UIC FLAMES 2002-03 University of at Women’s Basketball

UIC Sports Information * Flames Athletic Center * 839 W. Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, Ill., 60608 * www.uicflames.com * Women’s Basketball Contact: Matt Brendich * (312) 996-5881 * [email protected] UIC (1-0) vs. Akron (0-1) 2002-03 Schedule and Results Sunday, November 24, 2002

November UIC Pavilion 7 (Th) ST. XAVIER (Exh.) W, 80-72 1:30 p.m. (CST) 14 (Th) CHICAGO CHALLENGERS L, 75-65 22 (F) at Northwestern W, 58-53 24 (Su) AKRON 1:30 p.m. 29 (F) UIC THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT MORGAN STATE 3:30 p.m. UIC AND THE ZIPS: December 1 (Su) UIC THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT Akron holds a 5-4 advantage over the Flames in their all-time series. UIC MISSISSIPPI 3:30 p.m. defeated the Zips, 60-50, in their last meeting on December 23, 2001. 3 (Tu) at Chicago State 7:00 p.m. 5 (Th) ILLINOIS STATE 7:00 p.m. 8 (Su) at Delaware State 1:00 p.m. LAST TIME OUT: 14 (Sa) at Troy State 2:00 p.m. Senior guard LeKesha Williams poured in a career-high 28 points to lead UIC to 16 (M) at Alabama 7:00 p.m. 22 (Su) WESTERN KENTUCKY 2:00 p.m. the 58-53 victory over Northwestern on November 22nd. Senior forward Jaysie 30 (M) UW-GREEN BAY# 7:00 p.m. Chambers also chipped in 16 points and eight rebounds for the Flames.

January 2 (Th) WRIGHT STATE # 7:00 p.m. A LOOK AT AKRON: 4 (Sa) at Butler# 1:00 p.m. Akron dropped a 87-59 decision to Indiana State in their season opener on 6 (M) at DePaul 7:00 p.m. Friday night. Raegan Johnson recorded a double-double of 15 points and 15 9 (Th) UW-MILWAUKEE # 4:30 p.m. 16 (Th) at Cleveland State # 6:00 p.m. rebounds, while Lindsay Hemmelgarn (13 points) and Cassandra Martin (10 18 (Sa) DETROIT # 7:00 p.m. points) each scored in double figures to lead the Zips. 23 (Th) at Loyola # 7:00 p.m. 25 (Sa) YOUNGSTOWN STATE # 2:00 p.m. HEAD COACH LISA RYCKBOSCH: February New University of Illinois at Chicago head coach Lisa Ryckbosch comes to the 1 (Sa) at UW-Green Bay # 3:00 p.m. 5 (W) at Wright State # 6:00 p.m. West Side of Chicago after spending the last 11 seasons on the coaching staff at 8 (Sa) BUTLER # 7:00 p.m. DePaul University. She was instrumental in bringing top Chicagoland and 12 (W) at UW-Milwaukee # 7:00 p.m. national talent to the Blue Demons’ successful women’s basketball program. 20 (Th) CLEVELAND STATE # 7:00 p.m. 22 (Sa) at Detroit # 1:00 p.m. 26 (W) LOYOLA # 7:00 p.m. While at DePaul, Ryckbosch helped guide the Blue Demons to five NCAA

March Tournament appearances and three WNIT berths. DePaul owned a record of 1 (Sa) at Youngstown State # 1:00 p.m. 186-140 during her tenure, while winning a pair of Great Midwest Conference titles (1989; 1991) and the first-ever Conference USA regular-season WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (at Green Bay, Wis.) championship in 1996. 5 (W) Play-In Game TBA 6 (Th) Quarterfinals TBA 7 (F) Semi-Finals TBA UIC’S PROBABLE STARTERS 9 (Su) Championship TBA Pos No. Name Ht. Cl. PPG RPG Hometown G - #22 LeKesha Williams 5-7 Sr. 28.0 6.0 Oklahoma City, Okla. G - #00 Consuela Hall 5-4 Sr. 0.0 4.0 Childersburg, Ala. C - #45 Zsuzsa Tarnai 6-4 Sr. 9.0 5.0 Budapest, Hungary F - #34 Jaysie Chambers 6-2 Sr. 16.0 8.0 Pleasanton, Calif. F - #33 Andrea Milner 6-1 Jr. 0.0 2.0 Griswold, Iowa

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PRESEASON POLL: A Look At UIC UIC was picked to finish fifth in the Horizon League Pre-Season poll of coaches, Location...... Chicago, Ill. media and sports information directors. Defending champion, UW-Green Bay Founded...... 1896 was pegged to win the league for the second-straight season. Enrollment...... 24,541 Nickname...... Flames FIRST TEAMER: Colors...... Navy Blue and Fire Engine Red Senior Jaysie Chambers, a Horizon League second-team selection last season, Affiliation...... NCAA Division I was named a Horizon League Pre-Season First Team in a poll of coaches, media Conference...... Horizon League and sports information directors. Chambers led UIC in both scoring (12.1 ppg) Chancellor...... Sylvia Manning and rebounding (7.1 rpg) last season. Athletic Director...... Jim Schmidt WELCOME BACK: Junior Tina Thompson returns to the UIC women’s basketball team after taking a season off. Thompson did not disappoint in her return to the court as the 5- 10 forward recorded three points, three rebounds and three assists in the 2002-03 HORIZON LEAGUE WOMEN’S Flames’ 58-53 victory over Northwestern on November 22nd. BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL HOT HAND: Opponents of UIC should usually be wary of senior LeKesha Williams if its the 2001-02 Record Flames’ season opener. Williams has averaged 17.5 points per game in her four Team Overall/League Points UIC season openers including her career-best 28 point outburst in the Flames 1. UW-Green Bay 24-7/15-1 231 58-53 victory over Northwestern on November 22nd. Williams also recorded a 2. UW-Milwaukee 20-8/14-2 204 then-career high 24 points to lead UIC to the 92-87 overtime victory in the 3. Loyola 15-14/8-8 154 Flames’ season opener against Columbia last season. 4. Cleveland State 13-15/7-9 143 5. UIC 15-15/6-10 133 INJURY REPORT: 6. Youngstown State 12-16/8-8 116 UIC will be without the services of centers Rhonda Greyer and Ka’Ron Hughes 7. Detroit 16-14/9-7 91 this season. Greyer, a junior college transfer, tore her left anterior cruciate ligament 8. Butler 3-26/1-15 52 during the preseason. Hughes, a sophomore, is still nursing last season’s stress 9. Wright State 6-22/4-12 46 fracture in her right foot that hasn’t healed properly.

