2015-16 Embry-Riddle Women's Basketball Media Guide by Embry-Riddle Athletics

2015-16 EMBRY-RIDDLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

2015 SEASON

COACHING STAFF

THE EAGLES

2014-15 REVIEW

GENERAL INFORMATION

Table of Contents..................................................... 1 Quick Facts.............................................................. 3 Media Information................................................... 3

THE SEASON

2015-16 Schedule............................................... IFC 2015-16 Outlook.................................................... 4 2015-16 Opponents............................................... 7

THE COACHES & STAFF

Lisa Nuxol-Wilson, Head Coach............................. 10 Shannon Murphy, Assistant Coach........................11 Gianna Messina, Assistant Coach...........................11

THE EAGLES

2015-16 Roster..................................................... 12 Players (In numerical order) Kalah Martin........................................................... 13 Lauren Ellenberger................................................. 13 Hannah Carine....................................................... 13 Ashlé Muse............................................................ 14

HISTORY

THE UNIVERSITY

EAGLE ATHLETICS

Tara Fields.............................................................. 14 Allison Abbott........................................................ 15 Sabrina Whiting..................................................... 16 Sigrid Sandstrom................................................... 16 Ashley McWilliams................................................. 16 Mercedes Jorge.......................................................17 Taylor Cyphers........................................................17 Jessica Savage........................................................ 18 Rachel Briere......................................................... 18 Coleen Thomas...................................................... 18 Laniere Coleman.................................................... 18

YEAR IN REVIEW

Season in Review................................................... 19 2014-15 Overall/Conference Statistics................. 20 2014-15 Results.................................................... 21

EAGLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY

Embry-Riddle Women’s Basketbal Firsts............... 22 Embry-Riddle vs. All Opponents............................ 22 All-Time Roster...................................................... 22

The 2015-16 Women’s Basketball Media Guide was written and produced by the Embry-Riddle Sports Information Office. Editor: Alison Smalling. Assistant Editors: Michael Pierce, Ryan Mosher, John Phillips. Contributions: Lisa Nuxol-Wilson, Shannon Murphy. Cover Design: Ryan Mosher, Alison Smalling. Photography: Embry-Riddle Sports Information, Camille Jackson, Antoine Daugny, Matt Michlowitz, Austin Coffey. Printing: Digital Press, Daytona Beach, Fla.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CREDITS

ON THE COVER

The women’s basketball cover features the two members of this year’s ERAU Women’s Basketball senior class; Taylor Cyphers (left) and Kalah Martin (right).

Individual Records................................................. 23 Team Records........................................................ 23

THE UNIVERSITY

This is Embry-Riddle.............................................. 24 President, Dr. John Watret..................................... 25 About Daytona Beach............................................ 26

EMBRY-RIDDLE ATHLETICS

Athletics Administration......................................... 27 Head Coaches........................................................ 28 Athletic Department Staff...................................... 29 Sports Medicine..................................................... 31 ERAU Athletics Tradition........................................ 32 Community Service............................................... 32 Athletic Facilities.................................................... 33 Cheerleaders......................................................... 34 Pep Band............................................................... 35 Radio/TV Roster.................................................... 36

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QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

COACHES & SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach............................................Lisa Nuxol-Wilson Alma Mater/Year...........................Central Florida/1994 Record at ERAU/Seasons...................... 17-12/2nd season Career Record/Seasons......................... 76-41 (4 seasons) Women’s Basketball Office....................... (386) 323-5034 Best Time to Reach....................... 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. (ET) M-F Assistant Coach.......................................Shannon Murphy Second Season (Florida Gulf Coast, 2011) Assistant Coach......................................... Gianna Messina First Season (Tampa, 2011) Head Athletic Trainer....................................... Justin White Assistant Athletic Trainer............................. Steve Samples Assistant Athletic Trainer.............................. Kelly Harrison Assistant Athletic Trainer.............................. Kayla Pearson

HISTORY

First Year of Basketball................................................2014 All-Time Record......................................................... 17-12 Last Postseason Opponent.....................................Thomas Result.....................................................................L, 72-61

TEAM INFORMATION

2014 Overall Record................................................. 17-12 Home 11-5 • Away 6-7 • Neutral 0-0 Conference Record/Finish.....................................9-9/4th Starters Returning/Lost................................................ 5/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost..................................... 10/2

Key Returners Mercedes Jorge (F).................(13.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 3.0 apg) Sabrina Whiting (G)................(12.9 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 2.0 apg) Taylor Cyphers (C)..................(10.2 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 2.3 apg)

PRACTICE COVERAGE

Embry-Riddle practices are conducted at the ICI Center and are open to the media. Please contact the Sports Information Office for times.

INTERNET

The latest news and information on Eagle women’s basketball is available 24 hours a day on Embry-Riddle’s athletic website:

INTERVIEW POLICY

All requests for interviews with student-athletes and coaches should be made with the Sports Information Office, preferably with a 24-hour notice. Coach Nuxol-Wilson is available to the media Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. On game days, interviews will be conducted only following the contest. Please allow at least one day advance notice for all interviews

CREDENTIALS

Please submit requests for game credentials to the Embry-Riddle Sports Information Office. Credentials will be limited to working media only and may be obtained at the will-call desk at the entrance of the ICI Center.

PRESS ROW

Seating for the media is located on the north side of the ICI Center. Space is limited and priority will be given to those requesting space in advance.

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Credentialed photographers are at liberty to shoot at the ICI Center. However, we ask that all photographers please respect the wishes of officials and coaches.

http://erauathletics.com

PRESS SERVICE

Media will be supplied with programs, pre-game statistics and a complete NCAA boxscore at the conclusion of play.

QUICK FACTS/MEDIA INFORMATION

Location......................................... Daytona Beach, Florida Founded.....................................................................1926 Enrollment.................................................................5,700 Mascot...................................................................... Eagles School Colors........................................ Royal Blue & Gold Home Field......................................................... ICI Center Capacity.....................................................................1,968 Affiliation..............................................NCAA II Provisional Conference............................... Sunshine State Provisional President.....................................................Dr. John Watret Athletic Director..............................................John Phillips Associate Athletic Director................... John Mark Adkison Senior Woman Administrator.......................... Sonja Taylor Faculty Athletic Representative.................Rachel Friedman Athletics Phone........................................... 386-323-5000 Athletics Fax................................................ 386-323-5002

MEDIA INFORMATION

EAGLES LIVE

Live video streaming is available for Embry-Riddle women’s basketball games on the Embry-Riddle Game Day Network, Game Central by Stretch Internet. Fans can also follow the Eagles live on the road via live stats. Get connected and stay connected at

ELECTRONIC MEDIA

Any electronic media that wish to broadcast games from the ICI Center should contact the Sports Information Office for credentials, space assignments and game time assistance.

SOCIAL MEDIA The ERAU Sports Information and Sports Marketing offices are dedicated to promoting student-athletes on the web and social media. Embry-Riddle Athletics’ social media presence includes platforms on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Eagle fans can connect directly to their favorite Embry-Riddle teams and the athletes they love via social media channels.

www.twitter.com/erauwbasketball

www.facebook.com/erauathletics

SPORTS INFORMATION

Director (Contact)....................................... Alison Smalling Office Phone............................................... 386-323-5001 Email Address.......................................smallina@erau.edu Assistant Director........................................ Michael Pierce Assistant Director.......................................... Ryan Mosher SID Assistant.............................................. Janelle Johnson SID Fax....................................................... 386-323-5002 ERAU Soccer Stadium Press Row............... 386-226-7738 SID Mailing Address.................. 600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd. Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3900 Overnight Address......................................................same Website Address.......................... http://erauathletics.com

www.instagram.com/erauathletics www.twitter.com/erauathletics

2015-16 SEASON OUTLOOK

After a successful inaugural season in 2014-15 that saw the Embry-Riddle women’s basketball team post 17 wins and earn a bid to The Sun Conference Tournament, Head Coach Lisa Nuxol-Wilson and her staff have a new set of challenges going into the 2015-16 campaign. While the affiliation has changed from NAIA to NCAA II and the conference the Eagles are a part of is now the Sunshine State Conference, the goals and ideals are much the same as they were a year ago.

in the women’s game and the Eagles have plenty of options at that position this year. Five of ERAU’s guards are returners from last season, while the Blue and Gold have a pair of freshman guards who will likely see significant minutes as well. Last season, Sabrina Whiting led the team in scoring at 13.2 points per game, while also grabbing 5.2 rebounds and dishing out three assists per outing. She was named The Sun Conference Freshman of the Year and was a second team All-Sun Conference selection while also earning a spot on the league’s All-Defensive team. “Sabrina is getting better every day,” Nuxol-Wilson stated. “She competes hard in practice against our other guards and that competition is helping to make her a better overall player. She’s a gamer and one of those kids who hates to lose. As a coach, you love having players like that on the floor every day.” One of just two seniors on the team, Kalah Martin’s leadership abilities are going to be a

Mercedes Jorge was a first team All-Sun Conference selection in 2014-15

“This year we are continuing the work that we began last season,” Nuxol-Wilson said. “We are still in the process of building this program and so our goals are going to be different from every other team that we play this season. This conference is extremely talented from top to bottom, and as a coach that excites me. We’re going to be challenged every night we step on the floor and I think that’s going to help us improve as the year goes on. We’re continuing to build a championship-level program and are working toward being a competitive team when we are eligible to compete in postseason play in 2017-18.” Nuxol-Wilson has brought in five new players while losing just two from last year’s squad, giving her a total of 15 athletes on the roster. Among them are four centers, three forwards and eight guards.

GUARDS

Hannah Carine Lauren Ellenberger Kalah Martin Ashley McWilliams Ashlé Muse Sigrid Sandstrom Sabrina Whiting

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Solid guard play is crucial to having success

Sabrina Whiting was named The Sun Conference Freshman of the Year in 2014-15

key to the team’s success this year. Martin averaged 10.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and a teamhigh 3.1 assists last season. “Kalah has really stepped up for us,” Nuxol-Wilson stated. “We’ve asked her to be a defensive leader and she has responded in a big way. We look for her to step up her defensive game and really be a lock-down defender every night.” Sophomore Ashley McWilliams averaged 6.9 points per game last season playing point guard for the Eagles last season, but she will called upon to take on more of a shooting guard role this year. The sophomore duo of Hannah Carine and Ashle Muse are strong guards who rebound the ball well and bring a lot of versatility to the lineup. Carine shot 45.5% from the field and

Second team All-Conference honoree Taylor Cyphers returns as the Eagles blocks leader

Muse was one of only six players to appear in all 29 contests. Lauren Ellenberger and Sigrid Sandstrom join the squad as freshmen who are each expected to make a significant impact on the program right away. Ellenberger comes to ERAU from South Bend, Indiana, and will likely see plenty of time at the point. She possesses a great ability to run the offense and serve as a floor general and according to Nuxol-Wilson, she is a player with a great motor who will out-hustle almost anyone. Sandstrom is a native of Uppsala, Sweden and has emerged as one of the team’s best spot-up shooters from the outside. She also has a solid skill set that allows her to play at any of the guard positions. Rachel Briere Tara Fields Mercedes Jorge Jessica Savage

FORWARDS 6-0 Fr. Tampa, Fla. 6-0 So. Winter Park, Fla. 5-9 Jr. Lake Mary, Fla. 5-9 Fr. Brighton, Mich.

Embry-Riddle lists four forwards on its roster, two of whom are incoming freshmen. Mercedes Jorge has the size and strength of a forward but plays like a guard for the Eagles. Her 8.5 rebounds per game led the team a year ago and she poured in 12.9 points per game, earning her a first team All-Sun Conference selection. As one of just four upperclassmen on the roster, Jorge will be asked to be one of the team’s leaders both on and off the court. “Mercedes is one of those ‘do whatever you need’ players,” Nuxol-Wilson remarked. “She’s a good shooter, can drive to the basket, rebounds the ball and defends well. We expect her to have another solid season for us.” Tara Fields represents the other returner at

Allison Abbott Laniere Coleman Taylor Cyphers Coleen Thomas

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St. Augustine, Fla. Lake Mary, Fla. Wichita, Kan. Kingwood, Texas

Last year, Taylor Cyphers was the team’s only true center, as Allison Abbott saw most of her playing time at the four spot. Now, with Abbott sliding over to be more of a post player, and with the additions of Coleen Thomas, a redshirt from last season, and Laniere Coleman, the Eagles have a good bit of depth down low. Cyphers earned second team All-Conference honors last year after averaging 10.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game. At 6-3, Cyphers is the tallest player on the ros-

Senior Kalah Martin led the squad in assists (3.1 apg) in 2014-15

2015-16 SEASON OUTLOOK

the position, having played 14.1 minutes per game last season. Fields scored 4.1 points and pulled down 3.6 rebounds per game, and Nuxol-Wilson is expecting her to have a bigger impact in 2015-16. “Tara has gotten a lot stronger in the offseason, and as a result her defensive skills have greatly improved,” Nuxol-Wilson commented. “She’s poised to have a breakout season this year.” Jessica Savage hails from Brighton, Michigan, where she attended Brighton High School, the same school as ERAU Assistant Coach Shannon Murphy. Savage has the potential to serve as a swing player who can play multiple positions and defend almost anyone on the floor. Rachel Briere is from Tampa and averaged 10+ points per game all four years at Steinbrenner High School. At 6-0, Briere is one of the tallest players on the roster, and her versatility and ability to pass the ball will be a valuable addition to ERAU’s depth at the forward position.

Lisa Nuxol-Wilson is back for her second season as the Eagles’ head coach

ter and her shot-blocking presence was very disruptive for most of the Eagles’ opponents in 2014-15 as she led The Sun Conference with a 2.3 blocks-per-game average. “We’re going to look to Taylor to be a leader for us on and off the court,” Nuxol-Wilson said. “She’s a phenomenal shot-blocker and she’s worked a lot on her post game presence, so we expect her to have a big year for us.” Abbott appeared in 28 games last year, shooting 48 percent from the field as a freshman. Now in her sophomore campaign, Abbott has continued to improve her skills as a post player to help provide valuable minutes for the Eagles at the five spot, and Nuxol-Wilson notes that her mid-range game will be a valuable asset offensively for the Eagles. Coleman joins the team as a junior transfer after spending the last two years at Canisius. “We expect Laniere to be an impact player for us in the post, both defensively and offensively. She is an experienced post player who really uses her body and strength well.”

