Profiles

Erika Buchholz

Guard
Graduated Senior
5-7, Lisle, Ill.

2008:  Named third-team All-CCIW…named CCIW “player of the week” after hitting two free throws with four seconds remaining to defeat No. 9 Calvin on Dec. 1 at the CCIW/MIAA Women’s Basketball Classic”…started all 26 games and averaged 27.4 minutes per game…ranked 13th in CCIW scoring (10.1 points per game), seventh in free-throw percentage (.771), 10th in assists (2.88 per game), 13th in three-point field-goal percentage (.300) and 15th in field-goal percentage (.406)…scored in double figures in 13 games with a season-high 20 points against Trinity (Texas) on Dec. 29.

2007:  Played in 25-of-26 games and made 21 starts…averaged 26.0 minutes played, 8.4 points per game, 3.2 rebounds per game and set a Carthage season record with an .861 free-throw percentage (third in the CCIW)…scored a season-high 18 points in the Jan. 16 North Central game.

2006:  Started all 26 games…averaged 27.5 minutes, 8.2 points and 3.4 rebounds with a .278 three-point field-goal percentage (9th in the CCIW)…scored a season-high 18 points versus Central on Dec. 29.

2005:  Played in 24-of-25 games and made 23 starts… was 23rd in CCIW scoring (9.2 points per game), eighth in steals (2.08 per game) and ninth in three-point field-goal percentage (.292)…scored a career-high 26 points and tied a Carthage game record with eight three-pointers versus Aurora on Nov. 30…scored in double figures nine times.

High School:  Three-time All-Interstate 8 Conference honoree…named Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Class A third-team all-state and Daily Herald all-area her senior year with a 12.5 scoring average and 5.9 rebounds on a team won an Interstate 8 Conference titles, as well as regional and sectional championships…all-conference as a junior… scored 1,144 career points…coached by Brian Stiles…four-year member of both the volleyball and softball teams…named all-conference in volleyball her senior year…named second-team all-state in softball both her freshman and sophomore years and named all-conference three-straight seasons…National Honor Society member and honor student.

Personal:  Exercise and sport science major…named twice to the Carthage dean’s list and a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll...born July 10, 1986.

Katherine Burshiem

Center
Junior
6-2, Naperville, Ill. (North)

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:  Undecided on major…named to the spring 2007 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Sept. 22, 1987.

Grace Delaney

Guard
Sophomore
5-8, Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton-Warrenville South)

2008:  Played in 16-of-26 games…averaged 8.0 minutes per game and 1.1 points per game.

High School:  Named All-DuPage Valley Conference both her junior and senior seasons and Daily Herald all-area as a senior…set school records for career three-pointers (181), season three-pointers (90) and most three-pointers in a game (7)…played on three teams that reached the Illinois High School Association regional championships…coached by Rob Kroehhnke…four-year member of the soccer team…DuPage Valley Conference all-academic.

Personal:  Undecided on major…born Dec. 29, 1988.

Rosie Dorn

Forward
Junior
5-9, Chicago, Ill. (Wilmette-Regina Dominican)

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:  Business administration major…born June 1, 1988.

Lisa Gartelos

Center
Senior
6-1, Lisle, Ill.

2008:  Played in 24-of-26 games and made 10 starts…averaged 16.5 minutes per game…ranked 21st in CCIW scoring (8.6 point per game), sixth in field-goal percentage (.497) and 18th in rebounding (4.4 per game)…scored a season-high 22 points in the Feb. 16 Wheaton (Ill.) game.

2007:  Played in 25-of-26 games…averaged 16.7 minutes per game, 9.0 points per game and 3.5 rebounds with a .503 field-goal percentage (fourth in the CCIW)…scored in double figures 10 times, all off the bench, with a season-high 20 points in the Dec. 11 Edgewood game.

2006:  Started the first eight games of the season before suffering a season-ending knee injury at Wisconsin Lutheran on Dec. 20…averaged 22.9 minutes, 11.0 points and 5.3 rebounds…scored a career-high 25 points in the Nov. 29 Trinity International (Ill.) game and matched that against Loras on Dec. 18…matched her career high of 10 rebounds in the Dec. 2 Calvin game.

2005:  Played in 24-of-25 games and made 11 starts…averaged 8.0 points per game and 4.8 rebounds with a team-leading and Carthage-record .602 field-goal percentage…scored in double figures nine times with a season-high 20 points versus Augustana (Ill.) on Feb. 12…pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds in the season-opener versus Monmouth on Nov. 20.

