Kulavic, Findley Each Grab 500th Career Rebound at Rhodes
Oglethorpe University senior guards Katie Kulavic and Anna Findley each grabbed their 500th career rebound in last Friday's 77-67 win at Rhodes College. They became only the 6th and 7th women respectively to achieve the milestone for a basketball career at Oglethorpe.

Kulavic, of Norcross, Georgia and Findley, of Hiram, Georgia, join teammates Biz Richmann and Hannah Brooks who accomplished the same feat in the same game versus Emory earlier this season. This is the first time in school history that four members of the same class have accomplished this milestone.

Women Race Past Panthers in Second Half for Win
The Oglethorpe University women's basketball team defeated Birmingham-Southern College on Sunday afternoon in Alabama, 79-61. Up by only five points at the break, the Petrels opened the second half on a 24-5 tear to take control of the game with 60-36 lead.

Oglethorpe used a swarming defense to force 32 Panther turnovers en route to the blowout victory that saw seven different players record at least seven points in a total team effort.

After recording their milestone 500th career rebounds in Friday's win over Rhodes, seniors Katie Kulavic and Anna Findley each netted 11 points in the win over Birmingham-Southern.
 
Tina Grace added 12 points on 5 of 7 shooting and sophomore Chelsea MacDonald led the team with 14 points on the afternoon, including knocking down 4 out of 6 from long-distance.
 
Senior Hannah Brooks posted 9 points and 4 rebounds, freshman Rena Crossland scored 8 points and sophomore Ari Brown finished out the group with 7 points of her own.
 
With the win, Oglethorpe is now 11-1 (3-0) on the season and the team will travel to Maryville College on Wednesday night for a non-conference match-up with the Scots.

Women Streak Past Lynx for Road Win
The Oglethorpe University women's basketball team defeated the Rhodes College Lynx in Memphis on Friday, 77-67. Down by four both at halftime and midway through the second half, the Petrels used a lightning quick 10-0 run in the span of 64 seconds to seize control of the game for the win.

Oglethorpe struggled to hit their stride in the first half and the team found itself down 35-31 at the break. When Lynx forward Kristen Lytle scored with 9:49 remaining in the game, Rhodes still clung to a 57-53 four point lead over the Petrels. That's when, in a matter of 64 seconds, the Oglethorpe senior leaders took control of the game.
 
Katie Kulavic scored on a drive to the hoop to trim the Lynx lead to two points and on the ensuing two possessions, Anna Findley drilled 3-pointers to suddenly give the Petrels a four point lead. On the next trip, Tina Grace forced a steal and fed Biz Richmann who drained a jumper and Oglethorpe had turned a four point deficet into a six point lead, 63-57, with 8:45 to play in the game.
 
The Petrels were led by Anna Findley's game-high 31 points on 12 of 21 shooting from the floor to go along with 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Kulavic and Grace each hit for 13 points as the Petrels claimed a big road conference victory.
 
With the win, Oglethorpe is 10-1 (3-0) on the season and will get set to face Birmingham-Southern this Sunday afternoon at 3:00 p.m.

Findley, Weldon Named to D3hoops.com National Team of the Week
Oglethorpe's Anna Findley and Wade Weldon were named to the D3hoops.com National Team of the Week for their performance for games played from December 15 through December 21.

Findley led the Petrels to two wins against St. Norbert and Transylvania. The point guard pulled down 6.5 rebounds per game and shot 56% from the field and 50% from the three-point line (7-for-14) in averaging 20.5 points and 3.5 assists per game. She also set the school record for career steals.

 
Weldon was 14-for-22 from the floor and 5-for-9 from three-point range as the Stormy Petrels beat Buffalo State and Pitt-Greensburg. He averaged 18.0 points and 3.5 rebounds for the week.

Women Top #4 Ranked Thomas More
The Oglethorpe University women's basketball team earned a huge non-conference victory on Monday night on Pinholster Court over the #4 ranked Thomas More College Saints, 72-64. In their last 38 games played, the Saints have only lost two contests and both have come at the hands of the Stormy Petrels.