SCHEDULE

Season/Home Opener Nov. 14 vs. Ave Maria

ber will take place in Fort Lauderdale as part of the Trip Sports Cruzin’ Classic. ERAU will face off against NAIA member Georgetown (Ky.) on Dec. 17 and Findlay on Dec. 18. The new year brings with it the beginning of 16 straight games against Sunshine State opponents, the first of which comes on Jan. 2 at Nova Southeastern. After hosting Florida Southern (Jan. 6), ERAU will travel to Barry (Jan. 9) and Saint Leo (Jan. 13) before coming back to the ICI Center to host Lynn (Jan. 16), Eckerd (Jan. 20) and Florida Tech (Jan. 23). The month of January wraps up with road contests at Palm Beach Atlantic (Jan. 27) and Rollins (Jan. 30). February will see the Eagles host four games, including dates with Tampa (Feb. 3), Saint Leo (Feb. 13) and Nova Southeastern (Feb. 17), with the final home game of the year slated for Feb. 24 against Barry. Road games in February include Eckerd (Feb. 10), Florida Southern (Feb. 20) and Lynn (Feb. 27). The Eagles will close out the 2015-16 campaign at the University of Puerto Rico Tournament, March 2-6.

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The Eagles open up the 2015-16 season at home against former Sun Conference foe Ave Maria on Nov. 14. The Gyrenes will be one of two NAIA opponents on the slate this season. ERAU’s first NCAA II game will come four days later when Palm Beach Atlantic visits the ICI Center. ERAU hits the road for a pair of games in late November, the only two true road games on the schedule before the calendar turns over to 2016. Embry-Riddle will travel to Florida Tech on Nov. 21 and Tampa on Nov. 24 before returning home for the next four games. The Blue and Gold close out November with home games against Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (Nov. 27) and Sioux Falls (Nov. 28) and continue the home stand in December with dates against Rollins (Dec. 2) and Flagler (Dec. 11). Embry-Riddle’s final two games in Decem-

Ashley McWilliams started in 22 of 29 games in 2014-15

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Location...................................... Melbourne, Fla. Enrollment............................................... 16,000 Nickname.............................................. Panthers Colors..................................... Crimson and Gray Affiliation................................................. NCAA II Conference.................................. Sunshine State President........................ Dr. Anthony J. Catanese Athletic Director........................... Bill Jurgens, Jr.

Location............................................. Tampa, Fla. Enrollment..................................................7,700 Nickname.............................................. Spartans Colors..................................Red, Black and Gold Affiliation................................................. NCAA II Conference.................................. Sunshine State President.............................Dr. Ronald L. Vaughn Athletic Director............................. Larry Marfise

ABOUT UPRM

Location....................................... Mayaguez, P.R. Enrollment................................................11,005 Nickname....................................................Janes Colors..................................Kelly Green & White Affiliation................................................. NCAA II Conference......................................Independent President................................ Hector B. Figueroa Athletic Director........................................... N/A

ABOUT USF

Location......................................Sioux Falls, S.D. Enrollment................................................. 1,519 Nickname............................................... Cougars Colors.......................................Purple and White Affiliation................................................. NCAA II Conference.................. North Sun Intercollegiate President...............................Dr. Mark Benedetto Athletic Director............................. Kevin Hesser

ABOUT RC

Location..................................... Winter Park, Fla. Enrollment..................................................1,759 Nickname......................................................Tars Colors........................................... Blue and Gold Affiliation................................................. NCAA II Conference.................................. Sunshine State DEC. 2 • 5:30 PM • DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. Interim President....................... Craig McAllaster Athletic Director............................ Pennie Parker

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TEAM INFORMATION

Head Coach.......................................Bob Batson Record at GGC.....................141-82 (7 seasons) Assistant Coaches...........................Emily Huber, �� Madison McDonald 2014-15 Overall Record............................ 16-16 2014-15 Conf. Record/Finish.............. 6-12/7th

SERIES INFORMATION

Series Record.................................................1-1 Last Meeting............ Feb. 4, 2015 (AMU, 87-65)

TEAM INFORMATION

MEDIA INFORMATION

SID Contact.................................... Taylor Hodge Email.......................Taylor.Hodge@avemaria.edu Office Phone..............................(239) 304-7884 www.avemariagyrenes.com @GyreneWBB

MEDIA INFORMATION

Head Coach................................... Carlos Palacio SID Contact.............................................TJ Budd Record at PBA........................21-56 (3 seasons) Email....................................... tj_budd@pba.edu Assistant Coach......................Broderick Johnson Office Phone..............................(561) 803-2525 2014-15 Overall Record............................... 9-17 2014-15 Conf. Record/Finish...................... N/A http://pbasailfish.com

SERIES INFORMATION

Series Record................................. First Meeting Last Meeting................................................ N/A

TEAM INFORMATION

2015-16 OPPONENTS

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Location........................................ Ave Maria, Fla. Enrollment................................................. 1,019 Nickname...............................................Gyrenes Colors................. Tanzanite Blue and Kelly Green Affiliation.................................................. NAIA II Conference............................................. The Sun President..........................................James Towey Athletic Director............................ Kimberly King

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MEDIA INFORMATION

Head Coach.................................. John Reynolds SID Contact............................... Daniel Supraner Record at FIT................... 513-286 (28 seasons) Email...................................... dsupraner@fit.edu Assistant Coach............................ Matt McHenry Office Phone.............................. (321) 674-7484 2014-15 Overall Record.............................. 20-7 2014-15 Conf. Record/Finish............. 10-6/4th http://www.floridatechsports.com

SERIES INFORMATION

Series Record................................. First Meeting Last Meeting................................................. N/A

TEAM INFORMATION

Head Coach....................................... Tom Jessee Record at UT.................... 436-209 (22 seasons) Assistant Coaches......................... Caitlyn Mitryk 2014-15 Overall Record..............................17-11 2014-15 Conf. Record/Finish................ 9-7/5th

SERIES INFORMATION

@FTPanthers

MEDIA INFORMATION

SID Contact................................. Santiago Lopez Email............................................ slopez@ut.edu Office Phone...............................(813) 257-3473 http://tampaspartans.com @utspartans

Series Record................................. First Meeting Last Meeting................................................. N/A

TEAM INFORMATION

MEDIA INFORMATION

Head Coach................................Franklyn Roman SID Contact.................................................. N/A Record at UPRM........................................... N/A Email............................................................. N/A Assistant Coach.............................Donny Ramos Office Phone................................................. N/A 2014-15 Overall Record............................... N/A 2014-15 Conf. Record/Finish...................... N/A http://www.uprm.edu/deportes/

SERIES INFORMATION

Series Record............................ UPRM leads 1-0 Last Meeting...... Nov. 25, 2014 ( UPRM, 69-64)

TEAM INFORMATION

Head Coach...............................Travis Traphagen Record at USD......................129-76 (7 seasons) Assistant Coaches........................ Kayla Tetschlaf ................................................... Trevor McKown 2014-15 Overall Record............................. 17-10 2014-15 Conf. Record/Finish..13-9/5th (South)

SERIES INFORMATION

Series Record................................. First Meeting Last Meeting................................................. N/A

TEAM INFORMATION

Head Coach................................ Glenn Wilkes Jr. Record at RC.................... 650-212 (30 seasons) Assistant Coach......... Kourtnie Berry, Tami Stark .......................................................... Eddie Cole 2014-15 Overall Record.............................. 22-7 2014-15 Conf. Record/Finish............. 12-4/2nd

SERIES INFORMATION

Series Record................................. First Meeting Last Meeting................................................ N/A

MEDIA INFORMATION

SID Contact..................................... Dan Genzler Email.................... Dan. Genzler@usiouxfalls.edu Office Phone.............................. (605) 331-6774 http://www.usfcougars.com @USF_Athletics

MEDIA INFORMATION

SID Contact......................................Clay Starrett Email...................................cstarrett@rollins.edu Office Phone............................(407) 646-23933 http://www.rollinssports.com @RollinsSports

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Location.....................................Georgetown, Ky. Enrollment................................................. 1,200 Nickname...................................................Tigers Colors......................................Orange and Black Affiliation..................................................... NAIA Conference......................................... Mid-South President................................Dr. Dwaine Greene Athletic Director................................Brian Evans

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Location.......................................... Findlay, Ohio Enrollment................................................. 4,186 Nickname...................................................Oilers Colors......................................Orange and Black Affiliation................................................. NCAA II Conference...Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic DEC. 18 • 10 AM • FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. President...................................Dr. Katherine Fell Athletic Director............................ Brandi Laurita

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Location................................. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Enrollment..................................................6,937 Nickname................................................. Sharks Colors.................................. Navy Blue and Gray Affiliation................................................. NCAA II Conference.................................. Sunshine State President.......................... Dr. George L. Hanbury Athletic Director.......................... Mike Mominey

ABOUT FSC

Location..........................................Lakeland, Fla. Enrollment................................................. 2,185 FL Nickname........................................... Moccasins Colors............................................. Red and Blue Affiliation................................................. NCAA II Conference.................................. Sunshine State JAN. 6 • 5:30 PM • DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. President....................................Dr. Anne B. Kerr Athletic Director................................ Pete Meyer FEB. 20 • 5:30 PM • LAKELAND, FLA.

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ABOUT BU

Location..................................Miami Shores, Fla. Enrollment..................................................9,070 Nickname......................................... Buccaneers Colors.................................... Red, Black & Silver Affiliation................................................. NCAA II Conference.................................. Sunshine State President..........................Sister Linda Bevilacqua Athletic Director.....................Michael L. Covone

ABOUT SLU

Location......................................... Saint Leo, Fla. Enrollment................................................. 2,290 Nickname....................................................Lions Colors.........................................Green and Gold Affiliation................................................. NCAA II Conference.................................. Sunshine State President.............................. William J. Lennox, Jr. Athletic Director......................... Francis X. Reidy

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MEDIA INFORMATION

Head Coach...................Erika Lang-Montgomery SID Contact.......................................John Jordan Record at FC.........................54-106 (6 seasons) Email..................................... jjordan@flagler.edu Assistant Coaches...... Joe Harding, Dana Wieller Office Phone..............................(904) 819-6465 2014-15 Overall Record............................... 9-17 2014-15 Conf. Record/Finish.....6-13/6th (East) http://www.flagler.edu/athletics

SERIES INFORMATION

Series Record................................. First Meeting Last Meeting................................................. N/A

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@FlaglerWBB

MEDIA INFORMATION

Head Coach........................... Andrea McCloskey SID Contact....................................... Jenny Elder Record at GC..........................82-41 (4 seasons) Email................... elder@georgetowncollege.edu Assistant Coach............................. Kourtney Tyra Office Phone.............................. (502) 863-7972 2014-15 Overall Record............................ 14-12 2014-15 Conf. Record/Finish................ 5-9/6th http:georgetowncollegeathletics.com

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Series Record................................. First Meeting Last Meeting................................................. N/A

TEAM INFORMATION

Head Coach........................................ Jim Wiedie Record at GGC....................... 27-25 (2 seasons) Assistant Coaches......Ken Brooks, Allie Leopard .................................................... Nikki Gunning 2014-15 Overall Record.............................15-11 2014-15 Conf. Record/Finish.11-11/4th (South)

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Series Record................................. First Meeting Last Meeting................................................. N/A

TEAM INFORMATION

Head Coach................................ LeAnn Freeland Record at NSU........................96-31 (4 seasons) Assistant Coaches............................. Abbie Tepe ............................................... Danielle Robinson 2014-15 Overall Record...............................27-6 2014-15 Conf. Record/Finish...............13-3/1st

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Series Record................................. First Meeting Last Meeting................................................ N/A

TEAM INFORMATION

Head Coach......................................Betsy Harris Record at FSC...........................13-14 (1 season) Assistant Coaches............... Courtney Strauthers ........................................................ Alex de la Fe 2014-15 Overall Record............................ 13-14 2014-15 Conf. Record/Finish.................7-9/6th

SERIES INFORMATION

Series Record................................FSC leads 1-0 Last Meeting........... Nov. 29, 2014 (FSC 70-42)

TEAM INFORMATION

Head Coach....................................... Bill Sullivan Record at BU....................... 144-112 (9 seasons) Assistant Coaches...Jade Leitao, Anisa Secerovic .............................................. Shanna Suttington 2014-15 Overall Record............................ 15-16 2014-15 Conf. Record/Finish...............5-11/7th

SERIES INFORMATION

Series Record..................................First meeting Last Meeting................................................ N/A

TEAM INFORMATION

Head Coach....................................... Missy West Record at SLU...............................9-18 ( season) Assistant Coaches............... Christopher Springs ................... Allison Dynes, Emmanuel Mulowayi 2014-15 Overall Record.............................. 9-18 2014-15 Conf. Record/Finish.............. 4-12/8th

SERIES INFORMATION

Series Record................................. First Meeting Last Meeting................................................ N/A

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MEDIA INFORMATION

SID Contact....................................... David Buck Email..................................... buckd@findlay.edu Office Phone.............................. (419) 434-4727 http://athletics.findlay.edu @UFindlayWBBALL

MEDIA INFORMATION

SID Contact.............................Jonathan Fraysure Email.................................... jfraysure@nova.edu Office Phone..............................(954) 262-8235 http://www.nsusharks.com @NSUSharks

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ERAU Athletics in Transition to NCAA II In July 2015, the Embry-Riddle Athletics program was approved to advance to year two of the three-year NCAA Division II membership process. Achieving full NCAA Division II membership typically takes three years, provided the athletic department successfully completes each phase of the membership process. The Eagles will play their first full season of NCAA II competition in 2015-16 as provisional members of the Sunshine State Conference. Per conference rules, the Eagles will not be eligible to participate in any league championship events for the next two seasons and will not be eligible for NCAA II postseason until completion of the membership process. Assuming all expectations have been met in Candidacy Year Two, as well as a year of provisional NCAA II membership, Embry-Riddle will be a full NCAA member in 2017-18.

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach • Second Season • Central Florida (1994)

Lisa Nuxol-Wilson was selected as the first-ever Embry-Riddle Women’s Head Basketball Coach in August 2013. After taking a year to recruit, Nuxol-Wilson put together a lineup that played its inaugural game on Nov. 7, 2014. The first edition of Embry-Riddle women’s basketball made waves in its first season of competition, finishing at 17-12 overall. The Eagles’ 9-9 Sun Conference record put them at fourth in the league’s regular season standings and the Blue and Gold closed out its inaugural campaign in the quarterfinal round of the conference tournament. Nuxol-Wilson also guided some of her players to individual accolades in 2014-15, including first team All-Conference selection Mercedes Jorge, second team honoree Taylor Cyphers, and Sabrina Whiting, who was The Sun Conference Freshman of the Year, as well as a second team and All-Defensive Team selection. Nuxol-Wilson came to Embry-Riddle with 17 years of previous experience in women’s basketball coaching, recruiting and program management. Her coaching experience began in 1996 when she was the assistant and junior varsity coach at her alma mater Lake Howell High School. She simultaneously assumed the assistant coaching responsibility at Seminole State College and after a year of dual coaching, she moved exclusively into college coaching, going to Georgia Southern where she was a women’s basketball first assistant coach and recruiting coordinator from 1997-01. Her recruiting efforts produced 10 student-athletes who helped the Eagles to two Southern Conference titles and still hold top marks in the GSU record books. Nuxol-Wilson then moved to Stetson as the Lady Hatters’ women’s basketball recruiting coordinator from 2001-02. In just one season at Stetson, she signed seven players, including Joslyn Giles, who was the 2002-03 Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year.

