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2004-05 HOFSTRA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES – Game 18 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY PRIDE (9-8, 4-4 CAA) vs. Virginia Commonwealth University Rams (6-11, 2-6 CAA) Sunday, January 30, 2005 – 2 p.m. Hofstra University Arena (5,124) – Hempstead, New York 2004-05 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Contact: WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE (9-8, 4-4 CAA) Stephen A. Gorchov (516) 463-4933 – Work NOVEMBER 19 Fri. vs. Quinnipiac (Arena at Harbor Yard) W 77-61 (516) 523-5252 - Cell 24 Wed. COLGATE W 71-70 E-mail - [email protected] 27 Sat. at Fordham L 49-62 Radio: WRHU (88.7 FM) DECEMBER 1 Wed. at St. John’s L 70-83 www.wrhu.org 9 Thu. MASSACHUSETTS (METRO TV) L 57-64 Play-by-Play: Nate Bortnick 11 Sat. at Sacred Heart W 67-66 Analyst: - Matt Greiss 17 Fri. HARVARD W 68-57 Hofstra Athletic Homepage: The Hofstra athletic UM HOLIDAY CLASSIC (Coral Gables, FL) homepage can be found at www.hofstra.edu/Sports 28 Tue. vs. Loyola Marymount L 72-76 29 Wed. vs. Fairfield W 71-60 HOFSTRA’S TENTATIVE STARTERS JANUARY 2 Sun. at UNC Wilmington * L 57-67 6 Thu. at George Mason * W 77-64 #-Pos Name CL PPG RPG APG 9 Sun. TOWSON * L 67-72 32-G India Ali Fr. 3.0 2.6 2.9 14 Fri. at William & Mary * W 78-70 10-G Cigi McCollin So. 16.7 4.5 2.3 16 Sun. at Old Dominion * L 54-79 20 Thu. JAMES MADISON * W 55-54 11-F Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio Sr. 5.4 3.2 3.0 23 Sun. DELAWARE * L 54-70 15-F Lizanne Murphy So. 12.2 10.6 2.8 27 Thu. DREXEL * W 59-56 43-C Vanessa Gidden So. 14.8 8.1 0.4 30 Sun. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH * 2 p.m. FEBRUARY OFF THE BENCH 3 Thu. at Towson * 7 p.m. 6 Sun. WILLIAM & MARY * (FOX SPORTS-NY) Noon 5-G Tenicha Gittens Jr. 2.2 0.9 1.7 11 Fri. at James Madison * 7 p.m. 13 Sun. UNC WILMINGTON * 2 p.m. 21-G Jenna McSpadden Fr. 5.3 2.2 0.5 17 Thu. at Virginia Commonwealth * 7 p.m. 52-F Linn Quamme Fr. 1.6 1.1 0.2 20 Sun. at Drexel * 1 p.m. 54-F Carla Golden Fr. 0.3 0.8 0.0 24 Thu. GEORGE MASON * 7 p.m. 27 Sun. at Delaware * 1 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- OUT DUE TO INJURY MARCH 33-F Amaka Agugua Sr. -- -- -- 3 Thu. OLD DOMINION * 7 p.m. 2003-04 NUMBERS 12.0 6.5 1.1 CAA CHAMPIONSHIP (at Fairfax, VA) 35-F Lana Harshaw So. 7.6 6.4 0.6 9 Wed. Opening Round 5 and 7:30 p.m. 10 Thu. Quarterfinals Starting at Noon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Fri. Semifinals 5 & 7:30 p.m. 12 Sat. Championship (MSG Network) Noon 3/19 – 4/5 NCAA TOURNAMENT TBA Home games in BOLD CAPS * - Denotes Colonial Athletic Association game The Game: Hofstra, which has alternated wins and losses over the last 11 games, looks to start a streak of any kind for the first time since December HOFSTRA/VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH 11 & 17 (two wins) when they host Virginia Commonwealth on Sunday at 2 BY THE NUMBERS: p.m. This is the final game of a four-game home stand for the Pride, which opened CAA play with four of its first five contests on the road. Overall, Hofstra VCU Hofstra will play two of its next three at home. With already 1,700 pre-sold 64.9 Points Per Game 59.4 tickets for today’s game, Hofstra will establish a new record for attendance 66.5 Opps. Points Per Game 60.6 at a women’s basketball game. 43.5 Rebs. Per Game 39.9 40.9 Opps. Rebs Per Game 40.8 Streaks, Trends and Notes: 12.8 Assts. Per Game 10.6 - Of the 11 players on the Hofstra roster, 10 (4 Fr., 4 So. and 9.2 Steals Per Game 11.1 2 JC transfers) are in their first or second full year (McCollin red-shirted her 19.6 TO Per Game 21.8 freshman year due to injury) with the program and the other one, Amaka 3.6 BS Per Game 3.8 Agugua, is out indefinitely. 36.5 Field Goal Pct. 35.6 29.9 Three-Point Field Goal Pct. 25.4 - Two of Hofstra’s seven victories this season have come in the game’s final two seconds…and have both come against teams that won 21 games last 67.1 Free Throw Pct. 66.0 season. Colgate was 21-10, while Sacred Heart went 21-8 in 2003-04. 