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SAINT FRANCIS 2016-17 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME • NEC-BEST 11 NEC TOURNAMENT TITLES • 11 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES NOTES Schedule/Results WBB CONTACT: DAN GRIFFIN | EMAIL: [email protected] | (O) 814-472-3180 November Wed. 2 Vs Pitt-Johnstown (ex) W, 110-79 Sun. 13 at Wisconsin W, 103-100 3-4 overall 0-0 NEC Game 7-0 overall 0-0 AAC Head Coach-17th year Tue. 15 at Marquette L, 104-91 Head Coach-5th year 37-35 NEC 292-226 Overall Joe Haigh 54-77 Overall Jose Fernandez Sat. 19 COLUMBIA L, 84-77 3-4 last 10 W1 Streak 7-0 last 10 W7 Streak Tue. 22 CANISIUS W, 95-74 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 8 Mon 28 CORNELL L, 78-72 SFU at South Florida |Sun Dome|Tampa, FL Wednesday, December 14, 2016| 7PM December Tale of the Tape Sat. 3 at Youngstown State L, 69-68 Mon. 12 at Coastal Carolina W, 70-59 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Series Notes Wed. 14 at South Florida 82.3 PPG 78.4 PPG Overall: 2nd Meeting Fri. 16 vs UMES (at FAU) 81.1 opp. PPG 53.3 opp. PPG Streak: USF W1 Last Red Flash Win:N/A Sat. 17 FAU or Jackson State 43.1 fg % 44.7 fg % 40.9 opp. fg. % 33.1 opp. fg. % Tue. 20 at William and Mary 33.3 3pt fg % 41.4 3pt fg % Thu. 29 at Fairleigh Dickinson* 23.5 opp.3pt 29.9 opp.3pt Sat. 31 at Sacred Heart* 79.8 FT % 80.5 FT % Game Coverage January 71.0 opp. FT 71.1 opp. FT Video: GoUSFBulls.com Sat. 7 LIU BROOKLYN* Radio: GoUSFBulls.com 37.4 RPG 44.6 RPG Mon. 9 St. FRANCIS BROOKLYN* 46.1 opp RPG 30.7 opp RPG Live Stats: GoUSFBulls.com Sat. 14 at Mount St. Mary’s* 15.7 APG 16.7 APG 16.1 opp APG 10.4 opp APG Mon. 16 at Robert Morris* 20.9 TO PG Sat. 21 BRYANT* 14.1 TO PG 20.3 opp TO 13.7 opp TO PG Mon. 23 CENTRAL CONN. STATE* 6.1 Blocks PG 3.0 Blocks PG Sat. 28 at Wagner* 1.7 opp Blocks 3.1 opp Blocks Mon. 30 ROBERT MORRIS* February Sat. 4 at LIU Brooklyn* Mon. 6 at St. Francis Brooklyn* PROBABLE STARTERS Sat. 11 MOUNT ST. MARY’S* Mon. 13 WAGNER* Sat. 18 at Bryant* Mon. 20 at Central Conn. State* Sat. 25 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON* #44 Halee Adams #34 Ace Harrison #23 Jessica Kovatch #5 Katie Reese #15 Maya Wynn Mon. 27 SACRED HEART* JR. Guard JR. Forward So. Guard SR. Guard JR. Guard * NEC Contest 5.8 PPG 17.3 PPG 18.7 PPG 14.7 PPG 11.0 PPG 5.0 RPG 10.0 RPG 2.7 RPG 1.7 RPG 2.8 RPG HOME GAMES IN CAPS 2.6 APG 3.5 APG 1.2 APG 4.1 APG 1.6 APG SFU Women’s Basketball | 1 2016-17 Saint Francis U Basketball Roster Numerical Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown / High School 1 Madison Johnson So. G 5-7 Knox, Pa. / Keystone 2 Caitlyn Kroll Fr. G 5-10 Bridgeport, Ohio / Bridgeport 5 Katie Reese R-Sr. G 5-8 Boonton Township, N.J. / Mountain Lakes (Manhattan) 11 Kayla Meador So. G 5-6 Burke, Va. / Paul VI 13 Sam Marino