2010-11 BIG EAST Women's Basketball Preview by Ben Fairclough

16 Final Four appearances – 12 since 2000, more than any other league

BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Table of Contents

The BIG EAST Conference 15 Park Row West, Providence, RI 02903 401-453-0660 - Communications; 401-272-9108 - Switchboard 401-751-8540 - Communications Fax BIG EAST STAFF (Emails - FirstInitialsLastName@BIGEAST.org) Commissioner........................................................................... John Marinatto 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).................................... Daniel Gavitt 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 Assistant 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 Internet Services........................................................Mark Hodgkin Director of Men’s Basketball Operations...................................... Shawn Murphy Director of Sport Administration...................................................Kristen Brown Director of Sport Administration...............................................Robert Weygand Football and Video Administration Assistant................................... Michael Costa Assistant Director of Championships............................................ Sarah Emmett Assistant Director of Communications.......................................... Michael Coyne Assistant Director of Compliance..................................................Kenny Schank 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........................................................... Bernadette Bartlett Communications Assistant.............................................................. Jared Hager Communications Assistant...............................................................Katie Parker Olympic Sports/Sport Administration Assistant................................ Eddie Thiebe

BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Contacts

School SID Contact BIG EAST Sara Naggar BIG EAST Michael Coyne Cincinnati Jeremy Martin Connecticut Pat McKenna DePaul Alicia Powers Georgetown Barb Barnes Louisville Kim Pemberton Marquette Amy Ufnowski Notre Dame Chris Masters Pittsburgh Providence Jennifer Rynearson Rutgers Stacey Brann St. John’s Kristin Duffy Seton Hall Dan Kuberka USF Michael Hogan Syracuse Josh Waldman Villanova Dean Kenefick West Virginia Katie Kane

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BIG EAST Staff/Basketball SIDs/Table of Contents...................... 1 BIG EAST Media Day/www.bigeast.org...................................... 2 2010-11 Notebook/BIG EAST Home-Away Series........................ 3 2010-11 BIG EAST Notebook.................................................. 4-8 2009-10 Honors....................................................................... 9 2011 NCAA Championship....................................................... 10 2011 BIG EAST Championship................................................. 11 Cincinnati..........................................................................12-13 Connecticut.......................................................................14-15 DePaul..............................................................................16-17 Georgetown.......................................................................18-19 Louisville...........................................................................20-21 Marquette..........................................................................22-23 Notre Dame.......................................................................24-25 Pittsburgh..........................................................................26-27 Providence.........................................................................28-29 Rutgers.............................................................................30-31 St. John’s...........................................................................32-33 Seton Hall..........................................................................34-35 USF...................................................................................36-37 Syracuse............................................................................38-39 Villanova............................................................................40-41 West Virginia.....................................................................42-43 2009-10 BIG EAST Review..................................................44-46 2009-10 Statistics...............................................................47-54 2009-10 Freshman Statistics................................................... 55 2009-10 NCAA Final Statistics.................................................. 56 Credits: The 2010-11 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Preview was produced by Michael Coyne on Adobe InDesign CS3. Editorial assistance from John Paquette, Chuck Sullivan, Jared Hager and Katie Parker. Special thanks to BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Media Relations contacts for their assistance. Photo Credits: Bob Stowell, Jerry Margolis, NBA/E, FIBA, USA Basketball and School SID Offices.

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EMail snaggar@bigeast.org mcoyne@bigeast.org jeremy.martin@uc.edu patrick.mckenna@uconn.edu apowers1@depaul.edu bj57@georgetown.edu kapemb01@louisville.edu amy.ufnowski@marquette.edu masters.5@nd.edu TBA jrynears@providence.edu sbrann@scarletknights.com duffyk@stjohns.edu daniel.kuberka@shu.edu mhogan@admin.usf.edu jmwaldma@syr.edu dean.kenefick@villanova.edu katie.kane@mail.wvu.edu

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

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BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Media Day Thursday, October 21, 2010 B.B. King Blues Club & Grill New York, N.Y. All 16 head coaches and select players will be in attendance The move to New York City in 2005 to kick off the new 16team alignment proved to be remarkably successful. The subsequent events in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 have set new standards, as media attendance has increased both in quality and prominence. The BIG EAST Conference Women’s Basketball Media Day entertains the most print and broadcast representatives among all conferences that host a standalone event. Even more significant is the presence of writers from some of the largest most-circulated newspapers and magazines in the country, including The New York Times and Sports Illustrated. This year for the first time, BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Media Day will be held at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill (between 7th and 8th Avenue) in Times Square.

THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE ON THE WEB www.bigeast.org

• www.facebook.com/bigeastconference • www.twitter.com/BigEastChamps

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The BIG EAST Conference and XOS Digital, Inc., a leader in digital sports media, jointly announced a new partnership on July 1, 2010, resulting in an overhaul to the conference’s official website www.bigeast. org. The BIG EAST Conference’s re-launched site resides on a robust content management system that allows the site to be completely customized on the fly. The new site features a cutting-edge online video platform, a sleek new design, simplified navigation and a newly developed conference-wide regular season and postseason live statistics platform. The conference’s online video platform will retain its BIGEAST.tv branding, with fans driven to that URL to consume all of the conference’s live online and on-demand video offerings. Those offerings will now include new on-demand programming in the form of webisodes and vignettes produced in XOS Digital’s production facility. BIGEAST.tv also will feature highlights of every nationally televised BIG EAST contest posted following the conclusion of every game, complete game replays of televised contests 72 hours post conclusion 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-consumer for the first time in 2010-11.

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2010-11 Notebook The first ESPN College GameDay to be held in conjunction with a women’s basketball game took place when BIG EAST Conference foes Notre Dame and Connecticut squared off at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn., on Jan. 16, 2010. Gampel also hosted the first men’s basketball GameDay when the Huskies welcomed Pittsburgh on campus on Jan. 22, 2005. Entering the 2010-11 season, the BIG EAST has had more GameDay appearances than any other conference with 23. This includes home and away sites.

The historic contest on Jan. 16 saw each team enter the game undefeated. No. 1/1 Connecticut entered the game at 16-0 (4-0 BIG EAST) while No. 3/3 Notre Dame was 15-0 (2-0 BIG EAST). It was the 25th game between BIG EAST teams ranked in the top 10. The Huskies prevailed 70-46 before a sellout crowd of 10,167 at Gampel. Earlier in the day, more than 3,000 fans showed up to aid in creating a fervent atmosphere for the College GameDay broadcast.

BIG EAST Home-Away Series The format for league play will be a 16-game schedule. Each team will play 16 Conference games - seven opponents home only, seven opponents away only and one opponent both home and away, a repeat opponent. Each member will have a total of eight home and eight away games. It will be the same repeat opponents for the second straight year for eight of the BIG EAST teams, while the other eight will maintain the same repeat opponents for the fifth straight season. Team Cincinnati Connecticut DePaul Georgetown Louisville Marquette Notre Dame Pittsburgh Providence Rutgers St. John’s Seton Hall USF Syracuse Villanova West Virginia

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

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

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

Key: UC - Cincinnati; UConn - Connecticut; DPU - DePaul; GU - Georgetown; UofL - Louisville; MU - Marquette; ND - Notre Dame; Pitt - Pittsburgh; PC - Providence; RU - Rutgers; STJ - St. John’s; SHU - Seton Hall; USF - South Florida; SU - Syracuse; VU - Villanova; WVU - West Virginia

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

2010-11 Notebook BIG EAST Women’s Basketball is a Big Deal In 2009, the BIG EAST captured its eighth overall and second straight NCAA Championship behind Connecticut’s NCAA Division I women’s basketball record-breaking 78 consecutive wins. As the season progressed, UConn stayed in the spotlight, several teams sustained their annual prominent stature, while numerous others rose beyond preseason predictions, to earn national recognition. The BIG EAST was a constant in the national polls and held solid in the RPI rankings all season. The final BIG EAST regular-season standings had tremendous balance with new programs surfacing in the top half of the Championship bracket. The Conference again swept the national player of the year awards, in addition to eight different student-athletes’ earning all-America accolades. For the seventh straight year, the BIG EAST continued to lead all leagues in championship attendance, and home attendance figures continue to rise year-after-year as schools implement new and innovating marketing tactics. Again, the Conference upheld its national, regional and local television exposure.

Olympic Bound Geno Auriemma will serve as the head coach of the USA Basketball Women’s National Team for 200912. DePaul head coach Doug Bruno will serve as Auriemma’s assistant at least through the 2010 World Championship. Both coaches have been heavily involved in the USA Basketball system throughout their coaching careers. With Auriemma at the helm, the USA Basketball Women’s National Team will compete in the 2010 FIBA World Championship (Sept. 23–Oct. 3 in the Czech Republic), and if the USA qualifies, the 2012 Olympic Games (July 27–Aug. 12 in London). Six BIG EAST Players Named to U.S. National Team USA Basketball announced its roster for the 2010 FIBA World Championship with the team consisting of five former BIG EAST stars as well as one current league player. Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Swin Cash, Angel McCoughtry and Tina Charles were named to the 12-member team. Charles’ former UConn teammate Maya Moore is the only current collegiate player on Team USA’s roster. Seton Hall Names Donovan Head Coach Olympic gold medalist and Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame member Anne Donovan was named the third head coach in Seton Hall women’s basketball history on March 29, 2010. One of the most decorated people in women’s basketball, Donovan most recently coached the WNBA’s New York Liberty into the Eastern Conference Finals and also spent time with the Seattle Storm. A three-time Olympian, she earned gold medals in 1984 and 1988 as a player. In 2008 she was the head coach of the U.S. National Team and led the squad to an Olympic gold medal. She also is the only person to have both played for a national women’s college title (AIAW) and coached a team to a professional title (WNBA). Muffet McGraw Named to Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Notre Dame women’s basketball head coach Muffet McGraw was named one of six members of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2011. As head coach at Notre Dame, McGraw led the Irish to the 2001 NCAA Division I National Championship and was named 2001 Naismith, Associated Press, WBCA and U.S. Basketball Writers Association National Coach of the Year.

New Seton Hall head coach Anne Donovan (right) at her introductory press conference

Hall of Famers The BIG EAST is the only conference to have three active head coaches in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, with the hiring of Seton Hall head coach Anne Donovan. Donovan, C. Vivian Stringer and Geno Auriemma are double Hall of Famers, as all three are also members of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. Stringer was introduced as a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2009 and she was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2001. Auriemma was introduced in the Naismith and Women’s Basketball Class of 2006. Donovan was inducted as a player in the Class of 1995 to the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame and into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 1999.

In 23 seasons at ND, McGraw has led her teams to two Final Fours, eight Sweet Sixteen appearances and 20 seasons with 20-or-more victories. She was a member of the USA Basketball Women’s Collegiate Committee and a past president of the WBCA Board of Directors. Compiling an overall record of 613-244 in her 28 years as a head coach (.715 win percentage), McGraw is the winningest coach in school history. She holds a 525203 record in her 23 years with Notre Dame. Last year, UConn’s Rebecca Lobo was inducted as a member of the Class of 2010.

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2010-11 Notebook BIG EAST Dominates NCAA Based on the records of the current membership in the NCAA Championship, the BIG EAST boasts the best all-time winning percentage at .667 (206103). In the last 11 years, the winning percentage increased to .672 (12963), tied with the SEC for first in the nation. Sixteen different teams earned bids during this 11-year span, two programs won national titles and four different programs have advanced to a Women’s Final Four.

Maggie Dixon Classic Set For Madison Square Garden Connecticut and Rutgers have been selected to play in the 2010 Maggie Dixon Classic, which will take place on Dec. 19 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The highly regarded women’s basketball doubleheader will pit the Scarlet Knights against Texas A&M, while the Huskies will take on Ohio State. It is the fifth year of the tournament and the fourth consecutive to be played at MSG. The first event was held in West Point, N.Y., at Army. All four head coaches participating in the 2010 Maggie Dixon Classic (Rutgers’ C. Vivian Stringer, Texas A&M’s Gary Blair, UConn’s Geno Auriemma and Ohio State’s Jim Foster) are ranked in the top 20 in winning percentage among active coaches. The Maggie Dixon Classic is held annually in memory of the former Army women’s basketball coach. Dixon also was an assistant at DePaul (2001-05) under the guidance of head coach Doug Bruno. BIG EAST Teams Thrive At Madison Square Garden A BIG EAST team has played in “The World’s Most Famous Arena”, Madison Square Garden, in each of the previous five seasons. This year, three BIG EAST teams are slated to play there, including UConn and Rutgers as part of the Maggie Dixon Classic. St. John’s and UConn will also meet there during league play in January, 2011. Below is a list of recent games.

Georgetown’s Sugar Rodgers Four BIG EAST Players Named to Wade Watch List UConn senior and two-time winner Maya Moore headlines a talented group of individuals who have been selected to the 2010-11 preseason “Wade Watch” list for the State Farm Wade Trophy Division I Player of the Year. Moore is one of four BIG EAST players among the 25-player list, tying the league with the SEC for the most members from one conference.

Team Opponent Date St. John’s, 57 USF, 55 Jan. 23, 2010 Rutgers, 54 Tennessee, 68 Dec. 13, 2009 St. John’s, 60 Cincinnati, 53 Feb. 8, 2009 St. John’s, 57 Providence, 52 Jan. 3, 2009 UConn, 77 Penn St., 63 Dec. 14, 2008 Rutgers, 59 Army, 38 Dec. 14, 2008 Pitt, 49 Duke, 51 Dec. 8, 2007 Rutgers, 59 Army, 42 Dec. 8, 2007 St. John’s, 63 UConn, 84 Jan. 21, 2007 St. John’s, 74 West Virginia, 69 Jan. 29, 2006 St. John’s, 65 Villanova, 58 Jan. 21, 2006 St. John’s, 61 Seton Hall, 52 Feb. 29, 2004 Rutgers, 51 Tennessee, 58 Jan. 2, 2001 Rutgers, 54 Tennessee, 68 Jan. 3, 1999

Note Conference game Maggie Dixon Classic Conference game Conference game Maggie Dixon Classic Maggie Dixon Classic Maggie Dixon Classic Maggie Dixon Classic Conference game Conference game Conference game first STJ game as MSG largest women’s college game crowd (15,735) at MSG

Joining Moore is junior teammate Tiffany Hayes along with Notre Dame sophomore guard Skylar Diggins and Georgetown guard sophomore Sugar Rodgers. The 25-member list is made up of top NCAA Division I student-athletes who best embody the spirit of Lily Margaret Wade according to the following criteria: game and season statistics, leadership, character, effect on her team and overall playing ability. DePaul Headlines 2010 Preseason WNIT Field The Blue Demons will host Valparaiso on Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. at McGrath Arena. The winner of the opening round game will play either Missouri State or Lamar on Nov. 14 or 15. Second round times and location will be announced at a later date. The 16-team, invitation-only Preseason WNIT field features 14 teams coming off of postseason play. Seven teams won their conference tournaments in 2009-10: Austin Peay, Hampton, James Madison, Lamar, South Dakota State, St. Francis (Pa.), and Utah Valley State. Other teams that also earned postseason experience were Charlotte, DePaul, Florida, Iona, Missouri State, Purdue, and Toledo. Central Florida and Valparaiso round out the field for this year’s Preseason WNIT.

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Rutgers head coach C. Vivian Stringer was awarded one of two courage awards at halftime of last year’s doubleheader.

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

2010-11 Notebook Impact Players Including Four McDonald’s All-Americans Join the BIG EAST For the second straight year, the BIG EAST will welcome four McDonald’s All-Americans to its teams. Naismith and Morgan Wooten National Player of the Year Bria Hartley joins Connecticut along with Stephanie Dolson and Samarie Walker. Kayla Davis will play for Notre Dame. Hartley, Dolson and Davis won gold medals at the FIBA U18 Americas Championship. Also joining the league is the 2009-10 State Farm/WBCA Junior College/Community College Player of the Year Andrea Smith at USF. In 2009-10 the league had four McDonald’s All-Americans in Skylar Diggins, (Notre Dame) Kelly Faris (UConn), Sugar Rodgers (Georgetown) and Erica Wheeler (Rutgers). League Has Strong Showing in Early 2010-11 Poll With the season’s start still a month away, the future remains bright for BIG EAST women’s basketball. In ESPN’s 64 teams to watch in 2010-11, the sports network named Connecticut (No. 1), Notre Dame (No. 9), West Virginia (No. 11), Georgetown (No. 12), St. John’s (No. 14), DePaul (No. 30) and Rutgers (No. 31) to its watch list.

Officers Auriemma, Bruno, Mitchell & McGraw Connecticut’s Geno Auriemma is in the second year of his two-year term as the WBCA President. By the end of Auriemma’s term, the BIG EAST will have proclaimed two of the last three WBCA Presidents. DePaul’s Doug Bruno completed his presidential term in August 2007. Also, Notre Dame’s Muffet McGraw continues her leadership in the WBCA on the Board of the Directors and she is in her fourth year as the NCAA Division I Legislative Chair. Marquette’s Terri Mitchell has completed her final year of her threeyear term on the WBCA’s Executive Committee as the Treasurer. WNBA/USA Basketball All-Star Game Has BIG EAST Influence The roster for the 2010 USA Basketball Women’s National Team that competed in the WNBA vs. USA Basketball: The Stars at the Sun Game, had 12 participants with BIG EAST ties. Players named to compete in the game for USA Basketball were: Sue Bird (Seattle Storm), Swin Cash (Seattle Storm), Tina Charles (Connecticut Sun), Angel McCoughtry (Atlanta Dream), Renee Montgomery (Connecticut Sun), Maya Moore (University of Connecticut), Diana Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury) and Cappie Pondexter (New York Liberty). Asjha Jones (Connecticut Sun) and Kia Vaughn (New York Liberty) also were involved in the contest. The U.S. National team was directed by Geno Auriemma, also of UConn. Doug Bruno served as an assistant coach, and balanced his duties as the head coach at DePaul. Capacity Crowds BIG EAST teams recorded 13 sellouts in 2009-10, including six by Notre Dame. The 13 capacity crowds were the most since the 2004-05 season, proving that the NCAA’s national push to grow the sport of women’s basketball has been a positive initiative.

St. John’s junior forward Da’Shena Stevens Looking Back At The 2009-10 Polls Twelve different BIG EAST teams appeared in the national polls during 2009-10, including five at one time. Connecticut spent the entire season ranked No. 1, Notre Dame was in the top 10 all season long and West Virginia spent eight weeks ranked in the top 10. Georgetown earned its highest ranking in program history at No. 12 in the Feb. 22 AP poll and No. 11 in the Feb. 15 ESPN/USA Today poll. St. John’s tied its highest ranking in the March 8 AP poll with a No. 15 ranking and set a program standard being ranked No. 16 in the Feb. 22 coaches’ poll.

2010 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Championship title game BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Championship Attendance For the seventh consecutive year, the BIG EAST Conference led all leagues in women’s basketball conference tournament attendance. The 2010 attendance at the XL Center saw an increase in individual session and public ticket sales pushing attendance over the 9,000-fan mark for the third straight year and the fifth time in the last seven championships. Also, for the second straight year, the championship game had just over 10,000 fans in attendance.

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2010-11 Notebook Mountaineer Madness West Virginia was crowned the BIG EAST’s NCAA Pack the House Challenge Champion. The Mountaineers hosted 6,754 fans, the fourth-largest crowd for a women’s basketball game in WVU Coliseum history, at its home game against Georgetown, on Feb. 14, which also coincided with the Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Association’s (WBCA) ‘Pink Zone’ initiative, to raise breast cancer awareness. All told, WVU had five of the top 20 women’s basketball crowds in Coliseum history during 2009-10. “Pack the House” is a national effort in which conferences and institutions compete to build attendance. BIG EAST Claims Eighth Women’s Basketball National Title For the second straight season, a BIG EAST team won the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship as UConn rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit (20-12) to defeat Stanford 53-47. It was the seventh national title for the Huskies and second consecutive championship. UConn also extended its Division I women’s basketball record winning streak to 78 games. Connecticut earned a berth to the NCAA Final Four for the third straight year, the 10th time in the last 14 years and the 11th time overall, while making its 22nd consecutive NCAA Championship appearance, the thirdlongest active streak nationally. The BIG EAST has had 16 teams advance to the Final Four, including four different programs.

Tina Charles was picked No. 1 overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft WNBA Draft Success Four BIG EAST women’s basketball players were selected in the 2010 WNBA Draft, including Tina Charles as the overall No. 1 pick. It was the second straight year that the BIG EAST had the top pick. Epiphanny Prince was the fourth overall selection, while Kalana Greene and Rashidat Junaid were selected in the second and third rounds, respectively.

Five Former BIG EAST Players Earn All-WNBA Accolades The BIG EAST Conference landed five former women’s basketball players on the 2010 All-WNBA Teams with two making the first team and three assigned to the second. The 2010 All-WNBA First Team included Cappie Pondexter, a 2006 Rutgers graduate, and Diana Taurasi, a 2004 Connecticut grad. Second team accolades went to Angel McCoughtry, Tina Charles and Sue Bird. McCoughtry was a 2009 graduate of Louisville, while Charles and Bird both played for UConn, finishing in 2010 and 2002, respectively.

UConn knocked off Stanford 53-47 to win the 2010 NCAA title National Championships The Conference has won eight women’s basketball national championships in the last 16 years (1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010), including five straight – a feat no other Conference has accomplished. The BIG EAST is also the first Conference to have its schools win both the women’s and men’s titles in consecutive years (2003, 2004). Connecticut is also the only school to win both the men’s and women’s titles in the same year (2004). Over the last 10 years, the BIG EAST has claimed six national titles, with the SEC coming the closest of the other conferences, winning just two. The BIG EAST has sent four different programs and a total of 11 teams to the Final Four and the SEC has sent two programs and 12 teams.

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Postseason Appearances For the second straight season, the BIG EAST had 13 teams qualify for postseason action – the most of any league nationally. In 2010, the BIG EAST had seven teams earn berths into the NCAA Championship – tied for the most nationally. Five teams were selected for the WNIT while one team played in the Women’s Basketball Invitational. The BIG EAST was 11-6 in the 2010 NCAA Championship. Thirteen BIG EAST teams advanced to postseason play in 2009. Seven teams earned NCAA Championship berths, while a record six teams appeared in the WNIT. Twelve teams advanced to postseason play in 2008-09. At the conclusion of the 2009-10 season, the BIG EAST had six teams in the top 30 and eight teams in the top 41 of the final RPI rankings, proving the quality of depth among all conferences. The other conferences that had teams ranked in the top 30/top 41 of the RPI as follows: ACC (5/7); Big 12 (6/6); Big Ten (2/3); Pac-10 (5/6); SEC (3/3). The BIG EAST has had at least one NCAA Sweet Sixteen team every year since 1993 and at least one team in the Elite Eight every year since 1994.

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

2010-11 Notebook American Eagle Outfitters, BIG EAST to Partner on Basketball Championships American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. and he BIG EAST have announced that American Eagle Outfitters will be the Presenting Sponsor of The BIG EAST Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships for the next three years.

Beth Mowins (left) and Brooke Weisbrod (right) called numerous BIG EAST games, including the title game of the 2010 BIG EAST Championship BIG EAST And Its Television Partners Television opportunities – nationally, regionally and locally in major metropolitan media markets – have continued to expand for BIG EAST Women’s Basketball. The league continues to have one of the top television schedules in women’s basketball on the national, regional and local levels. The BIG EAST’s total appearances and games on the national, regional and local levels exceeded the other five power conferences. All 16 Conference teams were included in the regular-season broadcasts on either ESPN/ESPN2, ESPNU, CBS College Sports or the BIG EAST Regional Sports Network for the fourth straight year. Also for the fourth consecutive year, the BIG EAST Game of the Week was televised in a consistent time slot over nine consecutive Saturdays. The broadcast remained at 2:00 p.m. ET, which allowed many of the RSNs to carry a BIG EAST Men’s/Women’s Doubleheader. In 2009-10 there were 185 television appearances/123 games (national, regional and local broadcasts). Nonconference Success The BIG EAST was a combined 168-44 (.792) vs. nonconference opponents during the 2009-10 regular-season - its third-highest winning percentage over the last 10 years UConn To Be Featured In ESPN’s Tip-off Marathon UConn will be featured as part of ESPN’s third-annual College Hoops TipOff Marathon when the two-time defending national champion squares-off against Baylor on Nov. 16 in the State Farm Women’s Tip-Off Classic. Game time is set for 6 p.m. at the XL Center in Hartford and it will be televised nationally on ESPN2. The UConn/Baylor tilt, the only women’s basketball contest on the slate, will be a rematch of last year’s national semifinal showdown between the two squads.

As the presenting sponsor of both tournaments, American Eagle Outfitters will be designated as the Official Apparel Company of The BIG EAST and will receive prominent exposure inside and outside of the host arenas. The company will have an extensive print, radio and online presence in conjunction with both events, as well as a media package on ESPN telecasts of both men’s and women’s regular season league and tournament games. In addition, AEO will be heavily involved with The BIG EAST Olympic Sports Championships, which feature Olympic sports competitions with college athletes, at various venues throughout the year. The BIG EAST tournament information and student athletes will be featured in AE stores, on its Web site, www.ae.com, and on its 25-story LED screens outside the Times Square flagship. Moore Named 2010 Honda Award Winner for Women’s Basketball University of Connecticut junior Maya Moore, won the 2010 Honda Sports Award in basketball, designating her as the nation’s top collegiate female athlete in that sport. It was the third year in a row that Moore has been nominated for the award. The award is based on the results of national balloting among 1,000 NCAA member schools as part of the Collegiate Women Sports Awards program, now in its 34th year. Moore’s win, coming on the heels of her being named the NCAA Final Four MVP, marks the eighth time that a University of Connecticut basketball player has been honored with the award. UConn’s Maya Moore Wins Honda-Broderick Cup Maya Moore also won the 2009-10 Honda-Broderick Cup, given to the collegiate woman athlete of the year. Penn State volleyball star Megan Hodge also won the award marking the second time there were co-winners. Moore is the fifth BIG EAST student-athlete to win the award and the first since ex-Notre Dame soccer star Cindy Daws captured the award in 1997. Moore also joins former Connecticut women’s basketball standouts Jennifer Rizzotti (1996) and Rebecca Lobo (1995) as honorees. Villanova track & field star Vicki Huber won the league’s first Broderick Cup in 1989.

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2009-10 Accomplishments 2010 BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team Tina Charles, Connecticut Kalana Greene, Connecticut (MOP) Maya Moore, Connecticut Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame Sarah Miles, West Virginia Liz Repella, West Virginia

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

BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year Maya Moore, Connecticut

Naismith Trophy Finalists Tina Charles, Connecticut (2010 winner) Maya Moore, Connecticut (won the award in 2009)

CoSIDA Academic All-District Honors Maya Moore, Connecticut - University District 1 first team Felicia Chester, DePaul - University District 5 second team Melissa Lechlitner, Notre Dame - University District 5 second team Liz Repella, West Virginia - University District 2 first team Moore and Repella each earned first team Academic All-America honors in 2008-09 ESPN The Magazine’s Academic All-America Team First Team Maya Moore, Connecticut (3.70 GPA, Individualized Major) Liz Repella, West Virginia (3.95 GPA, Exercise Physiology) ESPN The Magazine’s Academic All-America of the Year Maya Moore, Connecticut Honda Sports Award Maya Moore, Connecticut Wade Trophy Finalists Tina Charles, Connecticut Maya Moore, Connecticut (2010, 2009 winner) WBCA All-America Team Tina Charles, Connecticut (First Team) Maya Moore, Connecticut (First Team) Kalana Greene, Connecticut (Honorable Mention) Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame (Honorable Mention) Lindsay Schrader, Notre Dame (Honorable Mention) Da’Shena Stevens, St. John’s (Honorable Mention) WBCA All-America Finalists Tina Charles, Connecticut Kalana Greene, Connecticut Maya Moore, Connecticut Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame Lindsay Schrader, Notre Dame Da’Shena Stevens, St. John’s WBCA All-Region Nominees Tina Charles, Connecticut Kalana Greene, Connecticut Maya Moore, Connecticut Ashley Barlow, Notre Dame Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame Lindsay Schrader, Notre Dame Da’Shena Stevens, St. John’s Nicole Michael, Syracuse Sarah Miles, West Virginia Liz Repella, West Virginia WBCA Regional Coach of the Year Geno Auriemma, Connecticut (Region I) 2010 WBCA High School All-America Game Bria Hartley, Connecticut Samarie Walker, Connecticut 2010 WBCA High School All-America Game Honorable Mention Stefanie Dolson, Connecticut Kayla McBride, Notre Dame

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John R. Wooden Award Finalists Tina Charles, Connecticut (2010 winner) Maya Moore, Connecticut (won the award in 2009)

Associated Press Player of the Year Tina Charles, Connecticut Associated Press All-America Team Tina Charles, Connecticut Maya Moore, Connecticut Kalana Greene, Connecticut (Honorable Mention) Sugar Rogers, Georgetown (Honorable Mention) Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame (Honorable Mention) Lindsay Schrader, Notre Dame (Honorable Mention) Da’Shena Stevens, St. John’s (Honorable Mention) Nicole Michael, Syracuse (Honorable Mention) Lieberman Award Finalists Sam Quigley, DePaul Nadirah McKenith, St. John’s Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year Finalist Geno Auriemma, Connecticut (won the award in 2009) USBWA National Player of the Year Tina Charles, Connecticut USBWA Women’s All-America Team Tina Charles, Connecticut Maya Moore, Connecticut Full Court Press All-America Team Tina Charles, Connecticut (First Team) Maya Moore, Connecticut (First Team) Full Court Press Freshman All-America Team Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame (First Team) Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown (First Team) Shenneika Smith, St. John’s (Second Team) NCAA/BIG EAST ‘Pack The House’ Challenge Winner West Virginia (hosted 6,754 fans vs. Georgetown on Feb. 14, 2010) State Farm College Slam Dunk and Three-Point Championships Ashley Barlow, Notre Dame (finished 2nd overall) Kelly McManmon, St. John’s NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team Tina Charles, Connecticut Kalana Greene, Connecticut Maya Moore, Connecticut (MOP) NCAA Dayton Regional All-Tournament Team Tina Charles, Connecticut Kalana Greene, Connecticut Maya Moore, Connecticut (MOP) NCAA Kansas City Regional All-Tournament Team Melissa Lechlitner, Notre Dame WNBA Draft Picks Tina Charles, Connecticut (No. 1 overall, Connecticut Sun) Epiphanny Prince, Rutgers (No. 4 overall, Chicago Sky) Kalana Greene, Connecticut (No. 13 overall, 1st in second round, N.Y. Liberty) Rashidat Junaid, Rutgers (No. 32 overall, 8th in third round, L.A. Sparks)

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

2011 NCAA Championship – Dates and Sites FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS March 19 & 21 The Pit/Bob King Court - Albuquerque, New Mexico University of New Mexico, host St. John Arena - Columbus, Ohio Ohio State University, host Cameron Indoor Stadium - Durham, North Carolina Duke University, host Thompson-Boling Arena - Knoxville, Tennessee University of Tennessee, Knoxville, host Huntsman Center - Salt Lake City, Utah University of Utah, host McCarthey Athletic Center - Spokane, Washington Gonzaga University, host Maples Pavilion - Stanford, California Stanford, University, host Bryce Jordan Center - University Park, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State University, host March 20 & 22 Auburn Arena - Auburn, Alabama Auburn University, host John Paul Jones Arena - Charlottesville, Virginia University of Virginia, host Cintas Center - Cincinnati, Ohio Xavier University, host Comcast Center - College Park, Maryland University of Maryland, host CenturyTel Center - Shreveport, Louisiana Louisiana Tech University, host Harry A. Gampel Pavilion -Storrs, Connecticut University of Connecticut, host Ferrell Center - Waco, Texas Baylor University, host INTRUST Bank Arena - Wichita, Kansas Wichita State University, host

Regionals March 26 & 28 Dayton Regional University of Dayton Arena - Dayton, Ohio University of Dayton, host Spokane Regional Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena - Spokane, Washington Washington State University, host March 27 & 29 Philadelphia Regional The Liacouras Center - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Temple University, host Dallas Regional American Airlines Center - Dallas, Texas Big 12 Conference, host Women’s Final Four April 3 & 5, 2011 Conseco Field House - Indianapolis, Ind. Butler University and Horizon League, hosts Future Final Four Sites April 1 & 3, 2012 Pepsi Center - Denver, Colo. Mountain West Conference, host April 7 & 9, 2013 New Orleans Arena - New Orleans, La. University of New Orleans, host April 6 & 8, 2014 Sommet Center - Nashville, Tenn. Ohio Valley Conference, host April 5 & 7, 2015 St. Pete Times Forum - Tampa Bay, Fla. University of South Florida, host April 3 & 5, 2016 Site TBA - Indianapolis, Ind. Butler University, IUPUI and Horizon League, hosts

Conseco Field House Indianapolis, Ind.

