2013-14 Hampton University Lady Pirates Basketball

2013-14 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY LADY PIRATES BASKETBALL

2014 NCAA TOURNAMENT — FIRST ROUND, STANFORD REGION GAME 33: No. 12 Hampton (28-4) vs. No. 5 Michigan State (22-9) Sunday, March 23, 2014, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Carmichael Arena, Chapel Hill, N.C.

2013-14 Schedule 2013-14 Hampton University Lady Pirates Basketball Roster

Date Opponent Time/Result No. Name Class Ht. Pos. Hometown/Previous School Nov. 10 Saint Peter’s W, 64-37 0 Malia Tate-DeFreitas Fr. 5-8 G Harrisburg, Pa./Steelton HS Nov. 16 Southern Miss W, 74-58 1 Kenia Cole Jr. 5-4 G Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch HS Nov. 20 at #15/18 LSU L, 73-54 2 Nicole Hamilton Sr. 5-8 G Hampton, Va./Phoebus HS Nov. 23 at Texas State W, 72-63 3 Georgianna Gilbeaux Fr. 5-5 G Washington, D.C./H.D. Woodson HS Nov. 26 at UC Santa Barbara L, 66-62 5 Sade King r-Fr. 5-0 G Mount Vernon, N.Y./Mount Vernon HS 11 Bayley Coleman-Cox Fr. 5-8 G Durham, N.C./Jordan HS Cal State Northridge Tournament 14 Blake Jenkines So. 5-10 G Clarksville, Tenn./Kenwood HS Nov. 29 vs. Utah State W, 98-88 15 Ryan Jordan So. 6-0 G Manassas, Va./Stonewall Jackson HS Nov. 30 vs. Santa Clara W, 70-48 21 Alyssa Bennett Sr. 6-2 F Hampton, Va./Gulf Coast CC 22 Shellis Hampton So. 5-10 G Grand Rapids, Mich./Catholic Central HS Dec. 4 American L, 58-46 23 Tyler Hobgood r-So. 6-1 F Oxford, N.C./University of Miami Dec. 7 Florida A&M* W, 70-67 33 Brielle Ward r-So. 6-2 F Baltimore, Md./Western HS Dec. 9 Bethune-Cookman* W, 43-35 42 Brascia Audain Sr. 6-2 F/C St. Kitts, Virgin Islands/Lewis and Clark CC Dec. 18 at Drexel W, 50-47 Dec. 21 Kansas State W, 86-75 (2OT) Head Coach: David Six (5th season, Hampton ’09) Georgia Tech Holiday Invitational Assistant Coaches: Barbara Burgess (5th season, Delaware State ’89), Brian Davis (5th season, Tennessee Tech ’07), Dec. 29 vs. Brown W, 71-50 Melanie Warner (1st season, Hampton ’12) Dec. 30 at Georgia Tech L, 89-70 THE GAME Jan. 1 Virginia Tech W, 70-60 The five-time reigning MEAC champion Lady Pirates, the No. 12 seed in the Stanford Region, will Jan. 11 at Delaware State* W, 79-39 make yet another NCAA Tournament appearance this Sunday, squaring off against No. 5 seed Michi- Jan. 18 Coppin State* W, 80-52 Jan. 20 Morgan State* W, 99-45 gan State at Carmichael Arena in a first-round game at 12:30 p.m. The game will be televised live on Jan. 25 at Savannah State* W, 70-46 ESPN2. Jan. 27 at S.C. State* W, 78-47 Feb. 1 at Coppin State* W, 83-75 THE SERIES Feb. 3 at Morgan State* W, 90-46 Feb. 8 Howard* W, 76-64 This will be the first-ever meeting between the Lady Pirates and Michigan State. Feb. 10 UMES* W, 54-35 Feb. 15 at Norfolk State* W, 93-59 LADY PIRATES ON NEUTRAL COURTS Feb. 22 at Howard* W, 59-52 Feb. 24 at UMES* W, 90-62 The Lady Pirates are 21-9 on neutral courts in Six’s tenure, including a 6-0 mark so far this season. March 1 Norfolk State* W, 83-54 Hampton has won its last 10 neutral-court games dating back to last season. March 6 North Carolina A&T* W, 54-51 STANFORD REGION 2014 MEAC Championships March 12 vs. Howard W, 71-55 Sunday’s games in Carmichael Arena are part of the Stanford Region; No. 4 North Carolina and No. March 14 vs. Savannah St. W, 69-45 13 UT-Martin will also be in Chapel Hill, and the winner of that game will face the winner of the Hamp- March 15 vs. Coppin State W, 50-47 ton-Michigan State game on Tuesday. South Carolina is the Stanford Region’s No. 1 seed, with Stan- ford holding down the No. 2 seed. 2014 NCAA Tournament March 23 vs. Michigan State# 12:30 p.m. UNPRECEDENTED: FIVE IN A ROW All times are EST and subject to change Prior to this season, no MEAC women’s team had ever won five straight conference tournaments. But *denotes MEAC game when the Lady Pirates defeated Coppin State 50-47 this past Saturday in the title game, they did just #televised on ESPN2 Home games are in bold that. Head coach David Six has won the MEAC Tournament in each of his five seasons at the helm, and the Lady Pirates have won the last four MEAC regular-season titles. During that span, Hampton is 62-2 in MEAC play (74-2 including MEAC Tournament games).

SPORTS INFORMATION WBB Contact: Jeff Cunningham Office: (757) 727-5811 Fax: (757) 727-5813 Email: [email protected] Facebook: Search “Hampton Athletics Sports Information” Twitter: @Hampton_WBB Youtube: www.youtube.com/HamptonSportsInfo Web: www.hamptonpirates.com 2013-14 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

2013-14 Hampton University 2013-14 STATISTICAL COMPARISON Women’s Basketball Quick Facts HAM MSU GENERAL Record 28-4 22-9 Location Hampton, Va. 23668 Scoring Average 71.1 73.4 Founded 1868 Opponent Scoring Average 56.0 63.9 Enrollment 4,768 Affiliation NCAA/Division I Scoring Margin +15.1 +9.5 Conference MEAC President Dr. William R. Harvey FG % .375 .446 Dir. of Athletics Novelle Dickenson Opponent FG % .328 .385 SWA Alexiss Robinson Athletic Phone (757) 727-5641 Athletic Fax (757) 727-6995 3-pt. FG % .301 .343 Mascot Lady Pirates Opponent 3-pt. FG% .265 .321 Colors Royal Blue and White 3-pt. FG Per Game 6.0 6.3 Arena HU Convocation Center Capacity 7,200 Press Row Phone (757) 637-2098 FT % .620 .712 Ticket Office Phone (757) 728-6828 Rebound Average 46.4 41.7 COACHING STAFF Head Coach David Six Opponent Rebound Average 42.1 34.3 Alma Mater Hampton ‘09 Rebound Margin +4.3 +7.4 Record at Hampton 127-34 (4+ years) Career Record 127-34 (4+ years) Assist Average 12.8 16.4 Basketball Office Phone (757) 728-6818 Basketball Fax (757) 728-6905 Turnover Average 14.0 15.8 Best Time to Reach Coach Contact Assistant SID Blocks Average 4.7 4.6 Assistant Coaches Barbara Burgess (5th year) Steals Average 8.9 7.2 Brian Davis (5th year) Melanie Warner (1st year) Head Athletic Trainer Kevin Addison Assistant Athletic Trainers Ben Anguish RETURNING STARTERS (2) Christian Johansson Name Ht. Class PPG FG% FT% Faye Tayag Alyssa Bennett 6-2 Sr. 10.1 .380 .720 Renee Anthony Tracy Oakes Nicole Hamilton 5-8 Sr. 11.9 .334 .633 Director of Athletic Performance Veronica Johnson Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach Conroy Newman STARTERS LOST (3)

