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SAN FRANCISCO 2015-16 Women’s Basketball Feb. 11 • 5 p.m. • Marriott Center Game 24 • WCC Game 13 San Francisco (14-9, 5-7) at BYU (20-4, 12-1) GAME INFORMATION 2015-16 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Venue ................... Marriott Center (20,900) OVERALL: 14-9 • WCC: 5-7 Tip-Off .........................................5 p.m. PT HOME: 6-5 • ROAD: 8-4 All-Time Series ................. USF trails, 14-2 First Meeting .............L, 58-62 (A) 1979-80 NOVEMBER Last Meeting ............ L, 57-66 (H) Jan. 9, 2016 7 Sat. CS STANISLAUS (Exh.) W, 93-50 Trends ......................... BYU has won the last six 13 Fri. at North Texas W, 69-61 14-8 • 5-6 WCC 17 Tue. HOLY NAMES W, 77-31 MEDIA HUB 20 Fri. CAL POLY L, 61-62 Video ...............................................BYUtv 23 Mon. at Utah Valley L, 88-94 OT USF Audio ....................usfdons.com/LIVE 25 Wed. NORTH DAKOTA W, 74-57 USF Play-by-play...............George Devine 28 Sat. at Sacramento State W, 95-94 In-game updates.............@USFDonsWBB DECEMBER COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT 1 Tue. at Nevada W, 70-62 Jessica Lantz ............... [email protected] 4 Fri. UC RIVERSIDE W, 88-76 BYU Cougars 6 Sun. at San Jose State W, 82-78 405.326.2836 (c) ............415.422.5248 (o) 20-4 • 12-1 WCC 8 Tue. at Long Beach State W, 66-52 19 Sat. SAN FRANCISCO STATE W, 73-45 21 Mon. SAINT MARY’S* L, 68-78 Probable USF Starters (based on last game) 23 Wed. at Pacific* L, 57-70 No. Name Pos. Ht. Class PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT% 31 Thu. at Gonzaga* L, 47-68 1 Zhané Dikes G 5-9 Sr. 14.7 7.4 2.7 .432 .348 .740 11 Rachel Howard G 5-10 Jr. 11.0 2.7 2.9 .412 .378 .714 JANUARY 14 Michaela Rakova F 6-3 So. 4.3 3.2 0.9 .435 --- .696 2 Sat. at Portland* W, 82-63 21 Anna Seilund G 5-9 So. 6.3 2.1 2.2 .391 .376 .600 7 Thu. SAN DIEGO* L, 58-67, OT 32 Taylor Proctor F 6-0 Sr. 18.0 8.4 3.5 .487 .382 .750 9 Sat. BYU* L, 57-66 14 Thu. at Loyola Marymount* W, 75-73, OT #OneTeam • When the Dons have the ball • 16 Sat. at Pepperdine* W, 81-74 The Dons embark on its last true road weekend Category Stat (NCAA rank) 23 Sat. at Santa Clara* L, 57-68 looking to do what it couldn’t do at home. Despite USF Scoring Offense 71.4 (60) 28 Thu. PORTLAND* W, 90-69 leading both BYU and San Diego in the fourth BYU Scoring Defense 60.8 (113) quarter at War Memorial at the Sobato Center, 30 Sat. GONZAGA* W, 71-52 the visitors managed victories and USF seeks to USF Field Goal Pct. .432 (49) even the series records with each of the top two BYU FG Pct. Defense .380 (109) FEBRUARY squads in the WCC standings. 4 Thu. SANTA CLARA* L, 57-59 USF 3FG Pct. .359 (27) BYU 3FG Pct. Defense .290 (87) 11 Thu. at BYU* 5 p.m. Between the Baselines 13 Sat. at San Diego* 2 p.m. The collaborative nature of the USF offense has USF Free Throw Pct. .741 (33) been a focus point on the season, and Dons 18 Thu. PEPPERDINE* 7 p.m. have coupled solid shooting with 16.1 assists • When the Cougars have the ball • 20 Sat. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT* 2 p.m. per game, good for 33rd in the nation. The squad BYU Scoring Offense 69.2 (91) 25 Thu. PACIFIC* 7 p.m. ranks in the top three in the league in shooting USF Scoring Defense 66.0 (231) 27 Sat. at Saint Mary’s* 1 p.m. percentages, coming in nationally at 27th in 3-point field goal percentage (.359), 33rd in free BYU Field Goal Pct. .419 (79) USF FG Pct. Defense .388 (151) throw percentage (.741) and 49th in field goal MARCH percentage (.432). BYU 3FG Pct. .369 (17) 3-8 WCC Championships ^ TBD USF 3FG Pct. Defense .355 (328) The Dons are led by senior Taylor Proctor’s ALL HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS; 18.40 points on .487 shooting, 8.4 rebounds, 3.5 BYU Free Throw Pct .686 (188) played at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center assists and 1.2 blocks per game. Zhane Dikes in San Francisco adds 14.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.2 steals, and Rachel Howard contributes 11.0 points on USF Comparison BYU +5.4 ..................Scoring Margin ................ +8.5 .378 shooting from beyond the arc and 2.9 as- * - WCC Game 38.3................. Rebounds/Game ............... 38.8 ^ - Orleans Arena; Las Vegas, Nevada sists a night. 16.1....................Assists/Game ................. 16.6 Call us ... DON’T call us ... 17.5................. Turnovers/Game ............... 15.2 Dons Lady Dons 0.9................Assist/Turnover Ratio ............. 1.1 San Francisco Dons San Fran 8.9...................... Steals/Game .................... 