TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION Table of Contents 1 City of Akron, 2 The Akron Advantage 3 Colleges and Law School 4 Diversity and Student Support 5 Dr. Luis M. Proenza, President 6 2009 Board of Trustees 7 This is Akron 8-9 This is Rhodes Arena 10-11 UA Athletics Mission Statement / Athlete Involvement 12 Akron Athletics Accomplishments 13

COACHING STAFF Head Coach Jodi Kest 14-15 Associate Head Coach Curtis Loyd 16 Assistant Coaches / Support Staff 16-17

2009-10 SEASON PREVIEW Roster Information 20 TV / Radio Roster 21 Season Outook 22-23 Returner Profiles 24-39 Newcomer Profiles 40-41 MAC Composite Schedule 42 Opponent Information / Lodging Schedule 43

2008-09 SEASON REVIEW Season Statistics 46-49 Career Game-by-Game 50-51 Game Recaps / Box Scores 52-61

AKRON RECORDS & HISTORY All-Time Letterwinners 63 Annual Leaders 64-65 Team Records 66 Single-Game Records 67 Season Records 68 Career Records / All-Americans / Coaching History 69 Team Records 70 Postseason History 71 Year-by-Year Team Statistics 72 All-Time Series Records 73 Year-by-Year Results 74-78

THE UNIVERSITY Quick Facts / Media Policies 80 Tom Wistrcill / Senior Staff 81 ISP Sports Network 82 ISP / Corporate Sponsors 83 Staff Directory 84-85 Mid-American Conference 86-87 Media Outlets 88

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Follow Akron women’s Basketball on the offi cial web site of UA athletics, www.GoZips.com. The site offers everything for the 2009-10 WOMENʼS BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE Zips fan, media memeber and recruit. If it’s happening at the Uni- versity of Akron, it’s happening on GoZips.com! With a population of 223,000, Akron is Ohio’s fifth-largest city. This two-time “All-America City” offers a vibrant downtown, serene parks, events and venues that appeal to almost every interest. Its regional location and easy access to DISCOVER AKRON! air, rail and highway travel puts you at the hub of a world of experiences and opportunities. • Critically acclaimed Akron Symphony Orchestra performs in UA’s E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall • Area museums: the Akron and Cleveland museums of art, the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland • Canal Park is home to the Akron Aeros, a minor league team, Firestone Akron is home to the often-seen Stadium is the home of the Akron Racers, a Goodyear Blimp, All-American Soap Box member of the Women’s Professional Derby and the Bridgestone Invitational Golf Tournament. League • , Browns and Cavaliers athletic games less than an hour away • Nationally known annual events include the All-American Soap Box Derby and the Bridgestone Invitational Golf Tournament. • Scenic acres by the thousands in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 13 Summit County Metro Parks and two bike/hike trails

[ CONTACT US: 330-375-2121 / www.CI.Akron.OH.US/ ] SUMMIT COUNTY Just Minutes Away… Eventually, you’ll need a change in scen- ery. So take a stroll downtown. Go biking in a Metropark. Hit the malls. Our central location gives you lots of options all year round.

1. Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trails (biking and hiking) 2. Chapel Hill Mall 3. InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field 4. Derby Downs 5. Wingfoot Lake Airship Base (Goodyear Blimp) 6. Pro Football Hall of Fame (Canton, Ohio) 7. Portage Lakes State Park 8. Firestone C.C. (NEC Invitational) 9. Akron Art Museum 10. Canal Park Minor League Baseball Stadium 11. Akron Zoo 12. Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens 13. 14. Blossom Music Center 15. Hale Farm and Village 16. Boston Mills/Brandywine Ski Resort 17. E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall

2 The University of Akron offers its students a number of initiatives, pro- grams and competencies that can give them a competitive edge after graduation. Here are a few of the many factors that produce what we call the “Akron Advantage.”

The Akron Advantage is…

QUICK FACTS ABOUT UA …breadth of academic opportunities. It’s all about choice. We offer nearly 300 under- Academics graduate and graduate degree and certificate programs, at a variety of times and loca- • More than 1,400 top academic achievers are enrolled in UA’s tions including the Web. Honors College. • Accreditation since 1914 by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and current accreditation at the highest …a New Landscape for Learning. We are transforming our campus into one of the most level as a comprehensive, doctoral degree-granting institution beautiful and vibrant in Ohio, if not the nation.

Enrollment (Fall 2009) Total: 27,911 …documented excellence. The University of Akron demonstrates its quality through • Undergraduate: 23,277 strong performance in national and regional rankings, competitions, licensing exams and • Graduate: 4,634 other objective measures of the value we add and the success that we enable for our • Professional: 531 students. • Diverse Cultures: 15.5 percent – African American: 3,449 …student success. We have an environment in which students acquire the skills, – Asian/Pacific Islander: 515 knowledge and disposition needed to capture and experience success in the classroom – Hispanic: 313 and the work place. – Native American: 63 • Students from 44 states and …Career Advantage Network. All qualified students are guaranteed the opportunity to 76 foreign countries gain practical experience in their chosen professions before graduation. Faculty …our location. Our metropolitan setting in the center of ’s dynamic • More than 850 full-time faculty, many renowned in their fields • Faculty serve as academic advisers for all students regional economy provides a significant competitive advantage for our students. • About 82 percent of full-time faculty hold the highest degree recognized for instruction in their fields …information technology leadership. We employ only the best information technology • University-wide student/faculty ratio is 19.5:1 systems, so our graduates benefit from the state’s most wired-for-wireless campus and enter today’s knowledge economy with a competitive advantage. Facilities and Services • 223-acre campus with 88 buildings Discover more at • Residence halls to house more than 3,000 students • Recreational facilities include Ocasek Natatorium and [ www.uakron.edu ] Student Recreation and Wellness Center • Technology-enhanced classrooms he University of Akron is the public Computer services for students include: • High-speed wireless networking throughout campus research university for Northern Ohio. The • Online class registration • Wireless laptop computers available at Bierce Library TPrinceton Review listed UA among the • Internet access and e-mail and Student Union “Best in the Midwest” in its 2008 edition of Best • Help Desk • Career counseling and job placement services Colleges: Region-by-Region. Serving 26,000 stu- • Free online training seminars dents, the University offers approximately 300 • Network connections in residence halls Academic Calendar associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and law • E-learning materials • Two 15-week semesters (August to December; January to May) degree programs and 100 certificate programs at • ZipSpace for personal Web pages and data storage • One 15-week summer session (May to August) sites in Summit, Wayne, Medina and Holmes coun- • Kiosks for convenient network access around campus • Once admitted, students may start at any semester ties. For more information, visit www.uakron.edu. • PC repair and support

TECHNOLOGY WITHOUT BOUNDARIES COMPUTER STORE The University of Akron is the most wired-for- Computer Solutions is a higher education wireless public university in Ohio. We ranked third reseller that provides discounted hardware and nationally in Intel Corp.’s most recent survey of software. The store also stocks printers, acces- the top 50 campuses with the greatest wireless sories and other computer-related items. capabilities. You can use wireless laptop computers any- GENERAL PURPOSE LABS AND LAPTOPS where on campus — indoors or out. General purpose computer labs equipped with A unique agreement (OBEN) with Time Warner networked, WindowsTM-based PCs are located Cable offers our students reduced-rate, high- in the Polsky and Buchtel College of Arts and speed Internet access in their homes. Sciences buildings. Departmental labs are located With a network of more than 4,000 computers, across campus. Wireless laptops are available for UA students have access to a variety of software, student use in Bierce Library, the Science and library catalogs and databases, and the Internet. Technology Library, and Student Union. 3 A School that Rules… The University of Akron is one of 14 “Schools That Rule” in the , according to Careers & Colleges mag- azine. In compiling its list, The University of Akron offers approximately 300 associate, bachelor’s, master’s, the magazine considered factors such as “strong doctoral and law degree programs and 100 certificate programs. UA also offers an academic programs, terrific accelerated medical education through its partnership with the Northeastern Ohio professors, a vibrant student life or other opportunities for Universities College of Medicine and Pharmacy. personal development.” HONORS COLLEGE learn how to learn. Self-confidence, in part, evolves from COLLEGE OF EDUCATION The Honors College combines the benefits of a large uni- gaining knowledge of something outside yourself. In Buchtel Through its many partnerships, the College of Education versity with the personal attention of a small college. Honors College of Arts and Sciences, courses in the humanities, offers students real-world experiences at all levels. The col- students work with advisers to develop an academic plan social sciences and natural sciences give students so many lege operates seven centers and collaborates with more than tailored to their individual needs and goals. opportunities to understand the bigger world. Because of this, 40 state and local organizations and agencies. our graduates can find career success in an economy and New Honors Complex job market characterized by constant change. Students are The college’s wide reach places students and faculty in: You may be able to live in the residential facilities of our new prepared for the future. • 82 public school districts Honors Complex. The complex is located in the heart of cam- • 55 community agencies pus. You’ll also have access to a special computer lab reserved Career Preparation • Seven colleges and universities solely for honors students’ use, as well as seminar rooms and a Whether it’s an internship you’re after or that all-important • Six private schools two-story common room. first job after you graduate, the staff of the Arts and Sciences • Six hospitals/hospice Careers Program offer a wide variety of job-related resources • Three corporate business settings Requirements for Admission to help you do just that. The Honors College seeks students who are in the top 10 Career Preparation percent academically. For students entering from high school, [ CONTACT US: 330-972-7880 / www.uakron.edu/colleges/artsci ] • Athletic Training for Sports Medicine, Community Health, academic evidence of such excellence should include at least Sport and Exercise Science and Technical Education programs two of the following: require clinical and field-based activities, practicums and/or COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION internships in area organizations and agencies. • High school cumulative grade point average of at least 3.50 The College of Business Administration is among the top • All teacher education students are required to complete a • High school class rank among the highest 10 percent 10 percent of business schools in North America to earn all minimum of 600 hours of clinical and field-based experiences, • ACT composite score of at least 27 or SAT combined score four levels of accreditation from the American Academy of including student teaching. in the top 10 percent Collegiate Schools of Business — undergraduate and gradu- • Education majors work with children in the following profes- ate business, plus undergraduate and graduate accounting. sional development sites: Akron Public Schools, Wadsworth Honors Application and Scholarship Deadlines and Stow-Munroe Falls city schools, and Coventry and • Early application deadline for the Honors College and • BusinessWeek magazine named the CBA among the best Springfield local school districts, as well as other Northeast Scholarships – Nov. 15 100 undergraduate business schools in the nation in 2009. Ohio schools. • Regular application deadline for the Honors College and Scholarships – Feb. 1 Career Preparation [ CONTACT US: 330-972-6970 / www.uakron.edu/colleges/educ ] The Center for Career Management provides workshops on [ CONTACT US: 330-972-7966 / www.uakron.edu/honors ] interviewing, resume preparation, job search techniques and COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING professional etiquette. With the center’s resources, business College of Engineering students play to win. Whether it’s students find internships, cooperative education positions and designing and building radio-controlled aircraft or off-road UNIVERSITY COLLEGE permanent jobs nationally and internationally. vehicles, they consistently set records and earn top honors. Most incoming students, including those who are exploring Our mechanical engineering students have the highest rank- various majors, are assigned to University College until they Everyone’s Business ing in the Society of Automotive Engineering Competitions. select a major, fulfill its requirements and are recommended The CBA’s graduate program ranks as “one of the best MBA for transfer to the appropriate academic college. programs in the world” and “a best business school,” accord- Career Preparation ing to the 2009 edition of The Princeton Review’s 296 Best • Cooperative education program allows students to alternate a Transition to College Business Schools. This marks the fifth consecutive year the semester of paid employment with a semester of study Summer Reading Program: All new students are expected to program has been recognized in the publication. • Women in Engineering Program offers projects, activities and read a selected book prior to fall. Discussion and/or writing professional mentoring assignments in several 100-level courses follow-up on the [ CONTACT US: 330-972-7042 / www.uakron.edu/colleges/cba ] • Increasing Diversity in Engineering Academics Program pro- assignment. vides financial assistance and career preparation to students of diverse backgrounds Career Planning Course: If you are exploring what to study, COLLEGE OF CREATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL ARTS we have a course in career decision-making. You will examine The College places a premium on learning by doing. Students [ CONTACT US: 330-972-7817 / www.ecgf.uakron.edu ] your interests, skills, values and personality while identifying study side-by-side with talented and caring faculty members who are possible career paths. committed to helping them turn their aspirations into accomplishments. COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND HUMAN Academic Advising: Students are encouraged to contact their • Myers School of Art SERVICES advisers regularly to discuss such issues as: • School of Communication • School of Dance, Theatre, and Arts Administration The College of Health Sciences and Human Services includes three • Deciding on a major • School of Music schools: • Career planning • E. J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall • School of Family and Consumer Sciences • Selecting courses • School of Social Work • Adding and dropping a class • Named for a nationally respected art advocate and UA alum • School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology • Clarification of academic procedures and policies na, the Mary Schiller Myers School of Art is one of only a few •Academic support services for student-athletes include partici- named art schools in the entire country. • Graduates of The University of Akron’s Coordinated and pation in the NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills program. • Hands-on experience is invaluable for new graduates enter Didactic programs consistently achieve a 95- to 100-percent pass rate ing the highly competitive field of communication. The UA on the national exam for dietitians, far exceeding the national average. [ CONTACT US: 330-972-7066 / www.uakron.edu/colleges/univcoll ] School of Communication helps to provide that experience through an internship program, service-learning projects in the • Social Work students gain professional experience — and community, well-equipped media and computer laboratories, and contribute to the community — at more than 200 social service agen- BUCHTEL COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES student-operated WZIP-FM and Z-TV. cies throughout the region From biology to sociology, from computer science to • Akron is a dance destination. Dance Spirit magazine has modern languages, the Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences lauded The University of Akron for having one of the “most • The Audiology and Speech Center is the clinical training arm gives you the very best of what a liberal arts degree has to sought after dance programs in the country.” of the UA School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. The offer. You’ll gain knowledge, you’ll develop your creativity, • Opened in 2007, the Center for Dance and Theatre at Center provides evaluation and treatment for people of all ages. you’ll think critically and communicate effectively. All these Guzzetta Hall is recognized as being world-class. skills are crucial for your success. The programs in the College are acclaimed regionally, nationally, and [CONTACT US: 330-972-5196/www.ecgf.uakron.edu www.uakron.edu/ internationally. All are fully accredited. How To Learn artscollege] One of the chief goals of higher education is to help students CONTACT US: 330-972-5196 / www.uakron.edu/healthcolleges. 4 SCHOOL OF LAW The School of Law offers a Juris Doctor degree with four tracks: general, litigation, business and taxation. Students also may focus on other specialty areas such as intellectual property, international, criminal, labor and employment, and public interest. The college experience is about more than books, pro- • UA’s School of Law was named the best value of any Juris Doctor program fessors and exams. College life offers students many in the United States by National Jurist magazine in 2002 and second-best in opportunities to meet people and experience events from 2004 by National Jurist and Pre-Law Insider magazine. backgrounds and cultures different than their own. • The National Institute for Trial Advocacy ranked the School of Law’s trial teams among the top 16 law schools nationally. • Akron’s first-time taker pass rate for OFFICE OF MULTICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT grounds enrolled in The University of Akron by providing the Ohio bar exam has never fallen below 72%, has peaked at personalized, continual individual academic advisement 93%, and exceeded 80% more than eleven times, including the A variety of programs and services are available to by professional staff members. These advisers, who February 2007 bar exam when Akron was #1 in the state with a students through UA’s Office of Multicultural Development. have a maximum of 25 students each, develop one-to- 92% pass rate for first-time takers.. The office, which is located in the Buckingham Center, one advising relationships with each of their assigned [ CONTACT US: 330-972-7331 / www.uakron.edu/law ] supports the University in its goal to recruit and retain students. students of diverse backgrounds by providing a variety of Lastly, the division offers several leadership opportu- COLLEGE OF NURSING programs and services. These efforts include ADVANCE nities for University of Akron undergraduate and gradu- In today’s rapidly changing health care environment, it’s Orientation, PASSAGE learning community, ethnic and ate students. vital that nursing majors have opportunities to hone their skills by caring for clients of all ages and backgrounds. At peer connection groups. Peer mentors are selected to work with first-year and College of Nursing clinics on campus and in the community, In addition, the office holds workshops on academic, transfer students through one of the aforementioned they do just that. personal and career development; study sessions; and programs. Additionally, peer mentors professional how to apply for scholarships and financial aid, intern- staff with facilitating workshops, orientation classes and Special Facilities ships, graduate and professional schools. A computer Extended Orientation activities. • Learning Resource Center allows students to develop their skills The Leadership Development Program is designed to using clinical simulation models and state-of-the-art equipment lab for student use also is located in Buckingham Center. • Center for Nursing is the place to gain practical experience The ADVANCE Orientation program provides guidance assist college students in developing personal skills and working with patients and advance preparation to high school graduates who competencies necessary for academic, co-curricular, • Satellite clinics in the Akron area are staffed by faculty, graduate intend to enter UA as full-time baccalaureate freshmen. community outreach and involvement. and undergraduate students to serve specific populations — the elderly, and homeless women and their children. Faculty, administrators and current students facilitate this • The Center for Gerontological Health Nursing and Advocacy program. ADVANCE activities include parent sessions, PAN-AFRICAN CENTER FOR COMMUNITY STUDIES focuses on improving the health care and quality of life for elders assessment and skill enhancement activities, faculty guid- ance concerning educational expectations in college, and The Pan-African Center for Community Studies, also Career Preparation • Starting in their sophomore year, nursing students complete social activities. PASSAGE stands for Preparing Akron located in the Buckingham Center, offers lectures, pro- clinical coursework in area hospitals, clinics, community health Students for Success and Great Expectations. The pro- grams and activities to invite all students to appreciate, agencies and home health settings gram is a structured learning community experience that understand and celebrate the rich cultural diversity of Cooperative Education Nursing Program promotes the academic and social integration of students our campus, community and nation. In addition, the Dr. • Through the Cooperative Education Program, students gain of diverse backgrounds into the University. PASSAGE fos- Shirla R. McClain Gallery of Akron’s Black History and up to two years of relevant health care experience while earn- ters student learning and retention through collaborative Culture is housed in the Buckingham Center. ing income and cooperative learning, and promotes the use of learning [ CONTACT US: 330-972-5103 / www.uakron.edu/nursing ] technology. SUMMIT COLLEGE The Transitions program Summit College offers a wide range of associate and is a collaborative effort of baccalaureate degree programs, including the only accred- the Office of Multicultural ited Emergency Management Program in the United States. Development, the degree- It is the only such bachelor’s degree program in Ohio and granting colleges and one of less than 10 in the country. University College. Through this initiative, the graduation Developmental Programs support services unit moni- To help students develop the skills needed to perform at the col- tors academic progress and lege level, classes are offered in mathematics, reading, writing, college reading and study skills, chemistry and applied study assists students in making strategies. decisions toward degree com- pletion. In addition, the pro- Career Preparation • Training Center for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice gram is designed to prepare — Police Academy and Private Security Academy students for the transition from • Training Center for Fire and Hazardous Materials college to the world of work or • Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security graduate school opportunities. Policy Research • Internships are available for all degree programs Transitions services • Students also may participate in cooperative education, alternat- include: workshops, personal, ing a semester of study with a semester of paid employment academic and career consul- • Center for Career Management tation, transfer student liaison and supplemental instruction. [ CONTACT US: 330-972-7220 / sc.uakron.edu ] The Four Phase Advising System (4PAS) assists condi- tionally admitted, baccalaure- ate students of diverse back- 5 Proenza to the President’s Council of As president of The University of Akron, Dr. Proenza Advisors on Science and Technology, has grown it from a $270-million operation to an enter- the nation’s highest-level policy-advi- prise with over $435 million in annual revenues. sory group for science and technol- Under his direction, the institution has financed ogy. $500 million in construction to completely transform Dr. Proenza co-chaired PCAST’s its metropolitan campus, adding 15 new facilities committee on Public-Private and doing major renovations and additions to 17 Partnerships and worked on panels others. Dr. Proenza also increased private dona- r. Luis M. Proenza is chief executive officer of on U.S. Research and Development Investments, tions and research funding to all-time records and, The University of Akron. In his first 10 years Technology Transfer, Alternative Energy, in 2007, initiated a $500-million comprehensive at UA, he has led its transformation into the Energy Efficiency and Advanced Manufacturing, campaign that already has gained $365 million in Dpublic research university for northern Ohio Personalized Medicine, Information Technology, and gifts and pledges. and one of the most attractive metropolitan campuses Nanotechnology. He now serves on the Council Recognized as one of the most influential lead- in the nation. Under Dr. Proenza’s leadership, UA has on Competitiveness’ executive committee and its ers in the region, Dr. Proenza’s acknowledgements undertaken a $500-million campus enhancement pro- National Innovation Initiative Leadership Council, and include the 2008 Visionary Award, the 2006 Northeast gram, a university-community alliance to revitalize a co-chairs its Regional Leadership Institute Steering Ohio Regional Vision Award, the 2005 CASE V Chief 50- area surrounding its campus, a BioInnovation Committee. Executive Leadership Award and the 2001 SME Institute in partnership with three area hospitals and a He is a member of the Council on Foreign Executive of the Year Award. medical school, and academic program enhancements Relations, a board member of the Association of Public After earning a B.A. from Emory University (1965), that have made the University one of only 12 Carnegie and Land-Grant Universities (formerly the National M.A. from The Ohio State University (1966) and Ph.D. Cluster Leaders nationally. Association of State Universities and Land-Grant from the University of Minnesota (1971), Dr. Proenza Dr. Proenza has been involved in national science Colleges) and the States Science and Technology joined the faculty of the University of Georgia in 1971. and technology policy matters since the 1970s when Institute, former chair of APLU’s Commission on There, his research in psychology and neurobiol- he was study director of the National Research Council- the Urban Agenda and APLU co-chair of the APLU/ ogy was continuously supported by grants from the National Academy of Sciences’ Committee on Vision, AAU Patent Reform Committee, with Yale University National Eye Institute, including a Research Career then The University of Georgia’s Liaison for Science President Rick Levin as Association of American Development Award. and Technology Policy, a member of the National Universities co-chair. Prior to his appointment at Akron, Dr. Proenza was Biotechnology Policy Board-National Institutes of Health, Dr. Proenza is a member of many professional, Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate and Advisor for Science and Technology Policy to the scholarly and honorary organizations; is the recipient School at Purdue University. Governor of Alaska. of several awards and honors; has written numerous He also served the University of Alaska first as In 1992, U.S. President George H. W. Bush publications in nationally and internationally recog- Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research, appointed Dr. Proenza to the U.S. Arctic Research nized journals; and edited and co-edited two books. then as Vice Chancellor for Research and Dean of the Commission. Dr. Proenza became its vice chairman. He is invited frequently to speak worldwide, with pre- Graduate School. He later was Chair of the Science and Mathematics sentations appearing in Vital Speeches of the Day and Dr. Proenza and his wife, Theresa Butler Proenza, Education Task Force for the Secretary of Energy The Executive Speaker. He often is quoted on issues enjoy their careers, friends and numerous community Advisory Board. in education, research, economic development, and activities. Together, they built the 44-foot sailing ves- In 2001, President George W. Bush named Dr. science and technology policy. sel, Apogee, which they sail on Lake Erie. DEANS

DR. RAVI KROVI MARTIN H. BELSKY DR. STEPHEN DR. GEORGE CHERYL DR. JOHN P. DR. JAMES M. LYNN CHENG HARITOS KRISTOFCO College of Business School of Law KERN-SIMIRENKO College of Health Sciences and Human Services Administration College of Polymer College of Engineering University Libraries Wayne College (Interim) Science and Polymer Engineering

DR. CHAND MIDHA DR. DALE H. DR. KARLA T. DR. MARK D. STANLEY B. DR. DUDLEY B. DR. MARGARET N. Buchtel College of Arts MUGLER MUGLER SHERMIS SILVERMAN TURNER WINEMAN and Sciences Honors College University College College of Education Summit College College of Creative and College of Nursing Professional Arts 6 (Interim) 31 The University of Akron Board of Trustees is the governing body for The University of Akron. The Board is composed of 11 members who are appointed by the governor of Ohio to serve a nine-year term. Two of the 11 members are student Trustees who serve two-year terms on the Board as non-voting members. Since its founding in 1870, The University of Akron has been guided by a Board to ensure it succeeds in its mission to prepare graduates for the challenges that await them. Trustees select and appoint the president; set the operating budget; approve personnel appointments; grant all degrees awarded by the University, including honorary degrees; establish tuition and fee rates; approve contracts; and approve all regulations, curriculum changes, new programs and degrees at The University of Akron. In addition to implementing focused initiatives involving teaching and research, today's University of Akron Board of Trustees also oversees the New Landscape for Learning building program - a $300 million enhancement of the campus. The University is constructing six new buildings, renovating 14 residence halls, academic buildings and other structures, planting 50,000 new trees and shrubs and adding 30 acres of green space to campus.

