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2016-17 La Salle Explorers Women’s Basketball La Salle Athletic Communications • Cell: 267-666-1832 • Office: 215-951-1637 Women’s Basketball Contact: Mike Adleman • [email protected] 2016-17 Schedule Miami (OH) RedHawks vs La Salle Explorers (1-3) NOVEMBER Trask Coliseum • Wilmington, N.C. • Nov. 26, 2016 Fri. 11 LAFAYETTE L, 49-56 Series: La Salle leads 2-1 Mon. 14 at Temple 5 L, 86-70 Thurs. 17 at Rider L, 61-74 Last Meeting: Miami (OH) 63, La Salle 50 (Nov. 25, 2008) Sun. 20 AMERICAN W, 63-59 Sat. 26 vs. Miami (OH)^ 12:00 PM Sun. 27 at UNC Wilmington^ 2:00 PM Wed. 30 at Villanova 7:00 PM Quick Hits... DECEMBER Sun. 4 at Dayton* 2:00 PM • La Salle knocked off American 63-59 on Sunday afternoon for their first win of the Wed. 7 at Penn 5 5:30 PM season. Sat. 10 FAIRFIELD 1:00 PM Wed. 21 DELAWARE STATE 1:00 PM Wed. 28 MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY 3:00 PM • Micahya Owens scored a team-high 17 points in Sunday’s win, which pushed her past Ellen Malone (1978-82) into 13th place on La Salle’s all-time scoring list with JANUARY Sun. 1 at VCU* 1:00 PM 1,283 points. The senior needs just seven points to catch Jennifer Zenszer (1997-01). Thurs. 5 DUQUESNE* 7:00 PM Mon. 9 RHODE ISLAND* 7:00 PM Wed. 11 HARVARD 7:00 PM • Junior Amy Griffin is second in the Atlantic 10 in scoring with 19.3 points per game. Sat. 14 SAINT JOSEPH’S* 1:00 PM Wed. 18 at Richmond* 7:00 PM Sat. 21 at Davidson* 2:00 PM • The Explorers hit a season-high 23 free throws in the win over American, going 23- Wed. 25 MASSACHUSETTS* 12:00 PM for-29 from the line for a season-high 79.3 free throw percentage. Sat. 28 GEORGE MASON* 7:00 PM FEBRUARY • La Salle is third in the A-10 with 5.3 blocked shots per game. Griffin has been La Wed. 1 at Rhode Island* 7:00 PM Salle’s most effective shot blocker with 2.3 blocks per game. Sat. 4 GEORGE WASHINGTON* 1:00 PM Tues. 7 at St. Bonaventure* 7:00 PM Sun. 12 at Saint Joseph’s* 5 2:00 PM • Head coach Jeff Williams used a different starting lineup on Sunday, awarding Wed. 15 SAINT LOUIS* 7:00 PM Sat. 18 at Massachusetts* 1:00 PM Sofilia Ngwafang and Anemone Scheel their first career starts. Sophomore Adreana Wed. 22 FORDHAM* 7:00 PM Miller also made her first start of the season. Sat.-Sun. 26-27 Atlantic 10 First Round (Campus Sites) 2016-17 Numerical Roster MARCH Probable Starters (Based on last game) Fri.-Sun. # Name Yr Ht Pos Hometown/Previous School Pts Reb Ast 3-5 Atlantic 10 Championship 11 Jasmine Alston Sr. 5-9 G Long Island City, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin 9.5 7.5 5.8 (Richmond Coliseum; Richmond, Va.) 13 Anemone Scheel R-Fr. 6-1 F Rungsted Kyst, Denmark/New Hope Christian 4.3 1.5 1.0 CAPS – Home Game at Tom Gola Arena 15 Adreana Miller So. 5-11 G Somerset, N.J./Franklin 8.8 2.3 0.8 5 – Big 5 Game 21 Amy Griffin Jr. 6-1 G/F Atlanta, Ga./SW Atlanta Christian 19.3 5.8 1.8 ^ - UNC Wilmington Thanksgiving Classic (Wilmington, 35 Sofi Ngwafang So. 6-4 C Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch 1.5 2.5 0.3 N.C.) * – Atlantic 10 Conference Game All Times EST and subject to change Off the Bench 5 Amber Wilks So. 6-3 C/F Cincinnati, Ohio/Walnut Hills - - - Media Information 22 Deja Bullock Sr. 6-0 F Magnolia, N.J./Triton 1.0 2.0 0.0 25 Shalina Miller R-Fr. 6-2 F/C Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Prendergast 3.3 2.5 0.3 Live Statistics 34 Micahya Owens Sr. 5-11 F Willingboro, N.J./Willingboro 10.5 4.3 0.3 http://www.goexplorers.com/wbbstats 44 Ashanti Freeland Jr. 6-3 F Brandywine, Md./Gwynn Park 3.3 6.8 0.3 55 Lisa Mintzer Sr. 6-4 F Havertown, Pa./Cardinal O’Hara - - - Social Media Facebook: @GoExplorers Head Coach: Jeff Williams (Howard ’87, Seventh season) Twitter: @GoExplorers, @LaSalle_WBB Assistant Coach: Morra Gill (Dillard ’02, Fifth season) Instagram: @GoExplorers, @LaSalle_WBB Assistant Coach: Dalila Eshe (Florida ‘06, First season) YouTube: La Salle Athletics Assistant Coach: Christal Caldwell (West Virginia ‘14, Second Season Director of Operations: Gina Catanzariti (Rowan ’11, Third season) Gola Arena Wireless Information Network: La Salle Wireless Pronunciation Guide: Username: media 12—Iyonna Crenshaw ........................... eye-yonna Password: See a sports info staff member 13—Anemone Scheel ............................ on-ee-moan-uh 15—Adreana Miller ............................... aid-ree-ann-uh Interview/Credential Requests 34—Micahya Owens ............................. muk-eye-uh Please contact Mike Adleman 35—Sofi Ngwafang ............................... wah-fong DOBO—Gina Catanzariti ....................... Ka-TAN-za-REE-tee [email protected] O: 215-951-1637 2016-17 La Salle Women’s Basketball Head Coach Jeff Williams Howard ’87, Seventh Season Jeff Williams enters his seventh Williams spent the prior seven seasons at the University of Pittsburgh, season at the helm of the La Salle including the last four as the Associate Head Coach. Williams helped guide women’s basketball program in 2016-17. the Panthers to postseason appearances in the past five seasons, including three straight NCAA Tournament trips with Sweet Sixteen showings in 2008 Under Williams’ tutelage last season, Amy and 2009. He was formally introduced at a press conference on Wednesday, Griffin led the A-10 in scoring with 17.7 March 23, 2010 and became the program’s eighth head coach. points per game on the way to All-Atlantic 10 Third Team and All-Big 5 First Team Williams also spent time as a women’s basketball coach at Howard (1995- honors. Micahya Owens also became the 2000), Georgia Tech (2001-03) and Pittsburgh (2003-10). He recruited or 24th Explorer in program history to score coached six players who reached the WNBA, including Pitt All-American Sha- 1,000 career points. vonte Zellous, who was named to the WNBA all-rookie team in 2009. Three of his recruiting classes have been ranked in the top 15 nationally and his teams Jeff Williams The Explorers advanced to the A-10 have reached seven NCAA and three WNIT Tournaments. Quarterfinal last season for the third time Howard ’87 • 7th Season under Williams while Alicia Cropper and Under the tutelage of head coach Agnus Berenato, Williams helped Pitts- Micahya Owens were named to All-Big 5 burgh to unprecedented success during his seven-year tenure. Williams Year Overall A-10 Postseason teams. Jasmine Alston also recruited and signed a pair of players--Zellous and Philadelphia’s Marcedes 2010-11 10-20 6-8 secured a spot on the Atlantic 10 Walker (University City HS)--who would provide the most successful run in 2011-12 14-17 7-7 All-Defensive team after leading the the program’s history. Two years after a six-win first season, the staff led the 2012-13 8-21 4-10 league in steals. Panthers to a then school-record 22 wins and WNIT appearance in 2005-06. 2013-14 15-15 9-7 In 2006-07, the Panthers broke the school record for wins (24) and advanced 2014-15 15-16 5-11 Williams’ 2013-14 squad turned heads, to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history. The success 2015-16 5-25 2-14 as the Explorers posted the most Atlantic rewarded Pittsburgh with its first national ranking in the Associated Press 10 wins (9) since the 1996-97 season and poll in nearly 20 years. 2016-17 1-3 - earned a No. 7 seed in the Atlantic 10 TOTAL 68-117 33-57 Championship. His squad topped three of Walker earned All-Region honors for the second straight year in 2007-08, the league’s top six seeds over the course leading Pitt to its first NCAA Sweet Sixteen and tying the school record Atlantic 10 Tournament/Seed of the regular season, including wins with 24 wins. The team also defeated a top 10 opponent for the first time 2010-11 1st Round/#9 over all four A-10 teams that earned WNIT in program history and captured four wins over top 15 teams that season. 2011-12 2nd Round/#8 bids. Williams’ squad topped the Atlantic Walker, who Williams worked with directly when he coached the post play- 2013-14 2nd Round/#7 10 in scoring defense, field goal percent ers, became the second player in program history to accumulate over 1,000 2014-15 2nd Round/#11 defense and three-point field goal percent points and 1,000 rebounds. 2015-16 1st Round/#14 defense in league play. La Salle placed two players on Atlantic 10 postseason One season later, the Panthers returned to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen and teams, including All-Conference Second won 25 games, marking the fourth straight year the team had tied or broken Team pick Alicia Cropper and All-Rookie Team selection Micahya Owens. the school record. Pitt was ranked #14 in the final AP ranking, its highest in Cropper also earned Philadelphia Big 5 First Team honors. program history. Zellous was named an AP All-American and was the school’s first WNBA draft pick, going #11 overall to the Detroit Shock. In Williams’ third year on 20th and Olney in 2012-13, two players under his watch earned Philadelphia Big 5 honors.