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Women's Basketball Visits Charlotte, East Carolina
2/7/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 7, 2002
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Having lost for only the second time in its last 10 outings - both to C-USA leading DePaul - Marquette looks to recover in a Feb. 8 battle with Charlotte at Halton Arena. The game is set for 7 p.m.(EST). After that game, Marquette will travel a short way across the state to take on East Carolina on Feb. 10 at 1 p.m. (EST). The East Carolina game will air locally on WMLW-Ch. 41.
The last time Marquette lost, it responded by winning six games in a row, setting up its first-place battle with DePaul last Sunday. After losing, Marquette still is in the hunt for the regular season title, but needs to take care of its own business in the remaining six regular-season games.
Last season, Marquette closed out the regular season strong by winning its last four Conference USA games, one of which was against Charlotte. MU responded by defeating the 49ers in the first round of the C-USA Tournament as well. Marquette has won the last 11 meetings with Charlotte.
Scouting Charlotte
First year head coach Katie Meier has but one senior on her very young team. With the youth comes the ability to mold and shape the team to her liking. She is on the right track as the 49ers head into the contest with Marquette at 11-10. Last season, Charlotte won just 10 times.
Like many teams in Conference USA, Meier has a team that keys itself on defense. The 49ers allow 60.0 points per game and hold the opponents to 37.9 percent from the floor. However, the Niners struggle a tad on offense, only scoring 58.6 per game and shooting 34.8 percent. Charlotte has been less adept at defensive play with the arrival of conference season. While their per game totals have gone up, so too have the allowed points per game. In eight C-USA tests, Charlotte is allowing 66.8 per contest.
Forward Alicia Abernathy is the 49ers most consistent scorer. She averages 11.6 per game. She has reached double figures in the last seven games, with a 23-point game in the 49ers upset of TCU. Peaches Harris is a factor off the Charlotte bench, scoring 9.1 points per game.
Possible StartersMarquette Ht Yr PPG RPG 3 Rashida Gales G 5-8 Jr. 6.7 2.1 13 Kristi Johnson G 5-6 Sr. 6.8 3.2 22 Katie Alsdurf G 6-0 Fr. 8.3 3.8 21 Rachel Klug C 6-1 Jr. 13.2 6.5 44 Kristin Seffern F 6-2 Jr. 3.6 4.1
Charlotte Ht Yr PPG RPG 23 Brandy Patterson G 5-7 Jr. 5.2 2.8 30 Monica League G 5-5 Fr. 7.3 3.1 40 Jen Williams C 6-4 So. 5.9 3.5 4 Tiffany Hoey F 6-2 So. 2.7 2.8 24 Alicia Abernathy F 5-9 Jr. 11.6 8.0
Series History
Marquette leads, 11-2. * MU 76-65, March 2, 2001 * MU 46-35, Feb. 25, 2001 * MU 57-55, Jan. 26, 2001 * MU 65-40, Feb. 18, 2000 * MU 62-59, Jan. 16, 2000 (last five meetings listed)
On The Air
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Scouting East Carolina
Last season it was South Florida that was amidst turmoil during the season. This year, East Carolina gets that distinction. Dee Stokes resigned as head coach five games ago for reasons undisclosed. Gene Hill, former head coach at South Carolina-Spartanburg, replaced Stokes and has gone 1-5. Stokes wasn't exactly the savior for the team as they were 3-13 before she resigned. She compiled a 50-52 record at ECU.
Throughout the distractions, the players continue to play. Before defeating Gardner-Webb on Tuesday, ECU hadn't won a game since Jan. 6, when it won its first-ever C-USA game against Charlotte, 62-57. The Pirates had a modest two-game win streak at that point. ECU's only other win this season was on Nov. 11 against UMKC, 56-52.
The Pirates are more accurate offensively than Marquette, hitting 39.5 percent of their shots this year. However, ECU turns the ball over quite a bit (20.8 turnovers per game) and struggles scoring, averaging 54.8 points. They also don't pull down loads of rebounds, averaging 34.9 per game.
