HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY PRIDE (0-0, 0-0 CAA) at Iona College Gaels (0-0, 0-0 MAAC) Friday, November 14, 2008 – 5 P.M
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2008-09 HOFSTRA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY PRIDE (0-0, 0-0 CAA) at Iona College Gaels (0-0, 0-0 MAAC) Friday, November 14, 2008 – 5 p.m. Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) – New Rochelle, New York ***2005-06 Postseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament Participant*** ***2006-07 Postseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament - Quarterfinalist*** 2008-09 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Contact: Stephen A. Gorchov WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE (0-0, 0-0 CAA) (516) 463-4933 – Work (516) 523-5252 – Cell E-mail – [email protected] NOVEMBER 14 Fri. at Iona 5 p.m. Radio: WRHU (88.7 FM) – 20 Thu. at Boston College 7 p.m. Check www.wrhu.org for broadcast schedule 25 Tue. MANHATTAN 7 p.m. JUNKANOO JAM (Grand Bahamas Island) HOFSTRA’S TENTATIVE STARTERS 28 Fri. vs. Arizona State 2:45 p.m. 29 Sat. vs. Florida or Southern Illinois 12:30/ Head Coach: Krista Kilburn-Steveskey (NC State, 1990) 2:45 p.m. (Third Season; 31-33 Career Record) DECEMBER 6 Sat. at Buffalo 1 p.m. #-Pos Name CL PPG RPG APG 9 Tue. MAINE 7 p.m. 19 Fri. RICE 7 p.m. 10-G Candice Bellocchio So. 6.5 2.3 3.3 22 Mon. ST. FRANCIS (NY) 2 p.m. SAINT PETER’S COLLEGE HOLIDAY CLASSIC 13-G Sam Brigham Jr. 10.4 2.9 1.3 29 Mon. vs. NJIT 5 p.m. 30 Tue. at Saint Peter’s 7:30 p.m. 4-G/F Natty Fripp Sr. 7.1 3.6 1.3 JANUARY 4 Sun. NORTHEASTERN 2 p.m. 35-F Ashley Wilcots So. 2.2 3.0 0.1 8 Thu. at Delaware 7 p.m. 11 Sun. at Drexel (MSG +) 12 p.m. 43-C Jess Fuller Jr. 11.2 6.4 0.6 15 Thu. TOWSON 7 p.m. 18 Sun. WILLIAM & MARY 2 p.m. OFF THE BENCH 22 Thu. at Virginia Commonwealth 7 p.m. 12-G Aamira Terry So. 2.2 1.7 0.6 25 Sun. at Georgia State 2 p.m. 29 Thu. DREXEL 7 p.m. 23-F/C Kristina Campbell Sr. 2.3 3.0 0.2 FEBRUARY 1 Sun. JAMES MADISON 2 p.m. 34-G Niki Williams Sr. 7.5 3.7 3.7 5 Thu. DELAWARE 7 p.m. 8 Sun. at Towson 2 p.m. 50-F Isoken Uzamere So. 0.3 0.6 0.0 12 Thu. at James Madison 7 p.m. 15 Sun. at UNC Wilmington 1 p.m. 22G Nicole Capurso Fr. -- -- -- 19 Thu. OLD DOMINION Noon 22 Sun. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH 2 p.m. 14-C/F Joelle Connolly Fr. -- -- -- 26 Thu. at George Mason 7 p.m. MARCH 3-G Asia Jenkins Fr. -- -- -- 1 Sun. UNC WILMINGTON 1 p.m. 4 Wed. at Northeastern 7 p.m. The Game: With four returning starters and nine letterwinners CAA CHAMPIONSHIP (Harrisonburg, VA) back from last year’s team, the Hofstra Women’s Basketball team 13 Thu. First Round TBA will open the 2008-09 campaign with a renewed sense of optimism 14 Fri. Quarterfinals TBA on Friday when they travel to Iona for a 5 p.m. contest. Hofstra also opened the 2007-08 season against the Gaels and defeated 15 Sat. Semifinals TBA their local rival, 62-59, behind 13 points and 11 rebounds from 16 Sun. Championship Game 3:30 p.m. senior forward Linn Quamme. Several other players, including three returnees had strong outings last year and will look to Home games in BOLD CAPS recreate that magic if the Pride is to open with a victory on Friday. * - Denotes Colonial Athletic Association game Senior guard Natty Fripp nearly had a triple-double in her first career start as she had nine points, nine rebounds and six assists, while junior guard Sam Brigham added 10 points and junior center Jess Fuller chipped in with nine points and 10 rebounds in her first action as a member of the Pride. Streaks, Trends and Notes: LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN POINTS - Hofstra has made a three-pointer in 278 of its last 283 Britné Rodgers – 12 times Sam Brigham –9 times games. The current streak is 41 games in a row. Niki Williams – 4 times Natty Fripp – 4 times - The Pride is 42-4 in its last 46 games when they hold their Linn Quamme – 3 times Candice Bellocchio – 3 times opponent under 60 points (5-3 last season, 20-1 in 2006-07, Jess Fuller – 2 times 11-0 in 2005-06 and 5-0 in 2004-05). Kristina Campbell – 1 time LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN REBOUNDS - Since becoming a Division I program in the 1982-83 season, Britné Rodgers – 12 times Linn Quamme – 6 times Hofstra is 42-9 all-time when scoring 80 or more points in a Niki Williams – 5 times game (3-0 last season). Natty Fripp – 4 times Sam Brigham – 3 times Ashley Wilcots – 3 times HOFSTRA (2007-08) - BY