No. Name Pos. Ht Cl. Hometown (Last School)1 Jazmine Taylor G 5-8 Fr. Memphis, TN (Ridgeway)3 Rudy Sims G 5-7 Sr. Memphis, TN (East)5 Kelsey Lock G-F 6-0 Jr. Republic, MO (Republic)

10 Melia Pence G 6-0 Fr. Ashland, MO (Southern Boone Co.)11 Ebonie Jefferson G 5-9 Fr. Laurel, MS (Northeast Jones)15 Brittney Hiles G 5-7 So. Baton Rouge, LA(Christian Life Acad.)24 Veronica Smith G 5-10 Fr. East St. Louis, IL (East St. Louis)25 Caroline Starr G 5-10 So. Benton, AR (Benton)30 Lyndsay Schlup F 6-1 Fr. California, MO (Helias)32 Shavondra Williams F 6-2 So. Camden, AR (Fairview)33 Ashley Anderson F 6-2 So. Cabot, AR (Cabot)34 Adrianne Davie C 6-3 Sr. Little Rock, AR (Central Ark. Christian)35 Rachel Brown F-C 6-2 Jr. Kennett, MO (Kennett)40 Ali Carter G 5-10 Sr. Pocahontas, AR (Pocahontas)50 Tabitha Christian F 6-3 Sr. Huntsville, AR (Huntsville)

Head Coach - Brian Boyer (Missouri Western)Assistant Coaches - Tanya Ray (St.Mary’s), Rebecca Chilton Peoples (Prescott College),

Carrie Redman (Arkansas)

ON TAP: The Arkansas State LadyIndians begin the home portion of theirSun Belt Conference schedule when theyhost the South Alabama Jaguars Fridaynight at 7:05 p.m. at the ASU ConvocationCenter.

THE PRINCIPALS: Arkansas Stateis 7-4 overall on the season and 1-0 in SunBelt play after defeating Louisiana-

Lafayette 65-58 in overtime Dec. 16.ASU is the preseason favorite to win theSun Belt West title. South Alabama entersFriday night’s game at 6-6 overall and 0-2in Sun Belt action. The Jaguars picked upa road win at Stetson Dec. 21 to balancetheir overall record at 6-6, but lost in theirprevious two games, falling to Sun Beltopponents Western Kentucky and MiddleTennessee.

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Nov. 02 Ark.-Monticello (Exhibition) W 74-46Nov. 05 Arkansas Tech (Exhibition) W 85-59Nov. 10 at UNC-Charlotte L 76-65Nov. 13 Alabama W 73-56Nov. 17 at Missouri L 74-53Nov. 20 at Missouri State W 67-54Nov. 24 #10 Purdue L 67-61Nov. 26 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 87-55Nov. 30 South Dakota State W 67-52Dec. 02 San Jose St.# W 90-71Dec. 03 California# L 81-62Dec. 09 Oklahoma State W 80-73Dec. 16 at Louisiana-Lafayette* W 65-58 (OT)Dec. 22 at Denver* PostponedDec. 29 South Alabama* 7:05 p.m.Dec. 31 New Orleans* 2:00 p.m.Jan. 03 at Louisiana-Monroe* 7:00 p.m.Jan. 06 North Texas* 7:05 p.m.Jan. 09 Arkansas-Little Rock* 7:05 p.m.Jan. 13 at Troy* 5:15 p.m.Jan. 15 Denver* 7:05 p.m.Jan. 18 at Middle Tennessee* 7:00 p.m.Jan. 20 at North Dakota State 7:00 p.m.Jan. 24 Western Kentucky* 7:05 p.m.Jan. 27 at Florida International* TBAJan. 31 Florida Atlantic* 5:35 p.m.Feb. 07 Louisiana-Lafayette* 7:05 p.m.Feb. 11 at South Alabama* 1:15 p.m.Feb. 17 Louisiana-Monroe* 7:05 p.m.Feb. 22 at North Texas* 5:00 p.m.Feb. 24 at Arkansas-Little Rock* 4:30 p.m.Feb. 28 Sun Belt Tournament Round 1 TBAMar. 3-6 Sun Belt Tournament TBA

* Sun Belt Conference Game# - California Contra Costa Classic

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GAME 12ASU LADY INDIANS vs. SOUTH ALABAMAJAGUARS

Friday, Dec. 29 Jonesboro, Arkansas ASU Convocation Center (10,038) 7:05 p.m.Radio: KJCF 103.9 FM Audio & Video Streaming: ASUIndians.com

P R O B A B L E S TP R O B A B L E S T A RA R T I N G L I N E U P ST I N G L I N E U P SS o u t h A l a b a m a

Pos. No. Name PPG RPG APGG 23 Monique Jones 12.6 3.3 1.16G 24 Tiffany Sanders 4.6 4.0 1.66C 45 Valencia Boswell 6.7 3.2 2.41F 21 Whitney Woodard 13.4 7.3 1.16C 35 Patriece Brunner 3.0 3.8 1.0

A r k a n s a s S t a t ePos. No. Name PPG RPG APGG 3 Rudy Sims 17.3 5.3 4.45G 25 Caroline Starr 5.7 3.7 2.54G 40 Ali Carter 8.2 2.6 1.72F 33 Ashley Anderson 5.2 3.1 0.72C 34 Adrianne Davie 20.9 8.8 1.0

7-4, 1-0 6-6, 0-2

THE SERIES: ASU leads the overallseries 22-6, but the Jags defeated the LadyIndians 74-70 at Mobile when the twoteams squared off last season. Before that,Arkansas State won the previous threemeetings. In the last 10 games betweenthe two schools, the series is tied at 5-5.

THE COACHES: Two-time Sun BeltConference Coach of the Year Brian Boyeris in his eighth season as the Lady Indians’

head coach, holding a record of 118-100.Boyer has guided the ASU program tothree WNIT Tournament appearances, andin 2003-04 directed the Lady Indians totheir first-ever regular season conferencetitle, as ASU earned a share of the Sun BeltEast Division championship. Heading intothe season, Boyer ranked sixth in the SunBelt Conference in all-time conferencewins with 55.

Rick Pietri is currently in his seventhseason as head coach at South Alabama.Pietri led the Jaguars to back-to-back SunBelt West titles in 2003 and 2004, withWNIT appearances in both of those sea-sons. He currently holds a 105-80 recordas head coach at South Alabama.

S C O U T I N G T H E J A G U A R S :Three starters and eight letterwinnersreturn from last season’s Jaguar team thatfinished 15-14 overall and third in the Sun

No. Name Pos. Ht Cl. Hometown/Previous School1 Maxienne White F/C 6-1 Jr. Pensacola, FL (Clemson Univ.)2 Shakira Nettles G 5-8 Fr. Mobile, AL (Baker)3 Jeanette Tucker G 5-6 Jr. Long Beach, CA (Arizona Western)

00 Susan Griffioen C 6-4 Fr. Long Beach, MS (Long Beach)10 Petra Jacob G 5-4 Jr. Linkoping, Sweden (Central Fla. CC)12 Raena Ellis G 5-7 Sr. Atlanta, GA (North Georgia College)21 Whitney Woodard F 5-11 Sr. Memphis, TN (East)23 Monique Jones G 5-9 Jr. Ferriday, LA (Baylor Univ.)24 Tiffany Sanders G 5-7 So. Mobile, AL (Faith Academy)33 Amanda Leonard G 5-9 Jr. Edmond, OK (Carl Albert State Coll.)35 Patriece Brunner F/C 6-3 Jr. Thomasville, GA (Thomasville)42 Cortney Brown F/C 6-1 Sr. Memphis, TN (Walters St. CC)45 Valencia Boswell G 5-11 Sr. Montgomery, AL (Carver)53 Shaniece Brunner C 6-2 So. Thomasville, GA (Thomasville)

Head Coach - Rick PietriAssistant Coaches - Bobby Brasel, Eric Wise, LaRita Harrington-Wilcher

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Arkansas St. S. Alabama7-4, 1-0 . . . . . . . .Record . . . . . . . . .6-6, 0-24-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Last 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-27-3 . . . . . . . . . . . .Last 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-5770 . . . . . . . . . . . .Points . . . . . . . . . . . . .69670.0 . . . . . . . . . .Points Avg. . . . . . . . . . .58.0+4.8 . . . . . . . .Scoring Margin . . . . . . . . .-1.8262-612 . . . . .FG Made-Att. . . . . . .257-690.428 . . . . . . . .Field Goal Pct. . . . . . . . . .37260-168 . . . . .3-FG Made-Att. . . . . . .60-197.357 . . . . . . . . . .3-FG pct. . . . . . . . . . . ..3055.5 . . . . . . . . .3-FG Made pg . . . . . . . . . .5.0186-261 . . . . .FT Made-Att. . . . . . .122-190.713 . . . . . . . . . . .FT Pct. . . . . . . . . . . . .642395 . . . . . . . . . . .Rebounds . . . . . . . . . . .46535.9 . . . . . . . .Rebounds Avg. . . . . . . . . .38.8-3.2 . . . . . .Rebounding Margin . . . . . . .+0.813.3 . . . . . . . . .Assists Avg. . . . . . . . . . .11.319.6 . . . . . . . .Turnovers Avg. . . . . . . . . .17.47.5 . . . . . . . . . . .Steals Avg. . . . . . . . . . . .5.23.7 . . . . . . . . . .Blocks Avg. . . . . . . . . . . .2.8

Belt West at 8-7. The Jags are 2-4 on theroad this season, picking up a 61-46 win atSouthern Dec. 9, and a 57-50 win atStetson Dec. 21 in their last game beforethe Christmas break. The Jags are led inscoring and rebounding by senior forwardWhitney Woodard, who averages 13.4points and 7.3 boards per game. Juniorguard Monique Jones and senior guardRaena Ellis are also scoring in double fig-ures for the Jaguars, with Jones averaging12.6 points per game, and Ellis adding 10.0points per night. Senior Guard ValenciaBoswell has a team-high 29 assists on theseason, while sophomore forward/centerPatriece Brunner has blocked at team-high13 shots. South Alabama averages 58points per game, while giving up an aver-age of 59.8. As a team, the Jags are shoot-ing 37.2 percent from the field, 30.5 per-cent from three-point range, and 64.2 per-cent from the free throw line. The Jaguarsare out-rebounding their opponents by 0.8boards per game.

BIG WEEK FOR SIMS: ArkansasState senior guard Rudy Sims was namedthe Sun Belt Conference women's basket-ball Player of the Week Dec. 19 for hertriple-double effort inthe Lady Indians' 65-58 overtime victoryover Louisiana-Lafayette Dec. 16.Sims recorded ASU'sfirst triple-double inover a decade whenshe scored 14 points,grabbed 11 rebounds,and handed out 11 assists in 41 minutesplayed. Sims also notched three steals inthe game, and her steal, layup, and freethrow early in the overtime period igniteda 9-0 run to help the Lady Indians put thegame out of reach. The assist, rebound, andminutes played totals were all career highsfor the three-time All-Sun Belt Conferenceperformer.

FORMER TEAMMATES CLASH:ASU senior Rudy Sims and USA seniorWhitney Woodard, former teammates atMemphis East High School, are meetingfor the fifth time in their college careers.Sims and the Lady Indians currently hold a3-1 record over USA and the Jags since thetwo players began their college careers

during the 2003-04 season.

