2011 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament Program

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Dear ACC Basketball Fans, The Atlantic Coast Conference would like to extend a warm welcome to all of our guests this weekend for the 34th annual ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament.

Our conference and the City of Greensboro have worked hard all year to make this a very special and exciting time for the players, coaches and fans. We sincerely hope you enjoy this weekend’s games and the events that surround the Tournament and that you find your trip to Greensboro to be a pleasurable experience.

This year marks the 12th consecutive season that the Greensboro Coliseum will play host to the oldest Division I women’s basketball tournament and one of the league’s premier events. The City of Greensboro is often called the “Home of the Atlantic Coast Conference” for good reason, as the conference was formed at Sedgefield Country Club on May 8, 1953.

Our 12 women’s basketball teams have enjoyed an outstanding 2010-11 regular season and I have no doubt that this will be one of the most competitive tournaments in ACC history. Enjoy your tournament experience as you watch some of the nation’s finest teams showcase their talents.

The ACC’s 12 member institutions have a tremendous tradition of academic and athletic balance. As a conference, we are extremely excited to shine the spotlight on what has made this league so strong throughout our history – our student-athletes, coaches and fans.

It is our hope that all the dedicated followers of the ACC will continue to bring meaning to the ACC’s promise – A Tradition of Excellence… Then, Now and Always.

Sincerely,

John D. Swofford Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner

SCHOOLS OF THE ACC

Boston College Clemson Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Maryland Miami North Carolina

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A Welcome from ACC Commissioner – John Swofford

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Greetings from the Mayor of Greensboro

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Meet John Swofford

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Regular Season Stats & Standings

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ACC Tradition of Excellence

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2011 ACC Tournament Bracket

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ACC Tournament History

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Making Multi-Media Waves

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All-Time ACC Legends

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ACC Women’s Legends Class of 2011

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ACC Freshmen Laying Foundation

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ACC Hall of Champions

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2010 ACC Tournament in Review

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2011 Tournament Club/Local Sponsors

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Thank You 2011 Host Committee

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ACC Tournament Records

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43-44 The 2011 ACC Women’s Basketball Program is a product of ACC Properties, Charlotte, N.C.

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Executive Editors: Emily Brown, ACC Properties; Lindsey Ross, ACC Associate Director of Communications Designer: Kevin Opp, ACC Properties, Cover Designer: Martha Walker, Dunn & Co., ACC Extras Designer: John Chafatelli & Amanda Guthrie, PIP Printing Marketing Services, Advertising: Emily Brown, ACC Properties, Printing: Belk Printing, Pineville, N.C., Assistant Editors: Michael Kelly, ACC Associate Commissioner; Barb Dery, ACC Communications; JoAnne Cannell, ACC Communications Intern; Amy Yakola, ACC Associate Commissioner; Char Zoller, ACC Marketing Intern; Nora Lynn Finch, ACC Associate Commissioner; Brad Hecker, ACC Director; Georgia Davis, ACC Assistant Director; Shannon Fritts, ACC Properties. A special thanks to the women’s basketball sports information/media relations directors and their staffs at each school: Stephanie Tunnera, Boston College; Jeff Kallin, Clemson; Lindy Brown, Duke; Brandon Mellor, Florida State; Marcus Dittmer, Georgia Tech; Rose DiPaula, Maryland; Scott Zavitz, Miami; Bobby Hundley, North Carolina; Mark Kimmel, NC State; Amy Mulligan, Virginia; Torye Hurst, Virginia Tech; Gary Petit, Wake Forest.

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We hope you enjoy the 2011 ACC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

GREENSBORO COLISEUM The Greensboro Coliseum Complex hosts a broad range of activities, including athletic events, cultural arts, concerts, theater, educational activities, fairs, exhibits, and public and private events of all kinds including conventions, convocations and trade and consumer shows. It is both a primary center of activity for the community and a leading economic generator for this region.

The Greensboro Coliseum Complex is one of the most actively booked facilities in the country hosting more than 850 events on an annual basis.

The Greensboro Coliseum is a 23,500-seat facility, the largest single-seat arena in the nation. In addition, the Greensboro Coliseum Complex includes a 2,400-seat War Memorial Auditorium, a 300-seat Odeon Theatre, a 30,000- square-foot Pavilion, and an 167,000-square foot Special Events Center, which includes three exhibition halls, a 4,500-seat mini-arena and eight meeting rooms.

The 2011 ACC FanFest is in the spacious 30,000 square-foot Pavilion outside the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center. FanFest is free of charge and is open to the general public two hours before every session of the ACC Women’s Tournament. ACC FanFest features numerous interactive games and contests, ACC Corporate Partner booths, free face painting, a digital photo booth, ACC merchandise and daily appearances of ACC school bands, cheerleaders and mascots!

exhibits, a “you call the play” interactive broadcasting booth and space to display memorabilia, trophies and historical event photos. The ACC Hall of Champions further cements the City of Greensboro’s lifelong relationship with the ACC and is a dynamic platform to showcase the incredible players, coaches and fans that have been a part of the league for over 58 years ACC COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROGRAM The ACC is in its eighth year of the “ACC Community School Program.” This educational partnership was created and developed in 2004 and includes a broad based academic curriculum for elementary and middle schools, highlighting ACC women’s basketball. The program culminates with approximately 14,000 school children, representing over 40 Guilford County schools and nine surrounding counties, attending opening round games of the ACC Women’s Tournament.

ACC TOURNAMENT CLUB The Tournament Club, now in its 12th year, is a special hospitality package designed to enhance your experience at the ACC Women’s Tournament. As a member, you receive: • Two VIP Tournament Ticket Books • Two VIP Hospitality Passes • One VIP Parking Pass • Printed recognition in the Official 2011 ACC Tournament Souvenir Program For reservations for the 2012 Tournament Club, please call (336) 373-7492.

ACC HALL OF CHAMPIONS Scheduled to open in March 2011, the ACC Hall of Champions will celebrate past, present and future conference success through the design and use of interactive displays, unique institutional exhibits and multi-purpose program space that showcases the league’s 58 years. The Hall will feature a combination of content that honors the academic and athletic accomplishments and highlights the ACC’s continuing promise of a “Tradition of Excellence …Then, Now and Always”.

ACC HOOPS FOR KIDS PROGRAM The Atlantic Coast Conference, in conjunction with its Official Corporate Partners and the Greensboro News and Record, present the annual “ACC Hoops for Kids” Outreach program on Thursday, March 3, from 3:15 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., in the Special Events Center. This year, top notch coaches from Greensboro and Raleigh join us to conduct fun basketball skills, drills, and games as a “warm-up” to the great basketball action on the main court. All participants will receive a free Food Lion boxed meal, an ACC Tournament t-shirt and one ticket to the Thursday evening session games.

Located in the western portion of the Greensboro Coliseum Complex’s Special Events Center, the entrance to the ACC Hall of Champions will feature a four-foot, 360-degree, state-of-the-art video globe that will amaze and delight guests with a unique, multi-media display of conference highlights.

Other features of the Hall’s first phase (8,100 square feet) will include a historical timeline of the ACC’s founding in Greensboro, NC in 1953 through today; individual member school exhibits, life-size ACC school mascot

THIRD ANNUAL MASCOT NIGHT The 2011 ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament will feature the league’s third annual “Mascot Night presented by Food Lion” on the final session of quarterfinals (Friday). Beginning at 5:00 p.m., the mascots from each of the 12 ACC institutions will be on hand at the Greensboro Coliseum to interact with patrons, pose for photos, and bring family fun to those in attendance for Session III (6 & 8 pm games) of the Tournament.

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JOHN D. SWOFFORD

EDUCATION High School College Graduate

PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1965-67 1969-71

NOW IN HIS 14TH YEAR AS COMMISSIONER, John Swofford has made a dramatic impact on the Atlantic Coast Conference and college athletics. Swofford has built his career on the appropriate balance of academics, athletic achievement and integrity and is regarded as one of the top administrators in the NCAA. Swofford assumed his role as the fourth full-time commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference in July of 1997. He follows James H. (Jim) Weaver, the league’s first Commissioner from 1954-1970, Robert (Bob) James, who served from 19711987 and Eugene F. (Gene) Corrigan, who held the position from 1987 to 1997.

In addition to overseeing one of the nation’s largest athletic conferences, Swofford has been pivotal in positioning the Atlantic Coast Conference for the future.

In July of 2010, Swofford’s leadership and negotiating skills helped the conference secure a new 12 year multi-media rights agreement with ESPN. The extensive television package begins with the 2011-12 academic year and will more than double television revenue to the 12 member institutions. In addition to reaching new heights financially, ACC content will now be televised more, both regionally and nationally, than at any point in league history, while also best positioning the conference within the continuous, ever-changing world of technology.

Equally as historic, in 2003, on behalf of the nine league institutions and the ACC Council of Presidents, Swofford introduced Miami, Virginia Tech and Boston College as the newest members of the ACC. With the expansion, Swofford helped bring the conference extended and enhanced television contracts in both football and basketball. Highlights included the rights to the inaugural ACC Football Championship Game and significant increases in the number of televised games as well as negotiating an agreement with XM Satellite Radio, to broadcast the league’s football, men’s and women’s basketball games nationally.

In the sport of basketball, Swofford was instrumental in creating the ACC/Big Ten Challenge that began in men’s basketball in 1999. Then in 2007, the two conferences hosted the inaugural ACC/Big Ten Women’s Basketball Challenge.

Highly respected by his peers, Swofford was a force in the development and growth of the Bowl Championship Series and is the only person to serve two terms as its Coordinator.

Since becoming Commissioner, Swofford has been responsible for securing increased bowl opportunities for the ACC. The past five seasons, at least seven ACC teams have earned bowl bids and, in 2008, the conference set an NCAA record when 10 of its 12 teams (83%) participated in bowl play. This year, the ACC has agreements in place with nine bowls including the Orange Bowl, home to the ACC Champion since 2006.

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During Swofford’s first 13 years as Commissioner, ACC teams have won 50 national team titles and 1,337 ACC teams have participated in various NCAA championships - an average of over 100 NCAA teams per year.

A long-time advocate of the importance of academics and student-athlete welfare, Swofford stimulated the formation of the league’s first-ever ACC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. This group of current ACC student-athletes gives the conference direct feedback on their experiences participating at the highest level of college athletics.

In 2006, the prestigious ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament was awarded out to 2015. Throughout Swofford’s tenure, the iconic event will have traveled to many dynamic cities within the footprint of the league including Atlanta, Ga., Washington D.C. and Tampa, Fla., in addition to the traditional stops in Greensboro and Charlotte. The 2001 ACC Tournament in Atlanta set NCAA attendance records for single session (40,083), per session average (36,505) and total attendance (182,525).

