Women's Basketball To Meet First-Place Louisville
2/6/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 6, 2001
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The Marquette women's basketball team suffered a setback in its climb to .500 and a first-round bye in the Conference USA Tournament. Losses to preseason favorite Tulane and a difficult loss to Southern Miss dropped MU back to .500 in conference play and 9-12 overall.
Currently, the Golden Eagles sit in a four-way tie for the final first-round bye spot. At 5-5, Marquette is also tied with DePaul, Saint Louis and UAB. However, a pair of teams --?Cincinnati and Southern Miss -- are just a half-game behind at 5-6 while Charlotte is just one game behind the quartet in what would be the fourth seed.
The road to .500 and a C-USA first round bye isn't easy this week as MU battles first-place Louisville on Thursday and visits Cincinnati on Sunday.
SCOUTING LOUISVILLE
Marquette (9-12) at Louisville (15-7) Feb. 8 * 6:15 p.m. EST *?Freedom Hall (18,865) Radio: WTMT 620 AM, Louisville Internet: www.uoflsports.com Commentators: Jim Kelch, Kristin Mattox
The surprise of the Conference USA season has to be Louisville. The Cardinals were picked fifth in the American Division by the coaches in the preseason and have run through the conference slate to date. The Cardinals have received just one blemish on their C-USA agenda, an 85-63 setback to Houston.
Louisville has won their last eight games and have won 13-of-14 games, with the only loss being the Houston game. After starting the year 0-5, Louisville has righted the ship, going 15-2 since the dismal beginning.
The Cardinals are coming off a big home weekend in which they downed Memphis, 88-62, and UAB, 72-63.
Against Memphis, leading scorer Marju Sober scored 20 points in the win. Freshman guard Sara Nord dished out a career-high 13 assists to set Conference USA's freshman, single-season, and league game assist record.
The Cards took down UAB last Sunday, 72-63. Sober continued to be an offensive dynamo, adding 27 more points to her impressive totals. Nord factored in the contest with 18 points and eight assists as she played just under 40 minutes. Kara Kessans and Tiana Ford added 11 and 10 points each.
At 15.5 points per game, Sober, a three-time C-USA Player of the Week, is the scoring leader on the team, but is heavily chased by Nord at 14.2. Nor also leads the team in assists with 81. Center Shamika Ingram paces the Cards on the glass with 5.9 per game.
Head coach Martin Clapp is in his fourth season, all at Louisville, and he has a 71-42 record.
Last meeting: Louisville shot 48 percent and was 17-19 from the free throw line in a 76-61 win over Marquette on Jan. 14. MU center Sarah Zawodny had a breakout game with a career-high 22 points, but it was Marju Sober who led her Louisville squad to victory with 21 points. Kara Kessans had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Cards in the win.
Series History: Series tied, 5-5.
POSSIBLE STARTERSMarquette Ht. Yr. Stats G Kristi Johnson 5-6 Jr. 4.9 ppg, 2.1 apg G Rashida Gales 5-8 So. 4.7 ppg, 2.5 rpg F Heidi Bowman 6-0 Sr. 14.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg F Kristin Seffern 6-2 So. 5.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg C Sarah Zawodny 6-4 Jr. 11.1 ppg, 8.6 rpg
Louisville Ht. Yr. Stats G Marju Sober 5-10 Jr. 15.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg G Kara Kessans 5-9 Jr. 12.3 ppg, 5.4 rpg F Tiana Ford 6-2 So. 6.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg F Sara Nord 5-10 Jr. 14.2 ppg, 4.6 rpg C Shamika Ingram 6-3 Jr. 12.3 ppg, 5.4 rpg
SCOUTING CINCINNATI
Marquette (9-12) at Cincinnati (15-7) Feb. 10 * 3 p.m. EST *?Shoemaker Center (13,176) Radio: none
After a quick 10-1 start, all in non conference play, life for Cincinnati has been difficult. The Bearcats own a 5-6 record in C-USA play and that has dropped the overall record to 15-7. Cincinnati has lost three out of four games, but did win its most recent outing, a 71-58 toppling of Memphis.
The Bearcats were on fire in its game with Cincinnati, hitting 53 percent of their shots. Forwards Kristen Sharp and Valerie King scored 13 and 11 points respectively and reserves Portia Flournoy and Erin Hostetler added 12 and 13 respectively as the bench proved big in the win. Hostetler added 11 boards with six offensive.
