Women's Game Notes

Game No. 1 - Gonzaga vs. University of Friday, Nov. 22, 2002, 5 p.m. McArthur Court (9,087) – Eugene, Ore.

Game No. 2 – Gonzaga vs. Montana State - Northern Monday, Nov. 25, 2002, 7 p.m. Gonzaga The Kennel (4,000) – Spokane, Wash. GONZAGA UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS 0-0 (West Coast Conference) University G - 10 Shannon Mathews, 5-6, So., Riverside, CA (9.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.5 assists)* Bulldogs G - 21 Triana Allen, 5-6, Sr., Long Beach, CA (3.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 2.3 assists)* C - 54 Delphine Lecoultre, 6-3, Jr., Decines, France Sports Information (Transfer) 502 E Boone F - 13 Ashley Burke, 6-1, So., North Vancouver, BC (11.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.2 assists)* Spokane, WA 99258-0066 F - 32 Raeanna Jewell, 5-10, Fr., Veradale, WA (9.5 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 2.4 assists)*

Oliver Pierce HEAD COACH: Kelly Graves (University of New Mexico, 1988) Sports Information Director GONZAGA RECORD: 16-41 (3rd year) CAREER RECORD: 82-67 (6th year) Men's Basketball Contact (509) 323-6373 DUCKS 0-0 (Pac-10 Conference) [email protected] G – 3 Shaquala Williams, 5-6, Sr., Portland, OR (16.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 10.3 assists)* Rich Moser G – 12 Alissa Edwards, 5-7, Sr., Hermiston, OR (3.2 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.8 assists)* Assistant SID C – 44 Andrea Bills, 6-3, So., Moreno Valley, CA (509) 323-5484 (7.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 0.4 assists)* [email protected] F – 33 Catherine Kraayeveld, 6-4, Jr., Kirkland, WA (10.2 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 1.6 assists)* Chelsea Fine F – 23 Kedzie Gunderson, 6-0, So., Bellevue, WA SERIES RECORD: Graduate Assistant SID (7.5 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 2.3 assists)* Oregon leads 6-0 Women’s Basketball Contact (509) 323-4227 HEAD COACH: Bev Smith (University of Oregon, 1982) [email protected] UO RECORD: 22-13 (2nd year) CAREER RECORD: Same

FAX MONTANA STATE – NORTHERN SKYLIGHTS 0-5 (Frontier Conference/NAIA) (509) 323-5730 G – 15 Anna Bateman, 5-7, Jr., Rupert, ID (13.7 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.0 assists) G – 42 Davina Shoemake, 5-6, Sr., Phoenix, AZ Web (8.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.7 assists) C – 32 Brettney Vermandel, 6-0, So., Billings, MT www.gozags.com (6.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg, .75 assists) F – 31 Lindsey Buehler, 6-0, Jr., Lewiston, ID (4.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 0 assists) F – 24 Nichole Neill, 6-0, Jr., Great Falls, MT SERIES RECORD: (7.7 ppg, 2.5 rpg, .75 assists) Gonzaga leads 1-0

HEAD COACH: Mike Erickson (Eastern Montana College, 1994) MSN RECORD: First Year CAREER RECORD: First Year