Possible StartersMarquette Ht Yr PPG RPG 3 Rashida Gales G 5-8 Jr. 6.7 2.1 13 Kristi Johnson G 5-6 Sr. 6.8 3.2 22 Katie Alsdurf G 6-0 Fr. 8.3 3.8 21 Rachel Klug C 6-1 Jr. 13.2 6.5 44 Kristin Seffern F 6-2 Jr. 3.6 4.1
East Carolina Ht Yr PPG RPG 13 Ayana McWilliams G 5-6 Fr. 4.9 2.8 14 Renee Cosby G 5-9 So. 4.1 3.3 25 Courtney Willis C 6-2 So. 11.4 4.2 3 Tali Robich F 5-11 Jr. 5.5 2.2 42 Shanita Sutton F 6-2 Fr. 5.6 1.9
Series History
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On The Air
WZMB 93.1 FM, Greenville, N.C. Dan Eberhard, Chris Giles
WMLW Ch-41, Milwaukee Jeff Charles, Billy Weaver
Mitchell Becomes MU Basketball's All-Time Winningest Coach
With a 65-44 win over Tulane on Jan 27, 2002, head coach Terri Mitchell surpassed Tat Shiely with the most wins ever for a Marquette women's basketball coach. Mitchell set the mark in her 167th game. In her basketball career, Shiely was 111-148 (259 games).
Mitchell became the fastest MU women's basketball coach to reach 100 wins, with an 88-50 victory over Alaska Anchorage earlier in the season. Shiely is the only other MU women's basketball coach to have won 100 games. She won her 100th game in her 217th career contest.
Mitchell became the seventh MU coach in the five team sports to reach 100 wins. Mitchell joined men's basketball coaches Bill Chandler (193-198), Al McGuire (295-80), Hank Raymonds (126-50) and Mike Deane (100-55), men's soccer coach Steve Adlard (106-80-17, current), as well as Shiely who won 380 times in volleyball and 111 times in women's basketball.
Mitchell is also the winningest coach in terms of percentage. Including this season, Marquette has won 67.1 percent of its games in which Mitchell has been the head coach.
MU Fifth in the Nation in Field Goal Percentage Defense
Marquette is known for its defensive ability. Currently, the Golden Eagles are allowing just 58.3 points per game and have not allowed a team to score 70 points all season. Marquette has kept it's opponents shooting percentages down, allowing the opposition to shoot just 34.4 percent, tops in Conference USA. Only three times has MU allowed a team to score more than its scoring average, and only twice has a team shot better than its percentage coming into the game.
Against Colorado State, MU held the Rams to its lowest shooting percentage of the season, 27.7. The Golden Eagles held South Florida, an 86 points per game team, to 54 points. MU also put the clamps on the UAB offense, allowing the Blazers to shoot just 22.6 percent. Marquette performed one of its best defensive efforts against Tulane, holding the Green Wave 28 points below their average and 23 percentage points below their season field goal percentage. Through games of Jan. 28, Marquette was fifth in the nation in field goal percentage defense and 20th in points per game allowed.
Everybody Plays, Everybody Contributes
In Marquette's matchup with Tulane, 11 of the 12 players saw time on the floor and all 11 of those had at least one point and one rebound. In fact, 10 of the 11 players on the floor had at least two points and two rebounds. This is not a rare occurrence this season for Marquette. Against Saint Louis and UAB, all 12 Golden Eagles had at at least one rebound. Against Wisconsin, all nine players who took the floor had at least one rebound. Of those nine, only Kyle Bogott didn't have a point against the Badgers. Five other times this season has 11 of the 12 players grabbed at least one rebound.
Hot Start
With a 6-1 start, Marquette got off to its best start in conference play since the 1999-2000 season. Marquette won its first six in Conference USA play that year before losing game seven to sit at 6-1. The Golden Eagles then won eight in a row before losing last game of the C-USA season to finish at 14-2.
From the Pine
Against Saint Louis and Memphis, MU received 77 points from the bench (44 vs. SLU and 33 vs. Memphis) to continue the fine play from the non starters. In all this season MU's bench has been extremely productive, also scoring as many as 48 against Alaska Anchorage, 36 against Dayton, 26 in the South Florida contest, 25 against Michigan, and three others with 23 or more. MU's smallest bench outing was 10 points against Wisconsin, however MU reserves played just 49 of 200 minutes. The Golden Eagle bench has accounted for 538 of Marquette's 1,320 points (40.8 percent).