Preseason Horizon League Player of the Year COACHING COMPADRES: Maria Viall (UW-Milwaukee) When UIC head coach Lisa Ryckbosch made the switch from Conference USA to the Horizon League, she brought a bit of Conference USA along with her. Preseason First Team All-Horizon League Ryckbosch’s assistants: Kevin McManaman (Marquette), Sadiaa Jones (South Maria Viall, UW-Milwaukee, C, 6-3, So. Florida) and Katrina Merriweather (Cincinnati) all served as assistant coaches Jessica Wilhite, UW-Milwaukee, G, 5-8, Jr. in Conference USA last season. Jaysie Chambers, UIC, C/F, 6-2, Sr. Sara Boyer, UW-Green Bay, G, 5-9, Sr. BUDAPEST BOMBER: Erika Roudebush, Cleveland State, G, 5-8, Sr. UIC center Zsuzsa Tarnai is currently 10th in UIC history with a three-point shooting percentage of 32.3. Last season, Tarnai converted 42 of her 130 three- Preseason Second Team All-Horizon League point attempts last season. Nancy Bowden, Butler, G, 5-2, Jr. Tracy Hoffman, Loyola, G, 5-7, Sr. LAST TIME: Kristy Loiselle, UW-Green Bay, G, 5-10, Sr. The last time that UIC defeated a Big Ten team was in 1994 when the Flames Jen Perugini, Youngstown State, C, 6-2, So. handed the a 62-48 loss on November 29th. Tiffany Webb, Wright State, G, 5-10, Sr. THEY’RE THE FURY: The UIC student section will be sitting behind section 111 at the UIC Pavilion this season and will be wearing their red t-shits sporting the name ‘The Fury’, the name of the UIC student fan group.

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FULL CIRCLE: TEAM STATS UIC head coach Lisa Ryckbosch has come back to her roots as the Chicago, UIC AU Ill., native is returning to where she started her collegiate coaching career. Ryckbosch served as an assistant coach to UIC’s all-time winningest head Points Per Game 58.0 59.0 coach Eileen McMahon during the 1990-91 season. Points Allowed Per Game 53.0 87.0 Field Goal % 36.8 34.9 RECORD BOOKS: Opponent Field Goal% 45.3 46.0 Senior forward Jaysie Chambers is making her way in the UIC record Three Point % 33.3 20.0 books. Here is a list of where Chambers’ currently ranks: Opponent 3PT% 18.8 45.0 Scoring: 805, 13th Free Throw % 57.1 58.8 Rebounds: 547, 10th Opponent FT% 33.3 62.5 Field Goal Percentage: 46.9%, 7th Rebounds Per Game (Avg.) 36.0 49.0 Free Throw Attempts: 289, 7th Rebound Differential -2.0 +13.0 Free Throws Made: 162, 10th Assists Per Game (Avg.) 11.0 15.0 Blocked Shots: 48, 10th Steals Per Game (Avg.) 12.0 4.0 Blocks Per Game (Avg.) 4.0 3.0 AREA FOES: UIC has stacked its schedule with area opponents including Northwestern (W, 58-53), Chicago State (December 3rd), Illinois State (December 5th), DePaul (January 6th) and its regular Horizon League games against Loyola (January 23rd, February 26th).

JUST OFFENSIVE: THE LEADERS During the pre-season, UIC averaged 21.5 offensive rebounds per contest, including 24 offensive rebounds in their exhibition finale against the UIC Chicago Challengers. The Flames continued that trend against Player (Avg.) Northwestern on Friday as UIC garnered 13 offensive boards to the Scoring ...... Williams (28.0 ppg) Wildcats’ nine. Field Goal % ...... Chambers (57.1%) Three Point % ...... Williams (50.0%) IRONWOMAN: Senior guard LeKesha Williams has appeared in all of UIC’s 89 games over Free Throw % ...... Tarnai (100%) the past four years, including 55 starts. Rebounding ...... Chambers (8.0 rpg) Assists ...... Thompson (3.0 apg) CONFERENCE OPENER: ...... Milner UIC will open up the Horizon League campaign at home as they will host Steals ...... Hall (4.0 spg) defending league champions, UW-Green Bay on December 30th at 7:00 Blocks ...... Chambers (2.0 bpg) p.m. in the UIC Pavilion.

