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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 this evening’s matchup between your No. 3 Owens Express and the visiting Macomb Monarchs. Tonight’s game will be streamed live through the department’s YouTube page, which can be found by searching Owens Express Athletics. - Macomb enters tonight’s game with a 4-7 record. They are led by freshman forward Johanna Lafayette, who is averaging 11.7 points and 12.1 rebounds per game. - With its win over Oakland on Dec. 21, Owens broke the 2010-11 team’s record for the best single season start in program history. - Owens has now won its first 12 games by an average of 49.5 PPG. Furthermore, they have outscored their opponents by 595 points, which is 45 more than the total number of points they’ve allowed this year. They have not won a game by fewer than 22 points, and they are averaging 95.4 PPG, which is second in the nation. Head Coach: Head Coach: - Owens is now 65-1 at home since February of 2012. Mike Llanas (13th Yr.) - Owens has now won 26 consecutive regular season Jay Ritchie (8th Yr.) games dating back to Jan. 6 of last season. That is just three short of tying the program’s longest winning streak Career Record: Career Record: record, which is currently held by the 2014-15 team, which 305-96 n/a won its final 29 games after losing the season opener. - Owens has the following players in the top 25 in statisCareer OCCAC Record: Career MCCAC Record: tical categories - Ariel Bethea is 10th in steals at 4.0 per game, Haili Mossing is 19th in assist/turnover ratio at 3.2, 128-29 n/a and Essence Cowan is 11th in 3-point field goal percentage at 46.9 percent and 25th in assist/turnover ratio at 2.8. - As a team, Owens is in the top 10 in the nation in the following statistical categories - points per game (2), blocks (5), assists (4), rebounds (2), defensive rebounds PPG: Bethea 14.1 PPG: Lafayette 11.7 (3), offensive rebounds (5), FT percentage (5), FT made RPG: Ivey 9.5 RPG: Lafayette 12.1 (5), FG made (9) and FG percentage (8). APG: Pennington 4.3 APG: Dickow 2.6 SPG: Bethea 4.0 SPG: Dickow 1.6 - Owens is 7-2 all-time against Macomb. They are 6-0 at BPG: Troike 2.0 BPG: Lafayette 1.2 home, 1-0 on the road and 0-2 in neutral site matchups. FG%: Reese 55.3 FG%: Brown 57.1 Head coach Mike Llanas is 3-1 all-time against Macomb 3PT FG%: Mossing 47.6 3PT FG%: Brown 62.5 with the lone loss coming on Nov. 23, 2012. Owens defeatFT %: Troike 88.2 FT %: Stokes 75.0 ed Macomb 83-66 on Dec. 12 of last year. - Owens broke five school records in the big win over Oakland last week - most points in a game (134), most points in a half (67), most field goals made (49), fewest fouls in a game (4) and largest margin of victory (99). - Owens enters today with a 36-game regular season winning streak in conference play, although today is a non-league game. - To view the schedule and results, along with links to recaps, photo albums and videos this year, visit OwensExpress.com and select women’s basketball from the sport dropdown. Once there, click on schedule/results dropdown and then the corresponding links will appear next to each game. - You can follow live updates on Twitter by searching thehandle @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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MACOMB
THE BASICS
STATISTICAL LEADERS
2016-17 Macomb Monarchs Roster
No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. Hometown 1 Victoria Dickow 5-7 FR G Clinton Township, MI 3 Bri Crawford 5-11 SO F Southfield, MI 5 Ashleigh Ringstad 5-8 FR G Harrison Township, MI 12 Johanna Lafayette 6-0 FR F Troy, MI 20 Ashley Wilson 5-5 FR F Warren, MI 21 Desyrae Brown 5-8 FR G Chesterfield, MI 25 Gabby Stokes 5-9 SO G Port Huron, MI 32 Taylor Williams 5-10 FR G Warren, MI 33 Kaci McGee 5-10 FR F St. Clair Shores, MI 44 Kourtney Parr 5-6 SO F Sterling Heights, MI HEAD COACH: Jay Ritchie (8th Season) ASSISTANT COACHES: Al Diver (2nd Season), Shannon Valicevic (2nd Season)
2016-17 RECORD IN DEPTH OVERALL RECORD: 12-0 OCCAC Region XII Home Away Neutral
2-0 10-0 7-0 4-0 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 W 107-55 No. 15 SCHOOLCRAFT W 92-50 MUSKEGON W 86-55 CUYAHOGA* W 86-51 @ No. 20 Sinclair* W 78-56 KELLOGG W 103-31 OAKLAND W 134-35 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
- Missed the team’s past three games - Leads team in FT percentage at 88.2 - Double digit scoring in four games
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#3 ESSENCE COWAN
- 23 PPG over past two contests - 11th in nation in 3 pt FG % at 46.9 perecent - Third on the team in scoring (13.2 PPG)
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#5 COURIZMA WILLIAMS
- Averaging 17.3 PPG over past three contests - Season-high 22 points in win over Oakland - 8-for-14 from 3-pt range past three games
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#10 BRENDA PENNINGTON
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#12 HAILI MOSSING
- Missed team’s win over Oakland - Averaging 11 PPG over past two games played - Averaging 7.5 RPG over past four contests played
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#20 SYBIL ROSEBORO
- Drained season-high three 3-pointers vs Oakland - Six or more rebounds in past 4 games, 5 overall - Two or more steals in eight games this year
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#22 JERYN REESE
- 646 career points - 9 pts away from top 25 - 18 career double-doubles, two career 20-20s - Produced 6th career 20 point game against Oakland
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#23 DENISSA SLY
- Missed team’s past four games - Second on team in offensive rebounds at 2.0 per game - Fourth on team in assists at 2.3 per game
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#24 ARIEL BETHEA
- 16.6 PPG, 4.3 SPG, 4.1 RPG, 3 APG over past 8 games - Sits at 437 career points, 145 career steals - Shooting 50 plus percent from field in 6 of past 8 games
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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
- Season-high 13 pts vs Oakland 5-2 Fr. Bishop Noll Institute/Hammond, IN - Averaging 7.5 APG over past four contests - Reached 100 career points in win over Oakland
5-9 Fr. Evergreen/Metamora, OH
5-6 So. Elyria/Elyria, OH
6-0 So. Mansfield/Mansfield, OH
5-8 Fr. Northmont/Engelwood, OH
5-9 G Huron/Ann Arbor, MI
- 24 pts, 18 reb. vs Oakland - season-highs in both 6-1 Fr. Westerville South/Westerville, OH - Three double-doubles, including two straight - 15 PPG, 15.7 RPG over past three contests - Missed team’s past four games 6-0 Fr. North Baltimore/North Baltimore, OH - Has 1 reb, 1 ast and 1 steal in 5 of 7 games played - 3rd on team in FT percentage at 87.5