2010-11 Western Illinois Women's Basketball Viewbook by Western Illinois Athletics

2010-11 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2010 WESTERN ILLINOIS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VIEWBOOK

Meet the Coaching Staff

2010-11 Preview

Meet the Leathernecks

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2009-10 Statistics

The Summit League

2010-11 2010-11 Schedule Schedule

Western Illinois University

Traditions

2010 Western Illinois Women’s Basketball Viewbook Credits The 2010 Western Illinois Women’s Basketball Viewbook is a production of the Western Illinois University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Athletics Media Services office. It was written and edited by Ryan Bower, Graduate Assistant for Athletics Media Services. Additional assistance was provided by Patrick Osterman, Director of Media Services. Assistance was also provided by Shawna Meaker, Brad Taylor and Cameron Weidenthaler. Special thanks to the Western Illinois women’s basketball coaching staff.

Photography Photos by Larry Dean, George Hartmann, Sarah Ritter and Caitlin Salmon (WIU Visual Production Center).

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2010-11 QUICK FACTS

General Location............................................Macomb, IL 61455 Founded.................................................................1899 Enrollment...........................................................13,331 Nickname................................... Fighting Leathernecks Colors................ Purple (PMS 2607) & Gold (PMS 116) Home stadium................ John MacKenzie Alumni Field Surface/Capacity........................... Natural Grass/1,000 Conference.................................... The Summit League Affiliation............................................... NCAA Division I President............................................Dr. Alvin Goldfarb Alma mater.................................Queens College, 1972 Director of Athletics......................... Dr. Tim Van Alstine Alma mater............................St. Norbert College, 1982 Athletics department phone................... (309) 298-1190 Coaching Staff Head coach............................................... Leslie Crane Alma mater.................................. Arkansas State, 1986 Western Illinois record/season................. 184-164/13th Career record/season............................... 301-181/17th Office phone..........................................(309) 298-1893 Assistant coach/season................... Todd Schultze/11th Assistant coach/season........................Kerry Juhlin/2nd Graduate Assistant coach/season........Jessie Biggs/1st Student Assistant coach/season......Jordon O’Brien/1st Athletic trainer.......................................Molly Anderson Strength coach......................................Chris Anderson Student managers.... Mackenzie Leshe & Megan Sorrill Team Information First year.............................1971 (2010 is 39th season) All-time record........................................432-579 (.427) Overall record last year....... 11-20 (H 6-6/A 3-12/N 2-2) Summit League record last year/finish............. 6-12/7th Letterwinners returning/lost.......................................6/3 Starters returning/lost................................................3/2 Sports Information/Media Services Director...............................................Patrick Osterman Women’s Basketball Contact...................... Ryan Bower E-Mail.............................................. rp-bower@wiu.edu Office phone/fax...........(309) 298-1133/(309) 298-2060 Cell phone.............................................(610) 763-2713 Mailing address........1 University Circle • 213 Western Hall .........................................................Macomb, IL 61455 Radio Information Flagship Station........................... WIUS 88.3 (Macomb) Play-by-Play Announcer......................Mike Broskowski Color Commentator....................................Ryan Bower

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HEAD COACH LESLIE CRANE

13 years of Division I coaching experience • 301-181 Career Record as Head coach (16 years) • 184-164 Record at Western Illinois (12 years) • Western Illinois’ coaching leader in career-wins (184) and winning percentage (.528) • 4 Summit League Regular-Season Titles 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06 116-72 record against Summit League opponents • Three-time Summit League Coach of the Year 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05 • Led the 2005-06 squad to a program-record 23 victories • Has coached 23 players to All-League honors • Coached two teams to the postseason Women’s NIT (2002-03 & 2005-06) • Coached the program’s first-ever WNBA draft pick Zane Teilane, Detroit Shock, 35th overall, 2006 • Leads all active Summit League coaches with 116 career wins in league play • Coached Zane Teilane to consecutive league Defensive Player of the Year honors (2004-05 & 2005-06) • Coached Tiffany Cornelius to the 2003-04 Mid-Continent Conference Player of the Year award • Led Western Illinois to a 46-game home-winning streak from 2001-06, the longest in the nation (men’s or women’s)

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YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORD

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HEAD COACH LESLIE CRANE

Year School Position Overall Conference Conference Finish 1993-94 KCKCC Head Coach 26-6 11-3 2nd 1994-95 KCKCC Head Coach 28-5 12-2 t-1st 1995-96 KCKCC Head Coach 28-4 15-1 1st 1996-97 KCKCC Head Coach 35-2 18-0 1st 1997-98 Missouri Asst. Coach 11-16 3-14 12th 1998-99 Western Illinois Head Coach 7-19 4-7 7th 1999-00 Western Illinois Head Coach 18-11 11-5 3rd 2000-01 Western Illinois Head Coach 16-12 11-6 3rd 2001-02 Western Illinois Head Coach 16-12 8-6 3rd 2002-03 Western Illinois Head Coach 21-9 12-2 1st 2003-04 Western Illinois Head Coach 20-9 13-3 1st 2004-05 Western Illinois Head Coach 19-9 13-3 1st 2005-06 Western Illinois Head Coach 23-7 13-3 1st 2006-07 Western Illinois Head Coach 10-19 6-8 5th 2007-08 Western Illinois Head Coach 14-16 12-6 t-2nd 2008-09 Western Illinois Head Coach 9-21 7-11 t-6th 2009-10 Western Illinois Head Coach 11-20 6-12 7th Head Coaching Totals (16 years) 301-181 172-78

What is your leadership style and coaching philosophy?

