Eastern Illinois 2011 Women's Basketball Guide by Eastern Illnois Athletics

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2011 QUICK FACTS

Location..........................Charleston, Illinois Enrollment........................................ 11,630 Founded..............................................1895 Nickname......................................Panthers Colors................................... Blue and Gray Conference............. Ohio Valley (15th year) President.......................... Dr. William Perry Director of Athletics..............Barbara Burke NCAA Faculty Rep. ...........Dr. Gail Richard Associate AD...................Mark Bonnstetter Associate AD............................ John Smith Associate AD............................Rich Moser Associate AD............................Tracy Scott Assistant AD/SWA................ Mary Wallace Assistant AD.......................... Dave Kidwell Assistant AD.......................... Amanda Bos Dir. of Academic Services......... Cindy Tozer Director of Marketing............. Ryan Gilmore Business Manager................... Kim Bagwell Ticket Manager........................Cindy Bayes

1-3 GENERAL INFORMATION Quick Facts...............................................1 Lantz Arena...............................................2 Media Info & Guide Credits....................... 3

Associate Head Coach.........Lee Buchanan Alma Mater.................. Murray State (1983) Office Phone....................... (217) 581-7617 E-Mail......................... ljbuchanan@eiu.edu Assistant Coach................ Quacy Timmons Alma Mater...........................Indiana (1998) Office Phone....................... (217) 581-8505 E-Mail.......................... qmbarnes@eiu.edu Assistant Coach.................Rachel Galligan Alma Mater............... Eastern Illinois (2009) Office Phone........................(217) 581-3411 E-Mail...........................regalligan@eiu.edu Athletic Trainer.......................Sam Laingen Strength & Conditioning Coach... Eric Cash Equipment Mananger................. Jeff Brown Team Manager...................... Josh Jackson Team Manager....................... Jitenga Knox Sports Information Contact................... TBA TV-Radio Play-by-Play..............Mike Bradd

PROGRAM INFO

Home Facility............................Lantz Arena Capacity.............................................5,300 First Year of Basketball...................1973-74 Overall Record..............491-520 (37 years) Division I Record...........361-440 (27 years) Ohio Valley Record........ 111-137 (14 years) OVC Tournament Record.......................6-9 Letter-winners Returning/Lost................ 6/6 Starters Returning/Lost.......................... 2/3 Newcomers................................................8

Contents

38-45 THE OVC, SERIES HISTORY & STATS Nike Basketball....................................... 38 2010 OVC Standings & Honorees.......... 39 2010 OVC Statistics.......................... 40-41 2010 Opponent Information.................... 42 All-Time Series History........................... 43 2010 EIU Results & Highlights............... 44 2010 EIU Statistics................................. 45

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COACHING STAFF

Head Coach............................Brady Sallee Alma Mater (Year)..... Thomas More (1993) EIU Record........................ 96-88 (7th year) Career Record....................................Same Office Phone....................... (217) 581-6008 E-Mail................................ isallee@eiu.edu Office Fax........................... (271) 581-7772

COACHING STAFF Head Coach Brady Sallee......................4-5 Associate Head Coach Lee Buchanan...... 6 Assistant Coach Quacy Timmons............. 7 Assistant Coach Rachel Galligan.............. 8 In Memory of Jackie Moore....................... 9

10-37 SEASON & PLAYER INFORMATION Eastern’s Academic Excellence............... 10 2010 Season Recap & Notes.................. 11 2011 Season Outlook.............................. 12 Roster & Pronunciations.......................... 13 Mariah King........................................14-15 Sydney Mitchell..................................16-17 Ta’Kenya Nixon..................................18-19 Chantelle Pressley.............................20-21 Pilar Walker........................................22-23 Kelsey Wyss.......................................24-25 Stephanie Benninger............................... 26 Brittany Cochran......................................27 Jordyne Crunk.........................................28 Hillary Held..............................................29 Jackie Herman........................................30 Taryn Olson.............................................31 Morgan Palombizio.................................. 32 Jessica Parker......................................... 33 Academic Class Photos.......................... 34 Radio & TV Photo Roster........................ 35 OVC Tournament Photo Gallery.........36-37

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46-64 RECORDS & PROGRAM HISTORY Individual & Team Game Records..........46 Season Top 10 & Freshman Records.....47 Career Top 10.........................................48 1,000 Point Club................................49-51 Annual Leaders.................................52-53 Year-by-Year Results.........................54-62 Coaching History & Memorable Games....63. Awards & Honors....................................64

65-80 EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY This is Eastern Illinois........................ 65-80

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Media Info

PANTHER BASKETBALL ON THE AIR

For the eighth consecutive season, WEIU-TV will be telecasting EIU home games. Nine regular-season contests are set to air this year. A program-high 10 games were televised on WEIU-TV in 2008-09 and the Panthers also played on ESPNU and Comcast Sports South. Ohio Valley Conference Tournament games could also be carried by WEIU-TV via a feed from the Wazoo Sports Network, as was the case in 2010. WEIU-TV games can be seen live in several media markets across Eastern, Central and Southern Illinois as well as Western Indiana. WEIU-TV can also be accessed as a local DISH network channel in those same markets. Women’s basketball will also be featured prominently on the OVC’s multi-media website, www.ovcsports.tv, this season. Fans can watch all EIU home games and road OVC contests live on their computer via an on-demand webcast. Lastly, WEIU-FM (88.9) will once again broadcast all EIU women’s basketball regular-season and postseason games. An Internet stream of the audio is available at www.weiufm.com. During the 2006-07 season, ESPNU televised the Panthers’ Feb. 11 victory against UT Martin at Lantz Arena. In January 2009, ESPNU carried EIU’s victory at Jacksonville State.

2010-11 WEIU TELEVISION GAMES... Nov. 14 vs Missouri, 4 p.m. Dec. 4 vs Austin Peay, 4 p.m. Dec. 11 vs Illinois-Chicago, 4 p.m. Jan. 15 vs Morehead State, 4 p.m. Jan. 29 vs Jacksonville State, 4 p.m. Feb. 3 vs SIU Edwardsville, 7 p.m. Feb. 5 vs Southeast Missouri, 4 p.m. Feb. 17 vs UT Martin, 7 p.m. Feb. 19 vs Murray State, 7 p.m.

EIU SPORTS INFORMATION & MARKETING STAFF

RICH MOSER Associate AD/Media & PR Men’s BBall Contact (217) 581-7480 rlmoser@eiu.edu

RYAN GILMORE Director of Marketing & Corporate Sales (217) 581-7151 rgilmore@eiu.edu

BART RETTBERG Assistant SID Computer Statistician (217) 581-6408 bvrettberg@eiu.edu

SANDY KING Photographer & Graphic Designer (217) 581-7761 slking@eiu.edu

Media Guide Credits

About the Outside Covers

The 2010-11 Eastern Illinois University women’s basketball media guide is a product of the EIU Sports Information Department, supervised by Rich Moser. Writing and design by Ben Turner, former assistant SID and women’s basketball contact. Inside and outside covers – as well as pages 2, 36 and 37 – designed by Sandy King, EIU athletics photographer and graphic design artist. All photos of current players by Sandy King. Other photos courtesy of Steven Haas, Anne O’Neil, Pat Osterman, Bart Rettberg, Megan Sparks, Ben Turner and the EIU athletic department archives. Printing by MultiAd of Peoria, Ill.

Returning starters Ta’Kenya Nixon and Chantelle Pressley as well as head coach Brady Sallee are featured on the front cover. Eastern’s other returning letter-winners – Mariah King, Sydney Mitchell, Pilar Walker and Kelsey Wyss – are featured on the back cover. The Panthers welcome eight new players into the mix this year after graduating an accomplished five-player senior class each of the last two seasons. Eastern is the defending OVC regular-season champion after winning its first conference title last season.

Credentials

Interviews All interview requests must go through the women’s basketball contact in the EIU sports information office. Head coach Brady Sallee, his staff and players are available after practices (as player schedules permit) and after games. NO interviews will be done prior to a game on game days. Information on women’s basketball can be found at EIUpanthers.com. The Eastern Illinois Sports Information Department is located in Rooms 2240 & 2250 of Lantz Arena.

Working media should make arrangements for credentials by contacting the Sports Information Office AT LEAST 24 hours before the game. Seating will be assigned courtside. Game programs, game notes, rosters and statistics will be available during the day of a game.

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Head Coach Brady Sallee

B rady S allee 7th Year

A. BRADY SALLEE’S FILE

EDUCATION Thomas More College (Crestview Hills, Ky.) B.A., 1993 YEAR-BY-YEAR AT EASTERN Season Overall OVC 2009-10 23-11 16-2 OVC Champs & WNIT Participant 2008-09 24-9 15-3 OVC Tournament Finalist 2007-08 19-13 15-5 OVC Tournament Finalist 2006-07 10-19 7-13 2005-06 10-19 9-11 2004-05 10-17 3-13 Six Years 96-88 65-47 COACHING Résumé April 2004 - Hired as head coach at Eastern Illinois University 2003-2004 - Assistant coach, East Carolina University 1996-2002 - Assistant coach, Kent State University 1994-1995 - Assistant coach, Idaho State University 1990-1993 - Student Assistant coach, Thomas More College PERSONAL: Married to the former Mandy Nance Daughters: Avery and Taryn Pictured (Clockwise from top): Brady & Mandy with their daughters Taryn and Avery on vacation in Orlando, Fla.

When Brady Sallee took over the Eastern Illinois women’s basketball program in April 2004 he understood the challenge ahead. Since day one Sallee began steering the program in the direction he wanted to take. “Our challenge is to turn Eastern Illinois into a championship caliber program. Once I saw the resources available I thought we can make this happen,” Sallee says. “Whatever happened in the past is not any concern. From April 23, the day I was hired, our attitude has started to change. I want us to keep moving towards that attitude it takes to win championships.” That turnaround culminated with the program’s first Ohio Valley Conference regular-season title in 2010. The Panthers persevered all season, overcoming a shorthanded coaching staff after the unexpected death of assistant Jackie Moore nine days before the season began and the loss of five seniors, including four starters, from the 2009 team. Led by an experienced five-player senior class and a group of seven underclassmen that contributed throughout the season, EIU went undefeated at home in OVC play and put together a program-record 13 game win streak on its way to winning the conference title. By qualifying for the 2010 Postseason WNIT, EIU made its first national postseason appearance since playing in the 1988 NCAA Tournament. Over the last three seasons, EIU has compiled an OVC-best 66-33 overall record and 46-10 mark in conference play. In 2010, the Panthers posted at least one victory against every OVC rival for the second time in the last three seasons. Eastern’s 16 conference wins represented a school record. While the experience of EIU’s three senior starters was one of the great intangibles during conference play in 2010, it was the consistent contributions from the four freshmen that ultimately allowed the Panthers to capture the OVC regular-season title. And it didn’t take long for Ta’Kenya Nixon to emerge as one of the top all-around players in the league. As a true freshman starting at point guard, Nixon led EIU in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals. She was recognized as not only the OVC Freshman of the Year, but also the OVC Defensive Player of the Year and a First Team All-OVC performer. Nixon became only the sixth freshman since the 1980-81 season, when the league first began designating First and Second Team All-OVC honorees, to be selected First Team All-OVC. The Panthers went 12-2 at Lantz Arena, losing only a pair of December nonconference games. Eastern will carry a 10-game home win streak into the 2010-11 campaign. In the classroom, EIU has achieved unprecedented success the last five seasons. Eastern has captured five consecutive OVC Academic Achievement Awards for women’s basketball, posting the highest percentage of players on the Commissioner’s Honor Roll in the conference. The Panthers’ 3.423 team GPA in 2008-09 was ninth best in the country. Among the WBCA Academic Top 25, EIU ranked seventh nationally (with a 3.475 team GPA) in 2007-08 after finishing 10th in the country (3.442 GPA) a year earlier. The program’s turnaround was led by the 2009 senior class that, as upperclassmen, led the Panthers to back-to-back appearances in the OVC Tournament championship game in 2008 and 2009. Eastern again reached the tourney title game in 2010. The five seniors that closed out their careers in 2009 were arguably the most recognizable female studentathletes on campus during their final season with the program. Rachel Galligan, now an assistant coach, headlined Sallee’s first EIU recruiting class, breaking the program’s career scoring records as a senior. She was also selected as one of 10 finalists for the prestigious Lowe’s Senior Class Award in 2009. The three-time First Team All-OVC selection also got a chance to play professionally in Spain. The memorable 2009 campaign was highlighted by 24 overall victories and a 20-game home win streak that ranked as high as fourth nationally. Those 24 wins were a program-high in the Division I era (1983present) and one shy of the school record. Eastern went 14-1 at Lantz Arena in 2008-09, winning its first 13 home games of the season. Only Connecticut (36), Maryland (31) and Stanford (26) had longer home win streaks when EIU’s was snapped in February 2009. Eastern went 12-2 over the final six weeks of the 2009 season. Both losses were decided in overtime. Unfortunately, EIU’s 24 overall victories were the most among teams that were not invited to a national postseason tournament. Eastern emerged as the best all-around defensive team in the league in 2009, ranking tops in scoring defense, field goal percentage defense, 3-point field goal percentage defense and fewest rebounds allowed per game. With Galligan and Megan Edwards being the individual league-leaders in field goal and 3-point percentage, respectively, the Panthers also topped the conference in both shooting categories. A second-place finish in the final OVC standings and an appearance in the league tournament championship game highlighted the 2008 breakthrough season. The Panthers ranked seventh nationally in free throw percentage en route to breaking the program’s single-season records for makes, attempts and percentage. Eastern was also 20th nationally in 3-point field goal percentage. To reach the championship game of the OVC Tournament, EIU knocked off top-seeded Southeast Missouri – the two-time defending tournament champs – in the semifinals, winning 52-40. The Panthers held SEMO to 11 field goals, the fewest ever in an OVC Tournament game. That victory not only sent the Panthers to their first-ever OVC Tournament title game but also gave EIU at least one victory against every league foe in 2007-08. Eastern’s offensive excellence highlighted the 2007 season. Led by the OVC’s top-scoring tandem (Rachel Galligan and Jessica Huffman), the Panthers were one of the top scoring teams in the nation and posted the program’s first 2,000-point season since 1990. With freshman Ashley Thomas and sophomore

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Head Coach Brady Sallee Ellen Canale ranking third and fifth on the team in scoring, respectively, four of the team’s top five scorers were underclassmen. Sallee’s 2006 team relied heavily on the contributions of freshmen yet still rewrote the EIU record book. The Panthers were the only Division I team in the nation that featured three freshmen who had started 25-plus games. Edwards and Canale started every game in their inaugural seasons as Panthers while Galligan (25 starts) took home OVC Freshman of the Year honors. She became the first player to win an individual award in the program’s OVC era. The Panthers played their best in December and January during the 2005-06 season, posting a 9-7 record. Eastern matched its best-ever OVC start (4-1) and won six straight home games during the first two months. Sallee was previously the OVC’s Women’s Basketball Coaches Association DI Conference Captain, representing the league’s coaches as it related to legislative issues and continued growth of the game. As a member of the USA Today/ESPN Board of Coaches from 2007-09, he voted in the weekly Top 25 Coaches’ Poll. The sixth head coach in EIU history, Sallee was previously the recruiting coordinator at three NCAA Division I programs, bringing in high-caliber players each time to assist the turnaround. Prior to being hired at EIU, he spent two years as the top assistant at East Carolina, helping the Pirates to a 26-30 record. That was a significant improvement after winning just six games in 2002, the year before Sallee joined a new coaching staff. His first recruiting class ranked among the nation’s Top 50 according to the All-Star Girls Report. In 2004, ECU finished at .500 and narrowly missed out on a WNIT berth. For seven years he helped transform Kent State into a perennial MidAmerican Conference contender, winning five regular-season championships and three tournament titles. The Golden Flashes participated in the NCAA Tournament four of his seven years, and posted a combined record of 15556. Sallee also spent two years as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Idaho State. Two Bengal players earned Big Sky Conference Freshman of the Year honors – one eventually becoming the Big Sky Player of the Year – and a third was All-Big Sky her freshman year. His proven track record as a recruiter and standout coach with Midwest ties seemed like a perfect fit with Eastern Illinois. The 40-year-old head coach also wants to give EIU a reputation. “People will know Eastern Illinois for how hard we play, whether it’s working hard in a press, half-court defense or during practice. That is what I want to hang our hat on when others talk about Eastern women’s basketball,” Sallee says. “In addition, I want our program known as a class organization. I want our players to be positive role models in the community and on campus.” Not only does Sallee stress discipline on the court, he requires it in the classroom as well. “My players will expect success. They will be held accountable for their classroom success, their work ethic and their social responsibilities. The players that will help lead the program back into the national spotlight will have the self discipline to excel in the classroom, in the Charleston community and on the basketball floor.” A native of Lexington, Ky., Sallee graduated from Thomas More College in 1993, receiving a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He earned a baseball scholarship and was a four-year starting pitcher for Thomas More. Sallee finished his senior year with an 8-1 record and was voted the team’s Pitcher of the Year. While at Thomas More he served as a student assistant with the women’s basketball team. He recruited one player who eventually became the school’s all-time leading scorer and ranked among the NCAA Division III Top 20 scorers all four years she was at Thomas More. He and his wife Mandy have two daughters, Avery and Taryn.

Brady Sallee & the 2009 senior class, his first EIU recruits.

Program Records During Sallee’s Tenure

– Team Season Records – Record New Mark Season(s) Division I era (1983-present) Victories 24 2009 Consecutive Victories 13 2010 Home Win Streak 20 2008-09 Blocked Shots (3x) 116 2009 3-Pointers Made (2x) 180 2009 Free Throws Made (2x) 556 2008 Free Throws Attempted (2x) 707 2008 Free Throw % .786 2008 – Team Game Records – Record New Mark Season 3-Point Field Goal % .833 2010 Blocked Shots 11 2009 Free Throws Attempted (3x) 48 2009 Most Combined Points 201 2007 Points in an OVC Game 106 2006 – Individual Career Records – Record Player New Mark Season Points Rachel Galligan 1,891 2009 Game Played Lindsey Kluempers 121 2009 Blocks Rachel Galligan 185 2008 FTs Made (2x) Rachel Galligan 523 2008 FTs Attempted (2x) Rachel Galligan 662 2005 FG % Pam O’Connor .586 2005 FT% Megan Edwards .857 2009 – Individual Season Records – Record Player New Mark Season Points Rachel Galligan 582 2009 FTs Made Rachel Galligan (2x) 160 2008 3FG % Lindsey Kluempers .477 2008 FTs Attempted Rachel Galligan 204 2007 Blocks Rachel Galligan 61 2006 – Individual Freshman-Season Records – Record Player New Mark Season Points Jessica Huffman 490 2007 Pts Per Game Jessica Huffman 16.9 2007 FGs Made Jessica Huffman 169 2007 FGs Attempted Jessica Huffman 401 2007 FTs Made Two Panthers 150 2007 & 2010 FTs Attempted Two Panthers 193 2007 & 2010 3FGs Made Jessica Huffman 41 2007 3FGs Attempts Jessica Huffman 117 2007 Rebounds Ta’Kenya Nixon 230 2010 Assists Ta’Kenya Nixon 166 2010 Steals Two Panthers 71 2007 & 2010 FT % Megan Edwards .852 2006 Blocks Rachel Galligan 61 2006 Games Started Ta’Kenya Nixon 33 2010 Games Played Five Panthers 34 2009 & 2010 – Individual Game Records – Record Player New Mark Season(s) 3FG % Two Panthers 1.000 2008 & 2009 FT % Three Panthers 1.000 2005, 2009 & 2010 FTs Made Rachel Galligan 15 2008 FTs Attempted Rachel Galligan 18 2008 Points Jessica Huffman 38 2007 FGs Attempted Jessica Huffman 29 2007 3FGs Made Megan Sparks 7 2006 Blocks Rachel Galligan 6 2006 FG % Eight Panthers 1.000 Last Five

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Associate Head Coach Lee Buchanan

Lee Buchanan 4th Year

LEE BUCHANAN’S FILE

EDUCATION Eastern Illinois University M.A., 2009 Murray State University B.A., 1983

COACHING Résumé July 2008 - Promoted to Associate Head Coach, Eastern Illinois University July 2007 - Hired as Assistant Coach, Eastern Illinois University 2003-07 - Head Coach, University of Missouri at St. Louis 2002-03 - Associate Head Coach, University of Southern Mississippi 1998-02 - Head Coach, Francis Marion University (S.C.) 1986-98 - Head Coach, Brescia University (Ky.) PERSONAL: Married to the former Lisa Grathler Son: Austin

Lee Buchanan is in his fourth year as a member of head coach Brady Sallee’s staff. Buchanan’s presence made an immediate impact on the program. The Panthers have won an Ohio Valley Conference-best 66 games the last three seasons, reaching the the conference tournament title game each year. Eastern won its first OVC regular-season title in 2010. Buchanan spearheads the coaching staff’s preparation of opponent scouting reports and EIU game plans. The Panthers were the top defensive team in the OVC in 2009, leading the league in in scoring defense, field goal percentage defense, 3-point field goal percentage defense and fewest rebounds allowed per game. After spending his first year at Eastern as an assistant coach, he was promoted to associate head coach in the summer of 2008. The 2009-10 season began with the heartbreak of the unexpected death of assistant coach Jackie Moore but culminated with an OVC regular-season championship. Buchanan helped the Panthers persevere all season, overcoming a shorthanded coaching staff and the loss of five seniors, including four starters, from the 2009 team. After winning 23 games, EIU represented the conference in the WNIT. It was the program’s first national postseason berth since 1988. Eastern led the OVC in scoring margin and rebounding margin in 2009-10. The Panthers averaged 40-plus rebounds per game for the first time since 1993 and posted the highest point and rebound totals of the Division I era. In conference play, EIU led the league in 10 statistical categories, highlighted by scoring offense and defense. Eastern out rebounded the opposition 12 times during its 13-game win streak from Jan. 2 through Feb. 13. He has also helped EIU win four of its five straight OVC Academic Achievement Awards for women’s basketball, posting the highest percentage of players on the Commissioner’s Honor Roll in the conference. Buchanan brings a bevy of coaching experience to campus, having been the head coach at four different Division II or NAIA schools. He also spent one year (2002-03) as the associate head coach at the University of Southern Mississippi. While the head coach at Missouri-St. Louis from 2003-07, Buchanan brought his team to Lantz Arena for three consecutive seasons for a November exhibition game. He has also been a head coach at Pfeiffer University (Misenheimer, N.C.), Francis Marion University (Florence, S.C.) and Brescia University (Owensboro, Ky.). During his 19 years as a collegiate head coach, Buchanan’s teams have compiled a 353-204 record (.637), posting winning marks in 15 of those seasons. He has also led six squads to national tournament appearances, three each at the NCAA Division II and NAIA Division II levels. Buchanan enjoyed his greatest success at Brescia (1986-98) and FMU (1998-02). An NAIA Mid-South Region Coach of the Year honor in 1995 marked the first of four consecutive years that he claimed a notable award for his work on the sidelines. Brescia made three consecutive trips to the NAIA DII tourney, including an Elite Eight and No. 3 national ranking in 1997. He left Owensboro as the winningest coach (230-118) in school history. At FMU, his team was ranked among the NCAA DII Top 25 all four years. The Patriots ran the table in league play (16-0) in 1999 en route to winning the program’s first Peach Belt Conference title and also led the nation in 3-point percentage that year. He compiled a 92-29 record and led FMU to three consecutive Sweet 16 appearances in the NCAA DII tourney before moving on to Southern Miss. “Lee’s résumé speaks for itself; I’m thrilled to be able to attract someone with his experience and success to EIU,” Sallee says. “The fact that he walks in the door with 350plus wins under his belt was a huge factor, but what sold me from day one was Lee’s character. He and I have very similar philosophies on the way the game should be played and I believe he will make a huge impact on our program.” Buchanan and his wife Lisa are the parents of a son, Austin.

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Assistant Coach Quacy Timmons

Quacy Timmons, a veteran of the WNBA and former assistant coach at Indiana University and Austin Peay, joined head coach Brady Sallee’s staff in June of 2006. The 6-foot-5 Timmons naturally coaches the EIU post players. She also serves as the program’s recruiting coordinator. She came to EIU as Quacy Barnes but changed her name in September 2007 when she wed Desmond Timmons in Michigan. Desmond currently works for the Champaign Park District. “Adding Quacy to our staff was simply a home run,” Sallee says. “She is a true professional and the expertise she brought to our post play and recruiting efforts has proved to be invaluable. Quacy is a perfect fit for our program and I look forward to her and her son, TJ, being a part of our EIU family for a long time.” Timmons has helped lead the Panthers to an Ohio Valley Conference-best 66 victories the last three seasons and three consecutive appearances in the conference tournament title game. Eastern won its first OVC regular-season title this year. The 2009-10 season began with the heartbreak of the unexpected death of assistant coach Jackie Moore but culminated with an OVC regular-season championship. Timmons helped the Panthers persevere all season, overcoming a shorthanded coaching staff and the loss of five seniors, including four starters, from the 2009 team. After winning 23 games, EIU represented the conference in the WNIT. It was the program’s first national postseason berth since 1988. As recruiting coordinator, Timmons has played a role in helping bring every player that will be on the 2010-11 team to the program. The 2010 freshman class, headlined by OVC Freshman of the Year Ta’Kenya Nixon, received national honorable mention recognition from BlueStar Basketball. She has also helped EIU win five straight OVC Academic Achievement Awards for women’s basketball, posting the highest percentage of players on the Commissioner’s Honor Roll in the conference. During her tenure at EIU, Timmons helped forward Rachel Galligan, a 2009 graduate, develop from the Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year into a three-time First Team All-OVC performer. Galligan broke the EIU all-time scoring records as a senior after leading the OVC in scoring in 2008. Maggie Kloak also emerged as one of the top post players in the league from 2008-10. She enjoyed a breakout campaign in 2008, carrying the Panthers offensively in November and December while Galligan was injured, scoring in double-figures in six straight games. Kloak capped her career as a Second Team All-OVC and OVC All-Tournament Team selection as a senior in 2010. The Indiana graduate became the first Hoosier selected in the WNBA draft when she was picked 22nd overall by the Sacramento Monarchs in 1998. She also suited up for the Seattle Storm and Phoenix Mercury during her WNBA career and played professionally in China, Israel, Italy, South Korea and Turkey as well. In 2000 she led the Storm in blocked shots – averaging more than a block per game – while starting 23 of the squad’s 32 contests. She contributed a careerhigh 6.7 points per game that season. A two-time All-Big Ten selection as an upperclassman, including First Team honors as a senior in 1998, Timmons finished her career as IU’s all-time leader in blocked shots (269). She also ranks among the Hoosiers’ career Top 10 in points, field goal percentage, free throws made and rebounds. As a junior, Timmons blocked an IU record 95 shots, including a single-game high 10 in a win over Youngstown State. A year later she was named to the WNIT All-Tournament Team after leading the Hoosiers to a berth in the postseason semifinals. Following the completion of her professional playing career, Timmons returned to her alma mater in 2003 and spent two years as an assistant coach. A native of Benton Harbor, Mich., Timmons is the mother of a son, T.J., who continues to develop into an impressive young basketball player. She and Desmond also welcomed their first child, a girl, into their family in January 2009. They named her Taryn. Quacy and Desmond are expecting another girl in December 2010.

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Quacy Timmons 5th Year

QUACY TIMMONS’ FILE

EDUCATION Indiana University B.A., 1998

COACHING/PLAYING Résumé June 2006 - Hired as Assistant Coach, Eastern Illinois University 2004-06 - Assistant Coach, Austin Peay State University 2002-04 - Assistant Coach, Indiana University 1998-02 - WNBA Career, Also played overseas in the offseason 1994-98 - College Career, Indiana University PERSONAL Married to Desmond Timmons Son: T.J., Daughter: Taryn

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Assistant Coach Rachel Galligan

Rachel Galligan 1st Year

RACHEL GALLIGAN’S FILE

EDUCATION Eastern Illinois Unviersity B.A., 2009

COACHING/PLAYING Résumé June 2010 - Hired as Assistant Coach, Eastern Illinois University 2009-10 - Assistant Coach, Bloomington Central Catholic H.S. 2009-10 - Radio & Television Analyst, Eastern Illinois University (WEIU) 2009 - Played Professionally in Spain 2005-09 - College Career, Eastern Illinois Unviersity

After establishing a new career scoring record as a senior in 2009, Rachel Galligan has joined the Eastern Illinois coaching staff as an assistant. The 2010-11 season will be her first on head coach Brady Sallee’s staff. Galligan was a member of Sallee’s first EIU recruiting class and a four-year starter at forward. She won Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year honors in 2006 and followed that up with three consecutive First Team All-OVC honors over the remainder of her collegiate career. She was the first player in school history to be a three-time First Team All-Conference performer. After graduating from EIU in the spring of 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in communication studies, Galligan played professionally in Spain that summer. Upon returning to her hometown of Bloomington, Ill., she began serving as an assistant coach at Central Catholic High School, her alma mater. While working under Central Catholic coaches Debbie Coffman and Mendy Smith, she helped lead the Saints to a 32-1 record and the Illinois High School Association Class 2A state title. Galligan also maintained a presence with the EIU program during the 2009-10 season, providing radio and television analysis for the majority of the home games as well as the OVC Tournament contests in Nashville. She was also back on campus to help console her former teammates after the program learned of the unexpected death of former assistant coach Jackie Moore on Nov. 4, 2009. Sallee chose to leave Moore’s position on the coaching staff vacant for the remainder of the 2009-10 season, but identified Galligan early on as someone he would like to fill the spot in the future. Galligan and her classmates helped spearhead the program’s renaissance as upperclassmen, leading EIU to a 43-22 record and back-to-back OVC Tournament title game appearances in 2008 and 2009. She led the OVC in scoring average (18.5) in 2008 and finished her senior season with a program record 582 points. She broke the EIU all-time scoring mark in the 2009 regular-season finale, connecting on a career-high 13 field goals in a dominating performance in a key win at Tennessee State. The formidable post player also established new career records for free throws made and attempts and blocked shots as a Panther. Galligan was one of the most prominent student-athletes on campus during her career, serving as the president of EIU’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee as an upperclassman and twice winning Female Athlete of the Year honors from the Daily Eastern News. In 2009, she was selected as one of 10 finalists nationally for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award and a Region 4 All-American finalist by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.

2009 - Senior CLASS Award Finalist & WBCA Region 4 All-American Finalist 2007-09 - First Team All-OVC Performer 2006 - OVC Freshman of the Year

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa In Memory

Jackie Moore

Jackie Moore, 1981-2009 EIU Assistant Coach, 2007-2009 A Friend, Coach & Colleague Jackie Moore was hired as an assistant coach at EIU in the summer of 2007. She passed away unexpectedly Nov. 4, 2009 after collapsing during a personal workout on campus. She was only 28. A memorial service celebrating her life was held in Lantz Arena on Nov. 8. A native of Windsor, Ontario, Jackie played her college ball at Christian Brothers in Memphis. A visitation and funeral were held Nov. 13 and 14 in Windsor. Eastern coaches Brady Sallee and Quacy Timmons and the team’s five seniors – Marie Baker, Maggie Kloak, Dominique Sims, Lauren Sturtevant and Ashley Thomas – attended the funeral a day after the season-opening game at Ohio State. The Panthers compiled a 43-22 overall record and 30-8 mark in OVC play during Jackie’s two years as an assistant coach. Eastern also reached the OVC Tournament title game in both her seasons on the bench. The EIU athletics department announced after her passing that the Jackie Moore Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a rising junior on the women’s basketball team each season. A number of EIU athletic teams, headlined by women’s basketball, wore memorial “J.M.” patches or stickers during the remainder of the 2009-10 school year. Ashley Thomas – Senior Guard on the 2010 Team “Jackie was our coach, more than that she was our friend. She was someone who believed in us and pushed us to be our best everyday. You never know how important something like that is until you don’t have it. We are going to miss her in so many ways. She was a talented person who had so much to offer. There was no one way to describe her unique personality. Jackie left a lasting impression on everyone she met.” Brady Sallee – EIU Head Women’s Basketball Coach “Clearly we are shocked and sadden by this devastating news. For as bad as we feel, we feel worse for her family. We feel like we were her Charleston family and that feeling was genuine. Jackie was somebody from day one that was loyal as an assistant as I have ever had or will ever have. To watch her grow as a young assistant was a lot of fun. I was inspired by her willingness to grow and try to be great in this profession. It is no coincidence that our two most successful years were with Jackie on our staff. As a father, Jackie was someone you want your kids to emulate. She was just an incredible role model for our players. I guarantee you that not a day will go by that we don’t make Jackie proud.”

Jackie Moore was in her third year as a member of head coach Brady Sallee’s staff at the time of her death in November 2009. Along with assisting in recruiting, Moore was in charge of travel arrangements and setting up team meals. On the court, she worked primarily with the guards. The Panthers led the OVC in field goal and 3-point field goal percentage in 2008-09. Moore came to EIU fresh off a year-long internship with the Detroit Shock and Detroit Pistons. She was an All-Gulf South Conference honoree at Christian Brothers University, which is based in Memphis, and later played professionally for the Power Basket Tigers, a professional team in Austria. Moore played at Christian Brothers from 2002-05 before heading to Europe for her stint with the Tigers. As a sophomore, she helped lead CBU to a Gulf South Conference West Division title and appearance in the NCAA DII Tournament. She garnered All-Conference honors a year later. Moore worked some notable camps – including those sponsored by the University of Michigan, Richard Hamilton, Nancy Lieberman, and the Pistons and Shock – before beginning her internship with Palace Sports Entertainment in August of 2006. As a Brand Marketing and Year-Around-Hoops intern for the two Detroit professional basketball franchises, she performed a long list of duties at games, special events, camps, clinics and other promotions. “Jackie was someone who shot to the top of the candidate list quickly,” said Sallee at the time of her hiring in the summer of 2007. “She has shown a willingness to make sacrifices in order to be a college coach, and it was that aspect of her personality that reminded me of my start in college coaching. I was impressed with her eagerness and excitement about our program, and I believe she has a great future ahead of her.”

