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2019-20 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MIAMI HURRICANES Twitter: @CanesWBB | Instagram: @CanesWBB | Facebook: /CanesWBB #QUEEN BEA Beatrice Mompremier returns for her senior season with the EXH. GAME OCT. 29, 2019 • 7 P.M. ET • CORAL GABLES, FLA. 1 Canes, the only senior on this year’s team. PRESEASON PICKS Miami Hurricanes (0-0, 0-0 ACC) The Hurricanes were picked to finish four in the Atlantic Coast Head Coach: Katie Meier (Duke, 1989 [B.A.], 1990 [M.A.]) 4 Conference by the league’s coaches. Record at UM: 277-172 (15th season), Career Record: 353-217 (19th season) FAB FIVE vs 5 Miami welcomes five freshman for the 2019-2o campaign, all Nova Southeastern Sharks (0-0, 0-0 SSC) hailing from different states/countries. Head Coach: LeAnn Freeland (Southern Indiana ‘97, 9th season) POSTSEASON SUCCESS Record at Nova: 171-76 (9th season), Career Record: 260-111 (13th season) With their NCAA Tournament appearance in 2018-19, the 10 Hurricanes have made 10 straight postseasons. SERIES HISTORY The Hurricanes and the Sharks have squared-off in exhibition play in five of the past seven years. Miami has VICTORIES emerged victorious in all five meetings, including a 91-67 victory in 2018. 20 The Hurricanes have recorded 20-plus wins in 10 of the past 11 seasons after doing so once in the prior 16 years. BROADCAST INFORMATION PROCANES ACCNX • Play-by-Play: Alex Schwartz • Color: Murray Jarman | https://es.pn/2WkQ8Ul Under the instruction of Head Coach Katie Meier, 24 WVUM 90.5 FM • Danny LaRose | Arthur Shapiro | WVUM.org 24 Hurricanes have gone on to have professional careers. YEARS STRONG NEWS & NOTES Tuesday’s game marks the beginning of the 47th season in 47 Miami women’s basketball program history. TOP-FIVE FINISH Miami was picked fourth by league coaches (fifth by the Blue Ribbon Panel), sitting only behind Louisville, NC State and Florida State. The Canes went 2-2 against the top three teams in the ACC in 2018-19. This marks the fourth straight year that Miami has been selected in the top five and the seventh top-five show- 2019-20 SCHEDULE ing for the Canes since they joined the ACC in 2004. DATE OPPONENT TIME/SCORE (TV) NOV 10 JACKSON STATE 3 PM (ACCNX) HOME SWEET HOME NOV 13 NORTH FLORIDA 11 AM (ACCNX) The Hurricanes have always succeeded when playing in front of the home crowd. Miami is just 10 wins NOV 17 IUPUI 1 PM (ACCNX) away from the 500-home win mark, sitting at 490-185 (.715) all-time at home. Under Katie Meier, the Canes have historically dominated teams in Coral Gables, boasting a .732 win percentage (183-67). Over Nov 22 NC A&T^ 12:30 PM the past five years, Miami has lost just 16 games when playing at home. Nov 23 TBA^ TBA NOV 29 OREGON STATE# 2 PM (ACCNX) INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR NOV 30 MIAMI (OH)# 4:30 PM (ACCNX) The 2019-20 roster has an international flavor to it with the addition of freshman Kenza Salgues and DEC 4 INDIANA+ 6 PM (ACCN) Moulayna Johnson Sidi Baba. Salgues is the first Frenchwoman to play under Katie Meier while Johnson DEC 17 BINGHAMTON 7 PM (ACCNX) Sidi Baba is the second Swedish player to sign with Miami during Meier’s tenure. By adding Salgues to the DEC 20 UNC-ASHEVILLE% 12 PM (ACCNX) team, players from 10 different countries have played at Miami since Meier took over in 2005. DEC 21 WASHINGTON STATE% 11 AM (ACCNX) DEC 29 WAKE FOREST* 2 PM (ACCN) PRESEASON HONORS Jan 2 Georgia Tech* 7 PM (ACCNX) Beatrice Mompremier has already picked up some preseason accolades, earning ACC Preseason Player JAN 5 FLORIDA STATE* 2 PM (RSN) of the Year recognition from the league’s coaches and the Blue Ribbon Panel. Mompremier was also JAN 9 LOUISVILLE* 8 PM (ACCN) tabbed to the 2020 Lisa Leslie Award watch list. As a team, Miami was picked 18th in espnW’s Preseason JAN 12 SYRACUSE* 12 PM (ACCN) Top-25. Jan 16 North Carolina* 6 PM (ACCNX) Jan 19 Notre Dame* 1 PM (ESPN2/ACCN) JAN 23 CLEMSON* 6 PM (ACCN) PROJECTED STARTERS Jan 26 Florida State* 2 PM (ACCN) CAREER HIGHS JAN 30 GEORGIA TECH* 6 PM (ACCN) ENDIA BANKS Points: 15 Steals: 3 Feb 2 Virginia Tech* 2 PM (ACCNX) 5-9 | G | Jr. Rebounds: 10 Blocks: 1 FEB 9 DUKE* 2 PM (ESPN2/ACCN) 4 Duluth, Ga. Assists: 8 Minutes: 36 Feb 13 Virginia* 7 PM (ACCNX) Feb 16 Clemson* 1 PM (ESPN2/ACCN) CAREER HIGHS FEB 20 NC STATE* 8 PM (ACCN) MYKEA GRAY Points: 27 Steals: 4 Feb 23 Boston College* 4 PM (RSN) 5-4 | G | Jr. Rebounds: 7 Blocks: 0 Feb 27 Wake Forest* 7 PM (ACCNX) 5 Upper Marlboro, Md. Minutes: 37 MAR 1 PITTSBURGH* 3 PM (ACCNX) Assists: 6 CAREER HIGHS BOLD CAPS - home game, played at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Fla. TAYLOR MASON [#/#] - Miami’s Associated Press Poll/USA TODAY