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On TapNorth Texas opens the 2010-11 regular season at home as they host Stephen F. Austin. The Mean Green starts out the new season at the Super Pit for the first time since the 2005-06 year. Stephen F. Austin is coming off a season in which they won 18 games and made an apperance in the WNIT. North Texas is picked to finish fourth in the Sun Belt Conference West Division while SFA was selected to finish third in the Southland Conference West Division.

The CoachesNorth Texas is led by third-year head coach Shanice Stephens. Through three seasons, Stephens has led North Texas to new heights individually and as a team. Last season Ste-phens brought out the best in freshman Jasmine Godbolt as she became just the second player in program history to be Freshman of the Year. Stephens also guided North Texas to the programs 400th all-time win last year. She is the youngest head coach in the Sun Belt Conference and the second youngest in the state of Texas. Her overall record is 20-42. SFA is led by first-year head coach Brandon Schneider. He spent 12 seasons at Emporia State where he led the Hornets to the 2010 NCAA Division II National title and 306 wins in his time as head coach.

Up Next Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks (0-0, 0-0) vs. North Texas Mean Green (0-0, 0-0)

Friday, November 12, 2010, 7:00 p.m.Denton, Texas

The Super Pit (10,032) Radio: KNTU 88.1 FM

TV: NTTV

2010-2011 SCHEDULE/RESULTS NOVEMBER 12 Stephen F. Austin 7:00 p.m. 14 at Oral Roberts 4:00 p.m. 21 at George Washington 12:00 p.m. 23 at Sam Houston State 6:30 p.m. 26 vs. Davidson# 5:00 p.m. 27 vs. Tulsa# 3:00 p.m. 30 at Drake 7:00 p.m. DECEMBER 4 at Mississippi St. 1:00 p.m. 7 at SMU 7:00 p.m. 8 Sam Houston State 7:00 p.m. 10 at UTPA 7:00 p.m. 13 Nicholls State 7:00 p.m. 21 at Arizona 2:00 p.m. 30 UALR* 5:00 p.m. JANUARY 1 Louisiana-Lafayette* 2:00 p.m. 5 at Middle Tennessee* 7:00 p.m. 8 at Western Kentucky* 11:00 a.m. 13 FIU* 5:00 p.m. 15 at Troy* 5:15 p.m. 20 at ULM* 5:30 p.m. 22 Arkansas State* 5:00 p.m. 26 at Louisiana-Lafayette* 7:00 p.m. 29 at Denver* 2:30 p.m. FEBRUARY 3 Florida Atlantic* 5:00 p.m. 10 at UALR* 5:15 p.m. 17 South Alabama* 5:00 p.m. 19 ULM* 5:00 p.m. 23 at Arkansas State* 7:00 p.m. 26 Denver* 5:00 p.m. MARCH 5-8 SBC Conference Tournament%

#-UTSA Thanksgiving Classic*-Sun Belt Conference Game% Hot Springs, Arkansas All Times Central

The Last Time OutDENTON, Texas (11/3/10) -Jeanee’ Thompson scored the game-winning basket to give TWU a 71-69 exhibition victory against the North Texas women’s basketball team on Wednesday night at the Super Pit. The second half featured five ties and neither team led by more than three points in the final five minutes. Jasmine Godbolt led the way for the Mean Green with 20 points. Newcomer Ash’Lynne Evans posted a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds in 21 minutes of work. Weaver and Thompson scored 10 of TWU’s last 13 points to lead TWU to victory. Thompson scored only five points in the game but hit two key baskets in the last five minutes. She tied the game at 59-59 with a free throw, and Weaver added two more free throws to give TWU a 61-59 lead at 4:28. North Texas scored the next six points, but Weaver responded with two baskets to put TWU back ahead, 64-63 at 2:49. The Mean Green did not give up, answering with two scores that put NT back in the lead. Brooke Shepherd tied the game for TWU with a three-pointer, 68-68. Evans hit one of two free throws after being fouled, giving North Texas a one-point lead, 69-68, with 49 seconds left on the clock. Jessica Hanna found Thompson under the basket on TWU’s next possession to put the Pioneers up for good.

NORTH TEXAS PROBABLE STARTERS (2009-10 Stats)No. Name ................. Hometown ........... Position .......... HT. .....CL. ....... Ppg. ........Rpg.3 Alyssa Hankins ......Oklahoma City, OK ... Guard ................5-5 ......... Jr. ............ N/A ..........N/A23 Kasondra Foreman .. Arlington, TX .......... Guard ................5-6 ......... Jr. ............ N/A ..........N/A24 Jasmine Godbolt ...Garland, TX ............. Forward .............6-0 .........So. ........... 11.7 ...........8.332 Denetra Kellum .....Kirbyville, TX .......... Guard ................5-8 .........Sr............. 10.0 ...........5.050 Jacquelyn Hearne ..Hallsville, TX ........... Post ....................6-2 ......... Jr. ............ N/A ..........N/A

SFA PROBABLE STARTERS1 Schera Sampson ....Round Rock, TX ..... Forward .............6-0 ......... Jr. ............ 7.2..............4.9 3 Tammara Marion ...Houston, TX ........... Guard ................5-6 ......... Jr. ............ 12.0 ...........3.612 Ebony Alexander ..Dallas, TX ................ Guard ................5-6 .........Sr............. 7.6..............5.330 Toni Davis ..............Houston, TX ........... Forward .............5-11 ......Sr............. 9.5..............7.132 Jordan Ford ............Carrollton, TX ......... Forward .............5-10 ......Sr............. 9.4..............4.9

North Texas Athletic Media Relations Basketball Contact: Steven Bartolotta • e-mail - [email protected] • office - 940-369-8329 • cell 817-300-1931

