2012 BIG EAST Women's Basketball Preview Guide

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BIG EAST Staff/Basketball SIDs/Table of Contents ..................... 1BIG EAST Media Day/www.bigeast.org...................................... 22012-13 Notebook/BIG EAST Home-Away Series ....................... 32012-13 BIG EAST Notebook ................................................. 4-82011-12 Honors ...................................................................... 92013 NCAA Championship ...................................................... 102013 BIG EAST Championship ................................................ 11Cincinnati .........................................................................12-13Connecticut ......................................................................14-15DePaul .............................................................................16-17Georgetown ......................................................................18-19Louisville ..........................................................................20-21Marquette .........................................................................22-23Notre Dame ......................................................................24-25Pittsburgh .........................................................................26-27Providence ........................................................................28-29Rutgers ............................................................................30-31St. John’s..........................................................................32-33Seton Hall .........................................................................34-35USF ..................................................................................36-37Syracuse ...........................................................................38-39Villanova ...........................................................................40-412011-12 BIG EAST Review .................................................42-442011-12 Statistics ..............................................................45-522011-12 Freshman Statistics .................................................. 532011-12 NCAA Final Statistics ................................................. 54

BIG EAST Women’s Basketbal l Contacts School SIDContact OfficePhone Fax PersonalPhone E-MailBIG EAST Sara Naggar 401-453-0660 401-751-8540 401-641-8762 [email protected] EAST Michael Coyne 401-453-0660 401-751-8540 401-255-0539 [email protected] Katie Baran 513-556-5191 513-556-0619 513-378-9712 [email protected] Pat McKenna 860-486-2394 860-486-5085 860-420-7311 [email protected] Alicia Pope 773-325-4740 773-325-7531 815-325-2659 [email protected] Barb Barnes 202-687-7155 202-687-2491 202-560-9613 [email protected] Kim Pemberton 502-852-7711 502-852-7401 502-445-9435 [email protected] Megan O’Shea 414-288-7419 414-288-6519 TBA @marquette.eduNotre Dame Chris Masters 574-631-8032 574-631-7941 574-532-4166 [email protected] Stacey Brann 412-648-8650 412-648-8248 412-979-1442 [email protected] Jennifer Rynearson 401-865-2208 401-865-2583 401-575-7370 [email protected] Hasim Phillips 732-445-7882 732-445-3063 732-470-9457 [email protected]. John’s Kristin Duffy 718-990-1522 718-969-8468 914-819-8751 [email protected] Hall Michael Kowalsky 973-761-9493 973-761-9675 973-902-2227 [email protected] Charlie Terenzio 813-974-5755 813-974-5823 813-480-3766 [email protected] David Gunn 315-443-3341 315-443-3405 315-436-8712 [email protected] DeanKenefick 610-519-6514 610-519-7323 610-308-4395 [email protected]

Interim Commissioner.........................................................Joseph E. Bailey IIISenior Associate Commissioner (Administration) ........................Donna DeMarcoSenior Associate Commissioner (Football & Marketing) ..... Nicholas Carparelli, Jr.Senior Associate Commissioner (Compliance & Governance).......................................................................................Joseph D’Antonio, Jr.Associate Commissioner (Men’s Basketball) ................................................ TBAAssociate Commissioner (TV & Men’s Basketball Scheduling) ...Thomas OdjakjianAssociate Commissioner (Communications) ................................ John PaquetteAssociate Commissioner (Olympic Sports) .................................. James SiedliskiAssociate Commissioner (Women’s Basketball) .......................Danielle DonehewAssociate Commissioner for Compliance ................................Jennifer CondarasAssistantCommissioner/Women’sBasketballOfficiating ..............Barbara JacobsSenior Director of External Affairs .......................................Benjamin FaircloughDirector of Business Affairs ...........................................................Susan EatonDirector of Communications ..........................................................Sara NaggarDirector of Communications .......................................................Chuck SullivanDirector of Compliance ...............................................................Kenny SchankDirector of Digital Media .............................................................Mark HodgkinDirector of Men’s Basketball Operations ..................................... Shawn MurphyDirector of Sport Administration ..................................................Kristen BrownDirector of Sport Administration ..............................................Robert WeygandAssistant for Football and Video Administration .............................Michael CostaAssistant Director of Championships .......................................................... TBAAssistant Director of Communications .........................................Michael CoyneCoordinatorofFootballOfficiating................................................Terry McAulayCoordinatorofMen’sBasketballOfficiating ........................................Art HylandSenior Administrative Assistant for Basketball and Administration ......Lois DeBloisAssistant to the Commissioner ....................................................Lisa ZanecchiaAdministrative Assistant ..............................................................Wanda FactorAdministrative Assistant ................................................................. Linda YatesReceptionist .......................................................................... Kathy KirkpatrickAdministrative Fellow ................................................................. Roberto SassoCommunications Assistant .............................................................Mike O’BrienCommunications Assistant ..........................................................Brooke RayderOlympic Sports/Sport Administration Assistant ...................Catherine CarmignaniDigital Media Assistant ..................................................................Jamie Corun

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Credits: The 2012-13 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Preview was produced by Sara Naggar on Adobe InDesign CS3. Editorial assistance from John Paquette, Chuck Sullivan, Mike Coyne and Brooke Rayder. Special thanks to BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Media Relations contacts for their assistance. Photo Credits: Bob Stowell, NBA/E, FIBA, USA Basketball, Liz Smith Yeats and School SID Offices.

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

BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Media DayThursday, October 18, 2012

New York Athletic ClubNew York, N.Y.

All 15 head coaches and select playerswill be in attendance



The BIG EAST Conference format for regular-season league play is a 16-game schedule. Each team plays 16 conference games – hosting six opponents at home and playing at six opponents, while having two repeat opponents where both a home and away game will be played. Each member has a total of eight home and eight away games.

Team Repeats Home AwayCincinnati MU, RU UConn, DPU, PC, SHU, SU, VU GU, UofL, ND, Pitt, STJ, USFConnecticut MU, ND DPU, UofL, Pitt, SHU, SU, VU GU, ND, PC, RU, SHU, USFDePaul UofL, Pitt GU, ND, PC, RU, SHU, USF UC, UConn, MU, STJ, SU, VUGeorgetown Pitt, SU UC, UConn, MU, SHU, USF, VU DPU, UofL, ND, PC, RU, STJLouisville DPU, USF UC, GU, Pitt, RU, STJ, SHU UConn, MU, ND, PC, SU, VUMarquette UC, UConn DPU, UofL, ND, RU, STJ, SU GU, Pitt, PC, SHU, USF, VUNotre Dame UConn, PC UC, GU, UofL, RU, STJ, SU DPU, MU, Pitt, SHU, USF, VUPittsburgh DPU, GU UC, MU, ND, PC, USF, VU UConn, UofL, RU, STJ, SHU, SUProvidence ND, VU UConn, GU, UofL, MU, STJ, USF UC, DPU, Pitt, RU, SHU, SURutgers UC, STJ UConn, GU, Pitt, PC, USF, VU DPU, UofL, MU, ND, SHU, SUSt. John’s RU, SHU UC, UConn, DPU, GU, Pitt, SU UofL, MU, ND, PC, USF, VUSeton Hall STJ, USF MU, ND, Pitt, PC, RU, VU UC, UConn, DPU, GU, UofL, SUUSF UofL, SHU UC, UConn, MU, ND, STJ, SU DPU, GU, Pitt, PC, RU, VUSyracuse GU, VU DPU, UofL, Pitt, PC, RU, SHU UC, UConn, MU, ND, STJ, USFVillanova PC, SU DPU, UofL, MU, ND, STJ, USF UC, UConn, GU, Pitt, RU, SHU

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

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THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE ON THE WEB

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The BIG EAST Conference and XOS Digital, Inc., a leader in digital sports media, jointly announced a new partnership on July 1, 2010 resulting in an over-haul to the conference’s official website www.bigeast.org. The BIG EAST Conference’s re-launched site resides on a robust content management system that al-lows the site to be completely customized on the fly. The new site features a cutting-edge online video platform, a sleek new design, simplified navigation and a newly de-veloped conference-wide regular season and postseason live statistics platform.

The conference’s online video platform will retain its BIGEAST.tv branding, with fans driv-en to that URL to consume all of the conference’s live online and on-demand video offerings. Those offerings will now include new on-demand programming in the form of webisodes and vignettes produced in XOS Digital’s production facility. BIGEAST.tv also will feature highlights of every nationally televised BIG EAST contest posted following the conclusion of every game and other on-demand interviews and features. In addition, fans can access BIGEAST.tv for live streaming of certain conference championships, which will be offered free to consumers.

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

First Round SuccessIn the last two years, BIG EAST teams have combined to post a 21-1 record in the first round of the postseason. In 2011, the BIG EAST compiled a perfect 9-0 record in the First Round of the NCAA tournament, winning each game

by an average of 15.1 ppg. In the WNIT, Syracuse won its first round game to make the combined total 10-0. In 2012, between the NCAA and WNIT First Rounds, BIG EAST teams went 11-1 (7-1 in the NCAA Championship and 4-0 in the WNIT First Round).

17 NCAA Teams In The Last Two YearsThe BIG EAST has totaled 17 teams in the NCAA tournament over the past two years, including a record nine selections in 2010-11. The league has averaged 8.5 teams during that span, more than any other conference.

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

19 NCAA Wins in 2011The league totaled 19 wins during the 2011 NCAA tournament and tied the highest mark a conference has had during one tournament along with the ACC (2006) and the SEC (1996 and 1997).

Half of the Final Four - Familiar OpponentsFor the second-straight year, the BIG EAST had half of the teams in the Final Four. Notre Dame and Connecticut again met in the national semifinals. Last year, Notre Dame won the matchup, advancing to the title game. The two teams met three times entering the Final Four with the Irish taking both regular season meetings and the Huskies winning the BIG EAST Championship title to earn the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Championship. This year marked the fifth time the league has had more than one school reach the national semifinals.

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

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

Diggins, Hayes Top Wooden Award FinalistsTwo of the 15 Finalists for the John R. Wooden Award hold BIG EAST ties as Notre Dame junior Skylar Diggins and Connecticut senior Tiffany Hayes were named to the ballot. The 36th annual Wooden Award Gala, which took place on April 6, 2012.

Geno Auriemma Receives John R. Wooden “Legends of Coaching” HonorUniversity of Connecticut head women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma was at the Los Angeles Athletic Club on April 6, 2012 to receive the John R. Wooden Award’s “Legends of Coaching” honor. Auriemma became only the sixth coach all-time to eclipse the 800-win plateau when he led the Huskies to their fifth-straight BIG EAST Tournament Cham-pionship on March 6. In his 27 years in Storrs, Auriemma has led UConn to seven national titles, 13 Final Fours and four undefeated seasons, including 39-0 NCAA title-producing campaigns in 2009 and 2010. His all-time coaching record is 804-129 (.862/27 yrs), tops among active NCAA coaches and is No. 2 all-time in win percentage.

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

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

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Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma

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Louisville head coach Jeff Walz and junior Shoni

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30 Wins and CountingThe league had a pair of 30-wins teams last year as Notre Dame (35) and Con-necticut (33) marked the fifth time the feat has been achieved in conference history.

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

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

McGraw Selected as Naismith FinalistFor the fifth time, Notre Dame women’s basketball head coach Muffet McGraw was selected as a finalist for the Naismith National Coach of the Year award. McGraw was chosen as a finalist for the Naismith Award in 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2005, and she won in 2001 when the Fighting Irish won their first NCAA national championship.

Final Four Variety The BIG EAST had seen four different teams advance to the Final Four since 2007, more than any other conference. Rutgers (2007), Connecticut (2008-12), Louisville (2009) and Notre Dame (2011-12). By comparison, The Big 12 has sent three programs (Oklahoma, Baylor and Texas A&M), the SEC has sent two (Tennessee and LSU), while the Pac12 (Stanford) and ACC (North Carolina) have each sent one.

Beating The Competition For the seventh straight year, the BIG EAST complied a nonconference win percentage over .700 during the regular-season going 159-55 (.743).

Coach Stringer to be InductedRutgers head women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer will be honored as one of seven inductees into the New Jersey Women’s Hall of Fame, established by the Trenton YWCA. The New Jersey Women’s Hall of Fame was created to honor and recognize the accomplishments of women across all industries in New Jersey. The Second Annual Induction Gala was held on March 29.

Finalists for the 2012 Russell Athletic/WBCA Coach of the Year AwardMuffet McGraw of Notre Dame, Brenda Frese of Maryland, Tom Collen of Arkan-sas, Curt Miller of Bowling Green, Kim Mulkey of Baylor, Coquese Washington of Penn State, Reagan Pebley of Utah State and Tara VanDerveer of Stanford are the 2012 Russell Athletic/WBCA National Collegiate Athletic Association Di-vision I Regional Coaches of the Year, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Asso-ciation announced on March 22.How Sweet It Is

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

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

BIG EAST Teams in the Sweet 16 The last five years (2007-12)UConn 2007-12DePaul 2011Georgetown 2011Louisville 2008, 2009, 2011Notre Dame 2008, 2010-12Pittsburgh 2008, 2009Rutgers 2007-09St. John’s 2012

Star Players Back In 2012-13The 2012-13 season could be another strong one for the BIG EAST as the league’s top players will return. Three of the top four scorers in the conference, as well as the league’s top rebounder are rising seniors. DePaul will welcome back Anna Martin (conference-best 19.1 ppg) and Katherine Harry (conference-best 9.5 rpg), along with Georgetown’s Sugar Rodgers (18.5 ppg) and Skylar Diggins (16.8 ppg). All four players were All-BIG EAST selections, with Diggins, Rodgers and Martin being selected unanimously.

Becky Burke Selected for 2012 State Farm College 3-Point ChampionshipLouisville senior guard Becky Burke participated in the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships on March 29 in New Orleans. The 24th annual event showcased the dunking and sharp-shooting talents of 24 of the nation’s top college basketball players. Burke competed in the State Farm Women’s 3-Point Contest. Burke was a fan-favorite for many years and ends her Cardinal career as a member of the 1,000 point club. The event aired on ESPN.

ECAC All-StarsConnecticut freshman Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis was selected as the ECAC Rookie of the Year. Connecticut sophomore Bria Hartley was named to the first team, while teammate senior Tiffany Hayes and West Virginia’s Asya Bussie were both tabbed on the second team.

Another Top-25 MatchupConnecticut and Notre Dame’s semifinal contest marked the 24th top-25 matchup of the 2011-12 season. With 26 last year, the BIG EAST has 50 meetings in the last two seasons.

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Notre Dame head coachMuffet McGraw

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

UConn’s Bria Hartley joined Diggins, Angel Goodrich of Kansas, Duke’s Chelsea Gray, Nebraska’s Lindsey Moore, Samantha Prahalis of Ohio State, Baylor’s Odyssey Sims and Haley Steed of Brigham Young as finalists.

20 Final Four AppearancesThe BIG EAST has had 20 teams advance to the Final Four, including 16 since 2000, more than any other league. This year, both Connecticut and Notre Dame advanced, marking the fifth time the league has had more than one school reach the national semifinals. The BIG EAST has had at least one Sweet Sixteen team every year since 1993 and at least one team in the Elite Eight every year since 1994.

Final Four appearancesConnecticut 1991 Connecticut 1995 Connecticut 1996 Notre Dame 1997 Connecticut 2000 Rutgers 2000 Connecticut 2001 Notre Dame 2001 Connecticut 2002 Connecticut 2003 Connecticut 2004Rutgers 2007 Connecticut 2008 Connecticut 2009 Louisville 2009 Connecticut 2010Notre Dame 2011Connecticut 2011Notre Dame 2012Connecticut 2012

BIG EAST National ChampionshipsThe BIG EAST has won 32 national championships, including eight in women’s basketball. The league is tied with the SEC, as both have won eight titles.

Women’s BasketballConnecticut 1995 Connecticut 2000 Notre Dame 2001 Connecticut 2002 Connecticut 2003 Connecticut 2004 Connecticut 2009 Connecticut 2010

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

All-Tournament TeamsIn the Raleigh Regional, Notre Dame junior guard Skylar Diggins was named the Most Outstanding player, while teammates Natalie Achonwa, Kayla McBride and Natalie Novosel each earned spots on the team as well. In the Kingston Regional, senior guard Tiffany Hayes earned the Most Outstanding Player award, while teammate Stefanie Dolson was selected to the team.

Included in the Naismith Trophy The Naismith Trophy, given annually to the nation’s top player by the Atlanta Tipoff Club, had eight BIG EAST players on its final award list. Individually, Notre Dame led all schools with three players, while UConn had two selections. Notre Dame’s Skylar Diggins was named one of the four finalists.

Notre Dame: Skylar DigginsNotre Dame: Natalie NovoselNotre Dame: Devereaux PetersConnecticut: Bria HartleyConnecticut: Kaleena Mosqueda-LewisDePaul: Anna MartinGeorgetown: Sugar RodgersRutgers: Khadijah Rushdan

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

USBWA Player Of The Year Midseason Watch List The U.S. Basketball Writers Association selected 20 players for its first Midseason Watch List for the Women’s National Player of the Year. The trophy will be presented to the national player of the year in Denver at the USBWA’s Women’s College Basketball Awards Breakfast on April 3. Three Notre Dame teammates are on the list: Skylar Diggins, Natalie Novosel and Devereaux Peters. Connecticut teammates Bria Hartley and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (the lone freshman) join Sugar Rodgers from Georgetown and Khadijah Rushdan from Rutgers. The BIG EAST boasts seven players to lead all conferences. A BIG EAST player has won the award each of the last three years and seven times overall.

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Georgetown seniorSugar Rodgers

Notre Dame senior Skylar Diggins and Nancy Lieberman



Top Seeds in the 2012 NCAA ChampionshipThe 2012 NCAA tournament marked the first time since 1989 - and just the second time ever - that each No. 1 seed has reached the Final Four.

AP All-AmericansJunior guard Skylar Diggins became the first Notre Dame player to make the first team since Ruth Riley did it in consecutive years in 2000 and 2001. Diggins was instrumental in helping the Irish win their first outright BIG EAST regular season championship, averaging 16.6 points and 5.7 assists.

First TeamBrittney Griner, BaylorNnemkadi Ogwumike, StanfordSkylar Diggins, Notre DameElena Delle Donne, DelawareAlyssa Thomas, MarylandSecond TeamChiney Ogwumike, StanfordOdyssey Sims, BaylorShenise Johnnson, MiamiSamantha Prahalis, Ohio StateJulie Wotja, Green BayThird TeamTiffany Hayes, Connecticut A’dia Mathies, KentuckyElizabeth Williams, Duke Shekinna Stricklen, TennesseeRiquna Williams, Miam

Diggins Triple-DoubleOn March 27, Notre Dame junior guard Skylar Diggins recorded the 13th triple-double in NCAA Championship history, and only the second in a regional final. Diggins had 22 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. Old Dominion’s Anne Donovan (current Seton Hall head coach) had 20 points, 13 rebounds and 12 blocks in an East Regional final win at Penn State on March 26, 1983. Diggins also posted the third triple-double in school history and 17th all-time by a BIG EAST player.

Georgetown to Compete in the Preseason WNITGeorgetown was announced as part of a 16-team field for the Preseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament. The Hoyas will open the season and the tournament on November 9. The Preseason WNIT kicks off the women’s college basketball season and will be played Nov. 9-18 in a 3-game guarantee championship format. Eleven of the 16 teams are coming off of postseason berths including the Blue & Gray. The field includes Davidson, Delaware, Duquesne, Grambling State, Illinois State, Iowa, Kennessaw State, Liberty, Memphis, Middle Tennessee, Morehead State, North Carolina, Northern Illinois, Sacred Heart and Sam Houston.

Wade Watch List Eleven BIG EAST players were listed on the State Farm Wade Watch List. DePaul’s Anna Martin and Rutgers’ Khadijah Rushdan were added on Feb. 7. The Wade Trophy is given to the nation’s most outstanding Division I player each year - one who not only excels athletically but also serves as a positive role model both on and off the court.

Previous nominees announced include Devereaux Peters – Notre Dame, Natalie Novosel – Notre Dame, Skylar Diggins - Notre Dame, Stefanie Dolson – Connecticut, Bria Hartley – Connecticut, Tiffany Hayes - Connecticut, Keisha Hampton – DePaul, Monique Reid – Louisville and Sugar Rodgers – Georgetown.

Two BIG EAST Finalists for the State Farm Wade TrophyDePaul’s Anna Martin and Notre Dame’s Skylar Diggins were named as two of the 12 finalists for women’s basketball’s most prestigious award, the Wade Trophy. A BIG EAST player has won the award each of the last three years and eight times overall.

Peters named finalist for WBCA National Defensive Player of the YearNotre Dame fifth-year senior forward Devereaux Peters has been chosen as one of five finalists for the 2012 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division I Defensive Player of the Year award on March 26. Peters is the first Fighting Irish player to be named a finalist for the honor since it was created in 2007.

Notre Dame Raises Over $200,000 The Fighting Irish held their annual Pink Zone game on Feb. 12 (known nationally by its new label, Play4Kay), to raise money for breast cancer research, collecting a school-record $204,682 this season (divided between the local Foundation of St. Joseph Regional Medical Center and the national Kay Yow Cancer Fund charity).

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Natalie Novosel

Connecticut juniorStefanie Dolson

Devereaux Peters

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Red Storm Director of Athletics Chris Monasch announced on Apr. 27 that Joe Tartamella – whose nine-year coaching tenure as an assistant at St. John’s included four NCAA Tournament appearances – will be the eighth head coach in St. John’s University’s 38-year program history.

Providence College Athletics Director Bob Driscoll announced on April 9 that Susan Robinson Fruchtl was named head coach. Robinson Fruchtl became the ninth head coach in the program’s 38-year history, replacing Phil Seymore, who resigned in March to pursue other options. Robinson Fruchtl comes to Providence College after spending the last five seasons at St. Francis University (Pa.) from 2007-12. She guided the Red Flash to three-consecutive Northeast Conference Championship Games, captured two conference titles and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2010 and 2011.

Impressive Coaching ResumesThe BIG EAST is the only conference to have three active head coaches in the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame as Seton Hall head coach Anne Donovan joins C. Vivian Stringer and Geno Auriemma as double Hall of Famers, as all three are also members of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2011, Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, increasing the tally to four BIG EAST coaches. McGraw signed a 10-year contract extension with the Fighting Irish over the summer, keeping her in South Bend through the 2021-22 season.

Stringer was introduced as a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2009 and she was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2001. Auriemma was inducted in the Naismith’s and Women’s Basketball’s Class of 2006. Donovan was inducted as a player in the Class of 1995 to the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame and into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 1999.

Donovan won the Naismith Trophy as the national Player of the Year in 1983 while a student-athlete at Old Dominion and newly-announced Providence head coach Susan Robinson Fruchtl was a Wade Trophy Award winner as a player at Penn State.

2013 NCAA SitesThe NCAA has selected the first- and second-round and regional sites for the 2013 women’s Division I basketball championship, with three BIG EAST schools among the choices.

Schools chosen to host those games include Baylor, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Duke, Gonzaga, Iowa, Louisville, LSU, Maryland, Ohio State, Stanford, St. John’s, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Texas Tech.

St. John’s will be making its first appearance as a host while it will be UConn’s 18th time.

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

The team was whittled down to 11 players, announced in Denver at the Final Four. The 11 players on the 12-player roster were: Augustus, Bird, Cash, Catchings, Charles, Fowles, McCoughtry, Moore, Parker, Taurasi and Whalen.

Head coach Geno Auriemma (Connecticut) will be assisted in the USA’s quest for a gold medal by DePaul University head coach Doug Bruno, 1988 Olympic gold medalist and Washington Mystics assistant coach Jennifer Gillom and Atlanta Dream head coach Marynell Meadors.

Louisville Honors Sandler On Feb. 2, Louisville celebrated the 40 year anniversary of Title IX with a special halftime presentation. Dr. Bernice R. Sandler, whose persistent efforts brought Title IX into existence, spoke to the Louisville student-athletes prior to tip off about Title IX and was honored during with a presentation at the half.

Dr. Sandler is a Senior Scholar at the Women’s Research and Education Institute in Washington, DC, where she

consults with institutions and others about achieving equity for women and is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Drexel University College of Medicine.

Influx Of Talent Coming A look at the fall 2012 incoming freshman shows four Naismith High School Player of the Year Finalists committed to BIG EAST schools. Moriah Jefferson, Breanna Stewart and Morgan Tuck all have committed to Connecticut, while Jewell Loyd is signed with Notre Dame.

The quartet will be joined by two additional BIG EAST-bound signees who have all been chosen to participate in the 2012 WBCA high school All-America game, Kahleah Copper (Rutgers) and Michaela Mabrey (Notre Dame).

The game was held on March 31 game at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo., in conjunction with the Final Four.

Another Gatorade High School Athlete of the YearIncoming Connecticut freshman women’s basketball student-athlete Breanna Stewart was named the 2012 Gatorade Female High School Athlete of the Year in Los Angeles, Calif. at a dinner emceed by ESPN’s Stuart Scott.

She is the fourth incoming BIG EAST player to earn the honor joining Skylar Diggins (2009), Maya Moore (2007) and Tina Charles (2006).

New Faces on the BIG EAST SidelinesThere are three newly appointed head coaches taking over the BIG EAST sidelines this season: Keith Brown at Georgetown, Susan Robinson-Fruchtl at Providence and Joe Tartamella at St. John’s.

Georgetown Director of Athletics Lee Reed named Keith Brown as the new head coach on April 30. Brown becomes just the seventh head coach in the history of the program. He is no stranger to the program serving as the top assistant and head of recruiting for the past five seasons.

