2012 DREAM PLAYOFF MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS TEAM DIRECTORY MEDIA INFORMATION Atlanta Dream Dream Staff Directory ...............................................2 225 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2400 Dream Roster ............................................................. 3 Atlanta, GA 30303 Playoff Preview .......................................................... 4 Phone: (877) 977-7729 WNBA Standings and Semifi nals Schedule ...........5 Fax: 678-510-7489 General Media Information ..................................... 6 Conference: Eastern Arena: Philips Arena (10,160) TEAM STAFF TV: FOX Sports South and SportSouth Fred Williams ............................................................. 7 Team mascot: Star Joe Ciampi .................................................................. 8 Primary Colors: Dream blue and red Kim Moseley .............................................................. 8 Website: www.AtlantaDream.net Spotters Charts ...........................................................9 Facebook: www.facebook.com/atlantadream Twitter: www.twitter.com/AtlantaDream PLAYERS Erika de Souza .................................................... 10-11 Ownership ................... Mary Brock & Kelly Loeffl er Lindsey Harding ............................................... 12-13 CEO .................................................. Pete Canalichio Tiff any Hayes....................................................... 14-15 Head Coach/General Manager .......... Fred Williams Aneika Henry ......................................................16-17 Assistant Coach ...................................... Joe Ciampi Laurie Koehn ......................................................18-19 Athletic Trainer ................................... Kim Moseley Cathrine Kraayeveld ......................................... 20-21 Sr. Director of Marketing & Communications ...... Tonya Alleyne Yelena Leuchanka ............................................... 22-23 Media Relations Manager ......................... Brad Gust Sancho Lyttle ....................................................... 24-25 Coordinator of Community Relations and Social Media ...... Alex Kotz Angel McCoughtry ............................................26-27 Armintie Price .................................................... 28-29 Ketia Swanier ...................................................... 30-31 STATISTICS 2012 Regular Season Stats ...................................... 32 2012 Regular Season Box Scores ...................... 32-40 Dream Season Highs/Lows .................................... 41 Individual Season Highs ..........................................42 Dream Miscellaneous Stats .................................... 43 Quarter-by-Quarter Scoring ...................................44 Quarter-by-Quarter Shooting .................................45 2012 Eastern Conf. Series Breakdown ............46-48 2011 Dream Playoff Statistics ............................49-51 2010 Dream Playoff Statistics ...........................52-54 2009 Dream Playoff s Statistics ................................55 Dream Playoff Records ...................................... 56-58 www.AtlantaDream.net • @AtlantaDream 2012 DREAM PLAYOFF MEDIA GUIDE 2012 ATLANTA DREAM NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birth Date Exp From 8 Ketia Swanier G 5-7 150 08/10/86 4 Connecticut 10 Lindsey Harding G 5-8 139 06/12/84 5 Duke 11 Yelena Leuchanka C 6-5 195 04/30/83 2 West Virginia 12 Laurie Koehn G 5-8 145 05/13/82 4 Kansas State 13 Aneika Henry F-C 6-3 205 02/13/86 R Florida 14 Erika de Souza F-C 6-5 190 03/09/82 6 Brazil 15 Tiff any Hayes G 5-10 155 09/20/89 R Connecticut 20 Sancho Lyttle F 6-4 175 09/20/83 7 Houston 22 Armintie Price G-F 5-9 133 04/03/85 5 Mississippi 33 Cathrine Kraayeveld F 6-3 183 09/30/81 7 Oregon 35 Angel McCoughtry G-F 6-1 160 09/10/86 3 Louisville Head Coach & General Manager: Fred Williams (Boise State University) Assistant Coach: Joe Ciampi (Mansfi eld University) Athletic Trainer: Kim Moseley (Southern Mississippi) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Erika de Souza (deh-SOH-za) Sancho Lyttle (SAN-choh) Aneika Henry (uh-NEEK-uh) Angel McCoughtry (mc-CAW-tree) Laurie Koehn (CANE) Armintie Price (ar-MIN-tee) Cathrine Kraayeveld (CRAY-veld) Ketia Swanier (KEE-sha swan-YAY) Yelena Leuchanka (yah-LAY-na Loo-CHEN-ka) www.AtlantaDream.net • @AtlantaDream 2012 DREAM PLAYOFF MEDIA GUIDE ATLANTA DREAM PLAYOFF PREVIEW Th e 2012 season has been one of ups and down for the Atlanta to lead the league in scoring average and steals in the same sea- Dream, but the team fi nished the regular season strong, with hope son, joining Sheryl Swoopes in 2000. McCoughtry averaged 21.4 that the continually-building momentum can