SPORTS INFORMATION Name Ht. PPG RPG FG% FT% Assistant SID/WBB Contact Jeff Cunningham Olivia Allen 5-6 11.9 2.5 .383 .815 SID Office Phone (757) 727-5811 Keiara Avant 5-11 16.2 10.1 .478 .750 SID Cell Phone (757) 637-5845 Ariel Phelps 6-2 3.5 4.5 .451 .548 SID Fax (757) 727-5813 SID E-Mail [email protected] Sports Information Director Maurice Williams LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (8) SID Office Phone (757) 727-5757 Name Pos. Ht. Class PPG FG% Website www.hamptonpirates.com Brascia Audain F/C 6-2 Sr. 1.1 .313 Overnight Address Hampton University Sports Information Alyssa Bennett F 6-2 Sr. 10.1 .380 194 Holland Hall Kenia Cole G 5-4 Jr. 5.1 .271 Hampton, VA 23668 Nicole Hamilton G 5-8 Sr. 11.9 .334 Shellis Hampton G 5-10 So. 2.2 .233 TEAM INFORMATION Blake Jenkines G 5-10 So. 0.5 .333 2012-13 Overall Record 28-6 MEAC Record 16-0 Ryan Jordan G 6-0 So. 1.4 .225 Conference Finish 1st Brielle Ward F 6-2 r-So. 2.0 .571 Postseason NCAA First Round vs. Duke (L, 67-51) Starters Returning/Lost 2/3 NEWCOMERS (5) Letterwinners Returning/Lost 8/5 Name Pos. Ht. Class Hometown Newcomers 5 B. Coleman-Cox G 5-8 Fr. Durham, N.C. G. Gilbeaux G 5-5 Fr. Washington, D.C. TOP RETURNERS Tyler Hobgood F 6-1 r-So. Oxford, N.C. Top Returning Scorer: Nicole Hamilton (405, 11.9 ppg) Top Returning Rebounder: Alyssa Bennett (210, 6.6 rpg) Sade King G 5-0 r-Fr. Mt. Vernon, N.Y. Top Returning Assist-Maker: Nicole Hamilton (179, 5.3 apg) M. Tate-DeFreitas G 5-8 Fr. Harrisburg, Pa. Top Returning Shot Blocker: Nicole Hamilton (48, 1.4 bpg) Top Returner in Steals: Nicole Hamilton (78, 2.3 spg) 2013-14 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

SCOUTING MICHIGAN STATE 2013-14 Lady Pirate Trends No. 20/24 Michigan State won the Big Ten regular-season title before falling 86-58 to Nebraska in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament on March 8; Overall Record 28-4 that loss snapped a six-game winning streak. Redshirt-freshman guard Aeri- MEAC Record 16-0 al Powers, a First Team All-Big Ten selection, leads a balances attack with

13.4 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. Freshman guard Tori Jankoska and At Home 12-1 senior forward Annalise Pickrel are each averaging 12.4 points per game. On the Road 10-3

Neutral Courts 6-0 LADY PIRATES AGAINST THE BIG TEN Hampton is 0-4 all-time against teams currently in the Big Ten, having lost In November 5-2 games against Nebraska, Northwestern, Penn State, and Wisconsin. The In December 5-2 Lady Pirates’ last game against a Big Ten foe came on Nov. 27, 2004, when In January 6-0 Nebraska won 72-54 on a neutral floor. In February 7-0 In March 5-0 LADY PIRATES PICKED TO REPEAT — AND DID Hampton made good on the MEAC’s preseason predictions, taking the 2013 In Games… -14 regular-season title after receiving 20 of a possible 26 first-place votes in Decided by five points or less 4-1 the preseason poll. Hampton has won the last four MEAC regular-season Decided by 10 points or less 6-0 titles and the last five MEAC Tournament crowns. Decided by 11 points or more 18-3 At Night 8-3 LADY PIRATES THE MEAC’S BEST During the Day 20-1 Since Hampton joined the MEAC in 1995, no program has won as many In Overtime 1-0 conference tournament titles. The Lady Pirates have won eight titles overall On TV 2-0 — including the last five — while Howard has the second-most with four. Over that same span, Hampton has won at least a share of seven regular- When Scoring… season titles, which is also the most among conference teams. Less than 60 points 6-2 60-69 points 2-1 LADY PIRATES: VIRGINIA’S BEST 70-79 points 11-1 80-89 points 4-0 Since David Six’s arrival, the Lady Pirates have been the best program in 90-99 points 5-0 the Commonwealth of Virginia — even better than such programs as James 100+ points 0-0 Madison, Old Dominion, Virginia, Richmond, and Liberty. On top of four straight MEAC Tournament titles, three straight MEAC regular season titles, When Allowing… and four straight NCAA Tournament appearances, the Lady Pirates are Less than 60 points 20-1 serving notice throughout Virginia. 60-69 points 5-1 70-79 points 2-1 Over the past four seasons, Hampton has the best record among Virginia’s 80-89 points 1-1 Div. I women’s basketball programs, compiling a .767 winning percentage 90-99 points 0-0 during Six’s tenure. 100+ points 0-0

When… Hampton 99-30 .767 Leading at half 25-0 James Madison 106-34 .757 Trailing at half 2-3 Liberty 100-33 .752 Tied at half 1-1 Richmond 77-50 .606 Shooting 50% or better 1-0 Virginia 81-51 .614 Shooting less than 50% 27-4 VCU 71-59 .546 Better shooting % than opponent 20-0 ODU 69-58 .543 Worse shooting % than opponent 8-4 Radford 52-67 .437 Even shooting % 0-0 George Mason 47-74 .388 Better FT % than opponent 13-0 Virginia Tech 43-77 .358 Worse FT % than opponent 15-4 Longwood 37-84 .306 Outrebounding opponent 22-1 Norfolk State 32-81 .283 Being outrebounded 6-3 William & Mary 33-86 .277 Equal rebounds 0-0 Fewer turnovers than opponent 23-2 *records through the 2012-13 season More turnovers than opponent 5-2 Equal turnovers 0-0 NOTE: Virginia Military Institute does not sponsor women’s basketball. Committing 15 or fewer turnovers 21-1 2013-14 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

2012-13 COLLEGEINSIDER.COM LADY PIRATES IN THE NCAA DIVISION I TOURNAMENT WOMEN’S MID-MAJOR TOP 25 POLL (March 18, 2014) Lady Pirates’ Record in the NCAA Div. I Tournament: 0-7

