2007-2008 Women's Basketball Weekly Release #8 (January 21)

This Week's Schedule

Thu., Jan. 24 - at Seattle Pacific University, 5:30 p.m., PST
Sat., Jan. 26 - at Northwest Nazarene University, 4 p.m., PST

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Week in Review

The Lady Yellowjackets are quickly proving to be worthy adversaries in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference as the team earned its fourth-straight conference win Saturday defeating Seattle University 75-66.  The Division I-bound Redhawks could not overcome a strong second half put up by the Yellowjackets.

Trailing by six to open the contest, the Lady Jackets’ Dani Henderson (Reed Point) evened the score at eight apiece following a jumper at the 15:52 mark.  A three-pointer by Kayla McPherson (Glendive) opened up a thee-point Yellowjacket lead midway through the half, but a spirited Seattle battled to trade the lead several times with MSUB.  With 11 ticks on the clock the Redhawks’ Quinn Brewe netted one of a pair of free throws to give Seattle the 37-36 lead heading into the locker room.

A pair of free throws by Alira Carpenter (Lewistown) and a jumper by Shantell Marquis (Cascade) to open the second half put the Lady Jackets ahead by three.  At the 14:37 mark Seattle knotted the game at 46 apiece on a 3-pointer by Chelsie Morrison.  Held in a stalemate neither team scored for nearly two minutes until the Jackets’ Carpenter ignited a spark that would turn into a 28-16 run, clinching the important conference road win.

Carpenter led all scorers netting 20 points off 5-of-11 shooting from the floor.  Connecting on 2-of-4 from long range, Carpenter was an effective 8-of-10 from the charity stripe.  McPherson chipped in 16 points, while Marquis added 13 points and seven rebounds.  Jen Smith (Belgrade) also grabbed seven boards in the game.

The Lady Jackets were 29-of-36 from the free throw line for 81 percent.  Connecting on 21-of-27 from the floor and 4-of-8 from the perimeter, the Jackets shot over 45 percent from both ranges.  The team outrebounded Seattle 35-30.

Yellowjacket Tidbits:
NCAA Records (as of 1/13/08)
As a team the Yellowjackets are ranked 84th for three-point percentage (33.7), 53rd for free-throw percentage (72.6), and 33rd for three-pointers per game (7.0)....Individually Shantell Marquis ranks 41st in the nation for steals per game with 2.8, while her teammate Alira Carpenter ranks 45th for free-throw percentage (84.1), 31st from three-point percentage (41.8), 19th for points per game (19.7), and 13th for three-pointers per game (3.2).

GNAC Records (as of 1/20/08)
The Lady Yellowjackets have worked their way up the statistical standings in the GNAC after posting four-straight wins....As a team the Jackets rank third for free throw percentage (73.7), fourth for three-pointers made (6.79), sixth for three-point percentage (34.2), fourth for three-point percentage defense (29.8), and eighth for both blocked shots per game (1.79) and steals per game (7.21)....Alira Carpenter continues to lead the conference averaging 19.7 points and 3.07 three-pointers per game....Carpenter is also ranked fifth for free throw percentage (83.3) and eighth for three-point percentage (42.2)....Dani Henderson ranks 13th in the conference for rebounding averaging 5.6 per game and is 10th for free throw percentage (77.3)....Shantell Marquis is fourth in the GNAC for assists per game (4.00) and second for steals per game (2.86), while her teammate Kayla McPherson is ninth for three-pointers per game (1.62)....Freshman Kayla Ryan ranks second in the league for offensive rebounds averaging 2.93 per game.

Yellowjacket Records
Alira Carpenter continues to shoot her way up the Yellowjacket record books as she is currently ranked 16th for career-points with 1,134....Carpenter is just one point behind 15th place held by Theresa O'Donnell and a mere five points out of 14th place that is held by Lori Fries....At her current pace, Carpenter is set to overtake sixth place for career points behind the likes of Tera Silvius, Evonne Goroski, Megan Dickerson, Deb Prevost, and Sherry McQuinn....Carpenter's 176 career three-pointers currently ranks her third in the record books....She needs nine more threes to overtake Jenny Langford for second, and 19 to clinch the top spot in Yellowjacket history currently occupied by Amy Winslow....Shantell Marquis has nabbed 113 career steals ranking her 10th...Seven more steals by the feisty guard will move her into ninth place overtaking Kelli Kenyon...Kayla McPherson moved into ninth place for career three-pointers (105) and needs just four more to overtake Jessica Bachman who is ranked eighth.