Q&A WITH COACH CRANE

My leadership style really comes from my background of teaching. I essentially view the gym and the basketball court as one big classroom. I think being a motivator is a huge part of what I do as a coach. I really feel that in order for players to have passion, they have to see the passion and love that their coach has for the game of basketball. It has to mean a lot for you as a coach in order for it to mean a lot your players. As far as my coaching philosophy it really comes down to defense and rebounding for me. We’ve always emphasized those areas and this year is no exception. You have to be able to do those things night in and night out. It really comes down to being mentally prepared to play and as a coach its my responsibility to motivate my players to do that. There may be nights where not everyone is as sharp defensively or on the glass as we’d like but if everyone buys in, then we’ll have other players who can pick it up.

What types of goals and expectations have you set for the team this year? Obviously you always give your players the goals of having a winning-season, winning the league regular-season title and then winning the league tournament in order to make it to the NCAA’s. This year our players have set forth goals such as winning all our home games and finishing higher in the league than or preseason ranking. I really believe we’ll finish higher than seventh-place which is where we were picked in the preseason. As for expectations of our players. We expect all of them to come and play hard every night on the defensive end and on the glass. It’s their responsibility to really bring it and with that will come success.

Describe the ideal Western Illinois basketball player? Our ideal player has a tremendous amount of heart, desire and a winning attitude. We want players who love Western Illinois, who love their teammates and who love their coaches. We want players who have a true passion for the game of basketball, who want a quality education and who are passionate about Western Illinois. It’s not always about the size or skills of a player, not everyone can be an All-American, but if we have players with a lot of heart and desire we believe we’ll be highly successful.

What can fans look forward to this year from the team? We have a lot of depth this year, particularly quality depth. By the time league play rolls around I think we’ll have a lot of positive team chemistry is going. Our first four games are really tough and that’s going to cause our players to grow up in a hurry because they’ll have to learn some tough lessons early. I think defensively we’re going to be a very solid team and offensively we’ll be able to do some things that the fans will really enjoy seeing.

How does a tough non-conference schedule prepare you for Summit League action? Playing in front of large venues against upper-echelon, quality teams will definitely help us. It will teach our players how to deal with some adversity early and that will help us know how to deal with those situations come league-play. Those tough games will teach our players how to better deal with game situations, how to get a point when we need one or how to get a big stop when its needed. I think the other thing it will do for us is show us where our weaknesses are so that we can address those spots before we jump into our league schedule.

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Todd Schultze is in his 11th season as a member of the Western Illinois coaching staff. His duties include recruiting, scheduling and game preparation. In addition, he also works with the post players. During his time with the Fighting Leathernecks, Schultze has helped produce 16 allSummit League selections, three Summit League Players of the Year, and two Summit League Defensive Players of the Year. Schultze has also been instrumental in helping the team to a record four-straight Summit League regular-season championships (2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006). Schultze came to Western Illinois after spending one season at Butler County (Kansas) Community College. While at Butler, he served as the head coach for volleyball, men’s and women’s tennis and was an assistant for the men’s basketball team. His duties also included a full-time professorship in mathematics and physical education. Prior to his time with the Grizzlies, Schultze held the head men’s basketball coaching position at Highland (Kansas) Community College from 199799 and was the assistant coach for both men’s basketball and track and field at Ottawa University (Kansas) between 1990-97. His basketball teams at Ottawa appeared in the NAIA National Tournament in both 1992 and 1994. Schultze, a native of Ottawa, Kansas was a prep all-state in both basketball and track. He began his career at Allen County (Kansas) Community College where he competed in basketball and track While at Allen County, Schultze was a two time all-American in the decathlon. He continued his track career at the University of Kansas and was one of the top decathletes in the former Big 8 Conference. Schultze finished his bachelor’s degree in mathematics at Ottawa and returned to Kansas to complete his master’s degree in Education with emphasis in Sports Administration, Sports Psychology and Biomechanics.

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ASSISTANT COACH TODD SCHULTZE

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ASSistant coach KERRY JUHLIN

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Kerry Juhlin joined the Western Illinois University Intercollegiate Athletics staff as an assistant women’s basketball coach in August 2009. Juhlin’s duties include coordinating study hall for the players and assisting in day-to-day operations, film exchange, game preparation and recruitment. Before coming to Western, Juhlin served as an assistant coach at Loras College from 2007-09 where her duties included coordinating recruitment, travel, film exchange and summer camps/clinics. She also assisted in the strength and condition programs and oversaw the academic progress of the players. Juhlin spent the 2006-07 basketball season as a volunteer women’s basketball coach at Iowa City West High School. From 2004-06, Juhlin served as a student assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin where she assisted in preparing practices and the supervision of the team’s student managers. She played women’s basketball at Drake University from 200104 before transferring to Wisconsin. The Cedar Falls, Iowa, native earned a degree in sociology from Wisconsin in 2006 and was granted a coaching endorsement from Drake in 2004. Juhlin is currently pursing her master’s degree in sports management at Western.

