11/30: KU 87, Holy Family 66

Dave Ben in action earlier this season.

Hollinger Game Score:

1. Dennis 26.3 - A 23 point night has come to be expected, making his 9 dimes and 7 boards the story of the night for the junior.
2. Ben 18.3 - Scored 21 points on 17 shots and hauled in 7 boards.
3. Woodlin 12.5 - Just 5-of-13 for 13 points, but had 5 assists, 5 boards, and 3 steals.
4. Washington 10.5 - 8 points/9 boards in 31 minutes
5. Bower 8.3 - Got the start again, scoring 11 and grabbing 4 rebounds in 27 minutes
6. Gray 7.7 - 9 points and 2 assists in 24 minutes
7. White 1.7 - Scored once in 4 minutes
8. Coffey 0.0 - Missed shot and assist in just 5 minutes of work
9. Wenner 0.0 - Nothing doing in one minute
10. Ford-Bey 0.0 - Nothing here in 2 minutes
11. Vrabel -1.4 - A foul and a turnover in one minute won't help your stock
12. Coombs -1.8 - Lost the starting job, now is losing playing time. In only 8 minutes, Coombs had 3 turnovers, failed to score, and grabbed only 1 rebound.

Inactives:
Connolly

Boxscore
YTD Hollinger Game Score

11/25: KU 94, Goldey-Beacom 71

Andre Woodlin hit an impressive 10 of his 12 shots on Tuesday.

Hollinger Game Score:

1. Woodlin 24.0 - A ridiculous 10-of-12 from the floor for 22 points. 6 boards and 3 assists are nice on the side.
2. Dennis 17.1 - Hit less than half of his 17 shots, but scored 22, donated 5 dimes, and hauled in 5 boards.
3. Washington 15.3 - 5-of-7 for 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Did I say 7 blocks? Jeeze.
4. Ben 12.0 - A nice shooting day (7-of-12) for 20 points and 3 boards.
5. Gray 6.6 - Doing a very nice job off the bench as a rookie: 3-of-4 for 8 points on Tuesday
6. Coffey 2.7 - Hit a pair of shots in seven minutes
7. Wenner 2.3 - Scored once and grabbed 3 boards in just 2 minutes
8. White 1.6 - Also scored on basket, while chipping in with a pair of rebounds in just 6 minutes
9. Bower 1.5 - Got the start over Coombs, but wasn't too impressive: 0-for-2 and 1 rebound in 16 minutes
10. Connolly 0.3 - Failed to take a shot in 5 minutes of work
11. Ford-Bey 0.0 - Nothing doing in 2 minutes of work
12. Coombs -0.7 - Missed his only shot in 2 minutes of work

Inactives:
Vrabel

Boxscore

11/25: KU 75, Lincoln 48

Katie Dovey was superb off the bench for KU on Tuesday.

Hollinger Game Score:

1. McQuade 24.0 - She can't really be this good...can she? 12-of-16 from the field for 27 points. Toss in 5 steals and 8 boards and that's not too bad a night, eh?
2. Wisemiller 12.1 - Definitely not afraid to shoot, she had as many shots as points (16), while chipping in 6 boards and 4 dimes.
3. Schroeder 11.0 -Oh, Canada! 5-of-7 for 10 points, 6 boards, and 4 assists in 19 minutes.
4. Dovey 10.0 - Finally a breakout game for Katie. She nailed half of her 8 shots for a dozen points and hauled in 7 boards.
5. Starr 8.0 - Converted just 1 of her 7 shots, but dished out 13, yes 13, assists. Maybe she should stick to passing!
6. Greaves 1.6 - She was busy in 10 minutes. 1 basket, 1 miss, 1 foul, 1 dime, 1 block, 1 steal...oh, and a pair of turnovers and boards.
7. Mertz 0.8 - 0-for-3 in 21 minutes. Not much else here, but she did manage 3 steals, which is something.
8. LeVan -1.7 - 2-of-7 for 5 points in 14 minutes and committed a trio of turnovers and fouls.

