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Mavericks
2007-2008
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Jacie
Birt - Forward - 6'0" - Freshman - Major: Art
Mesa, Ariz. (Red Mountain H.S.)
At Red Mountain High School: Three-year varsity letterwinner…State
Championship title in 2006-2007…State Championship Runner-up
in 2005-2006…Three-time region championship titles…Second
Team All-Region selection…Honorable Mention in 2006-2007…Track
& Field letterwinner…Placed 6th at state track meet
in discus…Finished 7th at state track meet in shot-put…Honor
Roll…Community Service…Coaching and tutoring.
Personal: Majoring in Art…Chose MSC for its academic
and athletic programs…Sang in school and church choir since
she was 11 years old…Daughter of Steven Birt and Leanna
Bendure…Enjoys dance and playing soccer.
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Hannah
Breidel - Guard - 5'7" - Freshman - Major: Education
Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch H.S.)
At Highlands Ranch High School (2006-2007): State Championship
title.
At Thunder Ridge High School (2003-2006): Two-time State
Championship titles…Two-time Continental League titles…All-league
selection…Final Four participant in 2005-2006.
Personal: Major in Education…Chose MSC for its location
and basketball program…Daughter of Patrick Breidel and
Angela Welsh…Enjoys long distance running.
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Stephanie
Delgado - Forward - 5'11" - Junior - Major: Psychology
Las Vegas, Nev. (Coronado H.S.)
As a Sophomore: Letterwinner…Played in all 28 games
with two starts…Averaged 7 points and 3.6 rebounds per
game…Scored in double figures in 10 games including a season
high 14 points in 3 games…Pulled down a season high 9 rebounds
in 3 contests…Shot 57 percent from the field…Team
high 8 blocked shots…RMAC West Division Player of the Week
…RMAC All-Academic.
As a Freshman: Letterwinner…Played in 25 games as
a freshman…Had a career high 17 points against Adams State
(2/11/06)…Averaged 7 minutes, 1 rebound and 2 points a
game.
At Coronado High School: Four year letterwinner…Voted
Most Valuable Player as a junior and senior…Two-time All-Conference…Division
Champion…Regional Champion…State qualifier…All
Henderson Team…All Sunrise Team…Academic All-State.
Personal: Majoring in Psychology…Chose MSC for its
size and basketball program…Daughter of Alejandro and Patricia
Delgado…Likes to dance, bake, swim, play board games, go
to the movies and spend time with friends and family…A
career aspiration is to take over the family business.
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Brittany
Fowler - Guard - 5'9" - Senior - Major: Finance
Longmont, Colo. (Longmont H.S.)
As a Junior: Letterwinner…RMAC West Division Player
of the Year…All RMAC First Team…First Team All-West
Division…2007 Daktronics All-North Central Second Team…RMAC
leading scorer averaging 18 points per game…Scored 1,000
career points versus Western New Mexico (1/27/07)…RMAC
Player of the Week…Recorded 2 double-double performances
(points-rebounds)…Third in the conference in 3-point field
goals made (70-2.50)…Fourth in the league in 3-point FG
percentage (.414)…Started all 28 games…Led the team
in free throws made (87-103), free throw percentage (.845)…Second
on the team pulling down 148 rebounds (5.3 rpg)…Team high
49 steals…Recorded 48 assists…Shot 46 percent from
the field…Scored a season high 30 points versus Bethany
College…Recorded 20+ point games in 14 contests…Scored
in double digits 25 of 28 games…2007-2008 RMAC Preseason
Player of the Year.
As a Sophomore: Letterwinner…Played in all 27 games
starting 26…Lead the team in points (398), assists (111),
steals (63) and rebounds (150)…Averaged 14.7 points, 31.1
minutes and 5.6 rebounds a game…First-Team All-West RMAC…RMAC
Player of the Week (12/13/06)…10th in the RMAC for scoring…3rd
in the RMAC for Assists…Ranked 13th in Division II for
three point percentage (.421)…Scored a season high 27 points
and had 10 rebounds vs. Adams State (1/27/06).
