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OWENS EXPRESS
10-TIME OCCAC CHAMPIONS
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
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 this evening’s matchup between your No. 3 Owens Express and the visiting Cuyahoga Challengers. Tonight’s game will be broadcasted on tape delay by BCSN, and it will be streamed live through the department’s YouTube page, which can be found by searching Owens Express Athletics. - Cuyahoga enters tonight at 9-2 overall (1-0 in OCCAC). They are led by Darian Carter (17.2 PPG) and Ebony Young (12.8 PPG, 8.4 RPG). - Owens has owned the series history between the two teams with an all-time record of 44-3 - 24-1 at home and 20-2 on the road. They have won 39 straight in the series with the last loss coming Jan. 20, 1996 at Cuyahoga - 17 days after the world’s first flip phone was put on sale for $1,000. Head coach Mike Llanas is 22-0 in his career against Cuyahoga. The only home loss for Owens in the series came on Jan. 15, 1994 by an 87-86 score. Head Coach: Head Coach: - Owens is now 62-1 at home since February of 2012. Mike Llanas (13th Yr.) Derrick Williams (8th Yr.) - Owens has won eight straight to open the season by an average margin of 46 points per game. They have won every game by at least 23, and they have now won 22 Career Record: Career Record: consecutive regular season games dating back to Jan. 6 of 302-96 67-109 last season. - Despite having just one individual in the nation’s top Career OCCAC Record: Career OCCAC Record: 25 in any statistical category (Ariel Bethea, 23rd in A/TO at 2.8), Owens is in the top 10 in the nation as a team in 127-29 27-63 blocks (8), steals (10), assists (6), rebounds (3), defensive rebounds (5), offensive rebounds (6), FT percentage (5) and FG percentage (10). - Owens enters today with a 34 game regular season winning streak in conference play. PPG: Reese - 12.9 PPG: Carter - 17.2 - To view the schedule and results, along with links to RPG: Ivey - 7.3 RPG: Young - 8.4 recaps, photo albums and videos this year, visit OwenAPG: Bethea - 3.5 APG: Tufts - 2.3 SPG: Bethea - 3.3 SPG: Brown - 1.9 sExpress.com and select women’s basketball from the BPG: Troike - 1.8 BPG: Young - 0.7 sport dropdown. Once there, click on schedule/results FG%: Ivey - 57.1 FG%: Young - 61.4 dropdown and then the corresponding links will appear 3PT FG%: Cowan - 43.6 3PT FG%: Brown - 38.5 next to each game. FT %: Troike - 92.9 FT %: Carter - 72.6 - 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
CUYAHOGA
THE BASICS
STATISTICAL LEADERS
2016-17 Cuyahoga Challengers Roster No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. Hometown 1 Marisela Santos 5-8 FR G John Marshall/Cleveland, OH 3 Samaria Tufts 5-8 SO G Cleveland Heights/Cleveland Heights, OH 10 Sarah Taylor 5-5 FR G Kenmore/Akron, OH 14 Shannise Dillard 5-9 FR G Mayfield/Mayfield Village, OH 20 Payton Brown 5-10 FR G/F Glen Oak/Canton, OH 21 Darian Carter 5-11 SO G Firestone/Akron, OH 22 Dahrienne Tyler 5-9 FR G Twinsburg/Twinsburg, OH 24 Ebony Young 6-4 SO C Shaker Heights/Shaker Heights, OH 30 Tre’Vion Beverly 5-7 FR F Central Catholic/Cleveland, OH 32 Daesia Avery 6-0 SO F Cleveland Heights/Cleveland Heights, OH 34 Rajaa Anderson 5-10 FR G/F Mansfield/Mansfield, OH 35 Deliangelis Berlingeri 6-1 SO C John Marshall/Cleveland, OH 42 Tanesha McClure 6-0 FR F West Side Academy/Detroit, MI 44 Taylor Ethridge 5-9 FR G/F Charles F. Brush/Lyndhurst, OH HEAD COACH: Derrick Williams (8th Season) ASSISTANT COACHES: Anita Jones, Paige Lowe
2016-17 RECORD IN DEPTH OVERALL RECORD: 8-0 OCCAC Region XII Home Away Neutral
0-0 7-0 4-0 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 W 107-55 No. 15 SCHOOLCRAFT W 92-50 MUSKEGON W 86-55 CUYAHOGA* 5:30 PM @ No. 20 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
2016-17 Owens Express Women’s Basketball Roster HEAD COACH: MIKE LLANAS ASSISTANT COACHES: STEPHEN PERRY, TIFFANI BLACKMAN
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#00 KAMRYN TROIKE
- Averaging 18 pts, 14.8 reb. per 40 minutes - Leads team in FT percentage at 92.9 - Played season-high 20 minutes vs Muskegon
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#3 ESSENCE COWAN
- Reached double figure scoring in 7 of 8 games - Leads team in 3 pt FG % at 43.6 - Third on team in scoring at 12.3 PPG
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#5 COURIZMA WILLIAMS
- Has 5 or more points in 5 straight games - Shooting 39 percent from 3pt range over past 3 games - 23 points short of 400 in her career
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#10 BRENDA PENNINGTON
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#12 HAILI MOSSING
- Averaging 5.5 PPG over 13.1 minutes per game - Averaging 7.2 PPG over past 4 games - Is 6-for-12 from 3-point range
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#20 SYBIL ROSEBORO
- Consistent - 6.4 PPG this year, 6.5 PPG over career - Six points away from 200 in her career - Two or more steals in past four games
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#21 HALEY PICKARD
- Has scored in 6 of 8 games - Has at least one steal in 5 of 8 games - 76.9 FT percentage shooter
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#22 JERYN REESE
- Season-highs in reb (13) and ast (5) vs Muskegon - 13 points away from 600 in her career - Has at least one offensive rebound in 7 of 8 games
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#23 DENISSA SLY
- Has 1 reb, 1 ast and 1 steal in 7 of 8 games - Second on team in offensive rebounds at 2.0 per game - Fourth on team in assists at 2.3 per game
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#24 ARIEL BETHEA
- Named OCCAC POTW on Dec. 4 - Averaging 15.8 PPG over past four contests - Now second on the team in scoring (12.4 PPG)
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#30 KAYLAH IVEY
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#32 OLIVIA FROST
6-4 Fr. St. Wendelin/Fostoria, OH
5-6 Fr. Lima Senior/Lima, OH
5-10 So. Hughes/Cincinnati, OH
- Averaging 12 PPG over past two contests 5-2 Fr. Bishop Noll Institute/Hammond, IN - Shooting 61 percent over past 2 games - Second on team in assists at 2.6 per game
5-9 Fr. Evergreen/Metamora, OH
5-6 So. Elyria/Elyria, OH
5-9 Fr. Genoa/Genoa, OH
6-0 So. Mansfield/Mansfield, OH
5-8 Fr. Northmont/Engelwood, OH
5-9 G Huron/Ann Arbor, MI
- Has at least 4 points in every game 6-1 Fr. Westerville South/Westerville, OH - Leads team in FG % at 57.1 percent - Averages a team-high 7.3 rebounds per game - Has 5 points in each of the past two games 6-0 Fr. North Baltimore/North Baltimore, OH - Has 1 reb, 1 ast and 1 steal in 5 of 7 games played - 3rd on team in FT percentage at 87.5