Colorado School of Mines vs. Fort Hays State
Friday, January 27, 2006 - 6:00 pm
Volk Gymnasium Golden, Colo.

Colorado School of Mines vs. Chadron State
Saturday, January 28, 2006 - 6:00pm
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. 4.1 2.4 2.9
23 Iva Tomova 5-8 Jr. Varna, Bulgaria 13.9 3.9 2.9
31 Liz Jeffries 5-9 So.. Castle Rock, Colo. 4.8 2.5 2.6
33 Kelsey Crist 5-11 Fr. Buena Vista, Colo. 6.4 5.3 1.2
44 Ashley Gronewoller 6-3 Sr. Pagosa Springs, Colo. 13.9 8.4 1.9



No. Off the Bench Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG
10 Yogi Patterson 5-6 So. Farmington, N.M. 2.6 1.8 0.9
14 Elise Goggin 5-4 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. 1.1 0.5 0.3
15 Lindsay Orchard 5-8 Jr.. Salt Lake City, 1.5 2.3 0.9 20 Amanda Adams 5-7 So. Evergreen, Colo. 0.0 0.0 0.0
22 Emily Przekwas 5-5 So. Littleton, Colo. 1.3 0.6 0.8
24 Julie Marshall 5-6 Fr. Billings, Mont. 3.3 0.9 0.9
25 Bailey Christenson 5-5 Fr. Boulder, Colo. 0.0 0.0 0.0
40 Shannon Griep 5-10 Jr. Longmont, Colo. 1.2 2.1 0.4
55 Angela Pearson 6-0 Jr.. Arvada, Colo. 11.0 5.9 0.9

MINES CURRENTLY FIFTH IN RMAC: The Colorado School of Mines women’s basketball team is fifth in the East Division of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Mines is behind Fort Hays who is in first, Metro State second, Regis third and Nebraska-Kearney who sits in fourth. Colorado Christian and Chadron State round out the division in sixth and seventh.

LAST WEEK (1/20, 1/21): The Colorado School of Mines women’s basketball team struggled this past weekend, dropping two road games. Mines fell to Metro State 88-36 and Regis University 73-59, who are both undefeated in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Confence.

AGAINST METRO: The Orediggers 55.6% from the field Friday night against the Roadrunner. But with 42 turnovers, Mines never gave themselves a chance at winning the game. Mines’ two top scorers. Ashley Gronewoller and Iva Tomova were held to eight points a piece and noone else could seem to step up as Metro’s defense proved to be too much. Metro was led by four players who ended with double figures, as Megan Johnson had 19 and Stacey Cox with 21.

AGAINST REGIS: Mines was able to pressure Regis more than they pressured Metro, but for the second night in a row turnovers killed any momentum they would get. Mines ended with 30 turnovers on the night. Angela Pearson led Mines with 21 points and seven rebounds, while Tomova chipped in 12 points and Gronewoller 10. Regis was led by RMAC points leader, Diana Lopez who had 28 points on the night.

REVENGE ON FORT HAYS: Last season Mines split the regular season games 1-1 with Hays, but were beaten by the Tigers in the RMAC Tournament Quarterfinals 81-53, ending the Orediggers season. Revenge is what is on CSM’s minds as the Tigers come into the Orediggers house this Friday night. Fort Hays is third in the East Divsion with an 8-1 record so a win would be a huge upset and motivator for the women Orediggers. Junior forward Ashlee Gustin leads Hays, averaging 16.0 points per game and 7.8 rebounds. The Tigers come into Volk Gymnasium after a tough loss to the Nebraska-Kearney Lopers, while Mines is looking for a win after a two game losing spell last weekend.

CHADRON STATE this season: After a slow start to the season, Chadron comes into Golden with a 2-15 record and trailing the East Division with a 1-8 RMAC record. The Eagles are led by Bec Kyba who is averaging 14.2 points per game and 5.1 rebounds. Last season, Mines won both of the regular season games against the Eagles, and look to continue the streak this Saturday.

SUPER SENIOR: CSM senior center Ashley Gronewoller continues 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 14.2 points and 8.6 rebounds. She was named the RMAC Player of the Week in week 3. Currently, Gronewoller ranks 12th in the RMAC with a 13.9 average for points per game, is first in rebounding (8.4) is third with a .568 field goal percentage and is second in blocked shots with a total of 34.

GRONEWOLLER RECORDS: Gronewoller is also closing in on three Colorado School of Mines records. She currently ranks second with career points with 1,253, second in career rebounds with 765 and second in career field goals made with 502. Here is a showing of who Gronewoller is chasing in these categories.

Points
1,349 Kelly Hadley 1983-87
1,253 Gronewoller 2002-present
1,225 Janet Proctor 1992-96
1,149 Lauren Marshall 1988-92
1,061 Lynn Terre/Leone 1990-94

Rebounds
772 Jamie Frisch 1994-98
765 Gronewoller 2002-pres.
661 Mary Meager 1979-83
594 Ann Ralph 1987-91
726 Kelly Hadley 1983-87

Field Goals
581 Kelly Hadley 1983-87
502 Gronewoller 2002-present
479 Janet Proctor 1992-96
478 Kim Good 1999-2002
442 Laura Marshall 1988-92

“ANGEL”A AMONG US: Junior forward Angela Pearson continues to follow her impressive season last year in which she was fourth on the team in scoring (8.4) and third in rebounds (5.8). This season, Pearson currently is second on the team in rebounds, averaging 5.9 per game and is averaging 11.0 points per game, third on the team. Pearson has came on strong in Mines’ last six games. Pearson led her team this past weekend with 21 points and seven rebounds against Regis University.

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 is second on the team with 47 assists in 16 games played. She also is second on the team with a 13.9 points per game average, which puts her 13th in the RMAC. She also is ranked sixth in the RMAC with a .849 free throw percentage. Tomova scored eight points this past weekend against Metro while ending with 12 points which was second for the team against Regis.

BE LIKE EICK: After sitting out last season due to injury, Sara Eickelman will be Mines’ starting point guard this season. She currently leads the team with 50 assists, which puts her 13th in the RMAC. Eickelman led Mines with seven assists on Saturday against Regis while adding five points and two steals.

CRISP BEGINNING: Freshman Kelsey Crist has started her collegiate career off on a high note. Averaging 6.4 ppg and 5.3 rebounds, Crist has proven to be a big addition to the Orediggers team this season, becoming one of the starters. Crist led her team this past weekend with 11 rebounds against Metro State. She currently ranks fourth on the team in scoring (6.4) and third in rebounds (5.3).

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. This season, Mines is 7-2 when they score at least 60.

HOME SWEET HOME: Mines is close to unbeatable at home this season, with a 7-1 home record. Mines continued this streak with their overtime win against CSU-Pueblo at the last home game. Mines returns to Volk Gym this weekend with two home games.