Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Warhawk women's basketball team ranked D3hoops.com Preseason Poll


The UW-Whitewater women's basketball team is coming off a solid season and will open its 2012-2013 ampaign ranked 8th in the D3hoops.com Preseason Poll. UW-W has six seniors on the roster that have played in the NCAA III tournament three years and won 20+ games each year -- so expectations are high. So head coach Keri Carollo doesn’t have to dig a basement or do any major building. With most of the team back that went 22-7 last year and finished one game out of the WIAC championship while earning a NCAA III postseason bid, a minor remodeling job is all that is called for.

Returnees include point guard Kaitlyn Thill (8.5 pts, 3.6 assists), among the Division III leaders in steals; guard Mary Merg, who led the team in scoring last year (13.4); forwards Katie Burton (7.1 pts) and Cortney Kumerow (11.3 points, 5.3 reb, 53% FG, 87% FT), and center Stephanie Glynn (3.8 points). Glynn is the only member of the group who hasn’t been a starter. Team captain Megan Theune, who missed last year with an injury, averaged 7.1 points while playing both the two and three positions in her junior year. That is the foundation.
The remodeling will come from the group that will fill the minutes necessary to play in Carollo’s up-tempo, pressure game. Along with four starters, a long bench is back, and UW-W added ten first year players that are not only the key to the future of Warhawk basketball, but the pieces that must fit in this year to meet those expectations.

2012-13 Record:   22-7 overall, 12-4 WIAC ... third regular season, second WIAC tourney, NCAA III tournament first round loss

 Starters Lost:
Chantel Burg, F, 8.4 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals

Other Key Losses: Jamie Swanson, G, played in all 29 games, 13 starts, 6.8 points
Emily Bestor, G, played in all 29 games, 4.1 points

Starters Returning:
Kaitlyn Thill, PG, 8.5 points, 3.4 assists, 2.8 steals
Mary Merg, G, 13.4 points, 3.2 rebounds
Katie Burton, G, 7.1 points, 2.5 rebounds, 21 starts
Cortney Kumerow, C, 11.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.0 blocked shots, 53% FG, 83% FT

Other Letterwinners Returning:
Sam Quandt, 5-6, Sr, played in all 29 games, 4.1 points, 46% three point FG%
Stephanie Glynn, 6-1, Sr, played in all 29 games, 3.8 points, 2.4 rebounds
Morgan Dahlke, 5-10, Jr, played in 21 games
Sam Newhouse, 5-9, Jr
Emily McCullick, 5-11, Sr
Amy Mandrell, 6-0, Jr
Chelsea Gieseke, 6-1, Sr

Top Newcomers:
Lisa Palmer, 5-11, F, Bartlett, IL, all-conference, all-area
Emily Jensen, 6-2, C, Wauwatosa/East, East’s Outstanding Female Athlete senior year
Sam Hellyer, 5-6, G, Stillman Valley, IL, all-conference, team third in state tourney
Abbie Reeves, 5-9, G, Westosha, all-conference, all-area, county Player of the Year, WBCA All-Star Game

2012-13 Women's Basketball Schedule


Home games are in bold print

DateOpponentLocationTimesult
11/15/2012Carroll UniversityWaukesha7:00 pm
Monmouth Tournament
11/17/2012Wartburg CollegeMonmouth, IL5:00 pm 
11/18/2012Iowa Wesleyan or MonmouthMonmouth, ILTBA
11/24/2012Edgewood College (Parent’s Day)Whitewater5:00 pm
11/26/2012Loras (JV)Whitewater6:00 pm
11/28/2012Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL6:00 pm
12/1/2012Conference GameUW-StoutMenomonie6:00 pm
12/5/2012Conference GameUW-La CrosseWhitewater7:00 pm
12/8/2012Conference GameUW-Eau ClaireWhitewater5:00 pm
12/10/2012UW-Rock County (JV) Janesville6:00 pm
12/12/2012Conference GameUW-Stevens PointStevens Point7:00 pm
Hope College Tournament
12/14/2012Kalamazoo CollegeHolland, MI5:30 pm
12/15/2012Hope CollegeHolland, MI3:00 pm
12/17/2012MATC - Milwaukee (JV)Whitewater7:00 pm
Big Easy Challenge
12/29/2012Millikin UniversityNew Orleans, LA6:00 pm
12/30/2012Millsaps CollegeNew Orleans, LA6:00 pm
1/5/2013Conference GameUW-River FallsRiver Falls5:00 pm
1/7/2013Dubuque (JV)Whitewater7:00 pm
1/9/2013Conference GameUW-PlattevilleWhitewater7:00 pm
1/12/2013Conference GameUW-SuperiorSuperior3:00 pm
1/16/2013Conference GameUW-OshkoshOshkosh7:00 pm
1/19/2013Conference GameUW-Stout (Treyton Kilar Kid’s Day)Whitewater6:00 pm
1/21/2013MATC - Milwaukee (JV) Milwaukee (Alverno)7:00 pm
1/23/2013Conference GameUW-Stevens PointWhitewater7:00 pm  
1/24/2013UW-Rock County (JV)Whitewater6:00 pm
1/26/2013Conference GameUW-Eau ClaireEau Claire5:00 pm
1/30/2013Conference GameUW-La CrosseLa Crosse7:00 pm
2/3/2013Loras (JV) Dubuque, IA12:00 pm
2/6/2013Conference GameUW-PlattevillePlatteville7:00 pm
2/9/2013Conference GameUW-Superior (Alumni Day)Whitewater3:00 pm
2/13/2013Conference GameUW-Oshkosh (Play4Kay)Whitewater7:00 pm
2/16/2013Conference GameUW-River Falls (Senior Day)Whitewater6:00 pm


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