Last year 22-4 overall, 19-3 MIAC, 2nd Place

College College Information
School: University of St. Thomas
Founded: 1885
Nickname: Tommies" or "Toms"
Enrollment for 1998-99: 10,955 (5,500 undergrad, 5,455 grad)
Colors: Purple & Gray
President: Rev. Dennis Dease
Faculty Athletics Representative: Dr. Steve Hatting
Director of Athletics:  Steve Fritz [phone: (651) 962-5901]
Athletics Dept. Office Coor.: Ruth Danielson [phone:(651) 962-5900]
Conference: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC)
National Affiliation: NCAA Division III
Home Arena: Schoenecker Arena (Cap. 2,200)

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Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Tricia Dornisch (St. Thomas '90)
W: (651) 962-5931
Career Record: Starting 1st season, 0-0
Assistant Coaches: Ellen Thompson, John Hershey, Jim McCormack, Ellen Spika

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Sports Information
Gene McGivern
Office Phone:  (651) 962-5903
Home Phone: (651) 686-6399
Fax::  (651) 962-5928
E-Mail Address:   ejmcgivern@stthomas.edu
Web site:    http://tigger.stthomas.edu/ATPE/
 

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 1998-99 game by game results
22-4 overall, 19-3 MIAC, 2nd Place
Date Opponent Site Time Results
Fri Nov 20 UC San Diego San Diego 6 p.m. W, 75-47
Tue Nov 24 UW-Stout Away 7 p.m. W, 94-70
Sat Dec 5 St. Mary's  Home 1 p.m. W, 97-45
Wed Dec 9 Hamline Home 7:30 p.m. W, 92-36
Sat Dec 12 Macalester Away 1 p.m. W, 71-38
Sat Jan 2 St. Olaf Home 3 p.m. W, 72-47
Mon Jan 4 Augsburg Away 7:30 p.m. W, 98-47
Wed Jan 6 Carleton Away 7:30 p.m. W, 77-56
Sat Jan 9 Conc.-M'head Home 1 p.m. W, 75-71
Mon Jan 11 Bethel Away 7:30 p.m.
Wed Jan 13 Gustavus Away 7:30 p.m. L, 42-53
Sat Jan 16 St. Ben's Home 3 p.m. W, 70-56
Wed Jan 20 St. Kate's Home 7:30 p.m. W, 76-17
Sat Jan 23 St. Mary's Away 1 p.m. W, 74-54
Wed Jan 27 Hamline Away 7:30 p.m. W, 67-40
Sat Jan 30 Macalester Home 1 p.m. W, 96-44
Wed Feb 3 Augsburg Home 7:30 p.m.
Sat Feb 6 Carleton Home 3 p.m. W, 81-51
Wed Feb 10 Conc.-M'head Away 5:30 p.m. W, 54-46
Sat Feb 13 Bethel Home 3 p.m. W, 62-50
Wed Feb 17 St. Ben's Away 7:30 p.m. L, 62-77
Sat Feb 20 St. Kate's Away 3 p.m. W, 77-47
Wed Feb 24 St. Ben's Away 7:30 p.m.
Wed Feb 24 St. Olaf Away 7:30 p.m. L, 55-56
Sat Feb 27 Gustavus Home 3 p.m. W, 56-51
Wed Mar 3 NCAA First Round/Wartburg Waverly, Ia. 7 p.m. W, 67-41
Sat Mar 6 NCAA Second Round/St. Ben's St. Joseph 3 p.m. L, 68-76

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1999-2000 Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site Score
Tuesday, 11/16  7 p.m. Puebla, Mex. Club/Exhibition Home
Friday, 11/19  1 p.m. Cal State-Dominguez Hills Pomona, Calif.
Saturday, 11/20  3:30 p.m. Cal-Poly Pomona Pomona, Calif.
Tuesday, 11/23  6 p.m. Wisc.-LaCrosse LaCrosse, Wis.
Saturday, 12/4  1 p.m. St. Mary's Winona
Wednesday, 12/8  7:30 p.m. Hamline St. Paul/Hamline
Saturday, 12/11  1 p.m. Macalester St. Paul/Mac.
Monday, 1/3 7:30 p.m. St. Olaf Northfield
Wednesday, 1/5  7:30 p.m. Augsburg Home
Saturday, 1/8 3 p.m. Carleton Home
Monday, 1/10 5:30 p.m. Concordia-M'head Moorhead
Wednesday, 1/12 7:30 p.m. Bethel Home
Saturday, 1/15 3 p.m. Gustavus Home
Monday, 1/17 7:30 p.m. St. Benedict St. Joseph
Wednesday, 1/19  7:30 p.m. St. Catherine Home
Saturday, 1/22 1 p.m. St. Mary's Home
Wednesday, 1/26  7:30 p.m. Hamline Home
Saturday, 1/29 6 p.m. Macalester Home
Wednesday, 2/2 7:30 p.m. Augsburg Minneapolis
Saturday, 2/5 3 p.m. Carleton Northfield
Monday, 2/7 5:30 p.m. Concordia-M'head Home
Saturday, 2/12  3 p.m. Bethel Arden Hills
Wednesday, 2/16 7:30 p.m. St. Benedict Home
Saturday, 2/19 3 p.m. St. Catherine St. Paul/St. Kate's
Wednesday, 2/23 7:30 p.m. St. Olaf Home
Saturday, 2/26 3 p.m. Gustavus St. Peter

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Brief Player & Team Information
Last year 22-4 overall, 19-3 MIAC, 2nd Place
Starters Returning: 3
Letterwinners Returning: 9

