Feb. 3, 2001
Women's Basketball Team to Entertain Washburn to Start Three-Game Home Stand
The Game: Truman State University Bulldogs (Mid-America Intercollegiate
Athletics Association/NCAA Division II) vs. Washburn University Lady Blues
(NCAA DII/MIAA)
Date/Time: Monday, Feb. 5, 2001/5:30 pm
Location: Kirksville, Mo.
Arena (Capacity): Pershing Arena (1,600)
Broadcast: KRES 104.7 FM in Moberly, Mo., Sports Director Brad Boyer will do play-by-play, with commentary from Kevin White, Truman Assistant Director of Athletics, for the home games and Hank Janssen doing commentary on the road. The pregame show begins approximately 15 minutes before the game.
The campus station, KTRM 88.7, is tentatively scheduled to also broadcast the Feb. 10 game.
Team Line: Live KRES broadcast by calling 1-800-846-4700. Access Code: 6350
Truman Probable Starters
24-Annie Westhoff, Fr., F, 6-0 (9.6 ppg, 5.4 rpg)
04-Keagan Thalin, Fr., G, 5-8 (4.0 ppg, 1.3 rpg)
35-Jennifer Perkins, Jr., C/F, 6-1 (15.6 ppg, 7.8 rpg)
10-Jessy Fletcher, Jr., G, 5-11(10.4 ppg, 6.8 rpg)
13-Robyn Gerber, Jr., G, 5-8 (7.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg)
Washburn Probable Starters
21-Lindsey Moddlemog, G, 5-8, Jr. (1.3 ppg, 1.5 rpg)
20-Bethany McGraw, G, 5-6, So. (4.7 ppg, 1.5 rpg)
34-Kelly Antholz, C, 6-1, Sr. (0.7 ppg, 0.9 rpg)
44-Crystal Walker, F, 6-0, So. (8.4 ppg, 6.3 rpg)
30-Jovanae St. Cyr, G/F, 5-11, Jr. (5.8 ppg, 5.4 rpg)
Truman (7-12 overall, 2-9 in the MIAA): The Truman women broke an eight-game losing streak with a 70-69 overtime thriller at Missouri Southern on Saturday to sweep the series with the Lady Lions this year.
Prior to the Missouri Southern win, the 'Dogs only other win in the MIAA was a 91-74 victory in Kirksville over Missouri Southern. The Bulldogs are 3-5 in Kirksville this year and 4-7 on the road.
The Bulldogs continue to rank first in the MIAA in rebounding offense (41.8 rpg), defensive rebounds (28.79 drpg) and blocked shots (3.37 bpg).
The Truman women are ninth in the MIAA standings, now just one game out of the eighth spot. The Bulldogs need to continue winning at home this week if they are to make their fourth-straight trip to the conference postseason tournament by finishing in the top eight in the MIAA.
Washburn Lady Blues (10-9 overall, 4-7 in the MIAA): The Lady Blues are tied for sixth with Northwest Missouri in the league standings. On Saturday, the Lady Blues lost 73-65 to Southwest Baptist in Topeka. WU lost to SBU 70-54 earlier this year as well.
Senior forward Jennifer Butcher came off the bench to lead WU with 18 points vs. SBU, while junior guard forward Jovanae St. Cyr led the squad with 10 boards.
Sophomore guard Kristy Chapman is 13th in conference scoring with 12.2 points a game, and Butcher is tied for 11th in MIAA rebounding (6.5 rpg). Sophomore forward Crystal Walker is 14th in league rebounding (6.3 rpg).
Junior guard Thorlan Buchanan is ninth in MIAA assists (3.56 apg) and assist/turnover ratio (1.24), but will not play tonight due to a stress fracture in her foot.
The Coaches: Bulldog Head Coach John Sloop is in his first season as a collegiate head coach, but served five years as the assistant coach for the Truman men's team.
Ron McHenry is in his first season with the Lady Blues and as a head coach. McHenry served as assistant coach for the Washburn men's team for 11 seasons before taking the reigns for the women's team.
Series Records: Washburn leads the overall series with the Truman women, 19-6. The two teams have split for the last three seasons with each contingent winning on its home court. WU knocked off the 'Dogs 63-52 in Topeka on Jan. 8, 2001.
The Lady Blues had a nine-game win-streak going in the series before Truman registered a 66-49 win on Feb. 2, 1998, in Kirksville.
