Presentation College junior guard Callie Antonsen has been named this week’s UMAC women’s basketball player of the week. Antonsen (Platte, SD) led the Saints to the regular season and post-season titles last week. In three games Antonsen tallied 88 points (29.3 ppg), including 34 against Minnesota-Morris in the game Tuesday that determined the regular season championship and then 32 in the post-season tournament title game. She was 30-of-67 (44.7%) from the field and shot 83 percent (25-30) from the free-throw line in the three games. It is the second straight POW award and fourth overall this season for Antonsen.
UMAC Player of the Week (February 20th, 2007)
Junior guard, Callie Antonsen was named UMAC Player
of the Week for the third time this season. Antonsen led the
Saints to a 62-52 win over St. Scholastica when she scored a
record breaking 43 points. Antonsen was 11-18 from the field
shooting 61%, 3-4 from behind the arc, and an impressive 18-19
from the free throw line. For the week, Antonsen scored 56 total
points (28 ppg), 19 rebounds, six steals, and six assists.
Morris, MN (February 20th, 2007)
The Saints women's basketball team
defeated UMAC foe in an exciting game 70-63. The Saints trailed
with 10 minutes to go by 16 points and rallied back to clinch
the UMAC regular season championship title. The Saints were led
by Junior standout, Callie Antonsen who scored 34 points.
Seniors, Darcey Faulhaber and Holly Novstrup also added 10
points each in the win. The Saints finished the regular season
with a UMAC record of 11-3 and an overall record of 14-11.
The Saints will now host the UMAC Final Four Tournament at
the Strode Center February 23rd and 24th.
Duluth, MN (February 17th, 2007)
Junior, Callie Antonsen scored an impressive 43
points and 11 rebounds to lead the Saints over St. Scholastica
62-52. Antonsen's 43 points broke the current school record for
most points in a single game that was 35. Senior, Holly Novstrup
also came out strong scoring 12 points for the Saints.
Ashland, WI (February 16th, 2007)
The Women's Basketball team dropped a UMAC game to
Northland College 42-50 in Ashland, Wisconsin. Scoring for the
Saints was Junior, Callie Antonsen who scored 13 points followed
by freshman, Chelsea Brandlee who added 12 points. This is only
the third UMAC loss for the Saints this year.
Aberdeen, SD (February 10th, 2007)
Junior, Callie Antonsen scored 27
points to take the Saints over Martin Luther College in UMAC
play. Also scoring for the Saints was senior, Holly Novstrup who
scored 16 points followed by freshman, Chelsea Stanley who added
10 points. The Saints led at half time 40-21 and shot 44.4% from
the field, 42.3% from the three point line, and 82.1% from the
free throw line. The Saints are now 11-10 overall and 9-2 in the
UMAC.
Aberdeen, SD (February 9th, 2007)
Callie Antonsen scored 31 points in tonight's game
against Bethany Lutheran College. The Saints fell to the
Knights 67-79. The Saints led at half time by a score of
35-34 but it was not enough to outlast BLC. Freshman,
Chelsea Brandlee scored 12 points followed by fellow
freshman, Maggie Kuhlman who added 10 points. The Saints are
now 8-2 in the UMAC and will face the Martin Luther College
Knights tomorrow at 3:00pm.
Aberdeen, SD (February 3rd, 2007)
PC Women's Basketball extended
their winning streak to nine straight games when they
defeated Northwestern College 64-61 in overtime. The Saints
were led by Junior, Callie Antonsen who almost recorded a
triple-double by scoring 21 points, bringing down 12
rebounds, and dishing out seven assists. Also
contributing for the Saints was Sophomore, Heidi Meier who
scored 16 points as well as Seniors Holly Novstrup and
Darcey Faulhaber who added 12 points each. The Saints are
now 7-1 in the UMAC and 11-9 overall.
