women's basketball 2009-10 game notes - lafayette

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Back-to-Back Postseason AppearancesBack-to-Back Postseason Appearances11

Projected StartersPOS NO NAME HT YR 2009-10 STATSF 5 Michelle Kirk 6-0 Jr. 19.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.7 apgF 22 Liz Leer 6-2 Jr. 12.5 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 2.3 bpgG 12 Ebony Edwards 5-8 So. 5.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.7 spgG 23 Raven Harris 5-7 So. 5.6 ppg, 3.7 apg, 2.3 spgC 00 Ohemaa Nyanin 6-2 Sr. 4.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 0.8 apg

ReservesPOS NO NAME HT YR 2009-10 STATSG 4 Geleisa George 5-9 Fr. --G 10 Nicole Ryan 5-8 Sr. 7.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.3 apgG 13 Ashley Yencho 5-7 Jr. 4.2 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 1.1 apgF 15 Lisa Strack 5-10 So. 6.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.6 apgF 42 Janelle McDonald 6-1 So. 1.4 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 0.1 apgC 44 Stephanie Anya 6-2 Fr. 1.4 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 0.4 spg

Game 21Lafayette (4-16, 2-4) vs. American (13-7, 6-0)

Saturday, January 30, 2010 2 p.m. ETBender Arena Washington, D.C.Web: Patriot League All*Access

The American University womens basketball team is seeking its eighth straight win when it hosts Lafayette on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. at Bender Arena.

American (13-7, 6-0 Patriot League) is coming off a win at Navy on Wednesday evening in its most recent game. The Eagles were led by juniors Michelle Kirk and Liz Leer, each of whom recorded a game-high 17 points. Leer also grabbed six rebounds and matched her career-high with six blocked shots. Her six blocks ties her previous single-game school record. Additionally, sophomore Lisa Strack added 15 points and eight rebounds off the bench, both of which are career-bests.

As a team, the Eagles shot 10-for-10 from the free throw line, only the fourth game in school history they have been perfect from the charity stripe (on a minimum of 10 attempts). For the season, American is shooting a Patriot League-best 75.6 percent from the foul line, which is currently the 15th best percentage in the country.

Lafayette (4-16, 2-4 PL) comes into Saturdays action trying to snap a three-game losing streak. The Leopards last victory came on January 16, a 46-43 win against Navy. Lauren Jackson leads Lafayette this season with 10.8 points per game, while LeKeisha Wright chips in 10.7 per contest.

AU is 7-2 at home this season, and is currently riding a four-game home winning streak. On the fl ip side, the Leopards are 3-8 on the road, including a 1-2 mark in conference play.

American both regular season matchups against the Leopards last season, although seventh-seeded Lafayette upset the second-seeded Eagles in the quarterfi nals of the Patriot League Tournament last March, 58-56. Americans two regular season victories came by a combined 33 points.

The Eagles lead the all-time series against Lafayette by a 19-4 margin. Additionally, American is a perfect 11-0 against the Leopards in Bender Arena.

NovemberNovemberSun. 8 Virginia Wesleyan (Exhib.) W, 98-34Fri. 13 at Howard W, 71-59Mon. 16 at Princeton L, 77-45Wed. 18 at Brown W, 64-54Sun. 22 EAST CAROLINA L, 70-65Tues. 24 NJIT W, 65-57Sun. 28 at Wagner L, 73-72

DecemberDecemberWed. 2 at Drexel L, 50-40Sun. 6 HIGH POINT W, 67-46Wed. 16 MORGAN STATE W, 59-45Sun. 20 MARYLAND L, 75-64 Hatter Classic @ DeLand, Fla.Mon. 28 vs. Buffalo W, 54-43Tues. 29 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) L, 60-57

JanuaryJanuarySat. 2 at Columbia L, 66-56Mon. 4 MD.-EASTERN SHORE W, 57-46Sat. 9 LEHIGH * W, 69-65 (OT)Wed. 13 BUCKNELL * W, 63-51Sat. 16 at Colgate * W, 80-58Wed. 20 ARMY * W, 64-49Sun. 24 at Holy Cross * W, 64-51Wed. 27 at Navy * W, 62-45Sat. 30 LAFAYETTE * 2:00 p.m.

FebruaryFebruarySat. 6 at Lehigh * 7:00 p.m.Wed. 10 at Bucknell * 7:00 p.m.Sat. 13 COLGATE * 2:00 p.m.Wed. 17 at Army * 7:00 p.m.Sat. 20 HOLY CROSS * 2:00 p.m.Wed. 24 NAVY * 7:00 p.m.Sat. 27 at Lafayette * 1:00 p.m.

MarchMarchSat. 6 PL Quarterfi nals @ Holy Cross TBDSun. 7 PL Semifi nals @ Holy Cross TBDSat. 13 PL Finals @ TBD 6:00 p.m.

BOLD CAPS indicates home game* indicates Patriot League Opponent

2009-10 Schedule

Athletics CommunicationsWomens Basketball Contact ................................ Howard SmithOffi ce Phone ....................................................... (202) 885-3032Cell Phone .......................................................... (202) 531-0160E-mail ......................................................hsmith@american.eduWebsite ................................................................ AUeagles.comMailing Address .....................................................Bender Arena 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20016



Riding a Hot StreakAmerican have won a season-high seven straight games, including a perfect 6-0 start in the Patriot League. The Eagles last loss came on January 2 at Columbia, giving them a 7-1 record in January . This is the fi rst time AU has ever been 6-0 in conference play.

Home CookinAmerican is 7-2 in the friendly confi nes of Bender Arena this season, picking up wins in its last four home games. AU is 5-4 on the road and 1-1 in neutral site games.

Leading the PackAmerican currently leads the Patriot League in team free throw percentage (75.6 percent) and three-point fi eld goal percentage (37.1 percent). The Eagles also rank second in the conference in several team statistics, including scoring offense (61.9 ppg), scoring margin (+4.9 per game), rebounding defense (34.7 per game) and blocked shots (3.6 per game).

Take Me to Your LeaderJunior Michelle Kirk has led the Eagles in scoring in 18 of their 20 games so far this season, scoring at least 18 points in 14 of those contests. Her 19.8 points per game average is currently leading the Patriot League. She is also tops in the conference in minutes played (37.2 per game), while she ranks in the top three in each of the following statistics: three-point percentage (41.5 percent - 2nd), free throw percentage (84.0 percent - 2nd) and three-point fi eld goals made (2.2 per game - 3rd). She is currently seventh in the conference in fi eld goal percentage (44.1 percent) and 10th in the conference in rebounding with 5.3 per contest. The 2009 All-League selection currently has 999 career points, one shy of the 1,000-point plateau.

Back-to-Back-to-Back HonorsKirk has been selected as the Patriot League Player of the Week in each of the last three weeks. She has been recognized with the award a league-high fi ve times this season, and on six occasions in her career.

Stepping Up When it CountsIn the fi ve conference games, Kirk is averaging 21.7 points per game, which leads the Patriot League. In the conference opener against defending champion Lehigh on January 9, the 2009-10 All-Patriot League Preseason selection put together one of the best individual efforts in recent AU womens basketball history with 32 points, the fi fth-highest single-game output in school history. She was 10-of-21 from the fi eld, including a career-best fi ve made three-pointers (in nine attempts) and a perfect seven-of-seven from the free throw line. Her 32 point-performance was the most points by an AU student-athlete since Chanel Hunt scored 34 points on February 11, 2003 against Navy.

Impressive from DeepKirk has been hot from the three-point line over the past six games, knocking down a combined 18 three-pointers on 48.6 percent from deep. Her fi ve-trifectas in both wins against Lehigh and Bucknell matched her career-high.

Get That Out of HereJunior Liz Leer is fi rst in the Patriot League with 46 blocked shots this season (2.3 per game). She currently sits second in school history with 148 blocks, only four shy of the programs all-time record. She had a career-high-matching six blocks in Americans win over Navy on Wednesday, which tied her own single-game program record.

Double TroubleLeer recorded her fi rst double-double of the 2009-10 season with 14 points and 13 rebounds in Americans victory over Army on January 20. This marked her third-career double-double, as her previous two both occured in the 2008-09 season. Taking Care of the RockSophomore Raven Harris currently leads the Patriot League with a 1.4 assist-to-turnover ratio. She is averaging 3.7 assists per game, which is good for third in the conference.

Thieves on the LooseHarris and classmate Ebony Edwards are currently second and fi fth, respectively, in the conference in steals. Harris is averaging 2.3 steals per game, while Edwards contributes 1.7 per contest. Harris, Edwards and Kirk each recorded four steals in AUs win over Colgate on January 16.

Protecting the LeadAU is 10-1 in games in which it leads at halftime. Additionally, the Eagles are 12-0 when they lead with fi ve minutes remaining in the game.

Aggressive Play RewardedThe Eagles are 10-2 in games in which they attempt more free throws than their opponents. On the fl ip side, AU is only 3-5 in which the opponent shoots more free throws.

Patriot League SuccessIn the last three seasons, the Eagles are 26-8 (.765) in conference play, which is the highest winning percentage of any Patriot League school.

Eagles Expected to SoarAU was selected to fi nish second in the Patriot League in the preseason poll, the conference announced prior to the start of the season. The poll was voted on by the leagues coaches and sports information directors. Kirk was selected as a Preseason All-Patriot League pick.

Playing Deep into MarchFor the fi rst time in program history, AU earned trips to the postseason in each of the last two seasons as the Eagles reached the postseason WNIT in both 2007-08 and 2008-09. Last season, fi rst-year head coach Matt Corkery led the Eagles to a 19-12 record, and was the associate head coach in the 2007-08 campaign as the Eagles clinched the Patriot League regular season crown.

Threes Better than NoneThe Eagles captured three All-Patriot League awards in the 2008-09 campaign. Current junior Michelle Kirk was named First Team All-Conference, while now-sophomores Ebony Edwards and Lisa Strack were selected to the Patriot League All-Rookie Team.

2009-10 Patriot LeaguePreseason Poll

1. Lehigh .............(13 fi rst-place votes) 97 points2. American ................ (3 fi rst-place votes) 763. Holy Cross .................................................. 764. Navy ........................................................... 545. Bucknell ...................................................... 526. Army ........................................................... 507. Colgate ....................................................... 228. Lafayette ..................................................... 21

Michelle Kirk 2009-10 Awards- Preseason All-Patriot League Team- 5-time Patriot League Player of the Week (11/30, 12/21, 1/11, 1/18, 1/25)- ECAC Division I Co-Player of the Week (1/11)- 2-time American University Student-Athlete of the Week (11/16, 1/11)



Team Stats Comparison AMERICAN Lafayette 13-7 ................. Overall Record ...................4-16 6-0 ............... Conference Record .................2-4 61.9 ...................Points/Game ..................... 46.5 57.0 .............. Opp. Points/Game ................ 62.2 34.9 ................Rebounds/Game .................. 28.4 34.7 ........... Opp. Rebounds/Game ............. 38.2 41.0 ........................FG Pct. .......................... 34.8 38.4 ................... Opp. FG Pct. ..................... 42.4 37.1 .................... 3-Point Pct. ...................... 26.8 31.0 ................Opp. 3-Point Pct. .................. 30.5 75.6 .................Free Throw Pct. ................... 69.5 13.7 ............Personal Fouls/Game .............. 18.8 12.6 .................. Assists/Game ...................... 8.9 15.7 ................Turnovers/Game .................. 18.7 3.6 ..............Blocked Shots/Game ................ 3.0 8.1 ..................... Steals/Game ....................... 6.4

AU Record Books

Free Throw Percentage, Career1. Liz Leer, 2007-Pres ........... (107-130) 82.32. Kate Miller, 1997-00 ........... (296-361) 82.03. Nicole Ryan, 2005-Pres ... (156-194) 80.44. Michelle Kirk, 2007-Pres .. (233-291) 80.15. Beth Shearer, 1984-88 ....... (476-598) 79.6

Three-Point FGs Made, Career1. Talicia Jackson, 2005-09 ...................... 1602. Nicole Ryan, 2005-Pres ...................... 1533. Kari Gaskins, 1995-99 .......................... 1474. Liz Hayes, 2006-08 ............................... 1445. Maria Werries, 1999-03 ........................ 105

Blocked Shots, Career1. Kirsten Keller, 1991-95 ......................... 1522. Liz Leer, 2007-Pres ............................. 1483. Hollie Steinman, 1998-02 ..................... 1284. Kia Cooper, 1984-88 ............................... 855. Kristin Hirschler, 1990-94 ........................ 83

Field Goal Percentage, Career1. Lynne Copeland, 1982-83 ....(110-190) 57.92. Kelly Lane, 1985-87 ............ (364-630) 57.83. Darsi Smith, 1980-84 .......... (501-955) 52.54. Liz Leer, 2007-Pres. .......... (348-664) 52.4 Beth Shearer, 1984-88 ...... (565-1078) 52.4

Inside the Series - LafayetteAll-Time Record: American leads 19-42009 Meetings: American 72, Lafayette 61 (1/31/09 in Easton, Pa.) American 75, Lafayette 54 (2/28/09 in Washington, D.C.) Lafayette 58, American 56 (3/7/09 in Bethlehem, Pa.*) * Patriot League Tournament Quarterfi nals

American won two of the three matchups last season, although the seventh-seeded Leopards upset AU in the quarterfi nals of the Patriot League Tournament.