NOTCHING NOTABLE WINS: TheLady Indians are currently the only team inthe Sun Belt Conference this season tohave defeated three teams with an RPI rat-ing in the current top 100. The LadyIndians have posted wins over #26 SouthDakota State, #85 Louisiana-Lafayette,and #95 Oklahoma State. The LadyIndians also defeated Alabama, which hadbeen in the Top 100 for much of the sea-son.

RPI RATING CLIMBS: ASU wasranked #35 nationally this week by thewebsite teamrankings.com, #40 by thewebsite realtimerpi.com, and #43 by the

2006-07 Sun Belt Standings

West Division Conf. OverallW-L Pct. W-L Pct.

UALR 2-0 1.000 9-3 .750Arkansas State 1-0 1.000 7-4 .636North Texas 1-0 1.000 4-7 .364La.-Lafayette 1-1 .500 9-4 .692Denver 0-1 .000 4-5 .444La-Monroe 0-2 .000 10-3 .769New Orleans 0-2 .000 6-7 .462

East Division Conf. OverallW-L Pct. W-L Pct.

Middle Tenn. 2-0 1.000 9-3 .750Fla. International 2-0 1.000 7-3 .700WKU 2-0 1.000 6-3 .667Troy 1-1 .500 7-4 .636South Alabama 0-2 .000 6-6 .500Fla. Atlantic 0-3 .000 2-11 .154

Preseason All-Sun BeltFirst Team

Adrianne Davie (ASU Sr., C)Jocelyn Love (UALR Sr., G/F)

Chrissy Givens (MT Sr., G)Yolanda Jones (ULL Sr. F)Crystal Kelly (WKU Jr. F)

Second TeamRudy Sims (ASU Sr., G)

Tyesha Lowery (DEN Sr., G)Lasma Jekabsone (FIU Sr., C)

Krystle Horton (MT Sr., F)Whitney Woodard (USA Sr., F)

Third TeamRenee Renz (UALR So., F)

Le’Della English (UNO Jr., G)Talicia Sanders (NT Jr., C)

Laura Lee Holman (Troy Sr., G)Tifany Zaragoza (WKU Sr., G)Preseason Player of the Year

Chrissy Givens - Middle Tennessee

Preseason Coaches PollWest Division Points1. Arkansas State (10) 872. North Texas (1) 653. Louisiana-Lafayette (2) 644. UALR 555. Denver 486. Louisiana-Monroe 317. New Orleans 14East Division Points1. Middle Tennessee (9) 742. Western Kentucky (3) 673. Florida International (1) 524. South Alabama 38T5. Florida Atlantic 21T5. Troy 21

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ARKANSAS STATE RECORDS WATCH

CAREER POINTS1. Sonja Tate 2,312 1990-932. Shyla Tucker 1,989 1991-943. Julie Hagood 1,840 1997-004. Keeshia Evans 1,538 1998-015. Adrianne Davie 1,491 2003-Cur.6. Rudy Sims 1,331 2003-Cur.

CAREER REBOUNDS1. Sue Jayroe 1,055 1977-802. Sonja Tate 1,006 1990-933. Adrianne Davie 955 2003-Cur.

CAREER ASSISTS1. Beth Penn 479 1984-872. Crystal Tausan 473 1993-963. Rudy Sims 438 2003-Cur.

CAREER BLOCKS1. Chiquita Tucker 95 2001-022. Adrianne Davie 94 2003-Cur.

CAREER STEALS1. Sonja Tate 402 1990-932. Crystal Tausan 303 1993-963. Shyla Tucker 281 1991-944. Julie Hagood 220 1997-005. LaTanya Jones 211 1994-976. Danielle Featherston 185 1993-967. Rudy Sims 182 2003-Cur.

CAREER 3-POINTERS MADE1. Amber Abraham 242 2002-062. Danielle Featherston 238 1993-963. Julie Hagood 189 1997-004. Sonja Tate 183 1990-935. Amy Towne 137 1997-986. Rudy Sims 127 2003-Cur.7. Ali Carter 122 2002-Cur.

Jeff Sagarin/CBN Women’s CollegeBasketball Ratings,

DAVIE, SIMS EARN ALL-TOUR-NEY HONORS: ASU Seniors AdrianneDavie and Rudy Sims were named to theCal Contra Costa Classic All-Tournamentteam after leading the Lady Indians to thefinals of the Dec. 2 and 3 event inBerkeley, Calif. Sims averaged 22 pointsduring the two-day tournament, addingfive rebounds and four steals against SanJose State, while Davie averaged 21points and six rebounds during the tourna-ment. Sims scored a season high 25 pointsand added a season-high four stealsagainst San Jose State in the Lady Indians’90-71 win Dec. 2.

DAVIE EARNS SUN BELTHONOR: ASU senior Adrianne Daviewas named the Sun Belt ConferencePlayer of the Week Nov. 28 by the league

office for her play in ASU’s three gameslast week. Davie, a 6-3 center who wasnamed to the Sun Belt’s Preseason All-Conference first team, posted a double-double in the Lady Indians’ games againstMissouri State andPurdue. In ASU's 67-54 win at MissouriState Nov. 20, Daviescored 21 points andgrabbed 10 rebounds.In a 67-61 loss to No.10 Purdue Nov. 24,Davie pulled down 10rebounds to go alongwith 13 points, and in the Lady Indians'87-55 victory over Arkansas-Pine BluffSunday afternoon, she scored 21 points,notched 11 rebounds, and matched hercareer-high in blocked shots with four.

“As a team, we had a very successfulweek of basketball with two wins and avery competitive loss to a top-rankedteam,” said ASU head coach Brian Boyer.“Adrianne was a big part of that. Withwhat she did on both the offensive anddefensive ends and on the boards, she hada great week of basketball.”

Davie leads the Lady Indians in bothscoring and rebounding on the season, andhas posted a total of 41 double-doubles inher career.

MORE ON DAVIE: Davie is now insecond place on the ASU all-time blockedshots chart. With 94 blocks in her career,Davie needs just one more to move into afirst place tie with Chiquita Tucker, whoplayed for ASU during the 2001 and 2002seasons. Davie also is in third place in theASU career rebounding chart with 955career boards. Davie has 97 rebounds onthe season, and needs 101 more to becomethe all-time leader. Her career total alsoputs her in the Sun Belt Conference topten list of all time rebounders at No. 9.Davie is also in fifth place on the ASU all-time scoring list with 1,491 career points,needing just 48 more to take over fourthplace.

SIMS MOVING UP: Lady Indiansenior guard Rudy Sims moved into sixthplace on the all-time ASU scoring list lastweek. Sims currently stands at 1,331career points, and also ranks third on theASU all-time assists chart with 438. Sims

needs just 42 assists to become the all-time leader at ASU. Sims' career total of438 also moves her into the Sun BeltConference all-time top-20 list, rankingher at No. 18. Sims also ranks seventh onthe ASU all-time steals list with 182, andsixth in all-time 3-pointers made with 127

CARTER CLIMBING: Seniorguard Ali Carter moved into seventh placelast week in career 3-point field goalsmade at ASU with 122 made shots frombehind the arc.

ASU Quick Facts

General InformationInstitution: Arkansas State University

Location: Jonesboro, ArkansasPopulation: 55,000

Chancellor: Dr. Robert PottsPresident: Dr. Les Wyatt

Director of Athletics: Dr. Dean LeeSWA: Melanie Richardson

Founded: 1909Enrollment: 10,775

Nickname: Lady IndiansColors: Scarlet and Black

Home Facility: Convocation Center (10,038)Conference: Sun Belt (West Division)

Affiliation: NCAA Division IArena: Convocation Center (10,038)Athletic Dept. Phone: 870-972-3880Ticket Office Phone: 870-972-2781Athletics Website: ASUIndians.com

Coaching StaffHead Coach: Brian Boyer

Alma Mater: Missouri Western (1993)Overall Record: 111-96 (7 seasons)Record at ASU: 111-96 (7 seasons)

Assistant Coaches: Tanya Ray, Rebecca Chilton-Peoples, Carrie Redman

Basketball Phone: 870-972-2303

Team Information2005-06 Record: 15-15

2005-06 Home Record: 9-32005-06 Road Record: 2-9

2005-06 Neutral Court Record: 4-32005-06 SBC Record: 7-7 (4th-East)

All Time Record: 516-364 (32 Seasons)All Time SBC Record: 133-81 (15 Seasons)

Sun Belt Titles: OneLast Title: 2004-05

WNIT Appearances: SevenLast WNIT Appearance: 04-05 Quarterfinals

Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/6

ASU IN SUN BELT RANKINGSStat ASU Rank LeaderScoring Offense 70.0 4 MTScoring Margin +4.8 7 MTFG Pct. .428 5 UALR3PT FG Pct. .357 2 MTScoring Def. 65.2 9 UALRFT Pct. .713 3 MTFG Pct. Def. .397 9 ULL3PT FG Def. .248 2 ULLReb. Offense 35.9 10 ULLReb. Margin -3.2 12 FIUAssists/Game 13.27 pg 6 MTTurn. Margin +0.27 4 MTReb. Defense 39.1 pg 8 MTBlocked Shots 3.73 pg 3 FIUSteals 7.55 pg 11 MTA/T Ratio .68 6 MTOff. Rebounds 11.45 pg 10 ULLDef. Rebounds 24.45 pg 9 ULL3PT FG Made 5.45 pg 3 MT

ASU INDIVIDUALS IN SBC RANKINGSStat ASU Player Avg. RankScoring Adrianne Davie 20.9 3Scoring Rudy Sims 17.3 7FG Pct. Adrianne Davie .531 3Rebounding Adrianne Davie 8.8 4Assists Rudy Sims 4.45 6FT Pct. Caroline Starr .800 9FT Pct. Adrianne Davie .778 13FT Pct. Rudy Sims .762 153PT FG Pct. Rudy Sims .449 4Blocked Shots Adrianne Davie 1.55 pg 5Blocked Shots Lyndsay Schlup .82 pg 10Steals Rudy Sims 2.09 pg 73PT FG Made Rudy Sims 2.0 pg 43PT FG Made Ali Carter 1.64 pg 9Mins. Played Adrianne Davie 33.82 9Mins. Played Rudy Sims 33.55 11A-T/O Ratio Rudy Sims 1.20 9Def. Rebounds Adrianne Davie 5.27 pg 7Def. Rebounds Rudy Sims 4.18 pg 14Off. Rebounds Adrianne Davie 3.55 pg 2

Davie

CAREER HIGHS: Senior centerAdrianne Davie scored a career-high 31points Nov. 30 against South DakotaState. Davie notched a career-high fourblocked shots during ASU’s 73-56 winover Alabama Nov. 13, then matched theeffort with four blocks during ASU’s 87-55 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Nov.26...Sophomore guard Brittney Hilesmatched her career high steals total withthree against South Dakota State anddished out a career high three assistsagainst Cal. Hiles matched her careerhigh in minutes played with 17 againstLouisiana-Lafayette...Junior forwardAshley Anderson scored a career-high 16points at Missouri State Nov. 20, matchedher career rebounding high with sevenagainst San Jose State Dec. 2, and set newcareer highs with three assists and 32 min-utes played against Cal Dec.3...Seniorguard Rudy Sims logged a career-high 41minutes, a career-high 11 rebounds, and acareer high 10 assists Dec. 16 against

Louisiana-Lafayette...Sophomore guardCaroline Starr scored a career-high 14points Nov. 10 against the Charlotte 49ers,and logged a career high 34 minutesagainst Oklahoma State Dec. 9...Truefreshman Lyndsay Schlup has scored indouble figures in two of the Lady Indians’seven games this season, logging 10points in both the Charlotte and Alabamagames.

