2007-2008 Women's Basketball Weekly Release #10 (February 25)

This Week's Schedule

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Week in Review

The Yellowjackets split their two-game home stand last week picking up an 83-76 win against Northwest Nazarene University before dropping an 82-63 decision against No. 2-ranked Seattle Pacific University.  Following the two contests the Jackets are 9-14 overall and are 6-8 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.

In Thursday's game against the Crusaders, five Yellowjackets scored in double figures and were led by Alira Carpenter’s (Lewistown) game-high 27 points.  Carpenter opened the half posting 21 points.  The junior guard went 9-of-16 from the floor in the game and was 5-of-9 from the perimeter.  Dani Henderson (Reed Point) and Kayla McPherson (Glendive) each contributed 12 points.  Henderson made her money at the charity stripe going 10-of-14.  Shantell Marquis (Cascade) and Jen Smith (Belgrade) chipped in 10 points apiece.  Freshman Kayla Ryan (Big Timber) pulled down a game and career-high 11 boards.

The Jackets opened up a 10-point lead at the 13-minute mark following a layup by Jetton Meadors (Billings) and built the point spread to 16 after a jumper by Marquis and a three by Meadors with 7:40 left in the half.  The Crusaders cut the deficit to six with 1:43 to go but a 6-0 run by the Lady Jackets carried them to the locker room with the 12-point advantage.

A lull midway through the second half by MSUB allowed the Crusaders to chip away at the Jackets’ 12-point lead, cutting it to six, with less than seven minutes remaining in the contest.  Mallory Whipple nailed a jumper to bring NNU within two possessions of the lead, but a pair of Marquis’ free throws in the final seconds iced the conference win.

The Jackets shot 25-of-57 from the floor for 44 percent while connecting on 9-of-15 for a blistering 60 percent.  MSUB was 24-of-35 from the line for 69 percent.  The Lady Jackets outrebounded the Crusaders 43-38.

In Saturday's game against undefeated Seattle Pacific Jackie Hollands led the Falcons’ offense netting a game-high 16 off 7-of-15 shooting.  Hollands also handed out a game-high eight assists. Libby Magnuson added 15 points while teammates Kelsey Hill and Beth Christensen chipped in 13 and 12 points respectively.

The Falcons mounted a double-digit lead at the 14-minute mark after a traditional three-point play by Christensen.  A 7-0 Yellowjacket run near the end of the half cut SPU’s lead to 11 but the Falcons responded to take a 19-point advantage into the locker room.

Stingy defense and solid shooting saw the Falcons pull away from the Jackets through the second half, clinching the win.

“Seattle Pacific dominated us in the first half in all facets of the game,” said Yellowjacket head coach Kevin Woodin.  “They were very aggressive and took us out of our comfort zone on both ends of the floor.  Our bench played their hearts out in the second half.  I was proud of the way they competed.  We need to learn from this game and bring a more focused effort to our next game.”

The Lady Jackets were led by Carpenter’s 13 points, all of which came in the first half.  Ryan netted 12 points shooting a perfect 6-of-6 from the charity stripe.  Dani worked the lanes chipping in 11 points.  For the second game in a row junior Jen bested herself grabbing a career-high 12 rebounds in the game.

As a team the Jackets shot 44 percent from the floor and just 19 percent from the perimeter.  The team was effective at the free throw line connecting on 16-of 17 for 94 percent.  The Jackets outrebounded the Falcons 40-29 but committed 30 turnovers.

Yellowjacket Tidbits:
NCAA Records (as of 2/24/08)
As a team the Yellowjackets are ranked 78th for three-point percentage (33.9), 49th for three-pointer per game (6.4), and 31st for free-throw percentage (74.5)...Individually Shantell Marquis ranks 71st fro assists per game (4.3) and 19th for steals per game (3.3)...Teammate Alira Carpenter is currently ranked 38th for free throw percentage (83.9), 18th for three-point percentage (42.4), 16th for points per game (20.3), and 12th for three-pointers per game (3.0).

GNAC Records (as of 2/24/08)
As a team the Jackets rank 2nd in the conference for free throw percentage (74.5), 5th for 3-point field goal percentage (.339), 5th for 3-point field goal percent defense (.314), 7th for steals per game (7.96), and 3rd for 3-pointer per game (6.43)...Jen Smith is currently ranked 13th in the GNAC for rebounds per game (5.9), while her teammate Dani Henderson is ranked 19th for points per game (10.1) and 10th for free throw percentage (.783)...Kayla McPherson is averaging 1.55 three-pointers per game to rank 9th in the league...Kayla Ryan ranks 7th for offensive rebounds (2.52)...Shantell Marquis ranks in several categories including, 20th for points per game (10.0), 3rd for assists per game (4.30), 12th for defensive rebounds (4.13), while continuing to hold the top spot in the conference for steals per game (3.30)...Alira Carpenter ranks 1st for points per game (20.3)...the next closest is 17.7 ppg...6th for free throw percentage (.839), 3rd for three-point percentage (.424), and 1st for three-pointers per game (3.04).

