2006-07 USF Bulls Women’s Basketball USF “Bulls” vs. WEST VIRGINIA “Mountaineers” Game No. 26 February 17, 2007 6:30 p.m. WVU Coliseum (14,000) Morgantown, WV
Radio & Television The Matchup
TELEVISION None USF BULLS WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS Play-by-Play ...... None Record ...... (18-7, 8-4 BIG EAST) Record ...... (16-9, 7-5 BIG EAST) Color Commentary ...... None Ranking . . . .AP (None)/ESPN-USA Today (None) Ranking ...... None RPI (CollegeRPI.com/Sagarin) ...... TBA/TBA RPI (CollegeRPI.com/Sagarin) ...... TBA/TBA RADIO/INTERNET WGUL-AM 860/GoUSFBulls.com Last Game . . . .Feb. 13 at Providence, W, 78-64 Last Game ...... Feb. 22 at Rutgers, L, 55-49 Play-by-Play ...... Tom Krasniqi Next Game ...... Feb. 20 vs. Connecticut Next Game ...... Feb. 20 at Pittsburgh Color Commentary ...... None Head Coach ...... Jose Fernandez Head Coach ...... Mike Carey Career Record ...... 97-102 (Seventh year) Career Record ...... 390-178 (19th year) USF SID Contact at USF ...... 97-102 (Seventh year) at West Virginia ...... 102-76 (Sixth year)
MICHAEL HOGAN USF Women’s Basketball SID Game Information Email ...... [email protected] Game Officials ...... June Corteau, Bill Titus, Kathy Ridilla Work Phone ...... (813) 974-4092 Tickets ...... Contact the West Virginia Athletic Ticket Office at 1-800-WVU-Game Fax ...... (813) 974-5328 Cell Phone ...... (813) 469-0616 Website ...... www.GoUSFBulls.com Projected USF Starters
Schedule/results ChiChi (Chee-Chee) 5-11 F Jr. 12 OKPALEKE (O-pahl-uh-k) Quick Notes: Scored 14 points, grabed six Tampa, FL rebounds and recorded two steals vs. Date (AP/ESPN USA Today) Oppt. (TV) . . . .Time/Results Georgetown ... Pulled down a then-career-high N10 UW-Milwaukee ...... W, 85-59 12 rebounds against LSU to go along with two PPG RPG APG SPG N18 Texas Southern$ ...... W, 89-37 blocks ... Followed that with a new career best N19 Georgia Southern$ ...... W, 94-65 7.3 6.7 0.6 1.5 of 14 boards along with 10 points vs. Cincinnati. N21 Stetson ...... W, 95-52 N25 St. Francis (NY)# ...... W, 94-61 N26 Massachusetts# ...... W, 86-61 Jessica 5-11 F Sr. N30 Florida International ...... W, 96-73 25 DICKSON Quick Notes: All-America and National Player of D3 at (20/18) Michigan State ...... L, 79-71 Ocala, FL the Year Candidate ... Named to the Preseason D7 at Villanova* ...... W, 60-48 Wade Trophy and Wooden Award lists ... Tabbed D17 vs. (12/12) Vanderbilt% ...... L, 76-68 the BIG EAST Conference Preseason Player of PPG RPG APG SPG D20 Jacksonville ...... W, 72-60 the Year ... Scored 33 points vs. Saint Joseph’s 20.0 7.5 1.7 1.1 D28 vs. Vermont^ ...... W, 77-62 ... Has 20-plus points in four of the last five. D29 at Saint Joseph’s^ ...... W, 80-76 (ot) J3 (6/6) LSU (Catch 47) ...... L, 60-48 Nalini (Na-LEE-nee) 6-2 F/C Sr. J6 Cincinnati* ...... W, 67-49 Quick Notes: Had a career-high 26 points and J9 at Rutgers* (CSTV) ...... L, 62-36 32 MILLER grabbed 14 rebounds vs. Notre Dame ... Had 23 J13 Notre Dame* (BETV-Catch 47) . . .W, 