2011-12 Women's Basketball Preview Guide by Mark Hodgkin

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BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Contacts School BIG EAST BIG EAST Cincinnati Connecticut DePaul Georgetown Louisville Marquette Notre Dame Pittsburgh Providence Rutgers St. John’s Seton Hall USF Syracuse Villanova West Virginia

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BIG EAST Staff/Basketball SIDs/Table of Contents ..................... 1 BIG EAST Media Day/www.bigeast.org...................................... 2 2011-12 Notebook/BIG EAST Home-Away Series ....................... 3 2011-12 BIG EAST Notebook................................................. 4-8 2010-11 Honors ...................................................................... 9 2012 NCAA Championship ...................................................... 10 2012 BIG EAST Championship ................................................ 11 Cincinnati .........................................................................12-13 Connecticut ......................................................................14-15 DePaul .............................................................................16-17 Georgetown ......................................................................18-19 Louisville ..........................................................................20-21 Marquette .........................................................................22-23 Notre Dame ......................................................................24-25 Pittsburgh .........................................................................26-27 Providence ........................................................................28-29 Rutgers ............................................................................30-31 St. John’s..........................................................................32-33 Seton Hall .........................................................................34-35 USF ..................................................................................36-37 Syracuse...........................................................................38-39 Villanova...........................................................................40-41 West Virginia ....................................................................42-43 2010-11 BIG EAST Review .................................................44-46 2010-11 Statistics..............................................................47-54 2010-11 Freshman Statistics .................................................. 55 2010-11 NCAA Final Statistics................................................. 56 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 Offices.

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Eight National Championships • 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010

2011-12 Notebook

BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Media Day Thursday, October 20, 2011 B.B. King Blues Club & Grill New York, N.Y. All 16 head coaches and select players will be in attendance 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 standalone event. Even more significant 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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2011-12 Notebook the Big eaSt conFeRence on the WeB WWW.BIGEAST.ORG

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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 overhaul to the conference’s official website www.bigeast. org. The BIG EAST Conference’s re-launched site resides on a robust content management system that allows the site to be completely customized on the ﬂy. The new site features a cutting-edge online video platform, a sleek new design, simplified navigation and a newly developed conference-wide regular season and postseason live statistics platform. The conference’s online video platform will retain its BIGEAST.tv branding, with fans driven 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.

biG eAst home-AwAy series 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 fifth straight season. Team Cincinnati Connecticut DePaul Georgetown Louisville Marquette Notre Dame Pittsburgh Providence Rutgers St. John’s Seton Hall USF Syracuse Villanova West Virginia

Repeat MU ND UofL SU DPU UC UConn WVU VU STJ RU USF SHU GU PC Pitt

Home GU, UofL, ND, Pitt, STJ, USF, WVU UC, GU, PC, RU, STJ, USF, WVU UC, UConn, MU, Pitt, STJ, SU, VU DPU, UofL, ND, PC, RU, STJ, SHU UConn, MU, ND, PC, USF, SU, VU UConn, GU, Pitt, PC, SHU, USF, VU DPU, MU, Pitt, PC, USF, VU, WVU UConn, GU, UofL, RU, STJ, SHU, SU UC, DPU, Pitt, RU, SHU, SU, WVU UC, DPU, UofL, MU, ND, SU, SHU UofL, MU, ND, PC, USF, VU, WVU UC, Uconn, DPU, UofL, ND, STJ, SU DPU, GU, Pitt, PC, RU, VU, WVU UC, UConn, MU, ND, STJ, USF, WVU UC, UConn, GU, Pitt, RU, SHU, SU DPU, GU, UofL, MU, RU, SHU, VU

Away UConn, DPU, PC, RU, SHU, SU, VU DPU, UofL, MU, Pitt, SHU, SU, VU GU, ND, PC, RU, SHU, USF, WVU UC, UConn, MU, Pitt, USF, VU, WVU UC, GU, Pitt, RU, STJ, SHU, WVU DPU, UofL, ND, RU, STJ, SU, WVU UC, GU, UofL, RU, STJ, SHU, SU UC, DPU, MU, ND, PC, USF, VU UConn, GU, UofL, MU, ND, STJ, USF UConn, GU, Pitt, PC, USF, VU, WVU UC, UConn, DPU, GU, Pitt, SHU, SU GU, MU, Pitt, PC, RU, VU, WVU UC, UConn, UofL, MU, ND, STJ, SU DPU, UofL, Pitt, PC, RU, SHU, VU DPU, UofL, MU, ND, STJ, USF, WVU UC, UConn, ND, PC, STJ, USF, SU

Key: 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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2011-12 Notebook Nine BIG EAST WBB Stars Named to Wade Watch List Nine BIG EAST women’s basketball players have been named to the 201112 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.

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.

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.

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 Year Maya 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).

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.

DePaul senior Keisha Hampton

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 20092011 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 Win Five 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.

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Connecticut’s Maya Moore with Beth Bass 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 AllAmerica® of the Year for the University Division. She is also the fourth women’s basketball player to be honored as the Capital One Academic AllAmerica® 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 Game Eleven 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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2011-12 Notebook 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

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 2012-13 The 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 18game 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.

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.

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 Fame Notre Dame women’s basketball head coach Muffet McGraw, the 2001 consensus national coach of the year and winner of nearly 650 games in her

BIG EAST and XL Center Continue Partnership for Championship The 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

Notre Dame Head Coach Muffet McGraw at the 2011 Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Induction in June 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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2011-12 Notebook Connecticut to Participate in Jimmy V Classic The 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.

Maggie Dixon Classic Set for Madison Square Garden St. 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.

St. John’s junior Shenneika Smith

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 Success The 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

Connecticut senior Tiffany Hayes Notre Dame Included in 2011 Preseason WNIT Notre 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.

Notre Dame senior Natalie Novosel

BIG EAST Presence on US U-19 World Championship Team Four 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.

Connecticut sophomore Stefanie Dolson

Trials were held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) in Colorado Springs, Colo. Three BIG EAST Players Selected in First Two Rounds For 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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2010-11 Notebook Record-Setting Huskies Connecticut 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 Crowds BIG 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.

Maya Moore was picked No. 1 overall in the 2011 WNBA Draft 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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KFC Yum! Center Cardinals NCAA Pack the House Challenge Champion Louisville 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 Berths The 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 Dominance After 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 Championships The 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).

Eight National Championships • 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010

2011-12 Notebook 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.

BIG EAST and Its Television Partners Television 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 Polls Eleven different BIG EAST teams appeared in the 2010-11 national polls, including seven at one time.

2011 Final Four tipoff between Connecticut and Notre Dame at Canseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. 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.

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.

Georgetown senior Tia Magee

BIG EAST Holding Office Connecticut’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 League Has Strong Presidents. DePaul’s Doug Bruno completed his Presidential term in August Showing in Early 2007. Carol Owens of Notre Dame is the Secretary. Also, Notre Dame’s 2011-12 Poll Muffet McGraw With next season’s start stillBASKETBALL 2012 BIG EAST WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP LOGO 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 months away, the future Chair. remains bright for BIG EAST women’s basketball. In BIG EAST Women’s ESPN’s 64 teams to watch Basketball Championship in 2011-12, the sports Attendance network named Notre Dame For the eighth-consecutive (No. 3), Connecticut (No. year, the BIG EAST Conference 6), Georgetown (No. 9), led all leagues in women’s Louisville (No. 11), Rutgers basketball conference (No. 17), DePaul (No. 19), tournament attendance. The St. John’s (No. 25) and Syracuse (No. 30) to its watch list. 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 PMS 186C the third-straight year, the PMS 281C championship game had over 10,000 fans in attendance. PMS 124C

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2010-11 Accomplishments 2011 BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team Stefanie Dolson, Connecticut Bria Hartley, Connecticut Maya Moore, Connecticut (MOP) Keisha Hampton, DePaul Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame Natalie Novosel, Notre Dame CoSIDA Academic All-District Honors Maya Moore, Connecticut - University District 1 first team Da’Shena Stevens, St. John’s - University District 1 second team Liz Rapella, West Virginia - University District 2 first team Felicia Chester, DePaul - University District 3 first team Sam Quigley, DePaul- University District 3 second team Capital One Academic All-America of the Year Maya Moore, Connecticut Lowe’s Senior Class Award Maya Moore, Connecticut Elite 88 Maya Moore, Connecticut Honda-Broderick Cup Maya Moore, Connecticut (2010 and 2011) Honda Sports Award Maya Moore, Connecticut (2010 and 2011) Wade Trophy Finalists Maya Moore, Connecticut (won the award in 2009, 2010, 2011) WBCA All-America Team Maya Moore, Connecticut (First Team) Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame (First Team) WBCA All-Region Nominees Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame Keisha Hampton, DePaul Tiffany Hayes, Connecticut Maya Moore, Connecticut Natalie Novosel, Notre Dame Devereaux Peters, Notre Dame Samantha Quigley, DePaul Liz Repella, Syracuse Angel Robinson, Marquette Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown 2011 WBCA High School All-America Game Briyona Canty, Rutgers Betnijiah Laney, Rutgers Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Connecticut Shakena Richardson, Rutgers Bria Smith, Louisville Kiah Stokes, Connecticut

Naismith Trophy Finalists Maya Moore, Connecticut (won the award in 2009 and 2011) Associated Press Player of the Year Maya Moore, Connecticut Associated Press All-America Team Maya Moore, Connecticut Skylar 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 Finalist Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year Finalist Geno Auriemma, Connecticut USBWA National Player of the Year Maya Moore, Connecticut USBWA Women’s All-America Team Maya Moore, Connecticut Full Court Press Player of the Year Maya Moore, Connecticut Full Court Press All-America Team Maya 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 Team Bria Hartley, Connecticut (First Team) Shoni Schimmel, Louisville (First Team) Stefanie Dolson, Connecticut (Second Team) NCAA/BIG EAST ‘Pack The House’ Challenge Winner Louisville (hosted 22,152 fans vs. Kentucky on Dec. 5, 2010) State Farm College Slam Dunk and Three-Point Championships Tatiyiana McMorris, Marquette Sam Quigley, DePaul NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame Maya Moore, Connecticut Devereaux Peters, Notre Dame NCAA Dayton Regional All-Tournament Team Becca Bruszewski, Notre Dame Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame (MOP) Natalie Novosel, Notre Dame

2011 WBCA High School All-America Game Honorable Mention Brianna Banks, Connecticut Madison Cable, Notre Dame Syessence Davis, Rutgers Sara Hammond, Louisville

NCAA Philadelphia Regional All-Tournament Team Lorin Dixon, Connecticut Bria Hartley, Connecticut Maya Moore, Connecticut (MOP) Keisha Hampton, DePaul

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

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

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

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Eight National Championships • 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010

2012 NcAA chAmpioNship – DAtes AND sites FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS March 17 & 19 Hilton Coliseum - Ames, Iowa Iowa State University, Big 12 Conference, host Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard - Bridgeport, Conn. Fairfield University, host Allstate Arena- Chicago, Ill. DePaul University, host Comcast Center- College Park, Md. University of Maryland, College Park, host Reed Arena - College Station, Texas Texas 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 & 20 Hilton Coliseum- Baton Rouge, La. Louisiana State University, host Stroh Center- Bowling Green, Ohio Bowling 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

REGIONALS March 24 & 26 Des Moines Regional Wells Fargo Arena- Des Moines, Iowa University of Northern Iowa, host Fresno Regional SaveMart Center- Fresno, Calif. California State University, Fresno, host March 25 & 27 Kingston Regional The Ryan Center- Kingston, R.I. University of Rhode Island, host Raleigh Regional RBC Center- Raleigh, N.C. North Carolina State University, host WOMEN’S FINAL FOUR April 1 & 3 Pepsi 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 Center Denver, Colo.

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

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2012 BIG EAST Championship First Round Friday March 2

Second Round Saturday March 3

Quarterfinals Sunday March 4

Semifinals Monday March 5

Championship Tuesday March 6

No. 13 seed Noon (BIGEAST.tv) Game 1

No. 12 seed

Noon (BETV) Game 5

No. 5 seed

Noon (ESPNU) Game 9

No. 4 seed No. 16 seed 2 p.m. (BIGEAST.tv) Game 2

No. 9 seed

6 p.m. (ESPNU) Game 13 2 p.m. (BETV) Game 6

No. 8 seed

2 p.m. (ESPNU) Game 10

No. 1 seed No. 15 seed 6 p.m. (BIGEAST.tv) Game 3

No. 10 seed

7 p.m. (ESPN) Game 15 6 p.m. (BETV) Game 7

No. 7 seed

6 p.m. (ESPNU) Game 11

No. 2 seed No. 14 seed 8 p.m. (BIGEAST.tv) Game 4

No. 11 seed

8 p.m. (ESPNU) Game 14 2012 BIG EAST WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP LOGO

8 p.m. (BETV) Game 8

No. 6 seed

8 p.m. (ESPNU) Game 12

No. 3 seed

BETV - BIG EAST Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings) Second Round Games will also be available at www.BIGEAST.tv PMS 186C

PMS 281C PMS 124C

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Eight National Championships • 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010

Cincinnati Bearcats 2011-12 Roster No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School 23 Lashay Banks G So. 5-10 Philadelphia, Pa./Prep Charter 5 Chanel Chisholm G/F Sr. 5-11 Long Island, N.Y./North Babylon 10 Kayla Cook G So. 5-10 South Webster, Ohio/South Webster 32 Elese Daniel F So. 5-11 South Bend, Ind./Clay 4 Lesha Dunn C Jr. 6-4 Toronto, Canada/Trinity Valley Community College 40 Talequia Hamilton F Fr. 6-2 Huntington, W.Va./Huntington 31 Dayeesha Hollins G So. 5-6 Cincinnati, Ohio/Winton Woods 25 Chelsea Jamison G Fr. 5-10 Indianapolis, Ind./Broad Ripple 12 Alyesha Lovett G Fr. 6-0 Newark, N.J./Malcolm X Shabazz 33 Jeanise Randolph F So. 6-2 Calumet City, Ill./Thornton Fractional North 20 Bjonee Reaves G Sr. 5-6 San Bernardino, Calif./Cajon 11 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)

Jamelle Elliott

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

2011-12 News & Notes The BIG Picture

After 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 AllFreshman team members. The Bearcats will also receive help from Michigan transfer Dayeesha Hollins, who sat out last season.

Who’s Returning

Cincinnati 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 Gone

The 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.

Storylines

Jamelle 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.

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ciNciNNAti beArcAts Newcomers

Cincinnati Bearcats

Lesha Dunn, C, Fr., 6-4 Toronto, 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 finished ranked No. 3 in the nation. • Hails from the same community college as former Bearcat Shareese Ulis.

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

Talequia Hamilton, F, Fr., 6-2 Huntington, W. Va./Huntington • Helped Huntington High to the state semifinals as a junior, averaging a double-double over the course of the season. • Named Second Team All-State her sophomore year. • Was first-team all-state as a junior. • Earned Conference Player of the Year and first-team all-state as a senior. • Averaged 19.1 points per game. Chelsea Jamison, G, Fr., 5-10 Indianapolis, 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.

NOVEMBER Fri. 12 Southwest Baptist W, 55-40 379 Sun. 14 North Florida W, 61-42 416 Sun. 21 Robert Morris W, 65-50 FSN Ohio 412 Tue. 23 Mount St. Mary’s W, 67-47 453 Sun. 28 at Valparaiso W, 65-51 460 DECEMBER Thu. 2 at Dayton L, 59-70 757 Sun. 5 No. 4/4 Xavier L, 61-69 7,258 Wed. 15 NR/RV LOUISVILLE L, 40-78 362 Sat. 18 Wright State L, 50-65 482 Tue. 21 Marshall W, 57-47 FSN Ohio 374 Tue. 28 Maggie Dixon Surf N Slam Classic (San Diego, Calif.) vs. No. 23/RV Texas L, 77-80 923 Thu. 30 Maggie Dixon Surf N Slam Classic (San Diego, Calif.) vs. Hofstra W, 65-63 0 JANUARY Sun. 2 Miami (OH) L, 56-65 473 Wed. 5 at USF W, 57-56 531 Sat. 8 at No. 6/7 WEST VIRGINIA L, 44-72 2,797 Sat. 15 RUTGERS L, 44-55 419 Tue. 18 at No. RV/23 ST. JOHN’S L, 34-63 2,419 Sat. 22 at Tue. 25 Sat. 29 FEBRUARY Tue. 1 at Sat. 5 at Sat. 12 Tue. 15 at Sat. 19 Tue. 22 Sat. 26 at Mon. 28 MARCH Fri. 4 vs.

LOUISVILLE No. 12/17 DEPAUL No. 2/2 CONNECTICUT

L, 47-83 L, 48-67 L, 46-80

PITTSBURGH No. 17/19 GEORGETOWN SETON HALL VILLANOVA PROVIDENCE NR/RV SYRACUSE No. 8/7 NOTRE DAME No. 24/22 MARQUETTE

L, 48-79 L, 38-55 L, 44-51 L, 44-64 L, 43-57 L, 53-55 L, 48-66 W, 65-62

#10 seed West Virginia

L, 41-66

WAZOO CPTV

BETV

10,556 424 3,422

Ulis (15) Ulis (18) Cook (15) Bellman (19) Ulis (19) Cook (15) Ulis (24) Ulis (14) Bellman (22) Cook (15) Ulis (20) Reaves (22) Chisholm (20) Ulis (21) Ulis (16) Ulis (20) Cook (8) Randolph (8) Cook (17) Ulis (18) Cook (13)

2,076 Reaves (22) 1,213 Turner(12) 351 Reaves (11) 871 Randolph (20) 359 Cook (13) 568 Ulis (20) 9,149 (S) Cook (18) 573 Ulis (20) 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.

