Tournament Notes

In the NCAA Tournament WVU All-Time Against 2004 NCAA Tournament Field West Virginia is 2-2 all-time in the NCAA Tournament Team Record Last Played having last qualified in 1992. Arizona ...... 0-1 ...... 1983 WVU’s first-ever berth came in 1989 where WVU went 1- Auburn ...... have not played 1, defeating Western Kentucky, 66-57, and falling to national Austin Peay ...... have not played Baylor ...... 1-0 ...... 1985 power Virginia 81-68. Boston Coll ...... 0-13 ...... 2004 In 1992, WVU defeated Clemson 73-72 at the WVU Chattanooga ...... 0-1 ...... 1984 Coliseum in front of 8,268 fans, then an East Region atten- Colgate ...... have not played dance record. WVU then fell at Virginia in the Sweet 16 103- Colorado ...... have not played Connecticut ...... 1-14 ...... 2004 83. DePaul ...... 0-1 ...... 1981 Duke ...... 0-2 ...... 1996 Year Opponent Score Site Eastern Michigan ...... have not played 1989 Western Kentucky 66-57 Bowling Green, Ky. Florida ...... 1-4 ...... 2001 Geo Washington ...... 13-13 ...... 1995 Virginia 68-81 Charlottesville, Va. Georgia ...... have not played 1992 Clemson 73-72 Morgantown, W.Va. Hampton ...... 1-0 ...... 1980 Virginia 83-103 Charlottesville, Va. Houston ...... have not played Iowa ...... 0-2 ...... 1993 Kansas St ...... have not played Welcome Back! Liberty...... 1-2 ...... 2001 West Virginia’s return to the NCAA Division I Women’s Lipscomb ...... have not played Louisiana Tech ...... 0-1 ...... 1991 Championship marks the end of a 12 year Loyola Marymount ...... have not played drought for the Mountaineers. WVU was last in the NCAA LSU ...... 0-1 ...... 1985 Tournament in 1992. Houston, like West Virginia, also Maine ...... have not played snapped a 12 year run without qualifying for the NCAA Marist ...... have not played Marquette ...... have not played Tournament Maryland...... 0-2 ...... 1982 However, that streak by the Mountaineers and Cougars Miami (Fla.) ...... 3-12 ...... 2004 is not the longest drought snapped in this year’s Tourna- Michigan St ...... have not played ment. Middle Tenn St...... 1-1 ...... 1996 Minnesota...... have not played Northwestern State returns to the NCAA Tournament for Mississippi ...... 0-2 ...... 1986 the first time since 1989. Missouri ...... 1-0 ...... 1996 Montana ...... 1-0 ...... 1985 New Mexico ...... 1-0 ...... 1982 BIG Time BIG EAST North Carolina ...... 0-1 ...... 1980 West Virginia is one of eight BIG EAST schools to North Carolina St ...... have not played qualify for the 2004 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Northwestern St ...... have not played Notre Dame ...... 1-11 ...... 2004 Championship, the most the conference has ever sent to the Ohio St ...... 0-8 ...... 1998 championship. Oklahoma ...... 1-0 ...... 1989 It is also the most selections by any one conference in Old Dominion ...... 0-3 ...... 1988 this year’s championship field. Penn ...... have not played Penn State ...... 6-24 ...... 1991 WVU joins Connecticut, Notre Dame, Miami (Fla.), Purdue ...... 0-1 ...... 1991 Villanova, Boston College, Rutgers and Virginia Tech in this Rutgers ...... 8-34 ...... 2004 year’s field. Southern ...... have not played The BIG EAST is the only conference to have more than Stanford ...... 1-0 ...... 1987 St. Francis (Pa..) ...... 0-1 ...... 1978 one team win the national championship in four consecutive SW Missouri St ...... 0-1 ...... 2004 years. In 2001, Notre Dame followed UConn’s 2000 title and TCU ...... 1-0 ...... 1990 the Huskies followed suit in 2002 and 2003. Temple ...... 24-11 ...... 1995 Additionally, the BIG EAST has 19 men’s and women’s Tennessee ...... 0-4 ...... 1986 Texas ...... have not played teams participating in postseason play this year, more than Texas Tech ...... have not played any league in America. In addition to the nine women’s UCLA ...... 0-2 ...... 1998 teams, the men have placed six teams in the NCAA Champi- UC Santa Barbara ...... have not played onship and four in the NIT. It marks the second straight year Valparaiso ...... have not played Vanderbilt ...... 0-1 ...... 1988 the BIG EAST has led the nation in combined men’s and Villanova ...... 5-12 ...... 2004 women’s postseason bids, having earned 19 last year as Virginia Tech ...... 5-10 ...... 2004 well. Wisc-Green Bay ...... have not played

4 The Last Time In the NCAA Tournament -- 1992 Box Scores

No. 2 Virginia 103 No. 14 West Virginia 83 No. 14 West Virginia 73 No. 20 Clemson 72 March 26, 1992• University Hall March 22, 1992 • WVU Coliseum Charlottesville, Va. Morgantown, W.Va. West Virginia (26-4) 83 Clemson (21-10) 72 Name FG-A 3FG-A FT-A R TP A T O BLK S Name FG-A 3FG-A FT-A R TP A T O BLK S Christy Cooper* 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 3 0 1 Rhonda Jackson* 3-6 0-0 0-0 8 6 1 3 0 1 Lori Wilson* 2-6 0-0 0-0 7 4 2 0 0 1 Courtney Johnson* 2-3 0-0 0-0 3 4 1 0 0 0 Donna Abbott.* 8-13 0-0 5-9 11 21 2 5 0 4 Shandy Bryan* 6-9 0-0 1-2 9 13 2 2 0 2 Rosemary Kosiorek* 8-19 0-0 11-14 4 27 6 3 0 1 Kerry Boyatt-Hall* 3-10 1-7 0-0 2 7 0 1 0 1 Jocelyn Branham* 5-11 2-4 0-0 5 12 0 0 0 0 Cheron Wells* 9-26 1-3 4-4 8 23 6 2 0 2 Anna Tillman 0-3 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dana Puckett 4-9 0-1 2-2 4 10 1 4 0 5 Ann Murray 3-4 0-0 0-0 1 6 0 2 0 0 Kim Stephens 1-4 0-0 3-4 2 5 0 1 1 0 Jodie Runner 4-9 1-3 0-0 2 9 1 0 0 1 Shanna Howard 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 2 0 0 Lori Quertinmont 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 1 0 1 0 0 Ade Kwange 0-1 0-0 2-2 2 2 0 0 0 0 Tricia Fore 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 1 0 0 Rema Miller 0-3 0-2 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Debbie Blazek 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 3 0 1 0 1 Team 7 Team 3 Totals 29-75 2-4 12-14 47 72 11 16 2 8 Totals 31-71 4-9 17-27 39 83 13 16 0 9 Virginia (31-1) 103 West Virginia (26-3) 73 Name FG-A 3FG-A FT-A R TP A T O BLK S Name FG-A 3FG-A FT-A R TP A T O BLK S * 3-6 0-1 6-8 6 12 6 3 2 3 Donna Abbott.* 4-12 0-0 6-11 9 14 1 2 0 5 * 10-12 0-0 2-4 2 22 3 2 1 1 Anna Tillman* 1-7 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 2 0 0 * 12-18 0-0 8-15 15 32 2 4 3 2 Lori Wilson* 1-6 0-0 2-2 5 4 1 1 1 1 Dena Evans* 3-7 0-1 2-2 5 8 8 2 0 0 Jocelyn Branham* 3-5 2-3 0-0 0 8 1 2 0 1 * 5-9 1-3 11-12 3 22 3 1 0 0 Rosemary Kosiorek* 8-15 1-6 5-7 3 22 7 2 0 3 Melanee Wagener 1-2 0-0 1-2 2 3 2 1 0 0 Jodie Runner 4-5 0-0 4-4 2 12 0 3 0 1 Charleata Beale 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Christy Cooper 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 4 0 0 0 0 Audra Smith 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 4 1 1 0 0 Lori Quetinmont 1-4 1-2 4-4 2 7 0 1 0 1 Team 2 Ann Murray 0-0 0-0 0-2 1 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 36-54 1-5 30-43 36 103 25 15 6 6 Chris McGuire 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team 10 PERCENTAGES - FG WVU-43.7%; UVA-63.7% 3FG - WVU-44.4% UVA- Totals 24-57 4-11 21-30 40 73 10 15 1 12 20.0% FT - WVU-63.0%; UVA-69.8% BLOCKS - WVU-0; UVA-6 TURN- OVERS - WVU-16;UVA--15 STEALS- WVU-9;UVA-6 HALF -- WVU 52; PERCENTAGES - FG WVU-42.1%; CU-38.7% 3FG - WVU-36.4% CU- UVA- 49 14.3% FT - WVU-70.0%; CU-85.7% BLOCKS - WVU-2; CU-1 TURN- OVERS - WVU-16; CU--15 STEALS- WVU-8; CU-12 HALF -- WVU-32; Recap CU- 39 In its first-ever Sweet 16 appearance WVU lost by 20 points to No. 2 Virginia, 103-83, in Charlottesville, Va. Recap Mountaineer guard Rosemary Kosiorek scored a team- No. 14 West Virginia advanced to the Sweet 16 for the best 27 points for the Mountaineers while dishing out six first time in school history by erasing an 18-point first-half assists. deficit and got a game-winning jumper from Jodie Runner Virginia got 54 combined points from 6-5 twins Heather with 11 seconds left to defeat No. 20 Clemson, 73-72. and Heidi Burge. All-American guard Dawn Staley contrib- A crowd of 8,268 gathered at the WVU Coliseum uted 12 points, six rebounds and six assists. marking, then, the largest crowd to ever witness a first or WVU never led in the contest while the Cavalier’s second round NCAA women’s tournament competition. biggest lead in the contest came at 63-33. WVU chopped Runner came off the bench to contribute 12 points in that deficit to 14, 78-64, with 9:14 left on a three-pointer by only 18 minutes of action. freshman Debbie Blazek. But WVU would get no closer. WVU All-American Rosemary Kosiorek scored a team- best 22 points on 8-15 shooting. She also added a game- high seven assists. Donna Abbott contributed 14 points and a game-high nine rebounds for WVU. Cheron Wells scored a game-best 23 points for the Tigers.

