South Carolina State University 2014-15 Women’s Basketball

Game 9• Dec. 14• 1 p.m. • S-H-M Memorial Center Vs. Alabama A&M University (0-7) 2014-15 Schedule/Results (5-3, 1-1 MEAC) Inside the Game: SC State hosts Alabama A&M in a 1 p.m. game on Sunday. The Lady Bulldogs are coming off a tough 70- November 14 ALLEN UNIVERSITY W, 103-55 50 loss at UNC Greensboro on Thursday. In that game, SC State 21 COLUMBIA COLLEGE W, 97-55 shot 31.7 percent (19-of-60) for the game, was outrebounded 44- 25 USC UPSTATE W, 60-50 29 at Presbyterian College L, 33-46 43 and had 26 turnovers. Jahmia Bradley and Kourtney Williams each had a team-high 10 points, while Jasmine Coleman led the December 2 at Wofford College W, 59-53# defense with seven rebounds, four blocks and three steals. 6 FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY* L, 50-55 8 BETHUNE-COOKMAN UNIVERSITY* W, 68-61 11 at UNC-Greensboro L, 50-70 Alabama A&M – also called the Lady Bulldogs – is still in search 14 ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY 1 p.m. of its fi rst win of the season and is currently 0-7. AAMU’s latest 16 JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY 6 p.m. 21 at Clemson University 2 p.m. loss was an 88-64 defeat by East Tennessee State last Saturday. 28 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 4 p.m. On the season, Brittany Strickland leads the team in scoring with

January 17.6 points and rebounding with 4.3 rebounds per game. Alga- 4 FURMAN UNIVERSITY 4 p.m. nese Gatson is also averaging 4.3 rebounds per contest. 10 at North Carolina Central University* 2 p.m. 12 at North Carolina A&T State University* 5:30 p.m. 17 at Delaware State University* 4 p.m. Last Meeting: SC State and Alabama A&M faced off last season 19 at Maryland Eastern Shore* 5:30 p.m. 24 NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY* 4 p.m. in Huntsville, Ala. with AAMU coming out with an 81-78 win. 26 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY* 5:30 p.m. Kourtney Williams led SC State with a game-high 23 points. 31 DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY* 4 p.m. Brittany Strickland poured in a team-high 21 points for AAMU. February 7 at Coppin State University * 2 p.m. 9 at Morgan State University * 5:30 p.m. Birthday Performance: Junior forward Jasmine Coleman cel- 14 at Savannah State University* 4 p.m. ebrated her 21st birthday with a big performance on the court on 21 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE* 4 p.m. 23 HOWARD UNIVERSITY* 5:30 p.m. Thursday at UNCG. She matched her career-high in rebounds 28 SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY* 4 p.m. with seven (team-high) and set a new career mark with four

March blocked shots (team-high). She also added seven points and three 5 at Bethune-Cookman University 5:30 p.m. steals to her performance. 9-14 MEAC Tournament % TBA