Mr. Philip S. Kaufmann, J.D., Chair, is a man- Judge Jane E. Bond was appointed to the Mr. Kevin O. Thompson was appointed to aging partner of the Estate and Trust Group Board in 2008. She chairs the Educational the Board in 2007. He chairs the Collective in the law firm of Stark & Knoll Co., L.P.A. Policy/Student Affairs committee; and serves Bargaining and Strategic Issues, Governance Appointed to the Board in 2001, he is a Board on the External Affairs; Rules; and Strategic and Compliance committees and serves on liaison to The University of Akron Foundation. Issues, Governance, and Compliance commit- the Educational Policy/Student Affairs; External He serves on several other boards as well, tees. Judge Bond received a Bachelor of Science Affairs; Facilities Planning and Oversight; including the Community Fund Management in Journalism cum laud from Ohio University Finance, Fiscal Policy and Investment; Foundation in Cleveland; the Salvation Army in 1968 and received a law degree from The Nominating; and Rules committees. As Area Advisory Board of Summit County; the Blossom University of Akron School of Law in 1976. President for National City Bank, Northeast Music Center Board of Overseers; the Summa In 1989, she was appointed as Judge of the Region, Mr. Thompson has oversight responsibil- Foundation Board; and Immediate Past Akron Municipal Court and served two years ity for National City’s sales effort, with direct President of the Akron Bar Foundation. He earned a B.S. degree at before her appointment to the Summit County Common Pleas Court responsibility for Corporate Banking in the Akron, Canton and Wooster Loyola University and a Juris Doctor degree at The University of Akron. in 1991. She retired in good standing in 2007. Judge Bond has been markets. Prior to being named Area President in January 2007, Mr. (Term expires 2010) an active participant in her community and has served in leadership Thompson served as Senior Vice President and Manager for the Upper positions on numerous boards and commissions including the Governor’s Middle Market Banking Group in the region. He joined National City in Mrs. Ann Amer Brennan, J.D., Vice Chair, Task Force on Jail and Prison Crowding, the Leadership Akron Alumni 1977 as a credit analyst and has held positions of increasing respon- was appointed to the Board in 2003. She Board, Women’s Network Board, Friends of Hower House Board, Coach sibility within Corporate Banking. Previously, Mr. Thompson worked has been active in many community orga- House Theater Board, Renaissance of the Civic Theater Board, Police for the Federal Reserve Bank in Cleveland. He holds a B.A. in Labor nizations. In Spring 2003, Mrs. Brennan Community Dialogue Board, Grand Teton Judicial College Board, Akron Economics from The University of Akron and an M.B.A. from Baldwin- received the Outstanding Alumni Award from Area Association of Ohio University Women Board, Unitarian Universalist Wallace College. He is also a graduate of The Stonier Graduate School the University. She chairs the Finance, Fiscal Church of Akron Board of Trustees and the English Oaks Condominium of Banking at Rutgers University. Mr. Thompson is very active in the Policy, and Investment Committee and serves Board of Directors. She is a member of the Akron Art Museum, Progress community, currently serving as a board member of Akron Tomorrow, on the Audit; Collective Bargaining; Educational Through Preservation, the Summit County Historical Society, the Furnace Street Mission, Tallmadge Community Foundation, and Victim Policy/Student Affairs; and Personnel and Federated Democratic Women of Summit County, Akron Woman’s City Assistance. He volunteers as an instructor of Applied Economics for Compensation committees. She served on the Club and the American Constitutional Law Society. Judge Bond was Junior Achievement, and is active with the Leadership Akron Alumni Ohio Arts Council for 10 years and is the past named Woman of the Year in 1993 by the Women’s History Project. Association, The Greater Akron Chamber, Akron Tomorrow, Tallmadge chair of the Summa Health System Board of Directors, as well as of She is a recipient of the Stubbs Community Service award, the 2003 Booster Club and Tallmadge City School Bond Oversight Committee. the Akron Community Foundation. She served on the board of Hiram Jane Quine award from the Summit County Democratic Party, and the Mr. Thompson, his wife, and their four children reside in Tallmadge. College for 12 years and was chair of its Finance Committee. Mrs. Golden Gavel award from the Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association. (Term expires 2016) Brennan received a B.A. degree from The University of Akron and a (Term expires 2017) J.D. degree from the School of Law. Her husband, David, endowed the Mr. Warren L. Woolford was appointed to the Brennan Chair in the School of Law in 1985. The Brennans are parents Dr. Chander Mohan was appointed to the Board in 2009. He serves on the Educational of four children and grandparents of 10. (Term expires 2012) Board in 2004. He chairs the Facilities Planning Policy/Student Affairs; External Affairs; and and Oversight Committee and serves on the Facilities Planning and Oversight committees. Mr. Richard W. Pogue, Vice Chair, was Collective Bargaining; External Affairs; Finance, He is the retired planning director for the City appointed to the Board in 2004. He chairs Fiscal Policy, and Investment; and Rules com- of Akron and began his career with the city of the Audit; Nominating; and Rules commit- mittees. Dr. Mohan is president of the Clinic Akron in 1972 as a student intern in the Planning tees and serves on the Facilities Planning for Behavioral Health Services, a solo practice and Urban Development department. He held a and Oversight; Finance, Fiscal Policy, and in Cuyahoga Falls. He also serves as a staff psy- variety of positions and in 1988 was promoted to Investment; Personnel and Compensation; and chiatrist at Akron General Medical Center, as an comprehensive planning and zoning manager. He Strategic Issues, Governance, and Compliance associate medical director of geriatric psychiatry was appointed Director of Planning in June of committees. In 2003, Ohio Governor Bob Taft for Massillon Community Hospital, as a staff psy- 1993. Mr. Woolford is a native of Baltimore, Maryland who earned his appointed Mr. Pogue chairman of the Governor’s chiatrist at Barberton Citizens Hospital, as an instructor at Barberton bachelor’s degree in social science and secondary education at Coppin Commission on Higher Education. Currently, he Citizens Hospital, and as an instructor in the Department of Psychiatry State University in Baltimore and received his master’s degree in geog- is an advisor to Jones Day, the second largest at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. Prior to moving raphy from The University of Akron. Mr. Woolford, a resident of Akron law firm in the United States. Mr. Pogue has a long and distinguished to Ohio, Dr. Mohan was a clinical teaching assistant in the Department for more than 30 years, is a graduate of the Leadership Akron Class of legal career, serving as partner with Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue from of Psychiatry at the Mount Sinai Medical Center and at the New York 1995. He also is a member of Mount Calvary Lodge No. 76, the United 1961-1994. He has been a director of many major companies, including University School of Medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Mohan serves Negro College Fund Night Committee, Christmas in April, the Great Trail TRW, Continental Airlines and Derlan Industries Ltd. He serves on the the community as a member of the Summit County Republican Party Council Pathfinder Advisory Committee and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. In Board of The University of Akron Foundation, and has been a trustee and as co-chairman for the Physician’s Advisory Board for the National 1994, Mr. Woolford was named Outstanding Alumnus by The University of Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Republican Congressional Committee. (Term expires 2013) of Akron’s Department of Geography and Planning. (Term expires 2018) and many other institutions. Mr. Pogue has supported many civic orga- Mr. Jack Morrison, Jr., J.D., President of the nizations and charities, ranging from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Marcus V. Phelps was appointed to the Board law firm of Amer Cunningham Co., L.P.A., was to the United Way Services of . He received a B.A. as a Student Trustee in 2008. He serves on appointed to the Board in 2005. He serves degree from Cornell, a J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law the Educational Policy/Student Affairs; External on the Audit; Collective Bargaining; Facilities School, and an honorary Doctorate of Law degree from The University Affairs; and Facilities Planning and Oversight Planning and Oversight; Finance, Fiscal Policy of Akron in 2004. (Term expires 2015) committees. He is pursuing an undergraduate and Investment; Nominating; and Strategic degree in Economics at The University of Akron Issues, Governance, and Compliance commit- Mr. Edward L. Bittle was appointed to the and will possibly minor in Finance or Spanish. tees. He serves on the Executive Committee Board in 2002. He chairs the External Affairs Along with being a Student Trustee, he is a and also serves as Secretary of the Summit Committee and serves on the Audit; Collective resident assistant and speech and debate team County Republican Party. He was elected as Bargaining; Facilities Planning and Oversight; member. In speech he is a novice poetry state State Committeeman for the 27th District to the Finance, Fiscal Policy, and Investment; and champion. Upon graduation, he plans to attend State Republican Party. An active leader in the community, he has also Rules committees. Mr. Bittle is president of Seal a highly regarded law school and study litigation. His primary career served on the boards of the Akron Art Museum, Greater Akron Chamber, Master Corporation and ELBEX Corporation. He goal is to become a statesman or diplomatic leader. (Term expires 2010) Akron Symphony, and Walsh Jesuit High School. He was President of the established Seal Master in 1974 and ELBEX in Akron Bar Association in 2000-2001. Mr. Morrison also served his country Joseph T. Rich was appointed to the Board 1991. Mr. Bittle is a graduate of The University in the United States Air Force from 1970-1974. He earned his A.A. as a Student Trustee in 2008. He serves on of Akron and a member of Lambda Chi Alpha degree (with honors) at The University of Maryland, a B.S.B.A. degree the Educational Policy/Student Affairs; External Fraternity and Phi Alpha Theta Honorary (magna cum laude) at The University of Akron, and a J.D. degree at The Affairs; and Facilities Planning and Oversight Society. He has served as president of the Varsity “A” Association. University of Akron School of Law. (Term expires 2014) committees. He currently is pursuing a JD/ He has lectured to entrepreneurship classes and has served on MBA joint degree at The University of Akron the University College Advisory Council and the Zips Athletic Club and is working as a graduate assistant in the Advisory Board. He received the Alumni Honor Award for Excellence Office of Technology Transfer. Mr. Rich was in Professional Achievement in 1994 and the “Red” Cochran Award for a Summer Associate in the Cleveland Clinic’s Meritorious Service in 1999. Mr. Bittle and his wife, Frances, endowed Office of General Counsel and has completed “The Edward L. Bittle Scholarship” and “The Bittle Residency in Jazz” OFFICERS OF THE BOARD internships at Cleveland Clinic Innovations, the and are members of the Hilltoppers-Buchtelles. (Term expires 2011) Mr. Ted A. Mallo Lerner Research Institute, and the NASA Glenn Research Center. He Vice President, General Counsel graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree from Secretary of the Board John Carroll University with a double major in Biology and Philosophy and was chapter president of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society. Mr. Russell D. Sibert (Term expires 2011) Vice President of Board Operations Assistant Secretary of the Board

Current as of Oct. 21, 2009.

7 TTHISHIS ISIS AAKRONKRON BASKETBALLBASKETBALL

8 9 THIS IS RHODES ARENA he James A. Rhodes Arena has been home to some exciting women’s basketball action over the last several years with the likes of Arizona State, Alabama, Florida State, THouston, Marist, Michigan and Syracuse visiting the Zips’ home court. Akron will play five non-conference games at home this season before embarking on an eight-game Mid- American Conference home schedule. Among the teams scheduled to play at Rhodes Arena are IUPUI (Nov. 13), IPFW (Dec. 2), Youngstown State (Dec. 5), Atlantic 10 power Temple (Dec. 28), 2009 Mid-American Conference East Division champions Bowling Green (Feb. 20) and long-time rival Kent State (Jan. 13). In the summer of 2002 the James A. Rhodes Arena received a facelift, with the major upgrade being a new state-of-the-art floor. The cost of the project was funded by private donations. The new floor replaced a surface that was installed when the facility was built in 1983. In recent years, a number of stress-related injuries had been attributed to the hardness of the original floor. In addition to the new floor, a state-of-the-art video display and scoreboard system was installed. The centerpiece of the project was called Zips Vision and features (4) four Opto Tech 7.5’ x 10’ LED displays which will showcase replays of the action on the floor plus other programming before, during and after the game. Along with the video displays, new scoreboards were placed in Rhodes Arena, both over the court and in both the north and south end zones. Daktronics is the manufacturer of these GALAXY LED displays which feature all player specific data, such as points, fouls, and each player’s jersey number. These displays also have the ability to present graphics, animation and text in a variety of ways, making these units very versatile for concerts, graduations, etc.

n a continuing effort to keep the University of IAkron facilities at the fore- front of the Mid-American Conference, the women’s basketball locker rooms were completely refur- bished during the summer of 2008. The vast undertaking included the installations of individual oak lockers, new carpet, chairs and a 40-inch flat screen television.

10 he Zips matched the second-highest win total in 20 years at James A. Rhodes Arena with a home record of 8-6 last winter. Akron opened the home schedule with a huge 58-49 victory over Michigan on Nov. 17. It was the program’s Tfirst win ever against the Wolverines and just its second ever against a Big Ten opponent. UA also posted big non- conference home victories against Robert Morris (82-75) and eventual NCAA Tournament qualifier Lehigh (67-59). UA’s homecourt advantage carried over into the Mid-American Conference portion of its schedule as well as the Zips notched wins against Buffalo (62-56), Kent State (64-62), Toledo (64-62), Eastern Michigan (71-57) and Ohio (58-57). All five victories held significant weight as UA’s decision over UB snapped a seven-game losing streak to the Bulls while its win over the local-rival Golden Flashes was its first in 19 consecutive meetings. Moreover, the Zips’ two-point victory against the Rockets was broadcast regionally on FOX Sports Ohio and their 14-point margin over the Eagles represented their most decisive win in league play all year. UA topped it all of by defeating the Bobcats for the first time since 2000 in the final home game of the season.

s has become tradition at Rhodes Arena Afollowing every Zips’ home victory, the team and the AK-Rowdies – Akron’s student cheering section – join together in a postgame celebration featuring the “I Believe That We Have Won” cheer. Additionally, NBA superstar and Akron native LeBron James – (pictured above with UA play- ers from left to right: Katie Bubna, Taylor Ruper and Kyle Baumgartner) – uses Rhodes Arena as the site of his annual summer camps.

11 2009-10 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMENʼS BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 11 UUAA AATHLETICSTHLETICS MMISSIONISSION SSTATEMENTTATEMENT & AATHLETETHLETE IINVOLVEMENTNVOLVEMENT...... Our purpose is to further the educational mission of the University by developing the stu- dent-athlete as a total person. We foster a collegiate experience that promotes academic achievements, athletic excellence and social responsibility. We celebrate the success of our student-athletes to cultivate pride, enthusiasm and commitment among faculty, staff, students, alumni and the greater Akron community.

CORE VALUES As a Department of Intercollegiate Athletics we are committed to the following core values: accountability, diversity, integrity, loyalty, pursuit of excellence, responsibility, sportsmanship and teamwork. THE 2009-10 AKRON STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:

President: C.J. Kaufman, Men’s Soccer Vice President: Madelyn Robinson, Swimming & Diving Secretary/Treasurer: Olivia Hegedus, Softball

C.J. Kaufman Madelyn Robinson Olivia Hegedus

The mission of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is to enhance the total student-athlete experience by promoting op- portunity, protecting student-athlete welfare and fostering a positive student-athlete image. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT...

UA STUDENT-ATHLETES IN THE CLASSROOM OVER THE LAST THREE ACADEMIC YEARS...

• 543 achieved a 3.0 GPA of higher, including 227 during the 2008-09 academic year, 174 in 2007-08 and 142 in 2006-07.

• 661 have earned Dean’s List honors, including 183 during the 2008- 09 academic year, 273 in 2007-08 and 205 in 2006-07.

• 86 were named Academic All-Mid-American Conference and seven earned the league’s scholar-athlete of the week award.

• Elliot Bradbrook (men’s soccer) earned ESPN The Magazine Aca- demic All-America in 2007-08, while Bradbrook and Ossie Michalsen (men’s soccer) earned ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District in 2007-08 and Mark Groza (football) was an Academic All-District choice in 2006-07.

• Men’s cross country achieved a perfect Academic Progress Rating KARA MURPHY (APR) by the NCAA for the 2006-07 academic year. 2008-09 Academic All-MAC | GPA: 3.30 | Major: Child and Family Development The University of Akron women’s basketball team posted a team GPA of 3.17 last school year. In all, eight UA players achieved a GPA of 3.0 or better as Victoria Arndt (3.25), Denver McLean (3.02), Murphy, Jasmine Mushington (3.12), Amanda Sedlack (3.65), Jolene Tamboue (3.33), Natasha Williams (3.67) and Amber Witt (3.44) each hit the mark.

12 After winning their fi rst MAC East Division title and the MAC Cham- AAKRONKRON AATHLETICSTHLETICS pionship game in 2005, the Akron football program made its fi rst trip to a Division I-A bowl game. The Zips faced off against Memphis in The Motor City Bowl in Detroit. AACCOMPLISHMENTSCCOMPLISHMENTS......

In 2008, seven members of the Akron football squad earned All-Mid- American Conference honors. Senior Chris Kemme (above left), a fi rst team pick, became Akron’s fi rst three-time All-MAC honoree. Bryan Williams (above right) a third team honoree at strong safety, 22009009 NCAANCAA CHAMPIONSCHAMPIONS became the fi rst player in league history to be named All-MAC on JENNA COMPTION (above left) NCAA Individual Air Rifl e Champion. both sides of the ball in a career, earning third team honors in 2007 STEVI LARGE (right) NCAA Outdoor Hammer Champion. as a running back. Williams was also named All-MAC for the second straight season as a kick returner. Others to be honored were second STEVE ZAKUANI (right) was teamers Dennis Kennedy and Kevin Grant while Deryn Bowser, An- the Hermann Trophy runner-up and dre Jones and Almondo Sewell were third team selections. National Men’s Soccer Player of the Year in two publications. He was later the fi rst overall pick in the 2009 MLS Draft, going to the Seattle Sounders.

In 2008-09 Akron had perhaps its best season athletically. The Zips won the 2008 MAC Regular Season and Tournament Soccer Championships, 2009 MAC Men’s Basketball Tour- nament Championship, 2009 WIRC Air Rifl e and Smallbore Championships, 2009 MAC Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track Championships and the 2009 MAC Men’s Outdoor Championship. Akron earned a school-record 55 MAC Player of the Week honors, school-record 67 All-MAC Honors (not including 13 WIRC honors) and a school-record 37 Academic All-MAC honors.

13 JJODIODI KKESTEST Head Coach | Fourth Season | Slippery Rock, 1984 odi Kest returns for her fourth year as head coach of ppg), while ranking 22nd nationally, as a sophomore in started a six-game win streak for the Zips en route to their fi rst the University of Akron women’s basketball program 2008-09. Furthermore, the physical forward set the school’s double-digit win season since 1999-2000. Although UA strug- Jafter guiding the Zips to a breakout season on many single-season record for points (580) and became the gled early on in league play, the young team showed resolve fronts in 2008-09. youngest player in UA history to reach the 1,000-point pla- late by winning three of its fi nal eight contests – including a In a campaign that began with an upset win over Michi- teau for a career. Murphy scored at least 20 points in 16 of tough, overtime defeat on the road in the regular-season fi nale. gan – just the program’s second ever victory against a Big 30 games and surpassed the 30-point barrier three times. As a team, Akron ranked in the top half of the league Ten opponent, UA recorded its highest win totals, for both For her efforts, Murphy was named to the All-MAC First in many fundamental categories, including blocked shots overall record (11) and in Mid-American Conference play Team, joining Cheryl Bowles (1999-00) as the only two (2nd), defensive rebounds (3rd), percentage (6), in nine years. players in program history to receive fi rst-team accolades. (6th) and three-point fi eld goal defense (6th). Furthermore, the Zips snapped a number of dubious Her record-setting season followed a freshman campaign In 2007-08, the Zips got off to a quick start in posting streaks along the way; defeating Kent State at home to that saw her lead the Zips in scoring (14.5 ppg) and team big wins at home against Saint Louis (81-77) and Houston break a string of 18 straight defeats to the rival Golden up with Keyla Snowden (14.2) to form the highest-scoring (81-76). Despite a diffi cult non-conference schedule against Flashes, ending a 16-game slide to Ohio and a seven-game freshman duo in the nation. Murphy subsequently earned some of the nation’s elite teams, including Utah, Nebraska streak to Buffalo, and recording the program’s fi rst league all-freshman and All-MAC third team honors in 2007-08. and Dayton, Akron was an even .500 (5-5) after the fi rst 10 road victory since 2004-05 at Miami (Ohio). UA broke a Kest enjoyed an impressive inaugural campaign in 2006- games of the year. But injuries and inexperience led to chal- string of 19 such defeats with a convincing 68-56 victory 07 that saw the Zips double their win total from the previous lenges down the stretch. against the RedHawks. year, experience their longest winning streak since 1996 Despite that, Murphy recorded one of the most prolifi c in- But to truly appreciate the turnaround, one has to con- and place two players on All-MAC teams. dividual seasons in school history. She became the fi rst UA sider the state of the program Kest inherited. Prior to her ar- A one-point victory over Lehigh in December of ’06 jump freshman to receive all-conference honors, earning a third rival, Akron won no more than six games in a single season over a six-year span – notching just one win in 2001-02, two in 2002-03, and three in 2004-05 – and won just 21 games overall during that time. Since arriving on campus in 2006, Kest has already surpassed that mark, netting 28 wins in three seasons. A stout defense was a key contributing factor to the Zips’ success as the team was ranked fi fth in the MAC for points allowed (65.9). Specifi cally, UA was ranked third in fi eld goal percent defense Coach Kest (.397) and fi rst in three-point fi eld goal poses with her percent defense (.289). two seniors By defeating Kent State at Rhodes Jolene Tam- Arena last January, Kest recorded the boue (left) and 250th win of her college coaching ca- Ayla Guzzardo reer and enters the 2009-10 campaign (right). tied for fourth place on UA’s all-time coaching wins list with 254. Moreover, Kest has displayed a consistent ability to re- cruit and develop talent at UA. In three seasons, the Zips have placed three players on the All-MAC postseason team and four on the all-freshman squad. One player in particular, Kara Murphy, has blossomed under Kest’s guidance. Murphy, the gem of Kest’s fi rst recruiting class at UA, led the conference in scoring (19.3

