1 - University of Kentucky Athletics

Basketball Support Staff
Stephanie
Aschmann
Administrative Support
Associate
Stephanie Aschmann enters her second year
with the UK Athletics Association as the administrative
support associate for women’s basketball.
Aschmann is responsible for the day-to-day
schedules of the coaches, and their charitable
activities and public appearances. She also develops
and coordinates events for coaches, players,
alumnae, boosters and fans. Her duties also
include maintaining the women’s basketball
recruiting database and assisting with daily administrative
operations in the basketball office.
Aschmann, 26, came to UK in October 2006
after serving as the executive director of the
Makenna Foundation, a non-profit organization
that helps raise funds to make the Kentucky Children’s
Hospital a benchmark of children’s hospitals
by providing the necessary equipment and
assisting in hospital expansion.
Prior to the Makenna Foundation,
Aschmann was the executive director of the Bluegrass
Tennis Association, where she promoted
tennis in central Kentucky by coordinating
fundraisers, programs and tournaments.
The Abbeville, La., native is very active in
community service, serving as a member of several
charitable organizations. Aschmann earned her
bachelor’s degree at UK in secondary education
social studies in 2003 and is currently a nondegree
seeking business student at UK.
Beth Davis
Administrative Assistant
Women’s Basketball
Beth Davis is in her sixth year at Kentucky,
her second as administrative assistant in the
women’s basketball office. Her duties include
organizing summer camps, helping with the
booster club, organizing male practice players, and
day-to-day office operations.
Davis, from Hazard, Ky., served as a team
manager for the UK Hoops team for fours years,
earning the head manager title for three consecutive
seasons.
She graduated from Kentucky in May 2006
with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and
plans to graduate in December with a master’s
degree in sport leadership.
Davis is a 2002 graduate of Perry County
Central High School where she was a four-year
letter winner in basketball and three-year letter
winner in softball.
Susan Lax
Associate Media
Relations Director
Susan Lax is in her 11th season with the University
of Kentucky, her seventh as Associate
Director of Media Relations. In addition to coordinating
all publicity efforts for the women’s basketball
team, she assists with public relations
duties for the Wildcat football team.
Lax was promoted to associate director after
serving as the department’s assistant director for
four years. The Murray, Ky., native joined the
UK staff in 1997 after spending two years as the
assistant media relations director at Murray State
while attending graduate school. Several of Lax’s
publications have won awards from the College
of Sports Information Directors Association
(CoSIDA).
Lax graduated from Freed-Hardeman University
in Henderson, Tenn., where she was a
three-year letter winner for the Lady Lions tennis
team. She graduated in 1995 with a bachelor’s
degree in communications with an
emphasis in public relations.
She is a member of CoSIDA (College Sports
Information Directors of America), FWA (Football
Writers Assocation, and USBWA (United
States Basketball Writers Association).
Tricia Matysak
Senior Athletic Trainer
Tricia Matysak is in her fourth season at Kentucky
as the women’s basketball athletic trainer.
Her secondary responsibilities are women’s golf,
rifle and volleyball. She also oversees all women’s
health issues and protocols for all sports.
A native of Knox, Ind., Matysak has over 10
years of experience in the athletic training field.
She came to the Bluegrass State from Notre
Dame, where she spent four seasons as the men’s
soccer and men’s and women’s lacrosse athletic
trainer. She also assisted with the Fighting Irish
football team and other Olympic sports while also
The Scorers’ Table
Don
Deluca
Shot Chart
Donald
Grayson
Shot Clock
Mike
Zuckerman
In-Game Stats
Mike “Bear”
Rogers
In-Game Stats/
Scoreboard
Sharon
McCauley
Scoreboard
Donnie
Hart
Public Address Announcer
Lee Ann
Clark
In-Game Statistics Director
Ken
Bourne
Official Scorer
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