Weekly Release #6
12/12/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Upcoming Schedule
Saturday, Dec. 16 -- vs. Toledo (Crisler Arena), 2 p.m.
| Michigan (6-3) vs. Toledo (4-2) | |
| When | Saturday, Dec. 16, 2000 (2 p.m.) |
| Site | Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Arena/13,562) |
| Television | UMTV (channel 22 on Media One) |
| Radio | WTKA-1050 AM |
| Series Record | U-M leads, 7-6 |
| Last Meeting | Toledo, 90-67 (12/1/92 in Ann Arbor, Mich.) |
| Coaches | Michigan -- Sue Guevara (Saginaw Valley, 1982) Overall: 80-44 (5th year); at U-M: same Toledo -- Mark Ehlen (Ohio State, 1975) Overall: 239-170 (15th year); at Toledo: 119-40 (6th year) |
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Opening Tip
The University of Michigan women's basketball team, which is 6-3 overall and has won five of its last six, faces Toledo on Saturday (Dec. 16, 2 p.m.) at Crisler Arena in its final contest before opening the Big Ten Conference season at Illinois (Dec. 28). Michigan and Toledo are meeting for the first time since 1992 and the contest marks the third time this season the Wolverines have squared off against a team from the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
On the Air
The Michigan-Toledo contest will be broadcast live on WTKA-1050 AM on Sunday (Dec. 16) at 2 p.m. with Doug Karsch providing play-by-play. The live radio broadcast will also be available for fans on MGoBlue.com. In addition, the game will be aired live on UMTV (channel 22 on MediaOne).
Scouting the Opponents
Toledo: Toledo (5-2) is 2-1 on the road this season ... Toledo has won three of its last four after losing 71-41 to then-No. 3 Duke on Nov. 26 ... Toledo defeated Dayton 77-58 on Nov. 11, the same Dayton team that defeated Marquette 62-57 one game before Marquette beat Michigan 67-58 ... Toledo is averaging 74.6 ppg while giving up an average of 60.6 ppg ... Toledo has gone to three NCAA Tournaments in the last five seasons ... junior guard Courtney Risinger leads Toledo with 16.3 ppg, while Kahli Carter averages 15.0 ppg and 8.4 rpg ... Toledo won six MAC Tournament titles in the '90s ... Toledo on the Internet: www.utrockets.com.
Michigan vs. the MAC
Michigan's contest vs. Toledo is its third game this season vs. an opponent from the MAC. The Wolverines defeated Western Michigan 84-56 Dec. 3 at the Women's College Basketball Showcase at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich. Alayne Ingram (Lansing, Mich./Waverly HS) led Michigan with 20 points, while freshman center Jennifer Smith (Lansing, Mich./DeWitt HS) notched career highs in points (18) and rebounds (10). The Wolverines also dumped MAC foe Northern Illinois 78-57 at the Rainbow Wahine Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 25. Junior Raina Goodlow (Detroit, Mich./Dominican HS) led Michigan with 15 points in that victory.
Guevara vs. the MAC
Michigan head coach Sue Guevara has accumulated a 10-0 record vs. MAC opponents in her four-plus seasons in charge at Michigan. The following is a breakdown of Guevara's mark vs. MAC opponents:
| vs. Bowling Green | 2-0 |
| vs. Central Michigan | 4-0 |
| vs. Eastern Michigan | 1-0 |
| vs. Northern Illinois | 1-0 |
| vs. Western Michigan | 2-0 |
Win Streak Snapped
Michigan's five-game win streak ended with a 67-58 loss at Marquette last Sunday (Dec. 10) at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wis. In a tight contest that featured 14 lead changes and 12 ties, Marquette finished the contest on a 9-0 run after Heather Oesterle (Mason, Mich./Mason HS) tied the game 58-58 with a triple at the 3:19 mark. Jennifer Smith led Michigan with 13 points, while sophomore center LeeAnn Bies (Lakeview, Mich./Lakeview HS) collected her second double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 boards.
