Yellowjacket Women Host Marauders in First Game of Doubleheader

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Yellowjacket Women Host Marauders in First Game of Doubleheader
The Montana State Billings women’s basketball team will host the University of Mary in a 5:15 p.m. tip-off at Alterowitz Gymnasium Wednesday evening as part of a double-header with the men’s team.
The Yellowjackets (1-0) are coming off a 91-57 victory over UC-Colorado Springs Sunday (Nov. 15). The win gave MSUB its first win of the season, but was also the first win in the west region for the Yellowjackets.
Against the Mountain Lions, MSUB had three players in double-figures including two, Kalli Stanhope (28 points) and Callie Kautzmann (24 points), that scored 20+ points. Shantell Marquis had 11 assists, while junior transfer, Sarah McNamee, scored 13 with four boards, six assists and three steals. The Yellowjackets used a 12-2 run early in the first half to surge ahead, taking a 25 point lead into the half. The ‘Jackets opened up a 45 point lead midway through the second half to go on to win by 34.
MSUB trails in the series against the Marauders, 5-2, dropping both games last season and losing the last three. The last victory against Mary came on Dec. 15, 2006, a 69-63 victory at home.
This game serves as the season opener for the Marauders (0-0). In their lone exhibition game, the Marauders were 94-46 victors over the University of Wisconsin-Superior at home on Nov. 7. Laura Peterson led the way with 20 points, while Rachel Zilmer dropped in 15.
This is the first of two meetings between the two teams. Both will square off again in Bismarck on Dec. 17.
This is the second of three-straight home games to open the season for MSUB. The Yellowjackets will wrap-up the home stand this Saturday, Nov. 21, against Chadron State at 2 p.m.
The double-header is the first of six for the ‘Jacket women’s and men’s teams this season.

Let the Record Show
Sophomore guard Kalli Stanhope ignited a Yellowjackets victory in the season opener this past Sunday, scoring a career-high 28 points which included a school record eight three-pointers, in defeating UC-Colorado Springs, 91-57.
She broke the previous record of seven which was held by four other Yellowjackets, including the school’s all-time leading scorer, Alira Carpenter.
Stanhope’s eight trey’s were part of 16 drained by the team, just one shy of the school record, 17.

Tonight’s Theme
Today’s game theme is Residence Hall Night sponsored by Montana Brewing Company. Two Residence Halls will compete in a halftime dodge ball contest for bragging rights. Fans are encouraged to wear their blue and gold to the game and support both teams. After the game fans can take tickets to the Brew Pub for ONE FREE drink of choice.

Refuse to Lose the Home Opener
Sunday’s win was not only the second consecutive season opener victory, it was the 17th season in which the Yellowjackets won their home opener.
To find the last time MSUB dropped a home opener, you have to travel back to the 1991-92 season when the Yellowjackets fell to Eastern New Mexico, 72-70, on Nov. 22.

Ninety? No Problem
Scoring 90 points happens more often than you think for Yellowjacket teams. Last season it happened four times and it’s been 16 years since the last time MSUB failed to score 90 points in a game during a season, the 1992-1993 season.

Milestone Watch
With Sunday’s victory, MSUB head coach, Kevin Woodin, recorded his 89th career victory. With 11 more wins, coach Woodin will become the third coach in MSUB women’s basketball history to record 100 wins at the school. With 13 more victories, Woodin would tie Ted Anderson (1982-87) for second on the all-time wins list with 102.

Yellowjackets Predicted Seventh
Montana State Billings women’s basketball was picked to finish seventh in this year’s GNAC standings according to the preseason coaches poll. The ‘Jackets were selected in front of Central Washington and Alaska Fairbanks. Last season, MSUB finished 8-8 in the conference and looks to build on that record with the outside shooting. Ahead of the Yellowjackets, Alaska Anchorage was the preseason favorite, followed by Seattle Pacific, Northwest Nazarene, Western Washington, Saint Martin’s and Western Oregon.

