2003-04 IPFW Women's Basketball Media Guide

Cover

2003–2004 IPFW Mastodons Basketball TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts Hilliard Gates Sports Center Royal Dons Club Team Photo/Schedule Team Roster Season Outlook Season Outlook Head Coach Bruce Patterson Associate Head Coach Chris Paul Assistant Coach Alan Buck Radio/Television Chart Amy Gearlds Maggie Bruening Courtney Nicley Verea Biggs Michelle Manno Jenny Green Hilary O’Connell Lindy Carey Geneva Murdock Kelly Boyd Molly Martin Ashley Johnson Starla Williams Leisha Walker Royal Dons Club Chancellor Michael A. Wartell Athletic Director Mark A. Pope IPFW History of Fort Wayne Season Schedule/Results and Leaders Season Box Score Opponents Team Records-Season Highs & Game Individual Career Records

1 2 3 5 6 7 8 10 11 11 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 24 24 24 24 28 28 29 30 31 32 33-37 38 39

IPFW Quick Facts: Location: Founded: Enrollment: Nickname: School Colors: Home Arena: Capacity: Affiliation: Conference: Chancellor: Athletic Director:

Fort Wayne, IN 1964 11,757 Mastodons Royal Blue/White Hilliard Gate Sports Center 2,800 NCAA Division I Independent Michael A. Wartell Mark Pope

First Year of Basketball: Overall All-Time Record:

1976–77 314-363

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

2002–03 Record: Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost

9-19 4/1 11/3

Head Coach: Alma Mater: Record at IPFW: Career Record: Associate Head Coach: Assistant Coach: Basketball Operations:

Bruce Patterson The American College (’81) 13-42 (2 years) 259-143 (12 years) Chris Paul Alan Buck Nicole Ehle

Sports Information Director: Assistant SID:

Rudy Yovich Mindy Mills

1

Gates Sports Center

The Hilliard Gates Sports Center is the home of the IPFW women’s basketball program. The Gates Sports Center is also home for the IPFW women’s volleyball and men’s volleyball teams. The 68,000+ square foot, tri-level facility is located on the northeast end of the IPFW campus and features a multipurpose gymnasium with three practice/game courts. The Gates Sports Center seats 2,700 for events. The center also houses a 1/9mile indoor tartan rubber track, five racquetball/handball courts, a fully equipped fitness center, and newly renovated athletic locker rooms.

2

3

4

2003–2004 IPFW Mastodons

Front Row: Ashley Johnson, Verea Bibbs, Leisha Walker, Maggie Bruening, Courtney Nicley, Molly Martin, Hilary O’Connell.

Back Row: Michelle Manno, Lindy Carey, Geneva Murdock, Kelly Boyd, Starla Williams, Jenny Green, Amy Gearlds.

2003–2004 Schedule January

November Friday-21 Sunday-23 Wednesday-10 Friday-28 Saturday-29

@ Kentucky @ Louisville BALL STATE (Memorial Coliseum) @ Saint Louis Tournament vs. Arkansas-Little Rock vs. Saint Louis/Stony Brook

Tuesday-2 Saturday-6 Wednesday-10 Sunday-21 Tuesday-23 Wednesday-31

@ Akron @ Bowling Green VALPARAISO (Memorial Coliseum) UTAH STATE INDIANA STATE MURRAY STATE

Monday-5 Wednesday-7 Friday-9

@ Morehead State @ Air Force Academy @ Colorado State

6 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

6 p.m.

6 or 8 p.m.

Friday-16 Monday-19 Thursday-22 Saturday-24 Monday-26 Saturday-31

@ Wisconsin CHICAGO STATE (Memorial Coliseum) WISC-GREEN BAY @ Youngstown State @ Cleveland State TEXAS PAN-AMERICAN

Wednesday-4 Saturday-7 Thursday-12 Saturday-14 Thursday-19 Saturday-21 Monday-23 Saturday-28

TAMUCC ILLINOIS-CHICAGO @ Wisconsin-Milwaukee @ Wisconsin-Green Bay @ Texas-Pan American @ TAMUCC WRIGHT STATE @ Valparaiso

7 p.m.

5 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

1 p.m.

December February

12:00 p.m.

1 p.m.

6 p.m.

1 p.m.

7 p.m.

1 p.m.

January 7 p.m.

8 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

Home Games in Bold All times and dates subject to change.

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

5

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

3 p.m.

5 p.m.

4 p.m.

7 p.m.

2 p.m.

2003–04 Roster Breakdown Numerical Roster No.

Name

Pos.

Ht.

Year

3 4 10 13 15 22 23 32 33 42 44 45 52 ***

AshleyJOHNSON MichelleMANNO CourtneyNICLEY JennyGREEN StarlaWILLIAMS HilaryO’CONNELL MaggieBRUENING LeishaWALKER LindyCAREY VereaBIBBS AmyGEARLDS GenevaMURDOCK KellyBOYD MollyMARTIN

G G G G C G G F F C F F C G

5-9 5-9 5-8 6-0 6-2 5-8 5-7 5-10 5-10 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-5 5-7

FR SO JR SO FR SO SR FR SO JR SR SO SO SO

Hometown/Last School Kokomo, IN/Kokomo Dearborn Heights, MI/Dearborn Devine Child Lebanon, IN/Western Boone Lansing, MI/Lansing Catholic Lindenhurst, IL/Lidenhurst Warsaw, IN/Warsaw Fort Wayne, IN/North Side Indianapolis, IN/North Central Leo, IN/Leo Euclid, OH/Euclid Beech Grove, IN/Beech Grove Fort Wayne, IN/North Side North Judson, IN/North Judson Noblesville, IN/Bowling Green (***transfer)

By

Height

6’ 5”

Kelly Boyd

6’ 2”

Starla Williams

6’ 0”

Verea Bibbs Jenny Green Geneva Murdock

5’10”

Amy Gearlds Leisha Walker Lindy Carey

5’ 9”

Michelle Manno Ashley Johnson

5’ 8”

Courtney Nicley Hilary O’Connell

5’ 7”

Maggie Bruening Holly Martin

Alphabetical Roster No.

Name

Pos.

Ht.

Year

42 52 23 33 44 13 3 4 *** 45 10 22 32 15

VereaBIBBS KellyBOYD MaggieBRUENING LindyCAREY AmyGEARLDS JennyGREEN AshleyJOHNSON MichelleMANNO MollyMARTIN GenevaMURDOCK CourtneyNICLEY HilaryO’CONNELL LeishaWALKER StarlaWILLIAMS

C C G F F G G G G F G G F C

6-0 6-5 5-7 5-10 5-10 6-0 5-9 5-9 5-7 6-0 5-8 5-8 5-10 6-2

JR SO SR SO SR SO FR SO SO SO JR SO FR FR

Hometown/Last School Euclid, OH/Euclid North Judson, IN/North Judson Fort Wayne, IN/North Side Leo, IN/Leo Beech Grove, IN/Beech Grove Lansing, MI/Lansing Catholic Kokomo, IN/Kokomo Dearborn Heights, MI/Dearborn Devine Child Noblesville, IN/Bowling Green (***transfer) Fort Wayne, IN/North Side Lebanon, IN/Western Boone Warsaw, IN/Warsaw Indianapolis, IN/North Central Lindenhurst, IL/Lidenhurst

Head Coach: BrucePATTERSON 3rd Season (The American College ‘81) Assistant Coaches: ChrisPAUL, AlanBUCK Basketball Operations: NicoleEHLE Team Manager: CandiceTRICE, BrandyCHRISTLIEB

State-by-State Breakdown

Say it.....

Leish Walker

Lee-Sha

Verea Bibbs

Ver-ee-ya

Courtney Nicley Maggie Bruening

By Class Freshman (3)

Ashley Johnson Starla Williams Leisha Walker

Sophomores (7)

Michelle Manno Jenny Green Hilary O’Connell Lindy Carey Geneva Murdock Kelly Boyd Molly Martin

Juniors (2)

Courtney Nicley Verea Bibbs

Seniors (2)

Maggie Bruening Amy Gearlds

Nice-lee Brew-ning

Michelle Manno

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

Indiana (11)

Michigan (2)

Ashley Johnson, Courtney Nicley, Molly Martin, Hilary O’Connell, Maggie Bruening, Leisha Walker, Lindy Carey, Amy Gearlds, Geneva Murdock, Kelly Boyd, Verea Bibbs Michelle Manno, Jenny Green

Illinois (1)

Starla Williams.

Man-O

6

Season Preview

Taking it to the court Head Coach Bruce Patterson, who is returning for his third season with the Mastodon women's basketball program, is pleased with how the team progressed last season as a whole. "We had an extraordinary year, going from three wins to nine wins with our hardhitting schedule," Patterson said. That schedule saw IPFW win six of their last ten ball games. Included in that mix was a stretch of four straight wins, three coming on the road.

The Mastodons have their work cut out for themselves this year with powerhouses like Wisconsin, Ball State and Indiana State. "Our goal this season is to reach the .500 mark along with not repeating anymore Indiana State embarrassments, " Patterson stated. The "embarrassment" that Patterson was referring to was a 96-28 loss to the Sycamores at Indiana State. "We want to be able to play with the big teams and make them play hard the whole game, without time off at the end of the game."

So far Patterson has been please with the progress of his team, but knows looking good in practice doesn't always translate into looking good in game situations. "Practice tells you one thing, preseason tells you another thing, but nothing can simulate when the whistle blows, the ball goes up in the air, and the guys in the striped shirts start doing their thing."

For IPFW to be successful this season, Patterson feels the following will have to happen: Better Bench Productivity, "Numbers wise we are there, but we won't know until the ball is thrown in the air whether we are basketball wise. We need ten, 11, 12 players that can walk on the court and contribute at any given moment."

Solid Post Game, "To be able to set-up the perimeter game, we must establish a threat inside the paint."

Better Defense, "We ranked in the bottom five, last year, among Division I schools." "We felt last year we could probably score on anybody but I am not sure we could stop anybody." To be sure, raising the defensive effort will result in more wins.

With a 4/10 ratio of junior-senior to sophomore-freshman, Patterson will look to seniors Amy Gearlds and Maggie Bruening for leadership both on and off the court. They will be the lone captains but Coach Patterson will leave the option open to add one or two at a later date, giving the players the chance to earn it. Being a captain on Patterson's squad requires someone whose word is as good as a coach's when on the court.

Bruening, who averaged 9.2 points per game, was named the Division I Independent Newcomer of the year. She shot 43 percent from the field and 33 percent from behind the arc. Bruening, a local standout (North Side High) is bouncing back from knee surgery performed at the beginning of the summer. "Bruening is essential in getting (the program) to where we need to go" praised Patterson," "She was definitely one of our best players last year." With the ability to penetrate on anybody, the coaching staff will be working hard on helping her make better decisions and also pushing the ball up the court to establish a quicker offensive threat. Even though she only played part of last season due to transferring, Bruening ended up leading the team in assists with seventy-seven.

