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500th WinLisa Stockton, Tulane

250th WinJose Fernandez, USF

200th WinMatilda Mossman, Tulsa

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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE STAFFCommissioner ..........................................................................................................................Michael L. Aresco

Senior Associate Commissioner (Administration) ................................................................Donna DeMarco

Senior Associate Commissioner (Broadcasting & Digital Content) ............................ Thomas R. Odjakjian

Associate Commissioner (Football) ......................................................................................... Scott A. Draper

Associate Commissioner (Governance & Compliance) ..........................................................Ellen M. Ferris

Associate Commissioner (Women’s Basketball) ...............................................................Barbara M. Jacobs

Associate Commissioner (Men’s Basketball) ..............................................................................Dan Leibovitz

Chief Financial Officer ......................................................................................................................Stacy Martin

Associate Commissioner (Olympic Sports) ........................................................................James A. Siedliski

Assistant Commissioner (Digital Media) ...............................................................................Mark A. Hodgkin

Assistant Commissioner (Communications) ............................................................................Chuck Sullivan

Assistant Commissioner (Olympic Sports Administration) ......................................Robert A. Weygand, Jr.

Senior Director of Compliance....................................................................................................Andrea Dahley

Director of Football & Video Administration ..........................................................................Michael A. Costa

Director of Business Affairs ....................................................................................................... Karen M. Giblin

Director of Communications .......................................................................................Chevonne M. Mansfield

Assistant Director of Sport Administration & Championships ........................................... Patrick B. Colbert

Assistant Director of Broadcast Scheduling ......................................................................... Michael A. Coyne

Assistant to the Commissioner ...............................................................................................Lisa S. Zanecchia

Executive Assistant for Administration ......................................................................................Lois A. DeBlois

Branding and Sport Administration Coordinator ...................................................Catherine W. Carmignani

Digital Communications Coordinator ....................................................................................... Jamie L. Corun

Multimedia Coordinator and Reporter......................................................................................... Hali Oughton

Administrative Assistant for Officiating ...................................................................................Wanda L. Factor

Administrative Assistant ...............................................................................................................Linda M. Yates

Receptionist ..........................................................................................................................Kathy M. Kirkpatrick

Administrative Fellow ........................................................................................................................ Kauri Black

Communications Assistant.........................................................................................................Kristina Ritacco

Communications Assistant..........................................................................................................Gary Robinson

Compliance Assistant ......................................................................................................................Kevin Gomer

Digital Network Assistant ......................................................................................................Nicholas Aconfora

Coordinator of Football Officiating ............................................................................................. Terry McAulay

Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officiating ..................................................................................Curtis Shaw

Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officiating .................................................................Debbie Williamson

CONTENTS About the American ................................................ 2-3Commissioner Mike Aresco ................................... 4-5Conference Staff ................................................... 6-10Conference Headquarters ........................................10American Athletic Conference Notebook ...........11-122015-16 Composite Schedule ............................... 13-16The American on Television .......................................17The American Digital Network ...................................18American Athletic Conference Championship ...19-20

TEAMSUCF Knights ........................................................ 22-25 Schedule & Roster .............................................. 22 News & Quick Facts ............................................ 23 Head Coach ......................................................... 24 2014-15 Statistics & Player Highlight ................ 25Cincinnati Bearcats ............................................. 26-29UConn Huskies .................................................... 30-33East Carolina Pirates ........................................... 34-37Houston Cougars ................................................ 38-41Memphis Tigers .................................................. 42-45USF Bulls ............................................................. 46-49SMU Mustangs ................................................... 50-53Temple Owls ........................................................ 54-57Tulane Green Wave ............................................. 58-61Tulsa Golden Hurricane ...................................... 62-65

RECORDSIndividual Records .............................................. 67-75Team Records ...................................................... 76-81

HISTORYNCAA Appearances ............................................ 82-85WNIT Championships ............................................. 86WNBA Players .......................................................... 87Olympics and National Teams ................................ 88

Media Relations Directory ......................................IBC

CREDITSEditorsGary Robinson, Chuck Sullivan

Editorial AssistanceChevonne Mansfield, Kristina Rittaco

PrintingCharles Guillette - Colonial Lithograph, Inc., Attleboro, Mass.

PhotographyBen Solomon, Associated Press and member school communications offices. Cover photo by Ben Solomon.

Special ThanksThe American Athletic Conference would like to thank the athletics communications departments of its member schools for their valuable assistance and cooperation in producing this publication

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ABOUT THE AMERICANThe AmericAn AThleTic conference

In the course of its first two seasons, the American Athletic Conference has taken a place at the forefront of intercollegiate athletics, earn-ing a collection of national team and individual champion-ships and football postseason wins that place The American among the elite Division I con-ferences.

The American consists of 12 prestigious institutions: the University of Central Florida,

the University of Cincinnati, East Carolina University, the University of Connecticut, the University of Houston, the University of Memphis, the U.S. Naval Academy (in football only), the University of South Florida, Southern Methodist University, Temple University, Tulane University and the University of Tulsa.

Under the leadership of commissioner Mike Aresco, the American Athletic Conference has written an impressive list of accomplishments, both in and out of the competitive arena.

The league has produced three NCAA championship teams – UConn men’s basketball in 2014 and UConn women’s basketball in 2014 and 2015 – and two indi-viduals who have won NCAA titles, most recently SMU’s Bryson Dechambeau, who was the 2015 national champion in men’s golf. Additionally, American Athletic Conference teams have advanced to the College World Series, the semifinal and final rounds of the NIT and the match play round of the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship. Half of the conference’s baseball-play-ing members reached the NCAA Championship in 2015, while The American had the best men’s basketball postseason record of any conference in 2014, when conference teams were a combined 13-4. Teams from The American have registered top-10 national rankings in football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, base-ball, men’s soccer and men’s golf.

The American is quickly making its mark in profession-al sports as well, beginning with the selection of UCF quarterback Blake Bortles by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the No. 3 pick in the 2014 NFL Draft.

More recently, a number of American Athletic

Conference athletes have been selected in the first round of the professional entry drafts in football, bas-ketball, baseball and soccer. UConn’s Cyle Larin was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 Major League Soccer SuperDraft as he was chosen by Orlando City SC. UCF’s Romario Williams was taken by the Montreal Impact at No. 3, giving The American two of the top three picks in the draft. UConn’s Sergio Campbell went at No. 19 to the Columbus Crew as the third pick from the conference in the first round.

In the 2015 NFL Draft, UCF’s Breshad Perriman and UConn’s Byron Jones were selected consecutively in the first round – Perriman to the Baltimore Ravens at No. 26 overall and Jones to the Dallas Cowboys at No. 27. It was the second straight year in which The American had at least two first-round selections.

UConn’s Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis was selected by the Seattle Storm with the No. 3 pick in the 2015 WNBA Draft, while UConn’s Kiah Stokes went 11th overall to the New York Liberty.

Cincinnati outfielder Ian Happ, the 2015 American Athletic Conference Player of the Year, was chosen by the Chicago Cubs with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.

In football, two American Athletic Conference foot-ball teams were ranked in the top 15 of the final 2013 Associated Press poll, while Memphis finished the sea-son in the top 25 of the 2014 polls as Tigers tied UCF and Cincinnati for the conference title. Six of the 12 teams that compete in The American in 2015 played in bowl games to cap the 2014 season as Memphis, Houston and Navy earned postseason victories.

Teams in The American have enjoyed almost unprec-edented success since the conference’s formation. Memphis finished with 10 wins in football for the first time since 1938. SMU advanced to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship for the first time since 1993. UCF and Houston have both achieved top-10 rankings in baseball in the past two years. USF finished the 2014-15 season at No. 8 in the final men’s golf national ranking.The UConn women’s basketball team won its NCAA-record ninth and 10th national championships as a member of The American.

The American Athletic Conference holds media rights partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports which give the conference outstanding national exposure on

the two industry leaders in sports television. The foot-ball portion of the contract calls for nearly 90 percent of conference-controlled games on national broad-cast or national cable platforms. The first American Athletic Conference Football Championship, which will be played Dec. 5, 2015, will be carried on either ABC or ESPN on Championship Saturday.

In men’s basketball, the television deal calls for all conference-controlled games to be televised, with more than 63 percent slotted for national broadcast or national cable – a minimum of 107 games. The entire postseason tournament will be televised, including the championship game, which will be on ABC or ESPN. Sixty percent of the American’s women’s basketball games will be carried on national cable, regional sports networks or ESPN3, while the conference has a multi-year agreement with CBS Sports Network for coverage of select baseball games.

American Athletic Conference teams have access to the pinnacle of college football’s postseason structure. An American representative would be chosen for the College Football Playoff semifinals if it is among the top four teams in the CFP selection committee’s final rank-ing. Otherwise, the league would place its champion in either the Vizio Fiesta Bowl or the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl if it is ranked higher than the champions of Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference.

Additionally, The American holds primary or second-ary partnerships with 12 bowls for the current six-year cycle, ensuring multiple annual matchups against the nation’s top conferences and providing desirable post-season destinations to member institutions and their fans.

The American Athletic Conference administers to its membership from a state-of-the-art office located in Providence, R.I. The location of the conference head-quarters – just steps from the city’s Amtrak station and 10 minute from T.F. Green Airport – gives the conference easy access to its memberschools. The conference headquarters is equipped with a complete video pro-duction studio, serving as the home of the American Digital Network, and small- and large-scale meeting rooms to accommodate the many coaches’ and admin-istrators’ meetings held on-site each year.

2014-15 American Athletic Conference ChampionsSport .......................................................................Regular-Season ..................................................PostseasonWomen’s Cross Country ................................................................................................................................ TulsaMen’s Cross Country ...................................................................................................................................... TulsaWomen’s Soccer .................................................UCF .................................................................................UConnMen’s Soccer .......................................................UConn .............................................................................. TulsaFootball ..................................................................UCF, Cincinnati, MemphisWomen’s Volleyball .............................................UCFMen’s Swimming & Diving .............................................................................................................. East CarolinaWomen’s Swimming & Diving .......................................................................................................................SMUMen’s Indoor Track & Field .....................................................................................................................HoustonWomen’s Indoor Track & Field ...................................................................................................................UConnMen’s Basketball .................................................SMU ..................................................................................SMUWomen’s Basketball ...........................................UConn ............................................................................UConnMen’s Tennis ......................................................................................................................................................USFWomen’s Tennis ............................................................................................................................................. TulsaWomen’s Golf .....................................................................................................................................................UCFMen’s Golf ...........................................................................................................................................................USFMen’s Outdoor Track & Field ......................................................................................................................UConnWomen’s Outdoor Track & Field ...................................................................................................................SMUSoftball ...................................................................UCF ......................................................................................UCFWomen’s Rowing ...............................................................................................................................................UCFBaseball .................................................................Houston ............................................................. East Carolina

National HonorsNCAA Team Championships (3)UConn Men’s Basketball - 2014

UConn Women’s Basketball - 2014, 2015

NCAA Individual Championships (3)Joao DeLucca,

Louisville Men’s Swimming & Diving100-yard freestyle - 2014200-yard freestyle - 2014

Bryson DeChambeauSMU Men’s Golf- 2015

NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships (2)Sam Bombaugh, LouisvilleIndoor Track & Field - 2014

Emily Juhl, LouisvilleWomen’s Volleyball - 2014

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ABOUT THE AMERICANThe AmericAn AThleTic conference

Men’s & Women’s Cross CountryOct. 31, 2015

Overton’s Lake KristiGrimesland, N.C.

Women’s SoccerQuarterfinals, Semifinals & Final

Nov. 3-8, 2015Westcott FieldDallas, Texas

Men’s SoccerQuarterfinals: Nov. 7, 2015 (campus sites)

Semifinals & FinalNov. 13-15, 2015

Corbett Soccer StadiumTampa, Fla.

FootballDec. 5, 2015

(Campus Site)

Men’s & Women’s Swimming & DivingFeb. 17-20, 2016

Campus Recreation & Wellness Center (CRWC)Natatorium

Houston, Texas

Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & FieldFeb. 28-29, 2016

Birmingham CrossplexBirmingham, Ala.

Women’s BasketballMarch 4-7, 2016

Mohegan Sun ArenaUncasville, Conn.

Men’s BasketballMarch 10-13, 2016

Amway CenterOrlando, Fla.

Women’s TennisApril 20-23, 2016

Memphis University School/The Racquet Club of Memphis

Memphis, Tenn.

Men’s TennisApril 21-24, 2016

Memphis University School/The Racquet Club of Memphis

Memphis, Tenn.

Women’s GolfApril 17-19, 2016

Hammock Beach Golf & Spa ResortPalm Coast, Fla.

Men’s GolfMay 1-3, 2016

Black Diamond Ranch, The Quarry CourseLecanto, Fla.

SoftballMay 12-14, 2016

Tulsa Softball ComplexTulsa, Okla.

Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & FieldMay 12-15, 2016

UCF Soccer & Track ComplexOrlando, Fla.

Women’s RowingMay 15, 2016

Sacramento State Aquatic CenterSacramento, Calif.

BaseballMay 24-29, 2016

Bright House FieldClearwater, Fla.

2015-16 American Athletic Conference Championship Schedule


MICHAEL L. ARESCOcommissioner, AmericAn AThleTic conference

Mike Aresco has established himself as one of the leading figures in intercollegiate sports as com-missioner of the American Athletic Conference.

Aresco, who was named to his current position Aug. 14, 2012, has overseen a strategic reinvention of the conference, which has quickly become one of the premier conferences in the nation.

The American’s inaugural year produced a remark-able string of accomplishments as UCF won the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and finished the season ranked No. 10 in the Associated Press poll. UConn won NCAA titles in both men’s and women’s basketball as American Athletic Conference teams had the best postseason winning percentage of any conference in men’s basketball. The league sent four teams to the NCAA tournament and saw SMU advance to the championship game of the NIT.

The American was the only conference to have a Bowl Championship Series win and teams in the Men’s Final Four, the Women’s Final Four and the College World Series in 2013-14. Teams from the conference finished in the national top 10 in football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s soccer, baseball and men’s golf.

The conference’s momentum continued in 2014-15 as Memphis, UCF and Cincinnati won the league title in football, while Memphis finished the season ranked No. 25 in the final national polls, giving The American at least one team in the final top 25 for the second time in as many years. Teams from the conference faced opponents from the SEC and ACC, along with

BYU, in the bowl season as The American earned wins in the Miami Beach Bowl and Armed Forces Bowl.

Among the milestones reached in Aresco’s tenure have been the announcement of a conference football championship game for the first time in 2015 and the league’s successful staging of its own postseason bowl game, the Miami Beach Bowl, in 2014.

In the wake of the changes created by college sports realignment, Aresco moved quickly to solidify the conference, leading negotiations that resulted in the most favorable financial terms for the conference’s football schools, after the withdrawal of the non-football-playing schools, as well as the 2013-14 launch of the renamed and rebranded conference.

He simultaneously led the negotiations that resulted in television contracts with ESPN and CBS Sports, which have given the conference unprecedented national exposure and branding with the two industry leaders in sports television. Aresco then quickly and successfully orga-nized the process whereby the conference was renamed the American Athletic Conference – a name that was immediately accepted nationally – and he also oversaw the process that resulted in the conference’s popular graphic identity.

He has also successfully worked with the confer-ence schools to arrive at an equitable distribution of existing revenue for the current and new

conference institutions, bringing about a period of cohesiveness that is unprecedented in the league’s history. He has restructured the conference office staff to maximize efficiency and better serve the needs of the membership.

Among his other significant accomplishments on behalf of the American Athletic Conference were the spearheading of expansion efforts, which resulted in the addition of East Carolina, Tulane and Tulsa as of July 1, 2014, and Navy as a football member in 2015; launching The American Digital Network; successful site negotiations for the conference’s men’s and women’s basketball championships; and the launch-ing of a brand marketing campaign.

Additionally, Aresco brokered a multi-year marketing rights agreement with IMG College, the industry leader in collegiate sports marketing, and oversaw the development of The American’s new football bowl lineup, which features numerous annual matchups against the nation’s other top conferences. Included in that lineup is the Miami Beach Bowl – a bowl game that is owned and operated by the Ameri-can Athletic Conference in a first-of-its-kind venture.

Aresco’s first months were marked by his successful efforts to ensure the conference’s place within the College Football Playoff – the new system that will determine the national champion, beginning in 2014. Aresco was instrumental in securing the arrange-ment that will put the American Athletic Conference champion in a New Year’s Day system bowl if it is the highest-ranked team among the champions of five conferences.

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Aresco has played an active role in the formation of the College Football Play-off, serving on the College Football Playoff Management Committee and helping to select the 13 members of the CFP Selection Committee. Aresco also serves on the College Football Playoff Television and Site Selection committees.

In basketball, Aresco has secured the conference’s participation in The Men’s Basketball Officiating Consortium, L.L.C., partnering with the Big 12 Conference, Conference USA, the Ohio Valley Conference and the Southland Conference to ensure that the highest-quality game officials are assigned to American Athletic Conference contests.

Aresco is a member of the Conference Commissioners Association enforce-ment working group and women’s basketball working group. He serves on the board of managers for both College Football Officiating, LLC, and Men’s College Basketball, LLC. He is also a member of the FBS commissioners’ media subcommittee. He is a charter member of the steering committee of the Colum-bia University/New York City Chapter of the National Football Foundation and serves on the board of the National Sports Marketing Network.

Aresco has been a leader in the NCAA governance redesign efforts and a strong and articulate spokesman in various forums for the integrity of the collegiate model.

Aresco came to the conference from CBS Sports where he was Executive Vice President, Programming. He was responsible for all college sports program-ming for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network. Aresco oversaw the acquisition and management of CBS Sports college properties, including the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, regular-season college basketball and football, conference basketball championship games, football bowl games and other programming. His responsibilities included game selection and scheduling, day-to-day operations, contract negotiations, identification of future acquisi-tions, development of programming strategies and coordination of new media and marketing initiatives.

Aresco played an integral role in the landmark deal that created the CBS Sports-Turner Broadcasting partnership, which resulted in the acquisition of the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship rights through 2024. He managed the complex 14-year agreement that provides expanded national broadcast and cable coverage of the NCAA basketball championship. Aresco also was instrumental in the CBS Television Network’s groundbreaking bundled rights agreement with the NCAA, which granted CBS exclusive rights to the NCAA tournament from 2003 through 2010. The 2010 NCAA Championship won a Sports Emmy in the Outstanding Playoff Coverage category. Aresco also played a key role in negotiating NCAA marketing agreements and in creating a partnership with IMG and the NCAA to assist in acquiring new NCAA corporate sponsors. He also was a significant contributor in the development of new media platforms for the NCAA Championship, including March Madness On Demand, a highly successful streaming platform.

In 2008, Aresco negotiated a historic 15-year agreement with the Southeastern Conference to televise the league’s football and basketball games. The agree-ment also provided multiple new media rights for CBS, CBS Sports Network and CBS Interactive. He forged numerous basketball agreements with major conferences and negotiated 10-year extensions of the Army-Navy and Notre Dame-Navy football rivalries.

Aresco was the creator and executive producer of The Tony Barnhart Show and Courtside with Seth Davis, both of which aired on the CBS Sports Network. In 2004, he was appointed by the late NCAA President Myles Brand to the Basket-ball Partnership, a select panel whose mission was to explore ways to improve and promote college basketball.

Aresco joined CBS Sports from ESPN where he was responsible for overseeing the acquisition, scheduling and development of long-term strategies for all ESPN college sports properties. Earlier in his tenure at ESPN, he was responsible for programming a wide variety of sports properties, including College Football Association, Big Ten, and Pac-10 college football, NCAA events, including early rounds of the NCAA basketball tournament, the College World Series and various professional sports events, including thoroughbred racing, Top Rank Boxing, CFL football, Australian Rules Football, rodeo and yachting. He was the architect of ESPN’s signature Thursday night college football series and helped develop ESPN’s Bowl Week. He joined ESPN in 1984 as Counsel and was named Assistant General Counsel in 1988 before moving to the programming department.

Aresco is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Tufts University (B.A., magna cum laude, history), The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts (M.A., international relations), where he held a John Moors Cabot Scholarship, and the University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D.). He practiced law privately in Hartford, Connecticut, for several years.

Aresco is a regular speaker and expert panelist at national symposiums and seminars on the topics of college athletics and sports television. He was award-ed the 2013 Distinguished Graduate Award by the UConn School of Law Alumni Association and was elected to the Middletown (Connecticut) Sports Hall of Fame in January of 2015.

Aresco and his wife, Sharon, have two adult sons: Matthew, an Emmy-nominated television producer who lives in Connecticut with his wife, Elizabeth; and Brett, an actor who lives in New York City.


CONFERENCE STAFFThe AmericAn AThleTic conference

Donna DeMarcoSenior Associate Commissioner(Administration)

Donna DeMarco has been part of the conference staff since 1988 and has been Senior Associate Commissioner for Administration since 2009.

DeMarco serves as The American’s chief operat-ing officer, overseeing the organizational aspects of the conference, including management of the conference staff. As the conference’s primary administrator, she ensures that direct lines of communication exist between the conference office and the 12 member institutions.

Additionally, DeMarco assists with overall administration and management of conference matters pertaining to service, governance and facilitation.

DeMarco has further oversight of the fiscal, legal and business affairs of The American and is the conference’s liaison with institutional personnel in those areas. She supervises the approval of the conference’s annual oper-ating budget, ensures appropriate legal contract review and manages the league’s human resource operation.

Before taking on her current role, DeMarco had been Associate Commissioner for Women’s Basketball from 2006-09, during which time she was the primary administrator for one of the conference’s most successful and high-profile sports.

DeMarco was the conference’s Associate Commissioner for Sport Administration from 1996-2006, overseeing all operational and governance matters for 23 conference sports. She began her career as an administrative assistant for Public Relations & Championships in 1988 before being pro-moted to Director of Championship Operations and subsequently Assistant Commissioner for Championships.

DeMarco completed a term on the NCAA Division I Administration Cabinet — which is responsible for addressing governance issues, the Divsion I membership process and all committee selections — in July of 2015. She was a member of the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Committee from 1999-2003 and served as the committee chair from 2000-03.

DeMarco is a 1987 graduate of the University of Connecticut with a bache-lor’s degree in communications and journalism.

Tom OdjakjianSenior Associate Commissioner(Broadcasting & Digital Content)

Tom Odjakjian, who serves as the Senior Associate Commissioner for Broadcasting and Digital Content, is a longtime veteran of the con-ference’s senior staff, having joined the office from ESPN in 1995 as Associate Commissioner.

Odjakjian has oversight of all external confer-ence content, including its digital content, and is The American’s primary liaison with the league’s television partners, managing those relationships on a daily basis.

Odjakjian has been the conference’s primary point person for a number of significant television agreements, including The American’s current part-nerships with ESPN and CBS Sports that have given member institutions unprecedented exposure. Under the conference’s current agreement, all conference-controlled football and men’s basketball games will be televised, with nearly 90 percent of the football games and more than 90 percent of the men’s basketball games available on either national broadcast or national cable platforms.

Odjakjian also has direct involvement in the assembly of The American’s annual schedules in football and men’s and women’s basketball, in order to fulfill the network’s contractual obligations and maximize exposure for the conference while balancing institutional schedules.

Odjakjian served in various executive roles at ESPN from 1981-94, including as the director of college sports. He was responsible for negotiation, acqui-sition, scheduling and budget supervision for the network’s collegiate sports programming. Odjakjian was the architect behind the creation of ESPN’s basketball Championship Week and football Bowl Week and had a hand in the network’s NFL, NBA, NHL and Olympic sports programming.

Prior to joining ESPN, Odjakjian also served as Associate Commissioner of the Eastern College Athletic Conference and Assistant Sports Information Director at Princeton University. While at ESPN, in 1994, he was named as The Most Influential Person in College Sports by College Sports Magazine and was tabbed as one of the four most influential people in college basket-ball by Sporting News in 1990.

Odjakjian is a 1976 graduate of Lafayette with a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business. He played football and baseball as an undergradu-ate and was the recipient of George Wharton Pepper Prize, Lafayette’s most prestigious honor.

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Ellen FerrisAssociate Commissioner(Governance and Compliance)

Ellen Ferris joined the American Athletic Conference staff in October of 2013 as Associate Commissioner for Governance and Compliance.

Ferris’ responsibilities include coordination and administration of the conference’s day-to-day compliance services with member institutions, including interpretative support and rules education.

Before joining the conference staff, Ferris served as Associate Vice President for Athletic Compliance at the University of Southern California. She also served four years at the NCAA and was the Assistant Commissioner for Compliance Services at the Big Sky Conference for three years.

Ferris sits on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Athletic Compliance and has been a member of the NAAC Reasonable Standards Committee, the NCAA Division I Legislative Review and Interpretations Committee, the Division I Management Council and the Division I Men’s Tennis Committee

Ferris holds an undergraduate degree in education from Texas State University-San Marcos and a master’s degree in sport management from the United States Sports Academy. She holds a juris doctor degree from Southern Methodist University.

Scott DraperAssociate Commissioner (Football)

Scott Draper joined the American Athletic Conference staff in April 2014 as Associate Commissioner for Football.

Draper is the conference’s primary football administrator and contact for all football initia-tives and programs, including scheduling, offici-ating, operations and bowl relationships.

As the conference’s liaison with administrators and coaches from each member institution, Draper works with the commissioner on football budgets and special projects and also provides oversight of the Miami Beach Bowl, and The American Athletic Conference Football Championship, which begins in 2015.

Draper joins The American after most recently serving as Associate Director of Athletics and Director of Development for Athletics at Albion College, a position he held since 2011. Prior to that, he was the Assistant Athletic Director for Football Operations at the University of Michigan, where he was a key staff member of teams that won four Big Ten Football championships, four Rose Bowls, played in 12 bowl games and won the 1997 National Championship. In his role, he supervised football sport administra-tion, strength and conditioning, equipment operations, and athletic training operations. He also served as sport administrator and liaison to admissions, academic services, compliance and eligibility, and dining and housing.

Previously, he was a Football Offensive Graduate Assistant (1995-97) and Assistant Video Coordinator (1992-95) at the University of Michigan.

Draper holds a bachelor’s degree in general studies from Eastern Michigan University (1994). He earned a master’s degree in business administration from Madonna University in 2012.

Barbara JacobsAssociate Commissioner(Women’s Basketball)

Barbara Jacobs, who has worked with the con-ference since 1995, was promoted to her current position of Associate Commissioner for Women’s Basketball in July of 2014.

Jacobs oversees all aspects of The American’s women’s basketball operations, including televi-sion, scheduling, branding and messaging, and management of the confer-ence championship.

Jacobs was the Secretary/Rules Editor for the NCAA Women’s Basketball Rules Committee from 1998-2006 and was the tournament manager for the 2004 NCAA East Regional. She was named Vice President of the CCA Coordinators of Officials from 1997-99 and was President from 1999-2001.

Jacobs was head coach at Syracuse from 1978-93, helping the Orange to the 1985 Big East title. She was named Big East Coach of the Year in 1988.

Jacobs was the head coach at Hartwick prior to leading the Syracuse pro-gram. During her eight-year tenure at Hartwick, she was also the head field hockey coach, head men’s tennis coach, coordinator of women’s athletics and a tenured professor of physical education.

Jacobs was inducted into the Syracuse Orange Plus Hall of Fame in 1990 and to the New England Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

Jacobs holds a bachelor’s degree in physical education from the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse and a master’s degree in education from SUNY Cortland.1998.

Dan LeibovitzAssociate Commissioner(Men’s Basketball)

Dan Leibovitz joined the American Athletic Conference staff as Associate Commissioner for Men’s Basketball in May of 2014.

Leibovitz is The American’s primary men’s bas-ketball administrator and contact for all basketball initiatives and programs, including scheduling, officiating, operations and NCAA basketball relationships.

