Women’s Basketball 2016-17 SEASON e Weekly Notebook (Jan. 6) Contact: Tim McNamara e [email protected] e 214.774.1353 STANDINGS Team C-USA Pct. H A Overall Pct. H A N L-10 Streak Charlotte 3-0 1.000 1-0 2-0 11-3 .786 6-0 5-1 0-2 8-2 W 8 Middle Tennessee 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 7-6 .538 4-4 3-2 0-0 6-4 W 3 Marshall 2-1 .667 2-0 0-1 10-4 .714 8-0 1-3 1-1 6-4 L 1 WKU 2-1 .667 2-0 0-1 10-5 .667 7-1 2-2 1-2 7-3 L 1 Old Dominion 2-1 .667 1-0 1-1 7-7 .500 6-1 1-4 0-2 5-5 W 1 North Texas 2-1 .667 1-1 1-0 5-9 .357 3-3 2-4 0-2 4-6 W 2 Southern Miss 1-1 .500 0-0 1-1 9-5 .643 6-1 2-2 1-2 6-4 W 1 Louisiana Tech 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 6-7 .462 4-3 2-4 0-0 5-5 L 1 UTSA 1-1 .500 0-1 1-0 5-8 .385 4-5 1-3 0-0 4-6 L 1 UTEP 1-1 .500 1-1 0-0 4-10 .286 4-4 0-2 0-4 3-7 W 1 UAB 0-2 .000 0-2 0-0 7-6 .538 4-4 2-2 1-0 6-4 L 2 Florida Atlantic 0-2 .000 0-0 0-2 4-9 .308 4-3 0-6 0-0 2-8 L 3 FIU 0-2 .000 0-0 0-2 2-11 .154 2-7 0-4 0-0 2-8 L 3 Rice 0-3 .000 0-2 0-1 9-5 .643 5-2 4-3 0-0 6-4 L 3

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Thursay, January 5 Saturday, January 7 Coverage Time (CT) eat Charlotte 89, WKU 85 (ot) eFlorida Atlantic at FIU CUSA.tv 1 p.m. eat Old Dominion 73, Marshall 69 eLouisiana Tech at UTSA CUSA.tv 2 p.m. eat Middle Tennessee 71, Rice 61 eRice at UAB CUSA.tv 2 p.m. eNorth Texas 59 at UAB 58 (ot) eSouthern Miss at UTEP CUSA.tv 3 p.m. eSouthern Miss 69 at UTSA 68 eWKU at Old Dominion ESPN3 3 p.m. eat UTEP 69, Louisiana Tech 62 eMarshall at Charlotte beIN SPORTS 6 p.m. eNorth Texas at Middle Tennessee CUSA.tv 6 p.m. Sunday, January 1 eat Marshall 76, Florida Atlantic 53 Thursday, January 12 Coverage Time (CT) eMiddle Tennessee 64 at UAB 61 eUAB at WKU CUSA.tv 11 a.m. eCharlotte 69 at Rice 51 eMiddle Tennessee at Marshall CUSA.tv 5 p.m. eat WKU 90, FIU 38 eUTEP at FIU beIN SPORTS 6 p.m. eat North Texas 65, Old Dominion 55 eOld Dominion at Southern Miss CUSA.tv 6 p.m. eUTSA 83 at UTEP 81 (ot) eUTSA at Florida Atlantic CUSA.tv 6 p.m. eCharlotte at Louisiana Tech CUSA.tv 6:30 p.m. Friday, December 30 eat Marshall 70, FIU 52 Saturday, January 14 Coverage Time (CT) eOld Dominion 59 at Rice 47 eUAB at Marshall CUSA.tv 12 p.m. eat Louisiana Tech 72, Southern Miss 61 eUTSA at FIU CUSA.tv 1 p.m. eCharlotte 78 at North Texas 63 eOld Dominion at Louisiana Tech CUSA.tv 1 p.m. eat WKU 76, Florida Atlantic 55 eRice at North Texas CUSA.tv 3 p.m. eCharlotte at Southern Miss CUSA.tv 4 p.m. Wednesday, December 28 eUTEP at Florida Atlantic CUSA.tv 4 p.m. UTEP 74 at Cal State Bakersfield 61 at UAB 106, Miles College 48 Sunday, January 15 Coverage Time (CT) at Middle Tennessee 79, Cent. Michigan 69 eMiddle Tennessee at WKU FOX College Sports 2 p.m. at ETSU 70, Old Dominion 60 FIU Holiday Tournament (Miami) Thursday, January 19 Coverage Time (CT) George Mason 67 at FIU 51 eFIU at Middle Tennessee ESPN3 6:30 p.m. eLouisiana Tech at Rice CUSA.tv 7 p.m. eSouthern Miss at North Texas beIN SPORTS 7 p.m. eFlorida Atlantic at UAB CUSA.tv 7 p.m. Women’s Basketball 2016-17 SEASON e Weekly Notebook (Jan. 6) Contact: Tim McNamara e [email protected] e 214.774.1353 WHAT’S UP?

