNP 2- 2- 1 8-10- 3 DNP 13- 9- 1 DNP DNP 14- 9- 4at Avila 2/10/09 68-90 L DNP 4- 2- 0 15- 4- 0 3- 2- 0 6- 5- 2 DNP DNP 20- 4- 2vs Voorhees College 2/14/09 58-59 L DNP 3- 5- 2 32- 6- 1 DNP 2- 9- 1 DNP DNP 9- 8- 1at Brescia 2/15/09 56-69 L DNP 5- 2- 2 11- 3- 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 20- 6- 1MISSOURI WESTERN 02/17/09 47-60 L DNP 4- 6- 2 8- 8- 2 7- 2- 0 DNP DNP DNP 7-13- 3vs Morris 03/06/09 67-76 L DNP 7- 8- 0 14- 4- 3 0- 0- 0 11- 8- 0 DNP DNP 17- 8- 1

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2008-09 statistics

GAME-BY-GAME RESULTSDATE OPPONENT RESULT HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS WORTH NOTINGOct. 11 LIVIN’ THE DREAM W, 66-65 Edwards and Akers, 20 Edwards, 13 Brianne Edwards puts up a double-doubleNov. 1 MCKENDREE W, 67-53 D. Jones, 16 Hayes, 23 Dominique Hayes grabs 23 boards in Pirate debutNov. 4 MidAmerica Nazarene L, 86-64 Cummings, 14 Cummings, 10 Meghan Cummings notches first double-double Nov. 6 Langston L, 83-58 Edwards, 15 Oden, 7 Edwards shines with 15 points and six boardsNov. 8 AVILA L, 69-59 Cummings, 19 Cummings, 11 Park started the game on a 12-0 run Nov. 11 William Jewell L, 73-34 D. Jones, 17 Hayes, 10 Park commits 38 tournovers in the loss to JewellNov. 14 Baker L, 67-53 Edwards, 19 Cummings, 12 Dela Jones and Chante Dean both start for the first time in ‘08Nov. 15 Benedictine L, 85-50 Dean, 11 Cummings, 10 Chante Dean paces the Pirates with 11 pointsNov. 18 COLUMBIA L, 57-52 D. Jones, 11 English, 8 Meghan Cummings breaks nose in game and still plays 38 minutesNov. 22 Missouri Baptist L, 71-55 Edwards, 16 Dean, 8 Shareikka Theus-Downey plays in her first game as a PirateNov. 24 WILLIAM JEWELL L, 60-44 English, 12 Dean, 10 Three Pirates scored in double figures against Rival JewellDec. 2 MIDAMERICA NAZARENE L, 69-62 Edwards, 23 Edwards, 9 Katelyn Wilson scores a Park career high 12 points Dec. 5 Mckendree L, 62-45 Edwards, 14 Cummings 13 McKendree posts four double-digit scorers on the nightDec. 6 Hannibal-LaGrange L, 72-60 Edwards, 20 English, 7 Hannibal-LaGrange shoots 24-24 from the free-throw lineDec. 13 Missouri Valley W, 64-56 Edwards, 22 Dean, 7 Park picks up its first win since Nov. 1Jan. 2 William Woods L, 70-47 Edwards, 18 Dean, 7 Columbia holds Park to 15 points in the first half Jan. 3 Columbia L, 57-32 Edwards, 11 Dean, 9 Park scores a season low 32 pointsJan. 5 Ottawa W, 68-65 Cummings, 22 Hayes, 11 Park posts three double digit scorers: Hayes, Cummings and EdwardsJan. 8 Peru State L, 68-56 Edwards, 19 Cummings, 10 Peru outscores Park 42-30 in the second half Jan. 10 College of the Ozarks L, 84-43 Edwards, 13 Akers, Cummings and Edwards, 6 Ozarks goes on a 24-0 run in first half to break open gameJan. 19 MISSOURI VALLEY W, 64-59 (OT) D. Jones, 16 Cummings, 9 Park wins in its first overtime game of the yearFeb. 3 COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS L, 75-57 Edwards, 14 Cummings, 7 Ozarks posts four double-digit scorers in winFeb. 7 BRESCIA W, 69-59 Edwards, 14 Cummings, 10 Meghan Cummings collects career rebound number 700 in winFeb. 10 Avila L, 90-68 Edwards, 20 Hayes, 5 Meghan Cummings scores her 1,000th point in the loss at AvilaFeb. 14 Voorhees L, 59-58 Cummings, 32 Hayes, 9 Cummings scores a season high 32 points in one point lossFeb. 15 Brescia L, 69-56 Edwards, 20 Edwards, 20 Robin Covington scores a career high 11 pointsFeb. 17 MISSOURI WESTERN STATE L, 60-47 Cummings, 8 Edwards, 13 Shareikka Theus-Downey collects her first career startMar. 6 Morris College L, 76-67 Edwards, 17 Hayes, Edwards and Dean 8 Cummings and Edwards named to A.I.I. Tourney Team

GAME BY GAME STARTERSDATE OPPONENT FORWARD FORWARD FORWARD GUARD GUARDOct. 11 LIVIN’ THE DREAM EDWARDS ENGLISH WHITE S. JONES COVINGTONNov. 1 MCKENDREE EDWARDS HAYES CUMMINGS S. JONES ODENNov. 4 MidAmerica Nazarene EDWARDS HAYES CUMMINGS S. JONES ODENNov. 6 Langston EDWARDS HAYES CUMMINGS NORMAN ODENNov. 8 AVILA EDWARDS HAYES CUMMINGS NORMAN ODENNov. 11 William Jewell EDWARDS HAYES ENGLISH NORMAN AKERSNov. 14 Baker EDWARDS DEAN CUMMINGS S. JONES D. JONESNov. 15 Benedictine EDWARDS DEAN CUMMINGS S.JONES D.JONESNov. 18 COLUMBIA EDWARDS ENGLISH CUMMINGS SMITH D.JONESNov. 22 Missouri Baptist EDWARDS ENGLISH DEAN SMITH D.JONESNov. 24 WILLIAM JEWELL EDWARDS ENGLISH DEAN SMITH D.JONESDec.. 2 MIDAMERICA NAZARENE EDWARDS ENGLISH DEAN S.JONES D.JONES Dec. 5 Mckendree EDWARDS HAYES CUMMINGS S.JONES ODENDec. 6 Hanibal-LaGrange EDWARDS ENGLISH CUMMINGS S.JONES ODENDec. 13 Missouri Valley EDWARDS ENGLISH CUMMINGS S.JONES ODEN Jan. 2 William Woods EDWARDS HAYES CUMMINGS SMITH ODENJan. 3 Columbia EDWARDS HAYES CUMMINGS SMITH ODENJan. 5 Ottawa EDWARDS DEAN CUMMINGS SMITH ODENJan. 8 Peru State EDWARDS DEAN CUMMINGS SMITH ODENJan. 10 College of the Ozarks EDWARDS DEAN CUMMINGS SMITH AKERS Jan. 19 MISSOURI VALLEY EDWARDS DEAN CUMMINGS S.JONES ODENFeb. 3 COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS EDWARDS HAYES CUMMINGS S.JONES ODENFeb. 7 BRESCIA EDWARDS HAYES CUMMINGS S.JONES ODEN Feb. 10 Avila EDWARDS HAYES CUMMINGS S.JONES ODENFeb. 14 Voorhees EDWARDS HAYES CUMMINGS S.JONES ODENFeb. 15 Brescia EDWARDS DEAN CUMMINGS S.JONES ODENFeb. 17 MISSOURI WESTERN STATE EDWARDS DEAN CUMMINGS SMITH THEUS-DOWNEYMar. 6 Morris College EDWARDS HAYES CUMMINGS S. JONES ODEN