Gearlds, who garnered second-team All Independent Honors, led the Mastodons in scoring, averaging 14.3 points a game. In fact, Geralds was the only 'Don to average double figures. She also dished out 66 assists. The Beech Grove, Indiana native received the team MVP award at last year's banquet. Gearlds is making it a goal to receive "Best Defensive Player" this year. "I believe she has all the talent in the world to achieve this goal and hopefully our bench will be able to help her out", Patterson said. Gearlds broke into five different categories in the IPFW All-Time record books, including a second place tie in three-pointers made (163). Expect her to be number one in at least two of these groups by the end of the season!

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

7

Along with leading the team in scoring, Gearlds scored double digits in nineteen of the twenty-six games in which she played.

The Mastodons will also look to receive major contributions from junior guard Courtney Nicley. Patterson describes the Lebanon, Indiana native as "Probably the best defensive player last year. She has the ability to guard anyone." She has the knack to project the "go after them, stop them, and not enable them to get any freebies" kind of defense that IPFW coaching staff wants. Nicley averaged 9.4 points a game and grabbed eighty-eight rebounds last year.

Verea "V" Bibbs will be making the transition from posting up at center, to fronting the basket as a power forward. The 6-0 junior from Euclid, Ohio grabbed a total of 175 rebounds last year along with averaging 9.1 points a game. "V has been working hard on her footwork and her shooting skills" comments Patterson. Combining those two things with her unbelievable jumping ability will make her a strong force on the team.

Patterson is comfortable in this change with the emergence of sophomore Kelly Boyd and the arrival of newcomer Starla Williams. Boyd (6-5/So/North Judson, IN) who saw limited time as a freshman has shown good mobility in the preseason and, with a year of experience, is looking to take her shot.

Williams, a 6-2 freshman from Lindenhurst, Illinois was nominated as a 2003 McDonalds High School All-American.

North Side product Geneva Murdock will also demand playing time in the Mastodon's front court. Murdock had a season high twelve points against Notre Dame (12/21/02) and a season high seven rebounds against Detroit Mercy (12/6/02). Patterson has high hopes for the sophomore class.

Conditioning could be a factor in 2003–04’ as well. Just as with many of the IPFW athletic teams, the women's basketball team has benefited from strength and flexibility training from Performance ONE. "My coaching staff and I are extremely happy with the physical progress of the team this past summer especially sophomore's Jenny Green and Michelle Manno," Patterson says that Green's work in the weight room has really paid off.

"Just night and day…she has always been one of the hardest working kids around. Has always had the mental toughness, but the physical ability to do things wasn't there. She worked her tail off (this past summer) and has turned into a pretty outstanding athlete".

The Mastondons will also feature some talented first year players. Along with Starla Williams, Ashley Johnson (Kokomo, Indiana), and Leisha Walker (Indianapolis, Indiana) comprise the 2003-04 freshman class.

Johnson, a 5-9 guard, led Kokomo High School to a State Championship going 26-0.

Walker, a 5-10 forward, was named All-State Honorable Mention her junior and senior seasons.

A noticeable absence from the IPFW line-up will be Hilary O'Connell (Warsaw, Indiana) who will be a medical red-shirt this season. O'Connell averaged 6.6 points a game from the guard spot in 2002-03.

With the improvement of the current players and addition of talented newcomers, 2003-04 should be a season that IPFW can use to continue its goal of becoming a solid Division I program.

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

8

9

2003–04 Coaching Staff IPFW Head Coach Bruce Patterson Steady progress has been realized by the Lady Don's since Coach Bruce Patterson arrived on the scene two short season's ago. Coach Patterson enters his third year as the head coach coming off 9-19 season last year. Over the last thirteen years of college coaching Coach Patterson has amassed a career coaching record of 259 wins and 143 losses (.644%).

In his prior coaching career at the University of St. Francis, Coach Patterson guided his teams to seven consecutive national tournament appearances. The team reached the elite eight in his last five years. Two of his teams made the final four, and the 1999 team was the national runner-up in the NAIA National Championship Tournament.

Coach Patterson believes the keys to success will rest in the recruiting. He takes pride in surrounding himself with talented people. He knows that for the women's team to be successful he must have great assistant coaches and players.

Coach Patterson grew up and lived in Fort Wayne all his life. He attended college at IPFW and played baseball on one of the schools first inter-collegiate teams. Coach Patterson enjoys all kind of sporting activities including golf, tennis, and water-skiing. He is also an instrument rated pilot with over 1000 hours of pilot-in-command time logged.

Patterson has been married for 35 years to his wife, Sandy. She is also a very talented person in her own rite. Sandy just retired from a very successful career in Nursing and nursing home administration. They have two wonderful children, Trish and Emily. Both daughters graduated from the University of St. Francis with honors and have gone on to attend law school. Trish is in her seventh year as an associate with Barrett and McNagny.

Emily is in her first year as an associate with the law firm of Burt, Blee, Dizon, Sutton & Bloom. Trish has given Coach Patterson two wonderful grandchildren, Jalen and Jackson.

Coach Patterson loves playing the role of grandfather to both of them.

Patterson by the numbers…

COACHING CAREER School

W

L

PCT

YRS

Saint Francis Saint Francis Saint Francis Saint Francis Saint Francis Saint Francis Saint Francis Saint Francis Saint Francis Saint Francis Saint Francis IPFW IPFW

12 13 15 11 18 20 29 31 33 32 32 4 9

13 12 14 14 12 9 8 6 5 2 6 23 19

.480 .520 .517 .440 .600 .689 .756 .837 .868 .941 .842 .148 .321

1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03

259

143

.644

13 YRS

TOTALS

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

10

2003–04 Coaching Staff Associate Head Coach Chris Paul Chris Paul enters his first season as Associate Head Coach for the Mastodons.

Paul spent the last two season as first assistant coach.

Prior to IPFW, Paul spent six years as an assistant coach at the University of St. Francis.

At IPFW, he is responsible for all everyday activities, which include practice, game preparation, recruiting and coaching defensive schemes.

Paul is a 1994 graduate of the University of St. Francis, where he was a four-year letter winner, and holds the school record for assists in a game (18) and in a season (147).

He resides in Fort Wayne with his wife Trisha, and their sons Jalen (5) and Jackson (1).

Assistant Coach Alan Buck Alan Buck enters his third season as an assistant coach at IPFW. Buck previously coached with Bruce Patterson for eight years at the University of Saint Francis.

At IPFW he is in charge of the recruiting program, academic coordinator, and performs other coaching functions.

Buck is a graduate of Lima Bath High School and has a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, where he played basketball for two years.

Buck is the Director of Information Systems at Our Sunday Visitor in Huntington, IN. He is a member of the Fort Wayne MIS Systems Forum and his hobbies include both golf and tennis.

He and his wife Nancy reside in Fort Wayne and they enjoy movies, traveling, and finding new restaurants for dinner.

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

11

12

13

14

15

Radio/Television Chart ASHLEY JOHNSON

MICHELLE MANNO

COURTNEY NICLEY

JENNY GREEN

5-9 FRESHMAN GUARD

5-9 SOPHOMORE

5-8 JUNIOR GUARD

SOPHOMORE

LEBANON, IN

LANSING, MI

GUARD

KOKOMO, IN

4

3

GUARD

13

10

STARLA WILLIAMS

MOLLY MARTIN

HILARY O’CONNELL

MAGGIE BRUENING

6-2

5-7

5-8

FRESHMAN CENTER

SOPHOMORE

SOPHOMORE

GUARD

GUARD

5-7 SENIOR GUARD

LINDENHURST, IL

NOBLESVILLE, IN

WARSAW, IN

FORT WAYNE, IN

RS

15

23

22

LEISHA WALKER

LINDY CAREY

VEREA BIBBS

5-10 FRESHMAN FORWARD

5-10

6-0

SOPHOMORE

FORWARD

JUNIOR CENTER

5-10 SENIOR F/G

INDIANAPOLIS, IN

LEO, IN

EUCLID, OH

BEECH GROVE, IN

33

32 GENEVA MURDOCK

45

DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI

6-0

42 KELLY BOYD

1

AMY GEARLDS

44 BRUCE PATTERSON

6-0

6-5

SOPHOMORE

FRESHMAN

HEAD COACH

Forward

CENTER

3RD SEASON

FORT WAYNE, IN

NORTH JUDSON, IN

THE AMERICAN COLLEGE 1981

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

52 16

#44

Amy Gearlds

Forward/Guard Senior--5’10” Beech Grove, IN/Beech Grove 2002-03: Averaged 14.3 ppg. while starting in 26 of 28 games. Selected to the University of Minnesota “Subway Classic” All-Tournament Team. Named to the Division-I AllIndependent Second Team. Was IPFW’s leading scorer.

Scored in double digits in 19 of 26 games Gearlds’s 2002-03 Game-by-Game Statistics

Career: Was a medical red-shirt during the 1999-00 season. Is averaging just under 14 points for her career.

Eclipsed the 1000-point mark against Youngstown State on 1/27/03. Will own a number of Mastodon career records at season’s end.

Opponent Minnesota Savannah State Ferris State Texas A & M Arkansas-Little Rock Toledo Detroit Bowling Green Louisville Notre Dame Western Michigan Indiana State Wright State Murray State Centenary IUPUI TAMUCC Cleveland State Eastern Illinois Youngstown State Lipscomb Centenary Lipscomb SE Missouri State Texas-Pan American Texas-Pan American TAMUCC Cleveland State

Personal: Born: 4/8/81. Major: Elementary Education. Amy is the daughter of Tony and Sharon Gearlds. She has three siblings, Shawn, T.J. and Katie (who is a freshman on the Purdue Women’s Basketball team) Coach on Amy: “Amy has struggled through the lean years here at IPFW. It is time we send her off as a winner this year. She has been our Most Valuable Player the past two years.”

Pts. 18 19 20 18 22 10 6 dnp dnp 17 14 3 14 9 22 18 15 12 23 25 22 10 5 16 4 13 17 0

Rebs.

3 3 7 4 3 7 0 dnp dnp 3 5 4 4 3 5 3 0 1 4 1 5 6 2 11 0 2 6 2

Assts.

2 5 4 3 8 6 1 dnp dnp 4 2 0 3 3 3 2 2 1 2 0 2 4 0 2 2 2 2 1

Blks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 dnp dnp 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Stls.

