Jayhawk West Standings
Fort Smith v Barton
NJCAA National Tournament
3rd place game
Game Information
5 pm, Saturday
March 22, 2008
NJCAA National Tournament
at Salina, Kansas (Bicentennial Center)

For More Information
Chance Lindley, coach (620) 792-9265
Mike Marzolf, SID, (620) 792-9310
marzolfm@bartonccc.edu

v
Arkansas-Fort Smith Lions
Barton Cougars
Overall Record -- 33-2 Overall Record -- 34-3
Bi-State Record -- 17-1 Jayhawk West Record -- 14-2
National Ranking -- No. 2 National Ranking -- No. 7

Coach -- Louis Whorton
(22nd year, 527-171)

 Coach -- Chance Lindley
(1st year, 34-3)
Probable Starters
Player Ht Yr Pts Reb other
G-Marisah Henderson 5'3 So 6.9 3.4 5.8a/2.3s
G-Sheena Johnson 5'8 So 8.0 2.6 2.8a/1.7s
F-Tanisha Smith 5'10 So 18.2 5.4 2.9a/2.8s
F-Elisa Shoate 5'9 So 13.1 6.9 1.5a/1.8s
F-Katorra Lewis 6'2 So 20.1 8.8 1.7s

Top Reserves
Player Ht Yr Pts Reb other
G-Vasha Sanders 5'8 Fr 8.8 5.5 x
G-Ashley Arnold 5'6 Fr 5.2 2.8 1.4a/1.3s
G-Dannah Kemp 5'5 Fr 6.0 1.8 1.5a/1.3s
Player Ht Yr Pts Reb other
G-Courtney Sturdivant 5'6 Fr 14.6 2.8 4.4a/1.8s
G-Ipek Turkyilmaz 5'9 So 13.5 5.9 3.7a/2.5s
G-Kristine Silaraja 5'10 Fr 12.6 4.3 2.5a/1.5s
G-Jessica Halsig 6'0 So 9.1 4.7 1.9a/1.9s
C-Inga Muciniece 6'5 So

10.4

 11.9 3.0a/3.0b

Top Reserves
Player Ht Yr Pts Reb other
F-Shelby Hillman 5'11 Fr 5.8 4.3 1.0s
G-Brooke Conley 6'0 Fr 5.0 2.4 1.0s
F/C-Andrea Bogart 6'2 Fr 3.2 2.6 64% FT
G-Kris Lacio 5'6 Fr 2.6 1.2 1.6a
Individual Leaders
Scoring - Katorra Lewis (20.1) Scoring - Courtney Sturdivant (14.6)
Rebounding - Katorra Lewis (8.8) Rebounding - Inga Muciniece (11.9)
Assists - Marisah Henderson (5.8) Assists - Courtney Sturdivant (4.4)
Steals - Tanisha Smith (2.8) Steals - Ipek Turkilmaz (2.5)
Blocked Shots - x Blocked Shots - Inga Muciniece (3.0)
FG % - Katorra Lewis (.561, 230-410) FG % - Courtney Sturdivant (.473, 217-459)
3 FG % - Tanisha Smith (.403, 60-149) 3 FG % - Jessica Halsig (.409, 56-137)
FT % - Elisa Shoate (.776, 118-152) FT % - Ipek Turkyilmaz (.780, 71-91)
Team Comparison
Arkansas-Fort Smith (33-2)  
Barton (34-3)
91.5
Pts.
76.9
61.3
 Pts. allowed
51.1
+30.2
 Margin of Victory
+25.8
41.5
 Rebs.
45.7
x
 Rebs. allowed
39.0
(1017-2178) .467
 FG percentage
.428 (1051-2455)
x
 FG percentage def.
.310 (682-2202)
(238-632) .377
 3-point percentage
.361 (290-804)
x
 3-point percentage def.
.250 (183-733)
(565-823) .687
FT percentage
.619 (343-554)
18.4
 Assists
19.0
15.9
 Steals
10.9
x
 Blocked Shots
4.6
x
 Turnovers
14.6
x
 Opp. Turnovers
20.3
Last 5 Games
Mar 21 - Gulf Coast 72 Fort Smith 67 Mar 21 - Central Arizona 78 Barton 56
Mar 19 - Fort Smith 80 Southern Idaho 63 Mar 20 - Barton 55 Southeastern Illinois 45
Mar 18 - Fort Smith 87 Lake Region 63 Mar 18 - Barton 64 Shelton St 61
Mar 7 - Fort Smith 78 Connors State 67 Mar 11 - Barton 52 Cloud 40
Mar 6 - Fort Smith 98 Northeastern Okla 80 Mar 10 - Barton 62 Indy 55
Home team is in Bold - Red indicates loss Home team is in Bold - Red indicates loss
Notes
Arkansas Fort Smith is in the process of becoming a 4-year school to play at the NCAA Division II level. Next season will be the final season for the Lions in the junior college ranks. The school has been a national contender in several sports as WestArk then Fort Smith.....The women's basketball team won a National title in 1995, finishing as the runner-up in 1994. Fort Smith took 3rd in 2005 and 4th in 2004. This is the 7th appearance for Fort Smith at the tournament.....The Lions had a 21-game winning streak snapped in the semifinals. Fort Smith led much of that game in a very entertaining semifinal matchup..... A win would give Barton its highest finish ever at the NJCAA National Tournament as well as the school record for most wins in a season at 35.....Barton has won 18 straight before a semifinal loss to top seed Central Arizona. Barton gave up a season-high 78 points in that loss.....The game will the last at Barton for sophomores Jessica Halsig, Ipek Turkyilmaz and Inga Muciniece. Turkyilmaz and Muciniece will leave Barton with several individual records.....The Cougars are just 10 3-pointers shy of reaching 300 for the season. But Barton has struggled the past 4 games on 3-pointers, hitting just 18-for-69 for 28%. On the season Barton shots 36% on 3's.
2007-08 Schedules
Arkansas-Fort Smith (33-2) Barton (34-3)