All Times Eastern Home games in BOLD CAPS * - MEAC games # - Overtime Game Projected Starters % - MEAC Tournament - Norfolk, Va. No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. PPG RPG APG SC State Media Relations 1 Kourtney Williams G 5-9 Sr. 16.3 3.5 1.4 300 College Drive, NE 5 Ci-Ci Goodwin C 6-2 Sr. 1.0 3.0 0.2 Orangeburg, SC 29117 13 Amber Howard G 5-4 Jr. 9.0 2.5 2.3 15 Jahmia Bradley F 6-1 Fr. 3.0 4.0 1.0 Karen M. Carty 23 Jazzmine Johnson G 5-10 Jr. 9.1 3.1 1.1 Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations Off The Bench 3 Toni Grier F 5-11 Jr. 4.3 3.5 0.5 Tel: (803) 516-4628 4 Ashleigh Outler G 5-10 Fr. 6.0 1.4 0.4 Fax: (803) 536-8622 20 Jasmine Coleman F 6-0 Jr. 4.5 6.0 0.9 Email: [email protected] 22 Brittany Drumgoole G 5-10 Fr. 5.3 3.6 2.0 Website: www.scsuathletics.com 25 Mallory Stone G/F 6-0 Fr. 3.8 2.3 0.8 Facebook: SC State Bulldogs 34 Jamella Smith G 5-10 Fr. 4.2 2.6 0.4 Twitter: @SCStateAthletic #WeAreSCState 45 Deja Jackson C 6-2 Sr. 1.3 1.3 0.0 Instagram: WeAreSCState 1 Looking Ahead: SC State closes out the year with three games, two at SC State Quick Facts home and one on the road. The Lady Bulldogs host Jacksonville State on Dec. 16 (6 p.m.) and College of Charleston on Dec. 28 (4 p.m.) and they College Information travel to Clemson on Dec. 21 (2 p.m.). Location………………..Orangeburg, S.C. Founded…………………………..1896 Enrollment………………………...3,200 MEAC Preseason Predictions: The South Carolina State women’s bas- Nickname……………...... Lady Bulldogs ketball team was picked to fi nish 11th in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Confer- School Colors……….…..Garnet and Blue ence (MEAC) as voted on by the conference’s head women’s basketball Affi liation…………...... NCAA Division I coaches and sports information directors. Conference…………Mid-Eastern Athletic Home Arena ...... S-H-M Memorial Center (3,200) Senior guard Kourtney Williams was named to the Preseason All-MEAC President……...... Thomas J. Elzey Second Team. In 2013-14, Williams averaged a team-leading 15.4 points Athletics Director…….....Paul A. Bryant per game in 25 games and earned All-MEAC Second Team honors. Athletics Phone……...... …(803) 533-3743 Savannah State senior Ezinne Kalu was selected the MEAC Women’s Media Relations Basketball Preseason Player of the Year, while North Carolina A&T State WBB Contact……………..Karen M. Carty was predicted to win the regular season title. Phone………………….....(803) 516-4628 Fax…………………….....(803) 536-8622 Email...... [email protected] North Carolina A&T State totaled 329 points and received 15 fi rst-place Address: votes to earn the top nod. Last year, the Lady Aggies were the regular sea- Offi ce of Athletic Medie Relations son conference runners-up, fi nishing with a 13-3 MEAC mark and 24-7 South Carolina State University 300 College Drive, NE overall record. Hampton, the fi ve-time defending MEAC Tournament and Orangeburg, SC 2117 regular season champions, was picked to fi nish second with 309 points Web site...... www.scsuathletics.com and fi ve fi rst-place votes.

Coaching Staff The Lady Pirates fi nished last season with a 28-5 overall mark and 16-0 HeadCoach…………Doug Robertson, Jr. record in MEAC play. Hampton received the automatic qualifi er to the Alma Mater…………..Bowie State ‘95 NCAA Division I Tournament after winning the conference tournament Assistant Coaches……………………… ...... Ashley Walker (Texas Wesleyan ‘05) crown and concluded its season with a loss to Michigan State in the fi rst ...... E. Todd Moore (Edward Waters ‘05) round. Offi ce Phone…...... (803) 536-8293 Continued on Page 3. 2014-15 Roster Team Information No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School 2013-14 Overall Record……………7-20 1 Kourtney Williams G 5-9 Sr. Warren, Ohio/Warren G. Harding HS 2013-14 MEAC Record/Finish.....5-11/10th 3 Toni Greer F 5-11 Jr. Powder Springs, Ga./Albany Tech. Col. Postseason.....Lost 64-55 to Bethune- 4 Ashleigh Outler G 5-10 Fr. Augusta, Ga./Cross Creek HS Cookman in MEAC Tournament fi rst round 5 Persephone Goodwin C 6-2 Sr. Decatur, Ga./Southwest Dekalb HS Starters Returning/Lost...... 2/3 13 Amber Howard G 5-4 Jr. Chattanooga, Tenn./Chattanooga St. CC Letter winners Returning/Lost...... 2/4 15 Jahmia Bradley F 6-1 Fr. Augusta, Ga./Westside HS 20 Jasmine Coleman F 6-0 Jr. Decatur, Ga./Wallace State CC 22 Brittany Drumgoole G 5-10 Fr. Kinston, N.C./Kinston HS 23 Jazzmine Johnson G 5-10 Jr. Columbia, S.C./Seton Hall University 25 Mallory Stone G/F 6-0 Fr. North Augusta, S.C./North Augusta HS 34 Jamella Smith G 5-10 Fr. Chapel Hill, N.C./Chapel Hill HS 45 Deja Jackson C 6-2 Sr. St. Helena Island, S.C./Beaufort HS

