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TULSA 2007-08 C-USA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 49 QUICK FACTS Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Founded: 1894 Enrollment: 4,100 Nickname: Golden Hurricane Colors: Old Gold, Royal Blue and Crimson Arena: Donald W. Reynolds Center (8,355) President: Dr. Steadman Upham Director of Athletics: Bubba Cunningham Faculty Athletics Rep: Tom Holland SWA: Crista Troester Head Coach: Charlene Thomas-Swinson (Auburn ‘92) SPORTS INFORMATION Women’s Basketball SID: Stephanie Hall Office Phone: (918) 631-2163 Cell Phone: (918) 232-2393 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (918) 631-3913 Press Row Phone: (918) 631-5400 Website: www.tulsahurricane.com BASKETBALL FACTS Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 4/6 Starters Returning/Lost: 1/4 2006-07 Overall Record: 11-19 2006-07 C-USA Record: 5-11 C-USA Championship: 1-1, Second Round Postseason: None All-Time Record: 209-364 (.365) NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1 (2006) NCAA Record: 1-1 WNIT Appearances: 2 WNIT Record: 0-2 TULSA Alma Mater: Auburn ‘92 Hometown: Takoma Park, Maryland Born: December 11, 1965 Career Record: 61-86 (5) Record at TU: 37-25 (2) C-USA Record: 18-14 (2) C-USA Championship Record: 4-1 NCAA Tournament Record: 1-1 WNIT Record: 0-0 CHARLENE THOMAS-SWINSON Bubba Cunningham Director of Athletics Dr. Steadman Upham President Crista Troester SWA Reynolds Center Stephanie Hall SID TULSA YEAR-BY-YEAR IN C-USA C-USA C-USA Tourn. C-USA Tourn. Y ear Overall C-USA Finish Seed Finish P ostseason 2005-06 26-6 13-3 1 1 3-0 NCAA (1-1) 2006-07 11-19 5-11 9(t) 10 1-1 Totals 37-25 18-14 4-1 DID YOU KNOW? Tulsa is the smallest NCAA Division 1-A school in the nation with an undergraduate enrollment of 2,796.

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QUICK FACTS Location: Tulsa, OklahomaFounded: 1894Enrollment: 4,100Nickname: Golden HurricaneColors: Old Gold, Royal Blue and CrimsonArena: Donald W. Reynolds Center (8,355)President: Dr. Steadman UphamDirector of Athletics: Bubba CunninghamFaculty Athletics Rep: Tom HollandSWA: Crista TroesterHead Coach: Charlene Thomas-Swinson

(Auburn ‘92)

SPORTS INFORMATIONWomen’s Basketball SID: Stephanie HallOffice Phone: (918) 631-2163Cell Phone: (918) 232-2393E-mail: [email protected]: (918) 631-3913Press Row Phone: (918) 631-5400Website: www.tulsahurricane.com

BASKETBALL FACTSLetterwinners Returning/Lost: 4/6 Starters Returning/Lost: 1/4 2006-07 Overall Record: 11-192006-07 C-USA Record: 5-11C-USA Championship: 1-1, Second Round Postseason: NoneAll-Time Record: 209-364 (.365) NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1 (2006)NCAA Record: 1-1WNIT Appearances: 2WNIT Record: 0-2

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Alma Mater: Auburn ‘92 Hometown: Takoma Park, MarylandBorn: December 11, 1965Career Record: 61-86 (5) Record at TU: 37-25 (2)C-USA Record: 18-14 (2)C-USA Championship Record: 4-1NCAA Tournament Record: 1-1WNIT Record: 0-0

CHARLENE THOMAS-SWINSON

Bubba CunninghamDirector of Athletics

Dr. Steadman UphamPresident

Crista TroesterSWA

Reynolds Center

Stephanie HallSID

TULSA YEAR-BY-YEAR IN C-USAC-USA C-USA Tourn. C-USA Tourn.

Year Overall C-USA Finish Seed Finish Postseason

2005-06 26-6 13-3 1 1 3-0 NCAA (1-1)2006-07 11-19 5-11 9(t) 10 1-1 —

Totals 37-25 18-14 4-1

DID YOU KNOW?Tulsa is the smallest NCAA Division 1-A school in the nation with anundergraduate enrollment of 2,796.

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2007-08 SCHEDULE

NOVEMBERSat. 10 at Southeast Missouri State 7:30 p.m.Tue. 13 ORAL ROBERTS 7 p.m.Sat. 17 at South Alabama 5 p.m.Tue. 20 at Arkansas 7 p.m.Nov. 23-24 TULSA HOLIDAY INN SELECT THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT 23 Fri. SAM HOUSTON STATE 3:30 p.m.24 Sat. WESTERN ILLINOIS/TROY TBA28 Wed. ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK 7 p.m.DECEMBERSat. 1 TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO 2 p.m.Tue. 4 at Missouri State 7 p.m.Sat. 8 OKLAHOMA 3 p.m.Dec. 18-19 at Caribbean Classic (Cancun, Mexico)Tue. 18 vs. Oregon TBAWed. 19 vs. Belmont TBASat. 29 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 2 p.m.JANUARYSat. 5 e SMU 2 p.m.Fri. 11 e SOUTHERN MISS 7 p.m.Sun. 13 e UCF 2 p.m.Fri. 18 e at Marshall 6 p.m.Sun. 20 e at East Carolina 1 p.m.Sat. 26 e at SMU 2 p.m.Thu. 31 e TULANE 7 p.m.FEBRUARYSat. 2 e UTEP 2 p.m.Thu. 7 e at Houston 7 p.m.Sat. 9 e at Rice 2 p.m.Thu. 14 e UAB 7 p.m.Sun. 17 e at Memphis 2 p.m.Thu. 21 e HOUSTON 7 p.m.Sat. 23 e RICE 7 p.m.Thu. 28 e at Tulane 7 p.m.MARCHSat. 1 e at UTEP 3:05 p.m.March 6-9 at C-USA Championship (Orlando, Fla.)

e C-USA games; Home Games in CAPS; All times Central.

2006-07 RESULTS (11-19, 5-11 C-USA)

N11 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE W, 67-54N17 SOUTH ALABAMA W, 60-55N20 at Oral Roberts L, 74-61N24-25 at UTSA Tournament (San Antonio, Texas)

N24 vs. #9 LSU L, 61-37N25 at Texas-San Antonio W, 61-57N27 at Florida State L, 60-43D2 #3 OKLAHOMA L, 72-49D5 at Stephen F. Austin L, 66-55D9 MISSOURI STATE W, 70-51D16 #25 ARKANSAS L, 78-67D29-30 at St. Peter’s Tournament (Jersey City, N.J.)

D29 vs. North Carolina-Charlotte L, 85-65D30 vs. St. Peter’s W, 51-38J2 e at SMU L, 64-54J5 e at UAB L, 76-60J7 e at Memphis W, 87-71J12 e TULANE L, 75-62J18 e UTEP L, 70-68J21 e SMU (CSTV) W, 74-55J25 e at Houston L, 70-54J27 e at Rice L, 83-65F2 e SOUTHERN MISS W, 56-52F4 e at UCF L, 75-69F9 e MARSHALL W, 74-58F11 e EAST CAROLINA (ESPN2) L, 62-61F15 e HOUSTON W, 81-73F17 e RICE L, 50-45F22 e at UTEP L, 66-56F24 e at Tulane (CSTV) L, 78-70M1 ^ SOUTHERN MISS W, 73-64M2 ^ UAB L, 67-65

CAPS home games; eC-USA games; ^ C-USA Championship games (Tulsa, Okla.).

