2012 BIG EAST Women's Basketball Preview Guide by Mark Hodgkin

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BIG EAST WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS

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BIG EAST Staff/Basketball SIDs/Table of Contents ..................... 1 BIG EAST Media Day/www.bigeast.org...................................... 2 2012-13 Notebook/BIG EAST Home-Away Series ....................... 3 2012-13 BIG EAST Notebook................................................. 4-8 2011-12 Honors ...................................................................... 9

BIG EAST STAFF (EMAILS - FIRSTINITIALLASTNAME@BIGEAST.ORG) Interim Commissioner.........................................................Joseph E. Bailey III Senior Associate Commissioner (Administration) ........................Donna DeMarco Senior Associate Commissioner (Football & Marketing) ..... Nicholas Carparelli, Jr. Senior Associate Commissioner (Compliance & Governance) .......................................................................................Joseph D’Antonio, Jr. Associate Commissioner (Men’s Basketball) ................................................ TBA Associate Commissioner (TV & Men’s Basketball Scheduling) ...Thomas Odjakjian Associate Commissioner (Communications) ................................ John Paquette Associate Commissioner (Olympic Sports) .................................. James Siedliski Associate Commissioner (Women’s Basketball) .......................Danielle Donehew Associate Commissioner for Compliance ................................ Jennifer Condaras Assistant Commissioner/Women’s Basketball Officiating .............. Barbara Jacobs Senior Director of External Affairs .......................................Benjamin Fairclough Director of Business Affairs ...........................................................Susan Eaton Director of Communications .......................................................... Sara Naggar Director of Communications ....................................................... Chuck Sullivan Director of Compliance ...............................................................Kenny Schank Director of Digital Media .............................................................Mark Hodgkin Director of Men’s Basketball Operations ..................................... Shawn Murphy Director of Sport Administration ..................................................Kristen Brown Director of Sport Administration ..............................................Robert Weygand Assistant for Football and Video Administration ............................. Michael Costa Assistant Director of Championships .......................................................... TBA Assistant Director of Communications ......................................... Michael Coyne Coordinator of Football Officiating................................................Terry McAulay Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officiating ........................................Art Hyland Senior Administrative Assistant for Basketball and Administration ......Lois DeBlois Assistant to the Commissioner....................................................Lisa Zanecchia Administrative Assistant .............................................................. Wanda Factor Administrative Assistant ................................................................. Linda Yates Receptionist .......................................................................... Kathy Kirkpatrick Administrative Fellow ................................................................. Roberto Sasso Communications Assistant.............................................................Mike O’Brien Communications Assistant..........................................................Brooke Rayder Olympic Sports/Sport Administration Assistant ...................Catherine Carmignani Digital Media Assistant ..................................................................Jamie Corun

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

SID Contact Sara Naggar Michael Coyne Katie Baran Pat McKenna Alicia Pope Barb Barnes Kim Pemberton Megan O’Shea Chris Masters Stacey Brann Jennifer Rynearson Hasim Phillips Kristin Duffy Michael Kowalsky Charlie Terenzio David Gunn Dean Kenefick

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2013 NCAA Championship ...................................................... 10 2013 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 2011-12 BIG EAST Review .................................................42-44 2011-12 Statistics..............................................................45-52 2011-12 Freshman Statistics .................................................. 53 2011-12 NCAA Final Statistics................................................. 54 Credits: The 2012-13 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 Brooke Rayder. Special thanks to BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Media Relations contacts for their assistance. Photo Credits: Bob Stowell, NBA/E, FIBA, USA Basketball, Liz Smith Yeats and School SID Offices.

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E-Mail snaggar@bigeast.org mcoyne@bigeast.org baranke@ucmail.uc.edu patrick.mckenna@uconn.edu apope8@depaul.edu bj57@georgetown.edu kapemb01@louisville.edu @marquette.edu masters.5@nd.edu sbrann@athletics.pitt.edu jrynears@providence.edu hphillips@scarletknights.com duffyk@stjohns.edu michael.kowalsky@shu.edu cterenzi@usf.edu dlgunn@syr.edu dean.kenefick@villanova.edu

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

BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Media Day Thursday, October 18, 2012 New York Athletic Club New York, N.Y.

All 15 head coaches and select players will be in attendance The move to New York City in 2005 proved to be remarkably successful. The subsequent events have set new standards, as media attendance has increased both in quality and prominence. The BIG EAST Conference Women’s Basketball Media Day entertains the most print and broadcast representatives among all conferences that host a stand-alone event. Even more 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 first time, the event will be moved to New York Athletic Club, on Central Park South. Founded in 1868, the New York Athletic Club can boast of a unique history. The Club’s founding premise was to bring structure to a sporting environment that was lacking in organization and uniformity of measurement. Quickly, the NYAC organized the first US championships in boxing, wrestling and outdoor track and field. Today, our New York City Club House stands in tribute to an unmatched athletic history and our on-going commitment to the pursuit of sporting excellence.

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2012-13 NOTEBOOK THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE ON THE WEB www.bigeast.org

• www.facebook.com/bigeastconference www.twitter.com/bigeastconf www.twitter.com/bigeastwbb

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 BIG EAST Conference format for regular-season league play is a 16-game schedule. Each team plays 16 conference games – hosting six opponents at home and playing at six opponents, while having two repeat opponents where both a home and away game will be played. Each member has a total of eight home and eight away games. Team Cincinnati Connecticut DePaul Georgetown Louisville Marquette Notre Dame Pittsburgh Providence Rutgers St. John’s Seton Hall USF Syracuse Villanova

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

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

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

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

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

2012-13 NOTEBOOK Twelve Participate in the Postseason in 2012 With eight teams selected to the NCAA Championship and four teams selected to the WNIT, the BIG EAST had 12 teams of 16 teams included in the postseason.

BIG EAST in the Title Game The 2012 season marked the sixth straight year a BIG EAST school has advanced to the Final Four and the third time in the last four years the BIG EAST had two representatives (UConn and Louisville met in 2009).

First Round Success In the last two years, BIG EAST teams have combined to post a 21-1 record in the first round of the postseason. In 2011, the BIG EAST compiled a perfect 9-0 record in the First Round of the NCAA tournament, winning each game by an average of 15.1 ppg. In the WNIT, Syracuse won its first round game to make the combined total 10-0. In 2012, between the NCAA and WNIT First Rounds, BIG EAST teams went 11-1 (7-1 in the NCAA Championship and 4-0 in the WNIT First Round).

Winning Percentage In all postseason games prior to March 19, BIG EAST teams held a .929 winning percentage, posting a 13-1 record. In the NCAA Championship First Round, BIG EAST teams went 7-1. Through WNIT games played before March 19, BIG EAST teams recorded a spotless 6-0 mark.

17 NCAA Teams In The Last Two Years The BIG EAST has totaled 17 teams in the NCAA tournament over the past two years, including a record nine selections in 201011. The league has averaged 8.5 teams during that span, more than any other conference.

Louisville head coach Jeff Walz and junior Shoni Schimmel

Bringing Home The Hardware The BIG EAST has won eight national championships in the last 16 years, including seven titles in the last 12 years. In addition, the league has sent four different programs to the Final Four over the last five seasons, and totaled 20 Final Four teams.

Diggins, Hayes Top Wooden Award Finalists Two of the 15 Finalists for the John R. Wooden Award hold BIG EAST ties as Notre Dame junior Skylar Diggins and Connecticut senior Tiffany Hayes were named to the ballot. The 36th annual Wooden Award Gala, which took place on April 6, 2012. Geno Auriemma Receives John R. Wooden “Legends of Coaching” Honor University of Connecticut head women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma was at the Los Angeles Athletic Club on April 6, 2012 to receive the John R. Wooden Award’s “Legends of Coaching” honor. Auriemma became only the sixth coach all-time to eclipse the 800-win plateau when he led the Huskies to their fifth-straight BIG EAST Tournament Championship on March 6. In his 27 years in Storrs, Auriemma has led UConn to seven national titles, 13 Final Fours and four undefeated seasons, including 39-0 NCAA title-producing campaigns in 2009 and 2010. His all-time coaching record is 804-129 (.862/27 yrs), tops among active NCAA coaches and is No. 2 all-time in win percentage.

19 NCAA Wins in 2011 The league totaled 19 wins during the 2011 NCAA tournament and tied the highest mark a conference has had during one tournament along with the ACC (2006) and the SEC (1996 and 1997). Half of the Final Four - Familiar Opponents For the second-straight year, the BIG EAST had half of the teams in the Final Four. Notre Dame and Connecticut again met in the national semifinals. Last year, Notre Dame won the matchup, advancing to the title game. The two teams met three times entering the Final Four with the Irish taking both regular season meetings and the Huskies winning the BIG EAST Championship title to earn the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Championship. This year marked the fifth time the league has had more than one school reach the national semifinals.

Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma Nine Teams With 20 Wins or More The BIG EAST had eight teams with 20 wins or more following the conclusion of the regular season on Feb. 27; all eight teams were selected for the NCAA tournament. Syracuse earned its’ 20th win against Drexel on March 19, totaling nine BIG EAST teams at the 20-win plateau.

2012 NC Championship s mi nal tip Connecticut vs. Notre Dame

Rutgers and St. John’s in the Maggie Dixon Classic For the second-consecutive season, the St. John’s women’s basketball team was invited to play in the Maggie Dixon Classic on Dec. 9, 2012 at Madison Square Garden. The seventh-annual event, hosted by MSG Sports and the Dixon Family, will feature St. John’s and Duke in a rematch of the 2012 Sweet 16, preceded by matchup between Rutgers and Louisiana Tech.

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2012-13 NOTEBOOK 30 Wins and Counting The league had a pair of 30-wins teams last year as Notre Dame (35) and Connecticut (33) marked the fifth time the feat has been achieved in conference history.

With three NCAA Sweet 16 teams this season (Connecticut, Notre Dame and St. John’s) the BIG EAST has had more teams reach the Regional Semifinals than any other conference since 2007. The league also has had eight different teams advance to the Sweet 16 since 2007, including first-time entrant St. John’s.

1995-96: UConn (33-1) and Notre Dame (31-7) 2000-01: UConn (32-3) and Notre Dame (34-2) 2008-09: UConn (39-0) and Louisville (34-5) 2010-11: UConn (35-1) and Notre Dame (31-8) 2011-12: UConn (33-5) and Notre Dame (35-4)

Regional Semifinalists Since 2007 BIG EAST 21 Big 12 17 SEC 16 ACC 15

Pair of No. 1’s The 2012 tournament marks the second time in league history that a pair of No. 1 seeds came from the BIG EAST. The last time that happened was 2001, when Notre Dame and Connecticut were both No. 1 seeds. The two met in the national semifinal in Saint Louis, Mo., and the Irish won, eventually winning the title. In 2012, Connecticut, which earned the league’s automatic berth as the BIG EAST Championship winner, was the No. 1 in the Kingston Region. Notre Dame, which earned an at-large bid, was No. 1 in the Raleigh Region. Both teams won their region.

BIG EAST Teams in the Sweet 16 The last five years (2007-12) UConn 2007-12 DePaul 2011 Georgetown 2011 Louisville 2008, 2009, 2011 Notre Dame 2008, 2010-12 Pittsburgh 2008, 2009 Rutgers 2007-09 St. John’s 2012 Star Players Back In 2012-13 The 2012-13 season could be another strong one for the BIG EAST as the league’s top players will return. Three of the top four scorers in the conference, as well as the league’s top rebounder are rising seniors. DePaul will welcome back Anna Martin (conference-best 19.1 ppg) and Katherine Harry (conferencebest 9.5 rpg), along with Georgetown’s Sugar Rodgers (18.5 ppg) and Skylar Diggins (16.8 ppg). All four players were All-BIG EAST selections, with Diggins, Rodgers and Martin being selected unanimously.

Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw

DePaul senior Anna Martin

McGraw Selected as Naismith Finalist For the fifth time, Notre Dame women’s basketball head coach Muffet McGraw was selected as a finalist for the Naismith National Coach of the Year award. McGraw was chosen as a finalist for the Naismith Award in 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2005, and she won in 2001 when the Fighting Irish won their first NCAA national championship. Final Four Variety The BIG EAST had seen four different teams advance to the Final Four since 2007, more than any other conference. Rutgers (2007), Connecticut (2008-12), Louisville (2009) and Notre Dame (2011-12). By comparison, The Big 12 has sent three programs (Oklahoma, Baylor and Texas A&M), the SEC has sent two (Tennessee and LSU), while the Pac12 (Stanford) and ACC (North Carolina) have each sent one. Beating The Competition For the seventh straight year, the BIG EAST complied a nonconference win percentage over .700 during the regular-season going 159-55 (.743). Coach Stringer to be Inducted Rutgers head women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer will be honored as one of seven inductees into the New Jersey Women’s Hall of Fame, established by the Trenton YWCA. The New Jersey Women’s Hall of Fame was created to honor and recognize the accomplishments of women across all industries in New Jersey. The Second Annual Induction Gala was held on March 29. Finalists for the 2012 Russell Athletic/WBCA Coach of the Year Award Muffet McGraw of Notre Dame, Brenda Frese of Maryland, Tom Collen of Arkansas, Curt Miller of Bowling Green, Kim Mulkey of Baylor, Coquese Washington of Penn State, Reagan Pebley of Utah State and Tara VanDerveer of Stanford are the 2012 Russell Athletic/WBCA National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Regional Coaches of the Year, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced on March 22. How Sweet It Is

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Becky Burke Selected for 2012 State Farm College 3-Point Championship Louisville senior guard Becky Burke participated in the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships on March 29 in New Orleans. The 24th annual event showcased the dunking and sharp-shooting talents of 24 of the nation’s top college basketball players. Burke competed in the State Farm Women’s 3-Point Contest. Burke was a fan-favorite for many years and ends her Cardinal career as a member of the 1,000 point club. The event aired on ESPN. ECAC All-Stars Connecticut freshman Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis was selected as the ECAC Rookie of the Year. Connecticut sophomore Bria Hartley was named to the first team, while teammate senior Tiffany Hayes and West Virginia’s Asya Bussie were both tabbed on the second team. Another Top-25 Matchup Connecticut and Notre Dame’s semifinal contest marked the 24th top-25 matchup of the 2011-12 season. With 26 last year, the BIG EAST has 50 meetings in the last two seasons.

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

2012-13 NOTEBOOK Diggins Wins the Nancy Lieberman Award Notre Dame junior guard Skylar Diggins was selected as the 2012 recipient of the Nancy Lieberman Award, which is presented annually to the nation’s top NCAA Division I point guard by the Rotary Club of Detroit. Diggins is the first Notre Dame player chosen for the honor that debuted in 2000. Diggins was presented with the Nancy Lieberman Award at a luncheon on April 18 at The Detroit Athletic Club.

Capacity Crowds BIG EAST teams have played before many capacity crowds this year, including 18 sellouts. Notre Dame led the league with eight capacity crowds in 2011-12, while DePaul had five. Connecticut (Gampel), Marquette, Seton Hall and USF each had one sellout. In the last two seasons, the BIG EAST has posted 37 sellouts.

UConn’s Bria Hartley joined Diggins, Angel Goodrich of Kansas, Duke’s Chelsea All-Tournament Teams Gray, Nebraska’s Lindsey Moore, Samantha Prahalis of Ohio State, Baylor’s In the Raleigh Regional, Notre Dame junior guard Skylar Diggins was named the Most Outstanding player, while teammates Natalie Achonwa, Kayla McBride Odyssey Sims and Haley Steed of Brigham Young as finalists. and Natalie Novosel each earned spots on the team as well. In the Kingston Regional, senior guard Tiffany Hayes earned the Most Outstanding Player award, while teammate Stefanie Dolson was selected to the team. Included in the Naismith Trophy The Naismith Trophy, given annually to the nation’s top player by the Atlanta Tipoff Club, had eight BIG EAST players on its final award list. Individually, Notre Dame led all schools with three players, while UConn had two selections. Notre Dame’s Skylar Diggins was named one of the four finalists.

Notre Dame senior Skylar Diggins and Nancy Lieberman 20 Final Four Appearances The BIG EAST has had 20 teams advance to the Final Four, including 16 since 2000, more than any other league. This year, both Connecticut and Notre Dame advanced, marking the fifth time the league has had more than one school reach the national semifinals. The BIG EAST has had at least one Sweet Sixteen team every year since 1993 and at least one team in the Elite Eight every year since 1994. Final Four appearances Connecticut 1991 Connecticut 1995 Connecticut 1996 Notre Dame 1997 Connecticut 2000 Rutgers 2000 Connecticut 2001 Notre Dame 2001 Connecticut 2002 Connecticut 2003 Connecticut 2004 Rutgers 2007 Connecticut 2008 Connecticut 2009 Louisville 2009 Connecticut 2010 Notre Dame 2011 Connecticut 2011 Notre Dame 2012 Connecticut 2012

Notre Dame: Notre Dame: Notre Dame: Connecticut: Connecticut: DePaul: Georgetown: Rutgers:

Skylar Diggins Natalie Novosel Devereaux Peters Bria Hartley Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis Anna Martin Sugar Rodgers Khadijah Rushdan

Novosel Named A Finalist For The Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Notre Dame senior guard Natalie Novosel is one of 10 finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, presented annually to student-athletes who have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition.

Georgetown senior Sugar Rodgers

BIG EAST National Championships The BIG EAST has won 32 national championships, including eight in women’s USBWA Player Of The Year Midseason Watch List basketball. The league is tied with the SEC, as both have won eight titles. The U.S. Basketball Writers Association selected 20 players for its first Midseason Watch List for the Women’s National Player of the Year. The trophy Women’s Basketball will be presented to the national player of the year in Denver at the USBWA’s Connecticut 1995 Women’s College Basketball Awards Breakfast on April 3. Three Notre Dame Connecticut 2000 teammates are on the list: Skylar Diggins, Natalie Novosel and Devereaux Notre Dame 2001 Peters. Connecticut teammates Bria Hartley and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (the Connecticut 2002 lone freshman) join Sugar Rodgers from Georgetown and Khadijah Rushdan Connecticut 2003 from Rutgers. The BIG EAST boasts seven players to lead all conferences. A Connecticut 2004 BIG EAST player has won the award each of the last three years and seven Connecticut 2009 times overall. Connecticut 2010

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2012-13 NOTEBOOK Wade Watch List Eleven BIG EAST players were listed on the State Farm Wade Watch List. DePaul’s Anna Martin and Rutgers’ Khadijah Rushdan were added on Feb. 7. The Wade Trophy is given to the nation’s most outstanding Division I player each year - one who not only excels athletically but also serves as a positive role model both on and off the court. Previous nominees announced include Devereaux Peters – Notre Dame, Natalie Novosel – Notre Dame, Skylar Diggins - Notre Dame, Stefanie Dolson – Connecticut, Bria Hartley – Connecticut, Tiffany Hayes - Connecticut, Keisha Hampton – DePaul, Monique Reid – Louisville and Sugar Rodgers – Georgetown.

Natalie Novosel

Top Seeds in the 2012 NCAA Championship The 2012 NCAA tournament marked the first time since 1989 - and just the second time ever - that each No. 1 seed has reached the Final Four. AP All-Americans Junior guard Skylar Diggins became the first Notre Dame player to make the first team since Ruth Riley did it in consecutive years in 2000 and 2001. Diggins was instrumental in helping the Irish win their first outright BIG EAST regular season championship, averaging 16.6 points and 5.7 assists.

First Team Brittney Griner, Baylor Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame Elena Delle Donne, Delaware Alyssa Thomas, Maryland

Second Team Chiney Ogwumike, Stanford Odyssey Sims, Baylor Shenise Johnnson, Miami Samantha Prahalis, Ohio State Julie Wotja, Green Bay

Third Team Tiffany Hayes, Connecticut A’dia Mathies, Kentucky Elizabeth Williams, Duke Shekinna Stricklen, Tennessee Riquna Williams, Miam

Connecticut junior Stefanie Dolson Two BIG EAST Finalists for the State Farm Wade Trophy DePaul’s Anna Martin and Notre Dame’s Skylar Diggins were named as two of the 12 finalists for women’s basketball’s most prestigious award, the Wade Trophy. A BIG EAST player has won the award each of the last three years and eight times overall. Peters named finalist for WBCA National Defensive Player of the Year Notre Dame fifth-year senior forward Devereaux Peters has been chosen as one of five finalists for the 2012 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division I Defensive Player of the Year award on March 26. Peters is the first Fighting Irish player to be named a finalist for the honor since it was created in 2007.

Devereaux Peters Diggins Triple-Double On March 27, Notre Dame junior guard Skylar Diggins recorded the 13th tripledouble in NCAA Championship history, and only the second in a regional final. Diggins had 22 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. Old Dominion’s Anne Donovan (current Seton Hall head coach) had 20 points, 13 rebounds and 12 blocks in an East Regional final win at Penn State on March 26, 1983. Diggins also posted the third triple-double in school history and 17th all-time by a BIG EAST player. Georgetown to Compete in the Preseason WNIT Georgetown was announced as part of a 16-team field for the Preseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament. The Hoyas will open the season and the tournament on November 9. Notre Dame Raises Over $200,000 The Fighting Irish held their annual Pink Zone game on Feb. 12 (known nationally by its new label, Play4Kay), to raise money for breast cancer research, collecting a school-record $204,682 this season (divided between the local Foundation of St. Joseph Regional Medical Center and the national Kay Yow Cancer Fund charity).

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The Preseason WNIT kicks off the women’s college basketball season and will be played Nov. 9-18 in a 3-game guarantee championship format. Eleven of the 16 teams are coming off of postseason berths including the Blue & Gray. The field includes Davidson, Delaware, Duquesne, Grambling State, Illinois State, Iowa, Kennessaw State, Liberty, Memphis, Middle Tennessee, Morehead State, North Carolina, Northern Illinois, Sacred Heart and Sam Houston.

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

2012-13 NOTEBOOK Ten BIG EAST Players Finalists For Olympic Team Roster On Feb. 13, the USA Basketball Women’s National Team Player Selection Committee announced the 21 finalists for the 2012 Olympic Team Roster, 10 players with BIG EAST ties were cited. The list is Jayne Appel, Seimone Augustus, Sue Bird (Connecticut), Rebekkah Brunson (Georgetown), Swin Cash (Connecticut), Tamika Catchings, Tina Charles (Connecticut), Candice Dupree, Sylvia Fowles, Brittney Griner, Lindsey Harding, Asjha Jones (Connecticut), Kara Lawson, Angel McCoughtry (Louisville), Renee Montgomery (Connecticut), Maya Moore (Connecticut), Candace Parker, Cappie Pondexter (Rutgers), Diana Taurasi (Connecticut), Lindsay Whalen and Sophia Young.

Red Storm Director of Athletics Chris Monasch announced on Apr. 27 that Joe Tartamella – whose nine-year coaching tenure as an assistant at St. John’s included four NCAA Tournament appearances – will be the eighth head coach in St. John’s University’s 38-year program history. Providence College Athletics Director Bob Driscoll announced on April 9 that Susan Robinson Fruchtl was named head coach. Robinson Fruchtl became the ninth head coach in the program’s 38-year history, replacing Phil Seymore, who resigned in March to pursue other options.

Robinson Fruchtl comes to Providence College after spending the last five The team was whittled down to 11 players, announced in Denver at the Final seasons at St. Francis University (Pa.) from 2007-12. She guided the Red Flash Four. The 11 players on the 12-player roster were: Augustus, Bird, Cash, to three-consecutive Northeast Conference Championship Games, captured two Catchings, Charles, Fowles, McCoughtry, Moore, Parker, Taurasi and Whalen. conference titles and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2010 and 2011. Head coach Geno Auriemma (Connecticut) will be assisted in the USA’s quest for a gold medal by DePaul University head coach Doug Bruno, 1988 Olympic gold medalist and Washington Mystics assistant coach Jennifer Gillom and Atlanta Dream head coach Marynell Meadors.

Impressive Coaching Resumes The BIG EAST is the only conference to have three active head coaches in the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame as Seton Hall head coach Anne Donovan joins C. Vivian Stringer and Geno Auriemma as double Hall of Famers, as all three are also members of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2011, Notre Dame Louisville Honors Sandler head coach Muffet McGraw was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of On Feb. 2, Louisville celebrated Fame, increasing the tally to four BIG EAST coaches. McGraw signed a 10-year the 40 year anniversary of contract extension with the Fighting Irish over the summer, keeping her in South Title IX with a special halftime Bend through the 2021-22 season. presentation. Dr. Bernice R. Sandler, whose persistent Stringer was introduced as a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall efforts brought Title IX into of Fame Class of 2009 and she was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall existence, spoke to the of Fame Class of 2001. Auriemma was inducted in the Naismith’s and Women’s Louisville student-athletes Basketball’s Class of 2006. Donovan was inducted as a player in the Class of 1995 prior to tip off about Title IX to the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame and into the Women’s Basketball Hall of and was honored during with a Fame Class of 1999. presentation at the half. Donovan won the Naismith Trophy as the national Player of the Year in 1983 while Dr. Sandler is a Senior Scholar a student-athlete at Old Dominion and newly-announced Providence head coach at the Women’s Research Susan Robinson Fruchtl was a Wade Trophy Award winner as a player at Penn and Education Institute in State. Washington, DC, where she consults with institutions and others about achieving equity for women and is an 2013 NCAA Sites Adjunct Associate Professor at Drexel University College of Medicine. The NCAA has selected the first- and second-round and regional sites for the 2013 women’s Division I basketball championship, with three BIG EAST schools among Influx Of Talent Coming the choices. A look at the fall 2012 incoming freshman shows four Naismith High School Player of the Year Finalists committed to BIG EAST schools. Moriah Jefferson, Schools chosen to host those games include Baylor, Colorado, Connecticut, Breanna Stewart and Morgan Tuck all have committed to Connecticut, while Delaware, Duke, Gonzaga, Iowa, Louisville, LSU, Maryland, Ohio State, Stanford, Jewell Loyd is signed with Notre Dame. St. John’s, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Texas Tech. The quartet will be joined by two additional BIG EAST-bound signees who have St. John’s will be making its first appearance as a host while it will be UConn’s all been chosen to participate in the 2012 WBCA high school All-America game, 18th time. Kahleah Copper (Rutgers) and Michaela Mabrey (Notre Dame). The game was held on March 31 game at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo., in conjunction with the Final Four. Another Gatorade High School Athlete of the Year Incoming Connecticut freshman women’s basketball student-athlete Breanna Stewart was named the 2012 Gatorade Female High School Athlete of the Year in Los Angeles, Calif. at a dinner emceed by ESPN’s Stuart Scott. She is the fourth incoming BIG EAST player to earn the honor joining Skylar Diggins (2009), Maya Moore (2007) and Tina Charles (2006). New Faces on the BIG EAST Sidelines There are three newly appointed head coaches taking over the BIG EAST sidelines this season: Keith Brown at Georgetown, Susan Robinson-Fruchtl at Providence and Joe Tartamella at St. John’s. Georgetown Director of Athletics Lee Reed named Keith Brown as the new head coach on April 30. Brown becomes just the seventh head coach in the history of the program. He is no stranger to the program serving as the top assistant and head of recruiting for the past five seasons.

Carnesecca Arena

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2011-12 ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2012 BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team Stefanie Dolson, Connecticut Bria Hartley, Connecticut Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (MOP) Kayla McBride, Notre Dame Devereaux Peters, Notre Dame Shenneika Smith, St. John’s CoSIDA Academic All-District Honors Laura Sweeney, Villanova - University District 2 first team Lowe’s Senior Class Award Finalist Natalie Novosel, Notre Dame Wade Trophy Finalists Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame Anna Martin, DePaul 2012 WBCA Defensive Player of the Year Finalist Devereaux Peters, Notre Dame WBCA All-America Team Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame (2011) Bria Hartley, Connecticut WBCA All-Region Nominees Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame (2011) Bria Hartley, Connecticut Tiffany Hayes, Connecticut (2011) Anna Martin, DePaul Nadirah NcKenith, St. John’s Natalie Novosel, Notre Dame (2011) Devereaux Peters, Notre Dame (2011) Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown (2011) Shoni Schimmel, Louisville Shenneika Smith, St. John’s Da’Shena Stevens, St. John’s 2012 WBCA High School All-America Game Kahleah Copper, Rutgers Moriah Jefferson, Connecticut Jewell Loyd, Notre Dame Michaela Mabrey, Notre Dame Breanna Stewart, Connecticut Morgan Tuck, Connecticut 2012 WBCA High School All-America Game Honorable Mention Brianna Butler, Syracuse Hannah Huffman, Notre Dame Brittney Sykes, Syracuse Cortnee Walton, Louisville 2012 Russell Athletic/WBCA Coach of the Year Finalist Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame

Associated Press All-America Team Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame (2011 Third Team) Tiffany Hayes, Connecticut (Third Team, 2011 Honorable Mention) Lieberman Award Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame (2011 Finalist) Lieberman Award Finalist Bria Hartley, Connecticut Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year Finalist Muffet McGraw USBWA Women’s All-America Team Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame Full Court Press All-America Team Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame (First Team) Tiffany Hayes, Connecticut (Second Team) Natalie Novosel, Notre Dame (Second Team) Bria Hartley, Connecticut (Third Team) Full Court Press Freshman All-America Team Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Connecticut (First Team) Bria Smith, Louisville (Third Team) NCAA/BIG EAST ‘Pack The House’ Challenge Winner Marquette State Farm College Slam Dunk and Three-Point Championships Becky Burke, Louisville NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame Devereaux Peters, Notre Dame NCAA Raleigh Regional All-Tournament Team Natalie Achonwa, Notre Dame Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame (MOP) Kayla McBride, Notre Dame Natalie Novosel, Notre Dame NCAA Kingston Regional All-Tournament Team Stefanie Dolson, Connecticut Tiffany Hayes, Connecticut (MOP) John R. Wooden “Legends of Coaching” Award Geno Auriemma, Connecticut WNBA Draft Picks Devreaux Peters, Notre Dame (No. 3 overall, Minnesota Lynx) Natalie Novosel, Notre Dame (No. 8 overall, Washington Mystics) Tiffany Hayes, Connecticut (No. 14 overall, Atlanta Dream) Khadijah Rushdan, Rutgers (No. 15 overall, Los Angeles Sparks) Keisha Hampton, DePaul (No. 22 overall, Seattle Storm) April Sykes, Rutgers (No. 28 overall, Los Angeles Sparks)

John R. Wooden Award Women’s All-American Team Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame John R. Wooden Award Finalists Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame Tiffany Hayes, Connecticut Naismith Trophy Finalists Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame Naismith National Coach of the Year Finalist Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame

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

2013 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP – DATES AND SITES FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS March 23 & 25 Coors Events Center - Boulder, Colo. University of Colorado, host Comcast Center - College Park, Md. University of Maryland, host Reed Arena - College Station, Texas Texas A&M University, host Comcast Center- College Park, Md. University of Maryland, College Park, host Reed Arena - College Station, Texas Texas A&M University, host St. John Arena - Columbus, Ohio The Ohio State University, host Thompson Boling Arena - Knoxville, Tenn. University of Tennessee, host United Spirit Arena - Lubbock, Texas Texas Tech University, host McCarthy Athletic Center - Spokane, Wash. Gonzaga University, host Harry A. Gampel Pavilion - Storrs, Conn. University of Conn., host March 24 & 26 Peter Maravich Assembly Center - Baton Rouge, La. Louisiana State University, host Cameron Indoor Stadium - Durham, N.C. Duke University, host

REGIONALS March 30 & April 1 Spokane Regional Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena - Spokane, Wash. Washington State University, host Trenton Regional Sun National Bank Center - Trenton, N.J. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and Rider University, hosts March 31 & April 2 Norfolk Regional Ted Constant Center - Norfolk, Va. Old Dominion University, host Oklahoma City Regional Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, Okla. Big 12 Conference, host WOMEN’S FINAL FOUR April 7 & 9 New Orleans Arena New Orleans, La. Tulane University, host Future Final Four Sites 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

Carver-Hawkeye Arena - Iowa City, Iowa University of Iowa, host KFC Yum! Center - Louisville, Ky. University of Louisville, host

New Orleans Arena New Orleans, La.