Yellowjacket Records
Kayla McPherson is quietly creeping up the Yellowjacket record books for career three-pointers.  McPherson's 118 career threes rank her eighth in school history and needs just nine more from long range to overtake 7th place currently held by Shannon Harvery...Shantell Marquis is a sophomore with the career steals record in her sights...Marquis currently ranks fourth for single season steals with 76...Marquis ranks eighth in career steals with 149 and needs 17 steals to overtake the seventh spot...Marquis' 3.4 career assists per game ranks her seventh in school history...In just her junior year, Alira Carpenter holds many school records and is on pace to grab several more...Carpenter is currently ranked 11th for career field goals with 475 and needs just seven more to take over 10th occupied by former great Tanya Petersen...Averaging 20.3 points per game, Carpenter ranks fifth in school history for points per game in a single season...She has a total 1,325 career points currently ranking her ninth in school history...Carpenter needs just 18 points to overtake the eighth spot from Amy Winslow and 38 points to claim seventh from Kelli Kenyon...Carpenter also ranks first in school history for career free throw percentage with an 85.1 percent...Lastly, Carpenter obliterated the three-point record earlier in the season and with 203 career threes, she is continuing to distance herself, setting what will undoubtedly become a number that will remain at the top for a long time.

From the GNAC:
Division II Games: Seattle Pacific 23-0,  Alaska Anchorage 19-3, Northwest Nazarene 14-7, Saint Martin’s 12-8, Seattle 11-9, Central Washington 12-10, Alaska Fairbanks 9-13, MSU Billings 8-14, Western Oregon 6-14, Western Washington 8-19.

West Region Games: Seattle Pacific 21-0, Alaska Anchorage 16-2, Northwest Nazarene 14-7, Saint Martin’s 12-7, Seattle 11-9, Central Washington 10-10, MSU Billings 8-12, Alaska Fairbanks 6-13, Western Oregon 6-14, Western Washington 7-17.

LAST WEEK: Thursday –   Western Oregon 89 at Central Washington 81 (2ot); Saint Martin's 60 at Western Washington 68; Northwest Nazarene 76 at MSU Billings 83; Seattle Pacific 69 at Seattle 39. Saturday – Alaska Fairbanks 54 at Alaska Anchorage 68; Saint Martin's 65 at Central Washington 73; Western Oregon 65 at Western Washington 57; Seattle Pacific 82 at MSU Billings 63; Northwest Nazarene 68 at Seattle 61.

THIS WEEK: Thursday - Central Washington at Alaska Anchorage; Western Washington at Alaska Fairbanks; MSU Billings at Saint Martin's; Seattle at Western Oregon.  Saturday – Western Washington at Alaska Anchorage; Central Washington at Alaska Fairbanks, 3 p.m.; MSU Billings at Western Oregon, 5 p.m.; Seattle at Saint Martin's; Northwest Nazarene at Seattle Pacific, 5 p.m.

NEXT WEEK: Thursday – Alaska Anchorage at Seattle; Alaska Fairbanks at MSU Billings; Saint Martin's at Northwest Nazarene; Western Oregon at Seattle Pacific.  Saturday  – Alaska Anchorage at MSU Billings; Alaska Fairbanks at Seattle, 5 p.m.; Western Washington at Central Washington, 5 p.m.; Western Oregon at Northwest Nazarene; Saint Martin's at Seattle Pacific. (End-of-regular-season).

POLLS: WBCA (Feb. 19) –   2. Seattle Pacific; 11. Alaska Anchorage. NCAA Division II West Region (Feb. 20) –  1. Seattle Pacific (21-0), 2. Chico State (20-5); 3. Cal State San Bernardino (17-4), 4. Alaska Anchorage (18-3); 5. UC San Diego (19-7); 6. Sonoma State (16-6), 7. Northwest Nazarene (13-6), 8. Saint Martin's (12-6), 9. Central Washington (11-9); 10. Seattle (11-7). Note: Records are versus Division II schools. GNAC Coaches Pre-Season -  1. Seattle Pacific (5) 99; 2. Alaska Anchorage  (4) 95; 3. Western Washington (1) 80; 4. Seattle 71; 5. Northwest Nazarene 57; 6. Montana State Billings 56; 7. Central Washington 43; 8. Saint Martin's 24; 9. Western Oregon and Alaska Fairbanks 19. 