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Academic Excellence

Panthers Win Fifth Consecutive OVC Team Academic Achievement Award

Eastern Illinois has maintained its dual excellence on the court and in the classroom, winning its conference-record fifth consecutive OVC Academic Achievement Award for the 2009-10 school year. The the OVC Academic Achievement Award is presented throughout the all of the conference’s sponsored sports to the programs that place the highest percent of their players on the Commissioner’s Honor Roll. A student-athlete qualifies for the Commissioner’s Honor by earning a 3.25 GPA or higher over the course of a school year. Seven of the 13 Panthers on the 2009-10 team, which also won the OVC regular-season conference title, were Commissioner’s Honor Roll students. From 2006-07 through 2008-09, EIU posted a team GPA that also ranked among the Top 25 nationally.

Panthers with GPAs 3.0 & Better in 2009-10 Player Ashley Thomas Lauren Sturtevant Dominique Sims Maggie Kloak Chantelle Pressley Ta’Kenya Nixon Morgan Palombizio Sydney Mitchell Marie Baker Madeline Kish Kelsey Wyss

FA ‘09 SP ‘10 ‘09-10 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.75 4.0 3.88 4.0 3.67 3.84 3.6 4.0 3.8 3.75 3.54 3.65 3.67 3.25 3.46 4.0 2.83 3.42 3.25 3.33 3.29 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.25 2.85 3.05 3.42 2.6 3.0

Eastern Illinois OVC Academic Achievement Award Winning Teams

Season Team GPA 2009-10 3.25 2008-09 3.423 2007-08 3.475 2006-07 3.442 2005-06 3.165

Top 25 Rank OVC Honor Roll Medal of Honor –– 7 0 9th 11 1 7th 9 1 10th 10 2 –– 7 0

Top 25 Rank = EIU’s National Ranking in Team GPA OVC Honor Roll = Number of EIU Players on the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll Medal of Honor = Number of EIU Players to win Award for 4.0 GPA

OVC Academic Achievement Award History Since 2004-05

Most Awards Longest Consecutive Streak 5 – Eastern Illinois Women’s Basketball 5 (2006-10) 4 – SE Missouri Men’s Cross Country 2 (2008-09) 4 – Murray State Women’s Golf 4 (2005-08) 4 – Morehead State Women’s Tennis 3 (2007-09) 3 – Morehead State Baseball 2 (2006-07) 3 – Tennessee State Men’s Golf 3 (2005-07) 3 – Morehead State Volleyball 3 (2007-09)

The 2010 Panthers receive an OVC Team Academic Achievement Award from EIU director of athletics Barbara Burke. 10

EIU Women’s Basketball aaa 2010 OVC Champions

Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa 2010 Season Recap – Panthers Enjoy Conference Championship Campaign –

Premier Performances

A season that began with heartbreak in the unexpected death of assistant coach Jackie Moore culminated with an Ohio Valley Conference championship for Eastern Illinois women’s basketball. The Panthers (23-11, 16-2 OVC) persevered all season, overcoming a shorthanded coaching staff and the loss of five seniors, including four starters, from the 2009 team. Led by an experienced five-player senior class and a group of seven underclassmen that contributed throughout the season, EIU went undefeated at home in OVC play and put together a program-record 13 game win streak on its way to winning its first regular-season conference title of any kind. Moore, who was in her third season as assistant on Brady Sallee’s coaching staff, passed away unexpectedly Nov. 4 after collapsing during a personal workout on campus. She was only 28. Eastern opened its season nine days later with a Preseason WNIT game at third-ranked Ohio State. The Panthers closed out their season in the Postseason WNIT, representing the OVC in both events. Eastern was one of only four teams nationally to participate in both the 16-team preseason and 64-team postseason fields. By qualifying for the Postseason WNIT, EIU made its first national postseason appearance since playing in the 1988 NCAA Tournament. For the second time in the last three seasons, the Panthers posted at least one victory against every OVC rival. Eastern’s 16 conference wins represented a school record. Over the last three seasons, EIU has compiled an OVC-best 66-33 overall record and 46-10 mark in conference play. The 2009-10 senior class – Marie Baker, Maggie Kloak, Dominique Sims, Lauren Sturtevant and Ashley Thomas – helped lead the team to 76 victories during their careers, becoming the winningest senior class in the program’s Division I era (1983-present). Kloak and Sims were both named Second Team All-OVC. While the experience of EIU’s three senior starters – Kloak, Sims and Thomas – was one of the great intangibles during conference play, it was the consistent contributions from the four freshmen – Mariah King, Sydney Mitchell, Ta’Kenya Nixon and Kelsey Wyss – that ultimately allowed the Panthers to capture the OVC regular-season title. And it didn’t take long for Nixon to emerge as one of the top all-around players in the league. As a true freshman starting at point guard, Nixon led EIU in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals. She was recognized as not only the OVC Freshman of the Year, but also the OVC Defensive Player of the Year and a First Team All-OVC performer. Nixon became only the sixth freshman since the 1980-81 season, when the league first began designating First and Second Team AllOVC honorees, to be selected First Team All-OVC. Each of the other four that finished their careers competing in the conference went on to become four-time First Team picks. The Panthers went 12-2 at Lantz Arena, losing only a pair of December nonconference games. Eastern will carry a 10-game home win streak into the 2010-11 campaign. The Panthers also reached the championship game of the OVC Tournament for the third season in a row, becoming the first team since Southeast Missouri State (from 2005-07) to accomplish the feat. Eastern lost to Austin Peay in the title game after shooting a season-low 30 percent from the field. The Lady Govs had been one of the two OVC opponents to defeat EIU during the regular season. The Panthers did not suffer their first loss of the 2010 calendar year until Feb. 18, putting together a perfect 9-0 month of January on their way to winning 13 consecutive games. And it took a remarkable second-half shooting performance by an opponent to snap the longest win streak in the OVC since 2006. UT Martin shot 59 percent from the field, including 78 percent in the second half, in its home arena to end EIU’s win streak. Eastern got the last laugh though, ending UTM’s season two weeks later in the semifinals of the conference tournament. The Panthers overcame a Jan. 9 season-ending injury to sixth man Pilar Walker on their way to winning the OVC title. In the month of February, EIU posted its first wins at Southeast Missouri State and Murray State during Sallee’s six-year tenure. The Feb. 20 win at Murray clinched at least a share of the OVC title. Eastern blew out Austin Peay five days later to claim the championship outright. The weekend of Jan. 14-16, EIU swept the annual Eastern Kentucky-Morehead State “Death Valley” road trip for the third consecutive year, taking control of first place in the conference for the remainder of the season in the process. Those games doubled as the team’s first after losing Walker to the season-ending knee injury. Chantelle Pressley, who as a sophomore started every game but senior day, made a pair of free throws with 2.3 seconds left to provide the game-deciding points in the 62-60 victory at Morehead. Nixon broke six EIU freshman records – rebounds, assists, steals, free throws made, free throws attempted and game started – and became the first freshman to lead the team in scoring since 1995. She was the Panthers’ third OVC Freshman of the Year under Sallee. Nixon put together a triple-double performance in the Feb. 11 home win against Morehead State, the first by a Panther since 2004. Seven EIU players saw action in all 34 games, which were the most in a single season in program history. Kloak started all 34 games, establishing a new individual season record. The post player broke the EIU record for free throws attempted and finished two makes shy of that record, helping establish new team marks for makes and attempts at the charity stripe. Eastern led the OVC in scoring margin and rebounding margin. The Panthers averaged 40plus rebounds per game for the first time since 1993 and posted the highest point and rebound totals of the Division I era. Eastern out rebounded the opposition 12 times during its 13-game win streak. The Panthers had to bid adieu to their five seniors but return six letter-winners for the 2010-11 season. Eastern will not have a senior on the 2011 team.

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– Career Triple-Doubles – 1 ......... TA’KENYA NIXON Morehead State (17 pts/11 reb/10 asts) 2-11-10 – Career Double-Doubles – 5 ......... MAGGIE KLOAK Last: vs UT Martin (14 pts/12 reb) 3-5-10 4 ......... DOMINIQUE SIMS Last: Austin Peay (18 pts/13 reb) 2-25-10 3 ......... TA’KENYA NIXON Last: at SIU Edwardsville (19 pts/11 reb) 2-4-10 – Career 20+ Point Games – 6 ......... MAGGIE KLOAK (4 in 2009-10) 5 ......... TA’KENYA NIXON (5 in 2009-10) 2 ......... ASHLEY THOMAS 1 ......... DOMINIQUE SIMS (1 in 2009-10) – Career 10+ Point Games – 42 ....... Dominique Sims (17 in 2009-10) 42 ....... MAGGIE KLOAK (23 in 2009-10) 34 ....... ASHLEY THOMAS (8 in 2009-10) 24 ....... TA’KENYA NIXON (24 in 2009-10) 8 ......... SYDNEY MITCHELL (8 in 2009-10) 6 ......... MARIAH KING (6 in 2009-10) 4........... CHANTELLE PRESSLEY (4 in 2009-10) 3 ......... KELSEY WYSS (3 in 2009-10) 2 ......... MARIE BAKER 2 ......... PILAR WALKER (2 in 2009-10) 1 ......... MADELINE KISH (1 in 2009-10)

2009-10 Starting Lineups

Kloak, Nixon, Pressley, Sims, Thomas 27 Times................................ EIU Record: 20-8 Kloak, Nixon, Pressley, Thomas, Wyss 4 Times.................................... EIU Record: 1-3 Kloak, Sims, Thomas, Baker, Sturtevant 1 Time (Senior Day)................ EIU Record: 1-0 Kloak, Nixon, Pressley, Sims, Wyss 1 Time...................................... EIU Record: 1-0

Games Started: All Games

Consecutive Maggie Kloak – 34 Dominique Sims – 21 Ashley Thomas – 11

Career Dominique Sims – 88 Ashley Thomas – 66 Maggie Kloak – 47 Nixon/Pressley – 33

Games Started: OVC Play

Consecutive Dominique Sims – 21 Maggie Kloak – 18 Ashley Thomas – 18

Career Dominique Sims – 55 Ashley Thomas – 38 Maggie Kloak – 27 Nixon/Pressley – 17

OVC-Leading Categories IN CONFERENCE PLAY

Statistic Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Field Goal Percentage Field Goal Percentage Defense Rebounding Fewest Rebounds Allowed Rebounding Margin Assists Assist-to-Turnover Ratio

Avg/Pct 70.4 55.2 +15.2 .422 .340 44.6 34.5 +10.1 16.7 1.0

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa 2011 Season Preview

Fresh off its first set of consecutive 20-win seasons as a Division I program, Eastern Illinois has emerged as the premier team in the Ohio Valley Conference over the last three years. The Panthers punctuated that status in 2009-10 by winning the regular-season conference title for the first time and reaching the championship game of the OVC Tournament for a third consecutive year. Winners of 66 games since Dec. 1, 2007, head coach Brady Sallee has achieved his goal of elevating the program to the upper echelon of the conference. The Panthers have won twice as many games as they have lost the last three years and been a dominate 46-10 in OVC play. However, a group of experienced upperclassmen were a driving force behind EIU’s most successful stretch as a Division I program. While the six returning Panthers all played key roles on last year’s conference-championship and WNIT-qualifying team, Eastern will aim to defend its OVC title without a senior. The 2007-08 team did not have a senior see action either. Before that breakthrough season, which saw EIU rebound from an 0-7 start to finish with 19 wins and reach the OVC Tournament title game for the first time, Sallee called it “a two-year journey” that the program was set to embark on. The next two seasons could setup in similar fashion. But this time, EIU has already proven itself as one of the teams to beat in the conference. “We’ve been down this road before where we had a complete team back and we approached it as a two-year season,” Sallee says. “We’re taking that same approach here. Our goals are just way different this time. I think we’ve got a chance to put this team together and grow immensely, not only through this year but into next year and through next year. Hopefully at the end of that people will be talking about the firsts we accomplished and the things we tackled. I’m really looking forward to the journey that we’re getting ready to go on over the two years with this group.” Eight newcomers – six freshmen and two junior college transfers – join EIU’s six returning players. This year’s roster will feature four juniors, four sophomores and six freshmen. Point guard Ta’Kenya Nixon headlines the returnees. She quickly emerged as one of the premier players in the OVC during a fantastic freshman year that saw her lead the team in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals. She became only the sixth freshman in conference history to be a First Team All-OVC selection and was also recognized as the OVC Defensive Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year. Sallee knew she would make an impact on his program when he signed her to a National Letter of Intent in November 2008. But even he was surprised by how well she played in her first collegiate campaign. “I knew she was good and was going to be our starting point guard from the time we got her,” he says. “But for her to come in and make the splash that she did, I don’t know that anyone could have written that story. “I haven’t seen her ceiling yet; that’s the exciting part for me. She had a great postseason. We took a couple of the things that we felt some teams tried to use against her and we really went to work on them in the offseason. And to her credit, she continued that work in the summer. I think we’ll see a better version of her this year, which is kind of scary. I know she’s stronger, faster and her skill level has increased. Like we did with Rachel [Galligan, now an assistant coach], where we built a team around her and surrounded her with players that would compliment one another, I think you’ll see a team put together that she can play off of a little easier than last year’s. As much attention as she got last year, maybe teams won’t be able to do that again this year.” Nixon’s classmates – Sydney Mitchell, Mariah King and Kelsey Wyss – gave EIU the depth it needed off the bench to win the conference title a season ago. Their roles were even more emphasized when Pilar Walker, one of EIU’s four juniors this season, was lost for the season with a knee injury on Jan. 9. Walker is expected to make a full recovery and rejoin the mix this season. She and former high school teammate Chantelle Pressley, EIU’s other returning starter,

are now the most experienced players on the roster. Yet, just two years ago they were the fresh faces on a veteran team that won 24 games. “We’ll lean on Chantelle Pressley and Pilar Walker, who have been here for two years and been a significant part of what we’ve done,” Sallee says. “The experience the sophomores this year got last year as freshmen, the significant minutes they all played is also very important. Not only Ta’Kenya – but Sydney, Kelsey and Mariah – they were playing in the biggest games of the year and performed well. I think we have some experience back; it just might not be as mature as you’d like it to be. But there’s some good that comes from that, too. They have a chance to do some things a little bit differently and maybe take us to some places we haven’t been before.” Sallee’s feeling is that even though his roster may be young, it is more athletic, versatile and talent-laden than ever. The eight newcomers are a big reason why. Eastern’s recent success coupled with Sallee’s proven ability to attract, cultivate and coach young talent has given the program a chance at a higher caliber of prep standouts. By representing the OVC in the 2010 WNIT, EIU made its first national postseason appearance since hosting Colorado in the 1988 NCAA Tournament. The Panthers have been only one game away from returning to the NCAA Tournament each of the last three years. While Sallee understands the heartbreak that the players and fans alike have experience by coming up one game short of going to the NCAA Tournament, those losses don’t keep him up at night. His perspective and vision for the program have always been better and bigger than just an OVC Tournament championship. “I’ll be honest with you, that OVC Tournament championship, it’s definitely a goal. But it’s not something that drives me because I’m thinking a lot bigger for this program than just winning an OVC Tournament,” the seventh-year head coach says. “I feel like all three years we’ve been good enough to win that game. I can spend the next hour telling you why we didn’t in all three situations. But at the end of the day, the 24 wins two years ago and the 23 wins and a conference championship last year, that’s the program I want to be. I don’t want to be a .500 program that wins conference tournaments and then is able to call its year successful. We’re after a lot more than just an OVC Tournament championship. You’ve got to keep getting back there and you’ve got to keep busting that door down, but by no means is that the only goal. We’re just thinking a lot bigger than that.” The Panthers may be young but they’re also talented. And they expect their skill and basketball IQ to increase as they continue to grow together as a team. Having already won a conference title and compiled the best record in the OVC over the last three seasons, another “two-year journey” begins anew with goals instead of hopes. Eastern already has plenty to be proud of and that doesn’t figure to change anytime soon.

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Roster

2011 EIU Panthers – Front Row (L-R): Kelsey Wyss, Ta’Kenya Nixon, Pilar Walker, Stephanie Benninger & Chantelle Pressley. Middle Row (L-R): Hillary Held, Taryn Olson, Jordyne Crunk & Brittany Cochran. Back Row (L-R): Jackie Herman, Sydney Mitchell, Morgan Palombizio, Mariah King & Jessica Parker.

# 4 10 15 20 21 22 23 24 25 32 33 40 44 51

Name Kelsey Wyss • Pilar Walker • • Ta’Kenya Nixon • Stephanie Benninger Hillary Held Jordyne Crunk Jessica Parker Morgan Palombizio Brittany Cochran Jackie Herman Sydney Mitchell • Taryn Olson Chantelle Pressley • • Mariah King •

Position Guard Guard Guard Guard Forward Guard Guard Forward Forward Guard Forward Forward Forward Forward

Height 5-10 5-7 5-8 5-9 6-2 5-10 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-2

Head Coach: Brady Sallee (7th year) Associate Head Coach: Lee Buchanan (4th year) Assistant Coach: Quacy Timmons (5th year) Assistant Coach: Rachel Galligan (1st year) Athletic Trainer: Sam Laingen (2nd year) Team Manager: Josh Jackson (2nd year) Team Manager: Jitenga Knox (1st year) PRONUNICATIONS Stephanie BENNINGER JORDYNE Crunk TA’Kenya Nixon TARYN OLSON Morgan PALOMBIZIO Chantelle Pressley Brady SALLEE QUACY Timmons PILAR Walker Kelsey WYSS

Ben-in-ger Jordan Tuh-ken-yuh Tear-en Pal-em-bee-zee-oh Shan-tell Sal-ee Quay-see Pee-lar Wiss (like Kiss)

Year Sophomore Junior Sophomore Junior Junior Freshman Freshman RS-Freshman Freshman Freshman Sophomore Freshman Junior Sophomore

Hometown (High School/Previous College) Hoagland, IN (Bishop Luers) Lexington, KY (Paul Laurence Dunbar) Michigan City, IN (Michigan City) Earlville, IL (Earlville/Kishwaukee College) Highland, IL (Highland/John Wood College) Belleville, IL (Althoff Catholic) Bloomington, IN (Bloomington South) Chesterton, IN (Chesterton) Chicago, IL (Bogan) Twin Lakes, WI (Wilmot Union) Columbus, IN (Columbus) Madison, WI (Madison Memorial) Lexington, KY (Paul Laurence Dunbar) Chicago, IL (Whitney Young)

CLASS & STATE BREAKDOWN

JUNIORS (4) Stephanie Benninger Hillary Held Chantelle Pressley Pilar Walker SOPHOMORES (4) Mariah King Sydney Mitchell Ta’Kenya Nixon Kelsey Wyss FRESHMEN (6) Brittany Cochran Jordyne Crunk Jackie Herman Taryn Olson Morgan Palombizio Jessica Parker

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ILLINOIS (5) Stephanie Benninger Brittany Cochran Jordyne Crunk Hillary Held Mariah King INDIANA (5) Sydney Mitchell Ta’Kenya Nixon Morgan Palombizio Jessica Parker Kelsey Wyss KENTUCKY (2) Chantelle Pressley Pilar Walker WISCONSIN (2) Jackie Herman Tayrn Olson

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Player Profiles FRESHMAN (2009-10): King played in 34 games off the bench, establishing a new EIU freshman record for games played along with her classmates… led the team in field goal percentage, shooting 62 percent in OVC play… made at least one field goal in 29 of the 34 games… scored in double figures six times, tallying a season-high 14 points (on 6-of-10 shooting) and eight rebounds in the UT Martin win at home… scored 12 points in the OVC wins at Tennessee Tech, vs. Morehead State and vs. Austin Peay… scored in double figures in the back-to-back wins against Brescia (11) and at Tennessee State (10)… was a perfect 5-of-5 from the field in the win at TSU, scoring eight points in the first half… logged a season high 19 minutes in the wins against Northern Colorado and Brescia… shot 63 percent (20-of-32) from the field in February.

M ariah K ing #51

F orward 6-2 a S ophomore C hicago , I llinois W hitney Y oung HS

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FG%

a KING’S CAREER STATISTICS `

GP -GS

395

FG -FGA

PERSONAL: No. 1 sports highlight was posting numerous double-doubles her senior year and being selected to a pair of all-star teams… her high school coaches have been a major influence on her sports career because “they have given me exposure, helped me understand the game and motivated me”… she also most admires her high school coaches because “they recognized a hidden talent of mine and inspired me do my best on and off the court”… daughter of Valerie King… MAJOR: Kinesiology and Sports Studies.

Season

2009-10 34 -0

Min

HIGH SCHOOL: Mariah played for coaches Corry Irvin and Daryl Carter… averaged eight points and five rebounds per game while helping lead Whitney Young to the 2008 4A IHSA state championship and a 30-3 record… was one of seven WYHS players on the state title team to sign DI scholarships… Chicago Public League and BCA All-Star Teams selection… team captain as a senior… won a basketball scholar-athlete award from the Department of Sports Administration… participated in the 23rd annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day… also played for the Lady Fire AAU team.

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3FG -3FGA

0 -3

3FG%

.000

FT -FTA

28 -42

FT%

.667

OR DR REB RPG

27 48

2.2

Asst

Blk Stl

Pts PPG

182 5.4

Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Mariah King a King’s Career Highs `

POINTS 14 UT Martin (1/23/10) FIELD GOALS MADE 6 on Three Occasions Most Recently: Austin Peay (2/25/10) FREE THROWS MADE 6 at Tennnessee Tech (1/28/10) REBOUNDS 8 UT Martin (1/23/10) ASSISTS 1 on Three Occasions STEALS 2 Murray State (1/21/10) BLOCK SHOTS 2 Brescia (11/29/09) MINUTES 19 on Two Occasions Most Recently: Brescia (11/29/10)

HANG TIME WITH MARIAH • Favorite Pro Team • Boston Celtics • Favorite Building on Campus • Lantz • Favorite Holiday • Christmas • Favorite Food • Seafood • Favorite Actor & Film Role • Omar Epps in Love & Basketball • Favorite Animated Character • Stewie from Family Guy • Favorite Big City • Chicago • Unique Travel Locale • Las Vegas • In Her MP3 Player • Lil Wayne & Black Eyed Peas • Magazine She Subscribes To • Seventeen • Enjoyed This Professor’s Class • Sumalayo Jackson, African-American Studies

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Player Profiles FRESHMAN (2009-10): OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll... Mitchell played in all 34 games off the bench, establishing a new EIU freshman record for games played along with her classmates… played her best in the month of February, scoring in double figures in six of the eight games, averaging 10.3 pointer per game on 59 percent shooting from the field… also scored 10 points in the backto-back wins against IPFW and Brescia in November… scored a season high 12 points four times in February, with EIU winning three of those four games… finished one rebound shy of a double-double in the regular-season home win against Tennessee State… also had eight points and nine rebounds in the home win versus Jacksonville State… connected on a pair of 3-pointers to finish with eight points and five boards in the comeback win versus Northern Colorado… shot a team-best 62 percent from the field in home games while also tallying more assists than turnovers… shot a team-best 81 percent (26-of-32) at the free throw line during the 13-game win streak.

S ydney M itchell #33

HIGH SCHOOL: Sydney was a three-year letter-winner for coach Debbie Marr… team MVP and two-time All-Conference Indiana selection… Hoosier Basketball Magazine North/South game participant… Top 60 Indiana senior workout honoree… averaged 16 points and eight rebounds per game as a senior… also played for the Indy Select, Mohr Magic and Indiana Elite AAU teams. PERSONAL: No. 1 sports highlight was making the game-winning shot in the championship game during AAU season… her parents have been a major influence on her sports career because “they support me and encourage me to do my best”… most admires all of her former coaches because “they all helped me in some way to get me where I am today”… daughter of Stephan and Kim Mitchell… MAJOR: Kinesiology and Sports Studies.

F orward 6-1 a S ophomore C olumbus , I ndiana C olumbus HS

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2009-10 34 -0

Min

514

FG -FGA

60 -130

FG%

a SYDNEY’S CAREER STATISTICS `

Season

.462

3FG -3FGA

5 -14

3FG%

.357

FT -FTA

60 -82

FT%

.732

OR DR REB RPG

36 78 114

3.4

Asst

Blk Stl

Pts PPG

13 185 5.4

Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Sydney Mitchell a Mitchell’s Career Highs `

POINTS 12 on Four Occasions Most Recently: Tennessee State (2/27/10) FIELD GOALS MADE 6 Austin Peay (2/25/10) 3-POINTERS MADE 2 vs Northern Colorado (11/21/09) FREE THROWS MADE 8 Tennessee State (2/27/10) REBOUNDS 9 on Two Occasions Most Recently: Tennessee State (2/27/10) ASSISTS 3 at Murray State (2/20/10) STEALS 2 at SIU Edwardsville (2/4/10) BLOCKED SHOTS 1 Brescia (11/29/09) MINUTES 28 at SIU Edwardsville (2/4/10)

HANG TIME WITH SYDNEY • Favorite Pro Team • Indiana Fever • Favorite Pro Athlete • Tamika Catchings • Favorite Actor & Top Film Role • Chris Tucker in Rush Hour • Favorite Food • Lasagna • Favorite Month • November • Favorite Building on Campus • Lantz • Unique Travel Locale • Canada • In Her MP3 Player • Lauryn Hill • Last Concert She Attended • Justin Bieber • Enjoyed This Professor’s Class • Jennifer Hess, Kinesiology

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Player Profiles

T a ’K enya N ixon #15 G uard 5-8 a S ophomore M ichigan C ity , I ndiana M ichigan C ity HS

FRESHMAN (2009-10): OVC Defensive Player of the Year… OVC Freshman of the Year... First Team All-OVC… OVC All-Newcomer Team… OVC AllTournament Team… three-time OVC Player of the Week (Nov. 23, Dec. 14 and Feb. 15)… five-time OVC Freshman of the Week (Jan. 4 and Jan. 18)… OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll... Nixon played in all 34 games, starting 33 times – all but Senior Day… established seven new EIU freshman records: rebounds, assists, steals, free throws made, free throws attempted games played and games started… became just the sixth freshman in OVC history since 198081 to be a First Team All-Conference selection… believed to be the first freshman in conference history to be a three-time OVC Player of the Week winner… became the fourth Panther to win conference freshman/newcomer of the year honors… became the first freshman to lead EIU in scoring since 1995… also led the team in rebounding, assists and steals… led the league in assists (6.0 apg) and steals (2.3 spg) in conference play… scored in double figures a team-high 24 times, including 20-plus five times… posted three double-doubles and the first triple-double by a Panther since 2004… scored in double figures in six consecutive games twice, including the final six games of the season… made a field goal in every game… was the top-scoring freshman in the OVC… posted her tripledouble in the big home win against second-place Morehead State, finishing with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists… scored a season-high 25 points in the home win against Tennessee Tech… had double-doubles in wins versus Northern Colorado, at Eastern Kentucky and at SIU Edwardsville… her 17 rebounds in the win at EKU, tying the most by a Panther during head coach Brady Sallee’s tenure… also recorded 10 assists in the wins against Murray State and at Tennessee Tech, posting the first 10-assist effort by a Panther since December 2005… had a better than two-to-one assist-to-turnover ration in OVC play… averaged 15.5 points per game in home games, scoring in double figures in 13 of the 14 games… averaged 17.3 points per game in the OVC Tournament, leading EIU in scoring in both the semifinal and championship games… shot 67 percent from the field and 81 percent at the free throw line in November… was 5-of-8 from 3point land and 24-of-28 at the free throw line during the four postseason games… OVC Rankings: first in steals, third in assists and assist-to-turnover ratio, fifth in scoring and field goal percentage, sixth in free throw percentage, seventh in rebounding, and ninth in minutes played… EIU Single-Season Rankings: third in free throws attempted, fourth in free throws made, fifth in assists, seventh in rebounds, and eighth in steals.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ta’Kenya was a four-year letter-winner for coach Terrance Allen… also lettered once in track… Duneland Conference Player of the Year as a senior… named Area Player of the Year by the Gary Post-Tribune, the Michigan City News-Dispatch and the LaPorte Herald-Argus her junior year…two-time First Team All-Conference honoree… IBCA All-State underclassman performer… member of the 2008 Indiana Junior All-Star Team… named one of the Top 100 IBCA Showcase Players as a sophomore… helped lead MCHS to three consecutive conference titles and back-to-back sectional crowns as an upperclassman… also played for the South Bend Soldiers AAU team. PERSONAL: No. 1 sports highlight was scoring over 1,500 points in her high school career… her grandmother has been a major influence on her sports career because “she pushed me to do my best”… most admires her AAU coach Maurice Scott because “he helped me a lot and pushes me to get better”… daughter of Emonne Nixon… MAJOR: Biological Sciences (Nursing).

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a NIXON’S CAREER STATISTICS `

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GP -GS

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2009-10 34 -33 1093 156 -331 .471

3FG -3FGA

13 -46

3FG%

.283

FT -FTA

FT%

150 -193 .777

OR DR REB RPG

60 170 230

6.8

Asst

166

Blk Stl

Pts PPG

71 475 14.0

Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Ta’Kenya Nixon a Nixon’s Career Highs `

POINTS 25 Tennessee Tech (1/4/10) FIELD GOALS MADE 8 at SIU Edwardsville (2/4/10) 3-POINTERS MADE 2 on Four Occasions FREE THROWS MADE 12 Eastern Kentucky (2/13/10) REBOUNDS 17 Eastern Kentucky (1/14/10) ASSISTS 10 on Three Occasions Most Recently: Morehead State (2/11/10) STEALS 6 Tennessee Tech (1/4/10) BLOCKED SHOTS 2 at SIU Edwardsville (2/4/10) MINUTES 40 on Three Occasions Most Recently: vs Austin Peay (3/6/10)

HANG TIME WITH TA’KENYA • Favorite Pro Team • Los Angeles Lakers • Favorite Pro Athlete • Kobe Bryant • Favorite Actor & Top Film Role • Spike Lee in School Daze • Favorite Food • Hot Wings • Favorite Month • August • Favorite Building on Campus • Lantz • Favorite Big City • Chicago • Unique Travel Locale • Florida • Last Concert She Attended • Drake • Last Book She Read • Doubt • Enjoyed This Professor’s Class • Deb Valentine, English

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Player Profiles SOPHOMORE (2009-10): OVC Comissioner’s Honor Roll... Pressley played in all 34 games and started 33 times, all but the Senior Day win against Tennessee State… made the game-winning free throws with 2.3 seconds remaining in the road win at Morehead State that lifted EIU into first place in the OVC standings… scored a career high 13 points, on 5-of-6 shooting, and grabbed eight rebounds in the home win against Southeast Missouri State… also scored in double figures wins against Western Michigan, at Morehead State and Murray State… managed to score in every game of the season… made 16-of-17 at the free throw line over the next 12 games after making the game-winning free throws in the win at Morehead… shot 77 percent at the free throw line in conference play to rank third on the team… averaged 10.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, shooting 67 percent from the field, over a four-game stretch in mid-January… recorded 22 of her steals in conference play to rank 12th in steals per game.

C hantelle P ressley #44

F orward 6-1 a J unior L exington , K entucky P aul L aurence D unbar HS

FRESHMAN (2008-09): Pressley played in 32 games, all but the season opener… scored a season-high nine points twice: the Eastern Kentucky game at home and the regular-season finale at Tennessee State… also stepped up big in the showdown game with Murray State at home, recording seven points and seven rebounds… hit big 3-pointers in that game as well as road wins at UT Martin and TSU… made an immediate impact in her first collegiate action, scoring three points in the final four minutes of the first half at Illinois… played a season-high 17 minutes in the win against Mississippi Valley State and at Austin Peay… did not miss a shot en route to scoring eight points in the IPFW win, going 3-of-3 from the field and making her lone free throw attempt… made three of her four 3-pointers in OVC play… also went 13-of-17 at the free throw line in league play… played her best in February, making 9-of-16 shots from the field and averaging 3.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per game… OVC Rankings: 10th in blocks. HIGH SCHOOL: Chantelle was a four-year letter-winner for coach Mike Sowers… also lettered four times in track… finished her career as the all-time leading rebounder in Dunbar history and a member of the 1,000-point club… Second Team All-State honoree by the Lexington Herald-Leader and Louisville Courier-Journal as a senior… also garnered All-City Team honors from the Herald-Leader… two-time all-region selection as an upperclassman… Kentucky All-Star… earned All-Tournament Team honors at the 2007 AAU Kentucky High School event, leading her team to the title… Dunbar won back-to-back titles at the 32-team Berea Holiday Classic her upperclassman seasons… in track, ran a leg on the 4x100 and 4x200 state champion relay teams… Dunbar won the team Class AAA track titles in 2004 and 2005… Insight KHSAA Academic All-State honors after posting a GPA above 3.5 in consecutive semesters… physical education award… led her Central Kentucky Angels AAU team to three straight state titles from 2003-05… also played for the Central Kentucky Storm, Mystics of Central Kentucky and Louisville Lady Legends. PERSONAL: No. 1 sports highlight was winning 30 games her senior year of high school… coach Sowers has been a major influence on her sports career because “he showed me what it means to be classy and he taught us the game in a way that set us up for college basketball”… most admires Minnesota Lynx forward Seimone Augustus because “I really enjoy watching her play because of her style; I like her mid-range game”… daughter of Vernon and Denise Pressley… MAJOR: Kinesiology and Sports Studies.