From the GNAC:

Division II Games: Seattle Pacific 14-0,  Alaska Anchorage 12-2, Seattle 9-2, Central Washington 8-4, Northwest Nazarene 8-4, Saint Martin’s 7-4, Alaska Fairbanks 8-6, MSU Billings 6-7, Western Oregon 2-9, Western Washington 3-14. 

West Region Games: Seattle Pacific 12-0, Alaska Anchorage 9-1, Seattle 9-2, Saint Martin’s 7-3, Northwest Nazarene 8-4, Central Washington 6-4, MSU Billings 6-5, Alaska Fairbanks 5-6, Western Oregon 2-9, Western Washington 2-12.   

LAST WEEK: Thursday – Saint Martin's 52 at Alaska Anchorage 63; Western Oregon 60 at Alaska Fairbanks 77; Northwest Nazarene 107 at Central Washington 76; Seattle Pacific 86 at Western Washington 44.  Saturday – Western Oregon 39 at Alaska Anchorage 78; Saint Martin's 63 at Alaska Fairbanks 61; Seattle Pacific 83 at Central Washington 71; Northwest Nazarene 69 at Western Washington 53; MSU Billings 75 at Seattle 66.

THIS WEEK: Thursday – Central Washington at Saint Martin's; Western Washington at Western Oregon; MSU Billings at Seattle Pacific, 5:30 p.m.; Seattle at Northwest Nazarene, 5:30 p.m.  Saturday – Alaska Anchorage at Alaska Fairbanks, 3 p.m.; Central Washington at Western Oregon; Western Washington at Saint Martin's; MSU Billings at Northwest Nazarene, 4 p.m.; Seattle at Seattle Pacific, 1:30 p.m.

POLLS: WBCA (Jan. 15) – 4. Seattle Pacific, 9. Alaska Anchorage.  NCAA West Region – The first NCAA West Region weekly poll will be released Wednesday, Jan. 30.  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. (Note: First-place votes in parenthesis. Points awarded on 11-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.).

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.

DOUBLE DOUBLES: 7 – Kristin Hein, NNU.  4 – Kelsey Hill, SPU. 3 – Claire Pallansch, WWU; Kari Reabold, UAF; Rebecca Kielpinski, UAA; Jennifer Williams, NNU.  2 – Katie Torland, WOU; Shantell Marquis, MSUB; Shaina Afoa, CWU; Leada Berkey, WOU.   1 – Ten with.

