State Women’s Washington State Athletic Media Relations • Bohler Addition 195 • Pullman, WA 99164 • (509) 335-2684 Jason Krump (Interim Women’s Basketball) - Office 509.335.8843 • [email protected] Bill Stevens, Director - Office: 509.335.4294 • Email: [email protected] Assistant Directors: Linda Chalich ([email protected]) • Craig Lawson ([email protected]) • Jessica Schmick ([email protected])

WSU Schedule Record: 0-0, 0-0 Time (PT)/Result WSU Faces Nationally-Ranked North Carolina 11/7 Lewis-Clark State (Exh.) W - 64-63 11/12 at Saint Mary’s L - 73-69 11/14 at UC Davis L - 77-38 11/18 at Portland L - 91-80 11/22 vs. Nebraska L - 87-79

Waikiki Beach Marriott Rainbow Wahine Showdown Washington State Cougars (0-4, 0-0) 11/26 vs. North Carolina 2:15 p.m. 11/27 TBA TBA vs. No. 14 (AP) No. 15 (ESPN/USA Today) North Carolina 11/28 TBA TBA November 26 • Honolulu Hawaii • 2:15 p.m. (PT) 12/5 vs. Nevada 1 p.m. 12/7 vs. South Dakota St. 7 p.m. WSU faces nationally-ranked North Carolina in Rainbow Wahine Showdown 12/11 at Gonzaga 2 p.m. 12/18 at Wyoming 1 p.m. vs. Illinois or Long Beach State 12/21 at San Diego State 7 p.m. 12/31 vs. USC 1 p.m. November 27 • Honolulu Hawaii • TBA 1/2 vs. UCLA 1 p.m. 1/6 at Oregon TBA WSU plays its second game of Rainbow Wahine Showdown 1/8 at Oregon State TBA 1/14 vs. California 5:30 p.m. What’s Happening: For the second straight game, the Washington State Cou- 1/16 vs. Stanford 1 p.m. 1/20 at Arizona State 10 a.m. gars take on a nationally-ranked opponent. The Cougars face No. 14 (AP)/No. 1/22 at Arizona TBA 15 (ESPN/USA Today) North Carolina, Friday, Nov. 26 in the first game of the 1/30 at Washington 12 p.m. Waikiki Beach Marriott Rainbow Wahine Showdown. Tip is at 2:15 p.m. Pacific. 2/3 vs. Oregon State 7 p.m. On Monday, Nov. 22, WSU met No. 20 (ESPN/USA Today) Nebraska in Pullman. 2/5 vs. Oregon 1 p.m. 2/10 at Stanford TBA 2/12 at California 7:30 p.m. Rainbow Wahine Showdown: The Cougars are one of eight teams participating 2/17 vs. Arizona 7 p.m. in the Thanksgiving weekend tournament hosted by the University of Hawai’i. 2/19 vs. Arizona State 1 p.m. The other six teams are North Carolina, Illinois, Long Beach State, Gonzaga, 2/26 vs. Washington 7:30 p.m. Mississippi and North Carolina Central. The tournament schedule is below (Ha- 3/3 at USC TBA waiian Time). 3/5 at UCLA TBA

3/9-3/12 Pac-10 Conference Tournament 2010 Waikiki Beach Marriott Rainbow Wahine Showdown Fri., Nov. 26 North Carolina vs. Washington State 12:15 p.m. Illinois vs. Long Beach State 2:30 p.m. Gonzaga vs. Mississippi 4:45 p.m. Hawai’i vs. NC Central 7:00 p.m. Sat., Nov. 27 G5- Loser G1 vs. Loser G2 12:15 pm G6- NC Central vs. W/L Game 3 2:30 p.m. G7- Winner G1 vs. Winner G2 4:45 p.m. G8- Hawai’i vs. W/L GAME 3 7:00 p.m. Sun. Nov. 28 G9- Loser G5 vs. Loser G6 11:15 a.m. G10- Winner G5 vs. Winner G6 1:30 p.m. G11- Loser G7 vs. Loser G8 3:45 p.m. G12- Hawai’i vs. W/L GAME 5/7 6:00 p.m.

