Women's Basketball Hosts Cal State Northridge Saturday
June 21, 1999 | Women's Basketball
December 7, 1998
Next GAME
The Women of Troy host Cal State Northridge on Saturday (Dec. 12) at 7 p.m. in the Lyon Center. USC is 12-9 all-time series record with
Cal State Northridge and has won the last eight meetings between the teams.
LAST week
USC lost to Long Beach State, 74-62, on Saturday (Dec. 5).
Senior center Adrain Williams scored a team-high 16 points and had 11
rebounds, while senior guard Kristin Clark collected 13 points . Freshman
Tiffany Elmore had 15 points and six rebounds and freshman Carmen Krause
posted nine points and nine rebounds.
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Notes
Junior guard Kiyoko Miller, who underwent reconstructive surgery
on her right shoulder, was expected to redshirt this season, but has joined
the team and has appeared in four games already this season. Junior guard
Erica Mashia will not be returning to play due to an ACL injury. Mashia was
expected to make a miracle comeback this season after being forced to miss
the 1997 and 1998 seasons with a career-threatening hip injury. She was a
Pac-10 freshman team selection in 1996 and is known for her abilities
behind the three-point arc and free throw line. Junior guard Kim Clark, a
midfielder for USC's soccer team, broke her leg in a soccer game (Nov. 1)
and will be out indefinitely.
Chris Gobrecht
Twenty years after graduating from USC in 1977 to embark
on a coaching career, Gobrecht returned to campus to take the helm of the
Women of Troy basketball program. On May 8, 1997, she replaced Fred
Williams, who left after two years as USC,s coach. Gobrecht, 42, who played
basketball and volleyball while at USC, has been a head coach at the
Division I level for 20 years, having guided programs at Cal State
Fullerton (six years), Washington (11) and Florida State (one). She was a
two-time Pacific-10 Coach of the Year (1987-88) with the Huskies and has
amassed a 347-221 career mark.
She reached the 300-victory plateau on Jan. 19, 1995, at the age of 39, making her one of the youngest coaches to do so in America. Gobrecht is the second winningest coach in the Pac-10 after 12 years in the conference with a record of 152-80. She has also coached at the national and international levels. She was an assistant for a 1990 USA Basketball select team which traveled to Czechoslovakia and Italy. In 1989, she led the East Team to a silver medal in the U.S. Olympic Festival. Under her maiden name of Chris Geiger, she was a three-year starter on USC's basketball team.
She also played volleyball for the Women of Troy for two years. She received her bachelor's degree in public affairs from USC in 1977. Gobrecht has also had success sending her players to the next level. Five of her former players at Washington are competing professionally in the United States. Four are in the ABL: Traci Thirdgill (1990), Colorado Xplosion; Karen Deden (1991), New England Blizzard; Rhonda Smith (1995) and Tara Davis (1994), Seattle Reign. Laure Savasta (1997) played for the Sacramento Monarchs of the WNBA.
Kristin Clark
Senior guard Kristin Clark changes the face of each game
with her intense play and leadership. Clark is off to a quick start this
season averaging 16.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg and 3.3 apg. She scored a game-high 24
points and had three assists and three steals in USC's 86-71 victory over
Drake (Nov. 25). Clark had 21 points against Southwest Missouri State (Nov.
28). Clark was USC's leading scorer in the 1997-98 season, averaging 16.0
ppg. She is currently second on the Women of Troy's career three-point
chart, needing only six three-pointers to take the top spot currently held
by Tammy Story. Clark was a 1998 All-Pac-10 selection.
Adrain Williams
Senior center Adrain Williams is USC's leading scorer
this season with 99 points. She is averaging 16.5 ppg, 10.7 rpg and 2.2
apg. Williams had a game-high 22 points and seven rebounds against her
hometown school Fresno State. She posted a team-high 16 points and
collected 11 rebounds against Long Beach State. Williams earned All-Pac-10
honorable mention honors during the 1997-98 season.
Tiffany Washington
Junior forward Tiffany Washington is a force in the
paint at both the offensive and defensive ends of the court. She has 8.5
ppg and 6.0 rpg this season. Against Drake (Nov. 25), Washington had 11
points, five rebounds and five steals. She had 12 points and four rebounds
in the game against Southwest Missouri State (Nov. 28). Washington started
in 24 games for the Women of Troy in the 1997-98 season and collected 8.9
ppg and 6.1 rpg.
Tashara Carter
Sophomore forward Tashara Carter continues to hold the
starting position she earned as a freshman last season. She is averaging
7.0 ppg and 5.0 rpg this season. Carter had 14 points and 11 rebounds in
USC's victory over Boise State (Nov. 19) and had 10 points and six rebounds
against Fresno State (Nov. 22). Carter was a 1998 All-Pac-10 freshman team
honorable mention selection.
Tiffany Elmore
Freshman Tiffany Elmore has earned a starting guard
position for the Women of Troy this season. In her opening game for USC she
scored 11 points against Boise State (Nov. 19). Elmore had a career-high 24
points and five rebounds in the game against Drake (Nov. 25). As a 1998
senior, Elmore was a Student Sports All-State first team selection and the
Sacramento Bee's All-Area Player of the Year.
Kiyoko Miller
Junior guard Kiyoko Miller, who underwent reconstructive
surgery on her right shoulder, was expected to redshirt this season, but
has joined the team and has appeared in four games already this season. She
is currently averaging 2.5 ppg. Miller started in 21 games for USC last
season, averaging 7.5 ppg.
Carmen Krause
Freshman forward Carmen Krause adds depth to the USC
roster, providing size and quickness in the paint and a knack for
rebounding. Krause is averaging 1.8 ppg and 2.6 rpg. She collected nine
points and nine rebounds against Long Beach State (Dec. 5). Krause comes
to USC from Prescott, Arizona where she was a 1998 All-State second team
selection and All-Area Player of the Year.
Camille Norwood
Freshman guard Camille Norwood adds good ball handling
skills and a nice offensive touch. Norwood has played in all six games this
season and has four points and six rebounds. Norwood was a All-City Section
4-A first team selection and was named 1998 L.A. Times Central City Player
of the Year. She averaged 24.5 ppg as a senior at Washington HS (Los
Angeles, Calif.).
Whitney Houser
Sophomore forward Whitney Houser add depth to the Women of
Troy roster with her quickness and hustle on the court. She is averaging
2.2 ppg and 1.2 rpg this season. She had nine points and five rebounds in
the game against Boise State (Nov. 19). In the 1997-98 season, Houser
averaged 5.1 ppg and 3.0 rpg.
Adria Sneed
Senior forward Adria Sneed continues to serve as a reserve
and is a solid rebounding force. In her junior season with the Women of
Troy, Sneed averaged 2.0 ppg and 1.7 rpg.
Cal State Northridge
Long Beach State (2-2) is led by junior center
Rhonda Smith, who is averaging 11.5 points and seven rebounds and junior
forward Kesha Wade, who has 11.3 points per game and three rebounds per
game. Head coach Dallas Boychuk is in her fourth season with the 49ers.
1997-98 RECAP
The women's basketball team, under head coach Chris
Gobrecht, finished 12-15 overall and 7-11 in the Pacific-10 Conference in
1997-98. The team returns nine letterwinners, including four starters. The
Women of Troy will look to senior guard Kristin Clark and senior center
Adrain Williams to lead the team. Clark earned All-Pac-10 first team honors
in 1997-98 and was USC's leading scorer. Williams earned All-Pac-10
honorable mention honors and was the team's leading rebounder and was
second in scoring.