Simms One Of Nation’s Top Scorers NCAA Statistics 18. Ashley Saintigene, MAR 4.0 Old Dominion senior Jennie Simms came NCAA statistical rankings are for games 23. Jayla King, USM 4.0 into the season with high aspirations through Jan. 5. Points Per Game following another superstar turn in 2015- TEAM STATS 2. Jennie Simms, ODU 25.6 16, and she has not disappointed. The Blocked Shots Per Game Rebounds Per Game Maryland native is averaging 25.6 points 10. Charlotte 6.4 10. Destinee Young, ODU 10.9 per game, which is second in the nation. 19. Marshall 5.9 Steals Per Game Her most recent outing cluminated in a Percentage 10. Brittanny Dinkins, USM 3.50 43-point outburst against Marshall, the 20. Louisiana Tech .468 16. Loryn Goodwin, UTSA 3.31 third most in C-USA single-game history. Field Goal Percentage Defense Three-Point Field Goals Per Game Simms has received three C-USA Player 24. Marshall .348 10. Ciara Gregory, CHA 3.36 of the Week honors thus far for her work Percentage Three-Point Field Goals Percentage on the hardcourt. 7. WKU .789 10. Deanna Kuzmanic, UAB .491 12. Middle Tennessee .777 Middle Tennessee’s Petty Named Rebounds Per Game Double-Doubles Chart USBWA National Player of the Week 25. Marshall 43.79 Name Career Season Middle Tennessee senior guard Ty Steals Per Game Destinee Young (ODU) 20 9 Petty was been named the 17. Southern Miss 11.9 Ivy Brown (WKU) 15 6 Jennie Simms (ODU) 18 5 Drysdale National Player of the Week by Three-Point Field Goal Defense Tamara Seda (UTEP) 5 5 the U.S. Basketball Writers Association 25. Marshall 26.3 Jasmine LeBlanc (TECH) 5 5 (USBWA). Petty averaged 25 points, 4.0 Three-Point Field Goal Percentage Jayla King (USM) 5 4 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 2.5 assists to lead 16. UAB .383 Kendall Noble (WKU) 19 2 Middle Tennessee to wins against Central 17. Middle Tennessee .383 Tesha Smith (UTSA) 16 2 Michigan and UAB. Petty also joined the Turnovers Forced Per Game Grace Hunter (CHA) 9 2 1,000-point club at Middle Tennessee in a 10. Southern Miss 22.79 Raven Doyle (FAU) 2 2 29-point performance against UAB. Fewest Turnovers Per Game Ashley Saintigene (MAR) 2 2 14. WKU 12.9 Alex Johnson (MT) 2 2 Top-25 Charts Sparkle Taylor (UTEP) 2 2 How C-USA fared against the nation’s PLAYER STATS Kiandre’a Pound (FIU) 9 1 Lefty Webster (CHA) 6 1 best in nonconference action. /Turnover Ratio Ty Petty (MT) 5 1 Date Result 13. Micah Jones, WKU 3.05 Janka Hegedus (FIU) 2 1 Nov. 12 No. 21 DePaul 90, UAB 80 Blocked Shots Reauna Cleaver (TECH) 2 1 Nov. 16 No. 5 Louisville 91, MT 72 18. Ashley Saintigene, MAR 35 Talenquia Hamilton (MAR) 2 1 Nov. 16 No. 22 Miami (Fla.) 83, CHA 66 Blocked Shots Per Game Rebecca Reuter (MT) 2 1 Nov. 19 WKU 85, No. 23 Indiana 74 23. Ashley Saintigene, MAR 2.50 Keonna Farmer (UAB) 2 1 Nov. 25 No. 18 DePaul 77, WKU 69 Defensive Rebounds Per Game Nyilah Jamison-Myers (CHA) 1 1 Dec. 4 No. 18 Miami (FL) 66, ODU 56 25. Jennie Simms, ODU 7.0 Sasah Cedeno (FAU) 1 1 Dec. 9 No. 15 Kentucky 61, MT 48 Double-Doubles Khadaijia Brooks (MAR) 1 1 Dec. 10 No. 7 Florida St. 93, UAB 47 5. Destinee Young, ODU 9 Terra Ellison (NT) 1 1 Dec. 10 No. 5 Mississippi St. 71, USM 50 Field Goals Made Tosin Mabodu (NT) 1 1 Dec. 11 No. 8 Louisville 68, WKU 61 5. Jennie Simms, ODU 120 Lauren Grigsby (RICE) 1 1 Megan Brown (USM) 1 1 Dec. 13 No. 23 Arizona St. 69 at MT 48 Points (Total) Brittanny Dinkins (USM) 1 1 Dec. 16 No. 13 Miami (FL) 69 at FIU 49 4. Jennie Simms, ODU 358 Respect Leaphart (USM) 1 1 Dec. 17 at No. 16 Texas 76, UTSA 43 Free Throws Made Najala Howell (UTEP) 1 1 Dec. 20 No. 19 Syracuse 92 vs. ODU 66 5. Jennie Simms, ODU 91 Zuzanna Pac (UTEP) 1 1 10. Loryn Goodwin, UTSA 78 Crystal Chidomere (UTSA) 1 1 22. Alex Johnson, MT 68 Loryn Goodwin (UTSA) 1 1 Free-Throw Percentage Tashia Brown (WKU) 1 1 10. Ty Petty, MT .917 Minutes Played Per Game Triple-Doubles Chart 1. Ty Petty, MT 39.46 Name Career Season Kendall Noble (WKU) 2 0 Offensive Rebounds Per Game 15. Ivy Brown, WKU 4.0 Women’s Basketball 2016-17 SEASON e Weekly Notebook (Jan. 6) Contact: Tim McNamara e [email protected] e 214.774.1353 POLL PLACE

ASSOCIATED PRESS USA TODAY COACHES NCAA RPI VS. CONFERENCE W-L (Jan. 2) POLL (Jan. 3) (Jan. 6) America East 0-0 # School # School # School American 2-8 1 Connecticut (33) 1 Connecticut (32) 44 Charlotte ACC 1-14 2 Baylor 2 Baylor 83 Middle Tenessee Atlantic Sun 1-4 Atlantic 10 4-3 3 Maryland 3 Maryland 123 WKU Big East 1-3 4 Mississippi State 4 Mississippi State 133 Old Dominion Big Sky 0-2 5 South Carolina 5 South Carolina 146 Southern Miss Big South 7-0 6 Florida State 6 Notre Dame 171 Rice Big Ten 3-2 7 Notre Dame 7 UCLA 190 UAB Big 12 0-3 8 Louisville 8 Florida State 203 UTSA Big West 0-0 9 UCLA 9 Louisville 205 North Texas Colonial 2-1 10 Stanford 10 Stanford 213 Louisiana Tech Horizon 0-1 11 Ohio State 11 Washington 230 Marshall Ivy 1-0 12 Washington 12 Oregon State 251 FIU MAAC 0-0 13 Duke 13 Ohio State 281 Florida Atlantic Mid-American 3-1 MEAC 6-1 14 Miami 14 Miami 293 UTEP Missouri Valley 3-1 15 Texas 15 Duke Mountain West 0-2 16 Oregon State 16 West Virginia # Conference Northeastern 1-0 17 West Virginia 17 Texas 16 Conference USA Ohio Valley 5-1 18 Virginia Tech 18 Virginia Tech Pac-12 1-5 19 Arizona State 19 Arizona State Patriot 0-0 20 California 20 California SEC 0-7 20 Oklahoma 21 DePaul SoCon 0-3 22 South Florida 22 South Florida Southland 11-1 23 DePaul 23 NC State SWAC 9-3 24 Kentucky 24 Oklahoma Summit 0-1 Sun Belt 7-6 25 Kansas State 25 Syracuse West Coast 0-0 WAC 2-2 Non-Division I 9-1 TOTAL 79-78

