Marquette University Athletics
Intra-city Battle Slated for MU Women's Basketball
11/25/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 25, 2002
Upcoming Game
Wis.-Milwaukee at Marquette
Tuesday, November 26; 6 p.m.
U.S. Cellular Arena, Milwaukee
Renewing its second longest rivalry, Marquette meets Wis.-Milwaukee on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 6 p.m. MU and UWM have met 35 times with UWM holding a one-game advantage in the series. MU's has met only one other opponent more times - DePaul with 38 meetings. While the UWM rivalry doesn't have the distinction of having the most meetings, it is the longest of current opponents. MU first met UWM on February 3, 1976, in its fourth ever game.
The Golden Eagles and Panthers meet, both with the hopes of avoiding a season-opening two-game losing streak. Marquette is coming off an 80-62 loss at Dayton, while Wis.-Milwaukee fell at home to Purdue, 82-59. Marquette owns a six-game win streak against the Panthers and have won 11 out of the last 12. The Golden Eagles needed overtime to extend the streak last season, winning 67-65 behind 19 from Crystal Weaver.
Scouting Wis.-Milwaukee
Wis.-Milwaukee comes into its meeting with Marquette on the heels of its toughest opponent of the season. UWM hosted Purdue on Saturday at the Klotsche Center. The Boilermakers, ranked seventh in the country, defeated UWM by a score of 82-59.
In that contest, UWM junior center Maria Viall showed that she will be the Panthers' biggest offensive threat this year. She went 10-18 from the field, scoring 21 points and grabbing six rebounds in 33 minutes of action. Viall, a 16.7 points per game scorer from a year ago, scored 37 in UWM's only exhibition contest, a 99-87 win over the Lithuanian national team. In that game, Viall was 18-30 from the floor.
While UWM's strength lies in its inside game with Viall, its weakness may be its lack of depth. The Panthers played only nine players against Purdue, with eight of those seeing significant minutes. The Panther bench provided just 15 points against Purdue.
One UWM player, Kerri St. Aubin, will be making her fourth appearance against MU, however the previous three were on the soccer field. St. Aubin is also on the UWM women's soccer roster as a goalkeeper. She played one minute against Purdue.
On the Air: The Wis.-Milwaukee/Marquette game can be heard locally in the greater Milwaukee area on WRRD 540 AM. Kent Sommerfeld and Kareeda Chones will call the action. The game may also be heard over the internet on www.gomarquette.com. UWM will not originate a telecast.
Possible Starting LineupsMarquette Ht Yr PPG RPG 2 Carolyn Kieger G 5-8 Fr. 8.0 1.0 12 Katie O'Grady G 5-8 Jr. 17.0 0.0 22 Katie Alsdurf G 6-0 So. 6.0 1.0 44 Crystal Weaver F 5-11 Jr. 5.0 3.0 21 Rachel Klug C 6-0 Sr. 5.0 7.0
Wis.-Milwaukee Ht Yr PPG RPG 15 Jessica Wilhite G 5-8 Sr. 9.0 1.0 21 Teri Huff G 5-10 So. 4.0 6.0 30 Antionette Gregory G 5-9 Sr. 3.0 1.0 5 Kimberly Becker F 6-2 So. 7.0 8.0 24 Maria Viall C 6-3 Jr. 21.0 6.0
Series History
Wis.-Milwaukee leads, 18-17. At MU, MU leads 8-7. In UWM, UWM leads 10-8. Neutral site meetings are tied, 1-1.
In Home Openers
Marquette owns a 16-11 record in home opening games in its 27 previous seasons. In the Terri Mitchell era, Marquette has a 3-3 record. Last season, MU lost to seventh ranked Iowa State in its home opener, 68-50. MU defeated UWM two years ago, 59-43. Mitchell also has wins in the home opener against Iowa in the 1999-2000 season and Minnesota in the 1997-98 year.
