2012-13 Women's Baske Tball Media Guide
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SENIOR ALL-AMERICAN SHANTE EVANS 2012-13 Women's Baske tball HOFSTRA Media Guide Shante Evans PRIDE ON THE RISE It’s a great time to be a part of the Pride • Ranked 76th in the final RPI of the 2011-12 season • 12 teams on the 2012-13 schedule made postseason appearances in 2011-12 • Senior Shante Evans is the first two-time All-American in program history • Head Coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey now ranks second all-time in program history with 105 victories • Hofstra has averaged 17 ½ wins per season over the past six years • Lizanne Murphy, a 2007 graduate, was a member of the Canadian Olympic team this past summer • Shante Evans was a member of Team USA at the 2011 Pan American Games • Six former players are currently playing professionally overseas • Hofstra’s current freshman recruiting class was ranked as the sixth-best Mid Major Recruiting Class by ESPN/ HoopGurlz and the 51st-best in the nation by the All-Star Girls Report • Hofstra has made four WNIT appearances in the past seven years 2012-13 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 1 2011-12 HIGHLIGHTS CANDACE BOND WAS A CAA ALL- DEFENSIVE TEAM SELECTION FOR THE SECOND CANDICE BELLOCCHIO WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE DEAN EHLERS CONSECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AwARD, WHICH IS PRESENTED TO THE STUDENT- YEAR. ATHLETE WHO “EMBODIES THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY AND sportsmANSHIP IN CONJUNCTION WITH HIS ACADEMIC ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENT” aND ADDRESSED THE CROWD AT THE 2012 CAA AwARDS BANQUET. COACH KRISTA KILBURN- STEVESKEY WON HER 100TH CAREER GAME AGAINST NortheASTERN ON JANUARY 22, 2011. HOFSTRA POSTED THREE WINS OVER TEAMS THAT MADE THE NCAA TOURNAMENT IN 2011-12, THE PRIDE WAS INCLUDING A HOME VICTORY OVER A ST. JOHN’S SELECTED TO THE WNIT TEAM THAT ADVANCED TO THE SWEET 16. FOR THE FOUrth TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY AND HOSTED HARVARD IN A MEMBERS OF THE 1981-82 HOFSTRA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FIRST ROUND CONTEST. TEAM REUNITED TO COMMEMORATE THE 30-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR METROPOLITAN CONFERENCE AND EASTERN AIAW DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIPS. PURSO NICOLE CA CAA RECEIVES HER C ALL-ACADEMI FICATE TEAM Certi FROM CAA COMMISSIONER . TOM YEAGER 2 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY • GoHofstra.com TABLE OF CONTENTS Pride on the Rise 1 This is Hofstra University 68 2011-12 Highlights 2 Hofstra President 70 Table of Contents 3 University Senior Administration 71 2012-13 Quick Facts 4 Director of Athletics 72 Nike 5 Athletic Administration and Head Coaches 74 Hofstra Highlights 6 Hofstra Athletics 76 Game Day 8 Team Travel 77 Community Involvement 9 New York City 10 2011-12 Statistics and Results 78 Long Island 11 2011-12 Game-by-Game Team Statistics 79 Mack Sports Complex 12 2011-12 Individual Statistics 80 Athletic Academic Support 14 Strength and Conditioning 15 The Last Time 81 Player Development 16 2011-12 Team Highs and Lows 82 Athletic Training 18 2011-12 Trivia 83 2011-12 Box Scores 84 Head Coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey 19 The Colonial Athletic Association 94 Assistant Coach Bill Ferrara 22 2011-12 Colonial Athletic Association Review 95 Assistant Coach Jessica Mannetti 23 2012-13 CAA Composite Schedule 102 Assistant Coach Faisal Khan 24 Director of Basketball Operations Michael Gibson 25 