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2017-18 ELON UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS & SCHEDULE | ELON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS 2017-18 PHOENIX SCHEDULE Table of Contents & Schedule 1 Information & Quick Facts 2 DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Media Information & Policies 3 Sunday, Nov. 5 Anderson (Exh.) Alumni Gym 5:30 Roster & Photo Roster 4 Alumni Gym / Schar Center 5 Friday, Nov. 10 Winthrop Alumni Gym 7:00 Monday, Nov. 13 @ North Carolina A&T Greensboro, N.C. 5:30 MEET THE PHOENIX Friday, Nov. 17 Hampton Alumni Gym 7:00 Shay Burnett 6-7 Wednesday, Nov. 22 @ Central Florida Orlando, Fla. 2:00 Jada Graves 8-9 Friday, Nov. 24 vs. Alabama# Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 5:00 Lexi Mercer 10-11 Meme Garner 12-13 Saturday, Nov. 25 vs. Iowa# Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 5:00 Ra’Shika White 14-15 Monday, Nov. 27 Coker Alumni Gym 7:00 Malaya Johnson 16-17 Saadia Munford 18 Saturday, Dec. 2 @ Wake Forest Winston-Salem, N.C. 12:00 Anna Popovic 18 Wednesday, Dec. 6 @ Davidson Davidson, N.C. 7:00 Jaylin Powell 19 Saturday, Dec. 16 @ NC State Raleigh, N.C. 6:00 Ariel Colon 19 Ariana Nance 20 Tuesday, Dec. 19 North Carolina Central Alumni Gym 7:00 Emily Maupin 20 Friday, Dec. 29 UNCW* Alumni Gym 7:00 Senior Losses from 2016-17 21 Friday, Jan. 5 @ Delaware* Newark, Del. 12:00 Sunday, Jan. 7 Northeastern* Alumni Gym 2:00 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Charlotte Smith 22-23 Friday, Jan. 12 @ James Madison* Harrisonburg, Va. 7:00 Cristy McKinney 24 Sunday, Jan. 14 @ William & Mary* Williamsburg, Va. 2:00 Josh Wick 25 Friday, Jan. 19 Towson* Alumni Gym 7:00 Tasha Taylor 26 Stephen Fishler & Support Staff 27 Sunday, Jan. 21 Delaware* Alumni Gym 1:00 Friday, Jan. 26 @ Drexel* Philadelphia, Pa. 7:00 2017-18 YEAR AHEAD Sunday, Jan. 28 @ Towson* Towson, Md. 2:00 Series History 28 Friday, Feb. 2 @ College of Charleston* Charleston, S.C. 6:30 Opponent Quick Facts & Information 29-31 2017-18 Travel Schedule 31 Sunday, Feb. 4 James Madison* Alumni Gym 2:00 Friday, Feb. 9 Drexel* Alumni Gym 7:00 2016-17 SEASON IN REVIEW Sunday, Feb. 11 College of Charleston* Alumni Gym 2:00 2016-17 Season Accomplishments 32 Friday, Feb. 16 @ Hofstra* Hempstead, N.Y. 7:00 2016-17 Results 33-43 Sunday, Feb. 18 @ Northeastern* Boston, Mass. 2:00 Results 33 Season Statistics 34 Sunday, Feb. 25 Hofstra* Alumni Gym 2:00 Team & Individual Superlatives 35 Thursday, March 1 William & Mary* Alumni Gym 7:00 Colonial Athletic Association 36 Saturday, March 3 @ UNCW* Wilmington, N.C. 2:00 Game-by-Game Statistics 37 Game-by-Game Box Scores 38-43 Wednesday, March 7 CAA First Round Philadelphia, Pa. TBD Elon in the Final CAA Statistics 43 Thursday, March 8 CAA Quarterfinals Philadelphia, Pa. TBD Friday, March 9 CAA Semifinals Philadelphia, Pa. TBD BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK Saturday, March 10 CAA Finals Philadelphia, Pa. TBD Game-by-Game vs. Opponent 44-51 Division I Postseason History 52 Home games in BOLD Conference Tournament History 53 Team Records 54-61 # - Puerto Rico Clasico in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Individual Single-Game Highs 54 * - Colonial Athletic Association game Team Single-Game Highs (Division I) 55 All dates and times subject to change Individual Season Highs 56-57 Team Season Highs (Division I) 58 Individual Career Highs 59-60 Miscellaneous Statistics 61 1,000-Point Club 62-63 Honors & Awards 64-65 Letterwinners 66 Coaching Records 67 Attendance Records 68 INFORMATION & QUICK FACTS | ELON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2 2017-18 PHOENIX INFORMATION & QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION Name of School Elon University 2016-17 Overall Record 27-7 City (Zip) Elon, N.C. (27244) 2016-17 CAA Record (Finish) 16-2 (1st) Founded 1889 2016-17 Postseason NCAA Tournament First Round Enrollment 6,739 Starters Returning/Lost 2/3 Nickname Phoenix Players Returning/Lost 6/6 School Colors Maroon and Gold Newcomers 6 Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) PROGRAM HISTORY President (before March 1, 2018) Dr. Leo M. Lambert First Year of Basketball 1971-72 President (after March 1, 2018) Dr. Connie L. Book All-Time Record 648-606 (.517) Athletic Director Dave Blank Division I Record 270-279 (.492) Athletic Department Phone (336) 278-6800 All-Time CAA Record 38-16 (.704) Athletic Communications Office Fax (336) 278-6768 NCAA Tournament Appearances 1 Ticket Office Phone (336) 278-6750 Last NCAA Tournament App. 2017 Press Row Phone (336) 278-6747 NCAA Tournament Record 0-1 WNIT Tournament Appearances 2 COACHING STAFF Last WNIT Appearance 2016 Head Coach (Year) Charlotte Smith (7th) WNIT Record 0-2 Alma Mater North Carolina, 1999 WBI Appearances 2 Overall Record (Pct.) 114-77 (.597) Last WBI Appearance 2013 Record at Elon Same WBI Record 2-2 Best Time to Reach Through SID Assistant Coach Cristy McKinney ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Year at Elon 7th Asst. Dir. of Athletic Communications/WBB Contact Andrew Wilson Alma Mater NC State, 1979 Wilson Office Phone (336) 278-6761 Assistant Coach Josh Wick Wilson Email [email protected] Year at Elon 7th Wilson Cell Phone (919) 624-6365 Alma Mater North Carolina, 2001 Director of Athletic Communications Dan Wyar Assistant Coach Tasha Taylor Associate Director of Athletic Communications Chris Rash Year at Elon 4th Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Josh Gresh Alma Mater Clemson, 2008 Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Troy Sayles Dir. of Operations Stephen Fishler Director of Video Production for Athletics Corey Speights Year at Elon 1st Website ElonPhoenix.com Alma Mater Penn State, 2016 Twitter @ElonWBasketball / @ElonPhoenix Instagram @ElonWBasketball / @ElonPhoenix Facebook Elon Women’s Basketball / Elon Phoenix 3 MEDIA INFORMATION & POLICIES | ELON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TO THE MEDIA WIRELESS INTERNET SERVICE It is our hope you will find this publication useful while covering The pubic Wi-Fi network is free and will be at your seat on press Elon University women’s basketball during the 2017-18 season. Every row. If you have any questions or issues connecting, please ask an effort has been made to include timely and pertinent information Athletic Communications staff member for support. for your use. Should you have any questions throughout the season, please do not hesitate to reach out to Assistant Director of Communi- RADIO BROADCAST LINES cations for Athletics, Andrew Wilson. A phone line and Ethernet hookup will be made available in Thank you for your coverage of Elon University women’s basket- Alumni Gym for an official radio broadcast for opponents. Cable, POTS ball. We look forward to serving you this season. and ISDN options are available upon request with prior notice. Lines are available for the official radio broadcast of the visiting team. All CREDENTIAL PROCESS other requests must be submitted to Andrew Wilson. All media members and photographers wishing to cover a home Elon women’s basketball game must complete and submit the creden- PLAYER & COACH INTERVIEWS tial request form found on ElonPhoenix.com. All player and coach interviews must be coordinated through the All requests are screened to ensure a working press row with Athletic Communications office. Requests are to be made at least 24 priority given to daily newspapers, radio/TV sports directors and other hours in advance. Depending upon schedules and other time consid- media who cover Elon and its opponents on a regular basis. erations, interviews will be scheduled before or after practice sessions. Spouses, dates, non-workers and anyone under the age of 18 will Player phone numbers will not be released to media members. not be granted credentials. If you wish to bring a guest, please inquire regarding the availability of tickets. PRACTICE COVERAGE Elon women’s basketball practices are open to the media upon MEDIA WILL CALL & PARKING request only, and the coaching staff will meet with media members Credentials that are not mailed can be picked up at the Will Call following the practice session. Please contact Andrew Wilson in the table located in front of Alumni Gym in the Koury Athletic Center. Athletic Communications Office at (336) 278-6761 with 24 hours no- Parking is located across from the Koury Center in the Oaks Parking Lot tice if you plan to cover practice so proper arrangements can be made. and is available on a first come, first serve basis. PHOENIX ALL-ACCESS MEDIA SEATING All home women’s basketball games can be viewed for free on During the game, media will be seated at the press row tables op- Phoenix All-Access. Any games not selected for TV will be broadcast posit the scorer’s table. Seating will be assigned and media members exclusively on Phoenix All-Access. On the road against CAA oppo- are asked to sit where their name plate is located. nents, games will normally be available through CAA.tv. PHOTOGRAPHERS RADIO BROADCASTS In order to be permitted on the baselines, photographers must WSOE 89.3 FM in Elon will provide play-by-play coverage of all have a credential. Properly credentialed photographers will be allowed regular-season games during the 2017-18 season. Again this season, to shoot in compliance with NCAA rules. Photographers should shoot all Elon games can be heard over the internet at ElonPhoenix.com. from the designated locations. Tripods are not permitted on the court at any time. No photographers are permitted in the bench area of either team. MAILING ADDRESS Standard Mailing Overnight Mailing Athletic Communications Office Athletic Communications Office MEDIA SERVICES 2500 Campus Box 100 Campus Drive Game notes, flip cards and statistics are provided at every Elon Elon University Elon University home game. Postgame interviews are available upon request through Elon, N.C.