COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WEEKLY NOTES #8

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Colorado School of Mines at Colorado College
Tuesday, January 13, 2004
8:00 pm • Colorado Springs, Colo.

Colorado School of Mines vs. Adams State
Friday, January 16, 2004
6:00 pm • Golden, Colo.

Colorado School of Mines vs. Fort Lewis
Saturday, January 17, 2004
6:00 pm • Golden, Colo.

No. Probable Starters Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG
20 Kristen Horkey 6-0 Jr. Fort Collins, Colo. 5.2 2.3 1.4
22 Kim Kilmer 5-9 Jr. Stoneham, Colo. 6.8 4.1 2.5
30 Heather Hoops 5-8 Jr. Golden, Colo. 4.4 2.2 2.3
32 Heather Angel 5-11 So. Littleton, Colo. 10.8 5.8 1.6
44 Ashley Gronewoller 6-3 So. Pagosa Springs, Colo. 14.8 8.5 0.3

No. Off the Bench Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG
14 Lindsay Orchard 5-8 Fr. Salt Lake City, Utah 0.9 0.3 0.2
15 Jessica Neumiller 5-5 Sr. Casper, Wyo. 7.0 2.0 1.0
25 Bara Zahnasova 6-0 Sr. Boulder, Colo. 1.6 2.1 0.3
40 Shannon Griep 5-10 Fr. Longmont, Colo. 0.4 0.4 0.6
42 Gina Cornelio 5-10 Jr. Tucson, Ariz. 4.0 3.8 1.3
45 Katie Cunio 6-0 Sr. Canyon City, Colo. 3.2 4.7 0.4
55 Angela Pearson 6-0 Fr. Arvada, Colo. 1.6 2.1 0.0

THE HEAD COACH: Paula Krueger was named the head women’s basketball coach at Colorado Mines on July 7 after serving a six-year stint at Northern State as an assistant coach.
A graduate of Northern State, Krueger was a standout on the basketball court as she earned national tournament MVP honors as a senior during Northern’s national championship campaign in 1993-94. Krueger was also a team captain and all-district performer on NSU’s softball team. She earned NSU’s prestigious Hildred Wolfe Student Athlete of the Year award as a senior.
Following her successful athletic career, Krueger served as a graduate assistant at Northern from 1995-96 for women’s basketball and softball while finishing up her studies. She received her bachelor’s in education from Northern in 1995 and her master’s in teaching in 1996.
After graduation, Krueger moved to Nevada where she taught and coached at Pahrump Valley High School for one year before returning to Northern State in 1997 to serve as the assistant women’s basketball coach and head softball coach. During her six years as an assistant at NSU, Krueger helped guide the squad to a 114-59 mark.

MINES PICKED SIXTH IN PRESEASON RMAC POLL: The Colorado Mines women’s basketball team was picked sixth out of seven teams in the Preseason RMAC East Division Poll. Nebraska-Kearney was picked to win the division as it received 13 first place votes and 13 points. Fort Hays State was picked second with 34 points, while Regis was third with one first place vote and 36 points. Metro State (45 points), Chadron State (59), Mines (71) and Colorado Christian (85) rounded out the poll.

UP NEXT: CSM will be back on the road playing at Colorado Christian on Jan. 20 at 6:00 pm and Regis on Jan. 24 at 1:00 pm.

LAST TIME OUT (1/10/04): The Colorado Mines women’s basketball team slipped to 4-8 overall and 3-2 in conference play with a 65-53 setback at New Mexico Highlands’ Wilson Complex on Saturday night. Sophomore center Ashley Gronewoller tallied a team-best 11 points and six rebounds. Sophomore forward Heather Angel added eight points and three boards and freshman center Angela Pearson chipped in four points and four rebounds.

ABOUT COLORADO COLLEGE: CC enters the week at 1-12 overall after knocking off Johnson and Wales, 92-40, on Jan. 7. Cody Smith leads the team with 11.7 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. Dana McLeod posts 13.1 points and 4.0 boards per night, while Laura Troupe averages 9.4 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.

LAST TIME vs. COLORADO COLLEGE (1/25/03): Colorado Mines’ Ashley Gronewoller and Heather Angel each produced double-doubles to lead Mines to a 76-63 victory over Colorado College in Volk Gymnasium. Gronewoller tied her career-high with 22 points and also added 10 rebounds, while Angel tallied 13 points and tied her career-high with 13 boards. The Orediggers, who led by 11 at halftime, claimed a double-digit lead for a majority of the second half, but received a scare when CC cut its deficit to four points (67-63) with three minutes to play. However, Mines responded by scoring the final nine points of the contest and holding the Tigers without a point over that time.