In its outing before Memphis, UAB ended Cincinnati's 11-game home winning streak. King led the Cats in scoring for the 13th time this season with 24 points.
King leads the way for Cincinnati with 14.5 points per game. Laura Wilder is a rebounding menace as she grabs 7.2 boards per game. Cincinnati outrebounds its foes by over six boards a game. Cincinnati hits 43 percent of its shots and scores 69.6 points per game.
Head coach Laurie Pirtle is in her 15th year at Cincinnati, where she owns a 197-214 record. She is in her 19th year as a head coach with a 280-230 overall record.
Last meeting: Marquette shut down the Cincinnati offense in Milwaukee on Jan. 12. The Bearcats scored just 15 points in the first half and were held to 30 percent from the field in MU's 54-45 win. K.B. Sharp scored 13 for Cincinnati, Heidi Bowman and Sarah Zawodny scored 12 each for Marquette.
Series History: Marquette leads, 15-5.
POSSIBLE STARTERSMarquette Ht. Yr. Stats G Kristi Johnson 5-6 Jr. 4.9 ppg, 2.1 apg G Rashida Gales 5-8 So. 4.7 ppg, 2.5 rpg F Heidi Bowman 6-0 Sr. 14.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg F Kristin Seffern 6-2 So. 5.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg C Sarah Zawodny 6-4 Jr. 11.1 ppg, 8.6 rpg
Cincinnati Ht. Yr. Stats G Katrina Merriweather 5-8 Sr. 6.8 ppg, 2.9 rpg G Valerie King 5-10 Fr. 14.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg G K.B. Sharp 5-9 So. 7.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg F Laura Wilder 6-1 Jr. 8.6 ppg, 7.2 rpg C Tammy Douglass 6-2 Jr. 9.7 ppg, 6.5 rpg
1,000-POINT CLUB
Last season, three Marquette players -- Abbie Willenborg, Lisa Oldenburg and Kiesha Oliver -- ended their careers with over 1,000 points. This season senior Heidi Bowman joined 1,000-point club with seven points against Tulane on Feb. 2. She scored her 1,000th career point on a free throw with 51 seconds left in the contest.
Needing 286 points this season, Bowman has 295 points for a total of 1,009 career points. Only one season in her career, however, did Bowman score enough points for her to reach the feat as she is currently on a personal season-record pace. In 1998-99, Bowman scored 331 points for the season (11.4 points per game). Last season, Bowman scored 258 points. However, Bowman is on pace to set a career best with 389 points this season.
Bowman moved into 15th place on the Marquette all-time scoring list, passing Kerri Christianson who had 1,002. Bowman trails 14th place Kiesha Oliver by 52 points (1,061).
1,000-Point Scorers 1. Abbie Willenborg 1996-2000 1,818 14. Kiesha Oliver 1996-2000 1,061 15. Heidi Bowman 1997-pres. 1,009
ZAWODNY CONTINUES MU'S STRONG INSIDE GAME
With Marquette's inside game being filled during the duration of her career by Lisa Oldenburg and Abbie Willenborg, Zawodny spent her first two seasons backing the duo up and learning. Apparently the apprenticeship has paid off. Against, Louisville on Jan. 14, Zawodny became the first player other than Heidi Bowman to lead the team in scoring in a game this season. She scored 22 points, a career high. On two other occasions, Bowman was tied by Zawodny as MU's leading scorer. Zawodny recorded her second-consecutive 20+ scoring output with a 20-point effort against DePaul. She also grabbed 15 boards, the sixth time this year she has grabbed 10 or more rebounds. She grabbed 11 boards against Charlotte for her seventh double-digit rebound effort of the year and scored the game-winning free throws with 28 seconds remaining. She tossed in a team-high 17 points against Tulane. She leads the team in rebounding with 8.6 and is hitting 49.7 percent of her shots.
PLAYERS STEP UP ON THE ROAD
Three career highs were tied or broken as Marquette won two games on the road at Charlotte and Saint Louis on Jan. 26 and 28. In the Jan. 26 contest at Charlotte, freshman Katie O'Grady came off the bench to score a career high eight points. In the Jan. 28 Saint Louis matchup, sophomore Rachel Klug scored double figures for the first time in her career with 10 points and Kristin Seffern scored 13 points for the third time for her career.