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2011 BIG EAST Championship First Round Friday March 4

Second Round Saturday March 5

Quarterfinals Sunday March 6

Semifinals Monday March 7

Championship Tuesday March 8

No. 12 seed Noon (BIGEAST.tv) Game 1

No. 13 seed

Noon (BETV) Game 5

No. 5 seed

Noon (ESPNU) Game 9

No. 4 seed No. 9 seed 2 p.m. (BIGEAST.tv) Game 2

No. 16 seed

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

No. 8 seed

2 p.m. (ESPNU) Game 10

No. 1 seed No. 10 seed 6 p.m. (BIGEAST.tv) Game 3

No. 15 seed

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

No. 7 seed

6 p.m. (ESPNU) Game 11

No. 2 seed No. 11 seed 8 p.m. (BIGEAST.tv) Game 4

No. 14 seed

8 p.m. (ESPNU) Game 14 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

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Cincinnati Bearcats 2010-11 Roster No. 23 22 5 10 32 35 33 20 11 12

Name LaShay Banks Shelly Bellman Chanel Chisholm Kayla Cook Elese Daniel Daress McClung Jeanise Randolph Bjonee Reaves Tiffany Turner Shareese Ulis

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

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

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

Hometown/Previous School Philadelphia, Pa./Prep Charter Ottowa, Ohio/Ottowa-Glandorf Long Island, N.Y./Vanderbilt South Webster, Ohio/South Webster South Bend, Ind./Clay Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North Calumet City, Ill./Thornton Fractional North San Bernardino, Calif./Neosho County CC Marlton, N.J./Cherokee Toledo, Ohio/Trinity Valley CC

Head Coach: Jamelle Elliott (Connecticut ’96) Assistant Coaches: Mark Ehlen (Ohio State ’75), LaRita Wilcher (Long Beach State ’98), E. Todd Moore (Edward Waters ’05) Director of Basketball Operations: Dana Rieger (Concordia ’92)

Jamelle Elliott

Career Record (1 year)......................................... 12-18 (.400) UC Record (1 year)............................................... 12-18 (.400) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (1 year)...........4-12 (.250) BIG EAST Tournament Record (1 year)...................1-1 (.500) BIG EAST Overall Record (1 year).........................5-13 (.278) NCAA Record (n/a).............................................................n/a WNIT Record (n/a)............................................................n/a

2010-11 News & Notes The BIG Picture

Former Connecticut assistant Jamelle Elliott enters her second season with the Bearcats, after having spent 12 years on UConn’s staff. She directed the Bearcats to a win in the BIG EAST Championship in her first season. Elliott also is the only current BIG EAST women’s basketball head coach that also played in the BIG EAST. The Bearcats will celebrate their 40th season of women’s basketball in 2010-11.

Who’s Returning

Senior point guard Shareese Ulis is the Bearcats’ leading returning scoring, having posted 11.4 points per game, good for 26th in the BIG EAST. She also ranked in the top 15 in assists (3.2, 14th), free throw percentage (.797, 11th), assistto-turnover ratio (1.0, 14th), and minutes (34.7, 8th). UC also welcomes back former AllBIG EAST Rookie Team member Shelly Bellman, who missed the 2009-10 season due to injury. Bellman, who has averaged 9.4 points and 5.5 rebounds during her career, has been granted a sixth year of eligibility.

Who’s Gone

The Bearcats will seek to fill the void left by two of the most accomplished players in school history in guard Kahla Roudebush and forward Michelle Jones. Roudebush was in UC’s top 10 in career scoring and several other categories, and Jones posted over 1,000 career points and 600 career rebounds.

Storylines

Freshman guard Kayla Cook, an ESPN Top 100 recruit, will look to help immediately, as will Vanderbilt transfer Chanel Chisholm, who sat out the 2009-10 season due to NCAA transfer guidelines. In addition junior college transfer Bjonee Reaves is expected to contribute right away. Elliott’s mentor, Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma, posted 12 wins in his first season at Connecticut. His second season saw the Huskies improve to 14-13, the first of 22 consecutive winning seasons.

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Cincinnati Bearcats Newcomers

Cincinnati Bearcats

LaShay Banks, G, Fr., 5-10 Philadelphia/Prep Charter • Female Philadelphia Public League Player of the Year as a senior at Prep Charter • Four-time All-Public League selection • Scored 987 points in prep career • Two-time district champion • Led Prep Charter to a pair of Public League championship games and a state tournament appearance

12-18 Overall (7-9 Home; 3-8 Away; 2-1 Neutral) 4-12 BIG EAST (1-7 Home; 3-5 Away)

Chanel Chisholm, G, Jr., 5-11 Long Island, N.Y./Vanderbilt • Sat out 2009-10 season due to NCAA transfer guidelines after playing two seasons at Vanderbilt • Played 53 career games in two years at Vanderbilt • Averaged 5.0 points per game in 2008-09 • Helped the Commodores to the SEC tournament title and a spot in the NCAA Sweet 16 Kayla Cook, G, Fr., 5-10 South Webster, Ohio/South Webster • Ranked 90th in nation according to ESPN HoopGurlz • Scored over 1,500 points during her first three seasons at South Webster • Led the Jeeps to three straight district titles • Three-time all-state honoree • Named the league and district player of the year in each of her three seasons Jeanise Randolph, F, Fr., 6-2 Calumet City, Ill./Thornton Fractional North • Two-time all-conference selection at T.F. North • Named Northwest Indiana Times Player of the Year as a junior and senior • Averaged 13.4 points and 7.6 rebounds as a junior • All-state selection as a senior

November Sun. 15 Furman W, 85-46 796 Roudebush (18) Wed. 18 at Indiana L, 57-64 1,940 Ulis (20) Sat. 21 Detroit W, 65-58 400 Jacobs (15) Ulis (15) Tue. 24 Great Alaska Shootout (Anchorage, Alaska) vs. Western Carolina W, 67-54 5,241 Jones (15) Roudebush (15) Wed. 25 Great Alaska Shootout (Anchorage, Alaska) at Alaska Anchorage L, 48-49 5,141 Jacobs (14) Sun. 29 Dartmouth W, 55-35 503 Jacobs (14) December Fri. 4 Kentucky L, 57-68 677 Jacobs (15) Sun. 6 at 9/10 Xavier L, 38-69 10,250 Ulis (14) Sun. 13 Butler L, 48-65 383 Jones (17) Fri. 18 Eastern Kentucky W, 62-49 469 Ulis (13) Mon. 21 Valparaiso W, 62-50 389 Roudebush (22) Tue. 29 Wright State W, 51-45 459 Jones (16) January Sat. 2 LOUISVILLE L, 49-63 514 Roudebush (17) Thu. 7 at CONNECTICUT (GP) L, 51-83 CPTV 7,530 Ulis (19) Sun. 10 ST. JOHN’S W, 70-60 467 Roudebush (25) Sat. 16 at RUTGERS L, 33-44 3,601 Ulis (10) Tue. 19 19/18 GEORGETOWN L, 56-60 655 Roudebush (25) Sat. 23 at SETON HALL W, 64-47 362 Jones (21) Wed. 27 at DE PAUL L, 63-71 2,274 Roudebush (16) Sat. 30 USF L, 47-64 657 Jones (12) February Tue. 2 at LOUISVILLE W, 74-68 (ot) CBS C 5,981 Ulis (23) Tue. 9 4/3 NOTRE DAME L, 50-66 472 Roudebush (17) Sat. 13 at SYRACUSE W, 66-62 (ot) BETV 1,092 Ulis (25) Tue. 16 at PROVIDENCE L, 44-59 327 Roudebush (12) Sun. 20 VILLANOVA L, 57-60 786 Jones (17) Tue. 23 8/7 WEST VIRGINIA L, 43-64 783 Roudebush (15) Sat. 27 PITTSBURGH L, 60-72 820 Roudebush (19) March Mon. 1 at MARQUETTE L, 63-69 (ot) Sports32 1,271 Roudebush (22) Fri. 5 vs. No. 11 USF* W, 63-51 8,706 Roudebush (19) Sat. 6 vs. No. 6 Rutgers* L, 44-70 8,736 Roudebush (19) BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); CBS C – CBS College Sports Network; CPTV – Connecticut Public Television; GP – Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Conn.); Sports32 – Sports32 on Time Warner Cable (local southeastern Wis.); * – BIG EAST Championship – XL Center (Hartford, Conn.)

Shelly Bellman

Bjonee Reaves, G, Jr., 5-6 San Bernardino, Calif./Neosho County Community College • A junior college transfer from Neosho County CC • Averaged 20.6 points last year, shooting 44-percent from the field and 35-percent from 3-point range • Fifth-leading scorer in NJCAA in 2009-10 • Averaged 5.9 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 4.4 steals per game • First-team all-conference selection and honorable mention all-region choice Tiffany Turner, G/F, Fr., 6-1 Marlton, N.J./Cherokee • Three-time Second-team all South Jersey selection • All-South Jersey all-star team member • Four-time Olympic Conference first-team selection • Averaged 16.8 points per game as a senior

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Connecticut Huskies 2010-11 Roster

No. 21 30 31 5 12 34 14 3 25 23 11

Name Heather Buck Lorin Dixon Stefanie Dolson Caroline Doty Lauren Engeln Kelly Faris Bria Hartley Tiffany Hayes Michala Johnson Maya Moore Samarie Walker

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

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

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

Hometown/Previous School Stonington, Conn./Stonington Springfield Gardens, N.Y./Christ the King Port Jervis, N.Y./ Minisink Valley Doylestown, Pa./Germantown Academy Laguna Hills, Calif./Laguna Hills Plainfield, Ind./Heritage Christian North Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon Lakeland, Fla./Winter Haven Bellwood, Ill./Montini Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hill West Carrolton, Ohio/Chaminade-Julienne

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) Director of Basketball Operations: TBA

Geno Auriemma Career Record (25 years).....................................735-122 (.858) UConn Record (25 years).....................................735-122 (.858) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (25 years).......359-56 (.865) BIG EAST Tournament Record (25 appearances).... 58-9 (.866) BIG EAST Overall Record (25 years).....................417-65 (.865) NCAA Record (22 appearances)............................. 77-15 (.837) WNIT Record (0 appearances)............................................. n/a

2010-11 News & Notes The BIG Picture

The Huskies won their seventh national championship in 2010, also their second straight. What’s even more remarkable is that they completed their second straight undefeated season and carry a Division I record 78game winning streak into 201011. It was UConn’s fourth perfect season in program history. UConn also enters the year having won either the BIG EAST regularseason or championship titles in each of the last 17 seasons. UConn has also advanced to the NCAA Regionals in each of the last 17 seasons and is coming off three straight Final Four appearances.

Who’s Returning

Two-time Wade Trophy winner Maya Moore (18.9 points) returns for her senior season having captured virtually every individual accolade at least once in the past two years. A member of the U.S. National Team, Moore is the fastest player in school history to surpass 2,000 points needing just 108 games. The 2010 Final Four Most Outstanding Player, Moore has totaled 2,168 career points. Junior guard Tiffany Hayes (10.2 points, 3.3 rebounds) also returns along with senior guard Lorin Dixon (2.9 points, 61 assists). Sophomore guard Kelly Faris (4.1 points, 3.7 rebounds) should see an expanded role.

Who’s Gone

BIG EAST Player of the Year and WNBA No. 1 draft pick Tina Charles departs following graduation. She averaged 18.2 points and 9.5 rebounds per game en route to winning the Wooden Award, Naismith Trophy and the Associated Press Player of the Year awards. Guard Kalana Greene (11.4 points) also graduates along with center Kaili McLaren (3.0 points). Reserves Meghan Gardler (4.4 points) and Jacquie Fernandes also graduated. The quartet helped lead UConn to two NCAA titles, four BIG EAST regular-season crowns and three BIG EAST Championship titles.

Storylines

UConn is expected to rank atop the preseson polls this year and faces a tough early-season schedule. The Huskies will face numerous teams selected to last year’s NCAA Championship, as well as three Final Four teams. UConn welcomes five freshmen to the team, including three McDonald’s All-America selections in Stephanie Dolson, Bria Hartley and Samarie Walker. Guard Caroline Doty suffered another knee injury in late August and is out for the year. Head coach Geno Auriemma continues to balance responsibilities as the USA Basketball Women’s National Team head coach.

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Michala Johnson, F, Fr., 6-2 Bellwood, Ill./Montini Catholic • Ended her junior and senior seasons injuring her left and right knees, respectively • Averaged 16.9 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game and shot 72-percent from the floor in 19 games • Montini High School was 18-1 prior to her injury • Rated as the No. 46 recruit and the No. 7 power forward by ESPN HoopGurlz • Ranked No. 27 nationally by the All-Star Girls Report and No. 18 by Blue Star Stephanie Dolson, C, Fr., 6-5 Port Jervis, N.Y./Minisink Valley • Member of the 2010 U18 National Team • Scored 1,951 points and hauled in 1,607 rebounds during four-year career at Minisink Valley • McDonald’s All-American selection • Named to the 2010 ESPN Rise All-America First Team and USA Today All-USA Third Team • Ranked as the 39th best recruit nationally and rated as the second-best center in the country by ESPN HoopGurlz Lauren Engeln, G, Fr. Laguna Hills, Calif./Laguna Hills • Averaged 19.0 points and 10.1 rebounds per game during the 2009-10 season, while running the point • Rated as the No. 95 recruit nationally by ESPN HoopGurlz • Ranked No. 50 by Blue Star • No. 43 recruit in the nation by All-Star Girls Report Bria Hartley, G, Fr. North Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon • Scored 1,978 points during her tenure at North Babylon • Named to the Parade Magazine All-America First Team, USA Today All-USA Second Team and First Team All-American by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association • A McDonald’s All-American and finalist for the Naismith and Morgan Wooten National Player of the Year Awards • Member of the 2010 USA U18 National Team • Rated as the No. 14 recruit in the country and fourth-best point guard by ESPN HoopGurlz Samarie Walker, F, Fr. Dayton, Ohio/Chaminade-Julienne • Parade Magazine Second-Team All-America selection • Named to the USA Today All-USA Third Team • Honored as a First Team All-American by ESPN Rise, while also earning a spot on the McDonald’s All-America Team • Invited to the trials for Team USA’s U18 Team • Ranked No. 10 overall and No. 5 among forwards by ESPN HoopGurlz

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Connecticut Huskies 39-0 Overall (17-0 Home; 11-0 Away; 11-0 Neutral) 16-0 BIG EAST (8-0 Home; 8-0 Away)

November Sat. 14 Northeastern (GP) W, 105-35 CPTV 8,382 Charles (26) Tue. 17 ESPNU Road to the Championship (San Antonio, Texas) vs. 10/13 Texas W, 83-58 ESPN2 4,586 Moore (20) Fri. 20 vs. Holy Cross (DCU) W, 87-34 CPTV 2,412 Moore (21) Fri. 27 WBCA Classic (Storrs, Conn.) Hofstra (GP) W, 91-46 CPTV 8,498 Moore (23) Sat. 28 WBCA Classic (Storrs, Conn.) Richmond (GP) W, 86-37 CPTV 8,523 Doty (17) Sun. 29 WBCA Classic (Storrs, Conn.) Clemson (GP) W, 87-48 CPTV 8,735 Greene (28) December Thu. 3 Vermont (GP) W, 84-42 CPTV 8,908 Moore (20) Thu. 10 Hartford (XL) W, 80-45 CPTV 11,102 Moore (22) Sun. 20 Iona (GP) W, 90-35 CPTV 6,418 Moore (23) Wed. 23 2/2 Stanford (XL) W, 80-68 ESPN2 16, 294 (s) Moore (23) Mon. 28 at 12/11 Florida State W, 78-59 CPTV 6,440 Charles (24) January Sat. 2 at SETON HALL (PC) W, 91-24 CPTV 4,166 Charles (19) Mon. 4 USF (XL) W, 84-42 CPTV 9,279 Hayes (22) Thu. 7 CINCINNATI (GP) W, 83-51 CPTV 7,530 Moore (25) Sat. 9 7/7 North Carolina (GP) W, 88-47 CBS 10,167 (s) Charles (25) Wed. 13 at MARQUETTE W, 68-43 CPTV 3,010 Charles (23) Sat. 16 ESPN GameDay (Storrs, Conn.) 3/3 NOTRE DAME (GP) W, 70-46 ESPN 10,167 (s) Charles (23) Mon. 18 at 6/7 Duke W, 81-48 ESPN2 9,314 Moore (20) Sat. 23 at VILLANOVA W, 74-35 CPTV 3,723 Moore (24) Tue. 26 RUTGERS (XL) W, 73-36 CBS C 12,347 Moore (19) Sat. 30 at PITTSBURGH W, 98-56 7,121 Charles (24) February Tue. 2 11/8 WEST VIRGINIA (XL) W, 80-47 CPTV 9,745 Greene (18) Sun. 7 at LOUISVILLE W, 84-38 ESPNU 14,324 Charles (20) Wed. 10 at DE PAUL W, 95-62 CPTV 3,514 (s) Charles, Hayes (19) Sat. 13 25/24 ST. JOHN’S (GP) W, 66-52 CPTV 10,167 (s) Charles (25) Mon. 15 ESPN’s February Frenzy/Pink Zone at 11/12 Oklahoma W, 76-60 ESPN2 11,865 Hayes (20) Sat. 20 PROVIDENCE (XL) W, 85-53 CPTV 12,417 Charles (26) Wed. 24 at SYRACUSE W, 87-66 CPTV 3,230 Moore (38) Sat. 27 GEORGETOWN (XL) W, 84-62 CPTV 15,733 Charles (33) March Mon. 1 at 6/8 NOTRE DAME W, 76-51 ESPN2 9,149 (s) Charles (18) Sun. 7 vs. No. 9 Syracuse* W, 77-41 ESPNU 9,862 Charles (34) Mon. 8 vs. No. 5 Notre Dame* W, 59-44 ESPNU 9.334 Charles (16) Tue. 9 vs. No. 2 West Virginia* W, 60-32 ESPN 10,040 Hayes, Greene (15) Sun. 21 vs. No. 16 Southern# W, 95-39 ESPN2 6,325 Charles (22) Tue. 23 vs. No. 8 Temple# W, 90-36 ESPN2 4,832 Moore (19) Sun. 28 vs. No. 4 Iowa State$ W, 74-36 ESPN 5,825 Moore (25) Tue. 30 vs. No. 3 Florida State$ W, 90-50 ESPN 5,280 Moore (22) Sun. 4 vs. No. 4 Baylor% W, 70-50 ESPN 25,817 Moore (34) Tue. 6 vs. No. 1 Stanford% W, 53-47 ESPN 22,936 Moore (23) BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); CBS C – CBS College Sports Network; CPTV – Connecticut Public Television; DCU – DCU Center (Worcester, Mass.); GP – Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Conn.); PC – Prudential Center (Newark, N.J.); WVPBS – West Virginia Public Broadcasting (regional in W.Va.); XL – XL Center (Hartford, Conn.); * – BIG EAST Championship – XL Center (Hartford, Conn.); # – NCAA Championship First and Second Rounds (Norfolk, Va.); $ - NCAA Championship Regionals (Dayton, Ohio); % - NCAA Final Four (San Antonio, Texas)

Tiffany Hayes

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

DePaul Blue Demons 2010-11 Roster No. 41 24 51 30 5 33 32 34 31 2 22 12

Name Felicia Chester Keisha Hampton Katherine Harry Jennifer Juergens Anna Martin Maureen Mulchrone Deirdre Naughton Deanna Ortiz Jasmine Penny Taylor Pikes Sam Quigley China Threatt

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

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

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

Hometown/Previous School St. Louis, Mo./Incarnate Word Academy Philadelphia, Pa./Engineering & Science Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge Bourbonnais, Ill./Loyola-Chicago Nicholasville, Ky./Lexington Christian Academy Chicago, Ill./Marist Winnetka, Ill./Wake Forest Chicago, Ill./Resurrection Logansport, Ind./Logansport Chicago, Ill./King College Prep Joliet, Ill./Joliet Catholic Academy Auburn Hills, Mich./Avondale

Head Coach: Doug Bruno (DePaul ’73) Associate Head Coach: Nicci Hays-Fort (Culver-Stockton ‘98) Assistant Coaches: Candis Blankson (DePaul ’01), Bart Brooks (Wyoming ’04) Director of Basketball Operations: Ciara Johnson (DePaul ‘08)

Doug Bruno Career Record (24 years).....................................458-264 (.634) DePaul Record (24 years)....................................458-264 (.634) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (5 years).......... 46-34 (.575) BIG EAST Tournament Record (5 appearances)........ 5-5 (.500) BIG EAST Overall Record (5 years)........................ 51-39 (.567) NCAA Record (15 appearances)............................... 7-15 (.318) WNIT Record (4 appearances)................................... 2-3 (.400) NWIT Record (1 appearance)..................................... 1-2 (.333)

2010-11 News & Notes The BIG Picture

DePaul returns all five starters from its 2009-10 roster and welcomes back its entire bench minus guard Courtney Webb (2.4 points). The Blue Demons averaged 68.3 points per game while they shot .421 from the field. Senior Deirdre Naughton also returns to the Blue Demon bench after the NCAA granted her a sixth season. On Nov. 6, 2010 DePaul will officially name the court at McGrath Arena the Doug Bruno Court. Also this summer, Bruno has signed a contract extension through the 2016-17 season. Bruno also will balance responsibilities as an assistant coach with the U.S. National Team.

Who’s Returning

Senior Deirdre Naughton returns to the Blue Demon bench after the NCAA granted her a sixth season of eligibility. Naughton went down in the fifth game of the 09-10 season with an ACL injury. Prior to her injury, the senior was a preseason Wade Watch, John R. Wooden and Naismith Award watch candidate. Naughton enters the 2010-11 season with 1,470 career points and is a career .430 field goal percentage. Senior Sam Quigley, a 2009-10 finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Award and a secondteam All-BIG EAST performer, also returns for her senior season along with junior Keisha Hampton (15.3 points).

Who’s Gone

The Blue Demons will be without the services of reserve guard Courtney Webb who played in 17 games last year and averaged 2.4 points and 1.1 rebounds.

Storylines

With a bulk of last year’s team returning, the Blue Demons are looking to make their ninth straight NCAA appearance in 2011. Guard Deirdre Naughton should be among the top players in the country and creates an elite backcourt for the squad along with senior Sam Quigley (13.1 points). Forwards Felicia Chester (6.9 points), Katherine Harry (7.8 rebounds) and Keisha Hampton (13.8 points) should also contribute offensively and could lead an explosive offensive attack. The Blue Demons also were able to squeeze in a trip to France in September that included a tour of the life and works of St. Vincent DePaul.

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16 Final Four appearances – 12 since 2000, more than any other league

DePaul Blue Demons Newcomers

Jasmine Penny, F, Fr., 6-1 Logansport, Ind./Logansport • Led Indiana’s North Central Conference with 24.5 points and 2.0 blocks per game as a senior • Ranked third in the NCC with 8.9 rebounds per game, added 2.5 steals and boasted a 1.0 assist to turnover ratio as a senior • Logansport’s all-time leading scorer in girl’s basketball • Named to the Indiana All-Star team • Third-team Indiana Associated Press All-State selection

DePaul Blue Demons 21-12 Overall (12-2 Home; 6-8 Away; 3-2 Neutral) 9-7 BIG EAST (6-2 Home; 3-5 Away)

November Fri. 13 Central Michigan W, 86-76 2,132 Hampton (23) Sun. 15 North Dakota State W, 77-65 1,711 Naughton (20) Fri. 20 Maggie Dixon Classic (Chicago, Ill.) Cornell W, 89-50 2,024 Harry (16) Sat. 21 Maggie Dixon Classic (Chicago, Ill.) San Diego W, 84-64 2,342 Naughton (24) Tue. 24 at Northwestern L, 55-59 BTN.com 815 Chester (14) Sat. 28 at Northern Illinois W, 78-67 589 Chester (16) December Wed. 2 at Green Bay L, 68-79 1,651 Martin (19) Fri. 4 Illinois-Chicago W, 67-56 3,105 Quigley (21) Sun. 6 Loyola-Chicago W, 73-30 2,301 Harry (16) Sun. 13 at 2/2 Stanford L, 60-96 3,771 Hampton (19) Sat. 19 Duel in the Desert (Las Vegas, Nev.) vs. Arkansas W, 46-45 749 Mulchrone (11) Sun. 20 Duel in the Desert (Las Vegas, Nev.) vs. 10/6 Florida State W, 75-60 920 Quigley (17) Mon. 21 Duel in the Desert (Las Vegas, Nev.) at UNLV W, 82-48 852 Martin (18) Mon. 28 at Illinois State W, 63-61 (ot) 2,718 Quigley (23) January Sat. 2 at RUTGERS L, 57-60 3,063 Quigley (20) Tue. 5 LOUISVILLE W, 76-70 (ot) CBS C 2,254 Hampton (22) Quigley (22) Sat. 9 at 22/17 WEST VIRGINIA L, 57-64 (ot) WVPBS 3,036 Quigley (15) Sat. 16 ST. JOHN’S L, 51-68 2,440 Quigley (14) Tue. 19 at SETON HALL W, 73-69 507 Quigley (25) Sat. 23 at 19/18 GEORGETOWN L, 65-74 1,185 Hampton (21) Wed. 27 CINCINNATI W, 71-63 2,274 Quigley (16) Sun. 31 MARQUETTE W, 73-63 ESPNU 2,622 Quigley (20) February Wed. 3 at PROVIDENCE L, 66-70 207 Quigley (17) Chester (17) Sat. 6 VILLANOVA W, 64-60 2,708 Harry (18) Wed. 10 1/1 CONNECTICUT L, 62-95 CPTV 3,514 (s) Quigley (15) Sun. 14 ESPN’S February Frenzy/Pink Zone at 4/3 NOTRE DAME L, 66-90 ESPN2 9,149 (s) Hampton (28) Sat. 20 at MARQUETTE W, 72-63 BETV 2,191 Juergens (16) Tue. 23 PITTSBURGH W, 68-57 CBS C 2,024 Hampton (24) Sat. 27 SYRACUSE W, 74-71 2,935 Martin (31) March Mon. 1 at USF W, 75-61 BHSN 834 Hampton (23) Sat. 6 vs. No. 10 Marquette* W, 64-54 BETV 8,736 Harry (17) Sun. 7 vs. No. 2 West Virginia* L, 41-47 ESPNU 8,671 Hampton (22) Sub. 21 vs. No. 6 Vanderbilt# L, 76-83 (ot) ESPN2 4,122 Martin (24) BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); BTN.com – Big Ten Network online; CBS C – CBS College Sports Network; CPTV – Connecticut Public Television; WVPBS – West Virginia Public Broadcasting (regional in W.Va.); BHSN – Bright House Sports Network; * – BIG EAST Championship – XL Center (Hartford, Conn.); # – NCAA Championship First Round (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Deirdre Naughton

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

Georgetown Hoyas 2010-11 Roster

No. 5 2 12 20 42 23 24 34 14 11 15 13 3

Name Adria Crawford Tia Magee Tommacina McBride Monica McNutt Vanessa Moore Samisha Powell Amanda Reese Alexa Roche Sugar Rodgers Andrea White Morgan Williams Sydney Wilson Rubylee Wright

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

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

Ht. 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-2 5-8 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-9 6-6 5-3

Hometown/Previous School Alexandria, Va./Thomas Edison Jenks, Okla./Jenks Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame Suitland, Md./Academy of the Holy Cross Hackettstown, N.J./Pope John XXIII Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne New Orleans, La./Episcopal School of Houston Bellmore, N.Y./St. Michael’s Academy Suffolk, Va./King’s Fork Lancaster, Va./Lancaster Dickinson, Texas/Dickinson Silver Spring, Md./St. John’s College Prep Latta, S.C./Latta

Head Coach: Terri Williams-Flournoy (Penn State ’91) Assistant Coaches: Keith Brown (South Carolina St ’88), Ashley Davis (TCU ’05), Cory McNeill (Morgan State ‘02) Director of Basketball Operations: Meagan Barry (Georgetown ’08)

Terri Williams-Flournoy Career Record (6 years).......................................... 96-84 (.533) GU Record (6 years)................................................ 96-84 (.533) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (6 years).......... 38-58 (.396) BIG EAST Tournament Record (3 appearances)........ 0-3 (.000) BIG EAST Overall Record (5 years)........................ 38-61 (.384) NCAA Record (1 appearance)..................................... 1-1 (.500) WNIT Record (1 appearance)..................................... 3-1 (.750)

2010-11 News & Notes The BIG Picture

The Hoyas return three starters from last year’s NCAA Championship qualifying team, including BIG EAST Freshman of the Year Sugar Rodgers. Coming off its best season in more than a decade, Georgetown led the league in steals (12.9) and turnover margin (+8.1), while ranking second in 3-point field goals (6.3 per game). Similar numbers are expected this year as an experienced core of players return. Georgetown also begins the year with a 15-game home court winning streak dating to March of 2009. Could a schoolrecord third-straight 20-win season be on the horizon?

Who’s Returning

An experienced core of players, including All-BIG EAST First Team guard Sugar Rodgers (17.6 points) returns for Georgetown. Point guard Rubylee Wright moves into the starting role, while Monica McNutt (11.2 points) brings an outside shooting touch (66 3-pointers, 35.3 percent). Inside at the post position, junior Amanda Reese will be back from a knee injury suffered last season. GU will continue to play its fast-paced game looking to press for 40 minutes and force turnovers. Look for Adria Crawford, Tia Magee and Wright to move into leadership roles with just one senior on the team in McNutt.

Who’s Gone

For the first time in two seasons, the Hoyas have more upperclassmen than underclassmen making this one of the more veteran groups, ever under Williams-Flournoy. Filling the loss of Jaleesa Butler (9.1 points, 6.2 rebounds) to graduaton will be the primary concern. Ranked as the team’s leading rebounder and thirdbest scorer, Butler was a key cog in the middle of the Hoyas gameplan. Shanice Fuller also was a valuable starter who graduated. Her production (3.6 points, 2.1 rebounds) in starting 27 games for the Hoyas was valuable.