1997-98 • Joe C. Meriweather (5-25) Date Opponent ScoreNov. 11 Avila L, 95-64Nov. 14 Evangel L, 101-44Nov. 15 Harding University L, 85-63Nov. 18 Benedictine L, 90-54Nov. 20 University of St. Mary W, 72-63Nov. 22 Missouri Valley W, 86-81Nov. 28 Oklahoma Wesleyan L, 81-63Nov. 29 Oklahoma Science and Arts L, 78-72Dec. 5 Newman University L, 75-68Dec. 6 Concordia University L, 74-57Jan. 6 MidAmerica Nazarene L, 85-74Jan. 9 McPherson College L, 68-57Jan. 10 Sterling L, 81-44Jan. 13 University of St. Mary L, 76-59Jan. 17 Peru State L, 68-53Jan. 19 Ottawa L, 70-66Jan. 22 McKendree L, 82-54Jan. 24 Harris-Stowe State W, 66-41Jan. 27 Peru State L, 66-55Jan. 29 Missouri Baptist L, 89-69Jan. 31 Hannibal-LaGrange L, 82-60Feb. 5 William Woods L, 74-72Feb. 7 McKendree L, 101-59Feb. 9 Avila W, 75-72Feb. 12 Harris-Stowe State W. 69-38Feb. 14 Missouri Baptist L, 55-46Feb. 16 Graceland L, 80-56Feb. 19 Hannibal-LaGrange L, 79-53Feb. 21 William Woods L, 75-60Mar. 3 Missouri Baptist L, 62-52

1998-99 • Joe C. Meriweather (7-24)Date Opponent ScoreNov. 6 MidAmerica Nazarene L, 90-64Nov. 7 William Jewell L, 84-50Nov. 10 College of St. Mary’s W, 111-69Nov. 17 Benedictine L, 89-55Nov. 19 Graceland L, 83-50Nov. 20 Missouri Western L, 111-45Nov. 21 Texas Wesleyan L, 75-50Nov. 23 Central Methodist L, 96-62Nov. 28 Benedictine L, 81-48Dec. 1 Emporia State L, 125-56Dec. 5 Rockhurst L, 75-43Jan, 7 Ottawa L, 78-58Jan. 11 Grand View L, 72-56Jan. 18 Graceland L, 91-82Jan. 19 William Jewell L, 81-65Jan. 21 McKendree L, 86-78Jan. 23 Harris-Stowe State L, 66-61Jan. 26 Peru State L, 76-73 (OT)Jan.. 28 Missouri Baptist W, 63-59Jan. 30 Hannibal-LaGrange W, 84-66Feb. 2 College of St. Mary W, 72-51Feb. 4 William Woods L, 68-57Feb. 6 McKendree L, 60-58Feb. 9 Peru State L, 87-75Feb. 11 Harris-Stowe State W, 76-54Feb. 13 Missouri Baptist W, 69-57Feb. 15 Central Methodist L, 107-67Feb. 18 Hannibal-LaGrange L, 50-46Feb. 20 William Woods L, 83-67Mar. 1 Missouri Baptist W, 70-63Mar. 3 McKendree L, 72-63

1999-00 • Joe C. Meriweather (3-25)Date Opponent ScoreNov. 9 Missouri Valley L, 79-52Nov. 12 Baker L, 71-49Nov. 13 Ottawa L, 74-51

Nov. 16 Central Methodist L, 73-61Nov. 19 William Jewell L, 66-43Nov. 20 Benedictine L, 68-57Nov. 23 MidAmerica Nazarene L, 64-47Nov. 26 Newman University L, 69-65Nov. 27 Sterling L, 77-54Nov. 30 Central Methodist L, 99-69Dec. 3 Tabor W, 85-71Dec. 4 Sterling L, 90-80Jan. 8 Rockhurst L, 68-41Jan. 11 Ottawa L, 79-59Jan. 18 Peru State L, 63-51Jan. 20 William Woods L, 71-63Jan. 22 McKendree L, 67-61Jan. 27 Harris-Stowe State W, 89-63Feb. 3 Missouri Baptist L, 73-61Feb. 5 McKendree L, 79-64Feb. 10 William Woods L, 66-56Feb. 15 Peru State L, 74-52Feb. 19 Missouri Baptist L, 73-58Feb. 21 Rockhurst L, 69-55 Feb. 29 Missouri Baptist L, 67-56

2000-01 • Joe C. Meriweather (8-17) Date Opponent ScoreNov. 2 Langston L, 78-70Nov. 3 NW Oklahoma State L, 77-58Nov. 7 Central Methodist L, 83-61Nov. 17 William Jewell L, 82-65Nov. 18 Rockhurst L, 67-56Nov. 21 MidAmerica Nazarene L, 60-56Nov. 28 Missouri Valley L, 77-65Dec. 2 Peru State L, 70-64Dec. 5 Haskell Indian Nations W, 87-76Jan. 6 Ottawa L, 70-58Jan. 8 Missouri Valley L, 63-50Jan. 13 Haskell Indian Nations W, 82-44Jan. 18 Hannibal-LaGrange L, 85-66Jan. 20 William Woods W, 59-55Jan. 23 Rockhurst W, 67-61Jan. 25 McKendree W, 70-60Jan. 27 Harris-Stowe State W, 115-33Feb. 1 Missouri Baptist W, 90-86Feb. 6 Newman L, 66-56Feb. 10 Hannibal-LaGrange L, 76-62Feb. 12 Central Methodist L, 82-69Feb. 15 William Woods L, 52-38Feb. 17 McKendree L, 89-64Feb. 24 Missouri Baptist W, 71-63

