Profiles
Caris Alan
Guard
Freshman
5-5,
Elgin, Ill.
High School: Named honorable mention All-Upstate Eight Conference her senior year, as well as first-team all-area by both the Daily Herald and the Elgin Courier-News…averaged 12.0 points per game her senior year, 3.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists…four-year member of the softball team and named Daily Herald and Elgin Courier-News first-team all-area her junior and senior year and all-conference as a senior…coached by Angela Hudson…Elgin High School 2008-09 “Female Athlete of the Year…National Honor Society member, German Honor Society member, Upstate Eight Conference all-academic and honor student.
Personal: Exercise and sport science major…born July 26, 1991.
Cory Bazany
Guard/Forward
Sophomore
5-10,
Elgin, Ill. (Burlington-Central)
2009: Played in 12 games…averaged 5.0 minutes, 2.2 points and 1.0 rebounds.
High School: Named All-Big Northern Conference and Daily Herald all-area both her junior and senior years…her junior-year team set a school record with a 23-6 mark…coached by Darlene Guyett…four-year member of both the volleyball team and the track and field squad…National Honor Society member, Spanish National Honor Society member, Big Northern Conference all-academic and high honors student.
Personal: Exercise and sport science major…named twice to the Carthage dean’s list and named to the fall 2008 Carthage athletic director's honor roll…born Oct. 4, 1989.
Katherine Burshiem
Center
Senior
6-2,
Naperville, Ill. (North)
2009: Played in all 27 games…averaged 15.7 minutes, 4.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game…matched her career high with 13 points in the Jan. 5 Clarke game…pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds in the Jan. 27 Augustana (Ill.) game,
2008: Played in all 26 games and made 11 starts…averaged 16.2 minutes per game, 5.3 points per game, 4.3 rebounds (20th in the CCIW) and 0.96 blocked shots (5th in the CCIW)…scored a career-high 13 points against Clarke on Dec. 8 and matched that in the Jan. 15 Elmhurst contest.
2007: Played in 18-of-26 games…averaged 7.7 minutes per game, 1.8 points per game and 2.1 rebounds…scored a season-high 10 points in the Jan. 13 Augustana (Ill.) game.
High School: Named honorable mention all-state, Daily Herald all-area and All-DuPage Valley Conference her senior year and averaged 14.6 points per game, 7.4 rebounds, 2.8 blocks with a .520 field-goal percentage…a four-year all-conference honoree and a unanimous pick her junior and senior seasons…her sophomore-year team won both league and regional titles…coached by Jeff Burke.
Personal: Elementary education major…named to the spring 2009 Carthage dean's list and a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director's honor roll…born Sept. 22, 1987.
Rosie Dorn
Forward
Senior
5-10,
Chicago, Ill. (Wilmette-Regina Dominican)
2009: Played in all 27 games and made nine starts…averaged 19.0 minutes, 6.7 points and 3.9 rebounds per game…scored a season-high 17 points against Illinois Wesleyan on Feb. 28 in the championship game of the CCIW Women’s Basketball Tournament.
2008: Played in all 26 games and made four starts…averaged 17.0 minutes per game, 6.7 points per game and 3.3 rebounds…scored in double figures six times with a season-high 21 points on 10-of-16 field goals with a season-high 11 rebounds in the Feb. 5 North Park game.
2007: Attended Eastern Illinois University her freshman year but did not play basketball.
High School: Named honorable mention all-state and All-Girls Catholic Athletic Conference her senior year…all-conference as a junior…reached the 1,000-point career plateau…her freshman-year team won conference, regional and sectional titles en route to a third-place finish at the Illinois High School Association Class AA state championship…coached by Jim Russo…three-year member of the soccer team…National Honor Society member and high honors student.
Personal: Double major in business administration and marketing…named to the spring 2009 Carthage dean's list and a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born June 1, 1988.