ALL-TOURNAMENT:  Notre Dame (Nov. 16-17) – Shayla Corder, WOU. UAA Great Alaska Shootout (Nov. 20-21) – Rebecca Kielpinski, UAA (MVP); Maria Nilsson, UAA; Kalhie Quinones, UAA.  Western Washington  (Nov. 23-24) – India Soo, WWU; Tara Holgate, WWU; Jamey Gelhar, SMU.  Northwest Nazarene (Nov. 23-24) – Jennifer Williams, NNU; Kristin Hein, NNU; Leada Berkey, WOU. UAA Glacier Classic (Nov. 30-Dec. 1) – Maria Nilsson, UAA (MVP); Dasha Basova, UAA; Rebecca Kielpinski, UAA; Cristina Bruketta, UAF; Sarah Herrin, UAA.  Seattle Pacific (Dec. 7-8) – Beth Christensen, SPU (MVP); Libby Magnuson, SPU; Kelsey Hill, SPU; Amanda Dunbar, WWU.   Western Oregon (Dec. 21-22) -  Kassie Ludeman, SMU (MVP); Amber Harmon, SMU; Leada Berkey, WOU; Katie Torland, WOU.  UC San Diego (Dec. 28-29) – Jackie Hollands, SPU (MVP); Kelsey Hill, SPU; Beth Christensen, SPU; India Soo, WWU.  Sonoma State (Dec. 28-29) – Alira Carpenter, MSUB.

COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-REGION: Second Team - Libby Magnuson, Seattle Pacific (Visual Communication, Sr., 3.83, White Bear Lake, MN); Sade Smith, Saint Martin’s (Psychology, Sr., 3.94, Pullman, WA). Third Team - Alira Carpenter, MSU Billings (Chemistry/Biology, Jr., 3.56, Lewistown, MT.

DOUBLE DOUBLES: 8 –Rebecca Kielpinski, UAA. 7 – Kristin Hein, NNU. 4 - Kelsey Hill, SPU;  Leada Berkey, WOU; Nichole Schutte, NNU. 3 – Claire Pallansch, WWU; Kari Reabold, UAF; Jennifer Williams, NNU; Shantell Marquis, MSUB; Katie Torland, WOU; Shaina Afoa, CWU.; Laina Sobczak, SU. 2 - Dara Zack, SMU;  Ruby Williams, UAA; Kristina Klapperich, CWU; Whitney Chase, WOU.   1 – Nine with.

NATIONAL STATISTICS (Through Feb. 17): Individuals (Top 50): Scoring - 15. Alira Carpenter, MSUB, 20.3; 41. Sheena Brown, UAF, 18.0. Rebounding - None. Assists - 23. Beth Christensen, SPU, 5.5; 39. Mallory Whipple, NNU, 5.0. Blocks - 23. Rebecca Kielpinski, UAA, 2.1; 26. Shaina Afoa, CWU, 2.0. Steals - 11. Shantell Marquis, MSUB, 3.6; 20. Jackie Thomas, SU, 3.2; 50. Mallory Whipple, NNU, 2.6. FG Percentage - None. FT Percentage - 5. Jamey Gelhar, SMU, 91.2; 20. Alira Carpenter, MSUB, 86.1; 21. Jackie Hollands, SPU, 85.9; 42. Katie Torland, WOU, 83.5. Three-Point Percentage - 15. Alira Carpenter, MSUB, 41.7; 24. Maria Nillson, UAA, 40.5; 29. Hanna Hull, CWU, 40.2. Three-Pointers - 15. Alira Carpenter, MSUB, 3.0; 43. Maria Nilsson, UAA, 2.5; 47. Jackie Hollands, SPU, 2.5. Assist/Turnover - 41. Beth Christensen, SPU, 1.72. Team (Top 50): Scoring - 23. Northwest Nazarene 75.2; 39. Alaska Anchorage 72.8. Scoring Defense - 2. Alaska Anchorage 50.5; 12. Seattle 54.7; 20. Saint Martin's 56.4; 23. Seattle Pacific 56.6. Scoring Margin - 3. Alaska Anchorage 22.4; 18. Seattle Pacific 14.3; 19. Seattle 14.2. Field Goal Percentage - 19. Seattle 45.4; 42. Central Washington 44.0; 46. Alaska Anchorage 43.7; 49. Seattle Pacific 43.6. FG Percentage Defense - 4. Alaska Anchorage 33.2; 9. Seattle 34.5; 15. Saint Martin's 34.9; 36. Seattle Pacific 36.2; 42. Central Washington 36.6. Free Throw Percentage - 19. Saint Martin's 75.1; 30. Montana State Billings 74.2; 33. Northwest Nazarene 74.0; 45. Seattle Pacific 73.4. Rebounds - 4. Alaska Anchorage 10.8; 18. Northwest Nazarene 7.2; 35. Central Washington 5.3; 40. Seattle 5.0. Three Pointers - 20. Alaska Anchorage 7.4; 35. Central Washington 6.8; 46. Montana State Billings 6.5. Three-Point Percentage - 6. Seattle 39.2; 21. Central Washington 37.0; 32. Alaska Anchorage 35.9. Assists - 11. Seattle Pacific 18.3; 16. Alaska Anchorage 17.8; 38. Central Washington 16.4. Blocks - 23. Central Washington 4.5; 31. Alaska Anchorage 4.2; 44. Western Washington 3.9. Steals - 33. Seattle Pacific 11.5; 41. Alaska Anchorage 11.4; 43. Northwest Nazarene 11.3. Fewest Turnovers - None. Fewest Fouls - 29. Seattle Pacific 15.2. Assist/Turnover - 17. Seattle Pacific 1.05; 18. Alaska Anchorage 1.04.

