Yellowjacket of the Week 2003-2004

"Yellowjacket of the Week" is a new feature for the 2003-2004 seasons.  Each week we will highlight a Yellowjacket student-athlete who excelled during the previous week.  Below is a list of this year's "Yellowjackets of the Week."

Sara Hanley, Softball, May 17, 2004
.....Hanley became one of the Yellowjackets' most solid infielders this season, batting .308 and having an all-star type of season at third base...she was named tot he Pacific West Conference all-conference first team in voting by the league's coaches.

Layne Pavey, Softball, May 17, 2004
.....Pavey was the PacWest Conference home run champion with eight homers this season, a school record...she was selected to the Pacific West Conference all-conference second team as well as the NCAA West Region all-region second team.

Anna Henderson, Softball, May 3, 2004
.....Henderson batted .500 in the Yellowjackets' six wins last week...the sophomore from Frenchtown, Mont., was 8-for-16 with three runs scored and two RBI...she finished her first season with the Jackets with a .265 batting average, fifth on the team.

Caitlin Luehr, Softball, April 26, 2004
.....Luehr had just 18 at bats and three hits entering Saturday's doubleheader against BYU-Hawaii, but her tenth inning walk-off home run on Saturday gave the Yellowjackets a 2-0 win...she sent a 0-2 pitch over the leftfield fence at Cenex Stadium, ending the game and a 10-inning pitching duel.

Chris Haas, Men's Golf, April 19, 2004
.....Haas shot the lowest single round score of the season for the Yellowjackets, carding a 1-under 71 in the first round of the Buzzinni/Stanislaus Invitational...he led the team by finishing the three-round tournament in 43rd place...along with his 71, he shot 78 and 79 to finish with a 12-over 228.

Layne Pavey, Softball, April 12, 2004
.....Pavey was named PacWest Player of the Week for helping the Yellowjackets defeat Hawaii Pacific in 3-of-4 games...she batted .538 in four games with four RBI and two runs scored...she also hit two home runs and a double for a 1.077 slugging percentage...Pavey's game-winning homer in Saturday's extra innings win was the longest ball hit in the three years of Cenex Stadium, estimated at 260 feet.

Joey Ehnes, Softball, April 5, 2004
.....Ehnes was named to the Easton Tournament of Champions all-tournament team after leading the Yellowjackets to the Silver Bracket championship game...she pitched 33 innings in six appearances with a 3-2 record...Ehnes allowed just eight earned runs for a 1.70 ERA...she struck out 35 batters while walking eight.

Becky Fry, Women's Tennis, March 29, 2004
.....Fry won both of her singles matches against the University of Mary as the Lady Jackets swept two matches, 9-0...Fry has had a solid junior season, posting the second-highest winning percentage on the team with a 7-7 singles record in the spring.

Theresa Campbell, Softball, March 22, 2004
.....Campbell was named the tournament Most Valuable Player for leading the Yellowjackets to the MSUB Invitational championship...she batted .533 for the weekend and led all players in slugging percentage (1.000), runs scored (7), hits (8), RBI (11), total bases (15), and home runs (2)...she hit a game-winning three run homer against Northern State on Friday in a 4-1 Yellowjackets win.

Cami Rainey, Softball, March 15, 2004
.....Rainey led the Yellowjackets in batting average, RBI and runs scored in eight games this week...she batted .367 in 30 at bats, drove in eight RBI and scored eight runs...she also had three extra base hits including her second home run of the season.

Dave Carse, Men's Basketball, March 8, 2004
.....Carse reached yet another career milestone this week, scoring 33 points in his final two games to become the school's 20th all-time leading scorer...he made ten 3-pointers for the week, including a career-high eight in Thursday's win over Western New Mexico...he finishes his career as the sixth most prolific 3-point shooter in school history with 193 made...he is also fourth in school history for total assists and third for assists per game.

Shannon Harvey, Women's Basketball, February 23, 2004
.....Harvey, a freshman from Billings Senior, achieved career highs for both points and assists this week as the Yellowjackets won three home games...she scored ten points and handed out a career-high eight assists in Thursday's win over Western New Mexico...in Friday's victory, Harvey scored a career-high 11 points and added seven more assists.

Jenny Langford, Women's Basketball, February 16, 2004
.....Langford moved up to No. 10 in school history for career 3-pointers made with seven this week...she scored a career-high 21 points on Saturday in a win against Converse College, making five 3-pointers...Langford also climbed to No. 6 in school history for 3-pointers in a single season.

