Women's Basketball Weekly Release #9

Jan. 9, 2006

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Horizon League Player of the Week

Traci Edwards, UW-Milwaukee
Freshman Center * Menasha, Wis.
Edwards posted her second-straight double-double inleading the Panthers to a 64-61 win over Wright State.She scored 21 points on eight-of-10 shooting, while pullingdown 11 boards and dishing out three assists. On theseason, Edwards leads the League in rebounding (8.7)and field-goal percentage (.586), while placing second inblocks per game (1.8) and third in scoring (16.2).

Other Top Performances for the Week Ending January 8

Lade Akande, Butler
Freshman Forward/Center * Robinson, Ill.
Akande led the Butler effort last week, averaging 20.0 points and 9.0 rebounds in the Bulldogs' two contests. Akande capped off the week with a 25-point, nine-rebound performance against League foe UIC after posting 15 points and eight rebounds against cross-town rival IUPUI Wednesday. On the season, Akande leads the Bulldogs in points, rebounds, blocks and steals.

Natalie Berglin, UW-Green Bay
Junior Guard * Green Bay, Wis.
Berglin helped boost the Phoenix win streak to five games last week with a pair of strong outings. In the 82-70 win at Arizona, Berglin scored 20 points on red-hot 9-of-10 shooting. She followed up with 17 points in the win over Wright State, to go with a career-best seven rebounds from her point guard position.

Whitney Lewis, Wright State
Sophomore Forward * Lynchburg, Ohio
Lewis had 17 points and six rebounds in a 64-61 setback at UW-Milwaukee and followed it up with a 16-point and six-board performance in a 68-56 loss at UW-Green Bay.

Caitie Goddard, Detroit
Senior Guard * Royal Oak, Mich.
Goddard averaged 16.5 points and 3.5 steals per contest as the Titans went 2-0 last week. Goddard scored a game-high 20 points against Youngstown State in a 77-48 victory on Saturday. On the week, she shot 63.2 percent (12-of-19), including four-of-seven from behind the arc.

Krystal Hugelier, UIC
Junior Guard * Elmhurst, Ill.
Hugelier matched her season-high of 21 points in UIC's 68-66 win over Cleveland State at the Pavilion on Thursday. Hugelier shot eight-for-11 from the field and 62.5 percent from three-point land in UIC's victory. The guard chipped in ten points and marked a game-high four steals in an 83-64 victory over Butler Saturday.

Marquise Hanser, Loyola
Junior Guard * Ft. Mitchell, Ky.
Hanser averaged 17 points and 4.5 assists per contest in Loyola's 1-1 week. She started the week scoring 21 points with four rebounds and three steals in an 88-73 loss to Detroit. Hanser followed that performance with 13 points and seven assists in the Ramblers' first conference win over Cleveland State, 73-65.

Dominique Butler, Cleveland State
Freshman Guard * Milwaukee, Wis.
Butler averaged 12.0 points and 7.5 rebounds in two League games last week. At UIC on Thursday, she tallied 12 points and a career-high nine rebounds in just 20 minutes of play. Two days later at Loyola, she notched 12 points and six boards. Butler shot 60.0 percent on the week, connecting on 12 of her 20 field-goal attempts.

Horizon League News and Notes
ON TAP: The League schedule continues this week with eight conference matchups. Kicking off the week, Loyola travels to Wright State for the only Wednesday-night matchup. On Thursday, UW-Green Bay will visit Cleveland State, UW-Milwaukee will make the trip to Youngstown State and Detroit will take the court at Hinkle Fieldhouse against Butler. Saturday sees a full slate with Butler playing at Wright State, UIC hosting Chicago-rival Loyola, UW-Milwaukee facing Cleveland State and UW-Green Bay going to Youngstown State.

COACHES DESERVE CREDIT, TOO: Coach Kevin Borseth of UW-Green Bay and Coach Beth Couture of Butler are on the verge of milestone victories in their careers. Borseth has tallied 10 wins this season and is one shy of 400 for his career. He holds a 174-54 record with the Phoenix and a 399-151 record overall. Couture has picked up six victories this season and is two shy of 300 for her career. Now in her fourth season, she has tallied a 40-59 record for the Bulldogs and a 298-176 mark overall.

