MARS HILL LIONS Quick Facts
Head Coach: Jennifer Nance
School.................................... Mars Hill College Address ........................... Mars Hill, NC 28754 Founded ....................................................1856 Enrollment ................................................1,100 School Colors ..................Royal Blue and Gold Arena .........................................Stanford Arena Capacity....................................................2,800 2008-09 Record ....................................... 12-16 2008-09 SAC Record/Finish ........... 5-11 / T7th Letterwinners Returning/Lost ....................5/5 Head Coach .............................. Jennifer Nance Alma Mater ..................Baldwin Wallace (2001) Record at School ..................... 41-13 (3 years) Career Record ......................................... Same Best Time To Reach ............Weekday morning Office Number ............................ 828-689-1223 Assistant Coaches Brooke Wilkinson ................. Gardner-Webb, 2006
SID.................................................... Rick Baker Office Phone .............................. 828-689-1373 Home Phone............................... 828-689-2640 Office Fax ................................... 828-689-1440 Press Row Phone ...................... 828-689-1373 E-mail Address .....................rbaker@mhc.edu Assistant SID ........................ Nicholas Petrone Internet Address ........................ www.mhc.edu SID Mailing Address ...........Campus Box 6668 ........................................... Mars Hill, NC 28754
Jennifer Nance is beginning her fourth season as the head women’s basketball coach at Mars Hill College. Her record at MHC is 41-43. Nance came to Mars Hill from Ashland University where she served as the top women’s basketball assistant under Sue Ramsey since June of 2004. During her stint at Ashland, Nance was involved in all aspects of the women’s basketJennifer Nance ball program. Her responsibilities inYear By Year cluded serving as the 2006-07 Mars Hill 14-14 .500 program’s recruiting 2007-08 Mars Hill 15-13 .536 12-16 .429 coordinator, strength 2008-09 Mars Hill 41-43 .488 and conditioning Career coach, providing oncourt instruction, developing scouting reports on opposing teams, individual workout development, summer camp coordinator and maintaining the team’s compliance records in accordance with eligibility rules set forth by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). While at Ashland, the Eagles won the GLIAC - South regular season title in both 2005 and 2006. The squad set a new mark for wins in the GLIAC in 2006 and was a NCAA post-season participant. Nance worked at the NCAA before coaching at Ashland. She served as a staff assistant for Championships from September 2003 until June of 2004. Nance began her coaching career as a graduate assistant at Eastern Illinois University in August of 2001 where she earned her master’s degree in Athletic Administration in May of 2003. She then moved on to Franklin College in 2004 where she served as an assistant for one year. Nance played four seasons for the Baldwin-Wallace College women’s basketball team. Her squad won three consecutive Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) championships as well as a pair of trips to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division III tournament. She was a team captain and earned WBCA/Kodak First Team All-America honors as a senior in 2001. Nance, a native of Toledo, Ohio, earned a bachelors degree from Baldwin-Wallace in 2001 as a double major in Business and Psychology.
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Name Taylor Deal Margaret Harvey Beth Miller Sky Assif Brittini Young Krystal Moore Erica Warren Bria Smith Alexis Poplos Jocelyn Williams Narcissa Grayson Cassie Yeargan Katie Buckner
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Hometown/Previous School Catawba, NC/Newton Conover HS Greensboro, NC /Old Dominion Burlington, NC/Graham HS Cross Lanes, WV/Nitro HS Ramseur, NC/Eastern Randolph HS Summerfield, NC /Rockingham County HS Danville, VA/George Washington HS Snellville, GA/Greater Atlanta Christian School Mars Hill, NC /TC Roberson Greensboro, NC/ Dudley HS Danville, VA/George Washington HS Pikeville, TN /Bledsoe County HS Canton, GA /Cherokee HS
SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE BASKETBALL 2009-10
2009-10 Schedule Nov. 18 at Queens 5:30 pm Nov. 20 UNC Pembroke 6 pm Nov. 21 Columbus State 6 pm Nov. 24 King 6 pm Nov. 29 at Vorhees 3 pm Dec. 5 at King 6 pm Dec. 8 Lander 6 pm Dec. 12 North Georgia 2 pm Dec. 18 at Florida Tech 5:30 pm Dec. 19 vs. Fort Valley St. (at Melbourne, FL) 5:30 pm Dec. 30 at Belmont Abbey 2 pm Jan. 2 BREVARD 2 pm Jan. 6 at NEWBERRY 6 pm Jan. 9 CARSON-NEWMAN 2 pm Jan. 13 at LENOIR-RHYNE 6 pm Jan. 16 CATAWBA 2 pm Jan. 20 WINGATE 6 pm Jan. 23 at LINCOLN MEMORIAL 2 pm Jan. 27 at TUSCULUM 6 pm Jan. 30 at BREVARD 2 pm Feb. 3 NEWBERRY 6 pm Feb. 6 at CARSON-NEWMAN 6 pm Feb. 10 LINCOLN MEMORIAL 6 pm Feb. 13 at CATAWBA 2 pm Feb. 17 at WINGATE 6 pm Feb. 24 TUSCULUM 6 pm Feb. 27 LENOIR-RHYNE 2 pm March 3 Food Lion SAC Tournament TBA March 6 Food Lion SAC Tournament TBA March 7 Food Lion SAC Tournament TBA SAC games in ALL CAPS
2008-09 Results (5-11 SAC, 12-16) Nov. 15 Virginia Intermont W, 86-42 Nov. 16 Chowan W, 63-56 Nov. 19 at Limestone W, 81-64 Nov. 24 at North Georgia L, 66-73 Dec. 3 North Greenville W, 75-68 Dec. 6 at Lees-McRae W, 74-70 Dec. 8 at Johnson C. Smith L, 76-84 Dec. 13 Montreat W, 77-66 Dec. 18 vs California (Pa.) L, 57-59 Dec. 19 vs Charleston, W.VA L, 55-61 Dec. 30 Belmont Abbey W, 83-63 Jan. 3 at BREVARD W, 63-46 Jan. 7 NEWBERRY L, 64-76 Jan. 10 at CARSON-NEWMAN L, 78-95 Jan. 14 LENOIR-RHYNE L, 65-71 Jan. 17 at CATAWBA W, 77-68 Jan. 21 at WINGATE L, 75-84 (OT) Jan. 24 LINCOLN MEMORIAL W, 89-75 Jan. 28 TUSCULUM L, 70-79 Jan. 31 BREVARD W, 73-61 Feb. 4 at NEWBERRY W, 81-80 Feb. 7 CARSON-NEWMAN L, 79-94 Feb. 11 at LINCOLN MEMORIAL L, 77-89 Feb. 14 CATAWBA L, 83-84 Feb. 18 WINGATE L, 64-79 Feb. 25 at TUSCULUM L, 68-86 Feb. 28 at LENOIR-RHYNE L, 52-71 March 4 at Lenoir-Rhyne * L, 51-74 SAC Games in ALL CAPS * Food Lion SAC Tournament
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