The Eagles hold a perfect 11-0 record against Lafayette in Bender Arena. American leads the all-time series, 19-4.

AU is 7-2 at home this season, and is currently riding a four-game home winning streak. The Leopards are 3-8 on the road this season, including a 1-2 mark in conference play.

Milestone Watch- Junior Michelle Kirk has scored 999 career points, leaving her just one point shy of the 1,000-point mark.

Eleven womens basketball student-athletes are currently in the 1,000-point club.

- Liz Leer is currently fi rst in career free throw percentage at 82.3, while Nicole Ryan sits in third at 80.4 percent, and Michelle Kirk is in fourth at 80.1 percent. Ryan set a new AU single-season mark last year with an 87.8 percent conversion rate from the charity stripe. Leer leads the Eagles this season at 85.4 percent, while Leer is shooting 84.0 percent.

- Ryan is second in school history with 153 made three-pointers.

- Leer has recorded 148 blocked shots in her career at American, including a single-season school record of 62 last season. She currently sits second in school history in career blocked shots, and is only four blocks behind Kirsten Keller, who competed at AU from 1991-95, for the schools all-time record.

- In her career, Leer has shot 52.4 percent from the fi eld, which places her fourth in AU history. Lynne Copeland sits atop the AU list at 57.9 percent.

Patriot League PlayThe Eagles currently sit alone in fi rst place at 6-0. This marks AUs fi rst 6-0 start in conference play in school history.

In addition to AUs 62-45 win over Navy, Army, Holy Cross and Lehigh each recorded conference victories on Wednesday.

Patriot League action continues on Saturday with all eight teams in action. In addition to American versus Lafayette, Bucknell takes on Army in West Point, N.Y., Navy travels to Hamilton, N.Y.. to face off against Colgate, and Holy Cross and Lehigh square off in Bethlehem, Pa.

Lafayette is currently 2-4 in the conference, sitting in a tie for fi fth place. The Leopards have defeated Holy Cross and Navy in league play, while recording losses to Colgate, Bucknell, Lehigh and Army.

2009-10 Patriot League Standings Patriot OverallTEAM W L Pct. W L Pct.American 6 0 1.000 13 7 .650Lehigh 5 1 .833 18 3 .857Navy 3 3 .500 11 10 .524Army 3 3 500 9 11 .450Bucknell 2 4 .333 6 13 .316Holy Cross 2 4 .333 6 15 .286Lafayette 2 3 .333 4 16 .200Colgate 1 5 .167 6 14 .300



2009-10 RosterNumericalNo. Name .................Pos. Cl. ....Ht. .. Hometown/High School00 ..Ohemaa Nyanin ..C ... Sr. .......6-2 .. Accra, Ghana/Westtown School4 ....Geleisa George ...G .. Fr. ........5-9 .. Jamaica, N.Y./Christ the King Regional5 ....Michelle Kirk ........F/G Jr. .......6-0 .. Painted Post, N.Y./Corning-Painted Post West10 ..Nicole Ryan .........G .. RS Sr. 5-8 .. Safety Harbor, Fla./Clearwater12 ..Ebony Edwards ...G .. So. ......5-8 .. Forestville, Md./Bishop McNamara13 ..Ashley Yencho .....G .. Jr. .......5-7 .. Schnecksville, Pa./Parkland15 ..Lisa Strack ...........G .. So. ......5-10 Langhorne, Pa./Archbishop Wood22 ..Liz Leer ................F ... Jr. .......6-2 .. Glenside, Pa./Abington23 ..Raven Harris .......G .. So. ......5-7 .. Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne42...Janelle McDonald .F .... So........6-1 ... Ashburn, Va./Notre Dame Academy44 ..Stephanie Anya ...C ... Fr. .......6-2 .. Germantown, Md./Academy of the Holy Cross

AlphabeticalNo. Name .................Pos. Cl. ....Ht. .. Hometown/High School44 ..Stephanie Anya ...C ... Fr. .......6-2 .. Germantown, Md./Academy of the Holy Cross12 ..Ebony Edwards ...G .. So. ......5-8 .. Forestville, Md./Bishop McNamara4 ....Geleisa George ...G .. Fr. ........5-9 .. Jamaica, N.Y./Christ the King Regional23 ..Raven Harris .......G .. So. ......5-7 .. Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne5 ....Michelle Kirk ........F/G Jr. .......6-0 .. Painted Post, N.Y./Corning-Painted Post West22 ..Liz Leer ................F ... Jr. .......6-2 .. Glenside, Pa./Abington42 ..Janelle McDonald F ... So. ......6-1 .. Ashburn, Va./Notre Dame Academy00 ..Ohemaa Nyanin ..C ... Sr. .......6-2 .. Accra, Ghana/Westtown School10 ..Nicole Ryan .........G .. RS Sr. 5-8 .. Safety Harbor, Fla./Clearwater15 ..Lisa Strack ...........G .. So. ......5-10 Langhorne, Pa./Archbishop Wood13 ..Ashley Yencho .....G .. Jr. .......5-7 .. Schnecksville, Pa./Parkland

Position Breakdown

Guards ............Edwards, George, Harris, ..............................Ryan, Strack, Yencho Forwards ...............Kirk, Leer, McDonald

Centers ..............................Anya, Nyanin

Class BreakdownSeniors (10) ......................Nyanin, Ryan

Juniors (11) .............. Kirk, Leer, Yencho

Sophomores (12) ........Edwards, Harris, ....................................McDonald, Strack

Freshman (13) ............... Anya, George

Geographical BreakdownInternational ................................Nyanin

Maryland .........................Anya, Edwards

New York ............................George, Kirk

Pennsylvania......... Leer, Strack, Yencho

Virginia ....................... Harris, McDonald

Height Breakdown5-7 ....................................Harris, Yencho

5-8 ...................................Edwards, Ryan

5-9 ............................................... George

5-10 ...............................................Strack

6-0 .....................................................Kirk

6-1 ...........................................McDonald

6-2 .............................Anya, Leer, Nyanin



#5 Michelle KirkSeason Category Career-High32 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) Points 32 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)8, two times, last vs. Buffalo (12/28/09) Rebounds 11 vs. Navy (1/28/09)10, three times, last vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) FG Made 12 vs. Navy (1/28/09)21 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) FG Atts 22 vs. Navy (1/28/09)5, two times, last vs. Bucknell (1/13/10) 3 FG Made 5, two times, last vs. Bucknell (1/13/10)9 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) 3 FG Atts 9 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)12 vs. Buffalo (12/28/09) FT Made 12 vs. Buffalo (12/28/09)14 at Brown (11/18/09) FT Atts 14 at Brown (11/18/09)4 at Colgate (1/16/10) Assists 5, two times, last vs. Brown (1/6/09)2 at Brown (11/18/09) Blocks 2, two times, last at Brown (11/18/09)4, two times, last at Colgate (1/16/10) Steals 4, two times, last at Colgate (1/16/10)45 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) Minutes 45 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)

Season/Career Highs

#10 Nicole RyanSeason Category Career-High16 at Princeton (11/16/09) Points 25 at Navy (3/3/07)10 at Brown (11/13/09 Rebounds 10 at Brown (11/18/09)6 at Princeton (11/16/09) FG Made 8 vs. Holy Cross (1/20/07)11 at Princeton (11/16/09) FG Atts 18, four times, last vs. HC (2/17/07)4 at Princeton (11/16/09) 3 FG Made 5, three times, last at Navy (2/25/09)6, two times, last at Wagner (11/28/09) 3 FG Atts 16 at Monmouth (12/22/06)6 at Wagner (11/28/09) FT Made 9 vs. Drexel (12/30/06)7 at Wagner (11/28/09) FT Atts 10 vs. Drexel (12/30/06)4 at Wagner (11/28/09) Assists 4 two times, last at Wagner (11/28/09)2 at Wagner (11/28/09) Blocks 2 at Wagner (11/28/09)2. two times, last at Wagner (11/28/09) Steals 5, three times, last vs. Navy (1/24/07)36 at Brown (11/18/09) Minutes 39 vs. Army (2/18/09)

#12 Ebony EdwardsSeason Category Career-High14 vs. Army (1/20/10) Points 14 vs. Army (1/20/10)8 at Colgate (1/16/10) Rebounds 8 at Colgate (1/16/10)5 vs. Army (1/20/10) FG Made 5 vs. Army (1/20/10)11 vs. Army (1/20/10) FG Atts 11 vs. Army (1/20/10)3, two times, last vs. UMES (1/4/10) 3 FG Made 3, four times, last vs. UMES (1/4/10)7 vs. UMES (1/4/10) 3 FG Atts 7 vs. UMES (1/4/10)4 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) FT Made 4 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)5 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) FT Atts 5 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)6 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) Assists 6 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10))-- Blocks 1 vs. Columbia (1/4/09) 6 at Wagner (11/28/09) Steals 6 at Wagner (11/28/09)43 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) Minutes 43 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)

#00 Ohemaa NyaninSeason Category Career-High9, three times, last vs. Army (1/20/10) Points 9, three times, last vs. Army (1/20/10)13 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) Rebounds 13 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)4, three times, last at Colgate (1/16/10) FG Made 4, three times, last at Colgate (1/16/10)8 two times, last at Wagner (11/28/09) FG Atts 8 two times, last at Wagner (11/28/09)-- 3 FG Made ---- 3 FG Atts --3 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) FT Made 3 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)4 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) FT Atts 4 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)3 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09) Assists 3 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09)1, three times, last vs. UMES (1/4/10) Blocks 1, six times, last vs. UMES (1/4/10)1, two times, last vs. UMES (1/4/09) Steals 1, six times, last vs. UMES (1/4/10)33 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) Minutes 33 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)

#4 Geleisa GeorgeSeason Category Career-High-- Points ---- Rebounds ---- FG Made ---- FG Atts ---- 3 FG Made ---- 3 FG Atts ---- FT Made ---- FT Atts ---- Assists ---- Blocks ---- Steals ---- Minutes --