LEAGUE LEADERS:
Points per game- Marquise Hanser, Loyola - 18.4
Rebounds per game - Traci Edwards, UW-Milwaukee - 8.7
Assists per game - Chrissy Dizon, UIC - 5.3
Blocks per game - Lade Akande, Butler - 2.0
Steals per game - Chrissy Dizon, UIC - 2.9

Butler Bulldogs (6-7; 2-1)
LAST WEEK: The Bulldogs were pinned with two losses last week. In non-conference action on Wednesday, Butler made the five-mile trip to IUPUI and lost, 62-54, to the Jaguars. Butler hosted UIC Saturday afternoon and fell to the Flames 83-64.

BUTLER CAREER RECORDS BEWARE: Junior guard Jackie Closser moved into tenth place on Butler's career assists list with her five helpers Saturday against UIC. She now has 239 career assists.

FRESHMAN STARTING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE: Freshman guard Candyce Brown registered the first points of her Butler career Saturday against UIC. The five-foot-seven guard had six points on three-of-four shooting in a career-high 19 minutes.

A WEEK FOR CAREER-HIGHS FOR BOEKE: Senior forward Stephanie Boeke set a new career-high with six assists and matched another personal-best with 10 rebounds Wednesday against IUPUI.

Cleveland State Vikings (3-11; 1-2)
LAST WEEK: Cleveland State went 0-2 on the Chicago road swing last week. In Thursday action against UIC, the Vikings were edged by the Flames, 68-66. On Saturday, CSU traveled to Loyola and were set back 73-65 by the Ramblers.

PLAYING IN HALF NUMBER TWO: The Vikings have emerged as a second-half team in their three League contests. CSU is shooting 49.5 percent in the final 20 minutes, but just 36.7 percent in the opening stanza. The proficiency includes a 58.8 percent effort from inside the three-point arc in League play.

372 AND COUNTING: Cleveland State heads into this week having made a three-point field goal in 372 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 (5-10; 2-2)
LAST WEEK: Detroit bounced back from its 0-2 start to League play with a 2-0 mark last week. The Titans welcomed Loyola to Calihan Hall and handed the Ramblers a 88-73 loss. On Saturday, the team traveled to Youngstown State and downed the Penguins 77-48.

PLAYING THE `D': After allowing 70 or more points in all but two of their games, and at least 64 in every game, Detroit held Youngstown State to 48 points on Saturday. The Penguins shot just 29 percent (16-of-55) from the floor.

27 TO GO: With 15 points in the Titans' last two contests, senior guard Lindsey Pasquinzo has 973 points for her career. Pasquinzo needs 27 more points to become the 15th Detroit player with 1,000 career points.

STARTING AND SCORING: Senior guard Catie Goddard averaged 6.4 points per game in the 11 non-conference games off the bench. Goddard was inserted into the starting lineup to start conference play and is averaging 15.0 points per game so far in four Horizon League appearances.

UIC Flames (6-8; 2-1)
LAST WEEK: UIC picked up two big conference wins last week. The Flames slipped past Cleveland State 68-66 before picking up a road-victory at Butler, 83-64.

DIZON LEADING THE WAY: Senior guard Chrissy Dizon is the only Horizon League player to lead her team in scoring (13.1), rebounding (5.9) and assists per game (5.3). Last week, Dizon averaged 11.5 points, seven rebounds and 6.5 assists per contest.

NOTHING BUT NET IN THE SECOND HALF: UIC used a 63.6 percent (14-of-22) shooting performance in the second half to give Butler its first conference loss of the year.

UIC SETTING THE BAR HIGH: The Flames lead the League in five team statistical categories through last week's play. The team leads the League in opponents' points per game (65.9), opponents' field-goal percentage (.410), assists per game, blocks per game (3.9) and steals per game (11.9).