Aberdeen, SD (February 2nd, 2007)
The Women's Basketball team defeated Crown College
86-40 in the Strode Center. The Saints were led by Junior,
Callie Antonsen who scored 19 points. Stepping up big for
the Saints was Freshman, Chelsea Stanley who added 17 points
followed by Senior, Holly Novstrup who scored 15 points. the
Saints shot an impressive 52.5% from the field, 46.2% from
the three point arc, and 66.7% from the free throw line. The
Saints are now 10-9 overall and 6-1 in the UMAC.
St. Bonifacious, MN (January 27th, 2007)
The Saints women's basketball team climbed to the
top of the UMAC by defeating Crown College 73-35. The
Saints were led by Sophomore Heidi Meier who scored 14
points. Freshman, Megan Jones scored 12 points followed by
Senior, Holly Novstrup who added 10 points. The Saints shot
43.3% from the field, 33.3% from the arc, and 87.5% from the
free throw line. The Saints are now 6-1 in the UMAC.
St. Paul, MN (January 26th, 2007)
Junior, Callie Antonsen
recorded a double-double on the Saints close victory against
Northwestern College 63-60. Antonsen scored 19 points and
brought down 10 rebounds followed by Senior, Holly Novstrup
who scored 22 points. The Saints shot 44% from the field,
34.8% from the arc, and 73.3% from the free throw line.
Senior, Darcey Faulhaber also added eight points and eight
rebounds in the win.
Aberdeen, SD (January 23rd, 2007)
Women's Basketball dominated
Trinity Bible College 83-43 at home in the Strode last
night. Junior, Callie Antonsen continued her impressive play
as she posted 27 points in last nights game. Antonsen's 27
points was enough to allow her to score her 1,000th career
point against the Lions. Also scoring for the Saints was
Senior, Holly Novstrup who added 17 points. Freshman, Megan
Jones came out strong off the bench scoring 11 points for
the Saints while Senior, Darcey Faulhaber added 10. The
Saints have won their fifth straight game and look to
continue that streak this weekend as they face UMAC teams
Northwestern College and Crown College on the road.
Callie
Antonsen named UMAC Player of the Week for second straight
week. (January 23rd, 2007)
Junior, Callie Antonsen was
named UMAC Player of the Week for the second straight week.
Antonsen led the Saints to another 2-0 UMAC weekend.
Antonsen scored an impressive 20 points in the Saint's win
over St. Scholastica and 25 points in the win over Northland
College. Antonsen shot 59% from the field averaging 22.5
points per game over the weekend as well as tacking on six
assists in each game.
Aberdeen, SD (January 20th, 2007)
Junior Callie Antonsen came out
strong and scored an impressive 25 points and dished out six
assists to lead the Saints over Northland College 68-54. The
Saints swept another UMAC weekend putting their current UMAC
record at 4-1. Sophomore, Heidi Meier added 12 points for
the Saints, followed by Senior Darcey Faulhaber who added 10
points.
The Saints shot 45.5% from the field, 55.6% from the
three point line, and 71.9% from the free throw line.
Aberdeen, SD (January 19th, 2007)
Senior Forward, Holly Novstrup
scored her 1,000th career point against the College of St.
Scholastica. The Saints downed St. Scholastica 88-80 in the
third conference win for the Saints. The Saints led at half
45-37 and jumped ahead of Scholastica by 20 points in the
second half. Novstrup led the way for the Saints scoring 23
points. Junior, Callie Antonsen scored 20 points followed by
Freshman Chelsea Brandlee who added 19. Senior, Katie Temple
also came out strong for the Saints scoring 13 points. The
Saints are now 3-1 in the UMAC.
Callie
Antonsen named UMAC Player of the Week (January 16th, 2007)
Junior Forward, Callie Antonsen was named Women's
Basketball UMAC Player of the Week. Last weekend in UMAC play,
Antonsen helped the Saints beat both Martin Luther College and
Bethany Lutheran College to send their UMAC record to 2-1.
Antonsen scored 16 points in the 68-45 win over MLC and recorded
her career high 33 points in the Saints win over BLC 89-75. In
the two games combined, Antonsen shot 47% from the field and 85%
from the free throw line as well as 11 rebounds.
