2017-18 Simpson Women's Basketball Team Guide

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2017-18 SCHEDULE

Date Opponent Time Nov 17 vs. Wis.-Stevens Point (1)...............6 p.m.

Nov 18 vs. Carroll (Wis.) (1).........................2 p.m.

Nov 21 at Grand View..................................7 p.m.

Nov 24 IOWA WESLEYAN (2).....................7 p.m.

Nov 25 SAINT BENEDICT (2).....................3 p.m.

Nov 29 BUENA VISTA*...............................6 p.m.

Dec 2 at Neb. Wesleyan*...........................2 p.m.

Dec 6 at Dubuque*.....................................6 p.m.

Dec 8 KANSAS CHRISTIAN.....................7 p.m.

Dec 16 WIS.-EAU CLAIRE..........................2 p.m.

Dec 20 vs. Lebanon Valley (3).....................9 a.m.

Dec 21 vs. Carthage (3).............................11 a.m.

Jan 3 LUTHER*.........................................8 p.m.

Jan 6 LORAS*...........................................2 p.m.

Jan 10 at Coe*.............................................6 p.m.

Jan 13 WARTBURG*..................................2 p.m.

Jan 17 at Central*........................................6 p.m.

Jan 20 at Buena Vista*................................5 p.m.

Jan 23 DUBUQUE*.....................................6 p.m.

Jan 25 NEB. WESLEYAN*..........................2 p.m.

Jan 31 at Luther*.........................................6 p.m.

Feb 3 at Wartburg*.....................................2 p.m.

Feb 7 CENTRAL*......................................6 p.m.

Feb 8 at Loras*..........................................6 p.m.

Feb 17 COE*................................................2 p.m.

Feb 20 IIAC Tournament - First Round...........TBA Feb 22 IIAC Tournament - Semifinals.............TBA Feb 24 IIAC Tournament - Finals....................TBA

THE STORM MADIE BACON G • 5-9 • So. Tama, Iowa South Tama HS

JANEY BOTKINS G • 5-6 • So. Walcott, Iowa Curant HS

CASSIE CHUBB F • 5-11 • So. Des Moines, Iowa Saydel HS

JOSIE CLARKE P • 6-1 • Fr. Fontanelle, Iowa Nodaway Valley HS

RACHEL FRELAND F • 5-11 • Jr. Prairie City, Iowa Prairie City-Monroe HS

ELLEN GALLAGHER P • 6-0 • Sr. Moville, Iowa Woodbury Central HS

MADDIE GLASCOCK G • 5-5 • So. Indianola, Iowa Indianola HS

KELLI HANSON G • 5-5 • Fr. St. Peter, Minn.

St. Peter HS

VICTORIA HAZARD G • 5-10 • Fr. Janesville, Iowa Janesville HS

CLAIRE JOHNSON G • 5-6 • So. Dakota Dunes, S.D. Dakota Valley HS

CAMERON KINCAID F • 5-11 • Fr. Olathe, Kan. Olathe East HS

TAYLOR LAWSON P • 6-2 • So. Cincinnati, Iowa Centerville HS

JESSIE McELDERRY G • 5-6 • So. Batavia, Iowa Cardinal HS

NOREEN MORROW P • 6-2 • Sr. Lake Park, Iowa Harris-Lake Park HS

LAUREN NELSON G • 5-6 • Fr. Fort Calhoun, Neb. Fort Calhoun HS

ESSANCE PORTER F • 5-5 • Fr. McGregor, Texas McGregor HS

ALL TIMES CENTRAL HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS KEY

* Iowa Conference game 1 — Loras Classic, Dubuque, Iowa 2 — Simpson Thanksgiving Classic 3 — Daytona Beach Shootout, Daytona Beach, Fla.

2017-18 SIMPSON STORM WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

KALI RASMUSSEN G • 5-5 • Jr. Irwin, Iowa IKM-Manning HS

MEGAN TODD G • 5-7 • Jr. Sioux City, Iowa Bishop Heelan HS

MADISON RENO G • 5-5 • Fr. Van Alstyne, Texas Van Alstyne HS

MADDIE SIMMONS F • 6-2 • Sr. Elkhorn, Neb. Elkhorn South HS

ALLYSON SIMPSON G • 5-8 • So. Atalissa, Iowa West Branch HS

JENNA TAYLOR F • 6-0 • So. Creston, Iowa Creston HS

MARY-GRACE WACHAL P • 6-0 • Sr. Carlisle, Iowa Carlisle HS

THE STAFF

BRIAN NIEMUTH Head Coach 31st Season

MORAN LONNING Assistant Coach Second Season

PHIL WIRTZ Assistant Coach Ninth Season

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MEGAN LANKFORD Assistant Coach First Season

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brian niemuth One of the best to walk the sidelines at any level of women’s college basketball, Brian Niemuth is in his 31st season as head coach in 2017-18. In 30 years, he has transformed the women’s basketball program at Simpson into one of the most well-respected in the Iowa Conference, the region and the nation. Niemuth’s up-tempo, full-court style of play produces points – and wins – in bunches.

