Colorado School of Mines vs. Buena Vista
Saturday, December 3, 2005 - 6:00
Volk Gymnasium - Golden, Colo.

 

Colorado School of Mines vs. Cornell College
Sunday, December 4, 2005 - 1:00
Volk Gymnasium - Golden, Colo.

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HEAD COACH: Paula Krueger is in her third year as the head women’s basketball coach at Colorado School of Mines. Last season, Krueger led CSM to its best season in program history as the team tallied a 19-9 overall record, including 13-6 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. In addition, she guided the squad to the RMAC Tournament for the second straight year where the fifth-seeded Orediggers lost in the opening round to fourth-seeded Fort Hays State. 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. In addition, 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 State 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 served as the assistant women’s basketball coach and head softball coach at Northern State. During her six year’s as assistant at NSU, she helped lead her squad to a 114-59 mark.
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No. Probable Starters Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG
5 Sara Eickelman 5-8 Fr. Pueblo, Colo. 7.0 2.0 3.0
23 Iva Tomova 5-8 Jr. Varna, Bulgaria 13.3 3.0 2.3
31 Liz Jeffries 5-9 So.. Castle Rock, Colo. 3.3 3.0 1.6
44 Ashley Gronewoller 6-3 Sr. Pagosa Springs, Colo. 11.6 5.6 2.6
55 Angela Pearson 6-0 Jr.. Arvada, Colo. 9.0 10.0 1.3

No. Off the Bench Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG
10 Yogi Patterson 5-6 So. Farmington, N.M. 4.3 2.3 1.3
14 Elise Goggin 5-4 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. 2.0 2.0 1.0
15 Lindsay Orchard 5-8 Jr.. Salt Lake City, 2.0 0.6 1.0
20 Amanda Adams 5-7 So. Evergreen, Colo. 0.0 0.0 0.0
22 Emily Przekwas 5-5 So. Littleton, Colo. 3.6 0.6 0.0
24 Julie Marshall 5-6 Fr. Billings, Mont. 3.3 1.0 2.0
25 Bailey Christenson 5-5 Fr. Boulder, Colo. 0.0 0.0 0.0
33 Kelsey Crist 5-11 Fr. Buena Vista, Colo. 7.3 4.3 0.6
40 Shannon Griep 5-10 Jr. Longmont, Colo. 1.3 4.3 1.0

 

MINES PICKED FIFTH IN PRESEASON RMAC POLL: The Colorado School of Mines women’s basketball team was picked fifth out of seven teams in the Preseason RMAC East Division Poll. Regis University was picked to win the division as it received 8 first place votes and 18 points. Metro State was picked second with 23 points, while Fort Hays State was third with 43 points. Nebraska-Kearney (44 points), Mines (58), Chadron State (72) and Colorado Christian (85) rounded out the poll.

LAST TIME OUT (11/19/05): The Colorado Mines women’s basketball team had three players in double figures in their 92-62 loss against Northern State. Mines traveled to South Dakota where they took part in the Northern State Open Tournament. Sara Eickelman led Mines with 14 points while Iva Tomova added 13 and Ashley Gronewoller had 12. Mines also played Wayne State the night before where they lost 76-37.

LAST TIME vs. BUENA VISTA: This will be the first time Mines has played Buena Vista.

LAST TIME vs. CORNELL COLLEGE: This will be the first time Mines has played Cornell.

WHAT’S BACK AND WHAT’S LOST: The Orediggers lost four of thier five starters. However, senior Ashley Gronewoller returns after she has already established herself as one of the best in Mines history. Also returning for Mines are juniors Angela Pearson, Shannon Griep and Lindsay Orchard and sophomores Yogi Patterson, Amanda Adams, Emily Przekwas and Liz Jeffries.

SUPER SENIOR: CSM senior center Ashley Gronewoller will look to build upon her already successful career at Mines. Last year, Gronewoller made her second straight appearance on the First Team East Division and third straight appearance on the All-RMAC East Division Team. She finished the season averaging a team-best 12.9 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. She also led the team with 45 blocked shots, while shooting 58 percent (144-247) from the field. Gronewoller was also selected to the pre season All RMAC and All RMAC East Division Teams for the 2005-06 season.

GRONEWOLLER RECORDS: Gronewoller is also closing in on three Colorado School of Mines records. She currently ranks fifth with career points with 1,051, fourth in career rebounds with 640 and fifth in career field goals made with 417.

“ANGEL"A AMONG US: Junior forward Angela Pearson is also back looking to make big strides following an impressive season last year in which she was fourth on the team in scoring (8.4) and third in rebounds (5.8). Pearson currently leads the team in rebounds, averaging nine per game and is averaging 9.0 points per game, which puts her close to averaging a double-double.

OUT OF THIS COUNTRY: Iva Tomova is originally from Varan, Bulgaria and transfered to Mines from Northeastern Junior College, after a successful career at her junior college, Tomova leads the team with 13.3 points per game.

BE LIKE EICK: After sitting out last season due to injury, Sara Eickelman will be Mines’ starting point guard this season. Eickelman started the season against Johnson and Wales ending with seven points and five assists and led Mines against Northern State with 14 points.

GET IT STARTED RIGHT: CSM got the season started right with a 98-24 win against Johnson and Wales on November 15. Over the past five years, Mines is 3-2 in season opening games. Mines won its first game last season 88-38 against Johnson and Wales which spearheaded CSM’s record breaking season of 19 wins. They finished with an overall record of 19-9 and were 13-6 in the conference.

CRISP BEGINNING: Freshman Kelsey Crist has started her collegiate career off on a high note. Averaging 7.3 ppg and 4.3 rebounds, Crist has proven to be a big addition to the Orediggers team this season. Crist opened up her collegiate career with 14 points and eight rebounds, close to a double-double against Johnson and Wales.

LET’S GET 60: The number 60 appears to be the good luck charm for the women’s basketball team. In the past three seasons, Mines is 25-3 when it scores at least 60 points. CSM only lost once last season when it scored at least 60 points and it was on February 18, 2005 against Nebraska Kearney. Mines lost 73-62.