Four-Point Play
Senior guard Kristi Johnson extended a nine point lead to 14 on one possession against Tulane. With 14:41 left in the contest, Johnson launched a three that scored and was fouled in the process by Kinya Lennix. The subsequent free throw gave Johnson a four-point play. But it was not Marquette's first of the season. Sophomore guard Kelly Schwerman was the beneficiary of a three-pointer and free throw against Michigan State at the 4:35 mark in the first half. Johnson's four-point play was the seventh in school history.
No Player of the Week Honors
Despite three two-win weekends and a fourth week in which MU knocked off nationally-ranked Colorado State, the Golden Eagles have not had a player named Conference USA Player-of-the-Week this season. While that may look like a snubbing by the league office, it is more a testament to the balance of the Marquette offensive attack and defensive presence. In wins over Southern Miss and Tulane, only one MU player averaged more than 10 points a game, Rachel Klug with 12.0. DePaul's Lenae Williams averaged 29.0 points per game to win the award. A similar outcome happened after wins over Memphis and Saint Louis when Chandi Jones of Houston and Tierra Lassiter of Southern Miss received the nod. In wins in the previous week over South Florida and UAB, Klug scored 15.0 points per game, but was overshadowed by a 21.3 per game weekend by Cincinnati's Valerie King.
Balancing Act
Eight games into the Conference USA season, Marquette is the fourth highest scoring team in the conference. Despite that fact, Marquette doe not show it's scoring prowess in the individual stats. Only one player, Rachel Klug, is averaging more than 10 points per game in conference contests at 13.5. Everyone, however, is averaging at least 1.0 points and 1.4 rebounds per conference game.
Lineup Alphabetically by Height
In the first 12 games of the season, Marquette used five different starting lineups, providing mixed results. The most successful was that of Kristi Johnson, Katie Alsdurf, Crystal Weaver, Kristin Seffern and Rachel Klug. That quintet was 5-3. However, Marquette has started the same five for the last eight games and has defeated a top 25 team in Colorado State and is on a six game win streak. The lineup of Johnson, Rashida Gales, Alsdurf, Seffern and Klug is currently 7-2.
Winning Streak
A loss to DePaul on Feb. 3, ended Marquette's six game winning streak. The last time Marquette won six or more in a row was in the 1999-2000 season when the Golden Eagles had two such streaks. The string reached eight from Jan. 28-Feb. 20, 2000 and was at six earlier in the season from Nov. 26-Dec. 8, 1999. This is the 12th streak in school history of six or more wins. The longest win streak in school history came during the 1997-98 season when the team won 13 straight from Dec. 14, 1997-Jan. 25, 1998.
Klug Becomes Marquette's Playmaker
Junior center Rachel Klug (Cedar Grove, Wis.) has stepped up her play in the 2001-02 season. A career 2.4 points per game scorer heading into the year, Klug has upped her average from a year ago from 3.1 to 13.2, tops on the team. Klug has scored in double figures 15 times this season, tossing in a career high 23 against Dayton and 20 against Saint Mary's and UAB. Klug has led Marquette in scoring 13 times this season. She was hampered a bit by foul trouble and a minor injury against Memphis, scoring only six points in a season-low 11 minutes.
Zawodny Shines off the Bench
Senior center Sarah Zawodny (Beavercreek, Ohio) had what was perhaps her best game of the year against Memphis. She came off the bench for 25 minutes and scored a double-double, with 12 points and 11 rebounds, both season highs. It was in the middle of the Conference USA season last year where Zawodny put her game on a new level. In the fifth C-USA game a year ago, she scored 22 points against Louisville. In the sixth game, she tossed in 20 points against DePaul and added 15 rebounds. Since the Memphis contest this year, she has added a 14-point season high effort against DePaul.
Johnson On Her Mark
Senior guard Kristi Johnson (Holmen, Wis.) proved why she is a team leader and has been asked to start in every contest of her career (107). Johnson had four three pointers against Arkansas State to add to her significant career totals. She currently has 154 three pointers made, trailing Kristen Maskala for second (160). She tied a career high against South Florida with eight assists and currently has 327 career assists. She is in eight all time at MU and trails Maskala for eighth (340).
All's Well for Alsdurf
Freshman guard Katie Alsdurf (Forest Lake, Minn.) is no stranger to the Marquette offense. She has attempted more shots (200) than anyone on the team. She is second to Rachel Klug on the squad in scoring at 8.3. Alsdurf set a career high with 19 points against Dayton on Dec. 12. She has been in double figures in scoring seven times on the year.