Alyesha Lovett, G, Fr., 6-0 Newark, 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.

Kayla Cook

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Eight National Championships • 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010

Connecticut Huskies 2011-12 Roster

No. 13 32 31 5 12 34 14 3 25 23 41

Name Pos. Brianna Banks G Heather Buck C/F Stefanie Dolson C Caroline Doty G Lauren Engeln F Kelly Faris G Bria Hartley G Tiffany Hayes G Michala Johnson F Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis F Kiah Stokes C

Cl. Fr. R-Jr. So. R-Jr. So. Jr. So. Sr. So. Fr. Fr.

Ht. 5-9 6-3 6-5 5-10 5-11 5-11 5-7 5-10 6-3 6-0 6-3

Hometown/Previous School Newnan, Ga./Fayette County Stonington, Conn./Stonington Port Jervis, N.Y./Minisink Valley Doylestown, Pa./Germantown Academy Laguna Hills, Calif./Laguna Hills Plainfield, Ind./Heritage Christian North Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon Lakeland, Fla./Winter Haven Bellwood, Ill./Montini Anaheim, Calif./Mater Dei 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)

Geno Auriemma 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

2011-12 News & Notes The BIG Picture

The Huskies won the BIG EAST Regular Season and Tournament Championships for the fourthstraight 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 Returning

UConn 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 Gone

BIG 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.

Storylines

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

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Connecticut Huskies Newcomers

Connecticut Huskies

36-2 Overall (22-0 Home; 11-1 Away; 3-1 Neutral) Brianna Banks, G, Fr., 5-9 16-0 BIG EAST (8-0 Home; 8-0 Away) Newnan, Ga./Fayette County • Averaged 16.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 5.0 steals NOVEMBER Sun. 14 Holy Cross (GP) W, 117-37 CPTV per game in her final season at Fayette County High School, which Thu. 16 State Farm Tip-Off Classic, XL (Hartford, Conn.) No. 2/2 Baylor (XL) W, 65-64 ESPN2 ended in a State Championship. Sun. 21 at Georgia Tech W, 71-51 CPTV • Honored as a 2011 McDonald’s All-American and WBCA Honorable Fri. 26 World Vision Challenge, GP (Storrs, Conn.) Howard W, 86-25 CPTV Mention All-American in addition to being named “Miss Basketball” Sat. 27 World Vision Challenge, GP (Storrs, Conn.) in the state of Georgia. Lehigh W, 81-38 CPTV 28 World Vision Challenge, GP (Storrs, Conn.) • Honored as the Fayette County Player of the Year by the Fayette Sun. LSU W, 81-51 CPTV County News and selected to the All-State First Team in 2011. DECEMBER 2 at USF W, 80-54 CPTV/BHSN • Rated as the No. 24 overall recruit by ESPN Hoopgurlz and the No. Thu. Sun. 5 Sacred Heart (XL) W, 86-32 CPTV 15 overall prospect by the All-Star Girls Report. Tabbed as the No. Thu. 9 MARQUETTE (GP) W, 79-47 CPTV Sun. 19 Maggie Dixon Classic, MSG (New York, N.Y.) 11 recruit nationally by Blue Star. vs. No. 11/10 Ohio State W, 81-50 ESPNU Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Fr., F, 6-0 Anaheim, 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 AllAmerican • 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, 6-3 Marion, 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 AllAmerican. • 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.

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7,153

Hayes (32)

12,628 7,325

Moore (30) Moore (30)

7,064

Moore (20)

7,039

Moore (29)

8,120

Moore (26)

5,144 10,223 6,989

Dolson (16) Hayes (18) Moore (31)

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) JANUARY Wed. 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) FEBRUARY Sat. 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) MARCH Sun. 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) APRIL Sun. 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

Kelly Faris

Eight National Championships • 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010

DePaul Blue Demons 2011-12 Roster No. 25 3 24 51 12 13 5 33 34 31 2 20 21

Name Karima Gabriel Alexa Gallagher Keisha Hampton Katherine Harry Brittany Hrynko Chanise Jenkins Anna Martin Maureen Mulchrone Deanna Ortiz Jasmine Penny Taylor Pikes Kelsey Reynolds Megan Rogowski

Pos. F F F F G G G G/F G F G/F G G

Cl. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. So. So. So. Fr.

Ht. 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-3 5-8 5-5 5-9 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-2 5-9 5-9

Hometown/Previous School Manchester, N.H./Peddie School Elkins Park, Pa./Germantown Academy Philadelphia, Pa./Engineering & Science Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge Philadelphia, Pa./Engineering & Science Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young Nicholasville, Ky./Lexington Christian Academy Chicago, Ill./Marist Chicago, Ill./Resurrection Logansport, Ind./Logansport Chicago, Ill./King College Prep Mishawaka, Ind./Penn High School/Boston College Prospect Heights, Ill./Hersey

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

Doug Bruno Career Record (27 years).....................................527-301 (.642) 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)

2011-12 News & Notes The BIG Picture

Coach 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 McGrathPhillips 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 Returning

DePaul 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 threetime All-BIG EAST selection, Hampton was a unanimous firstteam 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 Gone

Two 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.

Storylines

Hampton 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.

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18 Final Four appearances – 14 since 2000, more than any other league

DePaul Blue Demons Newcomers

Karima Gabriel, F, Fr. 6-2 Manchester, 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., 6-1 Elkins 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., 5-8 Philadelphia, 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., 5-5 Chicago, 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., 5-9 Prospect 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., 5-9 Mishawaka, Ind./Penn High School/Boston College • Sat out the 2010-11 season under NCAA transfer guidelines.

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DePaul Blue Demons 29-7 Overall (17-0 Home; 10-5 Away; 2-2 Neutral) 13-3 BIG EAST (8-0 Home; 5-3 Away)

NOVEMBER Fri. 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) DECEMBER Wed. 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) JANUARY Wed. 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) FEBRUARY Sat. 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) MARCH Sun. 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

Keisha Hampton

Eight National Championships • 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010

Georgetown Hoyas 2011-12 Roster

No. 10 5 33 21 2 12 42 23 24 34 14 11 15 13 3

Name Taylor Brown Adria Crawford Brittany Horne Jasmine Jackson Tia Magee Tommacina McBride Vanessa Moore Samisha Powell Amanda Reese Alexa Roche Sugar Rodgers Andrea White Morgan Williams Sydney Wilson Rubylee Wright

Pos. G F F G F F C G F G G F G C G

Cl. 5-7 6-0 6-1 5-9 6-2 6-1 6-2 5-8 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-9 6-6 5-3

Ht. Fr. Sr.. Fr. Fr. Sr.. Sr.. Jr. So. R-Jr. Sr.. Jr. So. Sr.. Jr. Sr..

Hometown/Previous School Bowie, Md./Bishop McNamara Alexandria, Va./Thomas Edison Carmel, N.Y./Carmel Old Bridge, N.J./Old Bridge Tulsa, Okla./Jenks Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame Hackettstown, N.J./Pope John XXIII Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne New Orleans, La./Episcopal School of Houston Bellmore, N.Y./St. Michael’s Acad. Suffolk, Va./King’s Fork Lancaster, Va./Lancaster Dickinson, Texas/Dickinson Silver Spring, Md./St. John’s College Prep 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)

Terri Williams-Flournoy Career Record (7 years).........................................120-95 (.558) GU Record (7 years)...............................................120-95 (.558) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (7 years).......... 47-65 (.420) BIG EAST Tournament Record (4 appearances)........ 1-4 (.200) BIG EAST Overall Record (7 years)........................ 48-69 (.410) NCAA Record (2 appearances).................................... 3-2 (.600) WNIT Record (1 appearance)..................................... 3-1 (.750)

2011-12 News & Notes The BIG Picture

Georgetown 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 Returning

Junior 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 Gone

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

Storylines

Three 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 WilliamsFlournoy was an assistant coach with the World University Games team, winning a gold medal.

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18 Final Four appearances – 14 since 2000, more than any other league

Georgetown Hoyas Newcomers

Georgetown Hoyas

Taylor Brown, G, Fr., 5-7 Bowie, 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 Washington Post’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.

24-11 Overall (13-2 Home; 7-7 Away; 4-2 Neutral) 9-7 BIG EAST (6-2 Home; 3-5 Away)

Brittany Horne, F, Fr., 6-1 Carmel, 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., 5-9 Old 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 the track team. • Plays AAU with All New Jersey Elite.

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NOVEMBER Sat. 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) DECEMBER Wed. 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) JANUARY Tue. 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) FEBRUARY Tue. 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) MARCH Sat. 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

Sugar Rodgers

Eight National Championships • 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010

Louisville Cardinals 2011-12 Roster No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School 11 Becky Burke G Sr. 5-11 Clarks Summitt, Pa./Abington Heights 12 Shawnta’ Dwyer F R-Fr. 6-1 Marion, Ohio/Marion 25 Tia Gibbs F Jr. 5-9 Louisville, Ky./Vanderbilt Univ. 10 Sara Hammond F Fr. 6-2 Mt. Vernon, Ky./Rock Castle County 1 Shelby Harper G Jr. 5-4 Scottsville, Ky./Allen County Scottsville 33 Monique Reid F Sr. 6-1 Louisville, Ky./Fern Creek 22 Jude Schimmel G Fr. 5-5 Mission, Ore./Franklin 23 Shoni Schimmel G So. 5-9 Mission, Ore./Franklin 4 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 Tech 31 Asia Taylor F Jr. 6-1 Columbus, Ohio/Whetstone 3 Sheronne Vails C So. 6-4 Odenton, Md./Arundel 42 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)

Jeff Walz

Career Record (4 years).......................................... 96-46 (.676) UofL Record (4 years)............................................. 96-46 (.676) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (4 years).......... 39-25 (.609) BIG EAST Tournament Record (4 appearances)........ 7-4 (.636) BIG EAST Overall Record (4 years)........................ 46-29 (.613) NCAA Record (3 appearances).................................... 9-3 (.750) WNIT Record (0 appearances)............................................. n/a

2011-12 News & Notes The BIG Picture

The 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 Returning

Senior 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 Gone

UofL 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.

Storylines

Louisville 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.

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18 Final Four appearances – 14 since 2000, more than any other league

Louisville Cardinals Newcomers

Louisville Cardinals

Jude Schimmel, G, Fr., 5-5 Mission, 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.

22-13 Overall (13-2 Home; 6-7 Away; 3-4 Neutral) 10-6 BIG EAST (7-1 Home; 3-5 Away)

Bria Smith, G, Fr., 5-10 Massapequa, 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 Championships, Smith averaged 5.1 points per game as Team USA went unbeaten 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 championship 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 Burbridge. Sara Hammond, Fr., F, 6-2 Mt. 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 Kentucky 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.

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NOVEMBER Fri. 12 No. 4/4 Tennessee L, 50-63 CBS C Sun. 14 at Ohio University W, 84-47 Wed. 17 Houston Baptist W, 100-34 Fri. 19 Southeast Missouri State W, 97-43 Tue. 23 at No. 5/5 Xavier L, 59-71 Fri. 26 at Old Dominion L, 65-69 Mon. 29 at IPFW W, 100-79 DECEMBER Thu. 2 Mississippi Valley State W, 96-37 Sun. 5 No. 8/9 Kentucky W, 78-52 WAZOO Sat. 11 Dayton W, 69-55 Wed. 15 at CINCINNATI W, 78-40 Sat. 18 Dual in the Desert (Las Vegas, Nev.) vs. Marist L, 68-74 Sun. 19 Dual in the Desert (Las Vegas, Nev.) vs. Houston L, 80-92 Mon. 20 Dual in the Desert (Las Vegas, Nev.) vs. RV/21 Nebraska W, 65-51 Tue. 28 UT-Martin W, 92-67 JANUARY Tue. 4 No. 18/18 ST. JOHN’S W, 84-73 CBS C Sun. 9 PITTSBURGH W, 79-68 ESPNU Wed. 12 at No. 12/12 NOTRE DAME L, 60-80 Sat. 15 at No. 2/2 CONNECTICUT (XL) L, 55-78 CPTV Sat. 22 CINCINNATI W, 83-47 WAZOO Wed. 26 at RV/RV MARQUETTE L, 65-76 Sports32 Sat. 29 RV/RV RUTGERS W, 56-45 BETV FEBRUARY Tue. 1 No. 17/19 GEORGETOWN L, 52-76 Sun. 6 at VILLANOVA W, 64-48 Sun. 13 No. 17/19 WEST VIRGINIA W, 57-47 ESPN2 Wed. 16 at No. NR/RV SYRACUSE L, 45-53 Sat. 19 at USF W, 66-55 Wed. 23 No. 7/11 DE PAUL W, 68-55 WAZOO Sat. 26 SETON HALL W, 59-49 Mon. 28 at PROVIDENCE L, 61-63 MARCH Sat. 5 vs. #14 seed Villanova W, 69-47 BETV Sun. 6 vs. #3 seed Notre Dame L, 53-63 ESPNU Sun. 20 vs. #10 seed Vanderbilt^ W, 81-62 ESPN2 Tue. 22 at #2 seed Xavier^ W, 85-75 ESPN2 Sat. 26 vs. #11 seed Gonzaga* L, 69-76 ESPN2

22,124 (S) 1,026 6,466 6,705 3, 461 3,038 416

Reid (19) Burke (14) Reid, Vails (18) Reid (16) Harris (28) Schimmel (19) Vails (22)

6,405 Schimmel (15) 22,152 (S) Schimmel (26) 8,613 Reid (21) 362 Burke, Reid (13) 0

Schimmel (26)

958

Schimmel (23)

0 7,294

Schimmel (22) Schimmel (24)

6,545 9,577 8,058 16,294 (S) 10,556 1,222 15,061

Reid (24) Reid (29) Taylor (16) Schimmel (15) Reid (16) Schimmel (25) Reid (17)

10,011 1,563 12,251 1,343 683 9,257 9,875 207

Reid (12) Reid (20) Schimmel (17) Gibbs (16) Reid (27) Reid (28) Reid (16) Reid (15)

8,246 8,104 4,003 4,065 11,339

Schimmel Schimmel Reid (22) Schimmel Schimmel

(13) (12) (33) (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

Shoni Schimmel

Eight National Championships • 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010

Marquette Golden Eagles 2011-12 Roster

No. 35 34 22 24 4 20 21 42 13 32 5

Name Cristina Bigica Chelsie Butler Margeaux Dupuy Gabi Minix Arlesia Morse Apiew Ojulu Katherine Plouffe Sarina Simmons Courtney Thomas Lauren Tibbs Katie Young

Pos. G C G G G C F F F C G

Cl. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. So. Fr. So.

Ht. 6-1 6-5 5-6 5-9 5-10 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-0 5-4 5-11

Hometown/Previous School Bucuresti, Romania/Grigore Moisil National College Minerva Ohio/Minerva Grapevine, Texas/Grapevine Grovertown, Ind./Oregon-Davis Flint, Mich./Hamady Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North Edmonton, Alberta, Canada/Henry Ainlay Milwaukee, Wis./King Glenview, Ill./Montini Catholic Taylor Mill, Ky./Scott 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)

Terri Mitchell

Career Record (15 years).....................................296-171 (.634) Marquette Record (15 years)...............................296-171 (.634) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (6 years).......... 52-44 (.542) BIG EAST Tournament Record (6 appearances)........ 3-6 (.333) BIG EAST Overall Record (6 years)........................ 55-50 (.524) NCAA Record (7 appearances).................................... 4-7 (.364) WNIT Record (6 appearances)................................. 12-5 (.706)

2011-12 News & Notes The BIG Picture

Marquette 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 Returning

The 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 Gone

Marquette 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.

Storylines

Two 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).

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18 Final Four appearances – 14 since 2000, more than any other league

Marquette Golden Eagles Newcomers

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., 6-5 Minerva, 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 AllOhio Co-Player of the Year, and earned Division II All-Ohio First Team honors following the 2011 season. Margeaux Dupuy, G, Fr., 5-6 Colleyville, 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., 6-3 Flint, 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.