Four Straight for Smith
Freshman center Jennifer Smith has scored in double figures in four consecutive games and five of six since being inserted into the starting lineup vs. Northern Illinois (Nov. 25). Since that game, Smith has averaged 11.7 ppg, including a career-best 18 in the win over Western Michigan (Dec. 3).
Hitting Their Mark
Michigan is on pace to set a school record for free throw percentage. One-third of the way through their regular-season schedule, the Wolverines are shooting at a rate of .765 (169-221) from the charity stripe. The Michigan record for team free throw percentage in a single season is .739 and was set in 1985-86. Last season's Michigan squad is third on that list with a mark of .731.
Michigan Streak of 80-Plus Points Broken
Following an 82-65 win over Syracuse (Dec. 7), Michigan had scored 80 or more points for three straight games for the first time since collecting 96, 84 and 104 points in consecutive wins over Detroit, Colorado and Coppin State in 1998-99. That streak was broken when the Wolverines were held to a season-low 58 points in their loss at Marquette.
Michigan vs. 2000 NCAA Tournament Field
Marquette marks the third Michigan opponent this season that participated in the 2000 NCAA Tournament. Michigan is 2-0 vs. 2000 NCAA Tournament opponents.
| 11/17 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W, 69-66 |
| 11/26 | vs. Stephen F. Austin | W, 74-49 |
Double Trouble
For the first time this season both Michigan centers, Jennifer Smith and LeeAnn Bies, registered double-doubles in points and rebounds in the Wolverines' win over Western Michigan. Smith set career highs with 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Bies collected 14 points and a personal season-best 10 boards. It was Bies' fifth career double-double after recording four as a freshman last season.
Second-Half Domination
During their four-game win streak from Nov. 25-Dec. 7, the Wolverines were at their best coming out of the locker room in the second half. Michigan has outscored its opponents by an average of 42.3-25.0 in the second half during the win streak, including doubling up the second-half outputs of New Hampshire (52-26) and Western Michigan (46-23).
Ingram Moves into Top Five
Junior guard Alayne Ingram leads the Wolverines with 14 three-point field goals this season and has moved up to No. 4 on Michigan's career three-point field goals list. Ingram now has 95 career three-point field goals.
U-M's Career Three-Point Field Goals Leaders
| 1. | Molly Murray (1994-98) | 134 |
| 2. | Jennifer Keifer (1993-94, 1995-97) | 102 |
| | Amy Johnson (1993-97) | 102 |
| 4. | Alayne Ingram (1998-current) | 95 |
| 5. | Jen Nuanes (1989-93) | 85 |
Thorius Sets School Record
Anne Thorius collected six assists in the win over Northern Illinois on Nov. 25 at the 2000 Asahi Rainbow Wahine Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii, to become the new Michigan career assists leader. Thorius broke the old mark of 402, which was set by Lori Gnatkowski from 1980-84. Thorius leads the Wolverines with 42 assists (4.67 apg) this season and now has 431 assists for her career. Thorius needs 69 more assists this season to become just the 12th player in Big Ten history to reach the 500-assist plateau.
Wolverines Place Fifth at Wahine Classic
Michigan went 2-1 and placed fifth at the 2000 Asahi Rainbow Wahine Classic at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, from Nov. 24-26. Michigan opened up with a 78-67 loss to Arkansas, before earning wins over Northern Illinois (78-57) and Stephen F. Austin (74-49) to garner fifth place. Junior guard Alayne Ingram led Michigan with a team season-best 21 points in the loss to Arkansas. Michigan was outscored 24-3 in three-pointers in the loss. Four Wolverines scored in double figures, led by 15 from Raina Goodlow on 7-7 shooting, in the win over Northern Illinois. Freshman Stephanie Gandy led Michigan with 17 points to go with a career-best eight rebounds in the win over Stephen F. Austin.