Storylines

Georgetown garnered its second NCAA Championship berth last season and first since 1993. Earning a No. 5 seed, the Hoyas also finished tied for second in the BIG EAST regular-season standings with a 13-3 league mark. It was the Hoyas best finish since 1996-97. Can they do it again? With a bulk of the team returning, the Hoyas are in position to be contenders for years to come. Georgetown finished last season ranked No. 13 in the Associated Press poll and No. 17 in the USA Today rankings. The 2010-11 season should bring much of the same.

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16 Final Four appearances – 12 since 2000, more than any other league

Georgetown Hoyas Newcomers

Georgetown Hoyas

Samisha Powell, G, Fr., 5-8 Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne • Named Second Team All-State • Two-year All-Tidewater • Two-year Team MVP at Princess Anne • Transferred from Bayside High School • Two-time MVP, All-Tidewater and All-Region at Bayside

26-7 Overall (13-0 Home; 11-4 Away; 2-3 Neutral) 13-3 BIG EAST (8-0 Home; 5-3 Away)

Andrea White, F, Fr., 6-0 Lancaster, Va./Lancaster • Two-time regional player of the year • Four-time All-District, All-Region and All-State • Team MVP • Holds the state record in high jump • National Honor Society member

November Sat. 14 at Missouri State W, 79-55 3,756 Rodgers (21) Wed. 18 at James Madison L, 76-79 2,530 Rodgers (22) Fri. 20 BTI Classic (West Lafayette, Ind.) vs. Dayton L, 59-62 N/A Butler (16) Sat. 21 BTI Classic (West Lafayette, Ind.) vs. Seattle W, 68-54 N/A Rodgers (15) Sun. 22 BTI Classic (West Lafayette, Ind.) at RV/23 Purdue W, 55-39 BTN 8,644 Rodgers (21) Wed. 25 at Central Michigan W, 94-69 5,195 Rodgers (29) Sat. 28 Wofford W, 90-57 671 Rodgers (25) December Tue. 1 at La Salle W, 71-40 285 Rodgers (17) Sat. 5 Wake Forest W, 73-56 917 McNutt (15) Tue. 8 Southwest Baptist (Mo.) W, 82-41 543 Butler (17) Sat. 12 at Richmond W, 78-63 326 McNutt (24) Tue. 22 North Carolina State W, 67-66 521 Rodgers (19) Wed. 30 at Clemson W, 72-57 654 Rodgers (17) January Sat. 2 at RV/23 SYRACUSE W, 83-81 (ot) 1,132 McNutt (23) Sat. 9 at USF W, 66-52 BHSN 844 Rodgers (18) Tue. 12 PROVIDENCE W, 74-62 829 Rodgers (26) Sat. 16 LOUISVILLE W, 60-56 BETV 1,517 Rodgers (13) Tue. 19 at CINCINNATI W, 60-56 655 McNutt (26) Sat. 23 DE PAUL W, 74-65 1,185 Rodgers (18) Wed. 27 at MARQUETTE L, 45-52 Sports32 1,559 Rodgers (23) Sat. 30 RUTGERS W, 59-50 941 Rodgers (27) February Tue. 2 25/25 ST. JOHN’S W, 67-57 541 Rodgers (17) Wed. 10 at PITTSBURGH W, 66-63 511 Butler (16) Sun. 14 ESPN’S February Frenzy/Pink Zone at 9/8 WEST VIRGINIA L, 46-55 ESPNU 6,754 Rodgers (12) Wed. 17 USF W, 54-50 491 Rodgers (16) Sat. 20 4/T3 NOTRE DAME W, 76-66 2,417 (s) Rodgers (24) Tue. 23 at VILLANOVA W, 70-54 CBS C 697 Rodgers (23) Thu. 25 Jacksonville State W, 70-39 221 McBride (18) Sat. 27 at 1/1 CONNECTICUT (XL) L, 62-84 BETV 15,733 Rodgers, McNutt (13) March Mon. 1 SETON HALL W, 71-49 279 Rodgers (24) L, 56-63 (2ot) ESPNU 8,671 Rodgers (20) Sun. 7 vs. No. 6 Rutgers* Sat. 20 vs. No. 12 Marist# W, 62-42 ESPN2 2,572 McNutt (14) Mon. 22 vs. No. 4 Baylor# L, 33-49 ESPNU 1,497 Rodgers (9) BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); BTN – Big Ten Network; BHSN – Bright House Sports Network ; CBS C – CBS College Sports Network; Sports32 – Sports32 on Time Warner Cable (local southeastern Wis.); XL – XL Center (Hartford, Conn.); * – BIG EAST Championship – XL Center (Hartford, Conn.); # – NCAA Championship First and Second Rounds (Berkeley, Calif.)

Sugar Rodgers

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

Louisville Cardinals 2010-11 Roster No. 11 22 12 25 1 20 45 10 33 23 4 30 5 31 3

Name Becky Burke Nikki Burton Shawnta Dyer Tia Gibbs Shelby Harper Polly Harrington Keshia Hines LaToya Johnson Monique Reid Shoni Schimmel Antonita Slaughter Rachel Story Charmaine Tay Asia Taylor Sheronne Vails

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

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

Ht. 5-11 5-11 6-1 5-9 5-4 6-0 6-2 5-5 6-1 5-9 6-1 5-7 5-11 6-1 6-4

Hometown/Previous School Clarks Summitt, Pa./Abington Heights Charlotte, N.C./West Charlotte Marion, Ohio/Marion Harding Louisville, Ky./Vanderbilt Scottsville, Ky./Allen County Scottsville Kansas City, Mo./Hickman Mills Auburn Hills, Mich./Avondale Kansas City, Mo./Jefferson C.C. Louisville, Ky./Fern Creek Hermiston, Ore./Franklin Shelbyville, Ky./Louisville Christian Academy Milwaukee, Wis./Rufus King Irvington, N.J./Bloomfield Tech Columbus, Ohio/Whetstone Odenton, Md./Arundel

Head Coach: Jeff Walz (Northern Kentucky ’95) Assistant Coaches: Stephanie Norman (Arizona State ’89), Michelle Clark-Heard (Western Ky. ’90), Bethann Ord (Maryland-Baltimore County ’89) Director of Operations: Becky Bonner (Boston University ’05)

Jeff Walz

Career Record (3 years).......................................... 74-33 (.692) UofL Record (3 years)............................................. 74-33 (.692) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (3 years).......... 29-19 (.604) BIG EAST Tournament Record (3 appearances)........ 6-3 (.667) BIG EAST Overall Record (3 years)........................ 35-22 (.614) NCAA Record (2 appearances).................................... 7-2 (.778) WNIT Record (0 appearances)............................................. n/a

2010-11 News & Notes The BIG Picture

The Cardinals return four starters and eight letterwinners from a 2009-10 season that saw them go 14-18, a year after appearing in the NCAA title game. With the departure of one starter and six letterwinners, Louisville will rely on youth this year as six newcomers join the team. Most publications regard the class as a top-five recruiting class. WBCA All-American Shoni Schimmel is joined by three McDonalds AllAmerica nominees, including forward Shawnta Dyer, center Sheronne Vails and guard Charmaine Tay.

Who’s Returning

Junior Monique Reid (18.4 points and 9.2 rebounds) along with senior Keshia Hines (9.1 points, 6.9 rebounds) anchors a frontline that could be one of the most lethal in the BIG EAST. Reid earned the league’s Most Improved Player Award last season, in part by raising her scoring from 5.9 points as a freshman. Add junior guard Becky Burke (13.8 points) and you’ve got one of the top scoring trios in the BIG EAST. Sophomore guard Nikki Burton (5.9 points, 3.6 rebounds) returns as well. The Cardinals defense must improve however, after ranking last in the conference allowing 68.9 points.

Who’s Gone

During the offseason it was announced that two-sport athlete Gwen Rucker will focus solely on volleyball next season. Forward Ashley Rainey has transferred to Lindsey Wilson College to be closer to home and forward Laura Terry will take a medical hardship after undergoing her third knee surgery. Late in the summer it was announced that guard Deseree’ Byrd (six games played as a junior in 2009-10) would not return due to personal reasons.

Storylines

Under the direction of fourthyear head coach Jeff Walz, the Cardinals will blend a handful of veterans with the most talented freshman class in school history. Coming off a year which saw Louisville earn a berth into the Women’s Basketball Invitational tournament, the Cardinals look to build off that with a return to the NCAA Championship berth in 2010-11. Offense should come easily to the team and with a solid defensive effort, there are plenty of reasons to see why the Cardinals could be flying high this year.

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16 Final Four appearances – 12 since 2000, more than any other league

Louisville Cardinals Newcomers

Louisville Cardinals

Shawnta Dyer, F, Fr., 6-1 Marion, Ohio/Marion Harding • Finished her senior year averaging 20 points, seven rebounds and three assists per game • She was named All-Ohio Second-Team her senior year • Ranked No. 56 by ESPN’s HoopGurlz • Finished as the all-time leading scorer at Marion Harding • Named a McDonalds All-America nominee • The 2010 Ohio-Kentucky All-Star game MVP

14-18 Overall (7-7 Home; 4-10 Away; 3-1 Neutral) 5-11 BIG EAST (3-5 Home; 2-6 Away)

Tia Gibbs, F, So., 5-9 Louisville, Ky./Butler/Vanderbilt • Transfer from Vanderbilt who sat out 2009-10 • In 29 games for Vandy she averaged 5.1 points and 2.4 rebounds as a freshman • Named 2008 Miss Kentucky Basketball • Led Butler to the 2008 Kentucky State Championship • All-time leading career scorer at Butler with 2,790 points, also pulled down 1,091 career rebounds Polly Harrington, F, Fr., 6-0 Kansas City, Mo./Hickman Mills • Finished her senior year averaging 22 points, 16 rebounds and five assists per game • Earned first-team all-state honors as a junior and senior • A two-time Direhnz Award winner • Also played three years of volleyball Shoni Schimmel, G, Fr., 5-9 Hermiston, Ore./Franklin High School • Ranked the No. 8 player in the nation by HoopGurlz and third best point guard in the class of 2010 • Selected to the 2010 WBCA All-American Team • Named first team Parade All-American • Named the Oregonian Class 6A Player of the Year by the state’s coaches and named first team all state for four consecutive years • Scored 805 points last year, the third-highest single-season total ever in Oregon Antonita Slaughter, G, Fr., 6-1 Shelbyville, Ky./Louisville Christian Academy • Finished her senior year averaging 15 points and eight rebounds per game • Was a Ms. Kentucky Basketball candidate • Named a Courier Journal First Team All-State selection her junior and senior years • Ranked No. 45 by ESPN HoopGurlz.

November Sun. 15 at Dayton W, 65-63 1,197 Reid (18) Tue. 17 at Hartford L, 50-62 2,017 Burke (15) Sun. 22 Tennessee Tech W, 84-54 5,793 Burke (16) Fri. 27 Cancun Thanksgiving Classic (Cancun, Mexico) vs. Northern Illinois W, 81-53 198 Reid (21) Sat. 28 Cancun Thanksgiving Classic (Cancun, Mexico) vs. Old Dominion W, 82-75 278 Burke (22) December Wed. 2 at Central Michigan L, 75-84 625 Burke (18) Sun. 6 Utah W, 60-55 8,213 Burton (20) Wed. 9 Middle Tennessee L, 84-94 5,712 Reid (24) Sun. 13 IUPUI W, 88-58 6,021 Burke (19) Wed. 16 at 3/3 Tennessee L, 56-86 11,084 Burke (23) Sun. 20 at Kentucky L, 67-101 7,323 Burke (21) Tue. 22 at New Hampshire W, 76-67 763 Reid (16) Tue. 29 IPFW W, 91-62 6,015 Hines (19) January Sat. 2 at CINCINNATI W, 63-49 514 Reid (26) Tue. 5 at DE PAUL L, 70-76 (ot) CBS C 2,254 Reid (21) Sat. 9 PROVIDENCE W, 67-48 6,021 Burke (18) Sat. 16 at 24/18 GEORGETOWN L, 56-60 BETV 1,517 Reid (15) Hines (15) Tue. 19 4/5 NOTRE DAME L, 60-78 CBS C 6,324 Reid (23) Sat. 23 SYRACUSE L, 58-64 6,211 Burke (24) Tue. 26 VILLANOVA W, 53-50 5,821 Reid (20) Sat. 30 at 16/11 WEST VIRGINIA L, 66-72 WVPBS 3,788 Reid (29) February Tue. 2 CINCINNATI L, 68-74 (ot) CBS C 5,981 Reid (19) Sun. 7 1/1 CONNECTICUT L, 38-84 ESPNU 14,324 Hines (9) Wed. 10 at 25/24 ST. JOHN’S L, 56-91 211 Reid (20) Sun. 14 ESPN’S February Frenzy/Pink Zone at PITTSBURGH L, 69-72 ESPN2 4,168 Reid (20) Tue. 16 MARQUETTE W, 77-61 6,012 Reid (26) Wed. 24 at SETON HALL W, 72-49 219 Reid (28) Sat. 27 USF L, 60-63 6,432 Reid (32) March Mon. 1 at RUTGERS L, 52-72 FiOS 3,250 Story (16) Fri. 5 vs. No. 12 Pittsburgh* W, 79-71 8,708 Reid (32) Sat. 6 vs. No. 5 Notre Dame* L, 52-89 BETV 8,924 Reid (23) Wed. 17 No. 6 Bradley# L, 59-69 691 Reid (27) BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); CBS C – CBS College Sports Network; FiOS – Verizon FiOS; WVPBS – West Virginia Public Broadcasting (regional in W.Va.); * – BIG EAST Championship – XL Center (Hartford, Conn.); # – Women’s Basketball Invitational First Round (Louisville, Ky.)

Monique Reid

Charmaine Tay, G, Fr., 5-11 Irvington, N.J./Bloomfield Tech • Played four years for Bloomfield Tech High School • Finished her senior season averaging 15 points, 10 rebounds and six assists per game • Earned first team all-state honors • Finished her high school career with 1,091 points • Named an ESPN High School All-American and a McDonald’s All-America nominee Sheronne Vails, C, Fr., 6-4 Odenton, Md./Arundel • Finished her senior year averaging 18 points, 15 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game • Named a McDonalds All-American nominee • Lettered four years in volleyball and one year in track

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

Marquette Golden Eagles 2010-11 Roster No. 0 41 25 23 22 24 52 21 32 42 13 3 11

Name Jasmine Collins Paige Fiedorowicz Mercedes Griffin Tatiyiana McMorris Jocelyn Mellen Gabi Minix Andi Oordt Katherine Plouffe Angel Robinson Sarina Simmons Courtney Thomas Courtney Weibel Katie Young

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

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

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

Hometown/Previous School Detroit, Mich./Martin Luther King Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg Chicago, Ill./Bolingbrook Bronx, N.Y./ John F. Kennedy Dixon, Ill./Newman Catholic Grovertown, Ind./Oregon-Davis West Des Moines, Iowa/Kirkwood CC Edmonton, Alberta, Canada/Henry Ainlay St. Paul, Minn./Central Milwaukee, Wis./King Glenview, Ill./Montini Catholic Rockton, Ill./Hononegah Kenosha, Wis./Bradford

Head Coach: Terri Mitchell (Duquesne ’89) Assistant Coaches: Michelle Nason (Bradley ’95), Cara Consuegra (Iowa ’01), Ashley Earley (Vanderbilt ‘05) Director of Student-Athlete Development, Women’s Basketball: Kiesha Oliver-Hayes (Marquette ‘00)

Terri Mitchell

Career Record (14 years).....................................272-162 (.627) Marquette Record (14 years)...............................272-162 (.627) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (5 years).......... 42-38 (.525) BIG EAST Tournament Record (5 appearances)........ 2-5 (.286) BIG EAST Overall Record (5 years)........................ 44-43 (.506) NCAA Record (6 appearances).................................... 3-6 (.333) WNIT Record (6 appearances)................................. 12-5 (.706)

2010-11 News & Notes The BIG Picture

With seven upperclassmen, including six seniors, the Golden Eagles are poised for a solid year in 2010-11. Six newcomers also are set to join the squad, including five freshmen. Junior Andi Oordt joins the team as a forward and looks to continue the success Marquette has had with players from Kirkwood Community College (most recently Lauren Thomas-Johnson). A number of the freshmen are ranked among HoopGurlz top 50 rankings, and could contribute immediately. Adding six newcomers could pose a challenge to some, but under the direction of veteran head coach Terri Mitchell, the Golden Eagles should fly high.

Who’s Returning

Seven letterwinners, including three starters, return for the Golden Eagles. Guard Angel Robinson leads with way following an All-BIG EAST Second Team selection last year. As the team’s top returnee, her 11.9 points and 4.7 assists should increase this year and pace the Marquette offense. Robinson also has started 72 straight games. Backcourt senior Tatiyiana McMorris combines to anchor the guard spot. Sophomore Sarina Simmons also should start at forward. Last year she averaged 7.2 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. Simmons also earned a spot on the All-BIG EAST Freshman team last year.

Who’s Gone

Marquette loses two starters in forward Jessica Pachko and guard Lauren Thomas-Johnson. Each were key components to the Golden Eagles’ team. Pachko averaged 10.4 points and 6.3 rebounds while Thomas-Johnson contributed 8.2 points and 40 3-pointers. Thomas-Johnson hit double-figures in scoring 10 times last season, while Pachko accomplished the feat on 18 occasions. Guard Janelle Harris also will not return following graduation.

Storylines

The Golden Eagles went 12-4 in home games last season, but just 3-10 off-campus. Getting road wins could prove crucial for the team to fare well. The Golden Eagles also were 0-10 when trailing at the half last year. Learning to fight back in games will be key. Defensively the team was 14-2 when holding its opponent to less than 60 points. That kind of staunch play should carry over this year as well. A blend of six seniors, led by Robinson and five freshmen should provide for an interesting mix.

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16 Final Four appearances – 12 since 2000, more than any other league

Marquette Golden Eagles Newcomers

Mercedes Griffin, G, Fr., 5-9 Chicago, Ill./Bolingbrook • Ranked as high as No. 8 by the Collegiate Girls Basketball Report and as the 14th-best wing recruit in the country by ESPN HoopGurlz • Led the Raiders to the Illinois 4A title back-to-back season in 2008-09 and 2009-10 • Claimed the Illinois state title in the 200-meter relay Gabi Minix, G, Fr., 5-9 Grovertown, Ind./Oregon-Davis • Three-time AP Indiana All-State selection and four-time Bi- County MVP as selected by the Plymouth Pilot News • Averaged 15.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 7.9 assists and 4.5 steals • McDonalds All-America nominee Andi Oordt, F, Jr., 6-1 West Des Moines, Iowa/Kirkwood Community College • Helped Kirkwood to its third and fourth consecutive NJCAA championship in 2009 and 2010 • Averaged 6.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 50.3 percent from the floor • Named the tournament most valuable player and named to the ICCAC All-Region Third Team in 2010 Katherine Plouffe, G/F, Fr., 6-3 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada/Harry Ainlay Composite • Played two seasons with Henry Ainlay in 2007-08 and 2009-10 where she helped it to an undefeated 64-0 record • Averaged 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists as a senior • Member of the Canadian junior national team, which placed third at the U18 FIBA America World Qualifiers and qualified for the U19 World Championship Courtney Thomas, F, Fr., 6-0 Glenview, Ill./Montini Catholic • Helped the Lady Broncos to back-to-back conference, regional and sectional championships her junior (2008-09) and senior (2009-10) seasons • Two-time All-Area Greater Chicago selection (2009, 2010) • Ranked as high as No. 29 in the ESPN HoopGurlz rankings

Marquette Golden Eagles 17-16 Overall (12-4 Home; 3-10 Away; 2-2 Neutral) 6-10 BIG EAST (5-3 Home; 1-7 Away)

November Sat. 14 St. Francis (Pa.) W, 74-38 1,143 Thomas-Johnson (14) Mon. 16 at Michigan L, 50-67 BTN 1,541 Harris (11) Robinson (11) Thu. 19 Creighton W, 66-59 1,048 Thomas-Johnson (20) Sat. 21 Oakland W, 79-62 1,149 Pachko (23) Thu. 26 Caribbean Challenge (Cancun, Mexico) vs. Cleveland State W, 69-66 150 Harris (13) Fri. 27 Caribbean Challenge (Cancun, Mexico) vs. 10/12 Duke L, 43-74 105 Thomas-Johnson (13) December Thu. 3 NJIT W, 81-41 1,001 Fiedorowicz (19) Wed. 9 at Illinois W, 65-55 BTN 733 Robinson (32) Fri. 11 Wisconsin L, 49-56 Sports32 2,039 Robinson (9) Sun. 13 Robert Morris W, 67-59 1,020 Fiedorowicz (16) Sat. 19 at 23/24 Green Bay L, 48-65 3,014 Robinson (16) Mon. 21 Canisius W, 63-32 1,036 Pachko (18) Tue. 29 at UW-Milwaukee W, 69-52 Sports32 927 Pachko (19) January Sat. 2 20/18 PITTSBURGH W, 66-55 2,584 Robinson (21) Tue. 5 at ST. JOHN’S L, 58-71 588 Robinson (20) Sun. 10 SETON HALL W, 69-44 1,610 Fiedorowicz (13) Wed. 13 1/1 CONNECTICUT L, 43-68 Sports32 3,010 McMorris (16) Sat. 16 at VILLANOVA W, 71-54 1,071 Robinson (16) Sat. 23 at RUTGERS L, 64-75 3,177 Pachko (19) Robinson (19) Wed. 27 17/15 GEORGETOWN W, 52-45 Sports32 1,559 Robinson (20) Sun. 31 at DE PAUL L, 63-73 ESPNU 2,622 McMorris (17) February Sat. 6 at SYRACUSE L, 60-69 995 Robinson (17) Tue. 9 USF W, 63-50 CBS C 1,014 Robinson (16) Sat. 13 PROVIDENCE L, 44-53 1,796 Simmons (14) Tue. 16 at LOUISVILLE L, 61-77 6,012 Robinson (15) Sat. 20 DE PAUL L, 63-72 BETV 2,191 Robinson (13) Thomas-Johnson (13) Tue. 23 at 7/8 NOTRE DAME L, 67-82 9,149 (s) Pachko, Weibel (15) Sat. 27 at 8/7 WEST VIRGINIA L, 56-69 WVPBS 4,485 Robinson (11) March Mon. 1 CINCINNATI W, 69-63 (ot) Sports32 1,271 Thomas-Johnson (17) Fri. 5 vs. No. 15 Villanova* W, 53-49 8,706 Simmons (13) Sat. 6 vs. No. 7 DePaul* L, 54-64 BETV 8,736 Harry (17) Thu. 18 Eastern Illinois# W, 85-56 440 Simmons (14) Mon. 22 at Illinois$ L, 72-74 (ot) 4,800 McMorris (19) BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); BTN – Big Ten Network; CBS C – CBS College Sports Network; Sports32 – Sports2 on Time Warner Cable (local southeastern Wis.); WVPBS – West Virginia Public Broadcasting (regional in W.Va.); * – BIG EAST Championship – XL Center (Hartford, Conn.); # – WNIT First Round (Milwaukee, Wis.); $–WNIT Second Round (Champaign, Ill.)

Angel Robinson

Katie Young, G, Fr., 5-11 Kenosha, Wis./Bradford • An All-state selection in 2009-10 who averaged 24 points and nine rebounds per game as a senior • Two-time All-Southeast Conference First Team selection (2008-09, 2009-10) • Named to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s All-Area Team following her junior season

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

Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2010-11 Roster No. 11 44 32 4 22 23 12 21 14 1 15

Name Natalie Achonwa Ariel Braker Becca Bruszewski Skylar Diggins Brittany Mallory Kayla McBride Fraderica Miller Natalie Novosel Devereaux Peters Erica Solomon Kaila Turner

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

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

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

Hometown/Previous School Guelph, Ont./St. Mary’s Catholic Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich./Grosse Point North Valparaiso, Ind./Wheeler South Bend, Ind./Washington Baltimore, Md./McDonogh School Erie, Pa./Villa Maria Academy Atlanta, Ga./The Marist School Lexington, Ky./Lexington Catholic Chicago, Ill./Fenwick Charleston, W.Va./Detroit (Mich.) Country Day School Joliet, Ill./Marian Catholic

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

Muffet McGraw

Career Record (28 years).....................................613-244 (.715) ND Record (23 years)...........................................525-203 (.721) Lehigh Record (5 years).......................................... 88-41 (.682) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (15 years).......188-60 (.758) BIG EAST Tournament Record (15 appearances)... 17-15(.531) BIG EAST Overall Record (15 years).....................205-75 (.732) NCAA Record (17 appearances)............................. 27-16 (.628) WNIT Record (3 appearances)................................... 3-6 (.333)

2010-11 News & Notes The BIG Picture

A solid core, including AllBIG EAST Second Team pick Skylar Diggins, welcomes three talented freshmen. The newcomers include consensus prep All-America guard and USA Basketball gold medalist Kayla McBride, Canadian National Team forward Natalie Achonwa and two-time Michigan Player of the Year Ariel Braker. It is the second consecutive season the Irish have added a McDonald’s All-American (Skylar Diggins). Notre Dame set attendance records last season, ranking fourth in the nation averaging of 8,377 fans, including a schoolrecord six sellouts. ND expects to challenge those figures again.

Who’s Returning

Softening the blow of losing three starters, honorable mention all-America guard Skylar Diggins returns for the Irish. Averaging 13.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.6 steals, Notre Dame will look to her to lead the team in 2010-11. The first freshman to lead the team in scoring in 17 years, Diggins will be among top players in the country. Forward Becca Bruszewski also returns after starting 26 games last year and averaging 9.1 points and 3.1 rebounds. Forward Devereaux Peters and guard Brittany Mallory should be completely recovered from injuries to provide critical depth for the squad.

Who’s Gone

Losing three starters will not be easy. Combining for roughly 50 percent of the team’s scoring, guards Ashley Barlow, Melissa Lechlitner and Lindsay Schrader, along with center Erica Williamson all leave due to graduation. Barlow was a two-time All-BIG EAST selection who scored nearly 1,500 career points and ranked in the top-10 in numerous ND career categories. Lechlitner started all 35 games last season and averaged 8.4 points, while shooting 84.5 percent fromt the free throw line. Schrader ranked second on team team, averaging 11.3 points, along with a teambest 6.9 rebounds.

Storylines

Diggins will be expected to provide more leadership with the loss of three starters. The freshman should have ample opportunity to contribute right away. In June 2011, Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw officially will be inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tenn., becoming the third BIG EAST coach to be honored for her accomplishments on the sidelines (after Connecticut’s Geno Auriemma and Rutgers’ C. Vivian Stringer).

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16 Final Four appearances – 12 since 2000, more than any other league

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Newcomers

Natalie Achonwa, F, Fr, 6-3 Guelph, Ontario/St. Mary’s Catholic • Third-team all-star at 2009 FIBA U19 World Championships • Averaged 16.3 points and 11.7 rebounds with three doubledoubles in three-game 2008 exhibition series against Argentina U18 National Team. • Three-time Canada Basketball selection and two-time international medalist (2008 – silver medal at FIBA U18 Americas Championship; 2009 – bronze medal at FIBA Americas Championship) • Will play for Team Canada at the 2010 FIBA World Championships in Czech Republic • Member of U17 Team Ontario that captured back-to-back Canadian national championships in 2007 and 2008 Ariel Braker, F, Fr., 6-1 Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich./Grosse Point North • Helped Grosse Point North to a combined record of 94-11 (.895), including a school-record 24-game winning streak during senior season • Averaged 14.1 points, 9.8 rebounds, 6.0 steals and 3.4 assists in high school career • Two-time Michigan Class A Player of the Year (2008 by Detroit News; 2010 by Associated Press) • Three-time Detroit News Dream Team selection (2007, 2009, 2010) • Ranked 41st by All-Star Girls Report (eighth among wing forwards) and 42nd by Blue Star Basketball Kayla McBride, G, Fr., 5-11 Erie, Pa./Villa Maria Academy • Named McDonald’s All-American, Parade Second-Team All- American, ESPN RISE Second-Team All-American • ESPN HoopGurlz All-Star Team selection and ranked in the top 25 players in the nation in the Class of 2010 by both ESPN HoopGurlz (20th) and All-Star Girls Report (22nd) • All-time scoring leader in Villa Maria Academy history with 1,727 career points • Averaged 20.5 points, 11.8 rebounds and 5.6 steals per game as a senior • Helped USA win gold at the FIBA U18 Americas Championship with averages of 8.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game with a .500 FG percentage (15-for-30) and .846 FT percentage

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish 29-6 Overall (16-1 Home; 8-3 Away; 5-2 Neutral) 12-4 BIG EAST (7-1 Home; 5-3 Away)

November Sun. 15 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 102-57 9,080 Thu. 19 at 21/21 Michigan State W, 68-67 BTN 5,274 Sun. 22 Iona W, 80-45 8,511 Thu. 26 Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) vs. 23/24 San Diego State W, 84-79 FCS 506 Fri. 27 Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) vs. South Carolina W, 78-55 FCS 577 Sat. 28 Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) vs. 20/17 Oklahoma W, 81-71 FCS 711 December Wed. 2 Eastern Michigan W, 69-59 8,024 Tue. 8 IPFW W, 96-60 7,776 Sat. 12 Valparaiso W, 88-47 8,326 Sun. 20 Charlotte W, 90-31 8,821 Tue. 29 at Central Florida W, 85-52 CBS C 809 Thu. 31 18/16 Vanderbilt W, 74-69 CBS C 9,149 (s) January Mon. 4 at Purdue W, 79-75 ESPN2 10,453 Sat. 9 VILLANOVA W, 81-46 BETV 8,917 Tue. 12 USF W, 81-64 8,097 Sat. 16 ESPN GameDay (Storrs, Conn.) at 1/1 CONNECTICUT (GP) L, 46-70 ESPN 10,167 (s) Tue. 19 at LOUISVILLE W, 78-60 CBS C 6,324 Sun. 24 16/11 WEST VIRGINIA W, 74-66 ESPNU 9,149 (s) Wed. 27 PROVIDENCE W, 84-59 7,708 Sat. 30 at SYRACUSE W, 74-73 3,436 February Mon. 1 at RUTGERS W, 75-63 ESPN2 3,648 Sat. 6 PITTSBURGH W, 86-76 9,149 (s) Tue. 9 at CINCINNATI W, 66-50 472 Sun. 14 ESPN’s February Frenzy/Pink Zone DE PAUL W, 90-66 ESPN2 9,149 (s) Tue. 16 at 22/23 ST. JOHN’S L, 71-76 1,350 Sat. 20 at 14/T12 GEORGETOWN L, 66-76 2,417 (s) Tue. 23 MARQUETTE W, 82-67 9,149 (s) Sat. 27 at SETON HALL W, 72-47 887 March Mon. 1 1/1 CONNECTICUT L, 51-76 ESPN2 9,149 (s) Sat. 6 vs. No. 13 Louisville* W, 89-52 BETV 8,924 Sun. 7 vs. No. 4 St. John’s* W, 75-67 ESPNU 9,862 Mon. 8 vs. No. 1 Connecticut* L, 44-59 ESPNU 9,334 Sun. 21 vs. No. 15 Cleveland St. # W, 86-58 ESPN 6,173 Tue. 23 vs. No. 10 Vermont# W, 84-66 ESPN2 6,085 L, 72-77 (ot) ESPN2 5,907 Sun. 28 vs. No. 3 Oklahoma$

Bruszewski (19) Barlow (18) Diggins (17) Diggins (21) Lechlitner (15) Diggins (16) Diggins Schrader Bruszewski Mallory Barlow Mallory Schrader

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Lechlitner (20) Diggins (18) Schrader (18) Peters Diggins Schrader Schrader Diggins

(12) (20) (16) (14) (21)

Diggins (14) Diggins (23) Schrader (16) Bruszewski Diggins Barlow Lechlitner Schrader

(25) (20) (21) (23) (12)

Peters (15) Williamson (16) Diggins (21) Diggins (10) Bruszewski (14) Diggins (31) Lechlitner (22)

BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); BTN – Big Ten Network; CBS C – CBS College Sports Network; GP – Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Conn.); FCS – FoxCollegeSports.com; * – BIG EAST Championship – XL Center (Hartford, Conn.); # – NCAA Championship First and Second Rounds (Notre Dame, Ind.); $ - NCAA Championship Regionals (Kansas City, Mo.)