As the commissioner’s liaison to the conference’s 11 men’s basketball programs, he works closely with coaches and administrators from each of The American’s institutions. He also supervises the annual men’s basketball championship.

Leibovitz most recently served as Assistant Coach for Player Development for the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets. His extensive college coaching resume includes serving as an assistant coach at the University of Pennsylvania from 2010-12 and head coach at the University of Hartford from 2006-2010, where he was the fourth-youngest coach in Division I when he was hired. At Hartford, he led the Hawks to the school’s best single-season win total and the team’s only appearance in the America East Championship Game.

Leibovitz began his coaching career at Temple University, where he worked from 1996-2006 under Naismith Hall of Fame head coach John Chaney. During Leibovitz’s time with the Owls, Temple made five NCAA tour-nament appearances and advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight twice.

Leibovitz earned a bachelor of arts degree from Penn in 1996 and earned a master’s degree in sport and recreation administration from Temple in 1998.



James SiedliskiAssociate Commissioner(Sport Administration & Championships)

James Siedliski was promoted to his current position of Associate Commissioner for Sport Administration & Championships in 2006.

Siedliski oversees management and operations of the conference’s 18 Olympic sport programs, including scheduling, officiating, policy-making and oversight of postseason championships. He additionally serves as tourna-ment manager for The American’s annual men’s basketball championship and is the conference’s liaison with member institutions with all matters pertaining to Olympic sport administration.

In addition to his duties with the conference, Siedliski was a member of the NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Committee for three years, and chaired the committee in 2013.

Siedliski came to the conference in 1998 as Director of Sport Administration and was promoted to Assistant Commissioner for Sport Administration in 2000 before assuming his current role on the conference’s senior staff.

Before joining the conference, Siedliski had been Executive Director of the New Jersey Association of USA Track & Field.

Siedliski is a 1989 graduate of Rutgers University.

Chuck SullivanAssistant Commissioner (Communications)

Chuck Sullivan joined the confer-ence as Director of Communications in August 2007 and was promoted to Assistant Commissioner in 2014.

Sullivan manages the day-to-day commu-nications operations for The American’s 21 Division I sports and serves as the primary external relations contact for football.

Sullivan has served on the media coordination staff for the College Football Playoff, the BCS National Championship and the NCAA Final Four.

Before coming to the conference, Sullivan served as Director of Athletic Communications at Harvard from 2003-07, where he managed the communications efforts for the nation’s larg-est intercollegiate athletics program. He also served as Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications at Bryant from 1999-2003. He was the Sports Information Director at UMass Boston from 1995-99.

Sullivan is a 1993 graduate of Boston University.

Mark HodgkinAssistant Commissioner(Digital Media)

Mark Hodgkin joined the conference staff in 2009 as Director of Internet Services. He was named Senior Director of Digital Media in 2013 and was promoted to Assistant Commissioner in 2014.

Hodgkin is responsi-ble for the conference’s

digital media efforts, including the official web-site, social media platforms and online marketing as well as management of The American Digital Network.

Hodgkin came to the conference from Boston College, where he served as an Athletic Marketing and Media Relations Assistant. He also previously served as Director of Marketing at Bryant University.

Hodgkin is a 2006 graduate of the University of Texas. He added a master’s degree from Bryant in 2008.

Hodgkin is active with the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators, the Sports Video Group, and the Collegiate Athletics Internet/Digital Association.

Stacy MartinChief Financial Officer

Stacy Martin joined the American Athletic Conference as Chief Financial Officer in May of 2015.

Before joining The American, Martin had been Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director for Finance and Administration at the University of Memphis since 2012

Before joining the staff at Memphis, Martin served as Assistant Athletic Director for Business at Kansas State. She served for eight years at her alma mater, San Jose State University, as Senior Associate Athletic Director and COO. She is a recent Past-President and five-year Executive Committee member of the Collegiate Athletic Business Management Association, has partnered with the NCAA on the development of a Global Business Travel Association workshop for athletic business officers, and was the tournament manager of the 2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball South Regional.

Martin holds an undergraduate degree, cum laude, in business admin-istration, with a concentration in corporate financial management, and an MBA in finance, both from San Jose State University. Additionally, she serves as a member of the Global Business Travel Association Sports Committee and has participated in the Sports Management Institute’s Executive Education Program

Robert Weygand Jr.Assistant Commissioner(Sport Administration & Championships)

Robert Weygand joined the confer-ence staff in 2004 and serves as Assistant Commissioner of Sport Administration and Championships.

Weygand serves as one of the prima-ry administrators and contacts for several American Athletic Conference sports and is the lead office liaison for communication with mem-ber schools’ administrators, coaching staffs and game officials. He provides on-site management of select conference championships, oversees regular-season scheduling and is the confer-ence’s liaison with the members’ sports medicine group.

Weygand served as Director of Sport Administration since 2007 after spending three years as Assistant Director of Sport Administration.

Weygand is a 2002 graduate of the University of Rhode Island with a degree in sports medicine. He earned a master’s degree in education from Springfield College in 2004.

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Lisa ZanecchiaAssistant to the Commissioner

Joined Conference Staff: 1982

Lois DeBloisExecutive Assistant

for Administration


Jamie CorunDigital Communications

Coordinator


Michael CoyneAssistant Director

of Broadcast Scheduling


Catherine Carmignani

Assistant Director of Branding & Sport Administration


Patrick ColbertDirector of Sport Administration

& Championships


Andrea DahlySenior Director of Compliance


Karen GiblinDirector of Business Affairs


Wanda FactorAdministrative Assistant


Kathy KirkpatrickReceptionist


Hali OughtonMultimedia Coordinator

and Reporter


Kauri BlackAdministrative Fellow


Gary RobinsonCommunications Assistant


Kristina RitaccoCommunications Assistant


Kevin GomerCompliance Assistant


Alex CluxtonDigitsl Network Assistant


Michael CostaDirector of

Football Administration


Chevonne MansfieldDirector of Communications




Curtis ShawCoordinator

Men’s BasketballOfficiating Consortium


American Athletic Conference Headquarters

The American Athletic Conference adminis-ters to its membership from a state-of-the-art office located in Providence, Rhode Island. The location of the conference headquarters — sit-uated just steps from the city’s Amtrak station and 10 minutes from T.F. Green Airport — gives the conference easy access to its member schools and a direct connection to all of the major cities in the Northeast.

The conference has been in its current location since 2010. The office is equipped with a complete video production studio, and small- and large-scale meeting rooms to easily accommodate the many coaches’ and adminis-trators’ meetings held on-site each year.

Debbie WilliamsonCoordinator of

Women’s Basketball Officiating


Terry McAulayCoordinator of

Football Officiating


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NOTEBOOKThe AmericAn AThleTic conference

Three-Peat

UConn claimed its third consecutive, tenth overall,

NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship in

2015.

Great Company

The Huskies’ tenth championship was also Coach

Geno Auriemma’s tenth, tying only the legendary John

Wooden for the most Division I basketball titles.

Party of Six

The American Athletic Conference had six teams quali-

fy for postseason play last season – three in the NCAA

Championship and three in the Women’s National

Invitation Tournament. USF made its 11th tournament

appearance in 12 years while Tulane participated in the

Big Dance for the first time since 2010. East Carolina,

Temple and Tulsa all represented the conference in the

WNIT. The Owls

Coaching Milestones

Five American women’s basketball coaches reached

coaching milestones in the 2014-15 season:

•GenoAuriemma(UConn):900thcareerwin

•LisaStockton(Tulane):500thcareerwin

•JoseFernandez(USF):250thcareerwin

•HeatherMacy(EastCarolina):200thcareerwin

•MatildaMossman(Tulsa):200thcareerwin

Outstanding of UConn

Breanna Stewart became the first woman ever to be

named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player three

times.

Cleaning the Glass

Alisia Jenkins of USF set the Bulls’ single-season re-

bounding record with 397 boards. She led The Amer-

ican in rebounding. Jenkins enters her senior season

with 965 career rebounds, well on pace to shatter the

USF career rebounding record of 1,077.


NOTEBOOKThe AmericAn AThleTic conference

Five Receive AP All-America Accolades

Moriah Jefferson (UConn), Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis

(UConn), Breanna Stewart (UConn), Morgan Tuck

(UConn) and Courtney Williams (USF) each received

AP laurels. Stewart was a unanimous selection to the

All-America First Team while Jefferson and Mosque-

da-Lewis each garnered Second Team honors. Tuck and

Williams received Honorable Mention accolades.

Repeat Performance

Breanna Stewart was selected as the 2015

Naismith Trophy recipient for the second consecutive

season.

Can Do It All

Courtney Williams of USF enters her senior campaign

with 1,541 points, 645 rebounds and 231 assists. She

is on pace to be the Bulls’ second 2,000-point scorer in

program history and become the first USF player ever

to post 2,000 points, 800 rebounds and 300 assists.

Not a Bad Start

During her freshman season, Alicia Froling set an SMU

single-season blocks record (54) and became the first

freshman since Janielle Dodds to lead the team in

scoring. Froling averaged 11.5 points per game.

Nancy Lieberman Award

UConn guard Moriah Jefferson ,The American’s Most

Improved Player of the Year, became the fourth Husky

to receive the prestigious Nancy Lieberman Award in

2015.

From Downtown

East Carolina’s Jada Payne and UCF’s Zykira Lewis

both set single-season 3-point records in 2014-15.

Payne’s 80 3-point field goals made in 2014-15 broke

her own single-season program record of 70 set just

one year prior. Lewis sank 86 3-pointers to become the

single-season record holder for the Knights.

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COMPOSITE SCHEDULE2015-16

Date/Game Time (ET) TVFriday, Nov. 13East Carolina vs UT Rio Grande 3:30 p.m.

Jacksonville at USF 6 p.m.

Houston at Charleston 7 p.m.

Florida at Temple 7 p.m.

UALR at Tulane 8 p.m.

Kansas State at Tulsa 8 p.m.

Jacksonville State at Memphis 8 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 14Saint Francis (PA) at Cincinnati 2 p.m.

UCF at Nebraska-Omaha 2 p.m.

East Carolina vs Corpus Christi 8 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 15Northwestern State at SMU 6 p.m.

Eastern Illinois at Memphis 3 p.m.

Drexel/Dartmouth at USF 2 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 16UConn at Ohio State 5:30 p.m. ESPN2

Tuesday, Nov. 17Jackson St. at Tulane 7 p.m.

Florida International at UCF 7 p.m.

Alcorn State at East Carolina 7 p.m.

Tulsa at St. Louis 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 18Northern Kentucky at Cincinnati 7 p.m.

TCU at SMU 8 p.m.

Temple at La Salle TBD

Thursday, Nov. 19USF at TBD TBD

Tulane at Florida State 7 p.m. ESPN3

Long Beach State at Houston 8 p.m.

Memphis at Kansas 8 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 20 Presbyterian at East Carolina 11:30 a.m.

FAMU at UCF 7 p.m.

Oral Roberts at Tulsa 8 p.m.

Saturday, Nov.21Bowling Green at Cincinnati 2 p.m.

Arizona State at SMU TBD

Sunday, Nov. 22East Carolina at Delaware 2 p.m.

Temple at Rutgers 2 p.m.

Louisianna-Lafayette at Houston 3 p.m.

Georgetown at Memphis 3 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 23LSU at Tulane 7 p.m.

Kansas State at UConn 7 p.m. SNY/ESPN3

Tulsa at Arkansas 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 24Temple at Quinnipiac 5 p.m.

UCF at South Alabama 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 25Butler at USF 7 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 26

Cincinnati vs Baylor 2 p.m.

Houston vs G. Washington 2:30 p.m.

Tulane vs Rutgers 3:15 p.m.

East Carolina vs Creighton 8:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 27Houston vs Wright State Noon

Tulane vs Green Bay 1 p.m.

Cincinnati vs Michigan State 5:45 p.m.

East Carolina vs Eastern Washington 6 p.m.

Memphis at Arkansas-Little Rock 6:15 p.m.

Cal State Fullerton at SMU 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 28Nebraska at UConn 1 p.m. SNY/ESPN3

Tulane vs Virginia 1 p.m.

Buffalo at UCF 2:30 p.m.

Houston vs Iowa 3 p.m.

Tulsa vs Drake 5:30 p.m.

Kansas/Northern Illinois at SMU 6 p.m.

East Carolina vs Northwestern 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 29USF at St. John’s 1 p.m.

Butler/Clemson at UCF 2:30 p.m.

Saint Joseph’s at Temple 2 p.m.

Southern Illinois at Memphis 3 p.m.

Tulsa vs UNLV/George Mason TBD

Monday, Nov. 30UConn at Chattanooga 6:30 p.m. SNY/ESPN3



Tuesday, Dec. 1SMU at North Texas 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 2Villanova at Temple 5 p.m.

UCF at Stetson 5:30 p.m.

Cincinnati at Detroit 7 p.m.

UConn at DePaul 7:30 p.m. FOX

Grambling State at Tulsa 8 p.m.

Saint Louis at Memphis 8 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 3Harvard at USF 7 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 5East Carolina at Auburn 1 p.m.

UCF at Akron 2 p.m.

Houston at Rice 3 p.m.

Notre Dame at UConn 5:15 p.m. ESPN

New Mexico at SMU 6 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 6Penn State at USF 1 or 3 p.m. CBSSN

Ohio State at Cincinnati 1 p.m. CBSSN

George Washington at Memphis 2 p.m.

Indiana State at Tulsa 2 p.m.

Temple at Florida St. 2 p.m.

McNeese State at Tulane 3 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 7Houston at Incarnate Word 7 p.m.

SMU at Texas A&M 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 9Sacred Heart at Temple 5:30 p.m.

UConn at Colgate 7 p.m. SNY/ESPN3

Oklahoma at Tulsa 8 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 11UConn at Florida State 6 p.m. ESPN2

Saturday, Dec. 12Temple at Fordham 2 p.m.

UNLV at Houston 3 p.m.

Memphis at Minnesota 3 p.m.

Sunday, Dec 13Chattanooga at USF Noon

St. John’s at UCF 2 p.m.

Cincinnati at Xavier 5 p.m.

Tulsa at Arkansas-Little Rock 3 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 15Memphis at Central Michigan Noon

USF at Northern Colorado 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 16Tulane at Mississippi 7 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 17Houston at Texas A&M Corpus Christi 8 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 18Southern at Tulane 5 p.m.

Tennessee Martin at Cincinnati 7 p.m.

East Carolina vs Chattanooga 8 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 19East Carolina vs Ohio Noon

Delaware State at Temple 1 p.m.

SMU vs Arizona 1:15 p.m.

Illinois at Memphis 3 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 20East Carolina at South Carolina 1 p.m.

Texas-Pan American at Houston 2 p.m.

Eastern Illinois at Cincinnati 2 p.m.

Tulsa at Northern Iowa 2 p.m.

Oklahoma State at USF 2 p.m.

SMU vs Gardner-Webb 3:30 p.m.

UNC Greensboro at Tulane 6 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 21SMU vs Mississippi 1:15 p.m.

LSU vs UConn 7 p.m. SNY/ESPN3

Cleveland State/Saint Louis vs Tulane TBD

Tuesday, Dec. 22Oklahoma State at UCF 1 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 23Cincinnati at Georgia 1 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 28UConn vs Maryland 8:30 p.m. ESPN2

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Wednesday, Dec. 30USF vs Mississippi State 4:30 p.m. SEC Network

UCF vs Florida 7 p.m. SEC Network

UConn at Cincinnati* 7 p.m. SNY/ESPN3

Memphis at Temple* 7 p.m.

East Carolina at Tulsa* 8 p.m. ESPN3

Houston at Tulane* 8 p.m. American

Saturday, Jan. 2USF at East Carolina* 1 p.m. CBSSN

Temple at Houston* 3 p.m.

SMU at Tulsa* 3 p.m.

Cincinnati at UCF* 3 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 3Tulane at Memphis* 5 p.m. ESPNU

Tuesday, Jan. 5Houston at Memphis* 6 p.m.

UCF at USF* 7 p.m.

Tulane at East Carolina* 7 p.m. American

Temple at SMU* 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 6Tulsa at UConn* 7 p.m. SNY/ESPN3

Thursday, Jan. 7Memphis at Cincinnati* 7 p.m.

SMU at USF* 7 p.m. American

East Carolina at UCF* 7 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 8Tulsa at Temple* 5 p.m. ESPNU

UConn at Houston* 9 p.m. ESPN2

Sunday, Jan. 10Cincinnati at Temple* 2 p.m. ESPN3

Tulsa at Memphis* 2 p.m. American

SMU at Houston* 3 p.m.

UConn at USF* 5 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2

UCF at Tulane* 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 13UConn at Memphis* 5 p.m. SNY/ESPN3

Temple at UCF* 7 p.m. ESPN3

Cincinnati at Tulsa* 8 p.m. American

USF at Tulane* 8 p.m. ESPN3

Thursday, Jan. 14Houston at East Carolina* 7 p.m. American

Saturday, Jan. 16UCF at Cincinnati* 2 p.m. American

Tulane at Tulsa* 2 p.m. American

Memphis at SMU* 3 p.m.

Temple at UConn* 6 p.m. CBSSN

Sunday, Jan. 17East Carolina at USF* 2 p.m. ESPNU

Wednesday, Jan. 20UCF at UConn* 7 p.m. SNY/ESPN3

Cincinnati at East Carolina* 7 p.m.

Tulane at SMU* 8 p.m. ESPN3

Tulsa at Houston* 8 p.m.

USF at Memphis* 8 p.m. American

Thursday, Jan. 21Penn at Temple 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 23Houston at Temple* 2 p.m. ESPN3

UConn at SMU* 3 p.m. SNY/ESPN3

Memphis at Tulsa* 3 p.m.

East Carolina at Tulane* 3 p.m. American

Sunday, Jan. 24USF at UCF* 2 p.m. ESPNU

Tuesday, Jan. 26Temple at Tulane* 8 p.m. American

Wednesday, Jan. 27SMU at Cincinnati* 7 p.m.

Houston at USF* 7 p.m.

UConn at Tulsa* 8 p.m. SNY/ESPN3

UCF at Memphis* 8 p.m. American

Saturday, Jan. 30Memphis at UConn* Noon SNY/ESPN3

Tulsa at UCF* 1 p.m.

Houston at Cincinnati* 2 p.m.

Temple at East Carolina* 2:30 p.m. ESPN3

Sunday, Jan. 31USF at SMU* 2 p.m. ESPNU



Wednesday, Feb. 3SMU at Temple* Noon American

Tulsa at East Carolina* 7 p.m. ESPN3

Cincinnati at USF* 7 p.m.

UCF at Houston* 8 p.m.

UConn at Tulane* 8 p.m. SNY/ESPN3

Saturday, Feb. 6East Carolina at UConn* 1 p.m. SNY/ESPN3

USF at Temple* 2 p.m. ESPN3

Tulane at Houston* 3 p.m.

UCF at SMU* 3 p.m. American

Cincinnati at Memphis* 3 p.m. ESPN3

Tuesday, Feb. 9UConn at South Carolina 7 p.m. ESPN2

Tuesday, Feb. 9Temple at Cincinnati* 7 p.m. American

Tulane at USF* 7 p.m. American

East Carolina at SMU* 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 10Memphis at UCF* 7 p.m.

Houston at Tulsa* 8 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 12USF at Cincinnati* 7 p.m. American

Saturday, Feb. 13USF at Tulsa* 3 p.m.

Memphis at East Carolina* 5 p.m. ESPN3

Sunday, Feb. 14UConn at Temple* Noon ESPN2

SMU at Tulane* 3 p.m. American

Monday, Feb. 15USF at Louisville 9 p.m. ESPN2

Wednesday, Feb. 17Tulane at UCF* 7 p.m.

Cincinnati at UConn* 7 p.m. SNY/ESPN3

East Carolina at Houston* 8 p.m. American

Tulsa at SMU* 8 p.m. ESPN3

Thursday, Feb. 18Temple at Memphis* 8 p.m. American

Saturday, Feb. 20Tulsa at Tulane* 1 p.m. American

Cincinnati at Houston* 3 p.m.

SMU at UCF* 3 p.m.

UConn at East Carolina* 6 p.m. CBSSN

Sunday, Feb. 21Memphis at UCF* Noon ESPNU

Tuesday, Feb. 23Houston at UCF* 7 p.m. ESPN3

Tulane at Temple* 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 24East Carolina at Cincinnati* 7 p.m.

SMU at UConn* 7 p.m. SNY/ESPN3

USF at Tulsa* 8 p.m. American

Saturday, Feb. 27Tulane at UConn* 1 p.m. SNY/ESPN3

Tulsa at Cincinnati* 1 p.m.

Houston at SMU* 3 p.m.

East Carolina at Memphis* 3 p.m. American

Temple at USF* 7 p.m. ESPN3

Monday, Feb. 29USF at UConn* 7 p.m. ESPN2

SMU at East Carolina* 7 p.m.

UCF at Temple* 7 p.m. American

Memphis at Houston* 8 p.m.

Cincinnati at Tulane* 8 p.m. ESPN3

* American Athletic Conference game

All Times Eastern

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TV/DIGITAL SCHEDULE2015-16

Date Game Time (ET) Mon., Nov. 16 UConn at Ohio State 5:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Jimmy V Classic (Storrs, Conn.)

Sat., Dec. 5 Notre Dame at UConn 5:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Hall of Fame Classic (Uncasville, Conn.)

Fri., Dec. 11 Florida State vs. UConn 6 p.m. (ESPN2)

Maggie Dixon Classic (New York, N.Y.)

Mon., Dec. 28 Maryland vs. UConn 8:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Sun., Jan. 3 Tulane at Memphis 5 p.m. (ESPNU)

Fri., Jan. 8 UConn at Houston 9 p.m. (ESPN2)

Sun., Jan. 10 UConn at USF 5 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2)

Sun., Jan. 17 East Carolina at USF 2 p.m. (ESPNU)

Sun., Jan. 24 USF at UCF 2 p.m. (ESPNU)

Sun., Jan. 31 USF at SMU 2 p.m. (ESPNU)

Mon., Feb. 8 UConn at South Carolina 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

Mon., Feb. 15 USF at Louisville 9 p.m. (ESPN2)

Sun., Feb. 21 Memphis at USF Noon (ESPNU)

Mon., Feb. 29 USF at UConn 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

Date Game Time (ET) Sun., Dec. 6 Ohio State at Cincinnati 1 p.m.

Penn State at USF 3 p.m.

Sat., Jan. 2 USF at East Carolina 1 p.m.

Sat., Jan. 16 Temple at UConn 6 p.m.

Sat., Feb. 20 UConn at East Carolina 6 p.m.

Date Game Time (ET) Wed., Dec. 30 Houston at Tulane 8 p.m.

Sat., Jan. 2 SMU at Tulsa 3 p.m.

Tue., Jan., 5 Tulane at East Carolina 7 p.m.

Thu., Jan., 7 SMU at USF 7 p.m.

Sun., Jan., 10 Tulsa at Memphis 2 p.m.

Wed., Jan., 13 Cincinnati at Tulsa 8 p.m.

Thu., Jan., 14 Houston at East Carolina 7 p.m.

Sat., Jan., 16 UCF at Cincinnati 2 p.m.

Sat., Jan., 16 Tulane at Tulsa 2 p.m.

Wed., Jan., 20 USF at Memphis 8 p.m.

Sat., Jan., 23 East Carolina at Tulane 3 p.m.

Tue., Jan., 26 Temple at Tulane 8 p.m.

Wed., Jan., 27 UCF at Memphis 8 p.m.

Wed., Feb., 3 SMU at Temple Noon

Sat., Feb., 6 UCF at SMU 3 p.m.

Tue., Feb., 9 Temple at Cincinnati 7 p.m.

Tue., Feb., 9 Tulane at USF 7 p.m.

Fri., Feb., 12 USF at Cincinnati 7 p.m.

Sun., Feb., 14 SMU at Tulane 3 p.m.

Wed., Feb., 17 East Carolina at Houston 8 p.m.

Thu., Feb. 18 Temple at Memphis 8 p.m.

Sat., Feb. 20 Tulsa at Tulane 2 p.m.

Wed., Feb. 24 USF at Tulsa 8 p.m.

Sat., Feb. 27 East Carolina at Memphis 3 p.m.

Date Game Time (ET) Sat., Nov. 28 Nebraska at UConn 1 p.m.

Mon., Nov. 30 UConn at Chattanooga 6:30 p.m.

Wed., Dec. 9 UConn at Colgate 7 p.m.

Wed., Dec. 30 UConn at Cincinnati 7 p.m.

Wed., Jan. 13 UConn at Memphis 5 p.m.

Temple at UCF 7 p.m.

Wed., Jan. 20 Tulane at SMU 8 p.m.

Sat. Jan. 23 UConn at SMU 3 p.m.

Sat., Jan. 30 Temple at East Carolina 2:30 p.m.

Wed., Feb. 3 Tulsa at East Carolina 7 p.m.

Sat., Feb. 6 Cincinnati at Memphis 3 p.m.

Sat., Feb. 13 Memphis at East Carolina 5 p.m.

Wed., Feb. 17 Tulsa at SMU 8 p.m.

Tue., Feb. 23 Houston at UCF 7 p.m.

Sat., Feb. 27 Temple at USF 7 p.m.


AMERICAN DIGITAL NETWORKThe AmericAn AThleTic conference

The most in-depth coverage of the 2015 American Athletic Conference season can be found on The American Digital Network, the over the-top streaming video platform of The American and its 12 member institutions.

The American has extended its partnership with L2 Produc-tions to provide video production services for more than 65 events annually on The American Digital Network through the 2018-19 academic year.

The American and L2 Productions have collaborated on live video production of regular-season and championship events for the past two years. The American Digital Network produced 65 live events in 2014-15 and plans to showcase at least 80 for the 2015-16 season. All events are carried by pro-fessional-grade, multiple-camera productions which include accomplished play-by-play announcers and expert analysts.

As a result of the partnership, The American Digital Network will provide complete live video coverage of The American’s postseason championships in cross country, swimming and diving, indoor track and field,outdoor track and field, and rowing.

The ADN will also provide coverage of any games of the conference’s women’s soccer, men’s soccer, softball and baseball championships that are not carried by one of the conference’s television partners.

Additionally, The American Digital Network will provide coverage of 25 regular-season women’s basketball games as well as select regular-season contests in soccer, volleyball, softball and baseball.

The ADN will have full wrap-around coverage of The American’s postseason championships in football and men’s and women’s basketball.

In addition to its coverage of regular-season and championship events, The American Digital Network is the home for ondemand previews and game high-lights as well as “The Rise,” a weekly look at the con-ference that includes scores, highlights and feature stories.

All of The American Digital Network productions are available on desktop, tablet, mobile and Roku devices at no charge. The ADN will include DVR functionality and immediate access to archived replays beginning in the 2015-16 season.

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TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE2015-16

Women’s Basketball 20 20

TOURNAMENT SITEmohegAn sun ArenA in uncAsville, connecTicuT

The American Athletic Conference has awarded the 2016 American Women’s Basketball Champion-ship to Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

Mohegan Sun Arena will serve host of The Amer-ican’s women’s basketball championship for the third consecutive year. Home to the WNBA’s Con-necticut Sun, the 10,000-seat arena has hosted championship boxing, college and professional men’s and women’s basketball, Davis Cup tennis, professional bull riding and professional bowling. The WNBA All-Star Game has been hosted by Mo-hegan Sun Arena four times.

The championship includes all 11 teams. The tour-nament will begin on Friday, March 4 with match-ups between the No. 9 and No. 8 seeds, No. 10 and No. 7 seeds and No. 11 and No. 6 seeds. The winners will advance to meet the first, second and third seeds, respectively, on Saturday, March 5. Also playing on Saturday will be the No. 5 and No. 4 seeds. The top five seeds in the champion-ship will receive byes into Saturday’s quarterfinal round.

