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THE GUIDE<br />
Table of Contents<br />
Table of Contents, <strong>DWU</strong> Quick Facts, <strong>DWU</strong> Fight Song, Credits...1<br />
Welcome................................................................................................2<br />
Corn Palace...........................................................................................3<br />
<strong>2010</strong>-<strong>11</strong> Women’s <strong>Basketball</strong> Schedule/Team Photo..................4<br />
Women’s <strong>Basketball</strong> Rosters............................................................5<br />
Women’s <strong>Basketball</strong> Outlook.........................................................6-7<br />
Head Women’s <strong>Basketball</strong> Coach/Physicians...............................8<br />
Women’s <strong>Basketball</strong> Assistant Coaches/Trainers........................9<br />
Women’s <strong>Basketball</strong> Player Profiles........................................10-12<br />
Cheerleaders/Team Captains.........................................................13<br />
2009-10 Women’s <strong>Basketball</strong> Statistics/Results........................14<br />
2009-10 GPAC Standings and Honors...........................................15<br />
<strong>DWU</strong> Women’s <strong>Basketball</strong> History and Records...................16-18<br />
<strong>Media</strong>/Champions of Character.......................................................19<br />
About <strong>DWU</strong> and Mitchell....................................................................20<br />
<strong>DWU</strong> Quick Facts<br />
Location: Dakota Wesleyan University<br />
1200 W. University Ave., Mitchell, SD 57301<br />
Founded: 1885 Enrollment: about 750<br />
Nickname: Tigers Colors: Royal Blue and White<br />
Arena: Corn Palace<br />
Capacity: 3,200<br />
Affiliation: National Association of Intercollegiate <strong>Athletics</strong> (NAIA)<br />
Conference: Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC)<br />
President: Robert Duffett<br />
Athletic Director: Curt Hart<br />
Sports Information Director: Leah Rado<br />
Athletic Department Phone: 605-995-2<strong>11</strong>2<br />
Athletic Department Fax: 605-995-2150<br />
Web Site: www.dwu.edu/athletics<br />
<strong>DWU</strong> Fight Song<br />
We’re loyal to you, Wesleyan!<br />
The white and the blue, Wesleyan!<br />
We’ll back you to stand<br />
against the best in the land<br />
for we know you are grand, Wesleyan! Rah! Rah!<br />
So stop that blockade, Wesleyan!<br />
Go crashing ahead, Wesleyan!<br />
For Tigers are fame protectors<br />
On team, for we expect a victory from you, Wesleyan!<br />
Track the Tigers!<br />
www.dwu.edu/athletics<br />
TIGERS<br />
Credits<br />
<strong>2010</strong>-<strong>11</strong> <strong>DWU</strong><br />
Women’s<br />
<strong>Basketball</strong><br />
<strong>Media</strong> Guide<br />
The <strong>2010</strong>-<strong>11</strong> <strong>DWU</strong> Women’s<br />
<strong>Basketball</strong> <strong>Media</strong> Guide is<br />
designed and published by<br />
University Relations at<br />
Dakota Wesleyan University.<br />
Cover Design: Koryn Franson<br />
Copy Editors: Cory Aadland, Jason Christensen,<br />
Lori Essig, Chad Larson, Leah Rado<br />
Copy Writer: Leah Rado<br />
Layout and Design: Chad Larson<br />
Photographers: Laura Wehde, action photos;<br />
Leah Rado, portraits and team photo<br />
Printer: McLeod’s Printing & Office Supply, Mitchell<br />
Cover <strong>Basketball</strong> Players: Brittany Hills,<br />
Kenzie Dvoracek<br />
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WELCOME<br />
Welcome to <strong>2010</strong>-<strong>11</strong><br />
Tiger <strong>Athletics</strong><br />
From the President<br />
Hello to all Dakota Wesleyan<br />
University students, athletes,<br />
faculty, staff, alumni, fans,<br />
families and friends, and<br />
welcome to another exciting<br />
season of Tiger athletics. Our<br />
sports teams and studentathletes<br />
are an essential part of<br />
the <strong>DWU</strong> family, and Dakota<br />
Wesleyan sincerely appreciates<br />
your devoted support.<br />
We enter the <strong>2010</strong>-<strong>11</strong> academic<br />
year with high hopes that this<br />
will be an unforgettable year on<br />
the <strong>DWU</strong> campus, both<br />
academically and athletically.<br />
This year, we will wrap up the<br />
celebration of our 125th<br />
anniversary, and we look forward<br />
to the excitement of the future at<br />
<strong>DWU</strong>. Throughout our history,<br />
athletics have been an<br />
important part of Wesleyan, and<br />
that tradition continues as we<br />
anticipate success for our<br />
teams on the field, court, course<br />
and track, as well as in the<br />
classroom.<br />
Thank you for supporting our<br />
school, students, athletes,<br />
coaches and teams. The<br />
Dakota Wesleyan University<br />
family has never been stronger,<br />
and for that, we offer our sincere<br />
gratitude.<br />
Bob Duffett and Curt Hart<br />
TIGERS<br />
From the Athletic Director<br />
Hello and welcome to the start of<br />
another great season of Dakota<br />
Wesleyan University athletics. I<br />
hope you’re as excited for the start<br />
of the new season as I am.<br />
There has never been a better time<br />
to be a <strong>DWU</strong> Tiger than right now.<br />
We have an excellent group of<br />
coaches in place who are<br />
committed to taking their programs<br />
to new heights in <strong>2010</strong>-<strong>11</strong> and<br />
beyond. We have a first-rate group<br />
of student-athletes who proudly<br />
represent Dakota Wesleyan’s<br />
values, and our athletic staff is<br />
committed to helping our teams<br />
excel.<br />
Much of our success wouldn’t be<br />
possible without the contributions<br />
of the <strong>DWU</strong> TeamMakers booster<br />
club and the <strong>DWU</strong> athletic<br />
corporate sponsors. These<br />
partnerships allow our coaches to<br />
recruit the best possible studentathletes.<br />
Both groups have made<br />
huge strides in the past year and<br />
are headed in an exciting, new<br />
direction. I’d like to offer a special<br />
thank you to the TeamMakers and<br />
corporate sponsors for your roles in<br />
Tiger athletics.<br />
Whatever your connection to <strong>DWU</strong>,<br />
we’d like to invite you to be a part of<br />
the Tiger athletic family as we<br />
embark on our exciting quest to<br />
reach new levels in both the NAIA<br />
and the Great Plains Athletic<br />
Conference. Welcome aboard,<br />
thanks for your support and go<br />
Tigers!<br />
Robert Duffett<br />
<strong>DWU</strong> President<br />
Track all your favorite Tiger sports<br />
teams online at:<br />
www.dwu.edu/athletics<br />
Curt L. Hart<br />
<strong>DWU</strong> Athletic Director<br />
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CORN PALACE<br />
TIGERS<br />
A One-of-a-Kind Arena in a “<strong>Basketball</strong> Town”<br />
Mitchell Corn Palace<br />
The World’s Only Corn Palace attracts tourists from across the<br />
country and the world each year, particularly during the summer<br />
months. However, during the winter months the Corn Palace<br />
transforms into one of the best small college and high school<br />
basketball venues in the entire country. The Corn Palace, built<br />
in 1892, seats 3,200 with stadium seating on one side of the<br />
court and bleachers on the other side and both ends. Murals<br />
celebrating South Dakota’s heritage, made entirely of corn,<br />
adorn the inside of the arena.<br />
In 2004, the Corn Palace was named one of the 10 best places<br />
to watch high school basketball by USA Today, and it is<br />
featured on nikebasketball.com’s Baller’s Network.<br />
The Dakota Wesleyan men’s and women’s basketball teams<br />
are routinely among the GPAC leaders in attendance. The<br />
Tigers enjoy a distinct home-court advantage thanks to its<br />
unique and spectacular venue and the support it receives from<br />
the <strong>DWU</strong> campus and the city of Mitchell, which is a bona fide<br />
“basketball town.”<br />
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SCHEDULE<br />
TIGERS<br />
<strong>2010</strong>-<strong>11</strong> <strong>DWU</strong> Tiger Women’s <strong>Basketball</strong> Schedule<br />
November 2 at Dakota State University Madison, S.D. 7 p.m.<br />
5 SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES & TECHNOLOGY HOME 6 p.m.<br />
6 BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY HOME 4 p.m.<br />
12 at Valley City State University Valley City, N.D. 5 p.m.<br />
13 at Jamestown College Jamestown, N.D. 2 p.m.<br />
15 at York College York, Neb. 5:30 p.m.<br />
20 DORDT COLLEGE* HOME 2 p.m.<br />
23 MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE* HOME 6 p.m.<br />
December 1 at Mount Marty College* Yankton, S.D. 6 p.m.<br />
4 at Concordia University* Seward, Neb. 2 p.m.<br />
6 YORK COLLEGE HOME 7 p.m.<br />
8 UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS* HOME 6 p.m.<br />
12 MIDLAND UNIVERSITY* HOME 1 p.m.<br />
28-30 Warner University Tournament Lake Wales, Fla.<br />
28 vs. Warner University Lake Wales, Fla. 7 p.m.<br />
30 vs. Brewton Parker College Lake Wales, Fla. 3 p.m.<br />
January 3 DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY HOME 7 p.m.<br />
5 at Northwestern College* Orange City, Iowa 6 p.m.<br />
8 at Doane College* Crete, Neb. 2 p.m.<br />
12 at Dordt College* Sioux Center, Iowa 6 p.m.<br />
16 CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY* HOME 2 p.m.<br />
19 at Morningside College* Sioux City, Iowa 6 p.m.<br />
23 NEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY* HOME 2 p.m.<br />
26 BRIAR CLIFF UNIVERSITY* HOME 6 p.m.<br />
29 at Midland University* Fremont, Neb. 2 p.m.<br />
February 2 at University of Sioux Falls* Sioux Falls, S.D. 6 p.m.<br />
9 MOUNT MARTY COLLEGE* HOME 6 p.m.<br />
12 at Minot State University Minot, N.D. 4 p.m.<br />
13 at Dickinson State University Dickinson, N.D. 2 p.m.<br />
16 NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE* HOME 6 p.m.<br />
19 at Hastings College* Hastings, Neb. 2 p.m.<br />
22 GPAC Postseason Tournament Begins TBA TBA<br />
* indicates Great Plains Athletic Conference opponent<br />
HOME games in BOLD CAPS played at the Corn Palace<br />
Front row (left to right): Taylor Piper, Shannon Vander May,<br />