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Jessie Biggs joined the Western Illinois women’s basketball coaching staff in August of 2010 as a graduate assistant coach after a prolific playing career at the University of Northern Iowa. Her duties with the team will include assisting in individual and team practice sessions as well as game preparations and other day-to-day operations. Biggs was a standout guard at Northern Iowa where she was a four-year member of the Panthers women’s basketball squad. She was a second team All-MVC selection during the 2006-07 season and also earned Northern Iowa Female Athlete of the Year honors the same year while serving as a team captain. She left Northern Iowa as the program’s all-time leader career starts (107) and started every game of her final three seasons. She finished her career with over 1,000 career-points. Biggs is currently pursuing her master’s degree in recreation, parks and tourism administration at Western Illinois University.

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Assistant coachES

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Jordon O’Brien was a four-year member of Western’s women’s basketball team from 2006-10 where she led the team in scoring with 10.0 points per game as a senior. O’Brien started all but one game in her final three seasons at Western and ended her career as the program’s all-time leader in games played (119) while ranking fourth in three-point attempts (337), threepointers made (121) and minutes played (3,091). She also finished her career ranked 10th in Western’s history with 227 assists. She earned 2009-10 Honorable Mention All-Summit League accolades and was a three-time Summit League Academic AllLeague selection.

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SUPPORT STAFF 10

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#5 Erica Lewis Sr • G/F • 5-8 Florissant, Mo.

#10 Christina Jones So • G • 5-7 Knob Noster, Mo.

#12 Saule Kontautaite Jr • G • 5-9 Berciunai, Lithuania

#14 Karli Abbey Jr • F • 5-10 Seneca, Kan.

#15 Rebecca Henricson Fr • G • 5-6 Lidingö, Sweden

#21 Jackie Barton Sr • G/F • 5-11 Freeport, Ill.

#24 Sadie Webb Jr • G • 5-11 Emporia, Kan.

#25 Michele Salvatori So • G/F • 5-10 Rock Falls, Ill.

#32 Brittany Demery Jr • F • 6-0 Oklahoma City, Okla.

#33 Anne Borgertpoepping Sr • G • 5-7 Owatonna, Minn.

#34 Jackie Rieger So • F • 6-0 Park Ridge, Ill.

#42 Rachel Evans Fr • F • 6-3 Nobelsville, Ind.

#44 Tricia Coates Jr • C • 6-2 Joliet, Ill.

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2010-11 leatherneck roster

#4 Valencia Kelly Jr • G • 5-6 Brunswick, Ga.

2010-11 Preview

SEASON PREVIEW

The Fighting Leathernecks will look to contnue their momentum from the 2010 Suimmit League Tournament when they return to action this season. Western Illinois pulled off a 68-57 upset over No. 2 seed Oakland at last year’s league tournament.

Anne Borgertpoepping scored a game- The Leathernecks will open up league play high 20 points in the upset of the Golden when Oral Roberts comes calling on Dec. 2 Grizzlies and former Leatherneck Jordon and will face Centenary on Dec. 4. O’Brien poured in 15 more in the victory. Western will step out of league-play for The Leathernecks were able to rebound a five-game stretch in December which from a 2-8 start in league play to go 4-4 in consists of home games against Bradley, their final eight contests of the season to William Woods and Judson before traveling clinch a spot in the league tournament for to Loyola and Purdue to conclude its nonleague slate. the 17th-straight season.

The Schedule

The final 16 games of the season take place against Summit League competition. The The 2010-11 schedule features a great mix Leathernecks will play nine of their final 16 of highly-anticipated contests in both league games on the road. and non-league play.

Returners

The Leathernecks will open up the season on the road at Iowa State on Nov. 13. The Cyclones finished last season ranked No. 13 in the nation before falling to eventual National Champion Connecticut in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. Western Illinois will play its first home game against in-state rival Northern Illinois on Nov. 16 at Western Hall before hitting the road to face to Big XII opponents. Western will tip-off against Oklahoma on Nov. 19 before traveling to Kansas State on Nov. 21. Oklahoma finished last year as the No. 3 team in the nation after making a trip to the Final Four.

Lewis

The team will then travel to Milwaukee on Nov. 27 before opening Summit League play at home the following weekend.

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The Leathernecks return six players from last year’s squad including three seniors. Anne Borgertpoepping looks to pick up where she left off. The senior guard led the team in assists (77) and steals (64) while starting all 31 games. She tied a career-high with 20 points against Oakland in the league tournament and recorded double-digit point totals in six contests while leading the team in assists 15 times. Jackie Barton returns for her second season as a Leatherneck after starting in 14 games as a junior. Barton scored ten or more points on three occasions a year ago, including a careerhigh 15 off the bench in a 61-50 win over IUPUI on Feb. 6.

She also earned CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District honors after earning a 3.8 GPA as a psychology major.

Rieger

Lewis led the Leathernecks in scoring nine times and in rebounding on three occasions. She scored in double-digits 13 times, including a career-high against Northern Illinois and South Dakota State. Michele Salvatori returns after a strong finish to her freshman season. Salvatori played in all 31 games during her first season including starts in the team’s final four contests.

Jones Six of the newcomers played at the junior college level last year. Brittany Demery and Valencia Kelly were teammates at Fort Scott Community College last year.

Demery averaged 13.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per game last year while Kelly She recorded double-digits in points on averaged 16.7 points and 5.8 rebounds. three occasions. Tricia Coates and Sadie Webb both spent Jackie Rieger appeared in 29 games last last year at Independence Community year and averaged 2.1 points and 1.7 College. rebounds off the bench. Coates appeared in four-games last season Rieger recorded a career-high with ten due to a knee injury but appeared in 30 points against Oral Roberts on Jan. 16 and contests during the 2008-09 season and matched that number against UMKC on will add much-needed height in the paint for Feb 20. Western.