14 2009-10 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMENʼS BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE HEAD COACH JODI KEST | AKRON COACHING STAFF

ence, Kest served as coach at Gannon University in Erie, Pa., for six seasons (1996-97 through 2001-02) prior to her stop in Corpus Christi. During that time, she developed a two-time Division II All-American, 10 all-conference players, a pair of freshmen of the year and fi ve all-defensive fi rst team honorees. In 2001-02, the Golden Knights won the GLIAC South championship, advanced to the Division II national tourna- ment and were ranked as high as sixth in the nation. Overall, Kest built a 105-64 (.621) mark with the Gold- en Knights, and guided the program to three-consecutive NCAA Division II tournament appearances and three- straight 20-win seasons. Under Kest’s leadership, Gannon center Kristin Rose- berry developed into one of the best players in the nation, earning All-American honors in 2000 and 2001. Roseberry was named GLIAC Freshman of the Year in 1999 before guard Jen Gwin earned that distinction in 2002. Kest left the school with the most victories in program history. Kest cut her teeth as a head coach at Wilkes Univer- sity in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., from 1986-1990 (48-49/.494), rebuilding the struggling Division III program. After posting a 17-29 combined mark in her fi rst two years at the helm, the 1988-89 campaign brought major improvements as the team qualifi ed for the Middle Atlantic Conference playoffs for the fi rst time in program history with a 16-10 record. She was tabbed as the league’s coach of the year that season. She owns a 254-215 (.542) career record as a collegiate head coach. The ninth head coach in Akron program history, Kest served as an assistant coach at a number of Division I schools, logging time at Maine (1990-92), Cleveland State (1992-93), Nevada (1993-95) and Cal Poly (1995-96). A 1984 graduate of Slippery Rock, with a bachelor of science degree in physical education, Kest was a two-sport standout in basketball and tennis. The three-time basketball THE KEST FAMILY (from left, counter-clockwise): Allie (niece), Kest, Zachary (nephew), Sheldon (father), team captain garnered All-American honors on the hard- Marjorie (mother), Carly (niece), Avery (niece), Lisa (sister-in-law), Bennett (brother), Sarah (niece), Chelsea (niece), wood her fi nal two seasons. Jeff (brother-in-law), Pam (sister). She led the “Rock” in scoring in three-successive sea- sons, averaging 13.6 points in 1981-82; 17.8 points in 1982- team designation after leading the team in scoring (14.5/ games (23-7), and advanced to the second round of the 83, and 19.8 points in 1983-84. She fi nished her collegiate game), rebounding (5.6/game) and steals (40). National Invitation Tournament. The team received votes in career with 1,289 points and 540 rebounds, and was induct- She was also the ninth-highest freshman scorer in the nation the top 25 poll that season as well. ed into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994. and earned a spot on the MAC All-Freshman team. Her 449 point From 2004-2006, TAMU-CC defeated such teams as In- In 1986 she received a master of science in education total for the year was the fi fth-highest mark in school history. diana, West Virginia, Nevada, Fresno State and Kent State. from Northwest Missouri State, where she served as gradu- As a team, the Zips were second in the conference with Boasting 16 years of collegiate head coaching experi- ate assistant coach from 1984-86. an average of 3.39 blocks per game as well as fi fth in free throw percentage (.722) and seventh in three-point fi eld HEAD COACHING CAREER goals (6.09/game). YEAR SCHOOL RECORD WIN. PCT. Akron posted league victories over Central Michigan (70- 1986-87 Wilkes University 10-12 .455 69) and Northern Illinois (78-71) at Rhodes Arena in back- 1987-88 Wilkes University 7-17 .292 to-back contests. 1988-89 Wilkes University 16-10 .615 Moreover, academics continued to be a strong point for 1989-90 Wilkes University 15-10 .600 Akron under Kest as the team posted its third consecutive FOUR SEASONS 48-49 .495 year of having a 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher with a 3.17 mark in 2008-09 as eight of 11 active players achieved a 3.0 1996-97 Gannon University 11-14 .440 or better. This accomplishment followed a team GPA of 3.19 1997-98 Gannon University 13-14 .481 in 2007-08 and a 3.09 average in 2006-07. 1998-99 Gannon University 17-10 .630 Furthermore, Murphy became the second UA player 1999-00 Gannon University 21-10 .677 under Kest to be named to the Academic All-MAC team in 2000-01 Gannon University 23-8 742 2008-09 following former standout Jessie Crooks, a third- 2001-02 Gannon University 20-8 .714 SIX SEASONS 105-64 .621 team all-league selection in 2005-06, in 2006-07. Prior to coming to Akron, Kest guided the Texas A&M- 2002-03 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 15-12 .556 Corpus Christi program to a 73-40 (.646) record (16-12 in 2003-04 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 19-9 .679 2005-06) in four years, tallying a winning mark in each sea- THE JJODIO D I KESTK E S T FILE 2004-05 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 23-7 .767 son and being named Independent Coach of the Year three 2005-06 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 16-12 .571 times (2003, 2004, 2005). Assistant Coaching Career: Cal Poly FOUR SEASONS 73-40 .646 Also, under Kest’s tutelage, guard Terra Andrews was (1995-96); Nevada (1993-95); Cleve- named Division I Independent Player of the year in three land State (1992-93); Maine (1990-92); 2006-07 University of Akron 10-19 .345 consecutive seasons from 2003-06. With the Islanders, Northwest Missouri State (graduate 2007-08 University of Akron 7-24 .226 Kest posted the 200th win of her career and left the school assistant) (1984-86). 2008-09 University of Akron 11-19 .367 with the most wins in program history. THREE SEASONS 28-62 .311 The highlight of her tenure came during the 2004-05 Playing Career: Slippery Rock (1980- campaign when the Islanders won a school-record 23 84) CAREER RECORD (17 SEASONS) 254-215 .542

2009-10 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMENʼS BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 15 AKRON SUPPORT STAFF | ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH CURTIS LOYD / ASSISTANT COACH MELISSA JACKSON CCURTISURTIS LOYDLOYD ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH | SOUTHERN UTAH, 1994 FIRST SEASON

urtis Loyd, who boasts with an impressive re- sume featuring 13 years of coaching experience Cin the Atlantic Coast, Pacifi c 10 and Mountain West conferences, will begin his fi rst season as as- sociate head coach at UA this season after spending the previous fi ve years as an assistant and director of player development at Virginia. “First of all, I would like to say that it’s a tremendous honor to be joining the staff at the University of Akron,” Loyd said at the time of his hiring. “My family and I are excited to be working for a University that has a clear vision and documented excellence and for an athletic administration that is committed to being at the forefront of the Mid-American Conference. “Furthermore, it is a pleasure to have the opportunity to coach alongside another ac- THE LOYD FAMILY (from left to right): K-anna (daughter), Hunter (son), Holly (wife) and Mia complished teacher and proven winner in Coach (Jodi) Kest. Jodi and I share the same (daughter). philosophy and goals, and with the staff and players that are here now, it was an opportunity that my family and I could not turn down. “I am looking forward to contributing my knowledge and experiences to this team and MELISSA JACKSON creating a championship legacy.” ASSISTANT COACH | RICHMOND, 2004 His primary responsibilities at UA will include working with the guards, opponent scout- SECOND SEASON ing, serving as the team’s defensive and academic coordinators, and overseeing junior college recruitment as well as assisting with the overall recruitment efforts of the staff. elissa Jackson returns for her second season on the “Curtis has developed excellent east and west coast contacts through his many years in Akron staff. She serves as the program’s recruiting college basketball,” Kest said. “Additionally, he brings a tremendous amount of experience Mcoordinator and works with the guards. Additionally, as a teacher of the game and is an outstanding communicator. her responsibilities include assisting with recruiting and scout- “Just as important, he has a fi rst-rate work ethic, a sincere passion for the game and ing as well as acting as the team’s defensive coordinator. will be a great role model for our student-athletes and coaching staff. I am thrilled to have a Jackson joined the UA staff after helping to guide the person of his caliber join our Akron family.” University of Delaware program to three postseason berths At Virginia, Loyd helped continue the success of one of the nation’s top programs. Dur- – including a trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2007 – in four ing his fi ve years in Charlotte, the Cavaliers posted a 107-57 (.652) overall record and seasons while in the same role from 2004-05 to 2007-08. advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament three times (’09, ’08, ’05). Virginia, “We are very happy to have Melissa join our Akron basketball family,” said UA head coach which was ranked No. 24 in the fi nal AP poll last winter, also participated in the WNIT in Jodi Kest on the day of Jackson’s hiring. “She has played and worked for some of the best coach- 2006 and 2007. es in the country and we are excited to have Melissa be a part of helping us build our program.” In addition to his player development responsibilities, Loyd’s primary roles with the During Jackson’s time at Delaware, the Blue Hens captured a Colonial Athletic Association Cavaliers were recruiting, opponent scouting, on-court instruction and practice and game (CAA) regular season championship in 2004-05, a pair of WNIT berths in 2005 and 2006, and preparation. Loyd joined the Cavaliers in 2004 after six seasons at the University of Arizona. earned an at-large bid to the Big Dance with a 26-6 record in 2007. Overall, UD posted a four-year Under Loyd’s tutelage, Arizona had established an aggressive inside game and posi- record of 80-44 (.645) and won 71 percent of its conference games (51-21) during that stretch. tioned itself as a basketball powerhouse. His primary responsibility was the development of Jackson, who worked primarily with the guards at Delaware, helped mentor 2007 WNBA the Wildcat post players. During his tenure, Loyd coached fi ve All-Pac-10 posts, including draftee (No. 18 overall) and current Detroit Shock guard Tyresa Smith and a pair of CAA two-time fi rst-team selection Elizabeth Pickney and the 2003 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year defensive players of the year in Smith (’06, ’07) and Kyle DeHaven (’08). Jackson also played and two-time all-league selection Shawntinice Polk. Loyd also served as the program’s fi lm key roles in the recruitment of Jocelyn Bailey, a Top 100 player according to HoopGurlz.com exchange coordinator, academic liaison and director of the Joan Bonvicini Hoop Camp. in 2008, and Tesia Harris, the 14th-best swing guard in the nation according to the All-Star Loyd went to Arizona in 1999 after two very successful years as an assistant coach at Girls Report in 2007. Colorado State. During his fi rst season there in 1997-98, he helped the Rams to a second- Jackson played four seasons at the University of Richmond and earned a political science round berth in the NCAA Tournament and a 24-6 fi nal record. In 1998-99, his second sea- degree in May of 2004. She appeared in 50 career games as a guard with the Atlantic 10 son at CSU, the Rams jump-started the year with a Preseason WNIT championship and Conference power and earned WNIT berths in both 2003 and 2004. Her ’04 squad advanced kept the ball rolling throughout the season, earning national rankings as high as No. 5. They to the semifi nals. ended the year ranked No. 7 after making an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance and garnering a A former All-State selection at Hazleton High School in Hazelton, Pa., Jackson is a member school-record 33-3 mark. In Loyd’s two-year tenure at Colorado State, the Rams amassed of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and has participated in a number of charitable pro- a 57-9 overall mark and sent a player to the WNBA. grams, including Habitat for Humanity, Helping Hands and Adopt a Grandparent. Prior to his arrival at Colorado State, Loyd was an assistant coach at Fort Collins (Colo.) Jackson and her husband, Drew, currently reside in Bay Village. High School, which won its conference title in 1997. That followed on the heels of a three- year stint as a professional basketball player in Switzerland, where he received numerous awards and team accolades. Loyd played two years of basketball for Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colo., where he earned National Junior College Association of America (NJCAA) All-America and NJCAA All-Region Nine honors both seasons. Loyd was named the Region Nine MVP in 1991 after averaging 22 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game as a sophomore. In 1991, Loyd transferred to Southern Utah and helped the Thunderbirds to a 34-21 record during his two years there. After missing most of the 1992 season with a broken foot, he emerged as a starter in 1993, averaging 11.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. Loyd was also a member of the Southern Utah track team for one season. Loyd earned degrees in physical education and sociology at Southern Utah in 1994. He received an associate’s degree in physical education from Northeastern Junior College in 1991. Loyd and his wife, Holly, have three children - daughters K-anna and Mia, and son Hunter. THE JACKSON FAMILY: Jackson and her husband, Drew.

16 2009-10 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMENʼS BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE ASSISTANT COACH MATT RUFFING / DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS CANDACE WILSON / TRAINER KELLEY FAY| AKRON SUPPORT STAFF

MATT RUFFING CCANDACEANDACE WILSONWILSON ASSISTANT COACH | DAYTON, 2007 DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS | C. MICHIGAN, 2008 THIRD SEASON SECOND SEASON

att Ruffi ng begins his third season as an assistant ocal product Candace Wilson returns to the Akron on the women’s basketball coaching staff. staff for her second season after a standout playing M Ruffi ng serves as the scouting and equipment Lcareer at Central Michigan University. The Central coordinator, assists in recruiting, handles fi lm exchange Hower High School graduate serves as the team’s director and assists in pre and postseason conditioning. He also of basketball operations. works with the post players and coordinates scheduling. Wilson handles all the day-to-day business operations “Matt’s a great teacher of the game and he’s young, en- of the team with a primary focus on travel coordination and ergetic and a hard worker,” said UA head coach Jodi Kest. community outreach projects. UA sophomore center Kyle Baumgartner has fl our- “Candace is very organized and another member of our ished under Ruffi ng’s instruction as the post player was an All-MAC Freshman Team honor- staff who brings youth and enthusiasm to the table,” said UAhead coach Jodi Kest on the ee in 2008-09. Baumgartner was the top freshman rebounder in the league with an average day of Wilson’s hiring. “Additionally, she can relate to our players after having a successful of 7.2 boards per game and fi nished among the league leaders in a number of categories, playing career at Central including rebounding (6th), defensive rebounds (3rd), fi eld goal percentage (11th), blocked Michigan.” shots (7th) and points (30th). Wilson, who was a Ruffi ng came to Akron after serving as a student assistant and head manager of the four-year letterwinner University of Dayton women’s basketball team. With the Flyers, Ruffi ng helped coordinate with the Chippewas, the team’s tape exchange and assisted the coaching staff in many other roles, including the averaged 10.2 points daily operations of practice. and 4.0 rebounds as a Ruffi ng has provided instruction at a number of camps, including the Tom Izzo camp last senior while posting a summer and the Jim Jabir camp the last three years. team-high 3-point fi eld Ruffi ng played golf, basketball and football at Bellevue High School and graduated from goal percentage of .398 the University of Dayton with a degree in middle childhood education. (41-for-103), which was the eighth-best mark in the Mid-American Con- ference. For her career, the sharp shooter netted 34.9 percent (97-for-278) of her attempts from be- yond the arc for fi fth on CMU’s all-time list. Wilson also made her mark from the free throw line where she fi nished second in the record books with by hitting 172-of-211 career at- tempts (.815). She also stepped up her game in THE RUFFING FAMILY (L TO R): Katie (sister), Ruffing, Cheryl (mother). league play with an av- erage of 13.5 points per THE WILSON FAMILY (L TO R): Wilson, Allyson (sister), Dawn, contest against the MAC KELLEY FAY (mother) and LaMont (father). last winter. ASSISTANT ATHLETICS TRAINER | BOWLING GREEN, 1999 As a student-athlete, SIXTH SEASON Wilson was active in a number of community projects and belonged to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Divine Order Gospel Choir. elley Fay is in her sixth year as a member of the Wilson received her business administration degree from Central Michigan in May of Zips’ sports medicine staff and fourth season as the 2008. Kwomen’s basketball athletics trainer. Fay has also worked with the UA baseball team the past five years and was the athletics trainer for the men’s ADDITIONAL SUPPORT STAFF basketball team from 2004-06. Fay came to Akron after serving three years as an athletics trainer at Cleveland State where she worked with the volleyball, women’s basketball and baseball teams. A graduate of Bowling Green, Fay holds a degree in exercise physiology with a minor in athletics training. She also has a master’s degree in education from Wright State. She lives in Cuyahoga Falls with her husband, Bernard Fay.

NORBERT SPIVEY JENN BRADY DEBORAH ROBERSON Head Team Manager Team Manager Film Coordinator Second Season First Season First Season

2009-10 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMENʼS BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 17 BEN ZEMANSKI | STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES JUNIOR FORWARD KARA MURPHY • 2009-10 All-American Candidate • All-Mid-American Conference First Team Honoree • UA’s single-season scoring record holder

SSEASONEASON PPREVIEWREVIEW

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NUMERICAL ROSTER 2008-09 STATISTICS NO. NAME (CAREER GP/GS) POS. HT. YR.-EXP. PPG RPG APG HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 1 Ayla Guzzardo (30/22) G 5-3 Sr.-1L 4.1 2.4 3.5 Hammond, La. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS/Shelton St. CC) 12 Amber Witt (30/30) G 5-6 Jr.-1L 6.0 1.8 1.5 North Canton, Ohio (Hoover HS/Canisius) 14 Natasha Williams (27/0) G 5-4 So.-1L 0.7 0.7 0.8 Canonsburg, Pa. (Canon-McMillan HS) 15 Ti’eshia Stubbs (0/0) F 6-0 RFr.-HS - - - Farrell, Pa. (Farrell HS) 20 Taylor Ruper (0/0) G 5-9 Fr.-HS - - - North Royalton, Ohio (Trinity HS) 22 Katie Bubna (0/0) G 5-10 Fr.-HS - - - Parma, Ohio (St. Peter’s Chanel HS) 23 Jasmine Mushington (30/0) F/G 5-9 So.-1L 4.1 1.6 0.6 Baltimore, Md. (Archbishop Carroll HS) 24 Kara Murphy (61/61) F 5-8 Jr.-2L 19.3 5.6 1.7 Hartville, Ohio (St. Vincent-St. Mary HS) 25 Jolene Tamboue (30/29) F 5-11 Sr.-1L 5.2 6.7 1.7 Manhattan, Kan. (Manhattan HS/Independence CC) 32 Rachel Tecca (0/0) F/C 6-1 Fr.-HS - - - Tallmadge, Ohio (Archbishop Hoban HS) 44 Kyle Baumgartner (30/23) C 6-3 So.-1L 9.8 7.2 0.9 North Canton, Ohio (Hoover HS) 51 Denver McLean (15/0) C 6-1 So.-1L 1.1 0.7 0.1 Brampton, Ontario (Mayfield Secondary)

HEAD COACH: Jodi Kest (Slippery Rock, 1984) fourth season ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Curtis Loyd (Southern Utah, 1994) first season ASSISTANT COACHES: Melissa Jackson (Richmond, 2004) second season; Matt Ruffing (Dayton, 2007) third season DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: Candace Wilson (Central Michigan, 2008) second season

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 2008-09 STATISTICS NO. NAME (CAREER GP/GS) POS. HT. YR.-EXP. PPG RPG APG HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 44 Kyle Baumgartner (30/23) C 6-3 So.-1L 9.8 7.2 0.9 North Canton, Ohio (Hoover HS) 22 Katie Bubna (0/0) G 5-10 Fr.-HS - - - Parma, Ohio (St. Peter’s Chanel HS) 1 Ayla Guzzardo (30/22) G 5-3 Sr.-1L 4.1 2.4 3.5 Hammond, La. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS/Shelton St. CC) 51 Denver McLean (15/0) C 6-1 So.-1L 1.1 0.7 0.1 Brampton, Ontario (Mayfield Secondary) 24 Kara Murphy (61/61) F 5-8 Jr.-2L 19.3 5.6 1.7 Hartville, Ohio (St. Vincent-St. Mary HS) 23 Jasmine Mushington (30/0) F/G 5-9 So.-1L 4.1 1.6 0.6 Baltimore, Md. (Archbishop Carroll HS) 20 Taylor Ruper (0/0) G 5-9 Fr.-HS - - - North Royalton, Ohio (Trinity HS) 15 Ti’eshia Stubbs (0/0) F 6-0 RFr.-HS - - - Farrell, Pa. (Farrell HS) 25 Jolene Tamboue (30/29) F 5-11 Sr.-1L 5.2 6.7 1.7 Manhattan, Kan. (Manhattan HS/Independence CC) 32 Rachel Tecca (0/0) F/C 6-1 Fr.-HS - - - Tallmadge, Ohio (Archbishop Hoban HS) 14 Natasha Williams (27/0) G 5-4 So.-1L 0.7 0.7 0.8 Canonsburg, Pa. (Canon-McMillan HS) 12 Amber Witt (30/30) G 5-6 Jr.-1L 6.0 1.8 1.5 North Canton, Ohio (Hoover HS/Canisius)

STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 5/0; LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 8/3; CLASS BREAKDOWN (SR./JR./SO./RFR./FR.): 2/2/4/1/3; POSITION BREAKDOWN (G/F/C): 5/5/2

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Ayla Guzzardo A-la Guh-ZAR-doh Denver McLean Mc-LAIN Taylor Ruper ROO-per Ti’eshia Stubbs TIE-ee-sha Jolene Tamboue Jo-LEAN Tam-BOO-ee

ZIPS AT-A-GLANCE

RETURNING LETTERWINNERS (8): 2008-09 STATISTICS NO. NAME (CAREER GP/GS) POS. HT. YR.-EXP. PPG RPG APG 2008-09 SEASON NOTEABLES 44 ^Kyle Baumgartner (30/23) C 6-3 So.-1L 9.8 7.2 0.9 MAC All-Freshman Team/Top freshman rebounder in MAC/Team-high 4 double-doubles 1 ^Ayla Guzzardo (30/22) G 5-3 Sr.-1L 4.1 2.4 3.5 Started final 22 games of year/12th in MAC for assists/Led UA with 51 steals 51 Denver McLean (15/0) C 6-1 So.-1L 1.1 0.7 0.1 Developing player with big upside/Appeared in 15 games – all in reserve 24 ^Kara Murphy (61/61) F 5-8 Jr.-2L 19.3 5.6 1.7 MAC Player of the Year and All-American candidate/19th in nation for points per game 23 Jasmine Mushington (30/0) F/G 5-9 So.-1L 4.1 1.6 0.6 Appeared in all 30 games as a true freshman/Reached double-digits in scoring 3 times 25 ^Jolene Tamboue (30/29) F 5-11 Sr.-1L 5.2 6.7 1.7 Started all but one game/Defensive and rebounding specialist/6 double-digit rebounding games 14 Natasha Williams (27/0) G 5-4 So.-1L 0.7 0.7 0.8 Reserve point guard appeared in 27 games off the bench 12 ^Amber Witt (30/30) G 5-6 Jr.-1L 6.0 1.8 1.5 Started all 30 games/Team leader in 3pt.-FG and FT %/Six double-digit scoring games ^-indicates returning starter

LETTERWINNERS LOST (3): 2008-09 STATISTICS NO. NAME (CAREER GP/GS) POS. HT. YR.-EXP. PPG RPG APG 2008-09 NOTABLES 22 Victoria Arndt (47/8) C 6-1 Jr.-1L 4.3 3.7 0.4 Started seven of the first 12 games of the year/Appeared in all but one contest overall 20 Amanda Sedlack (41/28) G 5-6 So.-1L 4.4 1.7 1.8 Suffered season-ending knee injury (ACL) in the 11th game of the campaign 32 Ashley Veal (114/8) F 5-10 Sr.-4L 4.4 2.0 1.1 Four-year letterwinner/Key contributor off the bench/Four double-digit scoring games

NEWCOMERS (4): NO. NAME POS. HT. YR.-EXP. HIGH SCHOOL NOTABLES 22 Katie Bubna G 5-10 Fr.-HS 4-time All-Ohio performer/Third player in school history to record 1,000 career points/Three district championships 20 Taylor Ruper G 5-9 Fr.-HS 3-time All-Ohio honoree/Shot 51% on 3-pt. FGs as a junior; the 3rd highest single-season mark in Ohio HS history 15 Ti’eshia Stubbs F 6-0 RFr.-HS Redshirted at UA in ‘08-09 as a true freshman/1,000-pt. scorer at Farrell High School (Pa.) 32 Rachel Tecca F/C 6-1 Fr.-HS Archbishop Hoban HS all-time leading scorer (1,135)/Two-time league player of the year

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2009-10 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMENʼS BASKETBALL TEAM: SEATED (L TO R): Jolene Tamboue, Kara Murphy, Taylor Ruper, Natasha Williams, Ayla Guzzardo, Amber Witt, Katie Bubna, Jasmine Mushington, Ti’eshia Stubbs. STANDING (L TO R): Video coordinator Deborah Roberson, manager Jenn Brady, trainer Kelley Fay, assistant coach Melissa Jackson, associ- ate head coach Curtis Loyd, Rachel Tecca, Kyle Baumgartner, Denver McLean, head coach Jodi Kest, assistant coach Matt Ruffi ng, director of basketball operations Candace Wilson, head manager Norbert Spivey. 2009-10

#1 AYLA GUZZARDO #12 AMBER WITT #14 NATASHA WILLIAMS #15 TI’ESHIA STUBBS #20 TAYLOR RUPER #22 KATIE BUBNA 5-3 • G • 1L 5-6 • G • 1L 5-4 • G • 1L 6-0 • F • RS 5-9 • G • HS 5-11 • G • HS Hammond, La. North Canton, Ohio Canonsburg, Pa. Farrell, Pa. North Royalton, Ohio Parma, Ohio

#23 JASMINE MUSHINGTON #24 KARA MURPHY #25 JOLENE TAMBOUE #32 RACHEL TECCA #44 KYLE BAUMGARTNER #51 DENVER MCLEAN 5-9 • F • 1L 5-8 • F • 2L 5-11 • F • 1L 6-1 • F • HS 6-3 • C • 1L 6-1 • C • 1L Baltimore, Md. Hartville, Ohio Manhattan, Kan. Tallmadge, Ohio North Canton, Ohio Brampton, Ontario 2009-10 AKRON COACHING/SUPPORT STAFF

JODI KEST CURTIS LOYD MELISSA JACKSON MATT RUFFING CANDACE WILSON Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director of Basketball Operations Fourth Season First Season Second Season Third Season Second Season

2009-10 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMENʼS BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 21 2009-10200909-10 SEASONSSEAASOON PREVIEWPREVIEW | SEASONSEAASOSON OUOOUTLOOKTLLOOOOK