2001-02 • Joe C. Meriweather (14-17)Date Opponent ScoreNov. 2 Oklahoma Christian L, 85-57Nov. 7 St. Mary College W, 71-59Nov. 10 York W, 89-56Nov. 13 Columbia L, 85-78Nov. 16 Baker L, 85-64Nov. 17 Benedictine L, 86-76Nov. 23 Concordia University L, 86-71Nov. 24 York L, 83-72Nov. 27 Baker W, 73-64Dec. 4 Peru State W, 66-52Dec. 7 Oklahoma Christian L, 82-50Dec. 8 Truman State L, 83-55Dec. 15 Ottawa W, 76-55Jan. 8 Columbia L, 76-57Jan. 15 Newman University L, 63-59Jan. 19 Briar Cliff College L, 76-61Jan. 22 Missouri Valley W, 60-58Jan. 24 Benedictine L, 81-69Jan. 26 Haskell Indian Nations W, 71-57Feb. 2 Central Methodist W, 64-45Feb. 5 Peru State W, 65-51

Feb. 9 Haskell Indian Nations W, 71-67 Feb. 11 Hannibal-LaGrange W, 81-70Feb. 12 Missouri Valley L, 65-54Feb. 14 Newman University L, 82-65Feb. 16 Briar Cliff L, 64-61Feb. 19 Harris-Stowe State W, 88-33Feb. 22 St. Mary College W, 84-44Feb. 23 Hannibal-LaGrange L, 63-58Feb. 28 Spalding University W, 78-68Mar. 1 Central State University L, 103-59

2002-03 • Joe C. Meriweather (9-22)Date Opponent ScoreNov. 9 Concordia (Neb.) L, 83-53Nov. 15 Baker L, 54-50Nov. 16 Benedictine L, 84-40 Nov. 20 Langston L, 75-59Nov. 22 College of St. Mary L, 68-49Nov. 23 York L, 79-74 (OT)Nov. 26 MidAmerica Nazarene L, 74-60Dec. 3 Peru State L, 56-51Dec. 5 Haskell Indian Nations W, 69-60Dec. 6 Columbia L, 78-42Dec. 14 William Jewell L, 78-55Dec. 19 William Jewell L, 73-55Jan. 7 Peru State W, 62-53Jan. 9 Grand View L, 78-59Jan. 13 Briar Cliff L, 69-57Jan. 15 Harris-Stowe State W, 99-19Jan. 16 Langston L, 68-48Jan. 18 Morningside L, 84-62Jan. 21 Rockhurst L, 76-66Jan. 23 Central Methodist L, 63-59Jan. 27 Briar Cliff L, 59-49Jan. 30 Hannibal-LaGrange L, 71-50Feb. 1 Missouri Valley W, 74-44Feb. 4 Brescia W, 63-54Feb. 8 Morningside L, 104-47Feb. 15 Benedictine W, 83-79Feb. 17 Philander Smith W, 93-46Feb. 22 Philander Smith W, 74-67 Mar. 6 Spalding L, 77-58

2003-04 • Joe C. Meriweather (20-5)Date Opponent ScoreNov. 8 Langston W, 61-56Nov. 11 Avila University W, 85-61Nov. 13 Harris-Stowe State W, 74-51Nov. 14 Baker University W, 79-75Nov. 15 Benedictine L, 62-58 Nov. 18 MidAmerica Nazarene W, 74-58 Nov. 20 Missouri Valley W, 83-56Nov. 25 Peru State W, 88-57Dec. 2 Columbia L, 79-62Dec. 5 Peru State W, 91-37Dec. 6 Grand View W, 59-46Jan. 3 Philander Smith W, 75-44Jan. 6 Grand View W. 60-42Jan. 10 Columbia L, 61-53Jan. 12 William Jewell W, 55-46Jan. 15 Haskell Indian Nations W, 69-53Jan. 17 Morningside W, 71-67Jan. 22 Harris-Stowe State W, 77-44Jan. 31 Missouri Valley W, 70-46Feb. 5 Langston W, 62-55Feb. 7 Brescia W, 48-46Feb. 12 Hannibal-LaGrange W, 66-56Feb. 16 Morningside L, 86-36Feb. 21 Philander Smith W, 67-53Mar. 6 Brescia L, 77-52

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Year-By-Year records in Meriweather era

2004-05 • Joe C. Meriweather (13-15)Date Opponent ScoreNov. 5 Oklahoma Baptist L, 92-57Nov. 6 St. Gregory’s L, 68-52Nov. 8 Langston W, 70-51Nov. 12 Baker University L, 70-56Nov. 13 Benedictine L, 76-68Nov. 16 MidAmerica Nazarene L, 77-72Nov. 23 Harris-Stowe State W, 69-62Nov. 26 Univ. of Cumberlands L, 54-52Nov. 27 Northwest Missouri St. L, 84-65Dec. 1 Grand View W, 69-54Dec. 4 William Jewell L, 72-63Dec. 7 York W, 75-69Dec. 9 Columbia L, 79-65Dec. 11 Harris-Stowe State W, 56-38Dec. 18 University of St. Mary W, 64-62Dec. 30 Grand View L, 66-60Jan. 3 Ottawa W, 82-59Jan. 8 Columbia W, 90-73Jan. 11 Peru State L, 84-80Jan. 15 Philander Smith W, 81-57Jan. 20 Hannibal-LaGrange L, 85-74Jan. 22 Brescia L, 74-70Jan. 24 Missouri Valley W, 71-47Feb. 1 Peru State W, 76-63Feb. 5 Philander Smith W, 87-28Feb. 9 Langston L, 65-53Feb. 19 Union University (Tenn.) L, 114-56

2005-06 • Joe C. Meriweather (19-12)Date Opponent ScoreNov. 5 Missouri Valley W, 67-60Nov. 8 MidAmerica Nazarene W, 68-64Nov. 11 Baker L, 72-69Nov. 12 Benedictine L, 81-66Nov. 15 Pittsburg State L, 71-56 Nov. 17 Haskell Indian Nations W, 76-55 Nov. 21 Ottawa L, 59-55Nov. 25 Lambuth L, 62-57Nov. 26 Union L, 87-53Dec. 3 Peru State W, 81-57Dec. 6 Columbia W, 61-52Dec. 9 Oklahoma Christian L, 65-48Dec. 10 Oklahoma Baptist L. 75-74Dec. 17 Pittsburg State W, 60-44Dec. 19 Oklahoma Baptist L, 57-46Dec. 29 Northwest Missouri State L, 71-53Dec. 31 John Brown W, 58-48Jan. 4 Langston W, 65-48Jan. 7 Columbia W, 61-48Jan. 10 Peru State W, 73-55Jan. 14 Missouri Western L, 61-47Jan. 17 Central Methodist W, 100-67Jan. 24 Haskell Indian Nations W, 68-56Jan. 28 William Jewell W, 81-70Feb. 11 Brescia W, 87-60Feb. 14 Missouri Valley W, 80-51Feb. 20 Philander Smith W, 90-46Feb. 25 Brescia W, 63-57Mar. 3 Brescia W, 76-48Mar. 4 Edward Waters W, 64-50Mar. 16 *Trevecca Nazarene L, 64-51*NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT GAME IN JACKSON, TN