Head Coach: Doug Robertson, Jr. (7th season/Bowie State ‘95) Assistant Coaches: Ashley Walker (3rd season/Texas Wesleyan ’05) E. Todd Moore (1st season/Edward Waters ’05)

Pronunciation Guide No. First Name Last Name 5 Per-SEH-Fo-Nee Goodwin 45 DAY-sha Jackson 2 Savannah State (256) received one fi rst-place vote and was predicted to fi nish third, while Coppin State (253) garnered two fi rst-place votes and Howard (198) received one fi rst-place vote to round out the top fi ve preseason predictions.

Florida A&M was chosen to fi nish sixth, followed by Bethune-Cookman (7th), Norfolk State (8th), Mary- land Eastern Shore (9th), North Carolina Central (10th), South Carolina State (11th), Delaware State (12th) and Morgan State (13th).

Joining Kalu on the Preseason All-MEAC First Team was Hampton’s Malia Tate-DeFreitas, Morgan State’s Tracey Carrington and North Carolina A&T State’s Aprill McRae and Eboni Ross.

The 2015 MEAC Basketball Tournament is scheduled for March 9-14 at the Norfolk Scope Arena in Nor- folk, Va.

MEAC Standings MEAC Predicted Order of Finish School Overall MEAC 1. North Carolina A&T Maryland Eastern Shore 4-4 2-0 2. Hampton Florida A&M 3-4 1-0 3. Savannah State Hampton 3-5 1-0 4. Coppin State Norfolk State 2-5 1-0 5. Howard North Carolina A&T 6-3 1-1 6. Florida A&M South Carolina State 5-3 1-1 7. Bethune-Cookman Bethune-Cookman 3-6 1-1 8. Norfolk State Howard 1-8 1-1 9. Maryland Eastern Shore Savannah State 4-2 0-1 10. North Carolina Central Morgan State 2-7 0-2 11. South Carolina State North Carolina Central 2-7 0-2 12. Delaware State Delaware State 1-7 0-0 13. Morgan State Coppin State 1-7 0-0

3 Lady Bulldog Career Highs

Player Points Rebounds Assists #1 Kourtney Williams 24 vs. Clafl in (11-9-12) 8 vs. Winthrop (1-8-13) 6 vs. Southern Wesleyan (1-6-14)

#3 Toni Grier 11 vs. Allen (11-14-14) 6 vs. Florida A&M (12-6-14) 3 vs. USC Upstate (11-25-14)

#4 Ashleigh Outler 19 vs. Allen (11-14-14) 4 (2x) 1 (3x) last vs. Columbia Coll. (11-21-14) last vs. B-CU(12-8-14)

#5 Persephone Goodwin 14 vs. Southern Wesleyan (1-6-14) 12 vs. USC Upstate (11-19-13) 1 (4x) last vs. Wofford (12-2-14)

#13 Amber Howard 14 vs. USC Upstate (11-25-14) 6 vs. USC Upstate (11-25-14) 7 vs. B-CU (12-8-14)

#15 Jahmia Bradley 10 vs. UNCG (12-11-14) 6 (2x) 4 vs. Allen (11-14-14) vs. Columbia Coll. (11-21-14)