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NORTH TEXAS MEDIA RELATIONS

Director .........................Eric Capper Office ......................... 940-565-2476 Cell ..................................940-367-0727 E-Mail [email protected] Fax ..................................940-369-8408

Basketball Contact ....... Steven Bartolotta Office..............................940-369-8329 Cell ............................ 817-300-1931 E-Mail [email protected] Fax ..................................940-369-8408

Assistant ........................Amy Ruggini Office..............................940-369-7980 Cell ..................................908-938-0810 E-Mail [email protected] Fax ..................................940-369-8408

Assistant ........................Stephen Howard Office..............................940-369-8548 Cell ..................................817-793-5199 E-Mail [email protected] Fax ............................. 940-369-8408

COVERING NORTH TEXAS Credentials Working press credentials can be requested by contacting Steven Bartolotta (940-369-8329). Full-season and single-game passes will be mailed whenever possible. If not, they will be left at the Will Call table located at Gate C in the Super Pit.

Player Interviews All interviews with North Texas players must be arranged through the Media Relations Office. Players are available following practice once team activities have been com pleted. No interviews are allowed before practice. Please contact Steven Bartolotta for requests.

Post-Game Policies The North Texas locker room is closed after home games. Coach Stephens and requested players will be available for interviews in the Media Room in The Super Pit.

Phone Lines An ISDN line and phone line is available for radio stations wishing to broadcast. In addition wireless internet access is available at the Super Pit.

NORTH TEXAS BASKETBALL ON THE AIRFor the ninth straight season all home and away North Texas basketball games can be heard on KNTU-FM (88.1) which broadcast at 100,000 watts from the North Texas campus and can be heard throughout the Dallas/Ft. Worth Region. In his ninth season of broadcasting and his seventh as the play-by-play voice of North Texas women’s basketball, Steven Bartolotta will broadcast all 29 regular season games. In addition the games will also be streamed online at www.kntu.com

The Series The two teams will be meeting for the 29th time in series history. The series has been dominated by Stephen F. Austin over the years as they lead it 27-1. The Ladyjacks, one of the region’s powers in the 80’s and 90’s, won the first 25 games of the series with North Texas until the Mean Green’s first win cam in 2005 to start the season. The 71-65 win over SFA was on November 18, 2005 at the Super Pit. The two teams met last season to open the year in Nacogdoches, resulting in an 81-51 win for the Ladyjacks. North Texas has a record of 1-11 against SFA at home. In that game Jasmine Godbolt was held to her third lowest point-total of the season at with only five points.

Season OpenersNorth Texas is 19-15 all-time in season opening games. This is the first year North Texas will open the season at home since 2005-06, ironically against Stephen F. Austin. That was a 71-65 win and the start of a 19-win season for the Mean Green. North Texas has dropped four straight season opening games, dating back to the 2005-06 win over SFA. Season opening games have sometimes been a good barometer for how a season is going to end up. In the 15 seasons when the Mean Green has lost its season opener, they have averaged just nine wins a season. By contrast North Texas has averaged 14 wins a year when winning its season opening game. The lone exception was in 2001-02 when North Texas dropped its season opener but went onto win a school record 21 games.

Home OpenersNorth Texas is 22-12 in its home openers all-time. The Mean Green has won five of its last seven home openers and 10 of its last 13 to open the home season at the Super Pit. George Washington defeated the Mean Green last season to open the home season, the second straight year North Texas has lost its home opener. The Mean Green has never lost three straight home openers.

Hankins Handing Out HelpNewcomer Alyssa Hankins was brought in to run the North Texas offense at the point guard spot and in the exhibition game against TWU she did just that. While scoring 16 points, Hankins was also busy handing out seven assists in the game. If it was a regular season game it would have been the most assists handed out by a North Texas player since January 31, 2008. Not since Yari Escalera passed out seven assists against South Alabama that night has a player had that many in a game, a span that covers 73 games.

Doubling Up Off The BenchTrue Freshman Ash’Lynne Evans playing in her collegiate game against TWU, came off the bench to register a double-double with 11-points and 10 rebounds. Evans had six offensive rebounds in 21 minutes of action, but she also had a team-high three steals.

A Career-High When It Counts Sophomore Jasmine Godbolt scored in double figures in 20 games last season, but was never able to crack the 20-point mark. Against TWU Godbolt had just that, 20 points and eight rebounds. Her career-high is 19 points. Godbolt last season scored the most points by a freshman since the 1998-99 season with 364.

Godbolt Named Preseason All-ConferenceSophomore forward Jasmine Godbolt was named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team and North Texas was picked to fin-ish fourth in the West Division in the preseason coaches poll. Godbolt, the Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year, turned in one of the best seasons by a freshman in over a decade. She notched school records for most double-doubles by a freshman with nine last season to go along with a freshman rebounding record for a single season with 256 boards Godbolt led all Sun Belt Conference freshman in points, rebounds, field goal percentage, and free throws. She had nine double-doubles last season.

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North Texas Quick Facts Location ............................Denton, Texas Enrollment: .....................................36,118 Founded .............................................1890 Colors ...........................Green and White Nickname ............................. Mean Green Conference .................................Sun Belt President ........................ V. Lane Rawlins Athletic Director .............. Rick Villarreal Affiliation .................................... NCAA I Facility ................................The Super Pit Capacity ...........................................10,032 Head Coach .................Shanice Stephens Alma Mater ..............Oklahoma State ‘93 Record at NT ...................................20-42 Overall Record .................................20-42 Phone ................................. 940-565-3654 Best Time To Call .................... Mornings Website .............. MeanGreenSports.com

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Goldbolt’s Dominating YearJasmine Godbolt turned in perhaps the most complete performance by a true freshman in school history. A quick look back shows that Godbolt left her mark in just about every corner of the record books. Godbolt set the freshman record for most double-doubles with nine, the freshman rebounding record with 256. She scored 364 points, the most by a freshman in 11 seasons. She set a school record with 183 free throw attempts last season and made 108, which is the second most by a freshman and the most by a freshman in a single season since 1995-96. Godbolt won the Freshman of the Year award, becoming only the second player in school history to win the award.