All-Tournament Recognition
Junior shooting guard Alayne Ingram was the lone Wolverine representative on the 22nd Annual Asahi Rainbow Wahine Classic all-tournament team. Ingram led the Wolverines in scoring (14.0 ppg) in the three-game tournament, while also shooting .400 (4-10) from the three-point line. In addition, Ingram was second in assists (3.66 apg) for the tournament.
Block Party
Michigan's 11 blocks recorded in the win over Stephen F. Austin is a season best and is tied for the sixth most ever collected by a Wolverine team in a single game. Sophomore center LeeAnn Bies led the Wolverines with a team season-best four blocks. Here are Michigan's top six team block performances:
| 16 vs. New Mexico State | 12/3/99 |
| 14 vs. Indiana | 1/13/79 |
| 13 vs. Old Dominion | 12/30/92 |
| 13 vs. Adrian | 12/18/78 |
| 12 vs. Wayne State | 1/30/82 |
| 11 vs. Notre Dame | 1/20/79 |
| 11 vs. Stephen F. Austin | 11/26/00 |
First-Ever Win Over Top-10 Opponent
Michigan opened its 2000-01 season with its first-ever win over a Top-10 opponent as the Wolverines took down then-No. 8 Louisiana Tech on Nov. 17 in front of the home crowd at Crisler Arena. The Michigan win was paced by junior forward Raina Goodlow, who led the Wolverines with 17 points. Michigan's victory was also aided by a double-double in points (14) and rebounds (10) from senior point guard Anne Thorius. The Wolverines out-shot La. Tech 28-14 from the free throw line and held the Lady Techsters to just .385 (25-65) shooting from the field. The highest ranked team Michigan had defeated prior to La. Tech was No. 12 and defending national champion Purdue 74-67 at Crisler on Jan. 8, 2000.
Another Ranked Foe Goes Down
In addition to Michigan's win over Louisiana Tech being its first ever over a Top-10 opponent, it also marked the 10th time Michigan has defeated a ranked opponent in its history. Eight of Michigan's 10 wins over ranked teams have come under coach Sue Guevara and since 1998, her second season at Michigan.
Michigan's All-Time Wins Over Ranked Foes
| 1/19/86 | 58-56 | vs. Iowa (17) |
| 2/18/90 | 70-68 (ot) | at Northwestern (15) |
| 1/9/98 | 67-59 | vs. Purdue (23) |
| 2/8/98 | 62-60 | at Purdue (23) |
| 2/28/98 | 79-70 | vs. Wisconsin (24) |
| 1/29/99 | 85-71 | vs. Ohio State (19) |
| 1/8/2000 | 74-67 | vs. Purdue (12) |
| 1/17/2000 | 86-69 | at Illinois (13) |
| 2/3/2000 | 70-59 | vs. Illinois (23) |
| 11/17/2000 | 69-66 | vs. Louisiana Tech (8) |
Career Best
Anne Thorius' 10 boards recorded in the win over Louisiana Tech was a career high for the senior point guard. Her previous best was eight, which she recorded in Michigan's 81-74 loss to Stanford in the first-round of last season's NCAA Tournament.
Guevara Enters Fifth Season
Head coach Sue Guevara is in her fifth season at the helm of the Wolverine program. In her first four years, Guevara compiled a 74-41 overall mark. The 74 wins rank second all-time in school history, while her 64.3 winning percentage ranks first. Guevara opened the 2000-01 campaign needing 20 wins to become the winningest coach in Michigan women's basketball history. Bud VanDeWege (1984-92) won 93 games as U-M coach.
The media honored Guevara as the Big Ten Coach of the Year in 1999-2000 after she led the Wolverines to a school-record 13 Big Ten victories and a second-place finish in the league, the team's best-ever showing. U-M advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament and made the NCAA Tournament field for the second time under Guevara.