Swofford placed an added emphasis on the development of women’s basketball in the ACC with the hiring of an Associate Commissioner for Women’s Basketball to oversee all aspects of the sport on both a conference and national level.

The Director of Athletics at the University of North Carolina from 1980 to 1997, Swofford was instrumental in building North Carolina’s athletics department into one of the country’s most respected programs. He became the school’s athletic director on May 1, 1980 and at the age of 31, he was the youngest major college Athletics Director in the nation at the time.

During his tenure, Tar Heel athletic teams claimed 123 ACC championships and 24 national collegiate titles, including two in men’s basketball and one in women’s basketball. During the 1993-94 year, the Tar Heels captured the inaugural Sears Directors’ Cup, emblematic of the collegiate all-sports champion and finished in the Top Six of the Sears Cup standings in each year of Swofford’s tenure that the award was given.

Under his leadership, North Carolina enjoyed tremendous growth in its athletic facilities, including the construction of the Smith Center, a complex which includes a 21,572-seat basketball arena, the Koury Natatorium and the Frank H. Kenan Football Center. He initiated the idea and provided the impetus for the founding of North Carolina’s trademark licensing program.

The University chose to recognize his many accomplishments by establishing the John D. Swofford women’s athletics scholarship and naming an auditorium in the school’s football complex in his honor.

John and his wife Nora reside in Greensboro, N.C. and together they have three children, Amie, Chad and Autumn, who is married to Sherman Wooden. Autumn and Sherman welcomed Maya, their first child, to the family in April of 2010.

2010 DR PEPPER ACC FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

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Wilkes Central High School North Wilkesboro, NC University of North Carolina, 1971 Morehead Scholarship Recipient Ohio University, 1973 M.Ed. in Athletics Administration

Two-time All-State QB and three-sport MVP at Wilkes Central High School North Carolina varsity football team quarterback and defensive back Peach Bowl, 1970 Gator Bowl, 1971 ACC Champions, 1971

ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION EXPERIENCE 1973-76

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Ticket Manager/Asst. to the Director of Athletic Facilities and Finance University of Virginia Assistant Athletics Director and Business Manager University of North Carolina Assistant Executive Vice President of the Educational Foundation University of North Carolina Director of Athletics University of North Carolina Commissioner Atlantic Coast Conference

MEMBERSHIP ON BOARDS AND COMMITTEES

• NCAA Men’s College Basketball Officiating, LLC Board, 2010-present • National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Honorary Board, 2009-present • College Football Officiating, LLC Board of Managers, 2008-present • North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame Advisory Board, 2008-present • Wyndham Championship Board of Directors, 2002-present • National Letter of Intent Appeals Committee, 2002-present • BCS Coordinator, 2000-01, 2008-09 • IA Collegiate Commissioner’s Assoc.

(Chair), 2005-07 • NCAA Football Board of Directors (President), 2004-05 • NCAA Executive Committee, 1995-97 • NCAA Division I Championship Committee (Chair), 1995-97 • NCAA Special Committee to Study a Division I-A Football Championship, 1994-95 • President of NACDA, 1993-94 • NCAA Special Events Committee, 1987-91 • NCAA Communications Committee (Chair), 1987-89 • NCAA Football Television Committee (Chair), 1984

HONORS AND AWARDS

• North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, 2009 • Homer Rice Award, 2005 (presented by the Division 1A Athletic Directors’ Association) • Horizon Award, 2004 (presented by the Atlanta Sports Council, recognizing the National Sports Business Executive of the Year) • Chick-fil-A Bowl Hall of Fame, 2003 • Fifth most influential person in U.S. sports by the Sporting News, 2003 • Outstanding American Award for the Triangle Chapter of the College Football Hall of Fame, 2002 • North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s Hall of Fame, 2002 • Ohio University’s Charles R. Higgins Distinguished Alumnus Award, 1984

ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE STAFF

JOHN D. SWOFFORD COMMISSIONER

BRIAN A. MORRISON ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER MEN’S BASKETBALL COMMUNICATIONS

CHARLENE CURTIS

COORDINATOR, WOMEN’S BASKETBALL OFFICIALS

ALLISON DOUGHTY

JEFF ELLIOTT

ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

AMY YAKOLA

ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER PUBLIC RELATIONS & MARKETING

SHAMAREE BROWN

DIRECTOR STUDENT-ATHLETE PROGRAMS & COMPLIANCE

LINDSEY ROSS

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOOTBALL OPERATIONS

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS

CECELIA DIAMICO

HEATHER C. HIRSCHMAN

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE COMMISSIONER

EMILY WATKINS RECEPTIONIST

NORA LYNN FINCH

MIKE FINN

ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL OPERATIONS & SWA

ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER FOOTBALL COMMUNICATIONS

LINDSEY BABCOCK

W. SCOTT MCBURNEY

BRAD HECKER

LYNNE HERNDON

BEN TARIO

STEVE “SLIM” VOLLINGER

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER COMPLIANCE AND GOVERNANCE

DIRECTOR WOMEN’S BASKETBALL OPERATIONS

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

SUSAN ANTHONY

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER ADVANCED MEDIA

DIRECTOR BUSINESS OPERATIONS

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR ADVANCED MEDIA

JENNIE BARRETT

KARL HICKS

KRIS W. PIERCE

DOUG RHOADS

KATHY C. HUNT

CHRISTINA L. TRACEY DIRECTOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

GEORGIA DAVIS

DONALD MOORE

STEVE PHILLIPS

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER CHAMPIONSHIPS

DIRECTOR MEN’S BASKETBALL OPERATIONS

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WOMEN’S BASKETBALLL & SWA

BARB DERY

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATION/BUSINESS

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT CHAMPIONSHIPS

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT COMMUNICATIONS/PUBLIC RELATIONS & MARKETING

SETH BARWICK

SHELDON BELL

JOANNE CANNELL

NEIL SLEIGHT

INTERN CHAMPIONSHIPS

INTERN COMMUNICATIONS

SHANE LYONS

ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER COMMUNICATIONS & FOOTBALL OPERATIONS

WEBSITE COORDINATOR

INTERN, COMPLIANCE & STUDENT-ATHLETE PROGRAMS

MICHAEL KELLY

ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER MEN’S BASKETBALL OPERATIONS

INTERN WEBSITE

COORDINATOR, FOOTBALL OFFICIALS

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

TRACEY HAITH

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT STUDENT-ATHLETE WELFARE/ COMPLIANCE & GOVERNANCE

ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER COMPLIANCE & GOVERNANCE

JOHN CLOUGHERTY

COORDINATOR MEN’S BASKETBALL OFFICIALS

LEE BUTLER

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS

KARRIE B. TILLEY

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT MEN’S BASKETBALL OPERATIONS

CHARLOTTE ZOLLER

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S T A N D I N G S

ACC GAMES

DUKE MIAMI FLORIDA STATE MARYLAND GEORGIA TECH NORTH CAROLINA BOSTON COLLEGE VIRGINIA WAKE FOREST NC STATE CLEMSON VIRGINIA TECH

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W 12 12 11 9 9 8 5 5 5 4 3 1

L 2 2 3 5 5 6 9 9 9 10 11 13

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SCORING Player, Team Riquna Williams-UM Shenise Johnson-UM Carolyn Swords-BC Italee Lucas-NC Bonae Holston-ST Stefanie Murphy-BC Jasmine Thomas-DU Cierra Bravard-FS Alyssa Thomas-MD Alex Montgomery-GT

G 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 28 30

FG 3FG 223 66 205 35 208 0 181 64 189 0 180 19 158 49 144 0 154 0 147 62

FT 117 123 85 44 82 79 66 130 91 67

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G 29 29 30 29 29 29 29 29 29 29

OFF DEF 102 158 97 161 51 206 101 145 98 141 79 158 93 144 97 129 88 138 68 147

TOT Avg/G 260 9.0 258 8.9 257 8.6 246 8.5 239 8.2 237 8.2 237 8.2 226 7.8 226 7.8 215 7.4

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PA 52.6 65.9 69.8 63.1 60.6 68.2 72.9 68.6 71.4 77.3 74.9 70.7

W 26 26 23 23 21 22 18 16 14 13 10 11

Pts Avg/G 629 21.7 568 19.6 501 17.3 470 16.2 460 15.9 458 15.8 431 14.9 418 14.4 399 14.3 423 14.1

Player, Team Jaclyn Thoman-BC C. DeGraffenreid-NC Nikki Davis-VT Anjale Barrett-MD Metra Walthour-GT Courtney Ward-FS Amber White-ST Christian Hunnicutt-FS Shenise Johnson-UM My Goodwin-Coleman-ST

Cl SR SO JR SO SO JR SR JR JR JR

G 29 29 29 29 29 28 29 29 29 29

FG FGA 208 289 89 151 144 261 119 219 142 272 95 184 180 353 205 409 99 201 189 384

Player, Team Shenise Johnson-UM Alex Montgomery-GT Stefanie Murphy-BC Marissa Kastanek-ST Courtney Ward-FS Cierra Bravard-FS Chelsea Shine-VA Riquna Williams-UM Carolyn Swords-BC Ariana Moorer-VA

Player, Team Morgan Stroman-UM Shenise Johnson-UM Riquna Williams-UM C. DeGraffenreid-NC Jasmine Thomas-DU Metra Walthour-GT Nikki Davis-VT Alex Montgomery-GT Alyssa Thomas-MD Kristen Doherty-BC

Pct. .897 .897 .793 .793 .700 .759 .621 .533 .467 .448 .345 .379

PF 70.1 80.1 74.2 72.5 65.6 77.4 78.7 66.8 66.8 75.9 59.7 60.9

PA 54.2 60.4 64.3 57.3 55.6 60.4 70.2 65.0 65.4 70.6 68.9 65.6

3-PT FG PCT. (Min. 1.0 made per game) Cl SR SR SR JR JR SR SR SR JR FR

G Assists 29 148 29 144 29 137 29 125 30 120 29 115 29 112 28 106 29 107 29 107

Avg/G 5.10 4.97 4.72 4.31 4.00 3.97 3.86 3.79 3.69 3.69

Player, Team Ataira Franklin-VA Courtney Ward-FS Jaclyn Thoman-BC Alexa Deluzio-FS Kirstyn Wright-CU Jasmine Thomas-DU Kerri Shields-BC Alex Montgomery-GT Marissa Kastanek-ST Metra Walthour-GT

