2004-05 HOFSTRA WOMEN’S GAME NOTES – Game 9 PRIDE (4-4, 0-0 CAA) vs. Stags (2-7, 0-0 Metro Atlantic Athletic) Wednesday, December 29, 2004 – 5 p.m. The Convocation Center (7,000) – Coral Gables, Florida

2004-05 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Contact: WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE (4-4, 0-0 CAA) Stephen A. Gorchov (516) 463-4933 – Work NOVEMBER 19 Fri. vs. Quinnipiac (Arena at Harbor Yard) W 77-61 (516) 523-5252 - Cell 24 Wed. COLGATE (Doubleheader with MBB) W 71-70 E-mail - [email protected] 27 Sat. at Fordham L 49-62

DECEMBER Radio: WRHU (88.7 FM) 1 Wed. at St. John’s L 70-83 www.wrhu.org 9 Thu. MASSACHUSETTS (METRO TV) L 57-64 Play-by-Play – Pete McCarthy 11 Sat. at Sacred Heart W 67-66 Analyst – Matt Greiss 17 Fri. HARVARD W 68-57 Hofstra Athletic Homepage: The Hofstra athletic UM HOLIDAY CLASSIC (Coral Gables, FL) homepage can be found at www.hofstra.edu/Sports 28 Tue. vs. Loyola Marymount L 72-76 29 Wed. vs. Fairfield 5 p.m. HOFSTRA’S TENTATIVE STARTERS JANUARY 2 Sun. at UNC Wilmington * 2 p.m. 6 Thu. at George Mason * 7 p.m. #-Pos Name CL PPG RPG APG 9 Sun. TOWSON * 2 p.m. 11-G Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio Sr. 6.0 2.9 2.9 14 Fri. at William & Mary * 7 p.m. 10-G Cigi McCollin So. 16.0 3.9 2.6 16 Sun. at Old Dominion * 2 p.m. 20 Thu. JAMES MADISON * 7 p.m. 15-F Lizanne Murphy So. 12.1 10.6 2.6 23 Sun. DELAWARE * 2 p.m. 35-F Lana Harshaw So. 8.3 6.9 0.8 27 Thu. DREXEL * 7 p.m. 43-C Vanessa Gidden So. 12.6 8.5 0.0 30 Sun. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH * 2 p.m.

FEBRUARY OFF THE BENCH 3 Thu. at Towson * 7 p.m. 6 Sun. WILLIAM & MARY * (FOX SPORTS-NY) Noon 21-G Jenna McSpadden Fr. 6.5 1.9 0.5 11 Fri. at James Madison * 7 p.m. 13 Sun. UNC WILMINGTON * 2 p.m. 32-G India Ali Fr. 1.4 0.8 1.6 17 Thu. at Virginia Commonwealth * 7 p.m. 52-F Linn Quamme Fr. 2.4 1.3 0.1 20 Sun. at Drexel * 1 p.m. 54-F Carla Golden Fr. ------24 Thu. GEORGE MASON * 7 p.m. 27 Sun. at Delaware * 1 p.m. ------OUT DUE TO INJURY MARCH 5-G Tenicha Gittens Jr. 2.5 1.0 1.8 3 Thu. OLD DOMINION * 7 p.m. 33-F Amaka Agugua Sr. ------CAA CHAMPIONSHIP (at Fairfax, VA) 2003-04 NUMBERS 12.0 6.5 1.1 9 Wed. Opening Round TBA ------10 Thu. Quarterfinals TBA 11 Fri. Semifinals TBA 12 Sat. Championship TBA

3/19 – 4/5 NCAA TOURNAMENT TBA

Home games in BOLD CAPS * - Denotes Colonial Athletic Association game The Game: Hofstra looks to move its record back over the HOFSTRA/FAIRFIELD .500 mark as they take on Fairfield in the consolation game BY THE NUMBERS: of the UM Holiday Classic. This game marks the end of the Hofstra Fairfield Pride’s out-of-conference schedule. 66.4 Points Per Game 66.7 67.4 Opps. Points Per Game 72.6 Streaks, Trends and Notes: 42.5 Rebs. Per Game 40.1 39.9 Opps. Rebs Per Game 41.7 - Of the 11 players on the Hofstra roster, 10 (4 Fr., 4 So. And 2 JC 11.9 Assts. Per Game 11.4 transfers) are in their first or second full year (McCollin redshirted 9.4 Steals Per Game 7.8 her freshman year due to injury) with the program and the other 19.6 TO Per Game 15.3 one…Amaka Agugua…is out until at least the start of conference 3.9 BS Per Game 2.3 play due to off-season surgery. 38.7 Field Goal Pct. 36.7 33.6 Three-Point Field Goal Pct. 26.3 - Two of Hofstra’s four victories this season have come in the 63.9 Free Throw Pct. 69.8 game’s final two seconds…and have both come against teams 4-4 (0-0) Won-Loss Record (Conference) 2-7 (0-0) that won 21 games last season. Colgate was 21-10, while Sacred Heart went 21-8 in 2003-04. TEAM LEADERS - PER GAME

- Hofstra’s first two losses this season were both by 13-point McCollin (16.0) Points McManus (13.6) margins. Murphy (10.6) Rebounds Lindsay (7.3) Baldrey (2.9) Assists McManus (5.1) - Hofstra has won 11 of its last 14 games at home in Hofstra Arena. McCollin & Baldrey (2.0) Steals Lindsay (1.9) Gidden (2.5) Blocks Hammerer (0.6) - Hofstra has out-rebounded 18 of its last 24 opponents, including Murphy (35.4) Minutes McManus (33.0) six out of eight this season. About the Stags: Now in her 27th season leading the Fairfield - Hofstra has made a three-pointer in 166 of its last 168 games. program, Dianne Nolan has guided the Stags to a 420-316 The last time the Pride didn’t make a three-pointer in a game was record and an overall mark of 481-373 in 31-plus seasons . A on January 26, 2003 in a 99-69 road loss to Old Dominion. The 1973 graduate of Glassboro State, Nolan guided Fairfield to a current streak is 43 games in a row with a made three-pointer. 10-19 mark on 2003-04. The Lions are currently 2-7 on the year, having dropped a 84-70 decision to the host Hurricanes - The Pride is 22-4 in their last 26 games when they hold their last evening. opponent under 60 points (1-0 this season). Quick Facts – (2-7, 0-0 Metro Atlantic Athletic) - Since becoming a Division I program starting with the 1982-83 Location: Fairfield, season, Hofstra is 32-9 (78%) all-time when scoring 80 or more Founded: 1942 points in a game. In games that didn’t go to overtime, that number Enrollment: 3,300 is 32-7 (82%), as the Pride lost both overtime games when they Nickname: Stags scored 80 or more points. Colors: Red and White Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic - With just one senior and one junior seeing regular action this season, the Pride’s group of seven freshmen and sophomores Home Court: Arena at Harbor Yard (9,500) have accounted for 468 of the 531 points scored this season, or President: Jeffrey von Arx, S.J. 88%. Athletic Director: Eugene P. Doris 2003-04 Record: 10-19 (8-10 MAAC) - Sophomore guard Cigi McCollin has scored in double figures in seven of Hofstra’s first eight games this season. She was the only Series Meetings with Fairfield: This marks the sixth-ever member of the Pride to score in double figures in each of the first meeting between Hofstra and Fairfield. Hofstra leads the all- six games. She notched a career-high 26 points vs. Loyola time series, 4-1, and won the last meeting, a 89-70 victory, Marymount on December 28. during the opening round of the 2002-03 Coca-Cola Charity Classic at Fairfield. This is the first-ever neutral site meeting - Sophomore forward Lizanne Murphy has tallied double-doubles between Hofstra and Fairfield. in four of the first eight Pride games, and has led or tied for the team-lead in rebounding in six of Hofstra’s eight games this SERIES MEETINGS WITH FAIRFIELD season. 2002-03: Hofstra 89, @ Fairfield 70 (Fairfield Tournament) 1981-82: @ Fairfield 66, Hofstra 62 - Of the 57 field goals freshman guard Jenna McSpadden has 1980-81: @ Hofstra 63, Fairfield 45 attempted this season, 47 (82%) have been from beyond the three-point arc. 15 of her 18 (83%) made field goals this year are 1979-80: Hofstra 63, @ Fairfield 62 three-pointers. 1978-79: @ Hofstra 87, Fairfield 62