* Denotes 2002 cumulative statistics LAST TIME OUT: The Gonzaga University women’s basketball team is coming off one of the best finishes in the women’s program history as head coach Kelly Graves capped the 2002 season with 11 wins. The double-digit win column marked the only the second time the women posted 11 wins since they made the Women’s National Invitational Tournament in 1994. The group of four freshman who collected so many minutes last season return as seasoned sophomores to lead the young squad. Triana Allen returns as the lone 2001-02 GONZAGA senior. The Bulldogs notched a preseason win as they collected an WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 88-58 win over the Lewis-Clark State Warriors Saturday, Nov. 9, SCHEDULE / RESULTS during their only exhibition game of the season. Sophomore forward Ashley Burke paced GU with a game-high 21 points while Shannon DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 11/9 LEWIS-CLARK STATE EX W 88-60 Mathews went 5-for-9 from three-point territory. Mathews and Allen 11/22 at University of Oregon 5 p.m. combined for nine steals in the backcourt. Gonzaga opens the regular- 11/25 MONTANA STATE NORTHERN 7 p.m. 11/29 Rainbow Wahine Classic (Honolulu, HI) season Friday against the University of Oregon at 5 p.m. in non- 11/29 at University of Hawaii 6:50 p.m. conference play at McArthur Court. 11/30 vs. Connecticut/ Denver 5:20 p.m. 12/1 vs. TBD TBD 12/5 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 7 P.M. 12/7 SAN JOSE STATE 7 P.M. VS. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON DUCKS: The defending 2002 12/11 WASHINGTON STATE 7 P.M. Women’s National Invitational Tournament Champion University of 12/15 WHITWORTH 2 P.M. 12/21 WEBER STATE 2 P.M. Oregon Ducks host the Gonzaga University Bulldogs Friday night as 12/29 BOISE STATE 2 P.M. they open the regular season at McArthur Court. Second-year head 12/31 at Cal State Fullerton 2 p.m. 1/2 at UC Riverside 7 p.m. coach and alum Bev Smith returns to lead the Ducks. Smith led 1/5 at University of Montana 1 p.m. 1/8 EASTERN WASHINGTON 7 p.m. Oregon to a 22-13 record and the WNIT title during her first season at 1/10 * at Pepperdine 7 p.m. the helm. Senior guard Shaquala Williams returns to lead the Ducks 1/11 * at Loyola Marymount 7 p.m. 1/ 16 *SAN FRANCISCO 7 P.M. as she averaged 16.3 last season in non-league play and 18.4 points 1/18 * SAINT MARY’S 7 P.M. in Pac-10 action. Junior forward Katherine Kraayeveld posted a team- 1/25 * PORTLAND 3 P.M. 1/30 * at San Diego 7 p.m. high 290 rebounds as a sophomore to average 8.3 a game. Oregon 2/1 * Santa Clara 7 p.m. 2/6 * LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 7 p.m. dominated preseason play, dismantling Horsholm BBC 100-43 2/8 * PEPPERDINE 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, and Southern Oregon University 114-54 Friday, at 2/14 * at Saint Mary’s 7 p.m. 2/15 * at San Francisco 7 p.m. McArthur Court. 2/22 * at Portland 7 p.m. 2/27 * SANTA CLARA 7 P.M. 3/1 * SAN DIEGO 7 P.M. VS. MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-NORTHERN: The Gonzaga 3/6 + WCC Tournament, San Diego TBA 3/7 + WCC Tournament, San Diego TBA University women’s basketball team plays their regular season home- 3/8 + WCC Tournament, San Diego TBA opener Monday night as they host the Montana State-Northern 3/9 + WCC Championship, San Diego TBA Skylights at the Kennel at 7 p.m. The Skylights are led by first-year *WEST COAST CONFERENCE GAME head coach Mike Erickson. Erickson and his squad have had a slow + GAMES AT SAN DIEGO, CA ALL TIMES PACIFIC TIME ZONE start as they have been edged in their first five outings. Gonzaga owns ALL TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE HOME GAMES PLAYED AT MARTIN CENTRE the one game advantage as the two teams last met in 1982 when the Bulldogs downed the Skylights 51-43.