5 WVU’s 1989 NCAA Tournament Box Scores The Last Time with Ohio State

West Virginia 66 Western Kentucky 57 Ohio State 86 West Virginia 78 March 15, 1989 - Bowling Green, Ky. December 20, 1998• St. John Arena First Round Columbus, Ohio. West Virginia (24-7) 66 Name FG-A 3FG-A FT-A R TP A TO BLK S West Virginia (5-4) 78 Eaton, J.* 5-12 2-6 0-0 2 12 0 0 0 2 Abbott, D.* 6-10 0-0 7-8 11 19 1 2 1 0 Name FG-A 3FG-A FT-A R TP A T O BLK S Wilson, L.* 2-3 0-0 0-0 4 4 0 2 1 1 Ilse Opstaele* 3-5 0-0 0-0 0 6 0 1 1 0 Kisiorek, R.* 5-7 3-4 1-4 5 14 7 6 0 0 Maria Tchobanova* 2-4 0-0 4-7 6 8 1 3 1 1 Hillen, J.* 1-6 0-0 4-4 1 6 5 5 0 1 Mandy Ronay* 2-5 0-2 4-5 2 8 1 4 0 0 Morris, D. 3-11 1-2 0-1 3 7 2 3 0 1 Brandi Batch* 7-10 1-1 9-12 6 24 1 7 1 1 Ciak, L. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parry, T. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rebecca Burbridge* 1-3 1-1 4-6 3 7 2 1 0 0 Slogik, T. 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 4 1 1 0 0 Christie Lambert 4-8 4-6 1-2 3 13 0 1 0 0 Team 2 Marlo Thomas 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 24-52 6-12 12-17 29 66 16 19 2 5 Kim Tingley 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 0 Western Kentucky (22-4) 57 Val Zona 2-5 1-3 5-6 0 10 1 3 0 0 Name FG-A 3FG-A FT-A R TP A TO BLK S Christin Annie 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Combs, B.* 2-15 0-1 4-5 20 8 0 4 1 3 Team 2 Green, T.* 6-20 0-0 46 20 13 1 3 1 0 Totals 22-44 7-14 27-39 23 78 7 20 3 2 Clark, M.* 1-5 0-0 4-4 9 6 0 3 0 0 O’Connell, D.* 2-2 0-0 3-3 3 7 6 3 0 0 Starks, S.* 4-19 1-3 0-0 1 9 0 5 0 1 Ohio State (7-3) 86 Smith, K. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 1 0 0 Name FG-A 3FG-A FT-A R TP A T O BLK S Nobert, L. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pehlke, K. 1-8 0-3 0-1 1 2 1 0 0 1 Marrita Porter* 8-11 0-0 4-5 4 20 2 4 0 1 Taylor, M. 2-2 0-0 3-5 3 7 0 2 0 2 Roslnyn Barker* 5-7 0-0 5-7 3 15 2 1 0 1 Wilson, T. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kylee Bogott* 2-2 0-0 0-0 3 4 1 0 0 0 Team 3 Jamie Lewis* 4-11 2-7 5-6 3 15 4 4 0 1 Totals 19-72 1-7 18-24 60 57 9 24 2 7 Lauren Shenk* 2-8 1-5 2-4 0 7 3 1 0 0 Michaela Moua 0-1 0-0 6-6 6 6 1 1 0 0 PERCENTAGES - FG WVU-46.2%; WKU-26.4% 3FG - WVU-50.0% WKU-14.3% FT - Tomeka Brown 0-1 0-0 4-6 0 4 1 1 0 1 WVU-70.6%; WKU-75.0% BLOCKS - WVU-2; WKU-2 TURNOVERS - WVU-19;WKU--24 STEALS- WVU-5; WKU-7 HALF -- WVU-23; WKU- 32 Laura Ingram 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Mandy Stanhope 1-2 1-1 0-0 2 3 0 0 0 0 Virginia 81 West Virginia 68 Larecha Jones 4-8 1-2 3-4 2 12 1 0 0 1 March 19, 1989• University Hall Charlottesville, Va. Mindy Fusetti 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 3 0 0 Second Round Team 3

West Virginia (24-8) 68 Totals 26-51 5-15 29-38 30 86 16 16 0 5 Name FG-A 3FG-A FT-A R TP A TO BLK S Eaton, J.* 5-14 2-6 0-0 2 12 2 1 1 1 PERCENTAGES - FG WVU-50.0%; OSU-50.0% 3FG - WVU-50.0% OSU- Abbott, D.* 6-10 0-0 4-6 9 16 2 4 0 1 33.3% FT - WVU-69.2%; OSU-76.3% BLOCKS - WVU-3; OSU-0 TURN- Wilson, L.* 5-8 0-0 2-2 7 12 2 3 0 0 OVERS - WVU-20;OSU--16 STEALS- WVU-2;OSU-5 HALF -- WVU 32; Kisiorek, R.* 2-5 1-2 0-0 1 5 6 2 0 2 Hillen, J.* 9-19 0-0 3-4 4 21 4 3 0 6 OSU- 48 Morris, D. 1-8 0-0 0-2 5 2 4 3 0 0 Ciak, L. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Parry, T. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fain, J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zani, J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team 4 Totals 28-66 3-8 9-17 34 68 21 18 2 10

Virginia (21-9) 81 Name FG-A 3FG-A FT-A R TP A TO BLK S Scott, F.* 1-6 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 5 1 2 Cardoza, T.* 7-12 0-0 12-15 10 26 1 1 0 2 Bryant, D.* 3-10 0-0 3-7 9 9 1 2 0 1 Staley, D.* 9-12 0-1 2-3 10 20 6 3 0 2 Reiss, T.* 5-7 3-3 3-4 1 16 6 3 0 0 McConnell, K. 0-0 0-0 0-1 2 0 2 4 0 1 Ward, T. 4-7 0-0 0-0 3 8 0 3 0 0 Franklin, C. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team 3

Totals 29-55 3-4 20-30 40 81 16 21 1 8

PERCENTAGES - FG WVU-42.4%; UVA-52.7% 3FG - WVU-37.5% UVA-75.0% FT - WVU-64.3%; UVA-66.7% BLOCKS - WVU-2; UVA-1 TURNOVERS - WVU-18;UVA--21 STEALS- WVU-10;UVA-8 HALF -- WVU 36; UVA- 41

6 Tournament Notes

A Season of Firsts - Kate Bulger became the BIG EAST’s all-time three- It’s been a season to remember for the Mountaineer point made leader in conference games only with women’s basketball team this year. Here is a look at some 161 in her career. She also became the school’s single of the first time accomplishments WVU achieved during the season record holder, now standing at 88 entering the 2003-04 campaign. tournament. Bulger also became the BIG EAST’s all-time three-point - Mike Carey was named BIG EAST coach of the year field goals made leader, in conference contests only, with by his fellow coaches marking the first time a WVU women’s 161. basketball coach garnered BIG EAST coach of the year honors since WVU joined the BIG EAST in 1995-96. - Kate Bulger became the first Mountaineer to start every game of her career, becoming the school’s all-time - Meg Bulger was named BIG EAST freshman of the career and consecutive starts leader. She is also the BIG year by a vote of the league’s coaches, marking the first EAST’s active consecutive starts leader at 114 entering the time in school history a Mountaineer was named conference NCAA tournament. freshman/rookie of the year. - Meg Bulger became the first Mountaineer to be named - Yolanda Paige was named to the all-BIG EAST tourna- BIG EAST rookie/freshman of the week six times during the ment team becoming the first Mountaineer in program season. The previous record was three held by Yolanda history to be named to that team. Paige in 2002.

- WVU advanced to the semi-finals of the BIG EAST - Yolanda Paige became the first Mountaineer to top tournament for the first time in school history. 200 assists in a single season since former All-American Rosemary Kosiorek accomplished the feat in 1992. Paige - WVU defeated Notre Dame, 64-51, for the first time in owns WVU’s single season record with 246 assists entering 12 tries this season. WVU was 0-11 prior to its victory over the NCAA Tournament. the Fighting Irish. BIG EAST Turnaround - WVU tallied a come-from-behind victory against then With its 10-6 record at the close of regular season play, No. 19/21 Virginia Tech, 69-66, at the WVU Coliseum. It West Virginia won six more BIG EAST games than it did all marked the first victory over the Hokies since 1991 and the of last season. first-ever against Virginia Tech in BIG EAST play. That turnaround is tied for the second-best in BIG EAST conference history. - With the win over the Hokies, WVU notched its first win West Virginia finished the 2002-03 campaign with a 4-12 against an AP ranked team since 1992. BIG EAST mark. The Mountaineers have now equalled the total amount - WVU then went on to defeat No. 23/23 Villanova in of BIG EAST wins from the previous two seasons combined quarterfinal action of the 2004 BIG EAST tournament (four last year and six in 2001-02). marking the first time in Mountaineer history that WVU Here is a look at the best turnarounds from year to the defeated two ranked opponents in the same season. next in BIG EAST conference history.

- West Virginia finished the BIG EAST regular season in Team Season BIG EAST Record Turnaround sixth place in the league standings, two spots higher than its 1. Rutgers 2001-02 ...... 5-11 ...... predicted finish in the preseason coaches’ poll. It marked 2002-03 ...... 13-3 ...... +8 the highest finish in BIG EAST play since the league did 2. West Virginia 2002-03 ...... 4-12 ...... away with its two division format in 1998. 2003-04 ...... 10-6 ...... +6 Boston College 1995-96 ...... 7-11 ...... - West Virginia won six more conference games than it 1996-97 ...... 13-5 ...... +6 did all of last season, marking the second-best turnaround St. John’s 1993-94 ...... 4-14 ...... from one season to the next in BIG EAST conference history. 1994-95 ...... 10-8 ...... +6

- Kate and Meg Bulger became the first sister tandem to play for the Mountaineers since Georgeann and Marva Wells did that in the 1980s.