MARQUETTE PUTS TWO IMPRESSIVE SHOOTING HALVES TOGETHER
For the first time this season, Marquette recorded two halves in one game in which it shot better than 40 percent. Against Saint Louis, the Golden Eagles shot 44 percent in the first half and 42 in the second half for a game total of 42.9 percent. Surprisingly, Marquette did not set a season high for field goal percentage in that game. MU shot 44.9 percent against Memphis and 43.8 percent against Colorado State.
ROAD WOES CURED
After starting the season 0-5 on the road, Marquette won two road games on Jan. 26 and 28th at Charlotte and Saint Louis. In doing so, Marquette also won three-straight games for the first time this season.
CAREER HIGHS SET IN LOUISVILLE CONTEST
Despite a 76-61 loss, two MU players set career highs in points. Junior center Sarah Zawodny set her career high for the fourth different time this season with a 22-point effort, hitting 8-of-11 shots. Guard Rashida Gales scored a double-figure output for the first time in her short career hitting 3-of-8 shots for 10 points.
ACCURACY ENCOURAGED
At 49.7 percent, junior center Sarah Zawodny leads the team in field goal shooting. WIth a four-game pace of 68.8 percent (22-32) against Memphis, Cincinnati, Louisville and DePaul, Zawodny's field goal percentage shot up from 46.9 percent to 52.3 at that point.
STARTERS SOLIDIFIED
In the first portion of the season, Marquette used seven different starting lineups throughout the season. The most any group started was four games, however not consecutively. The quintet of forwards Heidi Bowman and Kristin Seffern, center Sarah Zawodny and guards Kristi Johnson and Rashida Gales have started 101-straight games for Marquette, earning a 5-6 mark.
BOWMAN THE SHOWMAN
Senior forward Heidi Bowman is making the most of her final collegiate year. Now 22 games into the season, Bowman has led the Golden Eagles in scoring in all but three games\. On two occasions this year, Bowman has set personal collegiate bests in scoring, racking up 26 points against Michigan and that same total against Colorado State.
SEEKING THE CENTURY MARK IN WINS
Head coach Terri Mitchell claimed her 95th career victory in a 56-50 win over Saint Louis. Mitchell, in her fifth season as a head coach, needs just five more wins to reach the 100 mark. Only one coach in MU history has won as many games. Tat Shiely won 111 games in 11 seasons with Marquette.
Mitchell became the second winningest coach in Marquette history against Saint Louis with her 95th win of her career, passing Jim Jabir who won 94 games in six seasons.
KEEP THE SCORING DOWN
Marquette is 9-2 in games in which it has held its opponents to 60 or fewer points and 0-9 in games in which it has allowed 61 or more points. In its wins, Marquette has held its opponents to as low as 43 points (against Wis.-Milwaukee) and has allowed as many as 60 (to Memphis). Marquette's only blemish to this mark is a 58-44 setback to Brigham Young. In its nine wins, Marquette is allowing its opponents to score 52.6 points per game.
TALES OF TWO HALVES
Despite a reversal against Saint Louis on Jan. 28, a season long trend with Marquette has been having one very good shooting half and one not so good shooting half. The Golden Eagles are shooting 37.6 percent, but have put a solid 40 minutes of shooting together just once. So far this season, Marquette has, with a few exceptions, put together games in which it shot 40 percent or better in one half and less than 40 percent in another. In its better half, Marquette is shooting 45.3 percent (251-554), and in the other halves, the Golden Eagles are shooting 30.7 percent (184-599). On four occasions has Marquette shot 35 percent or better in each half, with a 2-2 record in those contests. However, against DePaul on Jan. 21, Marquette was 30 percent or lower in each half in a 53-48 win.
THE SEASON BY HALVESOpponent 1st Score Pct. 2nd Score Pct. at Iowa 30 40.0 27 37.9 Wis.-Milwaukee 25 37.0 34 43.5 vs. Northern Iowa 32 54.2 30 28.6 vs. Southern Utah 16 19.2 42 50.0 Syracuse 30 27.6 35 43.5 Oregon State 16 28.6 34 41.9 at Dayton 33 44.0 24 29.4 Michigan 31 33.3 36 53.8 at Brigham Young 25 45.8 19 24.2 Notre Dame 32 36.4 24 26.7 at DePaul 38 50.0 27 33.3 Colorado State 31 48.0 28 36.4 at UAB 21 38.9 34 31.4 Memphis 39 53.1 30 29.4 Cincinnati 24 34.5 30 48.0 Louisville 22 33.3 39 48.3 DePaul 22 25.0 31 30.0 at Charlotte 24 36.0 33 29.6 at Saint Louis 25 44.0 31 41.9 Tulane 23 23.7 45 45.7 Southern Miss 24 35.7 28 31.4
FRESHMEN IMPORTANT IN FIRST YEAR
With five first-year players on the roster, a lot is expected of the new crew. Four of the five saw significant action in the season opener against Iowa and all five have played significant minutes, with two earning starting time. Crystal Weaver and Kelly Schwerman each earned starts in the Saint Mary's Thanksgiving Classic. Schwerman started five games in a row.