Nov 1-3 NMJC Thunderbird Classic at Hobbs, NM
Nov 1 - Fort Smith 80 New Mexico JC 43
Nov 2 - Fort Smith 99 Cochise (Ariz) 77
Nov 3 - Fort Smith 78 Tyler (Texas) 70

Nov 6 - Fort Smith 119 Arkansas Baptist 55
Nov 13 - Fort Smith 86 Coffeyville (Kan) 66

Nov 16-17 Lady Lion Classic at Fort Smith
Nov 16 - Fort Smith 86 New Mexico JC 50
Nov 17 - Fort Smith 99 Arkansas Baptist 58

Nov 19 - Fort Smith 93 Crowder 56

Nov 23-24 Coffeyville Classic at Coffeyville, Kan
Nov 23 - Fort Smith 65 Coffeyville 43
Nov 24 - Fort Smith 84 Independence 55

Nov 26 - *Fort Smith 81 Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa 51
Nov 29 - *Fort Smith 114 Western Oklahoma 45
Dec 2 - *Northern Oklahoma-Enid 86 Fort Smith 82
Dec 3 - *Fort Smith 115 Murray State 72
Dec 9 - *Fort Smith 101 Seminole State 58
Jan 7 - *Fort Smith 95 Northern Oklhoma-Enid 54
Jan 14 - *Fort Smith 75 Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa 50
Jan 17 - *Fort Smith 98 Western Oklahoma 66
Jan 22 - *Fort Smith 100 Murray State 51
Jan 24 - *Fort Smith 86 Seminole State 58
Jan 28 - *Fort Smith 84 Connors State 79
Jan 31 - Fort Smith 79 Arkansas Baptist 74
Feb 4 - *Fort Smith 87 Carl Albert 57
Feb 7 - *Fort Smith 92 Northeastern Oklahoma 62
Feb 11 - *Fort Smith 120 Eastern Oklahoma 90
Feb 14 - *Fort Smith 97 Connors State 63
Feb 21 - *Fort Smith 94 Carl Albert 54
Feb 25 - *Fort Smith 87 Northeastern Oklahoma 66
Feb 28 - *Fort Smith 113 Eastern Oklahoma 52

Mar 6-9 Region II Championship at Shawnee, Okla
Mar 6 - #Fort Smith 90 Western Okla State 45
Mar 8 - #Fort Smith 98 Northeastern Oklahoma 80
Mar 9 - #Fort Smith 78 Connors State 67

Mar 18-22 NJCAA National Tournament at Salina
Mar 18 - %Fort Smith 87 Lake Region (ND) 63
Mar 19 - %Fort Smith 80 Southern Idaho 63
Mar 21 - %Gulf Coast (Fla) 72 Fort Smith 67
Mar 22 - %v Barton (Kan) 5 pm

Bold -- Home games
Italics -- tournament games
* - Conference games
# - Region II Playoffs
%-NJCAA National Tournament
Red Indicates Loss

