2011-12 Women's Basketball
Record: 18-13 Home: 9-4 Away: 8-7 Neutral: 1-2 WHAC: 11-7
#23 Samantha Flietstra
Height: 5-11
Class: SR
Position: F
Hometown: Walker, MI
Previous School: Grand Rapids Chr. H.S.
2010-2011: Team captain; started in all 32 games; was named Daktronic-NAIA Scholar-Athlete and WHAC Academic All Conference with a 3.8 GPA; shot an impressive 64% from the field; averaged 20.6 minutes/gm; scored a career high 17 points versus University of Michigan-Dearborn (01-08-11); grabbed a season high 7 rebounds versus Indiana Wesleyan (11-19-10) and Aquinas College (1/29/10) ; tied her career high 5 steals versus Madonna University (12-04-10).
2009-2010: started in all 31 games; averaged 25 minutes/gm; scored a season high 13 points versus Spring Arbor (12-12-09); grabbed a career high 14 rebounds versus Dordt College (12-19-09); career high 5 steals versus UM-Dearborn (1-13-10).
2008-2009: Played in all 35 games averaging 10 minutes, 3.4 points, and over two rebounds a game; scored season high 12 points with a perfect six for six field goal percentage against Kuyper College (1-31-09); grabbed a season high 8 rebounds against Indiana Tech (1-17-09)
High School: Two-year starter who helped lead her team to two conference championships; named to the All City and Advance All Area second team senior year; averaged 9 points and 6 rebounds; led team in steals with two per game, free-throw percentage (73 percent) and field goal percentage (55 percent).
CAREER HIGHS
Points: points vs. UM-Dearborn (01-08-11)
Rebounds: 14 vs.
Dordt College (12-19-09)
Assists: 3 vs.
Calumet College of St. Joseph (12-17-08)
Steals: 5 vs.
UM-Dearborn (1-13-10)and 5
Madonna University (12-04-10).
Field Goals: 7
vs. UM-Dearborn (1-08-11)
Blocks: 2 vs.
Concordia University (2-16-11)
Minutes:
30 Concordia University (1-16-10)
IN THE KNOW
Favorite Verse: Matthew
5:16
My Teammates would Describe Me as: Book smart, but blonde
Favorite Place on Campus: Locker room
Favorite TV show: Modern Family
Person I most
admire: My parents
Favorite time of
day: Bedtime
If
you could be a piece of gum where would you be stuck to and why?
Opponent's locker room wall to
listen in on what they say about us and their game plan
Favorite music genre: Country
Reality show I wish I could be on:
Wipeout
2011-12 Women's Basketball Roster
| # | Name | Cl. | Pos. | Ht. | Hometown | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Melissa Veltkamp | SR | G/F | 5-8 | Hudsonville, Mich. | Hudsonville H.S. |
| 4 | Katelyn Cousins | SO | Gd | 5-7 | Ada, Mich. | Davenport/Forest Hills Central |
| 5 | Alexa Hensler | JR | Gd/Fwd | 5-9 | Waterford, Mich | Waterford Kettering H.S. |
| 12 | Olivia Jewett | SO | Fwd | 5-9 | Jasper, Mich. | Sand Creek H.S. |
| 13 | Janae Trombley | SO | Gd | 5-6 | Emmett, Mich. | Yale H.S. |
| 20 | Kathy De Young | JR | Gd | 5-6 | Martin, Mich. | Otsego H.S. |
| 21 | Ashley Niedermayer | FR | F | 5-10 | Lincolnshire, Ill | Adlai Stevenson |
| 22 | Maria Schafer | SO | Fwd | 5-7 | Tipp City, Ohio | Troy Christian H.S. |
| 23 | Samantha Flietstra | SR | F | 5-11 | Walker, MI | Grand Rapids Chr. H.S. |
| 24 | Ashley Moon | SR | Gd. | 5-5 | Fremont, Mich. | Muskegon CC |
| 32 | Kayleigh Hammond | JR | Fwd | 6-1 | Zeeland, Mich. | Zeeland West H.S. |
| 33 | Robyn Veltkamp* | SR | G/F | 5-8 | Hudsonville, Mich. | Hudsonville H.S. |
| 43 | Jill Hendrickson* | FR | C | 6-2 | Ada, Mich. | Forest Hills Central |
* Redshirt
Carla Fles - Head Coach - 13th season
Tami Thelen Wernette - Assistant Coach
Lynae Steketee - Assistant Coach
Ellie Staricka - Manager
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