In 2002, Nuxol-Wilson was given the opportunity to become the head women’s basketball coach at Seminole Community College, now Seminole State College. As the head coach at a Division I junior college program, Nuxol-Wilson led the women’s basketball team to a combined 59-29 record over her three seasons from 2002-05 and under her guidance, the Raiders were co-conference regular season champions, achieved a No. 9 national ranking and were ranked in the Region 8 top 10 each year. After her first head coaching job, Nuxol-Wilson returned to Division I women’s basketball as an assistant coach for the University of Alabama. At Alabama, Nuxol-Wilson assisted the women’s basketball program in recruiting, game preparation, administrative duties, academic monitoring and individualized position coaching, working with both post players and guards during her tenure. She was also the director of the Alabama camp programs. Throughout her coaching career, Nuxol-Wilson mentored and coached 17 All-Academic team members, 16 All-Conference selections, two All-State honorees, a Scholar-Athlete of the Year, an Arthur Ashe Female Athlete of the Year and a Freshman of the Year. Additionally, five of her student-athletes have gone on to play professionally, including Aneika Henry who played for the Atlanta Dream in the WNBA. After three seasons at Alabama, Nuxol-Wilson became a national evaluator with Blue Star Basketball and in 2010, she started the Blue Star-Florida Basketball program serving as a head coach and program director. With Blue Star, Nuxol-Wilson was tasked with overseeing high school and elite-level women’s basketball, recruiting players, administering program budgets, scheduling tournaments, and managing all public relations. Under her direction, 18 individuals have earned All-State recognition, while 13 have signed NCAA Division I scholarships. Through her role at Blue Star, Nuxol-Wilson has developed a broad network of recruiting contacts in the state of Florida. Nuxol-Wilson began her collegiate playing career at West Virginia Tech where she helped the Golden Bears to a conference regular season title and a perfect 18-0 league record in 1990-91. The following season, the Florida native returned to her home state where she was named the Academic Athlete of the Year at Valencia Community College. An NJCAA Academic All-America nominee, she helped the Mata-

EDUCATION

BACHELORS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE Central Florida, 1994

PLAYING EXPERIENCE WEST VIRGINIA TECH (1990-91) VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (1991-92) • Academic Athlete of the Year • NJCAA Academic All-America nominee CENTRAL FLORIDA (1992-94)

COACHING EXPERIENCE

HEAD COACH Embry-Riddle (2013-Present) Seminole State (2002-05) HEAD COACH, PROGRAM DIRECTOR, NATIONAL EVALUATOR Blue Star (Florida) Basketball (2010-14) ASSISTANT COACH Alabama (2005-08) Stetson (2001-02) Georgia Southern (1997-01) Seminole State (1996-97) dors to the 1992 conference crown. After one year at Valencia Community College, Nuxol-Wilson went to the University of Central Florida where she played for the Knights’ women’s basketball team. She earned her bachelors degree in Political Science from UCF in 1994. Nuxol-Wilson is married to Dr. Matt Wilson who is an Associate Professor in Sport Business at Stetson University. They reside in Deland with their son Rocco.

COACHING STAFF

Embry-Riddle’s Head Women’s Basketball Coach Lisa Nuxol-Wilson announced the hiring of Brighton, Mich. native Shannon Murphy as the program’s first Assistant Coach in Sept. 2013. Murphy enjoyed a successful four-year career at NCAA I Florida Gulf Coast University from 2007-11. A three-year team captain, she graduated with 1,185 points and became only the third FGCU women’s basketball player to join the program’s 1,000-point club. As of the 2012-13 season, she holds the school records for career assists (419) and minutes played (3,581), is second in three-pointers made (219) and third in steals (168). With Murphy in the lineup, the Eagles posted a 100-25 record, won two conference titles, made four WNIT appearances and set the NCAA single-season record for made three-pointers (350). Murphy was recognized for her accomplishments on the basketball court as well as in the classroom. A four-time first team All-Atlantic Sun selection, she was named the FGCU Athletic Department’s Most Outstanding Co-Female Student-Athlete as a senior. She was also named to the Academic All-Conference

Embry-Riddle’s Head Women’s Basketball Coach Lisa Nuxol-Wilson announced the hiring of Tampa native Gianna Messina as the program’s second Assistant Coach in August 2015. Messina enjoyed a successful four-year career at NCAA DII University of Tampa from 2008-11 and NCAA DI University of South Florida from 2007-08. A three-year team captain at the University of Tampa, she graduated with 1,326 points and became the only UT women’s basketball player to join the program’s 1,000-point club in only 3 years. As of the 2015-16 season, she holds the school records for career 3-point percentage (.441), career free throw percentage (.815), is second in minutes averaged (34.9) and third in 3-pointers made (207) and defensive rebounds averaged (5.8). With Messina in the lineup, the Spartans posted a 73-19 record, won two

roster all four season and was the women’s basketball representative on the FGCU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. During the summer of 2014, Murphy served as the head coach for the American International Sports Teams program. Murphy took her team, which was comprised of high school players from all across the U.S., including California, Texas, New York, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Wyoming, Washington, on a 10day European Tour. In addition to traveling to Germany and Italy, Murphy and her team competed at the United World Games in Austria and in her first experience as a head coach, Murphy guided her squad to a 4-1 record and third-place tournament finish. After completing her undergraduate in Marketing with a Minor in Advertising in May 2011, Murphy was named the Vice President of Three Points Hoops, Inc. Her responsibilities with Three Point Hoops included directing Nike Summer Basketball camps around the state of Florida, running USSSA Basketball Tournaments for boys and girls, and private training and player development for boys and girls ranging from age seven to the collegiate level.

EDUCATION

SSC regular season conference titles, won one SSC conference tournament and made three consecutive DII NCAA tournament appearances. Messina ranked fourth in the nation for 3-point field goal percentage during her senior season at 45%. As a freshman at the University of South Florida, Messina played in 29 games while starting 10. Messina tallied 132 points as a freshman. Messina was recognized for her accomplishments on the basketball court as well as in the classroom graduating Magna Cum Laude. A three-time first team All-Sunshine State Conference selection, she was also named Academic All-Conference all four years. Messina served as the women’s basketball representative on the USF Student-Athlete Advisory Committee during her freshman season. After earning her B.S. in Accounting from the University of Tampa in May 2011, Messina began her professional career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she currently works as a Certified Public Accountant.

EDUCATION

BACHELORS IN MARKETING Florida Gulf Coast, 2011

PLAYING EXPERIENCE FLORIDA GULF COAST (1994-97) • Four-time All-Atlantic Sun Conference • Most Oustanding Female Student-Athlete (2011) • Academic All-Atlantic Sun • Three-year team captain • FGCU 1,000-point club

COACHING EXPERIENCE

ASSISTANT COACH Embry-Riddle (2013-Present) VICE PRESIDENT Three Point Hoops, Inc. (2011-13) HEAD COACH American International Sports Teams (2014)

BACHELORS IN ACCOUNTING Tampa, 2011

PLAYING EXPERIENCE SOUTH FLORIDA (2007-08) • Student-Athlete Advisory Committee TAMPA (2008-11) • Three-year team captain • Member of Tampa’s 1,000-point club • Three-time first team All-Sunshine State Conference selection • Academic All-Conference

COACHING EXPERIENCE

ASSISTANT COACH Embry-Riddle (2015-Present)

2015-16 ROSTER

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name 3 Kalah Martin 4 Lauren Ellenberger 10 Hannah Carine 12 Ashlé Muse 13 Tara Fields 20 Allison Abbott 21 Sigrid Sandstrom 22 Sabrina Whiting 23 Ashley McWilliams 25 Mercedes Jorge 32 Taylor Cyphers 33 Jessica Savage 34 Rachel Briere 42 Coleen Thomas 50 Laniere Coleman

Pos. Ht. G 5-8 G 5-4 G 5-10 G 5-9 F 6-0 C/F 6-0 G 5-11 G 5-7 G 5-8 G/F 5-9 C 6-3 G/F 5-9 F 6-0 C 6-2 C 6-1

Yr. Sr. Fr. So. So. So. So. Fr. So. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr.

Hometown/High School (Previous School) St. Louis, Mo./Kirkwood (St. Louis CC) Granger, Ind./Penn Windermere, Fla./International Community School Jacksonville, Fla./University Christian Winter Park, Fla./Lake Howell St. Augustine, Fla./St. Augustine Uppsala, Sweden/ Celsiusskolan Temple Terrace, Fla./Seffner Christian Academy Tampa, Fla./Academy of the Holy Names Lake Mary, Fla./Lake Mary (Indian River State College) Wichita, Kan./Wichita Heights (Texas-Pan American) Brighton, Mich./Brighton Tampa, Fla./Steinbrenner Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood Park Lake Mary, Fla./ Lake Mary (Canisius College)

Head Coach: Lisa Nuxol-Wilson (Central Florida, 1994 - 2nd season) Assistant Coach: Shannon Murphy (Florida Gulf Coast, 2011 - 2nd season) Assistant Coach: Gianna Messina (Tampa, 2011 - 1st season)

Kalah Martin Taylor Cyphers

Juniors (2)

Laniere Coleman Mercedes Jorge

BY POSITION

Sophomores (6) Freshmen (5) Guards (8) Hannah Carine Ashlé Muse Tara Fields Allison Abbott Sabrina Whiting Ashley McWilliams

6-0 • Sophomore • Center/Forward

34 Rachel Briere

6-0 • Freshman • Forward

10 Hannah Carine

5-10 • Sophomore • Guard

50 Laniere Coleman

6-1 • Junior • Center

32 Taylor Cyphers

6-3 • Senior • Center

4 Lauren Ellenberger 5-4 • Freshman • Guard 13 Tara Fields

6-0 • Sophomore • Forward

25 Mercedes Jorge

5-9 • Junior • Guard/Forward

3 Kalah Martin

5-8 • Senior • Guard

23 Ashley McWilliams 5-8 • Sophomore • Guard 12 Ashlé Muse

5-9 • Sophomore • Guard

21 Sigrid Sandstrom

5-11 • Freshman • Guard

33 Jessica Savage

5-9 • Freshman • Guard/Forward

42 Coleen Thomas

6-2 • Sophomore • Center

22 Sabrina Whiting

5-7 • Sophomore • Guard

ROSTER BREAKDOWN

BY CLASS

Seniors (2)

20 Allison Abbott

Rachel Briere Lauren Ellenberger Sigrid Sandstrom Jessica Savage Coleen Thomas

Hannah Carine Lauren Ellenberger Kalah Martin Ashlé Muse Sabrina Whiting Ashley McWilliams

Sigrid Sandstrom Jessica Savage

Forwards (4) Rachel Briere Tara Fields Allison Abbott Mercedes Jorge

Centers (3)

Laniere Coleman Taylor Cyphers Coleen Thomas

BY HOME STATE

Ashlé Muse Sabrina Whiting Allison Abbott Kalah Martin Rachel Briere Lauren Ellenberger Hannah Carine Sigrid Sandstrom Laniere Coleman Tara Fields Taylor Cyphers Coleen Thomas Mercedes Jorge Ashley McWilliams Jessica Savage

Florida (9)

Missouri (1)

Indiana (1)

Sweden (1)

Kansas (1)

Texas (1)

Michigan (1)

THE EAGLES

Guard • 5-8 • Sr. • St. Louis, Mo. • Kirkwood (St. Louis CC)

As a Junior in 2014-15: Started in 24 games, ap-

pearing in 29 for the Blue and Gold…averaged 10.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, a team-high 3.1 assists and 1.4 steals in 29.5 minutes per contest…named The Sun Conference Player of the Week on Nov. 10 after an 18-point, nine-rebound, six-steal performance against Clearwater Christian (Nov. 8)…scored 20 points with 11 rebounds to lead ERAU to a 66-55 win at Northwood (Feb. 10)…grabbed 14 rebounds in 51 minutes

against Southeastern (Feb. 12) in a five-overtime contest…recorded 17 points with seven boards at Warner (Jan. 7).... selected to the ERAU Athletics President’s Team that recognizes student-athletes with a 3.5 or higher GPA

At St. Louis Community College: Played two seasons

for the Archers… averaged 12.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and two assists per game on the way to first team All-Region honors as a freshman… tallied 26 points and six steals, including three in the final eight minutes, to hep the Archers clinch an NJCAA national tournament berth with a 63-55 upset of 12th-ranked North Arkansas College…named team co-captain as a soph-

omore…second on the team in scoring (14.6 ppg) and assists (2.8 apg), and third in rebounding (5.7 rpg) in her sophomore campaign…recipient of the NJCAA’s Award for Exemplary Academic Achievement.

Prep: 2012 graduate of Kirkwood High School… earned four letters playing for coaches Brad Sutterer and Kimberly Sheets. Personal: Born in St. Louis, Missouri on March 21, 1994…parents are Anthony and Tammy Martin and Ramonda and Jesse Harris…majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies with minors in Air Traffic Control, Unmanned Aerial Systems and Communication.

Guard • 5-4 • Fr. • Granger, Ind. • Penn HS

Prep: 2015 graduate of Penn High School in Mishiwaka, Indiana…averaged 7.1 points, 3.8 assists and 3.8 steals per game…helped her team advance to the state semifinals twice, finishing as the runners-up in 201314.

Personal: Born in Elkart, Indiana on Oct. 13, 1996… daughter of Eric and Michelle Ellenberger…chose Embry-Riddle because of the strong academic background of the school as well as the opportunity to build a solid foundation for the women’s basketball program…majoring in Business Administration.

Guard • 5-10 • So. • Windermere, Fla. • International Community School

As a Freshman in 2014-15: Played in all 29 contests, starting the final seven…averaged nearly 16 minutes per game with 2.7 points and 3.1 rebounds per outing…registered seven points and eight rebounds against Florida Memorial (Feb. 19), two days after scoring six points and grabbing six rebounds against Thomas (Feb. 17).

