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DATE OPPONENT TIMETuesday, Oct. 30 at West Virginia-x 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 10 at California (Pa.)1 5 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 11 Mercyhurst (Pa.)1 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 14 Ursuline (Ohio) 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 17 Glenville State* 2 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 19 at W.Va. Wesleyan* 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 21 at Winston-Salem State (N.C.) 1 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 24 at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 28 Urbana* 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 1 at Notre Dame (Ohio) 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 5 Shepherd* 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 8 at Fairmont State* 2 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 18 Walsh (Ohio) 2 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 10 W.Va. State* 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 12 at Charleston* 2 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 17 UVa-Wise* 5:30 p.m.
DATE OPPONENT TIMESaturday, Jan. 19 Concord* 1 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 23 at Urbana* 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 26 Wheeling Jesuit* 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 30 at Shepherd* 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 2 Fairmont State* 2 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 7 at UVa-Wise* 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 9 at Concord* 1 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 14 at W.Va. State* 5:30 p.m.
Saturday Feb. 16 Charleston* 2 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 21 W.Va. Wesleyan* 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 23 at Glenville State* 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 27 Notre Dame (Ohio)* 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 2 at Wheeling Jesuit* 2 p.m.
March 6-10 at MEC Tournament TBA
*-Mountain East Conference game
1-MEC/PSAC Challenge x-exhibition
Home games in GOLD. Away games in WHITE.(all times Eastern)
SECTION I: WELCOME TO WEST LIBERTYMedia Information......................................................2
WLU Quick Facts.........................................................3
Hilltoppersports.com.................................................4
WLUTV-14....................................................................4
This is West Liberty!...................................................5
Athletic Facilities.........................................................6
President Dr. Stephen Greiner...................................8
Athletic Director Lynn Ullom......................................8
Support Staff...............................................................9
WLU Athletic Administration....................................10
SECTION II: 2018-19 SEASON PREVIEW2018-19 season preview............................................12
SECTION III: THE COACHESHead Coach Kyle Cooper...........................................14
Assistant Coaches.....................................................16
SECTION IV: THE PLAYERS2018-19 Rosters.........................................................19
Returning Players......................................................20
Newcomers...............................................................31
SECTION V: 2017-18 REVIEW2017-18 Season Stats, Highs/Lows..........................34
2017-18 Game-By-Game Scores...............................36
Marissa Brown – All-American.................................37
2017-18 Season at a Glance......................................38
SECTION VI: HILLTOPPER HISTORYAnnual Records; Coaches.........................................40
Hilltopper Honor Roll...............................................41
1,000-Point Scorers...................................................42
NCAA Record Book...................................................43
NCAA Tournament History......................................44
All-Time Individual Records.....................................45
All-Time Series Records............................................46
All-Time Game-by-Game Scores..............................47
Conference History...................................................53
Single-Game Leaders................................................54
Single-Season Leaders.............................................55
Career Leaders..........................................................56
TABLEOF CONTENTS
CREDITS This 2018-19 West Liberty University women’s basketball media guide was produced by the WLU Sports Information Department under the guidance of Sports Information Director Don Clegg. It was written and edited by Don Clegg with research assistance from Rex Lancaster, Lynn Ullom and the West Liberty women’s basketball coaching staff. Layout and design services were provided by Matt Layton. Photo credits go to Rex Lancaster, Joanna Hall, Joe Stipetich, Jeremiah Ortiz and Sam Santilli along with historical photos from the WLU Archives. All information contained within this guide was current as of September 1, 2018. For the latest news about Hilltopper women’s basketball and all West Liberty University sports, please visit our athletics website at www.hilltoppersports.com.
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WELCOME TOWEST LIBERTY
Media Passes Reservations for media seating at all Hilltopper games at the ASRC are available for all print and broadcast media. Please contact the WLU Sports Information Office 24 hours in advance with your credentials request.
Gameday Services Media guides, rosters, programs and game notes packages will be provided to print and broadcast media prior to each game. Full box scores will be distributed at halftime and immediately following the game with complete play-by-play printouts available on request.
The ASRC is equipped with wireless internet and additional internet needs can be accommodated if requested in advance. Media will also have telephone, fax and photocopier access, if needed.
Radio/TV Services Visiting radio and television crews are always welcome at West Liberty. We ask that each broadcast team contact us well in advance to reserve seating and telephone lines.
Interview Requests All requests for interviews with West Liberty coaches, student-athletes and staff members must be made through the WLU Sports Information Office.
The Hilltopper locker room is closed to all media on game day. Post-game player and coach interviews will be conducted in the WLU interview room following the NCAA-mandated 10-minute cooling off period.
Media Passes Reservations for media seating at all Hilltopper games at the ASRC are available for all print and broadcast media. Please contact the WLU Sports Information Office 24 hours in advance with your credentials request.
Welcome to West Liberty University’s 2018-19 women’s basketball season! This 2018-19 Hilltopper women’s basketball media guide has been developed for use by the news media along with alumni and fans of West Liberty University. Thank you for your coverage and interest in Hilltopper basketball.
The WLU Sports Information Office strives to provide a full range of services for members of the working media to assist you in your coverage. For your quick reference, we have provided the following list of our general media policies.
If you have any questions, special needs or requests, please contact WLU Sports Information Director Don Clegg.
QUICK FACTS
All-Star CandidatesC Marissa Brown (6-3, Sr., Columbus, Ohio) - 24.0 ppg., 11.2 rpg.; WBCA and D2CCA All-American; Led the nation with 299 FGs; Only D2 woman in Top 10 for pts. and rebs.
G Brandi Beader (5-8 Sr., Hermitage, Pa.) - 12.8 ppg., 47 3FGs, .846 FT%; 19 dbl-figure scoring games; 6 20+ pts; 138 career 3FGs
G Audrey Tingle (5-6 So., West Lafayette, Ohio) - 7.7 ppg., 5.8 rpg.; Led NCAA D2 freshman and No. 5 nationally with 6.5 apg.; 8 dbl.-figure pts.; 4 dbl-figure ast.; 3 dbl-figure rebs.
MARISSA BROWN
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GENERAL INFORMATIONSchool West Liberty University
City West Liberty, W.Va.
Founded 1837
Enrollment 2,522
Nickname Hilltoppers
Colors Black and Gold (PMS 123)
Arena ASRC
Capacity 1,200
Affiliation NCAA Division II
Conference Mountain East Conference
President Dr. Stephen Greiner
Athletic Director Mr. Lynn Ullom
School Website www.westliberty.edu
Athletics Website www.hilltoppersports.com
HISTORYFirst Year of Basketball 1980-81
Seasons Played 37 Years
All-Time Record 645-417 (.607)
*League Record 431-255 (.628)
*League Tournament Record 57-31 (.648)
*League Regular-Season Championships 5(1997, 2000, 2001, 2015, 2016)
*League Tournament Championships 6(1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2015)
NCAA Division II Postseason Record 5-14
NCAA Division II Tournament Bids 14
(1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Last Postseason Game 2016 “Sweet 16”
(Virginia Union 91, West Liberty 77)
*-WVIAC (1980-2013); MEC (2014-Present)
COACHING STAFFHead Coach Kyle Cooper (West Virginia ’08)
Overall Record 13-16 (.448)
West Liberty Record 13-16 (.448)
League Record 12-10 (.545)
Time at West Liberty 1st season
Head Coach’s Phone (304) 336-8320
Media Availability 8 am to 4 pm (Mon-Fri)
Assistant Coach Cassie Seth (Mercyhurst ’06)
Basketball Office Phone (304) 336-8480
CONTACT INFORMATIONSports Information Director Don Clegg
SID Email [email protected]
SID Office Phone (304) 336-8107
SID Cell Phone (740) 359-7447
SID Fax Phone (304) 336-8304
SID Mailing Address West Liberty University Sports Information
Box 103 West Liberty, WV 26074
TEAM INFORMATION2017-18 Record 13-16
2017-18 MEC Record 12-10 (4th)
Players Returning/Lost 12/1
Starters Returning/Lost 4/1
TRAINING STAFFJerry Duncan (Head Trainer) (304) 336-8651
Jason Coleman (304) 336-8093
Melanie Cheek (304) 336-8093
Alexandra Norris (304) 336-8093
www.hilltoppersports.com You’re never more than a click away from full and comprehensive coverage of West Liberty University women’s basketball along with the university’s 17 other intercollegiate sports at the newly-redesigned WLU athletics website: www.hilltoppersports.com.
Game stories, pictures, previews, features, game notes, selected media articles and videos are updated daily by the WLU Sports Information staff to keep fans and media supplied with the latest information on the athletic and academic accomplishments of the university’s 400-plus student-athletes.
Links to live streaming video and audio telecasts of all West Liberty home football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball games are posted along with complete game notes and live stats. Links to live audio, complete game notes and live stats (where available) are provided for all away contests.
Hilltopper Sports is on the Air! The West Liberty University television station, WLUTV-14, brings all the action of every West Liberty women’s basketball game to Hilltopper fans everywhere as part of the West Liberty Sports Network (WLSN).
Executive Director Theresa Gretchen and Senior Producer Jared Thompson lead a talented crew of West Liberty University broadcasting students who consistently deliver professional-quality telecasts. Todd Ullom serves as the “Voice of the Hilltoppers.”
The West Liberty Sports Network provides live coverage of virtually all Hilltopper football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball games throughout the year to more than 100,000 Xfinity cable subscribers in northern West Virginia and eastern Ohio on the WLUTV-14 cable channel.
Several WLUTV-produced telecasts of Hilltopper sporting events have been shown on local NBC affiliate WTOV-TV9 in Steubenville, Ohio and beamed to more than 2 million cable homes on ROOT Sports-Pittsburgh (now AT&T SportsNet). WLUTV-14 has also produced numerous live local telecasts for the Wheeling Nailers professional hockey team, the ECHL affiliate of the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins.
THIS IS WEST LIBERTY! West Liberty University (WLU), a public coeducational school and West Virginia’s oldest institution of higher education, is situated on 290 hilltop acres in a rural setting just an hour from Pittsburgh. A satellite campus located at The Highlands Shopping Complex sits adjacent to Interstate 70, minutes from the Pennsylvania and Ohio borders in West Virginia’s Northern Panhandle. Established in 1837, more than 2,500 students are enrolled.
Elementary education and secondary education are the most selected majors but WLU provides a wide spectrum of more than 70 academic majors in its five Colleges: the Gary E. West College of Business, the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Arts and Communication, the College of Education, and the College of Sciences. West Liberty also offers numerous graduate programs in a variety of disciplines along with degree completion programs for nontraditional students. Students both commute and live in residence halls on campus.
Among the more recent additions to the campus infrastructure is the Campbell Hall of Health Sciences. The 72,000 square-foot multi-story building united the university’s science and health care majors – Dental Hygiene, Physician Assistant Studies, Nursing, Medical Laboratory Science, Speech Pathology/Audiology, and Chemistry – under one roof.
There has always been a strong athletic tradition at West Liberty. The Hilltoppers’ men’s basketball team has been ranked No. 1 in the nation at some point in each of the last eight seasons and has made five NCAA Division II Elite Eight appearances, including a run to the 2014 national championship game. The WLU football program made history in 2009 and 2010 as the only NCAA Division II team ever to lead the nation in scoring and total offense in consecutive seasons.
Grammy Award-winning country music singer-songwriter Brad Paisley is one of West Liberty’s many distinguished alumni. The University website is www.westliberty.edu, Twitter feed is wlumedia and Facebook account is www.facebook.com/westliberty.
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WLU SOFTBALL COMPLEX The WLU Softball Complex has been hailed as one of the premier NCAA Division II softball facilities in the region ever since its debut in the spring of 2010.
Located adjacent to West Family Stadium, the softball complex is completely enclosed with fans afforded a great view of the action from the elevated bleachers.
Other features include modern dugouts, a pro-style backstop, large electronic scoreboard, full-size dual batting cages and an independent irrigation system.
KOVALICK FIELD Honoring the memory of WLU Hall of Famer George Kovalick, Kovalick Field is home to one of the region’s most tradition-laden baseball programs.
Situated in a natural amphitheater with raised bleacher seating, the stadium features a natural grass playing surface with a large electronic scoreboard located behind the fence in right-center field.
Modern dugouts complete with safety railings and a new press box are recent additions, making Kovalick Field one of the MEC’s top baseball venues.
H. EDGAR MARTIN TENNIS COMPLEX Honoring the memory of legendary West Liberty coach and athletic director H. Edgar Martin, the Martin Tennis Complex has been recognized as one of the region’s premier college tennis facilities for years.
The modern complex features eight regulation courts, all with a competition surface engineered to USTA standards.
The Martin Tennis Complex is home to the Hilltoppers’ regionally-ranked men’s and women’s tennis teams and is also open for recreational play to students, faculty, staff and the public.
BELMONT SAVINGS BANK INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY
Fueled by a generous lead gift from Belmont Savings Bank, ground was broken in August for a 14,400-square foot indoor practice facility adjacent to the WLU Softball Complex near Beta Hall. The vinyl-covered steel frame building is being manufactured and installed by ClearSpan, a leading fabric structure corporation headquartered in Connecticut.
Measuring 120 x 120 feet, the heated and insulated facility will be completely covered by an artificial turf playing surface and will provide an upgraded practice experience for all WLU athletic teams throughout the year.
The addition of the indoor practice facility benefits all students on campus as it allows the baseball and softball teams to remove their batting cages and equipment from the Blatnik Hall gym, freeing that facility up completely for intramural competition.
The entire project was expected to be completed and the building fully operational by the end of October.
The 145,000-square foot Academic, Sports and Recreation Complex has been praised as one of the nation’s top NCAA Division II multi-purpose athletic facilities since it opened its doors during the 2000-01 school year.
The 1,200-seat arena is the home of West Liberty’s men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, wrestling and acrobatics & tumbling teams and has been selected to host multiple NCAA Division II regional championship events for wrestling and men’s basketball.
With three Mondo surface basketball courts, a 160-meter indoor track, a well-equipped fitness center, a conference center, full athletic training facilities, administrative offices and numerous classrooms, the facility is a hub of campus activity throughout the year.
WEST FAMILY STADIUM Renamed in 2014 to honor the generosity of WLU alumni Gary and Flip West, a series of recent upgrades have turned West Liberty's football home into an NCAA Division II showcase.
Recent additions include the installation of new grandstand seating and expanded press box which provides full radio/TV broadcast capability along with wireless internet service for all working media.
Other recent improvements included an impressive new lighting system along with enhanced landscaping and design elements, all of which combine to make the 4,000-seat facility one of the top NCAA Division II stadiums in the region.
The player-friendly MondoTurf playing surface, which hosted two NCAA Division II playoff games in 2009, is surrounded by a cushioned walking and jogging track used by students, faculty, staff and community members throughout the year.
WEST FAMILY ATHLETIC COMPLEXFueled by a generous gift from WLU alumni Gary and Flip West, the newest addition to West Liberty's impressive athletic facilities lineup is nearing completion on the Hilltopper campus.
The West Family Athletic Complex will be the state-of-the-art home for WLU’s men's and women's soccer, track and cross-country squads.
Featuring a player-friendly artificial turf soccer field with a full 8-lane all-weather track built to NCAA specifications, Phase One of the project is expected to be completed in time for competition during the 2018-19 academic year.
The second phase of construction will add lights along with upgraded parking and access roads with the third and final phase providing a brand-new field house.
ASRC(ACADEMIC, SPORTS AND RECREATION COMPLEX)
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Dr. Stephen Greiner was selected as president of West Liberty University by the WLU Board of Governors on Oct. 29, 2015 and officially assumed the responsibilities of his office on Jan. 4, 2016. He succeeded Dr. John P. McCullough, who had been serving as interim president of the university.
A talented and experienced administrator, Greiner has been serving as a college president for nearly two decades and has spent more than four decades on college campuses as a university faculty member and administrator.
He came to West Liberty after a successful five-year stint as president and CEO of Hazard Community and Technical College, a comprehensive multiple-campus public degree granting institution serving approximately 4,000 students in seven counties in eastern Kentucky.
From 2005-10, Greiner served as president of Brunswick Community College, which operates a trio of branch campuses in southeastern North Carolina. He was the president of Virginia Intermont College in Bristol, Va. from 2001-05.
Greiner is an Ohio Valley native. Born and raised in Weirton, W.Va., he graduated from Weir High School in 1964. He went on to earn a bachelor’s
degree in Education from the University of Kentucky and holds a master’s degree in Public Service from Western Kentucky University. Greiner earned his doctorate in Education from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Va.
Dr. Greiner and his wife, Nancy, reside on campus at historic Colonial Heights, the traditional home of West Liberty’s presidents. They have two grown children, twins John and Jacquelyn.
Lynn Ullom was introduced as WLU’s new athletic director by President Dr. Stephen Greiner on May 4, 2017. The winningest women’s basketball coach in West Virginia history and a member of the West Liberty Hall of Fame, Ullom has spent more than three decades on the university campus as a student, coach and administrator.
Averaging more than 20 wins a season throughout his 26-year coaching career, Ullom turned the Lady Hilltopper program into a perennial Atlantic Region power.
His WLU women posted 17 20-win seasons, won five regular-season conference titles, six conference tournament crowns, played in 14 conference tournament championship games and earned 14 NCAA tournament bids. His 534-252 (.679) career record still ranks among the best all-time in the NCAA Division II ranks.
The 3-time Conference Coach of the Year was the first women’s sports coach to earn the prestigious West Virginia College Coach of the Year Award from the West Virginia Sportswriters Association. He was also named the 2011 WBCA Region 2 Coach of the Year and was a 2016 WBCA Victory Award Club recipient.
Ullom’s teams and players set numerous school records and won multiple NCAA athletic and academic honors. No less than 52 Lady Hilltoppers earned first- or second-team All-Conference selections during the Ullom Era and every player who finished her career at West Liberty walked away with her degree. Six of his former assistant coaches have gone on to become head coaches at the collegiate level.
A native of Cameron, W.Va., Ullom has two children, Jared and Tessa. Lynn and his wife, Karen, reside in Wheeling. Karen has two daughters, Micah and Alycia.
PRESIDENT • DR. STEPHEN GREINER
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR • LYNN ULLOM
SUPPORT STAFFDON CLEGGSports Information Director After working closely with the West Liberty University athletic department for several years, Don Clegg begins his second year as Sports Information Director for the Hilltoppers.
The primary media contact for WLU’s 18 intercollegiate sports, Clegg generates all editorial content for the university’s athletic website, publications and social media, guides the department’s daily operations and works closely with the NCAA and MEC to maintain and distribute all records and statistics.
Clegg came to West Liberty after 26 years as a reporter and editor at the Wheeling (W.Va.) News-Register and Intelligencer where he and his staff received multiple state-wide awards
for various articles, features and columns.
A past president of the West Virginia Sports Writers Association, Clegg had been providing extensive editorial services to the WLU athletic department since 2009 before accepting his current position.
The Hilltopper SID is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and the West Liberty University Hall of Fame Committee.
A native of Moundsville, W.Va. and a graduate of John Marshall High School, Clegg is an honors graduate of the P.I. Reed School of Journalism at West Virginia University. Don and his wife, Ellen, a West Liberty alumna, reside in Shadyside, Ohio. They have four children, three grandchildren and a great-grandson.
ROBIN BRUNNEROffice Administrator EX Robin Brunner is embarking on her third decade as Office Administrator EX for the West Liberty University athletic department.
Brunner works closely with the Director of Athletics to assist in the planning and implementation of numerous athletic department programs and projects. Her various responsibilities include but are not limited to overseeing scheduling for the university’s various athletic facilities, purchasing for the department, transportation, accounting and office maintenance.
A graduate of Bridgeport (Ohio) High School, Brunner has spent more than 30 years at the university. She began working in the registrar’s office in 1987 and moved to the athletic department in 1998.
Robin resides in Bethlehem, W.Va., with her husband, Mike. They have a son, Jon-Michael, and a daughter, Morgan.
REX LANCASTERManager of Athletic Operations
West Liberty University alumnus Rex Lancaster is beginning his second year as manager of athletic operations on the hilltop.