Niemuth also serves as Simpson’s Director of Athletics, a role he has held since the 2013-14 academic year.

Since taking over the Simpson program in 1987, Niemuth is 559-245 overall, amassing the 10th-most wins among active Division III coaches and 20th-most all-time. During his tenure, Simpson has gone 343-149 in the Iowa Conference, making Niemuth the winningest coach in league history.

Under Niemuth, the Storm have won 11 Iowa Conference championships, made 11 trips to the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16 three times, in 2007, 2008 and 2013. Niemuth is a seven-time IIAC Coach of the Year, a three-time WBCA District Coach of the Year and was recognized as the D3hoops.com West Region Coach of the Year in 2013.

Niemuth became just the 20th women’s basketball coach in NCAA Division III history to reach the 500-win mark when Simpson beat Loras 75-62 on Feb. 9, 2013. That year, Niemuth fielded one of the finest Simpson teams ever, guiding the Storm to a school-record tying 27 wins, an Iowa Conference Championship, a trip to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament and climbing as high as No. 6 in the USA Today/WBCA Top 25 Coaches Poll.

Niemuth received his bachelor’s degree from Grand View College in 1988 and earned his master’s degree in sports management at Iowa State University during the summer of 1997. He was assistant coach at Park College in Kansas City prior to Simpson.

Brian and his wife, Beth, reside in Altoona, Iowa. Their daughter, Brooke, is a 2015 Simpson graduate.

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A WA R DS & R E C OR DS ALL-AMERICANS 1983 Laurie Sankey........................................ 1st team 1984 Laurie Sankey........................................ 1st team 1992 Michelle Mackie..................... honorable mention 1995 Anita Lampe........................... honorable mention 1996 Kerri Karsten.......................... honorable mention 1999 Trisha Heiden......................... honorable mention 2000 Emily Tonn............................................ 2nd team 2001 Michelle Stover...................... honorable mention 2002 Michelle Stover...................... honorable mention 2007 Katelyn Whiton....................... honorable mention 2008 Katelyn Whiton....................................... 1st team 2009 Carrie Larson......................................... 5th team 2010 Stacey Schutjer...................... honorable mention 2011 Stacey Schutjer...................... honorable mention 2012 Stacey Schutjer...................... honorable mention 2013 Kate Nielsen........................................... 1st team JOSTENS TROPHY FINALIST (Division III Player of the Year) Michelle Stover................................................................... 2001 Katelyn Whiton................................................................... 2008 Kate Nielsen ..................................................................... 2013 WBCA PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALIST Kate Nielsen ..................................................................... 2013 D3hoops.com WEST REGION PLAYER OF THE YEAR Kate Nielsen ..................................................................... 2013 CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN (College Sports Information Directors of America) 1992 Michelle Mackie..................................... 1st team 2013 Kate Nielsen........................................... 1st team IIAC MVP Laurie Sankey................................................................1983-84 Trisha Heiden ................................................................1998-99 Emily Tonn ................................................................1999-00 Katelyn Whiton..............................................................2007-08 Carrie Larson ................................................................2008-09 Kate Nielsen ................................................................2012-13 IIAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Nicole Crisp ................................................................2012-13 IIAC COACH OF THE YEAR Brian Niemuth................................................................1997-98 Brian Niemuth................................................................1998-99 Brian Niemuth................................................................2005-06 Brian Niemuth................................................................2007-08 Brian Niemuth................................................................2008-09 Brian Niemuth................................................................ 2011-12 Brian Niemuth................................................................2012-13

ALL-IIAC FIRST TEAM 1982-83............................................................... Laurie Sankey 1983-84............................................................... Laurie Sankey 1984-85..........................................Laurie Sankey, Cindy Wood 1986-87.............................................................. Becky Rannals 1989-90.....................................................................Janel Yilek 1991-92.............................................................Michelle Mackie 1993-94..................................................................Anita Lampe 1994-95..................................................................Anita Lampe 1995-96................................................................. Kerri Karsten 1997-98................................................................ Jamie Rustad 1998-99........................................Trisha Heiden, Jamie Rustad 1999-00.......................................... Michelle Stover, Emily Tonn 2000-01.......................................Casey Spree, Michelle Stover 2001-02..............................................................Michelle Stover 2002-03..............................................................Tiffany Whitsell 2003-04................................Ashley Bogaards, Amanda Pilcher 2004-05...................................Ashley Bogaards, Kristi Prostine 2005-06.....................................Dana Johnson, Katelyn Whiton 2006-07..............................................................Katelyn Whiton 2007-08........... Katelyn Whiton, Whitney Franker, Ashley Katch 2008-09...............Carrie Larson, Whitney Franker, Maria Oliver 2009-10.....................................Katie Kitzman, Stacey Schutjer 2010-11..............................................................Stacey Schutjer 2011-12........................................Kate Nielsen, Stacey Schutjer 2012-13........................................... Nicole Crisp, Kate Nielsen 2013-14............................................................ Morgan Terpstra 2014-15.............................................................Brittany Hedrick 2016-17............................................................. Noreen Morrow

