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22000088--0099 WWoommeenn’’ss BBaasskkeettbbaallll San Jose State Women’s Basketball 2008-09 SAN JOSE STATE Table of Contents WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FACTS 2008-09 Schedule . .2 Location . .San Jose, California Enrollment . .31, 906 2008-09 San José State Women’s Basketball Roster . .3 Nickname . .Spartans Head Coach Pam DeCosta . .4-5 Colors . .Gold, White & Blue Spartan Coaching Staff . .6-7 Conference . .Western Athletic Conference President . .Jon Whitmore 2007-08 San José State Player Biographies . .8-18 Director of Athletics . .Thomas Bowen Radio/TV Roster . .19 NCAA Faculty Representative: . .Bill Campsey Associate AD/SWA . .Stacy Martin 2007-08 Final Statistics & Results . .20-23 Head Coach . .Pam DeCosta All-Time Roster . .26-27 . .(Metropolitan State College, 1991) Spartan Team Records/The Last Time Out . .28 Record/Seasons at SJSU . .3-28/1 season Overall record/Seasons . .48-94/5 seasons Spartan Individual Records . .29 Assistant Coach . .Jodi Greve (Arkansas, 2001) The Event Center Records . .30 Assistant Coach . .Brett Studley (Lynn, 2007) Spartan Honors . .31 Assistant Coach . .Megan Osmer (lynn, 2006) Coordinator of Operations . .Angela Gonzaga SJSU Sports Hall of Fame . .32-33 . .(Santa Clara, 2004) Single Season Leaders . .34-35 Women’s Basketball Office Phone . .(408) 924-1241 Career Leaders . .36-37 2007-08 Overall Record/WAC Record . .3-28/1-15/9th Starters Returning/Lost . .2/3 1,000 Point Club . .38-39 Letterwinners Returning/Lost . .3/7 All-Time Series . .40 Associate SID/WBB Contact . .Amy Villa Office Phone . .(408) 924-1216 Series Scores . .41-42 Cell Phone . .(408) 421-8604 Year-by-Year Records . .43 FAX . .(408) 924-1291 SJSU Women’s Basketball Head Coaches . .43 email: . [email protected] SJSU Athletics Web Site: . .www.sjsuspartans.com Year-by-Year Scores . .44-52 Homecourt . .The Event Center (5,000) The Event Center . .53 Press Row . .(408) 924-6470 Media Information . .54 Letterwinners Returning (3) POS. CL. PPG RPG NATALIE WHITE G SR 16.0 5.8 SAYJA SUMLER G SO 6.3 3.9 Aumornai Edinburgh F JR 1.1 1.3 REDSHIRTS RETURNING (1) Zlata Malicevic C FR-RS LETTERWINNERS LOST (7) BRITTANY POWELL F 8.6 5.3 Myosha Barnes G 7.5 2.3 CHRISTINE MARTIN F 6.5 3.5 Alisha Hicks G 4.9 4.2 Emily Nichols G 4.8 0.7 BRITTANY IMAKU G 3.2 2.9 Tamiko Davis F 2.9 3.8 Credits: The 2008-09 San José State Women’s Basketball Media NEWCOMERS (9) Guide is a product of the San José State Sports Information Office. Kelly Blair G 6-0 JR Portraits: Terrell Lloyd. Photos: Ron Fried, Ray Barbour, Damon Myesha Broaden P 6-2 FR Tarver, Terrell Lloyd. Ashley Brown G 5-6 JR Christina Calcagno F 6-1 SO San José State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, Monique Coble G 5-9 FR color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, Dominique Hamilton C 6-2 FR pregnancy, age disability, disabled veterans or Vietnam status. This Shaunna Ridge F 6-0 JR policy applies to all SJSU students, faculty and staff programs and Chasity Shavers G 5-11 JR activities. Questions regarding this policy should be directed to the Marikah Woodson F 5-11 FR Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative 2006-07 STARTERS LISTED IN CAPITAL LETTERS Action, SJSU, San Jose, CA 95192, (408) 924-1115. www.sjsuspartans.com 1 2008-09 Schedule SAT. NOV. 1 +SONOMA STATE EVENT CENTER 3:00 p.m. SAT. NOV. 15 OREGON EVENT CENTER 7:00 p.m. Tues. Nov. 18 Northern Colorado Greeley, Colo. 7:00 p.m. Fri. Nov. 21 Long Beach State Long Beach, Calif. 7:00 p.m. SUN. NOV. 23 SEATTLE EVENT CENTER 2:00 p.m. FRI. NOV. 28 SACRAMENTO STATE EVENT CENTER 7:00 p.m. Thurs. Dec. 4 Kansas Lawrence, Kansas 7:00 p.m. Sun. Dec. 7 CS Northridge Northridge, Calif. 2:00 p.m. FRI. DEC. 12 BASKETBALL BY THE BAY CLASSIC EVENT CENTER OKLAHOMA VS. CS BAKERSFIELD 6:00 p.m. SAN JOSE STATE VS. CALIFORNIA 8:00 p.m. SAT. DEC. 13 BASKETBALL BY THE BAY CLASSIC EVENT CENTER SAN JOSE STATE VS. CS BAKERSFIELD 4:00 p.m. OKLAHOMA VS. CALIFORNIA 6:00 p.m. Sun. Dec. 21 Pepperdine Malibu, Calif. 