#13 Ashley YenchoSeason Category Career-High15 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09) Points 15 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09)3, two times, last at Navy (1/27/10) Rebounds 4 at Drexel (12/31/07)6 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09) FG Made 6 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09)9 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09) FG Atts 9 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09)3 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09) 3 FG Made 3 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09)6, two times, last vs. UMES (1/4/10) 3 FG Atts 6, three times, last vs. UMES (1/4/10)2, two times, last vs. High Point (12/6/09) FT Made 4, two times, last at Clev St (12/29/07)4 at Princeton (11/16/09) FT Atts 5 at Cleveland State (12/29/07)5 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09) Assists 5 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09)-- Blocks --3 vs. Maryland (12/20/09) Steals 3 vs.Maryland (12/20/09)40 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09) Minutes 40 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09)



#23 Raven HarrisSeason Category Career-High15 at Holy Cross (1/24/10) Points 15 at Holy Cross (1/24/10)4, two times, last vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) Rebounds 4, three times, last vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)5 at Holy Cross (1/24/10) FG Made 5 at Holy Cross (1/24/10)10 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) FG Atts 10 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)2, two times, last at Holy Cross (1/24/10) 3 FG Made 2, two times, last at Holy Cross (1/24/10)4 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) 3 FG Atts 4 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)6 vs. Buffalo (12/28/09) FT Made 6 vs. Buffalo (12/28/09)8 vs. Buffalo (12/28/09) FT Atts 8 vs. Buffalo (12/28/09)6, three times, last at Colgate (1/16/10) Assists 6, four times, last at Colgate (1/16/10)1 at Holy Cross (1/24/10) Blocks 1, two times, last at Holy Cross (1/24/10)5 at Columbia (1/2/10) Steals 5 at Columbia (1/2/10)42 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) Minutes 42 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)

Season/Career Highs

#42 Janelle McDonaldSeason Category Career-High6 at Navy (1/27/10) Points 6, two times, last at Navy (1/27/10)5 at Princeton (11/16/09) Rebounds 5 at Princeton (11/16/09)3 at Navy (1/27/10) FG Made 3, two times, last at Navy (1/27/10)6 at Princeton (11/16/09) FG Atts 7 at Bucknell (1/14/09)-- 3 FG Made ---- 3 FG Atts ---- FT Made 2 at NJIT (11/14/08)-- FT Atts 2, two times, last at Lehigh (1/10/09)1, two times, last vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) Assists 2, two times, last vs. Lafayette (2/28/09)1 at Princeton (11/16/09) Blocks 1, two times, last at Princeton (11/16/09)1 at Howard (11/13/09) Steals 2 vs. Navy (1/28/09)17 at Princeton (11/16/09) Minutes 19 at Bucknell (1/14/09)

#44 Stephanie AnyaSeason Category Career-High4, two times, last vs. Bucknell (1/13/10) Points 4, two times, last vs. Bucknell (1/13/10)7, two times, last vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09) Rebounds 7, two times, last vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09)2, two times, last vs. Bucknell (1/13/10) FG Made 2, two times, last vs. Bucknell (1/13/10)5, six times, last vs. Army (1/20/10) FG Atts 5, six times, last vs. Army (1/20/10)-- 3 FG Made ---- 3 FG Atts --2 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09) FT Made 2 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09)4 vs. Morgan State (12/16/09) FT Atts 4 vs. Morgan State (12/16/09)1, two times, last vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09) Assists 1, two times, last vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09)1, four times, last vs. Buffalo (12/28/09) Blocks 1, four times, last vs. Buffalo (12/28/09)2, two times, last vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09) Steals 2, two times, last vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09)18, two times, last at Colgate (1/16/10) Minutes 18, two times, last at Colgate (1/16/10)

#15 Lisa StrackSeason Category Career-High15 at Navy (1/27/10) Points 15 at Navy (1/27/10)8, three times, last at Navy (1/27/10) Rebounds 8, three times, last at Navy (1/27/10)6, two times, last at Navy (1/27/10) FG Made 6, two times, last at Navy (1/27/10)11 vs. Maryland (12/20/09) FG Atts 11 vs. Maryland (12/20/09)1, fi ve times, last at Navy (1/27/10) 3 FG Made 1, 12 times, last at Navy (1/27/10)4 vs. Maryland (12/20/09) 3 FG Atts 4 vs. Maryland (12/20/09)6 at Wagner (11/28/09) FT Made 6 at Wagner (11/28/09)6, two times, last vs. High Point (12/6/09) FT Atts 6, two times, last vs. High Point (12/6/09)4 at Navy (1/27/10) Assists 8 vs. Howard (11/19/08)2 vs. Buffalo (12/28/09) Blocks 2 vs. Buffalo (12/28/09)4 vs. High Point (12/6/09) Steals 4 vs. High Point (12/6/09)34 at Navy (1/27/10) Minutes 34 at Navy (1/27/10)

#22 Liz LeerSeason Category Career-High19 at Brown (11/18/09) Points 19 at Brown (11/18/09)13 vs. Army (1/20/10) Rebounds 14 at Morgan State (11/28/08)8, three times, last at Columbia (12/2/10) FG Made 9 at Morgan State (11/28/08)16 at Columbia (1/2/10) FG Atts 16, two times, last at Columbia (1/2/10)3 vs. Maryland (12/20/09) 3 FG Made 3 vs. Maryland (12/20/09)7 vs. Maryland (12/20/09) 3 FG Atts 7 vs. Maryland (12/20/09)6 vs. High Point (12/6/09) FT Made 8 at Lafayette (1/31/09)7 vs. High Point (12/6/09) FT Atts 8 at Lafayette (1/31/09)5 at Columbia (1/2/10) Assists 5 at Columbia (1/2/10)6 at Navy (1/27/10) Blocks 6, two times, last at Navy (1/27/10)3, three times, last vs. UMES (1/4/10) Steals 3, six times, last vs. UMES (1/4/10)43 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10) Minutes 43 vs. Lehigh (1/9/10)



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 Avg05 Kirk, Michelle 20 20 745 37.2 126 286 .441 44 106 .415 100 119 .840 28 78 106 5.3 24 0 34 38 11 25 396 19.8

22 Leer, Liz 20 20 690 34.5 101 217 .465 12 27 .444 35 41 .854 42 81 123 6.2 51 0 34 84 46 17 249 12.5

10 Ryan, Nicole 7 7 198 28.3 16 54 .296 9 31 .290 9 15 .600 2 15 17 2.4 8 0 16 17 2 6 50 7.1

15 Strack, Lisa 16 1 383 23.9 38 93 .409 6 28 .214 29 36 .806 34 39 73 4.6 28 1 26 25 3 18 111 6.9

12 Edwards, Ebony 20 18 524 26.2 38 105 .362 21 55 .382 17 22 .773 20 45 65 3.3 43 0 34 17 0 33 114 5.7

23 Harris, Raven 19 12 528 27.8 38 105 .362 7 27 .259 24 34 .706 6 36 42 2.2 33 0 70 51 1 44 107 5.6

00 Nyanin, Ohemaa 20 19 379 19.0 37 95 .389 0 0 .000 13 26 .500 59 56 115 5.8 33 1 15 18 3 2 87 4.4

13 Yencho, Ashley 18 3 269 14.9 26 55 .473 16 36 .444 7 9 .778 3 13 16 0.9 10 0 19 27 0 9 75 4.2

44 Anya, Stephanie 19 0 221 11.6 11 45 .244 0 0 .000 5 14 .357 15 36 51 2.7 28 0 2 14 4 7 27 1.4

42 Mcdonald, Janelle 16 0 89 5.6 11 23 .478 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 6 13 19 1.2 16 0 2 12 1 1 22 1.4

TM TEAM................ 30 41 71 3.6 0 10

Total.......... 20 442 1078 .410 115 310 .371 239 316 .756 245 453 698 34.9 274 2 252 313 71 162 1238 61.9

Opponents...... 20 423 1102 .384 96 310 .310 198 276 .717 263 431 694 34.7 304 1 267 342 46 131 1140 57.0

2009-10 Overall Statistics (13-7)

2009-10 Statistics


22 Leer, Liz 6 6 190 31.7 31 70 .443 4 13 .308 11 12 .917 11 27 38 6.3 17 0 13 18 19 3 77 12.8

23 Harris, Raven 6 6 213 35.5 19 45 .422 7 14 .500 8 11 .727 5 9 14 2.3 8 0 24 20 1 20 53 8.8

15 Strack, Lisa 5 0 114 22.8 14 32 .438 3 9 .333 6 7 .857 10 12 22 4.4 6 0 9 7 0 4 37 7.4

12 Edwards, Ebony 6 6 186 31.0 13 46 .283 7 23 .304 9 11 .818 14 15 29 4.8 10 0 20 3 0 8 42 7.0

00 Nyanin, Ohemaa 6 6 127 21.2 12 33 .364 0 0 .000 5 9 .556 27 21 48 8.0 6 0 4 1 0 0 29 4.8

13 Yencho, Ashley 5 0 74 14.8 5 15 .333 4 11 .364 0 0 .000 2 5 7 1.4 3 0 5 2 0 2 14 2.8


44 Anya, Stephanie 5 0 68 13.6 5 21 .238 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 6 11 17 3.4 9 0 0 4 0 2 10 2.0

TM TEAM................ 9 10 19 3.2 0 3

Total.......... 6 145 358 .405 43 107 .402 69 86 .802 94 134 228 38.0 66 0 87 67 23 48 402 67.0

Opponents...... 6 120 323 .372 31 100 .310 48 71 .676 77 126 203 33.8 86 0 79 98 17 28 319 53.2

2009-10 Conference Statistics (6-0)


22 Leer, Liz 14 14 500 35.7 70 147 .476 8 14 .571 24 29 .828 31 54 85 6.1 34 0 21 66 27 14 172 12.3

10 Ryan, Nicole 7 7 198 28.3 16 54 .296 9 31 .290 9 15 .600 2 15 17 2.4 8 0 16 17 2 6 50 7.1

15 Strack, Lisa 11 1 269 24.5 24 61 .393 3 19 .158 23 29 .793 24 27 51 4.6 22 1 17 18 3 14 74 6.7

12 Edwards, Ebony 14 12 338 24.1 25 59 .424 14 32 .438 8 11 .727 6 30 36 2.6 33 0 14 14 0 25 72 5.1

13 Yencho, Ashley 13 3 195 15.0 21 40 .525 12 25 .480 7 9 .778 1 8 9 0.7 7 0 14 25 0 7 61 4.7

23 Harris, Raven 13 6 315 24.2 19 60 .317 0 13 .000 16 23 .696 1 27 28 2.2 25 0 46 31 0 24 54 4.2

00 Nyanin, Ohemaa 14 13 252 18.0 25 62 .403 0 0 .000 8 17 .471 32 35 67 4.8 27 1 11 17 3 2 58 4.1

44 Anya, Stephanie 14 0 153 10.9 6 24 .250 0 0 .000 5 12 .417 9 25 34 2.4 19 0 2 10 4 5 17 1.2


TM TEAM................ 21 31 52 3.7 0 7

Total.......... 14 297 720 .413 72 203 .355 170 230 .739 151 319 470 33.6 208 2 165 246 48 114 836 59.7

Opponents...... 14 303 779 .389 65 210 .310 150 205 .732 186 305 491 35.1 218 1 188 244 29 103 821 58.6

2009-10 Non-Conference Statistics (7-7)



