6/18/2009 Tomeka Brown Named Assistant Women's Basketball Coach at MSUMOREHEAD, Ky. - Tomeka Brown, a former WNBA player and most recently the Director of Women's Basketball Operations at the University of Cincinnati, has joined the staff of Morehead State women's basketball head coach Mike Bradbury. Brown was an all-conference performer as a student-athlete at Ohio State. More...

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6/16/2009
Womens Basketball Adds Three More Signees
MOREHEAD, Ky. - The Morehead State women's basketball team announced the signing of three additional players to the 2009-2010 recruiting class. Ashar Harris (Columbus, Ohio/Africentric High School), L.T. Greer (Dadeville, Ala./Alabama Southern C.C.), and Channing Hillman (Cincinnati, Ohio/UTEP) will be wearing the blue and gold next season. More... |
Harris averaged 17 points and 14.1 rebounds per game at Africentric High School where her team won two Ohio High School Athleteic Association state titles. "I'm excited about the athleticism and the relentless rebounding that Ashar (Harris) will bring to our team next year," said MSU head coach Mike Bradbury. "She has the ability to score inside and out, and provide us with a lot of versatility. She can play multiple positions and she has the potential to make a big impact next season." Greer led Alabama Southern Community College to the regional finals and averaged 14 points, nine rebounds, and three blocks per game last season. "Greer will provide us an inside presence on both ends of the floor," said Bradbury. "Defensively, she is a rebounder and shot blocker. On offense she really scores well around the basket and can set to the free throw line." Hillman played in 26 games at the University of Texas El Paso where she averaged two points and one rebound per game. "Hillman is another versatile, athletic player who can play multiple positions," said Bradbury. "She really fits well with our style of play. She can shoot the three and put the ball on the floor and get to the foul line." The three signees join Stephanie Salyers, a 6-foot-1 center from Somerset, Ky., and Southwestern High School, who signed with the Eagles during the fall signing period. MSU will tip off the 2009-2010 season in an exhibition against Pikeville College on October 31. MSU will begin regular season play at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on November 13.
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6/11/2009
Womens Basketball Schedule Includes 19 Home Dates, a Visit from UK and a Home Tournament
MOREHEAD, Ky. - The Morehead State women's basketball program, under third-year head coach Mike Bradbury, will have 19 contests at home in 2009-10. Included in this year's home schedule is a visit from the University of Kentucky to open the season, a four-team three-day tournament, five non-conference single games and two exhibition games. The schedule was released this week with game times to be set later. Dates are also subject to change. PDF Schedule More... |
The Eagles have two exhibition games scheduled for Oct. 31 (Kentucky State) and Nov. 7 (Pikeville College) before entertaining UK on Tuesday, Nov. 17. It will mark the first meeting between the two schools in women's basketball since 1994-95 and UK's first visit to Johnson Arena since 1990-91. "I'm very excited about our non-conference schedule," said MSU coach Mike Bradbury. "The home schedule is very challenging and includes some big games. The headliners will be Kentucky, Detroit, Marshall, and Toledo. I think our challenging non-conference schedule will really help us prepare for a strong OVC schedule." The Eagles also will host the MSU Invitational on Nov. 20-22. The three-day event will see the Eagles play Presbyterian, Lipscomb and Winston-Salem State. In addition, MSU has home dates set with non-conference opponents Detroit Mercy (Dec. 13), Kentucky Christian (Dec. 14), Marshall (Dec. 18) and Toledo (Dec. 29). The lone official non-conference road game is at Robert Morris (Dec. 20). MSU opens the regular season on Nov. 13 at future OVC opponent SIU Edwardsville. MSU is also slated to participate in the Longwood Invitational in Farmwood, Va., on Nov. 28-29. The Eagles will play the host school and UT Pan American. The Eagles begin Ohio Valley Conference play prior to Christmas again this season. The ledger starts at UT Martin on Dec. 3 and at Murray State on Dec. 5. The OVC home opener is scheduled for Jan. 2 against defending tournament champion Austin Peay. The schedule concludes with a three-game league home stand when the Eagles host Eastern Kentucky (Feb. 20), Murray State (Feb. 25) and UTM (Feb. 27). Morehead State finished the 2008-09 season 17-14 and 11-7 in the OVC. The Eagles concluded the league race in fourth place and won the most games overall since 2001-02.