Marquette Golden Eagles 24-9 Overall (13-3 Home; 8-5 Away; 3-1 Neutral) 10-6 BIG EAST (5-3 Home; 5-3 Away)

NOVEMBER Sat. 13 Ark.-Pine Bluff W, 88-46 Mon. 15 Alcorn State W, 93-54 Fri. 19 Michigan W, 63-49 Sports32 Sun. 21 Monmouth W, 56-41 Wed. 24 at Wisconsin W, 66-52 BTN Sun. 28 at Creighton L, 61-63 DECEMBER Wed. 1 Iona W, 64-50 (14) Sat. 4 at Vermont W, 68-19 Thu. 9 at No. 1/1 CONNECTICUT (GP)L, 47-79 CPTV Sun. 12 No. 23/17 Green Bay W, 63-60 Sports32 Sat. 18 UNC-Ashville W, 75-46 Tue. 21 Illinois W, 73-56 Wed. 29 FIU Sun & Fun Classic (Miami, Fla.) at Florida International W, 73-67 Thu. 30 FIU Sun & Fun Classic (Miami, Fla.) vs. Louisiana Tech W, 83-75 JANUARY Wed. 5 No. 13/12 NOTRE DAME L, 55-73 Sat. 8 at No. 15/14 GEORGETOWN W, 75-73 (2ot) Tue. 11 No. 6/7 WEST VIRGINIA W, 69-54 Sun. 16 at USF W, 61-55 ESPNU Sat. 22 RV/RV SYRACUSE L, 63-69 BETV Wed. 26 LOUISVILLE W, 76-65 Sports32 Sat. 29 at PITTSBURGH W, 74-70 (ot) FEBRUARY Tue. 1 VILLANOVA W, 62-57 Sat. 5 No. NR/23 ST. JOHN’S W, 55-52 Sat. 12 at No. 10/14 DEPAUL L, 56-64 (S)LPTV Wed. 16 at SETON HALL W, 66-58 Sat. 19 No. NR/RV RUTGERS L, 55-76 Tue. 22 at PROVIDENCE W, 62-50 Sat. 26 No. 7/11 DE PAUL W, 60-53 LPTV/Sports 32 Mon. 28 at CINCINNATI L, 62-65 MARCH Sat. 5 vs. #12 seed Pittsburgh W, 65-61 BETV Sun. 6 vs. #4 seed Rutgers L, 62-68 ESPNU Sat. 19 vs. #9 seed Texas^ W, 68-65 ESPN2 Mon. 21 at #1 seed Tennessee^ L, 70-79 ESPN2

1,134 922 1,185 1,062 4,230 912

Fiedorowicz (20) (three with 17) Robinson (15) Robinson (12) Robinson (21) Robinson (32)

1,084 Fiedorowicz, Weibel 747 Fiedorowicz (14) 6,989 Robinson (15) 1,401 Fiedorowicz (15) 1,068 Weibel (24) 3,812 (S) McMorris (15) 0

Plouffe (14)

McMorris (19)

1,300 1,123 1,132 944 1,679 1,222 4,324

McMorris (15) McMorris (19) Robinson (18) McMorris (15) McMorris (18) McMorris (21) McMorris (22)

1,132 2,101 3,958 496 2,441 292 2,005 573

Plouffe (15) McMorris (19) Collins (15) McMorris (17) Collins (15) Fiedorowicz (20) McMorris (16) McMorris (18)

8,302 10,463 7,948 9,007

Fiedorowicz (14) Robinson (18) Robinson (19) 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

Katherine Plouffe

Apiew Ojulu, C, Fr. 6-3 Lakeville, 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., 6-4 Taylor 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).

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Eight National Championships • 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010

Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2011-12 Roster

No. 11 44 5 4 3 22 23 12 21 14 15 34

Name Natalie Achonwa Ariel Braker Madison Cable Skylar Diggins Whitney Holloway Brittany Mallory Kayla McBride Fraderica Miller Natalie Novosel Devereaux Peters Kaila Turner Markisha Wright

Pos. F F G G G G G G G F G F

Cl. So. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Gr. So. Sr. Sr. Gr. Jr. Fr.

Ht. 6-3 6-1 5-11 5-9 5-4 5-10 5-11 5-10 5-11 6-2 5-8 6-2

Hometown/Previous School Guelph, Ontario/St. Mary’s Catholic Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich./Grosse Pointe North Mt. Lebanon, Pa./Mt. Lebanon South Bend, Ind./Washington Plainfield, Ill./Montini Catholic Baltimore, Md./McDonogh School Erie, Pa./Villa Maria Academy Atlanta, Ga./The Marist School Lexington, Ky./Lexington Catholic Chicago, Ill./Fenwick Joliet, Ill./Marian Catholic 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)

Muffet McGraw

Career Record (29 years).....................................644-252 (.719) ND Record (24 years)...........................................556-211 (.725) Lehigh Record (5 years).......................................... 88-41 (.682) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (16 years).......201-63 (.761) BIG EAST Tournament Record (16 appearances).. 19-16 (.543) BIG EAST Overall Record (16 years).....................220-79 (.736) NCAA Record (18 appearances)............................. 32-17 (.653) WNIT Record (3 appearances)................................... 3-6 (.333)

2011-12 News & Notes The BIG Picture

Notre 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 Returning

The 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).

Who’s Gone

The 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.

Storylines

Notre 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.

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18 Final Four appearances – 14 since 2000, more than any other league

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Newcomers

Madison Cable, G, Fr., 6-0 Mount 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., 5-4 Plainfield, 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., 6-2 Des 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.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish 31-8 Overall (15-2 Home; 8-5 Away; 8-1 Neutral) 13-3 BIG EAST (7-1 Home; 6-2 Away) NOVEMBER Fri. 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) DECEMBER Wed. 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) JANUARY Sun. 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) FEBRUARY Tue. 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) MARCH Sun. 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 (19 Tue. 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) APRIL Sun. 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

Skylar Diggins

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Eight National Championships • 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010

Pittsburgh Panthers 2011-12 Roster No. 23 1 42 13 12 33 55 34 3 0 51 31 24

Name Ashlee Anderson Loliya Briggs Leeza Burdgess Marquel Davis Abby Dowd Kyra Dunn Yasmin Fuller Chyna Golden Brianna Kiesel Asia Logan Cora McManus TiAnna Porter Jessica Renaud

Pos. G G C G G F G F G G F F G

Cl. R-So. Fr. R-So. So. R-So. So. So. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. So.

Ht. 5-9 5-11 6-5 5-9 5-9 6-2 5-8 6-2 5-7 6-0 6-0 6-1 5-11

Hometown/Previous School Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young Gainesville, Fla./Potter’s House Christian Academy Miami, Fla./Miami Norland Senior Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford Tipp City, Ohio/Tippecanoe Sacramento, Calif./Sacramento Seattle, Wash./Kennedy Catholic Neptune, N.J./Neptune Utica, N.Y./Thomas R. Proctor Baltimore, Md./Digital Harbor Seattle, Wash./Garfield Paris, Tenn./Henry County 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)

Agnus Berenato

Career Record (27 years).....................................427-370 (.536) Pitt Record (8 years)............................................144-106 (.576) Georgia Tech Record (15 years)..........................223-209 (.516) Rider Record (4 years)............................................ 60-55 (.622) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (8 years).......... 58-70 (.453) BIG EAST Tournament Record (7 appearances)........ 6-7 (.461) BIG EAST Overall Record (8 years)........................ 64-77 (.454) NCAA Record (5 appearances).................................... 5-5 (.500) WNIT Record (5 appearances)................................... 8-4 (.667)

2011-12 News & Notes The BIG Picture

Pitt 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 Returning

Redshirt 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.

Who’s Gone

The 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.

Storylines

Pitt 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.

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18 Final Four appearances – 14 since 2000, more than any other league

Pittsburgh Panthers Newcomers

Loliya Briggs, G, Fr., 5-11 Gainesville, 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., 5-7 Utica, 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. AllStar Girls Report ranked Kiesel in the No. 70 spot. • Named Sporting News Honorable Mention All-American. Abby Dowd, G, R-So., 5-9 Tipp 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., 6-1 Paris, 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.

Pittsburgh Panthers 14-17 Overall (8-6 Home; 4-9 Away; 2-2 Neutral) 5-11 BIG EAST (3-5 Home; 2-6 Away)

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

Thomas (18) Thomas (24) Cole (19) Harrison (16) Scott (15) Thomas (15) Scott (14) Harrison (14) Harrison (13) Sims (15) Burdgess (16) Sims (26) Logan (13) Cole (13) Harrison (13) Harrison (25) Sims (21) Harrison (18) Harrison (19) Harrison (10) Harrison (16) Scott (16) Harrison (18) Sims (24) Harrison (30) Cole (12) Harrison (27) Harrison (20) Harrison (28) Sims (17) Anderson (20) Scott (20) Sims (17) 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

Chyna Golden, F, Fr., 6-2 Neptune, 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., 6-0 Seattle, 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.

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Ashlee Anderson

Eight National Championships • 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010

proviDeNce FriArs 2011-12 Roster No. 15 30 21 14 33 42 11 3 4 32 10 12 13 20 2

Name Chanise Baldwin Rachel Barnes Colleen Breslin Alicia Cropper Brianna Edwards Alexis Harris Tiffany Hurd Chandler McCabe Ajai Meeks Lauren Okafor Danielle Pearson Symone Roberts Tori Rule Lola Wells Teya Wright

Pos. F G/F G G F F G F F F G/F G G G F

Cl. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Fr. R-Sr. Sr. Fr. So. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. R-Sr.

Ht. 6-2 5-8 5-8 5-8 6-1 6-1 5-10 6-3 6-3 6-3 5-9 5-7 5-7 5-6 6-1

Hometown/Previous School Pontiac, Mich./Detroit Martin Luther King Windsor, Conn./Windsor/Seward County CC Havertown, Pa./Haverford Brooklyn, N.Y./Thomas Jefferson Minneapolis, Minn./North Community Detroit, Mich./Renaissance High School Moorpark, Calif./Moorpark/Moorpark JC Winter Park, Fla./Bishop Moore Detroit, Mich./John J. Pershing New Haven, Conn./Hopkins Prep Brooklyn, N.Y./Thomas Jefferson New Britain, Conn./New Britain High School Minneapolis, Minn./Minneapolis South High School Fontana, Calif./A.B. Miller 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: Safiya Grant (Virginia ‘04)

Phil Seymore

Career Record (6 years) ........................................75-103 (.421) PC Record (6 years)...............................................75-103 (.421) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (6 years) ......... 25-71 (.260) BIG EAST Tournament Record (3 appearances) ....... 0-3 (.000) BIG EAST Overall Record (6 years) ....................... 25-74 (.253) NCAA Record (n/a) ............................................................... n/a WNIT Record (1 appearance) .................................... 3-1 (.750)

2011-12 News & Notes The BIG Picture

The Friars finished the 201011 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 Friars also have four newcomers to help the veterans improve on last year.

Who’s Returning

The Friars have two redshirtseniors 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 field. Hurd and Wright are joined by four additional seniors and two juniors to help lead the team. The experience of the upperclassmen will be joined by a four-member recruiting class.

Who’s Gone

PC’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.

Storylines

The 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. Symone Roberts was second on the team last year with 9.3 ppg after playing in 26 games as a sophomore. Roberts broke into the starting lineup as a freshman and averaged 4.9 points per game.

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18 Final Four appearances – 14 since 2000, more than any other league

proviDeNce FriArs Newcomers

Ajai Meeks, F, Fr., 6-3 Detroit, 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., 6-2 Pontiac, 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., 5-7 Minneapolis, 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 finalist for Miss Basketball 2011. • Recorded 1,400 career points. Alexis Harris, F, Fr., 6-1 Detroit, 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.

Providence Friars 13-16 Overall (8-6 Home; 5-6 Away; 0-4 Neutral) 6-10 BIG EAST (3-5 Home; 3-5 Away) NOVEMBER Fri. 12 at Saint Joseph’s Sun. Wed. Sat. Mon. Fri.

L, 49-64

4,200

Massachusetts W, 71-48 215 Rhode Island W, 71-40 220 at Hartford W, 75-53 1,449 Hofstra L, 76-80 172 Junkanoo Jam (Freeport, Grand Bahama Island) vs. Arizona State L, 56-63 0 Sat. 27 Junkanoo Jam (Freeport, Grand Bahama Island) vs. Alabama L, 80-82 (3ot) 0 DECEMBER Wed. 1 Yale W, 74-62 127 Fri. 3 Brown Bear Basketball Classic (Providence, RI) at Brown W, 55-30 576 Sat.

14 17 20 22 26

Brown Bear Basketball Classic (Providence, RI) vs. Florida L, 56-73 317 No. 13/12 NOTRE DAME L, 43-79 179 Oakland W, 50-49 673 Boston University W, 65-55 202

Wed. 8 Wed. 22 Fri. 31 JANUARY Wed. 5 at Sat. 8 Sat. 15 Wed. 19 at Sat. 22 at Sat. 29 FEBRUARY Tue. 1 at Sun. 6 at Wed. 9 Sat. 12 Tue. 15 at Sat. 19 at Tue. 22 Sat. 26 at Mon. 28 MARCH Fri. 4 vs.

2,234 140 315 819 3,451 379

Wright (12) Hankins (12) Tate (15) Hankins (16) Roberts (18) Roberts (18) Roberts (18) Hankins (19) Tate, Roberts (18) Wright (11) Hankins (11) Tate (11) Hankins (16) Hankins (12) Hankins (20)

No. 16/23 DE PAUL USF No. 18/17 GEORGETOWN VILLANOVA NR/RV RUTGERS RV/RV ST. JOHN’S

L, 38-71 W, 64-57 L, 45-49 BETV W, 58-53 L, 39-60 L, 53-69

No. 14/15 WEST VIRGINIA SETON HALL VILLANOVA No. 2/2 CONNECTICUT PITTSBURGH CINCINNATI No. 24/22 MARQUETTE NR/RV SYRACUSE NR/RV LOUISVILLE

L, 45-59 1,193 W, 58-55 914 W, 58-49 CoxSports 197 L, 38-68 CoxSports/CPTV 2,137 L, 57-60 CBS C 1,820 W, 57-43 359 L, 50-62 292 L, 47-63 1,034 W, 63-61 207

Hankins (11) Roberts (14) Wright (15) Wright (9) Wright (13) Wright (14) Tate (17) Hankins (17) Tate (17)

#14 seed Villanova

L, 50-52 (ot)

Hankins (15)

8,177

Wells (9) Roberts (13) Tate (15) Hankins (14) Wright (10) Tate (13)

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.)

Symone Roberts Wome n’s B a s k e t bal l P re v ie w

Eight National Championships • 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010

Rutgers Scarlet Knights 2011-12 Roster No. 25 15 20 44 10 52 34 22 1 11 24 30 3

Name Briyona Canty Syessence Davis Christa Evans Betnijah Laney Brittany Lapidus Chelsey Lee Monique Oliver Shakena Richardson Khadijah Rushdan Nikki Speed April Sykes Jaymee Tucker Erica Wheeler

Pos. G G F/C G/F G F F/C G G G G/F G G

Cl. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. R-Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr.

Ht. 5-9 5-7 6-3 6-0 5-7 6-2 6-2 5-4 5-9 5-8 6-0 5-10 5-7

Hometown/Previous School Willingboro, N.J./Trenton Catholic Neptune, N.J./Neptune Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial Cayton, Del./Smyrna Marlboro, N.J./Marlboro Miami, Fla./Parkway Academy Las Vegas, Nev./Long Beach (Calif.) Polytechnic Neptune, N.J./Neptune Wilmington, Del./St. Elizabeth High School Pasadena, Calif./Marlborough School Starkville, Miss./E. Oktibbeha North Brunswick, N.J./North Brunswick 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)

C. Vivian Stringer

Career Record (40 years).....................................863-308 (.741) Rutgers Record (16 years)...................................343-173 (.665) Iowa Record (12 years).........................................269-84 (.762) Cheyney State Record (12 years)..........................251-51 (.831) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (16 years).......184-79 (.700) BIG EAST Tournament Record (16 appearances)..22-15 (.595) BIG EAST Overall Record (16 years).....................206-94 (.687) NCAA Record (24 appearances)............................. 42-24 (.636) WNIT Record (0 appearances)............................................. n/a

2011-12 News & Notes The BIG Picture

Rutgers advanced to its ninthstraight 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 Returning

Rutgers 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 doubledigit 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.

Who’s Gone

RU 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.

Storylines

The 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.

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18 Final Four appearances – 14 since 2000, more than any other league

Rutgers Scarlet Knights Newcomers

Briyona Canty, G, Fr., 5-9 Trenton 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., 5-7 Neptune/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., 6-3 Jackson 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., 6-0 Smyrna/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 AllAmerica 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.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights 20-13 Overall (12-1 Home; 4-10 Away; 4-2 Neutral) 11-5 BIG EAST (7-1 Home; 4-4 Away) NOVEMBER

Fri. 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) DECEMBER Wed. 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) JANUARY Mon. 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) FEBRUARY Tue. 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 Sykes (25) MARCH Sun. 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

Khadijah Rushdan

Shakena Richardson, G, Fr., 5-4 Neptune/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.

Wome n’s B a s k e t bal l P re v ie w

Eight National Championships • 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010

St. John’s Red Storm 2011-12 Roster

No. 15 12 11 34 32 20 5 22 24 21 35 3 2

Name Pos. Jennifer Blanding C Briana Brown G Amanda Burakoski G Tesia Harris G Mallory Jones F Keylantra Langley G Nadirah McKenith G Eugeneia McPherson G Mary Nwachukwu F Zakiyyah Shahid-Martin F/C Shenneika Smith G Da’Shena Stevens F Amber Thompson F

Cl. Jr. So. Jr. R-Sr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. R-So. So. Jr. Sr. Fr.

Ht. 6-3 5-8 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-9 5-7 5-8 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-2

Hometown/Previous School Brooklyn, N.Y./Notre Dame Prep Norwalk, Conn./King Low Heywood Thomas Brooklyn, N.Y./The Mary Louis Academy Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills West/Delaware Blacksburg, Va./Oak Hill Academy Bridgeport, Conn./Lauralton Hall Newark, N.J./University High North Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon High Dighton, Mass./Dighton-Rehoboth/Boston College Louisville, Ky./Dupont Manual Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Michael Academy Stamford, Conn./Trinity Catholic 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)

Kim Barnes Arico

Career Record (15 years).....................................246-196 (.557) 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) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (9 years).......... 60-84 (.417) BIG EAST Tournament Record (9 appearances)........ 3-8 (.273) BIG EAST Overall Record (9 years)........................ 63-92 (.406) NCAA Record (4 appearances).................................... 5-4 (.556) WNIT Record (3 appearances)................................... 5-3 (.625)

2011-12 News & Notes The BIG Picture

St. 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 defeated 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 Returning

St. 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.

Who’s Gone

Centhya “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.

Storylines

Junior Nadirah McKenith will be back with two years of experience as the Red Storm’s starting point guard. McKenith recorded 130 assists last season adding 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 season.