BIG ROAD WINS: With its 67-54win at Missouri State Nov. 20, ASUbecame just the 33rd visiting team to winon the Lady Bears' home court since the1989-90 season. Missouri State holds a237-33 record on its home court duringthe past 18 seasons...ASU’s 65-58 over-time victory at Louisiana-Lafayette Dec.16 was only the seventh loss for theRagin’ Cajuns at Earl K. Long Gym. TheLady Indians defeated the Ragin’ Cajunsat Lafayette last season as well.Additionally, under head coach J. KelleyHall, the Ragin’ Cajuns are 55-8 whenleading at the half, and three of those loss-es have come at the hands of ArkansasState.

PUTTING UP POINTS: The 90points posted by the Lady Indians Dec. 2against San Jose State is the highest offen-sive output of the season.

BEST IN THE WEST: The LadyIndians were chosen by the Sun Beltcoaches as No. 1 team in the Sun Belt’sWest Division for the upcoming season.ASU received a league-high 10 first placevotes to top the poll.

LAST TIME OUT: LAFAYETTE,La., (12-16-2006) - Arkansas State seniorguard Rudy Sims recorded the first triple-double in the history of the ASU women'sbasketball program, sparking the LadyIndians to a 65-58 overtime victory overthe Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (8-4, 1-1) Saturday night at Earl K. LongGym. The game was the Sun BeltConference opener for ASU, and boostedthe Lady Indians to 7-4 overall on the sea-son.

Sims finished the night with 14 points,11 rebounds and 10 assists, overshadow-ing the fifth double-double of the seasonby senior center Adrianne Davie, who fin-

ished the game with 26 points and 15rebounds. Sims' effort was even moreremarkable considering she started thegame 0-for-8 from the floor.

“I have been coaching a lot of yearseither as an assistant or as a head coach,and that was my first triple-double to seein person,” said ASU head coach BrianBoyer. “It is a huge accomplishment,especially because of the way it happened.She was struggling from the field, but shedidn't quit. She is such a great example foryoung players. When her shot wasn'tfalling, she found another way. She gotdouble figure rebounds and double figureassists, and then all of a sudden the shotsstart falling.”

The Lady Indians rallied from a five-point deficit in the final five minutes ofregulation to send the game into overtime.Davie hit a short jumper with 1:51 to playin regulation to pull the Lady Indianswithin a point a 50-49, and sophomoreguard Caroline Starr tied the game at 50-50 with a free throw at the one-minutemark. Arkansas State had an opportunityto win the game in regulation, but Sims'driving shot in the lane with six secondsremaining was short of the mark.

Arkansas State dominated the over-time period, scoring the first nine point totake a 59-50 lead. Sims' steal, layup andfree throw with 3:34 to play ignited theASU run, and was followed by six straightpoints from Davie, whose free throw with1:02 remaining gave ASU its biggest leadof the night at nine points.

Louisiana-Lafayette's Sonora Edwardstrimmed the Lady Indian lead to 59-52with a jumper at the 52-second mark, butStarr responded with a pair of free throwsfive seconds later to boost the lead back tonine points and put the game away.

In the first half, the Lady Indians couldnot find a rhythm and trailed 27-23 at thebreak. Arkansas State turned the ball over15 times in the opening frame, but stayedin striking distance thanks to 13 first-halfpoints from Davie. The Lady Indians suf-fered a season-high 28 turnovers in thegame, but turned the ball over just once inthe overtime period.

“I think the key to this whole gamewas that we got to halftime with it stillwithin reach,” said Boyer. “We almost feltlike that was a victory within itselfbecause of our turnovers and the offensive

SUN BELT RECORDS WATCH

CAREER POINTS1. Adrian Vickers/USA 2,285 1986-908. Julie Hagood/ASU 1,840 1996-0024. Keeshia Evans/ASU 1,538 1997-0125. Donna Harrington/ODU 1,492 1984-87

Adrianne Davie/ASU 1,491 2003-Cur.

CAREER REBOUNDS1. Adrian Vickers/USA 1,364 1986-908. Amanda Wilson/TECH 993 1995-999. Adrianne Davie/ASU 955 2003-Cur.10. Jolie McKiernan/ASU 905 1999-03

CAREER ASSISTS1. Clemette Haskins/WKU 731 1983-8714. Crystal Tausan/ASU 473 1992-9617. Dawn Warner/WKU 440 1986-8918. Rudy Sims/ASU 438 2003-Cur.

CAREER BLOCKS1. Vasso Beskaki/UNO 248 1995-9925. Michelle Hinton/UTPA 98 1994-97

Adrianne Davie/ASU 94 2003-Cur.

CAREER 3-POINTERS MADE1. Leslie Logsdon/WKU 278 2001-052. D. Featherston/ASU 250 1994-967. Julie Hagood/ASU 189 1996-0016. Amber Abraham/ASU 164 2001-0522. Amy Towne/ASU 137 1996-9824. Sonja Tate/ASU 133 1993-9625. Rudy Sims 127 2003-Cur.

Ali Carter 122 2002-Cur.

rebounds they were getting.”“By the time we got to the last couple

of minutes, and then in overtime, bothteams were really exhausted,” addedBoyer. “It was just a matter of who wasgoing to hit the shots, and fortunately forus, they were trying to score from the out-side, and when you get tired, you just don'thave the legs. Fortunately we were able toget it inside and get to the free throw line,and hit some key shots when we had to.”

In addition to the double-digit effortsfrom Sims and Davie, the Lady Indiansalso got five points and eight reboundsfrom Lyndsay Schlup, nine points fromAli Carter and six from Starr. EbonieJefferson and Jazmine Taylor added twopoints each, and Brittney Hiles finishedthe night with a single point. YolandaJones led ULL with 22 points, and OnnaCharles added 19.

SEASON OUTLOOK: Threestarters return from last year’s team whichfinished 15-15 and reached the semifinalsof the Sun Belt Conference Tournament -senior center Adrianne Davie, seniorguard Rudy Sims, and junior forwardKelsey Lock. Guard Ali Carter, who satout last season after suffering a kneeinjury, also returns for her senior season.Carter earned All-Conference honors dur-ing the 2004-05 season, while Sims is atwo-time All-Sun Belt player and Davie isa three-time all-conference player who isexpected to push for the league’s Player ofthe Year honors.

Among the nine letterwinners return-ing from last year’s team, Davie highlightsthe field, bringing impressive credentialsto the court for the 2006-07 season. Inaddition to her three-time All-Sun Belthonors, Davie became the 14th player inASU history to reach the 1,000 careerpoints mark. The 6-3 center averaged15.4 points and 9.8 rebounds per game lastseason.

Sims also joined a 1,000 point clublast year, and goes into the upcoming sea-son with 389 assists to rank third all-timein ASU history. She averaged 14.0 pointsper game last season while dishing out153 assists.

Before suffering the knee injury thatforced her to sit out last year, Carter aver-aged 13.9 points per game during the2004-05 season and shot 87 percent from

the free throw line.Like Carter, Lock hopes to bounce

back from a knee injury as well. The 6-0guard/forward played in 23 games beforebeing sidelined with the injury last season,averaging 8.7 points and 6.3 rebounds perouting.

Senior forward Tabitha Christian isexpected to play a key role as well, andwill serve as a team captain along with fel-low seniors Davie, Carter and Sims.

Junior Rachel Brown, and sophomoresBrittney Hiles, Caroline Starr, ShavondraWilliams, and Ashley Anderson all returnwith experience, and Boyer welcomesfive true freshmen to the Lady Indiansquad.

Jazmine Taylor, Melia Pence, EbonieJefferson, Veronica Smith and LyndsaySchlup make up the class of talented new-comers.

The Lady Indians open the regularseason Nov. 10 on the road against UNC-Charlotte, then return home Nov. 13 for abattle with Southeastern Conferencepower Alabama. Purdue, ranked No. 13 inthe USA Today/ESPN preseason poll alsovisits the Convocation Center inNovember, while Oklahoma State visitsJonesboro in early December.

Sun Belt play begins Dec. 16 whenASU travels to Louisiana-Lafayette, andends at the Cajundome as well with theSun Belt Conference Tournament, sched-uled for March 3-6.

MORE ON BOYER: Brian Boyer isentering his eighth season as head coachof the Arkansas State women's basketballteam. During his time at the helm of theLady Indians, he has posted a 117-100overall record, which is the second mostwins in ASU women's basketball history.He has led the Tribe to three WNITappearances in his first seven seasonsincluding appearances in two out of thelast three seasons. Last season, the LadyIndians posted a 15-15 overall record asthe Tribe advanced to the semifinals of theSun Belt Conference Tournament. TheTribe posted the .500 record against aschedule that featured nine NCAATournament teams and three teams in theWNIT. Center Adrianne Davie earnedFirst Team All-Conference honors lastseason marking the third straight year inwhich she has received All-SBC acco-lades. Also, the Tribe had three differentplayers join the 1,000 career point club

last season in Davie, junior Rudy Simsand senior Amber Abraham. In the 2004-05 season Boyer guided the Lady Indiansto a 21-11 overall record and an 11-3 SunBelt record as the Tribe finished in secondplace in the Sun Belt East Division.

Boyer picked up his second consecu-tive Sun Belt Conference Coach of theYear award following the 2004-05 season,and joined former ASU head coach JerryAnn Winters as the only two women's bas-ketball coaches at ASU to win back-to-back coach of the year honors.

Before assuming the head coachingrole at ASU, Boyer was no stranger to theArkansas State women's basketball pro-gram, coming to Arkansas State with for-mer head coach Jeff Mittie when he washired as head coach in 1995. Together, thetwo helped the program to a 75-48 record,including an 18-14 record in the 1998-99season with an appearance in the Women'sNIT, ASU's first postseason appearance infive years.

Boyer graduated from MissouriWestern State College in St. Joseph, Mo.,with a bachelor's degree in education. Hewas an assistant coach for the men's pro-gram for six seasons, including the lastthree, which he spent as an assistant withthe women's program as well. As an assis-tant to the men's team, Missouri Westernwas an NCAA Division II Tournamentparticipant five years (1990, 1991, 1992,1994 and 1995) and won two conferencechampionships. As a women's assistant,Boyer and Missouri Western made twoNCAA Tournament appearances, includ-ing a trip to the Final Four in 1995 and theElite Eight the previous season.

Boyer prepped at Scotland CountyHigh School in Memphis, Mo., and grad-uated from there in 1988. He is married tothe former Rhonda Lane of Marked Tree,Arkansas. She is a graduate of ASU.

THE ASU ASSISTANTS: TanyaRay enters her fifth season at ArkansasState as a women's basketball assistantcoach. Ray, a native of Brenham, TX,serves as the Lady Indians' recruitingcoordinator in which she organizes allaspects of the recruiting process and spe-cializes in upper class recruiting. She alsoworks with the Lady Indian posts andhelps to oversee the team defense. Ray isalso in charge of monitoring the academicprogress of the team's student-athletes.She is the team liaison for campus life andassists in opponent scouting. She received

her bachelor's degree in exercise-sport sci-ence from St. Mary's. Ray prepped atBrenham High School where she was astandout varsity player for four year. Shegraduated from BHS in 1994.