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SCHEDULENOVEMBER

14 at Nebraska-Omaha 3 p.m.

17 FIU 7 p.m.

20 Florida A&M 7 p.m.

24 at South Alabama 8 p.m.

UCF Thanksgiving Classic (Orlando, Fla.)

28 Buffalo 2:30 p.m.

29 Butler 2:30 p.m.

DECEMBER

2 at Stetson 5:30 p.m.

5 at Akron 1 p.m.

13 St. John’s 2 p.m.

22 Oklahoma State 1 p.m.

American/SEC Challenge (Jacksonville, Fla.)

30 vs. Florida 7 p.m. SEC Network

JANUARY

2 Cincinnati * 2 p.m.

5 at USF * 7 p.m.

7 East Carolina * 7 p.m.

10 at Tulane * 5 p.m.

13 Temple * 7 p.m. ESPN3

16 at Cincinnati * 2 p.m. American

20 at UConn * 7 p.m. ESPN3

24 USF * 2 p.m. ESPNU

27 at Memphis * 8 p.m. American

30 Tulsa * 1 p.m.

FEBRUARY

3 at Houston * 8 p.m.

6 at SMU * 3 p.m. American

10 Memphis * 7 p.m.

13 at Tulsa * 3 p.m.

17 Tulane * 7 p.m.

20 SMU * 2 p.m.

23 Houston * 7 p.m. ESPN3

29 at Temple * 7 p.m. American

All times (Eastern) are subject to change; American Athletic Conference games denoted with asterisk

No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School

4 Polacek, Ashley G Fr. 5-5 Ottawa, Ont./SPIRE Academy (Ohio)

11 Thigpen, Kayla G Fr. 5-8 West Palm Beach, Fla./Palm Beach Lakes

12 Shuler, Nyala F Fr. 6-0 Orlando, Fla./Edgewater

13 Thomas, Kayla C Fr. 6-5 Philadelphia, Pa./Mastery Charter

14 Juarbe, Erica G Sr. 5-9 Brooklyn, N.Y./Lincoln

21 Reasor, Makenzi F Jr. 6-2 Fortville, Ind/Mount Vernon

22 Gregory, Aliyah G So. 5-10 Tampa, Fla./Strawberry Crest

23 Lewis, Zykira G Jr. 5-8 Bartow, Fla./Bartow

24 Ndour, Fifi F So. 6-1 Dakar, Senegal/Montverde Academy

25 Omokore, Tolulope F Fr. 5-11 Greenbelt, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt

32 Massey, Joslyn F Jr. 6-0 Detroit, Mich. /John Glenn

33 Paul, Jamesha G Fr. 5-8 Pompano Beach, Fla./Dillard

HEAD COACH: Joi Williams

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Ken Griffin

ASSISTANT COACHES: Tamisha Augustin, Joe Silvestri

UCF

2015-16 ROSTER

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NEWS & NOTES

Location.................................................... .......... Orlando, Fla.Founded................................................................ .............1963Enrollment.......................................................... ............60,810Nickname.......................................................... .......... KnightsColors.................................................... ..........Black and GoldPresident............................................... ........ Dr. John C. HittInterim Director of Athletics......................... Brad StricklinSenior Woman Administrator ........................Brandi StuartWomen’s Basketball Office Phone ............ . (407) 823-6266Associate Head Coach ........................................Ken GriffinAssistant Coaches ......... Tamisha Augustin, Joe Silverstri

2014-15 Overall Record ................................................... 9-212014-15 Conference Record/Finish .........................5-13/8thStarters Returning/Lost......................................................3/2Letterwinners Returning/Lost...........................................4/6Newcomers .......................................................................FiveWome’s Basketball Contact .........................Jenna MarinaPhone .............................................................. . (407) 823-2464E-mail ......................................... [email protected] ...................................................... UCFKnights.comTwitter ................................................................. @UCF_WBB

QUICK FACTS, STAFF & SPORTS INFO

NEWS & NOTES

BRAD STRICKLINInterim Director of Athletics

Joi WilliamsHead Coach

Jenna MarinaSports Information Director

UCF’s tandem of Zykira Lewis and Aliyah Gregory are ready to lead the backcourt once again. The pair com-bined for 48 percent of the Knights’ offensive production last year, combining for 912 points. Gregory obtained a wealth of experience in her first season as one of the American’s top five leading rookie scorers while averaging 30.3 minutes per game.

Three of UCF’s incoming freshmen helped guide their respective high school teams to state championships in 2015. Kayla Thigpen became a two-time Sun Sentinel Player of the Year after helping Palm Beach Lakes to its first state title in program history in March. Tolulope Omokore helped Eleanor Roosevelt (Va.) clinch back-to-back state championships while Jamesha Paul led Dillard High School (Fort Lauderdale) to its ninth state champion-ship. The Knights are also bringing in Kayla Thomas (Pa.) -- the first Mastery Charter student to sign with a Division I School on a full scholarship -- and Ashley Polacek, who won gold with Ontario’s U17 team at the 2012 National Championship.

Joslyn Massey will be able to suit up after sitting out due to NCAA transfer rules. She clocked time in 23 games for Purdue, including an appearance in the 2013 NCAA Tournament. Makenzie Reasor (ACL) and Nyala Shuler (Lisfranc - foot) are expected to be back to form after suffering season-ending injuries in UCF’s seventh game of the 2014-15 season.

Of the 12 student-athletes on UCF’s roster, eight are un-derclassmen. Nyala Shuler, Fifi Ndour and Gregory -- all rookies a year ago -- accounted for nearly a third of the team’s minutes played last season. Moreover, Gregory and Ndour each started at least 20 games in 2014-15. UCF’s lone senior, Erica Juarbe, started in 10 of 29 games played, averaging 1.4 points and 4.0 rebounds in 17.2 minutes per game last year.


WILLIAMS’ YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY

UCF

YEAR SCHOOL OVERALL NCAA POSTSEASON WNIT POSTSEASON CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT2003-04 Murray State 13-15 0-12004-05 Murray State 9-19 1-12005-06 Murray State 11-17 0-12006-07 Murray State 21-10 0-1 2-1 (2nd)2007-08 UCF 10-20 0-12008-09 UCF 17-17 0-1 4-0 (1st)2009-10 UCF 11-16 1-12010-11 UCF 22-11 0-1 3-0 (1st)2011-12 UCF 12-17 0-12012-13 UCF 16-18 3-1 (2nd)2013-14 UCF 10-20 0-12014-15 UCF 5-13 0-1CAREER (12 Years) 107-140 0-2 0-1 14-10 (.433) (.000) (.000) (.583)

Career Record (12 years) ......... 161-201 (.444)

UCF Record (8 years) ................ 107-140 (.433)

NCAA Record (2 appearances)....... 0-2 (.000)

WNIT Record (1 appearance) ......... 0-1 (.000)

Conference Tournament ............. 14-10 (.583) (11 appearances)

Education - Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, University of South Florida (1988)

Personal - Born and raised in Jacksonville, Fla.; played at the collegiate level at the University of South Florida from 19984-88; four-year starting point guard and currently ranks among USF’s career assist leaders

Coaching File - Head coach, Murray State (2003-07); Assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, Clemson (2002-03); Assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, Florida (1990-2002)

Joi Williams9th Year at UCF

“We are very excited about this season. We have a competitive non-conference schedule that will challenge us and prepare us for play in the American Athletic Conference. We have a young and energetic team that has been working hard in the weight room and in the gym this off season. We are eager to get out

on the floor and compete against some very good teams.”

- Joi Williams, UCF

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PLAYER HIGHLIGHTZYKIRA LEWIS

• Needs 55 POINTS to join UCF’s 1,000-point club (Will become 21st in school history)

• UCF’s record holder for 3-POINTERS in a single season (86, 2014-15)

• Lethal from long distance, ranking among the TOP 15 in the nation for 3-pointers per game a year ago (2.87)

Jr. • G • 5-8

2014-15 UCF Statistics

TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg23 LEWIS, Zykira 30 29 1060 35.3 207 543 .381 86 252 .341 67 83 .807 17 82 99 3.3 52 0 59 80 13 55 567 18.922 GREGORY, Aliyah 30 28 909 30.3 140 361 .388 16 59 .271 49 71 .690 21 67 88 2.9 67 2 52 105 8 23 345 11.513 MONTGOMERY, Brittni 30 27 593 19.8 105 208 .505 0 0 .000 30 49 .612 87 122 209 7.0 101 2 22 50 26 23 240 8.021 REASOR, Makenzi 7 0 104 14.9 15 40 .375 0 3 .000 18 21 .857 8 13 21 3.0 20 0 3 8 2 5 48 6.912 SHULER, Nyala 7 5 177 25.3 16 55 .291 4 14 .286 9 12 .750 19 25 44 6.3 12 0 10 12 6 10 45 6.424 NDOUR, Fifi 30 20 620 20.7 75 211 .355 9 46 .196 27 45 .600 50 95 145 4.8 84 3 38 80 24 14 186 6.202 HINES, Andrea 30 21 1033 34.4 61 199 .307 15 54 .278 47 67 .701 30 89 119 4.0 48 1 130 88 4 34 184 6.111 GORDON, Yanique 21 3 336 16.0 43 87 .494 0 0 .000 29 55 .527 42 88 130 6.2 36 1 5 26 13 13 115 5.542 TAYLOR, Stephanie 25 6 412 16.5 25 54 .463 0 0 .000 14 22 .636 46 41 87 3.5 41 0 6 25 18 9 64 2.614 JUARBE, Erica 29 10 500 17.2 12 41 .293 0 1 .000 18 35 .514 52 63 115 4.0 74 2 35 46 11 17 42 1.404 JACKSON, Jordan 21 0 134 6.4 10 35 .286 3 10 .300 2 8 .250 9 25 34 1.6 16 0 13 8 1 5 25 1.210 BLAIR, Bryeasha 22 1 122 5.5 8 33 .242 2 10 .200 7 12 .583 4 10 14 0.6 14 1 8 19 0 3 25 1.1TM TEAM 73 78 151 5.0 0 12 0 Total 30 717 1867 .384 135 449 .301 317 480 .660 458 798 1256 41.9 565 12 381 559 126 211 1886 62.9 Opponents 30 728 1818 .400 176 544 .324 435 642 .678 395 769 1164 38.8 510 - 402 475 108 269 2067 68.9



2 Nikira Goings G Fr. 5-9 Marietta, Ga./Osborne

3 Ana Owens G So. 5-6 Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North

12 Alyesha Lovett G Sr. 6-0 Newark, N.J./Malcolm X Shabazz

13 Brandey Tarver G Jr. 5-10 Chicago, Ill./Bogan Computer Technical

14 Trinity Hunter F So. 6-1 New Albany, Ohio/Gahanna Lincoln

20 Maya Benham G Fr. 6-0 Douglasville, Ga./Osborne

21 Brianna Moore F Fr. 6-1 Locust Grove, Ga./Luella

22 Bianca Quisenberry G Jr. 5-8 Springfield, Ohio/Tecumseh

23 Jasmine Whitfield G Sr. 5-10 Crestwood, Ky./South Oldham

25 Chelsea Warren F Fr. 6-1 Red Oak, Texas/Red Oak

32 Shelbi Chandler F Sr. 6-3 Indianapolis, Ind./Pike

50 Shaqeia Stokes F Gs. 6-1 Cincinnati, Ohio/Winton Woods/Saint Francis (Pa.)

HEAD COACH: Jamelle ElliottASSISTANT COACH: Tasha BrownASSISTANT COACH: Katie RokusASSISTANT COACH: Aaron A. Swinson

CINCINNATI

2015-16 ROSTER

Alyesha LOVETT

SCHEDULENOVEMBER

14 Saint Francis (Pa.) 2 p.m.

18 Northern Kentucky 7 p.m.

21 Bowling Green 2 p.m.

Junkanoo Jam (Freeport, Bahamas)

26 vs. Baylor 2 p.m.

27 vs. Michigan State 5:45 p.m.

DECEMBER

2 at Detroit 7 p.m.

6 Ohio State 1 p.m. CBSSN

13 at Xavier 5 p.m.

18 Tennessee-Martin 7 p.m.

20 Eastern Illinois 2 p.m.

23 at Georgia 1 p.m.

30 UConn * 7 p.m. ESPN3

JANUARY

2 at UCF * 2 p.m.

7 Memphis * 7 p.m.

10 at Temple * 2 p.m. ESPN3

13 at Tulsa * 8 p.m. American

16 UCF * 2 p.m. American

20 at East Carolina * 7 p.m.

27 SMU * 7 p.m.

30 Houston * 2 p.m.

FEBRUARY

3 at USF * 7 p.m.

6 at Memphis * 3 p.m. ESPN3

9 Temple * 7 p.m. American

12 USF * 7 p.m. American




27 Tulsa * 1 p.m.

29 at Tulane * 8 p.m. ESPN3


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NEWS & NOTES


MIKE BOHNDirector of Athletics

JAMELLE ELLIOTT Head Coach

DREW WEBERSports Information Director

Location.................................................... .....Cincinnati, OhioFounded................................................................ ............ .1819Enrollment.......................................................... ............44,096Nickname.......................................................... ....... BearcatsColors.................................................... ...........Red and BlackPresident............................................... .......Dr. Santa J. OnoDirector of Athletics............................................ Mike BohnSenior Woman Administrator ................ Maggie McKinleyWomen’s Basketball Office Phone ............ . (513) 556-2255Assistant Coaches .. Tasha Brown, Katie Rokus, Aaron A. Swinson

2014-15 Overall Record ................................................... 8-232014-15 Conference Record/Finish .........................4-14/9thStarters Returning/Lost......................................................3/2Letterwinners Returning/Lost...........................................6/4Newcomers ........................................................................ SixWome’s Basketball Contact .......................... .Drew WeberPhone .............................................................. . (513) 556-5191E-mail ...............................................andrew.weber@uc.eduWebsite .................................................. GoBEARCATS.comTwitter ...............................................................@GoBearcats

The Bearcats enter the 2015-16 season deep at the guard position. Cincinnati will have its top-two returning scorers back in sophomore Ana Owens (11.7 ppg) and senior Jas-mine Whitfield (9.9 ppg), as well as junior Bianca Quisen-berry who started 23 games a year ago. The services of redshirt-senior guard Alyesha Lovett will be a welcomed addition after the veteran missed all of last season with an Achilles injury following averaging 10.2 points per contest in 2013-14.

Cincinnati has a familiar connection amongst its incoming freshman guards. The duo of Nikira Goings and Maya Benham were teammates at Osborne High School in Mari-etta, Georgia where they led the Cardinals to a 27-3 overall record including a regional title and a No. 1 Georgia Class AAAAAA ranking in 2015.

Also included amongst four newcomers for the Bearcats this season is graduate transfer and Cincinnati native Shaqeia Stokes. The forward comes home after spending four seasons at Saint Francis (Pa.) where she averaged 5.3

points and 4.0 rebounds a contest as a senior.

The Bearcats return 57 percent of their scoring and 46 percent of their rebounding from last year’s squad. A mix of steady veterans and dynamic underclassmen this sea-son are reasons for plenty of optimism in the Queen City.


CINCINNATIJamelle Elliott 7th Year at CincinnatiCareer Record (6 years) ............. 70-113 (.382)

Cincinnati Record (6 years) ...... 70-113 (.382)


Conference Tournament ................ 2-5 (.286)(5 appearances)

Education - Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, University of Connecticut (1996); M.A. in Sport Management, University of Con-necticut (1997)

Personal - Native of Washington, D.C.; at-tended H.D. Woodson High School (1989-92)l Played at UConn from 1993-1996

Coaching File - Assistant coach, UConn (1997-2009)

ELLIOTT’S YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORYYEAR SCHOOL OVERALL NCAA POSTSEASON WNIT POSTSEASON CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT2009-10 Cincinnati 12-18 1-12010-11 Cincinnati 9-20 0-12011-12 Cincinnati 16-16 1-1 0-12012-13 Cincinnati 12-18 0-12013-14 Cincinnati 13-18 1-12014-15 Cincinnati 8-23 1-1CAREER (6 Years) 70-113 0-0 1-1 3-6 (.382) (.000) (.500) (.333)

“This year we have a solid core group of upperclassmen who display strong leadership and work ethic qualities. The return of senior guard Alyesha Lovett along with our most experienced returners, senior guard Jasmine Whitfield and

sophomore point guard Ana Owens, provide us with a steady backcourt and lots of game experience. There are also great

opportunities for our talented and capable underclassmen to play a significant and valuable role for us this year. The energy surrounding this team feels really good and we are all looking

forward to what is in store for our team this season“

- Jamelle Elliott, Cincinnati

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PLAYER HIGHLIGHTANA OWENS

• Led the team in scoring AND assists last season at 11.7 and 2.5

• Led the conference in minutes played by MORE THAN TWO MINUTES at 37.4 per game

• Earned American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week honors on Feb. 2 after dropping a CAREER-HIGH 25 points during a 69-66 win over Houston

So. • G • 5-6

2014-15 Cincinnati Statistics

TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg03 OWENS, Ana 31 31 1160 37.4 120 371 .323 57 155 .368 66 90 .733 19 117 136 4.4 63 0 76 120 3 30 363 11.735 HILL, Marley 30 28 979 32.6 141 351 .402 0 9 .000 61 99 .616 70 180 250 8.3 61 0 23 81 32 10 343 11.423 WHITFIELD, Jasmine 31 31 1016 32.8 95 292 .325 37 145 .255 80 100 .800 36 93 129 4.2 82 3 55 94 4 30 307 9.905 CANN, Makenzie 31 1 710 22.9 66 191 .346 51 139 .367 33 39 .846 8 50 58 1.9 36 0 37 21 5 11 216 7.025 JAMISON, Chelsea 31 31 856 27.6 66 172 .384 2 9 .222 33 47 .702 68 108 176 5.7 79 3 32 79 10 21 167 5.422 QUISENBERRY, Bianca 30 23 624 20.8 48 150 .320 13 51 .255 33 46 .717 16 74 90 3.0 61 0 45 47 4 37 142 4.713 TARVER, Brandey 31 7 552 17.8 46 141 .326 0 1 .000 20 31 .645 30 72 102 3.3 42 0 19 46 11 8 112 3.632 CHANDLER, Shelbi 30 1 233 7.8 12 31 .387 0 0 .000 3 13 .231 20 32 52 1.7 32 0 5 19 4 5 27 0.944 NICKENS, Ashley 14 2 61 4.4 2 11 .182 0 0 .000 6 8 .750 5 8 13 0.9 6 0 2 3 1 2 10 0.714 HUNTER, Trinity 14 0 83 5.9 4 14 .286 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 6 10 16 1.1 10 0 1 2 2 3 8 0.6TM TEAM 46 63 109 3.5 1 18 0 Total 31 600 1724 .348 160 509 .314 335 475 .705 324 807 1131 36.5 473 6 295 530 76 157 1695 54.7 Opponents 31 823 1986 .414 171 542 .315 298 454 .656 412 864 1276 41.2 500 - 444 384 133 261 2115 68.2


UCONN

2015-16 ROSTER

MoriahJEFFERSON


2 Briana Pulido G Sr. 5-7 Miami, Florida/ Gulliver Preparatory

3 Morgan Tuck F Jr. 6-2 Bolingbrook, Ill./ Bolingbrook

4 Moriah Jefferson G Sr. 5-7 Glenn Heights, Texas/Home School

11 Kia Nurse G So. 6-0 Hamilton, Ontario/St. Thomas More

12 Saniya Chong G Jr. 5-8 Ossining, N.Y./Ossining

15 Gabby Williams G So. 5-11 Sparks, Nev./Reed

20 Tierney Lawlor G Jr. 5-7 Ansonia, Conn./Ansonia

22 Courtney Ekmark G So. 6-0 Phoenix, Ariz./St. Mary’s

24 Napheesa Collier G/F Fr. 6-1 O’Fallon, Missouri/Incarnate Word Academy

30 Breanna Stewart F Sr. 6-4 North Syracuse, N.Y./Cicero North

33 Katie Lou Samuelson G/F Fr. 6-3 Huntington Beach, Calif./Mater Dei

35 De’Janae Boykin F Fr. 6-2 Springdale, Md./Charles H. Flowers

51 Natalie Butler C So. 6-5 Fairfax Station, Va./Lake Braddock

HEAD COACH: Geno AuriemmaASSOCIATE COACH: Chris DaileyASSISTANT COACH: Shea RalphASSISTANT COACH: Marisa Moseley

SCHEDULENOVEMBER 16 at Ohio State 5:30 p.m. ESPN223 Kansas State 7 p.m. SNY28 Nebraska 1 p.m. SNY/ESPN3

30 at Chattanooga 6:30 p.m. SNY/ESPN3

DECEMBER

2 at DePaul 7:30 p.m. FOX

Jimmy V Classic (Storrs, Conn.)

5 Notre Dame 5:15 p.m. ESPN

9 at Colgate 7 p.m. SNY/ESPN3

Hall of Fame Classic (Uncasville, Conn.)11 Florida State 6 p.m. ESPN2

21 LSU 7 p.m. SNY

Maggie Dixon Classic (New York, N.Y)28 vs. Maryland 8:30 p.m. ESPN2

30 at Cincinnati * 7 p.m. SNY

JANUARY 6 Tulsa * 7 p.m. SNY8 at Houston * 9 p.m. SNY/ESPN310 at USF * 5 p.m. ESPN/ESPN213 at Memphis * 6 p.m. SNY16 Temple * 6 p.m. CBSSN20 UCF * 7 p.m. SNY23 at SMU * 3 p.m. SNY27 at Tulsa * 8 p.m. SNY

30 Memphis * Noon SNY

FEBRUARY 3 at Tulane * 8 p.m. SNY6 East Carolina * 1 p.m. SNY8 at South Carolina 7 p.m. ESPN214 at Temple * Noon ESPN217 Cincinnati * 7 p.m. SNY20 at East Carolina * 8 p.m. CBSSN24 SMU * 7 p.m. SNY27 Tulane * 1 p.m. SNY

29 USF * 7 p.m. ESPN2


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PAT MCKENNASports Information Director

GENO AURIEMMAHead Coach

WARDE MANUELDirector of Athletics

Location ..............................................................Storrs, Conn.Founded ............................................................................ 1881Enrollment ......................................................................31,119Nickname ....................................................................HuskiesColors ................................. Navy Flag Blue (Navy) & WhitePresident ................................................ Susan Herbst, Ph.DDirector of Athletics.....................................Warde ManuelSenior Woman Administrator ...................... Debbie CorumWomen’s Basketball Office Phone ............. (860) 486-4756Associate Head Coach ..................................... Chris DaileyAssistant Coaches ............... Shea Ralph, Marisa Moseley

2014-15 Overall Record ................................................... 38-12014-15 Conference Record/Finish .........................18-0/1stStarters Returning/Lost......................................................4/1Letterwinners Returning/Lost...........................................9/2Newcomers ................................................................... ThreeVolleyball Contact .......................................... Pat McKenna Phone ................................................................(860) 486-2394E-mail .................................... [email protected] ..................................................UConnHuskies.comTwitter ...............................................................@UConnWBB

UConn won the national championship for the NCAA re-cord 10th time in school history, defeating Notre Dame, 63-53, on April 7 in Tampa, Fla. Moriah Jefferson and MorganTuck were honored on the All-NCAA Tournament Team while Breanna Stewart was selected as the Final Four MOP for the third-straight year. Stewart is the only player in the history of the sport to be honored as the Final Four Most Outstanding Player three times.

The Final Four trip was UConn’s 16th all-time, which is the second-most appearances in the history of the sport. Ten-nessee has appeared in a record 18 Final Fours. Stanfordhas the third-highest total of 12 Final Four trips. The Hus-kies enter the 2015-16 season having appeared in a record eight-straight Final Fours and UConn has now advanced to at least the Final Four 13 times since 2000.

Connecticut finished 38-1 in 2014-15 to post its 10th-straight 30-win season. The Huskies eclipsed the 30-win plateau for the 20th time in the last 21 years and the 39victories matches the second most in school history. (2002, 2009 and 2010) The 2013-14 team holds the school record

for single-season triumphs with 40.

Natalie Butler transferred to UConn from Georgetown and sat out the 2014-15 season due to transfer rules. She will have three years of eligibility remaining beginning withthe 2015-16 season. Butler was selected as the Big East Freshman of the Year in 2013-14 after averaging 13.9 points and 13.4 rebounds per game with the Hoyas.

Breanna Stewart is only 40 points shy of becoming UCo-nn’s ninth member of the 2,000-point club. The two-time consensus national player of the year led the teamat 17.6 points per game and shot a blistering 53.9 percent from the fi eld. The North Syracuse, N.Y. native is now a two-time winner of the AP and USBWA national player ofthe year awards and the Naismith Trophy.


UCONNGeno Auriemma31st Year at UConn

AURIEMMA’S YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY


UConn Record (30 years) ......... 917-134 (.873)

NCAA Record (27 appearances) .. 103-17 (.858)

Conference Tournament ............ 72-10 (.878)(30 appearances)

Education - Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, West Chester University (1981)

Personal - Native of Montella, Italy until age 6, then Norristown, Pa.; attended Bishop Kenrick (Pa.) High School (1972) ; resides in Manchester, Conn. with his wife Kathy; father of three children and two grand children.

