2008-09 Big East Women's Basketball
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2008-09 BIG EAST WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OMEN S ASKETBALL EPORT RACHEL MARGOLIS, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS W ’ B R JANUARY 22, 2009 (WEEK 9) www.bigeast.org [email protected] • PHONE 401-453-0660 2008-09 STANDINGS T HIS WEEK IN THE BIG EAST ( THROUGH GAMES AS OF JAN. 21) Saturday, January 24 BIG EAST OVERALL ST. JOHN’S at WEST VIRGINIA (BETV) 2:00 p.m. W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N Streak 25/RV PITTSBURGH at SYRACUSE 1:00 p.m. Louisville (7/10) 6-0 1.000 4-0 2-0 19-1 .950 12-0 6-1 1-0 W14 PROVIDENCE at SETON HALL 2:00 p.m. 13/9 NOTRE DAME at VILLANOVA 2:00 p.m. Connecticut (1/1) 4-0 1.000 2-0 2-0 18-0 1.000 9-0 5-0 4-0 W18 1/1 CONNECTICUT at CINCINNATI (CPTV) Notre Dame (13/9) 4-1 .800 2-0 2-1 15-2 .882 7-0 8-2 0-0 W1 7:00 p.m. Pittsburgh (25/RV) 3-2 .600 2-1 1-1 13-4 .765 9-1 4-2 0-1 W2 GEORGETOWN at USF (BH) 7:00 p.m. Cincinnati 3-2 .600 2-1 1-1 13-5 .722 11-2 2-3 0-0 L1 21/24 RUTGERS at DE PAUL 8:00 p.m. Rutgers (21/24) 3-2 .600 2-0 1-2 11-5 .688 8-1 2-4 1-0 W3 Monday, January 26 Marquette 3-2 .600 2-0 1-2 12-7 .632 7-4 5-3 0-0 W1 7/10 LOUISVILLE at 1/1 CONNECTICUT Villanova 2-2 .500 1-1 1-1 10-8 .556 5-3 4-3 1-2 L1 (GP-ESPN2) 7:30 p.m. DePaul 2-3 .400 1-1 1-2 14-5 .737 8-1 4-4 2-0 W1 Seton Hall at Pennsylvania 7:00 p.m. Syracuse 2-3 .400 1-1 1-2 13-5 .722 8-1 4-4 1-0 L2 Tuesday, January 27 Georgetown 2-3 .400 1-2 1-1 12-6 .667 7-2 4-4 1-0 L2 21/24 RUTGERS at 13/9 NOTRE DAME (CBS C) USF 2-4 .333 1-2 1-2 15-5 .750 11-2 2-2 2-1 W1 8:00 p.m. Seton Hall 2-4 .333 1-2 1-2 13-5 .722 9-2 4-3 0-0 L2 DE PAUL at ST. JOHN’S 7:00 p.m. St. John’s 1-3 .250 1-1 0-2 13-4 .765 9-1 4-3 0-0 L3 PROVIDENCE at VILLANOVA 7:00 p.m. Providence 1-4 .200 1-2 0-2 7-11 .389 3-4 2-7 2-0 L4 SYRACUSE at MARQUETTE 8:00 p.m. West Virginia 0-5 .000 0-2 0-3 11-7 .611 6-4 2-3 3-0 L2 25/RV PITTSBURGH at GEORGETOWN 8:00 p.m. (Associated Press/ESPN-USA Today rankings) Friday, January 30 MARQUETTE at 25/RV PITTSBURGH 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK Maya Moore, Connecticut So., F (Lawrenceville, Ga.) Moore averaged 29.0 points and 12.5 rebounds per game in UConn’s home wins over DePaul 77-62 on Jan. 13 and Syracuse 107-53 on Jan. 17. The sophomore forward scored her 1,000th career point against the Orange becoming the fastest player in UConn history to reach that feat, taking just 55 games. She tallied 40 points in the win, including the 10 3-pointers, a BIG EAST regular-season single-game record. She also added 13 rebounds and shot 60.9 percent from the fi eld. In L AST WEEK IN THE BIG EAST the DePaul win, Moore had 18 points on 7-of-14 shooting, grabbed 12 rebounds and dealt three assists. For the week, Moore shot 56.8 percent from the fi eld, was 11-of-18 from beyond the arc Saturday, January 17 and 5-of-9 from the free throw line. ST. JOHN’S, 67 at 10/4 NOTRE DAME, 70 WEST VIRGINIA, 52 at VILLANOVA, 54 BIG EAST FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK 7/11 LOUISVILLE, 74 at GEORGETOWN, 58 SETON HALL, 62 at CINCINNATI, 72 Shanasa Sanders, Cincinnati PROVIDENCE, 64 at DE PAUL, 87 Fr., G (Jacksonville, Fla.) USF, 47 at PITTSBURGH, 79 SYRACUSE, 53 at 1/1 CONNECTICUT, 107 Sanders scored a career-high 25 points on 8-of-16 shooting, including a career-best four 3-pointers