Glenville State Women's Basketball
Glenville State Women’s Basketball 2017-18
Glenville State vs. Fairmont State
Glenville State College Name……………………Glenville State College Location……………….Glenville, West Virginia Founded..............................................1872 Enrollment..........................................1,641 Colors.........................Royal Blue and White Nickname.......................................Pioneers Arena.......................................Waco Center Capacity...............................................3,500 Affiliation............................NCAA Division II Conference...........................................MEC President..............................Dr. Tracy Pellett Athletic Director..................Rusty Vineyard Head Coach............................Kim Stephens Overall Record.......................................52-7 Glenville State Record...........................52-7 Time at GSC.....................................2nd Year
MEC Semifinal Game Saturday, March 3……………………………………….…12 p.m. Charleston Civic Center………….Charleston, West Virginia The Matchup The No. 1 seeded Glenville State Lady Pioneers, the MEC regular season champion for the second straight year, will take on the No.5 seeded Fairmont State Fighting Falcons in the MEC Tournament Semifinals on Saturday. Glenville State won both regular season meetings (99-70 and 90-60). GSC defeated Shepherd University 107-76 in the quarterfinals while Fairmont knocked off the No. 4 seed Hilltoppers of West Liberty 64-55. Glenville State has now won 27 straight games. Kim Stephens earned her first win in the MEC Tournament over Shepherd. Paris McLeod scored 38 in the win over the Rams which is an MEC Tournament Record for most points scored in a single tournament game.
GSC Facts
Mountain East Conference Standings (2-28-2018) SCHOOL Glenville State Notre Dame WV State West Liberty Fairmont State Wheeling Jesuit Urbana Shepherd Concord Charleston WV Wesleyan UVa-Wise
OVERALL 27-1 21-8 13-15 13-15 15-13 12-16 12-14 14-14 13-15 12-16 8-20 6-21
CON 22-0 17-5 13-9 12-10 10-12 10-12 10-12 10-12 9-13 8-14 6-16 5-17
GSC has won the MEC Regular Season Championship for the 2nd straight year Fifth year in a row the Lady Pioneers have made it to the Quarterfinals of the MEC Tournament Last Semifinals game for GSC was in 2014. 2013-14 is the last time the Lady Pioneers won the MEC Conference Tournament (1st year of the MEC) defeating the University of Charleston (74-50) The Lady Pioneers are 5-3 in the MEC Tournament Glenville State holds the MEC Tournament record for most Three-Pointers Made in a Game with 16 (WV State 3-8-14) and holds the record for most Three-Pointers Made during the Tournament with 30 (2014) GSC also holds the MEC Tournament Record most FG’s with 88 in 3 games (2014) This is the 10th Regular Season Championship for the Lady Pioneers which is the most since 1978 and is the 3rd Regular Season Championship in the MEC (most in MEC) Paris McLeod has been named the MEC Player of the Week 4 times this season and won the MEC Player of the Year for the 2nd straight year (2016-17 and 2017-18) Kim Stephens was named the MEC Coach of the Year (2018)
Pioneers on the air Bob Edwards, the voice of the Pioneers, calls all the action of every Pioneer basketball game. Catch all of the action on 100.3 The Summit WAFD as well as online at www.gscpioneers.com . Glenville State Contact Information Sports Information Director: Jonathan Griffin II Athletic Website: www.gscpioneers.com School Website: www.glenville.edu Office Phone: (304) 462-6238 Cell Phone: (304) 629-9455 Email: [email protected]
Glenville State Women’s Basketball GLENVILLE STATE LADY PIONEERS 28-1 (22-0) # Name
Pos.
Height Class
Hometown/Previous School
0 Odyssey Trussell 1 Maya Horne 2 Bhrea Griffin 3 Julie Bishop 4 Taylor Parker 5 Chere Davis 10 Courtney Davis 11 Erika Toney 12 Paris McLeod 13 Tyaria Horton 20 Emily Stoller 21 Kristin DesRocher 23 Tayana Stewart 24 Abby Stoller 30 Asiya Smith
G G G G G G G/F F G G G/F G G G G
5-7 5-5 5-6 5-7 5-6 5-3 6-0 5-8 5-6 5-3 6-1 5-8 5-8 5-9 5-7
Sr. Jr. R-Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. R-Fr. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr.