Coaches Poll rankings Points: 13 Steals: 2 * - ACC game 5-9 | G | Jr. Rebounds: 7 Blocks: N/A ^ - Maggie Dixon Classic (Chicago, Ill.) 13 Decatur, Ga. # - Miami Thanksgiving Classic (Coral Gables, Fla.) Assists: 5 Minutes: 28 + - ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Coral Gables, Fla.) % - Miami Holiday Classic (Coral Gables, Fla.) CAREER HIGHS All times Eastern and subject to change KELSEY MARSHALL Points: 19 Steals: 4 20 5-9 | G | Jr. Rebounds: 8 Blocks: 2 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Davie, Fla. Assists: 6 Minutes: 34 WBB Contact: Megan Barnes CAREER HIGHS Email: [email protected] BEATRICE MOMPREMIER Points: 24 Steals: 5 Office Phone: 305-284-6797 32 6-4 | F | RJr. Rebounds: 21 Blocks: 5 Cell Phone: 630-651-8801 Miami, Fla. Assists: 4 Minutes: 38 QUICK FACTS the matchup • Miami is set to host Nova Southeastern in the Watsco Center for the Hurricanes’ only UNIVERSITY INFORMATION exhibition game before the season starts. The game is set to tipoff at 7 p.m. and will air on Location Coral Gables, Fla. Enrollment 17,348 ACC Network Extra with Alex Schwartz and Murray Jarman on the broadcast call. Fans Founded 1925 can also listen to the game on WVUM 90.5 FM. Nickname Hurricanes Colors Orange, Green and White • The Hurricanes and the Sharks have met five times in the last seven years in exhibition President Dr. Julio Frenk play. Miami has come out on top in all five outings with an average margin of victory of Director of Athletics Blake James 31.6 points. All five games have taken place at the Watsco Center and the Hurricanes are Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. Marvin Dawkins averaging 86.0 points per contest against Nova Southeastern. Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Arena / Capacity Watsco Center / 7,972 Ticket Office Phone 1-800-GO-CANES scouting the sharks Press Row Phone 305-284-2111 • This is the first exhibition game of the season for Nova Southeastern. The Sharks fin- Website HurricaneSports.com ished the 2018-19 season with a 21-12 record and a 13-7 mark in Sunshine State Confer- Mailing Address 5821 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146 ence play. Nova won seven of their last 10 games a season ago. COACHING STAFF Head Coach Katie Meier (Duke, ‘89 [B.A.], ‘90 [M.A.]) • The Sharks will have to rebuild a bit as they lose three of their five starters with the Record at Miami 274-169 (14th season) departure of Alison Hughes, Christen Prasse and Mikayla Thompson. Hughes and Prasse Career Record 350-214 (18th season) also led the team in scoring last season and Prasse also paced the Sharks in rebounding Assistant Coach Octavia Blue (Miami ‘98) (7.4 rpg). Nova will look to Jordan Tully and Claire McMahon to step up this season. Assistant Coach Tia Jackson (Iowa ‘95) Assistant Coach Fitzroy Anthony (Palm Beach Atlantic ‘08) #QueenBea Dir. of Ops / Coord. of Recruiting Lonnette Hall (CSU-Northridge ‘94) Director of Ops & Special Projects Margie Gill (Florida ‘03) • Beatrice Mompremier returns for her redshirt senior season in 2019-20. Mompremier was Ops. Asst. / Analytics & Player Development Josh Wathen (UNF ‘18) named the 2019 ACC Preseason Player of the Year by the league head coaches and the Video Coordinator Noelle Cobb (La Verne ‘16) Blue Ribbon Panel. She is just the second Hurricane in program history to be named ACC Preseason Player of the Year, following in the footsteps of Miami great Shenise Johnson, who received the honor as a senior in 2011-12. PROGRAM INFORMATION • Mompremier was also tabbed to the 2020 Lisa Leslie Award watch list, an award given PROGRAM HISTORY to the best collegiate center at the end of the season. The Miami native was a finalist for First Year of Basketball 1972-73 the Lisa Leslie Award in 2018-19. New this year, fans will have the opportunity to vote for All-Time Record 780-543 (.590) All-Time ACC Record 113-112 (.502) their favorite player, and the top-10 vote-getters will receive an extra vote towards the next NCAA Tournament Apps. 13 (last, 2019) round. Last NCAAT Opponent Arizona St., 2019 (L, 57-55, 2nd Round) WNIT Appearances Six (last, 2014) • The redshirt senior made a significant contribution during her first season with the Canes: Last WNIT Opponent Stetson, 2014 (L, 70-63, First Round) - AP All-America Honorable Mention - All-ACC First Team TEAM INFORMATION - Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Award Finalist 2018-19 Overall Record 25-9 (17-3 H, 6-5 A, 2-1 N) ACC Record / Finish 12-4 / 4th - Fifth in the nation in double-doubles (25) Letter Winners Returning / Lost 6 / 5 - Ninth in the nation in rebounds per game (12.2) Starters Returning / Lost 3 / 2 Newcomers 5 (plus 2 eligible transfers) RECORDS VS.