EXHIBITION #2 Arizona Athle c Media Rela ons Western State at Arizona Asst. SID Molly O’Mara [email protected] Nov. 7, 2010 P: 520-621-4283/C: 520-444-1068 12:30 p.m. - McKale Center (14,545) ArizonaWildcats.com
2010 11 SCHEDULE November Time/Result 2 GRAND CANYON EXH. W, 90-56 7 WESTERN STATE EXH. 12:30 p.m. 12 at Wichita State 7:05 p.m. CT 15 NORTHERN ARIZONA 7 p.m. 18 at Mississippi 7 p.m. CT 22 ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF 11 a.m. 26 Texas A&M$ 8:30 p.m. CT 27 Bradley$ 6:15 p.m. CT December 2 at Nevada 7 p.m. CT 7 at New Mexico 7 p.m. MT 19 NEW MEXICO STATE 2 p.m. 21 NORTH TEXAS 1 p.m. Record: 0-0 Record: 0-0 28 IONA 7 p.m. Head Coach: Latricia Trammell Head Coach: Niya Bu s 31 OREGON* 3 p.m. 2009-10 Record: 11-17 2009-10 Record: 14-17 January 2 OREGON STATE* 1 p.m. Conference: Rocky Mountain Conference: Pac-10 6 at Stanford* 7 p.m. PT The Game: The Arizona Wildcats and the Western State College Mountaineers will con- 8 at California* 2 p.m. PT nue the 2010-11 slate with an exhibi on game in McKale Center on Sun., Nov. 7. Tip- 16 at Arizona State* 3 p.m. MT off is set for 12:30 p.m. Sunday’s contest is the fi nal exhibi on game on the Wildcats’ 20 WASHINGTON* 7 p.m. schedule. 22 WASHINGTON STATE* 2 p.m. 27 at USC* 7 p.m. PT The Coverage: All Wildcat games can be heard live on KTUC AM 1400. All broadcasts 29 at UCLA* 2 p.m. PT will start 15 minutes prior to p-off for the pre-game show. Entering their third season February calling Arizona Wildcat women’s basketball games will be Derrick Palmer (play-by-play) 3 CALIFORNIA* 7 p.m. and Alysiah Bond (color). A live video stream, live stats and audio are available at Arizo- 5 STANFORD* 2 p.m. naWildcats.com. 13 ARIZONA STATE* 2 p.m. Scou ng the Antelopes: The Western State Mountaineers are projected to make their 17 at Washington State* 7 p.m. PT third-straight RMAC Shootout appearance and junior guard Brooke Pendergra earned 19 at Washington* 12:30 p.m. PT a spot on the all-conference team in the RMAC Preseason Coaches Polls. The Mountain- 24 UCLA* 7 p.m. eers were projected to fi nish eighth overall. Pendergra earned RMAC West Division 26 USC* 8:30 p.m. Third Team honors last season and ed the program record with seven three-pointers March against Regis. 3 at Oregon State* 7 p.m. PT 5 at Oregon* 2 p.m. PT RETURNERS BY THE NUMBERS Starters (4) 10-13 Pac-10 Tournament TBA Name Pos. Ht. Yr. GP/GS PPG RPG APG 19-22 NCAA 1st and 2nd Rounds TBA Ify Ibekwe F 6-2 Sr. 31/29 14.0 11.4 2.2 26-29 NCAA Regionals TBA Soana Lucet F 6-1 Sr. 31/31 12.9 6.7 1.0 April Reiko Thomas G 5-8 Jr. 30/11 7.2 3.7 1.9 3-5 NCAA FInal Four Davellyn Whyte G 5-11 So. 31/31 15.7 4.3 2.5