Inactives:
Dellegrotti - N/A
Melvin - Injury (Finger)
Bonanno - Suspension (0 games left)

Boxscore
YTD Hollinger Game Score

Hollinger Game Score: Year-to-date

Hollinger Game Score
Women's Basketball 2008-09
(FINAL)

~Number shown is the player's average Game Score this season~

1. McQuade 15.3
2. Wisemiller 11.2
3. Schroeder 8.1
4. Dellegrotti 5.3
5. Starr 5.3
6. Dovey 3.3
7. Melvin 2.5
8. Bonnano 2.0
9. Mertz 1.4
10. LeVan 0.4
11. Greaves -0.3

Hollinger Game Score: Year-to-date

Hollinger Game Score
Men's Basketball 2008-09
(Through 3/3/09)

~Number shown is the player's average Game Score this season~

1. Dennis 17.9
2. Ben 17.0
3. Washington 13.0
4. Woodlin 12.8
5. Bower 4.5
6. Gray 3.8
7. Coffey 1.8
8. White 0.9
9. Wenner 0.8
10. Ford-Bey 0.8
11. Coombs 0.3
12. Connolly 0.2
13. Vrabel -0.4

11/22: KU 79, USP 65

David Ben in action at Keystone Hall last season

Hollinger Game Score:

1. Dennis 18.0 - Another outstanding effort: 10-of-15 for 22 points
2. Ben 11.7 - 6-of-11 from the floor for 17 points, while snagging 5 boards
3. Woodlin 10.6 - A better effort in game two: 14 points, 4 assists
4. Washington 10.0 - A solid 10 point/5 board effort
5. Gray 9.0 - Thrown right into the fire, 10 points in 32 minutes of work
6. Coombs 1.7 -Started, but played just 7 minutes, scoring one bucket
7. Coffey 1.3 - Scored one basket in three minutes
8. Connolly 0.0 - Not much in three minutes after missing the opener with an injury
9. Bower -1.2 - 3 fouls, no rebounds in 16 minutes
10. White -1.4 - Only a foul and turnover in his three minute collegiate debut

Inactives:
Vrabel
Ford-Bey
Wenner

Boxscore

11/22: KU 64, USP 52

It took a total team effort for the ladies to knock off USP on Saturday.

Hollinger Game Score:

1. Mertz 11.2 - Very impressive in 23 minutes. 4-for-5 from the floor for 8 points, 4 boards
2. Starr 9.6 - Another strong effort: 11 points, 5 boards, 5 assists
3. Wisemiller 9.3 - Hit 4 threes en route to 15 points, 6 boards
4. Greaves 4.2 - 5 points and 3 boards in 13 minutes
5. Schroeder 3.7 - A solid 9 points, 6 rebounds in 18 minutes
6. McQuade 3.3 - Not her best shooting effort: 2-for-8 for 5 points. 7 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals a nice side dish, but we could do without the 5 turnovers and 4 fouls
7. Dellegrotti 3.0 - Took all six of her shots from long range, making just one. 8 point, 3 assist day
8. LeVan 2.0 - Hit a three pointer in 6 minutes of work
9. Dovey -1.7 - Not much production in just 4 minutes of work

Inactives:
Melvin - Injury (Finger)
Bonanno - Suspension (1 game left)

Boxscore

11/19: KU 99, Wilmington 64

Stephen Dennis in action last season.

Hollinger Game Score:

1. Dennis 29.1 - So much for rust. 9-of-13 for 29 points to go with 5 steals and 5 dimes
2. Ben 20.9 - Made half of his 20 shots for 24 points and had a whopping 8 assists
3. Washington 13.9 - A solid evening; 5-for-7 for 12 points along with team-best 6 boards
4. Gray 6.5 - Solid debut for Gray: 5 points and 4 assists
5. Coombs 5.6 - Started at center and scored 8 in 14 minutes
6. Bower 5.1 - Played 21 minutes, snagging 4 boards and scoring 4 points
7. Woodlin 4.9 - Disappointing debut; 9 points, 4 steals in team-high 32 minutes
8. Coffey 2.4 - 4 points, 4 fouls, 2 dimes in 13 minutes of work
9. Ford-Bey 2.0 - Scored a bucket in 3 minutes of debut.
10. Wenner -0.4 - Scored in his first collegiate game
11. Vrabel -1.6 - 3 fouls and 2 turnovers in debut

Inactives:
Connolly - Injured
White - N/A

11/16: KU 86, UPJ 72

Melissa McQuade - Tournament M.V.P.