- Sophomore center Vanessa Gidden has already notched two of A Win For Hofstra Today Would: the greatest single game rebounding totals in Hofstra Basketball - Be the 27th in the head coaching career of Felisha history this season as she had 14 vs. Colgate (11th most) and 16 Legette-Jack. at Sacred Heart (7th most). Sophomore forward Lizanne Murphy - Be Hofstra’s sixth straight win over a school from the joined Gidden in that exclusive company as she also tallied 14 state of Connecticut. rebounds (11th most) against Colgate before pulling down a game - Be Hofstra’s first win in the state of Florida since and career-high 15 vs. Harvard (10th most). They are two of only defeating Stetson, 71-63 in the beginning of the 2002- three players (Kate Gordon the other) who appear on the list more 03 schedule. than once. - Push Hofstra’s record to 5-3 on the season. Coach Legette-Jack: After turning LEADING THE TEAM heads in the collegiate basketball world in her second season in 2003-2004, HAS LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN POINTS Felisha Legette-Jack enters her third Cigi McCollin – 4 times year looking to continue the positive Vanessa Gidden – 3 times strides taken by her team last season. In Lizanne Murphy – 1 time her two seasons, Legette-Jack has HAS LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN REBOUNDS coached the Pride to a 22-35 record and Lizanne Murphy – 6 times has had two all-conference, four Vanessa Gidden – 2 times academic all-conference and one All- Lana Harshaw – 1 time Metropolitan New York players under her HAS LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN ASSISTS tutelage. Legette-Jack, the 10th head Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio – 4 times women's basketball coach in Hofstra Lizanne Murphy – 3 times history, guided her team to a 14-14 Cigi McCollin – 2 times record in 2003-2004 and a second place Tenicha Gittens – 2 times tie in the conference standings after being picked seventh in the preseason HAS LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN BLOCKS poll. Legette-Jack coached her squad to a school-record 11 conference Vanessa Gidden – 6 times victories, including a 74-72 win over Old Dominion that many consider the Lizanne Murphy – 1 time biggest win in school history. Hofstra’s 14-13 regular season mark was just Lana Harshaw – 1 time the fourth winning regular season since the team became a Division I HAS LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN STEALS program in 1982. Legette-Jack was rewarded for her efforts by being Cigi McCollin – 2 times named Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year. 2003-2004 was an Jenna McSpadden – 2 times exciting and successful year for Legette-Jack in other ways as well. During Lizanne Murphy – 2 times the summer of 2003, Legette-Jack served as an assistant coach for Team India Ali – 1 time USA at the 2003 FIBA World Championship for Young Women in Sibenik, Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio – 1 time Croatia, and helped coach the team to a gold medal. Then in March 2004 Vanessa Gidden – 1 time she was named to the Big East Conference Silver Anniversary Women’s HAS LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN MINUTES PLAYED Basketball Team, one of just 15 players selected. In her first campaign as Lizanne Murphy – 5 times head coach, Legette-Jack guided the Pride to an 8-21 record and a first Cigi McCollin – 3 times round win in the Colonial Athletic Association Championship, which was the Jenna McSpadden – 1 time Pride’s first tournament win in five years. Legette-Jack brought a wealth of collegiate coaching experience to Hofstra. She spent 11 seasons as a Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio – 1 time Division I assistant coach, with nine years in the Big East Conference at DOUBLES FIGURES Syracuse University and Boston College, and two seasons in the Big Ten DOUBLE FIGURE POINTS Conference at Michigan State University. Legette-Jack came to Hofstra Cigi McCollin – 7 times after serving for two seasons as an assistant coach at Michigan State Vanessa Gidden – 5 times University in East Lansing, Michigan. In 2000-2001, the Spartans, coached Lizanne Murphy – 5 times by former University of Maine Women's Basketball Coach Joanne P. Lana Harshaw – 3 times McCallie, went 10-18. But Michigan State followed that up with one of the Jenna McSpadden – 2 time top turnarounds in the NCAA in 2001-2002, going 19-13 and advancing to Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio – 1 time the Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) semifinals. It was the DOUBLE FIGURE REBOUNDS fifth most wins in school history and included three victories over nationally Lizanne Murphy – 5 times ranked programs. While at Michigan State, Legette-Jack served as the Vanessa Gidden – 2 times recruiting coordinator and was responsible for signing the 14th-ranked Lana Harshaw – 2 times recruiting class in the country for the 2001-2002 season. Three of those DOUBLE FIGURE ASSISTS recruits were residents of the state of Michigan and were ranked in the top None 61 in the nation. In addition, Legette-Jack supervised the student-athletes’ academic progress, and helped organize and direct Michigan State's preseason and postseason conditioning program. Prior to her two seasons 20+ SCORING GAMES at Michigan State, Legette-Jack spent seven seasons as an assistant coach Vanessa Gidden – 1 time at her alma mater, Syracuse University. Legette-Jack was the recruiting Lizanne Murphy – 1 time coordinator at Syracuse and helped bring in two Gatorade Players of the Cigi McCollin – 1 time Year. She was also in charge of organizing all team travel arrangements and coordinating the tape exchange program, while also taking care of the Orangewomen's conditioning schedule. During her tenure at Syracuse, her 2004-05 CAA STANDINGS (thru 12/28) squads maintained a 100-percent graduation rate. Following graduation, STANDINGS W-L (CAA) W-L (Overall) Legette-Jack was the head girls basketball coach at Westhill High School in Syracuse, New York. She compiled a 26-13 record in two seasons there James Madison 1-0 7-1 and had five players earn scholarships to Division I basketball programs. Delaware 0-0 5-2 She then spent two years as an assistant coach at Boston College, where Towson 0-0 7-4 she oversaw the academic progress of a team with a 100-percent graduation rate, before moving on to Syracuse. The second leading scorer Drexel 0-0 4-3 and all-time leading rebounder in Syracuse history, Legette-Jack is a 1989 Old Dominion 0-0 4-3 graduate with a dual major in child and family studies, and psychology. Hofstra 0-0 4-4 Legette-Jack scored 1,526 points and pulled down 927 rebounds during her career as an Orangewoman. Legette-Jack was a three-time All-Big East George Mason 0-0 4-4 selection, earned Kodak All-American honorable mention accolades twice Virginia Commonwealth 0-0 4-4 and was named the 1985 Big East Conference Rookie of the Year. She has UNC Wilmington 0-0 3-5 also been named to three different Halls of Fame: Greater Syracuse Hall of Fame, Syracuse Urban League Hall of Fame and the Syracuse University William & Mary 0-1 1-8 Orange Plus Hall of Fame. Legette-Jack and her husband, David, have one son, David Maceo (5) and reside in Hempstead, New York. Maybe They Can Earn a Free Trip: The Hofstra Women’s Basketball team is certainly doing its part to help the airlines during the holiday season. From December 27 – January 2 here is what the Pride will be doing in the sky. Miles Traveled: 4,041 Airports Visited: 4 (LaGuardia, Miami, Wilmington, Charlotte) Takeoffs and Landings: 10 Airlines Used: American and US Airways Consecutive Days Flying: 3 (December 31, January 1-2) Strength of Schedule: The Women's Basketball Coaches 2004-05 INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Association (WBCA) released its preseason strength of Points schedule rankings on November 5 and in both the overall and 26 by Cigi McCollin vs. Loyola Marymount (12/28/04) non-conference rankings Hofstra's schedule was among the Field Goals Made nation's top 100. The Pride was third in the Colonial Athletic 9 by Lizanne Murphy vs. Harvard (12/17/04) Field Goals Attempted Association (CAA) in both rankings. Hofstra's non-conference 17 by Vanessa Gidden vs. Colgate (11/24/04) strength of schedule was rated as the 84th toughest in the Field Goal Percentage (minimum five made) nation. The Pride's 2004-05 non-conference opponents .750 (6-8) by Lizanne Murphy vs. Quinnipiac (11/19/04) compiled a record of 143-116 (.552). In the non-conference Three-Point Field Goals Made rankings, Hofstra ranked behind only Old Dominion (#4) and 4, three times, most recently by Cigi McCollin vs. Loyola Marymount George Mason (#36) among CAA schools. In the overall (12/28/04) strength of schedule rankings, the Pride schedule was ranked Three-Point Field Goals Attempted at #98, with its opponents putting together a 411-372 mark. 10 by Jenna McSpadden vs. Quinnipiac (11/19/04) Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. three made) Once again, only Old Dominion (#77) and George Mason (#92) .500, several times, most recently by Cigi McCollin (4-8) vs. Loyola topped the Pride. Marymount (12/28/04) Free Throws Made Here is how the entire CAA looks: 8 by Lizanne Murphy vs. Loyola Marymount (12/28/04) NON-CONFERENCE STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE OUT OF 328 Free Throws Attempted TEAM RANK 10, three times, most recently by Lizanne Murphy vs. Loyola Old Dominion 4 Marymount (12/28/04) George Mason 36 Free Throw Percentage (minimum five made) Hofstra 84 .857 (6-7) by Cigi McCollin vs. Loyola Marymount (12/28/04) Virginia Commonwealth 92 Rebounds William & Mary 165 16 by Vanessa Gidden at Sacred Heart (12/11/04) Delaware 255 James Madison 261 Assists Drexel 283 6, three times,most recently by Lizanne Murphy vs. Harvard (12/17/04) UNC Wilmington 295 Steals Towson 322 5, twice, most recently by Cigi McCollin vs. Massachusetts (12/9/04) OVERALL STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE OUT OF 328 Blocked Shots TEAM RANK 4, three times, most recently by Vanessa Gidden vs. Loyola Old Dominion 77 Marymount (12/28/04) George Mason 92 Turnovers Hofstra 98 8, twice, most recently by Lizanne Murphy at Sacred Heart (12/11/04) Virginia Commonwealth 102 Fouls William & Mary 112 5, several times, most recently by C. Baldrey and I. Ali vs. James Madison 153 Massachusetts (12/9/04) Drexel 161 Delaware 185 UNC Wilmington 200 2003-04 NCAA Division I Top Turnarounds Towson 227 Rk.School Change 2003-04 2002-03 RPI# RPI Rankings: According to CollegeRPI.com as of 12/29. As 1. UNC-Asheville +17 19-9 2-25 215 a conference, the CAA ranks 13th out of 32 Division I 2. Idaho State +14 20-8 6-20 90 conferences. 3. Houston +12 27-3 15-13 7 Fairfield is 218 in the current RPI. Idaho +12 22-7 10-17 111 School Rank Colgate +12 21-9 9-18 156 Old Dominion 42 6. Hartford +11 18-12 7-21 142 James Madison 108 VCU 112 7. SMS +10 28-3 18-13 46 Delaware 136 Loyola-Marymount +10 24-5 14-15 54 George Mason 150 9. Nebraska +9 17-11 8-20 56 Hofstra 175 Drexel 178 Florida +9 18-10 9-19 14 Towson 214 Illinois State +9 16-13 7-21 164 UNC Wilmington 264 Southern Utah +9 18-10 9-18 186 William & Mary 279 13.Memphis +7 20-9 13-15 41 King of Queens (and the rest of NYC): Since the Maryland +7 17-12 10-18 45 start of the 1993 season, the Hofstra Women’s Arkansas State +7 19-9 12-18 76 Basketball team is 12-10 versus teams located within the South Florida +7 14-14 7-20 94 five boroughs of New York City. This season Hofstra had Fordham (L 49-62) and St. John’s (L 70-83) on its Stetson +7 13-16 6-21 237 schedule. 18. Hofstra +6 14-14 8-21 119 vs. Columbia 6-4 LARGEST LEAD OF 2004-05 vs. Fordham 2-2 26 (75-49) with 3:48 left in the second half vs. Quinnipiac vs. St. Francis 2-0 LARGEST DEFICIT OF 2004-05 vs. Wagner 1-3 20 (73-53) with 3:42 left in the second half at St. John’s vs. St John’s 1-1 Right out of the Gates: Sophomore center Vanessa Nice Start, Rookie: Freshman guard Jenna McSpadden Gidden wasted no time putting a solid freshman season scored 14 points, including four three pointers in behind her. In the Pride’s opening game of the 2004-05 Hofstra’s season-opener against Quinnipiac. It was the season, a 77-61 win over Quinnipiac, Gidden notched a highest collegiate debut scoring total for a Pride player career-high 21 points on 8-12 shooting from the field and since current sophomore guard Cigi McCollin notched a 5-8 from the free throw line. She also added five game-high 23 points against St. Francis (NY) in 2002- rebounds and four blocks and was rewarded for her fine 03. McCollin played the first five games of that season play with her first Colonial Athletic Association Player of before injuring her knee at Stetson. the Week award. Maybe Gidden’s strong game had something to do with the site of the contest, as it was No Overtime, Please: It has been more than20 years played in Bridgeport, Connecticut a short 20-mile trip since a Hofstra Women’s Basketball team won a game from Gidden’s hometown of Stamford, Connecticut. in overtime. The Pride, who has played seven overtime games since their last extra session victory, last lost an It Must be the Water: Gidden returned to her home overtime game on November 30 of last season when state for a second time this season when the Pride they were defeated by Canisius, 78-74, at the traveled to in Fairfield, Binghamton Time Warner Classic. On January 26, Connecticut on December 11 and had another 1984, the Pride defeated , 61-60, for its outstanding outing. In the Pride’s thrilling 67-66 win over last overtime win. the Pioneers, Gidden tallied a team-high 19 points and pulled down a game and career-high 16 rebounds as Need a Member?: Hofstra’s win over Colgate was the Hofstra ended Sacred Heart’s 19-game home court win Pride’s eighth straight over a current member of the Patriot streak. The 16 rebounds are the eighth most in a single League. game in Hofstra Basketball history, and the 19-game streak was the seventh longest in the NCAA heading A Good Omen?: The last time Hofstra opened the into the contest. season with a win in the state of Connecticut was in the 1997-98 campaign when they defeated Yale, 55-52. Lights, Camera, Action: With its 55-49 victory over Princeton on Hofstra went on to begin that season, 4-0, marking the December 13 of last season, the Hofstra Women’s Basketball team