All five have contributed to the Marquette cause this season, with Becky Stieber, Schwerman and Weaver each averaging at least 13 minutes per game this season. In all, the freshman five have contributed 23 percent of the Marquette scoring, 23 percent of the rebounding and 24 percent of all playing time.
LAST FIVE MINUTES OF PLAY
Many basketball games are decided in the final five minutes of play, as Marquette has demonstrated this season. In compiling a 9-12 overall record, Marquette has outscored its opponents during the final five minutes and overtime, however it has struggled in shooting during that time. Marquette has scored 16 percent of its total points this season in the last five minutes. MU's shooting percentage drops eight percent in the last minutes of the game.
What has kept Marquette's offense up in the final five minutes is its offensive rebounding. The Golden Eagles are pulling down 3.5 offensive boards in the last five minutes and have 22 percent of its offensive boards in the game's conclusion.
FINAL FIVE MINUTES -- SEASONStat MU Per Gm OPP Per Gm Points 204 9.7 187 8.9 Field Goals 55-183 30.0 % 56-148 37.8 % Three-point Field Goals 9- 68 13.2 % 13- 39 33.3 % Free Throws 89-129 69.0 % 83-111 74.8 % Offensive Rebounds 75 3.6 34 1.6 Defensive Rebounds 73 3.5 65 3.1 Assists 16 0.7 32 1.5 Turnovers 35 1.7 41 1.9 Steals 20 1.0 10 0.5 Blocked Shots 16 0.8 7 0.3 Fouls 61 2.9 70 3.3
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
The Marquette women's basketball team pursues a fifth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament with a schedule that includes 14 home contests, games with five NCAA tournament teams -- Notre Dame, Brigham Young, Michigan, UAB, and Tulane -- from a year ago, and the Conference USA Postseason tournament. Marquette faces the most difficult non conference schedule of any team in C-USA.
Marquette has the 24th ranked schedule according to The Collegiate Basketball News Women's RPI College Basketball Ratings. According to the WBCA/Summerville RPI Ratings, MU has the 18th best schedule in the nation. As of games of Jan. 21, Marquette non-conference opponents are 139-82 (only one has a losing record at 9-11) and have an average RPI of 92.55.
"We've had an outstanding schedule in previous years, and this year is no different," head coach Terri Mitchell stated.
HOME WIN STREAK HALTED
Oregon State and Cincinnati have something in common. They are amongst the select few who have defeated Marquette on its home floor. Oregon State ended MU's 23-game home winning streak with a 64-50 decision on Dec. 2, 2000.
With a 13-0 home record in 1999-2000 and a 2-0 home record in 2000-2001 prior to the OSU loss, Marquette had amassed a 23-game winning streak at home. Marquette suffered its last home loss before the Oregon State decision on Jan. 1, 1999, a 61-58 defeat at the hands of Cincinnati.
Heading into the 2000-2001 season, Marquette has won 62 percent of all its home games in its 26 seasons. Marquette is 181-115 all-time at home and is 95-43 at the U.S. Cellular Arena. This season, Marquette is 6-4 at home.
In Terri Mitchell's five seasons, Marquette is 50-11 (.820) at home.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
With the loss to Iowa, Marquette is 13-13 all-time in season-opening contests. The Golden Eagles, had won their last three season openers, prior to the road loss to Iowa. Last season, Marquette knocked off Iowa 69-64 in the beginner in Milwaukee. In games at home to open the season, Marquette is 8-7. When opening on the road, Marquette is 5-5. On neutral courts in openers, Marquette is 0-1.
In its first road contest of the year, Marquette maintains a 6-20 record all-time. In its first home game of the season, MU has a 16-10 record.
