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Women's Basketball |
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2010 Media Guide |
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NAIA FEATURES STORY ABOUT BEARS' HEAD COACH ROBIN
HAGEN-SMITH
7/25/2011
By Tyler
Scott, NAIA
Sports
Information
Intern,
tscott@naia.org
Kansas City,
Mo.
–
Shawnee
State
(Ohio) head
women’s
basketball
coach
Robin
Hagen-Smith
is one of
the most
storied
coaches in
the
NAIA.
She became
the head
coach at the
age of 22
and posted a
76-52 record
in her first
five years.
In 1988,
Shawnee
State became
a four-year
school and
Hagen-Smith
has recorded
an overall
record of
590-146 ever
since. The
record ranks
sixth
all-time
among
NAIA
Division I
and
II
women’s
basketball
coaches.
Click here
for complete
story...
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COACH
ROBIN HAGEN-SMITH INDUCTED INTO NAIA HALL OF FAME
Shawnee State Head Coach Robin Hagen-Smith was inducted
into the NAIA Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place
during the opening ceremony of the Division II NAIA National
Tournament in Sioux City, IA on March 8th.
Robin Hagen-Smith
started her coaching career in 1983 when Shawnee State was
still a community college. In 1989 she guided the
Bears transition from community college into the NAIA as a
four-year institution. In her 27 years of coaching,
Robin Hagen-Smith has posted an overall record of 640-187
and is one of the NAIA all-time winningest active coaches
and overall winningest coaches ever. During her tenure
at Shawnee State she has led the Bears to 17 national
tournament appearances, 10 conference championships,
National Runner-up in 2010, and a National Championship in
1999. Hagen-Smith has received many coaching awards
that include MOC, AMC and MSC Coach of the Year honors seven times,
1997-1998 WBCA IKON Coach of the Year, 1999 NAIA National
Coach of the Year, 1999 Dispatch Women's Ohio Basketball
Coach of the Year, and in 2008 was named the NAIA Region IX
Coach of Character.
This season, Coach
Smith guided the Bears to a 27-10 record, including a mark
of 13-5 in the Bears' inaugural season in the Mid-South
Conference. After finished runner-up in the MSC Tournament,
Shawnee State made an incredible tournament run that saw the
Bears in the Fab Four for the second consecutive year.
Hagen-Smith played
basketball for Shawnee State Community College from
1979-1981 and then transferred to the University of Rio
Grande. In 1989 she was inducted into the Rio Grande
Athlete Hall of Fame and in 1998 she was inducted into the
South Webster Hall of Fame. She received the
Portsmouth Spirit of Leadership Award in 1999.
Hagen-Smith was inducted into Shawnee State's Athletic Hall
of Fame with the Inaugural Class in 2000 and was inducted in
2009 as part of the NAIA National Championship Team.
In 2010 she was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of
Fame.
Coach Hagen-Smith
is also active off the court as she is a full-time faculty
member at Shawnee State, Shawnee State's Champions of
Character Liaison and is also active in her church. Hagen-Smith and her husband, Gregg, who has been her
assistant since 1988, have two children, Ali and Aleza.
Click here for a gallery of NAIA Hall of Fame pictures |
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BALLMAN NAMED SECOND TEAM
ALL-TOURNAMENT; THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICA
3/23/2011
After leading the Bears to their second consecutive Fab Four
and 2nd place in the Mid-South (13-5) junior guard Abby
Ballman was named 2nd Team All-Tournament and 3rd Team
All-America.
The Cincinnati native was the Bears'
general on the floor playing over 35 minutes a game and
averaged 13 points, four rebounds and four assists. Ballman
ranks in the NAIA Top 25 in five different categories.
Her 117 steals on the season, ranks 3rd in the NAIA and ties
her previous record set last year for most in a season for
the Bears. She also ranks 10th in the NAIA in total assists
(164), 11th in steals per game (3.16), 17th in assists per
game (4.43) and 22nd in free throw percentage (81.6%).
Ballman earned 1st Team All Mid-South conference.
During the tournament, Ballman averaged
over 11 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals
per game, leading the Bears on an outstanding post season
run making it to the NAIA Fab Four for just the fourth time
in school history.
Click here for complete list of Tournament Team
Click here for complete list of All-America Team
Ballman drives to the bucket at a home
contest this season. |
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THREE BEARS NAMED NAIA SCHOLAR ATHLETES
3/23/2011
Seniors Jill Cropper and Keilee Guthrie and junior Abby Ballman were named NAIA Scholar
Athletes. To be eligible to be NAIA Scholar Athlete, a
student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5
on a 4.0 scale and have achieved junior academic status to qualify.
Cropper, a senior from Georgetown, Ohio is a
dual major in Physical Therapy Assistant and Exercise
Science.
Guthrie, a senior from Albany, Ohio majors
in Sports Management.
Ballman, a junior from Cincinnati, Ohio is
a Psychology major.
This is the third time Cropper has
received this honor and the second for Guthrie and Ballman.
