Game 16 - January 17, 2015 - 1 pm
Walsh University (11-4, 5-4) at Lake Erie College (7-8, 2-7)
Team Leaders
Scoring: ..... K. Funderburgh (18.4)
Rebounding:....Brittni Clopton (6.4)
Assists: ...... Brooklyn Wooten (3.1)
Steals: ........... Jalynn Graham (2.2)
FG%:..... Holly Grober (35-68) .515
3-PT %:Funderburgh (43-101) .426
FT%: .... Funderburgh (61-67) .910
Team Leaders
Series: Walsh (16-4)
Last Meeting: 2.8.14 (H)
Walsh (89-73)
Scoring: .......... Kayla Gabor (14.8)
Rebounding: Keading Skelton (6.4)
Assists: ........... Sam Narducci (2.3)
Steals: ........ Narducci / Jones (1.9)
FG%: ........... Dawson (33-61) .541
3-PT %: Kayla Gabor (17-65) .262
FT%: ........... Narducci (15-17) .882
Broadcast: WNPQ FM
95.9
NEXT GAME: 1.22.15 (A)
Ohio Dominican (5:30 pm)
2014-2015 Walsh University Women’s Basketball Schedule
Date .......... Opponent ..........................................................................Time
November
Sat. 15 ...... Central State at Lake Erie (Crossover Challenge) ## Won 85-62
Sun. 16 ..... Salem Int. at Lake Erie (Crossover Challenge) ..........Won 90-49
Wed. 19 .... at Ursuline College (at Lake Erie) ## .........................Won 78-53
Tues. 25.... CLARION UNIVERSITY ............................................Won 93-68
Sat. 29 ...... OHIO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY ...............................Won 91-36
December
Thurs. 4 .... NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY * ................... Lost 70-65
Sat. 6 ........ MICHIGAN TECH UNIVERSITIY * ............................ Lost 82-65
Thurs. 11 .. at Northwood University * .......................................... Lost 65-48
Sat. 13 ...... at Lake Superior State University * ............................Won 74-56
Wed. 17 .... at St. Joseph’s College (IN) .......................................Won 69-59
January
Fri. 2 ......... HILLSDALE COLLEGE * ..........................................Won 96-89
Sun. 4 ....... SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY * .............Won 82-65
Thurs. 8 .... at Grand Valley State University * .............................. Lost 72-66
Sat. 10 ...... at Ferris State University * .........................................Won 82-79
Thurs. 15 .. ASHLAND UNIVERSITY * ........................................Won 64-50
Sat. 17 ...... at Lake Erie College * ......................................................... 1 pm
Thurs. 22 .. at Ohio Dominican University * ..................................... 5:30 pm
Sat. 24 ...... TIFFIN UNIVERSITY *...................................................... 12 pm
Thurs. 29 .. UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY * ........................................ 5:30 pm
Sat. 31 ...... at Wayne State University * ................................................ 1 pm
February
Mon. 2....... at Malone University * ......................................................... 6 pm
Thurs. 5 .... at Ashland University *................................................... 5:30 pm
Sat. 7 ........ LAKE ERIE COLLEGE * .................................................... 1 pm
Thurs. 12 .. OHIO DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY * ............................... 5:30 pm
Sat. 14 ...... at Tiffin University * ............................................................. 1 pm
Thurs. 19 .. at University of Findlay * ................................................ 5:30 pm
Sat. 21 ...... WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY * ......................................... 1 pm
Thurs. 26 .. MALONE UNIVERSITY * 19th Annual Mayors’ Cup ... 5:30 pm
March
4, 7, 8........ GLIAC Tournament ............................................................. TBA
All times are Eastern Standard / Home games in CAPS
*Denotes GLIAC Games / All road GLIAC games to be broadcast on WNPQ 95.9
FM
Walsh University Probable Starters
## .... Name............................ P ........ Ht. ........... Yr............PPG ..... RPG
3 ...... Jalynn Graham ............. G ........ 5-5 .......... So. ..........8.1........ 4.9
13 .... Brittni Clopton ............... P ........ 5-11 ........ Fr. ...........9.0........ 6.4
14 .... Kelsey Funderburgh ..... G ........ 5-7 .......... Jr. ...........18.4...... 3.6
20 .... Whitney Dabbelt ........... F......... 6-0 .......... Sr. ...........3.4........ 5.0
21 .... Brooklyn Wooten .......... G ........ 5-8 .......... So. ..........11.4...... 4.8
Lake Erie College Probable Starters
##.....Name ............................ P ........ Ht. .......... Yr. .......... PPG ..... RPG
4.......Sami Narducci .............. G ....... 5-0 ......... Jr............ 6.6 ........ 1.7
11.....Kayla Gabor .................. G ....... 5-10........ Fr. .......... 14.8 ...... 4.0
22.....Chloe Irish..................... F ........ 5-10........ Sr. .......... 4.7 ........ 2.5
33.....Shelby Carpenter .......... G ....... 5-8 ......... Sr. .......... 5.7 ........ 2.9
44.....Christine Dawson .......... F ........ 6-1 ......... Fr.. ......... 6.7 ........ 4.0
Things You Should Know
Walsh (11-4, 4-4) takes their two-game winning streak to Lake Erie College for a
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. This is fourth time this season
that Walsh has played at Lake Erie. They opened the season playing in the
GLIAC/G-MAC Challenge, and then played Ursuline College in Painesville.