TOURNAMENT PLAY
The Golden Eagles took third place in the lone tournament played thus far in 2000-2001. Marquette fell to Northern Iowa and defeated Southern Utah in the consolation game of the Saint Mary's Thanksgiving Classic. Scoring 20 against Northern Iowa and 15 against Southern Utah, Heidi Bowman was named to the all-tournament team, joining Jerkisha Dosty, Saint Mary's (Most Valuable Player), Jermisha Dosty, Saint Mary's, Nikki Spettel, Northern Iowa, and Sarah Mortenson, Southern Utah.
Marquette holds an all-time record of 53-65 in tournament action. The Golden Eagles have won five tournament titles in the history of the program, winning the fifth in last season's OSU Classic.
MU SIGNS TWO IN EARLY SIGNING PERIOD
Katie Alsdurf and Lesley Juedes signed national letters of intent with Marquette. Alsdurf and Juedes will join the Marquette women's basketball team for the 2001-2002 season.
Alsdurf, a 6-foot guard from Forest Lake High School in Forest Lake, Minn., is a three-time all-state performer and is the backbone of her high school team. Playing for Jen Hesse at Forest Lake, Alsdurf has been named a Player-of-the-Year candidate in Minnesota, an Honorable Mention All-American in 1999 and 2000 by Street & Smith and an Honorable Mention All-American by USA Today. Alsdurf is also ranked 58th by the All Star Girls Report. An exceptional student, Alsdurf is the top student in her class of 558 and plays AAU for Brian Frye with the Burnsville Blaze. She chose Marquette over Notre Dame, Penn State and Georgia.
Juedes, a 6-foot-1 forward from Ripon High School in Ripon, Wis., is her school's fourth leading scorer all-time and should be Ripon's all-time scorer after her senior season. Playing for Sheri Quamme, Juedes scored 19.8 points per game (a Ripon single-season record), 10.6 rebounds per game, and 1.8 assists per game as a junior. A two year starter, Juedes has been Ripon's MVP for the last two years, was first-team All-Conference in that same time period, and was first-team All-Area and Conference Player of the Year as a junior. Juedes was also a first-team All-State selection in 2000 by Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook.
MU PICKED SECOND BY C-USA COACHES
The two-time defending regular season Conference USA Champion Marquette women's basketball team is picked second in the American Division by the league's 12 coaches, the conference office announced.
Marquette, who went 22-7 overall and 14-2 in Conference USA play, trails DePaul in the American Division. The Golden Eagles return two starters from that team -- senior Heidi Bowman and junior Kristi Johnson. Bowman averaged 8.9 points a year ago, while Johnson scored 7.6 points per game and added 3.0 assists per game. Bowman and Johnson are part of a squad that has won back-to-back regular season Conference USA titles and has made four-straight trips to the NCAA Tournament.
Last season, Marquette split its games with DePaul. The Blue Demons are coming off an 18-12 year overall with a 10-6 conference record. DePaul returns all five of its starters, including preseason All-C-USA forward Lenae Williams.
Tulane, coming off its sixth-straight NCAA Tournament appearance and second consecutive conference tournament championship, is the favorite to win the National Division and Conference USA. The Green Wave return three starters -- Sarah Goree, Kelly Scanlon and Janell Burse -- who averaged a combined 30.4 points per game last year.
Picked second in the National Division, UAB is led by Preseason Player of the Year in Conference USA, Deanna Jackson. Jackson averaged 19.0 points and 11.7 rebounds as she led the Blazers to the NCAA Sweet 16.
ON THE AIR
Two stations will alternate airing Marquette women's basketball contests this season. The Golden Eagles can be heard on WJYI 1310 AM and on WISN 1130 AM in the Milwaukee area. Five broadcasts are scheduled for WISN, while nine contests will be broadcast by WJYI. The postseason tournament and other postseason games will be aired as well, with broadcast times and stations to be determined at a later date.
Play-by-play reporter Kent Sommerfeld and analyst Kareeda Chones describe the action on both stations.
Also, broadcast games can be heard over the internet. Games on WJYI games will can be accessed on www.joy1340.com and WISN games will be carried on www.radio1130online.com. All broadcast games can be accessed on the Marquette website at www.gomarquette.com.
"The Terri Mitchell Show" will be aired at 5 p.m. on WISN and will begin on Nov. 12. Kent Sommerfeld and Terri Mitchell analyze and discuss Marquette Women's Basketball on the half-hour show.
