2008-09 Women's Basketball Media Guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS STONY BROOK DIRECTORY 2008-09 STONY BROOK 2008 Schedule, Quick Facts ...... 1 Location ...... Stony Brook, N.Y. 11794 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Stony Brook Women’s Basketballl ...... 2-3 Founded ...... 1957 Nov. 14 QUINNIPIAC 5:00 p.m. This is Stony Brook ...... 4-5 Enrollment ...... 23,354 This is Long Island ...... 6-7 Nickname ...... Seawolves Student-Athlete Development ...... 8 Nov. 16 at Michigan State 12:00 p.m. Colors ...... Red, Blue and Grey Strength & Conditioning ...... 9 President ...... Dr. Shirley Strum Kenny Nov. 19 at Penn State 7:00 p.m. Stony Brook University Arena ...... 10 Pritchard Gymnasium/Locker Rooms ...... 11 Faculty Athletic Rep...... Dr. Randy Susman Director of Athletics ...... Jim Fiore Nov. 22 at Princeton 6:00 p.m. Sports Medicine ...... 12 Athletic Communications ...... 13 Sr. Assoc. Dir. of Athletics/SWA ...... Donna Woodruff Nov. 28 at St. John’s 2:00 p.m. Following the Seawolves ...... 14 Athletics Phone ...... 631-632-7205 2008-09 SEASON OUTLOOK Ticket Office ...... 631-632-WOLF Dec. 3 at Sacred Heart 7:00 p.m. Roster/Breakdown ...... 16 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS TV/Radio Chart ...... 17 Head Coach ...... Michele Cherry Dec. 6 NORTHEASTERN 2:00 p.m. Season Preview ...... 18-19 Preseason Notebook ...... 20 Alma Mater ...... Arizona State ‘92 Dec. 8 YALE 6:00 p.m. Record at SB (Years) ...... 8-23/1 COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF Overall Record (Years) ...... Same Dec. 13 at Dartmouth 2:00 p.m. Coaching Staff ...... 22-23 Assistant Coaches ...... Greg Adams Support Staff ...... 24 Dec. 15 MANHATTAN 7:00 p.m...... Olivia Dardy, Emily Hardy MEET THE SEAWOLVES Women’s Basketball Office ...... 631-632-4583 Conference ...... America East Dec. 28 vs. Delaware 8:00 p.m. Joia Daniels ...... 26-27 Home Arena (Capacity) ...... Pritchard Gynasium (1,800) Sarah Kazadi ...... 28-29 Dec. 29 Loyola Marymount Tourney TBA Kairsten Nunn ...... 30-31 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 2/3 Crystal Rushin ...... 32-33 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 7/6 Jan. 7 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 7:00 p.m. Ariel Brown ...... 34-35 Newcomers ...... 3 Misha Horsey ...... 36-37 2007-08 Record ...... 8-23 Jan. 14 at Vermont 7:00 p.m. Kirsten Jeter ...... 38-39 2008 America East/Finish ...... 2-14/9th Samantha Norwood ...... 40-41 Jan. 18 at Binghamton 2:00 p.m. America East Tournament Results ....Beat Maine (64-58) Jodie Plikus ...... 42-43 ...... Lost to Hartford, (72-41) Destiny Jacobs ...... 44 Jan. 21 NEW HAMPSHIRE 7:00 p.m. Cassie Klockgether ...... 45 AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE Tamiel Murray ...... 46 Jan. 24 at Hartford 2:00 p.m. Address ...... 215 First Street, Suite 140 2007-08 SEASON IN REVIEW Cambridge, Mass. 02142 Jan. 27 at Albany 7:00 p.m. Schedule/Results ...... 48 Commissioner ...... Patrick Nero Season/Conference Statistics ...... 49 Director of Communications ...... Sean Tainsh Jan. 31 UMBC 4:00 p.m. Individual Game-By-Game Statistics ...... 50 Assistant Director of Communications ...... Leslie Hanna Team Game-By-Game Statistics ...... 51 Phone ...... 617-695-6369 Feb. 4 MAINE 7:00 p.m. Box Scores ...... 52-57 Fax ...... 617-695-6385 Think Pink ...... 58 Feb. 11 at Boston University 7:00 p.m. Website ...... www.AmericaEast.com 2008-09 OPPONENTS STONY BROOK ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Feb. 14 BINGHAMTON 2:00 p.m. Quinnipiac, Michigan State, Penn State ... 60 Princeton, St. John’s, Sacred Heart ...... 61 Address ...... Indoor Sports Complex Feb. 17 VERMONT 7:00 p.m. Northeastern, Yale, Dartmouth ...... 62 Stony Brook, N.Y. 11794-3500 Manhattan, Tourney Notes, Delaware ...... 63 Director of Athletic Communications ...... Phil Hess Feb. 21 at UMBC 7:00 p.m. Loyola Marymount, San Jose State, Albany 64 Athletic Communications Assistant ...... Adam Gutes Vermont, Binghamton, Boston University ... 65 Women’s Basketball Contact Feb. 25 at New Hampshire 7:00 p.m. UMBC, New Hampshire, Maine...... 66 Office Phone ...... 631-632-7125 Hartford, America East Tournament ...... 67 Email: ...... [email protected] Feb. 28 HARTFORD 7:00 p.m. America East Composite Schedule ..... 68-69 Cell Phone ...... 631-374-7538 America East Conference ...... 70 Mar. 4 ALBANY 7:00 p.m. Fax ...... 631-632-8841 RECORD BOOK Athletic Communcations Assistants ...... Jeremy Cohen Mar. 7 at Maine 7:00 p.m. Career Leaders ...... 72-75 Craig Schroeder Individual Game/Team Records ...... 76 Website ...... www.GOSEAWOLVES.org Mar. 12 America East First Round TBA 1,000 Point Club...... 77 Hotline ...... 631-632-WOLF Individual Career Statistics ...... 78-79 Mar. 13 America East Quarterfinals TBA Year-By-Year Team/Ind. Statistics ...... 80 ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION Mar. 14 America East Semifinals TBA HISTORY The 2008-09 Stony Brook women’s basketball media Year-By-Year Results/Coaching History .. 82 guide was written, designed and edited by Adam Gutes. Mar. 15 America East Championship TBA Individual/Team Honors and Awards ...... 83 Editorial assistance provided by Phil Hess, Jeremy Cohen All-Time Jersey Numbers ...... 84 and Craig Schroeder. Photos by Bob O’Rourk, Steve All-Time Letterwinners ...... 85 McLaughlin, Bob Stowell, Stony Brook University Commu- Year-By-Year Results ...... 86-89 nications, David Preston, Rob Emmerich, John Quacken- Record vs. Opponents ...... 90 bos, Franke Donlon and NYC & Company - The Conven- ADMINISTRATION tion and Visitors Bureau. Covers and recruiting pages President Kenny, Dr. Susman, F.A.R...... 92 designed by John Schaffhauser of Schaffhauser Design, Jim Fiore ...... 93 Canton, Miss. Printing by New York Press & Graphics, Athletic Administration/Head Coaches .... 94 Albany, N.Y. Special thanks to the Stony Brook women’s Athletic Staff Directory...... 95 America East WBB Championships ...... 96 basketball staff and Athletic Department.