Wichita, Kansas / Coffeyville Community C. Baltimore, Md. / Baltimore Polytechnic Int. Chicago, Ill. / Central Arkansas Glenville, W.Va. / Gilmer County High School Detroit, Mich. / Kent State Woodbridge, Va. / Osbourn Park High School Baltimore, Md. / M.A.T.H.S. Memphis, Tenn. / Itawamba Community C. Belleville, Mi. / Inkster High School Fairmont, W.Va / Fairmont Senior High School Fairmont, W.Va. / Cleveland State Chapmanville, W.Va./Chapmanville Regional Hagerstown, Md. /South Hagerstown HS Fairmont, W.Va. / Fairmont Senior High School Minneapolis, Minn. /Iowa Lakes Community C
35 Janele Price
C
6-1
Jr.
Joppa, Md. / Institute of Notre Dame
Head Coach: Kim Stephens Individual Season Highs Assistant Coaches: Cody Gilmore, Scott Stephens Points: 39, Paris McLeod (West Liberty 2/17) Rebounds: 18, Courtney Davis (Saginaw 11/22) Assists: 15, Bhrea Griffin (WV State 2/1)
FAIRMONT STATE FALCONS 16-13 (10-12) # Name
Pos.
Height Class
Hometown/Previous School
2 Jordan Johnson 3 Brooke Kurucz 10 Rachel Laskody 11 Presley Tuttle 14 Sierra Kotchman 20 Molly Rinkevich 21 Josie Daugherty 23 Ozge Yarga 25 Taylor Stafford 30 Celeste Etter 31 Kelli Jo Harrison 32 Hope Bray 42 Erin Danik
G G F G G F G G G G F G F
5-3 5-9 6-0 5-6 5-6 6-2 5-5 5-6 5-9 5-10 5-11 5-10 6-2
Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg South Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg (Akron) Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown Fairmont, W.Va./North Marion Washington, Pa./Trinity Erie, Pa./McDowell Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park Ankara, Turkey/Western Wyoming CC Frederick, Md./St. John's Catholic Kettering, Ohio/Fairmont Poca, W.Va./George Washington Shinnston, W.Va./Lincoln Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley
Fr. So. So. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr.
Head Coach: Steve McDonald Assistant Coaches: Stephanie Anderson and Amanda Ruffner
Individual Season Highs Points: 35, Brooke Kurucz (Lock Haven 11/10) Rebounds: 17, K elli Jo Harrison (Notre Dame 1/13) Assists: 7, Ozge Yarga (Glenville State 1/13)
Glenville State vs. Fairmont State
Glenville State College Name……………………Glenville State College Location……………….Glenville, West Virginia Founded..............................................1872 Enrollment..........................................1,641 Colors.........................Royal Blue and White Nickname.......................................Pioneers Arena.......................................Waco Center Capacity...............................................3,500 Affiliation............................NCAA Division II Conference...........................................MEC President..............................Dr. Tracy Pellett Athletic Director..................Rusty Vineyard Head Coach............................Kim Stephens Overall Record.......................................52-7 Glenville State Record...........................52-7 Time at GSC.....................................2nd Year
MEC Semifinal Game Saturday, March 3……………………………………….…12 p.m. Charleston Civic Center………….Charleston, West Virginia The Matchup The No. 1 seeded Glenville State Lady Pioneers, the MEC regular season champion for the second straight year, will take on the No.5 seeded Fairmont State Fighting Falcons in the MEC Tournament Semifinals on Saturday. Glenville State won both regular season meetings (99-70 and 90-60). GSC defeated Shepherd University 107-76 in the quarterfinals while Fairmont knocked off the No. 4 seed Hilltoppers of West Liberty 64-55. Glenville State has now won 27 straight games. Kim Stephens earned her first win in the MEC Tournament over Shepherd. Paris McLeod scored 38 in the win over the Rams which is an MEC Tournament Record for most points scored in a single tournament game.
