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AUSTIN, Texas – St. Edward’s head women’s basketball coach J.J. Riehl is pleased to announce the addition of Molly Brennan as the new assistant coach for the Hilltopper program.
Brennan has spent the past two seasons at Pittsburgh-...
AUSTIN, Texas – St. Edward’s Athletic Director Debbie Taylor announced Friday that J.J. Riehl will become the Interim Head Coach for the Women’s Basketball Team, effective immediately. Riehl takes over for former head coach Jennifer...
DALLAS, Texas – Hilltopper starting point guard Brittany Ward was named second-team all-Heartland Conference on Thursday evening. Ward was named to the all-conference team in all four seasons as a Hilltopper.
Ward (Denton, Texas/Flower Mound Marcus...
ODESSA, Texas – The St. Edward’s women’s basketball team closed out its season with an 88-57 defeat to UT-Permian Basin Saturday afternoon at the Falcon Dome.
UT-Permian Basin (19-7, 9-3 HC) opened up the game on a 13-0 run in the first...
GOODWELL, Okla. – Kendra Field and Maddie Wheeler combined for 37 points but that was not enough as St. Edward’s dropped a barnburner on the road versus Panhandle State, 98-94, Saturday afternoon at the Noble Center.
Panhandle State (5-19, 2-8...
WICHITA, Kan. – The St. Edward’s women’s basketball team could not hold on to a six-point halftime lead as the fell to Newman, 67-54, Thursday evening at Fugate, Kan.
St. Edward’s (4-20, 1-9 HC) raced out to an 33-27 lead at...
AUSTIN, Texas – St. Edward’s University welcomed back, arguably, its most accomplished former athlete in school history Saturday afternoon. Taj McWilliams-Franklin was on hand at the Hilltopper Basketball doubleheader where her jersey was...
Schedule
The season's schedule has not yet been determined.
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/05 | St. Mary's* | Home | 7:30 pm | - |
| 1/07 | TAMU-International* | Home | 2:00 pm | - |
| 1/12 | UA-Fort Smith* | Fort Smith, Ark. | 5:30 pm | - |
| 1/19 | Panhandle State* | Home | 7:30 pm | - |
| 1/21 | Newman* | Home | 2:00 pm | - |
| 1/28 | UT- Permian Basin* | Home | 2:00 pm | - |
| 2/02 | TAMU-International* | Laredo | 5:30 pm | - |
| 2/04 | St. Mary's* | San Antonio | 12:00 pm | - |
| 2/11 | UA-Fort Smith* | Home | 12:00 pm | - |
| 2/16 | Newman* | Wichita, Kan. | 5:30 pm | - |
| 2/18 | Panhandle State* | Goodwell, Okla. | 12:00 pm | - |
| 2/25 | UT- Permian Basin* | Odessa | 12:00 pm | - |
2011-12 Roster
| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Yr./Exp. | Hometown/Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Dawn Kiel | G | 5'7" | Jr./TR | Houston, Texas/Texas State |
| 5 | Kendra Field | G | 5'8" | So./1L | Burnet, Texas/Faith Academy HS |
| 15 | Casey Riley | G | 5'7" | Jr./TR | Arlington, Texas/Collin County CC |
| 21 | Sarah Milewski | F | 5'9" | Jr./2L | Van, Texas/Van HS |
| 22 | Brittany Ward | G | 5'6" | Sr./3L | Denton, Texas/Marcus HS |
| 23 | Tomorrow Huff | G | 5'5" | Fr./HS | Round Rock, Texas/Stony Point HS |
| 24 | Stephanie Dekkers | G | 5'6" | So./1L | Dallas, Texas/John Paul II HS |
| 30 | Shaniqua Adams | G | 5'7" | Jr./2L | Pflugerville, Texas/Pflugerville HS |
| 31 | Monica James | F | 6'0" | Jr./2L | Melissa, Texas/Melissa HS |
| 32 | Kelsee Barr | F | 5'9" | So./1L | Dallas, Texas/Lake Dallas HS |
| 34 | Haley Meekins | F | 5'10" | Fr./HS | Bridgeport, Texas/Bridgeport HS |
| 40 | Maddie Wheeler | G | 5'9" | Fr./RS | Cedar Park, Texas/Cedar Park HS |
| J.J. Riehl Interim Head Coach |
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| Sara Baca Graduate Assistant |
Coaches
J.J. Riehl
Interim Head Coach-Women
512-448-8590
St. Edward’s Athletic Director Debbie Taylor announced Friday that J.J. Riehl will become the Interim Head Coach for the Women’s Basketball Team, effective immediately. Riehl takes over for former head coach Jennifer White, who resigned to pursue other opportunities.
Riehl first arrived on the hilltop in 1998 as a member of the basketball team and just completed her 10th season as the assistant coach for St. Edward’s. Riehl was a three-year starter and a two-year team captain for the Hilltoppers and received all-conference honors in 1999–2000 and 2001–2002. In addition to scoring over 1,000 points her name appears in the record book eleven times, including all-time leader in career three-point field goal percentage. Riehl was also recognized as a member of the St. Edward’s University Women’s Athletics All-Era Team in 2010.
“I am truly thrilled for the opportunity to lead this program and humbled and honored by the administration’s belief in my abilities,” Riehl said. “It is a dream come true to be head coach of the program I played for and to continue at the University I love.”
Riehl has played an instrumental role in the program’s production of 24 all-conference players, one conference player of the year and one defensive player of the year in the past 10 seasons.
“Coach Riehl has been a valuable member of our staff for 10 years and I look forward to her leadership of our basketball program,” Taylor said. “Her passion for student-athletes and their success both on and off the court is palpable.”
Riehl received her bachelor’s degree in kinesiology in 2002 and earned her Master of Human Services with a Sports Management concentration in the summer of 2004.
Molly Brennan
Assistant Coach-Women
512-448-8591
Molly Brennan begins her first season as assistant coach of the Hilltopper Women's Basketball team. Brennan has spent the past two seasons at Pittsburgh-Bradford as head coach. Brennan led the Panthers to a 26-26 record and two appearances in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Tournament. Her team was awarded the 2010-11 Donna Ledwin/Officials Sportsmanship Award and four players were selected to the all-conference team during her two years. While at UPB, Brennan was the Student Athlete Advisory Committee Advisor, sat on the Athletics Hall of Fame committee and was a physical education instructor.
Prior to Pittsburgh-Bradford, Brennan spent four years at SUNY Potsdam as assistant coach. She helped the team compile a 52-57 overall record and four-straight appearances in the SUNYAC Tournament. In 2008-09, the Bears broke the school record for wins in a season with 17. She was involved with recruiting, player development, film exchange, and the academic progress of players. She worked closely developing the team’s post players, and coached three all-conference performers.
Brennan’s playing experience consisted of four years at Ithaca College. During her four years for the Bombers to two Empire 8 Conference championships and three NCAA Division III national tournament appearances. She also served as a representative on the Ithaca Student Athlete Advisory Committee from 2003-06.
She received her bachelor’s in exercise science and a minor in coaching from Ithaca in 2006. Brennan also earned a master’s in education with a focus in organizational leadership from SUNY Potsdam in 2009.
Brennan is certified personal fitness trainer through the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA), and is a member of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). She is a native of Green Island, N.Y.