Bob Carpenter Center - Newark, Del. University of Delaware, host Carnesecca Arena - Queens, N.Y. St. John’s (N.Y.) University, host Maples Pavillion - Stanford, Calif. Stanford University, host Ferrell Center - Waco, Texas Baylor University, host

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2013 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP First Round Friday March 8

Second Round Saturday March 9

Quarterfinals Sunday March 10

Semifinals Monday March 11

Championship Tuesday March 12

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

No. 12 seed

Noon (BETV) Game 5

No. 5 seed

Noon (ESPNU) Game 9

No. 4 seed 6 p.m. (ESPNU) Game 13

No. 9 seed 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. (BETV) Game 11

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

No. 11 seed

8 p.m. (ESPNU) Game 14

2013 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 2012-13 Roster No. 32 10 4 15 5 40 31 25 12 33 11 23

Name Shelbi Chandler Kayla Cook Lesha Dunn Alexis Durley Destini Feagin Talequia Hamilton Dayeesha Hollins Chelsea Jamison Alyesha Lovett Jeanise Randolph Tiffany Turner Jasmine Whitfield

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

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

Ht. 6-3 5-10 6-4 5-8 5-10 6-2 5-6 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-1 5-10

Hometown/Previous School Indianapolis, Ind./Pike South Webster, Ohio/South Webster Toronto, Canada/Trinity Valley CC Houston, Texas/Andy Dekaney Philadelphia, Pa./Nazareth Regional Huntington, W.Va./Huntington Cincinnati, Ohio/Winton Woods Indianapolis, Ind./Broad Ripple Newark, N.J./Malcolm X Shabazz Calumet City, Ill./Thornton Fractional North Marlton, N.J./Cherokee Crestwood, Ky./South Oldham

Head Coach: Jamelle Elliott (Connecticut ‘96) Assistant Coaches: Tasha McDowell (St. Ambrose ‘97), Katie Rokus (USC Aiken ‘03), Aaron Swinson (Auburn ‘05), Director of Operations: Dana Rieger (Albion College ‘94)

Jamelle Elliott

Career Record (3 years) ...................................... 37-53 (.411) UC Record (3 years) ............................................ 37-53 (.411) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (3 years) ...... 12-36 (.250) BIG EAST Tournament Record (3 appearances) ....1-3 (.250) BIG EAST Overall Record (3 years) .................... 13-39 (.250) NCAA Record (n/a) ............................................................n/a WNIT Record (1 appearance) .................................1-1 (.500)

2012-13 News & Notes The BIG Picture

Head coach Jamelle Elliott enters her fourth season at the helm of the UC women’s basketball program. Last year, Elliott led Cincinnati to its most successful season in recent years after finishing with a 16-16 record – a seven-game improvement from 2010-11 and the most wins under Elliott. To cap the season, UC advanced to postseason play for the first time since 2005-06 and won its first postseason game in 10 years.

Who’s Returning

Cincinnati has the returning leadership of eight letterwinners, three of which started 20 games or more last year. Dayeesha Hollins, who redshirted the 2010-11 season, returns after averaging leading the squad with 14.8 ppg. Hollins, an all-BIG EAST second team selection, also added 4.1 rpg and 3.5 apg. Kayla Cook started all 32 games last year, averaging 6.1 ppg. Tiffany Turner averaged 6.0 ppg and 5.5 rpg in 31 appearances and Jeanise Randolph came off the bench to give the Bearcats 6.5 ppg and 5.4 rpg.

Who’s Gone

The Bearcats lost four letterwinners, including two starters from last year’s squad. UC looks to replace graduated seniors Chanel Chisholm and Bjonee Reaves. Chisholm led the team with 5.8 rpg, while Reaves was the team’s best 3-point shooter at 35.3 percent. Chisolm started all 32 games, averaging 8.7 ppg. Reaves played in all 32 games, averaging 13.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg and 2.7 apg.

Storylines

UC returns its best shooter in forward Jeanise Randolph, who made a team-best 56.8 percent (63-111) of her shots. After sitting out for the first 11 games of the season due to injury, she finished second on the team in rebounding (5.4 rpg) and fourth in scoring (6.5 ppg). Cincinnati welcomes four newcomers in Shelbi Chandler (Indianapolis, Ind./Pike), Alexis Durley (Houston, Texas/Andy Dekaney), Destini Feagi, and Jasmine Whitfield (Crestwood, Ky./South Oldham).

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CINCINNATI BEARCATS

Shelbi Chandler, F, Fr., 6-3 Indianapolis, Ind./Pike • The three-year letterwinner. • Named the team’s most improved player. • As a sophomore, the team went 15-6, advanced to county finals and finished as the runner-up. • In her junior season, the squad finished third in Conference Indiana. • Named the 2011 Rick Bolus Camp MVP. • Recorded 7 ppg, 7 rpg and 2 apg through three years.

16-16 Overall (8-7 Home; 5-8 Away; 3-1 Neutral) 6-10 BIG EAST (2-6 Home; 4-4 Away)

Alexis Durley, G, Fr., 5-8 Houston, Texas/Andy Deaney • Four-year point guard, was named to first-team all-district and academic team her freshmen year. • She was named the team’s offensive player of the year as a sophomore. • Selected by Houston Chronicle as athlete of the week during her sophomore year. • Named co-MVP and an academic team selection as a junior. • In her four years, she recorded 856 points, 65 3-pointers, 279 free throws, 467 assists and 407 steals. Destini Feagin, G, Fr., 5-10 Philadelphia, Pa./Nazareth Regional • Helped her team earn an 18-4 mark her senior year and won the CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens regular-season title and the Catholic Class AA state crown for the second straight year. • Earned all-city Philadelphia as a sophomore and was named to the all-Catholic league her senior year. Jasmine Whitfield, G, Fr., 5-10 Crestwood, Ky./South Oldham • All-time steals leader in South Oldham history. • Named all-region her sophomore and junior years. • Selected to the to all-district team as a freshman, sophomore and junior. • Competed in the junior all-star game after averaging 20.9 ppg and leading the team in steals (4.3) and assists (2.4). • Hit 56.2 percent from the field, including 34.3 percent from 3-point range as a junior. • Averaged 7.3 rpg her junior year for a team that went 22-6 and won district championship and made it to semifinals of regionals. • Played AAU ball for Kentucky Premier.

NOVEMBER Fri. 11 Wed. 16 Fri. 18 Thu. 24 vs. Fri. 25 vs. DECEMBER Thu. 1 Sun. 4 at Sat. 10 at Wed. 14 Sat. 17 at Mon. 19 Thu. 22 Wed. 28 at Thu. 29 vs. JANUARY Tue. 3 Sat. 7 at Sat. 14 Thu. 19 at Sat. 21 Tue. 24 at Sat. 28 at FEBRUARY Wed. 1 at Sat. 4 Tue. 7 at Sat. 11 Sat. 18 at Tue. 21 Sat. 25 Mon. 27 at MARCH Fri. 2 vs.

IPFW W, 74-42 Dayton W, 75-64 Evansville W, 64-34 Cancun Challenge (Cancun, Mexico) South Dakota State W, 55-22 Cancun Challenge (Cancun, Mexico) Chattanooga W, 51-50

523 645 738

Chisholm (19) Reaves (25) Reaves (18)

136

Reaves (19)

213

Hollins (20)

Morgan State W, 64-60 568 Cook (20) Xavier L, 60-69 6,479 Hollins (19) Marshall L, 47-55 2,242 Hollins (17) LOUISVILLE L, 59-64 842 Reaves (18) Miami (Ohio) L, 69-74 374 Reaves (25) Indianapolis L, 43-50 FSOhio 354 Reaves (18) Longwood W, 70-54 491 Chisholm (22) Hilton Garden Inn Hokie Classic (Blacksburg, Va.) Virginia Tech W, 66-55 3,019 Hollins (26) Hilton Garden Inn Hokie Classic (Blacksburg, Va.) High Point W, 62-40 n/a Reaves, Hollins (14) USF 10/10 RUTGERS 2/2 NOTRE DAME 3/3 CONNECTICUT (GP) ST. JOHN’S VILLANOVA SYRACUSE

L, 55-58 L, 47-58 L, 50-76 L, 37-80 L, 34-51 L, 53-62 W, 55-54

FS Ohio BETV

455 2,508 2,906 6,317 426 517 817

Hollins (22) Reaves (15) Hollins (14) Hollins (18) Randolph (10) Reaves (20) Cook (14)

MARQUETTE W, 64-52 1,352 Hollins (22) 17/15 GEORGETOWN L, 54-65 646 Reaves, Hollins (17) PROVIDENCE W, 60-56 203 Chisholm (17) PITTSBURGH W, 62-57 1,325 Reaves (19) SETON HALL W, 54-48 671 Hollins (16) MARQUETTE W, 60-46 510 Reaves (15) WEST VIRGINIA L, 62-66 804 Reaves (22) 21/18 DE PAUL L, 51-73 2,723 Randolph (14) BIG EAST Championship, XL Center (Hartford, Conn.) No. 14 seed Marquette L, 51,54 BIGEAST.tv 8,071 Reaves (15) WNIT Championship Fri. 16 Duquesne W, 68-63 (OT) 609 Hollins (23) Mon. 19 at Toledo L, 51-72 2,120 Hollins (17) GP - Gampel Pavilion BIG EAST games in all CAPS

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CONNECTICUT HUSKIES 2012-13 Roster

No. 13 32 31 5 12 34 14 4 23 30 41 3

Name Pos. Brianna Banks G Heather Buck C/F Stefanie Dolson C Caroline Doty G Lauren Engeln F Kelly Faris G Bria Hartley G Moriah Jefferson G Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis F Breanna Stewart F Kiah Stokes C Morgan Tuck F

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

Ht. 5-9 6-3 6-5 5-10 5-11 5-11 5-7 5-7 6-0 6-4 6-3 6-2

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 Glen Heights, Texas Anaheim Hills, Calif./Mater Dei Syracuse, N.Y./Cicero North Marion, Iowa/Linn-Mar Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook

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 (27 years) ....................................804-129 (.862) UConn Record (27 years) ....................................804-129 (.862) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (27 years) ......388-59 (.868) BIG EAST Tournament Record (27 appearances) ... 64-9 (.877) BIG EAST Overall Record (27 years) ....................436-68 (.869) NCAA Record (24 appearances)............................. 85-17 (.844) WNIT Record (0 appearances) ............................................ n/a

2012-13 News & Notes The BIG Picture

The Huskies won the BIG EAST Championship title for the fifthstraight season. The team has 19 regular season titles and 18 tournament crowns. Connecticut finished 33-5 in 2011-12 to post its seventh-straight 30-win season. The Huskies eclipsed the 30-win plateau for the 17th time in the last 19 years. UConn reached the Final Four for the 13th time in program history, the second-most appearances in the sport.

Who’s Returning

The Huskies have four starters returning for the 2012-13 season. Connecticut’s sixth man, BIG EAST Freshman of the Year Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis led the team last year with 15.0 ppg, 93 3-pointers and a .833 free throw percentage. Junior guard Bria Hartley averaged 14.0 ppg, third on the team, and was second on the team with 140 assists. Junior center Stefanie Dolson averaged 10.4 ppg, had a team-high 57 blocks and led the squad on the boards with 6.0 rpg. Senior Kelly Faris led the team with 165 assists and redshirt-senior Caroline Doty (5.0 ppg) rounds out the returning starters.

Who’s Gone

UConn lost one starter to graduation, Tiffany Hayes. Hayes won two national championships and competed in four Final Fours. She was honored as the 2012 Kingston Regional Most Outstanding Player and earned Third Team All-America status from the Associated Press. Hayes was selected with the fourteenth pick of the WNBA Draft by the Atlanta Dream. Hayes, a twotime All-BIG EAST First Team selection, finished her career at UConn with a 147-7 overall record and averaged 14.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.

Storylines

Head Coach Geno Auriemma won his 800th game on March 6, 2012 in the BIG EAST Championship final against Notre Dame. He reached 800 wins in 928 games, the fewest games all-time. Connecticut’s recruiting class of Moriah Jefferson, Breanna Stewart and Morgan Tuck was the top-rated crop by most recruiting services. All three freshmen were selected to the USA Basketball U18 National Team, which will compete in the 2012 FIBA Americas U18 Championship in August. Stewart was honored as the National Player of the Year by Gatorade.

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Moriah Jefferson, G, Fr., 5-7 Glen Heights, Texas • A finalist for the 2011 USA U19 team; attended trials for the 2009 U16 and 2010 U17 teams. • 2011-12 McDonald’s, USA Today, Parade Magazine, MaxPreps and WBCA All-American. • National Christian Homeschool Basketball Championships (NCHBC) Sullivan Award Winner in 2011 and 2012. The award was renamed the Moriah Jefferson Award in 2012. • Played with the Texas Home Educators Sports Association (THESA) as a homeschooled athlete where she amassed 3,354 points, 825 rebounds and 728 steals in her career. • Averaged 17.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.63 assists and 4.0 steals per game in 2011-12, leading the Raiders to a 41-6 record. • Helped lead the Riders to five NCHBC Texas Region titles and five NCHBC national championships. Breanna Stewart, F, Fr., 6-4 Syracuse, N.Y./Cicero-North • Honored as the national player of the year by Gatorade, USA Today, Parade Magazine, McDonald’s (Morgan Wootten Player of the Year Award), the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and the Naismith Trophy following the 2011-12 season. • Named to the 2012 USA Basketball U18 National Team. Was the youngest member of the 2011 USA Pan American Games Team, becoming just the second high school player to compete for Team USA in the Pan Am Games. • Named to the five-member All-FIBA U19 World Championship Team and was honored as the USA Basketball Female Player of the Year in 2011. Gatorade New York Girls Basketball Player of the Year in 2011. • Competed in 119 games and compiled 2,367 points, 1,389 rebounds, 337 assists, 325 steals and 364 blocks. Morgan Tuck, F, Fr., 6-2 Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook • Helped lead the 2011 USA U19 World Championship Team to a gold medal in Chile. • 2011-12 McDonald’s, Parade Magazine, USA Today and WBCA AllAmerican. Honored as the Gatorade Illinois Player of the Year and as a MaxPreps All-American in 2012. • Member of the 2010 USA U17 World Championship Team that posted a perfect 8-0 record in the inaugural FIBA U17 World Championship; started five games and averaged 7.4 points and 5.0 rebounds in fewer than 18 minutes a game en route to helping the US win gold. • USA Today All-USA second team (2010) and third team (2011). • In four varsity seasons, she compiled 2,342 points, 948 rebounds and 167 assists and a 110-9 overall record. • Averaged 27.7 points, 10.2 rebounds, 2.7 steals and 2.4 assists per game during the 2011-12 season, which saw Bolingbrook post a 27-2 overall record. The three-time defending state champions fell in the playoffs in quadruple overtime to the eventual state champion.

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CONNECTICuT HuSkIES 33-5 Overall (19-2 Home; 10-2 Away; 4-1 Neutral) 13-3 BIG EAST (6-2 Home; 6-1 Away) NOVEMBER Sun. 13 Tue. 15 Mon. 21 Fri. 25 Sat. 26 Sun. 27

Holy Cross (GP) W, 77-37 CPTV Pacific (GP) W, 112-53 CPTV 3/5 Stanford (XL) W, 68-58 ESPNU World Vision Classic (Storrs, Conn.) Fairleigh Dickinson (GP) W, 74-28 CPTV World Vision Classic (Storrs, Conn.) Buffalo (GP) W, 90-34 CPTV World Vision Classic (Storrs, Conn). Dayton (GP) W, 78-38 CPTV Towson (XL) W, 92-31 CPTV

Wed. 30 DECEMBER Tue. 6 Jimmy V Classic 8/7 Texas A&M (XL)

W, 81-51

ESPN2

Fri.

W, 70-37

CPTV

1/1 Baylor College of Charleston Fairfield (GP)

L, 61-66 W, 72-24 W, 93-40

ESPN CPTV CPTV

WEST VIRGINIA (XL) 3/3 NOTRE DAME

W, 79-60 CPTV L, 67-74 (OT)

at SETON HALL

Sun. 18 at Wed. 21 at Thu. 29 JANUARY Wed. 4 Sat. 7 at Hartley (25) Tue. 10 Sat. 14 at Mon. 16 Thu. 19 Sat. 21 at Wed. 25 at Sat. 28 Mon. 30 at FEBRUARY Sat. 4 Tue. 7 at Sat. 11 Mon. 13 at Sat. 18 Tue. 21 at Sat. 25 at Mon. 28 MARCH Sun. 4 Mon. 5 Tues. 6

PROVIDENCE (XL) W, 96-35 VILLANOVA W, 72-49 22/21 North Carolina (GP) W, 86-35 CINCINNATI (GP) W, 80-37 21/19 DE PAUL W, 88-44 SYRACUSE W, 95-54 USF (XL) W, 77-62 5/5 Duke W, 61-45

6,548 Hartley (17) 6,067 Mosqueda-Lewis (25) 13,771 Mosqueda-Lewis (25) 6,047

Banks (17)

6,156

Hayes (30)

6,486 Mosqueda-Lewis (23) 7,703 Hartley (24) 12,623

Mosqueda-Lewis, Hayes (14) 2,600 (s) Mosqueda-Lewis, Hayes, Doty (15) 10,627 (s) Hartley (25) 3,868 Hartley (15) 8,106 Hayes (23) 10,130 CBS

Hartley (18) 9,149 (s)

CPTV 8,381 Hayes, Hartley (19) CPTV 3,206 Hayes (22) ESPN2 9,221 Hartley (17) CPTV 6,317 Hayes (17) CPTV 4,001 (s) Mosqueda-Lewis (25) CPTV 4,357 Hayes (35) CPTV 13,627 Hayes (33) ESPN 2 8,033 Hartley (15)

13/14 RUTGERS (GP) W, 66-34 CPTV 9,882 Dolson (16) 20/17 LOUISVILLE W, 56-46 CBS SN 16,483 Doty (15) 14/13 GEORGETOWN (GP) W, 80-38 CPTV 10,167 (s) Mosqueda-Lewis (23) 7,954 Hayes (23) Oklahoma W, 73-55 ESPN2 RV/RV ST. JOHN’S (GP) L, 56-57 CPTV 9,522 Mosqueda-Lewis (12) PITTSBURGH W, 86-37 CPTV 2,095 Mosqueda-Lewis (23) MARQUETTE W, 85-45 CPTV 3,609 Mosqueda-Lewis (27) 3/3 NOTRE DAME (XL) L, 59-72 ESPN2 15,132 Hayes (22) BIG EAST Championship, XL Center (Hartford, Conn.) No. 6 seed Rutgers W, 49-34 ESPNU 8,661 Mosqueda-Lewis (17) No. 2 seed St. John’s W, 74-43 ESPNU 8,731 Dolson (23) No. 1 seed Notre Dame W, 63-54 ESPN2 9,227 Mosqueda-Lewis (19) NCAA Championship No. 16 seed Prairie View^ W, 83-47 ESPN2 4,653 Mosqueda-Lewis (21) No. 8 seed Kansas State^ W, 72-26 ESPN2 4,372 Hartley (16) No. 4 seed Penn State& W, 77-59 ESPN2 6,031 Hartley (20) No. 2 seed Kentucky& W, 80-65 ESPN2 5,184 Hayes (22)

Sat. 17 vs. Mon. 19 vs. Sun. 25 vs. Tues. 27 vs. APRIL Sun. 1 vs. No. 1 seed Notre Dame* L, 75-83(OT)ESPN 19,028 (s) Dolson (20) ^ - Bridgeport, Conn, & - Kingston, R.I., * - Denver, Colo. GP - Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Conn.) XL - XL Center (Hartford, Conn.) CPTV - Connecticut Public Television

Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis

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

DEPAUL BLUE DEMONS 2012-13 Roster No. 3 51 44 12 13 5 2 31 30 20 21 22 54

Name Alexa Gallagher Katherine Harry Brandi Harvey-Carr Brittany Hrynko Chanise Jenkins Anna Martin *Centrese McGee Jasmine Penny Megan Podkowa Kelsey Reynolds Megan Rogowski Brooke Schulte Kelsey Smith

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

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

*Will sit out the 2012-13 season under NCAA transfer guidelines

Ht. 6-1 6-3 6-4 5-8 5-5 5-9 5-7 6-1 6-2 5-9 5-9 5-9 6-4

Hometown/Previous School Elkins Park, Pa./Germantown Academy Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge Camden, N.J./Leap Academy Philadelphia, Pa./Engineering & Science Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young Nicholasville, Ky./Lexington Christian Academy Calumet City, Ill./Thornton Fractional North/Illinois Logansport, Ind./Logansport Glenview, Ill./Trinity Mishawaka, Ind./Penn High School/Boston College Prospect Heights, Ill./Hersey Germantown, Ill./Mater Dei St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North/Michigan State

Head Coach: Doug Bruno (DePaul ‘73) Assistant Coaches: Candis Blankson (DePaul ‘01), Bart Brooks (Wyoming ‘04), Jill M. Pizzotti (Southeast Missouri State ‘89) Director of Professional, Corporate and Community Relations: Lisa Ryckbosch (Loyola ‘84) Video Coordinator: Ciara Johnson (DePaul ‘08)

Doug Bruno Career Record (26 years) ....................................510-282 (.644) DePaul Record (26 years) ...................................510-282 (.644) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (7 years) ......... 68-44 (.607) BIG EAST Tournament Record (7 appearances) ....... 7-7 (.500) BIG EAST Overall Record (7 years) ....................... 75-51 (.595) NCAA Record (17 appearances)............................. 10-17 (.370) WNIT Record (4 appearances) .................................. 2-3 (.400) NWIT Record (1 appearance) .................................... 1-2 (.333)

2012-13 News & Notes The BIG Picture

DePaul returns 84 percent of its scoring from last season, including the BIG EAST’s leading scorer in senior guard Anna Martin, who averaged 19.1 points per game. DePaul ranked 23rd in the country in scoring in 2011-12 with 72.0 points per game. The Blue Demons also return 87 percent of their rebounding, including the BIG EAST’s leading rebounder, senior forward Katherine Harry, who grabbed 9.5 boards per game and broke a McGrath-Phillips Arena record with 20 rebounds against Louisville on Jan. 31, 2012.

Who’s Returning

Anna Martin returns for her senior season. Martin, who was not on the Preseason All-BIG EAST team in 2011-12, was a unanimous All-BIG EAST First Team selection. Katherine Harry enters her season with 804 rebounds which ranks sixth alltime, averaging 7.8 rebounds per game throughout her career. Sophomore guard Brittany Hrynko, who led DePaul in assists returns for her sophomore season, and will be joined in the by Chanise Jenkins, who was sidelined with an ankle injury two games into the season after earning Maggie Dixon Classic alltournament honors.

Who’s Gone

DePaul loses two starters in Deanna Ortiz and Keisha Hampton. Hampton, a unanimous Preseason AllConference selection prior to the start of last year, averaged 16.6 ppg and 4.6 rpg before a seasonending injury. Ortiz averaged 4.6 ppg and played in 32 games.

Storylines

DePaul returns six of the seven top players from last year, including All-American Anna Martin. Adding to its rotation will be Alexa Gallagher and Chanise Jenkins who missed 2011-12 with injuries, both will be freshman. Megan Podkowa, Brooke Schulte and Brandi Harvey-Carr will also be in the Blue Demon freshmen class. Junior transfer Kelsey Smith will sit out the fall quarter but will be eligible to play following DePaul’s final exams in November. Brittany Hrynko was the first freshman to lead DePaul in assists since the 1997-98 season.

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20 Final Four appearances

DEPAUL BLUE DEMONS Newcomers

Brandi Harvey-Carr, F, Fr., 6-4 Camden, N.J./Leap Academy • Two-time MVP at Leap Academy. • 2012 South Jersey scoring leader; tallied over 1000 points in three years of varsity action. • As a senior averaged 21 points, 18 rebounds and seven blocks per game. Centrese McGee, G, Jr., 5-7 Calumet City, Ill./Thornton Fractional North/Illinois • Will sit out the 2012-13 season after transferring from Illinois. • Started all 32 games, averaged 25.4 and 5.7 points in her freshman season at Illinois. Tallied 53 assists and 39 steals also at Illinois. • Named third-team All-State by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association. • Special mention all-state by the Champaign News-Gazette. Chicago Tribune (special mention) and all-area by the Chicago Sun-Times, Northwest Times and Daily Southtown. Megan Podkowa, G/F, Fr., 6-2 Glenview, Ill./Trinity • Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association first-team All-State in 2012. • ESPN first-team All-Area in 2012; ESPN Athlete of the Week in 2010. • Tallied 2,065 points, 1,182 rebounds, 242 steals and 272 blocks in her career at Trinity. Graduated as the school’s all-time scorer, rebounder and shot blocker. • As a senior averaged 18 points, 10 rebounds, two assists, 1.8 steals and 2.2 blocks per game. • Led team to top 30 ranking in the State of Illinois all four seasons. Trinity High School ranked as No. 42 in the country by Max Preps and was ranked No. 31 by USA Today High School Sports in 2011-12. Brooke Schulte, G, Fr., 5-9 Germantown, Ill./Mater Dei • Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-State First Team 2011 and 2012. • First-team All-Metro Basketball by St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 2012. • 2012 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete of the Year and 2012 Monroe/Clinton County Female Athlete of the Year. • 2010 Belleville News Democrat Basketball Player of the Year. • Three-time MVP at Mater Dei High School. • Career points (1,907 ) and steals (295) leader at Mater Dei. • Helped Mater Dei to a 103-14 record in four seasons. Sectional champions in 2009 and 2011.

DEPAul BluE DEmONS 23-11 Overall (14-3 Home; 7-5 Away; 2-3 Neutral) 9-7 BIG EAST (6-2 Home; 3-5 Away) NOVEMBER Fri. 11 Maggie Dixon Classic (Chicago, Ill.) St. Mary’s W, 96-68 2,705 Martin (17) Sat. 12 Maggie Dixon Classic (Chicago, Ill.) Samford W, 86-57 2,312 Hampton (20) Fri. 18 Jack-in-the-Box Rainbow Wahine Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii) San Diego State L, 74-82 n/a Hampton (27) Sat. 19 Jack-in-the-Box Rainbow Wahine Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii) Portland W, 99-64 n/a Martin (29) Sun. 20 Jack-in-the-Box Rainbow Wahine Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii) at Hawai’i W, 90-65 n/a Martin (22) Sun. 27 at Northwestern W, 88-72 1,264 Hampton (32) DECEMBER Sat. 3 Loyola-Chicago W, 70-65 2,385 Martin (27) Wed. 7 ST. JOHN’S W, 69-52 4,001 (s) Hampton (21) Fri. 9 SIUE W, 75-65 2,205 Martin, Hrynko (15) Sun. 11 Maggie Dixon Classic (New York, N.Y.) 7/8 Tennessee (MSG) L, 61-84 ESPNU 5,486 Penny (16) Tue. 13 at Princeton W, 78-67 744 Hampton (23) Fri. 16 Arizona State W, 73-55 2,312 Hrynko (25) Mon. 19 at Illinois State W, 73-54 1,249 Penny, Martin (20) Thu. 22 Southern Illinois W, 93-67 2,431 Martin (21) Sat. 31 Northern Illinois W, 65-46 2,805 Martin (30) JANUARY Tue. 3 at 15/16 GEORGETOWN W, 59-50 431 Hrynko (17) Sat. 7 at PROVIDENCE L, 52-60 321 Martin (17) Sat. 14 PITTSBURGH W, 86-83 3,451 Martin (29) Tue. 17 at USF L, 63-66 (OT) BHSN 626 Martin (23) Sat. 21 3/3 CONNECTICUT L, 44-88 4,001 (s) Hrynko (18) Tue. 24 at 11/8 RUTGERS L, 64-65 CBS SN 1,463 Martin (26) Sat. 28 at SETON HALL W, 71-59 481 Penny (19) Tue. 31 14/12 LOUISVILLE W, 86-61 CBS SN 2,378 Martin (19) FEBRUARY Sun. 5 at 2/2 NOTRE DAME L, 70-90 ESPNU 9,149 (s) Penny (24) Wed. 8 VILLANOVA W, 79-73 2,605 Martin (24) Sun. 12 MARQUETTE W, 71-59 ESPN2 4,001 (s) Martin (19) Sat. 18 at RV/RV WEST VIRGINIA W, 77-63 6,516 Hrynko (21) SYRACUSE L, 65-81 CBS SN 2,711 Martin (18) Tue. 21 Sat. 25 at 16/17 LOUISVILLE L, 62-75 BETV 10,454 Martin (18) Mon. 27 CINCINNATI W, 73-51 2,723 Martin (36) MARCH BIG EAST Championship, XL Center (Hartford, Conn.) Sat. 3 vs. No. 9 seed USF W, 76-62 BETV 8,081 Martin (33) Sun. 4 vs. No. 1 seed Notre Dame L, 54-69 ESPNU 8,362 Harry (14) NCAA Championship Sat. 17 No. 10 seed BYU^ W, 59-55 ESPN2 4,161 Martin (17) Mon. 19 No. 2 seed Tennessee^ L, 48-63 ESPN2 2,866 Martin (20) ^ - Chicago, Ill. MSG - Madison Square Garden BIG EAST games in all CAPS

Anna Martin

Kelsey Smith, F, Jr., 6-4 St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North/Michigan State • Spent the last two seasons at Michigan State. Sat out the 200910 season and averaged 5.8 minutes per game last season at MSU. • Had a career-best performance against IPFW with 10 points, five rebounds and three blocks. • Was a three-time Street & Smith’s honorable mention All-American (2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09) coming out of St. Charles North High School. • A four-year starter and graduated as the school’s all-timer leader in points, rebounds and blocks -- tallying over 1,500 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 blocks.