87-78 (ot) Capital Heights, MD points, 15 rebounds vs. SU ... Has had five dou- J16 (15/15) Louisville* (Catch 47) ...... W, 74-58 ble doubles in her last eight games ... Averaging J20 at Pittsburgh* ...... L, 73-48 PPG RPG APG SPG 9.5 rebounds in her last 10 outings ... Is USF’s J28 at Syracuse* (ESPNU) ...... W, 78-61 8.9 8.5 0.7 1.8 J30 Georgetown* (CSTV) ...... W, 79-51 all-time leader in blocks with 190. F3 St. John's* (Catch 47) ...... W, 74-61 F6 at DePaul* ...... L, 72-65 Rachael 5-11 G Sr. F10 Pittsburgh* (Catch 47) ...... L, 69-65 2 SHEATS Quick Notes: Recorded her third-career double- F13 at Providence* ...... W, 78-64 Marietta, GA double with 12 points and career-high tying 11 F17 at West Virginia* ...... 6 p.m. rebounds against Georgia Southern ... Had 17 F20 Connecticut* (Catch 47) ...... 7 p.m. points and six steals vs. Stetson ... Tied her PPG RPG APG SPG F24 at Marquette* (Time Warner Sports) . . . .8 p.m. career high with seven assists vs. Vanderbilt to 7.0 3.6 2.0 1.9 F26 Seton Hall* (Catch 47) ...... 7 p.m. go along with two steals. M3-6 BIG EAST Conference Tournament ...... TBA
$ Image Depot Shootout, Tampa, FL Shantia (Shan-TEE-uh) 5-6 G So. # Best Western Roundball Classic, Tampa, FL 3 GRACE Quick Notes: Has scored 20 points or more in % at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL Sarasota, FL nine games this year ... Had a career-high 26 ^ Saint Joseph’s Univ. Hawk Classic, Philadelphia, PA points vs. FIU ... Had 20 points, 11 assists vs. * BIG EAST Conference Game Louisville ... Had 23 points, eight assists vs. PPG RPG APG SPG All times are Eastern and are subject to change Pittsburgh ... Dished out six or more assists in 16.0 3.5 5.0 1.5 Rankings are the same as they were at game time seven of the last 19 outings. 2006-07 USF Bulls Women’s Basketball The Series USF off the bench
SERIES RECORD USF leads series 1-0 Dai (Di) 5-9 G Jr. USF at home ...... USF leads 1-0 1 PACKER Quick Notes: Poured in a career-high 16 points USF at West Virginia ...... 0-0 Jundiai, Brazil vs. Providence ... Had a 14-point effort vs. St. USF at neutral site ...... 0-0 Joe’s on 5-7 shooting and 4-6 from 3-pt range ... Had another big outing with 11 points on 3-5 First meeting...... USF 66-56 (2/25/06) PPG RPG APG SPG shooting from 3-pt range and 2-2 from the line 4.1 0.6 0.7 0.1 Last meeting ...... USF 66-56 (2/25/06) vs. Notre Dame. Last USF win ...... 66-56 (2/25/06) Last West Virginia win...... None Tristen 5-8 G Sr. Current streak ...... USF one win 5 WEBB Quick Notes: Her 10 points vs. Texas Southern Stone Mountain, GA was her first double-figure scoring game since statistical Jan. 9, 2004 vs. Charlotte ... Started her first game, vs. Notre Dame, since Feb. 28, 2003 at comparison PPG RPG APG SPG TCU ... Returned to the court for a sixth season 4.3 2.2 2.7 1.1 which was granted by the NCAA last summer. USF ...... Category ...... WVU 18-7 ...... Overall Record ...... 16.9 Jessica 5-6 G So. 39.9% ...... Field Goal% ...... 