2006-07 • Joe C. Meriweather (3-24)Date Opponent ScoreNov. 2 McKendree L, 82-61Nov. 4 Langston L, 81-66Nov. 7 Central Methodist L, 79-62Nov. 10 Baker L, 68-59Nov. 11 Benedictine L, 69-59Nov. 14 Missouri Baptist L, 88-69Nov. 17 Lyon College W, 53-52Nov. 18 John Brown L, 75-57Nov. 21 William Jewell L, 74-62Nov. 24 Southern Nazarene L, 87-46Nov. 25 Oklahoma Baptist L, 95-40Nov. 28 MidAmerica Nazarene L, 74-43Dec. 2 Peru State L, 69-48Dec. 4 Columbia L, 89-69Dec. 7 McKendree L, 68-53Dec. 9 Univ. of the Cumberlands L, 55-34Dec. 16 Missouri Western L, 80-49Jan. 4 Missouri Baptist L, 103-67Jan. 6 Columbia L, 64-49Jan. 9 Peru State W, 75-68Jan. 11 Judson L, 56-53Jan. 15 Avila L, 68-55Jan. 20 Brescia L, 57-52Jan. 29 Avila L, 54-48Feb. 24 Brescia L, 65-36Mar. 2 Allen W, 74-42Mar. 3 Brescia L, 45-34

2007-08 • Joe C. Meriweather (15-15)Date Opponent ScoreNov. 1 Columbia L, 71-65Nov. 3 McKendree W, 70-61Nov. 6 MidAmerica Nazarene W, 69-60Nov. 9 Benedictine L, 66-64Nov. 10 Baker L, 57-52Nov. 13 William Jewell L, 68-31Nov. 16 Oklahoma Baptist L, 87-57Nov. 17 Oklahoma Christian L, 74-65Nov. 20 Southern Nazarene L, 80-45Nov. 27 Missouri Western L, 97-71Nov. 29 Missouri Baptist W, 74-70Dec. 1 Hannibal-LaGrange W, 62-43Dec. 4 Southern Nazarene L, 73-62Dec. 15 Oklahoma Baptist L, 66-55Dec. 17 Columbia W, 69-68Jan. 3 Ottawa W, 57-42Jan. 5 McKendree L, 66-57Jan. 7 Judson W, 68-42Jan. 11 Peru State W, 67-51Jan. 19 Brescia W, 66-56Jan. 23 Langston L, 67-56Jan. 29 Philander Smith L, 79-75Feb. 5 College of the Ozarks L, 82-55Feb. 8 Allen W, 109-45Feb. 9 Voorhees W, 65-60Feb. 14 Missouri Baptist W, 89-68Feb. 23 Brescia L, 75-54Feb. 26 Philander Smith W, 78-74Mar. 8 Voorhees W, 70-44Mar. 9 Brescia L, 66-62

2008-09 • Joe C. Meriweather (5-22)Date Opponent ScoreNov. 1 McKendree W, 67-53Nov. 4 MidAmerica Nazarene L, 86-64Nov. 6 Langston L, 83-58Nov. 8 Avila L, 69-59Nov. 11 William Jewell L, 73-34Nov. 14 Baker L, 67-53Nov. 15 Benedictine L, 85-50Nov. 18 Columbia L, 57-52Nov. 22 Missouri Baptist L, 71-55Nov. 24 William Jewell L, 60-44Dec. 2 MidAmerica Nazarene L, 69-62Dec. 5 McKendree L, 62-45Dec. 6 Hannibal-LaGrange L, 72-60Dec. 13 Missouri Valley W, 64-56Jan. 2 William Woods L, 70-47Jan. 3 Columbia L, 57-32Jan. 5 Ottawa W, 68-65Jan. 8 Peru State L, 68-56Jan. 10 College of the Ozarks L, 84-43Jan. 19 Missouri Valley W, 64-59Feb. 3 College of the Ozarks L, 75-57Feb. 7 Brescia W, 69-59Feb. 10 Avila L, 90-68Feb. 14 Voorhees L, 59-58Feb. 15 Brescia L, 69-56Feb. 17 Missouri Western State L, 60-47Mar. 6 Morris College L, 76-67

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Year-By-Year records in Meriweather era

Sarah Hopkins was a key contributor to Park’s only NAIA National Championship Tournament team in 2005-06. Hopkins averaged 8.4 points per game and started in 27 games.

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Park Women’s Basketball all-time HistoryYEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDCoach Years W L PctJudy Milewski 1979-80 0 16 .000Ken Johnston 1980-81 -- -- .000Larry Hurshman 1981-82 1 12 .238Bob Peterson 1983-84 6 16 .278Bob Peterson 1984-85 15 10 .600Karl Butler 1985-86 12 12 .500Judy Vaughn 1986-87 9 15 .375Judy Vaughn 1987-88 8 17 .320Judy Vaughn 1988-89 15 10 .600Judy Vaughn 1989-90 7 20 .259Judy Vaughn 1990-91 14 14 .500Judy Vaughn 1991-92 13 15 .464Karl Butler 1992-93 3 25 .107C.C. Harris 93-94 -- -- .000Elaine Gonya 94-95 6 25 .194Elaine Gonya 95-96 4 26 .133Elaine Gonya 96-97 8 21 .276Joe C. Meriweather 97-98 5 25 .167Joe C. Meriweather 98-99 7 24 .226Joe C. Meriweather 99-00 3 25 .107Joe C. Meriweather 00-01 8 17 .320Joe C. Meriweather 01-02 14 17 .416Joe C. Meriweather 02-03 9 22 .290Joe C. Meriweather 03-04 22 3 .880Joe C. Meriweather 04-05 13 15 .464Joe C. Meriweather 05-06 19 12 .613Joe C. Meriweather 06-07 3 24 .111Joe C. Meriweather 07-08 15 15 .500Joe C. Meriweather 08-09 5 22 .185TOTAL 244 475 .339

ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDSCoach Years W L PctJudy Milewski 1979-80 0 16 .000Ken Johnston 1980-81 - - --- Larry Hurshman 1981-82 1 12 .238Bob Peterson 1983-85 21 26 .447Karl Butler 1985-86, 1992-93 15 37 .288Judy Vaughn 1986-92 66 91 .420C.C. Harris 1993-94 0 0 .000Elaine Gonya 1994-97 18 72 .200Joe C. Meriweather 1997-Present 123 221 .357TOTAL 1979-2008 244 475 .339

ALL-TIME ALL-AMERICANS2008 Ashley Birch NAIA Honorable Mention All-American

ALL-TIME ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS1991 Angela Adams Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete 1997 Heather Weers Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete 2002 Silya Siniawski Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete 2003 Jull Stauch Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete 2003 Crystal Bethel Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete 2005 Michelle Dean Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete 2006 Sarah Hopkins Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete

HISTORICAL SUPERLATIVESWomen’s Basketball Seasons .................................................................. 29Head Coaches ......................................................................................... 9NAIA Tournament Appearances .............................................................. 1.500 Seasons ............................................................................................ 3Winning Seasons (Above .500) ................................................................ 4.600 or Better .......................................................................................... 4.700 or Better .......................................................................................... 1Undefeated Seasons ................................................................................. 025+ Wins ................................................................................................ 0 20+ Wins ................................................................................................ 115+ Wins ................................................................................................ 410+ Wins .............................................................................................. 10

Meghan Cummings played four seasons for the Pi-rates between 2005-09 and scored 1,061 points in her career and collected 731 rebounds. Cummings was also a member of Park’s NAIA National Tour-nament team in 2005-06.

Founded Park University was founded in 1875 as an independent, liberal arts, four-year coeducational, residential Christian institution.

Present Park has developed into a comprehensive, independent, institution, accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The University is a national leader in higher education and is a growing entre-preneurial institution with 43 campus centers in 21 states, including our extensive online program. Park continues to increase access to higher edu-cation by offering the quality undergraduate and graduate degrees students desire at locations, times and delivery formats that best serve their needs.

Location The flagship campus of Park University is located on a historic site in Parkville, Mo., situated on a bluff above the scenic Missouri River. The Parkville Campus is 10 minutes from downtown Kansas City, 15 minutes from Kansas City International Airport, and is part of the KCI Busines Corridor.

The School for Extended Learning has established campus centers on military installations across the United States and online. The School for Extended Learning has served the non-traditional, working adult student since 1972 by offering undergraduate programs in an accelerated format. Our Graduate School is located at our Downtown Kansas City, Mo., Campus Center. Park also serves the Kansas City metropolitan area with campuses in Independence and Lexington, Mo. In addition to our military campus centers, Park also has a campus in Austin, Texas.

students Park has developed considerable diversity among its student popula-tion, including more than 700 international students from 105 countries. Nearly 42 percent of Park’s students are represented by racial, ethnic and cultural groups typically underrepresented in colleges and universities. The University has repeatedly been recognized as one of the top 100 Ameri-can colleges/universities in the nation graduating black, Hispanic and American-Indian students. In addition, approximately 60 percent of Park University students are active duty military, active duty dependents, retired military or members of the Department of Defense.

Park University

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Parkville Campus• Founded: 1875• Location: Parkville, Mo., A historic town on the Missouri River, 10 min-utes from downtown Kansas City, Mo., and 15 minutes from Kansas City International Airport.• Tuition: Our fiscal initiatives provide varying revenue streams which allow Park to maintain our tuition at approximately the same level as students at-tending state universities in Missouri (our tuition benchmark).• First-time Freshmen: ACT is 22 with an average GPA of 3.385. • Student/Faculty Ratio: Undergraduate 15:1; Graduate 9:1.• Diverse Population: Students represent all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as 105 foreign countries.• Athletics: Park University is a member of the NAIA: Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Track and Field, Cross-Country, Soccer, Men’s & Women’s Vol-leyball, Women’s Softball, Women’s Golf and Men’s Baseball. • Financial Aid: More than 85 percent of undergraduate students who qualify receive some form of financial aid. These include loans, grants, and work-study positions. • Accreditation: Commission on the Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.• Special Programs and Facilities: Parkville Commercial Underground; Mabee Learning Center (academic underground, including the McAfee Memorial Library); limitless internship opportunities; Academic Support Center for tutoring, testing, and writing labs; Career Development Center, Breckon Sports Center, state-of-the-art fitness facility; International Center for Music and the Youth Conservatory of Music; Campanella Art Gallery; David Theatre.

accreditation Park University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The State of Mis-souri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has officially approved the academic standards of Park University for teacher education. The Department of Nursing is accredited by the National League for Nurs-ing Accrediting Commission and approved by the Missouri State Board of Nursing. The Department of Athletic Training is accredited by the Com-mission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education. The Department of Social Work is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

Vision statement Park University will be a renowned international leader in providing innovative educational opportunities for learners within the global society.

Mission statement The mission of Park University, an entrepreneurial institution of learn-ing, is to provide access to academic excellence which will prepare learners to think critically, communicate effectively and engage in lifelong learning while serving a global community.

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Michael Droge, Ph.D., was appointed president by the Park Uni-versity Board of Trustees in 2009. He arrived at Park in September 2002 to serve as the Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs. His role in that position gave him charge of all academic areas of the University, including acting as the liaison between the academic and non-academic components of the University. A nationally respected participant in higher education, Droge has a distinguished academic career of teaching, research and serving as prin-ciple investigator on federally funded programs such as the Multiethnic Biomedical Research Support Program from the National Institutes for Health, the Bridges to the Future Program from the NIH and the Mc-Nair Scholars Program from the Department of Education. He has also served as a member of the Neuroscience and Physiology Panel for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Washington, D.C., and an ad hoc reviewer for the National Institute of General Medical Sci-ences, the National Science Foundation, and a journal reviewer for Brain Research and J. Neuroscience. His academic awards include the Beall Memorial Award for Out-standing Dissertation from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, the Mary Mason Lyon Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Teaching and Service, and the President’s Award for Distinguished Ser-vice from Texas Woman’s University. Droge received his Bachelor of Arts degree in biology and German from the University of Kansas and he began graduate studies in Germany at the University of Bonn as a Fulbright Scholar. Upon receiving his Master of Science degree from Texas Tech Uni-versity, Droge went on to earn a Ph.D. in physiology and biophysics from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. He came to Park University with 19 years of experience in higher education as a faculty member and administrator, most recently as a pro-fessor of biology and dean of graduate studies and research.