Home games in CAPS. Other Returners (3) * Pac-10 Conference games. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. GP/GS PPG RPG APG $ Cancun Thanksgiving Classic Tasha Dickey G 5-10 Jr. 27/0 1.9 1.1 0.3 All mes local to site and subject to Brooke Jackson G 5-8 Jr. 31/20 7.9 3.2 1.6 Amanda Pierson F 6-3 Sr. 30/2 2.2 1.8 0.2 change. Newcomers (4) 2009 10 RESULTS Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Overall Record 14-17 Shanita Arnold G 5-5 Jr. Fort Smith, Ark. Pac-10 Record 6-12 Erica Barnes F 6-2 Fr. Sacramento, Calif. Home 8-6 Taylor Dalrymple F 6-1 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. Away 4-10 Candice Warthen G 5-5 Fr. Warrenton, Ga. Neutral 2-1 This Week in the Pac-10 Last Time Out: Propelled by an early Davellyn Whyte three pointer and a quick 10-0 run (11/1-9/10) to open the game, the Wildcats topped Grand Canyon, 90-56, at McKale Center. Senior forward Ify Ibekwe tallied her fi rst double-double of the season, pulling down EXHIBITION SCHEDULE 11 boards, including 10 on defense, and scoring 14 points. Junior guard Brooke Jackson led the squad in points scored with 18. She was 5-for-5 in the fi rst half and ended the Tuesday, November 2 game 6-of-7. Senior Soana Lucet was key on defense with nine rebounds, 11 total for the game, Grand Canyon, 56 at Arizona, 90 and three blocked shots. Junior forward Taylor Dalrymple added 10 points and four re- bounds to the team totals in her fi rst game as a Wildcat. Sophomore guard Whyte and Wednesday, November 3 junior guard Shanita Arnold each scored nine points. Western Washington, 46 at Washington, 63 Freshman Candice Warthen made her Wildcat debut Tuesday night. In her fi rst out- Willame e, 41 at Oregon, 121 ing, she picked up 13 points and four assists. Arnold, Ibekwe, Jackson, Lucet and Whyte were the star ng fi ve for the Wildcats. Thursday, November 4 Jackson played the most minutes at 27 and Warthen had the most minutes off the bench Vanguard, 41 at California, 79 with 23.
Saturday, November 6 Welcome Back: Arizona Wildcat women’s basketball returns four starters and three addi- onal le erwinners for the 2010-11 season. A strong senior class includes All-Pac-10 hon- Vanguard at Stanford, 2 p.m. PT oree Ify Ibekwe, Soana Lucet and Amanda Pierson. Now a sophomore, Davellyn Whyte returns as the defending Pac-10 Freshman of the Year. Sharp-shooter junior Brooke Jack- Sunday, November 7 son, who started 20 games in 2009-10, is also back to bolster the Wildcat off ense. Lewis Clark State at Washington State, 1 p.m. PT Fresh Faces: Third-year head coach Niya Bu s welcomes four new players to the court Western State at Arizona, 12:30 p.m. MT for the 2010-11 season. Junior transfer Taylor Dalrymple and freshmen Erica Barnes and Westmont College at Oregon, 2 p.m. PT Candice Warthen are new to the squad while junior Shanita Arnold will take to the court Fort Lewis at Arizona State, 2 p.m. MT a er si ng out 2009-10 because of NCAA transfer rules.