Becca Bruszewski

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

Pittsburgh Panthers 2010-11 Roster No. 23 42 22 13 33 55 10 0 25 14 12

Name Ashlee Anderson Leeza Burdgess Chelsea Cole Marquel Davis Kyra Dunn Yasmin Fuller Taneisha Harrison Asia Logan Shayla Scott Jania Sims Brittaney Thomas

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

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

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

Hometown/Previous School Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young Miami, Fla./Miami Norland Lumberton, N.J./Rancocas Valley Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford Sacramanto, Calif./Sacramento Seattle, Wash./Kennedy Catholic Bowie, Md./St. John’s College Baltimore, Md./Digital Harbor Monroeville, Pa./Gateway Newark, N.J./Shabazz Montgomery, Ala./Florida

Head Coach: Agnus Berenato (Mount St. Mary’s ’80) Assistant Coaches: Patty Coyle (Rutgers ‘82), Khadija Head (Murray State ‘03), Mallorie Winn (Pittsburgh ‘07) Director of Operations: Mark Rhodehamel (SUNY Oswego ’03)

Agnus Berenato

Career Record (26 years).....................................413-353 (.539) Pitt Record (7 years)..............................................130-89 (.594) Georgia Tech Record (15 years)..........................223-209 (.516) Rider Record (4 years)............................................ 60-55 (.622) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (7 years).......... 53-59 (.473) BIG EAST Tournament Record (6 appearances)........ 5-6 (.455) BIG EAST Overall Record (7 years)........................ 58-65 (.472) NCAA Record (5 appearances).................................... 5-5 (.500) WNIT Record (5 appearances)................................... 8-4 (.667)

2010-11 News & Notes The BIG Picture

Following a record fifth-straight postseason appearance, Pitt enters 2010-11 with a veteran core and high hopes of advancing to the NCAA Championship for the fourth time in five years. Head coach Agnus Berenato has led the Panthers to five straight winning seasons to go along with five postseason berths. During that span, Pitt has averaged 22 wins per season. With a bevy of seniors, who could leave the program as the winningest class in school history, the Panthers are loaded with experience. Backto-back NCAA Championship Sweet 16 appearances in 2008 and 2009 have given this team a winning foundation.

Who’s Returning

A strong senior class, including All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention performers Chelsea Cole and Jania Sims lead the way. Cole, a forward, averaged 9.1 points and a league-leading 11.6 rebounds in conference play. Sims is a guard who posted 12.9 points per contest. Mix in sizeable contributions from senior guards Shayla Scott (10.2 ppg) and Brittaney Thomas (8.6 ppg), along with senior guard Taneisha Harrison (12.9 ppg) and it equals a wealth of experience and production. Scott also averaged 5.7 rebounds per game last year. The Panthers could conceivably start five seniors.

Who’s Gone

The Panthers will go forward without the services of wouldbe juniors Pepper Wilson, Kate Popovec and Sarah Ogoke following the transfer of all three players. Wilson was a 2008-09 AllBig East Rookie Team selection who averaged 6.8 points and 6.4 rebounds. She played in 33 games and started 32.

Storylines

With five seniors and six freshmen, the Panthers will be an interesting mix of experience and youth. Blending a core of players who have significant postseason experience, with highly touted freshmen could be a challenge, but under the direction of coach Agnus Berenato, there is a steady presence. Entering her eighth season with the Panthers, Berenato earned her 400th career win last season. She has rejuvinated the program and led it to its first NCAA Championship berths.

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16 Final Four appearances – 12 since 2000, more than any other league

Pittsburgh Panthers Newcomers

Marquel Davis, G, Fr., 5-8 Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford • Named a McDonald’s All-American nominee • Averaged 17 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and four steals as a senior • Stafford’s all-time leading scorer and first junior to reach the 1,000-point mark Kyra Dunn, F, Fr., 6-3 Sacramento, Calif./Sacramento High School • Named a 2009 Sporting News Honorable Mention All-American • Among the national leaders in blocks per game and finished second in the country in total blocks last season • Member of the All-Academic Metro League • Finished high school career with over 1,000 points Yasmin Fuller, G, Fr., 5-8 Seattle, Wash./Kennedy Catholic High School • 2010 McDonald’s All-America nominee • Averaged 15.9 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals per game as a senior • Led Kennedy Catholic to three straight state championship appearances • Named 2009 Washington 3A Player of the Year after leading her team to the 2009 Washington State 3A Championship and a 29-0 record Asia Logan, G, Fr., 6-0 Baltimore, Md./Digital Harbor • Averaged a double-double throughout high school entering her senior season with over 1,000 points and 500 rebounds • Led team to the Maryland 1A State Championship game in 2008 and 2009, winning the title in 2009 • Named first team all-city (2008 and 2009), 2009 Basketball Academy Shootout MVP and 2010 McDonald’s All-American nominee • Member of the distinguished honor roll every semester

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Pittsburgh Panthers 16-15 Overall (10-7 Home; 6-7 Away; 0-1 Neutral) 5-11 BIG EAST (2-6 Home; 3-5 Away)

November Tue. 17 North Florida W, 61-35 4,276 Cole Fri. 20 Florida W, 81-58 2,848 Harrison Tue. 24 St. Francis (Pa.) W, 75-70 2,269 Harrison Fri. 27 Pittsburgh Thanksgiving Tournament (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Appalachian State W, 63-56 2,533 Scott Sat. 28 Pittsburgh Thanksgiving Tournament (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Marshall W, 80-58 2,357 Harrison December Wed. 2 at Youngstown State W, 89-37 HLN 1,350 Wilson Sat. 5 Western Michigan W, 89-65 611 Scott Tue. 8 Valparaiso W, 77-52 2,400 Harrison Sat. 12 at Penn State L, 73-77 BTN 4,159 Scott Sun. 20 at Austin Peay W, 76-75 (ot) 410 Thomas Tue. 22 at Western Kentucky W, 76-60 1,442 Sims Tue. 29 Duquesne L, 63-72 3,018 Harrison Thu. 31 Mount St. Mary’s W, 57-47 2,300 Scott January Sat. 2 at MARQUETTE L, 55-66 2,584 Sims Tue. 5 at 22/17 WEST VIRGINIA L, 59-63 CBS C 1,183 Sims Sun. 10 RUTGERS L, 46-52 ESPNU 2,925 Harrison Sun. 17 18/13 WEST VIRGINIA L, 54-69 ESPNU 3,599 Sims Wed. 20 at USF L, 51-68 BHSN 864 Harrison Sat. 23 at PROVIDENCE W, 72-58 BETV 703 Harrison Sat. 30 1/1 CONNECTICUT L, 56-98 7,121 Scott February Tue. 2 SYRACUSE L, 80-87 (ot) 2,547 Scott Sat. 6 at 3/3 NOTRE DAME L, 76-86 9,149 (s) Harrison Wed. 10 16/13 GEORGETOWN L, 63-66 511 Wilson Sun. 14 ESPN’S February Frenzy/Pink Zone LOUISVILLE W, 72-69 ESPN2 4,168 Thomas Wed. 17 at VILLANOVA W, 74-69 577 Scott Sat. 20 SETON HALL W, 78-57 2,745 Harrison Tue. 23 at DE PAUL L, 57-68 CBS C 2,024 Harrison Sat. 27 at CINCINNATI W, 72-60 820 Cole March Mon. 1 ST. JOHN’S L, 65-77 2,377 Thomas Fri. 5 vs. No. 13 Louisville* L, 71-79 8,708 Thomas Fri. 19 at Toledo# L, 58-70 1,868 Thomas

(14) (25) (25) (17) (15) (13) (16) (27) (17) (15) (19) (17) (18) (20) (28) (13) (18) (19) (22) (18) (21) (20) (18) (22) (18) (20) (21) (20) (27) (21) (12)

BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); BTN – Big Ten Network; CBS C – CBS College Sports Network; HLN – horizonleaguenetwork.tv; BHSN – Bright House Sports Network; * – BIG EAST Championship – XL Center (Hartford, Conn.); # – WNIT First Round (Toledo, Ohio)

Chelsea Cole

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

Providence Friars 2010-11 Roster

No. 30 21 14 24 15 11 10 3 32 12 1 20 2

Name Rachel Barnes Colleen Breslin Alicia Cropper Brianna Edwards Mi-Khida Hankins Tiffany Hurd Danielle Pearson Chandler McCabe Lauren ‘Lady’ Okafor Symone Roberts Miranda Tate Lola Wells Teya Wright

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

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

Ht. 5-8 5-8 5-8 6-1 6-1 5-11 5-9 6-3 6-3 5-7 5-11 5-6 6-1

Hometown/Previous School Windsor, Conn./Seward County C.C. Havertown, Pa./Haverford Brooklyn, N.Y./Thomas Jefferson Minneapolis, Minn./North Community Baltimore, Md./St. Frances Academy Moorpark, Calif./Moorpark J.C. Brooklyn, N.Y./Thomas Jefferson Winter Park, Fla./Bishop Moore New Haven, Conn./Hopkins Prep New Britain, Conn./New Britain Bolingbrook, Ill./South Carolina Fontana, Calif./A.B. Miller Paterson, N.J./Massachusetts

Head Coach: Phil Seymore (Canisius ’89) Associate Head Coach: Jonath Nichols (Trinity University ‘97) Assistant Coaches: Shauna Green (Canisius ’02), Morra Gill (Dillard ’02) Director of Basketball Operations: Safiya Grant (Virginia ‘04)

Phil Seymore

Career Record (5 years)...................................... 62-87 (.416) PC Record (5 years)............................................. 62-87 (.416) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (5 years)........ 19-61 (.238) BIG EAST Tournament Record (2 appearances)..... 0-2 (.000) BIG EAST Overall Record (5 years)..................... 19-63 (.232) NCAA Record (n/a)............................................................. n/a WNIT Record (1 appearance)................................. 3-1 (.750)

2010-11 News & Notes The BIG Picture

The Friars are coming off their first winning season since 199192 and return six letterwinners, including four players who have experience in the starting lineup. Senior forward/guard Mi-Khida Hankins is the team’s leading returning scorer (11.0 ppg) and rebounder (5.3 rpg). She played in 29 games last season and is one of the most athletic players in the league. A strong group of newcomers will be asked to contribute right away, as two transfers (Miranda Tate and Teya Wright) become eligible and join junior college addition Rachel Barnes. All three could make an immediate impact.

Who’s Returning

Guards Lola Wells (3.2 points) and Symone Roberts (4.9 points) both have experience in the starting lineup and will be counted on significantly. Guard/forward Tiffany Hurd (2.3 points) and forward Chandler McCabe (2.5 points) also will be counted on to fill a bigger role for the team this season. The Friars add two transfers to their six letterwinners. Guard Miranda Tate joins the team from South Carolina, while forward Teya Wright comes from UMass. Both will provide depth at their respective positions and will compete for starting spots.

Who’s Gone

The Friars will have to replace four key players from last season’s team that went 19-15 overall (7-9 BIG EAST) and advanced to the quarterfinals of the WNIT. Guard Chelsea Marandola will go down as one of the top Friar players in recent memory. Marandola averaged 18.0 points last year and was the first Providence player to earn All-BIG EAST First Team honors since 1994. In 119 career games with the Friars, Marandola recorded 1,795 points and 651 rebounds. She ranks third all-time at Providence in career scoring and 16th alltime in rebounding. Center Emily Cournoyer (8.5 points, 4.8 rebounds) also will be missed.

Storylines

Providence was picked to finish 15th in 2009-10, yet exceeded all expectations with an eighthplace finish and a bye in the first round of the BIG EAST Championship. The Friars’ seven wins in league play marked the most since 2001-02. Providence advanced to the quarterfinals of the WNIT. The team’s 3-1 record in the WNIT marked the most wins in a single post-season tournament in program history. Guard Chelsea Marandola was a major reason for that success. Providence will try to fill the void with six newcomers who comprise the 29th-best recruiting class in the nation, according to the All-Star Girls’ Report.

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16 Final Four appearances – 12 since 2000, more than any other league

Providence Friars Newcomers

Providence Friars

Rachel Barnes, G/F, Jr., 5-8 Windsor, Conn./Seward County Community College • 2010 First-Team NJCAA All-American • 2009-10 Jayhawk West Player of the Year • 2009-10 Region VI Player of the Year • Ranked third in the country averaging 21.3 points per game • Scored 1,169 points during her two season at Seward County Community College

19-15 Overall (11-5 Home; 7-8 Away; 1-2 Neutral) 7-9 BIG EAST (5-3 Home; 2-6 Away)

Alicia Cropper, G, Fr., 4-7 Brooklyn, N.Y./Thomas Jefferson • Rated the 26th-best player overall coming out of high school and eighth-best shooting guard by ESPNU HoopGurlz • Averaged 25.4 points, 4.1 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game during the 2009-10 season • 2009-10 All-State 4th-Team and All-City First-Team selection • 2009-10 Brooklyn Player of the Year • High school teammate/classmate with incoming Friar freshman Danielle Pearson at Thomas Jefferson Danielle Pearson, G/F, Fr., 5-9 Brooklyn, N.Y./Thomas Jefferson • Averaged 16.0 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game during the 2009-10 season • 2009-10 All-Brooklyn First-Team selection • 2009-10 Honorable Mention All-State selection • High school teammate/classmate with incoming Friar freshman Alicia Cropper at Thomas Jefferson Lauren Okafor, F, Fr., 6-3 New Haven, Conn./Hopkins Prep • Rated the 23rd-best power forward by ESPNU HoopGurlz • Averaged 18.1 points, 18.0 rebounds and 2.5 blocked shots per game during the 2009-10 season • 2009-10 All-State selection • Two-time New England Prep School All-Star (2009-10) • Three-time New Haven Register All-District selection (2008-10)

November Fri. 13 at Brown W, 83-50 425 Hankins (17) Sun. 15 St. Joseph’s W, 88-57 214 Marandola (24) Fri. 20 Hartford W, 66-59 303 Marandola (16) Tue. 24 Quinnipiac W, 84-61 118 Cournoyer (25) Fri. 27 Warner Center Marriott Classic (Northridge, Calif.) vs. Pepperdine L, 51-64 212 Hankins (10) Marandola (10) Sat. 28 Warner Center Marriott Classic (Northridge, Calif.) vs. Northern Colorado W, 73-47 157 Hankins (18) December Wed. 2 Buffalo W, 86-63 137 Marandola (31) Sat. 5 at Rhode Island W, 71-62 7,675 Marandola (16) Tue. 8 at Hofstra L, 68-72 471 Marandola (23) Fri. 11 at Massachusetts W, 72-54 1,080 Marandola (17) Mon. 21 Vermont L, 57-66 648 Marandola (17) Thu. 31 Fordham W, 62-57 205 Marandola (23) January Sun. 3 at 8/9 Duke L, 63-88 3,290 Hurd (15) Wed. 6 VILLANOVA W, 52-38 223 Marandola (15) Sat. 9 at LOUISVILLE L, 48-67 6,021 Marandola (21) Tue. 12 at 24/18 GEORGETOWN L, 62-74 829 Marandola (20) Sat. 16 SETON HALL W, 75-61 317 Marandola (19) Tue. 19 SYRACUSE W, 71-69 329 Marandola (19) Sat. 23 PITTSBURGH L, 58-72 BETV 703 Marandola (22) Wed. 27 at 3/3 NOTRE DAME L, 59-84 7,708 Marandola (18) Sat. 30 at ST. JOHN’S L, 46-70 615 Hankins (15) February Wed. 3 DE PAUL W, 70-66 207 Marandola (22) Sat. 6 11/8 WEST VIRGINIA (DD) L, 59-75 262 Marandola (16) Sat. 13 at MARQUETTE W, 53-44 1,796 Marandola (14) Tue. 16 CINCINNATI W, 59-44 327 Marandola (23) Sat. 20 at 1/1 CONNECTICUT (XL) L, 53-85 CPTV 12,417 Marandola (12) Tue. 23 at USF W, 72-62 773 Marandola (24) Sat. 27 RUTGERS L, 56-67 540 Marandola (11) March Mon. 1 at VILLANOVA L, 45-51 417 Marandola (23) Sat. 6 vs. No. 9 Syracuse* L, 71-76 8,924 Marandola (21) Thu. 18 at Boston University# W, 64-58 387 Marandola (23) Mon. 22 Old Dominion$ W, 76-61 292 Marandola (19) Thu. 25 at Maryland& W, 77-64 863 Dorsey (20) Sun. 28 Miami% L, 65-73 533 Marandola (21) BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); CPTV – Connecticut Public Television; DD – Dunkin’ Donuts Center (Providence, R.I.); XL – XL Center (Hartford, Conn.); * – BIG EAST Championship – XL Center (Hartford Conn.); # – WNIT First Round (Boston, Mass.); $ – WNIT Second Round (Providence, R.I.); & - WNIT Third Round (College Park, Md.); % - WNIT Quarterfinals (Providence, R.I.)

Mi-Khida Hankins

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

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

Rutgers Scarlet Knights 2010-11 Roster No. 21 34 44 32 1 12 11 12 3

Name Briana Hutchen Chelsey Lee Monique Oliver Julie Paunovic Khadijah Rushdan Daisha Simmons Nikki Speed April Sykes Erica Wheeler

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

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

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

Hometown/Previous School Baltimore, Md./St. Frances Miami, Fla./Parkway Academy Long Beach, Calif./Polytechnic Prep Cairns, Queensland, Australia/Casper (Wyo.) College Wilmington, Del./St. Elizabeth Jersey City, N.J./Gill St. Bernards Pasadena, Calif./Marlborough School Starkville, Miss./E. Oktibbeha Miami, Fla./Parkway Academy

Head Coach: C. Vivian Stringer (Slippery Rock ’71) Associate Head Coach: Carlene Mitchell (Kansas St. ’96) Assistant Coaches: Tasha Pointer (Rutgers ’01), Chelsea Newton (Rutgers, ’05) Director of Operations: Michelle Edwards (Iowa ’89)

C. Vivian Stringer

Career Record (39 years).....................................843-295 (.741) Rutgers Record (15 years)...................................323-160 (.669) Iowa Record (12 years).........................................269-84 (.762) Cheyney State Record (12 years)..........................251-51 (.831) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (15 years).......173-74 (.700) BIG EAST Tournament Record (15 appearances)..21-14 (.600) BIG EAST Overall Record (15 years).....................194-88 (.688) NCAA Record (23 appearances)............................. 41-23 (.641) WNIT Record (0 appearances)............................................. n/a

2010-11 News & Notes The BIG Picture

Coming off its 12th NCAA Championship appearance in the last 15 seasons, Rutgers is once again poised to create waves across the college basketball landscape. RU has three starters and six letterwinners returning this year. Interestingly the Scarlet Knights’ roster touts no seniors. Junior guard Khadijah Rushdan will be counted on to increase her scoring, along with classmate and forward Chelsea Lee. Tough defense has always been a calling card for the Scarlet Knights and under the direction of head coach C. Vivian Stringer Rutgers should once again be a force in the league.

Who’s Returning

The most notable returning performers are junior guard Khadijah Rushdan and junior forward Chelsey Lee, the two leading returning scorers. Rushdan accounted for a large portion of the Scarlet Knights total offensive production, averaging 9.0 ppg (second on team) and a team-high 3.6 assists. Lee had a notable increase in production chipping in 7.2 points and a team-high 7.2 rebounds, including five doubledoubles. Forward/guard April Sykes (5.6 points) also would be counted on.

Who’s Gone

Brittany Ray was not just the team’s leading scorer (14.2 ppg), but also the squad’s emotional anchor. The threeyear starter closed her collegiate career ranked No. 2 all-time in 3-pointers (189) in the RU record book. Ray, a 2009-10 All-BIG EAST Second Team honoree, drained 66 3-pointers last season - the third-highest single season total in RU history. Also departed to graduation are Myia McCurdy and Rashidat Junaid – both key components. McCurdy earned a starting spot last season in 22 of 34 games, averaging a team second-best 4.5 rebounds. Junaid - a back-up to Lee in the middle - averaged 5.7 points.

Storylines

Last season, Rutgers grinded its way to a 19-15 record, including a 9-7 mark in conference play. Bouyed by the fourth-toughest schedule in the country, the Scarlet Knights qualified for their eighth straight NCAA Championship. That experience should pay dividends for the Scarlet Knights this fall. With the addition of junior college transfer forward Julie Paunovic, and highly regarded freshmen Briana Hutchen and Daisha Simmons, Rutgers should challenge for another NCAA berth.

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16 Final Four appearances – 12 since 2000, more than any other league

Rutgers Scarlet Knights Newcomers

Briana Hutchen, F, Fr., 6-1 Baltimore/Saint Frances Academy • Averaged 17 points, 15 rebounds, two steals and two assists per game as a senior • Name the 2010 Baltimore Sun Basketball Player of the Year • Led the Panthers to a 25-3 record and the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference title Julie Paunovic, F, Jr., 6-0 Cairns, Queensland, Australia/Casper (Wyo.) College • Junior college transfer from Casper College in Casper, Wyo. • Averaged 15 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.4 steals per contest last season • Shot 46 percent from the field and 71 percent from the free throw line • Named a Second Team National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-American • Wyoming Conference Player of the Year Daisha Simmons, G, Fr., 5-10 Jersey City, N.J./Gill St. Bernard’s School • Averaged 21.5 points, 8.4 assists, 8.2 rebounds and 6.3 steals as a senior • Shot 56 percent from the floor, while scoring in double figures in 28 of 29 games • Registered a quadruple-double, eight triple-doubles and six double-doubles last year • Somerset County’s all-time leading girls scorer (2,488 points), ranked 15th all-time in the state of New Jersey • Three-time Courier Post Player of the Year and earned Newark Star-Ledger Player of the Year honors in 2010

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

November Sun. 15 2/2 Stanford L, 66-81 FiOS 3,859 Tue. 17 Kean W, 85-49 2,840 Thu. 19 Boston College W, 59-53 FiOS 2,905 Sun. 22 at 16/22 Georgia L, 48-49 4,174 Thu. 26 Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) vs. Southern California W, 66-51 FCS 1,478 Fri. 27 Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) vs. 19/22 Mississippi State W, 62-54 FCS 1,933 Sat. 28 Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) vs. 13/14 Texas L, 67-70 FCS 2,503 December Wed. 2 Temple L, 51-62 3,270 Sat. 5 at Princeton W, 60-50 782 Mon. 7 Jimmy V Classic (Piscataway, N.J.) Florida W, 51-38 ESPN2 3,366 Thu. 10 Prairie View A&M W, 50-45 3,177 Sun. 13 Maggie Dixon Classic (New York, N.Y.) vs. 4/3 Tennessee L, 54-68 ESPNU 7,190 Sun. 20 Central Connecticut W, 62-53 3,351 Wed. 30 at George Washington L, 43-45 801 January Sat. 2 DE PAUL W, 60-57 3,063 Sun. 10 at RV/22 PITTSBURGH W, 52-46 ESPNU 2,925 Wed. 13 at RV/25 SYRACUSE L, 66-79 889 Sat. 16 CINCINNATI W, 44-33 3,601 Sat. 23 MARQUETTE W, 75-64 3,177 Tue. 26 at 1/1 CONNECTICUT (XL) L, 36-73 CBS C 12,347 Sat. 30 at 17/15 GEORGETOWN L, 50-59 941 February Mon. 1 3/3 NOTRE DAME L, 63-75 ESPN2 3,648 Sat. 6 at USF W, 60-52 BETV 1,309 Wed. 10 SETON HALL W, 54-44 101 Sat. 13 at VILLANOVA W, 49-36 1,217 Tue. 16 at 9/8 WEST VIRGINIA L, 51-55 CBS C 1,318 Sun. 21 SYRACUSE L, 45-76 ESPNU 4,640 Wed. 24 18/19 ST. JOHN’S L, 52-60 3,667 Sat. 27 at PROVIDENCE W, 67-56 540 March Mon. 1 LOUISVILLE W, 72-52 FiOS 3,250 Sat. 6 vs. No. 14 Cincinnati* W, 70-44 BETV 8,736 Sun. 7 vs. No. 3 Georgetown* W, 63-56 (2ot) ESPNU 8,671 Mon. 8 vs. No. 2 West Virginia* L, 49-56 ESPNU 9,334 Sat. 20 vs. No. 8 Iowa# L, 63-70 ESPN2

Ray Ray Sykes Junaid

(17) (20) (16) (13)

Lee (15) Ray (27) Ray (17) Ray (15) Ray (20) Ray (16) Lee (12) Ray (29) Ray (28) Ray (14) Ray Ray Junaid Ray Rushdan Lee Rushdan

(21) (17) (16) (13) (17) (10) (18)

Rushdan Rushdan Ray Ray Ray Ray Rushdan Ray

(16) (17) (19) (14) (16) (11) (14) (23)

Rushdan (16) Ray (21) Lee (17) Rushdan (12) Ray (15)

BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); CBS C – CBS College Sports Network; FiOS – Verizon FiOS; XL – XL Center (Hartford, Conn.); FCS - FoxCollegeSports.com; * – BIG EAST Championship – XL Center (Hartford, Conn.); # – NCAA Championship First Round (Stanford, Calif.)

Khadijah Rushdan

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

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

St. John’s Red Storm 2010-11 Roster

No. 15 12 11 30 20 1 5 22 21 32 31 3

Name Pos. Jennifer Blanding C Briana Brown G Amanda Burakoski G Centhya “Coco” Hart F Keylantra Langley G Sky Lindsay G Nadirah McKenith G Eugeneia McPherson G Zakiyyah Shahid-Martin C/F Elón Sidney F/G Shenneika Smith G Da’Shena Stevens F

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

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

Hometown/Previous School Brooklyn, N.Y./Notre Dame Prep Norwalk, Conn./King Low Heywood Thomas Brooklyn, N.Y./The Mary Louis Academy Memphis, Tenn./Treadwell Bridgeport, Conn./Lauralton Hall Brooklyn, N.Y./Christ the King Newark, N.J./University High North Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon Louisville, Ky./Dupont Manual Queens Village, N.Y./St. Michael Academy Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Michael Academy Stamford, Conn./Trinity Catholic

Head Coach: Kim Barnes Arico (Montclair State ‘93) Associate Head Coach: Joe Tartamella (James Madison ‘01) Assistant Coaches: Megan Duffy, (Notre Dame ‘06), Tamika Louis (Fresno State ‘97) Director of Basketball Operations: Veronica Mullen (Adelphi ‘03)

Kim Barnes Arico

Career Record (14 years).....................................224-185 (.548) STJ Record (8 years)............................................130-113 (.535) Adelphi Record (3 years)........................................ 65-24 (.730) NJIT Record (2 years)............................................. 16-37 (.302) FDU-Madison Record (1 year)................................ 13-11 (.542) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (8 years).......... 51-77 (.398) BIG EAST Tournament Record (8 appearances)........ 2-7 (.222) BIG EAST Overall Record (8 years)........................ 53-84 (.387) NCAA Record (3 appearances).................................... 4-3 (.571) WNIT Record (3 appearances)................................... 5-3 (.625)

2010-11 News & Notes The BIG Picture

St. John’s compiled a 25-7 record last season and finished with its highest win total since 1982-83. The Red Storm also went 12-4 in league play, tying the program mark for most conference wins. The Red Storm added another first by finishing the year No. 18 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll and No. 15 in the AP rankings. The Red Storm have appearanced in postseason play five of the last six years. St. John’s returns nine letterwinners and four starters. The Red Storm also welcome five newcomers would could provide key depth as St. John’s aims for one of its finest seasons to date.

Who’s Returning

Junior forward Da’Shena Stevens is well-known through out the league as a force to be reckoned with, but this season the rest of the country could take notice. An Associated Press All-American Honorable Mention team pick last season, Stevens will be among the top players in the country this year. An AllBIG EAST First Team selection in 2009-10, Stevens led the team in scoring (14.3 ppg) and rebounding (7.6 rpg). Guards Shenneika Smith (12.9 ppg), Nadirah McKenith (5.0 apg, 2.2 spg) and Sky Lindsay (6.9 ppg) also will be critical components.

Who’s Gone

Guard Kelly McManon and forward Joy McCorvey have both graduated and will missed. McManmon, the program’s alltime leader in 3-pointers made (219), averaged 7.6 points. She also ranked ninth among all players in the nation during 200910 with a 44.5 3-point field goal percentage, connecting on 69-of155 attempts. McCorvey started in all 32 games last season and totaled 120 during her career. She averaged 7.2 points and 7.2 rebounds last season while shooting 51.6 percent from the field.

Storylines

Coming off its fifth NCAA Championship appearance, the Red Storm were on the brink of advancing to their first Sweet 16 berth. An overtime loss at thenNo. 11 Florida State will serve as building block for a team and a program that could have a banner year in 2010-11. Under the direction of ninth-year head coach Kim Barnes Arico, the Red Storm have a solid core of returning talent. Barnes Arico enters the year just eight wins behind Joe Mullaney, Jr. (currently an assistant at Villanova) for the most wins in school history.