2007-08 C-USA WOMEN’S BASKETBALLLarrissa Williams

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00 Chanel Johnson F/C 6-3 Jr.-TR Tulsa, Okla. (Alabama)

1 Destanie Gardner G 5-6 So. Springfield, Mo. (Parkview)

4 Dana Idlet C 6-4 Sr. Prairie Grove, Ark. (Prairie Grove)

10 Adria Phillips G 5-8 So.-TR Fort Smith, Ark. (Memphis)

11 Tatum Beer G 5-8 Fr. Sapulpa, Okla. (Sapulpa)

20 Kensey Hall G 5-11 Fr. Claremore, Okla. (Flanagan) (Fla.)

24 Kathleen Moroney G 5-9 Fr.-TR Allen, Texas (Baylor)

25 ReShawndra Jackson G 5-11 Fr. Saginaw, Mich. (Saginaw Arthur Hill)

32 Kara Vaughan C 6-0 Fr. Norman, Okla. (Norman)

34 Larrissa Williams F/C 6-3 So. Little Rock, Ark. (Joe T. Robinson)

45 Teka Brooks F 6-1 So. Denton, Texas (Denton)

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Dana Idlet

GOLDEN HURRICANE NOTEBOOKe Tulsa returns four letterwinners and one returning starter, while welcoming five

newcomers to the team. Sophomore Larrissa Williams is the GoldenHurricane’s lone returning starter to the lineup, but classmates Teka Brooksand Destanie Gardner, and senior Dana Idlet combined for 25 starts during the2006-07 season. Chanel Johnson and Adria Phillips gained a season’sknowledge after sitting out due to NCAA transfer rules, while freshman transferKathleen Moroney and freshmen Tatum Beer, Kensey Hall, ReShawndraJackson and Kara Vaughan join the TU team this year.

e Charlene Thomas-Swinson enters her third season at the helm of the GoldenHurricane women’s basketball program. She has tallied a 37-25 record in her firsttwo seasons at Tulsa. Thomas-Swinson was recently named to the Women’sBasketball Coaches Association Board of Directors.

e The four returning letterwinners – Teka Brooks, Destanie Gardner, Dana Idletand Larrissa Williams – played in every contest during the 2006-07 season,averaging 17.0 minutes per game. Williams is TU’s leading returner in points(147) and rebounds (138), while Gardner leads in assists (67) and steals (32), andIdlet leads in blocks (21).

2006-07 STATISTICS – ALL GAMES (11-19: 7-7 HOME; 3-10 AWAY; 0-2 NEUTRAL)PLAYER GP-GS MN/G FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG

ROBBINS, Jillian 30-30 32.5 201-383 .525 8-23 .348 180-277 .650 132 217 349 11.6 96 1 35 101 55 98 590 19.7DREILING, Jamie 30-16 25.7 73-188 .388 10-40 .250 80-96 .833 50 77 127 4.2 75 2 49 98 6 32 236 7.9SIEMENS, Valerie 30-30 23.2 82-211 .389 47-128 .367 22-28 .786 20 57 77 2.6 19 0 18 52 3 10 233 7.8MAYS, Tandem 30-30 33.4 66-230 .287 18-70 .257 57-83 .687 23 79 102 3.4 62 1 100 76 3 32 207 6.9WILLIAMS, Larrissa 30-16 16.0 56-119 .471 0-0 .000 35-66 .530 51 87 138 4.6 74 6 11 57 17 16 147 4.9IDLET, Dana 30-6 16.6 55-147 .374 0-0 .000 25-40 .625 32 46 78 2.6 77 3 12 46 21 13 135 4.5BROOKS, Teka 30-8 14.9 51-139 .367 0-0 .000 32-54 .593 51 55 106 3.5 49 0 9 38 18 21 134 4.5MERRIWEATHER, Chivis 30-0 15.4 32-109 .294 18-53 .340 11-21 .524 12 24 36 1.2 37 0 31 49 2 20 93 3.1GARDNER, Destanie 30-11 20.5 27-91 .297 7-29 .241 18-46 .391 7 42 49 1.6 60 1 67 76 0 32 79 2.6CULLY, Micaela 12-3 4.3 2-9 .222 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 0 2 2 0.2 4 0 6 11 0 1 6 0.5

TEAM 57 71 128 4.3 0 12TULSA 30 645-1626 .397 109-346 .315 461-713 .647 435 757 1192 39.7 553 14 338 616 125 275 1860 62.0OPPONENTS 30 707-1746 .405 168-462 .364 378-570 .663 391 683 1074 35.8 633 23 417 521 114 306 1960 65.3

2006-07 STATISTICS – C-USA GAMES (5-11: 4-4 HOME; 1-7 AWAY)PLAYER GP-GS MN/G FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG

ROBBINS, Jillian 16-16 32.8 117-223 .525 3-11 .273 99-153 .647 74 98 172 10.8 54 0 23 58 31 54 336 21.0DREILING, Jamie 16-14 27.4 41-112 .366 9-32 .281 46-52 .885 34 43 77 4.8 43 1 31 55 2 16 137 8.6SIEMENS, Valerie 16-16 23.0 47-117 .402 26-75 .347 8-10 .800 5 33 38 2.4 9 0 9 20 3 7 128 8.0MAYS, Tandem 16-16 34.2 41-140 .293 11-46 .239 26-41 .634 12 48 60 3.8 25 0 65 34 2 19 119 7.4BROOKS, Teka 16-8 18.4 38-98 .388 0-0 .000 18-35 .514 37 34 71 4.4 28 0 8 22 15 17 94 5.9WILLIAMS, Larrissa 16-6 15.9 32-63 .508 0-0 .000 18-32 .563 25 56 81 5.1 38 5 5 24 8 9 82 5.1IDLET, Dana 16-2 13.3 29-74 .392 0-0 .000 5-7 .714 8 16 24 1.5 38 1 4 16 12 6 63 3.9MERRIWEATHER, Chivis 16-0 16.1 14-53 .264 8-28 .286 7-17 .412 6 14 20 1.3 20 0 18 24 0 10 43 2.7GARDNER, Destanie 16-2 18.8 12-37 .324 2-15 .133 8-25 .320 2 19 21 1.3 29 0 38 33 0 19 34 2.1CULLY, Micaela 2-0 1.5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0.0

TEAM 31 36 67 4.2 0 7TULSA 16 371-917 .405 59-207 .285 235-372 .632 234 397 631 39.4 284 7 201 296 73 158 1036 64.8OPPONENTS 16 381-930 .410 97-246 .394 219-308 .711 201 390 591 36.9 330 12 238 287 61 146 1078 67.4

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ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDSName Years Rec. (Pct.)Bob Okresik 1976-77 2-10 (.167)

Mike Seifried 1977-79 7-33 (.175)

Bill Biggs 1979-82 17-57 (.230)

Joyce Plagens 1982-84 24-26 (.480)

Katie Fisher 1984-85 5-21 (.192)

Mark Schmidt 1985-87 5-45 (.100)

Marla Odom 1996-99 21-59 (.262)

Kathy McConnell-Miller 1999-2005 91-88 (.508)

Charlene Thomas-Swinson 2005- 37-25 (.597)

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1976-77 Bob Okresik 2-10

1977-78 Mike Seifreid 1-19

1978-79 Mike Seifried 6-14

1979-80 Bill Biggs 3-18

1980-81 Bill Biggs 7-21

1981-82 Bill Biggs 7-18

THE THOMAS-SWINSON FILECoaching Experience1989-92 Columbia Union Assistant Coach1992-96 Auburn Assistant Coach1996-99 St. John’s – 24-61 (.282) –

3 seasons1999-2001 Orlando Miracle Assistant Coach

(WNBA)2002-05 Florida Assistant Coach2005- Tulsa – 37-25 (.597) - 2 seasons

Coaching Experience61-86 (.415) – 5 seasons

Year-by-Year Coaching RecordYear Record School1996-97 5-22 (.190) St. John’s1997-98 6-21 (.222) St. John’s1998-99 13-18 (.420) St. John’s2005-06 26-6 (.813) Tulsa2006-07 11-19 (.367) Tulsa

TOTAL 61-86 (.415) 5 seasons

Office Phone: (918) 631-2391 (Department Assistant: Tammi Sinclair)

Office Fax: (918) 631-5149

TULSA YEAR-BY-YEAR

TULSA HISTORYRegular Season ConferenceChampionships: 12006

Conference TournamentChampionships: 12006

Conference Tournament Title GameAppearances: 1Year Opp. Result2006 Rice W, 55-52

LaTricia Gunnells - 3rd year(St. John’s ‘99)