ALL-IIAC SECOND TEAM 1985-86.................................................................Lynne Langel 1988-89.....................................................................Janel Yilek 1989-90..................................................................... Traci Wise 1990-91.............................................................Michelle Mackie 1991-92................................................................. Pam Helmick 1992-93..................................................................Anita Lampe 1994-95................................................................. Kerri Karsten 1995-96....................................................................Abby Dillon 1996-97.....................................................................Emily Tonn 1997-98.....................................................................Emily Tonn 1998-99............................................................... Kristy Norman 2000-01..................................................................Lisa Cowling 2001-02................................... Casey Spree, Krista Van Hauen 2002-03...........................................................Sara Sonderman 2005-06.................................................................. Heather Kay 2006-07............................................Carlie Beals, Ashley Katch 2008-09................................................................Amy Hamilton 2009-10................................................................Amy Hamilton 2010-11.................................................................Amy Hamilton 2012-13............................................................... Kelsie Reeves 2014-15.......................................................... Mackenzie Haupt 2015-16............................................................. Noreen Morrow

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

TEAM RECORDS

Points Game 42....... Carla Horstman, NW Mo. St., 1977-78 Season 657..........................Carla Horstman, 1976-77 Career 1,973......................... Laurie Sankey, 1981-85

Wins Season 27..............................................2012-13; 2007-08 Pct. .923............................................... 1998-99 (24-2) Consec. 24............................Nov. 28, 1998-March 6, 1999

Field Goals Made Game 17..............L. Sankey, 1982; K. Karsten, 1996 Season 237............................ Laurie Sankey, 1983-84 Career 847............................ Laurie Sankey, 1981-85

Points Game 130........................................ vs. Crown, 12/10/10 Season 2,502........................................................2007-08

3-point Field Goals Made Game 8.............. Amy Hamilton, Will. Penn, 2007-08 Season 73..................................Carlie Beals, 2006-07 Career 241.............................Amy Hamilton, 2007-11 Free Throws Made Game 15..............Cindy Wood, Truman St., 1983-84 Season 176...............................Kate Nielsen, 2012-13 Career 347...............................Kate Nielsen, 2010-13

WBCA DISTRICT COACH OF THE YEAR Brian Niemuth................................................................1999-00 Brian Niemuth................................................................2005-06 Brian Niemuth................................................................2007-08

Rebounds Game 20......Stacey Schutjer, Con.-M’head, 2010-11 Season 256...............................Kate Nielsen, 2012-13 Career 877............................ Laurie Sankey, 1981-85

D3hoops.com WEST REGION COACH OF THE YEAR Brian Niemuth................................................................2012-13

Assists Game 11.......... Amy Van Pelt, Buena Vista, 2002-03 Season 184...............................Lisa Cowling, 2000-01 Career 517...............................Lisa Cowling, 1997-01 Steals Game 10............. Dana Johnson, Wartburg, 2004-05 Season 91..............................Dana Johnson, 2005-06 Career 253...............................Lisa Cowling, 1997-01 Blocked Shots Game 10.... A. Katch (5 times); K. Kennedy, 1997-98 Season 152..............................Ashley Katch, 2006-07 Career 371..............................Ashley Katch, 2005-08

Field Goals Made Game 51...........vs. Crown, 12/10/10; vs. Central, 2/7/08 Season 930...........................................................2007-08 3-point Field Goals Made Game 15.............................................vs. Luther, 1/22/11 Season 216........................................................... 2011-12 Free Throws Made Game 39.................................. vs. Upper Iowa, 11/27/01 Season 538...........................................................2001-02 Rebounds Game 66.............................................vs. Central, 2/7/08 Season 1,319........................................................2007-08 Assists Game 35......... vs. Central, 2/7/08; vs. Will. Penn, 2/6/01 Season 615...........................................................2007-08 Steals Game 33..........................................vs. Wartburg, 1/6/05 Season 466...........................................................2004-05 Blocked Shots Game 20..................................vs. William Penn, 12/9/06 Season 257...........................................................2007-08 *NCAA Record

IIAC CHAMPIONS: 1985, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 NCAA POSTSEASON APPEARANCES: 1983, 1985, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013