DYNAMIC DUO: UIC returns its top two scorers from the 2001-02 campaign in seniors AKRON Jaysie Chambers and LeKesha Williams. Chambers, a forward, averaged Player (Avg.) 12.1 points per contest, while Williams, a guard, chipped in 10.5 points a Scoring ...... Johnson (15.0 ppg) game. Field Goal % ...... Bell (100%) HOME SEASON OPENERS: ...... Carter Over the last ten years, UIC is 5-5 in their home season-openers. Their last Three Point % ...... Carter (100%) home season-opening victory was a 92-87 overtime defeat of Columbia Free Throw % ...... Hemmelgarn (75.0%) in 2001. Rebounding ...... Johnson (15.0 rpg) Assists ...... Johnson (5.0 apg) RIPPING BOARDS: Steals ...... Hemmelgarn (1.0 spg) Senior Jaysie Chambers has led UIC in rebounding in each of her three ...... Johnson seasons as a member of the Flames. Chambers recorded 6.0 boards as a ...... Overton freshman, improved to 6.2 rebounds as a sophomore and finished last season with an average of 7.1 a game...... Martin Blocks ...... Harris (1.0 bpg) DEFENSIVE PRESSURE: ...... Overton UIC head coach Lisa Ryckbosch knew that her squad has the potential to ...... Bell be a group of tough defenders. That proved evident on Friday evening as the Flames forced 19 Northwestern turnovers, while registering 12 steals and four blocked shots. Senior point guard Consuela Hall led the charge for the Flames with four steals.

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UIC FLAMES 2002-03 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER

# Name Pos Ht Yr Hometown/High School/Last School 00 Consuela Hall G 5-4 Sr. Childersburg, Ala./Childersburg 3 Jody-Ann Gilzene F 6-0 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif./Hamilton 5 Ashley Garrard G 5-5 Fr. Paris, Ky./Paris 10 Chrissy Dizon G 5-6 Fr. Chicago, Ill./The Latin School 15 Tina Thompson F 5-10 Jr. Chicago, Ill./Steinmetz 22 LeKesha Williams G 5-6 Sr. Oklahoma City, Okla./Midwest City 25 Akyla Catlin F 6-0 Jr. Chicago, Ill./Mother McAuley/St. Joseph’s College (Ind.) 30 Rhonda Greyer C 6-3 Jr. Chicago, Ill./Marshall/Westark CC 31 Ka’Ron Hughes F/C 6-2 So. Chicago, Ill./Marshall 32 Tiamber Derrick G/F 5-9 So. Oklahoma City, Okla./Star Spencer 33 Andrea Milner F 6-1 Jr. Griswold, Iowa/Griswold/Iowa Western CC 34 Jaysie Chambers F/C 6-2 Sr. Pleasanton, Calif./Amador Valley 42 Sia Drebos F 5-11 So. Chicago, Ill./Stevenson 44 Chastity Quinn F 5-11 So. Farmington Hills, Mich./West Bloomfield 45 Zsuzsa Tarnai C 6-4 Sr. Budapest, Hungary/Casper CC 54 Patricia Hornung F/C 6-1 Fr. Lake Zurich, Ill./Lake Zurich 55 Marquita Jones G/F 5-8 Fr. Chicago, Ill./St. Ignatius

HEAD COACH: Lisa Ryckbosch (Loyola, Ill., ‘84) ASSISTANT COACH: Kevin McManaman (St. Mary’s, ‘92) ASSISTANT COACH: Sadiaa Jones (Southeastern Oklahoma State, ‘99) ASSISTANT COACH: Katrina Merriweather (Cincinnati, ‘01)

AKRON 2002-03 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER # Name Pos Ht Year Hometown/High School/Last School 1 Katrina Carter G 5-5 Jr. Nashville, Tenn./Hillsboro 5 Celina Dopoulos G 5-8 So. Strongsville, Ohio/Strongsville 10 Lindsay Hemmelgarn G 5-8 So. New Weston, Ohio/Versailles 14 Jen Arnold G 5-8 So. Northfield, Ohio/Nordonia 20 Erica Caranfa G 5-6 Jr. Bellevue, Ohio/Bellevue 23 Kristin Marco G 5-8 Fr. Middleton, Wis./Middleton 25 Raegan Johnson G 5-9 Sr. Akron, Ohio/St. Vincent-St. Mary/Oberlin 30 Jessica Black F 5-10 Sr. Southington, Ohio/Chalker 31 Dominique Harris G 5-8 Jr. Kalamazoo, Mich./Kalamazoo Central 42 Kristy Booms F 6-1 Jr. Canfield, Ohio/Canfield 43 Cydney Overton F 6-2 So. Hamilton, Ohio/Badin 44 Felecia Bell G 6-0 Sr. Minneapolis, Minn./North 50 Cassandra Martin C 6-2 Sr. Struthers, Ohio/Struthers 52 Mary Crews C 6-1 Fr. St. Louis, Mo./Rosary

HEAD COACH: Kelly Kennedy ASSISTANT COACHES: Art Prevost, Carol Dugan, Todd Rausch

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Season Highs Akyla Catlin Career Highs Points -- n/a 6-0, Jr., F Points -- n/a FG------n/a # 25 FG ------n/a FGA ---- n/a Chicago, Ill./Mother FGA ---- n/a FT ------n/a McAuley/St. Joseph (IN) FT ------n/a FTA ----- n/a FTA ----- n/a 3PT ----- n/a 3PT ----- n/a 3PTA --- n/a 3PTA --- n/a 2002-03 Notes: Recorded a steal in two minutes of action REB ----- n/a REB ----- n/a A ------n/a against Northwestern on November 22nd...scored four A ------n/a ST ------1 vs. Northwestern (11/ points and ripped down six rebounds in 22 minutes of action ST ------1 vs. Northwestern (11/ 22/02 in a 80-72 exhibition victory over St. Xavier on November 22/02) BLK ----- n/a 7th. BLK ----- n/a