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16 Final Four appearances – 12 since 2000, more than any other league

St. John’s Red Storm Newcomers

Briana Brown, F/G, Fr. Norwalk, Conn./King Low Heywood Thomas • Sporting News All-American Honorable Mention • Amassed 1,658 points through three seasons at King Low Heywood Thomas • Posted 22.7 points and 13.1 rebounds a game as a senior • Averaged a double-double during her junior year with 22.1 points and 15.3 rebounds, also posting 4.1 steals and 2.9 assists per game • Recorded her best performance against Kingswood-Oxford as she scored 32 points and grabbed 27 boards • One of three players in school history to surpass the 1,000-point plateau Keylantra Langley, G, Fr., Bridgeport, Conn./Lauralton Hall • Rated the 37th-best prospect in the country and the 13th best at her position by HoopGurlz • Post • Averaged 15.2 points during the 2008-09 campaign, including a 32-point performance in Class LL playoffs • Two-time Connecticut Post All-Star • Helped her high school team win more than 20 games two-straight seasons Zakiyyah Shahid-Martin, F, Fr., 6-2 Louisville, Ky./Manuel High School • Led Manuel High to four district championships, one regional championship and a state final four • Nearly averaged a double-double her senior season with 10.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game • 2010 all-district selection • McDonald’s All-American Games nominee • Led Manuel High to a 104-25 record during her tenure

St. John’s Red Storm 25-7 Overall (13-1 Home; 9-5 Away; 3-1 Neutral) 12-4 BIG EAST (7-1 Home; 5-3 Away)

November Sun. 15 at Stony Brook W, 89-52 436 Wed. 18 at Massachusetts W, 82-52 1,022 Sat. 21 Boston University W, 80-63 693 Fri. 27 FIU Tournament (Miami, Fla.) vs. Florida W, 61-47 345 Sun. 29 FIU Tournament (Miami, Fla.) vs. St. Joseph’s W, 81-74 321 December Tue. 1 Stetson W, 87-51 649 Fri. 4 at Columbia W, 75-63 1,754 Sun. 6 at 4/4 North Carolina L, 73-83 2,817 Thu. 10 Long Island W, 78-64 405 Sun. 13 Rhode Island W, 69-44 622 Sat. 19 St. John’s-Chartwells Classic (Queens, N.Y.) Texas-Arlington W, 79-47 438 Sun. 20 St. John’s-Chartwells Classic (Queens, N.Y.) Virginia Tech W, 75-62 342 Tue. 29 at Northeastern W, 69-53 250 January Sat. 2 RV/19 WEST VIRGINIA L, 50-54 BETV 326 Tue. 5 MARQUETTE W, 71-58 588 Sun. 10 at CINCINNATI L, 60-70 467 Tue. 12 SETON HALL W, 60-40 CBS C 606 Sat. 16 at DE PAUL W, 68-51 2,440 Sat. 23 USF (MSG) W, 57-55 4,123 Wed. 27 at SYRACUSE W, 68-65 803 Sat. 30 PROVIDENCE W, 70-46 615 February Tue. 2 at 18/16 GEORGETOWN L, 57-67 541 Sun. 7 at SETON HALL W, 66-45 886 Wed. 10 LOUISVILLE W, 91-56 211 Sat. 13 at 1/1 CONNECTICUT (GP) L, 52-66 CPTV 10,167 (s) Tue. 16 4/T3 NOTRE DAME W, 76-71 1,350 Wed. 24 at RUTGERS W, 60-52 3,667 Sat. 27 VILLANOVA W, 69-42 2,700 March Mon. 1 at PITTSBURGH W, 77-65 2,377 Sun. 7 vs. No. 5 Notre Dame* L, 67-75 9,862 Sat. 20 vs. No. 11 Princeton# W, 65-47 ESPN2 Mon. 22 at No. 3 Florida State# L, 65-66 (ot) 2,510

Stevens (22) Stevens (17) Stevens (15) Smith (17) Stevens (23) Lindsay Smith Stevens Hart Stevens

(18) (15) (25) (18) (16)

McManmon (15) Stevens (15) Stevens (21) Lindsay (15) Stevens (18) Stevens (15) Stevens (17) McManmon (15) Stevens (15) Smith (28) McCorvey (12) McPherson (12) McPherson (14) McManmon (11) Hart (11) Smith (21) McKenith (15) Smith (23) Smith (15) Stevens (22) McManmon Smith Smith McKenith

(18) (23) (13) (15)

BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); CBS C – CBS College Sports Network; CPTV – Connecticut Public Television; GP – Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Conn.); MSG – Madison Square Garden; * – BIG EAST Championship – XL Center (Hartford Conn.); # – NCAA Championship First and Second Rounds (Tallahassee, Fla.)

Shenneika 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

Seton Hall Pirates 2010-11 Roster No. 33 21 23 42 22 34 15 5 13 2 11 1 25

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

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

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

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

Hometown/Previous School Bronx, N.Y./Trinity Valley J.C. Toledo, Ohio/Toledo Start Camden, N.J./Northeastern Baltimore, Md./St. Frances Bridgewaters, N.Y./Holy Trinity Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook Glen Dale, Md./Ridge View (S.C.) London, England/Barking Abbey School Harare, Zimbabwe/Arundel Secondary School Raleigh, N.C./Broughton Newark, N.J./Malcolm X. Shabazz Paterson, N.J./John F. Kennedy Santa Margarita, Calif./Santa Margarita

Head Coach: Anne Donovan (Old Dominion ‘83) Assistant Coaches: Jenny Palmateer (North Carolina State ‘93), Ty Grace (New Haven ’99), Catherine Proto (Springfield ’01) Director of Basketball Operations: David Kim (Wake Forest ’03)

Anne Donovan

Career Record (3 years).......................................... 33-51 (.393) SHU Record............................................................................ n/a East Carolina (3 years)............................................ 33-51 (.393) BIG EAST Regular Season Record........................................ n/a BIG EAST Tournament Record.............................................. n/a BIG EAST Overall Record...................................................... n/a NCAA Record.......................................................................... n/a WNIT Record......................................................................... n/a

2010-11 News & Notes The BIG Picture

Replacing the most prominent name in Seton Hall women’s basketball history is never easy, but when you can add one of the most prominent names in women’s basketball history, it can help ease the transition. Following the departure of 25year head coach Phyllis Mangina, Seton Hall named Anne Donovan head coach, just the third in program history. A native of Ridgewood, N.J., Donovan is an Olympic gold medalist and Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame member. Most recently she served as head coach of the WNBA’s New York Liberty.

Who’s Returning

Forward Kandice Green, one of two returning starters, will step into the spotlight as Seton Hall’s marquee player this season. A year ago, she was second on the Pirates with 12.8 points per game to go along with a teamhigh 8.7 rebounds per game. Green also is an excellent free throw shooter. She set a school record with 130 made attempts in 2009-10. Seton Hall will rely heavily on Green’s abilities on the inside once again. Forward Terry Green became a starter in the latter half of her debut season, finishing the year with averages of 6.2 points and 2.9 rebounds.

Who’s Gone

With the departure of three players due to graduation, Seton Hall will welcome new leadership on the court as well. Guard Ashley Booker averaged 2.1 points and made 22 starts. Forwards Letitia Curry and Nicole Emery also will need to be replaced. Curry averaged 3.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game last year starting in 17 games. Emery ranked third on the team in scoring averaging 9.5 points. She also grabbed 4.1 rebounds and started 28 games for the team.

Storylines

The Pirates will have seven new faces on the roster as the infusion of new blood extends from the coaching staff to the players. Seton Hall’s five-member freshman class is ranked 24th in the country by HoopGurlz. New head coach Anne Donovan has found success at the highest levels of women’s basketball, having led the Seattle Storm to the 2004 WNBA championship and the 2008 United States Olympic Team to a gold medal in Beijing, China. As a proven winner on the bench and one of the game’s top players to ever take the court, Donovan has increased the excitement level at The Hall and has the program positioned for success.

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16 Final Four appearances – 12 since 2000, more than any other league

Seton Hall Pirates Newcomers

Tajay Ashmeade, C, Jr., 6-3 Bronx, N.Y./Trinity Valley Community College • Helped the Jamaica senior national women’s team to a silver medal in the 2010 Centrobasket Tournament in Puerto Rico and a berth in the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship, the final qualifier for the 2012 Olympics • Shot 50 percent from the floor at Trinity Valley last season • Led the Lady Cards to the quarterfinals of the National Junior College Athletic Association Women’s National Basketball Tournament Tiffani Blackman, G, Fr., 5-11 Toledo, Ohio/Toledo Start • Northwest All-Division I Special Mention as a senior • The 112th ranked shooting guard in the class of 2010 by HoopGurlz • Third Team All-City League last season and a Second Team All-City and All-District player as a freshman and sophomore Jasmine Crew, G, Jr., 5-7 Camden, N.J./Northeastern • Sat out 2009-10 season after transferring from Northeastern • Started 29 games for Northeastern during the 2008-09 and was named an All-CAA Second Team selection • Averaged a team-best 13.9 points and 3.2 assists in 2008-09, along with 4.6 rebounds Nicosia Henry, F, Fr., 6-0 Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook • 20th ranked small forward in the class of 2010 by ESPNU HoopGurlz • Averaged 5.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals as a senior • Helped Bolingbrook win back-to-back state titles as a junior and senior Jazzmine Johnson, G, Fr., 5-8 Glen Dale, Md./Ridge View (S.C.) • Ranked 69th among shooting guards in the class of 2010 by HoopGurlz • Averaged 15.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 3.2 apg and 3.3 spg • Helped Riverdale Baptist to three-straight NACA Championships during her first three years

Seton Hall Pirates 9-21 Overall (5-9 Home; 3-10 Away; 1-2 Neutral) 1-15 BIG EAST (0-8 Home; 1-7 Away)

November Fri. 13 at Rider W, 63-49 413 Williams (18) Mon. 16 at Marshall W, 53-52 263 Williams (17) Fri. 20 Anaconda Sports the Rock SHU Classic (South Orange, N.J.) Morgan State L, 55-58 465 K. Green (14) Sat. 21 Anaconda Sports the Rock SHU Classic (South Orange, N.J.) Arkansas State W, 76-52 639 K. Green (16) Williams (16) Tue. 24 at Rhode Island L, 50-52 4,030 K. Green (15) Williams (15) Fri. 27 LIU Turkey Classic (Brooklyn, N.Y.) vs. Georgia Tech L, 51-57 396 Williams (15) Sat. 28 LIU Turkey Classic (Brooklyn, N.Y.) vs. Brown W, 58-57 333 Williams (13) K. Green (13) December Thu. 3 New Hampshire W, 54-45 198 K. Green (16) Sun. 6 at Colorado L, 54-80 2,185 Williams (19) Sat. 12 Delaware State W, 74-50 314 Williams (12) Sat. 19 St. Peter’s (PC) W, 54-52 7,100 K. Green (24) Mon. 21 UC Davis W, 58-54 545 Williams (23) Mon. 28 at North Carolina State L, 57-68 1,676 K. Green (15) January Sat. 2 1/1 CONNECTICUT (PC) L, 24-91 CPTV 4,166 Williams (9) Tue. 5 SYRACUSE L, 38-79 235 Emery (19) Sun. 10 at MARQUETTE L, 44-69 1,610 K. Green (15) Tue. 12 at ST. JOHN’S L, 40-60 CBS C 606 Williams (12) Sat. 16 at PROVIDENCE L, 61-75 317 K. Green (24) Tue. 19 DE PAUL L, 69-73 507 K. Green (23) Sat. 23 CINCINNATI L, 47-64 362 K. Green (14) Williams (14) Williams (17) Wed. 27 at 16/11 WEST VIRGINIA L, 31-53 WVPBS 1,552 Sat. 30 at VILLANOVA W, 53-49 BETV 2,107 K. Green (20) February Sun. 7 25/25 ST. JOHN’S L, 45-66 886 K. Green (15) Wed. 10 at RUTGERS L, 44-54 101 Emery, Green (9) Sat. 13 USF L, 38-53 474 K. Green (15) Sat. 20 at PITTSBURGH L, 57-78 2,745 T. Green (14) Williams (14) Wed. 24 LOUISVILLE L, 49-72 219 Williams (16) Sat. 27 7/8 NOTRE DAME L, 47-72 887 Williams (13) March Mon. 1 at 12/11 GEORGETOWN L, 49-71 279 Emory (10) Fri. 5 vs. No. 9 Syracuse* L, 42-65 8,708 K. Green (12) BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); CBS C – CBS College Sports Network; PC – Prudential Center (Newark, N.J.); WVPBS – West Virginia Public Broadcasting (regional in W.Va.); CPTV – Connecticut Public Television; * – BIG EAST Championship – XL Center (Hartford, Conn.)

Kandice Green

Ka-Deidre Simmons, G, Fr., 5-8 Newark, N.J./Malcolm X. Shabazz • Ranked 53rd overall and 16th among point guards in the HoopGurlz 100 • McDonald’s All-American Game nominee and a Parade Magazine All-America Notable Nominee • Averaged 11.4 points, 7.0 assists and 2.0 steals as a senior • Member of three state championship and three Essex County championship teams Elaine Swaby, F, Fr., 6-1 Paterson, N.J./John F. Kennedy • Rated 43rd overall and sixth among power forwards by HoopGurlz • McDonald’s All-American Game nominee • Missed senior season due to injury • Named First Team All-League and All-County as a junior • Totaled over 900 career points and 900 career rebounds

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

USF Bulls 2010-11 Roster

No. Name Pos. 5 Sasha Bernard G 10 Josette Campbell G 33 Daleisha Carn G 4 Tiffany Conner G 2 Leondra Doomes-Stephens G/F 30 Salla Ekstrom F 22 Aleshia Flowers F 11 Porche Grant F 13 Tahira Johnson F 32 Akila McDonald C 3 Kaneisha Saunders G/F 21 Andrea Smith G 12 Andrell Smith G 1 Jasmine Wynne G

Cl. 5-6 6-1 6-0 5-9 5-10 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-4 5-7 5-8 5-8 5-7

Ht. So. Fr. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. So. Sr. So. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr.

Hometown/Previous School Delray Beach, Fla./Indiana/Atlantic London, England/NW Florida State College Jacksonville, Fla./Alabama Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck Charlotte, N.C./Fort Scott C.C (Kan.) Turko, Finland/Aurajoen Iukio School Converse, Texas/Judson Oxon Hills, Md./Academy of the Holy Cross Cambria Heights, N.Y./Christ the King Decatur, Ga./Columbia Delray Beach, Fla./Atlantic Lakeland, Fla./Gulf Coast C.C. Lakeland, Fla./Gulf Coast C.C. Jacksonville, Fla./University Christian

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

Jose Fernandez

Career Record (10 years).................................... 158-149 (.515) USF Record (10 years).........................................158-149 (.515) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (5 years).......... 37-43 (.463) BIG EAST Tournament Record (5 appearances)........ 3-5 (.375) BIG EAST Overall Record (5 years)........................ 40-48 (.455) NCAA Record (1 appearance)..................................... 0-1 (.000) WNIT Record (4 appearances)................................... 7-5 (.583)

2010-11 News & Notes The BIG Picture

The Bulls are coming off their sixth straight postseason appearance and look forward to an unprecedented seventh postseason bid for the program, and a goal of their second NCAA invite. USF went 15-16 last season, but has had 42 wins over the past two seasons. Under the direction of Jose Fernandez who enters his 11th season with the Bulls, the team should once again be a tough opponent. Five transfers will join the squad this year. Blending in highly touted junior college players with a solid base of underclassmen is always a challenge, but something the program has done regularly.

Who’s Returning

The Bulls return just two starters off last year’s WNIT team. Those returnees include All-BIG EAST Freshman Team members KaNeisha Saunders and Leondra Doomes-Stephens. Saunders, a forward/guard, averaged 9.6 points and 3.4 assists per game. Doomes-Stephens, also a forward/guard, averaged 7.1 points and 4.3 rebounds per outing.

Who’s Gone

With the departure of three starters and six letterwinners, USF will look to reload quickly and maintain its perennial status as a team to be reckoned with. Center Jessica Lawson was unquestionably the heart and soul of the team averaging 14.5 points and 10.5 rebounds last season. She also was the only player to start all 31 games. Guard Janae Stokes’ scoring punch also will be missed (12.1 points). Forwards Sequoyah Griffin (9.7 points) and Melissa Dalembert (6.5 points) were solid contributors as well.

Storylines

USF has signed one of its best recruiting classes in years. National Junior College Player of the Year Andrea Smith and her twin sister Andrell will join the Bulls this season. In addition, USF will have the services of transfers Daleisha Carn (who transferred from Alabama) and Sasha Baker (who transferred from Indiana). Baker will be eligible to play following the first semester.

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16 Final Four appearances – 12 since 2000, more than any other league

USF Bulls Newcomers

USF Bulls

Sasha Bernard, G, So., 5-6 Delray Beach, Fla./Indiana • Eligible to play following the 2010 fall semester after transferring from Indiana • Started all 10 games she played for the Hoosiers before transferring to USF following the 2009 fall semester • Averaged 3.3 points and was fourth on the team in assists, dishing out 2.5 per game for IU

15-16 Overall (9-8 Home; 5-7 Away; 1-1 Neutral) 6-10 BIG EAST (3-5 Home; 3-5 Away)

Josette Campbell, G, Fr., 6-1 London/NW Florida State College • Ranked as one of the top junior college guards in America • Helped guide the Raiders to a 17-8 record last season • Averaged 12.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per outing, both second on the team Daleisha Carn, G, Sr., 6-0 Jacksonville, Fla./Alabama • Sat out the 2009-10 season after transferring from Alabama • Averaged 6.5 points per contest in 33 games including 17 starts over two seasons with the Crimson Tide • Played in 22 games with nine starts in 2008-09 after recovering from a knee injury Salla Ekstrom, F, Fr., 6-2 Turko, Finland/Aurajoen lukio School • Averaged 9.3 points and 4.6 rebounds during the 2009 U18 European Women’s Championships in Israel • Strong, aggressive inside-out scorer who is extremely agile in the transition game • Great post passer as well Akila McDonald, C, Fr., 6-4 Decatur, Ga./Columbia High School • Led Columbia to the Georgia State AAA title as a senior • Averaged 8.3 rpg last season with 81 blocked shots • Recorded a career-best against Carver High School in Atlanta with 21 points and 22 blocked shots Andrea Smith, G, Jr., 5-8 Lakeland, Fla./Gulf Coast Community College • Named the State Farm/WBCA Junior College/Community College Player of the Year last season • Named the Panhandle Conference and Florida Community College Athletic Association Player of the Year • Led the Commodores in scoring with 18.1 points per game, while pacing the team with 2.2 steals per outing • Scored double figures 29-of-33 games • Put up 30 points or more four times • One of 27 invitees to try out for the U.S. U20 National Team

November Fri. 13 Florida A&M L, 68-73 (ot) 1,148 Dalembert (16) Mon. 16 St. Peter’s W, 88-72 BHSN 4,193 Stokes (25) Wed. 18 at Wake Forest L, 45-62 532 Lawson (13) Stokes (13) Sat. 21 North Florida W, 62-48 929 Lawson (14) Fri. 27 Courtyard by Marriott L.A. Thanksgiving Classic (Los Angeles, Calif.) vs. Montana W, 63-53 245 Saunders (21) Sat. 28 Courtyard by Marriott L.A. Thanksgiving Classic (Los Angeles, Calif.) vs. Loyola Marymount W, 77-71 421 Dalembert (22) Mon. 30 at UC Irvine W, 78-66 76 Lawson (19) December Fri. 4 Washington W, 61-50 798 Saunders (16) Sun. 13 Jacksonville W, 76-64 821 Lawson (26) Thu. 17 Tulane L, 72-76 650 Griffin (21) Sat. 19 USF Shootout (Tampa, Fla.) North Carolina Central W, 79-37 698 Griffin (16) Dalembert (16) Sun. 20 USF Shootout (Tampa, Fla.) East Carolina L, 60-63 659 Stokes (15) Thu. 31 St. Francis (Pa.) W, 86-74 638 Lawson (18) January Lawson (17) Mon. 4 at 1/1 CONNECTICUT (XL) L, 42-84 CPTV 9,279 Sat. 9 RV/25 GEORGETOWN L, 52-66 BHSN 844 Doomes-Stephens (11) Tue. 12 at 3/3 NOTRE DAME L, 64-81 8,097 Griffin (16) Sat. 16 RV/25 SYRACUSE W, 73-64 4,764 Stokes (20) Wed. 20 PITTSBURGH W, 68-51 BHSN 864 Stokes (22) Sat. 23 at ST. JOHN’S (MSG) L, 55-57 4,123 Saunders (16) Sat. 30 at CINCINNATI W, 64-47 657 Lawson (22) February Tue. 2 VILLANOVA W, 61-51 BHSN 850 Saunders (15) Sat. 6 RUTGERS L, 52-60 BETV 1,309 Lawson (33) Tue. 9 at MARQUETTE L, 50-63 CBS C 1,014 Lawson (17) Sat. 13 at SETON HALL W, 53-38 474 Lawson (12) Wed. 17 at 14/T12 GEORGETOWN L, 50-54 491 Speed (20) Sat. 20 9/8 WEST VIRGINIA L, 45-54 BHSN 2,434 Saunders (18) Tue. 23 PROVIDENCE L, 62-72 773 Saunders (23) Sat. 27 at LOUISVILLE W, 63-60 6,432 Speed (24) March Mon. 1 DE PAUL L, 61-75 BHSN 834 Doomes-Stephens (17) Fri. 5 vs. vs. No. 14 Cincinnati* L, 51-63 8,706 Saunders (14) Thu. 18 at Florida# L, 54-61 503 Lawson (26) BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); CBS C – CBS College Sports Network; CPTV – Connecticut Public Television; MSG – Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.); XL – XL Center (Hartford, Conn.); BHSN – Bright House Sports Network; * – BIG EAST Championship – XL Center (Hartford, Conn.); # – WNIT First Round (Gainesville, Fla.)

Leondra Doomes-Stephens

Andrell Smith, G, Jr., 5-8 Lakeland, Fla./Gulf Coast Community College • Rated the 11th-best junior college player in the country by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report • Tabbed a second-team All-Panhandle Conference selection • Averaged 5.8 ppg and a team-high 2.7 apg • Helped the Commodores to a 32-1 record and a 11-1 slate in the Panhandle Conference

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

Syracuse Orange 2010-11 Roster

No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School 40 Kayla Alexander C So. 6-4 Milton Ontario, Canada/St. Mary Catholic Secondary 23 Tyler Ash G Jr. 6-2 Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool 14 Troya Berry F Jr. 6-2 Flint, Mich./Flint Hamady 33 Phylesha Bullard G Fr. 5-11 Cincinnati, Ohio/Walnut Hills 32 Tiara Butler G Fr. 5-10 Waldorf, Md./North Point 3 Rachel Coffey G Fr. 5-7 Kingston, N.Y./Kingston 10 Carniece Greene G Sr. 5-4 Martinsville, Va./Carlisle School 2 Elashier Hall G So. 5-11 Greenbelt, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt 11 Tasha Harris G Sr. 5-9 Bronx, N.Y./St. Michael Academy 43 Iasia Hemingway G Jr. 5-11 Newark, N.J./Malcolm X Shabazz 34 Shakeya Leary F R-Fr 6-3 New York, N.Y./Murry Bergtraum 21 Erica Morrow G Sr. 5-8 Brooklyn, N.Y./Murry Bergtraum 4 La’Shay Taft G Fr. 5-7 Baltimore, Md./Baltimore City College 44 Carmen Tyson-Thomas G So. 5-9 Philadelphia, Pa./Conwell-Egan Catholic 1 Chanieka Williams G Jr. 5-9 Seattle, Wash./Garfield Head Coach: Quentin Hillsman (St. Mary’s (Md.) ‘93) Associate Head Coach: Matt Luneau (Johnson State ‘91) Assistant Coaches: Rick Moody (Troy ‘76), Kelley Gibson (Maryland ‘99) Director of Operations/Assistant Strength Coach: Cedric Solice (Charleston Southern ‘05)

Quentin Hillsman

Career Record (4 years).......................................... 73-55 (.570) SU Record (4 years)................................................ 73-55 (.570) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (4 years).......... 25-39 (.391) BIG EAST Tournament Record (3 appearances)........ 2-3 (.400) BIG EAST Overall Record (4 years)........................ 27-42 (.409) NCAA Record (1 appearance)..................................... 0-1 (.000) WNIT Record (2 appearance)..................................... 4-2 (.667)

2010-11 News & Notes The BIG Picture

Despite losing three starters, including All-BIG EAST First Team selection Nicole Michael, the Orange return 10 lettterwinners, along with a pair of impact transfers and add four solid freshmen. Coming off a deep run in the WNIT Championship, Syracuse should vie for its second NCAA Championship berth in the last four years. Under the direction of fifth-year head coach Quentin Hillsman, the Orange will challenge for a berth in the NCAA Championship.

Who’s Returning

The returnees include two seniors, shooting guard Erica Morrow and point guard Tasha Harris. Morrow ranks third on SU’s all time 3-point field goals made (171), fourth in steas (2.2), sixth in scoring (13.7), seventh on SU’s all-time scoring list (1,325). Harris ranks seventh in assist average (4.0) and tied for ninth in games started (97). The Orange also welcomes back a solid core of juniors in Tyler Ash, Troya Berry and Chanieka Williams as well as All-BIG EAST Freshman Team honorees Kayla Alexander and Carmen TysonThomas.

Who’s Gone

Guard Nicole Michael graduates as one of the most prolific players in BIG EAST history. An Associated Press All-American Honorable Mention team pick last season, Michael left Syracuse as the program’s all-time leading scorer (1,787 points) and rebounder (996). She started all 35 games last season and ranked first on the club in scoring (14.3 ppg) and rebounding (7.8 rpg). Michael also ranked first in 3-point baskets made (58) and 3-point field goal percentage (.341). Guard Juanita Ward (9.5 ppg) also graduated.

Storylines

Syracuse add two highly touted newcomers to its veteran-laded squad. Junior Iasia Hemingway and redshirt freshman Shakeya Leary join the the mix in 201011.Hemingway scored 625 points and grabbed 297 rebounds in her two years at Georgia Tech. Leary was named to the New York Daily News First Team as a junior and senior. She averaged 7.9 points, 9.5 rebounds in league play as a senior. Four freshmen complete the SU roster. After going 3-1 in the WNIT last season, Syracuse won more than one postseason game for the first time in program history.

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16 Final Four appearances – 12 since 2000, more than any other league

Syracuse Orange Newcomers

Phylesha Bullard, F, Fr., 5-11 Cincinnati, Ohio/Walnut Hills High School • 2010 McDonald’s All-American Game nominee • Named an adidas Top 10 All-American • Ranked 33rd-best shooting guard by All-Star Girls Report • Averaged 14.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.4 assists per game as a senior, while shooting 50.7 percent • Cincinnati Enquirer First Team pick in 2009-10 Tiara Butler, G, Fr., 5-11 Waldorf, Md./North Point H.S. • 2010 McDonald’s All-American Game nominee • Rated the No. 66 prospect by All-Star Girls, 74th by Blue Star and No. 91 by Collegiate Girl’s Basketball Report • Averaged 8.3 points and 1.9 rebounds as a senior Rachel Coffey, G, Fr., 5-7 Kingston, N.Y./Kingston High School • 2010 McDonald’s All-American Game nominee • Led her team to three consecutive trips to the Class AA state final four • Passed the 1,000-point and 400-assist marks • Kingston High all-time scorer leader with 1,507 points • Ranked 19th-best prospect in the Blue Star Basketball and the 21st top prospect by All-Star Girls Report Iasia Hemingway, G, Jr., 5-11 Newark, N.J./Georgia Tech • Transfer from Georgia Tech • Scored 625 points and grabbed 297 rebounds in her two years with the Yellow Jackets • Played in 64 games with 58 starts during the two-year span • Averaged 11.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.9 steals as a sophomore • Averaged 8.5 points and 3.9 rebounds as a freshman Shakeya Leary,F, R-Fr., 6-3 New York City/Murry Bergtraum High School • Named to the N.Y. Daily News First Team as a junior and senior • Averaged 7.9 ppg, 9.5 rpg in league play as a senior • Four-time PSAL champion • Ranked 54th by HoopGurlz

Syracuse Orange 25-11 Overall (16-5 Home; 5-5 Away; 4-1 Neutral) 7-9 BIG EAST (3-5 Home; 4-4 Away)

November Fri. 13 Fairleigh Dickinson W, 65-45 485 Mon. 16 Presbyterian W, 97-56 375 Thu. 19 Alabama State (MF) W, 74-66 336 Sun. 22 Binghamton W, 87-74 804 Thu. 26 Cancun Thanksgiving Classic (Cancun, Mexico) vs. Old Dominion W, 65-32 327 Fri. 27 Cancun Thanksgiving Classic (Cancun, Mexico) vs. Butler W, 80-64 278 December Wed. 2 Wagner W, 93-55 458 Sun. 6 at Ohio W, 70-54 794 Sun. 13 Dartmouth W, 56-42 528 Tue. 22 Delaware State W, 72-20 464 Mon. 28 Rider W, 67-46 850 Wed. 30 New Hampshire (MF) W, 58-48 558 January Sat. 2 GEORGETOWN L, 81-83 (ot) 1,132 Tue. 5 at SETON HALL W, 79-38 235 Sun. 10 Brown W, 85-40 576 Wed. 13 RUTGERS W, 79-66 889 Sat. 16 at USF L, 64-73 4,764 Tue. 19 at PROVIDENCE L, 69-71 329 Sat. 23 at LOUISVILLE W, 64-58 6,211 Wed. 27 ST. JOHN’S L, 65-68 803 Sat. 30 3/3 NOTRE DAME L, 73-74 3,436 February Tue. 2 at PITTSBURGH W, 87-80 (ot) 2,547 Sat. 6 MARQUETTE W, 69-60 995 Tue. 9 at VILLANOVA L, 69-83 CBS C 379 L, 62-66 (ot) BETV 1,092 Sat. 13 CINCINNATI W, 76-45 ESPNU 4,640 Sun. 21 at RUTGERS Wed. 24 1/1 CONNECTICUT L, 66-87 CPTV 3,230 Sat. 27 at DE PAUL L, 71-74 2,935 March Mon. 1 7/7 WEST VIRGINIA W, 67-48 987 Fri. 5 vs. No. 16 Seton Hall* W, 65-42 8,708 Sat. 6 vs. No. 8 Providence W, 76-71 8,924 Sun. 7 vs. No. 1 Connecticut* L, 41-77 9,862 Thu. 18 Harvard# (MF) W, 87-68 173 Mon. 22 Richmond$ (MF) W, 69-55 316 Fri. 26 VCU& (MF) W, 74-59 372 Sun. 30 at Michigan% L, 52-78 2,190

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BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); CBS C – CBS College Sports Network; MF – Manley Field House (Syracuse, N.Y.); All Syracuse home games are at the Carrier Dome unless otherwise noted; * – BIG EAST Championship – XL Center (Hartford, Conn.); # – WNIT First Round (Syracuse, N.Y.); $ - WNIT Second Round (Syracuse, N.Y.); & - WNIT Third Round (Syracuse, N.Y.); % - WNIT Quarterfinals (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

Erica Morrow

Lashay Taft, G, Fr., 5-7 Baltimore, Md./Baltimore City College High School • 2010 McDonald’s All-American Game nominee • Led her team in scoring en route to a berth in the 2008-09 Maryland State 2A championship • Rated the 19th-best guard by Collegiate Girl’s Basketball Report • Averaged 20.4 points, 6.5 steals, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists as a senior • First Team pick by the Baltimore Sun in 2009-10

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

Villanova Wildcats 2010-11 Roster No. 4 3 10 22 12 44 14 20 2 55 25 33 24

Name Lauren Burford Jesse Carey Sarah Jones Devon Kane Lindsay Kimmel Emily Leer Pearl Mensah Megan Pearson Rachel Roberts Heather Scanlon Emily Suhey Laura Sweeney Amanda Swiezynski

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

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

Ht. 6-1 5-10 5-7 5-9 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-0 5-9 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-0

Hometown/Previous School Fairfax, Va./Fairfax Chalfont, Pa./Germantown Academy Philadelphia, Pa./Central Springfield, Pa./Notre Dame Academy Binghamton, N.Y./ Harpursville Glenside, Pa./ Abington Bronx, N.Y./ Cardinal Spellman West Chester, Pa./Archbishop Carroll Marlborough, Conn./Mercy Drexel Hill, Pa./Cardinal O’Hara Boalsburg. Pa./State College Marlton, N.J./Cherokee Exeter, N.H./Exeter

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

Harry Perretta Career Record (32 years).................................... 586-359 (.620) VU Record (32 years)...........................................586-359 (.620) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (28 years).....248-200 (.554) BIG EAST Tournament Record (27 appearances).. 28-24 (.538) BIG EAST Overall Record (28 years)...................276-224 (.552) NCAA Record (9 appearances).................................... 7-9 (.438) WNIT Record (5 appearances)................................... 4-5 (.444)

2010-11 News & Notes The BIG Picture

Villanova returns seven letterwinners, including a pair of starters. Known for prolific 3-point shooting, the Wildcats shot just 29.0 percent from long range last season. Rebounding also must improve this year following last year’s 30.6 per game average which ranked last in the BIG EAST. But under the guidance of head coach Harry Perretta, who enters his 33rd season on the Villanova sidelines, the Wildcats trademark cutting offense again should provide an unenviable look for opponents.