Series History: Friday’s game will mark the first meeting between WSU and North Carolina. 2010-11 WASHINGTON STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Listen In: Fans can listen to this weekend’s games live on KQQQ 1150 AM WSU Quick Facts or KHTR (104.3 FM) in the Pullman/Moscow area, or with a subscription to Cougar All Access at WSUCougars.com (click on the All Access button on the WSUCougars.com home page). Steve Grubbs and Jessica Oestreicher will call the action.

Last Game Recap: In a back and forth affair that featured 15 lead changes WSU Information and 14 ties, including 13 lead changes and nine ties in the first half alone, the Location...... Pullman, Wash. Cougars fell to No 21 Nebraska 87-79 in non-conference women’s basketball Nickname...... Cougars Colors ...... Crimson and Gray action Monday, Nov. 22 at Beasley Coliseum. Carly Noyes led WSU with 19 Founded ...... 1890 points on 9-of-14 shooting. Ireti Amojo added 13 while Hana Potter added 10. President...... Elson S. Floyd Athletic Director...... Faculty Representative...... Making Some Noyes: With 12 blocks this season Carly Noyes increased her ...... Ken Casavant in that category to 69 and has moved past Bianca McCall for sixth on the Conference...... Pacific-10 Enrollment...... 23,300 school’s all-time list. Noyes is just four blocks away from fifth position on the Venue . . . . . Beasley Coliseum (11,671) list (Kathy Weber, 73). Tickets...... 1-800-GO-COUGS Website...... www.WSUCougars.com Twitter. . . .twitter.com/WSUCougars_com Lending An Assist: Rosetta Adzasu’s nine assists vs. Nebraska tied for the Facebook...... facebook.com/ best single-game performance by a Pac-10 player this season. Adzasu is WSUCougarAthletics YouTube. youtube.com/WSUCougarAthletics fourth in the Pac-10 in assists (5.8/game) and leads the team in scoring (11.3 points a game) SID Information SID...... Bill Stevens Assistants ...... Linda Chalich News & Notes: Junior point guard April Cook (back), WSU’s leading scorer last ...... Craig Lawson season, has sat out the Cougars’ first four games this season and her status ...... Jessica Schmick Address. . . . Bohler Athletic Complex 195 is day-to-day…the Cougars three true freshman (Hana Potter, Sage Romberg, ...... Pullman, WA 99164-1602 Brandi Thomas) have started at least one game this young season. Romberg Phone ...... 509-335-COUG (2684) has started all four…three Cougars (Rosetta Adzasu 11.3, Carly Noyes 10.8, FAX...... 509-335-0267 Sage Romberg 10.5) are averaging double-figures in points…Seven Cougs Team Information have reached double figures in scoring in at least one game this season… Head Coach...... June Daugherty WSU is first in Pac-10 in free throw percentage .742 (46-62)...... Ohio State, 1978 WSU Record. . . . 24-66 (Three Seasons) Career Record. . . .338-279 (21 Seasons) Cougars on TV: WSU’s Jan. 14 game versus California has been selected Associate Head Coach. . . Mike Daugherty Assistant Coach...... Mo Hines for broadcast by Fox Northwest. The Cougars’ match-up against the Assistant Coach...... Brian Holsinger Golden Bears at Beasley Coliseum will tip at 5:30 p.m. It will mark the third Coordinator of Operations. . . Kate Werner appearance for the Cougars on television during the 2010-11 season. Two Student-Athletes Returning...... 9 Newcomers...... 5 games have previously been selected for live national television broadcasts. 2009-10 Record...... 8-22 The Cougars’ match-ups at Washington (Jan. 30) and at California (Feb. 12) 2009-10 Pac-10 Record/Finish. . . 3-15/9th were selected as part of the Pac-10’s 20-game package with FSN, and will be televised nationally. Find WSU Women’s Hoops Oestreicher retires: Center Jessica Oestreicher will no longer compete with the WSU RADIO:Fans can listen to this weekend’s women’s basketball team due to injuries. Oestreicher redshirted her sopho- games live on KQQQ 1150 AM or KHTR (104.3 more season in 2009-10 after undergoing knee surgery following her freshman FM) in the Pullman/Moscow area, or with a sub- season. She is will continue to be on scholarship while pursuing her degree in scription to Cougar All Access at WSUCougars. communication and will serve as color commentator with Steve Grubbs during com (click on the All Access button on the WSU- road broadcasts on the Washington State ISP Sports Network Cougars.com home page). Steve Grubbs will call the games live. Non-Conference Schedule: In addition to a Pac-10 schedule that features WSUCOUGARS.COM: Student-athlete bios, 2010 national runner-up Stanford, 2010 WNIT champion California, NCAA stats, schedule, results, records, and blog can participant UCLA, and in-state rival Washington, the Cougars non-conference be found at the women’s basketball home page slate features at least 10 teams that advanced to postseason play in 2009-10 at WSUCougars.com, the official website of Cougar Athletics. including Nebraska, one of four No. 1 seeds in the 2010 NCAA Tournament.