Improving The FreebiesOne area of emphasis for North Texas this season will be at the free throw line. Last season the Mean Green hit only 63.5 percent from the line, which was the lowest percetage at the line in a single season since 1996-97. In particular Jasmine Godbolt has been working on her free throw shooting. Last season, Godbolt took 25 percent of the North Texas free throw attempts, but connected on only 59 percent of them. Godbolt did improve down the stretch as she finished the year by making 71 percent of the FT’s in the final two games.

Dialing Long DistanceNorth Texas hit 126 3-pointers last season, the third most in school history and just eight shy of the school record. In the two seasons under Coach Stephens the Mean Green has hit 257 3-pointers. That is the most 3-pointers in consecutive seasons in school history. The Mean Green has made at least 100 3-pointers in 11 of the past 12 seasons.

TakeawaysThe last two seasons has seen the Mean Green create more turnovers than the previous 10 years combined, which has led to an increase in steals. North Texas has 610 steals in the last two seasons, which is the fourth-most in back-to-back seasons in school history. It is also just the fourth time in school history that the Mean Green has recorded over 600 steals in consecu-tive season.

Kellum Finishes StrongDenetra Kellum closed out the 2009-10 season playing some of her best basketball of the year. She scored in double figures in the final four games and averaged 16.5 points a game during that stretch. Kellum connected on 56.5 percent of her shots during that time, which was a vast improvement from hitting only 43 percent of her shots before that stretch. Quick Out Of The GateDating back the last 12 seasons, the Mean Green has gotten off to a quick start in the month of November. Since the 1998-99 season, the Mean Green is 41-20 in the month of November. In those 12 years, North Texas has had a winning record in nine of those 12 years in the month of November. In the years when the Mean Green

Head-To-Head (09-10)Points Per Game

Rebounds Per GameFGM-A

FG%3-FGM-A

3-FG Per Game3-Point %

Assists Per GameTurnovers Per Game

Steals Per Game

NT65.3 37.7 717-179639.9126-3994.031.69.122.89.4

SFA78.345.7

811-211438.4

207-6477.132.015.216.811.1

North Texas Record When.... at home .................................................. 0-0 on the road ........................................... 0-0 neutral .................................................... 0-0 leading at the half ................................ 0-0 trailing at the half ................................ 0-0 tied at the half ...................................... 0-0 overtime ................................................ 0-0 more rebounds ..................................... 0-0 less rebounds ........................................ 0-0 same rebounds ..................................... 0-0 more turnovers ..................................... 0-0 less turnovers ........................................ 0-0 same turnovers ..................................... 0-0 It Scores: 50 and under ......................................... 0-0 51-60 ...................................................... 0-0 61-70 ...................................................... 0-0 71-80 ...................................................... 0-0 81+ ......................................................... 0-0 The Opponent Scores: 50 and under ......................................... 0-0 51-60 ...................................................... 0-0 61-70 ...................................................... 0-0 71-80 ...................................................... 0-0 81+ ......................................................... 0-0 It Shoots: under 35%............................................. 0-0 35-40% .................................................. 0-0 41-46% .................................................. 0-0 46-50% .................................................. 0-0 51+% ..................................................... 0-0 The Opponent Shoots: under 35%............................................. 0-0 35-40% .................................................. 0-0 41-46% .................................................. 0-0 46-50% .................................................. 0-0 51+% ..................................................... 0-0 Free Throws: Under 60%............................................ 0-0 60-69% .................................................. 0-0 70-79% .................................................. 0-0 80+% ..................................................... 0-0 Opponent Free Throws: Under 60%............................................ 0-0 60-69% .................................................. 0-0 70-79% .................................................. 0-0 80+% ..................................................... 0-0 Game Decided By: 5 points or less ..................................... 0-0 6-10 points ........................................... 0-0 11-20 points ......................................... 0-0 21+ points ........................................... 0-0

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2010-11 NORTH TEXAS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (0-0, 0-0) SBC WESTNT IN THE NCAA RANKINGS CATEGORY RANK STAT Scoring Scoring Def. Margin FG% FG% Def. 3-FG 3-FG% FT% Reb. Margin Assists A/TO Blocked Shots Steals Turnovers TO-Margin NT PLAYERS IN THE TOP 250 Player Stat Number Rank

Turning Up The HeatNorth Texas has been quite good when it comes to forcing turnovers since the arrival of Shanice Stephens. Going back to the start of 1999-00 season and going through 2007-08, North Texas forced 30 or more turnovers in only five games. That covers a span of 261 games. In the Stephens era North Texas has already had six games of 30 or more turnovers from its opponents, which covers 62 games. Charting The Turnovers30 or more opp turnovers from 2008-Pres: 630 or more opp turnovers from 1999-2008: 5

The Magic NumbersUnder head coach Shanice Stephens reaching the 70 point mark has been key to the success. The Mean Green is 13-9 under Coach Stephens when scoring 70 points or more. When scoring 80 points or more North Texas is 4-2 under Coach Stephens.

No Place Like HomeNorth Texas has certainly enjoyed the friendly confines of the Super Pit over the last decade. However the Mean Green is looking get back into the winning ways after having back-to-back losing seasons at home. North Texas has not had three straight losing seasons at home since 1982-85.NT Records At Home Since 1998-991998-99: 10-01999-00: 11-22000-01: 9-22001-02: 12-02002-03: 5-6

has had a winning November, it has averaged 16 wins a year. The three seasons without a winning month of November resulted in an average of just 10.6 wins per season.