second-best start for the Pride as a Division I school. improved to 3-0 over the past three seasons when televised by Fox The best start to a season came at the onset of the Sports New York at Hofstra Arena. If you count their two CAA Sun Trust Game of the Week telecasts they are 4-2 on television in the past 1985-86 season when Hofstra started 5-0. four seasons. This season, the Pride will appear on television on December 9 vs. Massachusetts (Metro TV) (L 57-64) and on February From Far and Wide: The 2004-05 version of the Hofstra 6 vs. William & Mary (Fox Sports-NY). Both games will be in the Women’s Basketball team features 11 student-athletes friendly confines of Hofstra Arena. The UMass loss was Hofstra’s first loss in a televised game in the past three seasons at home, but the from nine different areas. Quebec, Canada is the only game aired on Metro-TV, so the streak is still intact. area that has produced more than one member of the Pride as junior Tenicha Gittens (Brossard) and 2/17/02: @ Hofstra 79, Drexel 65 (Fox Sports-NY) sophomore Lizanne Murphy (Beaconfield) hail from 2/8/03: @ Hofstra 80, William & Mary 78 (Fox Sports-NY) 12/13/03: @ Hofstra 55, Princeton 49 (Fox Sports-NY) Quebec. Traveling the farthest to play for the Pride is 12/9/04: Massachusetts 64, @ Hofstra 57 (Metro TV) senior Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio (3,949 miles or CAA Telecasts: 6353.941 kilometers) whose hometown is Surrey, 2/23/03: @ Delaware 65, Hofstra 47 (Metro TV) England. Making the shortest trip is sophomore Cigi 1/25/04: Hofstra 48, @ James Madison 37 (Fox Sports NY) McCollin (Long Island City, NY), who travels 26 miles from her hometown. In all, the ten members of the Super Seven: In posting a season-opening 16-point Hofstra Women’s Basketball team have traveled a total victory (77-61) over Quinnipiac on November 19, Hofstra of 9,174 miles from their hometowns to Hempstead, New dressed just seven players for the contest. In addition, York. On average, the trip is 834 miles, or almost all seven who played are in the first or second full year identical to what freshman India Ali travels from her with the program and the six freshmen and sophomores hometown of Lithonia, Georgia. seeing action totaled 73 of Hofstra’s 77 points on the night. Player Distance from Hometown to Hempstead, NY Elite Eight: Hofstra upped its number of available Baldrey-Chourio (Surrey, England) 3,949 miles players to eight for its home opener against Colgate, but McSpadden (Austin, TX) 1,801 miles just five players accounted for 69 of the 71 points scored Quamme (West Salem, WI) 1,089 miles by the Pride in the 71-70 win over the Raiders. Ali (Lithonia, GA) 906 miles Now up to Nine: For the first time this season, Hofstra Murphy (Beaconfield, Quebec, Canada) 397 miles dressed nine players in its game against St. John’s on Gittens (Brossard, Quebec, Canada) 386 miles December 1. Agugua (Herndon, VA) 270 miles We Got 10: With the addition of freshman Carla Golden Harshaw (Wildwood, NJ) 179 miles on December 17, Hofstra will now have 10 healthy Golden (Paulsboro, NJ) 125 miles players. Gidden (Stamford, CT) 46 miles McCollin (Long Island City, NY) 26 miles CRUTCH-TIME FREE THROWS Back on Track: If this past summer was an indication of Last Five Minutes of Regulation how far back sophomore guard Cigi McCollin has come from major knee surgery two seasons ago, Hofstra is in good shape. McCollin averaged a team-best 14 points a Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio (7-9, 78%) game for the Women’s Open team at this summer’s Lana Harshaw (3-4, 75%) Empire State Games in Binghamton, New York. Cigi McCollin (6-8, 75%) Lizanne Murphy (7-10, 70%) Back on Track, Part Two: Sophomore guard Cigi Vanessa Gidden (4-8, 50%) McCollin scored a team and game-high 19 points Jenna McSpadden (1-3, 33%) against St. John’s on December 1. What is more TOTAL 28-42, 67% significant about that total is that it is her highest scoring game since pouring in 23 points in her collegiate debut CAA RANKINGS (as of 12/20/04) TEAM against St. Francis (NY) to open the 2002-03 season Scoring Offense – Fourth – 65.6 (11/23/02). McCollin played the first five games of that Scoring Margin – Seventh – (-) 0.6 Field Goal Percentage – Seventh – 39.1 season before injuring her knee and redshirting. 3-point FG Percentage – Third – 33.3 Rebounds – First – 42.6 Back on Track, Part Three: Sophomore guard Cigi Opponent Rebounds – Ninth – 39.7 Scoring Defense – Ninth – 66.1 McCollin poured in a game and career-high 26 points Free Throw Percentage – Ninth – 61.3 against Loyola Marymount on December 28. Not only Field Goal Percentage Defense – Eighth – 40.2 3-Point Field Goal Percentage Defense – Seventh – 33.0 was it a career-high, but the 26 points were a season- Rebounding Margin – Fifth - +2.9 high for a individual on the Pride roster this season and Assists – Seventh – 11.86 the most points scored in a game since senior forward Turnover Margin – Seventh – (-) 1.86 Offensive Rebounds – First – 17.00 Amaka Agugua scored 27 in an overtime loss to Defensive Rebounds – Second – 25.57 Canisius on November 30, 2003. 3-point Field Goals Made – First – 6.00 Blocked Shots – Second – 3.00 Steals – Fifth – 9.86 Double Figures: McCollin was the only member of the Assist/Turnover Ratio – Eighth – 0.61 INDIVIDUAL Pride to score in double figures in each of Hofstra’s first **Scoring six games this season. She has now scored in double 7. McCollin – 14.6 8. Gidden – 13.7 figures in seven of the Pride’s eight games this season. 17. Murphy – 11.1 **Field Goal Percentage Pride Signs Four for 2005-06: Christina Biedny, 9. Murphy – 46.9% 15. Gidden – 39.1% Kristina Campbell, Emily Medders and Nicole Williams **Rebounding have all signed letters of intent to join the Hofstra 1. Murphy – 11.3 3. Gidden – 8.7 Women’s Basketball program and play for the Pride 12. Harshaw – 6.4 beginning in the 2005-06 season, it was announced **Assists t-7. Baldrey-Chourio – 3.00 today by Hofstra University Head Women’s Basketball 12. McCollin – 2.57 Coach Felisha Legette-Jack. “We have signed an 15. Murphy – 2.43 exceptional group of young ladies, both academically **Free Throw Percentage 13. McCollin – 72.0% and athletically, who will join our family next year and **3-Point FG Percentage assist us in realizing our goals and dreams of winning 10. McCollin – 34.0% t-11. McSpadden – 33.3% championships and advancing to the NCAA **3-Point FG Made Tournament,” stated Legette-Jack. “These four student- 2. McCollin – 2.29 3. McSpadden – 1.86 athletes, combined with the seven freshmen and **Blocked Shots sophomores on the current roster, will give us a great 1. Gidden – 2.29 foundation for the future.” Biedny, a 6-5 center from **Steals 10. McCollin – 2.29 East Amherst, New York, averaged 17 points, 12 12. Baldrey-Chourio – 2.14 rebounds and five blocks last season at Clarence High **Assist/Turnover Ratio 1. Gittens – 5.00 School in Clarence, New York. Biedny, who plays **Offensive Rebounds basketball and volleyball for the Red Devils, set a school 1. Gidden – 4.86 4. Murphy – 3.57 record with 115 blocks in 2004. Biedny was named All- 6. Harshaw – 3.14 WNY honorable mention in 2003, ECIC second team all- **Defensive Rebounds star in 2003, and team most valuable player in 2003 and 1. Murphy – 7.71 14. Gidden – 3.86 2004. Campbell, a 6-1 forward from Princeton, New Jersey, will join the Pride from Notre Dame High School Second Half Comebacks: Just as they did in 2003-04, in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Campbell averaged 8.5 Hofstra has made a habit out of making second half points and nearly 10 rebounds a game last season for comebacks this seasons. The Pride overcame second half the 20-5 Irish, under the direction of Coach Ann DeMille. deficits in eight of their 14 wins last season and has already She was recently named honorable mention All- overcome halftime deficits in three of its four victories this American by Street & Smith Magazine. Campbell’s season. sister, Michelle, is a junior forward on the #17th ranked Colgate – Trailed 57-51 with 8:28 left Rutgers basketball team and her father, Melvin, played Sacred Heart – Trailed 66-65 with 41 seconds left Harvard – Trailed 28-26 with 16:01 left for the Oakland Raiders in 1971. Medders, a 6-2 forward from Westlake Village, California, has played Pride At Home: Hofstra had an impressive 9-2 mark in three years of basketball and ran track for Oak Park the friendly confines of Hofstra Arena last season. The High School in Oak Park, California. A second team all- nine home victories are the second-most, only eclipsed league pick for the Eagles, Medders averaged 8.4 points by the 1982-83 squad that had an 11-2 mark at home. and 7.1 rebounds as a junior last season under Coach Bob DeCorsi. Medders, whose sister, Lyndsey is a Top Five Home Records sophomore guard on the Iowa State women’s basketball 1. 1982-83 (11-2) – 84.6 % team, was one of roughly 400 high school students 2. 2003-04 (9-2) – 81.8 % nationwide to be selected to participate in the National 3. 1983-84 (7-4) – 63.6 % Young Leaders Conference, which took place in late 4. 1987-88 (8-5) – 61.5 % October in Washington, D.C. Williams, a 5-6 guard 5. 1988-89 (5-4) – 55.5 % from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a three-time all-section Congrats On Your New Addition: Hofstra University performer at Seton-La Salle High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She averaged 19 points, six steals, five Head Women’s Basketball Coach Felisha Legette-Jack announced on December 17 that Carla Golden, a assists and three rebounds a game for the 19-5 Lady freshman from Paulsboro, New Jersey, will enroll at Rebels during her junior campaign and was named Associated Press All-Pennsylvania. Williams has scored Hofstra and will be eligible on Sunday, December 19, as more than 1,200 points in her career at Seton-La Salle, per NCAA regulations. "I am so excited, both for Carla which ranks second all-time in school history behind and our basketball program, that she is now officially a former Penn State University and WNBA star and member of our team and the Hofstra University current Minnesota Lynx head coach Suzie McConnell community," commented Legette-Jack. "She will add Serio. depth to our roster and also give us another viable option at the forward and center positions.” Golden starred at Paulsboro High School under head coach ALL ABOUT 2003-04 Randy Johnson, and as a senior, averaged 17.2 points and 12.1 rebounds per game to help lead the Red - Hofstra’s 14 wins in 2003-04 were six more than they Raiders to a playoff berth. In addition, she was named to had in 2002-03 and their most in a season since winning the New Jersey North-South All-Star Game. In the 14 during the 1993-94 campaign. playoffs last season, Golden’s Paulsboro squad faced off against the Wildwood High School Warriors, the alma - The last time a Hofstra Women’s Basketball team had mater of current Pride sophomore forward Lana more than 14 victories in a season was in 1983-84 when Harshaw (Wildwood, NJ). Despite her team’s loss, the team had an overall mark of 18-11. Golden finished the contest with 29 points and 19 rebounds. - Hofstra’s 14-13 regular season record was just the fourth winning regular season since the program became Division I in 1982-83. Don’t Count the Pride Out: Beginning with last season, when Hofstra came back from second half deficits in - The Pride had two win streaks at least three games last eight of its 14 victories, the Pride has taken that a step season, the last time Hofstra had two win streaks of at further in two of their victories this season. Against least three games was in 1996-97 (both four game Colgate and Sacred Heart, two teams that won 21 streaks). games last season, Hofstra scored the game-winning basket in the final two seconds of the contest. Against - Hofstra's 11 Colonial Athletic Association victories in Colgate on November 23, senior guard Charlotte 2003-04 are a school record for conference victories in a Baldrey-Chourio drove the length of the floor and sank season and three more than Hofstra has had in any the game-winner with 1.2 seconds left on the clock to previous conference schedule. The 1982-1983 (East give Hofstra a 71-70 win and then against Sacred Heart Coast Conference) and 1996-1997 (America East sophomore guard Cigi McCollin pulled down an Conference) teams each won eight conference games. offensive rebound and layed in the game-winner with two seconds remaining to give the Pride a 67-66 win. - Hofstra won its first eight home games last season. The win over Sacred Heart ended the Pioneers 19-game The eight straight wins to start the home schedule is the home court winning streak, which was the seventh longest in school history. The eight-game home court longest in the NCAA coming into the contest. What winning streak that ended with the loss to Delaware makes this two victories even more remarkable is that established a new school record for longest such streak both Colgate and Sacred Heart won 21 games last at any point during the season. Previously, the Pride season, as the Raiders went 21-10 and advanced to the won six straight home games spanning the 1982-83 and NCAA Tournament, while the Pioneers earned a 21-8 1983-84 seasons. mark in 2003-04. Hofstra has now overcome second half deficits in three of its four victories this season as - Hofstra’s bench outscored its opponents reserves, 475- they trailed 28-26 with 16:01 left in the second half of the 264, in their 18 CAA games last season. Harvard game. Nice Start: Hofstra first two victories this season came Gidden Earns CAA Accolade: Hofstra University against teams that combined to win 39 games last sophomore center Vanessa Gidden was named the season (an average of 19.5 wins). In addition, Colgate Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Week on won the and advanced to the NCAA November 22, it was announced by the conference Tournament. office. Gidden scored a career-high 21 points in the Pride’s 77-61 season-opening win over Quinnipiac last Captain, My Captain: Hofstra Head Coach Felisha Friday. The sophomore from Stamford, Connecticut. Legette-Jack named senior Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio Shot 8-of-12 from the field and 5-of-8 from the free throw and sophomore Lizanne Murphy captains for the 2004- line. She also notched five rebounds and a game-high 05 season. four blocks.

