Missouri Valley Conference Basketball Media Guides 2013-14 MVC Women's Basketball Media Guide | Page 38

Bradley 2013-14 Preview 2013-14 Bradley Braves Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Jr. 1 Michelle Young Hometown (Previous School) 5-9 Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury) Prairie de Sac, Wis. (Sauk Prairie) G 3 Kelsey Budd Sr. G 5-9 4 Charnelle Reed So. G 5-10 Flossmoor, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor/Western Illinois) 11 Taylor Shull So. G 5-7 Mt. Pleasant, Iowa (Mt. Pleasant) 12 Fantasia Vine So. G 5-7 Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton North) 22 Catie O’Leary Sr. G 5-10 Janesville, Wis. (Parker/Wisconsin) 23 Leti Lerma Fr. G 5-10 Muscatine, Iowa (Muscatine) 32 Jenny Smith So. G 6-1 Pewaukee, Wis. (Arrowhead) 35 Audrey Lawson Fr. G 5-5 Peoria, Ill. (Richwoods) 44 Kelly Frings Sr. F 6-1 Milwaukee, Wis. (Pius XI) 53 Alyson Spinas-Valainis Sr. C 6-3 Davenport, Iowa (Assumption) Catie O’Leary Michael Brooks Head Coach Alma Mater: Western State College (2004) Overall Record: 19-41 (Third Season) Record at BU: 14-16 (Second Season) 2012-13: 14-16 / 8-10 (6th) Year-By-Year Record Overall W L Season School 2010-11 2012-13 Central Methodist 5 Bradley 14 BU Totals (Second Year) Career Totals (Third Year) 14 19 Conf. W L Place Conf. Tourn. 25 16 3 17 8 10 --- Sixth --0-1 16 41 8 10 11 27 ----- 0-1 0-1 At A Glance 2012-13 Finish: 14-16; 8-10 MVC (6th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/3 Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 NOTEWORTHY • Bradley head coach Michael Brooks’ first season on The Hilltop saw his squad lead the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring with a 71.3 points per game average in 2012-13. The Braves, which ranked 21st in the nation in scoring, led the league in offense for the first time since 1986-87 (72.8 ppg) and marked Bradley’s highest season scoring average since 1991-92 (71.6 ppg). • In addition to leading the league in scoring, Bradley paced the Missouri Valley Conference in free throw percentage, ranking eighth in the country by shooting a school record 78.1 percent from the charity stripe. The Braves led the MVC in free throw percentage for the second consecutive year and have a chance to become just the third team to lead the conference in free throw percentage in three straight years. Bradley’s 434 made free throws last year rank as the fifth best season total in school history and BU’s 14.5 made free throws per game was second in the MVC in 2012-13. • Junior forward Michelle Young ended the 2012-13 season on a high note and will likely play a bigger role for the Braves on a roster which features just five upperclassmen. Young scored in double figures in three of her first 43 career games, but scored 10 or more points in nine of the final 13 games in 2012-13. During that closing stretch she shot 50.9 percent from the field while scoring 10.8 points per outing and also came away with 2.1 steals per contest. Young’s 56 steals rank as the fifth best season total by a Bradley sophomore and she was just the third BU underclassmen with more than 55 takeaways in a season in the last 20 years. Basketball Support Staff Skyler Young Asst. Coach 36 Lindsay Schultz Asst. Coach Lindsay Weiss Asst. Coach Kristin Wiener Operations Kimbra Fuesting Athletic Trainer Jessica Higgs Team Doctor