Second Half Success
After a difficult first half against Dayton, Marquette put the clamps on defensively and ramped up its shooting ability to put together a fine half. The Golden Eagles held Dayton to 40 percent shooting and were an impressive 53.1 percent from the floor in the second 20 minutes. The Golden Eagles outscored Dayton 45-34 in the second period, closing out the final 11 minutes of the half outscoring the Flyers by 12 points. Dayton had extended a 29 point half time lead to 30 in the first nine minutes before MU closed the half in fine fashion.
O'Grady Shows Off
Against Dayton, Marquette was lead by junior guard Katie O'Grady (Chicago, Ill.). The junior started her ninth career game and was impressive. After scoring 22 and six in the two exhibition games, O'Grady continued on her impressive shooting season, going 7-10 from the floor and setting a career high with 17 points.
All Square
Heading into the 2000-01 season, Marquette women's basketball owned a 346-346 all time record. With a .500 winning percentage all-time, the team last season did nothing to change that fact with a 14-14 record. Heading into the season MU had an all time record of 360-360, exactly .500. Currently, MU has an all-time record in its 28th season of 360-361 (49.9 percent).
The Freshman Factor
Two Marquette freshmen made a significant impact in the team's season opening contest against Dayton. Freshman guard Carolyn Kieger (Roseville, Minn.) started in her first career collegiate game. Kieger was 3-for-5 shooting on the day with eight points and four assists. Freshman center Sarah Shouse (Bowling Green, Ky.) spent 12 minutes on the floor and grabbed six rebounds, one shy of the team high. She went 2-for-5 with five points. In all, MU freshman played 52 of 200 minutes against Dayton, scoring 18 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.
Offensive on the Glass
Marquette did everything it could to stay in the contest with Dayton in terms of offensive rebounding. The Golden Eagles grabbed 16 offensive boards, one more than it had on the defensive end. The 16 offensive boards translated to 18 second chance points.
Spreading it Around
Freshman Carolyn Kieger (Roseville, Minn.) had four assists in her collegiate debut. In exhibition play, Kieger had seven assists against the Dominican Republic national team and three against Wisconsin AAU.
Kieger Tabbed as "Freshman of Impact"
Carolyn Kieger was named as one of women's college basketball's "Freshmen of Impact" by Women's College Hoops.com (womenscollegehoops.com). She was listed as an honorable mention selection.
The publication states that Kieger "is a true point guard and could be the one to get Marquette back in the big dance." Players were selected as a "Freshman of Impact" based on the anticipated contribution that the student-athlete will make to her team as a first-year player. Kieger was selected as one of 39 newcomers out of nearly 1,000 NCAA Division I freshmen for this season.
Strength of Schedule Always Difficult
Marquette owns the 43rd best overall and 52nd best non-conference schedule according to the Richie Summerville/WBCA preseason RPI release. The Golden Eagles have the fourth-toughest strength of schedule among C-USA teams according to the release. TCU has the nation's fourth most difficult schedule. Tulane is ranked 28th in the preseason strength of schedule and DePaul is 36th.
Marquette's 2002-03 schedule contains four teams currently ranked in the USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Top 25. Notre Dame is ranked 10th in that poll. Iowa State owns an ranking of 18. C-USA schools TCU and Cincinnati are ranked 19th and 21st respectively.
Nason's Return
Assistant coach Michelle Nason is making a return to Marquette after one season away, serving as an assistant coach for Saint Louis, Nason is back on Terri Mitchell's staff. Nason spent six years as an assistant at Marquette before departing for SLU. This is her seventh season on the staff at Marquette.
Golden Eagles Ink Three in Fall Signing Period
Head women's basketball coach Terri Mitchell has announced the signing of three high school players to national letters of intent. The incoming freshman class includes Danielle Kamm from Saginaw, Mich.; Jasmine McCullough from St. Louis, Mo.; and Christina Quaye from Chicago, Ill. Kamm is a small forward for Nouvel Catholic Central High School in Saginaw, Mich. She averaged 20.7 points and 11.8 rebounds per game as a junior and was named to Street & Smith's High School All-America Team. McCullough is in her senior year at Rosary High School in St. Louis, Mo.. She averaged 18.9 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.9 steals last year as a junior and was named first-team all-state for the second straight year. Quaye is a power forward, playing her senior year, at Regina Dominican High School in Willamette, Ill. Last season, she scored 15.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game as she was selected third-team all-state.