#20 Jasmine Coleman 8 (2x) 7 (3x) 2 (2x) last vs. B-CU (12-8-14) last vs. UNCG (12-11-14) last vs. Columbia Coll. (11-21-14)

#22 Brittany Drumgoole 11 vs. Allen (11-14-14) 6 vs. Allen (11-14-14) 6 vs. Allen (11-14-14)

#23 Jazzmine Johnson 18 vs. B-CU (12-8-14) 6 vs. B-CU (12-8-14) 3 vs. Florida A&M (12-6-14)

#25 Mallory Stone 9 vs. Allen (11-14-14) 6 vs. Allen (11-14-14) 3 vs. Allen (11-14-14)

#34 Jamella Smith 10 vs. Columbia Coll. (11-21-14) 6 vs. Allen (11-14-14) 1 (2x) last vs. Columbia Coll. (11-21-14)

#45 Deja Jackson 7 vs. Savannah State (3-6-14) 5 vs. UNC-Greensboro (1-15-13) 1 vs. Georgia (11-26-14)

4 2014-15 South Carolina State Statistics South Carolina St. Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 12, 2014) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 5-3 4-1 1-2 0-0 CONFERENCE 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 4-2 3-0 1-2 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 01 WILLIAMS,Kourtney 8-8 226 28.3 50-123 . 4 0 7 8-28 . 2 8 6 22-29 . 7 5 9 7 21 28 3.5 21 1 11 31 6 18 130 16.3 23 JOHNSON,Jazzmine 8-7 215 26.9 28-77 . 3 6 4 4-15 . 2 6 7 13-19 . 6 8 4 9 16 25 3.1 12 1 9 12 0 16 73 9.1 13 HOWARD,Amber 8-7 206 25.8 22-71 . 3 1 0 10-36 . 2 7 8 18-24 . 7 5 0 7 13 20 2.5 15 0 18 17 0 12 72 9.0 04 OUTLER,Ashleigh 8-1 84 10.5 17-43 . 3 9 5 8-25 . 3 2 0 6-6 1.000 3 8 11 1.4 14 1 3 8 1 7 48 6.0 22 Drumgoole,Brittany 8-1 143 17.9 13-36 . 3 6 1 3-12 . 2 5 0 13-21 . 6 1 9 6 23 29 3.6 11 0 16 17 0 7 42 5.3 20 COLEMAN,Jasmine 8-2 180 22.5 15-38 . 3 9 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 6-14 . 4 2 9 28 20 48 6.0 13 0 7 15 10 15 36 4.5 03 GRIER,Toni 8-0 150 18.8 11-27 . 4 0 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 12-13 . 9 2 3 14 14 28 3.5 23 2 4 15 1 12 34 4.3 34 SMITH,Jamella 5-0 52 10.4 8-15 . 5 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 5-6 . 8 3 3 9 4 13 2.6 7 0 2 8 0 4 21 4.2 25 STONE,Mallory 8-0 97 12.1 11-26 . 4 2 3 0-3 . 0 0 0 8-11 . 7 2 7 9 9 18 2.3 17 0 6 12 2 16 30 3.8 15 BRADLEY,Jahmia 8-8 128 16.0 9-36 . 2 5 0 3-14 . 2 1 4 3-6 . 5 0 0 10 22 32 4.0 9 1 8 9 3 4 24 3.0 45 JACKSON,Deja 3-0 25 8.3 1-1 1.000 0 - 0 . 0 0 0 2 - 9 . 2 2 2 3 1 4 1 . 3 4 0 0 1 0 3 4 1 . 3 05 GOODWIN,Persephon 6-6 119 19.8 3-8 . 3 7 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 7 11 18 3.0 12 0 1 7 7 5 6 1.0 Team 15 30 45 4 Total...... 8 1625 188-501 . 3 7 5 36-133 . 2 7 1 108-159 . 6 7 9 127 192 319 39.9 158 6 85 156 30 119 520 65.0 Opponents...... 8 1625 157-421 . 3 7 3 35-131 . 2 6 7 96-156 . 6 1 5 109 209 318 39.8 147 - 97 220 25 63 445 55.6