lead to a third straight points and 2.5 steals, and also ranked among the team leaders in Eastern Conference Championship, and more. Th e Dream, which rebounds, assists and blocks. returned all fi ve members of its starting unit from last season, fi n- ished the regular season with a 19-15 record, and secured the No. 3 But it was far from a one-woman team. McCoughtry was just one seed in the Eastern Conference for the second year in a row. of three diff erent Dream players who earned WNBA Eastern Con- ference Player of the Week honors this season – the most from one Th e 2012 London Olympics played a big role in the Dream’s season, team in the East this year. Sancho Lyttle was one of those three, and in part because of a modifi ed schedule that included a gap of more averaged a career-best 14.0 points while setting a new team single- than a month with no games – and an almost two-month gap with season record for steals with 82. She also ranked sixth in the league no home games – but primarily because it forced the team to play in rebounding (7.6) and was among the team leaders in blocks (23) the pre-Olympics portion of its schedule without its starting center, and assists (85). Erika de Souza, who was training with the Brazilian national team. Lindsey Harding was the third award winner and fi nished third on With a lack of experienced post players on the roster, the Dream the team in scoring 12.3 and led the team and ranked eighth in the struggled to fi ll the void, and showed signs of inconsistency early league in assists (4.5 per game). She oft en saved her best moments on. Atlanta lost seven of its fi rst 11 games, struggling in particular for the fourth quarter, and her veteran leadership was instrumental in close contests, with four of the seven losses coming by single in keeping the Dream focused and moving forward. digits, including a pair of two-point defeats. Th ough she missed the fi rst half of the season, de Souza’s value to However, even among the disappointments, there were signs that the team was evident upon her return, as the team improved statis- the Dream still had the potential to be a title contender once again tically in numerous categories. She averaged 11.6 points and 8.2 re- this season. On June 15, the Los Angeles Sparks brought a 7-1 re- bounds while providing a defensive presence in the paint. Armintie cord into Philips Arena, but were no match for Atlanta. Th e Dream Price continued to do a lot of the little things to help the team win rolled to a 92-59 victory, with the 33-point margin of victory mark- as well, leading the team in shooting percentage and off ensive re- ing a new franchise high. bounds – stats not typically associated with guards. A three-game winning streak in late June pulled Atlanta back to A pair of rookies and a new addition to the bench also had a pro- .500 at 7-7, but the team then alternated wins and losses through found impact on the Dream. Rookie Tiff any Hayes started half of the rest of the pre-Olympics schedule, unable to get over the hump the team’s games and averaged nearly 12 points per game in her each time it evened its record at .500. Th e squad entered the break starts. Rookie Aneika Henry fi lled in admirably in de Souza’s with a 9-10 record, good for third in the Eastern Conference, but absence and led the team in blocked shots this season. Cathrine still trying to hit its stride. Kraayeveld, meanwhile, fi lled the role of three-point specialist off the bench, setting a team single-season record for three-point fi eld Aft er the season resumed – and aft er Angel McCoughtry earned goal percentage (.402). a gold medal in London – the Dream picked up where it left off , splitting its fi rst six games while continuing to hover around .500. Th ough Atlanta is known as an up-tempo team that likes to push But the tide turned on Aug. 27, when Fred Williams was promoted the pace, the team also showed it can excel defensively this season. to head coach and general manager. Aft er dropping its fi rst game Th e Dream led the league in steals (9.8 per game) and was second with Williams at the helm, the team won six of its next seven games in turnover forced (17.6) and third in opponents fi eld goal percent- in its best stretch of the season. Included in that stretch were back- age (.415). Th e team also did well on the boards, ranking fi ft h in the to-back victories over Connecticut and Indiana – the two teams league in rebound margin (+0.3). Th e team showed its explosive- ahead of Atlanta in the Eastern Conference standings. A loss that ness off ensively as well, with a franchise record-tying three games was meaningless in the standings in the season fi nale at Connecti- of at least 100 points this season. cut was the only thing that kept the Dream from matching its fran- chise record for victories in