Women's Basketball Weekly Release #11

Jan. 23, 2006

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Horizon League Player of the Week

Danielle Lonie, Loyola
Senior Forward * Country Club Hills, Ill.
Lonie had a breakout week, averaging 24.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game while shooting .643 (18-of-28) from the floor as the Ramblers split a pair of games. Lonie shattered her career-high at Butler, hitting 11-of-17 from the floor en route to 27 points while completing her first double-double of the season with 11 rebounds. Not to be outdone, she reached the 20-point plateau on Saturday, finishing with 21 points (7-11 FGs, 7-7 FTs) as Loyola outlasted Wright St., 85-77, in overtime for its second Horizon League win.

Other Top Performances for the Week Ending January 22

Jessica Schloemp, Youngstown State
Sophomore Forward * Findlay, Ohio
Schloemp led the Penguins to a 1-1 mark last week while averaging 19 points and 13.5 rebounds per game and shooting 78.9 percent from the field. Against Cleveland State, Schloemp posted a double-double with a career-high 20 points on nine-of-10 from the floor and a career-high 19 rebounds in YSU's 68-56 victory. Against Detroit, Schloemp scored a team-high 18 points with eight boards while connecting on six-of-nine from the floor.

LaShonda Grant, UIC
Junior Guard * Chicago, Ill.
Grant netted 30 total points, six assists, eight rebounds and three steals for the Flames last week versus UW-Green Bay and UW-Milwaukee. The guard paced the Flames with 13 points against the Phoenix, hitting four-of-four from the line and shooting 30 percent from the three-point land. In UIC's heartbreaking one-point loss to UW-Milwaukee, Grant led the Flames with 17 points, shooting 7-for-16 from the field.

Ellen Hamilton, Butler
Junior Guard * Greenfield, Ind.
Hamilton put together another set of strong performances, leading the Bulldogs to a split of two League matches. Hamilton hit three treys and went a perfect six-of-six from the free throw line for 15 points as Butler downed Loyola on Wednesday. Hamilton finished with 12 points in Sunday's game against UW-Green Bay, hitting three-pointers on three of Butler's first four second-half possessions to help erase a nine-point second-half deficit in the Bulldogs' narrow loss.

Nicole Soulis, UW-Green Bay
Junior Forward * Green Bay, Wis.
Soulis helped boost the UW-Green Bay winning streak to nine games, averaging 18.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in a pair of League wins last week. She led the Phoenix with 17 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots in a 77-58 win over UIC Thursday. In Sunday's ESPNU-televised win over Butler, Soulis poured in 20 points to go with five rebounds. For the week, Soulis shot 17-of-29 from the field for 58.6 percent.

Molly O'Brien, UW-Milwaukee
Senior Guard * Columbus, Wis.
O'Brien led the Panthers to a 2-0 week, averaging 11.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game. She also shot .769 (10-of-13) on the week in 37.5 minutes per game. At Northwestern Wednesday, she scored 14 points on six-of-six shooting, grabbed six boards, dished out six assists and had five steals. She then tallied eight points, five rebounds, six assists and a steal in UWM's win over UIC Saturday.

Lindsey Pasquinzo, Detroit
Senior Guard * Shelby Twp, Mich.
Pasquinzo became the 15th Titan in school history to surpass 1,000-point barrier in Monday's victory over Wright State. She scored 24 points in the contest, just one shy of her career high. She followed it up with 15 points against Youngstown State. Pasquinzo averaged 19.5 points for the week shooting 14-for-26.

Brittney Whiteside, Wright State
Junior Forward * Columbus, Ohio
Whiteside had two solid performances last week. Against Detroit, she notched a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds. The forward then poured in 19 points, six rebounds and three assists at Loyola. The 19 points were a season-high for Whiteside.

Horizon League News and Notes
THIS WEEK IN THE HORIZON LEAGUE: This week in the Horizon League will feature nine League match-ups and one non-conference game. To kick off the week, Wright State heads to Chicago to face UIC Monday evening. After an off-day Tuesday, Butler travels to Fort Wayne, Ind., to take on IPFW in the lone non-conference contest of the week. Thursday and Saturday have full-League slates scheduled, with four games on each day. On Thursday night, Youngstown State plays at Loyola, Detroit goes to UIC, Cleveland State heads to first-place UW-Green Bay and UW-Milwaukee makes the journey to Wright State. On Saturday, Wright State and Butler meet at Hinkle Fieldhouse, Detroit takes on Loyola, Youngstown State finishes up the Chicago road swing at UIC and Cleveland State wraps up in Wisconsin against UW-Milwaukee.