Cl FR SR SR SO JR SR SO SR SO JR

G 30 29 29 29 29 29 29 30 29 30

3FG 33 68 36 39 62 49 75 62 55 39

FGA 73 166 89 99 160 128 200 171 155 111

Cl SO SR SR JR SR JR SR SO SR FR

G 29 29 29 29 29 29 30 29 29 30

3FG Avg/G 75 2.59 68 2.34 67 2.31 66 2.28 64 2.21 62 2.14 62 2.07 55 1.90 49 1.69 45 1.50

Pct .452 .410 .404 .394 .388 .383 .375 .363 .355 .351

3PT. FGS MADE

Cl JR SR SR SO SR JR JR JR SR JR

G 29 30 29 29 29 29 30 29 29 28

FTM 123 67 79 64 67 130 70 117 85 81

FTA 142 79 96 78 84 163 89 152 112 109

Cl SO JR JR SR SR JR SR SR FR FR

G Steals 29 97 29 92 29 86 29 79 29 72 30 70 29 64 30 66 28 61 29 60

Avg/G 3.34 3.17 2.97 2.72 2.48 2.33 2.21 2.20 2.18 2.07

STEALS Pct .720 .589 .552 .543 .522 .516 .510 .501 .493 .492

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FREE THROW PCT. (Min. 2.0 made per game)

FIELD GOAL PCT. (Min. 3.0 made per game) Player, Team Carolyn Swords-BC Tianna Hawkins-MD Cierra Bravard-FS Sandra Garcia-WF Morgan Stroman-UM Chay Shegog-NC Stefanie Murphy-BC Shenise Johnson-UM Laura Broomfield-NC Bonae Holston-ST

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PF 71.8 75.5 75.1 71.6 63.6 69.4 71.4 65.5 62.7 76.1 58.5 54.6

ASSISTS Cl JR JR SR SR JR SR SR JR FR SR

REBOUNDS Player, Team Krystal Thomas-DU Carolyn Swords-BC Alex Montgomery-GT Laura Broomfield-NC Bonae Holston-ST Stefanie Murphy-BC Morgan Stroman-UM Lynetta Kizer-MD Shenise Johnson-UM Cierra Bravard-FS

OVERALL

Pct. .857 .857 .786 .643 .643 .571 .357 .357 .357 .286 .214 .071

Pct .866 .848 .823 .821 .798 .798 .787 .770 .759 .743

Player, Team Kerri Shields-BC Courtney Ward-FS Sthefany Thomas-CU Riquna Williams-UM Italee Lucas-NC Kirstyn Wright-CU Alex Montgomery-GT Marissa Kastanek-ST Jasmine Thomas-DU Chelsea Douglas-WF

BLOCKED SHOTS Player, Team Waltiea Rolle-NC Kody Burke-ST Krystal Thomas-DU Jessica Breland-NC Carolyn Swords-BC Lindsey Mason-CU Diandr Tchatchouang-MD Alicia DeVaughn-MD Chay Shegog-NC

Cl SO FR SR SR SR JR SO FR JR

G Blocks Avg/G 29 67 2.31 28 56 2.00 29 55 1.90 26 46 1.77 29 44 1.52 29 43 1.48 29 35 1.21 29 34 1.17 28 30 1.07

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Consistency. It is the mark of true excellence in any endeavor.

However, in today’s intercollegiate athletics, competition has become so balanced and so competitive that it is virtually impossible to maintain a high level of consistency.

Yet the Atlantic Coast Conference has defied the odds. Now in its 58th year of competition, the ACC has long enjoyed the reputation as one of the strongest and most competitive intercollegiate conferences in the nation. And that is not mere conjecture, the numbers support it.

Since its inception in 1953, ACC schools have captured 120 national championships, including 64 in women’s competition and 56 in men’s. In addition, NCAA individual titles have gone to ACC student-athletes 130 times in men’s competition and 91 times in women’s action.

Since 1977, when the league adopted women’s basketball, a tradition of excellence was established. It is that tradition that provides motivation for all 12 member institutions to reach new heights.

The 2005-06 season marked the first time in NCAA history that a conference sent three teams to the same Final Four. The title game pitted an automatic ACC winner as second-seeded Maryland 2009-10 National faced No. 1 seed Duke. The Terrapins claimed their Championships first national title in school history and the league’s second with a thrilling 78-75 overtime game at the TD Field Hockey Banknorth Garden in Boston, Mass., on April 4, 2006.

North Carolina Following the 2006-07 season, Duke became the first Women’s Soccer ACC team and only the 14th in NCAA history to finish North Carolina a regular season undefeated (29-0), while 34 wins for North Carolina marked the most in program history.

Men’s Soccer The 2009-10 season was no different in the continuaVirginia tion towards excellence as nine ACC teams earned postseason bids, including six NCAA Tournament berths. It Men’s Basketball also marked the eighth consecutive year the league sent Duke at least six to the “Big Dance.” Duke, which won the school’s sixth ACC Women’s Basketball Championship Men’s Ice Hockey Boston College and its first since winning five-straight from 2000-04, earned a No. 2 seed in the Memphis Region. The Blue Men’s Lacrosse Devils participated in their league-best 16th-straight Duke NCAA tournament and 17th overall. Joining Duke among the top seeds selected for the 2010 NCAA TournaWomen’s Lacrosse ment was Florida State, which shared the league’s Maryland regular-season crown with the Blue Devils. Joining Duke and Florida State as ACC representatives in the Women’s Rowing NCAA Tournament were Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Virginia NC State and Virginia. Maryland, Miami and Wake Forest received bids to participate in the 2010 Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT), extending the number of ACC postseason teams to nine - the fifth time the league has accomplished that feat and third time in the last seven years.

Duke and Florida State advanced to the NCAA Regional Finals, while Miami made a strong season finale by going 5-1 in the postseason WNIT, falling to California in the championship game. The Blue Devils advanced to the NCAA Regionals for the 12th time in the last 13 years, and made their eighth NCAA regional final appearance over the last 13 years and the first under head coach Joanne P. McCallie. Third-seeded FSU’s 74-71 win over No. 7-seed Mississippi State in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 secured the school’s first-ever berth in the Elite Eight and gave the Seminoles their school-record 29th victory of the season, breaking the 1982 squad’s mark of 28. Miami advanced to play in its first WNIT Final, a tournament that expanded to 64 teams last season from 48 in previous years. The Hurricanes advanced to the championship game after defeating Florida Gulf Coast, Florida, North Carolina A&T, Providence and Michigan. It was the first time in school history that the Hurricanes advanced to a postseason tournament championship, and the nine-win improvement from the previous year was their most since 1992.

The league’s women’s basketball programs continue to rank among the best in the country in terms of the postseason tournaments, having made 156 NCAA Tournament appearances and winning 206 games in the last 33 years, including 36 wins by a number one seed. In addition to sending three teams to the same Final Four for the first time in NCAA history, the league has boasted such national accomplishments as sending at least one team to the “Sweet 16” for 22 consecutive seasons and at least one to the Final Four in 11 of the last 22 seasons.

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The conference has also made 14 trips to the Final Four in the last 29 seasons, with three teams finishing second and North Carolina and Maryland capturing National Championships in 1994 and 2006, respectively.

Since 1989, the ACC has placed 14 players on the All-Final Four team, including Maryland’s Laura Harper, who in 2006 joined the ranks of Virginia’s Dawn Staley and North Carolina’s Charlotte Smith as the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player. In all, 67 ACC players have been named to the NCAA Tournament All-Region teams with 10 Most Outstanding Player recognitions.

Over the years, ACC women’s basketball teams have gained national recognition through their television exposure. The 2009-10 schedule featured 64 televised games and included 106 television appearances. In addition, ACC teams had six ESPN2 games, five national Fox Sports contests, and made seven appearances on ESPN’s Big Monday Presented by Bud Light women’s college basketball package, which featured the nation’s top teams in action every Monday, primarily at 7 p.m. or 9 p.m. ET from January 11 to March 1. The league also had 23 games on the league’s regional sports network, which includes Comcast SportsNet, Fox Sports Net South, SunSports and New England’s Sports Network (NESN).

Eight players have garnered National Player of the Year accolades while competing under the ACC banner. Staley was a back-to-back selection in 1991 and 1992, while Smith received the ESPY award in 1995. Duke’s Alana Beard was recognized with National Player of the Year honors in both 2003 and 2004, and UNC’s Ivory Latta earned ESPN.com National Player of the Year in 2006. In 2007, Duke guard Lindsey Harding was named the Naismith Trophy Women’s College Player of the Year presented by AT&T. Five league coaches have combined to earn 13 National Coach of the Year honors. North Carolina’s Sylvia Hatchell, Virginia’s Debbie Ryan, former Maryland head coach Chris Weller, former Duke head coach Gail Goestenkors and the late NC State head coach Kay Yow all garnered national recognition.

Seven ACC representatives, including coaches and student-athletes, have participated in the Olympics. Yow, assisted by Hatchell, headed up the 1988 gold medal-winning Olympic team. Maryland’s Vicky Bullett was a member of both the 1988 and 1992 Olympic teams.

Staley, a three-time Olympian, struck gold in Athens as a member of the 2004 title squad, while Goestenkors served as an assistant coach on the gold medal-winning team in Athens.

Since the inaugural season of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) in 1997, the ACC has been a recognizable presence in the league. Eighty-three (83) former ACC stars have played on the hardwood in the WNBA, while six former players have worked the sidelines as coaches. Two ACC players were selected in the first round of the 2010 WNBA Draft, while four players were taken overall. The league’s record was set in 2006 and 2007, with nine taken in the respective professional drafts.

In addition, ACC women’s basketball players have earned first-team Academic All-America honors 10 times, including Virginia’s Val Ackerman – the former President of the WNBA in 1981.

In 1997, NC State’s Jennifer Howard was tabbed GTE CoSIDA Academic Player of the Year after posting a flawless 4.0 grade point average throughout her career. Thirteen players have earned ACC postgraduate scholarships, while three others were named NCAA Postgraduate Scholars.

2009-10 In Review The 2009-10 academic year saw league teams capturing an all-time high eight national team titles and nine individual NCAA crowns. In all, the ACC has now won 50 national team titles over the last 13 years and two or more NCAA titles in 28 of the past 30 years.

The ACC was the only conference in America to place four of its teams in the final Top 10 rankings of the 2009-10 Learfield Director’s Cup Standings – symbolic of the nation’s top overall programs – as Virginia (3rd), Florida State (5th), North Carolina (7th), and Duke (10th) were ranked nationally in the Top 10.

A total of 123 league teams earned a berth in NCAA postseason competition, compiling a 116-64-3 (.637) mark in NCAA championships. The ACC had 96 teams ranked in the final Top 25 polls, including 42 teams ranked in the Top 10, while six teams finished No. 1 in at least one poll in their respective sport. In addition, the ACC had 253 league student-athletes named to All-America teams in 2009-10, 127 men and 126 women, and 108 ACC athletes earned Academic All-America honors. The league produced six national Player of the Year, four national Freshman of the Year, and four national Coach of the Year honorees.

