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2008-09 HOFSTRA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY PRIDE (5-3, 0-0 CAA) versus St. Francis College (NY) Terriers (1-8, 0-0 NEC) Monday, December 22, 2008 – 2 p.m. Mack Sports Complex (5,045) – Hempstead, New York ***2005-06 Postseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament Participant*** ***2006-07 Postseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament - Quarterfinalist*** 2008-09 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Contact: Stephen A. Gorchov WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE (5-3, 0-0 CAA) (516) 463-4933 – Work (516) 523-5252 – Cell E-mail – [email protected] NOVEMBER 14 Fri. at Iona L 57-61 Radio: WRHU (88.7 FM) – 20 Thu. at Boston College L 60-71 Check www.wrhu.org for broadcast schedule 25 Tue. MANHATTAN W 81-61 JUNKANOO JAM (Freeport, Bahamas) 28 Fri. vs. #21/#19 Arizona State L 54-80 Game Info 29 Sat. vs. Southern Illinois W 71-67 Series: Hofstra leads 14-4 DECEMBER Last Meeting: 2002-03; Hofstra 88, St. Francis (NY) 62 6 Sat. at Buffalo W 80-73 (OT) Streak: Hofstra – 8 wins in a row 9 Tue. MAINE W 60-56 Rice Head Coach: Brenda Milano (Sixth year); 48-105 19 Fri. RICE W 68-58 Overall - same 22 Mon. ST. FRANCIS (NY) 2 p.m. SAINT PETER’S COLLEGE HOLIDAY CLASSIC 29 Mon. vs. NJIT 5 p.m. HOFSTRA’S TENTATIVE STARTERS 30 Tue. at Saint Peter’s 7:30 p.m. Head Coach: Krista Kilburn-Steveskey (NC State, 1990) JANUARY (Third Season; 36-36 Career Record) 4 Sun. NORTHEASTERN 2 p.m. 8 Thu. at Delaware 7 p.m. #-Pos Name CL PPG RPG APG 11 Sun. at Drexel (MSG +) 12 p.m. 15 Thu. TOWSON 7 p.m. 34-G Niki Williams Sr. 1.0 1.8 2.0 18 Sun. WILLIAM & MARY 2 p.m. 22 Thu. at Virginia Commonwealth 7 p.m. 13-G Sam Brigham Jr. 9.3 2.4 2.6 25 Sun. at Georgia State 2 p.m. 29 Thu. DREXEL 7 p.m. 4-G Natty Fripp Sr. 8.4 4.5 2.1 FEBRUARY 1 Sun. JAMES MADISON 2 p.m. 14-F Joelle Connelly Fr. 9.9 7.3 1.8 5 Thu. DELAWARE 7 p.m. 8 Sun. at Towson 2 p.m. 43-C Jess Fuller Jr. 13.4 7.8 0.4 12 Thu. at James Madison 7 p.m. 15 Sun. at UNC Wilmington 1 p.m. OFF THE BENCH 19 Thu. OLD DOMINION 12 p.m. 3-G Asia Jenkins Fr. (transfer-eligible TODAY) 22 Sun. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH 2 p.m. 26 Thu. at George Mason 7 p.m. 12-G Aamira Terry So. 4.4 2.1 0.8 MARCH 1 Sun. UNC WILMINGTON 1 p.m. 22-G Nicole Capurso Fr. 9.9 1.8 1.4 4 Wed. at Northeastern 7 p.m. 23-F/C Kristina Campbell Sr. 0.0 0.2 0.3 CAA CHAMPIONSHIP (Harrisonburg, VA) 13 Thu. First Round TBA 42-F Ashley Wilcots So. 2.8 2.4 0.3 14 Fri. Quarterfinals TBA 15 Sat. Semifinals TBA 50-F Isoken Uzamere So. 0.0 0.7 0.3 16 Sun. Championship Game 3:30 p.m. Home games in BOLD CAPS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- * - Denotes Colonial Athletic Association game 10-G Candice Bellocchio So. 8.9 3.3 3.1*** VISIT THE BOUNCING BLOG @ www.hofstra.edu/Athletics/Wbasketball/ath_wbb_thebouncingblog.cfm *** - injured Streaks, Trends and Notes: LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN POINTS - Hofstra’s four-game win streak is the program’s longest since Jess Fuller – 4 times an eight-game streak in 2006-07. The back-to-back wins for Joelle Connelly – 2 times the Pride marked the first time the program has achieved that Candice Bellocchio – 1 time Aamira Terry – 1 time since March 17 and 21, 2007 during Hofstra’s magical run in Nicole Capurso – 1 time the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN REBOUNDS Joelle Connelly – 4 times - Hofstra has made a three-pointer in 286 of its last 291 Jess Fuller – 4 times games. The current streak is 49 games in a row. Aamira Terry – 1 time LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN ASSISTS Candice Bellocchio – 3 times - The Pride is 44-4 in its last 48 games when they hold their Sam Brigham – 2 times opponent under 60 points (2-0 this season, 5-3 last season, Niki Williams – 2 times 20-1 in 2006-07, 11-0 in 2005-06 and 5-0 in 2004-05). Aamira Terry – 1 time Nicole Capurso – 1 time Joelle Connelly – 1 time - Since becoming a Division I program in the 1982-83 season, LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN BLOCKS Hofstra is 44-9 all-time when scoring 80 or more points in a Joelle Connelly – 6 times game (have won 13 straight when scoring 80 or more). Jess Fuller – 2 times Sam Brigham – 1 time Kristina Campbell – 1 time HOFSTRA - BY THE NUMBERS LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN STEALS