Marquette Picked Eighth in Preseason C-USA Coaches Poll
TCU, which captured the 2002 C-USA regular season title, and Cincinnati, which claimed the C-USA Tournament crown have both been chosen by the 14 C-USA head coaches to win the 2002-03 regular season title. Marquette, which finished eighth last season, was selected to finish in that same spot in 2002-03.
After TCU and Cincinnati, Tulane was selected third, Houston fourth, Louisville fifth, Charlotte sixth and DePaul is seventh. Following MU in the eighth spot is Memphis, South Florida, Saint Louis, UAB, Southern Miss and East Carolina.
Houston's Chandi Jones was selected by the coaches as the C-USA Preseason Player of the Year. She is joined on the preseason All-Conference team by Sandora Irvin (TCU), Valerie King (Cincinnati), Teana McKiver (Tulane) and Sara Nord (Louisville).
2002-03 C-USA Preseason Poll1. Cincinnati TCU 3. Tulane 4. Houston 5. Louisville 6. Charlotte 7. DePaul 8. Marquette 9. Memphis 10. South Florida 11. Saint Louis 12. UAB 13. Southern Miss 14. East Carolina
Golden Eagles to be Heard on WRRD and WISN
Every Marquette home game and select MU road games can be heard on WRRD 540 AM or WISN 1130 AM. All contests can be heard on the world wide web via Marquette's internet site at www.gomarquette.com.
Six MU telecasts will be carried on WRRD 540 AM. WRRD - "The Word" - is a member of the Marquette radio network for the first time this season.
In addition, seven broadcasts will be carried on WISN 1130 AM. WISN boasts one of the strongest AM signals in southeast Wisconsin and is known for its sports coverage. Kent Sommerfeld is back for his third season as Marquette's play-by-play man. Former MU star Kareeda Chones is in her seventh season with the MU radio network.
Radio BroadcastsNov. 26 Wis.- Milwaukee WRRD Nov. 30 St. Francis WRRD Dec. 21 Sacred Heart WISN Dec. 31 Notre Dame WRRD Jan. 5 Wisconsin WISN Jan. 12 DePaul WISN Jan. 17 South Florida WRRD Jan. 19 UAB WISN Jan. 26 Saint Louis WISN Feb. 2 Houston WISN Feb. 14 East Carolina WRRD Feb. 16 Charlotte WISN Mar. 2 DePaul WISN C-USA Tournament TBA
The Terri Mitchell Show
Saturday afternoons, WISN 1130 AM will carry "The Terri Mitchell Show." In its fifth year, host Kent Sommerfeld and head coach Terri Mitchell will highlight the previous weeks' action, player features, interviews and a listener call in period. The first show of the series will air on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 3:05 p.m. The show will air twice in December (14th and 21st) and return on January 4 to its weekly spot through the end of the regular season.
The Terri Mitchell Show - WISN 1130 AMNov. 23 3:05-3:30 p.m. Dec. 14 3:05-3:30 p.m. Dec. 21 3:30-4 p.m. Jan. 4 3:05-3:30 p.m. Jan. 11 3:05-3:30 p.m. Jan. 18 3:05-3:30 p.m. Jan. 25 3:30-4 p.m. Feb. 8 3:05-3:30 p.m. Feb. 22 3:30-4 p.m. Mar. 1 3:05-3:30 p.m. Mar. 8 3:05-3:30 p.m.
The Golden Eagles on TV
Currently, two MU games are schedule to hit the airwaves for local broadcast. The C-USA Television Network will team up with WMLW-Ch. 41 to carry two regular-season C-USA games. MU hosts UAB at noon on Jan. 19. The Golden Eagles visit DePaul on March 2 for a 2 p.m. start.