Season Highs Jaysie Chambers Career Highs Points ---- 16 vs. Northwestern (11/22/ Points --- 36 vs.Butler (1/19/02) 02) 6-2, Sr., F/C FG ------15 vs. Butler (1/19/02) FG ------8 vs. Northwestern (11/22/ #34 FGA ------19 vs. Butler (1/19/02) 02) Pleasanton, Calif./ FT ------9 vs. UW-Green Bay (1/3/ FGA ------14 vs. Northwestern (11/22/ Amador Valley 02) 02) FTA ------14 vs. Youngstown State FT ------n/a (1/28/02) FTA ------2 vs. Northwestern (11/22/ 3PT ------1 vs. UW-Green Bay (2/2/ 02) 2002-03 Notes: Garnered 16 points and eight rebounds in a 02) 3PT ------n/a 58-53 victory over Northwestern on November 22nd. 3PTA ------n/a 3PTA ----- 1 - three times - most REB ------8 vs. Northwestern (11/22/ recently vs. UW-Green Bay (2/2/02) 02) REB ------15 - twice - most recently A ------1 vs. Northwestern (11/22/ vs. Butler (2/2/02) 02) A ------6 - twice - most recently ST ------2 vs. Northwestern (11/22/ vs. Alcorn State (11/25/01) 02) ST ------6 vs.Delaware State (11/ BLK ------2 vs. Northwestern (11/22/ 26/99) 02) BLK ------3 vs. Wright State, 1/13/00

Season Highs Tiamber Derrick Career Highs Points --- n/a Points --- 3 vs. Alcorn State (11/25/ FG ------n/a #32 5-9, So., G/F, 01) FGA ----- n/a Oklahoma City, Okla./ FG ------1 vs. Alcorn State (11/25/ FT ------n/a 01) FTA ------n/a Star Spencer FGA ----- 4 vs. Alcorn State (11/25/ 3PT ------n/a 01) 3PTA----- n/a FT ------1 vs. Air Force (11/24/01) REB ------n/a 2002-03 Notes: Scored four points in four minutes of action FTA ------4 vs. Air Force (11/24/01) A ------n/a in an exhibition contest against St. Xavier on November 7th. 3PT ------1 vs. Alcorn State (11/25/ ST ------n/a 01) BLK ------n/a 3PTA----- 1 vs. Alcorn State (11/25/ 01) REB ------2 - twice - most recently vs. Alcorn State (11/25/01) A ------n/a ST ------n/a BLK ------n/a

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Season Highs Chrissy Dizon Career Highs Points -- n/a 5-6, Fr., G Points -- n/a FG------n/a # 10 FG ------n/a FGA ---- n/a Chicago, Ill./The Latin FGA ---- n/a FT ------n/a School FT ------n/a FTA ----- n/a FTA ----- n/a 3PT ----- n/a 3PT ----- n/a 3PTA --- n/a 3PTA --- n/a REB ----- n/a 2002-03 Notes: Dished out two assists in her collegiate REB ----- n/a A ------2 vs. Northwestern (11/ debut against Northwestern on November 22nd...recorded A ------2 vs. Northwestern (11/ 22/02) seven points, including a three-pointer, in an exhibition 22/02) ST ------n/a contest against St. Xavier on November 7th. ST ------n/a BLK ----- n/a BLK ----- n/a

Season Highs Career Highs Points -- n/a Sia Drebos Points --- 3 vs. Youngstown St. (1/17/ FG ------n/a 02) # 42 5-11, So., F FG ------1 vs. Youngstown St. (1/17/ FGA ---- n/a 02) FT ------n/a Chicago, Ill./Stevenson FGA ------2 vs. Youngtown St. (1/17/ FTA ----- n/a 02) 3PT ----- n/a FT ------1 - twice - most recently vs. Delaware St. (12/30/01) 3PTA --- n/a 2002-03 Notes: Ripped down a pair of rebounds in six REB ----- n/a FTA ------2 - twice - most recently A ------n/a minutes of work in an exhibition contest against St. Xavier vs. Delaware St. (12/30/01) ST ------n/a on November 7th. 3PT ------1 vs. Youngstown St. (1/17/ 02) BLK ----- n/a 3PTA ----- 2 vs. Youngstown St. (1/17/ 02) REB ------2 - twice - most recently vs. Alcorn St. (11/25/02) A ------2 vs. Bradley (12/20/01) ST ------n/a BLK ------n/a

Season Highs Career Highs Points -- n/a Ashley Garrard Points -- n/a FG ------n/a # 5 5-5, Fr., G FG------n/a FGA ---- n/a FGA ---- n/a FT ------n/a Paris, Ky./Paris FT ------n/a FTA ----- n/a FTA ----- n/a 3PT ----- n/a 3PT ----- n/a 3PTA --- n/a 3PTA --- n/a REB ----- n/a 2002-03 Notes: Converted a three-pointer in a 75-65 REB ----- n/a A ------n/a exhibition loss at the hands of the Chicago Challengers on A ------n/a ST ------n/a November 14th. ST ------n/a BLK ----- n/a BLK ----- n/a