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Certified Athletic Trainers are the liaison between the student- athlete and the medical community. The primary goal of the athletic training staff is to provide health care for student-athletes competing at the intercollegiate level for Stony Brook University. The Seawolves athletic training staff consists of six NATA-BOC (National Athletic Trainers Association - Board of Certification) athletic trainers, one NATA-BOC intern and numerous athletic training students who work under the supervision and direction of the Head Team Physician. In addition, the Stony Brook Student Health Service and many medical specialists in the community assist the athletic trainers and team physician in providing quality health care for the Seawolves. Athletic Trainers are an integral part of every collegiate athletic program to ensure that student-athletes are competing in a safe and healthy environment. Each Stony Brook student-athlete is Stony Brook has had an Athletic Training Internship route to monitored with yearly athletic physicals, medical questionnaires the certification since 1984. In the spring of 2002, this program and orthopaedic baseline examinations. On a daily basis, the became a major. It is currently in Joints Review Committee on athletic training staff directly supervises all high-risk sport activi- Education Programs in Athletic Training Approved “candidacy ties. Preventative measures are taken to reduce the risk of injury status” for students interested in studying to become a Certified and/or pre-injury. Should a student-athlete become injured, the Athletic Trainer. The future of this major is directed towards athletic trainer recognizes and evaluates the injury, provides im- obtaining CAAHEP accreditation. mediate care, makes a timely referral and if necessary, initiates A notable alumnus of the Stony Brook athletic training intern- treatment and develops rehabilitation programs for all injuries. ship program is Lisa White, MA, ATC, Stony Brook ‘87, inducted Education of student-athletes is extremely important in the areas into the Stony Brook Hall of Fame in May ‘98. Lisa is the Head of injury prevention, nutrition, hygiene, substance abuse, etc. Athletic Trainer with the WNBA’s New York Liberty. Lisa was a This is done through the athletic trainers and the professionals superb student athletic trainer during her undergratuate years at the Student Health Service. at Stony Brook, where she also excelled in basketball. In ad- The Intercollegiate Athletic Training Room is located in the dition, several other alumni fo the Athletic Training internship Stony Brook University Sports Complex, adjacent to the arena, program have gone on to become certified athletic trainers at outdoor facilities and team locker rooms. It contains rooms for the high school and college levels as well as other allied health hydrotherapy, rehabilitation, private physician examinations as care professions such as medical doctor, physician assistant, well as a general treatment area. The facility houses state of the physical therapy, occupational therapy and respiratory therapy. art equipment such as GameReady, Ultrasound Electric Stimula- tion, Exogen Bone Stimulator, Treadmill, HydroTrack, Biodex and an Automatic External Defribrilator (AED) as well as numerous All Sport Orthopaedic Surgery other items. The Athletic Training Roomis co-ed and available to Stuart Cherney, M.D. 290 East Main Street Stony Brook Intercollegiate student-athletes, only. In addition to Smithtown, N.Y. 11787 this facility, there is an Athletic Training Room located in LaValle Phone: 631-361-7867 Stadium and an Athletic Training Lab which is primarily used as FAX: 631-366-3290 www.allsportorthopaedics.baweb.com a teaching facility. Hours: Mon.-Fri. - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. STONY BROOK SPORTS MEDICINE STAFF Arthroscopic Surgery • Knee • Shoulder • Ankle • Elbow Asst. AD for Sports Medicine Intern Kathy Koshansky, ATC Katie Morigaki • Office and conservative management available for all sports injuries Head Athletic Trainer Head Team Physician • Knee ligament repair including ACL reconstruction Lisa Cantara, ATC Dr. Stuart B. Cherney • Latest surgical techniques, including meniscus repair, ligament al- Assistant Athletic Trainers Associated Physicians lografts, thermal wand B.J. Ercolino, ATC Dr. James Penna • Shoulder surgery -- including instability and rotator cuff injuries Roy Flores, ATC Dr. Joseph White • Custom bracing and orthosis • Arrangments for speicialized diagnostic testing (MRI, Bone Scan, Eric Lehnert, ATC Dr. Donna Meltzer Thermogram, Bone Density, EMG, etc.) Mary Rose Tovornik, ATC Dr. Mark Wolff • Referral to top physcial therapists in the area • Friendly, helpful and efficient office staff