SEASON PREVIEW

Erica Lewis rounds out the 2010-11 senior class after starting in 21 games and finishing second in the team in scoring (8.4 ppg).

Christina Jones rounds out the crop of Webb averaged 18 points and five rebounds returning players. She played in 20 games a per game and connected on 32.0% of her year ago including playing time in 11 league three-point attempts. games. Saule Kontautaite averaged 11 points per Newcomers game for Weatherford College last year. The Berciunai, Lithuania native shot 39% Western Illinois will feature eight new from beyond the arc and connected on 79% players on its roster this season including of her free throws. two international players. Incoming freshmen Rachel Evans and Barton Rebecca Henricson will also look to make an immediate impact.

Salvatori

Evans was tabbed as one of the top 60 seniors in the state of Indiana last season and Henricson, a native of Lidingö, Sweden, will being her international playing experience to the team after appearing in games with Sweden’s U-16 National Team.

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#21 Jackie barton

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JUNIOR (2009-10): Started in 14 games, played in 30 contests and averaged 24 mpg... averaged 4.5 ppg, was second in the team in rebounds (4.9 rpg), dished out 28 assists and had the second most blocks on the team (13)... scored 4.7 ppg and 5.1 rpg during conference play... shot 68 percent from the charity stripe (28-for-41) and 25 percent from behind the arc (20-for-81)... led the team in rebounding on 11 occasions and scoring twice... scored in double figures three times during the season... named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District basketball team for boasting a 3.8 grade point average and was one of only three women’s basketball players in the conference to earn the honors... named to The Summit League Winter/ Spring Academic All-League team. AT HIGHLAND C.C (2007-09): Helped the 2008-09 team advance to the NJCAA National women’s basketball tournament... became the first player in Highland history to sign a Division I basketball scholarship after finishing her two-year stint with the Cougars... helped the 2007-08 team record 20 wins... earned academic all-American honors in 2009. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Freeport High School... named the 200607 Freeport Athlete of the Year... earned all-conference honors in basketball, track and volleyball... selected to the allstate honorable-mention team during her senior year... was an active member of the National Honor Society.

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JUNIOR (2009-10): Started and played in all 31 contests... averaged 5.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg and the second most minutes on the team (30.6 mpg)... led the team in assists (77) and steals (64)... shot 34 percent from the floor (54-for-159) and shot 71 percent from the charity stripe (46-for-65)... led the team in scoring on two occasions and in assists 15 times... tied a career-high 20 points in Western’s upset over No. 2 seed Oakland in the conference tournament quarterfinals... scored in double figures six times... recorded a steal in all but three games during the season... pulled down a rebound in all but one contest and dished out an assist in every game except three... selected to The Summit League Winter/Spring Academic All-League Team. SOPHOMORE (2008-09): Appeared in all 30 games and started in 12 of them, including the final 11 games of the season... averaged 3.9 points per game and 1.6 rebounds per game... finished third on the team in assists with 59... shot 34.6 percent (47-of-136) from the floor... scored a season and career high 20 points in the 73-60 win over Centenary, February 14... recorded a season-high five assists twice, against Oral Roberts, Feb. 16, and in The Summit League championship quarterfinals against North Dakota State, March 8... awarded the team’s Defense Award. AT KCKCC: Played one season for the Blue Devils... earned All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Honorable Meniton honors... averaged 11 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals per game... tallied 103 assists on the season... led the team in steals with 65... selected as KCKCC Female Athlete of the Year. HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 12 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists during her senior season... helped lead her team to an overall record of 22-6... earned honorable mention as a junior and senior.

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#33 anne borgertpoepping

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#10 christina jones

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FRESHMAN (2009-10): Played in 20 contests and averaged 3.8 mpg... scored eight points, recorded five steals and dished out five assists... made her first career basket with the Purple and Gold on Nov. 17, 2009 against Northern Illinois... named to The Summit League Winter/Spring Academic All-League team. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Knob Noster in basketball... selected to the academic all-Missouri River Valley Conference Team every year during her four-year career... earned all-conference first-team honors in 2008-09 and secondteam honors in 2007-08... named to the all-district team in 2008-09... averaged 15.6 points per game throughout her career and became a member of the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1,000 point club during her senior season.

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JUNIOR (2009-10): Started in 21 games, played in 31 contests and averaged 20.9 mpg... averaged 8.4 ppg and 3.5 rpg... recorded 27 steals and 32 assists... made a team-high 104 field goals, shooting 39.7 percent from the floor (104-for-262)... led the team in scoring nine times and rebounding three times... scored in double figures 12 times during the year and pulled down a rebound in every game this season... scored a season-high 17 points on two occasions on Nov. 17, 2009 against Northern Illinois and on Dec. 5, 2009 against South Dakota State... named to The Summit League Winter/Spring Academic AllLeague team.

#5 ERICA LEWIS

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AT KASKASKIA C.C.: Helped her team to a 27-8 overall record in 2008-09 and a 16-0 mark in conference play... helped the Blue Angels to a Region 24 Championship and a fourth-place finish at the NJCAA national tournament... averaged 9.5 points per game and 3.8 rebounds per game... posted a 46.2 shooting percentage from the floor... named to the dean’s list after earning a 3.5 grade point average... recipient of the Blue Angels Award and the Certificate of Achievement for outstanding service and contributions to Kaskaskia and the surrounding community. HIGH SCHOOL: Named to the all-conference first team during all four years of high school... selected to the all-district first team during junior and senior seasons... selected as the team captain during sophomore, junior and senior seasons... also participated in volleyball... selected as the volleyball team’s most valuable player during her junior and senior seasons.

