2009-10 URI Women's Basketball Media Guide - Section 2

ANDREA BUCKSenior • Forward5-10Pawcatuck, Conn.Salve Regina

SENIORS

2008-09:Appeared in nine games as a junior walk-on for the Rams... Made her Rhody debut at Temple where she recorded a block and a steal in four minutes of action... Registered an assist, a steal and a rebound at No. 21 Xavier... Scored her !rst three points of the season at La Salle... Logged a season-high 16 minutes and !nished with three rebounds and two points against Saint Louis... Played 11 minutes and went a perfect 6-for-6 from the line to net a season-high six points at Massachusetts... Recorded two points, two rebounds and a block in !ve minutes of action at Duquesne.

At Salve Regina:Averaged 4.4 ppg and 3.0 rpg in 16 games before su"ering a season-ending injury... Helped lead team to the Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship and the NCAA Tournament in 2007... Also received Scholar-Athlete honors in 2007.

High School:Was a four-year letterwinner and two-time captain for coach Paulla Solar at Stonington High School, leading the team to the Eastern Connecticut Conference (ECC) Championship and the Class M State Championship in 2006... Also lettered in !eld hockey and softball at Stonington... Averaged 13.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per game as a senior... Was a two-time All-ECC Second Team selection and was named to the 2004 Western Community Credit Union Holiday All-Tournament Team... Helped Stonington established a new record with seven-straight tournament championship titles... Was a Wendy's High School Heisman nominee... Also was member of National Honor Society and student government, where she was class vice president in 2002-03 and treasurer in 2005-06.

Personal:Born August 25, 1988... Daughter of Karen and Douglas Buck... Has a brother, Ryan... Majoring in Business Management.

32CAREER HIGHS Points 3 at La Salle (1/27/09)Rebounds 3 vs. Saint Louis (2/18/09)Assists 1 2 times, last at La Salle (1/27/09)Steals 1 2 times, last at No. 21 Xavier (1/24/09)Blocks n/a FG Made 1 2 times, last vs. Saint Joseph’s (1/31/09)FG Attempts 3 at La Salle (1/27/09)3PT FG Made n/a 3PT FG Attempts n/a FT Made 6 at Massachusetts (2/22/09)FT Attempts 6 at Massachusetts (2/22/09)Minutes 16 vs. Saint Louis (2/18/09)

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YEAR GP!GS MIN AVG FG!A PCT 3FG!A PCT FT!A PCT O!D REB TOT AVG PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG

2008-09 9-0 73 8.1 3-8 .375 0-0 .000 10-12 .833 5-4 9 1.0 5 0 2 1 1 2 16 1.8

TOTAL 9-0 73 8.1 3-8 .375 0-0 .000 10-12 .833 5-4 9 1.0 5 0 2 1 1 2 16 1.8



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| LINDSEY HARRISSenior • Forward5-10 • Co-CaptainUpper Marlboro, Md.Riverdale Baptist