Amanda Hart, Elizabeth Lamb, Shawna Evans. Middle row (left<br />
to right): Brittany Hills, Micaela Erickson, Shelby Andersen,<br />
Brittney Schweigert, Kayla Mielitz. Back row (left to right): Sara<br />
Konechne, Kim Johnson, Kenzie Dvoracek, Whitney Morgan,<br />
Brittany Pritchard, Student Manager Hannah Downing.<br />
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ROSTERS<br />
<strong>2010</strong>-<strong>11</strong> <strong>DWU</strong> Tiger Women’s <strong>Basketball</strong> Numerical Roster<br />
No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/Previous School<br />
4 Shawna Evans G 5-5 Fr. Martin, S.D./Bennett County High School<br />
10 Elizabeth Lamb* G 5-7 So. Onida, S.D./Sully Buttes High School<br />
12 Taylor Piper G 5-7 Fr. Mitchell, S.D./Mitchell High School<br />
14 Micaela Erickson G 5-9 Fr. Milan, Minn./Lac qui Parle Valley High School<br />
20 Amanda Hart G 5-8 Fr. Alexandria, S.D./Hanson High School<br />
22 Kenzie Dvoracek* F 5-10 Sr. Springfield, S.D./Bon Homme High School<br />
24 Brittany Hills G 5-9 So. Summit, S.D./Summit High School<br />
30 Kayla Mielitz G 5-8 Fr. Big Stone City, S.D./Milbank High School<br />
32 Shelby Andersen G 5-9 Fr. Ethan, S.D./Ethan High School<br />
34 Kim Johnson F 5-<strong>11</strong> Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School<br />
40 Shannon Vander May G 5-6 Jr. Long Valley, S.D./Kadoka High School<br />
42 Whitney Morgan F 5-10 So. Mitchell, S.D./Mitchell High School<br />
50 Brittany Pritchard* F 6-0 Jr. Norwalk, Iowa/Dana College<br />
52 Sara Konechne F 6-0 So. White Lake, S.D./White Lake High School<br />
Head Women’s <strong>Basketball</strong> Coach: Jason Christensen (Dakota Wesleyan ’98)<br />
Assistant Women’s <strong>Basketball</strong> Coaches: Jory Hansen, Ashley Johnson, Adria Fitzgerald, Mahina Gago<br />
Student Coach: Hannah Downing Student Manager: Alicia McKnight<br />
* Tiger Captains<br />
TIGERS<br />
PERSONNEL STATUS<br />
Starters Lost (5) Pos. Ht. Cl.<br />
Allison Johnson (graduation) G 5-6 Sr.<br />
Ashley Johnson (graduation) G 5-3 Sr.<br />
Ashley Mailey (graduation) F 6-0 Sr.<br />
Angela Noteboom (graduation) F 5-10 Sr.<br />
Maggie Malloy (transfer) G 5-9 Jr.<br />
<strong>DWU</strong> ALPHABETICAL ROSTER<br />
Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown<br />
32 Shelby Andersen G 5-9 Fr. Ethan, S.D.<br />
22 Kenzie Dvoracek F 5-10 Sr. Springfield, S.D.<br />
14 Micaela Erickson G 5-9 Fr. Milan, Minn.<br />
4 Shawna Evans G 5-5 Fr. Martin, S.D.<br />
20 Amanda Hart G 5-8 Fr. Alexandria, S.D.<br />
24 Brittany Hills G 5-9 So. Summit, S.D.<br />
34 Kim Johnson F 5-<strong>11</strong> Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D.<br />
52 Sara Konechne F 6-0 So. White Lake, S.D.<br />
10 Elizabeth Lamb G 5-7 So. Onida, S.D.<br />
30 Kayla Mielitz G 5-8 Fr. Big Stone City, S.D.<br />
42 Whitney Morgan F 5-10 So. Mitchell, S.D.<br />
12 Taylor Piper G 5-7 Fr. Mitchell, S.D.<br />
50 Brittany Pritchard F 6-0 Jr. Norwalk, Iowa<br />
40 Shannon Vander May G 5-6 Jr. Long Valley, S.D.<br />
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THANKS<br />
for supporting the Tigers!<br />
DAKOTA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY<br />
CELEBRATING<br />
125<br />
YEARS<br />
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OUTLOOK<br />
TIGERS<br />
Building<br />
for the<br />
Future<br />
Tiger Women’s <strong>Basketball</strong><br />
BASKETBALL PREVIEW<br />
By LEAH RADO, Sports Information Director<br />
Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball head coach Jason<br />
Christensen knows that, from the outside looking in, coaches in the<br />
Great Plains Athletic Conference might not think much of his team.<br />
The Tigers are coming off an 8-23 campaign in 2009-10 that included<br />
a 4-14 mark in the GPAC. <strong>DWU</strong> lost all five of its starters, has a new<br />
head coach and returns just three players from last year’s varsity<br />
squad.<br />
None of that is lost on Christensen, who was hired in June to replace<br />
former head coach Aaron Kahl, but it will only be fuel for the young<br />
Tigers.<br />
“We’re going to be very young, very inexperienced, but we’re not<br />
going to make excuses,” he said. “The pressure is not on us. If we’re<br />
picked to finish last in the GPAC, I think the kids will want to do<br />
something about it.”<br />
Christensen is no stranger to turning programs around. When the<br />
Dakota Wesleyan alum took over the Wagner High School boys’<br />
basketball team in 2008, the Red Raiders had won a total of 10 games in<br />
three years. In Christensen’s two years at the helm, Wagner finished<br />
34-8 with two conference titles and several top-five rankings in the South<br />
Dakota Sportswriters Association Boys’ <strong>Basketball</strong> Poll.<br />
At the base of this year’s Tiger squad will be the three returning<br />
varsity players and one key transfer. Christensen will look to these four,<br />
along with his new recruits, to replace All-GPAC Second-Team honoree<br />
Allison Johnson, as well as Ashley Johnson – a four-year starter at<br />
point guard – and Angela Noteboom.<br />
Kenzie Dvoracek, Elizabeth Lamb and Brittany Hills all saw time<br />
on varsity last season, and Brittany Pritchard played for Dana College<br />
for two seasons before it closed this summer. Dvoracek, Lamb and<br />
Pritchard will serve as the team’s captains, and they will be looked to as<br />
leaders throughout the season.<br />
Dvoracek is the team’s only senior and fourth-year player in <strong>2010</strong>-<br />
<strong>11</strong>. She saw playing time as a true freshman before dealing with injuries<br />
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and sitting out some of her sophomore season. Dvoracek saw<br />
extended playing time as a junior, and as long as she stays healthy, will<br />
play a big role for the Tigers as a senior.<br />
“Kenzie is a senior and has been around this program for four<br />
years,” Christensen said. “We’re looking to her for some leadership. If<br />
she can stay healthy the whole year, I really think she can help us.”<br />
Lamb got off to a strong start as a true freshman before her season<br />
was cut short due to an injury. She played in the first 19 games of the<br />
season and averaged 7.8 points per game, which was third on the<br />
team.<br />
Lamb led the team in scoring three times and hit double digits in 10<br />
games. In her first collegiate game, she had a career-high six assists.<br />
Christensen is looking for all that and more from Lamb in her<br />
sophomore season.<br />
“Liz got hurt last year, and one thing with her is she needs to be a little<br />
more confident with her knee,” he said. “I think from this summer until<br />
now she’s gained a lot of confidence, and I think she’s just more<br />
confident with everything.”<br />
Pritchard joined Dakota Wesleyan this summer after Dana College<br />
closed its doors, and she’ll be a leader in her first year with the Tigers.<br />
The junior averaged four points and 3.8 rebounds per game for the<br />
Vikings as a sophomore. She saw ample playing time in her freshman<br />
and sophomore seasons, and she brings college and GPAC<br />
experience, both of which are a valuable commodity for this year’s<br />
young squad.<br />
“She’s going to be a go-to player,” Christensen said. “For a kid<br />
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coming in, to say she’s a go-to player, that’s how much confidence I<br />
have in her right now.<br />
“She’s going to take a lot of the workload, and I think she can handle<br />
it. She’s got a great attitude, and she works hard in practice. One thing<br />
about Brittany is she’s a post player, but she can play in or out.”<br />
Hills will also be looked to for veteran leadership in just her<br />
sophomore season. She played in 30 games as a true freshman<br />
behind Ashley Johnson at the point guard spot. Hills led the team with a<br />
.417 shooting percentage from 3-point range. She also finished third<br />
with 56 assists and led the team in scoring once.<br />
Hills will be <strong>DWU</strong>’s starting point guard this season and will need to<br />
play calm and handle pressure from some of the nation’s best each<br />
night in the GPAC.<br />
“Brittany played more of a two last year, but we’ll put her at the point<br />
this season,” Christensen said. “She will play the off guard, but she has<br />
to get us in our offense. If she can handle the pressure teams put on us,<br />
we’ll be in a lot of games.”<br />
Christensen’s fifth starter will be a freshman who was one of the<br />
Tigers’ top recruits in the offseason.<br />
Micaela Erickson comes to <strong>DWU</strong> after an extremely successful<br />
prep career at Lac qui Parle Valley High School in Milan, Minn.<br />
She scored 1,601 points in five seasons on varsity and holds school<br />
records for career points, points in a season (507) and points in a game<br />
(39). She also holds records for career rebounds (829) and rebounds<br />
in a game (21).<br />
Erickson averaged 19.5 points, 8.4 rebounds, 3.1 steals and 2.9<br />
assists per game as a senior.<br />
“Micaela will be the only freshman who will probably start the first<br />
game,” Christensen said. “She’s a nice player, and we expect big<br />
things out of her in her next four years.<br />
“She’s a wonderful kid; she spends countless hours in the gym,<br />
works on her game and takes it pretty seriously.”<br />
Along with Erickson, four other freshmen will see the bulk of the<br />
minutes for the Tigers this season. Seven freshmen, four sophomores,<br />
two juniors and a senior make up <strong>DWU</strong>’s roster.<br />
Former Sioux Falls Roosevelt standout Kim Johnson will be an<br />
impact player for the Tigers. She averaged 8.9 points and 6.2<br />
rebounds per game for the Rough Riders, who are a perennial<br />
powerhouse in South Dakota Class “AA” basketball.<br />
Hometown native Taylor Piper will also see playing time as a<br />
freshman. The Mitchell native played for Wes Morgan, a former<br />
standout on the Tiger men’s basketball team. Piper helped turn the<br />
Kernel girls’ basketball program around in her four seasons.<br />
“I call Kim the crafty player,” Christensen said. “She finds ways to<br />
get herself open, and she makes moves that are fun to watch. Taylor<br />
will play a backup role to our guards. One of her strong points is she<br />