GSC Facts
Mountain East Conference Standings (2-28-2018) SCHOOL Glenville State Notre Dame WV State West Liberty Fairmont State Wheeling Jesuit Urbana Shepherd Concord Charleston WV Wesleyan UVa-Wise
OVERALL 27-1 21-8 13-15 13-15 15-13 12-16 12-14 14-14 13-15 12-16 8-20 6-21
CON 22-0 17-5 13-9 12-10 10-12 10-12 10-12 10-12 9-13 8-14 6-16 5-17
GSC has won the MEC Regular Season Championship for the 2nd straight year Fifth year in a row the Lady Pioneers have made it to the Quarterfinals of the MEC Tournament Last Semifinals game for GSC was in 2014. 2013-14 is the last time the Lady Pioneers won the MEC Conference Tournament (1st year of the MEC) defeating the University of Charleston (74-50) The Lady Pioneers are 5-3 in the MEC Tournament Glenville State holds the MEC Tournament record for most Three-Pointers Made in a Game with 16 (WV State 3-8-14) and holds the record for most Three-Pointers Made during the Tournament with 30 (2014) GSC also holds the MEC Tournament Record most FG’s with 88 in 3 games (2014) This is the 10th Regular Season Championship for the Lady Pioneers which is the most since 1978 and is the 3rd Regular Season Championship in the MEC (most in MEC) Paris McLeod has been named the MEC Player of the Week 4 times this season and won the MEC Player of the Year for the 2nd straight year (2016-17 and 2017-18) Kim Stephens was named the MEC Coach of the Year (2018)
Pioneers on the air Bob Edwards, the voice of the Pioneers, calls all the action of every Pioneer basketball game. Catch all of the action on 100.3 The Summit WAFD as well as online at www.gscpioneers.com . Glenville State Contact Information Sports Information Director: Jonathan Griffin II Athletic Website: www.gscpioneers.com School Website: www.glenville.edu Office Phone: (304) 462-6238 Cell Phone: (304) 629-9455 Email: [email protected]
Glenville State Women’s Basketball GLENVILLE STATE LADY PIONEERS 28-1 (22-0) # Name
Pos.
Height Class
Hometown/Previous School
0 Odyssey Trussell 1 Maya Horne 2 Bhrea Griffin 3 Julie Bishop 4 Taylor Parker 5 Chere Davis 10 Courtney Davis 11 Erika Toney 12 Paris McLeod 13 Tyaria Horton 20 Emily Stoller 21 Kristin DesRocher 23 Tayana Stewart 24 Abby Stoller 30 Asiya Smith
G G G G G G G/F F G G G/F G G G G
5-7 5-5 5-6 5-7 5-6 5-3 6-0 5-8 5-6 5-3 6-1 5-8 5-8 5-9 5-7
Sr. Jr. R-Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. R-Fr. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr.
Wichita, Kansas / Coffeyville Community C. Baltimore, Md. / Baltimore Polytechnic Int. Chicago, Ill. / Central Arkansas Glenville, W.Va. / Gilmer County High School Detroit, Mich. / Kent State Woodbridge, Va. / Osbourn Park High School Baltimore, Md. / M.A.T.H.S. Memphis, Tenn. / Itawamba Community C. Belleville, Mi. / Inkster High School Fairmont, W.Va / Fairmont Senior High School Fairmont, W.Va. / Cleveland State Chapmanville, W.Va./Chapmanville Regional Hagerstown, Md. /South Hagerstown HS Fairmont, W.Va. / Fairmont Senior High School Minneapolis, Minn. /Iowa Lakes Community C
35 Janele Price
C
6-1
Jr.
Joppa, Md. / Institute of Notre Dame
Head Coach: Kim Stephens Individual Season Highs Assistant Coaches: Cody Gilmore, Scott Stephens Points: 39, Paris McLeod (West Liberty 2/17) Rebounds: 18, Courtney Davis (Saginaw 11/22) Assists: 15, Bhrea Griffin (WV State 2/1)
FAIRMONT STATE FALCONS 16-13 (10-12) # Name
Pos.
Height Class
Hometown/Previous School
2 Jordan Johnson 3 Brooke Kurucz 10 Rachel Laskody 11 Presley Tuttle 14 Sierra Kotchman 20 Molly Rinkevich 21 Josie Daugherty 23 Ozge Yarga 25 Taylor Stafford 30 Celeste Etter 31 Kelli Jo Harrison 32 Hope Bray 42 Erin Danik
G G F G G F G G G G F G F
5-3 5-9 6-0 5-6 5-6 6-2 5-5 5-6 5-9 5-10 5-11 5-10 6-2
Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg South Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg (Akron) Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown Fairmont, W.Va./North Marion Washington, Pa./Trinity Erie, Pa./McDowell Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park Ankara, Turkey/Western Wyoming CC Frederick, Md./St. John's Catholic Kettering, Ohio/Fairmont Poca, W.Va./George Washington Shinnston, W.Va./Lincoln Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley
Fr. So. So. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr.
Head Coach: Steve McDonald Assistant Coaches: Stephanie Anderson and Amanda Ruffner
Individual Season Highs Points: 35, Brooke Kurucz (Lock Haven 11/10) Rebounds: 17, K elli Jo Harrison (Notre Dame 1/13) Assists: 7, Ozge Yarga (Glenville State 1/13)