43.1 10 JACKSON Quick Notes: Another back-up option at point 32.7% ...... 3-Pt. Field Goal% ...... 33.3 Roswell, GA guard ... Scored a season-high 13 points to go 69.5% ...... Free Throw% ...... 68.4 along with four rebounds against Stetson ... Had 11 points and was 6-6 from the free throw line 38.6% ...... Oppt. Field Goal% ...... 36.3 PPG RPG APG SPG against St. Francis ... Got in the scoring column 2.2 0.4 1.0 0.3 30.5% ...... Oppt. 3-Pt. Field Goal% ...... 29.7 vs. Syracuse for the first time since Nov. 30. 65.1% ...... Oppt. Free Throw% ...... 70.4 43.8 ...... Rebounding Avg...... 36.7 Porche (Por-sha) 6-2 F Fr. +2.8 ...... Rebounding Margin ...... +3.8 11 GRANT Quick Notes: Had six points and nine rebounds 15.0 ...... Assists/Gm...... 14.0 Oxon Hills, MD vs. Stetson ... Grabbed 11 boards vs. UMass ... 13.9 ...... Turnovers/Gm...... 18.4 Has 11 blocks in 16 games this season ... Had the best debut of all the newcomers against UW- 5.6 ...... Blocks/Gm...... 3.0 PPG RPG APG SPG Milwaukee with eight points, six rebounds, two 10.0 ...... Steals/Gm...... 9.6 1.7 2.8 0.1 0.3 blocks and two steals in just 11 minutes. 74.6 ...... Points/Gm...... 67.0 62.7 ...... Points Allowed/Gm...... 68.4 Caitlyn (Kate-lin) 6-1 G/F Fr. 21 (Mit-rick) Quick Notes: Scored a career-high eight points USF Career Stats MITRYK Lake Mary, FL on 3-5 shooting from the field against Georgia vs.west virginia Southern ... USF’s most versatile player, able to play either the point or off guard positions, or PPG RPG APG SPG the wing forward position ... Has the ability to No. Name ...... G ...... Ppg ...... Rpg 1.4 1.3 0.4 0.3 create match-up problems with her size. 1 Daiane Packer ...... 0 . . . . .0.0 . . . . .0.0 2 Rachael Sheats . . . . .1 . . . . .6.0 . . . . .2.0 3 Shantia Grace ...... 1 . . . . .6.0 . . . . .3.0 Stephanie 6-5 C Fr. 5 Tristen Webb ...... 0 . . . . .0.0 . . . . .0.0 40 SAROSI (Suh-row-see) Quick Notes: Recorded her first career double- double with 11 points and 11 rebounds vs. 10 Jessica Jackson . . . . .1 . . . . .3.0 . . . . .1.0 Mims, FL Jacksonville ... Had 14 boards against Georgia 11 Porche Grant ...... 0 . . . . .0.0 . . . . .0.0 Southern ... Had 11 points and seven rebounds PPG RPG APG SPG 12 ChiChi Okpaleke . . . .1 . . . . .4.0 . . . . .7.0 vs. Georgetown ... Is second on the team this 4.2 4.7 0.7 0.6 21 Caitlyn Mitryk ...... 0 . . . . .0.0 . . . . .0.0 year in blocked shots with 32. 25 Jessica Dickson . . . . .1 . . . .24.0 . . . . .3.0 32 Nalini Miller ...... 1 . . . . .4.0 . . . . .8.0 Melissa 6-3 F Fr. 40 Stephanie Sarosi . . . .0 . . . . .0.0 . . . . .0.0 42 DALEMBERT Quick Notes: Scored a career-high four points 42 Melissa Dalembert . . .0 . . . . .0.0 . . . . .0.0 Miramar, FL vs. Rutgers ... Tremendous raw ability ... Is a proven rebounder and shot blocker ... With her ability and athleticism she should have no prob- PPG RPG APG SPG 2006-007 usf lem fitting into the system ... Is the sister of 1.4 2.0 0.1 0.1 streaks/records Philadelphia 76er Samuel Dalembert.