Senior Leadership: With just one senior seeing any Murphy named CAA Player of the Week: Hofstra playing time currently, Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio has University sophomore forward Lizanne Murphy was already had to step up and make her presence felt. named the Colonial Athletic Association Co-Player of the Trailing 70-69 in the waning moments of the home Week on December 20, it was announced by the opener vs. Colgate, Baldrey-Chourio calmly drove the conference office. This is Murphy’s first player of the length of the floor in 7.6 seconds and sank the game- week honor, and the Pride’s second this season as winner with 1.2 left on the clock to propel the Pride to its sophomore center Vanessa Gidden earned the award on third straight home-opening victory. Baldrey-Chourio November 22. Murphy shares this week’s award with finished the contest with a career-high of 11 points and a Delaware senior forward Tiara Malcom. Murphy had a then-career-high of six rebounds. monster game to lead Hofstra past Harvard, 68-57, on December 17 at Hofstra Arena. Murphy notched career- Double Your Fun: Hofstra finished the 2003-04 highs in points (22) and rebounds (15), while tying her campaign with 11 double-doubles. All but one of the career-high with six assists. All three totals gave Murphy double-doubles last season were of the point/rebound game-honors in each category, and she totaled 16 of the variety. Here is a list of double-doubles by Hofstra 22 points in the second half as the Pride rebounded from players during the 2004-05 season… as much as 12-point first half deficit. For the game, Lizanne Murphy (4) Murphy shot 9-15 (60%) from the field, while upping her 13 points, 10 rebounds vs. Quinnipiac league-leading rebounding average to 11.3 per game. 14 points, 14 rebounds vs. Colgate Murphy’s 15 rebounds tied her for tenth all-time for 11 points, 11 rebounds at St. John’s rebounds in a single game in Hofstra Basketball history. 22 points, 15 rebounds vs. Harvard The 22 points scored were a season-high for an Vanessa Gidden (2) individual on the Pride roster as well. Murphy now has a 19 points, 14 rebounds vs. Colgate team-high four double-doubles this season and has led 19 points, 16 rebounds at Sacred Heart Hofstra in rebounding in six of the Pride’s seven games Lana Harshaw (2) in 2004-05. 14 points, 11 rebounds vs. Colgate 10 points, 10 rebounds vs. Loyola Marymount Who is this Gal?: In her freshman campaign, sophomore center Vanessa Gidden averaged 4.4 points Record-Setters: The 14 rebounds pulled down by per game, scoring a total of 120 points in 27 games Lizanne Murphy and Vanessa Gidden vs. Colgate in the played. Already in 2004-05, Gidden has totaled 96 Pride’s home opener was the tenth greatest single game points through just seven games, an average of 13.7 rebounding total in Pride Basketball history. Gidden did points per game. She is currently second on the Pride in two better against Sacred Heart on December 11 as she scoring and rebounding (8.7 per game) and first in grabbed 16 boards, the seventh most in a single game. blocks (16). In the CAA Rankings, Gidden is eighth in Murphy would join Gidden in the exclusive club for a scoring, third in rebounding and first in blocks. second time as she had 15 rebounds vs. Harvard on December 17. Double-Doubles: Sophomore forward Lizanne Murphy has already notched double-doubles in four of the TOP TEN Pride’s first seven games this season. Last season, 1. Leslie Schlegel 24 1990-91 Murphy tallied just one double-double, a 16 point/10 t-2. Dawn McGrath 22 1983-84 rebound performance at home against UNC Wilmington. t-2. Minna Luostarinen 22 1985-86 4. Christine Lathuras 20 1981-82 In addition, Murphy’s 14 rebounds against Colgate on 5. Hilarie Cranmer 18 1985-86 November 23 are the 11th most in a single game in 6. Kate Gordon 17 1995-96 Pride Basketball history. Murphy did herself one better t-7. Vanessa Gidden 16 2004-05 (at Sacred Heart) when she pulled down 15 rebounds vs. Harvard on t-7. Kate Gordon 16 1997-98 t-7. Lisa Harris 16 1998-99 December 17, that total is good for 10th most in a single t-10. Rume Pela 15 2001-02 game in Hofstra Basketball history. t-10. Lizanne Murphy 15 2004-05 (vs. Harvard) t-11. Staceyann Claxton 14 2003-04 t-11. Lizanne Murphy 14 2004-05 (vs. Colgate) t-11. Vanessa Gidden 14 2004-05 (vs. Colgate) Home, Sweet, Double-Double, Home: Sophomore CAA Preseason Info: Coming off its tie for second in forward Lizanne Murphy, who leads the Pride with four the standings last season, Hofstra was picked fifth in the double-doubles this season, must really enjoy the preseason poll, which was released on October 27 friendly confines of Hofstra Arena. In each of the Pride’s during the annual CAA Media Day, held at the Richmond first three home games this season, Murphy has tallied Coliseum. at least 13 rebounds, while notching two double-doubles. In Hofstra’s three home games this season, Murphy is 2004-05 CAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PREDICTED averaging team-bests of 14.7 points and 14.0 rebounds, ORDER OF FINISH led by her 22-point, 15-rebound effort against Harvard (as voted on by the media) on December 17. 1. Old Dominion (18 first-place votes) 189 2. Delaware 162 Unlucky 13: The number 13 has certainly produced 3. Virginia Commonwealth (1 first-place vote) 133 some bad luck for Hofstra this season… 4. James Madison 121 - During the Fordham game, the Rams used a 13-0 run 5. Hofstra 113 midway through the second half to take the lead and 6. William & Mary 87 ended up earning a 13-point victory, 62-49, over the 7. George Mason 86 Pride on November 27. 8. UNC Wilmington 63 - Against St. John’s on December 1, the Red Storm 9. Drexel 58 defeated Hofstra by 13-points, 83-70, to give Hofstra its 10. Towson 38 second loss of the season. 2004-05 CAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON - In Hofstra’s game vs. Massachusetts on December 9, ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS the Minutewomen also used a 13-0 run midway through (as voted on by the media) the second half and rallied for a 64-57 win over the First Team Pride. Tiara Malcom, Delaware Shareese Grant, Old Dominion Odd, But True: Hofstra had three players with at least Amaka Agugua, Hofstra 10 rebounds against Colgate on November 24 as Lesley Dickinson, James Madison Lizanne Murphy and Vanessa Gidden each had 14, Kacy O’Brien, Towson while Lana Harshaw pulled down 11. The last time the Second Team Pride had three players with double figure rebounding Meredith Alexis, James Madison totals was on January 25, 2004 when those SAME three Catherine Scanlon, Drexel players did it. In Hofstra’s 48-37 win over James Kyra Kaylor, William & Mary Madison that day, Gidden had 13 rebounds, while Kyle DeHaven, William & Mary Harshaw and Murphy each chipped in with 10. Lauren Hogan, Va. Commonwealth CAA Preseason Player of the Year: Tiara Malcom, I’m in a New York State of Mind: Hofstra’s games Delaware against Colgate, Fordham and St. John’s marked a stretch of three straight games against schools located in New York. Since 1993-94, it is only the second time that the Pride has played three straight games against New York teams. Last season, Hofstra faced Binghamton, Canisius and Columbia in succession.