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18 Final Four appearances – 14 since 2000, more than any other league

St. John’s Red Storm Newcomers

Mallory Jones, F, Fr., 6-0 Blacksburg, 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., 6-2 Newark, 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 (200809). • 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.”

St. John’s Red Storm 22-11 Overall (10-3 Home; 8-7 Away; 4-1 Neutral) 9-7 BIG EAST (5-3 Home; 4-4 Away)

NOVEMBER Fri. 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) DECEMBER Sat. 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) JANUARY Tue. 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) FEBRUARY Tue. 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) MARCH Sat. 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

Da’Shena Stevens

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Eight National Championships • 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010

Seton Hall Pirates 2011-12 Roster No. 33 21 5 23 3 42 22 34 15 13 2 11 1 25

Name Tajay Ashmeade Tiffani Blackman Alexis Brown Jasmine Crew Chizoba Ekedigwe Kandice Green Terry Green Nicosia Henry Jazzmine Johnson Alexandra Maseko Brittany Morris Ka-Deidre Simmons Elaine Swaby Whitney Wood

Pos. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. So. Jr. Jr. So. So. Sr.

Cl. C G G G C F F F G F G G F C

Ht. 6-3 5-11 5-8 5-7 6-5 6-1 6-0 6-0 5-8 6-2 5-6 5-8 6-1 6-2

Hometown/Previous School Bronx, N.Y./The Frederick Douglass Academy/Trinity Valley JC Toledo, Ohio/Toledo Start Jacksonville, Fla./Potter’s House Christian Academy Camden, N.J./Camden Catholic/Northeastern Laurel, Md./St. Vincent Pallotti Baltimore, Md./St. Frances Brentwood, N.Y./Holy Trinity Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook Glen Dale, Md./Ridge View (S.C.) Harare, Zimbabwe/Arundel Secondary School Raleigh, N.C./Broughton Newark, N.J./Malcolm X. Shabazz Paterson, N.J./John F. Kennedy 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)

Anne Donovan

Career Record (4 years).......................................... 41-73 (.360) 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

2011-12 News & Notes The BIG Picture

Second-year head coach Anne Donovan lost just one player to graduation and returns all five starters from the 201011 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 AllAmerica 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 Returning

Seniors 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.

Who’s Gone

The 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.

Storylines

The 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.

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18 Final Four appearances – 14 since 2000, more than any other league

Seton Hall Pirates Newcomers

Seton Hall Pirates

Chizoba Ekedigwe, C, Fr., 6-5 Laurel, 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.

NOVEMBER Fri. 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) DECEMBER Wed. 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) JANUARY Wed. 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) FEBRUARY Sun. 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) MARCH Fri. 4 vs. #9 seed Syracuse L, 44-74 BETV 7,923 (three with 8)

Alexis Brown, G, Fr., 5-8 Jacksonville, 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.

8-22 Overall (5-10 Home; 3-9 Away; 0-3 Neutral) 1-15 BIG EAST (0-8 Home; 1-7 Away)

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.)

Jasmine Crew

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Eight National Championships • 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010

USF Bulls 2011-12 Roster

No. 5 33 4 22 0 32 13 11 3 21 12 23 1

Name Sasha Bernard Daleisha Carn Tiffany Conner Emily Dutton Aleshia Flowers Tahira Johnson Akila McDonald Inga Orekhova Caitlin Rowe Kaneisha Saunders Andrea Smith Andrell Smith Shalethia Stringfield Jasmine Wynne

Pos. G F F G F F C G C G G G G G

Cl. R-So. R-Sr. Jr. So. Jr. So. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr.

Ht. 5-6 6-0 5-9 5-5 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-4 5-7 5-8 5-8 5-6 5-7

Hometown/Previous School Delray Beach, Fla./Indiana/Atlantic Jacksonville, Fla./Alabama/Englewood Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck Niceville, Fla./Niceville Converse, Texas/Judson Cambria Heights, N.Y./Christ the King Decatur, Ga./Columbia Sevastapol, Ukraine Canberra, Australia/Gulf Coast C.C./Lake Ginnindera Delray Beach, Fla./Atlantic Lakeland, Fla./Gulf Coast C.C./Lake Gibson Lakeland, Fla./Gulf Coast C.C./Lake Gibson Jacksonville, Fla./Potters Houe Christian Academy 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)

Jose Fernandez

Career Record (11 years).................................... 170-168 (.503) USF Record (11 years).........................................170-168 (.503) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (6 years).......... 40-56 (.417) BIG EAST Tournament Record (6 appearances)........ 3-6 (.333) BIG EAST Overall Record (6 years)........................ 43-62 (.410) NCAA Record (1 appearance)..................................... 0-1 (.000) WNIT Record (4 appearances)................................... 7-5 (.583)

2011-12 News & Notes The BIG Picture

The 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 Returning

Juniors 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 doubledigits 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.

Who’s Gone

The 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.

Storylines

Pam 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.

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18 Final Four appearances – 14 since 2000, more than any other league

USF Bulls Newcomers

USF Bulls

12-19 Overall (8-7 Home; 2-10 Away; 2-2 Neutral) Inga Orekhova, G, Jr., 6-2 3-13 BIG EAST (2-6 Home; 1-7 Away) Sevastapol, Ukraine/Bishop’s School/Northeastern NOVEMBER Oklahoma A&M Fri. 12 Jacksonville W, 82-77 1,410 • Played scholastic basketball at The Bishop’s School in La Jolla, Sun. 14 at Middle Tennessee State L, 59-71 2,932 W, 80-42 838 Calif., before playing 2010-11 at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in Wed. 17 Stetson Miami, Okla. Sat. 20 Morgan State L, 51-53 889 W, 67-49 1,106 • At Northeastern Oklahoma, led the team in scoring with 19.2 Mon. 22 Auburn Fri. 26 Samford Thanksgiving Classic (Birmingham, Ala.) points per game, ranked 22nd among all junior college players. vs. UAB W, 59-38 0 • Third on the team in rebounding, averaging 4.6 boards per outing, Sat. 27 Samford Thanksgiving Classic (Birmingham, Ala.) L, 47-64 504 and recorded 2.7 steals and 2.4 assists per game which was first at Samford Tue. 30 Florida Atlantic W, 80-46 507 and second on the team, respectively. DECEMBER • Named a Third Team All-State selection in high school. Thu. 2 No. 1/1 CONNECTICUT L, 54-80 CPTV/BHSN5,144 W, 68-35 BHSN 703 • Tabbed the San Diego County Player of the Year after averaging Sun. 12 North Florida 14 Wake Forest W, 63-54 BHSN 556 20.3 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.5 blocked shots per game as a Tue. Sat. 18 BTI Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) senior. at UNLV W, 59-54 (ot) Caitlin Rowe, C, Jr., 6-4 Canberra, 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., 5-6 Jacksonville, 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.

Sun. 19 BTI Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) vs. Southern Methodist W, 61-55 Mon. 20 BTI Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) vs. 23/RV Texas L, 65-83 Thu. 30 at Nebraska L, 59-78 JANUARY Wed. 5 CINCINNATI L, 56-57 Sat. 8 at PROVIDENCE L, 57-64 Tue. 11 at No. 14/21 DE PAUL L, 61-77 CBS C Sun. 16 RV/RV MARQUETTE L, 55-61 ESPNU Sat. 22 at No. 9/9 WEST VIRGINIA L, 52-78 Tue. 25 SETON HALL W, 68-64 Sat. 29 at RV/RV SYRACUSE L, 57-78 FEBRUARY Sat. 5 No. 8/8 NOTRE DAME L, 68-76 Tue. 8 at No. 16/17 GEORGETOWN L, 38-67 CBS C Sat. 12 at PITTSBURGH L, 66-70 Wed. 16 No. RV/22 ST. JOHN’S L, 60-80 Sat. 19 No. NR/RV LOUISVILLE L, 55-66 Wed. 23 at NR/RV RUTGERS L, 46-52 Sat. 26 at VILLANOVA W, 59-58 BETV Mon. 28 No. 18/19 GEORGETOWN W, 60-55 BHSN MARCH Fri. 4 vs. #12 seed Pittsburgh L, 60-63 BETV

Andrea Smith (21) Andrea Smith (18) Andrea Smith (13) Saunders (13) Conner (14) Andrea Smith (33) Andrea Smith (11) Andrea Smith (16) Andrell Smith (23) Andrea Smith (20) Andrea Smith (19) Grant, Carn (14) 946 Andrea Smith (19)

0 Andrea Smith, Andrell Smith (13) 0 3,726

Andrea Smith (17) Andrea Smith (12)

531 Doomes-Stephens (13) 140 Andrea Smith (20) 1,932 Andrea Smith (16) 944 Andrea Smith (17) 4,555 Andrea Smith (16) 521 Andrea Smith (22) 1,170 Andrea Smith (23) 1,393 Andrea Smith (20) 956 Andrea Smith (9) 2,247 Andrell Smith (16) 593 Andrea Smith (27) 683 Andrea Smith (16) 2,221 Andrea Smith (20) 517 Dooms-Stephens (19) 511 Dooms-Stephens (25) 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.)

Andrea Smith

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Eight National Championships • 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010

Syracuse Orange 2011-12 Roster

No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School 40 Kayla Alexander Jr. C 6-4 Milton Ontario, Canada/Milton District HS 23 Tyler Ash Jr. G 6-2 Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool HS 14 Troya Berry Sr. F 6-2 Flint, Mich./Flint Hamady HS 33 Phylesha Bullard So. G 5-11 Cincinnati, Ohio/Walnut Hills HS 32 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 HS 43 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 HS 44 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)

Quentin Hillsman

Career Record (5 years).......................................... 98-65 (.601) SU Record (5 years)................................................ 98-65 (.601) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (5 years).......... 34-46 (.400) BIG EAST Tournament Record (4 appearances)........ 3-4 (.429) BIG EAST Overall Record (5 years)........................ 37-50 (.426) NCAA Record (1 appearance)..................................... 0-1 (.000) WNIT Record (3 appearances)................................... 7-3 (.700)

2011-12 News & Notes The BIG Picture

Syracuse 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 Returning

All-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 percentage (.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 forward led the Orange in rebounds (7.4) and placed second in points (12.7) and assists (2.5). She posted a team-high nine doubledoubles. SU also welcomes back juniors Elashier Hall and Carmen Tyson-Thomas.

Who’s Gone

Syracuse will be playing without 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. Harris, 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.

Storylines

The Orange return 10 players, including three starters. Sophomore center Shakeya Leary averaged 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 second 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).

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18 Final Four appearances – 14 since 2000, more than any other league

Syracuse Orange Newcomers

Shanee Williams, Jr., G, 5-7 Queens, 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.

Syracuse Orange 25-10 Overall (20-2 Home; 3-6 Away; 2-2 Neutral) 9-7 BIG EAST (6-2 Home; 3-5 Away)

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

Hemingway (17) Alexander (19) Morrow (16) Tyson-Thomas (16) Alexander (24) Alexander (27) Hall (15) Tyson-Thomas (15) Alexander (15) Morrow (27) Hemingway (10) Alexander (23) Hemingway (22) Alexander (23) Alexander (21) Hall (16) Hall (16) Hall (23) Hall (20) Alexander (17) Morrow (17) Alexander (17) Alexander (19) Hemingway (18) Tyson-Thomas (16) Alexander (22) Morrow (17) Alexander (26) Alexander (18) Alexander (18) Hemingway (13)

MARCH Fri. 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

Kayla Alexander

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Eight National Championships • 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010

Villanova Wildcats 2011-12 Roster No. 21 13 3 5 11 10 22 12 55 14 24 2 25 33 34

Name Lauren Burford Kendall Burton Jesse Carey Kavunaa Edwards Taylor Holeman Sarah Jones Devon Kane Lindsay Kimmel Emily Leer Pearl Mensah Megan Pearson Rachel Roberts Emily Suhey Laura Sweeney Jessica Wamala

Pos. F G G F F G G F F/C F F G F F F

Cl. R-Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. Sr. R-Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr.

Ht. 6-0 5-8 5-10 6-0 6-1 5-7 5-9 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-0 5-9 6-1 6-2 5-11

Hometown/Previous School Fairfax, Va./Fairfax Newton Highlands, Mass./Newton South Chalfont, Pa./Germantown Academy Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington North Los Angeles, Calif./LACES Philadelphia, Pa./Central Springfield, Pa./Notre Dame Academy Binghamton, N.Y./Harpursville Glenside, Pa./Abington Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Spellman West Chester, Pa./Archbishop Carroll Marlborough, Conn./Mercy Boalsburg, Pa./State College Marlton, N.J./Cherokee Milford, N.H./Milford

Head Coach: Harry Perretta (Lycoming ‘78) Associate Head Coach: J oe Mullaney (Providence ‘78) Assistant Coaches: S hanette Lee (Villanova ‘99), Heather Vulin (Minnesota Morris ‘99) Director of Basketball Operations: B riana Weiss (Villanova ‘08)

Harry Perretta Career Record (33 years).................................... 598-378 (.613) VU Record (33 years)...........................................598-378 (.613) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (29 years).....251-213 (.541) BIG EAST Tournament Record (28 appearances).. 29-25 (.537) BIG EAST Overall Record (29 years)...................280-238 (.541) NCAA Record (9 appearances).................................... 7-9 (.438) WNIT Record (5 appearances)................................... 4-5 (.444)

2011-12 News & Notes The BIG Picture

Entering 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 Returning

The 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.

Who’s Gone

The 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.

Storylines

The 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 sevengame stretch.

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18 Final Four appearances – 14 since 2000, more than any other league

Villanova Wildcats Newcomers

Kendall Burton, G, Fr., 5-8 Newton 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., 6-0 Pickerington, 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., 6-1 Los 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.

Villanova Wildcats 12-19 Overall (4-9 Home; 4-9 Away; 4-1 Neutral) 3-13 BIG EAST (1-7 Home; 2-6 Away)

NOVEMBER Fri. 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) DECEMBER Thu. 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) JANUARY Wed. 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) FEBRUARY Tue. 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) MARCH Fri. 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.)

Lindsay Kimmel

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Eight National Championships • 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010

West Virginia Mountaineers 2011-12 Roster

No. 3 35 20 1 33 5 4 14 32 2 22

Name Akilah Bethel Natalie Burton Asya Bussie Christal Caldwell Ayana Dunning Averee Fields Brooke Hampton Jessica Harlee Crystal Leary Taylor Palmer Linda Stepney

Pos. G C C G C F G F F G G

Cl. Fr. Sr. Jr. R-So. R-Jr. Fr. So. So. Fr. So. Fr.

Ht. 6-0 6-5 6-4 5-9 6-3 6-0 5-9 6-1 6-2 5-9 5-7

Hometown/Previous School Baltimore, Md./Academy of Holy Cross Perth, Australia/Carine Senior Randallstown, Md./Seton Keough Charlotte, N.C./Florida Columbus, Ohio/LSU Hazel, Ky./Calloway County Colts Neck, N.J./Colts Neck Bel Air, Md./Fallston Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor Mount Vernon, N.Y./Mt. Vernon 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 Career Record (23 years).................................... 491-219 (.692) 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 Tournament Record (10 appearances).. 11-10 (.524) BIG EAST Overall Record (10 years)...................... 91-90 (.503) NCAA Record (5 appearances).................................... 4-5 (.444) WNIT Record (2 appearances)................................... 5-2 (.714)

2011-12 News & Notes The BIG Picture

The 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 Returning

Jessica 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.

Who’s Gone

The 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 thirdleading scorer, Sarah Miles (8.3 ppg) graduates after leading the team with 113 assists.

Storylines

Redshirt-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.

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18 Final Four appearances – 14 since 2000, more than any other league

West Virginia Mountaineers Newcomers

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., 5-9 Charlotte, 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.

West Virginia Mountaineers 24-10 Overall (13-3 Home; 5-5 Away; 5-1 Neutral) 8-8 BIG EAST (5-3 Home; 3-5 Away)

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

Repella (18) Ali (19) Ali (13) Ali (16) Repella (14) Repella (15) Ali (20) Palmer (22) Repella (14) Ali (20) Ali (18) Repella (17) Repella (20) Hampton (11) Repella (24) Ali (15) Repella (15) Ali (32) Dunning (16) Miles, Repella (16) Repella (20) Bussie (13) Repella (16) Repella (21) Ali (17) Ali (12) Ali (21) Miles (16) Repella (20) Repella (22) Bussie (16) Miles (15) Repella (26) 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

Asya Bussie

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.