Chandra Dorsey - 1st year(Mississippi ‘01)

Rebecca Kates - 1st year(Mississippi State ‘05)

ASSISTANT COACHES

1982-83 Joyce Plagens 8-15

1983-84 Joyce Plagens 16-11

1984-85 Katie Fisher 5-21

1985-86 Mark Schmidt 2-23

1986-87 Mark Schmidt 3-22

1996-97 Marla Odom 5-21

1997-98 Marla Odom 9-18

1998-99 Marla Odom 7-20

1999-00 Kathy McConnell-Miller 14-15

2000-01 Kathy McConnell-Miller 8-21

2001-02 Kathy McConnell-Miller 17-13

2002-03 Kathy McConnell-Miller 14-16

2003-04 Kathy McConnell-Miller 19-12 WNIT (0-1)

2004-05 Kathy McConnell-Miller 19-11 WNIT (0-1)

2005-06 Charlene Thomas-Swinson 26-6 NCAA (1-1)

2006-07 Charlene Thomas-Swinson 11-19

21 seasons 209-364 (.365)

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QUICK FACTS Location: Birmingham, AlabamaFounded: 1969Enrollment: 16,561Nickname: BlazersColors: Forest Green and Old GoldArena: Bartow Arena (8,500)President: Dr. Carol GarrisonDirector of Athletics: Brian MackinFaculty Athletics Rep: Dr. Johnny ScottSWA: Rosalind ErvinHead Coach: Audra Smith (Virginia ‘92)

SPORTS INFORMATIONWomen’s Basketball SID: Michelle

CunninghamOffice Phone: (205) 934-0725Cell Phone: (330) 417-8145E-mail: [email protected]: (205) 934-7505Press Row Phone: (205) 934-0720Website: www.uabsports.com

BASKETBALL FACTSLetterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/5 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 2006-07 Overall Record: 19-132006-07 C-USA Record: 12-4C-USA Championship: 1-1, SemifinalsPostseason: WNIT (1-1), Second RoundAll-Time Record: 438-405 (.520) NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2

(1994, 2000)NCAA Record: 2-2WNIT Appearances: 4 (1991, 1992, 2001, 2007)WNIT Record: 6-5

UAB

Alma Mater: Virginia ‘92 Hometown: Milledgeville, GeorgiaBorn: January 23, 1970Career Record: 40-48 (3) Record at UAB: 40-48 (3)C-USA Record: 19-13 (2)C-USA Championship Record: 1-3NCAA Tournament Record: 0-0 WNIT Record: 1-1

AUDRA SMITH

Brian MackinDirector of Athletics

Dr. Carol GarrisonPresident

Rosalind ErvinSWA

Bartow Arena

Michelle CunninghamSID

UAB YEAR-BY-YEAR IN C-USAC-USA C-USA Tourn. C-USA Tourn.

Year Overall C-USA Finish Seed Finish Postseason1995-96 18-11 9-5 2R 4 0-1 —1996-97 14-14 5-9 3(t)R 8 1-1 —1997-98 9-19 4-12 5 11 1-1 —1998-99 13-14 8-8 3(t)N 6 0-1 —1999-00 21-13 8-8 4 8 3-1 NCAA (2-1)2000-01 20-11 10-6 2(t)N 4 0-1 WNIT (2-1)2001-02 12-16 4-10 11(t) 12 0-1 —2002-03 8-19 4-10 12(t) DNQ 0-0 —2003-04 9-19 3-11 11(t) 11 0-1 —2004-05 7-21 4-10 10(t) 10 0-1 —2005-06 14-14 7-9 9 9 0-1 —2006-07 19-13 12-4 2 2 1-1 WNIT (1-1)

Totals 164-184 78-102 6-11

DID YOU KNOW?UAB became the first women’s program in C-USA history to sweep the fallchampionships, winning the 2007 cross country, soccer and volleyball titles.

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2007-08 SCHEDULE

NovemberFri. 9 at Vanderbilt 7 p.m.Wed. 14 at Illinois 7 p.m.Sat. 17 at Auburn 2 p.m.Nov. 23-25 at Jack-In-The Box Rainbow Wahine Classic

(Honolulu, Hawaii)Fri. 23 vs. Hartford 9 a.m.Sat. 24 vs. Lipscomb/Hawaii TBASun. 25 vs. Championship Game TBAThu. 29 at Mississippi 7 p.m.DecemberSun. 2 at Virginia Tech 2 p.m.Wed. 5 CHARLOTTE 7 p.m.Dec. 17-18 UAB BLAZER INVITATIONALMon. 17 DELAWARE STATE 6 p.m.Tue. 18 UL-MONROE/ST. JOHN’S TBAThu. 20 FLORIDA STATE 7 p.m.JanuaryThu. 3 MISSISSIPPI STATE 7 p.m.Sun. 6 e MEMPHIS 2 p.m.Thu. 10 e EAST CAROLINA 7 p.m.Sat. 12 e MARSHALL 6 p.m.Fri. 18 e at UTEP 6:05 p.m.Sun. 20 e at Tulane 2 p.m.Sun. 27 e at Memphis 7 p.m.FebruaryFri. 1 e RICE 7 p.m.Sun. 3 e HOUSTON 2 p.m.Thu. 7 e at UCF 6 p.m.Sat. 9 e at Southern Miss 5 p.m.Thu. 14 e at Tulsa 7 p.m.Sun. 17 e SMU 2 p.m.Thu. 21 e at East Carolina 8 p.m.Sat. 23 e at Marshall 4 p.m.Thu. 28 e UCF 7 p.m.MarchSat. 1 e SOUTHERN MISS 6 p.m.March 6-9 at C-USA Championship (Orlando, Fla.)

e C-USA games; Home Games in CAPS; All times Central.

2006-07 RESULTS (19-13, 12-4 C-USA)N12 at Florida State L, 93-77N14 MISSISSIPPI L, 99-85N17 LOUISIANA-MONROE L, 80-73N20 TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA L, 70-63N27 at Jackson State L, 78-67N30 12/14 VANDERBILT L, 85-63D3 at Mississippi State W, 76-70D18-19 BLAZER INVITATIONALD18 FLORIDA ATLANTIC W, 67-52D19 HAMPTON W, 66-47D21 VIRGINIA TECH W, 70-59D28-29 at Cavalier Classic (Charlottesville, Va.)D28 vs. Northwestern State W, 84-77D29 at Virginia L, 81-63J2 e at Memphis W, 75-59J5 e TULSA W, 76-60J7 e SMU W, 71-68J12 e at UCF W, 66-55J14 e at Southern Miss (CSTV) L, 72-54J18 e EAST CAROLINA W, 59-52J20 e MARSHALL L, 75-69 (OT)J27 e MEMPHIS W, 84-77F1 e at East Carolina W, 73-69 (OT)F3 e at Marshall W, 62-55F7 e UTEP W, 54-43F10 e at Tulane L, 66-48F15 e UCF W, 54-44F17 e SOUTHERN MISS L, 60-55F22 e at Rice W, 79-66F24 e at Houston W, 84-63M2 ^ at Tulsa W, 67-65M3 ^ vs. East Carolina L, 85-81M15 & DAVIDSON W, 81-77M18 & at Auburn L, 74-60

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BLAZER NOTEBOOKe The Blazers return 11 players, including three starters, from the 2006-07 squad

that finished the season with an overall record of 19-13 and reached the secondround of the WNIT.

e The Blazers have a handful of fresh faces on the roster, including four freshmen inAmanda Peterson, Chasity Herron, Brooke Shepherd and Ashlee Jackson,while also adding junior college transfer Tamika Dukes.

e Leading UAB into the 2007-08 campaign will be a duo of all-conference performersin senior Diamond Rogers and junior Britney Jones. Rogers earned second-team All-C-USA honors as a junior, while Jones was named the league’s SixthPlayer of the Year in 2007.

e UAB will welcome the return of senior Crystal McFadden, who was one of theBlazers’ top scorers in 2005-06, but missed the ’06-07 season with an injury.

e The Blazers finished the 2006-07 season ranked among the nation’s best inmultiple categories, including 15th in 3-point field goals per game (6.8), 64th inscoring offense (69.1 ppg) and 78th in 3-point field goal percentage (.333).