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ATHLETIC Media Credentials through Adam Gutes. COMMUNICATIONS All requests for working press, photo and broadcast credentials for Stony Brook Wireless Internet Access STAFF DIRECTORY women’s basketball home games can be Wireless Internet access is available in attained by calling Adam Gutes at (631) Pritchard Gymnasium. Please contact Phil Hess 632-7125. All requests should be submit- Adam Gutes for a log-in and password. ted 24 hours prior to the game requested. For those without wireless, a limited Director, Athletic Since space is limited, accomodations are amount of ethernet ports are available. Communications made on a priority basis; daily newspapers and wire services, originating radio and Photography Regulations tv stations, national weekly or monthly Photo passes will be issued only to accred- publications, electronic media outlets, local ited photographers on assignment. Under and regional television crews. Priority is NCAA rules, photographers must be sta- granted to members of the media who tioned opposite the teams’ benches Adam Gutes cover Stony Brook women’s basketball on a regular basis and to visiting media Covering Practice Athletic Most of Stony Brook’s practices are open Communications members. Photo passes will be issued to Assistant/ accredited photographers on assignment. to the media. Those wishing to attend Women’s Basketball practice may call Adam Gutes at least Contact Media Information 24 hours prior to the practice you wish to The 2008-09 Stony Brook women’s bas- attend. Interviews with Coach Cherry and ketball guide is a source of information for student-athletes will be conducted at the the news media. Additional information conclusion of practice. is available upon request from the Stony Jeremy Cohen Brook Athletic Communications Ofﬁce. Internet Audio/Video Athletic Releases, photographs, digital images and All Stony Brook women’s basketball home Communications video tapes will be made available to ac- games can be seen on Stony Brook All- Assistant credited media members. Access at GoSeawolves.org for a nominal fee. In addition, live stats for home games Post Game Interviews can also be seen on Stony Brook’s ofﬁcial Post game interviews for both teams will athletic site. Other features include up-to- be conducted outside the locker rooms un- date rosters, schedules and statistics for all less otherwise indicated. If the opposing Seawolves’ sports. team’s athletic communications repre- Craig Schroeder sentative is not present, requests may go Athletic Communications Assistant

