2006-07 Hofstra Women's Basketball
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2006-07 HOFSTRA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES – Game 20 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY PRIDE (15-4, 5-3 CAA) at James Madison University Dukes (16-2, 8-0 CAA) Sunday, January 28, 2007 – 3 p.m. JMU Convocation Center (7,156) – Harrisonburg, Virginia ***2005-06 Postseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament Participant*** 2006-07 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Contact: Stephen A. Gorchov WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE (15-4, 5-3 CAA) (516) 463-4933 – Work Phone (516) 523-5252 – Cell Phone NOVEMBER E-mail – [email protected] 10 Fri. at Wichita State (WNIT – 1st Round) W 79-72 12 Sun. at #19 (AP) Baylor (WNIT – 2nd Round) L 71-81 TV: SportsNet New York 17 Fri. at Long Island W 68-57 22 Wed. at #17 (AP) Michigan State W 57-53 Radio: WRHU (88.7 FM) – 26 Sun. RIDER W 85-52 Check www.wrhu.org for broadcast schedule DECEMBER 3 Sun. GEORGIA STATE* W 66-48 6 Wed. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE W 65-49 HOFSTRA’S TENTATIVE STARTERS 9 Sat. at Stony Brook W 82-67 Head Coach: Krista Kilburn-Steveskey (NC State, 1990) 12 Tue. YALE W 71-52 22 Fri. HARTFORD W 70-54 29 Fri. at North Florida W 63-41 #-Pos Name CL PPG RPG APG 31 Sun. at Stetson W 70-39 JANUARY 34-G Niki Williams So. 3.2 3.1 2.1 4 Thu. at Delaware* L 56-59 10-G Cigi McCollin Sr. 14.5 3.5 2.3 7 Sun. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH* W 63-57 11 Thu. at Drexel* W 46-45 15-F Lizanne Murphy Sr. 11.4 9.3 2.7 14 Sun. at Old Dominion* L 59-74 18 Thu. at Towson* W 56-49 35-F Lana Harshaw Sr. 11.5 6.4 0.8 21 Sun. DELAWARE* (Fox Sports NY) L 59-67 43-C Vanessa Gidden Sr. 14.7 8.3 0.6 25 Thu. UNC WILMINGTON* W 68-64 28 Sun. at James Madison* (SportsNet NY) 3 p.m. OFF THE BENCH FEBRUARY 1 Thu. at Northeastern* 7 p.m. 3-G Alana Arthurs Fr. 1.3 1.8 0.0 4 Sun. OLD DOMINION* 2 p.m. 4-G Natty Fripp So. 2.8 1.5 1.1 7 Wed. WILLIAM & MARY* 7 p.m. 11 Sun. at George Mason* 2 p.m. 13-G Sam Brigham Fr. 3.5 1.1 0.6 15 Thu. DREXEL* 7 p.m. 18 Sun. at Georgia State* (SportsNet NY) 2 p.m. 22-F Harmonie Calinda So. 0.6 2.2 0.2 21 Wed. TOWSON* 7 p.m. 23-F Kristina Campbell So. 0.9 1.4 0.1 25 Sun. NORTHEASTERN* 2 p.m. MARCH 32-G India Ali Jr. 0.8 0.6 1.2 1 Thu. at UNC Wilmington* 7 p.m. 51-C Christina Biedny So. 0.9 0.7 0.0 CAA CHAMPIONSHIP (Newark, Delaware) 52-F Linn Quamme* Jr. 1.9 1.3 0.3 8 Thu. Opening Round TBA 9 Fri. Quarterfinals TBA 10 Sat. Semifinals TBA (* - injured) 11 Sun. Championship Game TBA The Game: Hofstra, winners of four of its last six games, NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP head to Harrisonburg, Virginia on Sunday for an 16-20 Fri.-Tue. First and Second Rounds TBA important Colonial Athletic Association match-up with 24-27 Sat.-Tue. Regionals TBA conference-leading James Madison. The game, which APRIL will be televised regionally by SportsNet New York, will 1-3 Sun.-Tue. Final Four (Cleveland, Ohio) TBA be a homecoming of sorts for first year Hofstra Head Coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey as she served as an Home games in BOLD CAPS assistant coach at James Madison for four seasons Times local to site before taking over the helm of the Pride program back in * - Denotes Colonial Athletic Association game May. James Madison is coming off a 73-65 victory over Delaware on Thursday evening. Streaks, Trends and Notes: HOFSTRA/JAMES MADISON - If both Hofstra and James Madison start the same five BY THE NUMBERS players on Sunday that started in each squad’s last contest, Hofstra JMU there will be a combined seven 1,000-point scorers on the 66.0 Points Per Game 72.8 court for the opening tip. In addition, the game will pit the two 56.8 Opponents Points Per Game 60.4 highest active scorers in the CAA against each other in 42.8 Rebounds Per Game 43.2 Meredith Alexis and Cigi McCollin (see chart on page 8). 