ABOUT ADAMS STATE: The Grizzlies begin the week at 5-7 overall and 2-3 in the RMAC after splitting two home games last weekend. ASC lost to Nebraska-Kearney (67-40) on Friday, but rebounded to knock off Fort Hays State, 66-59, Saturday night. Meagan Hoffman totaled 20 points and 16 rebounds in the split. For the season, Hoffman leads the squad in scoring (14.3 ppg) and rebounding (8.8 rpg). Holly McCarroll posts 7.5 points and Tasha Imadiyi averages 7.0 points per game.

LAST TIME vs. ADAMS STATE (1/17/03): Adams State raced out to a 34-23 halftime lead and defeated Colorado Mines, 63-49, at Plachy Hall. Trailing 19-17 with 5:30 left in the first half, Mines would go on to be outscored, 15-6, over the remainder of the first half as the Grizzlies (2-11, 1-5 RMAC) gained the 11 point halftime advantage. Ashley Gronewoller led CSM with 12 points and six rebounds, while Mandy Hutchins paced the Grizzlies with 16 points and four rebounds.

ABOUT FORT LEWIS: The Skyhawks enter the week at 10-3 overall and 4-1 in the RMAC after knocking off Fort Hays, 84-64, last Friday and losing in overtime to Nebraska-Kearney, 74-73, on Saturday night. Amy Mohr posted 39 points and 16 rebounds in the split. For the season, Mohr leads the team in scoring (18.5 ppg) and rebounding (6.6 rpg). Karen Thies records 11.0 points and 4.2 boards per game, while Toni Kinsey posts 9.4 points and leads the team with 69 assists.

LAST TIME vs. FORT LEWIS (1/18/03): Fort Lewis outscored Colorado Mines, 54-35, in the second half and claimed an 89-58 victory in the FLC Fieldhouse. Leading 35-23 at the break, Fort Lewis would go on to outscore Mines, 35-15, over the first 12 minutes of the second half and claim a 70-38 lead midway through the final 20 minutes of action. Kristen Horkey led Mines with a career-high 20 points, including 2-of-3 from three-point range and 8-of-11 from the charity stripe. Amy Mohr led the Skyhawks with 28 points and six boards on the night.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sophomore center Ashley Gronewoller was named the RMAC East Division Player of the Week on Dec.16 after averaging 25.0 points and 15.5 rebounds in two road wins and shooting 76 percent from the floor (16-21).

SUPER SOPH: Sophomore center Ashley Gronewoller is making a strong case for all-conference honors this season. The 6-foot-3 Preseason All-RMAC East Division selection is lead her team in scoring (14.8 ppg) and rebounding (8.5 rpg) while shooting 60 percent from the floor. She is tied for second in the RMAC with four double-doubles.

AN ANGEL AMONG US: Sophomore forward Heather Angel is building upon her strong rookie campaign in which she was an Honorable Mention All-East Division pick. Angel is second on the team in scoring (10.8 ppg) and rebounding (5.8 rpg) and is shooting 47 percent from the floor, an amazing 50 percent from three point land, which is second in the RMAC, and 88 percent from the charity stripe.

HOOPER DUPER: Junior guard Heather Hoops is back after earning Honorable Mention All-RMAC East Division honors last season when she posted 5.7 points, 2.0 rebounds and led the team with 51 assists and 35 steals. Hoops has her best game of the season in a win over Mesa State on Jan. 3 as she poured in13 points and added five boards and three assists.

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDS: Senior center Katie Cunio has helped the Orediggers win the battle of the boards in eight of the 12 games this season. Over the last five game, she has averaged 7.6 rebounds per game, including a career-high 14 rebounds in a Jan. 3 win over Mesa State.

DOUBLE “K”: Junior guard Kim Kilmer has shown her all-around game this season. She is fourth on the team in sccoring (6.8 ppg) and rebounding (4.1 rpg) and leads the team with 30 assists. In two RMAC road wins on Dec. 12-13, she averaged 9.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.

SOMETHING “NEU”: Senior guard Jessica Neumiller is giving the Orediggers a spark off the bench this season. The Casper, Wyo., native is third on the team in scoring (7.0 ppg) and has hit a team-high 23 three-pointers this year. Over her last three games, Neumiller is averaging 11.0 points, 1.0 rebound, 1.7 assists and 2.0 steals per game in 20 minutes of work off the bench.

THE DRIVE FOR FIVE: With one more win this season, Mines will surpass last year’s win total of four games.

ROAD WOES: CSM earned its first road win (65-48 at Western State on Dec. 12) since defeating Colorado Christian, 67-48, in Lakewood, Colo., on Feb. 16, 2002. Since that game, the Orediggers were 0-12 on the road, including 0-10 in 2002-03.

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 16-2 when it scores at least 70 points, including 1-0 this season. The last time CSM lost when it scored at least 70 points was Mar. 1, 2003, a 76-71 ovetime loss at Regis.

STIFLING “D”: The Orediggers currently lead the RMAC in field goal percentage defense as teams are shooting just 36 percent against Mines. CSM has held nine of 12 opponents under 40 percent shooting this season.