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Women’s Basketball Release
Page 2 – Dec. 14, 2005
GLIAC GAMES ON THE AIR: FSU’s 2005-06 league games will be carried live by local radio station
WBRN (News Talk 1460 AM). Selected contests can also be accessed via the internet by clicking
on the Bulldog Athletics Webcasts icon at www.ferris.edu/sports. Jason DaDay will handle playby-play
duties for the GLIAC home games while Ferris State Assistant Athletics Communications
Director Rob Bentley will be in front of the microphone for all league road contests.
ON THE INTERNET: Ferris State University Athletics’ official web site can be found at
www.ferris.edu/sports. The site features information on all of FSU’s varsity athletics programs
including rosters, statistics, yearbooks and more.
LIVE STATS: “Live Stats” of all 2005-06 Ferris State home basketball games will be provided in
progress via the internet. Visit www.ferris.edu/sports and click on the “Live Stats” icon to access
the “Live Stats” feature.
AT THE TOP: Ferris head coach Tracey Bloodworth-Fisk became the school’s all-time victory
leader with two wins in the Aquinas College Classic (Nov. 18-19). Bloodworth-Fisk, who also ranks
as FSU’s all-time winningest coach, surpassed Pat Dolan’s (1977-89) previous school-record total of
118 wins at FSU. Both of FSU’s two all-time NCAA Division II National Tournament appearances
have came under Bloodworth-Fisk. She was honored as the GLIAC’s 2003-04 Women’s Basketball
Coach of the Year after guiding the Bulldogs to the program’s second-ever 20-win campaign.
GLIAC PRESEASON POLL: Ferris State was picked to finish fourth in the 2005-06 GLIAC Women's
Basketball Coaches Preseason North Division Poll released by the league office. The Bulldogs
totaled 23 points in the balloting, which was conducted by the conference's head coaches. A year
ago, Ferris State took second place in the conference's preseason coaches poll with 32 points and
three first-place votes. Grand Valley State was selected as the North Division favorite as the
Lakers recorded 36 points along with six first-place votes. Gannon and Hillsdale tied for the top
spot in the South Division with 21 points and three first-place votes apiece. The league's 13 head
coaches voted for the division in which they play, but were not allowed to vote for their own team.
PLAYERS TO WATCH: FSU’s Kristin Reinhart and Erin Miller were chosen among the top 10 West
Michigan collegiate players to watch this year by the Grand Rapids Press in the Nov. 15 edition. The
women’s rankings honored Reinhart as the second overall selection while Miller came in seventh.
Grand Valley State tallied four of the top 10 picks, including the number one honoree in 2004-05
GLIAC Player of the Year Niki Reams. Ferris placed second with two nominations followed by
Calvin, Aquinas, Hope and Davenport with one apiece.
FLORIDA HOMECOMING: Ferris State will take part in the Barry (Fla.) Buccaneer Holiday Classic
Thursday and Friday, Dec. 29-30, in Miami Shores, Fla. The trip will be a homecoming of sorts for
fourth-year FSU assistant coach Justin Rees. Rees, who previously served for three seasons (1999-
02) as an assistant coach at NCAA-II Teikyo Post (Conn.), played collegiate basketball at Barry
(Fla.) from 1993-97 and prepped at Majory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.
ACADEMIC SUCCESS: The Bulldogs have ranked among the nation’s top academic programs six consecutive
seasons, according to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division II
Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll list. FSU placed 14th overall in 2004-05 with a 3.432 grade point
average. Ferris had the nation’s highest gpa in 1999-00 and placed second in 2002-03.
BULLDOG BITES: Last Thursday’s attendance of 1,002 versus Grand Valley State represented the
largest crowd for a women’s game in the seven-year history of Jim Wink Arena ....... FSU’s Erin
Miller has totaled 19 points or more in four of her last six outings to date this campaign, including
two 27-point efforts during the stretch ......... Ferris fell to 13-19 overall against Grand Valley State
in Big Rapids following last Thursday’s league home setback. FSU head coach Tracey
Bloodworth-Fisk dropped to 9-7 overall in her head coaching career against the Lakers .........
Seven of Ferris’ next 11 outings this season are at home ........... Sophomore guard Sam Johns
(Allendale) currently has 190 career points and needs 10 more to notch her 200th career point.