Hofstra, the Pride of Connecticut: In addition to sophomore center Vanessa Gidden’s success against schools in her home state, the Pride as a team has won five straight games against school located in the state of Connecticut. RANKINGS, RANKINGS and MORE *** Associated Press Top-25 RANKINGS… Women's College Basketball Poll *** (Complete through Sunday, December 19)

USA TODAY/ESPN/WBCA DIVISION I TOP 25 RK TEAM RCS PTS PVS COACHES' POLL 1. LSU (45) 9-0 1,125 1 --- 2. Stanford 7-0 1,056 2 3. Duke 10-1 994 3 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 4. Texas 5-2 924 4 December 21, 2004 5. Baylor 9-1 914 6 The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Coaches Poll, 6. North Carolina 9-1 898 5 with first-place votes in parentheses, season record, 7. Notre Dame 10-1 889 7 total points based on 25 points for first place through one 8. Connecticut 4-1 813 8 point for 25th, and last week’s ranking. 9. Tennessee 7-2 774 9 Rank Team Record Pts. Last Week 10. Ohio State 10-1 772 10 1. LSU (40) (10-0) 1000 1 11. Michigan State 9-1 696 11 12. Texas Tech 6-2 553 12 2. Stanford (8-0) 955 2 13. Minnesota 8-2 524 13 3. Duke (11-1) 911 3 14. Boston College 7-1 518 14 4. Texas (5-2) 830 4 15. Georgia 8-3 479 15 16. Vanderbilt 7-1 440 17 5. Notre Dame (10-1) 791 5 17. Maryland 7-1 396 18 6. North Carolina (9-1) 775 6 18. Iowa 9-0 301 24 7. Ohio State (10-1) 756 7 19. DePaul 7-2 262 21 8. Connecticut (4-1) 707 8 20. UCLA 6-2 258 16 21. Purdue 6-3 224 20 9. Baylor (9-1) 689 9 22. Houston 9-1 200 19 10. Tennessee (7-2) 661 10 23. Kansas State 6-2 147 25 11. Michigan State (9-1) 582 11 24. Rutgers 6-2 72 22 12. Minnesota (8-2) 516 13 25. Utah 8-2 71 NR 13. Vanderbilt (8-1) 465 14 OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES 14. Texas Tech (6-2) 453 12 Arizona 45, New Mexico 38, Richmond 36, Arizona State 36, N.C. State 24, Oregon 24, Illinois 22, 15. Georgia (8-3) 415 16 Villanova 18, Tulsa 16, Iowa State 10, Temple 9, Virginia 16. Boston College (7-1) 363 19 Tech 9, West Virginia 8, Wake Forest 6, Florida State 5, 17. Maryland (8-1) 293 21 Penn State 5, TCU 5, Auburn 3, Charlotte 2, UT- Chattanooga 2, Wisc. Green Bay 2. 18. DePaul (7-2) 253 20 19. Purdue (6-3) 246 18 DROPPED FROM RANKINGS Arizona State 23. 20. Iowa (9-0) 229 23 21. Kansas State (6-2) 216 22 Statistically Speaking: Where the Hofstra 22. Houston (9-2) 193 15 Women’s Basketball team ranks nationally: 23. UCLA (6-2) 182 17 Out of 324 Teams 24. Oregon (7-1) 72 24 Scoring Offense – 128 Scoring Defense – 225 Scoring Margin – 168 FG % Defense – 181 25. Arizona (8-2) 69 NR Rebound Margin – 103 Won-Lost % - 123 Assists Per Game – 241 Blocks Per Game – 129 Dropped out: No. 25 Arizona State (7-2). Steals Per Game – 114 TO’s Per Game – 204 Per. Fouls Per Game – 88 FG % - 183 Others receiving votes: West Virginia 67; Rutgers 58; Free Throw % - 273 3-Point FG Per Game – 57 3-Point FG % - 91 Arizona State 43; Richmond 36; Utah 22; Florida State 19; Wisconsin-Green Bay 16; North Carolina State 15; Individually… Eastern Michigan 13; TCU 12; Charlotte 11; New Mexico Lizanne Murphy ranks 9th nationally in rebounds per game. 11; Virginia Tech 9; Villanova 8; Illinois 7; Louisville 5; Vanessa Gidden ranks 30th nationally in blocked shots per game. Alabama 4; Temple 4; Wake Forest 4; Florida International 3; Penn State 3; Iowa State 2; Oklahoma 2; UC-Santa Barbara 2; Western Kentucky 2. SEASON NOTES Game six at Sacred Heart: Sophomore center Vanessa Gidden had 19 points and a game and career-high 16 rebounds, and sophomore guard Cigi McCollin sank the game-winner with two seconds remaining as the Hofstra Game one vs. Quinnipiac: Hofstra trailed only twice Women’s Basketball team escaped with a 67-66 win over early in the first half and cruised to a 77-61 win over the Sacred Heart on December 11 in Fairfield, Connecticut. Bobcats on November 19 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The win ended Sacred Heart’s 19-game home court win The Pride opened up a 10-point lead at the half and streak, which was the seventh longest in the NCAA coming pushed it to as many as 26 with 3:48 remaining before into the contest. The 16 rebounds by Gidden are the earning the 16-point victory. Hofstra was led by seventh most in a single game in Hofstra Basketball history. sophomore Vanessa Gidden, who posted a career-high McCollin added 17 points in the win and has scored in 21 points. Sophomore Lizanne Murphy added 13 points double figures in each of Hofstra’s first six games this and 10 rebounds for the Pride’s first double-double of season. the season. Game seven vs. Harvard: After shooting a dismal 27% in Game two vs. Colgate: Senior guard Charlotte Baldrey- the first half and trailing 19-18, Hofstra rebounded in the Chourio hit a driving lay-up with 1.2 seconds to give second half and scored 50 points on 17-31 shooting (55%) Hofstra a 71-70 victory over Colgate in the Pride's home to pull away from Harvard and defeat the Crimson, 68-57, opener on November 24 at Hofstra Arena. The Pride on December 17 at Hofstra Arena. Hofstra used a 13-2 trailed by as many as eight on three occasions, including second half run to take the lead for good in the contest. Sophomore forward Lizanne Murphy tallied career-highs of the final time with 8:28 left (59-51) before staging their 22 points and 15 rebounds, while tying her career-high of comeback. Once again, sophomore Vanessa Gidden six assists. The 15 rebounds are the 10th most in a single paced the Pride with a game-high 19 points and added game in Hofstra Basketball history. Freshman guard Jenna 14 rebounds. Sophomore Lizanne Murphy had her McSpadden scored nine of her 11 points in the second half second straight double-double to start the season with to key the decisive run. 14 points and 14 rebounds. Game eight vs. Loyola Marymount: A late Hofstra rally Game three at Fordham: Fordham used a 13-0 run fell short as the Pride missed game-tying three-pointers in midway through the second half to turn a 42-40 deficit into a the final 17 seconds and dropped a 76-72 decision to 53-42 lead and never looked back in posting a 62-49 victory Loyola Marymount in the opening game of the UM Holiday over Hofstra on November 27 in the Bronx. The Pride had Classic on December 28. The Pride wasted a great used a 10-0 to take the two-point advantage, but the Rams performance from sophomore guard Cigi McCollin, who ended up closing the contest on a 22-7 run to push their poured in a game and career-high 26 points in the losing record to 3-1 on the season. For Hofstra, which fell to 2-1, effort. The 26 points were a season-high for an individual sophomore guard Cigi McCollin scored a team-high 18 on the Pride roster and the most since senior forward points and sophomore forward Lana Harshaw added eight Amaka Agugua scored 27 in an overtime loss to Canisius points and eight rebounds. on November 30, 2003. Game four at St. John’s: St. John’s jumped out to a 15-4 lead only 5:16 into the contest and never looked back in posting a 83-70 win over Hofstra on December 1 at Carnesecca Arena. An 8-0 run by the Pride, all by sophomore guard Cigi McCollin, would get Hofstra within three with 12:18 left in the first half but Hofstra was unable to get any closer than that. McCollin tied for game-high honors with 19 points and added a career-high six assists. Sophomore forward Lizanne Murphy notched her third double-double of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds, while sophomore center Vanessa Gidden added 13 points, six rebounds and a game-high four blocks.

