2010-11 Women's Basketball Prospectus

Austin Peay State University Women’s Basketball

2010-11 Preseason Quick Facts

1995-96, 2002-03 & 2003-04 OVC Regular-Season Champions Seven-Time OVC Tournament Champions (1996, 2001-04, 2009-10)

AUSTIN PEAY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2010-11 pRESEASON QUICK FACTS GENERAL

COACHING STAFF

Name of School............................................ Austin Peay State University City, Zip....................................................................Clarksville, TN 37040 Founded..............................................................................................1927 Enrollment...................................................................................... 10,188 Nickname...................................................................................Lady Govs School Colors...................................................................... Red and White Arena/Gym Name................................ Dunn Center (Dave Aaron Arena) Capacity.............................................................................................7,257 Affiliation............................................................................ NCAA Division I Conference............................................................................... Ohio Valley President................................................................................ Timothy Hall

Alma Mater, Year........................................................Houston, 1978 Athletics Director....................................................................... Dave Loos

Alama Mater, Year.................................................... Memphis, 1970 Athletic Department Phone.............................................. 931/221-7901 Ticket Office Phone........................................................... 931/221-7761

Head Coach..................................................................... Carrie Daniels

Alma Mater, Year.................................................. Austin Peay, 1996

Record at APSU (yrs)...........................................................48-77 (4)

Career Record (yrs).............................................................48-77 (4) Office Phone......................................... contact sports information office Assistant Coach...............................................................Lapheila Doss

Alma Mater, year........................................ Eastern Kentucky, 1998 Assistant Coach........................................................... Jessica Grayson

Alma Mater, year.................................................. Austin Peay, 2005 Assistant Coach............................................................... David Midlick

Alma Mater, year................................................... Mississippi, 1991 Graduate Assistant......................................................... Ashley Haynes

Alma Mater, year.................................................. Austin Peay, 2006 Athletic Trainer............................. Autumn Davis Hammons, MS, ATC

Office Phone.............................................................. 931/221-6110

SPORTS INFORMATION

Last Season’s Overall Record......................................................... 15-18

Home | Away | Neutral........................................... 9-6 | 4-11 | 2-1 Last Season’s Conference Record (finish)...............................11-7 (3rd)

Home | Away....................................................................... 8-1 | 3-6 Current Ranking..................................................................................... NA Starters returning/lost......................................................................... 3/2 Letterwinners returning/lost............................................................. 10/4 Newcomers............................................................................................... 3

Sport Information Director...................................................... Brad Kirtley Office phone...................................................................... 931/221-7561 Coordinator/Women’s Basketball Contact.........................Cody Bush

E-Mail................................................................... bushc@apsu.edu

Office Phone...........................................................931/221-7561

Home/Cell Phone..................................................931/980-4940

Fax Number............................................................931/221-7562 Coordinator....................................................................... Alaric Klinghard Press Row Phone.............................................................. 931/221-7155 Mailing Address.....................................................................PO Box 4515

.........................................................................Clarksville, TN 37044 Website................................................................... www.LetsGoPeay.com

MEDIA INFORMATION

Radio Station....................................................................WVRY 105.1 FM

Contact Person....................................................... Phillip Chambers

Phone Number..........................................................888/855-9394 Play-by-Play Announcer............................................................ David Loos Color Announcer................................................................................... TBA

TEAM INFORMATION

HISTORY First Year of Women’s Basketball............................. 1929, reborn 1970 All-time Record (since 1976-77)..................................................399-549 Last NCAA Tournament appearance.................................................2010

Result..................................lost at Tennessee, 75-42, in first round

All-Time NCAA Tournament Record.............................................. 0-7 Last Postseason WNIT appearance..................................................None Last OVC Tournament appearance...................................................2010

Result............................................................3-0, won championship

.......................... defeated Eastern Illinois, 69-60, in championship

2010-11 AUSTIN PEAY MEDIA GUIDE

The 2010-11 Austin Peay women’s basketball media guide will only be available through the APSU athletics website. Point your browser to www.LetsGoPeay.com and follow the Multimedia link to Media Guides.

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• 1995-96, 2002-03 & 2003-04 OVC Regular-Season Champions & Seven-Time OVC Tournament Champions (1996, 2001-04, 2009-10)

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STARTERS RETURNING and LOST

Name POS HT CL EXP PPG Jasmine Rayner (R) F/C 5-11 Jr. 2L 10.5 led team in field-goal percentage Whitney Hanley (R) G 5-8 Jr. 2L 8.8 24 3GM (1.3 pg), 31.4 3G% in OVC play Brooke Faulkner (R) G 5-10 Sr. TR/2L 6.1 averaged 7.8 points per game in OVC play Ashley Herring (L) G/F 5-9 — 3L 15.0 First-Team All-OVC, OVC Tournament “MVP” Nicole Jamen (L) F 5-11 — 4L 10.2 Second-Team All-OVC, OVC All-Tournament Team

RPG 7.3

Other Key Statistics 48.1 FG%, 111 FTM

3.5

36 3GM (1.1 pg)

2.5

32 3GM (1.0 pg), 1.8 apg

5.4

164 FTM, 74.9 FT%, 38 3GM (1.2 pg) 2.4 apg

8.5

Other Key Returnees

Name POS HT CL 43 Meghan Bussabarger G/F 5-11 So. averaged 5.9 points per game in OVC play Name None

POS

HT

CL

5 15 24

POS G F/C G

HT 5-7 5-9 5-7

CL Fr. Fr. Fr.