SENIORS

2008-09:Was one of just three Rams to appear in each of the team's 31 games her junior season... Averaged 34.0 minutes, 8.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game... Led the Rams on the defensive side of the ball with a team-best 63 steals and 23 blocks while also dishing out 77 assists (with 77 turnovers) to pace the squad with a 1.0 assist to turnover ratio... Also led the team in steals for 11 consecutive games from Dec. 9 - Jan. 24... Was the top rebounder in 12 games... Scored in double !gures nine times and had double-digit rebounds twice... Led Rhody in steals 16 times and blocks 14 times... Landed a spot on the Atlantic 10 Weekly Honor Roll two times (Feb. 16 and Feb. 23)... Recorded six points and !ve rebounds in URI's season-opener against Boston University... Dished out three assists while recording three points and two rebounds at No. 1 Connecticut... Recorded 11 points and eight rebounds at Brown... Finished with nine points, nine rebounds, three assists and two steals against Bryant... Had 10 points, six assists and two steals against Northeastern... Pulled down a season-high 11 boards while also registering six points, four assists, two blocks and two steals with zero turnovers against Holy Cross... Recorded seven points, six rebounds, three steals and two assists at Sacred Heart... Scored nine points with four assists in a career-high 43 minutes against Canisius... Recorded eight points, seven rebounds, six assists, three steals and a block against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi... Played all 40 minutes and !nished with 10 boards, eight points, six assists, four blocks and two steals against Mississippi Valley State... Earned All-Tournament honors at the Georgia State Invitational after combining for 16 points, 17 rebounds, 12 assists, !ve blocks and !ve steals in games against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Mississippi Valley State... Pulled down nine rebounds with seven points, four assists and three steals against Albany... Finished with eight rebounds, four assists and four steals at Providence... Scored 12 points as Temple... Had eight points, six boards and three assists at No. 21 Xavier... Recorded seven points, six rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks at George Washington... Recorded 12 points and eight rebounds at St. Bonaventure... Netted a season-high 15 points with six rebounds, three assists and three steals at Massachusetts... Finished with 11 points and eight rebounds at Duquesne... Matched her season-best 15 points and four steals while also recording nine boards in URI's win over George Washington in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Championship... Matched her season-high 10 rebounds and added nine points and four assists in Rhody's season !nale vs. Richmond.

2007-08:Appeared in all 31 games, making !ve starts... Led the team in steals on six occasions... Recorded !ve points, !ve assists and a pair of steals against Sacred Heart... Scored a season-high 12 points against Siena... Picked up a pair of blocks against Brown... Pulled down a season-high seven rebounds at Central Connecticut... Dished out !ve assists while recording three steals against Kent State... Registered six points with three steals and a pair of assists against No. 13/13 George Washington... Recorded six rebounds and four points at Dayton... Scored !ve points while registering three steals, two blocks and two rebounds against St. Bonaventure in the Atlantic 10 tournament.

High School:Was a two-year starter and team captain for coach Diane Richardson at Riverdale Baptist... Earned the MVP Award after helping lead team to a 28-6 record and the National Christian Schools Championship her senior season... Garnered adidas All-America, Third-Team Washington Post All-Met and First-Team All-County recognition after averaging 16.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.0 steals and 2.0 assists per game as a senior... Crusaders compiled a 30-1 record en route to a No. 2 national ranking by USA Today during her junior season... Also was a team captain and three-year starter for the soccer team and played one season of volleyball as well... Was a member of the honor roll all four years of high school.

Personal:Born January 15, 1988... Daughter of Toni and George Harris... Has a younger brother, George... Majoring in Business Management.

15CAREER HIGHS Points 15 2 times, last vs. George Washington (3/6/09)Rebounds 11 vs. Holy Cross (12/9/08)Assists 6 2 times, last vs. Miss. Valley St. (12/30/08)Steals 6 at Illinois (12/9/06)Blocks 4 at Miss. Valley St. (12/30/08)FG Made 6 3 times, last vs. George Washington (3/6/09)FG Attempts 16 2 times, last at Massachusetts (2/22/09)3FG Made 2 at Massachusetts (2/22/09)3FG Attempts 6 at Massachusetts (2/22/09)FT Made 4 3 times, last at St. Bonaventure (2/10/09)FT Attempts 8 at Duquesne (3/1/09)Minutes 43 vs. Canisius (12/22/08)



2006-07 29-3 591 20.4 41-149 .275 6-23 .261 9-20 .450 26-55 81 2.8 33 0 38 27 10 44 97 3.3

2007-08 31-5 531 17.1 34-149 .228 1-12 .083 18-42 .429 20-57 77 2.5 31 0 34 20 9 34 87 2.8

2008-09 31-29 1055 34.0 103-313 .329 4-35 .114 48-87 .552 49-136 185 6.0 38 1 77 77 23 63 258 8.3

TOTAL 91-37 2177 23.9 178-611 .291 11-70 .157 75-149 .503 95-248 343 3.8 102 1 149 124 42 141 442 4.9

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| CAITLIN KEARNSJunior • Forward6-3Ventura, Calif.Utah State