GNAC PLAYERS-OF-THE-WEEK:  Leada Berkey, Western Oregon (G, 5-8, Sr., Amity, OR) scored 62 points, including a GNAC record 45 in a 89-81 double overtime win at Ellensburg, as the Wolves extended their win streak to three with a pair of road victories.  Berkey made 23 of 48 shots, including eight of 18 treys, and also had 13 rebounds, eight assists and five steals. She extended her own GNAC record for 30-point career games to eight and also set a conference single-game record for most field goals with 16 in Thursday’s victory.

HONORABLE MENTION:   Alira Carpenter, Montana State Billings (G, 5-8, Jr., Lewiston, MT – Fergus County) scored 40 points as the Yellowjackets earned a split with two regionally ranked teams, losing to No. 1 Seattle Pacific and beating No. 7 Northwest Nazarene.  Carpenter made 14 of 27 shots, including seven of 14 three-pointers. . .Jackie Hollands, Seattle Pacific (G, 5-9, Sr., Oregon City, OR) had team-highs of 28 points and nine assists in a pair of lopsided road victories as the Falcons ran their win streak to 24 games.

AROUND THE GNAC: Berkey, who also broke the WOU single-game scoring record of 43 set by Sandie Graves during the 1995-96 season against Eastern Oregon, against Central Washington, is just 21 points shy of the WOU career scoring record.  She ranks third all-time in GNAC history with 1,499 points.  The old GNAC record of 40  was set by Beth Layton of Saint Martin's against CWU in 2006.

AGAINST THE WEST REGION: GNAC (16) vs. CCAA (17)  - SPU 5-0, CWU 2-0, Seattle 1-0, SMU 2-1, NNU 3-2, WOU 2-4, WWU 1-7, UAF 0-1, MSU Billings 0-2.   GNAC (21) vs. PacWest  (0) -  Seattle 5-0, UAA 4-0, UAF 4-0, CWU 3-0, SMU 2-0, SPU 1-0, NNU 1-0, WWU 1-0.  CCAA (17) vs. GNAC (16) -  CSU Dominguez Hills 1-0, Chico State 4-1, Sonoma State 2-1, CSU San Bernardino 2-1, UC San Diego 3-2, Cal Poly Pomona 2-2, San Francisco State 1-2, CSU Stanislaus 1-2, Humboldt State 1-3, CSU Monterey Bay 0-2.  PacWest (0) vs. GNAC (21)  -  Dixie State 0-2, Hawaii Hilo 0-2, Notre Dame de Namur 0-3 Hawaii Pacific 0-4, Chaminade 0-5, BYU-Hawaii 0-5.

TEAM NOTES
Alaska Anchorage: Rebecca Kielpinski recorded her 37^th career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds in a 14-point home win over Alaska Fairbanks to tie the GNAC career record held by Heather Laats of Western Oregon.  She leads the GNAC this season with eight double-doubles.  She also increased her career rebound total to 809 becoming the seventh player in conference history to record 800 or more.