Joey Ehnes, Softball, February 9, 2004
.....Ehnes earned PacWest player of the week honors after leading the Yellowjackets to a 4-2 record at the season-opening Las Vegas Classic...she was 3-0 in three starts, striking out 20 batters while allowing just seven hits and one earned run in 21 innings.

Cameron Munoz, Men's Basketball, February 2, 2004
.....Munoz averaged 25.5 points a game in two road losses at Western New Mexico...he made a dozen 3-pointers in the two games, including seven on Saturday when he scored 28 points...Munoz leads the PacWest and the nation in 3-point field goals per game at 4.78.

Jerett Skrifvars, Men's Basketball, January 26, 2004
.....Skrifvars became the 19th Yellowjacket to score over 1,000 points in a career this week, reaching the milestone about midway through the first half of Saturday's win against Chaminade...he scored at least 20 points in all three games this week, helping the Yellowjackets to three important conference wins...Skrifvars was nearly unstoppable all week, making 20 of 30 field goal attempts (66.7%) and 25 of 31 free throw attempts (80.6%).

Buddy Windy Boy, Men's Basketball, January 19, 2004
.....Windy Boy set career-highs for points, rebounds and assists in two wins over Green Mountain over the weekend...he netted 21 points Saturday night, besting his old career-high of 16 points...he also pulled down a career-best eight rebounds and handed out a career-high six assists.

Alisa Lordemann, Women's Basketball, January 19, 2004
.....Lordemann set new career-highs for points and assists in two wins against Green Mountain...she matched her career-high of 13 points on Friday, and handed out a career-best four assists in each game...she was 5-of-6 from the field and 3-of-4 from the free throw line on Friday.

Trae Fortier, Men's Basketball, January 12, 2004
.....Fortier averaged 27.7 points and 9.7 rebounds in his first three PacWest Conference games...the junior transfer from Los Angeles scored a career-high 37 points to go with a career-high 13 rebounds in his first PacWest outing at Hawaii Pacific...he notched two double-doubles in the three games, including 21 points and ten rebounds in Thursday's win at Hawaii Pacific.

Cameron Munoz, Men's Basketball, January 5, 2004
.....Munoz was named PacWest Player of the Week for leading the Yellowjackets to two West Region victories...the sophomore guard from Chino, CA, scored a team-high 18 points in an upset of second-ranked Humboldt State on Monday...he was a perfect 9-of-9 from the free throw line, including 6-of-6 in the final 1:50...he made four 3-pointers and scored 17 on Saturday in a win over Western Oregon.

Tanya Petersen, Women's Basketball, December 22, 2003
.....Petersen eclipsed her career-high for scoring twice this weekend, netting 15 against Alaska-Fairbanks and 21 against Alaska-Anchorage, both wins...Petersen pushed her season scoring average into double digits and is now averaging 11.5 points per game...after ten games, Petersen is second on the team for scoring, rounding and assists.

Ally Taylor, Women's Soccer, December 15, 2003
.....Taylor became the first Lady Yellowjacket ever selected to the All-West Region team this week...she was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America All West Region Second Team...Taylor led the Yellowjackets in scoring this season as a true freshman and was second on the team in goals scored.

Cameron Munoz, Men's Basketball, December 8, 2003
.....Munoz made the play of the game Saturday, coming up with a steal and game-winning layup in the final half minute to lift the Yellowjackets to an 85-81 win over Chadron State...he scored a team-high 18 points and had three 3-pointers...earlier in the week, Munoz scored a game-high 20 points with six 3-pointers in a 45-point win over Great Falls...his 65.6 field goal percentage leads the team and the conference, as do his 56.5 3-point percentage and 4.33 3-pointers per game.

Robyn Milne, Women's Basketball, November 24, 2003
.....Milne, the Lady Jackets' team captain, averaged a double-double through the first four games of the season as MSUB started the year 2-2...she averaged 15 points and 13.5 rebounds a game this week, both team highs...Milne also had nine blocked shots, giving her 109 for her career...she notched career-highs for points (20) and rebounds (16) in the season opener against Sonoma State.