can penetrate. She can get to the rack when the shot clock’s winding<br />
down.”<br />
Shawna Evans and Amanda Hart will also see plenty of time for<br />
<strong>DWU</strong> in <strong>2010</strong>-<strong>11</strong>. Evans came to Dakota Wesleyan University late this<br />
summer from Bennett County High School and will be the backup point<br />
guard. Hart joins the Tigers after a very successful high school career<br />
at nearby Hanson High School in Alexandria, S.D. She averaged 17<br />
points, five rebounds and five assists per game as a senior for the<br />
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Brittany Hills<br />
Beavers, who went 38-6 in her final two seasons.<br />
“Shawna is what I like to call the unknown. Every day she’s getting<br />
better, and she came out of nowhere,” Christensen said. “Amanda is<br />
our purest shooter. She’s a sharpshooter, and she finds ways to get<br />
open.”<br />
Despite his team’s youth and inexperience at the college level,<br />
Christensen is hoping to watch his team improve each and every time<br />
they step out on the court. He knows it might be a tough run in the<br />
GPAC, which is traditionally a hotbed for the nation’s best women’s<br />
basketball teams, but he also knows the potential of his young squad.<br />
“This whole thing will be a process,” he said. “We have one senior,<br />
and everyone else is back next year, which is a good thing. If we can<br />
improve, maybe next year we can be a team to reckon with.<br />
“I’m not saying we’re writing off this year, because we’re not. I’m<br />
hoping, come GPAC time, we’re making some noise.”<br />
TIGER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL <strong>2010</strong>-<strong>11</strong><br />
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COACHES<br />
TIGERS<br />
JASON CHRISTENSEN (Dakota Wesleyan ’98)<br />
Head Women’s <strong>Basketball</strong> Coach<br />
First Season<br />
Phone: 605-995-2175 E-mail: jachrist@dwu.edu<br />
Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball introduced a new,<br />
yet familiar, face in the summer of <strong>2010</strong> when Jason Christensen took<br />
over as head coach.<br />
Christensen, a 1998 graduate of <strong>DWU</strong>, is the 12th women’s<br />
basketball coach in the program’s 35-year history. He inherits a <strong>DWU</strong><br />
squad that finished 8-23 overall and 4-14 in the Great Plains Athletic<br />
Conference in the <strong>2010</strong>-<strong>11</strong> season.<br />
Christensen starts his college coaching career with a young team,<br />
as only three varsity athletes from the 2009-10 squad return for the<br />
<strong>2010</strong>-<strong>11</strong> season. The Tigers graduated five seniors in May, including<br />
Allison Johnson, an All-GPAC Second-Team pick who graduated as<br />
the seventh-highest scorer in <strong>DWU</strong> history with 1,355 points in three<br />
seasons. She is also fourth in school history for career average points<br />
per game with 14.6. Senior starters Angela Noteboom and Ashley<br />
Johnson, Allison’s twin sister, also graduated in May.<br />
Christensen brings a wealth of basketball knowledge, as well as<br />
knowledge of the area, with him to the Tiger program. This will be<br />
Christensen’s first collegiate coaching experience, but he has <strong>11</strong> very<br />
successful years of high school coaching under his belt. For nine<br />
seasons, he coached the Mount Vernon High School girls’ basketball<br />
team. In those nine seasons, his teams went 173-29 (.856) with six<br />
conference titles, five district championships and four region titles.<br />
In 2004 and 2005, Christensen led the Fillies to back-to-back Class<br />
“B” state titles with a 49-0 record. Mount Vernon also took second- and<br />
third-place finishes in two other trips to state. Christensen was<br />
nominated for the South Dakota Girls’ Coach-of-the-Year award four<br />
times and won the honor in 2004. He also coached the South Dakota/<br />
Nebraska All-Star Game.<br />
Most recently, Christensen spent two seasons turning the Wagner<br />
High School boys’ basketball team into a state-title contender. Before<br />
his tenure with the Red Raiders, the team won 10 games in three<br />
seasons. In Christensen’s two seasons, the team went 34-8 (.809),<br />
won two conference titles and also achieved a top-five ranking in the<br />
South Dakota Sportswriters’ Association Boys’ <strong>Basketball</strong> Poll.<br />
Christensen has also had the opportunity to coach at camps in South<br />
Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska and Iowa, and he has organized<br />
individual camps in Mount Vernon and Wagner. He has also helped<br />
organize several basketball camps at Mitchell High School.<br />
Christensen grew up in Mitchell and played high school basketball<br />
for the Kernels before graduating from Dakota Wesleyan in 1998 with a<br />
Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education. He received a<br />
master’s degree in physical education, health and recreation from<br />
Emporia State University in Emporia, Kan., in 2004.<br />
Christensen and his wife, Michelle, live in Mount Vernon with their<br />
two children, Kaitlyn and Tyler.<br />
Win-Loss Records by Coach<br />
Coach (Years) W L %<br />
Kevin Lein (1998-04) <strong>11</strong>3 84 57.4<br />
1 Conference Championship<br />
Mark Schilling (1992-98) 77 92 45.6<br />
2 Conference Championships<br />
Jan Jirsak (1977-81) 46 51 47.4<br />
1 Conference Championship<br />
Mary Schrad (1989-92) 41 38 51.9<br />
1 Conference Championship<br />
Aaron Kahl (2007-10) 38 56 40.4<br />
Pam Olerich (1986-88) 30 21 58.8<br />
2 Conference Championships<br />
Connie Nelson (1981-84) 28 37 43.1<br />
Ann Konechne (2004-06) 25 67 27.2<br />
Randy Sitzman (1984-86) 13 30 30.2<br />
Marcia Walker (1975-77) <strong>11</strong> 26 29.7<br />
Mark Roozen (1988-89) 9 17 34.6<br />
• Since women’s basketball was played on an intercollegiate<br />
level in 1975, <strong>DWU</strong> has had <strong>11</strong> coaches with a total record<br />
of 431 wins and 519 losses, for a 45.4 winning percentage.<br />
<strong>DWU</strong> TEAM PHYSICIANS<br />
Dr. Chris<br />
Krouse<br />
Dr. Lucio<br />
Margallo<br />
Dr. Robert<br />
McWhirter<br />
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COACHES<br />
Jory Hansen<br />
Assistant Women’s <strong>Basketball</strong> Coach<br />
TIGERS<br />
Ashley Johnson<br />
Assistant Women’s <strong>Basketball</strong> Coach<br />
Jory Hansen is entering his fourth season as<br />
an assistant women’s basketball coach at Dakota<br />
Wesleyan University. Hansen’s coaching focus<br />
is on the defensive end of the floor, where he<br />
teaches and calls Tigers’ defensive sets. He also<br />
plays a big role in scouting, recruiting and player<br />
development.<br />
Over his first two seasons, Hansen served as a graduate assistant<br />
coach. Hansen also works as a Dakota Wesleyan admissions<br />
counselor, where he serves as the admissions’ liaison to the athletic<br />
department in addition to his assistant coaching duties.<br />
During his tenure at Dakota Wesleyan, Hansen has coaching<br />
experience with both the men’s and women’s basketball teams. He<br />
spent his first two years in coaching as an assistant with the Tiger<br />
men’s basketball team, and just before the 2007-08 season began, he<br />
switched over to the women’s team. He also played for the men’s team<br />
for two years.<br />
A native of Lakefield, Minn., Hansen earned his bachelor’s degree in<br />
athletic training from Dakota Wesleyan in 2007, and he received his<br />
Master of Arts degree in higher education policy and administration in<br />
2009.<br />
He lives in Mitchell.<br />
<strong>DWU</strong> ATHLETIC TRAINERS<br />
Randi<br />
Christensen,<br />
M.S., ATC<br />
Women’s <strong>Basketball</strong><br />
Athletic Trainer<br />
Cassie<br />
Brinker<br />
Student Athletic<br />
Trainer<br />
Chet<br />
McManus<br />
Student Athletic<br />
Trainer<br />
Kelsey<br />
Timmons<br />
Student Athletic<br />
Trainer<br />
Matt<br />
McManus<br />
Student Athletic<br />
Trainer<br />
For more information<br />
about <strong>DWU</strong> Athletic<br />
Training, go to<br />
www.dwu.edu/atn<br />
on the Web.<br />
Track the Tigers!<br />
www.dwu.edu/athletics<br />
Ashley Johnson returns to Dakota Wesleyan<br />
University for her first year as an assistant<br />
coach after a four-year career with the Tiger<br />
women’s basketball team.<br />
Johnson was a four-year starter at point<br />
guard for the Tigers and finished with 878 career<br />
points. She didn’t miss a single game while at <strong>DWU</strong> and was a major<br />
contributor in each of her four seasons with the Tigers.<br />
Johnson played high school basketball in nearby Mount Vernon,<br />
S.D., under current <strong>DWU</strong> head coach Jason Christensen. Johnson<br />
was a part of a Stickney/Mount Vernon team that won back-to-back<br />
Class “A” state titles and went undefeated in 2005.<br />
Johnson graduated from Dakota Wesleyan in <strong>2010</strong> with a degree in<br />
nursing. She works at Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center in<br />
Wessington Springs, S.D.<br />
Adria Fitzgerald<br />
Assistant Women’s <strong>Basketball</strong> Coach<br />
Adria (Pazour) Fitzgerald enters her first year<br />
as an assistant basketball coach for the Dakota<br />
Wesleyan University women’s basketball team in<br />
<strong>2010</strong>. She returns to <strong>DWU</strong> after a successful<br />
four-year career with the Tigers.<br />
Fitzgerald was an All-GPAC Second-Team pick<br />
as a junior and a senior. She scored 954 points in four seasons and<br />
was a starter her final two years with the Tigers. Fitzgerald was<br />
eighth in the GPAC in rebounding as a senior, averaging 7.4 rebounds<br />
per game.<br />
Fitzgerald played high school basketball at Kimball High School,<br />
where she averaged 29 points per game. She was a four-sport<br />
athlete for the Kiotes.<br />
In 2008, Fitzgerald graduated from <strong>DWU</strong> with a degree in multimedia.<br />
She works at St. Joseph’s Indian School as a Web content editor. She<br />
is married to former <strong>DWU</strong> men’s basketball player, Colby Fitzgerald.<br />
They live in Mitchell.<br />
Mahina Gago<br />
Graduate Assistant<br />
