Jan. 18, 2006

Why did you decide to attend Cleveland State University?
I just wanted to go somewhere different and experience a new place.

What is the best aspect of being a part of CSU's Swimming team?
I love being a part of a team. It's like a family that you always have around day in and day out when your real family is so far away.

What do you feel is your biggest accomplishment throughout your collegiate career both athletically and in the classroom?
I was pretty excited at the conference championships last year when I came back from shoulder surgery in October to swim career bests in February. It has definitely been the highlight so far. Academically, I was honored with a fellowship through the American Heart Association this past summer for research, and I would say that is at the top of list.

Jan. 17, 2006

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Horizon League Indoor Track Athletes of the Week

Jimel Denham

Jan. 16, 2006

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Horizon League Player of the Week

Ryan Evanochko, UW-Green Bay
Junior Guard * Beaver Falls, Pa.
Evanochko averaged 29.5 points per game in two victories last week. He scored a career-high 30 on 10-of-16 shooting to lift UW-Green Bay past UIC 90-84 in overtime on Wednesday to become the first Phoenix player in nearly ten years to hit the 30-point barrier. He nearly matched that performance with an 11-for-19 shooting performance to tally 29 points as the Phoenix defeated UW-Milwaukee 84-77 on Saturday, ending the Panthers' eight-game winning streak.

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Jan. 16, 2006

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Horizon League Player of the Week

Ellen Hamilton, Butler
Junior Guard * Greenfield, Ind.
Hamilton posted a pair of 20-point performances coming off the bench last week, leading the Bulldogs to a split of two Horizon League contests. Hamilton scored a career-high 24 points in Butler's win at Wright State Saturday with six three-pointers. She added five rebounds in the contest. In Thursday's game against Detroit, Hamilton scored 21 points, highlighted by five treys. On the week, Hamilton shot 64 percent from the field, including 11-of-19 from behind the arc.

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Jan. 11, 2006

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Horizon League Swimmers of the Week

Daniel Thomasson

Jan. 11, 2006

Detroit, Mich. - University of Detroit Mercy assistant women's basketball coach DaeDra Charles-Furlow has been selected to the ESPN.com top 25 players of the past 25 years as the NCAA and ESPN celebrate the silver anniversary of the inaugural NCAA women's basketball season.

Charles-Furlow, who starred at the University of Tennessee from 1988-91 is in her third year on head coach Mickey Barrett's staff after coming aboard prior to the 2003-04 season.

The first woman from the SEC to win the Wade Trophy, Charles-Furlow was part of two Tennessee NCAA title runs. As a sophomore in 1988-89, she netted 13 points (she averaged less than 10 points per game that season) in the championship game. Two years later as a senior, Charles-Furlow tallied 19 points and 12 boards against Virginia in the first overtime NCAA title game (70-67). A two-time Kodak All-American (1990, '91), Charles-Furlow was a combined 12-for-20 (60 percent) in her NCAA final appearances. Despite missing her freshman season as partial qualifier, Charles-Furlow capped her career seventh in scoring (1,495 points), sixth in rebounding (858) and second in blocks (97) in Tennessee history. She spent time playing in Europe, Asia as well as in the WNBA with the Los Angeles Sparks before making the move to the coaching ranks.

Jan. 10, 2006

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Indianapolis, Ind. - In recognition of the honorable Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Horizon League will hold its second annual Martin Luther King Celebration in conjunction with five League basketball games played on Saturday, Jan. 14, along with one game on Sunday, Jan. 15, and one game on Monday, Jan. 16.

The event will be conducted with the intent of involving student-athletes with the community, as well as educating elementary school students on the accomplishments of Dr. King. Each host institution has chosen a local elementary school to implement a contest among upper-elementary students involving essay, music or art to celebrate Martin Luther King Day.

Fifteen winners from each elementary school will be chosen and recognized prior to the tip-off of each game. The contest winners will receive three complimentary tickets to the game and will be accompanied by student-athletes from each basketball team during pre-game introductions. Students will also be given a commemorative T-shirt from the Horizon League and a book entitled I Have a Dream: The Story of Martin Luther King by Margaret Davidson.