Hollinger Game Score:

1. McQuade 31.0 - What a game! 10-of-10 from the line leads to 30 point/14 rebound day
2. Wisemiller 19.5 - A nice rebound after a rusty opener. 21 points/8 boards/4 assists/4 steals
3. Schroeder 15.2 - 19 points/10 boards for first double-double...and only 2 personal fouls!
4. Starr 5.3 - 5 points and a solid 6 assists
5. Dellegrotti 5.1 - Only 2-for-8 today, but still managed 9 point, 5 assist day
6. Dovey 0.3 - Only two boards in 15 minutes of work
7. LeVan 0.0 - Nothing in the boxscore in 4 minutes of play
8. Mertz -2.0 - Two turnovers in two minutes of action
9. Greaves -4.0 - 0-for-4 from the floor with 3 fouls in nine minutes

Inactives:
Melvin - Injury (Finger)
Bonanno - Suspension (2 games left)

Boxscore

11/15: KU 66, SRU 51

Lara Dellegrotti - Game high 21 points

Hollinger Game Score:

1. McQuade 22.2 - 1 game. 1 double-double. 16 and 10 in the opener.
2. Dellegrotti 13.9 - Showed no rust, knocking down game-high 21.
3. Starr 6.0 - Very nice opener. 7 points-2 assists-1 turnover
4. Schroeder 1.6 - Productive in only 7 minutes of work, but needs to stay out of foul trouble
5. Wisemiller 1.3 - Showed rust. 4 pts on 2-of-9 shooting, but had 6 boards and 4 assists
6. Mertz 0.6 - Man is she tall! 3 boards in her debut
7. Greaves 0.1 - 5 points in her debut, but 1 rebound is disappointing
8. LeVan -0.5 - Didn't do much in her first collegiate game
9. Dovey -1.5 - Only 1-of-6 from the floor
10. Melvin -1.7 - 0-for-4 from the charity stripe and 5 turnovers overshadows 7 boards.

Inactives:
Bonanno - Suspension (3 games left)

Boxscore

KUVS Plan of Attack

With the women's basketball season set to begin tomorrow at 3 p.m., now is a good time to let you know what my plan is for this season in terms of coverage.

Like last season, I will cover women's basketball, men's basketball, baseball, and softball. Obviously, the next few months will be mostly basketball with baseball and softball coming around this spring.

I won't begin extensive previews for men's and women's basketball games until divisional play begins in a month or so. In the meantime, I will recap as many non-conference games as possible. I'm going to use a customized version of the Hollinger Game Score (similar to the Clay Player Rankings I used last season) to rank player production on a game-by-game basis and will chart these in each game recap. Each player's year-to-date rank will be available on the main page. Hopefully this will allow fans to get good idea of which players have been the most productive.

Aside of previews and recaps, I will continue to post as many statistical studies and editorials as possible. Basically, you can expect much of what you saw last season with a bit more statistical analysis this time around.

Good luck to both basketball teams this winter and here's to another season of solid coverage by Kutztown University Vital Sports!

Malouf ’08: Time for Change

Rich Scarcella wrote an excellent article in the Reading Eagle yesterday about women’s basketball head coach Janet Malouf’s plan for change in 2008. Let me be the first to say: it’s about time.

(In bold is the article. In regular font is some analysis.)

Janet Malouf, bothered by missing the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time in her career, knew that something had to change.

Why stop there? Coach Malouf was a fairly impressive 64-32 in PSAC East games during her first eight seasons at KU, which included not one losing season against divisional opponents. Since then? 32-40 over the last six years including just one season with a record above .500 against the division. Only four times in school history, all under Malouf, have the ladies advanced past the first round of the PSAC Playoffs. Never have they won a PSAC crown.

It was her.

"We've had to change a lot, and I've had to change a lot," said Malouf, the Kutztown University women's basketball coach. "I felt I needed to make changes and trust my players a little bit more. I have to let them know they're making mistakes out there and let them ride through them.

"I have to learn to have a little more patience with them."

It is no secret that half of the team’s problem over the last few years has been player management. For whatever reason, the seniors tend to have the shortest leash on the team and the freshmen have the longest. Each season, it seems that the freshmen get way too much work, which is fine in a rebuilding year, but hey, you can’t rebuild every year and expect to win.

Last season, Meredith Starr was thrown into the point guard role as a freshman and certainly had her share of growing pains. Melissa McQuade was one of those superstar talents that deserved to be in the starting lineup immediately, but, again, it’s going to be hard to succeed when you continually lean on freshmen. Furthermore, Malouf has had a bunch of freshmen standouts over the last few seasons, but they rarely seem to improve on their freshman year production. Maybe McQuade can turn the tide on that trend.