NATIONAL STATISTICS (Through Jan. 13): Individuals (Top 50): Scoring - 22. Alira Carpenter, MSUB, 19.2. FG Percentage - 13. Ruby Williams, UAA, 60.0. Three-Pointers - 11. Alira Carpenter, MSUB, 3.2. Three-Point Percentage - 2. Chelsie Morrison, SU, 53.5; 5. Brooke Fernandez, CWU, 51.4; 9. Hanna Hull, CWU, 48.9; 16. Cassidy Murillo, SU, 46.8; 28. Alira Carpenter, MSUB, 43.8. FT Percentage - 12. Michelle Short, SMU, 90.3; 20. Jamey Gelhar, SMU, 88.6. Rebounding - None. Assists - 26. Beth Christensen, SPU, 5.4; 27. Ashley Fenimore, CWU, 5.3. Steals - 40. Shantell Marquis, MSUB, 2.90; 47. Jackie Thomas, SU, 2.7. Blocks - 18. Shaina Afoa, CWU, 2.1.  Team (Top 50): Scoring - 16. Alaska Anchorage 78.1; 24. Central Washington 76.2; 26. Seattle 75.9; 33. Northwest Nazarene 75.1; 50. Alaska Fairbanks 73.4. Scoring Defense - 4. Seattle 49.6; 6, Alaska Anchorage 49.8; 18. Seattle Pacific 54.6; 27. Saint Martin's 56.4; 42. Central Washington 57.6. Scoring Margin - 1. Alaska Anchorage 28.3; 3. Seattle 26.3; 14. Central Washington 18.5; 30. Seattle Pacific 14.8. Field Goal Percentage - 5. Seattle 48.3; 21. Central Washington 46.3; 33. Alaska Anchorage 45.1. FG Percentage Defense - 3. Central Washington 3.20; 5. Seattle 32.2; 13. Seattle Pacific 33.4; 14. Alaska Anchorage 33.5; 20. Saint Martin's 34.4. Three-Point Percentage - 5. Central Washington 41.8; 8. Seattle 40.4. Three Pointers - 13. Alaska Anchorage 7.8; 19. Central Washington 7.5; 32. Seattle 7.1; 33. MSU Billings 7.0. Free Throw Percentage - 27. Saint Martin's 73.9; 30. Western Washington 73.8; 35. Central Washington 73.4. Rebounds - 1. Alaska Anchorage 15.8; 8. Seattle 10.9; 9. Central Washington 10.9; 29. Northwest Nazarene 6.6. Assists - 3. Alaska Anchorage 19.9; 12. Central Washington 18.5; 22. Seattle Pacific 17.7. Steals - 19. Alaska Anchorage 12.8; 25. Alaska Fairbanks 12.3; 27. Northwest Nazarene 12.2; 44. Seattle and Seattle Pacific 11.5. Blocks - 23. Central Washington 4.5; 35. Western Washington 4.3; 47. Alaska Anchorage 3.8. Fewest Turnovers - 39. Montana State Billings 16.5. Fewest Fouls - 37. MSU Billings 15.8; 48. Seattle Pacific 16.2.

GNAC PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK: Jackie Hollands, Seattle Pacific (G, 5-9, Sr., Oregon City, OR) and Mallory Whipple, Northwest Nazarene (G, 5-7, Jr., Redmond, OR). . .Hollands scored 45 points (14-26 FGs, 8-16 three-pointers, 9-10 FTs) and also had nine assists, eight steals and eight rebounds as the Falcons stayed unbeaten in 15 games handing Western Washington its worst home loss in history and beating Central Washington by 12 at Ellensburg. . .Whipple scored 19 points and also led the Crusaders with 14 assists and six steals in double-digit round wins at Ellensburg and Bellingham.  Whipple made seven of 14 shots, four of six from the three-point line, in addition to directing a offense that shot 49.6 percent (67-135) and had just 25 turnovers and a plus 13 takeaway advantage.

HONORABLE MENTION:  Rebecca Kielpinski, Alaska Anchorage (C, 6-2, Jr., Mandan, ND) scored 31 points and also had 15 rebounds and 10 blocks as the Seawolves extended their school-record home win streak to 29 games.  Kielpinski, who also had seven assists and four steals, made 13 of 20 shots. . . Joscelyn Shumate, Alaska Fairbanks (F, 6-0, Sr., Fairbanks, AK - Lathrop) scored 28 points and also had 15 rebounds and 12 blocks as the Nanooks split two games.  Shumate, who had six blocks in both games, made 12 of 19 shots.

AROUND THE GNAC: Seattle Pacific’s 42-point win over Western Washington was the Vikings’ third worst loss ever and its most lopsided home loss in Carver Gymnasium history. The only WWU losses by a larger margin were a 99-49 loss at Portland in 1982-83, and a 97-51 loss to St. Joseph's, Penn., at the 1977 AIAW National tournament.

CSTV GAMES: CSTV will stream a doubleheader from Brougham Pavilion this Saturday.  The Falcons will take on Seattle University in the women’s game at 1:30 p.m. and will play Saint Martin’s in the men’s game at 3:30.  Later this season (Feb. 23), CSTV will stream a doubleheader from Bellingham.  The Viking women will play Western Oregon at 2 and WWU’s men will play Central Washington at 7.

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: Alaska Anchorage held its two opponents to a .307 shooting percentage  and a total of 91 points in improving to 13-0 at home this season.  In addition to Kielpinski’s 31 points, the Seawolves got 28 points from Kalhie Quinones and 26 from Maria Nilsson.