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USWBA National Player of the Week IRVING, Texas – After compiling a 27-7 regular-season record in combination with a 15-3 league J3 Ty Petty, Middle Tennessee mark in 2015-16, the WKU Lady Toppers were tabbed to finish first this season in the annual C-USA women’s basketball preseason poll, according to the league’s coaches. NCAA Starting Five N23 Tashia Brown, WKU 2016-17 C-USA PRESEASON POLL (#) first-place votes 1. WKU (6) J4 Ciara Gregory, Charlotte 2. Middle Tennessee (5) J4 Ty Petty, Middle Tennessee 3. Old Dominion (2) C-USA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 4. Charlotte 5. UTEP C-USA Players of the Week 6. North Texas N14 Lefty Webster, Charlotte 7. Rice Shayna Gore, Marshall 8. Southern Miss N21 Tashia Brown, WKU 9. UAB N28 Jennie Simms, Old Dominion 10. Marshall D5 Jennie Simms, Old Dominion 11. UTSA (1) D12 Grace Hunter, Charlotte 12. Louisiana Tech D19 Jennie Simms, Old Dominion 13. Florida Atlantic D23 Ciara Gregory, Charlotte 14. FIU J2 Ty Petty, Middle Tennessee 2016-17 C-USA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM | Charlotte | Junior | G | Norfolk, Va. C-USA Freshmen of the Week Lefty Webster | Middle Tennessee | Senior | G | Murfreesboro, Tenn. N14 Miyah Barnes, UAB Ty Petty | Middle Tennessee | Sophomore | F | Murfreesboro, Tenn. N21 Miyah Barnes, UAB Alex Johnson | Old Dominion | Junior | G | Accokeek, Md. N28 Alexis Gordon, FIU Jennie Simms | UTEP | RS Senior | G | Houston, Texas D5 Marie Benson, UTSA Jenzel Nash | UTEP | Senior | G | Flint, Mich. D12 Ashley Saintigene, Marshall Sparkle Taylor | WKU | Junior | F | Lake Park, Ga. D19 Whitney Creech, WKU Tashia Brown | WKU | RS Senior | G | Hazard, Ky. D23 Ashley Saintigene, Marshall *Kendall Noble *Denotes Preseason Player of the Year J2 Ashley Saintigene, Marshall WKU head coach Michelle Clark-Heard, who led the Lady Toppers to the WNIT quarterfinals and C-USA Honor Roll has amassed a 31-5 league record in her two years in C-USA, leads a squad that will see the return N14 Loryn Goodwin, UTSA of guard Kendall Noble, the 2016 C-USA Preseason Player of the Year. Noble, the defending C-USA N21 None Player and Defensive Player of the Year, was the lone student-athlete in the NCAA with a pair N28 Brittanny Dinkins, Southern Miss of triple-doubles during the 2015-16 campaign and is a CoSIDA Academic All-American. Joining Noble on the preseason squad from WKU is forward Tashia Brown. Brown, a first-team All-C-USA D5 Lefty Webster, Charlotte selection last season, registered 12 outings of at least 20 points and averaged nearly 18 points per D12 Ivy Brown, WKU game. D19 Alex Johnson, Middle Tennessee D23 Loryn Goodwin, UTSA Defending C-USA champion Middle Tennessee placed second on the poll. Veteran head coach J2 Jennie Simms, Old Dominion guides a program that strung together 24 wins en route to a 15-3 conference record and a 3-0 showing in the C-USA Championship. The Blue Raiders also made their 18th NCAA appearance. Representing Middle Tennessee on the preseason team are sophomore Alex Johnson and senior Ty Petty. Johnson is the defending C-USA Freshman of the Year, while Petty was the C-USA Championship MVP and set the Blue Raider single-season assist record with 195 helpers.

ODU placed third on the poll following a run to the C-USA Championship game against Middle Tennessee. Representing the Lady Monarchs on the squad is star guard Jennie Simms. An All- C-USA First Team and All-Tournament team selection during the 2015-16 campaign, Simms led the league in scoring (21.4 points per game) and was the sole player in C-USA to register five 30+-scoring outings.

Complete release available on ConferenceUSA.com. Women’s Basketball 2016-17 SEASON e Weekly Notebook (Jan. 6) Contact: Tim McNamara e [email protected] e 214.774.1353 C-USA TELEVISION/STREAMING PAGE (C-USA-Owned Content) Date Game TV/Stream Time Friday, Nov. 11 at Charlotte 63, Wisconsin 48 TWC, AT&T (Charlotte) 5:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. CT Wednesday, Nov. 16 UT Arlington 71 at WKU 68 FOX College Sports 6:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. CT Saturday, Nov. 19 at WKU 85, No. 21 Indiana 74 FOX College Sports 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT Wednesday, Nov. 30 WKU 90 at EKU 63 FOX College Sports 5:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. CT Thursday, Dec. 1 Charlotte 79, ECU 64 TWC, AT&T (Charlotte) 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT Wednesday, Dec. 21 at Charlotte 93, Davidson 79 TWC, AT&T (Charlotte) 6 p.m. ET/5 p.m. CT Wednesday, Dec. 21 at WKU 68, Ball State 61 FOX College Sports 6:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. CT Thursday, Jan. 5 at Charlotte 89, WKU 85 (ot) TWC, AT&T (Charlotte) 11:30 a.m. ET/10:30 a.m. CT Saturday, Jan. 7 WKU at Old Dominion ESPN3 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT Saturday, Jan. 7 Marshall at Charlotte beIN SPORTS 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT Thursday, Jan. 12 UTEP at FIU beIN SPORTS 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT Sunday, Jan. 15 Middle Tennessee at WKU FOX College Sports 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT Thursday, Jan. 19 FIU at Middle Tennessee ESPN3 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT Thursday, Jan. 19 Southern Miss at North Texas beIN SPORTS 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT Saturday, Jan. 21 LA Tech at North Texas ESPN3 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT Saturday, Jan. 21 FAU at Middle Tennessee beIN SPORTS 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT Thursday, Jan. 26 North Texas at Charlotte TWC, AT&T (Charlotte) 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT Thursday, Jan. 26 WKU at UTEP beIN SPORTS 9 p.m. ET/7 p.m. MT Saturday, Jan. 28 Rice at Charlotte ESPN3 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT Thursday, Feb. 2 Old Dominion at FIU beIN SPORTS 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT Thursday, Feb. 2 UTSA at Middle Tennessee ESPN3 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT Saturday, Feb. 4 UTEP at Middle Tennessee ESPN3 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT Thursday, Feb. 9 UAB at Charlotte TWC, AT&T (Charlotte) 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT Thursday, Feb. 9 Middle Tennessee at Old Dominion beIN SPORTS 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT Saturday, Feb. 11 Middle Tennessee at Charlotte ESPN3 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT Thursday, Feb. 16 North Texas at UTEP beIN SPORTS 9 p.m. ET/7 p.m. MT Thursday, Feb. 16 WKU at Middle Tennessee beIN SPORTS 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT Saturday, Feb. 18 Marshall at Middle Tennessee ESPN3 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT Sunday, Feb. 19 Old Dominion at Charlotte ASN 1 p.m. ET/12 p.m. CT Sunday, Feb. 26 UAB at Middle Tennessee ASN 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT Thursday, March 2 UTSA at Charlotte TWC, AT&T (Charlotte) 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT Thursday, March 2 UTEP at Old Dominion beIN SPORTS 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT Thursday, March 2 WKU at North Texas ESPN3 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT Saturday, March 4 UTEP at Charlotte ESPN3 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT Wednesday, March 8 C-USA First Round #1 Campus Insiders 1:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. CT Wednesday, March 8 C-USA First Round #2 Campus Insiders 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT Wednesday, March 8 C-USA First Round #3 Campus Insiders 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT Wednesday, March 8 C-USA First Round #4 Campus Insiders 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT Thursday, March 9 C-USA Quarterfinal #1 Campus Insiders 1:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. CT Thursday, March 9 C-USA Quarterfinal #2 Campus Insiders 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT Thursday, March 9 C-USA Quarterfinal #3 Campus Insiders 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT Thursday, March 9 C-USA Quarterfinal #4 Campus Insiders 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT Friday, March 10 C-USA Semifinal #1 ASN 5:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. CT Friday, March 10 C-USA Semifinal #2 ASN 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT Saturday, March 11 C-USA Championship CBS Sports Network 5:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. CT eAll home women’s basketball games that are not selected for TV or an alternate streaming location will be available on the league’s brand new streaming portal, CUSA TV (CUSA.tv). Women’s Basketball 2016-17 SEASON e Weekly Notebook (Jan. 6) Contact: Tim McNamara e [email protected] e 214.774.1353 TEAM SCHEDULES