Rebecca Chilton Peoples enters herfifth season with the Arkansas Statewomen's basketball program. Peoples, anative of Buckeye, Ariz., is a recruitingassistant for the Tribe with an emphasis onunderclass recruiting. She is in charge ofon-campus visits and works with thedevelopment of the Lady Indian guards.She assists in the scouting of ASU oppo-nents. Peoples coordinates the ASU homepractice schedule and is the liaison to thestrength and conditioning program. She isalso responsible for the Lady IndianBasketball elementary camp and the NEATournament Programs. Peoples receivedher degree in physical education fromPrescott College, and is married toArkansas State assistant football coachKevin Peoples.

Carrie Redman is in her first seasonas an assistant coach with Arkansas State’swomen’s basketball program. Redmanplayed her collegiate career at theUniversity of Arkansas from 1995-1999.During her first year the Lady Razorbackswere WNIT runner-ups and in her junioryear (1997-98) she played in the NCAAFinal Four as the lowest seeded team everto advance (eighth seed) to the semifinals.In her senior year, she helped Arkansas tothe WNIT championships and was namedto the All-SEC Hard Work Team. Shereceived her Bachelor's of Science Degreefrom Arkansas and her Master's ofEducation Degree from the University ofTexas at Tyler. She is married to EricRedman, who serves as an associate certi-fied athletic trainer for ASU’s sports med-icine program.

#3 Rudy Sims5-7, Senior

GuardMemphis, TN

Points - 25 vs. San Jose St. 12/2/06Rebounds - 11 vs. La.-Lafayette 12/16/06Blocks - 1, twiceSteals - 4, twiceAssists - 10 vs. La.-Lafayette 12/16/06Minutes - 41 vs. La.-Lafayette 12/16/06SE

ASO

NH

IGH

S

Points - 32 vs. Western Kentucky 12/19/06Rebounds - 11 vs. La.-Lafayette 12/16/06Blocks - 1, five timesSteals - 7, at Hampton 12/3/03Assists - 10 vs. La.-Lafayette 12/16/06Minutes - 41 vs. La.-Lafayette 12/16/06C

AR

EE

RH

IGH

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#40 Ali Carter5-9, Senior

GuardPocahontas, AR

Points - 19 vs. Alabama 11/13/06Rebounds - 5 vs. San Jose St. 12/2/2006Blocks - 1, twiceSteals - 3 vs. Alabama 11/13/06Assists - 4, twiceMinutes - 37 vs. La.-Lafayette 12/16/06SE

ASO

NH

IGH

S

Points - 27 at ULL 2/26/05Rebounds - 10 at ULL 2/26/05Blocks - 2 at Minnesota 11/19/04Steals - 4 at Middle Tennessee 1/15/05Assists - 5 at LIU 11/29/05Minutes - 41 vs. NMSU 3/6/04C

AR

EE

RH

IGH

S

#5 Kelsey Lock6-0, Junior

Guard/ForwardRepublic, MO

Points - 9 vs. Oklahoma State 12/9/06Rebounds - 2, twiceBlocks - 1 vs. South Dakota State 11/30/06Steals - Assists - 2, twiceMinutes - 16 vs. Oklahoma State 12/9/06SE

ASO

NH

IGH

S

Points - 17 twiceRebounds - 12 vs. N. Dakota St. 1/4/06Blocks - 2, two timesSteals - 5 vs. Middle Tennessee 2/19/05Assists - 5, three timesMinutes - 27 vs. Middle Tennessee 2/19/05C

AR

EE

RH

IGH

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#34 Adrianne Davie6-3, Senior

SeniorLittle Rock, AR

Points - 31 vs. South Dakota State 11/30/06Rebounds -15 vs. La.-Lafayette 12/16/06Blocks - 4, twiceSteals - 1, six timesAssists - 2, three timesMinutes - 39 vs. La.-Lafayette 12/16/06SE

ASO

NH

IGH

S

Points - 31 vs. South Dakota State 11/30/06Rebounds - 16 vs. Alabama A&M 12/10/05Blocks - 4, twiceSteals - 4, three timesAssists - 6, six timesMinutes - 44 vs. Ole Miss 12/7/01C

AR

EE

RH

IGH

S

#50 Tabitha Christian6-3, Senior

ForwardHuntsville, AR

Points - 3 vs. UAPB 11/26/06Rebounds - 2 vs. Alabama 11/13/06Blocks - Steals - 1 vs. UAPB 11/26/06Assists - Minutes - 7 vs. Alabama 11/13/06SE

ASO

NH

IGH

S

Points - 4, four timesRebounds - 3, two timesBlocks - 1, four timesSteals - 2 at Alabama A&M 12/2/04Assists - 1, two timesMinutes - 15 vs. WMU 12/19/04C

AR

EE

RH

IGH

S

#35 Rachel Brown6-2, Junior

Forward/CenterKennett, MO

Points - Rebounds - Blocks - Steals - Assists - Minutes - 3 vs. La.-Lafayette 12/16/06SE

ASO

NH

IGH

S

Points - 8 vs. UNO 2/7/05Rebounds - 3, two timesBlocks - 0Steals - 1, six timesAssists - 1 at Minnesota 11/19/04Minutes - 9, two timesC

AR

EE

RH

IGH

S

#15 Brittney Hiles5-7, Sophomore

GuardBaton Rouge, LA

Points - 5 vs. Missouri State 11/20/06Rebounds - 3 vs. San Jose St. 12/2/2006Blocks - Steals - 3 vs. South Dakota State 11/30/06Assists - 3 vs. Cal 12/3/06Minutes - 17 vs. La.-Lafayette 12/16/06SE

ASO

NH

IGH

S

Points - 5, twiceRebounds - 5 vs. Louisiana Tech 12/29/05Blocks - 1 vs. George Mason 11/27/05Steals - 3, twiceAssists - 3, twiceMinutes - 17, three timesC

AR

EE

RH

IGH

S

#32 Shavondra Williams6-2, Sophomore

ForwardCamden, AR

Points - Rebounds - Blocks - Steals - Assists - Minutes - SE

ASO

NH

IGH

S

Points - 3 vs. Middle Tennessee 12/16/06Rebounds - 1, four timesBlocks - 0Steals - 1 vs. Hampton 12/4/05Assists - 0Minutes - 8 vs. Duke 11/25/05C

AR

EE

RH

IGH

S

#1 Jazmine Taylor5-8, Freshman

GuardMemphis, TN

Points - 6 vs. UAPB 11/26/06Rebounds - 3 vs. UAPB 11/26/06Blocks - 1, twiceSteals - 3 vs. Missouri State 11/20/06Assists - 4 vs. UAPB 11/26/06Minutes - 17 vs. UAPB 11/26/06SE

ASO

NH

IGH

S

Points - 6 vs. UAPB 11/26/06Rebounds - 3 vs. UAPB 11/26/06Blocks - 1, twiceSteals - 3 vs. Missouri State 11/20/06Assists - 4 vs. UAPB 11/26/06Minutes - 17 vs. UAPB 11/26/06C

AR

EE

RH

IGH

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#25 Caroline Starr5-10, Sophomore

GuardBenton, AR

Points - 14 vs. Charlotte 11/10/06Rebounds - 6 vs. San Jose St. 12/2/2006Blocks - 1 vs. Alabama 11/13/06Steals - 3 vs. UAPB 11/26/06Assists - 5, twiceMinutes - 34 vs. Oklahoma State 12/9/06SE

ASO

NH

IGH

S

Points - 14 vs. Charlotte 11/10/06Rebounds - 10 vs. ULL 2/23/06Blocks - 1, three timesSteals - 3, five timesAssists - 5, twiceMinutes - 34 vs. Oklahoma State 12/9/06C

AR

EE

RH

IGH

S

#33 Ashley Anderson6-2, Sophomore

ForwardCabot, AR

Points - 16 vs. Missouri State 11/20/06Rebounds - 7 vs. San Jose St. 12/2/2006Blocks - 2 vs. Alabama 11/13/06Steals - 3 vs. UAPB 11/26/06Assists - 3 vs. Cal 12/3/06Minutes - 32 vs. Cal 12/3/06SE

ASO

NH

IGH

S

Points - 16 vs. Missouri State 11/20/06Rebounds - 7, twiceBlocks - 2, three timesSteals - 3 vs. UAPB 11/26/06Assists - 3 vs. Cal 12/3/06Minutes - 32 vs. Cal 12/3/06C

AR

EE

RH

IGH

S

#10 Melia Pence6-0, Freshman

GuardAshland, MO

Points - 2 vs. UAPB 11/26/06Rebounds - 1 vs. UAPB 11/26/06Blocks - Steals - Assists - Minutes - 7 vs. UAPB 11/26/06SE

ASO

NH

IGH

S

Points - 2 vs. UAPB 11/26/06Rebounds - 1 vs. UAPB 11/26/06Blocks - Steals - Assists - Minutes - 7 vs. UAPB 11/26/06C

AR

EE

RH

IGH

S

#11 Ebonie Jefferson5-8, Freshman

GuardMemphis, TN

Points - 6 vs. Charlotte 11/10/06Rebounds - 2 vs. Charlotte 11/10/06Blocks - Steals - 1 vs. Oklahoma State 12/9/06Assists - Minutes - 8 vs. Charlotte 11/10/06SE

ASO

NH

IGH

S

Points - 6 vs. Charlotte 11/10/06Rebounds - 2 vs. Charlotte 11/10/06Blocks -Steals - 1 vs. Oklahoma State 12/9/06Assists - Minutes - 8 vs. Charlotte 11/10/06C

AR

EE

RH

IGH

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#24 Veronica Smith5-10, Freshman

GuardEast St. Louis, IL

Points - 4 vs. UAPB 11/26/06Rebounds - 3 vs. UAPB 11/26/06Blocks - Steals - Assists - 1, twiceMinutes - 8 vs. Charlotte 11/10/06SE

ASO

NH

IGH

S

Points - 4 vs. UAPB 11/26/06Rebounds - 3 vs. UAPB 11/26/06Blocks - Steals - Assists - 1, twiceMinutes - 8 vs. Charlotte 11/10/06C

AR

EE

RH

IGH

S

#30 Lyndsay Schlup6-1, Freshman

ForwardCalifornia, MO

Points - 10, twiceRebounds - 9 vs. Charlotte 11/10/06Blocks - 3 vs. Charlotte 11/10/06Steals - 1 , five timesAssists - 1, four timesMinutes - 28 vs. Charlotte 11/10/06SE

ASO

NH

IGH

S

Points - 10, twiceRebounds - 9 vs. Charlotte 11/10/06Blocks - 3 vs. Charlotte 11/10/06Steals - 1, five timesAssists - 1, four timesMinutes - 28 vs. Charlotte 11/10/06C

AR

EE

RH

IGH

S

ASU vs. AlabamaASU Convocation Center Nov. 13, 2006 Jonesboro, AR

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JONESBORO, Ark. (11/13/06) — Guards Ali Carter and RudySims rained three-pointers as each poured in 19 points to leadArkansas State past Southeastern Conference foe Alabama, 73-56, inwomen’s basketball at ASU’s Convocation Center Monday night.

Carter, a senior from Pocahontas, hit five-of-nine, while Sims, asenior from Memphis, was three-of-four from beyond the arc. As ateam, the Lady Indians hit 47 percent from outside the line (9-of-19)to pace the Tribe. Adrianne Davie added 14 points and six reboundsand freshman Lyndsay Schlup added 10 points to round out ASU’sdouble-figure scoring.