Perkins Named MIAA Athlete of the Week: Junior center/forward Jennifer Perkins (Fort Dodge, Iowa/St. Edmund) was named MIAA athlete of the week after averaging a double-double with 21.5 points and 10.0 rebounds in games with Central Missouri and Missouri Southern last week. She shot 54.1 (20-of-37) during the two-game span and charted three blocked shots. Perkins had a team season-high performance, going 11-of-19 (.579) from the field against MSSC, scoring 22 points and grabbing six offensive and six defensive rebounds. It was her fifth game of the year with 20 or more points and her fifth double-double for the season.
Bulldogs in the MIAA: Sophomore forward/center Jennifer Fisher (Fordland, Mo./Marshfield) moved up to second in conference rebounding (8.5 rpg) and is tied for third in blocked shots (1.16 pg) after swatting three balls vs. Missouri Southern. She is also second in the MIAA in free throw percentage (.891).
Junior center/forward Jennifer Perkins (Fort Dodge, Iowa/St. Edmund) is sixth in the conference with 15.6 points a game, tied for third in rebounding (7.8 rpg), fourth in field goal percentage (.531) and second in MIAA blocked shots (1.26 pg).
Junior guard/forward Jessy Fletcher (Atlanta, Mo.) is ninth in league rebounding (6.8 pg) and tied for 18th in scoring (10.4 ppg).
Junior guard Tessa Thurman (Atlanta, Mo.) is back among the leagues leaders in three point field goals made, coming in tied for 10th this week (1.32 pg).
Truman vs. Missouri Southern on Feb. 3, 2001: The Bulldogs trailed for most of the first half, but not by much as the Lady Lions largest lead came just 1:44 before the half, 28-22. Truman then went on a 7-1 run that culminated with Jennifer Perkins' bucket with one second remaining to tie the score at 29 at intermission.
Truman took the lead at 18:35 in the second stanza on a layup by Perkins. MSSC quickly answered, but a two-pointer by freshman forward/guard Annie Westhoff (Webster Groves, Mo.) next would give the 'Dogs the lead for the next eight-and-a-half minutes. At the nine-minute mark, the Missouri Southern tied the score at 47 and the two teams would fight through six lead changes and three tie scores until the Lady Lions took a two-point lead with one minute left in regulation time.
Fisher then performed the heroics for the Bulldogs, grabbing the offensive rebound and drawing the foul and hitting both free throws to tie the score at 62. That score would hold up the next 39 seconds to send the 'Dogs into their first overtime game since a 89-85 loss to Washburn on Jan. 31, 2000.
In the extra session, Gerber hit a pair of charity shots to start scoring, but the Lady Lions took a one-point lead with a trey at 3:49. Westhoff grabbed back the lead for the 'Dogs with a jumper and Fisher laid in another ball to give Truman a three-point margin over MSSC with 2:37 go to. Missouri Southern again tied the score at 68 following a free shot and a jumper, but could have enjoyed a greater lead but for a block by Fisher, her third rejection of the game.
The Lady Lions made a free throw to take a one-point lead with 16 seconds remaining in the overtime period. Gerber then brought the ball up the floor for the 'Dogs and missed a layup with three ticks left on the clock. But Fisher again saved the day with a put-back with one second left, giving Truman its first win in eight games.
Bits on the Bulldogs
40-Jennifer Fisher, Jr.: Had a career-high with 25 points and five three-pointers vs. St. Joseph's (Ind.) on Nov. 24 ... leads the team in rebounding with 8.5 a game (162) and from the line, shooting .891 (49-of-55) ... scored in double figures in 12 games this year, including seven double-doubles ... best rebounding game this year was vs. Rockhurst when she grabbed 14 boards ... already ranks fifth on the Truman career blocked shots list with 43 and is 10th in career three-point field goals made ... led the 'Dogs with 15 points vs. CMSU ... leads the team with 45 assists ... her 5-of-5 performance from long range in the St. Joseph's contest ties her with one other individual in the MIAA for the best single-game percentage (1.000) from beyond the arc so far this season, it is also tied for second with most made in the game in the league ... made game-winning put-back in 70-69 overtime win vs. Missouri Southern on Feb. 3
10-Jessy Fletcher, Jr.: John Wood Community College Transfer ... only player to have started every game ... scored in double figures 12 times with three double-doubles ... had a senior college career high with 16 points vs. Missouri-Rolla on Jan. 24 and Missouri Western on Jan. 10, and grabbed a career-high of 14 rebounds vs. St. Joseph's ... third on the team with 10.1 points a game ... tied for the team season game high with six assists against St. Joseph's.