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In the year 2000, ACC Women’s Basketball began the millennium with a new site for their championship. The conference tournament came to the Greensboro Coliseum, a 50-year-old facility that has devoted a significant chapter to ACC history. Since its original opening in 1959, the Greensboro Coliseum has hosted a number of historic ACC battles, and over the past nine seasons, a new chapter has been written as the women provided their own lasting memories in the Coliseum.

ACC Women’s Basketball will continue to showcase their talents in the Greensboro Coliseum, where the four-day tournament has a home through the year 2015.

Fans enjoyed the 2010 ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament in the Coliseum, setting a new single-session attendance record in the opening round’s School Day game with a crowd of 11,445 that featured approximately 7,800 elementary students, nearly 2,000 more than the year before. In 2009, the league set new attendance records in four of the eight sessions and reached an all-time overall tournament attendance record of 73,187 fans over the four-day event. In 2005 and 2007, the ACC set the championship game record with a mark of 11,538, and the league has sold out the title match in four of the past six seasons.

Last year, over 66,000 people came out to see the nation’s premier women’s basketball league, a conference that sent three teams to the same Final Four for the first time in NCAA history in 2006 and last season saw six teams earn postseason NCAA berths for the eighth consecutive year.

The 2011 Tournament will begin Thursday, March 3, and conclude on Sunday, March 6. The title game returned to Sunday in 2005 after being moved to Monday night in 1999. From 1986-1994, the title game was held on Monday, while from 1978-1985 and 1995-98, the champion was crowned on either Saturday or Sunday.

This year’s tournament includes outstanding television coverage with the 2011

ACC TV package broadcasting seven of the 11 games. That coverage, which for the second-straight year will be on High Definition, matches the best showing for an ACC Women’s Tournament in the league’s history. The 1999 event marked the first time that a quarterfinal game was aired, along with both semifinals and the championship contest.

The Greensboro Coliseum has housed many exciting events in the past, including the ACC Tournament, the 2007 and 2008 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Greensboro Regionals, and the 1999 Women’s NCAA East Regional. The 2007 and 2008 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Greensboro Regionals marked the first time the NCAA has committed to a back-to-back hosting opportunity.

The ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament has been played at eight different sites.

The inaugural event was held in 1978 at University Hall on the campus of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. The ACC was the first conference in the nation to host a women’s basketball tournament.

In 1979, the ACC Tournament moved to Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, N.C., hosted

by NC State University. The University of Maryland’s Cole Field House in College Park was the site of the 1980 Tournament, while Clemson University’s Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, S.C., was home to the 1981 event. It returned to Reynolds Coliseum in 1982.

The conference tournament remained in North Carolina from 1983-1991, hosted by Fayetteville’s Cumberland County Memorial Coliseum; until it moved in 1992 to Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, S.C. Winthrop Coliseum hosted the event until 1996.

The 1999 ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament concluded a four-year stint at Independence Arena in Charlotte, and with the Championship’s 11-year stay in Greensboro, the ACC Tournament will be hosted in the state of North Carolina for 15 straight years.

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ESPN IS GOING ALL-IN WITH THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE. The multi-platform programming network is not only the “worldwide leader in sports,” but it also will be the premier distributor of football, basketball and Olympic broadcasts for the conference’s 12 member institutions, thanks to more than a multi-billion dollar, 12-year agreement signed by ESPN and the ACC in July. The agreement combines football and basketball rights for the first time in league history, and provides unprecedented coverage of the league’s 22 Olympic sports. “It’s an extensive package that reaches new heights financially, provides unprecedented branding opportunities for us, and we think strongly positions our league within the ever-changing world of technology as we look ahead,” said ACC Commissioner John Swofford. “And our institutions will benefit tremendously from a financial standpoint from this new agreement.”

ESPN will provide ACC fans with new technology as well, including the network’s use of 3D technology on its new channel ESPN 3D. In the fall of 2010, five ACC football games were produced in 3D, including the Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game.

And, thanks to the league’s dedication to providing the latest technology to promote its events, fans will have more access to ondemand digital content — around the world and around the clock.

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That includes the league’s popular new iPhone application, which allows fans to receive fully programmable, up-to-theminute updates of their favorite teams and preferred sports on mobile phones and digital handheld devices.

The app, which launched prior to the 2010 football season, includes live scoring of all ACC football and basketball games, broadcasts of selected games, news stories about league schools from The Associated Press and other news features.

The ground-breaking television deal with ESPN includes broadcasts of nearly 5,000 live events until the contract expires at the end of 2022-23 academic year. ESPN will broadcast regular-season and postseason games for all 25 of the ACC’s sponsored sports, both regionally and nationally.

Every football game controlled by the league will be televised; every basketball game between ACC opponents and most conference-controlled out-of-league contests will be broadcast. The entire ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament will be broadcast nationally, with the semifinals and finals televised on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2.

The network will more than double the number of regular-season women’s basketball games it broadcasts nationally, from seven to 18. For the first time in league history, every game in the women’s tournament will also be televised for the duration of the contract. All games in the league’s popular baseball and softball championships will be televised, as will league championships in lacrosse, and men’s and women’s soccer.

And, in an important enhancement for fans, the deal will eliminate all blackouts for regional and national telecasts.

“We are a very fan-centric company at a very fan-centric conference,” said ESPN spokesman John Skipper said. “We want to make sure … more people will be able to see more games than they have ever seen.

Generally speaking, all of the ACC-controlled games are going to be available to a national audience.”

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FANS WILL HAVE MORE ACCESS TO ON-DEMAND DIGITAL CONTENT — AROUND THE WORLD AND AROUND THE CLOCK. league’s 12 schools, the contract will double, on average, the revenue each school receives for broadcasting rights throughout the course of the contract. Since it first signed a syndication deal for individual sports in the mid-1980s, the ACC has split all of its television revenue equally among its members.

The new deal will continue to do so.

While the new contract brings some exciting new changes to all ACC sports, some of the league’s most popular features will remain. ESPN will continue to broadcast five ACC Thursday night football games. It plans to continue the popular ACC-Big 10 Challenge in men’s and women’s basketball, and the full lineup of Sunday Night Hoops, with start times ranging between 2 p.m.-6 p.m. Those games, broadcast on ESPNU, will reach 73 million households, a significant increase over the expiring television deal.

Unlike some of its other deals, the ESPN contract with the ACC gives the network exclusive rights for football and basketball on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3. com, as well as the network’s specialized packages like ESPN Mobile TV, ESPN Full Court, ESPN International and ESPN Classic. Combined, those networks reach nearly 450 million households.

“This is the first time we at ESPN have done basically an all-in deal with a conference where we worked to be able to acquire all of its product,” Skipper said. “I think that speaks to how much we value the ACC. “That was an important component to us because we value both basketball and football. We liked having them synchedup.” The ACC office considered developing

its own network, as the SEC and Big Ten have done, but decided in the end that it would be better to partner with ESPN’s long-term broadcasting experience, its national exposure and its internationally known brand.

While ESPN will own exclusive broadcast rights to all conference-controlled events, the league will continue its long-time relationship with Raycom Sports, which has owned sole syndication rights for football and basketball broadcasts for more than three decades.

Raycom will continue to regionally broadcast games, including weekly football and basketball broadcasts and the ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament. It will also syndicate ACC games outside the region, taking national the excitement of conference basketball and football games that had previously been unavailable outside the region. It will also distribute the league’s digital assets through the league’s official website, www.theACC.com, and manage the league’s corporate partner program.

Swofford is convinced that the deal will offer fans of the ACC’s 12 schools unprecedented access to see their teams in action, on a variety of platforms, for a dozen years to come.

“It’s critical that our conference in this kind of relationship can be nimble and adjust to the changing technology, and use it to our advantage moving forward,” Swofford said.

“We are now well-positioned for that. The world may look very different over the next 12 years.”

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The Atlantic Coast Conference will celebrate its seventh annual class of ACC Women’s Basketball Legends during the 2011 ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament, March 3-6, at the Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum. The honorees will be recognized during the ACC Legends Luncheon, as well as on the court at halftime of the first semifinal game on Saturday, March 5. The ACC Women’s Basketball Legends program honors past players and coaches from each of the ACC’s 12 schools who have contributed to the league’s rich tradition.

Included in the class are 10 former student-athletes and two head coaches that represent four decades of ACC Women’s Basketball competitors. Below is a complete list of this year’s legends and the accolades from their playing and coaching careers.

BOSTON COLLEGE: Carla Wenger Vicidomini (1986-91) A 2001 inductee of the Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame, Carla Wenger Vicidomini is in the Top 10 in all-time in rebounds (643) and field goals (502). Her 385 free throw attempts and 112 games played each put her in the Top 15 in program history. At the time of her induction, she was the fifth alltime leading scorer in school history with 1,243 points. Wenger Vicidomini captained the Eagles as a senior and at the end of the season was recognized as the Big East Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She garnered second team All-Big East honors as both a junior and a senior.

CLEMSON: Annie Tribble (Coach, 1976-87) Named head coach of the Tiger basketball program in 1976, Annie Tribble compiled a 200-135 record during her 11-year tenure at Clemson and finished her 19-year collegiate coaching career with a 348-147 ledger. Her teams registered seven 20-plus victory seasons, and she guided the Tigers to just as many postseason tournaments.

Prior to her time at Clemson, Tribble spent nine seasons at Anderson Junior College where she directed the Trojans to three National Junior College Championships.

Tribble was honored as the South Carolina Coach of the Year in 1977 and also served as the South Team coach for the 1981 National Sports Festival III games. Tribble played a major role on the U.S.Olympic Committee that was instrumental in selecting the 1976 U.S. Silver Medal team.

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scholarships; however, at the end of her tenure, 11 players were receiving athletic scholarships. Under Leonard’s guidance, Duke claimed six consecutive regular season championships. In 1988, she served as an assistant coach to Vivian Stringer for the U.S. entrant in the World Championships. Leonard scouted other national teams in preparation for the qualifying tournament during the summer of 1989 in Brazil. She was also an assistant coach at the 1987 U.S. Olympic Festival and a 1988 assistant coach in the Jones Cup competition in Taiwan.

