2013-14 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Media Guide Credits
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An Atlantic 10 team has been to the NCAA’s every year since the tournament’s inception in 1983. In 1989 a league-high four teams represented the Atlantic 10 in the NCAA Tournament. Of the A-10’s active members, George Washington boasts the most NCAA Tournament appearances with 15 and is followed closely by Saint Joseph’s (12). The A-10 has earned three NCAA bids in six of the last nine years and 17 times overall. TABLE OF CONTENTS ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE 1-10 Table of Contents 1 Media Services & Television 2 This is the Atlantic 10 3-5 Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade 6 Atlantic 10 Staff 7 Atlantic 10 Honors & Awards 8-9 Website/Atlantic 10 Social Media 10 SEASON PREVIEW 11-54 2013-14 Composite Schedule 12-14 Dayton Flyers 15-17 Duquesne Dukes 18-20 Fordham Rams 21-23 George Mason 24-26 George Washington Colonials 27-29 La Salle Explorers 30-32 Massachusetts Minutewomen 33-35 Rhode Island Rams 36-38 Richmond Spiders 39-41 St. Bonaventure Bonnies 42-44 Saint Joseph’s Hawks 45-47 Saint Louis Billikens 48-50 VCU Rams 51-53 2013 A-10 Championship 54 2012-13 SEASON IN REVIEW 55-64 2012-13 Season Review 56-58 2012-13 Individual Stats 59-60 2012-13 Team Stats 61-62 2012-13 Individual/Team Superlatives 63 2012-13 NCAA Stats 64 YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY 65-94 All-Time Standings & Results 66 Season-by-Season 67-94 ATLANTIC 10 RECORDS 95-112 Career Records 96-97 Individual Season Records 98 Year-by-Year Leaders 99-101 Team Game Records 102-104 Individual Game Records 105-107 All-Time Coaching Records 108 All-Time Roster 109-112 Saint Joseph’s celebrates winning the 2013 Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Championship CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS 113-118 All-Time Championship Standings 114 2013-14 ATLANTIC 10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS Year-by-Year Championship Results 115-118 Editor: Chris Kilcoyne POSTSEASON HISTORY 119-128 Editorial Assistance: Drew Dickerson, Caitlin Bonner and Tom Waterman Tournament Participation 120 Design & Layout: Grant Hawkins Design Year-by-Year Postseason Results 121-125 A-10 in the WNBA 126-127 Photographer: Mitchell Leff, Sideline Photos, Edward Lea, William A. Guerro & SnapShot Photo, NBA 2013 NCAA Tournament 128 Entertainment, Atlantic 10 Sports Information Offices, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment/Barclays Center, Associated Press, Atlantic 10 Member Institutions Printing: Document Concepts #A10WBB PAGE 1 ATLANTIC 10 MEDIA SERVICES WEEKLY REPORTS A-10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACTS The Atlantic 10 publishes weekly reports for each of its championship sports. Weekly DAYTON Reports for sports other than basketball are compiled on Mondays during the season. 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469-1238 Weekly awards, including players and rookies of the week, standings and notebooks are Krystal Warren | 937-229-5240 | [email protected] released each Monday during the regular season. Women’s basketball notebooks are updated daily during the season and available on the A-10 official website - atlantic10.com. DUQUESNE A. J. Palumbo Center, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15282 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Ryan Gavatorta | 412-396-6560 | [email protected] The Atlantic 10 selects a Player and Rookie of the Week in each of its sports. The women’s basketball honorees are announced on Mondays during the regular season. FORDHAM 441 East Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458-9993 FOLLOWING THE A-10 Andrew O’Connell | 718-817-4243 | [email protected] The A-10 maintains a blog, a Facebook page and a Twitter account (@Atlantic10) in addition to A-10 All Access, all of which are available through the league’s offical online home at www. GEORGE MASON Atlantic10.com. 4400 University Dr. Fairfax, VA 22030 Casey Goldstein| 703 993-3264 | [email protected] MEDIA CREDENTIALS Media credentials to any Atlantic 10 Championship are available by contacting the league’s GEORGE WASHINGTON communications department. Credential requests must be made online for the men’s Smith Center, 600 22nd St. NW, Washington, DC 20052 and women’s basketball championships. The links will be sent via email to the media Jessica Bernheim | 202-994-5666 | [email protected] in mid-January and adherence to the reply deadline is strictly enforced. If you have any questions regarding the Women’s Basketball Championship, please contact Chris Kilcoyne LA SALLE ([email protected] | (757) 706-3059). Gola Arena, 1900 W. Olney Ave., Box 805, Philadelphia, PA 19141 Michelle Serabian | 215-951-1637 | [email protected] A-10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TV SCHEDULE MASSACHUSETTS Jan. 2 St. Bonaventure at Duquesne 7:00 PM ET CBSSN 255A Boyden Building, Amherst, MA 01003 Jan. 2 Saint Louis at Fordham 9:00 PM ET CBSSN Cody Lahl | 413-577-3061 | [email protected] Jan. 5 George Washington at Saint Joseph’s 1:00 PM ET NBCSN Jan. 5 Dayton at Saint Louis 3:00 PM ET NBCSN RHODE ISLAND Jan. 12 Saint Joseph’s at VCU 5:00 PM ET CBSSN Three Keaney Road, Suite One, Kingston, RI 02881 Jan. 16 George Washington at Dayton 9:00 PM ET CBSSN Shane Donaldson | 401-965-5356 | [email protected] Jan. 19 Fordham at Dayton 3:30 PM ET ESPNU Jan. 19 Saint Joseph’s at La Salle 5:00 PM ET CBSSN RICHMOND Jan. 26 Dayton at Saint Joseph’s 6:00 PM ET NBCSN Robins Center, Richmond, VA 23173 Feb. 11 Fordham at Richmond 7:00 PM ET CBSSN Kelly Schuman | 804-287-6312 | [email protected] Feb. 13 VCU at George Washington 9:00 PM ET CBSSN Feb. 18 Duquesne at St. Joseph’s 9:00 PM ET CBSSN ST. BONAVENTURE Feb. 23 Saint Joseph’s at Dayton 1:00 PM ET ESPNU Route 417, Reilly Center, St. Bonaventure, NY 14778 Mar. 8 Atlantic 10 Women’s Championship Brian Moretti | 716-375-2575 | [email protected] Semifinal #1 11:00 AM ET CBSSN Semifinal #2 1:30 PM ET CBSSN SAINT JOSEPH’S Mar. 9 Atlantic 10 Women’s Championship Final 11:00 AM ET ESPNU Michael Hagan Arena, 5600 City Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19131 Jack Jumper | 610-660-3389 | [email protected] A-10 COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Director of Media Relations & Communications Drew Dickerson SAINT LOUIS [email protected] / 757-706-3059 3330 Laclede Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63103 Men’s Basketball, Golf, Rowing, Volleyball Mickey Smith | 314-977-3463 | [email protected] Associate Director of Communications Chris Kilcoyne VCU [email protected] / 757-706-3059 1300 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23284 Women’s Basketball, Men’s Soccer, Field Hockey Mitchell Moore | 804-828-8496 | [email protected] Advance Media & Communications Assistant Caitlin Bonner [email protected] / 757-706-3049 Women’s Soccer, Men’s & Women’s Tennis, New Media, Video Media & Operations Assistant Tom Waterman [email protected] / 757-706-3048 Cross Country, Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field, Swimming & Diving, Softball /Atlantic10 @Atlantic10 #A10WBB PAGE 2 ABOUT THE ATLANTIC 10 On March 2, 1975, the idea of what is now the Atlantic 10 Conference In 2012-13, the Atlantic 10 continued to be proactive in navigating The Atlantic 10 Conference, with a total population of over 82 million was conceived. What started as an eight-school, men’s basketball- sweeping conference realignment, adding George Mason University people within its geographic footprint of seven states and the District only affiliation has grown into a 13-university, 21-sport league that for 2013 and Davidson College in 2014. The additions follow a very of Columbia, will crown champions in 21 sports this year: baseball, is universally hailed as one of the best conferences in the country. successful first year by Virginia Commonwealth University, which men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, began full membership on July 1, 2012. The league continues to field hockey, men’s golf, women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s That growth and prominence is a direct result of the ideals and draw national praise for its decisions during conference realignment indoor and outdoor track & field, women’s rowing, men’s and commitments of the member institutions of the Atlantic 10 – The in selecting institutions driven by academics and basketball. The women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s swimming & diving, University of Dayton, Duquesne University, Fordham University, league was deemed the “winner” of conference realignment in 2011- men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s volleyball. George Mason University, The George Washington University, 12. The three additions were part of a five-year Strategic Initiative La Salle University, University of Massachusetts, University of Plan that was adopted during the 2010-11 academic year. The presidents and chancellors of Atlantic 10 institutions, in Rhode Island, University of Richmond, St. Bonaventure University, conjunction with Atlantic 10 Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade, Saint Joseph’s University, Saint Louis University and Virginia The 13 member institutions of the A-10 are united and strengthened have made a strong commitment to making the academic and Commonwealth University. The league will add one more to its ranks by their diversity. Each is extraordinary in its educational mission, athletics equation a successful one. Over the years, the league in 2014 when Davidson College becomes the 14th institution to join whether of a Catholic faith, a private university or a land grant membership has strived to better recognize the academic the A-10. institution. The varied pursuits of each member prove that there are accomplishments of its student-athletes. The Commissioner’s Honor many threads that weave the fabric for a great conference. Roll, which cites every Atlantic 10 student-athlete with a 3.5 grade point average or better, recognized a record 3,255 student-athletes in 2012-13.