Name Nicole Olszewski Shyra Brown Lauren Yarbrough

EXP 1L

PPG 4.6

RPG 2.2

Other Key Losses EXP

PPG

RPG

Other Key Statistics

Other Key Statistics

Newcomers

EXP HS HS HS

Hometown (Previous School) Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington North HS) Cleveland, Tenn. (Cleveland HS) Clarksville, Tenn. (Clarksville Academy)

PRESEASON NOTES:

The Lady Govs return three starters from last season’s squad, including junior center Jasmine Rayner who was second on the team in both scoring and rebounding last season and was named a 2010-11 Preseason All-OVC selection by the league’s coaches and sports information directors.

Also returning are guards Brooke Faulkner (senior) and Whitney Hanley (junior). Hanley was third on the team in scoring last season and was second on the team in three-point field goals made. Faulkner was third on the team in scoring, but saw her scoring average improve significantly in conference play, averaging 7.8 points per game in league action.

Austin Peay lost two of its starting five from last season’s OVC Tournament Championship team. Leading scorer Ashley Herring left for personal reasons while leading-rebounder (and third leading scorer) Nicole Jamen graduated.

Austin Peay will appear in the Preseason Women’s NIT for the second time in program history. The Lady Govs played in the 1996 Preseason WNIT where they lost to nationally-ranked Tennessee. This season APSU will meet Purdue, their opponent in the 2002 NCAA Tournament, in the tournament’s opening round. It is the second consecutive season an OVC team has been selected for the event, Eastern Illinois posting a 1-2 record in last season’s tournament.

The Lady Govs will face six teams that reached postseason play in 2009-10. Middle Tennessee, Chattanooga and Bowling Green each reached the NCAA Tournament, where they lost in the first round. In addition, Purdue, Eastern Illinois and Duquesne each played in the Postseason WNIT, Purdue reaching that tournament’s second round.

The OVC Women’s Basketball Championship returns to Nashville’s Municpal Auditorium this season. The Lady Govs have won two (1996 and 2004) of their seven OVC Tournament Championships at Municipal Auditorium and have a 7-2 record all time in OVC tournaments played there.

The Lady Govs coaching staff has plenty of OVC Championship experience from their playing days in the league. Head coach Carrie Daniels was a member of APSU’s 1996 OVC Championship team. Assistant coach Laphelia Doss was a member of Eastern Kentucky’s 1997 and 1998 OVC Championship teams. Assistant coach Jessica Grayson and graduate assistant Ashley Haynes were both members of APSU’s 2003 and 2004 squads.

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AUSTIN PEAY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2010-11 ROSTERS No. Name

POS

HT

NUMERICAL

CL

EXP

Hometown (Previous School)

00 Jasmine Rayner

F/C

5-11

Jr.

2L

Memphis, Tenn. (Northside HS)

1 Salem Richardson

G/F

5-7

Sr.

3L

Ashland City, Tenn. (Harpeth HS)

2 Darcie Warner

G

5-7

Sr.

3L

French Lick, Ind. (Springs Valley HS)

5 Nicole Olszewski

G

5-7

Fr.

HS

Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington North HS)

2L

12 Whitney Hanley

G

5-8

Jr.

14 Neika Smith

G

5-4

So. 1L/RS

Fort Myers, Fla. (Cypress Lake HS)

Mt. Washington, Ky. (Bullitt East HS)

15 Shyra Brown

F/C

5-9

Fr.

HS

Cleveland, Tenn. (Cleveland HS)

23 Brooke Faulkner

G

5-10

Sr.

TR/2L

24 Lauren Yarbrough

G

5-7

Fr.

HS

30 Nikki Talley

C

5-11

Jr.

2L

Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Oral Roberts/Riverdale HS)

41 Dalila Thomas

F

6-0

Sr.

TR

St. Louis, Mo. (Western Kentucky/Hazelwood East HS)

42 Kaitlyn Hill

Cynthiana, Ky. (Western Kentucky) Clarksville, Tenn. (Clarksville Academy)

C

6-3

So.

1L

Belleville, Ill. (Belleville West HS)

43 Meghan Bussabarger

G/F

5-11

So.

1L

Corydon, Ind. (Corydon Central HS)

No. Name

POS

HT

CL

ALPHABETICAL EXP

Hometown (Previous School)

15 Shyra Brown

F/C

5-9

Fr.

HS

Cleveland, Tenn. (Cleveland HS)

43 Meghan Bussabarger

G/F

5-11

So.

1L

Corydon, Ind. (Corydon Central HS)

23 Brooke Faulkner

G

5-10

Sr.

TR/2L

12 Whitney Hanley

G

5-8

Jr.

2L

Mt. Washington, Ky. (Bullitt East HS)

42 Kaitlyn Hill

C

6-3

So.

1L

Belleville, Ill. (Belleville West HS)

24 Lauren Yarbrough

G

5-7

Fr.

HS

Clarksville, Tenn. (Clarksville Academy)

G

5-7

Fr.

HS

Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington North HS)

00 Jasmine Rayner

F/C

5-11

Jr.

2L

Memphis, Tenn. (Northside HS)

G/F

5-7

Sr.

3L

Ashland City, Tenn. (Harpeth HS)

5 Nicole Olszewski 1 Salem Richardson

Cynthiana, Ky. (Western Kentucky)

14 Neika Smith

G

5-4

So. 1L/RS

Fort Myers, Fla. (Cypress Lake HS)

30 Nikki Talley

C

5-11

Jr.

2L

Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Oral Roberts/Riverdale HS)

41 Dalila Thomas

F

6-0

Sr.

TR

St. Louis, Mo. (Western Kentucky/Hazelwood East HS)

2 Darcie Warner

G

5-7

Sr.

3L

French Lick, Ind. (Springs Valley HS)

24 Lauren Yarbrough

G

5-7

Fr.