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#34 JACKIE RIEGER

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FRESHMAN (2009-10): Played in 29 games and averaged 9.6 mpg... averaged 2.1 ppg and 1.7 rpg... scored 60 points, grabbed 50 rebounds and recorded 22 steals... scored her first basket with the Purple and Gold on Nov. 20, 2009 against Wichita State... scored 10 points on two occasions against Oral Roberts on Jan. 16, 2010 and against UMKC on Feb. 20, 2010... pulled down a season-high five rebounds against Loyola (IL) on Dec. 20, 2009... recorded a season-high three assists against Ohio State on Dec. 22, 2009 and against UMKC on Feb. 20, 2010. HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner at Maine South High School... averaged 16.2 points per game and 8.1 rebounds per game during her senior campaign... named to the allCentral Surburban League South team in 2009... selected as member of the IBCA all-state third team in 2009... scored 487 points during senior season, the fifth best single-season performance in school history... scored 826 career points, the 14th most in school history... finished her career with 450 rebounds and 63 threepoint field goals made, ranking seventh and eighth all-time in school history.

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FRESHMAN (2009-10): Started in four games, played in 31 and averaged 14.8 mpg... averaged 4.3 ppg and 2.7 rpg... scored 132 points, dished out 22 assists and recorded 24 steals... hit her first basket for the Purple and Gold in the season-opener against Purdue on Nov. 15, 2009... scored in double figures three times... scored a season-high 11 points on two occasions against Oral Roberts on Jan. 16, 2010 and against Southern Utah on Feb. 22, 2010... scored 10 points in her first career start against North Dakota State on Feb. 27, 2010... led the team in scoring three times... shot 34 percent from the floor (52-for-154) and connected on 30 percent of her shots from behind the arc (17-for-56)... named to The Summit League Winter/Spring Academic AllLeague team. HIGH SCHOOL: Finished her career with 953 points, 390 rebounds and 123 steals... averaged 13.03 points per game, 7.6 rebounds per game, 4.55 assists per game and 3.92 steals game during her senior campaign... selected to the all-Illinois Class 2A first team in 2009... selected to play in the Illinois 1A/2A women’s basketball IBCA all-star game in 2009... named to the all-Three Rivers Conference team... selected as the conference’s player of the year in 2008-09... named the 2008-09 Sauk Valley Newspaper’s Female Athlete of the Year... named to the all-state second team and all-district first team as as junior... also earned three varsity letters in volleyball and four letters in softball... selected to the honor roll and the conference’s all-academic team from 2005-09.

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#25 MICHELE SALVATORI

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AT HIGHLAND C.C.: Averaged 15 points and eight rebounds per game during the 200910 season... also connected on 73 percent of her free throws... was a KJCCC secondteam All-Conference selection... named to the Region IV First Team... averaged 11 points and 10 rebounds per game during the 2008-09 season.

AT INDEPENDENCE C.C.: Played in four games during the 2009-10 season before suffering a season-ending injury... appeared in 30 games during the 2008-09 season.

AT FORT SCOTT C.C. Averaged 13.6 points, 8.8 rebounds and two steals per game during the 2009-10 season... earned KJCCC Player of the Week honors two times... pulled down ten or more boards three times... shot 45.6 percent from the floor. AT TEXAS PAN-AMERICAN Averaged 7.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game during the 2008-09 season... appeared in 30 games and made 18 starts... shot 41.2 percent from the floor.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was named as a third team all-state selection by Hoosier Basketball Magazine as a senior... also tabbed by Hoosier Basketball as one of the top 60 players in Indiana as a senior... named to the all-county team in her final season... averaged 6.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.4 assist and 1.7 blocks per game as a senior... named to the All-Hoosier Crossroads Conference team as a junior... also earned honorable mention honors for the Indianapolis Star allnorth team... averaged 11.3 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 1.2 apg, 2.0 spg and 1.7 bpg as a junior... served as team captain in her final two seasons.

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AT FORT SCOTT C.C.: Averaged 16.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game during the 2009-10 season... was a KJCCC secondteam All-Conference selection... shot 32 percent from beyond the arc... also named to the Region VI second team and AllTournament team... averaged 16.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and two assists per game during the 2008-09 season

AT WEATHERFORD COLLEGE: Averaged 11 points per game during the 2009-10 season... shot 39 percent from beyond the arc and 79 precent from the free-throw line... averaged 9.3 points per game during the 2008-09 season... was a two-time member of the U20 Lithuanian National Team.

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HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 14.2 points and 6.2 steals per game... led the league in steals... helped her team to a second-place finish in league play... also averaged six assists per game.. selected as one of 16 players to tryout for the U20 Swedish National Team... was a member of the U16 Swedish National Team.

AT INDEPENDENCE C.C.: Averaged 18 points and five rebounds per game during the 2009-10 campaign... connected on 32 percent of her shots from beyond the arc... was a KJCCC first team All-Conference selection... also earned KJCCC played of the week honors two times... was a Region VI first team selection... averaged 13 points and four rebounds during the 2008-09 season.