Monday, November 8 Preseason Picks: Arizona was picked to fi nish seventh in the Pac-10 Preseason Poll that was released last week. Ten- me defending champion Stanford was picked to add an- Vanguard at UCLA, 7 p.m. PT other crown to its mantle. Sea le Pacifi c at Washington, 7 p.m. PT Se ng the Schedule: Arizona Wildcat women’s basketball faces a slate of 29 regular sea- Tuesday, November 9 son games in 2010-11. Non-conference opponents include Wichita State, Ole Miss and a Biola at USC, 7 p.m. PT trip to the Cancun Thanksgiving Classic to face Texas A&M and Bradley. UC San Diego at Stanford, 7 p.m. PT The Pac-10 por on of the schedule will start with a home contest against Oregon on Dec. 31 at the McKale Center. 2010-11 Pac-10 Preseason Poll The Seniors: Third-year head coach Niya Bu s will rely on the leadership of three out- standing seniors in Ify Ibekwe, Soana Lucet and Amanda Pierson. Points Ibekwe is a graduate of Narbonne High School and a na ve of Carson, Calif. In 2009- 1. Stanford (9) 81 10, she was chosen to the All-Pac-10 team for the second-straight season while also 2. UCLA (1) 73 being chosen the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year by the league’s media members. 3. USC 61 She was named to the Pac-10 All-Defensive Team for the second-straight season a er 4. California 60 leading the Wildcats and fi nishing fourth in the Pac-10 with 68 steals. Ibekwe became the program’s single-season record holder for rebounds with 352, bes ng the previous mark 5. Arizona State 49 of 339 set in 2004. Her career rebounding average of 10.5 is also the tops in Arizona his- 6. Oregon 37 tory while she also holds the top two single-season rebounding averages. She led Pac-10 7. ARIZONA 36 in rebounding with 11.4 rebounds per game, good for ninth in the NCAA. 9. Washington State 22 Lucet transferred to Arizona from the College of Southern Idaho prior to the 2009- Washington 22 10 season. She is a na ve of Noumea, New Caledonia and a graduate of Lapevouse High 10. Oregon State 9 School. In 2009-10, she made an immediate impact on the Arizona team, star ng all 31 games of the season while fi nishing third on the team with 12.9 points per game. Lucet 2009-10 Pac-10 Standings fi nished second on the squad with 6.7 rebounds while shoo ng 45.6 percent from the fi eld and tallied in double fi gures in 19 games and recorded four double-doubles. Overall Pac-10 Pierson transferred to Arizona from Seward County C.C. prior to the 2009-10 season. 1. Stanford 36-2 18-0 She is a na ve of Munden, Kan. and graduated from Belleville High School. Last season, 2. UCLA 25-9 15-3 she was a key reserve for the Wildcats in her fi rst season with the team, appearing in 30 contests while making two starts. She tallied 65 points and 55 rebounds while shoo ng 3. USC 19-12 12-6 .500 from the fi eld in 10.9 minutes per game. Pierson fi nished ed for second on the 4. California 24-13 11-7 team with 13 blocked shots. 5. Arizona State 18-14 9-9 6. Oregon 18-16 7-11 The Juniors: Third-year head coach Niya Bu s returns a stellar junior class with a great Washington 13-18 7-11 combina on of experience and skill. Arizona’s fi ve juniors are Shanita Arnold, Taylor Dal- 8. ARIZONA 14-17 6-12 rymple, Tasha Dickey, Brooke Jackson and Reiko Thomas. 9. Washington State 8-22 3-15 Arnold is a transfer from Arkansas, a graduate of Southside High School and a na ve 10. Oregon State 11-20 2-16 of Fort Smith, Ark. She was forced to sit out last season because of NCAA transfer rules but will add an immediate impact to the lineup at point guard this season. Dalrymple is a transfer from Gulf Coast Community College, graduated from Collins Hill High School and is a na ve of Atlanta, Ga. She was a key member of G.C.C.C. Commo- dores team that posted a 32-1 record and captured the 2010 NJCAA Na onal Champion- ship as well as the FCCAA/Region 8 and Panhandle Conference crowns. Dickey is a graduate of Brighton High School and a na ve of Sandy, Utah. During the Associated Press Preseason Poll 2009-10 season, she appeared in 27 games on the campaign and tallied 218 total min- utes of play. Dickey also recorded 50 points, 30 rebounds and 14 steals in a reserve role. Team Points Jackson transferred to Arizona from Mesa Community College prior to the 2009-10 1. Connec cut (39) 992 season. She is a na ve of Mesa, Ariz. and graduated from Mountain View High School. In 2. Baylor (1) 934 3. Stanford 922 her fi rst season with the Wildcats, Jackson fi nished second on the team with 44 three- 4. Tennessee 886 point fi eld goals, connec ng on 33 percent of her a empts. She made 20 starts for the 5. Xavier 818 Wildcats in 31 games, averaging 7.9 points and 3.2 rebounds in 26.2 minutes per contest. 