HS

Clarksville, Tenn. (Clarksville Academy)

COACHES AND SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach: Carrie Daniels, 5th season (Austin Peay, 1996) Assistant Coach: Laphelia Doss, 3rd season (Eastern Kentucky, 1998) Assistant Coach: Jessica Grayson, 1st season (Austin Peay, 2005) Assistant Coach: David Midlick, 1st season (Mississippi, 1991) Graduate Assistant: Ashley Haynes (Austin Peay, 2006) Athletic Trainer: Autumn Davis Hammonds, MS, ATC

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AUSTIN PEAY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2010-11 SCHEDULE

Day

Date

Opponent

Location

Tip-Off (CT)

NOVEMBER

Mon. 8 Cumberland [EXH] Clarksville, Tenn.

5:15 p.m.

2010 Preseason Women’s NIT (Campus Sites)

Fri. 12 at Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. 4 p.m.

Winner of APSU-Purdue contest plays 2nd-round game, Nov. 14-15, loser plays in consolation round, Nov. 19-20

Tues.

16 Middle Tennessee Clarksville, Tenn.

7 p.m.

Tues.

23 at Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tenn.

6 p.m.

Fri. 26 at SIU Edwardsville Edwardsville, Ill. 7 p.m.

Sun. 28 at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill. 2:05 p.m.

December

Thurs.

Sat.

Wed.

Sat.

Sun.

Tues.

Tues.

Thurs.

2 4 8 11 19 21 28 30

at Southeast Missouri • at Eastern Illinois • Lipscomb Bowling Green Eastern Kentucky • Morehead State • at Pittsburgh at Duquesne

Cape Girardeau, Mo. Charleston, Ill. Clarksville, Tenn.

Clarksville, Tenn.

Clarksville, Tenn.

Clarksville, Tenn.

Pittsburgh, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa.

5:30 p.m.

4 p.m.

7 p.m.

5:15 p.m.

2 p.m.

5:15 p.m.

6 p.m.

6 p.m.

January

Sun.

Thurs.

Sat.

Sat.

Thurs.

Sat.

Thurs.

Sat.

2 6 8 15 20 22 27 29

at Alabama-Birmingham at Tennessee-Martin • at Murray State • at Tennessee State • Tennessee Tech • Jacksonville State • at Eastern Kentucky • at Morehead State •

Birmingham, Ala. Martin, Tenn.

Murray, Ky. Nashville, Tenn.

Clarksville, Tenn.

Clarksville, Tenn.

Richmond, Ky. Morehead, Ky.

2 p.m.

7 p.m.

5:15 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

5:15 p.m.

5:15 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

4:15 p.m.

February

Thurs.

Sat.

Sat.

Thurs.

Sat.

Thurs.

Sat.

3 5 12 17 19 24 26

Tennessee-Martin • Murray State • Tennessee State • at Jacksonville State • at Tennessee Tech • Eastern Illinois • Southeast Missouri •

Clarksville, Tenn.

Clarksville, Tenn.

Clarksville, Tenn.

Jacksonville, Ala. Cookeville, Tenn.

Clarksville, Tenn.

Clarksville, Tenn.

5:15 p.m.

5:15 p.m.

5:15 p.m.

7 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

5:15 p.m.

5:15 p.m.

Nashville, Tenn.

Nashville, Tenn.

Nashville, Tenn.

Nashville, Tenn.

12/2 p.m.

12/2 p.m.

12/2 p.m.

TBA

March

2011 Ohio Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Championship

Wed. 2 First Round

Thurs.

3 Quarterfinals

Fri. 4 Semifinals

Sat. 5 Championship

2011 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship

Sa-Su 19-20 First Round

M-Tu 21-22 Second Round

Sa-Su 26-27 Regional Semifinals

M-Tu 28-29 Regional Finals

TBA TBA TBA TBA

April

2011 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship

Sun. 3 National Semifinals Indianapolis, Ind.

Tues.

5 National Championship Indianapolis, Ind. • - Ohio Valley Conference Contest Game times are central time and subject to change, schedule accurate as of October 21, 2010.

Home games in boldface and will be played at APSU’s Dunn Center.

TBA TBA TBA TBA

TBA TBA

1995-96, 2002-03 & 2003-04 OVC Regular-Season Champions & Seven-Time OVC Tournament Champions (1996, 2001-04, 2009-10) •

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AUSTIN PEAY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON WOMEN’S NIT BRACKETS M A I N B R AC K ET First Round Nov. 12 or 13*

Quarterfinals Nov. 14 or 15

Semifinals Nov. 17 or 18

Championship Nov. 21

Semifinals

Quarterfinals

Nov. 17 or 18

First Round

Nov. 14 or 15

Nov. 12 or 13*

Purdue

DePaul

5 p.m., West Lafayette, Ind.

7 p.m., Chicago, Ill.

Austin Peay

Valparaiso

Toledo

Missouri State

7 p.m., Toledo, Ohio

5:35 p.m., Springfield, Mo.

St. Francis (Pa.)

Lamar

South Dakota State

Charlotte

7 p.m., Brookings, S.D.

5 p.m.*, Charlotte, N.C.

Utah Valley

Iona

James Madison

Florida

7 p.m., Harrisonburg, Va.

TBA*, Gainesville, Fla.

