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GoExplorers.com  Facebook.com/LaSalleAthletics  Twitter.com/GoExplorers_com  YouTube.com/LaSalleAthletics 2013-14 Schedule La Salle Explorers (0-0) vs. Temple Owls (0-0) Tom Gola Arena  Philadelphia, Pa. November 5 7:00 PM Fri. 8 TEMPLE 7:00 PM Sun. 17 @ Rutgers 1:00 PM Sun. 24 @ Manhattan 2:00 PM Mon. 25 @ Fairfi eld 7:00 PM Quick Hits... Sat. 30 CENTRAL CONN. 1:00 PM TBA PENN5 TBA • Head Coach Jeff Williams is excited about the addition of three transfers, who are all eligible to play this season: Leeza Burdgess (Pittsburgh), Alicia Cropper (Providence) December and Khristin Lee (Alabama). The trio of transfers has six years of experience at the BCS Thu. 5 @ William & Mary 7:00 PM Sun. 15 VILLANOVA5 1:00 PM level. Fri. 20 vs. FIU# 4:30 PM • The Explorers have a brand new look to them as Williams welcomes a total of seven Sat. 21 vs. Florida/Tenn St# 4:30/7 PM newcomers. Freshman Micahya Owens, a New Jersey all-state honoree, scored just shy Sun. 29 @ Dartmouth% 7:00 PM of 2,000 points in her career at Willingboro High School. Rookie Deja Bullock was a Mon. 30 vs. Binghamton% 5:00 PM member of Triton Regional (N.J.)’s 1,000 points/1,000 rebounds club. • Williams looks to offset the losses of Brittany Wilson, last year’s Big 5 scoring cham- January pion (18.3 ppg), and Big 5 Second Teamer Shanel Harrison (12.6 ppg/7.0 rpg). Thu. 2 @ Rhode Island* TBA • La Salle topped Temple 71-55 last season at McGonigle Hall behind 29 points from Sat. 4 @ George Mason* 7:00 PM graduated senior Shanel Harrison. Wed. 8 VCU* 7:00 PM Sat. 11 MASSACHUSETTS* 1:00 PM • Temple owns a 22-21 edge in the all-time series. Wed. 15 @ St. Bonaventure* 7:00 PM • Rateska Brown is the Owls’ leading returning scorer (10.8 ppg) along with Tyonna Sun. 19 SAINT JOSEPH’S*^5 5:00 PM Williams (9.4 ppg). Sat. 25 @ G. Washington* 2:00 PM • The Owls’ Williams dished out 161 assists last season and had a 1.3 A-T ratio. Wed. 29 RICHMOND* 7:00 PM • The game will be video streamed live on GoExplorers.com; Paul Hembekides and Sean Egan will have the call on the audio stream. February Sat. 1 @ Saint Louis* TBA Wed. 5 GEORGE MASON* 7:00 PM Sat. 8 RHODE ISLAND* TBA 2013-14 Numerical Roster Wed. 12 @ Saint Joseph’s* 7:00 PM # Name Yr Ht Hometown/Previous School PPG RPG APG Sat. 15 @ Fordham* 2:00 PM 02 Siobhan Beslow R-So. 5-11 Norfolk, Va./Westfi eld - - - Wed. 19 DAYTON* 7:00 PM 03 Khristin Lee R-Jr. 5-9 Birmingham, Ala./Alabama - - - Wed. 26 @ Duquesne* TBA 05 Arielle Ward So. 5-11 Springfi eld, Mass./E. Longmeadow - - - March 11 Jasmine Alston Fr. 5-8 LI City, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin - - - Sat. 1 ST. BONAVENTURE* 1:00 PM 13 Indigo Dickens Jr. 6-2 Washington, D.C./Wilde Lake - - - Wed.-Sun. 14 Alicia Cropper R-Jr. 5-8 Brooklyn, N.Y./Providence - - - 5-9 Atlantic 10 Championship 22 Deja Bullock Fr. 6-0 Magnolia, N.J./Triton - - - 31 Jess Koci Sr. 5-11 Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan - - - Atlantic 10 Championship - March 5-9 (Hosted by Richmond Coliseum; Richmond, Va.) 34 Micahya Owens Fr. 5-11 Willingboro, N.J./Willingboro - - - # - Gator Holiday Classic (Gainesville, Fla.) 42 Leeza Burdgess Gr. 6-4 Miami, Fla./Providence - - - % - Blue Sky Classic (Hanover, N.H.) 55 Lisa Mintzer Fr. 6-4 Havertown, Pa./Cardinal O’Hara - - - * Atlantic 10 game; 5 - Big 5 game ^ Televised on CBS-SN Head Coach: Jeff Williams (Howard ’87, Fourth season) Associate Head Coach: Ervin Monier (St. Mary’s (Texas) ’85, Fourth season) Media Information Assistant Coach: Shayla Scott (Pittsburgh ’11, Third season) Please direct all questions and Assistant Coach: Morra Gill (Dillard ’02, Second season) interview and credential requests Director of WBB Operations: Kate Popovec (Northwestern ’13, First season) (24 hours in advance) to: Michelle Serabian [email protected] 1 2013-14 La Salle Women’s Basketball Head Coach Jeff Williams Howard ’87, Fourth Season

Jeff Williams enters his fourth season at the helm of the La Salle women's basketball program in 2013-14.

