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2013 DREAM PLAYOFF MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS TEAM DIRECTORY Atlanta Dream MEDIA INFORMATION 225 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2400 Dream Staff Directory ...............................................2 Atlanta, GA 30303 Dream Roster ............................................................. 3 Phone: (877) 977-7729 Playoff Preview .......................................................... 4 Fax: 678-510-7489 WNBA Standings and Semifi nals Schedule ...........5 General Media Information ..................................... 6 Conference: Eastern Arena: Philips Arena (10,039) TEAM STAFF TV: FOX Sports South and SportSouth Fred Williams ............................................................. 7 Team mascot: Star Joe Ciampi .................................................................. 8 Primary Colors: Dream blue and red Julie Plank ...................................................................8 Website: www.AtlantaDream.net Kim Moseley .............................................................. 8 Facebook: www.facebook.com/atlantadream Spotters Charts ...........................................................9 Twitter: @AtlantaDream PLAYERS Ownership ................... Mary Brock & Kelly Loeffl er Alex Bentley ...................................................... 10-11 CEO ............................................... Ashley Preisinger Courtney Clements ........................................... 12-13 CRO ........................................................ Alton Byrd Erika de Souza .................................................... 14-15 Head Coach/General Manager .......... Fred Williams Tiff any Hayes....................................................... 16-17 Assistant Coaches ................. Joe Ciampi, Julie Plank Aneika Henry ......................................................18-19 Athletic Trainer/Manager of Ops ......... Kim Moseley Armintie Herrington ......................................... 20-21 Assistant Director of Ops ............. Camensky Bryson Sancho Lyttle ....................................................... 22-23 Sr. Director of Marketing & Comm. ...... Tonya Alleyne Angel McCoughtry ............................................24-25 Media Relations Manager ......................... Brad Gust Ruth Riley ............................................................ 26-27 Coordinator of Community Relations and Social Media ...... Alex Kotz Jasmine Th omas ................................................ 28-29 Le’Coe Willingham .............................................30-31 STATISTICS 2013 Regular Season Stats ...................................... 32 2013 Regular Season Box Scores ...................... 32-40 Dream Season Highs/Lows .................................... 41 Individual Season Highs ..........................................42 Dream Miscellaneous Stats .................................... 43 Quarter-by-Quarter Scoring ...................................44 2013 Eastern Conf. Series Breakdown ............45-47 2012 Dream Playoff Statistics ..................................48 2011 Dream Playoff Statistics ............................49-51 2010 Dream Playoff Statistics ...........................52-54 2009 Dream Playoff s Statistics ................................55 Dream Playoff Records ...................................... 56-58 2 www.AtlantaDream.net • @AtlantaDream 2013 DREAM PLAYOFF MEDIA GUIDE 2013 ATLANTA DREAM NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birth Date Exp From 00 Ruth Riley C 6-5 198 08/28/79 12 Notre Dame 2 Alex Bentley G 5-7 152 10/27/90 R Penn State 5 Jasmine Th omas G 5-9 145 09/30/89 2 Duke 13 Aneika Henry F/C 6-4 205 02/13/86 1 Florida 14 Erika de Souza F/C 6-5 190 03/09/82 7 Brazil 15 Tiff any Hayes G 5-10 155 09/20/89 1 Connecticut 20 Sancho Lyttle F 6-4 175 09/20/83 8 Houston 22 Armintie Herrington G/F 5-9 133 04/03/85 6 Mississippi 35 Angel McCoughtry G/F 6-1 160 09/10/86 4 Louisville 43 Le’Coe Willingham F 6-0 200 02/10/81 9 Auburn 54 Courtney Clements G 6-0 155 11/12/89 R San Diego State Head Coach & General Manager: Fred Williams (Boise State) Assistant Coaches: Joe Ciampi (Mansfi eld), Julie Plank (Ohio State) Athletic Trainer/Mgr. of Ops.: Kim Moseley (Southern Mississippi) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Erika de Souza (deh-SOH-za) Aneika Henry (uh-NEEK-uh) Armintie Herrington (ar-MIN-tee) Sancho Lyttle (SAN-choh) Angel McCoughtry (mc-CAW-tree) www.AtlantaDream.net • @AtlantaDream 3 2013 DREAM PLAYOFF MEDIA GUIDE ATLANTA DREAM PLAYOFF PREVIEW Th e 2013 regular season was one of highs and lows for the Atlanta history to reach 3,000 career points, narrowly missed claiming the Dream, but in the end, the team earned a playoff berth for the fi ft h