2008-09 Women's Basketball Honors
Team:
26-4 Overall Record - Fourth-most wins in program history
WIAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
Sweet 16 Birth in NCAA Division III Tournament
Finished Season Ranked Seventh in National Division III Poll
Won a school-record 14 straight games from 12/03/08-01/28/09
WIAC Statistical Leader- Scoring Margin (17.3), Field Goal Percentage (.453), Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (.253), Assists Per Game (15.07), Turnover Margin (+6.43), Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.07)
Coach Egner
Named WIAC Coach of the Year
Named Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) NCAA Division III Coach of the Year
Won 350th game on 1/28/09 against UW-River Falls
Britta Peterson
Named WIAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week- Jan. 5-11
Named UWSP Women’s Basketball Player of the Week- Jan. 5-11; Feb. 9-15; Dec. 8-14; Nov. 15-23
A WIAC First Team All-Conference Selection
A WIAC Player of the Year Finalist
D3hoops.com All Central Region Team
Named Pointer Tip-Off Tournament Most Valuable Player
Started 29 games
Sixth in WIAC in Scoring (14.2 per game)
Led WIAC in Field Goal Percentage (.550)
Third in WIAC for Blocked Shots (1.38 per game)
Third on UWSP in Minutes Played (26.5)
Second on UWSP in Rebounding (5.7 per game)
Led UWSP in Blocked Shots (40)
Led UWSP in Scoring
Janell Van Gomple
UWSP Women’s Basketball Player of the Week- Feb. 2-8; Dec. 1-7
A WIAC First Team All-Conference Selection
Third in WIAC for Assists (3.07 per game)
10th in WIAC for Three-Point Percentage (.316)
Fourth in WIAC for Three-Point Field Goals Made (1.43 per game)
First in WIAC for Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.39)
Started all 30 games
Led UWSP in Minutes Played (28.3 per game)
Led UWSP in Three-Point Field Goals Made
Led UWSP in Assists
Third on UWSP in Scoring (9.4 per game)
Led UWSP with 18 points in a victory over #1 UW-Whitewater on 12/6/08
Katie Webber
UWSP Women’s Basketball Player of the Week- Jan. 26- Feb. 1; Jan. 12-18;
A WIAC First Team All-Conference Selection
A WIAC All-Defensive Team Selection
Sixth in WIAC for Steals (2.13 per game)
Voted UWSP Defensive Player of the Year
Started all 30 games
Fourth on UWSP in Minutes Played (26.3)
Third on UWSP in Field Goal Percentage (.465)
Led UWSP in Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (.357)
Second on UWSP in Free Throws Made (54)
Led UWSP in Steals
Fourth on UWSP in Scoring (8.1 per game)
Jessi Sporle
UWSP Women’s Basketball Player of the Week- Nov. 24-30
A WIAC Honorable Mention All-Conference Team Selection
A WIAC All-Sportsmanship Team Selection
Voted Pointer Award Winner by Teammates
Named to Pointer Tip-Off All-Tournament Team
10th in WIAC for Field Goal Percentage (.450)
Seventh in WIAC for Free Throw Percentage (.721)
10th in WIAC for Defensive Rebounds (4.07 per game)
Started all 30 games
Second on UWSP in Minutes Played (27.0 per game)
Led UWSP in Free Throws made (62)
Led UWSP in Rebounds (5.9 per game)
Second on UWSP in Scoring (10.7 per game)
Ashley Baker
Named WIAC Player of the Week- Feb. 16-22
Named UWSP Player of the Week- Feb. 16-22; Jan. 19-25
Averaged 20.7 Minutes per Game
Led UWSP in Field Goal Percentage (.579)
Fourth on UWSP in Free Throws Made (41)
Averaged 3.5 Rebounds per Game
Averaged Seven Points per Game
Andrea Flease
UWSP Women’s Basketball Player of the Week- Dec. 22-Jan. 4
Seventh in WIAC for Steals (2.1 per game)
10th in WIAC for Assists (2.37 per game)
Played in all 30 games
Third on UWSP Three-Point Percentage (.316)
Second on UWSP for Assists
Cassie Bandow
Played in all 30 games as a Freshman
Third in Team Rebounding (5.0 per game)
Fifth in UWSP Minutes Played (24.5 per game)
Led UWSP in Free-Throw Percentage (.806)
Fifth on UWSP in Scoring (7.3 per game)
Evie LaPointe
Played in 10 games as a Freshman
Had a .333 Three-Point Field Goal Percentage
Made both of her attempted free throws
Averaged 1.2 Rebounds per Game
Whitney Verdegan
Played in 17 games as a Freshman
Averaged 7.8 Minutes per Game
Had a .308 Three-Point Field Goal Percentage
Finished the season with 10 Assists
Christin Coles
Played in 28 games
Averaged 9.5 Minutes per Game
Made 21 Three-Point Field Goals
Had a .750 Free Throw Percentage
Averaged 3.7 Points per Game
Brittni Buechel
Played in 15 games as a Freshman
Averaged 1.1 Rebounds per Game
Had four Blocked Shots
Myranda Hodgson
Played in 29 games as a Freshman
Eighth in WIAC in Blocked Shots (0.55 per game)
Averaged 9.1 Minutes per Game
Had a .500 Field Goal Percentage
Averaged 1.9 Rebounds per Game
Second for UWSP in Blocked Shots (16)
Averaged 2.2 Points per Game