Mankato, MN (January 13th, 2007)
The Saints women's basketball team
swept the weekend going 2-0 in UMAC play. The Saints defeated
Bethany Lutheran College in overtime to win 89-75. The Saints
were led by Junior, Callie Antonsen who scored a career high 33
points to lead the Saints over BALK. Freshman, Chelsea Brandlee
and Senior Holly Novstrup also added 17 points each for the
Saints while Senior, Darcey Faulhaber grabbed down nine
rebounds. The Saints led at half time, 35-29. The Saints out
scored the Vikings in overtime 17-3 to win the game 89-75. The
Saint are now 2-1 in UMAC action.
New Ulm, MN (January 12th, 2007)
Women's Basketball gains first UMAC win over the
Martin Luther College Knights 68-45. The Saints were led by
Senior, Holly Novstrup who scored 18 points. Junior, Callie
Antonsen also added 16 points for the win. The Saints will face
Bethany Lutheran College tomorrow at 3:00pm.
Aberdeen, SD (January 6th, 2007)
Junior Callie Antonsen led the
Saints with 11 points and eight rebounds. The Saint's struggled
offensively, shooting only 23.8% from the field and were
defeated Saturday by the Mount Marty College Lancers, 32-68.
Freshman, Chelsea Brandlee also added seven points for the
Saints. The Saints trailed at half time by 10 points, 31-21. The
Saints shot 13.3% from behind the three point line and 90.9%
from the free throw line.
Minneapolis, MN (December 30th, 2006)
The Saints Women's Basketball team
dropped a close game to the College of St. Catherine's Saturday,
December 30th. The
Saints were down four points at half time trailing by a score of
25-29. The Saints rallied back in the second half to send the game into overtime
and lost by a last second shot at the buzzer to fall
76-78 in overtime. Four Saints players scored in double digits, led by
Senior, Holly Novstrup who scored 25 points. Darcey Faulhaber
also came out strong bringing down 11 rebounds and scoring 15
points. Callie Antonsen scored 17 points followed by Chelsea
Brandlee who added 11 points for the Saints.
Aberdeen, SD (December 14th, 2006)
The PC Women's Basketball team is
giving back to the community this holiday season by adopting a
family. The Women's Basketball team raised over $2,000 in
gifts that were donated by the community of Aberdeen as well as
friends and family of the women's basketball program. The
Saints gave the gifts to a deserving family of four, mother
Holly and her three children Keith (11 years old), DJ (4 years
old), and Teneah (3 years old). Coach Houdeshell said, "It
touches our hearts to give back to others. It shows our
student-athletes just how luck we really are."
Aberdeen, SD (December 17th, 2006)
The PC Women's Basketball team fell to Black Hills
State University 60-80. Junior Callie Antonsen led the
Saints by scoring 26 points and five rebounds. Senior
Holly Novstrup also added 14 points for the Saints. The Saints
next game will be December 30th when they travel to Minneapolis
to face St. Catherine's.
Aberdeen, SD (December 10th, 2006)
Saints women's basketball fell to non-conference
Minot State 37-64 on Sunday in the Strode Center. The Saints
were led by Freshman Chelsea Brandlee who scored 17 points.
Senior Darcey Faulhaber also grabbed down nine rebounds. The
Saints are now 2-6 on the year.
Aberdeen, SD (December 9th, 2006)
The women's basketball team dropped their first
UMAC game of the season 56-66. The Saints led at half time
by a score of 31-27. Senior Darcey Faulhaber led the Saints with
her first double-double of the year. Faulhaber recorded 15
points and brought down 10 rebounds for the Saints. Junior
Callie Antonsen also recorded a double-double with 14 points and
10 rebounds.
Sioux Falls, SD (December 5th, 2006)
Women's Basketball team dropped a
non-conference game to Division II Augustana College 45-98.