Prep: Graduated from International Community School in June 2014…played for coaches Deanna Lawson and Bill Terwilliger…averaged 18.4 points, 8.6 boards and 5.0 assists per game as a senior…graduated as the ICS career leader in assists (180) and steals (336)…four-time All-District honoree…also lettered in cross country and volleyball…name team captain in all three varsity sports…qualified as an individual for regional cross country competition as a junior…National Honor Society…Senior Class Vice President.

Personal: Born in Orlando, Florida on Aug. 15, 1995… daughter of Jeff and Lee Carine…father, Jeff, played varsity golf for Wake Forest…mother was letterwinner in golf at Southern Methodist University...majoring in Communication…volunteered for numerous mission trips within the United States and the Bahamas.

THE EAGLES

Guard • 5-9 • So. • Jacksonville, Fla. • University Christian School

As a Freshman in 2014-15: Came off the bench in all 29

games for the Blue and Gold…scored a season-high 16 points in a win against Florida College (Nov. 10), shooting 7-for-10 from the field…went 5-for-5 for 10 points against Brewton-Parker (Dec. 11)…scored 12 points and grabbed four boards versus Point (Dec. 30).

Prep: Graduated from University Christian School in May 2014…three-year letterwinner for Coach Keith Stroud…followed an 11.3-point, 4-rebound junior season by averaging 18.9 points, eight boards, 4.6 assists and 3.9 steals per game as a senior… helped the Fighting Christians to the district title in each of her three seasons at UCS…team captain… also lettered in track and field, finishing third in the state in the high jump… National Honor Society.

Personal: Born in Jacksonville, Florida on Feb. 5, 1996…parents are Aron and Karen Muse…majoring in Human Factors Psychology.

Forward • 6-0 • So. • Winter Park, Fla. • Lake Howell High School

As a Freshman in 2014-15: Averaged 14.1 minutes

in 29 games with three starts…scored 4.1 points and registered 3.6 rebounds per contest in her rookie season…scored 11 points with five rebounds in a victory at Brewton-Parker (Dec. 11)…had a 10-point, three-rebound, two-assist outing against Ave Maria (Feb. 4)…

pulled down a season-best 13 rebounds versus Southeastern (Feb. 12).

boards and three blocks as a senior…also lettered in volleyball.

Prep: Graduated from Lake Howell High School in May 2014…played for coaches Nick Sarasty and Sara Nuxol, the sister of ERAU Head Coach Lisa Nuxol-Wilson… three-year letterwinner… averaged six points, nine rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game as a junior… tied the Lake Howell single-game record for rebounding with 26 against Winter Springs…averaged 10 points, 12.5

Personal: Born in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 20, 1996…daughter of Weinburg Allen and Terri Fields…majoring in Human Factors Psychology.

Center/Forward • 6-0 • So. • St. Augustine, Fla. • St. Augustine High School ida Memorial (Feb. 19)…grabbed a season-best eight boards versus Ave Maria (Jan. 10).

As a Freshman in 2014-15: Appeared in 28 games for

the Eagles, averaging 10.5 minutes per contest…shot 48 percent from the field and 79 percent from the free throw line as a freshman…scored a season-high nine points on 4-for-5 shooting from the field in a 72-57 victory against Johnson & Wales (Jan. 22)…went 4-for5 from the floor with eight points in a win against Flor-

Prep: Graduated from St. Augustine High School in May 2014…earned four varsity letters playing for Coach John Algreen…averaged 16 points, 10 rebounds, five steals, three blocks and two assists per game as a senior…helped the Yellow Jackets to district titles in 2011, 2012 and 2013 and St. John’s River Athletic Conference championships in 2011 and 2013…team also reached the regional finals in 2011,

2012 and 2013…named to the SJRAC All-Conference team…2013 St. Augustine Record second team All-County selection…National Honor Society…National Society of High School Scholars.

Personal: Born in Greenville, Kentucky on Dec. 19, 1995…parents are Kyle and Angie Abbott…majoring in Business Administration...volunteered for summer music and arts camp, Vacation Bible School and in local nursing homes.

THE EAGLES

Guard • 5-11 • Fr. • Uppsala , Sweden • Celsiusskolan

Prep: 2015 graduate of Celsiusskolan…played for two club teams in her last year of high school, in-

cluding Sallén and Uppsala Basket…averaged 32 points and 14 rebounds per game in 2014-15 with Sallén…played for Sweden’s U-16 national team prior to attending high school…was also a part of her age group’s national teams all three years of high school

Personal: Born in Uppsala, Sweden on Jan. 30, 1996… daughter of Agneta Sandström and Lennart Andersson…father, Lennart, played in the Swedish Hockey League…majoring in Computational Mathematics.

Guard • 5-7 • So. • Temple Terrace, Fla. • Seffner Christian Academy

As a Freshman in 2014-15: The Sun Conference Freshman of the Year and a second team All-Sun Conference performer…also earned Sun Conference All-Defensive team accolades…selected to the ERAU Athletics President’s Team that recognizes student-athletes with a 3.5 or higher GPA...drew starts in 28 games, averaging a team-best 13.2 points with 5.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.2 steals in 32.5 minutes of action per contest… scored a personal-best 26 points with four assists and four steals against Northwood (Feb. 10)…played 55 minutes, scoring 23 points with nine rebounds in a five-overtime game against Southeastern (Feb. 12)… also scored 23 points in a win against Thomas (Jan.

20)…connected on six three-pointers versus Point (Dec. 30), scoring 21 points in the win…registered a double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds against Northwood (Jan. 28).

Prep: Graduated from Seffner Christian Academy in May 2014… scored 407 points as sophomore to go with 5.6 boards, four assists and 5.2 steals per game and scored 418 points to reach a 1,500 career points total in her junior campaign… averaged 14.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 5.2 steals per contest as a junior...became a member of the SCA’s 2,000-point club with 511 points in her senior campaign…averaged 16.0 points, 3.7 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 4.6 steals per contest in her final season of high school competition…named to the All-County second team three times…four-time SCA Athlete of the Year and

four-time team MVP.

Personal: Born in Tampa, Florida on July 23, 1996… daughter of Steve and Sherri Whiting…majoring in Homeland Security.

Honors & Awards 2014-15 Sun Conference Freshman of the Year 2014-15 Sun Conference All-Defensive Team 2014-15 Sun Conference Second Team All-Conference

Guard • 5-8 • So. • Tampa, Fla. • Academy of the Holy Names

As a Freshman in 2014-15: Garnered starts in 22 contests…averaged 27.5 minutes, 6.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game…scored 14 points with seven rebounds against Southwestern (Jan. 2)… recorded 13 points in the Eagles’ program-opener

against Clearwater Christian (Nov. 8)…had 11 points with four rebounds and three assists versus Florida Memorial (Jan. 31).

Prep: 2014 graduate of the Academy of the Holy Names…four-year letterwinner for Coach Chris Severini…served as team captain in her junior and senior seasons… averaged 20.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 3.9 steals before suffering a season-end-

ing injury…tallied 13.6 points, 4.2 boards, 3.5 assists and 2.8 steals per contest as a senior…recipient of the Coach’s Award…named to the President’s Honor Roll four times.

Personal: Born in Tampa, Florida on June 18, 1996… parents are Michael and Susan McWilliams…majoring in Business Administration…volunteered with Metropolitan Ministries and DZ Sports camps.

THE EAGLES

Guard/Forward • 5-9 • Jr. • Lake Mary, Fla. • Lake Mary (Indian River State College) against Puerto Rico Mayaguez (Nov. 25).

As a Sophomore in 2014-15: First Team All-Sun Conference selection, averaging 12.9 points and a teambest 8.5 rebounds per game…started in all 27 games she played in as a sophomore, averaging 31.2 minutes with nine double-doubles…set a program-record with a 28-point outburst against Southeastern (Feb. 12), grabbing 16 rebounds in the five-overtime contest… scored 22 points with 10 boards in a win over Florida Memorial (Feb. 19)…had 23 points with 13 rebounds in a victory against Sterling (Jan. 2)…registered 13 points, 13 rebounds, four steals and three assists

At Indian River State College: Played one season for Coach Diane Couch…played in 27 of the River’s 28 games, contributing 7.0 points and 8.0 rebounds in 15 minutes per contest…helped IRSC to a state tournament appearance…selected as team captain…recipient of the IRSC Sportsmanship Award. Prep: Graduated from Lake Mary High School in 2013… averaged 15 points and 10 boards per game as a senior… helped the Rams to four district titles, three conference titles… LMHS finished as regional champions twice and regional runners-up twice during her tenure…team won the state championship in 2010

and finished as state runner-up in 2011… a first team All-Conference selection as a junior and a second team All-Conference honoree as a senior…team captain.

Personal: Born in Orlando, Florida on Jan. 9, 1995… daughter of Tonni Jorge…majoring in Human Factors Psychology.

Honors & Awards 2014-15 Sun Conference First Team All-Conference

Center • 6-3 • Sr. • Wichita, Kan. • Wichita Heights (Texas-Pan American) twice grabbed 16 rebounds in a contest, including a 14-point, 16-rebounds performance at Coastal Georgia (Dec. 13)…averaged 3.4 blocks per game over the final seven contests of the season.

As a Junior in 2014-15: Second team All-Sun Confer- At Texas-Pan American: Played in 15 games, averence performer…averaged 10.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per contest as a junior…started in 27 of the Eagles’ 29 games, averaging 23.6 minutes…led the team with a 53 percent field goal percentage and 68 made free throws…scored a season-high 20 points on two occasions, including a double-double of 20 points and 11 rebounds against Ave Maria (Jan. 10)…

aging 6.4 minutes per contest...recorded two blocks and a steal in collegiate debut against UTSA on Nov. 9, 2012.

Prep: Graduated from Wichita Heights High School in 2012…led the Falcons to back-to-back state cham-

pionships in 2010-11 and 2011-12…team was undefeated at 50-0 over the course of those two seasons.

Personal: Born in Wichita, Kansas on Feb. 24, 1994… daughter of Michael and Joy Cyphers…majoring in Communication.

Honors & Awards 2014-15 Sun Conference Second Team All-Conference

THE EAGLES

Guard • Forward • 5-9 • Fr. • Brighton, Mich. • Brighton

Prep: 2015 graduate of Brighton High School…averaged 4.9 rebounds and 3.3 points per game as a sophomore…pulled down 6.4 boards and scored 5.4 points per contest as a junior.

Personal: Born in Royal Oak, Michigan on Oct. 2, 1996…daughter of Robert and Nancy Savage…majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

Forward • 6-0 • Fr. • Tampa, Fla. • Steinbrenner

Prep: 2015 graduate of Steinbrenner High School in Tampa, Florida…averaged over 10 points per game in her four-year career, including 11.7 points per game as a junior.

Personal: Born in Montreal, Canada on Sept. 15, 1996…daughter of Josee Rousseau and Stephan Briere…plans to major in Software Engineering.

Center • 6-2 • So. • Kingwood, Texas • Kingwood Park

2014-15: Redshirted Personal: Born in Kingwood, Texas on Jan. 14, 1996… parents are Robert and Kaylene Thomas…majoring in Prep: Graduated from Kingwood Park High School in Mechanical Engineering.

May 2014.

Center • 6-1 • Jr. • Lake Mary, Fla. • Lake Mary (Canisius College)

Prep: 2013 graduate of Lake Mary High School… played for coaches Rick Weyers, Brandon East, Austin Lyons and Richard Baez.

Personal: Born in Lake Mary, Florida on Jan. 5, 1995… daughter of Marcella and Kurt Coleman…majoring in Management or Marketing.

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2014-15 REVIEW

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Embry-Riddle freshman Sabrina Whiting headlined three Eagle women’s basketball players who garnered All-Conference recognition as she was named the 2014-15 Sun Conference Freshman of the Year. Whiting, who was also a second team All-Conference and an All-Defensive team selection, was joined on the All-Conference roster by first team honoree Mercedes Jorge and second teamer Taylor Cyphers.

Eagles Finish Fourth in Sun Conference Race

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In their first season of competition, the Embry-Riddle women’s basketball team wrapped up a fourth-place finish in The Sun Conference regular season standings. The Eagles finished at 9-9 in league play and earned the right to host a first-round game in the conference tournament.

Eagles, Fire Make NAIA History

The Embry-Riddle and Southeastern Women’s basketball teams made NAIA history in 2015. It took quintuple overtime to decide the outcome between the two teams, making the Feb. 12 contest the longest game in the history of NAIA women’s basketball. The Eagles and Fire battled it out for nearly three hours before Southeastern emerged with a 96-91 victory.

Eagles Find Success at Home

Playing at the ICI Center proved advantageous for the Embry-Riddle women’s basketball team in 2014-15. The Eagles notched 11 of their 17 wins inside the building’s friendly confines.

Sell-Out Crowd on Hand for Women’s Basketball Program Opener

The Embry-Riddle women’s basketball team played the first game in program history in front of a sell-out crowd on Nov. 8. 1,346 fans were in attendance to see ERAU’s first women’s basketball team defeat Clearwater Christian 79-55 at the ICI Center.

2014-15 SEASON STATISTICS

Overall Record: 17-12 Home: 16-1 • Away: 9-3 • Neutral: 4-1 • Conference: 13-3

Overall Statistics - - Total - - -- Three-Point --

- - Rebounds - -

Player

GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

Sabrina Whiting

28 28 910 32.5 124 313 .396

Mercedes Jorge

27 27 843 31.2 135 289 .467 20 59 .339 59 94 .628 86 143 229 8.5 63 1 55 71 8 32 349 12.9

Kalah Martin

29 24 855 29.5 115 303 .380

Taylor Cyphers

29 27 685 23.6 113 213 .531 2 13 .154 68 100 .680 82 142 224 7.7 71 1 41 68 67 28 296 10.2

64 182 .352 31 100 .310

57 79 .722 35 111 146 5.2 69 53 86 .616 52 117 169 5.8 84

0 84 107 4 89 153

8 61 369 13.2 4 42 314 10.8

Ashley McWilliams 29 22 797 27.5 63 222 .284 27 105 .257 47 65 .723 23 65 88 3.0 60 1 60 63 2 20 200 6.9 Tara Fields

29 3 410 14.1 51 128 .398 0 0 .000 17 27 .630 55 50 105 3.6 61 2 16 40 24 13 119 4.1

Ashlé Muse

29 0 354 12.2 40 117 .342 9 40 .225 17 25 .680 21 56 77 2.7 43 0 18 37 3 12 106 3.7

Allison Abbott

28 0 295 10.5 34 71 .479 0 2 .000 11 14 .786 27 45 72 2.6 37 0 10 23 16 4 79 2.8

Hannah Carine

29 7 449 15.5 30 66 .455 1 4 .250 18 29 .621 40 50 90 3.1 39 2 34 42 1 26 79 2.7

Helga Fridriksdottir 25 6 239 9.6 15 49 .306 8 30 .267 1 5 .200 6 20 26 1.0 28 0 5 23 1 3 39 1.6 Alicia Jackson

18 1 114 6.3 8 21 .381 0 0 .000 1 4 .250 10 11 21 1.2 12 0 1 7 0 5 17 0.9

TEAM................ 51 66 117 4.0 0 15 0 Total..........