Nov 2-3 Military Appreciation Classic at Great Bend
Nov 2 - Barton75 Moberly (Mo) 38
Nov 3 - Barton 87 Lincoln Land 51

Nov 6 - Barton 98 Central Christian JV 39

Nov 9-10 Barton Classic at Great Bend
Nov 9 - Barton 102 Eastern Oklahoma 40
Nov 10 - Barton 79 Coffeyville 51

Nov 15-16 Booster Club Classic at Great Bend
Nov 15 - Barton 73 Kirkwood (Ia) 58
Nov 16 - Barton 81 Northeastern Oklahoma 73

Nov 21-22 Hoop-n-Surf Classic at Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov 21 - Barton 90 Jones County (Miss) 65
Nov 22 - Barton 108 Marathon County (Wisc) 27

Nov 30-Dec 2 Jayhawk Shoot Out at Coffeyville
Nov 30 - Barton 80 KCK 30
Dec 1 - Barton 77 Allen 45

Dec 7-8 Moberly Classic at Moblery, Mo
Dec 28 - Barton 58 Moberly (Mo) 44
Dec 29 - Barton 83 Iowa Western 62

Dec 29 - Barton 78 Fort Scott 66

Jan 2 - *Barton 89 Pratt 58
Jan 5 - *Barton 88 Dodge 36
Jan 9 - *Cloud 74 Barton 55
Jan 12 - *Seward 68 Barton 67
Jan 16 - *Barton 78 Garden 45
Jan 19 - *Barton 86 Butler 44
Jan 23 - *Barton 62 Hutch 50
Jan 26 - *Barton 83 Colby 62
Feb 2 - *Barton 89 Pratt 44
Feb 6 - *Barton 95 Dodge 61
Feb 9 - *Barton 73 Cloud 61
Feb 13 - *Barton 77 Seward 65
Feb 16 - *Barton 55 Garden 44
Feb 20 - *Barton 102 Butler 56
Feb 23 - *Barton 59 Hutchinson 42
Feb 27 - *Barton 54 Colby 38

Mar 5-11 Region VI Championships at Wichita
Mar 5 - #Barton 104 Neosho 23 (1st round at Great Bend)
Mar 8 - #Barton 72 Labette 52 (Quarterfinals)
Mar 10 - #Barton 62 Indy 55 (Semifinals)
Mar 11 - #Barton 52 Cloud40 (Championship)

Mar 18-22 NJCAA National Tournament at Salina
Mar 18 - %Barton 64 Shelton State (Ala) 61
Mar 20 - %Barton 55 Southeastern Illinois 45
Mar 21 - %Central Arizona 78 Barton 56
Mar 22 - %v Arkansas-Fort Smith 5 pm

Bold -- Home games
Italics -- tournament games
* - Conference games
# - Region VI Playoffs
%-NJCAA National Tournament
Red Indicates Loss
2007-08 Rosters
Arkansas-Fort Smith (33-2) Barton (34-3)
5 Sheena Johnson 5'7 So
Clinton, Miss
10 Vasha Sanders 5'8 Fr
Little Rock, Ark
12 Ashley Arnold 5'6 Fr
Mountainburg, Ark
20 Marisah Henderson 5'3 So
Kansas City, Kan
21 Dannah Kemp 5'5 Fr
Alma, Ark
22 Tanisha Smith 5'10 So
Kansas City, Mo
23 Amanda Griffin 5'11 Fr
Fort Smith, Ark
24 Demika Holt 5'5 Fr
Jefferson City, Tenn
33 Elisa Shoate 5'9 So
Spiro, Okla
44 Katorra Lewis 6'2 So
Clinton, Miss
50 Candice Nelson 6'4 So
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
3-Kris Lacio 5'6 Fr
Kingman, Kan
5-Ipek Turkyilmaz 5'9 So
Izmir, Turkey
10-Courtney Sturdivant 5'6 Fr
Torrington, Con
11-Katey Young 5'8 Fr
Colorado Springs, Colo
15-Kristine Silaraja 5'10 Fr
Ventspils, Latvia
22-Brooke Conley 6'0 Fr
Derby, Kan
23-Andrea Bogart 6'2 Fr
Wichita, Kan
24-Inga Muciniece

6'5

 So Ventspils, Latvia
33-Shelby Hillman 5'11 Fr
Cheney, Kan
34-Jessica Halsig 6'0 So
Wichita, Kan
44-Cenquis Rockett-Curry 6'2 Fr Omaha, Neb