Alaska Fairbanks: Sheena Brown led the Nanooks with 34 points and Shumate and Kari Reabold had 28 apiece as UAF split two games. Reabold had team-highs of 17 rebounds and  five steals.  Reabold also became the 30^th member of the GNAC 1000-Point Club increasing her total to 1,002.

Central Washington:  Hanna Hull scored 33 points and Ashley Fenimore had 22 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in a pair of home losses.  Shaina Afoa led the Wildcats with 17 rebounds and seven blocked shots.

Montana State Billings: Alira Carpenter scored 20 points and Kayla McPherson had 16 as the Yellowjackets ran their win streak to four with a nine-point win at Seattle University, handing the Redhawks only their second loss of the season.

Northwest Nazarene:  Brittney Roggenkamp led a balanced attack with 28 points (11-20 FG, 4-9 three-pointers) in 31 and 16-point road wins at CWU and WWU, respectively.  The Crusaders also got 24 points each from Nichole Schutte and Janee Olds, 22 points and 16 rebounds from Kristin Hein and 19 points each from Jennifer Williams and Whipple.

Saint Martin’s:  Jamey Gelhar had 26 points and 10 rebounds and Dara Zack had 25 points and 11 rebounds as the Saints split two games in Alaska.  In Saturday’s game at UAF, Michelle Short scored 13 of her 15 points in the final five minutes as the Saints rallied from an 11-point deficit. Short’s three-pointer with 28 seconds left was the difference in a 63-61 win.

Seattle:  Jackie Thomas scored a career-high 17 points in the Redhawks’ home loss to MSU Billings.  Thomas made six of nine shots and all five of her free throws.  She also led SU with three assists and tied for the team lead with three steals.

Seattle Pacific:  The Falcons shot 52.7 percent from the floor (59-112) and 84.4 percent (38-45) from the foul line in their two wins.  They also finished with 18 more rebounds (73-55) and 12 fewer turnovers (28-40) than their opponents.

Western Oregon:  Leada Berkey had 29 points and 18 rebounds and Vanessa Wyffels scored 26 points in a pair of losses in Alaska..  The Wolves made just 30.7 percent of their shots (35-114).

Western Washington:  Claire Pallansch had 33 points and Amanda Dunbar had 32, but no one else had more than eight as the Vikings suffered their seventh and eighth losses in a row.  WWU was outshot .471 to .339, outrebounded 77-64 and had 11 more turnovers (44-33).

GNAC CAREER LEADERS (Through Jan. 19)

Scoring 
1.   Rose Shaw, Central Washington (1999-02)                    1696
10   Leada Berkey, Western Oregon (2005-08)                    1316
19.  Rebecca Kielpinski, Alaska Anchorage (2006-08)           1153
27.  Hannah Hull, Central Washington (2005-08)                  1062
30.  Kari Reabold, Alaska Fairbanks (2005-08)                     1002
32.  Laina Sobczak, Seattle (2005-08)                                  951

        MSUB Career Totals
Alira Carpenter, MSU Billings (2006-08)                               1134

Three-Pointers
1.   Mandy Wood, Seattle Pacific (2003-06)                           234
11. Hanna Hull, Central Washington (2005-08)                      137
20. Cristina Bruketta, Alaska Fairbanks (2006-08)                 109

        MSUB Career Totals
Alira Carpenter, MSU Billings (2006-08)                               176
Kayla McPherson, MSU Billings(2006-08)                              105

Rebounds
1.   Carli Grant, Seattle Pacific (2003-06)                            1083
9.   Rebecca Kielpinski, Alaska Anchorage (2006-08)             719
10.  Leada Berkey, Western Oregon (2005-08)                      695
21.  Kari Reabold, Alaska Fairbanks (2005-08)                       557
24.  Claire Pallansch, Western Washington (2006-08)             525
26.  Laina Sobczak, Seattle (2005-08)                                   517
27.  Kelsey Hill, Seattle Pacific (2006-08)                               514

Assists
1.   Melanie Wagoner, Alaska Fairbanks (1999-02)                 500
3.   Beth Christensen, Seattle Pacific (2005-07)                     414
19.  Mallory Whipple, Northwest Nazarene (2006-08)              264

