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WIAC Quarters: Yellowjackets vs. Warhawks



The 2011-12 season has been one of the banner variety for the Yellowjacket women's basketball team.  True, as of this writing they won't be raising a banner to the rafters of Mertz Mortorelli Gym, but they've enjoyed more success this season than they have in nearly two decades, and then some.

First, there was a five-game winning streak in late December and into early January, which established a school record. 

The 12 wins they've collected thus far on the year are tied for the second-most in school history.  To find the most recent season in which the Yellowjackets have won 12 games, you have to go back to 1983-84, the year they won the WWIAC North Division title and qualified for the NAIA tournament.  The school record for wins in a season is 13, established in 1979-80.

The five conference victories are the most since the team went 6-10 in 1994-95.

And most importantly, the Yellowajckets have qualified for the WIAC playoffs.  How rare has that been?  Since becoming the WIAC, the Yellowjackets have made the post-season just three other times, and not once since 2003-04.  They have an all-time WIAC playoff record of 1-3.  This year marks the first time that the Yellowjackets have made the playoffs since it went to a six-team format in 2009.

"We've been building over the past four years and ultimately our goal was to make the playoffs," senior Bri Davis (Hermantown, Minn./Hermantown) said. 

"All we care about is making the playoffs," senior Hailey Hart (Osseo, Wis./Osseo-Fairchild) added.

But it hasn't been easy.

The Yellowjackets knew they had a strong chance to make the top-six in 2011-12, but the team has been ravaged by injuries from day one.  Kristen Nett (Green Bay, Wis./), Tasha Stark (Menomonie, Wis./), Britni Blake and Carmen Watson (Milwaukee, Wis./James Madison), all expected to play pivotal roles on this year's club, have played a combined zero games.  Davis missed a handful of games and freshman standout Sally Linzmeier (Valders, Wis./Valders), who was establishing herself as a force in the WIAC, has missed the past half-dozen games due to injury.

"It's just something that you have to fight through," Hart said. 

And the Yellowjackets have done that, reaching the post-season for the first time in eight years and hoping to add another banner to the rafters at The Mertz.

By The Numbers

Yellowjackets Warhawks
Overall Record 12-13 20-5
WIAC Record 5-11 12-4
Home Record 8-4 9-1
Road Record 3-9 7-4
Neutral Court Record 1-0 4-0
Points For (Average) 1626 (65) 1776 (71)
Points Against (Average) 1629 (65.2) 1464 (58.6)
Field Goals-Made (Percentage) 602-1457 (41.3) 641-1471 (43.6)
3-Pointers-Made (Percentage) 111-356 (31.2) 119-364 (32.7)
Free Throws-Made (Percentage) 311-497 (62.6) 375-497 (75.5)
Rebounds (Average) 993 (39.7) 905 (36.2)
Assists (Average) 311 (12.4) 370 (14.8)
Blocks (Average) 72 (2.9) 75 (3)
Steals (Average) 235 (9.4) 314 (12.6)
Turnovers (Average) 486 (19.4) 475 (19)
First Half/Second Half/OT Points For 802/824/0 844/922/10
First Half/Second Half/OT Points Allowed 770/859/0 663/788/13

The Coaches
The Yellowjackets are coached by Don Mulhern, who is in his 6th season with the Yellowjackets.  He has an overall record of 46-104.  In 18 seasons as a head coach, Mulhern has a career record of 198-279. 

The Warhawks are coached by Keri Carollo, who is in her tenth season.  She has an overall record of 179-93. 

All-Time Series
The Warhawks lead the all-time series 53-6.

2011-12 Meetings
January 14 at Whitewater: Whitewater wins 86-55
February 11 at Superior: Whitewater wins 69-50 

WIAC Playoff History
This season marks the first WIAC playoff meeting between the teams.

Yellowjacket Quick Facts
1) The Yellowjackets have four players who have scored more than 200 points on the season (Connie Urmanski (Edgar, Wis./Edgar) - 282, Hailey Hart (Osseo, Wis./Osseo-Fairchild) - 266, Sally Linzmeier (Valders, Wis./Valders) - 241 and Bri Davis (Hermantown, Minn./Hermantown) - 224).
2) The last time the Yellowjackets defeated Whitewater was February 21, 1998, 14 years to the day of this year's playoff meeting.  The Yellowjackets won at Whitewater 56-55.
3) Sally Linzmeier (Valders, Wis./Valders) ranked in the top-ten in the conference in scoring average, coming in ninth at 12.7 points per game.

Warhawks Quick Facts
1) Head Coach Keri Carollo is a perfect 22-0 all-time against the Yellowjackets.
2) The Warhawks have reached the NCAA tournament in each of the last four years.
3) Whitewater is the top scoring team and the top free throw shooting team in the WIAC.
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