Women's Basketball Release # 4
Dec. 13, 2004
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Horizon League Player of the Week
Erin Martin, Cleveland State, Junior, Guard, Canfield, Ohio/ Canfield
Martin put together back-to-back solid efforts for the Vikings last week, averaging 19 points, five rebounds and five assists. In Tuesday's win over Akron, she knocked down five three-pointers en route to a season-high 21 points. On Saturday against Toledo, she nearly recorded a triple-double, finishing with 17 points and career highs of eight assists and eight rebounds.
Other Top Performers
Ellen Hamilton, Butler, Sophomore, Guard, Greenfield, Ind./Greenfield Central
Hamilton came off the bench to post a career-high 20 points Wednesday night against Miami (Ohio). The personal best included a career-high six three-pointers. On the season, Hamilton is averaging 10.9 points per game and shooting a team-best 94 percent from the free throw line.
Lindsey Pasquinzo, Detroit, Junior, Guard, Shelby Township, Mich./Utica
Adding another pair of double-figure scoring performances to her 2004-05 resume, junior Pasquinzo fashioned together another strong week as she averaged 16 points and 4.5 rebounds in two contests all while shooting nearly 60 percent (.591) from the field and 54.5 percent from beyond the arc. She nearly helped the Titans post the upset of 12th-ranked Michigan State on Dec. 11 as she recorded a team-high 18 points, including nailing a Detroit season-high four three-pointers (on six attempts) in a 73-64 setback. She also pulled down a team-best five rebounds. Her 18 tallies helped Pasquinzo surpass the 500-point plateau for her UDM career while her four triples moved her into sole possession of eighth-place in school history with 80 three-pointers. Earlier in the week at Louisville, she led the Titans with 14 points while bringing down four rebounds. For the season, Pasquinzo is leading Detroit with 16.1 points per game and has now reached double-figures in her last six games.
LaShonda Grant, UIC, Sophomore, Guard, Chicago, Ill./Marshall
Grant came off the bench in her season debut on Sunday afternoon, and tallied a game-high 23 points in a 75-64 loss at the hands of Central Michigan. Grant connected for four three-pointers and added three assists and a steal.
Meskhenet Lands, Loyola, Senior, Guard, Indianapolis, Ind./Southport
Lands averaged 14.7 points and 3.7 rebounds per game last week to lead the Ramblers. After scoring 10 points in a loss to No. 17 DePaul, Lands poured in a season-high 22 points, one shy of her career-high, in an overtime loss at IUPUI, helping the Ramblers rally from a 19-point first half hole by going 4-for-4 from the three-point line. Lands came back on Saturday with 12 more points in a four-point setback to Illinois State and has reached double figures in nine of LUC's 10 games this season.
Tiffany Mor, UW-Green Bay, Senior, Forward, Appleton, Wis./Fox Valley Lutheran
Despite an 0-2 week for the Phoenix, Mor stepped up big for UW-Green Bay. Against No. 16 Minnesota and All-American Janel McCarville, she went 9-13 from the field for a career-high 20 points. Then, against Wisconsin Dec. 11, Mor improved her career best to 24 points on an 11-16 shooting day. Against the Badgers, she just missed a double-double with nine rebounds and handed out three assists.
Molly O'Brien, UW-Milwaukee, Junior, Forward, Columbus, Wis./Columbus
O'Brien played a crucial role as UWM split a pair of games versus Big Ten opponents this week. O'Brien scored 10 points to go with five boards and two steals versus Wisconsin before leading the Panthers to a win over Northwestern on Dec. 12. The versatile forward from Columbus, Wis., led all players with 16 points in the contest on six-of-eight shooting from the floor, including 2-4 from the three-point line and 2-2 from the free throw line. In addition, O'Brien led all players with four steals to go with seven rebounds and two assists. On the season, O'Brien leads the league in steals and ranks ninth in rebounding.
Brittney Whiteside, Wright State, Sophomore, Guard, Columbus, Ohio/Mifflin
Whiteside recorded a double-double of 23 points and 13 rebounds in win over Indiana State. Against Dayton, she finished with 10 points and seven rebounds.
Barb Fabianova, Youngstown State, Senior, Forward, Previdza, Slovak Republic/Kennedy Catholic
Fabianova scored a career-high 23 points in YSU's 87-62 loss to Eastern Michigan. Fabianova connected on 10-of-18 shooting, including 3-of-7 from behind the three-point line.
Notes and Quotes
Butler Bulldogs (4-4)
Butler takes the week off to focus on final exams before returning to action Dec. 19 at in-state rival Evansville.