Just last March, Oglethorpe prevailed 65-55 over Thomas More on their home floor in Kentucky to advance to the 2008 Sweet Sixteen. That defeat came with the Saints carrying a 29-0 record. On Monday night, the Saints faced the Petrels with another unblemished record of 8-0 before the Petrels snapped that streak.
 
After a tight first half that Oglethorpe managed to cling to a 1-point 28-27 halftime lead, the Petrels used an 18-6 burst to begin the second half to take control of the game. Leading the way for Oglethorpe was senior Anna Findley who led all scorers with 24 points on a scintillating 7 of 8 shooting performance from the field.
 
Oglethorpe senior Katie Kulavic added 17 points on 7 of 10 shooting to go along with 7 rebounds and 3 assists in the huge win. Tina Grace also stroked 11 of 13 free throw attempts en route to rounding out the Petrels in double-figures with 14 points and 5 rebounds.
 
Alex Gee, Jayme Thiem and Nicole Dickman led the way for the Saints with 18, 16 and 12 points respectively.
 
With the win, Oglethorpe moves to 9-1 (2-0) on the season and will get set for SCAC play this Friday night when they travel to Memphis to square off with Rhodes College at 8:00 p.m.

Lady Petrels Defeat Transylvania 85-73
The Oglethorpe women's basketball team defeated Transylvania 85-73 Sunday to complete the Stormy Petrel Holiday Classic.

The game was close throughout much of the first half, and Oglethorpe led just 42-39 at the intermission. However, in the second half, the Petrels started pouring it on, outscoring the visiting team 43-39 to coast home with the win.
 
Anna Findley led all scorers with 25 points, including 5-9 from beyond the three-point arc. Biz Richmann also had an excellent game, knocking home 19 points and grabbing nine rebounds.
 
The Lady Petrels will next be in action Dec. 29, as they will take on Thomas More in a national showdown. This game will be a rematch of last year's NCAA Tournament second-round game, which Oglethorpe won at Thomas More.

Lady Petrels Take Down St. Norbert 82-69
The Oglethorpe women's basketball team delivered perhaps their most complete performance of the season on Friday night, defeating visiting St. Norbert 82-69 in a game that was not as close as the score would indicate.

The Lady Petrels used a 21-6 run over an eight-minute period near the end of the first half to turn what had been a 19-19 game into a 40-25 margin with 3:36 left in the half. Oglethorpe enjoyed a similar margin at halftime, as they led 42-30.
 
Oglethorpe essentially kept St. Norbert at arm's length in the second half. The visiting Green Knights whittled the lead down to 52-42 with 13:34 remaining in the game. However, the Lady Petrels went on a quick 8-2 run over 3:24 and a longer 18-10 run over then next 8:11 to effectively put the game away.
 
St. Norbert did cut the lead back to 10 with 3:23 remaining, running off a 10-2 run of their own. But from there, the Lady Petrels closed out the game with relative ease.
 
Katie Kulavic led the scoring with 25 points on the night. Tina Grace had an excellent game, scoring 20 points, grabbing seven rebounds, dishing four assists and swiping five steals. Anna Findley added 16 points and Biz Richmann threw in 10.
 
Kristy Pelky was the leading scorer for St. Norbert, dropping in 17 points and going 9-9 at the free-throw stripe.
 
The Lady Petrels are next in action Sunday, as they will take on Transylvania in the final game of the Stormy Petrel Holiday Classic at 2 p.m. 

Game Times Changed for Stormy Petrel Holiday Classic this Weekend
Game times for this weekend's Stormy Petrel Holiday Basketball Classic have been changed due to LaGrange College being unable to attend. Please note these important changes to the schedule for Friday, Saturday and Sunday below.

Friday:
4:00 p.m.: Catholic versus Pitt-Greensburg men.
6:00 p.m.: Oglethorpe versus St. Norbert women.
8:00 p.m.: Oglethorpe versus Buffalo State men.
 
