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QUICK FACTS UPCOMING EVENTS All Times Central Fri. Nov. 22 at Northern Illinois (Open Convocation Center) 7 p.m. 2002–03 Record: 0-0 SUN. NOV. 24 UW-GREEN BAY, Kohl Center 1:30 p.m. Big Ten Record: 0-0 National Rank: NA WISCONSIN OPENS SEASON AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS FRIDAY Wisconsin (0-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) concluded its exhibition season with a 1-1 record hav- Head Coach: Jane Albright ing defeated Lithuania 84-72 in its second game Thursday. UW opened its ninth season UW Record: 154-86/8th year under Jane Albright and its 29th season in school history on Nov. 10 with an 85-72 loss to Career Record: 342-196/18th year the Wisconsin AAU Select team in exhibition game at the Kohl Center. Assistant Coaches: Kate Peterson, Al Brown, The season opens this week with a return to Jane Albright’s old stomping ground at Erika Lang-Montgomery Northern Illinois University (0-0) in DeKalb. Albright became the winningest coach in NIU history with a 188-110 mark during her 10-year tenure prior to coming to Wisconsin.The STORYLINES Badgers will be the first ‘official’game in the new NIU Convocation Center. Sunday UW’s home season begins playing host to UW-Green Bay at 1:30 p.m. in the • The Badgers are 1-1 in exhbitions as they Kohl Center. The Phoenix are on the road at Illinois Friday before coming to Madison. open Jane Albright’s ninth season at her old stomping grounds at Northern Illinois Friday WISCONSIN’S PERSONNEL • Albright is the winningest women’s basketball The Badgers return two starters from last season’s 19-12 team that qualified for it’s sec- coach at UW and has directed the Badgers to ond-straight NCAA tournament.The top returning scorer is starting center Emily seven post-season apperarances in the last eight Ashbaugh who averaged 6.7 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.The other starter returning years. is senior Kristi Seeger with 3.8 points and 3.9 rebounds per game average last season.Both players had double figure scoring in the opening exhibition,Ashbaugh with 17 points and • UW returns just two starters from last year’s nine boards,and Seeger with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Seeger had 14 points and nine team that established a school record 15-straight boards in the second exhibition. wins enroute to a 19-12 record and NCAA first Albright experimented with several combinations in exhibition play. Sophomore round appearance. guard Stephanie Rich (3.2 ppg) doubled at point and shooting guard.She had 16 points • The starting lineups are not yet set but one each in the exhibition games.Senior Leah Hefte (3.0 ppg) and sophomore Ebba Gebisa starter will likely be the leading returning scorer, (5.0 ppg,3.5 rpg) both started the opening games. E Gebisa led all scores in the second 6-5 junior center Emily Ashbaugh, who averaged exhibition with 20 points including making 10-of-12 foul shots. Four newcomers also had 6.7 points and 4.8 rebounds last year. their debut including the tallest player to ever play for Wisconsin, 6-7 Lello Gebisa. The junior center came off the bench to score 16 points in both exhibition games • Lello Gebisa, a 6-7 junior transfer, will join and added 16 rebounds against Lithuania.She leads the team in scoring with Rich,both at the Badgers this season. When teamed with 16.0 points per game and averaged 12 rebounds in the two outings. Seeger also averaged a Asbbaugh and her 6-3 sister, Ebba, UW has the double-double with 12.0 points and 10 rebounds per game. tallest front line in the Big Ten.