Along with overseeing game day operations for WLU’s 18 intercollegiate sports, Lancaster also provides assistance and support for the university’s sports information and athletic staff in website management, game promotions and statistical production and has played a major role in expanding West Liberty’s athletic presence on various social media platforms.
Lancaster served as a student assistant in WLU’s Sports Information Department during his final two years of undergraduate studies at the university. After graduation, he remained on campus as a Graduate Assistant for Media, Game and Related Operations during the 2016-17 academic year.
A graduate of Brooke (W.Va.) High School, Lancaster earned a bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education with a concentration in Athletic Coaching Education from WLU while carrying a double-minor in Health and Fitness and Entrepreneurship. He is currently working toward his master’s degree in Educational Leadership at the university
Lancaster is single and resides in Colliers, W.Va.
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Lynn Ullom (304) 336-8200
Athletic Director
Heather Gallagher (304) 336-8225
Senior Women’s Administrator/Women’s Tennis Coach
Robin Brunner (304) 336-8046
Office Administrator EX
Courtney Huffman (304) 336-8120
Faculty Athletic Representative
Brad Forshey (304) 336-8225
NCAA Compliance Coordinator
Don Clegg (304) 336-8107
Sports Information Director
Rex Lancaster (304) 336-8107
Manager of Athletic Operations
Hunter White (304) 336-8107
Sports Information Graduate Assistant
Jerry Duncan (304) 336-8651
Head Athletic Trainer
Jason Coleman (304) 336-8093
Athletic Trainer
Melanie Cheek (304) 336-8093
Athletic Trainer
Alexandra Norris (304) 336-8093
Athletic Trainer
Bruce Jochum (304) 336-5273
Athletic Facilities
Herb Minch (304) 336-8476
Head Women’s Softball Coach
Carrie Laase-Whitehead (304) 336-8476
Assistant Softball Coach
Kelsi Johnson (304) 336-8476
Graduate Assistant Softball Coach
Eric Burkle (304) 336-8941
Head Baseball Coach
Parker Lynn (304) 336-8941
Graduate Assistant Baseball Coach
Joel Jarrett (304) 336-8941
Graduate Assistant Baseball Coach
Ben Howlett (304) 336-8232
Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Michael Lamberti (304) 336-8234
Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
Dr. Aaron Huffman (304) 336-8200
Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
Kyle Cooper (304) 336-8320
Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Cassie Seth (304) 336-8480
Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach
Robbie BonarAssistant Women’s Basketball Coach
Roger Waialae (304) 336-8294
Head Football Coach
Jeff Monteroso (304) 336-8278
Assistant Football Coach
Mike Kellar (304) 336-8504
Assistant Football Coach
Dan Hopkins (304) 336-8028
Assistant Football Coach
Brian Hill (304) 336-8221
Assistant Football Coach
Angel Estrada (304) 336-8314
Assistant Football Coach
Chuck Haggerty
Assistant Football Coach
Curtis McGhee
Assistant Football Coach
Zach AmedroAssistant Football Coach
Johnny BonarAssistant Football Coach
Sam McCullough (304) 336-8570
Head Men’s Tennis Coach
Mike Ricci (304) 336-8011
Head Men’s Golf Coach
Shane Rice (304) 336-8011
Head Women’s Golf Coach
Barry Christmas (304) 336-8236
Head Women’s Soccer Coach
Daisy Sims (304) 336-8236
Graduate Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach
Thomas Olivier (304) 336-8239
Head Men’s Soccer Coach
Chris Doran (304) 336-8239
Graduate Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach
Justin Simpson (304) 336-8416
Head M/W Track/Cross Country Coach
Bob Cicogna (304) 336-8416
Assistant M/W Track/Cross Country Coach
Zac Budreau (304) 336-8416
Graduate Assistant M/W Track/Cross Country Coach
Ed Whitted, Chase Clark, Aaron SchneidPart-Time Assistant M/W Track Coaches
Kayla Mull (304) 336-8459
Head Volleyball Coach
Riley Schenk (304) 336-8459
Graduate Assistant Volleyball Coach
Treasure Fields (304) 336-8827
Head Acro and Tumbling Coach
Emily Hosler (304) 336-8827
Graduate Assistant Acro & Tumbling Coach
Mitch Smith (304) 336-8230
Head Wrestling Coach
Brian Leggett (304) 336-8230
Assistant Wrestling Coach
Zach Brown (304) 336-8230
Graduate Assistant Wrestling Coach
Mike Carpenter
Part-Time Assistant Wrestling Coach
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West Liberty University women’s basketball coach Kyle Cooper is excited about the prospects for his Lady Hilltopper program as he heads into his second season at the helm.
There’s good reason for optimism as Cooper returns all but one starter – including record-setting All-America senior center Marissa Brown – and numerous letterwinners from a 2017-18 squad that came on strong down the stretch to claim a fourth-place finish in the 12-team Mountain East Conference chase.
With the addition of two high-scoring transfers and several elite freshman recruits, the West Liberty women figure to be a top contender in the MEC this season.
“We saw how special this team could be at times a year ago,” Cooper said. “Our focus now is on developing the mentality that leads to a consistency of effort and execution not just from game to game but from possession to possession.”
Much of the focus during Cooper’s debut season was on creating a culture and environment within the program that was conducive to long-term success.
“In order to play the up-tempo, motion-based basketball that we believe in as a staff, we knew we had to have players who cared more about each other than themselves,” Cooper said. “We wanted to be a family, not just a basketball team, and we saw that more and more over the course of the season. We couldn’t wait to get started again, blending our new faces with the old to grow up quickly together as a cohesive family unit.”
The heart and soul of the Lady Hilltopper program are the four seniors. Brown, coming off one of the most dominant seasons in school history, is joined by 5-8 guard Brandi Beader, 5-9 guard Johnie Olkosky and 6-1 post Allie Farina.
The 6-3 Brown exploded onto the national scene a year ago, leading the nation with 299 field goals and earning WBCA and D2CCA All-America honors as the only NCAA Division II woman to rank among the Top 10 nationally in scoring (24.0 ppg.) and rebounding (11.2 rpg.).
Beader has been a double-figure scorer each of the past two seasons. She averaged 12.8 ppg. a year ago and shoots nearly 40 percent from the 3-point arc with 138 career 3-pointers.
Olkosky has started every game since arriving on the WLU campus and checks off a lot of boxes. A deadly shooter approaching 200 3-pointers for her career, Olkosky also averaged nearly 7 rebounds a game last year.
A three-year letterwinner, Farina brings a physical presence to the court and is a quality experienced depth option behind Brown in the post.
“We are blessed with some great senior leadership,” Cooper said. “Marissa asserted herself as one of the premier players in the nation. Her conditioning and the way she runs the floor complement her skills inside. She’s a special, special player.“Johnie is a coach on the floor. She does a lot of things that don’t show up in box scores but definitely pay off in wins. Brandi is a versatile scoring guard who can be an incredible weapon while a large part of Marissa’s success is due to what Allie brings to the table in practice every day. She is a great teammate.”
Also back for the Hilltoppers are a pair of two-year junior letterwinners in 5-7 guard Grace Fodor and 5-11 forward Monica Bragg.
Fodor has played in every game over her first two seasons as a speedy back-up point guard while Bragg is looking to bounce back from an injury-riddled 2017-18 season after being a key contributor as a true freshman.
“We think Grace could make major strides as she continues to channel her natural athleticism,” Cooper said. “We just want to get Monica back to being Monica from a health standpoint because she gives us another high-level athlete with great length and abilities.”
Cooper also returns five sophomores in 5-6 point guard Audrey Tingle, 5-8 guard Olivia Belknap, 5-9 guard Jaclyn Kitts, 5-10 guard/forward Samantha Hall and 5-6 guard Micah Findley.
Tingle made an immediate impact last year, leading all NCAA Division II freshman and ranking among the top five nationally with 6.5 assists per game despite missing the last three games with a season-ending injury.
Belknap and Kitts were significant contributors off the bench, playing in every game. Hall also played well in reserve while Findley returns after a redshirt season.
“I thought Audrey’s numbers were a little overshadowed by Marissa’s incredible season,” Cooper said, “but she’s definitely on track to be an elite point guard at a program known for producing elite point guards.“Olivia showed flashes of what she’s capable of becoming so we hope it continues to click for her and Jackie is getting more comfortable after a long layoff. Sammie has embraced her role and Micah is working back into the flow after missing last year.”
Cooper is thrilled with the quality additions to his growing family, headed by a pair of talented transfer guards in 5-9 Taylor Johnson and 5-9 Morgan Brunner.
Johnson redshirted at West Liberty last year after transferring from NCAA Division II Belmont Abbey (N.C.) where the Ohio native scored nearly 500 points as a two-year starter.
Brunner, a former Linsly School standout from Wheeling, played in 54 games with several starts in two years at NCAA Division I Youngstown State. She was a Horizon League Freshman of the Week selection in January of her rookie season.
“From what we saw of Taylor in practice last season, she has the makings of a premier scorer in our system,” Cooper said. “Morgan gives us another big physical guard who can shoot the basketball from deep but also has the ability to get to the rim.”
Cooper is no less enthusiastic about his incoming freshmen.
Kelsi Hulit is a 5-11 forward who was an All-Ohio basketball and track standout at Malvern High School. She is joined in the paint by 6-1 Lindsay Humbel, a record-setting post from Parma (Ohio) High School, and Tasia Staunton, a versatile and athletic 5-11 forward from Zanesville (Ohio) High School. Destiny Hutcheson is a 5-7 first-team All-Ohio guard from Philo (Ohio) High School who averaged 30+ ppg. in post-season play and scored nearly 1,500 career points.
“We were so impressed by the talent and character of these young women throughout the recruiting process,” Cooper said. “It’s a big jump from high school to college but I would not be surprised to see them make an immediate impact.”
Assistant coach Cassie Seth and part-time assistant Robbie Bonar return to the Lady Hilltopper bench.
“I feel very fortunate to have Coach Seth alongside me as we continue to lead this program back to where it belongs,” Cooper said. “Having Cassie and Robbie on the bench balances who I am and makes this program feel like family.”
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HEAD COACH: KYLE COOPER Kyle Cooper heads into his second year at the helm of West Liberty University’s women’s basketball program looking to build on the momentum from the Lady Hilltoppers’ second-semester surge.
Early-season injuries and a challenging non-conference schedule left the West Liberty women with just four wins in their first 13 games a year ago but Cooper’s patience was rewarded as the Lady Hilltoppers caught fire in conference play.
West Liberty won eight of its next 10 games to thrust itself into the thick of the conference chase and when the dust had settled, Cooper’s first team had earned the No. 4 seed and a first-round bye in the Mountain East Conference Tournament.
The Hilltoppers ranked among the Top 20 nationally as a team in scoring, assists and 3-point field goals while junior All-American Marissa Brown was the only NCAA Division II woman in the nation to rank among the Top 10 nationally in scoring (4th, 24.0 ppg.) and rebounding (9th, 11.2 rpg.).
In addition, Audrey Tingle led all NCAA Division II freshmen in assists and ranked No. 5 nationally at 6.5 apg. before missing the last few games due to injury.
Cooper is no stranger to success. He had spent four years as the lead assistant for the WLU women, filling the role of associate head coach and recruiting coordinator for legendary head coach Lynn Ullom. Cooper took the reins when Ullom stepped down to accept the role of full-time athletic director. West Liberty went 82-45 (.646) during Cooper’s four years as an assistant with three 20-win seasons.
Back-to-back Mountain East Conference championships in 2015 and 2016 highlighted that run. The 2016 squad set a school record by going 29-5 and spent the entire season ranked in the USA Today coaches’ Top 25. That Lady Hilltopper team finished the season ranked No. 18 nationally after a “Sweet 16” run that included a regional semifinal win against defending national champion California (Pa.).
Cooper caught the coaching bug during his days as a student at West Virginia University. He served as assistant head manager and basketball camp counselor for Coach John Beilein’s Elite 8 and Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament men’s basketball teams during Cooper’s first two years at WVU (2005-06).
The Waterford, Pa. native spent the next four seasons (2007-10) as head student manager and graduate assistant for Coach Mike Carey with the Mountaineers’ women’s basketball program. The WVU women advanced to post-season play all four years, earning three trips to the NCAA Tournament and a WNIT berth.
Cooper left Morgantown in 2010 to serve as Director of Women’s Basketball Operations for head coach Semeka Randall at Ohio University. He spent one season with the Lady Bobcats before accepting an assistant coaching position at Wheeling Jesuit and came to West Liberty after two years at WJU.
An outstanding student, Cooper graduated summa cum laude from West Virginia in 2008 with dual bachelor’s degrees in Sport Management and Athletic Coaching Education along with a minor in Business Administration. He earned a master’s degree from WVU in Educational Leadership with a focus on Higher Education in 2010.
Kyle and his wife, Katie, are a West Liberty family as Katie is the university's Director of Financial Aid. They live in Wellsburg, W.Va. with their children, Brody and Cali.
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ASSISTANT COACH: CASSIE SETH
ASSISTANT COACH: ROBBIE BONAR
DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR: CHRIS BUCON
STUDENT MANAGER: KORI HULIT
Cassie Seth returns for her second season as the lead assistant with the Lady Hilltopper women's basketball program.
Seth joined Coach Kyle Cooper’s West Liberty staff a year ago after a successful season as an assistant coach at NCAA Division III Baldwin-Wallace University. Working for Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame head coach Cheri Harrer, Seth helped lead the Yellow Jackets to a sparkling 21-5 season and a runner-up finish in the highly-competitive Ohio Athletic Conference.
Before breaking into the collegiate ranks at Baldwin-Wallace, Seth spent seven years as a high school head coach in the Cleveland area. During her two seasons at Medina Highland, Seth guided the Hornets to their first-ever OHSAA Division I tournament win before moving on to Parma High School. She was the first coach in more than two decades to post double-digit wins in consecutive seasons at Parma.
During her time as a high school coach, Seth developed 32 all-conference players, five all-district selections and one conference player of the year. She was chosen to coach in the 2010 Medina County All-Star Game and the 2016 Greater Cleveland Basketball Coaches Association (GCBCA) All-Star Game.
The Waterford, Pa. native was a four-year standout and 1,000-point scorer during her playing days at Mercyhurst (Pa.) University. A three-year captain and All-GLIAC honoree, she finished her career ranked among the Lakers’ Top 10 all-time in points and steals. Just as successful in the classroom, Seth was a two-time Dean's List student and earned a spot on the GLIAC’s All-Academic Team.
She holds a bachelor's degree in Business with a concentration in Sport Business Management from Mercyhurst along with a master's degree in Sports Administration from Valparaiso (Ind.) University. Seth is also certified as an International Strength Training Association (ITSA) personal trainer and dotFIT fitness professional.
Robbie Bonar is back for his fifth season as a part-time assistant coach with the Lady Hilltoppers.
Bonar’s primary areas of responsibility at West Liberty include on-court instruction, strategy and skills development during practice and games.
In addition to his coaching duties at WLU, Bonar also served as assistant boys’ basketball coach at John Marshall High School in Glen Dale, W.Va. during the 2013-14 season.
A 2007 John Marshall graduate, Bonar went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Sport Psychology from West Virginia University in 2011. He continued his studies at Miami (Ohio) University, earning a master’s in Sport Studies from Miami in 2013.
Robbie and his wife, Sarah, reside in Glen Dale, W.Va., with their son, Marshall.
Chris Bucon is beginning his first season as Development Coordinator with the WLU women's basketball program.
A native of Wheeling, W.Va., Bucon's primary areas of responsibility will include community service and outreach, fundraising and networking.
Bucon is a 2008 graduate of Wheeling Central Catholic High School. He graduated from West Virginia University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Hospitality and a Communications minor. He has worked as an insurance producer for Paree Insurance for the past six years.
An All-Conference soccer standout in high school, Bucon already has several years of girls' basketball coaching experience at the AAU and high school levels. He most recently served as an assistant coach on Wheeling Central's 2017-18 West Virginia state championship squad.
The son of Jim and Lisa Bucon, Chris is the brother of former WLU women's basketball standout Emily Bucon.
Kori Hulit returns for her fourth season as a student manager with the Lady Hilltoppers’ women's basketball program.
Kori is a senior Dental Hygiene major from Malvern, Ohio who was a multi-sport athlete at Malvern High School.
Kori is the daughter of Michael and Tami Hulit and the sister of WLU freshman basketball player Kelsi Hulit.
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2018-19 Numerical RosterNo. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown
1 Kelsi Hulit F 5-11 Fr. Malvern, Ohio/Malvern
2 Destiny Hutcheson G 5-7 Fr. Chandlersville, Ohio/Philo
3 Olivia Belknap G 5-8 So. Dover, Ohio/Dover
4 Micah Findley G 5-6 So. Wooster, Ohio/Triway
5 Audrey Tingle G 5-6 So. West Lafayette, Ohio/Ridgewood
10 Samantha Hall G 5-10 So. Millersburg, Ohio/West Holmes
11 Lindsay Humbel F 6-0 Fr. Parma, Ohio/Parma
13 Allie Farina C 6-1 Sr. North Canton, Ohio/Hoover
15 Marissa Brown C 6-3 Sr. Columbus, Ohio/Hartley (Youngstown State)
20 Grace Fodor G 5-7 Jr. Hilliard, Ohio/Bradley
21 Brandi Beader G 5-8 Sr. Hermitage, Pa./Hickory
22 Taylor Johnson G 5-10 Jr. Pickerington, Ohio/Central (Belmont Abbey)
23 Monica Bragg F 5-11 Jr. Weirton, W.Va./Madonna
24 Jaclyn Kitts G 5-8 So. Erie, Pa./Villa Maria
32 Johnie Olkosky G 5-9 Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Canevin
33 Tasia Staunton F 5-11 Fr. Zanesville, Ohio/Zanesville
34 Morgan Brunner G 5-9 Jr. Wheeling, W.Va./Linsly (Youngstown State)
2018-19 Alphabetical RosterNo. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown21 Brandi Beader G 5-8 Sr. Hermitage, Pa./Hickory
3 Olivia Belknap G 5-8 So. Dover, Ohio/Dover
23 Monica Bragg F 5-11 Jr. Weirton, W.Va./Madonna
15 Marissa Brown C 6-3 Sr. Columbus, Ohio/Hartley (Youngstown State)
34 Morgan Brunner G 5-9 Jr. Wheeling, W.Va./Linsly (Youngstown State)
13 Allie Farina C 6-1 Sr. North Canton, Ohio/Hoover
4 Micah Findley G 5-6 So. Wooster, Ohio/Triway
20 Grace Fodor G 5-7 Jr. Hilliard, Ohio/Bradley
10 Samantha Hall G 5-10 So. Millersburg, Ohio/West Holmes
1 Kelsi Hulit F 5-11 Fr. Malvern, Ohio/Malvern
11 Lindsay Humbel F 6-0 Fr. Parma, Ohio/Parma
2 Destiny Hutcheson G 5-7 Fr. Chandlersville, Ohio/Philo
22 Taylor Johnson G 5-9 Jr. Pickerington, Ohio/Central (Belmont Abbey)
24 Jaclyn Kitts G 5-9 So. Erie, Pa./Villa Maria
32 Johnie Olkosky G 5-9 Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Canevin
33 Tasia Staunton F 5-11 Fr. Zanesville, Ohio/Zanesville
5 Audrey Tingle G 5-6 So. West Lafayette, Ohio/Ridgewood
COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Head Coach: Kyle Cooper (13-16, .448 – 2nd season)Assistant Coaches: Cassie Seth, Robbie Bonar
PRONUNCIATION GUIDEBrandi Beader Brandi BEE-der
Olivia Belknap Olivia BELL-nap
Grace Fodor Grace FOE-dur
Kelsi Hulit Kelsi HUGH-let
Tasia Staunton TAH-zuh Staunton
BRANDI BEADER OLIVIA BELKNAP MONICA BRAGG MARISSA BROWN
MORGAN BRUNNER ALLIE FARINA MICAH FINDLEY GRACE FODOR
SAMANTHA HALL KELSI HULIT LINDSAY HUMBEL DESTINY HUTCHESON
TAYLOR JOHNSON JACLYN KITTS JOHNIE OLKOSKY TASIA STAUNTON AUDREY TINGLE
Year: G-GS Min FG-Att Pct 3FG-Att Pct FT-Att Pct Off Def Reb Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2015-16 32-4 383 39-98 .398 23-60 .383 10-14 .714 17 30 47 1.5 31 0 20 14 9 8 111 3.5
2016-17 29-20 844 98-240 .408 68-170 .400 28-36 .778 32 94 126 4.3 48 0 50 77 15 20 292 10.1
2017-18 29-28 855 126-304 .414 47-125 .376 72-93 .774 28 101 129 4.4 62 1 66 69 14 26 371 12.8
Totals… 90-52 2082 263-642 .410 138-355 .389 110-143 .769 77 225 302 3.4 141 1 136 160 38 54 774 8.6
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RETURNING PLAYERSBRANDIBEADER 21
Senior • 5-8 Guard • Hickory HS • Hermitage, Pa.
