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2011-12 Delaware2011-12 State University Women’s Basketball | Game 25 | February 18 Women’s Basketball Maggie Hayon, Sports Information Director | O: 302-857-6239 | C: 920-912-6635 | [email protected] | DSUHornets.com | @DSUwbb Delaware State University | 1200 N. DuPont Highway | Dover, DE 19901 2011-12 Schedule GAMEDAY CENTRAL N12 Wilmington Dover, Del. W 80-32 GAME TWENTY-FIVE | Delaware State University at Norfolk State University N15 Wesley Dover, Del. W 85-53 Date ..Saturday, February 18, 2012 N19 Wright State Dayton, Ohio L 53-57 Time ................. 4 p.m. Eastern N23 NJIT Dover, Del. L 49-65 Location ........Echols Hall | 6,191 N26 East Carolina# Greenville, N.C. L 47-54 ........................... Norfolk, Va. N27 Robert Morris# Greenville, N.C. L 67-75 Press Row ...........(757) 823-8195 TV ................................None D3 UMES* Princess Anne, Md. L 32-60 Webcast ..........NSUSpartans.com D5 Howard* Washington, D.C. L 49-59 Audio .............NSUSpartans.com D8 No. 5/6 Maryland College Park, Md. L 33-108 Live Stats ........NSUSpartans.com D11 St. Francis (N.Y.) Dover, Del. W 73-66 Norfolk State (9-14, 4-8 MEAC) Twitter ...... twitter.com/DSUwbb Delaware State (5-19, 2-9 MEAC) D17 North Florida& Jacksonville, Fla. L 61-72 Tickets ..............(757) 823-9009 D18 FIU& Jacksonville, Fla. L 57-73 SPARTANS ................................At Event HORNETS D22 Towson Dover, Del. L 59-70 D28 No. 22/25 Texas Austin, Texas L 35-89 THE GAME J4 Fordham Dover, Del. L 48-63 ▪ The contest is the 25th of the year for Delaware State and the 24th for Norfolk State. J14 UMES* Dover, Del. L 56-69 ▪ The Lady Hornets recently snapped a four-game losing streak while the Spartans have J21 Bethune-Cookman* Dover, Del. L 50-52 lost their last two contests. J23 Florida A&M* Dover, Del. L 65-84 J28 North Carolina Central* Durham, N.C. W 66-55 THE SERIES J30 North Carolina A&T* Greensboro, N.C. L 49-57 ▪ Delaware State leads the all-time series over NSU, 21-13. F4 Norfolk State* Dover, Del. L 66-84 ▪ The Lady Hornets had won 11 straight contests against TALE OF THE TAPE F6 Hampton* Dover, Del. L 33-72 the Spartans before Norfolk State defeated DSU, 84-66, NSU DSU F11 Coppin State* Baltimore, Md. L 58-76 on Feb. 4 in Dover. Record 9-14 5-19 F13 Morgan State* Baltimore, Md. W 67-53 ▪ The previous NSU win in the series came in a 58-55 vic- F18 Norfolk State* Norfolk, Va. 4 p.m. tory on February 26, 2005. PPG 63.2 55.8 F20 Hampton* Hampton, Va. 6 p.m. ▪ This is the second of two regular season games be- Opp PPG 66.7 66.6 F25 Howard* Dover, Del. 5 p.m. tween the two teams. FG % .394 .351 F27 Morgan State* Dover, Del. 5:30 p.m. Opp FG % .385 .446 M1 South Carolina State* Dover, Del. 5:30 p.m. THE COACHES 3pt % .284 .276 ▪ DSU head coach Ed Davis holds an 18-4 record with the Opp 3pt % .297 .283 MEAC Tournament | MEACHoops.com Lady Hornets over Norfolk State. FT % .627 .656 M6 TBA Winston-Salem, N.C. TBA ▪ Davis is in his 12th season at the helm of Del State Opp FT % .694 .702 M7 N/A - Men only Winston-Salem, N.C. TBA women’s basketball and 20th year coaching women’s RPG 41.3 35.1 M8 TBA Winston-Salem, N.C. TBA basketball. He holds a 347-232 (.599) overall record and APG 12.4 8.7 M9 TBA Winston-Salem, N.C. TBA is 176-178 (.497) at DSU. In MEAC play, Davis is 119-82 M10 TBA Winston-Salem, N.C. TBA (.592). TO 19.5 18.6 ▪ NSU head coach Debra Clark is in her third season with SPG 8.4 8.4 th # - 10th Annual East Carolina Thanksgiving Classic the school and 17 year overall coaching. With the Spar- BPG 2.2 2.9 tans, Clark is 22-56 and holds a 233-250 all-time record. & - UNF Osprey Holiday Classic FPG 17.9 18.5 * - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Game PLAYERS TO WATCH Times and dates subject to change | Home dates bolded All times Eastern #12 Deanna Harmon | Sophomore | Guard ▪ Scored career-high 20 points (9-for-20) in the first game of the season LADY HORNETS ONLINE ▪ Leads team in steals (2.1), assists (2.6) and minutes played (36.1) ▪ Named to ECU All-Tournament Team ▪ Missed first career game against Fordham on 1/4/12 with concussion-like symptoms Web site ............................. DSUHornets.com #24 Tierra Hawkins | Redshirt Freshman | Guard/Forward .................................................DESU.edu ▪ Posted a game-high 21 points and 10 rebounds in her first collegiate game ▪ Leads DSU in scoring (14.5) and rebounds (6.8) per game Facebook .............. facebook.com/DSUAthletics ▪ Recorded double figure scoring in 20 of 24 games Foursquare ............... Check in at Memorial Hall ▪ MEAC Rookie of the Week for Nov. 28 and Dec. 19 Media Guide ............... issuu.com/DSUAthletics #5 Tasia Bristow | Sophomore | Guard ▪ Scored a career-high 28 points against St. Francis Twitter .......................... twitter.com/DSUwbb ▪ Second on team in points (12.0), assists (2.3) and steals (1.9) ............................. twitter.com/DSUAthletics ▪ Named to UNF All-Classic Team dsuhornets.com@DSUWBB 2011-12 Delaware State University Women’s Basketball | Game 25 | February 18 DSU QUICK FACTS PROJECTED DSU STARTERS Location ............................. Dover, Del. 19901 Pos. No. Name Ht. Yr. Hometown 2011-12 Stats Founded .............................................1891 G 5 Tasia Bristow 5-5 So Baltimore, Md. 12.