Walsh won all three games.
DIVISIONAL PLAY STARTS WITH WIN: Walsh opened South Division play
with a 64-50 win over Ashland on Thursday. The win was the first for the Cavs
over the Eagles since 2002-03, and moved them into a tie for second place in
the South with the Eagles.
After a poor shooting first half where the Cavs shot 29% on 9-31 and trailed 2220, they opened the second half with a 16-4 run. The Eagles made one run
cutting the lead to six points at 50-44 with 4:54 to play, but would get no closer.
Despite shooting 4-16 from the floor Kelsey Funderburgh led Walsh with 15
points. The Cavs were balanced with Britnni Clopton and Alex Hochstedler each
adding nine points. Hochstedler was 3-4 from floor and Audrey Badovich added
seven points off the bench and was also 3-4 from the field. The Cavs bench
outscored Ashland 26-10. The Cavs also forced the Eagles into a 26 turnovers,
resulting in 20 points. Whitney Dabbelt led Walsh with eight rebounds and Jalynn
Graham had six assists and four steals.
BEST START: Walsh’s 11-4 start matches their start from the 2010-11 season.
The Cavs started the 2003-04 season 12-3 under Theresa Berg.
GLIAC LEADERS: Kelsey Funderburgh leads the GLIAC and was 10th in
the NCAA in FT% (.910) at the start of the week. She is 3rd in scoring (18.4 ppg)
and 7th in 3-PT% (.426). Brooklyn Wooten is tied for 7th in assists (3.2) and
Jalynn Graham is second in steals (2.2). Rachael Trujillo is 4th in assist/
turnover ratio at 2.1.
LAKE ERIE: The Storm dropped their fifth straight game 67-65 at Malone on
Thursday night. Lake Erie led 65-64 on a Christine Dawson FT with 36 seconds
to play. Malone tied the game with a free throw with 26 second left, but missed
the second shot. After securing the rebound, Malone’s Audrey Myers scored on
a layup for the winning margin. Lake Erie’s Kayla Gabor missed a game-winning
three-pointer with one second to play. Gabor led the Storm with 15 points. Lake
Erie last tasted victory on December 31 against Clarion.
GLIAC LEADERS: Kayla Gabor is 8th in scoring (14.8). Daija Jones and
Sam Narducci are tied for 6th in steals (1.9).
SERIES: Walsh leads the series, which began in 1979-80, 16-4, and won
both meetings last year. The Cavs have won 10 of the last 11 games with the
Storm.
COACHES: Maria Marchesano (23-20/50-42, 4th) is in her second year at
Walsh. Bob Booher is in his 10th year at Lake Erie.