2017-18 (Junior): Played in all 29 games with 26 starts. …Averaged 29.5 minutes per game. …Scored 371 points with 129 rebounds. … Shot 41 percent (126-304) from the floor, 38 percent (47-125) from the 3-point arc and 77 percent (72-93) from the foul line. …19 double-figure scoring games. …6 20+ point games. …Career-high 28 points vs. Wheeling Jesuit (2/24). …Season-high 10 rebounds vs. Fairmont State (12/9).
2016-17 (Sophomore): Played in all 29 games with 20 starts. …Averaged 29.1 minutes per game. …Scored 292 points with 126 rebounds. … Shot 40 percent (39-98) from the floor, 38 percent (23-60) from the 3-point arc and 78 percent (28-36) from the foul line. …14 double-figure scoring games. …Season-high 24 points at Salem Int. (12/13). …Career-high 11 rebounds vs. Urbana (11/21) and at Wheeling Jesuit (2/25).
2015-16 (Freshman): Played in 32 of 34 games with 4 starts. …Averaged 12.0 minutes per game. …Scored 111 points with 47 rebounds. …Shot 40 percent (39-98) from the floor, 38 percent
(23-60) from the 3-point arc and 71 percent (10-14) from the foul line. …4 double-figure scoring games. …Season-high 13 points vs. Glenville (1/10).
High School: All-Region and All-District guard helped lead Hickory HS to 92-11 record in her four varsity seasons. …Leading scorer in Mercer County as a senior. …Played in Hoops for a Cure Classic and Western Pennsylvania Roundball Classic.
Off the Court: Brandi is the daughter of Kim and Brian Beader. …She is majoring in Accounting.
CAREER HIGHSMinutes: 40: at Whg. Jesuit 2/25/17
Points: 28: Wheeling Jesuit 2/24/18
Rebs: 11: Urbana 11/21/16
Assists: 7: WV State 1/28/17
Blocks: 3: Whg. Jesuit 1/19/17
Steals: 4: Shepherd 1/24/18
FG: 12: Wheeling Jesuit 2/24/18
FGA: 22: Wheeling Jesuit 2/24/18
3FG: 7: Slippery Rock 12/16/16
3FGA: 16: Slippery Rock 12/16/16
FT: 10: vs. Fairmont 3/1/18
FTA: 11: vs. Fairmont 3/1/18
Year: G-GS Min FG-Att Pct 3FG-Att Pct FT-Att Pct Off Def Reb Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2016-17 4-0 68 8-31 .258 4-19 .211 3-8 .375 5 6 11 2.8 6 0 1 14 0 5 23 5.8
2017-18 29-4 437 44-151 .291 20-93 .215 35-47 .745 9 27 36 1.2 44 0 29 44 3 6 143 4.9
Totals... 33-4 505 52-182 .286 24-112 .214 38-55 .691 14 33 47 1.4 50 0 30 58 3 11 166 5.0
OLIVIABELKNAP 3
Sophomore • 5-8 Guard • Dover HS • Dover, Ohio
2017-18 (Freshman): 2017-18 (Freshman): MEC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll. … Played in all 29 games with 4 starts. …Averaged 15.1 minutes per game. …Scored 143 points with 36 rebounds. … Shot 29 percent (44-151) from the floor, 22 percent (20-93) from the 3-point arc and 75 percent (35-47) from the foul line. …3 double-figure scoring games. …Career-high 13 points vs. Notre Dame (12/2) and at Notre Dame (2/21). …Career-high 5 assists vs. Glenville State (2/17).
2016-17 (Redshirt): MEC All-Academic Team. …Took medical redshirt after suffering season-ending injury on Nov. 19. …Had career-high 12 points vs. Notre Dame (Ohio) prior to injury.
High School: 4-time All-ECOL and 3-time All-District selection. …1,000-point scorer set school 3FG and 3FG % records.
Off the Court: Olivia is the daughter of Jennifer and Brent Belknap. …She is majoring in Nursing.
CAREER HIGHSMinutes: 31: vs. Fairmont 3/1/18
Points: 13: at Notre Dame 2/21/18
Rebs: 4: Shepherd 1/24/18
Assists: 5: Glenville 2/17/18
Blocks: 1: at WV State 1/4/18
Steals: 1: at Concord 1/13/18
FG: 5: at Notre Dame 2/21/18
FGA: 12: vs. Fairmont 3/1/18
3FG: 3: Notre Dame 12/2/17
3FGA: 7: at Concord 1/13/18
FT: 5: at Concord 1/13/18
FTA: 6: at Concord 1/13/18
Year: G-GS Min FG-Att Pct 3FG-Att Pct FT-Att Pct Off Def Reb Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2016-17 28-3 412 36-112 .321 14-44 .318 33-50 .660 36 35 71 2.5 86 4 38 44 11 12 119 4.3
2017-18 17-0 136 21-39 .538 4-9 .444 10-13 .769 11 16 27 1.6 35 0 6 16 4 2 56 3.3
Totals... 45-3 548 57-151 .377 18-53 .340 43-63 .683 47 51 98 2.2 121 4 44 60 15 14 175 3.9
MONICABRAGG 5
Junior • 5-11 Forward • Madonna HS • Weirton, W.Va.
2017-18 (Sophomore): Battled injuries to play in 17 games. …Averaged 8.0 minutes per game. …Scored 56 points with 27 rebounds. …Shot 54 percent (21-39) from the floor, 44 percent (4-9) from the 3-point arc and 77 percent (10-13) from the foul line. …Season-high 8 points at Wheeling Jesuit (1/20). …Season-high 5 rebounds vs. UVa-Wise (2/1)
2016-17 (Freshman): MEC All-Academic Team. …Played in 28 of 29 games with 3 starts. …Averaged 14.7 minutes per game. …Scored 119 points with 71 rebounds. …Shot 32 percent (36-112) from the floor, 32 percent (14-44) from the 3-point arc and 66 percent (33-50) from the foul line. …Career-high 16 points and 6 assists at Urbana (11/21). …Career-high 6 rebounds at Concord (2/9).
High School: 1st-team All-West Virginia Class A selection averaged 22 points and 11 rebounds as a senior. …Played in W.Va. North-South and OVAC All-Star Games.
Off the Court: Monica is the daughter of Rocky and Michele Bragg. …She is majoring in Education.
CAREER HIGHSMinutes: 29: at Concord 2/9/17
Points: 16: Urbana 11/21/16
Rebounds: 6: at Concord 2/9/17
Assists: 6: at Urbana 2/23/17
Blocks: 3: Urbana 11/21/16
Steals: 3: at Urbana 2/23/17
FG: 5: Urbana 11/21/16
FGA: 11: at Concord 2/9/17
3FG: 3: Urbana 11/21/16
3FGA: 4: at Concord 2/9/17
FT: 6: at Concord 2/9/17
FTA: 6: at Concord 2/9/17
Year: G-GS Min FG-Att Pct 3FG-Att Pct FT-Att Pct Off Def Reb Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2015-16* 29-0 140 20-40 .500 0-0 .000 3-11 .273 11 19 30 1.0 15 0 3 14 6 1 43 1.5
2016-17 29-28 627 161-265 .608 0-0 .000 46-73 .630 48 113 161 5.6 92 5 18 51 42 11 368 12.7
2017-18 29-29 927 299-495 .604 0-0 .000 97-124 .782 89 235 324 11.2 90 3 19 76 84 11 695 24.0
WLU Totals 58-57 1554 460-760 .605 0-0 .000 143-197 .726 137 348 485 8.4 182 8 37 127 126 22 1063 18.3
College 87-57 1694 480-800 .600 0-0 .000 146-208 .702 148 367 505 5.8 197 8 40 141 132 23 1106 12.7
*at Youngstown State
MARISSABROWN 15
Senior • 6-3 Forward • Bishop Hartley HS • Columbus, Ohio
2017-18 (Junior): WBCA and D2CCA All-American. …1st-team All-Atlantic Region and All-MEC. …Led the nation with school-record 299 FGs. …Only NCAA D2 woman to rank among Top 10 nationally in scoring and rebounding. …School single-game record 20 FGs vs. Glenville State (2/17). …NCAA D2 National Player of the Week (2/20). …2-time MEC Player of the Week. …Has scored 1,063 points in two seasons at WLU. …Started all 29 games. …Averaged 32.0 minutes per game. …Scored 695 points with 324 rebounds. …Shot 60 percent (299-495) from the floor. …Did not attempt a 3-point shot and shot 78 percent (97-124) from the foul line. …28 double-figure scoring games and 19 double-figure rebound games. …18 double-doubles. …Career-high 43 points and 25 rebounds vs. No. 8 Glenville State (2/17). …Career-high 8 blocks vs. Fairmont State (3/1/18)
2016-17 (Sophomore): MEC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll. …Played in all 29 games with 28 starts. …Averaged 21.6 minutes per game. …No. 6 nationally in FG% (161-265, .608). …Scored 368 points with 161 rebounds. …Did not attempt a 3-point shot and shot 63 percent (46-73) from the foul line. …18 double-figure scoring games and 3 double-doubles. …Season-high 30 points vs. Concord (1/16)
College (at Youngstown State): Played in 29 of 34 games as a true freshman with the NCAA Division I Penguins. …Helped YSU to a 21-win season. …Season-high 16 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocked shots vs. Salem (12/14).
High School: 1,000-point scorer and All-Ohio Division II selection averaged 15.5 ppg. and 10.5 rpg. as a senior. …Career-high 35 points in District semifinal. …Played in Ohio-Kentucky All-Star Game.
Off the Court: Marissa is the daughter of Leo and Monique Brown. …She is majoring in Elementary Education. …Marissa’s father, Leo, was a four-year basketball letterman at the University of Michigan.
CAREER HIGHSMinutes: 44: Urbana 1/17/18
Points: 43: Glenville 2/17/18
Rebs: 25: Glenville 2/17/18
Assists: 4: Wheeling Jesuit 2/24/18
Blocks: 8: vs. Fairmont 3/1/18
Steals: 3: Glenville 2/17/18
FG: 20: Glenville 2/17/18
FGA: 29: Concord 2/3/18
3FG: 0:
3FGA: 0:
FT: 10: Slippery Rock 11/22/17
FTA: 11: vs. Fairmont 3/1/18
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Year: G-GS Min FG-Att Pct 3FG-Att Pct FT-Att Pct Off Def Reb Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2015-16 13-0 36 8-17 .471 0-0 .000 3-8 .375 7 19 26 2.0 6 0 0 7 0 2 19 1.5
2016-17 28-1 204 48-85 .565 0-1 .000 18-27 .667 25 45 70 2.5 22 0 1 13 10 6 114 4.1
2017-18 9-0 29 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000 5 3 8 0.9 6 0 0 2 1 0 19 2.1
Totals… 50-1 269 64-117 .547 0-2 .000 24-38 .632 37 67 104 2.1 34 0 1 22 11 8 152 3.0
ALLIEFARINA 13
Senior • 6-1 Forward • Hoover HS • North Canton, Ohio
2017-18 (Junior): MEC All-Academic Team. …Played in 9 games. …Averaged 3.2 minutes per game. …Scored 19 points with 8 rebounds. …Shot 53 percent (8-15) from the floor and was perfect (3-3) from the foul line. …Season-high 11 points vs Cheyney (12/12)
2016-17 (Sophomore): MEC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll. …Played in 28 of 29 games with one start. …Averaged 7.3 minutes per game. …Scored 114 points with 70 rebounds. …Shot 57 percent (48-85) from the floor and 67 percent (18-27) from the foul line. …Career-high 15 points vs. W.Va. Wesleyan (2/16). …Career-high 9 rebounds at Salem (12/13).
2015-16 (Freshman): Played in 13 of 34 games. …Averaged 2.8 minutes per game. …Scored 19 points and grabbed 26 rebounds.
High School: All-Stark County, All-Federal League and All-District post at Hoover HS. …Averaged 13.2 ppg. and 9.1 rpg. as a senior. …Played on Hoover’s 2015 Ohio Division I state runner-up team.
Off the Court: Allie is the daughter of Cathie Farina. …She is majoring in Elementary Education.
CAREER HIGHSMinutes: 18: WV Wesleyan 2/16/17
Points: 15: WV Wesleyan 2/16/17
Rebounds: 9: at Salem 12/13/16
Assists: 1: Glenville 2/18/17
Blocks: 3: Whg. Jesuit 1/19/17
Steals: 1: WV Wesleyan 2/16/17
FG: 6: WV Wesleyan 2/16/17
FGA: 11: at Salem 12/13/16
3FG: 0:
3FGA: 0: at Shepherd 12/6/17
FT: 5: at Salem 12/13/16
FTA: 6: at Salem 12/13/16
Year: G-GS Min FG-Att Pct 3FG-Att Pct FT-Att Pct Off Def Reb Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2016-17 14-0 64 2-8 .250 1-4 .250 5-6 .833 2 8 10 0.7 9 0 6 8 0 1 10 0.7
2017-18 ---redshirted at West Liberty---
Totals... 14-0 64 2-8 .250 1-4 .250 5-6 .833 2 8 10 0.7 9 0 6 8 0 1 10 0.7
MICAHFINDLEY 4
Sophomore • 5-6 Guard • Triway HS • Wooster, Ohio
2017-18 (Redshirt): MEC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll. …Sat out redshirt season due to injury
2016-17 (Freshman): MEC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll. …Played in 14 of 29 games, averaging 4.6 minutes per game. …Scored 10 points with 10 rebounds and 6 assists.
High School: 1,000-point scorer and 2-time All-District and All-Conference selection. …Leading 3-point shooter in Triway history also ranks among Top 5 in points and assists.
Off the Court: Micah is the daughter of Andrew and Serina Hosfeld. …She is majoring in Sports Management.
CAREER HIGHSMinutes: 11: at Concord 2/9/17
Points: 3: Glenville 2/18/17
Rebounds: 2: at Concord 2/9/17
Assists: 3: Urbana 11/21/16
Blocks: 0:
Steals: 1: at W.Va. State 1/3/17
FG: 1: Glenville 2/18/17
FGA: 2: at W.Va. State 1/3/17
3FG: 1: Glenville 2/18/17
3FGA: 1: Glenville 2/18/17
FT: 2: at Salem Int. 12/13/16
FTA: 2: Concord 1/16/17
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Year: G-GS Min FG-Att Pct 3FG-Att Pct FT-Att Pct Off Def Reb Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2016-17 29-9 540 38-90 .422 1-11 .091 33-43 .767 33 88 121 4.2 68 4 56 56 2 22 110 3.8
2017-18 29-0 546 40-98 .408 5-25 .200 29-42 .690 17 58 75 2.6 77 2 49 39 6 19 114 3.9
Totals… 58-9 1086 78-188 .415 6-36 .167 62-85 .729 50 146 196 3.4 145 6 105 95 8 41 224 3.9
GRACEFODOR 20
Junior • 5-7 Guard • Bradley HS • Hilliard, Ohio
2017-18 (Sophomore): Played in all 29 games. …Averaged 18.8 minutes per game. …Scored 114 points with 75 rebounds and 49 assists. …Shot 41 percent (40-98) from the floor, 20 percent (5-25) from the 3-point arc and 69 percent (29-42) from the foul line. …Season-high 13 points at Glenville State (11/18). …Season-high 5 assists vs. Cheyney (12/12) and at Salem (12/30)
2016-17 (Freshman): Played in all 29 games with 9 starts. …Averaged 18.6 minutes per game. …Scored 110 points with 121 rebounds and 56 assists. …Shot 42 percent (38-90) from the floor and 77 percent (33-43) from the foul line. …Season-high 14 points and 10 rebounds vs. Charleston (3/1). …Career-high 6 assists at W.Va. Wesleyan (1/10)
High School: Ohio Division I All-District and All-Conference guard for 2-time OCC champions. …Led Team Ohio AAU squad to a U-16 Deep South title.
Off the Court: Grace is the daughter of Dan Fodor. …She is majoring in Sports Management.
CAREER HIGHSMinutes: 37: Ohio Dominican 11/15/16
Points: 13: at Glenville 11/18/17
Rebs: 10: at Edinboro 11/28/16
Assists: 6: at WV Wesleyan 1/10/17
Blocks: 1: at WV State 1/3/17
Steals: 4: Cheyney 12/12/17
FG: 5: Cheyney 12/12/17
FGA: 8: at Notre Dame 1/21/17
3FG: 2: Wheeling Jesuit 2/24/18
3FGA: 3: Wheeling Jesuit 2/24/18
FT: 5: Concord 1/16/17
FTA: 6: Concord 1/16/17
Year: G-GS Min FG-Att Pct 3FG-Att Pct FT-Att Pct Off Def Reb Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2016-17 ---redshirted at West Liberty---
2017-18 29-0 273 17-58 .293 12-43 .279 7-18 .389 10 32 42 1.4 21 0 15 17 6 6 53 1.8
Totals… 29-0 273 17-58 .293 12-43 .279 7-18 .389 10 32 42 1.4 21 0 15 17 6 6 53 1.8
JACLYNKITTS 24
Sophomore • 5-9 Guard • Villa Maria HS • Erie, Pa.
2017-18 (Redshirt Freshman): MEC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll. …Played in all 29 games. …Averaged 9.4 minutes per game. …Scored 53 points with 42 rebounds. …Shot 29 percent (17-58) from the floor, 28 percent (12-43) from the 3-point arc and 39 percent (7-18) from the foul line. …Season-high 9 points at UVa-Wise (1/11). …Season-high 7 rebounds vs. Slippery Rock (11/22)
2016-17 (Redshirt): MEC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll. …Redshirted at West Liberty
High School: 4-year regular helped lead nationally-ranked Villa Maria HS to Pennsylvania Class AAA state title game. …Returned to the court during senior year less than 6 months after suffering an ACL injury
Off the Court: Jaclyn is the daughter of Kim Madurski. …She is majoring in Human Biology.
CAREER HIGHSMinutes: 21: vs. California 11/11/17
Points: 9: at UVa-Wise 1/11/18
Rebs: 7: Slippery Rock 11/22/17
Assists: 3: at Salem Int., 12/30/17
Blocks: 1: WV State 2/8/18
Steals: 1: Shepherd 1/24/18
FG: 3: at UVa-Wise 1/11/18
FGA: 6: Slippery Rock 11/22/17
3FG: 3: at Shepherd 12/6/17
3FGA: 4: at Shepherd 12/6/17
FT: 2: Charleston 1/6/18
FTA: 4: Charleston 1/6/18
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SAMANTHAHALL
TAYLORJOHNSON
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Sophomore • 5-10 Forward • West Holmes HS • Millersburg, Ohio
Junior • 5-9 Guard • Central HS/Belmont Abbey • Pickerington, Ohio
2017-18 (Freshman): Played in 21 games. …Averaged 5.8 minutes per game. …Scored 27 points with 10 rebounds. …Shot 59 percent (10-17) from the floor, 25 percent (1-4) from the 3-point arc and 55 percent (6-11) from the foul line. …Season-high 6 points and 3 rebounds vs. W.Va. Wesleyan (11/20)
High School: Ohio Division II All-District and All-OCC standout at West
Holmes HS. …Averaged 12.8 ppg. and 6.8 rpg. …Played in Ohio North-South Game. …Played on 2014 Ohio state championship team and 2015 “Final Four” squad. …2-time OCC Gold Scholar.
