Women's Basketball

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Media Contact: Ryan Gallant // 413.687.3793 // [email protected] UMassAthletics.com // @UMassAthletics // @UMassWBB // Facebook.com/UMassWBB Home games streamed live on UMassAthletics.com // Radio: WMUA 91.1 FM 2017-18 Schedule (1-0 Overall, 0-0 Atlantic 10) GAME 2: vs. Towson (1-0 Home, 0-0 Away, 0-0 Neutral) Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017 • 2 p.m. • Mullins Center

Date Opponent Location Time vs. Nov. 10 Maine-Fort Kent Amherst, Mass. W, 111-45 Nov. 12 Towson Amherst, Mass. 2 p.m. A-10 Digital Network UMassAthletics.com 91.1 FM WMUA @UMassWBB 1-0 0-0 Nov. 17 at North Dakota State Fargo, N.D. 8 p.m. Series History: First Meeting Nov. 19 at North Dakota Grand Forks, N.D. 3 p.m. Nov. 24 Northeastern ^ Amherst, Mass. 1 p.m. UMASS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 FASTBREAK POINTS Nov. 25 Liberty ^ Amherst, Mass. 1 p.m. • A slew of fresh faces highlights a preseason glance at the University of Massachusetts women’s Nov. 29 at Incarnate Word San Antonio, Texas 7 p.m. basketball team in 2017-18 as the Minutewomen complement their four returnees with seven new additions. The newcomers originate from five U.S. states and two other countries. Dec. 1 at UTRGV % Edinburg, Texas 8 p.m. • This season marks head coach Tory Verdi’s second at the helm of the Minutewomen. After a highly Dec. 2 vs. Miss. Valley State % Edinburg, Texas 1 p.m. successful four-years at Eastern Michigan where he led the Eagles to a pair of NIT appearances in Dec. 7 Fisher College Amherst, Mass. 7 p.m. 2015 and 2016 and a total of 46 wins, Verdi was introduced on April 9, 2016 as the 11th head coach Dec. 10 Saint Peter’s Amherst, Mass. 2 p.m. in program history. Dec. 13 at UMass Lowell Lowell, Mass. 7 p.m. • UMass returns four members of last year’s squad in 2017-18 in sophomore guard Hailey Leidel, senior guard Leah McDerment and senior center Maggie Mulligan, all of whom cracked the starting Dec. 21 Marist Amherst, Mass. Noon five in 2016-17. In addition, junior guard Jessica George is back with the team. Dec. 31 at Duquesne * Pittsburgh, Pa. 1 p.m. • The Minutewomen welcome seven newcomers in 2017-18 in Alexia Allesch (Basking Ridge, N.J.), Jan. 3 Fordham * (ESN/NESN+) Amherst, Mass. 5 p.m. Autumn Giles (Fort Myers, Fla.), Bre Hampton-Bey (Toledo, Ohio), Paige McCormick (Ogdensburg, Jan. 6 at St. Bona (CBSSN) Olean, N.Y. 11 a.m. N.Y.), Vashnie Perry (Nashville, Tenn.) Genesis Rivera (Caracas, Venezuela) and Anil Soysal (Istan- Jan. 13 Saint Joseph’s * Amherst, Mass. 2 p.m. bul, Turkey). • UMass lost the services of just one senior at the end of 2016-17 in guard Alyx Stiff. The Las Vegas Jan. 18 at Saint Louis * St. Louis, Mo. 8 p.m. native averaged just under 10 points per game in her final season, breaking into the starting five Jan. 21 VCU * Amherst, Mass. 2 p.m. and draining 19 points in a home victory over Duquesne. Jan. 24 at Davidson * Davidson, N.C. 7 p.m. • Two tournaments help compose the 2017-18 schedule for UMass. The Minutewomen will host the Jan. 28 at Rhode Island * Kingston, R.I. 2 p.m. UMass Thanksgiving Classic from Nov. 24-25, hosting Liberty, Northeastern and Houston. The fol- Jan. 31 Richmond * Amherst, Mass. 11:30 a.m. lowing weekend, the team will take part in the UTRGV Battle on the Border. • The Minutewomen open the Atlantic 10 schedule on Dec. 31 at Duquesne, returning home on Jan. Feb. 4 La Salle * Amherst, Mass. Noon 3 against Fordham. Feb. 7 Dayton * Amherst, Mass. 7 p.m. • Mulligan is expected to be one of the key pieces once again for the Minutewomen. After earning Feb. 11 at George Mason * Fairfax, Va. 2 p.m. starts at center in all 30 games last season, the Boston native proceeded to average 37 minutes Feb. 14 at George Washington * Washington, D.C. TBA per game along with 13.9 points and 11.1 boards on a night-to-night basis. Her 20 double-doubles Feb. 17 Davidson * Amherst, Mass. 2 p.m. ranked second in the Atlantic 10 and sixth across the country. • Also impressive last season was the reigning Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year and now-sophomore Feb. 21 at Richmond * Richmond, Va. 7 p.m. Hailey Leidel. Originally from Brownstown, Michigan, Leidel averaged 15.5 points, 5.9 rebounds Feb. 24 Rhode Island * Amherst, Mass. Noon and 1.8 assists per game, ranking fourth in scoring among all NCAA rookies. She also tied a UMass program record with 78 made 3-pointers. All times are Eastern and subject to change // Home games are • In spite of a 9-21 record last season and a 3-13 mark in the Atlantic 10, UMass made tremendous played at the Mullins Center // *Atlantic 10 Conference game // strides down the stretch with a limited roster size. The Minutewomen also dropped eight games by less than 10 points including a six-point setback in double overtime against George Washington. ^ denotes UMass Thanksgiving Classic // % denotes UTRGV Battle on the Border Projected Starting Line-Up And Reserves NO. NAME POS YR MPG PPG RPG (APG) 2017-18 SEASON NOTES 00 Maggie Mulligan C Sr. 20.0 12.0 11.0 Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference Second Team Inside 2 Genesis Rivera G Jr. 28.0 13.0 10.0 Junior college transfer from Panola (Texas) Page 2 Team/University Information 11 Bre Hampton-Bey G Fr. 17.0 12.0 5.0 All-Ohio First Team in 2016 and 2017 Page 3 Alphabetical & Numerical Rosters 15 Paige McCormick G Fr. 30.0 18.0 7.0 Three-time NYS Class D State Champion (2015-17) Page 4 Game-by-Game Specialty Stats 24 Hailey Leidel G So. 26.0 20.0 1.0 Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference Third Team

Page 5 Tory Verdi’s Bio RESERVES Pages 6-7 Staff Bios 10 Alexia Allesch F Fr. 19.0 16.0 7.0 Averaged a double-double as a HS senior (17.3 pts, 12.4 reb) Page 8 The Last Time... 14 Anil Soysal C Fr. - - - Will miss the 2017-18 season due to injury Pages 9-12 Returning Player Bios 21 Autumn Giles G Fr. 12.0 6.0 (2.0) Nominated for ‘17 McDonald’s HS All-American Game Pages 13-14 Newcomer Bios 22 Jessica George G Jr. 26.0 9.0 (5.0) Career-high 13 reb at Hartford (11/30/16) Page 15 Season Statistics 23 Vashnie Perry G So. - - - Eligible following Fall semester per NCAA transfer rules Page 16 Headshot Roster 25 Leah McDerment G Sr. 22.0 5.0 (4.0) 12 points, 6 assists at La Salle (1/25/17) 1 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION Location Amherst, Mass. 2016-17 Overall Record 9-21 (.300) Founded 1863 2016-17 A-10 Record/Finish 3-13 (.188)/13th Enrollment 29,269 Postseason Finish A-10 Tournament First Round Nickname Minutewomen Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Colors Maroon (PMS 506) and White Letterwinners Returning/Lost 4/6 Conference Atlantic 10 Newcomers 7 President Martin Meehan Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC RELATIONS Athletic Director Ryan Bamford Women’s Basketball Contact Ryan Gallant Cell Phone (413) 687-3793 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM HISTORY Email [email protected] Program Started/Total Years 1968-69/49th Website UMassAthletics.com All-Time Program Record 544-728 (.427) Twitter @UMassAthletics; @UMassWBB All-Time Atlantic 10 Record (1983-present) 189-335 (.360) Instragram Instagram.com/umasswbb Atlantic 10 Championships None Facebook Facebook.com/UMassWBB NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last Two/1997-98 season Mailing Address Boyden Building Room 290 All-Time NCAA Tournament Record 0-2 131 Commonwealth Ave; Amherst, Mass. 01003 WNIT Appearances One/1994-95 season All-Time WNIT Record 1-2 CHAMPIONS CENTER QUICK FACTS Location Directly South of the William D. Mullins Memorial Center Mullins Way; Amherst, Mass. VENUE INFORMATION Official Name John Francis Kennedy Champions Center for UMass Basketball Home Arena (Capacity) Mullins Center (9,493) Contruction Began/Completed Fall, 2013/Fall, 2015 Facility Debut Feb. 4, 1993 Square Footage 53,000 Total Cost $28.5 million Press Row Phone (413) 687-3793 Funded By UMass Building Authority Selected Amenities Women’s basketball practice court COACHING STAFF Women’s basketball locker room & lounge Head Coach (Alma Mater) Tory Verdi (Keene State ‘96) Women’s basketball staff offices Record at Massachusetts/Years 9-21 (.300)/2 Strength & conditioning/weight room facility Athletic training & sports medicine facility Career Record/Years 81-82 (.497)/5 Additional areas for team meals film study, laundry, equipment storage, etc. Associate Head Coach Danny Hughes (TCU ‘90) Assistant Coaches Candice Finley (Eastern Kentucky ‘02) COVERING UMASS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Candice Walker (Loyola [Md.] ‘11) Director of Operations Hillary Spears (South Carolina-Aiken ‘13) COACH AND STUDENT-ATHLETE INTERVIEWS The University of Massachusetts Athletic Communications Office organizes Academic Advisor Pete Montague all interviews for the women’s basketball program, its coaches, student- Certified Athletic Trainer Heather Gagne athletes and administrative support staff. Please contact Ryan Gallant Strength & Conditioning Coach Faris El-Ali ([email protected] or (413) 687-3793) in the Athletic Communications Administrative Assistant Katie Lenois Office with interview requests. Please submit interview requests ahead of the expected interview time, preferably 24-36 hours notice, to give the staff the time needed to organize the interview. Personal phone numbers for student-athletes, coaches or administrators will not be given out to the media. CREDENTIAL REQUESTS Please submit all game credential requests for contests at the Mullins Center to Ryan Gallant at rkgallan @umass.edu.