“I am pleased with our effort tonight,” said Head Coach BrianBoyer. “We forced them into 15 turnovers in the first half and we onlyhad five. On the rebounding, it was only a one or two-point differ-ence, and we got so many more shots in the first half to build the lead.In the second half, it was a matter of just answering and our playersdid a good job of that.”

After trading baskets in the early part of the first half, ArkansasState took a 12-10 lead following a goal by Schlup at the 12:03 mark.The 6-1 forward from California, Mo., was fouled by Alabama’sHarriet Barnes and Schlup hit her free throw to put the Lady Indiansup by three. ASU never trailed after that and built the lead by as muchas 25 in the second half.

The Crimson Tide was able to cut the gap to 10 at the 11:49 markin the second half when Nathalie Reshard and Talisha Chandler wereable to score off a couple missed ASU shots. However, the LadyIndians forced two quick turnovers on the other end of the court andwere able to boost the lead back to 19.

“It seemed like Rudy, Ali and Adrianne seemed to have an answerevery time,” continued Boyer. “When it was 14 and they cut it to 10,we answered. Another time, they cut the lead to 10 and we pushed itback to 16. A lot of that came from the leadership of that group inanswering those runs.

“Just before the half, the execution by Rudy was picture-perfect,and Ali delivered on the three and that was a huge lift momentum-wise and points-wise. Rudy made very good decisions and shot theball well. I thought that was a great, great effort on her part.”

Kate Mastin led all Alabama scorers with 19 points and Reshardhad six boards. Both teams now stand 1-1 overall.

ASU vs. CharlotteHalton Arena Nov. 10, 2006 Charlotte NC

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CHARLOTTE, NC (11-10-2006) — The Arkansas State Lady Indians’2006-07 basketball season got off to a rough start Friday night as the Tribedropped a 76-65 decision on the road against the Charlotte 49ers.

The Lady Indians committed 25 turnovers in the game, while handingout just seven assists.

“Their pressure was one of our problems,” said ASU head coach BrianBoyer. “Charlotte really, really pressured us, and our answer to is was tobury our heads and go one-on-one too much. Rather than utilizing each otheras a team, we just went one-on-one, and that got us in trouble with theturnovers.”

Charlotte built a 36-26 lead at the break, then scored the first eight ofthe second half to stretch the lead to 44-26 before Rudy Sims stopped thedrought with a short jumper at the 17:21 mark.

Arkansas State managed to cut the 49er lead to single digits when sen-ior Adrianne Davie hit a three pointer with 11:15 remaining to make it 50-41, but Charlotte reeled off six straight to stretch the 49er lead to 56-41.

The Lady Indians again made it a single-digit game when senior RudySims sank a basket at the 4-minute mark to cut the Charlotte lead to 66-57.Following Sims’ basket, ASU had a chance to cut the lead further, but Daviecould not connect on a layup, and Charlotte answered on the offensive endwith a bucket to extend the lead to 68-57, and the Lady Indians could notmake another push down the stretch.

“We came out really flat in the second half, and were on the brink of get-ting blown out, but the players hung tough and kept it within reach,” Boyersaid. “We chipped away and actually had a shot just after the four-minutemark to put some real pressure on them. We tell our players that when youare on the road against good teams, you have to be flawless, and at that stageof the game you have to make every shot, get every rebound, and take careof the ball, and we weren’t quite tough enough to make those plays.”

Sophomore Caroline Starr led ASU with 14 points, followed by Simswith 12 and freshman Lyndsay Schlup with 10 points, nine rebounds andthree blocks in her Lady Indian debut.

“I was really proud of Lyndsay in her first start,” said Boyer. “There isno question that she gave us a huge spark early on with her offensiverebounding. She kept flying to the ball, and that is a real positive to see herdo that.”

Davie added nine points to the Lady Indian totals, Ali Carter and EbonieJefferson added six each, Ashley Anderson finished with five points, andVeronica Smith closed out the ASU scoring with three points.

Sabrina Gregory led Charlotte with 22 points and eight rebounds.

ASU vs. MissouriMizzou Arena Nov. 17, 2006 Columbia, MO

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (11-17-2006) — Missouri’s Tiffany Brooks andCarlynn Savant scored 22 points each to offset 26 points by ArkansasState’s Adrianne Davie, and led the Lady Tigers (3-0) to a 74-53 victoryover the ASU Lady Indians (1-2) Friday night at Mizzou Arena.

ASU led 10-9 before Missouri’s Alyssa Hollis sank a 3-pointer toignite a 14-2 run that put the Lady Tigers on top 23-12 with just over eightminutes to play in the first half.

A bucket from Arkansas State’s Rudy Sims stopped the Lady Tigerrun, and ASU kept pace for the remainder of the half, despite a 12-2shooting advantage from the free throw line for the Missouri. The LadyTigers hit 11-of-12 shots from the charity stripe in the first half, whileASU was 2-of-2 as Missouri took a 40-29 lead into the locker room at thebreak. Missouri also out-rebounded ASU 27-16 in the first half, 16 of theboards on the offensive end.

“We faced a good team on the road, and we didn’t handle ourselvesvery well,” said ASU head coach Brian Boyer. “The rebounding was onething, but the problem was way before the rebounds ever happened. Wewere out of position defensively, we didn’t rotate effectively defensively,and hence, we were never in a position to rebound. We were so out ofposition beforehand, that we never had a chance to rebound the missedshots.”

In the second half, matters got worse for the Lady Indians asArkansas State managed just six points through the first 16 minutes, andthe Missouri lead ballooned to as much as 29 points.

For the game, Missouri enjoyed a 72-55 advantage in shots takenfrom the floor, out rebounded the Lady Indians 46-33, and forced 21 ASUturnovers.

In addition to Davie’s 26 points, the Lady Indians also got 15 pointsfrom Rudy Sims, four from Ashley Anderson, and two each from AliCarter, Ebonie Jefferson, and Lyndsay Schlup.

The Lady Indians’ Missouri road trip continues Monday night asASU heads to Springfield to take on Missouri State in a 7:05 matchup.

“Right now, I’m not worried about Monday night, I am worried aboutDecember 16 when the conference season starts,” Boyer said. “We haveto get ourselves re-energized, and we’ve got to get our effort back...andthat’s going to start defensively. We’ll take Monday when it gets here, butright now I am worried more about the middle of December when SunBelt play starts.”

ASU vs. Missouri StateHammons Student Center Nov. 20, 2006 Springfield, MO

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (11-20-2006) — The Arkansas State Lady Indians (2-2) used a smoth-ering defense and double figure nights from Adrianne Davie, Ashley Anderson, and Ali Carter todefeat the Missouri State (0-3) Lady Bears 67-54 Monday night at the John Q. Hammons Centerin Springfield.

Davie finished with a double-double on the night, scoring 21 points and pulling down 10rebounds, Anderson added 16 points and Carter scored 10.

ASU forced 24 turnovers in the game, and held Missouri State’s Tahnee Balerio, who cameinto the game averaging 18.5 points, to just 10 on the night - zero in the first half. Balerio did notscore until she hit a three with just over 14 minutes remaining.

The victory came on one of the toughest home courts in the country. Missouri State holds a237-33 record on its home court since the 1989-90 season.

“The whole plan was to work on Balerio, to wear her out,” said ASU head coach BrianBoyer. “We have watched Rudy Sims for over three years, and I sometimes still underestimatehow good of a defender she is. Rudy was right in her face. We worked in Jazmine Taylor andBrittney Hiles, and they did a good job on her as well. That’s where it all started for us tonight,with our guards putting pressure on Balerio.”

Arkansas State went on a 9-0 run midway through the first half to take a 15-6 lead, and led27-19 at the half. ASU’s eight-point cushion at the break was helped by six steals, 12 points fromDavie and eight from Ashley Anderson.

Anderson scored the first eight ASU points of the second half to push the Lady Indian leadto double digits, and when Missouri State head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson called for atimeout at the 17:24 mark, ASU had built the lead to 35-23. Following a bucket by MissouriState’s Tiff Terwelp, Arkansas State’s Caroline Starr sank a three pointer from the left corner andDavie sank a pair of free throws to stretch the Lady Indian lead to 40-25. Arkansas State main-tained the double-digit lead until the eight-minute mark, when Missouri State began to make apush.

With just under seven minutes to play, the Lady Bears had whittled the ASU lead to 49-42on a pair of free throws by Balerio, then guard Roxanne Stiles penetrated and sank a short jumperat the six-minute mark to make it 49-44.

Sims answered with a jumper for ASU, followed by a three from Carter, and with five min-utes to play the Lady Indian lead was back to 10 at 54-44.

The Lady Bears pulled to within seven twice in the next three minutes, then got to withinsix on a putback by Davida Moore, but Carter answered with another three and Sims drove for alayup with 1:10 remaining to put the lead back to 11 at 62-51. Davie converted a three-point playwith 44 seconds remaining to put the game away.

“It hard to describe how tough it is to play here,” said Boyer. “And when Ali Carter steppedup and nailed the three late in the game, it was like she was in Pocahontas in the gym by herself.”

In addition to the double-digit nights from Davie, Anderson and Carter, ASU got sevenpoints from Starr, six points and six assists from Sims, five from Hiles and two from Taylor.

Missouri State was led by 14 points from Stiles.

ASU vs. PurdueASU Convocation Center Nov. 24, 2006 Jonesboro, AR

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JONESBORO, Ark. (11/24/06) — Despite Rudy Sims’ season-high 23points and a late second-half surge, Arkansas State’s Lady Indians dropped aclose one, 67-61, to 10th-ranked Purdue Friday night at ASU’s ConvocationCenter. Arkansas State drops to 2-3 overall while the Boilermakers are a per-fect 6-0 on the year.

ASU’s Adrianne Davie added 13 points and 10 rebounds to pace theTribe, while Caroline Starr and Ali Carter each had nine.

“Let’s face it, we played pretty good and they still figured out how to getout of here with a win,” said Head Coach Brian Boyer.

ASU got off to a quick start behind a couple of three-pointers by Sims andStarr to put the Lady Indians up, 15-9. Purdue went into a zone defense andthe Lady Indians struggled with the Boilermakers’ tall front line which heldASU scoreless for nearly 10 minutes in the first half. Purdue led by as muchas 14 points before ASU fought back to cut the lead to three, 39-33, at the half.

“You can’t give up runs like that on average teams,” continue Boyer.“During that stretch we had so many turnovers that turned into points forPurdue. You hear it in football so often, but the defense was on the field toomuch.”

Davie came out in the second half and scored two straight layups and ajumper by Sims evened the score at 39-all before ASU hit another four-minutescoring drought which saw Purdue’s lead climb to 11. ASU turned on its owndefensive efforts to force the Boilermakers to miss some shots. The LadyIndians made the transition baskets, slicing the Purdue lead to five, 64-59.ASU had to foul late and several Lady Indian three-point tries wouldn’t fall,leaving the final score.

“In basketball, you can never underestimate the first two minutes of thesecond half, and our players came out and really believed. The run at the endof the first half really gave these players enough life to think we had a shotthere.

“They carried over into the second half to give us a chance, but you haveto give it to Purdue, they didn’t get rattled. They just seemed to answer.”

Katie Gearlds led Purdue with 17 points and FahKara Malone andLindsay Hylton-Wisdom each added 15. Wisdom-Hylton had seven boards.

ASU vs. UAPBASU Convocation Center Nov. 26, 2006 Jonesboro, AR

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JONESBORO, Ark. (11-26-2006) - Three Arkansas State seniors scoredin double figures to lead the ASU Lady Indians to an 87-55 victory over theArkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions Sunday afternoon at the ASU ConvocationCenter.