0 2 0 2 2 2 1 dnp dnp 4 1 0 2 0 2 2 1 4 2 6 4 4 1 4 1 2 3 1

CAREER TOTAL FOR GERALDS Total Year 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 Totals

GP-GS 27-21 27-21 26-26 80-68

Min/Avg 732/27.1 780/28.9 784/30.2 2296/28.7

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

FG-FGA 105-300 139-372 119-364 363-1036

3-Point Pct FG-FGA .513 32-104 .374 76-221 .327 55-191 .350 163-516

Pct .308 .344 .288 .316

FT-FTA 63-93 63-87 79-96 205-276

17

Rebounds Pct Off-Def Tot .677 52-78 130 .724 31-88 119 .823 25-69 94 .743 108-235 343

Avg PF-FO Ast TO 4.8 56-2 50 62 4.4 63-1 36 85 3.6 52-2 66 83 4.3 172-5 152 230

Blk 5 1 2 8

Stl PtsAvg 44 305/11.3 65 417/15.4 53 372/13.7 162 1094/13.7

#23

MAGGIE BRUENING

Guard Senior--5’7” Fort Wayne, IN/North Side 2002-03: Named Division-l Independent Newcomer of the Year. Averaged 9.2 point and 4.8 rebounds per game.

Started every game she played in. Had a season high 19 points against Lipscomb on 2/1/03. Led the Mastodons in assists with seventy-seven.

Bruening’s 2002-03 Game-by-Game Statistics

Career: This is Maggie’s second season in the Blue and White. She transfered to IPFW after playing at Saint Francis. Averaged 4.6 ppg with 1.7 assists in the 2000-01 season. Will also play softball for the ‘Dons.

Opponent Minnesota Savannah State Ferris State Texas A & M Arkansas-Little Rock Toledo Detroit Bowling Green Louisville Notre Dame Western Michigan Indiana State Wright State Murray State Centenary IUPUI TAMUCC Cleveland State Eastern Illinois Youngstown State Lipscomb Centenary Lipscomb SE Missouri State Texas-Pan American Texas-Pan American TAMUCC Cleveland State

Personal: Born: 5/26/81. Major: Sociology. Maggie is the daughter of Sheila Bruening. She has four siblings, Jenny, Will, Sean, and Katie (who is an IPFW Volleyball Alum).

Coach on Maggie: “ Maggie has made a huge difference in our team in a short time. She sat out half of the season last year due to being a transfer, but made an instant impact. We expect more of the same from her this year.”

Pts. dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp 4 15 0 1 8 9 10 5 11 16 12 19 1 6 16 11 10 14 7

Rebs. dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp 3 1 2 9 3 6 3 5 5 3 3 8 3 8 5 1 1 6 8

Assts. dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp 3 6 2 8 3 6 6 2 3 0 4 8 2 3 1 9 3 5 3

Blks dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

Stls. dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp 2 0 1 3 3 3 0 2 2 2 4 5 5 1 5 3 1 2 3

CAREER TOTAL FOR BRUENING Total Year GP-GS 2002-03 19-19 TOTAL 19-19

Min/Avg 586/30.8 586/30.8

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

FG-FGA 53-123 53-123

3-Point Pct FG-FGA .431 8-24 .431 8-24

Pct FT-FTA .333 61-85 .333 61-85

18

Pct .718 .718

Rebounds Off-Def Tot 12-80 92 12-80 92

Avg 4.8 4.8

PF-FO 48-1 48-1

Ast 77 77

TO 86 86

Blk Stl PtsAvg 3 47 300/9.2 3 47 175/9.2

#10

COURTNEY NICLEY

Guard Junior--5’8” Lebanon, IN/Western Boone 2002-03: Played in 23 of 28 games, averaging 9.4 points and 3.8 rebounds per contest. Had a season high 26 points against Texas A&M Corpus Christi on 2/20/03.

Had a season-best eight rebounds vs. Murray State on 1/7/03.

Nicley’s 2002-03 Game-by-Game Statistics

Career: This is Courtney’s third season at IPFW. She has been a starter both seasons with the ‘Dons, averaging 9.3ppg. Will top the 500-point mark early in the 2002-03 year.

Opponent Minnesota Savannah State Ferris State Texas A & M Arkansas-Little Rock Toledo Detroit Bowling Green Louisville Notre Dame Western Michigan Indiana State Wright State Murray State Centenary IUPUI TAMUCC Cleveland State Eastern Illinois Youngstown State Lipscomb Centenary Lipscomb SE Missouri State Texas-Pan American Texas-Pan American TAMUCC Cleveland State

Personal: Born: 8/5/83. Major: BusinessAccounting. Courtney is the daughter of Paul and Phyllis Nicley. She has three sisters, Brooke, Brittany, and Trish, and two brothers, Wes and Caleb.

Coach on Courtney: “ Courtney has a scorer’s mentality. But, that is not the most important part of her game. She is probably the most capable defensive player on our team.”

Pts. 10 7 6 6 4 dnp dnp dnp dnp 11 2 dnp 12 11 2 8 6 10 17 3 16 11 7 14 16 2 26 9

Rebs.

6 4 3 4 7 dnp dnp dnp dnp 1 1 dnp 3 8 4 6 4 1 3 5 5 3 6 3 3 1 5 2

Assts.

2 2 0 2 2 dnp dnp dnp dnp 1 0 dnp 1 2 0 2 1 4 1 4 0 4 0 2 4 3 0 1

Blks 0 0 0 0 0 dnp dnp dnp dnp 0 0 dnp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Stls.

0 1 1 1 0 dnp dnp dnp dnp 1 0 dnp 0 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 3 2

CAREER TOTAL FOR NICLEY Total Year 2001-02 2002-03 TOTAL

GP-GS 27-23 23-20 50-43

Min/Avg 741/27.4 634/27.6 1375/27.5

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

FG-FGA 92-245 73-204 165-449

3-Point Pct FG-FGA .376 14-52 .358 7-29 .367 21-81

Pct FT-FTA .269 49-72 .241 63-85 .259 112-157

19

Pct .681 .741 .713

Rebounds Off-Def Tot 34-61 95 28-60 88 62-121 183

Avg 3.5 3.8 3.7

PF-FO 42-0 41-1 83-1

Ast TO 73 116 38 75 111 191

Blk 2 1 3

Stl PtsAvg 34 247/9.1 22 216/9.4 56 463/9.3

#42

VEREA BIBBS

Center/Forward Junior--6’0” Euclid,OH/Euclid 2002-03: Started eleven of 28 games. Averaged 9.1 points and 6.3 rebounds a game. Had a season-high 22 points against Centenary on 2/5/03. Hauled down 15 rebounds against the University of Arkansas-Little Rock on 12/1/02. Shot 54% from the floor. Led IPFW in total rebounds with 175.

Bibbs’ 2002-03 Game-by-Game Statistics Opponent Minnesota Savannah State Ferris State Texas A & M Arkansas-Little Rock Toledo Detroit Bowling Green Louisville Notre Dame Western Michigan Indiana State Wright State Murray State Centenary IUPUI TAMUCC Cleveland State Eastern Illinois Youngstown State Lipscomb Centenary Lipscomb SE Missouri State Texas-Pan American Texas-Pan American TAMUCC Cleveland State

Career: Is averaging 6.6 points per game in her 37 games at IPFW. Has connected on 54% of the shots she has taken in two years (117-217) Personal: Born: 12/25/82. Major: Secondary Education. “V” is the daughter of Tammy Bibbs. She has two brothers, Ramondo and William.

Coach on Verea: “ All V lacks from being a great college player is consistency. We believe, as she continues to mature, we will see more consistent performances from her.”

Pts. 8 10 9 0 10 0 11 12 14 3 15 10 15 3 12 6 5 10 7 5 10 22 6 19 10 4 6 13

Rebs.

8 8 2 1 15 2 4 5 12 3 8 6 13 3 6 5 7 6 5 8 5 8 10 2 4 7 3 9

Assts.

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

Blks 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Stls.

2 1 1 1 3 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0

CAREER TOTAL FOR BIBBS Total Year GP-GS 2001-02 9-0 2002-03 28-11 TOTAL 37-11

Min/Avg 96/10.7 596/21.3 692/18.7

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

FG-FGA 14-28 103-189 117-217

3-Point Pct FG-FGA .500 0-0 .545 0-0 .539 0-0

Pct FT-FTA .000 8-24 .000 49-88 .000 57-112

20

Rebounds Pct Off-Def Tot .333 20-16 36 .557 89-86 175 .509 109-102 211

Avg 4.0 6.3 5.7

PF-FO 9-0 82-3 91-3

Ast 1 8 9

TO 5 38 43

Blk Stl PtsAvg 2 1 36/4.0 7 24 255/ 9.1 9 25 291/ 7.9

#4

MICHELLE MANNO 2002-03: Appeared in 16 of 28 games in 2002-03. Averaged 1.8 points and 1.3 rebounds per game. Had a season high seven points against Bowling Green on 12/11/02.

Finished the season shooting .333 from the floor. Had thirteen assists and four steals on the year.

Personal: Born: 7/11/84. Major: Speech Pathology. Michelle is the daughter of Pat and Janice Manno. She has three siblings, Chris, Anthony, and Haley.

Guard Sophomore--5’8” Dearborn Heights, MI/ Devine Child

Coach on Michelle: “Michelle has worked very hard in the off-season on her athleticism. All of that hard work could pay huge dividends this coming season.”

CAREER TOTAL MANNO Total Year GP-GS 2002-03 16-2 TOTAL 16-2

Min/Avg 147/9.2 147/9.2

#13

JENNY GREEN

FG-FGA 9-27 9-27

3-Point Pct FG-FGA .333 2-9 .333 2-9

Pct FT-FTA .222 8-12 .222 8-12

Pct .667 .667

Rebounds Off-Def Tot 8-13 21 8-13 21

Avg 1.3 1.3

PF-FO 14-0 14-0

Ast 53 53

TO 13 13

Blk Stl 0 4 0 4

PtsAvg 28/1.8 28/1.8

2002-03: Started seven of the twenty-eight games she appeared in during the 200203 season. Averaged 2.2 points and 2.5 rebounds a contest. Green had a season high nine points against Savannah State on 11/24/02. Had a season best six rebounds vs.

Arkansas-Little Rock (12/1/02) and Cleveland State (2/26/03).

Personal: Born: 2/9/84. Major: Psychology. Jenny is the daughter of John and Denise Green. She has a brother, John and a sister, Jackie.

Guard Sophomore--5’10” Lansing, MI/ Lansing Catholic

Coach on Jenny: “Jenny is a leader, by the spoken word and by example. She is one of the best leaders and hard nosed players I have ever coached.”

