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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Media Contact: John Sinnett // 413.687.2237 // [email protected] UMassAthletics.com // @UMassAthletics // @UMassWBB // facebook.com/UMassAthletics Home games streamed live on UMassAthletics.com // Radio: WMUA 91.1 FM 2015-16 Schedule (0-0 Overall, 0-0 Atlantic 10) University of Massachusetts (0-0 Home, 0-0 Away, 0-0 Neutral) Women’s Basketball Game Notes DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Sun. Nov. 15 at Holy Cross 2 PM Wed. Nov. 18 at Harvard 7 PM GAME 1: UMASS (0-0) AT HOLY CROSS (0-1) Sat. Nov. 21 Buffalo 5 PM Fri. Nov. 27 at Colorado ^ 9:30 PM Sunday, November 15, 2015 // 2:00 p.m. // Hart Center (3,600) // Worcester, Mass. Sat. Nov. 28 vs. Ball State/Florida ^ 7/9:30 PM Wed. Dec. 2 at Bryant University 5 PM MULTIMEDIA OPTIONS Wed. Dec. 9 Hofstra 7 PM Live Stats: GameTracker; linked on UMassAthletics.com Sat. Dec. 12 at Central Connecticut 1 PM Watch: Campus Insiders/PatriotLeagueTV.com; linked on UMassAthletics.com Mon. Dec. 14 at Duke 7 PM Listen: WMUA 91.1 FM; linked on UMassAthletics.com Sat. Dec. 19 Boston University 6 PM Twitter: @UMassWBB; @UMassAthletics Girl Scout Appreciation Day Tues. Dec. 22 Hartford 7 PM THE MASSACHUSETTS-HOLY CROSS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SERIES Wed. Dec. 30 UMass-Lowell 7 PM Holy Cross leads, 11-10. Last meeting: UMass 72, Holy Cross 61; Dec. 14, 2014 Sat. Jan. 2 VCU * 2 PM Wed. Jan. 6 Saint Joseph’s * 7 PM UMASS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2015-16 FASTBREAK POINTS Sun. Jan. 10 at St. Bonaventure * (ASN) 5 PM Wed. Jan. 13 at Saint Louis * 8 PM • Sharon Dawley enters her sixth season with the team and 22nd as a head coach overall in 2015-16. She has Sat. Jan. 16 Richmond * 2 PM 299 career victories as a head coach including tenures at Vermont (2003-10) and Tufts (1984-93). Wed. Jan. 20 at George Washington * 7 PM • Rashida Timbilla averaged 9.4 rebounds per game, which led the squad in 2014-15 and was second in the Wed. Jan. 27 Rhode Island * 12 PM Atlantic 10 Conference. She was one of only two A-10 players to provide at least nine rebounds per game. Field Trip Day • Cierra Dillard was the third-highest scoring rookie in the A-10 at 10.6 points per game behind Rhode Island’s Sat. Jan. 30 at George Mason * 2 PM Charise Wilson (16.1; fourth) and Davidson’s Mackenzie Latt (11.6; 21st). Wed. Feb. 3 at Duquesne * 7 PM Sat. Feb. 6 Fordham * 2 PM • Rashida Timbilla was the only A-10 women’s basketball player last year to rank in the top-10 in rebounds, Play 4 Kay Day assists and steals. Timbilla led UMass and was second in the A-10 with 9.4 rebounds per game, and was first Wed. Feb. 10 at La Salle * 7 PM on the squad with 4.0 assists (seventh in A-10) and 2.2 steals (second). Sat. Feb. 13 St. Bonaventure * 2 PM • Rashida Timbilla’s 283 rebounds in 2014-15 were the most by a Minutewoman in one season since Jennifer Wed. Feb. 17 Dayton * 7 PM Butler had 412 over 28 games (14.7 rpg) in 2002-03. Sun. Feb. 21 at Davidson * 2 PM Wed. Feb. 24 at Rhode Island * 7 PM • Cierra Dillard scored 319 points (10.6 ppg) in 2014-15, the most by a UMass freshman in one campaign since Sat. Feb. 27 La Salle * 2 PM Melissa Gurile (365) and Octavia Thomas (354) in 1992-93. Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Championship LOOKING TO REPLACE TWO KEY FIGURES FROM 2014-15 Wed. March 2 First Round TBA Thurs. March 3 Second Round TBA • Kim Pierre-Louis, an Atlantic 10 Second Team All-Conference pick, was second among A-10 scorers with 18.4 Fri. March 4 Semifinals TBA points per game. She had the highest field goal percentage in the A-10 (.533; 221-of-415). Sat. March 5 Quarterfinals TBA • Kim Pierre-Louis scored a career-high 33 points in two games during 2014-15, at Boston University (Dec. 28) Sun. March 6 Championship Game TBA and at La Salle (Feb. 7). She is only the third Minutewoman with at least two games scoring 30-plus points. *A-10 Conference game // All times Eastern & • Kim Pierre-Louis surpassed 500 points scored during the 2014-15 season in the win over Rhode Island on subject to change // Games bolded are played at March 1. She is only the fifth Minutewoman in program history to earn at least as many points in one year. the Mullins Center in Amherst, Mass. // ^Omni Hotel • Emily Mital eclipsed 100 career games with the Minutewomen when she appeared in the lineup at Fordham Classic last year. She competed in 84 consecutive contests (113 total appearances) and only missed one game in her career due to injury. WHATCHA LOOKING FOR? 2015-16 STARTING LINEUP & RESERVES Page 2 .....Alphabetical & Numerical Rosters NO. NAME POS YR MPG PPG RPG 2014-15 SEASON NOTE(S) Page 3 .......... Quick Facts & Game Notes 13 Bria Stallworth G Fr. --- --- --- --- Pages 4-5 ......................Game Notes 15 Cierra Dillard G So. 28.8 10.6 3.1 20 pts, 5 assists in win over Rhode Island 23 Rashida Timbilla F Sr. 35.4 8.3 9.4 Scored double-figures in 4 of final 5 games Pages 6-7 .. Head Coach Sharon Dawley’s Bio 31 Kymber Hill C Jr. 20.3 4.0 4.5 Tied career high with 14 pts at BU (12/28) Page 7 ...........Coaching Staff Breakdown 32 Alyssa Lawrence F R-So. - - - Redshirted 2014-15 season Page 8 .... Atlantic 10 Notes, Rankings, Stats Pages 9-10 ...........Additional Game Notes RESERVES 00 Maggie Mulligan C So. 9.0 1.8 1.8 Career-best 10 pts vs. Harvard (12/3) Page 11-15 ................................ 2 Amber Dillon G R-Sr. 15.0 4.2 1.0 8 p, 2 r, 1 a vs. SBU in A-10 1st round (3/4) . Superlatives, Last Time, Season Stats 3 Alyx Stiff G Jr. 6.1 1.4 0.5 7 pts, 2 asts in 7 min vs. St. Bonaventure (1/31) Pages 16-28 .....................Player Bios 10 Stephanie Foukaris F Fr. --- --- --- --- 11 Ciara Rosten F So. 12.0 2.5 2.9 4 pts, 4 rebs, 1 assists in 13 min at VCU (2/22) Page 29 .........TV/Radio Head Shot Roster 21 Victoria Stewart G Jr. 3.5 0.8 0.4 10 appearances in reserve 22 Jessica George G Fr. --- --- --- --- 25 Leah McDerment G So. 23.4 3.0 1.5 3.8 assists/game in last 10 contests 1 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER 2015-16 MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER BY POTENTIAL POSITION No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous College Forward (5) Guard (8) 00 Maggie