Off the Court: Sammie is the daughter of Joanna and Donnie Hall. …She is majoring in Education.
2017-18 (Freshman): Redshirted at West Liberty after transferring from NCAA Division II Belmont Abbey (N.C.)
College (at Belmont Abbey): 2-year starter scored 457 points at BAC and was team's second-leading scorer (12.5 ppg.) as a sophomore. ...Hit double-figures in 17 of 24 games. …Career-high 25 points in 85-81 win vs. Emmanuel I1/3/17). …Game-high 17 points in 70-
59 upset of No. 13-ranked Limestone (12/6/16).
High School: 2-time Ohio Division I All-Conference and All-District selection at Pickerington Central HS. ...Averaged 16.0 ppg. and 5.0 rpg. over her final two seasons.
Off the Court: Taylor is the daughter of Tim and Charity Johnson. …She is majoring in Education.
CAREER HIGHSMinutes: 20: WV Wesleyan 11/20/17
Points: 6: WV Wesleyan 11/20/17
Rebs: 3: WV Wesleyan 11/20/17
Assists: 2: Cheyney 12/12/17
Blocks: 1: vs. Mercyhurst 11/12/17
Steals: 1: Slippery Rock 11/22/17
FG: 3: WV Wesleyan 11/20/17
FGA: 5: WV Wesleyan 11/20/17
3FG: 1: at Salem Int., 12/30/17
3FGA: 2: Slippery Rock 11/22/17
FT: 2: Notre Dame 12/2/17
FTA: 2: at Shepherd 12/6/17
CAREER HIGHSMinutes: 37: at Lees-McRae 1/9/17
Points: 25: vs. Emmanuel 1/3/17
Rebs: 8: at Mount Olive 2/1/17
Assists: 4: vs. Erskine 1/18//17
Blocks: 1: vs. Erskine 1/18//17
Steals: 2: at Emmanuel 2/4/18
FG: 10: vs. Emmanuel 1/3/17
FGA: 20: vs. Emmanuel 1/3/17
3FG: 3: vs. Limestone 12/6/16
3FGA: 7: at Mount Olive 2/1/17
FT: 7: at Coker 12/9/17
FTA: 8: at Coker 12/9/17
Year: G-GS Min FG-Att Pct 3FG-Att Pct FT-Att Pct Off Def Reb Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2014-15 ---redshirted at West Liberty---
2015-16 34-34 897 101-256 .395 64-189 .339 30-44 .682 32 104 136 4.0 73 1 46 40 8 24 296 8.7
2016-17 29-29 982 77-222 .347 53-154 .344 44-52 .846 22 162 184 6.3 79 2 114 83 12 42 251 8.7
2017-18 29-29 932 66-193 .342 57-167 .341 22-27 .815 8 187 195 6.7 65 0 90 63 17 14 211 7.3
Totals… 92-92 2811 244-671 .364 174-510 .341 96-123 .780 62 453 515 5.6 217 3 250 186 37 80 758 8.2
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Senior • 5-9 Guard • Bishop Canevin HS • Pittsburgh, Pa.
2017-18 (Junior): Started all 29 games. …Averaged 32.1 minutes per game. …Scored 211 points and grabbed 195 rebounds. …Shot 34 percent (66-194) from the floor, 34 percent (57-167) from the 3-point arc and 82 percent (22-27) from the foul line. …10 double-figure scoring games. …9 double-figure rebound games. …Season-high 19 points vs. Charleston (1/6) and vs. Urbana (1/19). …Season-high 11 rebounds vs. California, Pa. (11/11), vs. W.Va. State (2/8) and at Notre Dame (2/21). …Career-high 8 assists vs. Glenville State (2/17)
2016-17 (Sophomore): Started all 29 games. …Averaged 33.9 minutes per game. …Scored 251 points and grabbed 184 rebounds. …Shot 35 percent (77-222) from the floor, 34 percent (53-154) from the 3-point arc and 85 percent (44-52) from the foul line. …9 double-figure scoring games. …Career-high 25 points vs. W.Va. State (1/28). …Career-high 13 rebounds vs. Charleston (1/5)
2015-16 (Redshirt Freshman): Started all 34 games. …Averaged 26.4 minutes per game. …Scored 296 points and grabbed 136 rebounds. …Shot 40 percent (101-of-256) from the floor, 34 percent (64-of-189) from the 3-point arc and 68 percent (30-of-44) from the foul line. …13 double-figure scoring games. …Season-high 22 points vs. Glenville (1/10).
2014-15 (Redshirt): Redshirted at West Liberty
High School: 2-time All-WPIAL and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “Fab 5” selection averaged 14.2 ppg. and 11.1 rpg. at Bishop Canevin HS. …Started on 2013 state championship team. …Set WPIAL Class 3A championship game record with 7 3FGs.
Off the Court: Johnie is the daughter of John and Marla Olkosky. …She is majoring in Criminal Justice.
CAREER HIGHSMinutes: 43: Urbana 1/17/18
Points: 25: WV State 1/28/17
Rebs: 13: Charleston 1/5/17
Assists: 8: Glenville 2/17/18
Blocks: 3: Concord 2/3/18
Steals: 5: Notre Dame 12/2/17
FG: 9: Glenville 1/10/16
FGA: 17: Glenville 1/10/16
3FG: 6: Charleston 1/6/18
3FGA: 15: Notre Dame 11/19/16
FT: 10: WV State 1/28/17
FTA: 12: WV State 1/28/17
Year: G-GS Min FG-Att Pct 3FG-Att Pct FT-Att Pct Off Def Reb Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2017-18 21-0 121 10-17 .588 1-4 .250 6-11 .545 2 8 10 0.5 12 1 5 3 1 1 27 1.3
Totals… 21-0 121 10-17 .588 1-4 .250 6-11 .545 2 8 10 0.5 12 1 5 3 1 1 27 1.3
Year: G-GS Min FG-Att Pct 3FG-Att Pct FT-Att Pct Off Def Reb Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2015-16* 19-9 477 55-153 35.9 16-44 36.4 30-35 85.7 23 41 64 3.4 28 0 36 46 3 14 156 8.2
2016-17* 24-24 696 100-258 38.8 20-65 30.8 81-96 84.4 26 46 72 3.0 46 0 39 62 2 19 301 12.5
2017-18 ---redshirted at West Liberty---
Totals… 58-9 1086 78-188 .415 6-36 .167 62-85 .729 50 146 196 3.4 145 6 105 95 8 41 224 3.9
*at Belmont Abbey (N.C.)
Year: G-GS Min FG-Att Pct 3FG-Att Pct FT-Att Pct Off Def Reb Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2017-18 26-26 753 66-187 .353 12-45 .267 56-86 .651 55 95 150 5.8 69 3 169 88 2 35 200 7.7
Totals… 26-26 753 66-187 .353 12-45 .267 56-86 .651 55 95 150 5.8 69 3 169 88 2 35 200 7.7
AUDREYTINGLE 5
Sophomore • 5-6 Guard • Ridgewood HS • West Lafayette, Ohio 2017-18 (Sophomore): MEC All-Academic Team. …Started first 26 games before suffering season-ending injury. …Averaged 29.0 minutes per game. …Led all NCAA D2 freshmen and ranked No. 5 nationally with 6.5 assists per game. …Tied school record with 17 assists vs. Urbana (1/17). …Scored 200 points, grabbed 150 rebounds and dished out 169 assists. …Shot 35 percent (66-187) from the floor, 27 percent (12-45) from the 3-point arc and 65 percent (56-86) from the foul line. …8 double-figure scoring games. …3 double-figure rebound games. …4 double-figure assist games. …Career-high 19 points and 13 rebounds at Glenville State (11/18).
High School: 2-time 1st-team All-Ohio Division III selection at Ridgewood HS. …Back-to-back Ohio Division III Eastern District Player of the Year. …Averaged 19.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.6 steals and 5.0 assists as a senior. …Career totals of 1,559 points, 557 rebounds, 531 steals and 403 assists. …National Honor Society member ranked in Top 5 of her graduating class.
Off the Court: Audrey is the daughter of Jay and Jana Tingle. …She is majoring in Speech Pathology.
CAREER HIGHSMinutes: 40: at Charleston 2/10/18
Points: 19: at Glenville 11/18/17
Rebs: 13: at Glenville 11/18/17
Assists: 17: Urbana 1/17/18
Blocks: 1: Urbana 1/17/18
Steals: 4: Concord 2/3/18
FG: 8: at Glenville 11/18/17
FGA: 14: at Glenville 11/18/17
3FG: 3: vs. California 11/11/17
3FGA: 6: at Ursuline 11/14/17
FT: 6: WV State 2/8/18
FTA: 9: at UVa-Wise 1/11/18
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MORGANBRUNNER
LINDSAYHUMBEL
KELSIHULIT
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Junior • 5-9 Guard • Linsly School/Youngstown State • Wheeling, W.Va.
Freshman • 6-0 Forward • Parma HS • Parma, Ohio
Freshman • 5-11 Forward • Malvern HS • Malvern, Ohio
College (at Youngstown State): Transfer from Youngstown State. ...Played in 54 games with 6 starts for the NCAA Division I Penguins. …Horizon League Freshman of the Week (1/17/17). …Career-high 20 points and 5 3FGs vs. Illinois-Chicago (1/12/17). …17 points and 5 3FGs vs. Valparaiso (1/14/17). …Career-high 9 rebounds at Wright State (1/5/17) and vs. Cleveland State (1/16/17). High School: 4-time All-OVAC standout at Linsly School. …Scored more than 1,200 points and drained more than 200 3-point field goals for the Cadets. …Played for West Virginia in the OVAC All-Star Classic as a senior. Off the Court: Morgan is the daughter of Robin and Michael Brunner. …She is majoring in Elementary Education.
High School: Ohio Division I All-Northeast District and 3-time All-Great Lakes Conference selection at Parma HS. ...Set 9 school record at Parma including single-game marks for points, rebounds, offensive rebounds, field goals and free throws. ...Also has single-season marks in points, rebounds and field goals. ...Won the "Ms. Redmen Award" as the school’s Senior Female Athlete of the Year. ...Outstanding student earned numerous academic awards and graduated with a 4.7 GPA. Off the Court: Lindsay is the daughter of Jeannette and Phillip Humbel. …She is majoring in Exercise Physiology
High School: First-team All-Ohio Division IV selection at Malvern HS. ...Ohio Division IV East District and IVC Player of the Year. ...Averaged 25.2 ppg. and 11.1 rpg. as a senior at Malvern. ...School's all-time leading scorer (1,771 points) and rebounder (931 rebounds). ...Played in Ohio North/South All-Star Game. ...Multisport athlete was state runner-up in the discus and placed fifth in the shot put at Ohio state meet. ...Will also compete in track at West Liberty Off the Court: Kelsi is the daughter of Michael and Tami Hulit. …She is majoring in Speech Pathology.
NEW FACES
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DESTINYHUTCHESON
TASIASTAUNTON
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Freshman • 5-7 Guard • Philo HS • Chandlersville, Ohio
Freshman • 5-11 Forward • Zanesville HS • Zanesville, Ohio
High School: First-team All-Ohio Division II guard as a junior batttled back from off-season surgery to earn repeat All-Conference and All-District honors. ...Averaged 33 ppg. in post-season play and scored 24 points in District 12 All-Star Game. ...Played in Ohio Division I/II North-South Game. ...Scored 1,438 points at Philo and holds school single-game records for points, assists and steals. Off the Court: Destiny is the daughter of Chris and Julie Hutcheson. …She is majoring in Exercise Physiology
High School: Four-year regular earned Ohio Division II All-District and All-ECOL honors as a senior at Zanesville HS. ...Battled through late-season injuries to lead Blue Devils into post-season play. ...Posted back-to-back double-figure scoring seasons as a junior and senior while maintaining an intimidating defensive presence in the paint. ...Played in Ohio District 12 All-Star Game. Off the Court: Tasia is the daughter of Kashawna Buchanan and Thorne Staunton. …She is majoring in Dental Hygiene.
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SEASON STATS: HIGHS/LOWS
2017-18 Team StatisticsWLU Opp
SCORING 2276 2301
Points per game 78.5 79.3
Scoring margin -0.9 -
FIELD GOALS-ATT 830-1907 884-2050
Field goal pct .435 .431
3 POINT FG-ATT 249-770 114-392
3-point FG pct .323 .291
3-pt FG made per game 8.6 3.9
FREE THROWS-ATT 367-500 419-584
Free throw pct .734 .717
F-Throws made per game 12.7 14.4
REBOUNDS 1154 1202
Rebounds per game 39.8 41.4
Rebounding margin -1.7 -
ASSISTS 528 306
Assists per game 18.2 10.6
TURNOVERS 475 357
Turnovers per game 16.4 12.3
Turnover margin -4.1 -
Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 0.9
STEALS 145 231
Steals per game 5.0 8.0
BLOCKS 139 86
Blocks per game 4.8 3.0
ATTENDANCE 4920 6601
Home games-Avg/Game 13-378 13-461
Neutral site-Avg/Game - 3-203
2017-18 Team Game HighsPoints: 110, Urbana (1/17/18)
FG Made: 42, Glenville (2/17/18)
FG Attempts: 79, Glenville (2/17/18)
FG Percentage: .536 (30-56), Charleston (1/6/18)
3FG Made: 14, at Ursuline (11/14/17); Urbana (1/17/18)
3FG Attempts: 38, Cheyney (12/12/17)
3FG Percentage: .500 (12-24), W.Va. State (2/8/18)
FT Made: 24, Slippery Rock (11/22/17)
FT Attempts: 33, Slippery Rock (11/22/17)
FT Percentage: 1.000 (14-14), at Urbana (11/29/17)
Rebounds: 56, UVa-Wise (2/1/18)
Assists: 32, Urbana (1/17/18)
Steals: 10, at UVa-Wise (1/11/18); Shepherd (1/24/18)
Blocked Shots: 10, at Salem (12/30/17); at W.Va. State (1/4/18)
Turnovers: 26, at Wheeling Jesuit (1/20/18)
Fouls: 29, at Glenville (11/18/17)
2017-18 Team Game LowsPoints: 51, at Charleston (2/10/18)
FG Made: 15, vs. Fairmont (3/1/18)
FG Attempts: 56, Charleston (1/6/18); Shepherd (1/24/18); at Fairmont (1/28/18)
FG Percentage: .242 (15-62), vs. Fairmont (3/1/18)
3FG Made: 5, at Shepherd (12/6/17); at Charleston (2/10/18)
3FG Attempts: 16, vs. Fairmont (3/1/18)
3FG Percentage: .125 (2-16), vs. Fairmont (3/1/18)
FT Made: 5, at Shepherd (12/6/17); at Charleston (2/10/18)
FT Attempts: 7, at Charleston (2/10/18)
FT Percentage: .471 (8-17), at Notre Dame (2/21/18)
Rebounds: 29, at Charleston (2/10/18)
Assists: 6, vs. Fairmont (3/1/18)
Steals: 0, at Fairmont (1/28/18)
Blocked Shots: 1, at Urbana (11/29/17); at Shepherd (12/6/17); at Charleston (2/10/18)
Turnovers: 8, vs. Mercyhurst (11/12/17); Concord (2/3/18)
Fouls: 8, at Shepherd (12/6/17)
2017-18 Scoring1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT OT2 Total
West Liberty 497 535 606 604 21 13 2276
Opponents 504 553 581 619 35 9 2301
2017-18 Season Box ScoreNo Player GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-3FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
15 Marissa Brown 29-27 927 32.0 299-495 .604 0-0 .000 97-124 .782 89 235 324 11.2 90 3 19 76 84 11 695 24.0
02 McKenna Shives 29-27 890 30.7 133-350 .380 91-258 .353 30-36 .833 6 41 47 1.6 56 2 80 44 1 25 387 13.3
21 Brandi Beader 29-26 855 29.5 126-304 .414 47-125 .376 72-93 .774 28 101 129 4.4 62 1 66 69 14 26 371 12.8
05 Audrey Tingle 26-24 753 29.0 66-187 .353 12-45 .267 56-86 .651 55 95 150 5.8 69 3 169 88 2 35 200 7.7
32 Johnie Olkosky 29-27 932 32.1 66-193 .342 57-167 .341 22-27 .815 8 187 195 6.7 65 0 90 63 17 14 211 7.3
03 Olivia Belknap 29-4 437 15.1 44-151 .291 20-93 .215 35-47 .745 9 27 36 1.2 44 0 29 44 3 6 143 4.9
20 Grace Fodor 29-0 546 18.8 40-98 .408 5-25 .200 29-42 .690 17 58 75 2.6 77 2 49 39 6 19 114 3.9
23 Monica Bragg 17-0 136 8.0 21-39 .538 4-9 .444 10-13 .769 11 16 27 1.6 35 0 6 16 4 2 56 3.3
13 Allie Farina 9-0 29 3.2 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000 5 3 8 0.9 6 0 0 2 1 0 19 2.1
24 Jaclyn Kitts 29-0 273 9.4 17-58 .293 12-43 .279 7-18 .389 10 32 42 1.4 21 0 15 17 6 6 53 1.8
10 Samantha Hall 21-0 121 5.8 10-17 .588 1-4 .250 6-11 .545 2 8 10 0.5 12 1 5 3 1 1 27 1.3
TEAM 41 70 111 3.8 14
Total 29 5899 830-1907 .435 249-770 .323 367-500 .734 281 873 1154 39.8 537 12 528 475 139 145 2276 78.5 Opponents 29 5899 884-2050 .431 114-392 .291 419-584 .717 360 842 1202 41.4 521 - 306 357 86 231 2301 79.3
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GAME-BY-GAME SCORESDate Opponent W/L Score Att. High Points High Rebounds
11/11/17 vs California (Pa.) L 61-68 171 (24) Marissa Brown (11) Johnie Olkosky
11/12/17 vs Mercyhurst W 76-55 n/a (24) Brandi Beader (10) Audrey Tingle(10) Marissa Brown
11/14/17 at Ursuline L 85-105 202 (21) Marissa Brown (6) Audrey Tingle(6) Johnie Olkosky
11/18/17 *at Glenville State L 75-96 313 (19) Audrey Tingle (13) Audrey Tingle
11/20/17 *W.VA. WESLEYAN W 78-64 280 (19) Marissa Brown (9) Johnie Olkosky
11/22/17 SLIPPERY ROCK L 74-89 120 (28) Marissa Brown (7) Marissa Brown(7) Jaclyn Kitts
11/29/17 *at Urbana L 84-92 197 (22) Marissa Brown (13) Marissa Brown
12/02/17 *NOTRE DAME W 98-94 238 (26) Marissa Brown (11) Marissa Brown
12/06/17 *at Shepherd Lot 72-79 341 (25) Marissa Brown (7) Marissa Brown
12/09/17 *FAIRMONT STATE W 87-79 545 (27) McKenna Shives (14) Marissa Brown
12/12/17 *CHEYNEY L 69-81 90 (18) Marissa Brown (13) Marissa Brown
12/30/17 *at SALEM L 59-65 n/a (25) Marissa Brown (19) Marissa Brown
01/04/18 *at W.Va. State L 76-84 312 (26) McKenna Shives (14) Marissa Brown
01/06/18 *CHARLESTON W 84-76 240 (26) Marissa Brown (9) Johnie Olkosky
01/11/18 *at UVa-Wise W 73-53 254 (20) Marissa Brown (13) Marissa Brown
01/13/18 *at Concord L 63-90 414 (22) Marissa Brown (11) Marissa Brown
01/17/18 *URBANA Wo2 110-106 212 (35) Marissa Brown (15) Marissa Brown
01/20/18 *at Wheeling Jesuit Lot 72-79 2124 (17) Marissa Brown (11) Marissa Brown
01/24/18 *SHEPHERD W 72-59 265 (19) Marissa Brown (10) Marissa Brown
01/28/18 *at Fairmont State W 78-77 817 (26) Marissa Brown (13) Marissa Brown
02/01/18 *UVA-WISE W 73-59 180 (21) Brandi Beader (16) Marissa Brown
02/03/18 *CONCORD W 100-89 225 (37) Marissa Brown (10) Johnie Olkosky
02/08/18 *W.VA. STATE W 106-86 265 (35) Marissa Brown (19) Marissa Brown
02/10/18 *at Charleston L 51-62 208 (18) McKenna Shives (8) Marissa Brown
02/15/18 *at W.Va. Wesleyan L 79-81 127 (34) Marissa Brown (9) Marissa Brown
02/17/18 *GLENVILLE STATE L 103-106 510 (43) Marissa Brown (25) Marissa Brown
02/21/18 *at Notre Dame L 80-88 683 (27) Marissa Brown (12) Marissa Brown
02/24/18 *WHEELING JESUIT W 83-75 1750 (28) Brandi Beader (12) Marissa Brown
03/01/18 1vs Fairmont State L 55-64 438 (23) Marissa Brown (15) Marissa Brown
*-MEC game / 1-MEC Tournament
ALL - AMERICAN!: MARISSA BROWN
15 - MARISSA BROWN6-3 SENIOR • COLUMBUS, OHIO
2017-18 HIGHLIGHTS• Led the nation with school-record 299 FGs
• Only NCAA D2 woman in Top 10 nationally for scoring (24.0 ppg.) and rebounds (11.2 ppg.)
