2011-12 Women's Basketball Preview Guide

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BIG EAST Staff/Basketball SIDs/Table of Contents ..................... 1BIG EAST Media Day/www.bigeast.org...................................... 22011-12 Notebook/BIG EAST Home-Away Series ....................... 32011-12 BIG EAST Notebook ................................................. 4-82010-11 Honors ...................................................................... 92012 NCAA Championship ...................................................... 102012 BIG EAST Championship ................................................ 11Cincinnati .........................................................................12-13Connecticut ......................................................................14-15DePaul .............................................................................16-17Georgetown ......................................................................18-19Louisville ..........................................................................20-21Marquette .........................................................................22-23Notre Dame ......................................................................24-25Pittsburgh .........................................................................26-27Providence ........................................................................28-29Rutgers ............................................................................30-31St. John’s..........................................................................32-33Seton Hall .........................................................................34-35USF ..................................................................................36-37Syracuse ...........................................................................38-39Villanova ...........................................................................40-41West Virginia ....................................................................42-432010-11 BIG EAST Review .................................................44-462010-11 Statistics ..............................................................47-542010-11 Freshman Statistics .................................................. 552010-11 NCAA Final Statistics ................................................. 56

BIG EAST Women’s Basketbal l Contacts School SID Contact Offi ce Phone Fax Personal Phone E-MailBIG EAST Sara Naggar 401-453-0660 401-751-8540 401-641-8762 [email protected] EAST Michael Coyne 401-453-0660 401-751-8540 401-255-0539 [email protected] Katie Baran 513-556-5191 513-556-0619 513-378-9712 [email protected] Pat McKenna 860-486-2394 860-486-5085 860-420-7311 [email protected] Alicia Powers 773-325-4740 773-325-7531 815-325-2659 [email protected] Barb Barnes 202-687-7155 202-687-2491 202-560-9613 [email protected] Kim Pemberton 502-852-7711 502-852-7401 502-445-9435 [email protected] Amy Ufnowski 414-288-7419 414-288-6519 414-313-6717 [email protected] Dame Chris Masters 574-631-8032 574-631-7941 574-532-4166 [email protected] Stacey Brann 412-648-8650 412-648-8248 412-979-1442 [email protected] Jennifer Rynearson 401-865-2208 401-865-2583 401-575-7370 [email protected] Hasim Phillips 732-445-7882 732-445-3063 732-470-9457 [email protected]. John’s Kristin Duffy 718-990-1522 718-969-8468 914-819-8751 [email protected] Hall Michael Kowalsky 973-761-9493 973-761-9675 973-902-2227 [email protected] Charlie Terenzio 813-974-5755 813-974-5823 813-480-3766 [email protected] Josh Waldman 315-443-2608 315-443-3405 315-403-0272 [email protected] Dean Kenefi ck 610-519-6514 610-519-7323 610-308-4395 dean.kenefi [email protected] Virginia Katie Kane 304-293-2821 304-293-4105 304-692-1539 [email protected]

Commissioner .......................................................................... John MarinattoSenior Associate Commissioner (Administration) ........................Donna DeMarcoSenior Associate Commissioner (Football & Marketing) ..... Nicholas Carparelli, Jr.Senior Associate Commissioner (Compliance & Governance).......................................................................................Joseph D’Antonio, Jr.Associate Commissioner (Men’s Basketball) ................................... Daniel GavittAssociate Commissioner (TV & Men’s Basketball Scheduling) ...Thomas OdjakjianAssociate Commissioner (Communications) ................................ John PaquetteAssociate Commissioner (Olympic Sports) .................................. James SiedliskiAssociate Commissioner (Women’s Basketball) .......................Danielle DonehewAssistant Commissioner for Compliance ................................Jennifer CondarasAssistant Commissioner/Women’s Basketball Offi ciating ..............Barbara JacobsSenior Director of External Affairs .......................................Benjamin FaircloughDirector of Business Affairs ...........................................................Susan EatonDirector of Communications ..........................................................Sara NaggarDirector of Communications .......................................................Chuck SullivanDirector of Internet Services .......................................................Mark HodgkinDirector of Men’s Basketball Operations ..................................... Shawn MurphyDirector of Sport Administration ..................................................Kristen BrownDirector of Sport Administration ..............................................Robert WeygandAssistant for Football and Video Administration .............................Michael CostaAssistant Director of Championships ........................................... Sarah EmmettAssistant Director of Communications .........................................Michael CoyneAssistant Director of Compliance .................................................Kenny SchankCoordinator of Football Offi ciating................................................Terry McAulayCoordinator of Men’s Basketball Offi ciating ........................................Art HylandSenior Administrative Assistant for Basketball and Administration ......Lois DeBloisAssistant to the Commissioner ....................................................Lisa ZanecchiaAdministrative Assistant ..............................................................Wanda FactorAdministrative Assistant ................................................................. Linda YatesReceptionist .......................................................................... Kathy KirkpatrickAdministrative Fellow ................................................................. Roberto SassoCommunications Assistant ............................................................... Alex LangeCommunications Assistant ........................................................... Chris MagnoliOlympic Sports/Sport Administration Assistant ............................... Caitlyn ReillyDigital Media Assistant ..............................................................Shane Harrison

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Credits: The 2011-12 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Preview was produced by Sara Naggar on Adobe InDesign CS3. Editorial assistance from John Paquette, Chuck Sullivan, Mike Coyne and Alex Lange. Special thanks to BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Media Relations contacts for their assistance. Photo Credits: Bob Stowell, Jerry Margolis, NBA/E, FIBA, USA Basketball and School SID Offi ces.

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The move to New York City in 2005 to kick off the new 16-team alignment proved to be remarkably successful. The subsequent events have set new standards, as media attendance has increased both in quality and prominence. The BIG EAST Conference Women’s Basketball Media Day entertains the most print and broadcast representatives among all conferences that host a stand-alone event. Even more signifi cant is the presence of writers from some of the largest most-circulated newspapers and magazines in the country, including The New York Times and Sports Illustrated. This year, for the second time after a successful move in 2010, BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Media Day will be held at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill (between 7th and 8th Avenue) in Times Square.

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BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Media DayThursday, October 20, 2011B.B. King Blues Club & Grill

New York, N.Y.

All 16 head coaches and select players

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The format for league play will be a 16-game schedule. Each team will play 16 Conference games - seven opponents home only, seven opponents away only and one opponent both home and away, a repeat opponent. Each member will have a total of eight home and eight away games. It will be the same repeat opponents for the second straight year for eight of the BIG EAST teams, while the other eight will maintain the same repeat opponents for the fi fth straight season.

Team Repeat Home AwayCincinnati MU GU, UofL, ND, Pitt, STJ, USF, WVU UConn, DPU, PC, RU, SHU, SU, VUConnecticut ND UC, GU, PC, RU, STJ, USF, WVU DPU, UofL, MU, Pitt, SHU, SU, VUDePaul UofL UC, UConn, MU, Pitt, STJ, SU, VU GU, ND, PC, RU, SHU, USF, WVUGeorgetown SU DPU, UofL, ND, PC, RU, STJ, SHU UC, UConn, MU, Pitt, USF, VU, WVULouisville DPU UConn, MU, ND, PC, USF, SU, VU UC, GU, Pitt, RU, STJ, SHU, WVUMarquette UC UConn, GU, Pitt, PC, SHU, USF, VU DPU, UofL, ND, RU, STJ, SU, WVUNotre Dame UConn DPU, MU, Pitt, PC, USF, VU, WVU UC, GU, UofL, RU, STJ, SHU, SUPittsburgh WVU UConn, GU, UofL, RU, STJ, SHU, SU UC, DPU, MU, ND, PC, USF, VUProvidence VU UC, DPU, Pitt, RU, SHU, SU, WVU UConn, GU, UofL, MU, ND, STJ, USFRutgers STJ UC, DPU, UofL, MU, ND, SU, SHU UConn, GU, Pitt, PC, USF, VU, WVUSt. John’s RU UofL, MU, ND, PC, USF, VU, WVU UC, UConn, DPU, GU, Pitt, SHU, SUSeton Hall USF UC, Uconn, DPU, UofL, ND, STJ, SU GU, MU, Pitt, PC, RU, VU, WVUUSF SHU DPU, GU, Pitt, PC, RU, VU, WVU UC, UConn, UofL, MU, ND, STJ, SUSyracuse GU UC, UConn, MU, ND, STJ, USF, WVU DPU, UofL, Pitt, PC, RU, SHU, VUVillanova PC UC, UConn, GU, Pitt, RU, SHU, SU DPU, UofL, MU, ND, STJ, USF, WVUWest Virginia Pitt DPU, GU, UofL, MU, RU, SHU, VU UC, UConn, ND, PC, STJ, USF, SUKey: UC - Cincinnati; UConn - Connecticut; DPU - DePaul; GU - Georgetown; UofL - Louisville; MU - Marquette; ND - Notre Dame; Pitt - Pittsburgh;PC - Providence; RU - Rutgers; STJ - St. John’s; SHU - Seton Hall; USF - South Florida; SU - Syracuse; VU - Villanova; WVU - West Virginia

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The BIG EAST Conference and XOS Digital, Inc., a leader in digital sports media, jointly announced a new partnership on July 1, 2010 resulting in an over-haul to the conference’s offi cial website www.bigeast.org. The BIG EAST Conference’s re-launched site resides on a robust content management system that al-lows the site to be completely customized on the fl y. The new site features a cutting-edge online video platform, a sleek new design, simplifi ed navigation and a newly de-veloped conference-wide regular season and postseason live statistics platform.

The conference’s online video platform will retain its BIGEAST.tv branding, with fans driv-en to that URL to consume all of the conference’s live online and on-demand video offerings. Those offerings will now include new on-demand programming in the form of webisodes and vignettes produced in XOS Digital’s production facility. BIGEAST.tv also will feature highlights of every nationally televised BIG EAST contest posted following the conclusion of every game and other on-demand interviews and features. In addition, fans can access BIGEAST.tv for live streaming of certain conference championships, which will be offered free to consumers.

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Nine BIG EAST WBB Stars Named to Wade Watch ListNine BIG EAST women’s basketball players have been named to the 2011-12 Wade Watch list for the State Farm Wade Trophy, as announced by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The prestigious award is presented annually to the NCAA Division I Player of the Year by the National Association of Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS) and the WBCA.

Connecticut and Notre Dame lead all schools with three Wade Watch list selections a piece. Representing the Huskies are sophomore Stefanie Dolson, sophomore Bria Hartley and senior Tiffany Hayes. Making the list for the Irish are junior Skylar Diggins, senior Natalie Novosel and senior Devereaux Peters. Also representing the conference on the list are DePaul senior Keisha Hampton, Louisville senior Monique Reid and Georgetown junior Sugar Rogers.

The preseason Wade Watch list is comprised of 25 student-athletes from 17 institutions in seven conferences. The BIG EAST has nine of the nominations while the Big 12 has four, the ACC,

Pac-12 and SEC have three, the Big Ten has two and the Colonial Athletic Conference has one.

The BIG EAST has captured the last three Wade Trophies, with UConn’s Maya Moore winning in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Historically, the conference has won eight Wade Trophies with Villanova’s Shelly Pennefather winning in 1987, and Connecticut winning in 1995 with Rebecca Lobo, 1996 with Jennifer Rizzotti, 2002 with Sue Bird, 2003 with Diana Taurasi, and 2009-2011 with Moore.

The 2012 State Farm Wade Trophy winner will be announced during the WBCA National Convention, which will be held in conjunction with the 2012 NCAA Women’s Final Four in Denver.

BIG EAST Represented in World University Games WinFive BIG EAST representatives helped the 2011 USA Basketball Women’s World University Games Team (6-0) to the gold medal with a 101-66 victory over Taiwan (5-1) in Shenzhen, China.

Three of the BIG EAST participants were Notre Dame’s Skylar Diggins (South Bend, Ind.), Natalie Novosel (Lexington, Ky.) and Devereaux Peters (Chicago, Ill.). DePaul’s Keisha Hampton (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Georgetown’s head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy rounded out the group.

In all, four players scored in double digits for the United States during the title game, including Diggins, who netted 19 points and dished out six of the USA’s WUG record-tying 27 assists.

USA Basketball has claimed gold at the last four WUGs in which it has entered a team (2001, 2005, 2009 and 2011). Further, the U.S., which has competed in a total of 16 World University Games, now owns a record eight golds, six silvers and one bronze medal and boasts a 95-15 all-time win-loss record in WUG play. Taiwan’s silver marks its first women’s basketball medal ever at the World University Games, while Australia (2011 bronze medal winner) previously claimed gold once and bronze twice.

Maya Moore Wins Capital One Academic All-America of the YearMaya Moore, of the University of Connecticut, was named the 2010-11 Capital One Academic All-America® of the Year Award winner, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Moore was selected as the Capital One Academic All-America® of the Year for the University Division. She joins Rebecca Lobo, ’95 as the second women’s basketball player from UConn to be named as the Academic All-America® of the Year for the University Division. She is also the fourth women’s basketball player to be honored as the Capital One Academic All-America® of the Year for the University Division. Ruth Riley, ’01 of Notre Dame was selected in 2001 and Stacey Dales-Schuman of Oklahoma earned the award in 2002. BIG EAST Well-Represented at WNBA All-Star GameEleven former BIG EAST women’s basketball players were selected to play in the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game, including seven picked as starters. The seven starters combined to hold nine of the last 10 BIG EAST Player of the Year honors.

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Connecticut’s Maya Moore with Beth Bass

Notre Dame’s Skylar Diggins and Georgetown’s Terri Williams-Flournoy

DePaul senior Keisha Hampton



Ex-Connecticut teammates Swin Cash (’02), Sue Bird (’02) and Diana Taurasi (‘04) were named starters for the Western Conference All-Stars. Recent UConn graduate and WNBA rookie Maya Moore (‘11) also joins them as a starter for the West squad. Moore is the first rookie voted to start in the WNBA All-Star game since Tamika Catchings and Bird in 2002.

Bird, Taurasi and Moore combined to hold six BIG EAST Player of the Year awards. For the Eastern Conference All-Stars, three former BIG EAST standouts were selected as starters including Rutgers product Cappie

Pondexter (‘06) and Louisville star Angel McCoughtry (‘07). UConn’s Tina Charles (‘10) also was picked. The trio each garnered BIG EAST Player of the Year accolades during their collegiate careers.

Four former BIG EAST standouts also were named reserves. Rebekkah Brunson (Georgetown ‘04) headlined the Western Conference team, while Essence Carson (Rutgers ‘06), Epiphanny Prince (Rutgers ‘08) and Renee Montgomery (Connecticut ‘09) represented the Eastern Conference squad.

BIG EAST and XL Center Continue Partnership for ChampionshipThe most successful women’s collegiate basketball tournament in the country for the past eight years will continue at the XL Center. The BIG EAST Conference has agreed to further its partnership with the XL Center, which is managed by AEG Management CT, LLC, through the 2012-2013 basketball season, extending the relationship to a full decade. The BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Championship presented by American Eagle Outfitters has led the nation in attendance since it moved to the XL Center beginning with the 2004 event.

In 2011, for the eighth consecutive year, the BIG EAST Conference led all leagues in women’s basketball conference tournament attendance with an average of 8,835 fans per game. The 2011 attendance at the XL Center saw public ticket sales pushing attendance over the 8,000-fan mark for the eighth straight year. Also, for the third straight year, the championship game

had more than 10,000 fans in attendance.

The 2012 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Championship will be held March 2-6 and the 2013 Championship will be hosted in Hartford March 8-12. All 16 BIG EAST teams will compete in the women’s basketball championship in 2012, with the winner earning the conference’s automatic NCAA Tournament bid.

BIG EAST to Move to 18-Game Conference Schedule in 2012-13The BIG EAST Conference has announced that the women’s basketball conference schedule format will change from 16 games to 18 games, beginning in the 2012-13 season. With TCU joining the league in 2012-13, the Conference will have 17 schools within one division. Each team will play 14 opponents once and two opponents twice. The calendar will expand for Conference play to allow for the additional league games. Both the Conference-play start date and 18-game schedule will mirror that of the schedule used by men’s basketball.

Repeat opponents will continue to be determined annually by the conference staff and will be chosen based on the following criteria: providing additional attractive television inventory, competitive issues/RPI implications and geographic rivalries as to minimize travel costs. The conference had previously announced the 2011-12 matchups including repeat opponents. The 2011-12 format for league play is a 16-game schedule. Each team will play 16 conference games - seven opponents home, seven opponents away and one repeat opponent, home and away. Each member has a total of eight home and eight away games.

McGraw Inducted Into Women’s Basketball Hall of FameNotre Dame women’s basketball head coach Muffet McGraw, the 2001 consensus national coach of the year and winner of nearly 650 games in her

illustrious career, was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame during a gala ceremony at the Bijou Theatre in Knoxville, Tenn in June.McGraw is one of six people — and the lone coach — named to the 2011 Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Class. The others include former Olympic gold medalists Ruthie Bolton (Auburn) and Vicky Bullett (Maryland), as well as Val Ackerman, the first WNBA president (1996-2005) and first female president of USA Basketball (2005-08), and a pair of three-time All-America players from the pre-NCAA era, Pearl Moore (Frances Marion) and Lometa Odom (Wayland Baptist).

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Notre Dame Head Coach Muffet McGraw at the 2011 Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Induction in June

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Connecticut to Participate in Jimmy V ClassicThe 2011 Jimmy V Women’s and Men’s Basketball Classics will both be held on Tuesday, Dec. 6 marking the first time the two events benefiting cancer research have been played on the same night.

The 10th annual women’s Classic will pit NCAA national champion Texas A&M at defending BIG EAST champion Connecticut at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

The 17th annual men’s doubleheader, held at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden for the ninth consecutive event, will pit Missouri vs. Villanova at 7 p.m. and Washington vs. Marquette at 9 p.m., both on ESPN.

Once again, the two early-season college basketball events that showcase top programs on ESPN and ESPN2 will conclude the fifth annual Jimmy V Week, a weeklong initiative Nov. 30 to Dec. 6 across multiple ESPN platforms and programs featuring special content to help raise funds for cancer research.

Notre Dame Included in 2011 Preseason WNITNotre Dame headlines the 16-team field for the 2011 Preseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT).

The Irish are joined by potential top-10 teams Baylor and UCLA along with a field that also includes Akron, Chattanooga, Detroit, Drexel, ETSU, Hartford, Howard, Indiana State, Long Island, Manhattan, McNeese State, Tennessee Tech, and UAB.

Maggie Dixon Classic Set for Madison Square GardenSt. John’s and DePaul have been selected to play in the 2011 Maggie Dixon Classic, which will take place on Dec. 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The highly-regarded doubleheader will pit the Red Storm against Baylor, while DePaul will face Tennessee.

It is the sixth year of the tournament and the fifth consecutive to be played at MSG. The first event was held in West Point, N.Y., at Army.

The Maggie Dixon Classic is held annually in memory of the former Army women’s basketball coach. Dixon also served as an assistant under DePaul head coach Doug Bruno.

Nonconference SuccessThe BIG EAST was a combined 160-54 (.748) vs. nonconference opponents during the 2010-11 regular season – the sixth straight year the league remained above .700

BIG EAST Presence on US U-19 World Championship TeamFour student-athletes with BIG EAST ties have been named to the US U-19 World Championship Team. Three players have UConn ties, including sophomores Stephanie Dolson and Bria Hartley. Incoming UConn freshman Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis also is a member of the squad. Incoming Rutgers freshman Betnijah Laney rounds out the league contingent.

Trials were held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Three BIG EAST Players Selected in First Two RoundsFor the third-straight year and fifth time overall, a BIG EAST women’s basketball player was selected No. 1 overall in the WNBA Draft as Connecticut forward Maya Moore was picked first by the Minnesota Lynx. Last year UConn center Tina Charles was picked first by the Connecticut Sun, while in 2009, Louisville forward Angel McCoughtry was selected No. 1 by the Atlanta Dream. Ex-UConn standouts Diana Taurasi (2004) and Sue Bird (2002) also have been picked No. 1. Overall, three BIG EAST players were selected in the first two rounds of the 2011 draft.

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Connecticut senior Tiffany Hayes

Notre Dame senior Natalie

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Connecticut sophomore Stefanie Dolson

St. John’s junior Shenneika

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Record-Setting HuskiesConnecticut broke the NCAA Division I basketball record of 88 wins, previously held by the John Wooden-coached UCLA men’s team from 1971 to 1974. Connecticut set its own Division I basketball record, winning 90 consecutive games.

Capacity CrowdsBIG EAST teams recorded 20 sellouts in 2010-11, increasing from 13 sellouts in 2009-10. The BIG EAST teams were led by DePaul’s seven sellout crowds, while Notre Dame had five and Connecticut had four. The 20 capacity crowds were the most in recent history, proving that the NCAA’s national push to grow the sport of women’s basketball has been a positive initiative.

Cardinals NCAA Pack the House Challenge ChampionLouisville was the league’s NCAA Pack the House Challenge winner with a season-high 22,152 fans in a Dec. 5 win against Kentucky. West Virginia was the league’s winner in 2010.

Breaking the Record for NCAA BerthsThe BIG EAST had a record-setting season, with nine teams being selected to the NCAA Championship and one to the WNIT, topping the Conference’s own mark of eight.

Postseason DominanceAfter BIG EAST teams posted a perfect 10-0 record in the first round of the postseason (including the NCAA Championship and the WNIT), the Conference was well represented in the Final Four with half of the teams as Connecticut and Notre Dame advanced to play each other in the second semifinal. Notre Dame advanced to the National Championship game for the second time in program history. With 19 wins in the NCAA Championship, the BIG EAST tied the highest mark a conference has had during one tournament along with the ACC (2006) and the SEC (1996 and 1997).

National ChampionshipsThe Conference has won eight national championships in the last 16 years (1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010), including five straight between 2000-04 – a feat no other conference has accomplished. The BIG EAST is also the first Conference to have its schools win both the women’s and men’s titles in consecutive years (2003, 2004). Connecticut is also the only school to win both the men’s and women’s titles in the same year (2004).

Moore finished her career as UConn’s all-time leading scorer with 3,036 career points. She also ranks second in school history in made 3-pointers (311) and rebounds (1,276). In 2011, she averaged 22.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 4.0 assists. In her career, Moore led UConn to four straight Final Fours and two national titles, while serving as an integral part of her team’s historic 90-game win streak that spanned three seasons. Her team won 150 of the 154 games played during her career. She is a four-time Academic All-American as well.

DePaul’s Felicia Chester was picked in the Second Round, 14th overall, also by the Minnesota Lynx. Chester was one of the top shooters in the BIG EAST and ranked third in field goal percentage at 57.0 percent in 2010-11. A First Team Academic All-District selection as well, Chester averaged 11.4 points and 6.6 rebounds for the Blue Demons. This past season she helped DePaul to a school-record 29 wins and a spot in the Regional Semifinals of the NCAA Championship.

Marquette’s Angel Robinson was drafted late in the Second Round, 22nd overall by the New York Liberty. Robinson helped the Golden Eagles return to the NCAA Championship for the first time since 2006-07. Marquette finished the year with 24 wins, the second-most in program history. Robinson finished her career as one of the most decorated players to ever don a Marquette uniform as she ranks in the top 12 in eight career statistical categories, including a MU-record 134 career games played. The All-BIG EAST First Team selection and WBCA All-America Team finalist stands second on the career steals (277), free throws made (434) and free throws attempted (600) lists, third in assists (570), sixth in points (1,699), eighth in field goals made (587) and 12th in rebounds (640). Robinson is the only player in program history to amass over 1,500 points, 500 rebounds, 500 assists and 250 steals for her career.

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Maya Moore was picked No. 1 overall in the 2011 WNBA Draft

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The BIG EAST has won seven national titles in the last 12 years, in which Connecticut and Notre Dame each brought home the championship. In this 12-year span, the BIG EAST has sent four different programs and a total of 14 teams to the Final Four, while the SEC has sent only two programs and 12 teams.

Pair of BIG EAST Teams In 2011, No. 1 seed in the Philadelphia Region Connecticut faced the No. 2 seed in the Dayton Regional Notre Dame. In a rematch of the 2011 BIG EAST Championship final, the Huskies and Fighting Irish faced off for the fourth time in one season. After the Huskies took the first three meetings, including the BIG EAST Championship, Notre Dame defeated UConn to advance to the National Championship game.

The first time in Conference history that the BIG EAST had two teams playing in the national title game came in 2009 as top overall seed Connecticut faced No. 3 seed Louisville. The Huskies claimed their sixth national championship and the seventh in league history.

League Has Strong Showing in Early 2011-12 PollWith next season’s start still months away, the future remains bright for BIG EAST women’s basketball. In ESPN’s 64 teams to watch in 2011-12, the sports network named Notre Dame (No. 3), Connecticut (No. 6), Georgetown (No. 9), Louisville (No. 11), Rutgers (No. 17), DePaul (No. 19),

St. John’s (No. 25) and Syracuse (No. 30) to its watch list.

BIG EAST and Its Television PartnersTelevision opportunities – nationally, regionally and locally in major metropolitan media markets – have continued to expand for BIG EAST Women’s Basketball. The league continues to have one of the top television schedules in women’s basketball on the national, regional and local levels. All 16 Conference teams were included in the regular-season broadcasts on either ESPN/ESPN2, ESPNU, CBS College Sports Network or BIG EAST Regional Sports Network for the fifth-straight year.

Also for the fifth-consecutive year, the BIG EAST Game of the Week was televised over eight consecutive Saturdays. Many of the RSNs were able to carry a BIG EAST Men’s/Women’s Doubleheader.

Looking Back at the 2010-11 PollsEleven different BIG EAST teams appeared in the 2010-11 national polls, including seven at one time.

Georgetown earned its highest ranking in program history at No. 11 in the AP poll. DePaul set a program-record with a No. 7 ranking in the AP poll and No. 10 in the USA Today/ESPN poll. West Virginia reached its highest-ever ranking in program history as they were voted No. 6 in the AP poll, while Marquette returned to the Associated Press Top 25 and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll the week of Jan. 31 at No. 23 and No. 24, respectively. The national rankings marked the first time since the end of the 2006-07 season that the Golden Eagles have been among the nation’s top 25 teams in both polls.

BIG EAST Holding OfficeConnecticut’s Geno Auriemma is in the second year of his two-year term as the WBCA President. The league has claimed two of the last three WBCA Presidents. DePaul’s Doug Bruno completed his Presidential term in August 2007. Carol Owens of Notre Dame is the Secretary. Also, Notre Dame’s Muffet McGraw continues her leadership in the WBCA on the Board of the Directors and she is in her fifth year as the NCAA Division I Legislative Chair.

BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Championship AttendanceFor the eighth-consecutive year, the BIG EAST Conference led all leagues in women’s basketball conference tournament attendance. The 2011 attendance at the XL Center saw public ticket sales pushing attendance over the 8,000-fan mark for the eighth-straight year. Also, for the third-straight year, the

championship game had over 10,000 fans in attendance.

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2010-11 AccomplishmeNts

2011 BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament TeamStefanie Dolson, ConnecticutBria Hartley, Connecticut Maya Moore, Connecticut (MOP)Keisha Hampton, DePaulSkylar Diggins, Notre DameNatalie Novosel, Notre Dame

CoSIDA Academic All-District HonorsMaya Moore, Connecticut - University District 1 first teamDa’Shena Stevens, St. John’s - University District 1 second teamLiz Rapella, West Virginia - University District 2 first teamFelicia Chester, DePaul - University District 3 first teamSam Quigley, DePaul- University District 3 second team

Capital One Academic All-America of the YearMaya Moore, Connecticut

Lowe’s Senior Class AwardMaya Moore, Connecticut

Elite 88Maya Moore, Connecticut

Honda-Broderick Cup Maya Moore, Connecticut (2010 and 2011)

Honda Sports AwardMaya Moore, Connecticut (2010 and 2011)

Wade Trophy FinalistsMaya Moore, Connecticut (won the award in 2009, 2010, 2011)

WBCA All-America TeamMaya Moore, Connecticut (First Team)Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame (First Team)

WBCA All-Region Nominees Skylar Diggins, Notre DameKeisha Hampton, DePaulTiffany Hayes, ConnecticutMaya Moore, ConnecticutNatalie Novosel, Notre DameDevereaux Peters, Notre DameSamantha Quigley, DePaulLiz Repella, SyracuseAngel Robinson, MarquetteSugar Rodgers, Georgetown

2011 WBCA High School All-America Game Briyona Canty, Rutgers Betnijiah Laney, Rutgers Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, ConnecticutShakena Richardson, RutgersBria Smith, LouisvilleKiah Stokes, Connecticut

2011 WBCA High School All-America Game Honorable MentionBrianna Banks, ConnecticutMadison Cable, Notre DameSyessence Davis, RutgersSara Hammond, Louisville

John R. Wooden Award Women’s All-American TeamMaya Moore, Connecticut

John R. Wooden Award FinalistsMaya Moore, Connecticut (won the award in 2009 and 2011)

Naismith Trophy FinalistsMaya Moore, Connecticut (won the award in 2009 and 2011)

Associated Press Player of the YearMaya Moore, Connecticut

Associated Press All-America TeamMaya Moore, ConnecticutSkylar Diggins, Notre Dame (Third Team)Keisha Hampton, DePaul (Honorable Mention)Deirdre Naughton, DePaul (Honorable Mention)Tiffany Hayes, Connecticut (Honorable Mention)Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown (Honorable Mention)

Lieberman Award FinalistSkylar Diggins, Notre Dame

Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year FinalistGeno Auriemma, Connecticut

USBWA National Player of the YearMaya Moore, Connecticut

USBWA Women’s All-America TeamMaya Moore, Connecticut

Full Court Press Player of the YearMaya Moore, Connecticut

Full Court Press All-America TeamMaya Moore, Connecticut (First Team)Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame (Second Team)Devereaux Peters, Notre Dame (Third Team)Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown (Third Team)

Full Court Press Freshman All-America TeamBria Hartley, Connecticut (First Team)Shoni Schimmel, Louisville (First Team)Stefanie Dolson, Connecticut (Second Team)

NCAA/BIG EAST ‘Pack The House’ Challenge WinnerLouisville (hosted 22,152 fans vs. Kentucky on Dec. 5, 2010)

State Farm College Slam Dunk and Three-Point ChampionshipsTatiyiana McMorris, MarquetteSam Quigley, DePaul

NCAA Final Four All-Tournament TeamSkylar Diggins, Notre DameMaya Moore, Connecticut Devereaux Peters, Notre Dame

NCAA Dayton Regional All-Tournament TeamBecca Bruszewski, Notre DameSkylar Diggins, Notre Dame (MOP)Natalie Novosel, Notre Dame

NCAA Philadelphia Regional All-Tournament TeamLorin Dixon, ConnecticutBria Hartley, ConnecticutMaya Moore, Connecticut (MOP)Keisha Hampton, DePaul

WNBA Draft PicksMaya Moore, Connecticut (No. 1 overall, Minnesota Lynx)Felicia Chester, DePaul (No. 14 overall, Minnesota Lynx)Angel Robinson, Marquette (No. 22 overall, New York Liberty)

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FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDSMarch 17 & 19Hilton Coliseum - Ames, IowaIowa State University, Big 12 Conference, host

Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard - Bridgeport, Conn.Fairfi eld University, host

Allstate Arena- Chicago, Ill.DePaul University, host

Comcast Center- College Park, Md.University of Maryland, College Park, host

Reed Arena - College Station, TexasTexas A&M University, host

Ted Constant Center- Norfolk, Va.Old Dominion University, host

McCarthey Athletic Center- Spokane, Wash.Gonzaga University, host

Mackey Arena- West Lafayette, Ind.Purdue University, host

March 18 & 20Hilton Coliseum- Baton Rouge, La.Louisiana State University, host

Stroh Center- Bowling Green, OhioBowling Green State University, host

Carmichael Arena- Chapel Hill, N.C.University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, host

Jack Stephens Center- Little Rock, Ark.University of Arkansas, Little Rock, host

Memorial Gymnasium- Nashville, Tenn.Vanderbilt University, host

Lloyd Noble Center- Norman, Okla.University of Oklahoma, host

Joyce Center- Notre Dame, Ind.University of Notre Dame, host

Tucker Center- Tallahassee, Fla.Florida State University, host

REGIONALSMarch 24 & 26Des Moines RegionalWells Fargo Arena- Des Moines, IowaUniversity of Northern Iowa, host

Fresno RegionalSaveMart Center- Fresno, Calif.California State University, Fresno, host

March 25 & 27Kingston RegionalThe Ryan Center- Kingston, R.I.University of Rhode Island, host

Raleigh RegionalRBC Center- Raleigh, N.C.North Carolina State University, host

WOMEN’S FINAL FOURApril 1 & 3Pepsi Center - Denver, Colo.Mountain West Conference, host

Future Final Four Sites

April 7 & 9, 2013 New Orleans Arena - New Orleans, La.University of New Orleans, host

April 6 & 8, 2014 Sommet Center - Nashville, Tenn.Ohio Valley Conference, host

April 5 & 7, 2015 St. Pete Times Forum - Tampa Bay, Fla.University of South Florida, host

April 3 & 5, 2016 Site TBA - Indianapolis, Ind.Butler University, IUPUI and Horizon League, hosts

Pepsi CenterDenver, Colo.