Loyola Ramblers (1-13; 1-2)
LAST WEEK: Loyola went 1-1 last week, picking up its first win of the 2005-06 campaign and the first win of coach Shannon Reidy's collegiate career. The Ramblers were unable to knock off Detroit on Thursday night, but behind 22 points from senior guard Mandy Menella they knocked off Cleveland State, 73-65, Saturday at the Gentile Center.

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 18.4 points per game and has scored 20 or more six times this season.

PICKING UP THE PACE: After averaging 54.3 points per game during non-conference play, Loyola is averaging 71.7 points per game in three Horizon League games and has four players, led by Hanser's 20.7 points per contest, averaging double figures in League play.

UW-Green Bay Phoenix (10-3; 3-0)
LAST WEEK: UW-Green Bay continued its hot play extending its unbeaten streak to five games. Starting off the week, the Phoenix traveled to Tucson, Ariz. to take on the Arizona Wildcats. Behind 20-point performances from juniors Natalie Berglin and Nicole Soulis, UW-Green Bay never trailed and cruised to a 82-70 victory. On Saturday, the Phoenix took on Wright State and handed the Raiders a 68-56 loss.

A NIGHT FOR CAREER-HIGHS: Junior guard Amanda Popp scored a career-high 20 points to lead all scorers in the win over Wright State. Freshman forward Rachel Porath chipped in a career-best 13 points to the win.

COME ONE, COME ALL TO WATCH THE PHOENIX: UW-Green Bay extended its winning streak to five games before a sold-out crowd of 1,850 at the Phoenix Sports Center Saturday, Jan. 7 in the win over Wright State. The PSC sold out for the 14th time in the last four seasons.

UW-Milwaukee Panthers (6-7; 2-1)
LAST WEEK: UW-Milwaukee won its only contest of the week, downing Wright State 64-61 at the Klotsche Center Thursday evening. Freshman center Traci Edwards notched her sixth double-double of the season with 21 points and 11 boards against the Raiders.

ASSISTING ALL THE TIME: UW-Milwaukee dished out 22 assists on 24 field goals made against Wright State last Thursday. The starting five accounted for 17 of the 22 helpers.

IT'S NOT ABOUT THE THREE ANYMORE: UWM attempted just eight three-pointers against Wright State Thursday, its fewest number of three-point tries since Jan. 25, 2003. The Panthers are averaging over six fewer tries per game compared to last year. They have attempted 20 in a game only one time, after reaching the mark 19 times in 2004-05.

Wright State Raiders (5-8; 1-2)
LAST WEEK: Wright State faced the tough Wisconsin road trip last week. On Thursday, the Raiders were downed by UW-Milwaukee, 64-61. WSU then took on first-place UW-Green Bay on Saturday and lost 68-56.

LEWIS READY FOR LEAGUE ACTION: Sophomore forward Whitney Lewis had a big week for WSU as she tied a career-high with 17 points at UW-Milwaukee and nearly matched that at UW-Green Bay as she scored 16. Lewis is averaging 13.7 points per game in three Horizon League contests after averaging just 8.7 in non-conference play.

NOT ALLOWING THE THREE: Wright State has defended the three-point shot well this season with their opponents shooting a Horizon League-low .306. The Raiders' opponents have shot over 40 percent on only two occasions this season.

Youngstown State Penguins (4-10; 0-3)
LAST WEEK: The Penguins dropped their only contest of the week 77-48 against Detroit. Freshman forward Megan Snorf and junior guard Kristy Gaudiose led the way for Youngstown State with eight points apiece.

HOME, SWEET HOME: After playing nine of its first 13 games on the road, Youngstown State continues its four-game homestand this week. It also marks the first time the Penguins have played four-straight home League games since joining the Horizon League in 2001.

FRESHMAN STARTING TO HEAT UP: Freshmen forwards Ashlee Pendleton and Megan Snorf posted career-highs against Detroit Saturday. Pendleton had nine rebounds for her personal-best and Snorf poured in eight points for her top mark.