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

GEORGETOWN HOYAS 2012-13 Roster

No. 22 33 21 1 42 23 00 14 35 11 13

Name Logan Battle Brittany Horne Jasmine Jackson Katie McCormick Vanessa Moore Samisha Powell Ki-Ke Raifu Sugar Rodgers Dominique Vitalis Andrea White Sydney Wilson

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

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

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

Hometown/Previous School Springfield, Va./West Springfield Carmel, N.Y./Carmel Old Bridge, N.J./Old Bridge Leonardtown, Md./Saint Mary’s Ryken Hackettstown, N.J./Pope John XXIII Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne Offa, Nigeria/Saints Neuman-Goretti (Pa.) Suffolk, Va./King’s Fork Bloomfield, N.J./Gill St. Bernard’s Lancaster, Va./Lancaster Silver Spring, Md./St. John’s College Prep

Head Coach: Keith Brown (South Carolina State ‘88) Assistant Coaches: Tim Valentine (Southern Wesleyan ‘09), Krystal Reeves-Evans (Southern Miss ‘02), Kenya Kirkland (Georgetown ‘10) Graduate Assistant: Grace Mashore (Stanford ‘12) Director of Basketball Operations: Tasha Harris (Kentucky ’02)

Keith Brown Career Record (first season) ..................................................... GU Record (first season) ........................................................... BIG EAST Regular Season Record (first season) ..................... BIG EAST Tournament Record (first season) ........................... BIG EAST Overall Record (first season) ................................... NCAA Record (first season) ...................................................... WNIT Record (first season) ......................................................

2012-13 News & Notes The BIG Picture

Georgetown earned its fourth NCAA bid in program history and the third in as many seasons. The Hoyas reached the reached the second round of the NCAA Championship. The squad was ranked in both the AP and ESPN/ USA Today Polls for the entire year, starting the preseason ranked No. 10 on the AP Poll and No. 11 on the ESPN/USA Today Poll. The Hoyas tied for fourth in league play, falling in the BIG EAST Championship quarterfinals.

Who’s Returning

The Hoyas have two returning starters: seniors Sugar Rodgers and Sydney Wilson. Rodgers was named an All-American Honorable Mention by both the AP and WBCA. Rodgers led the team with 18.5 ppg, while grabbing a team-high 71 steals. Her 5.4 rebounds per game were second on the squad. Sugar Rodgers has 1,805 career points and is 78 points away from breaking the program’s all-time scoring record as well as just 195 points from 2,000. She already holds the record for points in a season with 653 in 2010-11.Wilson led the team last season with 24 blocks.

Who’s Gone

Georgetown lost three starters in Tia Magee, Rubylee Wright and Adria Crawford. The Hoyas also lost Taylor Brown, who started 12 games and played in 31. Magee was second on the team last season, averaging 11.1 ppg. Magee and Crawford led the team on the boards, each averaging 6.0 rpg. Wright, who served as the team’s point guard, dished out a team-high 139 assists. Wright started all 32 games last season.

Storylines

Former Georgetown head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy was named the head coach at Auburn University on April 2. She was replaced on the sideline by Keith Brown, who had served under Williams-Flournoy as the top assistant and head of recruiting for five seasons. Brown is the seventh coach in the history of the Hoyas’ women’s basketball program. After suiting up 15 a season ago, the Hoyas will have 11 on the squad this year.

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GEORGETOWN HOYAS Newcomers

GEORGETOWN HOyAS

23-9 Overall (10-4 Home; 10-3 Away; 3-2 Neutral) Logan Battle, F/G, Fr., 6-2 11-5 BIG EAST (4-4 Home; 7-1 Away) Springfield, Va./West Springfield • Ranked No. 10 at her position by HoopGurlz and in the top 100 NOVEMBER overall. Fri. 11 Longwood W, 56-45 673 Sun. 13 at 11/10 Maryland L, 53-72 4,084 • Named First Team All-Met by the Washington Post. Katie McCormick, G, Fr., 5-9 Leonardtown, Md./Saint Mary’s Ryken • Ranked 17th at her position by HoopGurlz and in the top 100 overall. • Averaged 18.2 ppg and 3.0 steals per game at St. Mary’s Ryken. • Named First Team All-Met by the Washington Post. Ki-Ke Raifu, F, Fr., 6-2 Offa, Nigeria/Saints Neuman-Goretti (Pa.) • Ranked 45th at her position by HoopGurlz. • Averaged 19 rpg and 4.0 blocks per game at Neumann-Goretti. Dominique Vitalis, F, Fr., 6-2 Bloomfield, N.J./Gill St. Benard’s • Ranked 22nd at her position by HoopGurlz. • Averaged 15.6 ppg and 11.3 rpg, leading Gill St. Bernard’s to the Somerset County Tournament title and the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions final.

Wed. 16 Sat. 19 Mon. 21

at 20/21 LSU Houston Monmouth

L, 40-51 W, 66-36 W, 64-44

4,599 403 339

Lady Rebel Roundup (Las Vegas, Nev.) 10/10 Georgia W. 64-56 n/a Sun. 27 Lady Rebel Roundup (Las Vegas, Nev.) at UNLV W, 64-45 660 Wed. 30 at Coppin State W, 70-54 579 DECEMBER Sun. 4 Rider W, 58-51 447 Wed. 7 at PITTSBURGH W, 82-54 1,750 Sun. 11 George Washington W, 59-50 883 Wed. 21 7/7 Miami W, 71-46 671 Thu. 29 35th Annual Blue Sky Classic (Hanover, N.H.) Vermont W, 65-53 n/a Fri. 30 35th Annual Blue Sky Classic (Hanover, N.H.) at Dartmouth W, 77-38 997 JANUARY Tue. 3 20/18 DE PAUL L, 50-59 431 Sat. 7 at USF W, 66-56 BHSN 743 Sat. 26

Tue. 10 Sun. 15 Tue. 17 at Sun. 22 Tue. 24 at Sun. 29 FEBRUARY Sat. 4 at Wed. 8 Sat. 11 at Tue. 14 at Sat. 18 Sat. 25 at Mon. 27 MARCH Sun. 4 vs. Sun. 18 Tues. 20

2/2 NOTRE DAME SYRACUSE MARQUETTE 18/15 LOUISVILLE WEST VIRGINIA 11/8 RUTGERS

L, 60-80 W, 69-42 W, 67-39 L, 61-64 W, 64-54 W, 54-36

CBS SN ESPNU CBS SN ESPN2 ESPNU

2,119 1,741 1,337 1,289 1,038 2,211

Rodgers (13) Magee (17) Magee (12) Magee (15) Magee, Wright, Brown (13) Rodgers (23) Rodgers (16) Rodgers (26) Rodgers Rodgers Rodgers Rodgers

(21) (28) (18) (24)

Rodgers (34) Rodgers (39) Rodgers (28) Magee, Crawford, Rodgers (12) Rodgers (13) Rodgers (23) Rodgers (18) Rodgers (24) Magee, Rodgers (17) Magee (21)

CINCINNATI W, 65-54 646 Rodgers (19) SETON HALL W, 56-51 547 Rodgers (23) 3/3 CONNECTICUT (GP) L, 38-80 BETV 10,167 (s) Wright, Rodgers (10) VILLANOVA W, 60-54 477 Rodgers (19) PROVIDENCE W, 66-39 1,421 Magee (17) SYRACUSE W, 65-62 1,579 Rodgers (21) 20/25 ST. JOHN’S L, 45-54 307 Rodgers (13) BIG EAST Championship, XL Center (Hartford, Conn.) No. 5 seed West Virginia L, 32-39 ESPNU 8,362 Rodgers (14) NCAA Championship vs. No. 12 seed Fresno St.^ W, 61-56 ESPN2 1,139 Magee (17) vs. No. 4 seed Georgia Tech^ L, 64-76 ESPN2 707 Rodgers (14)

^ Chapel Hill, N.C. GP - Gampel Pavilion BIG EAST games in all CAPS

Sugar Rodgers

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

LOUISVILLE CARDINALS 2012-13 Roster No. 15 12 25 00 1 2 33 22 23 4 21 31 3 13

Name Meghan Dienes Shawnta’ Dyer Tia Gibbs Sara Hammond Shelby Harper Monny Niamke Monique Reid Jude Schimmel Shoni Schimmel Antonita Slaughter Bria Smith Asia Taylor Sheronne Vails Courtnee Walton

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

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

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

Hometown/Previous School Springfield, Mo./Glendale Marion, Ohio/Marion Harding Louisville, Ky./Vanderbilt Mt. Vernon, Ky./Rockcastle County Scottsville, Ky./Allen County Scottsville Rouen, France/Lindsey Wilson Louisville, Ky./Fern Creek Mission, Ore./Franklin Mission, Ore./Franklin Louisville, Ky./Louisville Christian Acad. Massapequa, NY/Christ the King Columbus, Ohio/Whetstone Odenton, Md./Arundel Surprise, Ariz./St. Mary’s

Head Coach: Jeff Walz (Northern Kentucky ’95) Associate Head Coach: Stephanie Norman (Arizona State ’89) Assistant Coaches: Cameron Newbauer (IUPU Fort Wayne ‘01), Samantha Williams (Auburn ‘99) Director of Operations: Mary Beth Whitaker (Eastern Kentucky ‘06)

Jeff Walz

Career Record (5 years) ........................................119-56 (.680) UofL Record (5 years) ...........................................119-56 (.680) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (5 years) ......... 49-31 (.613) BIG EAST Tournament Record (5 appearances) ....... 8-5 (.615) BIG EAST Overall Record (5 years) ....................... 57-36 (.613) NCAA Record (4 appearances)................................. 10-4 (.714) WNIT Record (0 appearances) ............................................ n/a

2012-13 News & Notes The BIG Picture

Louisville returns four starters and 11 letterwinners from a squad that finished the season ranked 16th in the Coaches poll. Louisville advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament before falling to Maryland on the road. The Cardinals return leading scorer Shoni Schimmel, who averaged 14.3 points and 4.7 assists per game. Also returning in the back court is sophomore Bria Smith who averaged 9.2 points per game in her rookie season. The Cardinals have a deep bench and if everyone stays healthy the Cardinals are expected to make a run deep into the tournament.

Who’s Returning

Louisville returns four starters from last season. Junior Shoni Schimmel returns for the Cardinals at point guard after earning First Team All-BIG EAST honors and WBCA/State Farm All-Region honors. Sophomore Bria Smith also returns to the back court after earning BIG EAST All-Freshman honors. Junior center Sheronne Vails returns after averaging 3.1 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. Senior forward Asisa Taylor added 5.6 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.

Who’s Gone

The Cardinals only lost one player from last season, second leading scorer Becky Burke with 11.5 points per game. Burke shot 38 percent from behind the arc and finished the season with a team-high 81 made 3-pointers.

Storylines

Senior forward Monique Reid and guard Tia Gibbs were granted medical hardship waivers and will be eligible to compete this season. Reid was a Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team selection and also named to the Wade Watch List last fall. She has led the Cardinals in scoring and rebounding the last two seasons and was an All-BIG EAST First Team selection during the 2010-11 season. Gibbs suffered a shoulder injury four minutes into the season opener. Gibbs started every game during the 2010-11 season, averaging 8.8 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. She led the team in steals with 95 in 2011.

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LOUISVILLE CARDINALS Newcomers

lOuISvIllE CARDINAlS

Meghan Dienes, G, Fr., 6-1 Springfield, Mo./Glendale • Earned all-state honors for three straight seasons. • Finished her high school career with 1,615 points. • Earned conference Player of the Year honors her sophomore, junior and senior seasons.

23-10 Overall (11-2 Home; 10-7 Away; 2-1 Neutral) 10-6 BIG EAST (6-2 Home; 4-3 Away)

Monny Niamke, G, So., 5-5 Rouen, France/Lindsey Wilson • Selected to the U18/19 French National Team. • Played in the 2011 U19 World Championships. • Ranked third on the team in scoring with 12.5 points per game at Lindsey Wilson, also averaged three assists per game. Courtnee Walton, F, Fr., 6-3 Surprise, Ariz./St. Mary’s • Named ESPN HS Arizona Player of the Year. • Played for St. Mary’s High School, ranked third in the country. • Helped lead them to the state championship with a 30-0 final record.

NOVEMBER Sun. 13 at Tue. 15 at Thu. 17 at Sun. 20 Tue. 22 Fri. 25 at Sat. 26 at Tue. 29 DECEMBER Sun. 4 at Sat. 10 Wed. 14 at Thu. 17 at Mon. 19 at Wed. 28 JANUARY Tue. 3 Sun. 8 at Wed. 11 Sat. 14 at Wed. 18 Sun. 22 at Sat. 28 Tue. 31 at

Missouri State W, 73-64 6/6 Texas A&M L, 58-76 ESPNU Eastern Kentucky W, 77-53 Xavier W, 62-44 Austin Peay W, 78-60 Florida State Tournament RV/24 Florida State W, 85-76 Florida State Tournament Florida A&M W, 86-66 Murray State W, 105-62

3,802 6,943 2,800 11,898 12,736

12/11 Kentucky Gardner-Webb CINCINNATI Portland Washington State UT-Martin

L, 54-74 W, 92-27 W, 64-59 W, 71-42 W, 75-71 W, 70-57

7,951 S. Schimmel (17) 8,453 Slaughter (23) 842 S. Schimmel (16) 3,211 Burke (17) 2,019 Dyer (16) 10,284 S. Schimmel (16)

MARQUETTE ST. JOHN’S USF 8/9 RUTGERS PROVIDENCE 19/17 GEORGETOWN VILLANOVA RV/23 DE PAUL

W, 70-53 L, 64-72 ESPNU W, 63-57 L, 68-71 (OT) W, 64-48 W, 64-61 ESPN2 W, 62-58 L, 61-86 CBS SN

FEBRUARY Sat. 4 at Tue. 7 Sat. 11 Tue. 14 at Mon. 20 Sat. 25 Mon. 27 at MARCH vs. Sat. 3 Sun. 4 vs.

FSNS

Warren (18) Smith (20) Warren (15) Burke (13) Reid (18)

2,487

S. Schimmel (25)

577 8,112

Reid (22) Reid (18)

8,203 652 7,987 3,191 7,987 1,289 10,680 2,378

S. Schimmel (17) Burke (19) S. Schimmel (16) Dyer (16) Smith (12) S. Schimmel (19) S. Schimmel (18) S. Schimmel, Warren (14)

WEST VIRGINIA L, 50-66 4,537 Bussie (18) 3/3 CONNECTICUT L, 46-56 CBS SN 16,483 S. Schimmel (20) SYRACUSE W, 89-62 12,375 Burke (28) PITTSBURGH W, 71-66 (OT) 1,555 S. Schimmel (16) 4/4 NOTRE DAME L, 52-68 ESPN 13,054 Slaughter (12) 21/18 DE PAUL W, 75-62 BETV 10,454 Burke (20) SETON HALL W, 63-53 533 Dyer (22) BIG EAST Championship, XL Center (Hartford, Conn.) No. 10 seed Villanova W, 63-47 BETV 8,148 S. Schimmel (20) No. 2 seed St. John’s L, 61-68 (OT) BETV 8,661 S. Schimmel, Slaughter (16) NCAA Championship Sat. 17 vs. No. 10 seed Michigan St.^ W, 67-55 ESPN2 5,624 Burke (14) Mon. 19 at No. 2 seed Maryland^ L, 68-72 ESPN2 4,857 S. Schimmel (22) ^ - College Park, Md. BIG EAST games in all CAPS

Bria Smith

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

MARQUETTE GOLDEN EAGLES 2012-13 Roster

No. 35 34 22 24 4 20 21 10 33 42 13 32 5

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

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

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

Ht. 5-10 6-5 5-6 5-9 5-10 6-3 6-3 5-11 5-7 6-1 6-0 6-4 5-11

Hometown/Previous School Bucuresti, Romania Minerva Ohio/Minerva Colleyville, Texas/Grapevine Grovertown, Ind./Oregon-Davis Flint, Mich./Hamady Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North Edmonton, Alberta, Canada/Henry Ainlay Fairborn, Ohio/Fairborn Geneva, Ill./Geneva Milwaukee, Wis./King Glenview, Ill./Montini Catholic Taylor Mill, Ky./Scott Kenosha, Wis./Bradford

Head Coach: Terri Mitchell (Duquesne ’89) Associate Head Coach: Michelle Nason (Bradley ‘95) Assistant Coaches: Christina Quaye (Marquette ‘07), Tyler Summitt (Tennessee ‘12) Director of Student-Athlete Development: Kiesha Oliver-Hayes (Marquette ‘00)

Terri Mitchell

Career Record (16 years) ....................................310-188 (.622) Marquette Record (16 years)..............................310-188 (.622) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (7 years) ......... 56-56 (.500) BIG EAST Tournament Record (7 appearances) ....... 4-7 (.364) BIG EAST Overall Record (7 years) ....................... 60-63 (.488) NCAA Record (7 appearances)................................... 4-7 (.364) WNIT Record (6 appearances) ................................ 12-5 (.706)

2012-13 News & Notes The BIG Picture

Marquette will be looking to bounce back after 2011-12 saw its streak of nine consecutive postseason appearances end when the Golden Eagles suffered their first losing season since the 2000-01 season. MU’s 14-17 overall record marked just the second time in the Terri Mitchell era the team has suffered a losing season. Marquette will be leaning on its upperclassmen to set the tone for the season. Senior Sarina Simmons is MU’s lone senior, while the junior class boasts four members. Point guard Gabi Minix, who ranked second in the BIG EAST in assists is back as MU’s floor general.

Who’s Returning

The Golden Eagles will look to Katherine Plouffe for her versatility again in 2012-13. Plouffe led Marquette in three statistical categories in 201112, including scoring (13.5 ppg), rebounding (8.1 rpg) and minutes (33.7 mpg). Simmons hopes to finish her final season at Marquette on a high note. A 2009 All-BIG EAST Freshman team selection, she averaged 8.9 points and 6.9 rebounds, and blocked a team best 43 shots last season.

Who’s Gone

Marquette returns all five starters and all 11 letterwinners from a season ago that finished 14-17 overall and 4-12 in BIG EAST Conference play.

Storylines

Marquette added two guards to bolster its backcourt rotation. Joining the Golden Eagles are rookies Brooklyn Pumroy and Ashley Santos. Santos was a member of the U18 and U16 Puerto Rican National Team. First year assistant coach Tyler Summitt joins Terri Mitchell’s staff. Summitt is the only son of legendary Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt who recently retired and is now head coach emeritus for the Lady Vols.

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MARQUETTE GOLDEN EAGLES Newcomers

mARquETTE GOlDEN EAGlES

14-17 Overall (10-6 Home; 2-8 Away; 2-3 Neutral) Brooklyn Pumroy, G, Fr., 5-11 Fairborn, Ohio/Fairborn 4-12 BIG EAST (4-4 Home; 0-7 Away) • Sat out most of the 2012 season due to a knee injury. • Helped Fairborn High School to a 21-3 record and an appearance NOVEMBER Sat. 12 Mississippi Valley State W, 69-61 1,378 in the district finals in 2011. Tue. 15 Wisconsin W, 54-52 1,410 • Named to the Dabbs Miami Valley All-Area First Team in 2011. Sat. 19 Georgia Tech L, 63-74 1,686 • Averaged 11.9 points, 2.6 assists per game last season and led Thu. 24 Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) Washington State L, 52-65 1,922 the Greater Western Ohio Conference in steals with 4.1 per game. Fri.

Ashley Santos, G, Fr., 5-7 Geneva, Ill./Geneva • Sat out the majority of the 2012 season due to a season-ending knee injury. • Two-time all-area selection by both the Daily Herald and the Kane County Chronicle and was named to the Upstate Eight River Division All-Conference Team following the 2010 and 2011 seasons. • Helped Geneva to the class 4A super-sectional qualifier. • As a junior, led her team in rebounding (5.4 rpg), was second in scoring (15.8 ppg), and reached the 1,000 career point plateau midway through the 2011 season. • Earned all-tournament team honors at the Geneva Invite and was the Most Valuable Player at the Benet/Naperville North Holiday Tournament in 2010. • Listed as the No. 89 overall prospect and 34th at her position by ESPN HoopGurlz. • Member of the U-18 and U-16 Puerto Rico National Team and has played with club teams Georgia Ice and Illinois Lightning Elite Platinum.

Sat. 26

Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) Prairie View A&M W, 71-51 n/a Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) Michigan L, 51-71 1,865 New Orleans W, 96-35 1,009

Tue. 29 DECEMBER Fri. 2 at 23/17 Green Bay L, 50-66 2,911 Sun. 4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 84-36 1,185 Wed. 7 at 3/3 NOTRE DAME L, 42-95 8,450 Sat. 10 Iona W, 93-44 1,155 Mon. 19 South Dakota State W, 59-51 1,137 Wed. 21 Vermont W, 71-60 4,000 (s) Sat. 31 at Toledo W, 69-60 3,725 JANUARY Tue. 3 at 14/12 LOUISVILLE L, 53-70 8,203 Sat. 7 SETON HALL W, 69-60 1,605 Tue. 10 VILLANOVA W, 51-50 CBS SN 1,104 Sun. 15 at ST. JOHN’S (MSG) W, 63-55 2,900 Tue. 17 19/17 GEORGETOWN L, 39-67 CBS SN 1,337 Sat. 21 PROVIDENCE L, 50-52 1,815 Sat. 28 at WEST VIRGINIA L, 32-53 2,515 FEBRUARY Wed. 1 CINCINNATI L, 52-64 1,352 Sat. 4 PITTSBURGH W, 72-48 2,273 Sun. 12 at RV/22 DE PAUL L, 59-71 ESPN2 4,001 (s) Tue. 14 USF L, 48-61 CBS SN 1,306 Sat. 18 at SYRACUSE L, 63-79 BETV 892 Tue. 21 at CINCINNATI L, 46-60 510 4/4 CONNECTICUT L, 45-85 3,609 Sat. 25 Mon. 27 at 24/20 RUTGERS L, 58-69 1,768 MARCH BIG EAST Championship, XL Center (Hartford, Conn.) Fri. 2 vs. No. 11 seed Cincinnati W, 54-51 BIGEAST.tv 8,071 Sat. 3 vs. No. 6 seed Rutgers L, 43-52 BETV 8,148 MSG - Madison Square Garden BIG EAST games in all CAPS

Plouffe (17) Simmons (23) Simmons (22) Butler (13) Plouffe (22) Simmons (14) Ojulu (21) Plouffe (15) Morse (19) Simmons (14) Plouffe (20) Plouffe (20) Ojulu (25) Morse (14) Simmons (17) Plouffe (20) Plouffe (16) Plouffe (18) Simmons (11) Plouffe (16) Plouffe (9) Plouffe (13) Morse (24) Plouffe (22) Morse (20) Morse (20) Butler (12) Plouffe (16) Morse (19) Young (17) Plouffe (15)

Sarina Simmons

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

NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH 2012-13 Roster

No. 11 44 22 4 3 24 32 23 21 15 34

Name Pos. Natalie Achonwa F Ariel Braker F Madison Cable G Skylar Diggins G Whitney Holloway G Hannah Huffman G Jewell Loyd G Michaela Mabrey G Kayla McBride G Kaila Turner G Markisha Wright F

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

Ht. 6-3 6-1 5-11 5-9 5-4 5-9 5-10 5-10 5-11 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) Diablo, Calif. (Carondelet) Lincolnwood, Ill. (Niles West) Belmar, N.J. (Manasquan) Erie, Pa. (Villa Maria Academy) Joliet, Ill. (Marian Catholic) Des Moines, Iowa (Des Moines East)

Head Coach: Muffet McGraw (Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) ’77) Associate Head Coach: Carol Owens (Northern Illinois ’90) Associate Coach: Beth Cunningham (Notre Dame ‘97) 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 (30 years) ....................................679-256 (.726) ND Record (25 years) ..........................................591-215 (.733) Lehigh Record (5 years) ......................................... 88-41 (.682) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (17 years) ......216-64 (.771) BIG EAST Tournament Record (17 appearances) . 21-17 (.553) BIG EAST Overall Record (17 years) ....................237-81 (.745) NCAA Record (19 appearances)............................. 37-18 (.673) WNIT Record (3 appearances) .................................. 3-6 (.333)

2012-13 News & Notes The BIG Picture

The Irish enter 2012-13 coming off a second consecutive trip to the NCAA national championship game, a BIG EAST Conference regular season title and a season that featured 22 school records. For the second-straight year, the Fighting Irish knocked off BIG EAST Championship winner Connecticut in the Final Four to reach the national title game. ND won a program-record 35 games were ranked in the top five in both major natoinal polls for all 19 weeks en route to picking up the school’s first outright regular season title. Notre Dame finished fifth in the country in attendance this season with an average of 8,571 fans.

Who’s Returning

The Fighting Irish will have two starters and eight veterans back, led by senior guard Skylar Diggins. A three-time AllAmerican and the reigning BIG EAST Player of the Year, Diggins heads into her final season already appearing among the top 10 on nine Fighting Irish statistical charts. Junior guard Kayla McBride returns after her first full season at Notre Dame, in which she averaged 11.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, while starting 36 times. McBride was a member of both the BIG EAST Championship and NCAA Raleigh Regional alltournament teams.

Who’s Gone

The Fighting Irish lost three starters in Natalie Novosel, Devereaux Peters and Brittany Mallory. Novosel averaged 15.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg and 2.0 apg. Peters averaged 11.8 ppg, 9.3 rpg and 2.3 bpg. Mallory added 5.8 ppg, 2.7 rpg and 2.3 apg. Novosel and Peters were two-time AllAmerica selections. Novosel, who started all 39 games last season, was a first-round draft pick by the Washington Mystics (eighth overall), while Peters was a firstround draft pick by the Minnesota Lynx (third overall). Last year, Peters was the only BIG EAST player to rank among the top 10 in the conference in three major defensive categories.

Storylines

Complementing Notre Dame’s returning core will be a group of three outstanding freshmen that collectively were ranked as the No. 3 incoming class in the nation by All-Star Girls Report. The incoming class is highlighted by Jewell Loyd, a consensus high school All-America selection and one of five finalists for the Naismith High School Player of the Year award in 2011-12, Loyd averaged 24.8 points, 11.9 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game during her prep career, adding 46 double-doubles in her final 62 high school games.

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NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH Newcomers

Hannah Huffman, G, Fr., 5-9 Diablo, Calif./Carondelet • Helped her high school to a combined record of 112-20 (.848), averaging 11.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.7 steals. • Helped team reach California Interscholastic Federation Division I (large school) state finals twice before falling to nation’s topranked team (2009 - Brea Olinda HS, 2010 - Mater Dei HS) and also made Division I state semifinals once (2011). Team also won two NorCal (Northern California) titles (2009, 2010) and three North Coast Section (NCS) titles (2009, 2010, 2012), while finishing as runners-up for both crowns in 2011. Won four East Bay Athletic League championships and posting a 55-1 league record in that time (2009-12). • 2012 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) honorable mention All-American, two-time Sporting News honorable mention All-American (2011, 2012), one of five finalists for 2012 ESPNHS/ Cal-Hi Sports California Miss Basketball honors and 2012 MaxPreps California Division II Player of the Year. Jewell Loyd, G, Fr., 5-10 Lincolnwood, Ill./Niles West • Member of 2010 USA Basketball Under-17 World Championship Team that went 8-0 and captured the gold medal at the inaugural FIBA U17 World Championships in Toulouse, France. Also participated in 2009 USA Basketball U16 National Team Trials. • One of five finalists for 2012 Naismith National High School Player of the Year award. • Consensus high school All-America selection in 2012, earning top honors from McDonald’s, Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), Parade Magazine and MaxPreps. • Collected Most Valuable Player honors at 2012 WBCA High School All-America Game after registering game highs of 18 points (6-10 FG) and eight rebounds. • Garnered 2012 Illinois Player of the Year accolades from ESPNChicago.com and Champaign News-Gazette. First runner-up for 2012 Illinois Miss Basketball honors. Michaela Mabrey, G, Fr., 5-10 Belmar, N.J./Manasquan • Scored 2,123 points in her prep career, ranking fourth all-time among players from the Shore Conference, and making her the first 2,000-point scorer from the Shore since 1993. • As a senior in 2011-12, averaged 17.0 ppg., 6.2 rpg., 5.4 apg. and 2.8 spg., while leading Manasquan to a 32-2 record, a No. 17 national ranking in the final USA Today Super 25 poll, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Group III state title and the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions crown (across all groups/classes). • Became one of only handful of New Jersey girls’ players ever to win two Tournament of Champions titles at different schools. • Member of 2012 USA Basketball Under-18 National Team that will compete in the FIBA Americas U18 Championship Aug. 15-19 in Gurabo, Puerto Rico. • 2012 McDonald’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) High School All-American.