Gales Makes Difference in Starting Lineup
Junior guard Rashida Gales (Burnsville, Minn.) worked her way into the starting lineup after a 15 point performance against Saint Mary's. In her four starts after the game against the Gaels, she scored at least 10 points, with that string ending with four points against Saint Louis. Against the Billikens, however, Gales set a career high with five assists. She returned to the double figure mark with 12 points each against Memphis and Southern Miss. Gales has upped her average to 6.7 points per game after a slow start to her season. She missed the first two games of the year rehabilitating from a knee injury. By her recent play, Gales has shown no lingering effects of the early season injury.
Schwerman and Double Figures Equals MU Victory
Sophomore guard Kelly Schwerman (Waukesha, Wis.) came off the bench to score a career high 15 points in victory over South Florida. It was the fourth time this season that Schwerman has scored 10 or more, and all have resulted in MU victories. She has also scored 13 against Arkansas State, 11 against Alaska Anchorage and 10 against Wis.-Milwaukee. Schwerman has been a key reason why Marquette's bench has been so effective. She is fourth on the team in scoring with 6.6 points per game.
Keeping it Close
Marquette has a penchant for making games tight this season. On four occasions this year has an MU game gone down to the final shot. Despite leading by as many as 16 against Arkansas State, MU held on to win by three. ASU had the ball with two seconds left for a desperation heave to tie. Against Wis.-Milwaukee, the game went down to several shots for UWM at the end of regulation and overtime. MU prevailed in that one, 67-65. Marquette couldn't make last-second shots in games against both Michigan State and Wisconsin, losing by two and one respectively. The Golden Eagles won by four points in two other games, but both Saint Mary's and Colorado State had opportunities to tie within the game's final minute. Conversely, MU had the ball down two to DePaul with under 20 seconds to go, but could not get off a shot to potentially tie the game.
Pouring on the Points
Marquette scored 91 points against Dayton, its highest total since a Feb. 3, 2000, win over Southern Miss, 95-86. Marquette also scored 88 against Alaska Anchorage on Nov. 21, 2001. Last season, Marquette scored only 80 or more points once in a double overtime loss to Colorado State, 83-82. The Golden Eagles have eclipsed the 70 mark four times this season. That occurred three times for Marquette last season, with two coming in overtime games.
Double Time
Marquette is 3-0 this season when four or more players score double figures. Against Alaska Anchorage, five players hit for at least 11 points. Starters Rachel Klug and Katie Alsdurf each scored 12. Lesley Juedes, Kelly Schwerman and Kylee Bogott each scored 11 off the bench. Against South Florida, Schwerman led the way with 15 off the bench, Alsdurf scored 14, Klug added 11 and Rashida Gales scored 10. MU beat Memphis, 77-61, with 12 points from Gales and Sarah Zawodny, 11 from Alsdurf and 10 from Kristi Johnson.
Rebounding is the Key
Marquette set a season high with 50 rebounds against La Salle, with 21 offensive boards. In part, rebounding was a big key to the MU win. Rachel Klug set an MU individual season high with 13 boards. MU has had a 17 rebound advantage (against South Florida and La Salle), a 15 board advantage (against Dayton) and a 13 rebound advantage (against DePaul) this season. The Golden Eagles outrebounded UAB by six boards. While that figure is on par with MU's season average, it is impressive when considering that UAB held a +16 rebound advantage coming into the game. Marquette has been outrebounded just three times this year. MU holds a 5.0 per game rebound advantage and is 12-5 when outrebounding its opponents.
Statistics Do Lie
Marquette had one of its best statistical games against Michigan State, despite losing, 65-63. The Golden Eagles had their best shooting day against a Division I team at that point of the season (42.6 percent) and held MSU to a 30.6 percent shooting effort. Marquette also shot 31.6 percent from three point range, but all of that was not enough to balance MSU's 42 trips to the free throw line.
Tough Schedule for the Golden Eagles
Marquette currently owns the nation's 38th toughest schedule, according to CollegeRPI.com. Currently, MU's non-conference opponents own a 153-104 (59.5 pct.) record with an average RPI of 82.7. MU has played just three teams in non-conference out of the top 100 in the RPI (not including Division II Alaska Anchorage). Conference USA is ranked seventh among all conferences. Marquette is ranked 45th in the RPI. TCU leads the conference at 32nd. CollegeRPI.com projects Marquette as one of the 64 teams to make the NCAA tournament, placing MU as the 11th seed in the Mideast Region.