In Williams' third year on 20th and Olney, two players under his watch earned Philadelphia Big 5 honors. Brittany Wil- son was a First Teamer and also the city's scoring champion, averaging 18.3 ppg, and Shanel Harrison earned Second Team honors.

He brought the Explorers to back-to-back Atlantic 10 Tournament berths in 2011 and 2012, advancing to the second round in 2012. His 2011-12 squad went .500 in A-10 play, knocking off Xavier for the ﬁ rst time in eight years and then toppling the Musketeers again in the A-10 tournament. The Explorers put together a six-game win streak, the best since 2005-06, and started league play 3-0 for the ﬁ rst time since 1996-97.

Under his tutelage, Wilson picked up All-Big 5 First Team and Atlantic 10 Third Team honors and Jada Payne was named Atlantic 10 All- Rookie.

In the ﬁ rst year of Williams’ tenure, the Explorers went 6-8 in the conference and qualiﬁ ed for the Atlantic 10 Tournament. Individual accomplishments included senior Ashley Gale being named to the Atlantic 10 Second Team and All-Defensive Team, while earning the league's 'Most Improved Player' award, and also earned All-Big 5 First Team honors. Jess Koci earned Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team honors after being one of the league's top rebounders as a freshman.

Williams spent the prior seven seasons at the University of Pittsburgh, including the last four as the Associate Head Coach. Williams helped guide the Panthers to postseason appearances in the past ﬁ ve seasons, including three straight NCAA Tournament trips with Sweet Sixteen showings in 2008 and 2009. He was formally introduced at a press conference on Wednesday, March 23, 2010 and became the program's eighth head coach.

Williams has nearly 20 years of college coaching experience, including six as a women's basketball coach at Howard (1995-2000), Georgia Tech (2001- 03) and Pittsburgh (2003-10). He recruited or coached six players who reached the WNBA, including Pitt All-American Shavonte Zellous, who was named to the WNBA all-rookie team in 2009. Three of his recruiting classes have been ranked in the top 15 nationally and his teams have reached seven NCAA and three WNIT Tournaments.

Under the tutelage of head coach Agnus Berenato, Williams helped Pittsburgh to unprecedented success during his seven-year tenure. Williams recruited and signed a pair of players--Zellous and Philadelphia's Marcedes Walker (University City HS)--who would provide the most successful run in the program's history. Two years after a six-win ﬁ rst season, the staff led the Panthers to a then school-record 22 wins and WNIT appearance in 2005-06.

In 2006-07, the Panthers broke the school record for wins (24) and advanced to their ﬁ rst NCAA Tournament appearance in program history. The success rewarded Pittsburgh with its ﬁ rst national ranking in the Associated Press poll in nearly 20 years.

Walker earned All-Region honors for the second straight year in 2007-08, leading Pitt to its ﬁ rst NCAA Sweet Sixteen and tying the school record with 24 wins. The team also defeated a top 10 opponent for the ﬁ rst time in program history and captured four wins over top 15 teams that season. Walker, who Williams worked with directly when he coached the post players, became the second player in program history to accumulate over 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.

One season later, the Panthers returned to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen and won 25 games, marking the fourth straight year the team had tied or broken the school record. Pitt was ranked #14 in the ﬁ nal AP ranking, its highest in program history. Zellous was named an AP All-American and was the school's ﬁ rst WNBA draft pick, going #11 overall to the Detroit Shock.

This past season, Pitt reached the WNIT, making it a program-record ﬁ ve straight postseason appearances.

Williams ﬁ rst worked with Berenato at Georgia Tech. There he helped lead the Yellow Jackets to their second-ever NCAA trip in 2003 after a WNIT appearance in 2002. He coached a pair of future WNBA players at Georgia Tech--Kasha Terry and Sonya Mallory.

For two straight seasons, he helped bring in a nationally ranked recruiting class, including two Street & Smith's All-America honorees. Both classes were ranked in the top 15 nationally.

He spent the ﬁ ve previous seasons at Howard, where he led the Bison to four league titles and three NCAA Tournament appearances as the associate head coach. His 1997-98 recruiting class was ranked #12 nationally. Williams recruited Andrea Gardner, who led the nation in rebounding in 2000, and coached the school's ﬁ rst two WNBA players - Gardner and Denique Graves, from Philadelphia's University City High School.

Williams also has professional coaching experience, coaching the Atlanta Justice of the National Women's Basketball League (NWBL) in 2000-01, leading the team to the league title.

A 1987 graduate of Howard with a degree in therapeutic recreation, Williams also was an assistant coach for the men's teams at George Mason (1989-93) and South Carolina State (1987-89).

Williams is married to the former Tamecia McCoy and has one daughter, Montana, and a son McCoy Zachary.