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Season Highs Jody-Ann Gilzene Career Highs Points -- n/a Points --- 5 vs. Loyola (2/4/00) FG------n/a # 3 6-0, Sr., F FG ------2 - three times - most FGA ---- n/a recently vs. Alcorn St. (11/25/01) FT ------n/a Los Angeles, Calif./ FGA ----- 4 - twice - most recently FTA ----- n/a Hamilton vs. Delaware St. (12/30/01) 3PT ----- n/a FT ------4 vs. DePaul (12/23/00) FTA ------4 vs. DePaul (12/23/00) 3PTA --- n/a 3PT ------n/a REB ----- n/a 2002-03 Notes: Shot 66% (2-for-3) from the field to finish 3PTA----- n/a A ------n/a with four points in a 80-72 exhibition victory over St. Xavier on November 7th. REB ------5 vs. UW-Green Bay (1/29/ ST ------n/a 00) BLK ----- n/a A ------3 vs. IUPU-Fort Wayne (12/ 17/01) ST ------2 vs. Delaware St. (11/26/ 99) BLK ------2 vs. Delaware St. (2/30/ 01)

Season Highs Career Highs Consuela Hall Points ---- 12 vs. Detroit (2/19/00) Points -- n/a 5-4, Sr., G FG ------4 - three times - most recently FG ------n/a # 00 vs. Cleveland State (1/10/02) FGA ---- 3 vs. Northwestern (11/ Childersburg, Ala./ FGA ------9 vs. Texas A&M (12/28/99) 22/02) FT ------6 - three times - most recently FT ------n/a Childersburg vs. Detroit (2/19/00) FTA ------8 - three times - most recently FTA ----- 1 vs. Northwestern (11/ vs. Detroit (2/19/00) 22/02) 2002-03 Notes: Recorded four rebounds and steals in the 3PT ------2 - five times - most recently 3PT ----- n/a vs. UW-Green Bay (2/2/02) 3PTA --- 3 vs. Northwestern (11/ Flames’ 58-53 victory over Northwestern on November 3PTA ------6 vs. UW-Green Bay (2/2/02) 22/02) 22nd...shot 57.1 percent (4-for-7) from behind the three- REB ------7 vs. S. Illinois (11/29/99) point arc in the preseason...shot 50 percent (6-for-12) from A ------8 vs. Columbia University REB ----- 4 vs. Northwestern (11/ (11/16/01) 22/02) the field to finish with 15 points in a 80-72 exhibition victory ST ------5 - three times - most recently A ------n/a over St. Xavier on November 7th...scored seven points, vs. UW-Milwaukee (1/31/02) ST ------4 vs. Northwestern (11/ dished out six assists and grabbed three boards in a 75-65 BLK ------1 - twice - most recently vs. Air Force (11/24/01) 22/02) exhibition loss to the Chicago Challengers on November BLK ----- n/a 14th.

Season Highs Patti Hornung Career Highs Points -- n/a 6-1, Fr., F/C Points -- n/a FG ------n/a # 54 FG ------n/a FGA ---- n/a Lake Zurich, Ill./Lake FGA ---- n/a FT ------n/a Zurich FT ------n/a FTA ----- n/a FTA ----- n/a 3PT ----- n/a 3PT ----- n/a 3PTA --- n/a 3PTA --- n/a REB ----- n/a 2002-03 Notes: Saw one minute of action against REB ----- n/a A ------n/a Northwestern on November 22nd...saw three minutes of A ------n/a ST ------n/a action in the preseason against the Chicago Challengers. ST ------n/a BLK ----- n/a BLK ----- n/a

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Season Highs Marquita Jones Career Highs Points -- n/a Points --- 2 -twice - most recently FG ------n/a 5-8, Fr., G/F vs. Bradley (12/20/01) # 55 FG ------1 - twice - most recently FGA ---- n/a Chicago, Ill./St. vs. Bradley (12/20/01) FT ------n/a FGA ----- 2 vs. Alcorn St. (11/25/01) FTA ----- n/a Ignatius FT ------n/a 3PT ----- n/a FTA ------n/a 3PTA --- n/a 2002-03 Notes: Did not see any action in the preseason. 3PT ------n/a REB ----- n/a 3PTA----- n/a A ------n/a REB ------1 vs. Alcorn St. (11/25/01) ST ------n/a A ------1 vs. Alcorn St. (11/25/01) BLK ----- n/a ST ------n/a BLK ------n/a

Season Highs Andrea Milner Career Highs Points -- n/a 6-1, Jr., F Points -- n/a FG ------n/a # 33 Griswold, Iowa/ FG ------n/a FGA ---- 2 vs. Northwestern (11/ FGA ---- 2 vs. Northwestern (11/ 22/02) Griswold/Iowa Western 22/02) FT ------n/a FT ------n/a FTA ----- n/a FTA ----- n/a 3PT ----- n/a 2002-03 Notes: Dished out three assists, grabbed a pair of 3PT ----- n/a 3PTA --- n/a 3PTA --- n/a rebounds and a steal in 25 minutes of action against REB ----- 2 vs. Northwestern (11/ REB ----- 2 vs. Northwestern (11/ 22/02) Northwestern on November 22nd...scored seven points 22/02) A ------3 vs. Northwestern (11/ and ripped down eight rebounds in 33 minutes of action in A ------3 vs. Northwestern (11/ 22/02) a 75-65 exhibition loss to the Chicago Challengers on 22/02) ST ------1 vs. Northwestern (11/ November 14th. ST ------1 vs. Northwestern (11/ 22/02) 22/02) BLK ----- n/a BLK ----- n/a

