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Normal (University) (24-6)



School Information

Name: University High School
City: Normal
City Population: Normal
County: McLean
Enrollment: 584
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Green/Gold
Conference: Cornbelt
Superintendent: Mr. Robert Dean
Principal: Dr. Maria Coolican
Athletic Director: Curt Christenson
Head Coach: Mike Sondgeroth
Assistant Coaches: Vicki Jacobs, Wendy Smith
Captains: Laura Dwyer, Lindsay Hunt, Judy Yin
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Dunlap, 69-66, in Super-Sectional



Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.  Ht.    Age  Yr.
  5  Courtney Mapes           G     5-6     17  Jr.
 11  Judy Yin                 G     5-6     17  Sr.
 13  Melanie Shinault         G     5-5     17  Sr.
 15  Bridget Jones            G     5-6     17  Jr.
 21  Katie Wright             F     5-9     15  So.
 23  Lacey Shirk              F     6-0     17  Jr.
 25  Laura Jennings           G     5-7     17  Sr.
 31  Sarah Shamess            G     5-9     16  Jr.
 33  Lindsay Hunt             G     5-10    17  Sr.
 35  Sally Straub             G     5-7     16  Jr.
 41  Jodi Lanier              F     5-10    17  Jr.
 43  Sarah Johnson            F     5-9     16  Jr.
 45  Laura Truttmann          F     5-11    17  Jr.
 51  Laura Dwyer              F     6-0     18  Sr.
 53  Susan Bertsche           F     6-3     15  So.



Statistics

Name                     G     FG   FGA    3P    3PA    FT   FTA   Pts   Reb   Ast
Susan Bertsche           8     2      9     0     0      0     0      4     5     0
Laura Dwyer             29   149    298     0     1    120   192    418   259    34
Lindsay Hunt            29    87    216     5    12     15    25    194   137    75
Laura Jennings          19     4     19     0     1      0     0      8    11     2
Sarah Johnson           21    14     41     0     1      4     9     32    32     3
Bridget Jones           29     6     47     0     1      1     5     13    40    25
Jodi Lanier             29    49     85     0     0     23    38    121   112     5
Courtney Mapes          12     0      5     0     1      0     0      0     3     0
Sarah Shamess           27    92    262     7    24     20    35    211    58    51
Melanie Shinault        29    30     67     0     1     15    28     75    55    63
Lacey Shirk             17     4     17     0     0      3     4     11    22     5
Sally Straub            13     1      7     0     0      2     2      4     3     3
Laura Truttmann         29    98    224     0     0     23    38    219   169    41
Katie Wright             6     0      2     0     0      0     0      0     4     1
Judy Yin                29    92    231     0     2     40    63    224    56    75



Scores

Date    Opponent                       W/L Pts. Opp.  High Scorer       Pts.  High Rebounder    Rebs.
Intercity Tournment
*11/18  Normal (Community West)          L   48   55  Sarah Shamess      14  Laura Truttmann/Laura Dwyer  6
*11/22  Bloomington (Central Catholic)   W   40   34  Laura Dwyer        14  Laura Dwyer         9
*11/23  Normal (Community)               L   47   51  Laura Dwyer        16  Lindsay Hunt/Laura Dwyer 10
*11/26  Bloomington (H.S.)               W   38   31  Sarah Shamess      12  Laura Dwyer         8
12/3    Fairbury (Prairie Central)       W   46   21  Laura Dwyer        20  Laura Dwyer         9
12/5    Mahomet (M.-Seymour)             W   62   26  Judy Yin/Jodi Lanier 12  Jodi Lanier         8
12/7    Stanford (Olympia)               L   40   42  Laura Dwyer        14  Laura Dwyer         9
U-High   Invitational
*12/11  Tremont                          W   67   28  Laura Dwyer        16  Laura Dwyer        10
*12/13  Stanford (Olympia) (OT)          L   46   50  Laura Dwyer        19  Laura Dwyer        11
*12/14  Fairbury (Prairie Central)       W   51   27  Laura Dwyer        14  Laura Dwyer         9
12/17   Downs (Tri-Valley) (Coop)        W   45   30  Sarah Shamess      14  Laura Dwyer         7
12/30   Geneva                           W   49   34  Laura Dwyer        15  Lindsay Hunt        7
1/3     Pontiac                          W   41   30  Laura Dwyer        11  Laura Truttmann     9
1/6     Clinton                          W   46   43  Laura Dwyer        12  Laura Truttmann     8
1/11    Colfax (Ridgeview)               W   59   28  Laura Dwyer        15  Jodi Lanier        10
1/14    Pontiac                          W   60   46  Laura Dwyer        21  Laura Dwyer        10
1/18    Springfield (H.S.) (3 OT)        W   65   58  Laura Dwyer        19  Laura Dwyer         9
1/20    Mahomet (M.-Seymour)             W   60   26  Laura Dwyer        25  Laura Dwyer        12
1/23    Stanford (Olympia)               L   37   47  Laura Dwyer         9  Laura Dwyer/Lindsay Hunt 10
1/25    Dunlap                           W   48   46  Laura Dwyer        18  Laura Truttmann     9
1/30    Bloomington (Central Catholic)   W   51   30  Laura Dwyer        14  Laura Truttmann     7
2/1     Eureka                           W   53   48  Judy Yin/Laura Dwyer 13  Laura Truttmann     9
2/4     Fairbury (Prairie Central)       W   64   44  Lindsay Hunt       14  Laura Dwyer        12
2/6     Peoria (Richwoods)               W   47   38  Laura Dwyer        18  Laura Dwyer         6
2/8     Salem                            W   44   39  Laura Dwyer        16  Laura Truttmann    13
Normal (University) Regional
*2/11   Fairbury (Prairie Central)       W   51   42  Judy Yin/Laura Dwyer 13  Laura Dwyer        10
*2/13   Colfax (Ridgeview)               W   61   37  Lindsay Hunt       18  Lindsay Hunt       13
Watseka Sectional
*2/17   Cullom (Tri-Point)               W   65   51  Laura Truttmann    17  Laura Dwyer        13
*2/20   Dwight                           W   51   23  Laura Truttmann    13  Laura Dwyer        15
Bloomington (IWU) Super-Sectional
*2/24   Dunlap                           L   52   66  Sarah Shamess      12  Jodi Lanier         7



Head Coach Mike Sondgeroth

Year   W-L       
1990   3-20      
1991   13-11     
1992   16-8      
1993   23-4      
1994   27-3      
1995   22-10      (3rd)
1996   22-8      
1997   24-6      

School                             Years     No.     W-L       
At Normal (University)             1990-97   8       150-70    
Total                                        8       150-70    




For Normal (University)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.