Mailing Address Stony Brook University Athletic Communications Ofﬁce Indoor Sports Complex Stony Brook, NY 11794-3500

Important Numbers Communications Fax ...... 631-632-8841 Gutes’ Ofﬁce ...... 631-632-7125 Email...... [email protected] Seawolves Hotline ...... 631-632-WOLF Press Row ...... 631-632-9260/9261 Web Site ...... www.goseawolves.org

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2008-09 STONY BROOK TRAVEL ITINERARY JANUARY 14 AT VERMONT Depart: January 13 by Flight. Return: January 15 by Flight NOVEMBER 16 AT MICHIGAN STATE Hotel: Sheraton Burlington Depart: November 15 on Northwest #539 from LaGuardia at 10:50 am. Arrive in Detroit at 12:57 pm. Depart Detroit on Northwest #2934 at 1:35 pm. Arrive Lansing JANUARY 18 AT BINGHAMTON at 2:21 pm. Return: November 16 on Northwest #3579 from Lansing at 7:15 pm. Depart: January 17 at 12:30 pm. Return: After game - Travel by Charter Bus. Hotel: Arrive in Detroit at 8:00 pm. Depart Detroit on Northwest #534 at 9:10 pm. Arrive at Traditions At The Glen LaGuardia at 10:47 pm. Hotel: Marriott @ University Place JANUARY 24 AT HARTFORD NOVEMBER 19 AT PENN STATE Depart: January 23 at 3:00 pm (Ferry). Return: After game (6:00 pm Ferry) - Travel Depart: November 18 at 2:30 pm. Return: After game - Travel by Charter Bus. by Charter Bus. Hotel: Marriott Downtown Hotel: TBA JANUARY 27 AT ALBANY Depart: January 26 at 3:30 pm. Return: After game - Travel by Charter Bus. Hotel: NOVEMBER 22 AT PRINCETON TBA Depart: 1:30 pm. Return: After game - Travel by Charter Bus FEBRUARY 11 AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY NOVEMBER 28 AT ST. JOHN’S Depart: February 10 at 3:00 pm (Ferry). Return: After game - Travel by Charter Bus. Depart: 11:15 am. Return: After game - Travel by Charter Bus Hotel: TBA

DECEMBER 3 AT SACRED HEART FEBRUARY 21 AT UMBC Depart: 3:00 pm Ferry. Return: After game - Travel by Charter Bus Depart: TBA Return: TBA Hotel: TBA

