2008-09 Women's Basketball

Record: 19-9 Home: 9-2 Away: 7-5 Neutral: 3-2 KIAC: 9-0
Bernie Merkel
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Bernie Merkel - Head Coach - 17th Season
Bernie Merkel is a 1982 graduate of Indiana University Southeast where he earned his Bachelor's Degree in Business Management and was a member of the men's basketball team, under the guidance of former IU Southeast coach Jim Morris from 1978 to 1982.  During his career as a Grenadier, he twice won the Ron John's Mental Attitude Award.
 
Merkel has been an assistant coach for the women's basketball team since 1992. His other coaching experiences involve several years of coaching girls AAU basketball and various girls' basketball city leagues.
 
Merkel is employed by Parsons in Louisville, KY as a Medical Equipment Planner.  He and his wife Lisa have two daughters, Shelli and Emily, along with three grandsons, Max, Jake, and Trevor.
 
 
 
2008-09 Women's Basketball Roster
#NameCl.Pos.Ht.HometownPrevious School
10TeAira EppsFRG5-9Louisville, Ky.DuPont Manual H.S.
12Lindsey RumphFRG5-4Louisville, Ky.Brownstown H.S.
14Whitney DuncanSOG5-0Louisville, Ky.Moore H.S.
20Morgan HunsakerSOG5-5Paoli, Ind.Paoli H.S.
22Emily BatlinerSOG5-9Floyds Knobs, Ind.Floyd Central H.S.
25Lauren BrimSOG5-8Bedford, Ind.Bedford North Lawrence H.S.
30Emily ConklinFRG5-9Louisville, Ky.Presentation Academy
32Alden KrausseSOF6-2Floyds Knobs, Ind.Presentation Academy
33Alisha BrinerJRF5-10Mitchell, Ind.Mitchell H.S.
34Jenna RichieSRG5-8Evansville, IndEvansville Central H.S.
40Andrea ChambersSRF5-8Evansville, Ind.Evansville North H.S.
42Randi CarrollJRF5-9Louisville, Ky.Pleasure Ridge Park H.S.
44Tia WineingerSOF5-9Dubois, Ind.Northeast DuBois H.S.
50Vanessa StaubleJRC6-1Louisville, Ky.Male H.S.
52Megan MurphyFRF5-10Bloomington, Ind.Bloomington South H.S.
54Tiffiani SlaughterJRC6-1Louisville, Ky.Eastern H.S.
Robin Farris - Head Coach - 20th season
Bernie Merkel - Head Coach - 17th season