Lewis at Western Michigan (Exh.) game notes

TAKE OFF: Lewis women's basketball plays their final exhibition contest of the 2010-11 preseason on Monday evening at Western Michigan. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. CT. The game can be heard live on WJOL 1340 AM.

LAST TIME OUT: Lewis dropped an exhibition contest to Valparaiso 64-44 on Saturday afternoon. Jenny Turpel led Lewis with 13 points, seven rebounds, five steals and two blocks.

NATIONAL PICTURE: Lewis received two votes in the preseason USA TODAY/ESPN Division II Top 25 women’s basketball poll, released on Wednesday.

PICKED FOR SECOND: Lewis was picked to finish second in the Great Lakes Valley Conference North Division, earning 52 points and two first place votes. UW-Parkside was picked to finish first in the division. The Rangers earned 65 points and 13 first place votes.

SERIES HISTORY VS. WMU: Lewis has never played Western Michigan in a regular season contest or an exhibition.

DI TRANSFERS: The Lewis roster features two Division I transfers in Lory Shaw (UW-Green Bay) and Madeline Kish (Eastern Illinois).

TURPEL NAMED ALL-GLVC: Jenny Turpel was named to the All-Great Lakes Valley Conference First Team last year. In 2008-09 Turpel earned All-GLVC Second Team accolades.

TURPEL NAMED ALL-MIDWEST REGION: In addition to her All-GLVC honors, Turpel also earned Daktronics All-Midwest Region First Team honors last year. In 2008-09 she earned Second Team accolades.

TURPEL IN WINS & LOSSES: Jenny Turpel’s importance to the Flyers last season may not best be measured in points, as she averaged more points in losses (19.4) than in victories (16.5). An efficient Turpel is when Lewis was playing their best basketball. In victories Turpel shot 53.8 percent from the floor compared to 48.9 percent in losses. In victories she shot better from the free throw line (77.0 percent to 69.2 percent) and grabbed more rebounds (8.7 to 7.6).

IT’S SHAW GOOD: Over the final 11 games last season Lory Shaw averaged 6.9 points and 5.7 rebounds in 17.9 minutes off the bench.

JT’s SEASON POINTS: Jenny Turpel scored 530 points last season, her second consecutive 500-point season. Only 13 times in school history has a player scored 500 points in a season.

JT’s CAREER POINTS: Jenny Turpel’s 1,359 career points ranks 7th all-time in Lewis history. Another 500-point season would put her 2nd all-time in Lewis history. First up though is 6th place Mary Niegro, who totaled 1,563 from 1980-83.