Coaching File - Assistant women’s coach, University of Virginia (1981-85); Head boys’ coach, Bishop Kenrick (Pa.) High School (1979-81); Assistant women’s coach, St. Joseph’s (Pa.) University (1978)

YEAR SCHOOL OVERALL NCAA POSTSEASON CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT1985-86 UConn 12-15 0-1 1986-87 UConn 14-13 0-11987-88 UConn 17-11 0-11988-89 UConn 24-6 0-1 3-0 (1st)1989-90 UConn 25-6 0-1 2-1 (2nd)1990-91 UConn 29-5 3-1 (Final Four) 3-0 (1st)1991-92 UConn 23-11 1-1 2-1 (2nd)1992-93 UConn 18-11 0-1 1-11993-94 UConn 30-3 3-1 (Sweet 16) 3-0 (1st)1994-95 UConn 35-0 6-0 (National Champions) 3-0 (1st)1995-96 UConn 34-4 4-1 (Final Four) 3-0 (1st)1996-97 UConn 33-1 3-1 (Elite Eight) 3-0 (1st)1997-98 UConn 34-3 3-1 (Elite Eight) 3-0 (1st) 1998-99 UConn 29-5 2-1 (Sweet 16) 3-0 (1st)1999-00 UConn 36-1 6-0 (National Champions) 3-0 (1st)2000-01 UConn 32-3 4-1 (Final Four) 3-0 (1st)2001-02 UConn 39-0 6-0 (National Champions) 3-0 (1st)2002-03 UConn 37-1 6-0 (National Champions) 2-1 (2nd)2003-04 UConn 31-4 6-0 (National Champions) 1-12004-05 UConn 25-8 2-1 (Sweet 16) 3-0 (1st)2005-06 UConn 32-5 3-1 (Elite Eight) 3-0 (1st)2006-07 UConn 32-4 3-1 (Elite Eight) 2-1 (2nd)2007-08 UConn 36-2 4-1 (Final Four) 3-0 (1st)2008-09 UConn 39-0 6-0 (National Champions) 3-0 (1st)2009-10 UConn 39-0 6-0 (National Champions) 3-0 (1st)2010-11 UConn 36-2 4-1 (Final Four) 3-0 (1st)2011-12 UConn 33-5 4-1 (Final Four) 3-0 (1st)2012-13 UConn 35-4 6-0 (National Champions) 2-1 (2nd)2013-14 UConn 40-0 6-0 (National Champions) 3-0 (1st)2014-15 UConn 38-1 6-0 (National Champions) 3-0 (1st)CAREER (30 Years) 917-134 103-17 72-10 (.873) (.858) (.878)

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PLAYER HIGHLIGHTBREANNA STEWART

• Only student-athlete in history to be honored as the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four THREE TIMES

• Enters the year 40 POINTS SHY of be-coming only the ninth player in UConn history to reach the 2,000-point plateau

• Consensus National Player of the Year, and American Athletic Conference Player of the Year, in EACH OF THE LAST TWO SEASONS

Sr. • F • 6-4

2014-15 UConn Statistics

TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg30 STEWART, Breanna 39 39 1104 28.3 264 490 .539 30 96 .313 128 159 .805 83 220 303 7.8 65 0 122 76 104 61 686 17.623 MOSQUEDA-LEWIS, K. 38 38 1092 28.7 205 396 .518 121 248 .488 34 38 .895 44 114 158 4.2 47 0 104 56 14 42 565 14.903 TUCK, Morgan 39 37 996 25.5 239 401 .596 21 72 .292 63 84 .750 79 137 216 5.5 65 1 115 67 13 31 562 14.404 JEFFERSON, Moriah 39 39 1121 28.7 193 329 .587 56 113 .496 43 51 .843 23 89 112 2.9 58 1 191 62 5 100 485 12.411 NURSE, Kia 39 36 976 25.0 138 284 .486 53 130 .408 70 97 .722 34 88 122 3.1 60 1 108 61 2 55 399 10.215 WILLIAMS, Gabby 38 0 591 15.6 137 215 .637 0 1 .000 42 91 .462 79 139 218 5.7 45 0 50 40 14 46 316 8.312 CHONG, Saniya 38 2 723 19.0 78 166 .470 34 93 .366 23 31 .742 14 59 73 1.9 23 0 74 41 8 26 213 5.641 STOKES, Kiah 39 4 715 18.3 73 128 .570 1 2 .500 30 40 .750 73 192 265 6.8 59 0 33 31 147 19 177 4.522 EKMARK, Courtney 28 0 272 9.7 21 64 .328 10 37 .270 1 6 .167 16 23 39 1.4 12 0 19 13 0 6 53 1.914 EDWARDS, Sadie 6 0 29 4.8 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 3 6 .500 0 2 2 0.3 2 0 1 7 0 1 5 0.820 LAWLOR, Tierney 33 0 128 3.9 4 24 .167 3 17 .176 2 2 1.000 6 7 13 0.4 7 0 8 4 0 5 13 0.424 PULIDO, Briana 32 0 79 2.5 3 13 .231 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 9 9 0.3 0 0 3 8 2 2 7 0.2TM TEAM 69 102 171 4.4 0 8 0 Total 39 1356 2513 .540 330 813 .406 439 605 .726 520 1181 1701 43.6 443 3 828 474 309 394 3481 89.3 Opponents 39 738 2389 .309 196 731 .268 224 326 .687 495 725 1220 31.3 586 - 345 700 85 229 1896 48.6


EAST CAROLINA

2015-16 ROSTER

I’TianaTAYLOR

No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School 1 Alexandra Frazier G Fr. 5-9 Lawrenceville, Ga./Central Gwinnett2 Khadidja Toure G Jr. 5-9 Kennewick, Wash./Kamiakan3 Manesha Womble G/F Jr. 5-11 Atlanta, Ga./Carver4 DeVaughn Gray F Sr. 5-11 Tulsa, Okla./Booker T. Washington5 Chelsie Keys F Sr. 6-0 Muskogee, Okla./Muskogee11 Khadijah Ellison G Sr. 5-7 Roxbury, Mass./Burke13 Fanni Csutoras G/F Jr. 5-11 Bogad, Hungary/PTE Deak Ferenc Gyakorlo15 Derreyal Youngblood F Jr. 6-4 Harvey, La./John Curtis20 Bre McDonald G/F Jr. 6-0 Lithonia, Ga./Chamblee22 Jasmine Phillips G Sr. 5-10 Hartsville, S.C./Hartsville23 Jada Payne G/F Sr. 6-2 Hickory/Hickory24 I’Tiana Taylor F Sr. 6-1 Pflugerville, Texas/Pflugerville25 Zippy Khasoa F Jr. 6-5 Nairobi, Kenya/Laiser Hill Academy40 Gabrielle Holston G/F So. 6-0 Margaret, Ala./Center Point55 Marina Laramie F Jr. 6-2 St. Louis, Mo./Fort Zumwalt West

HEAD COACH: Heather Macy ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: John MarcumASSISTANT COACH: Dalila EsheASSISTANT COACH: Crayton Jones

SCHEDULENOVEMBER Islanders Classic (Corpus Christi, Texas)13 UTRGV 3:30 p.m.14 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 8 p.m.

17 Alcorn State 7 p.m. 20 Presbyterian 11:30 a.m. 22 at Delaware 2 p.m. Lone Star Showcase (Austin, Texas)26 vs. Creighton 8:30 p.m. 27 vs. Eastern Washington 6 p.m. 28 vs. Northwestern 8:30 p.m.

DECEMBER 5 at Auburn 1 p.m. UNCW Christmas Classic (Wilmington, N.C.)18 vs. Chattanooga Noon19 vs. Ohio Noon

20 South Carolina 1 p.m.30 at Tulsa * 8 p.m. ESPN3

JANUARY 2 USF * 1 p.m. CBSSN5 Tulane * 7 p.m. American7 at UCF * 7 p.m. 14 Houston * 7 p.m. American17 at USF * 2 p.m. ESPNU20 Cincinnati * 7 p.m.23 at Tulane * 3 p.m. American

30 Temple * 2:30 p.m. ESPN3

FEBRUARY 3 Tulsa * 7 p.m. ESPN36 at UConn * 1 p.m. SNY/ESPN39 at SMU * 8 p.m.13 Memphis * 5 p.m. ESPN317 at Houston * 8 p.m. American20 UConn * 8 p.m. CBSSN24 at Cincinnati * 7 p.m. 27 at Memphis * 3 p.m. American

29 SMU * 7 p.m.


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NEWS & NOTES


ADAM MILLERSports Information Director

HEATHER MACYHead Coach

JEFF COMPHERDirector of Athletics

Location ......................................................... Greenville, N.C.Founded ............................................................................ 1907Enrollment .....................................................................28, 289Nickname ..................................................................... PiratesColors ................................................................Purple & GoldChancellor...................................................Dr. Steve BallardDirector of Athletics........................................Jeff CompherSenior Woman Administrator ................... Shelley BinegarWomen’s Basketball Office Phone ..............(252) 737-4586Associate Head Coach ..................................John MarcumAssistant Coaches ...................Dalila Eshe, Crayton Jones

2014-15 Overall Record ................................................. 22-112014-15 Conference Record/Finish ...................... 11-7/FifthLetterwinners Returning/Lost...........................................6/6Newcomers .....................................................................EightWomen’s Basketball Contact ..........................Adam MillerPhone ................................................................(252) 737-5112E-mail ...........................................................millera@ecu.eduWebsite ............................................. www.ECUPirates.com Twitter ................................................. @ECUWomensHoops

Following a historical 2014-15 campaign that saw East Carolina reach the semifinals of the American Athlet-ic Conference Championship in its first year of league membership and record its third-straight 20-win season, sixth-year head coach Heather Macy will look to lead the Pirates’ rapid rise into national spotlight in 2015-16.

Macy begins the season just six shy of 100 wins at ECU, as her team returns its top two and three of the top four scorers from last season, including 2015 all-conference first team selection Jada Payne, along with 2015 American Conference Newcomer-of-the-Year and all-league second team pick I’Tiana Taylor.

If 2015-16 is anything similar to her previous two seasons, Payne will make a rapid climb up the ECU all-time scoring list, where she begins the year at No. 17. If she meets her two-year average (566 points), Payne will conclude her three-year career as the No. 3 scorer in program history. With 596 points, the Hickory, N.C., native will eclipse 2,000 for her playing career. Payne is also on pace to finish her collegiate career with the highest free throw and three-

point field goal percentages, and after sinking 150 three-point field goals in her first two years, she needs just 52 more to take over the top spot on the all-time charts. All of these accomplishments will have been achieved in just three seasons in Greenville.

Eligible for the Pirates in 2015-16 are four players who redshirted last season after transferring into the program, including sophomore Gabrielle Holston (Georgia Tech) and juniors Derreyal Youngblood (LSU), Khadidja Toure (Oregon State) and Marina Laramie (Indiana State).


EAST CAROLINA

MACY’S YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORYYEAR SCHOOL OVERALL NCAA POSTSEASON WNIT POSTSEASON CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT2005-06 Pfeiffer 14-15 1-12006-07 Pfeiffer 26-5 0-1 3-02007-08 Francis Marion 21-9 0-1 1-12008-09 Francis Marion 27-5 2-1 1-12009-10 Francis Marion 27-5 1-1 2-12010-11 East Carolina 16-15 1-12011-12 East Carolina 12-19 1-12012-13 East Carolina 22-10 0-1 1-1 2013-14 East Carolina 22-9 0-1 0-12014-15 East Carolina 22-11 1-1 1-1 CAREER (10 Years) 209-103 3-3 1-3 12-9 (.670) (.500) (.250) (.571)


East Carolina Record (5 years) ..... 94-64 (.594)



Conference Tournament ............... 12-9 (.571) (10 appearances)

Education - Bachelor’s degree in Sports and Exercise Studies (Cum Laude), Greensboro College (2000); Master’s degree in Human Performance and Recreation, University of Southern Mississippi (2002)

Personal - Native of Hamtponville, N.C.; four-year letterwinner at Greensboro College; finished her play career 11th in program history in scoring and top-10 in assists

Coaching File - Head coach, Francis Marion (2007-10); Head coach, Pfeiffer (2005-07); Assistant coach, UMBC (2004-05); Assistant coach, High Point (2002-04); Assistant coach, LenoirRhyne (2001-02); Assistant coach; Catawba (2000-01)

Heather Macy6th Year at East Carolina

“We’ve had an incredibly strong offseason and I think it builds confidence going into the 2015-16 season. Over the course

of the next two years, we will have graduated more than 12 players. Continuing the winning tradition of our program is so important. This team will work extremely hard, knowing every game is a big one in the American [Athletic] Conference. They have huge shoes to fill but are definitely up for the challenge.”

-Heather Macy, East Carolina

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STATISTICS

PLAYER HIGHLIGHTJADA PAYNE

• Ranks sixth all-time at East Carolina in career 3-pointers made (150) and NEEDS 52 to be No. 1

• Needs 596 POINTS for 2,000 in her career

• Her 80 3-point field goals made in 2014-15 broke her own SINGLE-SEASON EAST CAROLINA RECORD of 70 set just one year prior

Sr. • G/F • 6-2

2014-15 East Carolina Statistics

TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg23 PAYNE, Jada 33 32 1070 32.4 203 475 .427 80 191 .419 77 89 .865 84 97 181 5.5 55 0 59 77 22 43 563 17.124 TAYLOR, I’Tiana 32 26 926 28.9 149 348 .428 0 2 .000 62 125 .496 118 166 284 8.9 83 2 28 74 22 51 360 11.321 TRICE, Abria 32 27 792 24.8 118 310 .381 5 35 .143 73 101 .723 77 67 144 4.5 86 1 36 60 21 53 314 9.822 PHILLIPS, Jasmine 33 8 750 22.7 107 247 .433 10 22 .455 74 124 .597 75 90 165 5.0 76 1 60 80 30 60 298 9.001 NELSON, Shae 33 2 520 15.8 68 217 .313 41 133 .308 24 33 .727 10 46 56 1.7 73 1 32 72 9 31 201 6.104 GRAY, DeVaughn 33 0 403 12.2 63 171 .368 36 98 .367 20 29 .690 25 25 50 1.5 42 0 19 24 2 15 182 5.533 EBRON, Janesha 33 33 894 27.1 37 103 .359 15 41 .366 29 50 .580 15 94 109 3.3 73 1 144 107 10 58 118 3.620 CHAPPLE, Tatiana 33 23 674 20.4 29 68 .426 0 0 .000 28 43 .651 37 74 111 3.4 75 2 36 32 7 27 86 2.611 ELLISON, Khadijah 15 0 161 10.7 11 43 .256 5 17 .294 6 13 .462 8 18 26 1.7 47 3 29 33 3 23 33 2.240 SHAW, Ondrea 22 14 305 13.9 11 49 .224 0 1 .000 5 15 .333 25 56 81 3.7 64 2 9 24 53 11 27 1.205 KEYS, Chelsie 14 0 61 4.4 7 25 .280 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 5 9 14 1.0 6 0 5 3 2 2 14 1.003 JONES, Akia 9 0 53 5.9 1 6 .167 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 3 4 7 0.8 3 0 10 1 0 4 3 0.325 STIASNA, Jenka 4 0 17 4.3 0 4 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 0.8 3 0 2 3 0 2 0 0.0TM TEAM 66 62 128 3.9 1 18 0 Total 33 804 2066 .389 192 541 .355 399 623 .640 548 811 1359 41.2 687 13 469 608 181 380 2199 66.6 Opponents 33 678 1763 .385 145 464 .313 490 734 .668 407 824 1231 37.3 600 - 396 714 153 267 1991 60.3


HOUSTON

Marche’AMERSON

2015-16 ROSTERNo. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School 1 Chyanne Butler G So. 5-6 Costa Mesa, Calif./USC2 Jacqueline Blake C Jr. 6-2 Miami, Fla./Coral Springs Christian Acad./Miami Dade CC

3 Bianca Winslow G Sr. 5-7 Houston, Texas/Bellaire 5 Dionna Collins G Jr. 5-5 Del City, Okla./Redlands CC10 Cenecia Newman G Fr. 5-10 Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill 12 Brianne Coffman F Jr. 6-3 Jarrell, Texas/Jarrell HS/Oklahoma State15 Alecia Smith G Sr. 5-7 Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill 21 Jessieka Palmer G Sr. 6-1 La Marque, Texas/La Marque 22 Marche’ Amerson F Sr. 6-1 Bryan, Texas/Rudder 23 Serithia Hawkins G Fr. 5-11 Moore, Okla./Southmoore 24 Mariah Mitchell G So. 5-9 McKinney, Texas/McKinney 25 Kierra Graves G Jr. 5-7 Chicago, Ill./Kaskaskia College32 Sharayla Brown C Fr. 6-3 Tulsa, Okla./East Central 33 Tyler Gilbert F Sr. 6-2 Missouri City, Texas/Hightower 35 Taylor Gilbert F R-Jr 6-2 Missouri City, Texas/Hightower

HEAD COACH: Ronald HugheyASSISTANT COACH: Ravon JusticeASSISTANT COACH: Tai DillardASSISTANT COACH: Tonya Benton

SCHEDULENOVEMBER

13 at Charleston 4 p.m.

19 vs. Long Beach State 8 p.m.

22 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 3 p.m.

Lone Star Showcase (Austin, Texas)

26 vs. George Washington 2:30 p.m.

27 vs. Wright State Noon

28 vs. Iowa Noon

DECEMBER

5 at Rice 5 p.m.

7 at Incarnate Word 8 p.m.

12 UNLV 3 p.m.

17 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 8 p.m.

20 UTRGV 2 p.m.

30 at Tulane * 8 p.m. American

JANUARY

2 Temple * 3 p.m.

5 at Memphis * 6 p.m.

8 UConn * 9 p.m. ESPN2

10 SMU * 3 p.m.

14 at East Carolina * 7 p.m. American

20 Tulsa * 8 p.m.


27 at USF * 7 p.m.

30 at Cincinnati * 2 p.m.

FEBRUARY

3 UCF * 8 p.m.

6 Tulane * 3 p.m.


17 East Carolina * 8 p.m. American


23 at UCF * 7 p.m. ESPN3

27 at SMU * 3 p.m.

29 Memphis * 8 p.m.


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NEWS & NOTES


ROB WALDENSports Information Director

RONALD HUGHEYHead Coach

HUNTER YURACHEKVice President For Intercollegiate Athletics

Location ..........................................................Houston, TexasFounded .............................................................................1927Enrollment ......................................................................40,914Nickname ...................................................................CougarsColors ........................................................ Scarlet and WhitePresident .......................................................Dr. Renu KhatorV. P. for Intercollegiate Athletics ...........Hunter YurachekSenior Woman Administrator ................... DeJuena ChizerWomen’s Basketball Office Phone ..............(713) 743-9460Assistant Coaches ... Ravon Justice, Tai Dillard, Tonya Benton

2014-15 Overall Record ................................................... 6-242014-15 Conference Record/Finish .......................1-17/11thStarters Returning/Lost......................................................5/0Letterwinners Returning/Lost...........................................7/7Newcomers .....................................................................EightWomen’s Basketball Contact ..........................Rob WaldenPhone ................................................................. (713)743-9391E-mail .............................................rwalden@central.uh.eduWebsite .............................................. www.uhcougars.com Twitter ........................................................ @UHCougarWBB

Houston returns six letterwinners, including all five start-ers, from last season’s roster. Leading the way for Ronald Hughey’s club is senior Jessieka Palmer, who paced the Cougars with 9.6 points per game last season and was a two-time American Honor Roll selection.

Seniors Marche’ Amerson, Tyler Gilbert and Alecia Smith look to continue their assault on the Houston record books in 2014-15. Amerson opens the season with 859 career points and needs just 141 more to become Houston’s 23rd 1,000-point scorer. Smith enters the year with 111 career 3-pointers, seventh in program history, while Gilbert has blocked 82 shots, UH’s ninth-highest career total.

Senior Bianca Winslow and sophomore Mariah Mitchell round out Houston’s returning talent. Winslow started the final 13 games of the season as a junior and set career highs in scoring, assists and steals, while Mitchell hit 23 3-pointers, the 10th-best freshman mark in UH history.

2014-15 junior college All-Americans Dionna Collins and Kierra Graves will add major scoring ability to the Houston

backcourt after both players averaged over 20 points per game last season. Fellow JuCo transfer Jacqueline Blake looks to add a scoring punch to the post after averaging a double-double in her sophomore season.

Transfers Chyanne Butler and Brianne Coffman will also continue their collegiate careers under Hughey’s watch. Butler, a sophomore from USC, practiced with the Cou-gars for the second half of 2014-15 and will join the active roster for the second semester in 2015-16. Coffman, out of Oklahoma State, will sit out the 2015-16 season due to NCAA transfer requirements and have two years of eligi-bility remaining.

Three true freshmen round Hughey’s group of newcomers. Oklahoma natives Sharayla Brown and Serithia Haw-kins each earned All-State selections in their final prep seasons, and Cedar Hill, Texas, product Cenecia Newman was a district MVP. All three of the rookies were ESPN Hoopgurlz Class of 2015 top-100 recruits at their positions.


HOUSTONRonald Hughey 2nd Year at HoustonCareer Record (1 year) ................... 6-24 (.200)

Houston Record (1 year) ................ 6-24 (.200)

Conference Tournament ................ 0-1 (.000)(1 appearance)

Education - Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts, Limestone College (2006)

Personal - Native of Columbia, S.C.; married to the former Alethea Barnes; has two daughters, Sanabarabara and Rhonda

Coaching File - Assistant coach, Florida State (2012-14); Assistant coach, Tex-as (2010-12); Assistant coach, Rutgers (2009-10); Assistant coach, UCF (2008-09); Assistant coach, South Carolina (2007-08); Assistant coach, South Carolina State (2004-07)

HUGHEY’S YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORYYEAR SCHOOL OVERALL NCAA POSTSEASON WNIT POSTSEASON CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT2014-15 Houston 6-24 0-1CAREER (1 Year) 6-24 0-0 0-0 0-1 (.200) (.000) (.000) (.000)

“I expect that our team will be much improved this sea-son, and I think we will have a team that Cougar fans, alumni and students can rally behind. Our team, both newcomers and returners, has worked exceptionally

hard in the offseason to better themselves and become more complete student-athletes.”

-Ronald Hughey, Houston

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STATISTICS

PLAYER HIGHLIGHTJESSIEKA PALMER

• Led the Cougars and finished 29th in The American in SCORING with 9.6 points per game in 2014-15

• Posted the first THREE double-doubles of her career in 2014-15

• Set CAREER HIGHS in points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, minutes and made field goals in 2014-15, doubling her previous season high in five of the categories

Sr. • G • 6-1

2014-15 Houston Statistics

TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg21 PALMER, Jessieka 28 26 766 27.4 101 269 .375 13 56 .232 54 87 .621 47 90 137 4.9 85 3 39 68 8 18 269 9.622 AMERSON, Marche’ 30 29 911 30.4 104 285 .365 21 69 .304 35 52 .673 27 89 116 3.9 50 2 32 68 17 34 264 8.833 GILBERT, Tyler 30 20 760 25.3 92 226 .407 0 0 .000 50 82 .610 60 126 186 6.2 92 4 4 59 63 22 234 7.800 SANDERS, Alexia 11 11 311 28.3 27 74 .365 3 16 .188 18 26 .692 17 15 32 2.9 24 0 22 25 2 18 75 6.815 SMITH, Alecia 30 25 850 28.3 71 257 .276 42 162 .259 18 27 .667 11 53 64 2.1 69 3 92 85 2 36 202 6.724 MITCHELL, Mariah 29 16 627 21.6 54 174 .310 23 80 .288 53 75 .707 38 37 75 2.6 62 0 11 45 1 26 184 6.303 WINSLOW, Bianca 29 13 692 23.9 39 128 .305 20 65 .308 36 49 .735 19 31 50 1.7 55 0 59 63 1 32 134 4.623 KINARD, Moesha 22 0 283 12.9 25 67 .373 10 29 .345 17 27 .630 16 33 49 2.2 18 0 6 22 0 7 77 3.534 ALFORD, Terran 26 8 387 14.9 28 71 .394 0 1 .000 22 39 .564 30 58 88 3.4 57 2 2 30 9 14 78 3.001 FOREMAN, Demetria 11 1 155 14.1 9 42 .214 1 10 .100 4 7 .571 6 5 11 1.0 24 1 14 23 0 13 23 2.125 JOSHUA, DeJah 25 0 143 5.7 12 47 .255 6 20 .300 2 2 1.000 5 19 24 1.0 18 0 4 10 0 9 32 1.310 DAVIS, Sandra 22 1 183 8.3 11 31 .355 0 0 .000 4 8 .500 7 21 28 1.3 16 0 1 11 7 2 26 1.212 ARNOLD, Janee 2 0 7 3.5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0TM TEAM 57 88 145 4.8 0 17 0 Total 30 573 1671 .343 139 508 .274 313 481 .651 341 665 1006 33.5 570 15 288 526 110 231 1598 53.3 Opponents 30 730 1684 .433 142 408 .348 403 601 .671 408 849 1257 41.9 511 - 418 515 108 247 2005 66.8


MEMPHIS

AsiannaFUQUA-BEY

2015-16 ROSTERNo. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School 1 Breigha Wilder-Cochran G Jr. 5-9 Hoover, Ala./Hoover 2 Loysha Morris G Jr. 5-9 Toronto, Canada/Garden City CC3 Taylor Williams G Jr. 6-1 Kansas City, Kan./Bishop Ward 4 Ariel Hearn G Sr. 5-8 Memphis, Tenn./Arlington 5 Brea Elmore G So. 5-9 Stone Mountain, Ga./Redan 10 Cheyenne Creighton F So. 6-1 Pickering, Ontario/Pope John Paul II11 Amber Holmes G So. 5-7 Memphis, Tenn./Overton 21 Asianna Fuqua-Bey F Sr. 6-1 Chicago, Ill./Marist 22 Alexis Robinson G Jr. 6-1 Macon, Ga./Hillsborough CC24 Mooriah Rowser G Jr. 5-9 Rockville, Md./St. John’s College 25 Brianna Porter C Fr. 6-3 Nashville, Tenn./University School of Nashville 33 Brianna Wright F Sr. 6-1 Greenville, Miss./Chipola JC34 Ashia Jones F Jr. 6-1 Covington, Tenn./UT Martin40 Damonique Miller F Fr. 5-11 Little Rock, Ark./Joe T. Robinson 44 Milena Bajic F Fr. 6-1 Podogorica, Montenegro

HEAD COACH: Melissa McFerrinASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Darryl BrownASSISTANT COACH: Erin GrantASSISTANT COACH: Jessica Bogia

SCHEDULENOVEMBER

13 Jacksonville State 8 p.m.

15 Eastern Illinois 3 p.m.

19 at Kansas 8 p.m.

22 Georgetown 3 p.m.

27 at Little Rock 6:15 p.m.

29 Southern Illinois 3 p.m.

DECEMBER

2 Saint Louis 8 p.m.

6 George Washington 2 p.m.

12 at Minnesota 3 p.m.

15 at Central Michigan Noon

19 Illinois 3 p.m.

30 at Temple * 7 p.m.

JANUARY

3 Tulane * 5 p.m. ESPNU

5 Houston * 6 p.m.


10 Tulsa * 2 p.m. American

13 UConn * 6 p.m. ESPN3/SNY

16 at SMU * 3 p.m.




30 at UConn * Noon ESPN3/SNY

FEBRUARY

6 Cincinnati * 3 p.m. ESPN3

10 at UCF * 7 p.m.

13 at East Carolina * 5 p.m. ESPN3


21 at USF * Noon ESPNU




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NEWS & NOTES


LAMAR CHANCESports Information Director

MELISSA MCFERRINHead Coach

TOM BOWENDirector of Athletics

Location .........................................................Memphis, Tenn.Founded ............................................................................ 1912Enrollment ......................................................................21,059Nickname .......................................................................TigersColors ................................................................... Blue & Gray President ...................................................Dr. M. David RuddDirector of Athletics...........................................Tom BowenSenior Woman Administrator .................. Courtney VinsonWomen’s Basketball Office Phone ............. (901)-678-4532Associate Head Coach ...................................Darryl BrownAssistant Coaches ..................... Erin Grant, Jessica Bogia

2014-15 Overall Record ................................................. 14-17 2014-15 Conference Record/Finish .........................7-11/7th Starters Returning/Lost......................................................5/0Letterwinners Returning/Lost...........................................9/1Women’s Basketball Contact ......................Lamar Chance Phone ................................................................ (901) 678-2349E-mail ............................................Lchance1@memphis.eduWebsite .............................................. www.gotigersgo.com Twitter ........................................................@MemphisWBKB

Memphis returns all five starters and nine letterwinners from last year’s squad. It is the first time in head coach Melissa McFerrin’s tenure that the Tigers have all five starters coming back. The last time a Tigers team was close to all five starters back was the 2010-11 and 2011-12 campaigns, when Memphis had four returning starters. Those seasons produced back-to-back 20-win ledgers (21-13 in 2010-11; 25-8 in 2011-12) and consecutive postseason appearances (2011, 2012 WNIT).

Showing just how much experience the Tigers have in 2015-16 can be seen in the numbers. Memphis returns 96.8 percent of its scoring (1,753 of 1,811 points), 93.4 percent of its rebounds (1,084 of 1,161), 98.6 percent of its assists (347 of 352) and 94.3 percent of its steals (246 of 261).

With its first win of the 2015-16 season, Memphis will se-cure the program’s 750th victory since the 1972-73 season. The Tigers enter the 2015-16 season with a 749-561 all-time record. In their history, the Tigers have posted 19 20-win campaigns.

Head coach Melissa McFerrin enters 2015-16 needing three victories to reach the 125-win milestone. She is the third-winningest head coach in Tigers basketball history. McFerrin has a 122-103 record in her time at Memphis.

The Tigers welcome their first European player in the Melissa McFerrin era in 2015-16. Milena Bajic, a 6-foot-1 forward, is from Podogorica, Montenegro. A member of the Montenegro U18 squad, she averaged 13.7 points and 6.9 rebounds at the European Championships. Bajic opted to attend college over signing a four-year professional contract.

