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2012 Golf Outing set!

HIRAM COLLEGE

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

GOLF OUTING

Join us for a great day of golf and fun to benefit the Hiram College Women’s Basketball Program!

 

When: August 4, 2012
Where: Chardon Lakes Golf Course
Time: 1p with registration beginning at 11:30a
Cost: $250 per foursome or $75 per individual
Deadline to register: July 27, 2012

Contact: Andrea Preston, 330-59-5352 or PrestonAR@hiram.edu

A few minutes with......Sam Morford!

Name: Samantha Morford

Hometown: Jefferson, OH

Year at Hiram: Freshman

Major: Undecided

Career Aspirations: Research & Development

Craziest Ambition: Sky Diving

Favorite Color: GREEN

Favorite TV Show: Reno 911

Favorite Movie: Superstar

Favorite Class: Psychology

What's playing on your iPod right now?  Pink Floyd

What is your best basketball moment?  Scoring the winning point against Wooster

What do you like most about Hiram? The campus

What do you miss most about home?  Family

Best Hiram moment: The all you can eat pancake dinner

CONGRATS TIFFANY SHIELDS - 2nd TEAM ALL-NCAC!

Shields ends her playing career with her first All-NCAC award with a second-team selection. As a team, Hiram was the sixth seed in the 2012 NCAC Tournament with a 9-17 overall record and 5-11 in the NCAC.

Shields played in all 26 games this season and started 25. She led the team in scoring with 333 points and averaged 12.8 points per game. She shot 36.4 percent (125-of-343) from the floor, including 30.8 percent (33-of-107) from three-point range and 58.8 percent (50-of-85) from the free-throw line. Shields also led the team in rebounding at 5.7 boards per game and blocked shots with 20. Her 20 blocks were ninth most in the NCAC this season. In addition, Shields was amongst the team leaders in assists (34) and steals (26).

Tiffany Shields

For her career, Shields is tied for the all-time lead in games played with 103. She finishes with 973 points putting her tied for seventh all-time on the Hiram scoring list. She posted a 33.2 lifetime shooting percentage (371-of-1119) with her total attempts ranking sixth-most in program history and her made field goals are eighth best. Shields also shot 302 all-time three-pointers which are tied for third most in program history, while making 85 of those attempts which is the third highest all-time. In addition, she ranks in the Hiram all-time list in career blocks with 71 putting her in a tie for fifth. Shields recorded 399 rebounds in four years (3.9 rpg) to go along with 92 assists and 84 steals.

Congrats Kelsey and Tiffany - SR. Night 2012!

Kelsey Durichko

Tiffany Shields

Kelsey is playing in her fourth season at Hiram and is a three year letter-winner.  Entering the final week of the season, Kelsey is currently second on the team in scoring with 7 points per game.  She leads the team in assists (86) and steals (42).  Her 86 assists are currently third most in the NCAC and her 42 steals rank in a tie for sixth in the conference.  In addition, Kelsey ranks amongst the team-leaders in rebounding with 4.1 per game.  Tonight marks Kelsey's 101st career game and she has scored 571 points.  She is the program's all-time leader in assists with 381.  As a junior, Kelsey posted 138 assists setting a school single-season record.  She also ranks in the program's top-ten all-time in career steals with 171 placing her sixth overall.  In addition, Kelsey has recorded 462 rebounds in her career and has blocked seven shots defensively.  Kelsey was also recognized as an All-NCAC performer her junior season.

Tiffany is playing in her fouth season at Hiram and is a three year letter-winner.  She leads the team in scoring with 11.9 points per game.  She is second on the team in rebounding with 5.4 rebounds per game.  Tiffany also leads the team in three-pointers made (30) and blocked shots (18).  Her 18 blocked shots this season rank ninth most in the NCAC.  For her career, Tiffany will also be playing in her 101st game tonight against Ursuline.  She has scored 913 points which ranks ninth on the Hiram all-time scoring list.  She has a 32.8 lifetime shooting percentage and has grabbed 375 rebounds.  Tiffany has also posted 88 career assists, 82 steals and 69 blocked shots.  Her 69 blocks ties her for sixth all-time.  Tiffany has also been recognized twice in her career as the NCAC Player of the Week.

Play 4Kay pictures!

Hiram Women's Basketball

Hiram and OWU women's basketball teams prior to
their game on February 11th to raise awareness
and funds for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.

Hiram Women's Basketball



Tiffany Shields - NCAC Player of the Week!

Hiram College women’s basketball player and senior guard Tiffany Shields (Bedford Heights/Bedford) has been named this week’s North Coast Athletic Conference player of the week.
Hiram posted a 1-1 record this past week that included a 54-50 win against Denison University on Saturday (Jan. 28) at Price Gymnasium. The Terriers currently have a 6-12 overall record and 3-7 in the NCAC.
In two games, Shields averaged 15.0 points per game and 8.5 rebounds per game. She shot 34.4 percent (11-of-32) from the field for the week. In the game against Allegheny, Shields was a rebound away from posting a double-double having scored 10 points and nine rebounds. She also had three assists, two steals and a blocked shot. In the win against the Big Red, she scored a game-high 20 points to go along with a team-best eight rebounds.
For the season, Shields is the team-leader in scoring with a 12.4 ppg. average on 36.4 percent (82-of-225) shooting. She also leads the team in three-pointers made (27), rebounding (5.9 rpg.) and blocked shots (12). In addition, Shields has recorded 23 assists and 20 steals.

