Last year 3-22 overall, 3-19 MIAC, 11th Place

College College Information
General Information
School: Augsburg College
Founded: 1869
Location: 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, Minn.
Enrollment: 3,053 (undergrad, weekend, graduate)
President: Dr. William V. Frame
Athletic Director: Paul Grauer (men), Marilyn Florian (women)
Team Nickname: Auggies
Colors: Maroon and Gray
Home Arena -- Si Melby Hall (2,800)
Radio/Press phone lines -- 612-330-1236, 612-330-1804

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Head Coach Lauri Ludeman

Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Lauri Ludeman
(Bemidji State '89), fourth season at Augsburg
Career/Augsburg Record: 45-128 overall (nine years)/15-60 at Augsburg (three years)
Coach's phone/best time to call: (612) 330-1239/Anytime
Assistant Coach: Cindy Smith (Wisconsin-Eau Claire '98)

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Sports Information
SID: Don Stoner
Office Phone: 612-330-1677
Home Phone: 612-656-6665
Fax: 612-330-1780
E-Mail Address: stoner@augsburg.edu
WWW Address:  http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/

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 1998-99 game by game results
Date Opponent (* denotes MIAC opponents) Site Time/Result
Saturday, Nov. 28 Wisconsin-Superior # Si Melby Hall L 76-53
Saturday, Dec. 5 Concordia College-Moorhead * # Si Melby Hall L 85-53
Wednesday, Dec. 9 Gustavus Adolphus College * St. Peter, Minn. L 58-39
Saturday, Dec. 12 Bethel College * # Si Melby Hall L 60-42
Tuesday, Dec. 29 Land of Magic Tournament:
vs. Midland Lutheran College (Neb.) L 89-55
Wednesday, Dec. 30 Land of Magic Tournament:
vs. Graceland College (Iowa) L 73-66
Saturday, Jan. 2 St. Mary's University * Winona, Minn. L 77-62
Monday, Jan. 4 University of St. Thomas * Si Melby Hall L 98-47
Wednesday, Jan. 6 College of St. Catherine * # Si Melby Hall W 93-61
Saturday, Jan. 9 Macalester College * St. Paul, Minn. W 69-59
Monday, Jan. 11 College of St. Benedict * Si Melby Hall L 72-44
Wednesday, Jan. 13 St. Olaf College * Northfield, Minn. L 86-55
Saturday, Jan. 16 Carleton College * Si Melby Hall L 71-52
Wednesday, Jan. 20 Hamline University * # St. Paul, Minn. L 63-55
Saturday, Jan. 23 Concordia College-Moorhead * Moorhead, Minn. L 72-49
Wednesday, Jan. 27 Gustavus Adolphus College * Si Melby Hall L 71-42
Saturday, Jan. 30 Bethel College * # Arden Hills, Minn. L 75-58
Wednesday, Feb. 3 University of St. Thomas * St. Paul, Minn. L 69-30
Saturday, Feb. 6 College of St. Catherine * # St. Paul, Minn. L 73-65
Wednesday, Feb. 10 Macalester College * Si Melby Hall L 58-47
Saturday, Feb. 13 College of St. Benedict * St. Joseph, Minn. L 92-58
Wednesday, Feb. 17 Carleton College * Northfield, Minn. L 68-54
Monday, Feb. 22 Hamline University * # Si Melby Hall W 70-59
Wednesday, Feb. 24 St. Mary's University * Si Melby Hall L 70-65
Friday, Feb. 26 St. Olaf College * Si Melby Hall L 84-78
 
 

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1999-2000 Schedule
Augsburg College Auggies Women's Basketball
Home games at Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn.; * denotes MIAC games
Date Opponent Site Time
Fri., Nov. 19 Cornell (Iowa) Home 6 p.m.
Tue., Nov. 23 Northwestern-Roseville Roseville 7 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 27 Wisconsin-Superior Superior, Wis. 1 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 4 Concordia-M'hd * Home 1 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 8 Gustavus * Home 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 11 Bethel * Arden Hills 3 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 3 St. Mary's * Home 7:30 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 5 St. Thomas * St. Paul 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 8 St. Catherine * St. Paul 3 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 10 Macalester * Home 7:30 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 12 St. Benedict * St. Joseph 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 15 St. Olaf * Home 3 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 17 Carleton * Northfield 7:30 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 19 Hamline * Home 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 22 Concordia-M'hd * Moorhead 1 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 26 Gustavus * St. Peter 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 29 Bethel * Home 3 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 2 St. Thomas * Home 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 5 St. Catherine Home 3 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 9 Macalester * St. Paul 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 12 St. Benedict * Home 3 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 16 Carleton * Home 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 19 Hamline * St. Paul 3 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 23 St. Mary's * Winona 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 26 St. Olaf Northfield 3 p.m.
 