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2010-11 NUMERICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS HT EXP YR HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL / COLLEGE) 1 Cook, April PG/G 5-8 2V JR Carson, Calif. (Long Beach Poly HS) 2 Amojo, Ireti G/F 5-10 SQ RS-FR Berlin, Germany (Coubertin Gymnasium) 3 Madison, Katie F 6-0 1V RS-SR Vancouver, Wash. (Prairie HS/Idaho) 4 Grad, Katie G 5-8 1V RS-SO Lake Tapps, Wash. (Auburn-Riverside HS) 5 Brooks, Devin PG 5-6 TR RS-JR , Wash. (New Mexico State) 11 Perkins, Jazmine G 5-10 2V JR Berkeley, Calif. (Berkeley HS) 13 Adzasu, Rosetta PG 5-5 TR JR West Linn, Ore. (West Linn HS/Yakima Valley) 20 Calderwood, Katie G/F 6-0 3V SR Broomfield, Colo. (Broomfield HS) 21 Tarnowski, Rosie G/F 6-1 2V JR Philadelphia, Pa. (Archbishop Wood HS) 22 Romberg, Sage G/F 6-1 HS FR McKinleyville, Calif. (McKinleyville HS) 24 Thomas, Brandi G/F 6-1 HS FR McCleary, Wash. (Elma HS) 25 Pettersen, Lexie F 6-1 2V JR Spokane, Wash. (Shadle Park HS) 33 Noyes, Carly C 6-5 1V SO Moses Lake, Wash. (Moses Lake HS) 42 Potter, Hana F/C 6-2 HS FR St. Louis Park, Minn. (Hopkins HS)

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NO NAME POS HT EXP YR HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL / COLLEGE) 13 Adzasu, Rosetta PG 5-5 TR JR West Linn, Ore. (West Linn HS/Yakima Valley) 2 Amojo, Ireti G/F 5-10 SQ RS-FR Berlin, Germany (Coubertin Gymnasium) 5 Brooks, Devin PG 5-6 TR RS-JR Seattle, Wash. (New Mexico State) 20 Calderwood, Katie G/F 6-0 3V SR Broomfield, Colo. (Broomfield HS) 1 Cook, April PG/G 5-8 2V JR Carson, Calif. (Long Beach Poly HS) 4 Grad, Katie G 5-8 1V RS-SO Lake Tapps, Wash. (Auburn-Riverside HS) 3 Madison, Katie F 6-0 1V RS-SR Vancouver, Wash. (Prairie HS/Idaho) 33 Noyes, Carly C 6-5 1V SO Moses Lake, Wash. (Moses Lake HS) 11 Perkins, Jazmine G 5-10 2V JR Berkeley, Calif. (Berkeley HS) 25 Pettersen, Lexie F 6-1 2V JR Spokane, Wash. (Shadle Park HS) 42 Potter, Hana F/C 6-2 HS FR St. Louis Park, Minn. (Hopkins HS) 22 Romberg, Sage G/F 6-1 HS FR McKinleyville, Calif. (McKinleyville HS) 21 Tarnowski, Rosie G/F 6-1 2V JR Philadelphia, Pa. (Archbishop Wood HS) 24 Thomas, Brandi G/F 6-1 HS FR McCleary, Wash. (Elma HS)