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Eight National Championships • 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010

2010-11 seAsoN review 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 F i n a l S ta n d i n g S W-L #&$Connecticut (1/3) 16-0 #DePaul (9/10) 13-3 #Notre Dame (10/2) 13-3 #Rutgers (RV/RV) 11-5 ^Marquette (25/25) 10-6 ^Louisville (RV/19) 10-6 ^St. John’s (NR/RV) 9-7 ^Georgetown (23/14) 9-7 Syracuse 9-7 West Virginia (RV/RV) 8-8 Providence 6-10 Pittsburgh 5-11 USF 3-13 Villanova 3-13 Cincinnati 2-14 Seton Hall 1-15

BIG EAST Pct. H A 1.000 8-0 8-0 .813 8-0 5-3 .813 7-1 6-2 .688 7-1 4-4 .625 5-3 5-3 .625 7-1 3-5 .563 5-3 4-4 .563 6-2 3-5 .563 6-2 3-5 .500 5-3 3-5 .375 3-5 3-5 .313 3-5 2-6 .188 2-6 1-7 .188 1-7 2-6 .125 1-7 1-7 .063 0-8 1-7

W-L 36-2 29-7 31-8 20-13 24-9 22-13 22-11 24-11 25-10 24-10 13-16 14-17 12-19 12-19 9-20 8-22

OVERALL Pct. H A .947 22-0 11-1 .806 17-0 10-5 .795 15-2 8-5 .606 12-1 4-10 .727 13-3 8-5 .629 13-2 6-7 .667 10-3 8-7 .686 13-2 7-7 .714 20-2 3-6 .706 13-3 5-6 .448 8-6 5-6 .452 8-6 4-9 .387 8-7 2-10 .387 4-9 4-9 .310 6-10 2-8 .267 5-10 3-9

Wnit N Streak 3-1 L1 2-2 L1 8-1 L1 4-2 L1 3-1 L1 3-4 L1 4-1 L1 4-2 L1 2-2 L1 6-1 L1 0-4 L1 2-2 L1 2-2 L1 4-1 L1 1-2 L1 0-3 L6

First Round Syracuse 77, Monmouth 53 March 17 at Syracuse, N.Y. Second Round Syracuse 63, St. Bonaventure 50 March 21 at Syracuse, N.Y. Third Round Eastern Michigan 63, Syracuse 72 March 24 at Syracuse, N.Y. Quarterﬁnals

Toledo 71, Syracuse 68 (OT) March 27 at Toledo, Ohio

(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

ncaa diViSion i Women’S BaSKetBall chamPionShiP Philadelphia Regional First Round No. 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 Round No. 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. Regionals No. 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 40 March 29; Philadelphia, Pa. Dallas Regional First Round No. 9 West Virginia 79, No. 8 Houston 73 March 20; Waco, Texas No. 7 Rutgers 76, No. 10 Louisiana Tech 51 March 20; Shreveport, La. Second Round No. 1 Baylor 82, No. 9 West Virginia 68 March 22; Waco, Texas No. 2 Texas A&M 76, No. 7 Rutgers 51 March 22; Shreveport, La.

Spokane Regional First Round No. 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

National Semiﬁnals No. 2 Notre Dame 72, No. 1 Connecticut 63 National Final No. 2 Texas A&M 76, No. 2 Notre Dame 70 April 5; Indianapolis, Ind.

Second Round No. 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 Regionals No. 11 Gonzaga 76, No. 7 Louisville 69 March 26; Spokane, Wash. Dayton Regional First Round No. 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 Round No. 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 Regionals No. 2 Notre Dame 78, No. 6 Oklahoma 53 March 26; Dayton, Ohio No. 2 Notre Dame 73, No. 1 Tennessee 59 March 28; Dayton, Ohio

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18 Final Four appearances – 14 since 2000, more than any other league

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Friday, March 4 - First Round (BE.tv) Game 1 #12 Pittsburgh 63, #13 USF 60 Game 2 #9 Syracuse 74, #16 Seton Hall 44 Game 3 #10 West Virginia 66, #15 Cincinnati 41 Game 4 #11 Providence 50, #14 Villanova 52(ot) Saturday, March 5 - Second Round (BETV and BE.tv) Game 5 #5 Marquette 65, #12 Pittsburgh 61 Game 6 #8 Georgetown 61, #9 Syracuse 60 Game 7 #7 St. John’s 59, #10 West Virginia 51 Game 8 #6 Louisville 69, #14 Villanova 47 Sunday, March 6 - Quarterﬁnals (ESPNU) Game 9 #4 Rutgers 68, #5 Marquette 62 Game 10 #1 Connecticut 59, #8 Georgetown 43 Game 11 #2 DePaul 66, #7 St. John’s 54 Game 12 #3 Notre Dame 63, #6 Louisville 53 Monday, March 7 - Semiﬁnals (ESPNU) Game 13 #4 Rutgers 51, #1 Connecticut 75 Game 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 Television BE.tv - streamed online at www.BIGEAST.tv

2011 BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team Stefanie Dolson, Connecticut Bria Hartley, Connecticut Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame Natalie Novosel, Notre Dame Keisha Hampton, DePaul Most Outstanding Player Maya Moore, Connecticut

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

Big eaSt RegUlaR SeaSon nonconFeRence RecoRd Year Record 2010-11............................................................ 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)

Eight National Championships • 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010

2010-11 seAsoN review Big eaSt maJoR aWaRd aWaRd WinneRS BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR Maya 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 YEAR Geno Auriemma, Connecticut (26th season at UConn) BIG EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Devereaux Peters, Notre Dame (Sr., F, Chicago, Ill.) BIG EAST MOST IMPROVED PLAYER AWARD Natalie Novosel, Notre Dame (Jr., Guard, Lexington, Ky.) BIG EAST SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD Shelly Bellman, Cincinnati (Sr., Guard/Forward, Ottawa, Ohio) Sam Quigley, DePaul (Sr., G, Joliet, Ill.) BIG EAST SIXTH MAN AWARD Taylor Pikes, DePaul (Jr., G/F, Chicago, Ill.) American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Maya Moore, Connecticut (Sr., Forward, Lawrenceville, Ga.)

Big eaSt all-conFeRence teamS ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM School Tiffany Hayes Connecticut *Maya Moore Connecticut *Keisha Hampton DePaul *Sugar Rodgers Georgetown Monique Reid Louisville Angel Robinson Marquette *Skylar Diggins Notre Dame Natalie Novosel Notre Dame Devereaux Peters Notre Dame Kayla Alexander Syracuse Liz Repella West Virginia

Class Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. So. Sr.

Pos. G F F G F G G G F C G

ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM^ School Bria Hartley Connecticut Sam Quigley DePaul Tatiyiana McMorris Marquette Taneisha Harrison Pittsburgh Monique Oliver Rutgers Khadijah Rushdan Rutgers April Sykes Rutgers Shenneika Smith St. John’s Da’Shena Stevens St. John’s Andrea Smith USF Madina Ali West Virginia

Class Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. R-Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. R-Sr.

Pos. G G G G F/C G G/F G F G F

ALL-BIG EAST HONORABLE MENTION School Class Kelly Faris Connecticut So. Felicia Chester DePaul Sr. Monica McNutt Georgetown Sr. Shoni Schimmel Louisville Fr. Chelsea Cole Pittsburgh Sr. Iasia Hemingway Syracuse Jr.

Pos. G F G G F G

ALL-BIG EAST FRESHMAN TEAM School Kayla Cook Cincinnati Jeanise Randolph Cincinnati *Stefanie Dolson Connecticut *Bria Hartley Connecticut *Shoni Schimmel Louisville Sheronne Vails Louisville Katherine Plouffe Marquette *Natalie Achonwa Notre Dame Lauren Okafor Providence Ka-Deidre Simmons Seton Hall

Pos. G F C G G C F/G F F G

Class Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.

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

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2010-11 FiNAl overAll teAm stAts Team 1. Notre Dame 2. Connecticut 3. DePaul 4. Louisville 5. Syracuse 6. Marquette 7. Pittsburgh 8. West Virginia 9. Georgetown 10. St. John’s 11. Rutgers 12. USF 13. Providence 14. Seton Hall 15. Cincinnati 16. Villanova

SCORING OFFENSE G W-L Pts 39 31-8 3004 38 36-2 2909 36 29-7 2650 35 22-13 2492 35 25-10 2451 33 24-9 2189 31 14-17 2055 34 24-10 2251 35 24-11 2240 33 22-11 2066 33 20-13 2027 31 12-19 1872 29 13-16 1641 30 8-22 1634 29 9-20 1522 31 12-19 1585

Team 1. Connecticut 2. West Virginia 3. Villanova 4. Notre Dame 5. Georgetown 6. Syracuse 7. Rutgers 8. St. John’s 9. Providence 10. Marquette 11. DePaul 12. Louisville 13. Cincinnati 14. USF 15. Pittsburgh 16. Seton Hall

SCORING DEFENSE G Pts Avg/G 38 1903 50.1 34 1827 53.7 31 1731 55.8 39 2193 56.2 35 1976 56.5 35 1994 57.0 33 1886 57.2 33 1897 57.5 29 1709 58.9 33 1964 59.5 36 2160 60.0 35 2110 60.3 29 1798 62.0 31 1945 62.7 31 2002 64.6 30 1988 66.3

Team 1. Connecticut 2. Notre Dame 3. DePaul 4. Syracuse 5. West Virginia 6. Louisville 7. Georgetown 8. Marquette 9. St. John’s 10. Rutgers 11. Pittsburgh 12. Providence 13. USF 14. Villanova 15. Cincinnati 16. Seton Hall

SCORING MARGIN G OFF 38 76.6 39 77.0 36 73.6 35 70.0 34 66.2 35 71.2 35 64.0 33 66.3 33 62.6 33 61.4 31 66.3 29 56.6 31 60.4 31 51.1 29 52.5 30 54.5

DEF 50.1 56.2 60.0 57.0 53.7 60.3 56.5 59.5 57.5 57.2 64.6 58.9 62.7 55.8 62.0 66.3

Margin +26.5 +20.8 +13.6 +13.1 +12.5 +10.9 +7.5 +6.8 +5.1 +4.3 +1.7 -2.3 -2.4 -4.7 -9.5 -11.8

Team 1. Villanova 2. Connecticut 3. Syracuse 4. Notre Dame 5. Marquette 6. Pittsburgh 7. Rutgers 8. Georgetown 9. Louisville 10. DePaul 11. West Virginia 12. Seton Hall 13. St. John’s 14. Cincinnati 15. USF 16. Providence

FREE THROW PCT G FTM 31 218 38 518 35 597 39 667 33 450 31 408 33 383 35 391 35 423 36 413 34 483 30 360 33 418 29 242 31 355 29 265

FTA 281 677 831 930 628 572 537 566 613 601 728 549 641 374 559 424

Pct .776 .765 .718 .717 .717 .713 .713 .691 .690 .687 .663 .656 .652 .647 .635 .625

Avg/G 77.0 76.6 73.6 71.2 70.0 66.3 66.3 66.2 64.0 62.6 61.4 60.4 56.6 54.5 52.5 51.1

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES Team G FG FGA 1. Connecticut 38 1083 2193 2. Notre Dame 39 1099 2290 3. Louisville 35 913 2040 4. DePaul 36 991 2219 5. Marquette 33 781 1802 6. Rutgers 33 747 1747 7. Pittsburgh 31 747 1748 8. West Virginia 34 801 1907 9. St. John’s 33 774 1870 10. Syracuse 35 838 2035 11. Georgetown 35 804 2054 12. Cincinnati 29 547 1496 13. USF 31 689 1897 14. Villanova 31 566 1565 15. Providence 29 631 1764 16. Seton Hall 30 565 1705

Pct .494 .480 .448 .447 .433 .428 .427 .420 .414 .412 .391 .366 .363 .362 .358 .331

Team 1. West Virginia 2. Pittsburgh 3. Rutgers 4. Syracuse 5. Notre Dame 6. Connecticut 7. DePaul 8. Providence 9. USF 10. Louisville 11. Marquette 12. St. John’s 13. Georgetown 14. Villanova 15. Seton Hall 16. Cincinnati

BLOCKED SHOTS G Blocks Avg/G 34 184 5.41 31 159 5.13 33 161 4.88 35 157 4.49 39 169 4.33 38 163 4.29 36 145 4.03 29 112 3.86 31 115 3.71 35 126 3.60 33 108 3.27 33 101 3.06 35 107 3.06 31 82 2.65 30 67 2.23 29 57 1.97

FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE Team G FG FGA 1. Connecticut 38 711 2192 2. Syracuse 35 702 1991 3. West Virginia 34 608 1693 4. Rutgers 33 662 1812 5. Notre Dame 39 802 2179 6. Georgetown 35 641 1731 7. Pittsburgh 31 701 1875 8. St. John’s 33 713 1856 9. DePaul 36 768 1989 10. Villanova 31 641 1621 11. Louisville 35 746 1882 12. Providence 29 618 1559 13. Marquette 33 743 1867 14. Cincinnati 29 661 1658 15. USF 31 650 1617 16. Seton Hall 30 700 1663

Pct .324 .353 .359 .365 .368 .370 .374 .384 .386 .395 .396 .396 .398 .399 .402 .421

Team 1. Connecticut 2. DePaul 3. Notre Dame 4. Marquette 5. Louisville 6. Pittsburgh 7. Georgetown 8. Syracuse 9. Rutgers 10. Villanova 11. West Virginia 12. USF 13. Providence 14. St. John’s 15. Cincinnati 16. Seton Hall

G 38 36 39 33 35 31 35 35 33 31 34 31 29 33 29 30

ASSISTS Assists 738 635 669 534 519 450 495 491 432 405 443 378 344 381 319 285

Avg/G 19.42 17.64 17.15 16.18 14.83 14.52 14.14 14.03 13.09 13.06 13.03 12.19 11.86 11.55 11.00 9.50

3-POINT FG PCT G FG FGA

Pct

39 38 35 36 33 33 33 35 34 31 29 31 30 35 29 31

.361 .357 .355 .351 .346 .345 .341 .324 .323 .317 .315 .305 .302 .302 .293 .291

Team 1. Notre Dame 2. Louisville 3. Georgetown 4. West Virginia 5. DePaul 6. St. John’s 7. Marquette 8. Connecticut 9. USF 10. Syracuse 11. Rutgers 12. Providence 13. Seton Hall 14. Villanova 15. Pittsburgh 16. Cincinnati

G 39 35 35 34 36 33 33 38 31 35 33 29 30 31 31 29

STEALS Steals 495 401 377 365 376 312 308 343 274 300 269 216 219 185 177 148

Avg/G 12.69 11.46 10.77 10.74 10.44 9.45 9.33 9.03 8.84 8.57 8.15 7.45 7.30 5.97 5.71 5.10

Team -------------------1. Notre Dame 2. Connecticut 3. Louisville 4. DePaul 5. Rutgers 6. Marquette 7. St. John’s 8. Georgetown 9. West Virginia 10. Pittsburgh 11. Cincinnati 12. USF 13. Seton Hall 14. Syracuse 15. Providence 16. Villanova

139 225 243 255 150 177 100 241 166 153 186 139 144 178 114 235

385 630 684 727 434 513 293 743 514 483 591 455 477 590 389 807

REBOUNDING MARGIN Team G TEAM Avg OPP 1. Syracuse 35 1579 45.1 1110 2. Connecticut 38 1605 42.2 1128 3. Notre Dame 39 1582 40.6 1261 4. West Virginia 34 1305 38.4 1115 5. Providence 29 1164 40.1 1085 6. Marquette 33 1184 35.9 1112 7. DePaul 36 1363 37.9 1296 8. Louisville 35 1262 36.1 1210 9. Pittsburgh 31 1195 38.5 1150 10.St. John’s 33 1231 37.3 1199 11.USF 31 1217 39.3 1191 12.Georgetown 35 1279 36.5 1273 13.Rutgers 33 1151 34.9 1150 14.Cincinnati 29 985 34.0 1056 15.Seton Hall 30 1076 35.9 1168 16.Villanova 31 917 29.6 1154

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Avg Margin 31.7 +13.4 29.7 +12.6 32.3 +8.2 32.8 +5.6 37.4 +2.7 33.7 +2.2 36.0 +1.9 34.6 +1.5 37.1 +1.5 36.3 +1.0 38.4 +0.8 36.4 +0.2 34.8 +0.0 36.4 -2.4 38.9 -3.1 37.2 -7.6

ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Team G Asst Avg Turn Avg Ratio 1. Connecticut 38 738 19.4 580 15.3 1.27 2. DePaul 36 635 17.6 547 15.2 1.16 3. Notre Dame 39 669 17.2 689 17.7 0.97 4. Marquette 33 534 16.2 556 16.8 0.96 5. Villanova 31 405 13.1 430 13.9 0.94 6. Georgetown 35 495 14.1 572 16.3 0.87 7. Louisville 35 519 14.8 618 17.7 0.84 8. Pittsburgh 31 450 14.5 540 17.4 0.83 9. Rutgers 33 432 13.1 529 16.0 0.82 10. USF 31 378 12.2 470 15.2 0.80 11. Syracuse 35 491 14.0 640 18.3 0.77 12. St. John’s 33 381 11.5 518 15.7 0.74 13. West Virginia 34 443 13.0 604 17.8 0.73 14. Providence 29 344 11.9 483 16.7 0.71 15. Cincinnati 29 319 11.0 492 17.0 0.65 16. Seton Hall 30 285 9.5 555 18.5 0.51

Eight National Championships • 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010

2010-11 FiNAl overAll teAm stAts OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Team G No. Avg/G 1. Syracuse 35 634 18.11 2. USF 31 503 16.23 3. Providence 29 465 16.03 4. West Virginia 34 505 14.85 5. Notre Dame 39 575 14.74 6. Seton Hall 30 440 14.67 7. Georgetown 35 509 14.54 8. DePaul 36 500 13.89 9. St. John’s 33 449 13.61 10. Connecticut 38 488 12.84 11. Louisville 35 444 12.69 12. Pittsburgh 31 383 12.35 13. Marquette 33 391 11.85 14. Cincinnati 29 338 11.66 15. Rutgers 33 362 10.97 16. Villanova 31 209 6.74 DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Team G No. Avg/G 1. Connecticut 38 1117 29.39 2. Syracuse 35 945 27.00 3. Pittsburgh 31 812 26.19 4. Notre Dame 39 1007 25.82 5. Providence 29 699 24.10 6. Marquette 33 793 24.03 7. DePaul 36 863 23.97 8. Rutgers 33 789 23.91 9. St. John’s 33 782 23.70 10. West Virginia 34 800 23.53 11. Louisville 35 818 23.37 12. USF 31 714 23.03 13. Villanova 31 708 22.84 14. Cincinnati 29 647 22.31 15. Georgetown 35 770 22.00 16. Seton Hall 30 636 21.20 Team 1. Villanova 2. DePaul 3. Louisville 4. Georgetown 5. Cincinnati 6. Connecticut 7. Marquette 8. Syracuse 9. Pittsburgh 10. West Virginia 11. Seton Hall 12. Rutgers 13. USF 14. Providence 15. Notre Dame 16. St. John’s