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NOTRE DAmE FIGHTING IRISH 35-4 Overall (17-1 Home; 11-2 Away; 7-1 Neutral) 15-1 BIG EAST (7-1 Home; 7-0 Away) NOVEMBER Fri. 11 Preseason WNIT Akron W, 81-61 8,516 Diggins (21) Sun. 13 Preseason WNIT Indiana State W, 99-34 8,157 McBride (16) Thurs.17 Preseason WNIT Hartford W, 98-43 8,292 Diggins (22) Sun. 20 Preseason WNIT at 1/1 Baylor L, 81-94 CBS SN 9,477 Novosel (28) Fri. 25 Junkanoo Jam (Freeport, Bahamas) USC W, 80-58 271 Diggins (22) Sat. 26 Junkanoo Jam (Freeport, Bahamas) 7/6 Duke W, 56-54 435 Diggins (19) DECEMBER Fri. 2 Pennsylvania W, 69-38 8,463 Peters (16) Sun. 4 at Creighton W, 76-48 1,312 Achonwa (20) Wed. 7 MARQUETTE W, 95-42 8,450 McBride (19) Sat. 10 at 12/14 Purdue W, 66-38 8,992 Novosel (17) Sun. 18 8/7 Kentucky W, 92-83 ESPNU 9,149 (s) Novosel (23) Tue. 20 Central Florida W, 90-38 8,766 Diggins (14) Wed. 28 Longwood W, 92-26 9,149 (s) Peters (19) Fri. 30 at Mercer W, 128-42 2,387 Wright (24) JANUARY Wed. 4 at SETON HALL W, 74-36 637 Diggins, McBride (14) Sat. 7 2/2 CONNECTICUT W, 74-67 (OT) CBS 9,149 (s) Diggins (22) Tue. 10 at 18/17 GEORGETOWN W, 80-60 CBS SN 2,119 Diggins (22) Sat 14 at CINCINNATI W, 76-50 2,906 Novosel (21) Tue. 17 PITTSBURGH W, 120-44 8,600 Peters (20) Sat. 21 VILLANOVA W, 76-43 9,149 (s) Diggins (20) Mon. 23 7/9 Tennessee W, 72-44 ESPN2 9,149 (s) Diggins (27) Sat. 28 at ST. JOHN’S W, 71-56 BETV 1,808 Diggins (24) Tue. 31 at 13/14 RUTGERS W, 71-41 CBS SN 3,530 Diggins (18) FEBRUARY Sun. 5 RV/23 DE PAUL W, 90-70 ESPNU 9,149 (s) Novosel (21) Tue. 7 at SYRACUSE W, 74-55 998 Peters (21) Sun. 12 RV/RV WEST VIRGINIA L, 63-65 ESPNU 9,149 (s) Diggins (32) Tue. 14 PROVIDENCE W, 66-47 8,543 Diggins, Peters (19) Mon. 20 at 16/16 LOUISVILLE W, 68-52 ESPN 13,054 Diggins (21) Sat. 25 USF W, 80-68 9,149 (s) Novosel (32) Mon. 27 at 4/4 CONNECTICUT (XL) W, 72-59 ESPN2 15,132 Novosel (21) MARCH BIG EAST Championship, XL Center (Hartford, Conn.) Sun. 4 vs. No. 8 seed DePaul W, 69-54 ESPNU 8,362 Peters, Novosel (16) Mon. 5 vs. No. 5 seed West Virginia W, 73-45 ESPNU 8,731 Novosel (18) Tues. 6 at No. 3 seed Connecticut L, 54-63 ESPN2 9,227 Diggins (16) NCAA Championship Sun. 18 No. 16 seed Liberty^ W, 74-43 ESPN2 6,777 McBride (15) Tues. 20 No. 8 seed California^ W, 73-62 ESPN2 6,519 Novosel (28) Sun. 25 vs. No. 5 seed St. Bonaventure&W, 79-35 ESPN2 3,108 Novosel (16) Tues. 27 vs. No. 2 seed Maryland& W, 80-49 ESPN2 2,621 Diggins (22) APRIL Sun. 1 vs. No. 1 seed Connecticut* W, 83-75 (OT) ESPN 19,028 (s) Novosel (20) Tues. 3 vs. No. 1 seed Baylor* L, 61-80 ESPN 19.028 (s) Diggins (20) ^ - Notre Dame, Ind., & - Raleigh, N.C., * - Denver, Colo. XL - XL Center; BIG EAST games in all CAPS

Kayla McBride

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

PITTSBURGH PANTHERS 2012-13 Roster No. 23 44 1 24 13 12 33 34 25 3 0 51 22

Name Ashlee Anderson Marvadene Anderson Loliya Briggs Brianna Brizzi Marquel Davis Abby Dowd Kyra Dunn Chyna Golden Brittany Gordon Brianna Kiesel Asia Logan Cora McManus Krista Pettepier

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

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

Ht. 5-9 6-11 5-11 5-6 5-9 5-9 6-2 6-2 5-8 5-6 6-0 6-0 6-3

Hometown/Previous School Chicago, Ill./Whitney M. Young Magnet Clarendon, Jamaica/Rutgers Prep (NJ) Gainesville, Fla./Potter’s House Christian Academy Warrenton, Va./Fauquier Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford Tipp City, Ohio/University at Buffalo Sacramento, Calif./Sacramento Neptune, N.J./Neptune South Charleston, W.Va./South Charleston Utica, N.Y./Thomas R. Proctor Baltimore, Md./Digital Harbor Seattle, Wash./Garfield Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny

Head Coach: Agnus Berenato (Mount St. Mary’s ’80) Associate Head Coach: Patty Coyle (Rutgers ‘82) Assistant Coaches: 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 (28 years) ....................................435-392 (.526) Pitt Record (9 years) ...........................................152-128 (.543) Georgia Tech Record (15 years) .........................223-209 (.516) Rider Record (4 years) ........................................... 60-55 (.622) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (9 years) ......... 58-86 (.403) BIG EAST Tournament Record (8 appearances) ....... 6-8 (.429) BIG EAST Overall Record (9 years) ....................... 64-94 (.405) NCAA Record (5 appearances)................................... 5-5 (.500) WNIT Record (5 appearances) .................................. 8-4 (.667)

2012-13 News & Notes The BIG Picture

The Panthers have three freshmen coming in to help the team climb back to the top of the standings. After losing close games in 2011-12, including an overtime defeat by then-No. 20/19 Louisville, the Panthers showed promise in the final game of the season, having an upset thwarted in the final seconds of the BIG EAST Championship first round. Joining Pitt’s roster is a 6-11 center, Marvadene Anderson, who is the highest scorer in Rutgers Prep history. She joins the 2012 Mountain State Athletic Conference Player of the Year Brittany Gordon and an IA All-Distric honoree, Krista Pettepier.

Who’s Returning

BIG EAST All-Freshman team selection Briana Kiesel returns to the court after leading the Panthers last year with 13.6 points per game. She started all 30 games, leading the team in assists (89) and free throws made (106). The secondleading scorer, Ashlee Anderson, returns as well, after chipping in 10.6 points per game and 5.6 rebounds per game.

Who’s Gone

Pitt loses leading rebounder Leeza Burdgess, who grabbed 7.2 boards per game last season. Burdgess played in 29 games, averaging 6.3 ppg in 26 minutes per game. She had a .442 field goal percentage and added 23 blocks.

Storylines

After a winless conference season, the Panthers showed improvement in the BIG EAST Championship first round as they came within seconds of knocking off No. 9 seed USF and lost by one point. Freshman Brianna Kiesel led the Panthers with 24 points. The guard scored 15 points in the second half as Pitt overcame a 21-point deficit. Kiesel’s 24 points marked the first year player’s seventh game with 20 or more points.

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PITTSBURGH PANTHERS Newcomers

Marvadene “Bubbles” Anderson, C, Fr., 6-11 Clarendon, Jamaica/Rutgers Prep • Played for three years at Rutgers Prep in Somerset, N.J. • Closed her scholastic career with the highest scoring average (20.5 points per game) in Rutgers Prep history. • Following the season, she was named a New Jersey All-Prep First Team selection. • Recognized as the world’s tallest teenage girl. Brittany Gordon, G, Fr., 5-8 South Charleston, W.Va./South Charleston • Helped lead the Black Eagles to a 21-4 record her senior year and a 25-2 mark in both her junior and sophomore campaigns. • All three years ended with conference, regional and sectional crowns. • Twice (2010, 2011), helped direct SC to a state title game appearance. • Tabbed the 2012 Mountain State Athletic Conference (MSAC) Player of the Year and the 2012 Daily Mail Kanawha Valley Player of the Year. • Averaged 23.5 points, 3.7 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game last season. • Two-time Class AAA All-State First Team selection. • Paced both the conference and the state in scoring the past two seasons. • Earned All-MSAC honors three-straight seasons, including twice earning a first team nod. • Compiled 1,863 points over her entire prep career and helped her squads achieve an 88-14 overall mark. Krista Pettepier, F, Fr., 6-3 Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny • Earned 2012 IA All-District honors. • Named a 2012 All-State Third Team honoree. • Selected to compete in the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association All-Star game. • Blocked a shot in the closing seconds against rival Southeast Polk to help send the Hawkettes to the Iowa 4-A state final in early March.

PITTSBuRGH PANTHERS 8-22 Overall (6-11 Home; 0-10 Away; 2-1 Neutral) 0-16 BIG EAST (0-8 Home; 0-8 Away) NOVEMBER Sat. 12 Tue. 15 Fri. 18 Sun. 20 Sat. 26 Tue. 29 DECEMBER Fri. 2 at Sun. 4 at Wed. 7 Sat. 10 Tue. 20 Wed. 21 Wed. 28 Sat. 31 JANUARY Tue. 3 at Sat. 7 Tue. 10 Sat 14 at Tue. 17 at Sat. 21 Sat. 28 at Tue. 31 FEBRUARY Sat. 4 at Sat. 11 at Tue. 14 (22) Sat. 18 at Tue. 21 (15) Sat. 25 Mon. 27 at MARCH Fri. 2 vs.

Hampton St. Francis (Pa.) Loyola (Md.) Central Michigan Drexel Mount St. Mary’s

L, 37-60 W, 78-50 W, 65-59 W, 77-70 L, 50-71 W, 58-45

1,637 1,537 5,031 1,491 1,580 1,530

Logan (12) Anderson (29) Davis (17) Davis (26) Davis (19) Anderson (13)

High Point L, 75-82 7/6 Duke L, 43-96 19/20 GEORGETOWN L, 54-82 Valparaiso W, 65-56 Caribbean Classic (Cancun, Mexico) Indiana W, 77-72 (OT) Caribbean Classic (Cancun, Mexico) Michigan State W, 64-54 Duquesne L, 57-70 Lafayette W, 74-69 (OT)

908 4,428 1,750 1,542

Kiesel (23) Kiesel (12) Logan (15) Davis (17)

250

Kiesel (23)

225 2,264 1,531

Kiesel (16) Anderson (16) Kiesel (15)

VILLANOVA SYRACUSE 8/9 RUTGERS 21/19 DE PAUL 2/2 NOTRE DAME WEST VIRGINIA PROVIDENCE ST. JOHN’S

L, L, L, L, L, L, L, L,

437 1,738 1,009 3,451 8,600 2,868 403 1,726

Kiesel (26) Anderson (14) Logan (10) Dowd (23) Anderson (14) Anderson (16) Kiesel (17) Anderson (19)

MARQUETTE CINCINNATI 20/19 LOUISVILLE

L, 48-72 L, 57-62 L, 66-71 (OT)

2,273 1,325 1,555

Anderson (13) Anderson (15) Kiesel, Anderson

USF 4/4 CONNECTICUT

L, 50-62 L, 37-86

679 2,095

Kiesel (13) Kiesel

62-70 60-83 39-63 83-86 44-120 43-54 50-66 51-66

BETV

SETON HALL L, 39-63 2,814 Anderson (11) RV/RV WEST VIRGINIA L, 42-60 CBS SN 2,362 Kiesel (21) BIG EAST Championship, XL Center (Hartford, Conn.) No. 9 seed USF L, 59-60 BIGEAST.tv 7,910 Kiesel (24)

BIG EAST games in all CAPS

Ashlee Anderson

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

PROVIDENCE FRIARS 2012-13 Roster

No. 15 33 42 30 10 12 13 20

Name Chanise Baldwin Brianna Edwards Alexis Harris Evi Iiskola Danielle Pearson Symone Roberts Tori Rule Lexi Sells

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

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

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

Hometown/Previous School Pontiac, Mich./Detroit Martin Luther King Minneapolis, Minn./North Community Detroit, Mich./Renaissance Espoo, Finland/Makelanrinne Brooklyn, N.Y./Thomas Jefferson New Britain, Conn./New Britain Minneapolis, Minn./Minneapolis South Attleboro, Mass./Bishop Feehan

Head Coach: Susan Robinson Fruchtl (Penn State ‘92) Assistant Coaches: Dan Durkin (Mount St. Mary’s ‘75), Kristeena Alexander (George Washington ‘00), Dario Hernandez (Shaw ‘10) Director of Operations: Jen Wasson (Mobile ‘08)

Susan Robinson Fruchtl Career Record (five years) ..................................... 74-83 (.471) PC Record (first year)........................................................... 0-0 Saint Francis (Pa.) (five years) .............................. 74-83 (.471) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (first year) .................... 0-0 BIG EAST Tournament Record (first year) .......................... 0-0 BIG EAST Overall Record (first year) .................................. 0-0 NCAA Record (n/a) ............................................................... n/a WNIT Record (n/a) .............................................................. n/a

2012-13 News & Notes The BIG Picture

The Friars will embark on a new era under the direction of firstyear Head Coach Susan Robinson Fruchtl. Robinson Fruchtl was named Head Coach on April 9, 2012, replacing Phil Seymore, who resigned in March 2012. Last season, the Friars got off to a respectable 4-4 start in BIG EAST Conference regular-season play, including wins over #20/18 DePaul and West Virginia. However, the Friars were tripped up down the stretch, finishing out the last eight games with a 1-7 mark. At season’s end, the Friars had compiled a 5-11 BIG EAST record.

Who’s Returning

Providence returns six letter winners. Symone Roberts, Brianna Edwards, Chanise Baldwin and Danielle Pearson saw some time in the starting lineup, but in nine games or fewer. Senior Symone Roberts is the team’s leading returning scorer from a season ago. Roberts finished third in scoring last season with 8.2 points per game.

Who’s Gone

The Friars will look to fill the void left by the departed seniors Teya Wright, Rachel Barnes and Lola Wells. Wright and Barnes finished atop the statistics in scoring, with 12.3 points and 10.7 points per game, respectively. Wright also hauled in a team-best 8.9 rebounds per game and led the BIG EAST Conference with 13 double-doubles.

Storylines

Providence will open the doors to the newly-renovated Alumni Hall/Mullaney Gymnasium. Over the summer, the facility underwent a complete overhaul, including new seating, scoreboard, air conditioning, lighting sound system, video boards, control room, media work area, etc.

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PROVIDENCE FRIARS Newcomers

Evi Iiskola, F, Fr., 6-0 Espoo, Finland/Makelanrinne • Member of the National Team (Finland) (2011-12), U-18 National Team (2010-11) and U-16 National Team (2008-09). • Played for club team Tapiolan Honka (2000-12) and Espoo Women’s League Team (2008-12). • Played 17 games last season for National Team and averaged 4.5 points/1.8 rebounds. • In nine games with the U-18 Team in her most recent season on the roster she averaged 30 minutes, 15.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. • She has competed in 102 international games during her career. • In 24 games with Espoo this season, she averaged 9.0 points and 6.3 rebounds. Lexi Sells, G/F, Fr., 5-10 Attleboro, Mass./Bishop Feehan • Attended LaSalle Academy - 2008-09 and attended Bishop Feehan from 2009-12. • On the Top-100 ESPN Hoopgurlz list. • Boston Herald All-State Selection • Earned a spot on the Gym Rat All-Star Team. • Selected to the Providence Journal All-Scholastic Team. • Named both a Sun Chronicle All-Star and EAC All-Star.

PROvIDENCE FRIARS 13-17 Overall (8-6 Home; 4-10 Away; 1-1 Neutral) 5-11 BIG EAST (4-4 Home; 1-7 Away) NOVEMBER Fri. 11 at Boston University L, 65-62 475 Wright (21) Mon. 14 Virginia L, 38-55 270 Wright, Roberts (10) Wed. 16 at Rhode Island L, 43-52 373 Wright (12) Fri. 18 Harvard W, 71-60 241 Barnes (22) Tue. 22 at Oakland W, 51-50 (OT) 535 Wright (20) Sat. 26 Dartmouth W, 63-48 231 Barnes (13) DECEMBER Sat. 3 Brown BEAR Basketball Classic (Providence, R.I.) vs. Fairfield W, 75-43 619 Wright (25) Sun. 4 Brown BEAR Basketball Classic (Providence, R.I.) at Brown L, 57-70 626 Cropper (16) Wed. 7 VILLANOVA L, 42-69 290 Wright (17) Fri. 9 at Massachusetts W, 66-45 364 Wright (17) 21/23 Delaware L, 47-68 Cox Sports 187 Barnes (13) Mon. 19 Thu. 22 Clemson W, 73-63 1,023 Barnes (17) Wed. 28 at Akron W, 78-65 444 Cropper (16) Sat. 31 Hartford W, 63-46 344 Roberts (18) JANUARY Wed. 4 at ST. JOHN’S L, 41-57 623 Barnes (15) Sat. 7 20/18 DE PAUL W, 60-52 321 Wright (19) Tue. 10 at 3/3 CONNECTICUT (XL) L, 35-96 8,381 Okafor (9) Sat. 14 WEST VIRGINIA W, 51-48 254 Barnes (19) Wed. 18 at 18/15 LOUISVILLE L, 48-64 7,987 Cropper (14) Sat. 21 at MARQUETTE W, 52-50 1.815 Wright (18) Sat. 28 PITTSBURGH W, 66-50 403 Barnes (15) Tue. 31 SYRACUSE L, 54-80 382 Wright (15) FEBRUARY Sat. 4 at VILLANOVA L, 53-59 BETV 1,017 Wright (21) Tue. 7 CINCINNATI L, 56-60 203 Cropper (14) Sat. 11 SETON HALL W, 62-47 603 Barnes (14) Tue. 14 at 4/4 NOTRE DAME L, 47-66 8,543 Barnes (16) Sat. 18 at 15/14 GEORGETOWN L, 39-66 1,421 Wright (7) Sat. 25 24/20 RUTGERS L, 47-68 503 Barnes (12) Mon. 27 at USF L, 56-64 (OT) 604 Roberts, Barnes (15) MARCH BIG EAST Championship, XL Center (Hartford, Conn.) Fri. 2 vs. No. 12 seed Syracuse L, 47-57 BIGEAST.tv 7,910 Roberts (12) BIG EAST games in all CAPS Cox Sports - Local Cable in R.I./Conn.

Chanise Baldwin

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

RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS 2012-13 Roster No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. 22 Alexis Burke* F Jr. 5-11 43 Ariel Butts F/C Fr. 6-3 25 Briyona Canty G So. 5-9 2 Kahleah Copper G Fr. 6-1 15 Syessence Davis G So. 5-7 20 Christa Evans C So. 6-3 1 Rachel Hollivay F Fr. 6-4 44 Betnijah Laney G/F So. 6-0 10 Brittany Lapidus G Sr. 5-7 52 Chelsey Lee F R-Sr. 6-2 34 Monique Oliver F/C Sr. 6-2 5 Precious Person G Fr. 6-1 24 Shakena Richardson G So. 5-4 3 Erica Wheeler G Sr. 5-7 * sitting out 2012-13 season due to NCAA transfer rules

Hometown/Previous School Bainbridge, Ga./Bainbridge Columbus, Ga./Carver Willingboro, N.J./Trenton Catholic Philadelphia, Pa./Prep Charter Neptune, N.J./Neptune Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial Columbus, Miss./Heritage Academy Clayton, Del./Smyrna Marlboro, N.J./Marlboro Miami, Fla./ Parkway Academy Las Vegas, Nev./Long Beach (Calif.) Polytechnic Jonesboro, Ga./Charles Drew Neptune, N.J./Neptune Miami, Fla./Parkway Academy

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

C. Vivian Stringer

Career Record (41 years) ....................................885-318 (.735) Rutgers Record (17 years) ..................................353-179 (.663) Iowa Record (12 years) ........................................269-84 (.762) Cheyney State Record (12 years) .........................251-51 (.831) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (17 years) ......194-85 (.695) BIG EAST Tournament Record (17 appearances) . 23-16 (.590) BIG EAST Overall Record (17 years) ..................217-101 (.682) NCAA Record (25 appearances)............................. 42-25 (.627) WNIT Record (0 appearances) ............................................ n/a

2012-13 News & Notes The BIG Picture

Rutgers advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 10th-straight season and made its 14th appearance under head coach C. Vivian Stringer in 17 seasons. RU was one of only nine teams to qualify for the NCAA Tournament in each of the last 10 seasons. Rutgers returned to the national polls last season, starting the season No. 16 in the Associated Press poll and No. 17 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll. The Scarlet Knights ranked as high as seventh in the AP poll and eighth in the USA Today Coaches poll.

Who’s Returning

Rutgers returns three starters, including redshirt-senior Chelsey Lee who missed the 2011-12 season due to a shoulder injury. The Scarlet Knights also return senior Monique Oliver, who played in 32 games last year, averaging 11.8 ppg and 7.3 rpg. She was third in the BIG EAST with 1.8 bpg. Classmate Erica Wheeler averaged 8.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg and 1.6 spg in 32 games last season for the Scarlet Knights.

Who’s Gone

The Scarlet Knights lose two productive starters who ended their careers with All-BIG EAST honors. Khadijha Rushdan was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team and April Sykes to the Second Team. Rushdan averaged 13.1 ppg and 5.9 rpg. Sykes chipped in 12.9 ppg and 5.6 rebounds per game. RU also loses Nikki Speed, who played in all 32 games and started 20, and Jaymee Tucker, who saw action in 14 games.

Storylines

Rutgers posted a 10-win home schedule, marking the 10thstraight year that RU has had 10 or more wins at the RAC. Stringer posted her 32nd 20-win season, second-most all-time. She has topped the 20-win mark in 13 of the last 15 seasons. Rutgers had four Scarlet Knights receive conference honors, the most since the 2007-08 season, which also had four players earn conference honors.

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20 Final Four appearances

RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS Newcomers

RuTGERS SCARlET kNIGHTS

22-10 Overall (12-3 Home; 6-6 Away; 4-1 Neutral) Alexis Burke, F, Jr., 5-11 10-6 BIG EAST (6-2 Home; 4-4 Away) Bainbridge, Ga./Bainbridge NOVEMBER (transfer from Illinois – must sit out 2012-13 season) Sun. 13 California W, 73-70 2,615 • Appeared in 61 games during her two seasons at the Illinois. Wed. 16 Boston College W, 74-58 1,819 W, 61-48 890 • Last year, averaged 6.9 points and 2.9 rebounds in 17.9 minutes Sat. 19 at La Salle Tue. 22 Lehigh W, 68-40 1,382 per game, collecting 12 assists, 12 blocks and 18 steals on the year. Fri. 25 San Juan Shootout (San Juan, Puerto Rico) RV/25 Georgia Tech W, 59-40 n/a • Ranked No. 50 nationally and the 11th-best small forward by Sat. 26 San Juan Shootout (San Juan, Puerto Rico) ESPNU HoopGurlz coming out of Bainbridge High School. Arizona State W, 59-52 156 Temple W, 71-50 1,873 • Named Georgia Class 4A Player of the Year, first team All-State Wed. 30 DECEMBER and Region Player of the Year, leading her squad to a 25-4 record Fri. 2 vs. Florida W, 63-49 FS Florida 581 Mon. 5 at 9/9 Miami L, 81-92 (2OT) 1,976 as a senior. Ariel Butts, F/C, Fr., 6-3 Columbus, Ga./Carver • Averaged a triple-double during her junior season – 20 points, 18 rebounds and 10 blocks per contest. • Ranked 75th overall by ESPNU HoopGurlz Top-100 and the ninthbest post player in the country. Kahleah Copper, G, Fr., 6-1 Philadelphia, Pa./Prep Charter • Played club basketball with the NYC Gauchos, joining current Scarlet Knights Briyona Canty and Betnijah Laney. • No. 17 overall ranked player and the fifth-ranked wing player. • Helped the Huskies to a Public League Championship last season. • In the championship game, scored a game-high 19 points and pulled down 17 boards to earn MVP. Rachel Hollivay, F, Fr., 6-4 Columbus, Miss./Heritage Academy • The No. 2 ranked post player and the eighth-rated recruit overall by ESPNU HoopGurlz. • Played two seasons at New Hope High School and her final two seasons at Heritage Academy. • In her sophomore season at New Hope, helped the Trojans to their first district championship in 18 years, averaging 13.0 points per game for the black and gold. • Invited to Colorado Springs twice for the U16 and U17 National Team Trials. • Rated No. 11 in the country by Dan Oldson’s Collegiate Girls Reports. Precious Person, G, Fr., 6-1 Jonesboro, Ga./Charles Drew • Ranked No. 69 overall by ESPNU HoopGurlz and 28th guard. • The first player from her high school, Charles Drew, to sign a college scholarship, after helping the Lady Titans to the school’s first Region 4-AAA Championship and a state playoff berth.

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Oliver, Laney (18) Oliver,Rushdan (15) Rushdan (20) Rushdan (16)

Thu. 8 Fordham W, 68-48 1,551 Tue. 13 6/8 Tennessee L, 61-67 ESPN 6,368 Sun. 18 Iona W, 62-29 2,177 Fri. 30 at George Washington W, 75-54 636 JANUARY Tue. 3 SYRACUSE W, 55-44 CBS SN 1,391 Sat. 7 CINCINNATI W, 58-47 BETV 2,508 Tue. 10 at PITTSBURGH W, 63-39 1,009 Sat. 14 16/15 LOUISVILLE W, 71-68 (OT) 3,191 Tue. 17 at St. JOHN’S L, 57-63 CBS SN 942 Sat. 21 at USF W, 72-66 1,022 (s) Tue. 24 23/19 DE PAUL W, 65-64 CBS SN 1,463 Sun. 29 at 20/18 GEORGETOWN L, 36-54 ESPNU 2,211 Tue. 31 2/2 NOTRE DAME L, 41-71 CBS SN 3,530 FEBRUARY Sat. 4 at 3/3 CONNECTICUT (GP) L, 34-66 9,882 Sun. 12 RV/RV ST. JOHN’S L, 52-61 ESPN2 3,459 Wed. 15 at RV/RV WEST VIRGINIA L, 50-60 1,634 Sun. 18 at VILLANOVA W, 61-52 1,323 Tue. 21 SETON HALL W, 62-39 2,019 Sat. 25 at PROVIDENCE W, 68-47 503 Mon. 27 MARQUETTE W, 69-58 1,768 MARCH BIG EAST Championship, XL Center (Hartford, Conn.) Sat. 3 vs. No. 14 seed Marquette W, 52-43 BETV 8,148 Sun. 4 at No. 3 seed Connecticut L, 34-49 ESPNU 8,661 NCAA Championship Sat. 18 vs. No. 11 seed Gonzaga^ L, 73-86 ESPN2 5,680 ^ - Spokane, Wash. GP - Gampel Pavilion; BIG EAST games in all CAPS

Sykes (16) Syles (14) Sykes (19) Wheeler (15) Oliver (23) Rushdan (16) Sykes (27) Sykes (18) Oliver (23) Sykes (14) Oliver (15) Sykes (11) Wheeler (23) Rushdan (16) Sykes (23) Rushdan (20) Sykes (13) Oliver (17) Oliver (15) Rushdan (17) Oliver (14) Sykes (20) Sykes (17) Rushdan (21) Sykes (20) Oliver (23) Wheeler (13) Wheeler (28)

Monique Oliver

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

ST. JOHN’S RED STORM 2012-13 Roster

No. 15 12 1 3 32 20 5 22 24 11 35 2 33

Name Jennifer Blanding Briana Brown Cedrica Gibson Aliyyah Handford Mallory Jones Keylantra Langley Nadirah McKenith Eugeneia McPherson Mary Nwachukwu Ashley Perez Shenneika Smith Amber Thompson Sandra Udobi-Ofogu

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

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

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

Hometown/Previous School Brooklyn, N.Y./Notre Dame Prep Norwalk, Conn./King Low Heywood Thomas Greensboro, N.C./Thomasville Prep Newark, N.J./Shabazz 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 Manchester, Conn./Manchester Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Michael Academy Newark, N.J./University High Delta State, Nigeria/Life Center Academy

Head Coach: Joe Tartamella (James Madison ‘01) Assistant Coaches: Angel Elderkin (Southern Maine ‘99), Jonath Nicholas (Trinity ‘99), Priscilla Edwards (St. Bonaventure ‘08) Director of Basketball Operations: Veronica Mullen (Adelphi ‘03)

Joe Tartamella

Career Record (first year) ......................................................... STJ Record (first year) .............................................................. BIG EAST Regular Season Record (first year) ......................... BIG EAST Tournament Record (first year) ............................... BIG EAST Overall Record (first year) ....................................... NCAA Record (n/a) .................................................................... WNIT Record (n/a) ...................................................................

2012-13 News & Notes The BIG Picture

Under the direction of first-year head coach Joe Tartamella, the 2012-13 Red Storm squad returns four starters, seven letterwinners and 79 percent of its scoring from the 2011-12 team that posted a 24-10 overall record and advanced to the program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.

Who’s Returning

The Red Storm’s senior class is led by point guard Nadirah McKenith, a 2011-12 All-BIG EAST second team selection and three-time Nancy Lieberman Award Watch list honoree, guard Shenneika Smith, a 201112 All-BIG EAST first team and BIG EAST All-Tournament team selection and guard Eugeneia McPherson, who emerged during her sophomore year as one of the best sixth-men in the conference and moved up to a starting position in 2011-12. Smith and McKenith were also WBCA All-Region honorees.

Who’s Gone

The Red Storm will lose the talents of forward Da’Shena Stevens, one of the most decorated student-athletes in program history. For her career, Stevens totaled 1,515 points, 815 rebounds and landed herself in six of St. John’s top-five records listings. Stevens was a two-time WBCA All-Region selection and three-time all-BIG EAST honoree as well as the 2009 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year and 2012 BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award winner.

Storylines

Shenneika Smith and Eugeneia McPherson were the Red Storm’s top three scorers in 2011-12, averaging 12.1 points per game and 35.4 points per game collectively. Smith, also named the 2012 All-Metropolitan Basketball Writers’ Association Player of the Year, led the way with 12.5 points, 6.4 rebounds per game. Also returning is Amber Thompson, a 2012 BIG EAST All-Rookie selection, and Mary Nwachukwu at the post position.