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Brief Player & Team Information
Last year 3-22 overall, 3-19 MIAC, 11th Place
Starters Returning: 3
Varsity Returners: 8
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 16/9
Newcomers: 7
Position Breakdown: 14 G, 1 G/F, 5F, 3 F/C
Year Breakdown: 4 seniors, 5 juniors, 11 sophomores, 3 freshmen
 

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Returning Players
Adrienne Tietz (Sr., Shakopee, Minn./Monticello HS), 5-9 F/C. top returning scorer, 8.4 ppg, 7.0 rpg
Erin Brockberg (Jr., Pipestone, Minn./Pipestone-Jasper HS), 5-5 PG, starting point guard, 3.0 ppg, 2.2 apg
Liz Meskan (Jr., New Prague, Minn.), 5-10 F, 7.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg, only played 18 games due to injuries
Rachael Ekholm (So., Richfield, Minn.), 5-6 G, 8.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 30 3-pointers (including school-record 7 in one game)
Jaime Kingsley (Jr., Harmony, Minn./Fillmore Central HS), 5-10 F/C, 4.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, two-year reserve F/C
Colleen Shellum (Sr., Cottage Grove, Minn./Park HS), 5-10 G, 9.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg, only played in nine games due to injuries
Jodi Soule (Sr., Cannon Falls, Minn.), 5-5 G, 2.7 ppg, backup guard who played in 17 games last year
Allison Illa (So., Cannon Falls, Minn.), 5-10 F, 4.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg in 22 games
Betsy Gessell (So., Crystal, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS), 5-9 G, will move to primarily varsity this year
Katie Kolles (Sr., Monticello, Minn.), 6-0 F/C, transferred last year from Winona State, will move to varsity this year

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Key Newcomers
Michelle Anderson (Fr., Owatonna, Minn.), 5-5 G, 8.2 ppg at Owatonna HS in 1998-99,  two-year starter and four-year player on teams that made state tournament two of last three years, finishing second in Class AAA in 1998-99
Jess Hanson (Jr., Blackduck, Minn.), 6-0 F, transfer from Rainy River CC (Int'l Falls), Academic All-State
Amy Lashinski (Jr., Bowlus, Minn./Upsala HS), 5-8 F, transfer from Rainy River CC (Int'l Falls), All-Conference 1998-99
 

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Key Player Losses
Jill Ruprecht, 5-10 F, graduated, 8.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg last year
Lisa Laine, 5-6 G, transferred to St. Scholastica, 4.5 ppg, 1.8 rpg last year
Leslie Lucas, 6-0 C, graduated, 4.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg last year

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Season Outlook/Notes:
Preview By Don Stoner, Augsburg College Sports Information Coordinator

MINNEAPOLIS (11/2/99) - Last season, Augsburg College's women's basketball team suffered through a case of "close, but not close enough." Five games lost by eight points or less. Significant injuries to key players that forced coach Lauri Ludeman to shuffle the lineup often. An 0-8 start to the season, ending with a 3-22 overall record.

This season, the Auggies hope to change their fortunes, and turn those close losses into victories.  With several quality returners, plus a strong recruiting class for Ludeman, entering her fourth year as the Auggies' mentor, the Auggies should be able to move up in the standings in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, considered one of the strongest NCAA Division III women's basketball conferences in the nation.

"We have a great group of returning players, and our new players should have an immediate impact," Ludeman said. "At the end of last season, we were really clicking. We hope to start this season where we ended off last year."

Ludeman said the team, while not blessed with significant height, will need to rely on quickness and aggressive play. Augsburg regularly plays a 10-12-player lineup.

"We will look to pressure teams defensively, both full- and half-court," she said. "We need players to step up and be scorers. In the MIAC, successful teams have three or more players in double figures. We must be consistent."

The Auggies return three starters and several significant reserves from last year's club. Leading the returners is senior post player Adrienne Tietz (Sr., Shakopee, Minn./Monticello HS), who led all scorers last year with 211 points (8.4 per game) and 176 rebounds (7.0 per game). She was one of just three Auggies to see action in all 25 games.

Erin Brockberg (Jr., Pipestone, Minn./Pipestone-Jasper HS), developed into a quality point guard in her first season as a starter. She averaged 3.0 points and 2.2 assists per game last year. Brockberg has become a stronger and quicker player in the off-season, Ludeman noted, which should help her numbers improve.