• School-record 20 field goals vs. #8 Glenville State (2/17)
• Career-high 43 points and 25 rebounds vs. #8 Glenville State (2/17)
• 28 double-figure point games
• 19 double-figure rebound games
• 18 double-doubles
HONORS AND AWARDS• WBCA NCAA Division II All-American
• D2CCA NCAA Division II All-American
• First-team NCAA Division II All-Atlantic Region
• 1st-Team All-Mountain East Conference
• NCAA Division II National Player of the Week
• 2-time MEC Player of the Week
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SEASON AT A GLANCE2017-18 Final MEC Standings
School Overall Pct. MEC Pct.
Glenville State 31-2 .939 22-0 1.000
Notre Dame 23-9 .719 17-5 .773
W.Va. State 14-16 .467 13-9 .591
WEST LIBERTY 13-16 .448 12-10 .545Fairmont State 16-14 .533 10-12 .455
Wheeling Jesuit 12-17 .414 10-12 .455
Urbana 12-15 .444 10-12 .455
Shepherd 15-15 .500 10-12 .455
Concord 13-16 .448 9-13 .409
Charleston 13-17 .433 8-14 .364
W.Va. Wesleyan 8-20 .286 6-16 .273
UVa-Wise 6-21 .222 5-17 .227
MEC TOURNAMENT(at Charleston, W.Va.)First Round
Charleston 68, Urbana 48
Shepherd 76, Concord 74
Quarterfinals
Notre Dame 64, Charleston 47
W.Va. State 73, Wheeling Jesuit 60
Glenville State 107, Shepherd 76
Fairmont State 64, WEST LIBERTY 55Semifinals
Glenville State 83, Fairmont State 69
Notre Dame 66, W.Va. State 56
Championship
Glenville State 81, Notre Dame 77
NCAA DIVISION II ATLANTIC REGIONAL(at Richmond, Va.)Quarterfinals
Bowie State 63, Virginia Union 56
Edinboro 80, Virginia State 55
Glenville State 118, West Chester 87
Indiana (Pa.) 90, California (Pa.) 65
Semifinals
Bowie State 79, Edinboro 75
Indiana (Pa.) 88, Glenville State 68
Championship
Indiana (Pa.) 75, Bowie State 60
HONORS AND AWARDSAll-Mountain East ConferencePlayer of the Year: Paris McLeod (Glenville State)
Freshman of the Year: Sierra Kotchman (Fairmont State)
Coach of the Year: Kim Stephens (Glenville State)
First TeamSeina Adachi, Notre Dame; Morgan Arden, Shepherd; MARISSA BROWN, WEST LIBERTY; Kim Cook, Notre Dame; Stefanie Davis, Urbana; Shae Hines, W.Va. State; Paris McLeod, Glenville State; Chenelle Moore, Wheeling Jesuit
Second TeamMonica Burns, Wheeling Jesuit; Mariah Callen, Wheeling Jesuit; Courtney Davis, Glenville State; Marisa Finazzo, Notre Dame; Riley Fitzwater, Concord; Kelli Jo Harrison, Fairmont State; Sierra Kotchman, Fairmont State; Madison May, Concord; Mari Stewart, W.Va. Wesleyan
Honorable MentionJasmine Davis, W.Va. State; Sylvia Hudson, Urbana; Octavia Loll, Charleston
D2CCA NCAA All-AmericaSecond Team
MARISSA BROWN, WEST LIBERTYThird Team
Paris McLeod, Glenville State
WBCA NCAA Division II All-AmericaHonorable Mention
MARISSA BROWN, WEST LIBERTYParis McLeod, Glenville State
Women’s Division II Bulletin All-AmericaThird Team
Paris McLeod, Glenville State
Honorable Mention
MARISSA BROWN, WEST LIBERTYAll-Freshman TeamSierra Kotchman, Fairmont State
D2CCA All-Atlantic RegionFirst Team
MARISSA BROWN, WEST LIBERTYParis McLeod, Glenville State
Second Team
Morgan Arden, Shepherd
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ANNUAL RECORDSYear: Coach Record Pct.1981-82: Janet Pannett 9-11 .450
1982-83: Janet Pannett 9-14 .391
1983-84: Janet Pannett 6-17 .261
1984-85: Bo McConnaughy 8-15 .348
1985-86: Bo McConnaughy 10-17 .370
1986-87: Bo McConnaughy 14-13 .519
1987-88: Bo McConnaughy 14-9 .609
1988-89: Bo McConnaughy 13-14 .481
1989-90: Bo McConnaughy 8-18 .308
1990-91: Bo McConnaughy 7-21 .250
1991-92: Lynn Ullom 12-16 .429
1992-93: Lynn Ullom 11-18 .379
1993-94: Lynn Ullom 18-9 .667
1994-95: Lynn Ullom 17-13 .567
1995-96: Lynn Ullom 22-8 .733
1996-97: Lynn Ullom 23-6 .793
1997-98: Lynn Ullom 16-13 .552
1998-99: Lynn Ullom 19-11 .633
1999-00: Lynn Ullom 23-7 .767
2000-01: Lynn Ullom 25-5 .833
2001-02: Lynn Ullom 27-4 .871
2002-03: Lynn Ullom 24-8 .750
2003-04: Lynn Ullom 26-5 .839
2004-05: Lynn Ullom 13-14 .481
2005-06: Lynn Ullom 24-7 .774
2006-07: Lynn Ullom 21-10 .677
2007-08: Lynn Ullom 24-6 .800
2008-09: Lynn Ullom 24-7 .774
2009-10: Lynn Ullom 22-10 .688
2010-11: Lynn Ullom 25-7 .781
2011-12: Lynn Ullom 15-15 .500
2012-13: Lynn Ullom 21-8 .724
2013-14: Lynn Ullom 20-11 .645
2014-15: Lynn Ullom 24-9 .727
2015-16: Lynn Ullom 29-5 .853
2016-17: Lynn Ullom 9-20 .310
2017-18: Kyle Cooper 13-16 .448
Totals 645-417 .607
NOTE: All records date from the 1981-82 season when women’s basketball was first recognized as a championship sport by the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
COACHING HISTORYJanet Pannett
24-42, .364 – 3 Years (1981-84)
One of the true pioneers of women’s intercollegiate athletics on the West Liberty campus, Pannett was the driving force behind the program during the early 1980s when the WVIAC first recognized women’s basketball as a conference championship sport.
Bo McConnaughy74-107, .409 – 7 Years (1984-91)
A West Liberty University Hall of Famer as an athlete and a coach, this former Hilltopper baseball and basketball standout served double duty as West Liberty’s baseball and women’s basketball coach for seven years.
Lynn Ullom534-252, .679 – 26 Years (1991-2017)
The winningest coach in West Virginia women’s basketball history, Ullom averaged more than 20 wins a year. His teams won 5 league championships, 6 tournament titles, and earned 14 NCAA Tournament bids before he retired with one of the top 15 win totals in Division II annals.
Kyle Cooper13-16, .448 – 1st Season
Cooper made a positive impression in his first season at the Hilltopper helm, leading West Liberty to a fourth-place finish in the Mountain East Conference despite battling injuries throughout the season. Junior center Marissa Brown emerged as a consensus All-American.
HILLTOPPER HONOR ROLLNATIONALNCAA Division II All-American2004: Ashlea Bland (2nd)2011:Tori Hansen (1st)2013:Hillary Southworth (1st)2015:Kiki Simpson (2nd)2018:Marissa Brown (2nd)
College DivisionAcademic All-American of the Year2011: Tori Hansen
Academic All-American2004:Ashlea Bland (1st)2011: Tori Hansen (1st)
REGIONAL/STATEAtlantic Region Player of the Year2011:Tori Hansen2013: Hillary Southworth
WBCA District Coach of the Year2011:Lynn Ullom
W.Va. College Coach of the Year2001:Lynn Ullom
CoSIDA All-Region Team1999:Kelly Easton (2nd)2001:Jaana Kotova (1st)Adrianne Harlow (2nd)2002:Kelly West (1st)2003:Kelly West (1st)2004:Ashlea Bland (1st)Kelly West (2nd)2008: Lisa Perry (2nd)2009: Tori Hansen (2nd)2010: Tori Hansen (1st)Laura Malernee (2nd)2011: Tori Hansen (1st)2013: Hillary Southworth (1st)2015: Kailee Howe (1st)Liz Flowers (2nd)2016: Kiki Simpson (1st)Kailee Howe (1st)Liz Flowers (2nd)2018:Marissa Brown (1st)
Conference Player of the Year1997: Joanna Bernabei2001: Jaana Kotova2009: Tori Hansen2013: Hillary Southworth2016: Kiki Simpson
Conference Freshman of the Year2008:Tori Hansen
Conference Coach of the Year1996: Lynn Ullom2000: Lynn Ullom2016: Lynn Ullom
All-Conference Teams1981: Mary Bea Eaton (2nd)1982: Mary Bea Eaton (1st)1988: Lynn Thompson (2nd)1989: Kathy Francis (2nd)1990: Debbie Bayha (1st)1991: Melissa Hammond (1st)1992: Melissa Hammond (1st)1993: Melissa Hammond (1st)1994: Joanna Bernabei (1st)Missy Tiber (2nd)1995: Joanna Bernabei (1st)Carrie Ross (1st)1996: Joanna Bernabei (1st)Christy Peabody (1st)Carrie Ross (2nd)1997: Joanna Bernabei (1st)Christy Peabody (2nd)Erica Bevington (2nd)1998: Kelly Easton (2nd)1999: Kelly Easton (1st)Erica Bevington (2nd)2000: Kelly Easton (1st)Adrianne Harlow (1st)2001: Adrianne Harlow (1st)Jaana Kotova (1st)Rachael Dedo (2nd)2002: Kelly West (1st)Dana Levendoski (2nd)2003: Kelly West (1st)Ashlea Bland (2nd)Tara Johnson (2nd)2004: Ashlea Bland (1st)Kelly West (1st)2005: Stacey Moore (1st)Lena Kalvans (2nd)Lisa Perry (Fresh)2006: Lena Kalvans (1st)Charity Street (1st)2007: Lena Kalvans (1st)Charity Street (1st)2008: Renee Farina (1st)Lisa Perry (1st)Tori Hansen (Fresh)2009: Tori Hansen (1st)Laura Malernee (2nd)Kayla Ayers (Fresh)2010: Tori Hansen (1st)Jenni Robbins (Fresh)2011: Tori Hansen (1st)Laura Malernee (1st)2012: Kayla Ayers (1st)Hillary Southworth (2nd)2013: Hillary Southworth (1st)Meghan Wiseman (2nd)Liz Flowers (Fresh)
2014: Liz Flowers (1st)Kailee Howe (2nd)2015: Liz Flowers (1st)Kailee Howe (1st)2016: Liz Flowers (1st)Kailee Howe (1st)Kiki Simpson (1st)2017: McKenna Shives (2nd)2018: Marissa Brown (1st)
Conference Players of the Week1990-912/10: Melissa Hammond
1991-9212/1: Melissa Hammond
1993-9412/4: Missy Tiber12/11: Joanna Bernabei
1994-9512/4: Carrie Ross
1995-9612/11: Joanna Bernabei 1/15: Christy Peabody
1996-971/12: Erica Bevington2/23: Joanna Bernabei
1997-9812/14: Rachael Dedo
1998-991/17: Kelly Easton
1999-20001/31: Adrianne Harlow 2/28: Kelly Easton
2000-0111/27: Jaana Kotova1/8: Jaana Kotova2/5: Jaana Kotova2/19: Rachael Dedo2/26: Adrianne Harlow
2001-0211/26: Kelly West 1/21: Kelly West2/25: Shay Glauser
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2002-031/13: Tara Johnson1/27: Kelly West2/17: Tara Johnson
2003-0411/17: Kelly West 1/19: Ashlea Bland2/2: Ashlea Bland2/9: Ashlea Bland
2004-0511/22: Stacey Moore2/14: Stacey Moore
2005-06none
2006-0711/20: Charity Street11/27: Charity Street1/2: Lena Kalvans
2007-0811/19: Renee Farina1/28: Lisa Perry
2008-0911/17: Tori Hansen1/12: Tori Hansen2/9: Tori Hansen
2009-101/11: Tori Hansen 1/18: Tori Hansen
2010-1112/6: Tori Hansen12/13: Tori Hansen 2/7: Tori Hansen
2011-122/26: Kayla Ayers
2012-1311/12: Hillary Southworth 12/10: Jasmin Kiley 2/4: Hillary Southworth 2/11: Hillary Southworth 2/18: Hillary Southworth
2013-1411/25: Kailee Howe1/27: Liz Flowers2/10: Kailee Howe
2014-151/12: Kailee Howe2/9: Kailee Howe
2015-1611/16: Kailee Howe 12/7: Kiki Simpson1/11: Kailee Howe1/25: Kiki Simpson2/8: Kiki Simpson
2016-17none
2017-181/29: Marissa Brown2/19: Marissa Brown
1,000 POINT SCORERSPlayer Seasons Total
Tori Hansen 2008-11 2,300
Melissa Hammond 1990-93 2,150
Liz Flowers 2013-16 2,135
Ashlea Bland 2001-04 1,628
Lena Kalvans 2004-07 1,579
Hillary Southworth 2012-13, 2015 1,551
Carrie Ross 1993-96 1,508
Laura Malernee 2008-11 1,459
Christy Peabody 1994-97 1,457
Kelly West 2001-04 1,425
Kailee Howe 2014-16 1,360
Joanna Bernabei 1994-97 1,317
Lynn Thompson 1985-88 1,267
Kelly Easton 1997-00 1,228
Kathy Francis 1986-89 1,214
Katie Bohus 1998-01 1,206
Meghan Wiseman 2009-11, 2013 1,184
Renee Farina 2005-08 1,163
Debbie Bayha 1987-90 1,155
Rachael Dedo 1998-01 1,135
Gretchen Gibbs 1986-89 1,119
Kiki Simpson 2013-16 1,113
Mary Bea Eaton 1979-82 1,102
Tara Johnson 2001-04 1,100
Player Seasons TotalCharity Street 2005-07 1,092
Erica Bevington 1996-00 1,078
MARISSA BROWN ACTIVE 1,063Dana Levendoski 2001-04 1,050
Jennifer Safkow 1989-92 1,048
Kayla Ayers 2009-12 1,039
Raeanne Ponzo 1980-83 1,036
Adrianne Harlow 1998-01 1,005
NCAA RECORD BOOKCurrent Boston College head coach Joanna Bernabei set NCAA Division II records for career assists and career assists per game while starring for the Hilltoppers from 1994-97. West Liberty point guards occupy four of the top seven spots among the NCAA Division II leaders in career assists.
NATIONAL STATISTICAL CHAMPIONS3-Point Field Goals (Per Game)
Year Player G 3FG Avg
2003 Tara Johnson 32 122 3.8
2004 Tara Johnson 31 119 3.8
2005 Stacey Moore 27 120 4.4
2009 Laura Malernee 31 *146 4.7
2010 Laura Malernee 32 134 4.2
2012 Kayla Ayers 27 105 3.9
2017 McKenna Shives 29 106 3.7
3-Point Field Goals (Per Game)Year Player G 3FG Avg
1997 Joanna Bernabei 29 296 10.2
2000 Adrianne Harlow 30 240 8.0
2001 Adrianne Harlow 30 255 8.5
2002 Kelly West 31 265 8.5
2008 Lisa Perry 30 290 9.7
2015 Kailee Howe 33 300 9.1
2016 Kailee Howe 34 *326 9.6
2017 McKenna Shives 29 106 3.7
Field-Goal PercentageYear Player G 3FG Avg
2016 Kiki Simpson 192 307 .625
Blocked Shots (Per Game)Year Player G Blk Avg
2001 Jaana Kotova 30 159 5.3
*-NCAA Division II record
ALL-TIME NCAA DIVISION II CAREER LEADERS
Career Points (Total)Player G FG 3FG FT PTS
21. Tori Hansen (2008-11) 125 885 56 474 2,300
Career Points (Total)Player G Ast
19. Kiki Simpson (2013-16) 119 1,244
Career Assists (Total)
Player G Ast
1. Joanna Bernabei (1994-97) 116 *1,107
4. Lisa Perry (2005-08) 119 939
6. Kelly West (2001-04) 124 899
7. Adrianne Harlow (1998-01) 119 843
11. Kailee Howe (2013-16) 98 779
Career 3-Point Field Goals (Total)Player G 3FG
1. Laura Malernee (2008-11) 123 *441
19. Renee Farina (2005-08) 106 324
20. Tara Johnson (2001-04) 114 321
22. Katie Bohus (1998-01) 115 316
Career Assists (Per Game)Player G Ast Avg
1. Joanna Bernabei (1994-97) 116 *1,107 *9.5
7. Lisa Perry (2005-08) 119 939 7.9
11. Kelly West (2001-04) 124 899 7.3
13. Adrianne Harlow (1998-01) 119 843 7.1
Career 3-Point Field Goals (Per Game)Player G 3FG Avg
4. Laura Malernee (2008-11) 123 441 3.59
27. Renee Farina (2005-08) 106 324 3.06
Career Blocked Shots (Per Game)Player G Blk Avg
3. Jaana Kotova (2001-02) 58 251 4.3
*-NCAA Division II record
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NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORYNCAA Tournament Scores
NCAA Division II East Region1997
Edinboro (Pa.) 87, West Liberty 75 (1R)
1999
Belmont Abbey (N.C.) 77, West Liberty 64 (1R)
2000
Millersville (Pa.) 64, West Liberty 63 (1R)
2001
Pitt-Johnstown 90, West Liberty 84, OT (1R)
2002
West Liberty 82, Shippensburg (Pa.) 72, OT (1R)
California (Pa.) 76, West Liberty 49 (SF)
2003
Longwood (Va.) 77, West Liberty 63 (1R)
2004
Anderson (S.C.) 88, West Liberty 78 (1R)
2006
Anderson (S.C.) 84, West Liberty 72 (1R)
2008
Shepherd 65, West Liberty 56 (1R)
NCAA Division II Atlantic Region2010
Millersville (Pa.) 66, West Liberty 50 (1R)
2011
West Liberty 71, Millersville (Pa.) 68 (1R)
Johnson C. Smith (N.C.) 78, West Liberty 72, OT (SF)
2014
Glenville State 82, West Liberty 70 (1R)
2015
West Liberty 88, West Chester (Pa.) 85, OT (1R)
California (Pa.) 69, West Liberty 64 (SF)
2016
West Liberty 85, Shaw (N.C.) 70 (1R)
West Liberty 68, California (Pa.) 62 (SF)
Virginia Union 91, West Liberty 77 (F)
WLU Game HighsPoints Scored: 88, West Chester, 3/13/15
Points Allowed: 91, Virginia Union, 3/14/16
FG Made: 32, Edinboro (Pa.), 3/6/97
FG Attempts: 79, at Glenville State, 3/14/14
FG %: .542 (32-59), Edinboro (Pa.), 3/6/97
3FG Made: 14, Shaw (N.C.), 3/11/16
3FG Attempts: 42, Virginia Union, 3/14/16
3FG %: .483 (14-29), Shaw (N.C.), 3/11/16
FT Made: 18, Pitt-Johnstown, 3/8/01
FT Attempts: 31, Pitt-Johnstown, 3/8/01
FT %: .900 (9-10), Millersville (Pa.), 3/9/00
Rebounds: 55, Glenville State, 3/14/14
Assists: 26, Anderson (S.C.), 3/12/04
Steals: 10, Millersville (Pa.), 3/9/00
Blocked Shots: 8, Shippensburg (Pa.), 3/7/02; California (Pa.), 3/12/16
Turnovers: 30, Millersville (Pa.), 3/12/10
Opponent Game HighsPoints Scored: 91, Virginia Union, 3/14/16
Points Allowed: 88, West Chester, 3/13/15
FG Made: 36, Anderson (S.C.), 3/12/04; Anderson (S.C.), 3/10/06
FG Attempts: 86, West Chester, 3/13/15
FG %: .554 (36-65), Anderson (S.C.), 3/12/04
3FG Made: 9, West Chester, 3/13/15
3FG Attempts: 22, Glenville State, 3/14/14
3FG %: .667 (2-3) Edinboro (Pa.), 3/6/97; (2-3)
California (Pa.), 3/8/02
FT Made: 29, Glenville State, 3/14/14
FT Attempts: 39, Longwood (Va.), 3/14/03
FT %: 1.000 (11-11), Anderson (S.C.), 3/12/04
Rebounds: 53, West Chester, 3/13/15
Assists: 18, Anderson (S.C.), 3/12/04; Pitt-Johnstown, 3/8/01
Steals: 17, Millersville (Pa.), 3/9/00
Blocked Shots: 10, Belmont Abbey (N.C.), 3/4/99
Turnovers: 19, Belmont Abbey (N.C.), 3/4/99; Shippensburg (Pa.), 3/7/02; Shaw (N.C.), 3/11/16
INDIVIDUAL RECORDSSCORINGGame: 44, Melissa Hammond vs. W.Va. State, Feb. 13, 1992Season: 705, Tori Hansen, 2009-10Avg/Gm: 24.1, Hillary Southworth, 2012-13 Career: 2,300, Tori Hansen, 2007-11Avg/Gm: 19.4, Melissa Hammond, 1989-93Fresh: 432, Melissa Hammond, 1989-90 (16.6 ppg.)Soph: 576, Melissa Hammond, 1990-91 (20.6 ppg.)Junior: 705, Tori Hansen, 2009-10 (22.0 ppg.)Senior: 703, Liz Flowers, 2015-16 (20.7 ppg.)