Heather Gillmore
Guard
Senior
5-9,
Des Moines, Iowa (Pleasant Hill-Southeast Polk)
2009: Played in all 27 games and made 26 starts…averaged 21.1 minutes, 7.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game…scored a season-high 17 points against Greenville on Dec. 5 in the Eureka Tournament.
2008: Played in 25-of-26 games and made four starts…averaged 15.1 minutes per game, 4.5 points per game and 2.5 rebounds…scored a season-high 12 points against North Central on Jan. 19.
2007: Attended the University of Iowa her freshman year but did not play basketball…hurdler and jumper on the track & field team and won the indoor 60-meter hurdles at the Iowa Invitational.
High School: Named honorable mention all-state her senior year and nominated for the McDonald’s All-America team…named All-Central Iowa Metro League three-straight years, earning first-team honors both her junior and senior seasons…earned all-district honors both her junior and senior years…set school records for scoring and steals…coached by Chad Kruse…a four-year all-state selection in track and field and a four-time qualifier for the Drake Relays…lettered twice in volleyball and named all-conference as a senior…played softball her freshman year…academic all-conference four-straight years.
Personal: Exercise and sport science major…hurdler and jumper on the 2008 Carthage women’s track & field team…a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born April 22, 1988.
Allison Grossel
Guard
Sophomore
5-9,
Park Ridge, Ill. (Maine South)
2009: Played in 13 games…averaged 4.5 minutes and 2.2 points per game.
High School: Her sophomore-year team advanced to the Illinois High School Association semifinals, her freshman-year squad reached the quarterfinals, and her senior-year team made it to the super sectionals…coached by Mark Smith…four-year member of the volleyball team and lettered on the soccer team both her junior and senior years.
Personal: Exercise and sports science major…named to the fall 2008 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born July 13, 1990.
Diana Jacklin
Forward
Junior
6-0,
Berwyn, Ill. (Morton West)
2008-09: Attended Florida Gulf Coast University her freshman and sophomore years…red-shirted on the basketball team as a freshman…played in 20 games her sophomore year and averaged 2.9 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.
High School: Named All-West Suburban League Gold and Chicago Sun-Times all-area three-straight years…honorable mention all-state her senior year…coached by Jim Beaganis…four-year member of the softball team…National Honor Society member, West Suburban Leauge all-academic and honor student.
Personal: Communication major…sister of former Carthage men’s basketball player, Billy Jacklin…born Aug. 26, 1989.
Katie Klemke
Guard
Senior
5-7,
Glenview, Ill. (Glenbrook South)
2009: Played in all 27 games and made 10 starts…averaged 18.7 minutes, 4.5 points and 1.2 rebounds with a .423 three-point field-goal percentage…scored a career-high 14 points at Beloit on Dec. 8.
2008: Played in all 26 games and made one start…averaged 13.3 minutes per game and 2.4 points per game…scored a season-high 10 points against Illinois Wesleyan on Feb. 23.
2007: Played in 25-of-26 games and made one start…averaged 15.1 minutes per game and 2.9 points per game…scored a season-high 11 points in the Feb. 20 Wheaton (Ill.) game.
High School: Named All-Central Suburban League South both her junior and senior years…coached by Steve Weissenstein…four-year member of the softball team and earned all-conference honors her junior year…National Honor Society member and four-year honor student.
Personal: Exercise and sport science major…named to the Carthage dean’s list four times and a three-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Sep. 12, 1987.
Kaela Munster
Guard
Senior
5-8,
Fox Lake, Ill. (Grant Community/North Central College)
2009: Played in 13 games.
2008: Attended Carthage but did not play basketball.
2007: Attended North Central College but did not play basketball
High School: Named All-North Suburban Conference both her sophomore and junior years and Daily Herald all-area as a junior…coached by Ron Duros…four-year member of the track and field team…National Honor Society member, high honors student and graduated with honors.
Personal: Double major in business administration and marketing…named twice to the Carthage dean’s list and named to the fall 2008 Carthage athletic director's honor roll…born Jan. 20, 1988.
Drewann Pancratz
Guard
Sophomore
5-9,
Schaumburg, Ill.