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.9 spg Enrollment .........................................4,000 Affiliation............................... NCAA Division I G 12 Deanna Harmon 5-7 So Owings Mills, Md. 7.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.6 apg, 2.1 spg Conference ............. Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) F 14 Keyanna Tate 6-0 Fr Beltsville, Md. 5.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.3 apg, 0.9 spg Nickname ..................................Lady Hornets F 24 Tierra Hawkins 6-2 rFr Clinton, Md. 14.5 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 0.9 bpg, 1.4 spg Colors ........... Columbia Blue (299) and Red (199) F 30 Kianna D’Oliveira 5-10 Jr Newport News, Va. 5.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 0.8 bpg Home Court .................... Memorial Hall (2,000) President ........................ Dr. Harry L. Williams Interim Athletic Director.....................Eric Hart LAST TIME OUT Assoc. AD/SWA ............................ Candy Young DELAWARE STATE: Tierra Hawkins posted a career night with 25 points and 15 rebounds as Assoc. AD/Internal Ops .......................PJ Moses she led DSU to their second MEAC victory of the season with a 67-53 win over Morgan State Assoc. AD/Student Services .................Eric Hart Monday evening at MSU’s Hill Field House. Hawkins went 10-for-22 from the field and 5-of-7 Asst. AD/Athletics Admin .......................... TBA from the charity stripe en route to her 20th double figure contest. She collected 11 points and Asst. AD/Media Relations ...............Dennis Jones seven rebounds in the first half against the Lady Bears. Hawkins also tied a career-best three Faculty Representative................. Dr. Jan Blade steals. The win halted a four-game losing skid for the Lady Hornets as they improve to 5-19 overall and 2-9 in MEAC play. 2010-11 Season in Review NORFOLK STATE: Choicetta McMillian and Melanie Warner combined for 49 points, including Overall Record ...................................... 9-20 10 3-pointers, as Hampton downed the Norfolk State women’s basketball team, 68-46, last MEAC Record/Finish ......................... 5-11/10th Saturday in the Battle of the Bay at Joseph Echols Hall. Unlike the first contest between the Home/Away/Neutral ..................... 4-9/5-9/0-2 two teams in January, NSU (9-14, 4-8) kept Hampton from running away from the Spartans. Postseason Play.......................................0-1 Hampton (18-4, 10-1) held just a nine-point lead more than midway through the second half Fell to UMES, 52-44, in the opening round of the MEAC Tournament before a 13-0 run gave the Pirates a comfortable lead for the rest of the game. Senior Tyisha Bridges scored in double figures for the third straight game with 11 points. Junior Batavia Owens added a team-high nine rebounds with eight points, while senior Whitney Long added 2011 Season Preview nine points for the day. Sophomore Rachel Gordon contributed six points and eight rebounds, Starters Returning/Lost ............................ 2/3 and junior Recca Trice handed out five assists. Letterwinners Returning/Lost ..................... 4/6 SCOUTING THE SPARTANS Newcomers .............................................. 9 Norfolk State is currently 9-14 overall and 4-8 in the MEAC. The Spartans are led in scoring by Whitney Long’s Top Returnees .......Tasia Bristow, Deanna Harmon 13.3 points per contest. Long became the 20th player all-time at NSU with 1,000 career points after draining a Key losses ..... Kianna Carter, Brittany Washington, 3-pointer in the first half against Delaware State on Feb. 4. She has reached double digits in scoring in 17 of 23 games this season, and at her current pace she could finish as high as 14th all-time in scoring at NSU by the Kianna D’Oliveira end of the season. She currently ranks 16th in career scoring for the Spartans. LAST MEETING DSU Women’s Basketball History The Spartans and Lady Hornets previously met on Feb. 4, with Norfolk State coming out victorious, 84-66. First Year of Women’s Basketball ................1976 Tasia Bristow and Tierra Hawkins each scored 21 points but the Lady Hornets were outscored, 60-22, in the paint en route to the loss. Del State also saw double figure scoring from Deanna Harmon, who posted 10 All-Time Record ........................446-504 | .469 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the floor.