TEAM STATISTICS SCSUW OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 520 445 11-14-14 ALLEN UNIVERSITY W 103-55 289 Points per game 65.0 55.6 11-21-14 COLUMBIA COLLEGE W 97-55 149 Scoring margin +9.4 - 11-25-14 USC UPSTATE W 60-50 128 FIELD GOALS-ATT 188-501 157-421 11/29/14 at Presbyterian College L 33-46 212 Field goal pct . 3 7 5 . 3 7 3 12/02/14 at Wofford Wot 59-53 348 3 POINT FG-ATT 36-133 35-131 * 12-6-14 FLORIDA A&M L 50-55 234 3-point FG pct . 2 7 1 . 2 6 7 * 12-8-14 BETHUNE-COOKMAN W 68-61 220 3-pt FG made per game 4.5 4.4 12/11/14 at UNCG L 50-70 165 FREE THROWS-ATT 108-159 96-156 F r e e t h r o w p c t . 6 7 9 . 6 1 5 * - Conference game F-Throws made per game 13.5 12.0 REBOUNDS 319 318 Rebounds per game 39.9 39.8 Rebounding margin +0.1 - ASSISTS 85 97 Assists per game 10.6 12.1 TURNOVERS 156 220 Turnovers per game 19.5 27.5 Turnover margin +8.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.5 0.4 STEALS 119 63 Steals per game 14.9 7.9 BLOCKS 30 25 Blocks per game 3.8 3.1 ATTENDANCE 1020 725 Home games-Avg/Game 5-204 3-242 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals South Carolina St. 260 250 10 520 Opponents 201 240 4 445

5 2014-15 South Carolina State Statistics South Carolina St. Game-by-Game Highs (as of Dec 12, 2014) All games

Opponent Date Score Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocked shots ALLEN UNIVERSITY 11-14-14 103-55 21-WILLIAMS,Kourtne 8 - B R A D L E Y , J a h m i a 6 - D r u m g o o l e , B r i t t a n y 5 - S T O N E , M a l l o r y 1 - W I L L I A M S , K o u r t n e O U T L E R , A s h l e i g h B R A D L E Y , J a h m i a C O L E M A N , J a s m i n e COLUMBIA COLLEGE 11-21-14 97-55 20-WILLIAMS,Kourtne 8 - C O L E M A N , J a s m i n 3 - D r u m g o o l e , B r i t t a n y 5 - W I L L I A M S , K o u r t n e 1 - C O L E M A N , J a s m i n C O L E M A N , J a s m i n e B R A D L E Y , J a h m i a S T O N E , M a l l o r y USC UPSTATE 11-25-14 60-50 18-WILLIAMS,Kourtne 7 - C O L E M A N , J a s m i n 3 - G R I E R , T o n i 2 - D r u m g o o l e , B r i t t a n y 3 - W I L L I A M S , K o u r t n e S T O N E , M a l l o r y at Presbyterian College 11/29/14 33-46 11-WILLIAMS,Kourtne 6 - W I L L I A M S , K o u r t n e 2 - D r u m g o o l e , B r i t t a n y 3 - S T O N E , M a l l o r y 1 - S T O N E , M a l l o r y H O W A R D , A m b e r J O H N S O N , J a z z m i n H O W A R D , A m b e r a t W o f f o r d 1 2 / 0 2 / 1 4 5 9 - 5 3 1 8 - W I L L I A M S , K o u r t n e 6 - W I L L I A M S , K o u r t n e 2 - W I L L I A M S , K o u r t n e 5 - S T O N E , M a l l o r y 3 - G O O D W I N , P e r s e p H O W A R D , A m b e r FLORIDA A&M 12-6-14 50-55 18-WILLIAMS,Kourtne 6 - G R I E R , T o n i 3 - J O H N S O N , J a z z m i n 4 - G R I E R , T o n i 3 - G O O D W I N , P e r s e p W I L L I A M S , K o u r t n e y BETHUNE-COOKMAN 12-8-14 68-61 18-JOHNSON,Jazzmi 7 - C O L E M A N , J a s m i n 7 - H O W A R D , A m b e r 3 - J O H N S O N , J a z z m i n 2 - C O L E M A N , J a s m i n at UNCG 12/11/14 50-70 10-WILLIAMS,Kourtne 7 - C O L E M A N , J a s m i n 2 - W I L L I A M S , K o u r t n e 3 - C O L E M A N ,J a s m i n 4 - C O L E M A N , J a s m i n B R A D L E Y , J a h m i a