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Jeff Williams Ervin Monier Shayla Scott Morra Gill Kate Popovec Howard ’87 St. Mary’s (TX) ’85 Pittsburgh ’11 Dillard ’02 Northwestern ’13 Head Coach Assoc. Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Dir. of WBB Ops Fourth Season Fourth Season Third Season Second Season First Season

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Siobhan Beslow Khristin Lee Arielle Ward Jasmine Alston R-So. F 5-11 Gr. G 5-9 So. F 5-11 Fr. G 5-9 Chantilly, Va. Birmingham, Ala. Springfield, Mass. Long Isl. City, N.Y. Westfield Alabama East Longmeadow Bishop Loughlin

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Indigo Dickens Alicia Cropper Deja Bullock Jess Koci Jr. F 6-2 R-Jr. G 5-7 Fr. F 6-0 Sr. G 5-11 Washington, D.C. Brooklyn, N.Y. Magnolia, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. Wilde Lake Providence Triton Archbishop Ryan

Pronunciations 34 42 55 Ervin Monier ...... Mo-nyay Kate Popovec ...... pop-oh-vick Siobhan Beslow ...... shih-von Alicia Cropper ...... a-LEESH-a Deja Bullock ...... day-zha Micahya Owens Leeza Burdgess Lisa Mintzer Jess Koci Fr. F 5-11 Gr. F/C 6-4 Fr. F 6-4 ...... koh-chee Willingboro, N.J. Miami, Fla. Havertown, Pa. MicahyaOwens Willingboro Pittsburgh Cardinal O’Hara ...... ma-KI-uh

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GameDay Information La Salle’s Record When... - La Salle alumni are invited to the pre-game reception in the Hayman Center Conference Room beginning at 5:30 PM. Cost is $10 and includes food and a Starting Lineup Is... ticket to the game. Winning the tip/scoring fi rst 0-0 Winning the tip/not scoring fi rst 0-0 -The fi rst 100 students in attendance will get “Fear The Stache” pinnies as Losing the tip/scoring fi rst 0-0 Losing the tip/not scoring fi rst 0-0 part of the T-shirt series started during the fall athletic season. Scoring fewer than 50 points 0-0 Scoring 50-59 points 0-0 Social Media Scoring 60-69 points 0-0 Scoring 70-79 points 0-0 Follow the Explorers on Facebook (facebook.com/GoExplorers), Twitter (@ Scoring 80 points or more 0-0 goexplorers, @explorergameday) and Instagram (@goexplorers) and search Allowing fewer than 50 points 0-0 #LaSalleWBB. Allowing 50-59 points 0-0 Allowing 60-69 points 0-0 Allowing 70-79 points 0-0 Last Time Out Allowing 80 points or more 0-0 La Salle took down Temple in a big way last season, running to a 71-55 vic- Field goal percentage 40% or better 0-0 tory at McGonigle Hall behind a career-high 29 points from now-alum Shanel Field goal percentage lower than 40% 0-0 Harrison and 21 points from now-alum Ebonee Jones. Victoria Macaulay led Field goal percentage better than opponent 0-0 the Owls with 19 points and 15 rebounds. Field goal percentage lower than opponent 0-0 Shooting more free throws than opponent 0-0 All-Time Series Shooting fewer free throws than opponent 0-0 Shooting same amount of free throws 0-0 Temple owns a slim 22-21 edge in the city series, with the Owls winning 14 of Leading at halftime 0-0 the last 15 matchups. After being conference-mates in the Atlantic 10 since Trailing at halftime 0-0 1995-96, the two squads will meet on the hardwood as nonconference foes Tied at halftime 0-0 for the fi rst time since the 1994-95 season when the Explorers were in the Leading with 5:00 remaining 0-0 Midwestern Collegiate Conference. Trailing with 5:00 remaining 0-0 Tied with 5:00 remaining 0-0 Playing overtime 0-0 New Faces Outrebounding opponent 0-0 The 2013-14 Explorer squad sports a brand new look this year, welcoming a Being outrebounded 0-0 new starting fi ve lineup, three eligible transfers and four freshmen. Equal rebounds as opponent 0-0 Committing fewer turnovers than opponent 0-0 Committing more turnovers than opponent 0-0 Leadership Academy Committing same turnovers as opponent 0-0 Head Coach Jeff Williams is excited about the impending season, attribut- Explorers vs. ing a strong preseason to the presence of strong leadership in the three America East (1) 0-0 transfers - Leeza Burdgess, Alicia Cropper, and Khristin Lee. All three have a American Athletic Conference (2) Atlantic 10 (16) 0-0 combined six years of starting experience at BCS schools, Burdgess at Pitt, BIG EAST (1) 0-0 Colonial Athletic Association (1) 0-0 Cropper at Providence and Lee at Alabama. Ivy League (2) 0-0 Metro-Atlantic Athletic (2) 0-0 Northeast Conference (1) 0-0 “We’re very excited about this year, practice has been going great,” Williams Southeastern Conference (1) 0-0 said at the Atlantic 10 Media Day. “Our transfer kids have been providing tre- vs. Top 25 0-0 mendous leadership. Practice has been very intense, upbeat, [and] our team Teams with winning records 0-0 chemistry has been great so I’m very excited about this year.” Teams with losing records 0-0 Teams with .500 records 0-0 Foul Folly Game is Monday 0-0 There are new, more stringent foul rules in play for the 2013-14 season Game is Tuesday 0-0 Game is Wednesday 0-0 across the NCAA, which will make depth that much more important as the Game is Thursday 0-0 game will likely see many more foul calls than in the past. Coach Williams is Game is Friday 0-0 Game is Saturday 0-0 expecting to use a nine- or 10-player rotation, partly as a result. Game is Sunday 0-0 Day games 0-0 At The Point Night games 0-0 The Explorers point guard unit will consist of Khristin Lee, who is considered a true point guard, Alicia Cropper and rookie Jasmine Alston.