The ReturnersNorth Texas returns three of its top five scor-ers from last season and seven players who combined to make 94 starts last year. Jasmine Godbolt and Denetra Kellum are the two leading scorers from last year that are back this season. The pair are also the top two rebounders from last year. In total North Texas, which hit 126 3-pointers last year, has over 60 percent of the offense returning from last season.

The ScheduleNorth Texas will face a daunting schedule this year with road games at George Washington, Drake, Mississippi State, SMU, and Arizona. In all North Texas plays 18 games away from home while playing eight straight on the road, which ties for the second longest road trip in school history. North Texas will travel just under 5,000 miles in the non-conference schedule. The Mean Green faces six team teams that went to the post-season last year, which includes a team that advanced to the Sweet 16 in Mississippi State. North Texas plays only 16 Sun Belt Conference games this season as opposed to 18 last year.

The NewcomersNorth Texas has seven fresh faces on the roster this season. The Mean Green picked up four point guards, Kasondra Foreman, Alyssa Hankins, Laura McCoy and Desiree Nelson all have the ability to play the position. In addition to help at the point guard spot, the Mean Green added Jacquelyn Hearne, a 6-2 post. Ash’Lynne Evans is a 5-11 forward and Trai-ce McCoy is 5-8 guard who can also play at the forward spot.

Common Opponents North Texas and Stephen F. Austin have six common opponents this season. Both squads will face off against SMU, Arkansas State, Nich-olls State, Tulsa, Sam Houston State, and UTPA. SFA possibly could see Denver in Los Angeles in the Loyola Marymount tournament.

About SFAThe Ladyjacks return 10 letterwinners from a team that won 18 games and made an apperance in the WNIT last season. SFA won a share of the Southland Conference title last season and has four of five starters back, led by Tammara Marion, a preseason second-team selection. Stephen F. Austin does have a new coach this season as Brandon Schneider takes over. He led Emporia State to the Division II national title last season.

On This DayNorth Texas has played only once on this day in their history. It didn’t turn out well as in 1979 the Mean Green hosted UTA and lost 81-46 to the Mavericks.

Last Time vs. SFA NACOGDOCHES, Texas (11/14/09) - A slow start in the first half proved to be too much for the North Texas women’s basketball team to overcome and the Mean Green fell 81-51 to Stephen F. Austin in the 2009-10 season opener Saturday evening. Junior guard Brittney James scored a team-high 17 points and Niq’ky Hughes also scored in double figures with 10 points. Overall North Texas (0-1) shot just 25 percent from the field and turned the ball over 29 times. The Mean Green also struggled from the free throw line (25-of-44). The North Texas offense got off to a rough start in the first half, committing 10 turnovers in the first eight minutes and fell behind 17-6. SFA built a lead as big as 16 points in the game’s first 20 minutes despite making only nine of their first 37 shots from the field.

JUMP TV BROADCASTINGEvery North Texas home basketball game this season can be seen on MeanGreenSports.com, the official site of Mean Green athletics, by premium content subscribers. The video

will also include KNTU’s radio brodcast. The premium sub-

scription gives subscribers access to live and on-demand events on a month-to-month basis. The monthly subscription price is $9.95 or an entire year of Mean Green Premium access can be purchased for $99.95. Video Highlights will also be available on demand along with coaches press conferences.

THE SHANICE STEPHENS SHOWEvery Monday night starting on December 6 you can catch the Shanice Stephens show heard 88.1 FM KNTU. The 30-minute show

will be aired live each week at 6:30 p.m. from the Pourhouse Grill. Along with the radio show each week you can watch the Mean Green In-sider on Fox College

Sports, NTTV, and on-demand at www.mean-greensports.com. The 30 minute show will fea-ture North Texas head coach Shanice Stephens along with special features on players and the women’s basketball program. The Mean Green Insider can be see on NTTV, channel 22 in Denton, every Wednesday night. The program will be reaired throughout the week

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2010-11 Sun Belt Conference Standings West Division Conference Overall UALR 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Denver 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Arkansas State 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 NORTH TEXAS 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Louisiana-Lafayette 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 New Orleans 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 ULM 0-0 .000 0-0 .000

East Division Conference Overall Middle Tennessee 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Western Kentucky 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Florida Atlantic 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 South Alabama 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Florida International 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Troy 0-0 .000 0-0 .000

2010-11 SUN BELT CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL

East Division1. Western Kentucky 71 (11) 2. Middle Tennessee 56 (1) T3. FIU 43 T3. South Alabama 43 5. Florida Atlantic 22 6. Troy 17 West Division1. UALR 72 (12) 2. Denver 55 3. Arkansas State 45 4. North Texas 395. ULM 21 6. Louisiana-Lafayette 20

NT In The Sun Belt Stat NT Rank Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Rebounding Off. Rebounding Def. Rebounding FG Percentage 3-PG Percentage 3-FG Made FG Pct. Defense 3-PG Pct. Defense FT Percentage Assists Steals Blocked Shots Turnover Margin

THE LAST TIME AN NT PLAYERHAD 30 OR MORE POINTS30 - Tricia Lee vs. ULM (2/18/09)HAD 15 OR MORE REBOUNDS15- Jasmine Godbolt vs. WKU (1-27-10)HAD 10 OR MORE ASSISTS10- Erika Bobo vs. Alcorn St. (11/29/02)HAD 5 OR MORE BLOCKS5- Vilma Grismanauskaite (12/11/02)HAD 5 OR MORE STEALS5- Ravven Brown vs. UALR (2-21-10)HAD A DOUBLE-DOUBLEJasmine Godbolt/Denetra Kellum vs. ULL (2-24-10)

LAST TIME AN NT TEAMSCORED 90 POINTS OR MORE90- vs. ULL (2-24-10)ALLOWED 90 POINTS OR MORE94- vs. Florida Atlantic (2-3-10)SCORED 50 OR FEWER POINTS39- vs. UALR (12-31-09)WON AN OVERTIME GAME71-67 vs Louisiana-Monroe (2-10-07)HAD 50 OR MORE REBOUNDS58 - vs. ULL (2-24-10)HAD 20 OR MORE ASSISTS21 vs. Sam Houston State (1-3-09) HAD 15 OR MORE STEALS16 vs. Troy (1-13-10)MADE 60% OR HIGHER FG’S (MIN.20).625- vs. UTSA (3/2/96)MADE 50% OR HIGHER 3-POINT FG’S (MIN. 8).524- vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (1-11-07)

Tennessee was picked second, followed by a tie for third between FIU and South Alabama. Chastity Reed of UALR was the Preseason Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year.