Hampton

Central Florida

F I R S T- RO U N D CONSOLATION Second Round Nov. 20

First Round Nov. 19

QUARTERFINAL CONSOLATION

Second Round Nov. 20

SITE A • LOCATION TBD

Consolation Round 3 Nov. 19 or 20

SITE C • LOCATION TBD (H)

Loser Game 1

GAME 1

Winner Game 1

(H)

GAME 4

GAME 4

Winner Game 2

(V)

(V) GAME 3 (H) Loser Game 2

GAME 2 (V)

SITE B • LOCATION TBD

SITE D • LOCATION TBD (H)

Loser Game 1

GAME 1

Winner Game 1

(H)

GAME 4

GAME 4

Winner Game 2

(V)

(V) GAME 3 (H) Loser Game 2

GAME 2 (V)

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AUSTIN PEAY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS TO WATCH

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Jasmine Rayner 5-11 • Junior • F/C Memphis, Tenn.

Northside HS

Awards

Preseason All-OVC, 2010-11

Academically

Major: Interdisciplinary Studies Minor: Professional Education OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll, 2008-09 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll, 2009-10 Dean’s List: S10 AD’s Honor Roll: F08, S09, F09, S10

Personal

Jasmine Mone’ Rayner is the daughter of Lesia and James Rayner… born Oct. 18, 1989… has three sisters: Brittany, Aleisha and Kiana.

2009-10 (Sophomore) CAREER BESTS Scored eight points and grabbed six rebounds SCORING 22......vs. Eastern Kentucky (01/28/10) in NCAA Tournament contest at Tennessee…

FGM 9......vs. Eastern Kentucky (01/28/10) FG% .857......(6-7) at Tennessee Tech (01/21/10) recorded double-doubles in both the OVC semi3GM NA finals against Morehead State (20 points, 11 3G% NA rebounds) and the championship game versus FTM 11......vs. Pittsburgh (12/20/09) Eastern Illinois (12 points, 10 rebounds)…

FT% 1.000......(6-6) at Tennessee State (02/13/10) capped season that saw young post player REB 17......at Murray State (02/06/10) develop into reliable performer, including AST 4......vs. UAB (12/30/09) recording nine double-doubles… enters NCAA STL 5......vs. Eastern Kentucky (01/28/10) tournament averaging 10.5 points (15th best in BLK 3......vs. Tennessee Tech (02/20/10) OVC) and 7.3 rebounds (sixth best in OVC) per 2009-10 BESTS game… her 48 percent shooting ranks fourth best in league… after alternating between start- SCORING 22......vs. Eastern Kentucky (01/28/10) FGM 9......vs. Eastern Kentucky (01/28/10) ing and coming off bench, finally moved into FG% .857......(6-7) at Tennessee Tech (01/21/10) starting lineup permanently in early January…

3GM NA in final 17 games as starter, averaged 12.2 3G% NA points and 8.5 rebounds per game… also shot FTM 11......vs. Pittsburgh (12/20/09) much-improved 66 percent from free-throw line FT% 1.000......(6-6) at Tennessee State (02/13/10) after moving into starting lineup after shooting REB 17......at Murray State (02/06/10) AST 4......vs. UAB (12/30/09) only 50 percent in season’s first 14 games…

STL 5......vs. Eastern Kentucky (01/28/10) showed glimpses of promise in season’s first BLK 3......vs. Tennessee Tech (02/20/10) half… season got off to slow start as she most recent occurrence listed in all cases; † - school record, ‡ - tied school record, reached double-digit scoring territory just once nt. - neutral court contest, vs. - home contest in season’s first 10 games… scored single digits Minimums made for percentages: FG-5, 3G-2, FT-3 in first five games but grabbed seven rebounds against Lipscomb (Nov. 17) and Vanderbilt (Nov. 27)… after making second career start against Vandy, started next day as well against Northwestern State…responded with first career doubledouble, scoring 16 points and grabbing career-high 17 rebounds… failed to record double figures in either scoring or rebounding in next four starts, although did have nine rebounds in road loss at Troy, Dec. 12… returned to preferred reserve duty for next five games… during stretch notched three straight double-figure games, including double-double (then-career high 21 points, 12 rebounds) against Pittsburgh… named OVC Co-Player of the Week for her efforts against Pitt… in that game went 5-of-7 from the floor while nailing career-high 11 free throws… followed that up with 15-point performance (7-of-10 field goals) against Xavier in game she fouled out in just 23 minutes… then scored 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting while grabbing seven rebounds against UAB, Dec. 30… in three-game stretch went a combined 17 of 24 (70.8 percent) from floor… continued to come off bench as Lady Govs resumed OVC play… but after consecutive league road losses, was re-inserted into starting lineup for good… began streak of six consecutive double-figure scoring performances with 10 points and five rebounds in home win against UT Martin, Jan. 7… then tallied 11 points and grabbed 11 rebounds against Murray State two days later… in Lady Govs’ home win against Tennessee State, Jan. 14, made it two straight double-doubles with 21 points, including 9-of-11 at free-throw line, and 12 rebounds… scored 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting, while grabbing seven rebounds in road loss at Tennessee Tech, Jan. 21… tallied 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds in road victory at Jacksonville State… scoring average rose above 10 points per game for first time in career after that effort… then followed it up with career-high 22 points, going 9-of-17 from floor, while grabbing 15 rebounds in home win against Eastern Kentucky, Jan. 28… also had career-best five steals in game… recorded season’s sixth double-double by scoring 14 points and grabbing 17 rebounds in key road victory at Murray State… scored 15 points in home win against Jacksonville State, Feb. 18, before recording 17 points and nine rebounds in come-from-behind win against Tennessee Tech… notched double-double (14 points, 14 rebounds) in road loss at Eastern Illinois… despite scoring three points in season finale at Southeast Missouri, averaged 10.1 points and team-best 8.4 rebounds per game in February.