Jr. G 5-5 Camp Hill, Pennsylvania / East Pennsboro High School 14 Taylor Allison Sr. G 5-7 State College, Pa. / State College 15 Maya Wynn Jr. G 5-11 Reisterstown, Md. / McDonogh 20 Caitlin Carroll Fr. G 5-9 Middletown, New Jersey / Red Bank Catholic 22 Jillian Scott Fr. G/F 5-11 Summerhill, Pa. / Forest Hills 23 Jessica Kovatch So. G 5-9 Phillipsburg, N.J. / Phillipsburg 24 Kyasia Duling R-Jr. F 6-3 Zanesville, Ohio / New Albany (Duquesne) 30 Jill Falvey So. F 6-0 Lincroft, N.J. / Middletown South 32 Courtney Zezza So. F/C 6-4 Plum, Pa. / Plum 33 Cydney Smith R-Jr. F/C 6-3 Port Tobacco, Md. / St. Mary’s Ryken 34 Ace Harrison Gr. F 6-2 Baltimore, MD / Digital Harbor (Maryland) 44 Halee Adams R-Jr. G 5-8 Hollidaysburg, Pa. / Bishop Guilfoyle (Sienna) 50 Samiah Bethel Sr. G 5-9 Jacksonville, Fla. / Potter’s House Christian Academy Alphabetical Roster 44 Halee Adams R-Jr. G 5-8 Hollidaysburg, Pa. / Bishop Guilfoyle (Sienna) 14 Taylor Allison Sr. G 5-7 State College, Pa. / State College 50 Samiah Bethel Sr. G 5-9 Jacksonville, Fla. / Potter’s House Christian Academy 20 Caitlin Carroll Fr. G 5-9 Middletown, New Jersey / Red Bank Catholic 24 Kyasia Duling R-Jr. F 6-3 Zanesville, Ohio / New Albany (Duquesne) 30 Jill Falvey So. F 6-0 Lincroft, N.J. / Middletown South 34 Ace Harrison Gr. F 6-2 Baltimore, MD / Digital Harbor (Maryland) 1 Madison Johnson So. G 5-7 Knox, Pa. / Keystone 23 Jessica Kovatch So. G 5-9 Phillipsburg, N.J. / Phillipsburg 2 Caitlyn Kroll Fr. G 5-10 Bridgeport, Ohio / Bridgeport 13 Sam Marino Jr. G 5-5 Camp Hill, Pennsylvania / East Pennsboro High School 11 Kayla Meador So. G 5-6 Burke, Va. / Paul VI 5 Katie Reese R-Sr. G 5-8 Boonton Township, N.J. / Mountain Lakes (Manhattan) 22 Jillian Scott Fr. G/F 5-11 Summerhill, Pa. / Forest Hills 33 Cydney Smith R-Jr. F/C 6-3 Port Tobacco, Md. / St. Mary’s Ryken 15 Maya Wynn Jr. G 5-11 Reisterstown, Md. / McDonogh 32 Courtney Zezza So. F/C 6-4 Plum, Pa. / Plum Pronunciation Guide #24 Kyasia Duling....(Kai-A-Juh) Head Coach: Joe Haigh (Notre Dame ‘95) #50 Samiah Bethel.....(sa-MY-a) Assistant Coaches: Kyle Hejmowski (Canisius ‘03) Joe Haigh (hayg) Vanessa Abel (Duquesne ‘10) Kyle Hejmowski (Hedge-mowski) Janicia Anderson (Wilberforce ‘10) Director of Operations: Rachel Halaszynski (PSU- McKeesport ‘12) Janicia Anderson (Juh-knee-C-uh) Rachel Halaszynski (Hal-uh-zin-ski) SFU Women’s Basketball | 2 OPPONENT NOTES SERIES HISTORY • South Florida improved to 7-0 on the season with a 78-59 win at Arkansas St. USF Leads 1-0 • The Bulls moved up to #19 in the latest coaches’ poll • As it stands, USF is the only ranked opponent on the Red Flash schedule 1. 