Rochester Girls Basketball — 2007-08 

 Rochester (30-3)

 School Information
Name: Rochester High School
City: Rochester
City Population: 3,082
County: Sangamon
Enrollment: 663
Nickname: Rockets
Colors: Navy & Orange
Conference: Sangamo
Superintendent: Tom Bertrand
Principal: Dennis Canny
Athletic Director: Arnie Spiker
Head Coach: Rhonda Goad
Assistant Coaches: Troy Piper, Dan Jeffers, Mark Clemens, Jeff Reed

Trainer: Sara Powless
Captains: Jamie Carlson, Ashley Merschman, Julia Robert, Beth Wellbaum, Kelly Werthwein
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Breese (Central), 47-41, in Class A Championship Game

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.    Age  Yr.
 10  Mollie Edgecomb          G      5-5         Jr.
 11  *Jamie Carlson           G      5-6         Sr.
 14  Taylor Heissinger        G      5-6         Jr.
 20  *Katie Turley            G      5-7         Jr.
 22  *Beth Wellbaum           G      5-7:        Sr.
 32  Kassie McIntyre          F      5-5         Jr.
 40  *Julia Robert            G      5-7         Sr.
 43  Lauren Capps             G      5-7         So.
 44  *Ashley Merschman        F      5-9         Sr.
 45  Aubrey Heck              F      5-11        Jr.
 54  Kelly Werthwein          F      5-9         Sr.
 55  *Katelyn Wise            C      6-1         Jr.

 Statistics

Name                     G    FG   FGA    3P   3PA    FT   FTA   Pts    Avg   Reb   Ast
Mollie Edgecomb         27    31    70    17    39     9    10    88    3.3    15    29
Jamie Carlson           32    69   146     0     0    42    70   180    5.6   120    64
Taylor Heissinger       13    12    26     1     9     7    12    32    2.5    16    13
Katie Turley            25    54   144    16    54    48    77   172    6.9    61    86
Beth Wellbaum           32    59   169    36   106    25    39   179    5.6    83   151
Kassie McIntyre         20    12    23     0     0    10    19    34    1.7    18    12
Julia Robert            31   125   273    52   143    94   125   395   12.7   130    76
Lauren Capps            33    52   116    10    30    11    14   125    3.8    59    45
Ashley Merschman        33    89   213     0     1    29    53   207    6.3   169    56
Aubrey Heck             19    16    43     0     0     4    11    36    1.9    30     7
Kelly Werthwein         18    18    32     2     7     7     9    45    2.5    19     2
Katelyn Wise            27   108   211     0     0    19    55   235    8.7   119    24
TEAM TOTALS             33   648  1482   136   398   311   500  1743   52.8   960   567
OPPONENT TOTALS         33   378  1142    71   278   173   299  1000   30.3   841   215
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp High Scorer Pts High Rebounder Reb 11/13 Mt. Pulaski W 75 21 Julia Robert 14 Katelyn Wise 4 Ashley Merschman 4 Chatham Thanksgiving Tournament *11/16 Mattoon W 58 41 Katie Turley 17 Ashley Merschman 13 *11/17 Dunlap W 59 32 Jamie Carlson 14 Katie Turley 7 *11/17 Chatham (Glenwood) L 21 22 Julia Robert 7 Beth Wellbaum 5 11/19 Nokomis W 50 30 Julia Robert 18 Katelyn Wise 14 Chatham Thanksgiving Tournament *11/23 Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin) W 66 33 Katelyn Wise 14 Katelyn Wise 6 *11/23 Champaign (Central) W 56 35 Katie Turley 13 Jamie Carlson 7 11/26 Mason City (Illini Central) W 71 22 Julia Robert 18 Ashley Merschman 7 11/27 Stanford (Olympia) W 50 38 Katelyn Wise 18 Ashley Merschman 12 12/1 Bethalto (Civic Memorial) W 42 35 Beth Wellbaum 18 Jamie Carlson 7 12/6 Petersburg (PORTA) W 62 26 Julia Robert 26 Jamie Carlson 9 12/8 Teutopolis L 40 50 Julia Robert 14 Ashley Merschman 4 12/10 Riverton W 52 9 Julia Robert 21 Ashley Merschman 8 12/11 Athens W 85 19 Katelyn Wise 15 Lauren Capps 4 Ashley Merschman/ Katelyn Wise 4 12/15 Normal (University) W 58 31 Julia Robert 24 Katelyn Wise 7 Holiday Tournament *12/26 Olney (East Richland) W 54 25 Julia Robert 13 Jamie Carlson 4 Ashley Merschman/ Katelyn Wise 4 *12/27 Spring Valley (Hall) W 50 29 Katelyn Wise 15 Ashley Merschman 8 *12/28 Metropolis (Massac County) W 55 48 Jamie Carlson 20 Ashley Merschman 6 *12/29 Bloomington (Central Catholic) W 48 38 Beth Wellbaum 11 Jamie Carlson 5 1/5 Williamsville W 51 39 Katelyn Wise 14 Julia Robert 6 1/8 Pana (H.S.) L 48 49 Capps 12 Katelyn Wise 7 Wise 12 1/10 Taylorville W 30 26 Robert 7 Ashley Merschman 6 Turley 7 Sangamon County Tournament *1/12 Springfield (Lutheran) JV W 60 18 Ashley Merschman 12 Ashley Merschman 7 *1/14 Auburn W 53 16 Katie Turley 10 Ashley Merschman 6 *1/16 Springfield (Lutheran) W 38 20 Julia Robert 13 Jamie Carlson 4 Julia Robert/ Beth Wellbaum 4 *1/19 Pleasant Plains W 46 35 Julia Robert 17 Jamie Carlson 6 1/24 Auburn W 66 22 Julia Robert 14 Julia Robert 5 Aubrey Heck 5 1/28 Pleasant Plains W 38 33 Julia Robert 16 Jamie Carlson 5 Rochester Regional *2/6 Auburn W 81 25 Katie Turley 16 Ashley Merschman 8 *2/7 Piasa (Southwestern) W 52 38 Julia Robert 12 Julia Robert 7 Carlinville Sectional *2/12 Carlyle W 34 27 Julia Robert 13 Julia Robert 10 *2/14 Breese (Central) W 43 31 Julia Robert 13 Ashley Merschman 8 Katie Turley 13 Nashville Super-Sectional *2/18 Metropolis (Massac County) W 54 40 Julia Robert 17 Julia Robert 8

 Head Coach Rhonda Goad

Year      W-L       
Rochester
1997-98   19-9      
1998-99   28-3      
1999-00   24-7      
2000-01   31-4      
2001-02   25-9      
2002-03   22-8      
2003-04   23-9      
2004-05   26-5      
2005-06   26-7      
2006-07   31-6       (2nd)
2007-08   30-3      
11 yrs.   285-70    

 Tournament History

2007-A    117   99  2-1 (31-6-0)   2nd  Rhonda Maxwell
      W   28   17  Nashville
      W   48   35  Jacksonville (Routt)
      L   41   47  Breese (Central)