CAREER TOTAL FOR GREEN Total Year GP-GS 2002-03 26-7 TOTAL 26-7

Min/Avg 354/13.6 354/13.6

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

FG-FGA 20-51 20-51

3-Point Pct FG-FGA .392 0-1 .392 0-1

Pct FT-FTA .000 18-38 .000 18-38

21

Pct .474 .474

Rebounds Off-Def Tot 21-43 64 21-43 64

Avg 2.5 2.5

PF-FO 41-0 41-0

Ast 23 23

TO 38 38

Blk Stl 0 6 0 6

PtsAvg 58/2.2 58/2.2

#22

HILARY O’CONNELL 2002-03: Played in all twenty-eight Mastodon games in 2003-03. Contributed 6.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. Tossed in a season-high 14 points against Texas-Pan American on 2/18/03, Centenary on 2/5/03, and Arkansas-Little Rock on 12/1/02.

Finished the year shooting 34% from the field. Led IPFW in free throw shooting at 83% from the line. Expected to be a medical red-shirt in 2003-04.

Personal: Born: 9/30/83. Major: Elementary Education. Hilary is the daughter of Pat and Jonell O’Connell. She has a sister, Angela and a brother, Nate.

Guard Sophomore--5’8” Warsaw, IN/Warsaw

Coach on Hilary: “It is absolutely heart-breaking to lose Hilary for the year. But, it will definitely help the program to have her with the program for three more years.”

CAREER TOTAL FOR O’CONNELL Total Year GP-GS 2002-03 28-7 TOTAL 28-7

Min/Avg 608/21.7 608/21.7

#33

LINDY CAREY

FG-FGA 63-184 63-184

3-Point Pct FG-FGA .342 33-112 .342 33-112

Pct FT-FTA .295 25-30 .295 25-30

Pct .833 .833

Rebounds Off-Def Tot 28-49 77 28-49 77

Avg 2.8 2.8

PF-FO 36-1 36-1

Ast 30 30

TO 29 29

Blk Stl 4 35 4 35

PtsAvg 184/6.6 184/6.6

2002-03: Saw time in every IPFW game in 2002-03, starting the final nine. Averaged 5.0 points and 3.1 rebounds a game. Had a season-high 17 points against Minnesota on 11/23/02. Pulled down eight rebounds against Eastern Illinois on 1/24/03. Solid from the field, Carey has a nice touch from the 3-point arc. Hit on 76% of her free throws.

Personal: Born: 6/22/84. Major: Elementary Education. Lindy is the daughter of Don and Karen Carey. She has three siblings, Lisa, Lance, and Landon.

Coach on Lindy: “Lindy is a tough kid! She is like the Energizer Bunny…She just keeps going, and going, and going. She is a very good rebounder, and when she plays smart basketball, she can be a big help to this team.”

Forward Sophomore--5’10” Leo, IN/Leo

CAREER TOTAL FOR CAREY Total Year GP-GS 2002-03 28-9 TOTAL 28-9

Min/Avg 401/14.3 401/14.3

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

FG-FGA 45-153 45-153

3-Point Pct FG-FGA .294 14-62 .294 14-62

Pct FT-FTA .226 36-47 .226 36-47

22

Pct .766 .766

Rebounds Off-Def Tot 34-53 87 34-53 87

Avg 3.1 3.1

PF-FO 56-0 56-0

Ast 16 16

TO 30 30

Blk Stl 0 9 0 9

PtsAvg 140/5.0 140/5.0

#45

GENEVA MURDOCK 2002-03: Averaged 5.3 points and 3.0 rebounds in the twelve games she appeared during the 2002-03 season. Tossed in a career-high twelve points against Notre Dame on 12/21/02. A 77% free-throw shooter, Murdock also pulled down a season-high seven rebounds against Detroit Mercy on 12/6/02.

Personal: Born: 3/28/84. Major: Undecided. Geneva is the daughter of Linda Murdock. She has a brother, Wesley and a sister, Monique.

Forward Sophomore--5’11” Fort Wayne, IN/North Side

Coach on Geneva: “ Geneva has the most potential of any player that we have.

She has an unlimited up-side. As she matures and learns the college game, our opponents better watch out.”

CAREER TOTAL FOR MURDOCK Total Year GP-GS 2002-03 12-2 TOTAL 12-2

Min/Avg 200/16.7 200/16.7

#52

KELLY BOYD

FG-FGA 22-77 22-77

3-Point Pct FG-FGA .286 9-35 .286 9-35

Pct FT-FTA .257 10-13 .257 10-13

Pct .769 .769

Rebounds Off-Def Tot 11-25 36 11-25 36

Avg 3.0 3.0

PF-FO 15-0 15-0

Ast 2 2

TO 22 22

Blk Stl 2 6 2 6

PtsAvg 63/5.3 63/5.3

2002-03: Played in all 28 games in 2002-03. Averaged six minutes a contest, scoring 1.3 points per game with 1.0 rebound. Hit on 37% of the shots she took. Led the team in blocked shots with fourteen.

Personal: Born: 4/17/84. Major: Education. Kelly is the daughter of Reverend Michael and Ida Boyd. She has a brother, John.

Center Sophomore--6’5” North Judson, IN/North Judson

Coach on Kelly: “ Kelly just keeps getting better every day. We would like her to be a bit more physical, but that will come along when she gets more comfortable with her game. When it all begins to click, we will have something special.”

CAREER TOTAL FOR BOYD Total Year GP-GS 2002-03 26-0 TOTAL 26-0

Min/Avg 165/6.3 165/6.3

FG-FGA 15-39 15-39

3-Point Pct FG-FGA .385 0-0 .385 0-0

Pct FT-FTA .000 4-6 .000 4-6

23

Pct .667 .667

Rebounds Off-Def Tot 6-19 25 6-19 25

Avg 1.0 1.0

PF-FO 28-0 28-0

Ast 3 3

TO 9 9

Blk Stl 14 0 14 0

PtsAvg 34/1.3 34/1.3

RS MOLLY MARTIN

#3 ASHLEY JOHNSON

Guard Sophomore--5’8” Terre Haute, IN/ Noblesville

Guard Freshman--5’8” Kokomo, IN/Kokomo

Before coming to IPFW: Will sit out this season after transfering from Bowling Green State University. Was a three-time AllCounty First Teamer at Noblesville High School. Selected to the Indianapolis Star’s “Super Team” Named Academic All-Conference.

Before coming to IPFW: In her senior year, Johnson

Personal: Born: 5/10/84 Major: Marketing. Molly is the

Personal: Born: 10/15/84 Major: Elementary Education. Ashley is the daughter of Ricky and Kellie Johnson. She has two sisters, Jordan Johnson and Kelisha Jones.

received a “blue ring” after Kokomo defeated Perry Meridian for the IHSAA State Championship. Helped Kokomo to a perfect 26-0 record.

Led the team in assists with 171.

daughter of Robert and Donna Martin. She has six siblings, John, Jennifer, Brandy, Jackie, Morgan, and Draik.

Coach on Molly: “ Molly will have to sit out this season after transferring from Bowling Green. Next year, when she is eligible, IPFW fans will get to see a very gifted player.”

#15 STARLA WILLIAMS

Coach on Ashley: “ Ashley will play the point for us, and when she is running the offense, the offense is in very solid hands.”

#32 LEISHA WALKER Forward Freshman--5’10” Indianapolis, IN/North Central

Center Freshman--6’2” Gurnee, IL/Antioch

Before coming to IPFW: Williams started off her high school

Before coming to IPFW: Walker was named All-State

career with a bang...being honored with the “Most Improved” award her freshman and sophomore years. Twice named McHenery Tournament All-Team. Nominated as a McDonalds All-American.

Honorable Mention her junior and senior seasons. twice participated in the Indy City City/County All-Star game. Won two sectional titles at North Central.

Personal: Born: 11/2/84 Major: Fine Arts. Leisha is the

Personal: Born: 9/23/84 Major: Finance/Accounting. Starla is

daughter of Lee and Rene Walker. he has three siblings, Jordan, Mesisha, and Leysha.

the daughter of Rich and Terese Williams. She has a brother, Skylar.

Coach on Starla: “Starla has the size and skills we are looking for at the Center position. By the time Starla leaves IPFW, she will have been a great player.”

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

Coach on Leisha: “Leisha has been the biggest surprise of the year, so far. We recruited Leisha because of her athletic ability, but we have been tremendously pleased with her overall basketball ability as well.”

24

Royal Dons Club Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne The Royal Dons Club As our teams compete throughout the United States, our designation as Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne will characterize us as the university of northeastern Indiana. The economic impact to our community and our increased sense of pride will be felt with each new competition. We invite you to be a part of the new spirit of IPFW athletics!

Because IPFW athletics receive no funds from the State of Indiana, Indiana University, or Purdue University, the support of the Royal Dons Club is crucial to our success.

Your generous contribution will assist worthy student-athletes in their efforts to succeed in their studies, in competition, and in life. And because 80 percent of our students remain in northeastern Indiana after graduation, you will witness first-hand the continued benefits of your economic support today!

Gift Information Tax Information: All gifts to the Royal Dons Club are considered gifts to IPFW, and are credited at full value for purposes of the donor’s giving record to the university. For Indiana taxpayers, you are eligible for a 50 percent income tax credit for gifts up to $400 on joint returns or $200 on individual returns.

Matching Gifts: More than 1,000 companies participate in a matching gift program, giving you the opportunity to double or triple your contribution to the Royal Dons Club.

Please check with your employer to see if your gift is eligible to be matched.

Levels of Support Scholarship Champion (SC): Executive Board (EB): Community Leaders (CL): Grand Society (GS): Coaches Club (CC): Division One (DI):

The cost of in-state scholarship for one year $5,000—Scholarship Champion $3,000—$4,999 $1,000—$2,999 $500—$999 $100—$499

Benefit:

SC

Ticket priority Tax deduction and receipt Car decal Invitations to all RDC events Membership card and all-sports pass for two Purdue University President’s Council membership Chancellor’s Society—listing on IPFW’s Donor Honor Roll Invitation to receptions for Omnibus Lecture Series Invitation to IPFW’s Applause Selected sports media guides Full-page ad in sports publication Signage at Gates Sports Center or sports fields Letterhead designation on RDC stationery Donor recognition plaque at Gates Sports Center Invitation to executive board dinners and receptions Naming rights for scholarship Designation of conditions for scholarship

EB

CL

GS

CC

DI

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓ ✓

Royal Dons Club Membership Application Name (please print):_____________________________________________________________________ Mailing Address:________________________________________________________________________ City:___________________________________________ State:______________ Zip:________________ Telephone: (Business) _____________________________ (Home)_________________________________ E-mail: _____________________________________Enclosed is my gift in the amount of $____________ Designation: ■SC ■EB ■CL ■GS ■CC ■DI or Sport: __________________________________________ I (we) would like to pay in ____________ installments of $____________ each.