FLORIDA STATE: Glenda Stokes-Pye (1979-83) A four-year Florida State letterwinner (1979-1983), Glenda StokesPye ranks third in program history in rebounds (939), and finished her college career with an average of 7.2, which is tied for eighth all-time in school history. Stokes-Pye also ranks fifth in Seminole history in total rebounds in a single season (294 rebounds, 35 games, 1980 season). The 1982 campaign saw her pull down 21 rebounds vs. Virginia Tech, which is tied for the third-most in school history. Stokes-Pye still ranks in the top nine in steals in the Seminole record books (68), while to this day, her field goal percentage (.602) during her senior year of 1983 is the second-best shooting mark in FSU history. Stokes scored a total of 1,118 points over the course of her collegiate career, which puts her at No. 19 overall in total points at FSU. GEORGIA TECH: Tory Ehle-Rule (1984-87) As only the fifth player in Georgia Tech history to score more than 1,000 points in a career, Tory Ehle-Rule finished her career sitting in third place on the Yellow Jackets’ all-time scoring list. Ehle-Rule is currently tied for 18th in scoring. She was the team captain for two-straight seasons to conclude her career and set the school’s all-time assist record (409). Ehle-Rule also set a Tech record with a flawless 12-for-12 free throw outing en route to scoring a season-high 20 points vs. Wake Forest in her final campaign. During her senior season, she helped Tech to its first-ever Top 20 recognition and the team’s first victory over a nationally ranked opponent. Ehle-Rule also ranked sixth in the ACC in assist average her senior season and was an honorable mention Academic All-America as a junior.

MARYLAND: Christy Winters Scott (1986-90) DUKE: Debbie Leonard (Coach, 1977-92) Christy Winters Scott was a four-year letterwinner with the Terrapins. In 1989, she Debbie Leonard spent 15 years at the helm of the Duke women’s basketball team, helped Maryland win its eighth ACC championship and reach its third Final Four compiling a 212-190 record, and was selected the ACC and District 3 Coach of the appearance. As a senior, Winters Scott was a first team All-ACC and Kodak All-East Year for the 1985 season. When Leonard arrived at Duke, the Blue Devils offered no Region selection as she led the Terps in scoring (533 pts, 17.8 ppg). She ranks sixth

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in scoring at Maryland (1,679 pts), seventh in rebounding (723) and third in career games played (123). Winters Scott is one of just five players to score more than 700 field goals in school history, while she also ranks in the all-time Top 10 at Maryland in blocked shots (7th, 91) and field goal percentage (10th, .537). Before returning to Maryland as an assistant, Winters Scott spent a total of four seasons as an assistant coach at George Mason. She came back to College Park in 1999, where she served as an assistant until 2002.

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leading the team in eight statistical categories in 1998, she earned MVP nods from her teammates as well as the NC State Alumni Athletic Trophy and the H.C. Kennett Award (as NC State’s best all-around student-athlete). Melvin is an 11-year veteran of the WNBA, currently playing with the Washington Mystics for a second time.

VIRGINIA: Nancy Mayer Bates (1983-87) A two-time captain and four-year letterwinner for the Cavaliers, Nancy Mayer Bates was a Kodak District III All-America selection in 1986. She earned All-ACC honors four times during her Cavalier career and was named to the first team three times.

Mayer Bates ranks 14th on Virginia’s all-time scoring list (1,466), fifth on Virginia’s all-time steals list (240) and seventh on UVa’s all-time assists list (633). The 1987 ACC All-Tournament team selection also ranks eighth in school history with 633 field goals made. Mayer Bates lived on The Lawn during her time at Virginia, one of the highest honors a student can receive. She was an ACC Honor Roll student during her career.

MIAMI: Chanivia Broussard (2000-03) A two-time All-Big East selection, Chanivia Broussard ended her Miami career with 1,482 points, which currently ranks seventh all-time at UM. She still stands among the best in program history in made field goals (7th, 621), field goal attempts (7th, 1,398), rebounds (10th, 583), and block shots (3rd, 132). She also ranks highly with single game achievements, including field goals made (t-6th, 15), and free throw percentage (t-1st, 1.000, 10-10). After finishing her freshman season averaging a team-high 13.2 points per game, Broussard was named to the All-Big East Freshman team, the first player in six years to earn the recognition. She scored in double-digits VIRGINIA TECH: Lisa Witherspoon Hansen (1995-99) in 24 games during her senior season, and became the 15th Miami player to record Lisa Witherspoon Hansen was inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1,000 career points, reaching the plateau as a junior.

2009. The point guard played in 30 games her junior season despite a stress fracture in her foot and became the first player in the program’s history to distribute 200 NORTH CAROLINA: Cathy Shoemaker (1975-79) assists in a single season. Witherspoon dished out a school-record 246 assists and North Carolina’s first women’s basketball scholarship recipient, Cathy Shoemaker is added a school-best 86 steals as a senior, while helping the Hokies post their best among the greatest players in the history of the Tar Heel program. One of the first season in school history, registering a 28-3 record and advancing to the NCAA Sweet 1,000-point scorers in school history, Shoemaker finished her career with 1,316 points, 16. For her efforts, Witherspoon was named honorable mention All-America by the which currently stands as 25th in Tar Heel history. A four-year letterwinner, Shoe- Associated Press. Witherspoon’s senior numbers in assists and steals still stand as maker was a member of the first two Carolina teams to advance to the AIAW regional school records, as does her career assist total of 635. She ranks third in career steals tournament in 1978 and 1979. In addition, Shoemaker was a three-time AIAW All- (219) and is still the only Tech women’s basketball player to record over 200 assists State selection. She received All-Tournament recognition at the 1976 Virginia Classic in a single season. and the 1977 and 1978 UNC Christmas Classics. Shoemaker then played two years for the Dallas Diamonds of the Women’s Basketball League (WBL) from 1979-81.

WAKE FOREST: Beth Davis Fagan (1988-91) Beth Davis Fagan was just the third Demon Deacon to reach 1,000 career points and NC STATE: Chasity Melvin (1994-98) is the only member of the 1,000-point club to do so in just three seasons. She finished One of only seven NC State student-athletes to have her jersey retired, Chasity Mel- her career with 1,172 points, which ranks 13th in school history. Davis Fagan was a vin ended her Wolfpack career ranked in the top five in five career categories and 1990 All-ACC selection and earned Fast Break Freshman All-America honors in 1989 continues to rank among the greatest players in school history. Melvin led the Pack after scoring a career-high 30 points her rookie season in the championship game of to their only NCAA Final Four appearance en route to Kodak All-American honors in the Iowa Hawkeye Classic. Davis Fagan scored 27 points in a game eight times over 1998 as well as All-East Regional and Final Four honors. Melvin set an NCAA record her three-year career. She also scored in double-figures 21 times as a junior and led for the most points in a national semifinal game with a career-high 37 vs. Louisiana the team in scoring eight times. During her junior campaign, she was the eighthTech – a record that stood until 2010. Melvin is only the second player in NC State leading scorer in the ACC (15.4ppg). She played in just three ACC Tournament games, history, male or female, to compile 2,000 career points and 1,000 rebounds. After but was the Deacs’ leading scorer in all three.

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BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES

HEAD COACH

Sylvia Crawley

A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Hometown: Steubenville, Ohio Alma Mater: North Carolina, 1994 First Head Coaching Job: Ohio University, 2006-07 First Year at Boston College: 2008-09 Record (through the 09-10 season) ACC Record: 13-15 ACC Tournament Record: 3-2

Rev. William Leahy, S.J. President

C O A C H I N G

Gene DeFilippo Director of Athletics

Jody Mooradian Dr. Robert Taggart, Jr. Senior Woman Administrator Faculty Representative

S T A F F

ACC Tournament Titles: 0 NCAA Tournament Record: 0-0 Boston College Record: 40-27 (2 yrs) Career Record: 78-52 (4 yrs) Angelita Forte Assistant Coach

Geoff Lanier Assistant Coach

Stephanie Lawrence Yelton Assistant Coach

2011 ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament

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BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES

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Alyssa Fressle RS Junior/G/5’-10”

3

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Jaclyn Thoman Senior/G/5’-9”

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Tessa Holt RS Sophomore/G/5’-5”

Shayra Brown Freshman/G/5’-9”

Marissa Mello Junior/G/5’-3”

10

Kerri Shields Sophomore/G/5’-9”

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Kristen Doherty Freshman/G-F/5’-11”

30

Carolyn Swords Senior/C/6’-6”

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Tiffany Ruffin Freshman/G/5’-7”

32

Stefanie Murphy Senior/F/5’-11”

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Korina Chapman Freshman/F/5’-11”

45

Katie Zenevitch Freshman/F-C/6’-3”

5

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CLEMSON TIGERS

HEAD COACH

Itoro Coleman

A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Hometown: Hephzibah, GA Alma Mater: Clemson, 2000 First Head Coaching Job: Clemson, 2010-11 First Year at Clemson: 2010-11 Record (through the 09-10 season) ACC Record: 0-0 ACC Tournament Record: 0-0

James Barker President

C O A C H I N G

Dr. Terry Don Phillips Director of Athletics

Barbara Kennedy-Dixon Dr. Larry LaForge Senior Woman Administrator Faculty Representative

S T A F F

ACC Tournament Titles: 0 NCAA Tournament Record: 0 Clemson Record: 0-0 (1st yr) Career Record: 0-0 (1st yr) Chris Long Assistant Coach

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Yolett McPhee-McCuin Assistant Coach

Karleen Thompson Assistant Coach

CLEMSON TIGERS

03

Bryelle Smith Junior/G/5’-8”

04

Kaitlyn Cranshaw Junior/G/5’-6”

05

Serena Clark Freshman/G-F/6’-2”

10

Kirstyn Wright Senior/G/5’-11”

12

Quinyotta Pettaway Freshman/F-C/6’-3”

22

Sthefany Thomas Senior/G/5’-9”

23

Chancie Dunn Freshman/G/5’-7”

24

Jasmine Tate Senior/F/6’-1”

31

Lindsey Mason Junior/F-C/6’-4”

32

Kelia Shelton Freshman/G/5’-7”

33

Lindsay Welker Junior/F/6’-2”

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Morgan McMinn Junior/G-F/5’-11”

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DUKE BLUE DEVILS

HEAD COACH

Joanne P. McCallie

A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Hometown: Monterey, California Alma Mater: Northwestern, 1987 First Head Coaching Job: Maine, 1991-92 First Year at Duke: 2007-08 Record (through the 09-10 season) ACC Record: 33-9 ACC Tournament Record: 7-2

Dr. Richard H. Brodhead President

C O A C H I N G

Dr. Kevin White Director of Athletics

Jacki Silar Dr. Martha Putallaz Senior Woman Administrator Faculty Representative

S T A F F

ACC Tournament Titles: 1 NCAA Tournament Record: 6-3 Duke Record: 82-22 (3 yrs) Career Record: 398-170 (18 yrs) Al Brown Assistant Coach