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a PRESSLEY’S CAREER STATISTICS `

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GP -GS

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2009-10 34 -33 770 78 -203 .384 2008-09 32 -0 288 26 -57 .456 Career 66 -33 1058 104 -260 .400

3FG -3FGA

11 -43 4 -10 15 -53

3FG%

.256 .400 .283

FT -FTA

48 -77 21 -30 69 -107

FT%

.623 .700 .645

OR DR REB RPG

62 96 158 23 41 64 85 137 222

4.6 2.0 3.4

92 51 143

Asst

40 13 53

Blk Stl

Pts PPG

14 33 215 6.3 15 9 77 2.4 29 42 292 4.4

Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Chantelle Pressley a Pressley’s Career Highs `

POINTS 13 Southeast Missouri (1/9/10) FIELD GOALS MADE 5 Southeast Missouri (1/9/10) 3-POINTERS MADE 2 on Two Occasions FREE THROWS MADE 4 on Two Occasions Most Recently: Tennessee State (3/2/10) REBOUNDS 8 on Two Occasions Most Recently: Austin Peay (3/6/10) ASSISTS 5 on Three Occasions Most Recently: at Jacksonville St. (1/30/10) STEALS 3 on Two Occasions BLOCK SHOTS 3 Indiana State (12/12/09) MINUTES 33 on Two Occasions Most Recently: Indiana State (12/12/09)

HANG TIME WITH CHANTELLE • Favorite Pro Team • Boston Celtics • Favorite Pro Athlete • Tyson Gray • Favorite Animated Character • Boy Scout from Up • Favorite Food • Thanksgiving Day Meal • Favorite Month • May • Favorite Building on Campus • Lantz • Favorite Big City • Chicago • Unique Travel Locale • Mexico • In Her MP3 Player • Young Money • Last Concert She Attended • Drake • Last Book She Read • Build Your Mind... Body Will Follow • Enjoyed This Professor’s Class • Mark Kattenbraker, Kinesiology

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SOPHOMORE (2009-10): Walker played in the first 16 games before suffering a season-ending knee injury in the Jan. 9 victory against Southeast Missouri State… was leading the team in field goal percentage at the time of her injury… was serving as the team’s sixth man and seeing action at both the point and two guard positions when she was injured… finished with more assists than turnovers… scored a career-high 13 points, on 5-of-6 shooting from the field, in the road win at IPFW… had 11 points, seven assists and five steals in the next game, a home win against Brescia… scored eight points in only nine minutes in the season opener at Ohio State… had four assists and no turnovers in games against Tennessee State, Illinois State and Jacksonville State… was 14-of-19 from the field, including 5-of-9 from 3-point land, in the seven true road games she played in… shot 64 percent from the field in November.

P ilar W alker #10

G uard 5-7 a J unior L exington , K entucky P aul L aurence D unbar HS

FRESHMAN (2008-09): Walker played in 31 games, all but the first two games of the season… logged double-figure minutes in seven of the final eight games of the regular season and the first two OVC Tournament contests… played a season-high 22 minutes in the Mississippi Valley State win… scored a season-high nine points, all in the second half, on a perfect 4-of-4 shooting from the field in the regular-season finale, a win at Tennessee State… made each of her first 12 free throw attempts before finally missing in the regular-season finale… made 6-of-6 at the free throw line in the final 2:10 to help seal the Illinois-Chicago win… made a 3-pointer in her first collegiate game… connected on a 3-pointer and scored seven points in the home win against Morehead State… recorded a season-high four assists in the IPFW win… was 20-for-36 (.556) from the field in OVC play… made 10-of-13 shots from the field in January, with two of the misses coming from 3-point land… shot the ball well at home: going 13-of-24 from the field and 11-of12 at the free throw line. HIGH SCHOOL: Pilar was a three-year letter-winner for coach Mike Sowers… established new school records for 3-point percentage (career) and assists (single season)… MVP of the Kentucky State High School AAU Tournament, leading her team to the championship in 2008... two-time honorable mention all-state as an upperclassman… two-time all-city selection, earning first teams honors as a senior and second team honors as a junior… 2008 all-region… two-time District All-Tournament Team… Dunbar won back-to-back titles at the 32-team Berea Holiday Classic her upperclassman seasons… also played for the Louisville Lady Legends AAU team. PERSONAL: No. 1 sports highlight was hitting a shot from beyond halfcourt at the end of the third quarter in a district game her senior year; she went on to score 14 points in the fourth quarter and her team won by 18… her mother has been a major influence on her sports career because “she has pushed me to do my best when I felt like stopping, and she showed me where basketball can take me”… most admires coach Sowers because “he taught me a whole lot of things I didn’t know and made me a better player”… her aunt Barbara Branham played basketball at Central State University in Ohio… daughter of Scot Walker and Monique Branham… MAJOR: Sociology and Psychology.

GP -GS

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2009-10 16 -0 2008-09 31 -0 Career 47 -0

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239 324 563

FG -FGA

25 -47 26 -54 51 -101

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a WALKER’S CAREER STATISTICS `

Season

.532 .481 .505

3FG -3FGA

6 -14 3 -7 9 -21

3FG%

.429 .429 .429

FT -FTA

18 -28 14 -18 32 -46

FT%

.643 .778 .696

OR DR REB RPG

8 25 4 40 12 65

33 44 77

2.1 1.4 1.6

16 21 37

Asst

32 36 67

Blk Stl

0 6 6

Pts PPG

9 74 4.6. 14 69 2.2 23 143 3.0

Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Pilar Walker a Walker’s Career Highs ` POINTS 13 at IPFW (11/27/09) FIELD GOALS MADE 5 on Two Occasions Most Recently: Brescia (11/29/09) 3-POINTERS MADE 2 at Ohio State (11/13/09) FREE THROWS MADE 5 Illinois State (12/22/09) REBOUNDS 6 on Two Occasions Most Recently: at Tennessee St. (12/3/09) ASSISTS 7 Brescia (11/29/09) STEALS 5 Brescia (11/29/09) MINUTES 26 Brescia (11/29/09)

HANG TIME WITH PILAR • Favorite Pro Team • Miami Heat • Favorite Pro Athlete • LeBron James • Favorite Actress & Top Film Role • Jennifer Lopez in Selena • Favorite Animated Character • SpongeBob SquarePants • Favorite Food • Bacon • Favorite Month • July • Favorite Building on Campus • Blair Hall • Favorite Big City • Atlanta • In Her MP3 Player • Drake • Last Concert She Attended • Drake • Last Book She Read • Lady Q • Enjoyed This Professor’s Class • Craig Eckert, Sociology

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Player Profiles FRESHMAN (2009-10): Wyss played in all 34 games, starting five times, establishing a new EIU freshman record for games played along with her classmates… started against Brescia, Illinois-Chicago, Illinois State, Miami (Ohio) and SIU Edwardsville… played at least 10 minutes in every game but the loss at Miami… finished with more assists than turnovers, including a 30-22 difference in conference play… took over as the backup point guard after the midseason injury to Pilar Walker… scored in double figures in the first two games of the season, including a team-high 12 points in the opener at Ohio State… also had 10 points versus UTEP and the win at Tennessee Tech… logged a season-high 30 minutes in the loss at Illinois-Chicago, scoring nine points… connected on a 3-pointer in four straight games twice… made 11 of her 23 3-pointers in true road games… bounced back from a tough shooting stretch to make 7-of-16 3-pointers in February. HIGH SCHOOL: Kelsey was a four-year letter-winner for coach Greg Friend… also lettered four times in softball… part of an IHSAA state championship team as a freshman in 2006… named the MVP of the 2006 state championship game after recording 21 points and eight rebounds… Indiana Basketball Coaches Association All-Senior Team pick… Hoosier Basketball Top 100 performer… Associated Press Honorable Mention All-State selection… two-time All-Summit Athletic Conference honoree as an upperclassman… IBCA Honorable Mention All-State underclassman performer… scored over 1,000 points in her career… four-time All-SAC pick in softball… also played for the Indiana Elite of Fort Wayne AAU team.

K elsey W yss #4

G uard 5-10 a S ophomore H oagland , I ndiana B ishop L uers HS

GP -GS

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678

FG -FGA

52 -147

FG%

a WYSS’ CAREER STATISTICS `

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2009-10 34 -5

Min

PERSONAL: No. 1 sports highlight was scoring 21 points in the IHSAA state championship game… her mother has been a major influence on her sports career because “she supported me no matter what and has pushed me to better myself on and off the court”… most admires coach Rasinski because “she taught me what it means to have determination, work ethic and commitment; she showed me what it takes to be the best I can possibly be”… daughter of Bryan and Jean Wyss… MAJOR: Kinesiology and Sports Studies.

.354

3FG -3FGA

23 -74

3FG%

.311

FT -FTA

11 -18

FT%

.611

OR DR REB RPG

18 58

2.2

Asst

Blk Stl

Pts PPG

32 138 4.1

Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Kelsey Wyss a Wyss’ Career Highs `

POINTS 12 at Ohio State (11/13/09) FIELD GOALS MADE 4 on Three Occasions Most Recently: at Tennessee Tech (1/28/10) 3-POINTERS MADE 2 on Six Occasions Most Recently: Tennessee State (3/2/10) FREE THROWS MADE 2 on Four Occasions REBOUNDS 8 Southeast Missouri (1/9/10) ASSISTS 5 at SIU Edwardsville (2/4/10) STEALS 4 vs UT Martin (3/5/10) BLOCK SHOTS 1 on Two Occasions MINUTES 30 at Illinois-Chicago

HANG TIME WITH KELSEY • Favorite Pro Team • Indianapolis Colts • Favorite Food • “Anything My Mom Cooks” • Favorite Month • September • Favorite Building on Campus • Lantz • In Her MP3 Player • Sugarland • Last Concert She Attended • Tim McGraw • Furry Friend • Sophie – Mixed-Breed Dog

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Stephanie Benninger JUNIOR COLLEGE: Stephanie played her first two college seasons for coach Karen Wiley at Kishwaukee College in Malta, Ill…. Honorable Mention WBCA AllAmerican and an NJCAA Academic All-American… two-time Second Team AllRegion IV and All-Arrowhead Conference honoree… scored 839 points in her two seasons, helping lead Kishwaukee to a 45-20 record… four-time Region IV Player of the Week… two-time academic all-conference… NJCAA Leader for Life. HIGH SCHOOL: She was a four-year letter-winner for coach Roger Essmann… also lettered four times in soccer, becoming the first girl to roster in the boys’ IHSA soccer state tournament… scored a school-record 1,065 points in her prep career… qualified for the state finals of the IHSA 3-point shootout… honorable mention all-state… two-time All-Little Ten Conference performer as an upperclassman… LaSalle News Tribune and Ottawa Daily Times All-Area Team selection… four-year honor student… National Honor Society… student council member… IPA Student Recognition Award… also played for the Illinois Valley Starz traveling team.

S tephanie B enninger #20 G uard 5-9 a J unior E arlville , I llinois E arlville HS K ishwaukee C ollege

PERSONAL: No. 1 sports highlight was making a game-winning half-court shot her freshman year at Kishwaukee to beat Highland Community College… her mother has been a major influence on her sports career because “she has allowed me to play all these years and supported me the entire time”… most admires coaches Roger Essmann and Matt Petersen because “they taught me everything I know”… daughter of Craig and Nancy Benninger… MAJOR: Kinesiology and Sports Studies.

“Stephanie is going to do a lot of things for us, starting with her ability to shoot the ball. She’s one of those tough, hard-nosed kids we’ve been really successful with over the last few years. From a defensive and unselfish standpoint, you’re going to see someone that is going to help us quite a bit with those characteristics. But Stephanie has the ability to put the ball in the basket and that was something I felt we needed.” – Brady Sallee

HANG TIME WITH STEPHANIE • Favorite Pro Team • The Bulls • Favorite Pro Athlete • Michael Jordan • Favorite Actress • Sandra Bullock • Favorite Super Hero • Batman • Favorite Food • Chips & Salsa • Favorite Month • May • Favorite Building on Campus • Lantz • Favorite Big City • Chicago • Interesting Travel Locale • Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts • In Her MP3 Player • Sugarland • Last Concert She Attended • Terri Clark • Last Book She Read • Where the Red Fern Grows • Furry Friend • Dixie – Dachsund

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Brittany Cochran HIGH SCHOOL: Brittany played for coach Gary Bell, leading the team in rebounding all four years… also ranked among the team leaders in scoring… helped Bogan win four straight regional titles and a 2007 sectional championship… Bogan also reached the city championship of the Chicago Public League three times… played for the Illinois X-citement AAU team and with the seventh/eighth grade age group when she was in fifth grade. PERSONAL: No. 1 sports highlight was recording career-high totals of 22 points and 16 rebounds against Hope High School… her mother has been a major influence on her sports career because “she is an influence on everything I do; no matter how many times I want to stop she is always there to push me forward”… most admires NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony because “he is tough and plays hard”… daughter of Benjamen and Jackie Johnson… MAJOR: Undecided.

“Brittany is a player we were excited to bring here. Her athleticism, and the potential that athleticism brings to the table, is what excites me the most about Brittany. She’s going to go to work and I think you’re going to see, maybe out of everybody in that class, from start to finish she’ll have the most improvement because of the rawness of her talent. I’m looking forward to her getting in the gym and weight room, and seeing that college system really pay off.” – Brady Sallee

HANG TIME WITH BRITTANY • Favorite Pro Teams • Miami Heat & Denver Nuggets • Favorite Pro Athlete • Carmelo Anthony • Favorite Actress & Top Film Role • Sanaa Lathan in Love & Basketball • Favorite Animated Character • Stewie Griffin from Family Guy • Favorite Food • Soul Food • Favorite Month • February • Favorite Building on Campus • The Union • Interesting Travel Locale • St. Louis • In Her MP3 Player • Waka Flocka • Last Concert She Attended • Ciara • Magazine She Subscribes To • Right On! • Furry Friend • Moe – Bulldog

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B rittany C ochran #25 F orward 6-0 a F reshman C hicago , I llinois B ogan HS

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Jordyne Crunk

HIGH SCHOOL: Jordyne was a four-year varsity starter for her mom, coach Lori Crunk… finished her career as Althoff’s third all-time leading scorer with 1,628 points… four-time All-South Seven Conference honoree was league MVP as a junior and senior… earned All-State honors from Illinois Basketball Coaches Association, Associated Press (2nd Team 2009 and 2010), Chicago Tribune (2nd Team), Champaign News-Gazette (1st team 2009, 2nd Team 2010) and Illinois Basketball Services (1st Team in 2009 and 2010)… three-time Belleville News Democrat All-Area pick… 2010 St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Area selection… led the team in assists all four years and steals three times… led Althoff to four consecutive 20-win seasons and conference championships, a 2008 regional title and a 2010 sectional championship… National Honor Society… Illinois State Scholar… three-year student council member… high honor roll student ranked in the Top 10 percent of her class… also played for the Lady Jets traveling team.

J ordyne C runk #22

G uard 5-10 a F reshman B elleville , I llinois A lthoff C atholic HS

PERSONAL: No. 1 sports highlight was playing for her mom in high school and finishing her prep career as Althoff’s third all-time leading scorer… her parents, who both played basketball at McKendree University, have been a major influence on her sports career because “they are supportive in everything I do”… most admires Tennessee coach Pat Summit because “she is the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history”… daughter of R.J. and Lori Crunk… MAJOR: Biological Sciences.

“Jordyne is my type of player. She’s built for the motion offense. I think her basketball IQ sets her apart from a lot of players because she’s a coach’s kid and she plays like that. There are some leadership qualities there I don’t think you can overlook. She can score in a lot of different ways and brings versatility with her size. Jordyne will be that type of player moving so well without the ball that it will affect the whole defense, and create shots not just for herself but shots for other people.” – Brady Sallee

HANG TIME WITH JORDYNE • Favorite Pro Team • Miami Heat • Favorite Pro Athlete • Dwayne Wade • Favorite Actor & Top Film Role • Channing Tatum in Step Up • Favorite Animated Character • Strawberry Shortcake • Favorite Food • Pasta • Favorite Month • October • Favorite Building on Campus • Lantz • Favorite Big City • St. Louis • Interesting Travel Locale • Cancun • In Her MP3 Player • Lil Wayne • Last Concert She Attended • Brittney Spears • Magazine She Subscribes To • Sports Illustrated • Furry Friend • Max – Chocolate Lab

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Hillary Held

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Hillary played her first two college seasons for coach Norman Rodriguez at John Wood College in Quincy, Ill.… First Team All-Mid-West Athletic Conference and NJCAA All-Region 24 honoree… averaged 12.7 points and 6.2 rebounds per game while shooting 55 percent from the field. HIGH SCHOOL: She was a four-year letter-winner for coaches Matt Elledge, Bruce Deibert and Dianne Voss… also lettered twice in volleyball… three-time All-Mississippi Valley Conference honoree, highlighted by first team honors as a sophomore… two-time Belleville News-Democrat Honorable Mention All-Area… also earned all-conference honors in volleyball as a junior… helped lead Highland to three straight conference championships from 2006-08… Highland also was a two-time regional champ and sectional champs in 2008. PERSONAL: No. 1 sports highlight was recording a blocked shot in the final seconds of a sectional semifinal win against East St. Louis High School… her parents have been a major influence on her sports career because “they always gave me the option to do what I wanted to do supported me 100 percent, even today”… most admires coach Elledge because “he pushed me and helped me develop into the player I am today”… daughter of Howard and Linda Held… MAJOR: Kinesiology and Sports Studies.

“Hillary is someone that we felt really helped our depth in the post. We needed a post player along the lines of Maggie Kloak and Rachel Galligan, a true back to the basket workhorse. She has really good touch around the hoop and some specific moves that will enable her to give us some points down there, as well as the size that we needed to compete in our league.” – Brady Sallee

HANG TIME WITH HILLARY • Favorite Pro Team • St. Louis Cardinals • Favorite Pro Athlete • Candace Parker • Favorite Actor & Top Film Role • Chris Farley in Tommy Boy • Favorite Animated Character • Russell from Up • Favorite Food • Spaghetti • Favorite Month • March • Favorite Building on Campus • Lantz • Favorite Big City • New York City • In Her MP3 Player • Styx • Last Concert She Attended • Rascal Flatts & Taylor Swift • Last Book She Read • Reach for the Summit (Pat Summit Bio) • Furry Friend • Peyton – Puggle (Beagle-Pug Mix)

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H illary H eld #21

F orward 6-2 a J unior H ighland , I llinois H ighland HS J ohn W ood C ollege

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Jackie Herman

HIGH SCHOOL: Jackie was a four-year varsity letter-winner for coach Rob Sepnafski… also lettered in cross country and track and field… first girl’s basketball player in Wilmot Union history to earn a Division I scholarship… finished her prep career as her school’s third all-time leading scorer… three-time All-Southern Lakes Conference honoree, earning First Team honors as a sophomore and senior… Top 50 prospect in Wisconsin… honorable mention all-state as a senior… two-time All-Kenosha County performer… three-time offensive team MVP… shot 88 percent at the free throw line as a senior to establish a new school record… team captain as a senior… Scholar Athlete Award winner… also played for the Wisconsin Hoops Select and Summer Court traveling teams.

PERSONAL: No. 1 sports highlight was being honored for setting a new free throw percentage record at Wilmot Union… her brother Jacob has been a major influence on her sports career because “I’ve always wanted to be as good as him; I knew that if I could beat him, I could beat anyone, so I played him in 21 all the time”… her brother Jacob plays basketball at Viterbo University in Lacrosse, Wis.… daughter of Mark and Kimberly Parker… MAJOR: Biological Sciences.

J ackie H erman #32

G uard 5-10 a F reshman T win L akes , W isconsin W ilmot U nion HS

HANG TIME WITH JACKIE

“Jackie is a player we’re really, really excited about. Talk about a kid that can fill it up, because that’s what she does. She can shoot it and put it on the floor and get it to the rim. She’s a big strong guard that will be a handful for people to play against. We’re really looking for a lot from an extremely self-motivated player, and truly the sky’s the limit.” – Brady Sallee

• Favorite Pro Team • Chicago Bulls • Favorite Pro Athlete • Walter Payton • Favorite Actress & Top Film Role • Rachel McAdams in the Notebook • Favorite Animated Character • Simba from the Lion King • Favorite Food • Spaghetti • Favorite Month • September • Favorite Building on Campus • Lantz • Favorite Big City • Las Vegas • In Her MP3 Player • Kings of Leon • Last Concert She Attended • Kenny Chesney at Country Thunder Festival • Last Book She Read • Twilight: Breaking Dawn • Furry Friend • Payton – Australian Shepherd

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Taryn Olson HIGH SCHOOL: Taryn was a three-year letter-winner for coaches Patrick Jost and Michael Lovenberg… also lettered four times in track and field and three times in volleyball… ranked among Madison’s top five scoring leaders and was selected to play in the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association State All-Star Game… three-time All-Big Eight Conference selection by the Wisconsin State Journal, First Team as a senior, Second Team as a junior and Honorable Mention as a sophomore… Wisconsin State Journal Second Team All-Area and All-City honoree… also a standout volleyball player, earning team MVP honors as a senior after establishing new single-season and career records for blocks… Wisconsin State Journal First Team All-City and All-Conference as a senior in volleyball… most improved on the track and field team… National Honor Society… All-City Scholar Athlete… Dick Shimon Outstanding Student Athlete award… also played for the Wisconsin Force and Wisconsin Hoops Select traveling teams. PERSONAL: No. 1 sports highlight was upsetting rival Madison West High School on the way to becoming regional champs… her father has been a major influence on her sports career because “since he passed away I feel closest to him when I’m on the court”… her father played college basketball at Wisconsin-Eau Claire and her cousin Sis Paulsen played hockey at the University of Wisconsin… daughter of Marty Harris and Kelly Olson… MAJOR: Undecided.

“Taryn is a type of player we’ve never had here, an explosive athletic 5-player. And we’ve had some good ones, but she has the ability to take it to the next level. Her ability to jump and athleticism separate her from a lot of people. If we can teach her the same things that we’ve taught a lot of the 5-players through the years, and she catches on to the way we play, you’ve got the makings of a fun and exciting player to watch.” – Brady Sallee

HANG TIME WITH TARYN • Favorite Pro Athlete • LeBron James • Favorite Animated Character • Dopey from Snow White • Favorite Food • Thanksgiving Dinner • Favorite Month • May • Favorite Building on Campus • Lantz • Favorite Big City • New York City • Unique Travel Locale • London • In Her MP3 Player • SWV (Sisters With Voices) • Last Concert She Attended • Day 26 • Last Book She Read • Song of Solomon • Furry Friend • Murray – Black Lab & Simba – Cat

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Morgan Palombizio HIGH SCHOOL: Morgan was a three-year varsity starter for coaches Jack Campbell and Fred Mitchell… also played volleyball for three years… two-time First Team All-Duneland Conference performer as an upperclassman… Michigan City News-Dispatch Second Team All-State… two-time Top 100 in Indiana honoree… two-time team captain and MVP as an upperclassman… also played South Bend Soldiers AAU team. PERSONAL: Her father Dan has been a major influence on her sports career because “he’s taught me everything I know and has supported me my whole life”… her father was Indiana’s Mr. Basketball in 1981 and went to play collegiately at Purdue and Ball State; he was also drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers and played professionally in Europe… daughter of Dan and Cheryl Palombizio… MAJOR: Special Education.

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“Morgan gives us a big 3- or 4-player that can shoot the basketball and is relentless rebounding it. I think there is some toughness there that will remind people of Lindsey Kluempers, although she has a chance to be more versatile. I think Morgan can be that trustworthy player that can take the charges, get the big rebounds and occasionally hit the game-winning shots. I think Morgan is that type of competitor.” – Brady Sallee

HANG TIME WITH MORGAN • Favorite Pro Team • Miami Heat • Favorite Pro Athlete • Dwayne Wade • Favorite Actor & Top Film Role • Chris Farley in Tommy Boy • Favorite Super Hero • Spider-Man • Favorite Food • Frozen Pizza • Favorite Month • December • Favorite Building on Campus • Doudna Fine Arts Center • Favorite Big City • Chicago • In Her MP3 Player • Weezy & Gucci • Last Concert She Attended • Rascal Flatts & Taylor Swift • Magazine She Subscribes To • Cosmopolitan • Furry Friend • Chloe – Puggle (Beagle-Pug Mix)

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Jessica Parker HIGH SCHOOL: Jessica was a four-year varsity starter for coach Larry Winters… three-time All-Indiana Conference honoree… Hoosier Basketball Magazine AllState Team honoree… selected to the Hoosiers and Indiana Class 4A All-Star Teams… won the Bloomington South B Award as team MVP… BSHS was ranked among the Class 4A Top 10 in 2009 and again in the 2009-10 preseason… Fred Huff Mental Attitude award… National Honor Society… also played for the Indiana Elite AAU team. PERSONAL: No. 1 sports highlight was make 12-of-13 from the field to set a single-game school record for field goal percentage… her father has been major influence on her sports career because “he always pushes me to be the best that I can be”… most admires John Wooden because “his faith was the most important thing to him”… her father, who coached her AAU teams, played basketball at Ball State and professionally in Australia… her sister Rachel played basketball at Indiana Tech in Fort Wayne… daughter of Jeff and Laura Parker… MAJOR: Elementary Education.

“Jessica is a player we’ve been missing in the program when we talk about taking it to the next level. She’s a big guard, a six-foot perimeter player that has guard skills and can really shoot it effortlessly. She’s just a true basketball player. From the get go, I think we’ll be relying on her to provide some firepower. She’s got a chance to be really special and we’re expecting a lot from her both right off the bat & over her career.” – Brady Sallee

HANG TIME WITH JESSICA

• Favorite Pro Team • Miami Heat • Favorite Pro Athlete • LeBron James • Favorite Actress & Top Film Role • Kate Hudson in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days • Favorite Food • Chicken • Favorite Month • November • Favorite Building on Campus • Lantz • Favorite Big City • St. Louis • Interesting Travel Locale • Cayman Islands • In Her MP3 Player • Nicki Minaj • Last Concert She Attended • Brad Paisley • Last Book She Read • The Latest in the Twilight Saga • Animal Friends • Chuck & Carols – Goldfish

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#15 – TA’KENYA NIXON

#20 – STEPHANIE BENNINGER

#21 – HILLARY HELD

#22 – JORDYNE CRUNK

#23 – JESSICA PARKER

#24 – MORGAN PALOMBIZIO

#25 – BRITTANY COCHRAN

#32 – JACKIE HERMAN

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#40 – TARYN OLSON

Sophomore Guard Hoagland, Indiana Bishop Luers HS

Junior Forward Highland, Illinois Highland HS/John Wood CC

Freshman Forward Chicago, Illinois Bogan HS

#44 – chantelle pressley

Junior Forward Lexington, Kentucky Dunbar HS

Junior Guard Lexington, Kentucky Dunbar HS

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Freshman Guard Twin Lakes, Wisconsin Wilmot Union

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Sophomore Forward Chicago, Illinois Whitney Young HS

Sophomore Guard Michigan City, Indiana Michigan City HS

Freshman Guard Bloomington, Indiana Bloomington South HS

Junior Guard Earlville, Illinois Earlville HS/Kishwaukee CC

RS-Freshman Forward Chesterton, Indiana Chesterton HS

Sophomore Forward Columbus, Indiana Columbus HS

Freshman Forward Madison, Wisconsin Madison Memorial HS

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Head Coach (7th Year) Lexington, Kentucky Thomas More (Ky.) – 1993

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa The Ohio Valley Conference – All-Conference Teams – inal tandings FIRST TEAM ALL-OVC – Conference – – Overall – Chynna Bozeman (Jr)......Morehead State

Ta’Kenya Nixon (Fr)........Eastern Illinois Ashley Herring (Jr)................. Austin Peay Tacarra Hayes (So)......... Tennessee Tech Oby Okafor (Sr).............. Tennessee State

SECOND TEAM ALL-OVC

Maggie Kloak (Sr)...........Eastern Illinois Dominique Sims (Sr)......Eastern Illinois Alex Jones (Fr).............. Eastern Kentucky Nicole Jamen (Sr)................... Austin Peay Kayla Vance (Sr)....................Murray State

ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM

Ta’Kenya Nixon (Fr)........Eastern Illinois Alex Jones (Fr).............. Eastern Kentucky Kellie Cook (Fr)............... Tennessee Tech LaBrica Ward (Fr)...................... UT Martin Alecia Weatherly (Jr)................. UT Martin

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W L Pct. GB W L Pct. H A N EASTERN ILLINOIS 16 2 .889 –– 23 11 .676 12-2 9-7 2-2 Morehead State 14 4 .778 2 22 11 .667 13-6 9-3 0-2 $-Austin Peay 11 7 .611 5 15 18 .455 9-6 4-11 2-1 UT Martin 8 10 .444 8 11 19 .367 7-4 3-14 1-1 Eastern Kentucky 8 10 .444 8 12 17 .414 5-8 5-9 2-0 Tennessee Tech 8 10 .444 8 14 16 .467 11-3 2-12 1-1 Murray State 8 10 .444 8 13 17 .433 7-4 6-12 0-1 Tennessee State 7 11 .389 9 10 18 .357 8-5 2-11 0-2 Jacksonville State 6 12 .333 10 9 20 .319 5-7 3-11 1-2 Southeast Missouri 4 14 .222 12 7 21 .250 5-10 2-11 0-0 ---------------------------x-SIU Edwardsville 0 0 .000 –– 8 21 .276 6-7 2-13 0-1 SIU Edwardsville is reclassifying from NCAA DII to DI & was not eligible for OVC play $ - Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Champion

PLAYER OF THE YEAR................................. Chynna Bozeman, Morehead State DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR.............. Ta’Kenya Nixon, Eastern Illinois FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR............................. Ta’Kenya Nixon, Eastern Illinois COACH OF THE YEAR ............................................... Kevin McMillan, UT Martin

– OVC TOURNAMENT RECAP – First Round (Campus sites) Semfinals (Nashville, Tenn.) at #1 Eastern Illinois 73, #8 Tennessee State 56 #1 Eastern Illinois 65, #4 UT Martin 51 at #2 Morehead State 95, #7 Murray State 90 #3 Austin Peay 78, #2 Morehead State 71 at #3 Austin Peay 79, #6 Tennessee Tech 61 Championship Game (Nashville, Tenn.) at #4 UT Martin 51, #5 Eastern Kentucky 47 #3 Austin Peay 69, #1 Eastern Illinois 60 – OVC All-Tournament Team –

Ashley Herring (MVP), APSU • Nicole Jamen, APSU • Ta’Kenya Nixon, EIU • Maggie Kloak, EIU • Chynna Bozeman, Morehead

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HEATHER BROWN Media Relations Director . & WBB Contact hbrown@ovc.org CONTACT INFO Ohio Valley Conference 215 Centerview Dr., Suite 115 Brentwood, TN 37027 Phone: (615) 371-1698 Fax: (615) 371-1788

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa The Ohio Valley Conference Scoring

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

– Individual Statistical Leaders –

ppg Chynna Bozeman (MOR)........ 19.6 Tacarra Hayes (TTU)............... 16.9 Ashley Herring (APSU)........... 15.0 Oby Okafor (TSU)................... 14.5 TA’KENYA NIXON (EIU)......... 14.0 Kayla Vance (MUR)................. 12.9 Kellie Cook (TTU).................... 12.6 Alecia Weatherly (UTM).......... 12.4 MAGGIE KLOAK (EIU)........... 12.3 Alex Jones (EKU).................... 12.0 Rachael Isom (MUR)............... 11.9 Tiffany Hamilton (MOR)........... 11.1 DOMINIQUE SIMS (EIU)........ 10.9 Courtney Lumpkin (MOR)....... 10.6 Jasmine Rayner (APSU)......... 10.5

Field Goal Percentage

(minimum 3.0 made per game) 1. Danielle Vaughn (JSU)............ .533 2. Darnisha Lyles (UTM)............. .527 3. Alex Jones (EKU).................... .498 4. Jasmine Rayner (APSU)......... .481 5. Ta’Kenya Nixon (EIU)............ .471 6. Oby Okafor (TSU)................... .457 7. Maggie Kloak (EIU)........... .450 8. Ashley Herring (APSU)........... .445 9. Tarcarra Hayes (TTU).............. .424 10. Nicole Jamen (APSU)............. .410

Free Throw Percentage

(minimum 2.0 made per game) 1. Alecia Weatherly (UTM).......... .840 2. Chynna Bozeman (MOR)........ .829 3. Kayla Vance (MUR)................. .802 4. Rachael Isom (MUR)............... .790 Mallory Luckett (MUR)............. .790 6. Ta’Kenya Nixon (EIU)......... .777 7. LaBrica Ward (UTM)............... .769 8. Courtney Lumpkin (MOR)....... .754 9. Ashley Herring (APSU)........... .749 10. Maggie KLOAK (EIU)............. .738

Dominique Sims 40

Steals spg

1. 2. 4. 6. 8. 9. 10.

Ta’Kenya Nixon (EIU)............ Chynna Bozeman (MOR)........... Tacara Hayes (TTU)................... LaDona Pierce (TSU)................. Mallory Luckett (MUR)................ Darnisha Lyles (UTM)................ Alex Jones (EKU)....................... Karisma Boykin (JSU)................ Tiffany Hamilton (MOR).............. Nikki Rumph (TSU)....................

2.1 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3

Assists apg

1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 9. 10.

Mallory Luckett (MUR)................ LaDona Pierce (TSU)................. Ta’KENYA NIXON (EIU)............ Tacarra Hayes (TTU).................. Courtney Lumpkin (MOR).......... Chynna Bozeman (MOR)........... Erica Glisson (UTM)................... Karisma Boykin (JSU)................ Bianca Beck (SEMO)................. Ashley Herring (APSU)..............

5.5 5.1 4.9 4.5 4.5 3.2 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.4

Minutes Played mpg

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Alecia Weatherly (UTM)............. 38.1 Cali Cupples (UTM).................... 36.6 Erica Glisson (UTM)................... 35.0 Karisma Boykin (JSU)................ 34.2 Chynna Bozeman (MOR)........... 34.0 Mallory Luckett (MUR)................ 33.1 Ashley Herring (APSU).............. 32.7 Kellie Cook (TTU)....................... 32.5 TA’KENYA NIXON (EIU)............ 32.1 Brittany Wiley (JSU)................... 31.9

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Rebounding

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 13. 14. 15.

Ashar Harris (MOR).................... Alex Jones (EKU)....................... Nicole Jamen (APSU)................ Darnisha Lyles (UTM)................ Oby Okafor (TSU)...................... Jasmine Rayner (APSU)............ TA’KENYA NIXON (EIU)............ Mallory Luckett (MUR)................ MAGGIE KLOAK (EIU).............. Deja Watson (MOR)................... Tacarra Hayes (TTU).................. Alecia Weatherly (UTM)............. Brittany Wiley (JSU)................... DOMINIQUE SIMS (EIU)........... Three tied with............................

rpg 9.4 8.7 8.5 8.1 7.5 7.3 6.8 6.7 6.4 6.1 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.4

Blocked Shots bpg

1. 2. 3. 4. 7.

Jessica Holder (MUR)................ MAGGIE KLOAK (EIU).............. Alex Jones (EKU)....................... Paris Hollingsworth (JSU).......... Darnisha Lyles (UTM)................ Ashley Herring (APSU).............. Brittany Coles (EKU).................. Kristin Kluempers (MUR)............ Danielle Vaughen (JSU)............. Danielle Beneby (JSU)...............

1.5 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

Assist-to-Turnover Ratio Ratio

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Mallory Luckett (MUR)................ Courtney Lumpkin (MOR).......... Ta’Kenya Nixon (EIU)............ LaDona Pierce (TSU)................. Chynna Bozeman (MOR)........... Tacarra Hayes (TTU)..................