Season Highs Chastity Quinn Career Highs Points -- 2 vs. Northwestern (11/ 5-11, So., F Points --- 11 vs. IPFW (12/17/01) 22/02) # 44 FG ------4 vs. IPFW (12/17/01) FG ------1 vs. Northwestern (11/ Farmington Hills, FGA ----- 6 vs. Detroit (1/24/02) 22/02) Mich./West Bloomfield FT ------4 - twice - most recently FGA ---- 6 vs. Northwestern (11/ vs. UW-Green Bay (2/2/02) 22/02) FTA ------6 vs. Delaware St. (12/30/ 01) FT ------n/a 3PT ------n/a FTA ----- n/a 2002-03 Notes: Came off the bench and scored two points, 3PTA----- 1 vs. Alcorn St. (11/25/01) 3PT ----- n/a recorded two rebounds a steal and a block against Northwestern on November 22nd...earned the starting nod REB ------12 vs. Detroit (1/24/02) 3PTA --- n/a A ------3 - twice - most recently REB ----- 2 vs. Northwestern (11/ in both exhibition games...scored 10 points and garnered vs. Butler (1/19/02) 22/02) five boards in 23 minutes in a 80-72 preseason victory over ST ------4 vs. Alcorn St. (11/25/01) A ------n/a St. Xavier on November 7th...tied a team-high with six BLK ------1 - three times - most ST ------1 vs. Northwestern (11/ offensive rebounds against the Chicago Challengers on recently vs. Northwestern (11/22/ 22/02) November 14th. 02) BLK ----- 1 vs. Northwestern (11/ 22/02)

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Season Highs Zsuzsa Tarnai Career Highs Points --- 9 vs. Northwestern (11/ 6-4, Sr., C Points --- 19 vs. St. John’s (11/18/01) 22/02) # 45 FG ------7 vs. St. John’s (11/18/01) FG ------3 vs. Northwestern (11/ Budapest, Hungary/ FGA ----- 13 - twice - most recently 22/02) vs. Wright State (12/3/01) FGA ------8 vs. Northwestern (11/ Casper CC FT ------4 vs. Chicago St. (12/15/ 22/02) 01) FT ------2 vs. Northwestern (11/ FTA ------4 - twice - most recently 22/02) FTA ------2 vs. Northwestern (11/ 2002-03 Notes: Scored nine points and hauled in five vs. Delaware St. (12/30/01) 22/02) rebounds in a 58-53 victory over Northwestern on 3PT ------5 vs. St. John’s (11/18/01) 3PT ------1 vs. Northwestern (11/ November 22nd...recorded a double-double of 15 points 3PTA----- 9 vs. Baylor (12/8/01) REB ------11 vs. Butler (1/19/02) 22/02) and 11 rebounds in a 75-65 exhibition loss at the hands of 3PTA ----- 3 vs. Northwestern (11/ A ------4 vs. Alcorn St. (11/25/02) 22/02) the Chicago Challengers on November 14th. ST ------3 vs. Alcorn St. (11/25/02) REB ------5 vs. Northwestern (11/ BLK ------2 vs. Alcorn St. (11/25/02) 22/02) A ------n/a ST ------n/a BLK ------n/a

Season Highs Tina Thompson Career Highs Points --- 3 vs. Northwestern (11/ Points --- 3 vs. Northwestern (11/22/ 22/02) # 15 5-10, Jr., F 02) FG ------1 vs. Northwestern (11/ FG ------1 vs. Northwestern (11/22/ 22/02) Chicago, Ill./ 02) FGA ------3 vs. Northwestern (11/ Steinmetz FGA ------3 vs. Northwestern (11/22/ 22/02) 02) FT ------1 vs. Northwestern (11/ FT ------1 vs. Northwestern (11/22/ 22/02) 02) FTA ------4 vs. Northwestern (11/ 2002-03 Notes: Garnered three points, three rebounds and FTA ------4 vs. Northwestern (11/22/ 22/02) three assists in a 58-53 victory over Northwestern on 02) 3PT ------n/a November 22nd...scored four points and ripped down seven 3PT ------n/a 3PTA ----- n/a 3PTA ----- n/a REB ------3 vs. Northwestern (11/ rebounds, including six offensive boards, in 22 minutes of REB ------3 vs. Northwestern (11/22/ 22/02) action. 02) A ------3 vs. Northwestern (11/ A ------3 vs. Northwestern (11/22/ 22/02) 02) ST ------1 vs. Northwestern (11/ ST ------2 vs. Troy State (12/28/00) 22/02) BLK ------n/a BLK ------n/a

Season Highs LeKesha Williams Career Highs Points ---- 28 vs. Northwestern (11/22/ 5-6, Sr., G Points ---- 28 vs. Northwestern (11/22/ 02) 02) FG ------8 vs. Northwestern (11/22/02) # 22 Oklahoma City, FG ------9 vs. Columbia (11/16/01) FGA ------21 vs. Northwestern (11/22/ FGA ------21 vs. Northwestern (11/22/ 02) Okla./Midwest City 02) FT ------9 vs. Northwestern (11/22/02) FT ------9 vs. Northwestern (11/22/ FTA ------12 vs. Northwestern (11/22/ 02) 02) FTA ------21 vs. Northwestern (11/22/ 3PT ------3 vs. Northwestern (11/22/02) 2002-03 Notes: Recorded career-highs in points (28), free 02) 3PTA ------6 vs. Northwestern (11/22/02) throws (9) and three-pointers (3) in a 58-53 victory over 3PT ------3 vs. Northwestern (11/22/ REB ------6 vs. Northwestern (11/22/02) Northwestern on November 22nd...averaged 29.5 points 02) A ------2 vs. Northwestern (11/22/02) 3PTA ------6 vs. Northwestern (11/22/ ST ------2 vs. Northwestern (11/22/02) during the exhibition season...scored a game-high 34 points 02) BLK ------1 vs. Northwestern (11/22/02) in an 80-72 exhibition victory over St. Xavier...converted 14 REB ------9 vs. Chicago St. (12/15/01) of her 16 free throw attempts against St. Xavier...recorded a A ------7 vs. Air Force (11/24/01) ST ------6 vs. Air Force (11/24/01) game-high 25 points in a 75-65 loss to the Chicago BLK ------1 - ten times - most recently Challengers on November 14th. vs. Northwestern (11/22/02)