3/31/2009
- Women's Basketball Summer Shootout Dates Set
Each camp is open to the first 24 teams, with certified officials and trainers working the event. Teams will be guaranteed at least four games on full-size courts. The events are open to high school varsity and junior varsity teams or split varsity teams.
The cost to attend the shootouts is $250 per team per session, or $25 per athlete, with a minimum of eight athletes required to field a team and a maximum of 12. A deposit of $100 is due by May 31 to hold a spot for the event.
For more information, or to register a team, please call MSU Assistant Coach Harry Elifson at 606-783-2191 or e-mail him at h.elifson@moreheadstate.edu.
3/5/2009
- Women's Basketball Lands Three on All-OVC Teams
Bozeman finished her second collegiate season with 492 points, averaging 15.9 per game to lead to the team and rank sixth in the OVC. She led the conference and ranked in the top five nationally with 95 three-pointers, tying Tarah Combs' single season school record for treys made. Bozeman also shot 80 percent at the free throw line, dished out 101 assists, had 50 steals, and scored in double figures in 24 of the Eagles' 31 games. She also had seven 20-point games, and now has 860 career points in her first two collegiate seasons. Pittman averaged a double-double this year with 11.9 points and 10.1 rebounds and had 14 total double-doubles. She also totaled 164 blocked shots, shattering her own single season school mark of 123 and breaking the all-time NCAA Division I single season mark of 156. During the season, she broke the MSU career record for blocks with her 206th, and then broke the OVC career mark a few weeks later with her 224th. She finished the season with 5.7 blocks per game, which would set the NCAA Division I single season record for blocks per game. Her 292 rebounds was the ninth-best season total in school history. Hamilton averaged 11.2 points and 4.0 rebounds during the 2008-09 season. She also had 71 assists, 37 steals, and shot 84 percent at the free throw line. She hit 66 three-pointers, which was the ninth best season total in MSU history. She scored in double figures in 19 of the 31 games, registering a career high of 23 points. Bozeman, the only underclassman on the first-team, joined Murray State's Amber Guffey and Ashley Hayes, Tennessee State's Kendra Appling, and Eastern Illinois's Rachel Galligan. Joining Pittman on the second-team were: Phyllisha Mitchell of UT Martin, Blair Bowens of Tennessee Tech, Tarina Nixon of Southeast Missouri, April Thomas of Austin Peay, and Tiffnay Jackson of Tennessee State. Joining Hamilton as all-newcomer honorees were: Jasmine Smith of Tennessee State, Kayla Drake of Eastern KentuckyBrittany Wiley of Jacksonville State, and Whitney Hanley of Austin Peay. Hayes earned her second straight OVC Player of the Year Award, while Murray State's Rob Cross was the Coach of the Year in his first season. Drake was the Freshman of the Year, and Appling was the Defensive Player of the Year.
3/3/2009
- Women's Basketball Drops Close Game to Austin Peay in OVC Tournament First Round, 78-74
The Lady Govs had already defeated MSU twice during the regular season and completed the trifecta Tuesday. APSU shot 46 percent for the game and out-rebounded the host Eagles 44-36. Despite the loss, the Eagles finished head coach Mike Bradbury's second year with the third highest win total for an MSU team in the NCAA Division I era. Freshman guard Ashley Martin led the Eagles by tying her career high with 18 points. Sophomore Chynna Bozeman finished with 17 points and hit five three-pointers to tie the MSU single season triples made mark with 95. Junior Tiffany Hamilton finished her first Division I season with 17 points. Ashley Herring topped AP's offense with 17 points, while Nicole Jamen had a double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds. April Thomas tallied 15 points as well, while Brooke Faulkner connected on four treys and had 14. Whitney Hanley was the last starter to hit double digits with 10. As a team, the Lady Govs drained 10 out of 25 three-pointers. Morehead State shot 39 percent for the game and had just eight turnovers. The Eagles also had 18 points off 13 Lady Gov turnovers, but APSU scored 32 points in the paint - the third game this year they had scored 30-plus in the paint against MSU - and had a 14-7 margin on second-chance points thanks to 13 offensive rebounds.