6. Duke 802 She also dished out 49 assists and tallied 31 steals 7. Ohio State 759 Thomas is a na ve of Pasadena, Calif. and is a graduate of Narbonne High School. 8. Texas A&M 664 During the 2009-10 season for the Wildcats, she led the Pac-10 in free throw shoo ng 9. Kentucky 649 with a .904 (75-of-83), connec ng on 44-of-47 (.936) during conference play. Thomas 10. Oklahoma 595 also became Arizona’s all- me leader in career free throw percentage with two-year 11. West Virginia 579 mark of .854 (169-of-198). 12. Notre Dame 560 13. Georgetown 506 14. St. John’s 452 The Sophomore: Third-year head coach Niya Bu s welcomes back the 2010 Pac-10 15. North Carolina 420 Freshman of the Year and now sophomore Davellyn Whyte. Whyte will be counted on as 16. UCLA 82 a leader and a play maker on the court. Her abili es stretch off ensively and defensively 17. Texas 274 with great shoo ng prowess. 18. Florida State 270 A na ve of Phoenix, Ariz. and a graduate of St. Mary’s High School, Whyte turned in 19. Georgia 241 one of the most memorable freshman campaigns in Arizona history in 2009-10, capped 20. Iowa State 195 off by becoming the fourth player in team history to be named Pac-10 Freshman of the 21. Maryland 134 Year. She was also selected to the Pac-10 All-Conference Team, the only freshman on the 22. Iowa 121 23. TCU 117 squad in 2010, as well as the Pac-10 All-Freshman Team . She was also selected second- 24. Vanderbilt 109 team Freshman All-America by Full Court Press. She was chosen as the Pac-10 Player of 25. Michigan State 105 the Week on January 18 a er scoring school-record 39 points in record-breaking win RV: LSU 75, Georgia Tech 73, Dayton 67, Gonzaga over Oregon. In 2009-10, she was the top-scoring freshman in the Pac-10 at 15.7 points 64, DePaul 49, California 44, North Carolina State 28, per game, tops on the Wildcats and good for fi h overall in the conference. Bowling Green 22, Nebraska 19, Temple 15, Wiscon- Whyte became just the second freshman in team history to start 31 games in a sea- sin-Green Bay 15, San Diego State 8, Wisconsin 8, USC son, joining Lisa Griffi th at the top of the list. Her scoring average and 487 total points 7, James Madison 5, Rutgers 4, Arkansas-Li le Rock 3, were both second-highest total for a freshman in Arizona history and her total of 67 Arizona State 2, Pi sburgh 2, Kansas 1, Miami (FL) 1, made three-pointers is ed for fourth-most in program history for a single season. Penn State 1, Tulane 1.
USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Preseason Poll The Freshmen: Third-year head coach Niya Bu s has brought in two freshmen to add Team Points instant depth to the roster: Erica Barnes and Candice Warthen. 1. Connec cut (27) 765 Barnes is a na ve of Sacramento, Calif. and graduated from Rosemont High School. 2. Baylor (2) 724 She is listed as a 6-2 forward who will provide depth at the post posi on and add some 2. Stanford (1) 724 height to the Wildcats’ roster. She was a two- me all-city selec on at Sacramento High 4. Tennessee (1) 674 School before transferring to Rosemont for her senior year. She was named team captain 5. Duke 619 three years while also being named team MVP as a sophomore. She helped the Dragons 6. Xavier 602 to 23-10 record during junior season while averaging 14.9 points, 10.3 rebounds and 1.5 7. Ohio State 522 8. Texas A&M 512 blocks per game. Barnes tallied seven games with at least 20 points and scored in double 9. Oklahoma 506 fi gures in 29 of 33 contests including 24-straight games to fi nish the season. She posted 10. Kentucky 497 personal-best 15 rebounds on three occasions. She recorded 19 double-doubles on the 11. West Virginia 454 season and averaged 17.1 points and 8.9 rebounds as a sophomore for the 26-3 Drag- 12. Notre Dame 419 ons. 13. Georgetown 380 Warthen is a 5-3 guard who has great ball handling skills and adds