7 Tournament Notes

Eight in a Row Taking From Charity Before its losses to Boston College and Villanova This season, West Virginia has taken advantage of its during the regular season, WVU’s eight-game conference trips to the line, making 360 of its 483 attempts - winning streak was the most consecutive conference games a 74.5 percentage. the Mountaineers had won since joining the BIG EAST in That mark is good for second-best in the BIG EAST. 1995-96. Only Boston College is hitting at a higher clip, at 77.1%. With its 74.5 percentage, the Mountaineers are on pace Largest Margin of BIG EAST Victory to set a school record for single season free throw percent- West Virginia’s 35-point win at Providence marked age. The current mark of 73.0% was set in 1997, when WVU WVU’s largest margin of victory in Big East play. The prior hit 541 of 741 attempts. high was 25 points in a win at Pitt in 1998. Four of the five Mountaineer starters this season shoot 75% or better from the line, led by senior Janell Dunlap’s Top 10 in Wins current season record 87.3% (62-71). West Virginia’s 21 victories so far this season is the In the Clutch third-best total by a WVU team in the history of the pro- gram. Only the 1991-92 and 1988-89 teams had more wins. WVU’s succes at the free throw line in the waning Coincidentally, those are the only other teams to qualify for minutes, when the game is on the line, has been clutch this the NCAA Tournament. season. Down the stretch in some key Mountaineer wins this Here is a look at the all-time top 10 teams, based on season, WVU has done an excellent job in the clutch at the wins, in school history. charity stripe. In WVU’s victory over No. 19/21 Virginia Tech, the 1. ... 1991-92 ...... 26-4 Mountaineers first over a ranked team since 1993, West 2. ... 1988-89 ...... 24-6 Virginia was a perfect 6-6 from the free throw line in the final 3....2003-04 ...... 21-10 minute of play. That sealed WVU’s first win over the Hokies 4. ... 1981-82 ...... 20-11 since 1991. 1984-85 ...... 20-10 In WVU’s upset of No. 23/23 Villanova, WVU was 4-4 6. ... 1976-77 ...... 19-7 from the free throw line to close out the Wildcats. 1989-90 ...... 19-10 In win’s over the Hokies, Georgia Tech, at Duquesne, 1996-97 ...... 19-12 UMKC, Notre Dame, at Syracuse and versus Rutgers, WVU 9. ... 1977-78 ...... 18-9 shot 87.8 (29-33) percent from the free throw line with one 10. . 1982-83 ...... 17-12 minute or less to go in the contest. 1983-84 ...... 17-12 West Virginia was 4-5 against the Yellow Jackets, 6-6 at 1990-91 ...... 17-12 Duquesne, 3-4 versus UMKC in overtime, 4-4 against the Fighting Irish and 3-4 against the Orangewomen and Scarlet Starters Game-By-Game Knights. Coach Mike Carey has used the starting combination of Stellar Defense Yolanda Paige, Sherell Sowho, Kate Bulger, Janell Dunlap and Michelle Carter in every game this season. One of the main reasons behind West Virginia’s suc- West Virginia is one of just eight schools this season to cesses this season has been the team’s stellar defense to advance to postseason play (NCAA or WNIT) that have had date. the same starting five all season long. Against much bigger teams, WVU has used its quick- The other schools are DePaul, Florida, Nebraska, ness to force turnovers and played solid defense. Small in Niagara, Purdue, Utah and Villanova. stature with only two healthy players on the roster listed at 6-2, WVU’s quickness equates into fast break opportunties. Against the Mountaineers, teams are shooting just 39.3 Extreme Defense percent. In WVU’s second victories over Pitt and Syracuse, the WVU has held 15 opponents under 40% shooting this Panthers’ and Orangewomens’ 36 points were the fewest the season including eight BIG EAST opponents. Mountaineers have ever held a BIG EAST opponent to. Pitt’s and Syracuse’s scoring output marked just the fourth and fifth times a Mountaineer defense has held an opponent under 40 points since 1978-79.

8 Tournament Notes

60 Looks Good A Dun- Deal West Virginia is 7-3 this season when it scores between Senior Janell Dunlap has been consistent through the 60 and 69 points in a game. entire season averaging 6.8 points and and a team-best 5.2 WVU’s lone losses when scoring between 60 and 69 rebounds. points came against SMS, 82-64, in the Paradise Jam Heading into the NCAA tournament, Dunlap is WVU’s women’s basketball tournament in the U.S. Virgin Islands, all-time single season free throw percentage leader based against Boston College, 70-64, and at Villanova, 74-67. on 50 attempts, hitting at an 87.3 clip (55-63). She is also currently fourth all-time in career free throw The Friendly Confines percentage, having made 100 of 126 attempts at the charity West Virginia closed the regular season with a home stripe for a 79.3 percentage. mark of 10-2 this season at the WVU Coliseum and under She recorded career games in the Paradise Jam the direction of coach Mike Carey WVU is 28-9, including a women’s basketball tournament, tallying a then career-best 15-9 BIG EAST mark, at the facility. 10 rebounds in the Georgia Tech win. She also scored a In WVU’s loss to Boston College, 3,827 fans were in personal best 15 points on 6-7 shooting, including 3-4 from attendance, marking the third largest crowd to ever witness the free throw line, in the loss to SMS. a Mountaineer women’s basketball game at the WVU Dunlap tied her career high with 15 points on 6-8 Coliseum. shooting including 3-4 from the free throw line in the Moun- WVU had four consecutive contests of at least 1,200 taineers win against Rutgers. fans in the final four home games this season. Single Season Free Throw Percentage (min. 50 att.) Name FTM/FTA Pct. Nine in a Row 1. Janell Dunlap (2004) ..... 62-71...... 873 Before its loss to Boston College, West Virginia’s nine 2. Jenny Hillen (1987) ...... 72-84 ...... 857 game win streak marked the most consecutive games won 3. Rebecca Burbridge (1999) ...83-97 ...... 856 by the Mountaineers since WVU opened last season with a 4. Rebecca Burbridge (1997) ...94-111 ...... 847 10-0 record. 5. Rebecca Burbridge (1998) ...48-57 ...... 842

Bulger Times Two Career Free Throw Percentage (min. 100 att.) In the season-ending loss at Connecticut, sisters Meg Name FTM/FTA Pct. and Kate Bulger combined for 38 points--the most the duo 1. Rebecca Burbridge ...... 259/312 ...... 830 has scored in a contest this season. 2. Darya Kudryavtseva ...... 103/125 ...... 824 That scoring output was the seventh highest by a sister 3. Jenny Hillen ...... 381/472 ...... 807 tandem in NCAA history. 4. Janell Dunlap...... 107/134 ...... 799 The two also combined for six rebounds in the game. 5. Rosemary Kosiorek ...... 432/546 ...... 791 70 is Enough West Virginia is 11-2 this season when it scores 70 or West Virginia Won Six More BIG EAST Games more points in a game. WVU broke it’s two-game losing streak when scoring 70 Than it Did All of Last Season Marking the or more points with an 84-59 victory over St. John’s in opening round action of the BIG EAST tournament. Second-best Improvement From One Year to the Next in Conference History.

9 Kate Bulger: All-BIG EAST Second Team

Sharpshooting senior Kate Bulger will Bulger in the WVU Record Book cap off one of the best careers in Moun- Career Three-Point FG Years 3FGM taineer women’s basketball history after Kate Bulger ...... 2001- ...... 297 she has taken aim and shattered several Christie Lambert ...... 1994-99 ...... 256 WVU and BIG EAST records this season. Rebecca Burbridge ...... 1995-99 ...... 168 During her career, she has started every Rosemary Kosiorek ...... 1989-92 ...... 131 contest for the Mountaineers, a feat that Judy Eaton ...... 1985-89 ...... 121 has reached 113 consecutive starts, tops in the BIG EAST and fifth nationally. She is Career Three-Point FG Att. Years 3FGA now in sole possession of first place with Kate Bulger ...... 2001- ...... 710 114 consecutive starts at WVU passing former All-American Christie Lambert ...... 1994-99 ...... 708 Rosemary Kosiorek with her start against Pitt. Rebecca Burbridge ...... 1995-99 ...... 443 With one three-pointer made in the first meeting with Rosemary Kosiorek ...... 1989-92 ...... 360 Syracuse, Bulger became WVU’s all-time three-point field Mandy Ronay ...... 1997-00 ...... 347 goals made leader with 257, passing Christie Lambert (1994-99). She now boasts 297 made in her career. Career Three-Point FG Pct. FGM/FGA Pct. With a game-best 28 points against Miami, Bulger Kate Bulger ...... 297/710 ...... 418 notched her 30th career 20-point scoring effort and moved Rebecca Burbridge ...... 168/443 ...... 379 into fourth place on the all-time WVU points list, now Judy Eaton ...... 121/326 ...... 371 showing 1,677. Rosemary Kosiorek ...... 131/360 ...... 364 Bulger also scored 21 at Providence which marked her Christie Lambert ...... 256/708 ...... 362 27th career 20-point effort, moving her into sole possession Darya Kudryavtseva ...... 76/216 ...... 352 of fourth place on the all-time list. She has led WVU in Lisa Szymczak ...... 40/123 ...... 325 scoring in eight of 23 games this season. Bulger scored a game-high 23 points, including 18 in the second half, in WVU’s victory over No. 19/21 Virginia Career 20-Point Games Tech, her 28th career 20-point game. 46 ...... Cathy Parson She scored a team-best 22 points on senior night in the 43 ...... Rosemary Kosiorek win against Rutgers, her 29th career 20-point game, and 33 ...... Talisha Hargis followed that performance up with a career-best eight three- 30 ...... Kate Bulger pointers made against Miami. Against the ‘Canes she 26 ...... Donna Abbott scored a game-high 28 points. For her career in BIG EAST games only, Bulger is the All-Time NCAA Three-Point Field Goals Made Leaders conference leader in all-time three point field goals made This season Kate Bulger moved up the NCAA three- with 161. point field goals made ladder and is currently in 11th place on the all-time list. WVU’s 1,000 Point Scorers She is just three three-pointers made from becoming Name Years GP Points just the 10th woman in NCAA history to make 300 or more Cathy Parson ...... 1980-83 ...... 121 ...... 2,128 three-pointers in a career. Rosemary Kosiorek ...... 1989-92 ...... 116 ...... 2,061 Talisha Hargis ...... 1994-98 ...... 112 ...... 1,751 Kate Bulger ...... 2001-04 ...... 114 ...... 1,714 Name Last Year Yrs. G 3FG Donna Abbott ...... 1989-92 ...... 108 ...... 1,656 Olivia Bradley ...... 1982-85 ...... 117 ...... 1,534 1. Erin Thorn, BYU ...... 2003 ...... 4 .... 127... 391 Jenny Hillen ...... 1986-89 ...... 117 ...... 1,504 2. Julie Krommenhoek, Utah ... 1998 ...... 4 .... 117... 362 Georgeann Wells ...... 1983-86 ...... 106 ...... 1,484 3. Cornelia Gayden, LSU ...... 1995 ...... 4 .... 110... 337 Alexis Basil ...... 1984-87 ...... 110 ...... 1,429 Maria Tchobanova ...... 1995-99 ...... 113 ...... 1,426 4. Lenae Williams, DePaul ...... 2002 ...... 4 .... 116... 330 Judy Eaton ...... 1986-89 ...... 115 ...... 1,380 5. Karen Middleton, S. Car...... 1991 ...... 4 .... 128... 317 Christie Lambert ...... 1994-99 ...... 114 ...... 1,282 Lori Wilson ...... 1988-92 ...... 117 ...... 1,202 6. Wendi Willits, Arkansas ...... 2001 ...... 4 .... 131... 316 Rebecca Burbridge ...... 1995-99 ...... 108 ...... 1,179 7. Jennifer Howard, NC State ... 1997 ...... 4 .... 117... 315 J.D. Drummonds ...... 1980-81 ...... 62 ...... 1,160 Mary Hennen ...... 1976-79 ...... 84 ...... 1,112 8. Kathy Halligan, Creighton .... 1992 ...... 4 .... 115... 309 Lisa Szymczak ...... 1992-96 ...... 98 ...... 1,101 9. Julie Jones, Richmond ...... 1992 ...... 4 .... 123... 309 Ilse Opstaele ...... 1995-99 ...... 111 ...... 1,079 10. , Xavier .... 2001 ...... 4 .... 127... 304 Dionne Morris ...... 1986-89 ...... 115 ...... 1,070 Sherell Sowho ...... 2002- ...... 8 2 ...... 1,052 11. Kate Bulger, WVU ...... 2004 ...... 4 .... 114 . 297 Brandi Batch ...... 1998-02 ...... 108 ...... 1,041 Cindy Winegar ...... 1977-80 ...... 107 ...... 1,009