NT On TVNorth Texas will appear on television January 8 as part of the Sun Belt Network. Formed last year, the Sun Belt Network will air nine selected conference games throughout the season. The North Texas game with Western Kentucky on January 8 will appear on the Sun Belt Network. In addition, NTTV will broadcast all North Texas home games and can be found locally in Denton on cable channel 22. Along with the regular season games, the Sun Belt Network will broadcast the semifinals of the SBC Tournament and ESPNU will carry the championship game.

Hot Hoops In Hot SpringsFor the third consecutive season the Sun Belt Conference Tournament will be held in Hot Springs, Arkansas at the Summit Arena. The format features all 12 teams going to Hot Springs. The top two teams from each division will earn bye’s into the quarterfinals. The rest of the

field will be seeded by finish in their respective division. The women’s tournament will be held from March 5-8. 35 Years Of BasketballThe 2010-11 season marks the 35th year of North Texas women’s basketball. Since the start of the program in 1976, the Mean Green has won 402 games, made the NCAA tournament in 1986, and had two WNIT appearances. The most wins in a single season came in 2001-02 when North Texas had 21 victories. Over the years North Texas has had 24 players named all-conference. Cherri Rapp was the head coach of the Mean Green in its first season in 1976 and is still the school’s all-time leader in winning percentage.

2003-04: 6-62004-05: 9-32005-06: 11-32006-07: 6-5 2007-08: 9-6 2008-09: 4-7 2009-10: 6-7 2010-11: Mean Green Picked To Finish Fourth North Texas was picked to finish fourth in the West Division in the preseason coaches poll. UALR was the unanimous favorite to win the West Division followed by Denver, Arkansas State, and North Texas. Western Kentucky picked up 11 of 12 first place votes and is the favorite to win the East Division. Middle

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By ClassSeniors (1) : Kellum

Juniors (5): Foreman, Hankins, Hudson, Hearne, Torru Sophomores (5): Brown, Cuffie, Godbolt, Hawkins, Workman

Freshman (4): Evans, L. McCoy, T. McCoy, Nelson

By PositionGuards (12): Brown, Cuffie, Foreman, Hankins, Hawkins, Hudson, Kellum, L. McCoy, T. McCoy, Nelson, Torru, Work-man

Forwards (2): Evans, Godbolt Posts (1): Hearne

Roster BreakdownBy State

Colorado: (1): Hawkins Georgia: (1): Brown New York (1): Cuffie Oklahoma (1): Hankins

Texas (11): Evans, Foreman, Godbolt, Hearne, Hudson, Kellum, Nelson, L. McCoy, T. McCoy, Torru, Workman

PronunciationsTamara Torru TAH-Roo

Alphabetical Roster No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. Hometown (Last School) 00 Brown, Ravven 5-9 So. G Duluth, Georgia (Duluth HS) 11 Cuffie, Raquel 5-10 So. G Bay Shore, New York (Winston Salem Prep) 1 Evans, Ash’Lynne 5-11 Fr. F Everman, Texas (Everman HS) 23 Foreman, Kasondra 5-6 Jr. G Arlington, Texas (Weatherford CC) 24 Godbolt, Jasmine 6-0 So. F Garland, Texas (Naaman Forest HS) 3 Hankins, Alyssa 5-5 Jr. G Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Northern Oklahoma College) 10 Hawkins, Caitlin 5-8 So. G Highlands Ranch, Colorado (Highlands Ranch HS) 50 Hearne, Jacquelyn 6-2 Jr. P Hallsville, Texas (Panola CC) 5 Hudson, Brittney 5-7 Jr. G Sugar Land, Texas (Rice University) 32 Kellum, Denetra 5-8 Sr. G Kirbyville, Texas (Kilgore College) 4 McCoy, Laura 5-7 Fr. G Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound HS) 45 McCoy, Trai-ce 5-8 Fr. G Fort Worth, Texas (Dunbar HS) 22 Nelson, Desiree 5-10 Fr. G Copperas Cove, Texas (Copperas Cove HS) 34 Torru, Tamara 5-10 Jr. G Bellaire, Texas (Bellaire H.S.) 15 Workman, Sarah 5-6 So. G Springtown, Texas (Springtown HS)