DATE TIME OPPONENT SCORE RECORD ATTEND HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS11/13/09 7:00 p.m. at Howard W 71-59 1-0 413 (25) Kirk, Michelle (8) Leer, Liz11/16/09 7:00 p.m. at Princeton L 77-45 1-1 274 (16) Ryan, Nicole (6) Kirk, Michelle11/18/09 4:00 p.m. at Brown W 64-54 2-1 450 (27) Kirk, Michelle (10) Ryan, Nicole11/22/09 2:00 p.m. EAST CAROLINA L 70-65 2-2 435 (19) Kirk, Michelle (9) Nyanin, Ohemaa11/24/09 7:00 p.m. NJIT W 65-57 3-2 148 (24) Kirk, Michelle (7) Kirk, Michelle (7) Leer, Liz (7) Strack, Lisa11/28/09 3:00 p.m. at Wagner L 73-72 3-3 497 (25) Kirk, Michelle (8) Leer, Liz12/02/09 7:00 p.m. at Drexel L 50-40 3-4 612 (13) Kirk, Michelle (8) Strack, Lisa12/06/09 2:00 p.m. HIGH POINT W 67-46 4-4 355 (22) Kirk, Michelle (9) Leer, Liz12/16/09 7:00 p.m. MORGAN STATE W 59-45 5-4 256 (20) Kirk, Michelle (9) Nyanin, Ohemaa12/20/09 2:00 p.m. MARYLAND L 75-64 5-5 331 (18) Kirk, Michelle (5) Leer, Liz12/28/09 3:00 p.m. vs. Buffalo ^ W 54-43 6-5 146 (18) Kirk, Michelle (8) Kirk, Michelle12/29/09 1:00 p.m. St. Francis (Pa.) ^ L 60-57 6-6 113 (16) Kirk, Michelle (7) Anya, Stephanie1/02/10 1:00 p.m. at Columbia L 66-56 6-7 210 (17) Leer, Liz (5) Leer, Liz (5) Nyanin, Ohemaa1/04/10 7:00 p.m. MD. EASTERN SHORE W 57-46 7-7 146 (19) Kirk, Michelle (8) Kirk, Michelle1/09/10 2:00 p.m. LEHIGH * W 69-65 OT 8-7 (1-0) 468 (32) Kirk, Michelle (13) Nyanin, Ohemaa1/13/10 7:00 p.m. BUCKNELL * W 63-51 9-7 (2-0) 223 (20) Kirk, Michelle (7) Nyanin, Ohemaa1/16/10 2:00 p.m. at Colgate * W 80-58 10-7 (3-0) 249 (26) Kirk, Michelle (8) Edwards, Ebony1/20/10 7:00 p.m. ARMY * W 64-49 11-7 (4-0) 327 (14) Edwards, Ebony (13) Leer, Liz (14) Kirk, Michelle (14) Leer, Liz1/24/10 2:00 p.m. at Holy Cross * W 64-51 12-7 (5-0) 2105 (21) Kirk, Michelle (8) Kirk, Michelle1/27/10 7:00 p.m. at Navy * W 62-45 13-7 (6-0) 1258 (17) Kirk, Michelle (8) Strack, Lisa (17) Leer, Liz 1/30/10 2:00 p.m. LAFAYETTE * 2/06/10 7:00 p.m. at Lehigh * 2/10/10 7:00 p.m. at Bucknell * 2/13/10 2:00 p.m. COLGATE * 2/17/10 7:00 p.m. at Army * 2/20/10 2:00 p.m. HOLY CROSS * 2/24/09 7:00 p.m. NAVY * 2/27/09 1:00 p.m. at Lafayette * 3/06/09 TBD Patriot League Quarterfi nals

* indicates Patriot League game^ Hatter Classic in DeLand, Fla.

ATTENDANCE SUMMARY GAMES TOTALS AVG/GAMEHOME 9 2689 298.8AWAY 9 6068 674.2NEUTRAL 2 259 129.5TOTAL 20 9016 450.8

Overall: 13-7 Patriot League: 6-0 Home: 7-2 Away: 5-4 Neutral: 1-1

2009-10 Schedule and Results



Opponent P-R-A P-R-A P-R-A P-R-A P-R-A P-R-A P-R-A P-R-A P-R-A P-R-A P-R-A

at Howard 8-5-1 DNP 25-7-3 4-2-3 5-1-2 2-0-0 3-3-3 18-8-4 6-3-1 0-0-1 0-0-0

at Princeton 0-3-1 DNP 8-6-3 16-0-1 0-3-0 4-0-0 5-4-1 6-3-0 2-3-4 4-5-0 0-0-0

at Brown 4-2-1 DNP 27-8-0 2-10-3 2-2-1 3-0-0 3-4-2 19-9-2 0-1-1 2-2-0 2-0-0

EAST CAROLINA 8-9-0 DNP 19-6-2 11-0-2 6-2-1 DNP 2-2-0 14-5-1 2-0-4 2-0-0 1-3-1

NJIT 5-2-0 DNP 24-7-0 3-3-3 3-1-3 3-0-1 11-7-0 10-7-3 4-2-5 2-1-0 0-0-0

at Wagner 8-3-0 DNP 25-4-1 14-2-4 2-3-1 0-0-0 10-4-1 10-8-1 0-2-5 DNP 3-7-0

at Drexel 2-5-1 DNP 13-4-1 0-0-0 3-1-0 3-1-0 4-8-1 9-7-1 4-3-3 0-0-0 2-3-0

HIGH POINT 2-5-1 DNP 22-7-1 DNP 8-1-0 4-2-2 12-7-3 16-9-1 3-3-6 0-1-0 0-3-0

MORGAN STATE 7-9-0 DNP 20-3-1 DNP 7-6-2 2-0-1 4-8-2 10-7-1 8-3-6 0-0-0 1-3-0

MARYLAND 4-3-1 DNP 18-3-1 DNP 3-1-0 5-1-3 14-1-2 11-5-1 7-4-5 DNP 2-1-0

vs. Buffalo ^ 0-2-1 DNP 18-8-3 DNP 5-1-0 3-0-0 6-3-2 12-2-0 10-2-1 0-1-0 0-4-0

vs. St. Francis (Pa.) ^ 3-6-3 DNP 16-6-2 DNP 11-6-2 15-1-5 DNP 8-3-0 DNP 2-2-0 2-7-1

at Columbia 5-5-0 DNP 12-1-2 DNP 8-3-1 6-1-1 DNP 17-5-5 4-2-3 0-1-0 4-1-0

MD. EASTERN SHORE 2-7-1 DNP 19-8-3 DNP 9-6-1 11-3-1 DNP 12-7-1 4-0-3 DNP 0-2-0

LEHIGH * 9-13-0 DNP 32-4-0 DNP 9-7-6 DNP DNP 6-5-3 9-4-4 2-1-1 2-6-0

BUCKNELL * 3-7-1 DNP 20-5-2 DNP 6-1-3 2-1-1 6-2-2 12-3-0 10-2-5 DNP 4-2-0

at Colgate * 9-5-0 DNP 26-6-4 DNP 10-8-5 3-1-1 9-3-0 13-7-3 6-1-6 2-1-0 2-4-0

ARMY * 4-9-1 DNP 14-2-2 DNP 14-1-1 6-2-0 2-5-1 14-13-3 8-3-5 0-1-0 2-5-0

at Holy Cross * 2-7-2 DNP 21-8-0 DNP 3-7-3 3-0-1 5-4-2 15-4-2 15-3-3 0-0-0 0-0-0

at Navy * 2-7-0 DNP 17-3-3 DNP 0-5-2 0-3-2 15-8-4 17-6-2 5-1-1 6-3-0 DNP

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COLGATE *

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Points High Low

80 at Colgate (1/16/10)40 at Drexel (12/2/09)

77 by Princeton (11/16/09)43 by Buffalo (12/28/09)

FG Made High Low

31 at. Colgate (1/16/10)12 vs. Buffalo (12/28/09)

31 by Princeton (11/16/09)15 by Drexel (12/2/09)

FG Attempts High Low

62, fi ve times, last at Colgate (1/16/10)42 vs. Buffalo (12/28/09)

68 by Lehigh (1/9/10)42 by Bucknell (1/13/10)

FG % High Low

52.2 vs. NJIT (11/24/09)28.6 vs. Buffalo (12/28/09)

51.9 by Maryland (12/20/09)29.0 by Morgan State (12/16/09)

3-Pt. FG Made High Low

9 vs. Army (1/20/10)2, two times, last at Drexel (12/2/09)

10 by Princeton (11/16/09)2, three times, last by High Point (12/06/09)

3-Pt. FG Attempted High Low

26 vs. Maryland (12/20/09) 11, three times, last vs. High Point (12/6/09)

25 by Morgan State (12/16/09)10, three times, last by UMES (1/4/10)

3-Pt. FG % High Low

58.3 at Princeton (11/16/09)16.7 at Drexel (12/2/09)

57.1 by Wagner (11/28/09)14.3 by Howard (11/13/09)

Free Throws Made High Low

25 vs. Buffalo (12/28/09)2 at Princeton (11/16/09)

19 by Howard (11/13/09)3 by Morgan State (12/16/09)

Free Throws Att. High Low

28, two times, last vs. Buffalo (12/28/09)6 at Princeton (11/16/09)

23 by Howard (11/13/09)4 by Morgan State (12/16/09)

Free Throw % High Low

100.0 at Navy (1/27/10)33.3 at Princeton (11/16/09)

100.0 by NJIT (11/24/09)50.0 by Colgate (1/16/10)

Rebounds High Low

45, two times, last vs. Army (1/20/10)21 vs. Maryland (12/20/09)

46 by Maryland (12/20/09)27 by NJIT (11/24/09)

Assists High Low

19 at Colgate (1/16/10)6 vs. Buffalo (12/28/09)

20 by Princeton (11/16/09) 8, two times, last by Army (1/20/10)

Steals High Low

15 at Columbia (1/2/10)3 vs. NJIT (11/24/09)

12 by East Carolina (11/22/09)2 by Bucknell (1/13/10)

Blocked Shots High Low

6 at Navy (1/27/10)0 vs. East Carolina (11/22/09)

8 by Wagner (11/28/09)0, five times, last by St. Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09)

Turnovers High Low

25, two times, last vs. St.Francis (Pa.) (12/29/09)7 at Holy Cross (1/24/10)

28 by Bucknell (1/13/10)11, twice, last by Lehigh (1/9/10)

Fouls High Low

19 at Wagner (11/28/09)9, two times, last vs. Bucknell (1/13/10)

21 by High Point (12/6/09)8 by Maryland (12/20/09)

2009-10 Team Game Highs/LowsAmerican Opponents



Eagles win opening tip .........................................................3-2 Opponent wins opening tip ..........................................10-5Eagles lead at halftime .......................................................10-1 Eagles trail at halftime ...................................................3-6 Eagles tied at halftime ...................................................0-0Eagles lead with 5:00 left ...................................................12-0 Eagles trail with 5:00 left ...............................................1-7 Eagles tied with 5:00 left ...............................................0-0Eagles outrebound opponent ...............................................8-4 Opponent outrebounds the Eagles................................5-3 Eagles tie opponent in rebounds ...................................0-0Eagles shoot 50% or better from the fi eld ............................2-0 Opponent shoots 50% or better from the fi eld...............1-2Eagles shoot 40% or better from 3-point range ...................6-3 Opponent shoots 40% or better from 3-pt .....................2-2 Eagles shoot better than opponent from 3-pt ..............12-2Eagles have better FG% than opponent ............................ 11-1 Opponent has better FG% than the Eagles .................2-6 Eagles and opponent shoot equal FG%........................0-0Eagles have more FT attempts ..........................................10-2 Opponent has more FT attempts ..................................3-5 Eagles and opponent have equal FT attempts ..............0-0Eagles bench outscores opponent ......................................3-1 Opponents bench outscores Eagles ............................9-6 Bench scoring is equal ..................................................1-0Following an Eagle win ........................................................7-5 Following an Eagle loss.................................................5-2Eagles commit fewer turnovers than opponent ....................9-3 Eagles commit more turnovers than opponent..............4-4 Eagles and opponent commit equal turnovers ..............0-0Two or fewer Eagles score in double fi gures .......................4-3 Three Eagles score in double fi gures ............................9-3 Four Eagles score in double fi gures ..............................0-1 Five or more Eagles score in double fi gures .................0-0

Eagles score 59 points or less .............................................3-4 Eagles score between 60-69 points ..............................8-2 Eagles score between 70-79 points ..............................1-1 Eagles score between 80-89 points ..............................1-0 Eagles score between 90-99 points ..............................0-0 Eagles score 100 points or more...................................0-0In games decided by three points or less.............................0-2 In games decided by 4-10 points ..................................3-3 In games decided by 11-20 points .................................8-1 In games decided by 21-29 points ................................2-0 In games decided by 30 points or more ........................0-1In November games .............................................................3-3 In December games ......................................................3-3 In January games ..........................................................7-1 In February games ........................................................0-0 In March games.............................................................0-0Monday games.....................................................................2-1 Tuesday games .............................................................1-1 Wednesday games ........................................................5-1 Thursday games............................................................0-0 Friday games.................................................................1-0 Saturday games ............................................................2-2 Sunday games ..............................................................2-2Afternoon games ..................................................................6-5 Evening games..............................................................7-2Against ranked teams ..........................................................0-0Overtime games ...................................................................1-0Tournament games ..............................................................1-1

Eagles Record in 2009-10 When...