2006-07 Overall Record ...... 18-7 this week with the bulls (Feb.12-118) USF at Home ...... 13-2 USF on the Road ...... 4-4 MON. 12 TUE. 13 WED. 14 THUR. 15 FRI. 16 SAT. 17 SUN. 18 Neutral Site ...... 1-1 11 a.m. 7 p.m. 7 a.m. Noon- 2:45 p.m. 6:30 p.m. TBA Depart TIA USF at Depart 3p.m. Depart USF at Depart W/L Streak ...... One win for Providence Providence Practice in TIA for West Pittsburgh 2005-06 Overall Record ...... 19-12 Providence 10:15 a.m. the Corral. Pittsburgh Virginia. for TIA 1:40 p.m. Arrive at then bus TBA Arrive 2005-06 after 25 games ...... 16-9 Arrive in TIA to Morgan- in Tampa 2005-06 after 26 games ...... 17-9 Providence town
2006-07 USF Bulls Women’s Basketball 2 USF LOOKS TO GET SECOND-CONSECUTIVE WIN AND SECOND USF’s record When
STRAIGHT ROAD VICTORY AGAINST WEST VIRGINIA SATURDAY Leading at halftime ...... 16-1 Bulls try to equal school record for regular season wins in trip to Morgantown Trailing at halftime ...... 2-6 Tied at halftime ...... 0-0 Overtime ...... 2-0 The University of South Florida women’s basketball team hits the road again for the second time USF shoots 50% or better from field ...... 2-0 this week when it travels to Morgantown, WV to face the Mountaineers in a key BIG EAST match USF shoots 40-49% from field ...... 10-1 up on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. ... The game can be heard live in the Tampa Bay area on 860-AM WGUL USF shoots under 40% from field ...... 6-6 with Tom Krasniqi handling the play-by-play ... In addition, the contest can be heard via the inter- Opp. shoots 50% or better from field ...... 0-1 net by logging onto www.GoUSFBulls.com (with a press Pass subscription) ... Saturday’s game with Opp. shoots 40-49% from field ...... 4-6 West Virginia is the third of three road games that the Bulls will have played in their current four- Opp. shoots under 40% from field ...... 14-0 game stretch that began on Feb. 6 in Chicago against DePaul (72-65 loss) ... USF then faced Pittsburgh (69-65 loss) in Tampa on Feb. 10 before hitting the road earlier this week at Providence USF outrebounds opponent ...... 15-1 (78-64 win) on Tuesday night ... Following Saturday’s game with West Virginia, the Bulls will have Opp. outrebounds USF ...... 3-6 just three games remaining, two at home against Connecticut (Feb. 20) and the regular season Tied in rebounds ...... 0-0 finale against Seton Hall (Feb. 26), and one road tilt at Marquette (Feb. 24) ... USF comes into the USF records 10 or more steals ...... 10-3 contest with the Mountaineers looking to equal its record for wins in a regular season with 18 ... USF records 15 or more assists ...... 14-2 The Bulls also racked up 19 regular season victories during the 2004-05 and 2005-06 season’s ... USF commits less than 15 turnovers ...... 13-3 USF, who ended a modest two-game losing streak on Tuesday against Providence, looks to begin USF commits 15 or more turnovers ...... 5-4 another Saturday, albeit a more positive one ... The Bulls look for its first back-to-back road wins USF commits less turnovers than opp...... 15-4 since winning three straight away from the Sun Dome in December ... During that three-game USF commits more turnovers than opp...... 3-2 stretch, USF defeated Villanova (60-48) on Dec. 7 in the BIG EAST opener, Vermont (77-62) on Dec. USF shoots 70% or better from the line ...... 13-2 28 in the first round of the Saint Joseph’s Hawk Classic and St. Joe’s (80-76 ot) in the title game USF shoots under 70% from the line ...... 5-5 of the Hawk classic on Dec. 29 ... The Bulls got back on the winning track on Tuesday with their USF scores 59 points or less ...... 0-3 victory over the Friars ... The Bulls put four players in double figures led by All-America and USF scores between 60-69 points ...... 2-3 National Player of the year candidate Jessica Dickson with 20 points ... Dai Packer added a career- USF scores between 70-79 points ...... 7-1 high 16 points and Nalini Miller and Shantia Grace added 13 and 10 points apiece in the win ... USF scores between 80-89 points ...... 5-0 Dickson also grabbed 10 rebounds on the night while Rachael Sheats pulled down a game-high 11 USF scores between 90-99 points ...... 