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UW Returnees (2001–02 pts/rebs) 44–Emily Ashbaugh 6-5 Jr. C Woodinville, WA 6.8 4.9 1.3 blk 43–Kristi Seeger 6-0 Sr. F Stoughton, WI 3.8 3.9 11–Stephanie Rich 5-11 So. G Crawfordsville, IA 3.2 2.4 22–Leah Hefte 5-11 Sr. G McFarland, WI 3.2 1.0 .333 % 3pt 25–Ebba Gebisa 6-3 So. F West Lafayette, IN 4.9 3.4 40–Shawna Nicols 5-10 So. G Milwaukee, WI 0.6 0.5 UW Newcomers 14–Ashley Josephson 5-8 Fr. G Onalaska, WI 16.0 4.4 2.5 ast/3.5 stl. 20–Lello Gebisa 6-7 Sr/Jr. C West Lafayette, IN Transfer-0.9 pts., 1.1 rebs) 23–Jordan Wilson 6-1 Fr. F Naperville, IL 16.5 5.1 3.1 asst. 24–Erin Olson 5-9 Fr. G Waukesha, WI 13.8 4.3 34–Annie Nelson 6-1 Fr. F Hudson,WI 11.2 8.5 .530 fg% 35–Kjersten Bakke 5-11 Fr. F DeForest, WI 17.2 10.6 4.5 asst. LAST TIME OUT: VS. LITHUANIA Inspired play by junior center Lello Gebisa and critical foul shots by her sister, Ebba, con- QUICK FACTS tributed to a 16-6 late second half run that outdistanced the visiting Lithuanians, 84-72. Lello Gebisa came off the bench for 16 points and 16 rebounds,and Ebba led all scores with 20 ABOUT THE BADGERS points including 10-of-12 at the line. Guard Stephanie Rich had her second 16-point outing of Overall Record: ...... 19-12 the exhibition season while adding six assists. Kristi Seeger nearly collected her second- Big Ten Record: ...... 8-8 , T5th straight double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds. Associated Press Media Poll ...... NR USA Today Coaches Poll ...... NR LAST TIME OUT: VS. WISCONSIN AAU TEAM BADGER STAFF The Wisconsin AAU Select squad including just-graduated Badger players Jessie Stomski and Head Coach ...... Jane Albright Tamara Moore and former players Karie Cattanach and Dee Dee Pate, shot 81 percent from Alma Mater ...... Appalachian State ‘76 beyond the arc burying nine-of-11 three pointers to lead 48-30 at the half.The team hit 15-25 Record at Wisconsin . . . .154-86 (8 years) treys for the game (60 percent). Wisconsin was down by as much as 30 in the second half,but Big Ten Record ...... 77-51 (8 years) came back to make it a game before losing 85-72.Anna DeForge led the all-stars with 21 Overall Record ...... 342-196 (18 years) points while Stomski had 13. Moore had eight points and six assists. All-Time UWRecord: 388-382 (.504) 28 years PRACTICE TIMES Al l - T ime Big Ten Record: 152-192 (.442) 20 years UW practices the first semester from 4:30-7 p.m.Monday-Friday at the Kohl Center main Al l - T ime Home Records: arena or practice pavilion. Practices are open to the media, however, all media members are 220-126 (.636) 28 years asked to contact Tam Flarup of the Wisconsin Sports Information Office in advance to arrange Kohl Center (since Jan. 98) . . .52-14 (.787) interviews with the UW coaches and players.Monday and Tuesday are the designated inter- Albright’s Home Record: view days. 89-20 (.816 since 1994-95)

WISCONSIN COACH JANE ALBRIGHT FUN FACTS Beginning her ninth season, Jane Albright earned her 150th victory at Wisconsin Jan. 13, 2002, and had one of her finest years last season as the winningest women’s basketball coach in BADGERS ARE CHAMPIONS Wisconsin history with a 154-86 (.642 percent) record. She has led UW to a school record eight consecutive winning seasons, seven post-season tournament bids and four 20-win seasons. High School Players of Year–3 Emily Ashbaugh Wisconsin has attended five NCAAtournaments and was the 2000 WNIT Champion and 1999 2000 Gatorade Washington Player of the WNIT runnerup champion. Year Shawna Nicols WISCONSIN CAPTAINS 2000 Gatorade Wisconsin State Player of the Seniors Kristi Seeger of Stoughton, Wis., and Leah Hefte of McFarland, Wis., and junior Year Emily Ashbaugh of Woodinville, Wash., were voted by the team as captains this season. Stephanie Rich Seeger and Ashbaugh are the two returning starters from last year’s 19-12 team. Hefte is 2001 Miss Iowa Basketball and was the the top returning three-point shooter and will challenge for the starting two-guard posi- Gatorade Iowa State Player of the Year tions this year. State Championship Teams–8 Leah Hefte - 1999 WIAADiv. 