2006-07 STATISTICS – ALL GAMES (19-13: 10-6 HOME; 7-6 AWAY; 2-1 NEUTRAL)PLAYER GP-GS MN/G FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG

GUZMAN, Carmen 32-32 36.3 238-527 .452 66-187 .353 154-207 .744 71 115 186 5.8 90 1 101 111 3 69 696 21.8ROGERS, Diamond 32-29 36.0 179-410 .437 60-130 .462 72-102 .706 72 178 250 7.8 90 2 82 89 37 56 490 15.3JONES, Britney 32-3 28.2 109-338 .322 44-166 .265 48-72 .667 9 81 90 2.8 69 1 82 83 15 57 310 9.7INGRAM, Christon 32-29 25.1 87-174 .500 0-0 .000 54-87 .621 57 139 196 6.1 102 4 13 52 10 14 228 7.1SALAAM, Fatiha 32-31 23.1 50-170 .294 26-99 .263 29-43 .674 25 55 80 2.5 44 0 17 43 6 23 155 4.8SCOTT, Amanda 30-3 14.3 39-96 .406 12-37 .324 5-6 .833 21 51 72 2.4 47 0 12 28 12 2 95 3.2BERRY, Brianna 16-14 16.4 17-38 .447 1-5 .200 9-12 .750 20 27 47 2.9 31 0 8 12 4 12 44 2.8SIMPSON, Erica 30-0 12.3 29-55 .527 0-1 .000 14-22 .636 25 36 61 2.0 19 0 6 15 7 5 72 2.4MOORE, Shimena 30-18 10.2 24-51 .471 1-1 1.000 15-18 .833 21 28 49 1.6 39 0 6 19 2 8 64 2.1MURRAY, Lakitha 30-0 8.6 13-43 .302 5-20 .250 8-15 .533 19 29 48 1.6 38 2 9 26 0 4 39 1.3WHITE, Candace 8-1 2.1 3-7 .429 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 0 3 3 0.4 4 0 0 2 1 0 9 1.1DAVIDSON, Brittany 5-0 10.2 1-10 .100 1-6 .167 2-2 1.000 3 5 8 1.6 3 0 5 9 0 2 5 1.0SETTLES, Breanna 5-0 1.4 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 1 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.6

Team 59 67 126 3.9 1 9UAB 32 790-1920 .411 219-657 .333 411-588 .699 402 815 1217 38.0 577 10 341 498 97 252 2210 69.1OPPONENTS 32 789-1985 .397 149-465 .320 449-643 .698 479 823 1302 40.7 542 9 410 486 125 233 2176 68.0

2006-07 STATISTICS – C-USA GAMES (12-4: 6-2 HOME; 6-2 AWAY)PLAYER GP-GS MN/G FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG

GUZMAN, Carmen 16-16 36.6 112-243 .461 33-95 .347 79-104 .760 47 69 116 7.3 37 0 45 52 2 34 336 21.0ROGERS, Diamond 16-16 36.4 90-203 .443 35-70 .500 32-48 .667 36 103 139 8.7 45 0 37 45 26 26 247 15.4JONES, Britney 16-0 29.6 50-173 .289 19-89 .213 21-33 .636 4 49 53 3.3 36 0 46 43 8 36 140 8.8INGRAM, Christon 16-16 26.6 37-78 .474 0-0 .000 21-35 .600 29 81 110 6.9 46 1 5 28 3 5 95 5.9SALAAM, Fatiha 16-15 23.9 26-96 .271 14-57 .246 20-29 .690 19 30 49 3.1 20 0 14 25 6 12 86 5.4SCOTT, Amanda 14-0 13.6 19-53 .358 7-22 .318 0-0 .000 7 21 28 2.0 17 0 6 20 8 1 45 3.2SIMPSON, Erica 15-0 16.1 14-31 .452 0-0 .000 10-16 .625 20 21 41 2.7 12 0 4 10 4 4 38 2.5MOORE, Shimena 16-14 10.4 12-29 .414 1-1 1.000 8-8 1.000 14 16 30 1.9 19 0 2 12 2 5 33 2.1MURRAY, Lakitha 15-0 8.7 9-22 .409 4-12 .333 6-11 .545 12 12 24 1.6 20 2 6 12 0 1 28 1.9DAVIDSON, Brittany 2-0 13.5 1-8 .125 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 1 2 3 1.5 0 0 3 3 0 1 3 1.5WHITE, Candace 6-1 2.5 3-7 .429 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 0 3 3 0.5 4 0 0 2 1 0 9 1.5BERRY, Brianna 4-2 6.0 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2 3 5 1.3 2 0 0 1 1 1 4 1.0SETTLES, Breanna 4-0 1.5 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.8

Team 26 30 56 3.5 0 5UAB 16 376-947 .397 117-358 .327 198-286 .692 217 441 658 41.1 258 3 168 258 61 126 1067 66.7OPPONENTS 16 359-993 .362 81-262 .309 185-276 .670 238 399 637 39.8 257 1 200 242 61 122 984 61.5

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ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDSName Years Rec. (Pct.)

Fran Braasch 1978-81 58-33 (.637)

Avie Bridges 1981-84 37-44 (.457)

Bill Ivey 1984-86 38-50 (.432)

Jeannie Milling 1987-2004 265-230 (.535)

Audra Smith 2004- 40-48 (.455)

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11978-79 Fran Braasch 15-11

1979-80 Fran Braasch 21-10

1980-81 Fran Braasch 22-12

1981-82 Avie Bridges 19-6

1982-83 Avie Bridges 14-14

1983-84 Avie Bridges 4-24

1984-85 Bill Ivey 14-15

1985-86 Bill Ivey 12-16

1986-87 Bill Ivey 12-19

THE SMITH FILECoaching Experience1994-2004 Virginia Assistant Coach2004- UAB – 40-48 (.455) – 3 seasons

Coaching Experience40-48 (.455) – 3 seasons

Year-by-Year Coaching RecordYear Record School2004-05 7-21 (.250) UAB2005-06 14-14 (.500) UAB2006-07 19-13 (.594) UABTOTAL 40-48 (.455) 3 seasons

Office Phone: (205) 934-2048 Office Fax: (205) 934-2077

UAB YEAR-BY-YEAR

UAB HISTORYRegular Season ConferenceChampionships: 4 1990 19911992 1994

Conference TournamentChampionships: 11994

Conference Tournament Title GameAppearances: 4Year Opp. Result1990 Old Dominion L, 57-721991 Western Kentucky L, 73-811994 Cincinnati W, 83-622000 Tulane L, 70-73

Kathy Allen - 4th year(Virginia ‘02)

Daryl Oliver - 4th year(Richmond ‘98)

JoVanka J. Ward - 4th year(Hampton ‘98)

ASSISTANT COACHES

1987-88 Jeannie Milling 15-14

1988-89 Jeannie Milling 8-20

1989-90 Jeannie Milling 19-11

1990-91 Jeannie Milling 24-8 WNIT (2-1)

1991-92 Jeannie Milling 24-8 WNIT (1-2)

1992-93 Jeannie Milling 9-18

1993-94 Jeannie Milling 23-6 NCAA (0-1)

1994-95 Jeannie Milling 19-9

1995-96 Jeannie Milling 18-11

1996-97 Jeannie Milling 14-14

1997-98 Jeannie Milling 9-19

1998-99 Jeannie Milling 13-14

1999-00 Jeannie Milling 21-13 NCAA (2-1)

2000-01 Jeannie Milling 20-11 WNIT (2-1)

2001-02 Jeannie Milling 12-16

2002-03 Jeannie Milling 8-19

2003-04 Jeannie Milling 9-19

2004-05 Audra Smith 7-21

2005-06 Audra Smith 14-14

2006-07 Audra Smith 19-13 WNIT (1-1)

29 seasons 438-405 (.520)