Michael

Droge, PH.D University President1st Year as President•

University President

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Claude English, enters his 14th year as Park University’s Director of Athletics, serving as Park’s AD since January 1996. He is in his 19th year as a member of the athletics staff at Park University, as he coached the Pirate men’s basketball squad for 13 seasons from 1992-2005. During English’s guidance as athletic director, Park athletics has un-dergone vast improvements, including the addition of women’s golf and baseball as intercollegiate sports. Additionally, English has overseen numerous facility improvements, including the 1,500-seat Julian Field, home to Park University men’s and women’s soccer, as well as Breckon Sports Center, which houses Park’s men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s volleyball and adminis-trative offices. Breckon Sports Center, named after past University President, Dr. Donald J. Breckon, also houses an indoor practice facility for fall and spring sports. Additionally, Park has also won 45 conference championships under English’s watch as AD, and Pirate athletic programs have advanced to at least one NAIA national event in each of his previous 13 years leading the department. Under English’s watch as A.D., 144 students have earned All-America Scholar-Athlete honors, while 76 individuals were named athletic All-Americans. In 2008 Park athletics had another banner year, as the softball pro-gram qualified for its first ever NAIA National Championship appearance and picked up a win in the National Tournament along the way. Park’s women’s soccer program qualified for its eighth NAIA National Tourna-ment appearance and the men’s squad qualified for its ninth appearance and seventh in a row.

Claude

english Director of athletics18th Year at Park•

Director of athletics

Park’s baseball team finished 2008 with a 34-12 record, which set the mark for most wins all-time in a season for the program. During the 2007-08 season, Park made history under English’s watch, winning its second men’s volleyball National Invitational Tournament Championsip in April, followed by the school’s first-ever regular-season conference championship in softball. Women’s golf also advanced to its first-ever national tournament in ‘08 after winning its first-ever Region IV championship, accom-plishing the feat in the program’s fifth year of varsity status. In addi-tion to the nine Park squads that advanced to national competition, three more sports – women’s soccer, women’s basketball and baseball – were within one game of qualifying for national tournaments in ‘07-08. The winningest coach in Park men’s basketball history with a record of 182-207, English’s coaching tenure was highlighted by the Pirates’ run to the NAIA Final Four in 1997-98, which ended with a school-record mark of 27-8. English was honored at the national tournament with the Charles A. Krigel Award for outstanding sports-manship, while his team was awarded the Dr. James Naismith-Emil S. Liston Sportsmanship Award for the team recognized as most sportsmanlike at the tourney. After playing basketball for Christian College in Dallas, Texas, and the University of Rhode Island, English was selected in the NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers where he played the 1970-71 sea-son. English also played in the Eastern Basketball Association for the Hartford Capitals, the affiliate team for the Philadelphia 76ers. In 1973-74, English won the Eastern Basketball Association Champi-onship with the Capitals. He was a three-year captain at Hartford. He joined the coaching staff at the University of Rhode Island in 1972 where he remained for 12 years, including four seasons as the head coach from 1981-84. English was named Coach of the Year in the Atlantic 10 Conference in 1981. Overall, he owns a 227-277 combined career record in 17 sea-sons as a head coach at Park University and Rhode Island.

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Darrell CooperAsst. Athletic Trainer

Pat FayardOffice Manager

Michael FreyHead Athletic Trainer

Mike MuellerWomen’s Golf Head Coach

Ken HefnerWomen’s Soccer Coach

Jason KlineMen’s Basketball Coach

Cary LundyBaseball Coach

Joe C. MeriweatherWomen’s Basketball Coach

Tyler PriceAsst. Sports Information Dir.

Amy ReifSoftball Coach

2008-09 PARK UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS STAFF DIRECTORYGeneral Contact InformationMain University Phone Line............................................................ (816) 741-2000Main Athletics Phone Line .............................................................. (816) 584-6425Athletics Fax Line ............................................................................ (816) 505-5448Athletic Training Room ................................................................... (816) 584-6353Julian Field Pressbox ........................................................................ (816) 746-6803Breckon Sports Center Courtesy Radio Line ................................... (816) 505-5112Breckon Sports Center Courtesy Radio Line ................................... (816) 505-5111University Web site ............................................................................www.park.eduAthletics Web site ................................................................. www.parkathletics.com

Administration - Phone numbers begin with (816) 584- and are listed belowMichael Droge, Ph.D, President ....................president@park.edu .................... 6202Clarinda Creighton, Vice President ...............clarinda.creighton@park.edu ...... 6833Claude English, Athletics Director ................cenglish@park.edu...................... 6492Pat Fayard, Office Manager ...........................pfayard@park.edu ...................... 6425Dr. Don Williams, Faculty Athletics Rep. ......don.williams@park.edu .............. 6516Eileen West, Registrar ....................................eileenw@park.edu ...................... 6270Greg Degener, Fields Supervisor ....................greg.degener@park.edu............... 6425

Brian RenshawTrack & Field Coach

Efrem ShimlisMen’s Soccer Coach

Krystal WebbSpirit Squad Coach

Dr. Don WilliamsFaculty Athletic Rep.

Steve WilsonSports Information Dir.

Clarinda Creighton Paul Gault Roger Hershey Laurie McCormack Thomas Peterman Dorla Watkins Rita Weighil Thimios Zaharopoulos

Sports Medicine/Athletic TrainingMichael Frey, Head Athletic Traine....................michael.frey@park.edu.......................6353Darrell Cooper, Assistant Trainer........................darrell.cooper@park.edu....................6353

Sports Information/Media RelationsSteve Wilson, Sports Information Director.........stephen.wilson@park.edu...................6490Tyler Price, Assistant SID...................................tyler.price@park.edu...........................6751

Head CoachesRick Mischka, Men’s & Women’s Volleyball.......rick.mischka@park.edu.......................6493Ken Hefner, Women’s Soccer..............................ken.hefner@park.edu..........................6408Jason Kline, Men’s Basketball..............................jason.kline@park.edu.........................6438Cary Lundy, Baseball..........................................cary.lundy@park.edu..........................6746Joe C. Meriweather, Women’s Basketball............coachmeriweather@park.edu...............6491Mike Mueller, Women’s Golf..............................michael.mueller@park.edu.................6238Amy Reif, Softball..............................................amy.reif@park.edu..............................6443Brian Renshaw, Cross Country/Track.................brian.renshaw@park.edu....................6488Efrem Shimlis, Men’s Soccer................................eshimlis@park.edu.............................6487Krystal Webb, Spirit Squad..................................krystal.webb@park.edu.....................6425

PARK EXECUTIVE STAFF

Rick MischkaWomen’s and Men’s Volleyball

Coach

staff Directory

Park Athletics Address:8700 NW River Park Drive

Parkville, MO 64152, Box 123

Claude EnglishDirector of Athletics

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PARK UNIVERSITY PIRATE CLUB

Support Park University Athletics by joining the Park University Pirate Club today. The Club promotes the rich tradition of Park Athletics and serves to increase necessary revenue to help support the athletics budget in areas of recruitment, enhancement and scholarship.