THE START OF SSOMETHINGOMETHING BIGBIG t was clear from the season-opening upset of Michigan phy. The forward set numerous school records last winter rely equally on all three to take program to the next level. that there was going to be something special about the en route to becoming the youngest player in program his- “With all fi ve returning starters and the overall experi- I2008-09 University of Akron women’s basketball cam- tory to record 1,000th-career points. In doing so, Murphy, ence and leadership we have coming back, I expect us to paign. who was a fi rst team All-MAC performer and an All-MAC be a much better team at the start of our MAC season this From the way the Zips refused to be intimidated by a Big Academic Team honoree, broke UA’s single-season scor- year than we were last year,” Kest said. “Last year, it took 10 opponent to the way they learned how to fi nish games ing record with 580 points while leading the conference with us a while to fi nd our identity. This year, we know who we as the season progressed, UA made signifi cant strides as an average of 19.3 points per game – the 19th-highest mark are and we know our strengths and weaknesses. Because the young program posted its highest win total in nine years in the nation. of that, I expect us to be a more consistent team throughout while reversing a number of dubious trends along the way. Another local product, Kyle Baumgartner also earned the season.” “I think the biggest stride we made last year was that league-wide recognition when she was voted to the MAC we were competitive in nearly every game,” said UA head All-Freshman Team following a year in which she averaged POINT GUARD coach Jodi Kest. “When we became competitive, it gave 9.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. The center fi nished For the fi rst time since she’s been here, Kest will have our kids a lot of confi dence in themselves. That’s why we the year ranked 30th in the league for scoring, sixth for re- the benefi t of returning an experienced point guard in Guz- had the big wins against teams that we had not had a lot of bounding, 11th for fi eld goal percentage and seventh for zardo. success against in the past.” blocked shots. The Louisiana-native, who appeared in all 30 games Akron’s victory over the Wolverines was its fi rst ever Moreover, for the fi rst time in several years, UA will re- for the Zips last winter, provided stability to the point guard against its neighbors to the north as well as its second ever turn all fi ve starters and eight letterwinners overall this win- position and earned a starting assignment for the fi nal 22 against a Big 10 school. The Zips then got a big monkey ter after losing just one senior. And with a talented nucleus contests. off their back by defeating Buffalo, 62-56, to snap a seven- built around all-league standouts Murphy and Baumgartner, “Ayla played her best basketball at the end of the year,” game losing streak to the Bulls. Not to be outdone, UA fol- there is reason to believe that the best is yet to come for the Kest said. “It took some time for me to get to know how to lowed that up with its biggest upset in recent history – hold- young and rising program. get the most out of her. I learned that Ayla is going to make ing off their long-time rival, Kent State, for a 64-62 decision some mistakes but she gives us so many more positives at Rhodes Arena in late January, snapping a string of 18 LEADERSHIP than negatives that I needed to just take the handcuffs off consecutive defeats to the Golden Flashes. Murphy, a team captain in 2008-09, is one of three play- of her and say, ‘Ayla this is your team. Go.’ We’re a better Not to be outdone, the Zips halted another serious los- ers selected to captain the Zips this winter, joining seniors team when I just allow Ayla to be Ayla.” ing skid by knocking off Miami (Ohio) in Oxford a month later Ayla Guzzardo and Jolene Tamboue. While the former junior college transfer committed 88 for its fi rst league victory on the road since 2004-05, ending “The teams that are successful are the ones with out- turnovers, she also fi nished with 105 assists on the year, a string of 19 straight losses. standing leadership,” Kest said. “And we’re expecting to get the 10th-highest single-season total in school history, and In all, UA’s six league wins marked its most since 1999- that this year from our three team captains.” a team-high 51 steals. ’00 while its eight home wins tied for the second-highest While each captain brings a different leadership style to “I know what to expect from her this year and she knows total in program history. the fold – Tamboue is the vocal leader, Guzzardo keeps the what to expect from me,” Kest said. “I’m excited for her to Leading the team’s revival was local product Kara Mur- players loose and Murphy leads by example – the Zips will run the show this year. She’s had a lot of success through- oout her career – both in high school and junior college – and I think she feels she still has a lot to prove here.” Providing depth at the position will be returner Natasha WWilliams and newcomer Katie Bubna. Williams, who appeared in 27 games as a true freshman last year, has impressed the coaching staff with a strong ooff-season and is looking to increase her role this winter. “Natasha was a little afraid to come out of her shell last yyear as a fi rst-year point guard,” Kest said. “But I think she learned a great deal about herself and went home and wworked hard on her game all summer. When she came bback, she was in great shape and just needs to carry that momentum over onto the court when the season starts.” Bubna, one of four freshmen on the squad, will also ccompete for playing time at the point as well as at the two- gguard. The native of Parma, Ohio, became just the third 1,000-point scorer in the history of St. Peter’s Chanel High SSchool last year. “Katie’s a very smart player, who understands the game aand sees the fl oor extremely well,” Kest said. “She may not

22 2009-10 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMENʼS BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE SEASON OUTLOOK | 2009-10 SEASON PREVIEW have the speed of Ayla or Natasha, but she’s one of our bet- PRESEASON DEPTH CHART ter three-point shooters and will be in the mix.” Ayla Guzzardo 5-3 Sr.-1L 30 GP/22 GS, 4.1 ppg., 3.5 apg., 1.7 spg. SHOOTING GUARD Natasha Williams 5-4 So.-1L 27 GP/0 GS, 0.7 ppg., 0.8 apg., 0.7 rpg. It took a little time for starting two-guard Amber Witt to PG adjust after sitting out the entire 2007-08 season as a trans- fer from Canisius. But once she got settled in, she not only Amber Witt 5-6 Jr.-1L 30 GP/30 GS, 6.0 ppg., .431 3FG%, .868 FT% became one of UA’s most consistent jump shooters but the Taylor Ruper 5-9 Fr.-1L 16.5 ppg., 4.8 rpg.^, .510 3FG% as a junior Katie Bubna 5-11 Fr.-HS 12.5 ppg., 6.0 rpg., 4.5 apg.^ best three-point shooter on the club. SG Witt torched Robert Morris for 17 points on 3-for-3 shoot- ing from 3-point range before teaming up with Murphy to Kara Murphy 5-8 Jr.-2L 30 GP/30 GS, 19.3 ppg., 5.6 rpg., .331 3FG% lead the Zips to their upset of Kent State with 19 points on Jasmine Mushington 5-9 So.-1L 30 GP/0 GS, 4.1 ppg., 1.6 rpg., 0.6 apg. the strength of four 3-pointers. SF In the end, she led the team by shooting 43.1 percent Jolene Tamboue 5-11 Sr.-1L 30 PG/ 29 GS, 5.2 ppg., 6.7 rpg., 1.6 spg. (25-for-58) from long range and 86.8 (33-for-38) from the Rachel Tecca 6-1 Fr.-HS 13.5 ppg., 8.6 rpg., 1.1 bpg.^ free throw line. Ti’eshia Stubbs 6-0 Fr.-RS 14.7 ppg., 10.2 rpg.^ in 2007-08 “Early on in the year, Amber didn’t have the green light to PF shoot the three, but she had so much confi dence in her abil- Kyle Baumgartner 6-3 So.-1L 30 GP/23 GS, 9.8 ppg., 7.2 rpg., 1.0 bpg. ity that she earned it,” Kest said. “She’s proved that she’s a Denver McLean 6-1 So.-1L 15 GP/0 GS, 1.1 ppg., 0.7 rpg., .727 FT% great shooter from 3-point range, is dangerous from 15 feet Rachel Tecca 6-1 Fr.-HS 13.5 ppg., 8.6 rpg., 1.1 bpg.^ and is also one of our better defenders.” C Newcomer Taylor Ruper brings a similar skill set to the Bold indicates projected starters. Statistics are from 2008-09 season at UA. ^ indicates high school statistics. table. The sharpshooter recorded the third-highest 3-point fi eld goal percentage in single-season high school history ond on the team with an average of 6.7 boards per game more Denver McLean, who showed tremendous improve- for the state of Ohio, connecting on 51 percent as a junior and reached double fi gures in rebounding six times. ment over the course of her freshman year. As her minutes at Trinity High School. Ruper connected on 48 percent from “Jolene is our vocal leader and a phenomenal - increased, so did her productivity – culminating with a four long range as a senior. er,” Kest said. “She’s very strong, has a good mid-ranged point, six rebound effort in 18 minutes at Western Michigan “We recruited Taylor to shoot the three,” Kest said. “But jumper and has worked hard on her 3-point shooting.” near the end of the season. she understands that she needs to do more than just that. A pair of newcomers – Ti’eshia Stubbs and Rachel “Denver’s a very strong block player and a great defend- She’s been working hard on taking the ball to the basket, Tecca – will provide depth and athleticism at a position that er,” Kest said. “She didn’t get as much playing time as she improving her defense and all the other areas to make her- had been lacking in both areas in recent past. wanted last year because of how well Kyle was playing. But self a more well-rounded player.” Stubbs, who redshirted last season, was a 1,000-point she was a great teammate and has earned the right to play scorer at Farrell High School in Pennsylvania and is ex- this year because of how much she improved her game. SMALL FORWARD pected to bring a physical presence to the paint. I would expect her to get more minutes and be a force in Murphy enters her junior season ranked 10th on Akron’s “Ti’eshia’s the most athletic power forward we have,” the paint.” career scoring list with 1,029 points in 61 games and is on Kest said. “She’s very strong, can shoot the three and is a pace to fi nish as the most prolifi c scorer in program history. great rebounder. It will just be a matter of her adjusting to NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE The physical forward scored 20 or more points 16 times last being on the fl oor after sitting out last year.” A trio of postseason-qualifying opponents, a tournament year to pace the league while leading the Zips in scoring 25 Tecca left Archbishop Hoban High School as its all-time at Florida Gulf Coast University and fi ve home contests times in 30 contests. leading scorer after amassing 1,135 career points and was highlight the 2009-10 University of Akron women’s basket- “Kara has improved every year she’s been here,” Kest a two-time league player of the year. The true freshman is ball non-conference schedule. said. “The fi rst year, she couldn’t shoot the three consis- expected to compete for playing time at both the power for- “I am very pleased how our schedule turned out this tently but was really good at taking the ball to the basket and ward and center positions this winter. year,” Kest said. “We believe we will be challenged by our creating points inside the paint. Last year, she came in and “I’ve been very pleased with Rachel’s workouts,” Kest non-conference games, which will prepare us for MAC play. really worked hard on her three-point shot and now has a lot said. “She runs the fl oor well, can use her left and right, can Playing eight road games against quality opponents should of confi dence in her ability.” attack off the dribble and rebound. She needs to develop provide us an opportunity early on in the season to fi nd out Murphy’s inside-outside game caused problems for op- more physical strength but that will come with time. Once a lot about our young but experienced team.” posing defenses all year long. She also made a commit- she does, she’s going to have a great career for us.” The Zips will host IUPUI (16-15 in 2008-09) in the fi rst ment to becoming a better defensive player. meeting between the two schools on Nov. 13 at Rhodes “When your best player comes in every year and im- CENTER Arena in the season opener before embarking on a fi ve- proves a different aspect of her game it speaks volumes; Following an impressive rookie campaign, Baumgartner game road trip with stops at St. Bonaventure (Nov. 15), and Kara has done that from day one,” Kest said. “She plays returns to her post position with a year’s worth of experi- Robert Morris (Nov. 19) and Wright State (Nov. 22). UA will hard all the time, is encouraging to her teammates and al- ence under her belt. The physical center led the team in be looking to turn the tables on the Bonnies (23-11), who ways has a smile on her face. Any coach would be fortunate rebounding (7.2), fi eld goal percentage (.472) and blocked advanced to the fourth round of the WNIT in 2008-09, after to have a player like Kara.” shots (30) while also fl ashing the ability to knock down the suffering a 71-67 setback to SBU at Rhodes Arena last win- Jasmine Mushington was another youngster who three with a 30.3 percent (10-33) success rate from the long ter, while looking for a repeat result of its 82-75 victory over came on as the season progressed. The swing player, who distance. the Colonials a year ago. may also see time at shooting guard this year, was one of “Kyle had a great year,” Kest said. “We’re fortunate UA will then head to Ft. Myers, Fla., for the Florida Gulf just two freshmen to appear in all 30 games and reached to have her because she’s a true post player. She’s very Coast Tournament (Nov. 27-28) where it will hook horns double-digits in scoring three times despite receiving limited strong, loves to compete and shoots the ball well.” with two more fi rst-time opponents - Rider (10-20) and Tulsa playing time behind Murphy. Baumgartner burst onto the scene with a double-double (7-22). From there, the Zips return home to tip off a three- “Jasmine is a slasher who spent a lot of time working on against Michigan in her fi rst collegiate game, recording 14 game homestand against IPFW (Dec. 2), Youngstown State her outside shot during the summer,” Kest said. “She may points and 10 rebounds in 29 minutes. It was the fi rst of a (Dec. 5) and Lake Erie College (Dec. 14). not have played as much as she would have liked last year team-high four double-doubles on the year for the center as It will be the fi rst time Akron has faced IPFW (9-21) since behind Kara, but because of her athleticism and versatility, she also hit the mark against Sam Houston (15-10), Bowling 2004-05 and the 13th consecutive season UA has faced off we will fi nd ways to get her on the fl oor. The more Jasmine Green (21-13) and Miami (17-15). Her 15 boards in a win against YSU (3-27). is on the court, the more successful we’re going to be.” against the RedHawks were the most recorded by an Akron Akron will then close out the non-league portion of its player in seven years. schedule with three road games in four contests starting at POWER FORWARD “Kyle makes it tough for teams because of her strength Chicago State (Dec. 17) and continuing to Niagara (Dec. Tamboue, who started all but one game last year, made and ability to go inside or outside,” Kest said. “She has 20) before returning to Rhodes Arena to face Atlantic-10 an instant impact with her commitment to defense and pas- great hands, a great touch and runs the fl oor well for a post power Temple (Dec. 28), which advanced to the NCAA sion for rebounding the basketball after transferring from player. She is one of the best centers in our conference.” Tournament in 2008-09. Independence Community College. Tamboue fi nished sec- Baumgartner will once again be backed up by sopho-

2009-10 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMENʼS BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 23 RETURNER PROFILES | SENIOR AYLA GUZZARDO

AAYLAYLA GGUZZARDOUZZARDO 1 HT: 5-3 • YR: Sr. • EXP: 1L • POS: G • HOMETOWN: Hammond, La. • PREV. SCHOOL(S): St. Thomas Aquinas H.S./Shelton State C.C.

AS A JUNIOR AT AKRON (2008-09): Appeared in all 30 games, starting the fi nal 22 ... fi nished with 105 assists on the season, the 10th- highest, single-season total in school history ... 12th in the MAC overall with an average of 3.5 assists per contest ... her assist- to-turnover ratio of 1.19 was ninth-highest in the circuit ... also ranked 25th in the league in minutes played (28.8) ... paced the Zips with 51 steals ... played all 45 minutes of an overtime defeat at Ohio (Jan. 14), fi nishing with a game-high eight assists, compared to just three turnovers, fi ve rebounds and three steals ... also logged all 40 minutes in UA’s MAC Tournament match-up with Central Michigan (Mar. 11), totaling 10 points, fi ve assists and fi ve rebounds ... recorded 37 minutes or more in eight contests overall ... notched at least one in all but seven games with a high mark of fi ve at Saint Joseph’s (Dec. 14) ... posted at least on steal in 16 of 17 games from Dec. 14 to Feb. 14 ... went 7-for-8 from the free throw line at Sam Houston State (Dec. 31).

AT SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (2006-08): Was the starting point guard for the 7th-ranked junior college team in the nation in 2007-08 while averaging 9.3 points and 5.9 assists per game in Tuscaloosa, Ala. ... led the conference in assists, steals (94), 3-point fi eld goals (47) and 3-point percentage (.461) ... three-point percentage was the fourth-highest mark in the nation ... won a conference championship in each of her two seasons ... team fi nished as the 11th-ranked JC team in the country in 2006-07 ... posted a 62-9 overall record as the starting point guard at Shelton State.

AT ST. THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL: Eclipsed the 1,000-point mark during her senior season ... advanced to the Sweet 16 in three of four seasons, fi nishing as the state runners-up as a freshman.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Billy Guzzardo and Tammy Abene ... has a sister, Shanna (16), and two brothers, Samuel (11) and Victor (2) ... majoring in sport and exercise science.

GUZZARDOʼS CAREER HIGHS Points: 11 at Sam Houston State (12/31/08) Rebounds: 5 at Ohio (1/14/09) Assists: 8, last at Ohio (1/14/09) FGs Made: 4 at Northern Illinois (2/4/09) FGs Attempted: 8 vs. Michigan (11/17/08) FTs Made: 7 at Sam Houston State (12/31/08) FTs Attempted: 8 at Sam Houston State (12/31/08) 3FGs Made: 2 vs. Ball State (2/24/09) 3FGs Attempted: 5, last at Saint Joseph’s (12/14/08) Blocks: 1, last at Ohio (1/14/09) Steals: 5 at Saint Joseph’s (11/28/08) Minutes: 45 at Ohio (1/14/09)

GUZZARDOʼS CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS YEAR GP/GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT 3FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2008-09 30/22 864 28.8 41 127 .323 7 46 .152 34 52 .654 19 53 72 2.4 90 5 105 88 1 51 123 4.1 TOTALS 30/22 864 28.8 41 127 .323 7 46 .152 34 52 .654 19 53 72 2.4 90 5 105 88 1 51 123 4.1

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RETURNER PROFILES | SENIOR JOLENE TAMBOUE

JJOLENEOLENE TAMBOUETAMBOUE 2255 HT: 5-11 • YR: Sr. • EXP: 1L • POS: F • HOMETOWN: Manhattan, Kan.• PREV. SCHOOL(S): Manhattan HS/Independence C.C.

AS A JUNIOR AT AKRON (2008-09): Appeared in all 30 games, starting all but one ... second on the team in rebounding (6.7/game), assists (1.7) and steals (1.6) ... tied for the team lead (Baumgartner) with six double-digit rebounding games on the year ... recorded a season-high 12 boards on three occasions; vs. Buffalo (Jan. 10), at Bowling Green (Jan. 17) and vs. Eastern Michigan (Feb. 7) ... notched her fi rst double-double in an Akron uniform with 11 points and 12 rebounds against the Bulls (Jan. 10) ... posted two or more steals 16 times while recording three steals in seven games ... connected on a season-best three 3-pointers at Youngstown State (Dec. 20) in a 14-point, six rebound effort.

AT INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (2006-08): Two-time fi rst-team all-conference performer and freshman of the year ... fi rst team all-region as a sophomore after leading the Jayhawk Conference in rebounds ... averaged 10.7 points and 9.8 boards, which was ranked 31st in the country among junior college ranks, as a second-year player ... ranked 27th in the nation with an average of 3.1 steals per game while also posting 29 blocks on the year ... averaged 11.3 rebounds per contest, including 5.1 off the offensive glass in conference games ... team fi nished with a 24-9 overall record, including a 15-3 mark in league play, and a captured the conference championship.

AT MANHATTAN HIGH SCHOOL: Posted a perfect 20-0 record as a freshman ... selected to play in the KBCA all-star game as a senior ... tournament MVP of the Hay Tournament after team took fi rst place ... placed fi fth at the state track meet for shot put two years in a row.

PERSONAL: Parents are Tamboue Deffo and Helen Tamboue ... has a brother, Michael (25), and two sisters, Patricia (23) and Cynthia (21) ... born in Cameroon, Africa ... graduated high school at the age of 16 ... fl uent French speaker ... majoring in biochemistry.

TAMBOUEʼS CAREER HIGHS Points: 14 at Youngstown State (12/20/08) Rebounds: 12, last at Bowling Green (1/17/09) Assists: 5 at Miami (Ohio) (2/25/09) FGs Made: 5, last vs. Buffalo (1/10/09) FGs Attempted: 9 at Youngstown State (12/20/08) FTs Made: 6 at Saint Joseph’s (12/14/08) FTs Attempted: 8 at Saint Joseph’s (12/14/08) 3FGs Made: 3 at Youngstown State (12/20/08) 3FGs Attempted: 5 at Youngstown State (12/20/08) Blocks: 3 vs. Miami (Ohio) (1/7/09) Steals: 3, last at Miami (Ohio) (2/25/09) Minutes: 33 at Youngstown State (12/20/08)

TAMBOUEʼS CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS YEAR GP/GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT 3FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2008-09 30/29 707 23.6 58 147 .395 12 41 .293 27 54 .500 91 109 200 6.7 111 10 52 65 19 48 155 5.2 TOTALS 30/29 707 23.6 58 147 .395 12 41 .293 27 54 .500 91 109 200 6.7 111 10 52 65 19 48 155 5.2

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RETURNER PROFILES | JUNIOR KARA MURPHY

KKARAARA MURPHYMURPHY 2244 HT: 5-10 • YR: Jr. • EXP: 2L • POS: F• HOMETOWN: Hartville, Ohio• PREV. SCHOOL(S): St. Vincent-St. Mary HS

AS A SOPHOMORE (2008-09): All-MAC First Team honoree ... Academic All-MAC ...All-MAC Tournament Team ... became the youngest player in program history (10th overall) to record her 1,000th career point, accomplishing the feat in just 61 games ... broke the school’s single-season scoring record with 580 points during the campaign ... ranked 19th in the nation and tops in the league with a 19.3 scoring average, the second-highest, single-season mark in school history ... tallied 166 makes from the free throw line, matching a program high, while setting the standard with 211 attempts ... matched a career high with 32 points vs. Central Michigan at the MAC Tournament, marking the most points recorded by an Akron player in postseason play and the 11th- highest total in MAC Tournament history ... paced the league with 16 20-point games ... led UA in scoring in all but fi ve contests ... set the school’s single-game free throw record with 16 makes (in 17 attempts) as part of a 32-point effort vs. St. Bonaventure (Nov. 22) ... named MAC East Division Player of the Week twice (Nov. 24 and Dec. 29) ... recorded her third career double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds at vs. Troy (Nov. 29).

AS A FRESHMAN (2007-08): Recorded one of the most prolifi c freshman campaigns in school history ... named to MAC All-Freshman team while also claiming All-MAC Third Team honors, marking the highest all-league designation by a fi rst-year player in program history ... her 14.5 points per game average was tops on the team and the ninth-highest mark of any Division I freshman ... was the only UA player to start all 31 games ... led the team in a host of categories, including scoring (6th in MAC), rebounds (5.6 rpg), minutes played (993), fi eld goals (148), free throws (121) and steals (40) ... was fourth in the league with 15.9 ppg in league play ... recorded double-digit points in all but six games, hitting the mark in 18 of her fi nal 20 games ... scored 11 points and grabbed fi ve rebounds in her collegiate debut at Michigan (Nov. 10) ... paced the Zips’ attack with 26 points in a win against Saint Louis (Nov. 14) in her fi rst home game ... scored a season-high 31 points, behind 15-for-16 shooting from the free throw line, while also grabbing eight rebounds against Miami (Mar. 1) ... posted her fi rst double-double with 11 points and a season- high 13 rebounds at Miami (Jan. 16) ... hit for her second double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds at Kent State (Feb. 23).

AT AKRON ST. VINCENT-ST. MARY HIGH SCHOOL: Division II second team All-Ohio as a senior ... named Akron Beacon Journal fi rst team and Cleveland Plain Dealer “Best of the Best” ... Women’s Tri-County Basketball Coaches Association (WTCBCA) and All-Northeast Inland District fi rst team ... averaged 19.0 points, eight rebounds, fi ve assists and four steals over 87 career games ... three-time team MVP ... WTCBCA Player of the Year in 2006 ... All-Ohio honorable mention in 2005 and 2006.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Mark and Pam Murphy ... father was a defensive back for the Green Bay Packers from 1980-92, earning Pro Bowl honors in 1983, after playing collegiately at West Liberty State College ... mother is an Akron alumnus ... has two older sisters, Kellyn and Kate, and one younger brother, Mark ... Kellyn and Kate both played basketball at Malone College; Kate was also a member of the track and fi eld team ... mem- ber of the National Honors Society and a four-year honor roll student ... enjoys playing paintball, outdoor sports and cooking ... lists starting varsity as a freshman with her two sisters as one of her most thrilling moments ... earned a black belt in karate when she was seven years old ... has participated in numerous community service events such as peer ministry, adopt-a-family and Heaven Bound Hoopsters ... intends to major in child and family development.

MURPHYʼS CAREER HIGHS Points: 32, last vs. Central Michigan (3/11/09) Rebounds: 13 at Miami (Ohio) (3/1/08) Assists: 5 at Kent State (2/23/08) FGs Made: 12 at Houston (12/28/08) FGs Attempted: 22 at Houston (12/28/08) FTs Made: 16 vs. St. Bonaventure (11/22/08) FTs Attempted: 17 vs. St. Bonaventure (11/22/08) 3FGs Made: 5 at Ohio (1/14/09) 3FGs Attempted: 9 at Ohio (11/14/09) Blocks: 2, last at Sam Houston State (12/31/08) Steals: 3 vs. Miami (Ohio) (3/1/09) Minutes: 42 at Ohio (1/14/09) MURPHYʼS CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS YEAR GP/GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT 3FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2007-08 31/31 993 32.0 148 346 .428 32 93 .344 121 161 .752 67 108 175 5.6 77 1 60 112 6 40 449 14.5 2008-09 30/30 1,058 35.3 186 437 .426 42 127 .331 166 211 .787 59 109 168 5.6 52 - 50 89 6 31 580 19.3 TOTALS 61/61 2,051 33.6 334 783 .427 74 220 .336 287 372 .772 126 217 343 5.6 129 1 110 201 12 71 1,029 16.9

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2009-10 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMENʼS BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 29 RETURNER PROFILES | JUNIOR AMBER WITT

AAMBERMBER WITTWITT 1122 HT: 5-6 • YR: Jr. • EXP: 1L • POS: G • HOMETOWN: North Canton, Ohio • PREV. SCHOOL(S): Hoover HS/Canisius

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2008-09): Started all 30 games ... team leader in free throw percentage (.868) and 3-point accuracy (.431) ... reached double digit scoring six times, including a game-high 19-point performance to lead UA to a win over Kent State (Jan. 21) ... fi nished 6-for-12 from the fl oor and 4-for-9 from 3-point distance against the Golden Flashes ... struck for 17 points, three assists and a pair of rebounds in a win vs. Robert Morris (Dec. 17) while shooting a perfect 3-for-3 from beyond the arc ... knocked down four threes in fi ve attempts to fuel a 12-point effort at Northern Illinois (Feb. 4).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2007-08): Sat out in compliance with NCAA transfer rules ... redshirted.