Walsh 2014-15
Scoring: ................................. 76.5
Opp.: ....................................... 637
FG% ...................................... .436
3-PT FG%: ............................ .352
FT%:...................................... .773
Last Game .... W 64-50 (A) Ashland
Streak ................................. Won 2
Lake Erie 2014-15
Scoring: ................................. 60.7
Opp.: ...................................... 61.4
FG% ..................................... . .381
3-PT FG%: ............................ .256
FT%: ..................................... .623
Last Game...... L 67-65 (A) Malone
Streak .................................. Lost 5
2014-15 Walsh University Individual Statistics
GLIAC NORTH STANDINGS
........................................ OVERALL ...................... GLIAC
Michigan Tech ..................... 12-1 ................................. 8-1
Grand Valley State ............... 10-3 ................................. 7-2
Northwood ........................... 10-5 ................................. 6-3
Hillsdale ............................... 9-4 ................................... 5-4
Ferris State .......................... 7-5 ................................... 5-4
Northern Michigan................ 7-6 ................................... 5-4
Lake Superior State ............. 7-6 ................................... 3-6
Saginaw Valley .................... 6-9 ................................... 1-8
TODAY IN THE GLIAC: 12 pm: Grand Valley at Michigan Tech, 1 pm:
Walsh at Lake Erie, Hillsdale at Lake Superior, Ferris State at Northern Michigan, Tiffin at Findlay, Malone at Ashland, Ohio Dominican at Wayne State, 5
pm: Northwood at Saginaw Valley
GLIAC SOUTH STANDINGS
.............................................OVERALL................... GLIAC
Wayne Sate............................ 12-1 ...............................8-1
Walsh .................................... 11-4 ...............................5-4
Ashland .................................. 9-6 .................................5-4
Findlay ................................... 8-5 .................................4-5
Malone ................................... 6-7 .................................4-5
Tiffin ....................................... 4-11 ...............................3-6
Lake Erie ................................ 7-8 .................................2-7
Ohio Dominican ...................... 4-11 ...............................1-8
BY CLASS (15)
Seniors (2)
Audrey Badovick
Whitney Dabbelt
Juniors (4)
Anicia Clayton
Kelsey Funderburgh
Sarah Stephenson
Rachael Trujillo
Sophomore (3)
Jalynn Graham
Brooke Morgan
Brooklyn Wooten
Freshman (5)
Allison Butler
Brittni Clopton
Dominique Foley
Holly Grober
Alex Hochstedler
BY STATE (15)
Indiana (3)
Allison Butler
Brittni Clopton
Alex Hochstedler
Michigan (1)
Dominique Foley
Ohio (10)
Audrey Badovick
Anicia Clayton
Brittni Clopton
Whitney Dabbelt
Kelsey Funderburgh
Jalynn Graham
Brooke Morgan
Sarah Stephenson
Rachael Trujillo
Brooklyn Wooten
Pennsylvania (1)
Holly Grober
WALSH UNIVERSITY CAVALIERS
NUMERICAL ROSTER
3 Jalynn Graham
G
4 Dominique Foley
G
10 Rachael Trujillo
G
11 Brooke Morgan
G
12 Audrey Badovick
G
13 Brittni Clopton
P
14 Kelsey Funderburgh
G
15 Alex Hochstedler
F
20 Whitney Dabbelt
F
21 Brooklyn Wooten
G
32 Holly Grober
F
33 Allison Butler
G
40 Sarah Stephenson #
G
44 Anicia Clayton
F
# injured and out for the season
5-5
5-8
5-8
5-7
5-5
5-11
5-7
5-9
6-0
5-8
5-11
5-5
6-0
5-10
So.
Fr.
Jr.
So.
Sr.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
Sr.
So.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
Jr.
Columbus, OH / Central Crossing
Belleville, MI / Lincoln
Cleveland, OH / Westlake
Akron, OH / Firestone
Norwalk, OH / St. Paul
Fort Wayne, IN / South Side
N. Lewisburg, OH / Triad / Morehead State
Fishers, IN / HS
West Carrollton, OH / Archbishop Alter
Grove City, OH / Central Crossing
Hermitage, PA / Hickory
Fort Wayne, IN / Bishop Luers
New Philadelphia, OH / HS
Canton, OH / GlenOak
Ht.
5-5
5-5
5-10
5-11
6-0
5-8
5-7
5-5
5-11
5-9
5-7
6-0
5-8
5-8
Yr.
Sr.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
Sr.
Fr.
Jr.
So.
Fr.
Fr.
So.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
Hometown/HS/Last School
Norwalk, OH / St. Paul
Fort Wayne, IN / Bishop Luers
Canton, OH / GlenOak
Fort Wayne, IN / South Side
West Carrollton, OH / Archbishop Alter
Belleville, MI / Lincoln
N. Lewisburg, OH / Triad / Morehead State
Columbus, OH / Central Crossing
Hermitage, PA / Hickory
Fishers, IN / HS
Akron, OH / Firestone
New Philadelphia, OH / HS
Cleveland, OH / Westlake
Grove City, OH / Central Crossing
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
No. Name
Pos.