Team (First-place votes) Record* Year Region Opponent Round Result 1. Gonzaga (28) 29-4 2000 East Connecticut First L, 116-45 2. Chattanooga (2) 29-3 2003 West Texas First L, 90-46 3. James Madison 28-5 2004 East Penn State First L, 79-42 4. Albany 28-4 2010 East Duke First L, 72-37 5. Bowling Green 27-4 2011 Spokane Kentucky First L, 66-62 (OT) 6. Hampton (1) 28-4 2012 Fresno Stanford First L, 73-51 7. Marist 27-6 2013 Norfolk Duke First L, 67-51 8. BYU 26-6 9. Wichita State 26-6 HAMPTON STARTING LINEUPS BY GAME 10. Florida Gulf Coast 26-7 11. Iona 26-5 Saint Peter’s Tate-DeFreitas — Hamilton — Jordan — Bennett — Ward Southern Miss Tate-DeFreitas — Cole — Hamilton — Bennett — Audain 12. South Dakota State 22-9 at LSU Tate-DeFreitas — Hamilton — Bennett — Ward — Audain 13. Saint Mary’s 22-9 at Texas State Tate-DeFreitas — Hamilton — Jordan — Bennett — Ward 14. Stetson 26-7 at UC Santa Barbara Tate-DeFreitas — Cole — Hamilton — Bennett — Ward vs. Utah State Tate-DeFreitas — Cole — Hamilton — Bennett — Audain 15. Wright State 26-8 vs. Santa Clara Tate-DeFreitas — Cole — Hamilton — Bennett — Ward 16. Harvard 21-7 American Tate-DeFreitas — Hamilton — Jordan — Bennett — Ward 17. Princeton 20-8 Florida A&M Tate-DeFreitas — Hamilton — Jordan — Bennett — Ward Bethune-Cookman Tate-DeFreitas — Hamilton — Jordan — Bennett — Ward 18. UT Martin 24-7 at Drexel Tate-DeFreitas — Hamilton — Bennett — Hampton — Ward 19. San Diego 22-8 Kansas State Tate-DeFreitas — Hamilton — Jordan — Bennett — Ward 20. Delaware 20-10 vs. Brown Tate-DeFreitas — Hamilton — Jordan — Bennett — Ward at Georgia Tech Tate-DeFreitas — Hamilton — Jordan — Bennett — Ward 21. Army 25-7 Virginia Tech Tate-DeFreitas — Cole — Hamilton — Bennett — Ward 22. Green Bay 22-9 at Delaware State Tate-DeFreitas — Cole — Hamilton — Bennett — Ward 23. Penn 22-6 Coppin State Tate-DeFreitas — Hamilton — Jordan — Bennett — Ward Morgan State Tate-DeFreitas — Cole — Hamilton — Bennett — Ward 24. Winthrop 24-8 at Savannah State Tate-DeFreitas — Cole — Hamilton — Bennett — Ward 25. Idaho 25-8 at South Carolina State Tate-DeFreitas — Cole — Hamilton — Bennett — Ward at Coppin State Tate-DeFreitas — Cole — Hamilton — Bennett — Ward at Morgan State Tate-DeFreitas — Cole — Hamilton — Bennett — Ward Howard Tate-DeFreitas — Cole — Hamilton — Bennett — Ward *at time of poll UMES Tate-DeFreitas — Cole — Hamilton — Bennett — Hobgood at Norfolk State Tate-DeFreitas — Cole — Hamilton — Bennett — Hobgood at Howard Tate-DeFreitas — Cole — Hamilton — Bennett — Ward at UMES Tate-DeFreitas — Cole — Hamilton — Bennett — Ward Norfolk State Tate-DeFreitas — Cole — Hamilton — Bennett — Ward N.C. A&T Tate-DeFreitas — Cole — Hamilton — Bennett — Ward vs. Howard Tate-DeFreitas — Cole — Hamilton — Bennett — Ward vs. Savannah State Tate-DeFreitas — Cole — Hamilton — Bennett — Ward vs. Coppin State Tate-DeFreitas — Cole — Hamilton — Bennett — Ward

LADY PIRATES IN THE 2013-14 MEAC RANKINGS (through 3/15/2014)

TEAM Category Ranking Stat Scoring Offense 1st 71.1 ppg FG Percentage Defense 1st .328 OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Central Michigan 72, Assist/Turnover Ratio 1st 0.9 Akron 46, Navy 44, North Dakota 25, Quinnipiac 14, Turnover Margin 1st +5.44 Scoring Margin 1st +15.1 Robert Morris 14, IUPUI 12, Arkansas State 9, Pacific 3-pt. FG Percentage Defense 2nd .265 8, High Point 7, Southern 6, UIC 5, Western Kentucky Blocked Shots 2nd 4.7 bpg Scoring Defense 2nd 56.0 ppg 5, Southern Utah 4, Indiana State 3, Cal State Rebounding Margin 2nd +4.3 Northridge 2, Stephen F. Austin 2. INDIVIDUAL Name Category Ranking Stat NOTE: The Mid-Major Poll is made up of teams from Malia Tate-DeFreitas 3-pt. FG Made 3rd 2.2 3pg Scoring 4th 18.5 ppg the following conferences: America East, Atlantic Sun, 3-pt. FG % 10th .310 Big Sky, Big South, Big West, CAA, Horizon, Inde- Alyssa Bennett Rebounding 2nd 9.4 rpg FG Pct. 5th .457 pendents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, MEAC, Scoring 5th 17.8 ppg Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, South- Nicole Hamilton Assists 2nd 4.8 apg Blocks 2nd 2.2 bpg ern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, West Brielle Ward Rebounding 4th 8.3 rpg Coast, and Western Athletic. Kenia Cole 3-pt. FG % t-3rd .358 2013-14 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

LADY PIRATES HEAD COACHES LADY PIRATES ALL-MEAC SELECTIONS

Years Name Record Winning % 1996-97 1975-80 Alberta Gatling 55-62 .470 Rookie of the Year: Danielle Dawson 1980-81 Marilyn Sinclair 10-18 .357 1997-98 1981-88 James Sweat 183-40 .821 All-MEAC: Danielle Dawson 1988-95 Tiny L. Laster Jr. 129-77 .626 Rookie of the Year: Felicia Bryant 1995-96 Fred Applin 16-27 .372 Coach of the Year: Patricia Cage-Bibbs 1996-97 Carolyn Guyton 4-8 .333 1997-2004 Patricia Cage-Bibbs 127-83 .605 2001-02 2004-09 Walter Mebane 70-77 .476 All-MEAC: LaShondra Dixon 2009-pres. David Six 127-34 .789 2002-03 MEAC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS SINCE 1995-96 All-MEAC: LaShondra Dixon Lynetta Sullivan Regular Season Tournament Nicole Brathwaite 2013-14 Hampton Hampton 2003-04 2012-13 Hampton Hampton All-MEAC: Nicole Brathwaite 2011-12 Hampton Hampton Lynetta Sullivan 2010-11 Hampton Hampton Rookie of the Year: Sharema Dean 2009-10 North Carolina A&T Hampton 2008-09 North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T 2004-05 2007-08 North Carolina A&T Coppin State All-MEAC: Rachel Butler 2006-07 Coppin State Delaware State Sharema Dean 2005-06 Coppin State Coppin State Tiffany Williams 2004-05 Coppin State Coppin State Rookie of the Year: Rachel Butler

2003-04 Hampton/Delaware State Hampton 2005-06 2002-03 Hampton Hampton All-MEAC: Rachel Butler 2001-02 Howard Norfolk State 2000-01 Howard Howard 2006-07 1999-2000 Howard Hampton All-MEAC: Rachel Butler 1998-99 Hampton Florida A&M 1997-98 Howard Howard 2007-08 1996-97 Howard Howard All-MEAC: Rachel Butler 1995-96 Florida A&M Howard 2008-09 All-MEAC: Chinyere Ukoh NOTE: Hampton joined the MEAC in 1995-96, but was not eligible for the MEAC championship until 1996-97. 2009-10 All-MEAC: Quanneisha Perry Bernadette Fortune LADY PIRATES IN THE 2013-14 NCAA RANKINGS All-Rookie Team: Breanna Jones (through 3/15/2014) Defensive Player of the Year: Quanneisha Perry