An American Student-Athlete ...Scored 30-39 Points: ......................... ................Michelle Kirk (32) vs. Lehigh, 1/9/10Scored 40+ Points: ............................................................................ ............... NeverAttempted 20+ Field Goals: ............................... Michelle Kirk (21) vs. Lehigh, 1/9/10Made 10+ Free Throws: ................................ Michelle Kirk (12) vs. Buffalo, 12/28/09Record 13+ Rebounds: ................................. Ohemaa Nyanin (13) vs. Lehigh, 1/9/10Registered 10+ Assists: ................................ .. ..Pam Stanfi eld (11) vs. Navy, 2/21/06Made 5+ Three-Pointers: .................... ........... .Michelle Kirk (5) vs. Bucknell, 1/13/10Blocked 5+ Shots: .............................. ............................Liz Leer (6) at Navy, 1/27/10Had 5+ Steals: ........................ ........ ........... Ebony Edwards (6) at Wagner, 11/28/09Had a Double-Double: ............ ............. Liz Leer (14 pts., 13 rebs.) vs. Army, 1/20/10Had Three Cons. Double-Doubles: .................................................................... NeverLed Team in Points, Rebs. & Assists: ...Michelle Kirk (18, 8, 3) vs. Buffalo, 12/28/09Hit Shot in Final Five Seconds to Win: ....... Chanel Hunt (0:00.5) at Colgate, 1/23/04

An American Team ...Had a 20+ point win: .........................................................at Colgate (80-58), 1/16/10Had a 30+ point win: ....................................................... .at Colgate (88-58), 1/19/08Had a 40+ point win: .................................. .. vs. Sacramento State (82-41), 11/21/97Had a 50+ point win: ..................................................... .vs. Baltimore (97-43), 1/6/83Scored 100+ points: ..................................... .vs. George Mason (109-74 W), 2/21/81Combined with opponent to score 200+ points: .. .... at Richmond (93-115 L), 1/28/00Tallied 50+ rebounds: ............................................. .................50 vs. Bucknell. 3/9/08Three players fouled out: .............. at Navy (Costenbader, Spriggs, Werries), 2/11/03

Made 10-14 three-pointers:.......................................... vs. Rhode Island (10), 12/7/08Made 15+ three-pointers: ................................................ ... .............................. NeverMade more 3-ptrs. than 2-point fi eld goals: ...................................................... Never Dished 20+ assists: .................................................... .........vs. Columbia (26), 1/4/09Four players scored in double-digits: .............................at Wagner (Kirk 25, Ryan 14, .......................................................................................... Leer 10, Strack 10), 2/7/09Five players scored in double-digits: .....................................................vs.Holy Cross.....................(Hayes 17, Stanfi eld 15, Jackson 14, Leer 12, NGarsanet 10), 2/23/08Six players scored in double-digits: ............................................................... vs. Navy .................................................................................(Spriggs 16, Hunt 15, McNatt 14, ................................................................. Barnes 13, Salem 13, Schuyler 10), 3/5/04All fi ve starters scored in double-digits: ........................................at Mount St. Marys........................................................................... (Spriggs 16, Schuyler 15, Salem 13,.......................................................................................Hunt 12, Barnes 10), 12/3/03Two+ players recorded double-digit rebounds: .............................vs. Bucknell, 3/9/08.................................................. Smith-Davidson (12), NGarsanet (11), Jackson (10)Had a single-overtime win: ..................................................vs. Lehigh (69-65), 1/9/10Had a single-overtime loss: .................................................. vs. Army (60-58) 2/18/09Had a double-overtime win: .................................................. vs. Penn (84-80), 3/2/93Had a double-overtime loss: ...............................................vs. Liberty (76-72), 1/6/04Lost when scoring 75 points: .............................. vs. Holy Cross (78-84 OT), 1/26/03Had a 20+ win season: ........................................................................1997-98 (23-7)Played in a postseason tournament:.....................................................2008-09 WNIT

The Last Time...



Game 1 - Nov. 13, 2009 American 71, Howard 59Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.

Michelle Kirk scored a game-high 25 points on 10-of-20 shooting from the fi eld to lead the American University womens basketball team to a 71-59 victory at Howard on Friday night in both teams 2009-10 season-opener. American (1-0) got off to a slow start, falling behind 15-10 in the games fi rst seven-plus minutes in a contest that was played at Howards Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. A Liz Leer three-point play spurred an 8-0 Eagles run, which gave them an 18-15 lead with 11 minutes to play in the opening half. American proceeded to open up a seven-point advantage late in the half, but a 9-0 Bison run late in the fi rst stanza helped give Howard (0-1) a 34-33 lead heading into halftime. The Eagles began to take control of the game in the second half, as a Kirk layup less than two minutes in gave AU a 37-36 lead. The Eagles would not trail in the rest of the contest, as AU proceeded to go on a 7-1 run, capped by a Nicole Ryan three-pointer, to take a 48-39 lead with less than 15 minutes to play. Howard tried to get back in the game throughout the remain-der of the second half, but was unable to get within fi ve points of AU. A mini 5-0 spurt by American on a Lisa Strack three-pointer and Raven Harris bucket gave the Eagles a 58-48 lead with7:07 to play. The Eagles put the fi nal stamp on their victory with an 11-0 run over a three-minute span to open up a 19-point (71-52) advantage with just over two minutes to play. Howard would score the fi nal seven points of the game to close the fi nal margin to 12, 71-59. Kirk, a junior forward, led the way for American with 25 points, only two points shy of her career-high, which she set last January versus Navy. The Preseason All-Patriot League selection also chipped in seven rebounds and three assists in 37 minutes of action. Leer added 18 points for AU on 8-of-13 shooting and recorded game-highs with eight rebounds and four assists. Leers 18 points and four helpers both matched career-highs. She has now reached the 18-point mark in six different games throughout her career. Additionally, the junior forward converted her fi rst-career three-point fi eld goal in the victory over Howard. For the game, the Eagles shot 46.8 per-cent from the fi eld compared to only 32.8 percent for Howard. American was six-of-15 from three-point range (40 percent), and held the Bison to two-of-14 from deep (14.2 percent). It was a good team effort tonight, remarked American University Head Coach Matt Corkery. We made some adjustments at the half that were good for us. We did a better job on the boards as well. We were pleased with our offensive execution in the second half.

American (1-0) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinNyanin, Ohemaa 4-8 0-1 5 8 0 0 0 25Kirk, Michelle 10-20 3-5 7 25 3 1 2 37Ryan, Nicole 1-7 1-2 2 4 3 0 0 26 Leer, Liz 8-13 1-1 8 18 4 1 0 38Harris, Raven 2-4 2-2 3 6 1 0 0 22Edwards, Ebony 2-4 0-0 1 5 2 0 1 14Yencho, Ashley 1-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 2Strack, Lisa 1-3 0-0 3 3 3 0 2 21McDonald, Janelle 0-2 0-0 0 0 1 0 1 10Anya, Stephanie 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 5Team 9Totals 29-62 7-12 38 71 18 2 6 200

Howard (0-1) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinCurley-Payne, C. 2-6 1-3 3 5 4 0 0 35Brown, Zakia 4-18 6-7 2 16 2 0 2 35Doyle, Saadia 3-7 10-10 12 16 1 0 1 29Deterville, Portia 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 10Smith, Kara 2-6 1-1 2 5 0 0 0 25Holmes, Tamoria 3-10 1-2 3 7 1 0 1 23Baulkman, Charae 1-2 0-0 3 2 0 0 1 14ONeal, Julee 2-3 0-0 4 4 0 0 0 10Edwards, Amanda 2-4 0-0 3 4 0 0 1 19Team 11Totals 19-58 19-23 43 59 8 0 6 200

Halftime: Howard 34, American, 33. 3-Point Goals: American 6-15 (Kirk 2-6, Ryan 1-4, Leer 1-1, Edwards 1-3, Strack 1-1), Howard 2-14 (Curley-Payne 0-1, Brown 2-10, Holmes 0-3). Turnovers: Howard 15, American 13.

Game 2 - Nov. 16, 2009 Princeton 77, American 45Jadwin Gym Princeton, N.J.

The American University womens basketball played at Princeton on Monday night at Jadwin Gym in Princeton, N.J., and was defeated by a score of 77-45. It began well for the Eagles, as senior Nicole Ryan knocked down back-to-back three pointers in the fi rst three minutes of play to give American (1-1) an early 6-0 lead. Princeton (2-0), however, stormed right back with 18 straight points over the next eight minutes to take a 18-6 advantage before a Michelle Kirk three-point fi eld goal broke the scoreless drought for the Eagles. The Tigers continued to have their way on the of-fensive end throughout the remainder of the fi rst half, opening up a 19-point advantage, 30-11, with 3:20 to play on a Addie Micir three-pointer. American began to get its rhythm toward the end of the opening stanza on back-to-back buckets by junior Liz Leer to cut the Princeton lead to 32-15. The Tigers ended up taking a 17-point lead, 34-17, into the halftime intermission after shoot-ing 42.9 percent from the fl oor (15-35) compared to only 27.3 percent (6-22) for the Eagles. The second half played out in a similar fashion to the fi rst 20 minutes, as the Eagles got off to a good start on back-to-back early buckets by Leer and sophomore Lisa Strack to trim the Princeton lead to 15. But the Tigers proceeded to rattle off 16 unanswered points to take a commanding 55-24 advantage with 14 minutes left in the contest. The teams would play even basketball over the fi nal several minutes, as Princeton cruised to a 77-45 home victory. In the game, Princeton shot 50.8 percent from the fl oor (31-61), including an impressive 52.6 (10-19) percent from three-point range. The Eagles fi nished the game at 40 per-cent overall (18-45), and were seven-of-12 from beyond-the-arc. The combination of Micir and Niveen Rasheed fi nished with 20 and 18 points for Princeton, respectively. The duo combined to shoot 15-for-25 from the fl oor and grabbed 10 total rebounds. American was led by Ryan, who scored 16 points on six-of-11 shooting, including four-of-six from behind the arc. Her four triples gives her 149 in her career, moving her second in AU history. Kari Gaskins, who played at AU from 1995-99, was previously second all-time in made three-pointers with 147. American (1-1) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinNyanin, Ohemaa 0-2 0-0 3 0 1 0 0 19Kirk, Michelle 3-8 0-2 6 8 3 0 0 30Ryan, Nicole 6-11 0-0 0 16 1 0 0 27 Leer, Liz 3-6 0-0 3 6 0 0 0 27Harris, Raven 1-5 0-0 3 2 4 0 2 27Edwards, Ebony 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 1 12Yencho, Ashley 1-2 2-4 0 4 0 0 0 14Strack, Lisa 2-4 0-0 4 5 1 0 1 23McDonald, Janelle 2-6 0-0 5 4 0 1 0 17Anya, Stephanie 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 4Team 1Totals 18-45 2-6 28 45 10 1 4 200

