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Women’s Basketball, Page 2 February 29, 2008 ABOUT UMD: The Bulldogs enter Saturday’s game at UND stuck in a losing skid that reached six games with a 65-57 loss at Nebraska-Omaha on Thursday night ... UMD’s three seniors – Katy Freeman, Alissa Pauly and Kim Wagers – combined to score 40 of the Bulldogs’ points ... Freeman went 6-for-10 from the field and finished with a team-high 15 points ... The Bulldogs were plagued by 26 turnovers ... UMD enters Saturday’s regular season finale averaging a league-low 64.7 points per game ... Freeman (13.1 ppg) leads the team and ranks eighth in the NCC in scoring ... Head coach Tanya Bauer (UW-Eau Claire ‘98) is in her first season at UMD. ALL-TIME SERIES: UND is 33-3 (.917) alltime against Minnesota Duluth after handing the Bulldogs a 106-49 whipping earlier this season. The Sioux have now won 10 straight matchups against the Bulldogs and have won 17 of the 19 games played in Grand Forks. THE LAST MEETING: UND handed the Bulldogs their worst loss in program history with a 106-49 thumping on Feb. 16 in Grand Forks ... Sioux senior C Ashley Langen put up 19 points and 14 rebounds while going 2-for-3 from three-point range, the first three-pointers of her career ... Junior F Kierah Kimbrough went 10for-12 from the field and finished with a game-high 24 points ... Sophomore Jordanne Even and senior Katy Freeman each scored 10 points for the Bulldogs, though Even went just 3-for-14 from the field. UND’S LAST ACTION: Freshman G Mallory Youngblut scored a career-high 22 points to lift the Sioux to an 88-64 win over Nebraska-Omaha last Saturday ... Youngblut hit five of UND’s 11 threepointers ... Senior C Ashley Langen aded 18 points and 11 rebounds ... The win put the Sioux back into the win column after UND had dropped a 76-65 loss at South Dakota two nights earlier. STATISTICALLY SPEAKING: UND entered the final week of the regular season leading the entire nation in scoring margin (22.4 ppg), rebounding margin (+13.8 rpg) and assists per game (20.7 apg). The Sioux are attempting to lead Division II women’s basketball in rebounding margin for the third straight year, and in assists per game for the second consecutive year. This season, UND also ranks fourth nationally in scoring offense (81.1 ppg), field goal percentage (48.3%) and assist/turnover ratio (1.25) and seventh in winning percentage (92.3). PLAYING THE FIELD: UND’s post duo of senior C Ashley Langen (Kennedy, Minn.) and junior F Kierah Kimbrough (Greenbush, Minn.) each rank among the top 10 nationally in field goal percentage. Langen is shooting 59.5 percent from the field, which ranks fourth nationally and leads the North Central Conference. Langen also ranks 10th nationally in rebounding (10.8 rpg). Kimbrough, meanwhile, is shooting 58.6 percent, which ranks seventh in Division II and third in the NCC. Historically speaking, Langen and Kimbrough rank second and fourth, respectively, on UND’s all-time field goal percentage chart: UND’S ALL-TIME FG PCT. LEADERS Rk Player FG% 1. Jenny Crouse, 1995-99 . . . . . . . . . . .627 2. Ashley Langen, 2004-present . . . . . . .588 3. Colleen Chaske, 1987-89 . . . . . . . . . .584 4. Kierah Kimbrough, 2005-present . .580 5. Sheri Kleinsasser (1991-95) . . . . . . . .573 As a team, the Fighting Sioux lead the NCC in field goal percentage (48.3) and rank fourth nationally. ON THE REBOUND: UND and Nebraska- Omaha each grabbed 38 rebounds last Saturday, snapping UND’s 36-game streak of outrebounding its opponent. HEAD-TO-H EAD -HEAD EAD vs. Minnesota Duluth All-Time: UND leads 33-3 (.917) Home: UND leads 17-2 (.895) Away: UND leads 15-1 (.938) Neutral: UND leads 1-0 (1.000) Last 10: UND leads 10-0 (1.000) – Below Date W/L Score Note 03/14/03 W 70-63 (N) NCAA Tourn. 12/13/03 W 84-56 (H) 02/12/05 W 84-49 (H) REA 02/26/05 W 68-56 (A) 02/11/06 W 81-58 (A) 02/25/06 W 83-67 (H) 02/10/07 W 76-60 (H) 02/24/07 W 69-62 (A) 03/03/07 W 74-54 (H) NCC Tourn. 