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2007-08 madonna Women’s Basketball

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MADONNA QUICK FACTSLocation: Livonia, Mich.Founded: 1947Enrollment: 4,500Nickname: CrusadersColors: Royal Blue and GoldConference: Wolverine-HoosierArena: Activities CenterPresident: Sr. Rose Marie KujawaAthletics Director: Bryan RizzoFirst Year of Basketball: 1992-93All-Time Record: 233-2492006-07 Record: 15-18 overallWHAC Record: 8-6 (fourth place)Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/5Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2

BASKETBALL STAFFHead Coach: Carl Graves

Alma Mater: Concordia (Mich.)Record at Madonna: 15-18 (1 year)Career Record: Same

Assistant Coaches: Sandy Wade, DanBrooks, Michelle Harakas, Ebony VincentTrainers: Beth Hubbard, Margaret LeoneTeam Physician: Providence AthleticMedicineAssistant AD/Media Relations: MattFancettSports Info Director: Patrick Moore

PLAYER INFOTop Returners:Christie Carrico (Jr., F, Waterford, Mich.)07-08 Preseason All-Conference

Cali Crawford (Sr., G, Rochester, Mich.)Martina Franklin (Sr., F, Redford, Mich.)Caryn Inman (Sr., G/F, Oxford, Mich.)

Top Newcomers:Sheryl Jager (Fr., F, Wyandotte, Mich.)Tabatha Wydryck (Fr., G/F, Riverview, Mich.)Amy Walker (Fr., G, Flat Rock, Mich.)

DATE OPPONENT SITE TIMENov. 6 at Purdue-Calumet Hammond, Ind. 7:00 pm Nov. 9 vs. Lindsay Wilson ^ Campbellsville, Kent. TBA Nov. 10 at Campbellsville ^ Campbellsville, Kent. 6:00 pm Nov. 20 at Spring Arbor Spring Arbor, Mich. TBA Nov. 24 at Waybe State Detroit, Mich. 1:00 pm Dec. 8 at Goshen Goshen, Ind. 1:00 pm Dec. 12 at Albion Albion, Mich. 7:30 pm Dec. 14 vs. Indiana Wesleyan # Mishawaka, Ind. TBA Dec. 15 at Bethel # Mishawaka, Ind. TBADec. 19 Olivet Activites Center 7:00 pm Dec. 21 Rochester Activites Center 7:00 pm Dec. 27 at Warner Southern % Lake Wales, Fla. 1:00 pm Dec. 28 vs. Indiana Wesleyan/Emmanuel % Lake Wales, Fla. 1:00 pm Dec. 29 TBA % Lake Wales, Fla. TBA Jan. 5 Indiana Tech * Activites Center 1:00 pmJan. 9 at Aquinas * Grand Rapids, Mich. 7:30 pm Jan. 12 at Michigan-Dearborn * Dearborn, Mich. 1:00 pm Jan. 16 Cornerstone * Activites Center 7:30 pm Jan. 19 at Siena Heights * Adrian, Mich. 1:00 pm Jan. 23 Concordia * Activites Center 1:00 pm Jan. 26 at Davenport * Grand Rapids, Mich. 1:00 pm Jan. 30 at Indiana Tech * Fort Wayne, Ind. 7:30 pm Feb. 2 Aquinas * Activites Center 1:00 pm Feb. 6 Michigan-Dearborn * Activites Center 5:30 pm Feb. 9 at Cornerstone * Grand Rapids, Mich. 1:00 pm Feb. 13 Siena Heights * Activites Center 7:30 pm Feb. 16 at Concordia * Ann Arbor, Mich. 1:00 pm Feb. 20 Davenport * Activites Center 5:30 pm Feb. 28 WHAC Quarterfinals (at higher seed) TBA TBA Mar. 1 WHAC Semi-finals (at higher seed) TBA TBAMar. 4 WHAC Championship (at higher seed)TBA TBA Home games in bold

^ Campbellsville University Tournament (Campbellsville, Kent.) | # WHAC-MCC Challenge (Mishawaka, Ind.)