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Exhbition Game No. 2 Chicago Challengers 75, UIC 65 November 14, 2002

OFFICIAL BASKETBALL BOX SCORE — G A M E T O T A L S Chicago, Ill. - The Chicago Challengers outscored the Chicago Challengers vs UIC Flames 11/14/02 6:00 pm at University of Illinois at Chicago women’s basketball ———————————————————————————————————————— team 16-3 over the final 5:47 of the game to hand the VISITORS: Chicago Challengers TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS Flames a 75-65 loss in their final exhibition game of No. N A M E FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 3 Rastrelli, Kris f 3-6 3-5 4-4 0 1 1 2 13 1 1 0 1 22 the season at the UIC Pavilion on Thursday night. 11 Brown, Kina f 0-3 0-1 6-6 0 5 5 4 6 0 2 0 0 25 14 Stone, Carla c 1-6 0-1 1-2 1 3 4 3 3 3 2 0 0 28 Chicago’s Stacy Carney, who scored seven points 1 Carney, Stacy g 7-10 0-0 5-5 0 3 3 3 19 1 2 0 2 22 4 Green, Danielle g 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 during that run, scored a team-high 19 points for the 2 Krumrei-Bruno, Stacy 2-4 1-3 0-1 0 3 3 2 5 2 1 0 0 19 10 Bishop, Marilyn 5-13 2-5 0-2 2 1 3 2 12 5 3 0 0 30 Challengers. The Challengers also received solid 12 Udoka, Mfon 6-12 0-1 3-4 4 7 11 1 15 3 0 0 0 31 performances from Mfon Udoka (15 points, 11 13 Foster, Toni 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 15 TEAM ...... 3 3 6 rebounds), Kris Rastrelli (13 points) and Marilyn Bishop TOTALS 25-56 6-16 19-24 10 29 39 18 75 16 13 0 3 200 (12 points). TOT-FG 1stH: 11-27 40.7% 2ndH: 14-29 48.3% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 44.6% Deadbl UIC head coach Lisa Ryckbosch knew that her squad 3pt-FG 1stH: 3-8 37.5% 2ndH: 3-8 37.5% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 37.5% Rebs was in for a fight, but knew that the matchup would FThrow 1stH: 9-11 81.8% 2ndH: 10-13 76.9% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 79.2% 0 better prepare the Flames for their season-opener ———————————————————————————————————————— against the on November HOME TEAM: UIC Flames TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS 22nd. No. N A M E FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 33 Milner, Andrea f 3-6 0-1 1-2 4 4 8 2 7 2 3 1 1 33 “There’s no doubt that we were excited about the 44 Quinn, Chastity f 2-6 0-0 0-1 6 2 8 4 4 1 2 0 0 25 45 Tarnai, Zsuzsa c 6-18 1-6 2-4 3 8 11 2 15 1 3 1 1 30 opportunity to play them because it really mimics what 00 Hall, Consuela g 2-7 1-1 2-6 2 1 3 5 7 6 3 0 0 31 22 Williams, LeKesha g 10-21 2-5 3-5 1 4 5 4 25 2 1 0 2 34 we need to do in order to play Northwestern,” 5 Garrard, Ashley 1-5 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 13 Ryckbosch said. “There are kids over there that have 10 Dizon, Chrissy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 15 Thompson, Tina 2-7 0-2 0-0 6 1 7 0 4 1 2 0 1 22 played in the WNBA, two or three of them have played 32 Derrick, Tiamber 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 54 Hornung, Patti 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 in the Final Four. TEAM ...... 2 3 5 “I was very pleased with the way we came out and TOTALS 26-70 5-18 8-18 24 26 50 19 65 13 15 2 5 200

competed,” Ryckbosch continued. “My biggest TOT-FG 1stH: 14-31 45.2% 2ndH: 12-39 30.8% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 37.1% Deadbl concern was how we were going to compete against 3pt-FG 1stH: 3-7 42.9% 2ndH: 2-11 18.2% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 27.8% Rebs FThrow 1stH: 4-9 44.4% 2ndH: 4-9 44.4% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 44.4% 2 that level because they were bigger than us.” UIC was not concerned with the Challengers’ ———————————————————————————————————————— OFFICIALS: height advantage as the Flames out-rebounded their TECHNICAL FOULS: Chicago Challengers - none opponents, 50-39, including 24 offensive rebounds. UIC Flames - none ATTENDANCE: Senior center Zsuzsa Tarnai (Budapest, Hungary/Casper SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 OT3 OT4 TOTAL CC) recorded a double-double of 15 points and 11 Chicago Challengers 34 41 75 UIC Flames 35 30 65 boards to pace the Flames. Senior guard LeKesha Williams (Oklahoma City, Okla./Midwest City) led the Flames in scoring for the second-straight game with a game-high 25 points on 10-of-21 shooting, including a pair of treys. “There were some very bright spots out there and some things that have me excited,” Ryckbosch said. “There are also some things like being tied at 62 with 5:36 and finishing with 65 points.”