Maggie Kloak

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2.0 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.1 1.1

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– Team Statistics –

Scoring Margin

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

+/EASTERN ILLINOIS................. +8.5 Morehead State......................... +7.5 Murray State.............................. +1.4 Tennessee Tech........................ -1.3 Eastern Kentucky...................... -4.6 Tennessee State....................... -5.6 Austin Peay............................... -6.4 UT Martin................................... -8.9 Jacksonville State..................... -9.8 Southeast Missouri.................... -11.8

Scoring Offense

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Murray State.............................. EASTERN ILLINOIS................. Morehead State......................... Tennessee Tech........................ Austin Peay............................... Tennessee State....................... Jacksonville State..................... Eastern Kentucky...................... Southeast Missouri.................... UT Martin...................................

ppg 70.7 69.9 68.6 66.2 65.5 62.7 57.3 55.4 53.4 52.2

Scoring Defense

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Opp. ppg Eastern Kentucky...................... 59.9 Morehead State......................... 61.1 EASTERN ILLINOIS................. 61.4 UT Martin................................... 62.1 Southeast Missouri.................... 65.1 Jacksonville State..................... 67.0 Tennessee Tech........................ 67.5 Tennessee State....................... 68.2 Murray State.............................. 69.3 Austin Peay............................... 71.9

Field Goal Percentage

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

EASTERN ILLINOIS................. Murray State.............................. Tennessee Tech........................ Eastern Kentucky...................... Austin Peay............................... UT Martin................................... Morehead State......................... Tennessee State....................... Jacksonville State..................... Southeast Missouri....................

FG Percentage Defense

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Eastern Kentucky...................... EASTERN ILLINOIS................. Morehead State......................... Murray State.............................. Tennessee State....................... UT Martin................................... Southeast Missouri.................... Tennessee Tech........................ Jacksonville State..................... Austin Peay...............................

Free Throws Made

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

EASTERN ILLINOIS................. Austin Peay............................... Murray State.............................. Tennessee Tech........................ UT Martin................................... Morehead State......................... Tennessee State....................... Southeast Missouri.................... Eastern Kentucky...................... Jacksonville State.....................

Free Throw Percentage

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10.

Murray State.............................. EASTERN ILLINOIS................. Morehead State......................... Southeast Missouri.................... Austin Peay............................... UT Martin................................... Eastern Kentucky...................... Tennessee Tech........................ Jacksonville State..................... Tennessee State.......................

Assists

FTs 595 526 414 406 395 382 371 320 314 293

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

.718 .715 .696 .690 .688 .658 .658 .637 .621 .601

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

apg EASTERN ILLINOIS................. 14.9 Morehead State......................... 13.7 Murray State.............................. 13.5 Tennessee State....................... 12.1 Tennessee Tech........................ 12.0 Jacksonville State..................... 11.9 Eastern Kentucky...................... 11.6 UT Martin................................... 11.1 Southeast Missouri.................... 10.5 Austin Peay............................... 10.0

Rebounding

Morehead State......................... EASTERN ILLINOIS................. Austin Peay............................... Tennessee State....................... Tennessee Tech........................ Eastern Kentucky...................... Murray State.............................. Jacksonville State..................... Southeast Missouri.................... UT Martin...................................

rpg 42.2 40.9 40.4 40.3 40.2 38.5 38.4 36.8 35.8 31.6

3-Point Field Goal Percentage

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Murray State.............................. Morehead State......................... UT Martin................................... Tennessee Tech........................ Tennessee State....................... EASTERN ILLINOIS................. Jacksonville State..................... Eastern Kentucky...................... Southeast Missouri.................... Austin Peay...............................

.353 .347 .322 .317 .301 .298 .287 .281 .270 .268

Steals

spg 8.6 8.3 8.0 7.5 7.5 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.7 6.4

.418 .393 .390 .389 .385 .376 .367 .366 .363 .337

1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

.364 .369 .380 .395 .398 .398 .405 .407 .410 .426

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10.

Tennessee State....................... Morehead State......................... Eastern Illinois................. Eastern Kentucky...................... Murray State.............................. Austin Peay............................... Southeast Missouri.................... Jacksonville State..................... Tennessee Tech........................ UT Martin...................................

Blocked Shots

Murray State.............................. Eastern Kentucky...................... Jacksonville State..................... Austin Peay............................... EASTERN ILLINOIS................. Tennessee Tech........................ UT Martin................................... Southeast Missouri.................... Tennessee State....................... Morehead State.........................

Chantelle Pressley

bpg 3.6 3.4 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.9

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa 2011 Opponent Info Austin Peay Lady Govs Morehead State Eagles Location (Enrollment)........ Clarksville, Tenn. (10,188) Conference................................................Ohio Valley Head Coach (Year).......................Carrie Daniels (5th) 2010 Records......................... 15-18 / 11-7 (3rd of 10) Starters Returning/Lost.......................................... 3/2 Web site..................................... APSUgovernors.com

Location (Enrollment).............. Morehead, Ky. (9,046) Conference................................................Ohio Valley Head Coach (Year)..........................Tom Hodges (1st) 2010 Records........................ 22-11 / 14-4 (2nd of 10) Starters Returning/Lost.......................................... 3/2 Web site.............................................MSUeagles.com

Bradley Braves

Murray State Racers

Location (Enrollment)......................Peoria, Ill. (5,873) Conference.......................................... Missouri Valley Head Coach (Year).................... Paula Buscher (11th) 2010 Records......................17-14 / 12-6 (T-3rd of 10) Starters Returning/Lost.......................................... 3/2 Web site........................................BradleyBraves.com

Location (Enrollment)..................Murray, Ky. (10,500) Conference................................................Ohio Valley Head Coach (Year)............................ Rob Cross (3rd) 2010 Records...................... 13-17 / 8-10 (T-4th of 10) Starters Returning/Lost.......................................... 2/3 Web site............................................... GoRacers.com

Eastern Kentucky Lady Colonels

SIU Edwardsville Cougars

Location (Enrollment)............ Richmond, Ky. (16,200) Conference................................................Ohio Valley Head Coach (Year)....................Chrissy Roberts (3rd) 2010 Records......................... 12-17 / 8-10 (T-4 of 10) Starters Returning/Lost.......................................... 4/1 Web site.............................................. EKUsports.com

Location (Enrollment)..........Edwardsville, Ill. (13,602) Conference............Ohio Valley (Full member in 2012) Head Coach (Year)................... Amanda Levens (3rd) 2010 Records.......................................................8-21 Starters Returning/Lost.......................................... 4/1 Web site.......................................... SIUEcougars.com

Florida Atlantic Owls

Southeast Missouri Redhawks

Location (Enrollment).........Boca Raton, Fla. (28,000) Conference.................................................... Sun Belt Head Coach (Year)...............Chancellor Dugan (12th) 2010 Records............... 14-15 / 10-8 (3rd of 6 in East) Starters Returning/Lost.......................................... 2/3 Web site.............................................. FAUsports.com

Location (Enrollment)... Cape Girardeau, Mo. (10,814) Conference................................................Ohio Valley Head Coach (Year)............................ John Ishee (5th) 2010 Records......................... 7-21 / 4-14 (10th of 10) Starters Returning/Lost.......................................... 4/1 Web site.......................................... GoSoutheast.com

Illinois-Chicago Flames

Tennessee State Lady Tigers

Location (Enrollment).................Chicago, Ill. (26,245) Conference......................................................Horizon Head Coach (Year).................... Lisa Ryckbosch (9th) 2010 Records........................ 12-18 / 9-9 (T-5th of 10) Starters Returning/Lost.......................................... 3/2 Web site.............................................. UICflames.com

Location (Enrollment)............ Nashville, Tenn. (8,000) Conference................................................Ohio Valley Head Coach (Year).........................Tracee Wells (7th) 2010 Records......................... 10-18 / 7-11 (8th of 10) Starters Returning/Lost.......................................... 2/3 Web site............................................... TSUtigers.com

Illinois State Redbirds

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

Location (Enrollment).................. Normal, Ill. (20,450) Conference.......................................... Missouri Valley Head Coach (Year)................. Stephanie Glance (1st) 2010 Records........................... 28-8 / 16-2 (1st of 10) Starters Returning/Lost.......................................... 2/3 Web site............................................ GoRedbirds.com

Location (Enrollment)........ Cookeville, Tenn. (10,850) Conference................................................Ohio Valley Head Coach (Year)........................Sytia Messer (2nd) 2010 Records...................... 14-16 / 8-10 (T-4th of 10) Starters Returning/Lost.......................................... 3/2 Web site.............................................. TTUsports.com

Indiana State Sycamores

UNC Greensboro Spartans

Location (Enrollment).........Terre Haute, Ind. (10,672) Conference.......................................... Missouri Valley Head Coach (Year).............................Teri Moren (1st) 2010 Records...................... 17-14 / 7-11 (T-7th of 10) Starters Returning/Lost.......................................... 4/1 Web site........................................ GoSycamores.com

Location (Enrollment)....... Greensboro, N.C. (17,467) Conference................................................... Southern Head Coach (Year).........................Lynne Agee (30th) 2010 Records...................... 10-20 / 6-14 (T-7th of 11) Starters Returning/Lost.......................................... 3/2 Web site.......................................UNCGspartans.com

Jacksonville State Gamecocks

UT Martin Skyhawks

Location (Enrollment).......... Jacksonville, Ala. (9,061) Conference................................................Ohio Valley Head Coach (Year)....................... Annette Watts (1st) 2010 Records........................... 9-20 / 6-12 (9th of 10) Starters Returning/Lost.......................................... 4/1 Web site.............................. JSUgamecocksports.com

Location (Enrollment).................Martin, Tenn. (8,100) Conference................................................Ohio Valley Head Coach (Year).................... Kevin McMillan (2nd) 2010 Records...................... 11-19 / 8-10 (T-4th of 10) Starters Returning/Lost.......................................... 2/3 Web site..............................................UTMsports.com

Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes

Valparaiso Crusaders

Location (Enrollment).......Coral Gables, Fla. (14,905) Conference............................................Atlantic Coast Head Coach (Year)......................... Katie Meier (10th) 2010 Records....................... 22-14 / 4-10 (12th of 12) Starters Returning/Lost.......................................... 3/2 Web site..................................... HurricaneSports.com

Location (Enrollment).............Valparaiso, Ind. (3,980) Conference.........................................Horizon League Head Coach (Year).................... Keith Freeman (17th) 2010 Records........................ 9-21 / 6-12 (T-7th of 10) Starters Returning/Lost.......................................... 3/2 Web site.........................................ValpoAthletics.com

Missouri Tigers

Western Michigan Broncos

Location (Enrollment)............ Columbia, Mo. (30,200) Conference........................................................Big 12 Head Coach (Year)..................... Robin Pingeton (1st) 2010 Records....................... 12-18 / 2-14 (12th of 12) Starters Returning/Lost.......................................... 2/3 Web site.................................................MUtigers.com

Location (Enrollment)....... Kalamazoo, Mich. (24,818) Conference............................................Mid-American Head Coach (Year)................... Tasha McDowell (3rd) 2010 Records............. 9-21 / 4-12 (T-5th of 6 in West) Starters Returning/Lost.......................................... 4/1 Web site......................................... WMUbroncos.com

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa All-Time Series History -------------------- A A A A -----------------School ........................W-L . . Score . ... Year Akron............................. 0-1.... 61-81....... 1999 Alabama A&M................ 0-1.... 66-67....... 2007 Arizona State................. 0-1.... 68-87....... 1997 Augustana..................... 1-0.... 76-51....... 1981 Austin Peay.............. 11-20.... 60-69....... 2010 -------------------- B B B B -------------------Baker (Kan.).................. 1-0.... 75-64....... 1980 Ball State....................... 7-3.... 58-48....... 1988 Baylor............................ 0-1.... 37-88....... 1993 Belmont (Tenn.)............. 1-2.... 56-91....... 2000 Boston University.......... 0-1.... 55-59....... 1998 Bowling Green............... 1-2.... 55-74....... 1989 Bradley..................... 16-13.... 69-71....... 2009 Brescia (Ky.).................. 1-0.... 110-28..... 2010 Brown............................ 0-1.... 59-61....... 1987 Buffalo........................... 0-4.... 43-70....... 1996 Butler........................... 10-4.... 78-80....... 2006 -------------------- C C C C -------------------Cal State Fullerton......... 1-0.... 80-75....... 1997 Cedarville College......... 1-0.... 67-35....... 1979 Central Connecticut....... 3-1.... 81-46....... 1996 Central Florida............... 0-2.... 47-77....... 2003 Central Missouri............ 0-2.... 65-86....... 1983 Charleston, College of... 0-1.... 82-88....... 1980 Charleston Southern..... 1-1.... 64-75....... 2006 University of Chicago.... 1-0.... 65-38....... 1975 Chicago State.............. 17-4.... 69-77....... 2004 Cincinnati....................... 2-4.... 47-52....... 2009 Clemson........................ 0-1.... 58-94....... 1993 Cleveland State............. 1-3.... 71-69....... 1994 Colorado........................ 0-1.... 72-78....... 1988 Colorado College........... 1-0.... 77-69....... 1981 Colorado State.............. 1-1.... 82-65....... 1989 Creighton....................... 2-0.... 81-71....... 2007 -------------------- D D D D -------------------Davis & Elkins (W.V.)..... 1-0.... 79-64....... 1981 Dayton........................... 4-3.... 82-74....... 1990 DePaul........................... 0-1.... 55-59....... 1979 Drake........................... 6-12.... 60-66....... 1992 -------------------- E E E E -------------------Eastern Kentucky.... 12-14.... 69-41....... 2010 Eastern Michigan........... 0-1.... 63-64....... 1984 Eastern Washington...... 1-0.... 94-85....... 1985 Evansville...................... 8-4.... 62-88....... 1999 -------------------- F F F F -------------------Florida Atlantic........................... First Meeting Florida International....... 1-1.... 66-74....... 1991 -------------------- G G G G -------------------George Williams............ 1-0.... 88-50....... 1977 Grambling...................... 1-0.... 75-68....... 1993 Greenville...................... 5-2.... 45-41....... 1979 -------------------- H H H H -------------------Hawai’i........................... 0-3.... 58-64....... 2006 -------------------- I I I I -------------------Illinois.......................... 6-10.... 45-49....... 2009 Illinois-Chicago........ 15-12.... 56-62....... 2010 Illinois-Springfield.......... 1-0.... 118-76..... 2007 Illinois State............... 8-27.... 66-82....... 2010 Illinois Tech.................... 1-0.... 74-30....... 2008 Indiana........................... 0-3.... 63-90....... 1996

Indiana-Northwest......... 1-0.... 126-36..... 2004 Indiana State............ 22-30.... 63-65....... 2009 Iowa State..................... 0-3.... 51-80....... 2005 IPFW.............................. 3-1.... 68-64....... 2010 IUPUI............................. 2-2.... 70-63....... 2006 -------------------- J J J J -------------------Jacksonville................... 1-1.... 62-51....... 2005 Jacksonville State....... 7-5.... 60-43....... 2010 -------------------- K K K K -------------------Kansas.......................... 0-1.... 56-74....... 2001 Kansas State................. 0-1.... 49-67....... 1995 Kentucky........................ 0-2.... 71-90....... 1999 Kentucky State.............. 2-0.... 71-59....... 1983 -------------------- L L L L -------------------Lewis............................. 4-1.... 73-82....... 1983 Louisville........................ 0-4.... 75-93....... 2007 Loyola (Chicago)........... 7-6.... 70-50....... 2008 Loyola-Marymount......... 0-1.... 76-84....... 1990 -------------------- M M M M -------------------Marquette...................... 1-1.... 56-85....... 2010 Marshall......................... 0-1.... 58-63....... 1975 Maryville........................ 1-0.... 119-22..... 1981 McNeese State.............. 1-0.... 74-68....... 1987 Memphis........................ 0-2.... 79-88....... 1984 Mercer........................... 1-1.... 73-59....... 2005 Miami (Fla.)................................ First Meeting Miami (Ohio).................. 4-1.... 78-85....... 2010 Michigan State............... 0-1.... 45-85....... 2005 Middle Tennessee.......... 5-5.... 64-73....... 2000 Minnesota...................... 1-0.... 73-72....... 2001 Minnesota St.-Mankato 0-1.... 71-78....... 1982 Mississippi Valley State 1-0.... 73-50....... 2009 Missouri........................ 0-6.... 51-69....... 2008 Missouri-Kansas City..... 2-2.... 71-50....... 1996 Missouri-Rolla................ 2-0.... 88-51....... 1982 Missouri Southern......... 1-0.... 74-66....... 1983 Missouri-St. Louis.......... 5-1.... 93-62....... 1983 Montana........................ 0-1.... 64-70....... 1989 Morehead State........ 14-13.... 74-63....... 2010 Murray State............. 12-22.... 76-71....... 2010 -------------------- N N N N -------------------Natl. Col. of Education... 1-0.... 57-54....... 1981 Navy.............................. 1-1.... 62-88....... 2004 Nebraska-Omaha.......... 0-2.... 58-71....... 1981 North Carolina-Greensboro.. First Meeting Northeastern.................. 0-1.... 58-68....... 2004 Northeastern Illinois....... 9-4.... 46-64....... 1996 Northern Arizona........... 0-1.... 62-63....... 1988 Northern Colorado......... 1-0.... 74-70....... 2010 Northern Illinois............. 7-6.... 67-84....... 1994 Northern Iowa.............. 17-4.... 62-76....... 1992 Northern Kentucky......... 2-1.... 65-54....... 1983 Northern Michigan......... 2-0.... 94-77....... 1981 Northwestern............... 0-10.... 44-68....... 2002 -------------------- O O O O -------------------Oakland University........ 0-2.... 64-75....... 1979 Ohio State..................... 0-1.... 68-91....... 2010 Ohio University.............. 0-1.... 46-73....... 1996 Oklahoma...................... 1-0.... 110-88..... 1990 Oral Roberts.................. 1-0.... 52-43....... 1995 -------------------- P P P P -------------------Pacific............................ 0-1.... 61-79....... 1992 Principia......................... 2-0.... 48-18....... 1976 Purdue........................... 3-7.... 33-89....... 2002

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-------------------- R R R R -------------------Rice............................... 0-1.... 52-66....... 1994 Robert Morris College... 1-0.... 84-70....... 2004 -------------------- S S S S -------------------Saint Louis..................... 7-3.... 57-88....... 1999 Sam Houston State....... 0-1.... 61-64....... 2003 Samford......................... 3-5.... 68-60....... 2008 Savannah State............. 2-0.... 62-40....... 2009 South Dakota State....... 0-1.... 64-74....... 1982 Southeast Missouri 12-21.... 71-41....... 2010 Southern Illinois........... 5-28.... 67-82....... 2003 SIU Edwardsville....... 14-1.... 74-63....... 2010 Southern Indiana........... 2-0.... 91-53....... 1982 Southern Methodist....... 1-1.... 52-79....... 2009 Southwest Missouri..... 11-9.... 61-73....... 1992 St. Cloud State.............. 1-0.... 72-68....... 1981 St. Francis (Ill.).............. 3-0.... 88-52....... 2005 St. John’s (N.Y.)............. 0-1.... 56-73....... 1986 St. Joseph’s (Ind.).......... 2-0.... 94-80....... 2001 St. Mary’s (Calif.)........... 0-1.... 66-72....... 1992 St. Mary’s (Texas).......... 1-0.... 75-63....... 1980 -------------------- T T T T -------------------Tennessee..................... 0-1.... 69-75....... 1986 Tennessee-Martin.... 14-18.... 65-51....... 2010 Tennessee-Memphis..... 0-1.... 43-66....... 1975 Tennessee State...... 22-10.... 73-56....... 2010 Tennessee Tech....... 12-20.... 80-59....... 2010 Texas-Arlington.............. 0-1.... 49-64....... 1993 Texas-El Paso............... 0-1.... 80-84....... 2010 Texas-San Antonio........ 1-0.... 59-51....... 1994 Toledo............................ 0-1.... 66-72....... 2008 Troy State...................... 2-2.... 84-83....... 1996 Tulsa.............................. 1-2.... 66-71....... 2000 -------------------- U U U U -------------------UCLA............................. 0-1.... 70-73....... 1990 USC............................... 0-1.... 53-68....... 2006 -------------------- V V V V -------------------Valparaiso.................... 4-6.... 67-76....... 1996 Vanderbilt....................... 0-2.... 29-84....... 2000 Virginia Tech.................. 1-0.... 70-65....... 1991 -------------------- W W W W -------------------Wake Forest.................. 0-2.... 66-79....... 1989 Western Illinois.......... 29-15.... 69-71....... 2001 Western Kentucky......... 0-2.... 58-82....... 1991 Western Michigan........ 2-0.... 66-58....... 2010 Wichita State............... 11-8.... 84-86....... 1992 William Penn................. 0-1.... 53-73....... 1981 William Woods............... 0-1.... 55-59....... 1979 Wisconsin...................... 1-4.... 48-75....... 2006 Wisconsin-Green Bay.... 3-5.... 51-78....... 1994 Wisconsin-Milwaukee.... 3-2.... 58-80....... 1994 Wisconsin-Oshkosh....... 1-0.... 76-72....... 1978 Wisconsin-Parkside....... 1-0.... 72-67....... 2000 Wright State................... 4-4.... 54-68....... 1994 -------------------- X X X X -------------------Xavier............................ 3-2.... 73-90....... 2007 -------------------- Y Y Y Y -------------------Youngstown State.......... 4-4.... 57-69....... 1996 2010-11 Opponents in Bold Possible Miami Tourney Opponents

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa 2010 Results

2009-10 EASTERN ILLINOIS SCHEDULE Results, Scoring Leader(s) & Game Highlight(s)

Date

Opponent

W/L

Score

Attendance

EIU Leading Scorer(s) EIU Highlight(s)

11/13/09 ^ at #3 Ohio State L 68-91 2,648 Kelsey Wyss, 12 11/20/09 ^ vs UTEP L 80-84 334 Dominique Sims, 17 11/21/09 ^ vs Northern Colorado W 74-70 214 Ta’Kenya Nixon, 18 11/24/09 at SMU L 52-79 579 Dominique Sims, 18 11/27/09 at IPFW W 68-64 361 Maggie Kloak, 15 11/29/09 Brescia (Ky.) W 110-28 307 Ta’Kenya Nixon, 16 12/03/09 • at Tennessee State W 70-57 482 Ta’Kenya Nixon, 17 12/05/09 • at Austin Peay L 55-65 847 Maggie Kloak, 10 12/09/09 Western Michigan W 66-58 783 Ta’Kenya Nixon, 20 12/12/09 Indiana State L 63-65 788 Maggie Kloak, 19 12/20/09 at Illinois-Chicago L 56-62 336 Ashley Thomas, 11 12/22/09 Illinois State W 66-82 478 Dominique Sims, 19 12/30/09 at Miami (Ohio) L 78-85 351 Maggie Kloak, 20 01/02/10 • Jacksonville State W 85-48 366 Ta’Kenya Nixon, 21 01/04/10 • Tennessee Tech W 79-68 305 Ta’Kenya Nixon, 25 01/09/10 • Southeast Missouri W 67-39 560 Maggie Kloak, 16 01/14/10 • at Eastern Kentucky W 60-50 350 Dominique Sims, 17 01/16/10 • at Morehead State W 62-60 1,414 Maggie Kloak, 20 01/21/10 • Murray State W 64-57 446 Dominique Sims, 13 01/23/10 • UT Martin W 74-47 623 Mariah King, 14 01/28/10 • at Tennessee Tech W 80-59 1,244 Dominique Sims, 21 01/30/10 • at Jacksonville State W 60-43 444 Maggie Kloak, 18 02/04/10 at SIU Edwardsville W 74-63 389 Maggie Kloak, 21 02/06/10 • at Southeast Missouri W 71-41 537 Sydney Mitchell & Kloak, 12 02/11/10 • Morehead State W 74-63 606 Ta’Kenya Nixon, 17 02/13/10 • Eastern Kentucky W 69-41 453 Ta’Kenya Nixon, 18 02/18/10 • at UT Martin L 64-71 769 Ta’Kenya Nixon, 21 02/20/10 • at Murray State W 76-71 5,125 Maggie Kloak, 20 02/25/10 • Austin Peay W 78-47 1,228 Dominique Sims, 18 02/27/10 • Tennessee State W 79-67 784 Ta’Kenya Nixon, 19 03/02/10 + Tennessee State W 76-56 709 Maggie Kloak, 19 03/05/10 + vs UT Martin W 65-51 887 Ta’Kenya Nixon, 19 03/06/10 + vs Austin Peay L 60-69 598 Ta’Kenya Nixon, 22 03/18/10 # at Marquette L 56-85 440 Ta’Kenya Nixon, 17

>>> Panthers connect on nine 3s, commit only 11 turnovers. >>> Four EIU players score in double-figures. >>> Nixon posts first double-double, EIU overcomes nine-point deficit. >>> Sims leads the way with 18 points in her return to her native Texas. >>> Bench scores 29 points, EIU ties 3-point FG% record on 5-of-6 effort. >>> Six EIU players score 10-plus, EIU shoots 61 percent from the field. >>> Sims posts double-double, King 5-of-5 from the field in OVC opener. >>> EIU dominates bench scoring (16-2) and takes care of the ball. >>> Nixon scores 18 in second half, EIU wins without making a 3-pointer. >>> Back & forth affair features 14 ties and nine lead changes. >>> Every Panther that plays connects on a field goal. >>> Sims matches her career-high point total on 8-of-12 shooting. >>> Thomas connects on 5 3-pointers, the most by a Panther in 2010. >>> 13-game win streak begins with blowout win; EIU shoots 54 percent. >>> Kloak (18 pts) & Nixon both finish one rebound shy of double-doubles. >>> 39 points the fewest EIU has ever allowed to Division I opponent. >>> Nixon posts 16-point, 17-rebound double-double in key road win. >>> Kloak dominate in 2nd half, Pressley hits game-winning FTs. >>> Sims posts double-double, Nixon records 10 assists. >>> Every healthy Panther scores, EIU enjoys 40-2 edge in bench scoring. >>> Sims scores career-high 21 to lead four EIU players with 10-plus. >>> Kloak the lone Panther with 10-plus but EIU completes perfect January. >>> EIU leads wire-to-wire thanks to 57% shooting from the field. >>> Balanced scoring lifts EIU to first win in Cape Girardeau since 2001. >>> Nixon posts a triple-double as EIU wins first-place showdown. >>> Nixon 12-of-12 at FT line, tying % record, as EIU wins 13th straight. >>> UTM makes 14-of-18 field goals in 2nd half to end EIU win streak. >>> Kloak & Thomas (13 pts) lead the way as EIU clinches share of OVC title. >>> EIU dominates Lady Govs to clinch OVC title outright. >>> EIU receives championship trophy from commissioner after senior day win. >>> EIU wins 10th straight vs TSU to advance to Nashville. >>> Nixon, Sims & Kloak score 50 to help EIU advance to 3rd straight final. >>> EIU rallies after slow start but can’t overcome poor shooting. >>> Turnover prone EIU can’t overcome Marquette’s balanced attack.

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa 2010 Statistics

2009-10 EASTERN ILLINOIS STATISTICS 20 0 EASTERN ILLINOIS BASKETBALL Eastern Illinois Season Box Score (as of Sep 03, 20 0) All games

RECORD: ALL.GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

15 41 22 24 44 33 51 10 04 21 05 12

Player

NIXON, Ta'Kenya KLOAK, Maggie SIMS, Dominique THOMAS, Ashley PRESSLEY, Chantelle MITCHELL, Sydney KING, Mariah WALKER, Pilar WYSS, Kelsey KISH, Madeline BAKER, Marie STURTEVANT, Lauren Team Total.......... Opponents......

OVERALL 23-11 16-2 7-9

gp-gs

min

34 34

6800 6802

HOME 12-2 9-0 3-2

Total 3-Point avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

34-33 1093 32.1 156-331 .471 34-34 866 25.5 130-289 .450 34-30 940 27.6 134-336 .399 33-33 910 27.6 70-229 .306 34-33 770 22.6 78-203 .384 34-0 514 15.1 60-130 .462 34-0 395 11.6 77-147 .524 16-0 239 14.9 25-47 .532 34-5 678 19.9 52-147 .354 22-0 196 8.9 16-48 .333 17-1 104 6.1 16-39 .410 17-1 95 5.6 4-12 .333

Score by Periods Eastern Illinois Opponents

.283 .000 .284 .308 .256 .357 .000 .429 .311 .316 .000 .000

F-Throw ft-fta ft%

150-193 158-214 70-95 37-50 48-77 60-82 28-42 18-28 11-18 7-14 5-15 3-4

.777 .738 .737 .740 .623 .732 .667 .643 .611 .500 .333 .750

off

60 82 79 7 62 36 27 8 18 5 14 3 65 818-1958 .418 145-486 .298 595-832 .715 466 731-1982 .369 218-680 .321 406-605 .671 420

Rebounds def tot

170 137 111 66 96 78 48 25 58 17 28 11 78 923 815

230 219 190 73 158 114 75 33 76 22 42 14 143 1389 1235

NEUTRAL 2-2 0-0 2-2 avg

6.8 6.4 5.6 2.2 4.6 3.4 2.2 2.1 2.2 1.0 2.5 0.8

pf dq

70 97 81 57 92 28 59 16 33 9 16 8

to blk stl

pts

1 166 103 7 71 475 2 33 72 34 32 418 3 66 98 9 36 369 1 62 48 10 29 221 4 40 70 14 33 215 0 23 28 1 13 185 1 6 48 9 6 182 0 32 20 0 9 74 0 45 44 2 32 138 0 18 20 2 6 51 0 4 7 4 1 37 0 11 5 1 3 11 10 40.9 566 12 506 573 93 271 2376 36.3 693 - 420 612 110 264 2086

20 0 EASTERN ILLINOIS BASKETBALL Eastern Illinois Season Box Score (as of Sep 03, 20 0) 1st 2nd Totals Conference games

1089 964

RECORD: ALL.GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

13-46 0-0 31-109 44-143 11-43 5-14 0-3 6-14 23-74 12-38 0-0 0-2

AWAY 9-7 7-2 2-5

1287 1122

OVERALL 16-2 16-2 0-0

2376 2086

HOME 9-0 9-0 0-0

AWAY 7-2 7-2 0-0

avg

14.0 12.3 10.9 6.7 6.3 5.4 5.4 4.6 4.1 2.3 2.2 0.6 69.9 61.4

NEUTRAL 0-0 0-0 0-0

– OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE STATISTICS –

15 41 22 44 24 33 51 04 10 05 21 12

Player

NIXON, Ta'Kenya KLOAK, Maggie SIMS, Dominique PRESSLEY, Chantelle THOMAS, Ashley MITCHELL, Sydney KING, Mariah WYSS, Kelsey WALKER, Pilar BAKER, Marie KISH, Madeline STURTEVANT, Lauren Team Total.......... Opponents......