TEAM 2010-11 Category Ranking Stat All-MEAC: Jericka Jenkins FG % Defense 2nd .328 Quanneisha Perry Defensive Player of the Year: Quanneisha Perry 3-pt. FG % Defense 8th .265 Coach of the Year: David Six Winning % 10th .875 Scoring Defense 12th 56.0 ppg 2011-12 Turnover Margin 13th +5.44 All-MEAC: Jericka Jenkins Scoring Margin 14th +15.1 Choicetta McMillian Melanie Warner MISC. Category Ranking Stat 2012-13 Conference Winning Streak 2nd 49* All-MEAC: Keiara Avant Nicole Hamilton Winning Streak 4th 18 Alyssa Bennett Player of the Year: Keiara Avant Defensive Player of the Year: Alyssa Bennett *dating back to the 2011-12 season Coach of the Year: David Six 2013-14 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

LADY PIRATES ODDS AND ENDS

BACK HOME AND LOCKING PEOPLE DOWN COLE HEATING UP There’s a reason senior forward Alyssa Bennett has been named MEAC In her last 20 games, junior guard Kenia Cole is averaging 13.2 points Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season — becom- per contest — including her career-best 30-point effort against Virginia ing the fourth Lady Pirate in five years to win that honor. On top of her Tech on Jan. 1. Cole also had 19 points against Brown on Dec. 29, and 17.8 points and 9.4 rebounds per game this season, Bennett was per- in her last 20 games, Cole is 48-for-120 (.400) from 3-point range — and haps Hampton’s most athletic and versatile defender, shutting down the 80-for-197 (.406) from the floor. opponent’s best player regardless of position. ALL THEY DO IS WIN She is also a First Team All-MEAC selection this season. With a 59-38 win over Howard in the MEAC Tournament championship game on March 15, the Lady Pirates won their 19th consecutive game, Bennett, a Hampton, Va. native who played high school basketball un- extending the longest winning streak in program Division I history. der head coach David Six, was named the MEAC Tournament’s Most Hampton’s previous longest winning streak in Div. I came in 1997-98, Outstanding Player. She has 659 career rebounds after grabbing 11 when the Lady Pirates rattled off 15 straight wins. against Coppin State on March 15. The Lady Pirates came into the 2013-14 season with the best winning She also has 1,136 career points after that game. percentage among all Div. I programs in the commonwealth of Virginia, sitting at .767 (99-30). Hampton has won 20 games or more in each of HAMILTON ANOTHER HOMETOWN PRODUCT Six’s five seasons and are on an 18-game winning streak, the fourth- Senior guard Nicole Hamilton is a native of Hampton, Va., and she longest in the nation. played at Phoebus High School under current Lady Pirates assistant Barbara Burgess. A natural shooting guard, Hamilton moved to the point LADY PIRATES AGAINST “POWER CONFERENCES” guard role last season, where she averaged 11.9 points a game and In David Six’s four-plus seasons at the helm, the Lady Pirates have ranked third in the MEAC with 5.3 assists per contest. enjoyed success against the six so-called “power conferences:” the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big XII, Pac-12, and SEC. After an 89-70 loss She was a First Team All-MEAC selection this season, and she dropped at Georgia Tech on Monday, the Lady Pirates are 8-11 against teams in 20 points in the MEAC title game against Coppin State. On top of her these six conferences — including a 2-2 mark this season after defeat- offensive prowess, Hamilton has proved quite the defender in 2013-14, ing Virginia Tech 70-60 on Jan. 1. leading the team in both steals (59) and blocked shots (71). Hampton was 3-3 against such teams last season, including wins over After a win at Coppin State, Hamilton became the 24th player in Lady LSU, Mississippi State, and Boston College. During Six’s tenure, Hamp- Pirates history to score 1,000 points for her career; she has 1,139 ca- ton boasts wins over LSU, Florida, Boston College, Pitt, Mississippi reer points after a win over Coppin State on March 15. State, Kansas State, and Virginia Tech — and the Lady Pirates took Kentucky to overtime in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in TATE-DeFREITAS A SCORING MACHINE March 2011. Freshman guard Malia Tate-DeFreitas was named an All-American by Parade magazine following her senior year of high school. She aver- SIX REACHES A MILESTONE AND TIES ANOTHER aged 29 points per game as a senior last season, and she became just When the Lady Pirates defeated Saint Peter’s 64-37 on Nov. 10, it the ninth player in Pennsylvania state history — male or female — to marked the 100th win in head coach David Six’s collegiate career. So score at least 3,000 career points. The three-time AP Class A Player of far, Six’s career winning percentage (.789) is the best in Div. I program the Year finished her high school career as Steelton-Highspire’s all-time history and second overall to the legendary James Sweat, who won 82.1 leading scorer, regardless of gender. The MEAC Rookie of the Year percent of his games with the Lady Pirates from 1981-88. had 15 points, six rebounds, and four steals in her collegiate debut Nov. 10, and she leads the team in scoring (and ranks fourth in the MEAC) Only four head coaches have an overall winning record with the Lady with 18.5 points a game, and she has had monster performances Pirates: Six, Sweat, the late Tiny L. Laster (.626, 1988-95), and Patricia against Utah State (career-high 36 points), Norfolk State (33 points), Cage-Bibbs (.605, 1997-2004). Six’s 127 win are tied for the most by a Delaware State (29 points), and South Carolina State (27 points). coach in program Div. I history.

WARD CRASHING THE GLASS THEY HAVE A HISTORY The Lady Pirates have played 32 games so far this season, and in 13 of Before coming to Hampton University, head coach David Six was the those games, redshirt-sophomore forward Brielle Ward has grabbed head girls basketball coach at nearby Hampton High School — where double-digit rebounds — including a school-record 23 against Virginia he won 331 games and two state championships. While at Hampton Tech on Jan. 1. She is currently second on the team with 8.3 rebounds High, Six sometimes squared off against current Lady Pirates assistant per game (fourth in the MEAC), and she pulled down 11 boards in a loss Barbara Burgess, who from 2002-08 was the head girls basketball at UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 26. She also grabbed15 rebounds against coach at Peninsula District rival Phoebus High School. Burgess went 73 North Carolina A&T, 13 rebounds at Drexel on Dec. 18, as well as 12 -67 at Phoebus, and she led the Lady Phantoms to three Eastern Re- each against Kansas State and Delaware State. gion tournament appearances. 2013-14 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

THE LAST TIME...

A PLAYER SCORED 30 OR MORE POINTS A PLAYER HAD 10+ FIELD GOALS Hampton: Alyssa Bennett (30) vs. Howard, March 12, 2014 Hampton: Alyssa Bennett (10-for-19) vs. Howard, March 12, 2014 Opponent: Bianca Jarrett (31), Morgan State, Jan. 19, 2013 Opponent: Franny Vaaulu (12-for-16), Utah State, Nov. 29, 2013

A PLAYER SCORED 35 OR MORE POINTS A PLAYER MADE 10+ FREE THROWS Hampton: Malia Tate-DeFretias (36) vs. Utah State, Nov. 29, 2013 Hampton: Alyssa Bennett (11-for-13) vs. Savannah State, March 14, 2014 Opponent: Kelly Warner (36), Toledo, Dec. 21, 2002 Opponent: Tracey Carrington (11-for-16), Morgan State, Jan. 20, 2014

A PLAYER SCORED 40 OR MORE POINTS A PLAYER MADE 5+ 3-POINT FIELD GOALS Hampton: Jackie Dolberry (52) vs. North Carolina Central, Feb. 16, 1989 Hampton: Malia Tate-DeFreitas (7-for-10) at Norfolk State, Feb. 15 ,2014 Opponent: Not found Opponent: Rachel Pearson (5-for-9), Drexel, Dec. 18, 2013