In all, 17 of MU's 27 opponents advanced to postseason play last year - 11 played in the NCAA Tournament and six went to the WNIT. On the schedule for 2001-02, Marquette meets defending champion Notre Dame. The Golden Eagles also meet with Iowa State, who advanced to the Elite Eight. Saint Mary's, Iowa, TCU, Michigan and Colorado State are MU's opponents this season who advanced to the second round last season.
From Way Downtown
Marquette hit 10 three pointers in its win over Arkansas State, setting a season high. Marquette had not hit more than six prior to its explosion against the Lady Indians. Against ASU, Marquette was 10-of-15 from behind the arc, the eighth best three-point shooting day in the nation this season. Hitting the three is a Marquette trait that usually leads to a victory. Marquette is 10-3 when outshooting its opponent from three and is 5-0 when shooting 45 percent or better. MU hit 46.7 percent of its three pointers in its recent win against South Fla. and 44.4 percent against UAB.
Rank and File
Marquette has played four teams ranked in the top 25 this season, owning a 1-3 record. MU's 56-52 win over Colorado State on Jan. 2 marked the first time that the Golden Eagles have defeated a ranked team since a victory over 21st ranked Tulane on Feb. 5, 1999.
Numbers Game
The magic number for Marquette this season appears to be 65. The Golden Eagles are 12-0 when scoring 65 points or more. At 63 points, Marquette is 1-1. Another number Marquette likes to hit is the 45 percent shooting mark. Marquette is 7-0 when shooting 45 percent or better. The Golden Eagles are 8-1 at 42.4 percent or better. And, of course, it goes without saying that the Golden Eagles are successful when leading with five minutes to play. Marquette is 13-1 in that situation.
Miscellaneous Notes ...
Despite tying or outrebounding its opponents on all but two occasions, MU has just four double figure rebounding games by a player this season, a testament to the balance of rebounding on the team ... MU set a season high in shooting percentage against Dayton (57.4 percent) ... 10 minutes into the UD contest, Marquette was hitting at a 78.0 percent clip ... Conversely, MU set a season low against Notre Dame at 18.5 percent and was hitting 0.0 percent 12 minutes in ... MU had 21 offensive rebounds against La Salle, two short of its season high of 23 vs. Iowa ... Marquette grabbed a season-high 50 rebounds against the Explorers ... the last time MU had 50 boards was on Feb. 23, 2001, in a 67-31 win over Saint Louis ... Freshman guard Katie Alsdurf was scoreless for the first time in her career after not scoring against Colorado State, she did not score against Saint Louis ... Marquette was able to defeat South Florida despite shooting 46.7 percent from the line and setting a season-high 29 turnovers ... MU was advantageous on the boards against USF, grabbing 48, its second-highest total of the year ... against UAB, all 12 players had at least one rebound and 11 players scored, only Kristin Seffern, the leader in rebounds with 12, was scoreless ... MU also had all 12 players grab a rebound against Saint Louis.
Hearing the Golden Eagles
All Marquette women's basketball home games and select road games can be heard on the radio or at the Marquette athletics web site. WJYI 1340 AM will broadcast eight contests while WISN 1130 AM will carry seven contests. Play-by-play broadcaster Kent Sommerfeld and analyst Kareeda Chones, bring you all the action.
Broadcast scheduleFeb. 15 Cincinnati WJYI Feb. 17 Louisville WISN
WJYI - 1340 AM WISN - 1130 AM
The Terri Mitchell Show
Saturdays on WISN 1130 AM, Kent Sommerfeld and Terri Mitchell bring you the Terri Mitchell Show. Each show will preview upcoming games, feature players and talk everything that is going on with MU basketball. The show is weekly at varying times.
Upcoming Terri Mitchell ShowsFeb. 9 3 p.m. Feb. 16 5 p.m. Feb. 23 3 p.m. March 2 2 p.m.