Trisha Stafford-Odom Assistant Coach

Samantha Williams Assistant Coach

2011 ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament

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DUKE BLUE DEVILS

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Shay Selby Junior/G/5’-9”

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Chloe Wells Freshman/G/5’-7”

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Jasmine Thomas Senior/G/5’-9”

12

Chelsea Gray Freshman/G/5’-11”

13

Karima Christmas Senior/G-F/6’-0”

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Richa Jackson Freshman/F/6’-0”

24

Kathleen Scheer Junior/G-F/6’-2”

32

Tricia Liston Freshman/G/6’-1”

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Haley Peters Freshman/G-F/6’-3”

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Krystal Thomas Senior/C/6’-5”

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Allison Vernerey Sophomore/C/6’-5”

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FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES

HEAD COACH

Sue Semrau

A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Hometown: Seattle, Washington Alma Mater: California-San Diego, 1985 First Head Coaching Job: Florida State, 1997-98 First Year at Florida State: 1997-98 Record (through the 09-10 season) ACC Record: 99-97 ACC Tournament Record: 5-13

Dr. Eric Barron President

C O A C H I N G

Randy Spetman Director of Athletics

Dr. Allison Rich Dr. Pamela Perrewe´ Senior Woman Administrator Faculty Representative

S T A F F

ACC Tournament Titles: 0 NCAA Tournament Record: 9-6 Florida State Record: 234-166 (13 yrs) Career Record: 234-166 (13 yrs) Cori Close Associate Head Coach

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Angie Johnson Assistant Coach

Lance White Assistant Coach

FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES

00

Chasity Clayton Sophomore/F/6’-0”

03

Alexa Deluzio Sophomore/G/5’-11”

05

Christian Hunnicutt Senior/G/5’-10”

10

Leonor Rodriguez Sophomore/G/5’-11”

12

Courtney Ward Senior/G/5’-7”

14

Tay’ler Mingo Freshman/G/5’-7”

22

Olivia Bresnahan Freshman/G/5’-11”

32

Lauren Coleman Freshman/F/6’-0”

33

Natasha Howard Freshman/F/6’-3”

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Chelsea Davis Sophomore/F/6’-2”

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Cierra Bravard Junior/F/6’-4” 2011 ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament

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GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS

HEAD COACH

MaChelle Joseph

A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Hometown: Auburn, Indiana Alma Mater: Purdue, 1992 First Head Coaching Job: Georgia Tech, 2003-04 First Year at Georgia Tech: 2003-04 Record (through the 09-10 season) ACC Record: 43-57 ACC Tournament Record: 4-7

Dr. G.P. “Bud” Peterson President

C O A C H I N G

Dan Radakovich Director of Athletics

Theresa Wenzel Dr. Sue Ann Allen Senior Woman Administrator Faculty Representative

S T A F F

ACC Tournament Titles: 0 NCAA Tournament Record: 2-4 Georgia Tech Record: 129-86 (7yrs) Career Record: 129-86 (7yrs) Jim Lewis Assistant Coach

Octavia Blue Assistant Coach

Sam Purcell Assistant Coach

2011 ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament

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GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS

1

Dawnn Maye Freshman/G/5’-8”

2

Mo Bennett Sophomore/G/5’-10”

3

Sharena Taylor Sophomore/G/5’-9”

5

Metra Walthour Junior/G/5’-6”

10

Danielle Hamilton-Carter Sophomore/F/6’-4”

11

Sandra Ngoie-Hasahya Freshman/F/6’-2”

12

Frida Fogdemark Freshman/G-F/6’-2”

14

LaQuananisha Adams Junior/C/6’-4”

15

Tyaunna Marshall Freshman/G/5’-9”

22

Alex Montgomery Senior/G-F/6’-1”

23

Deja Foster Senior/G/6’-0”

24

Shayla Bivins Sophomore/C/6’-5”

32

Chelsea Regins Junior/F/6’-2”

44

Jasmine Blain Sophomore/C/6’-2”

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Sasha Goodlett Junior/C/6’-5”

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MARYLAND TERRAPINS

HEAD COACH

Brenda Frese

A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Hometown: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Alma Mater: Arizona, 1993 First Head Coaching Job: Ball State, 1999-2000 First Year at Maryland: 2002-03 Record (through the 09-10 season) ACC Record: 71-45 ACC Tournament Record: 11-7

Dr. Wallace D. Loh President

C O A C H I N G

Kevin Anderson Director of Athletics

Michael Lipitz Sr. Assoc. Athletics Director

S T A F F

ACC Tournament Titles: 1 NCAA Tournament Record: 15-5 NCAA Tournament Titles: 1 Maryland Record: 197-73 (8 yrs) Career Record: 254-103 (11 yrs)

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Tina Langley Assistant Coach

Marlin Chinn Assistant Coach

David Adkins Assistant Coach

Dr. Charles Wellford Faculty Representative

MARYLAND TERRAPINS

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Sequoia Austin Freshman/G/5’-5”

01

Laurin Mincy Freshman/G/6’-0”

02

Dara Taylor Sophomore/G/5’-7”

05

Essence Townsend Sophomore/C/6’-7”

10

Anjale´ Barrett Junior/G/5’-10”

11

Natasha Cloud Freshman/G/6’-0”

12

Lynetta Kizer Junior/C/6’-4”

13

Alicia DeVaughn Freshman/C/6’-4”

21

Tianna Hawkins Sophomore/F/6’-3”

22

Kim Rodgers Junior/G/5’-9”

24

Diandra Tchatchouang Sophomore/F/6’-3”

25

Alyssa Thomas Freshman/F/6’-2”

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Whitney Bays Freshman/F/6’-2” 2011 ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament

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Once upon a time, freshmen were hardly seen and rarely heard from around the Atlantic Coast Conference, and Itoro Coleman should know.

Coleman, who was a lightning-fast point guard in her playing days at Clemson, when she was known as Itoro Umoh, recalls that as a first year player from Hephzibah, Georgia, who thought she was “the stuff”, she quickly found she had a lot to learn.

“Golly, my freshman year was an eye-opener,” said Coleman. “You talk about you want to be the best? Well, dang it, you got to prepare to be the best. You had to be stronger, faster, and smarter. You had to think the game.

You couldn’t just play it, but you had to think it.”

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Alyssa Thomas

Flash forward 15 years to the current ACC, where freshmen are not only getting heard and seen, in what might be the strongest first-year class in the 32-year history of the league.

“We have a tremendous number of freshmen in this league that are going to be absolutely fabulous players,” said Virginia coach Debbie Ryan, the dean of ACC coaches with 34 years at the helm in Charlottesville.

At press time, there were at least two freshmen in the top 15 in all but three statistical categories in the ACC, a tribute to the offensive and defensive prowess of the league’s newcomers.

“They’re a spectacular group across the board,” said Duke coach Joanne P. McCallie. “There’s variety in the skill sets, the talent, the ability to impact as they’ve all shown through the season. It’s an enormously talented group. It’s very exciting for the ACC to have so many up and comers, and so many young people who are getting a great deal of experience this year.”

From Day One this season, ACC first-year players have muscled their way onto the starting lineups of teams, and not just at schools in rebuilding situations. Ten of the 12 teams have at least one freshman who has started a significant number of games this year, a stark contrast to the past when freshmen starters were rare.

“These kids nowadays, they want to play and you have to tell them, ‘Hey this is what you have to do to play,’” said Coleman, who played on two ACC championship teams. “And when you do that, you gotta play them.”

Already, Kristen Doherty of Boston College, North Carolina State’s Myisha Goodwin-Coleman and Ataira Franklin of Virginia have made their presences felt from the guard slot, while Goodwin-Coleman’s teammate, Kody Burke, has played exceptionally well up front.

“Most freshmen come in and it takes a while,” said Maryland coach Brenda Frese. But when you look at the depth of this class, you see how much they’re contributing with significant minutes.”

Actually, it should come as no surprise that Frese is willing to start freshmen. After all, she won the National Championship in 2006 with two freshmen, Marissa Coleman and Kristi Toliver, in the lineup. In the title game that

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Kody Burke

year, Toliver hit a three-pointer late in the second half to force overtime, then Coleman sank the go-ahead free throws in the extra period.

Like Coleman and Toliver, who had played Amateur Athletic Union basketball extensively, this year’s freshman class has arrived on campuses with a world of experience that leads to a sense of brashness, as if there are few situations that they’ll encounter that will fluster them.

“These kids are more exposed, the travel, the AAU’s, the tournaments, the opportunities to play,” said McCallie, who landed the nation’s top ranked freshman class to Durham, with Frese’s group at Maryland ranked second nationally.

“They have more available to them to gain experience, so when you talk about young ones, they’re definitely young and have to learn, but they’ve traveled across the country. I think there’s more overall exposure which leads them to build their confidence and also leads them to want to be more (impactful).”

To be sure, the 2011 freshman class isn’t completely polished. They are still freshmen, after all, more susceptible to making the occasional bad pass or take the errant shot than upperclassmen.

“They are a little more advanced, but they still come in with deficiencies,” said Ryan. “You just have to work through that first year because you can’t change any of the deficiencies in the summer before because you’re not allowed to work with them. So when they get in, you only have the fall to work with them. Then you get the spring and another fall. They change so much between their freshman and sophomore years.”

To date, only two league freshmen, Duke’s Alana Beard and Camille Little of North Carolina, have been voted to the ACC’s All-Conference first team, but Maryland’s Alyssa Thomas, Georgia Tech’s Tyaunna Marshall, Duke’s Chelsea Gray and Natasha Howard of Florida State have made contributions that could land any of them on this year’s All League team.

“They’re all impact players that are putting up significant numbers,” said Frese.

And this is only the beginning.