I (we) would like to charge my gift to ■ VISA ■ MasterCard ■ Other ________________________________ Card number:__________________________________________ Expiration Date: ___________________ Signature: ____________________________________________________________________________ Please make checks payable to I-P Foundation.

Return to Royal Dons Club, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499.

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

25

INDIANA UNIVERSITY–PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

26

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

27

INDIANA UNIVERSITY–PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE

CHANCELLOR MICHAEL A. WARTELL Academician and scientist Michael A. Wartell came to IPFW as vice chancellor for academic affairs and chemistry professor in 1993. On July 1, 1994, Wartell was installed as chancellor.

His prior experience includes positions at Sandia Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M., Humboldt State University in Arcata, Calif., and James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va. He received a B.S. in chemistry from the University of New Mexico, and both an M.S. and Ph.D. from Yale University in physical chemistry.

Wartell currently serves on the U.S. Army Science Board and has worked on such projects as chemical warfare, manpower and logistics, and decontamination. He also serves on the Defense Science Board and chairs the Defense Intelligence Agency Science and Technology Advisory Board. Wartell stays involved in the Fort Wayne community by serving on the Board of Directors of the Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce, Corporate Council, Leadership Fort Wayne, and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic.

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR MARK POPE Mark Pope was named athletic director of Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne effective July 2, 2001. Pope came to IPFW from Lincoln National Corp., where he was senior counsel for Lincoln Re. Prior to serving in that position, Pope was Lincoln’s vice president of federal government relations, directing the representation of all Lincoln companies on federal legislative and regulatory matters.

Pope has a B.A. from Purdue University and a J.D. from the Indiana University School of Law. Upon graduation from law school, Pope was a corporate and defense litigation attorney for an Indianapolis law firm. He came to Lincoln in 1989, working in the litigation section of Lincoln’s Law Division until 1995, when he began his position with federal relations.

Pope is a graduate of Leadership Fort Wayne and has served the community as a board member for ARCH, the Fort Wayne Historical Society, United Way, Junior Achievement, Bishop Luers High School, and the Fort Wayne Bicentennial Council. He is listed in Who’s Who in American Law and is a fellow of the Indianapolis and Indiana Bar Foundations.

Pope and his wife, Julie, have two sons, Brent and Brad.

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

28

INDIANA UNIVERSITY–PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE

IPFW at a glance

Born separately, decades apart, and conjoined in 1964 along the banks of the St. Joseph River, Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne offers an outstanding education at a great value. As northeastern Indiana’s premier public university, IPFW is committed to enhancing access to personalized, high-quality learning. The university offers more than 175 degree options for undergraduate and graduate programs, taught by distinguished professors. It’s not unusual to turn on a television documentary and see a member of IPFW’s faculty as the “resident expert” on topics ranging from dinosaurs to Middle East politics.

The university offers more than 175 degree options for undergraduate and graduate programs.

IPFW continues to grow, both in numbers of students and in facilities. The addition of more than a dozen new soccer fields across the St. Joseph River from the main campus has greatly increased athletic opportunities for students as well as for members of the community. Plans for a new music building are in the works, and fundraising efforts have already begun. IPFW also plans to have student housing in the near future.

IPFW’s academic organization is made up of 10 major units, which include the schools of Business and Management Sciences; Education; Health Sciences; Arts and Sciences; Engineering, Technology, and Computer Science; and Visual and Performing Arts. It also includes the divisions of Continuing Studies, Labor Studies, Public and Environmental Affairs, and Organizational Leadership and Supervision.

There are dozens of student organizations on IPFW’s campus. Groups range from departmental organizations, honorary societies, religious organizations, social Greek fraternities and sororities, and special interest groups. There are also several intramural sports groups.

IPFW receives its accreditation from the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

29

History of Fort Wayne Fort Wayne began as an outpost on the western frontier more than 200 years ago. It gained its nickname, the “Summit City,” by being the highest place between the Maumee and Wabash river basins.

Now with a population in excess of 200,000 people, it is the second largest city in Indiana. As such, it offers its citizenry a wide variety of things to do, see, and appreciate. For the sports minded, there are two professional sports teams based here: the United Hockey League’s Fort Wayne Komets and the Midwest League for Single A Baseball’s Fort Wayne Wizards, whose parent club is the San Diego Padres.

Fort Wayne holds several places in sports history. It is the birthplace of the National Basketball Association and the home of the Daisy’s, one of five teams in the first professional women’s baseball league. Fort Wayne also has the honor of holding the first night baseball game under lights.

...with a population in excess of 200,000 people, it is the second largest city in Indiana.

Fort those who are interested in the performing arts, the Summit City offers venues such as the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Fort Wayne Ballet, the Civic Theatre, Artlink, Fort Wayne Dance Collective, and Fort Wayne Youtheatre.

Some little known trivia about Fort Wayne: the inventor of the television Philo T. Farnsworth was born here as was fashion designer Bill Blass. Fort Wayne is the home of the washing machine, baking powder, parking meters, magnetic wire, streetlights, and gas pumps.

2003-04 Mastodons Basketball

30

Season Schedule/Results and Leaders RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE DATE Nov 23 Nov 24 Nov 27 Nov 30 Dec 01 Dec 04 Dec 06 Dec 11 Dec 13 Dec 21 Dec 22 Dec 28 Dec 31 Jan 07 Jan 11 Jan 13 Jan 18 Jan 22 Jan 24 Jan 27 Feb 01 Feb 05 Feb 08 Feb 12 Feb 13 Feb 18 Feb 20 Feb 26

OPPONENT @ Minnesota vs Savannah State FERRIS STATE @ Texas A&M vs Ark-Little Rock @ Toledo @ Detroit BOWLING GREEN @ Louisville @ Notre Dame @ Western Michigan @ Indiana State @ Wright State @ Murray State CENTENARY IUPUI TAMUCC CLEVELAND ST. @ Eastern Illinois YOUNGSTOWN ST. LIPSCOMB @ Centenary @ Lipscomb SE MISSOURI ST. UT-PAN AMERICAN @ UT-Pan American @ TAMUCC @ Cleveland State

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

SCORE 73-116 L 96-46 W 84-85 L 46-82 L 76-62 W 57-64 L 65-77 L 58-76 L 56-104 L 54-82 L 83-115 L 28-96 L 60-65 L 62-79 L 91-69 W 64-81 L 60-67 L 65-81 L 71-68 W 80-77 WOT 88-73 W 77-75 W 42-61 L 90-87 WOT 64-75 W 57-71 L 88-99 L 64-89 L

OVERALL (9-19) (0-0) (9-19)

HOME (5-5) (0-0) (5-5)

AWAY (2-14) (0-0) (2-14)

HIGH POINTS (18)Gearlds, Amy (19)Gearlds, Amy (20)Gearlds, Amy (18)Gearlds, Amy (22)Gearlds, Amy (11)Elmore, Ashley (11)Bibbs, Verea (12)Bibbs, Verea (14)Bibbs, Verea (17)Gearlds, Amy (15)Bruening, Maggie/Bibbs (10)Bibbs, Verea (15)Bibbs, Verea (18)Elmore, Ashley (24)Elmore, Ashley (18)Gearlds, Amy (15)Gearlds, Amy (13)Carey, Lindy (23)Gearlds, Amy (25)Gearlds, Amy (22)Gearlds, Amy (22)Bibbs, Verea (7)Nicley, Courtney (19)Bibbs, Verea (16)Nicley, Courtney (14)O’Connell, Hilary (26)Nicley, Courtney (13)Bibbs, Verea

31

NEUTRAL (2-0) (0-0) (2-0) HIGH REBOUNDS (8)Bibbs, Verea (9)Dudley, Teeara (8)Dudley, Teeara (7)Elmore, Ashley/Dudley (15)Bibbs, Verea (7)Gearlds, Amy (7)Murdock, Geneva (7)O’Connell, Hilary (12)Bibbs, Verea (5)O’Connell, Hilary (8)Bibbs, Verea (8)Green, Jenny (13)Bibbs, Verea (8)Nicley, Courtney (6)Bibbs/Bruening (6)Elmore/Nicley (6)Carey, Lindy/Bibbs (6)Bibbs, Verea (8)Carey, Lindy (8)Bibbs, Verea (8)Bruening, Maggie (8)Bibbs, Verea (10)Bibbs, Verea (11)Gearlds, Amy (10)Bruening, Maggie (7)Bibbs, Verea (6)Bruening/Geralds (9)Bibbs, Verea

Season Box Score RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE. NON-CONFERENCE

OVERALL (9-19) (0-0) (9-19)

|—-TOTAL—-| |—-3-PTS—-|

HOME (5-5) (0-0) (5-5)

AWAY (2-14) (0-0) (2-14)

NEUTRAL (2-0) (0-0) (2-0)

|——REBOUNDS—––—|

## Player

GP-GS

Min—AvgFG-FGAPct

3FG-FGAPct

FT-FTA Pct

Off

Def

Tot

03 Ramey, Jessica 04 Manno, Michelle 10 Nicley, Courtney 13 Green, Jenny 15 Elmore, Ashley 20 Ehle, Nicole 22 O’Connell, Hilary 23 Bruening, Maggie 31 Dudley, Teeara 33 Carey, Lindy 40 Murdock, Geneva 42 Bibbs, Verea 44 Gearlds, Amy 52 Boyd, Kelly TEAM TM

23-2 16-2 23-20 26-7 28-19 6-0 28-7 19-19 28-16 28-9 12-2 28-11 26-26 26-0

241 147 634 354 479 20 608 586 436 401 200 596 784 165

6-31 2-9 7-29 0-1 0-2 1-2 33-112 8-24 3-10 14-62 9-35 0-0 55-191 0-0

10-13 8-12 63-85 18-38 49-66 0-1 25-30 61-85 33-47 36-47 10-13 49-88 79-96 4-6

2 8 28 21 31 2 28 12 39 34 11 89 25 6 20 16

17 13 60 43 64 1 49 80 48 53 25 86 69 19 19 44

19 21 88 64 95 3 77 92 87 87 36 175 94 25 39 60

Avg

PF

FO

A

TO

Blk

Stl

15 14 41 41 96 2 36 48 50 56 15 82 52 28 0 0

0 0 1 0 7 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 2 0

29 13 38 23 4 0 30 77 13 16 2 8 66 3

26 7 75 38 38 1 29 86 43 30 22 38 83 9 0 19

0 0 1 0 9 0 4 3 2 0 2 7 2 14

7 4 22 6 15 2 35 47 18 9 6 24 53 0

PtsAvg

————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 10.5 9.2 27.6 13.6 17.1 3.3 21.7 30.8 15.6 14.3 16.7 21.3 30.2 6.3

17-59 .288 9-27 .333 73-204 .358 20-51 .392 79-156 .506 3-8 .375 63-184 .342 53-123 .431 37-105 .352 45-153 .294 22-77 .286 103-189.545 119-364.327 15-39 .385

.194 .222 .241 .000 .000 .500 .295 .333 .300 .226 .257 .000 .288 .000

.769 .667 .741 .474 .742 .000 .833 .718 .702 .766 .769 .557 .823 .667

0.8 1.3 3.8 2.5 3.4 0.5 2.8 4.8 3.1 3.1 3.0 6.3 3.6 1.0 4.3 3.2

50 2.2 28 1.8 216 12.6 58 9.4 207 2.2 7 7.4 184 1.2 175 6.6 110 9.2 140 3.9 63 5.0 255 5.3 372 9.1 34 1.3

———————————————————————————————————————————— Total Opponents

28 28

5651 5651

658-1739.378 790-1769.447

138-508 .272 445-627 .710 157-489 .321 466-657 .709

SCORE BY PERIODS: ——————————————— IPFW..........................