TWO OR MORE PLAYERS SCORED 20+ POINTS A PLAYER HAD A TRIPLE-DOUBLE Hampton: Malia Tate-DeFreitas (26) and Alyssa Bennett (21) at UMES, Feb. Hampton: Lynetta Sullivan (10 points, 10 rebounds, 10 steals) vs. Coppin 24, 2014 State, Jan. 13, 2003 Opponent: Kyra Coleman (25) and Larrisa Carter (21), Coppin State, Feb. 1, Opponent: Not found 2014 A TEAM SCORED 100+ POINTS TWO OR MORE PLAYERS SCORED 25+ POINTS Hampton: vs. Coppin State (W, 104-71), Feb. 12, 2001 Hampton: Malia Tate-DeFreitas (29) and Alyssa Bennett (25) at Delaware Opponent: Howard (101-70), Feb. 6, 2006 State, Jan. 11, 2014 Opponent: Not found A TEAM SCORED 100 POINTS AND LOST Hampton: at University of D.C. (106-105), Feb. 25, 1986 FIVE PLAYERS SCORED IN DOUBLE FIGURES Opponent: Virginia State (105-101, OT), Jan. 11, 1982 Hampton: vs. Bethune-Cookman, March 4, 2013 Opponent: North Carolina A&T, Jan. 18, 2010 A TEAM MADE 10+ 3-POINT FIELD GOALS Hampton: vs. Norfolk State (10-for-26), March 1, 2014 TWO OR MORE PLAYERS HAD DOUBLE-DOUBLES Opponent: Utah State (12-for-29), Nov. 29, 2013 Hampton: Alyssa Bennett (26 points, 17 rebounds) and Nicole Hamilton (14 points, 12 assists) vs. Utah State, Nov. 29, 2013 A TEAM SHOT 55 PERCENT OR BETTER FROM THE FIELD Opponent: Cheyenne Curley-Payne (14 points, 12 rebounds) and Saadia Hampton: .567 (34-for-60) vs. North Carolina A&T, March 3, 2008 Doyle (10 points, 10 rebounds), Howard, Jan. 28, 2013 Opponent: Stanford (.580, 29-for-50), March 17, 2012

A PLAYER GRABBED 15+ REBOUNDS A TEAM SHOT 60 PERCENT OR BETTER FROM THE FIELD Hampton: Alyssa Bennett (16) vs. Howard, March 12, 2014 Hampton: .600 (39-for-65) vs. Tennessee-Martin, Nov. 30, 2000 Opponent: Ashleigh Claybrooks (15), UMES, Feb. 24, 2014 Opponent: Alabama-Birmingham (.615, 24-for-39), Dec. 19, 2006

A PLAYER GRABBED 18+ REBOUNDS A TEAM SCORED 50+ POINTS IN THE FIRST HALF Hampton: Alyssa Bennett (18) vs. Savannah State, March 14, 2014 Hampton: vs. Morgan State (52), Jan. 20, 2014 Opponent: Jasmine Stone (19), Temple, Dec. 18, 2009 Opponent: Montana (50), Dec. 28, 2008

A PLAYER GRABBED 20+ REBOUNDS A TEAM SCORED 50+ POINTS IN THE SECOND HALF Hampton: Brielle Ward (23) vs. Virginia Tech, Jan. 1, 2014 Hampton: at Morgan State (51), Feb. 3, 2014 Opponent: Not found Opponent: Georgia Tech (53), Dec. 30, 2013

A PLAYER HAD 10+ ASSISTS A TEAM WON BY 35+ POINTS Hampton: Nicole Hamilton (11) vs. Santa Clara, Nov. 30, 2013 Hampton: vs. Delaware State (63-28), March 13, 2013 Opponent: Alexis Jones (10), Duke, March 24, 2013 Opponent: Duke (72-37), March 20, 2010

A PLAYER HAD FIVE+ STEALS A TEAM WON BY 40+ POINTS Hampton: Alyssa Bennett (5) vs. Norfolk State, March 1, 2014 Hampton: at Morgan State (90-46), Feb. 3, 2014 Opponent: Jasmine Norman (5), Savannah State, March 14, 2014 Opponent: Montana (88-47), Dec. 28, 2008

A PLAYER HAD FIVE+ BLOCKED SHOTS A TEAM WON BY 50+ POINTS Hampton: Tyler Hobgood (5) vs. Maryland Eastern Shore, Feb. 10, 2014 Hampton: vs. Morgan State (99-45), Jan. 20, 2014 Opponent: Victoria Gonzalez (5), Howard, March 12, 2014 Opponent: Connecticut (116-45), March 17, 2000