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QUICK FACTS Location: Orlando, FloridaFounded: 1963Enrollment: 47,000Nickname: KnightsColors: Black and GoldArena: UCF Arena (10,000)President: Dr. John C. HittDirector of Athletics: Keith R. TribbleFaculty Athletics Rep: Dr. Cynthia YoungSWA: Jessica ReoHead Coach: Joi Williams (USF ‘88)

SPORTS INFORMATIONWomen’s Basketball SID: Cheryl FleschOffice Phone: (407) 823-2464Cell Phone: (407) 405-5821E-mail: [email protected]: (407) 823-5293Press Row Phone: TBAWebsite: www.ucfathletics.com

BASKETBALL FACTSLetterwinners Returning/Lost: 2/8 Starters Returning/Lost: 1/4 2006-07 Overall Record: 8-22 2006-07 C-USA Record: 3-13C-USA Championship: 0-1, First Round Postseason: None All-Time Record: 411-436 (.485) NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2

(1996, 1999)NCAA Record: 0-2WNIT Appearances: 0WNIT Record: 0-0

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Alma Mater: South Florida ‘88 Hometown: Jacksonville, FloridaBorn: November 5, 1966Career Record: 55-62 (4) Record at UCF: First SeasonC-USA Record: 0-0 C-USA Championship Record: 0-0NCAA Tournament Record: 0-0 WNIT Record: 0-1

JOI WILLIAMS

Keith R. TribbleDirector of Athletics

Dr. John C. HittPresident

Jessica ReoSWA

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UCF YEAR-BY-YEAR IN C-USAC-USA C-USA Tourn. C-USA Tourn.

Year Overall C-USA Finish Seed Finish Postseason

2005-06 7-21 5-11 11 11 0-1 —2006-07 8-22 3-13 11 11 0-1 —

Totals 15-43 8-24 0-2

DID YOU KNOW?UCF freshmen Emma Cannon and Marshay White were teammates priorto donning a Knights’ uniform. The duo graduated from the School of theArts in Rochester, N.Y., where they helped their high school team achievea record of 24-1 and advance to the state semifinals. The pair also playedfor coach Tim Jackson’s Empire Dragons AAU squad.

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NovemberNOV. 9-11 UCF KNIGHTS CLASSICFri. 9 TEXAS TECH 7 p.m.Sun. 11 COPPIN STATE TBAThu. 15 at North Florida 7 p.m.Mon. 19 JACKSONVILLE 7 p.m.Fri. 23 at Rider 7 p.m.Sun. 25 at La Salle 1 p.m.Wed. 28 BETHUNE-COOKMAN 7 p.m.DecemberSun. 2 at Miami (Fla.) 12 p.m.Sun. 9 FLORIDA GULF COAST 2 p.m.Sat. 15 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA TBADEC. 19-20 UCF HOLIDAY CLASSICWed. 19 APPALACHIAN STATE 7 p.m.Thu. 20 UNC-GREENSBORO 7 p.m.Mon. 31 at Stetson 1 p.m.JanuarySat. 5 e SOUTHERN MISS 2 p.m.Fri. 11 e at SMU 8 p.m.Sun. 13 e at Tulsa 1 p.m.Thu. 17 e HOUSTON 7 p.m.Sun. 20 e at Rice TBAFri. 25 e at Southern Miss 6 p.m.Thu. 31 e MARSHALL 7 p.m.FebruarySat. 2 e EAST CAROLINA 2 p.m.Thu. 7 e UAB 7 p.m.Sat. 9 e MEMPHIS 2 p.m.Fri. 15 e at Marshall TBASun. 17 e at East Carolina 2 p.m.Fri. 22 e TULANE 7 p.m.Sun. 24 e UTEP 2 p.m.Thu. 28 e at UAB 8 p.m.MarchSat. 1 e at Memphis TBAMarch 6-9 C-USA CHAMPIONSHIP

e C-USA games; Home Games in CAPS; All times Eastern.

2006-07 RESULTS (8-22, 3-13 C-USA)

N11 at Appalachian State L, 64-44N13 at Southeastern Louisiana L, 67-47N17 UCF KNIGHTS TOURNAMENTN17 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON L, 77-64N18 ALBANY W, 59-51N21 at Jacksonville L, 61-50N24-25 at Junkanoo Jam Tournament (Freeport, Bahamas)N24 vs. #16/18 Baylor L, 78-48N25 vs. Virginia L, 76-47D1 GEORGIA SOUTHERN L, 75-71D9 FLORIDA STATE L, 75-66D13 at Bethune-Cookman W, 62-35D18-19 UCF HOLIDAY CLASSICD18 NORTH FLORIDA W, 55-44D19 FLORIDA A&M W, 68-54D28 IONA W, 59-47D31 e at Southern Miss L, 58-57J5 e at Marshall L, 62-58J7 e at East Carolina L, 62-46J12 e UAB L, 66-55J14 e MEMPHIS W, 77-62J20 e SOUTHERN MISS L, 65-63J26 e at UTEP L, 69-56J28 e at Tulane L, 85-47F1 e at SMU L, 73-47F4 e TULSA W, 75-69F9 e HOUSTON W, 78-73F11 e RICE W, 75-57F15 e at UAB L, 54-44F17 e at Memphis L, 80-73F22 e MARSHALL (CSTV) L, 64-46F24 e EAST CAROLINA L, 76-57M1 ^ vs. SMU L, 79-58

CAPS home games; eC-USA games; ^ C-USA Championship game (Tulsa, Okla.).

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2 D’Nay Daniels G 5-10 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Great Atlanta Christian

School)

3 Angelica Mealing G 5-9 Fr. Decatur, Ga. (Avondale)

11 Amber Long G 5-6 Sr. Irmo, S.C. (LSU)

21 Chelsie Wiley G 5-7 Fr. Riviera Beach, Fla. (Suncoast)

23 Jelisa Caldwell G 5-10 Fr. Macon, Ga. (Westside Macon)

24 Emma Cannon F 6-2 Fr. Rochester, N.Y. (School of the Arts)

32 Jackie Akers C 6-1 Jr. Naples, Fla. (North Fort Myers)

33 Marshay White G 5-8 Fr. Rochester, N.Y. (School of the Arts)

40 Leah Paige F 6-0 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Southwest DeKalb)

42 Tia Lewis F/C 6-4 Fr. Poulan, Ga. (Worth County)

55 Jaleesa Morris F/C 6-0 Fr. Augusta, Ga. (Hephzibah)

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KNIGHT NOTEBOOKe Joi Williams was hired on March 29, 2007, as the 11th head coach in UCF history

after serving in the same position at Murray State for the last four years. She ledthe Lady Racers to 21-10 record and a WNIT berth in 2006-07.

e In the fall, the Knights will make their debut at the state-of-the-art, 10,000-seatUCF Arena. The facility’s seating includes 7,000 on the lower bowl and 3,000 in theupper level as well as numerous luxury suites and premium seats.

e In June, UCF was awarded the opportunity to host the 2008 Conference USAWomen’s Basketball Championship. The tournament, which takes place March 6-9, will be one of the first marquee athletic events at the UCF Arena.

e UCF’s roster features 10 new players, including nine freshmen – seven of whomhail from the neighboring state of Georgia and two from Rochester, N.Y. A pair oftransfers will also join the Knights but will sit out the 2007-08 season due to NCAAtransfer rules. Also joining UCF is Marquitta Head, a transfer from Georgia Statewho will sit out the 2007-08 season due to NCAA transfer rules.