JUNIORS

2008-09:Appeared in 15 games with two starts as a junior... Made her Rhody debut at Siena... Pulled down two rebounds against Holy Cross... Recorded four points, two steals and a rebound against Richmond... Netted a season-high seven points to go along with four rebounds, two blocks and two steals against Saint Louis... Grabbed a career-high seven boards while also recording four points, two blocks and an assist in a season-high 24 minutes at Massachusetts... Blocked two shots against Dayton... Recorded two blocks - for the fourth consecutive game - with four points and three rebounds at Duquesne... Had !ve rebounds in URI's win over George Washington in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Championship... Ended the season with six points, four rebounds a block and an assist against Richmond... Recorded at least one block in each of her last six appearances for the Rams.

2007-08:Sat out the season after transferring from Utah State.

At Utah State:Did not see action in her freshman season at Utah State.

High School:Was a basketball team captain for coach Ann Larson at Ventura High School... Also competed in track & !eld... Was a McDonald's All-American nominee as well as a Street & Smith All-American... Earned All-Channel League First Team Honors and was an All-CIF Second Team selection... Helped lead Ventura to the league championships all four years she played, highlighted by a fourth-place !nish in the state in 2004-05... As a senior, averaged 9.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game while team posted a 23-5 mark and advanced to the Division IA CIFSS second-round... Averaged 8.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.8 blocks while leading her team to the regional !nals as a junior.

Personal:Born July 15, 1988... Daughter of Meschal and Joe Kearns... Has an older sister, Laura, and a younger brother, Chris... Majoring in Criminal Justice.

35CAREER HIGHS Points 7 vs. Saint Louis (2/18/09)Rebounds 7 at Massachusetts (2/22/09)Assists 1 6 times, last vs. Richmond (3/7/09)Steals 2 2 times, last vs. Saint Louis (2/18/09)Blocks 2 3 times, last at Duquesne (3/1/09)FG Made 3 vs. Saint Louis (2/18/09)FG Attempts 6 vs. Saint Louis (2/18/09)3PT FG Made n/a 3PT FG Attempts n/a FT Made 2 vs. Richmond (3/7/09)FT Attempts 2 3 times, last vs. Richmond (3/7/09)Minutes 24 at Massachusetts (2/22/09)



2008-09 15-2 155 10.3 13-29 .448 0-0 .000 3-7 .429 12-17 29 1.9 29 1 6 14 11 5 29 1.9

TOTAL 15-2 155 10.3 13-29 .448 0-0 .000 3-7 .429 12-17 29 1.9 29 1 6 14 11 5 29 1.9


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| MEGAN SHONIKERJunior • Guard5-9 • Co-CaptainRochester, N.Y.Greece Arcadia

JUNIORS

2008-09:Was one of just three Rams to appear in each of the team's 31 games... Finished her sophomore season leading the team in points (322/10.4 ppg), assists (83) and three pointers (46)... Was URI's leading scorer in 13 games and scored in double !gures 14 times... Landed a spot on the Atlantic 10 Weekly Honor Roll two times (Dec. 15 and Dec. 22)... Was 3-for-4 from long range and !nished with 11 points at No. 1 Connecticut... Was named to the 2008 Rhody Classic All-Tournament Team after putting up back-to-back 17-point performances against Bryant and Central Connecticut... Combined to shoot 54.2% (13-24) from the !eld and led the team in scoring both games... Put up a game and career-high 29 points against Holy Cross... Was 11-of-16 (68.8%) from the !eld, connecting on !ve attempts from behind the arc... Hit four three-pointers and !nished with 20 points, seven rebounds, three steals and three assists at Sacred Heart... Dished out a career-high seven assists while also going 8-for-8 from the line and !nishing with 10 points and !ve rebounds against Mississippi Valley State... Recorded 20 points and !ve assists against Albany... Had 18 points and !ve rebounds at Providence... Recorded six points, six assists and !ve rebounds against Fordham... Pulled down seven rebounds with !ve points, three assists and a pair of steals at La Salle... Registered 17 points and three steals against Saint Joseph's... Netted 14 points against Massachusetts... Matched her career-high seven assists and added 14 points against Richmond... Finished with 12 points, six rebounds, four steals and three assists against Saint Louis... Recorded 11 points and !ve assists at Duquesne... Pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds in URI's win over George Washington in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Championship... Closed out the season with a 14-point, !ve-rebound performance against Richmond.