HOFSTRA OPPONENT Natty Fripp – 5 times 66.4 Points Per Game 65.9 Nicole Capurso –3 times 37.5 Rebounds Per Game 37.8 Sam Brigham – 3 times Candice Bellocchio – 2 times 13.9 Assists Per Game 13.3 Aamira Terry – 1 time 9.1 Steals Per Game 10.8 Joelle Connelly – 1 time 22.6 Turnovers Per Game 20.1 Niki Williams – 1 time 6.9 Blocked Shots Per Game 3.6 Jess Fuller – 1 time 45.3 Field Goal Percentage 37.4 LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN MINUTES PLAYED Candice Bellocchio – 4 times 29.6 Three-Point Field Goal Percentage 33.6 Natty Fripp – 2 times 60.2 Free Throw Percentage 65.4 Jess Fuller – 2 times DOUBLE FIGURE POINTS TEAM LEADERS - PER GAME Jess Fuller – 5 times Fuller (13.4) Points Sam Brigham – 5 times Joelle Connelly – 4 times Fuller (7.8) Rebounds Nicole Capurso – 4 times Bellocchio (3.1) Assists Candice Bellocchio – 3 times Fripp (2.3) Steals Natty Fripp – 2 times Connelly (3.0) Blocks Aamira Terry – 1 time Bellocchio (34.6) Minutes DOUBLE FIGURE REBOUNDS Joelle Connelly – 3 times Jess Fuller – 3 times Congrats Coach: Second-year Head Coach Krista Kilburn- 20+ POINT SCORING GAMES Steveskey, who has a career mark of 36-36, picked up career Jess Fuller – 2 times victory number one when the Pride defeated Wichita State, 79- 72, on November 10, 2006. Coach Kilburn-Steveskey’s first Rookie of the Week: Freshman forward Joelle Connelly was year winning percentage of .765 ranks as the best among the named the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Rookie of the 12 head coaches in the history of women’s basketball at Week on November 17, it was announced by the conference Hofstra. The next best was Leslie Schlegel-Danowski’s .518 office. Connelly picks up the accolade in the first week of winning percentage (14-13) in 1993-94. honors from the CAA. Connelly shined in her NCAA debut as the rookie poured in a team-high 17 points and added a team- Tough Slate: Six opponents that qualified for postseason play best 10 rebounds for a double-double in her first-ever in 2007-08 are on the 2008-09 schedule for the Pride. appearance in a Pride uniform. The heralded first-year player Iona (WNIT – Second Round) shot a spectacular 7-10 from the field and added three free Boston College (WNIT – Second Round) throws for her 17 points while pulling down three offensive and Arizona State (NCAA – Second Round) seven defensive rebounds in 30 minutes of action off the bench. She also added a block and a steal to Hofstra’s efforts, Old Dominion (NCAA – Sweet 16) which ultimately fell short. James Madison (WNIT – Third Round) Virginia Commonwealth (WNIT – Second Round) Soon Enough: Freshman guard Asia Jenkins will have to wait no longer as she is set to make her Hofstra debut on Monday Early Season Schedule: All three of Hofstra’s losses this against St. Francis (NY) after sitting out the last two semesters season thus far are to teams that advanced to postseason play due to the NCAA transfer rule (Cincinnati). in 2007-08. Nice Debut: Freshman forward Joelle Connelly’s 17-point, 10- It’s All Over: Due to injury, Hofstra’s iron women, senior guard rebound effort at Iona on November 14 was the most points Niki Williams saw her streak of 51 straight starts and 95 scored by a Hofstra freshman in their debut since Cigi McCollin consecutive games played come to an end in the Pride’s poured in 23 in an 88-62 Pride victory over St. Francis (NY) on season opener at Iona on November 14. Next on the list in November 23, 2002. In addition, it is the first-ever double- terms of consecutive games played is senior guard Natty Fripp double by a Hofstra rookie in their debut in the program’s with 56 in a row, while junior guard Sam Brigham has started a Division I history (since 1982-83). team-high 36 games in a row at the moment. Hofstra in the Colonial Athletic Association Rankings - Team – 12/19/08 INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Scoring Offense – Fifth – 66.4 Points Scoring Margin – Ninth – + 0.5 21 by Jess Fuller vs. Maine (12/9/08) FG Percentage – First - .453 3-PT FG Percentage – Sixth - .296 Field Goals Made 3-PT FG Made – Seventh – 3.6 9 by Jess Fuller vs. Manhattan (11/25/08) Scoring Defense – Eighth – 65.9 Field Goals Attempted FT Percentage – 12th - .602 16 by Nicole Capurso at Buffalo (12/6/08) FG Percentage Defense – Fourth - .374 Field Goal Percentage (minimum five made) 3-PT FG Percentage Defense – 10th - .336 .900 (9-10) by Jess Fuller vs.