2009: Played in 26-of-27 games…averaged 12.2 minutes, 3.4 points and 1.7 rebounds…scored a season-high 11 points at Wheaton (Ill.) on Jan. 31.
High School: Named Illinois Basketball Coaches Association honorable mention all-state, All-Mid-Suburban League and Daily Herald all-area her senior year with a 12.4 scoring average, 3.9 rebounds, 107 assists and 73 steals…all-conference and all-area as a junior…scored 1,171 career points and is Schaumburg High School’s all-time assist leader with 355…played on three-straight sectional-finalist teams…coached by Bill Murmann…in volleyball, named Chicago Tribune honorable mention all-state and Champaign-News Gazette second-team all-state her senior year and Champaign-News Gazette honorable mention all-state both her sophomore and junior years…National Honor Society member, a three-year Mid-Suburban League all-academic pick and a four-year honor student.
Personal: Exercise and sport science major…member of the 2008 Carthage women’s volleyball team… named to the fall 2008 Carthage dean’s list and to the fall 2008 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…her father, Andy Pancratz, was an all-state basketball player at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, Ill., and played college ball at DePaul University under Ray Meyer from 1973 to 1976…her mother, Jeanette Pancratz, played volleyball at DePaul and is the longtime girl’s volleyball coach at Schaumburg High School…her oldest brother, Mark, played on a state-championship team at Schaumburg in 2001, played on three NCAA tournament teams at Wisconsin-Milwaukee between 2003 to 2007 and is currently an assistant coach at the University of Tennessee under former Panthers head coach Bruce Pearl…middle brother Zach, was also a member of that state-championship team at Schaumburg and played three years of basketball at Northern Illinois University before missing the 2007-08 season with shoulder surgery. Zach played the 2008-09 season at Rollins College while attending graduate school in business administration…the youngest brother, Jake, will be a senior on the 2009-10 University of Chicago basketball team…born Dec. 18, 1989.
Dani Ripkey
Guard
Freshman
5-9,
Deerfield, Ill.
2009: Played in all 27 games and made one start…averaged 16.9 minutes, 5.3 points and 1.9 rebounds with a .397 three-point field-goal percentage…scored a season-high 12 points on four-of-five three-pointers against Wheaton (Ill.) in the semifinals of the CCIW Women’s Basketball Tournament.
High School: Named Illinois Basketball Coaches Association honorable mention all-state with a 15.5 scoring average, a .545 field-goal percentage, a .583 three-point field-goal percentage and an .859 free-throw percentage…A three-time All-Central Suburban League honoree and Deerfield Review all-area both her junior and senior years…set a Deerfield High School career scoring record with 1,078 points and a finalist at the Illinois High School Association three-point contest…her junior-year team won a regional championship…coached by Mike Muldrow…Central Suburban League all-academic and honor student.
Personal: Undecided on major…named to the fall 2008 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born March 9, 1990.
Erika Share
Guard
Sophomore
5-6,
St. Louis, Mo. (Eureka)
2009: Played in 11 games.
High School: Named first-team All-Suburban South Conference and second-team all-district her senior year and led the league in assists…second-team all-conference as a junior and honorable mention her sophomore year…coached by James Alsup…three-year member of the softball team…National Honor Society member and honor student.
Personal: Communication major…named twice to the Carthage dean’s list and named to the fall 2008 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Sept. 15, 1989.
Taylor Tondelli
Guard
Junior
5-4,
Downers Grove, Ill. (South)
2009: Attended the College of DuPage but did not play basketball.
2008: Attended Carthage her freshman year and played in 16-of-26 games, averaging 6.4 minutes per game.
High School: Named Illinois Basketball Coaches Association honorable mention all-state both her junior and senior years, as well as Daily Herald all-area and All-West Suburban League Gold…compiled a .786 free-throw percentage her senior year and the team’s leading three-point shooter with 32 trey…coached by Ellen O’Brien…played softball her freshman year.
Personal: Undecided on major…born May 25, 1989.