Adrianne Davie led the Lady Indians with 21 points, followed by RudySims with 15 and Ali Carter with 12 as ASU evened its record at 3-3 on theseason. UAPB dropped to 0-5 on the year.

In addition to her 21 points, Davie grabbed 11 rebounds to notch her thirdconsecutive double-double. Davie also tied a career high with four blockedshots in the game.

Arkansas State jumped out to an 11-2 lead in the early going with Simsfinishing the first half with 15 points, to help the Lady Indians build a 45-31lead at the break.

“I thought the start was not very good,” said Head Coach Brian Boyer.“There are two ways to look at it-the outcome and the performance. It wasn'texactly the performance we wanted, but we got the outcome.”

ASU quickly expanded the lead to 20 points in the second period as Daviepoured in 17 second-half points. The ASU lead reached 30 points when fresh-man Jazmine Taylor hit a free throw to make 79-49 with 3:15 remaining.

All 13 players on ASU's active roster played, and all scored in the game.In addition to the double figure afternoon from Davie, Sims and Carter, theLady Indians also got seven points each from Ashley Anderson and LyndsaySchlup, six points from Jazmine Taylor and five from Caroline Starr.

Veronica Smith added four points, Tabitha Christian finished with threepoints, Kelsey Lock, Melia Pence, and Ebonie Jefferson all added two points,and Brittney Hiles closed out the scoring with a single point.

“I thought Adrianne, Rudy and Ali looked tired,” continued Boyer. “But,those are excuses and we've got to get better than that. Come late Decemberand January, we're doing this every weekend.

“We did a better job the second half of getting the ball to Adrianne but shedid a better job of finishing. But, she's a competitor.”

ASU vs. South Dakota St.ASU Convocation Center Nov. 30, 2006 Jonesboro, AR

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JONESBORO, Ark. (11-30-2006) - Arkansas State senior Adrianne Daviepoured in a career-high 31 points and senior Rudy Sims added 20 to lead theLady Indians to a 67-52 win over the South Dakota State Jackrabbits Thursdaynight at the ASU Convocation Center. ASU is now 4-3 overall while SouthDakota State drops to 4-2.

Almost 50 percent of Davie's points came from the charity stripe, as shesank 15-of-17 from the line on the night. Davie also finished the night shoot-ing 8-of-14 from the floor, pulled down eight rebounds and blocked two shots.

“Adrianne is strong; she catches, finishes and gets to the free throw line,”said ASU Head Coach Brian Boyer. “When a player like Adrianne can hit 15of 17 from the free throw line, she's going to have a great night.”

The Lady Indians held South Dakota State guard Megan Vogel to just fourpoints on the night. Vogel came into the game averaging just over 20 pointsper game.

“We're just thrilled with the fact that I think our players really bought intothe keys to get this victory,” continued Boyer. “I know statistically people willlook at performances of Adrianne and Rudy that were great offensive perform-ances. But, truly it was a great team effort. We were active and bought intomaking someone else beat us besides Vogel. They got some open looks but wemade someone else shoot the ball and that's what we wanted to do.”

The Lady Indians never trailed in the game and stretched the lead to dou-ble digits at 22-12 when Davie sank a pair of free throws with 7:42 remainingin the half. A three-pointer by senior guard Ali Carter expanded the ASU leadto 34-18 at the break as the Lady Indians held the Jackrabbits to 22 percentshooting from the floor in the opening period.

A pair of free throws by ASU senior guard Rudy Sims extended the ASUlead to 21 points at 45-24 with 14:23 remaining, and the Jackrabbits did notget within 12 points in the remainder of the game.

“Up until about four minutes left in the game, I'm still scared to death ofVogel,” Boyer said. “This player can flat out score. What shocks me so muchis that she didn't take that many attempts, but I give our players credit and theyswung to her. But, she was very unselfish. She distributed the ball and madesome good decisions, but the bottom line is her teammates have to make theshots and they did not do that tonight.”

In addition to the double figure night from Davie and Sims, the LadyIndians also got six points from Ali Carter, four from Jazmine Taylor, threefrom Lyndsay Schlup, two from Ashley Anderson and one point from CarolineStarr.

ASU vs. San Jose St.Haas Pavilion Dec. 2, 2006 Berkeley, CA

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BERKELEY, Calif. (12-2-2006) - Seniors Adrianne Davie and Rudy Simscombined for 53 points to lift the Arkansas State Lady Indians (5-3) to a 90-71 win over San Jose State (0-7) Saturday night in the California Contra CostaTimes Classic at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Calif.

Davie finished the night with 28 points and a team-high eight rebounds,while Sims finished with a season high 25 points, five rebounds and a seasonhigh four steals. Ashley Anderson also finished in double figures for ASU, net-ting 10 points on the night. ASU's 90 points were another season-high for theLady Indians, eclipsing an 87-point effort against Arkansas Pine Bluff Nov.26.

"We did enough good things to get the win, but we didn't play with a lotof discipline," said ASU head coach Brian Boyer. "Probably some of that wasfighting off fatigue from the travel. Adrianne was awesome tonight as wasRudy, and Ali came out in the second half and showed tremendous senior lead-ership.

Powered by 20 first-half points from Davie, ASU led by as many as 13points in the opening period, but a late push by San Jose State cut the LadyIndian lead to 40-36 at the break.

The Lady Indians went on a 9-2 run to open the second half, stretchingthe lead back to double figures at 49-38 on a pair of free throws by Sims with17:16 remaining.

Arkansas State built its lead to as much as 15 points midway through thesecond half, then put the game away down the stretch.

In addition to the double-figure efforts from Davie, Sims and Anderson,the Lady Indians also got eight points and five rebounds from Ali Carter, fivepoints from Jazmine Taylor, four each from Kelsey Lock, Brittney Hiles andLyndsay Schlup, and two points from Ebonie Jefferson. Caroline Starr addeda team-high five assists and six rebounds on the night. The Lady Indiansoutscored SJSU 38-18 in the paint, held a 29-10 advantage in points off ofturnovers, and shot 31-of-42 at the line, while the Spartans 14-of-18.

Arkansas State will take on host California in Sunday's championshipgame. The 16th ranked Lady Bears rolled past Harvard 96-54 in Saturday'searly game. Sunday's ASU-Cal matchup is scheduled to tip off at 7 p.m., cen-tral.

"This year's schedule is very strong, but what it does lack is nationallyranked teams," said Boyer. "We held our own against nationally rankedPurdue, and it will take an even bigger effort against Cal tomorrow, but we aregoing to go out and give it our best shot and see how we can do."

ASU vs. CaliforniaHaas Pavilion Dec. 3, 2006 Berkeley, CA

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BERKELEY, Calif. - The 16th-ranked California Lady Bears (6-1) used apowerful inside game that included 27 points from Ashley Walker to defeat theArkansas State Lady Indians 81-62 in the finals of the Cal Contra Costa TimesClassic Sunday night at Haas Arena in Berkeley. The Lady Bears outscoredASU 44-16 in the paint and also got 18 second chance points, while holdingArkansas State (5-4) to just six.

?Our plan of trying to choke in on their post players was spurty, and whenit didn't pay off, they made us pay,? said ASU head coach Brian Boyer.?Scheduling teams like this will only make us better. We didn't take any easyanswers with our scheduling, and we are going to be fine.?

Arkansas State seniors Adrianne Davie and Rudy Sims were named to theall-tournament team following the finals, along with Cal's Keanna Levy andWalker, who was named the tournament MVP. Harvard's Niki Finnelli and SanJose State's Brittany Helm were also named to the all-tournament team. Aftercombining for 53 points in the Lady Indians 90-71 opening-round win overSan Jose State, Sims hit for 19 against the Lady Bears, while Davie finishedwith 14 before fouling out late in the game.

California led 45-34 at the half, with 24 of the Lady Bears' points comingfrom in the paint, and 10 from the free throw line. The Lady Bears built thelead to as much as 16 points in the first half, getting 13 first-half points fromAshley Walker and 10 from Keanna Levy, but ASU stayed within striking dis-tance behind 14 first half points from Sims. Sims hit 4-of-6 from behind thethree-point arc in the first half, including one just before the buzzer that pulledthe Lady Indians to within 11 at the break.

The two teams traded baskets through the first four minutes of the secondhalf before ASU cut the Cal lead to single digits at 51-42 on an inside bucketfrom Jazmine Taylor, but the Lady Bears went on a 10-2 run that stretched theCal lead to 61-44 with just over 12 minutes to play. A pair of free throws byWalker with 7:58 remaining pushed the Cal lead to 21 points at 71-50, andASU did not threaten down the stretch.

In addition to the offensive output from Sims and Davie, ASU also goteight points from Ashley Anderson, seven from Lyndsay Schlup and CarolineStarr, four points from Jazmine Taylor and three from Ali Carter. Starr ledASU on the boards with five, while Anderson, Davie and Schlup all grabbedfour rebounds each.

ASU vs. Oklahoma St.Convocation Center Dec. 9, 2006 Jonesboro, AR

10Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS

Oklahoma State vs Arkansas State

12/9/06 7:05 PM at Jonesboro, Ark.

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VISITORS: Oklahoma State 8-1

TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS

## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN

13 Sadiq, Rashidat..... f 5-12 0-2 1-2 6 2 8 1 11 1 3 1 4 28

32 Smith, Shaunte...... f 2-6 0-1 0-0 2 2 4 3 4 0 0 0 1 15

24 Cordero, Maria...... c 8-12 0-0 2-3 2 4 6 4 18 0 0 1 0 27

10 Riley, Andrea....... g 2-12 1-5 8-8 0 6 6 4 13 4 4 0 3 36

31 Green, Danielle..... g 7-18 0-4 1-2 3 2 5 1 15 2 5 1 3 40

01 Chism, Dominique.... 1-4 0-0 1-2 3 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 12

12 Hardeman, Taylor.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2

15 Hood, Christian..... 0-2 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 13

21 Doh, Natasha........ 3-4 1-1 0-0 1 1 2 2 7 1 1 0 1 13

25 Silva, Brisa........ 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

34 Kollo, Rita......... 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 10

TEAM................ 2 2 1

Totals.............. 28-74 2-16 15-19 17 22 39 21 73 8 17 5 13 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-38 23.7% 2nd Half: 19-36 52.8% Game: 37.8% DEADB

3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 0-5 0.0% 2nd Half: 2-11 18.2% Game: 12.5% REBS

F Throw % 1st Half: 10-13 76.9% 2nd Half: 5-6 83.3% Game: 78.9% 3

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HOME TEAM: Arkansas State 6-4

TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS

## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN

33 ANDERSON, Ashley.... f 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 4 1 2 0 0 15

34 DAVIE, Adrianne..... c 11-18 2-4 3-4 5 7 12 1 27 1 5 2 1 37

03 SIMS, Rudy.......... g 9-16 3-5 1-1 1 5 6 3 22 3 4 0 4 30

25 STARR, Caroline..... g 1-4 0-2 5-6 0 2 2 1 7 3 3 0 0 34

40 CARTER, Ali......... g 1-5 0-3 4-5 0 3 3 1 6 1 3 0 0 34

01 TAYLOR, Jazmine..... 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 10

05 LOCK, Kelsey........ 4-7 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 9 2 1 0 0 16

11 JEFFERSON, Ebonie... 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2

15 HILES, Brittney..... 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 7

24 SMITH, Veronica..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2

30 SCHLUP, Lyndsay..... 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 11

50 CHRISTIAN, Tabitha.. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

TEAM................ 1 7 8 1

Totals.............. 29-57 7-17 15-20 8 30 38 16 80 12 24 4 7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-29 51.7% 2nd Half: 14-28 50.0% Game: 50.9% DEADB

3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd Half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 41.2% REBS

F Throw % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd Half: 11-13 84.6% Game: 75.0% 3

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Officials: Lorenzo Alvarez, Matt Spies, Jeff Stromgen

Technical fouls: Oklahoma State-None. Arkansas State-None.