Click here for complete list of NAIA Scholar Athletes |
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Jill Cropper |

Keilee Guthrie |

Abby Ballman |
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HAGEN-SMITH NAMED COY; BALLMAN NAMED
ALL-CONFERENCE, CROPPER EARNED HONORABLE MENTION
2/26/2011
In just
their first season in the Mid-South Conference, Head Coach
Robin Hagen-Smith led the Bears to a tie for 2nd place with
a 13-5 conference mark. With this feat, Robin
Hagen-Smith was selected Mid-South Conference Coach of the
Year by her fellow coaching peers. This is the seventh
time in her career that Coach Hagen-Smith has earned this
honor.
Campbellsville's Whitney Ballinger was named Conference
Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.
Ballinger led the MSC in scoring, blocks and double-doubles
and second in rebounding. The senior averaged over 22
points, 10 rebounds and three blocks per game as she led the
Tigers to a regular-season title.
For the Bears junior Abby Ballman was
selected to the all-conference team, while senior Jill
Cropper earned Honorable Mention All-MSC status.
Ballman, the Bears' point guard from
Cincinnati, OH, tops the Mid-South with 100 steals on the
season. This season she leads the Bears in points
(13.9 per game), steals (3.03 per game) and assists (4.4 per
game). At the line she has accumulated a 82.6% free
throw average, which also leads the Bears. She also
ranks second on the team with 18 blocks on the season.
Cropper, a center from Georgetown, OH, is
second on the team averaging 12.4 points and 6.2 rebounds
per game. She has also accumulated 43.9% percentage
from the floor to go along with 43 assists, 17 steals and 11
blocks on the season. |
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Head Coach Robin Hagen Smith |

Abby Ballman |

Jill Cropper |
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FIVE BEARS EARN MSC ACADEMIC
ALL-CONFERENCE
3/3/2011
Five
Shawnee State women's basketball players earned Mid-South
Conference Academic All-Conference honors Wednesday night at
the MSC banquet in Frankfort, KY. To be eligible a
student-athlete must be of sophomore, junior or senior and
maintain a grade point average of 3.25. Earning this
honor for the Bears were sophomores Allison Nagle and
Tristan Rumfield, junior Abby Ballman, and seniors Keilee
Guthrie and Jill Cropper.
Allison Nagle, a guard from Milford, OH is
a Middle Childhood Education major.
Tristan Rumfield, a guard from Bainbridge,
OH majors in Middle Childhood Education.
Abby Ballman, a guard/forward from
Cincinnati, OH is a Psychology major.
Keilee Guthrie, a forward from Albany, OH
majors in Sport Management.
Jill Cropper, a center from Georgetown, OH
is a dual major in Exercise Science and Physical Therapy
Assistant. |
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BEARS EARNS No. 2 SEED IN MSC TOURNAMENT
2/28/2011
The Shawnee State Women's Basketball Team earned the No. 2
seed in the Mid-South Conference Tournament. The Bears
will face the winner of the West Virginia Tech and Pikeville
game on Thursday, March 3 at 6:00 p.m. in the MSC
Quarterfinals at the Frankfort Convention Center in
Frankfort, Kentucky.
Click here for complete MSC Tournament schedule |
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GUTHRIE
NAMED MSC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
1/25/2011
Senior Keilee
Guthrie (Albany, OH) was named Mid-South Conference
Player of the Week for games ending January 22.
Guthrie averaged 16.5 points and five rebounds per game for
the Bears as they defeated West Virginia Tech and rival Rio
Grande.
Guthrie tied a
career-high 19 points to go along with four rebounds, two
assists and two steals in a 68-54 win over West Virginia
Tech on Thursday night. She tallied 14 points,
including four 3-pointers, and six rebounds in Shawnee
State's 7068 overtime win over University of Rio Grande on
Saturday.
On the week she
shot 47.9% from the floor, connecting on 9-of-19 shots.
She hit seven 3-pointers out of 12 attempts for 58.4%.
At the line she connected on 6-of-7 free throws on the week.
On the season,
Guthrie averages 8.9 points and 2.6 rebounds. |
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BALLMAN
NAMED MSC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
1/18/2011
Junior Abby
Ballman (Cincinnati, OH) was named Mid-South Conference
Player of the Week for games ending January 15.
Ballman averaged
20 points and 6.5 assists while leading the Bears to wins
over nationally ranked Lindsey Wilson College and University
of the Cumberlands.
Ballman led the
Bears with 19 points and handed out six assists in Shawnee
State's 72-69 win over No. 13 ranked Lindsey Wilson on
Thursday night. Ballman also had two blocks and three
steals.
Ballman had 21
points and seven assists in the Bears' 75-62 win over No. 16
ranked Cumberlands. She added six steals.
For the week,
Ballman hit 40.7% from the floor, including going 5-for-10
in 3-pointers. She was also perfect from the line
hitting 13-of-13 attempts.
On the season,
Ballman averages 14.5 points and four assists per game.
She ranks 13th in the Mid-South in scoring and seventh in
assists per game. |
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PIONEER'S
ERIN DAILEY SIGNS TO PLAY BASKETBALL AT SSU
12/16/2010
Zane Trace High School's Erin Dailey has signed a letter
of intent to play basketball at Shawnee State University.
Dailey is a
four-year letter winner in basketball for the Pioneers.