What is most interesting about Coach Malouf’s use of player personnel is not simply that she overuses freshmen—it’s more of what happens to those freshmen the next year. I did a little study on players who played significant roles as freshmen by taking a look at how much playing time they had their sophomore year. Of the 26 freshmen that played at least one minute during the four seasons spanning from 2003-04 to 2006-07, all but eight of them saw less minutes their sophomore season. This is partially a result of 10 of them leaving the team, but of the nine players who played at least 275 minutes in their freshman season (not including two who left the team), only three of them saw more work the following season.

Players who saw at least 275 minutes of work as a freshman:

Freshman Season
Player Name – Freshman year minutes – Sophomore year minutes

2003-04
Bainbridge – 910 – 718
Brady – 474 – 582
Daley – 300 – 162 (Left team)

2004-05
Reyna – 302 – 273
Weidensaul – 777 – 564
Harlor – 275 – 148
Van Wagner – 694 – 670

2005-06
Dellegrotti – 556 – 784
McElmoyle – 582 – 0 (Left team)

2006-07
Wisemiller – 295 – 521
Melvin – 610 – 513

If that doesn’t prove at least some sort of freshman bias, I don’t know what will.

Malouf will need plenty of that in her 15th season with the Golden Bears. She has six freshmen and just one senior on her roster as Kutztown tries to return to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference playoffs for the first time in three seasons.

It shouldn’t take too long to see if Malouf really has changed. Lara Dellegrotti, Rachel Wisemiller, Melissa McQuade, Meredith Starr, Vivian Melvin, Katie Dovey, and Chauntelle Schroeder return from last year’s team and all seven can be effective at this level. There is no reason each of them shouldn’t get an opportunity to earn minutes early in the season while the freshmen are slowly worked into the mix. The strategy of throwing the rookies right into the fire hasn’t worked. It’s time to try something different.

A few days ago, I emailed Coach Malouf to ask if she had chosen a starting five yet and while her response was not a total shocker, it was a pleasant surprise. She listed a “main crew”, which consisted of 10 names. The first seven listed were the names of the seven returning players. No complaints here.

She will continue to run a structured offense, but with greater flexibility and freedom for her players. The Bears, at times, became paralyzed on the floor, worried more about where they were supposed to be and what they were supposed to do than playing basketball.

As mentioned earlier, it didn’t take a rocket scientist to notice this was happening. Each player stands out in her own way and the head coach holds the responsibly of taking full advantage of those skills.

In no particular order, a list of a few things I’d like to see in 2008-09:

1. An isolation play for Vivian Melvin – Melvin has proved she has the talent to be in the starting lineup. Where she gets into trouble is turnovers. Often you will see Melvin get the ball on the wing, make a good move to get free of her defender, drive to the lane, and turn the ball over when three defenders block her shot or strip the ball. An attempt should be made to set up Melvin with an opportunity to make plays in the lane.

2. When in doubt, force the ball to Melissa McQuade – She proved in her freshman season that she is the team’s best player. The best way to win is to get her the ball on offense. Let her score some buckets and take some pressure off the rest of the team. When defenses begin keying on her, it will set up opportunities for players like Dellegrotti and Wisemiller to knock down a few threes or for McQuade to find Schroeder, Dovey, etc. open underneath for a layup. McQuade had 59 assists last year while also leading the team in scoring. Her court awareness is hard to find at this level and should be taken advantage of.

3. Rachel Wisemiller and Lara Dellegrotti can shoot the basketball…so let them – When McQuade isn’t dominating the inside of the perimeter, plays should be designed to get Wisemiller and Dellegrotti, both superb shooters, open looks from long range.

4. Pretend Chauntelle Schroeder is Monique Boykins – Remember how crazy “Mo” was? She wasn’t the best at making her layups in one shot, but she would usually get her own rebound if she missed and put it right back in. She was also an absolute monster on the boards. She managed to make such an impact because, despite her sometimes sloppy play, she simply was bigger and more aggressive than most players in the PSAC. Schroeder isn’t quite as tall as Boykins, but she plays a very similar style. She’s worth a look at the center position.