2002 Gonzaga University BULLDOGS OPEN AWAY: The Gonzaga University Bulldogs have Top Returning Scorers posted a 9-4 record when opening the regular season on the road and are 2-1 under the guidance of head coach Kelly Graves. The Zags 1. Shannon Mathews (So.) 11.1 have only opened the regular season at home three times and have 2. Ashley Burke (So.) 10.2 recorded victories during all three contests. The Bulldogs are 11-5 in home opening tilts. 3. Raeanna Jewell (So.) 8.9 LIGHTS, CAMERA, ZAGS: The Gonzaga University women’s 4. Triana Allen (Sr.) 3.4 basketball team makes their inaugural television debut from the Kennel this season. The Bulldogs’ Jan. 5, game against the University of will be locally televised on PAX at 3 p.m. RADIO DAYS: Bulldog fans at home will be able to follow women’s basketball from the comfort of their radios or home computers as eight home games will be broadcast on 1510 KGA. Mark Doolittle will call play-by-play action starting Wednesday, Dec. 11 when the Bulldogs host the at 7 p.m. Fans can also access the web and track the game through the live stats link or a live radio feed through the Zags official website, at http://www.gozags.com. All radio broadcasts will begin with a pre-game show 20 minutes before tip off.

COACH GRAVES GOOD THINGS: “We’re glad to get going, but I wish it weren’t on the night they are raising the WNIT banner,” said Gonzaga head coach Kelly Graves about the Bulldogs regular season opener Friday evening against the University of Oregon Ducks, the 2002 Women’s National Invitational Tournament Champions. “It will be a good game because our girls will be playing in front of a large 2003 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL crowd and they will be revved up.” The Bulldogs will have a two-day WEST COAST CONFERENCE break before playing their regular-season home opener Monday night PRESEASON POLL against the Montana State-Northern Skylights at 7 p.m. at the Kennel. “I don’t know much about them but I know they have a tradition-rich Place School Points 1. Pepperdine 49 program,” said Graves about the NAIA affiliated Skylights. “They are 2. Santa Clara 37 a team in transition, they have a new coach and a lot of new faces but 2. San Francisco 37 I am sure they are going to come in here and work hard and come 4. Loyola Marymount 36 after us hard.” 5. Saint Mary’s 22 6. San Diego 16 7. GONZAGA 15 NEWCOMERS ADD NORTHWEST FLAVOR: All five of the 8. Portland 12 freshman additions to the Bulldogs roster this season did not have to travel very far from home as they are all Northwest products. Ashley 2002 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Shearer hails from Gresham, Ore., and Ashley Anderson calls WEST COAST CONFERENCE Enterprise, Ore., home. Katie Prichard is from nearby Elk, Wash., FINAL STANDINGS while Anne Bailey is from Snohomish, Wash. Monica Uhrig is the lone Team WCC Overall Idaho native this season from Shoshone, Idaho.

Saint Mary’s 11-3 26-6 THE ELK CONNECTION CONTINUES: This season marks the third Santa Clara 11-3 20-8 consecutive year that a Riverside High product from nearby Elk, Loyola Marymount 10-4 21-10 Pepperdine 10-4 20-11 Wash., has been a member of the Bulldog roster. Freshman guard San Francisco 5-9 13-16 Katie Prichard replaces Riverside product Bernice Stime who San Diego 5-9 10-16 graduated last season with an average of 7.0 points and 2.2 assists. Portland 4-10 14-15 Gonzaga 0-14 5-23 LECOULTRE TO SIT OUT ONE GAME: Delphine Lecoultre, a 6-3 2002 WCC NCAA junior transfer from Decines, France will have to wait another week POSTSEASON RESULTS before starting her career with the Bulldogs. Lecoultre participated in four Division I games in France last season and will have sit out her NCAA PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND first NCAA regular-season scheduled game before being fully Villanova 67, Pepperdine 46 reinstated Monday. LSU 84, Santa Clara 78

WNIT TOURNAMENT RESULTS BULLDOGS GET HEALTHY: Despite losing Juliann Laney earlier Oregon 72, Saint Mary’s 61 this year to a torn ACL, the Bulldogs remain healthy entering the USC 72, San Francisco 53 regular season. Anne Bickelhaupt has been cleared to play after suffering a sublexed left shoulder that she suffered two weeks ago. Junior Cheyenne Brown has recovered from two right knee surgeries over the past two seasons and will suit up for the first time Friday.