www.park.edu • www.parkathletics.com

Derrick Akers Monica Akers Emily Calder Clarinda Creighton Jerod Dahlgren Johnny DavisMichael DrogeMolly Droge Betty DusingCharlotte English Claude English Connie Espinoza-Springfield Dennis Fayard Johnnie Fields Michael FitzmorrisBob FrankenfeldKaren FrankenfeldJennifer Ganaway John Greenlee, Sr. Mark Griggs Lenin Guerra Elvin HatamzadeHarold Henderson Diane JayneRosalee Justus Benny Lee Robert Lee, IILiberty Banking Center

Sidny Lurten Douglas Martinson Laurie McCormack Virginia McCoy Joe C. Meriweather Thomas Mooney Stacy Olczyk Michael Oyster LeeAnn Parsons Patriots Bank Thomas Peterman Ryan Rink Michelle Rodriguez Roland Shelton Kenneth Smith Susan Smith William Stewart Anto Vincetic Mishca Waliczek Margaret Waters Dorla Watkins Steve WilsonRichard Wolf, Jr.

Pirate Club OfficersKen Smith - ChairMax Taouil - Vice ChairConnie Espinoza-Springfield- Immediate Past ChairLeeAnn Parsons - SecretaryMichelle Rodriguez - Treasurer

riGHt to KNoW • ParK UNiVersitY’s eNroLLMeNt oF stUDeNts reCeiViNG atHLetiCaLLY-reLateD aiD iN 2008-09 In accordance with the federal Right to Know Act, the following chart outlines the number of recipients of athletic grants in each program. The number of athletes is broken down by sex and race. The chart represents the number of students in each area; it does not reflect the dollar amounts of aid granted. Also, those receiving grants for more than one sport are only counted once. NO: Non-resident Alien; BL: Black -- Non-Hispanic; WH: White -- Non-Hispanic; OT: Other; HI: Hispanic; UN: Unknown; AM: American Indian; BI: Bi-Racial.

2008-09 NO BL WH OT HI UN AM BI Total

M. Baseball 1 1 20 0 3 0 0 0 25

M. Basketball 1 11 7 0 1 0 0 0 20

M. Soccer 11 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 17

M. Spirit Squad 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 7

M. Track & Field 3 6 11 1 0 0 0 0 21

M. Volleyball 11 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 15

W. Basketball 2 20 4 0 0 0 0 0 26

W. Golf 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 6

W. Soccer 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 20

W. Softball 0 0 14 0 1 0 0 0 15

W. Spirit Squad 0 0 9 0 1 0 1 0 11

W. Track & Field 6 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 13

W. Volleyball 5 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 14

Total 54 46 98 4 6 1 1 0 210

Park University Pirate Club

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Wilson Steve Wilson enters his third year as the Director of Sports Information at Park University, overseeing publicity and operational efforts for all 15 sports. Wilson is the primary media liaison for both women’s soccer and women’s volleyball in the fall, men’s basketball in the winter, and baseball and women’s golf in the spring. He is also responsible for overseeing all publications and online efforts within the department, including www.parkathletics.com, the official Web site of Pirate athletics. Additionally, Wilson supervises game-day staff at all home events as well as other admin-istrative duties within the Department of Athletics. He also serves as the play-by-play voice of the Pirates at select events. An active CoSIDA and NAIA-SIDA member, Wilson is involved in several na-tional committees, including serving as chair of the NAIA Statistical Committee in 2009-10. He is also involved in publications committees, serving as a contest coordi-nator of the NAIA-SIDA Women’s Basketball Brochure Contest as well as a judge in various CoSIDA competitions. A 2004 graduate of Kansas State University, Wilson began his career in sports information as a Graduate Assistant at Kansas Wesleyan University during the 2004-05 school year, assisting with the Coyote football, men’s basketball, baseball and women’s basketball programs. In 2005, he joined the athletic media relations staff at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, where he was the primary contact for women’s volleyball, women’s basketball and baseball, while also assisting with publicity efforts in the Bobcat football program. While at Texas State, Wilson also provided basketball and baseball play-by-play on KTSW-FM. Away from San Marcos, Wilson assisted on the game-day staffs of the 2005 United States Basketball League Championship, the 2006 NCAA Women’s Basketball Regional in San Antonio and the 2006 NCAA Baseball Regional in Austin, Texas. Dur-ing the 2005 football season, he also assisted the game-day efforts of the New Orleans Saints, who were relocated to San Antonio by Hurricane Katrina. Prior to his work in sports information, Wilson was a play-by-play voice and account manager for KSAL-AM in Salina, Kan., as well as a contributing writer and assistant editor for Rivals.com College Baseball. He received top honors in the student-intern play-by-play category by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters in 2003. Wilson and his wife, Sarah, reside in Roeland Park, Kan.

Tyler Price enters his second year as the Assistant Sports Information Director at Park. Price is the primary contact for both men’s soccer and cross country in the fall, women’s basketball and men’s volleyball in the winter, as well as softball and track and field in the spring. Price joins SID Steve Wilson as the primary liaison between Park’s athletics pro-grams and the public. The two are responsible for serving the needs of not only the media, but also coaches, student-athletes, supporters and fans. A 2008 graduate of Kansas State University, Price spent three years in the Sports Information Department from 2005-08 as a Student Assistant. Along with assisting in the promotion of all 12 varsity sports at K-State, Price’s main responsibility was serv-ing as the primary contact for the women’s equestrian program. After graduation, Price joined the Sports Information staff at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). After a few months promoting the NAIA, Price made the trek a few miles north to Parkville. The Overland Park, Kan., native also worked in sports broadcasting early in his career, spending two summers working at NBC KSHB-TV in Kansas City as an Associate Sports Producer for the 38 Sport Spot television program and all evening newscasts. Price is an avid Kansas City sports fan and enjoys watching all Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals and Kansas State football games. Price and his wife, Jenny, also a graduate of K-State, reside in Overland Park, Kan., with their daughter Maria.

sports information Director3rd Year at Park

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Price assistant sports information Dir.2nd Year at Park

Pirates on the Web

For all the latest news, scores, stats and student-athlete spotlights, log on to www.parkathletics.com, the official Web site of Pirate Athletics. Tyler Price and Steve Wilson bring you all the game recaps, statistics, media guides, feature stories and much more all at your one stop shop for Pirate athletics, www.parkathletics.com.