"The Eagle's Edge," a television show, will be carried on MSC with host Kareeda Chones. The half-hour show will begin Dec. 20 and air on Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m.
RADIO SCHEDULEFeb. 18 at South Florida WISN Feb. 23 Saint Louis WJYI Feb. 25 Charlotte WISN Mar. 2-5 Conference USA TBA Tournament
ON THE WEB
All Marquette women's basketball information will be available on the official website of Marquette athletics, www.gomarquette.com.
Notes, stories, features, recaps and radio broadcasts can be accessed by pointing your browser at www.gomarquette.com.
PLAYER UPDATES
3 * RASHIDA GALES
Averaging 4.7 points per game this season, Rashida Gales has moved into the starting lineup in the last 11 games. Gales is hitting 32 percent of her shots on the season, with nine points against Northern Iowa, 10 against Louisville and a career high 14 against DePaul. Gales also added a four point effort against Wis.-Milwaukee and a two point, three assist night against Syracuse. She provided a defensive spark coming off the bench in the second half against Michigan and added two points. Gales had a big game off the bench against Notre Dame, scoring seven points as Marquette's second highest scorer on the night. Earned her first start of her career against DePaul, hitting 3-of-6 shots with six points. In her second career start, scored eight points against Colorado State, hitting three of four shots from the line. She hit four free throws against Memphis as part of a seven point night. She recorded a five-point, three assist night against Charlotte. Scored a combined 16 points on a homestand which included losses to Tulane and Southern Miss.
11 * KRISTIN CUFF
Kristin Cuff comes off the bench in 2000-2001 to provide a different look from the outside. Her height makes her difficult to defend from the perimeter as she has the ability to shoot from long range. Cuff watched her minutes increase from no more than six in the first four games, to 11 against Syracuse, however, she has just seven points on the year. She was 1-6 against Iowa in her collegiate debut and went 1-1 against Oregon State. Cuff ended a string of six missed shots over four games when she hit a three pointer, the first of her career, at UAB. She returned to the lineup against Louisville after a two-game absence, but did not score. Played 10 minutes against Tulane and hit a three-pointer. Cuff did not score in four minutes of action against Southern Miss.
12 * KATIE O'GRADY
Suffering from a foot injury at the beginning of the year limited the time of O'Grady. She saw her first action of the season against Northern Iowa, put in the game to provide a spark both offensive and defensively. While not logging many minutes or other statistics, O'Grady has seen time because of the energy she brings the team off the bench. She scored her first career points in her fourth game, hitting a three-pointer against Oregon State. Her playing time has been on the rise, logging 11 minutes against Oregon State and six against Dayton. Against the Flyers, O'Grady connected on two free throws to be perfect in that category for her young career at that point in the season. She, however, went 1-2 against BYU from the line to end her perfect streak. She saw nine minutes of action in recording a career high six points against Notre Dame. O'Grady added an offensive spark against UAB late, scoring a career-high matching six points. Likewise against Charlotte, she came off the bench to score a career high eight points. After a one-point effort against Saint Louis, O'Grady tossed in six points against Tulane.
13 * KRISTI JOHNSON
Johnson has started every game of her career. A 7.6 points per game scorer last season and a 7.3 points per game career scorer, Johnson's production has decreased to 4.9 points per game as the season settles in. Johnson hit 3-of-10 shots from the floor, including a three pointer, against Southern Utah for her then season high of eight. She logged a season high nine points in a 4-of-8 shooting night against Dayton. Followed up the Dayton effort with her second season high in as many games, scoring 10 points and adding five rebounds against Michigan. Against Michigan, Johnson hit 3-of-7 shots including two three pointers. Johnson scored six points against Notre Dame on 2-of-7 shooting. A scoreless night against UAB was the first of this season and the first since the regular season UAB contest last year. However, Johnson rebounded with a six-point scoring effort against Memphis. Johnson logged a season-high six assists against Colorado State and tallied five against Memphis.