an element of 14. Florida State 298 speed to the squad. She is a na ve of Warrenton, Ga. and graduated from Warren County 15. UCLA 283 High School. She is the all- me leading scorer in school history a er breaking the school 16. St. John‘s 262 scoring record during senior season. She led the state of Georgia and fi nished 21st in the 17. Iowa State 226 18. North Carolina 206 country in scoring in her fi nal prep season a er averaging 28.5 points per game. She also 19. Georgia 196 tallied 7.3 rebounds, 7.2 steals and 3.9 assists per game for the Screaming Devils and also 20. Texas 182 led state in steals. Warthen was named a McDonald’s All-American Game nominee and 21. Vanderbilt 151 was selected fi rst-team Class A All-State by the Atlanta Journal-Cons tu on and second- 22. Gonzaga 106 team by the Georgia Sportswriters Associa on. She twice scored 39 points during fi nal 23. Nebraska 95 prep campaign, each me making 17-of-30 fi eld goal a empts, as well as 14 free throws 24. Michigan State 91 and three three-pointers. She tallied her fi rst-career triple double with 30 points, 10 re- 25. Iowa 86 bounds and 10 steals in a 68-27 win over Evans and was named one of the ESPN RISE RV: TCU (22-9) 70; Maryland (21-13) 62; Wisconsin- Players of the Week a er her triple-double. Green Bay (28-5) 48; LSU (21-10) 46; Dayton (25-8) 38; DePaul (21-12) 33; Georgia Tech (23-10) 30; Vir- ginia (21-10) 23; San Diego State (23-11) 22; Okla- homa State (24-11) 19; Har ord (27-5) 17; California (24-13) 16; James Madison (26-7) 10; Arkansas-Li le Rock (27-7) 9; Auburn (15-16) 9; Mississippi State (21- 13) 7; North Carolina State (20-14) 6; Temple (25-9) 5; Marist (26-8) 4; Rutgers (19-15) 4; Gardner-Webb (28-5) 3; Purdue (15-17) 3; Southern California (19- 12) 3; Bowling Green (27-7) 2; Fresno State (27-7) 1; Liberty (27-6) 1; Louisville (14-18) 1; Michigan (21-14) 1; Princeton (26-3) 1; Western Kentucky (21-11) 1. 2010-11 Quick Facts Head Coach Niya Bu s
GENERAL INFORMATION Entering her third season at the helm of the Wildcat program, Loca on Tucson, Ariz. women’s basketball head coach Niya Bu s is more energized and driv- Founded 1885 en than ever to con nue to build on the strong tradi on of Arizona Enrollment 35,500 women’s basketball and to take the program to new heights. With a Conference Pacifi c-10 talented class of younger players and an experienced and mo vated Affi lia on NCAA Division I (19 sports) group of veterans, the 2010-11 season is poised to be a successful stop Colors Cardinal and Navy on the road to greatness. Nickname Wildcats One of the most sought a er young coaches in the country, Ar- Basketball Facility McKale Center izona named Bu s its new women’s basketball head coach on April Year Built 1973 3, 2008, ushering in a new era of Wildcat women’s basketball. She is Capacity 14,545 the eighth head coach in the program’s history and is the fi rst African American female head coach at the University of Arizona. UNIVERSITY PERSONNEL In just two seasons, Bu s has achieved a number of milestones early on in her head coaching President Dr. Robert Shelton career. During the 2009-10 campaign, the Wildcats posted their highest win total in fi ve seasons Faculty Representa ve Jory Hancock while also achieving the most Pac-10 wins for the program in that same span. In their historic win Athle c Director Greg Byrne over Oregon on Jan. 16, Arizona scored a school-record 119 points while then-freshman guard Athle c Department Phone (520) 621-4622 Davellyn Whyte scored a single-game record 39 points. The Cats won the Iona College Tip-Off Tour- Ticket Offi ce Phone (520) 621-2287 nament to start the season and wrapped up by advancing to the Pac-10 Tournament Quarterfi nals for the second-straight season. MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Whyte and then-junior forward Ify Ibekwe were named fi rst-team All-Pac-10 while Whyte Women’s Basketball Contact Molly O’Mara was chosen as the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and Ibekwe was named to the all-defensive team. Offi ce Phone (520) 621-4283 Whyte was the top vote-ge er on the fi ve-player Pac-10 All-Freshman Team. Ibekwe repeated Cell Phone (520) 444-1068 both her All-Pac-10 and All-Defensive Team awards a er earning the same honors during her soph- Email [email protected] omore season. Media Rela ons Mailing Address McKale 106 In 2008-09, Bu s led the Wildcats to a Bank of Hawaii Classic Tournament championship in University of Arizona the fi rst weekend of her career, including wins over Hawai’i and Loyola Marymount, and then Tucson, AZ 85721-0096 mentored the Wildcats to the second round of the Pac-10 Tournament, propelled by a win over Media Rela ons Phone (520) 621-4163 Washington State. The conference por on of the slate included wins over Oregon and USC and a Media Rela ons Fax (520) 621-2681 sweep of Washington. Press Row Phone (520) 621-5291 Then a sophomore, Ibekwe was named to the Associated Press All-America honorable men- Internet Site ArizonaWildcats.com on team. Ibekwe, a fi rst-team All-Pac-10 selec on and fi rst-team All-Pac-10 Defensive Team hon- Origina ng Radio Sta on KTUC AM 1400 oree, led Arizona in scoring, rebounding, steals, blocked shots, free throws, fi eld goals and double- doubles during the 2008-09 slate. She fi nished the season with 336 rebounds, coming up three shy WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STAFF of the program’s single-season record set in the 2003-04 season. Her 16 double-doubles were also Head Coach Niya Bu s second all- me for a single-season behind the 21 posted in the 2002-03 campaign. Alma Mater Tennessee ‘00 Ibekwe led the Pac-10 and fi nished sixth in the NCAA in rebounds per game at 11.6. She was School Record/Years 26-36 (.419)/3rd also third in the Pac-10 in scoring at 15.7 points per game while also ending up second in blocked Career Record/Years 26-36 (.419)/3rd shots (1.8) and 4th in steals (2.1). E-mail bu [email protected] Bu s came to Tucson from the University of Kentucky where she spent fi ve seasons as an as- Assistant Coach Sue Darling, 3rd year sistant coach. In her fi nal season in Lexington, she served as Kentucky’s associate head coach, and Assistant Coach Chance Lindley, 3rd year was the program’s recrui ng coordinator for three seasons. While at UK, Bu s secured two top-10 Assistant Coach Brandy Manning, 3rd year recrui ng classes, solidifying her status as one of the best young coaching talents in the na on. Director of Opera ons Alysiah Bond Bu s is no stranger to rebuilding programs. During her tenure at Kentucky, Bu s helped coach Video Coordinator/Intern Jaamal Rhodes the Wildcats to an 88-72 record (.550) over fi ve seasons, with a trip to the NCAA Tournament in Offi ce Phone (520) 621-4014 2005-06 and three WNIT appearances. In her fi nal season, Bu s helped lead Kentucky to a 17-16 overall record, an 8-6 mark in the SEC for a fourth-place fi nish, and a WNIT quarterfi nal appear- WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM ance. First Year of Women’s Basketball 1972-73 Before her s nt at Kentucky, Bu s spent the 2002-03 season as an assistant coach at Michigan All-Time Record 474-550 (36 years) State. Bu s helped coach MSU to a 17-12 overall record that season and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament Appearances 7 NCAA Tournament, the Spartans’ fi rst since 1997. Prior to Michigan State, Bu s spent two seasons All-Time Postseason Record 10-8 as an assistant coach at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, Tenn., leading the Golden Eagle es to two 2009-10 Record 14-17 Ohio Valley Conference regular-season championships in both 2001 and 2002. 2009-10 Pac-10 Record/Finish 6-12/8th Bu s played collegiately at the University of Tennessee for Pat Summi , where she was a four- Final Ranking N/A year le er winner and a member of two NCAA Championship teams (1997, 1998). The Lady Vols Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 won three SEC tles (1998, 1999, 2000) during her tenure, and she was voted the SEC’s Defensive Le erwinners Returning/Lost 7/2 Player of the Year in 1997. She also won the Lady Vols’ Unsung Hero Award that season. Newcomers 4 Bu s was a three- me Academic All-SEC selec on (1998, 1999, 2000) and earned Tennessee’s Academic Achiever of the Week four mes. She played in 111 career games at UT and graduated in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in social work and a minor in psychology. She received a master’s degree in educa on from Tennessee Tech in 2002. Bu s, 32, is a na ve of Americus, Ga.