Saturday:
2:00 p.m.: St. Norbert versus Transylvania women.
4:00 p.m.: Catholic versus Buffalo State men
6:00 p.m.: Oglethorpe versus Pitt-Greensburg men.
 
Sunday:
2:00 p.m.: Oglethorpe versus Transylvania women.

Petrels Run Past Colonels
The #2 ranked Oglethorpe University women's basketball team continued their winning ways on Sunday afternoon by topping Centre College on Pinholster Court, 83-67. Despite a slow start that saw the Petrels trailing 23-12 at the 11:51 mark, Oglethorpe closed the half on a 35-16 run to seize control of the game.

Up 8 at the break, Oglethorpe continued to apply pressure to the Colonels and after a made three-pointer by Anna Findley at the 6:00 minute mark, the Petrels had their largest lead of 18 points.
 
Findley led 4 Petrels in double-figures with 19 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds. Three other senior starters, Katie Kulavic, Tina Grace and Hannah Brooks each tallied 12 points to lead Oglethorpe to their second straight conference victory. Brooks finished with a game-high 9 rebounds and now stands alone in 4th place all-time in that category for Oglethorpe.
 
With the victory, Oglethorpe moves to 6-1 on the young season and will have 12 days off to focus on exams before taking to the hardwood again on Pinholster Court on December 19 in a battle against Transylvania that tips at 8:00 p.m.

Petrels Top Rival Tigers, 84-81
The Oglethorpe University women's basketball won a critical conference game over DePauw University on Pinholster Court on Friday night, 84-81. In a battle of two top-25 teams, the #2 Petrels were able to edge the Tigers largely on the shoulders of some excellent free throw shooting that saw Oglethorpe convert 22 of 25 attempts versus only 8 of 11 for DePauw.

Much like the men's game earlier on Pinholster Court, the Petrels fell behind early before battling back. With under 5 minutes to play in the first half, Oglethorpe trailed DePauw by ten points, 34-24. The Petrels used a 13-3 run, however, to tie the game at 37 before DePauw senior Cassie Pruzin hit an acrobatic 3-pointer at the first half buzzer to lift the Tigers to a 40-37 advantage.
 
Oglethorpe regrouped at halftime and, trailing 49-47 midway through the second half, used a decisive 11-2 run to open a 58-51 lead that they would never relinquish. As customary between these two conference rivals, the Tigers came back to narrow the margin and had a shot to tie at the buzzer but Pruzin's 3-point attempt came up short.
 
Reigning SCAC POTY Katie Kulavic led four Petrels in double-figures with 20 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. Fellow senior Tina Grace added 19 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 blocks and 3 steals while Biz Richmann posted 17 points and 4 rebounds. In a breakthrough performance, freshman Kelly Reeves connected on 3 of 4 three-point attempts and buried all four of her free-throws for a career-high 13 points.
 
With the win, Oglethorpe moves to 5-1 (1-0) on the season and will get set to host Centre College this Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m.

Brooks Grabs 500th Career Rebound
Oglethorpe University senior guard Hannah Brooks of Rockmart, Georgia grabbed her 500th career rebound in Tuesday night's 85-84 loss to the Emory Eagles. Brooks became only the sixth player in Oglethorpe women's basketball history to eclipse the 500 rebound mark for a career.

Entering Tuesday night with 499 career rebounds, Brooks reached the milestone early in the first half versus Emory. For the evening, Brooks snatched 6 rebounds to move to 505 total. She will not be 6th on the all-time rebounding list for long as this weekend she will likely pass both Julie Colantoni (507 career rebounds) and Katie Michalczyk (508) to move into 4th place all-time in the Oglethorpe record books.

Richmann Grabs 500th Career Rebound
Oglethorpe University senior and 4-year starter from Lawrenceville, Georgia, Biz Richmann, became only the seventh player in Oglethorpe women's basketball history to record over 500 rebounds for a playing career. Richmann joined teammate Hannah Brooks in accomplishing the same feat in separate halves of Tuesday's loss to Emory.