REBOUNDSGame: 29, Kiki Simpson vs. West Chester, March 13, 2015**Season: 452, Kiki Simpson, 2015-16Avg/Gm: 13.3, Kiki Simpson, 2015-16Career: 1,244, Kiki Simpson, 2012-16Fresh: 306, Lyndsay Frank, 1995-96Soph: 347, Kiki Simpson, 2013-14Junior: 373, Kiki Simpson, 2014-15Senior: 452, Kiki Simpson, 2015-16
ASSISTSGame: 24, Joanna Bernabei at W.Va. State, Feb. 8, 1997*Season: 326, Kailee Howe, 2015-16*Avg/Gm: 10.2, Joanna Bernabei, 1996-97Career: 1,107, Joanna Bernabei, 1993-97*Fresh: 239, Joanna Bernabei, 1993-94Soph: 278, Joanna Bernabei, 1994-95Junior: 300, Kailee Howe, 2014-15Season: 26, Kailee Howe, 2015-16*
3-POINT FIELD GOALSGame: 13, Kayla Ayers at W.Va. Wesleyan, Feb. 20, 2012Season: 146, Laura Malernee, 2008-09*Avg/Gm: 4.7, Laura Malernee, 2008-09Career: 441, Laura Malernee, 2007-11*Fresh: 75, Katie Bohus, 1997-98Soph: 146, Laura Malernee, 2008-09*Junior: 134, Laura Malernee, 2009-10Senior: 121, Laura Malernee, 2010-11
3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTEDGame: 23, Laura Malernee vs. Seton Hill, Feb. 21, 2009Season: 391, Laura Malernee, 2010-11*Career: 1,261, Laura Malernee, 2007-11*Fresh: 234, Katie Bohus, 1997-98
Soph: 359, Laura Malernee, 2008-09Junior: 381, Laura Malernee, 2009-10Senior: 391, Laura Malernee, 2010-11*
3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGEGame: 1.000 (6-6) Julie Cessna vs. Bluefield, March 2, 2009Season: .469, Stacey Moore (120-256), 2004-05Career: .425, Stacey Moore (205-482), 2001-05Fresh: .422, Dana Levendoski (43-102), 2000-01Soph: .435, Jenni Robbins (93-214), 2010-11Junior: .465, Carrie Ross (109-234), 1994-95Senior: .469, Stacey Moore (120-256), 2004-05
STEALSGame: 9, Joanna Bernabei vs. W.Va. Tech, Dec. 11, 1993, 9, Tori Hansen at W.Va. Wesleyan, Jan. 22, 2009, 9, Tori Hansen vs. Concord, Jan. 23, 2010Season: 109, Joanna Bernabei, 1993-94Avg/Gm: 4.0, Joanna Bernabei, 1993-94Career: 321, Joanna Bernabei, 1993-97Fresh: 109, Joanna Bernabei, 1993-94Soph: 79, Tori Hansen, 2008-09Junior: 71, Tori Hansen, 2009-10Senior: 84, Joanna Bernabei, 1996-97
BLOCKED SHOTSGame: 13, Jaana Kotova vs. Fairmont State, Feb. 28, 2001Season: 159, Jaana Kotova, 2000-01Avg/Gm: 5.3, Jaana Kotova, 2000-01Career: 271, Kiki Simpson, 2012-16Fresh: 63, Lyndsay Frank, 1995-96Soph: 51, Kiki Simpson, 2013-14Junior: 159, Jaana Kotova, 2000-01Senior: 113, Kiki Simpson, 2015-16
FIELD GOALS MADEGame: 20, Marissa Brown vs. Glenville State, Feb. 17, 2018Season: 299, Marissa Brown, 2017-18Career: 876, Tori Hansen, 2007-11Fresh: 155, Melissa Hammond, 1989-90Soph: 220, Tori Hansen, 2008-09Junior: 299, Marissa Brown, 2017-18Senior: 268, Tori Hansen, 2010-11
FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTEDGame: 36, Kailee Howe vs. Charleston, Jan. 28, 2016
Season: 571, Liz Flowers, 2015-16Career: 1,831, Melissa Hammond, 1989-93Fresh: 381, Melissa Hammond, 1989-90Soph: 501, Liz Flowers, 2013-14Junior: 568, Hillary Southworth, 2012-13Season: 571, Liz Flowers, 2015-16
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGEGame: 1.000, Evelyn Woods (10-10) vs. Pitt-Johnstown, Feb. 12, 2009Season: .644, Kelly Easton (172-267) 1998-99Career: .619, Kelly Easton (516-834) 1996-2000Fresh: .586, Ashlea Bland (99-169), 2000-01Soph: .617, Kiki Simpson (121-196), 2013-14Junior: .644, Kelly Easton (172-267), 1998-99Senior: .638, Kelly Easton (183-287), 1999-00
FREE THROWS MADEGame: 14, Liz Flowers vs. Glenville State, Jan. 13, 2014, 14, Kailee Howe vs. Shepherd, Feb. 13, 2014, 14, Melissa Hammond at Shepherd, Jan. 20, 1992, 14, Melissa Hammond at D&E, Jan. 7, 1992Season: 170, Melissa Hammond, 1991-92Career: 474, Tori Hansen, 2007-11Fresh: 75, Joanna Bernabei, 1993-94Soph: 122, Melissa Hammond, 1990-91Junior: 170, Melissa Hammond, 1991-92Senior: 129, Tori Hansen, 2010-11
FREE THROWS ATTEMPTEDGame: 23, Tori Hansen at Davis & Elkins, Feb. 26, 2011Season: 261, Tori Hansen, 2009-10Career: 751, Tori Hansen, 2007-11Fresh: 102, Joanna Bernabei, 1993-94Soph: 196: Tori Hansen, 2008-09Junior: 261, Tori Hansen, 2009-10Senior: 194, Tori Hansen, 2010-11
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE (min. 10 att.)Game: 1.000 (14-14) Melissa Hammond at D&E, Jan. 7, 1992, 1.000 (14-14) Melissa Hammond at Shepherd, Jan. 20, 1992, 1.000 (10-10) Marissa Brown vs. Slippery Rock Nov. 22, 2017Season: .846, Kelly West (104-123), 2003-04Career: .837, Kelly West (415-496), 2000-04Fresh: .819, Kelly West (59-72), 2000-01Soph: .843, Kelly West (112-133), 2001-02Junior: .833, Kelly West (140-168), 2002-03Senior: .846, Kelly West (104-123), 2003-04*-NCAA Division II records **-NCAA Division II
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SERIES RECORDS (SINCE 1981-82 SEASON)Adelphi (N.Y.) 0-1
Alaska-Fairbanks 1-0
Alderson-Broaddus 36-17
Anderson (S.C.) 0-2
Ashland (Ohio) 2-3
Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio) 1-0
Belmont Abbey (N.C.) 1-1
Bethany 7-0
Bloomsburg (Pa.) 0-1
Bluefield State 25-16
Bowie State (Md.) 1-0
California (Pa.) 5-13
Canisius (N.Y.) 0-1
Capital (Ohio) 0-1
Carlow (Pa.) 4-1
Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) 1-0
Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 2-0
Cedarville (Ohio) 0-1
Charleston 25-26
Cheyney (Pa.) 1-1
Clarion (Pa.) 2-4
Colgate 0-1
Concord 35-16
Converse (S.C.) 1-0
C.W. Post (N.Y.) 1-0
Davis & Elkins 31-12
District of Columbia 3-0
Dominican (N.Y.) 0-1
Dowling 1-0
Dyke (Pa.) 2-3
East Stroudsburg (Pa.) 1-0
Edinboro (Pa.) 6-7
Elizabeth City State (N.C.) 2-1
Fairmont State 41-35
Findlay (Ohio) 1-3
Gannon (Pa.) 2-4
Geneva (Pa.) 1-0
Georgian Court 1-1
Glenville State 22-36
Hiram (Ohio) 1-0
Indiana (Pa.) 5-1
IUPUI 0-2
John Carroll (Ohio) 1-0
Johnson C. Smith (N.C.) 1-1
Kentucky Wesleyan 1-1
Kutztown (Pa.) 1-0
Lake Erie (Ohio) 3-0
Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 0-1
Livingstone (N.C.) 1-0
Lock Haven (Pa.) 1-0
Longwood (Va.) 0-1
Madonna 0-1
Malone (Ohio) 2-4
Marietta (Ohio) 0-1
Mercyhurst (Pa.) 5-2
Millersville (Pa.) 1-3
Muskingum (Ohio) 3-4
Navy 0-1
Notre Dame (Ohio) 5-6
Oakland City (Ind.) 1-0
Ohio Dominican 0-2
Ohio Northern 1-0
Ohio Valley 34-1
Ohio University-Eastern 3-2
Pitt-Johnstown 11-16
Point Park (Pa.) 4-0
Puerto Rico-Bayamon 1-0
Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras 2-0
Queens (N.C.) 1-0
Queens (N.Y.) 1-0
Rio Grande (Ohio) 1-2
Robert Morris (Pa.) 0-4
Rollins (Fla.) 0-1
Salem 37-15
Seton Hill 16-6
Shaw (N.C.) 1-0
Shawnee State (Ohio) 0-1
Shepherd 43-20
Shippensburg (Pa.) 2-3
Siena Heights (Mich.) 1-0
Slippery Rock (Pa.) 6-2
South Carolina-Upstate 1-0
St. Augustine’s (N.C.) 1-2
St. Francis (Ill.) 1-1
St. Francis (Ind.) 1-2
St. Paul’s (Va.) 1-0
St. Michael’s (Vt.) 1-0
St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) 0-1
Tiffin (Ohio) 2-4
Tusculum (Tenn.) 1-0
Urbana (Ohio) 7-3
Ursuline (Ohio) 1-1
UVa-Wise 11-2
Virginia Union 1-2
Walsh (Ohio) 2-0
Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) 3-0
Wayne State (Mich.) 1-1
West Chester (Pa.) 2-2
Western State (Colo.) 1-0
Westminster (Pa.) 2-0
W.Va. State 38-12
W.Va. Tech 16-10
W.Va. Wesleyan 34-16
Wheeling Jesuit 50-41
Widener (Pa.) 1-0
Winston-Salem State (N.C.) 2-2
GAME-BY-GAME SCORES1981-82 (9-11)Coach: Jan PannettBethany 78-34 W
Wheeling 59-76
Muskingum 70-67 W
Fairmont State 65-68
Concord 51-61
Bluefield State 70-63 W
Salem 82-57 W
Point Park 80-73 W
Charleston 72-75
W.Va. Wesleyan 81-67 W
W.Va. State 82-77 W
Wheeling 66-77
Alderson-Broaddus 80-78 W
Davis & Elkins 54-58
Glenville State 68-60 W
Wheeling 61-73
Shippensburg 76-87
Robert Morris 73-81
Wheeling 66-78
1Concord 64-66
1-WVIAC Tournament
1982-83 (9-14)Coach: Jan PannettRobert Morris 53-83
Muskingum 70-67 W
Wheeling 75-82
Fairmont State 64-75
Wash. & Jeff. 73-48 W
Concord 61-62
Bluefield State 60-58 W
Charleston 53-84
W.Va. Tech 51-69
Glenville State 56-72
Wheeling 59-60
Salem 61-54 W
Shepherd 82-41 W
W.Va. Wesleyan 61-67
Carnegie-Mellon 66-59 W
W.Va. State 79-69 W
Davis & Elkins 64-71
Salem 77-60 W
Wheeling 49-87
Bethany 66-38 W
Marietta 60-63
Alderson-Broaddus 68-80
1Bluefield State 46-54
1-WVIAC Tournament
1983-84 (6-17)Coach: Jan PannettMalone 45-93
Wheeling 63-89
Bethany 69-41 W
Fairmont State 58-77
Concord 54-58
California (Pa.) 74-83
Alderson-Broaddus 75-64 W
Navy 52-60
Canisius 63-97
Shepherd 67-59 W
W.Va. Wesleyan 69-79
Salem 93-59 W
Bluefield State 58-78
W.Va. Tech 60-79
Wheeling 60-80
Glenville State 68-74
Davis & Elkins 59-84
Charleston 80-107
Alderson-Broaddus *67-61 W
Wheeling 56-58
Robert Morris 53-70
Salem 66-60 W
1Bluefield State 47-66
*-overtime, 1-WVIAC Tournament
1984-85 (8-15)Coach: Bo McConnaughyShepherd *80-84
Bowie State 61-51 W
Bethany 59-57 W
Muskingum 52-84
Robert Morris 53-77
Fairmont State 47-75
Wash. & Jeff. 81-74 W
Bluefield State 55-97
Concord 62-60 W
W.Va. State 73-74
Salem *64-72
Alderson-Broaddus 60-61
Shepherd 68-55 W
Davis & Elkins 52-77
W.Va. Wesleyan 72-51 W
Wheeling 59-65
W.Va. Tech 59-65
Charleston 57-77
Glenville State 56-91
Tiffin 70-62 W
Wheeling 63-77
Alderson-Broaddus 66-56 W
1Fairmont State 46-87
*-overtime, 1-WVIAC Tournament
1985-86 (10-17)Coach: Bo McConnaughyMalone 66-89
Tiffin 104-47 W
Carlow 67-71
W.Va. State 77-59 W
Wash. & Jeff. 100-68 W
Davis & Elkins 60-57 W
Wheeling 43-67
Dyke 55-80
Hiram 66-55 W
Colgate 69-85
Shippensburg 65-67
Seton Hill 69-74
Alderson-Broaddus 84-71 W
Concord 58-62
Alderson-Broaddus 64-66
Salem 79-70 W
Fairmont State 66-79
Glenville State 58-69
Wheeling 69-65 W
Bluefield State 70-91
Pitt-Johnstown 42-86
W.Va. Tech 64-77
Shepherd 69-68 W
Seton Hill 86-60 W
Charleston 69-82
W.Va. Wesleyan 72-92
1Wheeling 50-61
1-WVIAC Tournament
1986-87 (14-12)Coach: Bo McConnaughySiena Heights 79-56 W
Dyke 55-65
Fairmont State 82-78 W
Seton Hill 70-56 W
Shepherd 74-52 W
Carlow 67-60 W
Dyke 65-58 W
Pitt-Johnstown 47-89
Georgian Court 73-72 W
Wheeling 74-50 W
W.Va. State 83-81 W
W.Va. Tech 73-85
Alderson-Broaddus 82-67 W
W.Va. Wesleyan 72-57 W
Fairmont State 65-70
Bluefield State 67-75
Concord 79-94
Seton Hill 66-69
Salem 59-56 W
Glenville State 70-83
California (Pa.) 54-75
Charleston 68-80
Alderson-Broaddus 89-71 W
Wheeling 69-70
Davis & Elkins 92-73 W
1W.Va. State 76-84
1-WVIAC Tournament
1987-88 (14-9)Coach: Bo McConnaughy
Malone 61-57 W
Capital 50-72
Seton Hill 73-62 W
Findlay 79-95
Slippery Rock 67-63 W
Davis & Elkins 64-75
Bethany 70-57 W
Seton Hill 69-66 W
California (Pa.) 72-75
Glenville State 58-67
Wheeling 65-49 W
Salem 62-73
Fairmont State 69-67 W
Dyke 60-52 W
Wheeling 53-71
Concord 64-53 W
Bluefield State 60-58 W
Shepherd 75-67 W
W.Va. State 71-61 W
Charleston 60-69
Alderson-Broaddus 84-78 W
W.Va. Tech 74-38 W
1Bluefield State 53-69
1-WVIAC Tournament
1988-89 (13-14)Coach: Bo McConnaughyBaldwin-Wallace 61-54 W
John Carroll 61-60 W
Edinboro 77-79
Seton Hill 87-68 W
California (Pa.) 65-85
Fairmont State 56-71
Muskingum 87-70 W
Shepherd 89-56 W
Slippery Rock 69-63 W
Gannon 49-77
Bluefield State 55-81
Concord 60-67
Glenville State 85-91
Fairmont State 82-64 W
Malone 86-73 W
Salem 72-58 W
Wheeling 63-47 W
Alderson-Broaddus 75-86
Dyke 80-91
Charleston 51-65
W.Va. State 83-75 W
Davis & Elkins 65-48 W
W.Va. Tech 64-78
Pitt-Johnstown 75-88
Wheeling 52-68
1Wheeling 53-52 W
1Charleston 57-60
1-WVIAC Tournament
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48 49
1989-90 (8-18)Coach: Bo McConnaughyMalone 55-62
Edinboro 68-81
W.Va. State 57-45 W
Fairmont State 71-80
Wheeling Jesuit 52-56
California (Pa.) 77-72 W
Muskingum 60-72
Alderson-Broaddus 69-64 W
OU Eastern 71-58 W
W.Va. Wesleyan 55-63
Glenville State 89-92
Davis & Elkins 62-61 W
Shepherd 81-70 W
Wheeling Jesuit 62-65
Alderson-Broaddus 50-61
Charleston 62-77
Fairmont State 83-84
Seton Hill 54-92
Salem-Teikyo 58-66
Concord 59-72
Bluefield State 49-72
Glenville State 69-85
Shepherd 66-58 W
W.Va. Tech 62-72
W.Va. State 105-63 W
1Alderson-Broaddus 51-69
1-WVIAC Tournament
1990-91 (7-21)Coach: Bo McConnaughyW.Va. Tech 59-66
West Chester 66-72
Point Park 68-51 W
Concord 60-86
Bluefield State 51-85
Muskingum 67-69
W.Va. State 56-57
Fairmont State 55-70
Wheeling Jesuit 45-82
Wheeling Jesuit 56-73
OU Eastern 57-63
Point Park 62-52 W
Malone 70-78
Glenville State 77-61 W
Alderson-Broaddus 66-63 W
Davis & Elkins 73-74
W.Va. Wesleyan 69-54 W
Alderson-Broaddus 65-58 W
Fairmont State 55-85
Salem-Teikyo 60-78
Wheeling Jesuit 59-67
Shepherd 67-92
Charleston 51-105
Glenville State 72-90
Shepherd 74-69 W
OU Eastern 58-68
W.Va. State 78-87
1Concord 61-90
1-WVIAC Tournament
1991-92 (12-16)Coach: Lynn UllomClarion 59-107
Widener 88-73 W
Edinboro 44-97
Salem-Teikyo 63-61 W
W.Va. Tech 56-93
Muskingum 65-95
Wheeling Jesuit 65-72
Bethany 69-63 W
Wheeling Jesuit 61-56 W
Davis & Elkins 81-76 W
W.Va. Wesleyan 73-60 W
Gannon 61-85
W.Va. State 95-88 W
Charleston 63-75
Shepherd 80-97
Fairmont State 72-82
Wheeling Jesuit 74-90
Concord 67-65 W
Bluefield State 50-83
Glenville State 76-70 W
Glenville State 60-79
Alderson-Broaddus 65-80
W.Va. State 78-62 W
Shepherd 88-57 W
Fairmont State 60-72
Pitt-Johnstown 42-79
1Concord 65-83
1-WVIAC Tournament
1992-93 (11-18)Coach: Lynn UllomCalifornia (Pa.) 60-81
Dowling 73-72 W
Tiffin 58-83
Ohio Valley 68-70
Charleston 80-60 W
Shepherd 66-73
Wheeling Jesuit 60-73
Point Park 71-66 W
Wheeling Jesuit 54-85
W.Va. State 64-48 W