Score by Periods Eastern Illinois Opponents

gp-gs

min

18-17 18-18 18-18 18-17 18-18 18-0 18-0 18-0 5-0 11-1 13-0 9-1

592 449 519 404 476 281 217 368 77 62 101 54

18 18

3600 3602

Total 3-Point avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

32.9 24.9 28.8 22.4 26.4 15.6 12.1 20.4 15.4 5.6 7.8 6.0

1st 586 451

82-196 68-148 72-168 46-112 37-124 37-81 47-76 27-75 6-14 14-29 9-28 1-6

.167 .000 .346 .250 .274 .000 .000 .367 .000 .000 .364 .000

75-97 73-106 41-57 26-34 22-30 39-50 17-24 4-8 3-4 3-8 3-7 1-2

.773 .689 .719 .765 .733 .780 .708 .500 .750 .375 .429 .500

off

Rebounds def tot

36 97 133 48 72 120 46 73 119 31 59 90 5 43 48 22 41 63 17 29 46 10 31 41 5 9 14 10 17 27 4 10 14 1 5 6 38 43 81 446-1057 .422 68-240 .283 307-427 .719 273 529 802 355-1043 .340 116-364 .319 168-271 .620 205 416 621

2nd 681 543

.418 5-30 .459 0-0 .429 18-52 .411 6-24 .298 20-73 .457 0-5 .618 0-0 .360 11-30 .429 0-3 .483 0-0 .321 8-22 .167 0-1

F-Throw ft-fta ft%

avg

7.4 6.7 6.6 5.0 2.7 3.5 2.6 2.3 2.8 2.5 1.1 0.7

pf dq

30 56 37 44 21 12 35 15 6 11 6 3

44.6 276 34.5 361

0 108 1 18 1 43 1 21 0 36 0 14 1 5 0 30 0 12 0 2 0 6 0 6

to blk stl

pts

52 5 42 244 35 22 14 209 54 5 21 203 36 7 22 124 26 7 10 116 16 0 7 113 31 3 4 111 22 2 15 69 5 0 1 15 5 2 1 31 12 2 0 29 4 1 2 3 6 4 301 304 56 139 1267 - 199 318 57 136 994

avg

13.6 11.6 11.3 6.9 6.4 6.3 6.2 3.8 3.0 2.8 2.2 0.3 70.4 55.2

Totals 1267 994

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Program Records POINTS

Game: 38 Jessica Huffman vs Morehead State Season: 607 JoAnn Archer Career: 1,891 Rachel Galligan

SCORING AVERAGE

Season: 21.4 Career: 16.0

Leah Aldrich-Franklin Rachel Galligan & Nancy Kassebaum

FIELD GOALS MADE

Game: 16 Season: 236 Career: 778

Sheriel Brown vs Grambling Pat Hamilton vs Northern Iowa Toni Collins Nancy Kassebaum

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED

Game: 29 Jessica Huffman vs. Jacksonville St. (2OT) Season: 481 Toni Collins Career: 1,643 Nancy Kassebaum

12/20/06 1980-81 2006-09

1998-99

12/19/92 1/31/87 1981-82 1980-83

3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE

Game: 7 Season: 58 Career: 162

Megan Sparks vs UT Martin Angie Patzner vs Middle Tennessee Barb Perkes vs Illinois State Barb Perkes vs Drake Michelle Lewis Lauren Dailey

3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED

Game: 16 Season: 155 Career: 484

Barb Perkes vs Illinois State Michelle Lewis Lauren Dailey

Rachel Galligan vs Murray State Rachel Galligan vs Eastern Kentucky Barb Perkes vs Wisconsin-Green Bay Rachel Galligan Rachel Galligan

FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED

Game: 18 Season: 204 Career: 662

Rachel Galligan vs Eastern Kentucky Chris Aldridge vs Xavier Rachel Galligan Rachel Galligan

FREE THROW PERCENTAGE

BLOCKS

Game: 6 Season: 61 Career: 185

Barb Perkes vs Oklahoma Nancy Kassebaum Nancy Kassebaum

12/8/89 1979-80 1980-83

Rachel Galligan vs Butler Laura Mull vs Illinois State Toni Collins vs Northeastern Illinois Rachel Galligan Rachel Galligan

11/30/05. 2/12/87 2/13/82 2005-06 2006-09

Melanie Hatfield vs Wisconsin Nancy Kassebaum vs Dayton Nancy Kassebaum Nancy Kassebaum

11/30/85 12/18/79 1979-80 1980-83

GAMES STARTED/PLAYED

2001-02 2001-05

1/12/06 1/18/00 3/9/88 1/5/87 2001-02 2001-04

3/9/88 2001-02 2001-04

3/8/08 1/12/08 12/1/88 2007-08 2006-09

1/12/08 11/22/85 2006-07 2006-09

Game: 1.000 On 9 occasions (minimum 10 attempts) Most Recently: Ta’Kenya Nixon (12-of-12) vs Eastern Kentucky 2/13/10 High FTs: Shannon Baugh (14-of-14) vs Youngstown St. 2/17/94 Season: .893 Beverly Williams (108-of-121) 1990-91 Best Season Percentage Among the Top 10 in FTs Made .860 Rachel Galligan (160-of-186) 2007-08 Career: .857 Megan Edwards (180-of-210) 2006-09

Game: 16 Season: 223 Career: 683

12/22/84 1981-82 1982-85

2/18/10 2/16/02 1/30/82 2001-02

Game: 1.000 Megan Edwards (5-of-5) vs Southeast Missouri 2/7/09 Ashley Thomas (5-of-5) vs Austin Peay 2/9/08 Season: .477 Lindsey Kluempers (21-of-44) 2007-08 Best Season Percentage Among the Top 10 in 3FGs Made .430 Nicky Polka (43-of-100) 1994-95 Career: .430 Shelly Ethridge (31-of-77) 1987-90

Game: 15 Season: 160 Career: 523

ASSISTS

Toni Collins vs Evansville Toni Collins Toni Collins

STEALS

3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE

FREE THROWS MADE

Game: 22 Season: 352 Career: 984

2/01/07 1981-82 1980-83

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE

Game: 1.000 On 11 occasions (minimum 5 FG attempts) Most Recently: Maggie Kloak (6-6) at UT Martin High FGs: Pam O’Connor (10-10) vs UT-Martin Dede Edwards (10-10) vs Bradley Season: .605 Pam O’Connor (204-337) Best Season Percentage Among the Top 10 in FGs Made .605 Pam O’Connor (204-337) Career: .586 Pam O’Connor (677-1156)

REBOUNDS

Game: 11 Season: 151 Career: 479

Season Games Played Games Started Career Games Played Games Started

34 - Seven Members of 2009-10 Team 34 - Maggie Kloak

2009-10 2009-10

121 - Lindsey Kluempers 115 - Toni Collins

2006-09 1982-85

SINGLE GAME HIGHS

Most Points Scored: 126 vs Indiana-Northwest.......................... 11/21/03 Points - OVC Game: 108 vs Tennessee State............................. 12/10/05 Most Pts. One Half: 71 vs Indiana-Northwest (1st half)........... 11/21/03 Most Pts. 2 Teams: 201 with Jacksonville State (103-98)......... 02/01/07 Fewest Pts. Allowed: 18 vs Chicago State................................. 11/20/78 18 vs Principia.......................................... 01/24/76 Most FG Made: 54 vs Indiana-Northwest.......................... 11/21/03 Most FG Attempted: 98 vs SIU Edwardsville............................ 02/21/80 Best Field Goal %: .707 vs Bradley (33-of-46).......................... 01/12/85 Most FT Made: 41 at Southeast Missouri......................... 02/10/04 Most FT Attempted: 48 On Two Occasions........................2008 & 2009 Best FT %: 1.000 at Southeast Missouri (11-of-11)......... 02/17/01 1.000 at Austin Peay (10-of-10).................... 01/04/01 Most 3-Pt FG Made: 13 at Morehead State.............................. 02/26/00 Most 3-Pt FG Attempt: 36 vs Morehead State.............................. 01/02/99 Best 3-Point FG %: .833 at IPFW (5-of-6).................................. 11/27/09 Most Rebounds: 62 vs Chicago State................................. 12/04/82 Most Assists: 42 vs Indiana-Northwest.......................... 11/21/03 Most Steals: 35 vs Butler.............................................. 12/07/83 Most Blocked Shots: 11 On Two Occasions........................1990 & 2009

SEASON HIGHS

Most Game.................................... Most Victories................................ Most Consecutive Victories:.......... Most Points:................................... Most Field Goals Made:................ Most Field Goals Attempted:......... Best Field Goal %:......................... Most Free Throws Made:............... Most Free Throws Attempted:....... Best Free Throw %:....................... Most 3-Point FG Made:................. Most 3-Point FG Attempted:.......... Best 3-Point FG %:........................ Most Rebounds:............................ Best Rebound Average:................. Most Assists:................................. Most Steals:................................... Most Blocked Shots:......................

34.......................................... 2009-10 25.......................................... 1980-81 13.......................................... 2009-10 2,482..................................... 1980-81 1,048..................................... 1980-81 2,276..................................... 1979-80 .488 (918-of-1,881)............... 1982-83 595........................................ 2009-10 832........................................ 2009-10 .786 (556-of-707).................. 2007-08 180........................................ 2008-09 500........................................ 1998-99 .409 (71-of-171).................... 1987-88 1,466..................................... 1981-82 44.4....................................... 1981-82 686........................................ 1981-82 418........................................ 1979-80 116........................................ 2008-09

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Single-Season Top 10 POINTS FREE THROWS MADE EIU FRESHMAN RECORDS

1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10.

JoAnn Archer Rachel Galligan Leah Aldrich-Franklin Toni Collins Nancy Kassebaum Pam O’Connor Nancy Kassebaum Rachel Galligan Rachel Galligan Melanie Hatfield

607 582 556 556 514 504 504 500 499 496

1981 2009 1999 1982 1982 2002 1981 2008 2007 1986

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10.

Rachel Galligan Maggie Kloak Rachel Galligan Ta’Kenya Nixon Megan Sparks Rachel Galligan Shannon Baugh Pam O’Connor Leah Aldrich-Franklin Jessica Huffman

160 158 155 150 135 134 129 112 112 111

2008 2010 2007 2010 2006 2009 1994 2004 1999 2007

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

JoAnn Archer Toni Collins Rachel Galligan Nancy Kassebaum Nancy Kassebaum Leah Aldrich-Franklin Linda Ellsworth Melanie Hatfield Nancy Kassebaum Pam O’Connor

251 236 224 219 217 216 212 209 207 204

1981 1982 2009 1981 1982 1999 1980 1986 1980 2002

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Maggie Kloak Rachel Galligan Ta’Kenya Nixon Rachel Galligan Rachel Galligan Megan Sparks Pam O’Connor Shannon Baugh Pam O’Connor Pam O’Connor

214 204 193 186 177 171 161 158 157 157

2010 2007 2010 2008 2009 2006 2004 1994 2005 2002

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Toni Collins JoAnn Archer Nancy Kassebaum Nancy Kassebaum Nancy Kassebaum Melanie Hatfield Leah Aldrich-Franklin Jo Huber Linda Ellsworth Jessica Huffman Chris Aldridge

481 479 476 464 446 441 439 422 417 401 401

1982 1981 1981 1980 1982 1986 1999 1980 1980 2007 1986

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Toni Collins Jo Huber Linda Ellsworth Linda Ellsworth Rachel Galligan Sheriel Brown Ta’Kenya Nixon Toni Collins Lisa Tyler Maggie Kloak

352 335 294 280 240 237 230 227 224 219

1982 1980 1980 1981 2007 1993 2010 1985 1987 2010

Nancy Kassebaum Nancy Kassebaum Nancy Kassebaum Melanie Hatfield Barb Perkes Nicky Polka Nancy Kassebaum Ta’Kenya Nixon Melanie Hatfield Nicky Polka Nicky Polka

151 130 125 116 85 78 73 71 70 68 68

1980 1982 1981 1986 1988 1994 1983 2010 1985 1995 1993

Rachel Galligan Toni Collins Rachel Galligan Laura Mull Missy Beck Rachel Galligan Rachel Galligan Katie Meyers Leah Aldrich-Franklin Toni Collins

61 47 46 45 44 41 37 35 35 35

2006 1982 2007 1987 1996 2009 2008 2004 2000 1983

FIELD GOALS MADE

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9.

3-POINT FIELD GOALS

FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED

Michelle Lewis Lauren Dailey Meggie Eck Megan Edwards Barb Perkes Megan Sparks Ashley Thomas Renee Schaul Angie Patzner Nicky Polka

58 56 54 53 47 45 44 44 44 43

2002 2002 2007 2009 1988 2006 2010 2001 2000 1995

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Michelle Lewis Meggie Eck Renee Schaul Lauren Dailey Ashley Thomas Megan Edwards Megan Sparks Lauren Dailey Jessica Huffman Angie Patzner

155 153 150 145 143 131 128 119 117 117

2002 2007 2001 2002 2010 2009 2006 2003 2007 2000

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Nancy Kassebaum Nancy Kassebaum Kathy Lanter Nicky Polka Ta’Kenya Nixon Kathy Lanter Nicky Polka Nicky Polka Lauren Dailey Barb Perkes

223 206 178 177 166 157 151 151 144 144

1982 1981 1983 1995 2010 1982 1994 1993 2002 1990

3-POINT FG ATTEMPTED

ASSISTS

REBOUNDS

STEALS

BLOCKED SHOTS

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Category Player Total Games Played Four Players 34 Games Started Ta’Kenya Nixon 33 Points Jessica Huffman 490 Pts Per Game Jessica Huffman 16.9 Field Goals Jessica Huffman 169 FG Attempts Jessica Huffman 401 FG Percentage Stacey Frierdich .534 Free Throws Ta’Kenya Nixon 150 Ta’Kenya Nixon 193 FT Attempts FT % Megan Edwards .852 3-Point FGs Jessica Huffman 41 3-Point Att. Jessica Huffman 117 3-Point % Sarah Riva .500 Rebounds Ta’Kenya Nixon 230 Reb Per Game Sheriel Brown 7.2 Assists Ta’Kenya Nixon 166 Steals Ta’Kenya Nixon 71 Blocks Rachel Galligan 61 All freshman records are from the Division I era (1983-Present)

Year 2010 2010 2007 2007 2007 2007 1988 2010 2010 2006 2007 2007 2002 2010 1995 2010 2010 2006

POINTS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Total............................................... Year 2,482.............................................. 1981 2,430.............................................. 1982 2,376.............................................. 2010 2,311.............................................. 1980 2,231.............................................. 2009 2,211.............................................. 1988 2,208.............................................. 1983 2,161.............................................. 1987 2,117.............................................. 2008 2,085.............................................. 2007 2,085.............................................. 1986

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1,048.............................................. 1981 1,046.............................................. 1982 975................................................. 1980 918................................................. 1983 870................................................. 1987 869................................................. 1986 865................................................. 1985 840................................................. 1988 829................................................. 1984 818................................................. 2010

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

180................................................. 2009 172................................................. 2005 165................................................. 2008 156................................................. 1999 155................................................. 2002 151................................................. 2007 145................................................. 2010 143................................................. 2006 136................................................. 2004 134................................................. 2000

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

595................................................. 2010 556................................................. 2008 515................................................. 2009 508................................................. 2007 481................................................. 2006 479................................................. 1990 461................................................. 1988 419................................................. 2005 400................................................. 1989 390................................................. 2004

FIELD GOALS

3-POINT FIELD GOALS

FREE THROWS

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Rachel Galligan Nancy Kassebaum Pam O’Connor Toni Collins Barbora Garbova Barb Perkes Linda Ellsworth Melanie Hatfield Tracy Roller Chris Aldridge Megan Sparks Lisa Tyler Lauren Dailey Leah Aldrich-Franklin Jo Ann Archer Stacy Frierdich Allison Lee Kathy Lanter Sheryl Bonsett

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Nancy Kassebaum Toni Collins Rachel Galligan Pam O’Connor Linda Ellsworth Barbora Garbova Melanie Hatfield Chris Aldridge Tracy Roller Leah Aldrich-Franklin

1,891 1,807 1,731 1,715 1,537 1,456 1,434 1,389 1,385 1,337 1,313 1,249 1,247 1,246 1,190 1,110 1,057 1,020 1,012

2006-09 1980-83 2001-05 1982-85 1995-98 1987-90 1977-81 1983-86 1989-92 1983-86 2003-06 1986-89 2001-04 1997-00 1978-81 1988-91 1995-98 1981-83 1986-89

FIELD GOALS MADE 778 711 684 677 627 594 588 551 536 517

1980-83 1982-85 2006-09 2001-05 1977-81 1995-98 1983-86 1983-86 1989-92 1997-00

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Nancy Kassebaum Barbora Garbova Toni Collins Rachel Galligan Barb Perkes Tracy Roller Melanie Hatfield Linda Ellsworth Pam O’Connor Chris Aldridge

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Lauren Dailey Barb Perkes Barbora Garbova Ashley Thomas Megan Sparks Megan Edwards Angie Patzner Meggie Eck Dominique Sims Nicky Polka

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Lauren Dailey Megan Sparks Barbora Garbova Ashley Thomas Barb Perkes Megan Edwards Angie Patzner Renee Schaul Dominique Sims Meggie Eck

1,643 1,495 1,377 1,312 1,250 1,249 1,238 1,164 1,156 1,117

1980-83 1995-98 1982-85 2006-09 1987-90 1989-92 1983-86 1977-81 2001-05 1983-86

3-POINT FIELD GOALS 162 137 136 130 130 125 112 107 101 96

2001-04 1987-90 1995-98 2007-10 2003-06 2006-09 1996-00 2004-07 2008-10 1992-95

3-POINT FG ATTEMPTS 484 411 405 393 363 349 326 295 293 285

2001-04 2003-06 1995-98 2007-10 1987-90 2006-09 1996-00 1998-01 2008-10 2004-07

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Rachel Galligan Pam O’Connor Megan Sparks Allison Lee Maggie Kloak Barb Perkes Toni Collins Tracy Roller Ellen Canale Nancy Kassebaum

523 375 365 360 330 311 293 264 262 251

2006-09 2001-05 2003-06 1995-98 2007-10 1987-90 1982-85 1989-92 2006-09 1980-83

FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Rachel Galligan Pam O’Connor Allison Lee Megan Sparks Maggie Kloak Toni Collins Barb Perkes Chris Aldridge Nancy Kassebaum Ellen Canale

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Toni Collins Linda Ellsworth Lisa Tyler Rachel Galligan Barbora Garbova Chris Aldridge Laura Mull Allison Lee Jo Huber Stacy Frierdich

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Nancy Kassebaum Melanie Hatfield Nicky Polka Lori Conine Barb Perkes Barbora Garbova Toni Collins Tracy Roller Chris Aldridge Sheryl Bonsett

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Nancy Kassebaum Nicky Polka Sheryl Bonsett Jess Laska Barb Perkes Lisa Tyler Lauren Dailey Kathy Lanter Tracy Roller Melanie Hatfield

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Rachel Galligan Laura Mull Toni Collins Leah Aldrich-Franklin Missy Beck Brooke Gossett Maggie Kloak Katie Meyers Stacy Frierdich Janelle Cazy

662 579 475 464 461 452 414 375 353 352

REBOUNDS 984 844 806 794 689 677 670 652 633 629

STEALS

479 296 255 219 215 190 179 175 167 166

ASSISTS

683 586 435 427 425 401 383 382 364 356

BLOCKED SHOTS 185 140 136 109 100 71 69 59 58 56

2006-09 2001-05 1995-98 2003-06 2007-10 1982-85 1987-90 1983-86 1980-83 2006-09

1982-85 1977-81 1986-89 2006-09 1995-98 1983-86 1987-90 1995-98 1977-80 1988-91

1980-83 1983-86 1992-95 1982-85 1987-90 1995-98 1982-85 1989-92 1983-86 1986-89

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2006-09 1987-90 1982-85 1997-00 1993-96 2000-03 2007-10 2003-04 1988-91 2002-05

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1. RACHEL GALLIGAN – 1,891 pts.

Year G-GS 2005-06 29-26 2006-07 29-29 2007-08 27-21 2008-09 33-33 TOTALS 118-109

FG- FGA 118- 238 172- 369 170- 311 224- 394 684- 1312

Pct. .496 .466 .547 .569 .521

3FG- 3FGA 0- 0 0- 1 0- 1 0- 0 0- 2

Pct. .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

FT- FTA 74- 95 155- 204 160- 186 134- 177 523- 662

2. NANCY KASSEBAUM – 1,807 pts.

Year G-GS 1979-80 30-30 1980-81 33-33 1981-82 31-31 1982-83 19-19 TOTALS 113-113

FG- FGA 207- 464 219- 476 217- 446 135- 257 778- 1643

Pct. .446 .460 .470 .525 .474

3FG- 3FGA –– –– –– –– –– –– –– –– –– ––

Pct. –– –– –– –– ––

3. PAM O’CONNOR – 1,731 pts.

Year G-GS 2000-01 27-27 2001-02 28-28 2003-04 27-26 2004-05 27-20 TOTALS 109-101

FG- FGA 143- 269 204- 337 166- 276 164-274 677- 1156

Pct. .532 .605 .601 .599 .586

3FG- 3FGA 2- 2 0- 1 0- 0 0- 1 2- 4

Pct. 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .500

4. TONI COLLINS – 1,715 pts.

Year G-GS 1981-82 33-33 1982-83 27-26 1983-84 28-28 1984-85 28-28 TOTALS 116-115

FG- FGA 236- 481 151- 271 160- 299 164- 326 711- 1377

Pct. .491 .557 .535 .503 .516

3FG- 3FGA –– –– –– –– –– –– –– –– –– ––

Pct. –– –– –– –– ––

FT- FTA 50- 81 66- 94 80- 102 55- 76 251- 353

Pct. TP PPG .617 464 15.5 .702 504 15.3 .784 514 16.6 .724 325 17.1 .711 1807 16.0

FT- FTA 69- 104 96- 157 112- 161 98- 157 375- 579

Pct. TP PPG .663 357 13.2 .611 504 18.0 .696 444 16.4 .624 426 15.8 .648 1731 15.9

FT- FTA 84- 150 64- 86 63- 88 82- 128 293- 452

Pct. TP PPG .560 556 16.8 .744 366 13.6 .716 383 13.7 .641 410 14.6 .648 1715 14.8

5. BARBORA GARBOVA – 1,537 pts.

Year G-GS 1994-95 28-28 1995-96 27-27 1996-97 27-27 1997-98 27-26 TOTALS 109-108

FG- FGA 133- 353 144- 357 167- 400 150- 385 594- 1495

Pct. 3FG- 3FGA .377 35- 96 .403 28- 106 .418 37- 100 .393 36- 103 .397 136- 405

Pct. .365 .264 .370 .350 .336

6. BARB PERKES – 1,456 pts.

Year 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 TOTALS

G-GS 30-28 30-30 14-12 24-24 98-94

FG- FGA 128- 331 165- 392 65- 169 146- 358 504- 1250

Pct. 3FG- 3FGA .387 33- 94 .421 47- 115 .385 20- 59 .408 37- 95 .403 137- 363

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Pct. .351 .409 .339 .390 .377

Pct. TP PPG .779 310 10.7 .760 499 17.2 .860 500 18.5 .757 582 17.6 .790 1891 16.0

FT- FTA 41- 60 49- 78 54- 82 69- 95 213- 315

Pct. TP PPG .683 342 12.2 .628 365 13.5 .659 425 15.7 .726 405 15.0 .676 1537 14.1

FT- FTA 66- 95 91- 123 64- 80 90- 116 311- 414

Pct. TP PPG .695 355 11.8 .740 468 15.6 .800 214 15.3 .776 419 17.5 .751 1456 14.9

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7. LINDA ELLSWORTH – 1,434 pts.

Year 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 TOTALS

G-GS FG- FGA Pct. 3FG- 3FGA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. TP PPG N/A –– –– –– 280 N/A –– –– –– 190 30- 212- 417 .508 –– –– –– 70- 112 .630 474 15.8 32- 490 15.3 95-N/A 627- 1164 .539 –– –– –– 180- 266 .677 1434 15.1

8. MELANIE HATFIELD – 1,389 pts.

Year G-GS 1982-83 28-17 1983-84 28-26 1984-85 27-25 1985-86 28-28 TOTALS 111-96

FG- FGA 114- 231 133- 287 132- 279 209- 441 588- 1238

Pct. .494 .463 .473 .474 .475

3FG- –– –– –– –– ––

3FGA –– –– –– –– ––

Pct. –– –– –– –– ––

FT- FTA 29- 46 57- 85 49- 76 78- 106 213- 313

Pct. TP PPG .630 257 9.2 .671 323 11.5 .645 313 11.6 .736 496 17.7 .681 1389 12.5

Year G-GS 1988-89 28-10 1989-90 27-27 1990-91 26-26 1991-92 27-27 TOTALS 108-90

FG- FGA 77- 181 173- 380 142- 330 144- 358 536- 1249

Pct. .425 .455 .430 .402 .429

3FG- 3FGA 1- 10 17- 49 16- 55 15- 57 49- 171

Pct. .100 .347 .291 .263 .287

FT- FTA 34- 48 79- 95 63- 88 88- 102 264- 333

Pct. TP PPG .708 189 6.8 .832 442 16.4 .716 363 14.0 .863 391 14.5 .793 1385 12.8

9. TRACY ROLLER – 1,385 pts.

10. CHRIS ALDRIDGE – 1,337 pts.

Year G-GS 1982-83 25-4 1983-84 28-25 1984-85 28-28 1985-86 28-28 TOTALS 109-85

FG- FGA 60- 129 132- 261 172- 326 187- 401 551- 1117

Pct. .465 .506 .582 .466 .493

3FG- –– –– –– –– ––

3FGA –– –– –– –– ––

Pct. –– –– –– –– ––

FT- FTA 30- 46 62- 110 67- 107 76- 112 235- 375

11. MEGAN SPARKS – 1,313 pts.

Year G-GS 2002-03 28-21 2003-04 26-11 2004-05 26-26 2005-06 29-29 TOTALS 109-87

FG- FGA 98- 269 91- 236 80- 247 140- 362 409-1114

Pct. 3FG- .364 32- .386 23- .324 30- .387 45- .367 130-

3FGA 108 72 103 128 411

12. LISA TYLER – 1,249 pts.

Year G-GS 1985-86 28-27 1986-87 30-29 1987-88 30-29 1988-89 27-25 TOTALS 115-110

FG- FGA 98- 205 150- 317 129- 269 135- 259 512- 1050

Pct. .478 .473 .480 .521 .488

3FG- 3FGA –– –– 0- 3 1- 4 2- 3 3- 10

Pct. .296 .319 .291 .352 .316

FT- FTA 88- 108 66- 81 76- 104 135- 171 365- 464

Pct. TP PPG .815 316 11.3 .815 271 10.4 .731 266 10.2 .789 460 15.9 .787 1313 12.0

Pct. –– .000 .250 .667 .300

FT- FTA 35- 50 86- 111 51- 67 50- 60 222- 288

Pct. TP PPG .700 231 8.3 .775 386 12.9 .761 310 10.3 .866 322 11.9 .771 1249 10.9

FT- FTA 42- 52 31- 39 68- 85 60- 69 201- 245

Pct. TP PPG .808 248 9.5 .795 325 11.6 .800 368 13.1 .870 306 11.8 .820 1247 11.5

13. LAUREN DAILEY – 1,247 pts.

Year G-GS 2000-01 26-25 2001-02 28-28 2002-03 28-28 2003-04 26-25 TOTALS 108-106

FG- FGA 88- 224 119- 287 130- 311 105- 263 442- 1085

Pct. 3FG- .393 30- .415 56- .418 40- .399 36- .407 162-

3FGA 111 145 119 109 484

Pct. TP PPG .652 150 6.0 .564 326 11.6 .626 411 14.7 .679 450 16.1 .627 1337 12.3

Pct. .270 .386 .336 .330 .335

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14. LEAH ALDRICH-FRANKLIN – 1,246 pts.

Year G-GS 1996-97 25-0 1997-98 27-27 1998-99 26-26 1999-00 26-20 TOTALS 104-73

FG- FGA 28- 72 173- 374 216- 439 100- 199 517- 1084

Pct. 3FG- .389 0- .463 1- .492 12- .503 0- .477 13-

3FGA 1 5 44 0 50

Pct. FT- FTA .000 11- 19 .200 56- 88 .273 112- 141 .000 20- 34 .260 199- 282

Pct. TP PPG .579 67 2.7 .636 403 14.9 .794 556 21.4 .588 220 8.5 .706 1246 12.0

15. JOANN ARCHER – 1,190 pts.

Year G-GS FG- FGA Pct. 3FG- 3FGA Pct. FT- FTA Pct. TP PPG 1977-78 unavailable 29 1978-79 25- 73- 153 .477 –– –– –– 16- 19 .842 162 6.5 1979-80 30- 163- 369 .369 –– –– –– 66- 85 .776 392 13.1 1980-81 35- 251- 479 .524 –– –– –– 105- 135 .778 607 17.3 TOTALS 100- 495- 1028 .482 –– –– –– 200- 254 .787 1190 11.9

16. STACY FRIERDICH – 1,110 pts.

Year G-GS 1987-88 30-0 1988-89 28-6 1989-90 27-27 1990-91 27-27 TOTALS 112-60

FG- FGA 86- 161 88- 182 109- 220 161- 307 444- 870

Pct. .534 .484 .496 .524 .510

3FG- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0-

3FGA 0 0 0 0 0

Pct. .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

17. ALLISON LEE – 1,057 pts.

Year G-GS 1994-95 28-28 1995-96 27-27 1996-97 27-27 1997-98 26-26 TOTALS 108-108

FG- FGA 78- 174 79- 154 102- 188 89- 176 348- 692

Pct. 3FG- .448 0- .513 1- .543 0- .506 0- .503 1-

3FGA 0 3 1 0 4

Pct. .000 .333 .000 .000 .250

FT- FTA 63- 88 43- 73 54- 75 62- 101 222- 337

Pct. TP .716 235 .589 219 .720 272 .614 384 .659 1110

PPG 7.8 7.8 10.1 14.2 9.9

FT- FTA 94- 121 62- 89 102- 129 102- 136 360- 475

Pct. TP .777 250 .691 221 .791 306 .750 280 .758 1057

PPG 8.9 8.2 11.3 10.8 9.8

18. KATHY LANTER – 1,020 pts.

Year 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 TOTALS

G-GS FG- FGA Pct. 1- 0- 0 .000 N/A 33- 182- 400 .455 29-29 173- 352 .491 94-N/A 494-N/A

3FG- –– –– –– –– ––

3FGA –– –– –– –– ––

Pct. FT- FTA Pct. TP PPG –– 0- 0 .000 0 0.0 –– 218 –– 37- 53 .698 401 12.2 –– 55- 75 .733 401 13.8 –– 122- N/A 1020 10.9

19. SHERYL BONSETT – 1,012 pts.

Year G-GS 1985-86 27-25 1986-87 30-15 1987-88 29-29 1988-89 28-27 TOTALS 114-96

FG- FGA 82- 183 72- 176 138- 301 117- 271 409- 931

Pct. .448 .409 .459 .432 .439

3FG- 3FGA –– –– 0- 8 17- 42 25- 57 42- 107

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Pct. FT- FTA –– 30- 39 .000 40- 51 .405 55- 75 .439 27- 37 .393 152- 202

Pct. TP .769 194 .784 184 .733 348 .730 286 .752 1012

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1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

401................ Kathy Lanter 383.................. Toni Collins 411............... Chris Aldridge 496...........Melanie Hatfield 405................Pat Hamilton 468.................Barb Perkes 322..................... Lisa Tyler 442................. Tracy Roller 384............ Stacy Frierdich 391................. Tracy Roller 379.............. Sheriel Brown 392...........Shannon Baugh 342.........Barbora Garbova 365.........Barbora Garbova 425.........Barbora Garbova 405.........Barbora Garbova 556.................Leah Aldrich 287..............Angie Patzner 399..............Renee Schaul 504.............Pam O’Connor 368.............. Lauren Dailey 444.............Pam O’Connor 426.............Pam O’Connor 460............. Megan Sparks 499........... Rachel Galligan 500........... Rachel Galligan 582........... Rachel Galligan 475..........Ta’Kenya Nixon

1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

17.1.... Nancy Kassebaum 13.7................. Toni Collins 14.7............. Chris Aldridge 17.7..........Melanie Hatfield 14.0...............Pat Hamilton 15.6................Barb Perkes 15.3................Barb Perkes 17.5................Barb Perkes 14.2........... Stacy Frierdich 14.5................ Tracy Roller 14.0............. Sheriel Brown 15.1..........Shannon Baugh 12.2........Barbora Garbova 13.5........Barbora Garbova 15.7........Barbora Garbova 15.0........Barbora Garbova 21.4................Leah Aldrich 10.6.............Angie Patzner 14.8.............Renee Schaul 18.0............Pam O’Connor 13.1............. Lauren Dailey 16.4............Pam O’Connor 15.8............Pam O’Connor 15.9............ Megan Sparks 17.2.......... Rachel Galligan 18.5.......... Rachel Galligan 17.6.......... Rachel Galligan 14.0.........Ta’Kenya Nixon

1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

215.................. Toni Collins 193.............. Chris Aldridge 227.................. Toni Collins 205.............. Chris Aldridge 224..................... Lisa Tyler 210...................Ann Brown 218..................... Lisa Tyler 171............ Stacy Frierdich 212............ Stacy Frierdich 188.............. Sheriel Brown 237.............. Sheriel Brown 180...........Shannon Baugh 194...................Allison Lee 163.........Barbora Garbova 196.........Barbora Garbova

Scoring Average

Rebounds

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

178.................Leah Aldrich 149..............Angie Patzner 168.............Pam O’Connor 142.............Pam O’Connor 137............Brooke Gossett 157.............Pam O’Connor 143.............Pam O’Connor 169........... Rachel Galligan 240........... Rachel Galligan 179........... Rachel Galligan 206........... Rachel Galligan 230..........Ta’Kenya Nixon

1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

7.9................... Toni Collins 6.9............... Chris Aldridge 8.1................... Toni Collins 7.3............... Chris Aldridge 7.5...................... Lisa Tyler 7.0....................Ann Brown 8.1...................... Lisa Tyler 6.3............. Stacy Frierdich 7.9............. Stacy Frierdich 7.2............... Sheriel Brown 8.8............... Sheriel Brown 6.9............Shannon Baugh 6.9....................Allison Lee 6.0..........Barbora Garbova 7.3..........Barbora Garbova 7.3..................Leah Aldrich 6.8..................Leah Aldrich 5.5...............Angie Patzner 6.2..............Pam O’Connor 5.1..............Pam O’Connor 4.9.............Brooke Gossett 5.8..............Pam O’Connor 5.3..............Pam O’Connor 5.8............ Rachel Galligan 8.3............ Rachel Galligan 6.6............ Rachel Galligan 6.2............ Rachel Galligan 6.8...........Ta’Kenya Nixon

1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

178................ Kathy Lanter 94.................... Toni Collins 123...................Kim Maxey 127...........Melanie Hatfield 99....................... Lisa Tyler 131.................Barb Perkes 142............. Sheryl Bonsett 144.................Barb Perkes 128................. Tracy Roller 107..................Nicky Polka 151..................Nicky Polka 151..................Nicky Polka 177..................Nicky Polka 100.................. Jess Laska 142.................. Jess Laska 117................... Jess Laska 113.................. Lorie Moore 107..............Renee Schaul 94................Renee Schaul 144.............. Lauren Dailey 97............. Ashley Kearney 124.............. Megan Casad 89............... Megan Sparks 110........... Megan Edwards 103.......... Jessica Huffman 93............ Megan Edwards 142.......... Megan Edwards 166..........Ta’Kenya Nixon

Rebounding Average

Assists

Beverly Williams >>> earned First Team All-Gateway Conference honors in 1991. She sank 108-of-121 free throws that year, an EIU single season record for percentage (.893).

1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

173................ Kathy Lanter 160.................. Toni Collins 172.............. Chris Aldridge 209...........Melanie Hatfield 191................Pat Hamilton 165.................Barb Perkes 135..................... Lisa Tyler 173................. Tracy Roller 163.......... Beverly Williams 144................. Tracy Roller 167.............. Sheriel Brown 131...........Shannon Baugh 133.........Barbora Garbova 144.........Barbora Garbova 167.........Barbora Garbova 173.................Leah Aldrich 216.................Leah Aldrich 100.................Leah Aldrich 151..............Renee Schaul 204.............Pam O’Connor 130.............. Lauren Dailey 166.............Pam O’Connor 164.............Pam O’Connor 140............. Megan Sparks 172........... Rachel Galligan 170........... Rachel Galligan 224........... Rachel Galligan 156..........Ta’Kenya Nixon

1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

.557................. Toni Collins .563....................Sue Hynd .542....................Sue Hynd .525....................Sue Hynd .547...............Pat Hamilton .534........... Stacy Frierdich .521.................... Lisa Tyler .496........... Stacy Frierdich .524........... Stacy Frierdich .463............. Sheriel Brown .458............. Sheriel Brown .442.............. Sarah Probst .508.............. Sarah Probst .513..................Allison Lee .543..................Allison Lee .506..................Allison Lee .492................Leah Aldrich .514...........Brooke Gossett .532............Pam O’Connor .605............Pam O’Connor .570...........Brooke Gossett .655...............Janelle Cazy .599............Pam O’Connor .496.......... Rachel Galligan .564..... Amanda Maxedon .547.......... Rachel Galligan .569.......... Rachel Galligan .524...............Mariah King

1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

33...................Barb Perkes 47...................Barb Perkes 25............... Sheryl Bonsett 37...................Barb Perkes 34................ Karen McCaa 35......... Carolyn Haggerty 22....................Nicky Polka 25.............. Beth Salvaggio 43....................Nicky Polka 28.......... Barbora Garbova 37.......... Barbora Garbova 36.......... Barbora Garbova 34............... Monica Bernat 44................Angie Patzner 44................Renee Schaul 58............... Michelle Lewis 40................ Lauren Dailey 36................ Lauren Dailey 42.............. Melanie Ploger 45............... Megan Sparks 54....................Meggie Eck 36............ Megan Edwards 53............ Megan Edwards 44..............Ashley Thomas

Field Goal %

Lauren Dailey finished her career as EIU’s all-time leader in 3-pointers made (162) and free throw percentage (.820). The latter mark was eclipsed by Megan Edwards (.857) in 2009.