21 * RACHEL KLUG
Johnson has started every game of her career. A 7.6 points per game scorer last season and a 7.3 points per game career scorer, Johnson's production has decreased to 4.9 points per game as the season settles in. Johnson hit 3-of-10 shots from the floor, including a three pointer, against Southern Utah for her then season high of eight. She logged a season high nine points in a 4-of-8 shooting night against Dayton. Followed up the Dayton effort with her second season high in as many games, scoring 10 points and adding five rebounds against Michigan. Against Michigan, Johnson hit 3-of-7 shots including two three pointers. Johnson scored six points against Notre Dame on 2-of-7 shooting. A scoreless night against UAB was the first of this season and the first since the regular season UAB contest last year. However, Johnson rebounded with a six-point scoring effort against Memphis. Johnson logged a season-high six assists against Colorado State and tallied five against Memphis.
24 * BECKY STIEBER
Stieber has become a solid all-around performer for Marquette as she has shown the ability to play a number of positions. She has a talent for driving to the basket and making a difficult shot in traffic. Stieber scored a then season high six points against Syracuse with a scoop shot in the lane and with four free throws. A 77 percent free throw shooter, Stieber is third on the team in free throw accuracy. Stieber averages 3.5 points per game, eighth on the team, and has scored in all but three contests this season. She went scoreless against DePaul ending a seven-game scoreless streak. Stieber hit two important baskets early in the contest with Notre Dame and was 2-of-2 from the floor to help up her average to 3.3. Against Colorado State, Stieber added two baskets in the paint. Against UAB, Stieber scored her first double digit game of her career, scoring 10 points, with eight in the second half, on five field goals. She hit three field goals for six points against Cincinnati in a victory. She hit her first career three pointer, her only basket of the game, agianst Southern Miss.
31 * KELLY SCHWERMAN
One of Marquette's quintet of valuable freshmen, Schwerman has earned starts at guard in six consecutive non-conference games. Schwerman scored a career high eight points in her collegiate debut in 18 minutes at Iowa. With a 3.4 points per game output, Schwerman is eighth on the team in scoring. She has also been steady from the free throw line, hitting a team high 89 percent from the line. She has hit all her free throws in 10 of 12 games she has an attempt. Schwerman established her career high in points in the her collegiate debut, scoring eight points against Iowa. She hit a pair of three pointers in that game. Has since approached her career high four times, but not met it. She scored seven points in both games of the St. Mary's Tournament and scored seven in consecutive games against Oregon State and Dayton. Against Southern Utah, she added four assists to her seven points.
33 * EBONY WILLIAMS
A starter in the first two games of the year, Williams has returned to the more familiar role of bench player and her productivity has increased. Williams struggled with her shot in the first four games of the year, hitting just 2-of-13 shots, scoring five points. Against Syracuse, however, she hit a pair of threes on three attempts for 11 points. She has led the team in rebounding three times this season. Williams did see starting time against Notre Dame, earning the distinction just seconds before introduction to fill in for Heidi Bowman, who received a cut over her eye at the end of warmups. Williams, off the bench, has scored just two or fewer points in 14 of the last 16 games, prior to an 11 point night against Syracuse. The exceptions were three points against Memphis and four against Southern Miss. Two points against Tulane ended a three-game scoring drought for Williams.
35 * KYLEE BOGOTT
Bogott has been limited in time, but has proven effective in her time on the floor. In the season opener, While having only taken 13 shots on the year, she has hit 62 percent of what she has taken. Bogott scored four points in nine minutes as part of a 2-for-3 shooting night in the season opener at Iowa. That marked her debut with Marquette after sitting out a season per NCAA transfer rules. Bogott earned a start in the St. Mary's Classic consolation game against Southern Utah. A selective shooter, Bogott has only attempted four shots in the last five games she has played. Bogott provided a welcome scoring option against Notre Dame, recording four point and added eight minutes down the stretch against UAB, scoring a pair. Bogott ended a five-game string without playing by seeing 10 minutes against Tulane. She scored four points in that game.
40 * CRYSTAL WEAVER
One of Marquette's most athletic players, Weaver has shown her ability and tenacity as she is third on the team in offensive rebounding with 37 and is fourth on the team in rebounds with 61. She came off the bench in her career debut against Iowa to score seven points on 3-of-6 shooting and grab five offensive rebounds. After starting against Northern Iowa and not scoring, Weaver returned to the bench against Southern Utah to score a career high 10 points and pull down a career high six rebounds. She hit three shots in a game for the fourth time in a season going 3-of-6 against Dayton State, scoring six and getting three offensive rebounds. Weaver earned a start against Notre Dame, and hit one shot and three free throws for five points. She grabbed five boards against the Irish. She scored nine points against Colorado State, hitting a career high five free throws. She added five points against UAB and Memphis and scored six against Louisville. Came off the bench to provide six points and three boards against Charlotte. She tied for the team lead in scoring with eight points against Southern Miss. She was 4-4 in that contest. On seven occasions this season has Weaver grabbed three or more offensive rebounds.