2007-08:Appeared in all but one game for the Rams, averaging 15.9 minutes per game... Finished third on the team in assists (44) and averaged 4.1 points per game... Was named to the Atlantic 10 Honor Roll on three occasions (Dec. 3, Dec. 28 and Jan. 7)... Scored nine points - including a pair of three-pointers - and grabbed two rebounds against Brown... Put up eleven points while going 3-for-4 from 3-point range at Central Connecticut... Recorded a season-high !ve rebounds to go along with eight points and three assists against Providence... Registered three asssts and a season-high four steals at Boston College... Scored 10 points against Kent State... Tallied a season-high 18 points - including !ve three-pointers - and pulled down a season-best !ve rebounds while dishing out a pair of assists at Canisius... Scored seven points with four rebounds and two steals against La Salle.

High School:Was a four-year letterwinner and basketball team captain for coach Scott Smith at Greece Arcadia High School... Also was on the softball team... Finished her high school career as the all-time leading scorer in Monroe County history with 2,216 points... Recorded 214 career three-pointers, twice making seven in one game... Led Greece Arcadia to a 24-2 record, the Class AA State, Western Regional and Sectional Championships as a freshman... Was a four-time All-Greater Rochester selection, Team MVP and Section V All-Tournament Team Class AA selection... Was a three-time All-State honoree and two-time Greece Athlete of the Year... Earned New York State Class AA All-Tournament honors in 2004... Scored 40+ points !ve times, including a career-high 46 points in a game as a sophomore... Captained the Western Empire State Team which captured the gold medal in 2006... Was a member of National Honor Society.

Personal:Born May 29, 1989... Daughter of Anne and Mike Shoniker, a former basketball and baseball player at Florida International University... Has four siblings, Michael, Kelly, Justin and Jenna... Majoring in Physical Education.

10CAREER HIGHS Points 29 vs. Holy Cross (12/9/08)Rebounds 10 vs. George Washington (3/6/09)Assists 7 2 times, last vs. Richmond (2/14/09)Steals 4 at Boston College (12/8/07)Blocks 1 at Virginia (1/9/08)FG Made 11 vs. Holy Cross (12/9/08)FG Attempts 21 vs. Richmond (3/7/09)3PT FG Made 5 2 times, last vs. Holy Cross (12/9/08)3PT FG Attempts 9 at Duquesne (3/1/09)FT Made 8 vs. Miss. Valley St. (12/30/08)FT Attempts 9 vs. Bryant (11/28/08)Minutes 40 vs. Miss. Valley St. (12/30/08)



2007-08 30-1 477 15.9 42-129 .326 24-72 .333 15-23 .652 22-29 51 1.7 41 0 44 50 1 15 123 4.1

2008-09 31-24 957 30.9 111-351 .316 46-151 .305 54-76 .711 25-78 103 3.3 68 5 83 88 0 34 322 10.4

TOTAL 61-25 1434 23.5 153-480 .319 70-223 .314 69-99 .697 47-107 154 2.5 109 5 127 138 1 49 445 7.3


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| LARA GASPARSophomore • Forward/Guard5-10Spa, BelgiumSouth Forsyth (Ga.)