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School23 Lashay Banks G So. 5-10 Philadelphia, Pa./Prep Charter5 Chanel Chisholm G/F Sr. 5-11 Long Island, N.Y./North Babylon10 Kayla Cook G So. 5-10 South Webster, Ohio/South Webster32 Elese Daniel F So. 5-11 South Bend, Ind./Clay4 Lesha Dunn C Jr. 6-4 Toronto, Canada/Trinity Valley Community College40 Talequia Hamilton F Fr. 6-2 Huntington, W.Va./Huntington31 Dayeesha Hollins G So. 5-6 Cincinnati, Ohio/Winton Woods25 Chelsea Jamison G Fr. 5-10 Indianapolis, Ind./Broad Ripple12 Alyesha Lovett G Fr. 6-0 Newark, N.J./Malcolm X Shabazz33 Jeanise Randolph F So. 6-2 Calumet City, Ill./Thornton Fractional North20 Bjonee Reaves G Sr. 5-6 San Bernardino, Calif./Cajon11 Tiffany Turner F So. 6-1 Marlton, N.J./Cherokee Head Coach: Jamelle Elliott (Connecticut ‘96)Assistant Coaches: Katie Rokus (USC Aiken ‘03), Aaron Swinson (Auburn ‘05), LaRita Wilcher (Long Beach State ‘98)Director of Operations: Dana Rieger (Albion College ‘94)

Career Record (2 years) ...................................... 21-38 (.356)UC Record (2 years) ............................................ 21-38 (.356)

BIG EAST Regular Season Record (2 years) ........6-26 (.231)BIG EAST Tournament Record (2 appearances) ....1-2 (.333)BIG EAST Overall Record (2 years) ......................7-28 (.250)

NCAA Record (n/a) ............................................................n/aWNIT Record (n/a) ...........................................................n/a

Jamelle Elliott

2011-12 Roster

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2011-12 News & NotesThe BIG PictureAfter going 9-20 last season, the Bearcats are looking to steadily improve and make their mark in league play. To help with that, Cincinnati has four newcomers joining two BIG EAST All-Freshman team members. The Bearcats will also receive help from Michigan transfer Dayeesha Hollins, who sat out last season.

Who’s ReturningCincinnati returns two BIG EAST All-Freshman team members in Kayla Cook and Jeanise Randolph, who scored 8.1 and 7.6 points per game, respectively. Also returning are seniors Chanel Chisholm and Bjonee Reaves, who combined for 27 starts. The team’s first and second-leading rebounders return in sophomores Tiffany Turner (6.0 rpg) and Jeanise Randolph (5.6 rpg). Randolph also finished last season with a team-high 20 blocks.

Who’s GoneThe Bearcats look to replace leading scorer Shareese Ulis, who averaged 13.7 points and 2.3 rebounds per game, and Shelly Bellman. Ulis finished her career ranked No. 7 in school annals in 3-pointers made (117), No. 8 in 3-point attempts (355) and No. 9 in 3-point percentage (.330). Bellman, who scored 5.9 points per game and earned the 2010 BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award, finished her career in four of the program’s Top 10 lists, including 3-point field goals, 3-point attempts, 3-point percentage and minutes played.

StorylinesJamelle Elliott enters her third season with an overall record of 21-38. She is the only BIG EAST women’s basketball coach who has also played in the league. UC welcomes four newcomers in addition to redshirt sophomore Dayeesha Hollins, who sat out last season after transferring from Michigan. As a Wolverine, Hollins was named to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team after averaging 12.0 point and 3.4 rebounds in her freshman campaign.



Lesha Dunn, C, Fr., 6-4Toronto, Canada/Trinity Valley Community College• Averaged 6.9 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, in addition to 20 blocked shots in 24 games last season.• Her team went 31-2 and fi nished ranked No. 3 in the nation.• Hails from the same community college as former Bearcat Shareese Ulis.

Talequia Hamilton, F, Fr., 6-2Huntington, W. Va./Huntington• Helped Huntington High to the state semifi nals as a junior, averaging a double-double over the course of the season.• Named Second Team All-State her sophomore year.• Was fi rst-team all-state as a junior.• Earned Conference Player of the Year and fi rst-team all-state as a senior.• Averaged 19.1 points per game.

Chelsea Jamison, G, Fr., 5-10Indianapolis, Ind./Broad Ripple • Three-year varsity starter who is the ninth-leading scorer in Broad Ripple High School girl’s basketball history.• Holds the top spot for points scored in a single game (43) at Broad Ripple.• Named to the 2011 MVP at the Eric Gordon All-Star Super Shootout.• Member of The Family Inc. AAU program.• Made First Team All-City after leading her team in points (17.5 ppg) and rebounds (10.5 rpg) last season.

Alyesha Lovett, G, Fr., 6-0Newark, N.J./Malcolm X Shabazz• Ranked as the No. 71 player in the nation by ESPN Hoopgirlz.• Averaged 10 points per game as a junior in 2009-10 in helping Shabazz to the NJSIAA Group 2 championship.• Has been a part of three straight state championship teams, helping the Bulldogs to a combined 93-6 record during her three years with the varsity program.• Named Rookie of the Year and Lady Bulldog of the Year.

Newcomers

Kayla Cook

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Cincinnati Bearcats9-20 Overall (6-9 Home; 3-8 Away; 0-3 Neutral)2-14 BIG EAST (1-7 Home; 1-7 Away)

NOVEMBERFri. 12 Southwest Baptist W, 55-40 379 Ulis (15)Sun. 14 North Florida W, 61-42 416 Ulis (18) Sun. 21 Robert Morris W, 65-50 FSN Ohio 412 Cook (15) Tue. 23 Mount St. Mary’s W, 67-47 453 Bellman (19)Sun. 28 at Valparaiso W, 65-51 460 Ulis (19)DECEMBERThu. 2 at Dayton L, 59-70 757 Cook (15)Sun. 5 No. 4/4 Xavier L, 61-69 7,258 Ulis (24)Wed. 15 NR/RV LOUISVILLE L, 40-78 362 Ulis (14)Sat. 18 Wright State L, 50-65 482 Bellman (22)Tue. 21 Marshall W, 57-47 FSN Ohio 374 Cook (15)Tue. 28 Maggie Dixon Surf N Slam Classic (San Diego, Calif.) vs. No. 23/RV Texas L, 77-80 923 Ulis (20)Thu. 30 Maggie Dixon Surf N Slam Classic (San Diego, Calif.) vs. Hofstra W, 65-63 0 Reaves (22)JANUARYSun. 2 Miami (OH) L, 56-65 473 Chisholm (20)Wed. 5 at USF W, 57-56 531 Ulis (21)Sat. 8 at No. 6/7 WEST VIRGINIA L, 44-72 2,797 Ulis (16)Sat. 15 RUTGERS L, 44-55 419 Ulis (20)Tue. 18 at No. RV/23 ST. JOHN’S L, 34-63 2,419 Cook (8) Randolph (8)Sat. 22 at LOUISVILLE L, 47-83 WAZOO 10,556 Cook (17)Tue. 25 No. 12/17 DEPAUL L, 48-67 424 Ulis (18)Sat. 29 No. 2/2 CONNECTICUT L, 46-80 CPTV 3,422 Cook (13) FEBRUARYTue. 1 at PITTSBURGH L, 48-79 2,076 Reaves (22)Sat. 5 at No. 17/19 GEORGETOWN L, 38-55 1,213 Turner(12)Sat. 12 SETON HALL L, 44-51 BETV 351 Reaves (11)Tue. 15 at VILLANOVA L, 44-64 871 Randolph (20)Sat. 19 PROVIDENCE L, 43-57 359 Cook (13)Tue. 22 NR/RV SYRACUSE L, 53-55 568 Ulis (20)Sat. 26 at No. 8/7 NOTRE DAME L, 48-66 9,149 (S) Cook (18)Mon. 28 No. 24/22 MARQUETTE W, 65-62 573 Ulis (20)MARCHFri. 4 vs. #10 seed West Virginia L, 41-66 BETV 8,177 Reaves (11)

BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); CPTV – Connecticut Public Television; (S) - Sellout; WAZOO - WAZOO Sports local cable in Louisville, Ky.

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School13 Brianna Banks G Fr. 5-9 Newnan, Ga./Fayette County32 Heather Buck C/F R-Jr. 6-3 Stonington, Conn./Stonington 31 Stefanie Dolson C So. 6-5 Port Jervis, N.Y./Minisink Valley5 Caroline Doty G R-Jr. 5-10 Doylestown, Pa./Germantown Academy 12 Lauren Engeln F So. 5-11 Laguna Hills, Calif./Laguna Hills34 Kelly Faris G Jr. 5-11 Plainfield, Ind./Heritage Christian 14 Bria Hartley G So. 5-7 North Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon3 Tiffany Hayes G Sr. 5-10 Lakeland, Fla./Winter Haven25 Michala Johnson F So. 6-3 Bellwood, Ill./Montini23 Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis F Fr. 6-0 Anaheim, Calif./Mater Dei 41 Kiah Stokes C Fr. 6-3 Marion, Iowa/Linn-Mar

Head Coach: Geno Auriemma (West Chester ‘81)Associate Head Coach: Chris Dailey (Rutgers ‘82)Assistant Coaches: Shea Ralph (Connecticut ‘01), Marisa Moseley (Boston University ‘04)

Career Record (26 years) ....................................771-124 (.861)

UConn Record (26 years) ....................................771-124 (.861)

BIG EAST Regular Season Record (26 years) ......375-56 (.870)

BIG EAST Tournament Record (26 appearances) ... 61-9 (.871)

BIG EAST Overall Record (26 years) ....................436-65 (.870)

NCAA Record (23 appearances)............................. 81-16 (.835)

WNIT Record (0 appearances) ............................................n/a

Geno Auriemma

2011-12 Roster

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2011-12 News & NotesThe BIG PictureThe Huskies won the BIG EAST Regular Season and Tournament Championships for the fourth-straight season. The 2010-11 Huskies ran the program’s record winning streak to 90-games and enter the 2011-12 campaign with a 55-game winning streak against BIG EAST opponents in the regular season and an 83-game home winning streak. Connecticut finished 36-2 in 2010-11 to post its sixth-straight 30-win season. The Huskies eclipsed the 30-win plateau for the 16th time in the last 18 years.

Who’s ReturningUConn returns four starters from last year’s squad. BIG EAST Rookie of the Year Bria Hartley returns after averaging 12.4 points per game and dishing out 100 assists. All-BIG EAST First Team honoree Tiffany Hayes also returns to lead the team after posting 13.7 ppg and grabbing 52 steals last season. Stefanie Dolson (10.2 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 46 blocks) earned All-Freshman Team honors and Kelly Faris was named as an honorable mention selection after averaging 7.8 points per game, 6.7 rebounds per game and dishing out 142 assists.

Who’s GoneBIG EAST Player of the Year Maya Moore was the first overall pick of the 2011 WNBA Draft. Moore, a four-time All-America selection finished her career as UConn’s all-time leading scorer. Moore averaged 22.8 points per game and 8.2 rebounds per game. A consensus Player of the Year, she won the Honda-Broderick Cup as the nation’s top female athlete and was a three-time Wade Trophy award winner.

StorylinesConnecticut’s recruiting class of Brianna Banks, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and Kiah Stokes was rated No. 2 nation-ally by most recruiting services. The team has only one senior, Tiffany Hayes, to provide lead-ership and experience as the Huskies look to advance to their fifth-straight Final Four.



Connecticut Huskies36-2 Overall (22-0 Home; 11-1 Away; 3-1 Neutral)16-0 BIG EAST (8-0 Home; 8-0 Away)

Brianna Banks, G, Fr., 5-9Newnan, Ga./Fayette County• Averaged 16.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 5.0 steals per game in her final season at Fayette County High School, which ended in a State Championship.• Honored as a 2011 McDonald’s All-American and WBCA Honorable Mention All-American in addition to being named “Miss Basketball” in the state of Georgia.• Honored as the Fayette County Player of the Year by the Fayette County News and selected to the All-State First Team in 2011.• Rated as the No. 24 overall recruit by ESPN Hoopgurlz and the No. 15 overall prospect by the All-Star Girls Report. Tabbed as the No. 11 recruit nationally by Blue Star.

Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Fr., F, 6-0Anaheim, Calif./Mater Dei• Averaged 21.7 points 6.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.6 steals per game in her final year at Mater Dei High School.• 2010-11 Naismith, WBCA, Parade Magazine, USA Today and Gatorade National Player of the Year. Joins Tamika Williams, Ann Strother, Tina Charles and Maya Moore as the only UConn recruits to be named Gatorade National Player of the Year.• Led Mater Dei to a 34-1 record and a second-straight California Interscholastic Federation Division I State Championship during her senior campaign.• Led the squad to a No. 1 national ranking and set single-season records for 3-point field goals (116) and free throw percentage (.870).• Honored as a 2011 McDonald’s All-American and WBCA All-American • Mater Dei sported a 123-7 record during Mosqueda-Lewis’ tenure and she is the school’s all-time leader in points (2,744), rebounds (874) and 3-point field goals (337).

Kiah Stokes, Fr., F, 6-3Marion, Iowa/Linn-Mar• Averaged 21.5 points, 14.8 rebounds and 5.1 blocks per game in her final year at Linn-Mar High School.• Honored as a 2011 McDonald’s, Parade Magazine, WBCA All-American. • Iowa’s 2010 Gatorade State Player of the year. • Averaged 19.9 points, 13.5 rebounds and 5.8 blocks per game en route to helping Linn-Mar High School post a 26-0 record and take home an Iowa 4A State Title. • Ranked as the No. 9 overall recruit by the All-Star Girls Report and the No. 14 prospect by Blue Star.• Averaged 5.8 points and 3.3 rebounds in 13.5 minutes per game to help the US post a 5-0 record and gold medal at the 2009 FIBA Americas U16 Championship in Mexico City.• Named to the 2010 United State Women’s Youth Olympic Games Team.

Newcomers

Kelly Faris

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NOVEMBERSun. 14 Holy Cross (GP) W, 117-37 CPTV 7,153 Hayes (32)Thu. 16 State Farm Tip-Off Classic, XL (Hartford, Conn.) No. 2/2 Baylor (XL) W, 65-64 ESPN2 12,628 Moore (30)Sun. 21 at Georgia Tech W, 71-51 CPTV 7,325 Moore (30)Fri. 26 World Vision Challenge, GP (Storrs, Conn.) Howard W, 86-25 CPTV 7,064 Moore (20)Sat. 27 World Vision Challenge, GP (Storrs, Conn.) Lehigh W, 81-38 CPTV 7,039 Moore (29)Sun. 28 World Vision Challenge, GP (Storrs, Conn.) LSU W, 81-51 CPTV 8,120 Moore (26)DECEMBERThu. 2 at USF W, 80-54 CPTV/BHSN 5,144 Dolson (16)Sun. 5 Sacred Heart (XL) W, 86-32 CPTV 10,223 Hayes (18)Thu. 9 MARQUETTE (GP) W, 79-47 CPTV 6,989 Moore (31)Sun. 19 Maggie Dixon Classic, MSG (New York, N.Y.) vs. No. 11/10 Ohio State W, 81-50 ESPNU 15,232 Hayes (26)Tue. 21 No. 22/20 Florida State (XL) W, 93-62 ESPN2 16,294 (S) Moore (41)Tue. 28 at Pacific W, 85-42 CPTV 6,150 Moore (17)Thu. 30 at No. 9/8 Stanford L, 59-71 ESPN2 7,329 (S) Faris (19)JANUARYWed. 5 VILLANOVA (GP) W, 81-35 CPTV 7,168 Hayes (22)Sat. 8 at No. 13/12 NOTRE DAME W, 79-76 CBS 9,149 (S) Moore (31)Wed. 12 at No. RV/22 ST. JOHN’S (MSG) W, 84-52 CPTV 14,440 Hayes (21) Moore (21)Sat. 15 NR/RV LOUISVILLE (XL) W, 78-55 CPTV 16,294 (S) Moore (26)Mon. 17 at No. 10/11 North Carolina W, 83-57 ESPN2 6,201 Hayes (29)Sat. 22 PITTSBURGH (GP) W, 66-46 CPTV 9,767 Moore (28)Wed. 26 at RV/RV RUTGERS W, 63-44 FiOS/CPTV 4,703 Hayes (18)Sat. 29 at CINCINNATI W, 80-46 CPTV 3,422 Moore (23)Mon. 31 No. 3/3 Duke (GP) W, 87-51 ESPN2 10,031 Moore (29)FEBRUARYSat. 5 No. 9/13 DE PAUL (GP) W, 89-66 CPTV 9,445 Moore (34)Tue. 8 at No. 17/19 WEST VIRGINIA W, 57-51 CBS C 5,855 Moore (27)Sat. 12 at PROVIDENCE W, 68-38 CoxSports/CPTV 2,137 Dolson (21)Mon. 14 No. 14/12 Oklahoma (XL) W, 86-45 ESPN2 13,458 Moore (27)Sat. 19 No. 8/8 NOTRE DAME (GP) W, 78-57 BETV/CPTV 10,167 (S) Hartley (29)Tue. 22 SETON HALL (XL) W, 80-59 CPTV 11,249 Moore (20)Sat. 26 at No. 18/19 GEORGETOWN W, 52-42 CPTV 2,509 (S) Moore (20)Mon. 28 NR/RV SYRACUSE (GP) W, 82-47 CPTV 10,167 (S) Moore (23)MARCHSun. 6 #8 seed Georgetown W, 59-43 ESPNU 10,463 Dolson (24)Mon. 7 #4 seed Rutgers W, 75-51 ESPNU 9,260 Moore (22)Tue 8 #3 seed Notre Dame W, 73-64 ESPN 10,202 Dolson (24)Sun. 20 #16 seed Hartford (GP)^ W, 75-39 ESPN2 6,418 (four with 12)Tue. 22 #9 seed Purdue (GP)^ W, 64-40 ESPN 5,729 Hayes (23)Sun. 27 vs. #5 seed Georgetown* W, 68-63 ESPN 5,734 Moore (23)Tue. 29 vs. #2 seed Duke* W, 75-40 ESPN 4,319 Moore (28)APRILSun. 3 vs. #2 seed Notre Dame$ L, 63-72 ESPN 16,421 Moore (36)

BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Regional Sports Network; BHSN – Bright House Sports Network; CBS C – CBS College Sports Network; CPTV – Connecticut Public Television; FiOS - Verizon FiOS; GP – Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Conn.); MSG – Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.); (S) - Sellout; XL – XL Center (Hartford, Conn.); ^ - NCAA First and Second Round; * - NCAA Piladelphia Regional Site; $ - NCAA Final Four in Indianapolis

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School25 Karima Gabriel F Fr. 6-2 Manchester, N.H./Peddie School3 Alexa Gallagher F Fr. 6-1 Elkins Park, Pa./Germantown Academy24 Keisha Hampton F Sr. 6-2 Philadelphia, Pa./Engineering & Science51 Katherine Harry F Jr. 6-3 Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge12 Brittany Hrynko G Fr. 5-8 Philadelphia, Pa./Engineering & Science13 Chanise Jenkins G Fr. 5-5 Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young5 Anna Martin G Jr. 5-9 Nicholasville, Ky./Lexington Christian Academy33 Maureen Mulchrone G/F So. 6-0 Chicago, Ill./Marist34 Deanna Ortiz G Sr. 5-10 Chicago, Ill./Resurrection31 Jasmine Penny F So. 6-1 Logansport, Ind./Logansport2 Taylor Pikes G/F So. 6-2 Chicago, Ill./King College Prep20 Kelsey Reynolds G So. 5-9 Mishawaka, Ind./Penn High School/Boston College21 Megan Rogowski G Fr. 5-9 Prospect Heights, Ill./Hersey

Head Coach: Doug Bruno (DePaul ‘73)Assistant Coaches: Candis Blankson, Bart Brooks, Jill M. PizzottiDirector of Professional, Corporate and Community Relations: Lisa RyckboschVideo Coordinator: Ciara Johnson


DePaul Record (25 years) ...................................487-271 (.642)

BIG EAST Regular Season Record (6 years) ......... 59-37 (.615)

BIG EAST Tournament Record (6 appearances) ....... 6-6 (.500)

BIG EAST Overall Record (6 years) ....................... 65-43 (.602)

NCAA Record (16 appearances)............................... 9-16 (.360)

WNIT Record (4 appearances) .................................. 2-3 (.400)

NWIT Record (1 appearance) .................................... 1-2 (.333)

Doug Bruno

2011-12 Roster

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2011-12 News & NotesThe BIG PictureCoach Doug Bruno begins his 26th season at the helm of the Blue Demon women’s program. DePaul opens its 2011-12 season on a 19-game McGrath-Phillips Arena winning streak. The streak, dating back to Feb. 23, 2010, is currently the third longest in school history. The Blue Demons went 17-0 on their home court last season including ranked wins over No. 3/2 Stanford, No. 8/8 West Virginia, No. 21/22 Marquette, No. 18/18 Georgetown and No. 8/7 Notre Dame. Last season DePaul defeated its opponent sin Lincoln Park by an average of 20.5 points while it topped its ranked opponents by 12.8.

Who’s ReturningDePaul returns honorable mention Associated Press and State Farm/WBCA All-American Keisha Hampton. Hampton led the Blue Demons in scoring last season with 16.0 points per outing and knocked in 14.9 during conference play. A three-time All-BIG EAST selection, Hampton was a unanimous first-team selection as a senior. The Blue Demons also return starters Anna Martin (10.8 ppg, 2.6 apg) and Katherine Harry (6.9 ppg, 6.3 apg) and BIG EAST Sixth Man of the Year Taylor Pikes (7.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg).

Who’s GoneTwo DePaul starters were lost to graduation: Felicia Chester, a BIG EAST All-Honorable Mention selection, who averaged 11.4 ppg and 6.6 rpg, and All-BIG EAST Second Team honoree Sam Quigley. Quigley averaged 10.1 points per game.

StorylinesHampton returned from the World University Games a gold medalist after helping the USA Women’s team go 6-0 in Shenzhen, China. Hampton played in all eight games averaging 4.2 points and 3.8 rebounds per contest. Hampton became the first women’s basketball player in DePaul history to make a USA Basketball roster.



Karima Gabriel, F, Fr. 6-2Manchester, N.H./Peddie School• In one season at Peddie, averaged 16.8 points per game. • Named the team’s captain.• Helped her prep school to its 15th straight NJISAA Prep A state final. • Named the Peddie School’s most outstanding player.• Played AAU ball for the New England Crusaders.

Alexa Gallagher, F, Fr., 6-1Elkins Park, Pa./Germantown Academy• Played AAU ball with the Philadelphia Belles. • Was invited to try out for USA Basketball U17 World Championship Team in the summer of 2010. • Helped Germantown Academy to a program-best No. 16 ranking in the USA Today Preseason Girls Basketball Poll. • Earned All-Conference honors and was named to the Sporting News Preseason All-America team as a junior.

Brittany Hrynko, G, Fr., 5-8Philadelphia, Pa./Engineering & Science• Played with senior Keisha Hampton in high school.• Hrynko and Hampton teamed up to win the 2008 Public League championship; Hrynko was named the MVP of that game.• Named Freshman of the Year by the Philadelphia Inquirer. • Earned All-Area and All-State after she averaged 21 points, seven assists, six rebounds and five steals a game during her junior season. • Played AAU ball for Philly Triple Threat.

Chanise Jenkins, G, Fr., 5-5Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young• Helped power Whitney Young to three-straight Public League Championships from 2008-10. • All-State and All-Area selection.• Helped team to the State Championship in 2009 and a second place finish in 2008. • Played AAU ball for the Lady Fire.

Megan Rogowski, G, Fr., 5-9Prospect Heights, Ill./Hersey• Holds Hersey’s scoring record with 1,627 points as well as seven other school records. • An All-Area selection by the Chicago Tribune and ESPNChicago.com.• Averaged 21.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists last season.

Kelsey Reynolds, G, So., 5-9Mishawaka, Ind./Penn High School/Boston College• Sat out the 2010-11 season under NCAA transfer guidelines.

Newcomers

DepAul blue DemoNs

DePaul Blue Demons29-7 Overall (17-0 Home; 10-5 Away; 2-2 Neutral)13-3 BIG EAST (8-0 Home; 5-3 Away)NOVEMBERFri. 12 Preseason WNIT (Chicago, Ill.) Valparaiso W, 84-53 2,327 Hampton (27)Mon. 15 Preseason WNIT (Chicago, Ill.) Missouri State W, 82-66 2,996 Quigley (16) Threatt (16)Thu. 18 Preseason WNIT (Chicago, Ill.) Florida W, 74-73 2,520 Hampton (19)Sun. 21 Preseason WNIT (Chicago, Ill.) Purdue L, 58-67 BTN 1,899 Hampton (15)Tue. 23 at UIC W, 87-66 831 Hampton (21)Fri. 26 Maggie Dixon Classic (Chicago, Ill.) Northwestern State W, 93-56 2,105 Martin (21)Sat. 27 Maggie Dixon Classic (Chicago, Ill.) UC Riverside W, 91-47 2,024 Hampton (23)DECEMBERWed. 1 Illinois State W, 100-83 3,132 (S) Hampton (30)Fri. 3 at SIU-Edwardsville W, 76-40 561 Quigley (14) Hampton (14)Tue. 7 at PITTSBURGH W, 67-51 1,972 Quigley (17)Thu. 9 at Loyola-Chicago W, 80-48 485 Harry (20)Sat. 11 Northern Illinois W, 72-52 3,454 (S) Quigley (13)Mon. 13 Northwestern W, 76-72 2,822 Quigley (23)Thu. 16 No. 3/2 Stanford W, 91-71 3,500 (S) Hampton (27) Tue. 21 at Arizona State L, 66-79 4,845 Chester (16)JANUARYWed. 5 PROVIDENCE W, 71-38 2,234 Harry (13)Sat. 8 at No. 18/18 ST. JOHN’S W, 69-54 BETV 844 Martin (24)Tue. 11 USF W, 77-61 CBS C 1,932 Chester (19)Sun. 16 at VILLANOVA W, 64-45 1,127 Hampton (20)Thu. 20 New Jersey Tech W, 90-43 1,595 Chester (15)Sat. 22 SETON HALL W, 77-59 2,505 Hampton (16) Pikes (16)Tue. 25 at CINCINNATI W, 67-48 424 Quigley (23)Sun. 30 No. 8/8 WEST VIRGINIA W, 78-55 ESPNU 3,802 Hampton (16)FEBRUARYSat. 5 at No. 2/2 CONNECTICUT (GP)L, 66-89 CPTV 9,445 Chester (19)Tue. 8 at NR/RV SYRACUSE W, 77-61 SNY/TWS 1,008 Naughton (19)Sat. 12 No. 21/22 MARQUETTE W, 64-56 LPTV 3,958 (S) Martin (20)Tue. 15 No. NR/RV RUTGERS W, 66-62 CBS C 2,805 Hampton (22)Sun. 20 18/18 GEORGETOWN W, 82-57 ESPNU 4,001 (S) Quigley (14)Wed. 23 at NR/RV LOUISVILLE L, 55-68 WAZOO 9,257 Hampton (20)Sat. 26 at No. 24/22 MARQUETTE L, 53-60 LPTV 2,005 Hampton (17)Mon. 28 No. 8/7 NOTRE DAME W, 70-69 CBS C 4,001 (S) Chester (20)MARCHSun. 6 vs. #7 seed St. John’s W, 66-54 ESPNU 8,104 Martin (17)Mon. 7 vs. #3 seed Notre Dame L, 67-71 ESPNU 9,260 Hampton (31)Sat. 19 vs. #14 seed Navy^ W, 56-43 ESPN2 3,997 Chester (12)Mon. 21 at #6 seed Penn State^ W, 75-73 ESPN2 3,276 Hampton (26)Sun. 27 vs. #2 seed Duke* L, 63-70 ESPN2 5,734 Naughton (17)BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); BTN - Big Ten Network; CBS C - CBS College Sports; GP - Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Conn.); LPTV - Lakeshore Public Television; (S) - Sellout; SNY - Sports New York; TWS - Time Warner Syracuse; WAZOO - WAZOO Sports local cable in Louisville, Ky.; ^ - NCAA University Park, Pa. First and Second Round Site; * - NCAA Philadelphia Regional Site

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School10 Taylor Brown G 5-7 Fr. Bowie, Md./Bishop McNamara5 Adria Crawford F 6-0 Sr.. Alexandria, Va./Thomas Edison33 Brittany Horne F 6-1 Fr. Carmel, N.Y./Carmel21 Jasmine Jackson G 5-9 Fr. Old Bridge, N.J./Old Bridge2 Tia Magee F 6-2 Sr.. Tulsa, Okla./Jenks12 Tommacina McBride F 6-1 Sr.. Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame42 Vanessa Moore C 6-2 Jr. Hackettstown, N.J./Pope John XXIII23 Samisha Powell G 5-8 So. Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne24 Amanda Reese F 6-2 R-Jr. New Orleans, La./Episcopal School of Houston34 Alexa Roche G 6-0 Sr.. Bellmore, N.Y./St. Michael’s Acad.14 Sugar Rodgers G 5-11 Jr. Suffolk, Va./King’s Fork11 Andrea White F 6-0 So. Lancaster, Va./Lancaster15 Morgan Williams G 5-9 Sr.. Dickinson, Texas/Dickinson13 Sydney Wilson C 6-6 Jr. Silver Spring, Md./St. John’s College Prep3 Rubylee Wright G 5-3 Sr.. Latta, S.C./Latta

Head Coach: Terri Williams-Flournoy (Penn State ’91) Assistant Coaches: Keith Brown (South Carolina St ’88), Ashley Davis (TCU ’05), Adrian Walters (Saint Francis Pa. ’87)Director of Basketball Operations: Tasha Harris (Kentucky ’02)

Career Record (7 years) ........................................120-95 (.558)

GU Record (7 years) ..............................................120-95 (.558)




NCAA Record (2 appearances) ................................... 3-2 (.600)

WNIT Record (1 appearance) .................................... 3-1 (.750)

Terri Williams-Flournoy

2011-12 Roster

GeorGetowN hoyAs

2011-12 News & NotesThe BIG PictureGeorgetown returns four of five starters after losing just one senior to graduation. The Hoyas will look to build on the momentum of last year, as Georgetown tied its best season in program history with 24 wins.GU was ranked No. 14 in the final ESPN poll of the season. The Hoyas won two games in the NCAA Championship, defeating No. 12 seed Princeton and No. 4 seed Maryland before falling to No. 1 seed Connecticut by just five points in the Philadelphia Regional. Junior Sugar Rodgers returns to lead the Hoyas after holding the Georgetown record for points in a season (653, 2010-11).

Who’s ReturningJunior Sugar Rodgers returns on pace to become the program’s leading scorer. Rodgers was named to the Preseason “Wade Watch List” after averaging a team-leading 18.7 ppg last year. Seniors Rubylee Wright, Tia Magee and Adria Crawford all return in the lineup. Wright is the program’s leader for assists in a season with 169 last year. Magee averaged 8.2 ppg and led the team with 5.2 rebounds per game. Crawford added 6.5 ppg, 4.8 rpg and 18 blocks.

Who’s GoneThe Hoyas lost just one senior, Monica McNutt, an All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention selection. McNutt was second on the team with 10.5 ppg.