Liz Meskan (Jr., New Prague, Minn.) suffered through injuries her sophomore year, but was still able to contribute some solid numbers at the shooting forward spot, contributing a 7.1 points and 3.9 rebound per-game average last year.

Rachael Ekholm (So., Richfield, Minn.) shined late in the season, when she became one of the team's top three-point shooting threats. She set a single-game school record by hitting seven 3-pointers in the last game of the season, a narrow 84-78 loss to MIAC contender St. Olaf. Ekholm connected on 30 three-pointers last year and averaged 8.1 points per game. Jaime Kingsley (Jr., Harmony, Minn./Fillmore Central HS) was a quality backup in the post positions, and will move into more of a prominent role this season. Last year, she averaged 4.4 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.

Two other players, who were primarily junior varsity players last season, have the potential to make significant impacts on the varsity this year, Ludeman noted -- guard Betsy Gessell (So., Crystal, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS) and post player Katie Kolles (Sr., Monticello, Minn.).

Other returning letterwinners who should see significant varsity time include senior guards Colleen Shellum (Sr., Cottage Grove, Minn./Park HS) and Jodi Soule (Sr., Cannon Falls, Minn.), along with sophomore forward Allison Illa (So., Cannon Falls, Minn.).

Ludeman had a strong recruiting campaign, drawing six newcomers into the Auggie program. Key among them will be guard Michelle Anderson (Fr., Owatonna, Minn.), an outside-shooting specialist who was a two-year starter and member of two state tournament teams (1997, 1999) in Owatonna, starter on last year's Class AAA runner-up. Anderson averaged 8.2 points per game for the Huskies last season.

Two junior college players with state tournament experience at Rainy River Community College (International Falls, Minn.) transfer into the Augsburg program this year -- junior forwards Jess Hanson (Jr., Blackduck, Minn.) and Amy Lashinski (Jr., Bowlus, Minn./Upsala HS). Hanson is a strong post with a good outside shot as well, Ludeman said, while Lashinski, an all-conference selection, is a solid team leader.
 

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Preseason Roster

Preseason Roster, as of 11/3/99
Varsity Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/HS
10 Kelly Manly So. G 5-3 Fridley, Minn.
13 Colleen Shellum Sr. G 5-10 Cottage Grove, Minn./Park HS
22 Jodi Soule Sr. G 5-5 Cannon Falls, Minn.
23 Liz Meskan Jr. F 5-10 New Prague, Minn.
24 Michelle Anderson Fr. G 5-5 Owatonna, Minn.
30 Rachael Ekholm So. G 5-6 Richfield, Minn.
31 Jennie LaManna So. G 5-8 South St. Paul, Minn.
32 Betsy Gessell So. G 5-9 Crystal, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS
42 Jess Hanson Jr. F 6-0 Blackduck, Minn.
44 Erin Brockberg Jr. G 5-5 Pipestone, Minn./Pipestone-Jasper HS
50 Amy Lashinski Jr. F 5-8 Bowlus, Minn./Upsala HS
51 Jaime Kingsley Jr. F/C 5-10 Harmony, Minn./Fillmore Central HS
52 Katie Kolles Sr. F/C 6-0 Monticello, Minn.
53 Adrienne Tietz Sr. F/C 5-9 Shakopee, Minn./Monticello HS
54 Allison Illa So. F 5-10 Cannon Falls, Minn.

Junior Varsity Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/HS
10 Kelsey Brown So. G 5-5 Kenyon, Minn./Kenyon-Wanamingo HS
12 Nekesha May So. G 5-3 Apple Valley, Minn./Mpls. Washburn HS
13 La Shawnda Demry Fr. G 5-2 Minneapolis, Minn./North HS
20 * Keneeshia Williams So. G 5-4 Chicago, Ill./Kenwood Academy (*20 maroon, 22 white)
24 Angie Satre So. G 5-2 Hoffman, Minn./West Central Area HS
30 Roshonda White So. G 5-5 Minneapolis, Minn./Washburn HS
32 Jennifer Lemke Fr. G/F 5-7 Kenyon, Minn./Kenyon-Wanamingo HS
54 Kevina Nakiwala So. F 5-9 Kampala, Uganda/Ashby (Minn.) HS

Head Coach: Lauri Ludeman (Bemidji State '89, 4th year at Augsburg, 15-60;
9th overall, 45-128)
Assistant Coach: Cindy Smith
Student Manager: Tiffany Lynch
Women's Athletic Director: Marilyn Florian
Athletic Trainer: Missy Strauch, Scott Westerman (asst.)
 
 
 
 

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