29 728 1792 .406 162 535 .303 349 528 .661 488 876 1364 47.0 567 11 413 649 134 246 1967 67.8

Opponents......

29 612 1814 .337 127 486 .261 434 627 .692 431 667 1098 37.9 478

- 267 530 69 300 1785 61.6

Conference Statistics - - Total - - -- Three-Point --

- - Rebounds - -

Player

GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

Sabrina Whiting

15 15 532 35.5 71 176 .403 34 90 .378 43 56 .768 25 68 93 6.2 41 0 42 67 6 30 219 14.6

Mercedes Jorge

16 16 538 33.6 81 188 .431 10 36 .278 44 69 .638 52 104 156 9.8 41 1 29 47 5 17 216 13.5

Kalah Martin

16 16 510 31.9 62 165 .376 19 57 .333 32 57 .561 29 60 89 5.6 44 2 43 86 4 19 175 10.9

Taylor Cyphers

16 14 395 24.7 65 124 .524 0 4 .000 38 54 .704 50 81 131 8.2 40 1 20 41 39 16 168 10.5

Ashley McWilliams 16 10 441 27.6 27 114 .237 11 53 .208 31 43 .721 15 32 47 2.9 37 1 21 27 0 11 96 6.0 Tara Fields

16 1 220 13.8 26 69 .377 0 0 .000 8 14 .571 36 26 62 3.9 27 1 5 21 14 7 60 3.8

Hannah Carine

16 6 286 17.9 16 37 .432 0 1 .000 8 15 .533 23 23 46 2.9 21 1 25 18 0 11 40 2.5

Allison Abbott

15 0 120 8.0 17 30 .567 0 1 .000 3 4 .750 11 23 34 2.3 17 0 3 7 6 3 37 2.5

Ashle Muse

16 0 162 10.1 11 54 .204 1 17 .059 9 15 .600 7 25 32 2.0 21 0 6 19 0 5 32 2.0

Helga Fridriksdottir 13 1 92 7.1 5 17 .294 3 11 .273 0 0 .000 2 6 8 0.6 12 0 3 8 0 0 13 1.0 Alicia Jackson

10 1 55 5.5 3 8 .375 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 4 4 8 0.8 6 0 0 2 0 1 6 0.6

TEAM................ 33 35 68 4.3 0 8 0 Total..........

16 384 982 .391

78 270 .289 216 327 .661 287 487 774 48.4 307

7 197 351 74 120 1062 66.4

Opponents......

16 351 1033 .340

71 265 .268 221 329 .672 258 367 625 39.1 279

- 145 272 43 158 994 62.1

STATISTICAL KEY GP – Games Played • GS – Games Started • Min – Minutes Played • FG – Field Goal • FGA– Field Goal Attempts • FT – Free Throw • FTA – Free Throw Attempts • Off – Offensive Def – Defensive • PCT. – Shooting Percentage • PF – Personal Fouls • FO – Fouled Out • A – Assists • TO – Turnovers • Blk – Blocks • Stl – Steals • PTS – Points

2014-15 Category Leaders

Points

Sabrina Whiting (13.2 ppg)

FG%

3-Pt FG%

FT%

Taylor Cyphers (.531)

Sabrina Whiting (.352)

Ashley McWIlliams (.723)

Rebounds

Mercedes Jorge (8.5)

Assists

Blocks

Steals

Kalah Martin (3.1)

Taylor Cyphers (2.3)

Sabrina Whiting (2.2)

Date Opponent Score

Leading Scorer

Leading Rebounder

11/07/14

Clearwater Christian

79-55

(20) Taylor Cyphers

(9) Kalah Martin

11/10/14

at Florida College

90-35

(19) Sabrina Whiting

(7) Allison Abbott

28 26

(7) Taylor Cyphers

Field Goals Made

(7) Alicia Jackson

11/25/14

10 10 10

Puerto Rico Mayaguez

* at Webber International

64-69

(13) Mercedes Jorge

38-47

(9) Taylor Cyphers

(16) Taylor Cyphers

(9) Ashley McWilliams

12/11/14

at Brewton-Parker

76-48

(13) Mercedes Jorge

(7) Kalah Martin

12/13/14

at Coastal Georgia

70-65

(14) Mercedes Jorge

(16) Taylor Cyphers

(14) Taylor Cyphers

Points Mercedes Jorge vs Southeastern (2/12/15) Sabrina Whiting at Northwood (2/10/15) Mercedes Jorge vs Southeastern (2/12/15) Sabrina Whiting vs Southeastern (2/12/15) Mercedes Jorge vs Southwestern (12/15/14)

Field Goal Att. 25 22 22

Sabrina Whiting vs Southeastern (2/12/15) Mercedes Jorge vs Southeastern (2/12/15) Kalah Martin at Southeastern (1/24/15)

FG Pct (min 5 made)

76-54

(23) Mercedes Jorge

(13) Mercedes Jorge

1.000 (5-5) 1.000 (5-5) 1.000 (5-5)

12/30/14 ! Point

88-48

(21) Sabrina Whiting

(7) Kalah Martin

3-Point FG Made

1/2/15

$ Southwestern

71-63

(18) Mercedes Jorge

(7) Ashley McWilliams

1/3/15

$ Trinity International

55-42

(13) Kalah Martin

(7) Kalah Martin

6 5

11/29/14

at Florida Southern

12/15/14

Southwestern

42-70

(11) Ashley McWilliams (7) Kalah Martin

Taylor Cyphers at St. Thomas (1/15/15) Mercedes Jorge at Warner (1/7/15) Ashlé Muse at Brewton-Parker (12/11/14) Sabrina Whiting vs Point (12/30/14) Sabrina Whiting at Florida College (11/10/14)

3-Point FG Att.

(7) Mercedes Jorge

(7) Taylor Cyphers

1/7/15

* at Warner

58-64

(17) Kalah Martin

(12) Mercedes Jorge

1/10/15

* Ave Maria

71-51

(20) Taylor Cyphers

(11) Taylor Cyphers

1/15/15

* at St. Thomas

57-60

(15) Mercedes Jorge

(13) Mercedes Jorge

1/17/15

* Webber International

71-56

(20) Sabrina Whiting

(11) Taylor Cyphers

1/20/15

* at Thomas

66-59

(23) Sabrina Whiting

(10) Mercedes Jorge

1/22/15

* Johnson & Wales

72-57

(15) Kalah Martin

(10) Taylor Cyphers

1/24/15

* at Southeastern

60-65

(17) Kalah Martin

(10) Mercedes Jorge

1.000 (3-3) 1.000 (2-2) 1.000 (2-2) 1.000 (2-2) 1.000 (2-2) 1.000 (2-2)

1/28/15

* Northwood

11 10 10 (11/07/14)

Sabrina Whiting at Florida Memorial (1/31/15) Sabrina Whiting at Florida College (11/10/14) Ashley McWilliams vs Clearwater Christian

3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made) Kalah Martin at Johnson & Wales (2/21/15) Kalah Martin at Northwood (2/10/15) Ashlé Muse vs Point (12/30/14) Mercedes Jorge vs Southwestern (12/15/14) Helga Fridriksdottir vs Clearwater Christ. (11/07/14) Taylor Cyphers vs Clearwater Christian (11/07/14)

75-56

(15) Sabrina Whiting

(12) Sabrina Whiting

Free Throws Made

1/31/15

at Florida Memorial

68-83

(18) Taylor Cyphers

(9) Taylor Cyphers

2/4/15

at Ave Maria

5-87

(14) Taylor Cyphers

(7) Kalah Martin

11 9

Sabrina Whiting at Northwood (2/10/15) Sabrina Whiting at Thomas (1/20/15)

Free Throw Att.

(14) Sabrina Whiting

2/7/15

(7) Mercedes Jorge

13 12

(7) Tara Fields

FT Pct (min 3 made)

2/10/15

* at Northwood

66-55

(26) Sabrina Whiting

(11) Kalah Martin

2/12/15

* Southeastern

L (5OT)

91-96

(28) Mercedes Jorge

(16) Mercedes Jorge

2/14/15

* St. Thomas

44-62

(12) Taylor Cyphers

(10) Sabrina Whiting

2/17/15

* Thomas

78-59

(21) Mercedes Jorge

(9) Mercedes Jorge

2/19/15

* Florida Memorial

76-66

(22) Mercedes Jorge

(10) Mercedes Jorge

1.000 (6-6) 1.000 (6-6) 1.000 (4-4) 1.000 (4-4) 1.000 (4-4) 1.000 (3-3) 1.000 (3-3)

2/21/15

* at Johnson & Wales

W (OT)

85-83

(18) Sabrina Whiting

(8) Mercedes Jorge

2/24/15 ^ Thomas L 61-72 (17) Mercedes Jorge

(7) Tara Fields (7) Mercedes Jorge

* Warner

54-60

(15) Mercedes Jorge

2014-15 RESULTS/SUPERLATIVES

12/3/14

2014-15 SUPERLATIVES

Sabrina Whiting at Thomas (1/20/15) Sabrina Whiting at Northwood (2/10/15) Taylor Cyphers at Thomas (1/20/15) Ashlé Muse at Coastal Georgia (12/13/14) Sabrina Whiting vs Thomas (2/24/15) Kalah Martin at Northwood (2/10/15) Ashlé Muse vs Ave Maria (1/10/15) Ashley McWilliams at Southeastern (1/24/15) Mercedes Jorge at Florida Southern (11/29/14)

Rebounds 16 16 16

Mercedes Jorge vs Southeastern (2/12/15) Taylor Cyphers at Coastal Georgia (12/13/14) Taylor Cyphers at Webber International (12/3/14)

Assists

ATTENDANCE SUMMARY

8 8 8

GAMES TOTALS AVG/GAME HOME 16 11108 694 AWAY 13 217 17 NEUTRAL 0 0 0 TOTAL 29 11325 391

Sabrina Whiting at Johnson & Wales (2/21/15) Kalah Martin at Ave Maria (2/4/15) Sabrina Whiting vs Clearwater Christian (11/07/14)

Steals 6 5

Kalah Martin vs Clearwater Christian (11/07/14) Sabrina Whiting at Florida College (11/10/14)

Blocked Shots * - Sun Conference Game

! – Land of Magic Classic

$ - Bahama House Classic

^ - Sun Confernce Tournament

4 4 4 4 4 4

Taylor Cyphers vs Thomas (2/24/15) Taylor Cyphers vs St. Thomas (2/14/15) Taylor Cyphers at Northwood (2/10/15) Taylor Cyphers at Thomas (1/20/15) Taylor Cyphers at Webber International (12/3/14) Taylor Cyphers vs Puerto Rico Mayaguez (11/25/14)

EMBRY-RIDDLE BASKETBALL FIRSTS First Postseason Game

First Assist

First Win

First Points

First Steal

First Home Game

First Rebound

First Block

First Game

HISTORY & RECORDS

Nov. 7, 2014 vs. Clearwater Christian (W, 79-55) Nov. 7, 2014 vs. Clearwater Christian (W, 79-55)

Kalah Martin (3) vs. Clearwater Christian (Nov. 7, 2014)

Nov. 7, 2014 vs. Clearwater Christian (W, 79-55)

EMBRY-RIDDLE VS ALL OPPONENTS

Florida Memorial

Brewton-Parker (Ga.)

Florida Southern

1/10/15 H W 71-51 2/4/15 A L 65-87 W-L Streak H A N 1-1 L1 1-0 0-1 0-0 12/11/14 A W 76-48 W-L Streak H A N 1-0 W1 0-0 1-0 0-0

Clearwater Christian (Fla.)

11/7/14 H W 79-55 W-L Streak H A N 1-0 W1 1-0 0-0 0-0

Coastal Georgia

12/13/14 A W 70-65 W-L Streak H A N 1-0 W1 0-0 1-0 0-0 11/10/14 A W 90-35 W-L Streak H A N 1-0 W1 0-0 1-0 0-0

1/31/15 A L 68-83 2/19/15 H W 76-66 W-L Streak H A N 1-1 W1 1-0 0-1 0-0

Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

11/25/14 H L 64-69 W-L Streak H A N 0-1 L1 0-1 0-0 0-0

Southeastern (Fla.)

11/29/14 A L 42-70 W-L Streak H A N 0-1 L1 0-0 0-1 0-0

1/24/15 A L 60-65 2/12/15 H L 91-96 (5OT) W-L Streak H A N 0-2 L2 0-1 0-1 0-0

Johnson & Wales (Fla.)

Southwestern (Kan.)

1/22/15 H W 72-57 2/21/15 A W 85-83 W-L Streak H A N 2-0 W2 1-0 1-0 0-0

Northwood (Fla.)

1/28/15 H W 75-56 2/10/15 A W 66-55 W-L Streak H A N 2-0 W2 1-0 1-0 0-0

Point (Ga.)

12/30/14 H W 88-48 W-L Streak H A N 1-0 W1 1-0 0-0 0-0

-A-CCarine, Hannah . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014-15 Abbott, Allison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014-15

Cyphers, Taylor. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014-15

Taylor Cyphers vs. Clearwater Christian (Nov. 7, 2014) Allison Abbott vs. Clearwater Christian (Nov. 7, 2014

Kalah Martin vs. Clearwater Christian (Nov. 7, 2014)

Ave Maria (Fla.)

Florida College

Mercedes Jorge vs. Clearwater Christian (Nov. 7, 2014)

Feb. 24, 2015 vs. Thomas (Ga.) (L, 61-72)

1/2/15 H W 71-63 W-L Streak H A N 1-0 W1 1-0 0-0 0-0

Sterling (Kan.)

12/15/14 H W 76-54 W-L Streak H A N 1-0 W1 1-0 0-0 0-0

St. Thomas (Fla.)

1/15/15 A L 57-60 2/14/15 H L 44-62 W-L Streak H A N 0-2 L2 0-1 0-1 0-0

ALL-TIME ROSTER -FFields, Tara. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014-15 Fridriksdottir, Helga. . . . . . . . . . 2014-15

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Jackson, Alicia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014-15 Jorge, Mercedes. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014-15

Thomas (Ga.)