2 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous School 00 Maggie Mulligan Sr. C 6-2 Boston, Mass./Boston Latin School 2 Genesis Rivera Jr. G/F 5-11 Caracas, Venezuela/Gustavo HS/Panola College 10 Alexia Allesch Fr. F 6-1 Basking Ridge, N.J./Gill St. Bernard’s HS 11 Bre Hampton-Bey Fr. G 5-6 Toledo, Ohio/Notre Dame Academy 14 Anil Soysal Fr. C 6-5 Istanbul, Turkey/Anatolian HS 15 Paige McCormick Fr. G 5-11 Ogdensburg, N.Y./Heuvelton Central HS 21 Autumn Giles Fr. G 5-9 Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers HS 22 Jessica George Jr. G 5-10 Waldorf, Md./North Point HS 23 Vashnie Perry So. G 5-6 Nashville, Tenn./Norcross HS/Florida Atlantic 24 Hailey Leidel So. G/F 5-11 Brownstown, Mich./Woodhaven HS 25 Leah McDerment Sr. G 5-10 Stockport, England/Priestnall School

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous School 10 Alexia Allesch Fr. F 6-1 Basking Ridge, N.J./Gill St. Bernard’s HS 22 Jessica George Jr. G 5-10 Waldorf, Md./North Point HS 21 Autumn Giles Fr. G 5-9 Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers HS 11 Bre Hampton-Bey Fr. G 5-6 Toledo, Ohio/Notre Dame Academy 24 Hailey Leidel So. G 5-11 Brownstown, Mich./Woodhaven HS 15 Paige McCormick Fr. G 5-11 Ogdensburg, N.Y./Heuvelton Central HS 25 Leah McDerment Sr. G 5-10 Stockport, England/Priestnall School 00 Maggie Mulligan Sr. C 6-2 Boston, Mass./Boston Latin School 23 Vashnie Perry So. G 5-6 Nashville, Tenn./Norcross HS/Florida Atlantic 2 Genesis Rivera Jr. G/F 5-11 Caracas, Venezuela/Gustavo HS/Panola College 14 Anil Soysal Fr. C 6-5 Istanbul, Turkey/Anatolian HS

Head Coach: Tory Verdi (Keene State ’96), Second Year at UMass Associate Head Coach: Danny Hughes (TCU ’90), Second Year at UMass Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Candice Finley (Eastern Kentucky ’02), First Year at UMass Assistant Coach: Candice Walker (Loyola [Md.] ’11), Third Year at UMass Director of Operations: Hillary Spears (South Carolina-Aiken ’13), Second Year at UMass Director of Video Operations: Brandon Jackson Athletic Trainer: Heather Gagne Sports Performance Coach: Faris El-Ali Administrative Assistant: Katie Lenois

Pronunciations 2 Genesis Rivera HEN-uh-sis 10 Alexia Allesch uh-LEX-ee-uh uh-LESH 11 Bre Hampton-Bey bay 14 Anil Soysal uh-NEEL soy-sal 23 Vashnie Perry VASH-nee 24 Hailey Leidel lie-DELL 25 Leah McDerment lee-uh

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2017-18 GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS 2017-18 SPECIALTY STATS OPPONENT G G G F C Game In Paint Off T/O 2nd Chance Fast Break Bench Maine-Fort Kent Rivera Hampton-Bey McCormick Leidel Mulligan Maine-Fort Kent 56/8 45/4 33/0 10/2 36/14 Towson Towson NDSU NDSU North Dakota North Dakota Northeastern Northeastern Liberty Liberty Incarnate Word Incarnate Word UTRGV UTRGV Miss. Valley State Miss. Valley State Fisher Fisher Saint Peter’s Saint Peter’s UMass LowellMarist UMass Lowell Duquesne Marist Fordham Duquesne St. Bonaventure Fordham Saint Joseph’s St. Bonaventure Saint Louis Saint Joseph’s VCU Saint Louis Davidson VCU Rhode Island Davidson Richmond Rhode Island La Salle Richmond Dayton La Salle George Mason Dayton George Washington George Mason Davidson George Washington Richmond Davidson Rhode Island Richmond Rhode Island * Stats lists as TEAM/Opponent OVERALL 56/8 45/4 33/0 10/2 36/14 PER GAME 56/8 45/4 33/0 10/2 36/14

THE MINUTEWOMEN WHEN... Shooting better than opponent ...... 1-0 Shooting more free throws ...... 1-0 Scoring 80+ points ...... 1-0 Shooting worse than opponent ...... 0-0 Teams shoot same number of free throws . . . 0-0 Scoring 70-79 points ...... 0-0 Opponents shoot more free throws ...... 0-0 Scoring 60-69 points ...... 0-0 Shooting 55 percent or better from the field . . . . . 0-0 Scoring 50-59 points ...... 0-0 Shooting 50-54 percent from the field . . . . . 1-0 The game goes to overtime ...... 0-0 Scoring less than 50 points ...... 0-0 Shooting 45-49 percent from the field . . . . . 0-0 Shooting 40-44 percent from the field . . . . . 0-0 Playing on TV ...... 0-0 Giving up 80+ points ...... 0-0 Shooting 35-39 percent from the field . . . . . 0-0 Giving up 70-79 points ...... 0-0 Shooting under 35 percent from the field . . . .0-0 Coming off of a win ...... 0-0 Giving up 60-69 points ...... 0-0 Coming off of a loss ...... 0-0 Giving up 50-59 points ...... 0-0 Opponents shooting 50 percent or better . . . .0-0 Giving up less than 50 points ...... 1-0 Opponents shooting 45-49 percent ...... 0-0 Playing Day Games (start before 5 p.m.) . . . . 1-0 Opponents shooting 40-44 percent ...... 0-0 Playing Night Games (start 5 p.m. or later) . . . 0-0 The margin is five points or less ...... 0-0 Opponents shooting 35-39 percent ...... 1-0 The margin is 6-10 points ...... 0-0 Opponents shooting under 35 percent . . . . . 0-0 Playing in November ...... 1-0 The margin is 11-15 points ...... 0-0 Playing in December ...... 0-0 The margin is 16-20 points ...... 0-0 Out-rebounding opponent ...... 1-0 Playing in January ...... 0-0 The margin is 21+ points ...... 1-0 Teams have equal number of rebounds . . . . 0-0 Playing in February ...... 0-0 Opponents out-rebound UMass ...... 0-0 Playing in March ...... 0-0 Leading at halftime ...... 1-0 Tied at halftime ...... 0-0 Having fewer turnovers than opponent . . . . .1-0 Trailing at halftime ...... 0-0 Teams have same number of turnovers . . . . 0-0 Having more turnovers than opponent . . . . .0-0