Who’s Returning

Forward Laura Sweeney blossomed into one of the top young players in the league earning All-BIG EAST Freshman Team honors. Sweeney averaged 10.0 points and 5.3 rebounds. She also earned the league’s Sixth Man Award. Center Heather Scanlon (5.5 points, 4.5 rebounds) is poised to hold a larger role with the team as well. Guard Lindsay Kimmel, a transfer from nearby Temple, also should provide immediate impact.

Who’s Gone

The team lost three starters due to graduation in Maria Getty, Kyle Dougherty and Tia Grant. Getty, arguably the team’s most valuable player, averaged a team-high 11.6 points last season. She also earned All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention honors as well as the league’s Sportsmanship Award. Dougherty chipped in 5.2 points and Grant added 6.1 points. Dougherty was one of the most improved players on the team last season. Grant was injured midway through the year. Center Shannon Elliott (4.1 ppg, 2.9 rpg) also departs.

Storylines

Villanova showed perseverance and maintained a strong work ethic despite the number of injuries that the team endured throughout the season. Villanova finished the season with 52 games missed due to injury, including losing two starters for the year during the month of December. Despite that, the Wildcats finished with a 14-16 mark. Last spring, the team also used a 10-day trip to Italy last May to jump-start the 2010-11 campaign. VU went 4-0 during the trip and improved to 14-0 all-time in foreign tour play.

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16 Final Four appearances – 12 since 2000, more than any other league

Villanova Wildcats Newcomers

Lauren Burford, F, Fr., 6-1 Fairfax, Va./Fairfax • 2010 District Player of the Year • McDonald’s All-American nominee • 2010 second team All-State • Scored over 1,200 career points • Two-time first team All-Northern Region selection Lindsay Kimmel, F, Jr., 6-0 Binghamton, N.Y./Temple • Sat out the 2009-10 season after transferring from Temple • Played all 65 games during her two seasons at Temple with 33 starts • Averaged 5.3 points and 1.9 rebounds per game in 2008-09 • Shot .348 from the field, .336 from 3-point range and .833 from the line • Made 4-of-6 3-pointers in the 2009 Atlantic 10 conference tournament Emily Leer, F/C, Fr., 6-2 Glenside, Pa./Abington • 2010 first team All-Philadelphia area • 2010 Suburban One League Player of the Year • McDonald’s All-American nominee • Rated the 12th best forward in the country • Averaged 18.3 points per game as a senior

Villanova Wildcats 14-16 Overall (8-6 Home; 5-9 Away; 1-1 Neutral) 3-13 BIG EAST (2-6 Home; 1-7 Away)

November Mon. 16 at Sacred Heart W, 50-49 678 Sweeney (11) Wed. 18 Penn W, 44-28 317 Getty (15) Sun. 22 at Massachusetts L, 47-55 256 Three with 12 Fri. 27 Chattanooga Tournament (Chattanooga, Tenn.) vs. Evansville W, 56-49 N/A Sweeney (14) Sat. 28 Chattanooga Tournament (Chattanooga, Tenn.) vs. Chattanooga W, 64-59 1,654 Getty (15) December Sat. 5 at Lehigh L, 65-80 858 Sweeney (11) Wed. 9 St. Joseph’s W, 56-42 717 Sweeney (15) Fri. 11 Binghamton W, 53-43 263 Getty (18) Sun. 20 at Temple W, 44-32 CBS C 425 Sweeney (12) Tue. 22 at La Salle W, 44-41 527 Getty (15) Mon. 28 Wildcat Christmas Tournament (Villanova, Pa.) San Francisco W, 67-35 717 Sweeney (15) Tue. 29 Wildcat Christmas Tournament (Villanova, Pa.) Drexel W, 60-55 627 Sweeney (16) January Wed. 6 at PROVIDENCE L, 38-52 223 Sweeney (17) Sat. 9 at NOTRE DAME L, 46-81 BETV 8,917 Getty (10) Tue. 12 at 18/13 WEST VIRGINIA L, 41-45 WVPBS 1,210 Sweeney (19) Sat. 16 MARQUETTE L, 54-71 1,071 Suhey (15) Thu. 21 George Washington W, 55-44 409 Getty (26) Sat. 23 1/1 CONNECTICUT L, 35-74 CPTV 3,723 Getty (11) Tue. 26 at LOUISVILLE L, 50-53 5,821 Dougherty (12) Sat. 30 SETON HALL L, 49-53 BETV 2,107 Jones (15) February Tue. 2 at USF L, 51-61 BHSN 850 Sweeney (22) Sat. 6 at DE PAUL L, 60-64 2,708 Getty (14) Dougherty (14) Tue. 9 SYRACUSE W, 83-69 CBS C 379 Getty (28) Sat. 13 RUTGERS L, 36-49 1,217 Getty (15) Wed. 17 PITTSBURGH L, 69-74 577 Sweeney (20) Sat. 20 at CINCINNATI W, 60-57 786 Getty (17) Tue. 23 13/11 GEORGETOWN L, 54-70 CBS C 697 Getty (17) Sat. 27 at 18/19 ST. JOHN’S L, 42-69 2,700 Jones (13) March Mon. 1 PROVIDENCE W, 51-45 417 Elliott, Dougherty (11) Fri. 5 vs. No. 10 Marquette# L, 49-53 8,706 Getty (17) BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); CBS C – CBS College Sports Network; CPTV – Connecticut Public Television; WVPBS – West Virginia Public Broadcasting (regional in W.Va.); BHSN – Bright House Sports Network; * – BIG EAST Championship – XL Center (Hartford, Conn.)

Laura Sweeney

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

West Virginia Mountaineers 2010-11 Roster

No. 44 35 20 21 33 4 14 12 3 5 2 10 32

Name Madina Ali Natalie Burton Asya Bussie Korinne Campbell Ayana Dunning Brooke Hampton Jessica Harlee Vanessa House Bianca Jarrett Sarah Miles Taylor Palmer Liz Repella Tonia Williams

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

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

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

Hometown/Previous School Williamsport, Pa./Daytona Beach C.C. Perth, Australia/Carine Randallstown, Md./Seton Keough Princeton, N.J./Minnesota Columbus, Ohio/Louisiana State Colts Neck, N.J./Colts Neck Bel Air, Md./Fallston Fresno, Calif./Fresno City College Kenosha, Wisc./Waukegan/Chipola J.C. San Antonio, Texas/Sam Houston Mt. Vernon, N.Y./Mt. Vernon Steubenville, Ohio/Steubenville Warner Robbins, Ga./South Carolina

Head Coach: Mike Carey (Salem ‘80) Associate Head Coach: George Porcha (New Haven ‘95) Assistant Coaches: M.L. Willis (Iowa ‘98), Jill Pizzotti (Southeast Missouri State ‘89)

Mike Carey Career Record (22 years).................................... 467-209 (.691) WVU Record (9 years)..........................................179-107 (.626) Salem International Record (13 years)...............288-102 (.738) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (9 years).......... 72-72 (.500) BIG EAST Tournament Record (9 appearances)...... 10-9 (.526) BIG EAST Overall Record (9 years)........................ 82-81 (.503) NCAA Record (4 appearances).................................... 3-4 (.429) WNIT Record (2 appearances)................................... 5-2 (.714)

2010-11 News & Notes The BIG Picture

The Mountaineers had a super 2009-10 campaign going 296, 13-3 BIG EAST play. WVU advanced to the title game of the BIG EAST Championship for the second time in school history (also accomplished in 2006). This year they return eight letterwinners. West Virginia finished the year ranked No. 16 in the USA Today/Coaches’ Poll and No. 10 in the AP Poll. The final rankings were highest in school history since 1991-92. West Virginia also advanced to the NCAA Championship for the third time in the last four years.

Who’s Returning

Led by All-BIG EAST First Team selection Liz Repella, West Virginia has one of the most veteran teams in the league. The guard averaged a team-leading 13.9 ppg last year, along with 5.9 rpg. Forward/guard Korinne Campbell also will be relied on heavily after averaging 10.5 points and 7.4 rebounds. Guard Sarah Miles also will be key to the team’s success as her scoring (10.1 ppg last season) gives the team another offensive threat. Center Asya Bussie (10.1 ppg, 5.5 rpg) and forward Madina Ali (6.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg) also made 30+ starts last season and are experienced players.

Who’s Gone

Not losing a starter should have be a significant advantage for the Mountaineers this season. The continunity of a a core group that won 29 games last season should prove valuable. Guards Akeema Richards (2.1 points), Amanda Wright (0.7 points) and Jessica Capers (0.3 ppg) were all reserve players who will not return.

Storylines

Coming off the highest number of wins in school history (29) along with a solid core of eight letterwinners, West Virginia is poised for success in 2010-11. The Mountaineers also are riding a 17-game home court win streak dating back to February 2009. Guard Liz Repella will be the focal point of the team, both on and off the court. She was an ESPN The Magazine First Team Academic All-America selection last year, as well as the 2009 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

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West Virginia Mountaineers Newcomers

West Virginia Mountaineers

Ayana Dunning, C, R-So., 6-3 Columbus, Ohio/Louisiana State University • Sat out 2009-10 season after transferring from LSU • Played in 23 games for LSU with nine starts in 2008-09 • Averaged 5.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 13.7 minutes • Excellent low post presence who could be a dominate force in the paint; has a great jump shot

29-6 Overall (17-0 Home; 7-4 Away; 5-2 Neutral) 13-3 BIG EAST (8-0 Home; 5-3 Away)

Brooke Hampton, G, Fr., 5-9 Colts Neck, N.J./Colts Neck • Ranked as the 100th-best player in the country by Dan Olson’s Collegiate Basketball Report • Finished prep career with 1,694 points, 566 assists, 359 rebounds and 256 steals • Holds the Colts Neck single-game records for points (37), assists (13), field goals made (14) and free throws made (15), along with the single-season record for assists (171) • 2010 State Group IV Finals MVP and an Asbury Park Press All-Shore first team Jessica Harlee, F, Fr., 6-0 Bel Air, Md./Fallston • Rated 154th-best prep player by All-Star Girl’s Report • Four-time all-county and two-time all-metro • Tallied 1,086 career points with 816 career rebounds through three years at Fallston • 2009 Digital Sports Baltimore Metro Co-Player of the Year • Won the 2009 and 2010 AAA Maryland State championship Bianca Jarrett, G, Jr., 5-7 Kenosha, Wisc./Chipola College • State Farm Coaches’ Junior College First Team All-American • All-Panhandle Conference selection • Led the NJCAA Region 8 in scoring, averaging 21.4 points per game in 24 contests played Taylor Palmer, G, Fr., 5-9 Mount Vernon, N.Y./Mt. Vernon • Averaged 15.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg and 3.0 apg as a senior • Guided the Knights to a 21-4 record as a senior, including a 9-1 league mark • Rated the 90th-best player in the country by Dan Olson’s Collegiate Basketball Report • Two-time all-league and all-section selection, which included the top 55 players in a five county area in 2008 and only the top 35 in 2009

November Fri. 13 Preseason WNIT (Morgantown, W.Va.) Towson W, 79-42 3,581 Repella (17) Mon. 16 Preseason WNIT (Morgantown, W.Va.) Marist W, 55-50 1,030 Bussie (14) Thur. 19 Preseason WNIT (Columbus, Ohio) at 3/3 Ohio State L, 69-92 2,501 Repella (23) Tue. 24 at Duquesne W, 73-52 735 Campbell (17) Fri. 27 Nugget Classic (Reno, Nev.) vs. Iowa W, 69-66 736 Bussie (15) Campbell (15) Sat. 28 Nugget Classic (Reno, Nev.) vs. Nevada-Reno W, 66-41 1,043 Bussie (16) December Wed. 2 Radford W, 64-28 867 Repella (13) Sat. 5 Maine W, 88-32 614 Ali (18) Tue. 8 Eastern Kentucky W, 60-40 712 Bussie (19) Sat. 12 Longwood W, 74-43 823 Repella (20) Sun. 20 Fresno State W, 72-52 261 Repella (21) 672 Campbell (20) Tue. 22 Maryland-Baltimore County W, 79-45 Wed. 30 Santa Clara W, 78-55 1,208 Repella (21) January Sat. 2 at ST. JOHN’S W, 54-50 BETV 326 Bussie (15) Tue. 5 RV/22 PITTSBURGH W, 63-59 CBS C 1,183 Repella (16) Sat. 9 DE PAUL W, 64-57(ot) WVPBS 3,036 Bussie (16) Tue. 12 VILLANOVA W, 45-41 WVPBS 1,210 Campbell (10) Sun. 17 at PITTSBURGH W, 69-54 ESPNU 3,599 Campbell (15) Wed. 20 vs. Marshall (CCC) W, 74-42 WVPBS 4,021 House (16) Sun. 24 at 4/5 NOTRE DAME L, 66-74 ESPNU 9,149 (s) Repella (24) Wed. 27 SETON HALL W, 53-31 WVPBS 1,552 Campbell (17) Sat. 30 LOUISVILLE W, 72-66 WVPBS 3,788 Miles (17) House (17) February 9,745 Miles (14) Tue. 2 at 1/1 CONNECTICUT (XL) L, 47-80 WVPBS Sat. 6 at PROVIDENCE (DD) W, 75-59 262 Repella (25) Sun. 14 ESPN’S February Frenzy/Pink Zone 16/13 GEORGETOWN W, 55-46 ESPNU 6,754 Repella, Burton (11) Tue. 16 RUTGERS W, 55-51 CBS C 1,318 Miles (16) Sat. 20 at USF W, 54-45 BHSN 2,434 Campbell (14) Tue. 23 at CINCINNATI W, 64-43 783 Repella (20) Sat. 27 MARQUETTE W, 69-56 WVPBS 4,485 Campbell (21) March Mon. 1 at SYRACUSE L, 48-67 987 Repella (11) Sun. 7 vs. No. 7 DePaul* W, 47-41 ESPNU 8,736 Repella (16) Mon. 8 vs. No. 6 Rutgers* W, 56-49 ESPNU 9,334 Miles (18) Tue. 9 vs. No. 1 Connecticut* L, 32-60 ESPN 10,040 Repella (10) Sun. 21 vs. No. 14 Lamar# W, 58-43 ESPN2 3,178 Repella (15) Tue. 23 vs. No. 11 San Diego St.# L, 55-64 ESPN2 2,169 Repella (17) BIG EAST games in all CAPS; BETV – BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings); CBS C – CBS College Sports Network; CCC – Charleston Civic Center (Charleston, W.Va.); DD – Dunkin’ Donuts Center (Providence, R.I.); WVPBS – West Virginia Public Broadcasting (regional in W.Va.); XL – XL Center (Hartford, Conn.); BHSN – Bright House Sports Network; * – BIG EAST Championship – XL Center (Hartford, Conn.); # – NCAA Championship First and Second Rounds (Austin, Texas)

Asya Bussie

Tonia Williams, G, R-So., 6-1 Warner Robbins, Ga./University of South Carolina • Sat out 2009-10 season after transferring from South Carolina • Played in 11 games for the Gamecocks during 2008-09 • Class 5A player of the year and first-team all-state as a senior at Houston County

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

2009-10 Season Review 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 F ina l S tan d ings BIG EAST OVERALL W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A $#Connecticut (1/1) 16-0 1.000 8-0 8-0 39-0 1.000 17-0 11-0 $West Virginia (10/16) 13-3 .813 8-0 5-3 29-6 .829 17-0 7-4 $Georgetown (13/17) 13-3 .813 8-0 5-3 26-7 .788 13-0 11-4 $St. John’s (15/18) 12-4 .750 7-1 5-3 25-7 .781 13-1 9-5 ^Notre Dame (7/11) 12-4 .750 7-1 5-3 29-6 .829 16-1 8-3 ^Rutgers 9-7 .563 5-3 4-4 19-15 .559 10-5 5-6 ^DePaul 9-7 .563 6-2 3-5 21-12 .636 12-2 6-8 ^Providence 7-9 .438 5-3 2-6 19-15 .559 11-5 7-8 Syracuse 7-9 .438 3-5 4-4 25-11 .694 16-5 5-5 Marquette 6-10 .375 5-3 1-7 17-16 .515 12-4 3-10 USF 6-10 .375 3-5 3-5 15-16 .484 9-8 5-7 Pittsburgh 5-11 .313 2-6 3-5 16-15 .516 10-7 6-7 Louisville 5-11 .313 3-5 2-6 14-18 .438 7-7 4-10 Cincinnati 4-12 .250 1-7 3-5 12-18 .400 7-9 3-8 Villanova 3-13 .188 2-6 1-7 14-16 .467 8-6 5-9 Seton Hall 1-15 .063 0-8 1-7 9-21 .300 5-9 3-10 (Associated Press/USA Today-ESPN rankings)

WNIT N Streak 11-0 W39 5-2 L1 2-3 L1 3-1 L1 5-2 L1 4-4 L2 3-2 L2 1-2 L1 4-1 L1 2-2 L1 1-1 L3 0-1 L3 3-1 L2 2-1 L1 1-1 L1 1-2 L8

# - Clinched the BIG EAST regular-season title; $ - BIG EAST Championship First- & SecondRound Byes; ^ - BIG EAST Championship First-Round Bye

NCAA D i v i s i o n First & Second Rounds

I Women’s Basketball Championship

Dayton Region Saturday, March 20 - Tallahassee, Fla. No. 6 St. John’s, 65 vs. No. 11 Princeton, 47^ Monday, March 22 - Tallahassee, Fla. No. 6 St. John’s, 65 at No. 3 Florida State, 66 (OT)^

Sacramento Region Saturday, March 20 - Stanford, Calif. No. 9 Rutgers, 63 vs. No. 8 Iowa, 70^ Sunday, March 21 - Cincinnati, Ohio No. 11 DePaul, 76 vs. No. 6 Vanderbilt, 83 (OT)^

Sunday, March 21 - Norfolk, Va. No. 1 Connecticut, 95 vs. No. 16 Southern, 39^ Tuesday, March 23 - Norfolk, Va. No. 1 Connecticut, 90 vs. No. 8 Temple, 36^

NCAA Regionals

Kansas City Region Sunday, March 21 - Notre Dame, Ind. No. 2 Notre Dame, 86 vs. No. 15 Cleveland St., 58* Tuesday, March 23 - Notre Dame, Ind. No. 2 Notre Dame, 84 vs. No. 10 Vermont, 66^

Dayton Region - Dayton, Ohio Sunday, March 28 No. 1 Connecticut, 74 vs. No. 4 Iowa State, 36* Tuesday, March 30 No. 1 Connecticut, 90 vs. No. 3 Florida State, 50*

Memphis Region Saturday, March 20 - Berkeley, Calif. No. 5 Georgetown, 62 vs. No. 12 Marist, 42^ Monday, March 22 - Berkeley, Calif. No. 5 Georgetown, 33 vs. No. 4 Baylor, 49# Sunday, March 21 - Austin, Texas No. 3 West Virginia, 58 vs. No. 14 Lamar, 43^ Tuesday, March 23 - Austin, Texas No. 3 West Virginia, 55 vs. No. 11 San Diego St., 64^

Kansas City Region - Kansas City, Mo. Sunday, March 28 No. 2 Notre Dame, 72 vs. No. 3 Oklahoma, 77^ (OT)

First Round

Thursday, March 18 - Boston, Mass. Providence, 64 at Boston University, 58 Thursday, March 18 - Gainesville, Fla. USF, 54 at Florida, 61 Thursday, March 18 - Syracuse, N.Y. Harvard, 68 at Syracuse, 87 (MF) Thursday, March 18 - Milwaukee, Wis. Eastern Illinois, 56 at Marquette, 85 Friday, March 19 - Toledo, Ohio Pittsburgh, 58 at Toledo, 70

Second Round

Monday, March 22 - Champaign, Ill. Marquette, 72 at Illinois, 74 (OT) Monday, March 22 - Providence, R.I. Old Dominion, 61 at Providence, 76 Monday, March 22 - Syracuse, N.Y. Richmond, 55 at Syracuse, 69 (MF)

Third Round

Thursday, March 25 - College Park, Md. Providence, 77 at Maryland, 64 Friday, March 26 - Syracuse, N.Y. VCU, 59 at Syracuse, 74 (MF)

Quarterfinal Round

Sunday, March 28 - Providence, R.I. Miami, 73 at Providence, 65 Sunday, March 28 - Ann Arbor, Mich. Syracuse, 52 at Michigan, 78 MF - Manley Fieldhouse

Women’s Basketball in v itationa l

First Round

Wednesday, March 17 - Louisville, Ky. No. 6 Bradley, 69 atBaskeNo. 3 Louisville, 59 tball Women’s tional Invitatio

NCAA Final Four

National Semifinal - San Antonio, Texas Sunday, April 4 No. 1 Connecticut, 70 vs. No. 4 Baylor, 50* National Final - San Antonio, Texas Tuesday, April 6 No. 1 Connecticut, 53 vs. No. 1 Stanford, 47* * - ESPN; ^ - ESPN2; # - ESPNU All games were available on ESPN3.com

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16 Final Four appearances – 12 since 2000, more than any other league

2009-10 Season Review 2 0 1 0 BIG EAST C h a m p i o n s h i p Presented by New York Life Friday, March 5 - First Round (BE.tv) Game 1 Noon #12 Pittsburgh, 71 vs. #13 Louisville, 79 Game 2 2 p.m. #9 Syracuse, 65 vs. #16 Seton Hall, 42 Game 3 6 p.m. #10 Marquette, 53 vs. #15 Villanova, 49 Game 4 8 p.m. #11 USF, 51 vs. #14 Cincinnati, 63 Saturday, March 6 - Second Round (BETV; BE.tv) Game 5 Noon #5 Notre Dame, 89 vs. #13 Louisville, 52 Game 6 2 p.m. #8 Providence, 71 vs. #9 Syracuse, 76 Game 7 6 p.m. #7 DePaul, 64 vs. #10 Marquette, 54 Game 8 8 p.m. #6 Rutgers, 70 vs. #14 Cincinnati, 44 Sunday, March 7 - Quarterfinals (ESPNU) Game 9 Noon #4 St. John’s, 67 vs. #5 Notre Dame, 75 Game 10 2 p.m. #1 Connecticut, 77 vs. #9 Syracuse, 41 Game 11 6 p.m. #2 West Virginia, 47 vs. #7 DePaul, 41 Game 12 8 p.m. #3 Georgetown, 56 vs. #6 Rutgers, 63 (2ot) Monday, March 8 - Semifinals (ESPNU) Game 13 6 p.m. #1 Connecticut, 59 vs. #5 Notre Dame, 44 Game 14 8 p.m. #2 West Virginia, 56 vs. # 6 Rutgers 49 Tuesday, March 9 - Championship (ESPN) Game 15 7 p.m. #1 Connecticut, 60 vs. # 2 West Virginia, 32 BETV - BIG EAST Network Regional Television BE.tv - streamed online at www.BIGEAST.tv

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Other Conferences

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

BIG EAST Regular Season Nonconference Record 2010 BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team Liz Repella, West Virginia, Jr., G Sarah Miles, West Virginia, Jr., G Maya Moore, Connecticut, Jr., F Tina Charles, Connecticut, Sr., C Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame, Fr., G Most Outstanding Player Kalana Greene, Connecticut, Sr., G

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Year Record 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

2009-10 Season Review BIG EAST M a j o r A w a r d A w a r d W i n n e r s BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR Tina Charles, Connecticut (Sr., Center, Jamaica, N.Y.) BIG EAST FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown (Fr., Guard, Suffolk, Va.) BIG EAST COACHES OF THE YEAR Geno Auriemma, Connecticut (25th season at UConn) Mike Carey, West Virginia (Ninth season at WVU) BIG EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Sarah Miles, West Virginia (Jr., Guard, San Antonio, Texas) BIG EAST MOST IMPROVED PLAYER AWARD Monique Reid, Louisville (So., Forward, Louisville, Ky.) BIG EAST SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD Maria Getty, Villanova (Sr., Guard, Centerville, Ohio) BIG EAST SIXTH MAN AWARD Laura Sweeney, Villanova (R-Fr., Forward, Marlton, N.J.) BIG EAST SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Maya Moore, Connecticut (Jr., Forward, Lawrenceville, Ga.)

BIG EAST A l l - C o n f e r e n c e T e a m s ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM School *Tina Charles Connecticut Kalana Greene Connecticut Jessica Lawson USF Chelsea Marandola Providence Nicole Michael Syracuse *Maya Moore Connecticut Monique Reid Louisville Liz Repella West Virginia Sugar Rodgers Georgetown Lindsay Schrader Notre Dame Da’Shena Stevens St. John’s

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

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

ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM School Ashley Barlow Notre Dame Skylar Diggins Notre Dame Keisha Hampton DePaul Tiffany Hayes Connecticut Monica McNutt Georgetown Sarah Miles West Virginia Sam Quigley DePaul Brittany Ray Rutgers Angel Robinson Marquette Kahla Roudebush Cincinnati

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

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

ALL-BIG EAST HONORABLE MENTION School Class Korinne Campbell West Virginia Jr. Chelsea Cole Pittsburgh Jr. Maria Getty Villanova Sr. Jania Sims Pittsburgh R-Jr.

Pos. G/F F G G

ALL-BIG EAST FRESHMAN TEAM^ School Class Pos. Kayla Alexander Syracuse Fr. C *Asya Bussie West Virginia Fr. C *Skylar Diggins Notre Dame Fr. G Kelly Faris Connecticut Fr. G *Katherine Harry DePaul Fr. F Nadirah McKenith St. John’s Fr. G *Sugar Rodgers Georgetown Fr. G KaNeisha Saunders USF Fr. G/F Sarina Simmons Marquette Fr. F *Shenneika Smith St. John’s Fr. G Laura Sweeney Villanova R-Fr. F Carmen Tyson-Thomas Syracuse Fr. G ^Due to a tie in voting, two extra members have been added to the team *unanimous selection

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16 Final Four appearances – 12 since 2000, more than any other league

2009-10 Final Overall Team Stats Team 1. Connecticut 2. Notre Dame 3. Syracuse 4. St. John’s 5. Pittsburgh 6. DePaul 7. Georgetown 8. Louisville 9. Providence 10. West Virginia 11. USF 12. Marquette 13. Rutgers 14. Cincinnati 15. Villanova 16. Seton Hall

SCORING OFFENSE G W-L Pts 39 39-0 3162 35 29-6 2701 36 25-11 2574 32 25-7 2247 31 16-15 2119 33 21-12 2254 33 26-7 2218 32 14-18 2134 34 19-15 2215 35 29-6 2201 31 15-16 1935 33 17-16 2056 34 19-15 1965 30 12-18 1692 30 14-16 1573 30 9-21 1535

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

SCORING DEFENSE G Pts Avg/G 39 1801 46.2 35 1816 51.9 30 1652 55.1 34 1911 56.2 33 1883 57.1 32 1846 57.7 30 1785 59.5 36 2166 60.2 33 1989 60.3 31 1910 61.6 35 2181 62.3 30 1870 62.3 34 2161 63.6 33 2138 64.8 31 2024 65.3 32 2206 68.9

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

SCORING MARGIN G OFF 39 81.1 35 77.2 32 70.2 36 71.5 35 62.9 33 67.2 33 68.3 31 68.4 33 62.3 34 65.1 34 57.8 31 62.4 32 66.7 30 52.4 30 56.4 30 51.2

DEF 46.2 62.3 57.7 60.2 51.9 57.1 64.8 65.3 60.3 63.6 56.2 61.6 68.9 55.1 59.5 62.3

Margin +34.9 +14.9 +12.5 +11.3 +11.0 +10.2 +3.5 +3.1 +2.0 +1.6 +1.6 +0.8 -2.2 -2.6 -3.1 -11.2

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

FREE THROW PCT G FTM 33 393 34 377 30 187 39 519 33 493 33 446 32 504 35 543 30 343 34 408 36 580 31 396 30 295 31 362 35 459 32 438

FTA 516 515 256 718 683 618 711 767 491 591 851 590 451 558 721 710

Pct .762 .732 .730 .723 .722 .722 .709 .708 .699 .690 .682 .671 .654 .649 .637 .617

Avg/G 81.1 77.2 71.5 70.2 68.4 68.3 67.2 66.7 65.1 62.9 62.4 62.3 57.8 56.4 52.4 51.2

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES Team G FG FGA 1. Connecticut 39 1206 2362 2. Notre Dame 35 996 2196 3. St. John’s 32 845 1984 4. DePaul 33 849 2018 5. Louisville 32 753 1796 6. Syracuse 36 909 2185 7. Pittsburgh 31 784 1902 8. Providence 34 824 2011 9. West Virginia 35 789 1960 10. USF 31 709 1778 11. Rutgers 34 721 1825 12. Georgetown 33 782 2008 13. Cincinnati 30 599 1555 14. Marquette 33 711 1862 15. Villanova 30 578 1550 16. Seton Hall 30 559 1658

Pct .511 .454 .426 .421 .419 .416 .412 .410 .403 .399 .395 .389 .385 .382 .373 .337

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

BLOCKED SHOTS G Blocks Avg/G 39 223 5.72 35 196 5.60 31 171 5.52 34 163 4.79 33 137 4.15 36 147 4.08 34 134 3.94 35 128 3.66 32 104 3.25 31 96 3.10 30 92 3.07 30 91 3.03 33 93 2.82 32 85 2.66 33 77 2.33 30 66 2.20

FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE Team G FG FGA 1. Connecticut 39 685 2284 2. Rutgers 34 626 1801 3. Syracuse 36 757 2160 4. West Virginia 35 658 1876 5. USF 31 653 1752 6. St. John’s 32 699 1836 7. Villanova 30 612 1584 8. Pittsburgh 31 719 1855 9. Georgetown 33 636 1622 10. Providence 34 739 1880 11. Marquette 33 733 1858 12. DePaul 33 765 1922 13. Cincinnati 30 683 1677 14. Louisville 32 770 1887 15. Notre Dame 35 820 2001 16. Seton Hall 30 705 1665

Pct .300 .348 .350 .351 .373 .381 .386 .388 .392 .393 .395 .398 .407 .408 .410 .423

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

G 39 35 33 33 31 36 34 32 30 33 31 34 35 32 30 30

ASSISTS Assists 772 633 522 507 460 510 472 442 409 433 397 405 413 357 331 309

Avg/G 19.79 18.09 15.82 15.36 14.84 14.17 13.88 13.81 13.63 13.12 12.81 11.91 11.80 11.16 11.03 10.30

3-POINT FG PCT G FG FGA 32 119 335 39 231 663 35 166 490 31 155 477 35 164 506 30 151 478 34 190 604 33 208 663 36 176 563 31 155 496 32 124 413 33 141 483 33 163 561 30 230 793 34 115 399 30 122 434

Pct .355 .348 .339 .325 .324 .316 .315 .314 .313 .313 .300 .292 .291 .290 .288 .281

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

G 33 35 35 32 33 39 33 36 34 34 31 32 30 31 30 30

STEALS Steals 427 450 365 314 311 360 297 315 296 285 251 244 197 190 180 177

Avg/G 12.94 12.86 10.43 9.81 9.42 9.23 9.00 8.75 8.71 8.38 8.10 7.63 6.57 6.13 6.00 5.90