2, 26-0 Ebba and Lello Gebisa - 1998 Indiana Class BADGERS LAST SEASON 3Astate champion team Wisconsin (19-12) completed its season March 16 losing 73-70 to Arizona State (25-8) in the Shawna Nicols first round of the NCAA Midwest subregional at Nashville, Tenn.UW received a No. 8 seed in Led Pius XI team to three consecutive state its second, consecutive NCAA Tournament. It was the fifth appearance under current coach private school titles, 1998-2000 Jane Albright, and sixth NCAA bid in program history. Stephanie Rich The 2001-02 season was one of records and firsts. UW had its first appearance in the Three-straight Iowa State class 3A Championships semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament with wins over Northwestern,60-54,and over No. 17 Minnesota, 74-64,in the quarter-finals.That win moved UW past last year’s record of 18-10. ACADEMIC HONORS Wisconsin was 6-3 vs. top-25 teams this season.UW lost to runnerup champion Penn State in Nine players earned 3.0 or better last the Big Ten semifinals,76-62. semester. As a team Wisconsin recorded a The Badgers completed the regular season tied for fifth place in the 3.038 overall grade point average. Big Ten with an 8-8 record.The Badgers lost nine of their last 10 regular season games (six of Seven Badgers received Academic all-Big them on the road) after opening the season with a school-best 16-1 record including a record Ten recognition in March, the most of any 15-straight wins.Minnesota stopped the streaking Badgers, 92-85,on Jan.20 in front of a Big Big Ten school. The criteria involves letter- Ten record crowd of 17,142 in a sellout at the Kohl Center in Madison. It was UW’s first con- winners with a 3.0 cumulative grade point ference loss after a tying a school-best 7-0 start. average, and freshman and first year trans- fers are not eligible. Four seniors graduated the UW team including starters Kyle Black, Jessie Stomski and 2002 Academic All-Big Ten: Tamara Moore. Stomski and Moore combined for career marks in a number of significant cat- Emily Ashbaugh, 6-5 C, So. Bacteriology egories.The trio comprised 66 percent of UW’s scoring and 43 percent of Wisconsin’s Kyle Black, 5-11 G, Sr., Business: Marketing rebounding. Moore became UW all-time steals and assists leader and tied the record for most Leah Hefte, 5-11 G, Jr., Elementary Ed. consecutive games played with 124. Stomski finished second in career scoring and rebound- Jessica Liegel, 5-10 G, So., Spanish ing,and tied for most double-doubles with 37. Kristi Seeger, 6-0, F, Jr. Kinesiology Abby Simmons, 5-9, G, So., Kinesiology Jessie Stomski, 6-3, F, Sr., Journalism BADGER SIGNEE Badger Coach Jane Albright announced the signing of Sasha Reaves, a 6-0 forward, to a MEDIA INFORMATION national letter of intent Thursday. Reaves, from Mullins, S.C., becomes the first UW UW Sports Information: recruit from South Carolina. Tam Flarup, Wball Contact A three-time Class AAAll-State performer, she averaged 22.6 points, 12.9 rebounds Ph: 608-263-5502 and 3.5 assists as a junior. Reaves has played varsity and started all but one game since FX: 608-265-8051 the eighth grade. She was the first player in South Carolina history to start every game Ho: 608-238-3650 and win a state championship as an eighth grader. Email: [email protected] A 2002 adidas All-American, she was a two-time Toast of the Coast Player of the Year, On-LINE: UWBADGERS.COM and the Region VII AAPlayer of the Year. She was also named the Murtle Beach Sun News Player of the Year in 2001 and 2002. Her career stats include 1,742 points and 1,088 Radio Information: rebounds which equates to 17.7 points and 11.1 rebound averages in 99 career games. The UW women’s basketball is heard on team record since she began participating is 74-6. the Wisconsin Radio Network. WIBA Radio 1310 AM is the flagship station HOME SWEET HOME in Madison. Aaron Sims is the play-by- The Badgers enjoy a definite homecourt advantage with a 52-14 record (.787 percent) play announcer, and former Badger since opening the Kohl Center in January of 1998. Jane Albright is 89-20 (.816 percent) at Sandi Scubal offers color for the home home in the Field House and Kohl Center since coming to Wisconsin in 1994–95. games. All games, home and away, Wisconsin won nine in a row and finishes 10-3 last season. UW set a school-record with may be heard via the internet at 15 home wins in a row last year dating back to last January 7, 2001 (UW-GB 82, UW-M 80 UWBADGERS.COM. OT). UW’s home win record is 11 straight in one season (1983-84). Interviews: WISCONSIN SINGLE GAME ATTENDANCES Coach Jane Albright participates in a At t e n d a n c e Da t e Op p o n e n t W/ L Sc o r e Monday media conference at 1 p.m. 1. 