StorylinesThree newcomers join the squad in Jasmine Jackson, Brittany Horne and local-product Taylor Brown. They will join a group of seven seniors, who will wrap up four years together this season. Head Coach Terri Williams-Flournoy was an assistant coach with the World University Games team, winning a gold medal.



Taylor Brown, G, Fr., 5-7Bowie, Md./Bishop McNamara High School• Washington Post Player of the Year as a senior. • The 17th-ranked guard in her class according to Hoopgurlz.com as well as the 67th-ranked player.• As a junior, earned First Team All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) honors and a spot on the WashingtonPost’s All-Met First Team.• The three-time team MVP plays AAU with the Boo Williams Elite Team.• Helped lead her high school squad to three-consecutive WCAC semifinals.

Brittany Horne, F, Fr., 6-1Carmel, N.Y./Carmel High School• New York All-State selection. • Collected 1,000 points and rebounds in her career. • Two-time team MVP as well as a two-time All-League honoree.• Named All-Section and All-State as a junior. • Led her high school squad to three-consecutive league championships. • Plays with the New York Gauchos AAU squad.• A black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

Jasmine Jackson, G, Fr., 5-9Old Bridge, N.J./Old Bridge High School • Named All-State as senior. • Ranked No. 21 at guard according to Hoopgurlz.com. • McDonald’s All-America nominee.• An All-State honoree and named First Team All-Middlesex Area and First Team All-Group 4.• Hit the 1,000-point milestone as a junior.• Holds school records in the high jump and the 200-meter run on thetrack team. • Plays AAU with All New Jersey Elite.

Newcomers

Sugar Rodgers

GeorGetowN hoyAs

Georgetown Hoyas24-11 Overall (13-2 Home; 7-7 Away; 4-2 Neutral)9-7 BIG EAST (6-2 Home; 3-5 Away)NOVEMBERSat. 13 Augusta State W, 79-41 455 Rodgers (13)Tue. 16 No. 21/RV Maryland W, 53-45 FiOS 1,953 Rodgers (21)Fri. 19 La Salle W, 50-46 577 Rodgers,McNutt (10)Thu. 25 Paradise Jam (U.S. Virgin Islands) vs. Georgia Tech W, 67-58 1,038 McNutt (24)Fri. 26 Paradise Jam (U.S. Virgin Islands) vs. Missouri L, 45-54 0 Rodgers (13)Sat. 27 Paradise Jam (U.S. Virgin Islands) vs. No. 4/4 Tennessee W, 69-58 1,135 Rodgers (28)DECEMBERWed. 1 Richmond W, 65-64 543 Rodgers (22)Sat. 4 at Wake Forest W, 64-49 582 Rodgers (20)Tue. 7 at Miami (Fla.) L, 72-81 (ot) 574 Rodgers (22)Thu. 9 at RUTGERS L, 53-70 2,522 Rodgers (19)Sat. 11 at Rider W, 81-54 313 Crawford (19)Sun. 19 Missouri State W, 72-59 717 Rodgers (20)Wed. 22 Coppin State W, 73-52 407 Rodgers (22)Tue. 28 at Houston W, 77-37 1,634 Magee (15)Thu. 30 Clemson W, 75-54 799 Rodgers (28)JANUARYTue. 4 No. 23/RV SYRACUSE W, 80-62 1,210 McNutt (27)Sat. 8 NR/RV MARQUETTE L, 73-75 (2ot) 1,123 Rodgers (26)Sat. 15 at PROVIDENCE W, 49-45 BETV 315 McNutt (17)Tue. 18 at No. 11/10 NOTRE DAME L, 58-80 CBS C 8,614 Rodgers (15)Sat. 22 VILLANOVA W, 60-44 1,789 Magee (18)Tue. 25 No. 8/8 WEST VIRGINIA W, 65-60 CBS C 1,033 Rodgers (30)Sat. 29 at SETON HALL W, 59-41 460 Crawford (14)FEBRUARYTue. 1 at NR/RV LOUISVILLE W, 76-52 10,011 Rodgers (26)Sat. 5 CINCINNATI W, 55-38 1,213 Wright (14)Tue. 8 USF W, 67-38 CBS C 956 Rodgers (25)Sun. 13 at No. NR/25 ST. JOHN’S L, 71-75 (ot)ESPN2 1,406 Rodgers (23)Sun. 20 at No. 10/11 DE PAUL L, 57-82 ESPNU 4,001 (S) Rodgers (20)Wed. 23 PITTSBURGH W, 67-57 655 Rodgers (16)Sat. 26 No. 1/1 CONNECTICUT L, 42-52 CPTV 2,509 (S) Rodgers (16)Mon. 28 at USF L, 55-60 511 Wright (12)MARCHSat. 5 vs. #9 seed Syracuse W, 61- 60 BETV 8,302 Rodgers (18)Sun. 6 at #1 seed Connecticut L, 43-59 ESPNU 10,463 Rodgers (17)Sun. 20 vs. #12 seed Princeton^ W, 65-49 ESPN2 5,258 Rodgers (26)Tue. 22 at #4 seed Maryland^ W, 79-57 ESPN2 4,493 Rodgers (34)Sun. 27 vs. #1 seed Connecticut* L, 63-68 ESPN 5,734 McNutt (17)

BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); CBS C – CBS College Sports Network; CPTV - Connecticut Public Television; FiOS – Verizon FiOS; ^ - NCAA College Park, Md. First and Second Round Site; * - NCAA Philadelphia Regional Site

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School11 Becky Burke G Sr. 5-11 Clarks Summitt, Pa./Abington Heights12 Shawnta’ Dwyer F R-Fr. 6-1 Marion, Ohio/Marion25 Tia Gibbs F Jr. 5-9 Louisville, Ky./Vanderbilt Univ.10 Sara Hammond F Fr. 6-2 Mt. Vernon, Ky./Rock Castle County1 Shelby Harper G Jr. 5-4 Scottsville, Ky./Allen County Scottsville33 Monique Reid F Sr. 6-1 Louisville, Ky./Fern Creek22 Jude Schimmel G Fr. 5-5 Mission, Ore./Franklin23 Shoni Schimmel G So. 5-9 Mission, Ore./Franklin4 Antonita Slaughter G So. 6-1 Shelbyville, Ky./Louisville Christian Acad.21 Bria Smith G Fr. 5-10 Massapequa, N.Y./Christ the King 5 Charmaine Tay G So. 5-11 Irvington, N.J./Bloomfield Tech31 Asia Taylor F Jr. 6-1 Columbus, Ohio/Whetstone 3 Sheronne Vails C So. 6-4 Odenton, Md./Arundel42 Cierra Warren C So. 6-4 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./North Carolina Head Coach: Jeff Walz (Northern Kentucky ’95)Assistant Coaches: Stephanie Norman (Arizona State ’89), Michelle Clark-Heard (Western Kentucky ’90), Samantha Williams (Auburn ‘99) Director of Operations: Mary Beth Whitaker (Eastern Kentucky ‘06)

Career Record (4 years) ......................................... 96-46 (.676)

UofL Record (4 years) ............................................ 96-46 (.676)






Jeff Walz

2011-12 Roster

louisville cArDiNAls

2011-12 News & NotesThe BIG PictureThe Cardinals are coming off a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2010-11. The squad defeated Vanderbilt and Xavier in the NCAA Championship before falling to Gonzaga in Spokane, Wash. With four starters returning, the Cardinals will look to build on their 22-win season and advance even further this year.

Who’s ReturningSenior Monique Reid is on the 2011-12 preseason “Wade Watch” list after leading the Cardinals in scoring last season with 15.5 points per game, while ranking fourth in the league. She was named an All-BIG EAST First Team selection for the second consecutive season. The senior forward also led the team in rebounding (6.1 rpg). Reid is joined by sophomore guard Shoni Schimmel, who averaged 15.1 points per game and dished out 172 assists. Schimmel earned a unanimous selection to the All-BIG EAST Freshman Team as well as an All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention selection.

Who’s GoneUofL loses one of its starters from last year. Keshia Hines started all 35 games last season, averaging 7.6 points per game and 5.9 rebounds per game. Hines led the team with a 56.2 field goal percentage and added 36 blocks.

StorylinesLouisville unveiled its new home arena, the KFC Yum! Center, opening last season with a sellout against Tennessee. The Cardinals again sold out the building in December against Kentucky, defeating the Wildcats 78-52. Sophomore guard Shoni Schimmel, who had a standout rookie campaign, is joined by her sister Jude, a 5-5 guard. The older Schimmel was second on the team in scoring as a freshman and had 33 points in an NCAA win over Xavier, sending the Cardinals to the 16.



Jude Schimmel, G, Fr., 5-5Mission, Ore./Franklin• Averaged 8.4 points, 9.4 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 7.3 steals per game in her senior season. • Earned 5A First Team All-State honors as a senior.• Finished her career with 1,546 career points. • Scored a career-high 51 points in December. • Earned First Team All-City honors and was an Oregon All-Star for the Northwest Shootout. • As a junior, averaged 16.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 5.0 steals per game. • Along with her sister, sophomore Shoni, she helped lead Franklin to a sixth place finish in the state championship. • Earned All-State honorable mention honors as a junior and was named to the OSAA State Champions 6A All-Tournament Team. • Named the Joyce Washington (Portland) All-Star Game MVP. • Played AAU basketball for the Oregon Reign from 2008-10, Team Concept-Fire in 2009-10 and American Horse from 2002-07. • Also lettered in softball and cross country.

Bria Smith, G, Fr., 5-10Massapequa, N.Y./Christ the King• Ranked as the No. 8 player in the nation by HoopGurlz. • Named a McDonald’s and WBCA All-American. • Honored as a First Team Parade All-American and earned third team honors as a junior. • Earned the title of Miss Basketball for the state of New York and was named the New York Daily News Player of the Year. • Finished her senior year averaging 21.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game. • Earned All-State and All-City honors for the third-straight year. • A member of the USA team at the FIBA U17 World Champion-ships, Smith averaged 5.1 points per game as Team USA went un-beaten in its eight tournament games and defeated France for the gold medal. • Helped the U17 capture the U17 World Championship tournament in Spain. • Invited to the USA Basketball U19 trials in Colorado Springs, Colo. • As a junior, led the Royals to the New York State Federation Class AA title and was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player after netting 19 points and collecting nine boards in the champion-ship game. • Finished her junior year averaging 18 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 4.0 steals per game. • Played for Christ the King head coach Bob Mackey and on the AAU level for Philadelphia Belles coaches Mike Flynn and Fran Bur-bridge.

Sara Hammond, Fr., F, 6-2Mt. Vernon, Ky./Rock Castle County• Named Miss Kentucky Basketball.• Honored as McDonald’s All-American. • Named to the Parade All-American Team and USA Today Third Team All-American.• WBCA Honorable Mention All-American.• Courier Journal, Herald-Leader and Gatorade Player of the Year in Kentucky.• Led team to the state championship and earned MVP honors.• Finished as Rockcastle Counties leading scorer with 2,121 points.• Ninth all time in Kentucky in rebounds and fourth all time in Ken-tucky in blocked shots. • Her five blocked shots in McDonalds All-American game tied for 3rd most in the games history. • Led Rockcastle County to three regional titles. • Recorded a quadruple double her junior year, amassing 18 points, 17 rebounds, 12 blocks and 10 steals in a win over Pulaski County.

Newcomers

Shoni Schimmel

louisville cArDiNAls

Louisville Cardinals22-13 Overall (13-2 Home; 6-7 Away; 3-4 Neutral)10-6 BIG EAST (7-1 Home; 3-5 Away)NOVEMBERFri. 12 No. 4/4 Tennessee L, 50-63 CBS C 22,124 (S) Reid (19)Sun. 14 at Ohio University W, 84-47 1,026 Burke (14)Wed. 17 Houston Baptist W, 100-34 6,466 Reid, Vails (18)Fri. 19 Southeast Missouri State W, 97-43 6,705 Reid (16)Tue. 23 at No. 5/5 Xavier L, 59-71 3, 461 Harris (28)Fri. 26 at Old Dominion L, 65-69 3,038 Schimmel (19)Mon. 29 at IPFW W, 100-79 416 Vails (22)DECEMBERThu. 2 Mississippi Valley State W, 96-37 6,405 Schimmel (15)Sun. 5 No. 8/9 Kentucky W, 78-52 WAZOO 22,152 (S) Schimmel (26)Sat. 11 Dayton W, 69-55 8,613 Reid (21)Wed. 15 at CINCINNATI W, 78-40 362 Burke, Reid (13)Sat. 18 Dual in the Desert (Las Vegas, Nev.) vs. Marist L, 68-74 0 Schimmel (26)Sun. 19 Dual in the Desert (Las Vegas, Nev.) vs. Houston L, 80-92 958 Schimmel (23)Mon. 20 Dual in the Desert (Las Vegas, Nev.) vs. RV/21 Nebraska W, 65-51 0 Schimmel (22)Tue. 28 UT-Martin W, 92-67 7,294 Schimmel (24)JANUARYTue. 4 No. 18/18 ST. JOHN’S W, 84-73 CBS C 6,545 Reid (24)Sun. 9 PITTSBURGH W, 79-68 ESPNU 9,577 Reid (29)Wed. 12 at No. 12/12 NOTRE DAME L, 60-80 8,058 Taylor (16)Sat. 15 at No. 2/2 CONNECTICUT (XL) L, 55-78 CPTV 16,294 (S) Schimmel (15)Sat. 22 CINCINNATI W, 83-47 WAZOO 10,556 Reid (16)Wed. 26 at RV/RV MARQUETTE L, 65-76 Sports32 1,222 Schimmel (25)Sat. 29 RV/RV RUTGERS W, 56-45 BETV 15,061 Reid (17) FEBRUARYTue. 1 No. 17/19 GEORGETOWN L, 52-76 10,011 Reid (12)Sun. 6 at VILLANOVA W, 64-48 1,563 Reid (20)Sun. 13 No. 17/19 WEST VIRGINIA W, 57-47 ESPN2 12,251 Schimmel (17)Wed. 16 at No. NR/RV SYRACUSE L, 45-53 1,343 Gibbs (16)Sat. 19 at USF W, 66-55 683 Reid (27)Wed. 23 No. 7/11 DE PAUL W, 68-55 WAZOO 9,257 Reid (28)Sat. 26 SETON HALL W, 59-49 9,875 Reid (16)Mon. 28 at PROVIDENCE L, 61-63 207 Reid (15)MARCHSat. 5 vs. #14 seed Villanova W, 69-47 BETV 8,246 Schimmel (13)Sun. 6 vs. #3 seed Notre Dame L, 53-63 ESPNU 8,104 Schimmel (12)Sun. 20 vs. #10 seed Vanderbilt^ W, 81-62 ESPN2 4,003 Reid (22)Tue. 22 at #2 seed Xavier^ W, 85-75 ESPN2 4,065 Schimmel (33)Sat. 26 vs. #11 seed Gonzaga* L, 69-76 ESPN2 11,339 Schimmel (18)

BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); CBS C – CBS College Sports Network; (S) - Sellout; Sports32 - Time Warner Cable-Milwaukee; WAZOO - WAZOO Sports local cable in Louisville, Ky.; XL - XL Center (Hartford, Conn.); ^ - NCAA Cincinnati First and Second Round Site; * - NCAA Spokane, Wash. Regional Site

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School35 Cristina Bigica G Fr. 6-1 Bucuresti, Romania/Grigore Moisil National College34 Chelsie Butler C Fr. 6-5 Minerva Ohio/Minerva22 Margeaux Dupuy G Fr. 5-6 Grapevine, Texas/Grapevine24 Gabi Minix G So. 5-9 Grovertown, Ind./Oregon-Davis4 Arlesia Morse G Fr. 5-10 Flint, Mich./Hamady20 Apiew Ojulu C Fr. 6-3 Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North21 Katherine Plouffe F So. 6-3 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada/Henry Ainlay42 Sarina Simmons F Jr. 6-1 Milwaukee, Wis./King13 Courtney Thomas F So. 6-0 Glenview, Ill./Montini Catholic32 Lauren Tibbs C Fr. 5-4 Taylor Mill, Ky./Scott5 Katie Young G So. 5-11 Kenosha, Wis./Bradford

Head Coach: Terri Mitchell (Duquesne ’89)Assistant Coaches: Michelle Nason (Bradley ’95), John Barnes (Michigan Tech ‘95)Ashley Earley (Vanderbilt ‘05)Director of Student-Athlete Development, Women’s Basketball: Kiesha Oliver-Hayes (Marquette ‘00)


Marquette Record (15 years) ..............................296-171 (.634)





WNIT Record (6 appearances) ................................ 12-5 (.706)

Terri Mitchell

2011-12 Roster

mArquette GolDeN eAGles

2011-12 News & NotesThe BIG PictureMarquette returns two starters and five letterwinners from a team that won 24 games in 2010-11 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Championship. The Golden Eagles have added height and depth in the frontcourt as four of the six freshmen stand 6-3 or taller. MU turned around the conference season, going from a 6-10 record in 2009-10 to a 10-6 mark in 2010-11 and will look to continue the momentum with a crop of new faces.

Who’s ReturningThe Golden Eagles return two of their top six scorers from last season in junior Sarina Simmons (7.5 ppg, 5.7 rpg) and sophomore Katherine Plouffe (6.5 ppg and 5.1 rpg).

Who’s GoneMarquette will have to find a way to fill the scoring void left by graduated seniors Angel Robinson (13.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg), Tatiyiana McMorris (12.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 39.0 3-point pct.), Paige Fiedorowicz (10.6 ppg, 5.1 rpg) and Jasmine Collins (9.2 ppg, 5.0 rpg). Due to graduation, Marquette lost 74.8 percent of its scoring.

StorylinesTwo Golden Eagles gained international experience over the summer as Katherine Plouffe, a member of the Canadian U19 National Team, played in the FIBA U19 Women’s World Championship in Puerto Mott, Chile, and newcomer Cristina Bilica was a member of the Romanian U21 National Team that participated in the FIBA U20 European Championship. Plouffe averaged 8.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists over the nine-game tournament where Team Canada finished fifth. Bilica averaged 11.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists over the nine-game tournament held in Novi Sad (Serbia).



Christina Bigica, G, Fr., 6-1 Bucuresti, Romania• Member of the U20 Romanian National Team.• Averaged 11.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.0 assist in the 2011 U20 European Championship.• Named the Most Valuable Player at the 2010 FIBA U-18 Division B Championships after averaging 17.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game. • Averaged 13.5 points in 24.4 minutes per game while playing for her club team, Olimpia (Romania) in 2010-11.

Chelsie Butler, C, Fr., 6-5Minerva, Ohio/Minerva• Led Minerva to a school-record 22 wins and an appearance in the Ohio Division II regional title game.• Earned Second Team All-State and NBC All-First Team honors in 2010 after averaging 19.0 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game.• Averaged 16.3 points and 8.2 rebounds for Minerva in 2010-11. • Named the NBC Player of the Year, as well as the Division II All-Ohio Co-Player of the Year, and earned Division II All-Ohio First Team honors following the 2011 season.

Margeaux Dupuy, G, Fr., 5-6Colleyville, Texas/Grapevine• Earned First Team All-District honors following the 2010-11 season. • Averaged 12.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game for the 2010-11 season. • Hit 44.0 percent of her 3-point attempts her senior season.

Arlesia Morse, G, Fr., 6-3Flint, Mich./Hamady• Helped Hamady to back-to-back Class C Michigan State Championships in 2009 and 2010. • Averaged 26 points and 10.3 rebounds for the 2010-11 season.• Finished her prep career as Hamady’s all-time leading scorer with 1,557 career points.• Two-time Michigan Class C All-State First Team selection.• Named to Michigan’s 2010 Associated Press Class C All-State Team as well as earning Flint Journal/Hot Bed Hoops Player of the Year honors.• Earned GAC First Team accolades after averaging 20.7 points for the regular season and 22.8 points in the playoffs during the 2010 season.

Apiew Ojulu, C, Fr. 6-3Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North• Spent three seasons (2006-09) at Rochester John Marshall and averaged 7.9 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. • Played the 2010 and 2011 seasons at Lakeville North High School and helped it to a perfect 32-0 record and a AAAA State Championship in 2010 and a 29-3 record in 2011. • Earned First Team AAAA All-State, All-Big Nine and All-Lake Conference honors following the 2010 season after chipping in 9.1 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.

Lauren Tibbs, C, Fr., 6-4Taylor Mill, Ky./Scott• Two-time Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference Player of the Year (2010, 2011) and Northern Kentucky Coaches Association Player of the Year (2010, 2011).• First Team All-NKAC and Second Team All-State selection in 2010 while leading Northern Kentucky in scoring and rebounding (25.2 points, 11.0 rebounds per game). • Averaged 24 ppg and 11 rpg in 2011; left as all-time leading scorer (2,752) and rebounder (1,403).

Newcomers

Katherine Plouffe

mArquette GolDeN eAGles

Marquette Golden Eagles24-9 Overall (13-3 Home; 8-5 Away; 3-1 Neutral)10-6 BIG EAST (5-3 Home; 5-3 Away)NOVEMBERSat. 13 Ark.-Pine Bluff W, 88-46 1,134 Fiedorowicz (20)Mon. 15 Alcorn State W, 93-54 922 (three with 17)Fri. 19 Michigan W, 63-49 Sports32 1,185 Robinson (15)Sun. 21 Monmouth W, 56-41 1,062 Robinson (12)Wed. 24 at Wisconsin W, 66-52 BTN 4,230 Robinson (21) Sun. 28 at Creighton L, 61-63 912 Robinson (32)DECEMBERWed. 1 Iona W, 64-50 1,084 Fiedorowicz, Weibel (14)Sat. 4 at Vermont W, 68-19 747 Fiedorowicz (14)Thu. 9 at No. 1/1 CONNECTICUT (GP)L, 47-79 CPTV 6,989 Robinson (15)Sun. 12 No. 23/17 Green Bay W, 63-60 Sports32 1,401 Fiedorowicz (15)Sat. 18 UNC-Ashville W, 75-46 1,068 Weibel (24)Tue. 21 Illinois W, 73-56 3,812 (S) McMorris (15)Wed. 29 FIU Sun & Fun Classic (Miami, Fla.) at Florida International W, 73-67 0 Plouffe (14)Thu. 30 FIU Sun & Fun Classic (Miami, Fla.) vs. Louisiana Tech W, 83-75 0 McMorris (19)JANUARYWed. 5 No. 13/12 NOTRE DAME L, 55-73 1,300 McMorris (15)Sat. 8 at No. 15/14 GEORGETOWN W, 75-73 (2ot) 1,123 McMorris (19)Tue. 11 No. 6/7 WEST VIRGINIA W, 69-54 1,132 Robinson (18)Sun. 16 at USF W, 61-55 ESPNU 944 McMorris (15)Sat. 22 RV/RV SYRACUSE L, 63-69 BETV 1,679 McMorris (18)Wed. 26 LOUISVILLE W, 76-65 Sports32 1,222 McMorris (21)Sat. 29 at PITTSBURGH W, 74-70 (ot) 4,324 McMorris (22)FEBRUARYTue. 1 VILLANOVA W, 62-57 1,132 Plouffe (15)Sat. 5 No. NR/23 ST. JOHN’S W, 55-52 2,101 McMorris (19)Sat. 12 at No. 10/14 DEPAUL L, 56-64 (S)LPTV 3,958 Collins (15)Wed. 16 at SETON HALL W, 66-58 496 McMorris (17)Sat. 19 No. NR/RV RUTGERS L, 55-76 2,441 Collins (15)Tue. 22 at PROVIDENCE W, 62-50 292 Fiedorowicz (20)Sat. 26 No. 7/11 DE PAUL W, 60-53 LPTV/Sports 32 2,005 McMorris (16)Mon. 28 at CINCINNATI L, 62-65 573 McMorris (18)MARCHSat. 5 vs. #12 seed Pittsburgh W, 65-61 BETV 8,302 Fiedorowicz (14)Sun. 6 vs. #4 seed Rutgers L, 62-68 ESPNU 10,463 Robinson (18)Sat. 19 vs. #9 seed Texas^ W, 68-65 ESPN2 7,948 Robinson (19)Mon. 21 at #1 seed Tennessee^ L, 70-79 ESPN2 9,007 Robinson (19)

All dates and times (Central) are subject to change; BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); BTN - Big Ten Network; CBS C – CBS College Sports Network; GP - Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Conn.); LPTV - Lakeshore Public Television; Sports32 - Time Warner Cable-Milwaukee; (S) - Sellout; ^ - NCAA Knoxville, Tenn. First and Second Round Site

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School11 Natalie Achonwa F So. 6-3 Guelph, Ontario/St. Mary’s Catholic 44 Ariel Braker F So. 6-1 Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich./Grosse Pointe North 5 Madison Cable G Fr. 5-11 Mt. Lebanon, Pa./Mt. Lebanon 4 Skylar Diggins G Jr. 5-9 South Bend, Ind./Washington 3 Whitney Holloway G Fr. 5-4 Plainfield, Ill./Montini Catholic 22 Brittany Mallory G Gr. 5-10 Baltimore, Md./McDonogh School 23 Kayla McBride G So. 5-11 Erie, Pa./Villa Maria Academy 12 Fraderica Miller G Sr. 5-10 Atlanta, Ga./The Marist School 21 Natalie Novosel G Sr. 5-11 Lexington, Ky./Lexington Catholic 14 Devereaux Peters F Gr. 6-2 Chicago, Ill./Fenwick 15 Kaila Turner G Jr. 5-8 Joliet, Ill./Marian Catholic 34 Markisha Wright F Fr. 6-2 Des Moines, Iowa/Des Moines East

Head Coach: Muffet McGraw (Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) ’77)Associate Head Coach: Jonathan Tsipis (North Carolina ’96)Associate Coach: Carol Owens (Northern Illinois ’90)Assistant Coach: Niele Ivey (Notre Dame ’00)Coordinator of Basketball Operations: Stephanie Menio (Pittsburgh ’04)Associate Director of Operations & Technology: Angie Potthoff (Penn State ’97)


ND Record (24 years) ..........................................556-211 (.725)

Lehigh Record (5 years) ......................................... 88-41 (.682)


BIG EAST Tournament Record (16 appearances) . 19-16 (.543)




Muffet McGraw

2011-12 Roster

Notre DAme FiGhtiNG irish

2011-12 News & NotesWho’s GoneThe Fighting Irish lose co-captain Becca Bruszewski to graduation. Bruszewski was a valuable starter who averaged 8.9 ppg and 5.3 rpg. She was also an emotional leader off the court and an energetic spark on the court.

The BIG PictureNotre Dame brings back four starters from the 2010-11 squad that went 31-8 and advanced to the NCAA national championship game for the second time in school history (as well as the program’s third NCAA Women’s Final Four appearance). Notre Dame is in the midst of a school-record streak of 77 consecutive weeks appearing in the Associated Press poll, a run that dates back to the 2007-08 preseason poll.

Who’s ReturningThe Fighting Irish return nearly 85 percent of their scoring offense from the 2010-11 squad, led by a trio of All-Americans and 2011-12 Wade Trophy Watch List selections — junior guard Skylar Diggins (15.0 ppg., 4.8 apg., 4.0 rpg.), senior guard Natalie Novosel (15.1 ppg., 4.0 rpg., 1.9 spg.) and fifth-year senior forward Devereaux Peters (11.9 ppg., 7.5 rpg., 1.7 bpg.). Fifth-year senior guard Brittany Mallory (7.1 ppg., 2.7 apg., .402 3FG%) is back, as is All-BIG EAST Freshman Team selection Natalie Achonwa (6.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg).

StorylinesNotre Dame’s incoming freshman class is highly-touted and has two earning prep All-America honors during their careers (including 2011 Parade Magazine All-America guard Madison Cable). All three freshmen come to South Bend after leading their respective high school squads to state championships in 2010.The Fighting Irish have ranked among the top five in the nation in attendance the past two seasons, checking in at No. 5 in 2010-11 after averaging a school-record 8,553 fans per game with five sellouts.



Newcomers

Skylar Diggins

Notre DAme FiGhtiNG irish

Notre Dame Fighting Irish31-8 Overall (15-2 Home; 8-5 Away; 8-1 Neutral)13-3 BIG EAST (7-1 Home; 6-2 Away)NOVEMBERFri. 12 New Hampshire W, 99-48 8,614 Peters (23)Mon. 15 Morehead State W, 91-28 7,763 McBride (14)Thu. 18 No. 15/15 UCLA L, 83-86 (2ot) 7,824 Diggins (22)Sun. 21 at No. 9/10 Kentucky L, 76-81 FSS 6,794 Novosel (21)Fri. 26 WBCA Classic (Notre Dame, Ind.) IUPUI W, 95-29 8,848 Peters (18)Sat. 27 WBCA Classic (Notre Dame, Ind.) Wake Forest W, 92-69 8,294 Novosel (23)Sun. 28 WBCA Classic (Notre Dame, Ind.) Butler W, 85-54 8,279 Novosel (20)DECEMBERWed. 1 at No. 2/3 Baylor L, 65-76 7,239 Diggins (21)Sun. 5 RV/RV Purdue W, 72-51 ESPN2 9,149 (S) Novosel (16)Wed. 8 at PROVIDENCE W, 79-43 179 Achonwa (13)Sat. 11 Creighton W, 91-54 8,848 Diggins (18)Mon. 20 at Valparaiso W, 94-43 1,877 Novosel (18)Wed. 29 State Farm Holiday Classic (Seattle, Wash.) vs. Gonzaga W, 70-61 0 Novosel (27)Thu. 30 State Farm Holiday Classic (Seattle, Wash.) vs. Loyola-Marymount W, 91-47 1,026 McBride (20)JANUARYSun. 2 Southeast Missouri State W, 97-21 8,653 Diggins (18)Wed. 5 at MARQUETTE W, 73-55 1,300 Peters (18)Sat. 8 No. 2/2 CONNECTICUT L, 76-79 CBS 9,149 (S) Peters (17)Wed. 12 NR/ RV LOUISVILLE W, 80-60 8,058 Peters (14) McBride (14)Sat. 15 at PITTSBURGH W, 82-50 2,650 Diggins (20)Tue. 18 No. 16/17 GEORGETOWN W, 80-58 CBS C 8,614 Diggins (22)Sun. 23 No. RV/23 ST. JOHN’S W, 69-36 ESPNU 9,149 (S) Bruszewski (19)Sat. 29 at VILLANOVA W, 58-43 2,327 Peters (20)FEBRUARYTue. 1 No. NR/25 SYRACUSE W, 71-48 7,797 Peters (15)Sat. 5 at USF W, 76-68 1,393 Novosel (19)Tue. 8 SETON HALL W, 89-38 8,072 Novosel (16)Sat. 12 RUTGERS W, 71-49 9,149 (S) Peters (21)Sat. 19 at No. 2/2 CONNECTICUT (GP)L, 57-78 BETV/CPTV 10,167(S) Diggins (22)Tue. 22 at No. 19/18 WEST VIRGINIA W, 72-60 CBS C 2,593 Novosel (22)Sat. 26 CINCINNATI W, 66-48 9,149 (S) three with (12)Mon. 28 at No. 7/11 DE PAUL L, 69-70 CBS C 4,001 (S) Diggins (18)MARCHSun. 6 vs. #6 seed Louisville W, 63-53 ESPNU 8,104 Peters (19)Mon. 7 vs. #2 seed DePaul W, 71-67 ESPNU 9,260 Diggins (19Tue. 8 at #1 seed Connecticut L, 64-73 ESPN 10,202 Novosel (17)Sat. 19 at #15 seed Utah^ W, 67-54 ESPN2 2,366 Diggins (20) Novosel (20)Mon. 21 vs. #10 seed Temple^ W, 77-64 ESPN2 1,567 Peters (17) Novosel (17)Sat. 26 vs. #6 seed Oklahoma* W, 78-53 ESPN 8,867 Mallory (20)Mon. 28 vs. #1 seed Tennessee* W, 73-59 ESPN 5,708 Diggins (24)APRILSun. 3 vs. #1 seed Connecticut$ W, 72-63 ESPN 16,421 Diggins (28)Tue. 5 vs. #2 seed Texas A&M$ L, 70-76 ESPN 17,473 Diggins (23)BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); BTN – Big Ten Network; CBS C – CBS College Sports Network; CPTV – Connecticut Public Television; FSS-Fox Sports South; GP - Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Conn.); (S) - Sellout; ^ - NCAA Salt Lake City First and Second Round Site; * - NCAA Dayton, Ohio Regional Site; $ - NCAA Final Four in Indianapolis

Madison Cable, G, Fr., 6-0Mount Lebanon, Pa./Mount Lebanon • Helped Mount Lebanon to a combined 114-4 record in her career, averaging 12.3 ppg, 6.1 rpg and 3.4 spg and scored 1,571 career points.• Helped Mount Lebanon to three consecutive Pennsylvania Class AAAA state championships in 2009, 2010 and 2011.• As a senior, led the Blue Devils to a No. 24 national ranking by MaxPreps (No. 1 in state).•Gatorade Pennsylvania High School Player of the Year (2011) and Associated Press Pennsylvania Class AAAA Player of the Year (2011).• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Player of the Year (2011) and two-time Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Player of the Year (2010, 2011).