Women’s <strong>Basketball</strong> Coach<br />
Mahina Gago is a first-year graduate assistant<br />
for the Dakota Wesleyan University women’s<br />
basketball team. Gago, a Las Vegas native,<br />
comes to the Tigers from Brigham Young<br />
University Hawaii in Laie, Hawaii.<br />
Gago was a team captain at BYUH and earned<br />
several Pacific West Conference honors and awards, while averaging<br />
13 points and eight rebounds per game. She attained an<br />
undergraduate degree in exercise, sports and science with an<br />
emphasis in business management in <strong>2010</strong>, and she also had a<br />
coaching minor.<br />
Before playing in Hawaii, Gago played for one season at Snow<br />
College, a junior college in Utah, and she spent her freshman season at<br />
Dixie State, another junior college in Utah. Gago played prep basketball<br />
at Bonanza High School in Las Vegas and averaged 15 points and nine<br />
rebounds per game.<br />
Gago currently lives in Mitchell and is pursuing a master’s degree in<br />
educational policy and administration at Dakota Wesleyan.<br />
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PROFILES<br />
#22 Kenzie Dvoracek<br />
5-10 • Senior • Forward<br />
Springfield, S.D.<br />
Bon Homme High School<br />
General: Fourth-year player ... an athletic,<br />
versatile player who can play inside or outside ...<br />
a good jump shot that extends out to the 3-point<br />
line ... battled various injuries over her first two<br />
seasons ... played an extended role during her junior season in 2009-<br />
10 ... the only senior on the team in <strong>2010</strong>-<strong>11</strong> ... will be a team leader and<br />
play a big role on the varsity team ... a team captain.<br />
<strong>DWU</strong>: Played in 29 games as a junior in 2009-10 ... averaged 2.7 points<br />
and 2.4 rebounds per game ... also had 69 total rebounds, 18 assists,<br />
four steals and one blocked shot ... led the team in rebounding twice<br />
with eight against Jamestown (12/30/09) and Trinity Bible (1/4/10) ...<br />
shot 90 percent from the free-throw line (18-for-20) ... matched a<br />
career-high with <strong>11</strong> points agaist Midland Lutheran (12/12/09) ... injuries<br />
limited her to just four games in 2008-09 ... played in 23 games as a<br />
true freshman in 2007-08 ... averaged 2.3 points and 1.6 rebounds per<br />
game ... shot .857 from the free-throw line (12-for-14) ... had career<br />
highs of <strong>11</strong> points, seven rebounds and four assists in a win over<br />
Nebraska Christian (<strong>11</strong>/15/07) ... had nine points and five rebounds in a<br />
win at Presentation (12/16/07).<br />
High School: A three-time LMVC and SESD All-Conference selection in<br />
basketball at Bon Homme High School ... a three-year starter in<br />
basketball ... averaged 14 points, seven rebounds, five assists and<br />
two steals per game ... shot 45 percent from the field and 85 percent<br />
from the free-throw line ... also was a starter on the volleyball team ...<br />
part of the 2006 State Softball Championship team.<br />
Personal: Born Feb. 17, 1989 ... daughter of Gary and Michelle<br />
Dvoracek ... an athletic training major.<br />
#24 Brittany Hills<br />
5-9 • Sophomore • Guard<br />
Summit, S.D.<br />
Summit High School<br />
General: A second-year player ... saw valuable<br />
minutes at the point guard position as a true<br />
freshman ... a versatile point guard ... is good at<br />
pushing the tempo ... a great rebounder at her<br />
position ... will be a leader on a young Tiger squad as a sophomore ... a<br />
championship-caliber player in high school.<br />
2009-10: Saw time in 30 games and started in one as a true freshman<br />
in 2009-10 ... shot .424 from the field and led the team with a .417<br />
shooting percentage from 3-point range (20-for-48) ... tied for third on<br />
the team with 96 rebounds ... averaged 3.6 points and 3.2 rebounds<br />
per game as a true freshman ... also was third on the team with 56<br />
assists ... had 27 steals and four blocks ... scored 107 points as a<br />
freshman ... scored a career-high 13 points to lead the team in scoring<br />
and pulled down seven rebounds against Dakota State (12/29/09) ...<br />
also had seven rebounds against South Dakota Tech (<strong>11</strong>/7/09) ... had<br />
four assists against Doane (1/10/10) ... also scored 10 points against<br />
Nebraska Wesleyan (1/23/10).<br />
High School: A six-time letterwinner and a four-year starter at Summit<br />
... led the Eagles to the 2009 Class “B” State Championship ... an All-<br />
State selection and an All-Conference First-Team pick ... averaged 14.5<br />
points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals per game while<br />
shooting 54.8 percent from the floor ... topped 1,000 career points ... a<br />
member of the All-State Tournament Team ... Summit’s team captain and<br />
team MVP ... led the team to four consecutive trips to state ... also a<br />
conference MVP in volleyball ... earned a total of 18 letters in<br />
basketball, volleyball and track ... a member of the Honor Roll of<br />
Excellence.<br />
Personal: Born June 19, 1991 ... daughter of Randy and Beth Hills ...<br />
an elementary education major.<br />
TIGERS<br />
#40 Shannon Vander May<br />
5-6 • Junior • Guard<br />
Long Valley, S.D.<br />
Kadoka High School<br />
General: A third-year player ... an aggressive<br />
defender with a good midrange jumpshot ... will<br />
add depth to the Tigers’ backcourt.<br />
<strong>DWU</strong>: A member of the junior varsity team as a<br />
freshman and sophomore.<br />
High School: A two-year starter and a three-year letterwinner for the<br />
Kadoka girls’ basketball team ... an All-Conference selection as a senior<br />
and an All-Conference Honorable Mention pick as a junior ... averaged<br />
12 points, six rebounds, three assists and 2.3 steals per game over her<br />
junior and senior seasons ... shot 45 percent from the floor and 74<br />
percent from the free-throw line ... named team’s “Miss Offense” ...<br />
also a member of the Kadoka volleyball and track teams ... earned a<br />
total of 10 varsity letters ... also an honors band selection and a state<br />
placewinner in FFA.<br />
Personal: Born Feb. 4, 1990 ... daughter of Dan and Annette Vander<br />
May ... a business administration major.<br />
#10 Elizabeth Lamb<br />
5-7 • Sophomore • Guard<br />
Onida, S.D.<br />
Sully Buttes High School<br />
General: A second-year player ... had a strong<br />
start to her freshman season ... dealt with<br />
injuries and missed the second half of the 2009-<br />
10 season ... expected to be a big contributor as<br />
a sophomore ... will be a leader for the young <strong>DWU</strong> squad ... a talented<br />
scorer and a great outside shooter ... a smart player with a high<br />
basketball IQ ... a proven winner with two high school state titles ... a<br />
team captain<br />
College: Played in 19 games and started in seven before suffering a<br />
season-ending injury ... still finished the season third on the team in<br />
scoring with an average of 7.8 points per game ... was third on the<br />
team with a field goal percentage of .433 ... also had 25 made 3-point<br />
shots and shot .875 from the free-throw line ... had 47 rebounds, 37<br />
assists, 16 steals and one blocked shot ... led the team in scoring three<br />
times against South Dakota Tech (15 points, <strong>11</strong>/7/09), Morningside (<strong>11</strong><br />
points, <strong>11</strong>/24/09) and Concordia (12 points, 12/5/09) ... scored in double<br />
digits in 10 games ... had a career-high six assists in her first collegiate<br />
game against York (<strong>11</strong>/3/09) ... scored 12 points and had five rebounds<br />
against Mount Marty (12/2/09).<br />
High School: A five-year starter and letterwinner for Sully Buttes ...<br />
helped the Chargers win back-to-back Class “B” State Championships<br />
in 2007 and 2008 ... a two-time All-State selection and a five-time All-<br />
Conference pick ... an All-State Tournament Team selection in 2007 and<br />
2008 ... averaged 18 points, four rebounds, four assists and three<br />
steals per game ... led the team to the state tournament as a senior ... a<br />
six-time letterwinner in golf, and a four-time letterwinner and three-year<br />
starter in volleyball ... a six-year member of the National Honor Society.<br />
Personal: Born Dec. 27, 1990 ... daughter of Jamie and Susan Lamb ...<br />
an accounting major.<br />
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PROFILES<br />
#50 Brittany Pritchard<br />
6-0 • Junior • Forward<br />
Norwalk, Iowa<br />
Dana College<br />
General: Transferred to Dakota Wesleyan from<br />
Dana College when the school closed before the<br />
<strong>2010</strong>-<strong>11</strong> season ... has junior eligibility ... adds<br />
height and experience to the Tigers’ lineup ... has<br />
college game experience, including plenty of GPAC experience ... a<br />
team captain.<br />
Dana College: Played for two years at Dana College ... played in 27<br />
games and started in five in 2009-10 ... made 43 of 56 free-throw<br />
attempts (.768) ... shot .308 from the field and averaged 4.0 points per<br />
game ... finished with 103 rebounds, third highest on the team ...<br />
averaged 3.8 rebounds per game ... also had 23 assists, 18 blocked<br />
shots and 12 steals ... played in 29 games as a freshman in 2008-09 ...<br />
made 21 of 29 free-throw attempts (.724) ... averaged 2.6 points per<br />
game and had a .338 shooting percentage from the field ... also had 84<br />
rebounds for a 2.9 rebound per game average ... finished with seven<br />
assists, 12 blocked shots and 15 steals ... was a member of the<br />
Vikings’ team that had the highest GPA in the nation.<br />
High School: Lettered for four years at Norwalk High School in<br />
Norwalk, Iowa ... was a two-year starter ... helped the Warriors to a<br />
97-15 record in her four seasons ... helped lead the team to a state title<br />
and a 26-2 record in 2006 ... voted Best Defensive Player as a senior<br />
... also played volleyball for three years and soccer for two, lettering<br />
twice in each sport ... a four-year member of the honor roll.<br />
Personal: Born April 12, 1990 ... daughter of Jeff and Michelle<br />
Pritchard ... a social work and criminal justice double major.<br />
#14 Micaela Erickson<br />
5-9 • Freshman • Guard<br />