MIAMI HURRICANES

HEAD COACH

Katie Meier

A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Hometown: Wheaton, Illinois Alma Mater: Duke, 1990 First Head Coaching Job: Charlotte, 2001-02 First Year at Miami: 2005-06 Record (through the 09-10 season) ACC Record: 16-54 ACC Tournament Record: 0-5

Dr. Donna E. Shalala President

C O A C H I N G

Kirby Hocutt Director of Athletics

Connie Nickel Senior Woman Administrator

S T A F F

ACC Tournament Titles: 0 NCAA Tournament Record: 0-0 Miami Record: 72-84 (5 yrs) Career Record: 148-129 (9 yrs) Darrick Gibbs Assistant Coach

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Carolyn Kieger Assistant Coach

Vernette Skeete Assistant Coach

Dr. Clyde B. McCoy Faculty Representative

MIAMI HURRICANES

01

Riquna Williams Junior/G/5’-7”

03

Stefanie Yderstrom Sophomore/G/5’-8”

12

Krystal Saunders Freshman/G/5’-8”

21

Stephanie Gardner Freshman/G/5’-7”

23

Shanel Williams Sophomore/G/5’-8”

32

Morgan Stroman Sophomore/F/6’-1”

33

Suriya McGuire Freshman/G/5’-11”

34

Sylvia Bullock Junior/F/6’-2”

40

Shawnice Wilson Junior/C/6’-6”

42

Shenise Johnson Junior/G/5’-11”

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Maria Brown Freshman/F/6’-1”

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NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS

HEAD COACH

Sylvia Hatchell

A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Hometown: Gastonia, North Carolina Alma Mater: Carson-Newman, 1974 First Head Coaching Job: Francis Marion, 1975-76 First Year at North Carolina: 1986-1987 Record (through the 09-10 season) ACC Record: 227-130 ACC Tournament Record: 39-16

Dr. Holden Thorp Chancellor

C O A C H I N G

Richard Baddour Director of Athletics

Dr. Beth Miller Dr. Lissa Broome Senior Woman Administrator Faculty Representative

S T A F F

ACC Tournament Titles: 8 NCAA Tournament Record: 37-17 North Carolina Record: 559-214 (24 yrs) Career Record: 831-294 (35 yrs) Andrew Calder Associate Head Coach

Tracey Williams-Johnson Assistant Coach

Charlotte Smith Assistant Coach

2011 ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament

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NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS

01

She´la White Junior/G/5’-5”

02

Latifah Coleman Freshman/G/5’-9”

04

Candace Wood Sophomore/G/5’-11”

05

Nicole Powell Senior/G/5’-10”

15

Shannon Smith Freshman/G/5’-7”

20

Chay Shegog Junior/F-C/6’-5”

21

Krista Gross Sophomore/G/6’-0”

22

Cetera DeGraffenreid Senior/G/5’-6”

32

Waltiea Rolle Sophomore/F-C/6’-6”

33

Laura Broomfield Junior/F/6’-1”

44

Tierra Ruffin-Pratt Sophomore/G/5’-10”

50

Italee Lucas Senior/G/5’-8”

51

Jessica Breland Senior/F/6’-3”

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NC STATE WOLFPACK

HEAD COACH

Kellie Harper

A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Hometown: Sparta, Tennessee Alma Mater: Tennessee, 1999 First Head Coaching Job: Western Carolina, 2003-04 First Year at NC State: 2009-10 Record (through the 09-10 season) ACC Record: 7-7 ACC Tournament Record: 3-1

Dr. Randy Woodson Chancellor

C O A C H I N G

Dr. Deborah A. Yow Director of Athletics

Michelle Lee Senior Woman Administrator

S T A F F

ACC Tournament Titles: 0 NCAA Tournament Record: 0-1 NC State Record: 20-14 (1yr) Career Record: 117-79 (6 yrs) Stephanie McCormick Assistant Coach

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Jon Harper Assistant Coach

Richard Barron Assistant Coach

Dr. Sam Pardue Faculty Representative

NC STATE WOLFPACK

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Amber White Senior/G/5’-6”

01

Myisha Goodwin-Coleman

Freshman/G/5’-5”

03

Kim Durham Junior/G/5’-5”

04

Tia Bell Senior/F/6’-3”

05

Breezy Williams Freshman/F/5’-11”

10

Devin Griffin Freshman/F/5’-10”

11

Emili Tasler Junior/G/5’-8”

12

Paige Woodward RS Junior/G/5’-2”

21

Brittany Strachan Senior/F/6’-3”

22

Bonae Holston Junior/F/5’-11”

23

Marissa Kastanek Sophomore/G/5’-9”

25

Kelsie Lliteras Sophomore/F/6’-4”

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Lakeesa Daniel Freshman/F-C/6’-4”

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Kody Burke Freshman/F/6’-2”

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Hanna Halteman Junior/C/6’-4” 2011 ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament

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VIRGINIA CAVALIERS

HEAD COACH

Debbie Ryan

A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Hometown: Titusville, New Jersey Alma Mater: Ursinus College, 1975 First Head Coaching Job: Virginia, 1977-78 First Year at Virginia: 1977-78 Record (through the 09-10 season) ACC Record: 302-149 ACC Tournament Record: 33-30

Dr. Teresa A. Sullivan President

C O A C H I N G

Craig Littlepage Director of Athletics

Jane Miller Dr. Carolyn M. Callahan Senior Woman Administrator Faculty Representative

S T A F F

ACC Tournament Titles: 3 NCAA Tournament Record: 33-24 Virginia Record: 720-308 (33 yrs) Career Record: 720-308 (33 yrs) Tim Taylor Associate Head Coach

Angel Elderkin Assistant Coach

Wendy Palmer Assistant Coach

2011 ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament

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VIRGINIA CAVALIERS

01

China Crosby Sophomore/G/5’-6”

02

Whitny Edwards Junior/G/5’-11”

03

Paulisha Kellum Senior/G/5’-8”

04

Simone Egwu Sophomore/C/6’-3”

05

Erinn Thompson RS Sophomore/F-C/6’-4”

10

Kelsey Wolfe Freshman/G/5’-10”

14

Lexie Gerson Sophomore/G/5’-11”

15

Ariana Moorer Junior/G/5’-7”

21

Jazmin Pitts Freshman/F/6’-1”

23

Ataira Franklin Freshman/G/5’-11”

30

Telia McCall Sophomore/F/6’-1”

32

Jayna Hartig Senior/F/6’-1”

34

Britny Edwards Junior/F/6’-1”

50

Chelsea Shine Junior/F/6’-2”

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VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES

HEAD COACH

Beth Dunkenberger

A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Hometown: Shawsville, Virginia Alma Mater: Randolph-Macon, 1988 First Head Coaching Job: Western Carolina, 2000-01 First Year at Virginia Tech: 2004-05 Record (through the 09-10 season) ACC Record: 26-58 ACC Tournament Record: 2-6

Dr. Charles W. Steger President

C O A C H I N G

Jim Weaver Director of Athletics

Sharon McCloskey Senior Woman Administrator

S T A F F

ACC Tournament Titles: 0 NCAA Tournament Record: 1-2 Virginia Tech Record: 99-85 (6 yrs) Career Record: 164-135 (10 yrs) Shellie Greenman Assistant Coach

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Stacy Cantley Assistant Coach

Angela Crosby Assistant Coach

Dr. Larry Killough Faculty Representative

VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES

03

Aerial Wilson

Sophomore/G/5’-8”

11

Kyani White Freshman/G/5’-6”

12

Nikki Davis Senior/G/5’-7”

13

Alyssa Fenyn Sophomore/G/6’-0”

20

Nia Evans Freshman/F/6’-0”

21

Brittni Montgomery Freshman/F/6’-3”

22

Porschia Hadley Sophomore/F-C/6’-3”

23

Brittany Gordon Senior/C/6’-4”

31

Monet Tellier Freshman/G/5’-11”

32

Taylor Ayers Sophomore/C/6’-2”

33

Shanel Harrison Junior/G/6’-0”

42

Elizabeth Basham Senior/F/6’-2”

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LaTorri Hines-Allen Freshman/F/6’-1” 2011 ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament

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Mike Petersen

A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Hometown: Eureka, California Alma Mater: Northwest Christian, 1983 First Head Coaching Job: Gonzaga, 1985-86 First Year at Wake Forest: 2004-05 Record (through the 09-10 season) ACC Record: 20-64 ACC Tournament Record: 3-6

Dr. Nathan O. Hatch President

C O A C H I N G

Ron Wellman Director of Athletics

Barbara Walker Dr. Richard Carmichael Senior Woman Administrator Faculty Representative

S T A F F

ACC Tournament Titles: 0 NCAA Tournament Record: 0-0 Wake Forest Record: 90-92 (6 yrs) Career Record: 278-219 (17 yrs) Natasha Adair Associate Head Coach

Bob Clark Assistant Coach

Candice Jackson Assistant Coach

2011 ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament

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WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS

01

Brooke Thomas Junior/G/5’-4”

02

Erin Hall Freshman/G/5’-8”

03

Camille Collier Senior/G/5’-6”

05

Chelsea Douglas Freshman/G/5’-5”

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Patrice Johnson Sophomore/G/5’-10”

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Mykala Walker Sophomore/G/6’-0”

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Kem Wilson Senior/G/5’-10”

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Brittany Waters Senior/F/6’-1”

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Sandra Garcia Sophomore/F/6’-3”

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Lakevia Boykin Sophomore/G/5’-9”

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Secily Ray Junior/G/5’-11”

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Jaymee Carnes Freshman/F/6’-1”

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Lindsy Wright Freshman/C/6’-4”

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Asia Williams Sophomore/G/5’-11”

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OPENING MARCH 2011, THE ACC HALL OF CHAMPIONS will celebrate past, present and future conference success through the design and use of interactive displays, unique institutional exhibits and multi-purpose program space that showcases the league’s 58 years. The Hall will feature a combination of content that honors the academic and athletic accomplishments and highlights the ACC’s continuing promise of “A Tradition of Excellence …Then, Now and Always”.

Located in the western portion of the Greensboro Coliseum Complex’s Special Events Center, the entrance to the ACC Hall of Champions will feature a four-foot, 360-degree, state-of-the-art video globe that will amaze and delight guests with a unique, multimedia display of conference highlights. Other features of the Hall’s first phase (8,100 square feet) will include a historical timeline of the ACC’s founding in Greensboro, NC in 1953 through today; individual member school exhibits, life-size ACC school mascot exhibits, a “you call the play” interactive broadcasting booth and space to display memorabilia, trophies and historical event photos.

The ACC Hall of Champions further cements the City of Greensboro lifelong relationship with the ACC and is a dynamic platform to showcase the incredible players, coaches and fans that have been a part of the league for over 58 years.

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2010 ACC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Eighth-ranked Duke claimed the 2010 ACC Women’s Basketball Championship with a 70-60 victory over NC State in the Greensboro Coliseum. It was the sixth ACC championship for the Blue Devils, but their first since winning five consecutive from 2000-04.

Duke gave third-year coach Joanne P. McCallie her first ACC championship, while she also became the first coach to lead teams to four conference titles in four different conferences.

Duke junior guard Jasmine Thomas turned in a dominating performance in the title game, scoring 18 points, six rebounds and three steals. Thomas was selected as the Tournament MVP, becoming just the fifth player in Duke history to earn the honor. She scored 49 total points in three games to lead Duke to the ACC Conference Championship. Fellow AllTournament first-team members Christmas and Cheek scored 13 and 11, respectively. Christmas also tallied four of Duke’s 15 steals while Cheek grabbed seven rebounds.

“I’m so proud of this team, the way this team has worked so hard,” said Duke coach Joanne P. McCallie. “This was a tough tournament, tough games that we played. We rebounded today. We shared the ball today.