Coaching Career 2008-Present: Head Coach, Arizona 2007-08: Associate Head Coach, Kentucky 2003-07: Assistant Coach, Kentucky 2002-2003: Assistant Coach, Michigan State 2000-2002: Assistant Coach, Tennessee Tech 2010 11 ARIZONA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTERS
NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 0 Davellyn Whyte G 5-11 So. 1V Phoenix, Ariz. (St. Mary’s HS) 3 Ify Ibekwe F 6-2 Sr. 3V Carson, Calif. (Narbonne HS) 4 Taylor Dalrymple F 6-1 Jr. JC Atlanta, Ga. (Collins Hill HS/Gulf Coast CC) 5 Shanita Arnold G 5-5 Jr.* RS Fort Smith, Ark. (Northside HS/Arkansas) 12 Brooke Jackson G 5-8 Jr. 1V Mesa, Ariz. (Mountain View HS/Mesa CC) 13 Tasha Dickey G/F 5-10 Jr.* 2V Sandy, Utah (Brighton HS) 23 Erica Barnes F 6-2 Fr. HS Sacramento, Calif. (Richmond HS) 24 Candice Warthen G 5-5 Fr. HS Warrenton, Ga. (Warren County HS) 25 Reiko Thomas G 5-8 Jr. 2V Harbor City, Calif. (Narbonne HS) 42 Amanda Pierson F/C 6-3 Sr. 1V Munden, Kan. (Belleville HS/Seward CC) 53 Soana Lucet F 6-1 Sr. 1V New Caledonia (Lapevouse HS/Coll. of So. Idaho)
*Has used redshirt year
Head Coach: Niya Bu s (Tennessee, 2000), Third year Assistant Coaches: Sue Darling (Arizona, 1983), Third year Brandy Manning (Clark Atlanta, 2002), Third year Chance Lindley (Wichita State, 2000), Third year
ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 5 Shanita Arnold G 5-5 Jr* TR Fort Smith, Ark. (Northside HS/Arkansas) 23 Erica Barnes F 6-2 Fr. HS Sacramento, Calif. (Richmond HS) 4 Taylor Dalrymple F 6-1 Jr. JC Atlanta, Ga. (Collins Hill HS/Gulf Coast CC) 13 Tasha Dickey G 5-10 Jr.* 2V Sandy, Utah (Brighton HS) 3 Ify Ibekwe F 6-2 Sr. 3V Carson, Calif. (Narbonne HS) 12 Brooke Jackson G 5-8 Jr. 1V Mesa, Ariz. (Mountain View HS/Mesa CC) 53 Soana Lucet F 6-1 Sr. 1V New Caledonia (Lapevouse HS/Coll. of So. Idaho) 42 Amanda Pierson F/C 6-3 Sr. 1V Belleville, Kan. (Republic County HS/Seward CC) 25 Reiko Thomas G 5-8 Jr. 2V Harbor City, Calif. (Narbonne HS) 24 Candice Warthen G 5-5 Fr. HS Warrenton, Ga. (Warren County HS) 0 Davellyn Whyte G 5-11 So. 1V Phoenix, Ariz. (St. Mary’s HS)
*Has used redshirt year
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Shanita Arnold Shuh-NEET-uh Niya Bu s NIGH-uh Ify Ibekwe E-fee e-BECK-way Soana Lucet So-ON-uh Loo-SAY Reiko Thomas RAY-ko Davellyn Whyte DAV-uh-Lin Official Basketball Box Score Game Totals Final Statistics Grand Canyon vs Arizona 11/2/10 7 p.m. at Tucson, Ariz.
