2009-2010 Women's Basketball Schedule
Head Coach: Linda Nash (14th year)

Assistant Coach: Coralyn "Corky" Nyssen (1st year)

2009-10 Record: 4-0 overall, 0-0 WHAC

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2009-2010 Roster

The Aquinas College women's basketball team has high expectations after coming off a 19-11 season capped off by a trip to the NAIA national tournament a year ago. Coach Linda Nash begins her 14th year directing the program. The Saint's have competed in the national tournament three out of the last four years. The Saint's return two-time All-American Joslyn Narber for her senior campaign. Narber has led the team over her career in just about every statistical category. She will be one of the premier players in the nation and a force to be reckoned with. Nash comments, "Joslyn's versatility makes her very dangerous on the court. She is without a doubt one of the best shooters I have coached. What separates Joslyn is she can play any position on the court. She is one of our captains and she is doing a great job in her leadership role. Last year Narber led us in scoring, assists and steals. I am looking for Joslyn to lead us to great things this season."

The Saint's have a new focus this season...push the ball, fill lanes and attack. Nash comments, "We have always created good scoring opportunities in our triangle offense. This season with the addition of first year assistant coach Coralyn "Corky" Nyssen, we are placing a greater emphasis on getting out and running. I think we have the personnel to do it, and the team has embraced this point of emphasis. We are moving as well as any team I have coached and when you have an unselfish group that shares the ball, good things will happen.  Corky has been a great asset to our program.  We like what we are seeing."

Joining Narber will be senior Kaitlin Lang. Lang transferred from Oakland Community College a year ago and provided a spark for the Saints. She possesses a deadly outside shooting touch and with a year under her belt in the system she will thrive. Nash says, "Kaitlin is moving with so much more ease this year. She is more comfortable with our system and her decision making is so much better. She can flat out shoot the ball and she is providing great leadership as a captain."

The junior class returns Vicky VanDyke and April Feldpausch. They are joined by Grand Rapids Community College transfer Jillian Bowman. VanDyke and Feldpausch have been pivotal role players in the past and this year they will play a significant role for the Saints. VanDyke is aggressive and is one of the top defenders on the team. Nash says, "Vicky is so strong. She has very quick feet and aggressive could be her middle name. She just gets after it. She is very tough in the open court and her shooting has improved. She is also a captain. As far as April goes, she is an offensive threat from anywhere on the court. She has probably made more gains since her freshman year of anyone on the roster. She is very comfortable in our system and it took a couple of years of seasoning to get her to this point." Nash smiles when Jillian Bowman's name is brought up. Bowman will have a physical presence for the Saint's inside game. The success of the triangle largely looms on the center position. Although this is the first year for Bowman, she has caught on very quickly. Nash adds, "I would hate to guard Bowman. She is so strong and she can move on the court. She is adapting very well to our program."

The lone sophomore on the team Anne-Marie Shumaker has made leaps and bound progress since her freshman season. She is a true point guard and she is thriving on the focus of pushing the ball up the court. Nash says, "Anne-Marie is a changed player this year. She is playing with so much confidence and she gets the best out of those around her. She has great court vision and has a knack for finding the open player. She will surprise people this year."

The freshman class consists of Lindsey Karpowicz (Grandville High School), Taelor Sanders (DeWitt High School), Liza Flewelling (Flint Powers High School) and Clare Conway (Grosse Pointe South High School). Karpowicz led her high school team to a conference title a year ago and she also won the Class A discuss championship. At 6' Karpowicz will partner with Bowman to create a dynamic duo in the paint. Nash adds, "Karp has amazed me since she has stepped foot on campus. She is such a hard worker. If there's a loose ball, look out...you will have to deal with Karp. She is picking up concepts quickly and we need her to come in and give us quality play as a freshman." Taelor Sanders comes from a highly successful high school program and she hasn't missed a beat coming to Aquinas. She will factor in heavily to the Saints program this season. Nash says, "Taelor will be one of the most aggressive players in the WHAC. Although only a freshman, I have no doubt that Sanders will play a pivotal role in the Saint's success. She has many dimensions to her game and she can really push the ball up the court." Rounding out the freshman class is Flewelling and Conway. Both players have been working extremely hard and they will provide depth to the roster. Nash comments, "Liza and Clare are great role players. They work hard every day and I have seen a lot of improvement in both of them. They will give us depth in our roster."

The Saint's open up their season with an exhibition contest against Division 1 opponent Western Michigan University on November, 4th.