Princeton (2-0) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinMicir, Addie 7-13 0-0 2 20 0 0 1 31Edwards, Lauren 4-9 0-0 5 9 5 0 3 23Allgood, Devona 5-11 0-0 7 10 2 1 1 25Polansky, Lauren 0-1 0-0 2 0 4 0 1 21Rasheed, Niveen 8-12 1-2 5 18 5 0 2 27Hill, Krystal 4-8 2-2 0 11 1 0 0 17Binkley, Beth 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 2Miller, Kate 1-2 2-2 1 4 1 0 0 11Johnson, Laura 1-3 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 15Brown, Tani 1-1 0-0 2 2 1 0 0 13Bowen, Megan 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 3Stevens, Cheryl 0-1 0-0 4 0 0 1 0 12Team 1Totals 31-61 5-6 32 77 20 2 8 200

Halftime: Princeton 34, American, 17. 3-Point Goals: American 7-12 (Kirk 2-4, Ryan 4-6, Harris 0-1, Strack 1-1), Princeton 10-19 (Micir 6-11, Edwards 1-4, Rasheed 1-1, Hill 1-2, Johnson 1-1). Turnovers: American 25, Princeton 14.

Game 3 - Nov. 18, 2009 American 64, Brown 54Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, R.I.The duo of Michelle Kirk and Liz Leer recorded career-highs with 27 and 19 points, respectively, to lead the American University womens basketball team to a 64-54 victory at Brown on Wednesday afternoon in Providence, R.I. Senior Nicole Ryan grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds in the vic-tory, as the Eagles used a 17-0 run in the second half to take control of the game. The fi rst several minutes went back-and-forth before Brown (0-2) scored four straight points to take a 20-15 lead midway through the fi rst half. Leer re-sponded for American (2-1) with consecutive left-handed layups to close the gap to one, 20-19, with 7:55 to play in the opening stanza. After back-to-back Kirk three-pointers gave AU a 25-22 lead, Brown put together an 8-0 spurt to take a 30-25 advantage. The Bears opened up a six-point lead, 32-26, late in the fi rst half before the Eagles scored three points in the fi nal two seconds on a Lisa Strack free throw and a Leer rebound, put-back as time expired. Brown took a 32-29 lead into halftime and extended it to fi ve on a Courtney Lee jumper a minute into the second half. The rest of the contest turned into a game of runs, as the Eagles initially rolled off fi ve straight points - on a Kirk free throw, a beautiful dish from Strack to Leer for a close-range bucket and an Ebony Edwards steal and coast-to-coast layup - to knot the score at 34 with 17:03 to play. The Bears quickly responded, running off seven unanswered points over the next two-plus minutes to take a seven-point advantage, 41-34. Facing their largest defi cit of the game, the Eagles showed toughness and found their rhythm on both ends of the fl oor, rolling off 17 consecu-tive points over an eight-and-a-half minute span to take a 51-41 lead with 5:59 to go. American knocked down three three-pointers during the spurt, two by Kirk and one by Ash-ley Yencho. Ohemaa Nyanin scored initial bucket to get the run started on a rebound and follow-up layup. Brown would scrap its way back into the contest, cutting the AU lead to four with 2:08 to play before a pair of Kirk free throws and a back-breaking three-point play by Leer at the 1:12 mark gave the Eagles a 58-49 advantage. Kirk would convert four more free throws in the fi nal minute, and AU came away with a 64-54 road victory. The Eagles shot 37.5 percent from the fl oor (21-56) in the contest, although they held Brown to only 33.3 percent (20-60). Additionally, American took good care of the basketball with only 12 turnovers. Kirk, a Preseason All-Patriot League selection, led the Eagles with 27 points, which matches her career-high that she set last January ver-sus Navy. She was six-of-14 from the fi eld, and converted career-best 11 made free throws in 14 attempts. She also added seven rebounds and a career-high two blocked shots. Leer, a junior forward, had her way in the paint all afternoon, scoring 19 points on eight-of-15 shooting. She also recorded nine rebounds and had three blocks. While Ryan struggled shooting the ball with only two points, she made an impact on the game in other ways. From the guard position, she notched a career-best 10 rebounds and picked up two steals. I thought we showed a lot of character and resiliency in coming back from a defi cit in the second half, remarked American University Head Coach Matt Corkery. We kept our turnovers down and were able to get some stops. It was the way we wanted to end our three-game road swing.

American (2-1) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinNyanin, Ohemaa 2-3 0-3 3 4 1 0 0 19Kirk, Michelle 6-14 11-14 8 27 0 2 0 35Ryan, Nicole 1-8 0-1 10 2 3 0 2 36 Leer, Liz 8-15 3-3 9 19 2 3 0 35Edwards, Ebony 1-6 0-0 1 2 1 0 2 29Yencho, Ashley 1-1 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 9Strack, Lisa 0-4 3-4 4 3 2 0 1 31Harris, Raven 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 4McDonald, Janelle 1-1 0-0 2 2 0 1 0 5Anya, Stephanie 1-2 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 3Team 7Totals 21-56 17-25 45 64 10 5 5 200

Brown (0-2) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinBonds, Natalie 1-5 0-0 3 2 0 1 1 13Delk, Sarah 3-8 0-0 6 8 0 0 0 23Nickel, Lindsay 1-5 0-0 1 2 1 0 0 16Lee, Coutney 4-6 1-4 4 9 5 0 2 22Passafuime, H. 4-9 0-0 5 9 1 0 2 29King, Caroline 0-1 0-0 4 0 0 0 1 9Johnson, Christina 4-8 3-3 6 12 1 0 1 21Dixon, Sheila 0-9 0-0 2 0 4 0 0 16Steele, Lindsay 1-5 2-2 3 5 2 0 0 26Daniels, Aileen 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 4Masaschi, Taylor 2-3 1-1 1 7 0 0 0 21Team 3Totals 20-60 7-10 38 54 14 1 6 200

Halftime:Brown 32, American, 29. 3-Point Goals: American 5-21 (Kirk 4-8, Leer 0-1, Ryan 0-5, Edwards 0-3, Yencho 1-1, Harris 0-1, Strack 0-2), Brown 7-22 (Delk 2-6, Nickel 0-2, Passafuime 1-4, Johnson 1-1, Dixon 0-4, Steele 1-2, Mas-aschi 2-3). Turnovers: Brown 13, American 12.



Game 4 - Nov. 22, 2009 ECU 70, American 65Bender Arena Washington, D.C.Despite shooting 15-of-16 from the free throw line in the game, the American University womens basket-ball team fell 70-65 to East Carolina in AUs home opener at Bender Arena. Junior Michelle Kirk led the Eagles with 19 points, 15 of which she scored in the second half. After East Carolina (4-0) jumped out to a quick 6-2 lead in the fi rst four-plus minutes, American (2-2) fi red back with six unanswered points to take an 8-6 advantage with 13:32 to play in the fi rst half. The next several minutes would go back-and-forth with ju-nior Liz Leer knocked down a jumper to tie the score at 17 at the 7:23 mark. The Pirates, however, pro-ceeded to go on an 11-2 run to open up a 28-19 lead with 5:07 to play, and took a 32-25 lead into halftime. The Eagles got off to a strong start in the second half on the shoulders of Kirk, who scored seven points in the fi rst four minutes to help cut the defi cit to two, 38-36. East Carolina kept a steady lead between four and six points for the next six-plus minutes until two Ebony Edwards free throws cut the ECU advantage back to two, 46-44, with 10:56 to play. With a high number of personal fouls committed early in the second half, both teams were in the bonus midway through the second half. AU proceeded to knock down four consecutive free throws, two each by Nicole Ryan and Kirk, to knot the score at 48. After a made free throw by East Car-olinas Ashley Clarke, Kirk converted two more from the foul line to give the Eagles a 50-49 lead, their fi rst advantage since leading 8-6 in the fi rst half. The two squads would exchange blows over the next few min-utes before two Ohemaa Nyanin free throws knotted the score at 54 with under seven minutes to play. The Pirates, however, responded with the next fi ve points to take a 59-54 lead before an Edwards rebound, put-back, followed by a Leer backdoor layup, cut the East Carolina advantage to one, 59-58, with four minutes to play. The game would continue to remain tight down the stretch, as consecutive jumpers by AUs Leer and a runner in the lane by Raven Harris, would knot the score at 65 with one minute left in the ballgame. The fi nal minute, however, belonged to the Pirates. A Kelly Smith fl oater from close range gave East Carolina a 67-65 lead with 35 seconds to play, and then a steal and coast-to-coast layup by ECUs Crystal Wilson with 14 seconds left put the game out of reach for AU. The Pirates would tack on a late free throw in the fi nal fi ve seconds to come away with a 70-65 road victory over American. In the game, American shot 93.8 percent (15-16) from the free-throw line, the sixth-best single-game team free throw percentage in program history. Kirk led the Eagles with a perfect six-of-six mark from the charity stripe. The other fi nal statistics were similar across the board for both squads. East Carolina held a slight 49 percent to 46 percent advantage in fi eld goal percentage, and committed two fewer turnovers (18) to Americans 20. Both teams struggled from three-point range, as AU was 2-11, while East Carolina shot 2-10 from deep. For the third game this season, Kirk led the Eagles in scoring with 19 points. She also chipped in six rebounds. Leer and Ryan recorded double-digit scoring outputs for the Eagles with 14 and 11 points, respectively. Leer was seven-of-nine from the fl oor. The senior Nyanin also recorded career-highs with eight points and nine rebounds for AU.

ECU (4-0) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinGay, Kim 6-7 6-7 11 18 1 0 3 31Spivey, Allison 3-9 0-0 2 7 2 0 2 36Clarke, Ashley 4-10 3-5 2 11 6 0 2 34Smith, Kelly 2-6 0-0 2 5 1 0 0 24Best, Jean 2-3 4-4 2 8 0 0 0 10Stewart, Celeste 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 6Smith, Chareya 4-8 2-4 1 10 1 0 1 27Wilson, Crystal 4-7 1-2 2 9 1 0 4 23Jackson, Ariana 1-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 1Ashford, Shuanda 0-2 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 9Team 4Totals 26-53 16-22 30 70 13 0 12 200

American (2-2) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinNyanin, Ohemaa 3-7 0-0 9 8 0 0 0 23Kirk, Michelle 6-16 6-6 6 19 2 0 0 38Ryan, Nicole 4-8 2-2 0 11 2 0 1 32Edwards, Ebony 2-4 2-2 2 6 1 0 3 22Leer,Liz 7-9 0-0 5 14 1 0 0 36Strack, Lisa 0-2 2-2 2 2 0 0 0 13Harris, Raven 1-4 0-0 0 2 4 0 0 16Mcdonald, Janelle 1-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 5Anya, Stephanie 0-1 1-2 3 1 1 0 0 15Team 1Totals 24-52 15-16 28 65 11 0 4 200

Halftime: East Carolina 32, American 25. 3-Point Goals: East Carolina 2-10 (Spivey 1-3, Clarke 0-1, K. Smith 1-5, C. Smith 0-1), American 2-11 (Kirk 1-6, Ryan 1-3, Edwards 0-1, Harris 0-1). Turnovers: American 20, East Carolina 18.