Alaska Fairbanks: Kari Reabold led the Nanooks with  15 points and Sheena Brown had 12 against UAA.  Reabold currently ranks 25^th in GNAC history with 1,092 points.  She also ranks 20^th in rebounds with 603.

Central Washington:  Elyse Maras led Central Washington with 34 points and Kristina Klapperich had 30 as the Wildcats split two home games.  Maras made 10 of 23 shots, five of 11 from the three-point line.  Klapperich also had 18 rebounds and three blocked shots.  Shaina Afoa led CWU with 21 rebounds.

Montana State Billings: Alira Carpenter increased her career point total to 1,325 and her career three-point total to 203.  Only nine players in GNAC history have scored more points and only three had made more three-pointers.

Northwest Nazarene: Jennifer Williams scored 25 points, a NNU single-game season high, as the Crusaders pulled out an eight-point road win at Seattle University.  In two contests, Williams netted 35 points and also had nine rebounds.  Nichole Schutte and Kristin Hein each had 16 rebounds.

Saint Martin’s:  Sade Smith had 23 points and Krissy Bassett had 22 points.  Smith, who also had nine rebounds and four steals, made 11 of 23 shots.  Bassett was nine of 17.  Dara Zack was credited with 15 rebounds.

Seattle:    Jackie Thomas scored 22 points and also had eight rebounds and seven steals.  Thomas made nine of 14 shots.  Thomas moved into third-place on the all-time GNAC career steal list increasing her total to 225.  Quinn Brewe led SU on the backboards with 14 caroms.

Seattle Pacific:  The Falcons’ defense was the key factor in road wins at Seattle University and Montana State Billings.  SPU had a plus 27 takeaway advantage (24 turnovers to 51) in the two contests and outshot their opponents 44.5 percent to 35.8 percent, allowing just seven baskets in 36 attempts (19.4) from the three-point line.  Melissa Reich had a team-high 15 rebounds and Beth Christensen and Maddie Maloney each had four steals.

Western Oregon:  Berkey’s 62 points  was 40 percent of the Wolves’ total in their wins at Ellensburg and Bellingham.  Alison Crumb added 23 points and a team-high nine assists and Vanessa Wyffels had 22 points and a team-best 16 rebounds.  Wyffels had nine offensive rebounds and made nine of 15 shots.

Western Washington:  Amanda Dunbar scored 34 points, connecting on 11 of 24 shots, as the Vikings split two contests.  Dunbar was five of 10 from the three-point line.  Gabe Wade had 20 points and 16 rebounds, while Claire Pallansch, who has 600 career rebounds, scored 16 points, pulled down 18 boards and blocked five shots.  WWU, which finishes its season with three road contests, finished 5-7 at home.  It is the first losing home campaign in school history.

GNAC CAREER LEADERS (Through Feb. 24)
Scoring 
  1.   Rose Shaw, Central Washington (1999-02)                   1696
  3.   Leada Berkey, Western Oregon (2005-08)                    1499
12.   Rebecca Kielpinski, Alaska Anchorage (2006-08)           1258
19.   Hannah Hull, Central Washington (2005-08)                  1169
25.   Kari Reabold, Alaska Fairbanks (2005-08)                    1092
30.   Laina Sobczak, Seattle (2005-08)                                1031
       MSUB Career Totals
       Alira Carpenter, MSU Billings (2006-08)                        1325

Three-Pointers
  1.   Mandy Wood, Seattle Pacific (2003-06)                          234
10.   Hanna Hull, Central Washington (2005-08)                     153
14.   Jackie Hollands, Seattle Pacific (2006-08)                      127   
18.   Cristina Bruketta, Alaska Fairbanks (2006-08)               124
20.   Maria Nilsson, UAA (2007-08)                                       115
       MSUB Career Totals
       Alira Carpenter, MSU Billings (2006-08)                         203
       Kayla McPherson, MSU Billings(2006-08)                        118

Rebounds
  1.   Carli Grant, Seattle Pacific (2003-06)                           1083
  7.   Rebecca Kielpinski, Alaska Anchorage (2006-08)           809
10.   Leada Berkey, Western Oregon (2005-08)                     758
20.   Kari Reabold, Alaska Fairbanks (2005-08)                      603
21.   Claire Pallansch, Western Washington (2006-08)            600
22.   Laina Sobczak, Seattle (2005-08)                                  570
23.   Kelsey Hill, Seattle Pacific (2006-08)                             568

Assists
  1.   Melanie Wagoner, Alaska Fairbanks (1999-02)               500
  3.   Beth Christensen, Seattle Pacific (2005-07)                    465
12.   Mallory Whipple, Northwest Nazarene (2006-08)             308