17,142* (KC sellout)1/20/02 Minnesota L 92-85 *Big Ten Record CT during the season in the Media 2. 16,329+ (KC) 2/1/98 Northwestern W 95-64 +Former BT Record Room at the Kohl Center (starting Nov. 3. 16,296 (KC) 1/20/98 Iowa L 63-66 18). These sessions are streamed live at 4. 16,236 (KC) 2/15/98 Purdue W 80-69 UWBADGERS.COM and later 5. 12,594 (KC) 2/22/98 Penn State W 83-75 archived. She is also available during 6. 13,006 (KC) 3/29/00 Florida (WNIT) W 75-74 the Big Ten season on the weekly tele- 7. 11,861 (KC) 12/5/99 Tennessee L 62-85 conference call each Tuesday at 9:20 8. 11,522 (FH sellout) 2/18/96 Iowa L 63-67 a.m. starting Jan. 8. Contact the Big 9. 11,506 (FH sellout) 2/8/96 Tennessee L 61-72 Ten office at 847-696-1010 for details. 10. 11,500 (FH sellout) 2/12/95 Michigan State L 62-78 During the season, Coach Albright and players are available after practice WISCONSIN ON THE ROAD on selected days. Please contact Tam UW was 9-9 (.500) away from the Kohl Center last season (5-3 neutral games). UW fin- Flarup 24 hours in advance for inter- ished 3-5 in Big Ten road appearances. UW had a 9-8 (.529) road mark in 2001 and was 5-3 view requests. on the road vs. the Big Ten. 9-8 was the best road record since 1995–96 (11-6, .647). The best-ever Badger road record of 10-4 (.714) was set in 1981–82 (UW finished 19-8 overall). Practices: The best Big Ten road mark of 6-3 was set in 1983, the first year of conference round robin Daily practices are 4:30-7:30 the first play. sememster at the Kohl Center. Practices are subject to change, and are WISCONSIN COACH JANE ALBRIGHT open to the media. Jane Albright, also known as Coach “A”, is the winningest coach in Wisconsin history. Now in her ninth season, she is the second most veteran coach in the Big Ten. Player and Staff Headshots: • UW’S ALL-TIMEWINNINGEST COACH Albright became the Badgers’ all-time win- Current head shots of all players and ningest coach midway through her 7th season on Feb. 11, 2001. She began the year ranked UW basketball staff members may be 53rd among winningest active coaches in the NCAA, and 47th for all-time division I wins. obtained by the media at • EIGHT WINNING SEASONS “Coach A” has led the Badgers to a program-first eight ftp://uwbadgers.com (password is consecutive winning seasons including six of the 10 best records in school history. Prior to sports). her arrival, the Badgers had one winning season in the previous 10 years (record of 102- Media Postgame Interviews: 176 for .367 percent from 1984-1994). The Wisconsin locker room is closed. • SEVEN POST SEASON BIDS UW has had five NCAAtournament bids, two WNIT requests for players will be taken at bids, and four 20-win seasons in the last seven years. The 1999 and 2000 Badgers the last time out of the second half. advanced to the WNIT championship games and won the title in 2000. Wisconsin Those players will accompany Coach advanced to the 2nd round of the NCAAtournaments in 1995 and 1996, for its first ever Albright to the media interview room NCAAwins. The Badgers lost in the 1st rounds in 1998 and 2001. following the game. The UW team fol- • 20-WIN SEASONS Albright has had nine 20-win seasons in the last 12 years, both at lows the opponent coach and players. Northern Illinois (1984-94, 188-110), and four at Wisconsin including the school’s first back-to-back 20-win seasons (1995–20-9; 1996–21-8) SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS

Northern Illinois Youngblood, named to the All-MAC Second Team, averaged 9.0 rebounds per game and posted nine “double- doubles,” ranking sec- Location: DeKalb, IL ond in the league. She led the team in scoring, averaging 12.3 points Enrollment: 23,873 per game and shooting a .547 from the field. Division: NCAA I Knake led her team last season with 80 assists and posted an Home Arena: Convocation Center average 12 points per contest. Along with her 2.23 steals per game (9,100) and .761 free throw percentage, she earned Honorable Mention Al l - Nickname: Huskies MAC acclaim. She needs just 26 points collect 1,000 for her caree r . Colors: Cardinal & Black Both Youngblood and Knake are expected to surpass the 1,000- Conference: Mid- American point mark this season. Knake is only 26 points shy and You n g b l o o d 2001–02 Season Record: 17-13 needs 232 to reach the milestone. They would join only 18 other 2002 Conference Record/Finish: 10- Huskies to achieve the feat. 6/6th The Huskies return four starters and 10 letter winners, includ- Post Season: Advanced to the semifinals of MAC tournament, ing senior Kim Boeding, juniors Monique Davis, Lindsay Secres t , defeated Buffalo 56-41 in the first round, Toledo 58-48 in the sec- Stephanie Smith and Elizabeth Strobel, along with sophomores ond round and lost to Ball State 77-59 in the semis. Rachel Sillar, Alyssa Ver degan and Jamie Wilson. Strobel tore her Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 AC L Oct. 31 and is out for the season. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/2 In one exhibition game this year, a 70-59 win over the Chicago Head Coach: Carol Hammerle Challengers, Boeding led all scorers with 22, and led in reb o u n d i n g School Record: 49-67 (4 years) with eight. Youngblood had 14 points, and Knake had 11 as they Career Record: 505-293 (29 years) assumed their scoring roles of a year ago. Assistant Coaches: Rhonda Dart, Jerilyn Cushing Against Milwaukee based Gee’s Clippers, NIU unloaded 99-50. Charmonique Stallworth Five Huskies scored in double-figures led by Boeding with 21 points and added 12 rebounds. Youngblood had 11 points and 13 boards . Probable Northern Illinois Starters: Alyssa Ver degan added 17 points. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. Pts. Reb. Jennifer Youngblood F 5-11 Jr. 13.2 9.0 Series Record: Kim Boeding F 6-0 Sr. 3.5 2.7 Wisconsin vs. Northern Illinois series rec o r d: 6-0 Kristan Knake G 6-4 Sr. 12.0 3.9 at Madison: 3-0; at DeKalb: 3-0; Neutral: n.a. Monique Davis G 5-8 Jr. 5.8 3.0 Stephanie Smith G 5-10 Jr. 4.4 2.0 After facing the Huskies six out of seven seasons from 1975-1981, the The Coach Badgers have not face NIU in over 20 years. In a memorable game in Madison Dec. 3, 1978, however, the Badgers defeated the Huskies by With 29 years of coaching experience, during her fifth season with a 58 point spread, racking up 100 points (100-42). The last meeting Northern Illinois coach Carol Hammerle brings success and experi- was on 12/2/81 with a 74-71 win in Madison. ence to the floor. After leading NIU to their first winning season since 1994-95, Hammerle runs one of the tightest defenses in the Mid- American Conference. Her squad allowed an average of only NIU Convocation Center 60.1 points per game last season. In her 29 seasons coaching, 25 at It is not by accident that Wisconsin will be the opponent in the first UW - Green Bay, Hammerle has posted over 500 victories, an accom- of ficial basketball game at the new NIU Convocation Center. At h l e t i c plishment shared by only 21 NCAADivision 1 coaches. Di r ector Cary Groth asked Albright to accept the honor. Albright is Team Notes NIU’s winningest coach having accumulated a 188-110 mark in 10 season’s at NIU (1884-94). She began the year ranked 53rd among Posting their first winning season since 1994-95, the Huskies fin- the NCAA Di v . I Winningest Active Coaches with an 18-year rec o r d ished 17-13 and advanced to the semifinals of the MAC tournament of 342-196 (.635 percent). That is just one spot ahead of current NIU for the second year in a row . With 10 of the 12 team members ret u r n - coach Carol Hammerle. ing, the Huskies look to add to their success. The $35.8 million Convocation Center officially opened in Last year was a brea k - t h r ough season posting victories over Big August 2002 with a show by Bill Cosby. The multi-dimensional Ten rep r esentative Northwestern 68-63, for the first time since 1989. building seats 10,000 for shows, and 9,100 for basketball. The 45,000- Another big victory came on Jan. 2 in the Mid-American Conferen c e sq u a r e foot main floor has numerous separate areas for lockers, season opener. NIU scored the first 10 points of the game and never meeting rooms, and an auxiliary practice gym. looked back, shooting a season best 61.1 percent from the field and Jane Albright was 103-31 for .769 percent at home in her 10-year defeating Marshall 79-55. te n u r e at NIU, with all but four games played in the Chick Evans With defense its hallmark, NIU capitalized on tight defense, Field House. Four games were played at the Rockford Metro Center. scoring 29 points off of 18 turnovers to beat Southeast Missouri State 71- 63. Coach Carol Hammerle won her 500th game Feb. 2 when the Huskies defeat Ak r on 63-42, limiting the Zips to 13 points in the first half and forcing 27 turnovers.