5. Don’t overreact to mistakes – Freshmen aside, the fear of God seemed to be on the mind of every player on the floor during the last few seasons. As mentioned, the leash got shorter as you aged and that meant that Coach Malouf wasn’t afraid to pull a senior starter off the floor a minute into a game if she turned the ball over. Furthermore, you’d see a veteran come off the bench, miss a layup, and get pulled immediately. That player usually wouldn’t see another second of play that day. Sure the bench player’s job is to be ready to come in and perform at any given moment. That said, it should be no surprise that a player is going to be nervous and overwhelmed knowing that this is their make or break moment. Going out onto the court with the mindset of “Okay, I have to make a play here and not screw up or I won’t see another second today” is no way to play. Not to mention it is a terrible confidence booster. And, in my irrelevant opinion, confidence is more important in basketball than any other sport.

Kutztown finished 12th (out of 14 teams) in the PSAC last season in scoring and last in turnover margin, committing almost six more turnovers a game than its opponents. Those numbers led to a 11-16 record and a change in Malouf's approach.

And that was an improvement from some of the jaw dropping turnover numbers put up in previous years. Over the last five seasons, KU has averaged 22.3 turnovers a game. Last year they actually were better than that when they averaged 21.6 turnovers a game, which, as Scarcella pointed out, was still high enough to put them last in the PSAC in turnover margin. If not for Malouf’s dominant defensive system, her teams would be lucky to win five games all season…at least that’s been the case for the last half decade.

"We want to keep the big picture in mind and not get bogged down in all the details," she said. "I think we did that too many times the last two years. We'd pass it around and pass it around and the next thing you know, instead of taking a shot, we'd have a turnover.

"We don't want them to pass up good shots."

Amen.

The Bears lost two of their three leading scorers, All-PSAC East first-team pick Mercedes Van Wagner and second-team pick Rachel Weidensaul. But they return sophomore Melissa McQuade, their leading scorer and rebounder last season, and Lara Dellegrotti, their best 3-point shooter and their only senior.

"Lara is the one who's been around the most and who has played the most," Malouf said. "She understands what college basketball is all about.

"We certainly have high expectations for Melissa. Our opponents are going to be more aware of her as well. "

Point guard Meredith Starr, another returning starter, will be in the backcourt with Dellegrotti. Rachel Wisemiller, a top reserve last season, moves into the starting lineup with Chauntelle Schroeder. Juniors Katie Dovey and Vivian Melvin, and 6-1 freshman Hannah Mertz also will be in the rotation.

Add Brittany Greaves and Brittany LeVan to that list and you have the players likely to make a significant impact in 2008-09. Expectations won’t be too high for a team that lost two of its best players in Van Wagner and Weidensaul, but I believe the team will actually improve this season. Not only does Coach Malouf claim she will open things up, but Dellegrotti-McQuade-Wisemiller is quite the trio. That said, the frontcourt is where games are won in this league and that is where the question marks lie. It shouldn’t take long to see where this team stands.

Kutztown has been strong on defense during most of Malouf's career. The Bears finished second in the PSAC in field goal percentage last season, the 13th consecutive season they've been first or second.

Coach Malouf is the defensive mastermind of the PSAC. No one will ever question her defensive prowess.

Their question mark, though, is how quickly they adapt to their new freedom on offense.

"We're not so rigid," Dellegrotti said. "Last year a lot of us were afraid to make mistakes within the offense. We really didn't deviate from plays to just play basketball.

"She (Malouf) has made an effort to make sure we know we can go out and play. Last year, I think, we lost that. It's amazing. It's just not as stressful. You feel a lot less pressure."

Hey Lara, you know that “stress” and “pressure” you felt on the court? If it is any consolation, know that it was as palpable as the scent of mushrooms at the Rt. 222 Business exit in Reading. Everyone in the arena knew the team was stiff and afraid to make a mistake or deviate from the play that was called. It’s too bad it took this long for Coach Malouf to realize it, but, hey, now is better than never.

In conclusion, I’m rooting for Coach Malouf to get this straightened out. She proved in her early years at KU that she can be an outstanding coach, but she has yet to push this team over the top. California University of Pennsylvania has proven that a PSAC team can win the Division II title, yet KU hasn’t even been a serious threat to make the field of 64 in its history. Kutztown University is growing every year and it is about time that the women’s basketball program begins to take advantage.

Lady Bears Production Rankings

It’s time to have some fun with numbers.