Steals
  1.   Alysson Kollman, Northwest Nazarene (2000-03)           326
  3.   Jackie Thomas, Seattle (2005-07)                                 225
15.   Mallory Whipple, Northwest Nazarene (2006-08)             172
19.   Beth Christensen, Seattle Pacific (2005-08)                    165

Blocks
  1.   Brittney Kroon, Seattle Pacific (2003-06)                        419
  3.   Krystal Robinson, Western Washington (2004-08)            190
  4.   Rebecca Kielpinski, Alaska Anchorage (2006-07)             167
  9.   Claire Pallansch, Western Washington (2006-08)              86
17.   Kelsey Hill, Seattle Pacific (2006-08)                               58
18.   Kari Reabold, Alaska Fairbanks (2005-08)                       56
        Joscelyn Shumate, Alaska Fairbanks (2005-08)               56

Upcoming Opponents

(webpage) - With a record of 15-8 overall and 8-6 in the conference, the Saints find themselves currently ranked eighth in the West Region with just two weeks remaining in the regular season.  The team has lost their last three games in a row and most recently suffered a 73-65 defeat against Central Washington University.

Kassie Ludeman leads the Saints averaging 9.9 points per game.  Ludeman leads Saint Martin's with 26 blocks and is shooting 82-of-179 from the field for 46 percent.  Ludeman is also pulling down an average 5.5 boards per game.  Teammate Dara Zack has 8.9 points per game and leads the Saints with 5.9 rebounds per game.  Jamey Gelhar is the team's three-point shooter hitting 22-of-66 for 33 percent.  Gelhar is 92 percent from the free throw line going 64-of-70.

As a team the Saints are shooting 40 percent from the field and 29 percent from long range.  The team has been as efficient 75 percent from the charity strip.  Saint Martin's has outrebounded their opponents 40-36 and hold a narrow six-point margin of victory over their opponents.

All-time Series:  MSUB leads the series 12-4
First Meeting: Jan. 13, 2001...Lady Jackets won 58-48
Last Meeting: SMU def. MSUB 68-67 on Feb. 2, 2008

Western Oregon (webpage) - Despite posting a 8-15 overall record and a 4-10 mark in the GNAC, the Wolves are on a three-game winning streak.  Western Oregon picked up wins against WEstern Washington, Central Washington, and Alaska Fairbanks.

Leada Berkey leads the Wolves' offense averaging 17.1 points per game and 7.1 rebounds per game.  Berkey is shooting 39 percent from the field and 37 percent from long range, draining 41 threes this season.  Teammate Katie Torland is averaging 11.8 points and 6.1 boards per game.  Torland leads Saint Martin's at the free throw line with 84 percent efficiency.

The Wolves have three players averaging double figures for scoring and are shooting 39 percent from the field.  While outshooting their opponents 125-109 from long range, the team is 30 percent accurate to their opponents 37 percent.  The team is just 69 percent from the line and have been outrebounded by their opponents 39-37.

All-time Series:  MSUB leads the series 9-2
First Meeting:  Feb. 13, 1999...Lady Jackets won 65-60
Last Meeting: MSUB def. WOU 69-56 on Jan. 31, 2008
Notes: The Lady Jackets have won the last seven straight games against Western Oregon.

The Standings

2007 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Standings
(Through games of Feb. 24, 2008)

NCAA West Poll (as of Feb. 20, 2008

The GNAC Leaders

Click HERE for 2007 GNAC stats leaders

The Players

The Last Time in Yellowjacket Volleyball

A player scored at least 30 points — Feb. 16, 2008 (Alira Carpenter, 33 vs. Seattle University)

A player made at least 15 field goals — Feb. 19, 2000 (Codi Schmitz vs. Seattle)

A player made seven 3-pointers — Dec. 30, 2006 (Alira Carpenter vs. Oklahoma Panhandle)

A player made six 3-pointers— Dec. 5, 2007 (Alira Carpenter vs. Great Falls)

A player made five 3-pointers — Feb. 21, 2008 (Alira Carpenter vs. Northwest Nazarene)

A player made at least 15 free throws — Nov. 30, 2002 (Natalie Visger vs. St. Martin's)

A player made at least 10 free throws— Feb. 21, 2008 (Dani Henderson, 10/14 vs. Northwest Nazarene)

A player had at least 20 rebounds — Dec. 20, 2003 (Robyn Milne, 22 vs. Alaska-Fairbanks)

A player had at least 15 rebounds— Nov. 17, 2006 (Michelle Lieber, 16 vs. Western Oregon)