CAREER STATISTICS Year 08-09 09-10 TOTAL

GP Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot 33 425 12.9 59 128 .461 0 1 .000 35 71 .493 58 52 110 33 861 26.1 117 243 .481 0 0 .000 111 186 .597 116 125 241 66 1286 19.5 176 371 .474 0 1 .000 146 257 .568 174 177 351

Avg PF 3.3 44 7.3 100 5.3 144

FO 1 3 4

A 15 25 40

TO 37 60 97

Blk 5 12 17

Stl Pts Avg 7 153 4.6 23 345 10.5 30 498 7.5

1995-96, 2002-03 & 2003-04 OVC Regular-Season Champions & Seven-Time OVC Tournament Champions (1996, 2001-04, 2009-10) •

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AUSTIN PEAY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS TO WATCH

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Whitney Hanley 5-8 • Junior • G Mt. Washington, Ky. Bullitt East HS

Awards

OVC All-Newcomer team, 2008-09

Academically

Major: Biology Dean’s List: F08 AD’s Honor Roll: F08

Personal

Whitney Anne Hanley is the daughter of Phil and Suzanne Hanley… born June 2, 1990… has two siblings, Jake and Meredith… brother Jake played football at Cumberland and sister Meredith is a cheerleader at Bellarmine.

2009-10 (SOPHOMORE) CAREER BESTS Elevated her game down the stretch on both SCORING 24......at Tennessee Martin (01/08/09) ends of floor… averaged 15.3 points per game FGM 9......vs. Chattanooga (11/15/09) FG% .857......(6-7) nt. Morehead State (03/05/10) during OVC tournament… in first-round contest 3GM 4......at Alabama (12/20/08) against Tennessee Tech, scored 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting while collecting three assists… 3G% 1.000......(3-3) nt. Murray State (03/06/09) FTM 10......nt. Eastern Illinois (03/06/10) also tallied career-best five steals and two FT% 1.000......(10-10) vs. SIU Edwardsville (12/13/08) blocked shots while being matched up against REB 8......at UALR (12/08/09) Golden Eagles star Tacarra Hayes… followed AST 5......at Jacksonville State (01/23/10) that up with 6-of-7 shooting performance, STL 5......vs. Morehead State (01/31/10) including pair of three pointers, for 16 points BLK 3......nt. Eastern Illinois (03/06/10) against Morehead State in OVC semifinals… also played significant defensive role in holding 2009-10 BESTS SCORING 22......vs. Chattanooga (11/15/09) OVC Player of the Year Chynna Bozeman to FGM 9......vs. Chattanooga (11/15/09) 8-of-27 shooting… continued strong defensive FG% .857......(6-7) nt. Morehead State (03/05/10) play in championship game against Eastern 3GM 3......at Southeast Missouri (02/27/10) Illinois in helping hold OVC Freshman of the 3G% 1.000......(2-2) nt. Morehead State (03/05/10) Year Ta’Keenya Nixon to 5-of-15 shooting…

FTM 10......nt. Eastern Illinois (03/06/10) offensively, made just one field goal but came FT% 1.000......(4-4) at Murray State (02/06/10) up big down stretch from the free-throw line, REB 8......at UALR (12/08/09) 5......at Jacksonville State (01/23/10) connecting on 7-of-8 free throws in game’s final AST STL 5......vs. Tennessee Tech (03/02/10) 1:57… in fact, made 17-of-20 free throws durBLK 3......nt. Eastern Illinois (03/06/10) ing OVC tourney play… suffered foot and back most recent occurrence listed in all cases; † - school record, ‡ - tied school record, injuries—the former necessitating surgery—dur- nt. - neutral court contest, vs. - home contest ing Summer 2009 motorcycle accident, slowing Minimums made for percentages: FG-5, 3G-2, FT-3 her preseason conditioning… still was able to open season as starter and scored 22 points, going 9-of-13 from field, in opener against Chattanooga… two days later failed to score against Lipscomb… the opening two games typified her inconsistent play during much of 2009-10… reached double-digits for first time since season-opener with 15 points against Northwestern State, Nov. 28, while also grabbing seven rebounds… hit three three-pointers, finishing with 15 points against Eastern Illinois… collected 13 points at UALR and led the team with career-high eight rebounds… however, struggles recurred against Troy, failing to score… in fact, failed to start next three games, tallying 17 points off bench in three games while going just 6-of-21 from floor… returned to starting lineup as APSU returned to OVC play… scored 12 points and collected two steals as Lady Govs lost at Morehead State, Jan. 2… scored just two points against Eastern Kentucky, Jan. 4, and did not start next three games…had best shooting performance since season-opener with 6-of-11 (54.5 percent) outing off bench against Tennessee State, Jan. 14, finishing with 13 points while also collecting three assists, three steals and two blocked shots… returned to starting lineup for season’s remainder… .struggled with her shooting once returning to starting lineup, but did record careerbest five assists at Jacksonville State… began finding shooting range against Eastern Kentucky, Jan. 28, scoring 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting… added five rebounds and four steals in contest… followed that up with 14 points against Morehead State, although she made just 6-of-19 shots in the loss… did record four assists and five steals in contest while grabbing four offensive rebounds… scored 13 points at UT Martin, Jan. Feb. 4, including a trio of three pointers… followed that up with 20 points—her most since the season opener—at Murray State, going 7-of-16 from the floor… that was her last double-digit performance until season finale against Southeast Missouri… in that game, tallied 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting, including a trio of three pointers… also had five rebounds and dished out three assists in contest, which seemed to boost her into postseason… ended regular season with 8.2 scoring average but OVC tourney play boosted her overall scoring average up to 8.9 points per game entering NCAA action.