% Warner Southern Tournament (Lake Wales, Fla.) | * Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference game

Game times listed as eastern standard time and subject to change

The 2007-08 Madonna University women’s basketball media guide is a production of the MU SportsInformation Office. Layout, design and content by Patrick Moore, sports information director withassistance from Assistant AD for Media Relations Matt Fancett. Editing by Moore and Fancett. Specialthanks to former SIDs Tony Baldwin and Bryan Rizzo as well as the MU coaching staff. Photos by TimBusch, Baldwin, Fancett and Moore.

Table of ContentsTOC/Quick Facts/Schedule 1Media Information 2Preview 3Coaching Staff 5Head Coach Carl Graves 6Assistant Head Coach Sandi Wade 8Assistant Coach Dan Brooks 9Assistant Coach Michelle Harakas 10Assistant Coach Ebony Vincent 11TV/Radio Spot Chart 12Player Profiles 13Cali Crawford 14Martina Franklin 15Caryn Inman 16Rebecca Rufli 17Lahunna Waybrant 18Christie Carrico 19Alyssa Guerin 20Sheryl Jager/Amy Walker 21Tabatha Wydryck 22Year In Review 262006-07 Statistics 27Game-by-Game Results 28The WHAC 29Adidas 30History and Records 31Career Records 32Single Season Records 34Yaer-By-Year Results 36All-Time Series Records 38This Is Madonna University 39Sr. Rose Marie Kujawa - President 42University/Athletic Staff 43Our Supporters 48



The Madonna University SportsInformation Department is alwaysinterested in helping members ofthe media in their coverage of theCrusader athletic programs. In addi-tion to this guide, updated releases,statistics, feature ideas, photo-graphs and travel plans may beobtained by contacting the SportsInformation Office at (734) 432-5834. Please review the followingpolicies and services that are intend-ed to assist you in your coverage ofMadonna athletics.

INTERVIEWSAll interviews must be arrangedthrough either Patrick Moore, SportsInformation Director, or MattFancett, Assistant Athletics Director-Media Relations, preferable 24 hoursin advance. Generally, the best timeto interview coaches and athletes isafter practices and games.

PHOTOGRAPHYPhotography credentials will beissued only to accredited photogra-phers and television camera opera-tors on assignment. Floor-spacelimitations in the Activities Centerare considered when issuing cre-

dentials. Credential requests mustbe made by the appopriateeditor/director from the newsorganization seeking access for aspecific newsgathering assignment.Any video, photos or images shot atMadonna for commercial purposesof any kind is strictly prohibitedwithout prior written consent fromMadonna Athletics.

LIVE BROADCASTSAll of Madonna’s men’s and women’sbasketball home games and selectroad and tournament games will bebroadcasted over the CrusadersSports Network via Stretch Internet.Matt Fancett will serve as the play-by-play commentator and will haveformer Crusaders fill in the colorcommentary role.

MEDIA SERVICESMedia and recruiting guides, gameprograms, game notes, rosters andup-to-date results and statistics willbe available at the press area toworking members of the mediaprior each Madonna homematch/game.

CRUSADERS ON THE WEBMadonna University current releas-es, rosters, updated statistics andteam history can be found on theweb throughout the season.Crusaders online can be accessed atwww.madonnacrusaders.com

SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICEThe Madonna University SportsInformation Office can be found onthe first floor of the Activities Center,room 1714.

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MEDIA OUTLETSNEWSPAPERSLIVONIA OBSERVER36251 Schoolcraft Rd.Livonia, MI 48150Phone: 734.954.2123Fax: 734.591.7279

DETROIT FREE PRESSPerry Farrell600 W. LafayetteDetroit, MI 48226Phone: 313.222.6661Fax: 313.222.5983

THE DETROIT NEWSEric Lacy615 W. LafayetteDetroit, MI 48226Phone: 313.222.2230Fax: 313.222.6019

ASSOCIATED PRESSSports Desk300 River PlaceDetroit, MI 48207Phone: 313.259.0650Fax: 313.259.4966

MICHIGAN CHRONICLERebekah Brown479 LedyardDetroit, MI 48201Phone: 313.963.5522Fax: 313.963.8788

NEWS HERALDSports DeskOne Heritage PlaceSouthgate, MI 48195Phone: 734.246.0841Fax: 734.246.2726

OAKLAND PRESSSports DeskBox 9Pontiac, MI 48056Phone: 248.332.8181Fax: 248.332.8885