4 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH TORY VERDI SECOND SEASON AT UMASS // SIXTH SEASON OVERALL // KEENE STATE COLLEGE ‘96 New England native and 20-year coaching secutive season in which EMU has made 200 or more triples. veteran Tory Verdi was named the 11th wom- A large part Verdi’s 2014-15 record-setting performance came from en’s basketball head coach at the University of the Eagles late run during the regular season and into postseason play. Massachusetts on April 9, 2016. EMU finished the regular season with wins in its final four games, while Verdi’s Minutewomen made tremendous also winning seven of its last eight. The Eagles appeared in eight post- strides during the 2016-17 campaign, his first season games, winning six of them. The Eagles advanced to the Mid- at the helm, in spite of a limited roster size. American Conference Tournament Championship, winning four-of-five Then-freshman Hailey Leidel was named the MAC Tournament games, before advancing to the Sweet 16 of the 2015 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year, while then- Postseason WNIT. The Eagles rewrote the EMU record book with 124 junior Maggie Mulligan was one of the most improved players in the different all-time top performances, including the most points in a season league with 20 double-doubles. (2,549), field goals made (936), rebounds (1,539) and three-pointers made Under Verdi’s guidance, Leidel ranked as the No. 2 scoring freshman (223). in the NCAA and ranked fourth overall in scoring among all A-10 play- Verdi spent the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons as the top assistant at the ers. Mulligan ranked 11th overall in scoring and second in the league in University of Kansas. The Jayhawks advanced to the 2012 NCAA Sweet rebounding. Sixteen and the 2011 WNIT Second Round. “This is a truly exciting time for our women’s basketball program with Prior to his arrival in Lawrence, Verdi was an assistant coach at the the addition of Tory Verdi as our head coach,” Director of Athletics Ryan University of Nebraska for five seasons (2005-10). The Huskers advanced Bamford said upon Verdi’s hiring. “Tory has a tremendous track record to the postseason every year Verdi served on staff in Lincoln and collected of success that will be a real asset for our program as we compete for the Big 12 Regular-Season Championship in 2009-10 with a 16-0 confer- Atlantic 10 Championships. His enthusiasm for building a winning culture ence record. that promotes success in the classroom, in competition and in the com- A native of New Britain, Connecticut, Verdi earned his bachelor’s munity makes him a great fit for the University of Massachusetts.” degree in elementary education from Keene State College in 1996 and Verdi arrived in Amherst with a head coaching record of 72-61 added a master’s degree in computer technology from the University of after spending four seasons at Eastern Michigan University. His teams Hartford in 2003. He and his wife, Heather, are parents to Tyler, Avery and advanced to the 2015 and 2016 Women’s National Invitation Tournament, Bradyn. Verdi was inducted into the New Britain Sports Hall of Fame on including a Round of 16 appearance, and the Mid-American Conference April 24, 2016. Championship Game in 2015. An experienced coach at both the collegiate and professional levels, Verdi-coached teams have advanced to postseason play 13 of TORY VERDI’S YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORD the last 16 seasons since 2001-02. Arriving in Year Program Position Record/Postseason Notes 1995-96 Keene State Assistant MBB Coach 2-22 ; 0-20 NECC Ypsilanti for the 2012-13 campaign, he took an 1996-97 Hartford Volunteer Assistant MBB Coach 17-11; 11-7 AE 8-22 squad to a record of 24-13 in 2014-15 and 1997-00 Pomperaug (Conn.) HS Head Boys Basketball Coach 22-12 in 2015-16. He also secured the MAC’s 2001-02 Western Conn. State Assistant MBB Coach 21-7 No. 1 recruiting class twice during his tenure. 2002-03 Western Conn. State Assistant MBB Coach 20-9 “I am thrilled to be the head coach at 2003 Connecticut Sun (WNBA) Assistant Coach 18-16 2004 Connecticut Sun (WNBA) Assistant Coach 18-16 UMass,” Verdi said. “I knew the day that I 2004-05 Columbia Assistant Coach/Interim Head Coach 12-15; 5-9 Ivy stepped on campus that the University of 2005 Connecticut Sun (WNBA) Special Assistant 26-8 Massachusetts was a special place. UMass 2005-06 Nebraska Assistant Coach 19-13; 8-8 Big XII women’s basketball has all of the elements 2006-07 Nebraska Assistant Coach 22-10; 10-6 Big XII to build a championship-caliber program and 2007-08 Nebraska Assistant Coach 21-12; 9-7 Big XII provide an outstanding student-athlete expe- 2008-09 Nebraska Assistant Coach 15-16; 6-10 Big XII 2009-10 Nebraska Assistant Coach 32-2; 16-0 Big XII rience. I am excited to take this program to 2010-11 Kansas Assistant Coach 21-13; 6-10 Big XII the next level.” 2011-12 Kansas Assistant Coach 21-13; 8-10 Big XII Under Verdi, the 2015-16 MAC West 2012-13 Eastern Michigan Head Coach 8-22; 6-10 MAC Division preseason favorite Eagles made their 2013-14 Eastern Michigan Head Coach 18-14; 7-11 MAC; WBI Tournament mark in the EMU record books. Defensively, 2014-15 Eastern Michigan Head Coach 24-13; 11-7 MAC; WNIT “Sweet 16” 2015-16 Eastern Michigan Head Coach 22-12; 10-8 MAC; WNIT 2nd Round the squad totaled the fourth-most rebounds in 2016-17 Massachusetts Head Coach 9-21, 3-13 A-10 a single season (1,364), while the team ranks 2017-18 Massachusetts Head Coach 1-0 seventh all-time in blocks (92) and third in RECORD AS HEAD COACH 82-82 (.500) steals (386). OVERALL COLLEGIATE COACHING RECORD 295-203 (.592) EMU’s high-tempo offense poured in 2,445 Postseason Coaching Experience: points, the third-most in a single season in 2002 NCAA Division II Regionals, 2003 NCAA Division II First Round, 2003 WNBA Conference Finals, 2004 WNBA Finals, school history, along with dishing out 435 2005 WNBA Finals, 2006 WNIT Third Round, 2007 NCAA Division I First Round, 2008 NCAA Division I Second Round, 2009 assists, good for seventh-most. Additionally, WNIT First Round, 2010 NCAA Division I “Sweet 16”, 2011 WNIT Second Round, 2012 NCAA Division I “Sweet 16”, 2014 WBI the Eagles converted 218 three-pointers, rank- Second Round, 2015 WNIT “Sweet 16”, 2016 WNIT Second Round ing fourth all-time and marking the third con- 5 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF DANNY HUGHES ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH // SECOND SEASON AT UMASS // TCU ‘90

A veteran collegiate coach, Danny made the Region XIV playoffs three times and included the top junior Hughes was named to Tory Verdi’s staff in college player in America in 2001. May 2016, being elevated to the position of From 1992-2000, Hughes served as athletic director and men’s bas- associate head coach prior to the 2017-18 ketball coach at Cross Roads High School in his hometown of Malakoff, season. Hughes arrived in Amherst after Texas. He led his squad to a 24-6 record and a state playoff appearance spending the previous seven years at SMU. in his first season at the helm. His coaching record was 123-89 and his His previous Division I stops also include success as athletic director enabled Hughes to be the first inductee in St. John’s (2008-09) and the University of the school’s athletic hall of fame in 2001. Houston (2005-08). He was interim head coach at UH for the 2007-08 During Hughes’ second trip to Trinity Valley from 1991-92 he worked season. with the men’s squad. Hughes worked with guards and post players while During Hughes’ time at SMU, he was part of a staff that helped lead handling recruiting responsibilities for the state of Texas during the 1991- the Mustangs to back-to-back postseason appearances after a two- 92 season. year stretch of sub-.500 records. SMU won the 2012-13 Conference USA Hughes began his coaching career at Sam Houston State University Championship with C-USA Player of the Year Keena Mays. as a graduate assistant from 1990-91. During his time with the Bearkats, While an assistant for the Red Storm in 2008-09, he helped guide he worked with the guards and wings while assisting with scouting and the team to the third round of the WNIT, marking just the second time recruiting duties. in program history St. John’s had advanced that far. Hughes’ duties in- A former standout player at TCU, Hughes was one of the most prolific cluded working with the guards, and he was able to help shooting guard three-point shooters in school history. In two seasons (1987-89), Hughes Monique McLean garner an All-Big East second-team selection. shot 45 percent (108-240) from behind the arc, a mark that ranks third on Before going to St. John’s, Hughes spent three seasons at Houston. the Horned Frogs’ career list. His single-season best of 45.2 percent (70- While with the Cougars, he was responsible for all aspects of recruit- 155) during the 1988-89 campaign ranks second on TCU’s single-season ing while also overseeing compliance, fundraising, practice and game chart. preparation, as well as coordination of all scouting reports. The two-year starter at shooting guard was a two-time winner of the During the 2008 season, Hughes served as the program’s interim head Jim Killingsworth MVP award, given to the top men’s basketball player coach, leading Houston to a 15-16 mark, its best record in three years. that season. Hughes took the reins of the team only nine days before the start of the Prior to his arrival at TCU, Hughes was an all-region and all-league season, after UH head coach Joe Curl took a leave of absence for health player at Trinity Valley Community College, where he helped lead his reasons. team to a 44-15 record from 1985-87. During his sophomore season, he During his tenure as head coach, the Cougars ran off an eight-game earned MVP honors while averaging 14.6 points and 6.4 assists per game. consecutive conference win streak, their longest since 2004. Hughes He was also selected to play on the National Junior College All-Star guided the Cougars to a first-round bye in the Conference-USA tourna- Team, comprised of the top-12 junior college players in the country. In ment, its first in three years. August of 2010, Hughes was elected to TVCC’s Hall of Fame. Prior to Houston, Hughes was an assistant at Trinity Valley Community Hughes is married to Quinn Tedder-Hughes and has two daughters, College for five years, Hughes handled recruiting duties as well as over- Griffin and Grayson. seeing the team’s academic progress. While coaching TVCC, the team