Game five vs. Massachusetts: The Minutewomen used a 13-0 run midway through the second half to turn a four- point deficit into a nine-point advantage and never looked back in posting the seven-point, 64-57, victory over Hofstra on December 9 at Hofstra Arena. The Pride led the majority of the game of the game, until being done in by the 5:32 scoring drought. Sophomore guard Cigi McCollin led Hofstra with a game-high 16 points, while sophomore forward Lana Harshaw added 11 points and eight rebounds. Sophomore forward Lizanne Murphy added a team-high 13 rebounds. IN 2004-05, HOFSTRA IS…

4-4 on the season 4-2 when Hofstra wins the opening tip 0-0 in Colonial Athletic Association play 0-2 when opponent wins opening tip

2-0 against the 3-1 when scoring the first points of the game 1-0 against the Patriot League 1-3 when opponent scores first points of the game 0-2 against the Atlantic-10 Conference 0-1 against the Big East Conference 2-1 when leading at halftime 1-0 against the Ivy League 2-3 when trailing at halftime 0-1 against the West Coast Conference 0-0 when tied at halftime 0-0 against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 2-0 when leading with 2:00 to play 0-0 on Monday 1-4 when trailing with 2:00 to play 0-1 on Tuesday 0-0 when tied with 2:00 to play 1-1 on Wednesday 0-1 on Thursday 2-1 at home 2-0 on Friday 1-2 on the road 1-1 on Saturday 1-1 at neutral sites 0-0 on Sunday 0-0 in overtime games 3-4 when playing night games 0-1 when a Hofstra coach gets a technical 1-0 when playing day games 0-1 when a Hofstra player gets a technical

2-1 in November 3-2 when game is on WRHU (88.7 FM) 2-3 in December 0-1 when game is on the television 0-0 in January 0-0 in February 1-0 when five players score in double figures 0-0 in March 1-0 when four players score in double figures 1-2 when three players score in double figures 0-0 when scoring less than 40 points 1-1 when two players score in double figures 0-1 when scoring 40-49 points 0-1 when one player scores in double figures 0-1 when scoring 50-59 points 2-0 when scoring 60-69 points 4-1 when Vanessa Gidden scores in double figures 2-2 when scoring 70-79 points 3-4 when Cigi McCollin scores in double figures 0-0 when scoring 80-89 points 2-0 when Jenna McSpadden scores in double figures 0-0 when scoring 90-99 points 3-2 when Lizanne Murphy scores in double figures 1-2 when Lana Harshaw scores in double figures 0-0 when opponents score lest than 40 pts. 1-0 when Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio scores in double 0-0 when opponents score 40-49 pts. figures 1-0 when opponents score 50-59 pts. 2-2 when opponents score 60-69 pts. 2 0-5 point wins 1-1 when opponents score 70-79 pts. 0 6-10 point wins 0-1 when opponents score 80-89 pts. 1 11-15 point wins 0-0 when opponents score 90-99 pts. 1 16-20 point wins 0-0 when opponents score over 100 pts. 0 21+ point wins

1-0 when shooting 50% or better from the field 1 0-5 point losses 2-1 when shooting between 40%-50% from the field 1 6-10 point losses 1-3 when shooting less than 40% from the field 2 11-15 point losses 0 16-20 point losses 0-0 when opponents shoot 50% or better from the field 0 21+ point losses 1-2 when opponents shoot between 40% and 50% from the field Starting lineups used – 3 3-2 when opponents shoot less than 40% from the field Baldrey-Chourio, McCollin, McSpadden, Murphy, Harshaw (2-2)

3-1 when shooting more free throws than opponents Baldrey-Chourio, McCollin, McSpadden, Murphy, Gidden (0-1) 1-3 when opponent shoots more free throws 0-0 when both teams have the same amount of free throw Baldrey-Chourio, McCollin, Murphy, Harshaw, Gidden (2-1) attempts

4-2 when out rebounding opponent 0-2 when opponent out rebounds Hofstra 0-0 when both teams have the same amount of rebounds

2-0 when having fewer turnovers than opponent 1-4 when opponents have fewer turnovers 1-0 when both teams have the same amount of turnovers The Last Time It Happened... TEAM-GAME Hofstra scored 80-89 points 2003-04: 87 (87-66) vs. William & Mary, 2-5-04 Hofstra scored 90-94 points 1991-92: 94 (94-87) vs. Long Island, 11-30-91 Hofstra scored 95-99 points 1997-98: 97 (97-95) at Wagner, 1-6-93 Hofstra scored 100 points or more 1980-81: 100 (100-51) vs. Cortland State Opponent scored 80-89 points 2004:05: 83 (83-70) by St. John’s, 12-1-04 Opponent scored 90-99 points 2003-04: 92 (92-64) by George Mason, 2-1-04 Opponent scored 100 points or more 2003-04: 105 (105-62) by Old Dominion, 2-12-04 Held an opponent to 50 points or less 2003-04: 49 (55-49) vs. Princeton, 12-13-03 Held an opponent to less than 40 points 2003-04: 37 (48-37) at James Madison, 1-25-04 Hofstra was held to 50 points or less 2004-05: 49 (62-49) at Fordham, 11-27-04 Hofstra was held to less than 40 points 2001-02: 38 (74-38) at Drexel, 1-27-02 50 percent from the field 2003-04: 50.8% vs. Quinnipiac, 11-19-04 80-89 percent from the foul line 2003-04: 84.0 % (21-25) at Virginia Commonwealth, 2-20-04 90 percent or better from the foul line 2002-03: 90.0 % (9-10) at Stetson, 12-6-02 100 percent from the foul line 1998-99: 2-2 at Army, 11-29-98 20-point win 2003-04: 87-66 (21) vs. William & Mary, 2-5-04 30-point win 1997-98: 72-41 (31) vs. Monmouth, 11-25-97 40-point win 1999-00: 72-29 (43) at Boston Univ., 1-4-00 20-point loss 2003-04: 67-41 (26) vs. Delaware, 2-15-04 30-point loss 2002-03: 99-69 (30) vs. Old Dominion, 2-16-03 40-point loss 2003-04: 105-62 (43) at Old Dominion, 2-12-04 Overtime win 1983-84: 61-60 vs. Marist (Hofstra has had six OT games since last win), 1-26-84 Overtime loss 2002-03: 78-74 vs. Canisius, 11-30-03 Double-overtime loss 1980-81: 87-80 vs. Springfield Last Second Win 2002-03: 80-78 vs. William & Mary, 2-8-03 (Brickey 18-footer) Last Second Loss 2003-04: 57-56 vs. George Mason, 2-26-04 (Neamo free throw) 5-game winning streak 1999-00: 5 games (December 3 – December 29, 1999) 10-game winning streak None; longest D-1 streak is six games – 1982-83 & 1983-84 5-game losing streak 2002-03: 7 games (February 16, 2003 – March 6, 2003) 10-game losing streak 1995-96: 17 games (January 12, 1996 - February 28, 1996) INDIVIDUAL-GAME 20-24 points 22 by Lizanne Murphy vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 25-29 points 26 by Cigi McCollin vs. Loyola Marymount, 12-28-04 30-34 points 30 by Jen Brickey vs. Virginia Commonwealth, 2-14-03 35-39 points 36 by Jen Brickey at William & Mary, 1-20-02 40 or more points 41 by Marguerite Moran vs. Bucknell, 2-9-89 Two players with 20 points or more 25/21 by Jen Brickey & Staceyann Claxton vs. Old Dominion, 2-16-03 Two players with 10 or more rebounds 11/10 by Amaka Agugua/Lizanne Murphy at UNC Wilmington, 3-5-03 Three players with 10 or more rebounds 14/14/11 by Vanessa Gidden, Lizanne Murphy and Lana Harshaw vs. Colgate, 11-24-04 Double-Double 10 points, 10 rebounds vs. Loyola Marymount, 12-28-04 Two players with double-doubles 27 pts/12 rebs by Amaka Agugua and 10 asst/14 rebs by Staceyann Claxton vs. Canisius, 11-30-03 Three players with double-doubles 19 pts/14 rebs by Vanessa Gidden, 14 pts/14 rebs by Lizanne Murphy and 14 pts/11 rebs by Lana Harshaw vs. Colgate, 11-24-04 100 percent from the field (min. 5 made) 5-5 by Amaka Agugua at Delaware, 1-15-04 100 percent from foul line (min. 5 made) 6-6 by Urszula Smolarek at Rhode Island, 12-9-03 Five assists exactly by Staceyann Claxton vs. James Madison, 2-29-04 Six assists exactly by Lizanne Murphy vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 Seven assists exactly by Staceyann Claxton vs. George Mason, 2-26-04 Eight assists exactly by Urszula Smolarek at Rhode Island, 12-9-03 Nine assists exactly by Staceyann Claxton vs. George Mason, 2-2-03 Ten assists exactly by Staceyann Claxton vs. Canisius, 11-30-03 More than 10 assists 11 by Lauren Hall-Gregory at Towson, 2-14-02 Five steals or more 5 by Cigi McCollin vs. Massachusetts, 12-9-04 Five blocks or more 5 by Rume Pela at William & Mary, 1-23-03 2004-05 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER The Pride

No. Player Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous College 5 Tenicha Gittens G Jr. 5-4 Brossard, Quebec, Canada/Dawson/Eastern Arizona 10 Cigi McCollin G So. 5-7 Long Island City, NY/Christ The King 11 Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio G Sr. 5-11 Surrey, England/Tolworth Girls School/ Tallahassee CC 15 Lizanne Murphy G/F So. 6-1 Beaconfield, Quebec, Canada/Dawson 21 Jenna McSpadden G Fr. 5-11 Austin, TX/Hyde Park Baptist 32 India Ali G Fr. 5-5 Lithonia, GA/Southwest DeKalb 33 Amaka Agugua F Sr. 5-11 Herndon, VA/Oakton 35 Lana Harshaw F So. 6-0 Wildwood, NJ/Wildwood 43 Vanessa Gidden C So. 6-3 Stamford, CT/Stamford 52 Linn Quamme F Fr. 6-0 West Salem, WI/West Salem 54 Carla Golden F/C Fr. 6-2 Paulsboro, NJ/Paulsboro