TELEVISIONWJBK-TV 2 (FOX)Sports Desk - Jennifer Hammond16550 W. 9 MileSouthfield, MI 48075Phone: 248.557.2000Fax: 248.557.1199

WDIV-TV 4 (NBC)Sports Desk 550 W. LafayetteDetroit, MI 48226Phone: 313.222.0504Fax: 313.222.0592

WXYZ-TV 7 (ABC)Sports Desk - Vic Faust20777 W. Ten Mile Rd.Southfield, MI 48037Phone: 248.827.9420Fax: 248.827.9444

FOX SPORTS DETROIT (FSN)3100 Telegraph Rd. Ste. 200Bingham Farms, MI 48025Phone: 248.723.2000Fax: 248.723.2040

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2007-08preview

After an appearance in the WHAC championship in his firstseason, head coach Carl Graves and his women's basketballteam are no longer the "new kid on the block" following theirshocking win over nationally ranked and top-seededDavenport in the WHAC semi-finals and the emergence ofMartina Franklin.

However, the new season brings a whole new list of challengesto overcome for the second year head coach, among those isthe fact that Franklin will not be available until the secondsemester due to academic issues and the unexpected depar-ture of all-newcomer selection Stephanie Piotrowski from theprogram this summer.

With that in mind, the Crusaders head into the new seasonpicked fourth in the WHAC pre-season poll and return sevenletter winners from a squad that won 15 games last season. Inaddition to the returning talent, Graves added three newcom-ers to the mix that will figure into the equation early on in theseason. Here is a look at the 2007-08 Crusaders.

GUARDSMadonna lost Lindsay Klemmer to graduation following lastseason, but returns a veteran laden guard group that includesreturning starters in the persons of senior Cali Crawford andjunior Alyssa Guerin.

Crawford started 24games last season whileaveraging over 2.5 assistsper game in her first sea-son as a Crusader. Guerinwas one of just threeplayers to appear in all 33games a year ago and isthe lone Crusader tohave started all 33 con-tests. Guerin canned 25triples last season andonce again has the greenlight from downtownagain this season.

Graves has interestingoptions with a pair ofcombo players in 6-1senior Caryn Inman and

6-0 freshman Tabatha Wydryck. Inman, who missed parts oflast season due to her all-American season on the volleyballcourt and a broken wrist, is healthy and only concentrating onbasketball as a fifth-year senior. The Oxford, Mich., native hasthe ability to not only score off the dribble but post up a small-er defender in the paint.

Wydryck come to Madonna from Riverview Gabriel Richard HSand, like Inman can play both on the perimeter and in thepaint. How quickly this newcomer adjusts to the college gamewill dictate her time on the floor.

Rounding out the guards for the Royal and Gold are seniorsRebecca Rufli and Lauhnna Waybrant along with freshmanAmy Walker.

Rufli and Waybrant were teammates at Oakland CommunityCollege before coming to Madonna and both have the abilityto make the long range jumper and run the point if needed.Walker is new to the squad after helping her Carlton Airportsquad to the school's first state district title in school history.Walker played for Graves as a sophomore and junior at AirportHS.

FORWARDSLeading the attack in the paint for Madonna will be the one-two punch of Franklin and pre-season all-WHAC pick ChristieCarrico. Franklin, who set the single-season record with a 17.9point per game average last season, is out until January due toacademic obligations. The first-team all-WHAC pick last yearwas a forced to be reckoned with in the middle for Madonnalast season and Graves is expecting big things once again fromFranklin in her final season.

Carrico, who averaged just under nine points a game last sea-son, is going to be expected to pick up the slack until Franklinreturns. As a sophomore, Carrico saw her playing time increasesignificantly and after averaging 6.2 boards a contest last sea-son, will be counted on to provide another threat down low tocompliment Franklin.

Newcomer Sheryl Jager - who teamed with Wydryck at GabrielRichard - will also see time as Graves will look for the rightcombination early in the season. Inman, Guerin and Wydryckalso have the ability to play down low and will figure into thefront court in 2007-08.