A few minutes with......Jasmine Kellom!

Name: Jasmine Kellom

Hometown: Spencer, OH

Year at Hiram: Freshman

Major: Psychology

Career Aspirations: Air Force

Craziest Ambition: Sky Diving

Favorite TV Show: Grey's Anatomy

Favorite Movie: The Toy

Favorite Class: Sociology

What's playing on your iPod right now?  Motto by Drake

What is your best basketball moment?  Won Districts in HS

What do you like most about Hiram?  The people and 4th floor Peckham

What do you miss most about home?  The food!



Play 4Kay event on Saturday!

The Hiram College women's basketball team is joining in the Play4Kay initiative, formerly known as the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Pink Zone, to assist in raising awareness and funds for cancer research on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond. The official charity is the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. The Terriers host Ohio Wesleyan University on Saturday, February 11 at 1:00p.m. in the Coleman Sports Center on the campus of Hiram College as part of the Play4Kay program.

Fans are asked to join the Hiram and OWU players, coaches and game day support staff in wearing pink to the game.  Shirts will be available for sale at the event for $10.  100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.  The North Coast Athletic Conference coaches are collectively raising money and will make one donation from the conference office to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.

“Hiram is proud to join the NCAC coaches along with the WBCA in raising awareness and  funds to help find a cure,” says Hiram head coach Andrea Preston.  “We are thrilled to be a part of such an important event and cause."

The late Kay Yow, former NC State University head women's basketball coach, served as the catalyst for Play 4Kay after her third recurrence of breast cancer in 2006. Yow was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987, and passed away on January 24, 2009.

Since 2006, thousands have joined Coach Yow's team in the fight against breast cancer and raised over $1.5 million for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. The official dates for the 2012 campaign are February 10-20.

A few minutes with.......Lindsay Buckner!

Name: Lindsay Buckner

Lindsay Buckner

Hometown: Niles, OH

Year at Hiram: Junior

Major: Psychology 

Minor: History

Career Aspirations: Clinical Psychologist/Forensic Psychologist/FBI Agent

Craziest Ambition: Going on an African Safari


Favorite Color: ORANGE

Favorite TV Show: Criminal Minds

Favorite Movie: Dear John

What's playing on your iPod right now? Country music

What do you like most about Hiram? The people!

Favorite Professor: Professor Tobin

More California Pictures!

At the Galen Center to see Stanford play USC.

Brenna Host, Alexis Kemper and Marisa Thomas at the famous
Pink's Hot Dogs...well worth the long wait!

At Seaworld, Alexis, Marisa and Brenna.

Los Angeles, California!!!



Kelsey Durichko, Alexis Kemper, Danielle Day,
Megan Andres, Marisa Thomas and Coach Emans at
Casa Vega.

Alexis Kemper, '14

Hey everyone! My name is Alexis and I am a second year player to the Hiram women’s basketball team. Hopefully everyone had an exciting and relaxing winter break and I’m here to share our team’s whereabouts over the holidays. As a team, we traveled to Los Angeles, California! Even though we stayed in Anaheim, most of our activities were spread throughout the Los Angeles area. For some, this was their first time traveling to California and even flying which made the trip even more exciting. Everyday we had an excursion planned as well as a practice or game. We visited many familiar sites such as Rodeo Drive, Laguna Beach, Sea World, Downtown Disney, and even USC’s campus and basketball arena. As a team, we were able to take a downtown tour of Hollywood, which personally, was the highlight for me of the trip. We saw many restaurants and clubs that were popular to many celebrities and even movie scenes! Half of our group, including myself, visited the famous Pink’s Hot Dogs and it was definitely as good as everyone writes about! Many of us wanted to spot celebrities and we successfully did! Lisa Leslie was one that especially hit home for a lot of us. We were able to watch the Women’s USC game against Stanford where we saw her! I think this was really inspiring and exciting for a lot of us because we watched her play basketball as we were growing up. Although we weren’t as successful as we wanted to be as far as games go, I think we experienced a lot of great competition and positive things to take away from our two teams we played in Cali. I think it was awesome that many of our families were able to travel with us and experience all the great things we did while we were there. It was definitely an experience I will never forget!

Team at Casa Vega, authentic Mexican Restaurant

Brenna Host, Kelsey Koskinen, Amy Geisman,
Tiffany Shields and Calysia Smyers at Casa Vega.

The famous Chinese Theatre!

Jasmine Kellom, Taylor Ratliff, Amy Geisman, Lindsay
Buckner, Sam Morford, Bridgette Click,
Emily Smerchansky, Amanda Petrusky, Chelsea Kovach.

Coach Preston, Marisa Thomas, Emily Smerchansky,
Chelsea Kovach and Amy Geisman with Lisa Leslie!!

Group photo following the Stanford v. USC game
at the Galen Center, many souvenirs made the trip back
to Ohio!