The Tigers have more of an international basketball flair in 2015-16. In addition to Milena Bajic, Memphis boasts two Canadians on its roster in sophomore Cheyenne Creighton and junior college transfer Loysha Morris. Creighton is from Pickering, Ontario, and Morris is from Toronto, Ontar-io. The three international players are the most for a Tigers team in head coach Melissa McFerrin’s tenure. Memphis had one international player in 2014-15 (Creighton) and one from 2008-12 (Ramses Lonlack from Cameroon).


MEMPHISMelissa McFerrin 8th Year at Memphis

Personal - Native of Cassville, Mo.; four-year letterwinner and starting point guard for the University of Memphis

Coaching File - Head coach, American University (2004-08); Associate head coach, University of Minnesota (2002-04); General manager, Washington Mystics (2000-01); Assistant coach, Washington Mystics (1999); Assistant coach, New York Liberty (1997-98); Assistant coach, Ohio State University (1991-97); Assistant coach, Central Michigan University (1985-91)

MCFERRIN’S YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORYYEAR SCHOOL OVERALL NCAA POSTSEASON WNIT POSTSEASON CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT2004-05 American 12-16 0-12005-06 American 7-21 0-12006-07 American 13-19 2-1 (2nd)2007-08 American 18-14 0-1 1-12008-09 Memphis 12-18 0-12009-10 Memphis 20-14 0-12010-11 Memphis 21-13 0-1 2-12011-12 Memphis 25-8 1-1 1-12012-13 Memphis 17-13 0-1 0-12013-14 Memphis 13-18 0-12014-15 Memphis 14-17 1-1CAREER (11 Years) 172-173 0-0 1-4 7-11 (.498) (.000) (.200) (.388)

“We’re excited that we have 10 returning players, includ-ing four seniors, for the upcoming season. The leadership

from that group is going to be critical to the success of our team.”

-Melissa McFerrin, Memphis


Memphis Record (7 years) ...... 122-103 (.542)

WNIT Record (4 appearances) ....... 1-4 (.200)

Conference Tournament .............. 7-11 (.388)(11 appearances)

Education - Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education (Cum Laude), University of Missouri (1983); Master’s degree in Physical Education, Central Michigan (1988)

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STATISTICS

PLAYER HIGHLIGHTARIEL HEARN

• TWO-TIME All-American Athletic Con-ference selection (first team in 2013-14; second team in 2014-15)

• No. 12 on the Memphis ALL-TIME SCORING chart with 1,495 points enter-ing her senior campaign in 2015-16

• Reached the 1,000-point milestone the FIFTH-FASTEST of any player in Mem-phis history; scored the 1,000th point in only her 64th career game

Sr. • G • 5-8

2014-15 Memphis Statistics

TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg04 HEARN, Ariel 31 30 1055 34.0 183 483 .379 68 201 .338 66 121 .545 14 121 135 4.4 98 4 101 96 13 58 500 16.124 ROWSER, Mooriah 31 24 898 29.0 116 349 .332 19 79 .241 59 76 .776 32 63 95 3.1 26 0 38 55 7 30 310 10.021 FUQUA-BEY, Asianna 31 30 833 26.9 96 213 .451 0 1 .000 54 78 .692 72 128 200 6.5 99 6 43 94 15 36 246 7.922 WRIGHT, Brianna 31 30 825 26.6 96 202 .475 0 0 .000 28 61 .459 100 153 253 8.2 84 2 25 72 19 28 220 7.101 WILDER-COCHRAN, B. 21 18 505 24.0 36 102 .353 10 24 .417 28 38 .737 22 36 58 2.8 44 1 43 50 8 36 110 5.203 WILLIAMS, Taylor 31 20 686 22.1 51 166 .307 11 54 .204 25 33 .758 40 64 104 3.4 72 2 40 45 4 20 138 4.540 MILLER, Damonique 2 0 12 6.0 3 4 .750 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.5 3 0 0 1 0 0 7 3.510 CREIGHTON, Cheyenne 31 1 519 16.7 48 107 .449 2 9 .222 8 21 .381 42 47 89 2.9 39 0 13 23 8 9 106 3.405 ELMORE, Brea 29 0 426 14.7 33 137 .241 13 63 .206 2 5 .400 8 24 32 1.1 34 0 25 31 5 22 81 2.832 POWELL, Courtney 28 1 280 10.0 22 53 .415 0 0 .000 12 21 .571 30 41 71 2.5 50 1 5 26 5 15 56 2.011 HOLMES, Amber 25 1 177 7.1 13 31 .419 3 8 .375 6 10 .600 2 8 10 0.4 23 0 18 20 0 7 35 1.444 CELESTINE, Alisha 2 0 9 4.5 1 7 .143 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 3 6 3.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 1.0TM TEAM 62 45 107 3.5 0 10 0 Total 31 698 1854 .376 127 441 .288 288 464 .621 427 734 1161 37.5 572 16 351 524 87 261 1811 58.4 Opponents 31 696 1758 .396 168 514 .327 372 531 .701 417 815 1232 39.7 508 - 404 563 110 212 1932 62.3


USF

2015-16 ROSTER

AlisiaJENKINS

No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School 2 Micah Kroll G Sr. 5-8 Tampa, Fla./Tampa Catholic HS4 Neena Pacholke G Jr. 5-7 Tampa, Fla./Freedom HS5 Trimaine McCullough G Jr. 5-8 Orlando, Fla./Edgewater HS10 Courtney Williams G Sr. 5-8 Folkston, Ga./Charlton County High School11 Ariadna Pujol G/F Jr. 6-1 Mataro, Spain/GEM12 Maria Jespersen F So. 6-0 Arhus, Denmark/Marselisborg13 Laura Marcos Canedo PG Jr. 5-8 Salamanca, Spain/Colegio Champagnat14 Paige Cashin F Jr. 6-4 Newark, Ohio/Newark HS20 Laura Ferreira F So. 5-11 Lisboa, Portugal/Escola Secundaria De Santo Andre

22 Laia Flores PG So. 5-7 Mataro, Spain/IES Miquel Biada23 Shalethia Stringfield PG Sr. 5-6 Jacksonville, Fla./Potters House Christian Acad.24 Alisia Jenkins F Sr. 6-1 Statesboro, Ga./Statesboro HS32 Nancy Warioba C Jr. 6-3 Kisumu, Kenya (Blinn College)33 Kitija Laksa F Fr. 6-0 Riga, Latvia/Rigas Francu Licejs

45 Katelyn Weber C Jr. 6-5 Little Rock, Ark./Hall HS

HEAD COACH: Jose FernandezASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Jeff OstermanASSISTANT COACH: Michele Woods-BaxterASSISTANT COACH: Desm Thomas Bateast

SCHEDULENOVEMBER

Preseason WNIT (Tampa, Fla.)

13 Jacksonville 6 p.m.

15 Drexel/Dartmouth 2 p.m.

25 Butler 7 p.m.

29 at St. John’s 1 p.m.

DECEMBER

3 Harvard 7 p.m.

6 Penn State 3 p.m. CBSSN

13 Chattanooga Noon

15 at Northern Colorado 9 p.m.

20 Oklahoma State 2 p.m.

American/SEC Challenge (Jacksonville, Fla.)

30 vs. Mississippi State 4:30 p.m. SEC Network

JANUARY

2 at East Carolina * 1 p.m. CBSSN

5 UCF * 7 p.m.

7 SMU * 7 p.m. American

10 UConn * 5 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2

13 at Tulane * 8 p.m. ESPN3

17 East Carolina * 2 p.m. ESPNU

20 Memphis * 8 p.m. American

24 at UCF * 2 p.m. ESPNU

27 Houston * 7 p.m.

31 at SMU * 2 p.m. ESPNU

FEBRUARY



9 Tulane * 7 p.m. American

12 at Cincinnati * 7 p.m. American

15 at Louisville 9 p.m. ESPN2

21 Memphis * Noon ESPNU


27 Temple * 2 p.m. ESPN3



47

NEWS & NOTES


MARK HARLANDirector of Athletics

JOSE FERNANDEZHead Coach

TBASports Information Director

Location .................................................................Tampa, Fla.Founded ............................................................................ 1956Enrollment ......................................................................47,646Nickname .........................................................................BullsColors .............................................................Green and GoldPresident ...................................................Dr. Judy GenshaftDirector of Athletics......................................... Mark HarlanSenior Woman Administrator ......................Jocelyn FisherWomen’s Basketball Office Phone .............. (813) 974-2125Associate Head Coach ................................. Jeff OstermanAssistant Coaches ...Michele Woods-Baxter, Desm Thomas Bateast

2014-15 Overall Record ................................................... 27-82014-15 Conference Record/Finish ........................15-3/2ndStarters Returning/Lost......................................................5/0Letterwinners Returning/Lost.........................................12/3Newcomers ................................................................... ThreeWomen’s Basketball Contact ........................................ TBAPhone ................................................................................. TBAE-mail ................................................................................. TBAWebsite ............................................ www.GoUSFBulls.com Twitter ....................................................................@USFWBB

Entering its 16th season under head coach Jose Fernan-dez, USF was ranked as high as No. 15 in the Preseason Top 20 women’s basketball ranking published in the Sport-ing News 2015-16 Basketball preview magazine. The top 20 ranking was the highest for the Bulls’ program, which also appeared in preseason top 25 polls by Lindy’s Sports (No. 22), ESPN (No. 21) and Athlon (No. 23) as USF picked up its first-ever preseason rankings in program history.

USF returns all five starters and 12 letterwinners from a team that won a school-record 27 games and made the program’s third NCAA Tournament appearance. The Bulls returns their top two scorers and 83 percent of their scor-ing, including more than 2,000 points, from last year’s team.

USF has reached the postseason in 11 of the last 12 sea-sons, including making the program’s third NCAA Tourna-ment appearance and second in three seasons last year. During that span the Bulls have also won a WNIT title (2009) and reached the WNIT final four (2014). The Bulls have played in 25 postseason NCAA or WNIT tournament games during that span. Seniors on the 2015-16 team have

been involved in nine NCAA or WNIT games, winning six.

USF was among five schools nationally to have two players named to the preseason first- and second-team All-America lists by the Sporting News joining preseason No. 1 South Carolina, No. 2 UConn, No. 4 Baylor and No. 5 Ohio State. The Sporting News named two-time Ameri-can Conference first-team guard Courtney Williams to its first-team preseason All-America list and 2015 sec-ond-team all-conference forward Alisia Jenkins to its second-team preseason All-America list.


USFJose Fernandez 16th Year at USF

Personal - Attended Miami Southwest Senior High School (1989); married (Tonya); father of five (Brianna, Brooke, Sidney, Alex and Taylor) Coaching File - Interim head coach, USF (women) (2000); Assistant coach, USF (women) (2000); Assistant coach; Barry University (women) (1999-00); Head coach; Lourdes Academy (wom-en) (1996-99); Assistant coach, Barry Universty (men) (1994-96); Assistant coach, Sunset HS (boys) (1992-94); Assistant coach, Miami-Dade CC Kendall (men) (1991-92); Student assistant coach, Miami-Dade CC Kendall (men) (1989-91)

FERNANDEZS’ YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORYYEAR SCHOOL OVERALL NCAA POSTSEASON WNIT POSTSEASON CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT2000-01 USF 4-24 2001-02 USF 14-13 2002-03 USF 7-20 2003-04 USF 14-15 0-1 2004-05 USF 21-11 1-1 2005-06 USF 19-12 0-1 0-12006-07 USF 21-12 1-1 1-12007-08 USF 16-16 0-1 1-12008-09 USF 27-10 5-0 (Champions) 1-1 2009-10 USF 15-16 0-1 0-12010-11 USF 12-19 0-12011-12 USF 19-16 2-1 1-1 2012-13 USF 22-11 1-1 1-1 1-12013-14 USF 23-13 4-1 1-12014-15 USF 27-8 1-1 2-1 CAREER (15 Years) 261-216 2-3 14-9 8-10 (.547) (.400) (.609) (.444)


USF Record (15 years) .............. 261-216 (.547)

NCAA Record (7 appearances) ...... 2-3 (.400)

WNIT Record (10 appearances) ... 14-9 (.609)

Conference Tournament .............. 8-10 (.444)(10 appearances)

Education - Bachelors degree in Physical Edu-cation, Florida International University (1994)

“We have high expectations for our program and players this season. We took a nice step reaching a Top-25 ranking and the NCAA tournament last year, but now we have our eyes set on more as we return all five starters and versatility throughout

our roster. It’s going to be a very exciting season and I’m really looking forward to seeing how we respond to the challenge of

taking that next step.”

-Jose Fernandez, USF

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STATISTICS

PLAYER HIGHLIGHTCOURTNEY WILLIAMS

• Led The American in scoring (20.3 ppg) and finish among the top 11 CONFER-ENCE LEADERS in 10 categories, includ-ing assists (7th, 3.3 apg), rebounds (8th, 7.5 rpg) and blocked shots (10th, 0.9 bpg).

• She enters her senior campaign fifth all-time on the USF career scoring chart with 1,541 points, 10th on the career rebounding chart (645) and 14th on the career assists chart (231). She is on pace to join Dickson as the Bulls’ second 2,000-point scorer in program history and become the FIRST USF PLAYER ever to post 2,000 points, 800 rebounds and 300 assists.

Sr. • G • 5-8

2014-15 USF Statistics

TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg10 WILLIAMS, Courtney 35 35 1156 33.0 286 681 .420 41 111 .369 97 123 .789 67 196 263 7.5 48 0 114 101 32 57 710 20.324 JENKINS, Alisia 35 35 1137 32.5 157 292 .538 0 3 .000 134 174 .770 117 280 397 11.3 83 0 31 84 79 56 448 12.803 TAYLOR, Tamara 35 5 583 16.7 101 259 .390 58 157 .369 28 39 .718 35 60 95 2.7 51 0 30 42 2 22 288 8.220 FERREIRA, Laura 34 32 927 27.3 89 254 .350 55 161 .342 31 51 .608 66 84 150 4.4 58 1 46 50 17 24 264 7.823 STRINGFIELD, Shaleth 35 9 764 21.8 62 159 .390 21 50 .420 73 90 .811 4 75 79 2.3 49 0 98 60 0 34 218 6.232 JESPERSEN, Maria 33 6 522 15.8 61 139 .439 12 54 .222 28 42 .667 39 73 112 3.4 49 0 9 39 11 6 162 4.945 WEBER, Katelyn 31 27 506 16.3 44 93 .473 0 0 .000 14 28 .500 46 63 109 3.5 65 0 2 29 20 5 102 3.311 PUJOL, Ariadna 27 0 257 9.5 29 80 .363 7 32 .219 18 29 .621 11 30 41 1.5 19 0 20 22 6 7 83 3.115 NAYLOR, Shavontae 31 0 375 12.1 30 51 .588 0 0 .000 32 48 .667 36 45 81 2.6 43 0 5 17 5 10 92 3.022 FLORES, Laia 24 2 226 9.4 14 40 .350 6 20 .300 16 23 .696 3 19 22 0.9 10 0 26 10 0 5 50 2.112 BROOKS, Bre 15 0 69 4.6 9 27 .333 0 1 .000 10 14 .714 1 10 11 0.7 7 0 7 8 0 2 28 1.913 MARCOS CANEDO, Laura 31 24 379 12.2 16 45 .356 2 13 .154 10 14 .714 3 27 30 1.0 28 0 48 33 2 2 44 1.402 KROLL, Micah 6 0 11 1.8 0 4 .000 0 4 .000 3 4 .750 0 1 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.514 CASHIN, Paige 21 0 103 4.9 1 9 .111 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 5 8 13 0.6 14 0 1 1 4 0 4 0.204 PACHOLKE, Neena 6 0 8 1.3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.001 VULETIC, Ivana 2 0 2 1.0 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0TM TEAM 77 77 154 4.4 0 17 0 Total 35 899 2134 .421 202 606 .333 496 681 .728 510 1048 1558 44.5 525 1 437 515 178 230 2496 71.3 Opponents 35 792 2210 .358 185 573 .323 319 478 .667 460 820 1280 36.6 655 - 406 500 169 234 2088 59.7


SMU

2015-16 ROSTER

MorganBOLTON

No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School 0 Kiara Perry G Jr. 5-10 Duncanville, Texas/Duncanville2 McKenzie Adams G So. 5-9 Frisco, Texas/Arkansas3 Gabrielle Wilkins G Sr. 5-9 Garland, Texas/Garland4 Mikayla Reese G So. 5-8 Colorado Springs, Colo./Sand Creek5 Aurmani DeGar G So. 5-8 Arlington, Texas/Mansfield Timberview10 Alicia Froling F So. 6-3 Queensland, Australia/Australia Institute of Sport11 Keely Froling F So. 6-2 Queensland, Australia/Australia Institute of Sport12 Morgan Bolton G Jr. 5-6 Duncanville, Texas/Ark.-Little Rock13 Klara Bradshaw C Jr. 6-6 Emory, Texas/TCU14 Karlie Cronin G Fr. 5-9 Vienna, Va./Oakton15 Stephanie Collins F So. 6-5 Melbourne, Australia/Australia Institute of Sport20 Dai’ja Thomas F Fr. 6-2 Dallas, Texas/Skyline24 Kamray Mickens G Jr. 5-8 Westlake, Texas/Trinity Valley

33 Ashley Gibson G Jr. 5-10 Edmond, Okla./Butler Community College

HEAD COACH: Rhonda RompolaASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Lisa DarkASSISTANT COACH: Deneen ParkerASSISTANT COACH: Danny Hughes

SCHEDULENOVEMBER

15 Northwestern State 6 p.m.

18 TCU 8 p.m.

21 Arizona State 2 p.m.

SMU Thanksgiving Classic (Dallas, Texas)

27 vs. Cal State Fullerton 6:30 p.m.

28 Kansas/Northern Illinois TBA

DECEMBER

1 at North Texas 8 p.m.

5 New Mexico 6 p.m.

7 at Texas A&M Noon SEC Network

Puerto Rico Classic (San Juan, Puerto Rico)

19 vs. Arizona 1:15 p.m.

20 vs. Gardner-Webb 3:30 p.m.

21 vs. Mississippi State 1:15 p.m.

JANUARY


5 Temple * 8 p.m.

7 at USF * 7 p.m. American


16 Memphis * 3 p.m.

20 Tulane * 8 p.m. ESPN3



31 USF * 2 p.m. ESPNU

FEBRUARY

3 at Temple * Noon American




17 Tulsa * 8 p.m. ESPN3

20 at UCF * 3 p.m.

24 at UConn * 7 p.m. ESPN3/SNY

27 Houston * 3 p.m.



51

NEWS & NOTES


RHONDA ROMPOLAHead Coach

TRAVIS CHAMBLEESports Information Director

RICK HARTDirector of Athletics

Location ............................................................. Dallas, TexasFounded ............................................................................ 1911Enrollment ......................................................................10,981Nickname ................................................................MustangsColors .................................................................Red and BluePresident ................................................Dr. R. Gerald TurnerDirector of Athletics............................................... Rick HartSenior Woman Administrator ................. Monique HollandWomen’s Basketball Office Phone .............. (214) 768-3536Associate Head Coach .......................................... Lisa DarkAssistant Coach ................Deneen Parker, Danny Hughes

2014-15 Overall Record ................................................... 7-232014-15 Conference Record/Finish .......................3-15/10thStarters Returning/Lost......................................................4/1Letterwinners Returning/Lost...........................................8/4Newcomers ........................................................................ SixWomen’s Basketball Contact .................. Travis ChambleePhone ................................................................(214) 768-3735E-mail ................................................... [email protected] .......................................www.SMUMustangs.comTwitter .................................................... @SMUBasketballW

The Mustangs return eight players, including four starters, from last season’s squad, which was one of the youngest in the American Athletic Conference. SMU added five players, two freshmen and three transfers, including junior college All-American Kamray Mickens. McKenzie Adams joins the active roster after transferring from Arkansas, giving SMU more depth at the guard position, and Klara Bradshaw, a 6-6 center, will be on the practice squad after transferring from TCU.

Alicia Froling was named to the American Athletic Conference All-Freshman team last season after scoring a team-high 11.5 points per game, becoming the ninth freshman in SMU’s history named to a league’s rookie team. Froling became the first freshman to lead the team in scoring since Janielle Dodds averaged 14.1 ppg in 2004-05. The Queensland, Australia, native also set an SMU single-season record with 54 during her inaugural season. A 6-3 forward, Froling is also the team’s top returning rebounder, posting 7.2 per game.

Alicia Froling represented Australia at the 2015 FIBA

U19 Women’s World Championships in Russia, winning a Bronze medal with the team, her second career medal at the World Championships with Australia. A native of Queensland, Australia, Froling averaged 8.1 points per game, reaching double-figures twice, including a tourna-ment-high 19 points during group play. She also averaged 6.9 rebounds per game, and shot just under 70 percent from the free throw line.

Stephanie Collins was one of two Mustangs to represent Australia in an international tournament, competing in the 2015 World University Games. After joining the SMU women’s basketball team in December, Collins played in 20 games with eight starts. She scored a season-high 13 points at East Carolina on Feb. 18, and scored 10 at home against Cincinnati on Feb. 28. The Melbourne native fin-ished with 25 blocks, averaging 1.3 per game, and record-ed four in a game three times.


SMURhonda Rompola 25th Year at SMU

Personal - Native of New Jersey; attended War Memorial High School in Sayreville, N.J. where she was a three-time all-state and all-conference selection; inducted into her high school’s hall of fame in 2005; played for Old Dominion and SMU; holds the SMU school records for total scoring, scoring average and free throw percentage; married husband Mike Dement in June 2007

Coaching File - Assistant coach, SMU (1983-1991)

ROMPOLAS’ YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORYYEAR SCHOOL OVERALL NCAA POSTSEASON WNIT POSTSEASON CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT1991-92 SMU 17-12 1-11992-93 SMU 20-10 2-1 2-11993-94 SMU 18-9 0-1 1-11994-95 SMU 21-10 1-1 2-11995-96 SMU 19-11 0-1 0-11996-97 SMU 19-11 2-11997-98 SMU 21-8 0-1 1-11998-99 SMU 20-11 1-1 3-0 (1st)1999-00 SMU 22-9 1-1 2-12000-01 SMU 17-12 1-12001-02 SMU 12-18 1-12002-03 SMU 16-15 2-12003-04 SMU 13-15 0-12004-05 SMU 19-11 0-1 0-1 2005-06 SMU 16-14 1-12006-07 SMU 18-12 1-12007-08 SMU 24-9 0-1 3-0 (1st)2008-09 SMU 20-12 0-1 1-12009-10 SMU 20-11 0-1 0-12010-11 SMU 14-16 0-12011-12 SMU 14-17 1-12012-13 SMU 21-10 0-1 0-12013-14 SMU 18-14 0-1 0-12014-15 SMU 7-23 0-1CAREER (24 Years) 426-300 3-7 3-6 25-21 (.586) (.300) (.333) (.543)


SMU Record (24 years) ............ 426-300 (.586)




Education - Bachelor’s degree in Business, SMU (1983)

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STATISTICS

PLAYER HIGHLIGHTALICIA FROLING

• Set an SMU SINGLE-SEASON RECORD with 54 blocks in 2014-15

• Won a Bronze medal with AUSTRALIA at the U19 FIBA Women’s World Cham-pionships

• Became first freshman since Janielle Dodds to lead the team in SCORING, averaging 11.5 points per game

So. • F • 6-3

2014-15 SMU Statistics

TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg10 FROLING, Alicia 30 28 856 28.5 126 292 .432 8 31 .258 86 123 .699 87 130 217 7.2 77 2 19 85 54 19 346 11.531 HIVES-McCRAY, D. 28 24 756 27.0 109 230 .474 0 0 .000 60 84 .714 85 125 210 7.5 73 5 32 78 20 18 278 9.903 WILKINS, Gabrielle 27 23 758 28.1 71 256 .277 14 70 .200 71 100 .710 42 87 129 4.8 62 1 56 68 14 35 227 8.400 PERRY, Kiara 20 18 608 30.4 62 190 .326 7 44 .159 27 42 .643 17 55 72 3.6 55 0 57 64 10 39 158 7.912 BOLTON, Morgan 30 26 713 23.8 62 201 .308 34 127 .268 20 28 .714 4 60 64 2.1 56 0 73 94 0 35 178 5.911 FROLING, Keely 28 16 691 24.7 47 163 .288 14 69 .203 33 38 .868 46 103 149 5.3 60 2 32 59 12 15 141 5.032 SHORT, Raven 28 4 518 18.5 39 140 .279 24 92 .261 7 9 .778 24 59 83 3.0 49 0 41 43 20 20 109 3.915 COLLINS, Stephanie 20 8 254 12.7 23 72 .319 0 0 .000 8 21 .381 23 25 48 2.4 32 0 8 23 25 4 54 2.725 BRAME, Taylor 30 1 353 11.8 34 73 .466 0 1 .000 8 19 .421 33 62 95 3.2 33 0 13 35 3 3 76 2.504 REESE, Mikayla 26 0 281 10.8 18 74 .243 10 39 .256 17 26 .654 3 12 15 0.6 34 0 23 30 1 3 63 2.405 DeGAR, Aurmani 25 0 152 6.1 8 33 .242 5 18 .278 8 13 .615 1 6 7 0.3 14 0 9 12 0 6 29 1.242 LAUER, Rochelle 12 2 59 4.9 3 9 .333 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 2 5 7 0.6 5 0 3 7 1 0 6 0.5TM TEAM 60 70 130 4.3 0 14 0 Total 30 602 1733 .347 116 491 .236 345 505 .683 427 799 1226 40.9 550 10 366 612 160 197 1665 55.5 Opponents 30 699 1817 .385 191 570 .335 393 578 .680 422 794 1216 40.5 534 - 434 469 134 347 1982 66.1


TEMPLE

2015-16 ROSTER

FeyondaFITZGERALD


0 Alliya Butts So. G 5-4 Edgewater Park, N.J./Holy Cross

1 Erica Covile Sr. G 6-1 Detroit, Mich./John Glenn

2 Feyonda Fitzgerald Jr. G 5-7 Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor

5 Ugo Nwaigwe Gr. C 6-3 Valley Stream, N.Y./Valley Stream South Wagner

12 Ruth Sherrill Sr. F 6-0 Alexandria, Va./Thomas Edison Hofstra

21 Khadijah Berger So. G 5-10 Hampton, Va./Hampton

22 Tanaya Atkinson So. G 5-9 New Haven, Conn./Hill Regional

23 Deja Reynolds Fr. G 5-9 Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter

31 Chyanna Canada Fr. F 6-2 Syracuse, N.Y./William Nottingham

32 Donnaizha Fountain Jr. G 6-0 Roxbury, Mass./Georgia Tech

33 Monasia Bolduc Jr. F 6-2 Clintondale, N.Y./Walters State

35 Safiya Martin Jr. C 6-4 Fayetteville, Ga./Sandy Creek

42 Taylor Robinson Jr. C 6-4 St. Louis, Mo./Ladue Horton Watkins

HEAD COACH: Tonya CardozaASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Way VeneyASSISTANT COACH: Meg BarberASSISTANT COACH: Willnett Crockett

SCHEDULENOVEMBER

13 Florida 7 p.m.

18 at La Salle 7 p.m.

22 at Rutgers 2 p.m.

24 at Quinnipiac 5 p.m.

29 Saint Joseph’s 2 p.m.

DECEMBER

2 Villanova 5 p.m.

6 at Florida State 2 p.m.

9 Sacred Heart 5:30 p.m.

12 at Fordham Noon

19 Delaware State 1 p.m.

30 Memphis * 7 p.m.

JANUARY


5 at SMU * 8 p.m.

8 Tulsa * 5 p.m. ESPNU


13 at UCF * 7 p.m.

16 at UConn * 6 p.m. CBSSN

21 Penn 7 p.m.

23 Houston * 2 p.m.

26 at Tulane * 8 p.m.

30 at East Carolina * 2:30 p.m.