Milan, Minn.<br />
Lac qui Parle Valley High School<br />
General: One of the Tigers’ top recruits for<br />
<strong>2010</strong>-<strong>11</strong> ... comes to <strong>DWU</strong> from Lac qui Parle<br />
Valley High School in Milan, Minn. ... will be<br />
counted on to replace some of the team’s<br />
production on the court ... a fundamentally sound player with good size<br />
and athleticism.<br />
High School: Had a standout career at Lac qui Parle Valley High<br />
School ... lettered for five years and started for four ... holds five<br />
school records ... finished with 1,601 career points – a school record –<br />
and also set records for points in a season (507) as a senior as well<br />
as points in a game (39) ... also holds the school record in career<br />
rebounds (829) and rebounds in a game (21) ... had 283 career assists<br />
and 278 career steals ... shot 40 percent from the field, including 36<br />
percent from 3-point range as a senior ... averaged 19.5 points, 8.4<br />
rebounds, 3.1 steals and 2.9 assists as a senior ... led her team to the<br />
sectional finals in 2006-07 and 2009-10 ... helped the Eagles to a<br />
conference championship in 2006-07 ... a two-time team captain and<br />
three-time hardest worker and MVP ... named All-Conference three<br />
times and conference MVP as a senior ... named to the All-Area First<br />
Team as a senior and second team as a sophomore and junior ...<br />
named All-State as a senior ... a High School Heisman State finalist and<br />
a Tim Orth MVP ... lettered four times in volleyball and five times in track<br />
... named MVP in 2007 and 2009 for volleyball ... earned All-Conference<br />
honors three times in volleyball ... named All-Conference four times in<br />
track ... also played for four years for the Northern Lites 17U AAU<br />
basketball team and competed on the 17U Junior Olympic volleyball<br />
team ... a Triple-A Award School winner ... named Academic All-State<br />
for track, basketball and volleyball ... a member of the National Honor<br />
Society.<br />
Personal: Born Sept. 23, 1991 ... daughter of Jeff and Kriste Erickson<br />
... a sports management major.<br />
TIGERS<br />
#42 Whitney Morgan<br />
5-10 • Sophomore • Forward<br />
Mitchell, S.D.<br />
Mitchell High School<br />
General: A second-year player ... came to <strong>DWU</strong><br />
from hometown Mitchell High School ... a smart,<br />
knowledgeable player ... has a good midrange<br />
jump shot ... will add depth to the Tigers’<br />
frontcourt.<br />
College: Played on the Tiger junior varsity team during the 2009-10<br />
season.<br />
High School: A two-time letterwinner at Mitchell ... played for her<br />
uncle, former <strong>DWU</strong> star Wes Morgan, in high school.<br />
Personal: Born July 8, 1991 ... daughter of Pat and Melissa Morgan ...<br />
an accounting major ... latest <strong>DWU</strong> basketball player from the storied<br />
Morgan family ... aunts Randi, Ronda, Robin and Raven all starred at<br />
<strong>DWU</strong> and scored more than 1,000 career points ... uncles Scott and<br />
Wes also topped 1,000 career points for the Tiger men.<br />
#52 Sara Konechne<br />
6-0 • Sophomore • Forward<br />
White Lake, S.D.<br />
White Lake High School<br />
General: A second-year player ... a very<br />
hardworking player ... a strong, physical<br />
presence inside ... will add size and depth to<br />
Tiger frontcourt.<br />
College: Played on the Tiger junior varsity team during the 2009-10<br />
hoops season.<br />
High School: A four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at White<br />
Lake ... earned All-Conference First-Team honors as a senior ... a Sioux<br />
Falls Argus Leader Player-of-the-Week ... had 24 points and 13<br />
rebounds in the Wolverines’ district game ... an All-Conference Second-<br />
Team selection as a junior ... had two games with at least 20 points and<br />
10 rebounds as a junior, including a career-high 27 points and 14<br />
rebounds ... earned a total of <strong>11</strong> varsity letters in basketball, volleyball<br />
and track and field ... a member of the Gold Honor Roll for eight<br />
semesters ... also earned various places at an academic festival.<br />
Personal: Born Sept. 25, 1990 ... daughter of Merlin and Jackie<br />
Konechne ... a biology and pre-med major.<br />
#32 Shelby Andersen<br />
5-9 • Guard • Freshman<br />
Ethan, S.D.<br />
Ethan High School<br />
General: Comes to <strong>DWU</strong> from nearby Ethan High<br />
School in Ethan, S.D. ... an athletic guard who<br />
will add speed to the Tigers’ lineup.<br />
High School: A six-time letterwinner and fouryear<br />
starter at Ethan High School ... finished her prep career with 1,200<br />
points ... averaged 17.5 points, five rebounds and 2.5 assists per game<br />
as a senior ... named All-Conference throughout her career ... also an<br />
All-State nominee ... participated in the South Dakota 3-Class Shootout<br />
and the South Dakota All-Star <strong>Basketball</strong> Game ... a two-time team MVP<br />
... also lettered four times in volleyball and six times in track ... earned<br />
volleyball All-Conference honors ... winner of the High School Heisman<br />
Award ... a member of the honor roll and a Regent Scholar.<br />
Personal: Born July 5, 1992 ... daughter of Harlyn and Linda Andersen<br />
... a pre-physical therapy major.<br />
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PROFILES<br />
#4 Shawna Evans<br />
5-5 • Freshman • Guard<br />
Martin, S.D.<br />
Bennett County High School<br />
General: Comes to Dakota Wesleyan from<br />
Bennett County High School ... will add depth to<br />
the Tiger roster.<br />
High School: A four-year letterwinner and<br />
three-year starter at Bennett County High School ... named to the All-<br />
State Team as a senior ... also named to the <strong>2010</strong> All-Star Team ...<br />
earned All-Conference honors her sophomore through senior seasons<br />
... helped the Warriors to a runner-up finish at the South Dakota Class<br />
“A” State <strong>Basketball</strong> Tournament in 2007 ... also lettered three times in<br />
volleyball ... a member of the honor roll all four years of high school.<br />
Personal: Born March 4, 1992 ... daughter of Corey Evans and Maxie<br />
Bair ... a nursing major.<br />
#20 Amanda Hart<br />
5-8 • Freshman • Guard<br />
Alexandria, S.D.<br />
Hanson High School<br />
General: Comes to Dakota Wesleyan from<br />
Hanson High School in Alexandria, S.D. ... had a<br />
standout prep career for the Beavers ... a solid<br />
shooter who finds ways to score ... a smart<br />
player who could make a big impact in her Tiger career.<br />
High School: Averaged 17 points, five rebounds and five assists per<br />
game as a senior ... was a leader on a very successful Hanson team<br />
... helped the Beavers to a 21-2 record as a junior and a 17-4 mark as a<br />
senior ... led the Beavers to three district titles, three conference titles<br />
and two region championships ... was a part of a Hanson squad that<br />
took third at the South Dakota Class “B” State Tournament in 2007 and<br />
fifth in 2008 ... named All-Conference three times ... also named to the<br />
Class “B” All-Tournament Team ... scored more than 1,000 points in her<br />
high school career ... also played volleyball for four years and ran track<br />
for three ... a member of the Gold Honor Roll and the National Honor<br />
Society ... was voted class president.<br />
Personal: Born June 1, 1992 ... daughter of Curt and Kelly Hart ... an<br />
undecided major ... brother Jon is a junior on the Tiger football team.<br />
#34 Kim Johnson<br />
5-<strong>11</strong> • Freshman • Forward<br />
Sioux Falls, S.D.<br />
Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School<br />
General: One of the Tigers’ top recruits for the<br />
<strong>2010</strong>-<strong>11</strong> season ... had a solid prep career with<br />
one of the state’s best Class “AA” programs ...<br />
will add height and athleticism up front for the<br />
Tigers this season.<br />
High School: Earned three varsity letters and was a one-year starter<br />
at Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School ... averaged 8.9 points and 6.2<br />
rebounds per game as a senior ... shot 41 percent from the field,<br />
including 31 percent from 3-point range, and made 70 percent of her<br />
free-throw attempts ... earned All-Conference and All-City honors ...<br />
named KWSN Player of the Week ... helped the Rough Riders to an 18-7<br />
record and a sixth-place state finish at the South Dakota Class “AA”<br />
State Tournament as a junior and a 20-4 mark and a fifth-place finish at<br />
state as a senior ... also earned Academic All-Conference and All-State<br />
honors ... a member of the National Honor Society.<br />
Personal: Born Aug. 29, 1991 ... daughter of Bob and Theresa<br />
Johnson ... a nursing major.<br />
#30 Kayla Mielitz<br />
5-8 • Freshman • Guard<br />
Big Stone City, S.D.<br />
Milbank High School<br />
TIGERS<br />
General: Comes to Dakota Wesleyan from Big<br />
Stone City, S.D. ... will compete for playing time<br />
as a freshman ... a versatile guard/forward<br />
combo.<br />
High School: A three-year starter and letterwinner at Milbank High<br />
School ... set a school record for free-throw percentage her<br />
sophomore year when she hit 76 percent of her attempts ... also made<br />
71.6 percent of her free throws as a junior ... earned All-Conference<br />
honors each of her final three seasons at Milbank, including honorable<br />
mention as a sophomore and first-team honors as a junior and senior ...<br />
named team MVP and Top Rebounder ... a two-time captain ... a Top<br />
100 Expo Showcase participant ... also a three-year starter and<br />
letterwinner in softball ... earned All-Conference Honorable Mention.<br />
Personal: Born Nov. 14, 1991 ... daughter of Jonathan and Myra Mielitz<br />
... an elementary/special education major.<br />
#12 Taylor Piper<br />
5-7 • Freshman • Guard<br />
Mitchell, S.D.<br />
Mitchell High School<br />
General: Comes to <strong>DWU</strong> from Mitchell High<br />
School ... played for former Tiger basketball<br />
player Wes Morgan as a junior and senior ... a<br />
leader on the court.<br />
High School: A four-year starter and letterwinner at Mitchell High<br />
School ... helped the Kernel girls’ basketball team to steady<br />
improvement in each of her seasons ... averaged 6.8 points, 3.9<br />
rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game as a senior ... hit 36<br />
percent of her 3-point attempts ... named team MVP and Defensive<br />
Player of the Year as a senior ... also named the Daily Republic’s Most<br />
Valuable Athlete ... also lettered four times in volleyball and twice in<br />
track ... earned All-Conference Honorable Mention as a senior in<br />
volleyball ... named the team’s Defensive Player of the Year as a junior<br />
and senior on the volleyball team ... a member of the National Honor<br />
Society and a Rotary Scholar.<br />
Personal: Born Dec. 26, 1991 ... daughter of Jim Piper and Rhonda<br />
Piper ... an athletic training major ... played high school basketball with<br />
Tiger Whitney Morgan.<br />
Can’t make it to the TIGER game<br />
If you can’t make it to one of the<br />
Tiger home games this fall, log on<br />
to www.mitchellrepublic.com<br />
and click on “<strong>DWU</strong> Live Sports” to<br />
watch the live webcast.<br />
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CHEERLEADERS<br />
TIGERS<br />
Dakota Wesleyan <strong>Basketball</strong> Cheerleaders<br />
Members of the<br />
basketball cheer<br />
squad include: Megan<br />
Hazelrigg, Chynna<br />
Mikkelsen, Jennifer<br />
Iedema, Raeanne<br />
Klein, Sarah Owens,<br />
Catherine Hayen,<br />
Ashley Fischer,<br />
Ashley Wagner,<br />
Amber Turner, Alisha<br />
Milnes, Mandi<br />
Hargrave, Derek<br />
Washington, Ryan<br />
Wagner, Aaron Rolen,<br />
Chris Ferera, Jordan<br />
Hermanson, Denet<br />
Christopher, Trevor<br />
Wagner and Michael<br />
Lukkason. The<br />
squad is coached by<br />
Jerry Luckett and<br />
Dave Backlund Jr.<br />
The <strong>2010</strong>-<strong>11</strong> women’s basketball team captains are Brittany<br />
Pritchard, Kenzie Dvoracek and Elizabeth Lamb.<br />
Quoting<br />
Coach Christensen<br />
“We’re going to be very young, very<br />
inexperienced, but we’re not going to make excuses.<br />
The pressure is not on us. If we’re picked to finish last<br />
in the GPAC, I think the kids will want to do something<br />
about it. Night in and night out, I just hope to see us<br />
improve. I’m hoping by conference time, we’re<br />
making some noise.”<br />
TEAMMAKERS<br />
• Call 605-995-2<strong>11</strong>2<br />
• Vist www.dwu.edu/athletics/teammakers.htm<br />
Help support <strong>DWU</strong> athletics by becoming a TeamMaker.<br />
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2009-10 STATS TIGERS<br />
2009-10 Season Stats/Results<br />
Overall Record: 8-23 GPAC Record: 4-14 Home: 4-10 Away: 4-<strong>11</strong> Neutral: 0-2<br />
Player G/GS FG/FGA Pct 3FG/A Pct FT/FTA Pct Avg OR DR Reb Avg PF/DQ Ast TO Blk Stl<br />
4-Allison Johnson 31/31 146-348 .420 49-145 .338 89-<strong>11</strong>5 .774 13.9 22 74 96 3.1 51/1 84 89 3 44<br />
34-Maggie Malloy 29/28 <strong>11</strong>0-254 .433 25-81 .309 98-173 .566 <strong>11</strong>.8 56 108 164 5.7 60/0 39 83 2 29<br />
10-Elizabeth Lamb 19/7 48-126 .381 31-77 .403 21-24 .875 7.8 9 38 47 2.5 27/0 37 31 1 16<br />
12-Ashley Johnson 31/30 65-191 .340 39-103 .379 39-49 .796 6.7 21 69 90 2.9 75/1 77 94 1 43<br />
44-Ashley Mailey 31/20 74-172 .430 6-31 .194 37-62 .597 6.2 43 105 148 4.8 62/1 30 71 10 27<br />
40-Angela Noteboom 27/21 54-109 .495 4-19 .2<strong>11</strong> 35-48 .729 5.4 21 61 82 3.0 35/0 24 53 9 9<br />
24-Brittany Hills 30/1 39-92 .424 20-48 .417 9-20 .450 3.6 21 75 96 3.2 40/0 56 65 4 27<br />
20-Jessica Bartscher 25/0 28-66 .424 14-33 .424 3-4 .750 2.9 6 18 24 1.0 14/0 18 17 0 8<br />
22-Kenzie Dvoracek 29/0 26-75 .347 9-35 .257 18-20 .900 2.7 14 55 69 2.4 29/0 18 47 1 4<br />
30-Emily Bastian 18/13 18-40 .450 0-3 .000 6-9 .667 2.3 14 37 51 2.8 15/0 17 15 7 12<br />
52-Marie Olson 31/0 23-56 .4<strong>11</strong> 1-4 .250 12-26 .462 1.9 15 48 63 2.0 46/0 14 32 19 <strong>11</strong><br />
14-Ashley Pommer 16/4 10-29 .345 4-15 .267 5-7 .714 1.8 1 8 9 0.6 3/0 10 9 0 5<br />
32-Hannah Downing <strong>11</strong>/0 5-13 .385 2-5 .400 0-6 .000 1.1 0 5 5 0.5 3/0 1 3 1 2<br />
42-Ellie Peterson 9/0 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000 0.4 2 5 7 0.8 1/0 2 2 1 1<br />
TEAM 54 85 139 4.5 0 27<br />
Team Totals 31 647-1,577 .410 204-602 .339 374-565 .662 60.4 299 791 1,090 35.2 461 427 638 59 238<br />
Opponent Totals 31 779-1,850 .421 215-602 .357 336-487 .690 68.0 357 744 1,101 35.5 547 476 477 68 294<br />
Date Opponent W/L <strong>DWU</strong>-Opp Record Leading Scorer Leading Rebounder<br />
<strong>11</strong>/3 YORK L 61-70 0-1 12-Allison Johnson 7-Maggie Malloy, Marie Olson<br />
<strong>11</strong>/6 South Dakota Tech W 77-60 1-1 20-Angela Noteboom <strong>11</strong>-Angela Noteboom<br />
<strong>11</strong>/7 Black Hills State L 71-84 1-2 15-Elizabeth Lamb 7-Brittany Hills<br />
<strong>11</strong>/10 DAKOTA STATE W 84-79 2-2 20-Maggie Malloy 7-Ashley Mailey, Team<br />
<strong>11</strong>/13 JAMESTOWN L 63-72 2-3 18-Maggie Malloy 8-Maggie Malloy<br />
<strong>11</strong>/14 VALLEY CITY STATE L 50-60 2-4 13-Allison Johnson 8-Maggie Malloy, Angela Noteboom<br />
<strong>11</strong>/21 Dordt* W 67-66 3-4 17-Maggie Malloy 8-Angela Noteboom<br />
<strong>11</strong>/24 Morningside* L 60-81 3-5 <strong>11</strong>-Elizabeth Lamb 6-Allison Johnson<br />
<strong>11</strong>/28 Peru State W 70-59 4-5 17-Allison Johnson 14-Maggie Malloy<br />
12/2 MOUNT MARTY* L 54-71 4-6 16-Allison Johnson 9-Maggie Malloy<br />
12/5 CONCORDIA* L 46-53 4-7 12-Allison Johnson, Elizabeth Lamb 8-Maggie Malloy<br />
12/9 Sioux Falls* L 52-60 4-8 18-Maggie Malloy 7-Brittany Hills, Angela Noteboom<br />
12/12 Midland Lutheran* W 78-73 5-8 16-Maggie Malloy 6-Ashley Mailey<br />
12/17 Martin Luther L 62-66 5-9 13-Maggie Malloy 12-Maggie Malloy<br />
12/18 Southwest Minnesota State L 62-73 5-10 13-Allison Johnson 6-Allison Johnson, Team<br />
12/29 Dakota State L 67-78 5-<strong>11</strong> 13-Brittany Hills 8-Team<br />
12/30 Jamestown L 58-73 5-12 25-Allison Johnson 8-Kenzie Dvoracek<br />
1/4 TRINITY BIBLE W 81-26 6-12 17-Jessica Bartscher 8-Kenzie Dvoracek<br />
1/10 DOANE* W 73-48 7-12 17-Allison Johnson 8-Ashley Mailey<br />
1/13 DORDT* L 51-54 7-13 13-Allison Johnson, Ashley Mailey 12-Ashley Mailey<br />
1/15 NORTHWESTERN* L 62-89 7-14 23-Allison Johnson 7-Maggie Malloy<br />
1/21 MORNINGSIDE* L 62-85 7-15 28-Maggie Malloy 7-Maggie Malloy<br />
1/23 Nebraska Wesleyan* L 58-61 7-16 16-Allison Johnson 6-Ashley Mailey<br />
1/27 Briar Cliff* L 55-92 7-17 13-Allison Johnson 6-Maggie Malloy, Team<br />
1/30 DANA* W 69-59 8-17 24-Allison Johnson 9-Emily Bastian<br />
2/3 SIOUX FALLS* L 42-68 8-18 16-Allison Johnson 5-Ashley Johnson, Maggie Malloy<br />
2/6 Concordia* L 56-78 8-19 20-Allison Johnson 9-Ashley Johnson<br />
2/10 Mount Marty* L 45-70 8-20 12-Allison Johnson, Ashley Mailey 7-Team<br />
2/17 Northwestern* L 49-102 8-21 13-Ashley Johnson 3-Jessica Bartscher, Ashley Johnson<br />
2/20 HASTINGS* L 46-57 8-22 14-Ashley Pommer 8-Ashley Mailey<br />
2/23 Mount Marty# L 41-61 8-23 <strong>11</strong>-Allison Johnson, Ashley Johnson 7-Emily Bastian<br />
Bold – Wins ALL CAPS – Home Games * – GPAC Game # – GPAC Tournament Game<br />
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2009-10 GPAC TIGERS<br />
2009-10 GPAC Standings<br />
GPAC<br />
ALL GAMES<br />
W L Pct. W L Pct.<br />
Hastings College 17 1 .944 31 4 .886<br />
Northwestern College 15 3 .833 31 5 .861<br />
Briar Cliff University 13 5 .722 28 8 .778<br />
Morningside College 12 6 .667 21 12 .636<br />
Concordia University <strong>11</strong> 7 .6<strong>11</strong> 21 <strong>11</strong> .656<br />
Mount Marty College 10 8 .556 20 10 .667<br />
Dordt College 10 8 .556 19 13 .594<br />
University of Sioux Falls 9 9 .500 18 14 .563<br />
Doane College 8 10 .444 12 18 .400<br />
Nebraska Wesleyan University 4 14 .222 7 18 .280<br />
DAKOTA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY 4 14 .222 8 23 .258<br />
Midland Lutheran College 3 15 .167 8 23 .258<br />
Dana College 1 17 .056 3 25 .107<br />
2009-10 GPAC All-Conference Teams<br />
GPAC Player-of-the-Year<br />
Liz Grider, Sr., G, Briar Cliff<br />
GPAC Defensive Player-of-the-Year<br />
Kim Faimon, Sr., G, Hastings<br />
FIRST TEAM<br />
Liz Grider ......................... 5-<strong>11</strong> ....... Sr. ......... G ........BCU<br />
Lindsay Ducey .................. 6-2........ Sr. ..........P ........HAS<br />
Becca Hurley .................... 5-9.........Jr. ......... G ........NOR<br />
Tanaeya Worden .............. 5-5.........Jr. ......... G ........MOR<br />
Michelle Amundson .......... 5-7........ Sr. ......... G ........MMC<br />
Randa Hulstein ................ 6-1........ Sr. ..........P ........NOR<br />
Amber Soodsma ............. 5-<strong>11</strong> ........Jr. ......... G ........DOR<br />
Kim Faimon ...................... 5-6........ Sr. ......... G ........HAS<br />
Betsy Hildreth ................... 6-2........So. ......... F ........USF<br />
Stacy Scheer ..................... 5-9........ Sr. ......... G ........CNC<br />
2009-10 GPAC Postseason Tournament<br />
FIRST ROUND (Feb. 23, <strong>2010</strong>)<br />
#6 Dordt 56 .......................... #<strong>11</strong> Midland Lutheran 53<br />
#8 Sioux Falls 63 ................. #9 Doane 51<br />
#5 Concordia 79 .................. #12 Dana 54<br />
#7 Mount Marty 61 .............. #10 Dakota Wesleyan 41<br />
SECOND ROUND (Feb. 25, <strong>2010</strong>)<br />
#1 Hastings 76 .................... #8 Sioux Falls 49<br />
#2 Northwestern 89 ............. #7 Mount Marty 80<br />
#3 Briar Cliff 80 .................... #6 Dordt 48<br />
#4 Morningside 72 .............. #5 Concordia 59<br />
SEMIFINALS (Feb. 27, <strong>2010</strong>)<br />
#1 Hastings 76 .................... #4 Morningside 62<br />
#2 Northwestern 94 ............. #3 Briar Cliff 75<br />
FINALS (March 3, <strong>2010</strong>)<br />
#1 Hastings 81 .................... #2 Northwestern 70<br />
GPAC Coach-of-the-Year<br />
Jeff Dittman, Hastings<br />
GPAC Freshman-of-the-Year<br />
Kendra De Jong, Fr., F, Northwestern<br />
SECOND TEAM<br />
Vanessa Munter ............... 5-<strong>11</strong> ....... Sr. .......... F ........DOA<br />
Kate DuMez ....................... 5-7........ Sr. ......... G ........DOR<br />
Megan Salcedo ................ 5-<strong>11</strong> ....... So. .........P ........BCU<br />
Chelsie Trask ................... 5-8........ Fr. ......... G ........MOR<br />
Kami Kuhlmann ............... 5-6........So. ........ G ........NOR<br />