6 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF CANDICE FINLEY ASSISTANT COACH-RECRUITING COORDINATOR // FIRST SEASON AT UMASS // EASTERN KENTUCKY ‘02 University of Massachusetts women’s academics, organizing community service projects and working with the basketball head coach Tory Verdi announced team’s post players. on May 31, 2017, the addition of Candice Finley began her collegiate coaching career when she joined South- Finley as assistant coach and recruiting co- ern Connecticut State University for the 2007-08 season. She helped ordinator. The addition of Finley reunited the SCSU continue its winning tradition as the team posted the program’s duo after they worked together for four years seventh-consecutive winning season that year. at Eastern Michigan. Before embarking on a collegiate coaching career, Finley spent two “I’m so excited to announce that we have seasons as the assistant girls basketball coach and two years as the added Candice to our staff,” said Verdi. “Candice is one of the best re- head girls basketball coach at Romulus High School in Romulus, Mich. cruiters in the women’s game. I have seen her work first hand at Eastern She helped lead Romulus to a Mega White Division championship in 2004 Michigan where she garnered a top 50 recruiting class in the country and and a pair of district titles in 2004 and 2007. In 2007, Finley was named back-to-back top recruiting classes in the Mid-American Conference.” Downriver Coach of the Year. Along with her four years at EMU, Finley also spent four seasons as She has also served as a coach with the Michigan Crossover AAU/ an assistant coach at her alma mater Eastern Kentucky and a season Nike Travel Team program helping the group win two Michigan AAU state coaching at Southern Connecticut State University. titles. “I am very happy to be back working under coach Verdi and even After earning a bachelor’s degree from EKU in 2002, Finley played more excited about the direction the UMass women’s basketball program professionally in Luxembourg for a season before returning to serve as is heading,” said Finley. “I am honored to be part of such an amazing staff an assistant at Romulus High School. and am excited for the opportunity to share some of my experience with Finley was a three-year starter for the Lady Colonels from 1997 to the outstanding young women in our program. I believe a lot of the pieces 2001. She concluded her career with more than 1,000 points, nearly 500 are in place for us to be extremely competitive in the Atlantic 10.” rebounds and more than 100 steals. She earned second team all-confer- In her time alongside Verdi at Eastern Michigan, Finley was a major ence honors after leading Eastern in scoring (13 ppg) and rebounding (5.5 component in the rebuilding of the Eagles’ program which included a pair rpg) her senior season. She finished her collegiate career having made of trips to the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT), including 45.4 percent of her shots from the field. She stands 19th on EKU’s all-time a Round of 16 appearance, and the Mid-American Conference finals in scoring list. 2015. In addition to her 1998 OVC regular-season championship, the Detroit, Along with coaching the post players, she served as the recruiting Mich., native won three state titles as a player at Bishop Borgess High coordinator and was key in twice securing the No. 1 recruiting classes School. among the Mid-American Conference. On the court, Finley’s post players saw continued growth and progres- sion with several more than doubling their offensive output from previous seasons. At Eastern Kentucky, Finley was part of a staff that was charged with rebuilding her alma mater in the ultra competitive Ohio Valley Confer- ence. While in Richmond, Ky., she was responsible for overseeing CANDICE WALKER ASSISTANT COACH // THIRD SEASON AT UMASS // LOYOLA (MD) ‘11 A dynamic young coach, Candice Walker she attended graduate school while competing in 117 games for the enters her third season with the UMass program, the sixth-most by any student-athlete in Loyola women’s bas- women’s basketball program after be- ketball history. She led all Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference rookies in ing announced as an assistant coach for points and assists as a freshman during the 2007-08 campaign en route Tory Verdi’s staff in May 2016. Prior to her to MAAC All-Rookie Team honors; however, injuries derailed her 2009-10 elevation to assistant coach, she spent the and 2010-11 seasons. She was granted a medical hardship waiver to re- 2015-16 campaign as the program’s director turn for a sixth season and closed out her career while working towards of operations. a Master of Arts degree in 2012-13. In her role as the director of operations, Walker was charged with all facets of program organization including daily operations, travel, practice preparation and film analysis. Before her time with UMass, Walker spent the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons as an assistant coach at Wilmington University (Del.). She also coached with Point Guard College after graduating from Loyola Univer- sity (Md.) in 2013. While at Loyola, Walker earned a bachelor’s degree in 2011 before 7 THE LAST TIME...