CHARLOTTE 49ERS FIU PANTHERS (11-3, 3-0 C-USA) (2-11, 0-2 C-USA) Head Coach: Head Coach: Twitter: @CharlotteWBB, @CConsuegra Twitter: @FIUWBasketball, @FIU_CoachTee Facebook: Charlotte 49ers Women’s Basketball Facebook: FIUWBasketball Arena: Halton Arena (9,105) Arena: FIU Arena (5,000) Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result N11 Wisconsin (TWC-Charlotte Market) W, 63-48 N11 UCF L, 69-52 N13 at College of Charleston W, 62-49 N15 at Florida Gulf Coast L, 89-42 N16 at No. 22 Miami (Fla.) L, 83-46 N22 Georgetown L, 66-53 N20 Presbyterian W, 71 -63 FIU Thanksgiving Tournament (Miami) Hilton Concord Classic (Moraga, Calif.) N25 Weber State L, 64-61 N25 vs. Utah L, 81-68 N27 Robert Morris W, 59-57 N26 vs. (RV) Boise State L, 68-65 N30 at (RV) USF L, 91-41 D1 East Carolina (TWC-Charlotte Market) W, 79-64 D3 Jacksonville L, 71-56 D4 at (RV) Pittsburgh W, 70-63 D16 No. 13 Miami L, 69-49 D6 at Duquesne W, 77-63 D21 Texas Southern L, 70-62 D11 Longwood W, 66-41 FIU Holiday Tournament (Miami) D21 Davidson (TWC-Charlotte Market) W, 93-79 D27 UMass W, 58-57 D30 eat North Texas W, 78-63 D28 George Mason L, 67-51 J1 eat Rice W, 69-51 D30 eat Marshall L, 70-52 J5 eWKU W, 89-85 (ot) J1 eat WKU L, 90-38 J7 eMarshall (beIN) 7 p.m. J7 eFlorida Atlantic 2 p.m. J12 eat Louisiana Tech 7:30 p.m. J12 eUTEP (beIN) 7 p.m. J14 eat Southern Miss 5 p.m. J14 eUTSA 2 p.m. J21 eat Old Dominion 4 p.m. J19 eat Middle Tennessee (ESPN3) 7:30 p.m. J26 eNorth Texas (TWC-Charlotte Market) 7 p.m. J21 eat UAB 3 p.m. J28 eRice (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J26 eat Florida Atlantic 7 p.m. F2 eat Florida Atlantic 7 p.m. F2 eOld Dominion (beIN) 7 p.m. F4 eat FIU 2 p.m. F4 eCharlotte 2 p.m. F9 eUAB (TWC-Charlotte Market) 7 p.m. F9 eat Rice 8 p.m. F11 eMiddle Tennessee 7 p.m. F11 eat North Texas 4 p.m. F19 eOld Dominion (ASN) 7 p.m. F16 eSouthern Miss 7 p.m. F23 eat WKU 8 p.m. F18 eLouisiana Tech 2 p.m. F25 eat Marshall 1 p.m. F23 eat UTSA 8 p.m. M2 eUTSA (TWC-Charlotte Market) 7 p.m. F25 eat UTEP 4 p.m. M4 eUTEP (ESPN3) 7 p.m. M2 eMiddle Tennessee 7 p.m. M8-11 Conference USA Championship (Birmingham, Ala.) M4 eUAB 2 p.m. M8-11 Conference USA Championship (Birmingham, Ala.) eC-USA Game All times Eastern eC-USA Game All times Eastern Team Tidbits The Niners hold the longest win streak in the league (8) and Team Tidbits are unbeaten in the friendly confines of Halton Arena (6-0). FIU got its second win of the season following the Christmas holiday, a one-point victory over UMass. Janka Hegedus led Charlotte senior guard Ciara Gregory was named to the the Panthers with a double-double (15pts, 11rebs). NCAA Starting Five for the week of Jan. 4. The Panthers promoted 2015-16 Assistant Coach Tiara Mal- Charlotte head coach Cara Consuegra picked up career victory com to head coach after she served as acting head coach for No. 100 with a 78-63 win over North Texas. Consuegra, in her the final four FIU games of 2015-16. Only the McNeesse State sixth season, joins Ed Baldwin (1989-2001) as the only coaches coaching staff (109 years) has a combined age younger than in program history to reach the century mark. FIU (115) this season. Women’s Basketball 2016-17 SEASON e Weekly Notebook (Jan. 6) Contact: Tim McNamara e [email protected] e 214.774.1353 TEAM SCHEDULES

FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLS LOUISIANA TECH LADY TECHSTERS (4-9, 0-2 C-USA) (6-7, 1-1 C-USA) Head Coach: Kellie Lewis-Jay Head Coach: Twitter: @FAU_WBB, @FAUCoachJay Twitter: @LATechWBB, @BrookeStoehr Facebook: FAUWomensBasketball Facebook: LATechWBB Arena: FAU Arena (2,980) Arena: Thomas Assembly (8,000) Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result N11 Florida Memorial W, 84-64 N11 LSU L, 77-73 N14 Indiana State W, 70-67 N19 Grambling State W, 69-55 N18 at Mercer (ESPN3) L, 74-57 N22 at Clemson (ESPN3/ACC) L, 78-67 N20 at North Florida (ESPN3) L, 95-88 (2ot) N26 LSU-Alexandria W, 99-56 FAU Thanksgiving Tournament (Boca Raton, Fla.) N29 at UL-Monroe W, 73-53 N25 Jacksonville State W, 63-55 D4 at McNeese State W, 66-56 N26 Richmond L, 77-67 D7 Stephen F. Austin L, 60-58 D1 at Arizona L, 77-67 D10 Nicholls State W, 68-52 D4 at Grand Canyon L, 81-60 D14 (RV) Auburn L, 76-66 D11 Florida Gulf Coast L, 65-50 D19 at Memphis L, 56-54 FAU Holiday Tournament (Boca Raton, Fla.) D22 at UL-Lafayette L, 80-72 D16 Jackson State W, 67-58 J1 eSouthern Miss W, 72-61 D17 Maryland Eastern Shore L, 76-59 J5 eat UTEP L, 69-62 D30 eat WKU L, 76-55 J7 eat UTSA 2 p.m. J1 eat Marshall L, 76-53 J12 eCharlotte 6:30 p.m. J7 eat FIU 2 p.m. J14 eOld Dominion 1 p.m. J12 eUTSA 7 p.m. J19 eat Rice 7 p.m. J14 eUTEP 5 p.m. J21 eat North Texas (ESPN3) 3 p.m. J19 eat UAB 8 p.m. J26 eUAB 6:30 p.m. J21 eat Middle Tennessee (beIN) 3 p.m. J28 eMiddle Tennessee 1 p.m. J26 eFIU 7 p.m. F2 eat WKU 7 p.m. F2 eCharlotte 7 p.m. F4 eat Marshall 12 p.m. F4 eOld Dominion 5 p.m. F9 eUTEP 6:30 p.m. F9 eat North Texas 8 p.m. F11 eUTSA 1 p.m. F11 eat Rice 3 p.m. F16 eat Florida Atlantic 6 p.m. F16 eLouisiana Tech 7 p.m. F18 eat FIU 1 p.m. F18 eSouthern Miss 5 p.m. F23 eNorth Texas 6:30 p.m. F23 eat UTEP 8:05 p.m. F25 eRice 7 p.m. F25 eat UTSA 3 p.m. M3 eat Southern Miss 6 p.m. M2 eUAB 7 p.m. M8-11 Conference USA Championship (Birmingham, Ala.) M4 eMiddle Tennessee 5 p.m. M8-11 Conference USA Championship (Birmingham, Ala.) eC-USA Game All times Central eC-USA Game All times Eastern Team Tidbits The Lady Techsters lead the conference in field goal percent- Team Tidbits age (.468) and are fifth in scoring offense (69.5). The Owls are 4-3 at home. The team is shooting .394 from the floor and averaging 6.3 3-pointers per game, which is LA Tech’s .468 shooting percentage is in the national top 25. sixth in C-USA.

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MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS (10-4, 2-1 C-USA) (7-6, 2-0 C-USA) Head Coach: Matt Daniel Head Coach: Rick Insell Twitter: @HerdWBB, @CoachMattDaniel Twitter: @MT_WBB, @CoachInsell Facebook: MarshallAthletics Facebook: MTSU Women’s Basketball Arena: Cam Henderson Center (9,043) Arena: Murphy Center (11,520) Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result N11 at Illinois W, 55-53 N11 at Virginia L, 63-51 N15 Florida A&M W, 77-67 N16 No. 5 Louisville L, 91-72 N19 Coastal Carolina W, 84-66 N19 at Tennessee Tech W, 73-62 UTRGV Classic (Edinburg, Texas) N30 Ohio L, 73-52 N25 vs. Sam Houston State W, 73-50 D3 (RV) Tulane W, 62-59 N26 vs. Prairie View A&M L, 78-68 D9 at No. 15 Kentucky L, 61-48 N30 Morgan State W, 62-43 D13 No. 23 Arizona State L, 69-48 D3 at Penn State L, 82-80 D17 Austin Peay W, 82-51 D7 at North Carolina L, 75-53 D19 at Missouri State W, 71-52 D11 Bluefield College W, 77-35 D22 Georgia Tech L, 61-60 D19 Longwood W, 70-50 D28 Central Michigan W, 79-69 D20 Maine Fort Kent W, 136-62 J1 eat UAB W, 64-61 D30 FIU W, 70-52 J5 eRice W, 71-61 J1 Florida Atlantic W, 76-53 J7 eNorth Texas 6 p.m. J5 eat Old Dominion W, 73-69 J12 eat Marshall 5 p.m. J7 eat Charlotte (beIN) 7 p.m. J15 eat WKU (FCS) 2 p.m. J12 eMiddle Tennessee 6 p.m. J19 eFIU (ESPN3) 6:30 p.m. J14 eUAB 1 p.m. J21 eFlorida Atlantic (beIN) 2 p.m. J21 eat WKU 3 p.m. J26 eat Southern Miss 6 p.m. J26 eat UTSA 8 p.m. J28 eat Louisiana Tech 1 p.m. J28 eat UTEP 2 p.m. F2 eUTSA (ESPN3) 6:30 p.m. F2 eSouthern Miss 6 p.m. F4 eUTEP (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F4 eLouisiana Tech 1 p.m. F9 eat Old Dominion (beIN) 6 p.m. F11 eWKU 1 p.m. F11 eat Charlotte (ESPN3) 6 p.m. F16 eat UAB 8 p.m. F16 eWKU (beIN) 6:30 p.m. F18 eat Middle Tennessee 3 p.m. F18 eMarshall (ESPN3) 2 p.m. F23 eOld Dominion 6 p.m. F26 eUAB (ASN) 4 p.m. F25 eCharlotte 1 p.m. M2 eat FIU 6 p.m. M2 eat Rice 8 p.m. M4 eat Florida Atlantic 4 p.m. M4 eat North Texas 4 p.m. M8-11 Conference USA Championship (Birmingham, Ala.) M8-11 Conference USA Championship (Birmingham, Ala.) eC-USA Game All times Central eC-USA Game All times Eastern Team Tidbits Team Tidbits Middle Tennessee point guard and defending USBWA The Herd is off to a 10-4 start due largely in part to freshman National Player of the Week Ty Petty was responsible for Ashley Saintigene, who has won three of the past four C- 59 percent of Middle Tennessee’s points vs. Rice as she USA Freshman of the Week awards. The Florida native leads accounted for 42 of the team’s 71 points. Petty scored 24 all C-USA freshmen in rebounds (7.8) and field goal percent- points and dished out eight assists, two of which preceded age (.526). 3-pointers.