2013-14 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

LADY PIRATE CAREER HIGHS

#0 Malia Tate-DeFreitas Free Throws Made: 3 at Norfolk State (Feb. 15, 2014) Points: 36 vs. Utah State (Nov. 29, 2013) Free Throws Attempted: 4 at Norfolk State (Feb. 15, 2014) Rebounds: 9 at Morgan State (Feb. 3, 2014) Assists: 7 vs. Brown (Dec. 29, 2013) #15 Ryan Jordan Blocks: 1 vs. American (Dec. 4, 2013) Points: 13 (twice), last vs. Florida A&M (Dec. 7, 2013) Steals: 4 vs. Saint Peter’s (Nov. 10, 2013) Rebounds: 9 vs. American (Dec. 4, 2013) Minutes: 40 (four times), last vs. Coppin State (March 15, 2014) Assists: 3 at Texas State (Nov. 20, 2013) Field Goals Made: 12 vs. Utah State (Nov. 29, 2013) Steals: 3 vs. Bethune-Cookman (Dec. 9, 2013) Field Goals Attempted: 25 vs. Utah State (Nov. 29, 2013) Blocks: 3 vs. American (Dec. 4, 2013) 3-pt. FG Made: 7 at Norfolk State (Feb. 15, 2014) Minutes: 32 (twice), last vs. Kansas State (Dec. 21, 2013) 3-pt. FG Attempted: 14 at LSU (Nov. 20, 2013) Field Goals Made: 6 vs. Florida A&M (Dec. 7, 2013) Free Throws Made: 8 (twice), last vs. Kansas State (Dec. 21, 2013) Field Goals Attempted: 9 (twice), last vs. Southern Miss (Nov. 16, 2013) Free Throws Attempted: 11 vs. Kansas State (Dec. 21, 2013) 3-pt. Field Goals Made: 1 vs. Kansas State (Dec. 21, 2013) 3-pt. Field Goals Attempted: 3 vs. Kansas State (Dec. 21, 2013) #1 Kenia Cole Free Throws Made: 5 (twice), last vs. Southern Miss (Nov. 16, 2013) Points: 30 vs. Virginia Tech (Jan. 1, 2014) Free Throws Attempted: 12 vs. Southern Miss (Nov. 16, 2013) Rebounds: 8 at Saint Peter’s (Dec. 27, 2012) Assists: 6 vs. Utah State (Nov. 29, 2013) #21 Alyssa Bennett Steals: 5 at Savannah State (Dec. 3, 2012) Points: 31 vs. Santa Clara vs. Santa Clara (Nov. 30, 2013) Blocks: 1 (twice), last vs. Coppin State (March 15, 2014) Rebounds: 18 vs. Savannah State (March 14, 2014) Minutes: 42 at American (Jan. 6, 2013) Assists: 6 (three times), last vs. Georgia Tech (Dec. 30, 2013) Field Goals Made: 7 (three times), last at Coppin State (Feb. 1, 2014) Steals: 7 vs. Prairie View A&M (Dec. 20, 2012) Field Goals Attempted: 15 vs. Howard (Feb. 8, 2014) Blocks: 3 (four times), last at Delaware State (Feb. 25, 2013) 3-PT Field Goals Made: 5 vs. Brown (Dec. 29, 2013) Minutes: 43 vs. Kansas State (Dec. 21, 2013) 3-PT Field Goals Attempted: 9 (four times), last vs. Savannah State (March 14, 2014) Field Goals Made: 14 vs. Santa Clara (Nov. 30, 2013) Free Throws Made: 12 vs. Virginia Tech (Jan. 1, 2014) Field Goals Attempted: 30 vs. Santa Clara (Nov. 30, 2013) Free Throws Attempted: 14 vs. Virginia Tech (Jan. 1, 2014) 3-pt. FG Made: 4 vs. Delaware State (Feb. 11, 2013) 3-pt. FG Attempted: 4 (three times), last vs. Florida A&M (March 2, 2013) #2 Nicole Hamilton Free Throws Made: 11 vs. Savannah State (March 14, 2014) Points: 27 at LSU (Nov. 20, 2013) Free Throws Attempted: 13 (twice), last vs. Savannah State (March 14, 2014) Rebounds: 10 at Texas State (Nov. 20, 2013) Assists: 13 vs. Delaware State (Feb. 11, 2013) #22 Shellis Hampton Steals: 8 vs. Bethune-Cookman (Dec. 9, 2013) Points: 9 vs. Evansville (Dec. 21, 2012) Blocks: 6 (twice), last at Delaware State (Jan. 11, 2014) Rebounds: 4 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (Nov. 24, 2012) Minutes: 47 vs. Kansas State (Dec. 21, 2013) Assists: 4 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (Nov. 24, 2012) Field Goals Made: 10 at LSU (Nov. 20, 2013) Steals: 2 (twice), last vs. Evansville (Dec. 21, 2012) Field Goals Attempted: 27 vs. Kansas State (Dec. 21, 2013) Blocks: 1 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (Nov. 24, 2012) 3-pt. FG Made: 5 (three times), last vs. Coppin State (Jan. 18, 2014) Minutes: 18 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (Nov. 24, 2012) 3-Pt. FG Attempted: 12 (three times), last vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (Feb. 10, 2014) Field Goals Made: 3 (twice), last vs. Evansville (Dec. 21, 2012) Free Throws Made: 8 vs. Morgan State (Jan. 19, 2013) Field Goals Attempted: 10 (twice), last vs. Evansville (Dec. 21, 2012) Free Throws Attempted: 12 (twice), last vs. Coppin State (Jan. 21, 2013) 3-PT Field Goals Made: 3 vs. Evansville (Dec. 21, 2012) 3-PT Field Goals Attempted: 9 (twice), last vs. Evansville (Dec. 21, 2012) #3 Georgianna Gilbeaux Free Throws Made: 2 at Delaware State (Jan. 11, 2014) Points: 4 (twice), last at Maryland Eastern Shore (Feb. 24, 2014) Free Throws Attempted: 3 vs. Saint Peter’s (Nov. 10, 2013) Rebounds: 4 vs. Morgan State (Jan. 20, 2014) Assists: 1 (five times), last vs. Savannah State (March 14, 2014) #23 Tyler Hobgood Steals: 2 (three times), last vs. Howard (March 12, 2014) Points: 7 vs. Morgan State (Jan. 20, 2014) Minutes: 23 vs. Howard (March 12, 2014) Rebounds: 9 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (Feb. 10, 2014) Field Goals Made: 2 at Norfolk State (Feb. 15, 2014) Assists: 1 (twice), last at Norfolk State (Feb. 15, 2014) Field Goals Attempted: 5 at Norfolk State (Feb. 15, 2014) Steals: 2 vs. North Carolina A&T (March 6, 2014) 3-pt. FG Made: 1 (twice), last at South Carolina State (Jan. 27, 2014) Blocks: 5 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (Feb. 10, 2014) 3-pt. FG Attempted: 2 (twice), last at Maryland Eastern Shore (Feb. 24, 2014) Minutes: 18 vs. Georgia Tech (Dec. 30, 2013) Free Throws Attempted: 3 (three times), last at Maryland Eastern Shore (Feb. 24, 2014) Field Goals Made: 3 vs. Morgan State (Jan. 20, 2014) Field Goals Attempted: 5 (twice), last vs. Morgan State (Jan. 20, 2014) #5 Sade King Free Throws Made: 3 (twice), last vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (Feb. 10, 2014) Points: 8 at Morgan State (Feb. 3, 2014) Free Throws Attempted: 7 at Savannah State (Jan. 25, 2014) Rebounds: 2 (twice), last vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (Feb. 10, 2014) Assists: 2 vs. Morgan State (Jan. 20, 2014) #33 Brielle Ward Steals: 1 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (Feb. 10, 2014) Points: 12 vs. DePaul (Nov. 23, 2012) Minutes: 10 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (Feb. 10, 2014) Rebounds: 23 vs. Virginia Tech (Jan. 1, 2014) Field Goals Made: 3 (twice), last vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (Feb. 10, 2014) Assists: 2 vs. Howard (March 12, 2014) Field Goals Attempted: 9 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (Feb. 10, 2014) Blocks: 3 vs. Coppin State (Jan. 21, 2013) 3-pt. FG Made: 1 (five times), last at Maryland Eastern Shore (Feb. 24, 2014) Steals: 4 vs. Kansas State (Dec. 21, 2013) 3-pt. FG Attempted: 5 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (Feb. 10, 2014) Minutes: 43 vs. Kansas State (Dec. 21, 2013) Field Goals Made: 6 vs. DePaul (Nov. 23, 2012) #11 Bayley Coleman-Cox Field Goals Attempted: 10 (twice), last vs. North Carolina A&T (March 6, 2014) Points: 5 (twice), last vs. Utah State (Nov. 29, 2013) Free Throws Made: 3 vs. Southern Miss (Nov. 16, 2013) Rebounds: 3 vs. Bethune-Cookman (Dec. 9, 2013) Free Throws Attempted: 8 vs. Virginia Tech (Jan. 1, 2014) Minutes: 8 vs. Bethune-Cookman (Dec. 9, 2013) Field Goals Made: 2 at Texas State (Nov. 20, 2013) #42 Brascia Audain Field Goals Attempted: 6 vs. Santa Clara (Nov. 30, 2013) Points: 5 (twice), last at Texas State (Nov. 20, 2013) 3-pt. FG Made: 1 (five times), last vs. Norfolk State (March 1, 2014) Rebounds: 7 vs. Saint Peter’s (Nov. 10, 2013) 3-pt. FG Attempted: 6 vs. Santa Clara (Nov. 30, 2013) Blocks: 2 vs. Morgan State (Jan. 20, 2014) Free Throws Made: 2 vs. Utah State (Nov. 29, 2013) Steals: 2 vs. Morgan State (Jan. 20, 2014) Free Throws Attempted: 2 vs. Utah State (Nov. 29, 2013) Minutes: 19 vs. LSU (Nov. 16, 2012) Free Throws Attempted: 4 vs. Southern Miss (Nov. 16, 2013) Field Goals Made: 2 (three times), last at Texas State (Nov. 20, 2013) Field Goals Attempted: 4 (twice), last vs. Saint Peter’s (Nov. 10, 2013) #14 Blake Jenkines Free Throws Made: 4 vs. Chicago State (Nov. 18, 2012) Points: 6 vs. Kansas State (Dec. 21, 2013) Free Throws Attempted: 6 vs. Morgan State (Jan. 19, 2013) Rebounds: 4 (twice), last vs. Kansas State (Dec. 21, 2013) Minutes: 17 at UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 26, 2013) Field Goals Made: 3 vs. Kansas State (Dec. 21, 2013) Field Goals Attempted: 5 vs. Kansas State (Dec. 21, 2013) 2013-14 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 2013-14 MEAC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS Nov. 11 Alyssa Bennett, Hampton (through 3/15/2014) Nov. 18 Jasmine Grice, Florida A&M MEAC Overall Nov. 25 Tierra Hawkins, Delaware State School W L Pct. W L Pct. Dec. 2 Alyssa Bennett, Hampton Hampton 16 0 1.000 28 4 .875 Dec. 9 Jasmine Grice, Florida A&M North Carolina A&T 13 3 .813 24 6 .800 Dec. 16 Larrissa Carter, Coppin State Coppin State 12 4 .750 17 14 .548 Dec. 23 Nicole Hamilton, Hampton Savannah State 10 6 .625 19 14 .576 Dec. 30 Kenia Cole, Hampton Florida A&M 10 6 .625 17 14 .548 Jan. 6 Tierra Hawkins, Delaware State Norfolk State 8 8 .500 12 16 .429 Jan. 13 Malia Tate-DeFreitas, Hampton Bethune -Cookman 8 8 .500 12 18 .400 Jan. 20 Malia Tate-DeFreitas, Hampton Howard 6 10 .375 11 20 .355 Jan. 27 Jasmine Grice, Florida A&M North Carolina Central 6 10 .375 11 19 .367 Feb. 3 Raven Bankston, Delaware State South Carolina State 5 11 .313 7 20 .259 Feb. 10 Jasmine Grice, Florida A&M Maryland Eastern Shore 4 12 .250 9 21 .300 Feb. 17 Jasmine Grice, Florida A&M Delaware State 3 13 .188 8 21 .276 Feb. 24 Raven Bankston, Delaware State Morgan State 3 13 .188 5 25 .167 March 3 Raven Bankston, Delaware State 2013-14 ALL-MEAC WOMEN’S BAKETBALL HONORS

