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16 BIG 5 HALL OF FAMERS | 39 ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS | 10 MAJOR CONFERENCE AWARD WINNERS 2020-21 LA SALLE EXPLORERS WOMEN’S GAME NOTES Ed LeFurge III Assistant Director of Athletic Communications BASKETBALL Phone: 732-600-6552 | [email protected] | @LeFurgeIII 2020-21 SCHEDULE TEAMS AT A GLANCE RECORD: 9-10, 5-7 A-10, 0-2 BIG 5 HOME: 5-6 | AWAY: 4-4 | NEUTRAL: 0-0 WED., NOV. 25 HOWARD PPD Sat., Nov. 28 at Coppin State PPD MON., NOV. 30 TOWSON L, 66-95 Wed., Dec. 2 at Monmouth W, 64-46 LA SALLE EXPLORERS (9-10) DAVIDSON WILDCATS (6-9) FORDHAM RAMS (10-3) SAT., DEC. 5 SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) W, 76-68 Head Coach: Mountain MacGillivray Head Coach: Gayle Fulks Head Coach: Stephanie Gaitley Wed., Dec. 9 at Villanova^ L, 52-78 Career Record: 28-52 (3rd year) Career Record: 45-48 (4th year) Career Record: 664-379 (35th year) FRI., DEC. 11 HOWARD L, 72-75 Sat., Dec. 12 at Mount St. Mary’s CANCELED Record at School: same Record at School: same Record at School: 200-109 WED., DEC. 16 DREXEL PPD NEWS & NOTES Sat., Dec. 19 at Saint Joseph’s^* PPD Mon., Dec 28 at Coppin State W, 75-49 - La Salle had won four of its last five games before falling to Saint Louis and FRI., JAN. 1 RHODE ISLAND* L, 69-72 Dayton last weekend. SUN., JAN. 3 MASSACHUSETTS* L, 61-78 Fri., Jan. 8 at Saint Joseph’s^* L, 36-65 - Although they lost both games, the Explorers showed they can compete with the upper echelon of the Atlantic 10. Against Saint Louis, La Salle was very SUN., JAN. 10 SAINT JOSEPH’S* W, 81-66 much in the game throughout its entirety. Versus the Flyers, the Blue & Gold WED., JAN. 13 DREXEL W, 58-55 cut an 18-0 deficit to start the game to just 10 points. The Explorers’ 66 Fri., Jan. 15 at St. Bonaventure* L, 60-65 points are the second most scored on Dayton this season. Sun., Jan. 17 at Duquesne* W, 67-63 FRI., JAN. 22 GEORGE WASHINGTON* W, 60-45 - Sophomore Claire Jacobs is leading La Salle with 15.5 ppg. The Perth, SUN., JAN. 24 GEORGE MASON* W, 56-49 Australia native is also pacing the Blue & Gold in steals and is third in Fri., Jan. 29 at Rhode Island* L, 60-75 rebounding. Jacobs has recorded 15+ in 13 of 18 games this season and 10+ in Sun., Jan. 31 at Massachusetts* W, 69-63 26 of her last 28, including the past 12. FRI., FEB. 5 SAINT LOUIS* L, 65-72 SUN., FEB. 7 DAYTON* L, 66-95 - Junior Kayla Spruill is the second leading scorer with 13.4 ppg and top Fri., Feb. 12 at Davidson* 2 p.m. rebounder (5.1). She’s shooting 49.6% from the field and 48.3% from deep. Sun., Feb. 14 at Fordham* 2 p.m. Since returning from injury against St. Bonaventure, Spruill has been a force Fri., Feb. 18 at VCU* 6 p.m. with eight straight double-digit scoring performances for a 17.1 average. Sun., Feb. 20 at Richmond* 2 p.m. During that span, she’s connected on 54.8% of her shots and 52.9% from long FRI., FEB. 26 DUQUESNE* 6 P.M. range. SUN., FEB. 28 ST. BONAVENTURE* 2 P.M. - Junior Molly Masciantonio rounds out the top three scorers with 8.3 points ^ Philadelphia Big 5 game | * Atlantic 10 game per outing. Since joining the DI ranks this season, she’s been extremely Home games in BOLD | All times EST consistent with at least seven points in 15 of her 19 games. FOLLOW ALONG - Senior Kate Hill continues to shine at the point guard position for the Explorers. The Toronto, Ontario product is handing out 4.6 apg and holds a 3.3 assist to turnover ratio. Her ratio is best in the Atlantic 10 and seventh in the nation. She’s second in the league in assists and assists per game. - Collectively, La Salle leads the A-10 in assists, free throw attempts, free SIDEARMSTATS.COM/DAVIDSON/WBBALL throws made, steals, three-point field goals attempted, and three-point field SIDEARMSTATS.COM/FORDHAM/WBBALL goals made. THINGS TO LOOK FOR... PROJECTED STARTERS - Claire Jacobs has scored 15+ 13 of 18 games this year, including 10+ in 26 of her last 28, including 12 straight - Kayla Spruill has scored 11+ in her last eight games, including 16+ in five, and 20+ in three - La Salle is riding losing streaks to both Davidson and Fordham KATE DEJA AMY CLAIRE KAYLA FOLLOW US! #4 HILL #11 KING #24 JACOBS #10 JACOBS #15 SPRUILL PPG: 5.5 PPG: 6.2 PPG: 4.3 PPG: 15.5 PPG: 13.4 @LaSalle_WBB APG: 4.6 RPG: 1.5 RPG: 3.1 RPG: 4.4 RPG: 5.1 FG%: 38.1 FG%: 39.3 FG%: 26.7 FG%: 39.7 FG% 49.6 #Limitless | #LaSalleWBB 3FG%: 35.8 3FG%: 29.8 3FG%: 21.2 3FG%: 34.0 3FG%: 48.3 LA SALLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 LA SALLE EXPLORERS # Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown / High School (Previous School) 0 Destiny Ryles G 5-3 Fr. Windsor Mill, Md. / St. Paul’s School for Girls 1 Jete Nulle G 5-6 Fr. Garkalne, Latvia / Rige French Lycee 2 Kayla Richardson F 5-11 Fr. Red Bank, N.J. / Middletown South 3 Kayla Braxton-Young G 5-7 So. Newark, Del. / Paul M. Hodgson Vocational Technical 4 Kate Hill G 5-7 Sr. Toronto, Ontario, Canada / The Peddie School (Rutgers) 5 Christina Kline G 5-10 So. Winter Garden, Fla. / West Orange 10 Claire Jacobs G 6-0 So. Perth, Australia / Kennedy Baptist College 11 Deja King G 5-7 Sr. Trenton, N.J. / Life Center Academy 12 Molly Masciantonio G 5-10 Jr. Morton, Pa. / Archbishop Carroll (Holy Family) 13 Morgan Adams C 6-1 Fr. New Oxford, Pa. / New Oxford 14 Haleigh Hill F 6-0 Sr. Allen, Texas / Allen (Dodge City CC/South Plains) 15 Kayla Spruill G/F 6-0 Jr. Baltimore, Md. / Western School of Technology and Environmental Science 20 Michelle Kozicki C 6-0 Fr. Wilmington, Del. / Padua Academy 21 Jaye Haynes G 5-8 Fr. Fort Washington, Pa. / Germantown Academy 22 Jordon Lewis F 5-10 So. Houston, Texas / Westside 24 Amy Jacobs G 6-0 So. Perth, Australia / Kennedy Baptist College Head Coach: Mountain MacGillivray – Third Season (Temple ‘96) Associate Head Coach: Chris Day – Third Season (West Chester ‘97) Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Boo Abshire – Third Season (Quinnipiac ‘15) Assistant Coach: Ali Sanders – First Season (Southeastern ‘16) Director of Operations: Kim Brady – Second Season (UMass ‘10) PRO-NUN-SEE-AY-SHUNS: ALPHABETICAL ROSTER ROSTER BY CLASS 0 - Rye-ULLS Morgan Adams Fr. C 6-1 Senior (3): Haleigh Hill, Kate Hill, Deja Kayla Braxton-Young So. G 5-7 1 - Yet-TAY Nola King Jaye Haynes Fr. G 5-8 11 – Day-juh Haleigh Hill Sr. F 6-0 12 – Mass-in-tone-ee-oh Kate Hill Sr. G 5-7 Junior (2): Molly Masciantonio, Kayla 15 – Sprool Amy Jacobs So. G 6-0 Spruill 20 - Kuh-zicki Claire Jacobs So. G 6-0 Deja King Sr. G 5-7 Sophomore (5): Kayla Braxton-Young, HC – Muh-gill-vree Christina Kline So. G 5-10 Michelle Kozicki Fr. C 6-1 Amy Jacobs, Claire Jacobs, Christina Jordon Lewis So. F 5-10 Kline, Jordon Lewis Molly Masciantonio Jr. G 5-10 Jete Nulle Fr. G 5-6 Kayla Richardson Fr. F 5-11 Freshman (6): Morgan Adams, Jaye Destiny Ryles Fr. G 5-3 Haynes, Michelle Kozicki, Jete Nulle, Kayla Spruill Jr. G/F 6-0 Kayla Richardson, Destiny Ryles PAGE 2 #LIMITLESS LA SALLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS GIVE US SOME SPACE! The correct spelling of our University is “La Salle,” with a space in the ALL-TIME middle. Please do not use “LaSalle.” First Year of Competition.......... 1972-73 Record .....................................718-63 (.529) ONE OF A KIND Atlantic 10 Record ..........143-239 (.374) With over 1,100 schools across three divisions in the NCAA, the La Salle A-10 Championship Record (app.) ....13-21 (21) Explorers are the only institution with the nickname ‘Explorers.’ NCAA Tournament Record ...................1-4 NCAA Appearances .....‘83, ‘86, ‘88, ‘89 WNIT Record .............................................0-3 FAKE NEWS? WNIT Appearances ................................ ‘92 La Salle University’s nickname – the Explorers – was announced by The Collegian in March 1932 as the winning entry to a student contest. How- TEAM INFORMATION ever, in the fall of 1931, a Baltimore sportswriter covering the La Salle/St. Head Coach ......Mountain MacGillivray John’s (Md.) football game erroneously alluded to La Salle as being named Alma Mater (Year) ................Temple (‘96) for the French explorer La Salle, not St. John Baptist de La Salle. Were the Career Record .................................... 28-52 two events related? We’ll never know for sure. Atlantic 10 Record .............................14-28 Record at La Salle/Years ............................ OH, WHAT A YEAR! ................................. Same/Second Season Associate Head Coach .........Chris Day The 2020-21 season will be unlike any other due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Assistant Coach ................ Boo Abshire La Salle has already had 11 schedule changes. Due to the pandemic, this is Assistant Coach ..................Ali Sanders the latest the Explorers have started a season since 1994-95 (Dec. 1). Director of Operations ....... Kim Brady ROBBING THE CRADLE THE EXPLORERS Collectively, the Explorers enter the 2020-21 season with 13 of 15 stu- Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........10/4 dent-athletes with two years or less of DI experience and an average age Starters Returning/Lost .....................