Massachusetts scored 100 points or more ...... Nov. 10, 2017 vs. Maine-Fort Kent (W, 111-45) Massachusetts scored 90 points or more ...... Jan. 22, 2008 vs. Yale (W, 91-57) Massachusetts scored 50 points or less ...... Feb. 22, 2017 at Rhode Island (L, 50-53) Massachusetts scored 40 points or less ...... Jan. 19, 2017 vs. St. Bonaventure (L, 38-55) Massachusetts gave up 100 points or more ...... Feb. 12, 2014 at George Mason (L, 101-73) Massachusetts gave up 90 points or more ...... Feb. 26, 2017 at Saint Louis (L, 51-91) Massachusetts gave up 40 points or less ...... Nov. 23, 2016 vs. Central Connecticut (W, 76-37) Massachusetts won by 40+ points ...... Nov. 10, 2017 vs. Maine-Fort Kent (W, 111-45) Massachusetts won an overtime game ...... Feb. 11, 2015 vs. George Mason (W, 75-69) Massachusetts lost an overtime game ...... Jan. 21, 2017 vs. George Washington (L, 54-60, 2OT) Massachusetts made 10 or more three-pointers ...... Jan. 21, 2017 vs. George Washington (10-of-19; .526) An opponent made 10 or more three-pointers ...... Feb. 26, 2017 at Saint Louis (12-of-23; .522) UMass had a player score 25 or more points ...... Jan. 4, 2017 vs. Rhode Island (Hailey Leidel - 27) ...... Feb. 18, 2015 vs. Davidson (Kim Pierre-Louis - 27) UMass had a player score 30 or more points ...... Nov. 23, 2016 vs. Central Connecticut (Maggie Mulligan - 33) ...... Feb. 7, 2015 at La Salle (Kim Pierre-Louis - 33) UMass had two players score 20 or more points ...... Feb. 17, 2016 vs. Dayton (Cierra Dillard - 25, Bria Stallworth - 24) UMass had a player score 20 or more points in back-to-back games ...... Hailey Leidel (1/12/17 at Davidson - 20; 1/15/17 vs. Duquesne - 22) UMass had a player score 20 or more points in three straight games ...... Cierra Dillard (2/13/16 vs. SBU - 20; 2/17/16 vs. Dayton -25; 2/21/16 at Davidson - 23) UMass had a player score 20 or more points in four straight games . .Cierra Dillard (2/13/16 vs. SBU - 20; 2/17/16 vs. Dayton -25; 2/21/16 at Davidson - 23; 2/24/16 at URI - 24) UMass had four players score double-figures ...... Dec. 4, 2016 vs. George Mason (H. Leidel - 16; R. Holder - 14; M. Mulligan - 11; L. McDerment - 11) UMass had five players score double-figures . . . . Nov. 10, 2017 vs. Maine-Fort Kent (H. Leidel - 20; P. McCormick - 18; A. Allesch - 16; G. Rivera 13; M. Mulligan - 12; ...... B. Hampton-Bey - 12) An opposing player scored 30 or more points ...... Feb. 4, 2017 vs. Davidson (Justine Lyon - 34) An opposing player scored 40 or more points ...... Dec. 4, 1997 at Maine (Cindy Blodgett - 40) UMass had a player record a triple-double ...... Nov. 17, 2000 vs. Charlotte (Jennifer Butler - 19 points, 11 rebounds & 10 steals) UMass did not have a player score double-figures ...... Jan. 24, 2014 at Richmond (Cierra Dillard & Amber Dillon led UMass with nine points each) UMass held an opponent without a double-digit scorer ...... Nov. 10, 2017 vs. Maine-Fort Kent (Kailee Dowler led UMFK with nine points) UMass had two players record double-doubles in a game . . . Nov. 10, 2017 vs. Maine-Fort Kent (G. Rivera - 13 points, 10 rebounds; M. Mulligan - 12 points, 11 rebounds) A Minutewoman had 15 or more rebounds in a game ...... Dec. 28, 2016 at FIU (Maggie Mulligan - 16) A Minutewoman had 20 or more rebounds in a game ...... March 6, 2003 vs. La Salle (Jennifer Butler - 23) A Minutewoman had 25 or more rebounds in a game ...... Dec. 28, 2002 at Florida (Jennifer Butler - 30) A Minutewoman had 30 or more rebounds in a game ...... Dec. 28, 2002 at Florida (Jennifer Butler - 30) A Minutewoman had 10+ assists ...... Jan. 15, 2017 vs. Duquesne (Leah McDerment - 10) A Minutewoman had 15+ assists ...... Feb. 14, 1986 vs. Temple (Christel Zullo - 15) An opposing player had 10+ assists ...... Dec. 7, 2016 at Hofstra (Krystal Luciano - 10) A Minutewoman made 5 or more three-pointers ...... Nov. 10, 2017 vs. Maine-Fort Kent (Hailey Leidel - 6) A Minutewoman made 8 or more three-pointers ...... Never An opposing player made 5 or more threes ...... Feb. 11, 2017 at Fordham (Lauren Holden, Hannah Missry- 5) An opposing player made 8 or more threes ...... Nov. 27, 2016 vs. Merrimack (Lindsay Werner - 9) Massachusetts shot 60 pct. FG or better ...... Nov. 10, 2012 vs. Kent State (.611; 33-of-54) ...... Dec. 2, 2015 at Bryant (.600; 33-of-55) Massachusetts shot 30 pct. FG or lower ...... Jan. 21, 2017 vs. George Washington (.269; 14-of-52) An opponent shot 60 pct. FG or better ...... Dec. 10, 2000 vs. Rutgers (.619; 26-of-42) An opponent shot 30 pct. FG or lower ...... Jan. 21, 2017 vs. George Washington (.253; 19-of-75) An opponent shot 25 pct. FG or lower ...... Nov. 23, 2016 vs. Central Connecticut (.222; 12-of-54) Massachusetts forced 30 or more turnovers ...... Nov. 17, 2000 vs. Charlotte (31) A Massachusetts opponent forced 30 or more turnovers ...... Jan. 18, 2014 vs. VCU (32) Massachusetts had 15 or more steals ...... Jan. 21, 2017 vs. George Washington (15) A Massachusetts opponent had 15 or more steals ...... Jan. 28, 2017 at VCU (16) Massachusetts blocked 10 or more shots in a game ...... Nov. 29, 2012 at Ohio (11) A Massachusetts opponent had 10 or more blocked shots in a game ...... Feb. 22, 2017 at Rhode Island (11) Massachusetts won 5 or more games in a row ...... Feb. 13, 2016 - Mar. 2, 2016; 6-game streak Massachusetts won 10 or more games in a row ...... Never Massachusetts lost 5 or more games in a row ...... Jan. 19, 2017 - Feb. 22, 2017; 10-game streak Massachusetts lost 10 or more games in a row ...... Dec. 19, 2013 - Feb. 19, 2014; 17-game streak Massachusetts won 5 or more in a row at home ...... Feb. 13, 2016 - Nov. 27, 2016; 6-game streak Massachusetts won 10 or more in a row at home ...... Feb. 18, 1995 - Feb. 27, 1996; 15-game streak Massachusetts won 15 or more in a row at home ...... Feb. 18, 1995 - Feb. 27, 1996; 15-game streak Massachusetts lost 5 or more in a row at home ...... Jan. 19, 2017 - Feb. 19, 2017; 5-game streak Massachusetts lost 10 or more in a row at home ...... Jan. 16, 2013 - Nov. 10, 2013; 12-game streak Massachusetts won 5 or more in a row away from home ...... Jan. 23, 1998 - Feb. 21, 1998; 5-game streak Massachusetts won 10 or more in a row away from home ...... Dec. 4, 1976 - March 10, 1977; 11-game streak Massachusetts lost 5 or more in a row away from home ...... Jan. 25, 2017 - Feb. 22, 2017; 5-game streak Massachusetts lost 10 or more in a row away from home ...... Dec. 19, 2013 - Nov. 16, 2014; 14-game streak 8 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER BIOS

JESSICA CAREER BESTS Pts: 10, vs. Merrimack, 11/27/16 Rebs: 13, at Hartford, 11/30/16 22 GEORGE FGM: 4, 3x, last vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17 FGA: 9, 3x, last vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17 5-10 // JUNIOR // GUARD 3FGM: 2, vs. Merrimack, 11/27/16 3FGA: 3, 4x, last vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17 WALDORF, MD. // NORTH POINT HIGH SCHOOL FTM: 4, at Saint Joseph’s, 1/7/17 FTA: 4, 3x, at Saint Joseph’s, 1/7/17 Ast: 5, last vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17 Blk: 1, at Saint Louis, 1/13/16 Stl: 4, vs. Merrimack, 11/27/16 Min: 39, 2x, last at Hartford, 11/30/16

2016-17 - Sophomore: Appeared in all 30 games on the season, starting for 15 of SMAC for three-pointers made in 2014-15, when she was also a SMAC All-Star ... them … Averaged 2.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game, a personal Earned the SMAC County Championship, was a 695 Hoops All-Star and her team’s high for each … Saw 652 minutes of action on the season, good for 21.7 per game 2014-15 season MVP as a senior ... Won a state championship with North Point … Played a personal best 39 minutes twice, against Buffalo (11/11) and Hartford when the squad went 27-0 during her sophomore year ... Led the team back to the (11/30) … Notched a double-double with 10 points and rebounds a piece against state championship game as a junior when North Point recorded a 24-3 record ... Merrimack (11/27), the first time either number had personally been accomplished Maryland Scholar Athlete Award recipient from 2011-14 ... Charles County Maryland … Followed the Merrimack performance with a 13 rebound effort at Hartford (11/30) Varsity 4A regional champion at North Point from 2011-14 ... Received the Maryland … Put in eight points with five rebounds and two steals in a close loss to FIU (12/27). Athlete Award in 2012 ... Also a Southern Maryland Athletic Conference Champion (2012-14) and state champion (2013) ... Mildred Haney Murry Sportsmanship Award in 2013 ... Recorded 15 points representing her state in the 2015 holding of the 2015-16 - Freshman: Appeared in 13 games for the Minutewomen ... Played an Pennsylvania-Maryland All-Star Game. average of 3.3 minutes per game ... Averaged 0.3 points per game ... Recorded 0.5 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game ... Shot 1-for-9 (11.1 percent) on field goals ... Shot 2-for-2 (100 percent) from the free throw line. Personal: Daughter of Tanya and Huedell George, Jr. ... Has six siblings, Tianna, Nicole, N’Dea, Nyah, Huedell III and Justin. Before UMass: Lettered three times at North Point High School and served as the team captain ... Three-star recruit by ESPN with a grade of 88 ... Helped North Point to a 20-6 record and appearance in the Class 4A East Region finale during her senior season ... Southern Maryland Athletic Conference (SMAC) First Team and Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention as a senior ... Ranked fourth in the

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GEORGE’S CAREER STATS GEORGE, Jessica

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2015-1 13-0 43/3.3 1-9 . 1 1 1 0-3 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.00 1 5 6 0.5 4 0 1 3 1 0 4 0.3 2016-1 30-15 652/21.7 31-106 . 2 9 2 6-20 . 3 0 0 14-20 . 7 0 0 33 58 91 3.0 38 1 36 55 0 17 82 2.7 TOTAL 43-15 695/16.2 32-115 . 2 7 8 6-23 . 2 6 1 16-22 . 7 2 7 34 63 97 2.3 42 1 37 58 1 17 86 2.0