W.Va. Tech 65-55 W
Concord 81-82
Bluefield State 65-86
Fairmont State 79-67 W
Salem-Teikyo 72-78
Ohio Valley 65-55 W
W.Va. Wesleyan *84-88
Alderson-Broaddus 76-73 W
Glenville State 57-83
Gannon 57-88
Fairmont State 58-72
Shepherd 66-64 W
W.Va. State 68-72
Wheeling Jesuit 60-63
Alderson-Broaddus 65-72
Davis & Elkins 74-55 W
Pitt-Johnstown 62-82
1Concord 64-62 W
1Bluefield State 60-82
*-overtime, 1-WVIAC Tournament
1993-94 (18-9)Coach: Lynn UllomTiffin 64-75
Rio Grande 75-88
Wheeling Jesuit 78-83
Walsh 82-69 W
Charleston 89-86 W
x-Shepherd 2-0 W
W.Va. Tech 80-65 W
Ohio Northern *79-67 W
Rio Grande 69-94
W.Va. State 87-54 W
Alderson-Broaddus 76-89
Concord 75-69 W
Bluefield State 78-92
Fairmont State 82-74 W
Alderson-Broaddus 86-73 W
Ohio Valley 79-46 W
W.Va. Wesleyan 69-84
Carlow 76-71 W
Shepherd 81-64 W
W.Va. State 85-72 W
Glenville State 69-76
Davis & Elkins 82-69 W
Salem-Teikyo 89-72 W
Fairmont State 84-79 W
1Salem-Teikyo 74-64 W
1W.Va. Wesleyan 83-78 W
1Wheeling Jesuit 66-78
x-forfeit, *-overtime1-WVIAC Tournament
1994-95 (17-13)Coach: Lynn UllomW.Va. Tech 98-99
Wheeling Jesuit 71-67 W
Ashland 112-106 W
Rio Grande 107-86 W
Shepherd *89-77 W
Charleston 78-89
Madonna 64-79
Pitt-Johnstown 53-80
W.Va. Wesleyan 68-85
W.Va. State 74-67 W
Alderson-Broaddus 77-71 W
Concord 91-87 W
Bluefield State 73-64 W
Ohio Valley 92-52 W
Salem-Teikyo 61-91
Alderson-Broaddus 60-68
Davis & Elkins 88-46 W
Fairmont State 71-80
Carlow 90-65 W
Shepherd 68-48 W
Glenville State 67-64 W
Wheeling Jesuit 77-88
Salem-Teikyo 57-88
Fairmont State 77-83
Davis & Elkins 82-88
Shepherd 79-63 W
1W.Va. Wesleyan 87-73 W
1Charleston 86-82 W
1Salem-Teikyo 66-85
*-overtime, 1-WVIAC Tournament
1995-96 (22-8)Coach: Lynn UllomShawnee State 76-83
Geneva 82-66 W
Seton Hill 77-52 W
Ashland 57-91
Shepherd 55-43 W
Davis & Elkins 101-49 W
IUPUI *76-83
St. Francis (Ind.) 69-59 W
W.Va. Tech 89-76 W
Charleston 75-72 W
Glenville State 76-54 W
Concord 85-62 W
Bluefield State 61-68
Wheeling Jesuit 77-55 W
Salem-Teikyo 66-62 W
Alderson-Broaddus 80-90
Pitt-Johnstown *76-70 W
Fairmont State 88-68 W
W.Va. Wesleyan 77-67 W
Davis & Elkins 93-56 W
Ohio Valley 108-67 W
W.Va. State 101-50 W
Shepherd 84-60 W
Wheeling Jesuit 88-70 W
Salem-Teikyo 61-69
Alderson-Broaddus 76-81
1W.Va. State 78-46 W
1W.Va. Wesleyan 58-57 W
1Charleston 99-91 W
1Salem-Teikyo 54-81
*-overtime, 1-WVIAC Tournament
1996-97 (23-6)WVIAC ChampionsWVIAC Tourney Champions NCAA East Region TournamentCoach: Lynn UllomSeton Hill 95-53 W
Slippery Rock 76-55 W
IUPUI *67-69
St. Francis (Ind.) 83-91
Wheeling Jesuit 87-64 W
Shepherd 62-51 W
Davis & Elkins 74-64 W
Indiana (Pa.) 65-62 W
W.Va. Tech 91-74 W
Charleston 76-64 W
Glenville State 62-59 W
Concord 76-63 W
Bluefield State 56-44 W
Salem-Teikyo 86-56 W
Alderson-Broaddus 60-80
Fairmont State 82-58 W
W.Va. Wesleyan 86-64 W
Shepherd 87-65 W
Pitt-Johnstown 59-66
W.Va. State 84-52 W
Wheeling Jesuit 75-64 W
Salem-Teikyo 84-66 W
Alderson-Broaddus 62-63
Davis & Elkins 84-52 W
Fairmont State 95-79 W
1W.Va. Wesleyan 91-63 W
1Fairmont State 75-67 W
1Alderson-Broaddus 59-57 W
2Edinboro 75-87
*-overtime, 1-WVIAC Tournament2-East Region Tournament
1997-98 (16-13)Coach: Lynn UllomWestminster 84-60 W
Mercyhurst 73-90
Seton Hill 95-71 W
Clarion 57-67
St. Michael’s 108-87 W
Edinboro 59-81
Wheeling Jesuit 66-67
Shepherd 77-64 W
Davis & Elkins 76-74 W
W.Va. Tech 81-64 W
Charleston 72-80
Glenville State 59-61
Concord 73-55 W
Bluefield State 49-53
Salem-Teikyo 63-65
Alderson-Broaddus 58-71
Fairmont State 83-69 W
W.Va. Wesleyan 63-66
Shepherd 59-62
Pitt-Johnstown 79-70 W
W.Va. State 88-72 W
Wheeling Jesuit 73-44 W
Salem-Teikyo 79-68 W
Alderson-Broaddus 79-98
Davis & Elkins 88-71 W
Fairmont State 82-70 W
W.Va. Wesleyan 94-87 W
1Shepherd 68-46 W
1Charleston 83-92
*-overtime, 1-WVIAC Tournament
1998-99 (19-11)WVIAC Tourney Champions NCAA East Region TournamentCoach: Lynn UllomSt. Francis (Ind.) 88-91
Rollins 69-71
California (Pa.) 78-99
St. Francis (Ill.) 71-65 W
Wheeling Jesuit 57-71
Shepherd 73-62 W
OU Eastern 99-56 W
W.Va. Tech 82-67 W
Charleston 66-58 W
Glenville State 65-73
Concord 82-61 W
Bluefield State 59-44 W
Salem-Teikyo 87-62 W
Alderson-Broaddus 72-67 W
Davis & Elkins 85-65 W
Fairmont State 65-66
W.Va. Wesleyan 79-73 W
Shepherd 53-52 W
Westminster 81-60 W
Pitt-Johnstown 58-68
W.Va. State 69-71
Wheeling Jesuit 77-64 W
Salem-Teikyo 36-47
Alderson-Broaddus 56-48 W
Davis & Elkins 90-74 W
Fairmont State 54-71
1Fairmont State 64-51 W
1Glenville State 65-62 W
1Alderson-Broaddus 70-67 W
2Belmont Abbey 64-77
1-WVIAC Tournament, 2-East Region
Tournament
1999-00 (23-7)WVIAC ChampionsWVIAC Tourney Champions NCAA East Region TournamentCoach: Lynn UllomOhio Valley 80-75 W
Wheeling Jesuit 88-68 W
California (Pa.) 50-77
Shepherd 65-64 W
Dominican 67-70
St. Thomas Aquinas 63-81
OU Eastern 97-63 W
Ohio Valley 68-52 W
W.Va. Tech 94-73 W
Charleston 91-67 W
Glenville State 59-73
Concord 94-74 W
Bluefield State 82-58 W
Pitt-Johnstown 73-69 W
Salem-Teikyo 67-69
Alderson-Broaddus 92-65 W
Davis & Elkins 62-57 W
Fairmont State 78-66 W
W.Va. Wesleyan 75-72 W
Shepherd 65-89
W.Va. State 67-59 W
Wheeling Jesuit *81-75 W
Salem-Teikyo 78-69 W
Alderson-Broaddus 70-56 W
Davis & Elkins 73-49 W
Fairmont State 83-70 W
1W.Va. Tech 83-52 W
1Wheeling Jesuit 76-65 W
1Glenville State 67-56 W
2Millersville 63-64
*-overtime, 1-WVIAC Tournament2-East Region Tournament
2000-01 (25-5)WVIAC ChampionsWVIAC Tourney Champions NCAA East Region TournamentCoach: Lynn UllomCarson-Newman 83-65 W
West Chester 85-90
Davis & Elkins 82-54 W
St. Francis (Ill.) 81-100
Ohio Valley 94-63 W
Carlow 89-61 W
California (Pa.) 61-47 W
Alderson-Broaddus 84-77 W
Shepherd 54-63
Davis & Elkins 79-48 W
W.Va. Wesleyan 84-70 W
W.Va. Tech 75-64 W
Salem International 64-52 W
Ohio Valley 92-53 W
Pitt-Johnstown 61-71
Fairmont State 72-65 W
Wheeling Jesuit 78-72 W
Glenville State 66-47 W
Charleston 90-72 W
Concord 83-52 W
Bluefield State 76-50 W
W.Va. State 81-65 W
Salem International 93-48 W
Ohio Valley 96-55 W
Fairmont State 84-61 W
Wheeling Jesuit 74-52 W
1Fairmont State 61-50 W
1Wheeling Jesuit 72-67 W
1Glenville State 73-46 W
2Pitt-Johnstown *84-90
*-overtime, 1-WVIAC Tournament2-East Region Tournament
2001-02 (27-4)NCAA East Region TournamentCoach: Lynn UllomQueens (N.C.) 77-64 W
Belmont Abbey 66-50 W
UPR-Rio Piedras 97-45 W
Bethany 89-67 W
California (Pa.) 47-69
Livingstone 71-55 W
Winston-Salem State 87-42 W
Shepherd 50-48 W
Davis & Elkins 86-82 W
W.Va. Wesleyan 92-55 W
W.Va. Tech 78-48 W
Salem International 68-38 W
Ohio Valley 98-52 W
Alderson-Broaddus 86-51 W
Pitt-Johnstown 70-64 W
Fairmont State 92-35 W
Wheeling Jesuit 67-61 W
Glenville State *58-62
Charleston 67-54 W
Concord 73-57 W
Bluefield State 75-64 W
W.Va. State 59-45 W
Salem International 67-55 W
Ohio Valley 81-52 W
Fairmont State 77-57 W
Wheeling Jesuit 69-53 W
1W.Va. Tech 85-56 W
1Concord 80-53 W
1Glenville State 50-54
2Shippensburg *82-72 W
2California (Pa.) 49-76
*-overtime, 1-WVIAC Tournament2-East Region Tournament
SECTION VI: HILLTOPPER HISTORY SECTION VI: HILLTOPPER HISTORY
50 51
2002-03 (24-8)NCAA East Region TournamentCoach: Lynn UllomWinston-Salem State 52-61
Bluefield State 83-58 W
Slippery Rock 62-51 W
District of Columbia 77-66 W
Winston-Salem State 71-56 W
Oakland City 93-75 W
Kentucky Wesleyan 61-84
Alderson-Broaddus 75-73 W
Shepherd 56-69
Davis & Elkins *79-78 W
W.Va. Wesleyan 73-77
W.Va. Tech 71-55 W
Salem International 78-70 W
Ohio Valley 82-45 W
Pitt-Johnstown 68-65 W
Fairmont State 75-57 W
Wheeling Jesuit 75-59 W
Glenville State 62-51 W
Charleston 69-64 W
Mercyhurst 92-61 W
Concord 79-76 W
Bluefield State 87-66 W
Salem International 63-28 W
Ohio Valley 71-66 W
W.Va. State 67-69
Fairmont State 85-67 W
Wheeling Jesuit 78-80
1Alderson-Broaddus 91-56 W
1Ohio Valley 58-56 W
1W.Va. Wesleyan 62-54 W
1Glenville State 41-52
2Longwood 63-77
*-overtime, 1-WVIAC Tournament2-East Region Tournament
2003-04 (26-5)WVIAC Tourney Champions NCAA East Region TournamentCoach: Lynn UllomGannon 68-63 W
East Stroudsburg 86-74 W
Queens (N.Y.) 91-64 W
Clarion 81-89
Johnson C. Smith 75-60 W
Carson-Newman 60-53 W
Alderson-Broaddus 100-47 W
Shepherd 57-39 W
Davis & Elkins 62-80
W.Va. Wesleyan 79-59 W
W.Va. Tech 98-59 W
Salem International 78-49 W
Ohio Valley 75-50 W
Pitt-Johnstown 89-66 W
Fairmont State 68-61 W
Wheeling Jesuit 90-81 W
Glenville State 61-64
Charleston 75-58 W
Mercyhurst 72-66 W
Concord 83-67 W
Bluefield State 87-46 W
W.Va. State 91-66 W
Salem International 72-61 W
Ohio Valley 98-47 W
Fairmont State 52-68
Wheeling Jesuit 84-65 W
1Alderson-Broaddus 75-45 W
1Wheeling Jesuit 69-65 W
1W.Va. State 71-69 W
1Glenville State 59-58 W
2Anderson (S.C.) 78-88
*-overtime, 1-WVIAC Tournament2-East Region Tournament
2004-05 (13-14)Coach: Lynn UllomBloomsburg 76-83
West Chester 78-76 W
Findlay 42-70
Cheyney 62-51 W
Elizabeth City State 72-78
Alderson-Broaddus 61-63
Shepherd 63-72
Davis & Elkins 78-54 W
W.Va. Wesleyan 73-75
W.Va. Tech 77-74 W
Salem International 78-61 W
Pitt-Johnstown 63-87
Ohio Valley 74-68 W
Fairmont State 66-71
Wheeling Jesuit 53-55
Glenville State 49-72
Charleston 43-91
Concord 87-64 W
Bluefield State 80-49 W
W.Va. State 66-62 W
Salem International 87-51 W
Ohio Valley 70-69 W
Fairmont State 60-62
Wheeling Jesuit 73-79
1Concord 85-56 W
1Fairmont State 84-73 W
1Wheeling Jesuit 39-63
1-WVIAC Tournament
2005-06 (24-7)NCAA East Region TournamentCoach: Lynn UllomWayne State (Mich.) 74-79
Walsh 82-67 W
Findlay 65-62 W
Slippery Rock *64-52 W
District of Columbia 90-58 W
Edinboro 81-69 W
C.W. Post 76-64 W
Alderson-Broaddus 92-71 W
Shepherd 79-76 W
Davis & Elkins 66-57 W
W.Va. Wesleyan 59-76
W.Va. Tech 102-54 W
Salem International 84-36 W
Ohio Valley 100-72 W
Pitt-Johnstown 71-63 W
District of Columbia 93-77 W
Fairmont State 62-60 W
Wheeling Jesuit *78-89
Glenville State 58-74
Charleston 61-76
Concord 78-64 W
Bluefield State 87-66 W
W.Va. State 76-54 W
Salem International 78-36 W
Ohio Valley 72-71 W
Fairmont State *71-70 W
Wheeling Jesuit *71-70 W
1Salem International 79-46 W
1Fairmont State 77-65 W
1Glenville State 52-69
2Anderson (S.C.) 72-84
*-overtime, 1-WVIAC Tournament2-East Region Tournament
2006-07 (21-10)Coach: Lynn UllomUSC-Upstate *93-92 W
Converse 74-50 W
Lock Haven 70-50 W
Indiana (Pa.) 75-72 W
Edinboro 86-84 W
Gannon 70-79
Ashland (Ohio) 69-75
Edinboro 73-63 W
W.Va. Wesleyan 73-66 W
Ohio Valley 85-55 W
Shepherd *87-94
Davis & Elkins 90-38 W
Salem International 58-67
W.Va. State 96-78 W
Wheeling Jesuit 72-58 W
Pitt-Johnstown 84-85
Charleston 60-67
Fairmont State 69-42 W
Concord 80-48 W
Bluefield State 92-50 W
Ohio Valley 97-89 W
Salem International 88-73 W
Glenville State 48-77
Shepherd 77-55 W
Alderson-Broaddus 98-58 W
Wheeling Jesuit 73-89
Fairmont State 60-73
1Davis & Elkins 72-47 W
1Wheeling Jesuit 69-62 W
1Charleston 76-58 W
1Glenville State 44-69
*-overtime, 1-WVIAC Tournament
2007-08 (24-6)NCAA East Region TournamentCoach: Lynn UllomGannon 71-68 W
Wayne State (Mich.) 75-51 W
Edinboro 103-66 W
Ashland (Ohio) 86-76 W
Fairmont State 51-61
Shepherd 79-64 W
Tiffin 56-66
Georgian Court 77-58 W
Edinboro 57-49 W
Seton Hill 91-84 W
Charleston 69-77
Wheeling Jesuit 58-53 W
Shepherd 47-75
Alderson-Broaddus 64-52 W
Glenville State 53-47 W
W.Va. Wesleyan 68-63 W
Ohio Valley 78-56 W
Bluefield State *88-83 W
Concord 70-51 W
W.Va. State 69-42 W
Salem International 79-40 W
Davis & Elkins 74-50 W
Pitt-Johnstown 73-49 W
Fairmont State 62-48 W
Seton Hill 74-55 W
Ohio Valley 85-56 W
Wheeling Jesuit 61-59 W
1Ohio Valley 80-39 W
1Glenville State 47-56
2Shepherd 56-65
*-overtime, 1-WVIAC Tournament2-East Region Tournament
2008-09 (24-7)Coach: Lynn UllomTiffin 65-69
Lake Erie 81-68 W
Ashland (Ohio) 68-78
Shepherd 74-61 W
Fairmont State 46-49
Clarion 81-62 W
Indiana (Pa.) 58-70
Kentucky Wesleyan 80-59 W
Lake Erie 79-49 W
Seton Hill 68-65 W
Charleston 50-70
Bluefield State 88-47 W
Concord 73-57 W
W.Va. Wesleyan 60-55 W
Glenville State 74-66 W
Alderson-Broaddus 62-52 W
Ohio Valley 88-61 W
Shepherd 70-61 W
Wheeling Jesuit 84-56 W
W.Va. State 85-68 W
Davis & Elkins 73-39 W
Pitt-Johnstown 80-66 W
Salem International 110-48 W
Fairmont State 60-64
Seton Hill 88-68 W
Ohio Valley 84-50 W
Wheeling Jesuit 57-46 W
1Bluefield State 95-38 W
1Shepherd 71-59 W
1W.Va. Wesleyan 64-56 W
1Charleston 59-64
1-WVIAC Tournament
2009-10 (24-6)NCAA Atlantic Region TournamentCoach: Lynn UllomFindlay 56-81
Lake Erie 87-74 W
Indiana (Pa.) 61-53 W
Shepherd 71-74
Pitt-Johnstown 63-77
Fairmont State 66-73
Edinboro 76-70 W
Indiana (Pa.) ***97-95 W
Glenville State 98-89 W
W.Va. Wesleyan *78-80
Charleston 82-79 W
W.Va. State 84-75 W
Wheeling Jesuit 87-71 W
Seton Hill 83-69 W
Concord 67-65 W
Ohio Valley 85-54 W
Salem International 117-39 W
Alderson-Broaddus 88-59 W
Davis & Elkins 73-81
Pitt-Johnstown 65-69
Shepherd 96-72 W
Seton Hill 73-77
Fairmont State 93-78 W
Salem International 88-44 W
Ohio Valley 91-60 W
Bluefield State 97-49 W
Wheeling Jesuit 78-70 W
1Davis & Elkins 97-87 W
1Glenville State 96-79 W
1Wheeling Jesuit *75-68 W
1Fairmont State *78-85
2Millersville 50-66
*-overtime, 1-WVIAC Tournament2-Atlantic Region Tournament
2010-11 (25-7)NCAA Atlantic Region TournamentCoach: Lynn UllomElizabeth City St. (N.C.) 59-58 W
