Women's Basketball

Wilmington College

Pyle Box 1331 - Wilmington, OH - 45177
Team Office: Tel: (937) 382-6661 x284 Fax: (937) 383-8525
Team website: www2.wilmington.edu/athletics/index.cfm

This Quaker-based institution was founded in 1870. Wilmington College offers a liberal arts focus with about 20 undergraduate majors that include Agriculture, Athletic Training, Education, Criminal Justice, Sports Management, Theatre, and Business Administration. A Masters degree in Education is also offered. US News 2008 Report on America's Best Colleges ranked Wilmington 23rd among universities in the midwest offering a Bachelor's degree.

The 65 acre campus is located in Wilmington (pop. 12k), midway between Columbus and Cincinnati.

School website
http://www2.wilmington.edu/

College Profile

Type:

Private, co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

Quaker

Enrollment:

1,200

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult. ACT 25/75: 18-23

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$28,000
Out-of-State: same

Most Popular Majors

Business - Education- Psychology

Misc. Information

Head coach Jerry Scheve completed his 18th season at Wilmington in 2007-08. Scheve took over the program in 1990-91, the Lady Quakers had just three winning seasons in the previous 19 for a collective .385 winning percentage. Though Scheve struggled at the outset, he has come on strong since the mid-90s. Over the last twelve years, Scheve has had ten 20+ winning seasons and made five NCAA appearances including winning the D3 national championship in 2004. In 2007-08, the Lady Quakers went 21-8 but did not earn an NCAA bid.

Team Name	Lady Quakers
Colors	Green and White
Division	NCAA Division III
All-Time Record	481-336 (.588)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	21-8	25-5	19-8	120-25 (.827)
Conference	13-5	15-3	13-5	74-15 (.831)
Conf. Finish	3	1	3	1, 2, 1, 1, 4
Post Appear.	n/a	2nd Rnd	n/a	NCAA 3x
Final 25 Rank	NR	#14	NR	3x

Coaches

Head Coach	Jerry Scheve
	Birthday: 1949-08-02
Started at Wilmington (OH)	1990-91
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	352-130 (.730)
Record at Wilmington (OH)	352-130 (.730)
Coaching Awards	WBCC, AMC, HCAC, OAC (2) COTY, D3 COTY

Asst. Coaches	Mark Huelsman, Erica Smith, Bill Newland

Recruiting Coordinator

Jerry Scheve, Ph. (937) 382-6661 x284, jerry_scheve@wilmington.edu

Conference and Schedule

Wilmington plays in the Ohio Athletic Conference (www.oac.org) which is comprised of ten teams, all located in Ohio. The OAC is the third oldest conference in college athletics. Conference play can begin in late November or early December with games usually played on Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. Wilmington will play each team twice, home and away. The farthest conference game is at Baldwin-Wallace, some 200 miles from campus. The season concludes with the OAC tourney which takes the top eight teams with the winner receiving an automatic NCAA berth.

Conference Opponents

Capital, Otterbein, Heidelberg, Baldwin-Wallace, Mount Union, Marietta, John Carroll, Ohio Northern, and Muskingum

Facilities

Raizk Arena, Capacity: 3,500
Average Attendance:

Style/Stats

The Lady Quakers employ an up-tempo style transition offense. In 2005-06, Wilmington was ranked #9 in offense, averaging 77.1 ppg. In 2006-07, they were ranked #15 at 74.2. Rebounding is a strong trademark and defensively they deploy a ball-containing half court man-to-man defense.