LEIDEL, Hailey 9 Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016-1 30-29 1144/38. 138-375 . 3 6 8 78-199 . 3 9 2 111-137 . 8 1 0 39 137 176 5.9 72 0 53 94 5 54 465 15.5 TOTAL 30-29 1144/38. 138-375 . 3 6 8 78-199 . 3 9 2 111-137 . 8 1 0 39 137 176 5.9 72 0 53 94 5 54 465 15.5

McDERMENT, Leah

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2014-1 30-29 702/23.4 28-127 . 2 2 0 15-65 . 2 3 1 20-27 . 7 4 1 12 32 44 1.5 50 0 63 50 1 17 91 3.0 2015-1 30-22 691/23.0 34-120 . 2 8 3 9-52 . 1 7 3 7-11 . 6 3 6 9 42 51 1.7 72 3 53 55 1 22 84 2.8 2016-1 30-30 1133/37. 69-218 . 3 1 7 3-24 . 1 2 5 44-71 . 6 2 0 22 84 106 3.5 75 1 157 116 6 36 185 6.2 TOTAL 90-81 2526/28. 131-465 . 2 8 2 27-141 . 1 9 1 71-109 . 6 5 1 43 158 201 2.2 197 4 273 221 8 75 360 4.0

MULLIGAN, Maggie

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2014-1 25-0 224/9.0 19-47 . 4 0 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 6-14 . 4 2 9 15 29 44 1.8 11 0 7 30 6 4 44 1.8 2015-1 29-22 606/20.9 65-143 . 4 5 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 19-32 . 5 9 4 45 98 143 4.9 65 1 24 46 23 11 149 5.1 2016-1 30-30 1111/37. 165-367 . 4 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 88-140 . 6 2 9 106 227 333 11.1 86 3 27 88 60 31 418 13.9 TOTAL 84-52 1941/23. 249-557 . 4 4 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 113-186 . 6 0 8 166 354 520 6.2 162 4 58 164 89 46 611 7.3 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER BIOS

CAREER BESTS HAILEY Pts: 27, vs. Rhode Island, 1/4/17 Rebs: 11, vs. Saint Louis, 2/1/17 FGM: 9, vs. Merrimack, 11/27/16 24 LEIDEL FGA: 19, vs. North Dakota State, 11/14/16 3FGM: 6, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17 5-11 // SOPHOMORE // GUARD/FORWARD 3FGA: 12, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17 FTM: 10, at La Salle, 1/25/17 BROWNSTOWN, MICH. // WOODHAVEN HS FTA: 12, at La Salle, 1/25/17 Ast: 7, vs Central Connecticut, 11/23/16 CAREER AWARDS Blk: 1, 4x, last vs. La Salle, 2/19/17 2017 Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference Second Team Stl: 5, 3x, last vs. George Washington, 1/21/17 Min: 46, vs. George Washington, 1/21/17

2016-17 - Freshman: Started 29 of 30 games on the season for the Minutewomen … nine rebounds and six assists in a victory over North Dakota State (11/14) … Pulled Averaged 15.5 points, 5.9 rebounds and dished out 1.8 assists per game … Named down 14 rebounds and had 20 points at La Salle (1/25) … Drained all five three-point as the Atlantic 10’s Rookie of the Year and All-Rookie team selection after finish- field goals attempted en route to a 23 point, eight rebound game in a victory over ing as the second-highest scoring rookie in the country, and fourth-overall among Bryant (12/10). all A-10 players … Led the league in three-pointers made with 78, which also tied the program single-season record … Became the fourth player from UMass to be named the A-10 Rookie of the Year … Led the league in minutes played with Before UMass: An impressive scorer from Woodhaven High School under head 1,144, averaging 38.1 per game … Set UMass freshman records in scoring (465), coach Rodney Scharboneau ... Holds Michigan high school records for most points three-point field goals made, and free throws made (111) … Finished the year in a game (38) and a season (522) and surpassed 1,000 career points ... Was the with eight 20-plus point games, including a season-high 27 against Rhode Island Michigan Free Throw Champion ... Named to the Detroit Free Press All-Area Team, (1/4), and four double-doubles … Scored double-digit points in 24 of the team’s 30 All-West First Team and the All News Herald Dream Team ... Won four AAU State games, in addition to all nine wins on the season … Never fouled out of a contest Championships as a member of the Michigan Storm for head coach Jerome Love ... despite leading the conference in minutes per game … Poured in 24 points with Academically, was a 4.0 grade-point-average student.

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GEORGE, Jessica

LEIDEL’S CAREER STATS LEIDEL, Hailey

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016-1 30-29 1144/38. 138-375 . 3 6 8 78-199 . 3 9 2 111-137 . 8 1 0 39 137 176 5.9 72 0 53 94 5 54 465 15.5 TOTAL 30-29 1144/38. 138-375 . 3 6 8 78-199 . 3 9 2 111-137 . 8 1 0 39 137 176 5.9 72 0 53 94 5 54 465 15.5

McDERMENT, Leah

Total 3-Point F-Throws10 Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2014-1 30-29 702/23.4 28-127 . 2 2 0 15-65 . 2 3 1 20-27 . 7 4 1 12 32 44 1.5 50 0 63 50 1 17 91 3.0 2015-1 30-22 691/23.0 34-120 . 2 8 3 9-52 . 1 7 3 7-11 . 6 3 6 9 42 51 1.7 72 3 53 55 1 22 84 2.8 2016-1 30-30 1133/37. 69-218 . 3 1 7 3-24 . 1 2 5 44-71 . 6 2 0 22 84 106 3.5 75 1 157 116 6 36 185 6.2 TOTAL 90-81 2526/28. 131-465 . 2 8 2 27-141 . 1 9 1 71-109 . 6 5 1 43 158 201 2.2 197 4 273 221 8 75 360 4.0

MULLIGAN, Maggie

CAREER BESTS LEAH Pts: 15, vs. Holy Cross, 12/18/16 Rebs: 9, 2x, last at Hartford, 11/30/16 FGM: 6, 2x last vs. Davidson, 2/4/17 25 MCDERMENT FGA: 16, vs. St. Bonaventure, 1/19/17 3FGM: 3, at Bryant, 12/2/15 5-10 // SENIOR // GUARD 3FGA: 7, at La Salle, 2/7/15 FTM: 6, 3x, last at La Salle, 1/25/17 STOCKPORT, ENGLAND // PRIESTNALL SCHOOL FTA: 8, 4x, last at La Salle, 1/25/17 Ast: 14, vs. Bryant, 12/10/16 Blk: 2, vs. Montana, 11/20/16 Stl: 4, 2x, last at Davidson, 1/12/17 Min: 44, vs. George Washington, 1/21/17

2016-17 - Junior: Started in all 30 UMass games as a junior … Averaged 6.2 points, and earned one steal over 25 minutes at Central Michigan (11/16) ... Notched four 5.2 assists, and 3.5 rebounds per game, all set personal bests … The 5.2 assists points, earned three rebounds and dished out an assist in 24 minutes without per game placed third in the Atlantic 10 and 35th in the nation … Was on the court committing a turnover in the win over American (12/6) ... Earned her first collegiate for 1,133 minutes … The 37.7 minutes per game average ranked second in the game scoring in double figures with 10 points (3-8 FG, 2-3 3FG, 2-2 FT) with two re- A-10 and eighth in the NCAA … Also posted career highs in steals (35, 1.2 PG) and bounds during 33 minutes on the court at St. Bonaventure (1/3) ... Totaled six points, field goal percentage (.317, 69-218) … Dished out a personal-best 14 assists in the a career-high six assists and two boards at Rhode Island (2/4) ... Put in three field (12/10) win against Bryant … Exploded for a career-high 15 points on six for 10 goals, including a pair of triples, for eight points at La Salle (2/7), where she added shooting in a victory over Holy Cross (12/18) … Nearly got a triple-double with eight six helpers and a pair of boards ... Notched eight points and as many assists with points, eight rebounds, and 10 assists, which propelled the Minutewomen over her first career block in the 85-79 overtime victory earned versus George Mason Duquesne on (1/15) … Closed in on double-digit rebounds twice on the season, (2/11) ... Was the first Minutewomen with at least six assists in three consecutive hitting the boards nine times against Montana (11/20) and Hartford (11/30). 2015-16 games since Megan Zullo has at least as many in three straight from Jan. 26-Feb. 2, - Sophomore: Started 22 of the 30 game she appeared ... Played an average of 23.0 2011, a span of 116 games. minutes per game ... Averaged 2.8 pointes per game ... Recorded 1.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game ... Shot 34-for-120 (28.3 percent) on field goals ... Shot 9-for-52 Before UMass: Was named England’s 2013 U16 Player of the Year following her (17.3 percent on three pointers and 7-for-11 (63.6 percent) from the free throw line. performance at the 2012 U16 European Championship ... Helped Barking Abbey to a Division I runners-up finish in 2013 ... Represented England with the U16 program 2014-15 - Freshman: Finished the year averaging 3.0 points, 2.1 assists and 1.5 for four years ... Was a part of the first U16 women’s team to be promoted to Divi- rebounds per game ... Had a 1.22 assist-to-turnover ratio as a freshman, the best sion A in 2011 ... Captained the squad in 2013 ... Was selected to Great Britain’s U20 mark on the squad ... Increased her numbers to 4.5 points, 2.9 assists and 1.6 roster in the Summer 2013 after competing with the U18 squad at the European rebounds per game during A-10 league matchups ... Had the 15th-most assists per Championship ... Also played for the Manchester Mystics U14, U16 and U18 teams game (2/9) across the conference during A-10 competition ... Made her UMass prior to joining Barking Abbey ... Coached by Mark Clark with Barking Abbey and debut when she started at the point and collected four rebounds at Western Michi- Jim Carnegie with the Manchester Mystics. gan (11/14) ... Scored five points, dished out four assists, grabbed two rebounds