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2011-12 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

2012 BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament TeamStefanie Dolson, ConnecticutBria Hartley, Connecticut Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (MOP)Kayla McBride, Notre DameDevereaux Peters, Notre DameShenneika Smith, St. John’s

CoSIDA Academic All-District HonorsLaura Sweeney, Villanova - University District 2 first team

Lowe’s Senior Class Award FinalistNatalie Novosel, Notre Dame

Wade Trophy FinalistsSkylar Diggins, Notre DameAnna Martin, DePaul

2012 WBCA Defensive Player of the Year FinalistDevereaux Peters, Notre Dame

WBCA All-America TeamSkylar Diggins, Notre Dame (2011)Bria Hartley, Connecticut

WBCA All-Region Nominees Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame (2011)Bria Hartley, ConnecticutTiffany Hayes, Connecticut (2011)Anna Martin, DePaulNadirah NcKenith, St. John’sNatalie Novosel, Notre Dame (2011)Devereaux Peters, Notre Dame (2011)Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown (2011)Shoni Schimmel, LouisvilleShenneika Smith, St. John’sDa’Shena Stevens, St. John’s

2012 WBCA High School All-America Game Kahleah Copper, RutgersMoriah Jefferson, ConnecticutJewell Loyd, Notre DameMichaela Mabrey, Notre DameBreanna Stewart, ConnecticutMorgan Tuck, Connecticut

2012 WBCA High School All-America Game Honorable MentionBrianna Butler, Syracuse Hannah Huffman, Notre DameBrittney Sykes, SyracuseCortnee Walton, Louisville

2012 Russell Athletic/WBCA Coach of the Year FinalistMuffet McGraw, Notre Dame

John R. Wooden Award Women’s All-American TeamSkylar Diggins, Notre Dame

John R. Wooden Award FinalistsSkylar Diggins, Notre DameTiffany Hayes, Connecticut

Naismith Trophy FinalistsSkylar Diggins, Notre Dame

Naismith National Coach of the Year FinalistMuffet McGraw, Notre Dame

Associated Press All-America TeamSkylar Diggins, Notre Dame (2011 Third Team)Tiffany Hayes, Connecticut (Third Team, 2011 Honorable Mention)

Lieberman AwardSkylar Diggins, Notre Dame (2011 Finalist)

Lieberman Award FinalistBria Hartley, Connecticut

Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year FinalistMuffet McGraw

USBWA Women’s All-America TeamSkylar Diggins, Notre Dame

Full Court Press All-America TeamSkylar Diggins, Notre Dame (First Team)Tiffany Hayes, Connecticut (Second Team)Natalie Novosel, Notre Dame (Second Team)Bria Hartley, Connecticut (Third Team)

Full Court Press Freshman All-America TeamKaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Connecticut (First Team)Bria Smith, Louisville (Third Team)

NCAA/BIG EAST ‘Pack The House’ Challenge WinnerMarquette

State Farm College Slam Dunk and Three-Point ChampionshipsBecky Burke, Louisville

NCAA Final Four All-Tournament TeamSkylar Diggins, Notre DameDevereaux Peters, Notre Dame

NCAA Raleigh Regional All-Tournament TeamNatalie Achonwa, Notre DameSkylar Diggins, Notre Dame (MOP)Kayla McBride, Notre DameNatalie Novosel, Notre Dame

NCAA Kingston Regional All-Tournament TeamStefanie Dolson, ConnecticutTiffany Hayes, Connecticut (MOP)

John R. Wooden “Legends of Coaching” AwardGeno Auriemma, Connecticut

WNBA Draft PicksDevreaux Peters, Notre Dame (No. 3 overall, Minnesota Lynx)Natalie Novosel, Notre Dame (No. 8 overall, Washington Mystics)Tiffany Hayes, Connecticut (No. 14 overall, Atlanta Dream)Khadijah Rushdan, Rutgers (No. 15 overall, Los Angeles Sparks)Keisha Hampton, DePaul (No. 22 overall, Seattle Storm)April Sykes, Rutgers (No. 28 overall, Los Angeles Sparks)

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FIRSTANDSECONDROUNDSMarch23&25Coors Events Center - Boulder, Colo.University of Colorado, host

Comcast Center - College Park, Md.University of Maryland, host

Reed Arena - College Station, TexasTexas A&M University, host

Comcast Center- College Park, Md.University of Maryland, College Park, host

Reed Arena - College Station, TexasTexas A&M University, host

St. John Arena - Columbus, OhioThe Ohio State University, host

Thompson Boling Arena - Knoxville, Tenn.University of Tennessee, host

United Spirit Arena - Lubbock, TexasTexas Tech University, host

McCarthy Athletic Center - Spokane, Wash.Gonzaga University, host

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion - Storrs, Conn.University of Conn., host

March24&26Peter Maravich Assembly Center - Baton Rouge, La.Louisiana State University, host

Cameron Indoor Stadium - Durham, N.C. Duke University, host

Carver-Hawkeye Arena - Iowa City, IowaUniversity of Iowa, host

KFC Yum! Center - Louisville, Ky.University of Louisville, host

Bob Carpenter Center - Newark, Del.University of Delaware, host

Carnesecca Arena - Queens, N.Y.St. John’s (N.Y.) University, host

Maples Pavillion - Stanford, Calif.Stanford University, host

Ferrell Center - Waco, TexasBaylor University, host

REGIONALSMarch30&April1SpokaneRegionalSpokane Veterans Memorial Arena - Spokane, Wash.Washington State University, host

TrentonRegionalSun National Bank Center - Trenton, N.J.Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and Rider University, hosts

March31&April2NorfolkRegionalTed Constant Center - Norfolk, Va.Old Dominion University, host

OklahomaCityRegionalChesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, Okla.Big 12 Conference, host

WOMEN’SFINALFOURApril7&9New Orleans ArenaNew Orleans, La.Tulane University, host

FutureFinalFourSitesApril6&8,2014Sommet Center - Nashville, Tenn.Ohio Valley Conference, host

April5&7,2015St. Pete Times Forum - Tampa Bay, Fla.University of South Florida, host

April3&5,2016Site TBA - Indianapolis, Ind.Butler University, IUPUI and Horizon League, hosts

New Orleans ArenaNew Orleans, La.

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/PreviousSchool32 Shelbi Chandler F Fr. 6-3 Indianapolis, Ind./Pike10 Kayla Cook G Jr. 5-10 South Webster, Ohio/South Webster4 Lesha Dunn C Sr. 6-4 Toronto, Canada/Trinity Valley CC15 Alexis Durley G Fr. 5-8 Houston, Texas/Andy Dekaney5 Destini Feagin G Fr. 5-10 Philadelphia, Pa./Nazareth Regional40 Talequia Hamilton F So. 6-2 Huntington, W.Va./Huntington31 Dayeesha Hollins G R-Jr. 5-6 Cincinnati, Ohio/Winton Woods25 Chelsea Jamison G So. 5-10 Indianapolis, Ind./Broad Ripple12 Alyesha Lovett G So. 6-0 Newark, N.J./Malcolm X Shabazz33 Jeanise Randolph F Jr. 6-2 Calumet City, Ill./Thornton Fractional North11 Tiffany Turner F Jr. 6-1 Marlton, N.J./Cherokee23 JasmineWhitfield G Fr. 5-10 Crestwood,Ky./SouthOldham

HeadCoach:Jamelle Elliott (Connecticut ‘96)AssistantCoaches:Tasha McDowell (St. Ambrose ‘97), Katie Rokus (USC Aiken ‘03), Aaron Swinson (Auburn ‘05), DirectorofOperations:Dana Rieger (Albion College ‘94)

CareerRecord(3years) ...................................... 37-53 (.411)UCRecord(3years) ............................................ 37-53 (.411)

BIGEASTRegularSeasonRecord(3years) ...... 12-36 (.250)BIGEASTTournamentRecord(3appearances) ....1-3 (.250)BIGEASTOverallRecord(3years) .................... 13-39 (.250)

NCAARecord(n/a) ............................................................n/aWNITRecord(1appearance) .................................1-1 (.500)

Jamelle Elliott

2012-13 Roster

CINCINNATI BEARCATS

2012-13 News & NotesTheBIGPictureHead coach Jamelle Elliott enters her fourth season at the helm of the UC women’s basketball program. Last year, Elliott led Cincinnati to its most successful season in recent years after finishing with a 16-16 record– a seven-game improvement from 2010-11 and the most wins under Elliott. To cap the season, UC advanced to postseason play for thefirst time since2005-06and won its first postseasongame in 10 years.

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

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

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



ShelbiChandler,F,Fr.,6-3Indianapolis,Ind./Pike•Thethree-yearletterwinner.•Namedtheteam’smostimprovedplayer.•Asasophomore,theteamwent15-6,advancedtocountyfinalsandfinishedastherunner-up.•Inherjuniorseason,thesquadfinishedthirdinConferenceIndiana.•Namedthe2011RickBolusCampMVP.•Recorded7ppg,7rpgand2apgthroughthreeyears.

AlexisDurley,G,Fr.,5-8Houston,Texas/AndyDeaney• Four-year point guard, was named to first-team all-district andacademic team her freshmen year.• She was named the team’s offensive player of the year as asophomore.• Selected byHoustonChronicle as athlete of theweek duringhersophomore year.•Namedco-MVPandanacademicteamselectionasajunior.•Inherfouryears,sherecorded856points,653-pointers,279freethrows, 467 assists and 407 steals.

DestiniFeagin,G,Fr.,5-10Philadelphia,Pa./NazarethRegional•Helpedherteamearnan18-4markhersenioryearandwontheCHSAA Brooklyn/Queens regular-season title and the Catholic Class AA state crown for the second straight year.•Earnedall-cityPhiladelphiaasasophomoreandwasnamedtotheall-Catholic league her senior year.

JasmineWhitfield,G,Fr.,5-10Crestwood,Ky./SouthOldham•All-timestealsleaderinSouthOldhamhistory.•Namedall-regionhersophomoreandjunioryears.•Selectedtothetoall-districtteamasafreshman,sophomoreandjunior.•Competedinthejuniorall-stargameafteraveraging20.9ppgandleading the team in steals (4.3) and assists (2.4).•Hit56.2percentfromthefield,including34.3percentfrom3-pointrange as a junior.•Averaged7.3rpgherjunioryearforateamthatwent22-6andwondistrictchampionshipandmadeittosemifinalsofregionals.•PlayedAAUballforKentuckyPremier.

Newcomers

Dayeesha Hollins

CINCINNATI BEARCATS

CINCINNATI BEARCATS16-16 Overall (8-7 Home; 5-8 Away; 3-1 Neutral)6-10 BIG EAST (2-6 Home; 4-4 Away)

NOVEMBERFri. 11 IPFW W, 74-42 523 Chisholm (19)Wed. 16 Dayton W, 75-64 645 Reaves (25)Fri. 18 Evansville W, 64-34 738 Reaves (18)Thu. 24 CancunChallenge(Cancun,Mexico) vs. South Dakota State W, 55-22 136 Reaves (19)Fri. 25 CancunChallenge(Cancun,Mexico)

vs. Chattanooga W, 51-50 213 Hollins (20)DECEMBERThu. 1 Morgan State W, 64-60 568 Cook (20)Sun. 4 at Xavier L, 60-69 6,479 Hollins (19)Sat. 10 at Marshall L, 47-55 2,242 Hollins (17)Wed. 14 LOUISVILLE L, 59-64 842 Reaves (18)Sat. 17 at Miami (Ohio) L, 69-74 374 Reaves (25)Mon. 19 Indianapolis L, 43-50 FSOhio 354 Reaves (18)Thu. 22 Longwood W, 70-54 491 Chisholm (22)Wed. 28 HiltonGardenInnHokieClassic(Blacksburg,Va.) at Virginia Tech W, 66-55 3,019 Hollins (26)Thu. 29 HiltonGardenInnHokieClassic(Blacksburg,Va.) vs. High Point W, 62-40 n/a Reaves, Hollins (14)JANUARYTue. 3 USF L, 55-58 FS Ohio 455 Hollins (22)Sat. 7 at 10/10 RUTGERS L, 47-58 BETV 2,508 Reaves (15)Sat. 14 2/2 NOTRE DAME L, 50-76 2,906 Hollins (14)Thu. 19 at 3/3 CONNECTICUT (GP) L, 37-80 6,317 Hollins (18)Sat. 21 ST. JOHN’S L, 34-51 426 Randolph (10)Tue. 24 at VILLANOVA L, 53-62 517 Reaves (20)Sat. 28 at SYRACUSE W, 55-54 817 Cook (14)FEBRUARYWed. 1 at MARQUETTE W, 64-52 1,352 Hollins (22)Sat. 4 17/15 GEORGETOWN L, 54-65 646 Reaves, Hollins (17)Tue. 7 at PROVIDENCE W, 60-56 203 Chisholm (17)Sat. 11 PITTSBURGH W, 62-57 1,325 Reaves (19)Sat. 18 at SETON HALL W, 54-48 671 Hollins (16)Tue. 21 MARQUETTE W, 60-46 510 Reaves (15)Sat. 25 WEST VIRGINIA L, 62-66 804 Reaves (22)Mon. 27 at 21/18 DE PAUL L, 51-73 2,723 Randolph (14)MARCH BIGEASTChampionship,XLCenter(Hartford,Conn.)Fri. 2 vs. No. 14 seed Marquette L, 51,54 BIGEAST.tv 8,071 Reaves (15) WNITChampionshipFri. 16 Duquesne W, 68-63 (OT) 609 Hollins (23)Mon. 19 at Toledo L, 51-72 2,120 Hollins (17)GP - Gampel PavilionBIG EAST games in all CAPS

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/PreviousSchool13 Brianna Banks G So. 5-9 Newnan, Ga./Fayette County32 Heather Buck C/F Sr. 6-3 Stonington, Conn./Stonington31 Stefanie Dolson C Jr. 6-5 Port Jervis, N.Y./Minisink Valley5 Caroline Doty G R-Sr. 5-10 Doylestown, Pa./Germantown Academy 12 Lauren Engeln F Jr. 5-11 Laguna Hills, Calif./Laguna Hills34 KellyFaris G Sr. 5-11 Plainfield,Ind./HeritageChristian14 Bria Hartley G Jr. 5-7 North Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon4 Moriah Jefferson G Fr. 5-7 Glen Heights, Texas23 Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis F So. 6-0 Anaheim Hills, Calif./Mater Dei 30 Breanna Stewart F Fr. 6-4 Syracuse, N.Y./Cicero North41 Kiah Stokes C So. 6-3 Marion, Iowa/Linn-Mar3 Morgan Tuck F Fr. 6-2 Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook

HeadCoach:Geno Auriemma (West Chester ‘81)AssociateHeadCoach: Chris Dailey (Rutgers ‘82)AssistantCoaches:Shea Ralph (Connecticut ‘01), Marisa Moseley (Boston University ‘04)

CareerRecord(27years) ....................................804-129 (.862)

UConnRecord(27years) ....................................804-129 (.862)

BIGEASTRegularSeasonRecord(27years) ......388-59 (.868)

BIGEASTTournamentRecord(27appearances) ... 64-9 (.877)

BIGEASTOverallRecord(27years) ....................436-68 (.869)

NCAARecord(24appearances)............................. 85-17 (.844)

WNITRecord(0appearances) ............................................n/a

Geno Auriemma

2012-13 Roster

CONNECTICUT HUSKIES

2012-13 News & NotesTheBIGPictureThe Huskies won the BIG EAST Championship title for thefifth-straight season. The team has 19 regular season titles and 18 tournament crowns. Connecticut finished 33-5 in 2011-12 topost its seventh-straight 30-win season. The Huskies eclipsed the 30-win plateau for the 17th time in the last 19 years. UConn reached the Final Four for the 13th time in program history, the second-most appearances in the sport.

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

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

StorylinesHead Coach Geno Auriemma won his 800th game on March 6, 2012 in the BIG EAST Champion-shipfinalagainstNotreDame.Hereached 800 wins in 928 games, the fewest games all-time. Connecticut’s recruiting class of Moriah Jefferson, Breanna Stewart and Morgan Tuck was the top-rated crop by most re-cruiting services. All three fresh-men were selected to the USA Basketball U18 National Team, which will compete in the 2012 FIBA Americas U18 Champion-ship in August. Stewart was hon-ored as the National Player of the Year by Gatorade.



MoriahJefferson,G,Fr.,5-7GlenHeights,Texas•Afinalistforthe2011USAU19team;attendedtrialsforthe2009U16 and 2010 U17 teams.•2011-12McDonald’s,USAToday,ParadeMagazine,MaxPrepsandWBCA All-American.•NationalChristianHomeschoolBasketballChampionships(NCHBC)Sullivan Award Winner in 2011 and 2012. The award was renamed the Moriah Jefferson Award in 2012.•PlayedwiththeTexasHomeEducatorsSportsAssociation(THESA)as a homeschooled athlete where she amassed 3,354 points, 825 rebounds and 728 steals in her career.•Averaged17.3points,3.8rebounds,3.63assistsand4.0stealsper game in 2011-12, leading the Raiders to a 41-6 record. •HelpedleadtheRiderstofiveNCHBCTexasRegiontitlesandfiveNCHBC national championships.

BreannaStewart,F,Fr.,6-4Syracuse,N.Y./Cicero-North• Honored as the national player of the year by Gatorade, USAToday, Parade Magazine, McDonald’s (Morgan Wootten Player of the Year Award), the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and the Naismith Trophy following the 2011-12 season.•Namedtothe2012USABasketballU18NationalTeam.Wastheyoungest member of the 2011 USA Pan American Games Team, becoming just the second high school player to compete for Team USA in the Pan Am Games. • Named to the five-member All-FIBA U19 World ChampionshipTeam and was honored as the USA Basketball Female Player of the Year in 2011. Gatorade New York Girls Basketball Player of the Year in 2011.• Competed in 119 games and compiled 2,367 points, 1,389rebounds, 337 assists, 325 steals and 364 blocks.

MorganTuck,F,Fr.,6-2Bolingbrook,Ill./Bolingbrook•Helped leadthe2011USAU19WorldChampionshipTeamtoagold medal in Chile.•2011-12McDonald’s,ParadeMagazine,USATodayandWBCAAll-American. Honored as the Gatorade Illinois Player of the Year and as a MaxPreps All-American in 2012.•Member of the 2010USAU17World Championship Team thatposted a perfect 8-0 record in the inaugural FIBA U17 World Championship;startedfivegamesandaveraged7.4pointsand5.0rebounds in fewer than 18 minutes a game en route to helping the US win gold.•USATodayAll-USAsecondteam(2010)andthirdteam(2011).•Infourvarsityseasons,shecompiled2,342points,948reboundsand 167 assists and a 110-9 overall record.•Averaged27.7points,10.2rebounds,2.7stealsand2.4assistsper game during the 2011-12 season, which saw Bolingbrook post a 27-2 overall record. The three-time defending state champions fell in the playoffs in quadruple overtime to the eventual state champion.

Newcomers

Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis

CONNECTICUT HUSKIES

CONNECTICuT HuSkIES

33-5 Overall (19-2 Home; 10-2 Away; 4-1 Neutral)13-3 BIG EAST (6-2 Home; 6-1 Away)

NOVEMBER Sun. 13 Holy Cross (GP) W, 77-37 CPTV 6,548 Hartley (17)Tue. 15 Pacific(GP) W,112-53 CPTV 6,067Mosqueda-Lewis(25)Mon. 21 3/5 Stanford (XL) W, 68-58 ESPNU 13,771 Mosqueda-Lewis (25)Fri. 25 WorldVisionClassic(Storrs,Conn.) Fairleigh Dickinson (GP) W, 74-28 CPTV 6,047 Banks (17)Sat. 26 WorldVisionClassic(Storrs,Conn.) Buffalo (GP) W, 90-34 CPTV 6,156 Hayes (30)Sun. 27 WorldVisionClassic(Storrs,Conn). Dayton (GP) W, 78-38 CPTV 6,486 Mosqueda-Lewis (23)Wed. 30 Towson (XL) W, 92-31 CPTV 7,703 Hartley (24)DECEMBERTue. 6 JimmyVClassic 8/7 Texas A&M (XL) W, 81-51 ESPN2 12,623 Mosqueda-Lewis, Hayes (14)Fri. 9 at SETON HALL W, 70-37 CPTV 2,600 (s) Mosqueda-Lewis, Hayes, Doty (15)Sun. 18 at 1/1 Baylor L, 61-66 ESPN 10,627 (s) Hartley (25)Wed. 21 at College of Charleston W, 72-24 CPTV 3,868 Hartley (15)Thu. 29 Fairfield(GP) W,93-40 CPTV 8,106 Hayes(23)JANUARYWed. 4 WEST VIRGINIA (XL) W, 79-60 CPTV 10,130 Hartley (18)Sat. 7 at 3/3 NOTRE DAME L, 67-74 (OT) CBS 9 , 1 4 9 ( s ) Hartley (25)Tue. 10 PROVIDENCE (XL) W, 96-35 CPTV 8,381 Hayes, Hartley (19)Sat. 14 at VILLANOVA W, 72-49 CPTV 3,206 Hayes (22)Mon. 16 22/21 North Carolina (GP) W, 86-35 ESPN2 9,221 Hartley (17)Thu. 19 CINCINNATI (GP) W, 80-37 CPTV 6,317 Hayes (17)Sat. 21 at 21/19 DE PAUL W, 88-44 CPTV 4,001 (s) Mosqueda-Lewis (25)Wed. 25 at SYRACUSE W, 95-54 CPTV 4,357 Hayes (35)Sat. 28 USF (XL) W, 77-62 CPTV 13,627 Hayes (33)Mon. 30 at 5/5 Duke W, 61-45 ESPN 2 8,033 Hartley (15)FEBRUARYSat. 4 13/14 RUTGERS (GP) W, 66-34 CPTV 9,882 Dolson (16)Tue. 7 at 20/17 LOUISVILLE W, 56-46 CBS SN 16,483 Doty (15)Sat. 11 14/13 GEORGETOWN (GP) W, 80-38 CPTV 10,167 (s) Mosqueda-Lewis (23)Mon. 13 at Oklahoma W, 73-55 ESPN2 7,954 Hayes (23)Sat. 18 RV/RV ST. JOHN’S (GP) L, 56-57 CPTV 9,522 Mosqueda-Lewis (12)Tue. 21 at PITTSBURGH W, 86-37 CPTV 2,095 Mosqueda-Lewis (23)Sat. 25 at MARQUETTE W, 85-45 CPTV 3,609 Mosqueda-Lewis (27)Mon. 28 3/3 NOTRE DAME (XL) L, 59-72 ESPN2 15,132 Hayes (22)MARCH BIGEASTChampionship,XLCenter(Hartford,Conn.)Sun. 4 No. 6 seed Rutgers W, 49-34 ESPNU 8,661 Mosqueda-Lewis (17)Mon. 5 No. 2 seed St. John’s W, 74-43 ESPNU 8,731 Dolson (23)Tues. 6 No. 1 seed Notre Dame W, 63-54 ESPN2 9,227 Mosqueda-Lewis (19) NCAAChampionshipSat. 17 vs. No. 16 seed Prairie View^ W, 83-47 ESPN2 4,653 Mosqueda-Lewis (21)Mon. 19 vs. No. 8 seed Kansas State^ W, 72-26 ESPN2 4,372 Hartley (16)Sun. 25 vs. No. 4 seed Penn State& W, 77-59 ESPN2 6,031 Hartley (20)Tues. 27 vs. No. 2 seed Kentucky& W, 80-65 ESPN2 5,184 Hayes (22)APRILSun. 1 vs. No. 1 seed Notre Dame* L, 75-83(OT)ESPN 19,028 (s) Dolson (20)^ - Bridgeport, Conn, & - Kingston, R.I., * - Denver, Colo. GP - Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Conn.) XL - XL Center (Hartford, Conn.) CPTV - Connecticut Public Television

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/PreviousSchool3 Alexa Gallagher F R-Fr. 6-1 Elkins Park, Pa./Germantown Academy51 Katherine Harry F Sr. 6-3 Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge44 Brandi Harvey-Carr F Fr. 6-4 Camden, N.J./Leap Academy12 Brittany Hrynko G So. 5-8 Philadelphia, Pa./Engineering & Science13 Chanise Jenkins G R-Fr. 5-5 Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young5 Anna Martin G Sr. 5-9 Nicholasville, Ky./Lexington Christian Academy2 *Centrese McGee G Jr. 5-7 Calumet City, Ill./Thornton Fractional North/Illinois31 Jasmine Penny F Jr. 6-1 Logansport, Ind./Logansport30 Megan Podkowa G/F Fr. 6-2 Glenview, Ill./Trinity20 Kelsey Reynolds G Jr. 5-9 Mishawaka, Ind./Penn High School/Boston College21 Megan Rogowski G R-Fr. 5-9 Prospect Heights, Ill./Hersey22 Brooke Schulte G Fr. 5-9 Germantown, Ill./Mater Dei54 Kelsey Smith F Jr. 6-4 St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North/Michigan State*Will sit out the 2012-13 season under NCAA transfer guidelines

HeadCoach:Doug Bruno (DePaul ‘73)AssistantCoaches:Candis Blankson (DePaul ‘01), Bart Brooks (Wyoming ‘04), Jill M. Pizzotti (Southeast Missouri State ‘89)DirectorofProfessional,CorporateandCommunityRelations: Lisa Ryckbosch (Loyola ‘84)VideoCoordinator:Ciara Johnson (DePaul ‘08)


DePaulRecord(26years) ...................................510-282 (.644)

BIGEASTRegularSeasonRecord(7years) ......... 68-44 (.607)

BIGEASTTournamentRecord(7appearances) ....... 7-7 (.500)

BIGEASTOverallRecord(7years) ....................... 75-51 (.595)


WNITRecord(4appearances) .................................. 2-3 (.400)

NWITRecord(1appearance) .................................... 1-2 (.333)

Doug Bruno

2012-13 Roster

DEPAUL BLUE DEMONS

2012-13 News & NotesTheBIGPictureDePaul returns 84 percent of its scoring from last season, including the BIG EAST’s leading scorer in senior guard Anna Martin, who averaged 19.1 points per game. DePaul ranked 23rd in the country in scoring in 2011-12 with 72.0 points per game. The Blue Demons also return 87 percent of their rebounding, including the BIG EAST’s leading rebounder, senior forward Katherine Harry, who grabbed 9.5 boards per game and broke a McGrath-Phillips Arena record with 20 rebounds against Louisville on Jan. 31, 2012.

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

Who’sGoneDePaul loses two starters in Deanna Ortiz and Keisha Hampton. Hampton, a unanimous Preseason All-Conference selection prior to the start of last year, averaged 16.6 ppg and 4.6 rpg before a season-ending injury. Ortiz averaged 4.6 ppg and played in 32 games.

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



Newcomers

DEPAUL BLUE DEMONS

AnnaMartin

DEPAul BluE DEmONS23-11 Overall (14-3 Home; 7-5 Away; 2-3 Neutral)9-7 BIG EAST (6-2 Home; 3-5 Away)NOVEMBERFri. 11 MaggieDixonClassic(Chicago,Ill.) St. Mary’s W, 96-68 2,705 Martin (17)Sat. 12 MaggieDixonClassic(Chicago,Ill.) Samford W, 86-57 2,312 Hampton (20)Fri. 18 Jack-in-the-BoxRainbowWahineClassic(Honolulu,Hawaii) San Diego State L, 74-82 n/a Hampton (27)Sat. 19 Jack-in-the-BoxRainbowWahineClassic(Honolulu,Hawaii) Portland W, 99-64 n/a Martin (29)Sun. 20 Jack-in-the-BoxRainbowWahineClassic(Honolulu,Hawaii) at Hawai’i W, 90-65 n/a Martin (22)Sun. 27 at Northwestern W, 88-72 1,264 Hampton (32)DECEMBERSat. 3 Loyola-Chicago W, 70-65 2,385 Martin (27)Wed. 7 ST. JOHN’S W, 69-52 4,001 (s) Hampton (21)Fri. 9 SIUE W, 75-65 2,205 Martin, Hrynko (15)Sun. 11 MaggieDixonClassic(NewYork,N.Y.) 7/8 Tennessee (MSG) L, 61-84 ESPNU 5,486 Penny (16)Tue. 13 at Princeton W, 78-67 744 Hampton (23)Fri. 16 Arizona State W, 73-55 2,312 Hrynko (25)Mon. 19 at Illinois State W, 73-54 1,249 Penny, Martin (20)Thu. 22 Southern Illinois W, 93-67 2,431 Martin (21)Sat. 31 Northern Illinois W, 65-46 2,805 Martin (30)JANUARYTue. 3 at 15/16 GEORGETOWN W, 59-50 431 Hrynko (17)Sat. 7 at PROVIDENCE L, 52-60 321 Martin (17)Sat. 14 PITTSBURGH W, 86-83 3,451 Martin (29)Tue. 17 at USF L, 63-66 (OT) BHSN 626 Martin (23)Sat. 21 3/3 CONNECTICUT L, 44-88 4,001 (s) Hrynko (18)Tue. 24 at 11/8 RUTGERS L, 64-65 CBS SN 1,463 Martin (26)Sat. 28 at SETON HALL W, 71-59 481 Penny (19)Tue. 31 14/12 LOUISVILLE W, 86-61 CBS SN 2,378 Martin (19)FEBRUARYSun. 5 at 2/2 NOTRE DAME L, 70-90 ESPNU 9,149 (s) Penny (24)Wed. 8 VILLANOVA W, 79-73 2,605 Martin (24)Sun. 12 MARQUETTE W, 71-59 ESPN2 4,001 (s) Martin (19)Sat. 18 at RV/RV WEST VIRGINIA W, 77-63 6,516 Hrynko (21)Tue. 21 SYRACUSE L, 65-81 CBS SN 2,711 Martin (18)Sat. 25 at 16/17 LOUISVILLE L, 62-75 BETV 10,454 Martin (18)Mon. 27 CINCINNATI W, 73-51 2,723 Martin (36)MARCH BIGEASTChampionship,XLCenter(Hartford,Conn.)Sat. 3 vs. No. 9 seed USF W, 76-62 BETV 8,081 Martin (33)Sun. 4 vs. No. 1 seed Notre Dame L, 54-69 ESPNU 8,362 Harry (14) NCAAChampionship Sat. 17 No. 10 seed BYU^ W, 59-55 ESPN2 4,161 Martin (17)Mon. 19 No. 2 seed Tennessee^ L, 48-63 ESPN2 2,866 Martin (20)

^ - Chicago, Ill.MSG - Madison Square GardenBIG EAST games in all CAPS

BrandiHarvey-Carr,F,Fr.,6-4Camden,N.J./LeapAcademy•Two-timeMVPatLeapAcademy.• 2012 South Jersey scoring leader; tallied over 1000 points inthree years of varsity action.•Asasenioraveraged21points,18reboundsandsevenblocksper game.