Whitney Holloway, G, Fr., 5-4Plainfield, Ill./Montini Catholic• Team had a combined record of 125-14 (.899) during her tenure.• Averaged 11.8 points, 4.5 assists and 3.7 steals, with .640 field goal percentage and 2.82 assist/turnover ratio (631 assists/224 turnovers) while scoring 1,594 career points.• Led Montini to the first two Illinois Class 3A state championships in school history in 2010 and 2011, following state third-place finish in 2008.• Only the 12th school in Illinois girls’ basketball history (across all classes) to win back-to-back titles since the tournament began in 1977.• Team also won four consecutive Class 3A sectional titles (2008-11) and three supersectional crowns (2008, 2010, 2011), as well as four consecutive Suburban Christian Conference (SCC) championships (2008-11).• ESPN RISE Underclass All-America Team (2010) and three-time All-State selection.

Markisha Wright, F, Fr., 6-2Des Moines, Iowa/Des Moines East• Averaged 12.7 ppg and 7.4 rpg with a .533 field goal percentage.• Scored 1,193 points and grabbed 697 rebounds.• Helped pace the Scarlets to Iowa Class 4A state title in 2011 following state runner-up finish in 2010. The team also won two regional titles and four Central Iowa Metropolitan League (CIML) Metro Conference championships.• As a senior, paced East to a perfect 26-0 record and Iowa Class 4A championship.

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School23 Ashlee Anderson G R-So. 5-9 Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young1 Loliya Briggs G Fr. 5-11 Gainesville, Fla./Potter’s House Christian Academy42 Leeza Burdgess C R-So. 6-5 Miami, Fla./Miami Norland Senior13 Marquel Davis G So. 5-9 Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford12 Abby Dowd G R-So. 5-9 Tipp City, Ohio/Tippecanoe33 Kyra Dunn F So. 6-2 Sacramento, Calif./Sacramento55 Yasmin Fuller G So. 5-8 Seattle, Wash./Kennedy Catholic34 Chyna Golden F Fr. 6-2 Neptune, N.J./Neptune3 Brianna Kiesel G Fr. 5-7 Utica, N.Y./Thomas R. Proctor0 Asia Logan G So. 6-0 Baltimore, Md./Digital Harbor51 Cora McManus F Fr. 6-0 Seattle, Wash./Garfield31 TiAnna Porter F Fr. 6-1 Paris, Tenn./Henry County24 Jessica Renaud G So. 5-11 Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown

Head Coach: Agnus Berenato (Mount St. Mary’s ’80)Assistant Coaches: Patty Coyle (Rutgers ‘82), Khadija Head (Murray State ‘03), Mallorie Winn (Pittsburgh ‘07)Director of Operations: Meghan Bielich (Clarion ‘06)Video Coordinator: David Scarborough (California University of Pennsylvania ‘09)


Pitt Record (8 years) ...........................................144-106 (.576)

Georgia Tech Record (15 years) .........................223-209 (.516)

Rider Record (4 years) ........................................... 60-55 (.622)






Agnus Berenato

2011-12 Roster

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2011-12 News & NotesWho’s GoneThe Panthers will look to replace 74.6 percent of their scoring from a year ago, having lost their top four scorers to graduation. Pitt will be looking for new faces to step up and replace Taneisha Harrison, who averaged 15.5 points per game to lead the team last season, along with Jania Sims, who averaged 12.3 points per game. Chelsea Cole led the team on the boards with 10.3 rpg and was just under a double-double average with 9.9 ppg.

The BIG PicturePitt head coach Agnus Berenato fields the youngest team in NCAA Division I women’s basketball in 2011-12. The squad - with no upperclassmen - is comprised of eight sophomores and five freshmen. But, even with the losses to graduation, the Panthers have an exciting season to look forward to as the incoming freshman class is ranked No. 18 by ESPN Hoopgurlz, the highest ranked class in Pitt history. The five-member class boasts three players ranked in the top-100.

Who’s ReturningRedshirt sophomore Ashlee Anderson is the lone returning starter (23 of 31 games), having averaged 20.1 minutes and 5.2 points per game – both are the most of any returning player. Leeza Burdgess returns after playing in 30 games last season and averaging 3.6 ppg in 12.5 minutes per game.

StorylinesPitt will be looking to bounce back in 2011-12 as the Panthers have something to prove. Pitt saw its streak of five-straight postseason appearances come to a close last season, finishing the season with a loss in the BIG EAST Championship quarterfinals to Marquette.



Loliya Briggs, G, Fr., 5-11Gainesville, Fla./Potter’s House Christian Academy• Averaged 13.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 3.9 steals during her senior season.• Rated the No. 50 overall player by ESPN’s HoopGurlz (14th by position) and No. 44 according to All Star Girls Report.• Selected to play in both the FILA and Converse All America games, earned the 2011 MVP title in the latter. • Named 2010 Sporting News honorable mention All-American.

Brianna Kiesel, G, Fr., 5-7Utica, N.Y./Thomas R. Proctor• Averaged 22.8 points her senior season.• Named to the New York State Class AA second team by the New York State Sportswriters and Coaches of Girls Sports.• Shattered the all-time scoring (1,723 points), assists (479) and steals record (394). • Rated the No. 58 player overall in ESPN’s Hoopgurlz Top 100. All-Star Girls Report ranked Kiesel in the No. 70 spot.• Named Sporting News Honorable Mention All-American.

Abby Dowd, G, R-So., 5-9Tipp City, Ohio/Tippecanoe• Transfer from Buffalo, sat out the 2010-2011 season.• At Buffalo was selected to Mid-American Conference All-Freshman Team following the 2009-10 season.• Saw action in all 30 games on the year with 25 starts, was fourth on the team in scoring, second in assists and third in the MAC in 3-point field goal percentage.• Averaged 6.5 points and shot 47.8 percent from the 3-point line during conference play. Her 26 3-pointers on the year tied for 16th all-time in Buffalo history.• Shot 84 percent from the free throw line. Tallied 66 assists and 23 steals on the year.

TiAnna Porter, F, Fr., 6-1Paris, Tenn./Henry County• A McDonald’s All-American nominee.• Ranked the 18th best position player by Dan Olson’s Collegiate Girls Basketball Report.• Entered school’s 1,000 point club during her final season at Henry County.• Participated in the East-West All-Star game, recognizing the state’s best talent.• Averaged 16 points and eight rebounds to lead team in both total points (412) and rebounds (282) as a junior.

Chyna Golden, F, Fr., 6-2Neptune, N.J./Neptune• Averaged 10.5 points and 6.8 rebounds.• Squad posted a 29-3 season and were ranked No. 9 by USA Today and No. 13 in ESPN Rise.• Rated nation’s No. 97 recruit in ESPNU Hoopgurlz 100 and the ninth best player by her position.• One of three players in this year’s senior class at Neptune to earn NCAA Division I scholarships.

Cora McManus, F, Fr., 6-0Seattle, Wash./Garfield• Averaged 14 points and 14 rebounds during her senior season.• McDonald’s All-American nominee.• Played AAU basketball for the Baden Elite for five years. Selected as MVP in 2008.• Also played soccer, softball and competed in track & field.

Newcomers

Ashlee Anderson

pittsburGh pANthers

Pittsburgh Panthers14-17 Overall (8-6 Home; 4-9 Away; 2-2 Neutral)5-11 BIG EAST (3-5 Home; 2-6 Away)NOVEMBERFri. 12 Youngstown State W, 78-58 4,143 Thomas (18)Wed. 17 Group of Six Challenge (Minneapolis, Minn.) at Minnesota L, 63-73 BTN.com 2,752 Thomas (24)Sun. 21 Radford W, 77-46 1,816 Cole (19)Wed. 24 No. 6/ 6 Duke L, 55-93 2,720 Harrison (16)Sun. 28 Loyola (Md.) W, 73-45 1,757 Scott (15) Thomas (15)DECEMBERWed. 1 at St. Francis (Pa.) L, 71-85 1,237 Scott (14) Harrison (14)Sat. 4 Mount St. Mary’s W, 66-30 1,708 Harrison (13)Tue. 7 No. 24/RV DE PAUL L, 51-67 1,972 Sims (15)Sat. 11 at Valparaiso W, 86-51 492 Burdgess (16)Sun. 19 Las Vegas Hoops Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) vs. Texas Tech L, 65-78 1,200 Sims (26)Mon. 20 Las Vegas Hoops Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) vs. Texas Arlington W, 95-61 1,151 Logan (13)Tue. 28 Austin Peay W, 75-53 2,019 Cole (13) Harrison (13)Fri. 31 at Central Michigan W, 94-78 593 Harrison (25)JANUARYWed. 5 at Duquesne L, 62-70 1,494 Sims (21)Sun. 9 at LOUISVILLE L, 68-79 ESPNU 9,577 Harrison (18)Wed. 12 at SETON HALL W, 64-58 375 Harrison (19)Sat. 15 No. 12/12 NOTRE DAME L, 50-82 2,650 Harrison (10)Sat. 22 at No. 2/2 CONNECTICUT (GP)L, 46-66 CPTV 9,767 Harrison (16)Wed. 26 at RV/RV SYRACUSE L, 60-69 TWS 1,076 Scott (16)Sat. 29 RV/RV MARQUETTE L, 70-74 (ot) 4,324 Harrison (18)FEBRUARYTue. 1 CINCINNATI W, 79-48 2,076 Sims (24)Sat. 5 at No. 14/15 WEST VIRGINIA W, 60-53 BETV 8,025 Harrison (30)Tue. 8 at RUTGERS L, 42-54 2,946 Cole (12)Sat. 12 USF W, 70-66 2,247 Harrison (27)Tue. 15 PROVIDENCE W, 60-57 CBS C 1,820 Harrison (20)Sat. 19 No. 21/20 WEST VIRGINIA L, 79-90 Comcast 5,368 Harrison (28)Wed. 23 at No. 18/19 GEORGETOWN L, 57-67 655 Sims (17)Sat. 26 at RV/RV ST. JOHN’S L, 63-72 1,567 Anderson (20)Mon. 28 VILLANOVA L, 52-54 1,973 Scott (20)MARCHFri. 5 vs. #13 seed USF W, 63-60 BETV 7,923 Sims (17)Sat. 6 vs. #5 seed Marquette L, 61-65 BETV 8,302 Harrison (27)

BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); BTN – Big Ten Network; CBS C – CBS College Sports Network; Comcast – local cable in PIttsburgh area; CPTV – Connecticut Public Television; GP - Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Conn.); TWS - Time Warner Syracuse

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School15 Chanise Baldwin F Fr. 6-2 Pontiac, Mich./Detroit Martin Luther King30 Rachel Barnes G/F Sr. 5-8 Windsor, Conn./Windsor/Seward County CC21 Colleen Breslin G Sr. 5-8 Havertown, Pa./Haverford14 Alicia Cropper G So. 5-8 Brooklyn, N.Y./Thomas Jefferson33 Brianna Edwards F Jr. 6-1 Minneapolis, Minn./North Community42 Alexis Harris F Fr. 6-1 Detroit, Mich./Renaissance High School11 Tiffany Hurd G R-Sr. 5-10 Moorpark, Calif./Moorpark/Moorpark JC3 Chandler McCabe F Sr. 6-3 Winter Park, Fla./Bishop Moore4 Ajai Meeks F Fr. 6-3 Detroit, Mich./John J. Pershing32 Lauren Okafor F So. 6-3 New Haven, Conn./Hopkins Prep10 Danielle Pearson G/F So. 5-9 Brooklyn, N.Y./Thomas Jefferson12 Symone Roberts G Jr. 5-7 New Britain, Conn./New Britain High School13 Tori Rule G Fr. 5-7 Minneapolis, Minn./Minneapolis South High School20 Lola Wells G Sr. 5-6 Fontana, Calif./A.B. Miller2 Teya Wright F R-Sr. 6-1 Paterson, N.J./Paterson Eastside/Rosa Parks School/UMass

Head Coach: Phil Seymore (Canisius ‘89)Associate Head Coach: Jonath Nicholas (Trinity ‘97)Assistant Coaches: Shauna Green (Canisius ‘02), Morra Gill (Dillard ‘02)Director of Operations: Safi ya Grant (Virginia ‘04)

Career Record (6 years) ........................................75-103 (.421)

PC Record (6 years)...............................................75-103 (.421)




NCAA Record (n/a) ...............................................................n/a

WNIT Record (1 appearance) .................................... 3-1 (.750)

Phil Seymore

2011-12 Roster

proviDeNce FriArs

2011-12 News & NotesWho’s GonePC’s top scorer from last season, Mi-Khida Hankins, graduated, leaving a hole for someone new on the roster to shine. Hankins, who played in all 29 games last year, was the team’s leader with 10.4 points per game and added 7.1 rebounds per game. She also had a team-high 39 blocks.

The BIG PictureThe Friars fi nished the 2010-11 season with a 13-16 record and six league wins. Providence lost its leading scorer from last season, Mi-Khida Hankins, but has six seniors and two juniors to help lead the team. The Fri-ars also have four newcomers to help the veterans improve on last year.

Who’s ReturningThe Friars have two redshirt-seniors this year, Tiffany Hurd and Teya Wright. Wright brings a great deal of experience to the court after playing in all 29 games last season. She averaged 9.0 ppg and a team-leading 8.0 rpg and shot a team-high .434 from the fi eld. Hurd and Wright are joined by four additional seniors and two juniors to help lead the team. The experience of the up-perclassmen will be joined by a four-member recruiting class.

StorylinesThe Friars have averaged 6.5 conference wins over the last two years. After posting a 19-15 record two years ago, the Friars were 13-16 last year. SymoneRoberts was second on the team last year with 9.3 ppg after playing in 26 games as a sopho-more. Roberts broke into the starting lineup as a freshman and averaged 4.9 points per game.



Newcomers

Symone Roberts

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Providence Friars13-16 Overall (8-6 Home; 5-6 Away; 0-4 Neutral)6-10 BIG EAST (3-5 Home; 3-5 Away)NOVEMBERFri. 12 at Saint Joseph’s L, 49-64 4,200 Wright (12) Hankins (12)Sun. 14 Massachusetts W, 71-48 215 Tate (15)Wed. 17 Rhode Island W, 71-40 220 Hankins (16)Sat. 20 at Hartford W, 75-53 1,449 Roberts (18)Mon. 22 Hofstra L, 76-80 172 Roberts (18)Fri. 26 Junkanoo Jam (Freeport, Grand Bahama Island) vs. Arizona State L, 56-63 0 Roberts (18)Sat. 27 Junkanoo Jam (Freeport, Grand Bahama Island) vs. Alabama L, 80-82 (3ot) 0 Hankins (19)DECEMBERWed. 1 Yale W, 74-62 127 Tate, Roberts (18)Fri. 3 Brown Bear Basketball Classic (Providence, RI) at Brown W, 55-30 576 Wright (11) Hankins (11)Sat. 4 Brown Bear Basketball Classic (Providence, RI) vs. Florida L, 56-73 317 Tate (11)Wed. 8 No. 13/12 NOTRE DAME L, 43-79 179 Hankins (16)Wed. 22 Oakland W, 50-49 673 Hankins (12)Fri. 31 Boston University W, 65-55 202 Hankins (20)JANUARYWed. 5 at No. 16/23 DE PAUL L, 38-71 2,234 Wells (9)Sat. 8 USF W, 64-57 140 Roberts (13)Sat. 15 No. 18/17 GEORGETOWN L, 45-49 BETV 315 Tate (15)Wed. 19 at VILLANOVA W, 58-53 819 Hankins (14)Sat. 22 at NR/RV RUTGERS L, 39-60 3,451 Wright (10)Sat. 29 RV/RV ST. JOHN’S L, 53-69 379 Tate (13)FEBRUARYTue. 1 at No. 14/15 WEST VIRGINIA L, 45-59 1,193 Hankins (11)Sun. 6 at SETON HALL W, 58-55 914 Roberts (14)Wed. 9 VILLANOVA W, 58-49 CoxSports 197 Wright (15)Sat. 12 No. 2/2 CONNECTICUT L, 38-68 CoxSports/CPTV 2,137 Wright (9)Tue. 15 at PITTSBURGH L, 57-60 CBS C 1,820 Wright (13)Sat. 19 at CINCINNATI W, 57-43 359 Wright (14)Tue. 22 No. 24/22 MARQUETTE L, 50-62 292 Tate (17)Sat. 26 at NR/RV SYRACUSE L, 47-63 1,034 Hankins (17)Mon. 28 NR/RV LOUISVILLE W, 63-61 207 Tate (17)MARCHFri. 4 vs. #14 seed Villanova L, 50-52 (ot) 8,177 Hankins (15)

BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); CPTV – Connecticut Public Television; DD – Dunkin’ Donuts Center (Providence, R.I.); XL – XL Center (Hartford, Conn.)

Ajai Meeks, F, Fr., 6-3Detroit, Mich./John J. Pershing• Earned All-Macomb First Team and All-City Dream Team honors. • Averaged a double-double each of her four years.• Led her team to a Regional Championship title. • Meeks also played alongside teammate Alexis Harris as a member of the Michigan Crossover.

Chanise Baldwin, F, Fr., 6-2Pontiac, Mich./Detroit Martin Luther King• Named Most Improved Player in 2010.• Earned Most Valuable Player in 2011.• Selected to the All-City Second Team in 2010.• Earned a spot on the the All-City First Team in 2011.• Led team to the District Championship crown.

Tori Rule, G, Fr., 5-7Minneapolis, Minn./Minneapolis South• Played basketball at DeLasalle as a freshman and sophomore. • Captained the team as a sophomore.• Continued at Minneapolis South High School as a junior and senior; captained the team as a senior.• She was a part of this team that won the Twin City Championships in 2010. • Earned All-Conference and All-Metro in 2008-11.• All-State selection as a freshman, junior and senior.• A fi nalist for Miss Basketball 2011.• Recorded 1,400 career points.

Alexis Harris, F, Fr., 6-1Detroit, Mich./Renaissance• Named Second Team All-City.• Won PSL Learner of the Week and PSL Learner of the Year. • Led Renaissance to the City, District and Regional titles.• Also a member of the Michigan Crossover with teammate Ajai Meeks.

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School25 Briyona Canty G Fr. 5-9 Willingboro, N.J./Trenton Catholic15 Syessence Davis G Fr. 5-7 Neptune, N.J./Neptune20 Christa Evans F/C Fr. 6-3 Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial44 Betnijah Laney G/F Fr. 6-0 Cayton, Del./Smyrna10 Brittany Lapidus G Jr. 5-7 Marlboro, N.J./Marlboro52 Chelsey Lee F Sr. 6-2 Miami, Fla./Parkway Academy34 Monique Oliver F/C Jr. 6-2 Las Vegas, Nev./Long Beach (Calif.) Polytechnic22 Shakena Richardson G Fr. 5-4 Neptune, N.J./Neptune1 Khadijah Rushdan G R-Sr. 5-9 Wilmington, Del./St. Elizabeth High School11 Nikki Speed G Sr. 5-8 Pasadena, Calif./Marlborough School24 April Sykes G/F Sr. 6-0 Starkville, Miss./E. Oktibbeha30 Jaymee Tucker G Sr. 5-10 North Brunswick, N.J./North Brunswick3 Erica Wheeler G Jr. 5-7 Miami, Fla./Parkway Academy

Head Coach: C. Vivian Stringer (Slippery Rock ’71)Assistant Coaches: Tasha Pointer (Rutgers ’01), Chelsea Newton (Rutgers, ’05), Tia Jackson (Iowa ‘95)Director of Operations: Michelle Edwards (Iowa ’89)


Rutgers Record (16 years) ..................................343-173 (.665)

Iowa Record (12 years) ........................................269-84 (.762)

Cheyney State Record (12 years) .........................251-51 (.831)


BIG EAST Tournament Record (16 appearances) .22-15 (.595)




C. Vivian Stringer

2011-12 Roster

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2011-12 News & NotesWho’s GoneRU loses Daisha Simmons, who played in 32 games, averaging 2.4 ppg and 2.4 rpg. The Scarlet Knights will also be without forwards Briana Hutchen (1.2 ppg, 1.5 rpg) and Julie Paunovic (0.8 ppg, 0.2 rpg). Hutchen appeared in 28 games, while Paunovic played in 13 games. All three letterwinners combined for only four starts.

The BIG PictureRutgers advanced to its ninth-straight NCAA Championship - 22nd overall and 13th under head coach C. Vivian Stringer. RU was one of only 10 teams to qualify for the NCAA Championship in each of the last nine seasons. The Scarlet Knights were the only team in the country to face each of the Final Four teams - Connecticut, Notre Dame, Stanford and Texas A&M. The Scarlet Knights finished the season 20-13, Stringer’s 31st 20-win season. Stringer became just the third women’s coach to reach 850 wins.

Who’s ReturningRutgers returns all five starters from last year, including three Second Team All-BIG EAST selections – Monique Oliver, Khadijah Rushdan and April Sykes. Sykes nearly tripled her scoring average (5.6 ppg) and had three times as many double-digit scoring games (eight) from the previous year, averaging 14.1 ppg and posting 24 double-figure contests. Rusdhan averaged 11.8 ppg and was ranked first in BIG EAST regular season play with 5.2 assists per game. Oliver averaged 10.9 points per game and 5.9 rebounds per game.

StorylinesThe Scarlet Knights will be looking for a 10th-straight trip to the NCAA Championship this season. After falling only once at home all season (to Connecticut), the squad will look to maintain its homecourt advantage. According to ESPNU HoopGurlz, the Scarlet Knights’ recruiting class is ranked No. 3 with five newcomers. Briyona Canty is rated as the top guard in the country by ESPNU HoopGurlz 100.



Briyona Canty, G, Fr., 5-9Trenton Catholic/Willingboro, N.J.• Rated the top guard in the country and No. 6 prospect overall in the ESPNU HoopGurlz 100.• Named a 2011 McDonald’s All-American.• Competed for the East squad with fellow Scarlet Knight freshman Betnijah Laney.• Earned Parade All-American honors.• Tabbed as a 2011 WBCA All-American.• Played at Trenton Catholic, where she helped guide her team to its third NJSIAA Non-Public ‘B’ Tournament title as a junior.

Syessence Davis, G, Fr., 5-7Neptune/Neptune, N.J. • Rated as the 51st-best prospect in the nation by EPSNU HoopGurlz. Ranked the No. 15 combo guard.• 2011 McDonald’s All-America nominee.• Named Player of the Year in the Shore following her junior and senior seasons. • Competed at Neptune High School with fellow Scarlet Knight freshman Shakena Richardson. Led Neptune to a 30-1 finish and its first-ever NJSIAA Tournament of Champions title as a junior.

Christa Evans, F/C, Fr., 6-3Jackson Memorial/Jackson, N.J.• A 2011 McDonald’s All-America nominee.• Helped lead Jackson High School to back-to-back A-South Championships her junior and senior seasons. It marked the first time the Jaguars had ever won back-to-back A-South titles.• Averaged 15.8 points and 10.8 rebounds over her four seasons as a starter for Jackson.• Ended high school career with over 1,200 points and 1,000 rebounds.• Named All-Ocean County, All-Shore and All A-South.

Betnijah Laney, G/F, Fr., 6-0Smyrna/Clayton, Del.• Rated the No. 2 wing in the country and No. 11 prospect overall in the ESPNU HoopGurlz 100.• Named a 2011 McDonald’s All-American. Earned Parade All-America honors. Named a 2011 WBCA All-American.• The consensus Player of the Year in the state of Delaware as a senior. Also a three-time First Team All-State selection.• A two-time Gatorade girls’ basketball player of the year for Delaware.

Shakena Richardson, G, Fr., 5-4Neptune/Neptune, N.J.• A 2011 WBCA All-American.• Rated the 18th-best prospect in the nation in the ESPNU HoopGurlz 100. Ranked as the No. 4 point guard in the 2011 recruiting class.• Three-time All-State and All-Shore honoree.• 2011 McDonald’s All-America nominee.

Newcomers

Khadijah Rushdan

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Rutgers Scarlet Knights20-13 Overall (12-1 Home; 4-10 Away; 4-2 Neutral)11-5 BIG EAST (7-1 Home; 4-4 Away)NOVEMBERFri. 12 at California L, 57-66 1,779 Wheeler (16)Sun. 14 at No. 2/3 Stanford L, 50-63 5,816 Wheeler (16)Thu. 18 Princeton W, 54-53 2,518 Rushdan (13)Mon. 22 North Carolina A&T W, 88-59 2,108 Rushdan (26)Fri. 26 Lady Rebel Round-Up (Las Vegas, Nev.) vs. Pacific W, 71-39 0 Sykes (19)Sat. 27 Lady Rebel Round-Up (Las Vegas, Nev.) vs. Oregon State W, 65-52 736 Sykes (18)DECEMBERWed. 1 at Temple L, 58-60 1,006 Lee (15)Sun. 5 Central Connecticut State W, 73-32 2,913 Sykes (18)Thu. 9 No. 11/12 GEORGETOWN W, 70-53 2,522 Oliver (21)Sun. 12 at No. RV/25 Boston College L, 75-84 1,007 Sykes (32)Wed. 15 Kean W, 90-56 2,569 Rushdan (22)Sun. 19 Maggie Dixon Classic (New York, N.Y.) vs. No. 8/7 Texas A&M L, 50-79 ESPNU 15,232 Wheeler (13)Thu. 30 at No. 5/6 Tennessee L, 51-87 13,971 Sykes (15)JANUARYMon. 3 George Washington W, 60-50 2,565 Sykes (20)Sat. 8 VILLANOVA W, 57-43 3,093 Oliver (17)Tue. 11 at No. 25/RV SYRACUSE W, 78-67 CBS C 1,031 Oliver (27)Sat. 15 at CINCINNATI W, 55-44 419 Oliver (16) Rushdan (16)Sat. 22 PROVIDENCE W, 60-39 3,451 Lee (15) Oliver (15)Wed. 26 No. 2/2 CONNECTICUT L, 44-63 FiOS/CPTV 4,703 Sykes (20)Sat. 29 at LOUISVILLE L, 45-56 BETV 15,061 Sykes (20)FEBRUARYTue. 1 at No. NR/23 ST. JOHN’S L, 48-51 CBS C 803 Oliver (22)Sun. 6 No. RV/25 SYRACUSE W, 54-47 ESPNU 4,035 Oliver (15)Tue. 8 PITTSBURGH W, 54-42 2,946 Wheeler (16)Sat. 12 at No. 8/8 NOTRE DAME L, 49-71 (S) 9,149 Lee (13)Tue. 15 at No. 10/11 DE PAUL L, 62-66 CBS C 2,805 Sykes (15)Sat. 19 at No. 22/21 MARQUETTE W, 76-55 2,441 Rushdan (20)Wed. 23 USF W, 52-46 2,221 Lee (8)Sat. 26 No. 19/18 WEST VIRGINIA W, 67-58 3,858 Wheeler (22)Mon. 28 at SETON HALL W, 71-47 818 Syke s ( 25 ) MARCHSun. 6 vs. #5 seed Marquette W, 68-62 ESPNU 10,463 Sykes (18) Oliver (18)Mon. 7 at. #1 seed Connecticut L, 51-75 ESPNU 9,260 Wheeler 917)Sun. 20 vs. #10 seed Louisiana Tech^ W, 76-51 ESPN2 5,377 Sykes (22)Tue. 22 vs. #2 Texas A&M^ L, 48-70 ESPN2 2,146 Sykes (21)

BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); CBS C – CBS College Sports Network; (S) - Sellout; XL – XL Center (Hartford, Conn.); CPTV - Connecticut Public Television; FiOS - Verizon FiOS; ^ - NCAA Bossier City, La. First and Second Round Site

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School15 Jennifer Blanding C Jr. 6-3 Brooklyn, N.Y./Notre Dame Prep12 Briana Brown G So. 5-8 Norwalk, Conn./King Low Heywood Thomas11 Amanda Burakoski G Jr. 6-0 Brooklyn, N.Y./The Mary Louis Academy34 Tesia Harris G R-Sr. 6-0 Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills West/Delaware32 Mallory Jones F Fr. 6-0 Blacksburg, Va./Oak Hill Academy20 Keylantra Langley G So. 5-9 Bridgeport, Conn./Lauralton Hall5 Nadirah McKenith G Jr. 5-7 Newark, N.J./University High22 Eugeneia McPherson G Jr. 5-8 North Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon High24 Mary Nwachukwu F R-So. 6-2 Dighton, Mass./Dighton-Rehoboth/Boston College21 Zakiyyah Shahid-Martin F/C So. 6-2 Louisville, Ky./Dupont Manual 35 Shenneika Smith G Jr. 6-1 Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Michael Academy3 Da’Shena Stevens F Sr. 6-1 Stamford, Conn./Trinity Catholic2 Amber Thompson F Fr. 6-2 Newark, N.J./University High

Head Coach: Kim Barnes Arico (Montclair State ‘93)Associate Head Coach: Joe Tartamella (James Madison ‘01)Assistant Coach: Megan Duffy, (Notre Dame ‘06)Director of Basketball Operations: Veronica Mullen (Adelphi ‘03)


STJ Record (9 years) ...........................................152-124 (.551)

Adelphi Record (3 years) ....................................... 65-24 (.730)

NJIT Record (2 years) ............................................ 16-37 (.302)

FDU-Madison Record (1 year) ............................... 13-11 (.542)






Kim Barnes Arico

2011-12 Roster

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2011-12 News & NotesWho’s GoneCenthya “Coco” Hart and Sky Lindsay graduated, but those are the only two losses for the Red Storm. Both Hart and Lindsay started all 33 games last season. Hart was third on the team, averaging 8.5 points per game and 5.8 rebounds per game. Lindsay averaged 4.8 points per game.

The BIG PictureSt. John’s returns almost a full roster from its 22-11, 2011 NCAA Championship Second Round Team, including four experienced starters. The Red Storm lost just two players to graduation, Centhya “Coco” Hart and Sky Lindsay. St. John’s de-feated No. 8 seed Texas Tech to advance to the NCAA Second Round, where the Red Storm faced No. 1 seed Stanford on its home court. The squad gained valuable experience and has a veteran roster returning, looking to make it three-straight 20-win seasons.

Who’s ReturningSt. John’s will look to forward Da’Shena Stevens, an All-BIG EAST Second Team selection, who averaged 11.8 points per game. The senior led the team in rebounding last season with 6.4 boards per game and in double-doubles with five. The scoring leader from 2010-11, junior forward Shenneika Smith, also an All-BIG EAST Second Team selection, will once again provide a double threat paired with Stevens. Last season, Smith led the Red Storm with 12.2 points per game. She recorded three 20-plus scoring efforts.

StorylinesJunior Nadirah McKenith will be back with two years of experi-ence as the Red Storm’s starting point guard. McKenith recorded 130 assists last season add-ing 276 points. McKenith was an integral part of St. John’s run in the NCAA Championship, averaging 12.0 ppg during the Red Storm’s run in Stanford. St. John’s also will return juniors Egueneia McPherson, Amanda Burakoski and Jennifer Blanding to the court, all of whom were significant contributors last sea-son.



Mallory Jones, F, Fr., 6-0Blacksburg, Va./Oak Hill Academy• Ranked the 39th best wing player by ESPN Hoopgurlz. • Averaged 12.6 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game as a junior. • Part of Oak Hill’s National High School Invitational Tournament Second Place team, with a 23-4 record.• 2008-09 Region IV Player of the Year (Blacksburg High School).• Virginia High School League First-Team All-State, All-Timesland Girls Basketball first team selection.• Timesland Sizzlin’ Sophomore of the Year.• Roanoke Times Sophomore of the Year.• Played club ball for Team Virginia (Roanoke), the 2009 National Champions.