FEBRUARY

3 SMU * Noon

6 USF * 2 p.m.


14 UConn * Noon ESPN2


23 Tulane * 7 p.m.

27 at USF * 2 p.m.

29 UCF * 7 p.m.


55

NEWS & NOTES


TONYA CARDOZAHead Coach

LAUREN FERRETTSports Information Director

PATRICK KRAFTDirector of Athletics

Location .......................................................Philadelphia, Pa.Founded ............................................................................ 1884Enrollment ......................................................................39,000Nickname .........................................................................OwlsColors ............................................................. Cherry & WhitePresident ..................................................... Neil D. TheobaldDirector of Athletics................................... Dr. Patrick KraftSenior Woman Administrator ...................... Mary McElroyWomen’s Basketball Office Phone ..............(215) 204-1955Associate Head Coach .......................................Way VeneyAssistant Coaches .....................Meg Barber, Willnett Crockett

2014-15 Overall Record ................................................. 20-172014-15 Conference Record/Finish .........................12-6/4thStarters Returning/Lost......................................................4/1Letterwinners Returning/Lost...........................................7/2Newcomers ........................................................................ SixWomen’s Basketball Contact ...................... Lauren FerrettPhone ................................................................(215) 204-1608E-mail ..........................................lauren.ferrett@temple.eduWebsite ...............................................www.OwlSports.com Twitter ........................................................ @TUOWLS_WBB

Temple returns to the court after a 2014-15 season that saw the Owls go 20-17 overall and 12-6 in the American Athletic Conference. Temple finished fourth in the confer-ence, but fell in the tournament quarterfinals to fifth-seed-ed East Carolina. The Owls saw their season kept alive with a bid to the 2015 WNIT, where the team rattled off four-straight victories to advance to the first postseason final four in program history.

The Owls return a core of the 2014-15 team, including four players who averaged in double-figures last season. Senior Erica Covile will look to follow up on a breakout season in which she ranked second in the conference in rebounding (8.3 rpg), while also averaging 11.4 points per contest. Covile, along with sophomore Alliya Butts, return as All-Conference selections.

Butts also had a breakout season in 2014-15, leading Tem-ple with 12.3 points per game and 72 total steals. In addi-tion to her All-Conference nod, she also earned a spot on the All-Rookie team and was named the Philadelphia Big

5 Rookie of the Year. Butts and Covile will join two other talented guards that return for the Owls in junior Feyon-da Fitzgerald and sophomore Tanaya Atkinson. Both averaged in double-figures last season.

New for 2015-16 are four transfers and two freshmen. Monasia Bolduc, Donnaizha Fountain, and Ruth Sherrill were with the team last season and are eligible to suit up in the cherry and white for the first time. Ugo Nwaigwe joins the Owls as a graduate student after a great career at Wagner, and will join two other newcom-ers in freshmen Chyanna Canada and Deja Reynolds.


TEMPLETonya Cardoza 8th Year at Temple

Personal - Native of Roxbury, Mass. (Bos-ton English High School)

Coaching File - Assistant coach, UConn (1994-2008)

CARDOZAS’ YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORYYEAR SCHOOL OVERALL NCAA POSTSEASON WNIT POSTSEASON CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT2008-09 Temple 21-10 0-1 1-12009-10 Temple 25-9 1-1 2-12010-11 Temple 24-9 1-1 1-12011-12 Temple 23-10 2-1 1-12012-13 Temple 14-18 2-12013-14 Temple 14-16 0-12014-15 Temple 20-17 4-1 (Semi-finals) 0-1CAREER (7 Years) 121-73 2-3 6-2 7-7 (.623) (.400) (.750) (.500)

Career Record (7 years) ............. 121-73 (.623)

Temple Record (7 years) ..............121-73 (.623




Education - Bachelor’s degree in Anthropolgy, University of Virginia (1991)

“We’re excited for another year of competition in The American. The level of play in the conference keeps

getting better and better. We ended last season with a significant postseason run in the WNIT and we’re excited

to see how we stack up against our conference oppo-nents this year.”

- Tonya Cardoza, Temple

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STATISTICS

PLAYER HIGHLIGHTERICA COVILE

• Racked up a TEAM-BEST nine dou-ble-doubles in 2014-15, leading Temple in scoring in 12 games.

• Notched 21 GAMES with double-fig-ures in scoring and pulled down dou-ble-digit rebound totals in 14 games.

• Earned the program’s FIRST American Athletic Conference Player of the Week award in 2014-15, and closed the sea-son with All-Conference and All-Big 5 honors.

Sr. • G • 6-1

2014-15 Temple Statistics

TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg00 BUTTS, Alliya 37 25 899 24.3 148 445 .333 71 203 .350 87 106 .821 25 50 75 2.0 71 0 76 108 2 72 454 12.301 COVILE, Erica 37 37 1146 31.0 160 383 .418 25 78 .321 76 105 .724 107 201 308 8.3 117 6 66 98 23 66 421 11.402 FITZGERALD, Feyonda 37 12 1018 27.5 146 454 .322 31 109 .284 86 115 .748 25 88 113 3.1 79 1 104 84 3 46 409 11.123 WILLIAMS, Tyonna 37 37 1213 32.8 124 355 .349 67 210 .319 84 101 .832 18 80 98 2.6 65 2 124 72 5 32 399 10.822 ATKINSON, Tanaya 37 37 1054 28.5 155 364 .426 21 61 .344 62 106 .585 95 158 253 6.8 90 5 36 69 10 43 393 10.642 ROBINSON, Taylor 25 9 312 12.5 41 90 .456 0 0 .000 16 24 .667 37 25 62 2.5 55 1 5 29 9 9 98 3.921 BERGER, Khadijah 35 0 525 15.0 37 124 .298 30 82 .366 5 9 .556 19 72 91 2.6 33 0 32 21 2 21 109 3.135 MARTIN, Safiya 30 21 741 24.7 28 66 .424 0 0 .000 29 41 .707 63 98 161 5.4 73 0 9 26 50 11 85 2.813 TRAORE, Mama 36 7 569 15.8 29 88 .330 0 0 .000 29 45 .644 63 81 144 4.0 71 2 14 24 6 21 87 2.4TM TEAM 109 74 183 4.9 0 7 0 Total 37 868 2369 .366 245 743 .330 474 652 .727 561 927 1488 40.2 654 17 466 538 110 321 2455 66.4 Opponents 37 883 2204 .401 178 537 .331 468 672 .696 486 1016 1502 40.6 622 - 521 597 208 251 2412 65.2


TULANE

2015-16 ROSTER

LeslieVORPAHL


1 Shakira Harding G Jr. 5-7 Houma, La./Vanderbilt Catholic

3 Kolby Morgan G So. 5-8 New Orleans, La./John Curtis Christian

11 Leslie Vorpahl G Jr. 5-6 San Antonio, Texas/Winston Churchill

13 Caylah Cruickshank G So. 5-9 Montreal, Quebec/Dawson College

14 Taylor Emery G Fr. 5-10 Tampa, Fla./Freedom

15 Tene Thompson G Fr. 5-11 Powder Spring, Ga./Hillgrove

22 Meredith Schulte G Fr. 6-0 Braselton, Ga./Mill Creek

25 Harlyn Wyatt F Fr. 6-2 Atlanta, Ga./Benjamin E. Mays

30 Tierra Jones F Sr. 5-9 Madison, Ala./Bob Jones

33 Courtnie Latham G Jr. 5-11 Houston, Texas/Clear Springs

34 Ksenija Madzarevic C Fr. 6-5 Novi Sad, Serbia/Rabun Gap Nacoochee

45 Chinwe Duru C Sr. 6-2 Round Rock, Texas/Vista Ridge

HEAD COACH: Lisa StocktonASSISTANT COACH: Alan FreyASSISTANT COACH: Doshia Woods ASSISTANT COACH: Beth Dunkenberger

SCHEDULENOVEMBER

13 Arkansas-Little Rock 6:30 p.m.

17 Jackson State 8 p.m.

19 at Florida State 7 p.m. ESPN3

23 LSU 8 p.m.

Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, Virgin Islands)

26 vs. Rutgers 3:15 p.m.

27 vs. Green Bay 1 p.m.

28 vs. Virginia 1 p.m.

DECEMBER

6 McNeese State 3 p.m.

16 at Ole Miss 7 p.m. SEC Network

18 Southern 6 p.m.

Tulane Classic (New Orleans, La.)

20 UNC Greensboro 6 p.m.

21 Cleveland State/St. Louis TBA

30 Houston * 8 p.m. American

JANUARY

3 at Memphis * 5 p.m. ESPNU

5 at East Carolina * 7 p.m. American

10 UCF * 5 p.m.

13 USF * 8 p.m. ESPN3


20 at SMU * 8 p.m. ESPN3



FEBRUARY



9 at USF * 7 p.m. American

14 SMU * 3 p.m. American

17 at UCF * 7 p.m.

20 Tulsa * 2 p.m. American

23 at Temple * 7 p.m.

27 at UConn * 1 p.m. ESPN3/SNY

29 Cincinnati * 8 p.m. ESPN3


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NEWS & NOTES


JOSH BATESSports Information Director

LISA STOCKTONHead Coach

RICK DICKSONDirector of Athletics

Location ...................................................... New Orleans, La.Founded ............................................................................ 1834Enrollment .....................................................................13, 531Nickname ............................................................Green WaveColors ............................................... Olive Green & Sky BluePresident .......................................................Michael A. FittsDirector of Athletics.........................................Rick DicksonSenior Woman Administrator ............................Sue BowerWomen’s Basketball Office Phone ..............(504) 865-5672Assistant Coaches . Alan Frey, Doshia Woods, Beth Dunkenberger

2014-15 Overall Record ................................................. 22-112014-15 Conference Record/Finish ..................... 11-7/T-5thStarters Returning/Lost......................................................2/3Letterwinners Returning/Lost...........................................7/6Newcomers ........................................................................ SixWomen’s Basketball Contact ............................Josh BatesPhone ................................................................(504) 865-5504E-mail ..................................................... [email protected] ................................ www.TulaneGreenWave.com Twitter ..................................................... @GreenWaveWBB

The Green Wave ended a five-year NCAA tourna-ment drought in 2015, marking the program’s 11th overall appearance in the Big Dance. The Wave’s NCAA tournament showing also marked their first at-large bid since 2003.

Last season during the conference tournament, Lisa Stockton became the 32nd active Division I head coach to reach the 500-career-win milestone.

Kolby Morgan was ranked second among the conference freshmen in scoring with 12.2 ppg and 12th overall - also leading the team. Morgan was sleceted to the American All-Freshman Team, Third Team All-Conference and she was a four-time Freshman of the Week. She was also named Loui-siana Freshman of the Year. Morgan led the Green Wave in scoring, field goals made (4.4), free throws made (2.2), steals (2.1) and minutes played (28.5).

She tallied 20 double-digit scoring efforts, leading the team in scoring in 12 games.

Tulane will look to fill the void of graduates Danielle Blagg, Adesuwa Ebomonwyi, Tiffany Dale and Ja-mie Kaplan, who combined for 3,935 points, which accounted for 46.1 percent of the team’s scoring over the past four years. The last time the Green Wave had at least five true freshmen on the squad was the 2010-11 season.

Courtnie Latham produced the strongest finish to last season, registering double-digit points in seven of the final 13 games, including four of the last six. Over those 13 games, Latham averaged 8.6 ppg, while shooting 47 percent from the field and 14-of-33 from three-point range. Leslie Vorpahl averaged 8.9 points in true road games, shooting 51.7 percent from the floor and 51.5 percent from


TULANELisa Stockton 22nd Year at Tulane

Personal - Native of Greensboro, N.C.; Four-year letterwinner at Wake Forest (1982-86)

Coaching File - Assistant coach, Georgia Tech (1990-94); Head coach, Greensboro College (1987-90); Graduate assistant, North Carolina (1986-87)

STOCKTONS’ YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORYYEAR SCHOOL OVERALL NCAA POSTSEASON WNIT POSTSEASON CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT1987-88 Greensboro 20-7 1988-89 Greensboro 25-12 1989-90 Greensboro 18-8 1994-95 Tulane 19-10 0-1 1-11995-96 Tulane 21-10 0-1 1-11996-97 Tulane 27-5 1-1 3-0 (1st)1997-98 Tulane 21-7 0-1 0-11998-99 Tulane 24-6 0-1 3-0 (1st)1999-00 Tulane 27-5 1-1 3-0 (1st)2000-01 Tulane 22-10 0-1 3-0 (1st)2001-02 Tulane 24-11 1-1 2-12002-03 Tulane 19-10 0-1 0-1 2003-04 Tulane 10-18 0-12004-05 Tulane 11-16 2005-06 Tulane 15-12 1-12006-07 Tulane 26-7 1-1 1-12007-08 Tulane 16-14 0-12008-09 Tulane 18-14 1-12009-10 Tulane 26-7 0-1 3-0 (1st)2010-11 Tulane 23-11 1-1 2-12011-12 Tulane 23-11 1-1 2-1 2012-13 Tulane 24-9 2-1 0-12013-14 Tulane 20-11 0-1 0-12014-15 Tulane 22-11 0-1 2-1CAREER (24 Years) 501-242 3-11 5-5 28-15 (.674) (.214) (.500) (.651)


Tulane Record (21 years) ......... 438-215 (.671)

NCAA Record (11 appearances) .........3-11 (.214)



Education - Bachelor’s degree from Wake For-est (1986); Master’s degree from North Carolina

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STATISTICS

PLAYER HIGHLIGHTKOLBY MORGAN

• Ranked SECOND among all freshmen in The American in scoring and 12th overall with 12.2 points per game

• Led Tulane in scoring in 12 GAMES and recorded two games of 20 points or more, including a career-high of 25 against Western Kentucky on Nov. 28, 2014

• Earned American Freshman of the Week honors four times, tying 2015 grad Danielle Blagg’s record while in Conference-USA, and became the ninth Green Wave player to be picked for a All-Freshman team

So. • G • 5-8

2014-15 Tulane Statistics

TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg03 MORGAN, Kolby 33 31 942 28.5 146 338 .432 37 123 .301 72 98 .735 49 101 150 4.5 62 1 50 72 8 69 401 12.220 BLAGG, Danielle 33 28 834 25.3 106 322 .329 58 167 .347 39 57 .684 26 86 112 3.4 43 0 44 40 5 37 309 9.411 VORPAHL, Leslie 31 5 609 19.6 78 183 .426 37 95 .389 35 50 .700 10 50 60 1.9 41 1 74 60 4 44 228 7.423 KAPLAN, Jamie 32 31 876 27.4 71 201 .353 19 67 .284 61 81 .753 13 70 83 2.6 24 0 150 93 1 36 222 6.945 DURU, Chinwe 32 14 639 20.0 84 170 .494 0 0 .000 44 71 .620 52 75 127 4.0 79 1 8 51 39 11 212 6.622 DALE, Tiffany 33 30 826 25.0 87 169 .515 0 1 .000 43 77 .558 84 121 205 6.2 77 1 32 64 35 42 217 6.633 LATHAM, Courtnie 33 4 600 18.2 68 169 .402 16 49 .327 28 36 .778 17 62 79 2.4 33 0 49 50 4 25 180 5.515 EBOMWONYI, Adesuwa 33 0 615 18.6 66 169 .391 9 39 .231 24 34 .706 46 91 137 4.2 47 0 22 27 7 34 165 5.030 JONES, Tierra 30 22 420 14.0 48 90 .533 0 0 .000 27 56 .482 38 61 99 3.3 79 3 19 46 1 18 123 4.124 HALL, Paije 3 0 15 5.0 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 1 5 6 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.313 CRUICKSHANK, Caylah 19 0 113 5.9 8 29 .276 1 8 .125 7 12 .583 3 8 11 0.6 4 0 4 9 2 6 24 1.342 ROGERS, Morgan 19 0 104 5.5 10 20 .500 0 0 .000 4 7 .571 4 25 29 1.5 21 0 1 15 5 2 24 1.301 LAFLOE, Brook 4 0 7 1.8 1 3 .333 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.5TM TEAM 69 55 124 3.8 1 17 0 Total 33 774 1867 .415 177 551 .321 386 583 .662 412 810 1222 37.0 511 7 453 544 111 324 2111 64.0 Opponents 33 711 1873 .380 180 606 .297 321 483 .665 443 787 1230 37.3 562 - 415 621 104 294 1923 58.3


TULSATeannaREID

2015-16 ROSTERNo. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School 00 Kelsee Grovey G Sr. 5-8 Shawnee, Okla./Shawnee1 Jordyn Holmes G So. 5-11 Austin, Texas/Crockett2 Tatyana Perez G Fr. 5-6 Cypress, Texas/Cypress Woods3 Erika Wakefield G So. 5-4 Moore, Okla./Heritage Hall4 Teanna Reid G Jr. 5-6 Oklahoma City, Okla./Butler CC5 Jasmine Butler G Fr. 6-0 Pearland, Texas/Pearland13 Ashley Hughes G Jr. 5-7 Sulphur, Okla./Sulphur15 Antoinet Webster G Sr. 5-9 Oklahoma City, Okla./Western Heights21 Te’era Williams F Jr. 5-11 Oklahoma City, Okla./Butler CC22 Jessica Pongonis F Jr. 6-1 Fishers, Ind./Saint Joseph’s23 Ashley Clark G Sr. 5-111 Midwest City, Okla./Midwest City25 Tyjae’ Scales F Fr. 6-1 Houston, Texas/Kinkaid33 Crystal Polk F Fr. 6-2 Lawton, Okla./Lawton Ike

35 Liesl Spoerl F So. 6-1 Tulsa, Okla./Cascia Hall

HEAD COACH: Matilda MossmanASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Shane CoffeyASSISTANT COACH: Megan RobbinsASSISTANT COACH: Leah Foster

SCHEDULENOVEMBER

13 Kansas State 8 p.m.

17 at Saint Louis 8 p.m.

20 Oral Roberts 8 p.m.

23 at Arkansas 8 p.m.

UNLV Lady Rebel Round-Up (Las Vegas, Nev.)

28 vs. Drake 5:30 p.m.

29 vs. UNLV /George Mason TBA

DECEMBER

2 Grambling State 8 p.m.

6 Indiana State 2 p.m.

9 Oklahoma 8 p.m.

13 at Arkansas-Little Rock 3 p.m.

20 at Northern Iowa 2 p.m.


JANUARY

2 SMU * 3 p.m.


8 at Temple * 5 p.m. ESPNU



16 Tulane * 2 p.m.


23 Memphis * 3 p.m.

27 UConn * 8 p.m.

30 at UCF * 1 p.m.

FEBRUARY


10 Houston * 8 p.m.

13 UCF * 3 p.m.

17 at SMU * 8 p.m. ESPN3





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NEWS & NOTES


DERRICK GRAGGVP & Director of Athletics

STEPHANIE HALLSports Information Director

MATILDA MOSSMANHead Coach

Location ................................................................ Tulsa, Okla.Founded ............................................................................ 1894Enrollment ........................................................................4,682Nickname .................................................. Golden HurricaneColors ....................................Old Gold, Royal Blue, CrimsonPresident .............................................Dr. Steadman UphamVP & Director of Athletics.......................Dr. Derrick GraggSenior Woman Administrator ......................Crista TroesterWomen’s Basketball Office Phone ..............(918) 631-2128Associate Head Coach ...................................Shane CoffeyAssistant Coaches ................Megan Robbins, Leah Foster

2014-15 Overall Record ................................................. 18-142014-15 Conference Record/Finish ........................ 12-6/3rdStarters Returning/Lost......................................................3/2Letterwinners Returning/Lost...........................................8/4Newcomers .......................................................................FiveWomen’s Basketball Contact ......................Stephanie HallPhone ................................................................(918) 631-2163E-mail .........................................stephanie-hall@utulsa.eduWebsite ....................................... www.tulsahurricane.comTwitter ........................................................ @TUWBasketball

The 2014-15 campaign saw the Tulsa women’s basketball team post a winning record (18-14) for the first time since 2006, finish third in its inaugu-ral year in the American Athletic Conference and advance to the WNIT Second Round. This year, seniors Ashley Clark, Kelsee Grovey and Antoinet Webster have their sights set on an NCAA Champi-onship appearance, a feat the trio have not accom-plished since their freshman campaign.

Clark and Grovey have already scored more than 1,000 career points, something only eight other TU women’s basketball players have accomplished before them, with 1,069 and 1,032, respectively. Clark, Grovey, Webster, and juniors Teanna Reid and Ashley Hughes, combine for 15 other top-10 career marks in school history, including a pro-gram-best 42.4 3-point field goal percentage by Reid.

The Golden Hurricane returns eight letterwinners, including three starters, and one squad member and adds five newcomers this season. Tulsa gets back two players who missed last season with medical hardships, both of who were forwards, adds a junior-transfer forward and two freshman forwards, which will help fill the 4 and 5 positions, which were lacking in depth last season.


TULSAMatilda Mossman 5th Year at Tulsa

Personal - Has two sons, Scott and Matt.

Coaching File - Head coach, Norman (Okla.) High School (2002-11); Assistant coach, Norman (Okla.) High School (2001-02); Coach, Normal (Ill.) Comunity High School (1994-01); Assistant coach, Illinois (1991-94); Head coach, Kansas State (1984-89); Head coach, Arkansas(1981-84); Assis-tant coach, Arkansas (1980-81); Assistant coach, Western Kentucky (1979-80)

MOSSMANS’ YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORYYEAR SCHOOL OVERALL NCAA POSTSEASON WNIT POSTSEASON CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT1981-82 Arkansas 26-10 1982-83 Arkansas 21-8 1983-84 Arkansas 20-9 1984-85 Kansas State 16-13 1-11985-86 Kansas State 16-13 1-11986-87 Kansas State 22-9 0-1 2-11987-88 Kansas State 8-20 0-11988-89 Kansas State 18-11 1-12011-12 Tulsa 13-15 0-12012-13 Tulsa 17-17 0-1 4-0 (1st)2013-14 Tulsa 12-16 0-12014-15 Tulsa 18-14 1-1 0-1CAREER (12 Years) 207-155 0-2 1-1 9-8 (.571) (.000) (.500) (.529)


Tulsa Record (4 years) .................. 60-62(.491)

NCAA Record (2 appearances) ........... 0-2 (.000)



Education - Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education, Western Kentucky (1979); Master’s degree in Education, Western Kentucky (1980)

“I really like our team right now. We have inexperience in the 5 spot and some question marks in the 4 spot, but our guards are really good. Our nonconference schedule

will be a good barometer of where we are when we get to conference play.”

- Matilda Mossman, Tulsa

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PLAYER HIGHLIGHTASHLEY CLARK

• Has scored over 1,000 career points, the NINTH PLAYER in school history to reach the milestone

• Selected as the 2015 American Athletic Conference Sixth Man of the Year AND represented Tulsa on The American second team

Sr. • G • 5-11

2014-15 Tulsa Statistics

TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg23 CLARK, Ashley 32 17 898 28.1 187 392 .477 20 64 .313 69 103 .670 63 179 242 7.6 70 1 70 114 15 39 463 14.532 TURNER, Mariah 32 31 957 29.9 141 275 .513 0 1 .000 98 145 .676 59 117 176 5.5 83 1 36 68 11 32 380 11.900 GROVEY, Kelsee 32 28 989 30.9 118 281 .420 51 138 .370 59 71 .831 22 57 79 2.5 70 2 73 45 2 48 346 10.835 BRADY, Kadan 32 28 915 28.6 81 210 .386 34 100 .340 41 55 .745 19 80 99 3.1 32 0 76 54 1 53 237 7.404 REID, Teanna 30 20 763 25.4 64 163 .393 36 85 .424 49 69 .710 19 82 101 3.4 73 0 94 92 1 44 213 7.115 WEBSTER, Antoinet 32 10 478 14.9 53 152 .349 15 61 .246 15 16 .938 8 44 52 1.6 35 0 18 39 0 12 136 4.301 HOLMES, Jordyn 18 1 208 11.6 28 77 .364 7 30 .233 12 17 .706 8 35 43 2.4 32 0 7 18 0 15 75 4.213 HUGHES, Ashley 28 15 410 14.6 37 91 .407 23 60 .383 14 16 .875 11 37 48 1.7 28 0 28 18 1 20 111 4.003 WAKEFIELD, Erika 31 9 521 16.8 50 126 .397 3 14 .214 18 29 .621 12 41 53 1.7 42 0 59 64 1 38 121 3.924 CAMPBELL, Autura 28 1 200 7.1 11 42 .262 0 0 .000 5 12 .417 22 26 48 1.7 33 1 2 12 3 4 27 1.011 JINKS, Rickae 16 0 86 5.4 5 15 .333 0 0 .000 1 6 .167 2 14 16 1.0 24 0 1 6 4 1 11 0.7TM TEAM 74 70 144 4.5 0 15 0 Total 32 775 1824 .425 189 553 .342 381 539 .707 319 782 1101 34.4 522 5 464 545 39 306 2120 66.2 Opponents 32 812 1877 .433 177 555 .319 342 491 .697 370 821 1191 37.2 541 - 414 558 127 283 2143 67.0

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GAME41 Zykira Lewis,

UCF vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/14/14

37 Breanna Stewart,

UConn vs. Temple, 1/23/14

35 Courtney Williams,

USF vs. Temple, 2/22/14

SEASON777 Breanna Stewart, UConn,

2013-14 (40 games)

710 Courtney Williams, USF,

2014-15 (35 games)

691 Keena Mays, SMU,

2013-14 (32 games)

686 Breanna Stewart, UConn,

2014-15 (39 games)

663 Shoni Schimmel, Louisville,

2013-14 (38 games)

POINTS PER GAME, SEASON21.6 Keena Mays, SMU, 2013-14

(691 points, 32 games)

20.3 Courtney Williams, USF


19.4 Breanna Stewart, 2013-14


18.9 Zykira Lewis, UCF,

2014-15 (567 points, 30 games)

17.8 Ariel Hearn, Memphis, 2013-14


POINTSinDiviDuAl conference recorDs

Zykira Lewis, UCF


FIELD GOALS MADE, GAME15 Breanna Stewart,

UConn vs. Temple, 1/28/14


USF vs. Temple, 2/22/14

FIELD GOALS MADE, SEASON291 Breanna Stewart,

UConn, 2013-14


USF, 2014-15

264 Breanna Stewart,

UConn, 2014-15

240 Bria Hartley,

UConn, 2013-14

228 Shoni Schimmel,

Lousiville, 2013-14

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED, GAME33 Zykira Lewis,

UCF vs. Akron, 12/17/14

29 Shoni Schimmel,

Louisville vs. Maryland, 4/22/14

Courtney Williams,

USF at Penn State, 12/21/14

Zykira Lewis,

UCF vs. UConn, 1/21/15

FIELD GOALSinDiviDuAl conference recorDs

Breanna Stewart, UConn

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FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED, SEASON586 Breanna Stewart, UConn, 2013-14

574 Shoni Schimmel, Louisville, 2013-14

560 Courtney Williams, USF, 2013-14

528 Keena Mays, SMU, 2013-14

511 Bria Hartley, UConn, 2013-14

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, GAME (Minimum 8 made)1.000 Stefanie Dolson, UConn vs. Houston, 2/22/14 (8-8)

Breanna Stewart, UConn vs. Creighton, 11/23/14 (10-10)

Tierra Jones, Tulane at McNeese State, 11/16/14 (8-8)

.909 Stefanie Dolson, UConn vs. Oregon, 11/20/13 (10-11)

Akila McDonald, USF vs. Stetson, 3/23/13 (10-11)

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, SEASON.637 Gabby Williams, UConn, 2014-15 (137-215)

.596 Morgan Tuck, UConn, 2014-15 (239-401)

.587 Moriah Jefferson, UConn, 2014-15 (193-329)