Steals
1.   Alysson Kollman, Northwest Nazarene (2000-03)              326
10.  Jackie Thomas, Seattle (2005-07)                                   192
25.  Mallory Whipple, Northwest Nazarene (2006-08)               149

Blocks
1.   Brittney Kroon, Seattle Pacific (2003-06)                          419
3.   Krystal Robinson, Western Washington (2004-08)             190
5.   Rebecca Kielpinski, Alaska Anchorage (2006-07)              147
11. Claire Pallansch, Western Washington (2006-08)                70

Upcoming Opponents

Jackie Hollands is posting a team-best 13.2 points per game.  Hollands leads the Falcons draining 36 three-pointers of 97 attempts for 37 percent.  Hollands is shooting 87 percent from the free throw line and is averaging 2.4 steals per game.  Teammate Kelsey Hill is the only other Falcon averaging double figures for scoring with 10.8 points per game.  Hill leads SPU with 7.5 rebounds per game and 1.7 blocks per game.  Jessie Christensen and Daesha Henderson are contributing 8.2 and 8.0 points per game respectively.

Holding a 16.4 margin of victory over their opponents, Seattle Pacific is shooting 44 percent from the floor while connecting on 86-of-242 attempts from beyond the arc, or 5.73 per game for 36 percent.  The Falcons are 73 percent from the charity stripe and have narrowly outrebounded their opponents 39-38.

All-time Series:  MSUB leads the series 15-12
First Meeting:  Dec. 7, 1985
Last Meeting: SPU def. MSUB 71-47 on March 11, 2005
Notes: The Lady Jackets lost in the first round of the NCAA West Region Tournament to the SPU after earning an eighth place berth as an independent.  These two teams have met three times at the NCAA Tournament where the Falcons lead the series 2-1.

Northwest Nazarene University (webpage) - Northwest Nazarene University is 11-4 overall and 4-2 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.  The Crusaders two losses in league play has come at the hand of Saint Martin’s University and No. 12-ranked Alaska Anchorage.

Three players are averaging double figures in scoring and are lead by Jennifer Williams’ 12.5 points per game.  Williams is shooting 51 percent from the floor and is pulling down 6.7 boards per game.  Kristin Hein is averaging 11.2 points, a team-best 8.3 rebounds, and 0.8 blocks per game.  Steady from the field and the line Nichole Schutte is averaging 11.1 points per game for the Crusaders.

As a team the Crusaders rank second in the GNAC averaging 12 steals per game.  Five different players have drilled 10 or more three-pointers ranking the team fifth, right behind the Yellowjackets, with 5.93 three’s per game.  Shooting 43 percent from the field and 34 percent from the perimeter, NNU has outrebounded their opponents 41-35, while holding a 8-point margin of victory.

All-time Series:  MSUB leads the series 4-2
First Meeting: Jan. 13, 2001
Last Meeting: MSUB def. NNU 66-65 on Jan. 3, 2005 in Nampa

The Standings

2007 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Standings
(Through games of Jan. 20, 2008)

The Polls

NCAA West Region (first poll released January 30)

The GNAC Leaders

The Players

The Last Time in Yellowjacket Volleyball

A player scored at least 30 points — Feb. 24, 2007 (Michelle Lieber, 32 vs. St. Edward's)

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 — Jan. 12, 2008 (Kayla McPherson vs. Western Washington)

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. 24, 2007 (Michelle Lieber, 12/15 vs. St. Edward's)

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— Jan. 12, 2008 (Shantell Marquis, 5 vs. Central Washington)

A player had a double-double — Dec. 1, 2007 (Shantell Marquis, 10pts/10reb vs. Colorado School of Mines)

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. 4, 2007 (17 vs. Texas A&M-International)

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); 16. Alira Carpenter (1,134)

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. Amy Winslow (194); 3. Alira Carpenter (176); 9. Kayla McPherson (105)

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 (40.30); 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. Lisa Jellum (84.50)

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. Colleen Day Wiechman (9); 2. Shantell Marquis (8)
Season – 1. Amy Winslow (112); 4. Shantell Marquis (73)
Career – 1. Amy Winslow (343); 10. Shantell Marquis (113)

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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