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Fighting Leatherneck Women's Basketball Western Illinois Combined Team Statistics (As of 3/8/10) All games

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RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

OVERALL 11-20 6-12 5-8

HOME 6-6 4-5 2-1

Player

gp-gs

Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

24 05 50 14 33 12 25 23 42 22 15 04

O'BRIEN, Jordon LEWIS, Erica LORD, Ashley KODDE, Anneloes BORGERTPOEPPING BARTON, Jackie SALVATORI, Michele ROBERTS, Lunden RIEGER, Jackie NEWSOM, La'Paris JONES, Christina HARTMAN, Marina Team Total.......... Opponents......

31-31 31-21 31-30 30-23 31-31 30-14 31-4 31-1 29-0 18-0 20-0 11-0

999 649 900 715 949 719 459 391 279 101 76 38

31 31

6275 6275

TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game Score by Periods Western Illinois Opponents

32.2 20.9 29.0 23.8 30.6 24.0 14.8 12.6 9.6 5.6 3.8 3.5

102-280 104-262 74-198 66-187 54-159 43-168 52-154 34-114 22-76 4-17 3-18 1-10

1st 2nd 678 833 933 960

OT OT2 25 2 22 11

OPP 1926 62.1 685-1652 .415 204-607 .336 6.6 352-506 .696 11.4 1203 38.8 441 14.2 540 17.4 0.8 265 8.5 79 2.5 27763 15-1483 4-1379 Totals 1538 1926

41-131 0-0 0-3 33-125 9-39 20-81 17-56 24-83 0-8 2-8 0-5 1-6

.313 .000 .000 .264 .231 .247 .304 .289 .000 .250 .000 .167

F-Throw ft-fta ft%

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64-77 52-104 31-49 13-25 46-65 28-41 11-28 6-9 16-24 4-6 2-4 0-0

Date 11/15/09 11/17/09 11/20/09 11/23/09 11/27/09 11/28/09 12/05/09 12/07/09 12/10/09 12/12/09 12/20/09 12/22/09 12/29/09 01/02/10 01/04/10 01/09/10 01/16/10 01/18/09 01/23/10 01/25/10 01/30/10 02/01/10 02/06/10 2/13/10 2/15/10 02/20/10 02/22/10 2/27/10 3/1/10 3/6/10 3/8/10

.831 .500 .633 .520 .708 .683 .393 .667 .667 .667 .500 .000

off

10 39 78 18 27 48 35 2 22 1 3 0 55 559-1643 .340 147-545 .270 273-432 .632 338 685-1652 .415 204-607 .336 352-506 .696 365

WIU 1538 49.6 -12.5 559-1643 .340 147-545 .270 4.7 273-432 .632 8.8 1037 33.5 -5.4 336 10.8 560 18.1 -0.6 0.6 264 8.5 48 1.5 4347 12-362 -

.364 .397 .374 .353 .340 .256 .338 .298 .289 .235 .167 .100

AWAY 3-12 2-7 1-5 Rebounds def tot avg

91 71 139 58 65 100 49 17 28 7 5 1 68 699 838

101 110 217 76 92 148 84 19 50 8 8 1 123 1037 1203

pf dq

3.3 3.5 7.0 2.5 3.0 4.9 2.7 0.6 1.7 0.4 0.4 0.1

to blk stl

70 3 74 85 9 80 4 32 78 1 83 1 28 75 18 48 0 29 51 3 84 2 77 74 2 65 0 28 56 13 22 0 22 39 1 31 0 25 34 0 25 0 4 21 1 10 0 11 20 0 3 0 5 5 0 5 0 1 5 0 1 17 33.5 527 10 336 560 48 38.8 469 - 441 540 79

Opponent at Purdue at Northern Illinois at Wichita St. at South Alabama vs Jacksonville State vs Navy SOUTH DAKOTA STATE NORTH DAKOTA STATE ST. FRANCIS (ILL.) ILLINOIS-SPRINGFIELD LOYOLA at Ohio State at Oklahoma State at IPFW at Oakland University at IUPUI ORAL ROBERTS CENTENARY at Southern Utah at UMKC OAKLAND UNIVERSITY IPFW IUPUI at Centenary at Oral Roberts UMKC SOUTHERN UTAH at North Dakota State at South Dakota St. vs Oakland vs South Dakota State

* - Conference game

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NEUTRAL 2-2 0-0 2-2

L W L L W L L L W W L L L L L W L W Lo2 L L Wot W W L L W L L W L

pts

avg

309 260 179 178 163 134 132 98 60 14 8 3

10.0 8.4 5.8 5.9 5.3 4.5 4.3 3.2 2.1 0.8 0.4 0.3

264 1538 265 1926

49.6 62.1

38 27 24 22 64 19 24 12 22 8 4 0

Score 37-70 50-48 45-70 44-74 49-43 33-67 53-74 31-57 66-53 61-42 27-48 38-99 55-68 46-62 44-64 52-44 57-82 63-47 61-70 46-54 36-52 58-55 61-50 61-50 52-82 57-65 50-45 51-74 47-93 68-57 39-67

Att. 8710 492 1609 414 809 891 682 223 148 359 227 2532 2221 333 515 317 446 380 607 307 408 241 373 229 1137 568 292 2823 0 0 3817

Fighting Leatherneck Women's Basketball Western Illinois Combined Team Statistics (As of 3/8/10) Conference games

OVERALL 6-12 6-12 0-0

HOME 4-5 4-5 0-0

AWAY 2-7 2-7 0-0

Player

gp-gs

Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

F-Throw ft-fta ft%

24 05 14 50 33 12 25 23 42 22 15 04

O'BRIEN, Jordon LEWIS, Erica KODDE, Anneloes LORD, Ashley BORGERTPOEPPING BARTON, Jackie SALVATORI, Michele ROBERTS, Lunden RIEGER, Jackie NEWSOM, La'Paris JONES, Christina HARTMAN, Marina Team Total.......... Opponents......

