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Newman Jets Women's Basketball 2007-08

Newman Jets Women's Basketball 2007-08

Newman Jets Women's Basketball News

Lady Jets Sign Final Two Players

Lindsay Schneider - 6/12/2008 11:13:03 AM
Contributed by Director of Editorial Services Ken Arnold

Wichita, Kan. - Newman University Head Women’s Basketball Coach Tracy Anderson announced today that she has signed her final two players for the 2008-09 season. They are 5’10” small forward Jessica Forshee from Hesston College in Hesston, Kan., and 5’10” point guard Ellen Traylor from Owasso High School, Owasso, Okla. These two signees bring Anderson’s 2008 recruiting class to five with two point guards, two small forwards and a post player.

Oakley Standout Signs With Lady Jets

Lindsay Schneider - 6/12/2008 11:13:30 AM

Contributed by Director of Editorial Services Ken Arnold

Wichita, Kan. - Newman University Head Women’s Basketball Coach Tracy Anderson announced that her third player of the spring signing period is Oakley, Kan., high school standout Brea Teeter. Teeter was part of the Plainsmen team that won the Class 2A State Basketball Championship in 2007 and placed 3rd at the 2A State Volleyball Tournament.

Hutch Standout Signs For 2008-09

Lindsay Schneider - 5/8/2008 3:07:45 PM

Contributed by Director of Editorial Services Ken Arnold

Wichita, Kan. – Newman University Women’s Basketball Head Coach Tracy Anderson announced her second player of the spring signing period with the signing of high school standout Edan Townley. Townley lead the Salthawks of Hutchinson High School in several categories as a senior. First -year coach Tom Clark calls Townley an “energizer bunny who is a super defender.”

Point Guard Signs For 2008-09

Lindsay Schneider - 5/7/2008 9:09:20 AM
Contributed by Director of Editorial Services Ken Arnold

Wichita, Kan. – Newman Women’s Basketball Head Coach Tracy Anderson has announced her first signee for the spring signing period. Cowley County Community College sophomore point guard Alexis Wright has signed with the Jets and will join the team for the 2008-09 season.

Summer Camp Dates Announced

Lindsay Schneider - 4/24/2008 4:13:38 PM
The Newman Lady Jets Basketball Summer Camp dates are now sat. The Women's Junior Jets Basketball Camp will be May 27 -29 and the Women's Skills n 'Drills Camp will be June 16 - 19.

All-Heartland Conference Teams

Lindsay Schneider - 3/17/2008 10:05:03 AM
Contributed by Assistant Coach Diana Couch

The Heartland Conference released today its selection for the All-Heartland Conference Basketball Team for 2007-08 season. The student-athletes are selected and voted on by the Conference's head women's basketball coaches. Gretchen Berns and Kaycee McGill both recieved honors.

"Think Pink" Raises Awareness

Lindsay Schneider - 3/4/2008 5:06:09 PM

On Feb. 16, the Newman Jets Basketball Teams joined efforts of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in raising the awareness of breast cancer.

Women's Hoops Topped at Home

Lindsay Schneider - 3/3/2008 10:05:11 AM
Contributed by Sports Information Director Brian Petrotta

A strong second half was not enough for the Newman University women’s basketball team Saturday night at Fugate Gymnasium. In the 2007-08 season finale, St. Edward’s University (11-16, 9-5 Heartland Conference) rode a hot first half to a 62-47 victory over Newman (6-21, 4-10 HC) on Senior Night.

Women's BBall Stopped Short

Lindsay Schneider - 2/29/2008 3:21:05 PM
Contributed by Sports Information Director Brian Petrotta

The Newman University women’s basketball team slowed down the top the school in the Heartland Conference but could not overcome its own offensive struggles in a 49-34 defeat Thursday night at Fugate Gymnasium. The Jets (6-20, 4-9 HC) held St. Mary’s (21-4, 13-0 HC) to 30 percent shooting but Newman shot under 24 percent as the Rattlers won their 21st consecutive game.

Berns - Women's Player of the Week

Lindsay Schneider - 2/28/2008 11:58:37 AM
Gretchen Berns of Newman Jets Lady Basketball has been named the Women's Player of the Week for the fourth time for Feb. 18 - 24.

McGill - Women's Player of the Week

Lindsay Schneider - 2/21/2008 9:48:40 AM
Kaycee McGill of Newman Jets Women's Basketball has been named the Women's Player of the Week for the second time this season for the week of Feb. 11 - 17.

Women's BBall Holds Off TAMIU

Lindsay Schneider - 2/18/2008 9:03:54 AM

Contributed by Sports Information Director Brian Petrotta

The Newman University women’s basketball team led nearly the entire way in a 58-53 victory over Texas A&M International Saturday afternoon at Fugate Gymnasium. The lead changed only twice and the Jets (6-17, 4-6 Heartland Conference) never trailed by more than one point to move past the Dust Devils (7-15, 3-7 HC) in the Heartland Conference standings.

