Greencastle, Ind. - DePauw plays host to the Amy Hasbrook Memorial Classic, December 28-30, as the Tigers entertain Millsaps College and the University of Wisconsin-Stout. The three-day event features single games each day as Millsaps and UW-Stout open play with a 3 p.m. contest on Sunday, December 28, before DePauw hosts UW-Stout on December 29 at 2 p.m. and Millsaps on December 30 at 3 p.m. Links to live stats and video are availavle on the official site.
The hosts are off to a 7-1 start after a 77-48 North Coast Athletic Conference win at Oberlin on Dec. 13. DePauw enters the Classic ranked in a tie for 13th in the latest Division III Coaches' Poll and 15th by D3hoops.com.
Savannah Trees leads the Tigers with 15.9 points per game, while Emma Ondik paces the squad with 2.6 assists per game and ranks fourth in the nation in free throw shooting at 96.0 percent. Abby Keller hauls down a team-best 6.4 rebounds each outing and Hannah Douglas leads with 2.3 steals each contest. DePauw leads Division III with the fewest turnovers per game (10.5) and ranks seventh in field goal percentage (45.9%).
UW-Stout is 3-6 on the campaign following a 64-51 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference loss at UW-Stevens Point on December 10. The Blue Devils are paced by Jenna Goldsmith's 11.7 points each contest and Katelynne Folkers' 7.4 rebounds. Goldsmith ranks sixth in Division III in field goal percentage (66.1%), while Kylie Hebert is the squad's leader with 2.3 assists per game.
Millsaps is 6-2 after topping Austin College by a 78-49 count on December 18. The Majors are former foes of the Tigers when both were members of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. Their coach, Chuck Winkelman, is no stranger to the Tigers as he was the head coach at SCAC foe Hendrix until 2004.
Velvet Johnson paces Millsaps with 15.6 points per game, followed by Miah Brooks with 13.9 and a team-high 10.4 rebounds. Kala-Jewell Freeman rounds out the double-digit scorers with 11.4 points each contest. Samantha Perez dishes out 7.8 assists which leads the nation and posted one of nine triple-doubles in Division III this year. Brooks is second in the country in field goal percentage (70.8%).
HONORING AND REMEMBERING AMY: The Classic is in honor of Amy Hasbrook, a 2000 DePauw graduate, who played four years for the Tigers and majored in health and physical performance.
Following graduation she worked as assistant director of basketball operations, communications and championships for the Indianapolis-based Horizon League. Amy died in a house fire on February 4, 2002.
A two-time Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll selection, Amy also earned all-SCAC second team honors as a senior and honorable mention during her junior year. She still is the Tigers' all-time leading field goal shooter at 65.2 percent and ranks fourth with 682 rebounds. Amy also ranks fifth in SCAC career history in rebound average.
More important than the honors and statistics, she was a relentless worker and set an incredible example on and off the court. DePauw coach Kris Huffman refers to her as the fiercest competitor she's ever seen.
The proceeds from the tournament benefit the People's Burn Foundation of Indianapolis in Amy's memory.