As a Freshman: Letterwinner…Started all 27 games…Led
the team in assists (87) and steals (49)…Averaged 10.4
points and 4.1 rebounds per game…Shot .843 from the free
throw line (70-83)…Averaged 28.6 minutes per game…All-Conference
Honorable Mention selection…RMAC Player of the Week (2/16/05)…Scored
a career high 23 points versus Adams State (2/11/05)…Career
high 14 rebounds at UC-Colorado Springs (2/26/05)…Two games
with double digit points and rebounds…Scored double digit
points in 14 games.
At Longmont High School: McDonald's All-American nominee
… Three-time All-Conference selection … Three-time
All-Area selection … Second-team All-State performer as
a junior and a senior … Second team All-Region selection
as a junior … Played in the CCGS All-State games and the
CHSAA All-State Games as a senior … Averaged 18 points
per game as a senior … First-team All-Region performer
senior year … Four-year letterwinner … Helped the
team finish second in the state as a junior … Named to
the Academic All-State Honorable Mention team … Received
the President's Award … Career highlight is breaking the
school record for most points scored in a game with 38.
Personal: Majoring in Finance … Daughter of Mark
and Cathy Fowler … Has an identical twin sister…Chose
MSC for its size, and winning basketball program …Goal
is to win the conference championship and make it to regionals…
Enjoys hiking, snowboarding and traveling.
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Kelsie
Gourdin - Forward - 5'10" - Sophomore
Major: Business/Culinary Arts
Littleton, Colo. (Heritage H.S.)
As a Freshman: Letterwinner…Played in 26 games with
five starts…Averaged 5 points and 2.9 rebounds per game…Scored
a season high 22 points and 7 rebounds at CSU-Pueblo…Scored
double digits points in 5 contests…Shot .804 from the free
throw line (41-51)…Second on the team with 6 blocks…First
collegiate start came against Notre Dame DeNamur (12/1/06).
At Heritage High School: Four year letterwinner in basketball…2003
State Runner-up…Honorable Mention…2006 Second Team
All-State…2004 Rugby State Runner-up…All-Conference
Rugby…Rugby Rookie of the Year…CCGS All-star…The
Show All-star…Hall of Fame inductee…Student Government…Ping
Pong Club…Jr. Classic League.
Personal: Majoring in Business and Culinary Arts…Daughter
of David Gourdin Jr. and Terri Hatch…Chose MSC for its
size and proximity to home…Ate a cactus as a child…Enjoys
anything outside and video games
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Abby
Hancock - Guard - 5'11" - Junior - Major: English/Education
Littleton, Colo. (Arapahoe H.S.)
As a Sophomore: Letterwinner…Played in 22 games with
11 starts…Averaged 3.8 points and 1.7 rebounds per game…Scored
a season high 13 points versus Notre Dame DeNamur (12/1/06)…Pulled
down a season high 7 rebounds against nationally ranked Western
Washington (11/17/06)…RMAC All-Academic.
As a Freshman: Letterwinner…Played in 26 games as
a freshman…Lead the team with 6 rebounds vs. Univ. of Northern
Colorado ( 1/2/06)…Averaged 9 minutes, 1 rebound and 3
points a game.
At Arapahoe High School: Three sport athlete excelling
in basketball, cross country and track…Four-year letterwinner
in basketball…Earned three letters in cross country and
two letters in track…Two-time second team all-conference
in basketball…Captain of basketball and cross country team…
Basketball team advanced to the Elite 8, finishing 22-4 on the
year…Selected Rocky Mountain News - 'Best of the Rest'…All-Tournament
Team at the Roundball Classic…Averaged 11.2 points and
3.1 steals per game as a senior…Two-time state qualifier
in cross country…Two-time Continental League Champions
in cross country and one year in track…United States Marine
Corps Student Athlete…Graduated with honors…Student
Athlete All-Academic Team…National Honor Society…Link
Crew…Commissioner of Link Crew…Young Republicans.
Personal: Majoring in English…Daughter of Brad and
Sally Hancock…Chose MSC for its location, opportunity to
play basketball and proximity to home…Twin sister plays
volleyball for the Mavs…Goal is to win the RMAC championship…Enjoys
hiking, camping, rafting, skiing, writing and spending time
with family and friends.