AS A FRESHMAN AT CANISIUS COLLEGE (2006-07): Appeared in 30 games, making 12 starts ... averaged 2.2 points and 1.4 rebounds per contest.

AT NORTH CANTON HOOVER: Third team all-state and fi rst team all-district honoree as a junior and senior ... fi rst team all-league selection during her last three seasons ... Federal League Player of the Year as a sophomore.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Dale and Missy Witt ... has a younger brother, Jordan ... enjoys playing piano, guitar and drums ... member of the National Honors Society and Leadership Council in high school ... majoring in exercise science and physiology.

WITTʼS CAREER HIGHS Points: 19 vs. Kent State (1/21/09) Rebounds: 5 vs. Saint Peters (2/18/07) Assists: 3 vs. Eastern Michigan (1/7/09) FGs Made: 6, last vs. Kent State (1/21/09) FGs Attempted: 12 vs. Kent State (1/21/09) FTs Made: 6 vs. Ohio (3/4/09) FTs Attempted: 6 vs Ohio (3/4/09) 3FGs Made: 4, last vs. Northern Illinois (2/4/09) 3FGs Attempted: 9 vs. Kent State (2/4/09) Blocks: 1 vs. Toledo (1/31/09) Steals: 2, last vs. Michigan (11/17/08) Minutes: 34 vs. Robert Morris (12/17/08)

WITTʼS CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS YEAR GP/GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT 3FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2006-07 30/12* 352 11.7 19 65 .292 2 12 .167 27 35 .771 13 28 41 1.4 37 0 13 34 0 13 67 2.2 2007-08 Did not play – Transfer year 2008-09 30/30 760 25.3 61 161 .379 25 58 .431 33 38 .868 11 42 53 1.8 68 0 45 62 1 13 180 6.0 TOTALS 60/42 1,112 18.5 80 226 .354 27 70 .386 60 73 .822 24 70 94 1.6 105 0 58 96 1 26 247 4.1

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2009-10 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMENʼS BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 31 VETERAN PROFILES | SOPHOMORE KYLE BAUMGARTNER

KKYLEYLE BAUMGARTNERBAUMGARTNER 4444 HT: 6-3 • YR: Soph. • EXP: 1L • POS: C • HOMETOWN: North Canton, Ohio • PREV. SCHOOL(S): Hoover HS

AS A FRESHMAN AT AKRON (2008-09): MAC All-Freshman Team honoree ... appeared in all 30 games while starting 23, including the fi nal 18 contests of the year ... was the top fi rst-year rebounder in the MAC (7.2 rpg) ... fi nished among the league leaders in a number of categories, including rebounding (6th), defensive rebounds (3rd), fi eld goal percentage (11th), blocked shots (7th) and points (30th) ... led UA with 30 blocks, the 10th-highest single-season total in school history ... also paced the team in rebounding while fi nishing second in scoring (9.8 ppg) ... team-high four double-doubles on the season ... named MAC East Division Player of the Week on Jan. 26 after avergaging 13.0 points and 6.5 rebounds while shooting 65.0 percent (13-for-20) from the fl oor and leading the Zips to their fi rst win over Kent State in 10 years ... recorded 14 points and 10 rebounds in her fi rst collegiate game, an Akron win over Michigan (Nov. 17) in the season-opener ... scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a win at Sam Houston State (Dec. 31) ... posted double- doubles in back-to-back games (Feb. 21 and Feb. 25) against Bowling Green (21-13) and at Miami (17-15) ... her 15 rebounds at Miami was the most recorded by an Akron player since the 2002 season ... in all, reached double digits in scoring 15 times and in rebounding on six occasions.

AT HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL: First team all-district and league performer as a senior ... led the Vikings to a combined record of 41-7 as a junior and senior and a pair of league titles ... ranked 17th in the nation as a team by the USA Today during her junior season ... led Hoover to a district title and fi nished runner-up at the regional tournament ... broke the school’s single-season blocks record with 52 rejections.

PERSONAL: Parents are Stan and Kathy Baumgartner ... has a sister, Kelly (21) ... grandfather played basketball at Fordham ... lived in Hong Kong, China, for four years ... has also lived in Michigan, Massachusetts and was born in Atlanta, Georgia ... major is undecided.

BAUMGARTNERʼS CAREER HIGHS Points: 21 vs. Bowling Green (2/21/09) Rebounds: 15 at Miami (Ohio) (2/25/09) Assists: 4, last vs. Lehigh (1/4/09) FGs Made: 8, last vs. Bowling Green (2/21/09) FGs Attempted: 15 vs. Toledo (1/31/09) FTs Made: 5 vs. Lehigh (1/4/09) FTs Attempted: 6 vs. Lehigh (1/4/09) 3FGs Made: 2 vs. St. Bonaventure (11/22/08) 3FGs Attempted: 4 at Houston (12/28/08) Blocks: 3 at Miami (Ohio) (2/25/09) Steals: 3 vs. Michigan (11/17/08) Minutes: 35 at Miami (Ohio) (2/25/09)

BAUMGARTNERʼS CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS YEAR GP/GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT 3FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2008-09 30/23 759 25.3 127 269 .472 10 33 .303 29 47 .617 62 154 216 7.2 79 2 28 73 30 24 293 9.8 TOTALS 30/23 759 25.3 127 269 .472 10 33 .303 29 47 .617 62 154 216 7.2 79 2 28 73 30 24 293 9.8

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2009-10 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMENʼS BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 33 RETURNER PROFILES | SOPHOMORE DENVER MCLEAN

DDENVERENVER MCLLEANEAN 5511 HT: 6-1 • YR: Soph. • EXP: 1L • POS: C • HOMETOWN: Brampton, Ontario • PREV. SCHOOL(S): Mayfield Secondary

AS A FRESHMAN (2008-09): Appeared in 15 games ... scored a season-high fi ve points in seven minutes at Bowling Green (Jan. 17) ... enjoyed her most complete game of the year with four points and a team-high six rebounds to go with a block and an assist in 18 minutes at Western Michigan (Feb. 14) while starting the second half.

AT MAYFIELD SECONDARY: Four-year team captain and two-time team MVP ... averaged 18.3 points per game as a senior ... once blocked 18 shots in a single game ... also played rugby and volleyball.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Norman and Janet Johnson ... has a sister, Darby (7) ... originally born in Birmingham, England ... intends to major in exercise science.

MCLEANʼS CAREER HIGHS Points: 5 at Bowling Green (1/17/09) Rebounds: 6 at Western Michigan (2/14/09) Assists: 1 at Western Michigan (2/14/09) FGs Made: 1, last at Western Michigan (2/14/09) FGs Attempted: 4 at Western Michigan (2/14/09) FTs Made: 3 at Bowling Green (1/17/09) FTs Attempted: 4 at Bowling Green (1/17/09) 3FGs Made: None 3FGs Attempted: None Blocks: 1, last at Western Michigan (2/14/09) Steals: 1 at Central Michigan (2/11/09) Minutes: 18 at Western Michigan (2/14/09)

MCLEANʼS CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS YEAR GP/GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT 3FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2008-09 15/0 76 5.1 4 13 .308 0 0 .000 8 11 .727 5 6 11 0.7 15 0 1 5 6 1 16 1.1 TOTALS 15/0 76 5.1 4 13 .308 0 0 .000 8 11 .727 5 6 11 0.7 15 0 1 5 6 1 16 1.1

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2009-10 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMENʼS BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 35 RETURNER PROFILES | SOPHOMORE JASMINE MUSHINGTON

JJASMINEASMINE MUSHINGTONMUSHINGTON 2233 HT: 5-9 • YR: Soph. • EXP: 1L • POS: F/G • HOMETOWN: Baltimore, Md. • PREV. SCHOOL(S): Archbishop Carroll HS

AS A FRESHMAN AT AKRON (2008-09): One of two freshman on the team to appear in all 30 games ... reached double fi gures in scoring three times, including a personal-best, 11-point effort at Western Michigan (Feb. 14), on the strength of 5-for-7 shooting from the fl oor in a season-high 29 minutes of action ... also posted 10 points vs. Saint Joseph’s (Dec. 14) and Buffalo (Jan. 10) ... grabbed fi ve rebounds in seven minutes in an Akron win vs. Kent State (Jan. 21) ... recorded three steals vs. Miami (Jan. 7).

AT ARCHBISHOP CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 17 points and fi ve rebounds per game as a senior ... won back-to-back AAU championships with the Fairfax Stars in 2006, 2007 ... was a double-fi gure scorer in the nationally-recognized Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC).

PERSONAL: Parents are Glen Mushington and Patricia Waiters ... has two brothers, Glen (21) and Julian (14) ... enjoys swim- ming ... intends to major in accounting.

MUSHINGTONʼS CAREER HIGHS Points: 11 at Western Michigan (2/14/09) Rebounds: 5 vs. Kent State (1/21/09) Assists: 2, last at Miami (Ohio) (2/25/09) FGs Made: 5, last at Western Michigan 92/14/09) FGs Attempted: 12 at Saint Joseph’s (12/14/08) FTs Made: 4 vs. Cleveland State (12/3/08) FTs Attempted: 4, last at Buffalo (2/28/09) 3FGs Made: None 3FGs Attempted: 2 at Xavier (12/5/08) Blocks: 1, last vs. Toledo (1/31/09) Steals: 3 vs. Miami (Ohio) (1/7/09) Minutes: 29 at Western Michigan (2/14/09)

MUSHINGTONʼS CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS YEAR GP/GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT 3FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2008-09 30/0 433 14.4 51 147 .347 0 9 .000 20 32 .625 23 26 49 1.6 53 1 18 48 3 18 122 4.1 TOTALS 30/0 433 14.4 51 147 .347 0 9 .000 20 32 .625 23 26 49 1.6 53 1 18 48 3 18 122 4.1

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2009-10 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMENʼS BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 37 RETURNER PROFILES | SOPHOMORE NATASHA WILLIAMS

NNATASHAATASHA WILLIAMSWILLIAMS 1144 HT: 5-4 • YR: So. EXP: 1L • POS: G • HOMETOWN: Canonsburg, Pa.• PREV. SCHOOL(S): Canon-McMillan HS

AS A FRESHMAN (2008-09): Appeared in 27 games ... recorded multiple assists in six contests ... logged a season-high 20 minutes, post- ing four points, two steals and a pair of rebounds at Houston (Dec. 28) ... pulled down four rebounds and added three steals in 13 minutes at Xavier (Dec. 5).

AT CANON-MCMILLAN HIGH SCHOOL: First team all-district and all-conference performer as a senior while averaging 12 points, 10 assists and fi ve steals per game ... was a third team all-district selection as a junior after recording averages of 10 points, eight assists and three steals per contest ... fi nished with 404 assists for her four-year career ... was also state qualifi er in track as a sprinter.

PERSONAL: Parents are Curtis and Yvette Williams ... has two brothers, Jerome (21) and David (14) ... enjoys word searches and sudoku puzzles ... intends to major in political science.

WILLIAMSʼ CAREER HIGHS Points: 4 at Houston (12/28/08) Rebounds: 4 at Xavier (12/5/08) Assists: 3, last vs. Eastern Michigan (2/7/09) FGs Made: 1, last vs. Lehigh (1/4/09) FGs Attempted: 5 at Houston (12/28/08) FTs Made: 3 vs. Michigan (11/17/08) FTs Attempted: 6 vs. Michigan (11/17/08) 3FGs Made: None 3FGs Attempted: 3 at Houston (12/28/08) Blocks: 1 at Chattanooga (11/28/08) Steals: 2 at Houston (12/28/08) Minutes: 20 at Houston (12/28/09)

WILLIAMSʼ CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS YEAR GP/GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT 3FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2008-09 27/0 243 9.0 4 34 .118 0 15 .000 11 19 .579 3 17 20 0.7 16 0 22 40 1 5 19 0.7 TOTALS 27/0 243 9.0 4 34 .118 0 15 .000 11 19 .579 3 17 20 0.7 16 0 22 40 1 5 19 0.7

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2009-10 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMENʼS BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 39 NEWCOMER PROFILES | KATIE BUBNA / TAYLOR RUPER 2222 2200

KKATIEATIE BUBNABUBNA TTAYLORAYLOR RUPERRUPER Guard | 5-11 | Freshman-HS | Parma, Ohio | St. Peter’s Chanel HS Guard | 5-9 | Freshman-HS | North Royalton, Ohio | Trinity HS

AT ST. PETERʼS CHANEL HIGH SCHOOL: Earned All-Ohio honors all four years, including three AT TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL: A three-time All-Ohio honoree, earning second team status as a special mentions and one third-team desingation ... led the Firebirds to three straight district junior and senior and honorable mention as a sophomore ... recorded the third-highest 3-pt. fi nals during her fi rst three seasons, including a fi nal four appearance as a sophomore ... fi eld goal percentage all-time for a single season in the state of Ohio; connecting on 51 became just the third player in St. Peter Chanel history to record 1,000 career points ... percent as a junior ... shot 48 percent from 3-pt. range as a senior ... averaged 16.5 points averaged 12.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists as a senior ... was also all-league in and 4.8 rebounds during her four-year varsity career ... is the all-time 3-pt. fi eld goal leader soccer ... earned a gold medal at the International Children’s Games in 2004 while playing at North Royalton ... also starred on the highly-regarded SMAC team of the AAU ranks. basketball for Team Cleveland ... was a member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Parents are John and Kim Ruper ... father was a professional motorcross racer ... PERSONAL: Parents are Walter and Uliana Bubna ... has two younger sisters, Elizabeth (15) enjoys watching movies and coloring. and Annmarie (15); and a younger brother, Michael (7) ... is fl uent in Ukrainian ... enjoys writing, playing tennis and is interested in politics.

40 2009-10 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMENʼS BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE TIʼESHIA STUBBS / RACHEL TECCA | NEWCOMER PROFILES 1155 3322

TTI’ESHIAI’ESHIA STUBBSSTUBBS RRACHELACHEL TECCATECCA Forward | 6-0 | Freshman-RS | Farrell, Pa. | Farrell HS Forward | 6-1 | Freshman-HS | Tallmadge, Ohio | Archbishop Hoban HS

AS A FRESHMAN (2009-10): Redshirted. AT ARCHBISHOP HOBAN HIGH SCHOOL: All-time leading scorer after amassing 1,135 career points ... two-time North Coast League Player of the Year and All-Ohio Div. II honorable mention AT FARRELL HIGH SCHOOL: Scored more than 1,000 points during her career ... recorded 474 ... led team to four conference titles, three sectional championships and advanced to the points as a senior to lead the county ... averaged 14.7 points and 10.2 rebounds per game regional tournament as a sophomore and junior ... fi rst team all-district honoree as a junior as a junior ... was also a four-year letterwinner in volleyball, recording 2.8 rejections per and senior ... averaged 13.5 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.1 blocks during her four-year career contests and earning fi rst team all-county honors. while leading the Knights to a 76-18 (.809) record.

PERSONAL: Parents are Marcus Stubbs and Tracy Robinson ... has a sister, Jessica Robinson PERSONAL: Parents are Gib and Kelly Tecca ... father, Gib, played basketball at the College (21) and a brother, Traphael (18) .. major is undecided. of Wooster ... has a younger brother, Sam (14), and a younger sister, Emma (8) ... has three aunts who played collegiate athletics: Rachel Cowley Tecca, who played basketball at Youngstown State; and Michelle Buric and Lisa Humkey, who both played volleyball at Eastern Kentucky ... enjoys painting and drawing.

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IUPUI CHICAGO STATE WESTERN MICHIGAN 2009-10 AKRON LODGING Nov. 13 Dec. 17 Jan. 23 SCHEDULE Basketball SID: Bill Potter Basketball SID: Corey Miggins Basketball SID: Kristin Keirns Offi ce Number: 317-278-3619 Offi ce Number: 773-995-2217 Offi ce Number: 269-387-4123 ST. BONAVENTURE – NOVERMBER 14 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Country Inn and Suites Web Site: www.iupuijags.com Web Site: www.gocsucougars.com Web Site: www.wmubroncos.com 3270 Route 417 Conference: The Summit League Conference: Great West Conference: Mid-American Olean, N.Y. 14760 2008-09 Record: 16-15 2008-09 Record: 16-13 2008-09 Record: 7-23 Phone: 716-372-7500

ST. BONAVENTURE NIAGARA BALL STATE ROBERT MORRIS – NOVEMBER 18 Nov. 15 Dec. 20 Jan. 27 Embassy Suites Basketball SID: Amanda Murphy Basketball SID: Derick Thornton Basketball SID: Paula Haughn 550 Cherrington Parkway Offi ce Number: 716-375-4019 Offi ce Number: 716-286-8588 Offi ce Number: 765-285-8142 Coraopolis, Pa. 15108 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: 412-269-9070 Web Site: www.gobonnies.com Web Site: www.purpleeagles.com Web Site: www.ballstatesports.com Conference: Atlantic 10 Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference: Mid-American WRIGHT STATE – NOVEMBER 21 2008-09 Record: 23-11 2008-09 Record: 3-28 2008-09 Record: 26-9 Holiday Inn Dayton/Fairborn 2800 Presidential Drive ROBERT MORRIS TEMPLE EASTERN MICHIGAN Fairborn, Ohio 45324 Nov. 19 Dec. 28 Jan. 30 Phone: 937-426-7800 Basketball SID: Ken Baker Basketball SID: Karen Auerbach Basketball SID: Greg Steiner Offi ce Number: 412-397-5887 Offi ce Number: 215-204-3850 Offi ce Number: 734-487-0317 FLORIDA GULF COAST – NOVEMBER 25-28 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Hilton Garden Inn Fort Myers Airport/FGCU Web Site: www.rmucolonials.com Web Site: www.owlsports.com Web Site: http://www.emueagles.com 16410 Corporate Commerce Way Conference: Northeast Conference: Atlantic 10 Conference: Mid-American Fort Myers, Fla. 33913 2008-09 Record: 23-11 2008-09 Record: 21-10 2008-09 Record: 8-21 Phone: 239-210-7200

WRIGHT STATE LEHIGH CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHICAGO STATE – DECEMBER 15-16 Nov. 22 Jan. 2 Feb. 4 Hilton Oak Lawn Basketball SID: Greg Campbell Basketball SID: Garrett Falk Basketball SID: Mike Boseak 9333 S. Cicero Avenue Offi ce Number: 937-775-4687 Offi ce Number: 610-758-5101 Offi ce Number: 989-774-3277 Oak Lawn, Ill. 60453 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: 708-425-7800 Web Site: www.wsuraiders.cstv.com Web Site: www.lehighsports.com Web Site: www.cmuchippewas.com Conference: Horizon League Conference: Patriot League Conference: Mid-American NIAGARA – DECEMBER 19 2008-09 Record: 15-16 2008-09 Record: 26-10 2008-09 Record: 18-14 Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls 300 Third Street RIDER BOWLING GREEN NORTHERN ILLINOIS Niagara Falls, N.Y. 14303 Phone: 716-285-3361 Nov. 27 Jan. 6 | Feb. 20 Feb. 6 Basketball SID: Brian Solomon Basketball SID: Mike Cihon Basketball SID: Russell Houghtaling LEHIGH – JANUARY 1 Offi ce Number: 609-896-5135 Offi ce Number: 419-372-0474 Offi ce Number: 815-753-1708 Holiday Inn Express Suites Bethlehem Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 2201 Cherry Lane Web Site: www.gobroncos.com Web Site: www.bgsufalcons.com Web Site: www.niuhuskies.com Bethlehem, Pa. 18015 Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference: Mid-American Conference: Mid-American Phone: 610-838-6110 2008-09 Record: 10-20 2008-09 Record: 29-5 2008-09 Record: 15-15 BOWLING GREEN – JANUARY 5 TULSA BUFFALO TOLEDO Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Nov. 28 Jan. 9 | Feb. 13 Feb. 10 2150 Wooster Street Basketball SID: Stephanie Hall Basketball SID: Brian Wolff Basketball SID: Brian DeBenedictis Bowling Green, Ohio 43402 Offi ce Number: 918-631-2163 Offi ce Number: 716-645-6311 Offi ce Number: 419-530-4919 Phone: 419-353-5500 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web Site: www.tulsahurricane.com Web Site: www.buffalobulls.com Web Site: www.utrockets.com MIAMI (OHIO) – JANUARY 15 Conference: Conference USA Conference: Mid-American Conference: Mid-American The Elms – Holiday Inn 2008-09 Record: 7-22 2008-09 Record: 8-24 2008-09 Record: 18-13 75 S. Main Street Oxford, Ohio 45056 IPFW KENT STATE Phone: 513-524-2002 Dec. 2 Jan. 13 | Feb. 24 Basketball SID: Bill Salyer Basketball SID: Sheila Blackman OHIO – JANUARY 19 Offi ce Number: 260-481-0729 Offi ce Number: 330-672-8420 Ohio University Inn Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 331 Richland Avenue Web Site: www.gomastodons.com Web Site: www.kentstatesports.com Athens, Ohio 45701 Conference: The Summit League Conference: Mid-American Phone: 740-593-6661 2008-09 Record: 9-21 2008-09 Record: 19-10 BALL STATE – JANUARY 26 YOUNGSTOWN STATE MIAMI (OHIO) Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Dec. 5 Jan. 16 | Feb. 27 4201 W. Bethel Pike Basketball SID: John Vogel Basketball SID: Michael Roth Muncie, Ind. 47304 Offi ce Number: 330-941-1480 Offi ce Number: 513-529-7092 Phone: 765-289-4678 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web Site: www.ysusports.com Web Site: www.muredhawks.com EASTERN MICHIGAN – JANUARY 29 Conference: Horizon League Conference: Mid-American Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest 2008-09 Record: 3-27 2008-09 Record: 16-15 1275 S. Huron Street Ypsilanti, Mich. 48197 LAKE ERIE COLLEGE OHIO Phone: 734-487-2000 Dec. 14 Jan. 20 | Mar. 2 Basketball SID: Jason Tirotta Basketball SID: Darrin Bates TOLEDO – FEBRUARY 9 Offi ce Number: 440-375-7475 Offi ce Number: 740-593-1299 Crowne Plaza Toledo Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 444 N. Summit Street Web Site: www.lec.edu/athletics.com Web Site: www.ohiobobcats.com Toledo, Ohio 43604 Conference: Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference: Mid-American Phone: 419-241-1411 2008-09 Record: 6-21 2008-09 Record: 13-18 BUFFALO – FEBRUARY 12 Buffalo Marriott Niagara 1340 Millersport Highway Buffalo, N.Y. 14228 Phone: 716-689-6900

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ALL GAMES OVERALL RECORD: 11-19 (Home: 8-6, Away: 2-12, Neutral: 1-1)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## PLAYER ...... GP-GS MIN--AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 24 MURPHY, Kara ...... 30-30 1058-35.3 186-437 .426 42-127 .331 166-211 .787 59 109 168 5.6 52-0 50 89 6 31 580 19.3 44 BAUMGARTNER, Kyle ...... 30-23 759-25.3 127-269 .472 10-33 .303 29-47 .617 62 154 216 7.2 79-2 28 73 30 24 293 9.8 12 WITT, Amber ...... 30-30 760-25.3 61-161 .379 25-58 .431 33-38 .868 11 42 53 1.8 68-0 45 62 1 13 180 6.0 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene ...... 30-29 707-23.6 58-147 .395 12-41 .293 27-54 .500 91 109 200 6.7 111-10 52 65 19 48 155 5.2 32 VEAL, Ashley...... 29-1 462-15.9 44-119 .370 19-65 .292 21-33 .636 12 46 58 2.0 54-1 32 41 12 23 128 4.4 20 SEDLACK, Amanda ...... 10-8 235-23.5 12-34 .353 8-23 .348 12-12 1.000 2 15 17 1.7 14-0 18 20 0 3 44 4.4 22 ARNDT, Victoria ...... 29-7 428-14.8 52-145 .359 8-49 .163 14-31 .452 33 74 107 3.7 38-0 13 35 4 13 126 4.3 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla ...... 30-22 864-28.8 41-127 .323 7-46 .152 34-52 .654 19 53 72 2.4 90-5 105 88 1 51 123 4.1 23 MUSHINGTON, Jasmine ...... 30-0 433-14.4 51-147 .347 0-9 .000 20-32 .625 23 26 49 1.6 53-1 18 48 3 18 122 4.1 51 McLEAN, Denver ...... 15-0 76-5.1 4-13 .308 0-0 .000 8-11 .727 5 6 11 0.7 15-0 1 5 6 1 16 1.1 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha ...... 27-0 243-9.0 4-34 .118 0-15 .000 11-19 .579 3 17 20 0.7 16-0 22 40 1 5 19 0.7 TEAM...... 43 66 109 3.6 12 TOTAL...... 30 640-1633 .392 131-466 .281 375-540 .694 363 717 1080 36.0 590-19 384 578 83 230 1786 59.5 OPPONENTS...... 30 695-1752 .397 136-471 .289 450-632 .712 428 711 1139 38.0 522-0 396 495 98 260 1976 65.9