Opponents.....................

1st —— 919 1036

DEADBALL REBOUNDS: ——————————————— IPFW..........................

Opponents.....................

OFF DEF —— 97 96

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

2nd —— 955 1148 TOTAL —-6 4

372 378

OT —— 25 19

——103 100

32

690 790

Total —— 2055 2203

1062 1168

37.9 41.7

576 527

17 -

322 462

544 509

44 88

248 1899 67.8 281 2202 78.7

2003–04 Opponents Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

KENTUCKY

LOUISVILLE

BALL STATE

Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

Lexington, KY 32,000 SEC Wildcats Blue/White Memorial Coliseum (8,500)

Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

Louisville, KY 21,089 C-USA Cardinals Red/Black/White Freedom Hall (18,865)

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Assistant Coaches

Mickie DeMoss (LA Tech ’77) Matthew Mitchell, Niya Butt, Pam Stackhouse

Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

Memorial Coliseum General Information

General Information

General Information

Nov. 25 6 p.m Fort Wayne, IN

Nov. 23 4:30 p.m.

Louisville, KY

Nov. 21 6 p.m.

Lexington, KY

Tom Collen (Bowling Green ’77) Nicki Collen, Zenarae Pieters Antoine, Greg Collins

Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

Muncie, IN 18,000 Mid-American Cardinals Cardinal/White Worthen Arena (11,500)

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

Tracy Roller (Eastern Illinois ’81) Duffy Burns,Lisa McDonald, Stephanie White

\

Team Statistics

Team Statistics

Team Statistics 2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finish Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Los

11-16 4-10/9th 4/1 11/2

2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finish Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost

15-14 5-9/11th 3/2 6/5

2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finish Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost

21-10 12-4/1st-tie 4/1 11/1

Game 4

Game 5*

Game 5*

ARK-LITTLE ROCK

STONY BROOK

SAINT LOUIS

Nov. 28 6 p.m.

St. Louis, MO St. Louis Tourney General Information Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

Little Rock, AR 10,411 Sun Belt Trojans Maroon/Silver Alltel Arena (18,000)

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

Joe Foley (Central Ark. ‘79) Jeff Flanigan, Brooke Lassiter, Shemeka Strong

Team Statistics 2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finish Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

5-23 0-14/5th East 2/3 8/5

Nov. 29 6 or 8 p.m.

St. Louis, MO St. Louis Tourney General Information Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

General Information Stony Brook, NY 13,244 America East Seawolves Scarlet/Gray SBU Sports Complex (4,103)

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

Nov. 29 6 or 8 p.m.

St. Louis, MO St. Louis Tourney Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

St. Louis, MO 11,000 C-USA Billikins Blue/White Everhardt Center (22,000)

Coaching Staff Trish Roberts (Tennessee ‘77) Deborah Ayres,Silver Shellman

Team Statistics

Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

Jill Pizzotti (SEMO ’89) Ty Evans, Mandy DeSpain, Tony Francis

Team Statistics

2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finish Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost

33

9-19 7-9/4th tie 5/0 8/2

2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finish Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost

17-14 8-6/10th 4/1 11/2

2003–04 Opponents Game 6

Game 7

Game 8

AKRON

BOWLING GREEN

VALPARAISO

Dec. 2 7:30 p.m.

Akron, OH

Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

Akron, OH 24,304 Mid-American Zips Blue/Gold James A. Rhodes (5,942)

Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

Bowling Green, OH 20,276 Mid-American Falcons Orange/Brown Anderson Arena (4,700)

Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

Kelly Kennedy (Case Western ’83) Carol Dugan, Geoff Lanier, Todd Rausch

Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

Curt Miller (Baldwin-Wallace ’90) Jennifer Roos, Brandi Poole, Kevin Eckert

2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finish Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost

2-26 1-15/6th East 1/4 8/4

Valparaiso, IN 3,700 Mid-Continent Crusaders Brown/Gold Athletics -Recreation Center (5,000)

Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

Keith Freeman (Huntington ’86) Steve Bruce, Caroline McCombs, Candace White

Team Statistics

Team Statistics

Team Statistics

Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff

Memorial Coliseum General Information

General Information

General Information

Dec. 10 6 p.m Fort Wayne, IN

Dec. 6 1 p.m.

Bowling Green, OH

2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finish Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost

12-16 5-11/6th tie 2/3 6/6

2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finish Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost

18-13 8-6/2nd tie 4/1 11/2

Game 9

Game 10

Game 11

UTAH STATE

INDIANA STATE

MURRAY STATE

Dec. 21 1 p.m.

Fort Wayne, IN General Information

General Information

Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

Logan, UT 21,490 Big West Aggies Navy/White Smith Spectrum (10,270)

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

Dec. 23 7 p.m.

Fort Wayne, IN General Information

Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

Terre Haute, IN 11,000 Missouri Valley Sycamores Royal/White Hulman Center (10,200)

Coaching Staff Raegan Pebley (Colorado ’97) Tricia Bader Binford, John Bartleson, Bradley Dance

2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finis Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Los

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

First Season First Season First Season First Season

Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

Murray, KY 9,920 Ohio Valley Racers Navy/Gold Regional Special Events Ctr (6,000)

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

Jim Wiedie (Kent State ’88) Meghan Lanham, Juli Grant, Jeff Hans

Team Statistics

Team Statistics

Dec. 31 1 p.m.

Fort Wayne, IN

Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

Joi Williams (S. Florida ’88) Nathan Alternhofen, Rob Cross, Tombi Bell

Team Statistics

2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finish Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost

34

22-9 3-5/1st tie 2/3 7/4

2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finish Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost

8-20 4-12/8th 2/3 8/4

2003–04 Opponents Game 12

Game 13

Game 14

MOREHEAD STATE

AIR FORCE

COLORADO STATE

Jan. 5 7 p.m.

Fort Wayne, IN

Jan. 7 9 p.m.

Jan. 9 7:30 p.m.

Air Force, CO

Fort Collins, CO General Information

General Information

General Information Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

Morehead, KY 9,300 Ohio Valley Eagles Blue/Gold Johnson Arena (6,500)

Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

Air Force, CO 4,000 Mountain West Falcons Blue/Silver Clune Arena (6,002)

Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

Laura L. Litter (Morehead ’90) Corbett Grigsby, Naomi Bronson

Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

Ardie McInelly (Boise St. ’82) Lisa Robinson, Holly Togiai, Angela Munger

2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finish Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost

16-12 9-7/4th 2/3 6/11

Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

Chris Denker (Oregon ’90) Jeff Dow, Benita Martin, Krista Poehler

Team Statistics

Team Statistics

Team Statistics

Fort Collins, CO 24,000 Mountain West Rams Green/Gold Moby Arena (8,745)

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff

Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finish Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost

7-21 1-13/8th 4/1 11/4

2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finish Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost

21-13 8-6/3rd 1/4 3/6

Game 15

Game 16

Game 17

WISCONSIN

CHICAGO STATE

WISC-GREEN BAY

Jan. 19 5 p.m.

Fort Wayne, IN

Jan. 16 7 p.m.

Madison, WI General Information

General Information Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

Madison, WI 41,552 Big 10 Badgers Cardinal/White Kohl Center (17,142)

Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

General Information

Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

Chicago, IL 7,000 Mid-Continent Lady Cougars Green/White Dickens Center (2,500)

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff Lisa Stone (Iowa ’84) Donna Freitag, Denise Ianello, Stephanie Schmitz

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

7-21 5-11/8th tie 4/1 11/3

Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

Green Bay, WI 5,420 Horizon League Phoenix Green/White/Red Phoenix Sports Center (1,800)

Coaching Staff Angela Jackson (Old Dominion ’91) Gwen Burton, Ericka Haney

Team Statistics

Team Statistics 2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finish Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost

Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

Jan. 22 7 p.m.

Fort Wayne, IN

Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

Kevin Borseth (Lake Superior St. ’87) Chari Nordgaard, Kris Johnson, Liz Grzesk

Team Statistics

2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finish Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost

35

13-16 8-6/2nd tie 4/1 11/2

2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finish Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost

28-4 15-1/1st 1/4 9/4

2003–04 Opponents Game 18

Game 19

Game 20

YOUNGSTOWN ST.

CLEVELAND STATE

UT-PAN AMERICAN

Jan. 24 2 p.m.

Youngstown, OH General Information

General Information

General Information

Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

Youngstown, OH 12,600 Horizon League Penguins Red/White Beeghly Center (6,500)

Coaching Staff

Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

Cleveland, OH 17,000 Horizon League Vikings Green/White Goodman Arena (13,610)

Tisha Hill (Indiana ’93) Karin Nicholls Kara Wile, Amy Waugh

Team Statistics

Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

Kate Peterson(UW-Stevens Point’ 91)

Al Brown, Kyle Rechlicz, Semeka Randall

6-22 3-13/8th tie 4/1 11/1

Edinburg, TX 15,885 Independent Broncs Green/Orange UTPA Field House (4,000)

Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

DeAnn Craft (Central Florida ‘87 Tracy Anderson, Jill Davis, Kristy Crowley

Team Statistics

Team Statistics

2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finish Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost

Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

Jan. 31 1 p.m.

Fort Wayne, IN

Jan. 26 7 p.m.

Cleveland, OH

2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finish Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost

11-18 7-9/6th 4/1 10/1

2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finish Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost

7-21 N/A 2/3 9/4

Game 21

Game 22

Game 23

TAMUCC

ILLINOIS-CHICAGO

WISC-MILWAUKEE

General Information Corpus Christi, TX 7,684 Independent Islanders Blue/Green/Silver Circle K Coliseum (4,000)

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

General Information

General Information

Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

Chicago, IL 25,228 Horizon League Flames Navy/Red UIC Pavilion (8,000)

Team Statistics 2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finish Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

Lisa Ryckbosch (Loyola ’84) Kevin McManaman, Sadiaa Jones, Latasha White

Milwaukee, WI 25,059 Horizon League Panthers Black/Gold Klotsche Center (5,000)

Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

Sandy Botham (Notre Dame ‘88 Joe Conroy, Lea Robinson, Nicole Lushsinger

Team Statistics

Team Statistics 15-12 N/A 2/3 7/5

Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff Jodi Kest (Slippery Rock ’84) Bob Bolden, Rob Robinson, Geoff Grawn

Feb. 2 7 p.m.