Game 5 - Nov. 24, 2009 American 65, NJIT 57Bender Arena Washington, D.C.On the strength of 24 points by junior Michelle Kirk and a career-game by sophomore Lisa Strack, the American University prevailed 65-57 over the New Jersey Institute of Technology in a hard-fought con-test on Tuesday night at Bender Arena. The game was evenly-contested for the majority of the fi rst half, as the margin was within four points until the 1:45 mark. NJIT (2-3) opened up a four-point lead, 12-8, with 10:17 to play in the fi rst half on a Rayven John-son jumper, although the Highlanders advantage was short-lived. With American (3-2) trailing 18-15, senior Nicole Ryans three-pointer sparked a 10-0 Eagles run over a two-plus minute span to give AU a 25-18 lead with just over a minute to play in the opening stanza. American would take a 25-20 lead into intermission in a fi rst half that saw eight different Eagles score at least two points. The Eagles would continue the strong play in the second half, scoring the fi rst fi ve points on a Liz Leer jumper and Strack three-point play to take a 30-20 lead. American would eventually increase the margin to 12, 40-28, with 13:41 left on another bucket by Strack. But the re-silient Highlanders would not go away, as they ran off nine-unanswered points to cut the margin to three, 40-37, at the midway point of the second half before a key Ohemaa Nyanin basket pushed the AU lead back to fi ve. The squads would play even until a 5-0 spurt by NJIT trimmed the American advantage to one, 50-49, with 4:19 to go. Facing a strong second-half push by NJIT, the Eagles turned to their Preseason All-Patriot League player, Kirk, down the stretch. She proceeded to run off seven straight points, including a key three-pointer, to give AU a 59-51 advantage, breaking the hearts of the hard-charging Highlanders. The Eagles also turned up the defensive intensity dur-ing the stretch, forcing fi ve NJIT turnovers in the fi nal four minutes. The Eagles would visit the free throw line frequently in the fi nal minute, and were able to hang on for a 65-57 victory. For the fourth game this season, Kirk led American in scoring with 24 points on an effi cient eight-of-14 shooting from the fl oor. She also recorded seven rebounds, which tied her for the game-high with teammates Strack and Leer. Stracks seven boards, as well as her 11 points, both set career-highs. Leer was in double-fi gures for the fourth game this season with 10 points, and recorded a season-high four blocked shots.NJIT had four play-ers in double fi gures, led by Kehinde Oyelolas 13 points and 12 from Ivana Seric. Jessica Gerald and Johnson contributed 11 and 10 points, respectively. The Eagles shot a season-high 52.2 percent from the fl oor, including a red-hot 60 percent (15-25) in the second half. AU was six-of-13 from three-point range (46.2 percent) in the contest. The Highlanders shot 40 percent from the fl oor and had a 33.3 percent mark from beyond-the-arc.

NJIT (2-3) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinGriffi n, Melanie 2-6 0-0 2 4 1 0 1 22Seric, Ivana 5-9 2-2 2 12 2 0 3 34Gerald, Jessica 3-13 2-2 4 11 1 0 0 33Oyelola, Taiwo 1-4 0-0 5 3 2 0 2 20Oyelola, Kehinde 5-9 2-2 5 13 1 0 4 31Johnson, Rayven 5-8 0-0 3 10 0 0 0 17Zoric, Jelena 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0+Schartner, Emily 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 7Dweck, Kimberly 1-3 2-2 1 4 1 0 1 19Piekielski, Katie 0-2 0-0 3 0 3 0 0 17Sanchez, Maria 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ Team 1Totals 22-55 8-8 27 57 11 0 11 200

American (3-2) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinKirk, Michelle 8-14 6-7 7 24 0 1 1 39Ryan, Nicole 1-6 0-3 3 3 3 0 0 30Edwards, Ebony 1-2 0-2 1 3 3 0 0 20Strack, Lisa 4-6 2-3 7 11 0 0 0 25Leer, Liz 4-9 2-2 7 10 3 4 1 35Nyanin, Ohemaa 2-3 1-2 2 5 0 0 0 15Yencho, Ashley 1-1 0-0 0 3 1 0 0 9Harris, Raven 2-3 0-1 2 4 5 0 1 17Mcdonald, Janelle 1-2 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 8Anya, Stephanie 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2Team 2Totals 24-46 11-20 32 65 11 5 3 200

Halftime: American 25, NJIT, 20. 3-Point Goals: NJIT 5-15 (Gerald 3-8, T. Oyelo-la 1-2, K. Oyelola 1-5), American 6-13 (Kirk 2-5, Ryan 1-4, Edwards 1-1, Strack 1-2, Yencho 1-1). Turnovers: American 18, NJIT 16.

Game 6 - Nov. 28, 2009 Wagner 73, American 72Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, N.Y.A three-pointer by Wagners Stephanie McBride with under 30 seconds remaining gave the Seahawks a hard-fought 73-72 victory over the American University womens basketball team on Saturday afternoon in Staten Island, N.Y. AU junior Michelle Kirk led the Eagles with a game-high 25 points in the defeat. Both teams got off to slow starts on the offensive ends, although American (3-3) was the first to find its range thanks to Nicole Ryan. The senior scored eight early points, includ-ing two three-pointers, to give the Eagles a 15-4 lead midway through the first half. Wagner (2-3) quickly found its rhythm over the next two minutes, rolling off seven unanswered points to cut the AU lead to four, 15-11. The Eagles, however, would regain a nine-point advantage, 22-13, on an Ohemaa Nyanin layup with 7:11 left in the opening stanza. The Seahawks con-trolled the action for the remainder of the opening half. Wagner went on a 10-2 run to cut the AU lead to one, 24-23, with just over five minutes remaining. Back-to-back three pointers by Wagners McBride gave the Seahawks their first lead of the game, 34-31, with 2:32 to play. Wagner eventually stretched its lead to eight, 39-31, before the Eagles responded with the last four points of the half on buckets by Nyanin and Lisa Strack, to cut the halftime deficit to a 39-35 margin. AU continued the strong play opening up the second half, scoring the first four points on baskets by Ryan and Kirk to tie the game at 39. But Wagner responded with the next five to take a 44-39 lead be-fore back-to-back buckets by Kirk to cut the margin to one, 46-45. Kirk would continue to have the hot hand for the Eagles, as the teams played even before a pair of Ryan free throws tied the score at 56 with exactly 10 minutes to play. Wagner, how-ever, would rattle off seven unanswered points to take a 63-56 advantage. The Eagles responded, eventually fighting back to tie the game at 66 with 3:14 to play on a Liz Leer bucket from close-range. The game would go back-and-forth throughout the remainder of the second half, although the Eagles never led until a pair of Strack free throws gave AU a 72-70 lead with 52.9 seconds to play. Facing a one-point deficit, Wagner came down the floor, where McBride knocked down a clutch three-pointer from the corner to give the Seahawks a 73-72 lead with 28 seconds left in the contest. After a pair of timeouts, the Ea-gles had a game-winning opportunity, as Kirk penetrated and kicked it out to a wide-open Strack in the corner, who rimmed out a three-pointer in the final seconds. Both teams scrambled for the rebound, but time ran out before the Eagles could get another shot on target. Kirk led American with a game-high 25 points on 10-of-18 shooting from the floor. She was a per-fect three-of-three from three-point range. Ryan chipped in 14 points, including six-of-seven from the free throw line, and dished out four assists. Leer and Strack were in double-figures with 10 points each as well for the Eagles. Leer also collected a game-high eight rebounds. McBride paced Wagner with 18 points, including the game-winning bucket. She was seven-of-11 from the field, including four-of-five from deep. In the game, Wagner shot 50 percent from the floor compared to 43 percent for the Eagles. Both teams were hot from three-point range, as the Seahawks shot 57 percent (8-14) while AU was 5-11 from long-range (46 percent).

American (3-3) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinKirk, Michelle 10-18 2-2 4 25 1 1 0 37Leer, Liz 3-8 4-5 8 10 1 1 0 29Nyanin, Ohemaa 4-8 0-0 3 8 0 0 0 16Ryan, Nicole 3-7 6-7 2 14 4 2 2 35Edwards, Ebony 1-2 0-0 3 2 1 0 6 25Yencho, Ashley 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2Strack, Lisa 2-4 6-6 4 10 1 0 0 27Harris, Raven 0-3 0-0 2 0 5 0 2 15Anya, Stephanie 1-5 1-3 7 3 0 1 2 14Team 1Totals 24-55 19-23 34 72 13 5 12 200

Wagner (2-3) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinArchambault, Marie 2-6 1-2 1 7 2 0 0 29Olsen, Ashley 3-7 0-0 8 7 0 1 0 27Harrison, ShaRon 4-10 2-2 5 10 4 3 1 27McBride, Stephanie 7-11 0-0 2 18 3 0 1 33Reed, Andrea 3-7 2-5 5 8 8 0 2 36Fourneir, Veronick 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 10Poole, Johna 2-4 0-0 2 5 2 0 0 11Hicks, Kanifa 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1Patterson, Nyoto 1-2 4-5 1 6 0 0 0 4Thorpe, Brittney 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2Clark, Kelly 5-7 2-3 4 12 0 4 0 20Team 3Totals 27-54 11-17 31 73 19 8 5 200

Halftime: Wagner 39, American 35. 3-Point Goals: Wagner 8-14 (McBride 4-5, Archambault 2-5, Olsen 1-3, Poole 1-1), American 5-11 (Kirk 3-3, Ryan 2-6, Strack 0-1, Harris 0-1). Turnovers: Wagner 18, American 15.



Game 7 - Dec. 2, 2009 Drexel 50, American 40Daskalakis Ath. Center Philadelphia, Pa.

With the score tied at 40 with four minutes to play, Drexel converted 10 straight free throws down the stretch to come away with a 50-40 victory over the American University womens basketball team. The game was played Wednesday night at the Daska-lakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pa. Early on, Drexel (3-2) jumped out to a 9-4 lead with all nine points being scored by Gabriela Marginean. American (3-4), however, responded with a 6-0 run over the next four minutes on Stephanie Anya and Ohemma Nyanin buckets and a pair of free throws by Michelle Kirk to take a 10-9 advantage. The teams would trade the lead over the next sev-eral minutes until a Kirk three-point play gave the Eagles an 18-15 advantage with 2:02 to play in the opening half. Ashley Yencho then knocked down a straight-away three on the following possession to give AU a 21-15 lead before a late Drexel bucket trimmed the Eagles halftime margin to four, 21-17. The Eagles increased their lead to six, 23-17, on a pair of Liz Leer free throws to start the second half. After a Dragons three, Leer knocked down a jumper from the corner to give AU a 25-20 ad-vantage. Kirk scored Americans next four points, although Drexel rallied to knot the score at 29 on a Marginean basket with 14:32 to play. After Drexel opened up a four-point lead, a heads-up steal in the frontcourt and three-point play by Ebony Edwards cut AUs defi cit to one, 35-34. The Dragons would regain its four-point lead, 40-36, although back-to-back beautiful turnaround jumpers by Kirk tied the score at 40 at the under four-minute media timeout. Kirks basket at the 3:51 mark would end up being the last fi eld goal converted by either team in the game. Unfortunately for American, the Dragons would end up going a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line in the games fi nal three-plus minutes, and that proved to be the difference in Drexels 50-40 victory. Overall, in the game, the Dragons shot 17-of-18 from the free throw stripe. Marginean knocked down six of the free throws for Drexel in the fi nal few minutes, and was 11-of-12 from the line. She converted seven-of-12 fi eld goal opportu-nities, and scored a game-high 26 points. She also collected a team-high six rebounds for the Dragons. For the sixth time in seven games this season, Kirk led the Eagles on the offensive attack. She scored 13 points on fi ve-of-11 shooting from the fl oor. Leer recorded nine points and seven rebounds, while Lisa Strack grabbed a career-high eight rebounds for AU.