THE NUMBERS Candice Bellocchio – 2 times HOFSTRA OPPONENT Jess Fuller – 1 time Aamira Terry – 1 time 55.7 Points Per Game 65.5 LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN ASSISTS 34.2 Rebounds Per Game 39.5 Niki Williams – 17 times 12.1 Assists Per Game 14.3 Candice Bellocchio – 15 times 9.4 Steals Per Game 11.1 Natty Fripp – 3 times Sam Brigham – 3 times 21.5 Turnovers Per Game 19.2 India Ali – 2 times 2.9 Blocked Shots Per Game 3.5 Britné Rodgers – 1 time 36.8 Field Goal Percentage 40.4 Aamira Terry – 1 time LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN BLOCKS 30.4 Three-Point Field Goal Percentage 31.8 Britné Rodgers – 9 times 74.8 Free Throw Percentage 71.6 Ashley Wilcots – 7 times TEAM LEADERS - PER GAME Christina Biedny –6 times Brigham (10.4) Points Kristina Campbell – 6 times Natty Fripp – 5 times Rodgers (5.0) Rebounds Jess Fuller – 4 times Williams (3.7) Assists Linn Quamme – 3 times Williams (2.1) Steals Isoken Uzamere – 1 time Sam Brigham – 1 time Biedny (0.6) Blocks LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN STEALS Williams (29.0) Minutes Niki Williams – 14 times Natty Fripp – 13 times Candice Bellocchio – 10 times Congrats Coach: Second-year Head Coach Krista Kilburn- Britné Rodgers – 4 times Steveskey, who has a career mark of 31-33, picked up career Sam Brigham – 3 times victory number one when the Pride defeated Wichita State, 79- Aamira Terry – 2 times 72, on November 10, 2006. Coach Kilburn-Steveskey’s first India Ali – 2 times Linn Quamme – 1 time year winning percentage of .765 ranks as the best among the Christina Biedny – 1 time 12 head coaches in the history of women’s basketball at LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN MINUTES PLAYED Hofstra. The next best was Leslie Schlegel-Danowski’s .518 Britné Rodgers – 10 times Niki Williams – 7 times winning percentage (14-13) in 1993-94. Sam Brigham – 6 times Natty Fripp – 4 times Tough Slate: Five opponents that qualified for postseason Linn Quamme – 3 times play in 2006-07 are on the 2007-08 schedule for the Pride. Candice Bellocchio – 3 times Jess Fuller – 1 time DOUBLE FIGURE POINTS Iona (WNIT – Second Round) Britné Rodgers – 15 times Boston College (WNIT – Second Round) Sam Brigham – 15 times Natty Fripp – 9 times Arizona State (NCAA – Second Round) Niki Williams – 8 times Florida (WNIT – Third Round) Linn Quamme – 7 times Old Dominion (NCAA – Sweet 16) Candice Bellocchio – 4 times James Madison (WNIT – Third Round) Jess Fuller – 2 times Aamira Terry – 1 time Virginia Commonwealth (WNIT – Second Round) DOUBLE FIGURE REBOUNDS Britné Rodgers – 3 times Jess Fuller – 2 times Linn Quamme – 1 time 20+ POINT SCORING GAMES Britné Rodgers – 2 times Niki Williams – 2 times Natty Fripp – 1 time Sam Brigham – 1 time Candice Bellocchio – 1 time Hofstra in the Colonial Athletic Association Rankings - 2007-08 INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Team – REGULAR SEASON 2007-08 Points Scoring Offense – 10th – 55.9 23, twice, most recently by Britné Rodgers and Niki Williams Scoring Margin – 12th – (-) 9.8 vs. Southern Methodist (12/21/07) FG Percentage – 11th - .370 Field Goals Made 3-PT FG Percentage – Ninth - .303 9 by Niki Williams vs. Southern Methodist (12/21/07) 3-PT FG Made – Fifth – 5.04 Field Goals Attempted Scoring Defense – 10th – 65.6 17, three times, most recently by Britné Rodgers vs. FT Percentage - Third - .744 Northeastern (2/10/08) FG Percentage Defense – Eighth - .405 Field Goal Percentage (minimum five made) 3-PT FG Percentage Defense – 10th - .323 .889 (8-9) by Britné Rodgers at Virginia Commonwealth (1/27/08) Rebounding Margin – 10th – (-) 5.4 Three-Point Field Goals Made Assists – Seventh – 12.24 6 by Niki Williams at UNC Wilmington (2/7/08) Turnover Margin – 11th – (-) 2.21 Three-Point Field Goals Attempted Blocked Shots – Sixth – 2.93 10 by Natty Fripp at UNC Wilmington (2/7/08) Steals – Eighth – 9.45 Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. three made) Assist/Turnover Ratio – 10th - 0.57 (.857) 6-7 by Niki Williams at UNC Wilmington (2/7/08) Offensive Rebounds – 10th – 11.55 Free Throws Made Defensive Rebounds – T-Seventh – 22.38 9, twice, most recently by Candice Bellocchio at ODU (3/6/08) Hofstra in the Colonial Athletic Association Rankings – Free Throws Attempted Individual – REGULAR SEASON 2007-08 11 by Sam Brigham vs. Drexel (2/3/08) Scoring Free Throw Percentage (minimum five made) None Ranked 1.000, several times, most recently by Britné Rodgers (5-5) Field Goal Percentage vs.