41 * HEIDI BOWMAN
Bowman has become Marquette's most dangerous offensive threat. She has led the team in scoring in all but three games this season. She scored 18 against Wis.-Milwaukee and followed it up with a then season-high 20 points against Northern Iowa. After scoring 15 points against Southern Utah, Bowman was named to the Saint Mary's Classic All-Tournament Team. Bowman started slow against Syracuse, but had a strong second half to score 17 points, her second best total of the season at the time. She recorded her then lowest outing of the season in an 11-point, 4-13 effort against Oregon State, shooting 30.8 percent for the game. Bowman recorded the same numbers from the floor against Dayton, but added a free throw for 12 points. She rebounded from her mini-slump to hit a career high 26 points on 10-of-20 shooting against Michigan. Against Notre Dame, the senior didn't start for the first time since Jan. 16, 2000. Bowman was cut over her right eye in pregame warmup and was forced to miss the opening minutes of the contest due to blood. Against, DePaul in the C-USA opener, Bowman hit a three-pointer with 16 seconds and a long-range field goal with four seconds in MU's comeback effort. She scored 19 in that contest. Bowman tallied a career-high tying 26 points in the double overtime loss to Colorado State, playing a career high 40 minutes. With an all-around effort, Bowman led a trio of double-digit scorers with 17 in MU's 69-60 win over Memphis. Bowman led MU in scoring with 15 at UAB. She scored 17 on back-to-back occasions in wins over Charlotte and Saint Louis. Against the Billikens, she added a season high 11 rebounds. Bowman scored seven points against Tulane to eclipse the 1,000 career points mark. She is the 15th all time leading scorer at MU with 1,009 points.
44 * KRISTIN SEFFERN
A factor underneath the basket, Seffern has become a key component of the Marquette offense. Playing as both a center and forward, Seffern has the ability to extend her range to get a shot, as she did against Wis.-Milwaukee. She recorded 11 points on 3-of-6 shooting and 5-8 from the line. She added seven rebounds in that contest to lead all Marquette players in that category. A starter in all but one two contests, Seffern is averaging 24 minutes and 5.0 points per a game this season. She logged seven-rebound games against Dayton and Michigan and a seven-point performance against Brigham Young. Was part of Marquette's strong inside game against DePaul, scoring eight points on 2-of-2 field goal shooting and 4-of-4 free throw shooting. Hit her first career three pointer against Colorado State, scoring eight points. Seffern proved a valuable player against Memphis, scoring a career high 13 points. Tied her career high in scoring and set it in rebounding with 13 points and nine boards against DePaul. She again tied a career high in scoring with 13 points against Saint Louis.
52 * SARAH ZAWODNY
Zawodny is Marquette's most dominating player underneath the basket. She leads the team in rebounding with 8.3 per game and she is second on the team in scoring with 11.1 per game. The majority of her scoring comes from inside. Her ability to score near the basket has also made her a target for other teams to foul, with a team high 107 attempts. Zawodny has scored in double figures 13 times this season, posting 13 against Northern Iowa off the bench and 10 against Syracuse in a starting role. She scored 11 points, tying Heidi Bowman for the team high, against Oregon State. In her fourth game with double figures in scoring, Zawodny became the first MU player this season to record a double-double, with 10 points and 11 rebounds. She followed that performance up with a then career high 14 points against Michigan and missed her second double-double by one rebound. Zawodny logged a game-high 11 rebounds against BYU, with six coming off the offensive glass. Scored six points in back to back contests with BYU and Notre Dame. Zawodny logged a near double-double at the half against DePaul, with 12 points and seven rebounds, finishing that game with career highs in points (16) and rebounds (12). She tallied her third double-double of the year, grabbing a career high 16 rebounds adding 15 points against Colorado State. She tallied 12 points in victories over Memphis and Cincinnati. She followed that up with a 22-point outing against Louisville to establish a career high. She followed that performance up with 20 points and 15 rebounds, both team bests, against DePaul. Zawodny made two game winning free throws with 28 seconds left at Charlotte as part of a 13-point effort. She hit 17 points against Tulane for her third highest output of the year.