2006-07 STATISTICS – ALL GAMES (8-22: 7-8 HOME; 1-11 AWAY; 0-3 NEUTRAL)PLAYER GP-GS MN/G FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG

HOUSTON, Francine 30-29 31.4 151-391 .386 82-215 .381 37-46 .804 10 33 43 1.4 83 2 35 88 0 34 421 14.0MILES, Keunta 30-29 29.6 148-324 .457 0-0 .000 54-100 .540 99 105 204 6.8 77 2 31 87 15 40 350 11.7LONG, Amber 26-15 26.9 58-163 .356 5-25 .200 29-47 .617 35 70 105 4.0 19 0 72 79 0 29 150 5.8HUDSON, Celeste 30-24 24.6 62-233 .266 22-122 .180 27-38 .711 39 71 110 3.7 75 3 79 93 12 35 173 5.8THOMAS, Kristin 30-10 16.5 56-143 .392 0-0 .000 33-75 .440 75 77 152 5.1 81 3 11 36 21 38 145 4.8AKERS, Jackie 29-19 18.3 55-132 .417 0-0 .000 27-42 .643 38 58 96 3.3 58 1 7 35 23 16 137 4.7CUMMINGS, Shante 30-3 18.6 50-142 .352 2-10 .200 15-30 .500 28 64 92 3.1 35 0 47 62 2 38 117 3.9LEE, Jimerea 5-1 16.8 7-16 .438 0-0 .000 5-10 .500 1 5 6 1.2 10 0 12 26 1 16 19 3.8SLADE, Lashaunda 16-15 25.8 14-74 .189 2-25 .080 16-31 .516 10 34 44 2.8 34 1 79 52 0 21 46 2.9HURST, Randall 20-0 5.8 19-46 .413 0-5 .000 14-20 .700 11 12 23 1.2 13 0 4 4 0 4 52 2.6FIESER, Elizabeth 29-1 6.4 22-60 .367 4-17 .235 23-34 .676 18 24 42 1.4 25 0 4 13 1 10 71 2.4GOMES, Juliana 25-3 8.7 14-54 .259 0-1 .000 6-19 .316 19 13 32 1.3 29 0 3 24 3 5 34 1.4STROUD, Courtney 17-1 2.8 4-14 .286 0-0 .000 6-8 .750 3 8 11 0.6 5 0 1 7 2 1 14 0.8CLARKE, Diane 17-0 5.2 3-10 .300 0-0 .000 1-4 .250 4 7 11 0.6 11 0 4 10 3 1 0.4

TEAM 70 92 162 5.4 1 11UCF 30 663-1802 .368 117-420 .279 293-504 .581 460 673 1133 37.8 556 12 389 627 83 288 1736 57.9OPPONENTS 30 730-1698 .430 133-421 .316 387-575 .673 393 784 1177 39.2 510 11 431 621 118 282 1980 66.0

2006-07 STATISTICS – C-USA GAMES (3-13: 3-5 HOME; 0-8 AWAY)PLAYER GP-GS MN/G FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG

HOUSTON, Francine 16-16 33.2 89-223 .399 50-127 .394 13-17 .765 5 19 24 1.5 44 1 20 48 0 21 241 15.1MILES, Keunta 16-16 29.6 75-172 .436 0-0 .000 33-63 .524 50 58 108 6.8 38 1 18 43 9 21 183 11.4LONG, Amber 16-12 30.1 33-111 .297 1-11 .091 28-43 .651 23 45 68 4.3 15 0 55 58 0 21 95 5.9AKERS, Jackie 15-12 22.6 37-84 .440 0-0 .000 13-23 .565 25 33 58 3.9 36 1 6 24 12 13 87 5.8HUDSON, Celeste 16-12 23.8 31-124 .250 10-66 .152 15-23 .652 21 29 50 3.1 41 1 45 45 5 20 87 5.4CUMMINGS, Shante 16-2 20.9 37-89 .416 2-5 .400 9-16 .563 15 36 51 3.2 21 0 28 39 1 26 85 5.3THOMAS, Kristin 16-4 14.6 21-62 .339 0-0 .000 15-34 .441 31 43 74 4.6 35 1 4 20 10 16 57 3.6SLADE, Lashaunda 3-3 29.7 4-18 .222 0-4 .000 2-6 .333 0 11 11 3.7 6 0 12 6 0 4 10 3.3FIESER, Elizabeth 15-1 7.6 11-31 .355 3-10 .300 15-21 .714 10 10 20 1.3 13 0 3 8 0 8 40 2.7HURST, Randall 13-0 5.5 11-30 .367 0-3 .000 10-12 .833 9 10 19 1.5 9 0 3 2 0 2 32 2.5STROUD, Courtney 9-1 3.4 2-8 .250 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 3 6 9 1.0 3 0 1 5 1 1 9 1.0GOMES, Juliana 12-1 6.1 3-11 .273 0-0 .000 2-8 .250 6 5 11 0.9 11 0 0 9 3 0 8 0.7CLARKE, Diane 9-0 5.3 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 3 5 0.6 6 0 2 5 1 1 2 0.2

TEAM 35 44 79 4.9 0 2UCF 16 355-968 .367 66-226 .292 160-272 .588 235 352 587 36.7 278 5 197 314 42 154 936 58.5OPPONENTS 16 410-949 .432 74-250 .296 203-286 .710 229 431 660 41.2 270 4 241 321 57 148 1097 68.6

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ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDSName Years Rec. (Pct.)Judy Martino 1977-78 10-11 (.476)Nancy Sirmons 1978-80 40-14 (.740)Sharon Adamson 1980-81 13-10 (.565)Joe Sanchez 1981-85 92-37 (.713)Nancy Little 1985-87 16-38 (.296)Bev Knight 1987-91 32-75 (.327)Gail Falkenberg 1991-92 10-18 (.357)Jerry Richardson 1992-96 42-69 (.378)Lynn Bria 1996-99 50-36 (.581)Gail Striegler 1999-07 106-128 (.453)Joi Williams 2007- First Season

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1977-78 Judy Martino 10-11

1978-79 Nancy Sirmons 17-5

1979-80 Nancy Sirmons 23-9

1980-81 Sharon Adamson 13-10

1981-82 Joe Sanchez 24-15

1982-83 Joe Sanchez 25-5

1983-84 Joe Sanchez 23-7

1984-85 Joe Sanchez 20-10

1985-86 Nancy Little 13-15

1986-87 Nancy Little 3-23

THE WILLIAMS FILECoaching Experience1990-02 Florida Assistant Coach2002-03 Clemson Assistant Coach2004- 07 Murray State Head Coach –

55-62 (.470) – 4 seasons

Career Head Coaching Record55-62 (.470) – 4 seasons

Year-by-Year Coaching RecordYear Record School2003-04 12-16 (.429) Murray State2004-05 9-19 (.321) Murray State2005-06 13-17 (.433) Murray State2006-07 21-10 (.677) Murray State

Total 55-62 (.470) 4 seasons

Office Phone: (407) 823-6266 (Secretary: Margo Kline)

Office Fax: (407) 823-2483

UCF YEAR-BY-YEAR

UCF HISTORYRegular Season ConferenceChampionships: 41999 20032004 2005

Conference TournamentChampionships: 21996 1999

Conference Tournament Title GameAppearances: 4Year Opp. Result1996 Florida Atlantic W, 81-571999 Jacksonville State W, 80-592003 Georgia State L, 63-802004 Lipscomb L, 62-64

Note:UCF has also earned three regularseason conference championships(1982, 1983, 1984), two conferencetournament championships (1983,1984) and made two conferencetournament title game appearances(1983, 1984) in NCAA Division III.