Middle Tennessee’s 135 wins during the past five years are 18th most nationally among Division I Women’s Basketball teams, which leads C-USA. Women’s Basketball 2016-17 SEASON e Weekly Notebook (Jan. 6) Contact: Tim McNamara e [email protected] e 214.774.1353 TEAM SCHEDULES

NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN OLD DOMINION MONARCHS (5-9, 2-1 C-USA) (7-7, 2-1 C-USA) Head Coach: Jalie Mitchell Head Coach: Karen Barefoot Twitter: @MeanGreenWBB, @NT_CoachJ Twitter: @ODUWBB, @BarefootODU Facebook: MeanGreenWBB Facebook: LadyMonarchsWBB Arena: The Super Pit (10,500) Arena: Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,472) Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result Preseason WNIT N18 Norfolk State W, 65-54 N11 at Little Rock L, 55-44 N20 William & Mary L, 69-58 N18 vs. UTRGV L, 74-69 N22 at (RV) Duke (ESPN3) L, 92-64 N19 vs. Omaha L, 85-57 N27 North Carolina Central W, 83-52 N22 at Arizona W, 62-58 N30 Dartmouth W, 82-56 N26 Iona W, 66-55 D4 at No. 18 Miami (FL) (ESPN3) L, 66-56 N30 at SMU L, 65-51 D9 VCU W, 70-60 D3 at Tulsa L, 63-58 D18 Hampton W, 61-58 D6 Indiana L, 94-64 Florida Sunshine Classic (Winter Park, Fla.) D10 Incarnate Word W, 84-61 D20 vs. No. 19 Syracuse L, 92-66 D17 at Missouri State L, 63-54 D21 vs. Dayton L, 77-69 D22 Texas State L, 59-58 D28 at East Tennessee State L, 70-60 D30 eCharlotte L, 78-63 D30 eat Rice W, 59-47 J1 eOld Dominion W, 65-55 J1 eat North Texas L, 65-55 J5 eat UAB W, 59-58 (ot) J5 eMarshall W, 73-69 J7 eat Middle Tennessee 6 p.m. J7 eWKU (ESPN3) 4 p.m. J14 eRice 3 p.m. J12 eat Southern Miss 7 p.m. J19 eSouthern Miss (beIN) 7 p.m. J14 eat LA Tech 2 p.m. J21 eLouisiana Tech (ESPN3) 3 p.m. J21 eCharlotte 4 p.m. J26 eat Charlotte (TWC) 6 p.m. J26 eRice 7 p.m. J28 eat Old Dominion 3 p.m. J28 eNorth Texas 7 p.m. F4 eat Rice 2 p.m. F2 eat FIU (beIN) 7 p.m. F9 eFlorida Atlantic 7 p.m. F4 eat Florida Atlantic 5 p.m. F11 eFIU 3 p.m. F9 eMiddle Tennessee (beIN) 7 p.m. F16 eat UTEP (beIN) 8:05 p.m. F11 eUAB 4 p.m. F18 eat UTSA 2 p.m. F19 eat Charlotte (ASN) 1 p.m. F23 eat Louisiana Tech 6:30 p.m. F23 eat Marshall 7 p.m. F25 eat Southern Miss 4 p.m. F25 eat WKU 3 p.m. M2 eWKU (ESPN3) 7 p.m. M2 eUTEP (beIN) 7 p.m. M4 eMarshall 3 p.m. M4 eUTSA 1 p.m. M8-11 Conference USA Championship (Birmingham, Ala.) M8-11 Conference USA Championship (Birmingham, Ala.) eC-USA Game All times Central eC-USA Game All times Eastern

Team Tidbits Team Tidbits The Mean Green made it two in a row with an overtime vic- In Old Dominion’s win over Marshall, senior guard Jennie tory over UAB. Senior Terra Ellison made three free throws Simms scored a Ted Constant Center record 43 points. She - two with 16 seconds left to give them a one point lead. also set arena records for field goals made with 14 and tied the three-point field goals made record with six. Simms, who North Texas put together its first C-USA win of the season scored a career-high 45 at FIU in 2014-15, also became just against an Old Dominion squad that is led by one of the na- the second player in ODU history with two games of 40 or tion’s top scorers in Jennie Simms. The Mean Green limited more points, joining and . Simms to a mere 14 points, while North Texas sophomore Terriell Bradley scored a game-high 22 points. Women’s Basketball 2016-17 SEASON e Weekly Notebook (Jan. 6) Contact: Tim McNamara e [email protected] e 214.774.1353 TEAM SCHEDULES

RICE OWLS SOUTHERN MISS LADY EAGLES (9-5, 0-3 C-USA) (9-5, 1-1 C-USA) Head Coach: Tina Langley Head Coach: Joye Lee-McNelis Twitter: @RiceWBasketball, @CoachLangley Twitter: @SouthernMissWBB, @CoachMcNelis Facebook: RiceWBasketball Facebook: Southern Miss Lady Eagle Basketball Arena: Tudor Fieldhouse (5,208) Arena: Reed Green Coliseum (8,095) Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result N11 Prairie View A&M W, 68-57 N13 New Orleans W, 78-62 N16 at LSU (SEC+) L, 66-55 N14 William Carey W, 92-39 N19 at Houston Baptist W, 79-53 N17 Alabama State W, 70-43 N22 Grand Canyon W, 64-50 N20 at (RV) Tulane L, 86-67 N26 at (RV) Oklahoma State L, 65-51 Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic (Hattiesburg, Miss.) N29 Sam Houston State W, 77-51 N25 Alcorn State W, 99-56 D3 at Incarnate Word W, 60-43 N26 UL Lafayette W, 71-41 D11 at Texas Southern W, 52-49 D1 Mississippi Valley State W, 83-55 D15 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W, 70-36 D4 at South Alabama W, 57-48 D18 at ULM W, 93-50 D10 No. 5 Mississippi State L, 72-50 D21 Huston-Tillotson W, 96-62 2016 Las Vegas Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) D30 eOld Dominion L, 59-47 D19 vs. Cal L, 71-51 J1 eCharlotte L, 69-51 D20 vs. Xavier W, 73-59 J5 eat Middle Tennessee L, 71-61 D21 vs. Northern Kentucky L, 58-53 J7 eat UAB 2 p.m. D30 eat Louisiana Tech L, 72-61 J14 eat North Texas 3 p.m. J5 eat UTSA W, 69-68 J19 eLouisiana Tech 7 p.m. J7 eat UTEP 2 p.m. J21 eSouthern Miss 2 p.m. J12 eOld Dominion 6 p.m. J26 eat Old Dominion 7 p.m. J14 eCharlotte 4 p.m. J28 eat Charlotte (ESPN3) 2 p.m. J19 eat North Texas (beIN) 7 p.m. F4 eNorth Texas 2 p.m. J21 eat Rice 2 p.m. F9 eFIU 7 p.m. J26 eMiddle Tennessee 6 p.m. F11 eFlorida Atlantic 2 p.m. J28 eUAB 4 p.m. F16 eat UTSA 7 p.m. F2 eat Marshall 6 p.m. F18 eat UTEP 2 p.m. F4 eat WKU 2:05 p.m. F23 eat Southern Miss 7 p.m. F9 eUTSA 6 p.m. F25 eat Louisiana Tech 7 p.m. F11 eUTEP 4 p.m. M2 eMarshall 7 p.m. F16 eat FIU 6 p.m. M4 eWKU 2 p.m. F18 eat Florida Atlantic 4 p.m. M8-11 Conference USA Championship (Birmingham, Ala.) F23 eRice 6 p.m. F25 eNorth Texas 4 p.m. eC-USA Game All times Central M3 eLA Tech 6 p.m. M8-11 Conference USA Championship (Birmingham, Ala.) Team Tidbits Rice began the season with a 9-2 record, the team’s best eC-USA Game All times Central 11-game start since the 1988-89 season (10-1). It also enjoyed a a season-high win streak of six-straight games for the first Team Tidbits time since the 2012-13 campaign before falling to Old Domin- Southern Miss is off to a solid start due largely to its defen- ion in the C-USA opener. sive work eithic. The Lady Eagles sit at 17th in the nation in steals per game (11.9) and 10th in turnovers forced (22.79). Rice is first in the league in scoring defense (55.8). Women’s Basketball 2016-17 SEASON e Weekly Notebook (Jan. 6) Contact: Tim McNamara e [email protected] e 214.774.1353 TEAM SCHEDULES