Grand Canyon 56 • 0 0 Total 3RPtr Rebounds ## Player FGRFGA FGRFGA FTRFTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 15 Foster, Jazmyn * 2R4 0R0 0R2 1 2 3 0 4 1 3 0 1 27 20 Murphy, Samantha * 8R16 3R6 4R5 0 3 3 4 23 2 5 1 1 29 23 Nelson, Rosalyn * 3R10 0R1 0R2 1 3 4 4 6 2 4 2 2 33 30 Kamp, Stevie * 1R4 0R0 2R2 1 1 2 2 4 0 2 0 0 23 32 Frazier, Joslynn * 1R8 0R2 2R2 3 4 7 4 4 2 5 1 1 24 10 Girdley, Kristi 0R2 0R1 2R3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 12 21 Smith, Maylinn 1R7 1R2 2R2 1 1 2 3 5 1 0 0 0 10 31 Fisher, Kayla 0R1 0R0 0R0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 40 Young, Kim 0R1 0R0 0R0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 8 42 Johnson, Katie 1R2 0R0 0R0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 7 44 Pearson, Jenna 1R3 0R0 0R0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 13 52 Butler, Jallisa 2R4 0R0 0R2 1 1 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 9 Team 0 3 3 Totals 20R62 4R12 12R20 9 24 33 23 56 11 22 6 7 200
FG % 1st Half: 9R33 27.3% 2nd half: 11R29 37.9% Game: 20R62 32.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3R6 50.0% 2nd half: 1R6 16.7% Game: 4R12 33.3% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 6R12 50.0% 2nd half: 6R8 75.0% Game: 12R20 60.0% 3
Arizona 90 • 0 0 Total 3RPtr Rebounds ## Player FGRFGA FGRFGA FTRFTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 Whyte, Davellyn * 2R8 2R6 3R4 2 3 5 4 9 1 2 0 1 17 03 Ibekwe, Ify * 4R6 2R2 4R4 1 10 11 1 14 3 2 3 2 26 05 Arnold, Shanita * 4R5 1R1 0R0 0 1 1 4 9 5 3 0 1 26 12 Jackson, Brooke * 6R7 3R4 3R3 0 1 1 3 18 3 1 0 1 27 53 Lucet, Soana * 1R6 0R1 0R0 2 9 11 3 2 5 3 3 0 23 04 Dalrymple, Taylor 4R7 0R1 2R2 1 3 4 2 10 0 4 1 0 16 13 Dickey, Tasha 3R5 0R1 1R2 0 0 0 2 7 0 2 0 1 16 23 Barnes, Erica 2R4 0R0 1R2 1 3 4 2 5 1 3 0 1 14 24 Warthen, Candice 5R11 1R2 2R3 0 2 2 1 13 4 2 0 4 23 42 Pierson, Amanda 1R3 0R0 1R4 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 12 Team 1 5 6 Totals 32R62 9R18 17R24 8 38 46 22 90 22 22 7 11 200
FG % 1st Half: 18R28 64.3% 2nd half: 14R34 41.2% Game: 32R62 51.6% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 5R7 71.4% 2nd half: 4R11 36.4% Game: 9R18 50.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 12R16 75.0% 2nd half: 5R8 62.5% Game: 17R24 70.8% 4
Officials: Lisa Jones, Kent Johnson, Lorena Akumada Technical fouls: Grand CanyonRNone. ArizonaRNone. Attendance: 1453
Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Grand Canyon 27 29 56 Arizona 53 37 90