Brandy Manning - 1st year(Clark ‘02)

Alysiah Bond - 1st year(Ohio State ‘95)

Greg Brown - 1st year(Lipscomb ‘93)

ASSISTANT COACHES

1987-88 Beverly Knight 4-23

1988-89 Beverly Knight 11-17

1989-90 Beverly Knight 7-20

1990-91 Beverly Knight 10-15

1991-92 Gail Falkenberg 10-18

1992-93 Jerry Richardson 4-24

1993-94 Jerry Richardson 12-15

1994-95 Jerry Richardson 11-16

1995-96 Jerry Richardson 15-14 NCAA (0-1)

1996-97 Lynn Bria 13-15

1997-98 Lynn Bria 17-11

1998-99 Lynn Bria 20-10 NCAA (0-1)

1999-00 Gail Striegler 9-20

2000-01 Gail Striegler 10-18

2001-02 Gail Striegler 17-13

2002-03 Gail Striegler 19-11

2003-04 Gail Striegler 17-13

2004-05 Gail Striegler 19-10

2005-06 Gail Striegler 7-21

2006-07 Gail Striegler 8-22

30 seasons 411-436 (.485)

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QUICK FACTS Location: El Paso, TexasFounded: 1914Enrollment: 20,000Nickname: MinersColors: Dark Blue, Orange and Silver AccentArena: Don Haskins Center (12,000)President: Dr. Diana NatalicioDirector of Athletics: Bob StullFaculty Athletics Rep: Dr. Trisha AinsaSWA: Lisa CamposHead Coach: Keitha Adams

(Southwestern ‘89)

SPORTS INFORMATIONWomen’ Basketball SID: Mark BrunnerOffice Phone: (915) 747-5722Cell Phone: (915) 472-6038E-mail: [email protected]: (915) 747-5444Press Row Phone: (915) 747-5154Website: www.utepathletics.com

BASKETBALL FACTSLetterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/7 Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 2006-07 Overall Record: 22-8 2006-07 C-USA Record: 10-6C-USA Championship: 1-1, Second Round Postseason: None All-Time Record: 340-536 (.388) NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0NCAA Record: 0-0WNIT Appearances: 0WNIT Record: 0-0

UTEP

Alma Mater: Southwestern ‘89 Hometown: Oxford, KansasBorn: February 13, 1967Career Record: 204-134 (11) Record at UTEP: 77-97 (6) C-USA Record: 16-16 (2) C-USA Championship Record: 1-2 NCAA Tournament Record: 0-0 WNIT Record: 0-0

KEITHA ADAMS

Bob StullDirector of Athletics

Dr. Diana NatalicioPresident

Lisa CamposSWA

Don Haskins Center

Mark BrunnerSID

UTEP YEAR-BY-YEAR IN C-USAC-USA C-USA Tourn. C-USA Tourn.

Year Overall C-USA Finish Seed Finish Postseason

2005-06 14-15 6-10 10 10 0-1 —2006-07 22-8 10-6 4(t) 5 1-1 —

Totals 36-23 16-16 1-2

DID YOU KNOW?Senior Izabela Piekarska, a 6-5 center, played the piano for six yearsbefore committing to basketball full-time. She still entertains the teamwhen a piano is around.

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NOVEMBERFri. 9 at Nebraska 8:05 p.m.Thu. 15 TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI 7:05 p.m.Nov. 23-24 UTEP THANKSGIVING CLASSICFri. 23 NEVADA/STEPHEN F. AUSTIN/

CAL STATE FULLERTON TBASat. 24 NEVADA/STEPHEN F. AUSTIN/

CAL STATE FULLERTON TBAWed. 28 at New Mexico State TBANov. 30-Dec. 1 at KSU Commerce Bank Classic (Manhattan, Kan.)Fri. 30 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3 p.m.

DECEMBERSat. 1 vs. Lipscomb/at Kansas State 1/3 p.m.Sat. 8 NEW MEXICO STATE 2:05 p.m.Sun. 16 SAVANNAH STATE 2:05 p.m.Tue. 18 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 7:05 p.m.Fri. 21 at Toledo TBASun. 30 NEW MEXICO 2:05 p.m.

JANUARYFri. 4 e at Houston 8 p.m.Sun. 6 e at Rice 1 p.m.Sat. 12 e at Tulane 1 p.m.Fri. 18 e UAB 7:05 p.m.Sun. 20 e MEMPHIS 2:05 p.m.Sat. 26 e TULANE 5:05 p.m.Thu. 31 e at SMU 8 p.m.

FEBRUARYSat. 2 e at Tulsa 3 p.m.Thu. 7 e at Marshall 6 p.m.Sun. 10 e EAST CAROLINA (ESPN2) 3 p.m.Thu. 14 e HOUSTON 7:05 p.m.Sat. 16 e RICE 7:05 p.m.Fri. 22 e at Southern Miss 8 p.m.Sun. 24 e at UCF 12 p.m.Thu. 28 e SMU 7:05 p.m.

MARCHSat. 1 e TULSA 2:05 p.m.March 6-9 at C-USA Championship (Orlando, Fla.)

e C-USA games; Home Games in CAPS; All times Mountain.

2006-07 RESULTS (22-8, 10-6 C-USA)

N11 ST. MARY’S (Texas) W, 67-43N17 TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO W, 80-47N18 UC IRVINE W, 64-51N22 NEW MEXICO STATE W, 76-67N26 ARIZONA L, 72-68N29 at New Mexico State W, 65-54D2 NORTH TEXAS W, 77-43D10 LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE W, 70-49D12 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W, 79-54D16 TEXAS-PERMIAN BASIN W, 107-43D20 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, 96-67D29 at Northern Arizona W, 63-62J2 e TULANE W, 80-76J5 e RICE W, 65-52J7 e HOUSTON W, 87-70J12 e at SMU L, 70-59J18 e at Tulsa W, 70-68J20 e at Tulane L, 81-56J26 e UCF W, 69-56J28 e SOUTHERN MISS W, 60-46F1 e at Rice L, 84-31F3 e at Houston W, 69-61F7 e at UAB L, 54-43F10 e MEMPHIS W, 80-58F15 e at East Carolina L, 66-64F17 e at Marshall W, 64-57F22 e TULSA W, 66-56F24 e SMU L, 68-58M1 ^ vs. UTEP W, 84-75M2 ^ vs. Rice L, 56-46

CAPS home games; eC-USA games; ^ C-USA Championship games (Tulsa, Okla.).

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2 Shalana Taylor G 5-4 Sr. Flint, Mich. (Flint Northern)

3 Jareica Hughes G 5-3 So. Southfield, Mich. (Southfield-Lathrup)

4 Stephanie Rosado F 6-2 Fr. Pontiac, Mich. (Pontiac Central)

5 Claudia Porras F 6-2 Sr. Santa Cruz, Bolivia (Universidad NUR)

10 Kasia Krezel G 6-1 Sr. Krakow, Poland (SMS Sport)

11 Natasha Lacy G 5-10 Sr. El Paso, Texas (TCU)

12 Christina Ray G 5-7 So. Houston, Texas (Westbury Christian

School)

14 Izabela Piekarska C 6-5 Sr. Warszawa, Poland (SMS Sport)

21 Ilda Chambe F 6-2 Jr. Maputo, Mozambique (Seward)

30 Timika Williams F 6-1 So. Oak Park, Mich. (Southfield-Lathrup)

33 Brittnay Jones G 5-9 Fr. Bloomfield, Mich. (Bloomfield)

40 Tasha Marisett F 6-1 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Panola JC)

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Izabela Piekarska

MINER NOTEBOOKe The Miners established school records for wins (22), fewest losses (8) and single-

game attendance (7,212) last season. UTEP returns four starters and eightletterwinners, including Jareica Hughes, the 2007 Conference USA Freshmanand Newcomer of the Year.

e El Paso native Natasha Lacy, who sat out last season after transferring from TCU,is eligible this year and is expected to make a big impact. The senior left TCU as oneof the more decorated players in school history. She ranked among school leadersin scoring (11th, 945), rebounding (sixth, 579), assists (first, 456) and steals (second,223) and was the lone player in program history with more than 700 points, 500rebounds and 400 assists

. e The past four seasons, head coach Keitha Adams has made the Don Haskins

Center one of the toughest places to play in Conference USA. The Miners boast arecord of 43-16 since 2003, including 16-2 in the Sun City last year.