Khristin Lee Lee started 28 of 30 games at Alabama in 2011-12, averaging 4.9 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. However, it is her play-making ability that has Coach Williams excited about this high-level transfer. She led the Crimson Tide in assists with 81 (2.7 per game) and also snagged 39 steals, and should be

4 2013-14 La Salle Women’s Basketball among the Atlantic 10’s top defensive players. Indigo Dickens Indigo Dickens is expected to play a good 15-20 minutes per Alicia Cropper game, providing another size option inside. The 6’2 forward is Cropper, who started two seasons at Providence and sat out in her third season as an Explorer, and contributed 15 blocked last season due to NCAA transfer rules, will be looked upon shots last year to provide a defensive spark inside. to score the basketball. She averaged 8.1 points and 2.8 rebounds as a Friar in 2011-12, and added 67 assists and 28 Lisa Mintzer steals while starting 28 of 29 games. True freshman Lisa Mintzer also provides height inside at 6’4. The local product out of Cardinal O’Hara High School will be Jasmine Alston limited early due to a sprained ankle. She was a top-three Alston will also be looked upon to play some minutes each post player in Pennsylvania last season, leading O’Hara to game as a back-up point guard. The true freshman out of the Philadelphia Catholic League title and the AAAA state Bishop Loughlin High School in Brooklyn, N.Y., was an All-City semifi nals. pick in her junior and senior seasons. The Owl Report Guards/Wings Temple returns three starters and seven letterwinners from The guards/wings for this season include likely starters last year’s 14-18 squad, though the Owls look to replace the Micahya Owens, Siobhan Beslow and Jess Koci, along with services of leading scorer and rebounder Victoria Macaulay. reserves Arielle Ward and Deja Bullock. The squad is more experienced this year after being the nation’s second-youngest team last season. Micahya Owens Owens, a true freshman out of Willingboro High School in Rateska Brown is back this season after averaging 10.8 ppg South Jersey, is considered among the top freshmen that and 4.3 rpg in 2012-13. Tyonna Williams, who led the squad Coach Williams has recruited. She scored just shy of 2,000 with 161 assists and sporting a 1.3 assist-to-turnover ra- points in her high school career and was the sixth-ranked tio. She added in 9.4 points per outing and chipped in 3.3 player in New Jersey in 2013 according to MaxPreps. Owens rebounds and a total of 41 steals, and was just one of two has the ability to drive to the basket, but also has the ability players to play and start in all 32 games. to pull out and shoot the three. Familiar Faces The Fifth Spot The Owls also welcome a familiar face, transfer Shi-Heria Siobhan Beslow and Jess Koci will vie for the fi fth starting Shipp who played at George Washington. She adds a scoring spot, though Koci will be limited early due to injury. Both option after averaging 9.6 ppg as a Colonial last season. are relied upon to provide a defensive spark. Beslow also chipped in 3.1 points per game last season and 3.8 rebounds. Won’t Say Goodbye Koci, a former Atlantic 10 All-Rookie pick three years ago, also The Owls are in their fi rst season in the American Athletic snagged 25 steals last season. Conference after a 30-year run in the A-10, but the Explorers and Owls will keep their series alive thanks to the Philadel- The Contributing Factor phia Big 5. Friday’s matchup marks the fi rst time since the Sophomore Arielle Ward and true freshman Deja Bullock will 1994-95 season that the two teams square off as nonconfer- also be expected to contribute. Ward averaged just shy of ence foes. La Salle wa s in its fi nal year as a member of the 10 minutes a game last year and Bullock was a 1,000-point Midwestern Collegiate Conference before joining the Owls in scorer at Triton Regional High School in South Jersey last the A-10 in 1995-96. season while also pulling down 1,000 career rebounds. Preseason Pollsters Forwards/Centers The Explorers were predicted to fi nish 10th in the 13-team At- The Explorers have size inside this year, anchored by 6’4 lantic 10 this season, ahead of George Mason, Massachusetts Leeza Burdgess, 6’4 Lisa Mintzer and 6’2 Indigo Dickens. and Rhode Island. Dayton was selected as the preseason fa- vorite followed by defending league champion Saint Joseph’s. Leeza Burdgess Burdgess is healthy after losing last season to injury. She was Temple was picked to fi nish ninth in the 10-team American a two-year starter at Pittsburgh, leading the Panthers with 7.3 Athletic Conference this year, ahead of Houston. rebounds per game as a redshirt sophomore. She also added 6.1 points per game while averaging 26 minutes. The 6’4 O’ Captain, My Captain forward/center also contributed 23 blocked shots in her fi nal Leeza Burdgess, Alicia Cropper and Khristin Lee will serve as season at Pitt. team captains for the 2013-14 season.

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6 2013-14 La Salle Women’s Basketball #42 Leeza Burdgess 6-4  Gr.  F/C  Miami, Fla./Pittsburgh

2012-13: Did not play due to season-ending injury.