in (XL-BETV) Cincinnati’s 72-62 win against Seton Hall on Jan. 17. The freshman point guard grabbed a career-best nine Sunday, January 18 rebounds, added four assists and committed just one turnover, playing the full 40 minutes. Sanders also shot MARQUETTE, 53 at 23/23 RUTGERS, 76 (ESPNU) 5-of-6 from the free throw line, including 3-of-4 late in the game to seal the victory for the Bearcats. Monday, January 19 1/1 Connecticut, 88 at 2/2 UNC, 58 (ESPN2) Tuesday, January 20 BIG EAST WEEKLY HONOR ROLL CINCINNATI, 50 at 7/10 LOUISVILLE, 66 (CBS C) 25/RV PITTSBURGH, 76 at SETON HALL, 40 Angel McCoughtry, Louisville, Sr., F (Baltimore, Md.) USF, 86 at PROVIDENCE, 62 2-0; 22.5 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 3.5 spg. 3 apg; 28 pts. & 4 rebs. vs. Georgetown; 17 pts., 12 rebs., & 5 asst., vs. USF WEST VIRGINIA, 44 at 21/24 RUTGERS, 60 Epiphanny Prince, Rutgers, Jr., G (Brooklyn, N.Y.) Wednesday, January 21 2-0; 26.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.5 apg; 56.0 FG%, 5-of-8 3FG, 19-of-19 FT; 29 pts. at Villanova; 23 pts. vs. Marquette MARQUETTE, 80 at GEORGETOWN, 65 Angel Robinson, Marquette, So., G (St. Paul, Minn.) Villanova, 60 at George Washington, 67 (CBS C) 1-1; 16.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 3.5 apg; 10-of-14 FT; 19 pts., 9 rebs., 6 asst. vs. ND; 13 pts. & 5 rebs. vs. RU Natasha Williams, DePaul, Sr., F (Stokie, Ill.) 1-1; 21.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg; 18-of-25 FG, 8-of-11 FT; 21 pts. vs. PC & UConn; 8 rebs. & 2 blocks vs. UConn All dates and times (Eastern) are subject to change; ALL BIG EAST games in all CAPS; CBS C - CBS College Sports Network; Shavonte Zellous, Pittsburgh, Sr., G (Orlando, Fla.) CPTV - Connecticut Public Television; XL - XL Center 1-0; 27 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 assists, 2 steals; 3-of-8 3FG, 8-of-9 FT vs. USF (Hartford, Conn.); TW- Time Warner (Local in Wis.); MSG - Madison Square Garden (New York City); BETV - BIG EAST Television (full listing on page 6 of BIG EAST release); BH - 2009 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP Bright House Networks (Local in Tampa, Fla.); WVPBS - West Virginia Public Broadcasting Station; FSO - Fox Sports Ohio; GP March 6-10, 2009 - XL Center, Hartford, Conn. - Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Conn.); CC - Charleston Civic Center For more information log onto www.bigeast.org - ticket packages on sale now! (Charleston, W.Va.) ® TM 222 Richmond Street, Suite 110 • Providence, Rhode Island 02903 • (401) 272-9108 • Fax (401) 274-5967 Communications: (401) 453-0660 • Fax (401) 751-8540 • www.bigeast.org 2008-09 BIG EAST WOMEN’ S BASKETBALL REPORT The BIG EAST Conference BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Contacts 222 Richmond Street, Suite 110 Cincinnati ------------------------------------------------------------- Jeremy Martin ([email protected]) Providence, RI 02903 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Offi ce - 513-556-0715; Press Row - 513-556-3800 P: 401-453-0660; F: 401-751-8540 Connecticut ------------------------------------------------------------Randy Press ([email protected]) --------------------------------------Offi ce - 860-486-3531; Press Row - 860-486-1888 (GP); 860-524-8555 (XLC) DePaul -------------------------------------------------------------------Alicia Powers ([email protected]) BIG EAST Communications Staff ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Offi ce - 773-325-4740; Press Row - 773-325-4901 Primary WBB Contact: Georgetown ---------------------------------------------------------------- Barb Jonas ([email protected]) Rachel Margolis, Director of Comm. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Offi ce - 202-687-7155; Press Row - 202-687-1581 Email: [email protected]; Louisville ---------------------------------------------------------Kim Pemberton ([email protected]) Cell: 401-641-8762 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Offi ce - 502-852-7711; Press Row - 502-852-5567 Secondary WBB Contact: Marquette ---------------------------------------------------Amy Ufnowski ([email protected]) Mike Coyne, Assistant Director of Comm. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Offi ce - 414-288-7419; Press Row - 414-288-0340 Email: [email protected] Notre Dame -----------------------------------------------------------------Chris Masters ([email protected]) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Offi ce - 574-631-8032; Press Row - 574-631-5309 John Paquette, Associate Commissioner Pittsburgh ------------------------------------------------------- Mendy Nestor ([email protected]) Email: [email protected] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Offi ce - 412-648-8240; Press Row - 412-648-2318 Chuck Sullivan, Director of Communications Providence ---------------------------------------------------------Jen Rynearson ([email protected]) Email: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Offi ce - 401-865-2208; Press Row - 401-865-2810 Farrah Segaloff, Communications Assistant Rutgers -------------------------------------------------------------Stacey Brann ([email protected]) Email: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Offi ce - 732-445-4200; Press Row - 732-445-4200 Dan White, Communications Assistant St. John’s ---------------------------------------------------------Rachel Constantine ([email protected]) Email: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Offi ce - 718-990-1522; Press Row - 718-990-5713 Seton Hall ------------------------------------------------------------------ Dan Kuberka ([email protected]) BIG EAST Weekly Teleconference ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Offi ce - 973-761-9493; Press Row - 973-761-9493 When: Jan. 8, Jan. 22, Feb. 5, Feb. 19 and a pre- USF ---------------------------------------------------------------------Mike Hogan ([email protected]) championship call (TBD), all calls begin at 10 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Offi ce - 813-974-4092; Press Row - 813-974-3752 ET Syracuse ----------------------------------------------------------------------Josh Waldman ([email protected]) -----------------------------------Offi ce - 315-443-2608; Press Row - 315-443-4241 (CD); 315-443-1024 (Manley) How: Media representatives wishing to participate Villanova ------------------------------------------------------ Dean Kenefi ck (dean.kenefi [email protected]) in the teleconference should contact the BIG ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Offi ce - 610-519-4120; Press Row - 310-519-7290 EAST offi ce for the phone number and replay West Virginia ------------------------------------------------------- Phil Caskey ([email protected]) information.