Amber Thompson, F, Fr., 6-2Newark, N.J./University High• Nationally ranked No. 91 by Blue Star Basketball, 49th-best forward by ESPN Hoopgurlz.• As a junior (2009-10), averaged 10.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.0 blocks and 1.5 steals per game.• Participated in Nike Nationals in July 2010.• Member of the Newark All-County Team.• Helped University High win a state championship as a freshman (2007-08) and returned to the championship as sophomore (2008-09). • Played club ball for Team Jersey in the NYC Golden Hoops Tournament (August 2010).• Named to the Star-Ledger’s All-Group Third Team in 2009-10.• Tabbed one of Star-Ledger’s “Juniors To Watch.”

Newcomers

Da’Shena Stevens

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St. John’S Red StoRm22-11 Overall (10-3 Home; 8-7 Away; 4-1 Neutral)9-7 BIG EAST (5-3 Home; 4-4 Away)NOVEMBERFri. 12 Commerce Bank/Wildcat Classic (Manhattan, Kan.) vs. Marist W, 64-50 0 Stevens (19)Sat. 13 Commerce Bank/Wildcat Classic (Manhattan, Kan.) vs. Kansas State L, 53-64 3,388 McKenith (24)Tue. 16 Manhattan W, 77-51 1,014 Smith (18)Fri. 19 Columbia W, 65-41 1,829 Hart (16)Mon. 22 at Arkansas State W, 60-48 1,291 Stevens (19)Fri. 26 Nicholls State W, 79-54 635 Smith (22)Mon. 29 at St. Bonaventure W, 55-44 686 Stevens (17)DECEMBERSat. 4 at Boston University W, 66-42 350 Stevens, Hart (15)Wed. 8 SETON HALL W, 71-52 1,059 McPherson (20)Sat. 11 at Rhode Island W, 73-49 439 Stevens (17)Sat. 18 St. John’s Chartwells Holiday Classic (Queens, N.Y.) Southern Mississippi W, 81-50 823 McPherson (23)Sun. 19 St. John’s Chartwells Holiday Classic (Queens, N.Y.) UC-Santa Barbara W, 56-47 648 Smith (15)Tue. 28 Maryland Terrapin Classic (College Park, Md.) vs. Liberty W, 81-66 4,433 Smith (28)Wed. 29 Maryland Terrapin Classic (College Park, Md.) at. No. 18/20 Maryland L, 60-66 1,568 McPherson (25)JANUARYTue. 4 at LOUISVILLE L, 73-84 CBS C 6,545 Smith (23)Sat. 8 No. 16/23 DE PAUL L, 54-69 BETV 844 three with (9)Wed. 12 No. 2/2/ CONNECTICUT (MSG)L, 52-84 CPTV 6,512 Stevens (12)Sat. 15 at SETON HALL W, 58-48 435 Smith (14)Tue. 18 CINCINNATI W, 63-34 2,419 Smith, Stevens (14)Sun. 23 at No. 11/10 NOTRE DAME L, 36-69 ESPNU 9,149 (S) Hart (8)Sat. 29 at PROVIDENCE W, 69-53 379 Stevens (22)FEBRUARYTue. 1 RUTGERS W, 51-48 CBS C 803 Burakoski (16)Sat. 5 at No. 23/24 MARQUETTE L, 52-55 2,101 McKenith, Burakoski (12)Sun. 13 No. 16/17 GEORGETOWN W, 75-71 (ot)ESPN2 1,406 Burakoski (15)Wed. 16 at USF W, 80-60 593 Smith (18)Sat. 19 No. NR/RV SYRACUSE L, 67-78 1,108 Stevens (18)Tue. 22 at VILLANOVA W, 57-46 373 Stevens, Hart (15)Sat. 26 PITTSBURGH W, 72-63 1,567 Stevens (15)Mon. 28 at No. 19/18 WEST VIRGINIA L, 49-69 ESPN2 2,605 Smith (10)MARCHSat. 5 vs. #10 seed West Virginia W, 69-47 BETV 8,246 Smith (13)Sun. 6 vs. #2 seed DePaul L, 54-66 ESPNU 8,104 McKenith (12)Sat. 19 vs. #8 seed Texas Tech^ W, 55-50 ESPN2 6,515 McKenith (14)Mon. 21 at #1 seed Stanford^ L, 49-75 ESPN2 5,904 Hart (15)

BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); CBS C – CBS College Sports Network; CPTV – Connecticut Public Television; GP – Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Conn.); MSG – Madison Square Garden; (S) - Sellout; ^ - NCAA Stanford, Calif. First and Second Round Site

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School33 Tajay Ashmeade Sr. C 6-3 Bronx, N.Y./The Frederick Douglass Academy/Trinity Valley JC21 Tiffani Blackman So. G 5-11 Toledo, Ohio/Toledo Start5 Alexis Brown Fr. G 5-8 Jacksonville, Fla./Potter’s House Christian Academy23 Jasmine Crew Sr. G 5-7 Camden, N.J./Camden Catholic/Northeastern 3 Chizoba Ekedigwe Fr. C 6-5 Laurel, Md./St. Vincent Pallotti42 Kandice Green Sr. F 6-1 Baltimore, Md./St. Frances22 Terry Green Jr. F 6-0 Brentwood, N.Y./Holy Trinity34 Nicosia Henry So. F 6-0 Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook15 Jazzmine Johnson So. G 5-8 Glen Dale, Md./Ridge View (S.C.)13 Alexandra Maseko Jr. F 6-2 Harare, Zimbabwe/Arundel Secondary School2 Brittany Morris Jr. G 5-6 Raleigh, N.C./Broughton11 Ka-Deidre Simmons So. G 5-8 Newark, N.J./Malcolm X. Shabazz 1 Elaine Swaby So. F 6-1 Paterson, N.J./John F. Kennedy25 Whitney Wood Sr. C 6-2 Santa Margarita, Calif./Santa Margarita

Head Coach: Anne Donovan (Old Dominion ‘83)Assistant Coaches: Ty Grace (New Haven ’99), Catherine Proto (Springfield ’01), Bett Shebley (Greensboro ‘06)Director of Basketball Operations: David Kim (Wake Forest ’03)


SHU Record (1 year) ................................................. 8-22 (.267)

East Carolina Record (3 years) .............................. 33-51 (.393)

BIG EAST Regular Season Record (1 year) ............. 1-15 (.063)

BIG EAST Tournament Record (1 appearance) ......... 0-1 (.000)

BIG EAST Overall Record (1 year) ........................... 1-16 (.059)

NCAA Record .........................................................................n/a

WNIT Record ........................................................................n/a

Anne Donovan

2011-12 Roster

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2011-12 News & NotesWho’s GoneThe Pirates have lost just one player from last season, center Kashmere Joseph, to graduation. Joseph played in 18 games last season, starting in 11. She averaged 3.7 points per game and 4.6 rebounds per game.

The BIG PictureSecond-year head coach Anne Donovan lost just one player to graduation and returns all five starters from the 2010-11 squad. In addition to the players who now have a year of experience playing under her tutelage, Donovan welcomes two freshmen to the program in guard Alexis Brown and center Chizoba Ekedigwe, both McDonald’s All-America game nominees. The 5-8 Brown, a fundamentally solid player, hails from national powerhouse Potter’s House Academy in Jacksonville, Fla. At 6-5, Ekedigwe brings size and tremendous potential to the Pirates.

Who’s ReturningSeniors Kandice Green and Jasmine Crew should provide the Pirates with veteran experience after solid junior campaigns. Green averaged 11.5 points and 8.1 boards and has been one of the top rebounders in the conference since arriving in South Orange. Crew led the team in scoring, netting 11.6 points per game and was among the BIG EAST leaders in free-throw percentage (77.3). Sophomore Ka-Deidre Simmons returns after earning a spot on the 2010-11 All-BIG EAST Freshman Team. Simmons saw action in 30 games, starting 27, and averaged 7.2 ppg.

StorylinesThe Pirates non-conference slate includes tilts against Michigan, Wake Forest, Memphis, and a trip to the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas over Thanksgiving. While there, Donovan will face her alma mater Old Dominion for the first time.



Alexis Brown, G, Fr., 5-8Jacksonville, Fla./Potter’s House Christian Academy• 2011 McDonald’s All-America game nominee.• Guided Potter’s House to a No. 6 ranking in the Powerade Fab 50 with a final record of 36-2 as a senior.• Co-MVP of her high school team as a junior while helping the squad to a 38-4 record and the National Christian School Athletic Association national championship.• Played for the eight-time defending Florida AAU champion Jacksonville Lady Rams.• Named Sporting News honorable mention All-American as a junior.

Chizoba Ekedigwe, C, Fr., 6-5Laurel, Md./St. Vincent Pallotti• 2011 McDonald’s All-America game nominee.• Averaged 10 points, 10 rebounds and over three blocks per game as a junior.• Led the IAAM Conference with 82 blocks on the season.• Played both forward and center for the Blue Star Maryland club team.• Member of both the Spanish and National Honor Society, as well as the Varsity Club and the volleyball team.

Newcomers

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Seton hall PiRateS8-22 Overall (5-10 Home; 3-9 Away; 0-3 Neutral)1-15 BIG EAST (0-8 Home; 1-7 Away)NOVEMBERFri. 12 at Florida Gulf Coast L, 57-64 1,963 Simmons (19)Tue. 16 Temple W, 72-59 713 Crew (16)Sat. 20 Seton Hall Classic (South Orange, N.J.) LSU L, 40-58 516 K. Green (10)Sun. 21 Seton Hall Classic (South Orange, N.J.) Massachusetts W, 61-58 416 K.Green (15)Tue. 23 Army W, 50-40 413 Crew (16)Fri. 26 Junkanoo Jam (Freeport, Grand Bahama Island) vs. Boston College L, 46-85 0 Simmons (9) Crew (9)Sat. 27 Junkanoo Jam (Freeport, Grand Bahama Island) vs. Auburn L, 51-85 0 Simmons (8) Maseko (8)DECEMBERWed. 1 at Delaware State W, 65-57 0 T. Green (21) Sun. 5 at William and Mary W, 73-67 (ot) 315 K.Green (31)Wed. 8 at No. 20/21 ST. JOHN’S L, 52-71 1,059 T. Green (11)Sun. 12 at Drexel L, 43-66 724 Crew (13)Sat. 18 Hofstra L, 65-76 408 K.Green (18)Wed. 22 La Salle W, 65-62 742 Ashmeade (15)Wed. 29 Rhode Island W, 73-69 (2ot) 307 Crew (20)JANUARYWed. 5 No. 6/7 WEST VIRGINIA L, 46-67 218 Crew, K.Green (10)Sat. 8 at No. 23/RV SYRACUSE L, 50-75 1,135 Johnson (10)Wed. 12 PITTSBURGH L, 58-64 375 K.Green (10)Sat. 15 No. RV/22 ST. JOHN’S L, 48-58 435 K.Green (15)Sat. 22 at No. 13/18 DE PAUL L, 59-77 2,505 K.Green (20)Tue. 25 at USF L, 64-68 521 K.Green (20) Crew (20)Sat. 29 No. 19/19 GEORGETOWN L, 41-59 460 T.Green (11)FEBRUARYSun. 6 PROVIDENCE L, 55-58 914 Crew (14)Tue. 8 at No. 8/8 NOTRE DAME L, 38-89 8,072 Crew (10)Sat. 12 at CINCINNATI W, 51-44 BETV 351 Crew (17)Wed. 16 No. 22/21 MARQUETTE L, 58-66 496 Crew (20)Sat. 19 VILLANOVA L, 54-62 400 Crew (17)Tue. 22 at No. 1/1 CONNECTICUT (XL) L, 59-80 CPTV 11,249 Johnson (14)Sat. 26 at NR/RV LOUISVILLE L, 49-59 9,875 Johnson (19)Mon. 28 NR/RV RUTGERS L, 47-71 818 Crew (18)MARCHFri. 4 vs. #9 seed Syracuse L, 44-74 BETV 7,923 (three with 8)

BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); CPTV - Connecticut Public Television; XL - XL Center (Hartford, Conn.)

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School5 Sasha Bernard G R-So. 5-6 Delray Beach, Fla./Indiana/Atlantic33 Daleisha Carn F R-Sr. 6-0 Jacksonville, Fla./Alabama/Englewood4 Tiffany Conner F Jr. 5-9 Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck Emily Dutton G So. 5-5 Niceville, Fla./Niceville22 Aleshia Flowers F Jr. 6-1 Converse, Texas/Judson0 Tahira Johnson F So. 6-1 Cambria Heights, N.Y./Christ the King32 Akila McDonald C So. 6-4 Decatur, Ga./Columbia13 Inga Orekhova G Jr. 6-2 Sevastapol, Ukraine11 Caitlin Rowe C Jr. 6-4 Canberra, Australia/Gulf Coast C.C./Lake Ginnindera3 Kaneisha Saunders G Jr. 5-7 Delray Beach, Fla./Atlantic21 Andrea Smith G Sr. 5-8 Lakeland, Fla./Gulf Coast C.C./Lake Gibson12 Andrell Smith G Sr. 5-8 Lakeland, Fla./Gulf Coast C.C./Lake Gibson23 Shalethia Stringfield G Fr. 5-6 Jacksonville, Fla./Potters Houe Christian Academy1 Jasmine Wynne G Sr. 5-7 Jacksonville, Fla./University Christian

Head Coach: Jose Fernandez (Florida International ‘94)Associate Head Coach: Jeff Osterman (Siena ‘92) Assistant Coaches: Michele Woods-Baxter (St. John Fisher ‘87), Carrie Banks (Detroit Mercy ‘00)Director of Basketball Operations: Andy Alwood (Florida Gulf Coast ‘99)

Career Record (11 years) ................................... 170-168 (.503)

USF Record (11 years) ........................................170-168 (.503)




NCAA Record (1 appearance) .................................... 0-1 (.000)


Jose Fernandez

2011-12 Roster

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2011-12 News & NotesWho’s GoneThe Bulls lost last year’s leading rebounder, Porche Grant, to graduation. Grant swatted a team-high 29 shots and averaged 8.6 rebounds per game, 3.4 more rebounds per game than the next-highest player on the team. The Bulls will need to find an inside presence to step in and dominate the boards this season. USF will also be without Leondra Doomes-Stephens, who was third on the team with 7.7 ppg and second with 5.2 rpg.

The BIG PictureThe Bulls went 12-19 overall last season, picking up three conference wins. The Bulls wrapped up the 2010-11 regular season with two wins- on the road at Villanova and a win against then-No. 18/19 Georgetown. The top two returning scorers, Andrea Smith and Andrell Smith, are back as seniors this season, joined by three newcomers.

Who’s ReturningJuniors Andrea Smith (16.5 ppg) and Andrell Smith (8.3 ppg) return for their senior seasons after leading the Bulls in scoring last year. Andrea Smith was the only player to average double-digits in scoring and started all 31 games. Andrell Smith played in all 31 games, starting 26 and averaged 25 minutes per game. She grabbed a team-high 46 steals. Kaneisha Saunders, who averaged 7.3 ppg, also returns.

StorylinesPam and Les Muma made a lead gift of $3 million to the basketball center on March 26, 2008. The 50,000 square foot Muma Center will feature: two practice courts, player locker rooms and lounges, two video/film theaters, separate athletic training rooms for women and men, joint weight room for both basketball programs, coaches’ offices and locker rooms and conference rooms.



Inga Orekhova, G, Jr., 6-2Sevastapol, Ukraine/Bishop’s School/Northeastern Oklahoma A&M• Played scholastic basketball at The Bishop’s School in La Jolla, Calif., before playing 2010-11 at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in Miami, Okla. • At Northeastern Oklahoma, led the team in scoring with 19.2 points per game, ranked 22nd among all junior college players. • Third on the team in rebounding, averaging 4.6 boards per outing, and recorded 2.7 steals and 2.4 assists per game which was first and second on the team, respectively.• Named a Third Team All-State selection in high school.• Tabbed the San Diego County Player of the Year after averaging 20.3 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.5 blocked shots per game as a senior.

Caitlin Rowe, C, Jr., 6-4Canberra, Austrailia/Gulf Coast C.C./Lake Ginnindera• Played for Australia’s under-20 national team.• Among the leaders in the U-20 world championships in points (2nd averaging 20.2 ppg), rebounds (1st averaging 13 rpg) and blocked shots (1st averaging 2.0 bpg). • At Gulf Coast Community College, averaged 3.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 0.7 blocked shots per game - second on the team - while helping the Commodores to a 32-1 record and the National Junior College Athletic Association National Championship with current USF standouts, and twin sisters, Andrea and Andrell Smith.

Shalethia Stringfield, G., Fr., 5-6Jacksonville, Fla./Potters House Christian Acad.• Came into her senior year at Potter’s House Christian ranked as the 19th best guard in America and the 95th best player overall in America by ESPN HoopGurlz.

Newcomers

AndreaSmith

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USF BUllS12-19 Overall (8-7 Home; 2-10 Away; 2-2 Neutral)3-13 BIG EAST (2-6 Home; 1-7 Away)NOVEMBERFri. 12 Jacksonville W, 82-77 1,410 Andrea Smith (21)Sun. 14 at Middle Tennessee State L, 59-71 2,932 Andrea Smith (18)Wed. 17 Stetson W, 80-42 838 Andrea Smith (13) Saunders (13)Sat. 20 Morgan State L, 51-53 889 Conner (14)Mon. 22 Auburn W, 67-49 1,106 Andrea Smith (33)Fri. 26 Samford Thanksgiving Classic (Birmingham, Ala.) vs. UAB W, 59-38 0 Andrea Smith (11)Sat. 27 Samford Thanksgiving Classic (Birmingham, Ala.) at Samford L, 47-64 504 Andrea Smith (16)Tue. 30 Florida Atlantic W, 80-46 507 Andrell Smith (23)DECEMBERThu. 2 No. 1/1 CONNECTICUT L, 54-80 CPTV/BHSN5,144 Andrea Smith (20)Sun. 12 North Florida W, 68-35 BHSN 703 Andrea Smith (19)Tue. 14 Wake Forest W, 63-54 BHSN 556 Grant, Carn (14)Sat. 18 BTI Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) at UNLV W, 59-54 (ot) 946 Andrea Smith (19)Sun. 19 BTI Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) vs. Southern Methodist W, 61-55 0 Andrea Smith, Andrell Smith (13)Mon. 20 BTI Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) vs. 23/RV Texas L, 65-83 0 Andrea Smith (17)Thu. 30 at Nebraska L, 59-78 3,726 Andrea Smith (12)JANUARYWed. 5 CINCINNATI L, 56-57 531 Doomes-Stephens (13)Sat. 8 at PROVIDENCE L, 57-64 140 Andrea Smith (20)Tue. 11 at No. 14/21 DE PAUL L, 61-77 CBS C 1,932 Andrea Smith (16)Sun. 16 RV/RV MARQUETTE L, 55-61 ESPNU 944 Andrea Smith (17)Sat. 22 at No. 9/9 WEST VIRGINIA L, 52-78 4,555 Andrea Smith (16)Tue. 25 SETON HALL W, 68-64 521 Andrea Smith (22)Sat. 29 at RV/RV SYRACUSE L, 57-78 1,170 Andrea Smith (23)FEBRUARYSat. 5 No. 8/8 NOTRE DAME L, 68-76 1,393 Andrea Smith (20)Tue. 8 at No. 16/17 GEORGETOWN L, 38-67 CBS C 956 Andrea Smith (9)Sat. 12 at PITTSBURGH L, 66-70 2,247 Andrell Smith (16)Wed. 16 No. RV/22 ST. JOHN’S L, 60-80 593 Andrea Smith (27)Sat. 19 No. NR/RV LOUISVILLE L, 55-66 683 Andrea Smith (16)Wed. 23 at NR/RV RUTGERS L, 46-52 2,221 Andrea Smith (20)Sat. 26 at VILLANOVA W, 59-58 BETV 517 Dooms-Stephens (19)Mon. 28 No. 18/19 GEORGETOWN W, 60-55 BHSN 511 Dooms-Stephens (25)MARCHFri. 4 vs. #12 seed Pittsburgh L, 60-63 BETV 7,923 Andrell Smith, Saunders (17)

BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); BHSN – Bright House Sports Network; CBS C – CBS College Sports Network; CPTV – Connecticut Public Television; MSG – Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.); XL – XL Center (Hartford, Conn.)

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School40 Kayla Alexander Jr. C 6-4 Milton Ontario, Canada/Milton District HS23 Tyler Ash Jr. G 6-2 Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool HS14 Troya Berry Sr. F 6-2 Flint, Mich./Flint Hamady HS 33 Phylesha Bullard So. G 5-11 Cincinnati, Ohio/Walnut Hills HS32 Tiara Butler RFr. G 5-10 Waldorf, Md./North Point HS 3 Rachel Coffey So. G 5-7 Kingston, N.Y./Kingston HS 2 Elashier Hall Jr. G 5-11 Washington, D.C./Eleanor Roosevelt HS43 Iasia Hemingway Sr. F 5-11 Newark, N.J./Malcolm X Shabazz HS 34 Shakeya Leary So C 6-3 Brooklyn, N.Y./Murry Bergtraum HS 4 La’Shay Taft So. G 5-7 Baltimore, Md./Baltimore City College HS44 Carmen Tyson-Thomas Jr. G 5-9 Philadelphia, Pa./Conwell-Egan Catholic HS 5 Shanee Williams Jr. G 5-7 Queens, N.Y./Murry Bergtraum HS Head Coach: Quentin Hillsman (St. Mary’s (Md.) ‘93)Associate Head Coach: Matt Luneau (Johnson State ‘91)Assistant Coaches: Kelley Gibson (Maryland ‘99), Vonn Read (Clark ‘99)Director of Operations: Cedric Solice (Charleston Southern ‘05)


SU Record (5 years) ............................................... 98-65 (.601)




NCAA Record (1 appearance) .................................... 0-1 (.000)


Quentin Hillsman

2011-12 Roster

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2011-12 News & Notes

Who’s GoneSyracuse will be playing with-out two seniors who graduated, Erica Morrow and Tasha Harris. Morrow was third on the team with 10.1 points per game. She dished out 109 assists and grabbed a team-high 65 steals. Morrow started 33 games. Har-ris, who started all 35 games, averaged 4.0 ppg and 2.0 rpg. Harris had 144 assists and shot 76 percent from the free throw line.

The BIG PictureSyracuse is coming off its second-straight 25-win season. Under sixth-year coach Quentin Hillsman, SU flipped its conference record from 7-9 to 9-7. The Orange return 10 players, including three starters, returning 80.4 percent of its scoring and 88.8 percent of its rebounding from last season. Syracuse welcomes four newcomers to the squad, including one redshirt freshman and true freshman, a junior college transfer and one international player.

Who’s ReturningAll-BIG EAST First Team pick Kayla Alexander leads the returners. The junior center led the team in points (14.8), blocks (2.6), field-goal percentage (.549) and free-throw percent-age (.766). Her 91 blocks set an SU single-season record. Also returning for her senior season is Iasia Hemingway, an All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention Team member in 2010-11. The for-ward led the Orange in rebounds (7.4) and placed second in points (12.7) and assists (2.5). She posted a team-high nine double-doubles. SU also welcomes back juniors Elashier Hall and Carmen Tyson-Thomas.

StorylinesThe Orange return 10 players, including three starters. Sopho-more center Shakeya Leary aver-aged 5.6 points and 5.3 rebounds last season. Syracuse’s 2011-12 schedule includes Arizona, BYU, Oklahoma and Xavier. SU also welcomes back juniors Elashier Hall and Carmen Tyson-Thomas. Hall finished the season sec-ond on the team in steals (1.4), fourth in points (9.8) and assists (1.3) and fifth in rebounds (5.3). Tyson-Thomas ended the year third on the team in rebounds (6.7) and steals (1.1), and fifth in points (8.6) and assists (1.3).



Shanee Williams, Jr., G, 5-7Queens, N.Y./Murry Bergtraum HS• Helped Monroe College (N.Y.) cap a thrilling run to its first National Junior College Athletic Association women’s basketball national title at the Division II level with a 78-74 win over top-seed Pima (Ariz.). • Led Monroe with 17 points, five rebounds and five assists tournament MVP honors. • Monroe was the No. 11 seed in the 16-team tournament field • Averaged 13.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.9 steals and 4.1 assists per game last year at Monroe. • Averaged 12.8 points and 4.7 rebounds at Monroe CC in Rochester, N.Y. her sophomore year.

Newcomers

Kayla Alexander

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SyRacUSe oRange25-10 Overall (20-2 Home; 3-6 Away; 2-2 Neutral)9-7 BIG EAST (6-2 Home; 3-5 Away)NOVEMBERFri. 12 Northeastern W, 72-69 1,173 Hemingway (17)Mon. 15 Cornell W, 86-45 1,020 Alexander (19)Mon. 22 Long Island W, 90-36 1,009 Morrow (16) Tyson-Thomas (16)Mon. 29 New Hampshire W, 87-46 1,014 Alexander (24)DECEMBERWed. 1 Maryland Eastern Shore W, 73-50 1,011 Alexander (27)Sat. 4 Delaware State W, 87-17 1,102 Hall (15) Tyson-Thomas (15)Mon. 6 Albany W, 69-38 1,023 Alexander (15)Sat. 11 No. 6/6 Ohio State W, 75-66 2,742 Morrow (27)Tue. 21 Sunsplash Tournament (Nassau, Bahamas) vs. No. 2/2 Baylor L, 43-77 199 Hemingway (10)Wed. 22 Sunsplash Tournament (Nassau, Bahamas) vs. Clemson W, 77-58 178 Alexander (23)Tue. 28 St. Francis (Pa.) W, 94-60 1,036 Hemingway (22)Thur. 30 Bryant W, 90-31 1,177 Alexander (23)JANUARYSat. 1 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 91-56 2,077 Alexander (21)Tue. 4 at No. 15/14 GEORGETOWN L, 62-80 1,210 Hall (16)Sat. 8 SETON HALL W, 75-50 1,135 Hall (16)Tue. 11 RUTGERS L, 67-78 CBS C 1,031 Hall (23)Sat. 15 at No. 6/7 WEST VIRGINIA L, 61-70 3,086 Hall (20)Sat. 22 at RV/RV MARQUETTE W, 69-63 BETV 1,679 Alexander (17)Wed. 26 PITTSBURGH W, 69-60 TWS 1,076 Morrow (17)Sat. 29 USF W, 78-57 1,170 Alexander (17)FEBRUARYTue. 1 at No. 8/8 NOTRE DAME L, 71-48 7,797 Alexander (19)Sun. 6 at RUTGERS L, 47-54 ESPNU 4,035 Hemingway (18)Tue. 8 No. 10/14 DE PAUL L, 61-77 SNY/TWS 1,008 Tyson-Thomas (16)Sat. 12 VILLANOVA W, 70-49 1,713 Alexander (22)Wed. 16 No. NR/RV LOUISVILLE W, 53-45 1,343 Morrow (17)Sat. 19 at No. RV/22 ST. JOHN’S W, 78-67 1,108 Alexander (26)Tue. 22 at CINCINNATI W, 55-53 568 Alexander (18)Sat. 26 PROVIDENCE W, 63-47 1,034 Alexander (18)Mon. 28 at No. 1/1 CONNECTICUT (GP)L, 47-82 CPTV 10,167(S) Hemingway (13)

MARCHFri. 4 vs. #16 seed Seton Hall W, 74-44 BETV 7,923 Hemingway (17)Sat. 5 vs. #8 seed Georgetown L, 60-61 BETV 8,302 Hall (16)Thurs. 17 Monmouth! W, 77-53 208 Alexander (26)Mon. 20 St. Bonaventure! W, 63-50 240 Hemingway (14)Thur. 24 Eastern Michigan! W, 72-63 286 Hemingway (29)Sun. 27 at Toledo! L, 68-71 ot 5,001 Morrow (23) BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); CBS C – CBS College Sports Network; GP - Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Conn.); SNY - Sports New York; TWS - Time Warner Syracuse; ! WNIT

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School21 Lauren Burford F R-Fr. 6-0 Fairfax, Va./Fairfax13 Kendall Burton G Fr. 5-8 Newton Highlands, Mass./Newton South3 Jesse Carey G Jr. 5-10 Chalfont, Pa./Germantown Academy5 Kavunaa Edwards F Fr. 6-0 Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington North11 Taylor Holeman F Fr. 6-1 Los Angeles, Calif./LACES10 Sarah Jones G Sr. 5-7 Philadelphia, Pa./Central22 Devon Kane G So. 5-9 Springfield, Pa./Notre Dame Academy12 Lindsay Kimmel F Sr. 6-0 Binghamton, N.Y./Harpursville55 Emily Leer F/C R-Fr. 6-2 Glenside, Pa./Abington 14 Pearl Mensah F Jr. 6-1 Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Spellman24 Megan Pearson F Jr. 6-0 West Chester, Pa./Archbishop Carroll2 Rachel Roberts G Jr. 5-9 Marlborough, Conn./Mercy25 Emily Suhey F Jr. 6-1 Boalsburg, Pa./State College33 Laura Sweeney F Jr. 6-2 Marlton, N.J./Cherokee34 Jessica Wamala F Jr. 5-11 Milford, N.H./Milford

Head Coach: Harry Perretta (Lycoming ‘78)Associate Head Coach: Joe Mullaney (Providence ‘78)Assistant Coaches: Shanette Lee (Villanova ‘99), Heather Vulin (Minnesota Morris ‘99)Director of Basketball Operations: Briana Weiss (Villanova ‘08)


VU Record (33 years) ..........................................598-378 (.613)

BIG EAST Regular Season Record (29 years) ....251-213 (.541)


BIG EAST Overall Record (29 years) ..................280-238 (.541)



Harry Perretta

2011-12 Roster

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2011-12 News & NotesWho’s GoneThe Wildcats lost two seniors to graduation - Heather Scanlon and Amanda Swiezynski. Scanlon played in 29 games last season, averaging 3.4 ppg and 2.7 rpg. Swiezynski played in all 31 games, starting 26. She averaged 2.1 ppg.

The BIG PictureEntering the 2011-12 season, the Wildcats return 90 percent of their scoring from last year. The Wildcats are expecting big things from the redshirt freshman duo of Lauren Burford and Emily Leer. Burford is a multi-dimensional player who can play both guard and forward. Leer is a skilled post player whose shooting range extends to the 3-point line.

Who’s ReturningThe team’s top five scorers are all returning, led by junior Laura Sweeney (11.5 ppg) and senior Lindsay Kimmel (10.2 ppg). As a sophomore last season, Sweeney led the Wildcats in scoring, rebounding (6.1 rpg) and field goal percentage (.476). In her two-year career, she has tallied 656 points and 38 double-figure scoring games. Last season, Sweeney registered double figures in points in 13 of the team’s final 14 games. Kimmel led the team last year in long-distance shooting with 81 triples. Of Kimmel’s 316 points scored, 243 came via 3-point field goals.

StorylinesThe Wildcats will once again be a 3-point shooting team in 2011-12. Last year, the Wildcats made 235 3-point field goals and outscored their opponents by a 705-351 margin from behind the arc. Villanova returns all three guards from last season. This group is led by sophomore Devon Kane who averaged 5.3 points per game, 2.7 rebounds per contest and 2.4 assists per game as a redshirt freshman. Kane came on strong at the end of last year. In her final seven games, she had four double-figure scoring games and averaged 9.8 points per game during that seven-game stretch.



Kendall Burton, G, Fr., 5-8Newton Highlands, Mass/Newton South High School• In 2009-10, averaged 16.9 ppg, 7.5 rpg and 3.2 apg.• A 2011 McDonald’s All-America nominee.• First Team Dual County League All-Star (2009, 2010).• Daily News Tribune All-Star.• Two-year team captain.• Four-year varsity letterwinner. • Helped Newton South to a 21-2 record her senior year.

Kavunaa Edwards, G/F, Fr., 6-0Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington North High School• Averaged 16.8 ppg, and 10.1 rpg during the 2009-10 season.• The 2009-10 Ohio Capital Conference Player of the Year.• Named to the 2009-10 All-League First Team.• Honored on the 2009-10 Associated Press All-State Second Team.• 2009-10 Columbus Dispatch Super 12.• 2009-10 Dispatch All-Metro.