Head Coach: Felisha Legette-Jack (Syracuse, 1989), Third season Assistant Coach: Carlton Oliver (Oral Roberts, 1996) Assistant Coach: Cherie Hogg (Nevada-Las Vegas, 1994) Assistant Coach: Anthony Crocitto (Hofstra, 1995) Athletic Trainer: Nicholas Mancini (Stony Brook, 2000)

Roster Breakdown

Players by Class: Seniors: (2) Amaka Agugua, Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio Juniors: (1) Tenicha Gittens Sophomores: (4) Vanessa Gidden, Lana Harshaw, Cigi McCollin, Lizanne Murphy Freshmen: (4) India Ali, Carla Golden, Jenna McSpadden, Linn Quamme

Players by State and Country: Connecticut: (1) Vanessa Gidden Georgia: (1) India Ali New Jersey: (2) Carla Golden, Lana Harshaw New York: (1) Cigi McCollin Texas: (1) Jenna McSpadden Virginia: (1) Amaka Agugua Wisconsin: (1) Linn Quamme Canada: (2) Lizanne Murphy, Tenicha Gittens England: (1) Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio HOFSTRA INDIVIDUAL SEASON/CAREER HIGHS

# 5 TENICHA GITTENS (Guard Jr. 5-4 Brossard, Quebec, Canada/Dawson College/Eastern Arizona)

***PLAYER NOTES: Has played in six game this season…Had three points and four assists at Fordham…Scored a season-high seven points at Sacred Heart…Averaging 12.5 minutes per game.

Career Highs: Season Highs: PTS: 7 at Sacred Heart, 12-11-04 ***SAME*** REBS: 2 at Fordham, 11-27-04 ASTS: 4 at Fordham, 11-27-04 FGM: 3 at Sacred Heart, 12-11-04 FGA: 5 at Sacred Heart, 12-11-04 3FGM: 1, three times, most recently at Sacred Heart, 12-11-04 3FGA: 3, twice, most recently at Sacred Heart, 12-11-04 FTM: 2 vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 FTA: 2 vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 OR: 1, twice, most recently vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 DR: 1, several times, most recently at Sacred Heart, 12-11-04 TO: 3 vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 BS: None ST: 1, twice, most recently vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 MIN: 20 at Fordham, 11-27-04

# 10 CIGI MCCOLLIN (Guard So. 5-7 Long Island City, NY/Christ the King)

***PLAYER NOTES: Has played in all started all eight games this season…Only member of the team to score in double figures in all six games…Was second on the team with 14 points and five assists in Hofstra’s season opener vs. Quinnipiac…Chipped in with 11 points vs. Colgate…Led Hofstra with 18 points against Fordham…Had a game-high 19 points and added a career-high six assists at St. John’s…Scored a game-high 16 points and added six rebounds, four assists and a career-high five steals…Was second on the team with 17 points, while adding six rebounds and four steals at Sacred Heart…Was held to just seven points, but pulled down a career-high tying seven rebounds vs. Harvard…The seven points against Harvard marked the first time this season that McCollin has been held below double digits…Poured in a game and career-high 26 points against Loyola Marymount…The 26 points were a season-high for an individual on the Pride roster and the most since senior forward Amaka Agugua scored 27 against Canisius on November 30, 2003…Averaging 33.8 minutes per game.

Career Highs: Season Highs: PTS: 26 vs. Loyola Marymount, 12-28-04 Same REBS: 7, three times, most recently vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 7 vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 ASTS: 6 at St. John’s, 12-1-04 Same FGM: 8 vs. Loyola Marymount, 12-28-04 Same FGA: 15, twice, most recently vs. Loyola Marymount, 12-28-04 Same 3FGM: 4, several times, most recently vs. Loyola Marymount, 12-28-04 4, twice, most recently vs. Loyola Marymount, 12-28-04 3FGA: 9, twice, most recently vs. Delaware, 2-15-04 8, twice, most recently vs. Loyola Marymount, 12-28-04 FTM: 8 vs. St. Francis (NY), 11-23-02 6, twice, most recently vs. Loyola Marymount, 12-28-04 FTA: 9 vs. St. Francis (NY), 11-23-02 8 vs. Massachusetts, 12-9-04 OR: 5 vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 Same DR: 6, twice, most recently vs. Loyola Marymount, 12-28-04 6 vs. Loyola Marymount, 12-28-04 TO: 7 at Sacred Heart, 12-11-04 Same BS: 2 at Towson, 1-22-04 None ST: 5 vs. Massachusetts, 12-9-04 Same MIN: 38 vs. Massachusetts, 12-9-04 Same # 11 CHARLOTTE BALDREY-CHOURIO (Guard Sr. 5-11 Surrey, England/Tolworth Girls School/Tallahassee CC)

***PLAYER NOTES: Has started and played in all eight games this season…Set career-highs in assists (6), steals (3) and minutes (29) against Quinnipiac…Tallied career-highs of 11 points and six rebounds, while sinking the game-winner with 1.2 seconds left in the Pride’s home opener vs. Colgate…Had five points and four assists at Fordham…Chipped in with eight points, two assists and two steals at St. John’s…Had six points vs. Massachusetts…Chipped in with six points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals at Sacred Heart…Add six points and a career-high seven rebounds vs. Harvard…Averaging 29.9 minutes per game.

Career Highs: Season Highs: PTS: 11 vs. Colgate, 11-24-04 Same REBS: 7 vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 Same ASTS: 6 vs. Quinnipiac, 11-19-04 Same FGM: 5 vs. Colgate, 11-24-04 Same FGA: 10 vs. Colgate, 11-24-04 Same 3FGM: 1, three times, most recently at St. John’s, 12-1-04 1, twice, most recently at St. John’s, 12-1-04 3FGA: 3, twice, most recently vs. Massachusetts, 12-9-04 3 vs. Massachusetts, 12-9-04 FTM: 4, three times, most recently vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 4, twice, most recently vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 FTA: 7 vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 Same OR: 2 vs. Colgate, 11-24-04 Same DR: 6 vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 Same TO: 8 at Fordham, 11-27-04 Same BS: 1 vs. Towson, 2-8-04 None ST: 4 vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 Same MIN: 37, twice, most recently vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 Same

# 15 LIZANNE MURPHY (Guard/Forward So. 6-1 Beaconfield, Quebec, Canada/Dawson College)

***PLAYER NOTES: Has started and played in all eight games this season…Tallied Hofstra’s first double-double of the season with 13 points and a game-high 10 rebounds vs. Quinnipiac…Notched her second straight double-double to start the season with 14 points and 14 rebounds vs. Colgate…The 14 rebounds are the 11th highest single game total in Hofstra Basketball history…Chipped in with four points and a game-high nine rebounds at Fordham…Had her third double-double of the season, in just the team’s fourth game, with 11 points and 11 rebounds at St. John’s…Chipped in with eight points and a team-high 13 rebounds against Massachusetts…Had six points and seven rebounds at Sacred Heart…Led the Pride to victory over Harvard as she notched career-highs of 22 points and 15 rebounds, while tying her career-high of six assists…16 of the 22 points against Harvard came in the second half…Scored 19 points, including 15 in the second half against Loyola Marymount…Averaging a team-best 35.4 minutes per game.

Career Highs: Season Highs: PTS: 22 vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 Same REBS: 15 vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 Same ASTS: 6, three times, most recently vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 6 vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 FGM: 9 vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 Same FGA: 15 vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 Same 3FGM: 2, twice, most recently vs. Massachusetts, 12-9-04 2 vs. Massachusetts, 12-9-04 3FGA: 4 vs. Massachusetts, 12-9-04 Same FTM: 9 vs. Old Dominion, 1-18-04 8 vs. Loyola Marymount, 12-28-04 FTA: 10, twice, most recently vs. Loyola Marymount, 12-28-04 10 vs. Loyola Marymount, 12-28-04 OR: 6, twice, most recently vs. Massachusetts, 12-9-04 Same DR: 11, twice, most recently vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 11 vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 TO: 8 at Sacred Heart, 12-11-04 Same BS: 1, several times, most recently vs. Loyola Marymount, 12-28-04 1, three times, most recently vs. Loyola Marymount, 12-28-04 ST: 6 vs. Virginia Commonwealth, 3-11-04 5 vs. Colgate, 11-24-04 MIN: 40, three times, most recently vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 40 vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 # 21 JENNA MCSPADDEN (Guard Fr. 5-11 Austin, TX/Hyde Park Baptist)

***PLAYER NOTES: Has played in all eight games this season, starting five…Was second on the team with 14 points, while also knocking down four three’s against Quinnipiac…Scored nine points, all on three-pointers, against St. John’s…Had six points vs. Massachusetts…Chipped in with 11 points, including nine in the second half, in win over Harvard…Chipped in with eight points and four rebounds vs. Loyola Marymount…Averaging 19.3 minutes per game.

Career Highs: Season Highs: PTS: 14 vs. Quinnipiac, 11-19-04 ***SAME*** REBS: 5 vs. Quinnipiac, 11-19-04 ASTS: 2 vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 FGM: 5 vs. Quinnipiac, 11-19-04 FGA: 12 vs. Quinnipiac, 11-19-04 3FGM: 4 vs. Quinnipiac, 11-19-04 3FGA: 10 vs. Quinnipiac, 11-19-04 FTM: 1 at Fordham, 11-27-04 FTA: 2 at Fordham, 11-27-04 OR: 2 vs. Quinnipiac, 11-19-04 DR: 3, twice, most recently vs. Loyola Marymount, 12-28-04 TO: 3 vs. Massachusetts, 12-9-04 BS: 1 vs. Quinnipiac, 11-19-04 ST: 3, twice, most recently vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 MIN: 35 vs. Quinnipiac, 11-19-04

# 32 INDIA ALI (Guard Fr. 5-5 Lithonia, GA/Southwest DeKalb)

***PLAYER NOTES: Has played in five games this season…Saw the first action of her collegiate career against St. John’s…Averaging 14.8 minutes per game.