CentreseMcGee,G,Jr.,5-7CalumetCity,Ill./ThorntonFractionalNorth/Illinois•Willsitoutthe2012-13seasonaftertransferringfromIllinois.•Startedall32games,averaged25.4and5.7pointsinherfresh-man season at Illinois. Tallied 53 assists and 39 steals also at Il-linois.• Named third-teamAll-State by the Illinois Basketball CoachesAssociation. • Special mention all-state by the Champaign News-Gazette. Chicago Tribune (special mention) and all-area by the Chicago Sun-Times, Northwest Times and Daily Southtown.

MeganPodkowa,G/F,Fr.,6-2Glenview,Ill./Trinity•Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald and Illinois BasketballCoachesAssociationfirst-teamAll-Statein2012.•ESPNfirst-teamAll-Areain2012;ESPNAthleteoftheWeekin2010.•Tallied2,065points,1,182rebounds,242stealsand272blocksin her career at Trinity. Graduated as the school’s all-time scorer, rebounder and shot blocker.•Asasenioraveraged18points,10rebounds, twoassists,1.8steals and 2.2 blocks per game.•Ledteamtotop30rankingintheStateofIllinoisallfoursea-sons. Trinity High School ranked as No. 42 in the country by Max Preps and was ranked No. 31 by USA Today High School Sports in 2011-12.

BrookeSchulte,G,Fr.,5-9Germantown,Ill./MaterDei•IllinoisBasketballCoachesAssociationAll-StateFirstTeam2011and 2012. • First-team All-Metro Basketball by St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 2012.• 2012 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete of the Year and 2012 Monroe/Clinton County Female Athlete of the Year. •2010BellevilleNewsDemocratBasketballPlayeroftheYear.•Three-timeMVPatMaterDeiHighSchool.•Careerpoints(1,907)andsteals(295)leaderatMaterDei.•HelpedMaterDeitoa103-14recordinfourseasons.Sectionalchampions in 2009 and 2011.

KelseySmith,F,Jr.,6-4St.Charles,Ill./St.CharlesNorth/MichiganState•SpentthelasttwoseasonsatMichiganState.Satoutthe2009-10 season and averaged 5.8 minutes per game last season at MSU. •Hadacareer-bestperformanceagainstIPFWwith10points,fiverebounds and three blocks. •Wasathree-timeStreet&Smith’shonorablementionAll-Ameri-can (2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09) coming out of St. Charles North High School.•Afour-yearstarterandgraduatedastheschool’sall-timerleaderin points, rebounds and blocks -- tallying over 1,500 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 blocks.

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/PreviousSchool22 LoganBattle F/G Fr. 6-2 Springfield,Va./WestSpringfield33 Brittany Horne F So. 6-1 Carmel, N.Y./Carmel21 Jasmine Jackson G So. 5-9 Old Bridge, N.J./Old Bridge1 Katie McCormick G Fr. 5-9 Leonardtown, Md./Saint Mary’s Ryken42 Vanessa Moore C Sr. 6-2 Hackettstown, N.J./Pope John XXIII23 Samisha Powell G Jr. 5-8 Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne00 Ki-Ke Raifu F Fr. 6-2 Offa, Nigeria/Saints Neuman-Goretti (Pa.)14 Sugar Rodgers G Sr. 5-11 Suffolk, Va./King’s Fork35 DominiqueVitalis F Fr. 6-2 Bloomfield,N.J./GillSt.Bernard’s11 Andrea White F Jr. 6-0 Lancaster, Va./Lancaster13 Sydney Wilson C Sr. 6-6 Silver Spring, Md./St. John’s College Prep

HeadCoach:Keith Brown (South Carolina State ‘88) AssistantCoaches: Tim Valentine (Southern Wesleyan ‘09), Krystal Reeves-Evans (Southern Miss ‘02), Kenya Kirkland (Georgetown ‘10)GraduateAssistant:Grace Mashore (Stanford ‘12)DirectorofBasketballOperations: Tasha Harris (Kentucky ’02)

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Keith Brown

2012-13 Roster

GEORGETOWN HOYAS

2012-13 News & NotesTheBIGPictureGeorgetown earned its fourth NCAA bid in program history and the third in as many seasons. The Hoyas reached the reached the second round of the NCAA Championship. The squad was ranked in both the AP and ESPN/USA Today Polls for the entire year, starting the preseason ranked No. 10 on the AP Poll and No. 11 on the ESPN/USA Today Poll. The Hoyas tied for fourth in league play, falling in the BIG EAST Championship quarterfinals.

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

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

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



LoganBattle,F/G,Fr.,6-2Springfield,Va./WestSpringfield•RankedNo.10atherpositionbyHoopGurlzandinthetop100overall. •NamedFirstTeamAll-MetbytheWashington Post.

KatieMcCormick,G,Fr.,5-9Leonardtown,Md./SaintMary’sRyken• Ranked 17th at her position byHoopGurlz and in the top 100overall.•Averaged18.2ppgand3.0stealspergameatSt.Mary’sRyken.•NamedFirstTeamAll-MetbytheWashington Post.

Ki-KeRaifu,F,Fr.,6-2Offa,Nigeria/SaintsNeuman-Goretti(Pa.)•Ranked45thatherpositionbyHoopGurlz.•Averaged19rpgand4.0blockspergameatNeumann-Goretti.

DominiqueVitalis,F,Fr.,6-2Bloomfield,N.J./GillSt.Benard’s•Ranked22ndatherpositionbyHoopGurlz.•Averaged15.6ppgand11.3rpg,leadingGillSt.Bernard’stotheSomerset County Tournament title and the NJSIAA Tournament of Championsfinal.

Newcomers

Sugar Rodgers

GEORGETOWN HOYAS

GEORGETOWN HOyAS23-9 Overall (10-4 Home; 10-3 Away; 3-2 Neutral)11-5 BIG EAST (4-4 Home; 7-1 Away)

NOVEMBER Fri. 11 Longwood W, 56-45 673 Rodgers (13)Sun. 13 at 11/10 Maryland L, 53-72 4,084 Magee (17)Wed. 16 at 20/21 LSU L, 40-51 4,599 Magee (12)Sat. 19 Houston W, 66-36 403 Magee (15)Mon. 21 Monmouth W, 64-44 339 Magee, Wright, Brown (13)Sat. 26 LadyRebelRoundup(LasVegas,Nev.) 10/10 Georgia W. 64-56 n/a Rodgers (23)Sun. 27 LadyRebelRoundup(LasVegas,Nev.) at UNLV W, 64-45 660 Rodgers (16)Wed. 30 at Coppin State W, 70-54 579 Rodgers (26)DECEMBERSun. 4 Rider W, 58-51 447 Rodgers (21)Wed. 7 at PITTSBURGH W, 82-54 1,750 Rodgers (28)Sun. 11 George Washington W, 59-50 883 Rodgers (18)Wed. 21 7/7 Miami W, 71-46 671 Rodgers (24)Thu. 29 35thAnnualBlueSkyClassic(Hanover,N.H.) Vermont W, 65-53 n/a Rodgers (34) Fri. 30 35thAnnualBlueSkyClassic(Hanover,N.H.) at Dartmouth W, 77-38 997 Rodgers (39)JANUARYTue. 3 20/18 DE PAUL L, 50-59 431 Rodgers (28)Sat. 7 at USF W, 66-56 BHSN 743 Magee, Crawford, Rodgers (12)Tue. 10 2/2 NOTRE DAME L, 60-80 CBS SN 2,119 Rodgers (13)Sun. 15 SYRACUSE W, 69-42 ESPNU 1,741 Rodgers (23)Tue. 17 at MARQUETTE W, 67-39 CBS SN 1,337 Rodgers (18)Sun. 22 18/15 LOUISVILLE L, 61-64 ESPN2 1,289 Rodgers (24)Tue. 24 at WEST VIRGINIA W, 64-54 1,038 Magee, Rodgers (17)Sun. 29 11/8 RUTGERS W, 54-36 ESPNU 2,211 Magee (21)FEBRUARYSat. 4 at CINCINNATI W, 65-54 646 Rodgers (19)Wed. 8 SETON HALL W, 56-51 547 Rodgers (23)Sat. 11 at 3/3 CONNECTICUT (GP) L, 38-80 BETV 10,167 (s) Wright, Rodgers (10)Tue. 14 at VILLANOVA W, 60-54 477 Rodgers (19)Sat. 18 PROVIDENCE W, 66-39 1,421 Magee (17)Sat. 25 at SYRACUSE W, 65-62 1,579 Rodgers (21)Mon. 27 20/25 ST. JOHN’S L, 45-54 307 Rodgers (13)MARCH BIGEASTChampionship,XLCenter(Hartford,Conn.)Sun. 4 vs. No. 5 seed West Virginia L, 32-39 ESPNU 8,362 Rodgers (14) NCAAChampionshipSun. 18 vs. No. 12 seed Fresno St.^ W, 61-56 ESPN2 1,139 Magee (17)Tues. 20 vs. No. 4 seed Georgia Tech^ L, 64-76 ESPN2 707 Rodgers (14)

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

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/PreviousSchool15 MeghanDienes G Fr. 6-1 Springfield,Mo./Glendale12 Shawnta’ Dyer F R-So. 6-1 Marion, Ohio/Marion Harding 25 Tia Gibbs G R-Jr. 5-9 Louisville, Ky./Vanderbilt00 Sara Hammond F So. 6-2 Mt. Vernon, Ky./Rockcastle County1 Shelby Harper G Sr. 5-4 Scottsville, Ky./Allen County Scottsville2 Monny Niamke G So. 5-5 Rouen, France/Lindsey Wilson33 Monique Reid F Sr. 6-1 Louisville, Ky./Fern Creek22 Jude Schimmel G So 5-5 Mission, Ore./Franklin23 Shoni Schimmel G Jr. 5-10 Mission, Ore./Franklin4 Antonita Slaughter G Jr. 6-1 Louisville, Ky./Louisville Christian Acad.21 Bria Smith G So. 5-10 Massapequa, NY/Christ the King31 Asia Taylor F Sr. 6-1 Columbus, Ohio/Whetstone3 Sheronne Vails C Jr. 6-4 Odenton, Md./Arundel13 Courtnee Walton F Fr. 6-3 Surprise, Ariz./St. Mary’s

HeadCoach: Jeff Walz (Northern Kentucky ’95)AssociateHeadCoach: Stephanie Norman (Arizona State ’89)AssistantCoaches: Cameron Newbauer (IUPU Fort Wayne ‘01), Samantha Williams (Auburn ‘99) DirectorofOperations: Mary Beth Whitaker (Eastern Kentucky ‘06)

CareerRecord(5years) ........................................119-56 (.680)

UofLRecord(5years) ...........................................119-56 (.680)




NCAARecord(4appearances) ................................. 10-4 (.714)


Jeff Walz

2012-13 Roster

LOUISVILLE CARDINALS

2012-13 News & NotesTheBIGPictureLouisville returns four starters and 11 letterwinners from a squad that finished the seasonranked 16th in the Coaches poll. Louisville advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament before falling to Maryland on the road. The Cardinals return leading scorer Shoni Schimmel, who averaged 14.3 points and 4.7 assists per game. Also returning in the back court is sophomore Bria Smith who averaged 9.2 points per game in her rookie season. The Cardinals have a deep bench and if everyone stays healthy the Cardinals are expected to make a run deep into the tournament.

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

Who’sGoneThe Cardinals only lost one player from last season, second leading scorer Becky Burke with 11.5 points per game. Burke shot 38 percent from behind the arcandfinishedtheseasonwitha team-high 81 made 3-pointers.

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



MeghanDienes,G,Fr.,6-1Springfield,Mo./Glendale•Earnedall-statehonorsforthreestraightseasons.•Finishedherhighschoolcareerwith1,615points.• Earned conference Player of the Year honors her sophomore, junior and senior seasons.

MonnyNiamke,G,So.,5-5Rouen,France/LindseyWilson•SelectedtotheU18/19FrenchNationalTeam.•Playedinthe2011U19WorldChampionships.•Rankedthirdontheteaminscoringwith12.5pointspergameatLindsey Wilson, also averaged three assists per game.

CourtneeWalton,F,Fr.,6-3Surprise,Ariz./St.Mary’s•NamedESPNHSArizonaPlayeroftheYear.•PlayedforSt.Mary’sHighSchool,rankedthirdinthecountry.• Helped lead them to the state championshipwith a 30-0 finalrecord.

Newcomers

BriaSmith

LOUISVILLE CARDINALS

lOuISvIllE CARDINAlS23-10 Overall (11-2 Home; 10-7 Away; 2-1 Neutral)10-6 BIG EAST (6-2 Home; 4-3 Away)

NOVEMBERSun. 13 at Missouri State W, 73-64 3,802 Warren (18)Tue. 15 at 6/6 Texas A&M L, 58-76 ESPNU 6,943 Smith (20)Thu. 17 at Eastern Kentucky W, 77-53 2,800 Warren (15)Sun. 20 Xavier W, 62-44 11,898 Burke (13) Tue. 22 Austin Peay W, 78-60 12,736 Reid (18)Fri. 25 FloridaStateTournament at RV/24 Florida State W, 85-76 2,487 S. Schimmel (25)Sat. 26 FloridaStateTournament at Florida A&M W, 86-66 577 Reid (22)Tue. 29 Murray State W, 105-62 8,112 Reid (18)DECEMBERSun. 4 at 12/11 Kentucky L, 54-74 FSNS 7,951 S. Schimmel (17)Sat. 10 Gardner-Webb W, 92-27 8,453 Slaughter (23)Wed. 14 at CINCINNATI W, 64-59 842 S. Schimmel (16)Thu. 17 at Portland W, 71-42 3,211 Burke (17)Mon. 19 at Washington State W, 75-71 2,019 Dyer (16)Wed. 28 UT-Martin W, 70-57 10,284 S. Schimmel (16)JANUARYTue. 3 MARQUETTE W, 70-53 8,203 S. Schimmel (17)Sun. 8 at ST. JOHN’S L, 64-72 ESPNU 652 Burke (19)Wed. 11 USF W, 63-57 7,987 S. Schimmel (16)Sat. 14 at 8/9 RUTGERS L, 68-71 (OT) 3,191 Dyer (16)Wed. 18 PROVIDENCE W, 64-48 7,987 Smith (12)Sun. 22 at 19/17 GEORGETOWN W, 64-61 ESPN2 1,289 S. Schimmel (19)Sat. 28 VILLANOVA W, 62-58 10,680 S. Schimmel (18)Tue. 31 at RV/23 DE PAUL L, 61-86 CBS SN 2,378 S. Schimmel, Warren (14)FEBRUARYSat. 4 at WEST VIRGINIA L, 50-66 4,537 Bussie (18)Tue. 7 3/3 CONNECTICUT L, 46-56 CBS SN 16,483 S. Schimmel (20)Sat. 11 SYRACUSE W, 89-62 12,375 Burke (28)Tue. 14 at PITTSBURGH W, 71-66 (OT) 1,555 S. Schimmel (16)Mon. 20 4/4 NOTRE DAME L, 52-68 ESPN 13,054 Slaughter (12)Sat. 25 21/18 DE PAUL W, 75-62 BETV 10,454 Burke (20)Mon. 27 at SETON HALL W, 63-53 533 Dyer (22)MARCH BIGEASTChampionship,XLCenter(Hartford,Conn.)Sat. 3 vs. No. 10 seed Villanova W, 63-47 BETV 8,148 S. Schimmel (20)Sun. 4 vs. No. 2 seed St. John’s L, 61-68 (OT) BETV 8,661 S. Schimmel, Slaughter (16) NCAAChampionshipSat. 17 vs. No. 10 seed Michigan St.^ W, 67-55 ESPN2 5,624 Burke (14)Mon. 19 at No. 2 seed Maryland^ L, 68-72 ESPN2 4,857 S. Schimmel (22) ^ - College Park, Md.BIG EAST games in all CAPS

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/PreviousSchool35 Cristina Bigica G So. 5-10 Bucuresti, Romania34 Chelsie Butler C So. 6-5 Minerva Ohio/Minerva22 Margeaux Dupuy G So. 5-6 Colleyville, Texas/Grapevine24 Gabi Minix G Jr. 5-9 Grovertown, Ind./Oregon-Davis4 Arlesia Morse G So. 5-10 Flint, Mich./Hamady20 Apiew Ojulu C So. 6-3 Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North21 Katherine Plouffe F Jr. 6-3 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada/Henry Ainlay10 Brooklyn Pumroy G Fr. 5-11 Fairborn, Ohio/Fairborn 33 Ashley Santos G Fr. 5-7 Geneva, Ill./Geneva42 Sarina Simmons F Sr. 6-1 Milwaukee, Wis./King13 Courtney Thomas F Jr. 6-0 Glenview, Ill./Montini Catholic32 Lauren Tibbs C R-Fr. 6-4 Taylor Mill, Ky./Scott5 Katie Young G Jr. 5-11 Kenosha, Wis./Bradford

HeadCoach: Terri Mitchell (Duquesne ’89)AssociateHeadCoach:Michelle Nason (Bradley ‘95)AssistantCoaches: Christina Quaye (Marquette ‘07), Tyler Summitt (Tennessee ‘12)DirectorofStudent-AthleteDevelopment:Kiesha Oliver-Hayes (Marquette ‘00)


MarquetteRecord(16years) ..............................310-188 (.622)




NCAARecord(7appearances) ................................... 4-7 (.364)

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Terri Mitchell

2012-13 Roster

MARQUETTE GOLDEN EAGLES

2012-13 News & NotesTheBIGPictureMarquette will be looking to bounce back after 2011-12 saw its streak of nine consecutive postseason appearances end when the Golden Eagles suffered theirfirstlosingseasonsincethe2000-01 season. MU’s 14-17 overall record marked just the second time in the Terri Mitchell era the team has suffered a losing season. Marquette will be leaning on its upperclassmen to set the tone for the season. Senior Sarina Simmons is MU’s lone senior, while the junior class boasts four members. Point guard Gabi Minix, who ranked second in the BIG EAST in assists is back as MU’s floorgeneral.

Who’sReturningThe Golden Eagles will look to Katherine Plouffe for her versatility again in 2012-13. Plouffe led Marquette in three statistical categories in 2011-12, including scoring (13.5 ppg), rebounding (8.1 rpg) and minutes (33.7 mpg). Simmons hopes tofinishherfinalseasonat Marquette on a high note. A 2009 All-BIG EAST Freshman team selection, she averaged 8.9 points and 6.9 rebounds, and blocked a team best 43 shots last season.

Who’sGoneMarquettereturnsallfivestartersand all 11 letterwinners from a season ago that finished 14-17overall and 4-12 in BIG EAST Conference play.

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



BrooklynPumroy,G,Fr.,5-11Fairborn,Ohio/Fairborn•Satoutmostofthe2012seasonduetoakneeinjury.•HelpedFairbornHighSchooltoa21-3recordandanappearanceinthedistrictfinalsin2011.•NamedtotheDabbsMiamiValleyAll-AreaFirstTeamin2011.•Averaged11.9points,2.6assistspergamelastseasonandledthe Greater Western Ohio Conference in steals with 4.1 per game.

AshleySantos,G,Fr.,5-7Geneva,Ill./Geneva•Satoutthemajorityofthe2012seasonduetoaseason-endingknee injury.•Two-timeall-areaselectionbyboththeDailyHeraldandtheKaneCounty Chronicle and was named to the Upstate Eight River Division All-Conference Team following the 2010 and 2011 seasons.•HelpedGenevatotheclass4Asuper-sectionalqualifier.•As a junior, ledher team in rebounding (5.4 rpg),was secondin scoring (15.8 ppg), and reached the 1,000 career point plateau midway through the 2011 season.• Earned all-tournament team honors at the Geneva Invite andwas the Most Valuable Player at the Benet/Naperville North Holiday Tournament in 2010.•ListedastheNo.89overallprospectand34thatherpositionbyESPN HoopGurlz.•Member of theU-18 andU-16 PuertoRicoNational Teamandhas played with club teams Georgia Ice and Illinois Lightning Elite Platinum.

Newcomers

Sarina Simmons

MARQUETTE GOLDEN EAGLES

mARquETTE GOlDEN EAGlES14-17 Overall (10-6 Home; 2-8 Away; 2-3 Neutral)4-12 BIG EAST (4-4 Home; 0-7 Away)

NOVEMBER Sat. 12 Mississippi Valley State W, 69-61 1,378 Plouffe (17)Tue. 15 Wisconsin W, 54-52 1,410 Simmons (23)Sat. 19 Georgia Tech L, 63-74 1,686 Simmons (22)Thu. 24 ParadiseJam(St.Thomas,U.S.VirginIslands) Washington State L, 52-65 1,922 Butler (13) Fri. 25 ParadiseJam(St.Thomas,U.S.VirginIslands) Prairie View A&M W, 71-51 n/a Plouffe (22)Sat. 26 ParadiseJam(St.Thomas,U.S.VirginIslands) Michigan L, 51-71 1,865 Simmons (14)Tue. 29 New Orleans W, 96-35 1,009 Ojulu (21)DECEMBERFri. 2 at 23/17 Green Bay L, 50-66 2,911 Plouffe (15)Sun. 4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 84-36 1,185 Morse (19)Wed. 7 at 3/3 NOTRE DAME L, 42-95 8,450 Simmons (14)Sat. 10 Iona W, 93-44 1,155 Plouffe (20)Mon. 19 South Dakota State W, 59-51 1,137 Plouffe (20)Wed. 21 Vermont W, 71-60 4,000 (s) Ojulu (25)Sat. 31 at Toledo W, 69-60 3,725 Morse (14)JANUARYTue. 3 at 14/12 LOUISVILLE L, 53-70 8,203 Simmons (17)Sat. 7 SETON HALL W, 69-60 1,605 Plouffe (20)Tue. 10 VILLANOVA W, 51-50 CBS SN 1,104 Plouffe (16)Sun. 15 at ST. JOHN’S (MSG) W, 63-55 2,900 Plouffe (18)Tue. 17 19/17 GEORGETOWN L, 39-67 CBS SN 1,337 Simmons (11)Sat. 21 PROVIDENCE L, 50-52 1,815 Plouffe (16)Sat. 28 at WEST VIRGINIA L, 32-53 2,515 Plouffe (9)FEBRUARYWed. 1 CINCINNATI L, 52-64 1,352 Plouffe (13)Sat. 4 PITTSBURGH W, 72-48 2,273 Morse (24)Sun. 12 at RV/22 DE PAUL L, 59-71 ESPN2 4,001 (s) Plouffe (22)Tue. 14 USF L, 48-61 CBS SN 1,306 Morse (20)Sat. 18 at SYRACUSE L, 63-79 BETV 892 Morse (20)Tue. 21 at CINCINNATI L, 46-60 510 Butler (12)Sat. 25 4/4 CONNECTICUT L, 45-85 3,609 Plouffe (16)Mon. 27 at 24/20 RUTGERS L, 58-69 1,768 Morse (19)MARCH BIGEASTChampionship,XLCenter(Hartford,Conn.)Fri. 2 vs. No. 11 seed Cincinnati W, 54-51 BIGEAST.tv 8,071 Young (17)Sat. 3 vs. No. 6 seed Rutgers L, 43-52 BETV 8,148 Plouffe (15)MSG - Madison Square GardenBIG EAST games in all CAPS

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/PreviousSchool11 Natalie Achonwa F Jr. 6-3 Guelph, Ontario (St. Mary’s Catholic)44 Ariel Braker F Jr. 6-1 Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. (Grosse Pointe North)22 Madison Cable G So. 5-11 Mt. Lebanon, Pa. (Mt. Lebanon)4 Skylar Diggins G Sr. 5-9 South Bend, Ind. (Washington)3 WhitneyHolloway G So. 5-4 Plainfield,Ill.(MontiniCatholic)24 Hannah Huffman G Fr. 5-9 Diablo, Calif. (Carondelet)32 Jewell Loyd G Fr. 5-10 Lincolnwood, Ill. (Niles West)23 Michaela Mabrey G Fr. 5-10 Belmar, N.J. (Manasquan)21 Kayla McBride G Jr. 5-11 Erie, Pa. (Villa Maria Academy)15 Kaila Turner G Sr. 5-8 Joliet, Ill. (Marian Catholic)34 Markisha Wright F So. 6-2 Des Moines, Iowa (Des Moines East)

HeadCoach:Muffet McGraw (Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) ’77)AssociateHeadCoach:Carol Owens (Northern Illinois ’90)AssociateCoach:Beth Cunningham (Notre Dame ‘97)AssistantCoach:Niele Ivey (Notre Dame ’00)CoordinatorofBasketballOperations: Stephanie Menio (Pittsburgh ’04)AssociateDirectorofOperations&Technology:Angie Potthoff (Penn State ’97)


NDRecord(25years) ..........................................591-215 (.733)

LehighRecord(5years) ......................................... 88-41 (.682)


BIGEASTTournamentRecord(17appearances) . 21-17 (.553)

BIGEASTOverallRecord(17years) ....................237-81 (.745)



Muffet McGraw

2012-13 Roster

NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH

2012-13 News & NotesWho’sGoneThe Fighting Irish lost three starters in Natalie Novosel, Devereaux Peters and Brittany Mallory. Novosel averaged 15.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg and 2.0 apg. Peters averaged 11.8 ppg, 9.3 rpg and 2.3 bpg. Mallory added 5.8 ppg, 2.7 rpg and 2.3 apg. Novosel and Peters were two-time All-America selections. Novosel, who started all 39 games last season, was a first-round draft pick bythe Washington Mystics (eighth overall),whilePeterswasafirst-round draft pick by the Minnesota Lynx (third overall). Last year, Peters was the only BIG EAST player to rank among the top 10 in the conference in three major defensive categories.

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

Who’sReturningThe Fighting Irish will have two starters and eight veterans back, led by senior guard Skylar Diggins. A three-time All-American and the reigning BIG EAST Player of the Year, Diggins heads into her final seasonalready appearing among the top 10 on nine Fighting Irish statistical charts. Junior guard Kayla McBride returns after her first fullseasonatNotreDame,in which she averaged 11.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, while starting 36 times. McBride was a member of both the BIG EAST Championship and NCAA Raleigh Regional all-tournament teams.

StorylinesComplementing Notre Dame’s returning core will be a group of three outstanding freshmen that collectively were ranked as the No. 3 incoming class in the nation by All-Star Girls Report. The incoming class is highlighted by Jewell Loyd, a consensus high school All-America selection and one of five finalists for theNaismith High School Player of the Year award in 2011-12, Loyd averaged 24.8 points, 11.9 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game during her prep career, adding 46 double-doubles in her final62highschoolgames.



Newcomers

KaylaMcBride

NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH

HannahHuffman,G,Fr.,5-9Diablo,Calif./Carondelet•Helpedherhighschooltoacombinedrecordof112-20(.848),averaging 11.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.7 steals.•HelpedteamreachCaliforniaInterscholasticFederationDivisionI (large school) state finals twice before falling to nation’s top-ranked team (2009 - Brea Olinda HS, 2010 - Mater Dei HS) and also madeDivisionIstatesemifinalsonce(2011).TeamalsowontwoNorCal (Northern California) titles (2009, 2010) and three North Coast Section (NCS) titles (2009, 2010, 2012),while finishing asrunners-up for both crowns in 2011. Won four East Bay Athletic League championships and posting a 55-1 league record in that time (2009-12).•2012Women’sBasketballCoachesAssociation(WBCA)honorablemention All-American, two-time Sporting News honorable mention All-American(2011,2012),oneoffivefinalistsfor2012ESPNHS/Cal-Hi Sports California Miss Basketball honors and 2012 MaxPreps California Division II Player of the Year.

