Women's Basketball - Aurora University

Meet the Spartans#11, KATELYN JORSTAD, 5-11, FR, Forward,Ransom, IL/Dwight Township HSHigh School: Attended Dwight Township HighSchool in Dwight, Illinois…Played two years ofvarsity volleyball under Coach CoreenPerschnick…Named All-Conference her senioryear…Played four years of varsity basketballunder Coach Jeff Froleich…Named All-Conference two years, All-Area, and received the team leadingscorer and rebounder award…Ran three years of varsity trackunder Coach Larry Lane…Team MVP her junior year, three timeAll-Conference selection and named Pantagraph All-Area.Personal: Born 1/28/85 in Quincy, IL. Parents: Doug and SueJorstad. She has two sisters, Kristen and Kelsey, and a brother,Eric. While away from the court she enjoys sports, boating, andbeing with friends. Major: Athletic Training#31, STEPHANIE KIGER, 5-9, FR, Forward,Momence, IL/Momence HSHigh School: Attended Momence High Schooland played three years of varsity basketballunder coach Kris Holloway…Was named teamcaptain as a senior, All-Area and All-Conferenceas a junior and senior…Played two years ofvarsity volleyball under Coach Sheila Anthony,was All-Area as a junior and captain as a senior…Played two yearsof varsity softball under Coach Jerry Abbott. Personal: Born3/23/85 in Tulsa, OK. Parents: Tom and Wendy Kiger. She has twobrothers, Nathan and Russell. Hobbies include sports, family, andwriting poems. Major: Athletic Training#50, ALISON KOHLER, 6-0, FR, Center,Sandwich, IL/Sandwich HSHigh School: Attended Sandwich High Schooland played three years of varsity basketballunder Coach Brian Howell…Team captain andAll-Academic team all three years…Playedthree years of varsity volleyball under CoachMarisa Kafka and was a captain as a senior…Played two years of varsity softball under Coach Phil Colgan, wasAll-Conference as a junior and captain as a junior and senior.Personal: Born 12/14/84 in Sandwich, IL. Parents: Bruce and PamKohler. She has one brother, Jon. Mother and Uncle (CharlesWestbrook) are Aurora University graduates. Hobbies includespending time with friends and basketball. Major: Math/Education#43, COURTNEY LILLARD, 6-1, FR, Center,Danville, IL/Danville HSHigh School: Attended Danville High School inDanville, Illinois…Played four years of varsityvolleyball under Coach Lucas Allen…NamedCaptain, team MVP and All-Conference hersenior season…Played four years of varsitybasketball under Coach Charles Miller…Named Captain, team MVP and All-Conference her senior season.Personal: Born 1/1/85 in Champaign, IL. Parents: Bobby andElizabeth Lillard. She has a younger brother, Corey. While awayfrom the court enjoys hanging out with friends and playingvolleyball and basketball. Major: Undecided#34, HEATHER MULHOLLAND, 5-7, FR,Guard, Capron, IL/North Boone HSHigh School: Attended North Boone HighSchool and played one year of varsitybasketball under Coach Dale Pervis and wasnamed Most Improved Player. Personal: Born3/4/85 in Harvard, IL. Parents: Ed and LindaMulholland. She has two sisters, Amanda andAshley. Hobbies include sports, being with friends and family,and working on the family farm. Major: Athletic TrainingMinor: Coaching#20, NICKI PIEART, 5-8, SR, Guard,Aurora, IL/West Aurora H.S.College as a Junior (‘02-’03): Played in andstarted all 27 games…..Averaged 8.1 points and2.3 rebounds. College: As a Sophomore (’01-02): Did not play due to injury. As a Freshman(’00-01): Played and started all 25 games….Named NIIC Honorable Mention All-Conference…Second on theteam in scoring 9.8 points per game…Led the team with 109assists, 4.6 a game…Led the team in steals 56, 2.2 a game. HighSchool: Attended West Aurora High School…Played basketballunder coach Mark Proctor…Played soccer under Coach ArturoJuarez…Named All-Conference sophomore, junior, and senioryear…Named All-Sectional Honorable mention freshman andsophomore year…Named All-Sectional junior and senior years.Personal: Born 6/1/82 in Aurora, IL. Parents: Terry and MarcPieart. She has two sisters, Tracy and Lindsay. Some of herhobbies include reading, listening to music, shopping, hangingout with friends, watching 80’s movies, and talking on the phone.Major: Athletic TrainingYR G FGM-A 3FGM-A FT-A R A TP PPG00-01 25 87-197 25-60 45-55 3.0 109 244 9.802-03 27 83-224 26-79 27-39 63 56 219 8.1#12, BETH PLUCINSKI, 5-6, FR, Guard,Vernon Hills, IL/Vernon Hills HSHigh School: Attended Vernon Hills HighSchool and played three years of varsitybasketball under Coach Paul Grettner…Namedteam captain and All-Conference all threeyears and All-Area as a senior… Played threeyears of varsity volleyball under Coach SteveRochon and was named team captain as a sophomore and senior,All-Conference as a junior, and All-Area as a junior andsenior…Played three years of varsity softball under Coach GregStilling and was named captain, All-Conference, and All-Area allthree seasons. Personal: Born 6/5/85 in Lake Forest, IL. Parents:Mike and Mary Plucinski. She has two sisters, Mary and Becky.Hobbies include sports and movies. Major: Physical EducationMinor: CoachingAU Women’s Basketball5