4-0 boards ... Dickson continues to lead the team in the scoring column on the year, netting 20 points USF scores more than 100 points ...... 0-0 per game ... Grace is second, averaging 15.7 points per contest. Two or less Bulls score in double figures ...... 2-4 Three Bulls score in double figures ...... 5-2 2008 WOMEN’S FINAL FOUR Four or more Bulls in double figures ...... 11-1 USF plays at the Sun Dome ...... 13-1 ST. PETE TIMES FORUM USF plays on the road ...... 4-4 TAMPA, FL USF plays at a neutral site ...... 1-1 APRIL 6 & 8, 2008 Playing in November ...... 7-0 Playing in December ...... 4-2 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA Playing in January ...... 5-3 (HOST INSTITUTION) Playing in February ...... 2-2 Playing in March ...... 0-0 Playing on Saturday ...... 5-2 The Jose Fernandez File Playing on Sunday ...... 3-2 Playing on Monday ...... 0-0 Hired at USF: April 2000 as an assistant coach ... Named head coach Playing on Tuesday ...... 4-2 December 14, 2000. Playing on Wednesday ...... 1-1 Playing on Thursday ...... 3-0 Personal: Born November 18, 1971 in Miami, FL ... Attended Miami Southwest Playing on Friday ...... 2-0 Senior High School (1989) ... Father of two daughters Brianna and Brooke. Playing during the afternoon ...... 8-3 Playing during the evening ...... 10-4 Education: B.S. in physical education, Florida International University On television ...... 4-3 (1994). In-season tournament games ...... 6-0 Postseason tournament games ...... 0-0 Coaching File: Student Assistant Coach, Miami-Dade CC Kendall (men) (1989-91) ... Assistant Games decided by three points or less ...... 0-0 Coach, Miami-Dade CC Kendall (men) (1991-92) ... Assistant Coach, Sunset HS (boys), Miami, Games decided by four to 10 points ...... 2-4 FL (1992-94) ... Assistant Coach, Barry University (men) (1994-96) ... Head Coach, Lourdes Games decided by 11-20 points ...... 8-1 Academy (women), Miami, FL (1996-99) ... Assistant Coach, Barry University (women) (1999- Games decided by more than 20 points ...... 8-2 00) ... Assistant Coach, USF (women) (Apr. 2000-Oct. 2000) ... Interim Head Coach, USF (women) (Oct. 2000-Dec. 2000) ... Head Coach, USF (women) (Dec. 2000-present). Scoring margins
Highlights: Became USF’s all-time leader in career wins surpassing former head coach Trudi Points: Margin of victory Lacey in the Bulls’ game vs. Vermont (Dec. 28, 2006) ... Led the Bulls to its first-ever NCAA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ Tournament (2006) ... Has recruited five Top 40 recruiting classes in his seven years at USF ---1----116 including this year’s class which was the highest ranked ever (17th) ... Led USF to its first ever postseason appearance, taking part in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (2004) ... Points: Margin of defeat Helped the program earn its second straight WNIT berth (2005), and its first ever postseason 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ victory over Florida ... The game was also USF's first ever postseason home contest. ---1--12-3
3 2006-07 USF Bulls Women’s Basketball Big EAst tonight’s USF Storylines Standings (through games of Feb.13) One player that needs to continue her level Coming down the stretch of the 2006-07 of play is Nalini Miller. Through the first 16 season the Bulls will need to find a way to win BIG EAST . . .Pct. . . .Overall. . . . .Pct. games of the season, Miller averaged just 6.6 on the road consistently with two of their Connecticut ...... 12-0 . .1.000 . .23-2 . . ..920 points - on 43 percent (40-93) shooting from final four games coming on the road - begin- Louisville ...... 8-4 . . ..667 . . .22-4 . . ..846 the field - and 7.7 rebounds per outing. In her ning Saturday at West Virginia. USF is just 3-3 Marquette ...... 9-3 . . ..750 . . .21-4 . . ..840 last nine games, Miller has shot an impressive in BIG EAST Conference games away from the Rutgers ...... 9-3 . . ..750 . . .16-7 . . ..696 51.6 percent (49-95) from the floor and is Sun Dome and had lost three of its last four up Pittsburgh ...... 8-4 . . ..667 . . .20-5 . . ..800 averaging 13.4 points and 10.1 rebounds per until its 78-64 win at Providence last Tuesday. USF ...... 