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Bulger Leads BIG EAST in Consecutive Starts Bulger in the BIG EAST Senior guard Kate Bulger has the BIG EAST’s longest Kate Bulger moved into sole possession of first place active consecutive start streak, a feat that reached 114 on the all-time three-point field goals made list in BIG EAST straight with her start against Rutgers in BIG EAST tourna- games only after nailing four three-pointers in the loss at ment semi-finals. The next closest BIG EAST players are Connecticut. Syracuse’s Julie McBride with 93 and Virginia Tech’s Ieva Bulger also finished her career third in BIG EAST three- Kublina with 92. point field goals attempted with 404. Nationally, Bulger’s streak is the country’s fifth longest. Duke’s holds the mark with 130 consecutive 3-Point Field Goals Made (Since 1987-88) starts. 1. Kate Bulger, West Virginia .... 2001-04 .... 161 All time at WVU, Bulger is first on the consecutive starts Trish Juhline, Villanova ...... 1999-03 ...... 157 list. She passed former All-American Rosemary Kosiorek for 3. Julie Wheeler, Providence ...... 1994-98 ...... 156 first who posted 102 consecutive starts to close out her 4. Wendy Davis, Connecticut ...... 1988-92 ...... 155 stellar career. 5. Sheila McMillen, Notre Dame ...... 1995-99 ...... 145 If Bulger were to start every game the rest of this 6. Jaime James, Syracuse ...... 1998-02 ...... 144 season, she would complete her career as WVU’s all-time 7. Jennifer Rizzoti, Connecticut ...... 1992-96 ...... 127 starts and consecutive starts leader. 8. , Boston College .... 1996-00 ...... 123 Alicia Ratay, Notre Dame ...... 1999-03 ...... 123 Consecutive BIG EAST Starts 10. Kim Gallon, Georgetown ...... 1994-98 ...... 121 1. Kate Bulger, WVU ...... 114 Katie Davis, Villanova ...... 1999-03 ...... 115 2. Julie McBride, SU ...... 93 3. Ieva Kublina, VT ...... 92 3-Point Field Goals Attempted (Since 1987-88) 1. Julie Wheeler, Providence ...... 1994-98 ...... 484 Consecutive Starts Nationally 2. Trish Juhline, Villanova ...... 1999-03 ...... 413 1. Alana Beard, Duke ...... 130 3. Kate Bulger, West Virginia .... 2001-04 .... 404 2. , Purdue ...... 126 4. Jaime James, Syracuse ...... 1998-02 ...... 402 3 , Kansas State ...... 120 5. Kim Gallon, Georgetown ...... 1994-98 ...... 400 4. Jennifer Youngblood, N. Illinois ...... 114 6. Sheila McMillen, Notre Dame ...... 1995-99 ...... 375 Kate Bulger, WVU ...... 114 7. Susan Glenning, Villanova ...... 1992-96 ...... 351 6. Melissa Kowalski, Northeastern ...... 113 8. Wendy Davis, Connecticut ...... 1988-92 ...... 332 7. Toccara Williams, Texas A&M ...... 108 9. Jennifer Rizotti, Connecticut ...... 1992-96 ...... 325 8. Julie McBride, Syracuse ...... 93 10. Tomora Young, Rutgers ...... 1995-99 ...... 321 9. Sarah Carter, South Alabama ...... 92 Ieva Kublina, Virginia Tech...... 92

WVU Consecutive Starts 1. Kate Bulger (2001-) ...... 114 2. Rosemary Kosiorek (1989-92) ...... 102 3. Donna Abbott (1989-92) ...... 71 4. Talisha Hargis (1995-98) ...... 56 5. Chris McGuire (1992-95) ...... 40

WVU Career Starts 1. Kate Bulger (2001-) ...... 114 2. Rosemary Kosiorek (1989-92) ...... 108 3. Talisha Hargis (1995-98) ...... 104 4. Judy Eaton (1986-89) ...... 104 5. Donna Abbott (1989-92)...... 103 6. Maria Tchobanova (1996-99) ...... 102 7. Dionne Morris (1986-89) ...... 100 8. Mandy Ronay (1997-2000) ...... 97 9. Jenny Hillen (1986-89) ...... 94

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Single Season Three-Point Field Goals Kate Bulger’s 30 Career 20-Point Games With her four three-pointers in the loss at Connecticut, 36 .... Syracuse (2-26-03) Kate Bulger became WVU’s all-time single season three- 33 .... Robert Morris (12-30-01) point field goals made leader with 88, passing Christie 29 .... at Robert Morris (12-6-03) 28 .... at Miami (2-28-04) Lambert who set the record of 83 in 1995. at Miami (2-7-01) at Bucknell (11-25-02) Season 3-Point Field Goals Made Pitt (1-3-04) 1. Kate Bulger, 2004 ...... 88 27 .... St. John’s (1-6-01) 2. Christie Lambert, 1995 ...... 83 at Wright State (11-28-01) 3. Kate Bulger, 2003 ...... 77 Robert Morris (12-6-03) 4. Kate Bulger, 2002 ...... 76 26 .... Pitt (1-19-02) 5. Judy Eaton, 1989 ...... 65 at UMKC (12-29-02) 25 .... at Duquesne (11-20-01) Connecticut (3-4-03) Season 3-Point Field Goals Attempted 24 .... at Liberty (11-25-00) 1. Christie Lambert, 1995 ...... 222 23 .... Rutgers (1-12-02) 2. Kate Bulger, 2004 ...... 221 Virginia Tech (2-10-04) 3. Kate Bulger, 2002 ...... 189 22 .... Pitt (12-6-00) 4. Judy Eaton, 1989 ...... 180 at St. John’s (2-2-02) 5. Kate Bulger, 2003 ...... 177 Miami (2-15-03) Notre Dame (1-8-03) Rutgers (2-24-04) Bulger or Sowho 21 .... Florida (11-29-00) In 31 games this season, either guard Sherell Sowho or at Providence (2-17-01) Kate Bulger has led the Mountaineers in scoring in 23 of Mount St. Mary’s (11-16-01) those matchups. UMBC (12-1-01) Both shared that distinction with 19 points each in the Georgia Tech (11-28-03) season-opening win against Bucknell. Georgetown (1-28-04) Bulger has been the team-leader with 21 against Georgia at Providence (2-4-04) 20 .... Notre Dame (1-17-04) Tech, 16 versus SMS, 27 against Robert Morris, 19 at Delaware State, 28 against Pitt, 10 at Seton Hall, 20 against 20 Looks Good Notre Dame, 21 versus Georgetown, 23 against Virginia Tech, 17 at Villanova, 22 against Rutgers and 28 at Miami. WVU is 24-6 all-time when Kate Bulger scores 20 or more Sowho has led the team with 26 against East Carolina, points in a contest including a 7-1 mark this season. 19 against James Madison, 20 at Wright State, 20 at The last contest the Mountaineers lost when Bulger scored Northwestern, 18 against UMKC, 18 at St. John’s, 13 at Pitt, 20 or more was at Miami on Saturday, Feb. 28. a career-high 28 at Providence and a game-high 13 against Syracuse. She had a game-high 24 points against UConn to One-Two Combo close the regular season. Senior guards Kate Bulger and Sherell Sowho average Yolanda Paige led WVU with a career-best 32 points in 14.5 and 13.0, respectively, so far this season. That makes the win at Duquesne. She also had a team-best 14 against them 11th and 16th in the BIG EAST in scoring. No. 4 Connecticut, and 19 in the Marshall win. Bulger is at the top of the league standings in three- Meg Bulger led the Mountaineers at Syracuse for the point efficiency. She is first in the league making 39.8% of first time in her career with 18. She scored a team-best 17 her three-pointers and second overall averaging 2.84 three- against No. 25 Boston College. pointers per contest. This Season Kate Bulger Set the School Standards for A New Career High Three-point Field Goals Made in a Year and a Career With her four rebounds against Syracuse, Kate Bulger set a new career-high for rebounds in a season. So far she with 88 and 297, Respectively. She Also Became the has 144. Bulger’s previous best was 111 last season. Her rebounding total this season marks the third straight BIG EAST’s All-time Leader in the Same Category in year she has increased her rebounding from the previous Conference Contests Only with 163. season.