FEBRUARY 25 AT NEW HAMPSHIRE DECEMBER 13 AT DARTMOUTH Depart: February 24 at 3:00 pm (Ferry). Return: After game - Travel by Charter Bus. Depart: December 12 at 3:00 pm (Ferry). Return: After game - Travel by Charter Hotel: TBA Bus. Hotel: Fireside Inn & Suites MARCH 7 AT MAINE DECEMBER 28-29 AT LOYOLA MARYMOUNT TOURNAMENT Depart: TBA Return: TBA Hotel: TBA Depart: December 27 on Continental #1402 from Newark at 8:20 am. Arrive in Los Angeles at 11:49 am. Return: December 30 on Continental #1803 from Los Angeles MARCH 13-16 AT AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIP at 9:45 pm. Arrive at Newark at 5:45 am. Hotel: Courtyard By Marriott LA Westside Hotel: Marriott Downtown

Jeff Bernstein ‘92, is entering his 12th year broadcasting STONY BROOK WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ON THE AIR Stony Brook Athletics on WUSB, 90.1 FM, the longtime DATE OPPONENT AIR TIME radio/internet home of Seawolves sports. Bernstein is a tenured physical education teacher at Norman Thomas Nov. 14 Quinnipiac 4:45 pm Nov. 16 at Michigan State 11:45 am High School in midtown Manhattan. Some of Bernstein’s Nov. 19 at Penn State 6:45 pm recent broadcasting highlights was the 2008 softball team Nov. 22 at Princeton 5:45 pm in the NCAA Regionals at Arizona State University, the Nov. 28 at St. John’s 1:45 pm 2008 baseball team’s America East Championship win over Binghamton, Dec. 3 at Sacred Heart 6:45 pm the baseball team’s victory over Maine in the 2004 America East Cham- Dec. 6 Northeastern 1:45 pm pionship and NCAA baseball tournament at East Carolina University and Dec. 8 Yale 5:45 pm the 2006-07 women’s basketball team playing rival Hofstra in the WNIT. Dec. 13 at Dartmouth 1:45 pm As a student, Bernstein was an Dec. 15 Manhattan* 6:45 pm assistant for the men’s basket- Dec. 28 vs. Delaware 7:45 pm ball team from 1987-92. In that Dec. 29 vs. Loyola Marymount Tourney 6:45 or 8:45 pm Jan. 7 Boston University 6:45 pm time, the Patriots went to the Jan. 10 at Vermont 6:45 pm playoffs every year, including Jan. 18 at Binghamton 1:45 pm the NCAA Division III playoffs in Jan. 21 New Hampshire 6:45 pm 1987 and 1991. After graduat- Jan. 24 at Hartford 1:45 pm ing, Bernstein gained valuable Jan. 27 at Albany 6:45 pm experience in Sports Information Jan. 31 UMBC 3:45 pm as the New England Collegiate Feb. 4 Maine 6:45 pm Conference Media Relations Di- Feb. 11 at Boston University 6:45 pm rector and Assistant Sports Information Director at Keene State College and Feb. 14 Binghamton 1:45 pm Adelphi University, where he received his M.A. in physical education-sports Feb. 17 Vermont 6:45 pm management. In his spare time, Bernstein is the Administrative Assistant Feb. 21 at UMBC 6:45 pm Feb. 25 at New Hampshire 6:45 pm for the Centereach High School Boys’ Basketball program and spends his Feb. 28 Hartford 6:45 pm summers as a site supervisor for the Town of Brookhaven Summer Boys Mar. 4 Albany 6:45 pm and Girls Basketball League. Bernstein has also worked various basket- Mar. 7 at Maine 6:45 pm ball camps including the Steve Pikiell Basketball Camp and Jay Wright * Internet Only Basketball Camp at Villanova University. Bernstein currently resides in Port ALL GAMES CAN BE HEARD ON WUSB 90.1 FM AND Jefferson Station. ONLINE AT WWW.WUSB.FM

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