Career Highs: Season Highs: PTS: 3 at St. John’s, 12-1-04 ***SAME*** REBS: 2 vs. Loyola Marymount, 12-28-04 ASTS: 4 at St. John’s, 12-1-04 FGM: 1, three times, most recently vs. Loyola Marymount, 12-28-04 FGA: 5 vs. Loyola Marymount, 12-28-04 3FGM: None 3FGA: 1 vs. Loyola Marymount, 12-28-04 FTM: 1 at St. John’s, 12-1-04 FTA: 2 at St. John’s, 12-1-04 OR: None DR: 2 vs. Loyola Marymount, 12-28-04 TO: 3 at St. John’s, 12-1-04 BS: None ST: 3 at St. John’s, 12-1-04 MIN: 31 at St. John’s, 12-1-04 #33 AMAKA AGUGUA (Forward Sr. 5-11 Herdon, VA/Oakton)

***PLAYER NOTES: Out with injury.

Career Highs: Season Highs: PTS: 27 vs. Canisius, 11-30-03 REBS: 14 vs. William & Mary, 2-8-03 ASTS: 3, several times, most recently vs. James Madison, 2-29-04 FGM: 13 vs. Canisius, 11-30-03 FGA: 20 vs. Canisius, 11-30-03 3FGM: None 3FGA: 1, three times, most recently at Rhode Island, 12-9-03 FTM: 9 vs. William & Mary, 2-8-03 FTA: 12, twice, most recently vs. William & Mary, 2-5-04 OR: 9 vs. Drexel, 1-30-03 DR: 9 vs. William & Mary, 2-8-03 TO: 6 at Rhode Island, 12-9-03 BS: 2, several times, most recently vs. James Madison, 2-29-04 ST: 4 at Columbia, 12-4-03 MIN: 40 vs. William & Mary, 3-12-03

# 35 LANA HARSHAW (Forward So. 6-0 Wildwood, NJ/Wildwood)

***PLAYER NOTES: Has played in all eight games this season, starting seven…Had six points and was second on the team with seven rebounds against Quinnipiac…Tallied a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds against Colgate…Was second on the team in points with eight and rebounds with eight against Fordham…Was one of two players in double figures against Massachusetts with 11 points and added eight rebounds…Chipped in with seven points and six rebounds at Sacred Heart…Added eight points, four rebounds, three blocks and two assists vs. Harvard…Posted her second double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds vs. Loyola Marymount…Averaging 22.5 minutes per game.

Career Highs: Season Highs: PTS: 14, three times, most recently vs. Colgate, 11-24-04 14 vs. Colgate, 11-24-04 REBS: 11, three times, most recently vs. Colgate, 11-24-04 11 vs. Colgate, 11-24-04 ASTS: 3, twice, most recently vs. William & Mary, 2-5-04 2, twice, most recently vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 FGM: 5, several times, most recently at Old Dominion, 2-12-04 4, three times, most recently vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 FGA: 11 at Sacred Heart, 12-11-04 Same 3FGM: None None 3FGA: 1 at Florida International, 12-29-03 None FTM: 6, three times, most recently vs. Colgate, 11-24-04 6 vs. Colgate, 11-24-04 FTA: 10, twice, most recently vs. Colgate, 11-24-04 10 vs. Colgate, 11-24-04 OR: 6, three times, most recently at Fordham, 11-27-04 6, twice, most recently at Fordham, 11-27-04 DR: 8 vs. Drexel, 1-29-04 7 vs. Quinnipiac, 11-19-04 TO: 3, several times, most recently at Sacred Heart, 12-11-04 3, three times, most recently at Sacred Heart, 12-11-04 BS: 3 vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 Same ST: 4 vs. Virginia Commonwealth, 1-4-04 1, several times, most recently at Sacred Heart, 12-11-04 MIN: 34 vs. Drexel, 1-29-04 30 vs. Loyola Marymount, 12-28-04 # 43 VANESSA GIDDEN (Center So. 6-3 Stamford, CT/Stamford)

***PLAYER NOTES: Has played in all eight games this season, starting four…Came off the bench to pour in a team-high 21 points in Hofstra’s season-opening win over Quinnipiac…Named Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Week on November 22…Led Hofstra in scoring for the second straight game off the bench with game-highs of 19 points and 14 rebounds against Colgate in the Pride’s home opener…The 14 rebounds are the 11th most in a single game in Pride Basketball history…Had four points and was second on the team in rebounds with eight against Fordham…Chipped in with 13 points, six rebounds and a game-high four blocks at St. John’s…Added eight points and eight rebounds against Massachusetts…Led Hofstra with 19 points and pulled down a game and career-high 16 rebounds at Sacred Heart…The 16 rebounds are the seventh most in a single game in Hofstra Basketball history…Chipped in with 12 points, four rebounds and three blocks in win over Harvard…Had five points, seven rebounds, four blocks and two steals against Loyola Marymount…Averaging 30.6 minutes per game this season.

Career Highs: Season Highs: PTS: 21 vs. Quinnipiac, 11-19-04 Same REBS: 16 at Sacred Heart, 12-11-04 Same ASTS: 1, several times, most recently vs. James Madison, 2-29-04 None FGM: 8 vs. Quinnipiac, 11-19-04 Same FGA: 17 vs. Colgate, 11-24-04 Same 3FGM: None None 3FGA: None None FTM: 7, twice, most recently at Sacred Heart, 12-11-04 Same FTA: 10 at Sacred Heart, 12-11-04 Same OR: 11 vs. Colgate, 11-24-04 Same DR: 9 at Sacred Heart, 12-11-04 Same TO: 5 at James Madison, 1-25-04 4 vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 BS: 4, several times, most recently vs. Loyola Marymount, 12-28-04 4, three times, most recently vs. Loyola Marymount, 12-28-04 ST: 2, several times, most recently vs. Loyola Marymount, 12-28-04 2, three times, most recently vs. Loyola Marymount, 12-28-04 MIN: 36 vs. Colgate, 11-24-04 Same

# 52 LINN QUAMME (Forward Fr. 6-0 West Salem, WI/West Salem)

***PLAYER NOTES: Has played in all eight games this season…Chipped in with five points in season opener against Quinnipiac…Had five points at Sacred Heart…Averaging 10.1 minutes per game.

Career Highs: Season Highs: PTS: 5, twice, most recently at Sacred Heart, 12-11-04 ***SAME*** REBS: 3, twice, most recently at St. John’s, 12-1-04 ASTS: 1 at St. John’s, 12-1-04 FGM: 2, twice, most recently at Sacred Heart, 12-11-04 FGA: 5 vs. Quinnipiac, 11-19-04 3FGM: 1, three times, most recently at Sacred Heart, 12-11-04 3FGA: 2, three times, most recently at St. John’s, 12-1-04 FTM: None FTA: None OR: 1, twice, most recently at St. John’s, 12-1-04 DR: 3 at Fordham, 11-27-04 TO: 3 at St. John’s, 12-1-04 BS: None ST: 2 at St. John’s, 12-1-04 MIN: 23 vs. Quinnipiac, 11-19-04 CAREER STATISTICS (heading into UM Holiday Classic)

#10 Cigi McCollin Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. Reb. Avg. A PF TO BS S 2002-03 5-4 24-51 .471 17-20 .850 72 14.4 24 4.8 5 8 12 1 6 2003-04 28-20 75-236 .318 28-41 .683 222 7.9 67 2.4 39 50 52 3 28 2004-05 7-7 34-91 .410 18-25 .696 102 15.8 25 3.0 18 16 25 0 16 Career 40-31 133-378 .352 63-86 .733 396 9.9 116 2.9 62 74 89 4 48

Three-Point FG: 7-17 (.412) in 2002-03; 44-139 (.317) in 2003-04; 16-47 (.340 in 2004-05); Career: 67-203 (.330) .

#11 Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. Reb. Avg. A PF TO BS S 2003-04 25-3 7-49 .143 17-25 .680 32 1.3 26 1.0 26 17 50 1 10 2004-05 7-7 16-45 .375 12-18 .727 46 6.7 23 2.7 21 20 35 0 15 Career 32-10 23-94 .245 29-43 .674 78 2.4 49 1.5 47 37 85 1 25

Three-Point FG: 1-13 (.077) in 2003-04; 2-8 (.250) in 2004-05; Career 3-21 (.142).

#15 Lizanne Murphy Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. Reb. Avg. A PF TO BS S 2003-04 25-23 65-168 .387 44-61 .721 181 7.2 149 6.0 47 57 85 1 34 2004-05 7-7 30-64 .469 13-22 .591 78 11.1 79 11.3 17 13 24 2 9 Career 32-30 95-232 .410 57-83 .687 259 8.1 228 7.1 64 70 109 3 43

Three-Point FG: 7-32 (.219) in 2003-04; 5-14 (.357) in 2004-05; Career 12-46 (.261).

#33 Amaka Agugua Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. Reb. Avg. A PF TO BS S 2001-02 9-0 7-14 .500 0-2 .000 14 1.6 22 2.4 1 10 10 2 4 2002-03 29-28 140-260 .538 49-89 .551 329 11.3 204 7.0 28 100 55 10 30 2003-04 26-25 136-244 .557 40-84 .476 312 12.0 168 6.5 28 71 54 20 22 Career 64-53 283-518 .546 89-175 .509 655 10.2 394 6.2 57 181 119 32 56

Three-Point FG: 0-0 in 2001-02; 0-1 (.000) in 2002-03; 0-2 (.000) in 2003-04; Career 0-3 (.000).

#35 Lana Harshaw Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. Reb. Avg. A PF TO BS S 2003-04 24-7 60-115 .522 49-82 .598 169 7.0 114 4.8 19 50 31 7 24 2004-05 7-6 22-52 .423 12-19 .632 56 8.0 45 6.4 6 15 14 5 4 Career 31-13 78-161 .484 61-101 .603 217 7.0 155 5.0 23 64 43 9 28

Three-Point FG: 0-1 (.000) in 2003-04; 0-0 (.000) in 2004-05; Career 0-1 (.000).

#43 Vanessa Gidden Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. Reb. Avg. A PF TO BS S 2003-04 27-5 42-106 .396 36-73 .493 120 4.4 128 4.7 5 58 35 20 5 2004-05 7-3 34-87 .391 28-51 .549 96 13.7 61 8.7 0 17 17 16 6 Career 34-8 76-193 .394 64-124 .516 216 6.4 185 5.4 5 75 52 36 11

Three-Point FG: 0-0 (.000) in 2003-04; 0-0 (.000) in 2004-05; Career 0-0 (.000).