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OWENS EXPRESS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
10-TIME OCCAC CHAMPIONS 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
6 NJCAA All-Americans --- 7 NJCAA National Tournament Appearances --- 2015 NJCAA Final 4
TODAY’S MATCHUP
NOTES
- Welcome to tonight’s matchup between your No. 3 Owens Express and the visiting Lansing Stars. Tonight’s game will be broadcasted on BCSN, and it will be streamed live through the department’s YouTube page, which can be found by searching Owens Express Athletics. - The biggest storyline in tonight’s game is Owens head coach Michael Llanas going for his 300th career win. He is 299-96 in 12 plus seasons at Owens. He has led the team to seven consecutive seasons with at least 25 wins, five of the past six OCCAC championships, three of the past four district championships and three top 10 national finishes in the past four seasons. He is already the program’s all-time wins leader and has averaged nearly 25 wins per season over his 12 plus years. - Owens has won five straight to open the season by an average margin of 48.4 points per game. They have won every game by at least 23, and they have now won 19 Head Coach: Head Coach: consecutive regular season games dating back to Jan. 6 of Mike Llanas (13th Yr.) Ervin Brunson (22nd Yr.) last season. - Lansing is 1-1 to open the season. Their lone loss was to Delta College 64-57. This will be their second road game Career Record: Career Record: of the season. 299-96 288-233 - Tonight will be the first meeting between these two teams since Nov. 11, 2007 when Owens defeated Lansing Career OCCAC Record: Career MCCAA Record: 53-44. - Owens is 59-1 at home since February of 2012. 127-29 n/a - The No. 3 preseason ranking for Owens is the highest in program history. - Following today’s game, Owens will host No. 15 Schoolcraft next Wednesday. - Jeryn Reese, a sophomore forward, eclipsed 500 career PPG: Cowan - 13.8 PPG: Finch - 13.5 points on Nov. 9, becoming just the 41st player in program RPG: Ivey - 8.0 RPG: Potter - 13.0 history to reach that mark. Among those 41 is her mother, APG: Bethea - 3.4 APG: Crim - 7.0 SPG: Bethea - 3.2 SPG: Crim - 3.5 Janice Butzin-Reese (1993-95), who is 18th in career scorBPG: 3 tied at 0.8 BPG - Berndt - 1.0 ing in program history with 697 points. FG%: Reese - 59.6 FG%: Berndt - 54.5 - To view the schedule and results, along with links to 3PT FG%: Cowan - 41.7 3PT FG%: Bonds - 33.3 recaps, photo albums and videos this year, visit OwensExFT %: Williams - 91.7 FT %: Wolf - 57.1 press.com and select women’s basketball from the sport dropdown and then the corresponding links will appear next to each game. - Visit our YouTube page for videos throughout the year, including full games and post game interviews, along with features at various times. - You can follow live updates on Twitter by searching the handle @owensexpress, and you can find us on Facebook by searching Owens Express Athletics. We also have an Instagram page you can find by searching Owens Express Athletics.
NO. 3 OWENS
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LANSING
THE BASICS
STATISTICAL LEADERS
2016-17 Lansing Stars Roster
No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. Hometown 4 Caniyia Buckner 5-9 FR G Clinton, MD 12 Sarah Schultz 5-9 FR F Williamston, MI 14 Grace Berndt 5-10 FR F Dimondale, MI 15 Chastiy Potter 5-9 SO F Perry, MI 21 Courtney Wolf 5-6 SO G Morrice, MI 22 Lindsay Crim 5-6 FR G Perry, MI 23 Kelsey Finch 5-9 FR G Perry, MI 30 Jasmine Cotton 5-10 FR F Elkhart, IN 32 Kahdajah Williams 5-8 FR F St. Clair Shores, MI 42 Erika Adams 5-10 SO F Ravenna, MI 44 Destiny Bonds 5-5 FR G Elkhart, IN HEAD COACH: Ervin Brunson (24th Season) ASSISTANT COACHES: Anita Castellon (3rd Season), Rose Muckenthaler (2nd Season)
2016-17 RECORD IN DEPTH OVERALL RECORD: 5-0 OCCAC Region XII Home Away Neutral
0-0 4-0 1-0 3-0 1-0
2016-17 SCHEDULE/RESULTS DATE