02/16/08 W 106-49 (A) REA: Game played at Ralph Engelstad Arena Individual vs. Minnesota Duluth PLAYER GP PPG RPG APG SPG MPG Bagaason 5 6.0 1.2 1.0 0.4 14.4 Beck 7 5.0 2.4 2.0 0.6 15.8 Bergan 4 3.0 1.8 1.0 0.8 15.8 Brady 2 2.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 4.0 Brekke 0 –– –– –– –– –– Gillett 0 –– –– –– –– –– Guinn 6 6.7 2.8 3.5 11.7 20.2 Kimbrough 6 13.7 5.7 0.3 0.3 19.8 LaFrance 1 5.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 8.0 Langen 8 19.9 9.1 1.6 0.9 25.4 Ledger 3 5.7 4.3 0.7 1.0 12.3 Lof 1 5.0 0.0 3.0 2.0 12.0 Sannes 8 2.9 2.1 0.8 0.4 10.1 Seay 3 4.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 14.7 Youngblut 1 11.0 5.0 1.0 2.0 14.0 However, it also means UND has not been outrebounded in 37 games. The last time UND was outrebounded in a game was a 66-61 loss at St. Cloud State on Feb. 1, 2007. HEAD OF THE CLASS: Sophomore G Alys Seay (Grand Forks) and junior F Kierah Kimbrough (Greenbush, Minn.) were named to the Academic All-North Central Conference Women’s Basketball team earlier this week. Seay, a Spanish major, was the only player on the entire academic squad with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Kimbrough, meanwhile, carries a 3.36 GPA in communication.
Women’s Basketball, Page 3 February 29, 2008 CENTER OF ATTENTION: Senior C Ashley Langen (Kennedy, Minn.) scored 18 points last Saturday against UNO to become just the second player in program history to score 2,000 career points: UND’S ALL-TIME SCORING LEADERS Rk Player Points 1. Jenny Crouse, 1995-99 . . . . . . . . . . .2,284 2. Ashley Langen, 2004-current . . . . .2,011 3. Sheri Kleinsasser, 1991-95 . . . . . . . .1,941 4. Kristi Boese, 2002-06 . . . . . . . . . . . .1,834 5. Becky Moen, 1999-03 . . . . . . . . . . . .1,762 Langen also pulled down another 11 rebounds against UNO and is nearing the UND single-season record for rebounds in a season. At her current rate of 10.8 rebounds per game, Langen would break Jenny Crouse’s record if the Sioux were to play four more games this season: UND’S SEASON REBOUNDING LEADERS Rk Player Reb. 1. Jenny Crouse, 1998-99 . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 2. Kierah Kimbrough, 2006-07 . . . . . . . . 311 3. Kami Winger, 1998-99 . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 4. Kristi Boese, 2005-06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 5. Jenny Crouse, 1997-98 . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 6. Ashley Langen, 2006-07 . . . . . . . . . . . 288 7. Ashley Langen, 2005-06 . . . . . . . . . . . 285 8. Pam Solseth, 1977-78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 9. Ashley Langen, 2007-08 . . . . . . . . . . 281 10. Becky Boll, 1975-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Langen also has an outside chance of breaking Crouse’s school record for career rebounds. OVERALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24-2 NCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-2 HOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-1 AWAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-1 NEUTRAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 VS. REGION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-2 VS. TOP 25 (AT THE TIME OF GAME) . . . . . . . . . . .5-2 MONDAYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 TUESDAYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-0 WEDNESDAYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 THURSDAYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-1 FRIDAYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-0 SATURDAYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-1 SUNDAYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 LEADING AT HALFTIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21-0 TRAILING AT HALFTIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2 TIED AT HALFTIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 At her current pace, Langen would need to play six more games to break the record: UND’S ALL-TIME REBOUNDING LEADERS Rk Player Reb. 1. Jenny Crouse, 1995-99 . . . . . . . . . . . 1,145 2. Ashley Langen, 2004-current . . . . 