Upcoming Television Schedule
Six of Marquette's regular season contests are to be broadcast on television this season. Marquette's home games against Memphis, Tulane and Cincinnati are to be carried by the C-USA Television Network. The Golden Eagles' game against East Carolina will be aired in Greenville, N.C., on WITN-TV. That game will also air on WMLW. MU's Jan. 6 contest against DePaul was aired locally on WMLW Channel 41 as was the Jan. 13 contest against UAB.
Television scheduleFeb. 10 at East Carolina WMLW Feb. 15 Cincinnati C-USA Net.
Contacting Coach Mitchell
Terri Mitchell will be available by phone on Mondays from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (CST) to discuss matchups for the current week. Contact women's basketball administrative assistant Monica Schwarz at (414) 288-5784 to make arrangements to speak with Mitchell during that time. For in person or radio interviews, contact assistant SID Blain Fowler at (414) 288-6980 for arrangements.
Player Updates
GALES in 2001-02 - Gales missed the first two games of the season for Marquette while rehabilitating from an injured knee. The injury made her less productive early in the year while catching up from the missed time. However, she has shown no signs of the injury as the season has progressed. Gales averaged 2.6 points per game in her first eight games, but has since turned it around, scoring 10 or more points in seven games. She has also found her way into the starting lineup. Marquette is 7-2 when she starts. Gales' breakout game this season came against Saint Mary's when she scored a career high 15 points off the bench. She has been in the starting lineup since that game. She helped Marquette knock off no. 20 Colorado State with a 12 point effort in her first start of the season. Gales broke a string of five games with double digit scoring efforts against Saint Louis with four points, however, she set a career high with six assists.
O'GRADY in 2001-02 - After a 20-point outing in Marquette's final preseason contest, O'Grady earned a starting spot for the first two games of the season. After missing her first 11 shots, O'Grady became a reserve for the rest of the season. She has struggled with her shooting touch in her sophomore season, hitting just 17.0 percent of her shots, but that has not kept her from working hard on the defensive end. She did have a solid game off the bench against Saint Louis, scoring 12 points, including a 10-of-10 outing from the free throw line.
JOHNSON in 2001-02 - The "coach on the floor", as described by Terri Mitchell, Johnson has started every game of her career, including 21 this season. Johnson started out as the go-to player at the beginning of the year, scoring 12 and 13 in the first two games, but as more players got comfortable scoring, she returned to the more familiar role of being a playmaker. She leads the team in assists with 65 and tied a career high with eight dishes against South Florida. She served as both the catalyst and scorer against Arkansas State, scoring a season high 17 points and adding a then season high six assists. Johnson has been effective behind the arc, hitting 31.6 percent of her threes. She is amongst the team leaders with an 81.8 free throw percentage, including a pair of 7-of-8 outings against Memphis and Tulane.
21 Rachel Klug
KLUG in 2001-02 - Klug has become Marquette's most significant offensive player this season. After not starting in the season opener, Klug earned three starts and averaged 10.0 points over those three starts. In the final of three starts, she started a string of seven double figure scoring games, capped by a career high 23 points against Dayton. After missing the starting lineup against Michigan, she returned to the starting five for the remainder of the season. Two games after Dayton, she did not score against Notre Dame, but then responded with 20 points at Colorado State. She has led the team in scoring 13 times and has been the leading rebounder on 10 occasions. She has four double doubles on the year, including 16 points, 11 boards against La Salle, 20 points and 11 caroms against Colorado State and 14 points and 10 rebounds against DePaul and 16 points, 12 rebounds in the second meeting with the Blue Demons.
ALSDURF in 2001-02 - One of two freshman on the Marquette roster, Alsdurf has made a significant impact this season. Second on the team in scoring, Alsdurf is the Golden Eagles most active offensive player, leading the team in attempts with 200. She is second on the team in scoring with 8.3. Alsdurf pushed her way into the starting lineup after Marquette's 0-2 start as Terri Mitchell juggled the lineup against Alaska Anchorage. In her first collegiate start, Alsdurf was 6-of-11 with 12 points against the Seawolves. That game started a string of five out of seven games with 12 or more points. She ended the seven game span with a career high 19 points against Dayton to bring her season average up to 10.0. Since that time period, Alsdurf has scored double figures on three occasions. She averages 3.8 boards per game, grabbing as many as nine to go along with her nine points against Arkansas State.