18-18 18-10 18-16 18-17 18-18 17-8 18-2 18-1 17-0 8-0 9-0 4-0

618 348 457 520 580 417 246 236 178 40 22 13

41-48 30-64 11-18 28-42 27-42 26-33 6-15 5-6 10-14 2-4 1-2 0-0

18 18

3675 3675

1st 2nd 381 518 525 562

34.3 19.3 25.4 28.9 32.2 24.5 13.7 13.1 10.5 5.0 2.4 3.3

WIU 926 51.4 -10.8 325-950 .342 89-318 .280 4.9 187-288 .649 10.4 600 33.3 -5.9 200 11.1 311 17.3 +0.0 0.6 141 7.8 24 1.3 3613 9-401 -

69-187 53-132 41-119 40-113 32-97 21-82 31-86 19-71 17-50 2-8 0-2 0-3

.369 .402 .345 .354 .330 .256 .360 .268 .340 .250 .000 .000

.330 .000 .240 .000 .167 .324 .344 .255 .000 .333 .000 .000

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Date 12/05/09 12/07/09 01/02/10 01/04/10 01/09/10 01/16/10 01/18/09 01/23/10 01/25/10 01/30/10 02/01/10 02/06/10 2/13/10 2/15/10 02/20/10 02/22/10 2/27/10 3/1/10

.854 .469 .611 .667 .643 .788 .400 .833 .714 .500 .500 .000

Rebounds def tot avg

8 48 56 24 37 61 13 31 44 50 73 123 15 45 60 27 60 87 22 25 47 0 9 9 13 16 29 1 2 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 38 40 78 325-950 .342 89-318 .280 187-288 .649 211 389 600 385-950 .405 125-357 .350 225-320 .703 234 473 707 OPP 1120 62.2 385-950 .405 125-357 .350 6.9 225-320 .703 12.5 707 39.3 252 14.0 311 17.3 0.8 150 8.3 45 2.5 6268 9-696 0-0

31-94 0-0 18-75 0-2 3-18 12-37 11-32 13-51 0-4 1-3 0-0 0-2

off

NEUTRAL 0-0 0-0 0-0

3.1 3.4 2.4 6.8 3.3 5.1 2.6 0.5 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.3

pf dq

47 47 29 52 49 36 12 17 21 1 0 1 1 33.3 313 39.3 295

Opponent SOUTH DAKOTA STATE NORTH DAKOTA STATE at IPFW at Oakland University at IUPUI ORAL ROBERTS CENTENARY at Southern Utah at UMKC OAKLAND UNIVERSITY IPFW IUPUI at Centenary at Oral Roberts UMKC SOUTHERN UTAH at North Dakota State at South Dakota St.

pts

avg

44 4 19 210 48 0 16 136 31 2 8 111 41 9 15 108 46 1 36 94 29 6 5 80 22 1 15 79 15 0 6 56 12 1 12 44 8 0 6 7 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 12 6 200 311 24 141 926 - 252 311 45 150 1120

11.7 7.6 6.2 6.0 5.2 4.7 4.4 3.1 2.6 0.9 0.1 0.0

2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

to blk stl

42 17 21 19 42 19 14 14 3 7 2 0

L L L L W L W Lo2 L L Wot W W L L W L L

Score 53-74 31-57 46-62 44-64 52-44 57-82 63-47 61-70 46-54 36-52 58-55 61-50 61-50 52-82 57-65 50-45 51-74 47-93

51.4 62.2

Att. 682 223 333 515 317 446 380 607 307 408 241 373 229 1137 568 292 2823 0

* - Conference game

OT OT2 Totals 25 2 926 22 11 1120

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2009-10 Summit league statistics

RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

THE SUMMIT LEAGUE

As The Summit League concludes its third decade as an NCAA Division I athletics conference, the ascending level of performance among the 10 member institutions and over 3,000 student-athletes in 19 championship sports continues. Now in its 29th year, The Summit League is in the midst of a renaissance, both on the playing field and in the classroom. During the 2009-10 academic year, the League produced a national champion, 11 All-Americans, eight Academic All-Americans and 33 Academic All-District honorees. During the 2009-10 season, Western Illinois set a new program-record with ten Academic All-League selections. Jordon O’Brien also ended her career with as the program’s all-time leader in games played while ranking fourth in three-pointers attempted and made. Academically, six Summit League teams were bestowed with the NCAA Public Recognition Award, an honor given to teams that have a Division I Academic Progress Rate (APR) in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. IPFW led with three teams on the list, including men’s cross country, women’s golf and volleyball, while another trio of teams, UMKC volleyball, North Dakota State women’s golf and Oakland women’s golf, also received accolades. Originally formed in 1982 as the Association of Mid-Continent Universities and later known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League is in its fourth year of a rebranding that followed its 25th anniversary and coincided with the Summit Plan, a strategic plan that places a renewed emphasis on improving the academic and athletic performances of all league student-athletes.