LEADERS AT A GLANCE:Points per game- Marquise Hanser, Loyola - 17.9
Rebounds per game - Traci Edwards, UWM - 9.6
Assists per game - Jackie Closser, Butler - 5.62
Steals per game - Chrissy Dizon, UIC - 2.88
Blocks per game - Lade Akande, Butler - 1.71
Field-Goal Percentage - Traci Edwards, UWM - 59.4
Free-Throw Percentage - Marquise Hanser, Loyola - 86.8
Three-Point Percentage - Caitie Goddard, Detroit - 50.0
Three-Pointers per game - Jackie Closser, Butler - 2.94
Assist/Turnover Ratio - Jackie Closser, Butler - 2.00

Butler Bulldogs (8-9; 4-3)
LAST WEEK: The Bulldogs split a pair of contests last week. On Wednesday night, Butler hosted Loyola and posted an 85-72 victory. The Bulldogs then gave UW-Green Bay all it could handle in a 56-51 loss on Sunday.

POURING IN THE POINTS: Butler scored a season-high 85 points in its win over Loyola. The Bulldogs also committed a season-low 10 turnovers against in the contest, helping Butler to a 22-6 advantage in points off turnovers.

COUTURE'S WINS START TO PILE UP: Butler Head Coach Beth Couture picked up the 300th win of her career Wednesday against Loyola. Her overall record now stands at 300-178, while the Bulldogs are 8-9 this season.

GIVING NUMBER ONE A RUN: The Bulldogs held first-place UW-Green Bay to 56 points Sunday, just one point more than the season-low for a Butler opponent and 16 below UWGB's average.

Cleveland State Vikings (3-14; 1-5)
LAST WEEK: Cleveland State dropped its only game of the week when the Vikings traveled to Youngstown State and were pinned with a 68-56 loss on Thursday.

MARTIN HANDING OUT ASSISTS: Senior Erin Martin has averaged 5.5 assists per game in conference play this season. Her high-water mark came against Youngstown State on Thursday night when she dished out eight assists with only two turnovers.

375 AND COUNTING: Cleveland State heads into this week having made a three-point field goal in 375 consecutive contests the longest active run in the nation and the second-longest streak ever. Louisville (394 games) ranks first all-time in NCAA annals, although the Cardinals had their streak come to an end during the 2004-05 campaign. The last time the Vikings failed to drain at least one three-pointer in a game was in a 78-55 loss at Cincinnati on Dec. 17, 1992.

Detroit Titans (8-10; 5-2)
LAST WEEK: Detroit extended its winning streak to five games with two victories last week. The Titans topped Wright State 68-59 on Monday night and followed that performance with a 69-62 victory over Youngstown State.

TITANS KEEP ON WINNING: The five-game winning streak is the longest for Detroit in two seasons. Detroit won six straight from Feb. 14, 2004 through Mar. 7, 2004. You have to go back to 1996-97 season and an 11-game stretch to find a longer winning-streak.

1,000-POINT CLUB: With senior Lindsey Pasquinzo tallying her 1,000 point last week, attention now shifts to senior Katie Solner's run for 1,000. With 25 points on Saturday, she is now 69 points away from becoming 16th Titan all-time to reach that mark.

POINTS FROM EVERYONE: The team is becoming very balanced scoring-wise with multiple threats. While Lindsey Pasquinzo leads team with a 13.1 average and is only player averaging double digits, the next five top-scorers (Caite Goddard, Shawanna Stubblefield, Joanna Cooper, Katie Solner and Kelly Jaskot) all average between 9.1 and 8.3 points per game.

UIC Flames (7-10; 3-3)
LAST WEEK: UIC struggled on the Wisconsin road trip last week, losing to both UW-Green Bay and UW-Milwaukee. The Flames dropped a 77-58 to the first-place Phoenix on Thursday before getting topped by a single point, 55-54, by the Panthers on Saturday afternoon.

DIZON LEADING THE WAY: Senior guard Chrissy Dizon is the only Horizon League player to lead her team in scoring (12.6), rebounding (5.5) and assists per game (4.9). On Jan. 14, Dizon topped the 1,000-point mark in her career and moved into tenth-place on UIC's all-time scoring list. She is currently 44 points from moving into eighth as Jacquese Gilbert (1988-91) and Toni Stachon (1975-78) are tied on the all-time list.

CUTTING IT CLOSE: Despite closing a 12-point deficit in the last four minutes versus UW-Milwaukee on the road, UIC was edged by the Panthers 55-54. Junior Krystal Hugelier hit a three-pointer with less than 15 seconds on the clock to get the Flames within one point, but UIC was unable to get a last shot off after UWM missed from the line.