JUEDES in 2001-02 - While not on the floor as much as others, Juedes has been an important role player during the season. She had her best outing in the Great Alaska Shootout, scoring 11 points off the bench against Alaska Anchorage. In addition, she set a career high with seven rebounds. Juedes also provided a big spark off the bench with seven points in the win over 20th ranked Colorado State. She also added five big points against Saint Louis. Juedes is the most accurate free throw shooter on the team. While limited to just 11 attempts, she has connected on all of them.
STIEBER in 2001-02 - Stieber's playing time has been limited to 6.3 minutes per game this season, after a freshman year when she averaged 11.7. Stieber has a been a contributor on the inside, grabbing 1.3 rebounds per game. She grabbed four boards against Iowa State and three each against Alaska Anchorage, Dayton, UAB and Saint Louis. She scores 1.2 points per game, but has tallied four points twice, each against Iowa and Saint Louis. She has not seen the floor in the last three contests.
SCHWERMAN in 2001-02 - One thing is certain for Marquette this season, when Schwerman scores in double figures, Marquette wins. The Golden Eagles are 4-0 in the four games she has hit 10 or more points. She performed that feat in back-to-back games, scoring 11 against Alaska Anchorage and 10 against Wis.-Milwaukee. She also scored 10 against Arkansas State and a team-high 15 against South Florida, setting a career high. She has also been quite adept at finding open players, recording 40 assists on the year. She set a career high with six against Alaska Anchorage and five against Michigan State. She is the most accurate three point shooter on the team at 38.3 percent and the most accurate free throw shooter at 87.8 percent.
35 Kylee Bogott
BOGOTT in 2001-02 - Bogott is the classic role player for Marquette. While she may not be on the floor much, only averaging 7.6 minutes per game, her production level is high in those contests. She set a Marquette high with 11 points in 15 minutes against Alaska Anchorage. That started an eight game stretch of at least one point. During that span, she scored 4.3 points and grabbed 2.6 rebounds per game while playing only 10.5 minutes per contest. Consistently an accurate shooter, Bogott's season shooting percentage fell below 50 for the first time in her Marquette career after going a combined 0-7 in a seven game stretch in midseason. Bogott has also been active on the glass this season. She has grabbed at least one board in all but one game in which she has played, pulling down as many as six against Alaska Anchorage and Dayton.
WEAVER in 2001-02 - Both a starter and a reserve this season, Weaver has been productive at both spots, averaging 5.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. She started the first 12 contests of the season, where she averaged 5.5 points and 4.2 boards per game. Her production has only dipped slightly due to coming off the bench, while her minutes have decreased from 22.2 to 15.6 per game. Weaver was Marquette's main weapon in an overtime win at Wis.-Milwaukee, scoring 19 points. She hit eight of her 21 shots and grabbed seven rebounds to pace Marquette. She came off the bench to spark MU in a win over Saint Louis with 12 points. In the Dayton contest, she set a career mark with six assists. She has been productive on the boards this season, grabbing five or more rebounds seven times.
SEFFERN in 2001-02 - A starter in all but the Alaska Anchorage contest, Seffern has been a steady force for Marquette under the basket on the defensive end. She is in the lineup game-in, game-out due to her tenacious under the basket work on the defensive end. Seffern's season high of nine points came in the Michigan State contest. She had a strong start to the season offensively averaging 5.8 points per game at that point. She was also grabbing 4.2 boards at that point in the season. Her scoring dipped slightly as conference play heated up, but she has made up for it in other ways. Despite not scoring against UAB, she grabbed a game high 12 rebounds. She pulled down six boards against Memphis, adding five points to Marquette's cause.
ZAWODNY in 2001-02 - After winning third-team All-Conference USA honors a year ago, Zawodny has spent most of the season as a more-than-capable reserve player. Zawodny has only started three times this year and had what could be considered her three worst games of the season, scoring a collective eight points and grabbing 13 rebounds. She has been far more productive off the bench, scoring 10 against Iowa, Dayton and DePaul. Against Memphis, she scored 12 poitns and grabbed 11 boards in 25 minutes off the bench for her eighth career double double. She was the first player this season other than Rachel Klug to score a double double. Zawodny has worked hard to improve her free throw shooting. She hit 6-of-8 against Wis.-Milwaukee and was 5-of-6 against Arkansas State and South Florida. She hit 8-of-8 from the line against DePaul as part of a season-high 14 point effort.