Richmann now sits at 7th place all-time in the Oglethorpe record books in the rebound department with 501, 4 rebounds behind 6th place Hannah Brooks. Both players will likely jump inside the top-5 all-time this coming weekend as 4th and 5th place (Julie Colantoni with 507, Katie Michalczyk with 508) are just ahead of Brooks and Richmann.

Eagles Ground #2 Petrels
The #2 ranked Oglethorpe University women's basketball team lost for the first time this season at Emory University on Tuesday night, 85-84. The Eagles outlasted the Petrels in a thrilling contest that was nearly won at the buzzer by reigning SCAC Player-of-the-Year, Katie Kulavic.

After a made Emory free throw with 6.5 seconds left, the Petrels were trailing the Eagles by four, 85-81. Kulavic took the inbounds pass and went the length of the floor before hitting a contested three-point shot to pull Oglethorpe within one with only 1.4 ticks remaining. On the ensuing inbounds play, Biz Richmann forced a steal for Oglethorpe and head coach Ron Sattele was able to call for timeout with only .5 seconds showing on the clock and the ball at midcourt.
 
Sattele nearly pulled the rabbit out of the hat on his inbounds play as senior Hannah Brooks lobbed a strike to a cutting Kulavic at the basket who was able to beat the clock with an off-balance shot from about 8 feet from the hoop. The shot clanged off the front iron, however, and Emory had secured the upset.
 
The Petrels were led by the play of senior guard Anna Findley who tallied 23 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals. Richmann added 16 points and 6 rebounds while Kulavic posted 14 points and 3 steals in the narrow defeat.
 
The night was also bittersweet for seniors and 4-year starters, Hannah Brooks and Biz Richmann, who each grabbed their 500th career rebound against Emory. Brooks and Richmann are two of only seven Petrels in women's basketball history to record 500 rebounds for her career. 
 
With the loss, Oglethorpe is 4-1 on the season and will get set for conference play to begin this Friday with a matchup on Pinholster Court against the #23 ranked DePauw University Tigers.

Richmann Named to D3hoops.com's Team-of-the-Week
Oglethorpe University senior forward Biz Richmann of Lawrenceville, Georgia was named to the D3hoops.com Team-of-the-Week for games played from Monday, November 17 to Sunday, November 23. Only one player from each of the five positions in all of Division III women's basketball are bestowed this prestigious honor.

In three Oglethorpe victories over Piedmont, Grinell and Wheaton last week, Richmann compiled a staggering 39 points and 17 rebounds in only 74 minutes of action. For the week, she connected on 16 of 27 shots from the floor, good for a 59% success rate.
 
Oglethorpe is 4-0 on the season and ranked #2 nationally in both the ESPN ? USA Today and D3hoops.com polls. The Petrels are back in action on December 2 when they paly at cross-town rival Emory.

Petrels Crush Wheaton to Claim Lee Pfund Classic in Chicago
The Oglethorpe University women's basketball team looked every bit the part of their lofty #2 national ranking in dispatching Wheaton College on Saturday afternoon, 99-68. The Petrels outscored Wheaton 35-15 in the game's first 10 minutes and held a gigantic 61-32 at the half on their way to claiming the Lee Pfund Classic title in Chicago.

In the decisive first half, Oglethorpe shot a deadly 62% from the field including 54% from beyond the 3-pont arc in scoring 61 points and posting an insurmountable lead.
 
Anna Findley led four Petrel seniors in double-figures with 27 points on a scintillating 10 of 15 shooting performance to go along with 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals. Katie Kulavic notched 20 points on 8 of 13 shooting and added 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Biz Richmann (16 points) and Tina Grace (11 points) rounded out the Petrel seniors in double-figures.
 
In two games in Chicago, the Petrels outscored opponents Grinell and Wheaton by a combined score of 186-128 to earn the Lee Pfund Classic title. Katie Kulavic was named the Tournament MVP and Biz Richmann was also a member of the All-Tornament Team.
 
At 4-0 on the season, the Petrels will have 10 days off before facing Emory on December 2 at 6:00 p.m.