Loyola Ramblers (2-16; 2-5)
LAST WEEK: Loyola split a pair of contests last week. On Wednesday, the Ramblers went to Hinkle Fieldhouse and took a 85-72 loss to Butler. Loyola then welcomed Wright State to the Gentile Center and posted its second League win, 85-77, in overtime.

HANSER KEEPS ON SCORING: Junior guard Marquise Hanser held her spot atop the League's scoring charts with 34 points in two games last week. Hanser is now averaging 17.9 points per game and has scored 20 or more eight times this season.

PICKING UP THE PACE: After averaging 54.3 points per game during non-conference play, Loyola is averaging 68.3 points per game in seven Horizon League match-ups and has three players, led by Hanser's 18.1 points per contest, averaging double figures in League play.

UW-Green Bay Phoenix (14-3; 7-0)
LAST WEEK: UW-Green Bay continued its hot play extending its unbeaten streak to nine games. The Phoenix started the week with a 77-58 victory over UIC on Thursday and finished the week with a 56-51 victory over Butler on Sunday in a game televised by ESPNU.

WINNING FOR MANY, MANY YEARS: In the Monday, Jan. 23 edition of USA Today, UW-Green Bay was recognized for having the third-longest streak of winning seasons in women's college basketball. Behind only Tennessee (34) and Louisiana Tech (31), the Phoenix have been over .500 for the past 28 seasons and, with a win this week, the Phoenix will secure its 29th-straight.

THEY JUST KEEP WINNING: UW-Green Bay's nine-game win streak is tied for seventh-longest in the country. It also ranks 12th in team history. Last year's 16-game run is the team's longest at the Division I level.

PHOENIX DOING IT ON BOTH OFFENSE AND DEFENSE: UW-Green Bay leads the Horizon League in scoring offense (71.2), scoring margin (+7.9) and field-goal percentage (.451). The Phoenix also holds the top marks in the League in scoring defense (63.3) and field-goal defense (.418).

UW-Milwaukee Panthers (10-7; 5-1)
LAST WEEK: UW-Milwaukee extended its winning streak to five games with two victories last week. The Panthers notched an 81-73 win over Big Ten rep Northwestern on Wednesday before barely slipping past UIC, 55-54, Saturday afternoon at the Klostche Center.

SHOOTING THE LIGHTS OUT: Milwaukee shot 66.7 percent (20-of-30) in the second half against Northwestern last week on its way to 55 points in the final 20 minutes. The shooting percentage is the team's best since posting the same percentage (18-of-27) Feb. 27, 2003 against Wright State, while the point total is tied for the second-most in a half in school history. Combined with their first-half efforts, UWM finished the game shooting 55.6 percent, its best showing since that same WSU contest.

PANTHERS PLAYING THE `D': UWM allowed UIC to shoot just 34.3 percent Saturday, the lowest it allowed this season, topping the 34.9 percent shot by Detroit Dec. 29. The Panthers held the Flames without a field goal for a five-minute stretch in the first half and for nearly a six-minute span in the second half.

Wright State Raiders (6-11; 2-5)
LAST WEEK: Wright State dropped a pair of League games last week. The Raiders started the week with a 68-59 loss to a hot Detroit squad on Monday, then wrapped up with a 85-77 overtime loss to Loyola on Saturday.

MAYS FINDS HER WAY TO THE BUCKET: Senior Rhea Mays has been the model of consistency the last two months as she has averaged a team-best 13.2 points per game since the start of December compared to 7.8 per outing over the first five games. Over the 12 games since Dec. 1, she has scored in double figures all but once.

A NIGHT FOR CAREER-HIGHS: Two Raiders recorded career-highs at Loyola as senior Tyanda Hammock tied for the team lead in scoring with 19 points while junior Steph Comisar, in her first start of the season, had 11. Brittney Whiteside tied a season-high with 19 points as she also had 19 earlier in the week at Detroit. All five WSU starters scored in double figures.

Youngstown State Penguins (5-13; 1-6)
LAST WEEK: The Penguins went 1-1 in League play last week, posting a 68-56 victory over Cleveland State on Thursday evening and dropping a 69-62 decision to Detroit on Saturday afternoon.

TREYS FOR GAUDIOSE: Junior Kristy Gaudiose moved into 10th-place in YSU history with 80 career three-pointers and tied a school record with seven three-pointers in a game while scoring a season-high 23 points. For the week, she averaged 16.5 points per game while shooting 52.4 percent (11-of-21) from the floor and 53.3 percent (8-of-15) from behind the three-point line.

FINDING THE TOUCH: YSU's 54.8 (23-of-42) field-goal percentage against Detroit was a season-best. Sophomore Jessica Schloemp's 6-of-9 performance led the way for the Penguins.