Alicia Statler ...................... 6-1........So. .........P ........HAS<br />
Allison Johnson ............... 5-6........ Sr. ..........G ........<strong>DWU</strong><br />
Jenny Miller ....................... 5-6.........Jr. ......... G ........MMC<br />
Kelli Hermsmeyer ........... 5-<strong>11</strong> ....... So. .........P ........MLC<br />
Kendra De Jong .............. 5-<strong>11</strong> ....... Fr. .......... F ........NOR<br />
HONORABLE MENTION<br />
BCU: Morgan Brown, Michelle Determan<br />
CNC: Kristin Miller, Treva Nutter, Katie Rich<br />
<strong>DWU</strong>: None<br />
DAN: Tricia Trotter<br />
DOA: Cheryl Braithwait<br />
DOR: Julia DeKoekkoek, McKinzie Schmidt<br />
HAS: Rachel Isherwood, Heather McKeon<br />
MLC: Kerry Butzke, Megan Torkelson<br />
MOR: Roni Miller, Brittany Williamson<br />
MMC: Cassie Neth, Kendra Schomer<br />
NWU: Shea Rasmussen, Mallory Shanahan, Sadie Struebing<br />
NOR: None<br />
USF: Holli Aggen, Katie Farley<br />
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RECORDS<br />
Championship Seasons<br />
Conference Championships<br />
Season Conference<br />
Year Record Record Coach<br />
1980-81 13-12 9-3 Jan Jirsak<br />
(co-champs with Dakota State)<br />
1986-87 14-<strong>11</strong> 7-3 Pam Olerich<br />
(co-champs with Dakota State)<br />
1987-88 16-10 9-1 Pam Olerich<br />
1990-91 18-<strong>11</strong> 8-2 Mary Schrad<br />
(co-champs with South Dakota Tech)<br />
1992-93 19-8 9-1 Mark Schilling<br />
(co-champs with South Dakota Tech)<br />
1993-94 16-13 8-2 Mark Schilling<br />
2001-02 32-6 14-2 Kevin Lein<br />
Most Wins in a Season<br />
32 total wins 2001-02<br />
28 total wins 2003-04<br />
25 total wins 2002-03<br />
19 total wins 1992-93; 1994-95<br />
Most Consecutive Wins<br />
17 total wins 2001-02<br />
Most Consecutive Home Wins<br />
24 total wins 2000-01 through 2001-02 season<br />
NAIA Emil S. Liston Award<br />
Kelly Musick (1998)<br />
Amber Tennant (2005 GPAC Representative)<br />
Allison Johnson (2009 GPAC Representative)<br />
The NAIA Emil S. Liston Award is a national NAIA award<br />
given each year to a junior basketball player of a<br />
member school based on athletic ability, scholarship,<br />
character, citizenship and participation in extracurricular<br />
activities.<br />
District 12 A.O. Duer Award<br />
Stacy Nicholaisen (1989)<br />
The NAIA A.O. Duer Award is annually given to a junior<br />
athlete in any sport and is based on ability, scholarship,<br />
character and citizenship.<br />
Conference Most Valuable Players<br />
Lori Kalenda<br />
Ronda Morgan<br />
Randi Morgan<br />
1989-90 (SDIC)<br />
1993-94; 1994-95 (SDIC)<br />
2001-02 (GPAC)<br />
National Tournament MVP<br />
Randi Morgan 2001-02<br />
National Tournament Hustle Award<br />
Amanda Williams 2002-03<br />
National Player-of-the-Year<br />
Randi Morgan 2001-02<br />
TIGERS<br />
NAIA All-Americans<br />
Ronda Morgan (1993-94, 2nd Team)<br />
Ronda Morgan (1994-95, 3rd Team)<br />
Randi Morgan (2000-01, 3rd Team)<br />
Emily Janssen (2001-02, Honorable Mention)<br />
Randi Morgan (2001-02, 1st Team)<br />
Randi Morgan (2003-04, 1st Team)<br />
Victoria Drefs (2003-04, 2nd Team)<br />
NAIA All-America Scholar-Athletes<br />
Kim Eggers (1994-95)<br />
Kim Eggers (1995-96)<br />
Robin Morgan (1996-97)<br />
Kelly Musick (1997-98)<br />
Raven Morgan (1998-99)<br />
Jodie Dierks, Raven Morgan, Tami Schlekeway,<br />
Stacy Walter (1999-00)<br />
Emily Janssen (2000-01)<br />
Emily Janssen (2001-02)<br />
Katie Lewis, Brittany Nelson, Sarah Viedt,<br />
Amanda Williams (2003-04)<br />
Katie Lewis (2004-05)<br />
Kristi Anderson, Kara Overweg (2005-06)<br />
Kelly Haiar, Nikki Johnston, Kara Overweg,<br />
Jennifer Pommer (2006-07)<br />
Nikki Tyhurst (2007-08)<br />
Emily Bastian, Allison Johnson, Angela Noteboom<br />
(2008-09)<br />
Emily Bastian, Kenzie Dvoracek, Allison Johnson,<br />
Angela Noteboom, Ellie Peterson (2009-10)<br />
Women’s <strong>Basketball</strong> 1,000-Point<br />
Scorers<br />
Career Scoring Leaders (1,000-point minimum)<br />
Listed by total points scored<br />
Name Year Points<br />
1. Randi Morgan 2000-04 2,557<br />
2. Ronda Morgan 1991-95 1,843<br />
3. Victoria Drefs 2000-04 1,770<br />
4. Lori Kalenda 1987-91 1,662<br />
5. Emily Janssen 1998-02 1,536<br />
6. Robin Morgan 1993-97 1,5<strong>11</strong><br />
7. Allison Johnson 2007-10 1,355<br />
8. Raven Morgan 1996-00 1,302<br />
9. Jeanene McKelvey 1992-96 1,291<br />
10. Bonnie Bartscher 1990-94 1,284<br />
<strong>11</strong>. Connie Nelson 1976-80 1,207<br />
12. Amanda Williams 2000-04 1,121<br />
13. Cindy Boggs 1980-84 1,106<br />
14. Abbey DeWolf 2001-05 1,088<br />
15. Jolene Bush 1977-81 1,074<br />
16. Tacey Nielsen 2001-05 1,036<br />
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RECORDS<br />
Career Average Points Per Game<br />
Randi Morgan 18.9 2000-04<br />
Ronda Morgan 17.1 1991-95<br />
Lori Kalenda 15.5 1987-91<br />
Allison Johnson 14.6 2007-10<br />
Robin Morgan 13.3 1993-97<br />
Connie Nelson 13.3 1976-80<br />
Victoria Drefs 12.8 2000-04<br />
Cindy Boggs 12.3 1980-84<br />
Bonnie Bartscher <strong>11</strong>.6 1990-94<br />
Jeanene McKelvey <strong>11</strong>.4 1992-96<br />
Jolene Bush <strong>11</strong>.2 1977-81<br />
Total Career Point Leaders<br />
Randi Morgan 2,557 2000-04<br />
Ronda Morgan 1,843 1991-94<br />
Victoria Drefs 1,770 2000-04<br />
Lori Kalenda 1,662 1991-95<br />
Emily Janssen 1,536 1998-02<br />
Women’s <strong>Basketball</strong> Team Records<br />
Season Record Year<br />
Points 2,710 2001-02<br />
Point Average 79.1 1990-91<br />
Field Goals 971 2001-02<br />
Field Goal Attempts 2,215 2001-02<br />
Field Goal Accuracy 44.3% 2003-04<br />
Free Throws 577 2001-02<br />
Free-Throw Attempts 774 2001-02<br />
Free-Throw Accuracy 74.5% 2001-02<br />
3-pt. Field Goals 263 2005-06<br />
3-pt. Field Goal Attempts 756 2005-06<br />
Rebounds 1,489 2001-02<br />
Rebound Average 40.8 1994-95<br />
Assists 625 2001-02<br />
Assist Average 17.8 2000-04<br />
Blocks 141 2002-03<br />
Block Average 3.8 2003-04<br />
Steals 378 2003-04<br />
Steal Average <strong>11</strong>.7 1992-93<br />
Games 38 2001-02<br />
38 2002-03<br />
Wins 32 2001-02<br />
Winning Percentage 84.2% 2001-02<br />
Opponent Point Average 61.1 2001-02<br />
Opponent FG Percentage 36.7% 2001-02<br />
Opponent 3-pt. Percentage 29.3% 2001-02<br />
Margin of Victory <strong>11</strong>.6 2003-04<br />
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TIGERS<br />
Women’s <strong>Basketball</strong> Individual<br />
Records<br />
Game Record Athlete Year<br />
Points 44 Emily Janssen 2001-02<br />
Field Goals 20 Emily Janssen 2001-02<br />
FG Accuracy 91% (10-<strong>11</strong>) Adria Pazour 2005-06<br />
Free Throws 16 Lori Kalenda 1988-89<br />
FT Accuracy 100% (<strong>11</strong>-<strong>11</strong>) Randi Morgan 2001-02<br />
Rebounds 24 Randi Morgan 2003-04<br />
Assists 16 Sonnie Waln 1986-87<br />
16 Jodie Dierks 1999-00<br />
Steals 8 Randi Morgan 2003-04<br />
Blocks 6 Randi Morgan 2003-04<br />
3-pt. Field Goals 8 Nikki Weber 2001-02<br />
8 Abbey DeWolf 2003-04<br />
Season Record Athlete Year<br />
Points 729 Randi Morgan 2001-02<br />
Scoring Average 20.1 Randi Morgan 2000-01<br />
Field Goals 253 Randi Morgan 2001-02<br />
FG Attempts 543 Randi Morgan 2002-03<br />
FG Accuracy 58.9% Ronda Morgan 1992-93<br />
Free Throws 214 Randi Morgan 2001-02<br />
FT Attempts 251 Randi Morgan 2001-02<br />
FT Accuracy 85.3% Randi Morgan 2001-02<br />
Rebounds 425 Randi Morgan 2001-02<br />
Rebound Average 12.2 Randi Morgan 2000-01<br />
Assists 210 Amanda Williams 2003-04<br />
Assist Average 6.9 Jodie Dierks 1999-00<br />
Steals 97 Amanda Williams 2003-04<br />
Steal Average 2.8 Ronda Morgan 1992-93<br />
Blocks 71 Randi Morgan 2003-04<br />
3-pt. Field Goals 95 Jennifer Pommer 2005-06<br />
3-pt. FG Attempts 240 Nikki Weber 2001-02<br />
3-pt. FG Accuracy 45.2% Abbey DeWolf 2003-04<br />
Career Record Athlete Year<br />
Points 2,557 Randi Morgan 2000-04<br />
Scoring Average 18.9 Randi Morgan 2000-04<br />
Field Goals 932 Randi Morgan 2000-04<br />
FG Accuracy 53.8% Victoria Drefs 2000-04<br />
Free Throws 638 Randi Morgan 2000-04<br />
Rebounds 1,544 Randi Morgan 2000-04<br />
Rebound Average <strong>11</strong>.4 Randi Morgan 2000-04<br />
Assists 725 Amanda Williams 2000-04<br />
Assist Average 5.8 Jodie Dierks 1996-00<br />
Steals 327 Amanda Williams 2000-04<br />
Steal Average 2.4 Amanda Williams 2000-04<br />
Blocks 230 Randi Morgan 2000-04<br />
Games Played 141 Abbey DeWolf 2001-05<br />
3-pt. Field Goals 230 Abbey DeWolf 2001-05<br />
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RECORDS<br />
Win-Loss Records by Season<br />
Year W L Coach<br />
1975-76 4 14 Marcia Walker<br />
1976-77 7 12 Marcia Walker<br />
1977-78 8 17 Jan Jirsak<br />
1978-79 13 <strong>11</strong> Jan Jirsak<br />
1979-80 12 <strong>11</strong> Jan Jirsak<br />
1980-81 13 12 Jan Jirsak<br />
1981-82 10 <strong>11</strong> Connie Nelson<br />
1982-83 8 15 Connie Nelson<br />
1983-84 10 <strong>11</strong> Connie Nelson<br />
1984-85 4 15 Randy Sitzman<br />
1985-86 9 15 Randy Sitzman<br />
1986-87 14 <strong>11</strong> Pam Olerich<br />
1987-88 16 10 Pam Olerich<br />
1988-89 9 17 Mark Roozen<br />
1989-90 13 13 Mary Schrad<br />
1990-91 18 <strong>11</strong> Mary Schrad<br />
1991-92 10 14 Mary Schrad<br />
1992-93 19 8 Mark Schilling<br />
1993-94 16 13 Mark Schilling<br />
1994-95 19 9 Mark Schilling<br />
1995-96 <strong>11</strong> 18 Mark Schilling<br />
1996-97 7 21 Mark Schilling<br />
1997-98 5 23 Mark Schilling<br />
1998-99 4 24 Kevin Lein<br />
1999-00 9 19 Kevin Lein<br />
2000-01 15 15 Kevin Lein<br />
2001-02 32 6 Kevin Lein<br />
2002-03 25 13 Kevin Lein<br />
2003-04 28 7 Kevin Lein<br />
2004-05 7 24 Ann Konechne<br />
2005-06 <strong>11</strong> 21 Ann Konechne<br />
2006-07 7 22 Ann Konechne<br />
2007-08 17 15 Aaron Kahl<br />
2008-09 13 18 Aaron Kahl<br />
2009-10 8 23 Aaron Kahl<br />
Other Highlights<br />
• The 1992-93 women’s team was the first to lose<br />
fewer than 10 games in a season.<br />
• Connie Nelson was the first women’s basketball<br />
player to score more than 1,000 points in a career.<br />
There are now 16 players who have reached this<br />
milestone.<br />
• The 1980-81 team is the only <strong>DWU</strong> athletic team to<br />
play in Europe. They made the trip in June 1981 to<br />
play in Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, West<br />
Germany and France.<br />