American (3-4) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinKirk, Michelle 5-11 3-4 4 13 1 0 0 32Leer, Liz 3-6 2-3 7 9 1 2 1 34Nyanin, Ohemaa 1-5 0-0 5 2 1 0 0 24Ryan, Nicole 0-7 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 12Edwards, Ebony 1-1 1-1 1 3 0 0 1 16Yencho, Ashley 1-3 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 13Strack, Lisa 2-7 0-0 8 4 1 1 1 18Harris, Raven 1-7 2-4 3 4 3 0 4 29McDonald, Janelle 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 4Anya, Stephanie 1-5 0-0 3 2 0 1 0 18Team 3Totals 15-52 8-12 35 40 7 4 8 200

Drexel (3-2) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinNacickaite, Kamile 0-4 0-0 2 0 3 0 1 14Marginean, Gabriela 7-12 11-12 6 26 1 0 1 32Stjarnstrom, Jen 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 2Rosseel, Jasmina 2-11 0-0 5 6 1 0 1 35Crane, Marisa 0-4 2-2 3 2 1 0 1 38Hale, Tyler 5-9 0-0 5 10 3 1 2 24Johnson-Allen, R. 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 4Mershon, Hollie 0-2 4-4 3 4 1 1 0 16Wootton, Taylor 1-4 0-0 4 2 0 0 1 22Lee, Ayana 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 13Team 11Totals 15-46 17-18 34 50 12 2 7 200

Halftime: American 21, Drexel 17. 3-Point Goals: American 2-12 (Kirk 0-3, Leer 1-1, Ryan 0-3, Yencho 1-1, Strack 0-2, Harris 0-2), Drexel 3-18 (Nacickaite 0-3, Marginean 1-2, Rosseel 2-9, Crane 0-2, Mershon 0-2). Turnovers: American 19, Drexel 17.

Game 8 - Dec. 6, 2009 American 67, High Point 46Bender Arena Washington, D.C.The trio of Michelle Kirk, Liz Leer and Lisa Strack combined for 50 points en route to a 67-46 victory for the American University womens basketball team over High Point on Sunday afternoon at Bender Are-na. Kirks 22 points paced the Eagles, marking the seventh game this season she has led the team in scoring. The beginning of the game did not start out as well as American (4-4) had hoped, as High Point (2-5) jumped out to a 14-6 lead in the fi rst seven-plus minutes. The Eagles were able to quickly re-group, and dominated the rest of the fi rst half thanks to the play of Leer. The junior forward fi nished the fi rst 20 minutes with 14 points and seven rebounds, and led the Eagles on a 30-12 run to close out the half. American took a ten-point advantage, 36-26, into intermission. The second half began in a similar fashion to how the fi rst half ended, as the Eagles continued to control the action against High Point. The Panthers opened with the fi rst four points of the second half to cut the AU lead to six, 36-30, although that is as close as they would get. American went on a 10-2 run over the next two-plus minutes, which included eight Kirk points, to open up a 46-32 ad-vantage at the 12:54 mark. After a High Point three-pointer to cut its defi cit to 11, the Eagles responded with the next fi ve on buckets by Ebony Edwards and Strack to take a 51-35 lead midway through the sec-ond half. AU would continue to apply the pressure, eventually opening up a 20-point advantage, 60-40, on a made free throw by Strack with 7:12 remaining in the game. The two squads would play even down the stretch, as the Eagles came away with a con-vincing 67-46 home victory. American was highly ef-fi cient from the free throw line in the game, shooting 22-of-28 for 78.6 percent. In the past fi ve games, the Eagles have shot an impressive 75.8 percent (75-99) from the charity stripe. Additionally, the defen-sive pressure from American did the job against High Point, holding the Panthers to 31 percent shooting, including 18.2 percent (2-11) from three-point range. LeTeisha Dean, the second-leading scorer for High Point coming into the game at 9.8 points per contest, was held to two points on one-of-13 shooting from the fl oor. Individually for the Eagles, Kirks 22 points improves her Patriot League-leading scoring aver-age to 20.4 points per game. She was six-of-15 from the fl oor, and eight-of-nine from the free throw line. She also chipped in seven rebounds while playing all 40 minutes for the fi rst time in her career. After a hot fi rst half, Leer fi nished with 16 points on fi ve-of-13 shooting and six-of-seven from the free throw line. She recorded game-highs with nine rebounds and four blocked shots. Additionally, Strack chipped in a career-high 12 points for AU and seven rebounds, while Raven Harris dished out a game-high six as-sists. I thought we did a good job on both ends of the fl oor, American University Head Coach Matt Corkery commented on his live postgame interview on Eagles Vision TV. Defensively, we got a lot of stops, and we followed our game plan as far as what we were trying to do on that end of the fl oor....Of-fensively, we executed. We really got to the foul line, and made a bunch of free throws and that always helps you win.

High Point (2-5) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinDean, LeTeisha 1-13 0-0 7 2 3 0 1 22Fields, Frances 2-6 0-0 3 4 3 1 3 29Dodd, Amy 5-7 1-2 4 11 2 1 0 33Maier, Mackenzie 2-8 0-0 6 5 2 3 1 27Samuels, Ashlee 2-5 3-7 7 7 0 0 0 20Reynolds, Erin 2-4 0-1 1 5 1 0 0 11Hargraves, Jurica 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 18Whitt, Laura 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 9Cromartie, Jazmin 1-2 0-1 2 2 0 0 1 6Brown, Shamia 3-8 4-4 1 10 0 0 0 25Team 7Totals 18-58 8-15 38 46 11 5 7 200

American (4-4) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinNyanin, Ohemaa 1-3 0-0 5 2 1 0 1 13Kirk, Michelle 6-15 8-9 7 22 1 1 1 40Edwards, Ebony 3-5 1-2 1 8 0 0 1 21Leer, Liz 5-13 6-7 9 16 1 4 1 38Harris, Raven 1-6 1-2 3 3 6 0 1 37Yencho, Ashley 1-3 2-2 2 4 2 0 0 14Strack, Lisa 4-7 4-6 7 12 3 0 4 26McDonald, Janelle 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 1Anya, Stephanie 0-1 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 10Team 6Totals 21-53 22-28 44 67 14 5 9 200

Halftime: American 36, High Point 26. 3-Point Goals: High Point 2-11 (Dean 0-2, Maier, 1-3, Reynolds 1-3, Hargraves 0-3), American 3-11 (Kirk 2-5, Edwards 1-2, Harris 0-2, Yencho 0-1, Strack 0-1). Turnovers: High Point 21, American 17.

Game 9 - Dec. 16, 2009 American 59, Morgan State 45Bender Arena Washington, D.C.Michelle Kirks sixth 20-point effort of the young season led the American University womens bas-ketball team to a 59-44 win over Morgan State on Wednesday night at Bender Arena. American (5-4) never trailed in the game, jumping out to a hot 7-0 start in the games opening two minutes on fi ve points by Kirk. Morgan State (3-6) would get on track and knot the score at 13 with 10:35 to play in the opening half, although this would be the last tie of the game. Kirk, a junior, proceeded to knock down another three-pointer to open up a 16-13 ad-vantage, and later in the half, back-to-back trifectas by junior Liz Leer and Ebony Edwards would extend the Eagles lead to 26-15 with just under three min-utes to play in the opening stanza. American carried a 30-17 lead into halftime, and continued to apply the pressure early in the second half. AU went on a 9-2 run to begin the second 20 minutes, giving the Eagles a 39-19 advantage with 15:58 left in the game. Morgan State refused to go away easily, however, as the Bears grinded their way back into the game over the next 12 minutes. Morgan State eventually cut its defi cit to eight, 47-39, with 4:01 to play, but that is as close as the game would get. A key Leer layup stopped the Bears momentium, and Kirk cemented the victory with the next four points to extend the American advantage to 53-39 with 2:28 remaining. The two squads played even in the fi nal few minutes, and the Eagles came away with the 59-45 victory. Kirk led the Eagles for the eighth time in nine games this season with 20 points on an effi cient eight-of-13 shooting from the fl oor. The leading scorer in the Patriot League (20.3 ppg) has now scored at least 19 points in seven of AUs games this season. Leer also scored in double fi g-ures for the Eagles with 10 points, while grabbing seven rebounds. Senior Ohemaa Nyanin chipped in seven points and matched a career-high with nine rebounds for AU. Additionally, sophomore Raven Harris tied career-bests with eight points and six assists, while classmate Lisa Strack matched her career-high with eight rebounds. The Eagles out-shot Morgan State by a 44 to 29 percent margin, and were fi ve-for-12 (41.7 percent) from three-point range. The Bears were led by Corin Adams 14 points, although her production came on four-of-20 from the fi eld. AU also held a 43-31 rebounding advantage. I really felt good about the defensive game that we played, remarked American Univer-sity Head Coach Matt Corkery on his live postgame interview on Eagles Vision TV. I thought that was the key to our success tonight...we didnt give up many second chance opportunities. That was one of our goals going into the game.

Morgan St. (3-6) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinHawkins, Erin 3-7 0-0 1 8 1 0 0 22Diagne, Abby 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 4Thomas, Mahala 2-6 0-0 4 4 0 0 1 23Mathis, DeKeisha 3-5 0-0 2 6 2 0 0 12Davis, Theresa 1-6 0-0 5 2 1 0 0 25Adams, Corin 4-20 3-4 7 14 2 0 5 36Noel, Brittany 1-2 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 4Dodson, Brittany 3-8 0-0 3 7 0 0 3 24Turner, Tireion 0-3 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 7Reed, Aaires 1-3 0-0 1 2 0 0 1 19Williams, Georgien 0-1 0-0 1 0 2 0 0 10Jones, Phylicis 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 11Williams, Tevonia 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Team 4Totals 18-62 3-4 31 45 9 0 10 200

American (5-4) FG-A FT-A Reb TP A Blk S MinNyanin, Ohemaa 3-7 1-2 9 7 0 1 0 16Kirk, Michelle 8-13 2-2 3 20 1 0 2 33Edwards, Ebony 2-7 2-2 6 7 2 0 3 30Leer, Liz 4-9 0-0 7 10 1 2 1 36Harris, Raven 3-5 2-3 3 8 6 0 2 34Yencho, Ashley 0-0 2-2 0 2 1 0 2 6Strack, Lisa 2-8 0-0 8 4 2 0 0 30McDonald, Janelle 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1Anya, Stephanie 0-1 1-4 3 1 0 1 0 14Team 4Totals 22-50 10-15 43 59 13 4 10 200

Halftime: American 30, Morgan State 17. 3-Point Goals: Morgan State 6-25 (Hawkins 2-4, Thomas 0-1, Mathis 0-2, Davis 0-1, Adams 3-11, Dodson 1-5, Turner 0-1), American 5-12 (Kirk 2-4, Edwards 1-2, Leer 2-2, Harris 0-1, Strack 0-3). Turnovers: American 21, Morgan State 18.



Game 10 - Dec. 20, 2009 Maryland 75, American 64Bender Arena Washington, D.C.

Junior Michelle Kirk scored a team-high 18 points on seven-of-14 shooting to lead three Eagles in double-digits, but it was not enough as the wom-ens basketball team fell to Maryland, 75-64, at Bender Arena on Sunday afternoon. Sop

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