2009-10 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Roster
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| 5 | Kate Du Mez | 5-7 | Guard | SR | Brookfield, Wisconsin |
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Started 22 of 23 games played, joining the team after the soccer season ended. Averaged 13.5 points per game, with a season-high 27 against Northwestern on Jan. 28, 2009. Pulled down 4.9 rebounds per game and lifted 53 steals with 9 blocks and a team-high 132 assists. Earned second-team all-conference honors after two years of honorable mention selection. Enters her senior campaign with 956 career points—11th all-time and 2nd all-time in assists with 343. Ranks 5th all-time in steals with 190. Her sophomore and junior assist totals rank 2nd and 3rd all-time. Started all but one game in her sophomore season. Put up 11.6 points, grabbed 4.1 rebounds, dished out 4.2 assists, and snagged 2.86 steals per game last season. Started 24 of 28 games as a freshman and averaged 11 points and 2.9 rebounds. |
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| 11 | Noelle Kreykes | 5-7 | Guard | JR | St. John, Indiana |
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Played in 23 games after joining the team at the end of soccer season last year. Averaged 2.2 points and 1.6 rebounds, with 17 total assists and 12 steals. Season-high 16 points scored against Dakota Wesleyan on December 2, 2008. Averaged 3.7 points and 1.1 rebounds with 19 assists and 20 steals in her first year. |
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| 13 | Lesley Eldridge | 5-8 | Guard | SO | Gallup, New Mexico |
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Played in 15 games as a freshman on the Varsity team. Had 2.8 points and 1.9 rebounds per game. Averaged 11.9 points per game as a senior at Rehobeth Christian School and grabbed 4.4 rebounds per game. Earned Most Valuable Player Honors. |
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| 21 | Brittany Kooiker | 5-8 | Guard | FR | Tinley Park, Illinois |
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Kooiker played point guard for the Heritage Christian (Illinois) Defenders for four seasons and scored 852 points during her career. She was a member of an ICST State Championship team and earned all-tournament team honors in 2008 and 2009. Last year’s Heritage Christian team was 22-5. She averaged 16.6 points, 3.8 assists, 6.1 rebounds and 3.3 steals per game. |
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| 23 | Kelly Schouten | 5-8 | Guard | SO | Huron, South Dakota |
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Started at point guard for James Valley Christian (South Dakota) where she averaged 4.9 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 4.3 assists during her career. Was the team assist leader during her sophomore, junior and senior seasons. |
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| 25 | Briana De Vries | 5-9 | Guard | SO | Ripon, California |
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Played in four games last season as a freshman on the Varsity team. Averaged 10.3 points, 11.4 rebounds, and 3.9 steals per game as a senior at Ripon Christian High School. |
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| 31 | Emily Herrema | 5-11 | Guard | FR | Denver, Colorado |
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Scored for a 13.4 point average with 10.2 rebounds and 3 blocked shots per game for the Denver Christian (Colorado) Crusaders as a senior and earned all-conference honors from the Denver Metro League coaches. She ranked third in the league in scoring in 2008-2009 and was first in rebounding and blocked shots and served as the Crusaders’ team captain this year. |
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| 33 | Amber Soodsma | 5-11 | Forward | JR | Hudsonville, Michigan |
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Averaged a team-high 15.8 points in 29 games last season. Also averaged 5.9 rebounds and led the team with a .438 3-point percentage. Twice took down a season-high 10 rebounds, scoring in double digits in both of those games as well. Season-high 24 points came against Mount Marty on Feb. 11, 2009. Named All-GPAC Freshman of the Year in 2008 and twice earned 2nd team all-conference honors. Averaged 11.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and close to 2 assists and 2 steals per game as a freshman. Enters this season with 793 career points and 335 rebounds. |
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| 35 | Brianna Spronk | 6-0 | Forward | FR | Edgerton, Minnesota |
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Led Southwest Christian (Minnestoa) in scoring during her senior season with a 14.6 points per game average to go with 5.7 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 3.0 assists per contest. During her three-year varsity career Spronk scored 918 points, grabbed 444 rebounds, handed out 219 assists and took away 183 steals. She led the Red Rock Conference in three-point field goal percentage (10-24, 41.7%), was sixth in field goal percentage (132-267, 49.4) and is a two-time unanimous pick to the Red Rock All-Conference First-Team. |
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| 41 | Julia DeKoekkoek | 5-10 | Forward | JR | Edmonds, Washington |
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Averaged 7.8 points over 30 games last season. Had 10 blocks and 29 steals, and averaged 3.6 rebounds per game. Season-high 22 points and 8 rebounds came against Black Hills State. Saw limited time as a after breaking her arm and played in 10 games. Put up 2.2 points and grabbed 1.3 rebounds per game. |
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| 43 | Bailey Spencer | 6-1 | Forward | SO | Prairie Village, Kansas |
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Played in 30 games last season, averaging 2.2 points and 2.2 rebounds per contest. Twice scored season-high 8 points and had season-high 9 rebounds in the same week. Averaged 13.6 points and 7.0 rebounds at Kansas City Christian, also 1 block and 1 assist per game. Received all-state honorable mention in 2007 and 2008 seasons. |
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| 45 | Bre Schneidermann | 6-2 | Forward | JR | Brooklyn Park, Minnesota |
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Averaged 5.4 points and 6.6 rebounds in 24 games last season. Had a team-high 75 blocks. Had season-high 11 rebounds against Midland Lutheran, and 13 points against Concordia. Averaged 5.9 points and 5.6 rebounds during her first season in a Dordt uniform. Holds the single season blocked shot record with 76 in 2007-2008. |
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| 51 | Loy Griess | 6-0 | Forward | FR | Sutton, Nebraska |
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Earned varsity letters all four seasons and led the state of Nebraska in blocked shots and Class D in rebounds as a junior. Earned first-team all-conference and honorable mention all –state honors during her high school career. Averaged 17.4 points, 13.7 rebounds and 4.1 blocked shots per game and set a school record with 273 rebounds and 82 blocked shots. |
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| 53 | Melanie Van Wingerden | 5-10 | Forward | FR | Sunnyside, Washington |
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Averaged 16 points and 11 rebounds per game for Sunnyside Christian High School and was a member of the All-State Tournament team in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Scored 1078 career points and grabbed 872 career rebounds and played in four state tournaments. Was her league’s Most Valuable Player in 2009 and earned first-team all-state honors in 2008 and 2009 after taking second-team honors as a sophomore. |
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| 55 | McKinzie Schmidt | 6-0 | Forward | SR | Gordon, Nebraska |
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Named honorable mention all-conference for the second time last season. Started all 29 games she played, averaging a team-high 8.6 rebounds per game, and scoring 9.6 points per game. Had 29 assists, 13 blocks, and 28 steals last season. Scored a season-high 21 points against Valley City State. Twice claimed a season- and team- high 17 rebounds: once against Dakota State, once against Northwestern. Enters this season with 641 career rebounds which is 7th all-time and she has 714 career points. Sophomore year, she also led the team in rebounding, grabbing 238 total with a team-high 173 defensive boards. Played in 29 games and had 18 starts during the 2006-07 season. Averaged 5.9 points and 5.3 rebounds. |
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Head Coach: Craig Stiemsma
Assistant Coaches: Alyssa Van't Hul and Terry Beimers
Athletic Director: Glenn Bouma
Sports Information Director: Mike Byker