1/20/15 A W 66-59 2/17/15 H W 78-59 2/24/15 H L 61-72 W-L Streak H A N 2-1 L1 1-1 1-0 0-0

Trinity International (Ill.)

1/3/15 H W 55-42 W-L Streak H A N 1-0 W1 1-0 0-0 0-0

Warner (Fla.)

1/7/15 A L 58-64 2/7/15 H L 54-60 W-L Streak H A N 0-2 L2 0-1 0-1 0-0

Webber International (Fla.)

12/3/14 A L 38-47 1/17/15 H W 71-56 W-L Streak H A N 1-1 W1 1-0 0-1 0-0

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Martin, Kalah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014-15 McWilliams, Ashley. . . . . . . . . . 2014-15 Muse, Ashle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014-15

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Whiting, Sabrina . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014-15

Points

28 369 369

Scoring Average Season Career Rebounds Game Season Career

16 16 16 229 229

Taylor Cyphers at Coastal Georgia (Dec. 13, 2014) Taylor Cyphers at Webber International (Dec. 3, 2014) Mercedes Jorge vs. Southeastern (Feb. 12, 2015) Mercedes Jorge (2014-15) Mercedes Jorge (2014-15)

8.5 8.5 10 10 135 135 25 313 313

.857 .857 .531 .531 6 64 64

Game Season Career

Sabrina Whiting vs. Southeastern (Feb. 12, 2015) Sabrina Whiting (2014-15) Sabrina Whiting (2014-15)

Steals

Mercedes Jorge (6-7) vs. Johnson & Wales (Jan. 22, 2015) Taylor Cyphers (6-7) at Johnson & Wales (Feb. 21, 2015) Taylor Cyphers (113-213) (2014-15) Taylor Cyphers (113-213) (2014-15) Sabrina Whiting vs. Point (Dec. 30, 2014) Sabrina Whiting (2014-15) Sabrina Whiting (2014-15)

Three-Point Field Goals Attempted Game Season Career

Points Game Season

11 182 182

Game Season Career

Assists

Mercedes Jorge vs. Sterling (Dec. 15, 2014) Sabrina Whiting vs. Southeastern (Feb. 12, 2015) Mercedes Jorge (2014-15) Mercedes Jorge (2014-15)

Three-Point Field Goals Made Game Season Career

11 68 68

Sabrina Whiting at Northwood (Feb. 10, 2015) Taylor Cyphers (2014-15) Taylor Cyphers (2014-15)

Free Throws Attempted

Game Season Career

Field Goal Percentage (min. 6 made) Game Season Career

Game Season Career

Sabrina Whiting (6-8) vs. Point (Dec. 30, 2014) Sabrina Whiting (64-182) (2014-15) Sabrina Whiting (64-182) (2014-15)

13 100 100

Sabrina Whiting at Thomas (Jan. 20, 2015) Taylor Cyphers (2014-15) Taylor Cyphers (2014-15)

Free Throw Percentage (min. 8 made)

Mercedes Jorge (2014-15) Mercedes Jorge (2014-15)

Field Goals Attempted Game Season Career

.750 .352 .352

Free Throws Made

Sabrina Whiting (2014-15) Sabrina Whiting (2014-15)

Field Goals Made Game Season Career

Game Season Career

13.2 13.2

Rebound/Game Season Career

Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 6 made)

Mercedes Jorge vs. Southeastern (Feb. 12, 2015) Sabrina Whiting (2014-15) Sabrina Whiting (2014-15)

Sabrina Whiting at Florida Memorial (Jan. 31, 2015) Sabrina Whiting (2014-15) Sabrina Whiting (2014-15)

Game Season Career

Blocks Game Season Career

.917 .723 .723

Sabrina Whiting at Northwood (Feb. 10, 2015) Ashley McWilliams (2014-15) Ashley McWilliams (2014-15)

8 8 8 89 89

Sabrina Whiting vs. Clearwater Christian (Nov. 8, 2014) Kalah Martin vs. Ave Maria (Feb. 4, 2015) Sabrina Whiting at Johnson & Wales (Feb. 21, 2015) Kalah Martin (2014-15) Kalah Martin (2014-15)

6 61 61

Kalah Martin vs. Clearwater Christian (Nov. 8, 2014) Sabrina Whiting (2014-15) Sabrina Whiting (2014-15)

4 4 4 4 4 4 67 67

Taylor Cyphers vs. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (Nov. 25, 2014) Taylor Cyphers at Webber International (Dec. 3, 2014) Taylor Cyphers at Thomas (Jan. 20, 2015) Taylor Cyphers at Northwood (Feb. 10, 2015) Taylor Cyphers vs. St. Thomas (Feb. 14, 2015) Taylor Cyphers vs. Thomas (Feb. 24, 2015) Taylor Cyphers (2014-15) Taylor Cyphers (2014-15)

Games Played Season Career

29 29

by six (2014-15) by six (2014-15)

TEAM RECORDS 91 vs. Southeastern (Feb. 12, 2015) 1967 2014-15

Free Throws Attempted Game Season

32 at Coastal Georgia (Dec. 13, 2014) 528 2014-15

Field Goals Made

Free Throw Percentage

Field Goals Attempted

Rebounds

Field Goal Percentage

Assists

Three-Point Field Goals Made

Steals

Three-Point Field Goals Attempted

Blocks

Three-Point Field Goal Percentage

Miscellaneous Game Records

Game Season Game Season Game Season Game Season Game Season Game Season

37 at Florida College (Nov. 10, 2014) 728 2014-15 113 vs. Southeastern (Feb. 12, 2015) 1792 2014-15 .652 at Brewton-Parker (30-46) (Dec. 11, 2014) .406 2014-15 13 at Florida College (Nov. 10, 2014) 162 2014-15 35 at Florida College (Nov. 10, 2014) 535 2014-15 .556 vs. Point (10-18) (Dec. 30, 2014) .303 2014-15

Free Throws Made Game Season

HISTORY & RECORDS

Game Season Career

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

24 at Thomas (Jan. 20, 2015) 349 2014-15

Game Season Game Season Game Season Game Season Game Season

.800 vs. Warner (20-25) (Feb. 7, 2015) .661 2014-15 80 vs. Southeastern (Feb. 12, 2015) 1364 2014-15 25 at Florida College (Nov. 10, 2014) 413 2014-15 25 at Florida College (Nov. 10, 2014) 246 2014-15 8 vs. St. Thomas (Feb. 14, 2015) 134 2014-15

Win Margin +55 90-35 at Florida College (Nov. 10, 2014) Loss Margin -28 42-70 at Florida Southern (Nov. 29, 2014) Longest Game 5 OTs vs. Southeastern (Feb. 12, 2015)

Miscellaneous Season Records Wins Losses

17 (2014-15) 12 (2014-15)

THIS IS EMBRY-RIDDLE Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is the world’s oldest, largest and most prestigious university specializing in aviation and aerospace. The curriculum covers the operation, engineering and research of modern aircraft, alternative vehicles and clean energy systems and the management of aviation and aerospace organizations. Approximately 34,000 students pursue degrees from among 40 degree programs at residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz., and at more than 150 education centers for working professionals in the United States, Canada, Europe and the Middle East. Embry-Riddle also offers online coursework. Embry-Riddle’s worldwide reputation for academic excellence draws students from all 50 states and nearly 90 nations. The 185-acre Daytona Beach campus, located next to Daytona Beach International Airport, has 4,600 undergraduate and 610 graduate students. Excellent flying weather and the resort communities surrounding the Daytona Beach campus offer students an outstanding environment in which to study, fly and enjoy numerous recreational and cultural activities. The campus is within an hour’s drive of the Kennedy Space Center and the Space Coast and within easy reach of Orlando and Jacksonville, which offer a menu of arts, culture, theme parks, shopping and professional sports.

History

On Dec. 17, 1925, 22 years after the historic flight of the Wright Flyer, barnstormer John Paul Riddle and entrepreneur T. Higbee Embry founded the Embry-Riddle Company at Lunken Airport in Cincinnati, Ohio. The following spring the company opened the Embry-Riddle School of Aviation. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University began with a simple plan to train airplane pilots in a thorough, efficient manner and to cash in on a booming post-World War I interest in flying. Today, Embry-Riddle leads the world in aviation and aerospace higher education. After a period of decline in the 1930s, Embry-Riddle sprang to life again in Miami, Fla., as World War II erupted in Europe and the demand for aviators and mechanics surged. Allied nations sent more than 25,000 young men to Embry-Riddle’s Florida centers to become pilots and aviation technicians. During the Korean War the U.S. Air Force contracted with Embry-Riddle to train airmen in the fundamentals of airplane maintenance. In the following decades, Embry-Riddle expanded its international outreach and strengthened its academic programs. In 1965, Embry-Riddle consolidated its flight training, ground school and technical training programs into one location. With dollars and trucks borrowed from civic leaders, the move to Daytona Beach signaled the rebirth of Embry-Riddle as an accredited university and the start of its odyssey to world-class status.

Academics

Embry-Riddle is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award degrees at the associate, bachelor and master levels, as well as doctoral degrees in five areas of study. At many public universities, freshmen and sophomores are taught by graduate assistants, but not so at Embry-Riddle. Classes, which average 25 students, are taught by faculty who are accessible to students in class, during office hours and through university-wide voice mail and e-mail.

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In September 2012, the “Best Colleges” guidebook published by U.S. News & World Report ranked Embry-Riddle’s undergraduate Aerospace Engineering program No. 1 in the nation. Embry-Riddle was also named to the top tier of universities granting mainly bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Embry-Riddle has three campuses: - traditional, residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz., and the Worldwide Campus provides educational opportunities to working adults at more than 150 locations in the United States, Europe, Asia, Canada and the Middle East. Embry-Riddle’s 100,000 plus alumni include six astronauts

The student/faculty ratio at the Daytona Beach campus is 15-to-1 and the average class size is 23. Embry-Riddle offers 27 undergraduate degree programs administered by the Colleges of Aviation, Arts & Sciences, Business Engineering. ERAU also offers 15 graduate degrees, as well as four doctoral programs. The undergraduate enrollment at Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach campus is 5,245. Of that number, 17 percent are international students representing 98 countries.

Dr. John R. Watret Embry-Riddle University Interim President

THIS IS EMBRY-RIDDLE

Dr. John R. Watret was named Interim President of Embry-Riddle in 2015, after serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. As Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Watret provided leadership for all operational aspects of the Daytona Beach, Prescott, and Worldwide campuses, as well as Information Technology, Institutional Research, Strategic Planning and Analysis, and the Singapore Campus. Watret was named Chancellor of the Worldwide Campus in 2010. As Chancellor, he oversaw all academic and operational functions of the campus, which is composed of more than 150 classroom locations in the United States and internationally, and provides services for more than 23,000 students annually through both traditional and online instruction. Watret joined Embry-Riddle in 1989 and over the years has held several management and faculty positions at the Daytona Beach campus, including associate provost, associate chancellor, associate dean of academics, and full professor of mathematics. In the early 1990s, he took a brief leave of absence to serve as head of the department of mathematics for Texas A&M’s branch campus in northern Japan. In 2006, Watret became the associate vice president and chief academic officer for the Worldwide Campus. During his tenure as a faculty member in the mathematics department, Watret was known as a dedicated and skilled instructor and was recognized by his peers with Embry-Riddle’s Outstanding Teaching Award in 1996. He has authored several publications and participated as a lead faculty member, developing the Integrated Curriculum in Engineering (ICE) program through a grant from the Boeing Company. Watret continues to be active both nationally and internationally in the aviation industry and serves as a board member for the UF Online Campus as appointed by the Florida Board of Governors. He has also served as a member of an onsite re-affirmation visiting team for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Additionally, Watret serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Asia, Ltd. in Singapore and is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS). Watret holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics and an M.S. in Mathematics, both from Texas A&M University, as well as a B.Sc. in Mathematics (honors) from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland. He also has a private pilot’s license.

Major Fields of Study Undergraduate Programs Aeronautical Science Aeronautics Aerospace & Occupational Safety Aerospace Engineering Air Traffic Management Astronomy & Astrophysics Aviation Business Administration Aviation Maintenance Science Business Administration Civil Engineering Commercial Space Operations Communication Computational Mathematics Computer Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering Engineering Physics Global Conflict Studies

Homeland Security Human Factors Psychology Interdisciplinary Studies Mechanical Engineering Meteorology Operational Meteorology Software Engineering Space Physics Unmanned Aircraft Systems Science

Associate Degrees Aviation Maintenance Science Graduate Programs Aeronautics Aerospace Engineering Aviation Finance Business Administration Business Administration in Aviation Management Cybersecurity Engineering

Cybersecurity Management and Policy Electrical & Computer Engineering Engineering Physics Human Factors Human Security and Resilience Mechanical Engineering Software Engineering Unmanned and Autonomous Systems Engineering Ph.D. Programs Aerospace Engineering Aviation Aviation Business Administration Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Engineering Physics Human Factors Mechanical Engineering

Housing

Embry-Riddle’s on-campus housing is an integral part of the university experience. It gives students the opportunity to develop lifelong friendships and to appreciate the unique values that everyone brings to this diverse institution. Students can choose from eight housing styles ranging from suites to efficiency apartments to traditional residence hall designs. All campus student rooms have telephone service, Internet access and satellite TV connection. Lounges, study and meeting rooms, game rooms and other common areas are available to all. The housing facilities are enhanced by four campus dining locations, a fitness center and recreational facilities.

Extracurricular Activities

The Student Activities Office coordinates numerous special events, such as comedy shows, concerts, plays and weekly movies, as well as on-campus clubs and organizations. Students can choose to get involved in more than 150 professional organizations, sports clubs, fraternities, sororities and special-interest clubs. The university also gives students opportunities to work part time while pursuing a

degree. The Student Employment Office helps place students in jobs on or off campus. Job opportunities are available regardless of financial need and allow students to gain self-confidence, important time-management skills and valuable employment references.

After Graduation

Internships and co-operative education opportunities, available through the university’s Career Services Office, enable students to gain valuable experience in their chosen field. In many cases, students have been offered full-time jobs as a result of an internship or co-op experience. The Career Services Office also has a placement program for graduates of the university. Counselors are available to help refine resumes, hone interviewing skills and help explore job opportunities within a vast network of companies. The Industry/Career Expo held each November has become the aviation industry’s hiring event of the year. The expo attracts hundreds of recruiters from top companies looking to hire the university’s graduates. Professionals with an Embry-Riddle degree enjoy a variety of career options. Graduates have gone on to train as astronauts, fly planes, manage airports, design mechanical systems and serve as bank administrators. Included in the ranks of the Embry-Riddle alumni are six astronauts, a former U.S. congressman and a former White House Fellow.