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Stephanie
Houser - Forward - 6'1" - Freshman - Major: Biology
Palmer, Alaska (Palmer H.S.)
At Palmer High School: Three sport athlete excelling in
basketball, volleyball and track…Three year letterwinner…Basketball
team placed 6th at state and 3rd at regionals…CO-Captain…Two-time
All-Region and All-State volleyball player…Team Captain…Three-year
state qualifier…Two-time regional qualifier in track…Placed
regionally in triple jump, long jump and 4 x 200…National
Honor Society…Honor Roll…Graduated top 10% of her
class…Student government.
Personal: Majoring in Biology and would like to become
a forensic scientist…Daughter of Tony and Marilyn Houser…Chose
MSC for its affordability and basketball program…Enjoys
the outdoors and playing volleyball.
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Cassie
Hutto - Post - 6'2" - Senior - Major: Elementary Education
Cedaredge, Colo. (Cedaredge H.S.)
As a Junior: Letterwinner…Played in 27 games with 25
starts…Averaged 23 minutes per game…Third on the team
averaging 7.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game…Shot 48
percent from the field…Scored a season high 16 points and
pulled down 8 rebounds at Chadron State (12/14/06)…Scored
double digits in 11 games…Scored at least 2 points in every
game.
As a Sophomore: Letterwinner…Started in 24 games,
playing in all 27 for the Mavs…Lead the team seven times
with the most rebounds in a game…Season high was 11 vs.
Western State college (1/31/06). Averaged 23 minutes, 4 rebounds
and 10 points per game.
As a Freshman: Letterwinner…Played in 26 games…Started
16 games…Averaged 5.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per game…Shot
50 percent from the floor…Averaged 20 minutes per game…Scored
a career high 13 points at Western State (2/15/05)…Scored
in double digits in four contests…Career high 10 rebounds
at Western State (11/18/04).
At Cedaredge High School: Three-sport athlete; volleyball,
basketball and track … All-Conference selection in volleyball
… State qualifier in long jump … Three-time All-Conference
selection in basketball … All-State basketball performer
as a senior … Attended the USA Junior Nationals in Columbus,
Ohio during the summer of 2002 … Named Camper of the Week
at the 2003 Mesa State College Basketball Camp … Was also
the camp's one-on-one champ … Graduated with a 3.3 cumulative
GPA
Personal: Majoring in Elementary Education … Daughter
of Colin and Connie Hutto … Has two older brothers, Billy
and Hardy … Billy attended MSC in 1998 and 1999 …
Hardy played baseball for two years at Garden City Junior College
and at the University of Texas-Arlington … Chose MSC for
its location, friendly campus and basketball program …
Enjoys sports, working out, shopping and spending time with
family and friends.
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Lindsey
Kame - Guard - 5'7" - Senior - Major: Sports Management
Grand Junction, CO (Central H.S.)
As a Junior: Letterwinner…Played in all 28 games with
25 starts…Team high 78 assists…Led the team with 2.8
assists per game…Averaged 6.3 points and 2.4 rebounds per
game…Recorded 35 steals and 5 blocked shots…Shot 42
percent from the field and 76 percent from the free throw line…Averaged
25 minutes per game…Scored a season high 18 points and
6 rebounds versus Adams State (2/3/07)…Scored double digits
in 9 contests…
At Dixie State: Two year letterwinner…Team finished
second in the league 2005…All-League 2005…Team finished
fourth in the league 2004.
At Central High School: Three sport athlete excelling
in cross country, track and basketball…Four time letterwinner
in basketball…League champion in 2002 and 2003…First
Team All-Conference 2001, 2002, 2003…All-State…All-star
game…Three time letter winner in track and cross country…2002
State track qualifier…FBLA…EPYCS…All-State Academic…Honor
Roll.
Personal: Chose MSC for its location, coaching staff,
and it's her hometown…Majoring in Sports Management…Aspires
to own a gym…Daughter of Lanton Kame and Cheri Vana…Loves
cabbage…Enjoys the outdoors, hiking, biking, swimming and
boating.