12 Meg Bulger: BIG EAST Freshman of the Year

Meg Bulger was named BIG EAST Fresh- man of the Year by a vote of the conference’s coaches this year, marking the first time in program history a Mountaineer has been rookie/freshman of the year. She was named BIG EAST freshman of the week six times this season.

Parade Time For just the second time in Mountaineer women’s basket- ball history a Parade All-American is wearing the Old Gold and Blue. Freshman Meg Bulger was named a fourth team Parade All-American last season at Oakland Catholic in Pittsburgh. WVU’s first was Judy Eaton in 1985. Eaton, a Parkersburg, W.Va., native went on to letter for four years (1986-89) and finished her career with 1,380 points, 11th all-time on WVU’s scoring list. Jack-of-All Trades Meg Bulger played point guard on several offensive sets for the Mountaineers in WVU’s 56-36 win over Syracuse. Bulger has now played every position for WVU at least once this season in her 25 games of action. MEG-o-Lomania After missing six early season games with an ankle injury, freshman Meg Bulger has quickly proven why she’s one of the West Virginia’s sister stars, Kate (left) and Meg (right) Bulger. nation’s top rookies. pired in the Mountaineer win over No. 19/21 Virginia Tech. This season Bulger is averaging 10.1 points a game through For her efforts against BC and Virginia Tech, Bulger was 25 contests. She has tallied two double-doubles this season named BIG EAST rookie of the week for a league-best sixth and has three double-figure rebounding games early in her time this season. career. She has scored in double figures in nine of the last 10 She scored 11 points on 4-7 shooting and 3-4 from the games free throw with five rebounds in the Rutgers’ win. In BIG EAST play, Bulger is third on the team in scoring The talented freshman also put on a show in West Virginia’s with a 10.9 points per game clip and leads the team with 4.9 final regular season contest at Connecticut, scoring a career- rebounds per contest. high 21 points. Against Georgetown, Bulger scored all 11 of her points in In the BIG EAST tournament, she led WVU with 16 points the second half, including seven in the final four minutes, in- in West Virginia’s semi-final round loss to Rutgers. cluding a key three-pointer with two minutes left in the con- test. She followed that game with a game-high 13 points in Sister-Sister the Mountaineers win at Pitt. For those efforts, Bulger was Kate and Meg Bulger combined for 38 points in the loss named BIG EAST freshman of the week for the fourth time this at Connecticut, the most the sisters have scored in a game season and for the third consecutive week. together this season. At Providence, Bulger scored 16 points and grabbed a They also notched 37 points in the win at Providence, career-best and game-high 12 rebounds. Bulger garnered her combined for 34 in the Miami loss and tallied 33 points in fifth BIG EAST weekly honor (2-9-04) and fourth consecutive the Rutgers and Pitt wins this season. overall after her efforts against the The record* for most combined points by a sister duo Friars and the Orangewomen. is 57 by Jami and Nicole Kubik of Nebraska in the 1997-98 She score two points, grabbed six rebounds and blocked season. They guided the Cornhuskers to a victory over Virginia Tech’s Ieva Kublina three-point attempt as time ex- Missouri in that contest. * Overall record incomplete due to lack of game-by-game records for many NCAA Division I schools. 13 Tournament Notes

Sister Act Most Combined Sister Points in a Single Season - NCAA This season Kate and Meg Bulger become just the So far this season Kate and Meg Bulger have combined second sister act to suit up for the Mountaineers in program for 701 points, the 15th-best scoring output by a sister history. Georgeann and Marva Wells were the first sister tandem in NCAA history. tandem to don the Old Gold and Blue for three seasons Here is a breakdown of the all-time NCAA single season from 1983-85. combined sister points. The Bulgers are one of just two sister tandems that will play in the BIG EAST this year (Morgan and Ashley Valley of Pts ...... Tandem ...... Ye a r ...... School UConn) and are just the fourth set of sisters in the nation to 1,240 .... Pam and Paula McGee ...... 1982-83 ...... USC 1,192 .... Pam and Paula McGee ...... 1980-81 ...... USC be on the same team this season (UConn’s Valleys; 1,075 .... Pam and Paula McGee ...... 1981-82 ...... USC Washington’s Mendiolas; UTEP’s Phelps). 1,053 .... Pam and Paula McGee ...... 1983-84 ...... USC Montana State and Oregon have each had four different 936 ...... Jermisha and Jerkisha Dosty ...... 2001-02 ...... St. Mary’s sets of sisters play for them all time. 915 ...... Heather and Heidi Burge ...... 1991-92 ...... Virginia 883 ...... Heather and Heidi Burge ...... 1992-93 ...... Virginia 863 ...... Jermisha and Jerkisha Dosty ...... 2000-01 ...... St. Mary’s Most Combined Bulger Points in a Single Game 847 ...... Albena and Gergana Branzova ... 1994-95 ...... Florida Int’l 38 at Connecticut 777 ...... Kelly and Tracey Morris ...... 1997-98 ...... St. Mary’s 37 Providence 753 ...... Corinne and Christien Gulas ...... 1983-84 ...... New Hampshire 34 at Miami 735 ...... Heather and Heidi Burge ...... 1990-91 ...... Virginia 33 Rutgers 725 ...... Jami and Nicole Kubik ...... 1997-98 ...... Nebraska Pitt (1/3/04) 716 ...... Heather and Heidi Burge ...... 1989-90 ...... Virginia 7 0 1 ...... Kate and Meg Bulger ...... 2003-04 ..... West Virginia 32 Georgetown 611 ...... Jermisha and Jerkisha Dosty .... 1999-2000 ..... St. Mary’s 29 Marshall 606 ...... Belinda and Isabel Stubbs ...... 2002-03 ...... Montana State 28 Duquesne 596 ...... Giuliana and Gioconda Mendiola . 2002-03 ...... Washington 27 at Villanova 594 ...... Mary and Patty Coyle ...... 1981-82 ...... Rutgers 26 Boston College 589 ...... Tracey and Julie Morris...... 2000-01 ...... St. Mary’s 25 2 times 565 ...... Mary Ann and Madelin McCoy .... 1979-80 ...... Providence 21 4 times 565 ...... Blythe and Brooke Hommes ...... 1995-96 ...... Montana State 20 at Pitt (1/31/04) 553 ...... Kelly and Tracey Morris ...... 1996-97 ...... St. Mary’s 547 ...... Ann and Maren Matthias ...... 2000-01 ...... New Hampshire 521 ...... Jermisha and Jerkisha Dosty ...... 1998-99 ...... St. Mary’s Most Sister Acts By School 496 ...... Bev and Tara Smith ...... 1978-79 ...... Oregon 4 Montana State 493 ...... Ann and Maren Matthias ...... 2001-02 ...... New Hampshire 4 Oregon 470 ...... Janet and Lisa Hourihan ...... 1985-86 ...... Holy Cross 3 North Carolina 468 ...... Georgeann and Marva Wells ...... 1984-85 ...... West Virginia 3 St. Mary’s 448 ...... Mary Ann and Madelin McCoy .... 1978-79 ...... Providence 428 ...... Carol and Maggy Lally ...... 1978-79 ...... Notre Dame 3 Washington 419 ...... Giuliana and Gioconda Mendiola . 2001-02 ...... Washington 2 New Hampshire 413 ...... Kathy and Kristal Coleman ...... 2001-02 ...... Chicago State 2 West Virginia 412 ...... Kellie and Kristen O’Neill ...... 2001-02 ...... Washington 2 North Carolina 408 ...... Cheryl and Julian Keller ...... 2001-02 ...... Montana 2 USC 403 ...... Giuliana and Gioconda Mendiola . 2000-01 ...... Washington 382 ...... Becky and Carolyn Gottstein ...... 2000-01 ...... Boston College 364 ...... Corinne and Christien Gulas ...... 1982-83 ...... New Hampshire 359 ...... Jami and Nicole Kubik ...... 1996-97 ...... Nebraska

Most Combined Sister Points in a Single Game Pts Tandem Year School Opponent Result 57 Jami and Nicole Kubik ...... 1997-98 ...... Nebraska ...... Missouri W 54 Heather and Heidi Burge ...... 1991-92 ...... Virginia ...... West Virginia W 51 Corrinne and Christine Gulas ...... 1983-84 ...... New Hampshire ...... E. Washington W 47 Guiliana and Gioconda Mendiola ...... 2002-03 ...... Washington ...... UCLA W 46 Jermisha and Jerkisha Dosty ...... 2001-02 ...... St. Mary’s ...... Portland W 39 Albena and Gergana Branzova ...... 1994-95 ...... Florida Int’l ...... Stetson W 39 Bev and Tara Smith ...... 1978-79 ...... Oregon ...... Boise State W 38 Kate and Meg Bulger ...... 2003-04 ...... West Virginia ...... Connecticut L 37 Kate and Meg Bulger ...... 2003-04 ...... West Virginia ...... Providence W 35 Kathy and Kristal Coleman ...... 2001-02 ...... Chicago State ...... Youngstown St. W 34 Kate and Meg Bulger ...... 2003-04 ...... West Virginia ...... Miami L 33 Kate and Meg Bulger ...... 2003-04 ...... West Virginia ...... Rutgers W 33 Kate and Meg Bulger ...... 2003-04 ...... West Virginia ...... Pitt W 32 Kate and Meg Bulger ...... 2003-04 ...... West Virginia ...... Georgetown W * Incomplete due to lack of records for game-by-games from mid- 70’s to mid-80’s, including USC’s Pam and Paula McGee. 14 Yolanda Paige: All-BIG EAST Tournament Team; All-BIG EAST Third Team