Pat Hamilton >>> earned First Team All-Gateway Conference honors in 1987. She scored a team-leading 405 points in ‘87, averaging 14 points per game.

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1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

64.................... Toni Collins 63.................... Toni Collins 82.................... Toni Collins 78.............Melanie Hatfield 86....................... Lisa Tyler 91...................Barb Perkes 64...................Barb Perkes 90...................Barb Perkes 108.......... Beverly Williams 88................... Tracy Roller 45................ Sheriel Brown 129...........Shannon Baugh 94.....................Allison Lee 62.....................Allison Lee 102...................Allison Lee 102...................Allison Lee 112..................Leah Aldrich 61................Angie Patzner 69...............Pam O’Connor 96...............Pam O’Connor 88............... Megan Sparks 112..............Pam O’Connor 98...............Pam O’Connor 135............. Megan Sparks 155........... Rachel Galligan 160........... Rachel Galligan 134........... Rachel Galligan 158...............Maggie Kloak

1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

86.....Toni Collins/Sue Hynd 110............... Chris Aldridge 128.................. Toni Collins 112............... Chris Aldridge 111...................... Lisa Tyler 123.................Barb Perkes 94.............. Shelly Ethridge 116..................Barb Perkes 121.......... Beverly Williams 102................. Tracy Roller 80................ Sheriel Brown 158...........Shannon Baugh 121...................Allison Lee 89.....................Allison Lee

Italics - Includes stats against JUCO opponents

Free Throw Attempts

YEAR 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10

G 26 30 33 33 29 28 28 28 30 30 28 27 27 27 27 26 28 27 27 27 26 27 27 28 28 27 27 29 29 32 33 34

FG- FGA 710- 1624 975- 2276 1048- 2227 1046- 2260 918- 1881 829- 1734 865- 1811 869- 1872 870- 1916 840- 1845 776- 1717 734- 1681 693- 1611 684- 1656 641- 1687 599- 1601 683- 1626 609- 1525 662- 1608 614- 1588 647- 1620 639- 1491 673- 1541 668- 1513 658- 1551 642- 1430 574- 1358 657- 1645 713- 1712 698- 1659 768- 1722 818- 1958

FG% .437 .428 .471 .463 .488 .478 .478 .464 .454 .455 .452 .437 .430 .413 .380 .374 .420 .399 .412 .387 .399 .429 .437 .442 .424 .449 .423 .399 .416 .421 .446 .418

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

136...................Allison Lee 141.................Leah Aldrich 72................Angie Patzner 104.............Pam O’Connor 157.............Pam O’Connor 108............. Megan Sparks 161.............Pam O’Connor 157.............Pam O’Connor 171............. Megan Sparks 204........... Rachel Galligan 186........... Rachel Galligan 177........... Rachel Galligan 214...............Maggie Kloak

Free Throw %

.744................. Toni Collins .716................. Toni Collins .645..........Melanie Hatfield .736..........Melanie Hatfield .775.................... Lisa Tyler .761.................... Lisa Tyler .833.................... Lisa Tyler .832................ Tracy Roller .893......... Beverly Williams .863................ Tracy Roller .667.................Nicky Polka .817..........Shannon Baugh .777..................Allison Lee .697..................Allison Lee .791..................Allison Lee .750..................Allison Lee .794................Leah Aldrich .847.............Angie Patzner .808............. Lauren Dailey .795............. Lauren Dailey .815............ Megan Sparks .870............. Lauren Dailey .964........... Melanie Ploger .929.................Meggie Eck .779............... Ellen Canale .860.......... Rachel Galligan .903...........Ashley Thomas .777.........Ta’Kenya Nixon

3FG- FGA ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– 33- 109 70- 171 70- 181 69- 188 55- 172 84- 268 44- 163 81- 264 108- 294 100- 350 84- 288 74- 271 156- 500 134- 390 115- 380 155- 434 108- 368 136- 410 172- 499 143- 435 151- 454 165- 447 180- 498 145- 486

3FG% ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– .303 .409 .387 .367 .320 .313 .270 .307 .367 .286 .292 .273 .312 .344 .303 .357 .293 .332 .345 .329 .333 .369 .361 .298

FT- FTA 201- 300 353- 558 386- 587 338- 554 372- 572 343- 537 318- 492 347- 520 388- 581 461- 637 400- 559 479- 631 348- 466 329- 445 251- 432 330- 476 375- 547 361- 566 345- 514 349- 541 304- 425 283- 395 334- 450 232- 364 333- 461 390- 535 419- 597 481- 636 508- 699 556- 707 515- 696 595- 832

FT% .670 .633 .658 .610 .650 .639 .646 .667 .668 .724 .716 .759 .747 .739 .581 .693 .686 .638 .671 .645 .715 .716 .742 .637 .722 .729 .702 .756 .727 .786 .740 .715

1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

OR 254 ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– 377 334 328 299 337 332 295 274 285 279 275 281 243 284 361 335 361 466

73....... Nancy Kassebaum 65.............Melanie Hatfield 70.............Melanie Hatfield 116............Melanie Hatfield 67..................Pat Hamilton 85...................Barb Perkes 46.............. Shelly Ethridge 49...................Barb Perkes .................. Shelly Ethridge 58................... Tracy Roller 56....... Heather Youngman 68....................Nicky Polka 78....................Nicky Polka 68....................Nicky Polka 58.................... Jess Laska 47...........Barbora Garbova ..................... Nora Hendrix 36...........Barbora Garbova 59................... Lorie Moore 53................Renee Schaul 56................Renee Schaul 43.................Rachel Karos 36................ Lauren Dailey 35............ Meagan Scaggs 40.....................Sarah Riva 36............ Megan Edwards 58............ Jessica Huffman 45............ Dominique Sims 39............ Dominique Sims 71............Ta’Kenya Nixon

DR 582 ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– 633 586 601 591 679 719 608 676 598 654 686 694 656 691 784 829 884 923

T-Reb 836 1176 1175 1466 1188 1054 981 1011 1150 1178 1056 1035 993 1008 1158 1020 1067 1007 1016 1051 903 950 883 933 961 975 899 975 1145 1164 1245 1389

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AVG 32.2 39.2 35.6 44.4 40.9 37.6 35.0 36.1 38.3 39.3 37.7 38.3 36.8 37.3 42.9 39.2 38.1 37.3 37.6 38.9 34.7 35.2 32.7 33.3 34.3 36.1 33.3 33.6 39.5 36.4 37.7 40.9

PF-FO 418 488 ––– 586 470-7 448-8 459-14 453-8 523-14 529-7 453-9 521-11 ––– 443-9 398-3 487-8 494-10 486-10 521-16 476-12 486-10 452-5 482-3 512-4 544-5 479-6 448-9 168-10 598-14 604-16 541-14 566-12

1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Asst TO 173 634 466 748 541 710 686 711 684 573 399 584 451 542 497 558 441 551 529 541 508 479 464 495 467 518 394 583 329 750 316 603 408 574 383 606 452 505 436 501 454 485 455 586 457 573 501 637 462 565 464 514 396 583 405 536 401 581 479 597 541 581 506 573

35.................... Toni Collins 20.................... Toni Collins 34.................... Toni Collins 8...............Melanie Hatfield 45......................Laura Mull 30......................Laura Mull 33......................Laura Mull 32......................Laura Mull 23.............. Stacy Frierdich 7........... Heather Youngman 22.................... Missy Beck 25.................... Missy Beck 15.....................Allison Lee 44.................... Missy Beck 18...................Leah Aldrich 29...................Leah Aldrich 27...................Leah Aldrich 35...................Leah Aldrich 15................ Lauren Dailey 15..............Brooke Gossett 21..............Brooke Gossett 24................. Katie Meyers 24..............Brooke Gossett 35................. Katie Meyers 30..................Janelle Cazy 61............. Rachel Galligan 46............. Rachel Galligan 37............. Rachel Galligan 41............. Rachel Galligan 34.................Maggie Kloak

Blk ––– ––– ––– 107 76 38 61 26 83 72 57 76 51 24 52 66 55 84 69 65 67 71 50 61 96 95 87 108 105 114 116 93

Stl ––– 418 372 415 356 320 306 383 316 315 223 227 240 261 242 258 290 291 244 212 223 183 257 191 220 183 217 274 249 227 188 271

Pts 1621 2311 2482 2430 2208 2001 2048 2085 2161 2211 2022 2016 1789 1781 1577 1609 1849 1679 1753 1651 1754 1695 1795 1723 1757 1810 1739 1938 2085 2117 2231 2376

Avg 62.4 77.0 75.2 73.6 76.1 71.5 73.1 74.5 72.0 73.7 72.2 74.4 66.3 66.0 58.4 61.9 66.0 62.2 64.9 61.1 67.5 62.8 66.5 61.5 62.8 67.0 64.4 66.8 71.9 66.2 67.6 69.9

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1973-74 (10-9) Inaugural Season

EIU Opponent W 45 40 Principia College W 60 50 Greenville College W 42 28 Illinois L 29 47 at Illinois W Indiana State L Illinois State W 66 41 * Greenville College L 38 45 * Western Illinois L 31 46 * Southern Illinois L ^ vs Bowling Green Only Results Available *AIAW State Tournament (Charleston, Ill.) ^Midwest Regional Tournament

1974-75 (7-13)

EIU Opponent L 46 61 at Illinois State L 51 57 at Illinois (OT) W 53 44 SIU Edwardsville L 31 67 BALL STATE L 43 66 + vs Tennessee-Memphis L 53 76 + vs Indiana State L 31 92 ILLINOIS STATE L 48 53 PURDUE W 47 36 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W 66 54 at Greenville College W 57 54 # vs Illinois W 66 54 at Western Illinois L 46 70 at Indiana State L 39 60 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 65 38 * vs University of Chicago W 50 42 * at Illinois L 45 68 ^ Indiana State L 58 63 ^ Marshall + Games played in Carbondale, Ill. # Game played in Macomb, Ill. *AIAW State Tournament (Champaign, Ill.) ^Midwest Regional Tournament

1975-76 (9-10)

EIU Opponent W 39 37 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO L 26 52 GREENVILLE COLLEGE. W 58 46 EVANSVILLE W 45 40 SIU EDWARDSVILLE W 48 18 PRINCIPIA COLLEGE L 46 48 ILLINOIS L 45 62 at Purdue L 32 64 ILLINOIS STATE L 32 63 INDIANA STATE. L 50 62 at Greenville College L 51 68 MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS W 49 40 CHICAGO STATE L 32 72 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L 56 59 WESTERN ILLINOIS (OT) W 41 40 at Northern Illinois W 55 46 * vs SIU Edwardsville L 33 49 * vs Illinois Only Results Available *AIAW State Tournament (Macomb, Ill.)

BARBARA HILKE 14 years 1979-1993 234-171 (.578)

MELINDA FISCHER 3 years 1976-1979 37-29 (.561)

3 years 1973-1976 26-32 (.448)

1976-77 (13-7)

EIU Opponent W 71 44 at Evansville W 67 25 SIU EDWARDSVILLE L 45 71 at Illinois L 56 68 at Illinois State L 50 74 at Southern Illinois W 59 33 + vs Southeast Missouri State W 57 56 PURDUE W 50 47 at Greenville College L 60 65 at SIU Edwardsville W 88 50 GEORGE WILLIAMS W 81 53 BALL STATE W 78 64 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO W 74 72 at Indiana State L 57 72 NORTHWESTERN W 65 50 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W 73 54 * vs Chicago State L 59 68 * vs Northwestern W 73 58 * at Northern Illinois W 86 83 * vs Western Illinois L 41 70 * vs Illinois + Games played in Carbondale, Ill. *AIAW State Tournament (DeKalb, Ill.)

1977-78 (9-12)

EIU Opponent L 62 79 OAKLAND W 68 65 VINCENNES L 53 66 at Western Illinois L 83 84 at Murray State W 65 55 at UT Martin L 53 80 at Memphis W 68 61 WESTERN MICHIGAN. W 59 51 GREENVILLE COLLEGE L 43 78 ILLINOIS STATE L 42 68 at Northwestern W 76 47 ILLINOIS L 63 89 at Purdue W 72 37 MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS W 76 72 WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH L 64 68 WESTERN KENTUCKY L 48 66 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L 52 54 INDIANA STATE L 55 77 at Illinois-Chicago W 75 45 at Northern Illinois W 69 35 * vs Chicago State L 64 91 * vs Southern Illinois * AIAW State Tournament (Normal, Ill.)

1978-79 (15-11)

EIU Opponent W 84 18 CHICAGO STATE. W 56 50 + vs Southeast Missouri State L 55 59 + vs William Woods College W 63 50 + vs Western Illinois W 52 46 SAINT LOUIS W 64 63 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 64 57 PURDUE W 45 41 GREENVILLE COLLEGE. L 52 64 MURRAY STATE W 58 57 at Illinois State L 55 59 at DePaul L 61 72 at Ball State W 67 35 at Cedarville College (Ohio) W 71 62 at Kentucky State W 68 40 at Missouri-St. Louis L 47 56 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L 59 69 NORTHWESTERN W 64 58 at Illinois L 64 75 at Oakland W 65 50 CINCINNATI L 47 61 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO W 83 22 SIU EDWARDSVILLE W 91 35 NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS L 66 61 at Indiana State L 72 78 at UT Martin L 55 56 * Western Illinois + Missouri-St. Louis Tournament (St. Louis) *AIAW State Tournament

1979-80 (20-10) AIAW DII State Champions

EIU Opponent W 75 63 vs St. Mary’s (Texas) W 67 63 at Missouri-St. Louis W 75 64 vs Baker University L 76 89 at Saint Louis L 77 81 at Western Illinois L 58 61 vs Nebraska-Omaha W 85 66 at Northern Iowa L 61 77 ILLINOIS STATE. W 93 48 BRADLEY W 93 50 at Chicago State L 63 81 DAYTON L 63 80 at Northwestern L 79 85 at Northern Kentucky L 80 85 at Illinois-Chicago W 100 71 NORTHERN IOWA W 97 73 BALL STATE W 65 61 LEWIS UNIVERSITY W 80 75 ILLINOIS (OT) L 54 86 at Southern Illinois W 80 61 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 87 60 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W 93 35 at SIU Edwardsville W 65 58 at Indiana State W 68 64 UT MARTIN W 70 58 * CHICAGO STATE W 76 63 * LEWIS UNIVERSITY W 88 60 * BRADLEY W 70 58 ^ at Wisconsin-Green Bay L 82 88 ^ vs University of Charleston W 79 75 ^ vs Northern Michigan * AIAW DII State Tournament (Charleston, Ill.) ^ AIAW DII Midwest Regional (Green Bay, Wis.)

1980-81 (25-8) AIAW DII State Champions AIAW DII Nationals Elite 8 Qualifier

EIU Opponent W 119 22 vs Maryville College L 58 71 vs Nebraska-Omaha W 83 69 vs Missouri S&T L 68 71 at Dayton W 72 68 vs St. Cloud State L 70 78 at Northern Iowa L 67 88 at Indiana State W 97 60 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO W 94 77 vs Northern Michigan W 69 61 at Wisconsin-Milwaukee L 45 76 at Ball State W 69 68 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 83 71 ST. FRANCIS W 79 66 PURDUE W 74 53 at Bradley W 74 73 at Loyola (Chicago) W 76 50 CHICAGO STATE W 76 51 AUGUSTANA COLLEGE W 78 50 BRADLEY W 58 56 at Southern Indiana W 93 54 NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS W 87 49 SIU EDWARDSVILLE W 72 68 at Lewis University L 63 70 at Northern Illinois W 87 76 at Indiana State W 75 55 * vs Northeastern Illinois W 76 73 * at Loyola (Chicago) W 57 54 * vs National College of Education W 72 66 ^ vs Wisconsin-Green Bay W 79 64 ^ vs Davis & Elkins L 73 77 ^ vs Dayton W 77 69 $ vs Colorado College L 53 73 $ at William Penn * AIAW DII State Tournament (Chicago) ^ AIAW DII Midwest Regional (Franklin, Ind.) $ AIAW DII Nationals (Oskaloosa, Iowa)

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EIU Opponent W 88 51 vs Missouri S&T W 52 48 vs Belmont W 73 55 vs SIU Edwardsville L 64 74 vs South Dakota State L 71 78 vs Mankato State L 77 91 at Purdue W 79 56 at SIU Edwardsville W 59 54 DAYTON W 81 64 BALL STATE W 88 55 MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS L 66 67 at Indiana State W 91 53 SOUTHERN INDIANA W 77 57 BUTLER. W 81 66 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE W 86 52 WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE L 57 58 CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE W 67 52 NORTHERN KENTUCKY L 88 91 BRADLEY W 75 60 LEWIS UNIVERSITY L 61 64 WISCONSIN L 57 86 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 78 71 at St. Francis W 60 50 at Northeastern Illinois W 88 76 at Western Illinois W 80 56 at Chicago State L 63 78 at Illinois-Chicago W 81 73 LOYOLA L 64 71 at Indiana State W 91 57 * vs SIU Edwardsville W 71 70 * vs Loyola W 74 62 ^ vs Evansville L 56 58 ^ vs Butler W 86 60 ^ vs Xavier * AIAW DII State Tournament (Romeoville, Ill.) ^ AIAW DII Midwest Regional (Franklin, Ind.)

1982-83 (22-7, 2-3 Gateway) First Year of Division I

Starting Five Position Player (Class) PPG 13.6 Forward Toni Collins (So.) 9.2 Forward Melanie Hatfield (Fr.) 13.8 Fwd/Grd Kathy Lanter (Sr.) Nancy Kassebaum (Sr.) 17.1 Guard Lori Conine (So.) 7.0 Guard EIU Opponent W 93 73 @ vs. Creighton W 74 67 @ vs. Southwest Missouri W 81 74 @ vs. Indiana State W 92 37 # vs. Northeastern Illinois W 96 54 # at Chicago State W 93 62 # vs. Missouri-St. Louis W 92 54 ST. JOSEPH’S W 71 59 $ vs. Kentucky State W 65 54 $ at Northern Kentucky L 65 86 % at Central Missouri W 74 66 % vs. Missouri Southern W 79 70 ^ WRIGHT STATE W 79 65 ^ WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE L 59 68 at Loyola L 70 80 • ILLINOIS STATE W 73 54 • WESTERN ILLINOIS W 78 61 • at Bradley W 84 50 CHICAGO STATE L 73 82 at Lewis L 80 97 • at Indiana State W 69 54 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE W 81 48 NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS W 64 55 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO L 53 71 • at Southern Illinois W 73 64 at Butler W 72 65 at Dayton W 79 68 INDIANA STATE W 82 71 + at Wichita State L 64 94 + at Illinois State @ Thanksgiving Invitational (St. Louis) # Chicago State Invitational (Chicago) $ Northern Kentucky Invite (Highland Heights, Ky.) % Pizza Hut Classic (Warrensburg, Mo.) ^ Heath Candy Classic (Charleston, Ill.) • Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference game + GCAC Tournament

Starting Five Position Player (Class) PPG Forward Toni Collins (Jr.) 13.7 Forward Chris Aldridge (So.) 11.6 Forward Melanie Hatfield (So.) 11.5 Center Susan Hynd (So.) 9.4 Guard Lori Conine (Jr.) 8.0 EIU Opponent W 102 56 at Evansville L 79 88 @ at Memphis State L 60 69 @ vs. Southern Illinois L 48 49 # XAVIER L 63 64 # EASTERN MICHIGAN W 95 41 BUTLER W 82 73 at SIU-Edwardsville W 78 47 CHICAGO STATE W 94 77 BALL STATE W 70 63 • at Indiana State W 61 60 • at Illinois State W 77 51 • NORTHERN IOWA L 59 70 • DRAKE W 74 66 • at Western Illinois W 78 51 • at Bradley L 61 63 • WICHITA STATE W 75 65 • SOUTHWEST MISSOURI W 58 50 at Illinois-Chicago L 55 72 • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L 52 77 • at Drake W 86 57 • at Northern Iowa W 88 83 • BRADLEY W 88 83 • WESTERN ILLINOIS L 75 80 • at Southwest Missouri L 65 70 • at Wichita State L 61 75 • at Southern Illinois L 52 82 • ILLINOIS STATE W 65 57 • INDIANA STATE @ Tiger Invitational (Memphis) # Heath Candy Classic (Charleston, Ill.) • Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference game

1984-85 (16-12, 8-10 Gateway)

Starting Five Position Player (Class) PPG Forward Toni Collins (Sr.) 14.6 Forward Chris Aldridge (Jr.) 14.7 Forward Melanie Hatfield (Jr.) 11.6 Center Susan Hynd (Jr.) 9.1 Guard Lori Conine (Sr.) 10.3 EIU Opponent W 77 73 @ vs. Florida International (OT) L 49 75 @ at Central Florida W 69 41 at Butler W 76 56 MIAMI (OHIO) W 87 44 $ XAVIER W 94 85 $ EASTERN WASHINGTON (OT) W 81 59 at Ball State L 76 83 at Wisconsin W 80 58 EVANSVILLE L 65 80 • ILLINOIS STATE L 69 74 • INDIANA STATE W 76 53 • at Western Illinois L 73 85 • at Bradley L 60 69 • DRAKE Collins W 79 59 • NORTHERN IOWA W 73 56 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO L 46 78 • at Southern Illinois L 65 72 • at Wichita State L 72 76 • at Southwest Missouri W 88 79 • BRADLEY W 97 70 • at Western Illinois W 80 76 • at Northern Iowa L 71 90 • at Drake L 50 65 • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 71 68 • SOUTHWEST MISSOURI W 67 66 • WICHITA STATE W 83 63 • at Indiana State L 74 89 • at Illinois State @ Sunroast Invitational (Orlando, Fla.), . $ Heath Candy Classic (Charleston, Ill.) • Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference game

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Forward Chris Aldridge (Sr.) 16.1 Forward Lisa Tyler (Fr.) 8.3 Center Susan Hynd (Sr.) 10.2 Guard Melanie Hatfield (Sr.) 17.7 Guard Sheryl Bonsett (Fr.) 7.2 EIU Opponent W 80 60 at Xavier W 64 56 at Miami (Ohio) L 56 73 # vs. St. John’s W 70 64 # at Wisconsin W 87 65 $ at Northern Illinois L 69 75 $ vs. Tennessee W 81 58 BUTLER W 75 42 SAINT LOUIS Aldridge W 98 64 BALL STATE W 95 80 • WICHITA STATE W 86 70 • SOUTHWEST MISSOURI W 70 57 at Illinois-Chicago L 56 68 • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L 66 72 • at Bradley W 69 63 • at Western Illinois W 73 64 • ILLINOIS STATE W 76 73 • INDIANA STATE L 78 87 • at Northern Iowa L 73 82 • at Drake L 62 69 • at Southern Illinois W 86 63 • WESTERN ILLINOIS L 75 79 • BRADLEY W 66 58 • at Indiana State L 69 91 • at Illinois State L 61 67 • DRAKE W 80 56 • NORTHERN IOWA W 80 70 • at Southwest Missouri W 84 76 • at Wichita State # Badger Classic (Madison, Wis.), $ Fastbreak Fest (DeKalb, Ill.) • Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference game

1986-87 (17-13, 11-7 Gateway)

Starting Five Position Player (Class) PPG Forward Anne Brown (Jr.) 4.5 Forward Lisa Tyler (So.) 12.9 Center Laura Mull (Fr.) 7.5 Guard Pat Hamilton (Sr.) 14.0 Guard Barb Perkes (Fr.) 11.8 EIU Opponent L 58 60 at Hawaii L 74 79 at Hawaii L 72 98 # vs. Wake Forest L 59 61 # vs. Brown W 90 55 CHICAGO STATE W 74 68 $ vs. McNeese State L 63 79 $ at Missouri W 93 57 MARQUETTE L 69 80 • at Southwest Missouri W 76 63 • at Wichita State W 87 78 • NORTHERN IOWA W 68 61 • DRAKE L 55 71 • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L 73 80 • at Indiana State L 77 78 • at Illinois State W 78 67 • WESTERN ILLINOIS W 72 67 • BRADLEY L 53 75 • at Drake W 81 70 • at Northern Iowa W 70 61 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO L 55 70 • at Southern Illinois W 67 63 • ILLINOIS STATE W 73 64 • INDIANA STATE L 84 98 • at Bradley W 87 70 • at Western Illinois Hamilton W 81 58 at Butler W 68 49 • WICHITA STATE W 71 56 • SOUTHWEST MISSOURI W 87 71 ^ at Southwest Missouri L 51 53 ^ at Southern Illinois # Northwestern Invitational (Evanston, Ill.). $ Missouri Invitational (Columbia, Mo.) • Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference game. ^ GCAC Tournament (runner-up)

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1987-88... A SEASON TO REMEMBER

GATEWAY CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPION NCAA MIDWEST REGION – 10th Seed (22-8, 14-4 Gateway) Starting Five

Position Player (Class) PPG Forward Anne Brown (Sr.) 8.0 Forward Lisa Tyler (Jr.) 10.3 Laura Mull (So.) 9.1 Center Sheryl Bonsett (Jr.) 12.0 Guard Guard Barb Perkes (So.) 15.6 EIU Opponent L 74 95 at Purdue W 58 48 at Ball State W 61 57 BUTLER W 76 62 BOWLING GREEN W 66 42 SAINT LOUIS L 62 63 @ at Northern Arizona L 78 88 @ vs. Colorado State W 62 50 • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 73 55 • at Western Illinois W 71 68 • at Bradley W 78 66 • NORTHERN IOWA W 60 57 • DRAKE L 85 95 • at Southwest Missouri W 69 58 • at Wichita State L 76 86 • INDIANA STATE W 81 61 • ILLINOIS STATE W 75 48 VALPARAISO W 83 55 • BRADLEY W 80 59 • WESTERN ILLINOIS L 66 67 • at Drake W 90 75 • at Northern Iowa W 65 64 • WICHITA STATE W 98 66 • SOUTHWEST MISSOURI L 73 85 • at Illinois State. W 60 59 • at Indiana State W 66 54 • at Southern Illinois W 95 59 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO W 78 66 ^ INDIANA STATE W 80 79 ^ at Illinois State L 72 78 + COLORADO @ No. Arizona Tournament (Flagstaff, Ariz.) • Gateway Conference game ^ Gateway Tournament (Champion) + NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional (Charleston, Ill.)

The 1987-88 season was one for the record books. That team, led by Barb Perkes (right) and Sheryl Bonsett (far right), was the first ever to qualify for the NCAA Division I Tournament. The Panthers, one year after losing the title game on a last second shot, came from 21 points down (68-47) with 12 minutes remaining to defeat Illinois State in Normal 80-79 for the Gateway Tournament championship. That gave Eastern an automatic bid to the NCAA Tourney. Perkes scored 20 of her 29 points in the second half, hitting 5-of-9 3-pointers over the final 12 minutes. Her biggest play came when she converted a steal at halfcourt into a game-winning lay-up with 11 seconds left. Bonsett scored 15 points in the win.

Eastern hosted the NCAA First Round Midwest Regional game against Colorado. Seeded 10th, EIU lost to the Buffaloes 7872. Perkes scored a game-high 20 points in front of 1,557 fans, the largest crowd ever to watch an EIU women’s basketball home game. Bonsett (pictured taking a shot versus CU) added 15 points, Lisa Tyler scored 11 and Anne Brown chipped

in 10. The Panthers cut the deficit to 5856 with six minutes remaining. However, Colorado made eight free throws over the final 1:04 to advance to the second round. Barb Hilke’s squad finished the year with 22 wins, matching the program high in the Division I era.

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Yearly Results 1990-91 (14-13, 9-9 Gateway) 1988-89 (16-12, 11-7 Gateway) 1992-93 (3-24, 2-14 Mid-Con)

Starting Five Position Player (Class) PPG 11.9 Forward Lisa Tyler (Sr.) Center Laura Mull (Jr.) 10.7 Sheryl Bonsett (Sr.) 10.2 Guard Guard Barb Perkes (Jr.) 15.3 Guard Shelly Ethridge (Jr.) 10.2 EIU Opponent L 64 70 @ vs. Montana W 82 65 @ vs. Colorado State W 62 55 WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY L 58 79 PURDUE W 68 62 at Saint Louis L 66 79 # vs. Wake Forest W 63 59 # vs. Miami (Ohio) W 89 48 DAYTON L 55 74 at Bowling Green W 80 79 • at Indiana State L 85 94 • at Illinois State Tyler W 69 59 • NORTHERN IOWA W 72 62 • DRAKE L 79 94 • at Western Illinois L 63 65 • at Bradley W 72 62 • WICHITA STATE W 74 62 • SOUTHWEST MISSOURI W 70 57 • at Southern Illinois L 74 93 • at Drake L 81 91 • at Northern Iowa W 62 54 • BRADLEY W 96 63 • WESTERN ILLINOIS W 84 71 • at Southwest Missouri L 71 74 • at Wichita State L 61 67 • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 75 67 • ILLINOIS STATE W 81 63 • INDIANA STATE L 71 83 ^ at Illinois State @ Kansas State Tournament (Manhattan, Kan.) # Amana Hawkeye Classic (Iowa City, Iowa) • Gateway Conference game ^ Gateway Tournament

1989-90 (15-12, 11-7 Gateway)

Starting Five Position Player (Class) PPG Forward Stacy Frierdich (Jr.) 10.1 Center Laura Mull (Sr.) 7.0 Guard Shelly Ethridge (Sr.) 8.3 Guard Barb Perkes (Sr.) 17.5 Guard Tracy Roller (So.) 16.4 EIU Opponent L 70 73 at UCLA L 76 84 at Loyola Marymount L 69 82 NORTHWESTERN W 90 68 @ vs. Middle Tennessee L 59 81 @ at Illinois W 110 88 # vs. Oklahoma L 60 71 # at Wisconsin-Green Bay W 82 74 at Dayton L 74 81 • ILLINOIS STATE W 71 59 • INDIANA STATE L 83 92 • at Western Illinois L 63 78 • BRADLEY W 68 64 • DRAKE W 79 67 • NORTHERN IOWA L 63 72 • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 94 85 at Wright State L 66 73 • at Wichita State L 63 74 • at Southwest Missouri W 73 67 • at Bradley W 84 70 • WESTERN ILLINOIS W 77 62 • at Northern Iowa W 72 51 • at Drake W 72 60 • at Southern Illinois W 62 59 • SOUTHWEST MISSOURI W 76 68 • WICHITA STATE W 92 86 • at Indiana State L 68 107 • at Illinois State @ Illini Classic (Champaign, Ill.) # Phoenix Classic (Green Bay, Wis.) • Gateway Conference game

Starting Five Position Player (Class) PPG Forward Beverly Williams (Sr.) 14.1 Forward Heather Youngman (So.) 14.0 Guard Stacy Frierdich (Sr.) 14.2 Guard Karen McCaa (So.) 8.0 Guard Tracy Roller (Jr.) 14.0 EIU Opponent L 66 74 @ at Florida International W 70 65 @ vs. Virginia Tech W 82 41 SAINT LOUIS W 67 65 at Illinois-Chicago L 71 78 at Louisville W 67 65 NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS W 66 48 WRIGHT STATE L 48 82 at Kentucky L 55 67 • WICHITA STATE L 59 63 • SOUTHWEST MISSOURI L 54 70 • at Southern Illinois L 55 59 • at Bradley W 84 76 • at Western Illinois L 58 76 • ILLINOIS STATE L 56 64 • INDIANA STATE W 68 61 • at Northern Iowa W 78 66 • at Drake L 58 82 at Western Kentucky Williams L 51 72 • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 52 46 • WESTERN ILLINOIS W 84 71 • BRADLEY W 79 74 • at Indiana State W 72 70 • at Illinois State L 76 77 • DRAKE W 68 64 • NORTHERN IOWA L 46 61 • at Southwest Missouri W 99 89 • at Wichita State @ Florida International Classic (Miami) • Gateway Conference game

1991-92 (8-19, 4-14 Gateway)

Starting Five Position Player (Class) Forward Sheriel Brown (Jr.) Forward Heather Youngman (Jr.) Forward Carolyn Hagerty (So.) Guard Nicky Polka (Fr.) Guard Tracy Roller (Sr.) EIU Opponent L 66 72 @ at St. Mary’s L 61 79 @ vs. Pacific W 82 71 at Northeastern Illinois W 69 48 at Wright State L 66 69 LOUISVILLE W 65 63 CHICAGO STATE L 59 100 at Vanderbilt L 32 80 • at Southwest Missouri L 60 73 • at Wichita State W 74 69 • NORTHERN IOWA L 70 74 • DRAKE W 69 62 LOYOLA L 63 80 • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 66 64 • at Indiana State L 66 78 • at Illinois State L 60 65 • WESTERN ILLINOIS L 86 90 • BRADLEY (OT) L 60 66 • at Drake L 62 76 • at Northern Iowa L 66 74 at Butler L 58 82 • at Southern Illinois L 52 70 • ILLINOIS STATE W 78 69 • INDIANA STATE L 70 104 • at Bradley W 76 65 • at Western Illinois L 84 86 • WICHITA STATE

JOHN KLEIN 6 years 1993-1999 62-99 (.385)

PPG 11.5 9.5 11.2 5.5 14.5

1993-94 (5-21, 3-15 Mid-Con)

L 61 73 • SOUTHWEST MISSOURI @ St. Mary’s Classic (Moraga, Calif.) • Gateway Conference game