JewellLoyd,G,Fr.,5-10Lincolnwood,Ill./NilesWest•Memberof2010USABasketballUnder-17WorldChampionshipTeam that went 8-0 and captured the gold medal at the inaugural FIBA U17 World Championships in Toulouse, France. Also participated in 2009 USA Basketball U16 National Team Trials.•Oneoffivefinalistsfor2012NaismithNationalHighSchoolPlayerof the Year award.•ConsensushighschoolAll-Americaselectionin2012,earningtophonors from McDonald’s, Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), Parade Magazine and MaxPreps.•CollectedMostValuablePlayerhonorsat2012WBCAHighSchoolAll-America Game after registering game highs of 18 points (6-10 FG) and eight rebounds.• Garnered 2012 Illinois Player of the Year accolades fromESPNChicago.com and Champaign News-Gazette. First runner-up for 2012 Illinois Miss Basketball honors.

MichaelaMabrey,G,Fr.,5-10Belmar,N.J./Manasquan• Scored 2,123 points in her prep career, ranking fourth all-timeamongplayersfromtheShoreConference,andmakingherthefirst2,000-point scorer from the Shore since 1993.•Asa senior in2011-12,averaged17.0ppg., 6.2 rpg., 5.4apg.and 2.8 spg., while leading Manasquan to a 32-2 record, a No. 17nationalrankinginthefinalUSATodaySuper25poll,theNewJersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Group III state title and the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions crown (across all groups/classes).•BecameoneofonlyhandfulofNewJerseygirls’playersevertowin two Tournament of Champions titles at different schools.•Memberof2012USABasketballUnder-18NationalTeamthatwillcompete in the FIBA Americas U18 Championship Aug. 15-19 in Gurabo, Puerto Rico.• 2012McDonald’s andWomen’s Basketball Coaches Association(WBCA) High School All-American.

NOTRE DAmE FIGHTING IRISH35-4 Overall (17-1 Home; 11-2 Away; 7-1 Neutral)15-1 BIG EAST (7-1 Home; 7-0 Away)NOVEMBER Fri. 11 PreseasonWNIT

Akron W, 81-61 8,516 Diggins (21)Sun. 13 PreseasonWNIT

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

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/PreviousSchool23 Ashlee Anderson G R-Jr. 5-9 Chicago, Ill./Whitney M. Young Magnet44 Marvadene Anderson C Fr. 6-11 Clarendon, Jamaica/Rutgers Prep (NJ)1 Loliya Briggs G R-Fr. 5-11 Gainesville, Fla./Potter’s House Christian Academy24 Brianna Brizzi G So. 5-6 Warrenton, Va./Fauquier13 Marquel Davis G Jr. 5-9 Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford12 Abby Dowd G R-Jr. 5-9 Tipp City, Ohio/University at Buffalo33 Kyra Dunn F Jr. 6-2 Sacramento, Calif./Sacramento34 Chyna Golden F So. 6-2 Neptune, N.J./Neptune25 Brittany Gordon G Fr. 5-8 South Charleston, W.Va./South Charleston3 Brianna Kiesel G So. 5-6 Utica, N.Y./Thomas R. Proctor0 Asia Logan G Jr. 6-0 Baltimore, Md./Digital Harbor51 CoraMcManus F So. 6-0 Seattle,Wash./Garfield22 Krista Pettepier F Fr. 6-3 Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny

HeadCoach:Agnus Berenato (Mount St. Mary’s ’80)AssociateHeadCoach:Patty Coyle (Rutgers ‘82)AssistantCoaches: Khadija Head (Murray State ‘03), Mallorie Winn (Pittsburgh ‘07)DirectorofOperations: Meghan Bielich (Clarion ‘06)VideoCoordinator: David Scarborough (California University of Pennsylvania ‘09)


PittRecord(9years) ...........................................152-128 (.543)

GeorgiaTechRecord(15years) .........................223-209 (.516)

RiderRecord(4years) ........................................... 60-55 (.622)






Agnus Berenato

2012-13 Roster

PITTSBURGH PANTHERS

2012-13 News & NotesWho’sGonePitt loses leading rebounder Leeza Burdgess, who grabbed 7.2 boards per game last season. Burdgess played in 29 games, averaging 6.3 ppg in 26 minutes pergame.Shehada .442fieldgoal percentage and added 23 blocks.

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

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

StorylinesAfter a winless conference season, the Panthers showed improvement in the BIG EAST Championship first round asthey came within seconds of knocking off No. 9 seed USF and lost by one point. Freshman Brianna Kiesel led the Panthers with 24 points. The guard scored 15 points in the second half as Pittovercamea21-pointdeficit.Kiesel’s 24 points marked the firstyearplayer’sseventhgamewith 20 or more points.



Marvadene“Bubbles”Anderson,C,Fr.,6-11Clarendon,Jamaica/RutgersPrep•PlayedforthreeyearsatRutgersPrepinSomerset,N.J.•Closedherscholasticcareerwiththehighestscoringaverage(20.5 points per game) in Rutgers Prep history. •Followingtheseason,shewasnamedaNewJerseyAll-PrepFirstTeam selection. •Recognizedastheworld’stallestteenagegirl.

BrittanyGordon,G,Fr.,5-8SouthCharleston,W.Va./SouthCharleston•HelpedleadtheBlackEaglestoa21-4recordhersenioryearanda 25-2 mark in both her junior and sophomore campaigns.• All three years ended with conference, regional and sectionalcrowns. • Twice (2010, 2011), helped direct SC to a state title gameappearance.• Tabbed the 2012 Mountain State Athletic Conference (MSAC)Player of the Year and the 2012 Daily Mail Kanawha Valley Player of the Year.•Averaged23.5points,3.7assistsand4.0reboundspergamelastseason. •Two-timeClassAAAAll-StateFirstTeamselection.•Pacedboththeconferenceandthestateinscoringthepasttwoseasons. •EarnedAll-MSAChonors three-straight seasons, including twiceearningafirstteamnod.•Compiled1,863pointsoverherentireprepcareerandhelpedhersquads achieve an 88-14 overall mark.

KristaPettepier,F,Fr.,6-3Ankeny,Iowa/Ankeny•Earned2012IAAll-Districthonors.•Nameda2012All-StateThirdTeamhonoree.•SelectedtocompeteintheIowaBasketballCoachesAssociationAll-Star game. •BlockedashotintheclosingsecondsagainstrivalSoutheastPolkto help send the Hawkettes to the Iowa 4-A state final in earlyMarch.

Newcomers

Ashlee Anderson

PITTSBURGH PANTHERS

PITTSBuRGH PANTHERS8-22 Overall (6-11 Home; 0-10 Away; 2-1 Neutral)0-16 BIG EAST (0-8 Home; 0-8 Away)NOVEMBER Sat. 12 Hampton L, 37-60 1,637 Logan (12)Tue. 15 St. Francis (Pa.) W, 78-50 1,537 Anderson (29)Fri. 18 Loyola (Md.) W, 65-59 5,031 Davis (17)Sun. 20 Central Michigan W, 77-70 1,491 Davis (26)Sat. 26 Drexel L, 50-71 1,580 Davis (19)Tue. 29 Mount St. Mary’s W, 58-45 1,530 Anderson (13)DECEMBERFri. 2 at High Point L, 75-82 908 Kiesel (23)Sun. 4 at 7/6 Duke L, 43-96 4,428 Kiesel (12)Wed. 7 19/20 GEORGETOWN L, 54-82 1,750 Logan (15)Sat. 10 Valparaiso W, 65-56 1,542 Davis (17)Tue. 20 CaribbeanClassic(Cancun,Mexico) Indiana W, 77-72 (OT) 250 Kiesel (23)Wed. 21 CaribbeanClassic(Cancun,Mexico) Michigan State W, 64-54 225 Kiesel (16)Wed. 28 Duquesne L, 57-70 2,264 Anderson (16)Sat. 31 Lafayette W, 74-69 (OT) 1,531 Kiesel (15)JANUARYTue. 3 at VILLANOVA L, 62-70 437 Kiesel (26)Sat. 7 SYRACUSE L, 60-83 1,738 Anderson (14)Tue. 10 8/9 RUTGERS L, 39-63 1,009 Logan (10)Sat 14 at 21/19 DE PAUL L, 83-86 3,451 Dowd (23)Tue. 17 at 2/2 NOTRE DAME L, 44-120 8,600 Anderson (14)Sat. 21 WEST VIRGINIA L, 43-54 BETV 2,868 Anderson (16)Sat. 28 at PROVIDENCE L, 50-66 403 Kiesel (17)Tue. 31 ST. JOHN’S L, 51-66 1,726 Anderson (19)FEBRUARYSat. 4 at MARQUETTE L, 48-72 2,273 Anderson (13)Sat. 11 at CINCINNATI L, 57-62 1,325 Anderson (15)Tue. 14 20/19 LOUISVILLE L, 66-71 (OT) 1,555 Kiesel, Anderson (22)Sat. 18 at USF L, 50-62 679 Kiesel (13)Tue. 21 4/4 CONNECTICUT L, 37-86 2,095 Kiesel (15) Sat. 25 SETON HALL L, 39-63 2,814 Anderson (11)Mon. 27 at RV/RV WEST VIRGINIA L, 42-60 CBS SN 2,362 Kiesel (21)MARCH BIGEASTChampionship,XLCenter(Hartford,Conn.)Fri. 2 vs. No. 9 seed USF L, 59-60 BIGEAST.tv 7,910 Kiesel (24)

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/PreviousSchool15 Chanise Baldwin F So. 6-2 Pontiac, Mich./Detroit Martin Luther King33 Brianna Edwards F Sr. 6-1 Minneapolis, Minn./North Community42 Alexis Harris F So. 6-1 Detroit, Mich./Renaissance30 Evi Iiskola F Fr. 6-0 Espoo, Finland/Makelanrinne10 Danielle Pearson G Jr. 5-9 Brooklyn, N.Y./Thomas Jefferson12 Symone Roberts G Sr. 5-7 New Britain, Conn./New Britain13 Tori Rule G So. 5-7 Minneapolis, Minn./Minneapolis South20 Lexi Sells G/F Fr. 5-10 Attleboro, Mass./Bishop Feehan

HeadCoach:Susan Robinson Fruchtl (Penn State ‘92)AssistantCoaches: Dan Durkin (Mount St. Mary’s ‘75), Kristeena Alexander (George Washington ‘00), Dario Hernandez (Shaw ‘10)DirectorofOperations:Jen Wasson (Mobile ‘08)

CareerRecord(fiveyears) ..................................... 74-83 (.471)

PCRecord(firstyear) ...........................................................0-0

SaintFrancis(Pa.)(fiveyears) .............................. 74-83 (.471)

BIGEASTRegularSeasonRecord(firstyear) ....................0-0

BIGEASTTournamentRecord(firstyear) ..........................0-0

BIGEASTOverallRecord(firstyear) ..................................0-0

NCAARecord(n/a) ...............................................................n/a

WNITRecord(n/a) ..............................................................n/a

Susan Robinson Fruchtl

2012-13 Roster

PROVIDENCE FRIARS

2012-13 News & NotesWho’sGoneTheFriarswilllooktofillthevoidleft by the departed seniors Teya Wright, Rachel Barnes and Lola Wells.WrightandBarnesfinishedatop the statistics in scoring, with 12.3 points and 10.7 points per game, respectively. Wright also hauled in a team-best 8.9 rebounds per game and led the BIG EAST Conference with 13 double-doubles.

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

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

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



Newcomers

ChaniseBaldwin

PROVIDENCE FRIARS

EviIiskola,F,Fr.,6-0Espoo,Finland/Makelanrinne•MemberoftheNationalTeam(Finland)(2011-12),U-18NationalTeam (2010-11) and U-16 National Team (2008-09). •PlayedforclubteamTapiolanHonka(2000-12)andEspooWomen’s League Team (2008-12).•Played17gameslastseasonforNationalTeamandaveraged4.5points/1.8 rebounds.•InninegameswiththeU-18Teaminhermostrecentseasononthe roster she averaged 30 minutes, 15.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.•Shehascompetedin 102internationalgamesduringhercareer.•In24gameswithEspoothisseason,sheaveraged9.0pointsand6.3 rebounds.

LexiSells,G/F,Fr.,5-10Attleboro,Mass./BishopFeehan•AttendedLaSalleAcademy-2008-09andattendedBishopFeehanfrom 2009-12.•OntheTop-100ESPNHoopgurlzlist.•Boston Herald All-State Selection•EarnedaspotontheGymRatAll-StarTeam.•SelectedtotheProvidence Journal All-Scholastic Team.•NamedbothaSun Chronicle All-Star and EAC All-Star.

PROvIDENCE FRIARS13-17 Overall (8-6 Home; 4-10 Away; 1-1 Neutral)5-11 BIG EAST (4-4 Home; 1-7 Away)

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

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/PreviousSchool22 Alexis Burke* F Jr. 5-11 Bainbridge, Ga./Bainbridge43 Ariel Butts F/C Fr. 6-3 Columbus, Ga./Carver25 Briyona Canty G So. 5-9 Willingboro, N.J./Trenton Catholic2 Kahleah Copper G Fr. 6-1 Philadelphia, Pa./Prep Charter15 Syessence Davis G So. 5-7 Neptune, N.J./Neptune20 Christa Evans C So. 6-3 Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial1 Rachel Hollivay F Fr. 6-4 Columbus, Miss./Heritage Academy44 Betnijah Laney G/F So. 6-0 Clayton, Del./Smyrna10 Brittany Lapidus G Sr. 5-7 Marlboro, N.J./Marlboro52 Chelsey Lee F R-Sr. 6-2 Miami, Fla./ Parkway Academy34 Monique Oliver F/C Sr. 6-2 Las Vegas, Nev./Long Beach (Calif.) Polytechnic 5 Precious Person G Fr. 6-1 Jonesboro, Ga./Charles Drew24 Shakena Richardson G So. 5-4 Neptune, N.J./Neptune3 Erica Wheeler G Sr. 5-7 Miami, Fla./Parkway Academy* sitting out 2012-13 season due to NCAA transfer rules

HeadCoach:C. Vivian Stringer (Slippery Rock ’71)AssistantCoaches:Tia Jackson (Iowa ‘95), Chelsea Newton (Rutgers, ’05), Tasha Pointer (Rutgers ’01)DirectorofOperations: Michelle Edwards (Iowa ’89)


RutgersRecord(17years) ..................................353-179 (.663)

IowaRecord(12years) ........................................269-84 (.762)

CheyneyStateRecord(12years) .........................251-51 (.831)



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C. Vivian Stringer

2012-13 Roster

RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS

2012-13 News & NotesWho’sGoneThe Scarlet Knights lose two productive starters who ended their careers with All-BIG EAST honors. Khadijha Rushdan was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team and April Sykes to the Second Team. Rushdan averaged 13.1 ppg and 5.9 rpg. Sykes chipped in 12.9 ppg and 5.6 rebounds per game. RU also loses Nikki Speed, who played in all 32 games and started 20, and Jaymee Tucker, who saw action in 14 games.

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

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

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



AlexisBurke,F,Jr.,5-11Bainbridge,Ga./Bainbridge(transfer from Illinois – must sit out 2012-13 season)•Appearedin61gamesduringhertwoseasonsattheIllinois.•Lastyear,averaged6.9pointsand2.9reboundsin17.9minutesper game, collecting 12 assists, 12 blocks and 18 steals on the year. • Ranked No. 50 nationally and the 11th-best small forward byESPNU HoopGurlz coming out of Bainbridge High School. •NamedGeorgiaClass4APlayerof theYear,first teamAll-Stateand Region Player of the Year, leading her squad to a 25-4 record as a senior.

ArielButts,F/C,Fr.,6-3Columbus,Ga./Carver•Averagedatriple-doubleduringherjuniorseason–20points,18rebounds and 10 blocks per contest. •Ranked75thoverallbyESPNUHoopGurlzTop-100andtheninth-best post player in the country.

KahleahCopper,G,Fr.,6-1 Philadelphia,Pa./PrepCharter• Played club basketball with the NYC Gauchos, joining currentScarlet Knights Briyona Canty and Betnijah Laney. •No.17overallrankedplayerandthefifth-rankedwingplayer.•HelpedtheHuskiestoaPublicLeagueChampionshiplastseason.• In the championshipgame, scoredagame-high19points andpulled down 17 boards to earn MVP.

RachelHollivay,F,Fr.,6-4Columbus,Miss./HeritageAcademy•TheNo.2rankedpostplayerandtheeighth-ratedrecruitoverallby ESPNU HoopGurlz.•PlayedtwoseasonsatNewHopeHighSchoolandherfinaltwoseasons at Heritage Academy. • Inher sophomore seasonatNewHope, helped theTrojans totheirfirstdistrictchampionshipin18years,averaging13.0pointsper game for the black and gold. •InvitedtoColoradoSpringstwicefortheU16andU17NationalTeam Trials. • Rated No. 11 in the country by Dan Oldson’s Collegiate GirlsReports.

PreciousPerson,G,Fr.,6-1Jonesboro,Ga./CharlesDrew•RankedNo.69overallbyESPNUHoopGurlzand28thguard.• The first player from her high school, CharlesDrew, to sign acollegescholarship,afterhelpingtheLadyTitanstotheschool’sfirstRegion 4-AAA Championship and a state playoff berth.

Newcomers

MoniqueOliver

RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS

RuTGERS SCARlET kNIGHTS22-10 Overall (12-3 Home; 6-6 Away; 4-1 Neutral)10-6 BIG EAST (6-2 Home; 4-4 Away)

NOVEMBER Sun. 13 California W, 73-70 2,615 Oliver, Laney (18)Wed. 16 Boston College W, 74-58 1,819 Oliver,Rushdan (15) Sat. 19 at La Salle W, 61-48 890 Rushdan (20)Tue. 22 Lehigh W, 68-40 1,382 Rushdan (16)Fri. 25 SanJuanShootout(SanJuan,PuertoRico) RV/25 Georgia Tech W, 59-40 n/a Sykes (16)Sat. 26 SanJuanShootout(SanJuan,PuertoRico) Arizona State W, 59-52 156 Syles (14)Wed. 30 Temple W, 71-50 1,873 Sykes (19)DECEMBERFri. 2 vs. Florida W, 63-49 FS Florida 581 Wheeler (15)Mon. 5 at 9/9 Miami L, 81-92 (2OT) 1,976 Oliver (23)Thu. 8 Fordham W, 68-48 1,551 Rushdan (16)Tue. 13 6/8 Tennessee L, 61-67 ESPN 6,368 Sykes (27)Sun. 18 Iona W, 62-29 2,177 Sykes (18)Fri. 30 at George Washington W, 75-54 636 Oliver (23)JANUARYTue. 3 SYRACUSE W, 55-44 CBS SN 1,391 Sykes (14)Sat. 7 CINCINNATI W, 58-47 BETV 2,508 Oliver (15)Tue. 10 at PITTSBURGH W, 63-39 1,009 Sykes (11)Sat. 14 16/15 LOUISVILLE W, 71-68 (OT) 3,191 Wheeler (23)Tue. 17 at St. JOHN’S L, 57-63 CBS SN 942 Rushdan (16)Sat. 21 at USF W, 72-66 1,022 (s) Sykes (23)Tue. 24 23/19 DE PAUL W, 65-64 CBS SN 1,463 Rushdan (20)Sun. 29 at 20/18 GEORGETOWN L, 36-54 ESPNU 2,211 Sykes (13)Tue. 31 2/2 NOTRE DAME L, 41-71 CBS SN 3,530 Oliver (17)FEBRUARYSat. 4 at 3/3 CONNECTICUT (GP) L, 34-66 9,882 Oliver (15)Sun. 12 RV/RV ST. JOHN’S L, 52-61 ESPN2 3,459 Rushdan (17)Wed. 15 at RV/RV WEST VIRGINIA L, 50-60 1,634 Oliver (14)Sun. 18 at VILLANOVA W, 61-52 1,323 Sykes (20)Tue. 21 SETON HALL W, 62-39 2,019 Sykes (17)Sat. 25 at PROVIDENCE W, 68-47 503 Rushdan (21)Mon. 27 MARQUETTE W, 69-58 1,768 Sykes (20)MARCH BIGEASTChampionship,XLCenter(Hartford,Conn.)Sat. 3 vs. No. 14 seed Marquette W, 52-43 BETV 8,148 Oliver (23)Sun. 4 at No. 3 seed Connecticut L, 34-49 ESPNU 8,661 Wheeler (13) NCAAChampionshipSat. 18 vs. No. 11 seed Gonzaga^ L, 73-86 ESPN2 5,680 Wheeler (28)^ - Spokane, Wash.GP - Gampel Pavilion;BIG EAST games in all CAPS

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/PreviousSchool15 Jennifer Blanding C Sr. 6-3 Brooklyn, N.Y./Notre Dame Prep12 Briana Brown G Jr. 5-8 Norwalk, Conn./King Low Heywood Thomas1 Cedrica Gibson G Fr. 5-7 Greensboro, N.C./Thomasville Prep3 Aliyyah Handford G Fr. 5-9 Newark, N.J./Shabazz32 Mallory Jones F So. 6-0 Blacksburg, Va./Oak Hill Academy20 Keylantra Langley G Jr. 5-9 Bridgeport, Conn./Lauralton Hall5 Nadirah McKenith G Sr. 5-7 Newark, N.J./University High22 Eugeneia McPherson G Sr. 5-8 North Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon High24 Mary Nwachukwu F Jr. 6-2 Dighton, Mass./Dighton-Rehoboth/Boston College11 Ashley Perez G Fr. 5-9 Manchester, Conn./Manchester35 Shenneika Smith G Sr. 6-1 Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Michael Academy2 Amber Thompson F So. 6-2 Newark, N.J./University High33 Sandra Udobi-Ofogu F Fr. 6-2 Delta State, Nigeria/Life Center Academy

HeadCoach:Joe Tartamella (James Madison ‘01)AssistantCoaches:Angel Elderkin (Southern Maine ‘99), Jonath Nicholas (Trinity ‘99), Priscilla Edwards (St. Bonaventure ‘08)DirectorofBasketballOperations:Veronica Mullen (Adelphi ‘03)

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Joe Tartamella

2012-13 Roster

ST. JOHN’S RED STORM

2012-13 News & NotesWho’sGoneThe Red Storm will lose the talents of forward Da’Shena Stevens, one of the most decorated student-athletes in program history. For her career, Stevens totaled 1,515 points, 815 rebounds and landed herself in sixofSt.John’stop-fiverecordslistings. Stevens was a two-time WBCA All-Region selection and three-time all-BIG EAST honoree as well as the 2009 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year and 2012 BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award winner.

TheBIGPictureUnder thedirectionoffirst-yearhead coach Joe Tartamella, the 2012-13 Red Storm squad re-turns four starters, seven let-terwinners and 79 percent of its scoring from the 2011-12 team that posted a 24-10 overall re-cord and advanced to the pro-gram’s first-ever NCAA Tourna-ment Sweet 16.

Who’sReturningThe Red Storm’s senior class is led by point guard Nadirah McKenith, a 2011-12 All-BIG EAST second team selection and three-time Nancy Lieber-man Award Watch list honoree, guard Shenneika Smith, a 2011-12All-BIG EAST first team andBIG EAST All-Tournament team selection and guard Eugeneia McPherson, who emerged dur-ing her sophomore year as one of the best sixth-men in the con-ference and moved up to a start-ing position in 2011-12. Smith and McKenith were also WBCA All-Region honorees.

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



CedricaGibson,G,Fr.,5-7Greensboro,N.C./ThomasvillePrep• LedOakRidgeMilitaryAcademy in scoringwith anaverageof11.6 points, 7.2 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 3.4 steals per game as a junior in 2010-11.•Recorded166assiststohelpOakRidgetoitsNo.10stateratingin 2010-11.

AliyyahHandford,G,Fr.,5-9Newark,N.J./Shabazz•RatedNo.9atherpositionbyESPNHoopGurlz,No.55nationally.•2011-12FirstteamAll-NewJerseyselection.•Finishedhighschoolcareerwith1,650points,600reboundsanda record of 125-7.•HelpedShabazzwin fourEssexCountyTournament titleswhileleading the team in scoring, three Group 2 championships and a Group 3 crown.•Averaged16.3points,4.3assists,4.2stealsand4.1reboundspergame in 2011-12.•VotedEssexCountyPlayeroftheYearbyNJ.com.

AshleyPerez,G,Fr.,5-9Manchester,Conn./Manchester•All-timeleadingscoreratManchesterHighSchool(1,436pointsthrough 2011).•In2010-11,ledthestateofConnecticutwith24.3pointspergame.•Asasenior,averaged23.8pointsand9.8reboundspergameand helped lead Manchester to a 23-5 record, No. 2 in the state of Connecticut.•Four-timeCCCNorthDivisionAll-Conferencehonoree(2008-12).

SandraUdobi-Ofogu,F,Fr.,6-2DeltaState,Nigeria/LifeCenterAcademy•RatedNo.30inherclassbyBlueStarBasketball,No.39onAllStar Girls Basketball Report, No. 74 on ESPN HoopGurlz Top 100 Players.•PlayedclubballforPhiladelphiaBelles.•AttendedNikeJuniorNationalsinJuly2011whereshewasnamed to the Pool A All-Star team.•SelectedtoplaywiththeNigerianU-19teamforthe2011FIBAWorld Championships in Chile.•AsajunioratLifeCenterAcademysheaveraged21.7pointsand10.9 rebounds per game in just 10 contests.