.575 Moriah Jefferson, UConn, 2013-14 (157-273)

.564 Stefanie Dolson, UConn, 2013-14 (207-367)

Tierra Jones, Tulane

FIELD GOALSinDiviDuAl conference recorDs


3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE, GAME10 Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis,

UConn at UC Davis, 11/14/14

9 Shoni Schimmel,

Louisville vs. Memphis, 1/26/14

8 Zykira Lewis,

UCF vs. Florid Atlantic, 11/14/14

3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE, SEASON121 Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis,

UConn, 2014-15

118 Shoni Schimmel,

Louisville, 2013-14

88 Keena Mays,

SMU, 2013-14

82 Bria Hartley,

UConn, 2013-14

81 Inga Orekhova,

USF, 2013-14

3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED, GAME16 Shoni Schimmel,

Louisville vs. UConn, 3/10/14

Ariel Hearn,

Memphis vs. Minnesota, 11/23/14

Zykira Lewis,

UCF vs. UConn, 1/21/15

3-POINT FIELD GOALSinDiviDuAl conference recorDs

Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, UConn

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3-POINT FIELD GOALSinDiviDuAl conference recorDs

3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED, SEASON314 Shoni Schimmel, Louisville, 2013-14

248 Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, UConn, 2014-15

224 Bria Hartley, UConn, 2013-14

222 Keena Mays, SMU, 2013-14

221 Inga Orekhova, USF, 2013-14

3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, GAME 1.000 Bria Hartley, UConn vs. UC Davis, 12/5/13 (5-5)

.875 DeVaughn Gray, East Carolina vs. Fairfield, 11/14/14 (7-8)

.857 Bria Hartley, UConn vs. Rutgers, 1/26/14 (6-7)

Alecia Smith, Houston vs. USF, 1/21/15 (6-7)

3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, SEASON.496 Moriah Jefferson, UConn, 2014-15 (56-113)

.488 Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, UConn, 2014-15 (121-248)

.424 Teanna Reid, Tulsa, 2014-15 (36-85)

.419 Jada Payne, East Carolina, 2014-15 (80-191)

.408 Kia Nurse, UConn, 2014-15 (53-130)

Jada Payne, East Carolina


FREE THROWS MADE, GAME14 Alexis Durley, Cincinnati vs. Kent State, 11/17/13

Marche’ Amerson, Houston vs. Memphis, 3/7/14

FREE THROWS MADE, SEASON153 Keena Mays, SMU, 2013-14

147 Breanna Stewart, UConn, 2013-14

142 Kahleah Copper, Rutgers, 2013-14

134 Alisia Jenkins, USF, 2014-15


FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED, GAME23 Marche’ Amerson, Houston vs. Memphis, 3/7/14

16 Keena Mays, SMU vs. UTEP, 12/7/13

Shoni Schimmel, Louisville vs. Colorado, 12/21/13

FREE THROWSinDiviDuAl conference recorDs

Marche’ Amerson, Houston

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FREE THROWSinDiviDuAl conference recorDs

FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED, SEASON202 Keena Mays, SMU, 2013-14

200 Kahleah Copper, Rutgers, 2013-14




Breanna Stewart, UConn, 2014-15

FREE THROW PERCENTAGE, GAME (Minimum 9 made)1.000 Alexis Durley, Cincinnati vs. Kent State, 11/17/13 (14-14)

Breanna Stewart, UConn vs. Baylor, 1/13/14 (10-10)

Tyler Scaife, Rutgers vs. Delaware, 3/20/14 (10-10)

Dayeesha Hollins, Cincinnati vs. Morehead State, 12/4/13 (9-9)

Breanna Stewart, UConn vs. Cincinnati, 3/8/14 (9-9)

Kia Nurse, UConn at Memphis, 2/7/15 (9-9)

Alisia Jenkins, USF vs. Memphis, 3/7/15 (9-9)

Kia Nurse, UConn

FREE THROW PERCENTAGE, SEASON.865 Jada Payne, East Carolina, 2014-15 (77-89)

.832 Tyonna Williams, Temple, 2014-15 (84-101)

.821 Alliya Butts, Temple, 2014-15 (87-106)

.817 Shoni Schimmel, Louisville, 2013-14 (89-109)

.811 Shaleth Stringfield, USF, 2014-15 (73-90)


REBOUNDSinDiviDuAl conference recorDs

GAME24 Brittni Montgomery, UCF vs. Florida Atlantic, 12/13/13

Brittni Montgomery, UCF at Iona, 12/14/14

21 Brittni Montgomery, UCF vs. Akron, 12/17/14

Alisia Jenkins, USF at Penn State, 12/21/14

SEASON397 Alisia Jenkins, USF, 2014-15 (35 games)

371 Stefanie Dolson, UConn, 2013-14 (40 games)

369 Alisia Jenkins, USF, 2013-14 (36 games)

324 Breanna Stewart, UConn, 2013-14 (40 games)

296 Betnijah Laney, Rutgers, 2013-14 (35 games)

REBOUNDS PER GAME, SEASON11.3 Alisia Jenkins, USF, 2014-15 (397 rebounds, 35 games)

10.3 Alisia Jenkins, USF, 2013-14 (369 rebounds, 36 games)

9.3 Stefanie Dolson, UConn, 2013-14 (371 rebounds, 40 games)

8.9 I’Tiana Taylor, East Carolina, 2014-15 (284 rebounds, 32 games)

8.7 Jeanise Randolph, Cincinnati, 2013-14 (271 rebounds, 31 games)

Alisia Jenkins, USF

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ASSISTSinDiviDuAl conference recorDs

GAME13 Jamie Kaplan, Tulane vs. Memphis, 2/21/15

12 Moriah Jefferson, UConn vs. Temple, 1/28/14

11 Shoni Schimmel, Louisville vs. Quinnipiac, 11/11/13

Stefanie Dolson, UConn vs. Oregon, 11/20/13

Tyonna Williams, Temple vs. Oakland, 11/30/13

Bria Hartley, UConn vs. Temple, 1/28/14

SEASON195 Moriah Jefferson, UConn, 2013-14 (40 games)

191 Moriah Jefferson, UConn, 2014-15 (39 games)

173 Bria Hartley, UConn, 2013-14 (40 games)

154 Syessence Davis, Rutgers, 2013-14 (37 games)

150 Jamie Kaplan, Tulane, 2014-15 (32 games)

Moriah Jefferson, UConn

ASSISTS PER GAME, SEASON4.9 Moriah Jefferson, UConn, 2013-14 (195 assists, 40 games)

Moriah Jefferson, UConn, 2014-15 (191 assists, 39 games)

4.7 Jamie Kaplan, Tulane, 2014-15 (150 assists, 32 games)

4.4 Janesha Ebron, East Carolina, 2014-15 (144 assists, 33 games)

4.3 Bria Hartley, UConn, 2013-14 (173, 40 games)

Andrea Hines, UCF, 2014-15 (130 assists, 30 games)


TEAM POINTSTeAm conference recorDs

GAME

114 UConn vs. Oregon, 11/20/13

108 Louisville vs. Austin Peay, 12/14/13

SEASON

3481 UConn, 2014-15 (39 games)

3283 UConn, 2013-14 (38 games)

2450 Rutgers, 2013-14 (37 games)

2496 USF, 2014-15 (35 games)

2412 USF, 2013-14 (36 games)

POINTS PER GAME, SEASON89.3 UConn, 2014-15

(3,481points, 39 games)

82.1 UConn, 2013-14

(3,283 points, 40 games)

78.9 Louisville, 2013-14


71.3 USF, 2014-15


68.2 SMU, 2013-14


2014-15 UConn Huskies

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TEAM FIELD GOALSTeAm conference recorDs

FIELD GOALS MADE, GAME44 UConn vs. Oregon, 11/20/13


Louisville at Ball State, 12/17/13

FIELD GOALS MADE, SEASON1,356 UConn, 2014-15

1,097 UConn, 2013-14

975 Rutgers, 2013-14

899 USF, 2014-15

880 USF, 2013-14

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED, GAME85 UCF vs. Akron, 12/17/14


FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED, SEASON2,513 UConn, 2014-15

2,487 UConn, 2013-14

2,405 Louisville, 2013-14

2,369 Temple, 2014-15

2,222 USF, 2013-14

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, GAME (MINIMUM 8 MADE).702 UConn vs. St. Francis (N.Y.), 3/21/15 (40-57)

.661 UConn vs. East Carolina, 3/8/15 (39-59)

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, SEASON

.540 UConn, 2014-15 (1,356-2,513)

.503 UConn, 2013-14 (1,251-2,487)

.456 Louisville, 2013-14 (1,097-2,405)

.442 Rutgers, 2013-14 (975-2,206)

.425 Tulsa, 2014-15 (775-1,824)

Head Coach Matilda Mossman, Tulsa


TEAM 3-POINT FIELD GOALSTeAm conference recorDs

3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE, GAME

18 UConn at UC Davis, 11/14/14

15 Tulsa at Valparaiso, 12/06/14

Temple vs Memphis, 02/04/15

3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE, SEASON

330 UConn, 2014-15

295 UConn, 2013-14

257 Louisville, 2013-14

245 Temple, 2014-15

202 USF, 2014-15

3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED, GAME

34 Temple at UConn, 1/14/15

31 Tulsa at Valparaiso, 12/06/14

31 UConn vs Tulane, 02/14/15

31 UConn vs Texas, 3/28/15

3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED, SEASON

805 UConn, 2013-14

731 UConn, 2014-15

724 Louisville, 2013-14

606 Tulane, 2014-15

573 USF, 2014-15

3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, GAME .727 UConn vs South Carolina,

2/9/15 (8-11)

.667 UCF at East Carolina,

03/02/15 (8-12)

Cincinnati vs. Morehead State,

12/4/13 (6-9)

Rutgers at UCF,

1/22/14 (4-6)

3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, SEASON

.406 UConn, 2014-15

.366 UConn, 2013-14

.355 East Carolina, 2014-15

Louisville, 2013-14

.342 Tulsa, 2014-15

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TEAM FREE THROWSTeAm conference recorDs

FREE THROWS MADE, GAME35 Rutgers vs. Seton Hall, 3/27/14

32 UCF vs Oakland, 11/17/14

FREE THROWS MADE, SEASON548 Louisville, 2013-14

496 USF, 2014-15

491 USF, 2013-14

486 UConn, 2013-14

474 Temple, 2014-15

FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED, GAME45 Houston vs. North Texas, 11/20/13

43 Houston vs. Memphis, 3/7/14

FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED, SEASON810 Louisville, 2013-14

711 USF, 2013-14

685 Rutgers, 2013-14

667 SMU, 2013-14

652 Temple, 2014-15

FREE THROW PERCENTAGE, GAME (Minimum 9 made)1.000 Cincinnati vs. Rutgers,

1/7/14 (16-16)

Cincinnati vs. Youngstown State,

12/8/13 (13-13)

FREE THROW PERCENTAGE, SEASON.750 UConn, 2013-14 (486-548)

.728 USF, 2014-15 (496-681)

.727 Temple, 2014-15 (474-652)

.726 UConn, 2014-15 (439-605)

.712 Cincinnati, 2013-14 (297-417)

Head Coach Tonya Cardoza, Temple


TEAM REBOUNDSTeAm conference recorDs

GAME

68 Louisville vs. Loyola Chicago, 1/9/13

62 USF at Bradley, 11/17/13

SEASON

1,716 UConn, 2013-14 (40 games)

1,701 UConn, 2014-15 (39 games)

1,623 Louisville, 2013-14 (38 games)

1,595 USF, 2013-14 (36 games)

1,558 USF, 2014-15 (35 games)

REBOUNDS PER GAME, SEASON44.5 USF, 2014-15

(1,558 rebounds, 35 games)

44.3 USF, 2013-14


43.6 UConn, 2014-15


42.9 UConn, 2013-14



(1,623 rebounds, 38 games

Head Coach Jose Fernandez, USF

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TEAM ASSISTSTeAm conference recorDs

GAME

31 UConn vs. Temple, 1/28/14

UConn vs. SMU, 2/4/14

SEASON

850 UConn, 2013-14 (40 games)

828 UConn, 2014-15 (39 games)

626 Louisville, 2013-14 (38 games)

546 Rutgers, 2013-14 (37 games)

497 USF, 2013-14 (36 games)

Head Coach Rhonda Rompola, SMU

REBOUNDS PER GAME, SEASON21.3 UConn, 2013-14

(850 assists, 40 games)

21.2 UConn, 2014-15




14.8 SMU, 2013-14


14.5 Tulsa, 2014-15



NCAA APPEARANCESYeAr-bY-YeAr

School (Apps) NCAA Record Years Participated Highest Advancement

UCF (4) 0-4 1996, 1999, 2009, 2011 Region First Round, 1996, ‘99, ‘09, ’11

Cincinnati (4) 1-4 1989, 1999, 2002-03 Region Second Round, 2002

UConn (27) 103-17 1989-2015 National Champions, 1995, ’00, ’02, ’03, ’04, ’09, ’10, ’13, ’14, ’15

East Carolina (2) 0-2 1982, 2007 Region First Round, 1982, ’07

Houston (5) 1-5 1988, 1992, 2004, 2005, 2011 Region Second Round, 2011

Memphis (7) 2-7 1982, 1985, 1987, 1995-98 Region Semifinals, 1982

USF (3) 2-3 2006, 2013, 2015 Region Second Round, 2013, ’15

SMU (7) 3-7 1994-96, 1998-00, 2008 Region Second Round, 1995, ’99, ’00

Temple (10) 5-10 1989, 2002, 2004-11 Region Second Round, 1989, ’05, ’07, ‘10, ’11

Tulane (11) 3-10 1994-2003, 2010, 2015 Region Second Round, 1997, ’00, ’02

Tulsa (2) 1-2 2006, 2013 Region Second Round, 2006

UCF NCAA: 4 appearances, 0 wins, 4 losses

Cincinnati NCAA: 4 appearances, 1 win, 4 losses WNIT: 6 appearances, 2 wins, 8 losses NWIT: 1 appearance, 1 win, 2 losses

UConn NCAA: 27 appearances, 103 wins, 17 losses

(1995, ‘00, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘09, ‘10, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15 National Champion)

East Carolina NCAA: 2 appearances, 0 wins, 2 losses WNIT: 4 appearances, 2 wins, 4 losses

Houston NCAA: 5 appearances, 1 win, 5 losses WNIT: 4 appearances, 5 wins, 5 losses

Memphis NCAA: 7 appearances, 2 wins, 7 losses WNIT: 7 appearances, 6 wins, 7 losses

ALL-TIME POSTSEASON RECORDS NWIT: 1 appearance, 2 wins, 1 loss WBI: 1 appearance, 3 wins, 1 loss

USF NCAA: 3 appearances, 2 wins, 3 losses WNIT: 7 appearances, 13 wins, 6 losses SMU NCAA: 7 appearances, 3 wins, 7 losses WNIT: 6 appearances, 3 wins, 6 losses

Temple NCAA: 10 appearances, 5 wins, 10 losses WNIT: 5 appearances, 9 wins, 6 losses

Tulane NCAA: 11 appearances, 3 wins, 10 losses WNIT: 5 appearances, 5 wins, 5 losses NWIT: 1 appearance, 1 win, 2 losses

Tulsa NCAA: 2 appearances, 1 win, 2 losses WNIT: 3 appearances, 1 wins, 3 losses

UConn - 2015 National Champions

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2014-15 UConn (No. 1 seed)

W 89-33 No. 16 seed St. Francis (N.Y.) (Albany Region First Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 91-55 No. 8 seed Rutgers (Albany Region Second Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 105-54 No. 5 seed Texas (Albany Region Semifinal, Albany, N.Y.)

W 91-70 No. 7 seed Dayton (Albany Region Final, Albany, N.Y.)

W 81-58 No. 1 seed Maryland (National Semifinal, Tampa, Fla.)

W 63-53 No. 1 seed Notre Dame (National Championship, Tampa, Fla.)

USF (No. 6 seed)

W 73-64 No. 11 seed LSU (Albany Region First Round, Tampa, Fla.)

L 60-52 No. 3 seed Louisville (Albany Region Second Round, Tampa, Fla.)

Tulane (No. 12 seed)

L 57-47 No. 5 Mississippi State (Spokane Region First Round, Durham, N.C.)


W 87-44 No. 16 seed Prairie View A&M (Lincoln Region First Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 91-52 No. 9 seed Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) (Lincoln Region Second Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 70-51 No. 12 seed BYU (Lincoln Region Semifinal, Lincoln, Neb.)

W 69-54 No. 3 seed Texas A&M (Lincoln Region Final, Lincoln, Neb.)

W 75-56 No. 2 seed Stanford (National Semifinal, Nashville, Tenn.)

W 79-58 No. 1 seed Notre Dame (National Championship, Nashville, Tenn.)


W 105-37 No. 16 seed Idaho (Bridgeport Region First Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 77-44 No. 8 seed Vanderbilt (Bridgeport Region Second Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 76-50 No. 4 seed Maryland (Bridgeport Region Semifinal, Bridgeport, Conn.)

W 83-53 No. 2 seed Kentucky (Bridgeport Region Final, Bridgeport, Conn.)

W 83-65 No. 1 seed Notre Dame (National Semifinal, New Orleans, La.)

W 93-60 No. 5 seed Louisville (National Championship, New Orleans, La.)

USF (No. 10 seed)

W 71-70 No. 7 seed Texas Tech (Spokane Region First Round, Lubbock, Texas)

L 82-78 No. 2 seed California (Spokane Region Second Round, Lubbock, Texas)

Tulsa (No. 16 seed)

L 72-56 No. 1 seed Stanford (Stanford Region First Round, Stanford, Calif.)


W 83-47 No. 16 seed Prairie View (Kingston Region First Round, Bridgeport, Conn.)

W 72-26 No. 8 seed Kansas State (Kingston Region Second Round, Bridgeport, Conn.)

W 77-59 No. 4 seed Penn State (Kingston Region Semifinal, Bridgeport, Conn.)

W 80-65 No. 2 seed Kentucky (Kingston Region Final, Kingston, R.I.)

L 83-75 No. 1 seed Notre Dame (National Semifinal, Denver, Colo.)

2010-11 UCF (No. 13 seed)

L 80-69 No. 4 seed Ohio State (Dayton Region First Round, Columbus, Ohio)

UConn (No. 1 seed)

W 75-39 No. 16 seed Hartford (Philadelphia Region First Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 64-40 No. 9 seed Purdue (Philadelphia Region Second Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 68-63 No. 5 seed Georgetown (Philadelphia Region Semifinal, Philadelphia, Pa.)

W 75-40 No. 2 seed Duke (Philadelphia Region Final, Philadelphia, Pa.)

L 72-63 No. 2 seed Notre Dame (National Semifinal, Indianapolis, Ind.)

Houston (No. 8 seed)

L 79-73 No. 9 seed West Virginia (Dallas Region First Round, Waco, Texas)

Temple (No. 10 seed)

W 63-45 No. 7 seed Arizona State (Dayton Region First Round, Salt Lake City, Utah)

L 77-64 No. 2 seed Notre Dame (Dayton Region Second Round, Salt Lake City, Utah)


W 95-39 No. 16 seed Southern (Dayton Region First Round, Norfolk, Va.)

W 90-36 No. 8 seed Temple (Dayton Region Second Round, Norfolk, Va.)

W 74-36 No. 4 seed Iowa State (Dayton Region Semifinal, Dayton, Ohio)

W 90-50 No. 3 seed Florida State (Dayton Region Final, Dayton, Ohio)

W 70-50 No. 4 seed Baylor (National Semifinal, San Antonio, Texas)

W 53-47 No. 1 seed Stanford (National Championship, San Antonio, Texas)

Temple (No. 8 seed)

W 65-53 No. 9 seed James Madison (Dayton Region First Round, Norfolk, Va.)

L 90-36 No. 1 seed UConn (Dayton Region Second Round, Norfolk, Va.)


L, 64-59 No. 5 seed Georgia (Sacramento Region First Round, Tempe, Ariz.)

2008-09 UCF (No. 14 seed)

L 85-80 No. 3 seed North Carolina (Oklahoma City Region First Round, Chattanooga, Tenn.)

UConn (No. 1 seed)

W 104-65 No. 16 seed Vermont (Trenton Region First Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 87-59 No. 8 seed Florida (Trenton Region Second Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 77-53 No. 4 seed California (Trenton Region Semifinal, Trenton, N.J.)

W 83-64 No. 6 seed Arizona State (Trenton Region Final, Trenton, N.J.)

W 83-64 No. 2 seed Stanford (National Semifinal, St. Louis, Mo.)

W 76-54 No. 3 seed Louisville (National Championship, St. Louis, Mo.)

Temple (No. 9 seed)

L 70-57 No. 8 seed Florida (Trento Region First Round, Storrs, Conn.)


W 89-47 No. 16 seed Cornell (Greensboro Region First Round, Bridgeport, Conn.)

W 89-55 No. 8 seed Texas (Greensboro Region Second Round, Bridgeport, Conn.)

W 78-63 No. 5 seed Old Dominion (Greensboro Region Semifinal, Greensboro, N.C.)

W 66-56 No. 2 seed Rutgers (Greensboro Region Final, Greensboro, N.C.)

L 82-73 No. 2 seed Stanford (National Semifinal, Tampa, Fla.)

SMU (No. 12 seed)

L 75-62 No. 5 seed Notre Dame (Oklahoma City Region First Round, West Lafayette, Ind.)


L 61-54 No. 6 seed Arizona State (Oklahoma City Region First Round, College Park, Md.)


W 82-33 No. 16 seed Maryland-Baltimore County (Fresno Region First Round, Hartford, Conn.)

W 94-70 No. 9 seed Wisconsin-Green Bay (Fresno Region Second Round, Hartford, Conn.)

W 78-71 No. 4 seed NC State (Fresno Region Semifinal, Fresno, Calif.)

L 73-50 No. 3 seed LSU (Fresno Region Final, Fresno, Calif.)

East Carolina (No. 13 seed)

L 77-34 No. 4 seed Rutgers (Greensboro Region First Round, East Lansing, Mich.)

Temple (No. 8 seed)

W 64-61 No. 9 seed Nebraska (Greensboro Region First Round, Raleigh, N.C.)

L 62-52 No. 1 seed Duke (Greensboro Region Second Round, Raleigh, N.C.)




W 77-54 No. 15 seed Coppin State (Bridgeport Region First Round, State College, Pa.)

W 79-56 No. 7 seed Virginia Tech (Bridgeport Region Second Round, State College, Pa.)

W 77-75 No. 3 seed Georgia (Bridgeport Region Semifinal, Bridgeport, Conn.)

L 63-61 (OT) No. 1 seed Duke (Bridgeport Region Final, Bridgeport, Conn.)

USF (No. 9 seed)

L 67-65 No. 8 seed USC (Bridgeport Region First Round, Norfolk, Va.)

Temple (No. 6 seed)

L 64-58 No. 11 seed Hartford (Bridgeport Region First Round, Trenton, N.J.)

Tulsa (No. 12 seed)

W 71-61 No. 5 seed NC State (San Antonio Region First Round, Chicago, Ill.)

L 71-67 No. 13 seed DePaul (San Antonio Region Second Round, Chicago, Ill.)


W 95-47 No. 14 seed Dartmouth (Kansas City Region First Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 70-52 No. 6 seed Florida State (Kansas City Region Second Round, Storrs, Conn.)

L 76-59 No. 2 seed Stanford (Kansas City Region Semifinal, Kansas City, Mo.)


L 65-43 No. 7 seed Boston College (Chattanooga Region First Round, Chapel Hill, N.C.)

Temple (No. 6 seed)

W 66-61 No. 11 seed Louisiana Tech (Philadelphia Region First Round, Storrs, Conn.)

L 61-54 No. 3 seed Rutgers (Philadelphia Region Second Round, Storrs, Conn.)


W 91-55 No. 15 seed Pennsylvania (East Region First Round, Bridgeport, Conn.)

W 79-53 No. 7 seed Auburn (Easr Region Second Round, Bridgeport, Conn.)

W 63-55 No. 11 seed UC Santa Barbara (East Region Semifinal, Hartford, Conn.)

W 66-49 No. 1 seed Penn State (East Region Final, Hartford, Conn.)

W 67-58 No. 7 seed Minnesota (National Semifinal, New Orleans, La.)

W 70-61 No. 1 seed Tennessee (National Championship, New Orleans, La.)


W 62-47 No. 14 seed Wisconsin-Green Bay (West Region First Round, Santa Barbara, Calif.)

L 56-52 No. 10 seed UC Santa Barbara (West Region Second Round, Santa Barbara, Calif.)


L 70-57 No. 6 seed TCU (West Region First Round, Philadelphia, Pa.)

2002-03 Cincinnati (No. 10 seed)

L 71-57 No. 7 seed Arkansas (West Region First Region, Austin, Texas)

UConn (No. 1 seed)

W 91-44 No. 16 seed Boston University (East Region First Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 81-66 No. 9 seed TCU (East Region Second Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 70-49 No. 5 seed Boston College (East Region Semifinal, Dayton, Ohio)

W 73-64 No. 2 seed Purdue (East Region Final, Dayton, Ohio)

W 71-69 No. 2 seed Texas (National Semifinal, Atlanta, Ga.)

W 73-68 No. 1 seed Tennessee (National Championship, Atlanta, Ga.)


L 68-48 No. 6 seed Minnesota (West Region First Round, Palo Alto, Calif.)


W 76-63 (OT) No. 11 seed St. Peter’s (East Region First Round, Columbia, S.C.)

L 75-56 No. 3 seed South Carolina (East Region Second Round, Columbia, S.C.)

UConn (No. 1 seed)

W 86-37 No. 16 seed St. Francis (Pa.) (Mideast Region First Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 86-48 No. 9 seed Iowa (Mideast Region First Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 82-64 No. 4 seed Penn State (Mideast Region Semifinal, Milwaukee, Wis.)

W 85-64 No. 7 seed Old Dominion (Mideast Region Final, Milwaukee, Wis.)

W 79-56 No. 2 seed Tennessee (National Semifinal, San Antonio, Texas)

W 82-70 No. 1 seed Oklahoma (National Championship, San Antonio, Texas)


L 72-57 No. 3 seed Iowa State (Midwest Region First Round, Ames, Iowa)


W 73-69 No. 7 seed Colorado State (West Region First Round, Palo Alto, Calif.)

L 77-55 No. 2 seed Stanford (West Region Second Round, Palo Alto, Calif.)


W 101-29 No. 16 seed Long Island (East Region First Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 89-44 No. 9 seed Colorado State (East Region Second Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 72-58 No. 4 seed NC State (East Region Semifinal, Pittsburgh, Pa.)

W 67-48 No. 3 seed Louisiana Tech (East Region Final, Pittsburgh, Pa.)

L 90-75 No. 1 seed Notre Dame (National Semifinal, St. Louis, Mo.)


L 72-70 No. 7 seed Florida State (Midwest Region First Round, Ames, Iowa)


W 116-46 No. 16 seed Hampton (East Region First Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 83-45 No. 9 seed Clemson (East Region Second Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 102-80 No. 5 seed Oklahoma (East Region Semifinal, Richmond, Va.)

W 86-71 No. 3 seed LSU (East Region Final, Richmond, Va.)

W 89-67 No. 2 seed Penn State (National Semifinal, Philadelphia, Pa.)

W 71-52 No. 1 seed Tennessee (National Championship, Philadelphia, Pa.)

SMU (No. 12 seed)

W 64-63 No. 5 seed N.C. State (Midwest Region First Round, Athens, Ga.)

L 96-76 No. 4 seed Old Dominion (Midwest Region Second Round, Athens, Ga.)

Tulane (No. 6 seed)

W 65-60 No. 11 seed Vermont (Mideast Regional First Round, Lubbock, Texas)

L 76-59 No. 3 seed Texas Tech (Mideast Regional Second Round, Lubbock, Texas)

1998-99 UCF (No. 16 seed)

L 90-48 No. 1 seed Louisiana Tech (West Region First Round, Ruston, La.)