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ST. JOHN’S RED STORM Newcomers

ST. JOHN’S RED STORm

24-10 Overall (13-3 Home; 8-4 Away; 3-3 Neutral) Cedrica Gibson, G, Fr., 5-7 13-3 BIG EAST (6-1 Home; 7-1 Away) Greensboro, N.C./Thomasville Prep NOVEMBER • Led Oak Ridge Military Academy in scoring with an average of Sat. 12 St. Bonaventure L, 58-64 1,306 La Salle W, 66-45 687 11.6 points, 7.2 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 3.4 steals per game as a Wed. 16 Fri. 18 at Hofstra L, 82-93 1,309 junior in 2010-11. Tue. 22 Wagner W, 54-34 553 Junkanoo Jam (Freeport, Bahamas) • Recorded 166 assists to help Oak Ridge to its No. 10 state rating Fri. 25 Iowa L, 52-60 258 in 2010-11. Sat. 26 Junkanoo Jam (Freeport, Bahamas) Aliyyah Handford, G, Fr., 5-9 Newark, N.J./Shabazz • Rated No. 9 at her position by ESPN HoopGurlz, No. 55 nationally. • 2011-12 First team All-New Jersey selection. • Finished high school career with 1,650 points, 600 rebounds and a record of 125-7. • Helped Shabazz win four Essex County Tournament titles while leading the team in scoring, three Group 2 championships and a Group 3 crown. • Averaged 16.3 points, 4.3 assists, 4.2 steals and 4.1 rebounds per game in 2011-12. • Voted Essex County Player of the Year by NJ.com. Ashley Perez, G, Fr., 5-9 Manchester, Conn./Manchester • All-time leading scorer at Manchester High School (1,436 points through 2011). • In 2010-11, led the state of Connecticut with 24.3 points per game. • As a senior, averaged 23.8 points and 9.8 rebounds per game and helped lead Manchester to a 23-5 record, No. 2 in the state of Connecticut. • Four-time CCC North Division All-Conference honoree (2008-12). Sandra Udobi-Ofogu, F, Fr., 6-2 Delta State, Nigeria/Life Center Academy • Rated No. 30 in her class by Blue Star Basketball, No. 39 on All Star Girls Basketball Report, No. 74 on ESPN HoopGurlz Top 100 Players. • Played club ball for Philadelphia Belles. • Attended Nike Junior Nationals in July 2011 where she was named to the Pool A All-Star team. • Selected to play with the Nigerian U-19 team for the 2011 FIBA World Championships in Chile. • As a junior at Life Center Academy she averaged 21.7 points and 10.9 rebounds per game in just 10 contests.

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Wed. 30 DECEMBER Sun. 4 Wed. 7 at Sun. 11 vs. Sat. 17 Sun. 18

Smith (18)

Temple

W, 59-53

n/a

Howard

W, 63-48

1,009

McKenith, McPherson (13) McPherson (16)

743 4,001

Thompson (19) McPherson (18)

5,486

McPherson (23)

533

McPherson (20)

Hartford W, 70-45 19/20 DE PAUL L, 52-69 Maggie Dixon Classic (New York, N.Y.) 1/1 Baylor (MSG) L, 59-73 ESPNU St. John’s Christmas Classic (Queens, N.Y.) Prairie View W, 66-50 St. John’s Christmas Classic (Queens, N.Y.) Memphis W, 64-60 at Harvard L, 56-63 Boston University W, 75-38

Thu. 22 Sat. 31 JANUARY Wed. 4 Sun. 8 Wed. 11 at Sun. 15 Tue. 17 Sat. 21 at Sat. 28 Tue. 31 at FEBRUARY Sat. 4 at Wed. 8 Sun. 12 at Sat. 18 at Tue. 21 Sat. 25 Mon. 27 at

McPherson (14) McKenith (26) McPherson (22) Smith (16)

PROVIDENCE 14/12 LOUISVILLE SYRACUSE MARQUETTE (MSG) 8/9 RUTGERS CINCINNATI 2/2 NOTRE DAME PITTSBURGH

W, 57-41 W, 72-64 W. 70-58 L, 55-63 W, 62-57 W, 51-34 L, 56-71 W, 66-51

SETON HALL USF 17/16 RUTGERS 2/2 CONNECTICUT (GP) RV/RV WEST VIRGINIA VILLANOVA 15/13 GEORGETOWN

W, W, W, W, W, W, W,

ESPNU CBS SN BETV

628 Smith (18) 527 McPherson (14) 408 McPherson, Smith (15) 623 Smith (18) 652 McPherson (16) 811 Smith (17) 2,900 Smith (13) 942 McPherson (17) 426 Smith (11) 1,808 Stevens, Smith (10) 1,726 Stevens (19)

55-25 67-57 61-52 57-56 63-54 69-49 54-45

547 Smith (15) 5,018 Stevens (17) ESPN2 3,459 McKenith (18) 9,552 Stevens, McKenith (15) CBS SN 1,307 McKenith (26) 1,047 Stevens (21) 307 Stevens, Smith, Brown (12) MARCH BIG EAST Championship, XL Center (Hartford, Conn.) Sun. 4 vs. No. 7 seed Louisville W, 68-61 (OT) BETV 8,661 Smith (24) Mon. 5 vs. No. 3 seed Connecticut L, 43-74 ESPNU 8,731 McKenith (10) NCAA Championship Sun. 18 vs. No. 14 seed Creighton^ W, 69-67 ESPN2 5,090 McKenith (21) Tues. 20 at No. 6 seed Oklahoma^ W, 74-70 ESPN2 4,789 McPherson (21) Sat. 24 vs. No. 2 seed Duke& L, 47-74 ESPN 3,754 Stevens (19) ^ - Norman, Okla., & - Fresno, Calif. GP - Gampel Pavilion; MSG - Madison Square Garden; BIG EAST games in all CAPS

Nadirah McKenith

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

SETON HALL PIRATES 2012-13 Roster No. 5 0 3 22 31 34 44 55 13 24 2 1 11 15

Name Pos. Alexis Brown So. Sidney Cook Fr. Chizoba Ekedigwe So. Terry Green Sr. Shannise Heady Fr. Nicosia Henry Jr. Janee Johnson Jr. Jazzmine Johnson Jr. Breanna Jones Sr. Alexandra Maseko Sr. Jasmine McCall Fr. Brittany Morris Sr. Tabatha Richardson-SmithFr. Ka-Deidre Simmons R-So. Elaine Swaby Jr. Brittany Webb Jr.

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

Ht. 5-8 6-2 6-5 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-1 5-8 6-0 6-2 5-9 5-6 6-0 5-8 6-1 6-4

Hometown/Previous School Jacksonville, Fla./Potter’s House Christian Academy Parkton, N.C./South View Laurel, Md./St. Vincent Pallotti Brentwood, N.Y./Holy Trinity Hazel Crest, Ill./Hazel Crest Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook Matthews, N.C./Providence Day/Gulf Coast CC Glen Dale, Md./Ridge View (S.C.) Springfield, Va./Episcopal/Hampton Harare, Zimbabwe/Arundel Secondary School Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan Raleigh, N.C./Broughton Bay City, Texas/Bay City Newark, N.J./Malcolm X. Shabazz Paterson, N.J./John F. Kennedy New York, N.Y./St. Michael/ASA (Brooklyn)

Head Coach: Anne Donovan (Old Dominion ‘83) Assistant Coaches: Ty Grace (New Haven ’99), Bett Shebley (Greensboro ‘06), Catherine Proto (Springfield ’01), Director of Basketball Operations: David Kim (Wake Forest ’03) Coordinator of Operations: Nanna Rivers (N.C. State ‘04)

Anne Donovan

Career Record (5 years) ......................................... 49-95 (.340) SHU Record (2 years) ............................................. 16-44 (.267) East Carolina Record (3 years) .............................. 33-51 (.393) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (2 years) ........... 2-30 (.063) BIG EAST Tournament Record (2 appearances) ....... 0-2 (.000) BIG EAST Overall Record (2 years) ......................... 2-32 (.059) NCAA Record ......................................................................... n/a WNIT Record ........................................................................ n/a

2012-13 News & Notes The BIG Picture

Head Coach Anne Donovan enters her third year at the helm with a mix of veteran leadership and new talent that could take Seton Hall to the next level. As the No. 15 seed, the Pirates lost a close BIG EAST Championship first round game, almost staging an upset before losing to No. 10 Villanova by a point in a 61-60 loss. The team will look to pick up its first postseason win under Donovan this year.

Who’s Returning

The Pirates bring back a trio of seniors in Terry Green, Alexandra Maseko and Brittany Morris. Green and Morris come into the season ranked sixth (102) and eighth (99) respectively on the career 3-pointers made list. They both have an outside chance of breaking the record of 156 in their final campaigns. The Pirates will get back 2011 All-BIG EAST Freshman selection KaDeidre Simmons back after she missed the 2011-12 campaign while recovering from a knee injury.

Who’s Gone

There were two starters lost to graduation for the Pirates: Tajay Ashmeade and Jasmine Crew. Crew started all 31 games, leading the team with 18.6 ppg, 41 steals, 101 assists and an .843 free throw percentage. Ashmeade led the Pirates on the boards last season, averaging 8.8 rebound per game. She also had a team-high 31 blocks and led the team in field goal percentage (.459).

Storylines

Seton Hall welcomes six new players into the fold for the 2012-13 season. The bevy of newcomers includes four freshmen and a pair of junior college transfers. Forward Sidney Cook highlights the recruiting class. Cook was invited to USA Basketball U17 National Team Trials in 2010.

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SETON HALL PIRATES Newcomers

SETON HAll PIRATES

8-23 Overall (3-12 Home; 3-9 Away; 2-2 Neutral) Sidney Cook, F, Fr., 6-2 Parkton, N.C./South View 1-15 BIG EAST (0-8 Home; 1-7 Away) • Rated #63 player in the nation by All-Star Girls Basketball Report; NOVEMBER 17th best forward and 84th overall by ESPN Hoop Gurlz. Fri. 11 Florida Gulf Coast W, 57-51 631 Sun. 13 at Army W, 53-50 212 • Named AP All-State following senior season. W, 61-38 364 • Compiled more than 1,000 points at South View High School in Wed. 16 at New Hampshire Sun. 20 Michigan L, 47-51 567 just two seasons after transferring from Southmoore High School Thu. 24 Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) after sophomore year. Set school’s single-game record with 20 Louisiana Tech W, 72-69 n/a Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) rebounds and Led South View to back-to-back 4-A Eastern Regional Fri. 25 Alabama L, 56-62 (OT)0 n/a championship games. Sat. 26 Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Ialsnds) • Invited to USA Basketball U17 National Team Trials in 2010. Named Old Dominion W, 60-49 n/a DECEMBER Mid South Player of the Year for the 2010-11 season. Tabatha Richardson-Smith, F, Fr., 6-0 Bay City, Texas/Bay City • Ranked #3 player in South Texas by River City Hoop Scoop. • Averaged 31.6 points, 9.4 rebounds, and 4.5 steals in 2011-12. • Selected to Class 4A All-State Team by the Texas Girls Coaches Association and named Victoria Advocate’s and District 23-4A’s 2012 Offensive Player of the Year. • Played three seasons at Seguin High School before transferring to Bay City for senior year. Brittany Webb, C, Jr., 6-4 New York, N.Y./St. Michael/ASA (Brooklyn) • Honorable mention honors on the NJCAA All-American list. • Averaged nine points to go with a team-high 6.9 rebounds and 1.7 blocks at ASA in Brooklyn, N.Y. while helping the team to a 22-5 record and reach the District C Division I Semifinals. • Helped St. Michael Academy to a 78-11 record in her three seasons and was rated the 16th-best center in the 2010 class by ESPN Hoop Gurlz. • ESPN Rise All-NY Metro Fourth-Team selection in 2009 after helping the Eagles to CHSAA Class AA and NYSFSSAA titles.

Thu. 1 at Sun. 4 Fri. 9 Mon. 12 Sat. 17 Wed. 21 Wed. 28 Fri. 30 at JANUARY Wed. 4 Sat. 7 at Tue. 10 at Sat. 14 Sun. 22 Wed. 25 at Sat. 28 Tue. 31 at FEBRUARY Sat. 4 Wed. 8 at Sat. 11 at Sat. 18 Tue. 21 at Sat. 25 at Mon. 27 MARCH Fri. 2 vs.

Crew (20) Crew (21) Crew (23) Maseko (12) Crew (35) Crew (17) Crew (21)

Hofstra Wake Forest 2/2 CONNECTICUT Drexel Stony Brook William and Mary Howard Memphis

L, 74-94 L, 44-60 L, 37-70 W, 77-64 W, 65-30 L, 54-61 L, 44-63 L, 73-82

351 Crew (25) 485 Morris, Crew (11) 2,600 (s) Crew (12) 468 Crew (22) 304 Morris (19) 940 Crew (16) 1,105 Crew (13) 911 Crew (33)

3/3 NOTRE DAME MARQUETTE WEST VIRGINIA USF SYRACUSE USF 23/19 DE PAUL VILLANOVA

L, L, L, L, L, L, L, L,

637 1,605 1,038 574 1,144 585 481 517

36-74 60-69 63-79 49-68 66-70 45-57 59-71 53-62

BETV BHSN

RV/RV ST. JOHN’S L, 25-55 547 14/13 GEORGETOWN L, 51-56 547 PROVIDENCE L, 47-62 603 CINCINNATI L, 48-54 671 24/20 RUTGERS L, 39-62 2,049 PITTSBURGH W, 63-39 2,814 16/17 LOUISVILLE L, 53-63 533 BIG EAST Championship, XL Center (Hartford, Conn.) No. 10 seed Villanova L, 60-61 BIGEAST.tv 8,071

Crew (17) Morris (26) Morris (24) Crew (22) Crew (19) Morris (9) Green (21) Crew (24) Crew Crew Crew Crew Crew Crew Crew

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Crew (21)

BIG EAST games in all CAPS

Jasmine McCall, G, Fr., 5-9 Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan • Listed as the #33 player in New Jersey by MSG Varsity and the 59th best guard by ESPN Hoop Gurlz. • Compiled over 1,000 points at Manalapan High School. Named 2011-12 All-Freehold Regional High School District First Team. • Averaged 21.2 points as a senior and was named All-Shore Second Team and A North Division First Team. Set a school record, scoring 38 points in a game against Freehold. Shannise Heady, F, Fr., 5-11 Hazel Crest, Ill./Hazel Crest • Scored over 1,500 points at Hazel Crest and named All-State Second Team by the Chicago Tribune following her senior season. • Named Suburban Conference Player of the Year for 2010-11. Janee Johnson, F, Jr., 6-1 Matthews, N.C./Providence Day/Gulf Coast CC • Helped Gulf Coast post a 21-4 record during 2011-12 season. • Spent 2009-10 at Duke, but did not play while recovering from torn ACL. • Averaged 12.1 points, 7.0 boards, 3.5 steals, and 1.6 assists in senior year at Providence Day High School. • Named NCISAA All-State First Team in 2008-09. • Earned All-Conference, Charlotte Weekly Super Team second team, Charlotte Observer All-Observer third team and Charlotte Observer All-Mecklenburg County second team accolades. • Led team to three state championship games and back-to-back North Carolina Independent Schools 3A State Championships.

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

USF BULLS 2012-13 Roster

No. 5 4 22 24 0 31 32 15 13 11 3 21 12 23 10

Name Sasha Bernard Tiffany Conner Aleshia Flowers Alisia Jenkins Tahira Johnson Laura Marcos Canedo Akila McDonald Shavontae Naylor Inga Orekhova Caitlin Rowe Kaneisha Saunders Andrea Smith Andrell Smith Shalethia Stringfield Courtney Williams

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

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

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

Hometown/Previous School Delray Beach, Fla./Indiana/Atlantic H.S. Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck H.S. Converse, Texas/Judson H.S. Statesboro, Ga./Statesboro HS Cambria Heights, N.Y./Christ the King H.S. Salamanca, Spain Decatur, Ga/Columbia H.S. Ocala, Fla./Southwest Atlanta Christian HS Sevastapol, Ukraine Canberra, Australia/Gulf Coast C.C./Lake Ginnindera Delray Beach, Fla./Atlantic H.S. Lakeland, Fla./Gulf Coast C.C./Lake Gibson H.S. Lakeland, Fla./Gulf Coast C.C./Lake Gibson H.S. Jacksonville, Fla./Potters House Christian Acad. Folkston, Ga./Charlton County High School

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 (12 years) ................................... 189-184 (.507) USF Record (12 years) ........................................189-184 (.507) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (7 years) ......... 48-64 (.429) BIG EAST Tournament Record (7 appearances) ....... 4-7 (.364) BIG EAST Overall Record (7 years) ....................... 52-71 (.423) NCAA Record (1 appearance) .................................... 0-1 (.000) WNIT Record (5 appearances) .................................. 9-6 (.600)

2012-13News & Notes The BIG Picture

USF is poised for a successful season after finishing last year with a run in the WNIT and returning four of five starters for this season. USF has reached the postseason in eight of the past nine seasons. Last year, the Bulls advanced to the third round of the WNIT for the sixth time under head coach Jose Fernandez. The Bulls’ first two wins in the WNIT were doubledigit victories. The Bulls totaled 19 wins, its highest mark since 2009.

Who’s Returning

The Bulls return all but one player from last year. Junior Inga Orekhova is the team’s top returning scorer after averaging 13.0 ppg a year ago. She led the team with 55 3-pointers. Senior Tiffany Connor was the team’s leading rebounder with 5.9 rpg and played in all 35 games. USF will also have the services of redshirt-senior guard Andrea Smith, who missed all of last season with a knee injury. Smith averaged 16.5 ppg in 2010-11. Seniors Kaneisha Saunders, Andrell Smith and Caitlin Rowe all return after averaging over 21 minutes per game in 2011-12.

Who’s Gone

USF loses BIG EAST Most Improved Player of the Year Jasmine Wynne to graduation. Wynne scored in double figures in 28 games last season and ended her stellar USF career with 958 points and 185 steals. She was the team’s leading scorer with 15.4 ppg in 2011-12.

Storylines

After playing in the Recreation Center last season, the Bulls move into the newly renovated Sun Dome this season. The team also has a two-story, 51,000 square-foot practice facility in the Pam and Les Muma Basketball Center. The split floor plan provides both the men’s and women’s programs their own practice court, locker room, offices, film room and lounge, while offering shared training room and strength and conditioning facilities USF has a tough schedule, playing 17 teams that made the postseason last season.

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20 Final Four appearances

USF BULLS Newcomers

uSF BullS

Alisia Jenkins, F , Fr., 6-1 Statesboro, Ga./Statesboro HS • Rated a three-star recruit by ESPN HoopGurlz. • A Class 5A All-State honorable mention her junior year at Statesboro High School in Georgia. • Named the All-State Region 2AAAA Player of the Year twice. • Recorded over 1,000 points and 100 rebounds after averaging 14 points and 12 boards a game.

19-16 Overall (11-3 Home; 5-7 Away; 3-6 Neutral) 8-8 BIG EAST (5-3 Home; 3-5 Away)

Laura Marcos Canedo,G, Fr., 5-8 Salamanca, Spain • Played with the first team for the Super Cup European Championship. Shavontae Naylor, G, Fr., 5-99 Ocala, Fla./Southwest Atlanta Christian HS • Committed to USF as a junior. • Ranked the No. 5 prospect in Florida and Georgia by the Girls Basketball Insider Recruiting Service. • Played for Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy in Georgia. • Earned the distinction of being the 54th best wing in the country by ESPN HoopGurlz. Courtney Williams, G, Fr., 5-8 Folkston, Ga./Charlton County High School • Georgia Region 2A Player of the Year in 2011. • Averaged 27.5 points and 12 rebounds and seven assists per game in her senior season.

NOVEMBER Fri. 11 WBI Tip-Off Tournament (Daytona Beach, Fla.) 13/14 Florida State L, 49-62 n/a Rowe (19) Sat. 12 WBI Tip-Off Tournament (Daytona Beach, Fla.) Arkansas L, 61-65 (OT) 200 Saunders (16) Sun. 13 WBI Tip-Off Tournament (Daytona Beach, Fla.) Minnesota W, 60-52 n/a Andrell Smith (18) Tue. 15 North Florida W, 76-41 577 Saunders (14) Thu. 17 Bethune-Cookman W, 72-36 581 Wynne (12) Wed. 23 Great Alaskan Shootout (Anchorage, Alaska) Central Michigan W, 86-80 (OT) 4,374 Saunders (23) Thu. 24 Great Alaskan Shootout (Anchorage, Alaska) 9/9 Miami L, 72-92 4,168 Wynne (21) Mon. 28 Stetson W, 77-62 414 Wynne (22) DECEMBER Fri. 2 Air Force Classic (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Idaho State L, 63-76 85 Wynne (17) Sat. 3 Air Force Classic (Colorado Springs, Colo.) at Air Force W, 73-70 251 Wynne (18) Wed. 14 at Auburn L, 45-62 1,632 Wynne (17) Sat. 17 Md. Eastern Shore W, 71-50 525 Saunders (20) Thu. 29 St. Peter’s Holiday Classic (Jersey City, N.J.) Dayton L, 63-73 332 Wynne (26) Fri. 30 St. Peter’s Holiday Classic (Jersey City, N.J.) at St. Peter’s W, 68-52 137 Wynne (20) JANUARY Tue. 3 at CINCINNATI W, 58-55 455 Wynne (16) Sat. 7 15/16 GEORGETOWN L, 56-66 BHSN 743 Orekhova (18) Wed. 11 at 16/15 LOUISVILLE L, 57-63 7,987 Wynne (20) Sat. 14 at SETON HALL W, 68-49 BETV 574 Orekhova (20) Tue. 17 21/19 DE PAUL W, 66-63 (OT) BHSN 626 Wynne, Saunders (16) Sat. 21 RUTGERS L, 66-72 1,022 (s) Orekhova (15) Wed. 25 SETON HALL W, 57-45 BHSN 585 Wynne (19) Sat. 28 at 3/3 CONNECTICUT (XL) L, 62-77 13,627 Rowe (20) FEBRUARY Wed. 1 WEST VIRGINIA L, 52-55 BHSN 629 Wynne (16) Sat. 4 at SYRACUSE L, 61-76 860 Andrell Smith (18) Bernard (14) Wed. 8 at RV/RV ST. JOHN’S L, 57-67 5,018 Sat. 11 VILLANOVA W, 54-39 682 Andrell Smith (22) Tue. 14 at MARQUETTE W, 61-48 CBSSN 1,306 Orakhova (14) Sat. 18 PITTSBURGH W, 62-50 679 Wynne (14) Sat. 25 at 3/3 NOTRE DAME L, 68-80 9,149 (s) Orekhova, Wynne (18) Mon. 27 PROVIDENCE W, 64-56 (OT) 604 Orekhova (17) MARCH BIG EAST Championship, XL Center (Hartford, Conn.) Fri. 2 vs. No. 16 seed Pittsburgh W, 60-59 BIGEAST.tv 7,910 Orekhova (25) Sat. 3 vs. No. 8 seed DePaul L, 62-76 BETV 8,081 Wynne (18) WNIT Championship Thurs.15 Florida Atlantic W, 76-20 424 Conner (12) Sat. 17 Florida International W, 77-61 741 Wynne, Andrell Smith (15) Fri. 23 at James Madison L, 45-72 2,354 Orekhova (11) XL - XL Center; BIG EAST games in all CAPS

Inga Orekhova

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SYRACUSE ORANGE 2012-13 Roster

No. 40 33 13 32 3 11 22 2 34 23 10 20 4 44 15 5

Name Pos. Cl. Kayla Alexander C Sr. Phylesha Bullard G Jr. Brianna Butler Fr. G Tiara Butler G R-So. Rachel Coffey G Jr. Cornelia Fondren G Fr. Taylor Ford F Fr. Elashier Hall G Sr. Shakeya Leary C Jr. Pachis Roberts F Fr. ChaRon Singleton G So. Brittney Sykes G Fr. La’Shay Taft G Jr. Carmen Tyson-Thomas G Sr. Karen van den Nieuwendijk F Sr. Shanee Williams G Sr.

Ht. 6-4 5-11 5-11 5-10 5-7 5-8 6-0 5-11 6-3 5-11 5-7 5-9 5-7 5-9 6-4 5-7

Hometown/Previous School Milton Ontario, Canada/Milton District Cincinnati, Ohio/Walnut Hills King of Prussia, Pa./Nazareth (N.Y.) Waldorf, Md./North Point Kingston, N.Y./Kingston Memphis, Tenn./Overton Bronx, N.Y./Nazareth Washington, D.C./Eleanor Roosevelt Brooklyn, N.Y./Murry Bergtraum Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern North Charleston, S.C./North Charleston Newark, N.J./University Baltimore, Md./Baltimore City College Philadelphia, Pa./Conwell-Egan Catholic Amsterdam, Netherlands/University of Amsterdam Queens, N.Y./Murry Bergtraum/Monroe C.C.

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 (6 years) ........................................120-80 (.600) SU Record (6 years) ..............................................120-80 (.600) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (6 years) ......... 40-56 (.417) BIG EAST Tournament Record (5 appearances) ....... 4-5 (.444) BIG EAST Overall Record (6 years) ....................... 44-61 (.419) NCAA Record (1 appearance) .................................... 0-1 (.000) WNIT Record (4 appearances) ................................ 11-4 (.733)

2012-13 News & Notes The BIG Picture

Syracuse is coming off its fifthstraight postseason appearance in 2011-12, going 22-15 and advancing to its first WNIT semifinals. SU ranked second in the NCAA in rebounding in 2011-12 (46.2 per game) and 11th in rebounding margin (+8.9). In the BIG EAST, the Orange led in rebounds per game, offensive rebounds per game (20.1) and was second in margin. Seventh-year head coach Quentin Hillsman coached his 200th game in the 2011-12 finale. He is 120-80 (.600) and became the fastest to 100 wins in SU history (165 games). He is 11-5 in postseason games.

Who’s Returning

The Orange return four starters and eight of their nine top scorers. Guards Rachel Coffey, Elashier Hall, Camen Tyson-Thomas and center Kayla Alexander all return after combining for 132 starts last year. Two-time AllBIG EAST center Kayla Alexander returns to lead the Orange. The senior ranked in the top 10 in the BIG EAST in scoring (14.8 ppg) and rebounding (7.5 rpg), and led the conference in blocked shots (2.6 bpg). Alexander enters the season fifth in career points at SU (1,451), 333 behind all-time leader Nicole Michael’s (2007-10) 1,784.

Who’s Gone

SU loses leading point scorer Iasia Hemingway. She played in 37 games last year, averaging 14.9 points per game and grabbing 6.4 rebounds per game. She added 83 assists, 27 steals and shot 44 percent from the floor.

Storylines

Hillsman brings in the nation’s No. 6 ranked recruiting class (ESPN Hoopgurlz). The fivemember class is led by McDonald’s All-Americans Brianna Butler and Brittney Sykes, along with Parade All-American Pachis Roberts. Syracuse finished third in the country in free throws made (619) and attempted (824) in 2011-12. It ranked third in the BIG EAST and 11th in the NCAA in free throw shooting percentage at .751.

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SYRACUSE ORANGE Newcomers

SyRACuSE ORANGE

Brianna Butler, G, Fr., 5-11 King of Prussia, Pa./Nazareth (N.Y.) • Played senior season at Nazareth Regional High School for Head Coach Robert “Apache” Paschall after playing three years at Penn Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.). • 2011-12 McDonald’s All-American and Parade All-American. • New York First Team All-State. • Led Nazareth to a No. 1 ranking in the CHSAA and New York City, as well as a No. 3 ranking nationally. Finished 2011-12 18-4 overall, winning the New York Catholic League title and advancing to the State Federation Class AA Semifinals. • Five-star recruit; ranked as the No. 13 player in the 2012 class (No. 4 guard) by ESPN Hoopgurlz. • One of 26 invited to the 2012 USA Basketball Women’s U18 National Team Trials.

Wed. 7 Sat. 10 Sun. 18

Cornelia Fondren, G, Fr., 5-8 22-15 Overall (9-6 Home; 10-5 Away; 3-4 Neutral) Memphis, Tenn./Overton 6-10 BIG EAST (2-6 Home; 4-4 Away) • 2012 Memphis Commercial Appeal MIAA Athlete of the Year. NOVEMBER Long Beach State W, 81-42 972 Hall (20) • As a captain in her junior and senior seasons, led Overton to Sun. 13 18 St. Francis (Pa.) W, 88-45 788 Alexander (22) back-to-back Memphis City Championships, including a 30-3 senior Fri. Sat. 19 Lafayette W, 74-54 657 Tyson-Thomas (21) season. Tue. 22 Buffalo W, 79-59 406 Tyson-Thomas (23) W, 90-57 2,076 Alexander (33) • Scored 30 points in 2012 MIAA Class AAA City Championship Sat. 26 at Binghamton Tue. 29 at Boise State W, 70-47 660 Hemingway (30) Game vs. Central High. DECEMBER Hukilau Invitational (Hukilau, Hawaii) • Averaged 13 points, five rebounds, six assists and two steals as Fri. 2 Arizona L, 74-80 47 Hemingway (22) a senior. Sat. 3 Hukilau Invitational (Hukilau, Hawaii)

Brittney Sykes, G, Fr., 5-9 Newark, N.J./University • 2012 McDonald’s All-American. • Averaged 18.9 points, 12.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists as a senior. • Named 2012 USA Today Second Team All-USA, New Jersey AllState, All-Essex County First Team, All-Tri-States Second Team, North-South Game MVP and All-American Sportsmanship Award. • Led University to the Essex County Championship in 2011-12. • 2012 USA Basketball U18 National Team. Taylor Ford, F, Fr., 6-0 Bronx, N.Y./Nazareth • Helped lead the Lady Kingsmen to a 18-4 record in 2011-12, a No. 1 ranking in the CHSAA and New York City, a No. 3 ranking nationally, the New York Catholic League title and to the State Federation Class AA Semifinals. • Played on two State Class AA Championship teams (2009, 2011). Pachis Roberts, F, Fr., 5-11 Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern • 2012 Parade All-American, Miss Georgia Basketball, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Marietta Daily Journal Player of the Year. • Averaged 17.9 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.8 steals, 2.4 assists and 1.7 blocks as a senior with 18 double-doubles. • Led the Indians to a perfect 33-0 record and the Class AAAAA Georgia State Championship. Guided team to a No. 2 ranking in the POWERADE FAB 50. • 2012 North-South All-Star and named No. 8 “player to watch” by ESPN Hoopgurlz heading into the 2012-13 season. • Team MVP, Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year.