Newcomers

Nadirah McKenith

ST. JOHN’S RED STORM

ST. JOHN’S RED STORm24-10 Overall (13-3 Home; 8-4 Away; 3-3 Neutral)13-3 BIG EAST (6-1 Home; 7-1 Away)NOVEMBER Sat. 12 St. Bonaventure L, 58-64 1,306 McPherson (14)Wed. 16 La Salle W, 66-45 687 McKenith (26)Fri. 18 at Hofstra L, 82-93 1,309 McPherson (22)Tue. 22 Wagner W, 54-34 553 Smith (16)Fri. 25 JunkanooJam(Freeport,Bahamas) Iowa L, 52-60 258 Smith (18)Sat. 26 JunkanooJam(Freeport,Bahamas) Temple W, 59-53 n/a McKenith, McPherson (13)Wed. 30 Howard W, 63-48 1,009 McPherson (16)DECEMBERSun. 4 Hartford W, 70-45 743 Thompson (19)Wed. 7 at 19/20 DE PAUL L, 52-69 4,001 McPherson (18)Sun. 11 MaggieDixonClassic(NewYork,N.Y.) vs. 1/1 Baylor (MSG) L, 59-73 ESPNU 5,486 McPherson (23)Sat. 17 St.John’sChristmasClassic(Queens,N.Y.) Prairie View W, 66-50 533 McPherson (20)Sun. 18 St.John’sChristmasClassic(Queens,N.Y.) Memphis W, 64-60 628 Smith (18)Thu. 22 at Harvard L, 56-63 527 McPherson (14)Sat. 31 Boston University W, 75-38 408 McPherson, Smith (15)JANUARYWed. 4 PROVIDENCE W, 57-41 623 Smith (18)Sun. 8 14/12 LOUISVILLE W, 72-64 ESPNU 652 McPherson (16)Wed. 11 at SYRACUSE W. 70-58 811 Smith (17)Sun. 15 MARQUETTE (MSG) L, 55-63 2,900 Smith (13)Tue. 17 8/9 RUTGERS W, 62-57 CBS SN 942 McPherson (17)Sat. 21 at CINCINNATI W, 51-34 426 Smith (11)Sat. 28 2/2 NOTRE DAME L, 56-71 BETV 1,808 Stevens, Smith (10)Tue. 31 at PITTSBURGH W, 66-51 1,726 Stevens (19)FEBRUARYSat. 4 at SETON HALL W, 55-25 547 Smith (15)Wed. 8 USF W, 67-57 5,018 Stevens (17)Sun. 12 at 17/16 RUTGERS W, 61-52 ESPN2 3,459 McKenith (18)Sat. 18 at 2/2 CONNECTICUT (GP) W, 57-56 9,552 Stevens, McKenith (15)Tue. 21 RV/RV WEST VIRGINIA W, 63-54 CBS SN 1,307 McKenith (26)Sat. 25 VILLANOVA W, 69-49 1,047 Stevens (21)Mon. 27 at 15/13 GEORGETOWN W, 54-45 307 Stevens, Smith, Brown (12)MARCH BIGEASTChampionship,XLCenter(Hartford,Conn.)Sun. 4 vs. No. 7 seed Louisville W, 68-61 (OT) BETV 8,661 Smith (24)Mon. 5 vs. No. 3 seed Connecticut L, 43-74 ESPNU 8,731 McKenith (10) NCAAChampionshipSun. 18 vs. No. 14 seed Creighton^ W, 69-67 ESPN2 5,090 McKenith (21)Tues. 20 at No. 6 seed Oklahoma^ W, 74-70 ESPN2 4,789 McPherson (21)Sat. 24 vs. No. 2 seed Duke& L, 47-74 ESPN 3,754 Stevens (19) ^ - Norman, Okla., & - Fresno, Calif.GP - Gampel Pavilion; MSG - Madison Square Garden; BIG EAST games in all CAPS

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/PreviousSchool5 Alexis Brown So. G 5-8 Jacksonville, Fla./Potter’s House Christian Academy0 Sidney Cook Fr. F 6-2 Parkton, N.C./South View3 Chizoba Ekedigwe So. C 6-5 Laurel, Md./St. Vincent Pallotti22 Terry Green Sr. F 6-0 Brentwood, N.Y./Holy Trinity31 Shannise Heady Fr. F 5-11 Hazel Crest, Ill./Hazel Crest34 Nicosia Henry Jr. F 6-0 Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook44 Janee Johnson Jr. F 6-1 Matthews, N.C./Providence Day/Gulf Coast CC Jazzmine Johnson Jr. G 5-8 Glen Dale, Md./Ridge View (S.C.)55 BreannaJones Sr. F 6-0 Springfield,Va./Episcopal/Hampton13 Alexandra Maseko Sr. F 6-2 Harare, Zimbabwe/Arundel Secondary School24 Jasmine McCall Fr. G 5-9 Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan2 Brittany Morris Sr. G 5-6 Raleigh, N.C./Broughton1 Tabatha Richardson-Smith Fr. F 6-0 Bay City, Texas/Bay City11 Ka-Deidre Simmons R-So. G 5-8 Newark, N.J./Malcolm X. Shabazz Elaine Swaby Jr. F 6-1 Paterson, N.J./John F. Kennedy15 Brittany Webb Jr. C 6-4 New York, N.Y./St. Michael/ASA (Brooklyn)

HeadCoach:Anne Donovan (Old Dominion ‘83)AssistantCoaches:TyGrace(NewHaven’99),BettShebley(Greensboro‘06),CatherineProto(Springfield’01),DirectorofBasketballOperations: David Kim (Wake Forest ’03)CoordinatorofOperations:Nanna Rivers (N.C. State ‘04)

CareerRecord(5years) ......................................... 49-95 (.340)

SHURecord(2years) ............................................. 16-44 (.267)

EastCarolinaRecord(3years) .............................. 33-51 (.393)

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Anne Donovan

2012-13 Roster

SETON HALL PIRATES

2012-13 News & NotesWho’sGoneThere were two starters lost to graduation for the Pirates: Tajay Ashmeade and Jasmine Crew. Crew started all 31 games, leading the team with 18.6 ppg, 41 steals, 101 assists and an .843 free throw percentage. Ashmeade led the Pirates on the boards last season, averaging 8.8 rebound per game. She also had a team-high 31 blocks and led the team in field goalpercentage (.459).

TheBIGPictureHead Coach Anne Donovan enters her third year at the helm with a mix of veteran leadership and new talent that could take Seton Hall to the next level. As the No. 15 seed, the Pirates lost a close BIG EAST Championship firstroundgame,almoststagingan upset before losing to No. 10 Villanova by a point in a 61-60 loss. The team will look to pick upitsfirstpostseasonwinunderDonovan this year.

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

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



SidneyCook,F,Fr.,6-2Parkton,N.C./SouthView•Rated#63playerinthenationbyAll-StarGirlsBasketballReport;17th best forward and 84th overall by ESPN Hoop Gurlz.•NamedAPAll-Statefollowingseniorseason.•Compiledmore than1,000pointsatSouthViewHighSchool injust two seasons after transferring from Southmoore High School after sophomore year. Set school’s single-game record with 20 rebounds and Led South View to back-to-back 4-A Eastern Regional championship games.•InvitedtoUSABasketballU17NationalTeamTrialsin2010.NamedMid South Player of the Year for the 2010-11 season.

TabathaRichardson-Smith,F,Fr.,6-0BayCity,Texas/BayCity•Ranked#3playerinSouthTexasbyRiverCityHoopScoop.•Averaged31.6points,9.4rebounds,and4.5stealsin2011-12.•Selected toClass4AAll-StateTeamby theTexasGirlsCoachesAssociation and named Victoria Advocate’s and District 23-4A’s 2012 Offensive Player of the Year.•PlayedthreeseasonsatSeguinHighSchoolbeforetransferringtoBay City for senior year.

BrittanyWebb,C,Jr.,6-4NewYork,N.Y./St.Michael/ASA(Brooklyn)•HonorablementionhonorsontheNJCAAAll-Americanlist.•Averagedninepoints togowith a team-high6.9 reboundsand1.7 blocks at ASA in Brooklyn, N.Y. while helping the team to a 22-5 recordandreachtheDistrictCDivisionISemifinals.•HelpedSt.MichaelAcademytoa78-11recordinherthreeseasonsand was rated the 16th-best center in the 2010 class by ESPN Hoop Gurlz.•ESPNRiseAll-NYMetroFourth-Teamselectionin2009afterhelpingthe Eagles to CHSAA Class AA and NYSFSSAA titles.

JasmineMcCall,G,Fr.,5-9Manalapan,N.J./Manalapan•Listedasthe#33playerinNewJerseybyMSGVarsityandthe59thbest guard by ESPN Hoop Gurlz.• Compiled over 1,000 points at Manalapan High School. Named2011-12 All-Freehold Regional High School District First Team. •Averaged21.2pointsasaseniorandwasnamedAll-ShoreSecondTeam and A North Division First Team. Set a school record, scoring 38 points in a game against Freehold.

ShanniseHeady,F,Fr.,5-11HazelCrest,Ill./HazelCrest• Scored over 1,500 points at Hazel Crest and named All-StateSecond Team by the Chicago Tribune following her senior season.•NamedSuburbanConferencePlayeroftheYearfor2010-11.

JaneeJohnson,F,Jr.,6-1Matthews,N.C./ProvidenceDay/GulfCoastCC•HelpedGulfCoastposta21-4recordduring2011-12season.• Spent 2009-10 atDuke, but did not playwhile recovering fromtorn ACL. •Averaged 12.1 points, 7.0 boards, 3.5 steals, and 1.6 assists insenior year at Providence Day High School. •NamedNCISAAAll-StateFirstTeamin2008-09.•EarnedAll-Conference,CharlotteWeeklySuperTeamsecondteam,Charlotte Observer All-Observer third team and Charlotte Observer All-Mecklenburg County second team accolades.• Led team to three state championship games and back-to-backNorth Carolina Independent Schools 3A State Championships.

Newcomers

SETON HALL PIRATES

Ka-Deidre Simmons

SETON HAll PIRATES8-23 Overall (3-12 Home; 3-9 Away; 2-2 Neutral)1-15 BIG EAST (0-8 Home; 1-7 Away)

NOVEMBER Fri. 11 Florida Gulf Coast W, 57-51 631 Crew (20)Sun. 13 at Army W, 53-50 212 Crew (21)Wed. 16 at New Hampshire W, 61-38 364 Crew (23)Sun. 20 Michigan L, 47-51 567 Maseko (12)Thu. 24 ParadiseJam(St.Thomas,U.S.VirginIslands) Louisiana Tech W, 72-69 n/a Crew (35)Fri. 25 ParadiseJam(St.Thomas,U.S.VirginIslands) Alabama L, 56-62 (OT)0 n/a Crew (17)Sat. 26 ParadiseJam(St.Thomas,U.S.VirginIalsnds) Old Dominion W, 60-49 n/a Crew (21)DECEMBERThu. 1 at Hofstra L, 74-94 351 Crew (25)Sun. 4 Wake Forest L, 44-60 485 Morris, Crew (11)Fri. 9 2/2 CONNECTICUT L, 37-70 2,600 (s) Crew (12)Mon. 12 Drexel W, 77-64 468 Crew (22) Sat. 17 Stony Brook W, 65-30 304 Morris (19)Wed. 21 William and Mary L, 54-61 940 Crew (16)Wed. 28 Howard L, 44-63 1,105 Crew (13)Fri. 30 at Memphis L, 73-82 911 Crew (33)JANUARYWed. 4 3/3 NOTRE DAME L, 36-74 637 Crew (17)Sat. 7 at MARQUETTE L, 60-69 1,605 Morris (26)Tue. 10 at WEST VIRGINIA L, 63-79 1,038 Morris (24)Sat. 14 USF L, 49-68 BETV 574 Crew (22)Sun. 22 SYRACUSE L, 66-70 1,144 Crew (19)Wed. 25 at USF L, 45-57 BHSN 585 Morris (9)Sat. 28 23/19 DE PAUL L, 59-71 481 Green (21)Tue. 31 at VILLANOVA L, 53-62 517 Crew (24)FEBRUARYSat. 4 RV/RV ST. JOHN’S L, 25-55 547 Crew (14)Wed. 8 at 14/13 GEORGETOWN L, 51-56 547 Crew (20)Sat. 11 at PROVIDENCE L, 47-62 603 Crew (25)Sat. 18 CINCINNATI L, 48-54 671 Crew (19)Tue. 21 at 24/20 RUTGERS L, 39-62 2,049 Crew (20)Sat. 25 at PITTSBURGH W, 63-39 2,814 Crew (19)Mon. 27 16/17 LOUISVILLE L, 53-63 533 Crew (20)MARCH BIGEASTChampionship,XLCenter(Hartford,Conn.)Fri. 2 vs. No. 10 seed Villanova L, 60-61 BIGEAST.tv 8,071 Crew (21)

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/PreviousSchool5 Sasha Bernard G Sr. 5-6 Delray Beach, Fla./Indiana/Atlantic H.S.4 Tiffany Conner F Sr. 5-9 Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck H.S.22 Aleshia Flowers F Sr. 6-1 Converse, Texas/Judson H.S.24 Alisia Jenkins F Fr. 6-1 Statesboro, Ga./Statesboro HS0 Tahira Johnson F Sr. 6-1 Cambria Heights, N.Y./Christ the King H.S.31 Laura Marcos Canedo G Fr. 5-8 Salamanca, Spain32 Akila McDonald C Jr. 6-4 Decatur, Ga/Columbia H.S.15 Shavontae Naylor G Fr. 5-9 Ocala, Fla./Southwest Atlanta Christian HS13 Inga Orekhova G Jr. 6-2 Sevastapol, Ukraine11 Caitlin Rowe C Sr. 6-4 Canberra, Australia/Gulf Coast C.C./Lake Ginnindera3 Kaneisha Saunders G Sr. 5-7 Delray Beach, Fla./Atlantic H.S.21 Andrea Smith G Sr. 5-8 Lakeland, Fla./Gulf Coast C.C./Lake Gibson H.S.12 Andrell Smith G Sr. 5-8 Lakeland, Fla./Gulf Coast C.C./Lake Gibson H.S.23 ShalethiaStringfield G So. 5-6 Jacksonville,Fla./PottersHouseChristianAcad.10 Courtney Williams G Fr. 5-8 Folkston, Ga./Charlton County High School

HeadCoach:Jose Fernandez (Florida International ‘94)AssociateHeadCoach: Jeff Osterman (Siena ‘92) AssistantCoaches:Michele Woods-Baxter (St. John Fisher ‘87), Carrie Banks (Detroit Mercy ‘00)DirectorofBasketballOperations: Andy Alwood (Florida Gulf Coast ‘99)

CareerRecord(12years) ................................... 189-184 (.507)

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Jose Fernandez

2012-13 Roster

USF BULLS

2012-13News & NotesWho’sGoneUSF loses BIG EAST Most Improved Player of the Year Jasmine Wynne to graduation. Wynnescored indoublefiguresin 28 games last season and ended her stellar USF career with 958 points and 185 steals. She was the team’s leading scorer with 15.4 ppg in 2011-12.

TheBIGPictureUSF is poised for a successful season after finishing last yearwith a run in the WNIT and returningfouroffivestartersforthis season. USF has reached the postseason in eight of the past nine seasons. Last year, the Bulls advanced to the third round of the WNIT for the sixth time under head coach Jose Fernandez. The Bulls’ first twowins in the WNIT were double-digit victories. The Bulls totaled 19 wins, its highest mark since 2009.

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

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



AlisiaJenkins,F,Fr.,6-1Statesboro,Ga./StatesboroHS•Ratedathree-starrecruitbyESPNHoopGurlz.• A Class 5A All-State honorable mention her junior year atStatesboro High School in Georgia. •NamedtheAll-StateRegion2AAAAPlayeroftheYeartwice.•Recordedover1,000pointsand100reboundsafteraveraging14points and 12 boards a game.

LauraMarcosCanedo,G,Fr.,5-8Salamanca,Spain• Played with the first team for the Super Cup EuropeanChampionship.

ShavontaeNaylor,G,Fr.,5-99Ocala,Fla./SouthwestAtlantaChristianHS•CommittedtoUSFasajunior.•Ranked theNo. 5 prospect in Florida andGeorgia by theGirlsBasketball Insider Recruiting Service. •PlayedforSouthwestAtlantaChristianAcademyinGeorgia.•Earnedthedistinctionofbeingthe54thbestwinginthecountryby ESPN HoopGurlz.

CourtneyWilliams,G,Fr.,5-8Folkston,Ga./CharltonCountyHighSchool•GeorgiaRegion2APlayeroftheYearin2011.•Averaged27.5pointsand12reboundsandsevenassistspergamein her senior season.

Newcomers

IngaOrekhova

USF BULLS

uSF BullS19-16 Overall (11-3 Home; 5-7 Away; 3-6 Neutral)8-8 BIG EAST (5-3 Home; 3-5 Away)

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

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/PreviousSchool40 Kayla Alexander C Sr. 6-4 Milton Ontario, Canada/Milton District33 Phylesha Bullard G Jr. 5-11 Cincinnati, Ohio/Walnut Hills13 Brianna Butler Fr. G 5-11 King of Prussia, Pa./Nazareth (N.Y.)32 Tiara Butler G R-So. 5-10 Waldorf, Md./North Point3 Rachel Coffey G Jr. 5-7 Kingston, N.Y./Kingston11 Cornelia Fondren G Fr. 5-8 Memphis, Tenn./Overton22 Taylor Ford F Fr. 6-0 Bronx, N.Y./Nazareth2 Elashier Hall G Sr. 5-11 Washington, D.C./Eleanor Roosevelt34 Shakeya Leary C Jr. 6-3 Brooklyn, N.Y./Murry Bergtraum23 Pachis Roberts F Fr. 5-11 Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern10 ChaRon Singleton G So. 5-7 North Charleston, S.C./North Charleston20 Brittney Sykes G Fr. 5-9 Newark, N.J./University4 La’Shay Taft G Jr. 5-7 Baltimore, Md./Baltimore City College44 Carmen Tyson-Thomas G Sr. 5-9 Philadelphia, Pa./Conwell-Egan Catholic15 Karen van den Nieuwendijk F Sr. 6-4 Amsterdam, Netherlands/University of Amsterdam5 Shanee Williams G Sr. 5-7 Queens, N.Y./Murry Bergtraum/Monroe C.C. HeadCoach: Quentin Hillsman (St. Mary’s (Md.) ‘93)AssociateHeadCoach: Matt Luneau (Johnson State ‘91)AssistantCoaches:Kelley Gibson (Maryland ‘99), Vonn Read (Clark ‘99)DirectorofOperations:Cedric Solice (Charleston Southern ‘05)

CareerRecord(6years) ........................................120-80 (.600)

SURecord(6years) ..............................................120-80 (.600)




NCAARecord(1appearance) .................................... 0-1 (.000)

WNITRecord(4appearances) ................................ 11-4 (.733)

Quentin Hillsman

2012-13 Roster

SYRACUSE ORANGE

2012-13 News & Notes

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

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

Who’sReturningThe Orange return four starters and eight of their nine top scor-ers. Guards Rachel Coffey, Elas-hier Hall, Camen Tyson-Thomas and center Kayla Alexander all return after combining for 132 starts last year. Two-time All-BIG EAST center Kayla Alexan-der returns to lead the Orange. The senior ranked in the top 10 in the BIG EAST in scoring (14.8 ppg) and rebounding (7.5 rpg), and led the conference in blocked shots (2.6 bpg). Alex-anderenterstheseasonfifth incareer points at SU (1,451), 333 behind all-time leader Nicole Mi-chael’s (2007-10) 1,784.

StorylinesHillsman brings in the nation’s No. 6 ranked recruiting class (ESPN Hoopgurlz). The five-member class is led by McDon-ald’s All-Americans Brianna But-ler and Brittney Sykes, along with Parade All-American Pachis Roberts. Syracuse finished thirdin the country in free throws made (619) and attempted (824) in 2011-12. It ranked third in the BIG EAST and 11th in the NCAA in free throw shooting percent-age at .751.



CorneliaFondren,G,Fr.,5-8Memphis,Tenn./Overton•2012MemphisCommercialAppealMIAAAthleteoftheYear.• As a captain in her junior and senior seasons, led Overton toback-to-back Memphis City Championships, including a 30-3 senior season.• Scored 30 points in 2012 MIAA Class AAA City ChampionshipGame vs. Central High.•Averaged13points,fiverebounds,sixassistsandtwostealsasa senior.

BriannaButler,G,Fr.,5-11KingofPrussia,Pa./Nazareth(N.Y.)•PlayedseniorseasonatNazarethRegionalHighSchoolforHeadCoach Robert “Apache” Paschall after playing three years at Penn Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.).•2011-12McDonald’sAll-AmericanandParadeAll-American.•NewYorkFirstTeamAll-State.•LedNazarethtoaNo.1rankingintheCHSAAandNewYorkCity,as well as a No. 3 ranking nationally. Finished 2011-12 18-4 overall, winning the New York Catholic League title and advancing to the StateFederationClassAASemifinals.•Five-starrecruit; rankedastheNo.13player inthe2012class(No. 4 guard) by ESPN Hoopgurlz.• One of 26 invited to the 2012 USA Basketball Women’s U18National Team Trials.

BrittneySykes,G,Fr.,5-9Newark,N.J./University•2012McDonald’sAll-American.•Averaged18.9points,12.9rebounds,3.6assistsasasenior.•Named2012USATodaySecondTeamAll-USA,NewJerseyAll-State, All-Essex County First Team, All-Tri-States Second Team, North-South Game MVP and All-American Sportsmanship Award.•LedUniversitytotheEssexCountyChampionshipin2011-12.•2012USABasketballU18NationalTeam.

TaylorFord,F,Fr.,6-0Bronx,N.Y./Nazareth•Helped leadtheLadyKingsmentoa18-4record in2011-12,aNo. 1 ranking in the CHSAA and New York City, a No. 3 ranking nationally, the New York Catholic League title and to the State FederationClassAASemifinals.•PlayedontwoStateClassAAChampionshipteams(2009,2011).

PachisRoberts,F,Fr.,5-11PowderSprings,Ga./McEachern• 2012 Parade All-American, Miss Georgia Basketball, AtlantaJournal-Constitution and Marietta Daily Journal Player of the Year.•Averaged17.9points,10.5rebounds,3.8steals,2.4assistsand1.7 blocks as a senior with 18 double-doubles.•Led the Indians toaperfect33-0 recordand theClassAAAAAGeorgia State Championship. Guided team to a No. 2 ranking in the POWERADE FAB 50. •2012North-SouthAll-StarandnamedNo.8“playertowatch”byESPN Hoopgurlz heading into the 2012-13 season.•TeamMVP,OffensiveandDefensivePlayeroftheYear.

Newcomers

CarmenTyson-Thomas

SYRACUSE ORANGE

SyRACuSE ORANGE22-15 Overall (9-6 Home; 10-5 Away; 3-4 Neutral)6-10 BIG EAST (2-6 Home; 4-4 Away)

NOVEMBER Sun. 13 Long Beach State W, 81-42 972 Hall (20)Fri. 18 St. Francis (Pa.) W, 88-45 788 Alexander (22)Sat. 19 Lafayette W, 74-54 657 Tyson-Thomas (21)Tue. 22 Buffalo W, 79-59 406 Tyson-Thomas (23)Sat. 26 at Binghamton W, 90-57 2,076 Alexander (33)Tue. 29 at Boise State W, 70-47 660 Hemingway (30)DECEMBERFri. 2 HukilauInvitational(Hukilau,Hawaii) Arizona L, 74-80 47 Hemingway (22)Sat. 3 HukilauInvitational(Hukilau,Hawaii) Brigham Young L, 59-83 75 Alexander (26)Wed. 7 WEST VIRGINIA L, 72-76 778 Tyson-Thomas (17)Sat. 10 Coppin State W, 56-50 631 Leary (14)Sun. 18 DuelintheDesert(LasVegas,Nev.) Xavier W, 70-67 n/a Tyson-Thomas (18)Mon. 19 DuelintheDesert(LasVegas,Nev.) Oklahoma L, 63-82 n/a Hall (19)Tue. 20 DuelintheDesert(LasVegas,Nev.) Ohio W, 81-70 n/a Hemingway (24)Thu. 29 Niagara W, 81-30 764 Alexander (20)Sat. 31 Colgate W, 83-32 670 Hemingway (31)JANUARYTue. 3 at 10/10 RUTGERS L, 44-55 CBSSN 1,391 Hemingway (14)Sat. 7 at PITTSBURGH W, 83-60 1,738 Hemingway (33)Wed. 11 ST. JOHN’S L, 58-70 811 Alexander (22)Sun. 15 at 18/17 GEORGETOWN L, 42-69 ESPNU 1,741 Hemingway (14)Sun. 22 at SETON HALL W, 70-66 1,144 Alexander (23)Wed. 25 3/3 CONNECTICUT L, 54-95 4,357 Hemingway (15)Sat. 28 CINCINNATI L, 54-55 817 Hemingway (12)Tue. 31 at PROVIDENCE W, 80-54 382 Hemingway (24)FEBRUARYSat. 4 USF W, 76-61 860 Hemingway (24)Tue. 7 2/2 NOTRE DAME L, 55-74 998 Hemingway (15)Sat. 11 at 20/17 LOUISVILLE L, 62-89 12,375 Alexander (20)Sat. 18 MARQUETTE W, 79-63 BETV 892 Alexander (23)Tue. 21 at 21/18 DE PAUL W, 81-65 CBSSN 2,711 Tyson-Thomas, Coffey (22)Sat. 25 15/13 GEORGETOWN L, 62-65 1,579 Hemingway (20)Mon. 27 at VILLANOVA L, 60-68 873 Hemingway (19)MARCH BIG EAST Championship, XL Center (Hartford, Conn.)Fri. 2 vs. No. 13 seed Providence W, 57-47 BIGEAST.tv 7,910 Hemingway, Alexander (15)Sat. 3 vs. No. 5 seed West Virginia L, 48-63 BETV 8,081 Tyson-Thomoas (15) WNITChampionshipFri. 16 at Hartford W, 59-42 729 Coffey (12)Mon. 19 at Drexel W, 65-43 Alexander (16)Thurs. 22 at Temple W, 82-68 752 Alexander (29)Sat. 24 at Toledo^ W, 74-73 (OT) 4,013 Coffey (23)Wed. 28 at James Madison* L, 71-74 4,008 Alexander (29)BIGEASTgamesinallCAPS;^-WNITQuarterfinal;*-WNITSemifinal

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/PreviousSchool21 Lauren Burford F R-So. 6-0 Fairfax, Va./Fairfax13 Kendall Burton G So. 5-8 Newton Highlands, Mass./Newton South3 Jesse Carey G Sr. 5-10 Chalfont, Pa./Germantown Academy5 Caroline Coyer G Fr. 5-10 Oak Hill, Va./Oakton10 Katherine Coyer G Fr. 5-11 Oak Hill, Va./Oakton35 Kavunaa Edwards F R-Fr. 6-0 Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington North1 Taylor Holeman F So. 6-1 Los Angeles, Calif./LACES22 DevonKane G Jr. 5-9 Springfield,Pa./NotreDameAcademy55 Emily Leer F/C R-So. 6-2 Glenside, Pa./Abington 14 Pearl Mensah F Sr. 6-1 Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Spellman24 Megan Pearson F Sr. 6-0 West Chester, Pa./Archbishop Carroll2 Rachel Roberts G Sr. 5-9 Marlborough, Conn./Mercy25 Emily Suhey F Sr. 6-1 Boalsburg, Pa./State College33 Laura Sweeney F Sr. 6-2 Marlton, N.J./Cherokee23 Brandi Teague F Fr. 6-2 Davie, Fla./American Heritage34 Jessica Wamala F Sr. 5-11 Milford, N.H./Milford

HeadCoach:Harry Perretta (Lycoming ‘78)AssociateHeadCoach: Joe Mullaney (Providence ‘78)AssistantCoaches: Shanette Lee (Villanova ‘99), Heather Vulin (Minnesota Morris ‘99)DirectorofBasketballOperations: Briana Weiss (Villanova ‘08)


VURecord(34years) ..........................................617-393 (.611)

BIGEASTRegularSeasonRecord(30years) ....257-223 (.535)


BIGEASTOverallRecord(30years) ..................287-249 (.535)



Harry Perretta

2012-13 Roster

VILLANOVA WILDCATS

2012-13 News & NotesWho’sGoneThe Wildcats lose one starter from last season. Villanova will look to replace guard Lindsey Kimmel, who played in 33 games last year, averaging 4.2 ppg and 2.5 rpg. She added 52 assists.

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

Who’sReturningVillanova returns its top six scorers from last year, led by senior Laura Sweeney. Last season, Sweeney led the Wildcats in scoring (14.4 ppg.), rebounding(7.6rpg.),fieldgoalpercentage (.504), steals (52) and blocks (39). Senior guard Rachel Roberts ranked second on the team in scoring with 8.6 ppg and second in made 3-point field goals with 56. Asa redshirt freshman last year, guard/forward Lauren Burford averaged 8.2 points per game andledtheteamin3-pointfieldgoals made with 62. Burford was named to the All-BIG EAST Freshman Team.

StorylinesThe Wildcats will once again be a 3-point shooting team in 2012-13. Last year, the Wildcats made 275 three-point field goals andoutscored their opponents by a 825-393 margin from behind the arc. Sophomore Lauren Burford (62 made 3-pointers) and senior Rachel Roberts (56) are the team’s top two returning 3-point shooters.



BrandiTeague,F,Fr.,6-2Davie,Fla./AmericanHeritageHighSchool•Averaged10.3pointspergameand9.2reboundspercontest.•Ranked35thbestforwardbyESPNHoopgurlz.•Three-timeFt.LauderdaleSun Sentinel All-Broward County.•Three-timeMiami Herald All-Broward County.•Two-timeteamMVPandteamcaptain.

CarolineCoyer,G,Fr.,5-10OakHill,Va./OaktonHighSchool•Startedeveryhighschoolgameandledteamtoa75-3record.•Averaged16.6pointspergame,5.6assistspergameand3.1steals per game.•ConcordeDistrictTournamentMVPin2010and2011andConcorde District Tournament Team in 2009.•2009Sun-Gazette Rookie of the Year.•AllNorthernVirginiaCoaches’FirstTeamin2010andPlayerofthe Year in 2011.•2011Washington Post All-Met First Team, First Team All-State in 2011 and team co-captain.