Cincinnati (No. 12 seed)

L 65-56 No. 5 seed Oregon (Mideast Region First Round, Ames, Iowa)

UConn (No. 1 seed)

W 97-46 No. 16 seed St. Francis (Mideast Region First Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 86-84 No. 8 seed Xavier (Mideast Region Second Round, Storrs, Conn.)

L 64-58 No. 4 seed Iowa State (Mideast Region Semifinal, Cincinnati, Ohio)

SMU (No. 11 seed)

W 91-76 No. 6 seed Toledo (Mideast Region First Round, Athens, Ga.)

L 68-55 No. 3 seed Georgia (Mideast Region Second Round, Athens, Ga.)

Tulane (No. 6 seed)

L 83-72 No. 11 seed Saint Joseph’s (PA) (East Region First Round, Durham, N.C.)

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W 93-52 No. 15 seed Fairfield (East Region First Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 75-67 No. 10 seed George Washington (East Region Second Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 74-57 No. 3 seed Arizona (East Region Semifinal, Dayton, Ohio)

L 60-52 No. 4 seed North Carolina State (East Region Final, Dayton, Ohio)

Memphis (No. 5 seed)

L 91-80 No. 12 seed Youngstown State (East Region First Round, Raleigh, N.C.)

SMU (No. 11 seed)

L 77-68 No. 6 seed Virginia (East Region First Round, Tucson, Ariz.)


L 72-68 No. 5 seed Kansas (West Region First Round, Iowa City, Iowa)


W 103-35 No. 16 seed Lehigh (Midwest Region First Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 72-53 No. 9 seed Iowa (Midwest Region Second Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 78-73 No. 4 seed Illinois (Midwest Region Semifinal, Iowa City, Iowa)

L 91-81 No. 3 seed Tennessee (Midwest Region Final, Iowa City, Iowa)


L 93-62 No. 6 seed Notre Dame (East Region First Round, Austin, Texas)

Tulane (No. 4 seed)

W 72-69 No. 13 seed UC Santa Barbara (East Region First Round, Washington, D.C.)

L 81-67 No. 5 seed George Washington (East Region Second Round, Washington, D.C.)

1995-96 UCF (No. 16 seed)

L 98-41 No. 1 seed Louisiana Tech (Midwest Region First Round, Ruston, La.)

UConn (No. 1 seed)

W 94-63 No. 16 seed Howard (Mideast Region First Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 88-68 No. 9 seed Michigan State (Mideast Region Second Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 72-44 No. 12 seed San Francisco (Mideast Region Semifinal, Rosemont, Ill.)

W 67-57 No. 3 seed Vanderbilt (Mideast Region Final, Rosemont, Ill.)

L 88-83 (OT) No. 1 seed Tennessee (National Semifinal, Charlotte, N.C.)


L 97-75 No. 9 seed Ohio State (East Region First Round, Knoxville, Tenn.)

SMU (No. 10 seed)

L 96-82 No. 7 seed DePaul (Mideast Region First Round, Iowa City, Iowa)


L 83-75 No. 3 seed Colorado (West Region First Round, Boulder, Colo.)


W 105 75 No. 16 seed Maine (East Region First Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 91 45 No. 8 seed Virginia Tech (East Region Second Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 87 56 No. 4 seed Alabama (East Region Semifinal, Storrs, Conn.)

W 67 63 No. 3 seed Virginia (East Region Final, Storrs, Conn.)

W 87 60 No. 2 seed Stanford (National Semifinal, Minneapolis, Minn.)

W 70 64 No. 1 seed Tennessee (National Championship, Minneapolis, Minn.)


W 74-72 No. 9 seed USC (West Region First Round, Nashville, Tenn.)

L 95-68 No. 1 seed Vanderbilt (West Region Second Round, Nashville, Tenn.)

SMU (No. 10 seed)

W 96-95 No. 7 seed Southern Miss (West Region First Round, Stanford, Calif.)

L 95-73 No. 2 seed Stanford (West Region Second Round, Stanford, Calif.)


L 87-72 No. 2 seed Texas Tech (Mideast Region First Round, Lubbock, Texas)


W 79 60 No. 16 seed Brown (East Region First Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 81 59 No. 9 seed Auburn (East Region Second Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 78 64 No 4 seed So. Mississippi (East Region Semifinal, Piscatway, N.J.)

L 81-69 No. 3 seed North Carolina (East Region Final, Piscataway, N.J.)

SMU (No. 13 seed)

L 69-62 No. 4 seed Louisiana Tech (Mideast Region First Round, Ruston, La.)


L 74 71 Louisville (Mideast Region First Round, Storrs, Conn.)


W 83 66 No. 11 seed St. Peter’s (East Region First Round, Storrs, Conn.)

L 75-47 No. 3 Vanderbilt (East Region Second Round, Nashville, Tenn.)


L 80-69 No. 9 seed UC Santa Barbara (West First Round, Santa Barbara, Calif.)


W 81 80 No. 11 seed Toledo (East Region Second Round, Storrs, Conn.)

W 82 71 No. 2 seed NC State (East Region Semifinal, Philadelphia, Pa.)

W 60 57 No. 4 seed Clemson (East Region Final, Philadelphia, Pa.)

L 61-55 No. 1 seed Virginia (National Semifinal, New Orleans, La.)


L 61-59 No. 5 seed Clemson (East Region Second Round, Storrs, Conn.)


L 69-59 No. 9 seed Bowling Green (West Region First Round, Bowling Green, Ohio)

UConn (No. 8 seed)

L 72-63 No. 9 seed La Salle (East Region First Round, Storrs, Conn.)

Temple (No. 8 seed)

W 90-80 No. 9 seed Holy Cross (Mideast Region First Round, Philadelphia, Pa.)

L 88-54 No. 1 seed Auburn (Mideast Region Second Round, Auburn, Ala.)

1987-88 Houston (No. 6 seed)

L 74-68 No. 3 seed Ole Miss (Midwest First Round, Oxford, Miss.)

1986-87 Memphis (No. 6 seed)

L 76-65 No. 3 seed Virginia (Mideast Region Second Round, Charlottesville, Va.)

1984-85 Memphis (No. 6 seed)

L 82-64 No. 3 seed Auburn (Midwest Region First Round, Auburn, Ala.)

1981-82 East Carolina (No. 6 seed)

L 79-54 No. 3 seed South Carolina (Midwest Region First Round, Columbia, S.C.)


W 72-70 No. 6 seed Ole Miss (Mideast First Round, Memphis, Tenn.)

L 78-68 No. 2 seed Tennessee (Mideast Semifinals, Knoxville, Tenn.)


WNIT CHAMPIONSHIPAmericAn AThleTic conference AppeArAnces

2014-15 (6-3) East Carolina W 74-52 Radford (First Round, Greenville, N.C.) L 69-65 North Carolina State (Second Round, Greenville, N.C.)Temple W 67-54 Marist (First Round, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) W 61-56 Pennsylvania (Second Round, Philadelphia, Pa.) W 80-79 (OT) North Carolina State (Third Round, Philadelphia, Pa.) W 69-57 Middle Tennessee State (Quarterfinals, Murfreesboro, Tenn.) L 66-58 (OT) West Virginia (Semifinals, Morgantown, W. Va.)Tulsa W 78-72 Missouri State (First Round, Springfield, Mo.) L 69-59 Eastern Michigan (Second Round, Tulsa, Okla.)

2013-14 (5-4) East Carolina L 86-68 George Washington (First Round, Washington, D.C.) USF W 56-50 North Carolina A&T (First Round, Tampa, Fla.) W 75-56 Stetson (Second Round, Tampa, Fla.) W 74-59 George Washington (Third Round, Tampa, Fla.) W 60-58 Mississippi State (Quarterfinals, Starkville, Miss.) L 62-52 Rutgers (Semifinals, Tampa, Fla.)SMU W 84-72 Texas Southern (First Round, Dallas, Texas) L 77-70 Minnesota (Second Round, Minneapolis, Minn.)Tulane L 77-68 Mississippi State (First Round, Starkville, Miss.)

2012-13 (2-4) East Carolina L 88-77 (OT) Western Kentucky (First Round, Bowling Green, Ky.)Memphis L 67-57 Arkansas (First Round, Fayetteville, Ark.)SMU L 76-70 Bowling Green (First Round, Bowling Green, Ohio)Tulane W 65-57 Sam Houston State (First Round, New Orleans, La.) W 60-48 Arkansas (Second Round, Fayetteville, Ark.) L 72-52 Auburn (Third Round, Auburn, Ala.)

2011-12 (7-5) Cincinnati W 68-63 (OT) Duquesne (First Round, Cincinnati, Ohio) L 72-51 Toledo (Second Round, Toledo, Ohio)Memphis W 60-59 UT Chattanooga (First Round, Memphis, Tenn.) L 82-65 Missouri State (Second Round, Springfield, Mo.)USF W 76-20 Florida Atlantic (First Round, Tampa, Fla.) W 77-61 Florida International (Second Round, Tampa, Fla.) L 72-45 James Madison (Third Round, Harrisonburg, Va.)Temple W 75-60 Quinnipiac (First Round, Philadelphia, Pa.) W 64-59 Harvard (Second Round, Philadelphia, Pa.) L 82-68 Syracuse (Quarterfinals, Philadelphia, Pa.)Tulane W 68-61 Mississippi Valley State (First Round, New Orleans, La.) L 69-55 Texas Tech (Second Round, Lubbock, Texas)

2010-11 (1-2) Memphis L 80-69 Alabama (First Round, Memphis, Tenn.)Tulane W 61-31 Texas Southern (First Round, New Orleans, La.) L 92-86 Oral Roberts (Second Round, Tulsa, Okla.)

2009-10 (1-4) East Carolina W 78-76 (OT) Drexel (First Round, Philadelphia, Pa.) L 87-52 Maryland (Second Round, College Park, Md.)Houston L 80-77 Texas Tech (First Round, Lubbock, Texas)USF L 61-54 Florida (First Round, Gainesville, Fla.)SMU L 66-51 New Mexico (First Round, Albuquerque, N.M.)

2008-09 (5-1) USF W 88-81 (OT) Florida Gulf Coast (Second Round, Tampa, Fla.) W 74-57 Mississippi (Third Round, Tampa, Fla.) W 80-66 St. Bonaventure (Fourth Round, Olean, N.Y.) W 82-65 Boston College (Semifinals, Chestnut Hill, Mass.) W 75-71 Kansas (National Championship, Lawrence, Kan.)SMU L 62-51 Louisiana Tech (First Round, Ruston, La.)

2007-08 (0-1) USF L 67-65 Florida Gulf Coast (First Round, Fort Meyers, Fla.)

2006-07 (2-2) USF W 66-49 Coppin State (Second Round, Tampa, Fla.) L 73-71 Virginia (Third Round, Charlottesville, Va.)Tulane W 76-43 Jackson State (First Round, New Orleans, La.) L 79-73 Mississippi State (Second Round, Starkville, Miss.)

2005-06 (0-1) Cincinnati L 81-75 (OT) Florida International (First Round, Miami, Fla.)

2004-05 (1-3) USF W 61-56 Florida (First Round, Tampa, Fla.) L 78-63 Wake Forest (Second Round, Winston-Salem, N.C.)SMU L 83-56 Southeast Missouri (First Round, Springfield, Mo.)Tulsa L 73-62 Texas A&M (First Round, College Station, Texas)

2003-04 (1-3) Cincinnati L 80-78 (OT) Western Kentucky (First Round, Bowling Green, Ky.)Memphis W 66-64 Tulsa (First Round, Memphis, Tenn.) L 104-87 Western Kentucky (Second Round, Bowling Green, Ky.)Tulsa L 66-64 Memphis (First Round, Memphis, Tenn.)

2001-02 (4-2) Houston W 67-65 Rice (First Round, Houston, Texas) W 83-76 Miami (Second Round, Houston, Texas) W 61-53 Valparaiso (Quarterfinals, Valparaiso, Ind.) W 77-72 Virginia Tech (Semifinals, Blacksburg, Va.) L 54-52 Oregon (Finals, Eugene, Ore.)

2000-01 (0-4) Cincinnati L 61-60 Ohio State (First Round, Columbus, Ohio)Houston L 72-49 New Mexico (First Round, Albuquerque, N.M.)Memphis L 77-67 Alabama (First Round, Tuscaloosa, Ala.)Temple L 59-57 James Madison (First Round, Harrisonburg, Va.)

1999-00 (2-2) Cincinnati W 76-60 Pittsburgh (First Round, Pittsburgh, Pa.) L 88-83 Michigan State (Second Round, Cincinnati, Ohio) Memphis W 76-74 Arkansas State (First Round, Memphis, Tenn.) L 74-71 Florida (Second Round, Memphis, Tenn.)

1998-99 (3-1) Memphis W 71-61 Middle Tennessee (First Round, Memphis, Tenn.) W 87-73 UT Martin (Second Round, Memphis, Tenn.) W 101-86 Arkansas State (Quarterfinals, Memphis, Tenn.) L 92-73 Wisconsin (Semifinals, Madison, Wis.)

1997-98 (0-1) Cincinnati L 76-62 Toledo (First Round, Toledo, Ohio)

1992-93 (2-1) SMU W 76-74 (OT) UNLV (First Round, Amarillo, Texas) W 60-59 FIU (Second Round, Amarillo, Texas) L 67-54 Arkansas State (Quarterfinals, Amarillo, Texas)

1990-91 (2-4) Houston W 81-71 Northern Illinois (First Round, Amarillo, Texas) L 80-76 (OT) Indiana (Quarterfinals, Amarillo, Texas) L 69-67 Kansas (Semifinals, Amarillo, Texas)

1982-83 (1-2) Temple W 76-65 Hawaii (First Round, Amarillo, Texas) L 80-73 Weber State (Second Round, Amarillo, Texas) L 81-77 Texas Tech (Second Round, Amarillo, Texas)

1981-82 (2-1) Temple W 94-88 (OT) Southern Mississippi (First Round, Amarillo, Texas) W 84-68 DePaul (Second Round, Amarillo, Texas) L 74-69 Illinois State (Quarterfinals, Amarillo, Texas)

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PLAYERS DRAFTED AmericAn AThleTic conference plAYers in The WnbA

Players School Current Team Drafted/Team Round/PickSvetlana Abrosimova UConn (1997-01) Seattle 2001/Minnesota 1st/7th Ashley Battle UConn (2001-05) 2005/Seatle 2nd/25th Sue Bird UConn (1998-02) Seattle 2002/Seattle 1st/1stJannel Burse Tulane (1997-01) 2001/Minnesota 2nd/28th Swin Cash UConn (1998-02) Chicago 2002/Detroit 1st/2nd Tina Charles UConn (2006-10) Connecticut 2010/Connecticut 1st/1stWillnett Crocket UConn (2002-06) 2006/Los Angles 2nd/8th Allison Curtin Tulsa (2002-03) 2003/Houston 1st/12th Jessica Dickson USF (2003-07) 2007/Sacramento 2nd/21st Grace Daley Tulane (1996-00) 2000/Minnesota 1st/5th Stefanie Dolson UConn (2010-14) Washington 2014/Washington 1st/6th Candice Dupree Temple (2002-06) Phoenix 2006/Chicago 1st/6th Barbara Farris Tulane (1994-98) 2000/Detroit 2nd/ Kalana Greene UConn (2005-10) Connecticut 2010/New York 2nd/13th Kamesha Hairston Temple (2003-07) 2007/Connecticut 1st/12th Bria Hartley UConn (2010-14) Washington 2014/Seattle 1st/7th Tiffany Hayes UConn (2008-12) 2012/Atlanta 1st/14thCharde Houston UConn (2004-08) Phoenix 2008/Minnesota 3rd/30th LaTonya Johnson Memphis (1994-98) 1998/Utah 3rd/21st Asjha Jones UConn (1998-02) Connecticut 2002/Washington 1st/4thRebecca Lobo UConn (1991-95) 1997/New York Regional pickRenee Montgomery UConn (2005-09) Connecticut 2009/Minnesota 1st/4th Jessica Moore UConn (2000-05) Connecticut 2005/Charlotte 2nd/24th Maya Moore UConn (2007-11) Minnesota 2011/Minnesota 1st/1st Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis UConn (2011-15) Seattle 2015/Seattle 1/3rd Inga Orekhova USF (2011-14) 2014/Atlanta 2nd/18th Tari Phillips UCF (1990-91) 1999/Orlando 1st/8th Shea Ralph UConn (1996-01) 2001/Utah 3rd/8thJennifer Rizzotti UConn (1992-96) 1996/New England# Regional pickNykesha Sales UConn (1994-98) 1998/Orlando AssignedPaige Sauer UConn (1996-00) 2000/Los Angeles 2nd/15th Kelly Schumacher UConn (1997-01) 2001/Indiana 1st/14thKiah Stokes UConn (2011-15) New York 2015/New York 1st/11th Ann Strother UConn (2002-06) 2006/Phoenix 2nd/1st Ketia Swanier UConn (2004-08) Atlanta 2008/Connecticut 1st/12th Diana Taurasi UConn (2000-04) Phoenix 2004/Phoenix 1st/1stBarbara Turner UConn (2002-06) 2006/Seattle 1st/11th Tamika Whitmore Memphis (1996-1999) 1999/New York 3rd/30thRita Williams UConn (1995-98) 1998/Washington 2nd/3rd Tamika (Williams) Raymond UConn (1998-02) 2002/Minnesota 1st/6thKara Wolters UConn (1993-97) 1997/New England# Regional Pick

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OLYMPICS/NATIONAL TEAMSAmericAn AThleTic conference plAYers in The olYmpics/nATionAl TeAms

USA Basketball National Team Head Coach Geno Auriemma, UConn – 2013-2016Geno Auriemma, UConn – 2009-2012

U.S. Olympic Team Sue Bird, UConn, 2012 (Gold Medal)Swin Cash, UConn, 2012 (Gold Medal)Tina Charles, UConn, 2012 (Gold Medal)Asjha Jones, UConn, 2012 (Gold Medal)Maya Moore, UConn, 2012 (Gold Medal)Diana Taurasi, UConn, 2012 (Gold Medal)Sue Bird, UConn, 2008 (Gold Medal)Diana Taurasi, UConn, 2008 (Gold Medal)Sue Bird, UConn, 2004 (Gold Medal)Swin Cash, UConn, 2004 (Gold Medal)Diana Taurasi, UConn, 2004 (Gold Medal)Kara Wolters, UConn, 2000 (Gold Medal)Rebecca Lobo, UConn, 1996 (Gold Medal)Kara Wolters, UConn, 1996 (alternate)

Geno Auriemma, UConn, 2012, Head Coach (Gold Medal)Geno Auriemma, UConn, 2000, Assistant Coach (Gold Medal)

USA Basketball Senior National Team Sue Bird, UConn, 2007-12Swin Cash, UConn, 2007-12Tina Charles, UConn, 2010-Asjha Jones, UConn, 2007-12Maya Moore, UConn, 2011-Diana Taurasi, UConn, 2007-12Kara Wolters, UConn, 1999-00Rebecca Lobo, UConn, 1995-96

USA Basketball World Championship Team Sue Bird, UConn, 2014 (Gold Medal)Tina Charles, UConn, 2014 (Gold Medal)Maya Moore, UConn, 2014 (Gold Medal)Breanna Stewart, UConn, 2014 (Gold Medal)Diana Taurasi, UConn, 2014 (Gold Medal)Candice Dupree, Temple, 2014 (Gold Medal)Sue Bird, UConn, 2010Swin Cash, UConn, 2010Tina Charles, UConn, 2010Asjha Jones, UConn, 2010Maya Moore, UConn, 2010Diana Taurasi, UConn, 2010Sue Bird, UConn, 2006 (Bronze Medal)Diana Taurasi, UConn, 2006 (Bronze Medal)Cappie Pondexter, UConn, 2006 (Alternate)Sue Bird, UConn, 2002 (Gold Medal)Tari Phillips, UCF, 2002 (Gold Medal)Kara Wolters, UConn, 1998 (Gold Medal)Kara Wolters, UConn, 1994 (Bronze Medal)

USA Basketball Olympic Qualifying Team Sue Bird, UConn, 2011 (Gold Medal)Swin Cash, UConn, 2011 (Gold Medal)Tina Charles, UConn, 2011 (Gold Medal)Asjha Jones, UConn, 2011 (Gold Medal)Maya Moore, UConn, 2011 (Gold Medal)Diana Taurasi, UConn, 2011 (Gold Medal)Sue Bird, UConn, 2007 (Gold Medal)Swin Cash, UConn, 2007 (Gold Medal)Diana Taurasi, UConn, 2007 (Gold Medal)

USA World University Games Teams Tina Charles, UConn, 2009 (Gold Medal)Tiffany Hayes, UConn, 2009 (Gold Medal)Maya Moore, UConn, 2009 (Gold Medal)Nykesha Sales, UConn, 1997 (Gold Medal)Kara Wolters, UConn, 1997 (Gold Medal)Kara Wolters, UConn, 1995 (Silver Medal)Kerry Bascom, UConn, 1991 (Gold Medal)

U.S. Junior National Team Rebecca Lobo, UConn, 1991

USA Pan Am Games Teams Moriah Jefferson, UConn, 2015Breanna Stewart, UConn, 2011, 2015 Charde Houston, UConn, 2007 (Gold Medal)Mel Thomas, UConn, 2007 (Gold Medal)Ann Strother, UConn, 2003 (Silver Medal)Barbara Turner, UConn, 2003 (Silver Medal)

USA R. William Jones Cup Team Sue Bird, UConn, 2000 (Gold Medal)Shea Ralph, UConn, 2000 (Gold Medal)Kelly Schumacher, UConn, 2000 (Gold Medal)Paige Sauer, UConn, 1997 (Silver Medal)Jennifer Rizzotti, UConn, 1996 (Gold Medal)Nykesha Sales, UConn, 1996 (Gold Medal)Kara Wolters, UConn, 1996 (Gold Medal)Nykesha Sales, UConn, 1995 (Bronze Medal)Nykesha Sales, UConn, 1994 (Gold Medal)

FIBA Americas U20 Championship (Formerly the World Championship for Young Women Qualifying Tournament) Renee Montgomery, UConn, 2006 (Gold Medal)

FIBA U19 World Championship (Formerly the FIBA Junior World Championship) Stefanie Dolson, UConn, 2011 (Gold Medal)Bria Hartley, UConn, 2011 (Gold Medal)Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, UConn, 2011 (Gold Medal)Breanna Stewart, UConn, 2011 (Gold Medal)Morgan Tuck, UConn, 2011 (Gold Medal)Maya Moore, UConn, 2007 (Gold Medal)Jessica Moore, UConn, 2001 (Bronze Medal)Diana Taurasi, UConn, 2001 (Bronze Medal)Rebecca Lobo, UConn, 1993 (7th Place)

Geno Auriemma, UConn, 2001, Head Coach (Bronze Medal)

FIBA Americas U18 Championship Team (Formerly the Junior World Championship Qualifying Team) Moriah Jefferson, UConn, 2012 (Gold Medal)Breanna Stewart, UConn, 2012 (Gold Medal)Morgan Tuck, UConn, 2012 (Gold Medal)Tina Charles, UConn, 2006 (Gold Medal)Charde Houston, UConn, 2006 (Gold Medal)Ashley Battle, UConn, 2000 (Gold Medal)Diana Taurasi, UConn, 2000 (Gold Medal)Stacy Hansmeyer, UConn, 1996 (Silver Medal)Rebecca Lobo, UConn, 1992 (Silver Medal)

Geno Auriemma, UConn, 2000, Head Coach (Gold Medal)

FIBA 3x3 World Championship Bria Hartley, UConn, 2012 (Gold Medal)Ann Strother, UConn, 2012 (Gold Medal)

Russian Olympic Team Svetlana Abrosimova, UConn, 2008 (Bronze Medal)Svetlana Abrosimova, UConn, 2000

New Zealand Olympic Team Jessica McCormack, UConn, 2004

Nigerian Olympic Team Rashidat Sadiq, UConn, 2004

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA4000 Central Florida BoulevardWayne Densch Building 39Orlando, Fla. 32816

Joi Williams, Head Coach Office .............................................. (407) 823-6266Jenna Marina, Associate Director/Communications Office .............................................. (407) 823-2464 Mobile ............................................ (727) 271-0227 e-mail ....................... [email protected]

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI2751 O’Varsity Way, Suite 860880 Richard E. Lindner CenterCincinnati, Ohio 45221-0021

Jamelle Elliott, Head Coach Office .............................................. (513) 556-2255Drew Weber, Asst. Director/Sports Communications Office .............................................. (513) 556-5191 Mobile ............................................ (513) 969-0301 e-mail ............................ [email protected]

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT2095 Hillside Road, Unit 1173Storrs, Conn. 06269-1173

Geno Auriemma, Head Coach Office .............................................. (860) 486-4756Pat McKenna, Asst. Director/Athletic Communications Office .............................................. (860) 486-2394 Mobile ............................................ (860) 420-7311 e-mail [email protected]

EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITYWard Sports Medicine Bldg., Room 320Greenville, N.C. 27858

Heather Macy, Head Coach Office .............................................. (252) 737-4586Adam Miller, Assistant Director/Media Relations Office .............................................. (252) 737-5112 Mobile ............................................ (845) 417-5197 e-mail ........................................ [email protected]

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON3100 Cullen BoulevardHouston, Texas 77204-6002

Ron Hughey, Head Coach Office .............................................. (713) 743-9460Rob Walden, Assistant Director/Communications Office .............................................. (713) 743-9391 Mobile ............................................ (864) 200-0690 e-mail .......................... [email protected]

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS570 NormalRoom 203 CMemphis, Tenn. 38152-3730

Melissa McFerrin, Head Coach Office .............................................. (901) 678-4120Lamar Chance, Asst. Director/Athletic Communications Office .............................................. (901) 678-5787 Mobile ............................................ (901) 734-9949 e-mail .......................... [email protected]

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA4202 E. Fowler Avenue, ATH 100Tampa, Fla. 33620

Jose Fernandez, Head Coach Office .............................................. (813) 974-7472Erin Bean, Assistant Director/Communications Office .............................................. (813) 974-5755 Mobile ............................................ (814) 227-5535 e-mail [email protected]

SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY5800 Ownby DriveDallas, Texas 75275

Rhonda Rhompola, Head Coach Office .............................................. (214) 768-3536Travis Chamblee, Assistant Director/Public Relations Office .............................................. (214) 768-3735 Mobile ............................................ (214) 931-1714 e-mail [email protected]

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY1700 North Broad Street, Suite 401Philadelphia, Pa. 19122

Tonya Cardoza, Head Coach Office .............................................. (215) 204-1955Lauren Ferrett, Assoc. Director/Athletic Communications Office .............................................. (215) 204-1608 Mobile ............................................ (570) 313-2338 e-mail ................................ [email protected]

TULANE UNIVERSITYJames W. Wilson Jr. CenterNew Orleans, La. 70118

Lisa Stockton, Head Coach Office .............................................. (504) 865-5672Josh Bates, Assistant Director/Media Relations Office .............................................. (504) 865-5504 Mobile ............................................ (504) 355-6283 e-mail [email protected]

UNIVERSITY OF TULSA800 South Tucker DriveTulsa, Okla. 74104-3189

Matilda Mossman, Head Coach Office .............................................. (918) 631-2391Stephanie Hall, Asst. Director/Athletic Media Relations Office .............................................. (918) 631-2163 Mobile ............................................ (918) 323-2393 e-mail ...................... [email protected]

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE15 Park Row WestThird FloorProvidence, R.I. 02903

Gary Robinson, Communications Assistant Office .............................................. (401) 272-9108 Mobile ............................................ (860) 309-5617 e-mail ................... [email protected]

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