She averaged 11 points, seven rebounds, three blocks, two
assists and two steals for game.
While attending
Shawnee State, Dailey plans to study Occupational Therapy.
This is Shawnee
State's first year competing in the Mid-South Conference.
Pictured: Front
Row L to R: brother Levi Dailey, mother Kendra Dailey, Erin
Dailey, father Barry Dailey. Back Row L to R: Zane Trace
Principle Todd Holdren, SSU Head Coach Robin Hagen-Smith,
Zane Trace Head Coach Joe Dunkle and Zane Trace Guidance
Counselor Linda Holder. |
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BEARS
SIGN MINERVA'S KASSIDY HARDGROVE
12/13/2010
Minerva High School's Kassidy Hardgrove as signed a
letter of intent to continue her basketball career at
Shawnee State University.
Hardgrove is a
four-year letter winner in basketball for the Lions and has
helped guide the Lions to a 53-18 record the past three
years, including to the Regional Finals in 2010. As a
junior she averaged over 11 points per game and was named
1st Team All-Northeastern Buckeye Conference and 1st Team
All-Stark County. She broke Minerva's school record
for 3-point goals in a single game as she tallied eight
versus Northwest.
Hardgrove has also
earned varsity letters in track twice as well as cross
country, softball and soccer once. As a junior she
earned 1st Team All-NBC honors in track and placed 8th at
the State Meet. She holds track records in the 800
meters, 4 x 200, 4 x 400, and the 4 x 800.
While attending
Shawnee State, Hardgrove will be majoring in Education.
This is Shawnee
State's first year competing in the Mid-South Conference.
Pictured: L to
R: father Michael Hardgrove, Kassidy Hardgrove, mother Julie
Hardgrove and SSU Head Coach Robin Hagen-Smith.
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CROPPER
NAMED MID-SOUTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK
12/13/2010
Senior
Jill Cropper (Georgetown, OH) was named Mid-South
Conference Player of the Week for games ending December 11.
Cropper averaged
20 points and six rebounds per game last week helping the
Bears to a perfect 2-0 week.
The center scored
12 points and pulled down seven rebounds in a 75-46 win over
Roberts Wesleyan College in the opening night of the Shawnee
State Tournament. On the final day of the tournament
she scored a career-high 28 points as the Bears defeated
NAIA Division II No. 17 ranked Daemen.
On the week,
Cropper shot over 60% from the field, including 2-for-4
beyond the arc. At the line she went 10-for-11 for
91%.
On the season she
averaged over 12 points and five rebounds per game.
This conference award
is the first of the season for Cropper. |
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COACH
ROBIN HAGEN-SMITH TO BE INDUCTED INTO NAIA HALL OF FAME
8/24/2010
Coach Robin Hagen-Smith already has a long list of
accomplishments on her resume; however March 2011 she can
add the highest honor yet: induction into the NAIA Hall of
Fame. Hagen-Smith joins an elite group of 20
individuals that will be inducted this year including
Scottie Pippen and Bill Odell.
"It is an incredible honor to be inducted into the NAIA Hall of
Fame," said Coach Robin Hagen-Smith. "I am proud to be
affiliated with the NAIA organization and all it represents. I
would like to thank all the players and staff who have been
associated with our basketball program at Shawnee State University.
It has been a rewarding experience for me to coach so many
outstanding student athletes who have contributed greatly to our
success. I have truly been blessed, and it has been a privilege to
be involved in the teaching and coaching profession over the years."
Robin Hagen-Smith
started her coaching career in 1983 when Shawnee State was
still a community college. In 1989 she guided the
Bears transition from community college into the NAIA as a
four-year institution. In her 27 years of coaching,
Robin Hagen-Smith has posted an overall record of 640-187
and is one of the NAIA all-time winningest active coaches
and overall winningest coaches ever. During her tenure
at Shawnee State she has led the Bears to 17 national
tournament appearances, 10 conference championships,
National Runner-up in 2010, and a National Championship in
1999. Hagen-Smith has received many coaching awards
that include MOC and AMC Coach of the Year honors six times,
1997-1998 WBCA IKON Coach of the Year, 1999 NAIA National
Coach of the Year, 1999 Dispatch Women's Ohio Basketball
Coach of the Year, and in 2008 was named the NAIA Region IX
Coach of Character.
Hagen-Smith played
basketball for Shawnee State Community College from
1979-1981 and then transferred to the University of Rio
Grande. In 1989 she was inducted into the Rio Grande
Athlete Hall of Fame and in 1998 she was inducted into the
South Webster Hall of Fame. She received the
Portsmouth Spirit of Leadership Award in 1999.
Hagen-Smith was inducted into Shawnee State's Athletic Hall
of Fame with the Inaugural Class in 2000 and was inducted in
2009 as part of the NAIA National Championship Team.
In 2010 she was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of
Fame.
Coach Hagen-Smith
is also active off the court as she is a full-time faculty
member at Shawnee State, Shawnee State's Champions of
Character Liaison and is also active in her church. Hagen-Smith and her husband, Gregg, who has been her
assistant since 1988, have two children, Ali and Aleza.
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