Milwaukee, WI

Feb. 7 7 p.m.

Fort Wayne, IN

Feb. 4 7 p.m.

Fort Wayne, IN

2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finish Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost

36

17-11 11-5/2nd 2/3 5/8

2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finish Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost

5-13 11-5/2nd tie 4/1 7/4

2003–04 Opponents Game 24

Game 25

Game 26

WISC-GREEN BAY

UT-PAN AMERICAN

TAMUCC

Feb. 14 3 p.m.

Green Bay, WI General Information Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

Corpus Christi, TX General Information

Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

Edinburg, TX 15,885 Independent Broncs Green/Orange UTPA Field House (4,000)

Coaching Staff Kevin Borseth (Lake Superior St. ’87) Chari Nordgaard, Kris Johnson, Liz Grzesk

Team Statistics

Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

28-4 15-1/1st 1/4 9/4

7-21 N/A 2/3 9/4

Game 28

WRIGHT STATE

VALPARAISO

Feb. 23 7 p.m.

Fort Wayne, IN

Feb. 28 2 p.m.

Valparaiso, IN General Information

Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

Dayton, OH 16,488 Horizon League Raiders Green/Gold Nutter Center (11,019)

Coaching Staff

Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

Valparaiso, IN 3,700 Mid-Continent Crusaders Brown/Gold Athletics -Recreation Center (5,000)

Coaching Staff Bridgett Williams (Bowling Green ’78)

Marlene Stollings, Reggen Stewart, Kevin Williams

Team Statistics 2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finish Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

Keith Freeman (Huntington ’86) Steve Bruce,Caroline McCombs, Candace White

Team Statistics 11-17 8-8/4th tie 2/3 5/4

Corpus Christi, TX 7,684 Independent Islanders Blue/Green/Silver Circle K Coliseum (4,000)

Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

Jodi Kest (Slippery Rock ’84) Bob Bolden,Rob Robinson, Geoff Grawn

Team Statistics

2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finish Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost

Game 27

General Information

Location: Enrollment: Conference: Nickname: Colors: Arena/Capacity:

Coaching Staff DeAnn Craft (Central Florida ‘87) Tracy Anderson, Jill Davis, Kristy Crowley

Team Statistics

2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finish Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost

Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

Feb. 21 4 p.m.

General Information Green Bay, WI 5,420 Horizon League Phoenix Green/White/Red Phoenix Sports Center (1,800)

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

Feb. 19 5 p.m.

Edinburg, TX

2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finish Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Lost

37

18-13 8-6/2nd tie 4/1 11/2

2002-03 Record Conference Record/Finish Starters Returning/Lost Letterwinners Returning/Los

15-12 N/A 2/3 7/5

IPFW Team Records-Season Highs and Game Highs Points Career: Season: Game:

2,358 752 43

Field Goals Career: 808 Season: 243 Game: 18

Lisa Miller (1988-92) Lisa Miller (1991-92) Lindy Jones (vs. St. Joseph's, 1995-96)

Lisa Miller (1988-92) Lisa Miller (1991-92) Lindy Jones (vs. St. Joseph's, 1995-96)

Field Goals Attempted Career: 1,596 Lisa Miller (1988-92) Season: 481 Lisa Miller (1991-92) Game: 27 Lindy Jones (vs. Indianapolis, 1994-95)

Free-Throw Percentage Career: .817 Teena Merrell (1986-87) Season: .907 Teena Merrell (1986-87) Rebounds Career: 937 Season: 281 Game: 22

Assists Career: Season: Game:

419 197 15

Lisa Miller (1988-92) Pam Edwards (1991-92) Terri Lydy (1985-86); Anne McCleneghen (1985-86)

Wendy Recker (1993-96) Wendy Recker (1994-95) Wendy Recker (vs. S. Indiana, 1994-95)

Steals Career: Season: Game:

219 71 8

POINTS Name 1. Lisa Miller 2. Lindy Jones 3. Robin Scott 4. Teena Merrell 5. Rhonda Unverferth 6. Pam Edwards 7. Jamie Holderman 8. Jennie Newhard 9. Amy Gearlds 10. Trish Fleming

Goals Percentage Teena Merrell (1986-90) Tina Menier (1991-92) Teena Merrell (vs. Oakland, 1989-90), 3 -3

Lisa Miller (1988-92) Lisa Miller (1988-92) Lisa Miller (vs. Wayne State, 1990-91)

Jennie Newhard (1992-96) Pam Edwards (1991-92) Pam Edwards (1991-92)

Robin Scott (1987-91) Lindy Jones (1995-96) Lindy Jones (vs. UW-Parkside, 1995-96)

Free Throws Attempted Career: 922 Lisa Miller (1988-92) Season: 336 Lisa Miller (1991-92) Game: 24 Lisa Miller (vs. Wayne State, 1990-91)

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

117 (vs. Tri-State, 1988-89) 48 (vs. So. Indiana, 1990-91) 87 (vs. Grace, 1994-95) .720 (vs. IUPUI, 1991-92) 16 (vs. Bellarmine, 1999-00) 48 (vs. Grace, 1999-00) 1.000 (vs. So. Indiana, 1994-95), 36 (vs. So. Indiana, 199495; vs. Kentucky State, 1993-94; vs.

So. Indiana, 1994-95) 52 (vs. Wayne State, 1990-91) 100.00 (vs. Ashland, 198485; vs. Kentucky State, 1992-93; vs. Lewis, Wayne State, 1999 -00) 89 (vs. Indianapolis, 1995-96) 31 (vs. So. Indiana, 1990-91) 31 (vs. Marian, 1982-83) 10 (vs. Tri-State, 1990-91)

Individual Career Records

Three-Point Field Goals Attempted Career: 516 AmyGearlds (1999-) Season: 199 Jamie Holderman (1999-00) Game: 17 Jamie Holderman (vs. UMSL 2000-01)

Blocked Shots Career: 130 Season: 48 Game: 7

FT Attempted: FT Percentage:

Rebounds: Assists: Steals: Blocked Shots:

Three-Point Field Goals Career: 165 Teena Merrell (1986-90) Season: 79 Ja mie Holderman (1999-00) Game: 9 Jamie Holderman (vs. Bellarmine, 1999-00)

Free Throws Career: 741 Season: 266 Game: 20

Points: Field Goals: FG Attempted: FGl Percentage: 3-Point Field Goals: 3-Point FG Attmpt: 3-Point FG %: Free Throws:

SEASON HIGHS

Field-Goal Percentage Career: .561 Amy Neuhouser (1988-90) Season: .609 Tearra Dudley (1999-00) Game: .900 Lisa Miller (vs. Kentucky State, 1991-92), 9-10

Three-Point Field Career: .405 Season: . 438 Game: 1.000

GAME HIGHS

Years 1988-92 1992-96 1987-91 1986-90 1983-85 1989-92, 94 1999-01 1992-96 19991999-01

Points 2,358 2,107 1,527 1,485 1,293 1,166 1,076 1,106 1,094 907

REBOUNDS Wins: Winning Percentage: Points: Field Goals: Field Goals Attempted: Field-Goal Percentage: Three-Point Field Goals: Three-Point FG Attempted: Three-Point FG Percentage: Free Throws: Free Throws Attempted: Free-Throw Percentage: Rebounds: Assists: Steals: Blocked Shots:

38

23 (1995-96) .821 (1995-96) 2,431 (1989-90) 901 (1989-90) 1,851 (1989-90) .494 (1991-92) 251 (1999-00) 681 (1999-00) .430 (1989-90) 604 (1995-96) 821 (1991-92) .767 (1995-96) 1,242 (1991-92) 551 (1994-95) 315 (1990-91) 99 (1987-88)

Name 1. Lisa Miller 2. Pam Edwards 3. Robin Scott 4. Jennie Newhard 5. Rhonda Unverferth 6. Dawn Dressler 7. Teena Merrell 8. Joan Wenning 9. Clara Towbridge 10. Michelle Conley

Years 1988-92 1989-92, 94 1987-91 1992-96 1983-85 1990-94 1986-90 1983-85 1983-86 1990-94

Reb. 937 760 662 576 570 532 488 468 421 390

IPFW All-Time Records ASSISTS Name 1. Wendy Recker 2. Lindy Jones 3. Dawn Harbaugh 3. Rita Boyle 5. Lisa Miller 6. Bev Miller 7. Robin Scott 8. Dawn Dressler 9. Teena Merrell 10. Amy Perkins

Years 1993-96 1992-96 1987-91 1983-86 1988-92 1984-87 1987-91 1990-94 1986-90 1990-94

Ast 419 328 302 302 299 283 262 242 231 223

STEALS Name 1. Lindy Jones 2. Robin Scott 3. Lisa Miller 4 Amy Gearlds 5. Dawn Dressler 6. Bev Miller 7. Pam Edwards 8. Wendy Recker 9. Teena Merrell 10. Michelle Conley

Years 1992-96 1987-91 1988-92 19991990-94 1984-87 1989-92, 94 1993-96 1986-90 1990-94

Stl 249 219 207 162 145 140 120 118 113 103

FREE THROW PERCENTAGE

BLOCKED SHOTS

Name 1. Jamie Holderman 2. Teena Me rrell 3. Lisa Miller 4. Amy Neuhouser 5. Tina Menier 6. Lindy Jones 7. Bev Miller 8. Judy Guess 9. Robin Scott 10. Jessica Henry

Name 1. Jennie Newhard 2. Pam Edwards 3. Robin Scott 4. Sarah Turner 5. Dawn Dressler 5. Mandy Loveless 5. Clara Towbridge 8. Shelly Sands 9. Teena Merrell 9. Kim Recker

Years 1999-01 1986-90 1988-92 1988-90 1988-90, 92 1992-96 1984-87 1988-90 1987-91 1995-97

THREE POINT FIELD GOALS

FIELD GOALS

Name 1. Teena Merrell 2. Jamie Holderman 2. Amy Gearlds 4. Lindy Jones 4. Kara Moore 6. Jessica Henry 7. Trish Fleming 8. Shanie Smith 9. Tina Menier 10. Robin Scott

Name 1. Lisa Miller 2. Lindy Jones 3. Robin Scott 4. Teena Merrell 5. Rhonda Unverferth 6. Pam Edwards 7. Jennie Newhard 8. Joan Wenning 9. Amy Gearlds 10. Trish Fleming

