2011 NCAA Division I Women's BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
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MUWBB PS:MUWBB Post Guide 3/11/11 5:39 PM Page 1 March 19-21, 2011 25/23 Marquette (23-8, 10-6 BIG EAST) in NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678) First and Second Rounds • KnoXVille, Tenn. • DaYton Region 2008 WNIT Champions • 9 NCAA Tournament Appearances (1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2011) 2010-11 Schedule For the first time since the 2006-07 season Date Opponent Time/Result and the ninth time in school historY, the No. November Nov. 6 UW-Parkside (exh.) W, 76-43 25/23 Marquette UniVersitY Women's basketball Nov. 13 ARK.-PINE BLUFF W, 88-46 team (23-8) Will participate in the NCAA DiVision Nov. 15 ALCORN STATE W, 93-54 I Women's Basketball Championship. Nov. 19 MICHIGAN Sports32 W, 63-49 Marquette (23-8), the No. 8 seed Will plaY No. Nov. 21 MONMOUTH W, 56-41 9 seed TeXas (19-13) in the first round in NoV. 24 at Wisconsin BTN W, 66-52 NoV. 28 at Creighton L, 61-63 KnoXVille, Tenn., at Thompson-Boling Arena on Dec. 1 IONA W, 64-50 SaturdaY, March 19 at 1:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. CT. Dec. 4 at Vermont W, 68-19 ESPN2 Will carrY the game liVe With DaVe Dec. 9 at 1/1 Connecticut * CPTV L, 47-79 O'Brien (plaY-bY-plaY) and Debbie Antonelli (an- Dec. 12 23/17 GREEN BAY Sports32 W, 63-60 2010-11 Marquette Records: alYst) on the call. The game can also be seen Dec. 18 UNC-ASHEVILLE W, 75-46 Dec. 21 ILLINOIS W, 73-56 23-8 oVerall online on WWW.espn3.com FIU Sun & Fun Classic • Dec. 29-30 • Miami, Fla. 10-6 BIG EAST Should Marquette Win its first round game, Dec. 29 Vs FIU W, 73-67 13-3 at home the Golden Eagles Will plaY the Winner of the No. Dec. 30 Vs La. Tech W, 83-75 1 seed Tennessee Versus No. 16 seed Stetson 8-4 on the road Jan. 5 13/12 NOTRE DAME * L, 55-73 match-up on MondaY, March 21 at 7 p.m. ET/6 Jan. 8 at 15/14 GeorgetoWn * W, 75-73 2OT 2-1 at neutral sites p.m. CT on ESPN2. Jan. 11 6/7 WEST VIRGINIA * W, 69-54 Jan. 16 at USF * ESPNU W, 61-55 Marquette has Won its first round game three Jan. 22 RV/RV SYRACUSE * BETV/Sports32 L, 63-69 Head Coach Terri Mitchell Records: times, in 1997, 2004 and 2007. In its last trip to the Jan. 26 LOUISVILLE * Sports32 W, 76-65 295-170 (64.3) 15th season "Big Dance", MU knocked out La. LafaYette, 87- Jan. 29 at Pittsburgh * W, 74-70 OT 140-92 (60.8) in conference plaY 58, in the first round before falling to No. 3 seed Feb. 1 VILLANOVA * W, 62-57 Oklahoma in the second round, 78-47. Mar- Feb. 5 -/23 ST. JOHN’S * W, 55-52 52-44 (54.2) in BIG EAST Conference Feb. 12 at 10/11 DePaul * L, 56-64 12-15 (43.5) in conference tourneYs quette is 3-8 all-time in NCAA Tournament plaY. Feb. 16 at Seton Hall * W, 66-58 3-6 (20.0) in BIG EAST Tournament It Will be the first NCAA Tournament for sen- Feb. 19 -/RV RUTGERS * L, 55-76 iors Angel Robinson, TatiYiana McMorris, Paige 95-26 (78.5) at the Al McGuire Center Feb. 22 at ProVidence * W, 62-50 FiedoroWicZ, CourtneY Weibel and Jasmine Feb. 26 7/11 DEPAUL * Sports32 W, 60-53 3-8 (27.3) in the NCAA Tournament Collins. Classmate JocelYn Mellen Was a mem- Feb. 28 at Cincinnati * L, 62-65 13-7 (66.7) in the WNIT BIG EAST Championship • March 4-8 • XL Center ber of the 2006-07 squad but earned a redshirt Mar. 4 BYE (First Round) that season. Mar. 5 Vs Pittsburgh (Second Round) W, 65-61 The Golden Eagles are one of a record nine Mar. 6 Vs Rutgers (Quarterfinals) L, 62-68 BIG EAST Conference schools Who haVe earned NCAA First & Second Rounds. • March 19-21 • Knoxville Marquette All-Access a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Mar. 19 Vs TeXas 12:30 p.m. TV: ESPN2 Mar. 21 Vs Tennessee/Stetson 6 p.m. OnlineVideo: ESPN3.com * Denotes BIG EAST Conference game Radio: None • All times are listed as Central unless otherWise listed and are subject to change. Live Stats: GoMarquette.com • Home games are plaYed at the Al McGuire Center and are listed in bold. Marquette Probable Starters Yr. Pos. Ht. GP-GS MPG PPG RPG APG Quick Hits 21 Katherine Plouffe Fr. F 6-3 31-28 23.3 6.9 5.2 1.3 • Has scored in double figures in 11 games 23 Tatiyiana McMorris Sr. G 5-7 30-30 33.5 12.5 3.6 3.8 • Has made a team-best 72 3FG this season 32 Angel Robinson Sr. G 5-8 31-31 34.4 13.3 5.2 4.8 • Has started in 103 straight games, 130 for her career 41 Paige Fiedorowicz Sr. F 6-0 31-31 29.4 10.5 4.9 1.9 • Led MU With 14 points against Pittsburgh 42 Sarina Simmons So. F 6-1 31-29 27.6 7.5 5.7 1.5 • Has blocked four-or-more shots in fiVe games this season Marquette Reserves Yr. Pos. Ht. GP-GS MPG PPG RPG APG Quick Hits 0 Jasmine Collins Sr. F 6-2 27-3 21.4 9.2 5.2 1.1 • Has scored at least 10 points in siX of the last seVen games 3 Courtney Weibel Sr. G 5-9 31-3 17.3 4.9 1.0 0.7 • Came off the bench to hit three 3-pointers againt Pitt 13 Courtney Thomas Fr. F 6-0 11-0 6.5 0.9 1.1 0.5 • Recorded four points and four rebounds at UConn 24 Gabi Minix Fr. G 5-9 29-0 14.6 2.0 1.0 1.4 • Dished a season-high fiVe assists against Alcorn State Marquette at the NCAA Championship • Knoxville, Tenn. • March 19-21, 2011 • Thompson-Boling Arena • 1 2010-11 Marquette Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Last College/High School) 0 Jasmine Collins F 6-2 Sr. Detroit, Mich./Martin Luther King 3 Courtney Weibel G 5-9 Sr. Rockton, Ill./Hononegah 11 Katie Young G 5-11 Fr. Kenosha, Wis./Bradford 13 Courtney Thomas F 6-0 Fr. Glenview, Ill./Montini Catholic 21 Katherine Plouffe F 6-3 Fr. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada/HarrY Ainlay 22 Jocelyn Mellen F 6-3 RSSr. Dixon, Ill./Newman Catholic 23 Tatiyiana McMorris G 5-7 Sr. Bronx, N.Y./ John F. Kennedy 24 Gabi Minix G 5-9 Fr. Grovertown, Ind./Oregon-Davis 32 Angel Robinson G 5-8 Sr. St. Paul, Minn./Central 41 Paige Fiedorowicz F 6-0 Sr. Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg 42 Sarina Simmons F 6-1 So. Milwaukee, Wis./King Head Coach: Terri Mitchell Assistant Coaches: Michelle Nason, Cara Consuegra, Ashley Earley 2010-11 Team Information General Information Marquette Women’s Basketball History Location ................................................MilWaukee,Wis. First Year of Program . .1975-1976 Founded............................................................1881 All-TimeRecord ..................................................542-466 Enrollment ........................................................11,689 Number of Postseason Appearances . .16 President . .ReV. Robert A. Wild, S.J. Last Postseason Appearance . .2010 WNIT Second Round Athletics Director . .SteVe Cottingham ....................................................L,atIllinois(72-74OT) Nickname .................................................GoldenEagles Colors.....................................................BlueandGold Team Information Affiliation ................................................NCAADiVisionI 2009-10OVerallRecord .............................................17-16 HomeCourt ...........................................AlMcGuireCenter 2009-10 BIG EAST Record/Finish . .6-10 (10th) CapacitY ...........................................................4,000 Conference....................................................BIGEAST Credential Information Address ...............................................770.N.12thStreet Media interested in covering the Golden Eagles, both at home and on the ....................................................MilWaukee,WI53233 road, should contact Amy Ufnowski, Associate Director of Athletic Media Ticket Office Phone . .414-288-GOMU (4668) Relations, at least 48 hours prior to the game. Media Relations Associate Director/WBB Contact . .AmY UfnoWski Email . [email protected] Pronunciation Guide OfficePhone ................................................414-288-7419 Cara Consuegra — Con-sueg-raa Cell.........................................................414-313-6717 Paige Fiedorowicz — Fa-door-o-witZ Media Relations FaX . .414-288-6519 Jocelyn Mellen — joss-lin PressRoW ..................................................414-288-0340 Tatiyiana McMorris — tot-E-ana Website . .WWW.gomarquette.com Andi Oordt — Oart Katherine Plouffe — PLOOF Marquette Coaching Staff Sarina Simmons — simmons Head Coach . .Terri Mitchell (Duquesne '89) Courtney Weibel — WHY-bull Record at MU/Years . .295-170/15th season Assistant Coach . .Michelle Nason (BradleY '95) Assistant Coach . .Cara Consuegra (IoWa '01) Assistant Coach . .AshleY EarleY (Vanderbilt '05) Dir. of Student-Athlete DeV., WBB . .Kiesha OliVer-HaYes (Marquette, ‘00) Graduate Assistants . .Justin Lester .........................................................BrianHendricks Athletic Trainer . .JeremY Johnson StrengthCoach ...........................................NateHeYrman Academic Coordinator . .Tom Ford Women’s Basketball Phone . .414-288-5784 Women’s Basketball FaX . .414-288-5282 2 • Marquette at the NCAA Championship • Knoxville, Tenn. • March 19-21, 2011 • Thompson-Boling Arena News and Notes 2010-11 BIG EAST Preseason Poll 1. Connecticut (15) 225 Marquette Quickhits Post-season Notables 2. West Virginia (1) 207 • MU is ranked No. 25 in the March 7 Associ- • Marquette is making in its ninth consecutive ated Press Poll and No. 23 in the March 14 post-season appearance, 16th in program his- 3. GeorgetoWn 186 ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll. Both are final torY and 12th since head coach Terri Mitchell 4. Notre Dame 177 regular season rankings. began her tenure at Marquette in 1996. 5. St. John’s 173 • Senior Angel Robinson averages 13.3 points • The selection into the NCAA Tournament is 6.