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Game No. 1 UIC 58, Northwestern 53 November 22, 2002 Evanston, Ill. - New University of Illinois at Chicago head women’s basketball coach Lisa Ryckbosch won her first OFFICIAL BASKETBALL BOX SCORE — G A M E T O T A L S career collegiate game as a head coach as her troops Illinois-Chicago vs Northwestern earned the 58-53 non-conference victory in their season- 11/22/02 5:00 pm at Welsh-Ryan Arena — Evanston, Illinois ———————————————————————————————————————— opener over Northwestern at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Friday VISITORS: Illinois-Chicago 1-0 night. TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS No. N A M E FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN The victory marked UIC’s first win over a Big Ten team 33 Milner, Andrea f 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 25 34 Chambers, Jaysie f 8-14 0-0 0-2 6 2 8 3 16 1 5 2 2 33 since November 29, 1994, when the Flames upended 45 Tarnai, Zsuzsa c 3-8 1-3 2-2 0 5 5 1 9 0 3 0 0 33 Michigan, 62-48, in their home opener. 00 Hall, Consuela g 0-3 0-3 0-1 0 4 4 4 0 0 3 0 4 33 22 Williams, LeKesha g 8-21 3-6 9-12 1 5 6 1 28 2 0 1 2 38 “It’s a great win for the program,” Ryckbosch said. “This 10 Dizon, Chrissy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 15 Thompson, Tina 1-3 0-0 1-4 2 1 3 2 3 3 1 0 1 15 a group that I’m having a lot of fun coaching. 25 Catlin, Akyla 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 “I want a team that’s going to play hard,” Ryckbosch 44 Quinn, Chastity 1-6 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 1 1 18 54 Hornung, Patti 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 continued. TEAM ...... 3 3 6 “I would want a team that is smart and coachable, and TOTALS 21-57 4-12 12-21 13 23 36 14 58 11 13 4 12 200 a team that is resilient enough for when things don’t go TOT-FG 1stH: 15-29 51.7% 2ndH: 6-28 21.4% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 36.8% Deadbl the way that we’ve laid it out, that they’re able to handle 3pt-FG 1stH: 3-6 50.0% 2ndH: 1-6 16.7% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 33.3% Rebs it. FThrow 1stH: 3-5 60.0% 2ndH: 9-16 56.3% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 57.1% 3 “That’s exactly what this team did today.” ———————————————————————————————————————— UIC improves to 1-0 on the campaign, while HOME TEAM: Northwestern 0-1 Northwestern falls to 0-1. TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS No. N A M E FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN Senior guard LeKesha Williams poured in a career- 10 AMBROSE, Kristin f 3-10 1-5 0-0 0 2 2 1 7 2 2 0 0 32 20 OKONKWO, Ifeoma f 3-4 1-1 0-3 1 6 7 5 7 0 2 0 0 25 high 28 points to lead the Flames, while teammate Jaysie 4 KWASINSKI, Sarah c 7-11 0-0 2-2 2 6 8 1 16 2 3 1 3 34 Chambers chipped in 16 points and ripped down eight 0 McCOMB, Samantha g 5-9 1-4 0-0 1 4 5 4 11 6 2 0 0 35 12 CULVER, Melissa g 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 12 boards. 21 McCARTHY, Maria 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 22 MORRISON, Suzanne 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 10 UIC came out on fire as the Flames shot a blistering 30 WILL, Natalie 3-7 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 3 6 4 2 0 1 27 51.7 percent from the field to jump out to a 36-26 lead 33 BUTLER, Emily 1-4 0-2 0-1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 8 42 DOLLAND, Leslie 2-5 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 1 4 1 1 0 0 17 over Northwestern heading into halftime. Williams led TEAM ...... 1 5 6 the charge as she poured in 17 points on six-of-10 TOTALS 24-53 3-16 2-6 9 29 38 18 53 16 19 1 4 200 shooting, including a pair of three pointers. TOT-FG 1stH: 11-24 45.8% 2ndH: 13-29 44.8% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 45.3% Deadbl UIC struggled in the second half as the Flames were 3pt-FG 1stH: 2-9 22.2% 2ndH: 1-7 14.3% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 18.8% Rebs held to 21.4 percent shooting in the final 20 minutes, FThrow 1stH: 2-6 33.3% 2ndH: 0-0 00.0% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 33.3% 1 including only registering one field goal over the last ———————————————————————————————————————— 10 minutes. OFFICIALS: Ron Dressander, Jerry Gibbons, Denise Brooks-Clauser But what an important field goal it was. TECHNICAL FOULS: Illinois-Chicago - none With the Flames holding on to a narrow 48-43 lead, Northwestern - none ATTENDANCE: junior Tina Thompson recorded a steal and was SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 OT3 OT4 TOTAL immediately fouled by Ifeoma Okonkwo. Thompson hit Illinois-Chicago 36 22 58 the front end of the one-and-one to extend UIC’s lead Northwestern 26 27 53 to 49-43. Thompson missed her second charity toss, Chambers grabbed the rebound and quickly dished out the pass to Williams, who calmly drained her third three-pointer to put the game out of reach for Northwestern. “We were struggling offensively and my philosophy has always been: ‘If we don’t score, they’re not going to score’,” Ryckbosch said. “That’s what we did in the second half and that was the difference in the ballgame.” Sophomore center Sarah Kwasinski led Northwestern with 16 points and eight rebounds, while guard Samantha McComb added 11 points for the Wildcats.

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