3-POINT FG MADE G 3FG Avg/G 31 235 7.58 36 255 7.08 35 243 6.94 35 241 6.89 29 186 6.41 38 225 5.92 33 177 5.36 35 178 5.09 31 153 4.94 34 166 4.88 30 144 4.80 33 150 4.55 31 139 4.48 29 114 3.93 39 139 3.56 33 100 3.03

TEAM HIGHS (highest totals made by) 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)

Points

Margin

80 (117-37) 76 (97-21)

Field goals made

44 40

Field goal attempts

84 80 80 80

Connecticut vs Holy Cross (11/14/10) Notre Dame vs SE Missouri State (01/02/11) Connecticut vs Holy Cross (11/14/10) Louisville at IPFW (11/29/10) USF vs Florida Atlantic Providence vs Rhode Island Louisville vs Houston Baptist Providence vs Alabama

(11/30/10) (11/17/10) (11/17/10) (11/27/10)

FG percentage

.679 (36-53) .678 (40-59)

Connecticut vs DePaul (02/05/11) Louisville at IPFW (11/29/10)

3-Pt FG made

13 13 13 13

DePaul at Syracuse Villanova at Syracuse Cincinnati vs Marquette Georgetown at Maryland

3-Pt FG attempts

38 36 36 36

Villanova at Connecticut (1/05/11) Villanova vs Oral Roberts (11/20/10) Villanova vs Lehigh (11/23/10) Villanova at Syracuse (02/12/11)

3-Pt percentage

.750 (3-4) .706 (12-17)

(02/08/11) (02/12/11) (02/28/11) (03/22/11)

Notre Dame vs Creighton (12/11/10) Pittsburgh at Central Michigan (12/31/10)

Free throws made

37 32

Notre Dame vs Wake Forest (11/27/10) Marquette vs Alcorn State (11/15/10)

Free throw attempts

43 43 43

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

1.000 (12-12) 1.000 (9-9) 1.000 (9-9) 1.000 (7-7) 1.000 (7-7) 1.000 (6-6) 1.000 (6-6) 1.000 (4-4) 1.000 (4-4) 1.000 (4-4) 1.000 (4-4) 1.000 (2-2) 1.000 (2-2) 1.000 (1-1)

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

FT percentage

Rebounds

67 66

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

Assists

30 30

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

Steals

36 26

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

Blocked shots

17 13 13

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

Turnovers

31 31 31

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

Fouls

38 33

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

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2010-11 FiNAl overAll iNDiviDuAl stAts Player-Team 1. MOORE, Maya-UCONN 2. RODGERS, Sugar-GU 3. SMITH, Andrea-USF 4. HAMPTON, Keisha-DPU 5. REID, Monique-LOU 6. HARRISON, Taneisha-PITT 7. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU 8. NOVOSEL, Natalie-ND 9. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND 10. ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU Player-Team 1. COLE, Chelsea-PITT 2. GRANT, Porche-USF 3. MOORE, Maya-UCONN 4. WRIGHT, Teya-PC 5. LEE, Chelsey-RU 6. PETERS, Devereaux-ND 7. HEMINGWAY, Iasia-SU 8. ALI,Madina-WVU 9. HANKINS, Mi-Khida-PC 10. ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU

SCORING Cl G FG SR 38 333 SO 35 225 JR 31 179 JR 36 189 JR 35 214 SR 31 177 FR 35 197 JR 39 187 SO 39 202 SO 35 185

3FG 68 96 53 62 1 54 97 31 36 0

REBOUNDING Cl G OFF DEF SR 31 107 211 SR 27 96 135 SR 38 100 213 SR 29 116 117 JR 33 83 165 SR 39 128 165 JR 35 103 156 SR 34 98 143 SR 29 62 143 SO 35 105 138

FT 134 107 99 135 115 71 37 183 145 147

TOT Avg/G 318 10.3 231 8.6 313 8.2 233 8.0 248 7.5 293 7.5 259 7.4 241 7.1 205 7.1 243 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 .616 2. PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 39 195 329 .593 3. CHESTER, Felicia-DPU SR 36 170 298 .570 4. REID, Monique-LOU JR 35 214 388 .552 5. ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU SO 35 185 337 .549 6. OLIVER, Monique-RU SO 33 140 257 .545 7. ALI,Madina-WVU SR 34 159 298 .534 8. COLLINS, Jasmine-MU SR 29 95 180 .528 9. HEMINGWAY, Iasia-SU JR 35 153 291 .526 10. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 38 333 636 .524 Player-Team 1. RUSHDAN, Khadijah-RU 2. WRIGHT, Rubylee-GU 3. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU 4. ROBINSON, Angel-MU 5. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND 6. MILES,Sarah-WVU 7. HARRIS, Tasha-SU 8. MOORE, Maya-UCONN 9. QUIGLEY, Sam-DPU 10. McKENITH, Nadirah-STJ

ASSISTS Cl G Assists JR 31 160 JR 34 169 FR 35 171 SR 33 160 SO 39 186 SR 26 113 SR 35 144 SR 38 151 SR 36 142 SO 33 130

Avg/G 5.16 4.97 4.89 4.85 4.77 4.35 4.11 3.97 3.94 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 .865 2. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 38 134 159 .843 3. RODGERS, Sugar-GU SO 35 107 129 .829 4. SIMS, Jania-PITT SR 30 101 123 .821 5. McKENITH, Nadirah-STJ SO 33 84 105 .800 6. NOVOSEL, Natalie-ND JR 39 183 232 .789 7. SWEENEY, Laura-VU SO 31 63 81 .778 8. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN JR 38 134 173 .775 9. CREW, Jasmine-SHU JR 29 68 88 .773 10. REPELLA,Liz-WVU SR 34 94 122 .770 Player-Team 1. GIBBS, Tia-LOU 2. RODGERS, Sugar-GU 3. ROBINSON, Angel-MU 4. MOORE, Maya-UCONN 5. McKENITH, Nadirah-STJ 6. ROBERTS, Symone-PC 7. MILES,Sarah-WVU 8. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU 9. MALLORY, Brittany-ND 10. REPELLA,Liz-WVU

Pts 868 653 510 575 544 479 528 588 585 517

Avg/G 22.8 18.7 16.5 16.0 15.5 15.5 15.1 15.1 15.0 14.8

3-POINT FG PCT (Min. 1.0 made per game) Player-Team Cl G 3FG FGA 1. BURAKOSKI, Amanda-STJ SO 33 49 115 2. MALLORY, Brittany-ND SR 37 45 112 3. HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN FR 38 69 176 4. McMORRIS, Tatiyiana-MU SR 32 80 205 5. BURKE, Becky-LOU JR 35 59 152 6. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 38 68 177 7. HALL, Elashier-SU SO 35 39 102 8. SYKES, April-RU JR 33 67 178 9. QUIGLEY, Sam-DPU SR 36 65 173 10. ROBERTS, Rachel-VU SO 26 40 109 Player-Team 1. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU 2. RODGERS, Sugar-GU 3. KIMMEL, Lindsay-VU 4. ULIS, Shareese-CIN 5. McMORRIS, Tatiyiana-MU 6. MCNUTT, Monica-GU 7. SYKES, April-RU 8. REPELLA,Liz-WVU 9. HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN 10. QUIGLEY, Sam-DPU

3-POINT FG MADE Cl G FR 35 SO 35 JR 31 SR 29 SR 32 SR 35 JR 33 SR 34 FR 38 SR 36

3FG 97 96 81 75 80 72 67 68 69 65

Avg/G 2.77 2.74 2.61 2.59 2.50 2.06 2.03 2.00 1.82 1.81

Player-Team 1. ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU 2. OLIVER, Monique-RU 3. COLE, Chelsea-PITT 4. PETERS, Devereaux-ND 5. HARRY, Katherine-DPU 6. BUSSIE,Asya-WVU 7. SWEENEY, Laura-VU 8. LEE, Chelsey-RU 9. SIMMONS, Sarina-MU 10. VAILS, Sheronne-LOU

BLOCKED SHOTS Cl G SO 35 SO 33 SR 31 SR 39 SO 36 SO 34 SO 31 JR 33 SO 33 FR 35

Blocks 91 66 56 68 61 54 46 47 46 48

Avg/G 2.60 2.00 1.81 1.74 1.69 1.59 1.48 1.42 1.39 1.37

ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO (Min. 3.0 assists/game) Player-Team Cl G Asst Avg Turn Avg 1. DIXON, Lorin-UCONN SR 37 106 2.9 53 1.4 2. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 38 151 4.0 85 2.2 3. FARIS, Kelly-UCONN SO 38 142 3.7 86 2.3 4. RUSHDAN, Khadijah-RU JR 31 160 5.2 100 3.2 5. ROBINSON, Angel-MU SR 33 160 4.8 101 3.1 6. MALLORY, Brittany-ND SR 37 101 2.7 64 1.7 7. ROBERTS, Symone-PC SO 26 81 3.1 52 2.0 8. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN JR 38 139 3.7 91 2.4 9. MARTIN, Anna-DPU SO 36 92 2.6 61 1.7 10. HARRIS, Tasha-SU SR 35 144 4.1 101 2.9 Player-Team 1. COLE, Chelsea-PITT 2. REID, Monique-LOU 3. LAWSON, Jessica-USF 4. GREEN, Kandice-SHU 5. CHARLES, Tina-UCONN 6. BUSSIE, Asya-WVU 7. DALEMBERT, Melissa-USF

Pct .426 .402 .392 .390 .388 .384 .382 .376 .376 .367

Ratio 2.00 1.78 1.65 1.60 1.58 1.58 1.56 1.53 1.51 1.43

OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Cl G No. Avg/G JR 30 142 4.73 SO 32 120 3.75 SR 31 109 3.52 SO 29 97 3.34 SR 39 122 3.13 FR 35 104 2.97 SR 30 86 2.87

STEALS Cl G Steals Avg/G SO 35 95 2.71 SO 35 90 2.57 SR 33 78 2.36 SR 38 89 2.34 SO 33 73 2.21 SO 26 57 2.19 SR 26 56 2.15 FR 35 74 2.11 SR 37 77 2.08 SR 34 68 2.00

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Eight National Championships • 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010

2010-11 FiNAl overAll iNDiviDuAl stAts OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Player-Team Cl G 1. WRIGHT, Teya-PC SR 29 2. GRANT, Porche-USF SR 27 3. COLE, Chelsea-PITT SR 31 4. PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 39 5. ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU SO 35 6. HEMINGWAY, Iasia-SU JR 35 7. ALI,Madina-WVU SR 34 8. TYSON-THOMAS, Carmen-SU SO 35 9. CHESTER, Felicia-DPU SR 36 10. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 38

No. 116 96 107 128 105 103 98 96 96 100

Avg/G 4.00 3.56 3.45 3.28 3.00 2.94 2.88 2.74 2.67 2.63

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Player-Team Cl G 1. COLE, Chelsea-PITT SR 31 2. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 38 3. FARIS, Kelly-UCONN SO 38 4. SCOTT, Shayla-PITT SR 31 5. LEE, Chelsey-RU JR 33 GRANT, Porche-USF SR 27 7. HANKINS, Mi-Khida-PC SR 29 8. SWEENEY, Laura-VU SO 31 9. RUSHDAN, Khadijah-RU JR 31 10. HEMINGWAY, Iasia-SU JR 35

No. 211 213 199 162 165 135 143 151 146 156

Avg/G 6.81 5.61 5.24 5.23 5.00 5.00 4.93 4.87 4.71 4.46

MINUTES PLAYED Player-Team Cl G Minutes 1. ULIS, Shareese-CIN SR 29 1032 2. ROBINSON, Angel-MU SR 33 1147 3. RUSHDAN, Khadijah-RU JR 31 1072 4. REPELLA,Liz-WVU SR 34 1173 5. McMORRIS, Tatiyiana-MU SR 32 1078 6. HARRISON, Taneisha-PITT SR 31 1042 7. SYKES, April-RU JR 33 1097 8. COOK, Kayla-CIN FR 29 964 9. FARIS, Kelly-UCONN SO 38 1263 10. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 38 1255

Avg/G 35.59 34.76 34.58 34.50 33.69 33.61 33.24 33.24 33.24 33.03

Points

41 36

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER GAME HIGHS MOORE, Maya (Connecticut) vs Florida State (12/21/10) MOORE, Maya (Connecticut) vs Notre Dame (04/03/11)

Field goals made

15 14 14 14

MOORE, Maya (Connecticut) vs Florida State ROBINSON, Angel (Marquette) at Creighton MOORE, Maya (Connecticut) vs DePaul MOORE, Maya (Connecticut) vs Notre Dame

Field goal attempts

30 29

MOORE, Maya (Connecticut) vs Notre Dame (04/03/11) SMITH, Andrea (USF) vs Jacksonville (11/12/10)

FG percentage

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 8

3-Pt FG attempts

18 16

3-Pt percentage

.833 (5-6) .833 (5-6)

Free throws made

15 13

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

Free throw attempts 21 18

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

FT percentage

SMITH, Andrea (USF) vs Auburn (11/22/10) WEIBEL, Courtney (Marquette) vs UNC-Asheville (12/18/10) SCHIMMEL, Shoni (Louisville) at Marquette (1/26/11) KIMMEL, Lindsay (Villanova) vs Oral Roberts (11/20/10) HARTLEY, Bria (Connecticut) vs Florida State (12/21/10) HARRISON, Taneisha (Pittsburgh) at West Virginia (2/5/11)

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)

1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000

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

1.000 (9-9)

(12/21/10) (11/28/10) (02/05/11) (04/03/11)

RODGERS, Sugar (Georgetown) vs West Virginia (01/25/11)

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

Rebounds

23 21

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

Assists

12 12

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

Steals

9 8

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

Blocked shots

9 7 7

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

Turnovers

11 10 10

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

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2010-11 FiNAl coNFereNce teAm stAts Team 1. Connecticut 2. Notre Dame 3. DePaul 4. Louisville 5. Syracuse 6. Marquette 7. Georgetown 8. West Virginia 9. St. John’s 10. Pittsburgh 11. Rutgers 12. USF 13. Seton Hall 14. Providence 15. Villanova 16. Cincinnati

SCORING OFFENSE G W-L Pts 16 16-0 1196 16 13-3 1168 16 13-3 1103 16 10-6 1032 16 9-7 1003 16 10-6 998 16 9-7 987 16 8-8 982 16 9-7 979 16 5-11 971 16 11-5 942 16 3-13 912 16 1-15 829 16 6-10 813 16 3-13 786 16 2-14 743

Team 1. Connecticut 2. Rutgers 3. Notre Dame 4. Georgetown 5. DePaul 6. West Virginia Villanova 8. Louisville 9. Providence 10. St. John’s 11. Syracuse 12. Marquette 13. Cincinnati 14. Pittsburgh 15. Seton Hall 16. USF

SCORING DEFENSE G Pts Avg/G 16 815 50.9 16 848 53.0 16 883 55.2 16 931 58.2 16 933 58.3 16 937 58.6 16 937 58.6 16 953 59.6 16 958 59.9 16 983 61.4 16 1003 62.7 16 1013 63.3 16 1043 65.2 16 1056 66.0 16 1068 66.8 16 1083 67.7

Team 1. Connecticut 2. Notre Dame 3. DePaul 4. Rutgers 5. Louisville 6. Georgetown 7. West Virginia 8. Syracuse 9. St. John’s 10. Marquette 11. Pittsburgh 12. Providence 13. Villanova 14. USF 15. Seton Hall 16. Cincinnati

SCORING MARGIN G OFF 16 74.8 16 73.0 16 68.9 16 58.9 16 64.5 16 61.7 16 61.4 16 62.7 16 61.2 16 62.4 16 60.7 16 50.8 16 49.1 16 57.0 16 51.8 16 46.4

DEF 50.9 55.2 58.3 53.0 59.6 58.2 58.6 62.7 61.4 63.3 66.0 59.9 58.6 67.7 66.8 65.2

Team 1. Villanova 2. Connecticut 3. Marquette 4. Louisville 5. Pittsburgh 6. West Virginia 7. Syracuse 8. Notre Dame 9. St. John’s 10. Seton Hall 11. Rutgers 12. DePaul 13. Georgetown 14. USF 15. Providence 16. Cincinnati

FREE THROW PCT G FTM 16 104 16 224 16 236 16 188 16 221 16 236 16 258 16 279 16 203 16 179 16 192 16 150 16 161 16 170 16 124 16 122

FTA 131 297 313 262 310 334 369 400 297 263 283 226 246 263 195 201

Avg/G 74.8 73.0 68.9 64.5 62.7 62.4 61.7 61.4 61.2 60.7 58.9 57.0 51.8 50.8 49.1 46.4

Margin +23.8 +17.8 +10.6 +5.9 +4.9 +3.5 +2.8 +0.0 -0.2 -0.9 -5.3 -9.1 -9.4 -10.7 -14.9 -18.8 Pct .794 .754 .754 .718 .713 .707 .699 .698 .684 .681 .678 .664 .654 .646 .636 .607