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1ST 2ND OT TOTAL DEADBALL REBOUNDS: 1ST 2ND TOTAL Akron 800 979 7 1786 Akron 68 16 84 Opponents 940 1024 12 1976 Opponents 78 20 98

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE GAMES ONLY MAC RECORD: 6-10 (Home: 5-3, Away: 1-7, Neutral: 0-0)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## PLAYER ...... GP-GS MIN--AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF-FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 24 MURPHY, Kara ...... 16-16 589-36.8 100-241 .415 22-69 .319 85-105 .810 27 60 87 5.4 22-0 24 54 3 14 307 19.2 44 BAUMGARTNER, Kyle ...... 16-16 419-26.2 78-156 .500 3-17 .176 15-26 .577 28 88 116 7.3 41-2 12 43 17 13 174 10.9 12 WITT, Amber ...... 16-16 423-26.4 35-90 .389 18-42 .429 16-17 .941 6 24 30 1.9 37-0 17 33 1 5 104 6.5 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene ...... 16-15 406-25.4 35-82 .427 5-16 .313 15-26 .577 45 68 113 7.1 54-5 33 39 14 23 90 5.6 23 MUSHINGTON, Jasmine ...... 16-0 273-17.1 32-86 .372 0-4 .000 8-14 .571 14 13 27 1.7 35-1 13 30 2 10 72 4.5 32 VEAL, Ashley...... 15-1 215-14.3 23-54 .426 9-28 .321 7-11 .636 6 13 19 1.3 27-0 13 16 5 11 62 4.1 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla ...... 16-16 531-33.2 24-63 .381 3-10 .300 15-21 .714 12 28 40 2.5 50-3 74 58 1 27 66 4.1 22 ARNDT, Victoria ...... 16-0 206-12.9 26-60 .433 4-14 .286 7-14 .500 11 38 49 3.1 18-0 9 16 1 5 63 3.9 51 McLEAN, Denver ...... 8-0 55-6.9 4-9 .444 0-0 .000 7-9 .778 4 5 9 1.1 10-0 1 4 4 1 15 1.9 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha ...... 15-0 108-7.2 1-13 .077 0-4 .000 5-7 .714 1 7 8 0.5 7-0 11 22 0 2 7 0.5 TEAM...... 23 40 63 3.9 4 TOTAL...... 16 358-854 .419 64-204 .314 180-250 .720 177 384 561 35.1 301-11 207 319 48 111 960 60.0 OPPONENTS...... 16 373-937 .398 78-246 .317 236-324 .728 211 353 564 35.2 266-0 191 238 54 140 1060 66.2

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1ST 2ND OT TOTAL DEADBALL REBOUNDS: 1ST 2ND TOTAL Akron 439 514 7 960 Akron 26 16 42 Opponents 509 539 12 1060 Opponents 41 12 53

AKRON DOUBLE-DOUBLES 2008-09 ALL-MAC POSTSEASON HONORS PLAYER PTS./RBS. OPPONENT DATE FIRST TEAM ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM ARNDT, Victoria 12 points, 10 rebounds Robert Morris 12/17/08 Kara Murphy, Akron, Forward Kyle Baumgartner, Akron, Center BAUMGARTNER, Kyle 14 points, 10 rebounds Michigan 11/17/08 Porchia Green, Ball State, Guard Brandie Baker, Central Michigan, Guard 15 points, 10 rebounds at Sam Houston St. 12/31/08 Tracy Pontius, Bowling Green, Point Guard Tavelyn James, Eastern Michigan, Guard Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green, Guard Naama Shafi r, Toledo, Guard 21 points, 13 rebounds Bowling Green 02/21/09 Anna Kowalska, Kent State, Center Miame Giden, Western Michigan, Guard/ 17 points, 15 rebounds at Miami 02/25/09 Forward MURPHY, Kara 21 points, 10 rebounds vs Troy 11/29/08 SECOND TEAM TAMBOUE, Jolene 11 points, 12 rebounds Buffalo 01/10/09 Kourtney Brown, Buffalo, Post Defensive Player of the Year Britni Houghton, Central Michigan, Forward Porchia Green, Ball State Jenna Schone, Miami, Guard Lauren Hmiel, Ohio, Guard Sixth Player of the Year Tanika Mays, Toledo, Forward Marke Freeman, Northern Illinois

THIRD TEAM Freshman of the Year Danielle Gratton, Ball State, Forward Brandie Baker, Central Michigan Emily Maggert, Ball State, Forward Jessie Wilcox, Northern Illinois, Guard Player of the Year Jennifer Bushby, Ohio, Guard Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green Tiera DeLaHoussaye, Western Michigan, Point Guard Co-Coach of the Year Tricia Cullop, Toledo HONORABLE MENTION Curt Miller, Bowling Green Angel Chan, Central Michigan, Guard Cassie Schrock, Eastern Michigan, Guard Jamilah Humes, Kent State, Guard Ebony Ellis, Northern Illinois, Center Naama Shafi r, Toledo, Guard

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POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS 1 12 14 20 22 23 24 25 32 Ayla Amber Natasha Amanda Victoria Jasmine Kara Jolene Ashley OPPONENT DATE SCORE RESULT GUZZARDO WITT WILLIAMS SEDLACK ARNDT MUSHINGTON MURPHY TAMBOUE VEAL MICHIGAN 11/17/08 58-49 W 5-0-1 0-1-3 3-1-1 4-2-0 7-6-0 4-1-0 4-4-2 5-10-1 12-4-1 ST. BONAVENTURE 11/22/08 67-71 L 0-3-0 12-0-1 1-0-1 2-1-6 0-8-1 0-1-1 32-6-1 5-3-0 5-4-1 CHICAGO STATE 11/24/08 54-64 L 6-1-0 7-2-2 0-2-2 2-2-0 6-4-0 2-1-0 24-5-2 0-2-0 0-5-2 at Chattanooga 11/28/08 52-71 L 5-0-3 4-0-0 0-1-0 5-1-2 8-1-0 7-3-0 11-8-2 2-11-3 3-1-2 vs Troy 11/29/08 58-52 W 0-2-1 4-0-1 2-0-0 9-1-1 5-6-1 5-2-1 21-10-2 0-7-2 8-4-2 CLEVELAND STATE 12/03/08 54-70 L 0-2-0 5-2-3 0-0-0 6-2-4 4-2-0 6-1-0 13-4-2 8-5-2 2-0-0 at Xavier 12/05/08 44-69 L 0-1-0 2-1-3 0-4-3 3-5-3 7-2-1 0-1-0 26-3-1 3-4-0 2-4-1 at Saint Joseph’s 12/14/08 59-77 L 3-4-2 2-3-1 0-1-0 7-1-1 4-6-0 10-2-1 14-2-3 8-6-1 0-3-1 ROBERT MORRIS 12/17/08 82-75 W 5-3-2 17-2-3 DNP 6-2-1 12-10-1 0-3-0 21-4-4 7-3-3 12-3-1 at Youngstown State 12/20/08 52-58 L 2-4-6 8-2-3 0-0-3 0-0-0 2-2-0 0-2-0 8-7-1 14-6-1 7-3-0 at Houston 12/28/08 59-74 L 4-4-2 1-4-2 4-2-1 DNP 4-7-0 9-0-1 29-8-1 0-6-1 3-4-2 at Sam Houston St 12/31/08 61-60 W 11-3-5 5-2-1 0-0-0 DNP 2-3-0 4-2-1 18-6-3 4-8-2 2-1-4 LEHIGH 01/04/08 67-59 W 6-0-4 6-2-0 2-1-0 DNP DNP 3-3-0 20-7-2 5-8-2 10-0-2 MIAMI 01/07/09 63-83 L 8-4-2 6-1-1 2-1-2 DNP 1-1-0 5-3-2 22-6-1 4-5-4 3-3-2 BUFFALO 01/10/09 62-56 W 2-2-8 8-3-1 0-0-0 DNP 2-4-0 10-3-1 18-4-2 11-12-1 4-4-1 at Ohio 01/14/09 60-65 LOT 2-5-8 2-0-0 DNP DNP 2-0-1 4-3-0 30-5-2 11-5-3 0-0-1 at Bowling Green 01/17/09 51-80 L 5-1-5 5-4-0 2-2-0 DNP 7-7-0 2-2-0 8-9-2 3-12-0 8-0-0 KENT STATE 01/21/09 64-62 W 2-2-6 19-3-1 0-0-1 DNP 8-5-1 0-5-1 11-5-4 4-5-1 10-2-1 BALL STATE 01/24/09 55-61 L 6-4-5 0-3-3 0-0-0 DNP 10-5-1 6-1-2 9-4-2 5-7-3 3-0-2 TOLEDO 01/31/09 64-62 W 4-1-3 6-2-2 0-0-0 DNP 6-2-0 4-0-0 22-6-4 3-7-2 2-1-2 at Northern Illinois 02/04/09 66-73 L 8-2-2 12-2-0 1-0-0 DNP 0-0-1 0-0-0 27-7-1 2-7-2 0-0-0 EASTERN MICHIGAN 02/07/09 71-57 W 4-3-5 5-2-4 0-0-3 DNP 8-3-1 6-1-1 21-2-0 8-12-4 2-2-1 at Central Michigan 02/11/09 57-78 L 0-1-6 7-2-2 0-0-0 DNP 4-5-0 5-1-0 21-6-1 6-10-1 DNP at Western Michigan 02/14/09 47-61 L 5-1-2 0-0-1 2-1-2 DNP 6-3-0 11-2-1 17-5-1 2-4-0 0-0-0 BOWLING GREEN 02/21/09 70-81 L 10-2-7 3-0-2 0-0-1 DNP 2-4-1 4-2-0 15-5-1 6-4-0 9-0-1 at Miami 02/25/09 68-56 W 0-2-3 3-1-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-1-0 6-1-2 29-7-1 9-6-5 4-2-1 at Buffalo 02/28/09 49-69 L 2-4-3 2-3-0 0-0-1 DNP 2-0-0 9-1-1 15-5-0 6-5-2 7-2-0 OHIO 03/04/09 58-57 W 3-2-6 14-1-0 0-2-0 DNP 5-8-2 0-1-1 20-4-1 2-3-1 8-3-1 at Kent State 03/07/09 55-59 L 5-4-3 12-3-0 0-2-1 DNP 0-1-1 0-1-1 22-7-1 8-9-4 2-0-0 vs Central Michigan 03/11/09 59-67 L 10-5-5 3-2-5 DNP DNP 2-1-0 0-0-0 32-7-0 4-8-1 0-3-0

44 51 Kyle Denver 2008-09 FINAL MAC STANDINGS OPPONENT DATE SCORE RESULT BAUMGARTNER MCLEAN EAST DIVISION |------CONFERENCE------| |------OVERALL------| MICHIGAN 11/17/08 58-49 W 14-10-1 DNP STANDINGS W-L PCT PF PA W-L PCT PF PA ST. BONAVENTURE 11/22/08 67-71 L 10-8-2 DNP Bowling Green...... 15-1 .938 74.7 63.8 29-5 .853 73.8 62.0 CHICAGO STATE 11/24/08 54-64 L 7-4-2 DNP Kent State...... 8-8 .500 69.2 65.4 19-10 .655 71.4 65.2 at Chattanooga 11/28/08 52-71 L 7-8-0 0-0-0 Miami...... 7-9 .438 64.1 66.9 16-15 .516 65.5 67.4 vs Troy 11/29/08 58-52 W 4-8-0 DNP Ohio...... 7-9 .438 64.1 65.5 13-18 .419 63.4 63.1 CLEVELAND STATE 12/03/08 54-70 L 10-5-0 0-0-0 Akron...... 6-10 .375 60.0 66.2 11-19 .367 59.5 65.9 at Xavier 12/05/08 44-69 L 0-5-0 1-0-0 Buffalo...... 2-14 .125 65.6 72.9 8-24 .250 64.3 69.8 at Saint Joseph’s 12/14/08 59-77 L 11-7-0 0-0-0 ROBERT MORRIS 12/17/08 82-75 W 2-4-4 DNP WEST DIVISION |------CONFERENCE------| |------OVERALL------| at Youngstown State 12/20/08 52-58 L 11-8-0 DNP STANDINGS W-L PCT PF PA W-L PCT PF PA at Houston 12/28/08 59-74 L 5-5-1 0-0-0 Ball State...... 14-2 .875 72.6 64.8 26-9 .743 71.5 68.0 at Sam Houston St. 12/31/08 61-60 W 15-10-1 0-0-0 Toledo...... 11-5 .688 66.6 63.8 18-13 .581 66.2 65.8 LEHIGH 01/04/08 67-59 W 15-9-4 0-2-0 Northern Illinois... 10-6 .625 68.2 66.8 15-15 .500 67.2 67.9 MIAMI 01/07/09 63-83 L 9-6-0 3-0-0 Central Michigan.... 9-7 .563 78.9 74.7 18-14 .563 78.3 75.0 BUFFALO 01/10/09 62-56 W 7-7-0 DNP Eastern Michigan.... 4-12 .250 58.8 68.4 8-21 .276 62.9 68.2 at Ohio 01/14/09 60-65 LOT 9-5-3 DNP Western Michigan.... 3-13 .188 66.4 69.9 7-23 .233 63.4 69.5 at Bowling Green 01/17/09 51-80 L 6-2-1 5-1-0 KENT STATE 01/21/09 64-62 W 10-7-0 0-1-0 MAC TOURNAMENT RESULTS BALL STATE 01/24/09 55-61 L 16-6-0 DNP Wednesday, March 11 TOLEDO 01/31/09 64-62 W 17-9-1 0-0-0 Miami 75, Eastern Michigan 69 at Northern Illinois 02/04/09 66-73 L 15-4-0 1-0-0 Buffalo 57, Northern Illinois 52 EASTERN MICHIGAN 02/07/09 71-57 W 17-3-2 DNP Ohio 68, Western Michigan 57 at Central Michigan 02/11/09 57-78 L 14-8-0 0-0-0 Central Michigan 67, Akron 59 at Western Michigan 02/14/09 47-61 L 0-2-0 4-6-1 BOWLING GREEN 02/21/09 70-81 L 21-13-1 DNP Friday, March 13 – Quarterfi nals Toledo 77, Ohio 70 at Miami 02/25/09 68-56 W 17-15-2 DNP Bowling Green 82, Central Michigan 65 at Buffalo 02/28/09 49-69 L 4-9-0 2-1-0 Ball State 76, Miami 51 OHIO 03/04/09 58-57 W 6-10-0 DNP Buffalo 66, Kent State 54 at Kent State 03/07/09 55-59 L 6-10-2 DNP vs Central Michigan 03/11/09 59-67 L 8-9-1 DNP Saturday, March 14 – Semifi nals Bowling Green 79, Toledo 66 Ball State 68, Buffalo 54

Sunday, March 15 – Finals Ball State 55, Bowling Green 51

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AKRON GAME-BY-GAME HIGHS

OPPONENT DATE SCORE WL POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS STEALS BLOCKED SHOTS Michigan 11/17/08 58-49 W BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (14) TAMBOUE, Jolene (10) WITT, Amber (3) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (3) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (1) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (10) GUZZARDO, Ayla (3) TAMBOUE, Jolene (3) St. Bonaventure 11/22/08 67-71 L MURPHY, Kara (32) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (8) SEDLACK, Amanda (6) TAMBOUE, Jolene (1) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (1) ARNDT, Victoria MUSHINGTON, Jasmine (1) MURPHY, Kara (1) WITT, Amber (1) Chicago State 11/24/08 54-64 L MURPHY, Kara (24) VEAL, Ashley (5) MURPHY, Kara (2) TAMBOUE, Jolene (2) VEAL, Ashley (1) MURPHY, Kara (5) VEAL, Ashley (2) WITT, Amber (2) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (2) WILLIAMS, Natasha (2) at Chattanooga 11/28/08 52-71 L MURPHY, Kara (11) TAMBOUE, Jolene (11) GUZZARDO, Ayla (3) GUZZARDO, Ayla (3) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (1) TAMBOUE, Jolene (3) ARNDT, Victoria (1) WILLIAMS, Natasha (1) vs Troy 11/29/08 58-52 W MURPHY, Kara (21) MURPHY, Kara (10) TAMBOUE, Jolene (2) ARNDT, Victoria (3) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (2) VEAL, Ashley (2) MURPHY, Kara (2) Cleveland State 12/03/08 54-70 L MURPHY, Kara (13) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (5) SEDLACK, Amanda (4) TAMBOUE, Jolene (3) None TAMBOUE, Jolene (5) at Xavier 12/05/08 44-69 L MURPHY, Kara (26) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (5) WILLIAMS, Natasha (3) TAMBOUE, Jolene (2) None SEDLACK, Amanda (5) SEDLACK, Amanda (3) WITT, Amber (3) at Saint Joseph’s 12/14/08 59-77 L MURPHY, Kara (14) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (7) MURPHY, Kara (3) GUZZARDO, Ayla (5) TAMBOUE, Jolene (1) Robert Morris 12/17/08 82-75 W MURPHY, Kara (21) ARNDT, Victoria (10) MURPHY, Kara (4) GUZZARDO, Ayla (2) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (2) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (4) at Youngstown State 12/20/08 52-58 L TAMBOUE, Jolene (14) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (8) GUZZARDO, Ayla (6) MURPHY, Kara (3) None at Houston 12/28/08 59-74 L MURPHY, Kara (29) MURPHY, Kara (8) VEAL, Ashley (2) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (2) TAMBOUE, Jolene (2) GUZZARDO, Ayla (2) MURPHY, Kara (2) WITT, Amber (2) WILLIAMS, Natasha (2) MUSHINGTON, Jasmine (2) TAMBOUE, Jolene (2) VEAL, Ashley (2) at Sam Houston St. 12/31/08 61-60 W MURPHY, Kara (18) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (10) GUZZARDO, Ayla (5) GUZZARDO, Ayla (4) MURPHY, Kara (2) VEAL, Ashley (2) Lehigh 01/04/08 67-59 W MURPHY, Kara (20) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (9) GUZZARDO, Ayla (4) TAMBOUE, Jolene (3) VEAL, Ashley (2) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (4) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (2) Miami (Ohio) 01/07/09 63-83 L MURPHY, Kara (22) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (6) TAMBOUE, Jolene (4) MUSHINGTON, Jasmine (3) TAMBOUE, Jolene (3) MURPHY, Kara (6) Buffalo 01/10/09 62-56 W MURPHY, Kara (18) TAMBOUE, Jolene (12) GUZZARDO, Ayla (8) GUZZARDO, Ayla (3) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (2) at Ohio 01/14/09 60-65 LOT MURPHY, Kara (30) MURPHY, Kara (5) GUZZARDO, Ayla (8) GUZZARDO, Ayla (3) GUZZARDO, Ayla (1) TAMBOUE, Jolene (5) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (1) GUZZARDO, Ayla (5) MURPHY, Kara (1) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (5) at Bowling Green 01/17/09 51-80 L MURPHY, Kara (8) TAMBOUE, Jolene (12) GUZZARDO, Ayla (5) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (2) McLEAN, Denver (1) VEAL, Ashley (8) Kent State 01/21/09 64-62 W WITT, Amber (19) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (7) GUZZARDO, Ayla (6) TAMBOUE, Jolene (1) TAMBOUE, Jolene (1) ARNDT, Victoria (1) VEAL, Ashley (1) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (1) GUZZARDO, Ayla (1) Ball State 01/24/09 55-61 L BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (16) TAMBOUE, Jolene (7) GUZZARDO, Ayla (5) TAMBOUE, Jolene (3) MUSHINGTON, Jasmine (1) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (1) MURPHY, Kara (1) Toledo 01/31/09 64-62 W MURPHY, Kara (22) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (9) MURPHY, Kara (4) MURPHY, Kara (2) VEAL, Ashley (3) TAMBOUE, Jolene (2) MUSHINGTON, Jasmine (2) GUZZARDO, Ayla (2) at Northern Illinois 02/04/09 66-73 L MURPHY, Kara (27) TAMBOUE, Jolene (7) GUZZARDO, Ayla (2) ARNDT, Victoria (1) MURPHY, Kara (1) MURPHY, Kara (7) TAMBOUE, Jolene (2) WITT, Amber (1) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (1) GUZZARDO, Ayla (1) Eastern Michigan 02/07/09 71-57 W MURPHY, Kara (21) TAMBOUE, Jolene (12) GUZZARDO, Ayla (5) GUZZARDO, Ayla (2) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (2) VEAL, Ashley (2) TAMBOUE, Jolene (2) TAMBOUE, Jolene (2) at Central Michigan 02/11/09 57-78 L MURPHY, Kara (21) TAMBOUE, Jolene (10) GUZZARDO, Ayla (6) GUZZARDO, Ayla (3) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (2) at Western Michigan 02/14/09 47-61 L MURPHY, Kara (17) McLEAN, Denver (6) GUZZARDO, Ayla (2) GUZZARDO, Ayla (4) McLEAN, Denver (1) WILLIAMS, Natasha (2) TAMBOUE, Jolene (1) Bowling Green 02/21/09 70-81 L BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (21) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (13) GUZZARDO, Ayla (7) WITT, Amber (1) None MUSHINGTON, Jasmine (1) TAMBOUE, Jolene (1) VEAL, Ashley (1) at Miami (Ohio) 02/25/09 68-56 W MURPHY, Kara (29) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (15) TAMBOUE, Jolene (5) TAMBOUE, Jolene (3) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (3) at Buffalo 02/28/09 49-69 L MURPHY, Kara (15) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (9) GUZZARDO, Ayla (3) VEAL, Ashley (1) TAMBOUE, Jolene (2) TAMBOUE, Jolene (1) McLEAN, Denver (2) MURPHY, Kara (1) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (1) Ohio 03/04/09 58-57 W MURPHY, Kara (20) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (10) GUZZARDO, Ayla (6) VEAL, Ashley (3) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (1) TAMBOUE, Jolene (1) at Kent State 03/07/09 55-59 L MURPHY, Kara (22) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (10) TAMBOUE, Jolene (4) TAMBOUE, Jolene (3) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (1) TAMBOUE, Jolene (1) vs Central Michigan 03/11/09 59-67 L MURPHY, Kara (32) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (9) WITT, Amber (5) GUZZARDO, Ayla (3) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle (2) GUZZARDO, Ayla (5)