KatherineCoyer,G,Fr.,5-11OakHill,Va./OaktonHighSchool•Startedeveryhighschoolgameandledteamtoa75-3record.•Averaged9.2pointspergame,5.3reboundspergame,3.2assists per game, 1.5 steals per game and shot 52.4 percent from thefloor.•Teamco-captainandthree-timeAll-DistrictFirstTeamDefense.•Two-timeNorthernVirginiaDefensivePlayeroftheYearandtwo-time All-Concorde District performer.•Ledtheteamthepasttwoyearsinshootingpercentage,3-pointpercentage and free throw percentage.

Newcomers

VILLANOVA WILDCATS

Laura Sweeney

vIllANOvA WIlDCATS19-15 Overall (9-4 Home; 7-10 Away; 3-1 Neutral)6-10 BIG EAST (5-3 Home; 1-7 Away)

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

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W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N Streak#&Notre Dame (4/4) 15-1 .938 7-1 8-0 35-4 .897 17-1 11-2 7-1 L1#St. John’s (14/21) 13-3 .813 6-2 7-1 24-10 .706 13-3 8-4 3-3 L1#Connecticut (3/3) 13-3 .813 6-2 7-1 33-5 .868 19-2 10-2 4-1 L1#Georgetown (17/16) 11-5 .688 4-4 7-1 23-9 .719 10-4 10-3 3-2 L1^West Virginia (RV/RV) 11-5 .688 6-2 5-3 24-10 .706 14-3 5-5 5-2 L1^Rutgers (23/20) 10-6 .625 6-2 4-4 22-10 .688 12-3 6-6 4-1 L2^Louisville (19/19) 10-6 .625 6-2 4-4 23-10 .697 11-2 10-7 2-1 L1^DePaul (RV/23) 9-7 .563 6-2 3-5 23-11 .676 14-3 7-5 2-3 L1USF 8-8 .500 5-3 3-5 19-16 .543 11-3 5-7 3-6 L1Villanova 6-10 .375 5-3 1-7 19-15 .559 9-4 7-10 3-1 L1Cincinnati 6-10 .375 2-6 4-4 16-16 .500 8-7 5-8 3-1 L1Syracuse 6-10 .375 2-6 4-4 22-15 .595 9-6 10-5 3-4 L1Providence 5-11 .313 4-4 1-6 13-17 .433 8-6 4-10 1-1 L5Marquette 4-12 .250 3-5 1-7 14-17 .452 10-6 2-8 2-3 L1Seton Hall 1-15 .063 0-8 1-7 8-23 .258 3-12 3-9 2-2 L2Pittsburgh 0-16 .000 0-8 0-8 8-22 .267 6-11 0-10 2-1 L16

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

Des Moines RegionalMarch 18No. 5 seed Georgetown 61No. 12 seed Fresno St. 56

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

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

Fresno RegionalMarch 18No. 3 seed St. John’s 69No. 14 seed Creighton 67 March 20No. 3 seed St. John’s 74No. 6 seed Oklahoma 70 March 24 No. 3 seed St. John’s 74No. 2 seed Duke 47 March 17No. 8 seed West Virginia 68No. 9 Texas 55 March 19No. 1 Stanford 72No. 8 seed West Virginia 55

March 15Villanova 58, American 39USF 76, Florida Atlantic 20

March 16Syracuse 59, Hartford 42Cincinnati 68, Duquesne 63 (OT)

March 17USF 77, Florida International 61

March 18Villanova 58, Illinois State 55

March 19Syracuse 65, Drexel 43Toledo 72, Cincinnati 51

March 22Syracuse 82, Temple 68Colorado 48, Villanova 47

March 23James Madison 72, USF 45

March 24 (Quarterfinals)Syracuse 74, Toledo 73 (OT)

March 28 (Semifinals)James Madison 74, Syracuse 71

Raleigh RegionalMarch 18 No. 1 seed Notre Dame 74No. 16 seed Liberty 43 March 20No. 1 seed Notre Dame 73No. 8 seed California 62 March 25No. 1 seed Notre Dame 79No. 5 seed St. Bonaventure 35

March 27No. 1 seed Notre Dame 80No. 2 seed Maryland 49 March 17No. 7 seed Louisville 67No. 10 seed Michigan St. 55 March 19No. 2 Maryland 72No. 7 seed Louisville 68

Kingston RegionalMarch 17No.1 seed Connecticut 83No. 16 seed Prairie View A&M 47 March 19No. 1 seed Connecticut 72No. 8 seed Kansas State 26 March 25No. 1 seed Connecticut 77No. 4 seed Penn State 59 March 27No. 1 seed Connecticut 80No. 2 seed Kentucky 65

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

Final Four - Denver, Colo.No. 1 seed Notre Dame 83, No. 1 seed Connecticut 75 (OT) April 1No. 1 seed Baylor 59, No. 1 seed Stanford 47 April 1

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



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Year Record2011-12 ............................................................ 159-55 (.743)2010-11 ............................................................ 160-54 (.748)2009-10 ........................................................... 168-44 (.792)2008-09 ........................................................... 171-41 (.807)2007-08 ........................................................... 167-41 (.803)2006-07 ........................................................... 148-55 (.729)2005-06 ........................................................... 140-49 (.741)2004-05 ............................................................. 94-41 (.696)2003-04 ........................................................... 107-48 (.690)2002-03 ........................................................... 114-38 (.750)2001-02 ............................................................. 99-58 (.631)2000-01 ........................................................... 101-51 (.664)1999-00 ........................................................... 103-52 (.665)1998-99 ............................................................. 67-44 (.604)1997-98 ............................................................. 60-48 (.556)

Conference ‘05-06 ‘06-07 ‘07-08 ‘08-09 ‘09-10 ‘10-11 .......‘11-12America East 6-8 9-2 8-4 11-2 14-2 7-0 ........... 11-1Atlantic Sun 6-0 5-0 6-1 3-0 4-0 4-1 ............ 5-0Atlantic 10 7-2 17-6 23-3 17-6 19-7 14-8 .......... 20-7Atlantic Coast 14-7 3-11 8-8 10-6 12-8 12-5 ......... 10-11Big Sky 15-4 2-0 0-0 5-0 2-0 0-0 ............ 0-1Big South 6-3 2-0 0-0 3-0 1-0 4-0 ............ 3-1Big Ten 4-0 9-5 10-9 7-9 5-9 8-2 ............ 9-3Big 12 3-6 0-4 6-4 7-4 5-4 4-9 ............ 5-6Big West 1-0 2-0 1-0 0-0 3-0 4-0 ............ 2-1Colonial 7-2 2-4 9-0 4-2 9-2 3-6 ............ 3-8Conference USA 4-0 7-1 3-2 4-1 4-2 7-1 ............ 4-2Division II 3-0 1-0 0-0 4-1 1-1 2-0 ............ 1-1Division III 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 ............ 0-0Great West 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 ............ 0-0Horizon 8-0 11-0 8-0 9-2 12-3 9-1 ............ 3-1Independent 1-3 2-0 3-1 4-0 1-0 1-0 ............ 4-0Ivy 7-0 10-1 14-0 10-0 11-0 8-0 ............ 6-3Metro Atlantic 8-3 8-6 12-2 8-1 9-0 8-2 ........... 10-0Mid-American 8-1 8-2 10-0 12-1 6-2 4-2 ............ 9-1Mid-Continent 2-0 6-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ............ 0-0Mid-Eastern 2-0 6-0 6-1 7-0 3-2 8-1 ............ 8-2Missouri Valley 3-0 3-0 6-1 5-1 6-1 4-1 ............ 9-0Mountain West 4-1 4-3 4-1 3-4 3-1 3-0 ............ 3-1North Central 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ............ 0-0Northeast 12-4 9-1 10-0 9-1 11-0 12-1 ........... 7-1Ohio Valley 3-0 4-0 2-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 ............ 4-0Pacific 12 3-1 3-2 4-4 5-3 4-2 2-7 ............ 8-4Patriot 6-1 8-2 10-0 7-0 1-1 6-0 ............ 9-0Reclassifying 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 3-0 1-0 ............ 1-0Southeastern 5-9 7-12 6-8 11-3 7-7 7-8 ............ 5-8Southern 2-1 4-1 3-1 4-1 5-0 1-1 ............ 4-0Southland 2-1 1-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 2-0 ............ 0-0Southwestern 0-0 5-0 1-0 8-0 4-0 5-0 ............ 4-0Sun Belt 2-4 4-0 9-0 4-0 2-1 3-1 ............ 2-0Summit 0-0 0-0 2-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 ............ 4-0West Coast 1-0 1-1 4-1 4-2 4-1 2-1 ............ 4-2Western Athletic 1-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 2-0 2-0 ............ 3-0TOTAL 156-61 163-65 189-51 198-51 186-56 180-62 ..........181-65 (.691) (.719) (.715) (.788) (.795) (.769) (.736)

2012BIGEASTChampionshipAll-TournamentTeamStefanie Dolson, ConnecticutBria Hartley, ConnecticutKayla McBride, Notre DameDevereaux Peters, Notre DameShenneika Smith, St. John’s

MostOutstandingPlayerKaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Connecticut

Friday, March 2 - First Round (BE.tv)Game 1 #12 Syracuse 57, #13 Providence 47 Game 2 #9 USF 60, # 16 Pittsburgh 59 Game 3 #10 Villanova 61, #15 Seton Hall 60Game 4 #14 Marquette 54, #11 Cincinnati 51

Saturday, March 3 - Second Round (BETV and BE.tv)Game 5 #5 West Virginia 63, #12 Syracuse 48Game 6 #8 DePaul 76, #9 USF 62 Game 7 #7 Louisville 63, #10 Villanova 47Game 8 #6 Rutgers 52, #14 Marquette 43

Sunday, March 4 - Quarterfinals (ESPNU/BETV)Game 9 #5 West Virginia 39, #4 Georgetown 32Game 10 #1 Notre Dame 69, #8 DePaul 54Game 11 #2 St. John’s 68, #7 Louisville 61 (OT)Game 12 #3 Connecticut 49, #6 Rutgers 34

Monday, March 5 - Semifinals (ESPNU)Game 13 #1 Notre Dame 73, #5 West Virginia 45Game 14 #3 Connecticut 74, #2 St. John’s 43

Tuesday, March 6 - Final (ESPN)Game 15 #3 Connecticut 63, #1 Notre Dame 54

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B I G E A S T A l l - C O N F E R E N C E T E A m S


ALL-BIGEASTFIRSTTEAMSchool Class Pos.

Bria Hartley Connecticut So. G*Tiffany Hayes Connecticut Sr. G*Anna Martin DePaul Jr. G*Sugar Rodgers Georgetown Jr. GShoni Schimmel Louisville So. G*Skylar Diggins Notre Dame Jr. GNatalie Novose Notre Dame Sr. GDevereaux Peters Notre Dame Gr. FKhadijah Rushdan Rutgers R-Sr. GShenneika Smith St. John’s Jr. GAsya Bussie West Virginia Jr. C

ALL-BIGEASTSECONDTEAM School Class Pos.Dayeesha Hollins Cincinnati R-So. GKaleena Mosqueda-Lewis Connecticut Fr. FApril Sykes Rutgers Sr. G/FNadirah McKenith St. John’s Jr. GDa’Shena Stevens St. John’s Sr. FJasmine Crew Seton Hall Sr. GJasmine Wynne USF Sr. GKayla Alexander Syracuse Jr. CIasia Hemingway Syracuse Sr. FLaura Sweeney Villanova Jr. F

BIGEASTPLAYEROFTHEYEARSkylar Diggins, Notre Dame (Jr., Guard, South Bend, Ind.)

BIGEASTFRESHMANOFTHEYEARKaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Connecticut (Fr., Forward, Anaheim, Calif.)

BIGEASTCOACHOFTHEYEARKim Barnes Arico, St. John’s

BIGEASTDEFENSIVEPLAYEROFTHEYEARDevereaux Peters, Notre Dame (Gr., Forward, Chicago, Ill.)

BIGEASTMOSTIMPROVEDPLAYERAWARDJasmine Wynne, USF (Senior, Guard, Jacksonville, Fla.)

BIGEASTSPORTSMANSHIPAWARDDeanna Ortiz, DePaul (Senior, Guard, Chicago, Ill.)Da’Shena Stevens, St. John’s (Senior, Forward, Stamford, Conn.)

BIGEASTSIXTHMANAWARDKaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Connecticut (Freshman, Forward, Anaheim, Calif.)

AmericanEagleOutfittersBIGEASTSCHOLAR-ATHLETEOFTHEYEARDa’Shena Stevens, St. John’s (Senior, Forward, Stamford, Conn.)

ALL-BIGEASTHONORABLEMENTION School Class Pos.Stefanie Dolson Connecticut So. CKatherine Harry DePaul Jr. FTia Magee Georgetown Sr. FKatherine Plouffe Marquette So. FMonique Oliver Rutgers Jr. F/CChristal Caldwell West Virginia R-So. G

ALL-BIGEASTFRESHMANTEAM School Class Pos.*Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis Connecticut Fr. FKiah Stokes Connecticut Fr. C*Brittany Hrynko DePaul Fr. G*Bria Smith Louisville Fr. GArlesia Morse Marquette Fr. G*Brianna Kiesel Pittsburgh Fr. GBetnijah Laney Rutgers Fr. G/FAmber Thompson St. John’s Fr. FLauren Burford Villanova R-Fr. FLinda Stepney West Virginia Fr. G

*unanimous selection



SCORINGOFFENSETeam G W-L Pts Avg/G1. Notre Dame 39 35-4 3076 78.92. Connecticut 38 33-5 2903 76.43. DePaul 34 23-11 2449 72.04. Louisville 33 23-10 2271 68.85. Syracuse 37 22-15 2537 68.66. West Virginia 34 24-10 2169 63.87. USF 35 19-16 2225 63.68. St. John’s 34 24-10 2092 61.59. Rutgers 32 22-10 1948 60.910. Georgetown 32 23-9 1932 60.411. Marquette 31 14-17 1821 58.712. Villanova 34 19-15 1961 57.713. Cincinnati 32 16-16 1827 57.114. Pittsburgh 30 8-22 1704 56.815. Providence 30 13-17 1643 54.816. Seton Hall 31 8-23 1691 54.5

SCORINGDEFENSETeam G Pts Avg/G1. Connecticut 38 1787 47.02. West Virginia 34 1769 52.03. Georgetown 32 1690 52.84. Notre Dame 39 2062 52.95. Villanova 34 1882 55.46. Rutgers 32 1773 55.47. St. John’s 34 1918 56.48. Cincinnati 32 1824 57.09. Providence 30 1783 59.410. Marquette 31 1868 60.311. USF 35 2122 60.612. Louisville 33 2012 61.013. Seton Hall 31 1896 61.214. Syracuse 37 2293 62.015. DePaul 34 2236 65.816. Pittsburgh 30 2076 69.2

SCORINGMARGINTeam G OFF DEF Margin1. Connecticut 38 76.4 47.0 +29.42. Notre Dame 39 78.9 52.9 +26.03. West Virginia 34 63.8 52.0 +11.84. Louisville 33 68.8 61.0 +7.85. Georgetown 32 60.4 52.8 +7.66. Syracuse 37 68.6 62.0 +6.67. DePaul 34 72.0 65.8 +6.38. Rutgers 32 60.9 55.4 +5.59. St. John’s 34 61.5 56.4 +5.110. USF 35 63.6 60.6 +2.911. Villanova 34 57.7 55.4 +2.312. Cincinnati 32 57.1 57.0 +0.113. Marquette 31 58.7 60.3 -1.514. Providence 30 54.8 59.4 -4.715. Seton Hall 31 54.5 61.2 -6.616. Pittsburgh 30 56.8 69.2 -12.4

FREETHROWPCTTeam G FTM FTA Pct1. Notre Dame 39 674 883 .7632. Connecticut 38 484 636 .7613. Syracuse 37 619 824 .7514. DePaul 34 375 513 .7315. Villanova 34 274 375 .7316. Louisville 33 459 643 .7147. Seton Hall 31 334 479 .6978. Marquette 31 397 570 .6969. USF 35 465 674 .69010. St. John’s 34 455 660 .68911. Rutgers 32 356 522 .68212. West Virginia 34 503 742 .67813. Georgetown 32 413 625 .66114. Pittsburgh 30 363 553 .65615. Cincinnati 32 306 473 .64716. Providence 30 300 477 .629

FIELDGOALPERCENTAGESTeam G FG FGA Pct1. Connecticut 38 1077 2257 .4772. Notre Dame 39 1118 2388 .4683. DePaul 34 909 2093 .4344. Louisville 33 809 1940 .4175. St. John’s 34 781 1892 .4136. Rutgers 32 745 1824 .4087. Marquette 31 649 1610 .4038. West Virginia 34 756 1888 .4009. Cincinnati 32 674 1685 .40010. Villanova 34 706 1810 .39011. Syracuse 37 883 2329 .37912. Pittsburgh 30 633 1715 .36913. USF 35 791 2184 .36214. Seton Hall 31 608 1687 .36015. Providence 30 610 1731 .35216. Georgetown 32 674 1936 .348

FIELDGOALPCTDEFENSETeam G FG FGA Pct1. Connecticut 38 634 2094 .3032. West Virginia 34 595 1815 .3283. Georgetown 32 549 1605 .3424. Rutgers 32 598 1709 .3505. Notre Dame 39 761 2108 .3616. Syracuse 37 814 2246 .3627. USF 35 718 1968 .3658. Louisville 33 723 1945 .3729. Villanova 34 710 1889 .37610. St. John’s 34 700 1849 .37911. Cincinnati 32 668 1735 .38512. Marquette 31 684 1768 .38713. Seton Hall 31 640 1642 .39014. DePaul 34 804 2030 .39615. Providence 30 623 1523 .40916. Pittsburgh 30 754 1820 .414

3-POINTFGPCTTeam G FG FGA Pct1. Connecticut 38 265 758 .3502. Notre Dame 39 166 478 .3473. DePaul 34 256 753 .3404. Villanova 34 275 816 .3375. Louisville 33 194 609 .3196. Cincinnati 32 173 556 .3117. Marquette 31 126 419 .3018. Georgetown 32 171 572 .2999. Seton Hall 31 141 475 .29710. West Virginia 34 154 519 .29711. Rutgers 32 102 357 .28612. USF 35 178 627 .28413. St. John’s 34 75 267 .28114. Providence 30 123 444 .27715. Syracuse 37 152 567 .26816. Pittsburgh 30 75 309 .243

REBOUNDINGMARGINTeam G TEAM Avg OPP Avg Margin1. Connecticut 38 1583 41.7 1191 31.3 +10.32. Syracuse 37 1711 46.2 1383 37.4 +8.93. Notre Dame 39 1589 40.7 1257 32.2 +8.54. West Virginia 34 1441 42.4 1157 34.0 +8.45. Louisville 33 1330 40.3 1199 36.3 +4.06. Marquette 31 1151 37.1 1064 34.3 +2.87. Rutgers 32 1215 38.0 1154 36.1 +1.98. Providence 30 1121 37.4 1095 36.5 +0.99. Georgetown 32 1265 39.5 1240 38.8 +0.810. St. John’s 34 1236 36.4 1220 35.9 +0.511. Seton Hall 31 1113 35.9 1113 35.9 +0.012. Pittsburgh 30 1130 37.7 1186 39.5 -1.913. DePaul 34 1241 36.5 1322 38.9 -2.414. Cincinnati 32 1049 32.8 1148 35.9 -3.115. Villanova 34 1125 33.1 1287 37.9 -4.816. USF 35 1355 38.7 1522 43.5 -4.8

2011-12 FINAL OVERALL TEAM STATS

BLOCKEDSHOTSTeam G Blocks Avg/G1. Connecticut 38 191 5.032. Syracuse 37 176 4.763. West Virginia 34 152 4.474. Notre Dame 39 170 4.365. Louisville 33 138 4.186. Rutgers 32 130 4.067. St. John’s 34 135 3.978. USF 35 138 3.949. DePaul 34 126 3.7110. Marquette 31 108 3.4811. Pittsburgh 30 100 3.3312. Cincinnati 32 106 3.3113. Georgetown 32 105 3.2814. Seton Hall 31 100 3.2315. Providence 30 95 3.1716. Villanova 34 101 2.97

ASSISTSTeam G Assists Avg/G1. Connecticut 38 710 18.682. Notre Dame 39 698 17.903. DePaul 34 542 15.944. Marquette 31 437 14.105. Villanova 34 477 14.036. West Virginia 34 464 13.657. Rutgers 32 411 12.848. Syracuse 37 474 12.819. Louisville 33 417 12.6410. USF 35 436 12.4611. Georgetown 32 388 12.1312. St. John’s 34 398 11.7113. Providence 30 343 11.4314. Cincinnati 32 360 11.2515. Pittsburgh 30 283 9.4316. Seton Hall 31 284 9.16

STEALSTeam G Steals Avg/G1. Notre Dame 39 502 12.872. Connecticut 38 431 11.343. Georgetown 32 351 10.974. USF 35 379 10.835. Louisville 33 316 9.586. DePaul 34 322 9.477. Rutgers 32 289 9.038. Marquette 31 279 9.00 Syracuse 37 333 9.00 West Virginia 34 306 9.0011. St. John’s 34 296 8.7112. Cincinnati 32 277 8.6613. Providence 30 244 8.1314. Pittsburgh 30 193 6.4315. Seton Hall 31 185 5.9716. Villanova 34 194 5.71

ASSIST/TURNOVERRATIOTeam G Asst Avg Turn Avg Ratio1. Connecticut 38 710 18.7 572 15.1 1.242. Villanova 34 477 14.0 412 12.1 1.163. Notre Dame 39 698 17.9 618 15.8 1.134. DePaul 34 542 15.9 559 16.4 0.975. St. John’s 34 398 11.7 477 14.0 0.836. USF 35 436 12.5 552 15.8 0.797. Rutgers 32 411 12.8 526 16.4 0.788. Georgetown 32 388 12.1 502 15.7 0.779. West Virginia 34 464 13.6 605 17.8 0.7710. Providence 30 343 11.4 465 15.5 0.7411. Syracuse 37 474 12.8 666 18.0 0.7112. Cincinnati 32 360 11.3 510 15.9 0.7113. Louisville 33 417 12.6 591 17.9 0.7114. Marquette 31 437 14.1 643 20.7 0.6815. Seton Hall 31 284 9.2 485 15.6 0.5916. Pittsburgh 30 283 9.4 595 19.8 0.48

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2011-12 FINAL OVERALL TEAM STATS

OFFENSIVEREBOUNDSTeam G No. Avg/G1. Syracuse 37 743 20.082. Georgetown 32 508 15.883. West Virginia 34 532 15.654. Notre Dame 39 591 15.155. Providence 30 445 14.836. Louisville 33 482 14.617. USF 35 485 13.868. Pittsburgh 30 412 13.739. Connecticut 38 515 13.5510. Rutgers 32 429 13.4111. Seton Hall 31 409 13.1912. St. John’s 34 430 12.6513. Marquette 31 382 12.3214. DePaul 34 404 11.8815. Cincinnati 32 351 10.9716. Villanova 34 262 7.71

DEFENSIVEREBOUNDSTeam G No. Avg/G1. Connecticut 38 1068 28.112. West Virginia 34 909 26.743. Syracuse 37 968 26.164. Louisville 33 848 25.705. Notre Dame 39 998 25.596. Villanova 34 863 25.387. USF 35 870 24.868. Marquette 31 769 24.819. DePaul 34 837 24.6210. Rutgers 32 786 24.5611. Pittsburgh 30 718 23.9312. St. John’s 34 806 23.7113. Georgetown 32 757 23.6614. Seton Hall 31 704 22.7115. Providence 30 676 22.5316. Cincinnati 32 698 21.81

3-POINTFGMADETeam G 3FG Avg/G1. Villanova 34 275 8.092. DePaul 34 256 7.533. Connecticut 38 265 6.974. Louisville 33 194 5.885. Cincinnati 32 173 5.416. Georgetown 32 171 5.347. USF 35 178 5.098. Seton Hall 31 141 4.559. West Virginia 34 154 4.5310. Notre Dame 39 166 4.2611. Syracuse 37 152 4.1112. Providence 30 123 4.1013. Marquette 31 126 4.0614. Rutgers 32 102 3.1915. Pittsburgh 30 75 2.5016. St. John’s 34 75 2.21

TEAMHIGHS(highesttotalsmadeby)Points 128 Notre Dame at Mercer (12/30/11) 120 Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh (01/17/12)

Margin 86 (128-42) Notre Dame at Mercer (12/30/11) 76 (120-44) Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh (01/17/12)

Field goals made 48 Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh (01/17/12) 41 ConnecticutvsPacific(11/15/11)

Field goal attempts 87 Notre Dame vs Longwood (12/28/11) 84 West Virginia vs UNC Central (11/20/11) 84 Syracuse vs Arizona (12/2/11)

Fieldgoalpercentage .707(41-58) ConnecticutvsPacific(11/15/11) .702 (40-57) Notre Dame at Mercer (12/30/11)

3-Pt FG made 18 Louisville vs Syracuse (2/11/12) 16 DePaul vs St. Mary’s (11/11/11)

3-Pt FG attempts 38 Syracuse vs Arizona (12/2/11) 35 DePaul vs Portland (11/19/11) 35 Villanova vs Univ of the Sciences (11/26/11)

3-Pt percentage .667 (4-6) Rutgers vs Georgia Tech (11/25/11) .667 (2-3) St. John’s at Rutgers (2/12/12) .667 (2-3) St. John’s vs Villanova (2/25/12)

Free throws made 43 Notre Dame at Mercer (12/30/11) 34 Syracuse at Pittsburgh (01/07/12)

Free throw attempts 52 Notre Dame at Mercer (12/30/11) 41 Marquette vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/4/11)

Free throw percentage 1.000 (23-23) Syracuse at Providence (1/31/12) 1.000 (15-15) Marquette vs Connecticut (2/25/12) 1.000 (13-13) Cincinnati at Miami (Ohio) (12/17/11) 1.000 (12-12) Marquette vs Villanova (1/10/12) 1.000 (8-8) Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (02/11/12) 1.000 (6-6) Villanova vs Cincinnati (01/24/12) 1.000 (5-5) DePaul at Tennessee (03/19/12) 1.000 (4-4) St. John’s vs Baylor (12/11/11) 1.000 (4-4) Villanova vs Connecticut (01/14/12) 1.000 (2-2) Villanova vs Louisville (3/3/12) 1.000 (1-1) Cincinnati vs Evansville (11/18/11)

Rebounds 63 Syracuse vs Long Beach State (11/13/11) 63 Connecticut vs Fairleigh Dickinson (11/25/11) 63 Syracuse vs Coppin State (12/10/11)

Assists 33 Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh (01/17/12) 29 Notre Dame vs Marquette (12/07/11) 29 Marquette vs Iona (12/10/11) 29 Connecticut vs Providence (01/10/12)

Steals 29 Notre Dame vs Akron (11/11/11) 28 USF at Air Force (12/3/11)

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

Turnovers 37 Marquette at Notre Dame (12/07/11) 30 Syracuse at Georgetown (01/15/12) 30 West Virginia vs Georgetown (1/24/12)

Fouls 31 Rutgers at Miami (Fla.) (12/05/11) 30 Notre Dame at Baylor (11/20/11) 30 Pittsburgh at High Point Univ. (12/02/11) 30 Syracuse at Toledo (03/24/12)



2011-12 FINAL OVERALL INDIVIDUAL STATS

SCORINGPlayer-Team Cl G FG 3FG FT Pts Avg/G1. MARTIN, Anna-DPU JR 34 235 64 114 648 19.12. CREW, Jasmine-SHU SR 31 191 28 167 577 18.63. RODGERS, Sugar-GU JR 31 189 78 118 574 18.54. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND JR 39 233 33 158 657 16.85. WYNNE, Jasmine-USF SR 32 177 17 121 492 15.46. NOVOSEL, Natalie-ND SR 39 191 44 165 591 15.27. MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN FR 38 203 93 70 569 15.08. HEMINGWAY, Iasia-SU SR 37 175 1 201 552 14.99. HOLLINS, Dayeesha-CIN SO 30 162 24 96 444 14.810. ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU JR 37 204 0 139 547 14.8