WVU’s Playmaker Sweet Passing! Junior Yolanda Paige turned a lot of West Virginia is 14-4 all-time when Yolanda Paige records heads in her first two seasons as WVU’s point 10 or more assists in a game including a 5-3 mark this season. guard. In 2003-04 those heads certainly con- WVU’s lone losses when Yolanda Paige reaches double tinued to spin as Paige guided WVU to the figure assists have all come on the road at No. 1 Connecticut BIG EAST semifinals for the first time in school last season, 78-58, at Delaware State, 59-56, and at North- history. western, 60-57, and at Miami, 74-82, this year. WVU’s single season leader, Paige nearly notched a quadruple-double in Paige’s 10 or More Assist Games the Mountaineers’ BIG EAST opening round victory against 14 ..... vs. Coppin State (11-30-02) 11 ..... vs. Wright State (12-18-02) St. John’s. She tallied game-bests of 22 points, 13 assists, ...... vs. Miami (2-15-03) ...... vs. Duquesne (12-21-02) ...... at St. John’s (1-13-04) ...... at Pitt (1-31-04) eight steals and seven rebounds. Her assists tied a BIG EAST 13 ..... vs. Pitt (1-19-02) 10 ..... at Duquesne (11-20-01) tournament record and her steals set a conference tourna- ...... vs. St. John’s (3-6-04) ...... at UMKC (11-12-29-02) ment standard. 12 ..... at Miami (2-28-04) ...... vs. Syracuse (2-26-03) In WVU’s upset of No. 23/23 Villanova, Paige scored a ...... at Robert Morris (12-7-02) ...... at Connecticut (3-4-03) ...... vs. Marshall (1-21-04) ...... at Delaware State (12-14-03) game-best 16 points with three assists and six rebounds...... at Providence (2-4-04) ...... at Northwestern (12-16-03) She scored 10 points and tallied a game-best eight as- sists in WVU’s semi-final loss to Rutgers. Paige Named Lieberman Nominee For her efforts at the BIG EAST tournament, Paige was Junior Yolanda Paige has been named a nominee for named to the All-Tournament team, becoming the first Moun- the Point Guard of the Year Award. taineer to earn such an honor. Paige, who was one of 12 finalists for the award last Prior to the BIG EAST tournament, Paige was named to year, made the first cut from 21 initial nominees this season the all-BIG EAST third team after a stellar season in which she and is one of three candidates from the BIG EAST. led the conference all season in assists and was also in the Sportswriters from across the country will nominate the nation’s top five in assists-per-game average. finalists and eventual winner. The list of the top 10 point Paige is just 23 points shy of 1,000 iand just two assists guards will be determined in the coming weeks. shy of 600 for her career. This list is sent to all the sportswriters and the writers have until mid-March to return their final ballot. The final Season Assist Leaders ballot has the writers top point guard pick plus the three 2 4 6 ...... Yolanda Paige ...... 2004 finalists. 203 ...... Rosemary Kosiorek ...... 1992 199 ...... Yolanda Paige ...... 2003 190 ...... Rosemary Kosiorek ...... 1990 181 ...... Rosemary Kosiorek ...... 1991

Career Assists Assists Years GP Assists Rosemary Kosiorek ...... 1989-92 ...... 116 ...... 725 Yolanda Paige ...... 2001- ...... 8 7 ...... 5 9 8 Dionne Morris ...... 1986-89 ...... 115 ...... 561 Lisa Ribble ...... 1982-85 ...... 119 ...... 481 Mandy Ronay ...... 1997-00 ...... 113 ...... 440 Christie Ammons ...... 1993-97 ...... 113 ...... 436 Career Assist Average Name GP Assists Avg. Years Yolanda Paige ...... 8 7 ...... 5 9 8 ...... 6 . 9 ...... 2002- Rosemary Kosiorek ...... 116 ...... 725 ...... 6.3 ...... 1989-92 Dionne Morris ...... 115 ...... 561 ...... 4.9 ...... 1986-89 J.D. Drummonds ...... 62 ...... 271 ...... 4.4 ...... 1980-81 Lisa Ribble ...... 119 ...... 483 ...... 4.1 ...... 1982-85 Christie Ammons ...... 113 ...... 437 ...... 3.9 ...... 1994-97 Mandy Ronay ...... 113 ...... 440 ...... 3.9 ...... 1997-00

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Junior Assists Four Straight Junior Yolanda Paige became the all-time junior assists With its consecutive BIG EAST road wins at St. John’s, leader with her eight assists against Boston College. at Syracuse, at Pitt and at Providence, WVU won four Here is a look at the all-time junior assists list. consecutive BIG EAST road games for the first time in Assists Year GP Assists program history. Yolanda Paige ...... 2004 ...... 3 1 ...... 2 4 6 Rosemary Kosiorek ...... 1991 ...... 29 ...... 181 Dionne Morris ...... 1988 ...... 28 ...... 162 On the Road Again Mandy Ronay ...... 1999 ...... 27 ...... 133 West Virginia’s four conference road wins this season Lisa Ribble ...... 1984 ...... 29 ...... 126 equal the total amount of road wins the Mountaineers had Career BIG EAST Assists won in the previous five seasons combined. Last year, WVU was winless on the road and, in 1998- Junior Yolanda Paige broke into the all-time top 10 list 99, 1999-2000, 2000-01 and 2001-02, WVU notched just one in career BIG EAST assists list in conference games only road win in each of those seasons. with her six assists against UConn. Here is a look at the list: The all-time WVU record for road wins in conference is five set by the 1996-97 team. Name GP Assists Avg. Years 1. Gina Graziani, Miami ...... 68 ...... 474 ...... 7.0 ...... 1996-00 2. Shanya Evans, Prov...... 61 ...... 471 ...... 7.7 ...... 1987-91 3. Tasha Pointer, Rutgers ...... 66 ...... 460 ...... 7.0 ...... 1997-01 Who Gives An S! 4. , Notre Dame ...... 67 ...... 394 ...... 5.9 ...... 1996-01 This season, WVU played six opponents whose nick- 5. Sue Fritsch, BC ...... 63 ...... 376 ...... 6.0 ...... 1986-90 names do not end in the letter S. 6. Raquel Nurse, Syracuse ...... 72 ...... 350 ...... 4.9 ...... 1994-98 7. Carol Morton, Pitt ...... 72 ...... 339 ...... 4.7 ...... 1991-95 West Virginia finished a perfect 7-0 against those 8. Shanette Lee, Villanova ...... 72 ...... 334 ...... 4.6 ...... 1995-99 schools. The Mountaineers defeated Bucknell (Bison) 77-57 9. Kerry Curran, BC ...... 70 ...... 331 ...... 4.7 ...... 1991-95 in the season opener, won at St. John’s (Red Storm), 69-67, 10. Yolanda Paige, WVU ..... 4 7 ...... 3 1 9 ...... 6 . 6 ...... 2002- defeated Notre Dame (Fighting Irish), 64-51, for the first time in program, knocked off Marshall (Thundering Herd), 79-53, 6 x 100 in Charleston, and defeated Syracuse (Orangewomen) 69-57 Six different Mountaineers have grabbed at least 100 in New York and 56-36 in Morgantown. rebounds this season heading into the NCAA tournament. West Virginia then defeated St. John’s in first round Senior Janell Dunlap leads the way having grabbed 162 action of the BIG EAST tournament. boards. Fellow seniors Michelle Carter and Kate Bulger are second and third on the squad with 147 and 144, respec- WVU Among the NCAA Stat Leaders (3-1-04) tively. Junior Yolanda Paige is fourth with 142 while senior Sherell Sowho and freshman Meg Bulger round out the six Individual th with 138 and 122, respectively. 3-point FG per game: ...... Kate Bulger, 16 (2.8 ppg) 3-point FG Percentage: ...... Kate Bulger, 24th (39.8%) th Shooting Past 1,000 Assists: ...... Yolanda Paige, 4 (7.9 apg) Senior guard Sherell Sowho became the 22nd Moun- Team taineer in school history to score 1,000 career points with Free-throw Percentage ...... 26th (74.5) her three points at Miami. 3-point FG Percentage ...... 15th (37.3) She has proven to be one of WVU’s most reliable Fewest Turnovers ...... 7th (13.5) weapons this year. Entering the NCAA Tournament, the Bristol, Va., native averages 13.0 points and 1.96 steals per game for the Mountaineers. She recorded her first career double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds in the win at St. John’s. She recorded her 12th career 20-point game with a career-high 28 at Providence. Sowho was the game’s leading scorer, with 24 points in WVU’s last regular season contest at Connecticut.

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Against Ranked Teams just one game for the Mountaineers this season. In that West Virginia notched its first victory over a ranked game against East Carolina, a WVU win, Leuchanka played team in over a decade with its 69-66 come from behind win just nine minutes but scored four points and grabbed a against No. 19/21 Virginia Tech. team-best eight rebounds. WVU then defeated No. 23/23 Villanova, 58-47, in Leuchanka was the nation’s No. 1 junior college from a quarterfinal action of the BIG EAST tournament marking the season ago at Wabash Valley junior college. first time in school history that WVU defeated two ranked McGee, a Chattanooga, Tenn., native missed all of the teams in the same season. 2002-03 campaign with a torn ACL in her left knee. Under the direction of coach Mike Carey, WVU is now 2-16 in three seasons against ranked opponents. WVU was WVU Adds Transfer 0-7 his first year as at the program’s helm in 2001-02 and 0-6 Amber Robinson, a 5-7 guard from North Canton, Ohio, last year. The Mountaineers are 2-4 so far this season who played at Dayton earlier this year has transferred to the against ranked teams, falling 82-57 to No. 4 Connecticut, team, effective Monday, January 12. losing 64-70 to No. 25 Boston College, falling at No. 21 Robinson will sit out the 2004 spring and fall semesters Miami, 74-82 and losing to No.3 Connecticut 100-72 in the in compliance with NCAA transfer rules. She will be eligible regular season finale. to begin her Mountaineer career at the conclusion of the WVU is now 6-80 all-time against Associated Press 2004 fall semester final examination week. She will have ranked opponents. three seasons of eligibility left and is currently practicing, The highest ranked opponent WVU has ever defeated but cannot travel with the Mountaineers. was No. 8 George Washington, 80-61, in 1991. At Dayton, Robinson averaged 7.5 points, 1.8 rebounds WVU was last ranked March 15, 1992, at No. 14. and 1.9 assists in eight contests for the Flyers. She also averaged 18.1 minutes a game and added 12 steals. WVU in the RPI Robinson was an Ohio Division I all-state second team Here is a look at how WVU has faired in the WBCA/ selection at North Canton Hoover High last year as a senior Summerville RPI since the season started. after averaging 12.8 points and 3.7 assists per game. She was also a two-time first team all-county selection and was Date Ranking Date Ranking named the Federal League most valuable player, District 4 12/3 50 1/22 56 player of the year and County co-player of the year as a 12/7 50 1/26 53 senior. 12/10 53 1/29 47 12/14 60 2/1 52 12/17 87 2/4 55 12/21 83 2/9 63 12/28 86 2/12 58 1/1 86 2/16 61 1/4 81 2/23 61 1/8 73 2/25 58 2/11 72 2/27 57 2/14 68 3/6 56 1/18 64 3/15 53 Leuchanka, McGee Out For Season West Virginia University junior center Yelena Leuchanka underwent successful season-ending surgery, Friday, January 9, on her right knee’s torn anterior cruciate liga- ment. She is applying for a medical redshirt, and, if granted, will have two years of eligibility remaining. Fellow junior Ramika McGee underwent successful season-ending surgery January 16 on her right knee’s torn anterior cruciate ligament and, like Leuchanka, is applying for a medical redshit Meg Bulger was named conference freshman of the week six times in 2004 Leuchanka, a 6-5 native of Gomel, Belarus, appeared in on her way to being named the league’s BIG EAST Freshman of the Year