Hofstra Record Book 104 Hofstra in Postseason Play 112 Support Staff 26 Hofstra Women’s Basketball Alumnae 114 2012-13 Roster 27 Pride in the Pros 117 2012-13 Outlook 28 Year-by-Year Coaching Records 118 Hofstra Women’s Basketball Series Records 119 Meet the Pride 31 Hofstra Basketball Year-by-Year Results 120 Candace Bond 32 Media Information 132 Shante Evans 34 Media Outlets 134 Deven Green 38 CAA Championship 135 Anma Onyeuku 40 NCAA Bracket 136 Annie Payton 42 Campus Map/Getting to Hofstra 137 McKenzie Kudron 44 Pride Snapshots 138 Onyesonam Nolisa 46 Radio/TV Chart 140 Andreana Thomas 48 Alexis Carter 50 Sydni Epps 52 Asia Jackson 54 Ruth Sherrill 56 Dee Thomas-Palmer 58 2012-13 Opponents Stetson/Texas/St. John’s 60 Saint Joseph’s/Marist/Harvard 61 Harvard/Princeton/Auburn 62 Mississippi/Northwestern/Norfolk State 63 William & Mary/Georgia State/George Mason 64 Drexel/Old Dominion/James Madison 65 Delaware/UNCW/Northeastern 66 Towson/Basketball Camp 67 2012-13 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 3 2012-13 HOFSTRA QUICK FACTS Location: Hempstead, New York 11549 Associate Director of Athletics for Communications: Stephen Gorchov Founded: 1935 Office Phone: (516) 463-4933 Enrollment: 11,453 Senior Sports Information Director: Jim Sheehan Nickname: Pride Office Phone: (516) 463-6764 Colors: Gold, White and Blue Director of Athletic Publications: Len Skoros Affiliation: NCAA Division I Office Phone (516) 463-4602 Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Photographers: Brian Ballweg, Joe Rogate, Stephen Gorchov, Jim Sheehan, Home Court: David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex (5,023) Vaughn Winchell, Cathy Kushner, Stephen Slade, Joe Rokita, Torrey Vail President: Stuart Rabinowitz BASKETBALL INFORMATION Faculty Athletics Representative: Dr. Michael Barnes Vice President and Director of Athletics: Jeffrey A. Hathaway Executive Associate Director of Athletics: Danny McCabe Head Basketball Coach: Krista Kilburn-Steveskey Senior Associate Director of Athletics: Cindy Lewis (North Carolina State, 1990) Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Facilities: Jay Artinian Record at Hofstra: 105-85/Seventh Year Associate Director of Athletics for External Relations: Tim McMahon Overall College Coaching Record: Same Associate Director of Athletics for Communications: Stephen Gorchov Assistant Coaches: Bill Ferrara (Florida, 2003), Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance: TBA Jessica Mannetti (Concordia (NY), 2001), Assistant Director of Athletics for Development: Daniel Solow Faisal Khan (Maryland, Baltimore County, 1999) Assistant Director of Athletics for Corporate Relations: Director of Basketball Operations: Michael Gibson Ellen Johnson (Boston College, 2008) Assistant Director of Athletics for Marketing and Promotions: Women’s Basketball Athletic Trainer: Marie Siler (West Virginia, 2006) Chrissy Arnone Assistant Director of Athletics for Ticket Operations: Basketball Office Phone: (516) 463-HOOP Maria Corvino Basketball Secretary: Clarice Smith Assistant Director of Athletics for Student-Athlete Development: Best Time to Call: Contact SID Samantha Sweeney Director of Ticket Sales: Michael Neely 2011-12 Record: 19-12 Assistant Director for Administration: Rachel August 2011-12 Conference Record/ Finish: 11-7/T-4th Athletic Department Phone: (516) 463-6750 2011-12 Postseason: Lost in the first round of Postseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) Press Row Phone: (516) 463-7725 Players Returning: 8 Radio: WRHU-FM (88.7) Players Lost: 4 Website: GoHofstra.com Starter