SOPHOMORES

2008-09:Appeared in 30 of the team's 31 games and averaged 13.8 minutes as a freshman... Made her collegiate debut and !nished with nine points, three rebounds and a steal in URI's season opener against Boston University... Recorded 10 points and three rebounds at Brown... Scored a season-high 12 points and added three boards against Central Connecticut... Netted eight points at American... Pulled down !ve rebounds against Holy Cross... Tallied 10 points, seven rebounds, two steals, two assists and a block against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi... Registered eight points and !ve rebounds at Providence... Was a perfect 4-for-4 from the line with two assists and two rebounds at Temple... Has four boards against Saint Joseph's... Made her !rst collegiate start and recorded four points, four rebounds and a steal at Massachusetts... Recorded 10 points and !ve rebounds in URI's win over George Washington in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Championship.

High School:As a freshman, attended College Saint François-Xavier in her native Belgium... Spent her sophomore, junior and senior years at South Forsyth High School in Cumming, Ga... Was a two-year captain of the basketball and team at South Forsyth... Also competed on the track team... Received the team's Best Defensive Player award as a sophomore and earned the squad's Best O"ensive Player award as a junior and senior... Earned All-Region Team A honors in 2007-08 and was named to the All-Region Team B in 2006-07... Averaged 13.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game as a senior... Was a member of the IB Program as well as an honor student.

Personal:Born May 9, 1990... Daughter of Marianne Debiolles and Vincent Gaspar... Has a younger brother, Lucas... Majoring in Business/Spanish.

25CAREER HIGHS Points 12 vs. Central Connecticut (11/29/08)Rebounds 7 vs. Miss. Valley St. (12/30/08)Assists 2 4 times, last vs. Charlotte (1/17/09)Steals 2 3 times, last at La Salle (1/27/09)Blocks 1 2 times, last vs. Miss. Valley St. (12/30/08)FG Made 5 vs. Central Connecticut (11/29/08)FG Attempts 10 vs. Miss. Valley St. (12/30/08)3PT FG Made n/a 3PT FG Attempts 1 vs. Miss. Valley St. (12/30/08)FT Made 4 2 times, last vs. George Washington (3/6/09)FT Attempts 4 3 times, last vs. George Washington (3/6/09)Minutes 34 at La Salle (1/27/09)


2008-09 30-1 414 13.8 42-96 .438 0-1 .000 19-25 .760 28-45 73 2.4 49 0 18 41 4 16 103 3.4

TOTAL 30-1 414 13.8 42-96 .438 0-1 .000 19-25 .760 28-45 73 2.4 49 0 18 41 4 16 103 3.4



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| CHARI LEHNERTZSophomore • Forward6-4Winona, Minn.Winona

SOPHOMORES

2008-09:Appeared in !ve games for the Rams as a freshman... Made her collegiate debut at No. 1 Connecticut... Recorded one rebound vs. Mississippi Valley State... Logged a season-high seven minutes at Temple.

High School:Was a member of the basketball, volleyball and track & !eld teams at Winona High School... Captained her basketball and track & !eld teams... Was an All-Conference selection as a senior after receiving honorable mention as a junior... Set Winona records for: single-game rebounds (17), single-season blocks (66) and career rebounds (606)... Also earned All-Conference recognition in volleyball and track & !eld and !nished sixth in the state in the discus... Was a four-year honor roll student and was the Laws of Life Essay winner in 2005... Also was a 12-year member of the Girl Scouts.

Personal:Born February 20, 1990... Daughter of Becky and Randy Lehnertz... Has two older brothers, Adam and Ben... Majoring in Psychology.

