COLORADO MINES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Game Notes - Week #7
at Adams State, 1/17/03, Alamosa, Colo., 6:00 pm
at Fort Lewis, 1/18/03, Durango, Colo., 6:00 pm

PROBABLE STARTERS
No. Name Pos. PPG RPG APG FG%
23 Karen Martin F 2.5 3.0 1.2 .302
20 Kristen Horkey G 6.2 2.0 1.4 .456
30 Heather Hoops G 3.9 1.8 2.2 .270
32 Heather Angel F 8.9 6.1 1.6 .416
55 Ashley Gronewoller C 8.7 6.8 1.1 .539

OFF THE BENCH
No. Name Pos. PPG RPG APG FG%
15 Jessica Neumiller G 5.0 1.7 0.6 .400
22 Kim Kilmer G/F 2.1 2.3 0.9 .211
24 Katie Gaudutis G 7.9 0.9 1.4 .392
25 Bara Zhanasova C 3.1 2.6 0.2 .343
33 Cathy Sauter F 2.5 1.3 0.4 .364
42 Gina Cornelio F 1.2 0.7 0.3 .200
45 Katie Cunio C 6.3 5.9 0.9 .516

THE HEAD COACH
Vic Doperalski is in his tenth season as the women’s basketball coach at Colorado School of Mines, and his 26th year overall as a basketball coach. During his nine years at the helm for the Orediggers, Doperalski has accumulated an 88-166 record, guiding the team to the three winningest seasons in CSM history. Last season, Doperalski led CSM to an overall record of 16-11, including a 10-9 mark in the RMAC. In addition, the Orediggers racked up 11 wins in both the 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons.

LAST TIME OUT (1/11/03): Colorado School of Mines freshman forward Heather Angel tallied a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds to help lead the Orediggers to an 86-59 victory over New Mexico Highlands in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference women’s basketball action Saturday night in Volk Gymnasium. NMHU jumped out to a 21-10 lead six minutes into the contest as it hit its first six shots of the game. However, Mines responded with a 14-0 run to claim a 24-21 advantage with 11:15 left in the first half and would not trail for the remainder of the game. In addition to Angel, freshman center Ashley Gronewoller scored a career-high 22 points and also grabbed seven boards. Sophomore guard Heather Hoops notched 12 points and four assists, while sophomore guard Kim Kilmer eight points and five rebounds off the bench.

FRESHMAN PHENOMS: CSM freshmen Heather Angel and Ashley Gronewoller have provided hope for the future of the Oredigger program. Angel, a 5-11 forward, leads the team in scoring (8.9 ppg) and is second in rebounding (6.1 rpg), while Gronewoller, a 6-3 center, is second in scoring (8.7 ppg) and tops the squad in rebounding (6.8 rpg). In Saturday’s win over New Mexico Highlands, Angel notched her third double double this season with a career-high 20 points and 12 boards, while Gronewoller established a career-high with 22 points and also grabbed seven rebounds. Gronewoller currently ranks eighth in the RMAC in field goal percentage as she has hit on 41-of-76 shots (.539).

K-MART: Forward Karen Martin, the lone senior on this year’s squad, has provided the team with experience and leadership this season. A co-captain, Martin is the lone player to start all 12 games for the Oredigger’s this year and is averaging 2.5 points and 3.0 rebounds per night.

I'M BATMAN: Val Kilmer is known for his 1995 role as Batman in Batman Forever. On Saturday night, Mines sophomore guard Kim Kilmer played her own role of Batman as she broke out of an early season drought by scoring a season-high eight points on 4-of-4 shooting from the field, grabbed five rebounds and also dished out three assists. The top returning scorer from last season, she is now averaging 2.1 points and 2.3 rebounds per night.

HORKEY ON TOP: Sophomore guard Kristin Horkey currently leads the RMAC in three-point field goal percentage, having connected on 14-of-27 attempts. She is the lone player in the conference shooting better than 50 percent from beyond the arc. This season, Horkey is averaging 6.2 points and 2.0 boards per night.

HOOP IT UP: Sophomore guard Heather Hoops has provided the team with solid all-around play from her point guard position this season. A starter in 10-of-12 games this season, Hoops currently leads the team with 26 assists and is also averaging 3.9 points and 1.8 rebounds per game. In Saturday’s win over New Mexico Highlands, Hoops scored a season-high 12 points, just two off her career-best, on 5-of-8 shooting from the flooe.

LET’S GET 70: The number 70 appears to be the good luck charm for the women’s basketball team. Since the 2000-01 season, Mines is 14-1 when it scores at least 70 points, including both victories this season. The last time CSM lost when it scored at least 70 points was on Feb. 21, 2001, a 92-76 setback at Fort Hays State.

SCOUTING THIS WEEKS COMPETITION:
Adams State enters play this week at 1-11 overall and 0-5 in the RMAC following losses at Nebraska-Kearney (84-32) and Fort Hays State (73-44) over the weekend. For the season, Meagan Hoffman leads the squad with 12.4 points and 6.5 rebounds per night, both team highs. Many Hutchins chips in 9.4 points and 4.7 boards per game, while Nicole Archuleta posts 8.0 points per contest. As a team, the Grizzlies shoot 38 percent from the floor, 32 percent from three-point range and 65 percent from the free throw line. ASC scores 52.6 points per game and gives up 73.0 per game.

Fort Lewis enters play this week at 7-4 overall and 2-3 in the league following road losses to Fort Hays (56-51) and Nebraska-Kearney (80-74) over the weekend. Amy Mohr, the reigning RMAC Freshman of the Year and an All-RMAC honoree last season, leads the team with 14.5 points and 7.8 boards per game. Vanessa Santa Cruz averages 13.3 points, while Nicole Quast posts 8.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. The Skyhawks are shooting 43 percent as a team, including 40 percent from three-point range and 68 percent from the charity stripe. FLC scores 63.6 points and surrenders 57.5 points per game, second in the RMAC.