In my possession are the statistics from each women’s basketball player from the 1980-81 season through the 2007-08 season. Unfortunately, minutes were not tracked by the KU Athletic department until the 1992-93 season, so my study will be using all player data from the 92-93 season through the 2007-08 campaign.

What I did was determine the most efficient players on a per-minute basis at several statistical categories. I removed any player who played less than 100 minutes in a particular season. The reason for this is to avoid a player making the list who, for example, played one minute in 1998 and had a steal, which would put that player at the top of the list.

Each category will have a player’s name followed by the notable season, which will be followed by the per-minute production. (eg. A ‘.104’ in the assist category means that player notched ‘.104’ assists per minute that season)

Points:
1. Janelle Needham 94-95: 1.209
2. Keri Suydam 99-00: .537
3. Robin Avery 94-95: .530
4. Hillary Worley 00-01: .526
5. Danielle Warntz 00-01: .515

Comment: Needham was second on the 94-95 team in scoring despite playing about a quarter of the minutes of the starters.

Three point baskets:
1. Danielle Warntz 00-01: .129
2. Danielle Warntz 01-02: .100
3. Amanda Zinobile 01-02: .080
4. Kelly Barger 92-93: .080
5. Danielle Warntz 03-04: .073

Comment: You can probably guess who is sixth on this list. Warntz loved to shoot from beyond the arc and is KU’s all time leader in three pointers made.

Free throws made:
1. Janelle Needham 94-95: .242
2. Jennifer Coss 95-96: .160
3. Brianne Homyak 98-99: .138
4. Becky Savage 01-02: .134
5. Trish Dudeck 04-05: .132

Comment: How did Needham score so much in so little time, you ask? Check the free throw line for the answer. Homyak is second all time in made free throws.

Rebounding:
1. Monique Boykins 05-06: .403
2. Monique Boykins 03-04: .364
3. Monique Boykins 02-03: .359
4. Keri Suydam 98-99: .342
5. Monique Boykins 04-05: .338

Comment: This one isn’t too exciting. “Mo” was a monster on the boards and one of KU’s all-time leading rebounders. Career KU rebound leader Mercedes Van Wagner’s four seasons rank eighth, tenth, seventh, and eleventh, respectively.

Personal Fouls (ability to avoid fouls):
1. Courtney Robinson 00-01: .014
2. Amanda Zinobile 02-03: .034
3. Patti Kline 98-99: .036
4. Janelle Needham 96-97: .037
5. Janelle Needham 95-96: .038

Comment: It’s much easier to score when you’re not sitting on the bench in foul trouble. Zinobile and Needham both played over 900 minutes during the 02-03 and 96-97 seasons, respectively.

Assists:
1. Janelle Needham 94-95: .256
2. Angie Holland 99-00: .168
3. Megan Bainbridge 05-06: .161
4. Jessica Pieczynski 02-03: .161
5. Amy Wahl 98-99: .151

Comment: Needham sure did it all her sophomore season, eh? Bainbridge was on pace to break Wahl’s career assist record, but only played for three seasons.

Turnovers (ability to protect the ball):
1. Lisi Reyna 07-08: .050
2. Molly Brown 06-07: .053
3. Katie Harlor 05-06: .054
4. Casey Reath 00-01: .054
5. Janelle Needham 96-97: .056

Comment: Lisi Reyna must seem pretty random, but it is no fluke. She protected the ball well in her time at KU.

Blocks:
1. Sophia Vucetaj 01-02: .105
2. Monique Boykins 03-04: .096
3. Mercedes Van Wagner 07-08: .095
4. Mercedes Van Wagner 05-06: .078
5. Becky Savage 02-03: .072

Comment: Like in the rebounding department, Van Wagner and Boykins are the dominant parties here. Savage’s 02-03 season mark of 68 blocks is a KU single-season record.

Steals:
1. Janelle Needham 94-95: .137
2. Amy Wahl 95-96: .106
3. Jen Wabby 95-96: .103
4. Amy Wahl 96-97: .099
5. Amy Wahl 97-98: .085

Comment: Wahl is KU’s career leader in steals.


In closing, was Needham’s 94-95 campaign the best season in KU history that nobody knows about? It sure seems like it. Simply looking at the stats from each season would do her no justice, but checking up on each player’s per-minute production really shows who makes the most of their time on the floor.

This seems like more than enough for one post, but if you’re wondering about a particular player, season, or category, let me know and I’ll do what I can for you.