55CAREER HIGHS Points n/a Rebounds 1 vs. Miss. Valley St. (12/20/08)Assists n/a Steals n/a Blocks n/a FG Made n/a FG Attempts 2 at No. 21 Xavier (1/24/09)3PT FG Made n/a 3PT FG Attempts n/a FT Made n/a FT Attempts n/a Minutes 7 last at Temple (1/14/09)


2008-09 5-0 20 4.0 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0

TOTAL 5-0 20 4.0 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0

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| SHERRIE SESSIONSophomore • Guard6-0Downey, Calif.Valley Christian

SOPHOMORES

2008-09:Appeared in 28 games and made two starts as a freshman... Averaged 14.5 minutes per game and was second on the team with 28 three-pointers... Made her collegiate debut in Rhody's season opener against Boston University... Netted a pair of threes and dished out two assists at No. 1 Connecticut... Recorded seven points and three assists at Brown... Netted a game and career-high 19 points - including six three-pointers - against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi... Tallied 16 of those points in the second frame, connecting on !ve consecutive shots from beyond the arc in the !nal !ve minutes of play... Her performance from long range - which was the best by a Ram since 2007 - fell just one shy of the Rhode Island single-game record (seven) which was set in 2001... Scored eight points with a pair of rebounds at Temple... Finished with !ve points, three steals, three assists and two rebounds against Fordham... Tallied eight points and three rebounds at George Washington... Scored a pair of threes against Richmond... Blocked a season-high two shots against Saint Louis... Had three assists and three rebounds at Massachusetts... Pulled down a season-best four rebounds in back-to-back games against Dayton and Duquesne.

High School:Was a member of the basketball and track & !eld teams at Valley Christian High School... Was a two-year captain of her basketball team... Averaged 17.5 points, seven rebounds and !ve assists per game as a senior... Earned First Team All-League and All-CIF honors... Also received her team's MVP award... Was a member of the New Jerusulem Club and was the leader of Multicultural A"airs.

Personal:Born March 27, 1990... Daughter of Debra and George Session... Has three older sisters - Nikkie, Stacy and Samantha - and a younger sister, Sonya... Majoring in Businesss.

33CAREER HIGHS Points 19 vs. Texas A&M-CC (11/29/08)Rebounds 4 2 times, last at Duquesne (3/1/09)Assists 3 3 times, last at Massachusetts (2/22/09)Steals 3 vs. Fordham (1/20/09)Blocks 2 vs. Saint Louis (2/18/09)FG Made 6 vs. Texas A&M-CC (11/29/08)FG Attempts 11 vs. Texas A&M-CC (11/29/08)3PT FG Made 6 vs. Texas A&M-CC (11/29/08)3PT FG Attempts 10 vs. Texas A&M-CC (11/29/08)FT Made 2 3 times, last vs. Richmond (3/7/09)FT Attempts 2 5 times, last vs. Richmond (3/7/09)Minutes 24 2 times, last vs. Richmond (3/7/09)


2008-09 28-2 405 14.5 28-103 .272 21-73 .288 7-9 .778 9-26 35 1.3 25 0 18 32 3 14 84 3.0

TOTAL 28-2 405 14.5 28-103 .272 21-73 .288 7-9 .778 9-26 35 1.3 25 0 18 32 3 14 84 3.0

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JULIA BARACFreshman • Forward6-2Hamilton, OntarioBishop Tonnos

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High School:Was an honor roll student and four-year member of the basketball team at Bishop Thomas Catholic Secondary School... Captained her team and averaged 12 points, 10 rebounds and two assists per game as a senior... Was a four-year team MVP... Helped lead her school to the 2005 league championship... Also was a member of the Athletic Council.

Personal:Born August 19, 1991... Daughter of Nancy and Tony Barac... Has an older brother, Tom, and a younger brother, Ivan... Enjoys listening to music, spending time with friends and family, watching sports and graphic design... Favorite teams are the Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors and New England Patriots... Majoring in Film Media with plans of becoming a graphic designer.

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30ANNEMARIE BERNERFreshman • Forward6-4Forest Lake, Minn.Forest Lake

High School:Was an honor roll student and four-year member of the basketball team at Forest Lake High School... Averaged 13.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game as a senior... Was a two-time team captain and All-Conference selection as well as a McDonald's All-America nominee... Set school record for single-game blocks (nine) and career blocks (239) as well as single-reason rebounds... Was a member of the Student Council, International Club and S.A.D.D.