In the Role
Sue Guevara is joined on the bench by fifth-year assistants Yvette Harris and Eileen Shea, and first-year assistant coach Ron Mott. Yulonda Wimbish-Gay, who previously served as an assistant coach, moves over to the Director of Basketball Operations position.
The Schedule
Michigan faces a challenging and demanding schedule in 2000-01, playing 13 opponents that made postseason appearances in either the NCAA Tournament or the WNIT. Included is NCAA Final Four participant Penn State, WNIT champion Wisconsin and NCAA Elite Eight finisher Louisiana Tech. The Wolverines will not have to travel far for the 2001 Big Ten Tournament, which will be held March 1-4 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Big Ten Standings (through Dec. 11)
Big Ten Overall Ohio State 0-0 .000 6-0 1.000 Indiana 0-0 .000 8-1 .889 Purdue 0-0 .000 8-2 .800 MICHIGAN 0-0 .000 6-3 .667 Minnesota 0-0 .000 6-3 .667 Penn State 0-0 .000 5-3 .625 Wisconsin 0-0 .000 4-3 .571 Iowa 0-0 .000 5-4 .556 Michigan State 0-0 .000 5-4 .556 Northwestern 0-0 .000 3-3 .500 Illinois 0-0 .000 3-5 .375
WOLVERINE ROSTER (2000-01 Stats)
POSSIBLE STARTERS Yr. Ht. PPG RPG Other F 33 Stephanie Gandy Fr. 5-10 6.6 3.2 --- F 32 Raina Goodlow Jr. 6-2 12.6 4.0 --- C 54 Jennifer Smith Fr. 6-3 8.9 4.6 --- G 24 Anne Thorius Sr. 5-11 7.9 4.3 4.7 apg G 40 Alayne Ingram Jr. 5-7 12.0 3.1 3.6 apg OFF THE BENCH F 10 Christie Schumacher Fr. 5-11 0.9 1.5 --- F 30 Heather Oesterle Jr. 6-0 7.7 4.0 2.4 apg G 5 Michaela Leary Fr. 5-8 2.4 2.0 --- G 31 Infini Robinson So. 5-9 2.8 0.6 --- C 44 LeAnn Bies So. 6-3 10.3 7.0 1.0 bpg ALSO AVAILABLE OFF THE BENCH F 42 Katie Dykhouse Sr. 6-2 1.2 0.5 --- G 4 Susana Jara Jr. 5-7 0.7 1.0 ---
BY THE NUMBERS IN 2000
Home Record 3-1 Road Record 0-1 Neutral Record 3-1 In November 3-2 In December 3-1 In January 0-0 In February 0-0 In March 0-0 In Overtime Games 0-0 When Leading at the Half 5-1 When Trailing at the Half 1-2 When tied at the Half 0-0 When Scoring 60 of Fewer Points 0-1 When Scoring Between 61-70 Points 1-2 When Scoring 71-80 Points 2-0 When Scoring 81-90 Points 3-0 When Scoring 90 or More Points 0-0 When Allowing 60 or Fewer Points 4-0 When Allowing Between 61-70 Points 2-1 When Allowing 71-80 Points 0-2 When Allowing 81-90 Points 0-0 When Allowing 90 or More Points 0-0 When Shooting Higher FG Percentage 5-0 When Shooting 50 Percent or Better 1-0 When Shooting Higher 3-point FG Pct. 6-0 When Shooting 30% or better 3-pt. FG Pct. 4-0 When Allowing 30% or better 3-pt. FG Pct. 1-2 When Outrebounding Opponent 3-1 When Outrebounded by Opponent 2-2 When Recording More Assists 5-0 When Opponent records more assists 1-3 When Blocking More Shots 3-0 When Opponent Blocks More Shots 1-0 When Recording More Steals 3-0 When Opponent Records More Steals 3-2 When Recording Fewer Turnovers 4-1 When Recording More Turnovers 2-2
Contact: Rich Marion (734) 763-4423