CAREER STATISTICS Year 08-09 09-10 TOTAL

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GP Min Avg FG 33 896 27.2 102 33 867 26.3 107 66 1763 26.7 209

FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct 268 .381 40 119 .336 299 .358 36 128 .281 567 .369 76 247 .308

FT FTA Pct 44 55 .800 39 54 .722 83 109 .761

Off 28 28 56

Def Tot 84 112 87 115 171 227

Avg PF 3.4 74 3.5 79 3.4 153

FO 1 1 2

A TO 41 58 41 80 82 138

Blk 7 14 21

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Stl Pts 41 288 38 289 79 577

Avg 8.7 8.8 8.7

AUSTIN PEAY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS TO WATCH

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Brooke Faulkner 5-10 • Senior • G Cynthiana, Ky. Western Kentucky

Academically

Major: Biology OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll, 2008-09 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll, 2009-10 Dean’s List: S08, F08, S09, S10 AD’s Honor Roll: S08, F08, S09, F09, S10

Personal

Virginia Brooke Faulkner is the daughter of Bill and Jackie Faulkner… born July 14, 1988… has two older siblings: Billy and Olivia… brother Billy was a quarterback at Cincinnati.

2009-10 (Junior) CAREER BESTS Provided solid play at point guard during OVC SCORING 20......vs. Eastern Illinois (12/05/09) tourney…offered little bit of everything durFGM 7......at Jacksonville State (01/23/10) FG% .778......(7-9) at Jacksonville State (01/23/10) ing Lady Govs run to title… in tourney opener 5......at Jacksonville State (01/23/10) against Tennessee Tech, scored four field goals 3GM 3G% 1.000......(3-3) vs. Tennessee Martin (02/03/09) for eight points to go along with four assists, FTM 5......vs. UAB (12/30/09) five rebounds, a block and steal… followed FT% 1.000......(4-4) at Murray State (01/10/09) that up with six points, knocking down a pair of REB 10......vs. Tennessee Tech (01/22/09) three pointers, and grabbing season-best seven AST 7......at Murray State (02/06/10) rebounds against Morehead State… then tallied STL 4......vs. Tennessee Martin (01/07/09) 10 points in OVC title game against Eastern IlliBLK 3......at Elon (12/28/09) nois… buried an early second-half three pointer 2009-10 BESTS to give APSU a nine-point lead and then late in SCORING 20......vs. Eastern Illinois (12/05/09) game knocked down two key free throws… her FGM 7......at Jacksonville State (01/23/10) 10-point effort in OVC title game was her 10th FG% .778......(7-9) at Jacksonville State (01/23/10) double-figure performance of season… endured 3GM 5......at Southeast Missouri (02/27/10) inconsistencies during season… opened year as 3G% .833......(5-6) at Jacksonville State (01/23/10) backcourt starter but after three games moved FTM 5......at Southeast Missouri (02/27/10) into reserve role… scored 10 points against FT% .833......(5-6) at Southeast Missouri (02/27/10) UAB… moved back into starting lineup to open REB 7......nt. Morehead State (03/05/10) AST 7......at Murray State (02/06/10) OVC season in early December… opened OVC STL 4......vs. Tennessee Martin (01/07/09) play by scoring 34 points over two games, BLK 2......vs. Tennessee Tech (02/20/10) including seven three pointers… knocked down most recent occurrence listed in all cases; † - school record, ‡ - tied school record, 14 points, going 5-of-8 from floor, against nt. - neutral court contest, vs. - home contest Southeast Missouri in league opener… opened Minimums made for percentages: FG-5, 3G-2, FT-3 game against SEMO by knocking down four straight three pointers… scored career-best 20 points, going 7-of-13 from the field, against Eastern Illinois… but could not maintain performance level… struggled against both UALR and Troy, slipping back into reserve role for next 1½ months, except for back-to-back starts to open 2010 at Morehead State and Eastern Kentucky… came off bench to score 15 points, including a trio of three pointers, against Murray State, Jan. 9… but failed to score in back-to-back games against Tennessee State, Jan. 14, and Tennessee Tech, Jan. 21… finally rejoined starting lineup Jan. 28 against Eastern Kentucky, scoring nine points, and remained as starter for season’s remainder… earned spot by scoring 19 points, including career-best five three pointers against Jacksonville State, Jan. 23… also had six rebounds and two steals during game… during February, averaged 6.9 points and 2.6 assists per game… battled through sparse scoring night at Tennessee Martin (seven points), Feb. 4, but had four assists and two steals… on Feb. 6, handed out career-high seven assists at Murray State, the most by a Lady Gov this season… scored 10 points on last three Saturdays of regular-season, including 10 points and six rebounds at Southeast Missouri, Feb. 27… also scored 10 points against Tennessee State, Feb. 13, and Tennessee Tech, Feb. 20… did not record an assist at TSU, ending five-game stretch with an assist.

CAREER STATISTICS Year 06-07* 07-08* 08-09 09-10 TOTAL

GP 25 6 25 33 89

Min 208 66 658 739 1671

Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct 8.3 17 53 .321 9 34 .265 11.0 6 18 .333 3 11 .273 26.3 64 198 .323 34 102 .333 22.4 69 205 .337 32 102 .314 18.8 156 474 .329 78 249 .313

(*-statistics at Western Kentucky)

FT 5 1 20 31 57

FTA 7 2 31 38 78

Pct .714 .500 .645 .816 .731

Off Def Tot 8 17 25 4 8 12 31 55 86 15 68 83 58 148 206

Avg 1.0 2.0 3.4 2.5 2.3

PF 11 4 39 41 95

FO A TO 0 5 14 0 3 10 0 42 44 0 60 60 0 110 128

Blk 1 0 13 7 21

Stl Pts 6 48 2 16 22 182 26 201 56 447

Avg 1.9 2.7 7.3 6.1 5.0

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AUSTIN PEAY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RADIO/TV CHART

#00 • Jasmine Rayner 5-11 • Jr. • F/C Memphis, Tenn.