2011-12 (at Pittsburgh): Saw action in 29 games with 21 starts... Led Panthers in rebound with 7.2 boards per game... Was team’s high rebounder in 14 games... Posted career-best 16 rebounds at Cincinnati... Recorded seven double-digit rebounding games with two double-doubles... Second on the Pitt squad with 23 blocked shots... Chipped in 6.3 points per game, including season-high 13 in a double-double against Indiana... First career double-double came in her redshirt freshman year when she set a career high with 16 points and added 11 rebounds at Valparaiso.

2010-11 (at Pittsburgh): Saw action in 30 games in fi rst full season in a Pitt uniform ... averaged 3.6 points and 3.0 rebounds per contest ... ranked fourth on the team with 91 rebounds ... had career-highs of 16 points and 11 rebounds at Valparaiso on Dec. 11 ... double-double marked the fi rst of career for the redshirt freshman ... had 10 points, fi rst double-fi gure scoring contest, on Dec. 4 at home versus Mt. St. Mary’s ... registered 11 points against UT Arlington on Dec. 20 ... pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds against Marquette on Jan. 29 ... scored 10 points on 4-for-4 shooting against USF on March 4 to push Pitt into the second round of the Big East Tournament ... went 4-of-4 in the game ... had three blocks - a career-high - versus Marquette ... played season/career high 25 minutes vs. Texas Tech on Dec. 19.

2009-10 (at Pittsburgh): Redshirted.

At Miami Norland High School: Led Norland to an 32-0 undefeated season and state championship during senior year... averaged a double-double her junior (14.5 ppg, 12.5 rbg.) and sophomore (11.5 ppg, 12 rbg.) seasons ... named second team all-county following her junior season ... led team in blocks as well as blocks in a single game (8) ... an Adidas Top 10 Under- classmen Camp participant following her sophomore season ...directed team to Florida Class 6A state runner up ﬁ nishes her freshman and sophomore seasons ... named third team all-county following her sophomore season ... averaged 7.8 points and 6.5 rebounds as a freshman ... named an all-conference honorable mention following her freshman season ... recorded Nor- land Girl’s Basketball’s top GPA all four years ... played AAU basketball for Team Breakdown ... also competed in volleyball ... led volleyball team to a district appearance her senior year ... graduated cum laude from School for Advanced Studies-Wolfson with a weighted grade point average of 5.34 ... completed 19 college credits at Miami Dade College prior to Pitt.

7 2013-14 La Salle Women’s Basketball #3 Khristin Lee 5-9  Gr.  G  Birmingham, Ala./Alabama

2012-13 (at Alabama): Did not play.

2011-12 (at Alabama): Served as Alabama’s starting point guard in 28 of the 30 games she played ... dished out a team-best 2.7 assists per game ... averaged 4.9 points and 3.5 rebounds in 25.2 minutes per game ... also accounted for 1.3 steals per contest ... tied a career-high with eight rebounds in addition to seven points, four steals and three assists in home game against South Carolina ... contributed nine points, four rebounds, four steals and two blocks in win at Mississippi ... had a season-high 12 points while also collecting six rebounds, two assists and two steals at No. 6 Kentucky ... recorded four points, four rebounds and one assist at Florida ... had a career-high eight rebounds as well as a career-best seven assists at home against Mississippi ... added nine points, four rebounds and one steal at LSU ... had three steals, two points and one assist against Auburn ... contributed six rebounds, fi ve points, a game-high fi ve assists, two steals and a block in win against Air Force ... had a season-high two steals in win over Kansas ... dished out six assists in addition to collecting four rebounds, one block and one steal in win over Southeastern Louisiana ... had 11 points, four assists, and one steal in win against Louisiana Tech ... tallied 10 points fi ve rebounds, one assist and one steal in victory over Seton Hall ... added seven points, six assists, one rebound and one steal in 21 minutes versus Old Dominion ... had four points, two rebounds and a pair of assists in win against Georgia Southern ... started at the point in season opener against Nicholls State, scoring nine points while adding seven rebounds, one block and one steal in the win.

2010-11 (at Alabama): Collected a career-high four steals in win at Mississippi State ... chipped in 10 points, six rebounds, three steals and one assist in win over Alabama State ... notched her ﬁ rst double-digit scoring game with 13 points in win over Providence, adding seven rebounds and one assist ... made her collegiate debut in the season opener against Tennessee State, with two assists, one rebounds and one steal in 11 minutes of action ... dished out a season-high ﬁ ve assists at Kansas ... averaged 2.0 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.

At Erwin High School (Ala.): Ranked 23rd at the wing position by ESPNU HoopGurlz in 2010 ... named the All-Metro North/ East Area Player of the Year by the Birmingham News ... also named to the 2010 all-metro team ... averaged 14.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 4.1 blocks and two steals a game for Erwin High School during her senior season ... helped lead the Eagles to a 23-7 overall record ... was a ﬁ rst team all-state, all-county and all-area selection ... averaged more than 18 points, six assists, ﬁ ve rebounds and three steals per game as a junior ... played club basketball for the Alabama Roadrunners.

8 2013-14 La Salle Women’s Basketball #31 Jess Koci 5-11  Sr.  G  Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan

2012-13: Appeared in 23 games with four starts... Averaged 14.3 minutes per game... Averaged 1.2 ppg and 2.6 rpg... Saw season-high 29 minutes against Drexel (11/17)... Scored season-best four points three times (vs. Saint Peter’s, 12/29; vs. Duquesne, 2/27; at St. Bonaventure, 3/3)... Pulled down season-best seven rebounds at North Carolina, all seven on the offensive glass... Added ﬁ ve rebounds on ﬁ ve separate occasions... Added 25 steals, 10 assists and two blocked shots on the season.