Numerical Roster No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. Hometown (Last School) 00 Ravven Brown 5-9 So. G Duluth, Georgia (Duluth HS) 1 Ash’Lynne Evans 5-11 Fr. F Everman, Texas (Everman HS) 3 Hankins, Alyssa 5-5 Jr. G Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Northern Oklahoma College) 4 Laura McCoy 5-7 Fr. G Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound HS) 5 Brittney Hudson 5-7 Jr. G Sugar Land, Texas (Rice University) 10 Caitlin Hawkins 5-8 So. G Highlands Ranch, Colorado (Highlands Ranch HS) 11 Raquel Cuffie 5-10 So. G Bay Shore, New York (Winston Salem Prep) 15 Sarah Workman 5-6 So. G Springtown, Texas (Springtown HS) 22 Desiree Nelson 5-10 Fr. G Copperas Cove, Texas (Copperas Cove HS) 23 Kasondra Foreman 5-6 Jr. G Arlington, Texas (Weatherford CC) 24 Jasmine Godbolt 6-0 So. F Garland, Texas (Naaman Forest HS) 32 Denetra Kellum 5-8 Sr. G Kirbyville, Texas (Kilgore College) 34 Tamara Torru 5-10 Jr. G Bellaire, Texas (Bellaire H.S.) 45 Trai-ce McCoy 5-8 Fr. G Fort Worth, Texas (Dunbar HS) 50 Jacquelyn Hearne 6-2 Jr. P Hallsville, Texas (Panola CC) Head Coach: Shanice Stephens Assistant Coaches: Larry McNeil, Jimmy Stellato, Margaret Richards

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2010-11 NORTH TEXAS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (0-0, 0-0) SBC WESTTHE STEPHENS FILE

Record: 20-42 (Third Season)Hometown: Midwest City, OklahomaAlma Mater: Oklahoma State ‘93 Central Oklahoma ‘96 Family: Husband, Garrett; sons Garrett (16), Grant (11), and Grayson David (3) Daughters; Sydney (10), Lauryn (4) Experience:North Texas (Head Coach, 2008-cur.), Clemson (Associate Head Coach, 2005-08) Rice (Assistant Head Coach 1996-2004). STEPHENS YEAR-BY-YEARYear Overall Conf Finish2008-09 11-20 6-12 6th-West2009-10 9-22 5-13 4th-West2010-11 TOTALS 20-42 11-25

If you’re looking for one of the young, bright, and up and coming head coaches in women’s bas-ketball, look no further than North Texas head coach Shanice Stephens. She is beginning her third season with the Mean Green and is beginning to transform the women’s basketball program into one that will be synonymous with success.

The second-year head coach guided North Texas to a season that saw them finish in the top 10 in school history seven different offensive categories.

It wasn’t all offense this season though as North Texas continued to be a force on the defensive end recording the most steals in back-to-back seasons in over 25 years to go along with forcing more turnovers from their opponents in over a decade. Individually speaking it was a record breaking season for numerous players as North Texas had just the second player in school history earn freshman of the year honors when Jasmine Godbolt won the award. Stephens brought out the best in Godbolt, as she not only won Sun Belt Freshman of the Year honors, she set school records for most rebounds and double-doubles in a season by a true freshman.

North Texas had memorable moments earlier in the season as they rallied from a 13-point deficit at the break to win against UMKC, marking the largest come from behind victory in over five seasons. North Texas also became the first team to hand South Alabama its first conference loss of the season and the Mean Green advanced to the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Quarterfinals for the second straight year after an opening round win over FIU. In her first year with North Texas, Stephens guided the Mean Green through peaks and valleys but the records set during her first year have the program moving in the right direction. Stephens led the Mean Green to tie the school record for road victories in a single season. North Texas won three road games just four games into the season, marking the fastest the Mean Green has won three road games in school history. Along the way she guided North Texas to finish the year in the top 10 all-time in 11 different offensive categories. Under her tutelage North Texas hit the second most 3-pointers, scored the sixth most points, had the third best free throw percent-age, and had the fifth most steals in school history. Individually Stephens brought out the best in her players. The Mean Green had three different players score 30 points or more in a game marking the only time that has happened in 33 years of basketball at North Texas in a single season. The improvement was across the board as Stephens saw 12 different players set career highs in points while another 11 set career best marks in rebounding last year.

On the court North Texas had dramatic victories under Stephens. She won her first home game against Valparaiso that saw the Mean Green rally from a 14-point second half deficit. Her team pulled the upset of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament with its win over Arkansas State and Stephens advanced the Mean Green deeper in the conference tournament than any other first-year head coach at North Texas.

Stephens officially took control of the North Texas women’s basketball program on April 16, 2008. She came to Denton as one of the best recruiters in the nation after spending time with Clemson and Rice. Stephens spent three seasons as the associate head coach at Clemson and was at Rice for nine seasons prior to that.

Stephens earned her undergraduate degree in 1993 from Oklahoma State, where she earned two letters and was a member of two NCAA Tournament teams. The Cowgirls advanced to the Sweet 16 of the national tournament during her senior season. Stephens started at point guard for Austin Peay during the 1989-90 season, her first year of eligibility.

She earned a masters degree in 1996 from the University of Central Oklahoma. The former Shanice Bottoms is married to Garrett Stephens. She has two daughters, Sydney Alexandria (11) and Lauryn A’lyce (5), a son Grayson David (3), and two stepsons Garrett (16) and Grant (11).

STEPHENS COACHING HIGHLIGHTS

• April 16, 2008- Named the fifth coach in North Texas history. • Nov. 22, 2008- Stephens wins her first game as coach of North Texas over UMKC, 80-74. • Nov. 28, 2008- North Texas wins its third road game of the season, marking the fastest the Mean Green has won three road games in school history• Dec. 6, 2008- Stephens wins her first home game at North Texas as her team rallied from 14-point deficit to defeat Valparaiso. • Dec. 18, 2008- North Texas knocked off Louisiana-Lafayette on the road in the first Sun Belt Conference victory for Stephens. • March 4, 2009 - The Mean Green upset the No. 6 seed Arkansas State on the road, becom-ing the lowest seeded Sun Belt team to win a conference tournament game. • November 22, 2009 - Trailing by 13 points a the break, North Texas rallied to defeat UMKC. It marked the largest come from behind victory for North Texas in over five seasons and the most points in a half (53) since 2003. • January 20, 2010 - Previously unbeaten South Alabama came to the Super Pit and left with its first loss of the year. The Mean Green won 78-66 to hand the Jaguars their first con-ference loss of the year. • March 6, 2010 - Trailing at the half to FIU, North Texas stormed back for the win to ad-vance in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament for the second straight season.