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The Summit League has a combined enrollment of over 125,000 at 10 member institutions: Centenary College of Louisiana, IPFW (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), UMKC (University of Missouri-Kansas City), North Dakota State University, Oakland University, Oral Roberts University, South Dakota State University, Southern Utah University and Western Illinois University. In April 2009, the University of South Dakota accepted an invitation to join the league with full membership beginning in 2011-12 and currently serves as an associate member for swimming and diving. The League has one additional associate member in Eastern Illinois University, which currently competes in swimming and diving and will join in men’s soccer in 2011. These member institutions pride themselves on providing quality athletic, academic and social experiences for their student-athletes.

THE SUMMIT LEAGUE

Included in the plan was the league’s new name, the creation of a new image and the addition of three member institutions.

The Summit League sponsors 19 championship sports: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, men’s and women’s outdoor track and field, men’s and women’s tennis, and volleyball. The league champion receives automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament in all applicable sports.

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NON-CONFERENCE schedule 26

Iowa State NOVEMBER 13

Northern Illinois NOVEMBER 16

7 p.m. • Ames, Iowa

7 p.m. • WESTERN HALL

Kansas State NOVEMBER 21 2 p.m. • Manhattan, Kan.

Milwaukee NOVEMBER 27 2 p.m. • Milwaukee, Wis.

William Woods DECEMBER 11

Oklahoma NOVEMBER 19 7 p.m. • Norman, Okla.

Bradley DECEMBER 7 7 p.m. • WESTERN HALL

4:30 p.m. • WESTERN HALL

Judson DECEMBER 19

Loyola DECEMBER 22

Purdue DECEMBER 28

2 p.m. • Chicago, Ill.

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2 p.m. • WESTERN HALL

6 p.m. • West Lafayette, Ind.

DECEMBER 2

6 p.m. • WESTERN HALL

FEBRUARY 26 2:05 p.m. • Tulsa, Okla.

SUMMIT LEAGUE schedule

DECEMBER 4 4:30 p.m. • WESTERN HALL

FEBRUARY 28 4 7 p.m. • Shreveport, La.

DECEMBER 31

3 p.m. • Indianapolis, Ind.

JANUARY 29 4:30 p.m. • WESTERN HALL

JANUARY 8 2:30 p.m. • Rochester, Mich.

FEBRUARY 7

7 p.m. • WESTERN HALL

JANUARY 10 7 p.m. • Fort Wayne, Ind.

FEBRUARY 5 4:30 p.m. • WESTERN HALL

JANUARY 15

FEBRUARY 14 4

4:30 p.m. • WESTERN HALL

7 p.m. • Fargo, N.D.

JANUARY 17

7 p.m. • WESTERN HALL

FEBRUARY 12 5 p.m. • Brookings, S.D.

JANUARY 24 8 p.m. • Cedar City, Utah

FEBRUARY 19

4:30 p.m. • WESTERN HALL

JANUARY 22 4 p.m. • Kansas City, Mo.

FEBRUARY 21 7 p.m. • WESTERN HALL

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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE HIGHER VALUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION 28

E ACADEMIC SUCCESS: The Western Illinois Women’s Basketball team has had 61 Academic All-League selections in Leslie Crane’s tenure as head coach including Nicole Myers (above) who graduated in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in management. During the 2009-10 season, the Leathernecks had a program-record ten Academic All-League selections including four-time selection Jordon O’Brien. O’Brien (24) and Ashley Lord (50, below) appeared in every game of the 2009-10 season and made 61 combined starts.

PERSONAL GROWTH

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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OUR VISION: Western Illinois University will be the leader in educational quality, opportunity and affordability among its peers.

OUR MISSION: By enacting our values and supporting the synergy between instruction, research, creativity and service, Western Illinois University prepares a socially responsible, diverse student, faculty and staff population to lead in the global society.

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HIGHER VALUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY

WOMEN’S HISTORY IN ATHLETICS 30

Women’s Athletics at Western Illinois • In July 1977 a county-wide nickname contest was held to establish an identity for Western’s female student-athletes. From more than 100 entries, women athletes and coaches voted for the nickname “Westerwinds,” helping fuel an increasingly popular national climate of women’s intercollegiate athletics. • Western Illinois won four-straight Mid-Continent Conference regular-season titles in women’s basketball from 2002-06 and posted a 51-11 record in conference play during that stretch. • After the turn of the century, with the number of sports offered for men and women being equal, attention turned to creating a gender neutral athletics environment. Significant improvements have been made in recent years to marketing and publicity efforts, salaries, facilities and other resources. In 2009, the men and women began using a unified nickname, “The Fighting Leathernecks.”

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The Leathernecks & Rock Hanson • Western Illinois University holds the distinction of being the only non-military institution to officially have its nickname derived from a branch of the military service. • The school began use of the Marine Corps’ official nickname, “The Fighting Leathernecks,” in 1927 when then-athletic director and head baseball, basketball and football coach Ray “Rock” Hanson was granted permission by the U.S. Navy, based on his status as a Marine hero, to use the Marine’s official seal and bulldog mascot along with their nickname. • Hanson coached Leatherneck football for 16 years (1926-41) and was Western’s all-time winningest coach until 1998. In 1950, Western’s football stadium, Hanson Field, was dedicated in his honor. Rock retired in 1964 after serving at Western Illinois for 38 years. He passed away in 1982, at the age of 86.

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TRADITIONS

Rocky l Rock III made his eck debut on May 15, ding a 37-year hiatus of dog mascot at Western The English bulldog is onal mascot of the U.S. orps. med version of Rocky loped in 1973. He has hree “groomings” since appearance, the most Feb. 15, 1997. Rocky ortalized in the form of und cement statue in which now sits at the entrance of Hanson Field.