• Ronda Morgan, Randi Morgan, Emily Janssen and<br />
Victoria Drefs are the only <strong>DWU</strong> women’s basketball<br />
players to be selected as NAIA All-Americans.<br />
• The 2008-09 <strong>DWU</strong> women’s team pulled off one of<br />
the biggest upsets in school history when it took<br />
down third-ranked Northwestern College (Iowa)<br />
75-66 at the Corn Palace on Feb. <strong>11</strong>, 2009.<br />
TIGERS<br />
Fast Facts<br />
Fewest Losses in a Season: 6 by 2001-02 team<br />
Highest Ranking During a Season: 1st<br />
(Four consecutive rankings from Dec. 2, 2003, through<br />
Jan. 13, 2004)<br />
Highest Ranking at End of Season: 4th, 2001-02 team<br />
National Tournament Appearances: 3 (9-3 record)<br />
• 2001-02 team, Sioux City, Iowa<br />
3-1 tournament record, 3rd-place finish<br />
• 2002-03 team, Sioux City, Iowa<br />
4-1 tournament record, 2nd-place finish<br />
• 2003-04 team, Sioux City, Iowa<br />
2-1 tournament record, quarterfinalist<br />
Important Wins: The 2001-02 women’s basketball<br />
team beat three NCAA Div. II teams for the first time in<br />
<strong>DWU</strong> history. Those teams included Augustana<br />
College (60-51), the University of South Dakota<br />
(62-61) and Northern State University (70-54). The<br />
average margin of victory was 8.5 points per game.<br />
NAIA National Tournament Records: Randi Morgan<br />
• 5th in career tournament points (206)<br />
• 1st in rebounds in a single tournament game (24)<br />
• 1st in career tournament rebounds (145)<br />
• 1st in rebounds per game average (12.08)<br />
Randi Morgan is the second<br />
leading women’s collegiate<br />
scorer in South Dakota<br />
history with 2,257 points.<br />
She missed the state scoring<br />
record by only 26 points.<br />
Morgan is the all-time South<br />
Dakota leading rebounder<br />
with 1,544. She was the first<br />
<strong>DWU</strong> women’s player to be<br />
named All-GPAC all four<br />
seasons and All-American<br />
for three seasons. Morgan is<br />
the fourth player in <strong>DWU</strong><br />
history (men and women) to<br />
surpass 2,000 career points.<br />
She is currently ranked third<br />
in scoring among men and women and is the only<br />
female on that exclusive list.<br />
Track the Tigers!<br />
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MEDIA<br />
Tigers on<br />
For 38 years running, KMIT 105.9 FM has<br />
been a staple as Dakota Wesleyan<br />
University’s Tiger Radio Network. KMIT will<br />
once again serve as the flagship station for<br />
<strong>DWU</strong> sports in <strong>2010</strong>-<strong>11</strong> with Tim Smith back<br />
in the booth for his 38th year as the voice of<br />
the Tigers.<br />
Smith began covering <strong>DWU</strong> athletics in<br />
1973, and he has announced hundreds of<br />
Tiger athletic events in his 38-year career.<br />
Smith has been recognized as the South<br />
Dakota Sportscaster-of-the-Year three<br />
times, and the South Dakota High School<br />
Activities Association has also recognized<br />
him for distinguished service. He is the past<br />
president and a current member of the <strong>DWU</strong><br />
TeamMakers booster club. In <strong>2010</strong>, Smith<br />
was inducted into the <strong>DWU</strong> Athletic Hall of<br />
Bob Sprang and Tim Smith<br />
Fame for his contributions to the Tigers.<br />
Smith and his wife, Sandi, have five children.<br />
Joining Smith in the booth this season will be another name synonymous with <strong>DWU</strong><br />
athletics. Former Tiger football coach Bob Sprang returns this season as KMIT’s<br />
basketball color commentator.<br />
Sprang coached football for 44 years at the high school or collegiate level,<br />
including two stints totaling 10 years at <strong>DWU</strong>. Sprang will also be the head coach of<br />
the Plankinton boys’ basketball team this winter.<br />
Sprang also does color for KMIT’s high school football, basketball and baseball<br />
broadcasts in addition to Dakota Wesleyan football and basketball. He and his wife,<br />
Marlys, live in Mitchell and have two adult children.<br />
This season, <strong>DWU</strong> fans can catch Smith and Sprang with all the Tiger action in<br />
three ways: 105.9 on their FM dial, streaming live on www.KMIT.com or on the<br />
Mitchell Daily Republic’s live video webcast of each home game by clicking on “Live<br />
<strong>DWU</strong> Sports” under the “DRTV” header at www.mitchellrepublic.com.<br />
TIGERS<br />
<strong>Media</strong> Outlets<br />
The Daily Republic<br />
Phone: 605-996-5516 Fax: 605-996-5020<br />
Website: www.mitchellrepublic.com<br />
KMIT Radio<br />
Phone: 605-996-9667 Fax: 605-996-0013<br />
Website: www.kmit.com<br />
KORN Radio<br />
Phone: 605-996-1490 Fax: 605-996-6680<br />
Website: www.q107radio.com<br />
Inertia Sports <strong>Media</strong><br />
Phone: 605-941-1958<br />
Website: www.inertiasports.net<br />
Argus Leader<br />
Phone: 1-800-636-4263 Fax: 605-977-3933<br />
S.D. Associated Press<br />
Phone: 1-800-472-2186 Fax: 605-332-3931<br />
KELO TV<br />
Phone: 1-800-888-2607 Fax: 605-336-0202<br />
KDLT TV<br />
Phone: 1-800-727-5358 Fax: 605-361-3982<br />
KSFY TV<br />
Phone: 1-800-955-5739 Fax: 605-336-2067<br />
GPAC Office<br />
Phone: 712-226-4722 Fax: 303-374-5868<br />
Website: www.gpacsports.com<br />
NAIA Office<br />
Phone: 816-595-8000 Fax: 816-595-8200<br />
Website: www.naia.org<br />
<strong>DWU</strong> Sports Information<br />
Phone: 605-995-2854 Fax: 605-995-2150<br />
Website: www.dwu.edu/athletics<br />
Champions of Character<br />
All Dakota Wesleyan University student-athletes and their coaches have taken a pledge, a commitment to the true spirit of<br />
competition to become Champions of Character. This initiative of the National Association of Intercollegiate <strong>Athletics</strong> brings<br />
formal emphasis to character development through respect, responsibility, integrity, servant leadership and sportsmanship.<br />
Athletes representing every sport at <strong>DWU</strong> raise their hands and vow to be true Champions of Character. By taking the<br />
pledge, <strong>DWU</strong> athletes and coaches agree to follow a code of ethics established by the NAIA and adopted to fit <strong>DWU</strong>.<br />
RESPECT: Information delivered by public address announcers at Dakota<br />
Wesleyan events is neutral and information based, and a Champions of<br />
Character announcement is read at the beginning of each contest.<br />
RESPONSIBILITY: <strong>DWU</strong> reports graduation rates from an IPEDs Report and lists<br />
at least two objectives to increase the university’s graduation rate.<br />
INTEGRITY: A “Coaches Code” and “Code of Ethics” are presented and signed by<br />
all athletic staff and administrators. All <strong>DWU</strong> student-athletes receive, read and<br />
sign a “Champions of Character” pledge. They are asked to uphold the code.<br />
SERVANT LEADERSHIP: Student-athletes are asked to participate in at least one<br />
community service activity.<br />
SPORTSMANSHIP: A policy of no profanity in practice and game competition is<br />
established.<br />
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CAMPUS<br />
Enrollment: about 750<br />
Tuition and Fees: $19,850 annually<br />
Room and Board: $5,930 annually<br />
Fast Facts<br />
A T A G L A N C E<br />
TIGERS<br />
DAKOTA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY<br />
1200 W. University Ave., Mitchell, SD 57301 • 1-800-333-8506<br />
admissions@dwu.edu • www.dwu.edu<br />
• <strong>DWU</strong> is a private liberal arts university. It was founded in 1885.<br />
• The financial aid priority deadline is April 1.<br />
• The majority of our students come from the Midwest, but we also have students<br />
from across the nation and around the world. <strong>DWU</strong> is one of the most diverse<br />
campuses in South Dakota.<br />
• A higher connection – <strong>DWU</strong> is proudly affiliated with the Dakotas Conference of<br />
the United Methodist Church. Members of any and all faiths are welcome and<br />
encouraged to experience an education based on learning, leadership, faith and<br />
service.<br />
<strong>Athletics</strong><br />
National Association of Intercollegiate<br />
<strong>Athletics</strong> (NAIA), Great Plains Athletic<br />
Conference (GPAC)<br />
Sports: baseball, basketball, cross<br />
country, football, golf, soccer, softball,<br />
track and field, volleyball, wrestling<br />
www.dwu.edu<br />
Get connected! You’ll find that <strong>DWU</strong>’s website at www.dwu.edu is quick and<br />
easy. You can cruise <strong>DWU</strong>’s catalog link to research a major or apply online.<br />
learnSTRONG <strong>DWU</strong> offers the resources,<br />
direction and ethical foundation to transform your unique strengths into personal<br />
and professional success.<br />
Mitchell<br />
a great college town<br />
www.cityofmitchell.org<br />
Mitchell, S.D., offers a unique college atmosphere to students<br />
who attend Dakota Wesleyan University. The continually growing<br />
city of roughly 15,000 people packages the feel of a close-knit<br />
community into a city with endless resources for shopping,<br />
entertainment and recreation.<br />
Expanding commercial districts on the north and south ends<br />
of town combine with Mitchell’s historic Main Street to provide<br />
ample opportunities for shopping, dining, hotels and night life, as<br />
well as job opportunities that value students’ talents and abilities.<br />
Sioux Falls, just a 60-minute drive east on I-90, offers even more<br />
big-city amenities to students and their families.<br />
The city has both a state-of-the-art movie theatre and a drive-in<br />
open during the warm-weather months, along with endless<br />
opportunities for outdoor recreation. Mitchell is home to two 18-<br />
hole golf courses, indoor and outdoor swimming pool facilities,<br />
tennis courts, athletic fields, a hockey arena and numerous<br />
recreation and fitness centers. Lake Mitchell provides boating,<br />
swimming, fishing and camping opportunities, and the<br />
surrounding area is well-known for its world-class pheasant<br />
hunting.<br />
Mitchell is known for the World’s Only Corn Palace, but this<br />
South Dakota community has plenty to offer its college<br />
students.<br />
Mitchell is a safe, comfortable community that feels like home.<br />
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