Mulligan So. F/C 6-2 Boston, Mass./Boston Latin School Stephanie Foukaris Cierra Dillard 2 Amber Dillon R-Sr. G 5-2 Dorchester, Mass./Brookline/The University of Maine Kymber Hill Amber Dillon 3 Alyx Stiff Jr. G 5-9 Las Vegas, Nev./Quest Preparatory Academy Alyssa Lawrence Jessica George 10 Stephanie Foukaris Fr. F 6-1 Nicosia, Cyprus/Pascal English School Nicosia Maggie Mulligan Leah McDerment 11 Ciara Rosten So. F 6-2 Cheektowaga, N.Y./Maryvale Rashida Timbilla Bria Stallworth 13 Bria Stallworth Fr. G 5-6 Homewood, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor Victoria Stewart 15 Cierra Dillard So. G 5-9 Rochester, N.Y./Gates Chili Post (2) Alyx Stiff 21 Victoria Stewart Sr. G 5-7 Amherst, Mass./Amherst-Pelham Regional Rashida Timbilla 22 Jessica George Fr. G 5-10 Waldorf, Md./North Point Kymber Hill 23 Rashida Timbilla Sr. G/F 6-1 Ottawa, Ontario/John McCrae Secondary School Maggie Mulligan 25 Leah McDerment So. G 5-10 Stockport, England/Priestnall School 31 Kymber Hill Jr. F/C 6-2 Belleville, Ill./Althoff Catholic 32 Alyssa Lawrence R-So. F 6-1 New Rochelle, N.Y./The Ursuline School/San Diego State ALPHABETICAL ROSTER BY ELIGIBILITY No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous College Senior (3) Sophomore (4) 15 Cierra Dillard So. G 5-9 Rochester, N.Y./Gates Chili Amber Dillon Cierra Dillard 2 Amber Dillon R-Sr. G 5-2 Dorchester, Mass./Brookline/The University of Maine Victoria Stewart Leah McDerment 10 Stephanie Foukaris Fr. F 6-1 Nicosia, Cyprus/Pascal English School Nicosia Rashida Timbilla Alyssa Lawrence 22 Jessica George Fr. G 5-10 Waldorf, Md./North Point Maggie Mulligan 31 Kymber Hill Jr. F/C 6-2 Belleville, Ill./Althoff Catholic Junior (2) 32 Alyssa Lawrence R-So. F 6-1 New Rochelle, N.Y./The Ursuline School/San Diego State Kymber Hill Freshman (3) 25 Leah McDerment So. G 5-10 Stockport, England/Priestnall School Alyx Stiff Stephanie Foukaris 00 Maggie Mulligan So. F/C 6-2 Boston, Mass./Boston Latin School Jessica George 11 Ciara Rosten So. F 6-2 Cheektowaga, N.Y./Maryvale Bria Stallworth 13 Bria Stallworth Fr. G 5-6 Homewood, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor 21 Victoria Stewart Sr. G 5-7 Amherst, Mass./Amherst-Pelham Regional 3 Alyx Stiff Jr. G 5-9 Las Vegas, Nev./Quest Preparatory Academy 23 Rashida Timbilla Sr. G/F 6-1 Ottawa, Ontario/John McCrae Secondary School Head Coach: Sharon Dawley (Saint Anselm ‘83), Sixth Season PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Assistant Coach: Jen MacAulay (Vermont ‘02), Sixth Season Cierra Dillard see-AIR-uh Assistant Coach: Yolanda Griffith, Second Season Kymber Hill kim-burr Assistant Coach: Chris Wielgus (Springfield ‘74), Third Season/Second As Assistant Coach Stephanie Foukaris foo-CARE-iss Director of Basketball Operations: Candice Walker (Loyola [Md.] ‘11), First Season Jen MacAulay mack-AW-lee Graduate Assistant: Michael Patterson (Massachusetts ‘15), Fourth Season/First As Graduate Assistant Leah McDerment lee-uh Ciara Rosten see-AIR-uh Alyx Stiff Alex Rashida Timbilla tim-BILL-uh Chris Wielgus well-gus 2014-15 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS NUMERICAL ROSTER No.