MCDERMENT’S MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS Double-Digit Scoring Games: 9, last vs. La Salle, 2/19/17 5+ Assist Games: 19, last at Saint Louis, 2/26/17 10+ Assist Games: 2, last vs. Duquesne, 1/15/17 Individual Career History

GEORGE, Jessica

LEIDEL, Hailey

MCDERMENT’S CAREER STATS McDERMENT, Leah

MULLIGAN,11 Maggie

CAREER BESTS MAGGIE Pts: 33, vs Central Connecticut, 11/23/16 Rebs: 17, at Hartford, 11/30/16 FGM: 14, vs Central Connecticut, 11/23/16 00 MULLIGAN FGA: 23, vs. Montana, 11/20/16 3FGM: - 6-2 // SENIOR // CENTER 3FGA: - FTM: 8, vs. Saint Louis, 2/1/17 BOSTON, MASS. // BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL FTA: 11, vs. Saint Louis, 2/1/17 Ast: 4, vs. Merrimack, 11/27/16 CAREER AWARDS Blk: 6, at Rhode Island, 2/22/17 Omni Classic All-Tournament Team (Nov. 28, 2015) Stl: 3, 2x, last vs. George Washington, 1/21/17 2017 Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference Third Team Min: 50, vs. George Washington, 1/21/17

2016-17 - Junior: Started at Center in all 30 contests … Played 1,111 total minutes, 2014-15 - Freshman: Averaged 1.8 points and 1.8 rebounds per game over 25 appear- averaging 37.0 minutes per game … Averaged 13.9 points, 11.1 rebounds, and 2.0 ances as a rookie ... Shot 40.4 percent from the floor (19-of-47) during 9.0 minutes blocks per game … Finished second and third in the Atlantic 10 for rebounds and played per game ... Made her debut with the Minutewomen at Western Michigan blocked shots, respectively … Recorded 20 double doubles on the season, ranking (11/14), where she had an offensive rebound and an assist over 11 minutes played sixth nationally, and second in the A-10 … Shot 165-367 (.450) from the field, which ... Scored four points, pulled down four rebounds and dished out an assist at Central was good for fourth in the A-10 … Posted a career high (.629) from the free-throw Michigan (11/16) ... Earned four rebounds and provided as many points over 12 min- line (88-140) … Finished first on the team in rebounds, free throws attempted, and utes against Florida State (11/23) ... Was 4-for-6 from the floor with two free throws blocks, while also finishing as the second highest scoring Minutewoman … Blew for 10 points against Harvard (12/3), while she also pulled down three rebounds - all past her previous career high in points (14) against Central Connecticut State from the offensive glass ... Earned five points and a personal-best five rebounds (11/23), scoring 33 points on 14-18 shooting … A 17 rebound effort at Hartford during 13 minutes played against St. Bonaventure (1/31) ... Chipped in six points (11/30) set another career best for the Boston native … Recorded double-digit with two assists and a steal in a career-high 24 minutes played at La Salle (2/7) ... rebounds in 23 of 30 Minutewomen contests, including 12 of 14 non-conference Totaled five rebounds, four points, a block and one steal against Duquesne (2/14). matchups … Tallied 22 points, 14 rebounds and two blocks at Saint Louis (2/1) … Pulled down 14 rebounds and put in 18 points in the final home game of the season versus La Salle (2/19). Before UMass: Four-year letterwinner for Boston Latin School girls basketball ... Two-year team captain ... Averaged 13.4 points, 12.5 rebounds and 7.6 blocks in her final season ... Finished her career with 1,010 points, 803 rebounds and 525 2015-16 - Sophomore: Started 22 of the 29 games she appeared in ... Averaged 22.9 blocks ... 2013-14 USA Today All-Massachusetts selection ... 2013-14 ESPN Boston minutes per game ... Scored 5.1 points per game and finished second on the team MIAA Girls Basketball All-State Team ... Two-time Dual County League All-Star ... with 4.9 rebounds per game ... Contributed 0.8 assists and 0.8 blocks ... Shot 65-for Named a “Player To Watch” by the Boston Herald ahead of the 2012-13 season ... 143 (45.5 percent) from the field and 19-for-32 (59.4 percent) from theIndividual free throw line. AlsoCareer a three-year History volleyball standout, earning Dual County League All-Star status as a senior captain ... Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic pick ... 2013 Student Leadership Counsel for MIAA Sportsmanship Summit. GEORGE, Jessica

Total 3-Point F-ThrowsMULLIGAN’SRebounds MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta Double-Digitspct off def Scoringtot Games:avg 29,pf lastfo vs.ast UMFK,to 11/10/17blk stl pts avg 2015-1 13-0 43/3.3 1-9 . 1 1 1 0-3 . 0 0 0 2-2 5+1.00 Rebound1 Games:5 43,6 last0.5 at Saint4 Louis,0 2/26/171 3 1 0 4 0.3 2016-1 30-15 652/21.7 31-106 . 2 9 2 6-20 . 3 0 0 14-20 . 7 0 0 33 58 91 3.0 38 1 36 55 0 17 82 2.7 10+ Rebound Games: 27, last vs. UMFK, 11/10/17 TOTAL 43-15 695/16.2 32-115 . 2 7 8 6-23 . 2 6 1 16-22 . 7 2 7 34 63 97 2.3 42 1 37 58 1 17 86 2.0 Double-double: 21, last vs. UMFK, 11/10/17 LEIDEL, Hailey

McDERMENT, Leah

MULLIGAN’S CAREER STATS MULLIGAN, Maggie

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2014-1 25-0 224/9.0 19-47 . 4 0 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 6-14 . 4 2 9 15 29 44 1.8 11 0 7 30 6 4 44 1.8 2015-1 29-22 606/20.9 65-143 . 4 5 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 19-32 . 5 9 4 45 98 143 4.9 65 1 24 46 23 11 149 5.1 2016-1 30-30 1111/37. 165-367 . 4 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 88-140 . 6 2 9 106 227 333 11.1 86 3 27 88 60 31 418 13.9 TOTAL 84-52 1941/23. 249-557 . 4 4 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 113-186 . 6 0 8 166 354 520 6.2 162 4 58 164 89 46 611 7.3 12 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER BIOS ALEXIA 10 ALLESCH 6-1 // FRESHMAN // FORWARD BASKING RIDGE, N.J. // GILL ST. BERNARD’S

Before UMass: Was a key player for head coach Aaron Gratch at Gill St. Bernard’s has scored 802 points (10.8/game) with 622 rebounds, 206 blocks, 130 steals and 58 helping the Knights to a four-year record of 72-37… Averaged 17.3 points, 12.4 assists … Earned academic honors in each year of high school … Played AAU for rebounds, and 3.1 blocks per game as a senior … Also averaged a double-double YuNG & Tha Restless and coached by Curtiz Simpson … Spent part of the past sum- in points and rebounds since sophomore year … Missed much of 2015-16 due to mer working basketball camps and clinics and helping build a house in Guatemala. injury … Named first-team all-conference and first-team all-area as a sophomore … Earned honorable mention all-area honors as a junior … In 74 career games, AUTUMN 21 GILES 5-9 // FRESHMAN // GUARD FORT MYERS, FLA. // FORT MYERS