GLIAC HONOREE: FSU’s Erin Miller was selected as last week's (Dec. 5) GLIAC North Division
Player of the Week for her performance in Ferris’ two outings against Northwood and SVSU (Dec. 1
& 3). She is the only FSU women's player to attain league weekly award accolades this season.
FALL RECRUITS: Ferris head coach Tracey Bloodworth-Fisk recently announced the addition of
prep guard Stephanie DeNoyelles (Mt. Pleasant/Sacred Heart) and prep forward/center Andrea
Clancy (Port Austin/North Huron), who both plan to attend and compete in women's basketball at
FSU beginning with the 2006-07 academic year. They inked national letters-of-intent with the
Bulldogs during the fall signing period. The 5-7 DeNoyelles attained both first-team Detroit Free
Press and honorable mention Detroit News Class D All-State kudos this campaign while Clancy was
chosen to the Associated Press Class D All-State Girls Basketball Team.
A LOOK AT FRIDAY’S OPPONENT
LAKE SUPERIOR STATE: LSSU holds a 44-26 series’ advantage and has won the last 10 meetings
entering this Friday’s 71st encounter. FSU head coach Tracey Bloodworth-Fisk currently has a 4-12
career coaching mark against Lake Superior State and dropped a 78-64 decision in the last meeting
(2/10/05) at Big Rapids, Mich. LSSU, which is directed by eighth-year head coach Kris
Dunbar, presently is 6-1 overall and 2-1 in the GLIAC after last Saturday’s (Dec. 10) 89-64 league
win at Northwood. The Lakers compiled a 22-7 overall record in 2004-05 and placed tied for first
(16-2) in the GLIAC’s North Division. LSSU, which was picked to finish third in the 2005-06 GLIAC
North Division Preseason Coaches Poll, reached the NCAA-II Great Lakes Regional Tourney last
year. Senior center Becky Marquardt-King presently ranks as the leading scorer (19.4 ppg) for
LSSU, which was ranked 14th in this week’s (Dec. 13) USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Division II Top 25
Coaches Poll. The Lakers also beat FSU 74-68 last campaign (12/9/04) at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
2005-06 SEASON TRENDS
SITUATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FSU RECORD
At home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
On the road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
At neutral sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2
Shoot over 50% from floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-0
Shoot less than 50% from floor . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-4
Opponent shoots over 50% from floor . . . . . . .0-2
Opponent shoots less than 50% . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2
Has higher shooting percentage . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1
Shoot over 70% from free throw line . . . . . . . . .2-3
Shoot less than 70% from line . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
Opponent shoots over 70% from line . . . . . . . .1-2
Opponent less than 70% from line . . . . . . . . . .2-2
Has higher free throw percentage . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
Shoot over 30% from three-point line . . . . . . . .3-3
Shoot less than 30% from 3-pt. line . . . . . . . . . .0-1
Opponent over 30% from 3-pt. line . . . . . . . . . .2-1
Opponent less than 30% from 3-pt. line . . . . . .1-3
Has higher 3-pt. percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
Has more assists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-0
Opponent has more assists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
Assists are equal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1
Has more turnovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1
Opponent has more turnovers . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
Turnovers are equal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0
Has more steals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4
Opponent has more steals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0
Steals are equal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0
Has more blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-0
Opponent has more blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4
Blocks are equal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0
In November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2
In December . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
In January . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0
In February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0
In March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0
On Monday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0
On Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0
On Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0
On Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
On Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
On Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2
On Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0
In afternoon games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
In evening games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1
Against ranked teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1
In non-conference games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2
In conference games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2
In non-conf. games vs. conf. teams . . . . . . . . . .0-0
Attendance under 500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3
Attendance over 500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1
Has over 25 personal fouls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-2
Opponent has over 25 personal fouls . . . . . . .0-0
In tournament games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-0
Against in-state foes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2
Against out of state teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2
Against teams with winning records . . . . . . . . .2-2
Against teams with losing records . . . . . . . . . . .1-2
Against teams with even records . . . . . . . . . . .0-0
When leading at halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1
When trailing at halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-3
Three or more reach double-figures . . . . . . . . .2-3
In overtime game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0
Game margin is 1-5 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-2
Game margin 5-10 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
Game margin over 10 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1