2011-12: Big 5 All-Academic Team... Started ﬁ rst ﬁ ve games of the season before missing nearly a month due to injury... Returned on 12/19 at Drexel and played season-high 28 minutes... Started nine total games of 26 she appeared in... Chipped in 3.0 rebounds per game off the bench... With 42 offensive boards this season, needs just 21 more to crack La Salle’s all-time career list... Scored season-best seven points at St. John’s (11/16).

2010-11: Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team... Philadelphia Big 5 Second Team... PhillyCollegeSports.com All-Philly Third Team... Sixth in Atlantic 10 in rebounding (7.5 rpg)... Started all 30 games... Led or tied for team lead in rebounding in 15 games... Pulled down 225 rebounds, including 109 on the offensive side... Needs just 63 more offensive rebounds in her career to crack La Salle’s all-time career list... Posted eight double-digit rebounding games including season-high 14 vs. Oral Roberts (11/22)... First career double-double (10 pts, 14 reb) vs. Oral Roberts... Posted a double-double at Princeton (1/4) with 12 points and 10 boards... Set career- and season-high scoring total with 18 points vs. Richmond (2/23) on 7-for-12 shooting and went 4-for-4 at the free throw line... Scored in double digits nine times.

High School: Played varsity all four years and was captain her senior season...Earned All-Catholic honors, second team as a junior and fi rst team as a senior...Also in fi nal season, named Second Team AP Quad-A All-State, Second Team All-Southern PA, was a McDonald’s All-American candidate, the Northeast Times Player of the Year, made the West Chester All-Tournament Team, and became just the second player in school history to score 1,000 career points...Helped her team to the 2010 PIAA AAAA State Championship Game, the District XII Title, and a 22-8 overall record, setting the school record for wins in a season...Also played varsity soccer for three seasons, earning multiple All-Catholic honors, named MVP of Catholic League Cham- pionship game as a junior and helped team to PA State Semifi nals for the fi rst time in school history.

9 2013-14 La Salle Women’s Basketball #14 Alicia Cropper 5-7  R-Jr.  G  Brooklyn, N.Y./Providence

2012-13: Sat out due to NCAA transfer regulations.

2011-12 (at Providence): Returned to the court for her fi rst game on November 14 against Virginia, after missing the season opener with an injury... Came off the bench to record six points, one rebound and two assists... Played in 29 games overall and started 28... Averaged 8.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 steal per game... Recorded 10 double-digit scoring games during season, seven of which came against BIG EAST opponents... Scored a career-high 16 points against Brown on December 4 and Akron on December 28... Grabbed a career-best fi ve rebounds against Oakland (11/22), Brown (12/4) and Akron (12/28)... Dished a career-high fi ve assists against UMass on December 9 and No. 4/4 Notre Dame on February 14... Against Akron on December 28, she led the team with a career-high 16 points on 6-7 shooting from the fi eld (1-1 from three-point range)...Eleven of her 16 points came in the decisive second half... Named to the Brown Bear Classic All-Tournament Team... On February 4, she hit four of her fi ve three-point fi eld goal attempts... Her four three pointers marked a personal single-game career high... She was 3-3 in the fi rst half from beyond the arc... Finished the season ranked fi rst on the team in three-point shooting percentage (.342, 27-79)... Finished the regular-season schedule ranked seventh among BIG EAST players in three-point shooting percentage through 16 league games (.396, 19-48).

2010-11 (at Providence): Played in 20 games for the Friars and made her fi rst appearance in the starting line-up against Brown (12/3)...Started three games overall, including the Friars’ game against Pitt on February 15... Posted the fi rst double-digit scoring game of her career against Boston University with 10 points and added a season-best four rebounds (12/31)...Recorded a career-high 11 points in a 63-61 victory over Louisville in the Friars’ regular-season fi nale on February 28, hitting 4-9 shots from the fi eld, including 3-4 attempts from three-point territory... Hauled in four boards against #18/17 Georgetown (1/15) and Villanova (2/9)...Notched season-high four assists against No. 14/15 West Virginia (2/1) and collected season-high three steals against Villanova (2/9)...Averaged 4.4 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.

High School: Three-year team captain at Thomas Jefferson... Earned All-State Fourth-Team and All-City First-Team honors (2010)...Rated the 26th-best player overall coming out of high school, and eighth-best shooting guard, according to ESPNU HoopGurlz... Averaged 25.4 points, 4.1 assists and 3.8 rebounds during the 2009-10 season... Also named All-City Player of the Year (Brooklyn), All-Boro Player of the Year and MVP of the Boro Wheel Chair Classic (2010)... Helped guide her team to an A-Division Championship.

10 2013-14 La Salle Women’s Basketball #13 Indigo Dickens 6-2  Jr.  F  Columbia, Md./Wilde Lake

2012-13: Appeared in 24 games with 10 starts, averaging 10.7 minutes per game... Averaged 1.4 ppg and 1.8 rpg... Scored season-high seven points twice (vs. Rhode Island, 1/12; vs. Charlotte, 2/24)... Pulled down season-best ﬁ ve rebounds twice (vs. Rhode Island, 1/12; vs. Charlotte, 2/24)... Added 15 blocked shots on the season.