Northside

#1 • Salem Richardson 5-7 • Sr. • G/F Ashland City, Tenn.

Harpeth

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#5 • Nicole Olszewski 5-7 • Fr. • G Pickerington, Ohio.

Pickerington North

#12 • Whitney Hanley 5-8 • Jr. • G Mt. Washington, Ky. Bullitt East

#15 • Shyra Brown

#23 • Brooke Faulkner

#24• Lauren Yarbrough

#30 • Nikki Talley

#41 • Dalila Thomas

#42 • Kaitlyn Hill

#43 • Meghan Bussabarger

5-11 • Jr. • C Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Oral Roberts

Head Coach 5th Season

5-7 • Sr. • G French Lick, Ind. Springs Valley

#14 • Neika Smith 5-4 • So. • G Fort Myers, Fla. Cypress Lake

Carrie Daniels

#2 • Darcie Warner

Laphelia Doss Assistant Coach

5-9 • Sr. • F/C Cleveland, Tenn.

Cleveland

6-0 • Sr. • F St. Louis, Mo. Western Kentucky

David Midlick

Assistant Coach

5-10 • Sr. • G Cynthiana, Ky. Western Kentucky

6-3 • So. • C Belleville, Ill. Belleville West

5-7 • Fr. • G Clarksville, Tenn.

Clarksville Academy

5-11 • So. • G/F Corydon, Ind. Corydon Central

Jessica Grayson Assistant Coach

Ashley Haynes

Graduate Assistant

• 1995-96, 2002-03 & 2003-04 OVC Regular-Season Champions & Seven-Time OVC Tournament Champions (1996, 2001-04, 2009-10)

AUSTIN PEAY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HEAD COACH CARRIE DANIELS Carrie Daniels, a member of Austin Peay’s first Ohio Valley Conference Championship basketball team and NCAA participant in 1996, became the first former Austin Peay student-athlete to take an Austin Peay team to a NCAA Championship. With last season’s appearance in the NCAA Championship, she became just the second head coach in Lady Govs history to lead a team to multiple tournament appearances.

She is one of 26 coaches in NCAA Division I history to have played and coached in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship. The Lady Govs 2009 NCAA tournament appearance also was her first as a head coach – but fourth all-time as she appeared twice while an assistant at Western Kentucky and once as a player at Austin Peay.

Daniels saw her 2009-10 team suffer through a see-saw campaign. The Lady Govs underperformed through a tougher-than-usual non-conference slate – they faced a programrecord four nationally-ranked foes – posting just one win in 11 tries. After a brutal 3-10 start to the season (OVC-opening wins against Southeast Missouri and Eastern Illinois providing a glimmer of hope), Austin Peay turned to the bulk of its OVC slate. The Lady Govs were picked to finish second in the OVC’s preseason poll and fell just shy of that expectation, finishing third with an 11-7 record. It was APSU’s best OVC finish and win total during Daniels’ tenure, improving by two spots the previous season’s finish (fifth) while improving the win total by one win. However, the Lady Govs showed again they could flip on the switch in the OVC tournament, claiming the championship with wins against second-seeded More-

head State in the semifnals and top-seeded Eastern Illinois in the title game for the second consecutive season.

Her 2008-09 squad reached the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship, despite being picked to finish ninth in the OVC’s preseason poll and fielding a team with one senior, one junior, five sophomores and six freshmen. The Lady Govs suffered through an up-and-down campaign but finished tied for fifth in the league’s regular-season while posting one of Division I’s most improved overall records. Under her guidance, Austin Peay became the first No. 5 seed to advance to the OVC women’s basketball championship game, ultimately winning the championship while defeating the fourth-, first- and second-seeded teams.

The 2007-08 campaign began with the Head Coach Lady Govs winning four of their first seven Fifth Season games before an overtime loss to Eastern Kentucky drove the team into a tailspin from which Austin Peay, 1996 it did not recover. Daniels was forced to use Coaching Experience 12 different lineups during the season with 10 Austin Peay, head coach (2006-current) of the team’s 11 rostered players recording at Western Kentucky, assistant coach least one start.

(1999-06) Daniels first season at the helm would Nevada-Las Vegas, assistant coach have tested the mettle of many a coach. She (1996-99) used 13 different starting lineups during the Education 2006-07 schedule as she strived to find the Austin Peay (B.S., health and human perforright combination each outing. Then, Daniels mance), 1996 had only one player average double figures for Nevada-Las Vegas (M.S., education), 1999 the season and that was senior walk-on Alicia Personal Watson’s 10.0 points per game. She entered Husband: Billy Daniels, a former Austin Peay the regular season’s final game needing a men’s basketball player victory to secure a spot in the Ohio Valley ConChildren: Dalton, age 7 ference’s postseason tournament, which they accomplished. Despite those tribulations, Daniels guided her team within four points of becoming the first team to upend the league’s top-seed in Daniels’ Coaching Ledger

Overall Conference Conf. Tourney Notes the tournament’s opening round.

Year School W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Finish Finish (W-L) Postseason/Honors Daniels was named Lady Govs 2006-07 Austin Peay 10-20 .333 9-11 .450 t-7th t-5th (0-1) head coach, June 16, 2006, 2007-08 Austin Peay 6-23 .207 3-17 .150 10th — after spending seven seasons as 2008-09 Austin Peay 17-16 .515 10-8 .556 5th 1st (3-0) NCAA 1st Round an assistant coach at Western 2009-10 Austin Peay 15-17 .469 11-7 .611 3rd 1st (3-0) NCAA 1st Round Kentucky.