2009-2010 Season Preview
The Montana State Billings women’s basketball team is looking forward to the 2009-2010 season. The Yellowjackets return two starters and seven letter winners from a team that placed fifth in the always competitive Great Northwest Athletic Conference a year ago. The ‘Jackets face a very challenging schedule this season, but one that should prepare them for competition in one of the premier conferences in the country.
One of the toughest tasks this season will be replacing last years’ senior class, especially Alira Carpenter. Carpenter concluded her illustrious career at MSUB, scoring 2,000 career points to become the first player in school history, male or female, to complete the feat. Also gone are Jen Smith and Jetton Meadors who combined to score over 16 points per game last season.
All seven returners are expected to make an impact on this year’s squad, especially the two seniors, Shantell Marquis and Rachel Hansen. Both will team with Kayla Ryan and Mandy Jacobs as team captains this season. Marquis, one of two starters from last year, averaged 7.6 points in 30.7 minutes per game. She also led the team in blocked shots (29), assists (106) and rebounds per game (5.6). MSUB looks forward to the return of Hansen as she missed most of last season with an injury.
The other five returners expected to contribute this season are Ryan, Jacobs, Callie Kautzmann, Kalli Stanhope and Melissa Porter. Ryan, a junior, is the second starter returning this season. She averaged 11.4 points per game, 6.7 rebounds and shot 69 percent from the charity stripe in 638 minutes of work. Jacobs, also a junior, contributed 4.1 points per game and shot 50 percent from the line last season. Kautzmann, Stanhope and Porter, all sophomores, now look to step into more key roles as second year players. All three saw extensive playing time for head coach Kevin Woodin last season, and he expects them all to make an impact right away. “Each of the returners has worked very hard to improve their game this off season and I’m excited to see the progress play out on the court,” Woodin said.
The program will see plenty of fresh faces this season as coach Woodin welcomes junior transfer Sarah McNamee and four other freshmen to the team. McNamee, a 5-9 guard, joins the Yellowjackets from Carroll College where she averaged 3.4 points per game and shot 30 percent from the field. Joining McNamee are Kylee Denham, a 5-8 guard, Ashley Reed, a 6-0 forward, Kelcy Lott, a 5-6 guard and Monica Hollowell, a 5-6 guard. “This group of newcomers is very athletic and versatile,” Woodin said. “They possess the talent to allow us to play the tempo we would like and are able to play multiple positions which will help us greatly.”
Coach Woodin believes that this year’s strengths are going to be overall team speed, player versatility and depth from the bench. “I believe we have excellent team speed and we hope to devise a system where that can be used to its advantage,” said Woodin. “We also possess several players who can play more than one position. This will help us tremendously, especially on the defensive side of the ball. Depth is strength that I hope our team will have. With five new players, the jury is still out on how they will impact our team, but I have a good feeling about this group.”

Women’s Basketball History
Women’s basketball has traditionally been the most successful program at Montana State Billings. The Yellowjackets have qualified for the NCAA tournament 11 times since 1987 and 10 times since 1994. The program debuted in 1973 under the direction of head coach Nancy Monger. Since that time, nine of the eleven coaches have compiled overall winning records at MSUB.
Hall of Fame coach Frank McCarthy has won the most games with 191 wins against 91 defeats. During his ten seasons, McCarthy guided MSUB to five NCAA tournament appearances. His 1998-1999 team enjoyed MSUB’s finest season by winning a school record 25 games and advancing to the NCAA Elite Eight.
Current coach Kevin Woodin has posted 88 wins in his first five seasons to rank third in school history, behind McCarthy (191) and Ted Anderson (102). The Yellowjackets have captured two regular season championships, one conference title and two NCAA tournament berths under Woodin’s direction.
Last season, Alira Carpenter became the first player, male or female, in MSUB history to record 2,000 career points, and just the fourth collegiate player in the state of Montana to reach the milestone. She was awarded the Little Sullivan Award, just the third MSUB athlete to win the award and the second female basketball player (Robyn Milne, 2001).

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
POINTS:
Game - Shelley Altrogge (43)
Season - Shelley Altrogge (691)
Career - Alira Carpenter (2,000)
FIELD GOALS MADE:
Game - Evonne Goroski/Theresa O’Donnell (16)
Season - Shelley Altrogge (282)
Career - Alira Carpenter (700)
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE:
Season - Michelle Lieber (68.1)
Career - Michelle Lieber (66.5)
3-POINT FG MADE:
Game - Kalli Stanhope (8)
Season - Alira Carpenter (88)
Career - Alira Carpenter (294)
3-POINT FG PERCENTAGE:
Season - Amy Winslow (49.0)
Career - Amy Winslow (43.6)
FREE THROWS:
Game - Shelley Altrogge (16)
Season - Sherry McQuinn (184)
Career - Sherry McQuinn (392)
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE:
Season - Alira Carpenter (88.3)
Career - Alira Carpenter (86.2)
REBOUNDS:
Game – Grace Grabofsky (26)
Season - Shelley Altrogge (376)
Career - Robyn Milne (957)
ASSISTS:
Game - PJ Eubank/Deena Bartu (13)
Season - Amy Winslow (183)
Career - Amy Winslow (589)
BLOCKED SHOTS:
Game - Jessica Henigman (9)
Season - Robyn Milne (104)
Career - Robyn Milne (278)
STEALS:
Game - Shantell Marquis (10)
Season - Amy Winslow (112)
Career - Amy Winslow (343)

TEAM RECORDS
POINTS:
Game - 106
Season - 2317
FIELD GOALS MADE:
Game - 44
Season - 863
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE:
Season - 47.8
3-POINT FG MADE:
Game - 17
Season - 230
3-POINT FG PERCENTAGE:
Season - 38.7
FREE THROWS:
Game - 33
Season - 485
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE:
Season - 74.4
REBOUNDS:
Game - 74
Season - 1206
ASSISTS:
Game - 40
Season - 535
BLOCKED SHOTS:
Game - 12
Season - 168
STEALS:
Game - 23
Season - 359