UAB UTEP (7-6, 0-2 C-USA) (4-10, 1-1 C-USA) Head Coach: Randy Norton Head Coach: Keitha Adams Twitter: @UAB_WBB, @CoachNorton1 Twitter: @UTEPWBB Facebook: UABWBB Facebook: UTEP Women’s Basketball Arena: Bartow Arena (8,500) Arena: Don Haskins Center (12,222) Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result Maggie Dixon Classic (Chicago) N11 Northern Arizona L, 65-51 N11 vs. Gardner-Webb W, 59-49 N13 Texas Southern L, 89-68 N12 at No. 21 DePaul L, 90-80 N17 Western New Mexico W, 93-46 N19 (RV) Belmont L, 72-58 2016 Paradise Jam (U.S. Virgin Islands) N22 High Point W, 75-66 N24 vs. LSU L, 78-45 N28 Mississippi Valley State W, 80-46 N25 vs. (RV) NC State L, 71-55 D3 at Southern Illinois W, 64-49 N26 vs. Kansas State L, 61-40 D8 at Samford L, 52-49 N30 Houston Baptist W, 75-45 D10 No. 7 Florida State L, 93-47 D11 at New Mexico L, 79-66 D18 at Troy W, 81-77 D15 New Mexico State L, 67-59 D21 South Alabama W, 66-41 Patrick Harrington Tournament (Niceville, Fla.) D28 Miles College W, 106-48 D19 vs. Pittsburgh L, 71-46 J1 eMiddle Tennessee L, 64-61 D20 vs. Alabama L, 78-60 J5 eNorth Texas L, 59-58(ot) D28 Cal State Bakersfield W, 74-61 J7 eRice 2 p.m. J1 eUTSA L, 83-81 (ot) J12 eat WKU 11 a.m. J5 eLouisiana Tech W, 69-62 J14 eat Marshall 12 p.m. J7 eSouthern Miss 2 p.m. J19 eFlorida Atlantic 7 p.m. J12 eat FIU (beIN) 5 p.m. J21 eFIU 2 p.m. J14 eat Florida Atlantic 3 p.m. J26 eat Louisiana Tech 6:30 p.m. J21 eat UTSA 1 p.m. J28 eat Southern Miss 4 p.m. J26 eWKU (beIN) 7:05 p.m. F2 eUTEP 7 p.m. J28 eMarshall 2 p.m. F4 eUTSA 2 p.m. F2 eat UAB 6 p.m. F9 eat Charlotte (TWC) 6 p.m. F4 eat Middle Tennessee (ESPN3) 6 p.m. F11 eat Old Dominion 3 p.m. F9 eat Louisiana Tech 5:30 p.m. F16 eMarshall 7 p.m. F11 eat Southern Miss 3 p.m. F18 eWKU 2 p.m. F16 eNorth Texas (beIN) 7:05 p.m. F26 eat Middle Tennessee (ASN) 4 p.m. F18 eRice 2 p.m. M2 eat Florida Atlantic 6 p.m. F23 eFlorida Atlantic 7:05 p.m. M4 eat FIU 1 p.m. F25 eFIU 2 p.m. M8-11 Conference USA Championship (Birmingham, Ala.) M2 eat Old Dominion (beIN) 5 p.m. M4 eat Charlotte (ESPN3) 5 p.m. eC-USA Game All times Central M8-11 Conference USA Championship (Birmingham, Ala.)

Team Tidbits eC-USA Game All times Mountain UAB sophomore Deanna Kuzmanic is 10th nationally in three-point percentage (.491), while the Blazers as a whole Team Tidbits are 16th (.383). UTEP senior Sparkle Taylor poured in 25 points against Louisiana Tech to join UTEP’s 1,000- point club (1,010). The Miners held the Louisiana Tech to 27.4 percent (17-62) from the floor, their second-lowest percentage of the year (25.7 percent vs. Nichols State), while also winning the rebounding battle decisively (51-40). Women’s Basketball 2016-17 SEASON e Weekly Notebook (Jan. 6) Contact: Tim McNamara e [email protected] e 214.774.1353 TEAM SCHEDULES

UTSA WKU (5-8, 1-1 C-USA) (10-5, 2-1 C-USA) Head Coach: Lubomyr Lichonczak Head Coach: Michelle Clark-Heard Twitter: @UTSAWBB, @LubyUTSA Twitter: @LadyTopperHoops, @CoachHeard Facebook: UTSAWBB Facebook: WKUWomensBasketball Arena: UTSA Convocation Center (2,650) Arena: E.A. Diddle Arena Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result N11 Angelo State L, 85-77 N11 Alabama A&M W, 96-32 N13 at UT Arlington L, 75-54 N16 UT Arlington (FOX College Sports) L, 71-68 N16 Texas A&M-Kingsville W, 70-44 N19 No. 23 Indiana (FOX College Sports) W, 85-74 N20 at (RV) Oregon L, 77-63 2016 Gulf Coast Showcase (Fort Meyers, Fla.) UTSA Thanksgiving Classic (San Antonio) N25 vs. No. 18 DePaul L, 77-69 N25 Northern Colorado L, 73-66 N26 vs. Kent State W, 79-73 (ot) N27 (RV) Tulane L, 75-66 N27 vs. George Washington L, 68-49 N29 Abilene Christian W, 71-68 N30 at Eastern Kentucky (FOX College Sports) W, 90-63 D1 Texas State W, 72-47 D3 at Austin Peay W, 86-65 D17 at No. 16 Texas (LHN) L, 76-43 D11 at No. 8 Louisville L, 68-61 Rae & Craig Blair Memorial Tournament (San Antonio) D15 Lipscomb W, 87-35 D19 Houston L, 56-49 D18 College of Charleston W, 89-76 D20 Liberty W, 80-64 D21 Ball State (FOX College Sports) W, 68-61 J1 eat UTEP W, 83-81 (ot) D30 eFlorida Atlantic W, 76-55 J5 eSouthern Miss L, 69-68 J1 eFIU W, 90-38 J7 eLA Tech 2 p.m. J5 eat Charlotte L, 89-85 (ot) J12 eat Florida Atlantic 6 p.m. J7 eat Old Dominion (ESPN3) 3 p.m. J14 eat FIU 1 p.m. J12 eUAB 11 a.m. J21 eUTEP 2 p.m. J15 eMiddle Tennessee (FOX College Sports) 2 p.m. J26 eMarshall 7 p.m. J21 eMarshall 2 p.m. J28 eWKU 2 p.m. J26 eat UTEP (beIN) 8:05 p.m. F2 eat Middle Tennessee 6:30 p.m. J28 eat UTSA 2 p.m. F4 eat UAB 2 p.m. F2 eLouisiana Tech 7 p.m. F9 eat Southern Miss 6 p.m. F4 eSouthern Miss 2 p.m. F11 eat LA Tech 1 p.m. F11 eat Marshall 12 p.m. F16 eRice 7 p.m. F16 eat Middle Tennessee 6:30 p.m. F18 eNorth Texas 2 p.m. F18 eat UAB 2 p.m. F23 eFIU 7 p.m. F23 eCharlotte 7 p.m. F25 eFlorida Atlantic 2 p.m. F25 eOld Dominion 2 p.m. M2 eat Charlotte 6 p.m. M2 eat North Texas (ESPN3) 7 p.m. M4 eat Old Dominion 12 p.m. M4 eat Rice 2 p.m. M8-11 Conference USA Championship (Birmingham, Ala.) M8-11 Conference USA Championship (Birmingham, Ala.) eC-USA Game All times Central eC-USA Game All times Central