12/31/09 @USF 86 SFU 74 • The Bulls are one of just 12 remaining unbeaten teams remaining in D-1 • Kitija Laska led the Bulls with 20 points against Ark. St. and leads three players in double figures at 22 points per game • The Bulls are a solid rebounding team, at 43 boards per game, Tamara Henshaw leads with 8 rpg but seven players average at least three boards per game. LAST TIME OUT • USF out scored Ark. State 48-27 in the second half in a 78-59 road win • The Bulls went to work inside, out scoring ASU 36-18 in the paint • The Bulls put four players in double figures, led by Laska’s 20 • USF turned 13 turnovers into 12 points and had a 12-0 edge on the fast break 2016-17 South Florida Bulls # NAME POS HT YR HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL 3 JAZZ BOND F 6-4 FR. MURFREESBORO, TENN. (BLACKMAN HS) 10 LAURA FERREIRA F 5-11 JR. LISBOA, PORTUGAL 11 ARIADNA PUJOL G/F 6-1 SR. MATARO, SPAIN (GEM) 12 MARIA JESPERSEN F 6-0 JR. ARHUS, DENMARK (MARSELISBORG) 13 DOROTTYA NAGY F 6-2 FR. PECS, HUNGARY (PINKK-PECSI) 14 PAIGE CASHIN F 6-4 SR. NEWARK, OHIO (NEWARK HS) 20 NACHALIE DE JESUS G 5-7 JR. LUQUILLO, PUERTO RICO/MIAMI DADE 21 SHAE LEVERETT F 6-2 FR. RINCON, GA. (SOUTH EFFINGHAM HS) 22 LAIA FLORES PG 5-7 JR. MATARO, SPAIN (IES MIQUEL BIADA) 23 TAMARA HENSHAW F 6-1 FR. PALM COAST, FLA. FLAGLER PALM 24 ENNA PEHADZIC G 5-9 FR. HORSENS, DENMARK 32 NANCY WARIOBA C 6-3 SR. KISUMU, KENYA (BLINN COLLEGE) 33 KITIJA LAKSA F 6-0 SO. RIGA, LATVIA (RIGAS FRANCU LICEJS) 45 KATELYN WEBER C 6-5 SR. LITTLE ROCK, ARK. (HALL HS) 54 ALYSSA RADER C 6-2 SO. THORNTON, COLO. (HORIZON) ABOUT USF Previous Game Starters Last Time Out: ( W, at Arkansas St., 78-59) 11 ARIADNA PUJOL..................G 12 MARIA JESPERSEN .................F High Scorer.......................Laska, 20 22 LAIA FLORES ....................G High Rebounder .............. Henshaw ,10 Assists Leader .....................Flores, 7 33 KITIJA LAKSA .....................F 45 KATELYN WEBER ................. C Head Coach Jose Fernandez (FIU-1994) 292-226, 17th season SFU Women’s Basketball | 3 SFU’S RECORD WHEN... ALL 16-17 NEC FLASH POINTS playing at HOME 1-2 N/A • This game marks the start of a five-game in eight days, 10-day road trip to wrap up the non-confer- playing on the ROAD 1-2 N/A leading or tied at halftime 2-2 N/A ence season. SFU will play: CCU, USF, UMES, FAU/Jackson State, and William and Mary. trailing at halftime 0-2 N/A • Saint Francis was picked third in the pre-season NEC coaches’ poll earning one first place vote the SAINT FRANCIS offense... shoots 50% or higher 0-0 N/A • Sophomore Jessica Kovatch was named to the pre-season All-NEC team shoots less than 50% 2-4 N/A • Kovatch was also named to the Nancy Lieberman Award watch list, which goes to the best point shoots higher than opponent 2-0 N/A shoots lower than opponent 0-4 N/A guard in the nation hits 8 or more three-pointers 2-2 N/A hits 7 or fewer three-pointers 0-2 N/A • Saint Francis returns four starters from last year’s NEC semi-final team the OPPOSING offense..