2/28/2009
- Women's Basketball Secures OVC Tournament Home Game with 72-50 win at UTM
Playing without junior Brittany Pittman, the nation's leading shot blocker, the Eagles turned in a total team defensive and offensive show, going 14-of-33 from three-point range - one short of the single game record for treys made. MSU also limited the hosts to only 30 percent fro the floor and their lowest point total in a half in school history - 11. In her last regular game, senior Philnisha Lindsey turned in a career-high 13 point effort, hitting 3-of-4 three-pointers. Freshman Ashley Martin led the Eagles with 17 points and 10 rebounds for her second career double-double. MSU also received 14 points each from junior Tiffany Hamilton and sophomore Chynna Bozeman. UT Martin seniors Phyllisha Mitchell and Alishia Glover had double-doubles. Mitchell had 16 points and 13 rebounds, while Glover had 10 points and 11 boards. The Eagles opened the game leading 18-0. UT Martin did not score its first point until the 11:23 point of the opening half, and the hosts didn't get their first field goal until the 8:22 mark. At that point , the Eagles were on top 29-2. MSU's largest lead in the first 20 minutes was 38 (47-9). The Eagles also out-rebounded the Skyhawks 41-39. UTM entered the game as the league's top team in terms of rebounding margin.
2/26/2009
- Eagle Women Drop Nailbiter at Murray State, 75-71
Junior Brittany Pittman recorded her 14th double-double of the year with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Sophomore Chynna Bozeman also notched her first career double-double with 18 points and a career high 12 rebounds. Freshman Ashley Martin came within two of her career high with 16, and junior Tiffanie Stephens reached double figures with 10. However, Pittman missed the final five minutes of the game after sustaining an injury that will continue to be evaluated. After holding Murray's Amber Guffey to only two points in the first half, she exploded for 18 in the final half and finished with 20. Her twin, Paige Guffey, led the Racers with 21 points, while Ashley Hayes, the fifth leading scorer in the nation, had 18 points and eight rebounds. The Eagles crashed the glass hard during the game, out-rebounding the Racers 54-45. Deja Watson added 10 boards for the Eagles. Murray jumped out a 13-5 lead in the first six minutes of the contest, but the Eagles went on an 11-2 run and grabbed their first lead, 16-15, at the 7:04 mark of the first half on a Bozeman triple. MSU pushed the lead out to as much as 14, and at one point hit five consecutive three-pointers. Since the 13-5 Racer lead down to the 1L04 mark, MSU outscored the hosts 30-8 and led 35-24 at the half. In the final half, the Eagles ran the margin out to 12 (51-39) with 13:39 left, but the Racers went on an 11-0 run themselves and tied the game at 51 with 9:58 left. The Eagles proceeded to score the next four for a 55-51 advantage, but once again the Racers came back. Paige Guffey's three-pointers with 8:04 left gave the hosts a 56-55 lead. Murray State led 71-65 with less than two minutes left, but another Bozeman trey cut it back to three at 71-68. A Kayla Lowe 10-footer as the shot clock wound down made it a 73-68 Murray advantage, but Bozeman drained yet another three and it was a two-point game. With 10 seconds left, Hayes hit a pair of free throws for the final margin. The Eagles were 9-of-36 behind the arc, and the Racers were 13-of-33. For the game, MSU hit 35 percent, while Murray State was good for 39 percent of its shots. The Eagles will try to clamp down the host spot for the tournament on Saturday when they battle UTM at 5 p.m. EST in Martin, Tenn.
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