1,086 3. Kristi Boese, 2002-06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 955 Kami Winger, 1995-99 . . . . . . . . . . . . 955 5. Pam Solseth, 1976-80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 906 Langen enters Saturday’s regular season finale leading the NCC in rebounding (10.8 rpg) and field goal percentage (.595) and ranks third in scoring (16.5 ppg). ASSISTANCE PLAN: UND matched its NCC season high with 28 assists last Saturday against UNO and has now recorded at least 20 assists in eight straight games. That’s the longest such streak for the Sioux since they recorded 20-plus assists for eight straight games early in the 2005- 06 season. UND enters Saturday’s game leading the NCC in assists per game (20.65) and ranks second in assist/turnover ratio (1.25). Individually, senior G Karla Beck (Munich, N.D.) has taken over the NCC lead in assists per game (5.45 apg) during league games. Beck is averaging a career-best 4.5 assists per game overall this season and is averag- 2007-08 UND Record Breakdown SHOOT 50 PERCENT OR HIGHER . . . . . . . . .12-0 SHOOT LESS THAN 50 PERCENT . . . . . . . . .12-2 SHOOT HIGHER PERCENTAGE THAN OPP. . . .22-1 SHOOT LOWER PERCENTAGE THAN OPP. . . . .2-1 OPP. SHOOT WORSE THAN 50 PERCENT . . .24-2 OPP. SHOOT BETTER THAN 50 PERCENT . . . .0-0 SCORE LESS THAN 60 POINTS . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 SCORE 60-69 POINTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2 SCORE 70-79 POINTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-0 SCORE 80-89 POINTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-0 SCORE 90-99 POINTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-0 SCORE 100-PLUS POINTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-0 OPP. SCORE 50 POINTS OR LESS . . . . . . . . . .8-0 OPP. SCORE 51- 60 POINTS . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-0 OPP. SCORE 61- 70 POINTS . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1 OPP. SCORE 71- 80 POINTS . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1 OPP. SCORE 80-PLUS POINTS . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 USA TODAY/ESPN TOP 25 POLL (FEB. 26, 2008) RK SCHOOL (1ST VOTES) PR W-L PTS 1. Delta State (26) 1 24-0 672 2. Seattle Pacific 2 24-0 648 3. South Dakota (1) 4 24-1 619 4. Holy Family T6 26-0 569 5. Drury T6 23-2 567 6. North Dakota 3 24-2 544 7. West Georgia 10 23-2 494 8. Concordia-St. Paul 5 25-2 463 9. Alaska Anchorage 11 23-3 457 10. Arkansas Tech 12 22-3 413 11. Stonehill 13 22-4 376 12. Fort Lewis 8 25-2 361 13. Indiana (Pa.) 9 23-3 337 14. Anderson 15 24-2 330 15. Valdosta State 14 22-4 309 16. West Texas A&M 16 21-4 278 17. Washburn 17 21-4 269 18. Hillsdale 19 23-3 223 19. Franklin Pierce 20 22-4 189 20. California State, Chico 21 22-5 148 21. Tusculum 22 23-3 134 22. Emporia State 18 19-6 94 23. Francis Marion 23 20-5 86 24. California (Pa.) NR 20-5 43 25. West Liberty State NR 24-4 33 Dropped Out: California State, San Bernardino; Fairmont State. Others Receiving Votes: Michigan Tech 16; Saint Mary's 16; Nebraska-Kearney 16; California State, San Bernardino 15; Shepherd 13; Assumption 10; Missouri S & T 10; Clayton State 5; Tampa (Fla.) 5; Fairmont State 3; Wayne State 3; Indianapolis 2; South Carolina Aiken 2; American International 1; Armstrong Atlantic State 1; Bowie State 1. ing 8.5 assists over her last two games. OUTREBOUND OPPONENT . . . . . . . . . . . . .23-2 OUTREBOUNDED BY OPPONENT . . . . . . . . . .0-0 SAME REBOUNDS AS OPPONENT . . . . . . . . . .1-0 COMMIT FEWER TURNOVERS THAN OPP. . . .16-0 COMMIT MORE TURNOVERS THAN OPP. . . . .8-2 COMMIT SAME TURNOVERS AS OPP. . . . . . . .0-0 MAKE 8 OR MORE 3-POINTERS . . . . . . . . . .5-0 MAKE 7 OR FEWER 3-POINTERS . . . . . . . . .19-2 GAMES DECIDED BY 5 POINTS OR LESS . . . .1-1 OVERTIME GAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 TELEVISED GAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1 GAMES FOLLOWING A WIN . . . . . . . . . . . .21-2 GAMES FOLLOWING A LOSS . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-0
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