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TEAM COMPARISON GAME-BY-GAME OPPONENT 1ST 2ND SCORE MAR TOTAL FG FG PCT 3-POINTERS 3FG PCT FREE THROWS FT PCT REBOUNDS MAR ASSIST TOVER BLOCK STEAL FOULS Michigan 23/26 35/23 58-49 +9 19-55/15-52 .345/.288 5-22/7-20 .227/.350 15-23/12-18 .652/.667 43/37 +6 10/10 18/22 1/7 12/6 19/21 St. Bonaventure 27/31 40/40 67-71 (4) 18-53/20-48 .340/.417 4-17/1-6 .235/.167 27-33/30-37 .818/.811 38/36 +2 14/14 17/19 1/4 4/8 28/24 Chicago State 21/34 33/30 54-64 (10) 18-55/24-49 .327/.490 4-23/4-11 .174/.364 14-17/12-19 .824/.632 32/34 (2) 10/14 19/19 1/2 7/7 20/17 Chattanooga 25/23 27/48 52-71 (19) 21-57/28-60 .368/.467 4-22/4-17 .182/.235 6-10/11-18 .600/.611 35/43 (8) 12/16 20/18 3/1 9/9 22/14 Troy 27/17 31/35 58-52 +6 19-47/17-54 .404/.315 9-23/2-11 .391/.182 11-24/16-23 .458/.696 41/37 +4 11/11 21/20 3/2 5/9 27/22 Cleveland State 31/28 23/42 54-70 (16) 21-57/25-55 .368/.455 3-18/2-12 .167/.167 9-10/18-21 .900/.857 27/36 (9) 11/18 20/17 0/4 8/9 21/14 Xavier 15/31 29/38 44-69 (25) 17-63/27-69 .270/.391 6-28/6-22 .214/.273 4-8/9-16 .500/.563 32/61 (29) 12/19 12/13 0/5 5/7 14/10 Saint Joseph’s 18/38 41/39 59-77 (18) 19-64/26-55 .297/.473 2-15/7-20 .133/.350 19-23/18-25 .826/.720 41/38 +3 10/18 16/18 1/3 12/7 23/18 Robert Morris 39/40 43/35 82-75 +7 27-63/26-66 .429/.394 9-19/5-16 .474/.313 19-23/18-24 .826/.750 40/41 (1) 19/11 14/14 4/2 5/9 19/15 Youngstown State 23/28 29/30 52-58 (6) 18-48/22-49 .375/.449 6-17/4-15 .353/.267 10-26/10-19 .385/.526 39/32 +7 14/17 23/21 0/3 9/8 21/23 Houston 22/33 37/41 59-74 (15) 23-61/24-68 .377/.353 6-25/3-14 .240/.214 7-17/23-37 .412/.622 41/58 (17) 11/13 21/16 5/3 13/14 25/17 Sam Houston State 30/34 31/26 61-60 +1 22-56/23-53 .393/.434 1-9/4-13 .111/.308 16-22/10-14 .727/.714 35/34 +1 17/21 18/26 6/1 13/5 19/20 Lehigh 27/28 40/31 67-59 +8 19-49/23-76 .388/.303 4-9/2-23 .444/.087 25-33/11-18 .758/.611 35/53 (18) 14/12 17/19 6/3 9/8 18/24 Miami (Ohio) 27/41 36/42 63-83 (20) 19-54/30-63 .352/.476 0-6/5-13 .000/.385 25-32/18-24 .781/.750 31/43 (12) 14/16 19/14 5/5 6/6 19/25 Buffalo 29/25 33/31 62-56 +6 25-66/21-65 .379/.323 2-15/1-17 .133/.059 10-15/13-20 .667/.650 43/43 - 14/9 19/18 3/10 8/11 18/18 Ohio 21/28 32/25 60-65 (5) 24-59/24-50 .407/.480 6-14/5-14 .429/.357 6-12/12-23 .500/.522 29/42 (13) 18/17 12/21 3/4 8/3 20/14 Bowling Green 18/44 33/36 51-80 (29) 19-61/27-61 .311/.443 5-15/7-16 .333/.438 8-11/19-21 .727/.905 43/38 +5 8/17 22/10 1/4 5/11 19/10 Kent State 24/28 40/34 64-62 +2 27-66/23-52 .409/.442 6-23/2-14 .261/.143 4-5/14-17 .800/.824 42/27 +15 16/12 20/17 1/2 5/7 18/14 Ball State 36/24 19/37 55-61 (6) 23-61/21-50 .377/.420 7-20/9-17 .350/.529 2-4/10-11 .500/.909 33/32 +1 18/15 16/20 3/5 9/8 15/12 Toledo 40/40 24/22 64-62 +2 28-57/22-58 .491/.379 4-11/7-13 .364/.538 4-7/11-13 .571/.846 32/37 (5) 14/13 15/18 7/1 10/9 14/15 Northern Illinois 26/40 40/33 66-73 (7) 23-51/24-54 .451/.444 5-14/6-15 .357/.400 15-19/19-24 .789/.792 27/34 (7) 6/11 17/16 1/4 4/4 21/16 Eastern Michigan 32/26 39/31 71-57 +14 28-45/18-56 .622/.321 5-13/6-22 .385/.273 10-16/15-24 .625/.625 32/29 +3 21/9 20/14 5/1 7/8 21/18 Central Michigan 25/36 32/42 57-78 (21) 20-49/27-66 .408/.409 2-7/7-22 .286/.318 15-25/17-20 .600/.850 36/37 (1) 10/12 26/14 3/2 8/16 18/21 Western Michigan 16/33 31/28 47-61 (14) 17-49/20-58 .347/.345 3-12/4-11 .250/.364 10-13/17-22 .769/.773 31/40 (9) 8/12 20/14 2/7 10/11 20/17 Bowling Green 42/44 28/37 70-81 (11) 27-57/24-51 .474/.471 5-14/5-14 .357/.357 11-15/28-33 .733/.848 31/26 +5 14/8 17/10 0/1 4/6 27/17 Miami (Ohio) 27/27 41/29 68-56 +12 21-46/22-65 .457/.338 7-11/3-10 .636/.300 19-23/9-13 .826/.692 43/29 +14 14/14 25/14 4/4 7/10 16/22 Buffalo 20/31 29/38 49-69 (20) 16-43/29-68 .372/.426 1-6/4-14 .167/.286 16-18/7-16 .889/.438 34/38 (4) 7/10 23/9 6/0 4/8 14/12 Ohio 23/16 35/41 58-57 +1 21-49/21-53 .429/.396 3-12/3-11 .250/.273 13-18/12-25 .722/.480 35/34 +1 12/7 19/16 2/3 9/8 22/18 Kent State 33/26 22/33 55-59 (4) 20-41/20-67 .488/.299 3-11/4-23 .273/.174 12-17/15-18 .706/.833 39/35 +4 13/9 29/13 2/1 7/14 19/17 Central Michigan 33/40 26/27 59-67 (8) 21-51/22-61 .412/.361 4-15/7-25 .267/.280 13-21/16-19 .619/.842 40/35 +5 12/11 23/15 4/4 8/14 13/17

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

2009 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS AKRON - INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS OPPONENT - INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS CATEGORY MARK PLAYER OPPONENT DATE CATEGORY MARK PLAYER OPPONENT DATE Points 32 MURPHY, Kara vs Central Michigan 03/11/09 Points 26 PONTIUS, Tracy vs Bowling Green 02/21/09 32 MURPHY, Kara vs St. Bonaventure 11/22/08 26 BROWN, Kourtney vs Buffalo 01/10/09 30 MURPHY, Kara at Ohio 01/14/09 25 BROWN, Kourtney at Buffalo 02/28/09 29 MURPHY, Kara at Miami 02/25/09 25 PROCHASKA, Lauren vs Bowling Green 02/21/09 29 MURPHY, Kara at Houston 12/28/08 22 LOGAN, Sade vs Robert Morris 12/17/08 Field Goals Made 12 MURPHY, Kara at Houston 12/28/08 22 McNair, Donette vs Troy 11/29/08 11 MURPHY, Kara at Ohio 01/14/09 Field Goals Made 11 BROWN, Kourtney at Buffalo 02/28/09 Att. 22 MURPHY, Kara at Houston 12/28/08 11 BROWN, Kourtney vs Buffalo 01/10/09 20 MURPHY, Kara at Ohio 01/14/09 Field Goal Att. 19 SCHONE, Jenna at Miami 02/25/09 20 MURPHY, Kara vs Buffalo 01/10/09 19 McNair, Donette vs Troy 11/29/08 FG Pct (min 5 made) .727 (8-11) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle vs Eastern Michigan 02/07/09 FG Pct (min 5 made) .800 (8-10) HMIEL, Lauren at Ohio 01/14/09 .714 (5-7) MUSHINGTON, Jasmine at Western Michigan 02/14/09 .778 (7-9) ADAMS, Mauvolyene at Northern Illinois 02/04/09 .714 (5-7) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle vs Kent State 01/21/09 .778 (7-9) SCOTT, Tiara at Youngstown State 12/20/08 .714 (5-7) TAMBOUE, Jolene vs Buffalo 01/10/09 3-Point FG Made 5 LOGAN, Sade vs Robert Morris 12/17/08 .714 (5-7) VEAL, Ashley vs Robert Morris 12/17/08 4 WILLIAMS, Jessica vs Toledo 01/31/09 3-Point FG Made 5 MURPHY, Kara at Ohio 01/14/09 4 MCDONALD, Audrey vs Ball State 01/24/09 4 WITT, Amber at Northern Illinois 02/04/09 4 POFF, Jenny at Ohio 01/14/09 4 WITT, Amber vs Kent State 01/21/09 4 MOSS, TYEASHA at Xavier 12/05/08 4 MURPHY, Kara vs Troy 11/29/08 3-Point FG Att. 10 BENNETT, Rachel at Kent State 03/07/09 3-Point FG Att. 9 WITT, Amber vs Kent State 01/21/09 10 LOGAN, Sade vs Robert Morris 12/17/08 9 MURPHY, Kara at Ohio 01/14/09 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made)1.000 (2-2) WALDON, Alyssa vs Chicago State 11/24/08 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made) 1.000 (3-3) MURPHY, Kara at Miami 02/25/09 .800 (4-5) WILLIAMS, Jessica vs Toledo 01/31/09 1.000 (3-3) WITT, Amber vs Robert Morris 12/17/08 Free Throws Made 12 PROCHASKA, Lauren vs Bowling Green 02/21/09 1.000 (2-2) BAUMGARTNER, Kyle vs St. Bonaventure 11/22/08 10 BAKER, Brandie vs Central Michigan 03/11/09 Free Throws Made 16 MURPHY, Kara vs St. Bonaventure 11/22/08 Free Throw Att. 12 PROCHASKA, Lauren vs Bowling Green 02/21/09 14 MURPHY, Kara at Miami 02/25/09 10 BAKER, Brandie vs Central Michigan 03/11/09 Free Throw Att. 17 MURPHY, Kara vs Central Michigan 03/11/09 10 MITCHELL, Dana vs St. Bonaventure 11/22/08 17 MURPHY, Kara vs St. Bonaventure 11/22/08 10 EDWARDS, Priscilla vs St. Bonaventure 11/22/08 FT Pct (min 6 made) 1.000 (10-10) MURPHY, Kara vs Miami 01/07/09 FT Pct (min 6 made) 1.000 (12-12) PROCHASKA, Lauren vs Bowling Green 02/21/09 1.000 (8-8) MURPHY, Kara at Saint Joseph’s 12/14/08 1.000 (10-10) BAKER, Brandie vs Central Michigan 03/11/09 1.000 (6-6) WITT, Amber vs Ohio 03/04/09 1.000 (8-8) PROCHASKA, Lauren at Bowling Green 01/17/09 1.000 (6-6) SEDLACK, Amanda vs Robert Morris 12/17/08 1.000 (7-7) PONTIUS, Tracy vs Bowling Green 02/21/09 1.000 (6-6) MURPHY, Kara vs Robert Morris 12/17/08 1.000 (6-6) BAKER, Brandie at Central Michigan 02/11/09 Rebounds 15 BAUMGARTNER, Kyle at Miami 02/25/09 1.000 (6-6) BUTTON, Roxana at Houston 12/28/08 13 BAUMGARTNER, Kyle vs Bowling Green 02/21/09 1.000 (6-6) JONES, Monica vs Robert Morris 12/17/08 Assists 8 GUZZARDO, Ayla at Ohio 01/14/09 1.000 (6-6) ROQUE, Jessica vs Cleveland State 12/03/08 8 GUZZARDO, Ayla vs Buffalo 01/10/09 Rebounds 16 BROWN, Kourtney at Buffalo 02/28/09 Steals 5 GUZZARDO, Ayla at Saint Joseph’s 12/14/08 14 SZUNKO, Kaihla vs Central Michigan 03/11/09 4 GUZZARDO, Ayla at Western Michigan 02/14/09 Assists 6 (Seven Players) 4 GUZZARDO, Ayla at Sam Houston St 12/31/08 Steals 8 LUCKETT, Latisha vs Central Michigan 03/11/09 Blocked Shots 3 BAUMGARTNER, Kyle at Miami 02/25/09 5 PONTIUS, Tracy at Bowling Green 01/17/09 3 VEAL, Ashley vs Toledo 01/31/09 Blocked Shots 4 FORTMAN, Jessica vs Buffalo 01/10/09 3 TAMBOUE, Jolene vs Miami 01/07/09 3 (Five Players)

2009-10 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMENʼS BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 49 CCAREERAREER GAME-BY-GAMEGAME-BY-GAME STATISTICSSTATISTICS

#01 AYLA GUZZARDO | 2008-09 SEASON #14 NATASHA WILLIAMS | 2008-09 SEASON TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS OPPONENT DATE GS MIN FG FGA PCT 3FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG OPPONENT DATE GS MIN FG FGA PCT 3FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG Michigan 11/17/08 20 2 8 .250 0 5 .000 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 1 0 0 3 5 5.0 Michigan 11/17/08 17 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 3 6 .500 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 3.0 St. Bonaventure 11/22/08 19 0 3 .000 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 1.5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.5 St. Bonaventure 11/22/08 10 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0.5 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2.0 Chicago State 11/24/08 16 1 5 .200 0 4 .000 4 4 1.000 1 0 1 1.3 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 3.7 Chicago State 11/24/08 16 0 4 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1.0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 1.3 at Chattanooga 11/28/08 25 2 7 .286 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 3 0 3 1 0 3 5 4.0 at Chattanooga 11/28/08 13 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 vs Troy 11/29/08 22 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 2 2 1.2 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 3.2 vs Troy 11/29/08 8 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.8 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 1.2 Cleveland State 12/03/08 11 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1.3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.7 Cleveland State 12/03/08 4 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 at Xavier 12/05/08 15 0 4 .000 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.3 at Xavier 12/05/08 13 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 4 1.1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.9 at Saint Joseph’s 12/14/08 27 1 8 .125 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 1 3 4 1.6 4 0 2 4 0 5 3 2.4 at Saint Joseph’s 12/14/08 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 Robert Morris 12/17/08 * 28 2 4 .500 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 1 2 3 1.8 4 0 2 3 0 2 5 2.7 at Youngstown St. 12/20/08 16 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 0 1.0 3 0 3 4 0 0 0 0.7 at Youngstown St. 12/20/08 * 28 1 4 .250 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 1 3 4 2.0 2 0 6 6 0 1 2 2.6 at Houston 12/28/08 20 1 5 .200 0 3 .000 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 1.1 0 0 1 3 0 2 4 1.0 at Houston 12/28/08 * 19 1 3 .333 1 2 .500 1 4 .250 2 2 4 2.2 5 1 2 3 0 1 4 2.7 at Sam Houston St 12/31/08 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.9 at Sam Houston St 12/31/08 * 37 2 5 .400 0 2 .000 7 8 .875 0 3 3 2.3 3 0 5 2 0 4 11 3.4 Lehigh 01/04/08 14 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1.0 Lehigh 01/04/08 * 26 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 4 7 .571 0 0 0 2.1 3 0 4 3 0 1 6 3.6 MIAMI 01/07/09 10 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 2 6 0 0 2 1.1 Miami 01/07/09 * 30 2 4 .500 0 1 .000 4 4 1.000 2 2 4 2.2 2 0 2 1 0 0 8 3.9 Buffalo 01/10/09 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 Buffalo 01/10/09 * 26 1 4 .250 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 2 2 2.2 3 0 8 5 0 3 2 3.8 at Bowling Green 01/17/09 8 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1.1 at Ohio 01/14/09 * 45 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 3 5 2.4 3 0 8 3 1 3 2 3.7 Kent State 01/21/09 9 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.9 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.0 at Bowling Green 01/17/09 * 34 1 6 .167 0 1 .000 3 4 .750 1 0 1 2.3 1 0 5 2 0 1 5 3.8 Ball State 01/24/09 5 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 Kent State 01/21/09 * 32 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.3 4 0 6 2 0 1 2 3.7 Toledo 01/31/09 3 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.8 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.9 Ball State 01/24/09 * 35 2 4 .500 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 1 3 4 2.4 5 1 5 4 0 2 6 3.8 at N.Illinois 02/04/09 1 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.9 Toledo 01/31/09 * 37 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.3 1 0 3 4 0 2 4 3.8 E. Michigan 02/07/09 14 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.9 at N. Illinois 02/04/09 * 39 4 6 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.3 5 1 2 3 0 1 8 4.0 at C.Michigan 02/11/09 3 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 E.Michigan 02/07/09 * 26 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 3 3 2.3 4 0 5 6 0 2 4 4.0 at W.Michigan 02/14/09 12 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 1 0 1 0.7 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0.9 at C.Michigan 02/11/09 * 37 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.3 4 0 6 5 0 3 0 3.8 Bowling Green 02/21/09 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.8 at W.Michigan 02/14/09 * 28 2 5 .400 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.2 4 0 2 4 0 4 5 3.9 at Miami 02/25/09 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 Bowling Green 02/21/09 * 38 3 6 .500 0 1 .000 4 4 1.000 1 1 2 2.2 4 0 7 6 0 0 10 4.1 at Buffalo 02/28/09 7 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.8 at Miami 02/25/09 * 39 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.2 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 4.0 Ohio 03/04/09 10 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 0.7 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.7 at Buffalo 02/28/09 * 34 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 4 2.3 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 3.9 at Kent State 03/07/09 18 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 0.7 1 0 1 8 0 0 0 0.7 Ohio 03/04/09 * 29 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 2 2 2.3 3 0 6 6 0 2 3 3.9 2008-09 TOTALS 0 243 4 34 .118 0 15 .000 11 19 .579 3 17 20 0.7 16 0 22 40 1 5 19 0.7 at Kent State 03/07/09 * 22 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 1 3 .333 1 3 4 2.3 5 1 3 3 0 2 5 3.9 vs C. Michigan 03/11/09 * 40 4 9 .444 0 1 .000 2 3 .667 0 5 5 2.4 3 0 5 6 0 3 10 4.1 Games played: 27; Minutes/game: 9.0; Points/game: 0.7; FG Pct: 11.8; 3FG Pct: 0.0; FT Pct: 57.9; Rebounds/game: 0.7; Assists/ 2008-09 TOTALS 22 864 41 127 .323 7 46 .152 34 52 .654 19 53 72 2.4 90 5 105 88 1 51 123 4.1 game: 0.8; Turnovers/game: 1.5; Assist/turnover ratio: 0.6; Steals/game: 0.2; Blocks/game: 0.0

Games played: 30; Minutes/game: 28.8; Points/game: 4.1; FG Pct: 32.3; 3FG Pct: 15.2; FT Pct: 65.4; Rebounds/game: 2.4; Assists/ game: 3.5; Turnovers/game: 2.9; Assist/turnover ratio: 1.2; Steals/game: 1.7; Blocks/game: 0.0 #23 JASMINE MUSHINGTON | 2008-09 SEASON TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS OPPONENT DATE GS MIN FG FGA PCT 3FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG #12 AMBER WITT | 2008-09 SEASON Michigan 11/17/08 5 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.0 TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS St. Bonaventure 11/22/08 7 0 4 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 2.0 OPPONENT DATE GS MIN FG FGA PCT 3FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG Chicago State 11/24/08 6 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 Michigan 11/17/08 * 16 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0.0 at Chattanooga 11/28/08 15 3 7 .429 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 0 3 3 1.5 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 3.3 St. Bonaventure 11/22/08 * 22 5 8 .625 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 0.5 3 0 1 0 0 1 12 6.0 vs Troy 11/29/08 9 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 1 1 2 1.6 2 0 1 1 0 0 5 3.6 Chicago State 11/24/08 * 25 3 5 .600 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1.0 3 0 2 2 0 0 7 6.3 Cleveland State 12/03/08 10 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 1 0 1 1.5 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 4.0 at Chattanooga 11/28/08 * 17 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 0.8 4 0 0 4 0 1 4 5.8 at Xavier 12/05/08 10 0 4 .000 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 1 1.4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.4 vs Troy 11/29/08 * 19 1 5 .200 0 3 .000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 0.6 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 5.4 at Saint Joseph’s 12/14/08 19 4 12 .333 0 1 .000 2 3 .667 1 1 2 1.5 4 0 1 0 0 1 10 4.3 Cleveland State 12/03/08 * 29 2 9 .222 0 2 .000 1 1 1.000 1 1 2 0.8 4 0 3 2 0 0 5 5.3 Robert Morris 12/17/08 10 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 1.7 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3.8 at Xavier 12/05/08 * 25 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.9 1 0 3 3 0 1 2 4.9 at Youngstown St. 12/20/08 11 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 0 2 1.7 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 3.4 at Saint Joseph’s 12/14/08 * 19 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 1.1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4.5 at Houston 12/28/08 23 4 6 .667 0 0 .000 1 3 .333 0 0 0 1.5 2 0 1 3 0 2 9 3.9 Robert Morris 12/17/08 * 34 6 11 .545 3 3 1.000 2 2 1.000 1 1 2 1.2 2 0 3 2 0 0 17 5.9 at Sam Houston St 12/31/08 15 2 6 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 0 2 1.6 3 0 1 2 0 2 4 3.9 at Youngstown St. 12/20/08 * 22 3 7 .429 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 1 1 2 1.3 2 0 3 3 0 0 8 6.1 Lehigh 01/04/08 10 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 0 3 3 1.7 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 3.8 at Houston 12/28/08 * 20 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 2 4 1.5 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 5.6 Miami 01/07/09 22 2 7 .286 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 2 3 1.8 4 0 2 2 0 3 5 3.9 at Sam Houston St 12/31/08 * 28 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 0 2 2 1.6 3 0 1 3 0 1 5 5.6 Buffalo 01/10/09 21 5 9 .556 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 1 3 1.9 0 0 1 3 0 0 10 4.3 Lehigh 01/04/08 * 30 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 4 5 .800 0 2 2 1.6 1 0 0 1 0 1 6 5.6 at Ohio 01/14/09 20 2 7 .286 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 1.9 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 4.3 Miami 01/07/09 * 23 3 8 .375 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.6 2 0 1 1 0 0 6 5.6 at Bowling Green 01/17/09 17 1 8 .125 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 0 2 1.9 4 0 0 3 0 1 2 4.2 Buffalo 01/10/09 * 24 2 4 .500 1 2 .500 3 3 1.000 1 2 3 1.7 3 0 1 0 0 0 8 5.8 Kent State 01/21/09 7 0 4 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 3 5 2.1 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 3.9 at Ohio 01/14/09 * 28 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.6 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 5.6 Ball State 01/24/09 23 3 7 .429 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.1 0 0 2 1 1 0 6 4.1 at Bowling Green 01/17/09 * 30 2 7 .286 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 1 3 4 1.7 3 0 0 3 0 0 5 5.5 Toledo 01/31/09 11 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 2 4 4.1 Kent State 01/21/09 * 31 6 12 .500 4 9 .444 3 3 1.000 1 2 3 1.8 2 0 1 3 0 0 19 6.3 at N. Illinois 02/04/09 14 0 4 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.9 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 3.9 Ball State 01/24/09 * 21 0 5 .000 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 2 1 3 1.8 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 5.9 E. Michigan 02/07/09 12 3 3 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.8 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 4.0 Toledo 01/31/09 * 33 3 5 .600 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 1 1 2 1.9 4 0 2 1 1 1 6 6.0 at C. Michigan 02/11/09 20 2 9 .222 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 1 1 1.8 3 0 0 3 0 0 5 4.0 at N.Illinois 02/04/09 * 26 4 8 .500 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1.9 3 0 0 3 0 1 12 6.2 at W.Michigan 02/14/09 29 5 7 .714 0 0 .000 1 4 .250 2 0 2 1.8 2 0 1 2 0 0 11 4.3 E.Michigan 02/07/09 * 31 2 5 .400 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1.9 4 0 4 2 0 0 5 6.2 Bowling Green 02/21/09 22 2 5 .400 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 1.8 5 1 0 0 0 1 4 4.3 at C.Michigan 02/11/09 * 31 3 5 .600 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1.9 1 0 2 6 0 1 7 6.2 at Miami 02/25/09 17 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.8 3 0 2 4 0 1 6 4.3 at W.Michigan 02/14/09 * 11 0 3 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.8 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 6.0 at Buffalo 02/28/09 18 3 9 .333 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 1 0 1 1.7 1 0 1 1 0 0 9 4.5 Bowling Green 02/21/09 * 19 1 2 .500 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.7 3 0 2 0 0 1 3 5.8 Ohio 03/04/09 9 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.7 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 4.4 at Miami 02/25/09 * 24 1 2 .500 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.7 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.7 at Kent State 03/07/09 11 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.7 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 4.2 at Buffalo 02/28/09 * 27 0 5 .000 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 0 3 3 1.7 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5.6 vs C. Michigan 03/11/09 10 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.6 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 4.1 Ohio 03/04/09 * 33 3 7 .429 2 5 .400 6 6 1.000 0 1 1 1.7 1 0 0 3 0 0 14 5.9 2008-09 TOTALS 0 433 51 147 .347 0 9 .000 20 32 .625 23 26 49 1.6 53 1 18 48 3 18 122 4.1 at Kent State 03/07/09 * 31 4 8 .500 2 5 .400 2 2 1.000 0 3 3 1.8 3 0 0 4 0 0 12 6.1 vs C.Michigan 03/11/09 * 31 1 5 .200 1 2 .500 0 1 .000 0 2 2 1.8 2 0 5 4 0 1 3 6.0 Games played: 30; Minutes/game: 14.4; Points/game: 4.1; FG Pct: 34.7; 3FG Pct: 0.0; FT Pct: 62.5; Rebounds/game: 1.6; Assists/ 2008-09 TOTALS 30 760 61 161 .379 25 58 .431 33 38 .868 11 42 53 1.8 68 0 45 62 1 13 180 6.0 game: 0.6; Turnovers/game: 1.6; Assist/turnover ratio: 0.4; Steals/game: 0.6; Blocks/game: 0.1

