Colorado School of Mines vs. Fort Lewis
Friday, December 16, 2005 - 6:00 pm
Volk Gymnasium - Golden, Colo.

 

Colorado School of Mines vs. Adams State
Saturday, December 17, 2005 - 6:00 pm
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. 4.3 2.9 3.0
23 Iva Tomova 5-8 Jr. Varna, Bulgaria 13.3 3.1 3.0
31 Liz Jeffries 5-9 So.. Castle Rock, Colo. 5.4 3.3 2.7
44 Ashley Gronewoller 6-3 Sr. Pagosa Springs, Colo. 15.9 8.7 2.3
55 Angela Pearson 6-0 Jr.. Arvada, Colo. 11.3 8.2 1.1

No. Off the Bench Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG
10 Yogi Patterson 5-6 So. Farmington, N.M. 3.3 2.0 0.9
14 Elise Goggin 5-4 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. 0.9 0.7 0.6
15 Lindsay Orchard 5-8 Jr.. Salt Lake City, 0.6 1.7 1.0 20 Amanda Adams 5-7 So. Evergreen, Colo. 0.0 0.0 0.0
22 Emily Przekwas 5-5 So. Littleton, Colo. 2.1 0.3 0.6
24 Julie Marshall 5-6 Fr. Billings, Mont. 4.6 0.8 0.7
25 Bailey Christenson 5-5 Fr. Boulder, Colo. 0.0 0.0 0.0
33 Kelsey Crist 5-11 Fr. Buena Vista, Colo. 8.1 5.0 1.1
40 Shannon Griep 5-10 Jr. Longmont, Colo. 1.1 2.4 0.6

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 (12/10/05): The Colorado School of Mines women’s basketball team started conference play this past weekend, December 9th and 10th and came away with a split decision. The Orediggers lost to Mesa State Friday night 79-59. Angela Pearson led the way with 16 points while Iva Tomova added 15. Saturday, the Orediggers captured a victory over Western State with a score 63-43. Ashley Gronewoller led the way with a career high 30 points and added a season high of 14 rebounds.

LAST TIME vs. FORT LEWIS: Last season the Orediggers came away with a 63-62 win over Fort Lewis on the road. The game was sent into overtime after a 55-55 tie after regulation. All five of Mines’ starters ended in double figures against the Skyhawks. Gronewoller, the lone returner this year ended with 12 points and 6 rebounds. Fort Lewis had three in double figures, Amie Moulton (12) and Jamie Pratt (16) return this year.

LAST TIME vs. ADAMS STATE: Mines came away with a 56-54 victory over Adams State last season. Gronewoller led the team with 14 points while Angela Pearson had 11. Adams only returns one of their starters from last year, Erica Marquez.

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 THIS SEASON: This season, Gronewoller is averaging 15.9 points and 8.7 rebounds. She led Mines this past weekend against Western State with a career high, 30 points and a season high of 14 rebounds. Currently, Gronewoller ranks fifth in the RMAC with a 15.9 average for points per game and is third in rebounding (8.7)

GRONEWOLLER RECORDS: Gronewoller is also closing in on three Colorado School of Mines records. She currently ranks fourth with career points with 1,127, third in career rebounds with 684 and fourth in career field goals made with 450.

“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 is second on the team in rebounds, averaging 8.2 per game and is averaging 11.3 points per game, third on the team. She is also ranked fifth in the RMAC in rebounding (8.6).

OUT OF THIS COUNTRY: Iva Tomova is originally from Varna, Bulgaria and transfered to Mines from Northeastern Junior College, after a successful career at her junior college, Tomova leads the team with 22 assists and is second on the team with 13.3 points per game which puts her 13th in the RMAC. She also has scored in double figures in six of the seven games the Orediggers have played this season.

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. She is second on the team with 21 assists.

CRISP BEGINNING: Freshman Kelsey Crist has started her collegiate career off on a high note. Averaging 8.1 ppg and 5.0 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 8 rebounds, close to a double-double against Johnson and Wales. She also shot a perfect 6-6 from the line on 12/4 against Cornell College.

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. This season, Mines is 4-1 when they score at least 60.

LET THE “RMAC” GAMES BEGIN: Mines opened up conference play 1-1. They will look to imrove this record this weekend with two more conference games against Fort Lewis and Adams State.