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Courtney
McCaig - Forward - 5'10" - Freshman - Major: Undecided
Littleton, CO (Chatfield H.S.)
At Chatfield High School: Four-year letterwinner…First
Team All-Conference in 2007…Second Team All-Conference
in 2006…Honorable Mention All-Conference in 2005…Team
finished second in the league in 2004…Team posted 20 wins
in 2006 (20-4)…Honor Roll…Key Club.
Personal: Daughter of Murray and Lynnette McCaig…Sister
Ashley plays softball at Fort Lewis College…Chose MSC for
its location and basketball program…Enjoys dancing, swimming
and playing the guitar.
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LaJohnna
Price - Guard - 5'8" - Freshman - Major: Biology
Kilgore, TX (Kilgore H.S.)
At Kilgore High School: Three sport athlete excelling in
basketball, soccer and volleyball…Four-year letterwinner
in basketball…Two-time regional qualifiers…District
Champions in 2004…First Team All-District…Player of
the Year (2007)…All-East Texas…Junior National Olympics…Most
Valuable Player…Second Team All-District and Offensive
MVP as a junior…Honorable Mention as a sophomore…Honorable
Mention volleyball…Honor Roll…National Honor Society…FCA.
Personal: Majoring in Biology…Aspires to be an orthodontist…Daughter
of Kevin Price and LaDon Rand…Chose MSC for its basketball
program…Enjoys spending time with her family and friends.
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Raysha
Ritter - Forward - 6'2" - Sophomore - Major: Undecided
Grand Junction, CO (Grand Junction H.S.)
At Colorado State University: Averaged 6.2 points and 2.3
rebounds per game…Played in 8 games as a freshman for the
Rams.
At Grand Junction High School: Two-sport athlete excelling
in basketball and volleyball…Four-year starter in basketball
for the Tigers…Four-time All-Conference First Team selection…Two-time
league champions…Two-time All-State selection…Set
five records at GJHS…Three-year starter and letterwinner
in volleyball…Three-time All-Conference selection…Set
two records.
Personal: Daughter of Jim and Michelle Ritter…Chose
MSC for its location, team and coaches…Enjoys being outdoors,
shopping and baking.
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Hannah
Walsh - Guard - 5'7" - Sophomore - Major: Education
Grand Junction, CO (Grand Junction H.S.)
As a Freshman: Letterwinner…Played in 23 games with
9 starts…Averaged 7 points and 1.6 rebounds per game…Averaged
2.3 assists and 1.0 steal per game…Team high 3-point field
goal percentage (.422)…Third on the team in 3-point field
goals made (27)…Shot 45 percent from the field (50-112)…Averaged
22.1 minutes per game…Scored a season high 13 points on
two occasions…Scored in double digits in 5 contests…Recorded
season high 5 assists (3x)…Involved in over 100 community
service hours.
At Grand Junction High School: Three sport athlete excelling
in basketball, softball and track…Four year letterwinner
in basketball…Three time league champion…Final Eight…First
Team All-Conference…All-State Honorable Mention…Track
State qualifier…Softball League Champion…Millenium
Club.
Personal: Majoring in Education…Aspires to teach
and coach and received her certificate in athletic training…Chose
MSC for its location, academics and basketball program…Daughter
of Peter and Lynn Walsh…Has one sister, Sarah…Was
born in Detroit on 8 Mile…Loves to bake…Enjoys working
out, running and spending time with family.
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Jocelyn
Zarling - Guard - 5'3" -Freshman - Major: Athletic Trainer
Fort Collins, CO (Rocky Mountain H.S.)
At Rocky Mountain High School: Three-year letterwinner…Two-time
All-Conference Front Range selection…All-State Honorable
Mention…Back-to-back Elite Eight appearances…Advanced
to the Final Four in 2004-2005…In 2003-2004 advanced to
Sweet 16.
Personal: Majoring in Athletic Training…Daughter
of Gregg Zarling and Dana Gregory…Chose MSC for its location
and basketball program…Enjoys playing tennis, boating,
wakeboarding and listening to music.
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