2018-19 UCF Women's Basketball Yearbook
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2018-19 UCF Women’s Basketball Yearbook Table of Contents ..............................................................1 2017-18 Stats/Box Scores ....................................26-36 Quick Facts ........................................................................2 Coaching Records.......................................................... 37 Schedule ................................................................................3 All-Time Roster .........................................................38-39 Roster ..................................................................................... 4 Conference Awards ...................................................... 40 Preseason Notes ................................................................5 Year-By-Year Season Leaders ............................41-42 Coaching Bios ................................................................6-11 1,000-Point Scorers .......................................................43 • Head Coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson ...6-7 Individual Single-Game Records ............................44 • Assistant Coach Tahnee Balerio............................ 8 Individual Single-Season Records ..........................45 • Assistant Coach Isoken Uzamere .........................9 Individual Career Records ..........................................46 • Assistant Coach Nykesha Sales .......................... 10 Team Single-Game/Single-Season Records .................47 • Director of Operations Stephanie Follett .........11 All-Time Results .......................................................49-55 Support Staff ..................................................................... 12 All-Time Series Records .......................................56-57 Players Bios .................................................................14-25 CFE Arena .........................................................................58 • Seniors ..................................................................... 14-20 UCF Practice Facility ....................................................59 • Juniors ..............................................................................21 UCF ............................................................................... 60-61 • Sophomores .................................................................22 Dr. John C. Hitt ................................................................62 • Newcomers ............................................................23-24 Dr. Daniel J. White ..........................................................63 American Athletic Conference ................................64 @UCF_WBB UCF.WBB UCF Women’s Basketball QUICK FACTS UCF INFORMATION ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS TICKET INFORMATION Location ..........................................Orlando, Fla. Associate Director/WBB Contact ............Megan Herboth Tickets for all UCF home games may be purchased Founded .........................................................1963 Office Phone ..................................... (407) 823-0994 through the UCF ticket sales office by calling (407) Enrollment ............................................... 66,000 Email [email protected] UCF-1000. Nickname .................................................Knights Mailing Address ................................ PO Box 163555 Colors..........................................Black and Gold ..................................................... Orlando, FL 32816 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Conference ........................American Athletic Overnight Address ........... 4000 Central Florida Blvd. Information on the American Athletic Conference can President ............................ Dr. Dale Whittaker .................Wayne Densch Sports Center, Building 77 be found at TheAmerican.org. The website features Director of Athletics ....... Dr. Daniel J. White ..................................................... Orlando, FL 32816 updated standings, statistics and notes. For all Athletics Phone ...................... (407) 823-2261 Website ...........................................UCFKnights.com conference media requests, members of the media Ticket Office Phone ............. (407) 823-1000 Twitter ...................................................