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Guard - 5-9 - SophomoreDuluth, Georgia (Duluth HS)

Ravven Brown #00

Season HighsPoints 12 vs. UALR (2-21-10)Rebounds 5 vs. Missouri (12-28-09)Assists 4 vs. FIU (2-6-10)Steals 5 vs. UALR (2-21-10) Blocked Shots 1, twice Double-Doubles: 20-plus point games: 10 plus rebound games:

Career HighsPoints 12 vs. UALR (2-21-10)Rebounds 5 vs. Missouri (12-28-09)Assists 4 vs. FIU (2-6-10)Steals 5 vs. UALR (2-21-10) Blocked Shots 1, twice Double-Doubles: 20-plus point games: 10 plus rebound games:

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Forward - 5-11 - Freshman Everman, Texas (Everman HS)

Ash’Lynne Evans #1

Season HighsPoints Rebounds Assists Steals Blocked Shots Double-Doubles: 20-plus point games: 10 plus rebound games:

Career HighsPoints Rebounds Assists Steals Blocked Shots Double-Doubles: 20-plus point games: 10 plus rebound games:

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Guard - 5-5 - JuniorOklahoma City, Oklahoma (Northern Oklahoma JC)

Alyssa Hankins #3



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Guard - 5-7 - Freshman Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound HS)

Laura McCoy #4



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Guard - 5-7 - Junior Sugar Land, Texas (Rice University)

Brittney Hudson #5

Season HighsPoints 14, twiceRebounds 7, twiceAssists 3 vs. GW (11-17-09)Steals 5 vs Troy (1-13-10)Blocked Shots 1, twice Double-Doubles: 20-plus point games: 10 plus rebound games:

Career HighsPoints 14, twiceRebounds 7, twiceAssists 3 vs. GW (11-17-09) Steals 5 vs Troy (1-13-10)Blocked Shots 1, twice Double-Doubles: 20-plus point games: 10 plus rebound games:

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Guard - 5-8 - Sophomore Highlands Ranch, Colorado (Highlands Ranch HS)

Caitlin Hawkins #10

Season HighsPoints 11 vs. FIU (3-6-10)Rebounds 4, three timesAssists 4, twiceSteals 1, eight times Blocked Shots Double-Doubles: 20-plus point games: 10 plus rebound games:

Career HighsPoints 11 vs. FIU (3-6-10)Rebounds 4, three times Assists 4, twiceSteals 1, eight times Blocked Shots Double-Doubles: 20-plus point games: 10 plus rebound games:

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Guard - 5-10 - Sophomore Bay Shore, New York (Winston Salem Prep)

Raquel Cuffie #11

Season HighsPoints 12, twiceRebounds 5, twiceAssists 3 vs ULL (1-6-10)Steals 4 vs. New Orleans (1-9-10) Blocked Shots Double-Doubles: 20-plus point games: 10 plus rebound games:

Career HighsPoints 12, twiceRebounds 5, twiceAssists 3 vs ULL (1-6-10)Steals 4 vs. New Orleans (1-9-10) Blocked Shots Double-Doubles: 20-plus point games: 10 plus rebound games:

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Guard - 5-10 - Freshman Copperas Cove, Texas (Copperas Cove HS)

Desiree Nelson #22



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Guard - 5-6 - Junior Arlington, Texas (Weatherford CC)

Kosandra Foreman #23



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Forward - 6-0 - Sophomore Garland, Texas (Naaman Forest HS)

Jasmine Godbolt #24

Season HighsPoints 19, twiceRebounds 15 vs. WKU (1-27-10)Assists 2 vs. New Orleans (2-10-10)Steals 3, twice Blocked Shots 2, four timesDouble-Doubles: 9 20-plus point games: 10 plus rebound games: 10

Career HighsPoints 19, twiceRebounds 15 vs. WKU (1-27-10)Assists 2 vs New Orleans (2-10-10)Steals 3, twice Blocked Shots 2, four timesDouble-Doubles: 9 20-plus point games: 10 plus rebound games: 10

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Guard - 5-8 - Senior Kirbyville, Texas (Kilgore CC)

Denetra Kellum #32

Season HighsPoints 21 vs. UMKC (11-22-09)Rebounds 12, twiceAssists 3 vs. UAB (11-28-09)Steals 7 vs. Samford (11-27-09) Blocked Shots 2, twiceDouble-Doubles: 1 20-plus point games: 2 10 plus rebound games: 2

Career HighsPoints 21 vs. UMKC (11-22-09)Rebounds 12, twiceAssists 3 vs. UAB (11-28-09)Steals 7 vs. Samford (11-27-09) Blocked Shots 2, twiceDouble-Doubles: 1 20-plus point games: 2 10 plus rebound games: 2

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Guard - 5-10 - Junior Bellaire, Texas (Bellaire HS)

Tamara Torru #34

Season HighsPoints 17 vs. New Orleans (1-9-10)Rebounds 8 vs. Texas A&M (12-8-09)Assists 3, three timesSteals 4 vs. Arkansas St. (1-2-10)Blocked Shots 2 vs. WKU (1-27-10)Double-Doubles: 20-plus point games: 10 plus rebound games:

Career HighsPoints 17 vs. New Orleans (1-9-10)Rebounds 8, twiceAssists 3, three timesSteals 4 vs. Arkansas St. (1-2-10) Blocked Shots 2 vs. WKU (1-27-10)Double-Doubles: 20-plus point games: 10 plus rebound games:

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Guard - 5-8 - Freshman Fort Worth, Texas (Dunbar HS)

Trai-ce McCoy #45



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Post - 6-2 - Junior Hallsville, Texas (Panola CC)