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES Team G FG FGA 1. Connecticut 16 438 864 2. Notre Dame 16 418 890 3. St. John’s 16 364 844 4. DePaul 16 419 972 5. Louisville 16 368 863 6. Rutgers 16 341 809 7. West Virginia 16 343 853 8. Marquette 16 339 849 9. Georgetown 16 358 919 10. Pittsburgh 16 335 873 11. Syracuse 16 336 879 12. Villanova 16 283 792 13. USF 16 337 945 14. Providence 16 314 893 15. Cincinnati 16 260 782 16. Seton Hall 16 285 877

Pct .507 .470 .431 .431 .426 .422 .402 .399 .390 .384 .382 .357 .357 .352 .332 .325

Team 1. Pittsburgh West Virginia 3. Rutgers 4. Connecticut 5. Notre Dame 6. Syracuse 7. DePaul 8. USF 9. St. John’s 10. Providence 11. Louisville 12. Georgetown 13. Villanova 14. Marquette 15. Seton Hall 16. Cincinnati

BLOCKED SHOTS G Blocks Avg/G 16 81 5.06 16 81 5.06 16 72 4.50 16 67 4.19 16 65 4.06 16 63 3.94 16 59 3.69 16 55 3.44 16 54 3.38 16 53 3.31 16 45 2.81 16 41 2.56 16 38 2.38 16 37 2.31 16 30 1.88 16 27 1.69

FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE Team G FG FGA 1. Connecticut 16 300 923 2. Rutgers 16 296 845 3. Notre Dame 16 318 848 4. West Virginia 16 315 828 5. Pittsburgh 16 369 951 6. Syracuse 16 355 910 7. Georgetown 16 305 781 8. DePaul 16 335 844 9. St. John’s 16 373 927 10. Louisville 16 343 838 11. Marquette 16 383 928 12. Providence 16 344 818 13. Villanova 16 352 833 14. Cincinnati 16 392 921 15. Seton Hall 16 389 878 16. USF 16 369 831

Pct .325 .350 .375 .380 .388 .390 .391 .397 .402 .409 .413 .421 .423 .426 .443 .444

Team 1. Connecticut 2. DePaul 3. Notre Dame 4. Marquette Georgetown 6. Louisville 7. Pittsburgh 8. Rutgers 9. Villanova 10. St. John’s 11. Syracuse 12. USF 13. West Virginia 14. Providence 15. Cincinnati 16. Seton Hall

G 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

ASSISTS Assists 297 275 255 237 237 215 205 200 199 194 186 181 179 177 167 155

Avg/G 18.56 17.19 15.94 14.81 14.81 13.44 12.81 12.50 12.44 12.13 11.63 11.31 11.19 11.06 10.44 9.69

3-POINT FG PCT G FG FGA 16 96 242 16 53 137 16 115 325 16 48 137 16 108 313 16 68 199 16 84 256 16 80 247 16 110 348 16 101 324 16 68 225 16 80 270 16 60 204 16 73 257 16 116 412 16 61 222

Pct .397 .387 .354 .350 .345 .342 .328 .324 .316 .312 .302 .296 .294 .284 .282 .275

Team 1. Notre Dame 2. Georgetown 3. DePaul 4. Louisville 5. West Virginia 6. St. John’s 7. Connecticut Rutgers 9. Marquette 10. Syracuse 11. USF 12. Providence 13. Seton Hall 14. Villanova 15. Cincinnati 16. Pittsburgh

G 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

STEALS Steals 188 164 157 154 145 128 123 123 121 116 115 113 110 97 87 75

Avg/G 11.75 10.25 9.81 9.63 9.06 8.00 7.69 7.69 7.56 7.25 7.19 7.06 6.88 6.06 5.44 4.69

Team 1. Connecticut 2. Notre Dame 3. DePaul 4. St. John’s 5. Louisville 6. Rutgers 7. Marquette 8. Seton Hall 9. Georgetown 10. Cincinnati 11. USF 12. Pittsburgh 13. West Virginia 14. Syracuse 15. Villanova 16. Providence

REBOUNDING MARGIN Team G TEAM Avg OPP 1. Connecticut 16 644 40.2 466 2. Notre Dame 16 628 39.2 500 3. Syracuse 16 657 41.1 538 4. West Virginia16 582 36.4 535 5. Rutgers 16 565 35.3 526 6. Marquette 16 563 35.2 546 7. DePaul 16 583 36.4 568 8. Georgetown 16 569 35.6 567 9. Pittsburgh 16 598 37.4 611 10. USF 16 575 35.9 605 11. Providence 16 549 34.3 583 12. Louisville 16 505 31.6 557 13. St. John’s 16 522 32.6 590 14. Cincinnati 16 503 31.4 592 15. Seton Hall 16 523 32.7 619 16. Villanova 16 437 27.3 600

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Avg Margin 29.1 +11.1 31.3 +8.0 33.6 +7.4 33.4 +2.9 32.9 +2.4 34.1 +1.1 35.5 +0.9 35.4 +0.1 38.2 -0.8 37.8 -1.9 36.4 -2.1 34.8 -3.2 36.9 -4.2 37.0 -5.6 38.7 -6.0 37.5 -10.2

ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Team G Asst Avg Turn Avg Ratio 1. Connecticut 16 297 18.6 252 15.8 1.18 2. DePaul 16 275 17.2 237 14.8 1.16 3. Notre Dame 16 255 15.9 285 17.8 0.89 4. Georgetown 16 237 14.8 268 16.8 0.88 5. Villanova 16 199 12.4 230 14.4 0.87 6. Marquette 16 237 14.8 274 17.1 0.86 7. Rutgers 16 200 12.5 256 16.0 0.78 8. USF 16 181 11.3 233 14.6 0.78 9. Louisville 16 215 13.4 286 17.9 0.75 10. St. John’s 16 194 12.1 261 16.3 0.74 11. Pittsburgh 16 205 12.8 281 17.6 0.73 12. Providence 16 177 11.1 275 17.2 0.64 13. West Virginia 16 179 11.2 295 18.4 0.61 14. Syracuse 16 186 11.6 307 19.2 0.61 15. Cincinnati 16 167 10.4 288 18.0 0.58 16. Seton Hall 16 155 9.7 285 17.8 0.54

Eight National Championships • 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010

2010-11 FiNAl coNFereNce teAm stAts Points OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Team G No. Avg/G 1. Syracuse 16 263 16.44 2. USF 16 247 15.44 3. Notre Dame 16 233 14.56 4. Georgetown 16 230 14.38 5. DePaul 16 226 14.13 6. Seton Hall 16 219 13.69 7. West Virginia 16 217 13.56 8. Pittsburgh 16 207 12.94 Providence 16 207 12.94 10. Marquette 16 199 12.44 11. Cincinnati 16 185 11.56 12. Connecticut 16 181 11.31 13. Rutgers 16 179 11.19 14. St. John’s 16 173 10.81 15. Louisville 16 169 10.56 16. Villanova 16 102 6.38 DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Team G No. Avg/G 1. Connecticut 16 463 28.94 2. Notre Dame 16 395 24.69 3. Syracuse 16 394 24.63 4. Pittsburgh 16 391 24.44 5. Rutgers 16 386 24.13 6. West Virginia 16 365 22.81 7. Marquette 16 364 22.75 8. DePaul 16 357 22.31 9. St. John’s 16 349 21.81 10. Providence 16 342 21.38 11. Georgetown 16 339 21.19 12. Louisville 16 336 21.00 13. Villanova 16 335 20.94 14. USF 16 328 20.50 15. Cincinnati 16 318 19.88 16. Seton Hall 16 304 19.00 Team 1. Villanova 2. DePaul 3. Georgetown 4. Louisville 5. Cincinnati 6. Connecticut 7. Marquette 8. Seton Hall Pittsburgh 10. Syracuse 11. USF Rutgers 13. Providence 14. West Virginia 15. Notre Dame 16. St. John’s

3-POINT FG MADE G 3FG Avg/G 16 116 7.25 16 115 7.19 16 110 6.88 16 108 6.75 16 101 6.31 16 96 6.00 16 84 5.25 16 80 5.00 16 80 5.00 16 73 4.56 16 68 4.25 16 68 4.25 16 61 3.81 16 60 3.75 16 53 3.31 16 48 3.00

Margin

TEAM HIGHS (highest totals made by) 90 West Virginia at Pittsburgh (02/19/11) 89 Connecticut vs DePaul (02/05/11) 89 Notre Dame vs Seton Hall (02/08/11) 51 (89-38) 46 (81-35)

Notre Dame vs Seton Hall (02/08/11) Connecticut vs Villanova (1/05/11)

Field goals made

36 33 33

Connecticut vs DePaul (02/05/11) Connecticut at Cincinnati (01/29/11) Connecticut vs Syracuse (2/28/11)

Field goal attempts

75 73

Notre Dame vs Connecticut (01/08/11) Pittsburgh vs Marquette (01/29/11)

FG percentage

.583 (28-48) .569 (33-58)

Connecticut vs West Virginia (02/02/10) Connecticut vs Georgetown (2/27/10)

3-Pt FG made

13 13 13

DePaul at Syracuse (02/08/11) Villanova at Syracuse (02/12/11) Cincinnati vs Marquette (02/28/11)

3-Pt FG attempts

32 31

Villanova vs Providence (3/1/10) Villanova vs Marquette (01/16/10)

3-Pt percentage

.667 (2-3) .625 (5-8)

Notre Dame at West Virginia (2/22/11) Seton Hall vs West Virginia (01/05/11)

Free throws made

30 28 28

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

Free throw attempts

43 41

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

FT percentage

1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000

(9-9) (9-9) (6-6) (6-6) (4-4) (4-4) (4-4) (2-2) (2-2)

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

Rebounds

53 51 51 51

Syracuse vs Seton Hall DePaul at Pittsburgh USF at Georgetown Syracuse vs Louisville

(01/08/11) (12/07/10) (02/08/11) (02/16/11)

Assists

27 26

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

Steals

17 17 17

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

Blocked shots

17 13

West Virginia vs Cincinnati (1/8/11) West Virginia at Seton Hall (01/05/11)

Turnovers

31 31

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

Fouls

27 27

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

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18 Final Four appearances – 14 since 2000, more than any other league

2010-11 FiNAl coNFereNce iNDiviDuAl stAts Player-Team 1. MOORE, Maya-UCONN 2. RODGERS, Sugar-GU 3. SMITH, Andrea-USF 4. HARRISON, Taneisha-PITT 5. REID, Monique-LOU 6. McMORRIS, Tatiyiana-MU 7. HAMPTON, Keisha-DPU REPELLA,Liz-WVU 9. NOVOSEL, Natalie-ND 10. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND Player-Team 1. COLE, Chelsea-PITT 2. PETERS, Devereaux-ND 3. MOORE, Maya-UCONN 4. GRANT, Porche-USF 5. WRIGHT, Teya-PC 6. HEMINGWAY, Iasia-SU 7. LEE, Chelsey-RU ALI,Madina-WVU 9. FARIS, Kelly-UCONN 10. CHESTER, Felicia-DPU

SCORING Cl G FG SR 16 133 SO 16 100 JR 16 98 SR 16 95 JR 16 102 SR 15 72 JR 16 79 SR 16 84 JR 16 73 SO 16 71

3FG 24 47 23 33 0 43 31 35 8 12

REBOUNDING Cl G OFF DEF SR 16 58 111 SR 16 55 71 SR 16 37 86 SR 14 53 53 SR 16 55 64 JR 16 47 67 JR 16 38 75 SR 16 40 73 SO 16 17 93 SR 16 45 61

FT 64 46 62 39 57 42 50 36 77 75

Pts 354 293 281 262 261 229 239 239 231 229

TOT Avg/G 169 10.6 126 7.9 123 7.7 106 7.6 119 7.4 114 7.1 113 7.1 113 7.1 110 6.9 106 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 .621 2. DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN FR 16 72 118 .610 3. REID, Monique-LOU JR 16 102 181 .564 4. PIKES, Taylor-DPU JR 16 57 102 .559 5. CHESTER, Felicia-DPU SR 16 73 134 .545 6. OLIVER, Monique-RU SO 16 79 148 .534 7. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 16 133 250 .532 8. LEE, Chelsey-RU JR 16 60 114 .526 9. BRUSZEWSKI, Becca-ND SR 16 64 122 .525 10. COLLINS, Jasmine-MU SR 15 49 96 .510 Player-Team 1. RUSHDAN, Khadijah-RU 2. WRIGHT, Rubylee-GU 3. McKENITH, Nadirah-STJ 4. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU 5. ROBINSON, Angel-MU 6. MOORE, Maya-UCONN 7. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND 8. MILES,Sarah-WVU 9. FARIS, Kelly-UCONN QUIGLEY, Sam-DPU

ASSISTS Cl G JR 16 JR 16 SO 16 FR 16 SR 16 SR 16 SO 16 SR 15 SO 16 SR 16

Assists 96 89 85 82 76 75 73 65 62 62

Avg/G 6.00 5.56 5.31 5.13 4.75 4.69 4.56 4.33 3.88 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 .933 2. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 16 64 73 .877 3. RODGERS, Sugar-GU SO 16 46 53 .868 4. McKENITH, Nadirah-STJ SO 16 52 61 .852 5. SWEENEY, Laura-VU SO 16 32 38 .842 6. REPELLA,Liz-WVU SR 16 36 45 .800 7. SIMS, Jania-PITT SR 16 57 72 .792 8. WRIGHT, Teya-PC SR 16 34 43 .791 9. ALI,Madina-WVU SR 16 55 70 .786 10. REID, Monique-LOU JR 16 57 74 .770 Player-Team 1. RODGERS, Sugar-GU 2. GIBBS, Tia-LOU 3. MALLORY, Brittany-ND 4. SWEENEY, Laura-VU 5. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU 6. MILES,Sarah-WVU 7. MOORE, Maya-UCONN 8. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND 9. ROBERTS, Symone-PC 10. ROBINSON, Angel-MU

STEALS Cl SO SO SR SO FR SR SR SO SO SR

G 16 16 16 16 16 15 16 16 15 16

Steals 43 40 36 35 34 31 33 32 29 30

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Avg/G 22.1 18.3 17.6 16.4 16.3 15.3 14.9 14.9 14.4 14.3

3-POINT FG PCT (Min. 1.0 made per game) Player-Team Cl G 3FG FGA 1. MALLORY, Brittany-ND SR 16 22 47 2. DOOMES-STEPHENS, Le-USF SR 15 17 37 3. HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN FR 16 33 75 4. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN JR 16 25 57 5. BURAKOSKI, Amanda-STJ SO 16 28 64 6. QUIGLEY, Sam-DPU SR 16 32 80 HALL, Elashier-SU SO 16 20 50 8. McMORRIS, Tatiyiana-MU SR 15 43 113 9. BURKE, Becky-LOUJR 16 29 77 WHEELER, Erica-RU SO 16 29 77 Player-Team 1. RODGERS, Sugar-GU 2. McMORRIS, Tatiyiana-MU 3. KIMMEL, Lindsay-VU 4. ULIS, Shareese-CIN 5. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU 6. REPELLA,Liz-WVU 7. SYKES, April-RU 8. HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN HARRISON, Taneisha-PITT MCNUTT, Monica-GU

3-POINT FG MADE Cl G SO 16 SR 15 JR 16 SR 16 FR 16 SR 16 JR 16 FR 16 SR 16 SR 16

Player-Team 1. COLE, Chelsea-PITT ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU 3. PETERS, Devereaux-ND 4. OLIVER, Monique-RU HARRY, Katherine-DPU 6. BUSSIE,Asya-WVU SWEENEY, Laura-VU 8. LEE, Chelsey-RU 9. MCDONALD, Akila-USF 10. REPELLA,Liz-WVU

BLOCKED SHOTS Cl G Blocks SR 16 33 SO 16 33 SR 16 30 SO 16 27 SO 16 27 SO 16 26 SO 16 26 JR 16 25 FR 14 20 SR 16 22

3FG 47 43 45 44 41 35 34 33 33 33

Pct .468 .459 .440 .439 .438 .400 .400 .381 .377 .377

Avg/G 2.94 2.87 2.81 2.75 2.56 2.19 2.13 2.06 2.06 2.06

Avg/G 2.06 2.06 1.88 1.69 1.69 1.63 1.63 1.56 1.43 1.38

ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO (Min. 3.0 assists/game) Player-Team Cl G Asst Avg Turn Avg 1. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 16 75 4.7 37 2.3 2. RUSHDAN, Khadijah-RU JR 16 96 6.0 52 3.3 3. DIXON, Lorin-UCONN SR 16 49 3.1 27 1.7 4. MARTIN, Anna-DPU SO 16 45 2.8 26 1.6 5. FARIS, Kelly-UCONN SO 16 62 3.9 39 2.4 6. ROBINSON, Angel-MU SR 16 76 4.8 51 3.2 7. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN JR 16 52 3.3 36 2.3 8. MALLORY, Brittany-ND SR 16 49 3.1 34 2.1 9. QUIGLEY, Sam-DPU SR 16 62 3.9 44 2.8 10. McKENITH, Nadirah-STJ SO 16 85 5.3 64 4.0

Ratio 2.03 1.85 1.81 1.73 1.59 1.49 1.44 1.44 1.41 1.33

Avg/G 2.69 2.50 2.25 2.19 2.13 2.07 2.06 2.00 1.93 1.88

Eight National Championships • 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010

2010-11 FiNAl coNFereNce iNDiviDuAl stAts OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Player-Team Cl G 1. GRANT, Porche-USF SR 14 2. COLE, Chelsea-PITT SR 16 3. WRIGHT, Teya-PC SR 16 PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 16 5. HEMINGWAY, Iasia-SU JR 16 6. CHESTER, Felicia-DPU SR 16 7. RANDOLPH, Jeanise-CIN FR 16 REID, Monique-LOU JR 16 ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU SO 16 10. DOOMES-STEPHENS, Le-USF 15