2011-12: Appeared in 20 games, averaging 5.1 minutes per outing... Scored season- and career-best ﬁ ve points at Duquesne (2/18)... Recorded season- and career-best three rebounds at St. John’s (11/16)... Went 2-for-2 at the free throw line in win against Vermont (12/30) and 4-for-4 for the season.

High School: Averaged 14 points, nine rebounds and four blocks as a senior at Wilde Lake... Nominee for the 2010-11 McDon- ald’s All-America Team... Led Washington Christian to a MISAL State and Region championship...Awarded the Washington Christian Character Award as a junior... Named Most Improved Player as a sophomore at Montrose Christian... Competed with the Maryland Panthers AAU team... Also competed on the Wilde Lake track and ﬁ eld team.

11 2013-14 La Salle Women’s Basketball #2 Siobhan Beslow 5-11  R-So.  F  Chantilly, Va./Westﬁ eld

2012-13: Averaged 3.1 ppg and 3.8 rpg... Played in 21 games with eight starts, averaging 21.3 minutes... Scored 65 points total including season-high eight at VCU (2/17)... Chipped in six points in four contests... Scored six in three straight contests (vs. George Washington, 2/3; vs. Fordham, 2/6; at Xavier, 2/10)... Added six against Charlotte (2/24)... Pulled down season-best seven rebounds on ﬁ ve different occasions... Also recorded seven blocked shots on the season.

2011-12: Redshirted.

High School (Oscar Smith/Westfi eld): Averaged a double-double during her senior season at Westfi eld... Scored 13.2 points per game while pulling down 12.0 rebounds per game... Recorded 12 double-doubles during her senior season... Set career highs in both scoring and rebounds in the same game, with 22 points and 20 boards... 2010-11 All-Concorde District First Team... 2010-11 Concorde District Co-Defensive Player of the Year... 2010-11 Second Team All-Northern Virginia Region honors... 2010-11 All-Met Honorable Mention team... 2009-10 All-Concorde District Honorable Mention... Led team to the 2009 West- fi eld Bulldog Bash Holiday Tournament title... Two-year All-Tournament Team honoree... Played her freshman and sophomore seasons at Oscar Smith High School... 2008-09 Oscar Smith HS Offensive Player of the Year... 2008-09 Oscar Smith Coaches’ Award winner... Competed with the DMV Ballaholics and Boo Williams Norfolk Express AAU teams... Led the Ballaholics to the 2010 AAU Charm City Adidas Showdown title... 2007 Norfolk Express 14U team won the AAU Eastern Regional championship.

#5 Arielle Ward 5-11  So.  F  Springﬁ eld, Mass./E. Longmeadow

2011-12: Redshirted.

12 2013-14 La Salle Women’s Basketball #11 Jasmine Alston 5-9  Fr.  G  L.I. City, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin

At Bishop Loughlin High School: Earned All-City Second Team honors as a senior... Helped Bishop Loughlin advance to the CHSAA ‘AA’ state ﬁ nals... Earned All-Brooklyn Third Team honors as a junior after leading Bishop Loughlin to a state Federation Class A title... Scored 12 points and pulled down 13 rebounds in the title game... Served as a contributing writer for the New York Post, chronicling her junior season in a blog called “All That Jas”.

#22 Deja Bullock 6-0  Fr.  F  Magnolia, N.J./Triton

At Triton Regional High School: Member of Triton’s 1,000 points/1,000 rebounds club... Averaged 15.2 points, 13.9 rebounds, 2.6 blocks and 1.9 steals as a senior at Triton Regional... Participated in Al Carino Basketball Club of South Jersey Senior All-Star Game with fellow recruit Micahya Owens... Earned Tri-County All-Star honors as a senior in both basketball and track... Was a state ﬁ nalist in the high jump in three of her four seasons of track... Averaged 11.5 points, 14.0 rebounds, 3.0 blocks, 2.4 steals and 1.2 assists per game as a junior.... All-Olympic Conference in 2011 and 2012. #34 Micahya Owens 5-11  Fr.  F  Willingboro, N.J./Willingboro

At Willingboro High School: Sixth-ranked player in New Jersey in 2013 according to MaxPreps... Aver- aged 16.8 ppg as a senior... Finished high school career with 1,941 points... Second Team All-State... First Team All-Group 2... First Team All-Senior... All-Courier Post... Four-time All-Burlington County selection... Reached 1,000 points in her sophomore season... Two-time team MVP... Led Willingboro to 23-6 record as a senior including trip to New Jersey state semiﬁ nals... Averaged 15.3 ppg in four state playoff games in 2013... Selected for Al Carino Basketball Club of South Jersey Senior All-Star Game with fellow recruit Deja Bullock... Scored season-high 22 points. #55 Lisa Mintzer 6-4  Fr.  F  Havertown, Pa./Cardinal O’Hara

At Cardinal O’Hara High School: ESPN HoopGurlz Top 3 post player in Pennsylvania in 2013... Ranked 49th in the nation... Led Cardinal O’Hara to 2013 Philadelphia Catholic League title and the AAAA state semiﬁ nals... Named MVP of the District 12 championship game... All-Catholic League... All- Delco... Participated in the Philadelphia Labor Classic All-Star Game... Served as senior captain for Cardinal O’Hara... Averaged 9.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.7 blocks per game as a senior... Scored season-high 20 points... Four-year varsity player... Graduated high school with a 4.0 GPA... Earned La Salle’s Founders Scholarship.