Personal:Born April 21, 1991... Daughter of Vicki and Thomas Berner... Has a younger brother, Jordan, and a younger sister, Marirose... Enjoys reading, shopping and listening to music... Favorite teams are the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Lynx... Majoring in Criminology with a minor in Forensics... Plans to pursue a career in law enforcement and eventually work for the FBI.




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AJANAE BOONEFreshman • Guard5-10Roslyn, Pa.Abington

FRESHMEN

High School:Was a four-year member of the basketball team at Abington Senior High School... Averaged 8.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game as a senior... Helped lead her team to the 2008 league championship.

Personal:Born January 9, 1991... Daughter of Cheryl Brown and Wesley Boone... Has a younger sister, Briana, and an older brother, Wesley, who played basketball at Dowling College... Enjoys cooking and music... Favorite teams are the Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Mercury, Philadelphia Phillies and New York Giants... Majoring in Biological Sciences with hopes of becoming a cardiologist.

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12ASHLEY RIVERAFreshman • Guard5-4Lowell, Mass.Notre Dame Prep.

High School:Was a high honor roll student, team captain and member of the basketball, !eld hockey and softball teams at Lowell High School... Averaged 18 points, seven assists, four rebounds and three steals per game as a senior... Helped lead team to three-consecutive league titles as well as the North State Championship title in 2007-08... Received Player of the Year, All-Scholastic, Team and League MVP honors... Also set school records for career points (1,242), single-game assists (nine) and tournament points (36).

Personal:Born January 17, 1990... Daughter of Aida and Frankie Rivera... Has an older brother, Frankie... Enjoys playing tennis, camping, rock climbing, kneeboarding and snowboarding... Favorite teams are the Boston Celtics, Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots... Majoring in Animal Science with plans of becoming a veterinarian.




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ANISHA WILSONFreshman • Guard5-6New Haven,Conn.Hill Regional Career

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High School:Was an honor roll student, team captain and four-year member of the basketball team at Hill Regional Career High School... Also played two years of varsity softball... Averaged 19.1 points, seven assists and three steals per game as a senior... Was a three-time All-Conference, All-Area and All-State selection as well as the All-Area MVP in 2008-09... Also was a McDonald's All-America nominee... Helped lead her team to a perfect 20-0 record as a freshman and the state championship title her junior year... Team !nished runner-up her sophomore and senior seasons.

Personal:Born June 28, 1991... Daughter of Wanda Brown and Darryl Wilson... Enjoys shopping and playing ball... Favorite team is the Cleveland Cavaliers... Undeclared major... Hopes to play in the WNBA.

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Front (L-R): Anisha Wilson, Andrea Buck, Megan Shoniker, Head Coach Cathy Inglese, Lindsay Harris, Ajanae Boone, Ashley RiveraBack (L-R): Strength Coach Liz Proctor, Asst. Coach Amber Jacobs, Asst. Coach Ashley Earley, Sherrie Session, Annemarie Berner, Caitlin Kearns, Chari Lehnertz, Julia Barac, Lara Gaspar, Asst. Coach Megan Lanham, Athletic Trainer Michelle Levreault, Dir. of Operations Steve Wallace

NO. NAME YR. POS. HT. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL 5 Ajanae Boone FR G 5-10 Roslyn, Pa./Abington 10 Megan Shoniker * JR G 5-9 Rochester, N.Y./Greece Arcadia 12 Ashley Rivera FR G 5-4 Lowell, Mass./Lowell HS/Notre Dame Prep. 15 Lindsay Harris * SR G 5-10 Upper Marlboro, Md./Riverdale Baptist 22 Anisha Wilson FR G 5-6 New Haven, Conn./Hill Regional Career 24 Julia Barac FR F 6-2 Hamilton, Ont./Bishop Tonnos 25 Lara Gaspar SO G/F 6-0 Spa, Belgium/South Forsyth 30 Annemarie Berner FR F 6-4 Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake 32 Andrea Buck SR F 5-10 Pawcatuck, Conn./Salve Regina 33 Sherrie Session SO G 6-0 Downey, Calif./Valley Christian 35 Caitlin Kearns JR F 6-3 Ventura, Calif./Utah State 55 Chari Lehnertz SO C 6-4 Winona, Minn./Winona

