Women's Basketball Weekly Release # 6
Dec. 27, 2004
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Player of the Week
Ciara Henderson, Loyola, Senior, Guard,Burlington, Ky./Boone County
Henderson busted out for a career-high 27 points off the bench to lead Loyola to a 95-80 win over UIC in its only game of the week. Henderson gave Loyola an immediate spark, scoring 14 points in the opening half as the Ramblers built a double-digit lead, and contributed 13 more in the second period as they kept UIC in check over the final 20 minutes. Henderson drilled 8-of-14 from the floor and hit four three-pointers to move past Amy Lefever and Joanne McCarthy into fifth on the Horizon League's all-time list for threes.
Other Top Performers
Ashley Brenden, Butler, Sophomore, Forward/Center, Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson
Brenden posted the first double-double of her career, helping a short-handed Butler squad to a 62-60 victory over IPFW Tuesday night. Brenden, seeing increased time due to the absence of preseason "All-Horizon League" post player Cortney Urquhart, scored a team-high 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting and added a career-high 10 rebounds. The 6'3" post player also had two blocks, two assists and two steals. On the year, Brenden leads the team in field goal percentage and blocks, and ranks second in rebounding.
Lindsey Pasquinzo, Detroit, Junior, Guard, Shelby Township, Mich./Utica
Pasquinzo continued to amaze last week for the Titans as she connected on better than 68 percent (.684) of her shots from the field, including a .750 shooting mark beyond the arc (6-of-8), to help the Titans to a 1-1 mark. If not for a buzzerbeater by Western Michigan on Dec. 22, Detroit on the strength of a game-high 21 points from Pasquinzo, including an amazing 24-foot triple to put the Red, White and Blue ahead, 64-63, with 1.3 second remaining, the Titans would have recorded their first two-game winning streak of the season. Despite being plagued by foul trouble which limited her to only five minutes in the first half against the Broncos, she went on to register 10 of her game-high 21 points in the final 20 minutes on 8-of-10 shooting (team season-high). She also connected on a team season-best five three-pointers on just six attempts in the contest while also pulling down four rebounds and rejecting one shot. Earlier in the week, Pasquinzo chipped in 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting (.556), including 1-for-2 from beyond the arc to help Detroit snap a season-long five-game losing skid. She also pulled down four rebounds. For the year, she is leading the team in scoring, minutes, field goal percentage, triples, three-point percentage and steals. Pasquinzo currently ranks eighth in school history in three-pointers.
Dejeanette Flournoy, UIC, Senior, Forward, Chicago, Ill./Washington/Casper CC
Flournoy came off of the bench and scored a team-high 19 points on 7-for-8 shooting, including a team-best five rebounds, in 18 minutes of action in a 95-80 loss in the Flames' Horizon League opener against Loyola on Dec. 23. For the season, Flournoy is averaging 5.8 points per contest and 2.4 rebounds per game.
Jeanette Woodberry, Wright State, Sophomore, Guard, Detroit, Mich./Martin Luther King
Woodberry was named to the Hilton Woodland Hills Beach Classic All-Tournament Team. She led the squad with 16 points against Pepperdine, hitting four of six shots overall, including three of five from three-point range, and was five of six from the foul line with four rebounds and three steals. Woodberry scored nine points versus BYU as she was two of five from the field, all three-point attempts, and was three of four from the line with two rebounds. Her second three broke a 50-50 tie against the Cougars and gave the Raiders the lead for good.
Jen Perugini, Youngstown State, Senior, Forward, Sault Saint Marie, Ontario/St. Mary's
Perugini recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 14 points and 14 rebounds to help the Penguins past Cleveland State, 74-52, in YSU's Horizon League opener. Coming off a sprained ankle on Friday, Perugini connected on 4-of-16 from the floor, including two 3-pointers, and 4-of-4 from the free throw line. Of her 14 rebounds, 10 came off the defensive glass.
Notes and Quotes
Butler Bulldogs (5-5)
Butler begins Horizon League play Dec. 29 at Wright State.
Through the games of Dec. 20, sophomore Jackie Closser is fifth in the nation in three-pointers made per game (3.0) and 15th in three-point percentage (.491).
Junior Gina Grussing posted a career-high 10 rebounds in Tuesday's win over IPFW.
Cleveland State Vikings (1-9, 0-1)
Cleveland State opened Horizon League play on Dec. 22 at Youngstown State. The Vikings fell 74-52 to the Penguins.
CSU will be back in action on Dec. 30 as it will travel to Western Illinois for a non-conference game.
Detroit Titans (2-8)
After suffering a gut-wrenching 65-64 loss at Western Michigan on Dec. 22, the Titans will look to regroup this week as they open the Horizon League portion of their ledger with a visit from Youngstown State.
Similiar to last season, Detroit will open and conclude its 2004-05 conference schedule against the Penguins.
The Titans are 8-2 in their last 10 home league lidlifters.
UIC (3-9, 0-1)
Junior point guard Chrissy Dizon tied a career-high with 10 assists against Loyola, helping the Flames to a season-best 22 dimes. Over her last three games, Dizon is averaging 7.6 helpers per contest.
UIC's 30 baskets against Loyola were a season-high. Their previous high-water mark of 29 was set against Southeast Missouri State on November 27th.
UIC will resume Horizon League action on January 3rd, as it will travel to Ohio to square off with Cleveland State.
Loyola Ramblers (4-8, 1-0)
Loyola put on a terrific display from the three-point line, hitting 11-of-16 (.688) for the game from the arc. LUC was unconscious in thefirst half, drilling 9-of-11 from distance.
Loyola won its Horizon Leauge opener for the third time in the last four years.
The Ramblers' 95 points was a season-high and the most points they have scored since hanging 107 on Detroit on Feb. 15, 2001.
UW-Green Bay Phoenix (8-2)
UW-Green Bay took took a holiday break from intercollegiate action this past week. Next up for the Phoenix is its Horizon League opener at UW-Milwaukee Thursday, Dec. 30.
UW-Milwaukee Panthers (3-5)
The Panthers are currently on a 16-day break that will resume on Dec. 28 as UW-Milwaukee will host Iowa.
Wright State Raiders (6-5)
Wright State's win over BYU in the consolation game of the Hilton Woodland Hills Beach Classic ended several streaks for the Raiders. It was the first neutral-court win for Wright State since defeating Belmont in the first round of the Hampton Inn/Fazoli's Classic in Bloomington, Indiana on December 19, 1997. It also broke a seven-game in-season tournament losing streak for WSU as the last win came over host Stetson in the consolation game of the Hatter Classic on Dec. 12, 1998. It was the first win for the Raiders over a Division I-A school other than a member of the Mid-American Conference since defeating West Virginia on the road on Dec. 19, 2000. Finally, it gave WSU a 6-5 final non-league record, marking the first time that Wright State has posted a winning record out of conference since going 6-4 during the 1995-96 season. The Raiders open Horizon League play Dec. 29 by hosting the Butler Bulldogs.
Youngstown State Penguins (6-4, 1-0)
Jen Perugini needs just 35 more points to reach 1,000 for her career.
Senior Cathy Hanek posted her sixth straight double-digit scoring performance with 15 points against Cleveland State, including at least 10 points in five straight home games.
With its victory over Cleveland State, YSU won its first Horizon League opener since joining the league in 2001-02.