Taylor Holeman, F, Fr., 6-1Los Angeles, Calif./LACES High School• Averaged 15.7 ppg., and 11.2 rpg., during the 2009-10 season.• Two-time First Team All-City.• Team captain for both 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons.• Led team to a share of the league championship.

Newcomers

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Villanova Wildcats12-19 Overall (4-9 Home; 4-9 Away; 4-1 Neutral)3-13 BIG EAST (1-7 Home; 2-6 Away)NOVEMBERFri. 12 La Salle W, 57-42 733 Kimmel (15)Tue. 16 at Delaware L, 62-69 2,125 Kimmel (20)Fri. 19 Navy Classic (Annapolis, Md.) at Navy W, 54-41 771 Pearson (15)Sat. 20 Navy Classic (Annapolis, Md.) vs. Oral Roberts W, 61-52 212 Kimmel (20) Tue. 23 Lehigh W, 69-68 (ot) 417 Kimmel, Roberts (16)Fri. 26 at Drexel L, 50-56 956 Roberts (14)Sun. 28 Marist L, 60-71 423 Kimmel, Suhey (15)DECEMBERThu. 2 Fairfield W, 30-29 253 Sweeney (12)Thu. 9 No. 9/9 WEST VIRGINIA L, 36-39 423 Kimmel (12)Sun. 12 at Saint Joseph’s L, 43-46 1,342 Sweeney (25)Sun. 19 Temple L, 43-55 357 Sweeney (15)Wed. 29 Fordham Holiday Classic (Bronx, N.Y.) vs. Siena W, 57-50 641 Roberts (18)Thu. 30 Fordham Holiday Classic (Bronx, N.Y.) vs. Yale W, 57-44 464 Kimmel, Sweeney (15)JANUARYWed. 5 at No. 2/2 CONNECTICUT (GP)L, 35-81 CPTV 7,168 Kimmel (6)Sat. 8 at RUTGERS L, 43-57 3,093 Roberts (14)Wed. 12 at Penn W, 57-52 394 Roberts (17)Sun. 16 No. 14/21 DE PAUL L, 45-64 1,127 Kimmel (12)Wed. 19 PROVIDENCE L, 53-58 819 Sweeney (19)Sat. 22 at No. 16/17 GEORGETOWN L, 44-60 1,789 Sweeney (13)Sat. 29 No. 9/9 NOTRE DAME L, 43-58 2,327 Sweeney (14)FEBRUARYTue. 1 at No. 23/24 MARQUETTE L, 57-62 1,132 Scanlon (15)Sun. 6 NR/RV LOUISVILLE L, 48-64 1,563 Sweeney (14)Wed. 9 at PROVIDENCE L, 49-58 CoxSports 197 Sweeney (13)Sat. 12 at NR/RV SYRACUSE L, 49-70 1,713 Kimmel (21)Tue. 15 CINCINNATI W, 64-44 871 Kimmel (23)Sat. 19 at SETON HALL W, 62-54 400 Kimmel (18)Tue. 22 RV/RV ST. JOHN’S L, 46-57 373 Sweeney (10)Sat. 26 USF L, 58-59 BETV 517 Kimmel (17)Mon. 28 at PITTSBURGH W, 54-52 1,973 Sweeney (15) MARCHFri. 4 vs. #11 seed Providence W, 52-50 (ot)BETV 8,177 Sweeney (21) Sat. 5 vs. #6 seed Louisville L, 47-69 BETV 8,246 Kimmel (14)

BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); CBS C – CBS College Sports Network; CPTV – Connecticut Public Television; GP - Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Conn.); # BIG EAST Championship (Hartford, Conn.)

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School3 Akilah Bethel G Fr. 6-0 Baltimore, Md./Academy of Holy Cross35 Natalie Burton C Sr. 6-5 Perth, Australia/Carine Senior20 Asya Bussie C Jr. 6-4 Randallstown, Md./Seton Keough1 Christal Caldwell G R-So. 5-9 Charlotte, N.C./Florida33 Ayana Dunning C R-Jr. 6-3 Columbus, Ohio/LSU5 Averee Fields F Fr. 6-0 Hazel, Ky./Calloway County4 Brooke Hampton G So. 5-9 Colts Neck, N.J./Colts Neck14 Jessica Harlee F So. 6-1 Bel Air, Md./Fallston32 Crystal Leary F Fr. 6-2 Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor2 Taylor Palmer G So. 5-9 Mount Vernon, N.Y./Mt. Vernon22 Linda Stepney G Fr. 5-7 Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor

Head Coach: Mike Carey (Salem ‘80) Associate Head Coach: George Porcha (New Haven ‘95)Assistant Coaches: Lester Rowe (West Virginia ‘85), M.L. Willis (Iowa ‘98)

Mike Carey

2011-12 Roster

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2011-12 News & Notes


WVU Record (10 years) .......................................203-117 (.634)

Salem International Record (13 years) ..............288-102 (.738)

BIG EAST Regular Season Record (10 years) ....... 80-80 (.500)


BIG EAST Overall Record (10 years) ..................... 91-90 (.503)



Who’s GoneThe Mountaineers lose five seniors from last year’s squad, including leading scorer Liz Repella, who averaged 14.7 points per game. Madina Ali, who averaged 12.4 ppg and a team-leading 7.1 rebounds per game, also graduated. The third-leading scorer, Sarah Miles (8.3 ppg) graduates after leading the team with 113 assists.

The BIG PictureThe 2011-12 Mountaineers are a young team with four freshmen and seven returning players, including just one starter from the 2010-11 season and one senior. Of the seven returners, six bring NCAA tournament experience. Natalie Burton is the Mountaineers’ lone senior this season. Having played in 96 career games, Burton led last season’s team in field goal percentage as she shot 60.5 percent.

Who’s ReturningJessica Harlee, Brooke Hampton and Taylor Palmer competed in their first postseason games last season. All three freshmen averaged double-figure minutes throughout most of the season, led by Hampton, who also experienced nine starts at point guard. Junior Asya Bussie has started every game in her Mountaineer career and leads the team in experience with 1,838 minutes. As the only returning starter, she is WVU’s leading scorer, averaging 8.2 points per game. A leader both on and off the court, Bussie will also serve as the 2011-12 team captain.

StorylinesRedshirt-sophomore Christal Caldwell transferred to West Virginia from Florida and had to sit out the 2010-11 season in compliance with NCAA transfer rules. Although she was unable to wear the uniform and play on game day, Caldwell was still allowed to practice with the team and learn the plays.



Akilah Bethel, G, 6-0, Fr.Baltimore, Md./Academy of Holy Cross• Team MVP her senior season at Academy of Holy Cross after averaging 12.8 points per game, 5.2 rebounds per game, 3.6 assists per game and 2.5 steals per game.• Played in the Buffalo Wild Wings All-Star game as a senior, earning MVP honors. • McDonald’s All-America nominee.• Named First Team All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference.• A First Team All-Gazette selection.• Reached the 1,000-point milestone. • Led the Tartans to a 15-4 team record and the WCAC semi-final game her senior season.

Christal Caldwell, G, R-So., 5-9Charlotte, N.C./Florida• Sat out 2010-11 after transferring from Florida, but practiced with the team. • At Florida, appeared in 18 games, averaging 1.9 points per game and 5.6 minutes per contest.• Led West Charlotte to back-to-back appearances in the state title game, winning the school’s first championship her senior year. • A two-time Associated Press North Carolina First Team All-State honoree. • The leading vote-getter for the 2008 and 2009 Associated Press North Carolina All-State teams.• Averaged 17.1 points, 8.0 rebounds, three assists and three steals per game her final season. • Voted 2009 Western Regional and State Finals MVP. • The Charlotte Observer’s 2008 and 2009 ME-CA 7 4A Player of the Year • The Lions’ leading scorer and rebounder all four years, compiling a 103-18 record.

Averee Fields, F, 6-0, Fr.Hazel, Ky./Calloway County• Ranked among the top-100 girls basketball players in the country as (No. 80 by ESPN HoopGurlz).• Led Calloway County High to the Regional Championship game three times in four years.• A 2011 Kentucky First Team All-State selection and 2010 second team honoree.• Named a 2010 AAU All-America and a two-time Region 1 Player of the Year.• Played in the 2011 Indiana vs. Kentucky All-Star game.• Competed at the 2011 KHSAA State Final Four.• Finished her career as the school’s all-time leading scorer with over 2,400 points.• A McDonald’s All-America nominee.

Crystal Leary, F, 6-2, Fr.Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor• Ranked among the top-100 girls basketball players in the country as she was No. 77 by Blue Star Report.• Named the 2010 defensive player of the year at Lake Taylor. The second leading scorer for Lake Taylor, a team that finished 30-1 and won the group AAA Virginia state title in 2010.• Lake Taylor ranked No. 1 in the state by South Hampton Roads. • Reached the 1,000-point milestone.• A First Team All-District, All-Tidewater and All-State honoree.• A McDonald’s All-America nominee.

Linda Stepney, G, 5-7, Fr.Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor• Ranked among the top-100 girls basketball players in the country as she was No. 56 by Blue Star Report and No. 68 by ESPN HoopGurlz.• A First Team All-District, All-Tidewater and Second Team All-State honoree at Lake Taylor.• Named to the 2009-10 MaxPreps All-American Honorable Mention list.• Led Lake Taylor in scoring, a team that finished 30-1 and won the group AAA Virginia state title in 2010.• Lake Taylor ranked No. 1 in the state by South Hampton Roads and the Associated Press Group AAA polls and ranked 22nd in the nation, winning seven games by more than 50 points.• Reached the 1,000-point milestone.• A McDonald’s All-America nominee.

Newcomers

Asya Bussie

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West Virginia Mountaineers24-10 Overall (13-3 Home; 5-5 Away; 5-1 Neutral)8-8 BIG EAST (5-3 Home; 3-5 Away)NOVEMBERFri. 12 Loyola (Md.) W, 80-49 ESPN3 6,299 Repella (18)Wed. 17 Duquesne W, 69-58 1,237 Ali (19)Fri. 19 Delaware State W, 66-31 1,555 Ali (13)Thu. 25 Paradise Jam (U.S. Virgin Islands) vs. No. 21/ 25 TCU W, 62-49 0 Ali (16)Fri. 26 Paradise Jam (U.S. Virgin Islands) vs. Virginia W, 57-43 0 Repella (14)Sat. 27 Paradise Jam (U.S. Virgin Islands) vs. No. 19/17 Iowa State W, 64-53 0 Repella (15)DECEMBERThu. 2 Elon W, 90-51 1,018 Ali (20)Sat. 4 High Point W, 89-57 1,683 Palmer (22)Thu. 9 at VILLANOVA W, 39-36 423 Repella (14)Sat. 11 Prairie View A&M W, 71-39 2,227 Ali (20)Sat. 18 St. Francis (Pa.) W, 83-55 2,407 Ali (18)Tue. 21 at North Carolina Central W, 71-39 879 Repella (17)The. 30 at St. Bonaventure W, 62-53 818 Repella (20)JANUARYSun. 2 Central Connecticut State W, 63-37 2,513 Hampton (11)Wed. 5 at SETON HALL W, 67-46 218 Repella (24)Sat. 8 CINCINNATI W, 72-44 2,797 Ali (15)Tue. 11 at RV/RV MARQUETTE L, 54-69 1,132 Repella (15)Sat. 15 No. 25/RV SYRACUSE W, 70-61 3,086 Ali (32)Wed. 19 Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic (Charleston, W.V.) Marshall W, 78-21 2, 023 Dunning (16)Sat. 22 USF W, 78-52 4,555 Miles, Repella (16)Tue. 25 at No. 19/19 GEORGETOWN L, 60-65 CBS C 1,033 Repella (20)Sun. 30 at No. 12/17 DE PAUL L, 55-78 ESPNU 3,802 Bussie (13)FEBRUARYTue. 1 PROVIDENCE W, 59-45 1,193 Repella (16)Sat. 5 PITTSBURGH L, 53-60 BETV 8,025 Repella (21)Tue. 8 No. 2/2 CONNECTICUT L, 51-57 CBS C 5,855 Ali (17)Sun. 13 at LOUISVILLE L, 47-57 ESPN2 12,251 Ali (12)Sat. 19 at PITTSBURGH W, 90-79 WVPBS 5,368 Ali (21)Tue. 22 No. 8/7 NOTRE DAME L, 60-72 CBS C 2,593 Miles (16)Sat. 26 at NR/RV RUTGERS L, 58-67 3,858 Repella (20)Mon. 28 RV/RV ST. JOHN’S W, 69-49 ESPN2 2,605 Repel la (22) MARCHFri. 4 vs. #15 seed Cincinnati W, 66-41 BETV 8,177 Bussie (16)Sat. 5 vs. #7 seed St. John’s L, 51-59 BETV 8,246 Miles (15)Sun. 20 vs. #8 seed Houston^ W, 79-73 ESPN2 8,368 Repella (26)Tue. 22 at #1 seed Baylor^ L, 68-82 ESPN2 8,436 Repella (29)

BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); CBS C – CBS College Sports Network; XL – XL Center (Hartford, Conn.); ^ - NCAA Waco, Texas First and Second Round Site

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2010-11 seAsoN review

First Round Syracuse 77, Monmouth 53

March 17 at Syracuse, N.Y.

Second RoundSyracuse 63, St. Bonaventure 50


Third RoundEastern Michigan 63, Syracuse 72


Quarterfi nalsToledo 71, Syracuse 68 (OT)

March 27 at Toledo, Ohio

BIG EAST OVERALL W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N Streak#&$Connecticut (1/3) 16-0 1.000 8-0 8-0 36-2 .947 22-0 11-1 3-1 L1#DePaul (9/10) 13-3 .813 8-0 5-3 29-7 .806 17-0 10-5 2-2 L1#Notre Dame (10/2) 13-3 .813 7-1 6-2 31-8 .795 15-2 8-5 8-1 L1#Rutgers (RV/RV) 11-5 .688 7-1 4-4 20-13 .606 12-1 4-10 4-2 L1^Marquette (25/25) 10-6 .625 5-3 5-3 24-9 .727 13-3 8-5 3-1 L1^Louisville (RV/19) 10-6 .625 7-1 3-5 22-13 .629 13-2 6-7 3-4 L1^St. John’s (NR/RV) 9-7 .563 5-3 4-4 22-11 .667 10-3 8-7 4-1 L1^Georgetown (23/14) 9-7 .563 6-2 3-5 24-11 .686 13-2 7-7 4-2 L1Syracuse 9-7 .563 6-2 3-5 25-10 .714 20-2 3-6 2-2 L1West Virginia (RV/RV) 8-8 .500 5-3 3-5 24-10 .706 13-3 5-6 6-1 L1Providence 6-10 .375 3-5 3-5 13-16 .448 8-6 5-6 0-4 L1Pittsburgh 5-11 .313 3-5 2-6 14-17 .452 8-6 4-9 2-2 L1USF 3-13 .188 2-6 1-7 12-19 .387 8-7 2-10 2-2 L1Villanova 3-13 .188 1-7 2-6 12-19 .387 4-9 4-9 4-1 L1Cincinnati 2-14 .125 1-7 1-7 9-20 .310 6-10 2-8 1-2 L1Seton Hall 1-15 .063 0-8 1-7 8-22 .267 5-10 3-9 0-3 L6(Associated Press/USA Today-ESPN rankings); # - BIG EAST Championship First- & Second- Round Byes; ^ - BIG EAST Championship First-Round Bye;& - Clinched the BIG EAST regular-season title; $ BIG EAST Tournament champion

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Philadelphia RegionalFirst RoundNo. 1 Connecticut 75, No. 16 Hartford 39 March 20; Storrs, Conn.No. 3 DePaul 56, No. 14 Navy 43

March 19; University Park, Pa.No. 5 Georgetown 65, No. 12 Princeton 49

March 20; College Park, Md.

Second RoundNo. 1 Connecticut 64, No. 9 Purdue 40

March 22; Storrs, Conn.No. 3 DePaul 75, No. 6 Penn State 73 March 21; University Park, Pa.No. 5 Georgetown 79, No. 4 Maryland 57

March 22; College Park, Md.

RegionalsNo. 1 Connecticut 68, No. 5 Georgetown 63

March 27; Philadelphia, Pa.No. 2 Duke 70, No. 3 DePaul 63

March 27; Philadelphia, Pa.

No. 1 Connecticut 75, No. 2 Duke 40March 29; Philadelphia, Pa.

Dallas RegionalFirst Round No. 9 West Virginia 79, No. 8 Houston 73

March 20; Waco, TexasNo. 7 Rutgers 76, No. 10 Louisiana Tech 51

March 20; Shreveport, La.Second RoundNo. 1 Baylor 82, No. 9 West Virginia 68

March 22; Waco, TexasNo. 2 Texas A&M 76, No. 7 Rutgers 51

March 22; Shreveport, La.

Spokane RegionalFirst RoundNo. 9 St. John’s 55, No. 8 Texas Tech 50

March 19; Stanford, Calif.No. 7 Louisville 81, No. 10 Vanderbilt 62

March 20; Cincinnati, Ohio

Second RoundNo. 1 Stanford 86, No. 9 St. John’s 59

March 21; Stanford, Calif.No. 7 Louisville 85, No. 2 Xavier 75

March 22; Cincinnati, Ohio

RegionalsNo. 11 Gonzaga 76, No. 7 Louisville 69

March 26; Spokane, Wash.

Dayton RegionalFirst RoundNo. 8 Marquette 68, No. 9 Texas 65

March 19; Knoxville, Tenn.No. 2 Notre Dame 67, No. 15 Utah 54

March 19; Salt Lake City, Utah

Second RoundNo. 1 Tennessee 79, No. 8 Marquette 70

March 21; Knoxville, Tenn.No. 2 Notre Dame 77, No. 10 Temple 64

March 21; Salt Lake City, Utah

RegionalsNo. 2 Notre Dame 78, No. 6 Oklahoma 53

March 26; Dayton, Ohio

No. 2 Notre Dame 73, No. 1 Tennessee 59March 28; Dayton, Ohio

National Semifi nalsNo. 2 Notre Dame 72, No. 1 Connecticut 63

National FinalNo. 2 Texas A&M 76, No. 2 Notre Dame 70

April 5; Indianapolis, Ind.



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Friday, March 4 - First Round (BE.tv)Game 1 #12 Pittsburgh 63, #13 USF 60Game 2 #9 Syracuse 74, #16 Seton Hall 44Game 3 #10 West Virginia 66, #15 Cincinnati 41Game 4 #11 Providence 50, #14 Villanova 52(ot)

Saturday, March 5 - Second Round (BETV and BE.tv)Game 5 #5 Marquette 65, #12 Pittsburgh 61Game 6 #8 Georgetown 61, #9 Syracuse 60Game 7 #7 St. John’s 59, #10 West Virginia 51 Game 8 #6 Louisville 69, #14 Villanova 47

Sunday, March 6 - Quarterfi nals (ESPNU)Game 9 #4 Rutgers 68, #5 Marquette 62Game 10 #1 Connecticut 59, #8 Georgetown 43Game 11 #2 DePaul 66, #7 St. John’s 54Game 12 #3 Notre Dame 63, #6 Louisville 53

Monday, March 7 - Semifi nals (ESPNU)Game 13 #4 Rutgers 51, #1 Connecticut 75Game 14 #2 DePaul 67, #3 Notre Dame 71

Tuesday, March 8 - Championship (ESPN)Game 15 #1 Connecticut 73, #3 Notre Dame 64

BETV - BIG EAST Network Regional TelevisionBE.tv - streamed online at www.BIGEAST.tv

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Year Record2010-11 ............................................................ 160-54 (.748)2009-10 ........................................................... 168-44 (.792)2008-09 ........................................................... 171-41 (.807)2007-08 ........................................................... 167-41 (.803)2006-07 ........................................................... 148-55 (.729)2005-06 ........................................................... 140-49 (.741)2004-05 ............................................................. 94-41 (.696)2003-04 ........................................................... 107-48 (.690)2002-03 ........................................................... 114-38 (.750)2001-02 ............................................................. 99-58 (.631)2000-01 ........................................................... 101-51 (.664)1999-00 ........................................................... 103-52 (.665)1998-99 ............................................................. 67-44 (.604)1997-98 ............................................................. 60-48 (.556)

Conference 2004-05 ‘05-06 ‘06-07 ‘07-08 ‘08-09 ‘09-10 ‘10-11America East ..........5-7 .......... 6-8 ........... 9-2 ...........8-4 ........... 11-2 ......... 14-2 ...... 8-0Atlantic 10 ...............9-2 .......... 7-2 .......... 17-6 .........23-3 ..........17-6 ......... 19-7 ..... 17-8Atlantic Coast .......13-11 ....... 14-7 ......... 3-11 ..........8-8 ...........10-6 ......... 12-8 ..... 14-6Atlantic Sun ............2-0 .......... 6-0 ........... 5-0 ...........6-1 ............3-0 ........... 4-0 ....... 4-1Big Sky ...................5-5 ......... 15-4 .......... 2-0 ...........0-0 ............5-0 ........... 2-0 ....... 0-0Big South ................3-2 .......... 6-3 ........... 2-0 ...........0-0 ............3-0 ........... 1-0 ....... 4-0Big Ten ....................0-0 .......... 4-0 ........... 9-5 ..........10-9 ...........7-9 ........... 5-9 ...... 10-2Big 12 .....................0-0 .......... 3-6 ........... 0-4 ...........6-4 ............7-4 ........... 5-4 ...... 7-12Big West .................2-0 .......... 1-0 ........... 2-0 ...........1-0 ............0-0 ........... 3-0 ....... 4-0Colonial...................5-2 .......... 7-2 ........... 2-4 ...........9-0 ............4-2 ........... 9-2 ....... 3-6Conference USA .....4-0 .......... 4-0 ........... 7-1 ...........3-2 ............4-1 ........... 4-2 ....... 7-1Division II ................0-0 .......... 3-0 ........... 1-0 ...........0-0 ............4-1 ........... 1-1 ....... 2-0Division III ...............0-0 .......... 0-0 ........... 0-0 ...........0-0 ............1-0 ........... 1-0 ....... 1-0Horizon ...................0-0 .......... 8-0 .......... 11-0 ..........8-0 ............9-2 .......... 12-3 ...... 9-1Great West .............0-0 .......... 0-0 ........... 0-0 ...........0-0 ............0-0 ........... 0-0 ....... 1-0Independent............1-1 .......... 1-3 ........... 2-0 ...........3-1 ............4-0 ........... 1-0 ....... 1-0Ivy ...........................6-0 .......... 7-0 .......... 10-1 .........14-0 ..........10-0 ......... 11-0 ...... 8-0Metro Atlantic ..........9-0 .......... 8-3 ........... 8-6 ..........12-2 ...........8-1 ........... 9-0 ....... 8-2Mid-American .........5-3 .......... 8-1 ........... 8-2 ..........10-0 ..........12-1 .......... 6-2 ....... 4-2Mid-Continent .........1-0 .......... 2-0 ........... 6-0 ...........0-0 ............0-0 ........... 0-0 ....... 0-0Mid-Eastern ............4-0 .......... 2-0 ........... 6-0 ...........6-1 ............7-0 ........... 3-2 ....... 8-1Missouri Valley ........2-1 .......... 3-0 ........... 3-0 ...........6-1 ............5-1 ........... 6-1 ....... 4-1Mountain West ........2-1 .......... 4-1 ........... 4-3 ...........4-1 ............3-4 ........... 3-1 ....... 3-0North Central ..........1-0 .......... 0-0 ........... 0-0 ...........0-0 ............0-0 ........... 0-0 ....... 0-0Northeast ................6-0 ......... 12-4 .......... 9-1 ..........10-0 ...........9-1 .......... 11-0 ..... 12-1Ohio Valley .............0-0 .......... 3-0 ........... 4-0 ...........2-0 ............6-0 ........... 6-0 ....... 6-0Pacifi c 10 ................3-5 .......... 3-1 ........... 3-2 ...........4-4 ............5-3 ........... 4-2 ....... 2-7Patriot .....................6-2 .......... 6-1 ........... 8-2 ..........10-0 ...........7-0 ........... 1-1 ....... 6-0Reclassifying ..........0-0 .......... 0-0 ........... 0-0 ...........0-0 ............1-0 ........... 3-0 ....... 1-0Southeastern ..........6-3 .......... 5-9 .......... 7-12 ..........6-8 ........... 11-3 .......... 7-7 ....... 7-8Southern .................2-1 .......... 2-1 ........... 4-1 ...........3-1 ............4-1 ........... 5-0 ....... 1-1Southland ...............1-0 .......... 2-1 ........... 1-0 ...........1-0 ............0-0 ........... 2-0 ....... 2-0Southwestern..........0-0 .......... 0-0 ........... 5-0 ...........1-0 ............8-0 ........... 4-0 ....... 5-0Sun Belt ..................1-0 .......... 2-4 ........... 4-0 ...........9-0 ............4-0 ........... 2-1 ....... 3-1Summit ...................0-0 .......... 0-0 ........... 0-0 ...........2-0 ............4-0 ........... 4-0 ....... 4-0West Coast .............1-1 .......... 1-0 ........... 1-1 ...........4-1 ............4-2 ........... 4-1 ....... 2-1Western Athletic ......0-0 .......... 1-0 ........... 1-1 ...........0-0 ............1-1 ........... 2-0 ....... 2-0TOTAL 105-47 156-61 163-65 189-51 198-51 186-56 180-62 (.691) (.719) (.715) (.788) (.795) (.769) (.744)

2011 BIG EAST ChampionshipAll-Tournament TeamStefanie Dolson, ConnecticutBria Hartley, ConnecticutSkylar Diggins, Notre DameNatalie Novosel, Notre DameKeisha Hampton, DePaul Most Outstanding PlayerMaya Moore, Connecticut

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ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM School Class Pos.Tiffany Hayes Connecticut Jr. G*Maya Moore Connecticut Sr. F*Keisha Hampton DePaul Jr. F*Sugar Rodgers Georgetown So. GMonique Reid Louisville Jr. FAngel Robinson Marquette Sr. G*Skylar Diggins Notre Dame So. GNatalie Novosel Notre Dame Jr. GDevereaux Peters Notre Dame Sr. FKayla Alexander Syracuse So. CLiz Repella West Virginia Sr. G

ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM^ School Class Pos.Bria Hartley Connecticut Fr. GSam Quigley DePaul Sr. GTatiyiana McMorris Marquette Sr. GTaneisha Harrison Pittsburgh Sr. GMonique Oliver Rutgers So. F/CKhadijah Rushdan Rutgers R-Jr. GApril Sykes Rutgers Jr. G/FShenneika Smith St. John’s So. GDa’Shena Stevens St. John’s Jr. FAndrea Smith USF Jr. GMadina Ali West Virginia R-Sr. F

BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE YEARMaya Moore, Connecticut (Sr., Forward, Lawrenceville, Ga.)

BIG EAST FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Bria Hartley, Connecticut (Fr., Guard, North Babylon, N.Y.)

BIG EAST COACHES OF THE YEARGeno Auriemma, Connecticut (26th season at UConn)

BIG EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEARDevereaux Peters, Notre Dame (Sr., F, Chicago, Ill.)

BIG EAST MOST IMPROVED PLAYER AWARD Natalie Novosel, Notre Dame (Jr., Guard, Lexington, Ky.)

BIG EAST SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDShelly Bellman, Cincinnati (Sr., Guard/Forward, Ottawa, Ohio)Sam Quigley, DePaul (Sr., G, Joliet, Ill.)

BIG EAST SIXTH MAN AWARDTaylor Pikes, DePaul (Jr., G/F, Chicago, Ill.)

American Eagle Outfi tters BIG EAST SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEARMaya Moore, Connecticut (Sr., Forward, Lawrenceville, Ga.)