High School:  Named Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Class A fourth-team all-state her senior year, Daily Herald all-area, Lisle Sun all-area and All-Interstate Eight Conference…Lisle High School’s career rebounding leader (762) and set season records for scoring (17.4 points per game) and rebounding (11.4 per game)…her senior-year team won conference, regional and sectional championships…coached by Brian Stiles…four-year member of both the volleyball and softball teams…National Honor Society member.

Personal:  Exercise and sport science major…a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born April 1, 1986.

Heather Gillmore

Guard
Junior
5-9, Des Moines, Iowa (Pleasant Hill-Southeast Polk)

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 and 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:  Secondary education major…born April 22, 1988.

Carlie Janowiak

Guard/Forward
Senior
5-10, Aurora, Ill. (Waubonsie Valley/University of Delaware)

2008:  Named first-team All-CCIW…played in 24-of-26 games and made 21 starts…averaged 29.4 minutes per game…ranked 28th in CCIW scoring (7.5 points per game), first in three-point field-goal percentage (.443), first in assist/turnover ratio (2.22 per game, 8th in NCAA Division III), third in assists (4.63 per game), sixth in blocked shots (0.96 per game), seventh in steals (1.88 per game) and 14th in rebounding (4.8 per game)…matched her career high with 16 points in back-to-back games against Elmhurst on Jan. 15 and North Central on Jan. 19…matched her career high with 10 assists in the Dec. 29 Trinity (Texas) game.

2007:  Named third-team All-CCIW...started all 26 games...averaged 33.1 minutes per game, 6.7 points per game, 5.6 rebounds (12th in the CCIW), 5.46 assists (first in the CCIW) and 0.88 blocks (eighth in the CCIW) with a .317 three-point field-goal percentage (10th in the CCIW)...scored a career-high 16 points at Millikin on Jan. 20...collected a career-high 10 assists in the Jan. 16 North Central game.

2006:  Played in all 26 games and made 19 starts…averaged 28.8 minutes, 5.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, 0.85 blocked shots (6th in the CCIW), 1.96 steals (8th in the CCIW) and 2.62 assists (11th in the CCIW) with a .250 three-point field-goal percentage (12th in the CCIW)…scored a season-high 14 points in the Jan. 3 Edgewood game…pulled down a season-high 14 rebounds with a season-high nine assists against Central on Dec. 29…season high of seven steals in the Jan. 14 Augustana (Ill.) game.

2005:  Attended the University of Delaware her freshman year but did not play basketball.

High School:  Named All-Upstate Eight Conference, Aurora Beacon-News first-team all-area and Naperville Sun second-team all-city her senior year…all-conference and Aurora Beacon-News second-team all-area her junior year…honorable mention all-conference and all-area as a sophomore and honorable mention all-conference her freshman year…played on three regional-championship teams…coached by Kris Kalivas…honor student.

Personal:  Double major in criminal justice and sociology…last name is pronounced juh-no-wick…named to the Carthage dean’s list three times and a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Oct. 9, 1985.

Katie Jarger

Forward
Senior
6-0, Chicago, Ill. (River Forest-Trinity)

2008:  Named second-team All-CCIW for the second-straight year…played in 25-of-26 games and made 23 starts…averaged 25.4 minutes played…ranked 12th among CCIW scoring leaders (10.8 points per game), seventh in field-goal percentage (.495), eighth in blocked shots (0.68 per game) and 10th in rebounding (5.3 per game)…scored in double figures in 12 games, including a season-high 22 points against Lake Forest on Dec. 5…collected a season-high 11 rebounds against Wisconsin Lutheran on Nov. 24.

2007:  Named second-team All-CCIW...named CCIW “Co-Player of the Week” on Jan. 15¼started all 26 games...averaged 29.7 minutes played, 13.0 points per game (10th in the CCIW), 7.5 rebounds (fifth in the CCIW) and 1.19 blocks (fourth in the CCIW) with a .481 field-goal percentage (sixth in the CCIW) and a .708 free-throw percentage (14th in the CCIW)...scored in double figures in 18-of-26 games...scored a career-high 29 points on 13-of-16 field goals in the Jan. 16 North Central game...pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds against Aurora on Jan. 3 and matched that in the regular-season finale at Wheaton (Ill.) on Feb. 20.