A player had at least 10 assists— Feb. 19, 2000 (Deena Bartu, 13 vs. Seattle)

A player had at least 5 assists — Jan. 12, 2008 (Shantell Marquis, 7 vs. Western Washington)

A player had a least 5 blocked shots - Feb. 18, 2006 (Tanya Petersen, 6 vs. St. Mary's)

A player had at least 5 steals— Feb. 16, 2008 (Shantell Marquis, 5 vs. Seattle)

A player had a double-double — Jan. 31, 2008 (Shantell Marquis, 14pts/10reb vs. Western Oregon)

The team scored at least 100 points — Jan. 18, 2005 (100 vs. Western new Mexico)

The team scored at least 90 points— Dec. 5, 2007 (92 vs. Great Falls)

The team allowed at least 100 points — Jan. 22, 1998 (102 by Seattle Pacific)

The team made at least 40 field goals — Feb. 19, 2000 (44 vs. Seattle)

The team shot over 60% from the field— Dec. 2, 2005 (62.1% vs. Metro State)

The team shot over 50% from the field — Jan. 19, 2008 (50.0% vs. Seattle University)

The team made at least 15 3-pointers - Feb. 17, 2007 (15 vs. Texas Permian Basin)

The team made at least 10 3-pointers— Jan. 3, 2008 (14 vs. Alaska Anchorage)

The team made 30 free throws — Jan. 7, 2007 (31 vs. St. Edward's)

The team made 25 free throws — Jan. 19, 2008 (29 vs. Seattle University)

The team had at least 60 rebounds— Nov. 17, 2006 (64 vs. Western Oregon)

The team had at least 30 assists — Dec. 16, 2005 (30 vs. St. Martin's)

The team had at least 25 assists - Feb. 17, 2007 (28 vs. Texas Permian Basin)

The team had at least 20 assists— Jan. 4, 2007 (21 vs. Texas A&M-International)

The team had at least 10 blocked shots — Jan. 3, 2005 (10 vs. Northwest Nazarene)

The team had at least 5 blocked shots — Feb. 2, 2007 (5 vs. Lincoln)

The team had at least 20 steals— Feb. 14, 1998 (20 vs. Montana Tech)

The team had at least 15 steals— Jan. 26, 2008 (15 vs. Northwest Nazarene)

The School Records (records that include 2007-2008 in bold)

Points
Game - 1. Shelley Altrogge (43)
Season – 1. Shelley Altrogge (691); 5. Alira Carpenter (542)
Career – 1. Tera Silivius (1,630); 9. Alira Carpenter (1,325)

Field Goals
Game - 1. Evonne Goroski (16/26)
Season – 1. Shelley Altrogge (282); 10. Alira Carpenter (196)
Career – 1. Evonne Goroski (680)

Field Goal Percentage
Game - 1. Alicia Cahill, 100% (10/10)
Season – 1. Michelle Lieber (68.1)
Career – 1. Michelle Lieber (66.45)

3-Pointers
Game - 1. Alira Capenter, 7/11
Season – 1. Alira Carpenter (88); 4. Kayla McPherson (64)
Career – 1. Alira Carpenter (203); 8. Kayla McPherson (118)

3-Point Percentage
Game - 1. Alira Carpenter, 100% (5/5)
Season – 1. Becky Jacobs (50.00); 9. Alira Carpenter (42.51)
Career – 1. Amy Winslow (43.30); 2. Alira Carpenter (41.0); 5. Kayla McPherson (39.81); 10. Jetton Meadors (36.27)

Free Throws
Game - 1. Shelley Altrogge (16/21)
Season – 1. Sherry McQuinn (184)
Career – 1. Sherry McQuinn (392)

Free Throw Percentage
Game - 1. Sherry McQuinn, 100% (13/13)
Season – 1. Alira Carpenter (88.57)
Career – 1. Alira Carpenter (85.10)

Rebounds
Game - 1. Grace Grabofsky (26)
Season – 1. Shelley Altrogge (376)
Career – 1. Robyn Milne (957)

Assists
Game - 1. Deena Bartu (13)
Season – 1. Amy Winslow (183)
Career – 1. Amy Winslow (585)

Blocked Shots
Game - 1. Jessie Henigman (9); 36. Shantell Marquis (4)
Season – 1. Robyn Milne (104); 20. Shantell Marquis (20)
Career – 1. Robyn Milne (278) No. 13 in NCAA DII History

Steals
Game - 1. Shantell Marquis (10)
Season – 1. Amy Winslow (112); 4. Shantell Marquis (76)
Career – 1. Amy Winslow (343); 8. Shantell Marquis (149)

Schedule & Results

The Coaches

Kevin Woodin, Head Coach
Kevin Woodin enters his fourth season as the head women's basketball coach at MSU Billings in 2007-2008.  He has posted a 61-26 overall record in his first three seasons, capturing two Heartland Conference regular season titles and once conference tournament championship.  Two of Woodin's three teams have qualified for the NCAA Tournament.  His first win of the 2007-2008 season will move him to No. 3 in school history for career wins.