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In The BIG EAST Non-Conference Dominance This year marked the ninth season of BIG EAST action With its 79-53 win against Marshall WVU improved its for the Mountaineers. WVU’s preseason pick of eighth ties non-conference record to 9-3 this season. for the highest selection the Mountaineers have garnered Last season, West Virginia posted a perfect 11-0 non- since entering the league in 1995-96. conference mark for the first time in program history. Here is how WVU has fared in BIG EAST action in Under the direction of Mike Carey, WVU is 28-6 (.824) comparison to where the Mountaineers were picked to start against teams outside the BIG EAST in the last three a season since 1995. seasons. WVU was 8-3 against non-conference opponents in Year Preseason Pick Finish 2001-02, Carey’s first season. 1995 6 5* West Virginia has won 22 of the last 25 non-conference 1996 3 4* contests over the last three seasons. 1997 4 5* 1998 T-8 10 Non-Conference Records Since 1990 1999 13 14 Year Conference Record 2000 14 14 1990-91 ...... Atlantic 10 ...... 5-4 2001 14 12 1991-92 ...... Atlantic 10 ...... 9-2 2002 8 t-11 1992-93 ...... Atlantic 10 ...... 3-8 2003 8 t-6th 1993-94 ...... Atlantic 10 ...... 4-6 * BIG EAST was divided into two divisions until the 1997-98 1994-95 ...... Atlantic 10 ...... 3-7 season. 1995-96 ...... BIG EAST ...... 4-4 1996-97 ...... BIG EAST ...... 7-4 BIG EAST Preseason Poll 1997-98 ...... BIG EAST ...... 5-3 West Virginia was picked to finish eighth in the talent- 1998-99 ...... BIG EAST ...... 5-3 laden BIG EAST conference in the preseason coaches poll for 1999-2000 ...... BIG EAST ...... 5-6 the second consecutive year. 2000-01 ...... BIG EAST ...... 2-9 Connecticut, the two-time defending national champion, 2001-02 ...... BIG EAST ...... 8-3 received 13 of the possible 14 first place votes. Rutgers was 2002-03 ...... BIG EAST ...... 11-0 picked second with one first place vote. 2003-04 ...... BIG EAST ...... 9-3 Totals ...... 80-63 (.559) Pts. 1. Connecticut (13) 169 2. Rutgers (1) 156 3. Notre Dame 139 Career Starts 4. Virginia Tech 124 Kate Bulger ...... 114 5. Boston College 120 Yolanda Paige ...... 85 6. Miami 115 Sherell Sowho ...... 82 7. Villanova 103 Michelle Carter ...... 58 8. West Virginia 80 Janell Dunlap ...... 36 9. Georgetown 66 Latitia Williams ...... 4 10. Seton Hall 65 11. Syracuse 61 Consecutive Starts 12. Pitt 30 13. St. John’s 28 Kate Bulger ...... 114 14. Providence 18 Yolanda Paige ...... 52 Janell Dunlap ...... 36 Michelle Carter ...... 31 Sherell Sowho ...... 31

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From Three ... WVU in the BIG EAST (3-9-04) As is often said, teams live and die by the three. For the Team Mountaineers, that old adage is proving true. Scoring Offense ...... 4th (68.8 ppg) Small in stature, WVU is often forced to rely on its Scoring Defense ...... 8th (61.2 ppg) outside shooting in order to win games. With a 21-10 record Scoring Margin ...... 6th (+7.7) heading into the NCAA tournament, the Mountaineers seem Free Throw Percentage ...... 2nd (.745) to have found success from behind the arc. To date, West Field Goal Percentage ...... 4th (.441) Virginia is 192-515, a 37.3 shooting percentage, from three- Field Goal Percentage Defense ...... 8th (.393) point range, third-best in the BIG EAST. In its 21 wins, WVU 3-point FG Percentage ...... 3rd (.373) has shot 38.5 (130-337) from behind the arc, while the 3-point FG Percentage Defense ...... 4th (.302) Mountaineers shot .343 in losses to SMS, Delaware State, Rebounding ...... 8th (35.7rpg) Northwestern, No. 4 Connecticut, Seton Hall,No. 25 Boston Rebounding Defense ...... 10th (36.8 rpg) College, at No.3 Connecticut and versus Rutgers in the BIG Rebounding Margin ...... 10th (-1.1) EAST semi-finals. Blocked Shots ...... 6th (3.13 bpg) WVU’s 192 three-pointers made this year is a new Assists ...... 6th (13.74 apg) school record. Steals ...... 7th (7.97 spg) Margin ...... 2nd (+2.84) Assist Turnover/Ratio ...... 4th (1.02) Paradise Jam Recap Offensive Rebounds ...... 8th (11.32) West Virginia entered the St. John division of the 2003 Defensive Rebounds ...... 6th (24.35) Paradise Jam women’s basketball tournament with high 3-point FG Made ...... 4th (6.19) hopes. It didn’t disappoint as it left St. Thomas with a 2-1 record and a second place finish in the tournament. Individual After falling to eventual champion Southwest Missouri Scoring: ...... Kate Bulger, 11th (14.5 ppg) State, 64-82, in day one, WVU pulled off the upset of the Sherell Sowho, 16th (13.0 ppg) tournament with it 75-61 victory over Georgia Tech - a team Yolanda Paige, 19th (12.1 ppg) that returned four starters from last year’s NCAA Tournament Rebounding: ...... Janell Dunlap, 20th (5.2 rpg) team. Field Goal Percentage: ...... Sherell Sowho, 6th (.465) WVU finished the tournament with a 89-63 rout of James Kate Bulger, 13th (.397) Madison. Assists: ...... Yolanda Paige, 1st (7.94) Free Throw Percentage: ...... Yolanda Paige, 11th (.759) Steals: ...... Sherell Sowho, 6th (1.97) 3-point FG Percentage: ...... Kate Bulger, 1st (.398) 3-point FG Made: ...... Kate Bulger, 2nd (2.84) Sherell Sowho, 8th (1.87) Blocked Shots:...... Sherell Sowho, 12th (1.03) Assist/TO Ratio: ...... Yolanda Paige, 2nd (2.51) Offensive Rebounds: ...... Janell Dunlap, 14th (2.35) Defensive Rebounds: ...... Kate Bulger 14th (4.03) Yolanda Paige, 13th (4.10)

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Misc. Totals When West Virginia ... Plays a Home Game: 10-2 Double-Figure Scoring Games 2003-04 Career Double-Figure Scoring Games Plays a Road Game: 6-6 Plays at a Neutral Site: 5-2 Yolanda Paige ...... 23 Kate Bulger...... 88 Plays a BIG EAST game: 10-6 Kate Bulger...... 21 Sherell Sowho ...... 54 Plays a non-conference game: 9-3 Sherell Sowho ...... 20 Yolanda Paige ...... 53 Meg Bulger...... 14 Michelle Carter ...... 29 Plays on Mondya: 0-1 Plays on Tuesday: 4-3 Michelle Carter ...... 10 Meg Bulger...... 14 Plays on Wednesday: 3-1 Janell Dunlap ...... 7 Janell Dunlap ...... 9 Plays on Thursday: 1-1 Latitia Williams ...... 3 Latitia Williams ...... 6 Plays on Friday: 2-0 Plays on Saturday: 9-3 Plays on Sunday: 2-1 Double-Figure Rebounding Games 2003-04 Career Double-Figure Rebounding Games Meg Bulger...... 3 Michelle Carter ...... 7 Wears White Uniforms: 11-3 Janell Dunlap ...... 2 Meg Bulger...... 3 Wears Blue Uniforms: 7-6 Latitia Williams ...... 1 Janell Dunlap ...... 2 Wears Gold Uniforms: 3-1 Yolanda Paige ...... 1 Yolanda Paige ...... 2 Wins the Tipoff: 7-1 Sherell Sowho ...... 1 Latitia Williams ...... 1 Is Ahead at Halftime: 15-1 MIchelle Carter ...... 1 Sherell Sowho ...... 1 Is Behind at Halftime: 4-9 Is Tied at Halftime: 2-0 Plays an Overtime Game: 1-1 Double-Figure Assist Games 2003-04 Career Double-Figure Assist Games Leads By 10 or More Points: 19-0 Yolanda Paige ...... 8 Yolanda Paige ...... 18 Trails By 10 or More Points: 1-7 Leads Entering the Final Minute: 21-2 Double-Doubles - 2003-04 Career Double-Doubles Is Tied Entering the Final Minute: 1-0 Yolanda Paige ...... 4 Yolanda Paige ...... 9 Shoots 50% or better from the Field: 6-2 Meg Bulger...... 2 Michelle Carter ...... 5 Shoots Less than 50% from the Field: 15-8 Latitia Williams ...... 1 Meg Bulger...... 2 Allows the opponent to shoot 50% or Better: 2-3 Sherell Sowho ...... 1 Latitia Williams ...... 1 Holds the Opponent to less than 50%: 19-7 Outshoots the Opponent: 10-6 Michelle Carter ...... 1 Sherell Sowho ...... 1 Outrebounds the Opponent: 11-2 20-Point Games - 2003-04 Career 20-Point Games Is Outrebounded by the Opponent: 9-8 Kate Bulger...... 8 Kate Bulger...... 30 Has the Same Number of Rebounds as the Opponent: 1-0 Outscores the Opponent in Bench Scoring: 8-4 Sherell Sowho ...... 4 Sherell Sowho ...... 12 Is Outscored by the Opponent’s Bench: 13-6 Latitia Williams ...... 1 Yolanda Paige ...... 3 Scored the Same Number of Bench Points: 0-0 Yolanda Paige ...... 2 Michelle Carter ...... 1 Meg Bulger...... 1 Latitia Williams ...... 1 Shoots More Free Throws than the Opponent: 12-1 Shoots Less Free Throws than the Opponent: 9-9 Meg Bulger...... 1 Shoots the Same Number of Free Throws as the Opponent: 0-0 Commits More Fouls than the Opponent: 4-8 WVU In It’s 21 Wins/10 Losses Commits Fewer Fouls than the Opponent: 14-1 WVU’s field goal percentage: 46.2/39.8 Commits the Same Number of Fouls as the Opponent: 3-1 Has More Turnovers than the Opponent: 4-3 WVU’s free throw percentage: 74.5/74.6 Has Fewer Turnovers than the Opponent: 17-7 WVU’s 3-point field goal percentage: 38.9/34.3 Has the Same Number of Turnovers as the opponent: 0-0 WVU’s free throw attempts/game: 12.9/9.0 WVU’s offensive rebounds/game: 12.3/9.3 Scores less than 60 points: 3-5 Scores 60-69 points: 7-3 WVU’s rebounds/game: 38.0/30.9 Scores 70-79 points: 5-2 WVU’s margin/game: +2.8/-9.3 Scores 80 or more points: 6-0 WVU’s assists/game: 14.3/12.6 Holds the Opponent to under 60 points: 12-2 WVU’s turnovers/game: 13.0/14.4 Allows the Opponent 60-69 points: 8-2 Allows the Opponent 70-79 points: 1-1 WVU’s points/game: 72.5/61.2 Allows the Opponent more than 80 points: 0-3 Opponent field goal percentage: 37.0/44.0 Opponent points per game: 55.7/72.7 Michelle Carter Scores the First WVU Points of the game: 7-4 Opponent’s turnovers/game: 17.0/14.4 Kate Bulger Scores the First WVU Points of the game: 5-3 Yolanda Paige Scores the First WVU Points of the game: 4-0 Opponent’s free throw attempts/game: 14.2/20.9 Sherell Sowho Scores the First WVU Points of the game: 3-3 Janell Dunlap Scores the First WVU Points of the game: 2-0 20 Tournament Notes