DAYTONA BEACH

DAYTONA BEACH - HOME OF THE EAGLES Daytona Beach is an ever-changing city of more than 61,000 residents. Located on the “Fun Coast” of Florida, the principal city of Volusia County, it has become one of the premier destination spots in the Southeast Region. Despite its continuous growth, it has maintained the spirit and serenity of a small, close-knit beach community. The city is a year-round family-friendly resort area, which hosts large groups of out-of-towners that descend upon the city for various events, most notably Speedweeks in early February, Bike Week in early March, Biketoberfest in October and Spring Break throughout March. Home to four colleges and universities, Daytona Beach boasts an excellent quality of life and is a city that thrives and celebrates the diversity of its community. Located less than an hour from Orlando and an hour and a half from Jacksonville, Daytona Beach residents have ample opportunity to experience both cities’ entertainment options, including Walt Disney World, Sea World, Universal Studios, the Orlando Magic and the Jacksonville Jaguars. Daytona Beach continually exhibits its love for sports by hosting numerous local and national athletic events at the Ocean Center and Jackie Robinson Ballpark.

Daytona Beach boasts three major sports franchises in NASCAR, the LPGA and the USTA. The Daytona International Speedway is one of the most recognizable racetracks in the world and features the Daytona 500, Coke Zero 400 and numerous other auto racing events. The LPGA and USTA Florida both claim Daytona Beach as their organizational headquarters.

The beaches of Daytona rank sixth for beach destinations in the United States. Every year, millions of vacationers flock to the Atlantic Ocean and Daytona Beach to experience the sandy beaches in Volusia County. The hard packed sand allows motorized vehicles to drive right onto the beach.

Daytona Beach is located a short, 55-mile drive away from the Vacation Capital of the World: Orlando, Florida. Orlando is home to Walt Disney World, Sea World and Universal Studios, as well as the NBA’s Orlando Magic. Daytona Beach is also just 91 miles from Jacksonville, the 11th-largest city in the United States.

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The average yearly temperature in Daytona Beach is 70.4º F (21.3º C), making for a warm and pleasant climate in which to live. Winters are mild and summers are warm thanks to its location on the Atlantic Ocean and the Halifax River, an estuary which flows between the beachside and the mainland.

Daytona Beach boasts more than 200 restaurants, including barbecue, Mexican, Oriental, Greek, Indian, Italian, Thai, seafood, Cuban, health and natural foods.

JOHN PHILLIPS

Director of Athletics and Inclusion Task Force and the Embry-Riddle Alumni Advisory Council. Locally, Phillips currently serves as the Chair of the Daytona Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau’s Sports Advisory Committee. This committee is charged with providing guidance and marketing expertise in attracting regional, national and international sporting events to the Daytona Beach community. Under his direction, the Embry-Riddle sports marketing and promotions staff has earned 19 NACMA “Best of” awards, including gold medals for things such as “sponsorship activation,” “best student promotion” and “best targeted group promotion.” He has been a featured speaker on topics related to sports marketing at the NAIA convention on seven different occasions, at the CoSIDA Convention in 2011 and 2012, and at the NACMA Convention every year since 2008. He has presented on topics such as “Big Time Promotions on a Small-Time Budget,” Social Networking and the “Brand of You.” The sports information staff at Embry-Riddle has also garnered national attention during his tenure, capturing over 50 CoSIDA awards for Excellence in Publications, and has been honored on seven occasions with the NAIA’s Gary Spitler Award for the best overall sports publications in the NAIA. Phillips has also served as the voice of Embry-Riddle basketball for the last 15 seasons and has served in a similar capacity for the Eagles baseball team since 1999. In addition to his broadcast work for ERAU, he has worked as the public address announcer for both the Daytona Cubs and DeLand High School football. In his current position with WNDB-1150 AM, he anchors WNDB’s motorsports coverage for events such as the Rolex 24, the Daytona 500 and the Coke Zero 400. In addition, he serves as the play-by-play announcer for WNDB’s coverage of local high school football and anchors their weekly Coaches Corner pre-game show. Phillips has also worked for radio stations WSBB (New Smyrna Beach), WNDA (DeLand) and WELE (Ormond Beach). Phillips and his wife Ann are parents of Lauren, Zachary and Rachel.

ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION

John Phillips was named Embry-Riddle’s Director of Athletics in January 2014 after serving as the Eagles’ Associate Athletics Director for seven years. Born and raised in Kensington, Maryland, Phillips came to Daytona Beach in 1989, enrolling as a student at Embry-Riddle. Phillips played baseball for the Eagles for three seasons, while completing both his undergraduate (B.S., 1990) and graduate degrees (M.S., 1992). Phillips returned to the University as the program’s first-ever Director of Sports Marketing and Promotions in August 1997, and was subsequently named Assistant Director of Athletics in 1998. Since 2007, he has served as the University’s Associate Director of Athletics, supervising the day-to-day operations of the athletic department, including facilities, game management, sports information, sports medicine and sports marketing for the Daytona Beach campus. During his tenure at Embry-Riddle, Phillips has served as the tournament director for nine NAIA national championships that Embry-Riddle has hosted, including five for golf and four national soccer tournaments. In 2008, the NAIA honored him with the Charles Morris Award as the NAIA’s National Athletic Administrator of the Year. In 2010, Phillips was named to the Board of Directors for the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA), becoming just the second administrator from an NAIA institution to be named to this board. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors for NACMA, he has also served as the chair of the NAIA-NACMA Advisory Board, a panel of NAIA administrators that provides leadership and professional development opportunities in sports marketing to other NAIA institutions. Internally, Phillips has served the University in numerous other capacities during his 17-years on staff, including Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Reaccreditation Audit Team, ERAU’s Women’s Initiative Committee, ERAU’s Diversity

JOHN mark adkison

ASSOCIATE director of athletics John Mark Adkison began his career with ERAU Athletics as the Director of Athletic Development in 2003. In 2009, he was appointed Assistant Director of Athletics and in January 2014, he was promoted to Associate Director of Athletics. His responsibilities include sport program oversight, assisting with the Department’s fundraising efforts and overseeing the Hall of Fame program. In addition, Adkison serves as a liaison for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Prior to Embry-Riddle, Adkison was the LPGA Senior Marketing Coordinator. He also spent six years with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, serving in a variety of roles, including Champi-

onship Events Coordinator and Marketing Coordinator. Adkison is also active in the local community. He serves on the FUTURES Foundation Board and is an elder and the Chair of the Missions Committee at Christ Community Church. He was a volunteer middle school basketball coach in Ormond Beach and has also served as a basketball coach at the Dudley Foundation Basketball Camp in Vernonia, Oregon, a camp specialized for children with type one diabetes. Adkison earned his master’s degree in Sports Administration from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in 2001 and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Taylor University in 1993. He and wife Candace reside in Daytona Beach with their daughters Georgia Grace and Piper.

SONJA TAYLOR

Executive Director Student-Athlete Support Services/Senior woman administrator The Embry-Riddle Athletics Administration announced the appointment of Sonja Taylor to the position of Executive Director of Student-Athlete Support Services in January 2014. Taylor, a 30-year veteran of the University, was also designated the Senior Woman Administrator. In her role with Athletics, Taylor is a member of the senior leadership team, focusing primarily on support services and programs for student-athletes, including academic excellence, personal and career development and overall well-being. She also provides sport supervision for several of ERAU’s female athletics teams and coaches. Before joining the Athletics Department, Taylor served in a variety of roles within the University’s Division of Student Affairs. She began her career at Embry-Riddle as ERAU’s Residence Life Coordinator in 1984 and two years later, she became the Director of Housing. During her tenure as the Director of Housing, she provided administrative leadership in the planning and construction of the Student Village in 1997, which increased the number of on-campus residents from 900 to 1,900. In 2002, Taylor was named the Associate Dean of Students, providing oversight to Housing and Residence Life, Health Services, and Counseling and Orientation, while

serving as the functional Director of Housing. Three years later, Taylor was named the Dean of Students, a position she held until she was named the Associate Vice President of Student Affairs in January of 2013. As a leader on Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach campus, Taylor has served as the Chair for a number of committees, including Diversity and Inclusion, University Tobacco-Free Communication & Transition, the Embry-Riddle Annual Fund and Judicial Process Review, which resulted in the creation of the University’s Honor Code and Honor Board. Taylor has also served as Off-Site Committee Member for the Commission on Colleges’ Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and has been a member of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators and the Association of Student Conduct Administrators. Her successes at Embry-Riddle have led to her being asked to be the presenter at several conferences, including the Association of College and University Housing Officers Conference and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Taylor has been an avid supporter of sports in general and the Eagles’ Athletics program in particular. She has attended numerous games as a season ticket holder and her interaction with the Eagle coaches and student-athletes has resulted in her being asked to be an honorary coach at home contests, in addition to being a guest speaker at the 2012 ERAU Student-Athlete Convocation.

HEAD COACHES

ATHLETICS DIRECTORY

HEAD COACHES/STAFF DIRECTORY

Mailing Address: ICI Center 600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd. Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3900 Area Code: 386 Main Athletic Phone.............................................................................. 323-5000 Athletic Fax............................................................................................ 323-5002 ICI Center Press Row............................................................................. 226-7919 Soccer Press Box................................................................................... 323-7738 Baseball Press Box................................................................................. 323-8097

m/w cross country Mike rosolino

Director of Athletics John Phillips........................................................................................... 323-5020

rosol774@erau.edu

Associate Director of Athletics John Mark Adkison................................................................................ 323-5033

Rhodes - 14th Season

BASEBALL

softball

Randy Stegall Cumberland - 9th Season

KELSI DUNNE alabama - 2nd season

stegallm@erau.edu

dunnek@erau.edu

ken staton florida state - 6th Season statonk@erau.edu

m/w tennis

dave paschal S. Illinois-Edwardsville - 12th Season

steve ridder berea - 27th season ridders@erau.edu

pash165@erau.edu

maria lopez alabama - 16th Season lopezmar@erau.edu

m/w track & Field

lisa nuxol-wilson central florida - 2nd Season

Mike rosolino

Rhodes - 11th Season

rosol774@erau.edu

lisa.wilson@erau.edu

men’s soccer

dave gregson hartwick - 22nd Season gregsond@erau.edu

volleyball

cheerleading

joslynn gallop san jose state - 11th Season

clay owensby georgia - 5th Season

gallo67d@erau.edu

owensbyr@erau.edu

women’s soccer samantha bohon duke - 9Th Season

baggetts@erau.edu

Sports information Janelle Johnson, Sports Information Assistant....................................... 323-5090 Ryan Mosher, Asst. Director of Sports Information............................... 323-5006 Michael Pierce, Asst. Director of Sports Information............................ 323-5016 Alison Smalling, Director of Sports Information.................................... 323-5001 Sports Medicine Kelley Harrison, Assistant Athletic Trainer............................................. 226-7785 Jeremiah Larson, Strength Coach.......................................................... 226-6534 Kristen Love, Sports Medicine Assistant................................................ 226-7546 Kayla Pearson, Assistant Athletic Trainer................................................226-6417 Steve Samples, Assistant Athletic Trainer.............................................. 226-7546 Kelsey Tomazewski, Sports Medicine Assistant..................................... 226-7546 Justin White, Director of Sports Medicine............................................. 226-6527 Mathew Voss, Strength & Conditioning Assistant.................................. 226-6534

women’s golf

Women’s Basketball

Athletic Administration Sharon Amick, Executive Assistant/Special Events Manager................ 226-6550 Tori Carta, Athletics Business Manager................................................. 323-5003 Mea Felps-Darley, Director of Compliance.............................................226-6417 Rachel Friedman, Faculty Athletic Representative................................. 226-6628 Steve Ridder, Special Assistant to the President................................... 323-5025 Maryellen Wynn, Director of Finance.................................................... 323-5004 Sports Marketing and Promotions Jenni Craig, Director of Sports Marketing & Promotions....................... 323-5030 Alexis Malhado, Sports Marketing Assistant.......................................... 226-7144 Meghan Miller, Asst. Director of Sports Marketing & Promotions........ 323-5037 Mitch Van Summeren, Sports Marketing Assistant................................ 226-7144

men’s golf

men’sbasketball

Executive Director Student-Athlete Support Services/SWA Sonja Taylor........................................................................................... 226-6735

Assistant Coaches Robert Clayton, Baseball........................................................................ 323-5026 Gary Ellington, Men’s & Women’s Track................................................ 323-5035 Charlie Harris, Men’s & Women’s Track................................................. 323-5035 John Haworth, Men’s Soccer................................................................. 323-5028 Jordan Holcomb, Volleyball.....................................................................323-5011 Peter Hopfe, Men’s & Women’s Cross Country & Track........................ 226-7099 Chad Keller, Men’s Basketball................................................................ 323-5007 Jeff Lemon, Baseball.............................................................................. 323-5000 Liam McIlhatton, Women’s Soccer........................................................ 323-5018 Gianna Messina, Women’s Basketball................................................... 226-7536 Daniel Mondragon, Men’s Basketball.................................................... 323-5027 Shannon Murphy, Women’s Basketball................................................. 226-7536 Kenny Scott, Men’s & Women’s Track................................................... 323-5035 Chuck Stegall, Baseball.......................................................................... 323-5015 Monique White, Softball........................................................................ 323-5023 Chris Wollett, Tennis.............................................................................. 226-2931 Game Management and Facilities Woody Galbreath, Director of Sports Complex..................................... 323-5029 Chip Isaacson, Assistant Director of Sports Complex........................... 226-6704 Camille Jackson, Assistant Director of Intramurals................................ 226-6431 Curtis Kline, Director of ICI Center........................................................ 226-7098 Stefon Porter, Intramural & Recreational Sports Intern.......................... 226-6530 Chuck Stegall, Athletics Fields Manager................................................ 323-5015 Pat Spanfelner, Asst. Director of ICI Center.......................................... 226-6547 Jeff Martindale, Athletic Facilities Operations Manager.......................... 226-6704 Lauren Hoffman, ICI Center Assistant................................................... 226-6529 Ginny Grams, Facilities Intern................................................................ 226-6529 Leslie Whitmer, Director of Intramural & Recreational Sports............... 226-6231