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Starting Five Position Player (Class) PPG Forward Sharon Pozin (Fr.) 5.6 Center Sheriel Brown (Sr.) 14.0 Guard Kenya Green (Fr.) 4.7 Guard Nicky Polka (So.) 9.4 Guard Karen McCaa (Sr.) 6.2 EIU Opponent L 45 68 at Missouri L 49 64 @ at Texas-Arlington L 37 88 @ vs. Baylor L 57 67 EVANSVILLE L 58 94 # vs. Clemson W 75 68 # vs. Grambling L 44 61 INDIANA STATE L 57 104 at Northwestern L 61 81 • CLEVELAND STATE L 50 66 • YOUNGSTOWN STATE L 54 65 • at Wright State L 58 85 • NORTHERN ILLINOIS L 65 112 • at Valparaiso W 68 61 • ILLINOIS-CHICAGO L 74 91 at Murray State L 54 68 • at Wisconsin-Green Bay L 72 80 • at Western Illinois L 58 75 • WRIGHT STATE L 58 89 • at Cleveland State L 56 71 • at Youngstown State L 57 103 • at Northern Illinois W 77 71 • WESTERN ILLINOIS L 78 89 • VALPARAISO L 57 82 • at Illinois-Chicago L 66 70 at Chicago State L 41 71 • at Wisconsin-Green Bay L 51 102 ^ Northern Illinois @ Texas-Arlington Tournament (Arlington, Texas) # Alabama Tournament (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) • Mid-Continent Conference game ^ Mid-Continent Conference Tournament

Position Forward Center Guard Guard Guard EIU L 52 W 59 L 58 L 44 L 89 L 52 L 47 L 61 L 57 L 37 L 49 W 79 L 64 L 56 L 58 L 86 L 67 L 52

Starting Five Player (Class) PPG Shannon Baugh (Sr.) 15.1 Sarah Probst (Fr.) 6.3 Kenya Green (So.) 7.7 Nicky Polka (Jr.) 9.6 Beth Salvaggio (Sr.) 5.1 Opponent 66 @ at Rice 51 @ vs. Texas-San Antonio 62 MURRAY STATE 84 at Indiana State 91 at Evansville 88 MISSOURI 62 at Indiana 96 • at Northern Illinois 75 • at Western Illinois 74 • WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY 71 • WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE 66 • at Youngstown State 77 • at Cleveland State 71 • at Wright State 66 • ILLINOIS-CHICAGO 97 • VALPARAISO 84 • NORTHERN ILLINOIS 79 • WESTERN ILLINOIS

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Yearly Results L 51 78 • at Wisconsin-Green Bay 1995-96 (12-15, 9-9 Mid-Con) 1997-98 (12-15, 10-8 OVC) L 58 80 • at Wisconsin-Milwaukee

W 97 83 • YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 71 69 • CLEVELAND STATE W 64 56 SAINT LOUIS L 54 68 • WRIGHT STATE L 65 78 • at Illinois-Chicago L 82 94 • at Valparaiso @ Rice University Classic (Houston) • Mid-Continent Conference game

1994-95 (16-12, 10-8 Mid-Con)

Starting Five Position Player (Class) PPG Center Allison Lee (Fr.) 8.9 Forward Barbora Garbova (Fr.) 12.2 Forward Sarah Probst (So.) 10.1 Guard Nicky Polka (Sr.) 10.5 Guard Kenya Green (Jr.) 8.0 EIU Opponent L 49 67 at Kansas State L 44 61 @ at Indiana W 57 49 @ vs. Loyola W 83 78 at Saint Louis W 63 61 CINCINNATI W 64 50 EVANSVILLE L 63 71 INDIANA STATE L 69 74 • at Missouri-Kansas City W 59 52 • at Western Illinois W 60 46 • CHICAGO STATE W 67 41 • NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS L 70 71 • at Central Connecticut L 56 72 • at Troy State W 80 72 • at Valparaiso W 52 43 ORAL ROBERTS W 82 53 • YOUNGSTOWN STATE L 53 57 • BUFFALO L 61 66 • WESTERN ILLINOIS W 78 55 • MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY L 67 75 • at Northeastern Illinois W 77 52 • at Chicago State W 87 65 • TROY STATE W 75 60 • CENTRAL CONNECTICUT W 66 57 • VALPARAISO L 55 70 • at Buffalo L 58 73 • at Youngstown State W 78 73 $ at Valparaiso L 76 78 $ at Western Illinois @ Indiana Tournament (Bloomington, Ind.) • Mid-Continent Conference game $ Mid-Continent Conference Tournament

ALLISON LEE 1995-98 58

Starting Five Position Player (Class) PPG Center Allison Lee (So.) 8.2 Forward Barbora Garbova (So.) 13.5 Forward Sarah Probst (Jr.) 6.1 Guard Jess Laska (So.) 2.5 Guard Kenya Green (Sr.) 6.2 EIU Opponent W 63 59 BUTLER L 44 63 at Cincinnati L 63 69 at Indiana State L 63 90 INDIANA L 60 62 AUSTIN PEAY L 46 73 @ vs. Ohio W 62 60 @ vs. Tennessee State W 86 68 at Evansville W 67 59 • CHICAGO STATE L 49 63 • at Valparaiso L 72 84 • at Troy State W 72 43 • at Central Connecticut W 77 73 • YOUNGSTOWN STATE L 60 79 • BUFFALO L 40 54 • NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS W 60 54 • at Western Illinois L 63 77 • at Missouri-Kansas City L 67 76 • VALPARAISO W 81 46 • CENTRAL CONNECTICUT W 84 83 • TROY STATE L 43 70 • at Buffalo L 57 69 • at Youngstown State W 71 50 • MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY W 67 57 • WESTERN ILLINOIS W 56 41 • at Chicago State L 60 68 • at Northeastern Illinois L 46 64 $ Northeastern Illinois @ Indiana Tournament (Bloomington, Ind.) • Mid-Continent Conference game $ Mid-Continent Conference Tournament

Starting Five Position Player (Class) PPG Center Leah Aldrich (So.) 14.9 Forward Barbora Garbova (Sr.) 15.0 Forward Allison Lee (Sr.) 10.8 Guard Jess Laska (Sr.) 4.4 Guard Nora Hendrix (Sr.) 4.1 EIU Opponent L 44 58 EVANSVILLE L 62 69 at Tulsa L 47 95 at Indiana State L 59 60 SAINT LOUIS W 67 57 at Western Illinois W 70 49 at Illinois-Chicago L 51 81 @ at Northwestern L 55 59 @ vs. Boston L 54 69 • TENNESSEE STATE W 74 56 • AUSTIN PEAY W 66 65 • at Eastern Kentucky W 88 64 • at Morehead State W 63 54 • TENNESSEE TECH W 66 53 • MIDDLE TENNESSEE W 66 60 • at Austin Peay L 69 73 • at UT Martin W 63 61 • at Murray State L 41 48 • at Southeast Missouri L 56 76 • MOREHEAD STATE L 49 65 • EASTERN KENTUCKY L 61 66 • at Tennessee State L 56 77 • at Tennessee Tech L 75 79 • at Middle Tennessee W 59 54 • UT MARTIN W 58 49 • MURRAY STATE W 72 54 • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI L 60 73 $ at Middle Tennessee @ Northwestern Tournament (Evanston, Ill.) • Ohio Valley Conference game $ OVC Tournament

1996-97 (12-15, 8-10 OVC)

1998-99 (5-21, 3-15 OVC)

Starting Five Position Player (Class) Center Allison Lee (Jr.) Forward Barbora Garbova (Jr.) Forward Sarah Probst (Sr.) Guard Jess Laska (Jr.) Guard Nora Hendrix (Jr.) EIU Opponent W 61 59 at Butler L 65 73 INDIANA STATE W 68 60 TULSA L 51 63 @ vs. Butler L 52 62 @ vs. Cincinnati W 56 50 EVANSVILLE L 68 87 # at Arizona State W 80 75 # vs. Cal-State Fullerton L 62 80 • at Austin Peay L 64 86 • at Tennessee State W 63 54 • MURRAY STATE W 63 57 • MOREHEAD STATE L 69 79 • EASTERN KENTUCKY W 68 66 • at Tennessee Tech W 69 59 • at Middle Tennessee W 77 70 • at Southeast Missouri L 63 71 • UT MARTIN L 67 80 • AUSTIN PEAY W 69 64 • TENNESSEE STATE L 52 62 • at Eastern Kentucky L 62 81 • at Morehead State L 66 69 • at UT Martin W 85 75 • MIDDLE TENNESSEE L 74 81 • TENNESSEE TECH L 41 62 • at Murray State W 69 54 • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI L 67 72 $ at Morehead State @ Missouri Tournament (Columbia, Mo.) # Arizona State Tournament (Tempe, Ariz.) • Ohio Valley Conference game $ OVC Tournament

PPG 11.3 15.7 11.0 4.4 8.7

Starting Five Position Player (Class) PPG Center Leah Aldrich (Jr.) 21.4 Forward Amanda Garretson (Sr.) 5.8 Guard Lorie Moore (So.) 9.2 Guard Renee Schaul (So.) 7.0 Guard Angie Patzner (Jr.) 4.1 EIU Opponent L 57 88 at Saint Louis L 56 83 INDIANA STATE L 62 88 at Evansville W 74 49 WESTERN ILLINOIS L 60 77 • at Tennessee State L 59 70 • at Austin Peay L 71 90 @ vs. Kentucky L 61 81 @ vs. Akron W 81 74 • MOREHEAD STATE L 62 72 • EASTERN KENTUCKY W 67 57 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO L 63 80 • at Tennessee Tech L 63 99 • at Middle Tennessee L 71 77 • TENNESSEE STATE L 64 79 • UT MARTIN L 75 77 • MURRAY STATE L 64 75 • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI L 69 72 BELMONT L 69 76 • at Morehead State L 73 74 • at Eastern Kentucky W 70 65 • AUSTIN PEAY L 68 83 • TENNESSEE TECH W 81 77 • MIDDLE TENNESSEE L 70 91 • at UT Martin L 64 71 • at Murray State L 86 101 • at Southeast Missouri @ Wichita State Tournament (Wichita, Kan.) • Ohio Valley Conference game

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Yearly Results LINDA WUNDER 5 years 1999-2004 36-101 (.263)

1999-2000 (8-19, 6-12 OVC)

Starting Five Position Player (Class) PPG Center Leah Aldrich-Franklin (Sr.) 8.5 Forward Angie Russell (Jr.) 7.1 Guard Colleen McShane (Jr.) 5.8 Guard Renee Schaul (Jr.) 9.7 Guard Angie Patzner (Sr.) 10.6 EIU Opponent L 56 91 at Belmont L 40 79 at Indiana State W 66 47 CHICAGO STATE L 48 63 • at Middle Tennessee L 44 82 • at Tennessee Tech L 66 71 at Tulsa (OT) L 57 90 MISSOURI L 60 66 at Western Illinois W 72 67 WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE L 29 84 at Vanderbilt L 59 77 • AUSTIN PEAY W 60 54 • TENNESSEE STATE L 50 62 • at Murray State W 70 60 • at UT Martin L 64 73 • MIDDLE TENNESSEE L 70 83 • at Southeast Missouri W 102 95 • EASTERN KENTUCKY (2OT) W 65 62 • MOREHEAD STATE L 65 68 • at Austin Peay W 54 49 • at Tennessee State L 63 81 • TENNESSEE TECH L 60 72 • MURRAY STATE L 78 80 • UT MARTIN L 75 89 • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI L 72 79 • at Eastern Kentucky W 102 69 • at Morehead State L 48 68 $ at Tennessee Tech • Ohio Valley Conference game $ Ohio Valley Conference Tournament

2000-01 (7-20, 3-13 OVC)

Starting Five Position Player (Class) PPG Forward Angie Russell (Sr.) 9.0 Forward Pam O’Connor (Fr.) 13.2 Guard Lauren Dailey (Fr.) 9.5 Guard Renee Schaul (Sr.) 14.8 Guard Portery Scott (Sr.) 4.2 EIU Opponent L 59 106 at Missouri W 68 67 at Bradley L 46 84 at #8 Iowa State W 74 72 INDIANA STATE (OT) L 56 74 ! at Kansas W 73 72 ! vs. Minnesota L 69 71 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 94 80 ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE L 74 88 at Loyola L 74 86 at Northwestern L 66 75 at Chicago State L 69 77 • at Austin Peay L 52 87 • at Tennessee State L 62 75 • UT MARTIN L 64 75 • MURRAY STATE L 55 69 • at Tennessee Tech L 71 77 • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W 77 73 • at Morehead State L 60 84 • at Eastern Kentucky

L 69 76 • TENNESSEE STATE L 67 80 • AUSTIN PEAY L 59 89 • at UT Martin W 57 56 • at Murray State L 63 69 • TENNESSEE TECH W 70 47 • at Southeast Missouri L 80 83 • MOREHEAD STATE L 67 91 • EASTERN KENTUCKY ! KU Credit Union Classic (Lawrence, Kan.) • Ohio Valley Conference game

2001-02 (7-21, 6-10 OVC)

Starting Five Position Player (Class) PPG Forward Pam O’Connor (So.) 18.0 Forward Kayla Bloemer (Jr.) 4.3 Guard Lauren Dailey (So.) 11.6 Guard Michelle Lewis (Sr.) 6.9 Guard Rachel Karos (Fr.) 5.3 EIU Opponent L 61 69 IUPUI L 33 89 at #10 Purdue L 72 84 BRADLEY L 53 74 ^ vs. Mercer L 51 66 ^ vs. Murray State L 63 77 at Indiana State L 64 80 LOYOLA L 65 76 at Southern Illinois O’Connor W 78 60 at IPFW L 44 68 NORTHWESTERN L 49 91 at Illinois L 68 77 • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI L 69 103 • at Austin Peay W 77 67 • MOREHEAD STATE L 72 91 • EASTERN KENTUCKY W 59 57 • at Murray State L 71 76 • at UT Martin L 64 75 • AUSTIN PEAY L 53 66 • at Tennessee Tech W 74 62 • at Tennessee State L 55 90 • at Eastern Kentucky L 72 89 • at Morehead State W 60 51 • MURRAY STATE W 66 63 • UT MARTIN L 51 79 • at Southeast Missouri W 83 65 • TENNESSEE STATE L 53 66 • TENNESSEE TECH L 43 67 $ at Tennessee Tech ^ Koch Petroleum Classic (Corpus Christi, Texas) • Ohio Valley Conference game $ Ohio Valley Conference Tournament

2002-03 (6-22, 5-11 OVC) Position Forward Forward Guard Guard Guard EIU L 61 L 47 L 45 W 77 L 59 L 67 L 52 L 58 L 57 L 50 L 59 L 67 L 70 W 81 W 52 L 68

Starting Five Player (Class) Katie Meyers (Jr.) Brooke Gossett (Sr.) Lauren Dailey (Jr.) Megan Sparks (Fr.) Ashley Kearney (RS-Fr.) Opponent 64 ^ vs. Sam Houston State 77 ^ at Central Florida 51 at IUPUI 72 NAVY 72 at Loyola 82 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 78 at Wisconsin 91 at Louisville 82 at Indiana State 70 CHICAGO STATE 74 • at Southeast Missouri 78 • at Eastern Kentucky 75 • at Morehead State 70 • UT MARTIN 47 • MURRAY STATE 71 IPFW

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L 53 73 • at Austin Peay L 64 82 • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W 77 68 • TENNESSEE STATE W 64 46 • TENNESSEE TECH L 52 75 • MOREHEAD STATE L 59 78 • EASTERN KENTUCKY L 58 62 • at UT Martin L 73 79 • at Murray State L 56 68 • AUSTIN PEAY W 84 80 • at Tennessee State L 71 84 • at Tennessee Tech L 76 79 $ at Southeast Missouri ^ UCF Golden Knights Classic (Kissimmee, Fla.) • Ohio Valley Conference game $ OVC Tournament

2003-04 (8-19, 5-11 OVC)

Starting Five Position Player (Class) PPG Forward Meagan Scaggs (Fr.) 4.7 Forward Pam O’Connor (Jr.) 16.4 Guard Lauren Dailey (Sr.) 11.8 Guard Megan Casad (Fr.) 7.4 Guard Melanie Ploger (Fr.) 4.3 EIU Opponent W 126 36 INDIANA-NORTHWEST L 50 65 at Illinois-Chicago L 61 73 LOYOLA (CHICAGO) W 84 70 ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE L 56 66 at Jacksonville W 72 65 at Savannah State L 69 77 at Chicago State L 62 88 ^ at Navy L 58 68 ^ vs. Northeastern L 70 81 INDIANA STATE L 55 72 at Iowa State L 63 71 • TENNESSEE TECH L 47 54 • AUSTIN PEAY L 66 79 • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W 79 49 • TENNESSEE STATE W 72 71 • at Austin Peay L 64 78 • at Tennessee Tech W 70 51 • at Samford L 60 80 • at Jacksonville State L 62 70 • MURRAY STATE L 57 70 • UT MARTIN L 76 77 • at Southeast Missouri W 73 65 • at Tennessee State L 76 80 • MOREHEAD STATE W 66 64 • EASTERN KENTUCKY L 63 66 • at UT Martin L 53 84 • at Murray State ^ U.S. Naval Academy Classic (Annapolis, Md.) • Ohio Valley Conference game

PPG 8.4 9.7 13.1 11.3 3.6

O’CONNOR, WUNDER & DAILEY Linda Wunder presents Pam O’Connor and Lauren Dailey commemorative basketballs after both scored their 1,000th career point during the 2003-04 season.

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Yearly Results BRADY SALLEE 2005-06 (10-19, 9-11 OVC) 2006-07 (10-19, 7-13 OVC) 6 years 2004-Present 96-88 (.522)

2004-05 (10-17, 3-13 OVC)

Starting Five Position Player (Class) PPG Forward Meagan Scaggs (So.) 6.9 Forward Pam O’Connor (Sr.) 15.8 Guard Megan Sparks (Jr.) 10.3 Guard Sarah Riva (Sr.) 5.7 Guard Megan Casad (So.) 7.7 EIU Opponent W 88 52 SAINT FRANCIS (Ill.) L 60 65 at Loyola (Chicago) L 56 83 at Indiana State W 78 72 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO W 60 57 IUPUI L 45 85 at #12 Michigan State W 55 54 at Butler W 62 51 JACKSONVILLE W 67 49 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN L 51 80 ^ at Iowa State W 73 59 ^ vs. Mercer L 56 88 • at Tennessee Tech L 73 85 • at Austin Peay L 70 87 • at Southeast Missouri L 56 58 • at Tennessee State W 78 76 • AUSTIN PEAY L 68 86 • TENNESSEE TECH L 71 79 • SAMFORD L 59 68 • JACKSONVILLE STATE L 70 76 • at Murray State W 66 65 • at UT Martin L 56 71 • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI L 59 68 • TENNESSEE STATE L 64 82 • at Morehead State L 61 80 • at Eastern Kentucky L 62 73 • UT MARTIN W 75 70 • MURRAY STATE (OT) ^ Iowa State Cyclone Classic (Ames, Iowa) • Ohio Valley Conference game

Starting Five Position Player (Class) Forward Rachel Galligan (Fr.) Forward Lauren Sims (Sr.) Guard Megan Sparks (Sr.) Guard Ellen Canale (Fr.) Guard Megan Edwards (Fr.) EIU Opponent L 53 68 ! vs. #22 Southern California L 58 64 ! at Hawai’i L 77 86 at Illinois-Chicago L 78 80 BUTLER (OT) L 48 82 at Cincinnati L 54 62 • TENNESSEE TECH W 106 68 • TENNESSEE STATE W 70 63 at IUPUI (OT) W 78 71 • at Eastern Kentucky L 64 75 at Charleston Southern W 72 68 • MURRAY STATE W 70 61 • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI L 62 64 • at Austin Peay L 55 56 • at Morehead State W 67 58 • UT MARTIN W 85 76 • EASTERN KENTUCKY L 67 78 • at Tennessee Tech W 77 62 • at Tennessee State L 48 75 at Wisconsin W 69 68 • MOREHEAD STATE (OT) L 72 82 • at Jacksonville State W 67 56 • at Samford L 46 55 • AUSTIN PEAY L 64 70 • at UT Martin L 76 84 • at Southeast Missouri L 52 72 • at Murray State L 60 67 • JACKSONVILLE STATE L 74 76 • SAMFORD L 69 83 $ at Tennessee Tech ! Mariott Waikiki Beach Classic (Honolulu) • Ohio Valley Conference game $ OVC Tournament

Panthers

PPG 10.7 4.5 15.9 7.2 10.5

Starting Five Position Player (Class) PPG Forward Rachel Galligan (So.) 17.2 Forward Meagan Scaggs (Sr.) 2.3 Guard Ellen Canale (So.) 5.9 Guard Ashley Thomas (Fr.) 9.7 Guard Jessica Huffman (Fr.) 16.9 EIU Opponent W 98 75 BRADLEY W 118 76 ILLINOIS-SPRINGFIELD L 80 81 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO (OT) L 86 102 at Indiana State L 72 101 at Illinois State L 66 67 % vs Alabama A&M W 81 71 % vs Creighton W 89 70 • at Tennessee Tech L 62 67 • at Tennessee State L 73 90 at Xavier W 86 77 • EASTERN KENTUCKY L 76 88 • MOREHEAD STATE L 75 93 at #14 Louisville L 67 93 • at Murray State L 60 77 • at Southeast Missouri L 62 74 • AUSTIN PEAY L 55 66 • at UT Martin L 69 78 • at Eastern Kentucky W 63 61 • TENNESSEE TECH W 84 54 • TENNESSEE STATE L 59 71 • at Morehead State L 98 103 • JACKSONVILLE STATE (2OT) L 41 63 • SAMFORD W 79 61 • at Austin Peay W 52 44 • UT MARTIN (ESPNU) L 42 63 • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI L 67 70 • MURRAY STATE W 82 76 • at Jacksonville State L 49 70 • at Samford % State Farm Tiger Classic (Columbia, Mo.) • Ohio Valley Conference game

Italy: August 2006

Nancy Kassebaum had her No. 13 retired on Feb. 24, 2005. She is EIU’s all-time leader in points, field goals made and attempted, steals and assists.

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2008 & 2009... A 20-GAME HOME WIN STREAK

CONSECUTIVE OVC TOURNAMENT TITLE GAME APPEARANCES 2007-08 (19-13, 15-5 OVC)

2008-09 (24-9, 15-3 OVC)

Starting Five Position Player (Class) PPG Forward Rachel Galligan (Jr.) 18.5 Forward Lindsey Kluempers (Jr.) 5.1 Guard Dominique Sims (So.) 9.2 Guard Ellen Canale (Jr.) 7.3 Guard Megan Edwards (Jr.) 6.8 EIU Opponent L 56 86 ILLINOIS L 68 81 ILLINOIS STATE L 51 69 at Missouri L 58 62 at Illinois-Chicago L 66 72 at Toledo L 57 83 at Bradley L 76 85 INDIANA STATE W 70 52 LOYOLA (CHICAGO) W 66 64 • TENNESSEE TECH (OT) W 65 57 • TENNESSEE STATE W 65 55 • at Morehead State W 91 86 • at Eastern Kentucky (OT) W 62 59 • MURRAY STATE L 51 55 • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W 75 52 • at Austin Peay L 64 66 • UT MARTIN W 86 81 • EASTERN KENTUCKY (OT) W 72 66 • at Tennessee Tech W 69 56 • at Tennessee State W 68 52 • MOREHEAD STATE W 83 81 • at Jacksonville State (2OT) L 80 86 • at Samford (2OT) W 67 48 • AUSTIN PEAY W 63 57 • at UT Martin L 41 46 • at Southeast Missouri L 59 62 • at Murray State W 74 30 ILLINOIS TECH W 71 68 • JACKSONVILLE STATE W 68 60 • SAMFORD W 65 51 $ TENNESSEE STATE W 52 40 $ vs Southeast Missouri L 58 69 $ vs Murray State • Ohio Valley Conference game $ OVC Tournament (runner-up)

Starting Five Position Player (Class) PPG Forward Rachel Galligan (Sr.) 17.6 Forward Lindsey Kluempers (Sr.) 5.5 Guard Dominique Sims (Jr.) 8.6 Guard Ellen Canale (Sr.) 10.2 Guard Megan Edwards (Sr.) 7.9 EIU Opponent W 82 74 MIAMI (OHIO) L 45 49 at Illinois L 69 71 at Bradley W 71 65 SMU (OT) W 62 40 + vs Savannah State W 73 50 + vs Mississippi Valley State L 47 52 + at Cincinnati W 83 45 • TENNESSEE STATE W 81 70 • AUSTIN PEAY W 76 58 SIU EDWARDSVILLE W 90 63 IPFW L 51 64 at Indiana State L 73 75 at Illinois State W 71 58 • at Jacksonville State W 50 46 • at Tennessee Tech L 51 58 • at Southeast Missouri W 78 44 • EASTERN KENTUCKY W 70 52 • MOREHEAD STATE L 51 60 • at Murray State W 55 49 • at UT Martin W 76 56 • TENNESSEE TECH W 71 58 • JACKSONVILLE STATE. W 58 48 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO W 73 53 • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W 64 55 • at Morehead State W 70 59 • at Eastern Kentucky W 63 53 • UT MARTIN L 69 84 • MURRAY STATE (OT) W 69 56 • at Austin Peay W 89 79 • at Tennessee State W 71 65 $ TENNESSEE TECH W 64 48 $ vs Tennessee State L 65 69 $ vs Austin Peay (2OT) + Thanksgiving Classic (Cincinnati) • Ohio Valley Conference game $ OVC Tournament (runner-up)

The Program Record Home Win Streak

– 2007-08 Season – Opponent Final Score • Eastern Kentucky 86-81 (OT) • Morehead State 68-52 • Austin Peay 67-48 Illinois Tech 74-30 • Jacksonville State 71-68 • Samford 68-60 $ Tennessee State 65-51 – 2008-09 Season – 11/14/08 Miami (Ohio) 82-74 11/22/08 SMU 71-65 (OT) 12/04/08 • Tennessee State 83-45 12/06/08 • Austin Peay 81-70 12/10/08 SIU Edwardsville 76-58 12/13/08 IPFW 90-63 01/15/09 • Eastern Kentucky 78-44 01/17/09 • Morehead State 72-50 01/29/09 • Tennessee Tech 76-56 01/31/09 • Jacksonville State 71-58 02/04/09 Illinois-Chicago 58-48 02/07/09 • Southeast Missouri State 73-53 02/19/09 • UT Martin 63-53 Average Margin of Victory: 17.1 ppg • Ohio Valley Conference Game <> $ OVC Tournament Game

Date 01/12/08 01/26/08 02/07/08 02/21/08 02/28/08 03/01/08 03/04/08

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The Longest Active Home Win Streaks in the Country when EIU’s was Snapped on Feb. 21, 2009

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 8. 9. 10.

Team Connecticut Maryland Stanford Eastern Illinois North Carolina A&T Northwestern State Virginia Commonwealth Bowling Green Murray State Duke Lamar San Diego State South Dakota State

Home Win Streak 36 31 26 20 17 17 17 16 15 14 14 14 14

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2010 OVC REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPIONS

A THIRD CONSECUTIVE OVC TOURNAMENT TITLE GAME APPEARANCE EIU REPRESENTS THE OVC IN THE PRESEASON & POSTSEASON WNIT PANTHERS RUN THE TABLE AT HOME IN OVC PLAY A PROGRAM RECORD 13-GAME WIN STREAK 2009-10 (23-11, 16-2 OVC)

Starting Five Position Player (Class) PPG 12.3 Forward Maggie Kloak (Sr.) 6.3 Forward Chantelle Pressley (So.) 10.9 Guard Dominique Sims (Sr.) 6.7 Guard Ashley Thomas (Sr.) 14.0 Guard Ta’Kenya Nixon (Fr.) EIU Opponent L 68 91 + at #3 Ohio State L 80 84 + vs UTEP W 74 70 + vs Northern Colorado L 52 79 at SMU W 68 64 at IPFW W 110 28 BRESCIA W 70 57 • at Tennessee State L 55 65 • at Austin Peay W 66 58 WESTERN MICHIGAN L 63 65 INDIANA STATE L 56 62 at Illinois-Chicago L 66 82 ILLINOIS STATE L 78 85 at Miami (Ohio) W 85 48 • JACKSONVILLE STATE W 79 68 • TENNESSEE TECH W 67 39 • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W 60 50 • at Eastern Kentucky W 62 60 • at Morehead State W 64 57 • MURRAY STATE W 74 47 • UT MARTIN W 80 59 • at Tennessee Tech W 60 43 • at Jacksonville State W 74 63 at SIU Edwardsville W 71 41 • at Southeast Missouri W 74 63 • MOREHEAD STATE W 69 41 • EASTERN KENTUCKY L 64 71 • at UT Martin W 76 71 • at Murray State W 78 47 • AUSTIN PEAY W 79 67 • TENNESSEE STATE W 73 56 $ TENNESSEE STATE W 65 51 $ vs UT Martin L 60 69 $ vs Austin Peay L 56 85 ^ at Marquette + Preseason WNIT (Little Rock, Ark.) • Ohio Valley Conference game $ OVC Tournament (runner-up) ^ Postseason WNIT

Best Records in the OVC Since 2007-08

Team Eastern Illinois Murray State Morehead State Southeast Missouri Tennessee State

OVC 46-10 39-17 34-22 31-25 30-26

Overall 66-33 60-41 51-44 45-45 41-48

Won-Lost 76-52 73-43 73-43 72-41 70-45

Pct .594 .629 .629 .637 .609

Most Wins Over Four Years EIU’s Division I Era (1983-Pr)

Years 2007-10 1986-89 1985-88 1983-86 1987-90

Undefeated at Home in OVC Play Since 1997-98 Season

Season 2009-10 2008-09 2006-07 2004-05 2004-05 2002-03 2000-01 1998-99 1998-99

Team at Home Eastern Illinois* 9-0 Murray State* 9-0 Southeast Missouri* 10-0 Eastern Kentucky* 8-0 Southeast Missouri^ 8-0 Austin Peay* 8-0 Tennessee Tech* 8-0 Middle Tennessee* 9-0 Southeast Missouri* 9-0 *OVC Regular-Season Champ ^Wins vacated due to NCAA sanctions

Three

More Consecutive OVC Tournament Title Game Appearances or

Team Eastern Illinois Southeast Missouri Austin Peay Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee

Since 1982 Streak 3 3 5 4 12 6

Years 2008-10 2005-07 2000-04 1999-02 1984-95 1983-88

From 1982-1993 the tournament featured a four-team field

The Longest Active Win Streaks in the Country when EIU’s was Snapped on Feb. 18, 2010

1. 2. 3. 4. 7. 9.