Olivia Munro, Volleyball, November 17, 2003
.....Munro knocked down a career-high 33 kills on 102 attempts in a five-game loss to Western New Mexico in the Yellowjackets' season finale...her single-match totals for kills and attempts were both season highs in the PacWest...Munro finished the season ranked 7th in the PacWest for kills (4.04 kpg) and 5th for digs (3.31 dpg).

Cortney Metzler, Volleyball, November 10, 2003
.....Metzler had 28 kills on 68 attempts with just four attack errors (.353 hitting percentage) in a pair of matches against Hawaii-Hilo...she knocked down 15 kills and had three total blocks in the Jackets' second PacWest win of the year on Friday...she finished Saturday's match with 13 kills, only one error, and five block assists...she ranks sixth in the PacWest Conference for blocks at 1.00 per game.

Katrina Dahlgren, Volleyball, November 3, 2003
.....Dahlgren was consistent on the attack and the block in two matches over the weekend, including the Yellowjackets' first conference win, a 3-1 victory over Chaminade...she had a .377 hitting percentage for the week with 25 kills on 53 attempts with just five errors...Dahlgren also had ten total blocks in eight games and is ranked fourth in the PacWest with 1.04 blocks per game.

Anjel Hoff, Women's Cross-Country, October 27, 2003
.....Hoff led the Yellowjackets to a narrow 27-28 victory over Dickinson State in Saturday's Yellowjacket Invitational...she broke 20 minutes for the first time this season, covering the 5K course in 19:21 to win by 18 seconds...the win was the first of the season for the Billings native and helped MSUB to a season sweep of rival DSU.

Megan Plank, Women's Soccer, October 20, 2003
.....Plank saved nine shots in a 2-1 loss to Carroll College Saturday, giving her 75 for the season...a true freshman, she has played 899 minutes this season for a 1.00 goals against average...the school record for a season goals against average is 2.10, posted by Gretchen Kaus in 1999...Plank has four games remaining in the season to also make a run at the top three for saves in a season...Kaus is third on the list for her 107 in 2000.

Ally Taylor, Women's Soccer, October 13, 2003
.....Taylor scored two goals in an assist in a 4-1 win at Minnesota-Crookston on Friday...she then assisted on the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win at Northern State University on Sunday...Northern State entered the game ranked No. 7 in the Central Region with an 8-2-2 record...Taylor, a true freshman from Ojai, CA, currently leads the Yellowjackets with 18 points on six goals and six assists.

Sara Otis, Women's Soccer, October 6, 2003
.....Otis assisted on the eventual game-winning goal and added a goal of her own just nine minutes later Saturday, helping the Yellowjackets to a commanding 4-1 win over the University of Mary...she is third on the team with six points, including two goals and two assists...her three points against the Marauders moved Otis into a tie for third place on the Lady Jackets' all-time scoring list...she now has nine career goals and eight assists for 26 points.

Chelsea Lynnes, Women's Cross-Country, September 29, 2003
....Lynnes becomes the first two-time Yellowjacket of the Week after winning the Dickinson State Invitational....she covered the 3.1-mile course in 20:21, 17 seconds ahead of the second place finisher....Lynnes now has 1st, 2nd and 14th place finishes in three starts.

Margot Merrill-Johnson, Women's Soccer, September 22, 2003
....Merrill-Johnson scored the first goal of the game and played every field position in a 3-0 shutout of cross-town rival Rocky Mountain College....she leads the Yellowjackets with four goals and eight points so far this season....the win over Rocky was the first for the Jackets since Merrill-Johnson, a junior, has played at MSUB and gave the Yellowjackets a 5-4 series lead over the Bears.

Chelsea Lynnes, Women's Cross-Country, September 15, 2003
....Lynnes led the Yellowjackets to a second place team finish at the South Dakota Tech Invitational....she finished third individually with a time of 15:17, just eight seconds behind the race winner.

Thomas Pertuit, Men's Soccer, September 8, 2003
....Pertuit scored 10 points in three games at the Westminster College tournament, leading the Yellowjackets to a 2-1 record....he scored three goals and had an assist against Colorado Christian in the first game...Pertuit helped the Jackets to a school record three-game winning streak and a 3-2-1 start to the season.

Olivia Munro, Volleyball, September 1, 2003
....Munro registered 60 kills and 48 digs in leading the Yellowjackets to a 2-2 record at the Clash in the Foothills tournament in Colorado....she averaged 4.62 kills and 3.69 digs per game and was named to the All-Tournament Team.

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