Tori Carta Business Manager

Jenni Craig Director of Sports Marketing and Promotions

Gary Ellington Assistant Coach Track & Field

Mea Felps-Darley Director of Compliance

Rachel Friedman Faculty Athletics Representative

Woody Galbreath Director of Sports Complex

Ginny Grams Facilities Intern

Kelley Harrison Assistant Athletic Trainer

John Haworth Assistant Coach Men’s Soccer

Lauren Hoffman ICI Center Assistant

Peter Hopfe Cross Country & Track Assistant Coach

Samantha Husted Assistant Director of Fitness/Wellness

Chip Isaacson Assistant Director of Sports Complex

Janelle Johnson Sports Information Assistant

Camille Jackson Assistant Director of Intramural & Recreational Sports

Chad Keller Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball

Curtis Kline Directorr of ICI Center

Jeremiah Larson Strength Coach

Kristen Love Sports Medicine Assistant

Alexis Malhado Sports Marketing Assistant

Jeff Martindale Athletic Facilities Operations Manager

Liam Mcilhatton Assistant Coach Women’s Soccer

Meghan Miller Assistant Director of Sports Marketing and Promotions

Ryan Mosher Assistant Director of Sports Information

Shannon Murphy Assistant Coach Women’s Basketball

Kayla Pearson Assistant DIrector of Sports Medicine

Michael Pierce Assistant Director of Sports Information

Stephon Porter Intramural & Recreational Sports Assistant

Steve Samples Assistant Athletic Trainer

Rachelle Sarnow Director of Fitness/Wellness

Alison Smalling Director of Sports Information

Pat Spanfelner Assistant Director of ICI Center

Chuck Stegall Athletics Fields & Facilities Manager

Kelsey Tomaszewski Sports Medicine Assistant

Mitch Van Sumeren Sports Marketing Assistant

Mathew Voss Strength & Conditioning Assistant

Justin White Director of Sports Medicine

Monique White Assistant Coach Softball

Leslie Whitmer Director of Intramural & Recreational Sports

Chris Wollett Assistant Coach Tennis

Maryellen Wynn Director of Finance

ATHLETICS STAFF

Sharon Amick Executive Assistant and Special Events Manager

SPORTS MEDICINE/STRENGTH & CONDI-

SPORTS MEDICINE

The Embry-Riddle Sports Medicine Department provides ERAU student-athletes with the best medical care possible following an injury, to return the athlete back to school and competition as soon as possible in the safest manner. The areas of emphasis for the Sports Medicine Department are injury prevention, injury evaluation, treatment, and injury/health education. We dedicate ourselves to providing a safe environment for our athletes to compete in. Treatments, injury care, taping, practice, and game preparations are performed in the 1,000 square-foot athletic training room. Adjacent to this room is the 400 square-foot athletic training rehabilitation room. These rooms have a variety of equipment to provide the best care and rehabilitation possible for ERAU student-athletes.

strength & conditioning

The Jamie Fletcher Weight Room is located inside ERAUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ICI Center. This 2,800 square-foot facility is home to some of the top equipment available. ERAU student-athletes participate in team strength programs year round, which allow them to stay strong and healthy throughout the year and peak at the correct times. ERAU Athletes also participate in speed and agility sessions. These sessions help develop better explosiveness, balance, and speed. Embry-Riddle University strength and conditioning is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of our student-athletes. These areas help develop a strong, healthy, and mentally tough student-athlete that will succeed in their endeavors.

TRADITION / COMMUNITY SERVICE

TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE

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The Embry-Riddle Athletics program boasts team national titles in men’s basketball (2000) and men’s tennis (2013), as well as 29 individual national titles. Additionally, the Blue and Gold has posted runner-up finishes in men’s (2011, 2014, 2015) and women’s (2012, 2014) tennis, women’s golf (2008, 2011) and baseball (2005).

Embry-Riddle has won 104 Sun Conference regular season titles in its 27 years of existence. In addition, the Blue and Gold has also captured 31 conference tournament titles and took home 31 regional crowns before regional tournament competition ended in 2008. In 2014-15, 51 ERAU student-athletes received AllAmerica recognition, bringing the number of All-Americans in ERAU’s 27year history to 402.

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Embry-Riddle has consistently been recognized as having one of the top intercollegiate athletic programs in the NAIA. In 2014-15, the Eagles finished fifth in the NACDA/ Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup, marking the 15th straight season that ERAU Athletics has been ranked among the Top 25 in the standings.

Embry-Riddle Athletics has placed 74 student-athletes on the CoSIDA Academic All-America roster, including Academic All-Americans of the Year Katrina Morgan (soccer, 2006), Kristina Marova (tennis, 2014) and Ellie Staker (track, 2015) ERAU student-athletes have had a higher GPA than the rest of the student body for the last 16 seasons. In 2014-15, the Blue and Gold posted a 3.02 GPA. The Eagles have had 321 NAIA Scholar-Athletes all-time, including 26 in 2014-15.

The Sun Conference Commissioner’s Cup is awarded annually to the best overall athletic program in the league. ERAU Athletics won an unprecedented 16 consecutive Commissioner’s Cup titles dating back to 2000.

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ERAU student-athletes have captured 29 individual national titles in men’s and women’s tennis and men’s and women’s track and field, including three in 2014-15 (Deni Zmak - men’s tennis singles; Deni Zmak & Jaime Sanchez-Canamares Rios (men’s tennis doubles); Ellie Staker - women’s indoor 800m

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In 2014-15, ERAU student-athletes, coaches and staff logged 1,350 hours in community service hours.

COMMUNITY SERVICE The Embry-Riddle Athletics program has embraced the ideal of giving back to the community. The Eagles’ sports teams have been involved in a number of community service activities, and logged 1,350 volunteer hours in 2014-15.

1. BREAST CANCER AWARENESS

ERAU Athletics has partnered with ERAU’s Women’s Ambassador Program to host Breast Cancer Awareness Night at a women’s soccer game. At halftime, everyone wearing pink was ushered onto the field where they stood in the shape of ribbon for a photo opportunity.

2. BEST FOOT FORWARD

The Embry-Riddle baseball and men’s soccer teams participated in the Volusia County Best Foot Forward program. The Eagles spent a few hours helping kids with their back-to-school shopping needs.

3. FOOD BRINGS HOPE

ERAU has partnered with the Food Brings Hope Initiative, bringing elementary and middle school children on to campus for special events, including facility tours and basketball games.

4. LOCAL SOUP KITCHEN

Throughout the 2014-15 academic year, members of the cross country and track field teams volunteered their time in preparing and serving meals to the homeless.

5. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

ERAU women’s soccer has hosted the annual Habitat for Humanity Invitational where participating teams take a one-day break from competition to volunteer at a local Habitat for Humanity project.

6. COLOR ME KATE RUN

ERAU Athletics has partnered with the Embry-Riddle chapter of Phi Gamma Delta for a fundraising run in memory of ERAU women’s soccer alum Kate Waidmann.

ATHLETICS FACILITIES

The ICI Center

Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium

The ICI Center has been the home of Embry-Riddle menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball and volleyball since 1995. The ICI Center seats 1,968 spectators overall, including 642 permanent chair-back seats on the south sideline. The main arena features Grade I maple Aacer Channel floor and two 189-square-foot Daktronics LED scoreboards.

The state-of-the-art Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium was built in 1996 and is regarded as one of the premier soccer facilities at the NCAA II level. The lighted field has a120by-70 yard bermuda-grass playing surface and a 1,000 seat grandstand and press box.

Crotty Tennis Complex

The Embry-Riddle Track Complex, which was completed by the spring of 2006, has an eight-lane, 400-meter track with 14mm Mondo Super X track surface, a 120by-70 yard soccer field inside the track and bi-directional runways for the pole vault, long and triple jump and a high jump apron and a water pit for the steeplechase. Three throwing areas were added at the start of the 2012 season, including hammer, discus and shot put with landing areas.

The Ambassador E. William Crotty Tennis Complex features nine lighted tennis courts and an electronic scoreboard that can show set scores for six matches simultaneously. In Spring 2014, a shade structure was added to the facility on the south side of courts 1-3 for spectators. Bleachers provide seating for 250 spectators.

Embry-Riddle Track & Field Complex

Built in 2001, the home of Embry-Riddle baseball has dimensions of 330 feet down each line and 400 feet to straight-away center. In the spring of 2006, a gated brick entrance was added along with a covered grandstand with seating for 615 spectators and a press box.

Embry-Riddle Softball Stadium

The first phase of the Embry-Riddle Softball Stadium was completed in 2011. The stadium features dimensions of 197 feet down the lines and 218 feet to straightaway center. The outfield is made up of Tifway 419 bermuda grass and the Daktronics scoreboard is prominently displayed beyond the outfield wall. In 2015, the facility was upgraded to include seating for more than 400 spectators, as well as offices for the coaching staff, team locker rooms, a training room and concession area.

Sliwa Stadium

CHEERLEADERS

Head Coach • Fifth Season • Georgia (2003) Clay Owensby was selected as Embry-Riddle’s head cheerleading coach in Aug. 2011, bringing over 12 years of experience to the Eagle program. He cheered at the University of Georgia for four years and was named team captain in 2001. Upon graduation, he was named the head coach of the fledgling University North Florida squad in 2002 and in four seasons, he built the Ospreys into a National Cheerleading Association competition team. During that same four-year period, Owensby also owned and coached at United Cheerleading. This start-up program also gained prominence in the NCA, capturing two World Championships and seven National Championships. Owensby returned to NCAA Division I cheerlead-

ing in 2006 when he joined the Florida State University program as an assistant coach. In that capacity, he provided expert tumbling and stunting instruction and was responsible for game-day choreography and management. Last season, Owensby guided the ERAU squad to qualification for the 2015 NCA/NDA Collegiate National Championship. The Eagles qualified when their video submission was accepted by the National Cheerleaders Association. A native of Commerce, Ga., Owensby moved to Central Florida in 2005 and put his Masters of Information Systems degree to work as a Systems Engineer for Spirit Cheer. Three years later, he made the move to

Three Stars Media as a Media Systems Engineer in Orlando, and he currently works as an Application Engineer/IT Manager/Systems Adminstrator for Premiums, Promotions and imports in Port Orange. Owensby, who has been a Cheerleading Competition Head Judge and cheerleading music producer for 10 years, got back into cheerleading when he moved to Port Orange in 2010, serving as a tumbling and stunting coach, and choreographer for Power Cheer. Owensby received his Bachelors degree in Biological Engineering from the University of Georgia in 2003 and completed his Masters of Information Systems with the University of Phoenix in 2008. He and his wife Ann reside in Daytona Beach with their son, Noah.

The cheerleading program serves a vital role in building spirit at Eagle basketball and volleyball games, and numerous athletic special events. The cheerleaders’ primary purpose is to interact with the crowd and generate enthusiasm and spirit for the Eagles. In addition to their role at various ERAU sporting events, the Eagle cheerleaders also serve as ambassadors for the Athletic program at fundraising and charitable events. The cheerleaders have won their share of awards, the most notable being a national title at the 1999-00 American Open Championships in Tampa, Fla. They took fourth place at the 2004 American Open Spring Championships, while the Eagle mascot captured third place at the 2004 NCA Spring Nationals. In 2007-08, the cheerleading squad won its first state title at the Florida State Cheer and Dance Championship hosted by the American Open Championships. The Eagles competed at Coed Level 6, the highest level the program has ever achieved. In 2013 the Eagles returned to competition after a five-year hiatus and finished first in their division at the 2013 Tallahassee Diamond Championship. In the spring of 2015, Embry-Riddle competed at the NCA/NDA Collegiate National Championship.

CHEERLEADERS/PEP BAND

Robert Baird

Emily Belcher

Christian Carrizales

Ivonne Cileli

Leishka Collazo Nazarlo

Morgan Edwards

Mike Garcia

Lionel Lopez

Naara Lozada-Ferreira

Tianna Gonzalez

Tyla Hollis

Zane Kelley

Naomi Pitter

Jessica Strauss

Mackenzie Medley

Ben-Joel Ndjami

Nicole Pennington

Clay Owensby Head Coach

Sarah Serle Assistant Coach

Ernie the Eagle

EMBRY-RIDDLE PEP BAND

Now in its 18th year, the Pep Band has played a tremendous role in creating and maintaining a home-court advantage for Embry-Riddle basketball and volleyball at the ICI Center. Founded in 1998-99, the Pep Band continues to make every Eagle contest a complete collegiate experience. A huge fan favorite among Eagle faithful, the Pep Band has helped make the ICI Center a difficult place to play, leading many fan cheers in addition to their musical talents. The Pep Band put itself on the map during the 1999-2000 season. The group traveled by bus all the way to Branson, Mo., to support the basketball team at the national tournament. The Embry-Riddle Pep Band worked in harmony with the Bobcat Band from the College of the Ozarks to create an unbelievable atmosphere during the national championship game, ultimately won by the Eagles 75-63.

2015-16 MEDIA ROSTER

MEDIA ROSTER

KALAH MARTIN

G • 5-8 • Sr. St. Louis, Mo. Kirkwood (St. Louis CC)

ALLISON ABBOTT C/F • 6-0 • So. St. Augustine, Fla. St. Augustine

TAYLOR CYPHERS

C • 6-3 • Sr. Wichita, Kan. Wichita Heights (Texas-Pan American)

LAUREN ELLENBERGER G • 5-4 • Fr. Granger, Ind. Penn

SIGRID SANDSTROM G • 5-11 • Fr. Uppsala, Sweden Celsiusskolan

JESSICA SAVAGE G/F • 5-9 • Fr. Brighton, Mich. Brighton

LISA NUXOL-WILSON Head Coach Central Florida, 1994 2nd season

HANNAH CARINE

ASHLÉ MUSE

G • 5-10 • So. Windermere, Fla. International Community School

SABRINA WHITING

G • 5-7 • So. Temple Terrace, Fla. Seffner Christian Academy

F • 6-0 • So. Winter Park, Fla. Lake Howell

ASHLEY MCWILLIAMS

G • 5-8 • So. Tampa, Fla. Academy of the Holy Names

F • 6-0 • Fr. Tampa, Fla. Steinbrenner

Assistant Coach Florida Gulf Coast, 2011 2nd season

TARA FIELDS

G • 5-9 • So. Jacksonville, Fla. University Christian

RACHEL BRIERE

SHANNON MURPHY

COLEEN THOMAS C • 6-2 • So. Kingwood, Texas Kingwood Park

GIANNA MESSINA Assistant Coach Tampa, 2011 1st season

MERCEDES JORGE

G/F • 5-9 • Jr. Lake Mary, Fla. Lake Mary (Indian River State College)

LANIERE COLEMAN

KRISTEN LOVE

C • 6-1 • Jr. Lake Mary, Fla. Lake Mary (Canisius College)

Athletic Training Intern Alabama, 2015 1st season