REBOUNDINGPlayer-Team Cl G OFF DEF TOT Avg/G1. HARRY, Katherine-DPU JR 34 88 234 322 9.52. PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 39 144 219 363 9.33. WRIGHT, Teya-PC SR 29 121 137 258 8.94. ASHMEADE, Tajay-SHU SR 31 120 154 274 8.85. DUNNING, Ayana-WVU JR 34 83 203 286 8.46. PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU SO 31 88 163 251 8.17. TYSON-THOMAS, Carmen-SU JR 37 136 152 288 7.88. SWEENEY, Laura-VU JR 32 66 178 244 7.69. ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU JR 37 143 133 276 7.510. OLIVER, Monique-RU JR 32 95 139 234 7.3

FIELDGOALPCT(Min.3.0madepergame)Player-Team Cl G FG FGA Pct1. DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN SO 38 173 295 .5862. PENNY, Jasmine-DPU SO 34 155 277 .5603. ACHONWA, Natalie-ND SO 36 108 194 .5574. OLIVER, Monique-RU JR 32 142 260 .5465. PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 39 186 342 .5446. BUSSIE, Asya-WVU JR 34 143 269 .5327. SWEENEY, Laura-VU JR 32 174 345 .5048. PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU SO 31 165 328 .5039. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN SR 38 186 370 .50310. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND JR 39 233 466 .500 RUSHDAN, Khadijah-RU SR 30 145 290 .500

ASSISTSPlayer-Team Cl G AssistsAvg/G1. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND JR 39 222 5.692. MINIX, Gabi-MU SO 31 166 5.353. McKENITH, Nadirah-STJ JR 31 149 4.814. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU SO 31 146 4.715. WRIGHT, Rubylee-GU SR 32 139 4.346. FARIS, Kelly-UCONN JR 38 165 4.347. HAMPTON, Brooke-WVU SO 33 141 4.278. HRYNKO, Brittany-DPU FR 34 133 3.919. HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN SO 38 140 3.6810. HOLLINS, Dayeesha-CIN SO 30 105 3.50

FREETHROWPCT(Min.2.0madepergame)Player-Team Cl G FTM FTA Pct1. CREW, Jasmine-SHU SR 31 167 198 .8432. NOVOSEL, Natalie-ND SR 39 165 199 .8293. KANE, Devon-VU SO 34 82 100 .8204. RODGERS, Sugar-GU JR 31 118 144 .8195. MARTIN, Anna-DPU JR 34 114 140 .8146. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN SR 38 143 177 .8087. REAVES, Bjonee-CIN SR 32 66 83 .7958. MORSE, Arlesia-MU FR 31 63 80 .7889. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND JR 39 158 201 .78610. McKENITH, Nadirah-STJ JR 31 117 149 .78511. HEMINGWAY, Iasia-SU SR 37 201 256 .785

STEALSPlayer-Team Cl G StealsAvg/G1. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND JR 39 102 2.622. WYNNE, Jasmine-USF SR 32 81 2.533. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU SO 31 74 2.394. RODGERS, Sugar-GU JR 31 71 2.295. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN SR 38 87 2.296. McKENITH, Nadirah-STJ JR 31 70 2.267. FARIS, Kelly-UCONN JR 38 80 2.118. MALLORY, Brittany-ND SR 39 81 2.089. CONNER, Tiffany-USF JR 35 71 2.0310. PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 39 78 2.00

3-POINTFGPCT(Min.1.0madepergame)Player-Team Cl G 3FG FGA Pct1. NOVOSEL, Natalie-ND SR 39 44 107 .4112. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN SR 38 44 108 .4073. BURFORD, Lauren-VU FR 33 62 154 .4034. MARTIN, Anna-DPU JR 34 64 159 .4035. ROBERTS, Rachel-VU JR 34 56 141 .3976. MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN FR 38 93 242 .3847. BURKE, Becky-LOU SR 33 81 214 .3798. COFFEY, Rachel-SU SO 37 54 149 .3629. REAVES, Bjonee-CIN SR 32 85 241 .35310. ROGOWSKI, Megan-DPU FR 34 53 155 .34211. MORSE, Arlesia-MU FR 31 55 161 .342

3-POINTFGMADEPlayer-Team Cl G 3FGAvg/G1. REAVES, Bjonee-CIN SR 32 85 2.662. RODGERS, Sugar-GU JR 31 78 2.523. BURKE, Becky-LOU SR 33 81 2.454. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU SO 31 76 2.455. MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN FR 38 93 2.456. PALMER, Taylor-WVU SO 34 74 2.187. MARTIN, Anna-DPU JR 34 64 1.888. BURFORD, Lauren-VU FR 33 62 1.889. MORSE, Arlesia-MU FR 31 55 1.7710. MORRIS, Brittany-SHU JR 31 54 1.74

BLOCKEDSHOTSPlayer-Team Cl G BlocksAvg/G1. ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU JR 37 96 2.592. BUSSIE, Asya-WVU JR 34 73 2.153. PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 39 78 2.004. OLIVER, Monique-RU JR 32 58 1.815. DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN SO 38 57 1.506. STOKES, Kiah-UCONN FR 36 50 1.397. SIMMONS, Sarina-MU JR 31 43 1.398. HARRY, Katherine-DPU JR 34 46 1.359. OKAFOR, Lauren-PC SO 28 35 1.2510. SWEENEY, Laura-VU JR 32 39 1.22

ASSIST/TURNOVERRATIO(Min.3.0assists/game)Player-Team Cl G Asst Avg Turn Avg Ratio1. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND JR 39 222 5.7 103 2.6 2.162. FARIS, Kelly-UCONN JR 38 165 4.3 78 2.1 2.123. HAMPTON, Brooke-WVU SO 33 141 4.3 69 2.1 2.044. MINIX, Gabi-MU SO 31 166 5.4 116 3.7 1.435. HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN SO 38 140 3.7 98 2.6 1.436. McKENITH, Nadirah-STJ JR 31 149 4.8 106 3.4 1.417. WRIGHT, Rubylee-GU SR 32 139 4.3 105 3.3 1.328. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN SR 38 126 3.3 98 2.6 1.299. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU SO 31 146 4.7 119 3.8 1.2310. COFFEY, Rachel-SU SO 37 120 3.2 99 2.7 1.21

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INDIVIDUALPLAYERGAMEHIGHSPoints 39 RODGERS, Sugar (Georgetown) at Dartmouth (12/30/11) 36 MARTIN, Anna (DePaul) vs Cincinnati (02/27/12)

Field goals made 15 MARTIN, Anna (DePaul) vs Cincinnati (02/27/12) 13 ANDERSON, Ashlee (Pittsburgh) vs St. Francis (Pa.)

(11/15/11) 13 RODGERS, Sugar (Georgetown) at Dartmouth (12/30/11) 13 CREW, Jasmine (Seton Hall) at Memphis (12/30/11)

Field goal attempts 27 RODGERS, Sugar (Georgetown) vs Vermont (12/29/11) 26 RODGERS, Sugar (Georgetown) at Dartmouth (12/30/11) 26 RODGERS, Sugar (Georgetown) vs Louisville (01/22/12) 26 CREW, Jasmine (Seton Hall) vs Louisville (2/27/12) 26 CREW, Jasmine (Seton Hall) vs Villanova (3/2/12)

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

3-Pt FG made 8 PALMER, Taylor (West Virginia) vs Youngstown State (11/11/11) 8 RODGERS, Sugar (Georgetown) at Coppin State (11/30/11) 8 BURKE, Becky (Louisville) vs Syracuse (2/11/12)

3-Pt FG attempts 16 PALMER, Taylor (West Virginia) vs Youngstown State (11/11/11) 16 OREKHOVA, Inga (USF) vs Georgetown (1/7/12)

3-Pt percentage 1.000 (7-7) GREEN, Terry (Seton Hall) vs DePaul (1/28/12) 1.000 (5-5) GREEN, Terry (Seton Hall) vs Drexel (12/12/11)

Free throws made 18 NOVOSEL, Natalie (Notre Dame) vs California (03/20/12) 16 CREW, Jasmine (Seton Hall) vs Louisiana Tech (11/24/11)

Free throw attempts 21 CREW, Jasmine (Seton Hall) vs Louisiana Tech (11/24/11) 20 NOVOSEL, Natalie (Notre Dame) vs California (03/20/12)

Free throw percentage 1.000 (12-12) HAMPTON, Keisha (DPU) at Northwestern (11/27/11) 1.000 (12-12) NOVOSEL, Natalie (Notre Dame) vs USF (02/25/12) 1.000 (11-11) HEMINGWAY, Iasia (Syracuse) vs Colgate (12/31/11) 1.000 (10-10) KANE, Devon (Villanova) vs Michigan State (11/11/11) 1.000 (10-10) SAUNDERS, Kaneisha (USF) vs Cent. Mich. (11/23/11) 1.000 (9-9) HAYES, Tiffany (Connecticut) vs Buffalo (11/26/11) 1.000 (9-9) SWEENEY, Laura (Villanova) at Lehigh (11/30/11) 1.000 (9-9) SAUNDERS, Kaneisha (USF) vs Seton Hall (1/25/12) 1.000 (9-9) HAYES, Tiffany (Connecticut) at Marquette (2/25/12) Rebounds 21 SMITH, Shenneika (St. John’s) vs Iowa (11/25/11) 21 ASHMEADE, Tajay (Seton Hall) vs William & Mary (12/21/11)

Assists 11 MINIX, Gabi (Marquette) vs Iona (12/10/11) 11 DIGGINS, Skylar (Notre Dame) vs Kentucky (12/18/11) 11 DIGGINS, Skylar (Notre Dame) at Cincinnati (01/14/12) 11 DIGGINS, Skylar (Notre Dame) vs Maryland (03/27/12)

Steals 8 CONNER, Tiffany (USF) at Air Force (12/3/11) 7 MILLER, Fraderica (Notre Dame) vs Akron (11/11/11) 7 McKENITH, Nadirah (St. John’s) vs La Salle (11/16/11) 7 HARLEE, Jessica (West Virginia) vs UNC Central (11/20/11) 7 WYNNE, Jasmine (USF) at Auburn (12/14/11) 7 SWEENEY, Laura (Villanova) at Marquette (1/10/12) 7 BERNARD, Sasha (USF) at Notre Dame (02/25/12)

Blocked shots 8 ALEXANDER, Kayla (Syracuse) vs Georgetown (02/25/12) 7 BUSSIE, Asya (West Virginia) vs Marquette (1/28/12) 7 PETERS, Devereaux (Notre Dame) vs California (03/20/12)

Turnovers 11 HAMPTON, Keisha (DePaul) vs St. John’s (12/07/11) 10 HRYNKO, Brittany (DePaul) at Louisville (2/25/12) 10 HEMINGWAY, Iasia (Syracuse) vs Georgetown (02/25/12)

2011-12 FINAL OVERALL INDIVIDUAL STATS

OFFENSIVEREBOUNDSPlayer-Team Cl G No. Avg/G1. WRIGHT, Teya-PC SR 29 121 4.172. ASHMEADE, Tajay-SHU SR 31 120 3.873. ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU JR 37 143 3.864. PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 39 144 3.695. TYSON-THOMAS, Carmen-SU JR 37 136 3.686. OLIVER, Monique-RU JR 32 95 2.977. BURDGESS, Leeza-PITT SO 29 85 2.938. BUSSIE, Asya-WVU JR 34 98 2.889. PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU SO 31 88 2.8410. CRAWFORD, Adria-GU SR 31 83 2.6811. THOMPSON, Amber-STJ FR 34 91 2.68

DEFENSIVEREBOUNDSPlayer-Team Cl G No. Avg/G1. HARRY, Katherine-DPU JR 34 234 6.882. DUNNING, Ayana-WVU JR 34 203 5.973. PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 39 219 5.624. SWEENEY, Laura-VU JR 32 178 5.565. SIMMONS, Sarina-MU JR 31 170 5.486. PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU SO 31 163 5.267. ASHMEADE, Tajay-SHU SR 31 154 4.978. WRIGHT, Teya-PC SR 29 137 4.729. SMITH, Shenneika-STJ JR 34 157 4.6210. OLIVER, Monique-RU JR 32 139 4.34

MINUTESPLAYEDPlayer-Team Cl G Minutes Avg/G1. CREW, Jasmine-SHU SR 31 1174 37.872. KIESEL, Brianna-PITT FR 30 1088 36.273. HOLLINS, Dayeesha-CIN SO 30 1075 35.834. REAVES, Bjonee-CIN SR 32 1127 35.225. SMITH, Shenneika-STJ JR 34 1194 35.126. MINIX, Gabi-MU SO 31 1088 35.107. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU SO 31 1077 34.748. McPHERSON, Eugeneia-STJ JR 34 1155 33.979. PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU SO 31 1044 33.6810. CHISHOLM, Chanel-CIN SR 32 1070 33.44

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



2011-12 FINAL CONFERENCE TEAM STATS

SCORINGOFFENSETeam G W-L Pts Avg/G1. Notre Dame 16 15-1 1250 78.12. Connecticut 16 13-3 1212 75.83. DePaul 16 9-7 1091 68.24. Syracuse 16 6-10 1032 64.55. Louisville 16 10-6 1026 64.16. West Virginia 16 11-5 974 60.97. USF 16 8-8 969 60.68. Georgetown 16 11-5 968 60.59. St. John’s 16 13-3 967 60.410. Rutgers 16 10-6 914 57.111. Villanova 16 6-10 913 57.112. Cincinnati 16 6-10 857 53.613. Marquette 16 4-12 842 52.614. Pittsburgh 16 0-16 825 51.615. Providence 16 5-11 809 50.616. Seton Hall 16 1-15 794 49.6

SCORINGDEFENSETeam G Pts Avg/G1. Connecticut 16 781 48.82. St. John’s 16 846 52.93. Notre Dame 16 855 53.44. Georgetown 16 878 54.95. Rutgers 16 898 56.16. West Virginia 16 919 57.47. USF 16 961 60.18. Cincinnati 16 966 60.49. Villanova 16 968 60.510. Providence 16 996 62.211. Louisville 16 998 62.412. Seton Hall 16 1011 63.213. Marquette 16 1039 64.914. DePaul 16 1076 67.215. Syracuse 16 1085 67.816. Pittsburgh 16 1166 72.9

SCORINGMARGINTeam G OFF DEF Margin1. Connecticut 16 75.8 48.8 +26.92. Notre Dame 16 78.1 53.4 +24.73. St. John’s 16 60.4 52.9 +7.64. Georgetown 16 60.5 54.9 +5.65. West Virginia 16 60.9 57.4 +3.46. Louisville 16 64.1 62.4 +1.87. Rutgers 16 57.1 56.1 +1.08. DePaul 16 68.2 67.2 +0.99. USF 16 60.6 60.1 +0.510. Syracuse 16 64.5 67.8 -3.311. Villanova 16 57.1 60.5 -3.412. Cincinnati 16 53.6 60.4 -6.813. Providence 16 50.6 62.2 -11.714. Marquette 16 52.6 64.9 -12.315. Seton Hall 16 49.6 63.2 -13.616. Pittsburgh 16 51.6 72.9 -21.3

FREETHROWPCTTeam G FTM FTA Pct1. Notre Dame 16 284 352 .8072. Syracuse 16 263 334 .7873. Villanova 16 132 172 .7674. Connecticut 16 215 285 .7545. Louisville 16 221 298 .7426. Marquette 16 187 256 .7307. DePaul 16 158 218 .7258. USF 16 218 303 .7199. Rutgers 16 189 266 .71110. Pittsburgh 16 187 266 .70311. St. John’s 16 233 336 .69312. West Virginia 16 257 374 .68713. Georgetown 16 204 300 .68014. Seton Hall 16 156 230 .67815. Cincinnati 16 140 229 .61116. Providence 16 149 246 .606

FIELDGOALPERCENTAGESTeam G FG FGA Pct1. Connecticut 16 440 917 .4802. Notre Dame 16 449 936 .4803. DePaul 16 409 942 .4344. St. John’s 16 352 873 .4035. Louisville 16 355 886 .4016. Rutgers 16 341 859 .3977. Cincinnati 16 318 804 .3968. Villanova 16 321 818 .3929. West Virginia 16 324 829 .39110. Syracuse 16 356 929 .38311. Marquette 16 298 813 .36712. USF 16 333 924 .36013. Georgetown 16 340 953 .35714. Pittsburgh 16 300 873 .34415. Providence 16 298 894 .33316. Seton Hall 16 286 859 .333

FIELDGOALPCTDEFENSETeam G FG FGA Pct1. Connecticut 16 272 873 .3122. Georgetown 16 280 797 .3513. Notre Dame 16 318 877 .3634. West Virginia 16 316 858 .3685. St. John’s 16 313 848 .3696. Rutgers 16 313 831 .3777. USF 16 337 892 .3788. Louisville 16 362 944 .3839. Syracuse 16 388 963 .40310. Villanova 16 357 877 .40711. Seton Hall 16 341 833 .40912. DePaul 16 397 962 .41313. Marquette 16 391 937 .41714. Cincinnati 16 360 859 .41915. Providence 16 355 823 .43116. Pittsburgh 16 420 935 .449

3-POINTFGPCTTeam G FG FGA Pct1. Connecticut 16 117 315 .3712. Villanova 16 139 387 .3593. Notre Dame 16 68 190 .3584. DePaul 16 115 349 .3305. Louisville 16 95 293 .3246. Georgetown 16 84 281 .2997. Cincinnati 16 81 276 .2938. West Virginia 16 69 236 .2929. USF 16 85 298 .28510. Marquette 16 59 207 .28511. Seton Hall 16 66 241 .27412. Providence 16 64 236 .27113. Rutgers 16 43 159 .27014. St. John’s 16 30 112 .26815. Syracuse 16 57 214 .26616. Pittsburgh 16 38 179 .212

REBOUNDINGMARGINTeam G TEAM Avg OPP Avg Margin1. Notre Dame 16 653 40.8 473 29.6 +11.22. Connecticut 16 646 40.4 496 31.0 +9.43. West Virginia 16 653 40.8 520 32.5 +8.34. Syracuse 16 648 40.5 576 36.0 +4.55. Rutgers 16 560 35.0 554 34.6 +0.4 Louisville 16 595 37.2 589 36.8 +0.47. Marquette 16 571 35.7 570 35.6 +0.18. St. John’s 16 572 35.8 581 36.3 -0.69. Georgetown 16 602 37.6 616 38.5 -0.910. DePaul 16 566 35.4 603 37.7 -2.311. Seton Hall 16 549 34.3 593 37.1 -2.812. Providence 16 557 34.8 608 38.0 -3.213. Pittsburgh 16 543 33.9 612 38.2 -4.314. Cincinnati 16 476 29.8 574 35.9 -6.115. USF 16 568 35.5 671 41.9 -6.416. Villanova 16 479 29.9 602 37.6 -7.7

BLOCKEDSHOTSTeam G Blocks Avg/G1. Connecticut 16 79 4.942. Syracuse 16 73 4.56 Notre Dame 16 73 4.564. St. John’s 16 68 4.255. Louisville 16 67 4.196. West Virginia 16 66 4.137. Rutgers 16 60 3.758. DePaul 16 58 3.639. Marquette 16 56 3.5010. USF 16 54 3.3811. Georgetown 16 47 2.9412. Providence 16 45 2.8113. Seton Hall 16 41 2.5614. Villanova 16 38 2.38 Cincinnati 16 38 2.3816. Pittsburgh 16 36 2.25

ASSISTSTeam G Assists Avg/G1. Connecticut 16 301 18.812. Notre Dame 16 288 18.003. DePaul 16 264 16.504. Villanova 16 220 13.755. Georgetown 16 205 12.816. West Virginia 16 204 12.75 Marquette 16 204 12.758. Syracuse 16 202 12.639. Rutgers 16 193 12.0610. St. John’s 16 189 11.8111. Louisville 16 181 11.3112. USF 16 180 11.2513. Providence 16 168 10.5014. Cincinnati 16 164 10.2515. Seton Hall 16 130 8.1316. Pittsburgh 16 126 7.88

STEALSTeam G Steals Avg/G1. Notre Dame 16 182 11.382. Georgetown 16 180 11.253. Connecticut 16 173 10.814. USF 16 143 8.945. St. John’s 16 134 8.386. DePaul 16 132 8.257. Providence 16 131 8.198. Marquette 16 130 8.13 Cincinnati 16 130 8.1310. Syracuse 16 127 7.9411. Louisville 16 126 7.8812. West Virginia 16 124 7.7513. Rutgers 16 122 7.6314. Seton Hall 16 95 5.9415. Pittsburgh 16 93 5.8116. Villanova 16 88 5.50

ASSIST/TURNOVERRATIOTeam G AsstAvgTurnAvg Ratio1. Connecticut 16 301 18.8 254 15.9 1.192. Villanova 16 220 13.8 204 12.8 1.083. Notre Dame 16 288 18.0 274 17.1 1.054. DePaul 16 264 16.5 277 17.3 0.955. St. John’s 16 189 11.8 216 13.5 0.886. Georgetown 16 205 12.8 254 15.9 0.817. USF 16 180 11.3 229 14.3 0.798. Rutgers 16 193 12.1 258 16.1 0.759. West Virginia 16 204 12.8 306 19.1 0.6710. Louisville 16 181 11.3 272 17.0 0.6711. Syracuse 16 202 12.6 311 19.4 0.6512. Providence 16 168 10.5 263 16.4 0.6413. Cincinnati 16 164 10.3 272 17.0 0.6014. Marquette 16 204 12.8 356 22.3 0.5715. Seton Hall 16 130 8.1 249 15.6 0.5216. Pittsburgh 16 126 7.9 325 20.3 0.39

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TEAMHIGHS(highesttotalsmadeby)Points 120 Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh (01/17/12) 96 Connecticut vs Providence (01/10/12)

Margin 76 (120-44) Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh (01/17/12) 61 (96-35) Connecticut vs Providence (01/10/12)

Field goals made 48 Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh (01/17/12) 37 Notre Dame vs Marquette (12/07/11)

Field goal attempts 74 Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh (01/17/12) 72 Georgetown vs Notre Dame (01/10/12)

FG percentage .655 (36-55) Connecticut vs Providence (01/10/12) .649 (48-74) Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh (01/17/12)

3-Pt FG made 18 Louisville vs Syracuse (2/11/12) 14 Villanova vs Syracuse (02/27/12)

3-Pt FG attempts 32 DePaul at USF (1/17/12) 31 Cincinnati at Rutgers (01/07/12) 31 Louisville vs Syracuse (2/11/12) 31 Villanova vs Rutgers (02/18/12)

3-Pt percentage .667 (2-3) St. John’s at Rutgers (2/12/12) .667 (2-3) St. John’s vs Villanova (2/25/12)

Free throws made 34 Syracuse at Pittsburgh (01/07/12) 31 Syracuse vs West Virginia (12/7/11)

Free throw attempts 38 Syracuse at Pittsburgh (01/07/12) 36 West Virginia at USF (02/01/12) 36 West Virginia vs Pittsburgh (02/27/12)

FT percentage 1.000 (23-23) Syracuse at Providence (1/31/12) 1.000 (15-15) Marquette vs Connecticut (2/25/12) 1.000 (12-12) Marquette vs Villanova (1/10/12) 1.000 (8-8) Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (02/11/12) 1.000 (6-6) Villanova vs Cincinnati (01/24/12) 1.000 (4-4) Villanova vs Connecticut (01/14/12)

Rebounds 53 Connecticut vs USF (01/28/12) 52 Notre Dame at Rutgers (01/31/12)

Assists 33 Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh (01/17/12) 29 Notre Dame vs Marquette (12/07/11) 29 Connecticut vs Providence (01/10/12)

Steals 22 Georgetown at Marquette (1/17/12) 18 Notre Dame vs Marquette (12/07/11) 18 Connecticut at DePaul (01/21/12)

Blocked shots 10 West Virginia vs Marquette (1/28/12) 10 Syracuse vs Georgetown (02/25/12)

Turnovers 37 Marquette at Notre Dame (12/07/11) 30 Syracuse at Georgetown (01/15/12) 30 West Virginia vs Georgetown (1/24/12)

Fouls 27 West Virginia vs Georgetown (1/24/12) 26 West Virginia at Syracuse (12/7/11)

2011-12 FINAL CONFERENCE TEAM STATS

OFFENSIVEREBOUNDSTeam G No. Avg/G1. Syracuse 16 285 17.812. West Virginia 16 237 14.813. Georgetown 16 234 14.634. Notre Dame 16 226 14.135. Providence 16 211 13.196. Seton Hall 16 210 13.137. Connecticut 16 205 12.818. Pittsburgh 16 202 12.639. Rutgers 16 197 12.3110. Louisville 16 196 12.2511. St. John’s 16 195 12.1912. USF 16 193 12.06 Marquette 16 193 12.0614. DePaul 16 190 11.8815. Cincinnati 16 159 9.9416. Villanova 16 105 6.56

DEFENSIVEREBOUNDSTeam G No. Avg/G1. Connecticut 16 441 27.562. Notre Dame 16 427 26.693. West Virginia 16 416 26.004. Louisville 16 399 24.945. Marquette 16 378 23.636. St. John’s 16 377 23.567. DePaul 16 376 23.508. USF 16 375 23.449. Villanova 16 374 23.3810. Georgetown 16 368 23.0011. Rutgers 16 363 22.69 Syracuse 16 363 22.6913. Providence 16 346 21.6314. Pittsburgh 16 341 21.3115. Seton Hall 16 339 21.1916. Cincinnati 16 317 19.81

3-POINTFGMADETeam G 3FG Avg/G1. Villanova 16 139 8.692. Connecticut 16 117 7.313. DePaul 16 115 7.194. Louisville 16 95 5.945. USF 16 85 5.316. Georgetown 16 84 5.257. Cincinnati 16 81 5.068. West Virginia 16 69 4.319. Notre Dame 16 68 4.2510. Seton Hall 16 66 4.1311. Providence 16 64 4.0012. Marquette 16 59 3.6913. Syracuse 16 57 3.5614. Rutgers 16 43 2.6915. Pittsburgh 16 38 2.3816. St. John’s 16 30 1.88

CURRENTCONFERENCEWINNINGSTREAKTeam NO.St. John’s 8Rutgers 4Notre Dame 4West Virginia 2Louisville 2DePaul 1Villanova 1USF 1



2011-12 FINAL CONFERENCE INDIVIDUAL STATS

SCORINGPlayer-Team Cl G FG 3FG FT Pts Avg/G1. RODGERS, Sugar-GU JR 16 102 37 60 301 18.82. MARTIN, Anna-DPU JR 16 103 25 68 299 18.73. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND JR 16 95 12 82 284 17.84. CREW, Jasmine-SHU SR 16 92 9 87 280 17.55. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN SR 16 89 26 72 276 17.36. WYNNE, Jasmine-USF SR 13 73 5 49 200 15.47. HEMINGWAY, Iasia-SU SR 16 72 0 101 245 15.38. NOVOSEL, Natalie-ND SR 16 80 20 60 240 15.09. MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN FR 16 83 37 30 233 14.610. HOLLINS, Dayeesha-CIN SO 16 88 14 42 232 14.5

REBOUNDINGPlayer-Team Cl G OFF DEF TOT Avg/G1. PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 16 64 111 175 10.92. HARRY, Katherine-DPU JR 16 40 134 174 10.93. DUNNING, Ayana-WVU JR 16 41 110 151 9.44. ASHMEADE, Tajay-SHU SR 16 61 82 143 8.95. PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU SO 16 47 83 130 8.16. WRIGHT, Teya-PC SR 15 51 58 109 7.37. BURDGESS, Leeza-PITT SO 15 47 61 108 7.28. TYSON-THOMAS, Carmen-SU JR 16 54 61 115 7.29. SWEENEY, Laura-VU JR 16 27 86 113 7.110. STEVENS, Da’Shena-STJ SR 15 32 70 102 6.8