Media Covering the PiratesPrint Media Associated Press 215 W. Pershing Rd., Suite 221 Kansas City, Mo. 64108-4300 T: 816.421.4844F: 816.421.3590

Kansas City StarBlair Kerkhoff1729 Grand BlvdKansas City, Mo. 64108-1458T: 816.234.4355F: 816.234.4360www.kansascity.com

Independence ExaminerBill Althaus410 South Liberty Independence, Mo. 64050T: 816.350.6313www.examiner.net

Kansas City KansanNick Sloan7735 Washington AveKansas City, Kan. 66112T: 913.371.4300F: 913.342.8620www.kansascitykansan.com

Lee’s Summit JournalSteve Bubalo415 South DouglasLee’s Summit, Mo. 64063T: 816.282.7015F: 816.524.5136www.lsjournal.com

The Smithville HeraldScott Tittrington1001 South Commerciat StreetSmithville, Mo. 64089T: 816-532-4444www.smithvilleherald.com

Sun GazetteBill Knust963 West LibertyLiberty, MO 64068T: 816.781.1044F: 816.781.1755billknust@npgco.com

Lawson ReviewR. Cress HewittP.O. Box 125Lawson, Mo. 64062T: 816.296.3412

Television

KSHB NBC 41Justin Unell4720 Oak StreetKansas City, Mo. T: 816.932.0716F: 816.932.4145www.nbcactionnews.com

Metro SportsShawn Beldin6550 Winchester Ave.Kansas City, Mo. 64133T: 816.358.5367F: 816.358.5479www.kcmetrosports.com

KMBC ABC 9John Crumley6455 Winchester Ave.Kansas City, Mo. 64133T: 816.221.9999F: 816.421.4163www.kmbc.com

WDAF FOX 4Al Wallace3030 SummitKansas City, Mo. 64108T: (816) 753-4567

Radio

Sports Radio 810 WHBTodd LeaboUnion Broadcasting, Inc.6721 W. 121st StreetOverland Park, Kan. 66209T: 913.344.1500F: 913-469-8488www.810whb.com

610 Sports RadioRyan Maguire7000 SquibbMission, Kan. 66222T: 913.744.3600www.61sports.net

SportsRadioKC.comMatt Fulks14221 Metcalf Ave.Suite 128Overland Park, Kan. 66223T: 913.871.9466mfulks@sportsradiokc.com

NAIAChad Waller1200 Grand Blvd.Kansas City, MO 64106P: 816.595.8000F: 816.595.8200www.naia.org

Please contact the Park sports information office more than 36 hours in advance if you intend to broadcast a Pirate sporting event.

sports information

14 Robin CovingtonG • 5-8 • Jr.Sumter, S.C.

12 Sarah HallG • 5-10 • Fr.Cameron, Mo.

21 Emma HartG • 6-0 • Fr.Essex, England

40 Dominique HayesF • 6-1 • So.

Kansas City, Mo.

Tv/Radio Roster

15 Kristian DoddsG • 5-5 • Jr.

Kansas City, Kan.

25 Lauren HattenG • 5-8 • Fr.

Alton, Mo.

4 Stefany JonesG • 5-6 • Sr.

Pleasant Hill, Mo.

45 Kaitlin LewisF • 6-0 • Fr.

Kansas City, Mo.

11 Traci OdenG • 5-6 • So.Richmond, Mo.

23 Shayla SeimG • 5-9 • So.

Salina, Kan.

53 Jasmine KassanavoidF • 5-9 • Fr.Lawson, Mo.

34 Halima RamseyG • 5-7 • So.

Kansas City, Mo.

10 Shareikka Theus-DowneyG • 5-10 • Jr.

Joplin, Mo.

20 Hilary WalkerF • 5-11 • Jr.

Kansas City, Mo.

24 Oasha WhiteG • 5-8 • So.

Kansas City, Mo.

43 Vanessa Van BleisemF • 6-0 • Fr.

Smithville, Mo.

Kiera HardyAssistant Coach

First Year

Stephen GrayAssistant Coach

First Year

Joe C. MeriweatherHead Coach

Thirteenth Year

Date Opponent Location TimeNov. 6 Avila University Olathe, Kan. 1:00 PMNov. 7 MidAmerica Nazarene Olathe, Kan. 6:00 PMNov. 10 Missouri Valley College Breckon Sports Center 5:30 PMNov. 13 Baker University Baldwin City, Kan. 7:30 PMNov. 14 Benedictine College Baldwin City, Kan. 1:00 PMNov. 17 William Jewell College Breckon Sports Center 7:00 PMNov. 21 Kansas Wesleyan University Breckon Sports Center 1:00 PMNov. 24 Missouri Valley College Marshall, Mo. 5:30 PMNov. 28 Friends University Breckon Sports Center 2:00 PMDec. 1 MidAmerica Nazarene Breckon Sports Center 7:00 PMDec. 5 Langston University Breckon Sports Center 2:00 PMJan. 2 Benedictine College Breckon Sports Center 2:00 PMJan. 7 Missouri Baptist Breckon Sports Center 5:30 PMJan. 9 Columbia College Columbia, Mo. 2:00 PMJan. 15 Williams Baptist College Walnut Ridge, Ark. 5:30 PMJan. 16 Williams Baptist College Walnut Ridge, Ark. 2:00 PMJan. 19 Harris-Stowe State St. Louis, Mo. 5:30 PM

All Home Games are marked in White and played at the Breckon Sports Center

2009-10 ScheduleDate Opponent Location TimeJan. 21 William Woods University Breckon Sports Center 5:30 PMJan. 23 Hannibal-LaGrange Hannibal, Mo. 2:00 PMJan. 28 Stephens College Columbia, Mo. 5:30 PMJan. 30 McKendree University Breckon Sports Center 2:00 PMFeb. 4 Missouri Baptist University St. Louis, Mo. 5:30 PMFeb. 6 Columbia College Breckon Sports Center 2:00 PMFeb. 9 College of the Ozarks Breckon Sports Center 7:00 PMFeb. 16 Harris-Stowe State Breckon Sports Center 5:30 PMFeb. 18 William Woods University Fulton, Mo. 7:30 PMFeb. 20 Hannibal-LaGrange Breckon Sports Center 2:00 PMFeb. 25 Stephens College Breckon Sports Center 7:00 PMFeb. 27 McKendree University Lebanon, Ill. 2:00 PMMar. 3 AMC Quarterfinals Campus Sites 7:00 PM Mar. 5 AMC Semifinals Campus Sites 7:00 PM Mar. 8 AMC Championship Campus Sites 7:00 PM Mar. 17-23 NAIA National Tournament Jackson, Tenn. TBA

2009-10 ReTuRneRS