MEAC ROOKIES OF THE WEEK FIRST TEAM Nov. 11 Raven Bankston, Delaware State Name Pos. Class School Hometown Nov. 18 Te’Shya Heslip, Howard Jasmine Grice G Gr. Florida A&M Quincy, Fla. Nov. 25 Malia Tate-DeFreitas, Hampton Nicole Hamilton G Sr. Hampton Hampton, Va. Dec. 2 Malia Tate-DeFreitas, Hampton Kyra Coleman G/F Sr. Coppin State Henrico, Va. Dec. 9 Raven Bankston, Delaware State Alyssa Bennett F Sr. Hampton Hampton, Va. Dec. 16 Raven Bankston, Delaware State Rachel Gordon F Sr. Norfolk State Woodbridge, Va. Dec. 23 Logan Powell, Norfolk State Dec. 30 Sydni Johnson, Howard SECOND TEAM Jan. 6 Malia Tate-DeFreitas, Hampton Name Pos. Class School Hometown Jan. 13 Raven Bankston, Delaware State Tracey Carrington G Jr. Morgan State Baltimore, Md. Jan. 20 Kailyn Williams, Bethune-Cookman Malia Tate-DeFreitas G Fr. Hampton Harrisburg, Pa. Jan. 27 Kailyn Williams, Bethune-Cookman Tracy King G/F Sr. N.C. A&T Alexandria, Va. Feb. 3 Malia Tate-DeFreitas, Hampton Larrisa Carter F Sr. Coppin State Altanta, Ga. Feb. 10 Raven Bankston, Delaware State April McRae C r-So. N.C. A&T Raleigh, N.C. Feb. 17 Malia Tate-DeFreitas, Hampton Feb. 24 Mariah McCoy, UMES THIRD TEAM March 3 Malia Tate-DeFreitas, Hampton Name Pos. Class School Hometown Raven Bankston G Fr. Delaware State Detroit, Mich. Ezinne Kalu G Sr. Savannah State Newark, N.J. MEAC DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Kourtney Williams G Jr. S.C. State Warren, Ohio Nov. 11 Quineshia Leonard, Norfolk State Racquel Davis F Jr. NCCU Brooklyn, N.Y. Nov. 18 Rachel Gordon, Norfolk State Kailyn Williams C r-Fr. Bethune-Cookman New Orleans Nov. 25 Alexis Udoji, Maryland Eastern Shore Dec. 2 Rachel Gordon, Norfolk State ALL-ROOKIE TEAM Dec. 9 Rachel Gordon, Norfolk State Name Pos. Class School Hometown Dec. 16 Kailyn Williams, Bethune-Cookman Malia Tate-DeFreitas G Fr. Hampton Harrisburg, Pa. Dec. 23 Brielle Ward, Hampton Raven Bankston G Fr. Delaware State Baltimore, Md. Dec. 30 Nicole Hamilton, Hampton Te’Shya Heslip G Fr. Howard Dumfries, Va. Jan. 6 Brielle Ward, Hampton Logan Powell F Fr. Norfolk State Lebanon, Ky. Jan. 13 Omaah Tayong, Coppin State Kailyn Williams C r-Fr. Bethune-Cookman New Orleans Jan. 20 Rachel Gordon, Norfolk State Jan. 27 Larissa Carter, Coppin State Feb. 3 Deanna Harmon, Delaware State Feb. 10 Rachel Gordon, Norfolk State Player of the Year: Jasmine Grice, Florida A&M Feb. 17 Rachel Gordon, Norfolk State Rookie of the Year: Malia Tate-DeFreitas, Hampton Feb. 24 Kailyn Williams, Bethune-Cookman Defensive Player of the Year: Alyssa Bennett, Hampton March 3 Victoria Gonzalez, Howard Coach of the Year: David Six, Hampton 2013-14 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