Before UMass: A hard-nosed defensive force for head coach Chad Terrell at Fort more and first team as a junior and senior… Became the fifth person in Fort Myers Myers High School … Helped the Green Wave to 2016 and 2017 Florida State High School history to reach 1,000 career points … Has averaged 11.9 points, 5.1 Championship titles … Nominated to play in the 2017 McDonald’s High School All- rebounds, 2.6 steals, and 1.5 assists per game over 4 year varsity career, playing in American game in Chicago … At Fort Myers, has led the team to a 100-21 record a total of 121 games for the Green Wave … Also a member of the cross country and over the last four seasons with four district championships and three regional track teams … Played for AAU Florida Future where she was coached by Jamie championships … Earned FABC All-Florida Second Team honors in 2016 … Also an Outten and her father Robert Giles. all-conference player as a junior … Named to New-Press Third Team as a sopho- BRE 11 HAMPTON-BEY 5-6 // FRESHMAN // GUARD TOLDEO, OHIO // NOTRE DAME ACADEMY

Before UMass: A natural scorer for Notre Dame Academy where she was hon- of the first team All-Conference and All-State Teams her senior season … Broke ored as a member of the All-Ohio First Team 2016 and 2017 … Led Coach Travis the school record with 109 steals over her career … Member of the Notre Dame Galloway’s Eagles to the state championship in 2015 and 2017, receiving the Academy 1,000 point club … Also ran Cross Country … Played her freshman and tournament MVP award in 2017 … In 2017 she averaged 14.1 points, 4.8 rebounds sophomore seasons for Rogers High School before transferring to Notre Dame … and 3.5 assists per game leading the Eagle’s to its sixth consecutive Three Rivers In 2015 helped Rogers to a Division II state runner-up finish (26-4) … Intends to Athletic Conference championship (26-4) … Named the Northwest District player major in Psychology. of the year, Three Rivers Athletic Conference player of the year and was a member

13 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER BIOS VASHNIE 23 PERRY 5-6 // FRESHMAN // GUARD NASHVILLE, TENN. // NORCROSS HS // FLORIDA ATLANTIC

2016-17 - Freshman (at FAU): Began collegiate career at FAU where she played in Personal: Daughter of Teshia and John Perry ... Majoring in Biological Sciences ... 11 games before transferring to UMass following the first semester ... Averaged 12.5 Played during the summer for the WP Celtics ... Cheers for the Miami Heat and her minutes, 5.2 points, and 1.5 rebounds with the Owls ... Sat out the spring semester favorite professional athlete is Dwayne Wade ... Enjoys watching Empire and listen- at UMass as part of NCAA Transfer Rule. ing to seventies pop music ... Goal is to become an orthodontist.

High School: Named All-State First Team and All-Star MVP during her time at Norcross High School ... Member of the 1,000-point club and named Gwinnett Player of the Month ... A/B Honor Roll member. GENESIS 2 RIVERA 5-11 // JUNIOR // GUARD/FORWARD CARACAS, VENEZUELA. // PANOLA COLLEGE

Before UMass: A standout guard/forward from Venezuela, spent the last two degree from Panola College … Intends to major in journalism and hopes to work seasons at Panola College … Named an Honorable Mention Junior College All- for ESPN following graduation. American following the 2016-17 season … Averaged 12.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game this past season, while leading the team to a 23-8 record and best finish for the program in the last 10 seasons … Member of the Venezuelan National Team averaging 16.0 points per game and was named the National Tournament MVP … Finished first in the Central American Games in 2014 … Received an Associate Arts ANIL 14 SOYSAL 6-5 // FRESHMAN // CENTER ISTANBUL, TURKEY // ANATOLIAN

Before UMass: At Anatolian High School played for Baris Akgün and was twice named a top five player in the Turkey Under 16 Anadolu Championship … Helped lead Anatolian to a first place finish in the Istanbul Region and to a Under 18 Turkey School Championship … Member of the Turkish National Team … Played in the Under 16 European Star Girls’ Championship in the summer of 2016 averaging of 10.2 points and 6.8 rebounds … Intends to major in Pre-Med.

14 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON STATISTICS

2017-18 Massachusetts Basketball Massachusetts Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 10, 2017) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 00 MULLIGAN, Maggi 1-1 20 20.0 6-10 . 6 0 0-0 . 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 5 6 11 11.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 12 12.0 02 RIVERA, Genesis 1-1 28 28.0 5-12 . 4 1 1-6 . 1 6 2-2 1.000 0 10 10 10.0 2 0 3 2 1 1 13 13.0 10 ALLESCH, Alexia 1-0 19 19.0 7-9 . 7 7 0-0 . 0 0 2-2 1.000 5 2 7 7.0 3 0 2 1 0 0 16 16.0 11 HAMPTON-BEY, B 1-1 17 17.0 6-10 . 6 0 0-1 . 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 4 1 5 5.0 1 0 5 0 0 6 12 12.0 15 McCORMICK, Pai 1-1 30 30.0 3-7 . 4 2 2-2 1.000 10-10 1.000 3 4 7 7.0 3 0 4 2 0 2 18 18.0 21 GILES, Autumn 1-0 12 12.0 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 4-4 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 2 0 0 5 6 6.0 22 GEORGE, Jessica 1-0 26 26.0 4-9 . 4 4 0-3 . 0 0 1-1 1.000 2 2 4 4.0 1 0 5 0 0 0 9 9.0 24 LEIDEL, Hailey 1-1 26 26.0 7-14 . 5 0 6-12 . 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 1 0 0 20 20.0 25 McDERMENT, Lea 1-0 22 22.0 1-4 . 2 5 0-0 . 0 0 3-3 1.000 1 2 3 3.0 0 0 4 1 0 0 5 5.0 Team 0 1 1 Total...... 1 200 40-76 . 5 2 9-24 . 3 7 22-22 1.000 20 30 50 50.0 12 0 26 7 5 14 111 111.0 Opponents...... 1 200 17-47 . 3 6 8-19 . 4 2 3-7 . 4 2 1 15 16 16.0 17 - 9 26 2 4 45 45.0

TEAM STATISTICS UMASS OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 111 45 11/10/17 MAINE-FORT KENT W 111-45 628 Points per game 111.0 45.0 Scoring margin +66.0 - * - Conference game FIELD GOALS-ATT 40-76 17-47 Field goal pct . 5 2 6 . 3 6 2 3 POINT FG-ATT 9-24 8-19 3-point FG pct . 3 7 5 . 4 2 1 3-pt FG made per gam 9.0 8.0 FREE THROWS-ATT 22-22 3-7 Free throw pct 1.000 . 4 2 9 F-Throws made per ga 22.0 3.0 REBOUNDS 50 16 Rebounds per game 50.0 16.0 Rebounding margin +34.0 - ASSISTS 26 9 Assists per game 26.0 9.0 TURNOVERS 7 26 Turnovers per game 7.0 26.0 Turnover margin +19.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 3.7 0.3 STEALS 14 4 Steals per game 14.0 4.0 BLOCKS 5 2 Blocks per game 5.0 2.0 ATTENDANCE 628 0 Home games-Avg/Gam 1-628 0-0 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Totals Massachusetts 21 30 30 30 111 Opponents 14 11 10 10 45

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MAGGIE MULLIGAN GENESIS RIVERA ALEXIA ALLESCH BRE HAMPTON-BEY C • 6-2 • Sr. G/F • 5-11 • Jr. F • 6-1 • Fr. G • 5-6 • Fr. Boston, Mass. Caracas, Venezuela Basking Ridge, N.J. Toledo, Ohio 14 15 21 22

ANIL SOYSAL PAIGE MCCORMICK AUTUMN GILES JESSICA GEORGE C • 6-5 • Fr. G • 5-11 • Fr. G • 5-9 • Fr. G • 5-10 • Jr. Istanbul, Turkey Ogdensburg, N.Y. Fort Myers, Fla. Waldorf, Md. 23 24 32

VASHNIE PERRY HAILEY LEIDEL LEAH MCDERMENT G • 5-6 • Fr. G • 5-11 • So. G • 5-10 • Sr. Nashville, Tenn. Brownstown, Mich. Stockport, England

TORY VERDI DANNY HUGHES CANDICE FINLEY CANDICE WALKER Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Recruiting Coordinator

HILLARY SPEARS BRANDON JACKSON HEATHER GAGNE FARIS EL-ALI Director of Operations Director of Video Athletic Trainer Strength & Conditioning Operations Coach