Team Win Streak Connecticut 65 Nebraska 24 Arkansas-Little Rock 16 Hartford 14 Princeton 14 Stanford 14 Eastern Illinois 13 Fresno State 13 Gonzaga 12 Xavier 12

EIU Women’s Basketball aaa 2010 OVC Champions

Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Yearly Results Season 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82

YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY

– Overall – – Conference – W L % W L % Head Coach 10 9 .526 – – – Helen Riley 7 13 .350 – – – Helen Riley 9 10 .474 – – – Helen Riley 14 7 .667 – – – Melinda Fischer 8 11 .421 – – – Melinda Fischer 15 11 .577 – – – Melinda Fischer 20 10 .667 – – – Barbara Hilke 25 8 .758 – – – Barbara Hilke 22 11 .667 – – – Barbara Hilke – First Season at Division I, Gateway Conference – 1982-83 22 7 .759 2 3 .400 Barbara Hilke 1983-84 16 12 .571 10 8 .556 Barbara Hilke 1984-85 16 12 .571 8 10 .444 Barbara Hilke 1985-86 18 10 .643 10 8 .556 Barbara Hilke 1986-87 17 13 .567 11 7 .611 Barbara Hilke – Panthers Win Gateway Tournament, Go Dancing – 1987-88 22 8 .733 14 4 .778 Barbara Hilke 1988-89 16 12 .571 11 7 .611 Barbara Hilke 1989-90 15 12 .556 11 7 .611 Barbara Hilke 1990-91 14 13 .519 9 9 .500 Barbara Hilke 1991-92 8 19 .296 4 14 .222 Barbara Hilke – EIU Joins the Mid-Continent Conference – 1992-93 3 24 .111 2 14 .125 Barbara Hilke 1993-94 5 21 .192 3 15 .167 John Klein 1994-95 16 12 .571 10 8 .556 John Klein 1995-96 12 15 .444 9 9 .500 John Klein – The Ohio Valley Conference Era Begins – 1996-97 12 15 .444 8 10 .444 John Klein 1997-98 12 15 .444 10 8 .556 John Klein 1998-99 5 21 .192 3 15 .167 John Klein 1999-2000 8 19 .296 6 12 .333 Linda Wunder 2000-01 7 20 .259 3 13 .188 Linda Wunder 2001-02 7 21 .250 6 10 .375 Linda Wunder 2002-03 6 22 .214 5 11 .313 Linda Wunder 2003-04 8 19 .296 5 11 .313 Linda Wunder 2004-05 10 17 .370 3 13 .188 Brady Sallee 2005-06 10 19 .345 9 11 .450 Brady Sallee 2006-07 10 19 .345 7 13 .350 Brady Sallee – Panthers Reach OVC Tournament Championship Game – 2007-08 19 13 .594 15 5 .750 Brady Sallee – Panthers Post a DI Era Record Win Total, Reach OVC Title Game Again – 2008-09 24 9 .727 15 3 .833 Brady Sallee – Panthers Win OVC Title & Represent League in WNIT – 2009-10 23 11 .676 16 2 .889 Brady Sallee

DI MEMORABLE MOMENTS OVERTIME GAMES

Season 2008-09 2008-09 2008-09 2007-08 2007-08 2007-08 2007-08 2007-08 2006-07 2006-07 2005-06 2005-06 2005-06 2004-05 2000-01 1999-00 1999-00 1991-92 1984-85 1984-85

Opponent W/L vs Austin Peay (2OT) L Murray State L SMU W at Samford (2OT) L at Jax State (2OT) W Eastern Kentucky W at Eastern Kentucky W Tennessee Tech W Jax State (2OT) L Illinois-Chicago L Morehead State W at IUPUI W Butler L Murray State W Indiana State W Eastern Kentucky (2OT) W at Tulsa L Bradley L Eastern Washington W vs Florida International W

Score 65-69 84-69 71-65 86-80 83-81 86-81 91-86 66-64 103-98 81-80 69-68 70-63 80-78 75-70 74-72 102-95 71-66 90-86 94-85 77-73

Season 2003-04 2006-07 2009-10 1989-90 2005-06 1999-00 1999-00 1983-84 1990-91 2006-07 1987-88 1985-86 1993-94 1984-85 1988-89 1982-83 1987-88 1985-86 1983-84 2000-01 1984-85 1983-84 1986-87 1982-83 1982-83 2006-07 1989-90 1982-83 1982-83 2007-08 2008-09 1989-90 1987-88 1986-87

Opponent Points Indiana-Northwest 126 Illinois-Springfield 118 Brescia (Ky.) 110 vs Oklahoma 110 Tennessee State 106 at Morehead State 102 E. Kentucky (2OT) 102 at Evansville 102 at Wichita State 99 Jax State (2OT) 98 Southwest Missouri 98 Ball State 98 Youngstown State 97 at Western Illinois 97 Western Illinois 96 at Chicago State 96 Illinois-Chicago 95 Wichita State 95 Butler 95 St. Joseph’s (Ind.) 94 E. Washington (OT) 94 Ball State 94 Marquette 93 vs Missouri-St. Louis 93 vs Creighton 93 Bradley 92 at Indiana State 92 St. Joseph’s (Ind.) 92 vs Northeastern Illinois 92 at E. Kentucky (OT) 91 IPFW 90 vs Middle Tennessee 90 at Northern Iowa 90 Chicago State 90

W/L W W W W W W W W W L W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W

HIGHEST SCORING PERFORMANCES

CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

OHIO VALLEY

Dominique Sims........................... March 1, 2010 Ta’Kenya Nixon (POW & Fresh)....Feb. 15, 2010 Ta’Kenya Nixon (Freshman).......... Jan. 18, 2010 Ta’Kenya Nixon (Freshman)............ Jan. 4, 2010 Ta’Kenya Nixon (POW & Fresh)....Dec. 14, 2009 Ta’Kenya Nixon (POW & Fresh)....Nov. 23, 2009 Rachel Galligan............................... Mar. 2, 2009 Dominique Sims (Newcomer).......... Mar. 3, 2008 Rachel Galligan...............................Feb. 4, 2008 Dominique Sims (Newcomer)........ Jan. 28, 2008 Rachel Galligan............................. Jan. 21, 2008 Rachel Galligan............................. Jan. 14, 2008 Ashley Thomas (Freshman)..........Feb. 19, 2007 Jessica Huffman (Freshman)........Feb. 12, 2007 Jessica Huffman (Freshman)........ Jan. 22, 2007 Jessica Huffman (Freshman).......... Jan. 8, 2007 Jessica Huffman (POW & Fresh).... Jan. 2, 2007 Jessica Huffman (Freshman)........Dec. 18, 2006 Ashley Thomas (Freshman)..........Dec. 11, 2006

Rachel Galligan...............................Dec. 4, 2006 Jessica Huffman (Freshman)........Nov. 20, 2006 Rachel Galligan (Freshman)...........Feb. 6, 2006 Megan Edwards (Freshman)......... Jan. 16, 2006 Megan Edwards (Freshman)........... Jan. 9, 2006 Megan Edwards (Freshman)........... Jan. 2, 2006 Rachel Galligan (Freshman).........Dec. 19, 2005 Megan Sparks............................... Jan. 17, 2005 Lauren Dailey................................Feb. 23, 2004 Pam O’Connor.............................. Dec. 15, 2003 Megan Sparks (Freshman)........... Jan. 21, 2003 Megan Sparks (Freshman)............Dec. 17, 2002 Rachel Karos (Freshman)............Feb. 25, 2002 Pam O’Connor...............................Feb. 18, 2002 Pam O’Connor...............................Dec. 12, 2001 Rachel Karos (Freshman).............Nov. 19, 2001 Pam O’Connor (Freshman)...........Feb. 12, 2001 Pam O’Connor.................................Dec. 4, 2000 Brooke Gossett..............................Feb. 28, 2000 Brooke Gossett................................ Jan. 3, 2000

Eastern Illinois University aaa

Lorie Moore.....................................Feb. 8, 1999 Leah Aldrich-Franklin.......................Dec. 7, 1998 Leah Aldrich-Franklin..................... Jan. 12, 1998 Leah Aldrich-Franklin....................... Jan. 5, 1998 Barbora Garbova........................... Jan. 13, 1997

MID-CONTINENT

Sheriel Brown................................Dec. 21, 1992

GATEWAY

Tracy Roller................................... Jan. 28, 1991 Barb Perkes...................................Dec. 19, 1989 Barb Perkes...................................Nov. 28, 1989 Lisa Tyler...................................... March 7, 1989 Beverly Williams............................ Jan. 31, 1989 Barb Perkes.....................................Feb. 2, 1988 Pat Hamilton..................................Feb. 17, 1987 Chris Aldridge.................................. Jan. 6, 1986 Chris Aldridge................................Dec. 10, 1984 Stacy Cook.................................... Jan. 23, 1983

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Panther Basketball Media Guide aaa Program Honor Roll RETIRED NUMBERS

#13 – Nancy Kassebaum.......................... 2005

EASTERN ILLINOIS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Linda Ellsworth.......................................... 2008 Barb Perkes............................................... 2000 Chris Aldridge............................................ 1997 Toni Collins................................................ 1997 Nancy Kassebaum.................................... 1990

OVC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Ta’Kenya Nixon........................................ 2010

CONFERENCE FRESHMAN/ NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

Ta’Kenya Nixon........................................ 2010 ...OVC Freshman of the Year Jessica Huffman........................................ 2007 ...OVC Freshman of the Year Rachel Galligan......................................... 2006 ...OVC Freshman of the Year Barbora Garbova....................................... 1995 ... Mid-Con Newcomer of the Year

DAILY EASTERN NEWS FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Ta’Kenya Nixon........................................ 2010 Rachel Galligan......................................... 2009 Rachel Galligan......................................... 2008 Megan Sparks........................................... 2006

ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE

NAME TEAM YEAR Ta’Kenya Nixon...................1st/New......... 2010 Maggie Kloak........................... 2nd............. 2010 Dominique Sims...................... 2nd............. 2010 Rachel Galligan........................1st............. 2009 Rachel Galligan........................1st............. 2008 Dom inique Sims.................Newcomer....... 2008 Rachel Galligan........................1st............. 2007 Jessica Huffman.................. 2nd/New......... 2007 Rachel Galligan..................Newcomer....... 2006 Megan Sparks......................... 2nd............. 2006 Pam O’Connor......................... 2nd............. 2005 Pam O’Connor......................... 2nd............. 2004 Megan Casad..................... Freshman........ 2004 Megan Sparks.................... Freshman........ 2003 Lauren Dailey.......................... HM............. 2003 Rachel Karos...................... Freshman........ 2002 Pam O’Connor......................... 2nd............. 2002 Pam O’Connor.................... Freshman........ 2001 Renee Schaul.......................... HM............. 2001 Kayla Bloemer.................... Freshman........ 2000 Angie Patzner.......................... HM............. 2000 Leah Aldrich..............................1st............. 1999 Barbora Garbova......................1st............. 1998 Leah Aldrich............................. 2nd............. 1998 Barbora Garbova..................... 2nd............. 1997

OVC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

Maggie Kloak.............................................. 2010 Ta’Kenya Nixon......................................... 2010 Rachel Galligan.......................................... 2009 Rachel Galligan.......................................... 2008

ALL-MID-CONTINENT CONFERENCE

Barbora Garbova..................... 1st.............. 1996 Barbora Garbova............... Newcomer........ 1995 Nicky Polka..............................2nd............. 1995 Sheriel Brown..........................2nd............. 1993

Meggie Eck, Meagan Scaggs and Amanda Maxedon were a big reason why EIU has won five consecutive OVC Team Academic Achievement awards. They were honored along with their parents during 2007’s Senior Recognition Day ceremonies.

ALL-GATEWAY CONFERENCE

Beverly Williams.......................1st............. 1991 Tracy Roller..............................1st............. 1990 Barb Perkes..............................1st............. 1990 Lisa Tyler..................................1st............. 1989 Barb Perkes..............................1st............. 1988 Pat Hamilton.............................1st............. 1987 Melanie Hatfield........................1st............. 1986 Chris Aldridge.......................... 2nd............. 1986 Chris Aldridge...........................1st............. 1985 Toni Collins...............................1st............. 1984 Toni Collins...............................1st............. 1983

OVC TEAM ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

Eastern Illinois........................................... 2010 Eastern Illinois........................................... 2009 Eastern Illinois........................................... 2008 Eastern Illinois........................................... 2007 Eastern Illinois........................................... 2006

NATIONAL TOP 25 GPA

Eastern Illinois (9th).................................. 2009 Eastern Illinois (7th).................................. 2008 Eastern Illinois (10th)................................ 2007

ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA

NAME TEAM YEAR Nancy Kassebaum...................3rd............. 1983 Nancy Kassebaum ..................4th............. 1982 Linda Ellsworth.........................3rd............. 1980

ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT V

Pam O’Connor......................... 2nd............. 2005 Pam O’Connor..........................1st............. 2004 Pam O’Connor......................... 2nd............. 2002

SENIOR CLASS AWARD FINALIST

Rachel Galligan.......................................... 2009

OVC MEDAL OF HONOR (4.0 GPA)

Ellen Canale.............................................. 2009 Ashley Thomas.......................................... 2008 Amanda Maxedon..................................... 2007 Meagan Scaggs........................................ 2007 Meagan Scaggs........................................ 2006 Meagan Scaggs........................................ 2004 Pam O’Connor........................................... 2001 Angie Patzner............................................ 2000 Jess Laska................................................ 1997

OVC ALL-ACADEMIC

Leah Aldrich-Franklin............................. 1999-2000 Emily Allen...................................................... 1999 Marie Baker.................................................... 2009 Kayla Bloemer................................. 2000, 2002-03 Chris Bochnak........................................... 1997-98 Ellen Canale.............................................. 2006-09 Allison Collins................................................. 2004 Lola Dada....................................................... 1999 Lauren Dailey.................................. 2001-02, 2004 Meggie Eck................................................ 2004-07 Megan Edwards........................................ 2007-09 Rachel Galligan......................................... 2008-09 Barbora Garbova....................................... 1997-98 Amanda Garretson......................................... 1997 Ashley Kearney.............................................. 2003 Staci Kingery.................................................. 1999 Madeline Kish................................................. 2009 Maggie Kloak............................................. 2008-10 Lindsey Kluempers.................................... 2006-09 Kara Kramer.............................................. 2006-07 Jess Laska................................................ 1997-98 Allison Lee................................................. 1997-98 Julie Lipperd.............................................. 2006-09 Amanda Maxedon..................................... 2006-07 Katie Meyers.................................................. 2004 Sydney Mitchell............................................ 2010 Ta’Kenya Nixon............................................. 2010 Pam O’Connor........................................... 2001-05 Angie Patzner............................................ 1998-00 Chantelle Pressley....................................... 2010 Sarah Probst.................................................. 1996 Tiffany Rudak................................................. 2001 Angie Russell............................................ 1998-01 Meagan Scaggs........................................ 2004-07 Renee Schaul............................................ 1999-01 Dominique Sims........................................ 2008-10 Megan Sparks........................................... 2003-06 Lauren Sturtevant...................................... 2007-10 Ashley Thomas.......................................... 2007-10

GATEWAY ALL-ACADEMIC

Sheryl Bonsett........................................... 1988-89 Shelly Ethridge............................................... 1988 Patti Griffin................................................. 1989-90 Sara Lossenegger.......................................... 1991 Karen McCaa................................................. 1991 Barb Perkes............................................... 1988-90 Kelly Powell............................................... 1988-91 Michelle Rogiers........................................ 1990-92 Tracy Roller............................................... 1989-92 Ursula Towne............................................. 1990-92 Lisa Tyler................................................... 1988-89 Beverly Williams........................................ 1989-91 Cathy Williams........................................... 1990-91 Heather Youngsman.................................. 1991-92

EIU Women’s Basketball aaa 2010 OVC Champions

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Women’s Soccer Volleyball WINTER Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Men’s Swimming

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Women’s Swimming

Men’s Indoor Track & Field Women’s Indoor Track & Field SPRING Baseball Men’s Golf Women’s Golf Softball Men’s Tennis Women’s Tennis Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Women’s Outdoor Track & Field EIU QUICK FA CTS Name................ .................. Easte rn Illinois Unive Location.......... rsity ........................ ....... Charleston, Founded / Enro Illinois llment................. ............ 1895 / 11 Nickname........ ,630 ........................ ...................... Pa Colors.............. nthers ........................ .. Blue, Gray and Affiliation......... White .......... NCAA Di vision I (FCS in Conference..... Football) Ohio Valley Co nf er en Website........... ce (since 1996-97 ........................ ) ......... EIUpanth ers.com

EIU FIGHT SONG

EIU ALMA MATER

“We are loyal EIU, we’re loyal and true ‘though the odds be great or small, we’ll still be cheering you - rah, rah So fight you Panthers for the glory of our dear name fight on for Eastern, come on you Panthers win this game!”

“For us arose thy walls and towers, their beauty, strength and grace are ours Thy hills and prairies at thy feet for us in lovely landscape meet So must our hearts remember thee, so may our lives a tribute be Strong, true and beautiful and brave and free So shall our hearts, our hearts, remember thee.”

Below is the complete listing of NCAA appearances by a Panther squad since Eastern Illinois became a member of the Ohio Valley Conference in the fall of 1996: 2009-2010 Women’s Basketball....... OVC Champion & NIT First Round Football........................OVC Champion & NCAA First Round 2007-2008 Baseball........................OVC Tournament Champion & NCAA First Round Football....................... NCAA First Round (at-large berth) Women’s Rugby......Historic NCAA game between two NCAA rugby programs as EIU hosted Div. II West Chester [Pa.] 2006-2007 Football.............. OVC Co-Champion and NCAA First Round (at-large berth)

2005-2006 Football........................OVC Champion & NCAA First Round 2004-2005 Women’s Soccer..........OVC Tournament Champion & NCAA First Round 2003-2004 Women’s Soccer..........OVC Tournament Champion & NCAA First Round 2002-2003 Football....................... NCAA First Round (at-large berth) Women’s Soccer..........OVC Tournament Champion & NCAA First Round

Volleyball......................OVC Tournament Champion & NCAA First Round 2000-2001 Men’s Basketball..........OVC Tournament Champion & NCAA First Round Football........................OVC Champion & NCAA First Round 1998-1999 Baseball........................OVC Tournament Champion & NCAA First Round 1996-1997 Football....................... NCAA First Round (at-large berth)

2001-2002 Football........................OVC Champion & NCAA First Round Women’s Soccer..........OVC Tournament Champion & NCAA First Round

Eastern Illinois athletics prides itself on success both on the playing surface and in the classroom. In addition to the Panthers numerous athletic All-Americans 34 student-athletes have also excelled in the classroom earning CoSIDA Academic All-American honors. 1

2009 ... Adam Gartner ... Soccer Brian Morrell ... Baseball 2008 ... Mike Lewis ... Soccer Brian Morrell ... Baseball Meghan Ryon ... Soccer 2007 ... Erik Huber ... Baseball Anthony Imburgia ... Golf Nicole Marczewski ... Track & Field Dan Strackeljahn ... Track & Field

2005 ... Tom Schofield ... Football

2004 ... Erica Gerth ... Volleyball C.J. Weber ... Tennis 2003 ... Erica Gerth ... Volleyball

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2001 ... Amanda Dore ... Swimming

1997 ... Jennifer Cherveny ... Softball 1996 ... Vanessa Wells ... Volleyball 1995 ... Chris Anderson ... Football Tim Carver ... Football Jennifer Cherveny ... Softball 1994 ... Tim Carver ... Football 1989 ... Eric Arnold ... Football Jennifer Berry ... Softball Tina Dawson ... Track & Field Mary Jo McCarthy ... Softball Donna Sicher ... Volleyball 1986 ... Laura Bruce ... Volleyball Tammi Rettig ... Softball 1983 ... Sharon Cizek ... Softball Nancy Kassebaum ... Basketball Nancy Kassebaum ... Softball Kathy Richards ... Softball Mary Tieges ... Softball 1982 ... Nancy Kassebaum ... Basketball 1980 ... Linda Ellsworth ... Basketball

Pictured are five former Panthers who have been honored as OVC Scholar-Athletes out of approximately 3,000 student-athletes in the league: basketball player JAKE BYRNE (#1), pictured with interim A.D. Ken Baker, volleyball player ERICA GERTH (#4), track standout AARON GROBENGIESER (#5), baseball student-athlete BRIAN MORRELL (#10), and tennis player C.J. WEBER (#9) in action at far left. All-American guard HENRY DOMERCANT (#2) was the nation’s No. 2 scorer in 2003 and among an elite group that finished in the ‘Top Five’ in the nation in scoring three straight years, while RON WHITE (#3) earned NCAA All-American honors by placing sixth nationally in the javelin in 2002. Recently, trackster NICOLE MARCZEWSKI (#7) won the prestigious OVC/HRC Post-Graduate Scholarship with a perfect 4.0 GPA, and golfer ANTHONY IMBURGIA (#8) also earned a 4.0 GPA while nabbing CoSIDA First Team Academic All-America honors. Current Dallas Cowboy quarterback, TONY ROMO (#6), earned All-American honors and won the prestigious Walter Payton Trophy as the best NCAA I-AA football player in the nation back in 2002. Finally, this past season, track & field standout KANDACE ARNOLD (#11) was tabbed the OVC Female Athlete of the Year.

Eastern Illinois strives to be a vital member of its local and regional community, as Panther coaches, staff and student-athletes take it upon themselves to volunteer and help out with many worthy causes. Teams routinely visit local senior centers and hospitals, help with Habitat for Humanity construction, assist with local food drives and soup kitchens, read and visit local elementary schools and help raise money to for worthy causes like the fight against breast cancer.

EIUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s athletic philosophy is steadfast and simple: student FIRST ... athlete SECOND. To ensure that commitment, the athletic department has established support services to assist student-athletes during their collegiate competitive experience. The EIU Academic Services staff provides students with academic guidance in regard to class scheduling and registration; declaration and selection of a major; degree and eligibility requirements; tutorial services; financial aid; and overall academic procedures. COUNSELING SERVICES Members of the Academic Services Office staff meet with individual student-athletes on a variety of academic, athletic, career and personal issues. Time is also spent helping individuals improve time management, study skills, and assignment preparation. When necessary and appropriate, student-athletes are referred to specialized resources and services, both on and off-campus. TUTORING SERVICES A variety of tutors are available through the academic departments on campus and are free of charge. ACADEMIC CENTER In November of 2006, Eastern Illinois completed its new Academic Services Center which provides a study and academic help center for Panther student-athletes. The center provides a quiet study area for student-athletes, a computer lab and academic work area. The center also houses the EIU Academic Services staff for quick access by EIU athletes.

TRACY SCOTT Associate Athletic Director for Athletic Support Services

CINDY TOZER Director of Academic Services

LEVEASEY CARTER Assistant Director for Academic Services

ERIC CASH Strength and Conditioning Coach

SAM LAINGEN Head Athletic Trainer

AARON HASELHORST Athletic Trainer

DAVID JAGER Associate Athletic Trainer

BRENT PENNING Athletic Trainer

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING GAs: Alex Boyd and Matt Slachetka ATHLETIC TRAINING GAs: Megan Davis ... Rugby and Softball Marcus Eilers ... Cross Country and Track & Field Jenna Moore ... Football

Eastern Illinois University offers 46 undergraduate majors in the following areas: ... College of Arts & Humanities ... Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences ... College of Sciences ... College of Education & Professional Studies EIU also offers master’s and specialist’s degrees with options in the Graduate School. EASTERN RATED ONE OF THE BEST IN THE MIDWEST For the ninth consecutive year, EIU has been named one of the top Midwestern public universities in its class by U.S. News & World Report. Eastern is again ranked 14th among all Midwestern public universities offering a full range of undergraduate degrees and some master’s degree programs. The region encompasses Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. The rankings – part of the magazine’s 2009 edition of “America’s Best Colleges” – are based on schools’ academic reputations, student selectivity, faculty resources, graduation and retention rates, financial resources and alumni giving. The numbers show that EIU has retained its focus on personal attention. For example, the student-faculty ratio dropped to 15:1 and only 4 percent of all classes have 50 or more students. In addition, EIU touts the highest freshman retention rate and the highest graduation rate among all Illinois public universities in its class.

EIU produces more doctoral students than any other masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s institution in Illinois; in fact, Eastern ranks among the top 5 percent nationwide.

Freshman students are assigned to Academic Advising and Learning Assistance Center, resulting in better academic performance.

The new multi-million dollar Doudna Fine Arts Center combines state-of-the-art facilities for art, music and theatre students with top-quality cultural activities for the entire region.

Voice, data and video/cable television networking capabilities in residence halls/ apartments provide high tech atmosphere for improved learning.

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With its own police force of 28 officers, EIU is one of the safest public universities.

Textbook rental system can save students as much as $400-$600 per school year.

The number of EIU students studying aborad ranks second in Illinois and No. 50 in the nation. Total costs consistently below national average.

Eastern is the first choice for more than 75 percent of new students in the Honors College, which attracts some of the best and brightest in the state..

More than 150 students organizations, plus 26 fraternities and sororities, allow students to grow socially.

William L. Perry began serving Eastern Illinois University as president on July 1, 2007, following 36 years of service to higher education in Texas. Perry, who was born and raised in the Midwest, received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. In his subsequent career at Texas A&M University, he proceeded through the tenured faculty ranks in mathematics, and then served in increasingly responsible administrative roles involving multiple areas of budget, personnel and planning for the university, academic affairs and facilities. While at Texas A&M, he received recognition for his service in teaching and in administration. As an undergrad, Perry attended Park College in Parkville, Missouri, where he majored in mathematics and history, and played basketball. In 1999, he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Park. Perry’s past activities in community service include United Way, Boys Club, Arts Council of the Brazos Valley and Brazos Valley Rehabilitation Center. Bill and his wife, Linda, reside in Charleston.

“Eastern Illinois University ranks well amon consistently g our peers, an d for good reas Our dedicated fac on. ulty and staff ma ke each student’ experience here s an overwhelming ly positive one. We continue to improve the Easte rn experience by enhancing our ac ademic programs and integrating the academic and pe rsonal developme nt of our students .” ... Dr. William Perry

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DR. GAIL RICHARD NCAA Faculty Representative

DR. BLAIR LORD Vice-President for Academic Affairs

BOB MARTIN Vice-President for University Advancement

DR. DANIEL NADLER Vice-President for Student Affairs

DR. BILL WEBER Vice-President for Business Affairs

BARBARA BURKE enters her third year as the athletic director at Eastern Illinois University, after she assumed her duties in June of 2008 to become the ninth full-time director in the 110 years of Panther athletic competition. Working on a five year master plan, Burke has made an immediate impact in her first two years with several facility enhancement projects. Among those projects are a new video scoreboard at O’Brien Field, updated locker rooms for several sport teams, a new floor and graphics in Lantz Arena and new fencing for the baseball, softball and soccer

I Women’s Basketball committee (2005-07), Mountain West Conference Championship committee (2004), and Southern Conference Softball Sports/Tournament committee (1995-96). She served as Wyoming’s representative on the Mountain West Conference transition team as the new league was formed in 1998. Burke was recently selected to serve on the NCAA Women’s Basketball Rules Committee with her appointment beginning in September 2010. Burke also brings years of coaching and playing experience to Eastern Illinois. She

fields. In February, 2010, Burke unveiled the Panthers BluePrint for Success as a campaign for athletic facility enhancements. Burke spent the previous 10 years at Wyoming, serving in a variety of capacities since first joining the staff in March 1998. Since July 2006, she has served as the deputy director of athletics and senior women’s administrator. In that role, she helped to oversee strategic planning for the department, as well as the day-to-day operations of Wyoming’s 17-sport, $19 million athletic program. In addition to her years of service at Wyoming as a senior administrator, Burke has had athletic administration experience at the University of Texas at El Paso (1997-98), Marshall University (1994-97), and West Virginia State University (1992-94). During stints at Wyoming and UTEP, Burke was named interim athletic director at the institutions, serving as both schools made transitions to new athletic directors. A member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of America (NACDA) and National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA), Burke has served on numerous athletic committees, including the NCAA Division

was a four-year member of both the softball and basketball teams at Western Michigan University (1976-80), leading the Broncos to the Women’s College Softball World Series in 1980. She was inducted into the WMU Hall of Fame in 1988. A native of Kalamazoo, Mich., Burke started her coaching career at Kalamazoo Central High School, with her first collegiate coaching job coming in 1980 as the head softball coach and assistant basketball coach at Tennessee Temple University. She followed that with coaching stops at Clearwater Christian College in Florida, Cornerstone College in Michigan, Indiana University Southeast and West Virginia State College. Three times she was named the district coach of the year during her softball and basketball coaching career. Burke earned a bachelor of science degree from Western Michigan in 1980 and a master of education degree from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1984.

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MARK BONNSTETTER Senior Associate Athletic Director

RYAN GILMORE Director of Marketing and Promotions

DAVID KIDWELL Assistant Athletic Director for Special Projects

AMANDA BOS Assistant Athletic Director for Development

RICH MOSER Associate Athletic Director for Media & Public Relations

TRACY SCOTT Associate Athletic Director for Athletic Support Services

JOHN SMITH Associate Athletic Director for Development

MARY WALLACE Assistant Athletic Director & Senior Woman Administrator

TOM AKERS Men’s/Women’s Track & Field Director

JOHN BLACKBURN Men’s/Women’s Tennis

MATT BOS Men’s/Women’s Swimming

FRANK GRAZIANO Women’s Rugby

ADAM HOWARTH Men’s Soccer

ERIN HOWARTH Men’s/Women’s Cross Country

MIKE MILLER Men’s Basketball

MIKE MONCEL Men’s/Women’s Golf

SUMMER PERALA Women’s Soccer

KATE PRICE Volleyball

BRADY SALLEE Women’s Basketball

JIM SCHMITZ Baseball

KIM SCHUETTE Softball

BOB SPOO Football

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LISA DALLAS EIU Pink Panther Advisor

RACHEL GALLIGAN Assistant Coach Women’s Basketball

DAVID JAGER Associate Athletic Trainer

BRETT PENNING Athletic Trainer

BOBBY BABICH Assistant Coach Football

SANDY KING Graphic Designer & Photographer

STEVE CALHOUN Assistant Equipment Manager

LeANN DAUBS Office Systems Specialist

JOYCE HARWOOD Account Clerk

CINDY BAYES Ticket Manager

SAM LAINGEN Head Athletic Trainer

BRIAN CALLAHAN Associate Coach Football

JASON DOREY Assistant Coach Softball

AARON HASELHORST Athletic Trainer

CLINT BAYS Coordinator of Equipment

BRENTON EMANUEL Assistant Coach Track & Field

RICHELLE HEISE Office Manager

MICHAEL LEWIS Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball

LaVEASEY CARTER Assistant Director for Academic Services

BARRY HOUSER Panther Marching & Pep Band Director

MIKE LYNCH Assistant Coach Football

BART RETTBERG Assistant Sports Information Director

MATTHEW SMILEY Assistant Coach Football

JESSICA SOMMERFELD Assistant Head Coach Track & Field

RYAN SWEITZER Assistant Coach Volleyball

QUACY TIMMONS Assistant Coach Women’s Basketball

CINDY TOZER Director of Academic Services

GRANT WILLIAMS Assistant Coach Women’s Soccer

ROY WITTKE Associate Head Coach Football

MARSHA FIGGINS Office Manager Panther Club

SKYLAR MEADE Assistant Coach Baseball

BARRON THELMON Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball

EMAIL EXTENTION ... @eiu.edu AREA CODE ... 217 Athletic Administration

Athletic Director......................... Barbara Burke baburke2..............................581-2319 Faculty Athletic Rep................. Dr. Gail Richard gjrichard...............................581-7453 Senior Associate AD..............Mark Bonnstetter mdbonnstetter......................581-7614 Associate AD/Major Gifts.................John Smith jbsmith..................................581-5831 Assistant AD/Special Projects..... Dave Kidwell dakidwell..............................581-2824 Assistant AD/SWA.........................Mary Wallace mewallace............................581-7144 Office Support Specialist............. LeAnn Daubs lrdaubs.................................581-2319

BUSINESS & TICKET OFFICE

Business Manager..........................Kim Bagwell kdbagwell............................. 581-7611 Ticket Manager...............................Cindy Bayes cbayes..................................581-2106 Account Clerk.................................Kaye Talbott .............................................581-8585

COMPLIANCE & ACADEMICS

Associate AD/Support Services......Tracy Scott tvscott...................................581-6992 Director of Academic Services.......Cindy Tozer cltozer...................................581-7059 Asst. Dir. of Academic Services......LaVeasey Carter lcarter2.................................581-7798 Graduate Assistant................... Dominic Morais

MARKETING & PROMOTIONS

Director of Marketing/Sales.........Ryan Gilmore rgilmore................................581-7151 Graduate Assistant............. Anthony Terranova

PANTHER CLUB / DEVELOPMENT

Asst. AD/Development.................. Amanda Bos ajbos.....................................581-5726 Office Administrator..................Marsha Figgins bafiggins...............................581-2310 Graduate Assistant.......... Richard Kavalauskas

SPORTS INFORMATION

Assoc. AD/Media & PR.....................Rich Moser rlmoser.................................581-7480 Asst. Sports Info Director............ Bart Rettberg bvrettberg.............................581-6408 Graphic Design/Photographer....... Sandy King slking....................................581-7761

SPORTS MEDICINE

Head Athletic Trainer..........Mary ‘Sam’ Laingen mclaingen.............................581-5939 Associate Athletic Trainer..............David Jager djager...................................581-7677 Assistant Athletic Trainer..... Aaron Haselhorst ahaselhorst...........................581-5939 Assistant Athletic Trainer............Brett Penning btpenning............................. 581-3811 Graduate Assistant........................ Megan Davis Graduate Assistant.......................Marcus Eilers Graduate Assistant........................ Jenna Moore

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

Strength & Conditioning Coach.........Eric Cash encash..................................581-7025 Graduate Assistant.............................Alex Boyd Graduate Assistant........................ Chris Neville Graduate Assistant..................... Matt Slachetka

EQUIPMENT ROOM

Coordinator of Equipment.................Clint Bays cabays..................................581-5125 Equipment Room Attendant...... Steve Calhoun srcalhoun..............................581-7613 Equipment Room Attendant.............Jeff Brown jlbrown6................................ 581-3112

M/W GOLF

Head Coach.....................................Mike Moncel mlmoncel..............................581-6007 Graduate Assistant........................... Craig Toler

WOMEN’S RUGBY

Head Coach................................ Frank Graziano fjgraziano..............................581-7135

MEN’S SOCCER

Head Coach.................................Adam Howarth ahowarth..............................581-6442 Assistant Coach............................Mark Hansen mkhansen.............................581-8380

WOMEN’S SOCCER BASEBALL

Head Coach..................................... Jim Schmitz jrschmitz...............................581-2522 Assistant Coach........................... Skylar Meade stmeade...............................581-8510 Graduate Assistant..................... James Conrad

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Head Coach........................................Mike Miller lrdaubs................................. 581-2511 Assistant Coach.......................Chad Altadonna caltadonna............................581-7760 Assistant Coach.......................... Michael Lewis dmlewis................................581-7759 Assistant Coach...................... Barron Thelmon bbthelmon............................581-7771

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Head Coach.....................................Brady Sallee isallee...................................581-6008 Associate Head Coach................Lee Buchanan ljbuchanan............................581-7617 Assistant Coach...................... Quacy Timmons qmbarnes.............................581-8505 Assistant Coach....................... Rachel Galligan regalligan.............................. 581-3411

M/W CROSS COUNTRY

Head Coach....................................Erin Howarth elhowarth..............................581-6647 Graduate Assistant...........................Brad Butler

FOOTBALL

Head Coach......................................... Bob Spoo football..................................581-5031 Assoc. Head Coach/Defense..... Roc Bellantoni rabellantoni...........................581-7765 Assoc. Head Coach/Offense............Roy Wittke rawittke.................................581-7764 Asst. Coach/Offensive Line....... Brian Callahan becallahan............................581-7766 Special Teams Coordinator..... Matthew Smiley msmiley................................581-7024 Asst. Coach/Recruiting....................Mike Lynch mjlynch.................................581-7769 Asst. Coach/Secondary.............. Bobby Babich rtbabich................................581-7767 Asst. Coach/Def. Line............. Forrest Jackson fljackson...............................581-7768 Asst. Coach/Off. Line................. Brian Callahan becallahan............................581-7766 Asst. Coach/Def. Backs........... Chad Cleveland cecleveland..........................581-3210 Asst. Coach/Tight Ends................ Jason Fisher jjfisher...................................581-3210 Office Manager............................Richelle Heise rmheise................................ 581-8311

Head Coach................................ Summer Perala sdperala...............................581-7062 Assistant Coach......................... Grant Williams gtwilliams..............................581-8321

SOFTBALL

Head Coach................................... Kim Schuette kcschuette............................581-2093 Assistant Coach.............................Jason Dorey jjdorey...................................581-8325

M/W SWIMMING

Head Coach........................................... Matt Bos mlbos....................................581-2612 Graduate Assistant........................ Elliott McGill

M/W TENNIS

Head Coach............................... John Blackburn jblackburn.............................581-3326 Graduate Assistant................. Dias Doskarayev

M/W TRACK & FIELD

Director of Track & Field................... Tom Akers tlakers...................................581-2625 Assistant Head Coach..... Jessica Sommerfeld jasommerfeld........................581-5726 Distance Coach.............................Erin Howarth elhowarth..............................581-6647 Assistant Coach.................... Brenton Emanuel bmemanuel..........................581-7629 Graduate Assistant...........................Brad Butler

VOLLEYBALL

Head Coach.........................................Kate Price kcprice..................................581-2924 Assistant Coach..........................Ryan Sweitzer rhsweitzer.............................581-7758

PANTHER CHEER TEAMS

Cheer Team Coach/Advisor............. Brian Allen blallen......................... (309) 222-0500

PANTHER MARCHING/PEP BANDS

Director of Athletic Bands........... Barry Houser blhouser...............................581-6087

EIU PINK PANTHERS

Dance Team Coach/Advisor............ Lisa Dallas lmdallas................................581-3716