Pl a yers to Wat c h As the top two returning scorers, junior forward Jennifer Youngblood and senior guard Kristan Knake will lead the Huskies this season. SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS U W- Green Bay So Far This Season The Phoenix have played two exhibition games against the exact Location: Green Bay, WI same teams as UW-Madison. Green Bay beat the Wisconsin AAU all- Enrollment: 5,550 stars 73-61, a team Wisconsin lost to 72-85. Green Bay beat Lithuania Division: NCAA I Sa t u r day 97-70. Wisconsin defeated the visitors 84-72. Home Arena: Phoenix Sports Center Th r ee players had 13 against the AAU all-stars with Tiff a n y Nickname: Phoenix Mor adding 11 rebounds. Natlie Udt and Chandra Johnson also had Colors: Green, White and Red 13. Sara Boyer led five people in double figures against Lithuania Conference: with 14. The Phoenix made 13-of-28 three point attempts for .464 2001–02 Season Record: 24-7 pe r cent to put the game away early. 2001 Conference Record/Finish: 15- Gr een Bay opens at Illinois Friday before coming to Madison on 1/1st Su n d a y . Post Season: Lost to Texas 60-55 in the first round of the NCAA tournament Players to Wat c h Final National Ranking: received votes Senior guards Kristi Loiselle, Sara Boyer and Elizabeth Dudley Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 return to the starting line up for the Phoenix this year after an Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/3 im p r essive last season. Head Coach: Registering the most minutes for the Phoenix last season, Kristi School Record: 86-35 (4 years) Loiselle started all 31 games. Shooting 47 percent from the field, and Career Record: 311-132 (15 years) nailing 31 of 72 three-point shots (.431 percent) last season, Loiselle Assistant Coaches: Chari Nordgaard, Kris Johnson, Liz Grzesk averaged 8.3 points a game. Leading the team in assists with 145, UW- Green Bay Online: http://www.uwgb.edu/athletics she also averaged 5.8 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game. A da n g e r ous three-point shooter, Sarah Boyer, averaging 13.4 Probable UW- Green Bay Starters: points per game and leading the team in three-point shots, hitting 64 Player Pos. Ht. Yr. Pts. Reb. of 134 attempts for .478 percent. Sara Boyer G 5-9 Sr. 13.4 2.9 Starting 30 of 31 games, Elizabeth Dudly led the Phoenix defen- Kristy Loiselle G 5-10 Sr. 8.3 5.8 sively with 82 steals for 2.6 per game. She has the best field goal per- Elizabeth Dudley G 5-8 Sr. 6.9 4.8 centage returning hitting 74 of 138 attempts for a 53.6 shooting per- Natalie Yudt F 6-1 Jr. 4.0 1.7 centage and averaged 6.9 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. Chandra Johnson C 6-3 Sr. 7.8 3.5 The Coach Series Records In his fifth year with the UW- Green Bay, Phoenix head coach Kevin Wisconsin vs. UW- Green Bay series rec o r d: 14-5 Borseth hopes to continue the pattern of success. Bringing 16 years at Madison: 7-3; at Green Bay: 7-2 experience as an NCAAhead coach, Borseth hopes to lead the Phoenix to another winning season. Guiding his squad to a 24-win season, their best rec o r d in 10 seasons, Borseth brought home the Always competitive rivalries, the Badgers last met the Phoenix in 25th consecutive winning season and the 15th 20 plus- win season January of 2001, losing in overtime 80-82. It was the second OT in the overall. He was also named Horizon Conference coach of the year 19-game series history which Wisconsin leads 14-5. The loss in 2001 for the third time in his four seasons with UW- Green Bay. stopped a five game-win streak by the Badgers.