Years 1986-90 1999-01 19991992-96 1998-00 1995-97 1999-01 1999-01 1988-90, 92 1987-91

Years 1988-90 1983-85 1988-92 1989-92,94 1988-90 1990-94 1987-91 1992-96 1992-96 1988-92

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

3-FG 165 163 163 112 112 110 85 51 44 35

Years 1992-96 1989-92, 94 1987-91 1987-89 1990-94 1996-00 1983-86 1988-92 1986-90 1990-94

Years 1988-92 1992-96 1987-91 1986-90 1983-85 1989-92, 94 1992-96 1983-85 19991999-01

BLK 130 80 52 35 33 33 33 32 28 28

FG 808 747 595 552 468 461 437 388 363 347

FREE THROWS

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Name 1. Amy Neuhouser 2. Rhonda Unverferth 3. Lisa Miller 4. Pam Edwards 5. Judy Guess 6. Kim Recker 7. Robin Scott 8. Jennie Newhard 9. Lindy Jones 10. Shelly Sands

PCT .836 .817 .804 .792 .792 .788 .786 .754 .747 .746

Name 1. Lisa Miller 2. Lindy Jones 3. Rhonda Unverferth 4. Jamie Holderman 5. Amy Gearlds 6. Robin Scott 7. Pam Edwards 8. Teena Merrell 9. Katie Bruening 10. Michelle Conley

PCT .561 .531 .506 .504 .496 .488 .487 .484 .477 .471

39

Years 1988-92 1992-96 1983-85 1999-01 19991987-91 1989-92, 94 1986-90 1997-99 1990-94

FT 557 245 243 229 205 200 190 171 163 157

THE

N AT I O N A L

C O L L E G I AT E

AT H L E T I C

A S S O C I AT I O N

Official Basketball Signals STOP CLOCK

START CLOCK

+

Start clock

Stop clock for foul

Stop clock

WOMEN ONLY Stop clock for foul using other hand to point going other direction

WOMEN ONLY FULL TIMEOUT Place fingertips & thumbs of both hands together in front of chest & spread hand out to shoulder width

Stop clock for jump ball

VIOLATIONS

+ MEDIA TIMEOUT Point towards the scorers' table for radio/TV

Over and back or palming/carrying the ball

Traveling

Excessive swinging of elbow

3-second violation

Illegal dribble

5-second violation *There is no stop clock signal prior to an out-of-bounds violation.

30-second timeout

Shot-clock violation

FOULS

+ Blocking

Hack/hit on arm

Holding

Pushing or charging

Hand check

FOULS

Player-control foul

Double foul

NOTE: Bird-dogging is optional for men's game

+ Technical foul

Intentional foul

INFORMATION

WOMEN ONLY Last-second shot Directional signal

Throw-in, free throw or designated spot

Visible counts

Beackon substitution ball dead-clock stopped

Not closely guarded

Shot clock reset

SHOOTING

3-point field goal No score

Goal counts

Point(s) awarded use 1 or 2 fingers

Attempt

and if f l

Bonus free throw for 2nd throw, drop one arm – for 2 throws use 1 arm with 2 fingers – f h h 1 i h 3 fi

Withheld whistle on a lane violation by defensive team

THE

N AT I O N A L

C O L L E G I AT E

AT H L E T I C

A S S O C I AT I O N

The NCAA—Common Ground of College Athletics

By Debbie Harmison Byrne, Assistant Athletics Director, Old Dominion University

The NCAA’s new office building in Indianapolis

I

t was the flying wedge, football’s major offense in 1905, that spurred the formation of the NCAA in December 1905.

Numerous sport-related injuries and deaths had prompted many institutions to discontinue the sport. Others were urging that football be reformed or abolished completely from intercollegiate athletics.

So in 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt summoned college athletics leaders to two White House conferences to encourage such reforms. The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States was officially constituted on March 31, 1906. There were 62 charter members. In 1910, it took its present name of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and, for several years, served primarily as a discussion group and rulesmaking body.

Now, more than 1,200 colleges, universities, conferences and related organizations count on the NCAA to be the organization through which they speak. It is a voluntary association devoted to the sound administration of intercollegiate athletics.

Through the NCAA, member institutions consider an athletics problem that has crossed regional or conference lines

and has become national in scope. The Association, through its members, strives to maintain intercollegiate athletics as an integral part of the educational program and the athletes as an integral part of the student body. The NCAA also stands for good conduct in intercollegiate athletics and serves as the colleges’ national athletics accreditation agency.

The organization and its members recognize that creating an equitable college environment for its student-athletes is among their highest priorities. Working together to enact rules, policies, procedures and organizational goals, its members strive for the common goal of academic integrity for their programs.

Just as integrity is key for the academic process, it is also a component in the competition among NCAA institutions.

The NCAA and its staff is charged with enforcing the rules and regulations that the institutions vote and impose on themselves.

While enforcement proceedings involving member schools seem to grab most of the headlines, they represent only a small part of the NCAA’s total program.

The NCAA administered its first national championship in 1921— the National Collegiate Track and Field Championships. Today, the NCAA admin-

isters 84 championships in 22 sports for its member institutions, involving more than 40,500 men and women student-athletes. There are 25 championships on the Division I level, 24 on the Division II level and 25 for Division III members, along with 10 sports that have National Collegiate Championships for which all divisions are eligible.

Beyond its annual championships, the NCAA also places a high priority on honoring its members and student-athletes, evident in its honors program and postgraduate scholarships program. The honors program recognizes accomplishments of current and former outstanding student-athletes, while the postgraduate scholarship program annually honors 174 high-ranking college student-athletes who are in their last year of intercollegiate competition by providing them scholarships of $5,000 each. The NCAA also recognizes the need to assist its members in career development in collegiate athletics and has addressed this area through its women’s and ethnic minority enhancement programs.

The NCAA Hall of Champions presents a salute to the extraordinary “journey” of the student-athlete and the color, excitement and tradition of intercollegiate athletics in a state of the art facility adjacent to the Association’s national office building in White River State Park in Indianapolis. The Hall features all men’s and women’s sports and national championships in Division I, II and III sponsored by the NCAA. Visitors to the Hall will be treated to multimedia presentations and exhibits that define a new meaning of what it takes to be a “champion.”

The NCAA Conference Center adjacent to the Hall provides the Association’s membership and external groups a comfortable and convenient meeting and gathering place.

The NCAA’s members form a diverse group ranging from large state institutions to small, privately funded colleges.

Their common goal, however, is the same—working for the advancement and achievement of the student-athlete and for the common good of higher educa■ tion.

THE

N AT I O N A L

C O L L E G I AT E

Putting the Student in Student-Athlete

O

ver the last few years, the NCAA and its member colleges and universities have worked hard to emphasize the student in the term student-athlete.

Academic standards and rules have been developed and changed to ensure that student-athletes can excel in the classroom as they do in their sports. The result of these reforms has been that studentathletes are more likely than ever before to succeed in the collegiate environment.

The CHAMPS/Life Skills program was developed by the NCAA to help prepare student-athletes for the challenges of life beyond the playing field. The focus of the program is on commitments viewed as critical to personal growth: academic excellence, personal development, service and career development. In addition, NCAA schools work hard to offer further academic support programs to help student-athletes prosper. These programs offer access to study facilities and tutors as well as monitor student-athlete progress.

One result of these programs is that NCAA Division I student-athletes have been consistently graduating at a rate higher than the rest of the student body.

For the class entering college in 1990, 56 percent of the overall student body at NCAA Division I institutions graduated, while Division I student-athletes graduated at a rate of 58 percent. The rate does not include student-athletes who transfer to and graduate from another institution.

Minimum academic requirements that student-athletes must meet to play sports as freshmen in college are one reason for the higher graduation rates. In 1982, a group of college presidents, sponsored by the American Council on Education, proposed a set of minimum academic standards to determine freshman athletics eligibility. The first set of standards was implemented in 1986.

They required that freshmen graduate high school with a minimum grade-point average of 2.000 in 11 core academic courses and a minimum standardized test score of 700 on the SAT or 15 on the ACT to be eligible to play sports and receive an athletics scholarship.

Five years ago, the number of required core academic courses was raised to 13

and in 1996, a grade-point average and test-score sliding index went into effect for Division I. This scale allows studentathletes with higher grades to qualify with lower test scores and vice versa.

Wanna Play? Know the Rules Any high-school student who is interested in playing sports at the NCAA Division I or II level should learn about the standards as early as possible. In addition, high-school student-athletes should talk to their guidance counselors and coaches to learn more.

High-school students can also call the NCAA’s Eligibility Hotline, 800/638-3731.

This number features recordings with information on a number of freshman eligibility topics, including accommodations for students with learning disabilities. Students can also order a free copy of the “Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete” by calling the hotline and following the prompts. Information about the recruiting process and about initial-eligibility requirements is available online at NCAA Online (www.ncaa.org).

The NCAA’s Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse ensures that student-athletes have met the academic requirements and certifies their eligibility to play sports as freshmen. High-school student-athletes aspiring to play Division I or II athletics

AT H L E T I C

A S S O C I AT I O N

should register with the clearinghouse after completing their junior year.

Clearinghouse information and registration forms are available from highschool guidance counselors; from the NCAA Eligibility Hotline (800/638-3731) or from the NCAA Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 4044, Iowa City, IA 52243-4044, telephone 319/337-1492. The clearinghouse keeps registered student-athletes informed about the qualifications they have and have not met concerning freshmen eligibility.

Once student-athletes are enrolled in college, there are more academic standards to be met. Student-athletes must show continuing progress toward a degree each year, including a minimum number of credits passed. From the junior year on, these standards place great emphasis on progress made toward a specific degree program and ensure that student-athletes don’t accumulate large numbers of credits that won’t help them earn a specific degree.

The NCAA also has established various scholarship and grant programs to encourage student-athletes to pursue their undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. The Degree-Completion Grant program assists those who have exhausted their eligibility for institutional financial aid. There are also Women’s and Ethnic Minority Enhancement programs and several postgraduate scholarship opportunities.

The end result? Student-athletes are now more likely than ever to enter their collegiate programs prepared and ready to succeed athletically and academically.

■

2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

Feared by the competition.

Great coverage. Never stops working.

(Are we talking about the Team or Centennial Wireless?)

Both. Just like the Mastodons, we do whatever it takes to win.

At Centennial, we custom build wireless plans that save you time and money.

Plus, we make sure our coverage is great where you need it. Rela x, yo you ree with friends.

421 Fernhill Ave.

Parkwest Center

St. Joe Village

712 E. Coliseum Blvd.

(260) 750-7500

(260) 750-2500

(260) 492-2458

(260) 496-8807

www.centennialwireless.com 2003–04 Mastodons Basketball

Glenbrook Mall (260) 483-2205