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Top Returners
*Molly Hayden, SR, 6-0, F HM All-America, All-MIAC; 14.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, .537 FG%; played first two years at Div. II North Dakota State
*Mary Thomes, SR, 5-10, F-C MIAC Sixth Player of the Year, 10.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 27 3-pters.; Career: 57 games, 449 pts., 156 reb., 47 3-pters.
*Missy Pedersen, SO, 5-6, G Started as freshman, averaged 9.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.8 apg, 31 3-pters, MIAC All-First Year Team
*Anne Newell, JR, 5-9, F Played all 26 games last season, 5.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg
*Kelly Halvorson, JR, 5-10, F Played all 26 games last season, 3.0 ppg
*Amy Ginsburg, JR, 5-5, G Played 25 games last season, 2.1 apg; MIAC All-First Year Team in 1997-98
 

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Top Newcomers
*Jennifer Ulstad, SO, 6-2, C
1997 grad LacQuiParle HS; transfer from Div. II North Dakota State (injured last season)
*Tish Dusich, FR, 5-7, G Ely HS, HM all-state (scored 52 points in a game last season)
*Jenny Gonsior, SO, 5-8, G 1998 Centennial HS grad; played at Moorhead State last season

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Key Player Losses
*Paige Olson, Grad, G-F 3-yr. starter, 2X All-MIAC; Career: 103 games, 1,118 pts., 201 steals, 274 reb., 221 asst., 103 3-pters.; 80% FT
*Erin Hempel, Grad, C Season-ending injury after 11-1 start in 1998-99; Career: UST 65-5 in her era; 588 pts., 325 reb., 123 asst., 46 bl.
*Tara Miller, Grad, G Career: 101 games, 248 assists, 68 3-pters.
*Sue Schonhoff, Grad, C Career: 97 games, 347 rebounds
 

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Season Outlook/Notes:
by School's SID

New coach Tricia Dornisch will try to carry on a strong women's basketball tradition at St. Thomas. She proved her head coaching abilities in three seasons as the Toms' head soccer coach. Her soccer teams were 41-15-1 and earned two NCAA playoff berths and three MIAC runner-up finishes.

Dornisch hopes to continue the excellence that former Coach Ted Riverso established. In Riverso's 15-year era, UST compiled a 337-80 record, including a national-best 13 consecutive NCAA playoff berths. The Toms have the second-best record in NCAA Division III in the 1990s (247-37, .870). The Toms were 127-17 the last five seasons with Dornisch as an assistant coach, and she also has two top assistant coaches back -- Ellen Thompson and John Hershey -- to help the transition.

St. Thomas graduated four key players whose four-year era produced a 102-11 record -- 1,000-point scorer Paige Olson plus Tara Miller, Erin Hempel and Sue Schonhoff. UST finished 22-4 last season and lost in the second round of the NCAA playoffs to eventual runner-up St. Ben's. They were 11-1 and had just beaten St. Ben's before losing Hempel to a season-ending foot injury.

With six of their top 10 players back this season, plus three talented newcomers, UST will try to continue their streak of NCAA tourney appearance and push MIAC favorite St. Ben's in the conference race. Seniors Molly Hayden (6-0) and Mary Thomes (5-10) are potent front-line scorers. Soph guard Missy Pedersen is a strong 3-point shooter and penetrator. Juniors Anne Newell, Kelly Halvorson and Amy Ginsburg are experienced role players.

Dornisch's hiring in April gave her a late start on recruiting. Three newcomers should contribute -- freshman Tish Dusich and soph transfer Jenny Gonsior in the guard court, and soph Jennifer Ulstad (6-2), a transfer from Division II North Dakota State, at center.
 
 

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Preseason Roster

1999-2000 St. Thomas Women's Basketball Varsity Roster
No. Name Year Pos. Ht. Hometown/HS
10 **Sarah Grudnowski JR Guard 5-5 Deephaven/Blake
12 Tish Dusich FR Guard 5-7 Ely
14 *Katie Bernabei SO Guard 5-8 St. Paul/Visitation
15 *Missy Pederson SO Guard 5-6 Plymouth/Armstrong
20 **Amy Ginsburg JR Guard 5-5 Lincolnwood, Ill./Niles West
22 **Kelly Halverson JR Guard 5-9 Edina
24 **Anne Newell JR Guard 5-9 Woodbury
30 Jenny Gonsior SO Guard 5-9 Centerville/Centennial
32 *Molly O'Connell SO Guard 5-7 Burnsville/Trinity
33 Jennifer Ulstad SO Center 6-2 Madison/Lac QuiParle
34 *Brianna Skrypek SO Forward 6-0 Roseville
40 **Mary Thomes (c) SR Forward 5-10 Little Falls
42 *Molly Hayden (c) SR Forward 6-0 Eden Prairie/Hopkins
44 Lisa Hosek FR Guard 5-6 Iowa City, Ia./Regina
50 *Alissa Case SO Forward 6-0 Bloomington/Jefferson
52 *Corrie Doyle JR Forward 5-9 Shoreview/Totino-Grace
54 Jenny Hedican JR Guard 5-8 Mahtomedi
 Mandy Kotch FR Guard 5-4 Pleasanton, Calif./Foothill
 Sarah Osberg FR Guard 5-7 Eden Prairie
 Sarah Stoudt SO Guard 5-6 Mahtomedi
 Andfrea Weinfurt FR Guard 5-10 Brookfield,
Wis./Divine Savior

(c)-co-captains *letters won

Head Coach: Tricia Dornisch
Asst. Coaches: Ellen Thompson, John Hershey, Jim McCormack, Ellen Spika
 
 
 
 

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