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

REBOUNDING MARGIN Team G TEAM Avg OPP 1. Connecticut 39 1717 44.0 1222 2. Syracuse 36 1639 45.5 1289 3. West Virginia 35 1394 39.8 1220 4. USF 31 1255 40.5 1121 5. Louisville 32 1263 39.5 1131 6. Pittsburgh 31 1302 42.0 1176 7. DePaul 33 1300 39.4 1203 8. Notre Dame 35 1352 38.6 1253 9. St. John’s 32 1291 40.3 1217 10. Marquette 33 1242 37.6 1194 11. Georgetown 33 1192 36.1 1163 12. Rutgers 34 1252 36.8 1227 13. Cincinnati 30 1032 34.4 1045 14. Seton Hall 30 1075 35.8 1132 15. Providence 34 1198 35.2 1327 16. Villanova 30 918 30.6 1121

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Avg Margin 31.3 +12.7 35.8 +9.7 34.9 +5.0 36.2 +4.3 35.3 +4.1 37.9 +4.1 36.5 +2.9 35.8 +2.8 38.0 +2.3 36.2 +1.5 35.2 +0.9 36.1 +0.7 34.8 -0.4 37.7 -1.9 39.0 -3.8 37.4 -6.8

ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Team G Asst Avg Turn Avg Ratio 1. Connecticut 39 772 19.8 565 14.5 1.37 2. Notre Dame 35 633 18.1 571 16.3 1.11 3. Villanova 30 409 13.6 405 13.5 1.01 4. Georgetown 33 522 15.8 529 16.0 0.99 5. St. John’s 32 442 13.8 481 15.0 0.92 6. Providence 34 472 13.9 516 15.2 0.91 7. DePaul 33 507 15.4 572 17.3 0.89 8. Pittsburgh 31 460 14.8 539 17.4 0.85 9. Syracuse 36 510 14.2 664 18.4 0.77 10. Marquette 33 433 13.1 603 18.3 0.72 11. West Virginia 35 413 11.8 583 16.7 0.71 12. Cincinnati 30 331 11.0 474 15.8 0.70 13. USF 31 397 12.8 582 18.8 0.68 14. Rutgers 34 405 11.9 599 17.6 0.68 15. Seton Hall 30 309 10.3 526 17.5 0.59 16. Louisville 32 357 11.2 688 21.5 0.52

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

2009-10 Final Overall Team Stats Team 1. Syracuse 2. Georgetown 3. Pittsburgh 4. St. John’s 5. West Virginia 6. Louisville 7. USF 8. DePaul 9. Notre Dame 10. Seton Hall 11. Connecticut 12. Marquette 13. Rutgers 14. Providence 15. Cincinnati 16. Villanova

OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS G No. Avg/G 36 646 17.94 33 529 16.03 31 469 15.13 32 477 14.91 35 513 14.66 32 469 14.66 31 444 14.32 33 465 14.09 35 481 13.74 30 395 13.17 39 508 13.03 33 425 12.88 34 419 12.32 34 385 11.32 30 311 10.37 30 222 7.40

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Team G No. Avg/G 1. Connecticut 39 1209 31.00 2. Syracuse 36 993 27.58 3. Pittsburgh 31 833 26.87 4. USF 31 811 26.16 5. St. John’s 32 814 25.44 6. DePaul 33 835 25.30 7. West Virginia 35 881 25.17 8. Notre Dame 35 871 24.89 9. Louisville 32 794 24.81 10. Marquette 33 817 24.76 11. Rutgers 34 833 24.50 12. Cincinnati 30 721 24.03 13. Providence 34 813 23.91 14. Villanova 30 696 23.20 15. Seton Hall 30 680 22.67 16. Georgetown 33 663 20.09 3-POINT FG MADE Team G 3FG Avg/G 1. Villanova 30 230 7.67 2. Georgetown 33 208 6.30 3. Connecticut 39 231 5.92 4. Providence 34 190 5.59 5. Cincinnati 30 151 5.03 6. Pittsburgh 31 155 5.00 6. USF 31 155 5.00 8. DePaul 33 163 4.94 9. Syracuse 36 176 4.89 10. Notre Dame 35 166 4.74 11. West Virginia 35 164 4.69 12. Marquette 33 141 4.27 13. Seton Hall 30 122 4.07 14. Louisville 32 124 3.88 15. St. John’s 32 119 3.72 16. Rutgers 34 115 3.38

Points

TEAM HIGHS (highest totals made by) 105 Connecticut vs Northeastern (11/14/09) 102 Notre Dame vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/15/09)

Margin

70 (105-35) 67 (91-24)

Connecticut vs Northeastern (11/14/09) Connecticut at Seton Hall (01/02/10)

Field goals made

42 42

Connecticut vs Northeastern (11/14/09) Notre Dame vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/15/09)

Field goal attempts

79 79

USF vs Florida A&M (11/13/09) Notre Dame vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/15/09)

FG percentage

618 (34-55) .615 (32-52)

Connecticut vs Temple (03/23/10) Connecticut vs Southern (03/21/10)

3-Pt FG made

14 13 13 13 13 13

Syracuse vs Binghamton (11/22/09) Connecticut vs Richmond (11/28/09) Villanova vs Marquette (01/16/10) Connecticut at Duke (1-18-10) Villanova vs Syracuse (02/09/10) Georgetown vs Seton Hall (03/01/10)

3-Pt FG attempts

39 38 38

Villanova vs Binghamton (12/11/09) Villanova at Massachusetts (11/22/09) Villanova at Lehigh (12/5/09)

3-Pt percentage

.833 (5-6) .706 (12-17)

St. John’s vs Providence (1/30/10) Connecticut vs Temple (03/23/10)

Free throws made

37 34

Pittsburgh at Providence (1/23/10) Syracuse vs Rutgers (01/13/10)

Free throw attempts

45 42

Pittsburgh at Providence (1/23/10) Syracuse vs Alabama State (11/19/09)

1.000 (11-11) 1.000 (10-10) 1.000 (10-10) 1.000 (8-8) 1.000 (7-7) 1.000 (6-6) 1.000 (4-4) 1.000 (4-4) 1.000 (2-2) 1.000 (2-2) 1.000 (2-2) 1.000 (1-1)

Marquette vs DePaul (3/6/10) Seton Hall at Rhode Island (11/24/09) Georgetown at Cincinnati (01/19/10) Georgetown at Connecticut (2/27/10) Villanova vs San Francisco (12/28/09) Villanova at Lehigh (12/5/09) Villanova at Massachusetts (11/22/09) Providence at Connecticut (2/20/10) USF at St. John’s (1/23/10) Villanova vs Marquette (3/5/10) Notre Dame vs Connecticut (3/8/10) Villanova at USF (02/02/10)

Rebounds

63 61

USF vs Florida A&M (11/13/09) Connecticut vs Northeastern (11/14/09)

Assists

31 29

Steals

24 24

Blocked shots

12 12

Turnovers

38 34

Louisville at Kentucky (12/20/09) Villanova at Notre Dame (01/09/10)

Fouls

35 31

Louisville at Kentucky (12/20/09) Pittsburgh at Austin Peay (12/20/09)

FT percentage

Notre Dame vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/15/09) Pittsburgh at Youngstown State (12/2/09) Georgetown vs Wofford (11/28/09) Notre Dame vs Charlotte (12/20/09) Pittsburgh vs Mount St. Mary’s (12/31/09) Connecticut at Louisville (2/7/2010)

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16 Final Four appearances – 12 since 2000, more than any other league

2009-10 Final Overall Individual Stats Player-Team 1. MOORE, Maya-UCONN 2. REID, Monique-LOU 3. CHARLES, Tina-UCONN 4. MARANDOLA, Chelsea-PC 5. RODGERS, Sugar-GU 6. LAWSON, Jessica-USF 7. STEVENS, Da’Shena-STJ 8. MICHAEL, Nicole-SU 9. RAY, Brittany-RU 10. ROUDEBUSH, Kahla-CIN Player-Team 1. COLE, Chelsea-PITT 2. LAWSON, Jessica-USF 3. CHARLES, Tina-UCONN 4. REID, Monique-LOU 5. GREEN, Kandice-SHU 6. MOORE, Maya-UCONN 7. MICHAEL, Nicole-SU 8. HARRY, Katherine-DPU 9. STEVENS, Da’Shena-STJ 10. CAMPBELL, Korinne-WVU

SCORING Cl G FG 3FG JR 39 279 80 SO 32 200 0 SR 39 299 0 SR 34 217 73 FR 33 199 83 SR 31 172 0 SO 32 180 1 SR 35 181 58 SR 34 158 66 SR 30 140 56 REBOUNDING Cl G OFF JR 30 142 SR 31 109 SR 39 122 SO 32 120 SO 29 97 JR 39 102 SR 35 69 FR 33 84 SO 32 84 JR 35 93

FT 98 188 110 106 99 107 98 81 102 83

Pts 736 588 708 613 580 451 459 501 484 419

DEF TOT Avg/G 198 340 11.3 218 327 10.5 250 372 9.5 174 294 9.2 156 253 8.7 223 325 8.3 204 273 7.8 172 256 7.8 158 242 7.6 166 259 7.4

FIELD GOAL PCT (Min. 3.0 made per game) Player-Team Cl G FG FGA Pct 1. CHARLES, Tina-UCONN SR 39 299 484 .618 2. GREENE, Kalana-UCONN SR 39 190 326 .583 3. CHESTER, Felicia-DPU JR 33 137 249 .550 4. ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU FR 36 136 251 .542 5. SCHRADER, Lindsay-ND SR 33 154 285 .540 6. COLE, Chelsea-PITT JR 30 103 191 .539 7. HINES, Keshia-LOU JR 28 101 193 .523 8. JONES, Michelle-CIN SR 30 120 230 .522 9. SWEENEY, Laura-VU FR 30 127 244 .520 10. MCCORVEY, Joy-STJ SR 32 96 186 .516 Player-Team 1. MILES, Sarah-WVU 2. QUIGLEY, Sam-DPU 3. MCKENITH, Nadirah-STJ 4. ROBINSON, Angel-MU 5. WRIGHT, Rubylee-GU 6. MOORE, Maya-UCONN 7. SIMS, Jania-PITT 8. RUSHDAN, Khadijah-RU 9. HARRIS, Tasha-SU 10. DOTY, Caroline-UCONN

Avg/G 18.9 18.4 18.2 18.0 17.6 14.5 14.3 14.3 14.2 14.0

3-POINT FG PCT (Min. 1.0 made per game) Player-Team Cl G 3FG FGA 1. MCMANMON, Kelly-STJ SR 32 69 155 2. MARANDOLA, Chelsea-PC SR 34 73 174 3. MOORE, Maya-UCONN JR 39 80 192 4. SIMS, Jania-PITT JR 31 36 91 5. RAY, Brittany-RU SR 34 66 171 6. ROUDEBUSH, Kahla-CIN SR 30 56 146 7. BARLOW, Ashley-ND SR 35 53 146 8. WILLIAMS, Ebonie-SHU JR 30 69 191 9. BURKE, Becky-LOU SO 32 72 201 10. SUHEY, Emily-VU FR 26 30 84 Player-Team 1. RODGERS, Sugar-GU 2. WILLIAMS, Ebonie-SHU 3. BURKE, Becky-LOU 4. MCMANMON, Kelly-STJ 5. MARANDOLA, Chelsea-PC 6. GETTY, Maria-VU 7. MOORE, Maya-UCONN 8. REPELLA, Liz-WVU MCNUTT, Monica-GU 10. RAY, Brittany-RU

3-POINT FG MADE Cl G FR 33 JR 30 SO 32 SR 32 SR 34 SR 30 SR 39 JR 35 JR 33 SR 34

3FG 83 69 72 69 73 64 80 70 66 66

Avg/G 2.52 2.30 2.25 2.16 2.15 2.13 2.05 2.00 2.00 1.94

Player-Team 1. CHARLES, Tina-UCONN 2. BUSSIE, Asya-WVU 3. ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU 4. JUNAID, Rashidat-RU 5. COLE, Chelsea-PITT 6. LAWSON, Jessica-USF 7. ELLIOTT, Shannon-VU 8. WILSON, Pepper-PITT 9. CHESTER, Felicia-DPU 10. CLARK, Jessica-PC

BLOCKED SHOTS Cl G SR 39 FR 35 FR 36 SR 32 JR 30 SR 31 JR 25 SO 31 JR 33 SR 34

Blocks 93 72 67 51 43 44 35 41 43 40

Avg/G 2.38 2.06 1.86 1.59 1.43 1.42 1.40 1.32 1.30 1.18

ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO (Min. 3.0 assists/game) Player-Team Cl G Asst Avg Turn Avg 1. MOORE, Maya-UCONN JR 39 150 3.8 75 1.9 2. DOTY, Caroline-UCONN SO 39 136 3.5 71 1.8 3. MILES, Sarah-WVU JR 34 200 5.9 107 3.1 4. FULLER, Shanice-GU SR 28 91 3.3 50 1.8 5. MCKENITH, Nadirah-STJ FR 32 161 5.0 96 3.0 6. WRIGHT, Rubylee-GU SO 33 128 3.9 81 2.5 7. HARRIS, Tasha-SU JR 35 126 3.6 87 2.5 8. QUIGLEY, Sam-DPU JR 33 168 5.1 125 3.8 9. LECHLITNER, Melissa-ND SR 35 112 3.2 88 2.5 10. HARRISON, Taneisha-PITT JR 31 105 3.4 87 2.8

ASSISTS Cl G Assists Avg/G JR 34 200 5.88 JR 33 168 5.09 FR 32 161 5.03 JR 33 154 4.67 SO 33 128 3.88 JR 39 150 3.85 JR 31 117 3.77 SO 32 116 3.63 JR 35 126 3.60 SO 39 136 3.49

Pct .445 .420 .417 .396 .386 .384 .363 .361 .358 .357

Ratio 2.00 1.92 1.87 1.82 1.68 1.58 1.45 1.34 1.27 1.21

FREE THROW PCT (Min. 2.0 made per game) Player-Team Cl G FTM FTA Pct 1. MARANDOLA, Chelsea-PC SR 34 106 119 .891 2. FIEDOROWICZ, Paige-MU JR 32 65 78 .833 3. QUIGLEY, Sam-DPU JR 33 115 139 .827 4. SIMS, Jania-PITT JR 31 103 125 .824 5. BARLOW, Ashley-ND SR 35 84 102 .824 6. CRAWFORD, Adria-GU SO 33 73 89 .820 7. REID, Monique-LOU SO 32 188 233 .807 8. BURKE, Becky-LOU SO 32 78 97 .804 9. PACHKO, Jessica-MU SO 33 109 136 .801 10. ROUDEBUSH, Kahla-CIN SR 30 83 104 .798 Player-Team 1. MILES, Sarah-WVU 2. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND 3. MORROW, Erica-SU 3. BARLOW, Ashley-ND 5. MCKENITH, Nadirah-STJ 6. MCNUTT, Monica-GU 7. ROBINSON, Angel-MU 8. MOORE, Maya-UCONN 9. QUIGLEY, Sam-DPU 9. MAGEE, Latia-GU

Cl JR FR JR SR FR JR JR JR JR SO

STEALS G 34 35 35 35 32 33 33 39 33 33

Steals 95 90 80 80 71 73 70 82 63 63

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Avg/G 2.79 2.57 2.29 2.29 2.22 2.21 2.12 2.10 1.91 1.91

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

2009-10 Final Overall Individual Stats OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Player-Team Cl G 1. COLE, Chelsea-PITT JR 30 2. REID, Monique-LOU SO 32 3. LAWSON, Jessica-USF SR 31 4. GREEN, Kandice-SHU SO 29 5. CHARLES, Tina-UCONN SR 39 6. BUSSIE, Asya-WVU FR 35 7. DALEMBERT, Melissa-USF SR 30 8. CHESTER, Felicia-DPU JR 33 9. BUTLER, Jaleesa-GU SR 32 10. MCCORVEY, Joy-STJ SR 32

No. 142 120 109 97 122 104 86 92 88 87

Avg/G 4.73 3.75 3.52 3.34 3.13 2.97 2.87 2.79 2.75 2.72

Points

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER GAME HIGHS 38 MOORE, Maya (Connecticut) at Syracuse (02/24/10) 36 MICHAEL, Nicole (Syracuse) vs Binghamton (11/22/09)

Field goals made

16 CHARLES, Tina (Connecticut) vs Syracuse (3/7/10) 14 CHARLES, Tina (Connecticut) vs Georgetown (2/27/10) 14 MOORE, Maya (Connecticut) vs Baylor (4/4/10)

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Player-Team Cl G 1. LAWSON, Jessica-USF SR 31 2. COLE, Chelsea-PITT JR 30 3. CHARLES, Tina-UCONN SR 39 4. MICHAEL, Nicole-SU SR 35 5. MOORE, Maya-UCONN JR 39 6. REID, Monique-LOU SO 32 7. GREEN, Kandice-SHU SO 29 8. HARRY, Katherine-DPU FR 33 9. STEVENS, Da’Shena-STJ SO 32 10. ALI, Madina-WVU JR 35

FG percentage

.900 (9-10) STEVENS, Da’Shena (St. John’s) at Stony Brook (11/15/09) .900 (9-10) CHARLES, Tina (Connecticut) vs Southern (03/21/10)

No. 218 198 250 204 223 174 156 172 158 167

Avg/G 7.03 6.60 6.41 5.83 5.72 5.44 5.38 5.21 4.94 4.77

3-Pt FG made

8 MICHAEL, Nicole (Syracuse) vs Binghamton (11/22/09) 8 MCNUTT, Monica (Georgetown) at Cincinnati (01/19/10) 8 SPEED, Allyson (USF) at Louisville (2/27/10)

3-Pt FG attempts

14 13 13 13 13 13 13

3-Pt percentage

.833 .833 .833 .833

Free throws made

14 REID, Monique (Louisville) vs USF (2/27/10) 13 PACHKO, Jessica (Marquette) vs Oakland (11/21/09)

MINUTES PLAYED Player-Team Cl G Minutes Avg/G 1. QUIGLEY, Sam-DPU JR 33 1258 38.12 2. WILLIAMS, Ebonie-SHU JR 30 1116 37.20 3. ROUDEBUSH, Kahla-CIN SR 30 1101 36.70 4. GETTY, Maria-VU SR 30 1083 36.10 5. JONES, Michelle-CIN SR 30 1081 36.03 6. BURKE, Becky-LOU SO 32 1141 35.66 7. REPELLA, Liz-WVU JR 35 1226 35.03 8. MILES, Sarah-WVU JR 34 1182 34.76 9. ULIS, Shareese-CIN JR 30 1042 34.73 10. MARANDOLA, Chelsea-PC SR 34 1166 34.29 To be ranked, a player must appear in at least 75.0% of their team’s games.

Field goal attempts 28 MICHAEL, Nicole (Syracuse) at Villanova (02/09/10) 26 MOORE, Maya (Connecticut) vs Baylor (4/4/10)

SPEED, Allyson (USF) at Georgetown (02/17/10) RODGERS, Sugar (Georgetown) vs Seattle (11/21/09) RODGERS, Sugar (Georgetown) at USF (01/09/10) BURKE, Becky (Louisville) at Georgetown (01/16/10) BURKE, Becky (Louisville) vs Syracuse (1/23/10) RODGERS, Sugar (Georgetown) vs Rutgers (01/30/10) SPEED, Allyson (USF) at Louisville (2/27/10) (5-6) (5-6) (5-6) (5-6)

MCNUTT, Monica (Georgetown) at Richmond (12/12/09) RAY, Brittany (Rutgers) vs Tennessee (12/13/09) MCMANMON, Kelly (St. John’s) vs Texas-Arlington (12/19/09) ULIS, Shareese (Cincinnati) at Louisville (2/2/10)

Free throw attempts 18 STEVENS, Da’Shena (St. John’s) at North Carolina (12/06/09) 16 PACHKO, Jessica (Marquette) vs Oakland (11/21/09) 16 GREEN, Kandice (Seton Hall) at Providence (1/16/10) FT percentage

1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000

(11-11) MCNUTT, Monica (Georgetown) at Syracuse (01/02/10) (11-11) REID, Monique (Louisville) at West Virginia (1/30/10) (10-10) REID, Monique (Louisville) at Central Mich. (12/02/09) (10-10) MCKENITH, Nadirah (St. John’s) vs Marquette (1/5/10) (10-10) WARD, Juantia (Syracuse) vs Rutgers (01/13/10) (10-10) ROUDEBUSH, Kahla (Cincinnati) at DePaul (01-27-10) (10-10) MARANDOLA, Chelsea (Providence) at USF (2/23/10) (8-8) ALEXANDER, Kayla (Syracuse) vs Butler (11/27/09) (8-8) GREEN, Kandice (Seton Hall) vs New Hampshire (12/03/09) (8-8) MOORE, Maya (Connecticut) vs Iona (12/20/09) (8-8) ROUDEBUSH, Kahla (Cincinnati) vs Valparaiso (12/21/09) (8-8) HAMPTON, Keisha (DePaul) at West Virginia (1/9/10) (8-8) SMITH, Shenneika (St. John’s) at Syracuse (01/27/10) (8-8) BURKE, Becky (Louisville) vs Marquette (2/16/10) (8-8) MARTIN, Anna (DePaul) vs Syracuse (02-27-10) (8-8) ALEXANDER, Kayla (Syracuse) vs Harvard (03/18/10)

Rebounds

22 21 21 21

Assists

14 MCKENITH, Nadirah (St. John’s) at Pittsburgh (03/01/10) 12 WYNNE, Jasmine (USF) vs St. Francis (Pa.) (12/31/09)

Steals

7 7 7 7

Blocked shots

8 ELLIOTT, Shannon (Villanova) at Cincinnati (02/20/10) 6 eight players tied

Turnovers

12 ROBINSON, Angel (Marquette) vs Georgetown (1/27/10)

COLE, Chelsea (Pittsburgh) vs Seton Hall (02/20/10) COLE, Chelsea (Pittsburgh) vs Duquesne (12/29/09) COLE, Chelsea (Pittsburgh) at Marquette (1/2/10) CHARLES, Tina (Connecticut) vs St. John’s (2/13/10)

MCMORRIS, Tatiyiana (Marquette) vs Canisius (12/21/09) ULIS, Shareese (Cincinnati) at Connecticut (01/07/10) MCKENITH, Nadirah (St. John’s) vs Louisville (2/10/10) DIGGINS, Skylar (Notre Dame) vs Vermont (03/23/10)

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16 Final Four appearances – 12 since 2000, more than any other league

2009-10 Final Conference Team Stats Team 1. Connecticut 2. Notre Dame 3. Syracuse 4. DePaul 5. St. John’s 6. Georgetown 7. Pittsburgh 8. Louisville 9. Marquette 10. West Virginia 11. Providence 12. USF 13. Rutgers 14. Cincinnati 15. Villanova 16. Seton Hall

SCORING OFFENSE G W-L Pts 16 16-0 1298 16 12-4 1177 16 7-9 1141 16 9-7 1070 16 12-4 1052 16 13-3 1033 16 5-11 1030 16 5-11 985 16 6-10 969 16 13-3 953 16 7-9 938 16 6-10 915 16 9-7 896 16 4-12 890 16 3-13 819 16 1-15 736

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

SCORING DEFENSE G Pts Avg/G 16 764 47.8 16 879 54.9 16 903 56.4 16 917 57.3 16 952 59.5 16 977 61.1 16 987 61.7 16 1012 63.2 16 1020 63.8 16 1029 64.3 16 1035 64.7 16 1063 66.4 16 1074 67.1 16 1079 67.4 16 1098 68.6 16 1113 69.6

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

SCORING MARGIN G OFF 16 81.1 16 65.8 16 73.6 16 64.6 16 59.6 16 71.3 16 56.0 16 66.9 16 60.6 16 57.2 16 61.6 16 64.4 16 58.6 16 55.6 16 51.2 16 46.0

DEF 47.8 56.4 64.7 59.5 54.9 67.1 57.3 68.6 63.8 61.1 66.4 69.6 64.3 63.2 61.7 67.4

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

FREE THROW PCT G FTM 16 221 16 181 16 240 16 236 16 222 16 232 16 208 16 170 16 154 16 97 16 262 16 192 16 172 16 213 16 218 16 136

FTA 289 243 325 321 305 319 291 243 221 140 382 288 263 331 349 221

Avg/G 81.1 73.6 71.3 66.9 65.8 64.6 64.4 61.6 60.6 59.6 58.6 57.2 56.0 55.6 51.2 46.0

Margin +33.4 +9.3 +8.9 +5.1 +4.6 +4.2 -1.3 -1.8 -3.2 -3.9 -4.9 -5.2 -5.7 -7.6 -10.5 -21.4 Pct .765 .745 .738 .735 .728 .727 .715 .700 .697 .693 .686 .667 .654 .644 .625 .615

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES Team G FG FGA 1. Connecticut 16 483 942 2. Notre Dame 16 435 980 3. DePaul 16 404 961 4. Syracuse 16 400 956 5. Louisville 16 356 868 6. St. John’s 16 385 959 7. Cincinnati 16 325 844 8. Providence 16 352 915 9. USF 16 333 868 10. Rutgers 16 330 861 11. Pittsburgh 16 365 953 12. West Virginia 16 331 869 13. Georgetown 16 353 932 14. Marquette 16 334 896 15. Villanova 16 299 810 16. Seton Hall 16 269 853

Pct .513 .444 .420 .418 .410 .401 .385 .385 .384 .383 .383 .381 .379 .373 .369 .315

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

BLOCKED SHOTS G Blocks Avg/G 16 95 5.94 16 95 5.94 16 86 5.38 16 76 4.75 16 72 4.50 16 59 3.69 16 56 3.50 16 55 3.44 16 54 3.38 16 48 3.00 16 48 3.00 16 47 2.94 16 37 2.31 16 34 2.13 16 32 2.00 16 28 1.75

FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE Team G FG FGA 1. Connecticut 16 288 958 2. West Virginia 16 320 888 3. Syracuse 16 355 977 4. Rutgers 16 301 827 5. St. John’s 16 344 911 6. USF 16 349 904 7. Providence 16 352 889 8. Louisville 16 377 911 9. Villanova 16 363 876 10. Marquette 16 376 902 11. Cincinnati 16 389 927 12. Georgetown 16 328 779 13. DePaul 16 401 949 14. Pittsburgh 16 410 965 15. Notre Dame 16 388 905 16. Seton Hall 16 413 899

Pct .301 .360 .363 .364 .378 .386 .396 .414 .414 .417 .420 .421 .423 .425 .429 .459

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

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

ASSISTS Assists 310 275 250 231 219 208 203 201 198 196 193 191 178 175 172 150

Avg/G 19.38 17.19 15.63 14.44 13.69 13.00 12.69 12.56 12.38 12.25 12.06 11.94 11.13 10.94 10.75 9.38

3-POINT FG PCT G FG FGA 16 64 155 16 92 256 16 78 233 16 71 218 16 78 243 16 77 240 16 106 333 16 79 255 16 124 402 16 81 263 16 69 225 16 65 212 16 80 270 16 70 241 16 62 236 16 44 175

Pct .413 .359 .335 .326 .321 .321 .318 .310 .308 .308 .307 .307 .296 .290 .263 .251

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

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

STEALS Steals 187 180 155 154 148 147 138 135 129 124 113 110 90 89 85 84

Avg/G 11.69 11.25 9.69 9.63 9.25 9.19 8.63 8.44 8.06 7.75 7.06 6.88 5.63 5.56 5.31 5.25

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

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REBOUNDING MARGIN G TEAM Avg OPP 16 686 42.9 513 16 684 42.8 609 16 600 37.5 531 16 621 38.8 585 16 606 37.9 573 16 640 40.0 610 16 601 37.6 589 16 629 39.3 622 16 584 36.5 577 16 592 37.0 585 16 550 34.4 547 16 574 35.9 585 16 531 33.2 598 16 525 32.8 616 16 540 33.8 653 16 461 28.8 631

Avg Margin 32.1 +10.8 38.1 +4.7 33.2 +4.3 36.6 +2.2 35.8 +2.1 38.1 +1.9 36.8 +0.8 38.9 +0.4 36.1 +0.4 36.6 +0.4 34.2 +0.2 36.6 -0.7 37.4 -4.2 38.5 -5.7 40.8 -7.1 39.4 -10.6

ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Team G Asst Avg Turn Avg Ratio 1. Connecticut 16 310 19.4 231 14.4 1.34 2. Notre Dame 16 275 17.2 245 15.3 1.12 3. St. John’s 16 208 13.0 218 13.6 0.95 4. Georgetown 16 231 14.4 259 16.2 0.89 5. Villanova 16 201 12.6 234 14.6 0.86 6. DePaul 16 250 15.6 300 18.8 0.83 7. Providence 16 193 12.1 242 15.1 0.80 8. Rutgers 16 203 12.7 273 17.1 0.74 9. Syracuse 16 219 13.7 298 18.6 0.73 10. Cincinnati 16 172 10.8 235 14.7 0.73 11. Pittsburgh 16 196 12.3 280 17.5 0.70 12. USF 16 191 11.9 287 17.9 0.67 13. West Virginia 16 175 10.9 263 16.4 0.67 14. Marquette 16 198 12.4 310 19.4 0.64 15. Louisville 16 178 11.1 331 20.7 0.54 16. Seton Hall 16 150 9.4 284 17.8 0.53

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

2009-10 Final Conference Team Stats OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Team G No. Avg/G 1. Syracuse 16 261 16.31 2. Georgetown 16 253 15.81 3. Pittsburgh 16 233 14.56 4. St. John’s 16 221 13.81 5. DePaul 16 220 13.75 6. West Virginia 16 216 13.50 6. Louisville 16 216 13.50 8. Marquette 16 208 13.00 9. Connecticut 16 205 12.81 10. Notre Dame 16 203 12.69 11. Rutgers 16 200 12.50 11. USF 16 200 12.50 13. Seton Hall 16 186 11.63 14. Cincinnati 16 164 10.25 15. Providence 16 161 10.06 16. Villanova 16 105 6.56 DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Team G No. Avg/G 1. Connecticut 16 481 30.06 2. Syracuse 16 423 26.44 3. St. John’s 16 408 25.50 4. Pittsburgh 16 407 25.44 5. USF 16 406 25.38 6. West Virginia 16 405 25.31 7. Marquette 16 384 24.00 7. Rutgers 16 384 24.00 7. Louisville 16 384 24.00 10. DePaul 16 381 23.81 11. Providence 16 379 23.69 12. Notre Dame 16 371 23.19 13. Cincinnati 16 367 22.94 14. Villanova 16 356 22.25 15. Seton Hall 16 339 21.19 16. Georgetown 16 297 18.56 Team 1. Villanova 2. Georgetown 3. Connecticut 4. DePaul 5. Providence 6. Syracuse 7. West Virginia 7. Pittsburgh 9. USF 10. Notre Dame 11. Cincinnati 12. Marquette 13. Louisville 14. St. John’s 15. Seton Hall 16. Rutgers

3-POINT FG MADE G 3FG Avg/G 16 124 7.75 16 106 6.63 16 92 5.75 16 81 5.06 16 80 5.00 16 79 4.94 16 78 4.88 16 78 4.88 16 77 4.81 16 71 4.44 16 70 4.38 16 69 4.31 16 65 4.06 16 64 4.00 16 62 3.88 16 44 2.75

TEAM HIGHS (highest totals made by) 98 Connecticut at Pittsburgh (01/30/10) 95 Connecticut at DePaul (02-10-10)