2014-15 South Carolina State Statistics South Carolina St. Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Dec 12, 2014) All games

01 03 04 05 13 15 20 Opponent Date Score WILLIAMS,K GRIER,TONI OUTLER,ASH GOODWIN,PE HOWARD,AMB BRADLEY,JA COLEMAN,JA ALLEN UNIVERSITY 11-14-14 103-55 W 2 1 - 2 - 1 1 1 - 3 - 0 1 9 - 4 - 1 D N P 1 0 - 2 - 1 0 - 8 - 4 5 - 4 - 3 COLUMBIA COLLEGE 11-21-14 97-55 W 2 0 - 2 - 1 7 - 5 - 1 1 0 - 4 - 1 D N P 1 0 - 1 - 2 9 - 6 - 2 8 - 8 - 3 USC UPSTATE 11-25-14 60-50 W 1 8 - 3 - 0 4 - 4 - 3 0 - 0 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 1 4 - 6 - 2 0 - 2 - 1 4 - 7 - 0 at Presbyterian College 11/29/14 33-46 L 1 1 - 6 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 5 - 0 8 - 3 - 2 0 - 0 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 at Wofford 12/02/14 59-53 W 1 8 - 6 - 2 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 2 - 3 - 1 8 - 3 - 2 0 - 1 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 FLORIDA A&M 12-6-14 50-55 L 1 8 - 4 - 3 1 0 - 6 - 0 6 - 0 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 7 - 3 - 2 0 - 5 - 1 0 - 5 - 0 BETHUNE-COOKMAN 12-8-14 68-61 W 1 4 - 4 - 2 2 - 3 - 0 9 - 0 - 1 0 - 4 - 0 1 2 - 2 - 7 5 - 4 - 0 8 - 7 - 1 at UNCG 12/11/14 50-70 L 1 0 - 1 - 2 0 - 2 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 3 - 0 - 0 1 0 - 6 - 0 7 - 7 - 0

22 23 25 34 45 Opponent Date Score DRUMGOOLE, JOHNSON,JA STONE,MALL SMITH,JAME JACKSON,DE ALLEN UNIVERSITY 11-14-14 103-55 W 1 1 - 6 - 6 9 - 2 - 2 9 - 6 - 3 7 - 6 - 1 1 - 3 - 0 COLUMBIA COLLEGE 11-21-14 97-55 W 5 - 5 - 3 1 0 - 4 - 1 5 - 2 - 1 1 0 - 3 - 1 3 - 0 - 0 USC UPSTATE 11-25-14 60-50 W 3 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 1 5 - 1 - 0 D N P D N P at Presbyterian College 11/29/14 33-46 L 2 - 3 - 2 8 - 4 - 0 2 - 0 - 1 D N P D N P at Wofford 12/02/14 59-53 W 1 0 - 3 - 1 1 6 - 3 - 1 3 - 3 - 1 D N P D N P FLORIDA A&M 12-6-14 50-55 L 3 - 2 - 0 4 - 4 - 3 2 - 2 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 D N P BETHUNE-COOKMAN 12-8-14 68-61 W 0 - 4 - 3 1 8 - 6 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 at UNCG 12/11/14 50-70 L 8 - 5 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 4 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 D N P

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