In Overtime WVU Bests Under Coach Mike Carey WVU’s 69-63 overtime win against UMKC marked the fourth overtime win the Mountaineers have had under the direction of Coach Mike Carey. Team WVU is 4-1 in overtime under Carey with that lone loss Points ...... 114, at Robert Morris, 2002 coming at Delaware State, 59-56, earlier this season. Rebounds ...... 59, Mount St. Mary’s, 2001 The Mountaineers defeated Syracuse 77-74 in overtime Offensive Rebounds ...... 23, at Wright State, 2003 last year at the WVU Coliseum and the year before knocked Defensive Rebounds ...... 42, Mount St. Mary’s, 2001 off Georgetown, Carey’s first season as coach, 71-70, also Field Goal % ...... 71.7%, 43/60, at Robert Morris, 2002 in Morgantown. Free Throws Made ...... 28, Miami (Fla.), 2003 In his second game as Mountaineer coach, Carey and Free Throws Attempted ...... 37, Georgetown, 2002 the Mountaineers defeated Duquesne in Pittsburgh, 84-81. at Duquesne, 2001 Free Throw % ...... 94.4, 17-18, vs. Notre Dame, 2004 Interview Requests 3-Point Field Goals Made ...... 12, at Connecticut, 2004 3-Point Field Goals Attempted ...... 27, at Miami, 2004 A representative from WVU Sports Information will be 3-Point % ...... 69.2%, 9/13, at Robert Morris, 2002 taking post-game interview requests with approximately Assists ...... 29, at Robert Morris, 2002 three to five minutes left in each Mountaineer women’s Steals ...... 15, Rutgers, 2004 basketball home contest. Bucknell, 2003 Please have your requests ready for both WVU and its Akron, 2002 opponent. WVU postgame interviews take place outside the Blocks ...... 10, Providence, 2002 WVU locker room after a 10-minute cooling off period. Largest Margin of Victory ...... 69, at Robert Morris, 2002 Opponent interview requests will be given to the visiting SID and interviews will occur outside their locker rooms. For road requests, please see Assistant SID Phil Caskey Individual or Graduate Assistant Lainie Guiddy at the scorer’s table. Points ...... 36, Kate Bulger, Syracuse, 2003 To request an interview with a Mountaineer player during Rebounds ...... 13, 3 times, most recent, the week, please contact Assistant SID Phil Caskey or Michelle Carter, Syracuse, 2003 Graduate Assistant Lainie Guiddy in the WVU Sports Field Goals Made ...... 14, Kate Bulger, Syracuse, 2003 Communications Office at (304) 293-2821. Kate Bulger, Robert Morris, 2002 Field Goals Attempted ...... 28, Kate Bulger, Syracuse, 2003 TV Games in 2003-04 Field Goal % ...... 1.000 (5-5), 4 times most recent, Eartha White, Syracuse, 2003 Eight WVU women’s basketball games will be televised 3-Pt Field Goals Made ... 8, Kate Bulger at Miami, 2004 live this season. 3-Pt Field Goals Att ...... 15, Kate Bulger at Miami, 2004 WVU is 4-3 so far this season on television. 3-Pt % ...... 1.000, (3/3), Kate Bulger at Ohio, 2002 WVU’s MSN games aired on WVFX Fox 46 in Alisha Bogan, at Colorado State, 2001 Clarksburg, W.Va. Here is the TV schedule. Free Throws Made ..... 13, Yolanda Paige at Duquesne, 2003 Free Throws Att ...... 16, Yolanda Paige at Duquesne, 2003 Jan. 3 Pitt ...... MSN Free Throw % ...... 1.000, (8/8), Yolanda Paige, VT, 2003 Jan. 7 Connecticut ...... Connecticut Public TV Brandi Batch, Miami, 2002 Jan. 17 Notre Dame...... MSN Assists ...... 14, Yolanda Paige, Miami, 2003 Jan. 21 vs. Marshall ...... Capital Classic Network Yolanda Paige, Coppin State, 2002 Jan. 31 at Pitt ...... MSN Yolanda Paige, St. John’s, 2004 Feb. 14 Boston College ...... MSN Steals ...... 8, Yolanda Paige,vs. St. John’s 2004 Mar. 2 at Connecticut ...... Connecticut Public TV Blocks ...... 6, Ramika McGee, East Carolina, 2003 Mar. 20 at Ohio State ...... ESPN

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The Last Time

Individual Had three consecutive 20-point games: Lisa Szymczak, 2-26-94 to 3-5-94

Scored 35 or more points: Two Players Scored 20 Points in a Game: 36 by Kate Bulger vs. Syracuse, 2-26-03 Sherell Sowho (24) and Meg Bulger (21) at Connecticut, 3-2-04

Scored 30 or more points: 32 by Yolanda Paige at Duquesne, 12-20-03 Team Had 25 or more rebounds: 28 by Olivia Bradley vs. Temple, 1-26-85 Scored 100 points: 100 vs. Miami, 2-15-03 Had 20 or more rebounds: 20 by Donna Abbott vs. Rhode Island, 2-15-92 Gave up 100 points: 104 vs. Tulane, 12-28-99 Two Players Grabbed 10 rebounds in same game: Janell Dunlap (12) and Latitia Williams (11) at Wright State, 12-4-03 Won by 50 or more points: 69 vs. Robert Morris, 12-7-02 Had 15 or more assists: 15 by Rosemary Kosiorek vs. Duquesne, 2-24-92 Lost by 50 or more points: 63 vs. Connecticut, 2-20-01 Had 14 or more assists: 14 by Yolanda Paige at St. John’s, 1-13-04 Won by 40 or more points: 69 vs. Robert Morris, 12-7-02 Had 10 or more assists: 13 by Yolanda Paige vs. St. John’s, 3-6-04 Lost by 40 or more points: 43 vs. Villanova, 1-26-02 Had 10 or more steals: 11 by Maria Tchobanova vs. Pitt, 1-4-96 Won by 30 or more points: 35 at Providence, 2-4-04 Had 5 or more steals: 8 by Yolanda Paige vs. St. John’s, 3-6-04 Lost by 30 or more points: 39 vs. Virginia Tech, 2-14-01 Had 10 or more blocks: 11 by Georgeann Wells vs. Massachusetts, 3-1-85 Won by 20 or more points: 25 vs. St. John’s, 3-6-04 Had 5 or more blocks: 6 by Ramika McGee vs. East Carolina, 11-23-03 Lost by 20 or more points: 20 vs. Connecticut, 3-2-04 Recorded at least 30 points and 15 rebounds: 35-19 by Georgeann Wells vs. Marshall, 12-22-84 Won 10 or more consecutive games: 10, 11-22-02 to 12-29-02 Recorded at least 30 points and 10 rebounds: 32-11 by Talisha Hargis vs. Rhode Island, 1-10-95 Won five or more consecutive games: 9, 1-13-04 to 2-10-04 Recorded at least 20 points and 15 assists: 22-15 by Rosemary Kosiorek vs. Duquesne, 2-24-92 Lost five or more consecutive games: 10, 1-9-01 to 2-14-01 Recorded at least 20 points and 10 assists: 22-13 by Yolanda Paige vs. St. John’s, 3-6-04 Played before 5,000 or more people: 10,167, at Connecticut, 3-2-04 Recorded a triple double: 12 pts, 11 rebs., 10 asst. by Dionne Morris vs. St. Bonaventure, 12-21-87 WVU played an overtime game: WVU defeated UMKC, 12-30-03, 69-63 Recorded back-to-back 30 point games: J.D. Drummonds, 12-27-80 vs. Western Michigan and 12-30-80 vs. Defeated a Ranked Team: Mount Mercy 69-66, No. 19/21 Virginia Tech, 2-10-04

Had five consecutive 20-point games: WVU was Ranked: Rosemary Kosiorek, 1-22-92 to 2-4-92 No. 14 -- March 15, 1992

Had four consecutive 20-point games: Rosemary Kosiorek, 2-17-92 to 3-26-92

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