Saturday Games to Benefit Breast Cancer

Lindsay Schneider - 2/15/2008 9:04:35 AM

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has joined in the initiative with the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) in "Think Pink," a global, unified effort in raising breast cancer awareness. The Newman Jets will be participating in the efforts in many ways in their games against Texas A&M International on Saturday, Feb. 16. The women play at 2 p.m. and the men play at 4 p.m.

Women's BBall Falls Short in 2nd Half

Lindsay Schneider - 2/15/2008 8:55:41 AM

Contributed by Sports Information Director Brian Petrotta

A second half offensive power outage for the Newman University women’s basketball team led to a 62-45 defeat to the University of Incarnate Word Thursday night at Fugate Gymnasium. Diana Santillan’s 11 points off the bench were not enough to lift the Jets (5-17, 3-6 Heartland Conf.) over the Cardinals (14-8, 8-1 Heartland Conference [HC]).

Pink Should Make You Think

Lindsay Schneider - 2/13/2008 2:13:44 PM

BLOG by Head Coach Tracy Anderson

This week the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) is promoting breast cancer awareness with a national Think Pink campaign. Throughout the country men’s and women’s teams are donning pink t-shirts, headbands, ribbons and in some cases even pink uniforms to bring to light a terrible disease that has no age, racial, economical, or social boundaries.

Team Bonding - Rainey Nickel

Lindsay Schneider - 2/13/2008 2:01:32 PM

Contributed by Rainey Nickel

Coming into the season I had no idea what to expect. I had never played college basketball before, I didn’t know most of the girls, and I also had to prepare for my academic life in college. To say the least I was a little bit nervous. Then the team went on a retreat, in Oklahoma, to get to know each other and I realized that it was not going to be so bad.

Nickel - Women's Player of the Week

Lindsay Schneider - 2/14/2008 2:37:41 PM

Rainey Nickel of Newman Lady Jets Basketball has been named the Women's Player of the Week for Feb. 4 - 10.

Women Grind Out Homecoming Win

Lindsay Schneider - 2/11/2008 8:56:47 AM
Contributed by Sports Information Director Brian Petrotta

The Newman University women’s basketball team held Lincoln University to 31.5 percent shooting and forced 22 turnovers in a 49-44 victory Saturday afternoon at Fugate Gymnasium. The Jets (5-16, 3-5) never trailed and moved past the Blue Tigers (3-15, 2-6) in the Heartland Conference standings.

Hanson - Women's Player of the Week

Lindsay Schneider - 2/7/2008 12:05:26 PM

Ashley Hanson of Newman Jets Women's Basketball has been named the Women's Player of the Week for Jan. 28 - Feb. 2.

Blessings from God - Diana Santillan

Lindsay Schneider - 2/13/2008 1:56:45 PM

Contributed by Diana Santillan

My life journey has not been so easy but I try to keep in mind that somebody else out in the world has it worse than I. I worked long hours at a Mexican restaurant and a Shell station back home in California to make sure I would have enough money to get me through college. I was very successful at it, however, God blessed me along the road and I received scholarships for soccer, basketball and even an academic scholarship that helped me pay for college.

Berns - Women's Player of the Week

Lindsay Schneider - 1/29/2008 12:32:55 PM
Gretchen Berns of Women's Jets Basketball has been named the Women's Player of the Week for Jan. 21 - 27.

Berns - Women's Player of the Week

Lindsay Schneider - 1/24/2008 9:48:21 AM

Gretchen Berns of Lady Jets Basketball has been named the Women's Player of the Week for Jan. 14 - 20.

Women Win 2nd Straight

Lindsay Schneider - 1/22/2008 10:24:30 AM
Contributed by Sports Information Director Brian Petrotta

The Newman University bench nearly out-scored the entire opposing team as the Jets women’s basketball team claimed their second straight victory over a Heartland Conference opponent Monday night at Fugate Gymnasium. The Jets (4-13) got past Oklahoma Panhandle State (7-8) 60-52 behind the strength of 48 points from the reserves.

Pieces to the Puzzle - Hadley Freeman

Lindsay Schneider - 2/13/2008 1:53:40 PM

Contributed by Hadley Freeman

As you all know, the kick-off to 2008 is also the start of our conference season. Although preseason rendered an extremely tough schedule, it is beginning to pay off. However, a tough schedule was not the only obstacle in our way. As many of you know, our team consists of eleven new players, and many of us are young and inexperienced at the collegiate level. In the beginning, some may have described our team as pieces of a puzzle that didn’t quite fit together like they should… But now it’s a different story.

Women Roll Over UTPB

Lindsay Schneider - 1/22/2008 10:19:13 AM

Contributed by Sports Information Director Brian Petrotta

The Newman University women’s basketball team shot nearly 53 percent from the field and put up a season-high point total in a 91-63 victory over the University of Texas – Permian Basin Saturday night at Fugate Gymnasium. In addition to the stellar shooting night, the Jets (3-13) out-rebounded the Falcons (1-16) by 25.