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La Salle Women's Basketball La Salle Combined Team Statistics (2012-13 FINAL STATISTICS) Conference games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 4-10 2-5 2-5 0-0 CONFERENCE 4-10 2-5 2-5 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

To tal 3-Po in t F-Th ro w R eb o u n d s ## Play er g p -g s m in av g fg -fg a fg % 3fg -fg a 3fg % ft-fta ft% o ff d ef to t av g p f d q a to b lk s tl p ts av g 01 WILSON, Brittany 5-5 169 33.8 25-71 . 3 5 1-22 . 0 4 31-36 . 8 6 14 17 31 6.2 9 0 19 20 5 14 82 16.4 33 HARRISON, Shan 14-14 470 33.6 86-236 . 3 6 12-43 . 2 7 30-45 . 6 6 41 71 112 8.0 44 1 16 38 6 32 214 15.3 14 JONES, Ebonee 14-14 460 32.9 58-184 . 3 1 4-31 . 1 2 48-58 . 8 2 23 42 65 4.6 33 1 23 56 6 18 168 12.0 10 MOSLEY, Jordan 14-14 437 31.2 40-145 . 2 7 12-51 . 2 3 10-17 . 5 8 14 32 46 3.3 21 0 28 21 5 14 102 7.3 03 BRYANT, Michea 11-0 218 19.8 18-53 . 3 4 7-16 . 4 3 8-9 . 8 8 6 19 25 2.3 12 0 19 16 1 8 51 4.6 02 BESLOW, Siobha 14-8 374 26.7 17-48 . 3 5 0-0 . 0 0 18-23 . 7 8 30 32 62 4.4 28 1 7 17 5 4 52 3.7 15 DUPREE, Karynda 14-7 280 20.0 16-54 . 2 9 0-6 . 0 0 2-12 . 1 6 15 49 64 4.6 31 1 9 15 23 9 34 2.4 13 DICKENS, Indigo 12-7 127 10.6 9-20 . 4 5 0-0 . 0 0 4-6 . 6 6 15 13 28 2.3 24 1 2 11 6 1 22 1.8 31 KOCI, Jess 9-0 113 12.6 4-15 . 2 6 0-1 . 0 0 4-4 1.000 10 9 19 2.1 20 0 3 5 0 5 12 1.3 04 ORTIZ, Nikki 10-1 70 7.0 3-9 . 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 3 2 5 0.5 9 0 5 8 0 2 6 0.6 05 WARD, Arielle 11-0 82 7.5 2-16 . 1 2 0-2 . 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 3 8 11 1.0 2 0 5 7 2 1 6 0.5 Team 28 25 53 6 Total...... 14 2800 278-851 . 3 236-172 . 2 0157-216 . 7 2 202 319 521 37.2 233 5 136 220 59108 749 53.5 Opponents...... 14 2800 329-795 . 4 1 55-194 . 2 8 181-245 . 7 3 178 392 570 40.7 219 - 205 228 51120 894 63.9

TEA M STA TISTIC S L A S O PP D ate O p p o n en t Sc o re A tt. SCORING 749 894 * 1/12/13 RHODE ISLAND W 72-46 411 Points per game 53.5 63.9 * 1/16/13 at Dayton L 47-95 1779 Scoring margin -10.4 - * 1/20/13 BUTLER L 42-59 580 FIELD GOALS-ATT 278-851 329-795 * 01/27/13 at Temple W 71-55 950 Field goal pct . 3 2 7 . 4 1 4 * 01/30/13 at UMass W 68-57 1682 3 POINT FG-ATT 36-172 55-194 * 2/3/13 GEORGE WASHINGTON L 57-74 356 3-point FG pct . 2 0 9 . 2 8 4 * 2/6/13 FORDHAM L 49-69 463 3-pt FG made per gam 2.6 3.9 * 02/10/13 at Xavier L 53-58 907 FREE THROWS-ATT 157-216 181-245 * 2/13/13 SAINT LOUIS W 49-46 213 F r e e t h r o w p c t . 7 2 7 . 7 3 9 * 02/17/13 at VCU L 50-69 1313 F-Throws made per ga 11.2 12.9 * 2/20/13 at Saint Joseph's L 31-68 619 REBOUNDS 521 570 * 2/24/13 CHARLOTTE L 56-73 503 Rebounds per game 37.2 40.7 * 2/27/13 DUQUESNE L 46-54 243 Rebounding margin -3.5 - * 03/03/13 at St. Bonaventure L 58-71 430 ASSISTS 136 205 Assists per game 9.7 14.6 * - Conference game TURNOVERS 220 228 Turnovers per game 15.7 16.3 Turnover margin +0.6 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.6 0.9 STEALS 108 120 Steals per game 7.7 8.6 BLOCKS 59 51 Blocks per game 4.2 3.6 ATTENDANCE 2769 7680 Home games-Avg/Gam 7-396 7-1097 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Sc o re b y Perio d s 1s t 2n d To tals La Salle 321 428 749 O pponents 404 490 894