steals title for a second year in a row as well, fi nishing second by consecutive season, as well as home-court advantage in a playoff se- averaging 2.7 theft s per game. In addition, McCoughtry, who also ries for the fi rst time in the team’s history. For a team which was was named a starter on the East squad for the All-Star game, saw picked to miss the playoff s entirely by many pundits prior to the sea- her assists rise dramatically, as she fi nished sixth in the league with a son’s start, it would most certainly be deemed a success. career-best average of 4.4 per game. Th e Dream entered the season with four returning starters plus top Erika de Souza also had an All-Star season for the Dream, leading reserve Tiff any Hayes, but there was one glaring question mark at the WNBA in double-doubles with 18. She fi nished third in the point guard. Th e departure of Lindsey Harding appeared to be the league in rebounding (9.9), fi ft h in fi eld goal percentage (.553), sixth primary reason the experts were not high on Atlanta entering the in blocks (1.8) and 12th in steals (1.3). She set team single-season re- season, but the off -season acquisitions of Jasmine Th omas from cords for double-doubles, rebounds and blocks, and at one point, de Washington and Alex Bentley via the draft had the Dream believing Souza had a team-record streak of six consecutive double-doubles. there would be little or no drop-off at the point guard spot. Despite the injury to Hayes that cost her 11 games this season, she Once the season began, it quickly became clear that the Dream had still managed to reach double-fi gures 12 times, including 10 times been underrated, as the team won its fi rst four games. Following its when coming off the bench, while averaging 11.3 points to garner fi rst loss, six more wins followed, and Atlanta was the talk of the consideration for Sixth Woman of the Year. Perhaps no statistic bet- WNBA with a league-best 10-1 record. Th e Dream became one of ter illustrated her value to the team, however, than the fact that At- just six teams to win at least 10 of its fi rst 11 games, and was es- lanta went 15-8 in games in which she played, and was just 2-9 in the pecially potent at Philips Arena, winning seven times during that 11 games she missed. stretch – all by at least nine points. Th e point guard duo of Th omas and Bentley exceeded expecta- But things quickly took a turn for the worse when the calendar tions, with the duo combining to average 16.8 points, 5.9 assists, turned to July. At the same time the schedule increased in diffi culty, 4.4 rebounds and 1.9 steals. Bentley proved to be perhaps the steal the team’s good fortune in the health department dissolved. On July of the draft , as the second-round pick was considered a favorite for 9 – the same day the team’s six-game winning streak came to an All-Rookie team honors aft er averaging 8.3 points, 2.8 assists and end in Minnesota – Hayes had surgery on her left knee, and Sancho 1.0 steals, and set a new WNBA record by making 10 consecutive Lyttle broke her left foot vs. the Lynx. Suddenly, the team was with- 3-pointers at one point. out two of its top four scorers. Armintie Herrington was a defensive stopper as usual for the Dream, It didn’t help that starting with that July 9 game, six of the next sev- setting a personal best with 65 steals in 28 games (2.3 spg), which en contests were on the road, including road games against all four ranked fourth in the league. Le’Coe Willingham provided veteran eventual playoff teams from the West. And when Angel McCough- leadership and fi lled in admirably for Lyttle during her absence from try was dinged up as well, missing a game in Seattle due to an Achil- the lineup. Lyttle, who also missed six games earlier in June while les strain, the result was a stretch that saw the team lose eight of its leading the Spanish National Team to the gold at EuroBasket Wom- next nine games to fall to 11-9. en 2013, was able to play in just six games during the regular season. Th ings appeared to be back on track when the Dream bounced back Th e Dream will once again rely on causing havoc defensively as it to win three games in fi ve days from Aug. 16-20, including an im- heads into the playoff s. Atlanta led the league in steals, averaging a pressive 13-point win over Minnesota. But then the ups and downs team-record 10.2 per game, and also topped the WNBA in turnovers continued, as injuries to Hayes and Armintie Herrington coincided forced (17.0). Th e Dream’s defense allowed just 75.4 points this sea- with a four-game losing streak, followed by yet another three-game son, setting a new team mark in that category as well. winning streak. With the playoff s set to begin, Atlanta appears poised to make an- Ultimately, the team cruised into the playoff s as the No. 2 seed out other postseason run. With