Jacquelyn Hearne #50



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2010-11 NORTH TEXAS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (0-0, 0-0) SBC WESTThe Automated ScoreBook

North Texas Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 15, 2010)All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 9-22 6-7 2-13 1-2CONFERENCE 5-13 4-5 1-8 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 4-9 2-2 1-5 1-2

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg30 James, Brittney 31-31 988 31.9 148-390 . 3 7 9 30-106 . 2 8 3 104-139 . 7 4 8 31 73 104 3.4 65 0 74 129 8 71 430 13.924 Godbolt, Jasmine 31-28 905 29.2 128-268 . 4 7 8 0-0 . 0 0 0 108-183 . 5 9 0 123 133 256 8.3 97 5 15 64 15 29 364 11.732 Kellum, Denetra 31-26 805 26.0 119-258 . 4 6 1 16-42 . 3 8 1 56-85 . 6 5 9 48 108 156 5.0 71 2 41 100 13 46 310 10.023 Hughes, Niq'ky 28-15 651 23.3 80-239 . 3 3 5 19-77 . 2 4 7 38-66 . 5 7 6 36 59 95 3.4 51 1 25 73 8 37 217 7.834 Torru, Tamara 24-12 512 21.3 35-111 . 3 1 5 15-42 . 3 5 7 48-66 . 7 2 7 30 40 70 2.9 42 0 21 51 9 15 133 5.511 Cuffie, Raquel 31-1 459 14.8 44-123 . 3 5 8 8-25 . 3 2 0 37-62 . 5 9 7 31 41 72 2.3 61 1 22 60 0 28 133 4.305 Hudson, Brittney 19-7 373 19.6 43-116 . 3 7 1 14-37 . 3 7 8 21-39 . 5 3 8 15 41 56 2.9 44 0 17 54 2 23 121 6.442 Timms, Torrian 29-13 438 15.1 34-70 . 4 8 6 0-1 . 0 0 0 14-25 . 5 6 0 33 52 85 2.9 75 3 5 36 8 11 82 2.800 Brown, Ravven 26-4 382 14.7 24-68 . 3 5 3 7-22 . 3 1 8 27-40 . 6 7 5 4 34 38 1.5 48 2 31 50 2 20 82 3.204 Burwell, Chynna 26-2 308 11.8 36-89 . 4 0 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 10-23 . 4 3 5 11 43 54 2.1 36 0 2 27 13 4 82 3.210 Hawkins, Caitlin 28-16 379 13.5 26-64 . 4 0 6 17-47 . 3 6 2 2-4 . 5 0 0 4 24 28 1.0 31 0 30 54 0 8 71 2.5

Team 75 79 154 11Total.......... 31 6200 717-1796 . 3 9 9 126-399 . 3 1 6 465-732 . 6 3 5 441 727 1168 37.7 621 14 283 709 78 292 2025 65.3Opponents...... 31 6199 864-1973 . 4 3 8 157-507 . 3 1 0 548-727 . 7 5 4 478 783 1261 40.7 615 - 452 586 125 335 2433 78.5

TEAM STATISTICS NT OPPSCORING 2025 2433 Points per game 65.3 78.5 Scoring margin -13.2 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 717-1796 864-1973 Field goal pct . 3 9 9 . 4 3 83 POINT FG-ATT 126-399 157-507 3-point FG pct . 3 1 6 . 3 1 0 3-pt FG made per game 4.1 5.1FREE THROWS-ATT 465-732 548-727 Free throw pct . 6 3 5 . 7 5 4 F-Throws made per game 15.0 17.7REBOUNDS 1168 1261 Rebounds per game 37.7 40.7 Rebounding margin -3.0 -ASSISTS 283 452 Assists per game 9.1 14.6TURNOVERS 709 586 Turnovers per game 22.9 18.9 Turnover margin -4.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.4 0.8STEALS 292 335 Steals per game 9.4 10.8BLOCKS 78 125 Blocks per game 2.5 4.0ATTENDANCE 11246 17262 Home games-Avg/Game 13-865 15-1151 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 3-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalsNorth Texas 928 1097 2025Opponents 1132 1301 2433

Date Opponent Score Att.11/14/09 at Stephen F. Austin L 51-81 011/17/09 GEORGE WASHINGTON L 82-84 84211/20/09 at Texas L 52-96 445311/22/09 UMKC W 79-65 69111/25/09 UTPA W 83-73 65111/27/09 vs Samford L 53-67 011/28/09 at UAB W 76-63 50212/2/09 SMU L 58-80 100512/05/09 at Houston L 65-104 37312/8/09 at Texas A&M L 49-108 3144

* 12/15/09 ULM W 69-49 773* 12/20/09 FIU L 55-64 745

12/28/09 at Missouri L 44-71 1263* 12/31/09 at UALR L 39-78 0* 1/2/10 at Arkansas State L 65-77 867* 1/6/10 at Louisiana L 78-80 237* 01/09/10 NEW ORLEANS W 94-84 1187* 1/13/10 at TROY L 79-86 507* 01/16/10 ARKANSAS STATE L 76-77 1873* 01/20/10 USA W 78-66 768* 01/27/10 at WKU L 53-101 1107* 01/30/10 at Middle Tennessee L 51-119 3014* 2/3/10 FAU L 76-94 677* 02/06/10 at FIU L 55-72 225* 02/10/10 at Univ. of New Orleans W 70-64 287* 02/13/10 DENVER L 58-65 1092* 02/21/10 UALR L 62-78 487* 02/24/10 LOUISIANA W 90-67 455* 02/27/10 at ULM L 58-63 1283

03-06-10 vs Florida International W 61-51 03/7/10 vs Middle Tennessee L 66-106 0

* - Conference game

2009-10 COMBINED STATS

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