Career Fourth Season 48-77 .384 33-43 .434 — 2 titles (6-1) Daniels’ 10 years of coaching experience prior to joining Daniels’ Record vs. Opponents the Austin Peay family – all as a Alabama...............................................0-1 Kennesaw State..................................1-1 Southern Miss.....................................0-1 Division I assistant – gave her a Arkansas..............................................0-2 Lipscomb.............................................2-1 Tennessee...........................................0-1 clear perspective of the program Louisville..............................................0-1 Tennessee Tech...................................4-5 Ball State.............................................0-1 she intends to establish at her Tennessee Martin...............................6-2 Belmont...............................................1-0 Miami (Fla.)..........................................0-1 alma mater.

Central Arkansas.................................0-1 Middle Tennessee...............................0-4 Tennessee State..................................2-6 Chattanooga........................................0-3 Morehead State..................................6-4 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi...................1-0 “My vision for this program Chicago State......................................0-1 Murray State........................................4-5 Troy.......................................................0-2 and its future is for every player UAB.......................................................0-1 Duke.....................................................0-1 North Carolina.....................................0-1 that comes through to have a Northwestern State.............................0-1 UALR.....................................................0-1 Eastern Illinois.....................................4-6 positive and fun experience,” Eastern Kentucky................................3-5 Pittsburgh............................................0-1 UNLV.....................................................0-1 said Daniels. “I want each player Elon......................................................1-0 Samford...............................................0-4 Vanderbilt............................................0-1 to have the opportunity to comXavier...................................................0-1 Evansville.............................................1-1 Southeast Missouri.............................5-4 pete for championships year in Southern Illinois..................................1-1 Jacksonville State................................5-3 and year out. Most importantly I James Madison...................................0-1 SIU Edwardsville..................................1-0

Carrie Daniels

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Photo by Robert Smith

HEAD COACH CARRIE DANIELS

want quality student-athletes that will work hard in the classroom, earn their degree and be successful in life.”

Daniels, a 1996 graduate of Austin Peay, was an assistant coach at Western Kentucky from 1999-06 and worked primarily with the team’s guards, prepared the program’s defensive strategy and coordinated recruiting efforts. She served as an assistant with three different coaches at Western Kentucky and was a member of post-season appearances in each of her seven seasons, including NCAA tournament appearances following the 1999-00 and 2002-03 seasons and a WNIT semifinal appearance in 2005-06.

During her time in Bowling Green, Ky., she helped the Lady Toppers amass a 146-78 (.652) win-loss mark. Included in that tally were four 20-win seasons, four Sun Belt East Division titles, one Sun Belt tournament championship, two NCAA tournament appearances (2000 and 2003) and five WNIT tournament appearances (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006).

It is her success as a player and assistant coach that brought her back to her alma mater.

“My love and desire to see Austin Peay succeed attracted me to this job,” said Daniels. “Austin Peay helped mold me into the person I am today and my experiences as a player have helped me cope and deal with situations I still face today. Austin Peay

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is where I got my start and I feel indebted to give back to a school that has given me so much.”

As a former Ohio Valley Conference player and as an assistant who coached against OVC teams, she understands and relishes the opportunity to again leave her mark on the APSU program.

“The challenges with this job are never ending, but that’s why we do it,” Daniels said. “It’s a challenge to win within the OVC, it’s such a competitive conference with great rivalries that it’s anyone’s game on any given night. The coaches bring their teams ready to compete each game. The off court the relationships among the coaches is something very special.

“I believe the opportunities as head coach at Austin Peay are something that can be very special and rewarding. It is a program that over the past 15 years has evolved into a strong contender each year and I hope I can help bring many championships to add to the already-established tradition.”

Daniels joined the Western Kentucky coaching staff after serving three seasons (1996-99) as an assistant coach and director of basketball operations at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. She began her coaching career with former APSU head coach LaDonna Wilson-McClain, who left Austin Peay for UNLV after the 1995-96 season, and continued her tenure with current UNLV head coach Regina Miller. She was a member of the coaching staff which led the Lady Rebels’ to Division I’s most improved record in 1998-99, turning a 4-23 record into a 17-11 mark, a 12½-game improvement.

Daniels entered the coaching ranks after a brilliant collegiate career at Austin Peay, where she was a four-year starter (1991-96) while playing under her maiden name, Carrie Thompson. At the time of her graduation, she was only the second player in school history to compile 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists and 300 steals during her career.

Daniels is one of only 10 APSU women’s basketball players to score 1,000 points, finishing with 1,118 points. Ten years after her career ended, she remains ranked among the career top 25 in 15 statistical categories.

She earned the 1996 Joy Award given to the top senior athlete at Austin Peay, after helping lead the Lady Govs to their first NCAA Tournament appearance as a senior in 1996. Daniels averaged 10.3 points and 3.6 rebounds per game during the 1995-96 cam-

paign. She scored a team-best 14 points in the Lady Govs NCAA Tournament first-round game at Clemson.

In 1995, she received the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics Wilma Rudolph Award, a national award presented to honor student athletes who have overcome great personal, academic, and/or emotional odds to achieve academic success while participating in intercollegiate athletics. She missed most of the 1994-95 season after receiving a medical redshirt for a heart ailment.

A stellar prep player at Scottsburg (Ind.) High School, Daniels earned All-America recognition from Women’s Basketball News Service after averaging 17 points, 6.3 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game as a senior.

Daniels is married to Billy Daniels, a former Austin Peay men’s basketball player.

They have a son, Dalton, age 7.

• 1995-96, 2002-03 & 2003-04 OVC Regular-Season Champions & Seven-Time OVC Tournament Champions (1996, 2001-04, 2009-10)