11/01 11/09 11/16 11/18 11/19 11/22 11/30 12/03 12/14 12/17 12/20 12/21 12/29 12/30 01/07 01/11 01/14 01/18 01/21 01/25 01/28 02/01 02/04 02/08 02/11 02/15 02/18 02/22 02/25 03/04 03/07 03/10 03/11 03/21 03/22 03/23 03/24 03/25
OPPONENT
RESULT
@ Mercyhurst North East W 86-40 WAYNE COUNTY W 122-46 @ No. 15 Schoolcraft W 81-42 @ No. 12 Kalamazoo Valley# W 75-55 Grand Rapids# W 92-34 LANSING 5:30 PM No. 15 SCHOOLCRAFT 5:30 PM MUSKEGON 1 PM CUYAHOGA* 5:30 PM @ Sinclair* 1 PM KELLOGG 5:30 PM OAKLAND 5:30 PM MACOMB 5:30 PM JACKSON 5:30 PM @ Hocking 1 PM LORAIN COUNTY* 5:30 PM @ Columbus State* 1 PM EDISON* 5:30 PM CLARK STATE* 1 PM @ Lakeland* 5:30 PM @ Cincinnati State* 1 PM @ Cuyahoga* 5:30 PM HOCKING 1 PM @ Lorain County* 5:30 PM SINCLAIR* 1 PM @ Edison* 5:30 PM COLUMBUS STATE* 1 PM LAKELAND* 5:30 PM @ Clark State* 1 PM CINCINNATI STATE* 1 PM District I Quarterfinals^ 5:30 PM District I Semifinals TBA District I Finals TBA NJCAA D-II Nationals TBA NJCAA D-II Nationals TBA NJCAA D-II Nationals TBA NJCAA D-II Nationals TBA NJCAA D-II Nationals TBA TBA ALL CAPS - HOME GAMES * CONFERENCE GAMES # KVCC Classic @ KVCC ^ If necessary
2016-17 Owens Express Women’s Basketball Roster HEAD COACH: MIKE LLANAS ASSISTANT COACHES: STEPHEN PERRY, TIFFANI BLACKMAN
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#00 KAMRYN TROIKE
- Has reached double digit scoring in 2 of 5 games - Averaging 6.0 pts, 5.2 reb. in just 12.6 minutes per game - Season-high 7 rebounds twice
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#3 ESSENCE COWAN
- Has reached double digits in every game - Leads team in scoring at 13.8 PPG - Shooting team-high 41.7 percent from the 3-point line
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#5 COURIZMA WILLIAMS
- Season-high 11 points vs KVCC - Has at least 3 rebounds in every game except one - Has 40 career blocks
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#10 BRENDA PENNINGTON
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#12 HAILI MOSSING
- Has scored with at least 1 reb. in every game - Season-high 9 points vs GRCC on Saturday - Has at least 1 3-pointer in 3 of 5 games at a 57.1 % clip
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#20 SYBIL ROSEBORO
- Has at least 4 points in every game, high of 13 vs MNE - Season-high 8 rebounds vs KVCC last week - Has at least 1 assist in every game, high of 5 vs WCCC
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#21 HALEY PICKARD
- Has at least 2 points in 4 of 5 games - Six of her seven rebounds are offensive - Season-high 3 steals vs GRCC last week
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#22 JERYN REESE
- Second on team in scoring at 13.2 PPG - Has at least 4 rebounds in every game - Season-high 4 steals vs GRCC
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#23 DENISSA SLY
- Has at least 4 points in every game - Season-high 6 rebounds vs KVCC - Season-high 4 steals vs Schoolcraft
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#24 ARIEL BETHEA
- Has at least 100 career steals, rebounds and assists - Leads team in assists and steals per game - Season-high 7 steals vs MNE
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#30 KAYLAH IVEY
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#32 OLIVIA FROST
6-4 Fr. St. Wendelin/Fostoria, OH
5-6 Fr. Lima Senior/Lima, OH
5-10 So. Hughes/Cincinnati, OH
- Has at least 1 ast, 1 reb, 1 stl and 4 pts in 3 of 5 games 5-2 Fr. Bishop Noll Institute/Hammond, IN - Season-high 12 pts vs Wayne County - Second on team at 2.8 assists per game
5-9 Fr. Evergreen/Metamora, OH
5-6 So. Elyria/Elyria, OH
5-9 Fr. Genoa/Genoa, OH
6-0 So. Mansfield/Mansfield, OH
5-8 Fr. Northmont/Engelwood, OH
5-9 G Huron/Ann Arbor, MI
- Season-high 14 points vs Schoolcraft 6-1 Fr. Westerville South/Westerville, OH - First career double-double vs Schoolcraft (13 reb.) - Nearly half (19 of 40) of her rebounds are offensive 6-0 Fr. North Baltimore/North Baltimore, OH
- Scored team-high 13 pts vs KVCC despite having the flu - Has started 3 of 4 games played - Has produced two double digit rebounding games