2:00 p.m. Sun. Dec. 28 Courtyard by Marriott LA Westside Holiday Classic Los Angeles, Calif. Vs. Loyola Marymount 3:00 p.m. Mon. Dec. 29 Courtyard by Marriott LA Westside Holiday Classic Los Angeles, Calif. Consolation/Championship Games 4/6:00 p.m. SAT. JAN. 3 SANTA CLARA EVENT CENTER 8:00 p.m. THURS. JAN. 8 *IDAHO EVENT CENTER 7:00 p.m. SAT. JAN. 10 *HAWAI‘I EVENT CENTER 7:00 p.m. Fri. Jan. 16 *New Mexico State Las Cruces, N.M. 7:00 p.m. Sun. Jan. 18 *Louisiana Tech Ruston, La. 2:00 p.m. FRI. JAN. 23 *UTAH STATE EVENT CENTER 7:00 p.m. SUN. JAN. 25 *NEVADA EVENT CENTER 2:00 p.m. Fri. Jan. 30 *Fresno State Fresno, Calif. 7:00 p.m. Sun. Feb. 1 *Nevada Reno, Nev. 2:00 p.m. Fri. Feb. 6 *Hawai‘i Honolulu, Hawaii 7:00 p.m. SUN. FEB. 8 *FRESNO STATE EVENT CENTER 7:00 p.m. Fri. Feb. 13 *Boise State Boise, Idaho 7:00 p.m. Sun. Feb. 15 *Idaho Moscow, Idaho 2:00 p.m. FRI. FEB. 20 *LOUISIANA TECH EVENT CENTER 7:00 p.m. SUN. FEB. 22 *NEW MEXICO STATE EVENT CENTER 7:00 p.m. FRI. FEB. 27 *BOISE STATE EVENT CENTER 7:00 p.m. Thurs. March 5 *Utah State Logan, Utah 7:00 p.m. Tues.-Sat. March 10-14 WAC Tournament Reno, Nev. + Exhibition Game * WAC Game Local times listed for all games. 2 2008-09 San Jose State University Women’s Basketball Fact Book 2008-09 Roster 2008-09 San Jose State Women’s Basketball Roster NAME POS HT CLASS EXP HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL 00 Chasity Shavers G 5-11 JR JC Lewisville, Texas/Tyler Junior College 3 Ashley Brown G 5-6 JR JC Vallejo, Calif./San Joaquin Delta College 4 Sayja Sumler G 5-9 SO 1V Oakland, Calif./Oakland Tech HS 5 Aumornai Edinburgh F 6-0 JR 1V Sacramento, Calif./San Francisco State 10 Myesha Broaden P 6-2 FR HS Pacoima, Calif./IMG Academies Pendleton School 12 Natalie White G 5-9 SR 3V Dubuque, Iowa/Dubuque Senior HS 15 Monique Coble G 5-9 FR HS Oceanside, Calif./Vista HS 21 Christina Calcagno F 6-1 SO JC Windsor, Calif./Orange Coast College 22 Marikah Woodson F 5-11 FR HS Pleasanton, Calif./Foothill HS 25 Shaunna Ridge F 6-0 JR JC Sacramento, Calif./San Joaquin Delta College 32 Dominique Hamilton C 6-2 FR HS Piedmont, Calif./Piedmont HS 33 Kelly Blair G 6-0 JR JC San Luis Obispo, Calif./Cuesta College 34 Zlata Malicevic C 6-3 FR RS San Jose, Calif./Prospect HS Head Coach: Pam DeCosta (Metropolitan State College, 1991/2nd season) Assistant Coaches: Jodi Greve (Arkansas, 2001/2nd season) Brett Studley (Lynn, 2007/2nd season) Megan Osmer (Lynn, 2006/1st season) Coordinator of Operations: Angela Gonzaga (Santa Clara, 2004) Pronunciation Guide Myesha Broaden my-EE-sha BROD-in Broad like road Christina Calcagno CAL-cog-no Monique Coble COH-bull (long O) Aumornai Edinburgh AH-mor-nay ed-in-burg Zlata Malicevic Z-LAH-tuh MAL-i-cev-itch Sayja Sumler SAY-shuh Sumler Jodi Greve Jodi GREE-vee www.sjsuspartans.com 3 Spartan Coaching Staff DeCosta’s Coaching Record Year Overall Record School PAM 2007-08 3-28 San Jose State 1 Year 3-28 San Jose State DeCOSTA 2006-07 17-11 Lynn 2005-06 11-17 Lynn HEAD COACH 2004-05 12-16 Lynn 2003-04 5-22 Lynn 4 Years 45-66 Lynn San Jose State second-year head coach Pam DeCosta Overall 48-94 5 Seasons continues to change the mindset and attitude of the Spartan women’s basketball program. She brings a win- ning attitude and perspective to San Jose State DeCosta’s Playing Honors Already making a difference in the community, National Association of DeCosta’s team and staff are involved in community serv- Intercollegiate Athletics ice projects. The team works with BAWSI (Bay Area 1986 Kodak All-American Women’s Sports Initiative) on various projects. The play- ers and staff also spend time one day a week at Juvenile Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Sports Hall of Fame Hall, focusing on small group mentoring. Inducted July 14, 2007 “We have four goals to achieve in building this pro- gram,” said DeCosta. “First, we need to change the men- tality of the community, the campus and the players that overall record and a 6-10 SSC mark. DeCosta became the being status quo is not ok. Secondly, we have to think first women’s basketball coach in school history to defeat everyday that we are going to compete for the WAC Tampa twice in a season and became the first coach to Championship and play in the NCAA Tournament. Third, record wins against every Sunshine State Conference we are going to graduate from San Jose State and excel in school. the classroom. Finally, we need to make a difference in the Prior to being named head coach at Lynn, DeCosta community and let people know who we are.” was an assistant at the University of Kansas for a total of DeCosta came to San Jose State after spending four eight years (1993-96 and 1998-2003).