35.4 Opponents Rebounds Per Game 33.0 14.2 Assists Per Game 15.4 - Hofstra has won four of its last six, 14 of its last 17 and 15 of 8.9 Steals Per Game 8.0 its last 19 games this season. The 10-game win streak that 17.4 Turnovers Per Game 16.9 ended at Delaware is the longest win streak in school history 3.6 Blocked Shots Per Game 2.9 (Division I only) and ranked as the seventh longest in the 40.1 Field Goal Percentage 43.7 nation at the time. 33.3 Three-Point Field Goal Percentage 36.5 68.5 Free Throw Percentage 69.2 - Dating back to last season, Hofstra has won 26 of its last 37, 15-4 (5-3) Won-Loss Record (CAA) 16-2 (8-0) 30 of its last 42, 32 of its last 46 and 34 of its last 49 games. TEAM LEADERS - PER GAME - Hofstra has won 30 of its last 44 games at home in the Mack Gidden (14.7) Points Alexis (18.9) Sports Complex, including 11 straight prior to the loss to Murphy (9.3) Rebounds Alexis (11.8) Delaware on January 21. The recent home court win streak is Murphy (2.7) Assists Benvenuto (6.1) the longest in Hofstra’s Division I history and ranked as the Williams (1.7) Steals Benvenuto (2.1) 16th longest in the nation at the time. Gidden (1.3) Blocks Alexis (0.8) Murphy (34.1) Minutes Benvenuto (33.5) - Hofstra set a school record for attendance at a women’s basketball game on January 21 when 3,040 fans attended the About the Dukes: Kenny Brooks, now in his fifth season game against Delaware. leading the JMU Dukes, is a 1992 graduate of James Madison. Brooks has guided James Madison to an 83- - The undefeated month of December (7-0) was Hofstra’s first undefeated month since November of 1997. 48 record during his tenure and the Dukes are coming off a 24-7 season last year and advanced to the WNIT. - Senior guard Cigi McCollin ranks sixth all-time in scoring (1,459) and first in three-point field goals (257). Quick Facts – James Madison Location: Harrisonburg, Virginia - Senior forward Lizanne Murphy ranks fourth all-time in Founded: 1908 rebounding (868) and 17th in scoring (1,063). Enrollment: 16,900 Nickname: Dukes - Senior center Vanessa Gidden ranks first all-time in blocked Colors: Purple, Gold shots (157), ninth in scoring (1,283) and fifth in rebounding (814). Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Home Court: JMU Convocation Center (7,156) - The nine road wins in 2005-06 tied the school record (1983- President: Dr. Linwood H. Rose 84) for road wins in a single season. This year’s team has Athletic Director: Jeff Bourne already won eight road games. Series Meetings with James Madison: Hofstra leads - Hofstra has out-rebounded 65 of its last 92 opponents, the all-time series with James Madison, 6-4, and won the including 15 of 19 this season. lone meeting last year, 65-53, in Hempstead. The two teams met twice during the 2004-05 season with both - Hofstra has made a three-pointer in 237 of its last 239 games. The last time the Pride didn’t make a three-pointer in a teams winning on their respective home courts. game was on January 26, 2003 in a 99-69 road loss to Old Dominion. The current streak is 114 games in a row with a When Do We Get Home?: The four straight road games made three-pointer. to start the season was Hofstra’s longest season- opening road swing since the 1988-89 squad played its - The Pride is 49-5 in its last 54 games when they hold their first five games away from Hempstead. opponent under 60 points (12-1 this season, 11-0 last season and 5-0 in 2004-05). Hofstra had won 26 straight games when Postseason: Hofstra will play at least nine games, and holding its opponent under 60 points prior to the loss at possibly more, against teams that advanced to Delaware. postseason play in 2005-06. - Since becoming a Division I program in the 1982-83 season, Hofstra is 41-9 all-time when scoring 80 or more points in a Baylor – NCAA (Sweet 16) game. Michigan State – NCAA (Sweet 16) Hartford – NCAA (Second Round) MOST WINS SINCE BECOMING DIVISION I IN 1982-83 Old Dominion - NCAA 1. 1982-83 21 Stony Brook - WNIT 2. 2005-06 19 James Madison - WNIT 3. 1983-84 18 Delaware – WNIT 4. 2006-07 15 5. 1993-94 14 LEADING THE TEAM IN 2006-07 Congrats Coach: First-year Head Coach Krista Kilburn- LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN POINTS Steveskey picked up career victory number one when the Cigi McCollin – 8 times Pride defeated Wichita State, 79-72, on November 10. Vanessa Gidden – 8 times Lana Harshaw – 3 times Nice to Meet You: Hofstra’s games against Wichita State and Lizanne Murphy – 2 times #19 Baylor in the Preseason Women’s National Invitation Sam Brigham – 1 time Tournament (WNIT) marked the Pride’s first-ever games LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN REBOUNDS against schools from the Missouri Valley and Big 12 Lizanne Murphy – 11 times Conferences.