Returning: 2 Starters Lost: 3 Senior Assistant Director of Athletic Communications: Brian Bohl Newcomers: 5 (Women’s Basketball Contact) E-mail: [email protected] Returning postseason honors recipients Office Phone: (516) 463-6759 Shante Evans (Associated Press All-American and All-CAA first team) Cell Phone: (516) 408-8214 Fax: (516) 463-5033 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PERSONNEL STARTER RETURNING (2) - STArts IN PARENTHESES NEWCOMERS (5) Name Pos. Cl. Ht. PPG RPG APG Other Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School/ Shante Evans (31) F Sr. 6-0 19.2 10.5 1.0 Led team in Previous scoring and Alexis Carter G Fr. 5-8 Woodbridge, VA/Osbourn Park rebounding Sydni Epps G Fr. 5-11 Cheltenham, PA/Springside Candace Bond (31) F Sr. 5-10 7.8 5.4 1.2 Led team in Asia Jackson G Fr. 5-7 Peekskill, NY/Peekskill steals Ruth Sherrill F Fr. 6-0 Alexandria, VA/ Thomas Edison OTHER RETURNING PLAYERS (6) - Dee Thomas-Palmer F Fr. 6-0 Philadelphia, PA/ STArts IN PARENTHESES William Penn Charter Name Pos. Cl. Ht. PPG RPG APG PLAYERS LOST (4) - STArts IN PARENTHESES Deven Green (0) F Sr. 5-11 3.3 2.3 0.1 McKenzie Kudron (-) F/C Jr. 6-3 - - - Name Pos. PPG RPG APG (transfer eligible in 2012-13) Candice Bellocchio (31) G 9.1 3.6 6.2 Onyesonam Nolisa (0) G/F So. 5-11 0.7 0.8 0.8 Nicole Capurso (31) G 11.2 2.7 2.1 Anma Onyeuku (0) F Jr. 5-10 3.3 1.8 0.4 Katelyn Loper (20) G 12.4 4.1 0.8 Annie Payton (0) G/F Jr. 5-9 1.1 0.8 0.4 Marie Malone (10) C 5.7 5.2 0.3 Andreana Thomas (1) G So. 5-4 4.2 2.6 1.4 4 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY • GoHofstra.com NIKE AD 2012-13 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 5 HOFSTRA HIGHLIGHTS PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING JOURNALISTS BOB WOODWARD AND CARL BERNSTEIN, THE reporters WHO BROKE THE WATERGATE SCANDAL FOR THE WASHINGTON NEWARK MAYOR CORY BOOKER POST, SPOKE AT HOFSTRA ON MARCH 20, 2012, FOR THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF WAS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR THE STORY THAT FORCED PRESIDENT NIXON TO RESIGN. HOFSTRA’S ANNUAL P.R.I.D.E. WEEK. HOFSTRA STUDENTS RAISED MORE THAN $100,000 FOR CANCER RESEARCH DURING THE 2012 RELAY FOR LIFE. HOFSTRA HOSTED A PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ON OCTOBER 16, 2012, AND BROUGHT A SLATE OF TOP POLITICAL STRATEGISTS, ACTIVISTS, SCHOLARS AND JOURNALISTS TO CAMPUS AS PArt OF AN ELECTION- THEMED EVENT SERIES. CBS CORPORATION PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER LESLIE MOONVES WAS THE SPEAKER AT THE UNDERGRADUATE CEREMONY DURING HOFSTRA’S 2012 COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES. 6 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY • GoHofstra.com THE PRINCETON REVIEW RECENTLY NAMED THE ZARB SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ONE OF ITS “GREAT SCHOOLS FOR MARKETING AND SALES MAJORS” THE HOFSTRA IS JUST HOFSTRA- 25 MILES FROM North NEW YORK CITY. SHORE LIJ SCHOOL OF MEDICINE COMPLETED ITS FIRST YEAR OF EXISTENCE IN JULY 2012. RAPPER SNOOP DOGG WAS ONE WRHU, HOFSTRA’S OF THE HEADLINERS AT VIBE LIVE RADIO STATION, WAS DURING THE 2012 FALL FESTIVAL. RECENTLY RATED THE FIFTH BEST COLLEGE RADIO STATION IN THE NATION BY THE PRINCETON REVIEW. 2012-13 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 7 GAME DAY 8 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY • GoHofstra.com COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ofstra student-athletes are an integral part of the local community and the Hwomen’s basketball program’s outreach program grows bigger each year.