ALL-BIG EAST HONORABLE MENTION School Class Pos.Kelly Faris Connecticut So. GFelicia Chester DePaul Sr. FMonica McNutt Georgetown Sr. GShoni Schimmel Louisville Fr. GChelsea Cole Pittsburgh Sr. FIasia Hemingway Syracuse Jr. G ALL-BIG EAST FRESHMAN TEAM School Class Pos.Kayla Cook Cincinnati Fr. GJeanise Randolph Cincinnati Fr. F*Stefanie Dolson Connecticut Fr. C*Bria Hartley Connecticut Fr. G*Shoni Schimmel Louisville Fr. GSheronne Vails Louisville Fr. CKatherine Plouffe Marquette Fr. F/G*Natalie Achonwa Notre Dame Fr. FLauren Okafor Providence Fr. FKa-Deidre Simmons Seton Hall Fr. G

^Due to a tie in voting, two extra members have been added *unanimous selection



SCORING OFFENSETeam G W-L Pts Avg/G1. Notre Dame 39 31-8 3004 77.02. Connecticut 38 36-2 2909 76.63. DePaul 36 29-7 2650 73.64. Louisville 35 22-13 2492 71.25. Syracuse 35 25-10 2451 70.06. Marquette 33 24-9 2189 66.37. Pittsburgh 31 14-17 2055 66.38. West Virginia 34 24-10 2251 66.29. Georgetown 35 24-11 2240 64.010. St. John’s 33 22-11 2066 62.611. Rutgers 33 20-13 2027 61.412. USF 31 12-19 1872 60.413. Providence 29 13-16 1641 56.614. Seton Hall 30 8-22 1634 54.515. Cincinnati 29 9-20 1522 52.516. Villanova 31 12-19 1585 51.1

SCORING DEFENSETeam G Pts Avg/G1. Connecticut 38 1903 50.12. West Virginia 34 1827 53.73. Villanova 31 1731 55.84. Notre Dame 39 2193 56.25. Georgetown 35 1976 56.56. Syracuse 35 1994 57.07. Rutgers 33 1886 57.28. St. John’s 33 1897 57.59. Providence 29 1709 58.910. Marquette 33 1964 59.511. DePaul 36 2160 60.012. Louisville 35 2110 60.313. Cincinnati 29 1798 62.014. USF 31 1945 62.715. Pittsburgh 31 2002 64.616. Seton Hall 30 1988 66.3

SCORING MARGINTeam G OFF DEF Margin1. Connecticut 38 76.6 50.1 +26.52. Notre Dame 39 77.0 56.2 +20.83. DePaul 36 73.6 60.0 +13.64. Syracuse 35 70.0 57.0 +13.15. West Virginia 34 66.2 53.7 +12.56. Louisville 35 71.2 60.3 +10.97. Georgetown 35 64.0 56.5 +7.58. Marquette 33 66.3 59.5 +6.89. St. John’s 33 62.6 57.5 +5.110. Rutgers 33 61.4 57.2 +4.311. Pittsburgh 31 66.3 64.6 +1.712. Providence 29 56.6 58.9 -2.313. USF 31 60.4 62.7 -2.414. Villanova 31 51.1 55.8 -4.715. Cincinnati 29 52.5 62.0 -9.516. Seton Hall 30 54.5 66.3 -11.8

FREE THROW PCTTeam G FTM FTA Pct1. Villanova 31 218 281 .7762. Connecticut 38 518 677 .7653. Syracuse 35 597 831 .7184. Notre Dame 39 667 930 .7175. Marquette 33 450 628 .7176. Pittsburgh 31 408 572 .7137. Rutgers 33 383 537 .7138. Georgetown 35 391 566 .6919. Louisville 35 423 613 .69010. DePaul 36 413 601 .68711. West Virginia 34 483 728 .66312. Seton Hall 30 360 549 .65613. St. John’s 33 418 641 .65214. Cincinnati 29 242 374 .64715. USF 31 355 559 .63516. Providence 29 265 424 .625

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGESTeam G FG FGA Pct1. Connecticut 38 1083 2193 .4942. Notre Dame 39 1099 2290 .4803. Louisville 35 913 2040 .4484. DePaul 36 991 2219 .4475. Marquette 33 781 1802 .4336. Rutgers 33 747 1747 .4287. Pittsburgh 31 747 1748 .4278. West Virginia 34 801 1907 .4209. St. John’s 33 774 1870 .41410. Syracuse 35 838 2035 .41211. Georgetown 35 804 2054 .39112. Cincinnati 29 547 1496 .36613. USF 31 689 1897 .36314. Villanova 31 566 1565 .36215. Providence 29 631 1764 .35816. Seton Hall 30 565 1705 .331

FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSETeam G FG FGA Pct1. Connecticut 38 711 2192 .3242. Syracuse 35 702 1991 .3533. West Virginia 34 608 1693 .3594. Rutgers 33 662 1812 .3655. Notre Dame 39 802 2179 .3686. Georgetown 35 641 1731 .3707. Pittsburgh 31 701 1875 .3748. St. John’s 33 713 1856 .3849. DePaul 36 768 1989 .38610. Villanova 31 641 1621 .39511. Louisville 35 746 1882 .39612. Providence 29 618 1559 .39613. Marquette 33 743 1867 .39814. Cincinnati 29 661 1658 .39915. USF 31 650 1617 .40216. Seton Hall 30 700 1663 .421

3-POINT FG PCTTeam G FG FGA Pct--------------------1. Notre Dame 39 139 385 .3612. Connecticut 38 225 630 .3573. Louisville 35 243 684 .3554. DePaul 36 255 727 .3515. Rutgers 33 150 434 .3466. Marquette 33 177 513 .3457. St. John’s 33 100 293 .3418. Georgetown 35 241 743 .3249. West Virginia 34 166 514 .32310. Pittsburgh 31 153 483 .31711. Cincinnati 29 186 591 .31512. USF 31 139 455 .30513. Seton Hall 30 144 477 .30214. Syracuse 35 178 590 .30215. Providence 29 114 389 .29316. Villanova 31 235 807 .291

REBOUNDING MARGINTeam G TEAM Avg OPP Avg Margin1. Syracuse 35 1579 45.1 1110 31.7 +13.42. Connecticut 38 1605 42.2 1128 29.7 +12.63. Notre Dame 39 1582 40.6 1261 32.3 +8.24. West Virginia 34 1305 38.4 1115 32.8 +5.65. Providence 29 1164 40.1 1085 37.4 +2.76. Marquette 33 1184 35.9 1112 33.7 +2.27. DePaul 36 1363 37.9 1296 36.0 +1.98. Louisville 35 1262 36.1 1210 34.6 +1.59. Pittsburgh 31 1195 38.5 1150 37.1 +1.510.St. John’s 33 1231 37.3 1199 36.3 +1.011.USF 31 1217 39.3 1191 38.4 +0.812.Georgetown 35 1279 36.5 1273 36.4 +0.213.Rutgers 33 1151 34.9 1150 34.8 +0.014.Cincinnati 29 985 34.0 1056 36.4 -2.415.Seton Hall 30 1076 35.9 1168 38.9 -3.116.Villanova 31 917 29.6 1154 37.2 -7.6

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BLOCKED SHOTSTeam G Blocks Avg/G1. West Virginia 34 184 5.412. Pittsburgh 31 159 5.133. Rutgers 33 161 4.884. Syracuse 35 157 4.495. Notre Dame 39 169 4.336. Connecticut 38 163 4.297. DePaul 36 145 4.038. Providence 29 112 3.869. USF 31 115 3.7110. Louisville 35 126 3.6011. Marquette 33 108 3.2712. St. John’s 33 101 3.0613. Georgetown 35 107 3.0614. Villanova 31 82 2.6515. Seton Hall 30 67 2.2316. Cincinnati 29 57 1.97

ASSISTSTeam G Assists Avg/G1. Connecticut 38 738 19.422. DePaul 36 635 17.643. Notre Dame 39 669 17.154. Marquette 33 534 16.185. Louisville 35 519 14.836. Pittsburgh 31 450 14.527. Georgetown 35 495 14.148. Syracuse 35 491 14.039. Rutgers 33 432 13.0910. Villanova 31 405 13.0611. West Virginia 34 443 13.0312. USF 31 378 12.1913. Providence 29 344 11.8614. St. John’s 33 381 11.5515. Cincinnati 29 319 11.0016. Seton Hall 30 285 9.50

STEALSTeam G Steals Avg/G1. Notre Dame 39 495 12.692. Louisville 35 401 11.463. Georgetown 35 377 10.774. West Virginia 34 365 10.745. DePaul 36 376 10.446. St. John’s 33 312 9.457. Marquette 33 308 9.338. Connecticut 38 343 9.039. USF 31 274 8.8410. Syracuse 35 300 8.5711. Rutgers 33 269 8.1512. Providence 29 216 7.4513. Seton Hall 30 219 7.3014. Villanova 31 185 5.9715. Pittsburgh 31 177 5.7116. Cincinnati 29 148 5.10

ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIOTeam G Asst Avg Turn Avg Ratio1. Connecticut 38 738 19.4 580 15.3 1.272. DePaul 36 635 17.6 547 15.2 1.163. Notre Dame 39 669 17.2 689 17.7 0.974. Marquette 33 534 16.2 556 16.8 0.965. Villanova 31 405 13.1 430 13.9 0.946. Georgetown 35 495 14.1 572 16.3 0.877. Louisville 35 519 14.8 618 17.7 0.848. Pittsburgh 31 450 14.5 540 17.4 0.839. Rutgers 33 432 13.1 529 16.0 0.8210. USF 31 378 12.2 470 15.2 0.8011. Syracuse 35 491 14.0 640 18.3 0.7712. St. John’s 33 381 11.5 518 15.7 0.7413. West Virginia 34 443 13.0 604 17.8 0.7314. Providence 29 344 11.9 483 16.7 0.7115. Cincinnati 29 319 11.0 492 17.0 0.6516. Seton Hall 30 285 9.5 555 18.5 0.51

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OFFENSIVE REBOUNDSTeam G No. Avg/G1. Syracuse 35 634 18.112. USF 31 503 16.233. Providence 29 465 16.034. West Virginia 34 505 14.855. Notre Dame 39 575 14.746. Seton Hall 30 440 14.677. Georgetown 35 509 14.548. DePaul 36 500 13.899. St. John’s 33 449 13.6110. Connecticut 38 488 12.8411. Louisville 35 444 12.6912. Pittsburgh 31 383 12.3513. Marquette 33 391 11.8514. Cincinnati 29 338 11.6615. Rutgers 33 362 10.9716. Villanova 31 209 6.74

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDSTeam G No. Avg/G1. Connecticut 38 1117 29.392. Syracuse 35 945 27.003. Pittsburgh 31 812 26.194. Notre Dame 39 1007 25.825. Providence 29 699 24.106. Marquette 33 793 24.037. DePaul 36 863 23.978. Rutgers 33 789 23.919. St. John’s 33 782 23.7010. West Virginia 34 800 23.5311. Louisville 35 818 23.3712. USF 31 714 23.0313. Villanova 31 708 22.8414. Cincinnati 29 647 22.3115. Georgetown 35 770 22.0016. Seton Hall 30 636 21.20

3-POINT FG MADETeam G 3FG Avg/G1. Villanova 31 235 7.582. DePaul 36 255 7.083. Louisville 35 243 6.944. Georgetown 35 241 6.895. Cincinnati 29 186 6.416. Connecticut 38 225 5.927. Marquette 33 177 5.368. Syracuse 35 178 5.099. Pittsburgh 31 153 4.9410. West Virginia 34 166 4.8811. Seton Hall 30 144 4.8012. Rutgers 33 150 4.5513. USF 31 139 4.4814. Providence 29 114 3.9315. Notre Dame 39 139 3.5616. St. John’s 33 100 3.03

TEAM HIGHS (highest totals made by)Points 117 Connecticut vs Holy Cross (11/14/10) 100 Louisville vs Houston Baptist (11/17/10) 100 Louisville at IPFW (11/29/10) 100 DePaul vs Illinois State (12/1/10)

Margin 80 (117-37) Connecticut vs Holy Cross (11/14/10) 76 (97-21) Notre Dame vs SE Missouri State (01/02/11)

Field goals made 44 Connecticut vs Holy Cross (11/14/10) 40 Louisville at IPFW (11/29/10)

Field goal attempts 84 USF vs Florida Atlantic (11/30/10) 80 Providence vs Rhode Island (11/17/10) 80 Louisville vs Houston Baptist (11/17/10) 80 Providence vs Alabama (11/27/10)

FG percentage .679 (36-53) Connecticut vs DePaul (02/05/11) .678 (40-59) Louisville at IPFW (11/29/10)

3-Pt FG made 13 DePaul at Syracuse (02/08/11) 13 Villanova at Syracuse (02/12/11) 13 Cincinnati vs Marquette (02/28/11) 13 Georgetown at Maryland (03/22/11)

3-Pt FG attempts 38 Villanova at Connecticut (1/05/11) 36 Villanova vs Oral Roberts (11/20/10) 36 Villanova vs Lehigh (11/23/10) 36 Villanova at Syracuse (02/12/11)

3-Pt percentage .750 (3-4) Notre Dame vs Creighton (12/11/10) .706 (12-17) Pittsburgh at Central Michigan (12/31/10)

Free throws made 37 Notre Dame vs Wake Forest (11/27/10) 32 Marquette vs Alcorn State (11/15/10)

Free throw attempts 43 Notre Dame vs Wake Forest (11/27/10) 43 Rutgers vs Georgetown (12/9/10) 43 USF vs Wake Forest (12/14/10)

FT percentage 1.000 (12-12) DePaul at Purdue (11/21/10) 1.000 (9-9) Villanova vs Notre Dame (01/29/11) 1.000 (9-9) Villanova at Pittsburgh (02/28/11) 1.000 (7-7) Villanova at Navy (11/19/10) 1.000 (7-7) DePaul at Loyola-Chicago (12/09/10) 1.000 (6-6) Cincinnati vs Connecticut (01/29/11) 1.000 (6-6) Cincinnati at Georgetown (02/05/11) 1.000 (4-4) Providence vs Arizona State (11/26/10) 1.000 (4-4) Villanova at Connecticut (1/05/11) 1.000 (4-4) Villanova vs Cincinnati (02/15/11) 1.000 (4-4) Cincinnati vs Marquette (02/28/11) 1.000 (2-2) Georgetown vs Cincinnati (02/05/11) 1.000 (2-2) Villanova at Providence (2/9/11) 1.000 (1-1) Providence vs Oakland (12/22/10)

Rebounds 67 Syracuse vs Bryant (12/30/10) 66 Notre Dame vs SE Missouri State (01/02/11)

Assists 30 Connecticut vs Holy Cross (11/14/10) 30 Syracuse vs St. Francis (Pa.) (12/28/10)

Steals 36 Notre Dame vs New Hampshire (11/12/10) 26 Notre Dame vs Morehead State (11/15/10)

Blocked shots 17 West Virginia vs Cincinnati (1/8/11) 13 Pittsburgh vs Austin Peay (12/28/10) 13 West Virginia at Seton Hall (01/05/11)

Turnovers 31 Seton Hall vs Auburn (11/27/10) 31 Cincinnati vs Louisville (12/15/10) 31 Syracuse at Georgetown (01/04/11)

Fouls 38 Seton Hall at Florida Gulf Coast (11/12/10) 33 Georgetown at Houston (12/28/10)

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SCORINGPlayer-Team Cl G FG 3FG FT Pts Avg/G1. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 38 333 68 134 868 22.82. RODGERS, Sugar-GU SO 35 225 96 107 653 18.73. SMITH, Andrea-USF JR 31 179 53 99 510 16.54. HAMPTON, Keisha-DPU JR 36 189 62 135 575 16.05. REID, Monique-LOU JR 35 214 1 115 544 15.56. HARRISON, Taneisha-PITT SR 31 177 54 71 479 15.57. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU FR 35 197 97 37 528 15.18. NOVOSEL, Natalie-ND JR 39 187 31 183 588 15.19. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND SO 39 202 36 145 585 15.010. ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU SO 35 185 0 147 517 14.8

REBOUNDINGPlayer-Team Cl G OFF DEF TOT Avg/G 1. COLE, Chelsea-PITT SR 31 107 211 318 10.32. GRANT, Porche-USF SR 27 96 135 231 8.63. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 38 100 213 313 8.24. WRIGHT, Teya-PC SR 29 116 117 233 8.05. LEE, Chelsey-RU JR 33 83 165 248 7.56. PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 39 128 165 293 7.57. HEMINGWAY, Iasia-SU JR 35 103 156 259 7.48. ALI,Madina-WVU SR 34 98 143 241 7.19. HANKINS, Mi-Khida-PC SR 29 62 143 205 7.110. ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU SO 35 105 138 243 6.9

FIELD GOAL PCT (Min. 3.0 made per game)Player-Team Cl G FG FGA Pct 1. DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN FR 38 162 263 .6162. PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 39 195 329 .5933. CHESTER, Felicia-DPU SR 36 170 298 .5704. REID, Monique-LOU JR 35 214 388 .5525. ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU SO 35 185 337 .5496. OLIVER, Monique-RU SO 33 140 257 .5457. ALI,Madina-WVU SR 34 159 298 .5348. COLLINS, Jasmine-MU SR 29 95 180 .5289. HEMINGWAY, Iasia-SU JR 35 153 291 .52610. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 38 333 636 .524

ASSISTSPlayer-Team Cl G Assists Avg/G 1. RUSHDAN, Khadijah-RU JR 31 160 5.162. WRIGHT, Rubylee-GU JR 34 169 4.973. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU FR 35 171 4.894. ROBINSON, Angel-MU SR 33 160 4.855. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND SO 39 186 4.776. MILES,Sarah-WVU SR 26 113 4.357. HARRIS, Tasha-SU SR 35 144 4.118. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 38 151 3.979. QUIGLEY, Sam-DPU SR 36 142 3.9410. McKENITH, Nadirah-STJ SO 33 130 3.94

FREE THROW PCT (Min. 2.0 made per game)Player-Team Cl G FTM FTA Pct 1. McMORRIS, Tatiyiana-MU SR 32 64 74 .8652. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 38 134 159 .8433. RODGERS, Sugar-GU SO 35 107 129 .8294. SIMS, Jania-PITT SR 30 101 123 .8215. McKENITH, Nadirah-STJ SO 33 84 105 .8006. NOVOSEL, Natalie-ND JR 39 183 232 .7897. SWEENEY, Laura-VU SO 31 63 81 .7788. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN JR 38 134 173 .7759. CREW, Jasmine-SHU JR 29 68 88 .77310. REPELLA,Liz-WVU SR 34 94 122 .770

STEALSPlayer-Team Cl G Steals Avg/G1. GIBBS, Tia-LOU SO 35 95 2.712. RODGERS, Sugar-GU SO 35 90 2.573. ROBINSON, Angel-MU SR 33 78 2.364. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 38 89 2.345. McKENITH, Nadirah-STJ SO 33 73 2.216. ROBERTS, Symone-PC SO 26 57 2.197. MILES,Sarah-WVU SR 26 56 2.158. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU FR 35 74 2.119. MALLORY, Brittany-ND SR 37 77 2.0810. REPELLA,Liz-WVU SR 34 68 2.00

3-POINT FG PCT (Min. 1.0 made per game)Player-Team Cl G 3FG FGA Pct 1. BURAKOSKI, Amanda-STJ SO 33 49 115 .4262. MALLORY, Brittany-ND SR 37 45 112 .4023. HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN FR 38 69 176 .3924. McMORRIS, Tatiyiana-MU SR 32 80 205 .3905. BURKE, Becky-LOU JR 35 59 152 .3886. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 38 68 177 .3847. HALL, Elashier-SU SO 35 39 102 .3828. SYKES, April-RU JR 33 67 178 .3769. QUIGLEY, Sam-DPU SR 36 65 173 .37610. ROBERTS, Rachel-VU SO 26 40 109 .367

3-POINT FG MADEPlayer-Team Cl G 3FG Avg/G 1. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU FR 35 97 2.772. RODGERS, Sugar-GU SO 35 96 2.743. KIMMEL, Lindsay-VU JR 31 81 2.614. ULIS, Shareese-CIN SR 29 75 2.595. McMORRIS, Tatiyiana-MU SR 32 80 2.506. MCNUTT, Monica-GU SR 35 72 2.067. SYKES, April-RU JR 33 67 2.038. REPELLA,Liz-WVU SR 34 68 2.009. HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN FR 38 69 1.8210. QUIGLEY, Sam-DPU SR 36 65 1.81

BLOCKED SHOTSPlayer-Team Cl G Blocks Avg/G 1. ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU SO 35 91 2.602. OLIVER, Monique-RU SO 33 66 2.003. COLE, Chelsea-PITT SR 31 56 1.814. PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 39 68 1.745. HARRY, Katherine-DPU SO 36 61 1.696. BUSSIE,Asya-WVU SO 34 54 1.597. SWEENEY, Laura-VU SO 31 46 1.488. LEE, Chelsey-RU JR 33 47 1.429. SIMMONS, Sarina-MU SO 33 46 1.3910. VAILS, Sheronne-LOU FR 35 48 1.37

ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO (Min. 3.0 assists/game)Player-Team Cl G Asst Avg Turn Avg Ratio1. DIXON, Lorin-UCONN SR 37 106 2.9 53 1.4 2.002. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 38 151 4.0 85 2.2 1.783. FARIS, Kelly-UCONN SO 38 142 3.7 86 2.3 1.654. RUSHDAN, Khadijah-RU JR 31 160 5.2 100 3.2 1.605. ROBINSON, Angel-MU SR 33 160 4.8 101 3.1 1.586. MALLORY, Brittany-ND SR 37 101 2.7 64 1.7 1.587. ROBERTS, Symone-PC SO 26 81 3.1 52 2.0 1.568. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN JR 38 139 3.7 91 2.4 1.539. MARTIN, Anna-DPU SO 36 92 2.6 61 1.7 1.5110. HARRIS, Tasha-SU SR 35 144 4.1 101 2.9 1.43

OFFENSIVE REBOUNDSPlayer-Team Cl G No. Avg/G1. COLE, Chelsea-PITT JR 30 142 4.732. REID, Monique-LOU SO 32 120 3.753. LAWSON, Jessica-USF SR 31 109 3.524. GREEN, Kandice-SHU SO 29 97 3.345. CHARLES, Tina-UCONN SR 39 122 3.136. BUSSIE, Asya-WVU FR 35 104 2.977. DALEMBERT, Melissa-USF SR 30 86 2.87

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OFFENSIVE REBOUNDSPlayer-Team Cl G No. Avg/G1. WRIGHT, Teya-PC SR 29 116 4.002. GRANT, Porche-USF SR 27 96 3.563. COLE, Chelsea-PITT SR 31 107 3.454. PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 39 128 3.285. ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU SO 35 105 3.006. HEMINGWAY, Iasia-SU JR 35 103 2.947. ALI,Madina-WVU SR 34 98 2.888. TYSON-THOMAS, Carmen-SU SO 35 96 2.749. CHESTER, Felicia-DPU SR 36 96 2.6710. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 38 100 2.63

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDSPlayer-Team Cl G No. Avg/G1. COLE, Chelsea-PITT SR 31 211 6.812. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 38 213 5.613. FARIS, Kelly-UCONN SO 38 199 5.244. SCOTT, Shayla-PITT SR 31 162 5.235. LEE, Chelsey-RU JR 33 165 5.00 GRANT, Porche-USF SR 27 135 5.007. HANKINS, Mi-Khida-PC SR 29 143 4.938. SWEENEY, Laura-VU SO 31 151 4.879. RUSHDAN, Khadijah-RU JR 31 146 4.7110. HEMINGWAY, Iasia-SU JR 35 156 4.46

MINUTES PLAYEDPlayer-Team Cl G Minutes Avg/G1. ULIS, Shareese-CIN SR 29 1032 35.592. ROBINSON, Angel-MU SR 33 1147 34.763. RUSHDAN, Khadijah-RU JR 31 1072 34.584. REPELLA,Liz-WVU SR 34 1173 34.505. McMORRIS, Tatiyiana-MU SR 32 1078 33.696. HARRISON, Taneisha-PITT SR 31 1042 33.617. SYKES, April-RU JR 33 1097 33.248. COOK, Kayla-CIN FR 29 964 33.249. FARIS, Kelly-UCONN SO 38 1263 33.2410. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 38 1255 33.03

To be ranked, a player must appear in at least 75.0% of their team’s games.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER GAME HIGHS

Points 41 MOORE, Maya (Connecticut) vs Florida State (12/21/10) 36 MOORE, Maya (Connecticut) vs Notre Dame (04/03/11)

Field goals made 15 MOORE, Maya (Connecticut) vs Florida State (12/21/10) 14 ROBINSON, Angel (Marquette) at Creighton (11/28/10) 14 MOORE, Maya (Connecticut) vs DePaul (02/05/11) 14 MOORE, Maya (Connecticut) vs Notre Dame (04/03/11)

Field goal attempts 30 MOORE, Maya (Connecticut) vs Notre Dame (04/03/11) 29 SMITH, Andrea (USF) vs Jacksonville (11/12/10)

FG percentage 1.000 (9-9) ALEXANDER, Kayla (Syracuse) vs Maryland Eastern Sho (12/01/10) 1.000 (9-9) HARRY, Katherine (DePaul) at Loyola-Chicago (12/09/10)

3-Pt FG made 8 SMITH, Andrea (USF) vs Auburn (11/22/10) 8 WEIBEL, Courtney (Marquette) vs UNC-Asheville (12/18/10)

3-Pt FG attempts 18 SCHIMMEL, Shoni (Louisville) at Marquette (1/26/11) 16 KIMMEL, Lindsay (Villanova) vs Oral Roberts (11/20/10)

3-Pt percentage .833 (5-6) HARTLEY, Bria (Connecticut) vs Florida State (12/21/10) .833 (5-6) HARRISON, Taneisha (Pittsburgh) at West Virginia (2/5/11)

Free throws made 15 OLIVER, Monique (Rutgers) vs Georgetown (12/9/10) 13 GREEN, Kandice (Seton Hall) at William & Mary (12/5/10)

Free throw attempts 21 OLIVER, Monique (Rutgers) vs Georgetown (12/9/10) 18 GREEN, Kandice (Seton Hall) at William & Mary (12/5/10)

FT percentage 1.000 (12-12) WRIGHT, Rubylee (Georgetown) at Maryland (03/22/11) 1.000 (10-10) FARIS, Kelly (Connecticut) at Notre Dame (01/08/11) 1.000 (10-10) RODGERS, Sugar (Georgetown) vs West Virginia (01/25/11) 1.000 (9-9) NOVOSEL, Natalie (Notre Dame) vs Gonzaga (12/29/10) 1.000 (8-8) HAYES, Tiffany (Connecticut) vs LSU (11/28/10) 1.000 (8-8) RUSHDAN, Khadijah (Rutgers) vs Texas A&M (12/19/10) 1.000 (8-8) ULIS, Shareese (Cincinnati) vs Hofstra (12/30/10) 1.000 (8-8) NOVOSEL, Natalie (Notre Dame) at West Virginia (2/22/11) 1.000 (8-8) McKENITH, Nadirah (St. John’s) at Villanova (02/22/11) 1.000 (8-8) REID, Monique (Louisville) vs DePaul (02/23/11) 1.000 (8-8) ROBINSON, Angel (Marquette) vs Rutgers (3/6/11) 1.000 (8-8) NOVOSEL, Natalie (Notre Dame) at Connecticut (3/8/11) 1.000 (8-8) BRUSZEWSKI, Becca (Notre Dame) vs Temple (03/21/11)

Rebounds 23 GREEN, Kandice (Seton Hall) at William & Mary (12/5/10) 21 ASHMEADE, Tajay (Seton Hall) vs La Salle (12/22/10)

Assists 12 SCHIMMEL, Shoni (Louisville) vs Tennessee-Martin (12/28/10) 12 DIGGINS, Skylar (Notre Dame) vs Oklahoma (03/26/11)

Steals 9 MILES,Sarah (West Virginia) vs Central Connecticut (1/2/11) 8 ROBINSON, Angel (Marquette) vs Iona (12/1/10)

Blocked shots 9 ALEXANDER, Kayla (Syracuse) vs Delaware State (12/04/10) 7 VAILS, Sheronne (Louisville) vs Houston Baptist (11/17/10) 7 LEARY, Shakeya (Syracuse) vs Seton Hall (01/08/11)

Turnovers 11 MILES,Sarah (West Virginia) at Georgetown (01/25/11) 10 SCHIMMEL, Shoni (Louisville) vs Georgetown (02/01/11) 10 DIGGINS, Skylar (Notre Dame) at West Virginia (2/22/11)

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SCORING OFFENSETeam G W-L Pts Avg/G1. Connecticut 16 16-0 1196 74.82. Notre Dame 16 13-3 1168 73.03. DePaul 16 13-3 1103 68.94. Louisville 16 10-6 1032 64.55. Syracuse 16 9-7 1003 62.76. Marquette 16 10-6 998 62.47. Georgetown 16 9-7 987 61.78. West Virginia 16 8-8 982 61.49. St. John’s 16 9-7 979 61.210. Pittsburgh 16 5-11 971 60.711. Rutgers 16 11-5 942 58.912. USF 16 3-13 912 57.013. Seton Hall 16 1-15 829 51.814. Providence 16 6-10 813 50.815. Villanova 16 3-13 786 49.116. Cincinnati 16 2-14 743 46.4

SCORING DEFENSETeam G Pts Avg/G1. Connecticut 16 815 50.92. Rutgers 16 848 53.03. Notre Dame 16 883 55.24. Georgetown 16 931 58.25. DePaul 16 933 58.36. West Virginia 16 937 58.6 Villanova 16 937 58.68. Louisville 16 953 59.69. Providence 16 958 59.910. St. John’s 16 983 61.411. Syracuse 16 1003 62.712. Marquette 16 1013 63.313. Cincinnati 16 1043 65.214. Pittsburgh 16 1056 66.015. Seton Hall 16 1068 66.816. USF 16 1083 67.7

SCORING MARGINTeam G OFF DEF Margin1. Connecticut 16 74.8 50.9 +23.82. Notre Dame 16 73.0 55.2 +17.83. DePaul 16 68.9 58.3 +10.64. Rutgers 16 58.9 53.0 +5.95. Louisville 16 64.5 59.6 +4.96. Georgetown 16 61.7 58.2 +3.57. West Virginia 16 61.4 58.6 +2.88. Syracuse 16 62.7 62.7 +0.09. St. John’s 16 61.2 61.4 -0.210. Marquette 16 62.4 63.3 -0.911. Pittsburgh 16 60.7 66.0 -5.312. Providence 16 50.8 59.9 -9.113. Villanova 16 49.1 58.6 -9.414. USF 16 57.0 67.7 -10.715. Seton Hall 16 51.8 66.8 -14.916. Cincinnati 16 46.4 65.2 -18.8

FREE THROW PCTTeam G FTM FTA Pct1. Villanova 16 104 131 .7942. Connecticut 16 224 297 .7543. Marquette 16 236 313 .7544. Louisville 16 188 262 .7185. Pittsburgh 16 221 310 .7136. West Virginia 16 236 334 .7077. Syracuse 16 258 369 .6998. Notre Dame 16 279 400 .6989. St. John’s 16 203 297 .68410. Seton Hall 16 179 263 .68111. Rutgers 16 192 283 .67812. DePaul 16 150 226 .66413. Georgetown 16 161 246 .65414. USF 16 170 263 .64615. Providence 16 124 195 .63616. Cincinnati 16 122 201 .607

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGESTeam G FG FGA Pct1. Connecticut 16 438 864 .5072. Notre Dame 16 418 890 .4703. St. John’s 16 364 844 .4314. DePaul 16 419 972 .4315. Louisville 16 368 863 .4266. Rutgers 16 341 809 .4227. West Virginia 16 343 853 .4028. Marquette 16 339 849 .3999. Georgetown 16 358 919 .39010. Pittsburgh 16 335 873 .38411. Syracuse 16 336 879 .38212. Villanova 16 283 792 .35713. USF 16 337 945 .35714. Providence 16 314 893 .35215. Cincinnati 16 260 782 .33216. Seton Hall 16 285 877 .325

FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSETeam G FG FGA Pct1. Connecticut 16 300 923 .3252. Rutgers 16 296 845 .3503. Notre Dame 16 318 848 .3754. West Virginia 16 315 828 .3805. Pittsburgh 16 369 951 .3886. Syracuse 16 355 910 .3907. Georgetown 16 305 781 .3918. DePaul 16 335 844 .3979. St. John’s 16 373 927 .40210. Louisville 16 343 838 .40911. Marquette 16 383 928 .41312. Providence 16 344 818 .42113. Villanova 16 352 833 .42314. Cincinnati 16 392 921 .42615. Seton Hall 16 389 878 .44316. USF 16 369 831 .444

3-POINT FG PCTTeam G FG FGA Pct1. Connecticut 16 96 242 .3972. Notre Dame 16 53 137 .3873. DePaul 16 115 325 .3544. St. John’s 16 48 137 .3505. Louisville 16 108 313 .3456. Rutgers 16 68 199 .3427. Marquette 16 84 256 .3288. Seton Hall 16 80 247 .3249. Georgetown 16 110 348 .31610. Cincinnati 16 101 324 .31211. USF 16 68 225 .30212. Pittsburgh 16 80 270 .29613. West Virginia 16 60 204 .29414. Syracuse 16 73 257 .28415. Villanova 16 116 412 .28216. Providence 16 61 222 .275

REBOUNDING MARGINTeam G TEAM Avg OPP Avg Margin1. Connecticut 16 644 40.2 466 29.1 +11.12. Notre Dame 16 628 39.2 500 31.3 +8.03. Syracuse 16 657 41.1 538 33.6 +7.44. West Virginia 16 582 36.4 535 33.4 +2.95. Rutgers 16 565 35.3 526 32.9 +2.46. Marquette 16 563 35.2 546 34.1 +1.17. DePaul 16 583 36.4 568 35.5 +0.98. Georgetown 16 569 35.6 567 35.4 +0.19. Pittsburgh 16 598 37.4 611 38.2 -0.810. USF 16 575 35.9 605 37.8 -1.911. Providence 16 549 34.3 583 36.4 -2.112. Louisville 16 505 31.6 557 34.8 -3.213. St. John’s 16 522 32.6 590 36.9 -4.214. Cincinnati 16 503 31.4 592 37.0 -5.615. Seton Hall 16 523 32.7 619 38.7 -6.016. Villanova 16 437 27.3 600 37.5 -10.2

BLOCKED SHOTSTeam G Blocks Avg/G1. Pittsburgh 16 81 5.06 West Virginia 16 81 5.063. Rutgers 16 72 4.504. Connecticut 16 67 4.195. Notre Dame 16 65 4.066. Syracuse 16 63 3.947. DePaul 16 59 3.698. USF 16 55 3.449. St. John’s 16 54 3.3810. Providence 16 53 3.3111. Louisville 16 45 2.8112. Georgetown 16 41 2.5613. Villanova 16 38 2.3814. Marquette 16 37 2.3115. Seton Hall 16 30 1.8816. Cincinnati 16 27 1.69

ASSISTSTeam G Assists Avg/G1. Connecticut 16 297 18.562. DePaul 16 275 17.193. Notre Dame 16 255 15.944. Marquette 16 237 14.81 Georgetown 16 237 14.816. Louisville 16 215 13.447. Pittsburgh 16 205 12.818. Rutgers 16 200 12.509. Villanova 16 199 12.4410. St. John’s 16 194 12.1311. Syracuse 16 186 11.6312. USF 16 181 11.3113. West Virginia 16 179 11.1914. Providence 16 177 11.0615. Cincinnati 16 167 10.4416. Seton Hall 16 155 9.69

STEALSTeam G Steals Avg/G1. Notre Dame 16 188 11.752. Georgetown 16 164 10.253. DePaul 16 157 9.814. Louisville 16 154 9.635. West Virginia 16 145 9.066. St. John’s 16 128 8.007. Connecticut 16 123 7.69 Rutgers 16 123 7.699. Marquette 16 121 7.5610. Syracuse 16 116 7.2511. USF 16 115 7.1912. Providence 16 113 7.0613. Seton Hall 16 110 6.8814. Villanova 16 97 6.0615. Cincinnati 16 87 5.4416. Pittsburgh 16 75 4.69

ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIOTeam G Asst Avg Turn Avg Ratio1. Connecticut 16 297 18.6 252 15.8 1.182. DePaul 16 275 17.2 237 14.8 1.163. Notre Dame 16 255 15.9 285 17.8 0.894. Georgetown 16 237 14.8 268 16.8 0.885. Villanova 16 199 12.4 230 14.4 0.876. Marquette 16 237 14.8 274 17.1 0.867. Rutgers 16 200 12.5 256 16.0 0.788. USF 16 181 11.3 233 14.6 0.789. Louisville 16 215 13.4 286 17.9 0.7510. St. John’s 16 194 12.1 261 16.3 0.7411. Pittsburgh 16 205 12.8 281 17.6 0.7312. Providence 16 177 11.1 275 17.2 0.6413. West Virginia 16 179 11.2 295 18.4 0.6114. Syracuse 16 186 11.6 307 19.2 0.6115. Cincinnati 16 167 10.4 288 18.0 0.5816. Seton Hall 16 155 9.7 285 17.8 0.54

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TEAM HIGHS (highest totals made by)Points 90 West Virginia at Pittsburgh (02/19/11) 89 Connecticut vs DePaul (02/05/11) 89 Notre Dame vs Seton Hall (02/08/11)

Margin 51 (89-38) Notre Dame vs Seton Hall (02/08/11) 46 (81-35) Connecticut vs Villanova (1/05/11)

Field goals made 36 Connecticut vs DePaul (02/05/11) 33 Connecticut at Cincinnati (01/29/11) 33 Connecticut vs Syracuse (2/28/11)

Field goal attempts 75 Notre Dame vs Connecticut (01/08/11) 73 Pittsburgh vs Marquette (01/29/11)

FG percentage .583 (28-48) Connecticut vs West Virginia (02/02/10) .569 (33-58) Connecticut vs Georgetown (2/27/10)

3-Pt FG made 13 DePaul at Syracuse (02/08/11) 13 Villanova at Syracuse (02/12/11) 13 Cincinnati vs Marquette (02/28/11)

3-Pt FG attempts 32 Villanova vs Providence (3/1/10) 31 Villanova vs Marquette (01/16/10)

3-Pt percentage .667 (2-3) Notre Dame at West Virginia (2/22/11) .625 (5-8) Seton Hall vs West Virginia (01/05/11)

Free throws made 30 Rutgers vs Georgetown (12/9/10) 28 Notre Dame at USF (02/05/11) 28 Pittsburgh vs West Virginia (02/19/11)

Free throw attempts 43 Rutgers vs Georgetown (12/9/10) 41 Notre Dame at USF (02/05/11)

FT percentage 1.000 (9-9) Villanova vs Notre Dame (01/29/11) 1.000 (9-9) Villanova at Pittsburgh (02/28/11) 1.000 (6-6) Cincinnati vs Connecticut (01/29/11) 1.000 (6-6) Cincinnati at Georgetown (02/05/11) 1.000 (4-4) Villanova at Connecticut (1/05/11) 1.000 (4-4) Villanova vs Cincinnati (02/15/11) 1.000 (4-4) Cincinnati vs Marquette (02/28/11) 1.000 (2-2) Georgetown vs Cincinnati (02/05/11) 1.000 (2-2) Villanova at Providence (2/9/11)

Rebounds 53 Syracuse vs Seton Hall (01/08/11) 51 DePaul at Pittsburgh (12/07/10) 51 USF at Georgetown (02/08/11) 51 Syracuse vs Louisville (02/16/11)

Assists 27 Connecticut vs DePaul (02/05/11) 26 Connecticut vs Syracuse (2/28/11)

Steals 17 Notre Dame vs St. John’s (01/23/11) 17 Notre Dame vs Seton Hall (02/08/11) 17 Georgetown vs Pittsburgh (02/23/11)

Blocked shots 17 West Virginia vs Cincinnati (1/8/11) 13 West Virginia at Seton Hall (01/05/11)

Turnovers 31 Cincinnati vs Louisville (12/15/10) 31 Syracuse at Georgetown (01/04/11)

Fouls 27 Georgetown at Rutgers (12/9/10) 27 USF vs Notre Dame (02/05/11)

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OFFENSIVE REBOUNDSTeam G No. Avg/G1. Syracuse 16 263 16.442. USF 16 247 15.443. Notre Dame 16 233 14.564. Georgetown 16 230 14.385. DePaul 16 226 14.136. Seton Hall 16 219 13.697. West Virginia 16 217 13.568. Pittsburgh 16 207 12.94 Providence 16 207 12.9410. Marquette 16 199 12.4411. Cincinnati 16 185 11.5612. Connecticut 16 181 11.3113. Rutgers 16 179 11.1914. St. John’s 16 173 10.8115. Louisville 16 169 10.5616. Villanova 16 102 6.38

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDSTeam G No. Avg/G1. Connecticut 16 463 28.942. Notre Dame 16 395 24.693. Syracuse 16 394 24.634. Pittsburgh 16 391 24.445. Rutgers 16 386 24.136. West Virginia 16 365 22.817. Marquette 16 364 22.758. DePaul 16 357 22.319. St. John’s 16 349 21.8110. Providence 16 342 21.3811. Georgetown 16 339 21.1912. Louisville 16 336 21.0013. Villanova 16 335 20.9414. USF 16 328 20.5015. Cincinnati 16 318 19.8816. Seton Hall 16 304 19.00

3-POINT FG MADETeam G 3FG Avg/G1. Villanova 16 116 7.252. DePaul 16 115 7.193. Georgetown 16 110 6.884. Louisville 16 108 6.755. Cincinnati 16 101 6.316. Connecticut 16 96 6.007. Marquette 16 84 5.258. Seton Hall 16 80 5.00 Pittsburgh 16 80 5.0010. Syracuse 16 73 4.5611. USF 16 68 4.25 Rutgers 16 68 4.2513. Providence 16 61 3.8114. West Virginia 16 60 3.7515. Notre Dame 16 53 3.3116. St. John’s 16 48 3.00



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SCORINGPlayer-Team Cl G FG 3FG FT Pts Avg/G1. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 16 133 24 64 354 22.12. RODGERS, Sugar-GU SO 16 100 47 46 293 18.33. SMITH, Andrea-USF JR 16 98 23 62 281 17.64. HARRISON, Taneisha-PITT SR 16 95 33 39 262 16.45. REID, Monique-LOU JR 16 102 0 57 261 16.36. McMORRIS, Tatiyiana-MU SR 15 72 43 42 229 15.37. HAMPTON, Keisha-DPU JR 16 79 31 50 239 14.9 REPELLA,Liz-WVU SR 16 84 35 36 239 14.99. NOVOSEL, Natalie-ND JR 16 73 8 77 231 14.410. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND SO 16 71 12 75 229 14.3

REBOUNDINGPlayer-Team Cl G OFF DEF TOT Avg/G 1. COLE, Chelsea-PITT SR 16 58 111 169 10.62. PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 16 55 71 126 7.93. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 16 37 86 123 7.74. GRANT, Porche-USF SR 14 53 53 106 7.65. WRIGHT, Teya-PC SR 16 55 64 119 7.46. HEMINGWAY, Iasia-SU JR 16 47 67 114 7.17. LEE, Chelsey-RU JR 16 38 75 113 7.1 ALI,Madina-WVU SR 16 40 73 113 7.19. FARIS, Kelly-UCONN SO 16 17 93 110 6.910. CHESTER, Felicia-DPU SR 16 45 61 106 6.6

FIELD GOAL PCT (Min. 3.0 made per game)Player-Team Cl G FG FGA Pct 1. PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 16 87 140 .6212. DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN FR 16 72 118 .6103. REID, Monique-LOU JR 16 102 181 .5644. PIKES, Taylor-DPU JR 16 57 102 .5595. CHESTER, Felicia-DPU SR 16 73 134 .5456. OLIVER, Monique-RU SO 16 79 148 .5347. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 16 133 250 .5328. LEE, Chelsey-RU JR 16 60 114 .5269. BRUSZEWSKI, Becca-ND SR 16 64 122 .52510. COLLINS, Jasmine-MU SR 15 49 96 .510

ASSISTSPlayer-Team Cl G Assists Avg/G 1. RUSHDAN, Khadijah-RU JR 16 96 6.002. WRIGHT, Rubylee-GU JR 16 89 5.563. McKENITH, Nadirah-STJ SO 16 85 5.314. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU FR 16 82 5.135. ROBINSON, Angel-MU SR 16 76 4.756. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 16 75 4.697. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND SO 16 73 4.568. MILES,Sarah-WVU SR 15 65 4.339. FARIS, Kelly-UCONN SO 16 62 3.88 QUIGLEY, Sam-DPU SR 16 62 3.88

FREE THROW PCT (Min. 2.0 made per game)Player-Team Cl G FTM FTA Pct 1. McMORRIS, Tatiyiana-MU SR 15 42 45 .9332. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 16 64 73 .8773. RODGERS, Sugar-GU SO 16 46 53 .8684. McKENITH, Nadirah-STJ SO 16 52 61 .8525. SWEENEY, Laura-VU SO 16 32 38 .8426. REPELLA,Liz-WVU SR 16 36 45 .8007. SIMS, Jania-PITT SR 16 57 72 .7928. WRIGHT, Teya-PC SR 16 34 43 .7919. ALI,Madina-WVU SR 16 55 70 .78610. REID, Monique-LOU JR 16 57 74 .770

STEALSPlayer-Team Cl G Steals Avg/G 1. RODGERS, Sugar-GU SO 16 43 2.692. GIBBS, Tia-LOU SO 16 40 2.503. MALLORY, Brittany-ND SR 16 36 2.254. SWEENEY, Laura-VU SO 16 35 2.195. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU FR 16 34 2.136. MILES,Sarah-WVU SR 15 31 2.077. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 16 33 2.068. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND SO 16 32 2.009. ROBERTS, Symone-PC SO 15 29 1.9310. ROBINSON, Angel-MU SR 16 30 1.88

3-POINT FG PCT (Min. 1.0 made per game)Player-Team Cl G 3FG FGA Pct 1. MALLORY, Brittany-ND SR 16 22 47 .4682. DOOMES-STEPHENS, Le-USF SR 15 17 37 .4593. HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN FR 16 33 75 .4404. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN JR 16 25 57 .4395. BURAKOSKI, Amanda-STJ SO 16 28 64 .4386. QUIGLEY, Sam-DPU SR 16 32 80 .400 HALL, Elashier-SU SO 16 20 50 .4008. McMORRIS, Tatiyiana-MU SR 15 43 113 .3819. BURKE, Becky-LOU JR 16 29 77 .377 WHEELER, Erica-RU SO 16 29 77 .377

3-POINT FG MADEPlayer-Team Cl G 3FG Avg/G 1. RODGERS, Sugar-GU SO 16 47 2.942. McMORRIS, Tatiyiana-MU SR 15 43 2.873. KIMMEL, Lindsay-VU JR 16 45 2.814. ULIS, Shareese-CIN SR 16 44 2.755. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU FR 16 41 2.566. REPELLA,Liz-WVU SR 16 35 2.197. SYKES, April-RU JR 16 34 2.138. HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN FR 16 33 2.06 HARRISON, Taneisha-PITT SR 16 33 2.06 MCNUTT, Monica-GU SR 16 33 2.06

BLOCKED SHOTSPlayer-Team Cl G Blocks Avg/G 1. COLE, Chelsea-PITT SR 16 33 2.06 ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU SO 16 33 2.063. PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 16 30 1.884. OLIVER, Monique-RU SO 16 27 1.69 HARRY, Katherine-DPU SO 16 27 1.696. BUSSIE,Asya-WVU SO 16 26 1.63 SWEENEY, Laura-VU SO 16 26 1.638. LEE, Chelsey-RU JR 16 25 1.569. MCDONALD, Akila-USF FR 14 20 1.4310. REPELLA,Liz-WVU SR 16 22 1.38

ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO (Min. 3.0 assists/game)Player-Team Cl G Asst Avg Turn Avg Ratio 1. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 16 75 4.7 37 2.3 2.032. RUSHDAN, Khadijah-RU JR 16 96 6.0 52 3.3 1.853. DIXON, Lorin-UCONN SR 16 49 3.1 27 1.7 1.814. MARTIN, Anna-DPU SO 16 45 2.8 26 1.6 1.735. FARIS, Kelly-UCONN SO 16 62 3.9 39 2.4 1.596. ROBINSON, Angel-MU SR 16 76 4.8 51 3.2 1.497. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN JR 16 52 3.3 36 2.3 1.448. MALLORY, Brittany-ND SR 16 49 3.1 34 2.1 1.449. QUIGLEY, Sam-DPU SR 16 62 3.9 44 2.8 1.4110. McKENITH, Nadirah-STJ SO 16 85 5.3 64 4.0 1.33

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OFFENSIVE REBOUNDSPlayer-Team Cl G No. Avg/G1. GRANT, Porche-USF SR 14 53 3.792. COLE, Chelsea-PITT SR 16 58 3.633. WRIGHT, Teya-PC SR 16 55 3.44 PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 16 55 3.445. HEMINGWAY, Iasia-SU JR 16 47 2.946. CHESTER, Felicia-DPU SR 16 45 2.817. RANDOLPH, Jeanise-CIN FR 16 43 2.69 REID, Monique-LOU JR 16 43 2.69 ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU SO 16 43 2.6910. DOOMES-STEPHENS, Le-USF 15 40 2.67

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDSPlayer-Team Cl G No. Avg/G1. COLE, Chelsea-PITT SR 16 111 6.942. FARIS, Kelly-UCONN SO 16 93 5.813. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 16 86 5.384. SWEENEY, Laura-VU SO 16 83 5.195. RUSHDAN, Khadijah-RU JR 16 80 5.006. LEE, Chelsey-RU JR 16 75 4.697. HANKINS, Mi-Khida-PC SR 16 74 4.638. ALI,Madina-WVU SR 16 73 4.569. McKENITH, Nadirah-STJ SO 16 72 4.5010. PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 16 71 4.44

MINUTES PLAYEDPlayer-Team Cl G Minutes Avg/G1. ROBINSON, Angel-MU SR 16 606 37.882. McMORRIS, Tatiyiana-MU SR 15 550 36.673. ULIS, Shareese-CIN SR 16 584 36.504. REPELLA,Liz-WVU SR 16 583 36.445. SYKES, April-RU JR 16 571 35.696. RUSHDAN, Khadijah-RU JR 16 569 35.567. SMITH, Andrea-USF JR 16 564 35.258. HARRISON, Taneisha-PITT SR 16 556 34.759. COOK, Kayla-CIN FR 16 554 34.6210. RODGERS, Sugar-GU SO 16 552 34.50

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INDIVIDUAL PLAYER GAME HIGHSPoints 34 MOORE, Maya (Connecticut) vs DePaul (02/05/11) 32 ALI,Madina (West Virginia) vs Syracuse (1/15/11)

Field goals made 14 MOORE, Maya (Connecticut) vs DePaul (02/05/11) 12 MOORE, Maya (Connecticut) vs Marquette (12/09/10) 12 OLIVER, Monique (Rutgers) at Syracuse (01/11/11) 12 HARRISON, Taneisha (Pittsburgh) at West Virginia

(2/5/11)

Field goal attempts 24 SMITH, Andrea (USF) vs Connecticut (12/02/10) 24 RODGERS, Sugar (Georgetown) at DePaul (02/20/11)

FG percentage .909 (10-11) RANDOLPH, Jeanise (Cincinnati) at Villanova (02/15/11) .875 (14-16) MOORE, Maya (Connecticut) vs DePaul (02/05/11)

3-Pt FG made 7 QUIGLEY, Sam (DePaul) at Cincinnati (01/25/11) 7 RODGERS, Sugar (Georgetown) vs USF (02/08/11) 7 KIMMEL, Lindsay (Villanova) at Syracuse (02/12/11) 7 KIMMEL, Lindsay (Villanova) vs Cincinnati (02/15/11)

3-Pt FG attempts 18 SCHIMMEL, Shoni (Louisville) at Marquette (1/26/11) 15 KIMMEL, Lindsay (Villanova) at Syracuse (02/12/11)

3-Pt percentage .833 (5-6) HARRISON, Taneisha (Pittsburgh) at West Virginia (2/5/11) .714 (5-7) KIMMEL, Lindsay (Villanova) at Seton Hall (02/19/10) .714 (5-7) DOOMES-STEPHENS, Le (USF) vs Georgetown (02/28/11) Free throws made 15 OLIVER, Monique (Rutgers) vs Georgetown (12/9/10) 11 MOORE, Maya (Connecticut) at USF (12/02/10) 11 REID, Monique (Louisville) vs Pittsburgh (01/09/11) 11 ROBINSON, Angel (Marquette) vs West Virginia (1/11/11) 11 ALI,Madina (West Virginia) vs Syracuse (1/15/11) 11 HARRISON, Taneisha (Pittsburgh) vs West Virginia (02/19/11) 11 SIMS, Jania (Pittsburgh) at Georgetown (02/23/11)

Free throw attempts 21 OLIVER, Monique (Rutgers) vs Georgetown (12/9/10) 15 RUSHDAN, Khadijah (Rutgers) vs Georgetown (12/9/10) 15 ALI,Madina (West Virginia) vs Syracuse (1/15/11)

FT percentage 1.000 (10-10) FARIS, Kelly (Connecticut) at Notre Dame (01/08/11) 1.000 (10-10) RODGERS, Sugar (Georgetown) vs West Virginia (01/25/11) 1.000 (8-8) NOVOSEL, Natalie (Notre Dame) at West Virginia (2/22/11) 1.000 (8-8) McKENITH, Nadirah (St. John’s) at Villanova (02/22/11) 1.000 (8-8) REID, Monique (Louisville) vs DePaul (02/23/11)

Rebounds 19 LEARY, Shakeya (Syracuse) vs Seton Hall (01/08/11) 18 WRIGHT, Teya (Providence) at Cincinnati (02/19/11)

Assists 11 SCHIMMEL, Shoni (Louisville) vs St. John’s (01/04/11) 10 RUSHDAN, Khadijah (Rutgers) vs Pittsburgh (2/8/11) 10 MALLORY, Brittany (Notre Dame) vs Rutgers (02/12/11)

Steals 7 MILES,Sarah (West Virginia) vs USF (1/22/11) 7 GIBBS, Tia (Louisville) at Providence (2/28/11)

Blocked shots 7 LEARY, Shakeya (Syracuse) vs Seton Hall (01/08/11) 6 LEE, Chelsey (Rutgers) at Syracuse (01/11/11)

Turnovers 11 MILES,Sarah (West Virginia) at Georgetown (01/25/11) 10 SCHIMMEL, Shoni (Louisville) vs Georgetown (02/01/11) 10 DIGGINS, Skylar (Notre Dame) at West Virginia

(2/22/11)



OVERALL GAMESSCORING

Player-Team Cl G FG 3FG FT Pts Avg/GSCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU FR 35 197 97 37 528 15.1 HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN FR 38 173 69 57 472 12.4 DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN FR 38 162 0 62 386 10.2 McBRIDE, Kayla-ND FR 19 68 4 25 165 8.7 COOK, Kayla-CIN FR 29 76 36 48 236 8.1 SIMMONS, Ka-Deidre-SHU FR 30 68 13 66 215 7.2 ACHONWA, Natalie-ND FR 39 112 2 44 270 6.9 PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU FR 33 87 0 42 216 6.5

REBOUNDINGPlayer-Team Cl G OFF DEF TOT Avg/G DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN FR 38 72 161 233 6.1 TURNER, Tiffany-CIN FR 29 62 112 174 6.0 WALKER, Samarie-UCONN FR 17 31 68 99 5.8 RANDOLPH, Jeanise-CIN FR 29 70 91 161 5.6 ACHONWA, Natalie-ND FR 39 86 122 208 5.3 LEARY, Shakeya-SU FR 34 75 105 180 5.3 PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU FR 33 64 104 168 5.1 OKAFOR, Lauren-PC FR 27 66 67 133 4.9

FIELD GOAL PCTPlayer-Team Cl G FG FGA Pct DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN FR 38 162 263 .616 WALKER, Samarie-UCONN FR 17 44 75 .587 THOMAS, Courtney-MU FR 12 4 7 .571 ACHONWA, Natalie-ND FR 39 112 198 .566 McBRIDE, Kayla-ND FR 19 68 122 .557 DUNN, Kyra-PITT FR 27 15 27 .556 RANDOLPH, Jeanise-CIN FR 29 67 126 .532 PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU FR 33 87 174 .500

3-POINT FG PCTPlayer-Team Cl G 3FG FGA Pct ACHONWA, Natalie-ND FR 39 2 4 .500 WHITE, Andrea-GU FR 32 1 2 .500 HAMPTON,Brooke-WVU FR 33 20 47 .426 SLAUGHTER, Antonita-LOU FR 34 28 71 .394 HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN FR 38 69 176 .392 PALMER,Taylor-WVU FR 31 22 58 .379 SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU FR 35 97 266 .365 COOK, Kayla-CIN FR 29 36 105 .343

FREE THROW PCTPlayer-Team Cl G FTM FTA Pct PENNY, Jasmine-DPU FR 17 15 16 .938 FULLER, Yasmin-PITT FR 28 24 27 .889 McBRIDE, Kayla-ND FR 19 25 29 .862 HAMPTON,Brooke-WVU FR 33 6 7 .857 SLAUGHTER, Antonita-LOU FR 34 14 17 .824 DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN FR 38 62 76 .816 ANDERSON, Ashlee-PITT FR 31 31 38 .816 KANE, Devon-VU FR 30 48 60 .800

STEALSPlayer-Team Cl G Stls Avg/G SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU FR 35 74 2.11 SIMMONS, Ka-Deidre-SHU FR 30 46 1.53 HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN FR 38 45 1.18 WALKER, Samarie-UCONN FR 17 17 1.00 McBRIDE, Kayla-ND FR 19 18 0.95 TAY, Charmaine-LOU FR 30 26 0.87 ACHONWA, Natalie-ND FR 39 32 0.82 JOHNSON, Jazzmine-SHU FR 27 22 0.81

BLOCKED SHOTSPlayer-Team Cl G Blks Avg/G VAILS, Sheronne-LOU FR 35 48 1.37 DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN FR 38 46 1.21 OKAFOR, Lauren-PC FR 27 26 0.96 DUNN, Kyra-PITT FR 27 21 0.78 RANDOLPH, Jeanise-CIN FR 29 20 0.69 BURDGESS, Leeza-PITT FR 30 18 0.60 PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU FR 33 19 0.58 LEARY, Shakeya-SU FR 34 19 0.56

ASSISTSPlayer-Team Cl G Asst Avg/G SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU FR 35 171 4.89 HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN FR 38 110 2.89 KANE, Devon-VU FR 30 73 2.43 SIMMONS, Ka-Deidre-SHU FR 30 72 2.40 COOK, Kayla-CIN FR 29 66 2.28 HAMPTON,Brooke-WVU FR 33 65 1.97 TAY, Charmaine-LOU FR 30 50 1.67 ANDERSON, Ashlee-PITT FR 31 50 1.61

CONFERENCE GAMESSCORING

Player-Team Cl G FG 3FG FT Pts Avg/G HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN FR 16 74 33 18 199 12.4 SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU FR 16 67 41 16 191 11.9 DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN FR 16 72 0 27 171 10.7 COOK, Kayla-CIN FR 16 41 19 29 130 8.1 RANDOLPH, Jeanise-CIN FR 16 45 0 18 108 6.8 ACHONWA, Natalie-ND FR 16 41 1 23 106 6.6 JOHNSON, Jazzmine-SHU FR 15 40 10 9 99 6.6 ANDERSON, Ashlee-PITT FR 16 34 13 24 105 6.6

REBOUNDINGPlayer-Team Cl G OFF DEF TOT Avg/G RANDOLPH, Jeanise-CIN FR 16 43 57 100 6.3 WALKER, Samarie-UCONN FR 6 11 25 36 6.0 TURNER, Tiffany-CIN FR 16 36 54 90 5.6 DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN FR 16 24 58 82 5.1 LEARY, Shakeya-SU FR 16 30 51 81 5.1 PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU FR 16 30 51 81 5.1 ACHONWA, Natalie-ND FR 16 30 49 79 4.9 OKAFOR, Lauren-PC FR 14 28 28 56 4.0

FIELD GOAL PCTPlayer-Team Cl G FG FGA Pct DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN FR 16 72 118 .610 WHITE, Andrea-GU FR 16 7 12 .583 WALKER, Samarie-UCONN FR 6 14 25 .560 McBRIDE, Kayla-ND FR 5 11 20 .550 ACHONWA, Natalie-ND FR 16 41 80 .513 RANDOLPH, Jeanise-CIN FR 16 45 90 .500 THOMAS, Courtney-MU FR 3 2 4 .500 DUNN, Kyra-PITT FR 13 2 4 .500

3-POINT FG PCTPlayer-Team Cl G 3FG FGA Pct McBRIDE, Kayla-ND FR 5 1 1 1.000 SLAUGHTER, Antonita-LOU FR 15 12 24 .500 BROWN, Briana-STJ FR 8 1 2 .500 HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN FR 16 33 75 .440 HARLEE,Jessica-WVU FR 15 2 5 .400 SIMMONS, Daisha-RU FR 16 2 5 .400 HAMPTON,Brooke-WVU FR 15 3 9 .333

FREE THROW PCTPlayer-Team Cl G FTM FTA Pct FULLER, Yasmin-PITT FR 16 14 14 1.000 TAFT, La’Shay-SU FR 14 4 4 1.000 HAMPTON,Brooke-WVU FR 15 1 1 1.000 PENNY, Jasmine-DPU FR 5 7 8 .875 SLAUGHTER, Antonita-LOU FR 15 7 8 .875 ENGELN, Lauren-UCONN FR 13 6 7 .857 DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN FR 16 27 32 .844 McBRIDE, Kayla-ND FR 5 5 6 .833

STEALSPlayer-Team Cl G Stls Avg/G SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU FR 16 34 2.13 SIMMONS, Ka-Deidre-SHU FR 16 20 1.25 HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN FR 16 15 0.94 COOK, Kayla-CIN FR 16 14 0.88 CROPPER, Alicia-PC FR 13 11 0.85 TAY, Charmaine-LOU FR 13 10 0.77 JOHNSON, Jazzmine-SHU FR 15 11 0.73 PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU FR 16 11 0.69

BLOCKED SHOTSPlayer-Team Cl G Blks Avg/G VAILS, Sheronne-LOU FR 16 19 1.19 DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN FR 16 17 1.06 DUNN, Kyra-PITT FR 13 11 0.85 LEARY, Shakeya-SU FR 16 12 0.75 RANDOLPH, Jeanise-CIN FR 16 11 0.69 OKAFOR, Lauren-PC FR 14 8 0.57 BURDGESS, Leeza-PITT FR 15 8 0.53 PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU FR 16 8 0.50

ASSISTS

Player-Team Cl G Asst Avg/G SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU FR 16 82 5.13 KANE, Devon-VU FR 15 36 2.40 COOK, Kayla-CIN FR 16 38 2.38 SIMMONS, Ka-Deidre-SHU FR 16 37 2.31 ANDERSON, Ashlee-PITT FR 16 31 1.94 HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN FR 16 31 1.94 CROPPER, Alicia-PC FR 13 21 1.62 DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN FR 16 23 1.44

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BLOCKED SHOTS G No. Avg.11. West Virginia 34 184 5.415. Pittsburgh 31 159 5.1

TURNOVERS PER GAME G No. Avg.10. Villanova 31 430 13.9

STEALS PER GAME G No. Avg.7. Notre Dame 39 495 12.720. Louisville 35 401 11.5

TURNOVER MARGIN TO Opp TO Margin12. Georgetown 573 751 +5.09

ASSIST TURNOVER RATIO Ast. TO Ratio5. Connecticut 738 580 1.2710. DePaul 635 547 1.16

3-PT. FIELD GOAL DEFENSE OPP FGA OPP FG Pct.10. Notre Dame 610 164 26.9

WON-LOST PERCENTAGE W L Pct.1. Connecticut 36 2 94.718. DePaul 29 7 80.619. Notre Dame 31 8 79.5

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

POINTSt5. Maya Moore, Connecticut vs. Florida St, 12/21/10

REBOUNDSt3. 23, Kandice Green, Seton Hall vs. William and Mary, 12/5/10t15. 21, Tajay Ashmeade, Seton Hall vs. La Salle, 12/22/10

3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADEt10. 8, Courtney Weibel, Marquette vs. UNC Asheville, 12/18/10

BLOCKED SHOTSt9. 9, Kayla Alexander, Syracuse vs. Delaware St., 12/04/10

TEAM SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

POINTS6. 117- Connecticut vs. Holy Cross, 11/14/10

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE2. 67.9- Connecticut vs. DePaul, 2/5/113. 67.8- Louisville vs. IPFW, 11/29/109. 65.7- Connecticut vs. Holy Cross, 11/14/1011. 65.3- Marquette vs. Louisiana Tech, 12/30/1017. 64.0- Notre Dame vs. Seton Hall, 2/8/11

3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGEt10. 70.6 - Connecticut vs. Temple, 3/23/10

ATTENDANCE1. 22,152 - Louisville vs. Kentucky (KFC Yum! Center), 12/5/102. 22,124 - Louisville vs. Tennessee (KFC Yum! Center), 11/12/10t4. 17,473 - Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M (Indianapolis, Ind.), 4/5/11 t6. 16,421 - Notre Dame vs. Connecticut (Indianapolis, Ind.), 4/3/10t8. 16,294 - Connecticut vs. Louisville (XL Center), 1/15/11t8. 16,294 - Connecticut vs. Florida State (XL Center), 12/19/10t10. 15,232 - Rutgers vs. Texas A&M (MSG), 12/19/10t10. 15,232 - Connecticut vs. Ohio State (MSG), 12/19/1012. 15,061 - Louisville vs. Rutgers (KFC Yum! Center), 1/29/1117. 13,971 - Rutgers vs. Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.), 12/30/1018. 13,458 - Connecticut vs. Oklahoma (XL Center), 2/14/11

HOME COURT WINNING STREAK1. 83, Connecticut8. 19, DePaul

POINTS PER GAME G Pts. Avg.5. Maya Moore, UConn 38 868 22.8

REBOUNDS PER GAME G No. Avg.26. Chelsea Cole, Pitt 31 318 10.3

ASSISTS PER GAME G No. Avg.27. Khadijah Rushdan, RU 31 160 5.2

STEALS PER GAME G No. Avg.32. Tia Gibbs, UofL 35 95 2.7

BLOCKED SHOTS G No. Avg.16. Kayla Alexander, SU 35 91 2.6

FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE FGM FGA Pct.5. Deveraux Peters, ND 195 329 59.316. Monique Reid, UofL 214 388 55.217. Kayla Alexander, SU 185 337 54.9

ASSIST TURNOVER RATIO Ast. TO Ratio38. Maya Moore, UConn 151 85 1.78

FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE FTM FTA Pct.39. Maya Moore, UConn 134 159 84.3

3-PT. FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 3FG 3FGA Pct.

DOUBLE-DOUBLES G No. 16. Chelsea Cole, Pitt 31 16

TRIPLE-DOUBLES G No.2. Khadijah Rushdan, RU 31 1

SCORING OFFENSE G Pts. Avg.11. Notre Dame 39 3004 77.013. Connecticut 38 2909 76.6

SCORING DEFENSE G Pts. Avg.2. Connecticut 38 1903 50.116. West Virginia 34 1827 53.7

SCORING MARGIN Pts. Opp Pts Mar.1. Connecticut 2909 1903 +26.57. Notre Dame 3004 2193 +20.817. DePaul 2650 2160 +13.619. Syracuse 2451 1994 +13.120. West Virginia 2251 1827 +12.5

FIELD-GOAL PCT. FGM FGA Pct.1. Connecticut 1083 2193 49.44. Notre Dame 1099 2290 48.018. Louisville 913 2040 44.819. DePaul 991 2219 44.7

FIELD-GOAL PCT. DEFENSE OPP FG OPP FGA Pct.2. Conneticut 711 2192 32.417. Syracuse 702 1991 35.3

FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE FT FTA Pct.5. Villanova 218 281 77.611. Connecticut 518 677 76.5

REBOUND MARGIN Reb. Opp. R Mar.1. Syracuse 1579 1110 +13.43. Connecticut 1605 1128 +12.610. Notre Dame 1582 1261 +8.2

3-POINT FIELD GOALS PER GAME G No. Avg.10. Villanova 31 235 7.6

ASSISTS G No. Avg.3. Connecticut 38 738 19.47. DePaul 36 635 17.69. Notre Dame 39 669 17.2

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