Woodin became the Lady Yellowjackets' eleventh head women's basketball coach when he took over on July 23, 2004.  He had been the head girl’s basketball coach at Billings West High School for the past ten seasons.  In that time, he led the Lady Bears to a 138-81 record (.630), including back-to-back Class AA state titles in 2003 and 2004.  Woodin’s Bears were a perfect 23-0 in 2004's title run and won the final 36 games Woodin coached at the school.  He earned Montana AA Coach of the Year honors in 2003 and 2004, and was a finalist for the award in 1999 and 2002.

A native of Libby, Mont., Woodin graduated with a degree in mathematics from Carroll College in 1987.  While teaching and coaching at O’Dea High School in Seattle, he earned his masters degree in Athletic Administration from Seattle Pacific University in 1992.  Woodin taught mathematics at O’Dea High School from 1987 to 1994 while also coaching boy’s basketball, golf and tennis.  He was named O’Dea’s Outstanding Teacher of the year in 1990-1991 and the Metro League Golf Coach of the Year three times.

Woodin moved to Billings in 1994 to take over the girl’s program at West High School where he has also taught mathematics.   Along with leading the Lady Bears to State AA tournament hardware in four of his last six seasons, Woodin was also an assistant coach on the Montana All-Star Team and an Executive Committee member and coach for the Treasure State Classic.  At West High, Woodin coached 19 players who went on to play collegiate basketball.

Before the Montana High School Association moved the girl’s basketball season to the winter, Woodin was a part time assistant coach at MSU Billings from 2000-2003.  Responsible for practice and game planning, recruiting, scouting, individual skill development, travel and coordinating the Billings Bees camps, Woodin helped the Lady Yellowjackets to two NCAA Tournament appearances in three seasons.

Woodin has been married to his wife Paula for 20 years, and they have three children (Kayleen, 14; Toria, 11; Garrett, 9).  His parents, Pete and Loretta Erickson, formerly of Roundup, Montana, reside in Sierra Vista, Arizona.

Natalie Visger, Assistant Coach
The 2007-2008 season will be Visger's second as a full-time assistant for the Lady Jacket basketball team.  She is a 2003 graduate of Montana State University-Billings.  She earned a bachelor of science degree in biology with a minor in chemistry, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a 3.91 GPA.  As a senior in 2003 Visger was named the Outstanding Biology Senior.

“I am very excited to have Natalie join our staff at MSUB,” said Woodin.  “She brings a tremendous amount of experience to the program, both as a player and as a coach.  We are very fortunate to have her, and I am confident she will have a positive impact upon our program.  Natalie’s duties will include directing and assisting with the pre- and postseason weight training and conditioning program, game and practice preparation, recruiting, film exchange, scouting, academic monitoring, travel arrangements, basketball camps and tournaments, and individual skill development.”

Visger was a four-year standout on the basketball court for the Lady Yellowjackets.  As a two-time team captain she helped the Yellowjackets reach three NCAA Tournaments in four years.  As a freshman and sophomore Visger was an All-Pacific West Conference selection.  As a senior she was named the Montana State University-Billings Outstanding Female Student-Athlete.

Known as a tenacious competitor, Visger made several impressions in the Yellowjacket record books.  She still ranks twelfth in school history for scoring with 1,219 career points.  She is also in the career top 10 for free throws made, free throw percentage, rebounds, and rebounding average.

After graduating in 2003, Visger played professionally in Europe for three seasons.  In 2003-2004 she played for TV-Langen in Langen, Germany.  She finished the season ranked second in the league for scoring average at 20.7 ppg. 

In 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 Visger played for ASG Theresianum Mainz in Mainz, Germany.  In the ‘04-‘05 season she was again second in the league for scoring at 18.5 ppg and led her team to a second place finish in the league.  Last year along with playing for the Women's first team, which again finished second in the league, she was the head coach for the Women's third team.  In addition to playing professional basketball, Visger, who speaks fluent German, worked as a document translator for STI Security Training International GmbH in Wiesbaden, Germany.

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