12 Audrey Badovick
G
33 Allison Butler
G
44 Anicia Clayton
F
13 Brittni Clopton
P
20 Whitney Dabbelt
F
4 Dominique Foley
G
14 Kelsey Funderburgh
G
3 Jalynn Graham
G
32 Holly Grober
F
15 Alex Hochstedler
F
11 Brooke Morgan
G
40 Sarah Stephenson #
G
10 Rachael Trujillo
G
21 Brooklyn Wooten
G
# injured and out for the season
Pronunciation Guide:
No. Name
12 Audrey Badovick
44 Anicia Clayton
22 Whitney Dabbelt
15 Alex Hochstedler
3
Jalynn Graham
32 Holly Grober
10 Rachael Trujillo
Maria Marchesano
Pronunciation
Bad - O – vick
UH-niece – ee-uh
Dah-BOLT
HOCK– stedler
JAY-lynn
GROW– burr
True - HEE - O
MARK -A - sohn oh
2014-15 Walsh University Numerical Broadcast Roster
4
3
10
11
12
Jalynn Graham
Dominique Foley
Rachael Trujillo
Brooke Morgan
Audrey Badovick
So., G, 5-5
Fr., G, 5-5
Jr., G, 5-8
So., G, 5-7
Sr., G, 5-5
13
14
Brittni Clopton
Fr., P, 5-11
Kelsey Funderburgh
32
20
15
So., G, 5-7
Alex Hochstedler
Fr., F, 5-9
33
21
Whitney Dabbelt
Sr., C, 6-0
40
Brooklyn Wooten
So., G, 5-8
44
Holly Grober
Allison Butler
Fr., F, 5-11
Fr., G, 5-5
Sarah Stephenson
Jr., G, 6-0
Maria Marchesano
Kara Murphy
Jessica Trambley
Andrew Junka
Head Coach
Assistant Coach
Assistant Coach
Graduate Assistant
Anicia Clayton
Jr., F, 5-10
Maria Marchesano - Head Coach
Maria Marchesano, Head Coach
Maria Marchesano (39-38) begins her second year as women’s basketball coach at Walsh University.
Marchesano, the eighth coach in the programs history, led Walsh to a 12-16 overall mark and 8-14
GLIAC finish. She spent the previous two years as the head coach at Urbana University.
In her first game at Walsh, albeit an
exhibition game, Marchesano led Walsh to
a thrilling 89-80 win at Kent State
University. The win gave the Cavs, and
their followers the brand of basketball that
would be on display at Walsh. The Cavs
would run the floor, rebound the ball, and play hard for 40 minutes.
Walsh opened the season with wins in three of their first four games,
and nearly pulled off an upset of fourth ranked Gannon. Before long
injuries would take their toll, but not before the Cavs became a team
that could not be overlooked as an easy win on the schedule. They
would chalk-up quality wins over Lake Superior, Findlay and playoff
bound Malone twice, and battle Hillsdale in a four-overtime classic.
Marchesano was named to the Urbana post 10 games into the
2011-12 season, and began the process of turning the Blue Knights
into a winner immediately. The 2-8 squad ran off eight straight wins at
home, and by mid-February had climbed back to .500 and qualified as
the number three seed in the six-team D-II Ohio Independent
Championships. As the number three-seed, the Blue Knights made a
run to the OIC Championship game, where their season came to an
end with a 10-point loss at top-seeded Cedarville.
For her efforts, Marchesano was named the D-II Independent
Coach of the Year. After that 2-8 start, the Blue Knights finished 12-7
under Marchesano, including an incredible 9-1 at home. Four Blue
Knights earned All-Independent honors as the squad turned their
season around and finished 14-15.
The following season, Urbana’s first in the newly formed G-MAC, the Blue Knights finished 15-15 overall, 6-2 in conference play,
and won the conference tournament championship, 70-63 against Trevecca Nazarene University. They finished the season at
the .500 mark despite playing only nine home games.
Marchesano came to Urbana from Manchester College in North Manchester, Indiana where she served as an assistant coach for
both the women’s basketball and softball teams. Marchesano joined the Spartans before the 2010-11 season. Prior to that, she
spent four years playing and coaching both basketball and softball professionally in the Italian Basketball Federation and Italian
Federation of Softball.
The Fort Wayne, Indiana native was a four-year letter winner in women’s basketball and a one-year letter winner in softball at
Division I Butler University. She graduated from Butler with a degree in Integrated Communications in 2005.
Marchesano ended her Bulldog basketball career as the second most prolific three-point shooter in school history. Just two days
later, she joined the Bulldog softball team after a four-year hiatus from the sport, starting 48 games at shortstop as a senior. A twosport standout at Elmhurst High School, Marchesano earned All-State selections in both sports.
Marchesano resides in North Canton.