SCHEDULEThe early season schedule for Madonna is a daunting one asMU plays its first nine games away from home. In that mix isthe annual WHAC/MCC Challenge that pits teams from two ofthe top NAIA conferences. The Crusaders will battle withdefending national champion Indiana Wesleyan and NAIAtournament team Bethel in the two day event. Non-leagueshowdowns at Albion, Wayne State and a pair of tournamentsat Campbellsville (Kent.) and Warner Southern (Fla.) also high-light the slate.

The Crusaders will not play at home until a Dec. 19 date withOlivet. That marks the first of two straight (and the only two)home games for MU before the New Year.

January sees the opening of WHAC play and MU will onceagain face the rigors of the conference slate. The Crusaders willbe tested early on as 2007 tournament champ Cornerstonecomes to Livonia on Jan. 16. MU faces off with regular seasonchamp Davenport on Jan. 26 in Grand Rapids to close out thefirst half of the conference season. Home games with Aquinas,UM-Dearborn, Siena Heights and a senior night showdownwith Davenport to close the regular season highlight February.The WHAC tournament runs Feb. 28-March 4.



2007-08 Preview

Christie Carrico is a pre-season all-WHACpick for the 2007-08 season.

Caryin Inman returns for a full season aftersplitting time between sports last season.



the staff



Second Season15-18 overall record

Concordia - 1996Michigan - 1998

Carl Graves enters his sec-ond season as the headcoach of the Madonnawomen’s basketball teamafter being named to the

post on May 3, 2006.

In his first year at the helm, Graves led the Crusadersto a 15-18 overall mark and fell just one game shy ofreaching the NAIA National Tournament after fallingto Cornerstone in the WHAC Tournament champi-onship. At the end of the season, Graves was honoredby his league coaching peers by being named theWHAC Coach of Character after representing theNAIA's five core values of respect, responsibility,

integrity, servant leadership and sportsmanship with-in the Champions of Character program.With his 15 wins in 2006-07, Graves surpassed formerMU head coach Marylou Jansen as the winningest firstyear head coach at Madonna. Graves picked up his15th win of the season by knocking off 18th-rankedDavenport in the semifinals of the WHAC Tournament(February 24, 2007).

Graves came to Madonna from Airport High School(Carleton, Michigan) where he served as girls’ varsitycoach for six seasons. In his time at Airport, Gravesguided his teams to a 88-39 record, including a schoolrecord for wins with 19 in 2005.

No stranger to the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference, Gravesplayed collegiately at ConcordiaUniversity under then head coachChip Wilde. While with the Cardinals,Graves was named a 1996 NAIA All-American scholar athlete and aca-demic all-conference honoree.

"We were very excited to bring CoachGraves on board as part of theMadonna Family," stated MU athleticdirector Bryan Rizzo. "I think hisexperience, work ethic and personal-ity make him an excellent addition to

our staff. I believe he is the right person to continuebuilding on the success of our women's basketballprogram. The future of Madonna women's basketballis in good hands."

Graves is also excited about his opportunity.

"I am very excited at the opportunity that Mr. Rizzoand Madonna University has given me," Graves toldplayers in their first team meeting. "I believe there area lot of positive attributes to build on, and a lot ofthings to improve on. I am ready for the challenge."

In addition to his time at Airport, Graves has alsoworked several collegiate coaching camps including;Concordia University, Eastern Michigan University,University of Cincinnati, University of Kentucky andRutgers University.

His lone collegiate coaching experience was as anassistant under Chip Wilde at Concordia from 1996-98where he was responsible for post-play, practice plan-ning, game strategies and camp direction.

Graves' mentor and former coach Wilde, called theappointment, "a great day for Carl Graves and evenbetter day for Madonna University."

Carl Graves

head coach



Carl GravesCoach Graves served as a U.S. Marine out of high schooland was a jet engine mechanic. Assigned to VMA-231 inCherry Point, North Carolina, Graves achieved the statusof plane captain on the AV-8B Harrier vertical take offaircraft.

In 1991, his unit was one of the first to arrive in theaterfor Operation Desert Shield/ Desert Storm, and was themost forward operated air wing unit in the country'shistory of war.

Graves was selected by his commanding officer to intro-duce then active Vice President Dan Quayle to the AV-8B only one day prior to the start of Desert Storm. Afterbeing named division scholar of the communicationand psychology departments in his senior year atConcordia, Graves moderated a ceremony at ConcordiaCollege where Quayle was the keynote speaker.