FIELDGOALPCT(Min.3.0madepergame)Player-Team Cl G FG FGA Pct1. RANDOLPH, Jeanise-CIN SO 15 46 77 .5972. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN SR 16 89 150 .5933. PENNY, Jasmine-DPU SO 16 87 153 .5694. OLIVER, Monique-RU JR 16 67 119 .5635. DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN SO 16 66 118 .5596. PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 16 81 146 .5557. ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU JR 16 82 149 .5508. BUSSIE, Asya-WVU JR 16 65 123 .5289. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND JR 16 95 187 .50810. McBRIDE, Kayla-ND SO 16 68 136 .500

ASSISTSPlayer-Team Cl G Assists Avg/G1. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND JR 16 92 5.752. MINIX, Gabi-MU SO 16 90 5.633. HRYNKO, Brittany-DPU FR 16 75 4.694. McKENITH, Nadirah-STJ JR 16 74 4.635. WRIGHT, Rubylee-GU SR 16 73 4.566. FARIS, Kelly-UCONN JR 16 71 4.44 SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU SO 16 71 4.448. RUSHDAN, Khadijah-RU SR 14 54 3.869. HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN SO 16 57 3.5610. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN SR 16 54 3.38

FREETHROWPCT(Min.2.0madepergame)Player-Team Cl G FTM FTA Pct1. McBRIDE, Kayla-ND SO 16 34 37 .9192. NOVOSEL, Natalie-ND SR 16 60 67 .8963. BURKE, Becky-LOU SR 16 32 37 .8654. MARTIN, Anna-DPU JR 16 68 79 .8615. KANE, Devon-VU SO 16 42 49 .8576. CREW, Jasmine-SHU SR 16 87 105 .8297. HEMINGWAY, Iasia-SU SR 16 101 122 .8288. RODGERS, Sugar-GU JR 16 60 74 .8119. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN SR 16 72 90 .80010. PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU SO 16 47 59 .797

STEALSPlayer-Team Cl G Steals Avg/G1. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND JR 16 41 2.562. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN SR 16 40 2.503. RODGERS, Sugar-GU JR 16 38 2.384. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU SO 16 37 2.31 MAGEE, Tia-GU SR 16 37 2.31 McKENITH, Nadirah-STJ JR 16 37 2.317. TYSON-THOMAS, Carmen-SU JR 16 36 2.258. HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN SO 16 35 2.199. SWEENEY, Laura-VU JR 16 33 2.0610. MINIX, Gabi-MU SO 16 32 2.00

3-POINTFGPCT(Min.1.0madepergame)Player-Team Cl G 3FG FGA Pct1. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN SR 16 26 44 .5912. NOVOSEL, Natalie-ND SR 16 20 43 .4653. BURFORD, Lauren-VU FR 16 34 74 .4594. ROBERTS, Rachel-VU JR 16 28 61 .4595. COFFEY, Rachel-SU SO 16 26 64 .4066. BURKE, Becky-LOU SR 16 42 106 .3967. CROPPER, Alicia-PC SO 16 19 48 .3968. KIMMEL, Lindsay-VU SR 15 23 59 .3909. MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN FR 16 37 98 .37810. DOTY, Caroline-UCONN JR 15 18 49 .367

3-POINTFGMADEPlayer-Team Cl G 3FGAvg/G1. OREKHOVA, Inga-USF JR 15 41 2.732. REAVES, Bjonee-CIN SR 16 42 2.63 BURKE, Becky-LOU SR 16 42 2.634. RODGERS, Sugar-GU JR 16 37 2.31 MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN FR 16 37 2.316. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU SO 16 36 2.257. BURFORD, Lauren-VU FR 16 34 2.138. HRYNKO, Brittany-DPU FR 16 30 1.889. ROBERTS, Rachel-VU JR 16 28 1.75 GREEN, Terry-SHU JR 16 28 1.75

BLOCKEDSHOTSPlayer-Team Cl G BlocksAvg/G1. ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU JR 16 46 2.882. BUSSIE, Asya-WVU JR 16 43 2.693. PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 16 37 2.314. OLIVER, Monique-RU JR 16 24 1.505. HARRY, Katherine-DPU JR 16 23 1.446. SIMMONS, Sarina-MU JR 16 22 1.387. OKAFOR, Lauren-PC SO 16 21 1.31 SMITH, Shenneika-STJ JR 16 21 1.31 DOLSON, Stefanie-UCONN SO 16 21 1.3110. VAILS, Sheronne-LOU SO 16 20 1.25 SWEENEY, Laura-VU JR 16 20 1.25

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

ASSIST/TURNOVERRATIO(Min.3.0assists/game)Player-Team Cl G Asst Avg Turn Avg Ratio1. DIGGINS, Skylar-ND JR 16 92 5.8 40 2.5 2.302. FARIS, Kelly-UCONN JR 16 71 4.4 38 2.4 1.873. HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN SO 16 57 3.6 38 2.4 1.504. McKENITH, Nadirah-STJ JR 16 74 4.6 52 3.3 1.425. WRIGHT, Rubylee-GU SR 16 73 4.6 52 3.3 1.406. RUSHDAN, Khadijah-RU SR 14 54 3.9 39 2.8 1.387. HAMPTON, Brooke-WVU SO 16 53 3.3 40 2.5 1.338. MINIX, Gabi-MU SO 16 90 5.6 80 5.0 1.139. HAYES, Tiffany-UCONN SR 16 54 3.4 52 3.3 1.0410. HALL, Elashier-SU JR 16 49 3.1 49 3.1 1.00

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2011-12 FINAL CONFERENCE INDIVIDUAL STATS

INDIVIDUALPLAYERGAMEHIGHSPoints 36 MARTIN, Anna (DePaul) vs Cincinnati (02/27/12) 35 HAYES, Tiffany (Connecticut) at Syracuse (01/25/12)

Field goals made 15 MARTIN, Anna (DePaul) vs Cincinnati (02/27/12) 11 RODGERS, Sugar (Georgetown) vs DePaul (01/03/12) 11 MARTIN, Anna (DePaul) vs Pittsburgh (01/14/12) 11 HAYES, Tiffany (Connecticut) at Syracuse (01/25/12)

Field goal attempts 26 RODGERS, Sugar (Georgetown) vs Louisville (01/22/12) 26 CREW, Jasmine (Seton Hall) vs Louisville (2/27/12)

FG percentage .900 (9-10) DUNNING, Ayana (West Virginia) at St. John’s (2/21/12) .900 (9-10) DYER, Shawnta’ (Louisville) at Seton Hall (2/27/12)

3-Pt FG made 8 BURKE, Becky (Louisville) vs Syracuse (2/11/12) 7 DOWD, Abby (Pittsburgh) at DePaul (01/14/12) 7 GREEN, Terry (Seton Hall) vs DePaul (1/28/12)

3-Pt FG attempts 16 OREKHOVA, Inga (USF) vs Georgetown (1/7/12) 15 BURKE, Becky (Louisville) vs Syracuse (2/11/12)

3-Pt percentage 1.000 (7-7) GREEN, Terry (Seton Hall) vs DePaul (1/28/12) .833 (5-6) BURFORD, Lauren (Villanova) vs Pittsburgh (01/03/12) .833 (5-6) BURFORD, Lauren (Villanova) vs Seton Hall (01/31/12) .833 (5-6) MORSE, Arlesia (Marquette) vs Pittsburgh (2/4/12)

Free throws made 15 HEMINGWAY, Iasia (Syracuse) at Pittsburgh (01/07/12) 13 MARTIN, Anna (DePaul) at Rutgers (01/24/12) 13 STEVENS, Da’Shena (St. John’s) vs Villanova (2/25/12)

Free throw attempts 18 DIGGINS, Skylar (Notre Dame) vs West Virginia (02/12/12)

16 HEMINGWAY, Iasia (Syracuse) at Pittsburgh (01/07/12) 16 STEVENS, Da’Shena (St. John’s) vs Villanova (2/25/12)

FT percentage 1.000 (12-12) NOVOSEL, Natalie (Notre Dame) vs USF (02/25/12) 1.000 (9-9) SAUNDERS, Kaneisha (USF) vs Seton Hall (1/25/12) 1.000 (9-9) HAYES, Tiffany (Connecticut) at Marquette (2/25/12) 1.000 (8-8) BROWN, Alexis (Seton Hall) vs Connecticut (12/9/11) 1.000 (8-8) PLOUFFE, Katherine (Marquette) vs Villanova (1/10/12) 1.000 (8-8) SMITH, Bria (Louisville) at Rutgers (01/14/12) 1.000 (8-8) WRIGHT, Rubylee (Georgetown) at Syracuse (02/25/12) 1.000 (8-8) PLOUFFE, Katherine (Marquette) vs Connecticut

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Rebounds 20 HARRY, Katherine (DePaul) vs Louisville (01/31/12) 18 DOLSON, Stefanie (Connecticut) vs USF (01/28/12) 18 PETERS, Devereaux (Notre Dame) vs USF (02/25/12)

Assists 11 DIGGINS, Skylar (Notre Dame) at Cincinnati (01/14/12) 10 WRIGHT, Rubylee (Georgetown) at Pittsburgh

(12/07/11) 10 SIMMONS, Sarina (Marquette) vs Seton Hall (1/7/12) 10 McKENITH, Nadirah (St. John’s) at Pittsburgh

(01/31/12) 10 DIGGINS, Skylar (Notre Dame) vs DePaul (02/05/12) 10 SCHIMMEL, Shoni (Louisville) vs Syracuse (2/11/12)

Steals 7 SWEENEY, Laura (Villanova) at Marquette (1/10/12) 7 BERNARD, Sasha (USF) at Notre Dame (02/25/12)

Blocked shots 8 ALEXANDER, Kayla (Syracuse) vs Georgetown (02/25/12) 7 BUSSIE, Asya (West Virginia) vs Marquette (1/28/12)

Turnovers 11 HAMPTON, Keisha (DePaul) vs St. John’s (12/07/11) 10 HRYNKO, Brittany (DePaul) at Louisville (2/25/12) 10 HEMINGWAY, Iasia (Syracuse) vs Georgetown (02/25/12)

OFFENSIVEREBOUNDSPlayer-Team Cl G No. Avg/G1. PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 16 64 4.002. ASHMEADE, Tajay-SHU SR 16 61 3.813. ALEXANDER, Kayla-SU JR 16 58 3.634. WRIGHT, Teya-PC SR 15 51 3.405. TYSON-THOMAS, Carmen-SU JR 16 54 3.386. BURDGESS, Leeza-PITT SO 15 47 3.137. BUSSIE, Asya-WVU JR 16 48 3.008. PENNY, Jasmine-DPU SO 16 47 2.94 PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU SO 16 47 2.9410. CRAWFORD, Adria-GU SR 15 44 2.93

DEFENSIVEREBOUNDSPlayer-Team Cl G No. Avg/G1. HARRY, Katherine-DPU JR 16 134 8.382. PETERS, Devereaux-ND SR 16 111 6.943. DUNNING, Ayana-WVU JR 16 110 6.884. SWEENEY, Laura-VU JR 16 86 5.385. PLOUFFE, Katherine-MU SO 16 83 5.196. ASHMEADE, Tajay-SHU SR 16 82 5.137. CONNER, Tiffany-USF JR 16 76 4.758. STEVENS, Da’Shena-STJ SR 15 70 4.679. RUSHDAN, Khadijah-RU SR 14 64 4.5710. SYKES, April-RU SR 16 72 4.50 SIMMONS, Sarina-MU JR 16 72 4.50

MINUTESPLAYEDPlayer-Team Cl G Minutes Avg/G1. CREW, Jasmine-SHU SR 16 606 37.882. KIESEL, Brianna-PITT FR 16 592 37.003. SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU SO 16 584 36.504. HOLLINS, Dayeesha-CIN SO 16 582 36.385. REAVES, Bjonee-CIN SR 16 580 36.256. MINIX, Gabi-MU SO 16 577 36.067. SMITH, Shenneika-STJ JR 16 576 36.008. MARTIN, Anna-DPU JR 16 569 35.569. BURKE, Becky-LOU SR 16 550 34.3810. HEMINGWAY, Iasia-SU SR 16 549 34.31



CONFERENCEGAMESSCORING

Player-Team Cl G FG 3FG FT Pts Avg/G MOSQUEDA-LEWIS,K.-UCONN FR 16 83 37 30 233 14.6 KIESEL, Brianna-PITT FR 16 76 7 43 202 12.6 MORSE, Arlesia-MU FR 16 60 26 30 176 11.0 HRYNKO, Brittany-DPU FR 16 60 30 23 173 10.8 BURFORD, Lauren-VU FR 16 52 34 2 140 8.8 SMITH, Bria-LOU FR 16 39 1 54 133 8.3 DYER, Shawnta’-LOU FR 16 44 0 28 116 7.3 ROGOWSKI, Megan-DPU FR 16 35 27 0 97 6.1 LANEY, Betnijah-RU FR 16 30 1 31 92 5.8 OJULU, Apiew-MU FR 10 20 0 16 56 5.6

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

FIELDGOALPCTPlayer-Team Cl G FG FGA Pct STOKES, Kiah-UCONN FR 15 31 49 .633 DYER, Shawnta’-LOU FR 16 44 72 .611 BROWN, Taylor-GU FR 16 19 35 .543 OJULU, Apiew-MU FR 10 20 38 .526 WRIGHT, Markisha-ND FR 16 10 19 .526 BANKS, Brianna-UCONN FR 15 16 33 .485 GOLDEN, Chyna-PITT FR 15 12 26 .462 BURFORD, Lauren-VU FR 16 52 114 .456

3-POINTFGPCTPlayer-Team Cl G 3FG FGA Pct STEPNEY, Linda-WVU FR 16 10 15 .667 BROWN, Taylor-GU FR 16 8 14 .571 BURFORD, Lauren-VU FR 16 34 74 .459 MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN FR 16 37 98 .378 ROGOWSKI, Megan-DPU FR 16 27 76 .355 LEER, Emily-VU FR 16 7 21 .333 HRYNKO, Brittany-DPU FR 16 30 91 .330 MORSE, Arlesia-MU FR 16 26 79 .329

FREETHROWPCTPlayer-Team Cl G FTM FTA Pct MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN FR 16 30 35 .857 WRIGHT, Markisha-ND FR 16 12 14 .857 BIGICA, Cristina-MU FR 16 18 22 .818 MORSE, Arlesia-MU FR 16 30 39 .769 RICHARDSON, Shakena-RU FR 14 10 13 .769 SMITH, Bria-LOU FR 16 54 71 .761 STEPNEY, Linda-WVU FR 16 24 32 .750

STEALSPlayer-Team Cl G Stls Avg/G HRYNKO, Brittany-DPU FR 16 31 1.94 SMITH, Bria-LOU FR 16 20 1.25 CANTY, Briyona-RU FR 13 15 1.15 DAVIS, Syessence-RU FR 15 17 1.13 KIESEL, Brianna-PITT FR 16 18 1.13 BETHEL, Akilah-WVU FR 10 11 1.10 MORSE, Arlesia-MU FR 16 16 1.00 MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN FR 16 16 1.00 BROWN, Alexis-SHU FR 16 16 1.00 LOVETT, Alyesha-CIN FR 16 14 0.88

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

ASSISTSPlayer-Team Cl G AsstAvg/G SCHIMMEL, Shoni-LOU FR 35 171 4.89 HARTLEY, Bria-UCONN FR 38 110 2.89 KANE, Devon-VU FR 30 73 2.43 SIMMONS, Ka-Deidre-SHU FR 30 72 2.40 COOK, Kayla-CIN FR 29 66 2.28 HAMPTON,Brooke-WVU FR 33 65 1.97 TAY, Charmaine-LOU FR 30 50 1.67 ANDERSON, Ashlee-PITT FR 31 50 1.61

OVERALLGAMESSCORING

Player-Team Cl G FG 3FG FT Pts Avg/G MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN FR 38 203 93 70 569 15.0 KIESEL, Brianna-PITT FR 30 144 14 106 408 13.6 MORSE, Arlesia-MU FR 31 115 55 63 348 11.2 HRYNKO, Brittany-DPU FR 34 123 58 62 366 10.8 SMITH, Bria-LOU FR 33 105 3 92 305 9.2 OJULU, Apiew-MU FR 25 63 0 81 207 8.3 BURFORD, Lauren-VU FR 33 97 62 13 269 8.2 DYER, Shawnta’-LOU FR 33 90 0 62 242 7.3 THOMPSON, Amber-STJ FR 34 84 0 38 206 6.1

REBOUNDINGPlayer-Team Cl G OFF DEF TOT Avg/G THOMPSON, Amber-STJ FR 34 91 107 198 5.8 MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN FR 38 66 140 206 5.4 DYER, Shawnta’-LOU FR 33 67 98 165 5.0 STOKES, Kiah-UCONN FR 36 46 117 163 4.5 OJULU, Apiew-MU FR 25 56 55 111 4.4 SMITH, Bria-LOU FR 33 43 102 145 4.4 BROWN, Alexis-SHU FR 23 31 69 100 4.3 HRYNKO, Brittany-DPU FR 34 24 122 146 4.3 LANEY, Betnijah-RU FR 32 58 66 124 3.9

FIELDGOALPCTPlayer-Team Cl G FG FGA Pct STOKES, Kiah-UCONN FR 36 65 108 .602 DYER, Shawnta’-LOU FR 33 90 164 .549 OJULU, Apiew-MU FR 25 63 117 .538 BANKS, Brianna-UCONN FR 32 46 91 .505 BUTLER, Chelsie-MU FR 31 66 131 .504 PORTER, TiAnna-PITT FR 21 25 51 .490 WRIGHT, Markisha-ND FR 36 41 85 .482 FIELDS, Averee-WVU FR 22 26 57 .456

3-POINTFGPCTPlayer-Team Cl G 3FG FGA Pct STEPNEY, Linda-WVU FR 33 13 27 .481 BURFORD, Lauren-VU FR 33 62 154 .403 MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN FR 38 93 242 .384 BROWN, Taylor-GU FR 32 17 48 .354 ROGOWSKI, Megan-DPU FR 34 53 155 .342 MORSE, Arlesia-MU FR 31 55 161 .342 HRYNKO, Brittany-DPU FR 34 58 181 .320

FREETHROWPCTPlayer-Team Cl G FTM FTA Pct MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN FR 38 70 84 .833 MORSE, Arlesia-MU FR 31 63 80 .788 RICHARDSON, Shakena-RU FR 29 16 21 .762 STEPNEY, Linda-WVU FR 33 49 66 .742 HAMMOND, Sara-LOU FR 32 19 26 .731 RULE, Tori-PC FR 25 8 11 .727 BURFORD, Lauren-VU FR 33 13 18 .722 OJULU, Apiew-MU FR 25 81 114 .711 BANKS, Brianna-UCONN FR 32 19 27 .704

STEALSPlayer-Team Cl G Stls Avg/G SMITH, Bria-LOU FR 33 63 1.91 HRYNKO, Brittany-DPU FR 34 62 1.82 MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN FR 38 47 1.24 KIESEL, Brianna-PITT FR 30 35 1.17 CANTY, Briyona-RU FR 28 31 1.11 MORSE, Arlesia-MU FR 31 33 1.06 LOVETT, Alyesha-CIN FR 31 32 1.03 DAVIS, Syessence-RU FR 30 30 1.00 BROWN, Alexis-SHU FR 23 23 1.00

BLOCKEDSHOTSPlayer-Team Cl G BlksAvg/G STOKES, Kiah-UCONN FR 36 50 1.39 LEER, Emily-VU FR 34 27 0.79 THOMPSON, Amber-STJ FR 34 21 0.62 SMITH, Bria-LOU FR 33 19 0.58 MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN FR 38 20 0.53 CANTY, Briyona-RU FR 28 14 0.50 DYER, Shawnta’-LOU FR 33 15 0.45 BUTLER, Chelsie-MU FR 31 14 0.45 HAMMOND, Sara-LOU FR 32 13 0.41

ASSISTSPlayer-Team Cl G AsstAvg/G JENKINS, Chanise-DPU FR 2 8 4.00 HRYNKO, Brittany-DPU FR 34 133 3.91 KIESEL, Brianna-PITT FR 30 89 2.97 STEPNEY, Linda-WVU FR 33 89 2.70 SMITH, Bria-LOU FR 33 69 2.09 MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K.-UCONN FR 38 64 1.68 BURFORD, Lauren-VU FR 33 53 1.61 CANTY, Briyona-RU FR 28 41 1.46 MORSE, Arlesia-MU FR 31 43 1.39

2011-12 FINAL FRESHMAN STATS

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2011-12 FINAL NCAA STATS

TURNOVERSPERGAME G No. Avg.1. Villanova 34 412 12.1t20. St. John’s 34 477 14.0

TURNOVERMARGIN TO OppTO Margin6. Notre Dame 618 873 +6.547. Georgetown 502 709 +6.4716. USF 552 737 +5.2926. Connecticut 572 735 +4.29

ASSISTTURNOVERRATIO Ast. TO Ratio4. Connecticut 710 572 1.248. Villanova 477 412 1.169. Notre Dame 698 618 1.13 28. DePaul 542 559 0.97

3-PT.FIELDGOALDEFENSE OPPFGA OPPFGM Pct.5. Connecticut 618 153 24.89. Georgetown 636 164 25.8 22. Notre Dame 495 131 26.529. West Virginia 501 136 27.1 WON-LOSTPERCENTAGE W L Pct.6. Notre Dame 35 4 89.79. Connecticut 34 5 86.8

INDIVIDUALSINGLE-GAMEHIGHSPOINTSt22. 39, Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown vs. Dartmouth, 12/30/11 REBOUNDSt17 . 21, Tajay Ashmeade, Seton Hall vs. William and Mary, 12/21/11t17. 21, Shenneika Smith, St. John’s vs. Iowa, 11/25/11

STEALSt21. 8, Tiffany Conner, USF vs. Air Force, 12/03/11

FIELD-GOALPERCENTAGEt10. 90.9, Nadirah McKenith, St.John’s vs. La Salle, 11/16/11t21. 85.7, Kayla Alexander, Syracuse vs. Binghampton, 11/26/11

FREE-THROWPERCENTAGEt12. 93.8, Iasia Hemingway, Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh, 1/7/12t25. 92.9 Anna Martin, DePaul vs. Rutgers, 1/24/12

3-POINTFIELDGOALSMADEt12. 8, Becky Burke, Louisville vs. Syracuse, 2/11/12t12. 8, Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown vs. Coppin State, 11/30/11t12. 8, Taylor Palmer, West Virginia vs. Youngstown State, 11/11/11

3-POINTFIELDGOALPERCENTAGEt1. 100.0, Terry Green, Seton Hall vs. DePaul, 1/28/12t13. 77.8, Antonita Slaughter, Louisville vs. Gardner-Webb, 12/10/11

TEAMSINGLE-GAMEHIGHSATTENDANCE1. 19,028 - Notre Dame vs. Baylor (Denver Colo.), 4/3/122. 19,028 - Notre Dame vs. Connecticut (Denver, Colo.), 4/1/127. 16,483 - Louisville vs. Connecticut (KFC Yum! Center), 2/7/1211. 15,123 - Connecticut vs. Notre Dame (XL Canter), 2/27/1217. 13,771 - Connecticut vs. Stanford (XL Center), 11/21/1119. 13,627 - Connecticut vs. USF (XL Center), 1/28/1224. 12,736 - Louisville vs. Notre Dame (KFC Yum! Center), 2/20/1225. 12,736 - Louisville vs. Austin Peay (KFC Yum! Center), 11/22/11

POINTS1. 128 - Notre Dame vs. Mercer, 12/30/11 2. 120 - Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh, 1/17/129.112-Connecticutvs.Pacific,11/15/11t22. 105 - Louisville vs. Murray State, 11/29/11

FIELD-GOALPERCENTAGE1. 70.7-Connecticutvs.Pacific,11/15/112. 70.2 - Notre Dame vs. Mercer, 12/30/1111. 65.5 - Connecticut vs. Providence, 1/10/1212. 64.9 - Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh, 1/17/12

FREE-THROWPERCENTAGEt1. 100.0 - Syracuse vs. Providence, 1/31/12

3-POINTFIELDGOALSMADEt2. 18 - Louisville vs.. Syracuse, 2/11/12t10. 16 - DePaul vs. St. Mary’s (Calif.), 11/11/11t18. 15 - Villanova vs. USciences, 11/26/11t18. 15 - DePaul vs. Portland, 11/19/11

3-POINTFIELDGOALPERCENTAGEt13. 64.7 - Seton Hall vs. Drexel, 12/12/11

POINTSPERGAME G Pts. Avg.25. Anna Martin, DPU 34 648 19.129. Jasmine Crew, SHU 31 577 18.630. Sugar Rodgers, GU 31 574 18.5

ASSISTSPERGAME G No. Avg.16. Skylar Diggins, ND 39 222 5.724. Gabi Minis, MU 31 166 5.4

BLOCKEDSHOTS G No. Avg.19. Kayla Alexander, SU 37 96 2.59t30. Asya Bussie, WVU 34 73 2.15

FIELD-GOALPERCENTAGE FGM FGA Pct.30. Laura Sweeney, VU 174 345 50.4Minimum 5.0 FG Made Per Game

3-PT.FIELDGOALPERCENTAGE 3FG 3FGA Pct.20. Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, UConn 93 242 38.427. Becky Burke, UofL 81 214 37.9

3-PT.FIELDGOALSPERGAME G 3FG Avg.20. Bjonee Reaves, UC 32 85 2.66t29. Sugar Rodgers,GU 31 78 2.52

ASSISTTURNOVERRATIO Ast. TO Ratio10. Skylar Diggins, ND 222 103 2.1616. Kelly Faris, UConn 165 78 2.1220. Brooke Hampton, WVU 141 69 2.04

TRIPLEDOUBLESt2. Skylar Diggins, ND 39 1 SCORINGOFFENSE G Pts. Avg.2. Notre Dame 39 3076 78.95. Connecticut 38 2903 76.4t23 DePaul 34 2449 72.0

SCORINGDEFENSE G Opp.Pts.Opp.Avg.1. Connecticut 38 1787 47.06. West Virginia 34 1769 52.012. Georgetown 32 1690 52.8 13. Notre Dame 39 2062 52.9

SCORINGMARGIN Avg.Pts.Opp.Avg. Mar.1. Connecticut 76.4 47.0 +29.43. Notre Dame 78.9 52.9 +26.024. West Virginia 63.8 52.0 +11.8

FIELD-GOALPCT. FGM FGA Pct.2. Connecticut 1077 2257 47.74. Notre Dame 1118 2388 46.822. DePaul 909 2093 43.4

FIELD-GOALPCT.DEFENSE OPPFG OPPFGA Pct.1. Connecticut 634 2094 30.03. West Virginia 595 1815 32.810. Georgetown 549 1605 34.219. Rutgers 598 1709 35.0 FREE-THROWPERCENTAGE FT FTA Pct.13. Notre Dame 674 883 76.317. Connecticut 484 636 76.126. Syracuse 619 824 75.1 REBOUNDMARGIN RPG Opp.RPG Mar.7. Connecticut 41.7 31.3 +10.311. Syracuse 46.2 37.4 +8.9 13. Notre Dame 40.7 32.2 +8.514. West Virginia 42.4 34.0 +8.4 3-POINTFIELDGOALSPERGAME G No. Avg.7. Villanova 34 275 8.113. DePaul 34 256 7.522. Connecticut 38 265 7.0

3-POINTFIELDGOALPERCENTAGE 3FGM 3FGA Pct.24. Connecticut 265 758 35.027. Notre Dame 166 478 34.7

ASSISTS G No. Avg.2. Connecticut 38 710 18.74. Notre Dame 39 698 17.919. DePaul 34 542 15.9

BLOCKS G No. Avg.27. Connecticut 38 191 5.0

STEALSPERGAME G No. Avg.7. Notre Dame 39 502 12.925. Connecticut 38 431 11.3

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