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G a m e 1 5 • v s Wi n g a t e • 6 p. m . John Lesaine enters his second year as the assistant women’s basketball coach after helping the Wolves to a 21-9 overall finish and a berth in the NCAA tournament in 2009-10. In addition to the core coaching responsibilities involved with the position, Lesaine is in charge of recruiting, strength and conditioning and film exchange. He also assists in ensuring his players’ success in the classroom. Lesaine graduated from Newberry College and is excited to return to campus. “I’m eager to SEAN PAGE • HEAD BASKETBALL COACH N ewberr y Wo l ve s. co m CAREER RECORD Year School W-L Pct. 2006-07 Brescia (Ky.) 20-14 .588 2007-08 Brescia (Ky.) 18-13 .580 2008-09 Newberry 18-11 .621 2009-10 Newberry* 21-9 .700 2010-11 Newberry 9-5 .643 Total Five seasons 86-52 .623 * South Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year Sean Page is entering his third year as the head coach of the Newberry College women’s basketball team and is the current reigning South Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year. The Wolves played to a 21-9 finish, 12-4 in the South Atlantic Conference, and were selected to play in the 2009-10 NCAA tournament. The season was the most successful in Page’s coaching career, topping his 18-11 finish in 2008-09. Page led the team to a thirdplace conference finish in his first season and a second place finish in his second. He now feels more familiarity with his team, the school and the leauge and looks to continue the program’s succcess in the 2010-11 campaign. Page came to Newberry after two seasons at Brescia University in Owensboro, Ky. In his two years at the helm, the Bearcats went 38-27. Prior to Page’s leadership, Brescia had won 11 games in the previous two seasons and was 1-29 in the 2005-2006 regular season (3-30 overall). In his initial season at Brescia, Page was named the NAIA Division I Women’s Independent Coach of the Year after leading the team to a 20-14 record and a berth in the NAIA National Tournament. The Bearcats upset top-seeded Lee University in the opening round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. The win was the first win by a No. 8 seed over a top seed in NAIA Tournament history. In 2007-08, the Bearcats recorded a record of 18-13, once again advancing to the NAIA National Tournament. Prior to his employment at Brescia, Page spent five years as an Assistant Coach at the NCAA Division I level. He spent one year at Boise State University, followed by four seasons at Troy University. As an assistant coach, Page’s duties included on-court coaching, practice and game preparation, individual player development, scouting, video breakdown and analysis, preparing scouting reports, recruiting, academic counseling, media relations and monitoring strength and conditioning programs. During his five years at the NCAA Division I level, Page recruited three Conference Freshmen of the year and coached nine All-Conference representatives. Before his coaching career in the United States, Page spent many years coaching at various levels in his native Australia. He holds an Australian National Coach Accreditation Scheme level two and was a Head Coach in the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) from 1994 to 2001. As an ABA head coach, Page’s teams had three final four appearances and a conference championship. He also coached numerous junior representative teams at the local, regional, state and national levels dating back to 1985, including a National Championship win with the Queensland Under-20 Women’s team in 1995. Page’s coaching experience in Australia also included a stint with Basketball Queensland as a Regional Development Officer and as an Intensive Training Center Program (ITCP) Head Coach. As part of the first ITCP in Queensland, he worked with elite athletes and coaches from the Sunshine Coast and various other regions in Southeast Queensland. As the Regional Development Officer, Page was responsible for the marketing, promotion and growth of the sport in the Sunshine Coast region. Page, who hails from Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia, is married to the former Susan Sessions from Birmingham, Ala., and has two daughters, Amy, 16 and Hannah, 12, and a son, Macauley, 2. JOHN LESAINE • ASSISTANT BASKETBALL COACH return to my alma mater and be a part of the community again,” Lesaine stated. “I’m confident my experience and familiarity with the conference and the region can be a great asset to this program.” Lesaine graduated in 2007 and received a bachelor’s degree in Sport Management. Lesaine returned to Newberry after spending two years at Valdosta State as their graduate assistant for women’s basketball. In that role, Lesaine coordinated film exchange, team travel and academics. Lesaine helped the team achieve a national tournament berth in both the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons. He received his master’s degree from Valdosta State in Higher Education Leadership. “I’m thrilled to be a part of the program and work alongside Coach Page,” said Lesaine. “I know that I will be able to learn a great deal from him and his system. This is a great opportunity to improve the program and become a better coach.”