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Brigham Young L, 59-83 WEST VIRGINIA L, 72-76 Coppin State W, 56-50 Duel in the Desert (Las Vegas, Nev.) Xavier W, 70-67 Duel in the Desert (Las Vegas, Nev.) Oklahoma L, 63-82 Duel in the Desert (Las Vegas, Nev.) Ohio W, 81-70 Niagara W, 81-30 Colgate W, 83-32

Thu. 29 Sat. 31 JANUARY Tue. 3 at Sat. 7 at Wed. 11 Sun. 15 at Sun. 22 at Wed. 25 Sat. 28 Tue. 31 at FEBRUARY Sat. 4 Tue. 7 Sat. 11 at Sat. 18 Tue. 21 at

10/10 RUTGERS PITTSBURGH ST. JOHN’S 18/17 GEORGETOWN SETON HALL 3/3 CONNECTICUT CINCINNATI PROVIDENCE

L, 44-55 W, 83-60 L, 58-70 L, 42-69 W, 70-66 L, 54-95 L, 54-55 W, 80-54

USF 2/2 NOTRE DAME 20/17 LOUISVILLE MARQUETTE 21/18 DE PAUL

W, 76-61 L, 55-74 L, 62-89 W, 79-63 W, 81-65

75 Alexander (26) 778 Tyson-Thomas (17) 631 Leary (14) n/a Tyson-Thomas (18)Mon. n/a

CBSSN ESPNU

Hall (19)

n/a 764 670

Hemingway (24) Alexander (20) Hemingway (31)

1,391 1,738 811 1,741 1,144 4,357 817 382

Hemingway (14) Hemingway (33) Alexander (22) Hemingway (14) Alexander (23) Hemingway (15) Hemingway (12) Hemingway (24)

860 Hemingway (24) 998 Hemingway (15) 12,375 Alexander (20) BETV 892 Alexander (23) CBSSN 2,711 Tyson-Thomas, Coffey (22) Sat. 25 15/13 GEORGETOWN L, 62-65 1,579 Hemingway (20) Mon. 27 at VILLANOVA L, 60-68 873 Hemingway (19) MARCH BIG EAST Championship, XL Center (Hartford, Conn.) W, 57-47 BIGEAST.tv 7,910 Hemingway, Fri. 2 vs. No. 13 seed Providence Alexander (15) Sat. 3 vs. No. 5 seed West Virginia L, 48-63 BETV 8,081 Tyson-Thomoas (15) WNIT Championship Fri. 16 at Hartford W, 59-42 729 Coffey (12) Mon. 19 at Drexel W, 65-43 Alexander (16) Thurs.22 at Temple W, 82-68 752 Alexander (29) Sat. 24 at Toledo^ W, 74-73 (OT) 4,013 Coffey (23) Wed. 28 at James Madison* L, 71-74 4,008 Alexander (29) BIG EAST games in all CAPS; ^ - WNIT Quarterfinal; * - WNIT Semifinal

Carmen TysonThomas

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

VILLANOVA WILDCATS 2012-13 Roster No. 21 13 3 5 10 35 1 22 55 14 24 2 25 33 23 34

Name Lauren Burford Kendall Burton Jesse Carey Caroline Coyer Katherine Coyer Kavunaa Edwards Taylor Holeman Devon Kane Emily Leer Pearl Mensah Megan Pearson Rachel Roberts Emily Suhey Laura Sweeney Brandi Teague Jessica Wamala

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

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

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

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

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

Harry Perretta Career Record (34 years) ....................................617-393 (.611) VU Record (34 years) ..........................................617-393 (.611) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (30 years) ....257-223 (.535) BIG EAST Tournament Record (29 appearances) . 30-26 (.536) BIG EAST Overall Record (30 years) ..................287-249 (.535) NCAA Record (9 appearances)................................... 7-9 (.438) WNIT Record (6 appearances) .................................. 6-6 (.500)

2012-13 News & Notes The BIG Picture

Entering the 2012-13 season, the Wildcats return 92.7 percent of the scoring from last year. The Wildcats will have an experienced team this season, returning nine letterwinners and four starters from last year’s team, which went 19-15 overall and advanced to the third round of the WNIT. The Wildcats will have seven seniors on the 201213 roster.

Who’s Returning

Villanova returns its top six scorers from last year, led by senior Laura Sweeney. Last season, Sweeney led the Wildcats in scoring (14.4 ppg.), rebounding (7.6 rpg.), field goal percentage (.504), steals (52) and blocks (39). Senior guard Rachel Roberts ranked second on the team in scoring with 8.6 ppg and second in made 3-point field goals with 56. As a redshirt freshman last year, guard/forward Lauren Burford averaged 8.2 points per game and led the team in 3-point field goals made with 62. Burford was named to the All-BIG EAST Freshman Team.

Who’s Gone

The Wildcats lose one starter from last season. Villanova will look to replace guard Lindsey Kimmel, who played in 33 games last year, averaging 4.2 ppg and 2.5 rpg. She added 52 assists.

Storylines

The Wildcats will once again be a 3-point shooting team in 201213. Last year, the Wildcats made 275 three-point field goals and outscored their opponents by a 825-393 margin from behind the arc. Sophomore Lauren Burford (62 made 3-pointers) and senior Rachel Roberts (56) are the team’s top two returning 3-point shooters.

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VILLANOVA WILDCATS Newcomers

vIllANOvA WIlDCATS

Brandi Teague, F, Fr., 6-2 Davie, Fla./ American Heritage High School • Averaged 10.3 points per game and 9.2 rebounds per contest. • Ranked 35th best forward by ESPN Hoopgurlz. • Three-time Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel All-Broward County. • Three-time Miami Herald All-Broward County. • Two-time team MVP and team captain.

19-15 Overall (9-4 Home; 7-10 Away; 3-1 Neutral) 6-10 BIG EAST (5-3 Home; 1-7 Away)

Caroline Coyer, G, Fr., 5-10 Oak Hill, Va./Oakton High School • Started every high school game and led team to a 75-3 record. • Averaged 16.6 points per game, 5.6 assists per game and 3.1 steals per game. • Concorde District Tournament MVP in 2010 and 2011 and Concorde District Tournament Team in 2009. • 2009 Sun-Gazette Rookie of the Year. • All Northern Virginia Coaches’ First Team in 2010 and Player of the Year in 2011. • 2011 Washington Post All-Met First Team, First Team All-State in 2011 and team co-captain. Katherine Coyer, G, Fr., 5-11 Oak Hill, Va./Oakton High School • Started every high school game and led team to a 75-3 record. • Averaged 9.2 points per game, 5.3 rebounds per game, 3.2 assists per game, 1.5 steals per game and shot 52.4 percent from the floor. • Team co-captain and three-time All-District First Team Defense. • Two-time Northern Virginia Defensive Player of the Year and twotime All-Concorde District performer. • Led the team the past two years in shooting percentage, 3-point percentage and free throw percentage.

NOVEMBER Fri. 11 Iona Tournament (New Rochelle, N.Y.) RV/25 Michigan State W, 75-64 n/a Roberts, Buford (15) Sat. 12 Iona Tournament (New Rochelle, N.Y.) at Iona W, 76-47 238 Roberts (16) Wed. 16 at RV/RV Marist W, 60-53 2,811 Roberts (14) Sat. 19 at Princeton L, 41-56 1,066 Leer (12) Tue. 22 Delaware L, 56-64 1,517 Sweeney (25) Sat. 26 University of the Sciences W, 77-44 407 Kimmel (15) Wed. 30 at Lehigh W, 62-54 (OT) 3,246 Sweeney (27) DECEMBER Sun. 4 at La Salle W, 67-51 304 Sweeney (24) Wed. 7 at PROVIDENCE W, 69-42 290 Sweeney (25) Sat. 10 St. Joseph’s W, 52-46 843 Sweeney (18) Thu. 22 at Temple W, 56-47 917 Burford, Leer (13) Thu. 29 Monmouth Tournament (West Long Branch, N.J.) St. Bonaventure W, 55-44 518 Sweeney (16) Fri. 30 Monmouth Tournament (West Long Branch, N.J.) at Monmouth L, 48-49 512 Sweeney (20) JANUARY Tue. 3 PITTSBURGH W, 70-62 437 Burford (19) Sat. 7 at WEST VIRGINIA L, 56-61 2,331 Roberts (18) Sat. 10 at MARQUETTE L, 50-51 CBSSN 1,104 Roberts (17) Sat. 14 3/3 CONNECTICUT L, 49-72 3,206 Roberts (16) Tue. 17 Penn W, 52-30 507 Sweeney (22) Sat. 21 at 2/2 NOTRE DAME L, 43-76 9,149 (s) Roberts (14) Tue. 24 CINCINNATI W, 62-53 517 Burford (16) Sat. 28 at 16/18 LOUISVILLE L, 58-62 10,680 Sweeney (18) Tue. 31 SETON HALL W, 62-53 517 Burford (17) FEBRUARY Sat. 4 PROVIDENCE W, 59-53 BETV 1,017 Burford (17) Wed. 8 at RV/22 DE PAUL L, 73-79 2,605 Sweeney (22) Sat. 11 at USF L, 39-54 682 Burford (11) Tue. 14 15/14 GEORGETOWN L, 54-60 477 Sweeney (16) Sat. 18 21/18 RUTGERS L, 52-61 1,323 Sweeney (19) Sat. 25 at 20/25 ST. JOHN’S L, 49-69 1,047 Kimmel (11) Mon. 27 SYRACUSE W, 68-60 873 Kimmel (16) MARCH BIG EAST Championship, XL Center (Hartford, Conn.) W, 61-60 BIGEAST.tv 8,071 Burford (15) Fri. 2 vs. No. 15 seed Seton Hall Sat. 3 vs. No. 7 seed Louisville L, 47-63 BETV 8,148 Sweeney, Kane (13) WNIT Championship Thurs.15 American W, 58-39 359 Burford, Roberts (10) Sun. 18 at Illinois State W, 58-55 1,529 Roberts (16) Thurs.22 at Colorado L, 47-48 1,724 Leer (16) BIG EAST games in all CAPS

Laura Sweeney

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

2011-12 SEASON REVIEW 2 0 1 1 - 1 2 F I N A l S TA N D I N G S W-L #&Notre Dame (4/4) 15-1 #St. John’s (14/21) 13-3 #Connecticut (3/3) 13-3 #Georgetown (17/16) 11-5 ^West Virginia (RV/RV) 11-5 ^Rutgers (23/20) 10-6 ^Louisville (19/19) 10-6 ^DePaul (RV/23) 9-7 USF 8-8 Villanova 6-10 Cincinnati 6-10 Syracuse 6-10 Providence 5-11 Marquette 4-12 Seton Hall 1-15 Pittsburgh 0-16

BIG EAST Pct. H A .938 7-1 8-0 .813 6-2 7-1 .813 6-2 7-1 .688 4-4 7-1 .688 6-2 5-3 .625 6-2 4-4 .625 6-2 4-4 .563 6-2 3-5 .500 5-3 3-5 .375 5-3 1-7 .375 2-6 4-4 .375 2-6 4-4 .313 4-4 1-6 .250 3-5 1-7 .063 0-8 1-7 .000 0-8 0-8

W-L 35-4 24-10 33-5 23-9 24-10 22-10 23-10 23-11 19-16 19-15 16-16 22-15 13-17 14-17 8-23 8-22

OVERALL Pct. H A .897 17-1 11-2 .706 13-3 8-4 .868 19-2 10-2 .719 10-4 10-3 .706 14-3 5-5 .688 12-3 6-6 .697 11-2 10-7 .676 14-3 7-5 .543 11-3 5-7 .559 9-4 7-10 .500 8-7 5-8 .595 9-6 10-5 .433 8-6 4-10 .452 10-6 2-8 .258 3-12 3-9 .267 6-11 0-10

(Associated Press/ESPN-USA Today rankings) NR- not ranked; RV- receiving votes # Bye to quarterfinals; ^ First-round bye; & Regular season title

WNIT N Streak 7-1 L1 3-3 L1 4-1 L1 3-2 L1 5-2 L1 4-1 L2 2-1 L1 2-3 L1 3-6 L1 3-1 L1 3-1 L1 3-4 L1 1-1 L5 2-3 L1 2-2 L2 2-1 L16

March 15 Villanova 58, American 39 USF 76, Florida Atlantic 20 March 16 Syracuse 59, Hartford 42 Cincinnati 68, Duquesne 63 (OT) March 17 USF 77, Florida International 61 March 18 Villanova 58, Illinois State 55 March 19 Syracuse 65, Drexel 43 Toledo 72, Cincinnati 51 March 22 Syracuse 82, Temple 68 Colorado 48, Villanova 47 March 23 James Madison 72, USF 45 March 24 (Quarterfinals) Syracuse 74, Toledo 73 (OT) March 28 (Semifinals) James Madison 74, Syracuse 71

NCAA DIvISION I WOmEN’S BASkETBAll CHAmPIONSHIP Des Moines Regional

Raleigh Regional

Kingston Regional

March 18 No. 5 seed Georgetown 61 No. 12 seed Fresno St. 56

March 18 No. 1 seed Notre Dame 74 No. 16 seed Liberty 43

March 17 No.1 seed Connecticut 83 No. 16 seed Prairie View A&M 47

March 20 No. 4 seed Georgia Tech 76 No. 5 seed Georgetown 64

March 20 No. 1 seed Notre Dame 73 No. 8 seed California 62

March 19 No. 1 seed Connecticut 72 No. 8 seed Kansas State 26

March 25 No. 1 seed Notre Dame 79 No. 5 seed St. Bonaventure 35

March 25 No. 1 seed Connecticut 77 No. 4 seed Penn State 59

March 27 No. 1 seed Notre Dame 80 No. 2 seed Maryland 49

March 27 No. 1 seed Connecticut 80 No. 2 seed Kentucky 65

March 17 No. 7 seed Louisville 67 No. 10 seed Michigan St. 55

March 17 No. 11 seed Gonzaga 86 No. 6 seed Rutgers 73

March 19 No. 2 Maryland 72 No. 7 seed Louisville 68

Final Four - Denver, Colo.

March 17 No. 7 seed DePaul 59 No. 10 seed BYU 55 March 19 No. 2 Tennessee 63 No. 7 seed DePaul 48

Fresno Regional March 18 No. 3 seed St. John’s 69 No. 14 seed Creighton 67 March 20 No. 3 seed St. John’s 74 No. 6 seed Oklahoma 70 March 24 No. 3 seed St. John’s 74 No. 2 seed Duke 47

No. 1 seed Notre Dame 83, No. 1 seed Connecticut 75 (OT) April 1 No. 1 seed Baylor 59, No. 1 seed Stanford 47 April 1

National Championship - Denver, Colo. No. 1 Baylor 80, No. 1 seed Notre Dame 61 April 3 All times Eastern.

March 17 No. 8 seed West Virginia 68 No. 9 Texas 55 March 19 No. 1 Stanford 72 No. 8 seed West Virginia 55

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2012-13 SEASON REVIEW 2012 BIG EAST CHAmPIONSHIP PRESENTED

AmERICAN EAGlE OuTFITTERS

Friday, March 2 - First Round (BE.tv) Game 1 #12 Syracuse 57, #13 Providence 47 Game 2 #9 USF 60, # 16 Pittsburgh 59 Game 3 #10 Villanova 61, #15 Seton Hall 60 Game 4 #14 Marquette 54, #11 Cincinnati 51 Saturday, March 3 - Second Round (BETV and BE.tv) Game 5 #5 West Virginia 63, #12 Syracuse 48 Game 6 #8 DePaul 76, #9 USF 62 Game 7 #7 Louisville 63, #10 Villanova 47 Game 8 #6 Rutgers 52, #14 Marquette 43 Sunday, March 4 - Quarterfinals (ESPNU/BETV) Game 9 #5 West Virginia 39, #4 Georgetown 32 Game 10 #1 Notre Dame 69, #8 DePaul 54 Game 11 #2 St. John’s 68, #7 Louisville 61 (OT) Game 12 #3 Connecticut 49, #6 Rutgers 34 Monday, March 5 - Semifinals (ESPNU) Game 13 #1 Notre Dame 73, #5 West Virginia 45 Game 14 #3 Connecticut 74, #2 St. John’s 43 Tuesday, March 6 - Final (ESPN) Game 15 #3 Connecticut 63, #1 Notre Dame 54 2012 BIG EAST WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP LOGO

PMS 186C

PMS 281C

BIG EAST Conference ‘05-06 America East 6-8 Atlantic Sun 6-0 Atlantic 10 7-2 Atlantic Coast 14-7 Big Sky 15-4 Big South 6-3 Big Ten 4-0 Big 12 3-6 Big West 1-0 Colonial 7-2 Conference USA 4-0 Division II 3-0 Division III 0-0 Great West 0-0 Horizon 8-0 Independent 1-3 Ivy 7-0 Metro Atlantic 8-3 Mid-American 8-1 Mid-Continent 2-0 Mid-Eastern 2-0 Missouri Valley 3-0 Mountain West 4-1 North Central 0-0 Northeast 12-4 Ohio Valley 3-0 Pacific 12 3-1 Patriot 6-1 Reclassifying 0-0 Southeastern 5-9 Southern 2-1 Southland 2-1 Southwestern 0-0 Sun Belt 2-4 Summit 0-0 West Coast 1-0 Western Athletic 1-0 TOTAL 156-61 (.691)

‘06-07 9-2 5-0 17-6 3-11 2-0 2-0 9-5 0-4 2-0 2-4 7-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 11-0 2-0 10-1 8-6 8-2 6-0 6-0 3-0 4-3 0-0 9-1 4-0 3-2 8-2 0-0 7-12 4-1 1-0 5-0 4-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 163-65 (.719)

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OTHER CONFERENCES

‘07-08 8-4 6-1 23-3 8-8 0-0 0-0 10-9 6-4 1-0 9-0 3-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 8-0 3-1 14-0 12-2 10-0 0-0 6-1 6-1 4-1 0-0 10-0 2-0 4-4 10-0 0-0 6-8 3-1 1-0 1-0 9-0 2-0 4-1 0-0 189-51 (.715)

‘08-09 11-2 3-0 17-6 10-6 5-0 3-0 7-9 7-4 0-0 4-2 4-1 4-1 1-0 0-0 9-2 4-0 10-0 8-1 12-1 0-0 7-0 5-1 3-4 0-0 9-1 6-0 5-3 7-0 1-0 11-3 4-1 0-0 8-0 4-0 4-0 4-2 1-1 198-51 (.788)

‘09-10 14-2 4-0 19-7 12-8 2-0 1-0 5-9 5-4 3-0 9-2 4-2 1-1 1-0 0-0 12-3 1-0 11-0 9-0 6-2 0-0 3-2 6-1 3-1 0-0 11-0 6-0 4-2 1-1 3-0 7-7 5-0 2-0 4-0 2-1 4-0 4-1 2-0 186-56 (.795)

‘10-11 .......‘11-12 7-0 ........... 11-1 4-1 ............ 5-0 14-8 .......... 20-7 12-5 ......... 10-11 0-0 ............ 0-1 4-0 ............ 3-1 8-2 ............ 9-3 4-9 ............ 5-6 4-0 ............ 2-1 3-6 ............ 3-8 7-1 ............ 4-2 2-0 ............ 1-1 1-0 ............ 0-0 1-0 ............ 0-0 9-1 ............ 3-1 1-0 ............ 4-0 8-0 ............ 6-3 8-2 ........... 10-0 4-2 ............ 9-1 0-0 ............ 0-0 8-1 ............ 8-2 4-1 ............ 9-0 3-0 ............ 3-1 0-0 ............ 0-0 12-1 ........... 7-1 6-0 ............ 4-0 2-7 ............ 8-4 6-0 ............ 9-0 1-0 ............ 1-0 7-8 ............ 5-8 1-1 ............ 4-0 2-0 ............ 0-0 5-0 ............ 4-0 3-1 ............ 2-0 4-0 ............ 4-0 2-1 ............ 4-2 2-0 ............ 3-0 180-62 ..........181-65 (.769) (.736)

BIG EAST REGulAR SEASON NONCONFERENCE RECORD

PMS 124C PMS COOL GREY 8C WHITE

2012 BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team Stefanie Dolson, Connecticut Bria Hartley, Connecticut Kayla McBride, Notre Dame Devereaux Peters, Notre Dame Shenneika Smith, St. John’s Most Outstanding Player Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Connecticut

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Year Record 2011-12............................................................ 159-55 (.743) 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

2011-12 SEASON REVIEW BIG EAST mAJOR AWARD AWARD WINNERS BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame (Jr., Guard, South Bend, Ind.) BIG EAST FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Connecticut (Fr., Forward, Anaheim, Calif.) BIG EAST COACH OF THE YEAR Kim Barnes Arico, St. John’s BIG EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Devereaux Peters, Notre Dame (Gr., Forward, Chicago, Ill.) BIG EAST MOST IMPROVED PLAYER AWARD Jasmine Wynne, USF (Senior, Guard, Jacksonville, Fla.) BIG EAST SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD Deanna Ortiz, DePaul (Senior, Guard, Chicago, Ill.) Da’Shena Stevens, St. John’s (Senior, Forward, Stamford, Conn.) BIG EAST SIXTH MAN AWARD Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Connecticut (Freshman, Forward, Anaheim, Calif.) American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Da’Shena Stevens, St. John’s (Senior, Forward, Stamford, Conn.)

BIG EAST All-CONFERENCE TEAmS ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM

School Connecticut Connecticut DePaul Georgetown Louisville Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame Rutgers St. John’s West Virginia

Class So. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Gr. R-Sr. Jr. Jr.

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

ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM School Dayeesha Hollins Cincinnati Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis Connecticut April Sykes Rutgers Nadirah McKenith St. John’s Da’Shena Stevens St. John’s Jasmine Crew Seton Hall Jasmine Wynne USF Kayla Alexander Syracuse Iasia Hemingway Syracuse Laura Sweeney Villanova

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

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

Bria Hartley *Tiffany Hayes *Anna Martin *Sugar Rodgers Shoni Schimmel *Skylar Diggins Natalie Novose Devereaux Peters Khadijah Rushdan Shenneika Smith Asya Bussie

ALL-BIG EAST HONORABLE MENTION School Stefanie Dolson Connecticut Katherine Harry DePaul Tia Magee Georgetown Katherine Plouffe Marquette Monique Oliver Rutgers Christal Caldwell West Virginia

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

Pos. C F F F F/C G

ALL-BIG EAST FRESHMAN TEAM School *Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis Connecticut Kiah Stokes Connecticut *Brittany Hrynko DePaul *Bria Smith Louisville Arlesia Morse Marquette *Brianna Kiesel Pittsburgh Betnijah Laney Rutgers Amber Thompson St. John’s Lauren Burford Villanova Linda Stepney West Virginia

Class Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. Fr.

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

*unanimous selection

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2011-12 FINAL OVERALL TEAM STATS Team 1. Notre Dame 2. Connecticut 3. DePaul 4. Louisville 5. Syracuse 6. West Virginia 7. USF 8. St. John’s 9. Rutgers 10. Georgetown 11. Marquette 12. Villanova 13. Cincinnati 14. Pittsburgh 15. Providence 16. Seton Hall

SCORING OFFENSE G W-L Pts 39 35-4 3076 38 33-5 2903 34 23-11 2449 33 23-10 2271 37 22-15 2537 34 24-10 2169 35 19-16 2225 34 24-10 2092 32 22-10 1948 32 23-9 1932 31 14-17 1821 34 19-15 1961 32 16-16 1827 30 8-22 1704 30 13-17 1643 31 8-23 1691

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

SCORING DEFENSE G Pts Avg/G 38 1787 47.0 34 1769 52.0 32 1690 52.8 39 2062 52.9 34 1882 55.4 32 1773 55.4 34 1918 56.4 32 1824 57.0 30 1783 59.4 31 1868 60.3 35 2122 60.6 33 2012 61.0 31 1896 61.2 37 2293 62.0 34 2236 65.8 30 2076 69.2

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

SCORING MARGIN G OFF 38 76.4 39 78.9 34 63.8 33 68.8 32 60.4 37 68.6 34 72.0 32 60.9 34 61.5 35 63.6 34 57.7 32 57.1 31 58.7 30 54.8 31 54.5 30 56.8

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

FREE THROW PCT G FTM 39 674 38 484 37 619 34 375 34 274 33 459 31 334 31 397 35 465 34 455 32 356 34 503 32 413 30 363 32 306 30 300

DEF 47.0 52.9 52.0 61.0 52.8 62.0 65.8 55.4 56.4 60.6 55.4 57.0 60.3 59.4 61.2 69.2

FTA 883 636 824 513 375 643 479 570 674 660 522 742 625 553 473 477

Avg/G 78.9 76.4 72.0 68.8 68.6 63.8 63.6 61.5 60.9 60.4 58.7 57.7 57.1 56.8 54.8 54.5

Margin +29.4 +26.0 +11.8 +7.8 +7.6 +6.6 +6.3 +5.5 +5.1 +2.9 +2.3 +0.1 -1.5 -4.7 -6.6 -12.4

Pct .763 .761 .751 .731 .731 .714 .697 .696 .690 .689 .682 .678 .661 .656 .647 .629

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES Team G FG FGA 1. Connecticut 38 1077 2257 2. Notre Dame 39 1118 2388 3. DePaul 34 909 2093 4. Louisville 33 809 1940 5. St. John’s 34 781 1892 6. Rutgers 32 745 1824 7. Marquette 31 649 1610 8. West Virginia 34 756 1888 9. Cincinnati 32 674 1685 10. Villanova 34 706 1810 11. Syracuse 37 883 2329 12. Pittsburgh 30 633 1715 13. USF 35 791 2184 14. Seton Hall 31 608 1687 15. Providence 30 610 1731 16. Georgetown 32 674 1936

Pct .477 .468 .434 .417 .413 .408 .403 .400 .400 .390 .379 .369 .362 .360 .352 .348

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

BLOCKED SHOTS G Blocks Avg/G 38 191 5.03 37 176 4.76 34 152 4.47 39 170 4.36 33 138 4.18 32 130 4.06 34 135 3.97 35 138 3.94 34 126 3.71 31 108 3.48 30 100 3.33 32 106 3.31 32 105 3.28 31 100 3.23 30 95 3.17 34 101 2.97

FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE Team G FG FGA 1. Connecticut 38 634 2094 2. West Virginia 34 595 1815 3. Georgetown 32 549 1605 4. Rutgers 32 598 1709 5. Notre Dame 39 761 2108 6. Syracuse 37 814 2246 7. USF 35 718 1968 8. Louisville 33 723 1945 9. Villanova 34 710 1889 10. St. John’s 34 700 1849 11. Cincinnati 32 668 1735 12. Marquette 31 684 1768 13. Seton Hall 31 640 1642 14. DePaul 34 804 2030 15. Providence 30 623 1523 16. Pittsburgh 30 754 1820

Pct .303 .328 .342 .350 .361 .362 .365 .372 .376 .379 .385 .387 .390 .396 .409 .414

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

G 38 39 34 31 34 34 32 37 33 35 32 34 30 32 30 31

ASSISTS Assists 710 698 542 437 477 464 411 474 417 436 388 398 343 360 283 284

Avg/G 18.68 17.90 15.94 14.10 14.03 13.65 12.84 12.81 12.64 12.46 12.13 11.71 11.43 11.25 9.43 9.16

3-POINT FG PCT G FG FGA 38 265 758 39 166 478 34 256 753 34 275 816 33 194 609 32 173 556 31 126 419 32 171 572 31 141 475 34 154 519 32 102 357 35 178 627 34 75 267 30 123 444 37 152 567 30 75 309

Pct .350 .347 .340 .337 .319 .311 .301 .299 .297 .297 .286 .284 .281 .277 .268 .243

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

G 39 38 32 35 33 34 32 31 37 34 34 32 30 30 31 34

STEALS Steals 502 431 351 379 316 322 289 279 333 306 296 277 244 193 185 194

Avg/G 12.87 11.34 10.97 10.83 9.58 9.47 9.03 9.00 9.00 9.00 8.71 8.66 8.13 6.43 5.97 5.71

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

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REBOUNDING MARGIN G TEAM Avg OPP 38 1583 41.7 1191 37 1711 46.2 1383 39 1589 40.7 1257 34 1441 42.4 1157 33 1330 40.3 1199 31 1151 37.1 1064 32 1215 38.0 1154 30 1121 37.4 1095 32 1265 39.5 1240 34 1236 36.4 1220 31 1113 35.9 1113 30 1130 37.7 1186 34 1241 36.5 1322 32 1049 32.8 1148 34 1125 33.1 1287 35 1355 38.7 1522

Avg Margin 31.3 +10.3 37.4 +8.9 32.2 +8.5 34.0 +8.4 36.3 +4.0 34.3 +2.8 36.1 +1.9 36.5 +0.9 38.8 +0.8 35.9 +0.5 35.9 +0.0 39.5 -1.9 38.9 -2.4 35.9 -3.1 37.9 -4.8 43.5 -4.8

ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Team G Asst Avg Turn Avg 1. Connecticut 38 710 18.7 572 15.1 2. Villanova 34 477 14.0 412 12.1 3. Notre Dame 39 698 17.9 618 15.8 4. DePaul 34 542 15.9 559 16.4 5. St. John’s 34 398 11.7 477 14.0 6. USF 35 436 12.5 552 15.8 7. Rutgers 32 411 12.8 526 16.4 8. Georgetown 32 388 12.1 502 15.7 9. West Virginia 34 464 13.6 605 17.8 10. Providence 30 343 11.4 465 15.5 11. Syracuse 37 474 12.8 666 18.0 12. Cincinnati 32 360 11.3 510 15.9 13. Louisville 33 417 12.6 591 17.9 14. Marquette 31 437 14.1 643 20.7 15. Seton Hall 31 284 9.2 485 15.6 16. Pittsburgh 30 283 9.4 595 19.8

Ratio 1.24 1.16 1.13 0.97 0.83 0.79 0.78 0.77 0.77 0.74 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.68 0.59 0.48