The Saints were led by Junior Callie Antonsen who recorded her
first double-double of the season. Antonsen scored 15
points and brought down 10 rebounds. Freshman Chelsea
Brandlee also added 14 points for the Saints. The Saints are now
2-4 on the year and will kick off the UMAC season this Saturday
against the University of MN Morris in the Strode Center at
3:00pm.
Aberdeen, SD (December 1st, 2006).
The Saints basketball team fell to Valley City State
51-66. The Saints were led by Freshman Chelsea Brandlee
who scored 19 points followed by Junior Callie Antonsen who
added 16 points. The Saints shot 29% from the field, 27%
from behind the arc, and 63% from the free throw line. The
Saints are currently 2-3 on the year.
Marshall, MN (November 25th, 2006)
Women's Basketball was defeated by
Southwest Minnesota State University in non-conference action
52-76. The Saints were led by Freshman, Chelsea Brandlee
who scored 20 points. Followed by Brandlee was senior,
Holly Novstrup who added 11 points for the Saints. Junior,
Callie Antonsen was quiet from the field but brought down 10
rebounds and dished out six assists. The Saints are now
2-2 on the year and look to face Valley City State in the Strode
Center on Friday, December 1st.
Minot, ND (November 21st, 2006)
The PC Women's Basketball team fell
to Minot State in non-conference action 56-82. Junior
Guard, Callie Antonsen led the Saints with 23 points and eight
rebounds. Senior Forward, Holly Novstrup and Sophomore
Forward, Heidi Meier also added 10 points for the Saints.
The Saints shot 31% from the field, 44% from behind the arc, and
only 67% from the free throw line. The Saints are
currently 2-1 on the year.
Aberdeen, SD (November 18th, 2006)
The Saints defeated Canadian
Mennonite 100-46 in the Strode Center on Saturday, November
18th. Senior Holly Novstrup and Freshman Ashley Semler led
the Saints with 18 points each. Senior Darcey Faulhaber
also added 10 points for the win. The Saints are currently
2-0 on the 2006 season and will face Minot State on Tuesday,
November 21st in Minot, North Dakota at 7:00pm.
Ellendale, ND (November 17th, 2006)
The Women's Basketball team won their first game of the
2006 season 83-42 over Trinity Bible College. The Saints
were led by Junior Callie Antonsen who had 21 points and nine
rebounds. Senior, Darcey Faulhaber scored 17 points and
Sophomore, Heidi Meier added 14.
Women's
Basketball Pre-Season Poll (November 13th, 2006)
The PC Women's Basketball team is
ranked #1 in the 2006-2007 UMAC Women's Basketball Pre-Season
Poll. The Saints share the first place sport with the
University of MN Morris. This marks the second year that
the Saints have been ranked first in the pre-season poll.
Last year the Saints won the UMAC Regular Season Championship
crown with a 12-2 UMAC record and 18-11 overall record.
The Saints will kick off their 2006-2007 season this Friday,
November 17th, when they play Trinity Bible College in
Ellendale, ND. The start time for the women is 5:30pm and
the men's team will follow at 7:00pm.
Aberdeen, S.D. (August 30th, 2006)
Head Women's Basketball Coach Adam
Houdeshell announces the addition of nine new basketball players
to join the Saint's roster in 2006. Coach Houdeshell
welcomes the return of five players from 2006. Seniors
Holly Vogel, Darcey Faulhaber, and Katie Temple will return to
help the Saints as well as, Junior Callie Antonsen and Sophomore
Heidi Meier. Some fresh talent to watch this season for
the Saints will be freshman Chelsey Brandlee (Aberdeen, SD),
Brittany Kohler (Valley City, ND), Ashley Semler (Wasilla, AK),
and Maggie Kuhlman (Hardwick, MN).
The Saints finished on an impressive note last season clinching the 2006-2007 UMAC Conference Championship title. This feat is the first women's basketball conference championship in school history. The Saints traveled to Tulsa, Oklahoma to defend their 2005-2006 USCAA National Tournament Championship Title where the Saints won the consolation bracket.