G a m e 1 5 • v s Wi n g a t e • 6 p. m . 2010-11 CURRENT CONFERENCE STANDINGS Conference Overall Home Road Neutral School W-L-T PCT W-L-T PCT W-L-T W-L-T W-L-T Catawba 5-1 .833 11-5 .688 7-2 3-3 1-0 Mars Hill 4-2 .667 11-3 .786 6-1 3-2 2-0 Newberry 4-2 .667 9-5 .643 4-3 4-2 1-0 Tusculum 4-2 .667 8-6 .571 3-0 4-5 1-1 Wingate 3-3 .500 8-6 .571 5-0 1-6 2-0 Lenoir-Rhyne 3-3 .500 6-8 .429 1-3 3-4 2-1 Lincoln Memorial 2-4 .333 7-7 .500 4-1 2-4 1-2 Anderson 2-4 .333 6-8 .429 2-5 3-2 1-1 Carson-Newman 2-4 .333 6-10 .375 3-3 2-3 1-4 Brevard 1-5 .167 5-11 .313 1-3 3-6 1-2 CURRENT CONFERENCE LEADERS SCORING (Through 1/18/11) Rank Player Team G FG 3FG FT Pts Avg/G 1. Young, Brittini Mars Hill 14 79 38 80 276 19.7 2. Gunn, Jasmine Tusculum 14 86 6 93 271 19.4 McKinney, Helen Newberry 14 89 40 53 271 19.4 4. Sealey, Cameron Lenoir-Rhyne 14 80 25 81 266 19.0 5. Hicks, Dana Catawba 16 104 0 85 293 18.3 6. Salaman,Dayshalee Lincoln Memorial14 81 33 53 248 17.7 7. Ivanovic, Milica Catawba 16 89 42 37 257 16.1 8. Washington, Kurie Wingate 14 62 19 72 215 15.4 9. Mendenhall, Mandy Carson-Newman 16 94 17 37 242 15.1 10. Micheala Watkins Brevard 16 75 8 33 191 11.9 REBOUNDING (Through 1/18/11) Rank Player Team G OFF DEF TOT Avg/G 1. Hicks, Dana Catawba 16 73 108 181 11.3 2. Deal, Taylor Mars Hill 14 41 86 127 9.1 3. Watson, Leanne Newberry 13 36 73 109 8.4 4. Depew, Shannon Carson-Newman 16 49 74 123 7.7 5. Aughburns, Linda Tusculum 14 40 66 106 7.6 6. Merritt, Elizabeth Catawba 16 46 70 116 7.3 7. Rutledge, Simone Wingate 14 33 62 95 6.8 8. Talley,Patrice Lincoln Memorial14 26 67 93 6.6 9. Hicks, Staci Tusculum 14 39 52 91 6.5 10. Breonda Shannon Anderson 14 29 61 90 6.4 This Week in the South Atlantic Conference J A N U A R Y SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 C-N 70 at L-R 61 C-N at Mars Hill, 6 p.m. Brevard at Wingate, 2 p.m. Wingate at Newberry, 6 p.m. Catawba at Newberry, 2 p.m. Catawba at L-R, 6 p.m. C-N at Anderson, 2 p.m. Brevard at LMU, 6 p.m. Mars Hill at Tusculum, 2 p.m. Anderson at Tusculum, 6 p.m. LMU at L-R, 4 p.m. N ewberr y Wo l ve s. co m
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