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

2011-12 FINAL OVERALL TEAM STATS Team 1. Syracuse 2. Georgetown 3. West Virginia 4. Notre Dame 5. Providence 6. Louisville 7. USF 8. Pittsburgh 9. Connecticut 10. Rutgers 11. Seton Hall 12. St. John’s 13. Marquette 14. DePaul 15. Cincinnati 16. Villanova

OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS G No. Avg/G 37 743 20.08 32 508 15.88 34 532 15.65 39 591 15.15 30 445 14.83 33 482 14.61 35 485 13.86 30 412 13.73 38 515 13.55 32 429 13.41 31 409 13.19 34 430 12.65 31 382 12.32 34 404 11.88 32 351 10.97 34 262 7.71

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

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS G No. Avg/G 38 1068 28.11 34 909 26.74 37 968 26.16 33 848 25.70 39 998 25.59 34 863 25.38 35 870 24.86 31 769 24.81 34 837 24.62 32 786 24.56 30 718 23.93 34 806 23.71 32 757 23.66 31 704 22.71 30 676 22.53 32 698 21.81

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

G 34 34 38 33 32 32 35 31 34 39 37 30 31 32 30 34

3-POINT FG MADE 3FG Avg/G 275 8.09 256 7.53 265 6.97 194 5.88 173 5.41 171 5.34 178 5.09 141 4.55 154 4.53 166 4.26 152 4.11 123 4.10 126 4.06 102 3.19 75 2.50 75 2.21

Points

TEAM HIGHS (highest totals made by) 128 Notre Dame at Mercer (12/30/11) 120 Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh (01/17/12)

Margin

86 (128-42) 76 (120-44)

Notre Dame at Mercer (12/30/11) Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh (01/17/12)

Field goals made

48 41

Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh (01/17/12) Connecticut vs Pacific (11/15/11)

Field goal attempts

87 84 84

Notre Dame vs Longwood (12/28/11) West Virginia vs UNC Central (11/20/11) Syracuse vs Arizona (12/2/11)

Field goal percentage

.707 (41-58) .702 (40-57)

Connecticut vs Pacific (11/15/11) Notre Dame at Mercer (12/30/11)

3-Pt FG made

18 16

Louisville vs Syracuse (2/11/12) DePaul vs St. Mary’s (11/11/11)

3-Pt FG attempts

38 35 35

Syracuse vs Arizona (12/2/11) DePaul vs Portland (11/19/11) Villanova vs Univ of the Sciences (11/26/11)

3-Pt percentage

.667 (4-6) .667 (2-3) .667 (2-3)

Rutgers vs Georgia Tech (11/25/11) St. John’s at Rutgers (2/12/12) St. John’s vs Villanova (2/25/12)

Free throws made

43 34

Notre Dame at Mercer (12/30/11) Syracuse at Pittsburgh (01/07/12)

Free throw attempts

52 41

Notre Dame at Mercer (12/30/11) Marquette vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/4/11)

Free throw percentage

1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000

Rebounds

63 63 63

Syracuse vs Long Beach State (11/13/11) Connecticut vs Fairleigh Dickinson (11/25/11) Syracuse vs Coppin State (12/10/11)

Assists

33 29 29 29

Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh (01/17/12) Notre Dame vs Marquette (12/07/11) Marquette vs Iona (12/10/11) Connecticut vs Providence (01/10/12)

Steals

29 28

Notre Dame vs Akron (11/11/11) USF at Air Force (12/3/11)

Blocked shots

12 12

West Virginia vs Youngstown State (11/11/11) Pittsburgh at High Point Univ. (12/02/11)

Turnovers

37 30 30

Marquette at Notre Dame (12/07/11) Syracuse at Georgetown (01/15/12) West Virginia vs Georgetown (1/24/12)

Fouls

31 30 30 30

Rutgers at Miami (Fla.) (12/05/11) Notre Dame at Baylor (11/20/11) Pittsburgh at High Point Univ. (12/02/11) Syracuse at Toledo (03/24/12)

(23-23) (15-15) (13-13) (12-12) (8-8) (6-6) (5-5) (4-4) (4-4) (2-2) (1-1)

Syracuse at Providence (1/31/12) Marquette vs Connecticut (2/25/12) Cincinnati at Miami (Ohio) (12/17/11) Marquette vs Villanova (1/10/12) Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (02/11/12) Villanova vs Cincinnati (01/24/12) DePaul at Tennessee (03/19/12) St. John’s vs Baylor (12/11/11) Villanova vs Connecticut (01/14/12) Villanova vs Louisville (3/3/12) Cincinnati vs Evansville (11/18/11)

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2011-12 FINAL OVERALL INDIVIDUAL STATS Player-Team 1. MARTIN, Anna-DPU 2. CREW, Jasmine-SHU 3. RODGERS, Sugar-GU 4. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND 5. WYNNE, Jasmine-USF 6. NOVOSEL, Natalie-ND 7. MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN 8. HEMINGWAY, Iasia-SU 9. HOLLINS, Dayeesha-CIN 10. ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU

Player-Team 1. HARRY, Katherine-DPU 2. PETERS, Devereaux-ND 3. WRIGHT, Teya-PC 4. ASHMEADE, Tajay-SHU 5. DUNNING, Ayana-WVU 6. PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU 7. TYSON-THOMAS, Carmen-SU 8. SWEENEY, Laura-VU 9. ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU 10. OLIVER, Monique-RU

SCORING Cl G FG 3FG FT JR 34 235 64 114 SR 31 191 28 167 JR 31 189 78 118 JR 39 233 33 158 SR 32 177 17 121 SR 39 191 44 165 FR 38 203 93 70 SR 37 175 1 201 SO 30 162 24 96 JR 37 204 0 139 REBOUNDING Cl G OFF JR 34 88 SR 39 144 SR 29 121 SR 31 120 JR 34 83 SO 31 88 JR 37 136 JR 32 66 JR 37 143 JR 32 95

DEF 234 219 137 154 203 163 152 178 133 139

TOT Avg/G 322 9.5 363 9.3 258 8.9 274 8.8 286 8.4 251 8.1 288 7.8 244 7.6 276 7.5 234 7.3

FIELD GOAL PCT (Min. 3.0 made per game) Player-Team Cl G FG FGA Pct 1. DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN SO 38 173 295 .586 2. PENNY, Jasmine-DPU SO 34 155 277 .560 3. ACHONWA, Natalie-ND SO 36 108 194 .557 4. OLIVER, Monique-RU JR 32 142 260 .546 5. PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 39 186 342 .544 6. BUSSIE, Asya-WVU JR 34 143 269 .532 7. SWEENEY, Laura-VU JR 32 174 345 .504 8. PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU SO 31 165 328 .503 9. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN SR 38 186 370 .503 10. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND JR 39 233 466 .500 RUSHDAN, Khadijah-RU SR 30 145 290 .500 Player-Team 1. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND 2. MINIX, Gabi-MU 3. McKENITH, Nadirah-STJ 4. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU 5. WRIGHT, Rubylee-GU 6. FARIS, Kelly-UCONN 7. HAMPTON, Brooke-WVU 8. HRYNKO, Brittany-DPU 9. HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN 10. HOLLINS, Dayeesha-CIN

Pts Avg/G 648 19.1 577 18.6 574 18.5 657 16.8 492 15.4 591 15.2 569 15.0 552 14.9 444 14.8 547 14.8

ASSISTS Cl G Assists Avg/G JR 39 222 5.69 SO 31 166 5.35 JR 31 149 4.81 SO 31 146 4.71 SR 32 139 4.34 JR 38 165 4.34 SO 33 141 4.27 FR 34 133 3.91 SO 38 140 3.68 SO 30 105 3.50

FREE THROW PCT (Min. 2.0 made per game) Player-Team Cl G FTM FTA Pct 1. CREW, Jasmine-SHU SR 31 167 198 .843 2. NOVOSEL, Natalie-ND SR 39 165 199 .829 3. KANE, Devon-VU SO 34 82 100 .820 4. RODGERS, Sugar-GU JR 31 118 144 .819 5. MARTIN, Anna-DPU JR 34 114 140 .814 6. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN SR 38 143 177 .808 7. REAVES, Bjonee-CIN SR 32 66 83 .795 8. MORSE, Arlesia-MU FR 31 63 80 .788 9. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND JR 39 158 201 .786 10. McKENITH, Nadirah-STJ JR 31 117 149 .785 11. HEMINGWAY, Iasia-SU SR 37 201 256 .785

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Player-Team 1. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND 2. WYNNE, Jasmine-USF 3. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU 4. RODGERS, Sugar-GU 5. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN 6. McKENITH, Nadirah-STJ 7. FARIS, Kelly-UCONN 8. MALLORY, Brittany-ND 9. CONNER, Tiffany-USF 10. PETERS, Devereaux-ND

STEALS Cl G Steals Avg/G JR 39 102 2.62 SR 32 81 2.53 SO 31 74 2.39 JR 31 71 2.29 SR 38 87 2.29 JR 31 70 2.26 JR 38 80 2.11 SR 39 81 2.08 JR 35 71 2.03 SR 39 78 2.00

3-POINT FG PCT (Min. 1.0 made per game) Player-Team Cl G 3FG FGA Pct 1. NOVOSEL, Natalie-ND SR 39 44 107 .411 2. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN SR 38 44 108 .407 3. BURFORD, Lauren-VU FR 33 62 154 .403 4. MARTIN, Anna-DPU JR 34 64 159 .403 5. ROBERTS, Rachel-VU JR 34 56 141 .397 6. MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN FR 38 93 242 .384 7. BURKE, Becky-LOU SR 33 81 214 .379 8. COFFEY, Rachel-SU SO 37 54 149 .362 9. REAVES, Bjonee-CIN SR 32 85 241 .353 10. ROGOWSKI, Megan-DPU FR 34 53 155 .342 11. MORSE, Arlesia-MU FR 31 55 161 .342 3-POINT FG MADE Player-Team Cl G 3FG Avg/G 1. REAVES, Bjonee-CIN SR 32 85 2.66 2. RODGERS, Sugar-GU JR 31 78 2.52 3. BURKE, Becky-LOU SR 33 81 2.45 4. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU SO 31 76 2.45 5. MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN FR 38 93 2.45 6. PALMER, Taylor-WVU SO 34 74 2.18 7. MARTIN, Anna-DPU JR 34 64 1.88 8. BURFORD, Lauren-VU FR 33 62 1.88 9. MORSE, Arlesia-MU FR 31 55 1.77 10. MORRIS, Brittany-SHU JR 31 54 1.74 Player-Team 1. ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU 2. BUSSIE, Asya-WVU 3. PETERS, Devereaux-ND 4. OLIVER, Monique-RU 5. DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN 6. STOKES, Kiah-UCONN 7. SIMMONS, Sarina-MU 8. HARRY, Katherine-DPU 9. OKAFOR, Lauren-PC 10. SWEENEY, Laura-VU

BLOCKED SHOTS Cl G Blocks Avg/G JR 37 96 2.59 JR 34 73 2.15 SR 39 78 2.00 JR 32 58 1.81 SO 38 57 1.50 FR 36 50 1.39 JR 31 43 1.39 JR 34 46 1.35 SO 28 35 1.25 JR 32 39 1.22

ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO (Min. 3.0 assists/game) Player-Team Cl G Asst Avg Turn Avg 1. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND JR 39 222 5.7 103 2.6 2. FARIS, Kelly-UCONN JR 38 165 4.3 78 2.1 3. HAMPTON, Brooke-WVU SO 33 141 4.3 69 2.1 4. MINIX, Gabi-MU SO 31 166 5.4 116 3.7 5. HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN SO 38 140 3.7 98 2.6 6. McKENITH, Nadirah-STJ JR 31 149 4.8 106 3.4 7. WRIGHT, Rubylee-GU SR 32 139 4.3 105 3.3 8. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN SR 38 126 3.3 98 2.6 9. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU SO 31 146 4.7 119 3.8 10. COFFEY, Rachel-SU SO 37 120 3.2 99 2.7

Ratio 2.16 2.12 2.04 1.43 1.43 1.41 1.32 1.29 1.23 1.21

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

2011-12 FINAL OVERALL INDIVIDUAL STATS OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Player-Team Cl G No. 1. WRIGHT, Teya-PC SR 29 121 2. ASHMEADE, Tajay-SHU SR 31 120 3. ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU JR 37 143 4. PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 39 144 5. TYSON-THOMAS, Carmen-SU JR 37 136 6. OLIVER, Monique-RU JR 32 95 7. BURDGESS, Leeza-PITT SO 29 85 8. BUSSIE, Asya-WVU JR 34 98 9. PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU SO 31 88 10. CRAWFORD, Adria-GU SR 31 83 11. THOMPSON, Amber-STJ FR 34 91

Avg/G 4.17 3.87 3.86 3.69 3.68 2.97 2.93 2.88 2.84 2.68 2.68

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Player-Team Cl G No. 1. HARRY, Katherine-DPU JR 34 234 2. DUNNING, Ayana-WVU JR 34 203 3. PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 39 219 4. SWEENEY, Laura-VU JR 32 178 5. SIMMONS, Sarina-MU JR 31 170 6. PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU SO 31 163 7. ASHMEADE, Tajay-SHU SR 31 154 8. WRIGHT, Teya-PC SR 29 137 9. SMITH, Shenneika-STJ JR 34 157 10. OLIVER, Monique-RU JR 32 139

Avg/G 6.88 5.97 5.62 5.56 5.48 5.26 4.97 4.72 4.62 4.34

MINUTES PLAYED Player-Team Cl G Minutes 1. CREW, Jasmine-SHU SR 31 1174 2. KIESEL, Brianna-PITT FR 30 1088 3. HOLLINS, Dayeesha-CIN SO 30 1075 4. REAVES, Bjonee-CIN SR 32 1127 5. SMITH, Shenneika-STJ JR 34 1194 6. MINIX, Gabi-MU SO 31 1088 7. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU SO 31 1077 8. McPHERSON, Eugeneia-STJ JR 34 1155 9. PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU SO 31 1044 10. CHISHOLM, Chanel-CIN SR 32 1070

Avg/G 37.87 36.27 35.83 35.22 35.12 35.10 34.74 33.97 33.68 33.44

Points

39 36

Field goals made

15 13

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER GAME HIGHS RODGERS, Sugar (Georgetown) at Dartmouth (12/30/11) MARTIN, Anna (DePaul) vs Cincinnati (02/27/12)

13 13

MARTIN, Anna (DePaul) vs Cincinnati (02/27/12) ANDERSON, Ashlee (Pittsburgh) vs St. Francis (Pa.) (11/15/11) RODGERS, Sugar (Georgetown) at Dartmouth (12/30/11) CREW, Jasmine (Seton Hall) at Memphis (12/30/11)

Field goal attempts

27 26 26 26 26

RODGERS, Sugar (Georgetown) vs Vermont (12/29/11) RODGERS, Sugar (Georgetown) at Dartmouth (12/30/11) RODGERS, Sugar (Georgetown) vs Louisville (01/22/12) CREW, Jasmine (Seton Hall) vs Louisville (2/27/12) CREW, Jasmine (Seton Hall) vs Villanova (3/2/12)

Field goal percentage

1.000 (8-8) WARREN, Cierra (Louisville) at Missouri State (11/13/11) 1.000 (8-8) DIGGINS, Skylar (Notre Dame) at Mercer (12/30/11)

3-Pt FG made

8 8 8

PALMER, Taylor (West Virginia) vs Youngstown State (11/11/11) RODGERS, Sugar (Georgetown) at Coppin State (11/30/11) BURKE, Becky (Louisville) vs Syracuse (2/11/12)

3-Pt FG attempts

16 16

PALMER, Taylor (West Virginia) vs Youngstown State (11/11/11) OREKHOVA, Inga (USF) vs Georgetown (1/7/12)

3-Pt percentage

1.000 (7-7) 1.000 (5-5)

Free throws made

18 16

NOVOSEL, Natalie (Notre Dame) vs California (03/20/12) CREW, Jasmine (Seton Hall) vs Louisiana Tech (11/24/11)

Free throw attempts

21 20

CREW, Jasmine (Seton Hall) vs Louisiana Tech (11/24/11) NOVOSEL, Natalie (Notre Dame) vs California (03/20/12)

GREEN, Terry (Seton Hall) vs DePaul (1/28/12) GREEN, Terry (Seton Hall) vs Drexel (12/12/11)

Free throw percentage 1.000 (12-12) HAMPTON, Keisha (DPU) at Northwestern (11/27/11) 1.000 (12-12) NOVOSEL, Natalie (Notre Dame) vs USF (02/25/12) 1.000 (11-11) HEMINGWAY, Iasia (Syracuse) vs Colgate (12/31/11) 1.000 (10-10) KANE, Devon (Villanova) vs Michigan State (11/11/11) To be ranked, a player must appear in at least 75.0% of their team’s games. 1.000 (10-10) SAUNDERS, Kaneisha (USF) vs Cent. Mich. (11/23/11) 1.000 (9-9) HAYES, Tiffany (Connecticut) vs Buffalo (11/26/11) 1.000 (9-9) SWEENEY, Laura (Villanova) at Lehigh (11/30/11) 1.000 (9-9) SAUNDERS, Kaneisha (USF) vs Seton Hall (1/25/12) 1.000 (9-9) HAYES, Tiffany (Connecticut) at Marquette (2/25/12)

Rebounds

21 21

SMITH, Shenneika (St. John’s) vs Iowa (11/25/11) ASHMEADE, Tajay (Seton Hall) vs William & Mary (12/21/11)

Assists

11 11 11 11

Steals

8 7 7 7 7 7 7

CONNER, Tiffany (USF) at Air Force (12/3/11) MILLER, Fraderica (Notre Dame) vs Akron (11/11/11) McKENITH, Nadirah (St. John’s) vs La Salle (11/16/11) HARLEE, Jessica (West Virginia) vs UNC Central (11/20/11) WYNNE, Jasmine (USF) at Auburn (12/14/11) SWEENEY, Laura (Villanova) at Marquette (1/10/12) BERNARD, Sasha (USF) at Notre Dame (02/25/12)

Blocked shots

8 7 7

ALEXANDER, Kayla (Syracuse) vs Georgetown (02/25/12) BUSSIE, Asya (West Virginia) vs Marquette (1/28/12) PETERS, Devereaux (Notre Dame) vs California (03/20/12)

Turnovers

11 10 10

HAMPTON, Keisha (DePaul) vs St. John’s (12/07/11) HRYNKO, Brittany (DePaul) at Louisville (2/25/12) HEMINGWAY, Iasia (Syracuse) vs Georgetown (02/25/12)

MINIX, Gabi (Marquette) vs Iona DIGGINS, Skylar (Notre Dame) vs Kentucky DIGGINS, Skylar (Notre Dame) at Cincinnati DIGGINS, Skylar (Notre Dame) vs Maryland

(12/10/11) (12/18/11) (01/14/12) (03/27/12)

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20 Final Four appearances

2011-12 FINAL CONFERENCE TEAM STATS Team 1. Notre Dame 2. Connecticut 3. DePaul 4. Syracuse 5. Louisville 6. West Virginia 7. USF 8. Georgetown 9. St. John’s 10. Rutgers 11. Villanova 12. Cincinnati 13. Marquette 14. Pittsburgh 15. Providence 16. Seton Hall

SCORING OFFENSE G W-L Pts 16 15-1 1250 16 13-3 1212 16 9-7 1091 16 6-10 1032 16 10-6 1026 16 11-5 974 16 8-8 969 16 11-5 968 16 13-3 967 16 10-6 914 16 6-10 913 16 6-10 857 16 4-12 842 16 0-16 825 16 5-11 809 16 1-15 794

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

SCORING DEFENSE G Pts Avg/G 16 781 48.8 16 846 52.9 16 855 53.4 16 878 54.9 16 898 56.1 16 919 57.4 16 961 60.1 16 966 60.4 16 968 60.5 16 996 62.2 16 998 62.4 16 1011 63.2 16 1039 64.9 16 1076 67.2 16 1085 67.8 16 1166 72.9

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

SCORING MARGIN G OFF 16 75.8 16 78.1 16 60.4 16 60.5 16 60.9 16 64.1 16 57.1 16 68.2 16 60.6 16 64.5 16 57.1 16 53.6 16 50.6 16 52.6 16 49.6 16 51.6

DEF 48.8 53.4 52.9 54.9 57.4 62.4 56.1 67.2 60.1 67.8 60.5 60.4 62.2 64.9 63.2 72.9

Margin +26.9 +24.7 +7.6 +5.6 +3.4 +1.8 +1.0 +0.9 +0.5 -3.3 -3.4 -6.8 -11.7 -12.3 -13.6 -21.3

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

FREE THROW PCT G FTM 16 284 16 263 16 132 16 215 16 221 16 187 16 158 16 218 16 189 16 187 16 233 16 257 16 204 16 156 16 140 16 149

FTA 352 334 172 285 298 256 218 303 266 266 336 374 300 230 229 246

Pct .807 .787 .767 .754 .742 .730 .725 .719 .711 .703 .693 .687 .680 .678 .611 .606

Avg/G 78.1 75.8 68.2 64.5 64.1 60.9 60.6 60.5 60.4 57.1 57.1 53.6 52.6 51.6 50.6 49.6

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES Team G FG FGA 1. Connecticut 16 440 917 2. Notre Dame 16 449 936 3. DePaul 16 409 942 4. St. John’s 16 352 873 5. Louisville 16 355 886 6. Rutgers 16 341 859 7. Cincinnati 16 318 804 8. Villanova 16 321 818 9. West Virginia 16 324 829 10. Syracuse 16 356 929 11. Marquette 16 298 813 12. USF 16 333 924 13. Georgetown 16 340 953 14. Pittsburgh 16 300 873 15. Providence 16 298 894 16. Seton Hall 16 286 859

Pct .480 .480 .434 .403 .401 .397 .396 .392 .391 .383 .367 .360 .357 .344 .333 .333

FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE Team G FG FGA 1. Connecticut 16 272 873 2. Georgetown 16 280 797 3. Notre Dame 16 318 877 4. West Virginia 16 316 858 5. St. John’s 16 313 848 6. Rutgers 16 313 831 7. USF 16 337 892 8. Louisville 16 362 944 9. Syracuse 16 388 963 10. Villanova 16 357 877 11. Seton Hall 16 341 833 12. DePaul 16 397 962 13. Marquette 16 391 937 14. Cincinnati 16 360 859 15. Providence 16 355 823 16. Pittsburgh 16 420 935

Pct .312 .351 .363 .368 .369 .377 .378 .383 .403 .407 .409 .413 .417 .419 .431 .449

3-POINT FG PCT G FG FGA 16 117 315 16 139 387 16 68 190 16 115 349 16 95 293 16 84 281 16 81 276 16 69 236 16 85 298 16 59 207 16 66 241 16 64 236 16 43 159 16 30 112 16 57 214 16 38 179

Pct .371 .359 .358 .330 .324 .299 .293 .292 .285 .285 .274 .271 .270 .268 .266 .212

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

REBOUNDING MARGIN Team G TEAM Avg OPP 1. Notre Dame 16 653 40.8 473 2. Connecticut 16 646 40.4 496 3. West Virginia 16 653 40.8 520 4. Syracuse 16 648 40.5 576 5. Rutgers 16 560 35.0 554 Louisville 16 595 37.2 589 7. Marquette 16 571 35.7 570 8. St. John’s 16 572 35.8 581 9. Georgetown 16 602 37.6 616 10. DePaul 16 566 35.4 603 11. Seton Hall 16 549 34.3 593 12. Providence 16 557 34.8 608 13. Pittsburgh 16 543 33.9 612 14. Cincinnati 16 476 29.8 574 15. USF 16 568 35.5 671 16. Villanova 16 479 29.9 602

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Avg Margin 29.6 +11.2 31.0 +9.4 32.5 +8.3 36.0 +4.5 34.6 +0.4 36.8 +0.4 35.6 +0.1 36.3 -0.6 38.5 -0.9 37.7 -2.3 37.1 -2.8 38.0 -3.2 38.2 -4.3 35.9 -6.1 41.9 -6.4 37.6 -7.7

BLOCKED SHOTS Team G Blocks 1. Connecticut 16 79 2. Syracuse 16 73 Notre Dame 16 73 4. St. John’s 16 68 5. Louisville 16 67 6. West Virginia 16 66 7. Rutgers 16 60 8. DePaul 16 58 9. Marquette 16 56 10. USF 16 54 11. Georgetown 16 47 12. Providence 16 45 13. Seton Hall 16 41 14. Villanova 16 38 Cincinnati 16 38 16. Pittsburgh 16 36

Avg/G 4.94 4.56 4.56 4.25 4.19 4.13 3.75 3.63 3.50 3.38 2.94 2.81 2.56 2.38 2.38 2.25

ASSISTS G Assists Avg/G 16 301 18.81 16 288 18.00 16 264 16.50 16 220 13.75 16 205 12.81 16 204 12.75 16 204 12.75 16 202 12.63 16 193 12.06 16 189 11.81 16 181 11.31 16 180 11.25 16 168 10.50 16 164 10.25 16 130 8.13 16 126 7.88 STEALS Team G Steals Avg/G 1. Notre Dame 16 182 11.38 2. Georgetown 16 180 11.25 3. Connecticut 16 173 10.81 4. USF 16 143 8.94 5. St. John’s 16 134 8.38 6. DePaul 16 132 8.25 7. Providence 16 131 8.19 8. Marquette 16 130 8.13 Cincinnati 16 130 8.13 10. Syracuse 16 127 7.94 11. Louisville 16 126 7.88 12. West Virginia 16 124 7.75 13. Rutgers 16 122 7.63 14. Seton Hall 16 95 5.94 15. Pittsburgh 16 93 5.81 16. Villanova 16 88 5.50 ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Team G Asst Avg Turn Avg Ratio 1. Connecticut 16 301 18.8 254 15.9 1.19 2. Villanova 16 220 13.8 204 12.8 1.08 3. Notre Dame 16 288 18.0 274 17.1 1.05 4. DePaul 16 264 16.5 277 17.3 0.95 5. St. John’s 16 189 11.8 216 13.5 0.88 6. Georgetown 16 205 12.8 254 15.9 0.81 7. USF 16 180 11.3 229 14.3 0.79 8. Rutgers 16 193 12.1 258 16.1 0.75 9. West Virginia 16 204 12.8 306 19.1 0.67 10. Louisville 16 181 11.3 272 17.0 0.67 11. Syracuse 16 202 12.6 311 19.4 0.65 12. Providence 16 168 10.5 263 16.4 0.64 13. Cincinnati 16 164 10.3 272 17.0 0.60 14. Marquette 16 204 12.8 356 22.3 0.57 15. Seton Hall 16 130 8.1 249 15.6 0.52 16. Pittsburgh 16 126 7.9 325 20.3 0.39 Team 1. Connecticut 2. Notre Dame 3. DePaul 4. Villanova 5. Georgetown 6. West Virginia Marquette 8. Syracuse 9. Rutgers 10. St. John’s 11. Louisville 12. USF 13. Providence 14. Cincinnati 15. Seton Hall 16. Pittsburgh

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

2011-12 FINAL CONFERENCE TEAM STATS Team 1. Syracuse 2. West Virginia 3. Georgetown 4. Notre Dame 5. Providence 6. Seton Hall 7. Connecticut 8. Pittsburgh 9. Rutgers 10. Louisville 11. St. John’s 12. USF Marquette 14. DePaul 15. Cincinnati 16. Villanova

OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS G No. Avg/G 16 285 17.81 16 237 14.81 16 234 14.63 16 226 14.13 16 211 13.19 16 210 13.13 16 205 12.81 16 202 12.63 16 197 12.31 16 196 12.25 16 195 12.19 16 193 12.06 16 193 12.06 16 190 11.88 16 159 9.94 16 105 6.56

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

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS G No. Avg/G 16 441 27.56 16 427 26.69 16 416 26.00 16 399 24.94 16 378 23.63 16 377 23.56 16 376 23.50 16 375 23.44 16 374 23.38 16 368 23.00 16 363 22.69 16 363 22.69 16 346 21.63 16 341 21.31 16 339 21.19 16 317 19.81

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

3-POINT FG MADE G 3FG Avg/G 16 139 8.69 16 117 7.31 16 115 7.19 16 95 5.94 16 85 5.31 16 84 5.25 16 81 5.06 16 69 4.31 16 68 4.25 16 66 4.13 16 64 4.00 16 59 3.69 16 57 3.56 16 43 2.69 16 38 2.38 16 30 1.88

CURRENT CONFERENCE WINNING STREAK Team NO. St. John’s 8 Rutgers 4 Notre Dame 4 West Virginia 2 Louisville 2 DePaul 1 Villanova 1 USF 1

TEAM HIGHS (highest totals made by) 120 Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh (01/17/12) 96 Connecticut vs Providence (01/10/12)

Points Margin

76 (120-44) 61 (96-35)

Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh (01/17/12) Connecticut vs Providence (01/10/12)

Field goals made

48 37

Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh (01/17/12) Notre Dame vs Marquette (12/07/11)

Field goal attempts

74 72

Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh (01/17/12) Georgetown vs Notre Dame (01/10/12)

FG percentage

.655 (36-55) .649 (48-74)

Connecticut vs Providence (01/10/12) Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh (01/17/12)

3-Pt FG made

18 14

Louisville vs Syracuse (2/11/12) Villanova vs Syracuse (02/27/12)

3-Pt FG attempts

32 31 31 31

DePaul at USF (1/17/12) Cincinnati at Rutgers (01/07/12) Louisville vs Syracuse (2/11/12) Villanova vs Rutgers (02/18/12)

3-Pt percentage

.667 (2-3) .667 (2-3)

St. John’s at Rutgers (2/12/12) St. John’s vs Villanova (2/25/12)

Free throws made

34 31

Syracuse at Pittsburgh (01/07/12) Syracuse vs West Virginia (12/7/11)

Free throw attempts

38 36 36

Syracuse at Pittsburgh (01/07/12) West Virginia at USF (02/01/12) West Virginia vs Pittsburgh (02/27/12)

FT percentage

1.000 (23-23) 1.000 (15-15) 1.000 (12-12) 1.000 (8-8) 1.000 (6-6) 1.000 (4-4)

Syracuse at Providence (1/31/12) Marquette vs Connecticut (2/25/12) Marquette vs Villanova (1/10/12) Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (02/11/12) Villanova vs Cincinnati (01/24/12) Villanova vs Connecticut (01/14/12)