8-4 . . ..667 . . .18-7 . . ..720 outing during that stretch. The Bulls are 6-3 in The Bulls will have another tough road test Notre Dame ...... 8-4 . . ..667 . . .17-8 . . ..680 the nine games since Miller has elevated her when they face No. 21/21 Marquette in West Virginia ...... 7-5 . . ..583 . . .16-9 . . ..640 game. Milwaukee on Feb. 24. Seton Hall ...... 7-5 . . ..583 . . .16-8 . . ..667 DePaul ...... 5-7 . . ..417 . .15-10 . ..600 Scouting West Virginia Cincinnati ...... 4-8 . . ..333 . .13-11 . ..542 Despite losing two of its last three games, West Virginia comes into Saturday’s game with USF Providence ...... 3-9 . . ..250 . .13-12 . ..520 as one of the hotter teams in the BIG EAST ... The Mountaineers have won eight of their last 10 St. John’s ...... 3-9 . . ..250 . . .7-16 . . ..304 games after winning just eight of the first 14 to start the season ... West Virginia is 16-9 overall Syracuse ...... 2-10 . . ..167 . . .8-17 . . ..320 on the year and 7-5 in the league. Georgetown ...... 2-10 . . ..167 . .12-13 . ..480 Villanova ...... 1-11 . . ..083 . . .7-17 . . ..292 The Mountaineers boast an impressive 11-1 record at home - and a 5-1 slate in home BIG EAST tilt’s ... WVU is 2-6 on the year in road games and 2-4 in road league contest’s. Preseason Big EAst Olayinka Sanni is one of three West Virginia players scoring in double figures, averaging 13.6 Coaches Poll points per game ... In addition, LaQuita Owens and Chakhia Cole are second and third in the scor- ing column, netting 13.2 and 11.5 points respectively ... Sanni also leads the team on the glass 1. Connecticut (11) 9. West Virginia grabbing 6.9 per contest. 2. Rutgers (5) 10. Villanova 3. DePaul 11. Notre Dame The Series vs. The Mountaineers 4. Louisville 12. Cincinnati Saturday’s game marks the second meeting between the two schools with the Bulls holding a 5. Pittsburgh 13. Georgetown slight 1-0 series lead ... Both West Virginia and USF met on Feb. 25, 2006 in Tampa with the Bulls 6. St. John’s 14. Providence handing the Mountaineers a 66-56 loss. 7. USF 15. Syracuse 8. Marquette 16. Seton Hall The Last Time Out vs. WVU USF equaled its second-best win total in program history with a 66-56 triumph over West Virginia this week in the in the home finale ... The Bulls ended their regular season home slate with a 12-3 record, which Big EAst is tied for the second-most wins, joining the 1993-94 team that also won 12 games on their home floor ... The 2004-05 team set a school record with 14 victories in the Sun Dome. February 13 Seton Hall 59, St. Peter’s 56 The Bulls led by as many as 19 points in the second half, however had to sustain one final push Pittsburgh 55, Cincinnati 44 from the Mountaineers midway through the half ... The Bulls found themselves going cold follow- USF 78, Providence 64 ing a Dickson lay up with 12:24 left in the game and a 59-42 lead ... West Virginia would cut USF's Connecticut 84, Louisville 56 17-point edge to nine points, 59-50, while the Bulls went for almost nine-and-a-half minutes until Notre Dame 75, Villanova 58 Nalini Miller scored off a lay up with 3:02 left in the game. Marquette 69, St. John’s 58 Jessica Dickson led USF in the scoring column with 24 points on 10-19 (52.6 percent) shooting February 14 from the field ... It was Dickson’s first 20-point outing since netting 23 against Pittsburgh on Feb. Rutgers 68, Syracuse 40 11.
February 17 Stating its case for the NCAA’s Pittsburgh at Connecticut ...... 2 p.m. Cincinnati at St. John’s ...... 2 p.m. Through 25 games USF is off to its best start it’s last nine and 10 out of it’s last 15. Syracuse at Georgetown ...... 3 p.m. in school history with a 18-7 record and a 8-4 Louisville at Marquette ...... 3 p.m. record in the BIG EAST, one of the top five During its non-conference schedule, USF has USf at West Virginia ...... 6:30 p.m. conferences in America ... The Bulls also have faced three members of the Top 25 - No. Rutgers at Villanova ...... 7:30 p.m. the fifth best winning percentage in the BIG 20/18 Michigan State, No. 12/12 Vanderbilt Seton Hall at DePaul ...... 8 p.m. EAST entering Saturday (.720). and No. 6/6 LSU.