9-8 (4-4) Won-Loss Record (CAA) 6-11 (2-6) - Hofstra has two wins this season over teams that advanced to the TEAM LEADERS - PER GAME postseason in 2003-04. Colgate advanced to the NCAA Tournament where they met Tennessee, while George Mason earned a bid to the WNIT and faced Seton Hall. McCollin (16.7) Points Hogan (11.2) Murphy (10.6) Rebounds Hogan (9.1) - Hofstra has won 13 of its last 18 games at home in Hofstra Arena. Baldrey-Chourio (3.0) Assists Chistova (1.6) McCollin (2.3) Steals Hogan (2.0) - Hofstra has out-rebounded 24 of its last 33 opponents, including 12 of 17 Gidden (2.3) Blocks Cesnaviciute (2.0) this season. Murphy (35.1) Minutes Hogan (31.6) - Hofstra has made a three-pointer in 175 of its last 177 games. The last time the Pride didn’t make a three-pointer in a game was on January 26, About the Rams: Now is her second season at the helm of the VCU 2003 in a 99-69 road loss to Old Dominion. The current streak is 52 games program, Beth Cunningham has guided the Rams to a record of 20-25 in a row with a made three-pointer. in her short tenure. A 1997 graduate of Notre Dame, Cunningham led the Rams to a 14-14 overall record and a CAA mark of 10-8 in 2003- - The Pride is 24-4 in their last 28 games when they hold their opponent 04. Currently, VCU is 6-11 overall and 2-6 in the CAA, following a 61- under 60 points (3-0 this season). 60 home win over UNC Wilmington on Thursday. The Rams knocked Hofstra out of last season’s CAA Tournament with a 71-62 win in the - Since becoming a Division I program starting with the 1982-83 season, quarterfinals. Hofstra is 32-9 (78%) all-time when scoring 80 or more points in a game. In games that didn’t go to overtime, that number is 32-7 (82%), as the Pride lost both overtime games when they scored 80 or more points. Quick Facts – Virginia Commonwealth Rams (6-11, 2-6 CAA) Location: Richmond, Virginia - With just one senior seeing regular action currently, the Pride’s group of Founded: 1838 seven freshmen and sophomores have accounted for 992 of the 1103 Enrollment: 27,000 points scored this season, or 89.9%. Nickname: Rams Colors: Black & Gold - Sophomore guard Cigi McCollin has scored in double figures in 15 of the Conference: Colonial Athletic Association 16 games she has played in this season. She was the only member of the Home Court: ALLTEL Pavilion at the Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,500) Pride to score in double figures in each of the first six games. She notched President: Dr. Eugene P. Trani a career-high 26 points vs. Loyola Marymount on December 28. She has Athletic Director: Dr. Richard L. Sander scored in double figures in eight straight games that she has appeared in, 2003-04 Record: 14-14, 10-8 (6th) including all seven of her CAA games this season. McCollin missed the JMU game with an injury. Series Meetings with Virginia Commonwealth: Today’s game marks the 8th all-time meeting in the series between the Pride and the Rams. - Sophomore forward Lizanne Murphy, the reining CAA Player of the Week, All seven of the previous meetings have taken place since Hofstra has tallied double-doubles in nine of the Pride’s 17 games this year, and has led or tied for the team-lead in rebounding in 12 of Hofstra’s 17 games joined the CAA, and the Rams own a 6-1 lead in the all-time series. this season. Murphy nearly pulled off a rare triple-double against George Hofstra swept the season series and has won four of the last five Mason on January 6 when she tallied eight points, nine assists and 11 meetings. rebounds. She currently leads the CAA in double-doubles, and pulled down a career and CAA season-high (tied) 17 rebounds at William & Mary on CAA MEETINGS WITH Virginia Commonwealth January 14. Murphy currently ranks ninth nationally in double-doubles. 2003-04: VCU 71, Hofstra 62 (CAA Tournament) SEE LIST ON PAGE 8 FOR MORE DETAILS. 2003-04: @ VCU 83, Hofstra 73 2003-04: @ Hofstra 75, VCU 70 - Of the 109 field goals freshman guard Jenna McSpadden has attempted 2002-03: VCU 87, @ Hofstra 71 (OT) this season, 88 (81%) have been from beyond the three-point arc. 24 of 2002-03: @ VCU 74, Hofstra 57 her 30 (80%) made field goals this year are three-pointers. 2001-02: @ VCU 73, Hofstra 55 2001-02: VCU 70, @ Hofstra 63 - Sophomore center Vanessa Gidden (3) and sophomore forward Lizanne Murphy (4) have, in just this season alone, pulled down seven of the greatest single game rebounding totals in Hofstra Basketball history.