Attendance: 2461

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total

Oklahoma State................ 28 45 - 73

Arkansas State................ 37 43 - 80

Points in Paint: ASU 20 OSU: 28; Second Chance Points: ASU 4 OSU 8

Points off Turnovers: ASU 6 OSU 5; Fast Break Points: ASU 4 OSU 8

JONESBORO, Ark. (12/9/06) — Adrianne Davie knocked in 27 pointsand grabbed 12 rebounds while Rudy Sims added 22 more points to leadArkansas State’s assault on Oklahoma State and handed the Cowgirls theirfirst loss of the season as the Lady Indians won 80-73 Saturday night in theConvocation Center. ASU is now 6-4 overall and OSU is 8-1.

“It was a great win for these players. It was a hard-fought win,” said ASUHead Coach Brian Boyer. “I don’t know where to start. I’m so proud of theseplayers. It will be surprising the rest of the year if we see a game that was thisphysical and at times just downright wild.

“The players didn’t shy away from it. They had fun with it and handled itwell. The execution was good to get the lead. From the the six-minute mark tothe two-and-a half mark, we really got rattled, but from the two-and-a-halfminute mark on, we played like a veteran team and played like a team who’scapable of winning a lot of games this year.”

What started out to look like it was shaping up to be a relatively easygame soon turned into a frantic finish as Oklahoma State sliced away a 15-point ASU lead with 6:46 remaining in the game to two with 1:50 left.However, Sims hit two straight jumpers to keep the Lady Indians ahead andOSU had to foul. Caroline Starr and Ali Carter each hit free throws to securethe win.

Oklahoma State struck first with Maria Cordero hitting a layup after bothDavie and Sims missed shots. ASU’s Ashley Anderson scored on a jumper andthe Lady Indians had a quick 6-2 lead. Davie hit seven of her nine shotattempts for 15 points in the first half with Sims grabbing five rebounds.Cordero had 10 at the midway point for the Cowgirls.

“This is a great win,” continued Boyer. “This is a pivotal game for us.With the schedule we play, 6-4 is much better than 5-5. This assures us of awinning record in our non-conference schedule.”

Kelsey Lock added nine points and Caroline Starr had seven for ASU.Cordero ended the night leading OSU with 18 points while Danielle Green had15, Andrea Riley added 13, and Rashidat Sadiq had 11. Sadiq also led witheight boards and Cordero and Riley both added six apiece.

ASU ended the night hitting 50.9 percent from the field while OSU hit37.8 percent.

ASU vs. La.-LafayetteEarl K. Long Gym Dec. 16, 2006 Lafayette, LA

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LAFAYETTE, La., (12-16-2006) - Arkansas State senior guard RudySims recorded the first triple-double in the history of the ASU women's bas-ketball program, sparking the Lady Indians to a 65-58 overtime victory overthe Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (8-4, 1-1) Saturday night at Earl K.Long Gym. The game was the Sun Belt Conference opener for ASU, andboosted the Lady Indians to 7-4 overall on the season.

Sims finished the night with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, over-shadowing the fifth double-double of the season by senior center AdrianneDavie, who finished the game with 26 points and 15 rebounds. Sims' effortwas even more remarkable considering she started the game 0-for-8 from thefloor.

“I have been coaching a lot of years either as an assistant or as a headcoach, and that was my first triple-double to see in person,” said ASU headcoach Brian Boyer. “It is a huge accomplishment, especially because of theway it happened. She was struggling from the field, but she didn't quit. She issuch a great example for young players. When her shot wasn't falling, shefound another way. She got double figure rebounds and double figure assists,and then all of a sudden the shots start falling.”

The Lady Indians rallied from a five-point deficit in the final five minutesof regulation to send the game into overtime. Davie hit a short jumper with1:51 to play in regulation to pull the Lady Indians within a point a 50-49, andsophomore guard Caroline Starr tied the game at 50-50 with a free throw atthe one-minute mark. Arkansas State had an opportunity to win the game inregulation, but Sims' driving shot in the lane with six seconds remaining wasshort of the mark.

Arkansas State dominated the overtime period, scoring the first nine pointto take a 59-50 lead. Sims' steal, layup and free throw with 3:34 to play ignit-ed the ASU run, and was followed by six straight points from Davie, whosefree throw with 1:02 remaining gave ASU its biggest lead of the night at ninepoints.

Louisiana-Lafayette's Sonora Edwards trimmed the Lady Indian lead to59-52 with a jumper at the 52-second mark, but Starr responded with a pair offree throws five seconds later to boost the lead back to nine points and put thegame away.

In the first half, the Lady Indians could not find a rhythm and trailed 27-23 at the break. Arkansas State turned the ball over 15 times in the openingframe, but stayed in striking distance thanks to 13 first-half points from Davie.The Lady Indians suffered a season-high 28 turnovers in the game, but turnedthe ball over just once in the overtime period.

“I think the key to this whole game was that we got to halftime with it stillwithin reach,” said Boyer. “We almost felt like that was a victory within itselfbecause of our turnovers and the offensive rebounds they were getting.”

“By the time we got to the last couple of minutes, and then in overtime,both teams were really exhausted,” added Boyer. “It was just a matter of whowas going to hit the shots, and fortunately for us, they were trying to scorefrom the outside, and when you get tired, you just don't have the legs.Fortunately we were able to get it inside and get to the free throw line, and hitsome key shots when we had to.”

In addition to the double-digit efforts from Sims and Davie, the LadyIndians also got five points and eight rebounds from Lyndsay Schlup, ninepoints from Ali Carter and six from Starr. Ebonie Jefferson and Jazmine Tayloradded two points each, and Brittney Hiles finished the night with a singlepoint. Yolanda Jones led ULL with 22 points, and Onna Charles added 19.

Arkansas State Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 17, 2006)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

ALL GAMES........... (7-4) (4-1) (2-3) (1-0)

CONFERENCE.......... (1-0) (0-0) (1-0) (0-0)

NON-CONFERENCE...... (6-4) (4-1) (1-3) (1-0)

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----|

## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

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34 DAVIE, Adrianne.... 11-11 372 33.8 86-162 .531 9-14 .643 49-63 .778 39 58 97 8.8 30 1 11 36 17 7 230 20.9

03 SIMS, Rudy......... 11-11 369 33.5 68-147 .463 22-49 .449 32-42 .762 12 46 58 5.3 19 0 49 41 2 23 190 17.3

40 CARTER, Ali........ 11-11 339 30.8 28-80 .350 18-55 .327 16-23 .696 8 21 29 2.6 17 0 19 27 2 9 90 8.2

25 STARR, Caroline.... 11-10 296 26.9 14-53 .264 7-33 .212 28-35 .800 9 32 41 3.7 18 0 28 29 1 9 63 5.7

33 ANDERSON, Ashley... 11-9 233 21.2 23-48 .479 0-0 .000 11-17 .647 9 25 34 3.1 30 0 8 15 7 11 57 5.2

30 SCHLUP, Lyndsay.... 11-2 196 17.8 17-35 .486 0-0 .000 21-32 .656 17 28 45 4.1 28 1 4 18 9 5 55 5.0

01 TAYLOR, Jazmine.... 11-1 119 10.8 5-17 .294 0-1 .000 13-22 .591 6 9 15 1.4 16 0 10 15 2 6 23 2.1

11 JEFFERSON, Ebonie.. 9-0 36 4.0 5-8 .625 1-1 1.000 6-10 .600 3 3 6 0.7 6 0 0 3 0 1 17 1.9

05 LOCK, Kelsey....... 9-0 65 7.2 7-18 .389 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1 6 7 0.8 3 0 7 5 1 0 15 1.7

15 HILES, Brittney.... 11-0 139 12.6 4-33 .121 2-9 .222 6-8 .750 5 8 13 1.2 18 0 8 15 0 11 16 1.5

24 SMITH, Veronica.... 7-0 28 4.0 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 1-5 .200 0 3 3 0.4 4 0 2 4 0 0 9 1.3

50 CHRISTIAN, Tabitha. 4-0 17 4.3 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1 2 3 0.8 5 0 0 2 0 1 3 0.8

10 PENCE, Melia....... 5-0 13 2.6 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 0.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.4

35 BROWN, Rachel...... 1-0 3 3.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

TEAM............... 16 27 43 3.9 0 6

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Total.............. 11 2225 262-612 .428 60-168 .357 186-261 .713 126 269 395 35.9 198 2 146 216 41 83 770 70.0

Opponents.......... 11 2225 267-672 .397 40-161 .248 143-205 .698 167 263 430 39.1 238 - 132 219 32 113 717 65.2

TEAM STATISTICS ASU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND

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SCORING.................. 770 717 11-10-06 at Charlotte 49ers L 65-76 1037

Points per game........ 70.0 65.2 11/13/06 ALABAMA W 73-56 2348

Scoring margin......... +4.8 - 11-17-06 at Missouri L 53-74 2584

FIELD GOALS-ATT.......... 262-612 267-672 11/20/06 at Missouri State W 67-54 -

Field goal pct......... .428 .397 11/24/06 PURDUE L 61-67 2036

3 POINT FG-ATT........... 60-168 40-161 11/26/06 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W 87-55 1486

3-point FG pct......... .357 .248 11/30/06 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W 67-52 1867

3-pt FG made per game.. 5.5 3.6 12/2/06 vs San Jose State W 90-71 1372

FREE THROWS-ATT.......... 186-261 143-205 12/3/06 at California L 62-81 862

Free throw pct......... .713 .698 12/9/06 OKLAHOMA STATE W 80-73 2461

REBOUNDS................. 395 430 *12/16/06 at Louisiana-Lafayette W OT 65-58 395

Rebounds per game...... 35.9 39.1

Rebounding margin...... -3.2 -

ASSISTS.................. 146 132

Assists per game....... 13.3 12.0

TURNOVERS................ 216 219

Turnovers per game..... 19.6 19.9

Turnover margin........ +0.3 -

Assist/turnover ratio.. 0.7 0.6

STEALS................... 83 113

Steals per game........ 7.5 10.3

BLOCKS................... 41 32

Blocks per game........ 3.7 2.9

WINNING STREAK........... 2 -

Home win streak........ 3 -

ATTENDANCE............... 10198 6250

Home games-Avg/Game.... 5-2040 5-976

Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 1-1372

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total

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Arkansas State................ 364 391 15 - 770

Opponents..................... 341 368 8 - 717

Arkansas State Team High/Low Analysis (as of Dec 17, 2006)

All games

Arkansas State - TEAM GAME HIGHS

POINTS..................... 90 vs San Jose State (12/2/06)

87 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/26/06)

80 vs Oklahoma State (12/9/06)

73 vs Alabama (11/13/06)

67 vs South Dakota State (11/30/06)

67 at Missouri State (11/20/06)

FIELD GOALS MADE........... 29 vs Oklahoma State (12/9/06)

28 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/26/06)

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS........ 66 vs San Jose State (12/2/06)