June Daugherty - Head Coach (Fourth Season) Mike Daugherty - Associate Head Coach (Fourth Season) Mo Hines - Assistant Coach (Fourth Season) Brian Holsinger - Assistant Coach (Fourth Season) Kate Werner - Coordinator of Operations (Fourth Season)

Previous Game Starters PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Nov. 22 vs. Nebraska Iteti Amojo – EAR-uh-tee / a-MO-jo No. Pos. Name PPG Katie Calderwood – CALL-der-wood 22 F Sage Romberg 10.5 Carly Noyes - Noise 42 F Hana Potter 8.3 Lexie Pettersen – PET-er-sen 33 C Carly Noyes 10.8 Rosie Tarnowski – Tar-NOW-ski 11 G Jazmine Perkins 8.5 Rosetta Adzasu - Ah-zah-zoo 13 G Rosetta Adzasu 11.3

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13 • Rosetta Adzasu 2 • Ireti Amojo 5 • Devin Brooks 20 • Katie Calderwood PG • 5-5 • JR G • 5-10 • RS-FR PG • 5-6 • RS-JR G/F • 6-0 • SR West Linn, Ore. Berlin, Germany Seattle, Wash. Broomfield, Colo.

1 • April Cook 4 • Katie Grad 3 • Katie Madison 33 • Carly Noyes PG/G • 5-8 • JR G • 5-8 • RS-SO F • 6-0 • RS-SR C • 6-5 • SO Carson, Calif. Lake Tapps, Wash. Vancouver, Wash. Moses Lake, Wash.

11 • Jazmine Perkins 25 • Lexie Pettersen 42 • Hana Potter 22 • Sage Romberg G • 5-10 • JR G • 6-1 • JR F/C • 6-2 • FR G/F • 6-1 • FR Berkeley, Calif. Spokane, Wash. St. Louis Park, Minn. McKinleyville, Calif.