No. 53 58 55 55 47 45 43 43 43 40

Avg/G 3.79 3.63 3.44 3.44 2.94 2.81 2.69 2.69 2.69 2.67

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Player-Team Cl G 1. COLE, Chelsea-PITT SR 16 2. FARIS, Kelly-UCONN SO 16 3. MOORE, Maya-UCONN SR 16 4. SWEENEY, Laura-VU SO 16 5. RUSHDAN, Khadijah-RU JR 16 6. LEE, Chelsey-RU JR 16 7. HANKINS, Mi-Khida-PC SR 16 8. ALI,Madina-WVU SR 16 9. McKENITH, Nadirah-STJ SO 16 10. PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 16

No. 111 93 86 83 80 75 74 73 72 71

Avg/G 6.94 5.81 5.38 5.19 5.00 4.69 4.63 4.56 4.50 4.44

Minutes 606 550 584 583 571 569 564 556 554 552

Avg/G 37.88 36.67 36.50 36.44 35.69 35.56 35.25 34.75 34.62 34.50

MINUTES PLAYED Player-Team Cl G 1. ROBINSON, Angel-MU SR 16 2. McMORRIS, Tatiyiana-MU SR 15 3. ULIS, Shareese-CIN SR 16 4. REPELLA,Liz-WVU SR 16 5. SYKES, April-RU JR 16 6. RUSHDAN, Khadijah-RU JR 16 7. SMITH, Andrea-USF JR 16 8. HARRISON, Taneisha-PITT SR 16 9. COOK, Kayla-CIN FR 16 10. RODGERS, Sugar-GU SO 16

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

Points

34 32

Field goals made

14 12 12 12

MOORE, Maya (Connecticut) vs DePaul (02/05/11) MOORE, Maya (Connecticut) vs Marquette (12/09/10) OLIVER, Monique (Rutgers) at Syracuse (01/11/11) HARRISON, Taneisha (Pittsburgh) at West Virginia (2/5/11)

Field goal attempts

24 24

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

FG percentage.909 (10-11) .875 (14-16)

RANDOLPH, Jeanise (Cincinnati) at Villanova (02/15/11) MOORE, Maya (Connecticut) vs DePaul (02/05/11)

3-Pt FG made

7 7 7 7

QUIGLEY, Sam (DePaul) at Cincinnati RODGERS, Sugar (Georgetown) vs USF KIMMEL, Lindsay (Villanova) at Syracuse KIMMEL, Lindsay (Villanova) vs Cincinnati

3-Pt FG attempts

18 15

SCHIMMEL, Shoni (Louisville) at Marquette (1/26/11) KIMMEL, Lindsay (Villanova) at Syracuse (02/12/11)

3-Pt percentage

.833 (5-6) .714 (5-7) .714 (5-7)

Free throws made

15 11 11 11 11 11 11

OLIVER, Monique (Rutgers) vs Georgetown (12/9/10) MOORE, Maya (Connecticut) at USF (12/02/10) REID, Monique (Louisville) vs Pittsburgh (01/09/11) ROBINSON, Angel (Marquette) vs West Virginia (1/11/11) ALI,Madina (West Virginia) vs Syracuse (1/15/11) HARRISON, Taneisha (Pittsburgh) vs West Virginia (02/19/11) SIMS, Jania (Pittsburgh) at Georgetown (02/23/11)

Free throw attempts 21 15 15

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

FT percentage 1.000 (10-10) 1.000 (10-10)

(01/25/11) (02/08/11) (02/12/11) (02/15/11)

HARRISON, Taneisha (Pittsburgh) at West Virginia (2/5/11) KIMMEL, Lindsay (Villanova) at Seton Hall (02/19/10) DOOMES-STEPHENS, Le (USF) vs Georgetown (02/28/11)

FARIS, Kelly (Connecticut) at Notre Dame (01/08/11)

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 18

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

Assists

11 10 10

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

Steals

7 7

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

Blocked shots

7 6

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

Turnovers

11 10 10

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

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18 Final Four appearances – 14 since 2000, more than any other league

2010-11 FiNAl FreshmAN stAts Player-Team SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN McBRIDE, Kayla-ND COOK, Kayla-CIN SIMMONS, Ka-Deidre-SHU ACHONWA, Natalie-ND PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

OVERALL GAMES SCORING G FG 3FG 35 197 97 38 173 69 38 162 0 19 68 4 29 76 36 30 68 13 39 112 2 33 87 0

Player-Team DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN TURNER, Tiffany-CIN WALKER, Samarie-UCONN RANDOLPH, Jeanise-CIN ACHONWA, Natalie-ND LEARY, Shakeya-SU PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU OKAFOR, Lauren-PC

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

REBOUNDING G OFF DEF 38 72 161 29 62 112 17 31 68 29 70 91 39 86 122 34 75 105 33 64 104 27 66 67

Player-Team DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN WALKER, Samarie-UCONN THOMAS, Courtney-MU ACHONWA, Natalie-ND McBRIDE, Kayla-ND DUNN, Kyra-PITT RANDOLPH, Jeanise-CIN PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

FIELD GOAL PCT G FG FGA 38 162 263 17 44 75 12 4 7 39 112 198 19 68 122 27 15 27 29 67 126 33 87 174

Pct .616 .587 .571 .566 .557 .556 .532 .500

Player-Team ACHONWA, Natalie-ND WHITE, Andrea-GU HAMPTON,Brooke-WVU SLAUGHTER, Antonita-LOU HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN PALMER,Taylor-WVU SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU COOK, Kayla-CIN

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

3-POINT FG PCT G 3FG FGA 39 2 4 32 1 2 33 20 47 34 28 71 38 69 176 31 22 58 35 97 266 29 36 105

Pct .500 .500 .426 .394 .392 .379 .365 .343

Player-Team PENNY, Jasmine-DPU FULLER, Yasmin-PITT McBRIDE, Kayla-ND HAMPTON,Brooke-WVU SLAUGHTER, Antonita-LOU DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN ANDERSON, Ashlee-PITT KANE, Devon-VU

Player-Team SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU SIMMONS, Ka-Deidre-SHU HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN WALKER, Samarie-UCONN McBRIDE, Kayla-ND TAY, Charmaine-LOU ACHONWA, Natalie-ND JOHNSON, Jazzmine-SHU Player-Team VAILS, Sheronne-LOU DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN OKAFOR, Lauren-PC DUNN, Kyra-PITT RANDOLPH, Jeanise-CIN BURDGESS, Leeza-PITT PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU LEARY, Shakeya-SU

Player-Team SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN KANE, Devon-VU SIMMONS, Ka-Deidre-SHU COOK, Kayla-CIN HAMPTON,Brooke-WVU TAY, Charmaine-LOU ANDERSON, Ashlee-PITT

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

FREE THROW PCT G FTM FTA 17 15 16 28 24 27 19 25 29 33 6 7 34 14 17 38 62 76 31 31 38 30 48 60

FTPts Avg/G 37528 15.1 57472 12.4 62386 10.2 25165 8.7 48236 8.1 66215 7.2 44270 6.9 42216 6.5 TOT Avg/G 233 6.1 174 6.0 995.8 161 5.6 208 5.3 180 5.3 168 5.1 133 4.9

Pct .938 .889 .862 .857 .824 .816 .816 .800

CONFERENCE GAMES SCORING G FG 3FG FT 16 74 33 18 16 67 41 16 16 72 0 27 16 41 19 29 16 45 0 18 16 41 1 23 15 40 10 9 16 34 13 24

Player-Team HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN COOK, Kayla-CIN RANDOLPH, Jeanise-CIN ACHONWA, Natalie-ND JOHNSON, Jazzmine-SHU ANDERSON, Ashlee-PITT

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

Player-Team RANDOLPH, Jeanise-CIN WALKER, Samarie-UCONN TURNER, Tiffany-CIN DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN LEARY, Shakeya-SU PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU ACHONWA, Natalie-ND OKAFOR, Lauren-PC

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

G 16 6 16 16 16 16 16 14

REBOUNDING OFF DEF 43 57 11 25 36 54 24 58 30 51 30 51 30 49 28 28

TOT 100 36 90 82 81 81 79 56

Player-Team DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN WHITE, Andrea-GU WALKER, Samarie-UCONN McBRIDE, Kayla-ND ACHONWA, Natalie-ND RANDOLPH, Jeanise-CIN THOMAS, Courtney-MU DUNN, Kyra-PITT

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

FIELD GOAL PCT G FG FGA 16 72 118 16 7 12 6 14 25 5 11 20 16 41 80 16 45 90 3 2 4 13 2 4

Pct .610 .583 .560 .550 .513 .500 .500 .500

Player-Team McBRIDE, Kayla-ND SLAUGHTER, Antonita-LOU BROWN, Briana-STJ HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN HARLEE,Jessica-WVU SIMMONS, Daisha-RU HAMPTON,Brooke-WVU

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

3-POINT FG PCT G 3FG FGA 5 1 1 15 12 24 8 1 2 16 33 75 15 2 5 16 2 5 15 3 9

Pct 1.000 .500 .500 .440 .400 .400 .333

Player-Team FULLER, Yasmin-PITT TAFT, La’Shay-SU HAMPTON,Brooke-WVU PENNY, Jasmine-DPU SLAUGHTER, Antonita-LOU ENGELN, Lauren-UCONN DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN McBRIDE, Kayla-ND

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

FREE THROW PCT G FTM FTA 16 14 14 14 4 4 15 1 1 5 7 8 15 7 8 13 6 7 16 27 32 5 5 6

Pct 1.000 1.000 1.000 .875 .875 .857 .844 .833

Player-Team SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU SIMMONS, Ka-Deidre-SHU HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN COOK, Kayla-CIN CROPPER, Alicia-PC TAY, Charmaine-LOU JOHNSON, Jazzmine-SHU PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

G 16 16 16 16 13 13 15 16

Avg/G 12.4 11.9 10.7 8.1 6.8 6.6 6.6 6.6

Avg/G 6.3 6.0 5.6 5.1 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.0

STEALS Stls Avg/G 34 2.13 20 1.25 15 0.94 14 0.88 11 0.85 10 0.77 11 0.73 11 0.69

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

STEALS G Stls Avg/G 35 74 2.11 30 46 1.53 38 45 1.18 17 17 1.00 19 18 0.95 30 26 0.87 39 32 0.82 27 22 0.81

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

BLOCKED SHOTS G Blks Avg/G 35 48 1.37 38 46 1.21 27 26 0.96 27 21 0.78 29 20 0.69 30 18 0.60 33 19 0.58 34 19 0.56

Player-Team VAILS, Sheronne-LOU DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN DUNN, Kyra-PITT LEARY, Shakeya-SU RANDOLPH, Jeanise-CIN OKAFOR, Lauren-PC BURDGESS, Leeza-PITT PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

BLOCKED SHOTS G Blks Avg/G 16 19 1.19 16 17 1.06 13 11 0.85 16 12 0.75 16 11 0.69 14 8 0.57 15 8 0.53 16 8 0.50

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

ASSISTS G Asst Avg/G 35 171 4.89 38 110 2.89 30 73 2.43 30 72 2.40 29 66 2.28 33 65 1.97 30 50 1.67 31 50 1.61

Player-Team SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU KANE, Devon-VU COOK, Kayla-CIN SIMMONS, Ka-Deidre-SHU ANDERSON, Ashlee-PITT HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN CROPPER, Alicia-PC DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

G 16 15 16 16 16 16 13 16

Wome n’s B a s k e t bal l P re v ie w

Pts 199 191 171 130 108 106 99 105

ASSISTS Asst Avg/G 82 5.13 36 2.40 38 2.38 37 2.31 31 1.94 31 1.94 21 1.62 23 1.44

Eight National Championships • 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010

2010-11 FiNAl NcAA stAts BLOCKED SHOTS 11. West Virginia 15. Pittsburgh

G 34 31

No. 184 159

Avg. 5.4 5.1

TURNOVERS PER GAME 10. Villanova

G 31

No. 430

Avg. 13.9

STEALS PER GAME 7. Notre Dame 20. Louisville

G 39 35

No. 495 401

Avg. 12.7 11.5

TURNOVER MARGIN 12. Georgetown

TO 573

Opp TO 751

Margin +5.09

ASSIST TURNOVER RATIO 5. Connecticut 10. DePaul

Ast. 738 635

TO 580 547

Ratio 1.27 1.16

OPP FGA 610

OPP FG 164

Pct. 26.9

W 36 29 31

L 2 7 8

Pct. 94.7 80.6 79.5

POINTS PER GAME 5. Maya Moore, UConn

G 38

Pts. 868

Avg. 22.8

REBOUNDS PER GAME 26. Chelsea Cole, Pitt

G 31

No. 318

Avg. 10.3

ASSISTS PER GAME 27. Khadijah Rushdan, RU

G 31

No. 160

Avg. 5.2

STEALS PER GAME 32. Tia Gibbs, UofL

G 35

No. 95

Avg. 2.7

BLOCKED SHOTS 16. Kayla Alexander, SU

G 35

No. 91

Avg. 2.6

FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE 5. Deveraux Peters, ND 16. Monique Reid, UofL 17. Kayla Alexander, SU

FGM 195 214 185

FGA 329 388 337

Pct. 59.3 55.2 54.9

ASSIST TURNOVER RATIO 38. Maya Moore, UConn

Ast. 151

TO 85

Ratio 1.78

FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE 39. Maya Moore, UConn

FTM 134

FTA 159

Pct. 84.3

WON-LOST PERCENTAGE 1. Connecticut 18. DePaul 19. Notre Dame

3-PT. FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE

3FG

3FGA

Pct.

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

DOUBLE-DOUBLES 16. Chelsea Cole, Pitt

G 31

No. 16

POINTS t5. Maya Moore, Connecticut vs. Florida St, 12/21/10

TRIPLE-DOUBLES 2. Khadijah Rushdan, RU

G 31

No. 1

SCORING OFFENSE 11. Notre Dame 13. Connecticut

G 39 38

Pts. 3004 2909

Avg. 77.0 76.6

REBOUNDS t3. 23, Kandice Green, Seton Hall vs. William and Mary, 12/5/10 t15. 21, Tajay Ashmeade, Seton Hall vs. La Salle, 12/22/10

SCORING DEFENSE 2. Connecticut 16. West Virginia

G 38 34

Pts. 1903 1827

Avg. 50.1 53.7

SCORING MARGIN 1. Connecticut 7. Notre Dame 17. DePaul 19. Syracuse 20. West Virginia

Pts. 2909 3004 2650 2451 2251

Opp Pts 1903 2193 2160 1994 1827

Mar. +26.5 +20.8 +13.6 +13.1 +12.5

FIELD-GOAL PCT. 1. Connecticut 4. Notre Dame 18. Louisville 19. DePaul

FGM 1083 1099 913 991

FGA 2193 2290 2040 2219

Pct. 49.4 48.0 44.8 44.7

OPP FG OPP FGA 711 2192 702 1991

Pct. 32.4 35.3

FIELD-GOAL PCT. DEFENSE 2. Conneticut 17. Syracuse FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE 5. Villanova 11. Connecticut

FT 218 518

FTA 281 677

Pct. 77.6 76.5

Reb. 1579 1605 1582

Opp. R 1110 1128 1261

Mar. +13.4 +12.6 +8.2

3-POINT FIELD GOALS PER GAME 10. Villanova

G 31

No. 235

Avg. 7.6

ASSISTS 3. Connecticut 7. DePaul 9. Notre Dame

G 38 36 39

No. 738 635 669

Avg. 19.4 17.6 17.2

REBOUND MARGIN 1. Syracuse 3. Connecticut 10. Notre Dame

3-PT. FIELD GOAL DEFENSE 10. Notre Dame

3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE t10. 8, Courtney Weibel, Marquette vs. UNC Asheville, 12/18/10 BLOCKED SHOTS t9. 9, Kayla Alexander, Syracuse vs. Delaware St., 12/04/10 TEAM SINGLE-GAME HIGHS POINTS 6. 117- Connecticut vs. Holy Cross, 11/14/10 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 2. 67.9- Connecticut vs. DePaul, 2/5/11 3. 67.8- Louisville vs. IPFW, 11/29/10 9. 65.7- Connecticut vs. Holy Cross, 11/14/10 11. 65.3- Marquette vs. Louisiana Tech, 12/30/10 17. 64.0- Notre Dame vs. Seton Hall, 2/8/11 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE t10. 70.6 - Connecticut vs. Temple, 3/23/10 ATTENDANCE 1. 22,152 - Louisville vs. Kentucky (KFC Yum! Center), 12/5/10 2. 22,124 - Louisville vs. Tennessee (KFC Yum! Center), 11/12/10 t4. 17,473 - Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M (Indianapolis, Ind.), 4/5/11 t6. 16,421 - Notre Dame vs. Connecticut (Indianapolis, Ind.), 4/3/10 t8. 16,294 - Connecticut vs. Louisville (XL Center), 1/15/11 t8. 16,294 - Connecticut vs. Florida State (XL Center), 12/19/10 t10. 15,232 - Rutgers vs. Texas A&M (MSG), 12/19/10 t10. 15,232 - Connecticut vs. Ohio State (MSG), 12/19/10 12. 15,061 - Louisville vs. Rutgers (KFC Yum! Center), 1/29/11 17. 13,971 - Rutgers vs. Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.), 12/30/10 18. 13,458 - Connecticut vs. Oklahoma (XL Center), 2/14/11 HOME COURT WINNING STREAK 1. 83, Connecticut 8. 19, DePaul

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