Rebounds

53 52

Connecticut vs USF (01/28/12) Notre Dame at Rutgers (01/31/12)

Assists

33 29 29

Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh (01/17/12) Notre Dame vs Marquette (12/07/11) Connecticut vs Providence (01/10/12)

Steals

22 18 18

Georgetown at Marquette (1/17/12) Notre Dame vs Marquette (12/07/11) Connecticut at DePaul (01/21/12)

Blocked shots

10 10

West Virginia vs Marquette (1/28/12) Syracuse vs Georgetown (02/25/12)

Turnovers

37 30 30

Marquette at Notre Dame (12/07/11) Syracuse at Georgetown (01/15/12) West Virginia vs Georgetown (1/24/12)

Fouls

27 26

West Virginia vs Georgetown (1/24/12) West Virginia at Syracuse (12/7/11)

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20 Final Four appearances

2011-12 FINAL CONFERENCE INDIVIDUAL STATS Player-Team 1. RODGERS, Sugar-GU 2. MARTIN, Anna-DPU 3. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND 4. CREW, Jasmine-SHU 5. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN 6. WYNNE, Jasmine-USF 7. HEMINGWAY, Iasia-SU 8. NOVOSEL, Natalie-ND 9. MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN 10. HOLLINS, Dayeesha-CIN

SCORING Cl G FG 3FG FT JR 16 102 37 60 JR 16 103 25 68 JR 16 95 12 82 SR 16 92 9 87 SR 16 89 26 72 SR 13 73 5 49 SR 16 72 0 101 SR 16 80 20 60 FR 16 83 37 30 SO 16 88 14 42

Player-Team 1. PETERS, Devereaux-ND 2. HARRY, Katherine-DPU 3. DUNNING, Ayana-WVU 4. ASHMEADE, Tajay-SHU 5. PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU 6. WRIGHT, Teya-PC 7. BURDGESS, Leeza-PITT 8. TYSON-THOMAS, Carmen-SU 9. SWEENEY, Laura-VU 10. STEVENS, Da’Shena-STJ

REBOUNDING Cl G OFF SR 16 64 JR 16 40 JR 16 41 SR 16 61 SO 16 47 SR 15 51 SO 15 47 JR 16 54 JR 16 27 SR 15 32

DEF 111 134 110 82 83 58 61 61 86 70

TOT Avg/G 175 10.9 174 10.9 151 9.4 143 8.9 130 8.1 109 7.3 108 7.2 115 7.2 113 7.1 102 6.8

FIELD GOAL PCT (Min. 3.0 made per game) Player-Team Cl G FG FGA Pct 1. RANDOLPH, Jeanise-CIN SO 15 46 77 .597 2. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN SR 16 89 150 .593 3. PENNY, Jasmine-DPU SO 16 87 153 .569 4. OLIVER, Monique-RU JR 16 67 119 .563 5. DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN SO 16 66 118 .559 6. PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 16 81 146 .555 7. ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU JR 16 82 149 .550 8. BUSSIE, Asya-WVU JR 16 65 123 .528 9. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND JR 16 95 187 .508 10. McBRIDE, Kayla-ND SO 16 68 136 .500 Player-Team 1. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND 2. MINIX, Gabi-MU 3. HRYNKO, Brittany-DPU 4. McKENITH, Nadirah-STJ 5. WRIGHT, Rubylee-GU 6. FARIS, Kelly-UCONN SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU 8. RUSHDAN, Khadijah-RU 9. HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN 10. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN

ASSISTS Cl G Assists Avg/G JR 16 92 5.75 SO 16 90 5.63 FR 16 75 4.69 JR 16 74 4.63 SR 16 73 4.56 JR 16 71 4.44 SO 16 71 4.44 SR 14 54 3.86 SO 16 57 3.56 SR 16 54 3.38

FREE THROW PCT (Min. 2.0 made per game) Player-Team Cl G FTM FTA Pct 1. McBRIDE, Kayla-ND SO 16 34 37 .919 2. NOVOSEL, Natalie-ND SR 16 60 67 .896 3. BURKE, Becky-LOU SR 16 32 37 .865 4. MARTIN, Anna-DPU JR 16 68 79 .861 5. KANE, Devon-VU SO 16 42 49 .857 6. CREW, Jasmine-SHU SR 16 87 105 .829 7. HEMINGWAY, Iasia-SU SR 16 101 122 .828 8. RODGERS, Sugar-GU JR 16 60 74 .811 9. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN SR 16 72 90 .800 10. PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU SO 16 47 59 .797 Player-Team 1. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND 2. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN 3. RODGERS, Sugar-GU 4. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU MAGEE, Tia-GU McKENITH, Nadirah-STJ 7. TYSON-THOMAS, Carmen-SU 8. HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN 9. SWEENEY, Laura-VU 10. MINIX, Gabi-MU

Cl JR SR JR SO SR JR JR SO JR SO

STEALS G Steals 16 41 16 40 16 38 16 37 16 37 16 37 16 36 16 35 16 33 16 32

Pts Avg/G 301 18.8 299 18.7 284 17.8 280 17.5 276 17.3 200 15.4 245 15.3 240 15.0 233 14.6 232 14.5

3-POINT FG PCT (Min. 1.0 made per game) Player-Team Cl G 3FG FGA Pct 1. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN SR 16 26 44 .591 2. NOVOSEL, Natalie-ND SR 16 20 43 .465 3. BURFORD, Lauren-VU FR 16 34 74 .459 4. ROBERTS, Rachel-VU JR 16 28 61 .459 5. COFFEY, Rachel-SU SO 16 26 64 .406 6. BURKE, Becky-LOU SR 16 42 106 .396 7. CROPPER, Alicia-PC SO 16 19 48 .396 8. KIMMEL, Lindsay-VU SR 15 23 59 .390 9. MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN FR 16 37 98 .378 10. DOTY, Caroline-UCONN JR 15 18 49 .367 3-POINT FG MADE Player-Team Cl G 3FG Avg/G 1. OREKHOVA, Inga-USF JR 15 41 2.73 2. REAVES, Bjonee-CIN SR 16 42 2.63 BURKE, Becky-LOU SR 16 42 2.63 4. RODGERS, Sugar-GU JR 16 37 2.31 MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN FR 16 37 2.31 6. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU SO 16 36 2.25 7. BURFORD, Lauren-VU FR 16 34 2.13 8. HRYNKO, Brittany-DPU FR 16 30 1.88 9. ROBERTS, Rachel-VU JR 16 28 1.75 GREEN, Terry-SHU JR 16 28 1.75 Player-Team 1. ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU 2. BUSSIE, Asya-WVU 3. PETERS, Devereaux-ND 4. OLIVER, Monique-RU 5. HARRY, Katherine-DPU 6. SIMMONS, Sarina-MU 7. OKAFOR, Lauren-PC SMITH, Shenneika-STJ DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN 10. VAILS, Sheronne-LOU SWEENEY, Laura-VU

BLOCKED SHOTS Cl G Blocks Avg/G JR 16 46 2.88 JR 16 43 2.69 SR 16 37 2.31 JR 16 24 1.50 JR 16 23 1.44 JR 16 22 1.38 SO 16 21 1.31 JR 16 21 1.31 SO 16 21 1.31 SO 16 20 1.25 JR 16 20 1.25

To be ranked, a player must appear in at least 75.0% of their team’s games. ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO (Min. 3.0 assists/game) Player-Team Cl G Asst Avg Turn Avg 1. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND JR 16 92 5.8 40 2.5 2. FARIS, Kelly-UCONN JR 16 71 4.4 38 2.4 3. HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN SO 16 57 3.6 38 2.4 4. McKENITH, Nadirah-STJ JR 16 74 4.6 52 3.3 5. WRIGHT, Rubylee-GU SR 16 73 4.6 52 3.3 6. RUSHDAN, Khadijah-RU SR 14 54 3.9 39 2.8 7. HAMPTON, Brooke-WVU SO 16 53 3.3 40 2.5 8. MINIX, Gabi-MU SO 16 90 5.6 80 5.0 9. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN SR 16 54 3.4 52 3.3 10. HALL, Elashier-SU JR 16 49 3.1 49 3.1

Ratio 2.30 1.87 1.50 1.42 1.40 1.38 1.33 1.13 1.04 1.00

Avg/G 2.56 2.50 2.38 2.31 2.31 2.31 2.25 2.19 2.06 2.00

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2011-12 FINAL CONFERENCE INDIVIDUAL STATS OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Player-Team Cl G No. Avg/G 1. PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 16 64 4.00 2. ASHMEADE, Tajay-SHU SR 16 61 3.81 3. ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU JR 16 58 3.63 4. WRIGHT, Teya-PC SR 15 51 3.40 5. TYSON-THOMAS, Carmen-SU JR 16 54 3.38 6. BURDGESS, Leeza-PITT SO 15 47 3.13 7. BUSSIE, Asya-WVU JR 16 48 3.00 8. PENNY, Jasmine-DPU SO 16 47 2.94 PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU SO 16 47 2.94 10. CRAWFORD, Adria-GU SR 15 44 2.93 DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Player-Team Cl G No. Avg/G 1. HARRY, Katherine-DPU JR 16 134 8.38 2. PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 16 111 6.94 3. DUNNING, Ayana-WVU JR 16 110 6.88 4. SWEENEY, Laura-VU JR 16 86 5.38 5. PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU SO 16 83 5.19 6. ASHMEADE, Tajay-SHU SR 16 82 5.13 7. CONNER, Tiffany-USF JR 16 76 4.75 8. STEVENS, Da’Shena-STJ SR 15 70 4.67 9. RUSHDAN, Khadijah-RU SR 14 64 4.57 10. SYKES, April-RU SR 16 72 4.50 SIMMONS, Sarina-MU JR 16 72 4.50 MINUTES PLAYED Player-Team Cl G Minutes 1. CREW, Jasmine-SHU SR 16 606 2. KIESEL, Brianna-PITT FR 16 592 3. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU SO 16 584 4. HOLLINS, Dayeesha-CIN SO 16 582 5. REAVES, Bjonee-CIN SR 16 580 6. MINIX, Gabi-MU SO 16 577 7. SMITH, Shenneika-STJ JR 16 576 8. MARTIN, Anna-DPU JR 16 569 9. BURKE, Becky-LOU SR 16 550 10. HEMINGWAY, Iasia-SU SR 16 549

Avg/G 37.88 37.00 36.50 36.38 36.25 36.06 36.00 35.56 34.38 34.31

36 35

Field goals made

15 11 11 11

Field goal attempts

26 26

RODGERS, Sugar (Georgetown) vs Louisville (01/22/12) CREW, Jasmine (Seton Hall) vs Louisville (2/27/12)

FG percentage

.900 (9-10) .900 (9-10)

DUNNING, Ayana (West Virginia) at St. John’s (2/21/12) DYER, Shawnta’ (Louisville) at Seton Hall (2/27/12)

3-Pt FG made

8 7 7

BURKE, Becky (Louisville) vs Syracuse (2/11/12) DOWD, Abby (Pittsburgh) at DePaul (01/14/12) GREEN, Terry (Seton Hall) vs DePaul (1/28/12)

3-Pt FG attempts

16 15

OREKHOVA, Inga (USF) vs Georgetown (1/7/12) BURKE, Becky (Louisville) vs Syracuse (2/11/12)

MARTIN, Anna (DePaul) vs Cincinnati RODGERS, Sugar (Georgetown) vs DePaul MARTIN, Anna (DePaul) vs Pittsburgh HAYES, Tiffany (Connecticut) at Syracuse

(02/27/12) (01/03/12) (01/14/12) (01/25/12)

3-Pt percentage 1.000 (7-7) .833 (5-6) .833 (5-6) .833 (5-6)

GREEN, Terry (Seton Hall) vs DePaul (1/28/12) BURFORD, Lauren (Villanova) vs Pittsburgh (01/03/12) BURFORD, Lauren (Villanova) vs Seton Hall (01/31/12) MORSE, Arlesia (Marquette) vs Pittsburgh (2/4/12)

Free throws made

15 13 13

HEMINGWAY, Iasia (Syracuse) at Pittsburgh (01/07/12) MARTIN, Anna (DePaul) at Rutgers (01/24/12) STEVENS, Da’Shena (St. John’s) vs Villanova (2/25/12)

Free throw attempts 18

DIGGINS, Skylar (Notre Dame) vs West Virginia (02/12/12) HEMINGWAY, Iasia (Syracuse) at Pittsburgh (01/07/12) STEVENS, Da’Shena (St. John’s) vs Villanova (2/25/12)

16 16 FT percentage 1.000 (12-12) 1.000 (9-9) 1.000 (9-9) 1.000 (8-8) 1.000 (8-8) 1.000 (8-8) 1.000 (8-8) 1.000 (8-8)

NOVOSEL, Natalie (Notre Dame) vs USF (02/25/12) SAUNDERS, Kaneisha (USF) vs Seton Hall (1/25/12) HAYES, Tiffany (Connecticut) at Marquette (2/25/12) BROWN, Alexis (Seton Hall) vs Connecticut (12/9/11) PLOUFFE, Katherine (Marquette) vs Villanova (1/10/12) SMITH, Bria (Louisville) at Rutgers (01/14/12) WRIGHT, Rubylee (Georgetown) at Syracuse (02/25/12) PLOUFFE, Katherine (Marquette) vs Connecticut (2/25/12)

Rebounds

20 18 18

HARRY, Katherine (DePaul) vs Louisville (01/31/12) DOLSON, Stefanie (Connecticut) vs USF (01/28/12) PETERS, Devereaux (Notre Dame) vs USF (02/25/12)

Assists

11 10

10 10

DIGGINS, Skylar (Notre Dame) at Cincinnati (01/14/12) WRIGHT, Rubylee (Georgetown) at Pittsburgh (12/07/11) SIMMONS, Sarina (Marquette) vs Seton Hall (1/7/12) McKENITH, Nadirah (St. John’s) at Pittsburgh (01/31/12) DIGGINS, Skylar (Notre Dame) vs DePaul (02/05/12) SCHIMMEL, Shoni (Louisville) vs Syracuse (2/11/12)

Steals

7 7

SWEENEY, Laura (Villanova) at Marquette (1/10/12) BERNARD, Sasha (USF) at Notre Dame (02/25/12)

Blocked shots

8 7

ALEXANDER, Kayla (Syracuse) vs Georgetown (02/25/12) BUSSIE, Asya (West Virginia) vs Marquette (1/28/12)

Turnovers

11 10 10

HAMPTON, Keisha (DePaul) vs St. John’s (12/07/11) HRYNKO, Brittany (DePaul) at Louisville (2/25/12) HEMINGWAY, Iasia (Syracuse) vs Georgetown (02/25/12)

10 10

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER GAME HIGHS MARTIN, Anna (DePaul) vs Cincinnati (02/27/12) HAYES, Tiffany (Connecticut) at Syracuse (01/25/12)

Points

2 01 2 -1 3 B IG EAST

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2011-12 FINAL FRESHMAN STATS CONFERENCE GAMES Player-Team

MOSQUEDA-LEWIS,K.-UCONN

KIESEL, Brianna-PITT MORSE, Arlesia-MU HRYNKO, Brittany-DPU BURFORD, Lauren-VU SMITH, Bria-LOU DYER, Shawnta’-LOU ROGOWSKI, Megan-DPU LANEY, Betnijah-RU OJULU, Apiew-MU

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

SCORING G FG 16 83 16 76 16 60 16 60 16 52 16 39 16 44 16 35 16 30 10 20

OVERALL GAMES 3FG 37 7 26 30 34 1 0 27 1 0

FT 30 43 30 23 2 54 28 0 31 16

Pts 233 202 176 173 140 133 116 97 92 56

REBOUNDING Player-Team Cl G OFF DEF TOT Avg/G DYER, Shawnta’-LOU FR 16 34 59 93 5.8 THOMPSON, Amber-STJ FR 16 35 51 86 5.4 MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN FR 16 34 47 81 5.1 HRYNKO, Brittany-DPU FR 16 13 57 70 4.4 SMITH, Bria-LOU FR 16 19 48 67 4.2 STOKES, Kiah-UCONN FR 15 15 46 61 4.1 OJULU, Apiew-MU FR 10 14 24 38 3.8 BROWN, Alexis-SHU FR 16 21 38 59 3.7 LANEY, Betnijah-RU FR 16 25 31 56 3.5 GOLDEN, Chyna-PITT FR 15 16 35 51 3.4 FIELD GOAL PCT Cl G FG FGA FR 15 31 49 FR 16 44 72 FR 16 19 35 FR 10 20 38 FR 16 10 19 FR 15 16 33 FR 15 12 26 FR 16 52 114

Pct .633 .611 .543 .526 .526 .485 .462 .456

3-POINT FG PCT Player-Team Cl G 3FG FGA STEPNEY, Linda-WVU FR 16 10 15 BROWN, Taylor-GU FR 16 8 14 BURFORD, Lauren-VU FR 16 34 74 MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN FR 16 37 98 ROGOWSKI, Megan-DPU FR 16 27 76 LEER, Emily-VU FR 16 7 21 HRYNKO, Brittany-DPU FR 16 30 91 MORSE, Arlesia-MU FR 16 26 79

Pct .667 .571 .459 .378 .355 .333 .330 .329

FREE THROW PCT Cl G FTM FTA FR 16 30 35 FR 16 12 14 FR 16 18 22 FR 16 30 39 FR 14 10 13 FR 16 54 71 FR 16 24 32

Pct .857 .857 .818 .769 .769 .761 .750

Player-Team STOKES, Kiah-UCONN DYER, Shawnta’-LOU BROWN, Taylor-GU OJULU, Apiew-MU WRIGHT, Markisha-ND BANKS, Brianna-UCONN GOLDEN, Chyna-PITT BURFORD, Lauren-VU

Player-Team MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN WRIGHT, Markisha-ND BIGICA, Cristina-MU MORSE, Arlesia-MU RICHARDSON, Shakena-RU SMITH, Bria-LOU STEPNEY, Linda-WVU Player-Team HRYNKO, Brittany-DPU SMITH, Bria-LOU CANTY, Briyona-RU DAVIS, Syessence-RU KIESEL, Brianna-PITT BETHEL, Akilah-WVU MORSE, Arlesia-MU MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN BROWN, Alexis-SHU LOVETT, Alyesha-CIN

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

STEALS G Stls Avg/G 16 31 1.94 16 20 1.25 13 15 1.15 15 17 1.13 16 18 1.13 10 11 1.10 16 16 1.00 16 16 1.00 16 16 1.00 16 14 0.88

BLOCKED SHOTS Player-Team Cl G Blks Avg/G STOKES, Kiah-UCONN FR 15 16 1.07 SMITH, Bria-LOU FR 16 12 0.75 THOMPSON, Amber-STJ FR 16 11 0.69 MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN FR 16 10 0.63 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

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

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Avg/G 14.6 12.6 11.0 10.8 8.8 8.3 7.3 6.1 5.8 5.6

Player-Team MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN KIESEL, Brianna-PITT MORSE, Arlesia-MU HRYNKO, Brittany-DPU SMITH, Bria-LOU OJULU, Apiew-MU BURFORD, Lauren-VU DYER, Shawnta’-LOU THOMPSON, Amber-STJ

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

SCORING G FG 3FG 38 203 93 30 144 14 31 115 55 34 123 58 33 105 3 25 63 0 33 97 62 33 90 0 34 84 0

Player-Team THOMPSON, Amber-STJ MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN DYER, Shawnta’-LOU STOKES, Kiah-UCONN OJULU, Apiew-MU SMITH, Bria-LOU BROWN, Alexis-SHU HRYNKO, Brittany-DPU LANEY, Betnijah-RU

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

REBOUNDING G OFF DEF TOT Avg/G 34 91 107 198 5.8 38 66 140 206 5.4 33 67 98 165 5.0 36 46 117 163 4.5 25 56 55 111 4.4 33 43 102 145 4.4 23 31 69 100 4.3 34 24 122 146 4.3 32 58 66 124 3.9

Player-Team STOKES, Kiah-UCONN DYER, Shawnta’-LOU OJULU, Apiew-MU BANKS, Brianna-UCONN BUTLER, Chelsie-MU PORTER, TiAnna-PITT WRIGHT, Markisha-ND FIELDS, Averee-WVU

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

FIELD GOAL PCT G FG FGA 36 65 108 33 90 164 25 63 117 32 46 91 31 66 131 21 25 51 36 41 85 22 26 57

Pct .602 .549 .538 .505 .504 .490 .482 .456

Player-Team STEPNEY, Linda-WVU BURFORD, Lauren-VU MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN BROWN, Taylor-GU ROGOWSKI, Megan-DPU MORSE, Arlesia-MU HRYNKO, Brittany-DPU

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

3-POINT FG PCT G 3FG FGA 33 13 27 33 62 154 38 93 242 32 17 48 34 53 155 31 55 161 34 58 181

Pct .481 .403 .384 .354 .342 .342 .320

Player-Team MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN MORSE, Arlesia-MU RICHARDSON, Shakena-RU STEPNEY, Linda-WVU HAMMOND, Sara-LOU RULE, Tori-PC BURFORD, Lauren-VU OJULU, Apiew-MU BANKS, Brianna-UCONN

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

FREE THROW PCT G FTM FTA 38 70 84 31 63 80 29 16 21 33 49 66 32 19 26 25 8 11 33 13 18 25 81 114 32 19 27

Pct .833 .788 .762 .742 .731 .727 .722 .711 .704

Player-Team SMITH, Bria-LOU HRYNKO, Brittany-DPU MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN KIESEL, Brianna-PITT CANTY, Briyona-RU MORSE, Arlesia-MU LOVETT, Alyesha-CIN DAVIS, Syessence-RU BROWN, Alexis-SHU

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

Player-Team STOKES, Kiah-UCONN LEER, Emily-VU THOMPSON, Amber-STJ SMITH, Bria-LOU MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN CANTY, Briyona-RU DYER, Shawnta’-LOU BUTLER, Chelsie-MU HAMMOND, Sara-LOU

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

Player-Team JENKINS, Chanise-DPU HRYNKO, Brittany-DPU KIESEL, Brianna-PITT STEPNEY, Linda-WVU SMITH, Bria-LOU MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN BURFORD, Lauren-VU CANTY, Briyona-RU MORSE, Arlesia-MU

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

G 33 34 38 30 28 31 31 30 23

FT 70 106 63 62 92 81 13 62 38

Pts 569 408 348 366 305 207 269 242 206

Avg/G 15.0 13.6 11.2 10.8 9.2 8.3 8.2 7.3 6.1

STEALS Stls Avg/G 63 1.91 62 1.82 47 1.24 35 1.17 31 1.11 33 1.06 32 1.03 30 1.00 23 1.00

BLOCKED SHOTS G Blks Avg/G 36 50 1.39 34 27 0.79 34 21 0.62 33 19 0.58 38 20 0.53 28 14 0.50 33 15 0.45 31 14 0.45 32 13 0.41 G 2 34 30 33 33 38 33 28 31

ASSISTS Asst Avg/G 8 4.00 133 3.91 89 2.97 89 2.70 69 2.09 64 1.68 53 1.61 41 1.46 43 1.39

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2011-12 FINAL NCAA STATS POINTS PER GAME 25. Anna Martin, DPU 29. Jasmine Crew, SHU 30. Sugar Rodgers, GU

G 34 31 31

Pts. 648 577 574

Avg. 19.1 18.6 18.5

ASSISTS PER GAME 16. Skylar Diggins, ND 24. Gabi Minis, MU

G 39 31

No. 222 166

Avg. 5.7 5.4

BLOCKED SHOTS 19. Kayla Alexander, SU t30. Asya Bussie, WVU

G 37 34

No. 96 73

Avg. 2.59 2.15

FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE 30. Laura Sweeney, VU Minimum 5.0 FG Made Per Game

FGM 174

FGA 345

Pct. 50.4

3-PT. FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 20. Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, UConn 27. Becky Burke, UofL

3FG 93 81

3FGA 242 214

Pct. 38.4 37.9

G 32 31

3FG 85 78

Avg. 2.66 2.52

Ast. 222 165 141

TO 103 78 69

Ratio 2.16 2.12 2.04

TRIPLE DOUBLES t2. Skylar Diggins, ND

SCORING OFFENSE 2. Notre Dame 5. Connecticut t23 DePaul

G 39 38 34

Pts. 3076 2903 2449

SCORING DEFENSE 1. Connecticut 6. West Virginia 12. Georgetown 13. Notre Dame

G Opp. Pts. Opp. Avg. 38 1787 47.0 34 1769 52.0 32 1690 52.8 39 2062 52.9

3-PT. FIELD GOALS PER GAME 20. Bjonee Reaves, UC t29. Sugar Rodgers,GU ASSIST TURNOVER RATIO 10. Skylar Diggins, ND 16. Kelly Faris, UConn 20. Brooke Hampton, WVU

SCORING MARGIN 1. Connecticut 3. Notre Dame 24. West Virginia

Avg. Pts. Opp. Avg. 76.4 47.0 78.9 52.9 63.8 52.0

FIELD-GOAL PCT. 2. Connecticut 4. Notre Dame 22. DePaul FIELD-GOAL PCT. DEFENSE 1. Connecticut 3. West Virginia 10. Georgetown 19. Rutgers FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE 13. Notre Dame 17. Connecticut 26. Syracuse REBOUND MARGIN 7. Connecticut 11. Syracuse 13. Notre Dame 14. West Virginia 3-POINT FIELD GOALS PER GAME 7. Villanova 13. DePaul 22. Connecticut

FGM 1077 1118 909

Avg. 78.9 76.4 72.0

Mar. +29.4 +26.0 +11.8

FGA 2257 2388 2093

Pct. 47.7 46.8 43.4

OPP FG OPP FGA 634 2094 595 1815 549 1605 598 1709

Pct. 30.0 32.8 34.2 35.0

FT 674 484 619

FTA 883 636 824

Pct. 76.3 76.1 75.1

RPG Opp.RPG 41.7 31.3 46.2 37.4 40.7 32.2 42.4 34.0

Mar. +10.3 +8.9 +8.5 +8.4

G 34 34 38

No. 275 256 265

Avg. 8.1 7.5 7.0

3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 3FGM 24. Connecticut 265 27. Notre Dame 166

3FGA 758 478

Pct. 35.0 34.7

ASSISTS 2. Connecticut 4. Notre Dame 19. DePaul

G 38 39 34

No. 710 698 542

Avg. 18.7 17.9 15.9

BLOCKS 27. Connecticut

G 38

No. 191

Avg. 5.0

STEALS PER GAME 7. Notre Dame 25. Connecticut

G 39 38

No. 502 431

Avg. 12.9 11.3

TURNOVERS PER GAME 1. Villanova t20. St. John’s

G 34 34

No. 412 477

Avg. 12.1 14.0

TURNOVER MARGIN 6. Notre Dame 7. Georgetown 16. USF 26. Connecticut

TO 618 502 552 572

Opp TO 873 709 737 735

Margin +6.54 +6.47 +5.29 +4.29

ASSIST TURNOVER RATIO 4. Connecticut 8. Villanova 9. Notre Dame 28. DePaul

Ast. 710 477 698 542

TO 572 412 618 559

Ratio 1.24 1.16 1.13 0.97

OPP FGA OPP FGM 618 153 636 164 495 131 501 136

Pct. 24.8 25.8 26.5 27.1

3-PT. FIELD GOAL DEFENSE 5. Connecticut 9. Georgetown 22. Notre Dame 29. West Virginia WON-LOST PERCENTAGE 6. Notre Dame 9. Connecticut

W 35 34

L 4 5

Pct. 89.7 86.8

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS POINTS t22. 39, Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown vs. Dartmouth, 12/30/11 REBOUNDS t17. 21, Tajay Ashmeade, Seton Hall vs. William and Mary, 12/21/11 t17. 21, Shenneika Smith, St. John’s vs. Iowa, 11/25/11 STEALS t21. 8, Tiffany Conner, USF vs. Air Force, 12/03/11 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE t10. 90.9, Nadirah McKenith, St.John’s vs. La Salle, 11/16/11 t21. 85.7, Kayla Alexander, Syracuse vs. Binghampton, 11/26/11 FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE t12. 93.8, Iasia Hemingway, Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh, 1/7/12 t25. 92.9 Anna Martin, DePaul vs. Rutgers, 1/24/12 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE t12. 8, Becky Burke, Louisville vs. Syracuse, 2/11/12 t12. 8, Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown vs. Coppin State, 11/30/11 t12. 8, Taylor Palmer, West Virginia vs. Youngstown State, 11/11/11 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE t1. 100.0, Terry Green, Seton Hall vs. DePaul, 1/28/12 t13. 77.8, Antonita Slaughter, Louisville vs. Gardner-Webb, 12/10/11 TEAM SINGLE-GAME HIGHS ATTENDANCE 1. 19,028 - Notre Dame vs. Baylor (Denver Colo.), 4/3/12 2. 19,028 - Notre Dame vs. Connecticut (Denver, Colo.), 4/1/12 7. 16,483 - Louisville vs. Connecticut (KFC Yum! Center), 2/7/12 11. 15,123 - Connecticut vs. Notre Dame (XL Canter), 2/27/12 17. 13,771 - Connecticut vs. Stanford (XL Center), 11/21/11 19. 13,627 - Connecticut vs. USF (XL Center), 1/28/12 24. 12,736 - Louisville vs. Notre Dame (KFC Yum! Center), 2/20/12 25. 12,736 - Louisville vs. Austin Peay (KFC Yum! Center), 11/22/11 POINTS 1. 128 - Notre Dame vs. Mercer, 12/30/11 2. 120 - Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh, 1/17/12 9. 112 - Connecticut vs. Pacific, 11/15/11 t22. 105 - Louisville vs. Murray State, 11/29/11 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE 1. 70.7 - Connecticut vs. Pacific, 11/15/11 2. 70.2 - Notre Dame vs. Mercer, 12/30/11 11. 65.5 - Connecticut vs. Providence, 1/10/12 12. 64.9 - Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh, 1/17/12 FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE t1. 100.0 - Syracuse vs. Providence, 1/31/12 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE t2. 18 - Louisville vs.. Syracuse, 2/11/12 t10. 16 - DePaul vs. St. Mary’s (Calif.), 11/11/11 t18. 15 - Villanova vs. USciences, 11/26/11 t18. 15 - DePaul vs. Portland, 11/19/11 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE t13. 64.7 - Seton Hall vs. Drexel, 12/12/11

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