13-Robyn Gerber, Jr.: Gerber is fifth in scoring on the team with 7.0 points a game ... has five games this year with double-digit scoring ... led the team with 15 points in Truman's first MIAA win over Missouri Southern on Jan. 6, and with 12 points in the team's first victory of the year at Quincy (Ill.) ... tied for the team season-high with six assists in the first Rockhurst encounter on Nov. 28 and is second on the team for the year with with 39 helpers ... had the game-winning assist in the 50-48 win over Quincy.
35-Jennifer Perkins, Jr.: The teams leading scorer (15.3 ppg), Perkins has charted 16 games with double-digit scoring, including five 20-plus efforts .... had a career-high and team season-best with 26 points at Washburn on Jan. 8 ... has five double-doubles for the year in the games, most recently with 22 points and 12 boards vs. MSSC on Feb. 3 ... has led the team in scoring in 10 contests so far this year and tied for the team lead twice ... is currently 13th on the Bulldog career scoring leaders list with 846 points and is eighth in among all-time rebounders at Truman with 485 ... is tied for second on the Truman list for career blocked shots with 53, five away from the school record ... made a team season-high with 11-19 performance vs. Missouri Southern on Feb. 3 ... scored the game-winning bucket in the team's first win in 2000-01 vs. Quincy.
Keagan Thalin, Fr.: She has come off the bench in every game to average 4.0 points ... had her first double-digit scoring game vs. Nebraska-Omaha with 13 points and charted her second vs. Missouri Southern with 10 points ... charted career highs with four assists vs. MSSC and with 11-of-14 performance from the charity stripe vs. Nebraska-Omaha ... was a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line against Missouri Southern ... her 11 free throws vs. UNO ties for second in the MIAA for most in a single-game this year.
11-Tessa Thurman, Jr.: John Wood Community College Transfer ... leads the team with 25 long range buckets ... had a career high 14 points in the season-opener against Tampa and vs. Mt. Mercy ... also scored 11 points in the St. Joseph's and Missouri Southern contests to account for all of her double-digit scoring games this year ... made four treys against Tampa.
23-Emily Turnbull, Fr.: Turnbull has played in every game and earned her first start against Emporia on Jan. 20 ... started four contests ... has 32 assists and averages 2.8 points a game ... had career highs with 12 points, seven free throws, 10 FT attempts and three rebounds against Missouri Western on Jan. 10.
24-Annie Westhoff, Fr.: Garnered a starting role in the last 14 games ... fourth in team scoring (9.6 ppg) and rebounding (5.4 rpg) ... had double-digit scoring efforts in nine games ... had a career-high and led the team with 21 points vs. Pittsburg on Jan. 27 ... also led the team with 17 points vs. Missouri Western on Jan. 10 ... had her first double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds vs. St. Joseph's on Nov. 24 ... also had two blocked shots vs. St. Joseph's ... led the team with four steals vs. Mt. Mercy and three against Southwest Baptist and Emporia.
Ashlea Wood, Fr.: Has come off the bench in 18 games this year and made her first career start against Pittsburg on Jan. 27, charting career-highs with 10 points, four made field goals, eight field goal attempts, her first three-pointer and three assists ... also started against CMSU on Jan. 31 ... had a career-high with eight rebounds against Missouri Western on Jan. 10 which tied for the team game high ... was 3-for-3 from the free throw line vs. Mt. Mercy.
Truman vs. Washburn on Jan. 8, 2001: Jennifer Perkins had a career-high and team season-best with 26 points, going 10-of-15 from the field and 6-of-8 from the line, while also blocking three shots. She began all scoring with a jumper in the first minute of action, but that was the only lead the Bulldogs had as the Lady Blues responded with an 8-0 run, going ahead for the rest of the game.
WU closed the first period with a 9-0 run building its lead to 18 with a minute to go. Perkins cut the WU margin to 16 with a two-pointer to end the half and leave the score at 35-19 in Washburn's favor.
Perkins put the Bulldogs on the board first in the second half and rattled off six straight points, but could not stop the Lady Blues who expanded their lead to 20 by the 17-minute mark.
Behind by 18 at 15:14, Perkins sparked an 8-0 run for the 'Dogs with a jumper, rejecting two WU shots during the run.
Washburn answered again though, scoring eight points to one for Truman to push the Lady Blues' lead back to 17 with 8:29 to go. Fletcher hit a pair of free throws at 4:48, giving the Bulldogs hope by beginning a 9-2 run that left Truman down by nine with 1:17 left to play. However, the run and all scoring by the 'Dogs ended with a layup by Westhoff with 1:17 to go and left the Lady Blues the winners, 63-52.
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