2006:  Played in 24-of-26 games and made 15 starts…averaged 26.7 minutes, 7.9 points and 4.1 rebounds with a team-leading .828 free-throw percentage (24-of-29)…scored a season-high 18 points in the Nov. 29 Trinity International (Ill.) game and matched that against Millikin on Feb. 18…pulled down a season-high 12 rebounds in the Dec. 29 Central game.

High School:  Named All-Greater Chicago Athletic Conference both her junior and senior years and earned Chicago Sun-Times all-area honors as a senior…her sophomore-year team advanced to Illinois High School Association Class AA “elite eight” and both her junior and senior-year squads won regional titles…scored 1,035 career points…honor student.

Personal:  Double major in elementary education and special education…last name pronounced Yay-gher…born May 14, 1987.

Katie Klemke

Guard
Junior
5-7, Glenview, Ill. (Glenbrook South)

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 twice to the Carthage dean’s list and named to the spring 2007 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Sep. 12, 1987.

Shana Lieberman

Guard
Senior
5-10, Arlington Heights, Ill. (Hersey)

2008:  Started all 26 games…averaged 27.9 minutes per game…ranked 18th in CCIW scoring (9.1 points per game), tied for sixth in assists (3.19 per game), ranked 11th in three-point field-goal percentage (.310) and 12th in steals (1.73 per game)…scored in double figures in 10 games with a season-high 15 points in both the Dec. 28 Mary Hardin-Baylor game and the Jan. 19 North Central contest…collected a season-high seven assists in both the Dec. 5 Lake Forest game and the Feb. 2 Illinois Wesleyan contest.

2007:  Played in all 26 games and made 25 starts…averaged 31.7 minutes per game, 11.3 points per game (14th in the CCIW), 3.5 rebounds, 2.62 assists (10th in the CCIW), 1.77 steals (eighth in the CCIW) with a .318 three-point field-goal percentage (ninth in the CCIW) and a .704 free-throw percentage (15th in the CCIW)…scored in double figures in 18-of-26 games…scored a career-high 21 points against Wisconsin Lutheran on Nov. 28 and matched that against Otterbein on Dec. 30 connecting on five-of-seven three-pointers…collected a season-high seven assists in the Jan. 3 Aurora game.

2006:  Named third-team All-CCIW…played in all 26 games and made 25 starts…averaged 30.7 minutes, 10.8 points (14th in the CCIW), 2.2 rebounds, 3.31 assists (5th in the CCIW) and 1.92 steals (10th in the CCIW) with a .278 three-point field-goal percentage (8th in the CCIW) and a .671 free-throw percentage (15th in the CCIW)…scored in double figures in 17-of-26 games with a season-high 18 points in the Jan. 7 Illinois Wesleyan game…credited with a career-high 10 assists in the Nov. 29 Trinity International (Ill.) game and a career-high eight steals against Augustana (Ill.) on Feb. 4.

High School:  Named Daily Herald all-area and All-Mid-Suburban League East both her junior and senior years…her senior-year team went 27-5 and won both conference and regional titles…scored 1,093 points in her four-year career and collected 276 steals…set a game record with 10 steals…coached by Mary Fendley…four-year member of the soccer team and earned all-conference honors as a senior…three-year member of the cross country team.

Personal:  Exercise and sport science major…born May 6, 1987.

Forrest Smith

Center
Graduated Senior
6-2, Virginia Beach, Va. (Gurnee, Ill.-Warren Township)

2008:  Played in 25-of-26 games and made four starts…averaged 7.4 minutes per game, 2.4 points per game and 2.0 rebounds.

2007:  Played in 11 games…averaged 3.7 minutes per game and 1.3 points per game.

2006:  Played in 20-of-26 games…averaged 8.5 minutes, 1.9 points and 2.5 rebounds.

2005:  Played in 11 games and averaged 4.5 minutes, 1.1 points per game and 1.1 rebounds.

High School:  Her senior-year team won a North Suburban Conference title, and her junior-year squad won a regional championship...coached by John Stanczykiewicz.

Personal:  Criminal justice major...named to the spring 2006 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born July 11, 1986.

Taylor Tondelli

Guard
Sophomore
5-4, Downers Grove, Ill. (South)

2008:  Played in 16-of-26 games…averaged 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…coached by Ellen O’Brien…played softball her freshman year.

Personal:  Undecided on major…born May 25, 1989.