Sophomore Jackie Closser is averaging 2.75 three-pointers per game and shooting a .468 percentage from behind the line. Not only do both marks put her near the top of the Horizon League, but the three-pointers made was 10th in the nation last week. (updates come out Tuesday).
Cleveland State Vikings (1-7)
Cleveland State is off for eight days for final exams before traveling to Ohio on Dec. 19. The contest with the Bobcats marks the end of a four-game stretch against MAC schools.
Through the first six games of the season, the Vikings shot just 32.2 percent from the field. However, CSU knocked down 45 percent of its shots in two games last week, including a season-high 27-for-54 (50 percent) effort against the Zips. Individually, senior center Mandy Sichting led the way by shooting 55.2 percent (16-29).
CSU knocked down 31 of its 36 free throws (.861) in two games at the CenturyTel Bobcat Classic Nov. 26-27 in San Marcos, Texas. However, in the other six games this season the Vikings are just 61-for-107 (.570).
Detroit Titans (1-6)
Finals week beckons for the Titans this week as the squad will be off until traveling to Dayton, Ohio, for a meeting with the Dayton Flyers on Dec. 18.
Both Lindsey Pasquinzo and junior Katie Solner cracked the 500-point plateau for their respective careers in Detroit's contest versus Michigan State. The duo now has 516 and 500 tallies for their careers.
Beginning with the Titans' game at Dayton, the Red, White and Blue begin a busy stretch as the team will play three games in five days. Up first will be the Flyers, before hosting Central Michigan on Dec. 20 and traveling to Kalamazoo, Mich., to meet Western Michigan on Dec. 22.
UIC (1-7)
UIC's current seven-game road trip will come to an end on Dec. 14 against Northwestern, marking the longest such stretch away from Chicago since the 1980-81 campaign.
Senior forward Chastity Quinn collected her second career double-double against Central Michigan with 10 points and 11 rebounds on Dec. 12.
UIC held Central Michigan to 35 rebounds on Sunday, marking the lowest output by a Flames' opponent this season.
Loyola Ramblers (3-7)
Senior Ciara Henderson drilled three three-pointers on Dec. 11 against Illinois State, giving her 202 treys for her career. The total moved her past Detroit's Autumn Rademacher and into seventh place on the Horizon League's all-time list. Sophomore forward Jenna Real recorded her first career double-double in the loss to IUPUI, finishing with 15 points and 12 rebounds in just 27 minutes before fouling out.
UW-Green Bay Phoenix (6-2)
UW-Green Bay will look to get back to its winning ways this week with a pair of home contests before the winter break. The Phoenix will host UW-Parkside Dec. 14 before entertaining Santa Clara on Dec. 18. Following the two contests, UW-Green Bay will be off until Dec. 30 and its Horizon League opener against UW-Milwaukee.
The Phoenix was on fire from long range against Wisconsin Dec. 11, as the Phoenix was 9-14 in the game, which is fourth best in team history. UW-Green Bay had connected on nine of its first 11 three-pointers in the contest before going cold at the end of the contest.
UW-Milwaukee Panthers (3-5)
UW-Milwaukee took on the Big Ten this past week as the Panthers found their first home win of the season in a 74-60 victory over Northwestern on Dec. 12. Earlier in the week, UWM fell 75-66 to Wisconsin in Madison.
Wright State Raiders (4-3)
The Raiders split their final two home non-league games of the season last week, falling to Dayton in overtime before defeating Indiana State, a team that came in with a five-game winning streak and had beaten Wright State by 50 a season ago. Brittney Whiteside led WSU in that game with a double-double of 23 points and 13 rebounds while Tyanda Hammock added 12 off the bench. Earlier in the week, the Raiders fell to Dayton despite 16 points from Jeanette Woodberry and 10 by Whiteside. After a trip to Akron on Tuesday, WSU heads to California for the first time ever to play three games, the first being Cal State Northridge on Dec. 18.
Youngstown State Penguins (4-4)
Freshman Lauren Branson dished out a career-high 10 assists against Eastern Michigan on Dec. 11. That game marks the first time a YSU player recorded at least 10 assists since Barb Fabianova collected 10 against Western Illinois during the 2001-02 season. Branson is averaging 6.5 assists per game since being inserted into the starting lineup and 6.6 assists per game over the last five contests.
Senior Jen Perugini needs just 61 points to become the 16th player in YSU history to record 1,000 career points. Perugini also moved into seventh place on the YSU career rebounding list with 716. She needs 34 more rebounds to move into sixth place.
Freshman Jessica Schloemp tallied a season-high 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the floor against Eastern Michigan.