2006-07 STATISTICS – ALL GAMES (22-8: 16-2 HOME; 5-5 AWAY; 1-1 NEUTRAL)PLAYER GP-GS MN/G FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG

HUGHES, Jareica 28-28 32.4 120-294 .408 34-90 .378 88-113 .779 25 73 98 3.5 46 0 137 80 1 78 362 12.9PIEKARSKA, Izabela 30-22 20.6 121-277 .437 19-49 .388 40-58 .690 48 98 146 4.9 84 3 33 53 69 12 301 10.0WILLIAMS, Timika 30-22 24.0 108-248 .435 11-34 .324 49-82 .598 67 142 209 7.0 70 1 16 33 16 45 276 9.2MARISETT, Tasha 29-15 21.1 105-237 .443 5-20 .250 41-57 .719 64 90 154 5.3 56 0 28 62 7 36 256 8.8KREZEL, Kasia 27-14 21.6 82-203 .404 26-86 .302 37-60 .617 19 34 53 2.0 52 0 52 55 13 40 227 8.4VALTIERRA, Ana 30-30 33.6 58-132 .439 33-70 .471 42-54 .778 51 78 129 4.3 64 1 94 28 8 44 191 6.4TAYLOR, Shalana 28-16 23.1 50-149 .336 23-71 .324 25-29 .862 18 51 69 2.5 60 1 104 76 1 40 148 5.3PORRAS, Claudia 24-0 7.2 32-72 .444 0-0 .000 18-37 .486 22 29 51 2.1 19 0 5 7 11 3 82 3.4THORNTON, Whitney 20-1 7.2 24-65 .369 7-13 .538 8-14 .571 11 20 31 1.6 11 0 4 7 2 10 63 3.2PHELPS, Charnette 23-1 10.3 27-67 .403 0-0 .000 16-24 .667 33 31 64 2.8 39 0 8 46 4 14 70 3.0CAMPBELL, Lindsay 8-0 6.6 9-27 .333 1-7 .143 3-5 .600 6 6 12 1.5 8 0 6 6 1 5 22 2.8RAY, Christina 15-0 6.3 9-24 .375 1-6 .167 6-13 .462 3 10 13 0.9 12 0 3 8 1 8 25 1.7LAUNIAINEN, Jonna 20-1 8.0 10-32 .313 8-26 .308 5-9 .556 2 7 9 0.5 17 0 17 7 0 6 33 1.7CARRASCO, Monika 7-0 1.1 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 2 4 0.6 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.6HAWKINS, Carly 6-0 6.5 1-6 .167 0-4 .000 1-5 .200 3 2 5 0.8 5 0 3 1 0 2 3 0.5

TEAM 44 45 89 3.0 1 7UTEP 30 758-1838 .412 168-476 .353 379-560 .677 418 718 1136 37.9 546 7 510 477 134 343 2063 68.8OPPONENTS 30 610-1597 .382 133-414 .321 453-624 .726 360 766 1126 37.5 519 13 409 628 75 237 1806 60.2

2006-07 STATISTICS – C-USA GAMES (10-6: 7-1 HOME; 3-5 AWAY)PLAYER GP-GS MN/G FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG

HUGHES, Jareica 14-14 34.9 66-164 .402 21-53 .396 51-62 .823 15 43 58 4.1 19 0 68 43 0 45 204 14.6PIEKARSKA, Izabela 16-14 21.6 61-152 .401 10-30 .333 23-33 .697 23 47 70 4.4 47 2 18 33 32 6 155 9.7KREZEL, Kasia 14-9 24.1 49-121 .405 12-50 .240 22-34 .647 11 19 30 2.1 29 0 32 35 7 21 132 9.4WILLIAMS, Timika 16-10 24.7 56-134 .418 5-16 .313 19-35 .543 39 67 106 6.6 41 1 9 14 1 25 136 8.5MARISETT, Tasha 15-7 19.3 42-108 .389 2-8 .250 16-19 .842 30 34 64 4.3 28 0 15 34 4 17 102 6.8VALTIERRA, Ana 16-16 34.6 30-74 .405 16-41 .390 19-25 .760 30 38 68 4.3 35 1 43 12 4 21 95 5.9TAYLOR, Shalana 15-8 23.0 29-87 .333 9-38 .237 6-7 .857 10 34 44 2.9 31 1 50 36 0 23 73 4.9PHELPS, Charnette 15-1 11.9 20-52 .385 0-0 .000 10-13 .769 24 23 47 3.1 34 0 8 33 3 10 50 3.3THORNTON, Whitney 11-1 6.8 12-35 .343 4-8 .500 2-5 .400 5 7 12 1.1 8 0 2 3 0 6 30 2.7CAMPBELL, Lindsay 3-0 5.0 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 1 1 0 2 5 1.7PORRAS, Claudia 12-0 5.4 7-23 .304 0-0 .000 6-16 .375 6 10 16 1.3 6 0 3 4 3 0 20 1.7RAY, Christina 8-0 5.9 3-12 .250 1-3 .333 3-7 .429 1 3 4 0.5 8 0 1 3 1 4 10 1.3LAUNIAINEN, Jonna 9-0 6.3 3-11 .273 2-9 .222 1-2 .500 2 2 4 0.4 4 0 5 1 0 2 9 1.0CARRASCO, Monika 2-0 0.5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0HAWKINS, Carly 1-0 8.0 0-4 .000 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 3 0 3 3.0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.0

TEAM 22 26 48 3.0 1 3UTEP 16 380-984 .386 82-261 .314 179-260 .688 221 354 575 35.9 295 5 256 257 55 182 1021 63.8OPPONENTS 16 346-835 .414 67-209 .321 264-353 .748 182 425 607 37.9 251 6 246 317 36 140 1023 63.9

Returning players in bold.

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ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDSName Years Rec. (Pct.)

Carol Ammerman 1974-78 37-46 (.446)

Wayne Thornton 1978-79 9-16 (.360)

Janet Woods 1979-86 51-136 (.273)

Ken Weeks 1986-87 7-17 (.292)

Craig Roden 1987-90 36-49 (.424)

Sandra Rushing 1990-2001 123-175 (.413)

Keitha Adams 2001- 77-97 (.442)

2007-08 C-USA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

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1974-75 Carol Ammerman 11-5

1975-76 Carol Ammerman 6-11

1976-77 Carol Ammerman 13-12

1977-78 Carol Ammerman 7-18

1978-79 Wayne Thornton 9-16

1979-80 Janet Woods 11-16

1980-81 Janet Woods 14-14

1981-82 Janet Woods 4-21

1982-83 Janet Woods 4-20

1983-84 Janet Woods 8-19

1984-85 Janet Woods 4-24

1985-86 Janet Woods 6-22

1986-87 Ken Weeks 7-17

1987-88 Craig Roden 8-19

1988-89 Craig Roden 16-14

1989-90 Craig Roden 12-16

1990-91 Sandra Rushing 5-22

1991-92 Sandra Rushing 11-17

1992-93 Sandra Rushing 18-10

1993-94 Sandra Rushing 10-16

1994-95 Sandra Rushing 13-15

1995-96 Sandra Rushing 12-15

1996-97 Sandra Rushing 13-12

1997-98 Sandra Rushing 16-11

1998-99 Sandra Rushing 12-15

1999-00 Sandra Rushing 5-22

2000-01 Sandra Rushing 8-20

2001-02 Keitha Adams 3-25

2002-03 Keitha Adams 10-19

2003-04 Keitha Adams 16-13

2004-05 Keitha Adams 12-17

2005-06 Keitha Adams 14-15

2006-07 Keitha Adams 22-8

33 seasons 340-536 (.388)

THE ADAMS FILECoaching Experience1994-96 Independence CC Assistant Coach1996-2001 Independence CC Head Coach -

127-37 (.774) – 5 seasons2001- UTEP – 77-97 (.442) – 6 seasons

Coaching Experience204-134 (.604) – 11 seasons

Year-by-Year Coaching RecordYear Record School1996-97 22-11 (.667) Independence CC1997-98 24-9 (.727) Independence CC1998-99 22-10 (.688) Independence CC1999-00 28-5 (.848) Independence CC2000-01 31-2 (.939) Independence CC2001-02 3-25 (.107) UTEP2002-03 10-19 (.345) UTEP2003-04 16-13 (.552) UTEP2004-05 12-17 (.414) UTEP2005-06 14-15 (.483) UTEP2006-07 22-8 (.733) UTEPTOTAL 204-134 (.604) 11 seasons

Office Phone: (915) 747-8609 (Secretary: Catherine Carpenter)

Office Fax: (915) 747-8064

UTEP YEAR-BY-YEAR

UTEP HISTORYRegular Season ConferenceChampionships: 0

Conference TournamentChampionships: 0

Conference Tournament Title GameAppearances: 0 Year Opp. Result

Ewa Laskowska - 7th year(Pittsburg State ‘99)

Darren Brunson - 6th year(St. Mary’s ‘87)

ASSISTANT COACHES