HEAD COACH DAVID SIX

David Six is in his fifth year as head guard Jericka Jenkins – who was a First Team All-MEAC selection after coach of the Hampton University wom- finishing the season fifth in the NCAA in assists (7.1) and assist-turnover en’s basketball team, turning the Lady ratio (2.4). Pirates into a dynasty in the MEAC after spending a year as the Director of Intra- Jenkins was also the MEAC Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. murals at Hampton University. Senior guard Choicetta McMillian and senior forward Melanie Warner In four seasons with the Lady Pirates, were Second Team All-MEAC selections. Six is 99-30 overall and 58-6 in conference play. His second season with the program proved even more successful than the first, as Six guided the Lady Pirates to their second straight 20-win The 2012-13 season was perhaps Six’s season (the first time in program Div. I history), the MEAC regular- best yet with the Lady Pirates, as he season title and a second straight MEAC Tournament crown. Six’s team guided the team to a program Division I- was rewarded with a No. 13 seed in the NCAA Tournament – the high- record 28 wins and a fourth straight MEAC Tournament championship – est seed ever for a MEAC school in the 64-team format. marking just the second time in conference history that a women’s program won four straight tournaments (Howard, 1987-90). The Lady Pirates gave No. 4 seed Kentucky everything it could handle in the first round before falling 66-62 in overtime in The Pit on the cam- The Lady Pirates also went 16-0 in the MEAC last season, marking the pus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, N.M. first time in program history that Hampton went unbeaten in the MEAC – and just the fifth time in the history of the conference. Along the way, Six saw Jenkins earn First Team All-MEAC honors, as well as Associat- Hampton won 19 straight games from Jan. 2 through March 15, setting a ed Press Honorable Mention All-America accolades, after finishing the program Div. I record for longest winning streak. season second in the nation with 7.0 assists per game, while also leading the team in scoring. Six was named MEAC Coach of the Year for the second time, while senior forward Keiara Avant was named MEAC Player of the Year, be- Senior forward Quanneisha Perry, who led the MEAC with 9.0 rebounds coming the first Lady Pirate to ever earn that honor. Junior forward Alys- per game, was named MEAC Defensive Player of the Year for the sec- sa Bennett was named MEAC Defensive Player of the Year; in Six’s first ond straight season – marking the first time in conference history a play- four seasons, the MEAC Defensive Player of the Year award went to a er won the award in back-to-back years. Lady Pirate three times. As the interim head coach in 2009-10, Six led the Lady Pirates to their Continuing Six’s emphasis on defense, a staple of his tenure, the Lady first MEAC Tournament title since 2004 and a first-round NCAA Tourna- Pirates led the nation in scoring defense in 2012-13, holding opponents ment game against Duke in Durham, N.C. Six went 20-12 in his first to just 47.8 points per game. Hampton was also third in the nation last season at Hampton, marking the first time the Lady Pirates won 20 season in both field goal percentage defense (.320) and 3-point field games in a season since the team went 23-9 in 2002-03. goal percentage defense (.243). The Lady Pirates also went 12-4 in MEAC play, with Perry earning First Six’s third season at the helm proved historic on many levels for the Team All-MEAC and MEAC Defensive Player of the Year honors. Soph- Lady Pirates, beginning with a 26 wins. The Lady Pirates also went 15-1 omore guard Bernadette Fortune was named Second Team All-MEAC, in the MEAC, claiming their second straight MEAC regular-season title, while Breanna Jones was named to the All-MEAC Rookie Team. On top before claiming their third straight MEAC Tournament crown – becoming of all that, sophomore forward Melanie Warner was named the MEAC the first MEAC team to win three straight conference tournaments since Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. Howard (1996-98). Hampton University rewarded Six on March 15, 2010 with a three-year After winning yet another MEAC Tournament crown, the Lady Pirates contract. were given a No. 16 seed in the NCAA Tournament, squaring off against top-seeded Stanford in the first round in Norfolk, Va. With a 45-19 overall record in his first two years with the Lady Pirates, Six has led Hampton to the third-best record among NCAA Div. I wom- In 2011-12, the Lady Pirates were second among all Div. I teams – been’s basketball programs in Virginia over the last two seasons. Over that hind only Connecticut – in scoring defense, giving up just 47.6 points per span, Hampton has a better record than such school as Virginia, Old game. The Lady Pirates were also fourth in the nation in field goal per- Dominion and Richmond. centage defense (.331) and fifth in turnover margin (+6.61). Six arrived in the Tidewater area in November 1985, by way of the Unit- Hampton also led the nation last season in 3-point field goal defense, ed States Air Force Langley Air Force, Hampton, Virginia and Hampton only allowing 21.3 percent of shots from behind the arc. University.

Three Lady Pirates earned All-MEAC honors in 2011-12, led by senior 2013-14 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

At Langley, Six played base level basketball, where he was selected All- DAVID SIX BY THE NUMBERS Uni-Com for six straight years. After leaving the military, Six set his sights on the coaching profession, where he began as a volunteer assis- Year Overall MEAC tant for the varsity boys at Hampton High School in 1991, where he 2009-10 20-12 (.625) 12-4 (.750) served in that capacity for two years before taking the reigns as the 2010-11 25-7 (.781) 15-1 (.938) head girls varsity coach in 1993. 2011-12 26-5 (.839) 15-1 (.938) 2012-13 28-6 (.824) 16-0 (1.000) Six made an immediate impact on the Hampton High program, going 14- 2013-14 28-4 (.875) 16-0 (1.000) 8 in his first season. In three seasons, Hampton High captured its first Totals 127-34 (.789) 74-6 (.925) district title ever and appeared in the 1995 Virginia Group AAA state Final Four, finishing with 26-4 record the best in school history at the Four MEAC regular-season titles: 2010-11. 2011-12. 2012-13, 2013-14 time. Five MEAC Tournament championships: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Five NCAA Tournament appearances: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 After the 1995 season, Six left Hampton High to become the head varsi- Three-time MEAC Coach of the Year: 2010-11, 2012-13, 2013-14 ty boys coach at Gloucester (Va.) High School. Six is the only boys coach in Gloucester history to qualify for the district tournament – a feat DAVID SIX RECORDS BY OPPONENT American 1-1 he accomplished twice. Bethune-Cookman 6-2 Boston College 2-0 At the conclusion of the 1998 season, Six returned to the helm at Hamp- Brown 1-0 Bryant 1-0 ton High. Again Six ignited the program, capturing the 2000 district tour- Central Michigan 1-0 nament championship. Charlotte 0-1 Chicago State 2-0 Coppin State 10-2 In the 2001 season, the Lady Crabbers won the district and district tour- Delaware State 10-0 DePaul 0-1 nament championship, before capturing the first female state champion- Drexel 1-0 ship in the 105-year history of Hampton High, finishing the season 27-3. Duke 0-2 East Carolina 2-1 Evansville 1-0 At that point, Six-coached teams had won seven straight district titles, Florida 1-1 and an astounding eight straight district tournament titles, en route to a Florida A&M 7-0 Florida Gulf Coast 0-1 remarkable 141-6 record against Peninsula District competition. Fresno State 0-1 Georgia State 1-0 Georgia Tech 0-2 The 2007 season was nothing short of spectacular for Six and the Lady Howard 13-1 Crabbers, as they set a school record with 30 wins against just two loss- IPFW 2-0 es. The Lady Crabbers defeated the No. 11 and No. 13 teams in the Jacksonville 1-1 James Madison 1-0 nation, capturing their eighth district title and eighth straight district tour- Kansas State 1-0 nament title, as well as the Eastern Regional title, culminating with the Kentucky 0-1 LSU 1-1 school’s second state title in six years. Maryland Baltimore County 2-0 Maryland Eastern Shore 7-0 Mississippi State 1-0 The team finished that season ranked ninth in the country. Morgan State 8-0 Norfolk State 11-0 Six, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., has been selected as the Virginia High North Carolina A&T 4-1 North Carolina Central 3-0 School League Coaches Association (VHSLCA) Coach of the Year twice North Carolina Wilmington 1-0 (2001, 2007), as well as the 2007 Associated Press Coach of the Year. Old Dominion 0-1 Pittsburgh 1-0 Prairie View A&M 0-1 He amassed an incredible 331-93 overall record in 14 seasons. His Radford 2-0 Richmond 0-2 accomplishments include: two state titles, one regional title, 10 regional Saint Peter’s 2-0 appearances, five state Final Four appearances, nine district titles and Santa Clara 1-0 nine district tournament titles. Savannah State 4-0 South Carolina 0-1 South Carolina State 7-0 During his tenure as a high school coach, Six was instrumental in help- South Dakota State 0-1 Southern Methodist 0-1 ing more than 30 players receive basketball scholarships, while trans- Southern Miss 2-0 forming the Hampton High girls basketball program into one of the elite Stanford 0-1 Temple 0-1 programs in the country. Texas State 1-0 Troy 1-0 More importantly, Six’s dedication, influence and strong leadership skills Tulane 0-1 UAB 0-1 greatly contributed in many of the young women that he has coached UC-Santa Barbara 0-1 excelling in a variety of professions to include a lawyer, entrepreneur, Utah State 1-0 Virginia Tech 1-1 Rhode scholar, two college coaches, four educators and host of other Wake Forest 0-1 young productive citizens. William & Mary 1-0 Winston-Salem State 1-0 2013-14 LADY PIRATE STATISTICS 2013-14 LADY PIRATE CATEGORY LEADERS 2013-14 LADY PIRATE CATEGORY LEADERS LAST TIME OUT FOR THE LADY PIRATES...