61 at Missouri State (11/20/06)

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE...... .509 (29-57) vs Oklahoma State (12/9/06)

.481 (26-54) vs Alabama (11/13/06)

3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE...... 9 vs Alabama (11/13/06)

8 vs Purdue (11/24/06)

3 PT FG ATTEMPTS........... 20 vs Purdue (11/24/06)

19 vs Alabama (11/13/06)

3 PT FG PERCENTAGE......... .545 ( 6-11) at California (12/3/06)

.474 ( 9-19) vs Alabama (11/13/06)

FREE THROWS MADE........... 31 vs San Jose State (12/2/06)

26 vs South Dakota State (11/30/06)

FREE THROW ATTEMPTS........ 42 vs San Jose State (12/2/06)

42 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/26/06)

FREE THROW PERCENTAGE...... .818 ( 9-11) at Missouri State (11/20/06)

.778 (14-18) at California (12/3/06)

REBOUNDS................... 46 at Louisiana-Lafayette (12/16/06)

43 vs San Jose State (12/2/06)

ASSISTS.................... 16 vs San Jose State (12/2/06)

16 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/26/06)

16 at Missouri (11-17-06)

16 vs Alabama (11/13/06)

STEALS..................... 12 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/26/06)

10 at Missouri State (11/20/06)

10 vs Alabama (11/13/06)

BLOCKED SHOTS.............. 8 vs Alabama (11/13/06)

7 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/26/06)

TURNOVERS.................. 28 at Louisiana-Lafayette (12/16/06)

25 at Charlotte 49ers (11-10-06)

FOULS...................... 23 at Charlotte 49ers (11-10-06)

21 at California (12/3/06)

Arkansas State Game-by-Game Highs (as of Dec 17, 2006)

All games

Opponent Date Score WL POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS STEALS BLOCKED SHOTS

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at Charlotte 49ers 11-10-06 65-76 L 14-STARR, Caroli 9-SCHLUP, Lynds 4-SIMS, Rudy 1-ANDERSON, Ash 3-SCHLUP, Lynds

STARR, Caroli

SCHLUP, Lynds

ALABAMA 11/13/06 73-56 W 19-SIMS, Rudy 6-DAVIE, Adrian 4-CARTER, Ali 3-CARTER, Ali 4-DAVIE, Adrian

CARTER, Ali SIMS, Rudy SIMS, Rudy

at Missouri 11-17-06 53-74 L 26-DAVIE, Adrian 7-DAVIE, Adrian 5-SIMS, Rudy 2-SIMS, Rudy 1-TAYLOR, Jazmi

CARTER, Ali CARTER, Ali

at Missouri State 11/20/06 67-54 W 21-DAVIE, Adrian 10-DAVIE, Adrian 6-SIMS, Rudy 3-TAYLOR, Jazmi 1-CARTER, Ali

ANDERSON, Ash

SCHLUP, Lynds

PURDUE 11/24/06 61-67 L 23-SIMS, Rudy 10-DAVIE, Adrian 5-STARR, Caroli 2-SIMS, Rudy 1-DAVIE, Adrian

ANDERSON, Ash

ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 11/26/06 87-55 W 21-DAVIE, Adrian 11-DAVIE, Adrian 6-SIMS, Rudy 3-STARR, Caroli 4-DAVIE, Adrian

ANDERSON, Ash

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 11/30/06 67-52 W 31-DAVIE, Adrian 8-DAVIE, Adrian 5-SIMS, Rudy 3-HILES, Brittn 2-DAVIE, Adrian

vs San Jose State 12/2/06 90-71 W 28-DAVIE, Adrian 8-DAVIE, Adrian 5-STARR, Caroli 4-SIMS, Rudy 1-SIMS, Rudy

DAVIE, Adrian

ANDERSON, Ash

at California 12/3/06 62-81 L 19-Sims, Rudy 5-Starr, Caroli 3-Hiles, Brittn 2-Starr, Caroli 1-Taylor, Jazmi

Anderson, Ash Anderson, Ash Schlup, Lynds

OKLAHOMA STATE 12/9/06 80-73 W 27-DAVIE, Adrian 12-DAVIE, Adrian 3-SIMS, Rudy 4-SIMS, Rudy 2-DAVIE, Adrian

STARR, Caroli SCHLUP, Lynds

at Louisiana-Lafayette 12/16/06 65-58 WO 26-DAVIE, Adrian 15-DAVIE, Adrian 10-SIMS, Rudy 3-SIMS, Rudy 1-DAVIE, Adrian

ANDERSON, Ash

Arkansas State Season Box Score (as of Dec 17, 2006)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

ALL GAMES........... (7-4) (4-1) (2-3) (1-0)

CONFERENCE.......... (1-0) (0-0) (1-0) (0-0)

NON-CONFERENCE...... (6-4) (4-1) (1-3) (1-0)

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## 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

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34 DAVIE, Adrianne.... 11-11 372 33.8 86-162 .531 9-14 .643 49-63 .778 39 58 97 8.8 30 1 11 36 17 7 230 20.9

03 SIMS, Rudy......... 11-11 369 33.5 68-147 .463 22-49 .449 32-42 .762 12 46 58 5.3 19 0 49 41 2 23 190 17.3

40 CARTER, Ali........ 11-11 339 30.8 28-80 .350 18-55 .327 16-23 .696 8 21 29 2.6 17 0 19 27 2 9 90 8.2

25 STARR, Caroline.... 11-10 296 26.9 14-53 .264 7-33 .212 28-35 .800 9 32 41 3.7 18 0 28 29 1 9 63 5.7

33 ANDERSON, Ashley... 11-9 233 21.2 23-48 .479 0-0 .000 11-17 .647 9 25 34 3.1 30 0 8 15 7 11 57 5.2

30 SCHLUP, Lyndsay.... 11-2 196 17.8 17-35 .486 0-0 .000 21-32 .656 17 28 45 4.1 28 1 4 18 9 5 55 5.0

01 TAYLOR, Jazmine.... 11-1 119 10.8 5-17 .294 0-1 .000 13-22 .591 6 9 15 1.4 16 0 10 15 2 6 23 2.1

11 JEFFERSON, Ebonie.. 9-0 36 4.0 5-8 .625 1-1 1.000 6-10 .600 3 3 6 0.7 6 0 0 3 0 1 17 1.9

05 LOCK, Kelsey....... 9-0 65 7.2 7-18 .389 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1 6 7 0.8 3 0 7 5 1 0 15 1.7

15 HILES, Brittney.... 11-0 139 12.6 4-33 .121 2-9 .222 6-8 .750 5 8 13 1.2 18 0 8 15 0 11 16 1.5

24 SMITH, Veronica.... 7-0 28 4.0 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 1-5 .200 0 3 3 0.4 4 0 2 4 0 0 9 1.3

50 CHRISTIAN, Tabitha. 4-0 17 4.3 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1 2 3 0.8 5 0 0 2 0 1 3 0.8

10 PENCE, Melia....... 5-0 13 2.6 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 0.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.4

35 BROWN, Rachel...... 1-0 3 3.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

TEAM............... 16 27 43 3.9 0 6

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Total.............. 11 2225 262-612 .428 60-168 .357 186-261 .713 126 269 395 35.9 198 2 146 216 41 83 770 70.0

Opponents.......... 11 2225 267-672 .397 40-161 .248 143-205 .698 167 263 430 39.1 238 - 132 219 32 113 717 65.2

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total

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Arkansas State................ 364 391 15 - 770

Opponents..................... 341 368 8 - 717

DEADBALL REBOUNDS: OFF DEF TOTAL

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Arkansas State................ 35 1 36

Opponents..................... 30 1 31

Arkansas State Player High/Low Analysis (as of Dec 17, 2006)

All games

Arkansas State - INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

POINTS....................... 31 DAVIE, Adrianne vs South Dakota State (11/30/06)

28 DAVIE, Adrianne vs San Jose State (12/2/06)

27 DAVIE, Adrianne vs Oklahoma State (12/9/06)

26 DAVIE, Adrianne at Louisiana-Lafayette (12/16/06)

26 DAVIE, Adrianne at Missouri (11-17-06)

FIELD GOALS MADE............. 12 DAVIE, Adrianne at Missouri (11-17-06)

11 DAVIE, Adrianne at Louisiana-Lafayette (12/16/06)

11 DAVIE, Adrianne vs Oklahoma State (12/9/06)

FIELD GOAL ATT............... 22 SIMS, Rudy at Louisiana-Lafayette (12/16/06)

19 DAVIE, Adrianne at Louisiana-Lafayette (12/16/06)

19 DAVIE, Adrianne at Missouri (11-17-06)

FG PCT (min 5 made).......... .692 ( 9-13) SIMS, Rudy vs Purdue (11/24/06)

.632 (12-19) DAVIE, Adrianne at Missouri (11-17-06)

3 PT FG MADE................. 5 Sims, Rudy at California (12/3/06)

5 CARTER, Ali vs Alabama (11/13/06)

3 PT FG ATTEMPTS............. 9 CARTER, Ali vs Alabama (11/13/06)

8 SIMS, Rudy at Louisiana-Lafayette (12/16/06)

8 CARTER, Ali at Missouri State (11/20/06)

3-PT FG PCT (min 2 made)..... .750 ( 3-4 ) SIMS, Rudy vs South Dakota State (11/30/06)

.750 ( 3-4 ) SIMS, Rudy vs Alabama (11/13/06)

FREE THROWS MADE............. 15 DAVIE, Adrianne vs South Dakota State (11/30/06)

9 SIMS, Rudy vs San Jose State (12/2/06)

FREE THROW ATT............... 17 DAVIE, Adrianne vs South Dakota State (11/30/06)

10 SIMS, Rudy vs San Jose State (12/2/06)

FT PCT (min 3 made).......... 1.000 ( 6-6 ) Davie, Adrianne at California (12/3/06)

1.000 ( 4-4 ) CARTER, Ali at Louisiana-Lafayette (12/16/06)

1.000 ( 4-4 ) HILES, Brittney vs San Jose State (12/2/06)

1.000 ( 4-4 ) SIMS, Rudy vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/26/06)

1.000 ( 4-4 ) DAVIE, Adrianne at Missouri State (11/20/06)

1.000 ( 4-4 ) STARR, Caroline vs Alabama (11/13/06)

1.000 ( 4-4 ) SCHLUP, Lyndsay at Charlotte 49ers (11-10-06)

REBOUNDS..................... 15 DAVIE, Adrianne at Louisiana-Lafayette (12/16/06)

12 DAVIE, Adrianne vs Oklahoma State (12/9/06)

ASSISTS...................... 10 SIMS, Rudy at Louisiana-Lafayette (12/16/06)

6 SIMS, Rudy vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/26/06)

6 SIMS, Rudy at Missouri State (11/20/06)

STEALS....................... 4 SIMS, Rudy vs Oklahoma State (12/9/06)

4 SIMS, Rudy vs San Jose State (12/2/06)

BLOCKED SHOTS................ 4 DAVIE, Adrianne vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/26/06)

4 DAVIE, Adrianne vs Alabama (11/13/06)

TURNOVERS.................... 7 SIMS, Rudy at Louisiana-Lafayette (12/16/06)

7 SIMS, Rudy vs Purdue (11/24/06)

7 DAVIE, Adrianne at Charlotte 49ers (11-10-06)

FOULS........................ 5 SCHLUP, Lyndsay at Louisiana-Lafayette (12/16/06)

5 Davie, Adrianne at California (12/3/06)