Points Margin

67 (91-24) Connecticut at Seton Hall (01/02/10) 46 (84-38) Connecticut at Louisville (2/7/2010)

Field goals made

38 Connecticut at Seton Hall (01/02/10) 37 Connecticut at DePaul (02-10-10)

Field goal attempts

77 St. John’s vs Louisville (2/10/10) 75 Syracuse at Villanova (02/09/10) 75 Syracuse vs West Virginia (03/01/10)

FG percentage

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

3-Pt FG made

13 Villanova vs Marquette (01/16/10) 13 Villanova vs Syracuse (02/09/10) 13 Georgetown vs Seton Hall (03/01/10)

3-Pt FG attempts

32 Villanova vs Providence (3/1/10) 31 Villanova vs Marquette (01/16/10)

3-Pt percentage

.833 (5-6) St. John’s vs Providence (1/30/10) .667 (4-6) Pittsburgh at Villanova (02/17/10)

Free throws made

37 Pittsburgh at Providence (1/23/10) 34 Syracuse vs Rutgers (01/13/10)

Free throw attempts

45 Pittsburgh at Providence (1/23/10) 41 Syracuse vs Rutgers (01/13/10)

FT percentage

1.000 (10-10) Georgetown at Cincinnati (01/19/10) 1.000 (8-8) Georgetown at Connecticut (2/27/10)

Rebounds

60 Pittsburgh at Providence (1/23/10) 57 Connecticut vs St. John’s (2/13/10)

Assists

27 Connecticut at Pittsburgh (01/30/10) 26 Connecticut at Seton Hall (01/02/10)

Steals

19 Notre Dame vs Villanova (01/09/10) 18 St. John’s vs Louisville (2/10/10)

Blocked shots

12 Connecticut at Louisville (2/7/2010) 11 West Virginia at St. John’s (1/2/10) 11 Connecticut vs Cincinnati (01/07/10) 11 West Virginia vs Seton Hall (1/27/10)

Turnovers

34 Villanova at Notre Dame (01/09/10) 33 Syracuse vs Georgetown (01/02/10)

Fouls

27 Georgetown at Syracuse (01/02/10) 27 Louisville at Georgetown (01/16/10) 27 Providence vs Pittsburgh (1/23/10) 27 Notre Dame at Syracuse (01/30/10)

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16 Final Four appearances – 12 since 2000, more than any other league

2009-10 Final Conference Individual Stats Player-Team 1. REID, Monique-LOU 2. CHARLES, Tina-UCONN 3. RODGERS, Sugar-GU 4. MOORE, Maya-UCONN 5. MARANDOLA, Chelsea-PC 6. ROUDEBUSH, Kahla-CIN 7. HAMPTON, Keisha-DPU 8. MICHAEL, Nicole-SU 9. LAWSON, Jessica-USF 10. BURKE, Becky-LOU 10. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND Player-Team 1. COLE, Chelsea-PITT 2. LAWSON, Jessica-USF 3. REID, Monique-LOU 4. CHARLES, Tina-UCONN 5. MOORE, Maya-UCONN 6. STEVENS, Da’Shena-STJ 7. HARRY, Katherine-DPU 8. MICHAEL, Nicole-SU 9. GREEN, Kandice-SHU 10. CAMPBELL, Korinne-WVU

SCORING Cl G FG 3FG SO 16 108 0 SR 16 127 0 FR 16 99 45 JR 16 107 31 SR 16 103 30 SR 16 82 29 SO 16 85 18 SR 16 85 21 SR 16 82 0 SO 16 76 38 FR 16 76 17 REBOUNDING Cl G OFF JR 16 78 SR 16 54 SO 16 61 SR 16 48 JR 16 41 SO 16 43 FR 16 48 SR 16 35 SO 15 45 JR 16 42

FT 99 49 48 44 52 53 56 50 59 32 53

Pts 315 303 291 289 288 246 244 241 223 222 222

DEF TOT Avg/G 107 185 11.6 112 166 10.4 100 161 10.1 100 148 9.3 104 145 9.1 95 138 8.6 85 133 8.3 94 129 8.1 75 120 8.0 78 120 7.5

FIELD GOAL PCT (Min. 3.0 made per game) Player-Team Cl G FG FGA Pct 1. CHARLES, Tina-UCONN SR 16 127 190 .668 2. GREENE, Kalana-UCONN SR 16 75 130 .577 3. SCHRADER, Lindsay-ND SR 14 64 113 .566 4. COLE, Chelsea-PITT JR 16 49 87 .563 5. HINES, Keshia-LOU JR 16 68 122 .557 6. CHESTER, Felicia-DPU JR 16 74 136 .544 7. MCMANMON, Kelly-STJ SR 16 52 96 .542 8. ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU FR 16 49 91 .538 9. MOORE, Maya-UCONN JR 16 107 211 .507 10. JONES, Michelle-CIN SR 16 69 137 .504 Player-Team 1. MILES, Sarah-WVU 2. QUIGLEY, Sam-DPU 3. MCKENITH, Nadirah-STJ 4. MORROW, Erica-SU 5. ROBINSON, Angel-MU 6. MOORE, Maya-UCONN 7. RUSHDAN, Khadijah-RU 8. WRIGHT, Rubylee-GU 9. SAUNDERS, KeNeisha-USF 10. LECHLITNER, Melissa-ND

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

Assists 95 92 82 65 68 66 65 62 56 54

Avg/G 5.94 5.75 5.13 4.33 4.25 4.13 4.06 3.88 3.73 3.38

FREE THROW PCT (Min. 2.0 made per game) Player-Team Cl G FTM FTA Pct 1. MARANDOLA, Chelsea-PC SR 16 52 57 .912 2. BARLOW, Ashley-ND SR 16 36 40 .900 3. MCNUTT, Monica-GU JR 16 33 37 .892 4. SIMS, Jania-PITT JR 16 62 71 .873 5. MOORE, Maya-UCONN JR 16 44 52 .846 6. QUIGLEY, Sam-DPU JR 16 58 70 .829 7. ROUDEBUSH, Kahla-CIN SR 16 53 64 .828 8. CRAWFORD, Adria-GU SO 16 42 51 .824 9. PACHKO, Jessica-MU SO 16 53 65 .815 10. RODGERS, Sugar-GU FR 16 48 59 .814 Player-Team 1. MILES, Sarah-WVU 2. BARLOW, Ashley-ND 2. MCKENITH, Nadirah-STJ 4. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND 4. ROBINSON, Angel-MU 6. MOORE, Maya-UCONN 7. RODGERS, Sugar-GU 8. QUIGLEY, Sam-DPU 9. MARANDOLA, Chelsea-PC 10. MORROW, Erica-SU

Cl JR SR FR FR JR JR FR JR SR JR

STEALS G 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15

Steals 44 41 41 36 36 35 34 33 32 30

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Avg/G 19.7 18.9 18.2 18.1 18.0 15.4 15.3 15.1 13.9 13.9 13.9

3-POINT FG PCT (Min. 1.0 made per game) Player-Team Cl G 3FG FGA 1. MCMANMON, Kelly-STJ SR 16 46 85 2. MOORE, Maya-UCONN JR 16 31 72 3. SIMS, Jania-PITT JR 16 22 52 4. MARANDOLA, Chelsea-PC SR 16 30 71 5. ROUDEBUSH, Kahla-CIN SR 16 29 72 6. HOUSE, Vanessa-WVU JR 16 21 53 7. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN SO 16 20 52 8. MCMORRIS, Tatiyiana-MU JR 16 21 59 9. BURKE, Becky-LOU SO 16 38 107 10. MCNUTT, Monica-GU JR 16 39 111 Player-Team 1. MCMANMON, Kelly-STJ 2. RODGERS, Sugar-GU 3. MCNUTT, Monica-GU 4. BURKE, Becky-LOU 5. GETTY, Maria-VU 6. MOORE, Maya-UCONN 6. WILLIAMS, Ebonie-SHU 8. MARANDOLA, Chelsea-PC 8. REPELLA, Liz-WVU 10. ROUDEBUSH, Kahla-CIN

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

Player-Team 1. BUSSIE, Asya-WVU 2. CHARLES, Tina-UCONN 3. ELLIOTT, Shannon-VU 4. JUNAID, Rashidat-RU 5. ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU 6. HAMPTON, Keisha-DPU 6. CLARK, Jessica-PC 8. HARRY, Katherine-DPU 8. COLE, Chelsea-PITT 10. MOORE, Maya-UCONN 10. LAWSON, Jessica-USF 10. CHESTER, Felicia-DPU

BLOCKED SHOTS Cl G Blocks FR 16 41 SR 16 40 JR 12 21 SR 15 24 FR 16 23 SO 16 22 SR 16 22 FR 16 21 JR 16 21 JR 16 20 SR 16 20 JR 16 20

3FG 46 45 39 38 32 31 31 30 30 29

Pct .541 .431 .423 .423 .403 .396 .385 .356 .355 .351

Avg/G 2.88 2.81 2.44 2.38 2.00 1.94 1.94 1.88 1.88 1.81 Avg/G 2.56 2.50 1.75 1.60 1.44 1.38 1.38 1.31 1.31 1.25 1.25 1.25

ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO (Min. 3.0 assists/game) Player-Team Cl G Asst Avg Turn Avg 1. DOTY, Caroline-UCONN SO 16 50 3.1 26 1.6 2. MCKENITH, Nadirah-STJ FR 16 82 5.1 43 2.7 3. MOORE, Maya-UCONN JR 16 66 4.1 37 2.3 4. WRIGHT, Rubylee-GU SO 16 62 3.9 36 2.3 5. MILES, Sarah-WVU JR 16 95 5.9 58 3.6 6. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND FR 16 50 3.1 39 2.4 7. MORROW, Erica-SU JR 15 65 4.3 53 3.5 8. QUIGLEY, Sam-DPU JR 16 92 5.8 77 4.8 9. ULIS, Shareese-CIN JR 16 52 3.3 45 2.8 10. LECHLITNER, Melissa-ND SR 16 54 3.4 47 2.9

Ratio 1.92 1.91 1.78 1.72 1.64 1.28 1.23 1.19 1.16 1.15

Avg/G 2.75 2.56 2.56 2.25 2.25 2.19 2.13 2.06 2.00 2.00

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

2009-10 Final Conference Individual Stats OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Player-Team Cl G 1. COLE, Chelsea-PITT JR 16 2. REID, Monique-LOU SO 16 3. LAWSON, Jessica-USF SR 16 4. CHARLES, Tina-UCONN SR 16 4. HARRY, Katherine-DPU FR 16 4. GREEN, Kandice-SHU SO 15 7. CHESTER, Felicia-DPU JR 16 8. BUSSIE, Asya-WVU FR 16 9. JONES, Michelle-CIN SR 16 10. STEVENS, Da’Shena-STJ SO 16 10. CRAWFORD, Adria-GU SO 16

No. 78 61 54 48 48 45 47 45 44 43 43

Avg/G 4.88 3.81 3.38 3.00 3.00 3.00 2.94 2.81 2.75 2.69 2.69

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Player-Team Cl G 1. LAWSON, Jessica-USF SR 16 2. COLE, Chelsea-PITT JR 16 3. MOORE, Maya-UCONN JR 16 4. REID, Monique-LOU SO 16 4. CHARLES, Tina-UCONN SR 16 6. STEVENS, Da’Shena-STJ SO 16 7. MICHAEL, Nicole-SU SR 16 8. ALI, Madina-WVU JR 16 9. HARRY, Katherine-DPU FR 16 10. GREEN, Kandice-SHU SO 15

No. 112 107 104 100 100 95 94 86 85 75

Avg/G 7.00 6.69 6.50 6.25 6.25 5.94 5.88 5.38 5.31 5.00

MINUTES PLAYED Player-Team Cl G 1. QUIGLEY, Sam-DPU JR 16 2. ROUDEBUSH, Kahla-CIN SR 16 3. JONES, Michelle-CIN SR 16 4. ULIS, Shareese-CIN JR 16 5. WILLIAMS, Ebonie-SHU JR 16 6. BURKE, Becky-LOU SO 16 7. MILES, Sarah-WVU JR 16 8. REPELLA, Liz-WVU JR 16 9. GETTY, Maria-VU SR 16 10. REID, Monique-LOU SO 16

Minutes Avg/G 637 39.81 620 38.75 607 37.94 606 37.88 605 37.81 597 37.31 593 37.06 588 36.75 586 36.62 577 36.06

Points

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER GAME HIGHS 38 MOORE, Maya (Connecticut) at Syracuse (02/24/10) 36 MICHAEL, Nicole (Syracuse) vs Binghamton (11/22/09)

Points

38 MOORE, Maya (Connecticut) at Syracuse (02/24/10) 33 LAWSON, Jessica (USF) vs Rutgers (2/6/10) 33 CHARLES, Tina (Connecticut) vs Georgetown (2/27/10)

Field goals made

14 CHARLES, Tina (Connecticut) vs Georgetown (2/27/10) 12 CHARLES, Tina (Connecticut) vs St. John’s (2/13/10) 12 MOORE, Maya (Connecticut) at Syracuse (02/24/10)

Field goal attempts 28 MICHAEL, Nicole (Syracuse) at Villanova (02/09/10) 25 SAUNDERS, KeNeisha (USF) vs West Virginia (2/20/10) 25 MORROW, Erica (Syracuse) vs West Virginia (03/01/10) FG percentage

.889 (8-9) CHARLES, Tina (Connecticut) vs Cincinnati (01/07/10) .875 (14-16) CHARLES, Tina (Connecticut) vs Georgetown (2/27/10)

3-Pt FG made

8 MCNUTT, Monica (Georgetown) at Cincinnati (01/19/10) 8 SPEED, Allyson (USF) at Louisville (2/27/10)

3-Pt FG attempts

14 13 13 13 13 13

3-Pt percentage

.833 (5-6) ULIS, Shareese (Cincinnati) at Louisville (2/2/10) .714 (5-7) SUHEY, Emily (Villanova) vs Marquette (01/16/10) .714 (5-7) MORROW, Erica (Syracuse) at Louisville (1/23/10) .714 (5-7) REPELLA, Liz (West Virginia) at Notre Dame (01/24/10)

Free throws made

14 REID, Monique (Louisville) vs USF (2/27/10) 12 GREEN, Kandice (Seton Hall) at Providence (1/16/10) 12 QUIGLEY, Sam (DePaul) at Seton Hall (01/19/10)

SPEED, Allyson (USF) at Georgetown (02/17/10) RODGERS, Sugar (Georgetown) at USF (01/09/10) BURKE, Becky (Louisville) at Georgetown (01/16/10) BURKE, Becky (Louisville) vs Syracuse (1/23/10) RODGERS, Sugar (Georgetown) vs Rutgers (01/30/10) SPEED, Allyson (USF) at Louisville (2/27/10)

Free throw attempts 16 GREEN, Kandice (Seton Hall) at Providence (1/16/10) 15 QUIGLEY, Sam (DePaul) at Seton Hall (01/19/10) 15 REID, Monique (Louisville) vs USF (2/27/10) FT percentage

1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000

(11-11) MCNUTT, Monica (Georgetown) at Syracuse (01/02/10) (11-11) REID, Monique (Louisville) at West Virginia (1/30/10) (10-10) MCKENITH, Nadirah (St. John’s) vs Marquette (1/5/10) (10-10) WARD, Juantia (Syracuse) vs Rutgers (01/13/10) (10-10) ROUDEBUSH, Kahla (Cincinnati) at DePaul (01-27-10) (10-10) MARANDOLA, Chelsea (Providence) at USF (2/23/10) (8-8) HAMPTON, Keisha (DePaul) at West Virginia (1/9/10) (8-8) SMITH, Shenneika (St. John’s) at Syracuse (01/27/10) (8-8) BURKE, Becky (Louisville) vs Marquette (2/16/10) (8-8) MARTIN, Anna (DePaul) vs Syracuse (02-27-10)

Rebounds

22 COLE, Chelsea (Pittsburgh) vs Seton Hall (02/20/10) 21 COLE, Chelsea (Pittsburgh) at Marquette (1/2/10) 21 CHARLES, Tina (Connecticut) vs St. John’s (2/13/10)

Assists

14 MCKENITH, Nadirah (St. John’s) at Pittsburgh (03/01/10) 11 QUIGLEY, Sam (DePaul) vs Pittsburgh (02-23-10)

Steals

7 ULIS, Shareese (Cincinnati) at Connecticut (01/07/10) 7 MCKENITH, Nadirah (St. John’s) vs Louisville (2/10/10)

Blocked shots

8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Turnovers

12 ROBINSON, Angel (Marquette) vs Georgetown (1/27/10) 10 QUIGLEY, Sam (DePaul) at Notre Dame (02/14/10)

ELLIOTT, Shannon (Villanova) at Cincinnati (02/20/10) BUSSIE, Asya (West Virginia) at St. John’s (1/2/10) CHARLES, Tina (Connecticut) vs Cincinnati (01/07/10) JUNAID, Rashidat (Rutgers) at Pittsburgh (01/10/10) JUNAID, Rashidat (Rutgers) vs Marquette (01/23/10) ALEXANDER, Kayla (Syracuse) at Louisville (1/23/10) CHARLES, Tina (Connecticut) vs West Virginia (02/02/10) PETERS, Devereaux (Notre Dame) at St. John’s (2/16/10)

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2009-10 Final Freshman Stats Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

OVERALL GAMES SCORING G FG 3FG 33 199 83 35 169 35 32 167 10 36 136 0 33 132 43 35 116 0 30 127 8 29 98 22

Player-Team Cl HARRY, Katherine-DPU FR RAINEY, Ashley-LOU FR BUSSIE, Asya-WVU FR SIMMONS, Sarina-MU FR SWEENEY, Laura-VU FR TYSON-THOMAS, Carmen-SU FR SMITH, Shenneika-STJ FR ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU FR

REBOUNDING G OFF DEF 33 84 172 22 44 97 35 104 90 33 47 127 30 43 115 36 91 98 32 63 105 36 86 88

Player-Team RODGERS, Sugar-GU DIGGINS, Skylar-ND SMITH, Shenneika-STJ ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU MARTIN, Anna-DPU BUSSIE, Asya-WVU SWEENEY, Laura-VU SAUNDERS, KeNeisha-USF

FT 99 111 68 115 40 122 39 59

Pts 580 484 412 387 347 354 301 277

Avg/G 17.6 13.8 12.9 10.8 10.5 10.1 10.0 9.6

Player-Team RODGERS, Sugar-GU DIGGINS, Skylar-ND SMITH, Shenneika-STJ SAUNDERS, KeNeisha-USF SWEENEY, Laura-VU MARTIN, Anna-DPU BUSSIE, Asya-WVU HARRY, Katherine-DPU

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

CONFERENCE GAMES SCORING G FG 3FG FT 16 99 45 48 16 76 17 53 16 83 4 36 15 49 8 32 16 61 6 19 16 50 19 27 16 37 0 68 16 65 0 6

Pts 291 222 206 138 147 146 142 136

TOT Avg/G 256 7.8 141 6.4 194 5.5 174 5.3 158 5.3 189 5.3 168 5.3 174 4.8

Player-Team Cl HARRY, Katherine-DPU FR SIMMONS, Sarina-MU FR MCKENITH, Nadirah-STJ FR SMITH, Shenneika-STJ FR BUSSIE, Asya-WVU FR RAINEY, Ashley-LOU FR SWEENEY, Laura-VU FR TYSON-THOMAS, Carmen-SU FR

REBOUNDING G OFF DEF 16 48 85 16 26 70 16 20 67 16 32 52 16 45 39 10 19 33 16 19 58 16 36 32

TOT Avg/G 133 8.3 96 6.0 87 5.4 84 5.3 84 5.3 52 5.2 77 4.8 68 4.3

Player-Team OLIVER, Monique-RU ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU SWEENEY, Laura-VU STORY, Rachel-LOU HARRY, Katherine-DPU BURTON, Nikki-LOU DIGGINS, Skylar-ND BUCK, Heather-UCONN MCKENITH, Nadirah-STJ

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

FIELD GOAL PCT G FG FGA 15 22 37 16 49 91 16 61 130 12 13 28 16 65 144 5 13 29 16 76 172 15 11 25 16 40 91

Pct .595 .538 .469 .464 .451 .448 .442 .440 .440

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

3-POINT FG PCT G 3FG FGA 16 9 25 16 22 63 16 45 129 16 17 49 16 17 50 12 3 9 16 8 26 16 19 62

Pct .360 .349 .349 .347 .340 .333 .308 .306 Pct .867 .814 .800 .794 .771 .757 .750 .741

Player-Team OLIVER, Monique-RU ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU SWEENEY, Laura-VU BUCK, Heather-UCONN MCKENITH, Nadirah-STJ RAINEY, Ashley-LOU BUSSIE, Asya-WVU HARRY, Katherine-DPU

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

FIELD GOAL PCT G FG FGA 32 73 120 36 136 251 30 127 244 35 24 48 32 87 182 22 47 99 35 116 246 33 114 246

Pct .608 .542 .520 .500 .478 .475 .472 .463

Player-Team POPE, Brooklyn-RU STEPHEN, Tiera-LOU HOWARD, Janae-LOU DOTY, Caroline-UCONN WILLIAMS, Morgan-GU HAVEL, Danielle-DPU HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN RUSHDAN, Khadijah-RU WOOD, Whitney-SHU

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

3-POINT FG PCT G 3FG FGA 29 2 3 37 2 4 33 20 46 17 30 75 20 5 13 28 3 8 39 46 123 34 18 50 26 10 28

Pct .667 .500 .435 .400 .385 .375 .374 .360 .357

Player-Team CAREY, Jesse-VU SUHEY, Emily-VU RODGERS, Sugar-GU DIGGINS, Skylar-ND HARPER, Shelby-LOU STORY, Rachel-LOU MCPHERSON, Eugeneia-STJ MARTIN, Anna-DPU

Player-Team SUHEY, Emily-VU WHEELER, Erica-RU CAREY, Jesse-VU DIGGINS, Skylar-ND RODGERS, Sugar-GU FARIS, Kelly-UCONN CAPERS, Jessica-WVU HUBER, Christine-RU

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

FREE THROW PCT G FTM FTA 26 2 2 34 21 24 29 6 7 35 111 142 33 99 127 39 31 40 18 3 4 11 3 4

Pct 1.000 .875 .857 .782 .780 .775 .750 .750

Player-Team Cl WHEELER, Erica-RU FR RODGERS, Sugar-GU FR BURTON, Nikki-LOU FR TYSON-THOMAS, Carmen-SU FR MARTIN, Anna-DPU FR DIGGINS, Skylar-ND FR BUCK, Heather-UCONN FR HALL, Elashier-SU FR

FREE THROW PCT G FTM FTA 16 13 15 16 48 59 5 8 10 16 27 34 16 27 35 16 53 70 15 6 8 16 20 27

Player-Team DIGGINS, Skylar-ND MCKENITH, Nadirah-STJ BURTON, Nikki-LOU RODGERS, Sugar-GU SAUNDERS, KeNeisha-USF MARTIN, Anna-DPU SMITH, Shenneika-STJ ROBERTS, Symone-PC

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

STEALS G Stls Avg/G 35 90 2.57 32 71 2.22 18 36 2.00 33 60 1.82 29 48 1.66 33 51 1.55 32 47 1.47 33 46 1.39

Player-Team BURTON, Nikki-LOU MCKENITH, Nadirah-STJ DIGGINS, Skylar-ND RODGERS, Sugar-GU MARTIN, Anna-DPU SAUNDERS, KeNeisha-USF BUSSIE, Asya-WVU SMITH, Shenneika-STJ

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

G 5 16 16 16 16 15 16 16

Player-Team BUSSIE, Asya-WVU ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU HARRY, Katherine-DPU SIMMONS, Sarina-MU SMITH, Shenneika-STJ RAINEY, Ashley-LOU MCCLUNG, Daress-CIN DIGGINS, Skylar-ND

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

BLOCKED SHOTS G Blks Avg/G 35 72 2.06 36 67 1.86 33 36 1.09 33 29 0.88 32 25 0.78 22 17 0.77 22 17 0.77 35 23 0.66

Player-Team BUSSIE, Asya-WVU ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU HARRY, Katherine-DPU GREEN, Terry-SHU SIMMONS, Sarina-MU SMITH, Shenneika-STJ CONNER, Tiffany-USF MCCLUNG, Daress-CIN

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

BLOCKED SHOTS G Blks Avg/G 16 41 2.56 16 23 1.44 16 21 1.31 16 15 0.94 16 14 0.88 16 11 0.69 16 10 0.63 8 5 0.63

Player-Team MCKENITH, Nadirah-STJ SAUNDERS, KeNeisha-USF DIGGINS, Skylar-ND ROBERTS, Symone-PC MARTIN, Anna-DPU HARPER, Shelby-LOU FARIS, Kelly-UCONN RODGERS, Sugar-GU

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

ASSISTS G Asst Avg/G 32 161 5.03 29 100 3.45 35 112 3.20 33 75 2.27 33 73 2.21 29 61 2.10 39 82 2.10 33 62 1.88

Player-Team MCKENITH, Nadirah-STJ SAUNDERS, KeNeisha-USF DIGGINS, Skylar-ND HARPER, Shelby-LOU ROBERTS, Symone-PC MARTIN, Anna-DPU FARIS, Kelly-UCONN PEARSON, Megan-VU

Cl FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR

G 16 15 16 16 16 16 16 16

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

Avg/G 18.2 13.9 12.9 9.2 9.2 9.1 8.9 8.5

STEALS Stls Avg/G 14 2.80 41 2.56 36 2.25 34 2.13 24 1.50 22 1.47 23 1.44 23 1.44

ASSISTS Asst Avg/G 82 5.13 56 3.73 50 3.13 43 2.69 41 2.56 38 2.38 35 2.19 33 2.06

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

2009-10 Final NCAA Stats BLOCKED SHOTS 10. Connecticut 12. West Virginia 13. Pittsburgh

G 39 35 31

No. 223 196 171

Avg. 5.7 5.6 5.5

TURNOVERS PER GAME 8. Villanova 20. Connecticut

G 30 39

No. 405 565

Avg. 13.5 14.5

STEALS PER GAME 3. Georgetown 4. Notre Dame

G 33 35

No. 427 450

Avg. 12.9 12.9

Turnover Margin 1. Georgetown 9. Notre Dame 14. St. John’s 26. Connecticut

TO 529 559 481 565

Opp TO 797 774 660 736

Margin +8.12 +6.32 +5.59 +4.38

ASSIST TURNOVER RATIO 1. Connecticut 10. Notre Dame 20. Villanova 24. Georgetown

Ast. 772 633 409 522

TO 565 571 405 529

Ratio 1.37 1.11 1.01 0.99

OPP FGA OPP FG 678 165 421 115 635 178 485 136 570 163

Pct. 24.3 27.3 28.0 28.0 28.6

POINTS PER GAME 22. Maya Moore, UConn

G 39

Pts. 736

Avg. 18.9

REBOUNDS PER GAME 10. Chelsea Cole, Pitt 19. Jessica Lawson, USF

G 30 31

No. 340 327

Avg. 11.3 10.5

ASSISTS PER GAME 11. Sarah Miles, WVU

G 34

No. 200

Avg. 5.9

STEALS PER GAME 24. Sarah Miles, WVU

G 34

No. 95

Avg. 2.8

BLOCKED SHOTS 21. Tina Charles, UConn

G 39

No. 93

Avg. 2.4

FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE 5. Tina Charles, UConn

FGM 299

FGA 484

Pct. 61.8

ASSIST TURNOVER RATIO 19. Maya Moore, UConn 24. Caroline Doty, UConn

Ast. 150 136

TO 75 71

Ratio 2.00 1.92

FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE 8. Chelsea Marandola, PC

FTM 106

FTA 119

Pct. 89.1

3-PT. FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 9. Kelly McManmon, STJ 19. Chelsea Marandola, PC

3FG 69 73

3FGA 155 174

Pct. 44.5 42.0

DOUBLE-DOUBLES 15. Jessica Lawson, USF

G 31

No. 18

TRIPLE-DOUBLES 4. Angel Robinson, MU

G 33

No. 1

SCORING OFFENSE 3. Connecticut 11. Notre Dame

G 39 35

Pts. 3162 2701

Avg. 81.1 77.2

SCORING DEFENSE 1. Connecticut 4. West Virginia 15. Villanova 22. Rutgers

G 39 35 30 34

Pts. 1801 1816 1652 1911

Avg. 46.2 51.9 55.1 56.2

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS REBOUNDS t10. 22, Chelsea Cole, Pittsburgh vs. Seton Hall, 2/20/10 t17. 21, Tina Charles, Connecticut vs. St. John’s, 2/13/10 t17. 21, Chelsea Cole, Pittsburgh vs. Marquette, 1/2/10 t17. 21, Chelsea Cole, Pittsburgh vs. Duquesne, 12/29/09

SCORING MARGIN 1. Connecticut 13. Notre Dame 21. St. John’s

Pts. Opp Pts 3162 1801 2701 2181 2247 1846

Mar. +34.9 +14.9 +12.5

3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE t8. 8, Nicole Michael, Syracuse vs. Binghamton, 11/22/09 t8. 8, Monica McNutt, Cincinnati vs. Georgetown, 1/19/10 t8. 8, Allyson Speed, USF vs. Louisville, 2/27/10

FIELD-GOAL PCT. 1. Connecticut 16. Notre Dame

FGM 1206 996

FGA 2362 2196

Pct. 51.8 45.4

ASSISTS t7. 14, Nadirah McKenith, St. John’s vs. Pittsburgh, 3/1/10

OPP FG OPP FGA 685 2284 626 1801 757 2160 658 1876

Pct. 30.0 34.8 35.0 35.1

FIELD-GOAL PCT. DEFENSE 1. Connecticut 9. Rutgers 15. Syracuse 16. West Virginia FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE 13. DePaul

FT 393

FTA 516

Pct. 76.2

Reb. 1717 1638

Opp. R 1222 1289

Mar. +12.7 +9.7

3-POINT FIELD GOALS PER GAME 16. Villanova

G 30

No. 230

Avg. 7.7

ASSISTS 1. Connecticut 6. Notre Dame 22. Georgetown

G 39 35 33

No. 772 633 522

Avg. 19.8 18.1 15.8

REBOUND MARGIN 2. Connecticut 5. Syracuse

3-PT. FIELD GOAL DEFENSE 2. Connecticut 10. St. John’s 18. Georgetown 19. West Virginia 27. Marquette WON-LOST PERCENTAGE 1. Connecticut 14. Notre Dame 14. West Virginia 23. Georgetown 26. St. John’s

W 39 29 29 26 25

L 0 6 6 7 7

Pct. 100.0 82.9 82.9 78.8 78.1

BLOCKED SHOTS t19. 8, Shannon Elliott, Villanova vs. Cincinnati, 2/20/10 TEAM SINGLE-GAME HIGHS 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE t10. 70.6 - Connecticut vs. Temple, 3/23/10 ATTENDANCE t1. 25,817 - Connecticut vs. Baylor (San Antonio, Texas), 4/4/10 3. 22,936 - Connecticut vs. Stanford (San Antonio, Texas), 4/6/10 6. 16,294 - Connecticut vs. Stanford (XL), 12/23/09 7. 15,733 - Connecticut vs. Georgetown (XL), 2/27/10 8. 14,324 - Connecticut at Louisville, 2/7/10 HOME COURT WINNING STREAK 1. 61, Connecticut t7. 19, West Virginia 11. 15, Georgetown WINNING STREAK 1. 78, Connecticut

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