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OWENS EXPRESS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
10-TIME OCCAC CHAMPIONS 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
6 NJCAA All-Americans --- 7 NJCAA National Tournament Appearances --- 2015 NJCAA Final 4
TODAY’S MATCHUP
NOTES
- Welcome to tonight’s matchup between your No. 3 Owens Express and the visiting Lansing Stars. Tonight’s game will be broadcasted on BCSN, and it will be streamed live through the department’s YouTube page, which can be found by searching Owens Express Athletics. - The biggest storyline in tonight’s game is Owens head coach Michael Llanas going for his 300th career win. He is 299-96 in 12 plus seasons at Owens. He has led the team to seven consecutive seasons with at least 25 wins, five of the past six OCCAC championships, three of the past four district championships and three top 10 national finishes in the past four seasons. He is already the program’s all-time wins leader and has averaged nearly 25 wins per season over his 12 plus years. - Owens has won five straight to open the season by an average margin of 48.4 points per game. They have won every game by at least 23, and they have now won 19 Head Coach: Head Coach: consecutive regular season games dating back to Jan. 6 of Mike Llanas (13th Yr.) Ervin Brunson (22nd Yr.) last season. - Lansing is 1-1 to open the season. Their lone loss was to Delta College 64-57. This will be their second road game Career Record: Career Record: of the season. 299-96 288-233 - Tonight will be the first meeting between these two teams since Nov. 11, 2007 when Owens defeated Lansing Career OCCAC Record: Career MCCAA Record: 53-44. - Owens is 59-1 at home since February of 2012. 127-29 n/a - The No. 3 preseason ranking for Owens is the highest in program history. - Following today’s game, Owens will host No. 15 Schoolcraft next Wednesday. - Jeryn Reese, a sophomore forward, eclipsed 500 career PPG: Cowan - 13.8 PPG: Finch - 13.5 points on Nov. 9, becoming just the 41st player in program RPG: Ivey - 8.0 RPG: Potter - 13.0 history to reach that mark. Among those 41 is her mother, APG: Bethea - 3.4 APG: Crim - 7.0 SPG: Bethea - 3.2 SPG: Crim - 3.5 Janice Butzin-Reese (1993-95), who is 18th in career scorBPG: 3 tied at 0.8 BPG - Berndt - 1.0 ing in program history with 697 points. FG%: Reese - 59.6 FG%: Berndt - 54.5 - To view the schedule and results, along with links to 3PT FG%: Cowan - 41.7 3PT FG%: Bonds - 33.3 recaps, photo albums and videos this year, visit OwensExFT %: Williams - 91.7 FT %: Wolf - 57.1 press.com and select women’s basketball from the sport dropdown and then the corresponding links will appear next to each game. - Visit our YouTube page for videos throughout the year, including full games and post game interviews, along with features at various times. - You can follow live updates on Twitter by searching the handle @owensexpress, and you can find us on Facebook by searching Owens Express Athletics. We also have an Instagram page you can find by searching Owens Express Athletics.
NO. 3 OWENS
VS
LANSING
THE BASICS
STATISTICAL LEADERS
2016-17 Lansing Stars Roster
No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. Hometown 4 Caniyia Buckner 5-9 FR G Clinton, MD 12 Sarah Schultz 5-9 FR F Williamston, MI 14 Grace Berndt 5-10 FR F Dimondale, MI 15 Chastiy Potter 5-9 SO F Perry, MI 21 Courtney Wolf 5-6 SO G Morrice, MI 22 Lindsay Crim 5-6 FR G Perry, MI 23 Kelsey Finch 5-9 FR G Perry, MI 30 Jasmine Cotton 5-10 FR F Elkhart, IN 32 Kahdajah Williams 5-8 FR F St. Clair Shores, MI 42 Erika Adams 5-10 SO F Ravenna, MI 44 Destiny Bonds 5-5 FR G Elkhart, IN HEAD COACH: Ervin Brunson (24th Season) ASSISTANT COACHES: Anita Castellon (3rd Season), Rose Muckenthaler (2nd Season)
2016-17 RECORD IN DEPTH OVERALL RECORD: 5-0 OCCAC Region XII Home Away Neutral
0-0 4-0 1-0 3-0 1-0
2016-17 SCHEDULE/RESULTS DATE
11/01 11/09 11/16 11/18 11/19 11/22 11/30 12/03 12/14 12/17 12/20 12/21 12/29 12/30 01/07 01/11 01/14 01/18 01/21 01/25 01/28 02/01 02/04 02/08 02/11 02/15 02/18 02/22 02/25 03/04 03/07 03/10 03/11 03/21 03/22 03/23 03/24 03/25
OPPONENT
RESULT
@ Mercyhurst North East W 86-40 WAYNE COUNTY W 122-46 @ No. 15 Schoolcraft W 81-42 @ No. 12 Kalamazoo Valley# W 75-55 Grand Rapids# W 92-34 LANSING 5:30 PM No. 15 SCHOOLCRAFT 5:30 PM MUSKEGON 1 PM CUYAHOGA* 5:30 PM @ Sinclair* 1 PM KELLOGG 5:30 PM OAKLAND 5:30 PM MACOMB 5:30 PM JACKSON 5:30 PM @ Hocking 1 PM LORAIN COUNTY* 5:30 PM @ Columbus State* 1 PM EDISON* 5:30 PM CLARK STATE* 1 PM @ Lakeland* 5:30 PM @ Cincinnati State* 1 PM @ Cuyahoga* 5:30 PM HOCKING 1 PM @ Lorain County* 5:30 PM SINCLAIR* 1 PM @ Edison* 5:30 PM COLUMBUS STATE* 1 PM LAKELAND* 5:30 PM @ Clark State* 1 PM CINCINNATI STATE* 1 PM District I Quarterfinals^ 5:30 PM District I Semifinals TBA District I Finals TBA NJCAA D-II Nationals TBA NJCAA D-II Nationals TBA NJCAA D-II Nationals TBA NJCAA D-II Nationals TBA NJCAA D-II Nationals TBA TBA ALL CAPS - HOME GAMES * CONFERENCE GAMES # KVCC Classic @ KVCC ^ If necessary