21 • Rosie Tarnowski 24 • Brandi Thomas G/F • 6-1 • JR G/F • 6-1 • FR Philadelphia, Pa. McCleary, Wash. 2010-11 WASHINGTON STATE WOMEN”S BASKETBALL Head Coach June Daugherty With three full seasons under her belt, Washington State University Head Coach June Daugherty has come exactly as advertised, leading the charge toward a New Era in Cougar women’s basketball. Just as she had done at each of her two previous stops, Daugherty, who has coached more than 600 career games, has begun turning around the WSU women’s program, bringing in top-ranked recruiting classes, improving attendance numbers and overseeing student-athletes who place premiums on academics and community service. In year one, Daugherty instilled excitement around Cougar women’s basketball, signing the nation’s 16th-ranked recruiting class (Blue Star Basketball). The class also received a top-25 nod from HoopGurlz (No. 24), ranked second in the Pacific-10 Conference and was unquestionably the greatest signing class in school history. Fans’ excitement translated into a packed Beasley Coliseum, as WSU more than tripled its attendance from the previous season. In year two, Daugherty guided the Cougars to an eighth-place finish in the Pacific-10 Conference, WSU’s highest ranking in the conference since also finishing eighth in 1998-99, and the team posted double-digit wins for the first time since the 2000-01 season. Daugherty also followed the most heralded recruiting class in school history with another highly-ranked class in 2008-09. Following 2008-09, the Cougars ranked among the nation’s top 30 teams in both increasing their win total and increasing their RPI ranking. During the regular season the Cougars won six more games than the previous season, ranking 26th nationally and second in the Pac-10 amongst teams making the greatest turnarounds. WSU also moved up 83 spots in the RPI from the previous season, the second-highest increase amongst Pac-10 teams, and tied for the 28th-highest jump nationally. Last year, in her third season at the helm, the Cougars started to make their move. Despite having the sixth-youngest team in the country, WSU started earning wins and accolades that hadn’t been seen in Pullman for years. The Cougars defeated Arizona State in Tempe, Ariz., in front of a national television audience, their first road win over the Sun Devils in more than 13 years. WSU also defeated USC at Galen Center, the team’s first road win over the Trojans in more than 11 years. Individually, following a 33-point scoring barrage against ASU, then-sophomore guard April Cook garnered WSU’s first Pac-10 Player of the Week honor in four years, and just the second by a Cougar in the last 13 years. Then-freshman Carly Noyes broke WSU’s single-season blocks record, a mark that had stood for 25 years, and became the first player in school history to lead the Pac-10 in the statistical category. Daugherty also signed her third-straight nationally-ranked recruiting class, and if recent history is any indication, greatness should be expected from the get-go. Multiple players from each of her first two signing classes garnered postseason recognition by Pac-10 coaches and media members following their debut seasons. Daugherty’s players have received quite a bit of postseason attention since her arrival on the . In her first season, then-junior guard Katie Appleton garnered her first-career all-conference honor after being named All-Pac-10 honorable mention. Freshman guard Kezia Kelly was named Freshman All-Pac-10 honorable mention. Freshmen April Cook and Jazmine Perkins took home a slew of honors following the 2008-09 season, earning mention on the All-Pac-10 Team and the Pac-10 All-Freshman Team. Perkins was also named to the Pac-10 All-Defensive Team. And then in 2009-10, Cook garnered her second-straight honorable mention all-conference honor, and freshmen Carly Noyes and KiKi Moore combined for a number of accolades. Dating back to her years at Washington, Daugherty has placed at least one individual on the All-Pac-10 Team each year since 1997. Daugherty, whose career record stands at 338-279 (.548), has more than 20 years of experience working with WNBA-caliber talent. She began her head coaching career at Boise State, where she coached for seven years (1989-96) and compiled a record of 123-74 (73-31 ). Under her watch, the Broncos not only made the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history, but achieved their first national ranking and won their first regular season conference title. In 1992, the Broncos won the Big Sky regular season championship, and in 1994 they shared the conference crown with Montana and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. At the conclusion of the 1993-94 season, Daugherty was named Big Sky Co-Coach of the Year. After turning things around at Boise State, Daugherty did the same for Washington, where she coached for 11 seasons. After finishing ninth in the Pac-10 in 2000, Daugherty led the Huskies to their first conference title since 1990, the greatest turnaround in conference history. She led Washington to nine postseason appearances in 11 seasons - six NCAA Tournament appearances and three WNIT appearances – and led the Huskies all the way to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Elite Eight in 2001. Daugherty helped a number of players earn individual honors at Washington, with Giuliana Mendiola becoming the school’s first Pac-10 Player of the Year, and four players earning District VIII All-America honors. Home attendance soared under Daugherty’s watch at both Boise State and Washington. The Broncos averaged 500 fans per game before Daugherty’s arrival. During her tenure, more than 2,000 fans were coming to watch every game, placing Boise State in the nation’s top 30 for home attendance in each of her seven seasons. Washington led the Pac-10 in home attendance in both 2002-03 and 2003-04. The team chemistry formed on the basketball court is a direct result of creating a family atmosphere with Daugherty’s staff and players. Daugherty creates a home away from home for her basketball family, consisting of coaches, players and support staff. This environment culminated in 16 players combining for 49 selections to the Pac-10 All-Academic Team at Washington, and 30 student-athletes on the Big Sky Conference All- Academic Team at Boise State. In her three seasons at WSU, six players have combined for eight Pac-10 All-Academic selections. Daugherty’s basketball family is involved not only in providing everything necessary to achieve academic excellence, but also the means to becoming involved in community service. Daugherty leads by example, speaking at meetings for the Chamber of Commerce, the Kiwanis and for many women’s groups. A major advocate for healthy heart awareness, Daugherty was named the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association’s National Coach of the Year in 2008. Since becoming a survivor of sudden cardiac arrest Daugherty has become one of the nation’s most visible spokesmen, filming a nationally- aired commercial, speaking at fund-raisers for the Hope Heart Institute and the American Red Cross and helping WSU sponsor the inaugural “Cougs Have Heart” basketball game to raise awareness for heart disease.

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