Team Tidbits Team Tidbits UTSA won its first C-USA game of the season with a gutsy In its loss to overtime loss at Charlotte, senior guard Ken- 83-81 overtime win over UTEP. Four UTSA players scored in dall Noble found her way. She posted a line of 27 points, 11 double figures as junior guard Loryn Goodwin led all scor- rebounds and eight assists, two helpers short of a triple- ers with 26 points. Goodwin was 6-of-16 from the field and double. sank a career-best 12 free throws, while putting the icing on a double-double with 13 rebounds. The 34 three-pointers attempted by the Lady Toppers at Charlotte are a new school record, topping the 33 taken against Texas in the NCAA Tournament on March 20, 2015. Women’s Basketball 2016-17 SEASON e Weekly Notebook (Jan. 6) Contact: Tim McNamara e [email protected] e 214.774.1353 2016-17 SIGNEES

Charlotte Southern Miss Lyrissa Deans F 6-3 Waldorf, Maryland Kennedy Gavin F 6-1 Petal, Mississippi Mariah Linney G 5-9 Goose Creek, South Carolina Nanah Lott SG 5-8 Petal, Mississippi Junajah Somerville G 5-10 Norfolk, Virginia Kyle Felton C 6-3 Lithonia, Georgia Octavia Wilson G 5-8 Greenbelt, Maryland Allie Kennedy G 5-8 Red Bay, Alabama Imani Carter G 6-0 Enterprise, Alabama FIU Shionna Banks C 6-2 Charleston, West Virginia UAB Callie Cavanaugh F 6-1 Holyoke, Massachusetts No signees announced Cabria Lee G 5-8 Lake Worth, Florida Lauryn Snipes G 5-11 Wellington, Kansas UTEP Asia Henderson F 6-1 Hope Mills, North Carolina Florida Atlantic Ma’Qhi Barry G 5-8 Irving, Texas Nicole Jimenez PG 5-3 Miami, Florida UTSA Tasharian Robinson G 5-11 League City, Texas Louisiana Tech Karrington Donald G 5-9 Humble, Texas Raizel Guinto G 5-7 Manitoba, Canada Brianna Livingston G 5-9 Ontario, Canada Macaela Crone G/F 6-2 Saskatchewan, Canada MaKayla Johnson F 6-2 Crowley, Texas WKU Nichel Tampa PG 5-6 Alpharetta, Georgia Marshall Terri Smith G 5-8 Harvest, Alabama Kristen Mayo PG Grayson, Kentucky Sherry Porter G 5-7 Baton Rouge, Louisiana Taylor Pearson F Columbus, Ohio Brie Toney F Columbus, Ohio

Middle Tennessee Jadona Davis F 6-5 Buckatunna, Mississippi LaSonja Edwards F 6-1 Fort Pierce, Florida Anna Jones G 6-1 Jackson, Tenessee Kara Meadows C 6-4 Clarkrange, Tennessee

North Texas Lauren Holmes G 5-7 Fayetteville, Arkansas Trena Mims G 5-7 Muskogee, Oklahoma Deja Terrell F 6-0 Dallas, Texas

Old Dominion Janae Camp F 6-4 Portsmouth, Viriginia Janeen Camp C 6-5 Portsmouth, Virginia Dejah Carter F 6-4 Chesterfield, Virginia Dazia Powell G 5-10 Raleigh, North Carolina

Rice Alexa Chrisman F/C 6-2 Lawrenceburg, Indiana Sydne Wiggins SG 5-11 Marietta, Georgia

Women’s Basketball 2016-17 SEASON e Weekly Notebook (Jan. 6) Contact: Tim McNamara e [email protected] e 214.774.1353 INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS IN C-USA

Charlotte Laia Raventós G 5-7 So. Santa Eulàlia De Riuprimer, Spain (IES Joaquim Blume)

FIU Janka Hegedus G/F 6-1 Sr. Budapest, Hungary (Eotvos Jozsef HS) Nikolina Todorovic G 5-7 Sr. Bosnia and Herzegovina (Gymnasium Banja Luka)

Florida Atlantic Jacey Bailey G/F 6-3 Fr. Burnaby, British Columbia (Burnaby Mountain Secondary) Nika Zyryanova G 5-9 Jr. Yekaterinburg, Russia (Casper College)

Marshall Jovana Vucetic F 6-1 R-Sr. Loznica, Serbia (Sunrise Christian Academy)

Old Dominion Carolina Bernardeco G 5-6 So. Libson, Portugal (Escola Secundária de Santo André) Annika Holopainen F 6-2 R-Sr. Helsinki, Finland (Makelanrinteen Lukio)

UAB Angela Vendrell G 6-2 Fr. Alicante, Spain (CB Claret Benimaclet)

UTEP Zuzanna Puc F 6-2 Fr. Poznan, Poland (ZSMS Poznan) Axelle Bernard F 6-2 Jr. Awans, Belgium (Seward Community College) Jessica Barbosa F 6-1 R-Fr. Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (Windsor HS CA) Tamara Seda F 6-4 R-Jr. Malupa, Mozambique (Seward Community College) Katarina Zec G 5-10 Fr. Belgrade, Serbia (Sportska Gimnazija)

UTSA Kasia Kiejdrowska F 6-0 Sr. Grudziadz, Poland (Mineral Area JC) Tîmea Tóth F 6-1 Fr. Dunakeszi, Hungary (Dunakeszi Radnóti Miklos Gimnáziuma) Billie Marlow C 6-3 Jr. Copenhagen, Denmark (Collin JC)

WKU Ima Akpan G 5-10 Sr. Calabar, Nigeria (Kilgore College) Raneem Elgedawy C 6-4 Fr. Alexandria, Egypt