2007-08 Women's Basketball Fact Sheet

SCHOOL: Pacific Lutheran University
LOCATION: Tacoma, Wash. 98447
FOUNDED: 1890
ENROLLMENT: 3,640
PRESIDENT: Dr. Loren Anderson
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Laurie Turner
AFFILIATION: NCAA Division III
CONFERENCE: Northwest Conference
NICKNAME: Lutes
COLORS: Black and Gold
HOME ARENA (CAPACITY): Olson Auditorium (3,200)
HEAD COACH: Kelly Warnke
COACH E-MAIL: warnkekm@plu.edu
EDUCATION: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (1999)
RECORD AT PLU (YEARS): 1st year
OVERALL COLLEGIATE RECORD (YEARS): 1st year
2006-07 OVERALL RECORD: 13-11
2006-07 CONFERENCE RECORD (FINISH): 8-8 (5th tie)
ASSISTANT COACH (YEAR): Jamie Redd (1st year)
PLAYERS / STARTERS RETURNING: 8 / 2
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Nick Dawson
SID OFFICE PHONE / FAX: (253) 535-7356 / (253) 535-7584
SID E-MAIL: dawsonen@plu.edu
PRESS ROW / SID CELL PHONE: (253) 651-2923
PLU ATHLETIC HOMEPAGE: www.plu.edu/athletics

KEY RETURNEES
Trish Buckingham (P, 5-9, Sr., Port Angeles, Wash. / Port Angeles HS; 2006-07: 7.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg, honorable mention All-Northwest Conference); Meghan Dowling (P, 6-1, So., Olympia, Wash. / Olympia HS; 2006-07: medical redshirt); Trinity Gibbons (PG, 5-8, Jr., Riddle, Ore. / Riddle HS; 2006-07: 2.6 ppg, 2.4 apg); Kyle Haag (G, 5-9, Sr., Tumwater, Wash. / CSU-Pueblo; 2006-07: 5.5 ppg, .345 3-point FG percentage); Melissa Richardson (P, 6-0, Jr., Lake Oswego, Ore. / Lake Oswego HS; 2006-07: 2.6 ppg, 3.7 rpg); Nikki Scott (G, 5-7, Jr., Gig Harbor, Wash. / Western Oregon University; 2006-07: 3.2 ppg, 2.0 apg); Amy Spieker (G, 5-7, Jr., Bremerton, Wash. / Central Kitsap HS; 2006-07: 0.8 ppg); Emily Voorhies (P, 6-1, Jr., Auburn, Wash. / Auburn HS; 2006-07: 1.4 ppg, 1.8 rpg).

KEY NEWCOMERS
Ellise Parr (G, 5-3, Fr., Portland, Ore. / Cleveland HS); Amanda Tschauner (G, 5-7, So., Yakima, Wash. / West Valley HS).

KEY LOSSES
Nikki Johnson (W, 5-10; 2006-07: 15.2 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 1st team All-Northwest Conference); Kezia Long (P, 6-0; 2006-07: 9.2 ppg, 7.5 rpg).