St. Augustine’s (N.C.) 74-79
Saint Paul’s (N.C.) 110-60 W
Shippensburg 78-71 W
Alderson-Broaddus 101-45 W
Fairmont State 113-55 W
Charleston 65-56 W
California (Pa.) 88-83 W
Indiana (Pa.) 72-70 W
Concord 97-62 W
Wheeling Jesuit 81-59 W
Glenville State 84-63 W
Fairmont State 60-76
Bluefield State 103-59 W
Seton Hill 76-69 W
W.Va. Wesleyan 65-68
Davis & Elkins 61-43 W
Bluefield State 86-49 W
Concord 69-61 W
Shepherd 93-66 W
Wheeling Jesuit 89-65 W
Ohio Valley 73-70 W
Pitt-Johnstown 75-77
Alderson-Broaddus 74-49 W
W.Va. State 98-78 W
Glenville State 85-112
W.Va. Wesleyan 73-64 W
Davis & Elkins *95-86 W
1Bluefield State 101-70 W
1Concord 61-65
2Millersville 71-68 W
2Johnson C. Smith *72-78
*-overtime, 1-WVIAC Tournament2-Atlantic Region Tournament
2011-12 (15-15)Coach: Lynn UllomElizabeth City State 63-56 W
St. Augustine’s 49-59
Concord 56-54 W
Alderson-Broaddus *79-76 W
Lenoir-Rhyne 52-68
Alaska-Fairbanks 80-69 W
Western State (Colo.) 84-78 W
Fairmont State 75-67 W
Charleston 67-76
Winston-Salem State 61-72
Wheeling Jesuit 58-44 W
Glenville State 77-106
Fairmont State 62-72
Bluefield State 65-54 W
Seton Hill *74-76
W.Va. Wesleyan 69-62 W
Davis & Elkins 63-74
Bluefield State 70-68 W
Concord 80-79 W
Shepherd 60-71
Ohio Valley 66-49 W
Pitt-Johnstown 63-69
Alderson-Broaddus 63-58 W
W.Va. State 78-88
Glenville State 66-75
W.Va. Wesleyan 73-85
Wheeling Jesuit 78-61 W
Davis & Elkins 55-61
1Seton Hill 71-62 W
1W.Va. Wesleyan 59-82
*-overtime, 1-WVIAC Tournament
2012-13 (21-8)Coach: Lynn UllomEdinboro (Pa.) 71-90
Virginia Union 71-66 W
St. Augustine’s (N.C.) 80-74 W
Shippensburg (Pa.) 68-76
W.Va. Wesleyan 76-72 W
Ohio Valley **77-69 W
W.Va. State 71-64 W
Glenville State 101-93 W
Davis & Elkins 57-67
Pitt-Johnstown 91-60 W
Shepherd 94-86 W
Seton Hill 58-70
Charleston 78-59 W
Fairmont State 63-72
Concord 94-77 W
Wheeling Jesuit 69-65 W
Bluefield State 85-50 W
W.Va. State 70-73
Seton Hill 71-64 W
Ohio Valley 88-55 W
Alderson-Broaddus 83-79 W
Charleston 88-64 W
Fairmont State 72-62 W
Shepherd 70-73
Pitt-Johnstown *98-90 W
Wheeling Jesuit 67-56 W
1Ohio Valley 81-39 W
1Shepherd **88-87 W
1Fairmont State 63-71
*-overtime, **-double overtime1-WVIAC Tournament
2013-14 (20-11)NCAA Atlantic Region TournamentCoach: Lynn UllomKutztown (Pa.) 80-74 W
Virginia Union 80-94
Millersville (Pa.) 83-92
Clarion (Pa.) 88-104
Charleston 84-80 W
W.Va. State 89-75 W
Notre Dame (Ohio) 76-85
Urbana (Ohio) 74-75
UPR-Rio Piedras 87-51 W
UPR-Bayamon 76-66 W
Concord 78-79
UVa-Wise 82-60 W
Shepherd 73-78
W.Va. Wesleyan 91-79 W
Glenville State 107-94 W
Fairmont State 75-85
Wheeling Jesuit 68-67 W
Urbana (Ohio) 73-58 W
Notre Dame (Ohio) 80-64 W
Charleston 46-45 W
W.Va. State 90-81 W
Concord 80-61 W
UVa-Wise 76-58 W
Shepherd 105-98 W
Fairmont State 69-57 W
W.Va. Wesleyan 75-57 W
Glenville State 81-105
Wheeling Jesuit 71-66 W
1UVa-Wise 82-57 W
1Charleston 49-76
2Glenville State 70-82
1-MEC Tournament, 2-Atlantic Region Tournament
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2014-15 (24-9)MEC ChampionsMEC Tourney ChampionsNCAA Atlantic Region SemifinalsCoach: Lynn UllomMercyhurst (Pa.) 83-75 W
California (Pa.) 68-78
Charleston 87-65 W
W.Va. State 95-77 W
Tusculum (Tenn.) 108-80 W
Notre Dame (Ohio) 75-71 W
Urbana (Ohio) *94-99
Cedarville (Ohio) 78-87
Ursuline (Ohio) 102-78 W
Adelphi (N.Y.) 57-78
Concord 90-65 W
UVa-Wise 77-71 W
Shepherd 90-87 W
W.Va. Wesleyan 88-66 W
Glenville State 67-70
Fairmont State 77-74 W
Wheeling Jesuit 76-82
Urbana (Ohio) 83-62 W
Notre Dame (Ohio) 68-77
Charleston 90-83 W
W.Va. State 89-53 W
Concord 98-61 W
UVa-Wise 81-79 W
Shepherd 72-77
Fairmont State 91-80 W
W.Va. Wesleyan 86-79 W
Glenville State 93-86 W
Wheeling Jesuit 60-48 W
1UVa-Wise **73-68 W
1Wheeling Jesuit *70-68 W
1Notre Dame (Ohio) 76-55 W
2West Chester *88-85 W
2California (Pa.) 64-69
*-overtime, **-double overtime1-MEC Tournament, 2-Atlantic Region Tournament
2015-16 (29-5)MEC ChampionsNCAA ‘Sweet 16’Coach: Lynn UllomMercyhurst (Pa.) 78-64 W
California (Pa.) 88-65 W
Ohio Dominican 69-73
Notre Dame (Ohio) 77-68 W
Urbana (Ohio) 95-79 W
Slippery Rock (Pa.) 79-77 W
Shepherd 97-78 W
Fairmont State 80-74 W
Clarion (Pa.) 67-49 W
Salem International 84-53 W
W.Va. State 78-73 W
Charleston 48-37 W
Glenville State 105-79 W
W.Va. Wesleyan 89-69 W
UVa-Wise 59-53 W
Concord 86-46 W
Wheeling Jesuit 69-64 W
Notre Dame (Ohio) 61-65
Charleston 80-56 W
W.Va. State 90-99
Fairmont State 67-61 W
Shepherd 95-69 W
Concord 90-66 W
UVa-Wise 86-65 W
W.Va. Wesleyan 86-56 W
Glenville State *101-100 W
Urbana (Ohio) 94-68 W
Wheeling Jesuit 60-50 W
1UVa-Wise 73-51 W
1Fairmont State 53-40 W
1Wheeling Jesuit 66-70
2Shaw (N.C.) 85-70 W
2California (Pa.) 68-62 W
2Virginia Union 77-91
*-overtime, 1-MEC Tournament2-Atlantic Region Tournament
2016-17 (9-20)Coach: Lynn UllomMercyhurst (Pa.) 53-69
California (Pa.) 50-92
Ohio Dominican 67-84
Notre Dame (Ohio) 65-79
Urbana 100-49 W
Edinboro (Pa.) 52-87
Shepherd 57-69
Fairmont State 62-81
Salem International 109-59 W
Slippery Rock (Pa.) 67-78
W.Va. State 64-90
Charleston 71-49 W
Glenville State 72-102
W.Va. Wesleyan 86-66 W
UVa-Wise 60-79
Concord 88-76 W
Wheeling Jesuit 79-72 W
Notre Dame (Ohio) 65-75
Charleston 47-65
W.Va. State 100-90 W
Shepherd 68-73
Fairmont State 69-83
Concord 54-81
UVa-Wise 62-72
W.Va. Wesleyan 85-71 W
Glenville State 74-100
Urbana 69-67 W
Wheeling Jesuit 58-59
1Charleston 55-82
1-MEC Tournament
2017-18 (13-16)Coach: Kyle CooperMercyhurst (Pa.) 53-69
California (Pa.) 61-68
Mercyhurst (Pa.) 76-55 W
Ursuline (Ohio) 85-105
Glenville State 75-96
W.Va. Wesleyan 78-64 W
Slippery Rock (Pa.) 74-89
Urbana 84-92
Notre Dame (Ohio) 98-94 W
Shepherd* 72-79
Fairmont State 87-79 W
Cheyney (Pa.) 69-81
Salem 59-65
W.Va. State 76-84
Charleston 84-76 W
UVa-Wise 73-53 W
Concord 63-90
Urbana** 110-106 W
Wheeling Jesuit* 72-79
Shepherd 72-59 W
Fairmont State 78-77 W
UVa-Wise 73-59 W
Concord 100-89 W
W.Va. State 106-86 W
Charleston 51-62
W.Va. Wesleyan 79-81
Glenville State 103-106
Notre Dame (Ohio) 80-88
Wheeling Jesuit 83-75 W
1Fairmont State 55-64
*-overtime, **-double overtime1-MEC Tournament
CONFERENCE HISTORY A charter member of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference when it formed in 1924, West Liberty was also part of the WVIAC’s women’s basketball program since its inception in 1981-82. The Hilltoppers won three WVIAC women’s basketball titles and claimed five WVIAC women’s tournament championships.
When the league dissolved following the 2012-13 season, West Liberty joined 11 other schools in forming the Mountain East Conference, which began operation as the NCAA's newest Division II all-sports league in the summer of 2013. Reid Amos was appointed as the MEC's first commissioner and the conference offices are centrally located in Bridgeport, W.Va.
The 12 charter members of the MEC include nine West Virginia institutions – Concord University, Fairmont State University, Glenville State College, Shepherd University, The University of Charleston, West Liberty University, W.Va. State University, Wheeling Jesuit University, and W.Va. Wesleyan College – along with Notre Dame College and Urbana University from Ohio and the University of Virginia’s College at Wise.
In addition to women’s basketball, the MEC crowns conference champions in 16 other sports: football, men’s basketball, baseball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s track and field, softball, volleyball and women’s lacrosse.
Women’s TournamentChampions WVIAC1982: Charleston
1983: Charleston
1984: Fairmont State
1985: Bluefield State
1986: Charleston
1987: Concord
1988: Charleston
1989: W.Va. Tech
1990: Charleston
1991: Charleston
1992: Charleston
1993: Bluefield State
1994: Wheeling Jesuit
1995: Salem-Teikyo
1996: Salem-Teikyo
1997: WEST LIBERTY
1998: Charleston
1999: WEST LIBERTY
2000: WEST LIBERTY
2001: WEST LIBERTY
2002: Glenville State
2003: Glenville State
2004: WEST LIBERTY
2005: Wheeling Jesuit
2006: Charleston
2007: Glenville State
2008: Fairmont State
2009: Charleston
2010: Fairmont State
2011: Glenville State
2012: W.Va. Wesleyan
2013: Fairmont State
MEC2014: Glenville State
2015: WEST LIBERTY
2016: Wheeling Jesuit
2017: Wheeling Jesuit
2018: Glenville State
Women’s Basketball ChampionsWVIAC1982: Charleston
1983: Charleston
1984: Charleston
1985: Bluefield State
1986: Charleston
1987: Bluefield State
1988: Salem-Teikyo
1989: Glenville State
1990: Bluefield State
1991: West Virginia Tech
1992: Charleston
1993: Bluefield State
1994: Wheeling Jesuit
1995: Salem-Teikyo
1996: Salem-Teikyo
1997: WEST LIBERTY
1998: Alderson-Broaddus
1999: Shepherd
2000: WEST LIBERTY
2001: WEST LIBERTY
2002: Glenville State
2003: Glenville State
2004: Glenville State
2005: Fairmont State
2006: Glenville State
2007: Glenville State
2008: Shepherd
2009: Charleston
2010: West Virginia Wesleyan
2011: Charleston
2012: West Virginia Wesleyan
2013: Glenville State
MEC2014: Glenville State
2015: WEST LIBERTY
2016: WEST LIBERTY
2017: Glenville State
2018: Glenville State
NOTE: Regular season winner is considered the conference champion
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SINGLE-GAME LEADERS SINGLE-SEASON LEADERS
POINTS*Melissa Hammond 44
MARISSA BROWN 43Melissa Hammond 43
Hillary Southworth 43
Kayla Ayers, Kailee Howe
41
POINTS*Tori Hansen (2010) 705
Liz Flowers (2016) 703
Hillary Southworth (2013)
700
MARISSA BROWN (2018) 695
Tori Hansen (2011) 682
REBOUNDS*Kiki Simpson 29
MARISSA BROWN 25
Kiki Simpson 25
Raeanne Ponzo 25
Mary Kohler 23
REBOUNDS*Kiki Simpson (2016) 452
Kiki Simpson (2015) 373
Kiki Simpson (2014) 347
MARISSA BROWN (2018) 324
Lyndsay Frank (1996) 306
ASSISTS*Joanna Bernabei 24
Lisa Perry 19
Joanna Bernabei 18
Kailee Howe (3),Kelly West (2), *AUDREY TINGLE, Lisa Perry, Adrianne Harlow
17
ASSISTS*Kailee Howe (2016) 326
Kelly West (2003) 302
Kailee Howe (2015) 300
Joanna Bernabei (1997) 296
Joanna Bernabei (1996) 294
3-POINT FIELD GOALS*Kayla Ayers 13
Laura Malernee 12
Laura Malernee, Stacey Moore 11
Stacey Moore, Laura Malernee,and Tara Johnson
10
3-POINT FIELD GOALS*Laura Malernee (2009) 146
Laura Malernee (2010) 134
Tara Johnson (2003) 122
Laura Malernee (2011) 121
Stacey Moore (2005) 120
BLOCKED SHOTS*Jaana Kotova 13
Jaana Kotova, Kiki Simpson 10
Jaana Kotova (5), Cindy King 9
Kiki Simpson (2), Jaana Kotova, MARISSA BROWN, Meghan Wiseman, Kayla Ayers
8
Five players with 7
BLOCKED SHOTS*Jaana Kotova (2001) 159
Kiki Simpson (2016) 113
Kiki Simpson (2015) 92
Jaana Kotova (2002) 92
MARISSA BROWN (2018) 84
STEALS*Tori Hansen (2) 9
Joanna Bernabei 9
Gretchen Gibbs 8
Lauren Russell 8
Eight players tied with 7
STEALS*Joanna Bernabei (1994) 109
Joanna Bernabei (1997) 84
Tori Hansen (2009) 79
Tori Hansen (2010) 71
Joanna Bernabei (1995) 70
FREE THROW % (min. 11)*Melissa Hammond (14-14) 100.0
Melissa Hammond (14-14) 100.0
Melissa Hammond (12-12) 100.0
Christy Peabody, Kelly West, MARISSA BROWN (10-10)
100.0
Corey McDuffie (11-11) 100.0
FREE THROW % (min. 11)*Kelly West (2004) 84.6
Kelly West (2002) 84.2
Andi Winney (2010) 83.8
Kelly West (2003) 83.3
Liz Flowers (2014) 82.8
FIELD GOAL % (min. 10)*Evelyn Woods (10-10) 100.0
Christy Peabody (14-15) 93.3
MARISSA BROWN (12-13) 92.3
Andi Winney, Carrie Ross and Kelly Easton (11-12)
91.6
FIELD GOAL % (min. 10)*Kelly Easton (1999) 64.4
Ashlea Bland (2003) 63.8
Ashlea Bland (2004) 63.1
Kiki Simpson (2016) 62.5
Kiki Simpson (2014) 61.7
3-PT. FIELD GOAL % (min. 6)*Julie Cessna (6-6) 100.0
Stacey Moore (8-9) 88.9
Carrie Ross (7-8) 87.5
Adrianne Harlow (5-6) 83.3
Carrie Ross (8-10) 80.0
3-PT. FIELD GOAL % (min. 6)*Stacey Moore (2005) 46.8
Carrie Ross (1995) 46.5
Adrianne Harlow (2000) 44.4
Tara Johnson (2004) 43.6
Tara Johnson (2003) 41.4
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CAREER LEADERS
POINTS*Tori Hansen (2007-11) 2,300
Melissa Hammond (1989-93)
2,150
Liz Flowers (2013-16) 2,135
Ashlea Bland (2000-04) 1,628
Lena Kalvans (2003-07) 1,579
REBOUNDS*Kiki Simpson (2013-16) 1,244
Tori Hansen (2007-11) 918
Ashlea Bland (2000-04) 864
Erica Bevington (1995-00) 766
Raeanne Ponzo (1979-83) 761
ASSISTSJoanna Bernabei (1993-97)
1,107
Lisa Perry (2004-08) 939
Kelly West (2000-04) 899
Adrianne Harlow (1997-01) 843
Kailee Howe (2014-16) 779
3-POINT FIELD GOALS*Laura Malernee (2007-11) 441
Renee Farina (2004-08) 324
Tara Johnson (2000-04) 321
Katie Bohus (1996-01) 316
Liz Flowers (2013-16) 284
BLOCKED SHOTS*Kiki Simpson (2013-16) 271
Jaana Kotova (2000-02) 251
Meghan Wiseman (2008-2013) 157
Ashlea Bland (2000-04) 154
MARISSA BROWN (2017-xxxx) 126
STEALSJoanna Bernabei (1993-97) 321
Tori Hansen (2007-11) 234
Melissa Hammond (1989-93) 215
Adrianne Harlow (1997-01) 185
*Rachael Dedo (1997-01) 183
FREE THROW % *Kelly West (2000-04) 83.6Melissa Hammond (1989-93) 79.0Hillary Southworth (2012-13, 15) 78.1Liz Flowers (2013-16) 78.0Lynn Thompson (1984-88) 75.4
FIELD GOAL % (min. 10)*Kelly Easton (1997-00) 61.9
MARISSA BROWN (2017-xxxx) 60.5Kiki Simpson (2013-16) 59.8
Ashlea Bland (2001-04) 57.7
Leighann Fry (2003-06) 55.7
3-PT. FIELD GOAL % (min. 6)Stacey Moore (2000-05) 42.5
Tara Johnson (2000-04) 41.1
Charity Street (2004-07) 39.1
Katie Bohus (1996-01) 38.4
Renee Farina (2004-08) 38.3