Team Notes GAME SUMMARYFROM JANUARY 7, 2001 Ending the season with a 60-55 loss to Texas in the first round of the Kyle Black continued her hot streak hitting a career-best 23 NC A A tournament, closed the most successful Phoenix season in ten points on five-of seven three-point baskets, but it was too little years. With a final rec o r d of 24-7, it marked the Phoenix’ 25th con- too late as Wisconsin fell to UW-Green Bay 82-80 in its first secutive winning season. Going 15-1 in the Horizon Conferen c e , overtime game of the season. UW- G r een Bay also captured the conference title for the fourth The Badgers fell behind 26-9 in the first half and used straight season. With an impressive rec o r d at home, the Phoenix dropped only all their energy to catch up before missing a layup that would one game at the Phoenix Sports Center last season. They went 12-1 have sealed the win in regulation. overall and 8-0 during conference play in Green Bay, defeating Instead, Mandy Stowe, who led the Phoenix with 24 Illinois- Chicago, 65- 52, Loyola, 85-71, and UW- Milwaukee, 83-75 in points, hit a layup with two seconds left in the overtime to give overtime. Since the 1975-76 season the Phoenix are 236-61 at home; a Green Bay the big win. Tamara Moore had 20 points for 79.6 winning perce n t a g e . Wisconsin, and Jessie Stomski added 11 points and a career-high In the past four seasons under Coach Borseth, the Phoenix have six assists. Emily Ashbaugh tied her career-high with 10 ca p t u r ed four conference titles and had three winning streaks over rebounds. The Phoenix made 37 points off UW turnovers as 10 games, including at 14-game streak the past season. The 14-game Wisconsin had 26 turnovers, 16 in the first half, to contribute to st r eak, which lasted from late December to mid-Februa r y , ended the loss. with a 55-66 loss to Cleveland State. 2002–03 UW SCHEDULE & RESULTS

DAY DATE EVENT TIME SCORE OVERALL BIG TEN ATTEN. Friday Nov. 22 at Northern Illinois 7 PM SUNDA Y NOV. 24 UW-GREEN BA Y 1:30 PM Fri-Sat. Nov. 29-30 at Pepperdine Tournament, Malibu, CA Friday Nov. 29 Pepperdine v St. John’s 7 pm; Texas-Arlington v Wisconsin 9 pm Saturday Nov. 30 Consolation 4:15 p.m.; Championship 7:00 p.m. CST Monday Dec. 2 at Washington (Seattle, WA) 9 PM THURSDA Y DEC. 5 BALL ST ATE 7 PM TUESDA Y DEC. 10 EASTERN ILLINOIS 7 PM Saturday Dec. 14 at Drake 2 PM MONDA Y DEC. 30 SAN FRANCISCO 7 PM THURSDA Y JAN. 2 PENN ST ATE (WPT) 7 PM SUNDAY JAN. 5 MARQUETTE (FOX SPORTS NET & WPT) 2 PM THURSDA Y JAN. 9 PURDUE 7 PM Sunday Jan. 12 at Illinois (ESPN/ESPN2) 1 PM THURSDA Y JAN. 16 OHIO STATE (FOX SPORTS NET-c) 7 PM SUNDAY JAN. 19 ILLINOIS (UPN & WPT) 1:30 PM Tuesday Jan. 21 at Iowa (FOX SPORTS NET-c) 7 PM Friday Jan. 24 at Indiana 6 PM SUNDA Y JAN. 26 ARIZONA (UPN & WPT) 1:30 PM Thursday Jan. 30 at Northwestern 7 PM SUNDAY FEB. 2 MICHIGAN 1:30 PM THURSDA Y FEB. 6 MICHIGAN STATE (UPN & WPT) 7 PM Sunday Feb. 9 at Ohio State 1 PM Thursday Feb. 13 at Michigan 6 PM SUNDAY FEB. 16 INDIANA (FOX SPORTS NET) 2 PM SUNDAY FEB. 23 IOWA (UPN & WPT) 1:30 PM Thursday Feb. 27 at Minnesota (FOX SPORTS NET on 12/28) 7 PM Sunday March 2 at Penn State (WPT) 1 PM Thur-Mon March 6-10 at Big Ten Tournament, Indianapolis, IN (FSN) Fri-Mon March 21-24 NCAA Tournament (1st and 2nd rounds) Sat, Mon. March 29, 31 NCAA Regionals Sun., Tues. April 6, 8 NCAA Final Four, Atlanta, GA (Georgia Dome)

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