9.5 - all times Pacific and subject to change - University of San Francisco 2.9...................... Blocks/Game .................... 2.4 USF Dons One Team, One Dream, One Stat 2015-16 USF DONS ROSTER Head Coach No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School Jennifer Azzi 1 Zhané Dikes G 5-9 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman HS 2 Dagny McConnell F 6-3 Fr. Beaverton, ore./Beaverton HS 3 Raushan Gultekin G 5-7 Jr. Lund, Sweden/Salt Lake CC 11 Rachel Howard G 5-10 Jr. Berkeley, Calif./Berkeley HS 12 Jaylin Jones G 5-11 Fr. Placentia, Calif./Ed Dorado HS 14 Michaela Rakova F 6-3 So. Ivanka pri Dunaji, Slovakia/Gymnazium Hubeneho Stanford ’90 20 Cierra Roufosse F 6-3 Fr. Abbotsford, B.C./W.J. Mouat Sixth Season (2010-present) 21 Anna Seilund G 5-9 So. Copenhagen, Denmark/Falkonergaarden Career Record - 66-111 (27-67 WCC) 22 Claudia Price F 5-11 Jr. Mesquite, Texas/West Mesquite HS 23 Alicia Roufosse F 6-3 Fr. Abbotsford, B.C./W.J. Mouat Now in her sixth season as head coach at USF, Azzi 25 Zayn Dornstauder C 6-4 Fr. Regina, Saskatchewan/Hamilton HS (Chandler, Ariz.) has transformed the women’s basketball program into 32 Taylor Proctor F 6-0 Sr. Colorado Springs, Colo./Sand Creek HS a bona fide postseason contender. 35 Kalyn Simon G 5-9 R-So. San Jose, Calif./Archbishop Mitty HS 43 Ninni Salmi G 6-2 Fr. Kauhajoki, Finland/ Mäkelänrinne Sports HS The 2014-15 season saw the Dons finish with a 44 Hashima Carothers F 5-11 Jr. Las Vegas, Nev./Eastside College Prep (East Palo Alto, Calif.) WCC Championship finals appearance, earning a bid to the Women’s National Invitation Tournament, HEAD COACH: Jennifer Azzi, Sixth Season (Stanford, 1990) the program’s first postseason appearance since the ASSOC. HEAD COACHES: Blair Hardiek, Sixth Season (Missouri, 2007); 2001-02 season. The Dons served notice they were a Shanele Stires, Fourth Season (Kansas State, 1995) program on the rise by winning 10 of its first 12 games ASSISTANT COACH: Brittinee Yasukochi, Second Season (Occidental, 2010) of the year and taking perennial power Gonzaga to quadruple overtime on the Zags’ home court. DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS: Nikki Turner, First Season (CS Chico, 1999 & ‘02) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE - Junior Taylor Proctor earned first team All-WCC Players: Ninni Salmi Nee-nee SAWL-me honors while junior Zhane Dikes earned honorable Hashima Carothers Huh-SHEE-muh Anna Seilund AN-na SI-lund mention accolades. In addition, Paige Spietz (first team) along with Rachel Howard (honorable mention) Zhané Dikes Zhuhh-NAY Kalyn Simon KAY-lin and Alicia Scafidi (honorable mention) earned WCC Zayn Dornstauder ZANE DORN-stod-der All-Academic honors. Azzi’s commitment to academ- Raushan Gultekin Coaches: ics translated in the women’s basketball program RAU (rhymes with how)-shawn GOOL-tick-in Jennifer Azzi AY-zee garnering a perfect 1,000 Academic Progress Rating Michaela Rakova Mih-KAY-luh Ruh-KO-vuh Blair Hardiek HAR-deck in 2013-14. Alicia Roufosse ROO-foss Brittinee Yasukochi Yaw-soo-KO-chee Cierra Roufosse SEE-air-uh ROO-foss After a lifetime associated as both a player and an am- bassador for women’s basketball, the assignment at Starting Five USF serves as Azzi’s first as a Division I head coach. The Dons have employed four starting lineups this season, with Zhane Dikes, Rachel Howard and The Bay Area Sports Hall-of-Famer (BASHOF) brings Taylor Proctor starting every game of the year. an impressive playing resume featuring successful tenures with the USA National Team, five seasons in the WNBA, a founding member of the American G G G F F Overall WCC Basketball League (ABL), professional experience Dikes Howard Seilund Price Proctor 9-4 0-2 overseas and an All-American collegiate career at Dikes Howard Simon Price Proctor 0-1 0-1 Stanford. Dikes Howard Simon Proctor Rakova 5-3 6-3 Dikes Howard Seilund Proctor Rakova 0-1 0-1 A four-year starter at Stanford from 1987-90, Azzi became the first Cardinal women’s basketball player With Taylor Proctor jumping from the circle in the first 14 games, USF won 10 opening tips. In the to earn the Wade Trophy, the James Naismith Player last nine contests, Michaela Rakova has been at the ready for the jump, with the Dons earning the of the Year award, and the Honda-Broderick National first possession six times. Player of the Year honor. She was Stanford’s first *Most recent starting lineup in bold WBCA/Kodak All-American as a junior in 1989, and she earned the award a second time as a senior in 1990.