@UCF_WBB should contact The American media relations office Facebook ........................... UCF Women’s Basketball at (401) 272-9108. COACHING STAFF Instagram ...................................................... ucf.wbb Head Coach ...Katie Abrahamson-Henderson Alma Mater ...Iowa, 1990; Duquesne, 1992 UCF ON THE AIR Career Record ....................284-131 (13 years) INTERVIEW POLICIES Now entering his 12th season as the “Voice of the Knights,” Scott Adams has been a part of the UCF UCF Record ..................43-23 (Third season) Interviews with UCF student-athletes and Athletics broadcast family since 2002. Having served Assistant Coach .......................Tahnee Balerio coaches must be made through the UCF athletics communications office. as both studio and scoreboard host for UCF football, Alma Mater .................Missouri State, 2008 Adams has also been behind the mic and camera for Assistant Coach ....................Isoken Uzamere men’s basketball, UCF men’s and women’s soccer, as Alma Mater .................................Hofstra, 2011 PRACTICE COVERAGE well as Knights baseball and softball. Assistant Coach ....................... Nykesha Sales Contact Megan Herboth in the UCF athletics Alma Mater .................................UConn, 1998 communications office to confirm practice times and Aside from his UCF broadcasting duties, Adams is also Director of Operations .....Stephanie Follett locations. Student-athletes and coaches are available a freelance commercial actor, host, spokesperson Dir. of Program Development .......Ebone Henry for interviews depending on scheduling. The Knights and model in the Central Florida Area. A longtime Athletic Trainer ...............................Alex Warne usually practice during weekday mornings. Orlando resident and proud UCF alum, Adams is a Basketball Office Phone ....(407) 823-5807 regular contributor for “The Beat of Sports” radio show on the flagship station of the Knights FM 96.9 “The Game.” TEAM INFORMATION CREDENTIAL REQUESTS 2017-18 Record .............................................22-11 All requests for media credentials for UCF home games should be directed to Megan Herboth in American Athletic Conference Record ...12-4 the UCF athletics communications office. Requests UCF ON THE INTERNET American Finish ..........................................Third should be made at least 48 hours in advance of the Audio and video broadcasts of most UCF games are American Championship ...............Semifinals selected game. available at UCFKnights.TV. Video of all of the Knights’ Home Record ..................................................11-4 home contests and American Athletic Conference Home American Record ..............................6-2 road games can be viewed on the website. Audio is Road Record ..................................................10-6 POSTGAME AVAILABILITY also available on the site. Road American Record................................6-2 Postgame availability with UCF head coach Katie Neutral Record ..................................................1-1 Abrahamson-Henderson and selected student- Postseason ....................WNIT Second Round athletes will be conducted after each contest in the Starters Returning/Lost .............................. 3/2 postgame interview room. The UCF locker room is Letterwinners Returning/Lost .................. 9/2 closed to the media. Newcomers ...........................................................5 STARTERS RETURNING G: Kay Kay Wright (4.8 ppg, 3.9 apg, 29.8 mpg) G/F: Nyala Shuler (7.1 rpg, 4.5 ppg, 29.6 mpg) F: Tolulope Omokore (7.4 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 20.2 mpg) CFE ARENA Capacity ..................................................... 10,000 Year Opened ................................................2007 Press Row Phone ...................(407) 823-2477 BASKETBALL HISTORY First Year of Basketball .......................1977-78 First Year at Division I Level ............. 1984-85 First Year in The American ............... 2013-14 UCF, Not Central Florida All-Time Record ................................... 568-622 Please refer to the University of Central Florida as UCF in all NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last ...... Four/2011 references. Derivatives such as Central Florida, C. Florida, Cent. WNIT Appearances/Last .......................... Two/2018 Florida and C. Fla., should not be used. Also, please note that UCF’s teams stopped being referred to as the Golden Knights in 2007. Instead, they are simply called the Knights. 2 2018-19 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Site Time Nov. 7 (Wed.) at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. 11 a.m. Nov. 14 (Wed.) at Stetson DeLand, Fla. 7 p.m. Nov. 18 (Sun.) at Mercer Macon, Ga. 1 p.m. Nov. 21 (Sun.) at Central Michigan Mount Pleasant, Mich. 5 p.m. UCF Thanksgiving Classic Nov. 24 (Sat.) Richmond Orlando, Fla. 2:30 p.m. Nov. 25 (Sun.) Villanova Orlando, Fla. 1:30 p.m. Nov. 30 (Fri.) Chattanooga Orlando, Fla. 7 p.m. Dec. 9 (Sun.) at Delaware Newark, Del. 5:30 p.m. Dec. 12 (Wed.) at Duquesne Pittsburgh, Pa. 7 p.m. Dec. 17 (Mon.) Pacific Orlando, Fla. 7 p.m. St. Pete Shootout Dec. 21 (Fri.) vs. Liberty St. Petersburg, Fla. 5 p.m. Dec. 22 (Sat.) vs. Syracuse St. Petersburg, Fla. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 30 (Sun.) at Quinnipiac