* 2009-10 Team Co-Captains Head Coach: Cathy Inglese (Southern Connecticut, '80) !rst year Assistant Coach: Ashley Earley (Vanderbilt, '05) !rst year Assistant Coach: Amber Jacobs (Boston College, '04) !rst year Assistant Coach: Megan Lanham (Winona State, '96) !rst year Director of Basketball Operations: Steve Wallace (Kansas '07) !rst year Video Coordinator: Renee Lavoie (Rhode Island '08) second year Associate Athletic Trainer: Michelle Levreault (Connecticut '03) seventh year Head Strength & Conditioning Coach: Liz Proctor (Southern Connecticut, '96) sixth year

NO. NAME PRONUNCIATION 5 Ajanae Boone AH-zha-nay10 Megan Shoniker SHON-ah-ker12 Ashley Rivera 15 Lindsay Harris 22 Anisha Wilson ah-NEE-sha24 Julia Barac BARE-rick25 Lara Gaspar LARE-uh GAS-par30 Annemarie Berner32 Andrea Buck ON-dree-uh33 Sherrie Session35 Caitlin Kearns55 Chari Lehnertz SHAR-ee LEN-ertz

Cathy Inglese in-GLEESE Ashley Earley EARL-lee Amber Jacobs Megan Lanham MEE-gan LAN-um Steve Wallace Renee Lavoie la-VOY Michelle Levreault LEV-ro Elizabeth Proctor

NUMERICAL ROSTER PRONUNCIATIONS

2009-10 ROSTER




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The Rhode Island Rams enter the 2009-10 season under the direction of newly-appointed head coach Cathy Inglese. Inglese, who has had great success in her 22 years of coaching, owns a 393-253 (.608) career record

– including 20-or-more wins in eight of her 15 seasons at Boston College, where the Eagles posted a program-high national ranking of No. 14 (USA Today) at the end of the 2003-04 season. Inglese also

guided her Vermont teams to back-to-back undefeated seasons (29-0 in 1991-92 and 28-0 in 1992-93), marking the first time in NCAA history that a women's basketball program was perfect in the regular season over a two-year span.

Inglese looks to bring her winning ways to Kingston, rebuilding a Rhode Island program that returns seven student-athletes (two starters) from last year’s squad while adding five new faces to the mix.

Senior Lindsay Harris is back as the team’s top defensive player, having appeared in each of URI’s 31 games last year while recording a team-best 63 steals and 23 blocks. She

also dished out 77 assists to go along with 8.3 points and 6.0 rebounds in a team-leading 34.0 minutes per game.

Junior Megan Shoniker will continue to be an outside threat for the Rams, as she finished her sophomore season leading the team in points (322/10.4

ppg), assists (83) and three pointers (46).

Sophomores Lara Gaspar and Sherrie Session both saw significant time on the floor in as rookies in 2008-09, averaging roughly 14

minutes apiece. Gaspar reached double figures in scoring four times while Session finished the season second on the team

in three-pointers, thanks in part to a career-high 19 points - including six three-pointers - against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Sixteen of those points came in the second frame, as she connected on five-consecutive shots from beyond the arc

in the final five minutes of play.

Junior Caitlin Kearns and senior Andrea Buck - who were regular fixtures in the Rhode Island lineup towards the end of the 2008-09 campaign - will

vie for a more consistence presence on the floor this year, as will sophomore Chari Lehnertz.

Adding to the depth presented by Rhody’s returners is a class of newcomers looking to establish their respective

roles early on, while each player is working with a clean slate. Ajanae Boone, Ashley Rivera and Anisha

Wilson will compete for playing time in the back-court while Julia Barac and Annemarie Berner will look to make an impact as post players.


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2009-10 URI Women's Basketball Media Guide - Section 2

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