Graves earned a master's degree from the University ofMichigan in 1998, and began work as a school social

worker, dealing with special education students in theMonroe County Intermediate School District where heis currently employed. He resides in Belleville, with hiswife Karen, a former standout volleyball player atConcordia University. The couple is expecting twins inDecember.



third SeasonConcordia - 2002

sandi wade

Sandi Wade enters her thirdseason as a member of theMadonna women’s basket-ball coaching staff.

Wade’s duties include scout-ing of future MU opponents,

film breakdown, practice preperation as well as coach-ing the guards. Wade also assists head coach Carl Graveswith developing the team’s future schedule as well asdealing with the bulk of the logistics for the program.

Before joining the Crusaders’ staff, Wade spent five sea-sons working as an assistant coach at Plymouth HighSchool, including two seasons as the junior varsity headcoach.

"Sandi is an invaluable asset to the MU women's basket-ball team and staff,” said Graves. “She fills the role ofassistant head coach and carries a major portion of thecoaching responsibilty. She and I have an uncanny con-nection on the floor. We share a common philosophywhich makes life very easy in practice and duringgames. Madonna is fortunate to have her commitmentto the University and the team. Sandi's ability to breakdown film and opponents, aides in our ability to practiceplan and develop game strategies.”

During her playing days, Wade starred at WHAC rivalConcordia University as a three-year letterwinner for theCardinals.

Wade was a two-time All-WHAC performer and earnedNAIA Honorable Mention All-American and All-

American scholar-athlete honors follow-ing the 2001-02 season. Wade was alsonamed to the WHAC All-Newcomer teamin 1998. As a junior, Wade helped theCardinals to a third-place finish at theNCACAA National Tournament.

Wade left Concordia ranked third inschool history in scoring with1,769 points

and holds the school record for career assists with 364.

Prior to her collegiate career, Wade was an all-league, all-district and all-state award winner at Utica High School.

Sandi is married to former Concordia baseball standoutKevin Wade and is a teacher in the Westland SchoolDistrict, specializing in information and computer tech-nology.

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Second SeasonEastern Michigan

Toledo

Dan brooks

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Recruiting

Dan Brooks joins the Madonna women’s basketballcoaching staff for his second season and directs therecruiting of new student-athletes to the Madonna pro-gram.

Most recently, Brooks worked as a varsity assistant coachat St. Mary Catholic Central High School in Monore,Michigan from 2004-06. Prior to his time at SMCC,Brooks was the varsity head coach at Detroit HolyRedeemer High School from 2000-03.

Brooks has also served as an AAU head coach from 1995-

2002, and worked as a CYO coach at Monroe St. John’s in1998.

Brooks graduated from Holy Redeemer High School in1966, where he played basketball. He received a B.A.from Eastern Michigan University and a J.D. from theUniversity of Toledo.

Brooks has been married to his wife, Cathy, for 34 years.The couple has two sons, Ryan and Kevin, two daugh-ters-in-law, Megan and Beth, and three grandchildren,Noah, Audrey and Lauren.



first SeasonIllinois State - 2005

Michelle Harakas

Michelle Harakas is in her firstseason on the Crusaders'coaching staff. Her responsi-bilities include post playercoaching and developmentalong with film exchange and

recruiting.

"We are very excited to have Michelle on our staff," saidhead coach Carl Graves. "She is a local icon in the areaand brings much needed post knowledge and enthusi-asm to the program. Our post play, defense andrebounding will improve dramatically because of herefforts. We could not have found a better person to dothe job than Michelle."

Prior to joining the Madonna staff, Harakas was a four-year letter winner at Illinois State University. As a senior,Harakas helped the Redbirds to the Missouri ValleyConference championship and a berth in the NCAA tour-nament. One of the top 15 shot blockers in school histo-ry at ISU, Harakas graduated with a degree in business in2005.

Harakas spent her prep days at nearby Ladywood High

School, earning three letters on the hardwood and wasan all-state, all-area, all-West and all-Catholic selection asa senior.

In 2005, along with her twin sister Melissa who playedbasketball at the University of Detroit, she was inductedinto the Detroit Catholic High School League's Hall ofFame.

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Harakas helped to lead Illinois State to the 2005 Missouri ValleyConference championship and the NCAA Tournament.

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