Different people stepped up. Our seniors, Joy Cheek and Keturah Jackson and Bridgette Mitchell, did a fantastic job. Jasmine Thomas has been so steady for us, as well as Karima Christmas and others. We’re working on getting better and I think we did today.”

Sixth-seeded NC State opened the game with a 9-2 run, but top-seeded Duke countered with a 14-0 streak of its own and never looked back.

The Blue Devils extended a five-point halftime lead to 15 during the first four and a half minutes of the second period and led by 18 with eight minutes remaining.

The Wolfpack didn’t give up, cutting the lead to nine with three minutes remaining. The powerful Duke squad withstood the effort as it won for the ninth time in the last 10 games. Duke owned a 46-32 advantage on the boards in an aggressive, defensive contest that featured a combined 43 turnovers and 41 fouls.

THURSDAY, MARCH 4 (FIRST ROUND) Game 1: #5 Wake Forest d. #12 Miami, 66-65 (ot) Game 2: #9 Maryland d. #8 North Carolina, 83-77 Game 3: #7 Boston College d. #10 Virginia Tech, 62-49 Game 4: #6 NC State d. #11 Clemson, 59-54 FRIDAY, MARCH 6 (QUARTERFINALS) Game 5: #4 Georgia Tech d. #5 Wake Forest, 52-45 Game 6: #1 Duke d. #9 Maryland, 66-64 Game 7: #7 Boston College d. #2 Florida State, 67-60 Game 8: #6 NC State d. #3 Virginia, 66-59 SATURDAY, MARCH 7 (SEMIFINALS) Game 9: #1 Duke d. #4 Georgia Tech, 67-55 Game 10: #6 NC State d. #7 Boston College, 63-57 SUNDAY, MARCH 8 (CHAMPIONSHIP) Game 11: #1 Duke d. #6 NC State, 70-60 2010 ACC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM First Team Second Team Jasmine Thomas, Duke (MVP) Marissa Kastanek, NC State Joy Cheek, Duke Carolyn Swords, Boston College Karima Christmas, Duke Alex Montgomery, Georgia Tech Nikitta Gartrell, NC State Lynetta Kizer, Maryland Bonae Holston, NC State Monica Wright, Virginia 2010 ACC TOURNAMENT SETS CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS! The 2010 ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament continued to reach new milestones after it set a new single-session attendance record in the opening round’s School Day game with a crowd of 11,445 that featured approximately 7,800 elementary students, nearly 2,000 more than the year before. Guilford County Schools brought 33 of the 65 elementary schools in the district.

2010 TOURNAMENT ATTENDANCE RECORDS First Round (Game I) 11,445* First Round (Game 2) 4,776 (5,371/09) First Round (Games 3&4) 5,737 (6,465/09) Quarterfinals (Game 5) 12,541 (13,599/09) Quarterfinals (Game 6) 5,040 (7,201/08) Quarterfinals (Games 7&8) 8,061 (10,036/07) Semifinals (Games 9&10) 9,106 (11,778/09) Championship 9,432 (11,538/05&07) Total Attendance 66,138 (73,187/09) * denotes NEW TOURNAMENT RECORD

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OVERTIME In the 33-year history of the tournament, there have been 13 overtime games, including two championship OT games ... Virginia has played in seven of the 13, including a triple overtime thriller against Maryland in the 1993 finals ... The Cavaliers, claiming their second straight title and third overall, topped the Terrapins 106-103 ... In 2009, Maryland defeated the Blue Devils in OT, 92-89.

CONSECUTIVE WINS Duke North Carolina Maryland Virginia Maryland

2000-05 2005-09 1981-84 1992-94 1978-80

17 14 10 8 7

THE PRICE OF BEING NO. 1 Top-seeded teams have won 48 percent of the ACC titles for a total of 16 of the 33 crowns ...

The lowest seed to earn the crown was at No. 5 (North Carolina in 1984 and Maryland in 1986)...

However, the No. 1 seed has won nine of the last ten tournaments.

RANKING HIGH AT TOURNAMENT TIME At least one team has been ranked in the Top 10 of the Associated Press poll heading into 28 of the 33 tournaments ... Two teams have been ranked in the Top 10 14 times ... 2006 marked the first season in which three teams ranked in the Top 5 of the AP Poll going into the league tournament (UNC #1, DU #2, MD #4), while 2007 showcased a trio as well (DU #1, UNC #4, MD #6).

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME RECORDS Points Linda Page, NC State vs. CU, 1983 SF

42

Field Goals Made 15 Barbara Kennedy, CU vs. MD, 1982 F (25 atts) Tia Paschal, FSU vs. MD, 1993 1st (28 atts) Latavia Coleman, FSU vs. MD, 2000 1st (21 atts) Field Goals Attempted 31 Linda Page, NC State vs. MD, 1983 F (14 made)

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Field Goal % (min. 9 made) 1.000 Tresa Brown, UNC (10-10) vs. WF Forest, 1982 QF Free Throws Made 16 Linda Page, NC State vs. CU, 1983 SF (18 atts) Free Throws Attempted 19 Chanel Wright, UNC vs. UVa, 1999 SF (14 made) Free Throw % (min. 10 made) 1.000 Monique Currie, Duke (14-14) vs. UNC, 2002 F Kristi Toliver, MD (13-13) vs. UNC, 2009 S Consecutive Free Throws Made Monique Currie, Duke vs. UNC, 2002 F

14

3-Point Field Goals Made Mickel Picco, BC vs. MD, 2008 QF Janae Whiteside, WFvs UVa, 1999 QF Nikki Teasley, UNC vs. Duke, 2000 F

7

3-Point Field Goals Attempted Katrina Colleton, MD vs. UVa, 1993 F

13

3-Point Field Goal % (min. 3 made) 1.000 Mara Freshour, FSU (5-5) vs. WF, 2007 1st Nicole Lehmann, NC State (3-3) vs. Duke, 1989 1st Karen Lounsbury, GT (3-3) vs. CU, 1992 SF Kim Bretz, MD (3-3) vs. NC State, 1996 QF Aletha Penn, FSU (3-3) vs. UVa, 1996 QF Hilary Howard, Duke (4-4) vs. FSU, 1999 1st

Blocked Shots K. Whittington, NC State vs. UNC, 2007 F Jessie Hicks, MD vs. UVa, 1993 F Dawn Royster, UNC vs. UVa, 1985 SF Ronalda Pierce, FSU vs. MD, 2004 QF

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TEAM SINGLE-GAME RECORDS Points Duke vs. WF, 2005 QF

107

Fewest Points Duke vs. MD, 1978 QF

39

Largest Victory Margin MD (103) vs. Duke (39), 1978 QF

64

Best Field-Goal % WF(31-46) vs. MD, 1999 1st

.674

Lowest Field-Goal % UNC (13-60) vs. UVa, 2004 QF

.217

Most Field Goals Made MD vs. WF Forest,1980 QF

48

Most Field Goals Attempted CU vs. Duke, 1979 QF CU vs. WF, 1981 QF

88

Rebounds Barbara Kennedy, CU vs. WF, 1981 1st Barbara Kennedy, CU vs. UNC, 1982 SF

21

Best 3-Point Field Goal % (min. 3 made) 1.000 NC State (3-3) vs. Duke, 1989 QF .000

Assists Drema Greer, CU vs. Duke, 1979 1st Jasmina Perazic, MD vs. CU, 1982 1st

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Lowest 3-Point Field Goal % GT (0-3) vs. UVa, 2002 QF Duke (0-9) vs. UNC, 2004 F UVa Tech (0-4) vs. WF, 2005 1st Duke (0-6) vs. UVa, QF Most 3-Point Field Goals Made Duke vs. WF,2005 QF

12

Most 3-Point Field Goals Attempted WF vs. Duke, 2005 QF

36

Steals Linda Matthews, UNC vs. UVa, 1979 1st Robyn Mayo, NC State vs. GT, 1985 1st

8

Best Free-Throw % (min. 10 made) MD (23-24) vs. Duke, 2009 F

.958

Lowest Free-Throw % CU (1-7) vs. Duke, 1979 QF

.143

Most Free Throws Made UNC vs. Duke, 2008 F

34

Most Free Throws Attempted UNC vs. CU,1998 F

48

Most Rebounds CU vs. WF, 1981 QF

68

Most Assists UNC vs. WF,1982 QF

30

Most Blocked Shots WF vs. UNC,1985 QF MD vs. WF, 1980 QF

12

Most Steals UNC vs. WF,1978 QF

26

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE TOURNAMENT RECORDS Points Linda Page, NC State, 1983

Blocked Shots LaToya Pringle, UNC, 2007 Dawn Royster, UNC, 1984

12

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Times that all five starters for a single team scored in double figures in a single tournament game: 13 MD 6 times vs. CU, 1980 SF vs. CU, 1982 F vs. UVa, 1983 QF vs. NC State, 1983 F vs. UVa, 1988 F vs. BC, 2008 QF UNC 3 times vs. UVa, 1984 SF vs. GT, 1999 QF vs. CU, 2008 QF UVa 2 times vs. GT,1984 QF vs. CU,1980 QF CU 2 times vs. GT,1989 QF vs. NC State, 1992 QF

3-Point Field Goals Attempted WF, 2005

61

3-Point Field-Goal % WF (21-33), 1999

.636

Rebounds MD, 1980

171

Assists CU,1982 MD,1982

75

Steals UVa, 1987

46

Blocked Shots MD,1980

30

100

TEAM

Field Goals Made Barbara Kennedy, CU, 1982 (73 atts)

40

Field Goals Attempted Linda Page, NC State, 1983 (38 made)

78

Free Throws Made Kristi Toliver, MD, 2009 (26 atts)

25

Free Throws Attempted Ivory Latta, UNC, 2005 (24 made)

30

3-Point Field Goals Made Ivory Latta, UNC, 2007 (22 att) Janae Whiteside, WF, 1999 (15 atts)

12

3-Point Field Goals Attempted Nicole Lehmann, NC State, 1990 (7 made)

26

Free Throws Attempted UNC, 2008

105

Rebounds Kris Kirchner, MD, 1980

42

Free-Throw % (min. 10 made) GT (26-28), 1998

.929

Assists Debbie Lytle, MD, 1980

30

Steals Deanna Tate, MD, 1988

14

3-Point Field Goals Made UNC, 1995 Duke,1996 UNC, 2005

SINGLE TOURNAMENT RECORDS Points MD, 1978

290

Field Goals Made UNC, 1984

122

Field Goals Attempted MD, 1978

230

Field-Goal % MD (75-134), 1991

.560

Free Throws Made UNC, 2008

76

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