Games played: 30; Minutes/game: 25.3; Points/game: 6.0; FG Pct: 37.9; 3FG Pct: 43.1; FT Pct: 86.8; Rebounds/game: 1.8; Assists/ game: 1.5; Turnovers/game: 2.1; Assist/turnover ratio: 0.7; Steals/game: 0.4; Blocks/game: 0.0

50 2009-10 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMENʼS BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE GAME-BY-GAME CAREER STATISTICS | 2008-09 SEASON REVIEW

#24 KARA MURPHY | 2008-09 SEASON #25 JOLENE TAMBOUE | 2008-09 SEASON TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS OPPONENT DATE GS MIN FG FGA PCT 3FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG OPPONENT DATE GS MIN FG FGA PCT 3FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG Michigan 11/17/08 * 28 1 9 .111 0 4 .000 2 4 .500 1 3 4 4.0 1 0 2 1 0 0 4 4.0 Michigan 11/17/08 * 27 2 5 .400 1 1 1.000 0 1 .000 5 5 10 10.0 3 0 1 5 0 3 5 5.0 St. Bonaventure 11/22/08 * 33 8 17 .471 0 3 .000 16 17 .941 3 3 6 5.0 3 0 1 4 0 1 32 18.0 St. Bonaventure 11/22/08 * 21 1 4 .250 1 2 .500 2 6 .333 3 0 3 6.5 5 1 0 2 0 1 5 5.0 Chicago State 11/24/08 * 34 8 18 .444 2 5 .400 6 7 .857 2 3 5 5.0 3 0 2 2 0 1 24 20.0 Chicago State 11/24/08 * 27 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 5.0 3 0 0 3 0 2 0 3.3 at Chattanooga 11/28/08 * 26 4 9 .444 0 2 .000 3 3 1.000 2 6 8 5.8 1 0 2 4 0 0 11 17.8 at Chattanooga 11/28/08 * 20 1 4 .250 0 2 .000 0 3 .000 6 5 11 6.5 4 0 3 4 0 0 2 3.0 vs Troy 11/29/08 * 34 7 14 .500 4 6 .667 3 9 .333 3 7 10 6.6 3 0 2 2 0 1 21 18.4 vs Troy 11/29/08 * 17 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 3 4 7 6.6 5 1 2 4 0 0 0 2.4 Cleveland State 12/03/08 * 30 5 12 .417 1 3 .333 2 2 1.000 2 2 4 6.2 4 0 2 5 0 0 13 17.5 Cleveland State 12/03/08 * 25 4 7 .571 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 3 2 5 6.3 3 0 2 2 0 3 8 3.3 at Xavier 12/05/08 * 33 10 18 .556 3 5 .600 3 3 1.000 2 1 3 5.7 0 0 1 1 0 1 26 18.7 at Xavier 12/05/08 * 17 1 5 .200 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 2 2 4 6.0 5 1 0 0 0 2 3 3.3 at Saint Joseph’s 12/14/08 * 35 3 8 .375 0 2 .000 8 8 1.000 2 0 2 5.3 4 0 3 3 0 2 14 18.1 at Saint Joseph’s 12/14/08 * 21 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 6 8 .750 5 1 6 6.0 4 0 1 2 1 3 8 3.9 Robert Morris 12/17/08 * 31 6 18 .333 3 8 .375 6 6 1.000 2 2 4 5.1 2 0 4 1 0 1 21 18.4 Robert Morris 12/17/08 * 14 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 2 1 3 5.7 5 1 3 0 0 1 7 4.2 at Youngstown St. 12/20/08 * 32 1 6 .167 0 1 .000 6 8 .750 3 4 7 5.3 0 0 1 1 0 3 8 17.4 at Youngstown St. 12/20/08 * 33 5 9 .556 3 5 .600 1 4 .250 5 1 6 5.7 4 0 1 1 0 2 14 5.2 at Houston 12/28/08 * 37 12 22 .545 3 7 .429 2 3 .667 2 6 8 5.5 4 0 1 3 0 2 29 18.5 at Houston 12/28/08 * 12 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 2 4 6 5.7 5 1 1 0 2 2 0 4.7 at Sam Houston St 12/31/08 * 37 7 15 .467 0 1 .000 4 7 .571 2 4 6 5.6 1 0 3 0 2 1 18 18.4 at Sam Houston St 12/31/08 * 19 2 4 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 3 5 8 5.9 4 0 2 2 1 2 4 4.7 Lehigh 01/04/08 * 40 5 12 .417 1 3 .333 9 12 .750 2 5 7 5.7 2 0 2 3 1 2 20 18.5 Lehigh 01/04/08 * 21 2 7 .286 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 3 5 8 6.1 3 0 2 1 0 3 5 4.7 Miami 01/07/09 * 32 6 15 .400 0 1 .000 10 10 1.000 2 4 6 5.7 1 0 1 4 0 1 22 18.8 Miami 01/07/09 * 28 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 2 6 .333 2 3 5 6.0 2 0 4 1 3 1 4 4.6 Buffalo 01/10/09 * 35 6 20 .300 1 6 .167 5 7 .714 0 4 4 5.6 0 0 2 3 0 1 18 18.7 Buffalo 01/10/09 * 26 5 7 .714 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 6 6 12 6.4 4 0 1 2 1 2 11 5.1 at Ohio 01/14/09 * 42 11 20 .550 5 9 .556 3 6 .500 3 2 5 5.6 2 0 2 2 1 2 30 19.4 at Ohio 01/14/09 * 33 4 7 .571 0 1 .000 3 3 1.000 3 2 5 6.3 4 0 3 1 0 1 11 5.4 at Bowling Green 01/17/09 * 31 4 11 .364 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 3 6 9 5.8 1 0 2 4 0 1 8 18.8 at Bowling Green 01/17/09 * 15 1 5 .200 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 6 6 12 6.6 5 1 0 3 0 0 3 5.3 Kent State 01/21/09 * 38 5 13 .385 0 4 .000 1 2 .500 2 3 5 5.7 0 0 4 2 0 0 11 18.3 Kent State 01/21/09 * 23 2 8 .250 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 2 3 5 6.6 2 0 1 3 1 1 4 5.2 Ball State 01/24/09 * 36 4 15 .267 1 6 .167 0 0 .000 0 4 4 5.6 0 0 2 2 1 1 9 17.8 Ball State 01/24/09 * 25 1 3 .333 1 1 1.000 2 4 .500 3 4 7 6.6 1 0 3 2 0 3 5 5.2 Toledo 01/31/09 * 33 9 17 .529 3 6 .500 1 1 1.000 2 4 6 5.7 2 0 4 1 0 2 22 18.1 Toledo 01/31/09 * 23 1 7 .143 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 3 4 7 6.6 2 0 2 2 0 2 3 5.1 at N.Illinois 02/04/09 * 39 7 15 .467 0 4 .000 13 15 .867 1 6 7 5.7 1 0 1 2 1 0 27 18.5 at N. Illinois 02/04/09 * 34 1 5 .200 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 4 3 7 6.6 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 5.0 E. Michigan 02/07/09 * 37 7 11 .636 3 6 .500 4 6 .667 0 2 2 5.5 2 0 0 5 0 0 21 18.6 E. Michigan 02/07/09 * 26 3 5 .600 0 2 .000 2 4 .500 2 10 12 6.9 4 0 4 2 2 2 8 5.1 at C. Michigan 02/11/09 * 38 5 16 .313 1 4 .250 10 13 .769 4 2 6 5.6 1 0 1 3 0 1 21 18.7 at C. Michigan 02/11/09 * 28 3 5 .600 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 3 7 10 7.0 5 1 1 4 1 1 6 5.1 at W. Michigan 02/14/09 * 40 6 17 .353 2 6 .333 3 3 1.000 1 4 5 5.5 1 0 1 3 0 3 17 18. at W. Michigan 02/14/09 * 23 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 4 4 6.9 5 1 0 2 1 0 2 5.0 Bowling Green 02/21/09 * 39 6 16 .375 2 5 .400 1 2 .500 2 3 5 5.5 4 0 1 3 0 0 15 18.5 Bowling Green 02/21/09 * 22 3 7 .429 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 4 6.8 5 1 0 2 0 1 6 5.0 at Miami 02/25/09 * 39 6 14 .429 3 3 1.000 14 15 .933 2 5 7 5.6 2 0 1 7 0 0 29 18.9 at Miami 02/25/09 * 24 3 5 .600 2 3 .667 1 2 .500 3 3 6 6.7 4 0 5 4 1 3 9 5.2 at Buffalo 02/28/09 * 34 3 12 .250 0 4 .000 9 10 .900 1 4 5 5.6 2 0 0 7 0 1 15 18.7 at Buffalo 02/28/09 * 27 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 2 3 5 6.7 2 0 2 6 2 1 6 5.2 Ohio 03/04/09 * 38 8 16 .500 0 1 .000 4 7 .571 2 2 4 5.5 2 0 1 2 0 0 20 18.8 Ohio 03/04/09 17 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 6.5 5 1 1 2 1 2 2 5.1 at Kent State 03/07/09 * 38 7 13 .538 1 3 .333 7 8 .875 2 5 7 5.6 1 0 1 4 0 1 22 18.9 at Kent State 03/07/09 * 32 3 6 .500 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 3 6 9 6.6 2 0 4 1 1 3 8 5.2 vs C. Michigan 03/11/09 * 39 9 18 .500 3 8 .375 11 17 .647 4 3 7 5.6 2 0 0 5 0 2 32 19.3 vs C. Michigan 03/11/09 * 27 2 4 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 3 5 8 6.7 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 5.2 2008-09 TOTALS 30 1058 186 437 .426 42 127 .331 166 211 .787 59 109 168 5.6 52 0 50 89 6 31 580 19.3 2008-09 TOTALS 29 707 58 147 .395 12 41 .293 27 54 .500 91 109 200 6.7 111 10 52 65 19 48 155 5.2

Games played: 30; Minutes/game: 35.3; Points/game: 19.3; FG Pct: 42.6; 3FG Pct: 33.1; FT Pct: 78.7; Rebounds/game: 5.6; As- Games played: 30; Minutes/game: 23.6; Points/game: 5.2; FG Pct: 39.5; 3FG Pct: 29.3; FT Pct: 50.0; Rebounds/game: 6.7; Assists/ sists/game: 1.7; Turnovers/game: 3.0; Assist/turnover ratio: 0.6; Steals/game: 1.0; Blocks/game: 0.2 game: 1.7; Turnovers/game: 2.2; Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8; Steals/game: 1.6; Blocks/game: 0.6

MURPHY | 2007-08 SEASON #44 KYLE BAUMGARTNER | 2008-09 SEASON TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS OPPONENT DATE GS MIN FG FGA PCT 3FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG OPPONENT DATE GS MIN FG FGA PCT 3FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG at Michigan 11/10/07 * 30 5 13 .385 0 5 .000 1 3 .333 3 2 5 5.0 1 0 1 4 0 1 11 11.0 Michigan 11/17/08 29 6 11 .545 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 4 6 10 10.0 2 0 1 3 1 3 14 14.0 Saint Louis 11/14/07 * 38 8 17 .471 3 6 .500 7 7 1.000 1 2 3 4.0 3 0 2 3 0 2 26 18.5 St. Bonaventure 11/22/08 23 3 5 .600 2 2 1.000 2 2 1.000 3 5 8 9.0 3 0 2 4 1 0 10 12.0 at Cleveland State 11/17/07 * 22 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 1 2 3 3.7 3 0 2 5 0 3 6 14.3 Chicago State 11/24/08 20 3 5 .600 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 2 2 4 7.3 1 0 2 1 0 0 7 10.3 vs E. Washington 11/22/07 * 25 5 8 .625 1 2 .500 2 2 1.000 2 5 7 4.5 2 0 0 1 0 3 13 14.0 at Chattanooga 11/28/08 * 22 3 7 .429 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 3 5 8 7.5 3 0 0 0 1 2 7 9.5 vs Utah 11/23/07 * 33 6 15 .400 2 3 .667 1 2 .500 2 1 3 4.2 2 0 1 2 0 1 15 14.2 vs Troy 11/29/08 * 24 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 2 6 8 7.6 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 8.4 vs Nebraska 11/25/07 * 28 2 7 .286 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 4 4 4.2 2 0 1 1 0 2 4 12.5 Cleveland State 12/03/08 * 21 4 8 .500 0 1 .000 2 3 .667 2 3 5 7.2 1 0 0 2 0 2 10 8.7 at Niagara 11/29/07 * 28 5 8 .625 1 1 1.000 3 4 .750 3 6 9 4.9 3 0 4 6 2 2 14 12.7 at Xavier 12/05/08 * 21 0 6 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 3 5 6.9 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.4 at Dayton 12/02/07 * 33 5 9 .556 2 3 .667 1 3 .333 4 3 7 5.1 4 0 2 6 1 0 13 12.8 at Saint Joseph’s 12/14/08 * 24 4 13 .308 0 2 .000 3 4 .750 4 3 7 6.9 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 7.9 at Saint Francis 12/05/07 * 32 4 9 .444 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 3 1 4 5.0 1 0 3 1 0 2 9 12.3 Robert Morris 12/17/08 18 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 4 4 6.6 2 0 4 2 2 0 2 7.2 Houston 12/16/07 * 36 5 10 .500 3 5 .600 7 8 .875 1 2 3 4.8 3 0 3 0 0 0 20 13.1 at Youngstown St. 12/20/08 24 5 9 .556 1 1 1.000 0 2 .000 3 5 8 6.7 4 0 0 4 0 0 11 7.6 Youngstown St. 12/21/07 * 29 1 7 .143 0 3 .000 1 2 .500 0 4 4 4.7 4 0 1 4 0 1 3 12.2 at Houston 12/28/08 21 2 9 .222 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 2 3 5 6.5 2 0 1 2 1 2 5 7.4 Xavier 12/28/07 * 37 4 12 .333 1 7 .143 4 6 .667 1 5 6 4.8 4 0 1 4 0 0 13 12.3 at Sam Houston St 12/31/08 30 7 11 .636 1 1 1.000 0 1 .000 2 8 10 6.8 4 0 1 5 1 1 15 8.0 Marist College 12/30/07 * 28 3 8 .375 0 0 .000 5 6 .833 2 2 4 4.8 5 1 1 4 0 0 11 12.2 Lehigh 01/04/08 * 30 5 13 .385 0 0 .000 5 6 .833 3 6 9 7.0 4 0 4 3 2 1 15 8.5 Saint Joseph’s 01/05/08 * 31 5 13 .385 1 3 .333 7 8 .875 0 2 2 4.6 2 0 2 1 0 0 18 12.6 Miami 01/07/09 * 29 4 11 .364 0 1 .000 1 1 1.000 1 5 6 6.9 2 0 0 4 1 1 9 8.6 at Bowling Green 01/09/08 * 31 7 13 .538 1 2 .500 3 3 1.000 3 2 5 4.6 3 0 1 2 1 1 18 12.9 Buffalo 01/10/09 * 28 3 8 .375 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 2 5 7 6.9 5 1 0 2 2 0 7 8.5 Buffalo 01/12/08 * 23 2 5 .400 0 2 .000 3 4 .750 0 2 2 4.4 3 0 2 4 0 0 7 12.6 at Ohio 01/14/09 * 38 4 12 .333 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 5 5 6.8 3 0 3 2 1 1 9 8.5 at Miami 01/16/08 * 37 4 13 .308 1 4 .250 2 6 .333 5 8 13 4.9 3 0 1 5 0 2 11 12.5 at Bowling Green 01/17/09 * 23 2 9 .222 0 2 .000 2 3 .667 1 1 2 6.5 1 0 1 4 0 2 6 8.4 Kent State 01/19/08 * 33 7 17 .412 4 7 .571 1 1 1.000 4 2 6 5.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 19 12.8 Kent State 01/21/09 * 17 5 7 .714 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 3 4 7 6.6 4 0 0 2 0 1 10 8.4 at Ohio 01/22/08 * 26 3 11 .273 1 3 .333 3 4 .750 1 6 7 5.1 2 0 2 3 0 1 10 12.7 Ball State 01/24/09 * 24 8 13 .615 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 4 6 6.5 0 0 0 4 1 2 16 8.8 at Toledo 01/26/08 * 31 4 10 .400 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 3 5 8 5.3 2 0 5 6 0 1 10 12.6 Toledo 01/31/09 * 28 8 15 .533 0 2 .000 1 3 .333 4 5 9 6.7 2 0 1 1 2 1 17 9.3 C. Michigan 01/29/08 * 37 7 16 .438 0 4 .000 5 7 .714 4 2 6 5.3 1 0 1 6 1 0 19 12.9 at N. Illinois 02/04/09 * 28 7 12 .583 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 1 3 4 6.5 5 1 0 2 0 1 15 9.5 N. Illinois 02/03/08 * 30 6 12 .500 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 4 4 5.2 3 0 5 3 0 1 12 12.8 E. Michigan 02/07/09 * 23 8 11 .727 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 0 3 3 6.4 4 0 2 1 2 0 17 9.9 at Ball State 02/09/08 * 40 9 15 .600 2 3 .667 2 3 .667 2 4 6 5.3 3 0 2 3 0 2 22 13.2 at C. Michigan 02/11/09 * 26 6 9 .667 0 0 .000 2 5 .400 3 5 8 6.4 1 0 0 3 2 1 14 10.0 at E. Michigan 02/12/08 * 40 7 13 .538 1 3 .333 3 4 .750 3 3 6 5.3 1 0 3 5 0 0 18 13.4 at W. Michigan 02/14/09 * 12 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 6.3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 9.6 W. Michigan 02/16/08 * 38 4 13 .308 0 4 .000 5 6 .833 0 1 1 5.1 1 0 3 1 0 3 13 13.4 Bowling Green 02/21/09 * 27 8 13 .615 1 2 .500 4 5 .800 5 8 13 6.5 1 0 1 2 0 0 21 10.1 Ohio 02/20/08 * 30 5 7 .714 1 1 1.000 9 10 .900 0 1 1 5.0 3 0 1 5 1 3 20 13.7 at Miami 02/25/09 * 35 7 14 .500 0 1 .000 3 4 .750 2 13 15 6.8 2 0 2 7 3 1 17 10.3 at Kent State 2/23/08 * 38 6 13 .462 1 3 .333 10 12 .833 2 9 11 5.2 3 0 5 4 0 2 23 14.0 at Buffalo 02/28/09 * 24 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 9 9 6.9 3 0 0 3 1 1 4 10.1 at Buffalo 02/27/08 * 32 1 9 .111 0 2 .000 4 6 .667 2 7 9 5.3 1 0 1 5 0 0 6 13.7 Ohio 03/04/09 * 27 3 9 .333 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 3 7 10 7.0 3 0 0 2 1 0 6 10.0 Miami 03/01/08 * 33 6 13 .462 4 6 .667 15 16 .938 4 4 8 5.4 3 0 0 7 0 3 31 14.3 at Kent State 03/07/09 * 30 3 7 .429 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 1 9 10 7.1 4 0 2 3 1 0 6 9.8 Bowling Green 03/05/08 * 33 3 11 .273 0 3 .000 10 11 .909 4 5 9 5.5 2 0 1 7 0 2 16 14.4 vs C. Michigan 03/11/09 * 33 4 9 .444 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 7 9 7.2 1 0 1 3 2 0 8 9.8 vs W.Michigan 03-09-08 * 31 6 13 .462 1 1 1.000 5 10 .500 7 2 9 5.6 2 0 2 4 0 2 18 14.5 2008-09 TOTALS 23 759 127 269 .472 10 33 .303 29 47 .617 62 154 216 7.2 79 2 28 73 30 24 293 9.8 2007-08 TOTALS 31 993 148 346 .428 32 93 .344 121 161 .752 67 108 175 5.6 77 1 60 112 6 40 449 14.5 Games played: 30; Minutes/game: 25.3; Points/game: 9.8; FG Pct: 47.2; 3FG Pct: 30.3; FT Pct: 61.7; Rebounds/game: 7.2; Assists/ Games played: 31; Minutes/game: 32.0; Points/game: 14.5; FG Pct: 42.8; 3FG Pct: 34.4; FT Pct: 75.2; Rebounds/game: 5.6; As- game: 0.9; Turnovers/game: 2.4; Assist/turnover ratio: 0.4; Steals/game: 0.8; Blocks/game: 1.0 sists/game: 1.9; Turnovers/game: 3.6; Assist/turnover ratio: 0.5; Steals/game: 1.3; Blocks/game: 0.2

#51 DENVER MCLEAN | 2008-09 SEASON TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS OPPONENT DATE GS MIN FG FGA PCT 3FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG at Chattanooga 11/28/08 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Cleveland State 12/03/08 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 at Xavier 12/05/08 3 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.3 at Saint Joseph’s 12/14/08 1 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 at Houston 12/28/08 4 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.2 at Sam Houston St 12/31/08 4 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.2 Lehigh 01/04/08 6 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 0.3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.1 Miami 01/07/09 4 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 0 0 0 0.3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.5 at Bowling Green 01/17/09 7 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1.0 Kent State 01/21/09 4 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.9 Toledo 01/31/09 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 at N. Illinois 02/04/09 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.8 at C. Michigan 02/11/09 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.8 at W. Michigan 02/14/09 18 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 3 3 6 0.7 4 0 1 1 1 0 4 1.0 at Buffalo 02/28/09 14 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.7 4 0 0 2 2 0 2 1.1 2008-09 TOTALS 0 76 4 13 .308 0 0 .000 8 11 .727 5 6 11 0.7 15 0 1 5 6 1 16 1.1

Games played: 15; Minutes/game: 5.1; Points/game: 1.1; FG Pct: 30.8; FT Pct: 72.7; Rebounds/game: 0.7; Assists/game: 0.1; Turnovers/game: 0.3; Assist/turnover ratio: 0.2; Steals/game: 0.1; Blocks/game: 0.4

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GAME 1 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% MICHIGAN VS AKRON AKRON 58, MICHIGAN 49 MICHIGAN 26 23 49 28.8% 35.0% 66.7% 11/17/08 7:00 P.M. AT RHODES ARENA | AKRON, OHIO AKRON 23 35 58 34.5% 22.7% 65.2% Rhodes Arena | Nov. 17, 2008 MICHIGAN 1-1 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN AKRON, OHIO – The University of Akron women’s basketball team used a balanced attack and a swarming defense to rally past Michigan, 58-49, 03 Hicks, Veronica * 2 8 1 2 3 4 5 2 7 2 8 2 1 3 1 36 at Rhodes Arena. 13 Skrba, Stephany * 5 10 0 1 0 1 2 4 6 2 10 0 5 2 0 30 21 Benson, Carly * 5 13 3 8 0 0 1 4 5 2 13 3 1 1 3 31 It was the Zips’ fi rst season-opening victory since 2000 and just its second win against a school from the in 13 all-time 34 Minnfi eld, Jessica * 1 8 1 5 2 3 1 5 6 3 5 3 5 0 0 40 meetings. 51 Queen, Melinda * 0 5 0 1 2 2 2 1 3 5 2 1 1 0 2 18 “It’s a big win for the team and for the program and something we’ll use to boost our confi dence,” said UA head coach Jodi Kest. “On paper 20 Boylan, Courtney 1 3 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 2 5 1 2 0 0 26 23 McPherson, Kalyn 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 we were the underdogs, but that’s why you play the game. I told the team before the game, as long as the people in this room believe we can 25 Phillips, Krista 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 9 win, that’s all that matters.” 33 Reynolds, Carmen 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 2 2 3 5 0 3 1 0 9 Freshman Kyle Baumgartner scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Zips to their fi rst ever win against the Wolverines, TEAM 1 2 3 1 who fell to 1-1 on the young season. In all, UA received scoring contributions from nine different players with senior Ashley Veal joining TOTALS...... 15 52 7 20 12 18 13 24 37 21 49 10 22 7 6 200 Baumgartner in double fi gures with 12 points in 19 minutes. AKRON 1-0 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS Trailing 38-37 with 11:53 to play, Akron scored the next 10 points to spark a 17-5 run over the span of 10 minutes to pull away. The spurt ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN was a collective effort as seven different UA players chipped in – led by four points from Baumgartner – while forcing nine Michigan turnovers 12 WITT, Amber * 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 16 during that time. 20 SEDLACK, A. * 1 4 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 4 0 3 0 1 23 22 ARNDT, Victoria * 2 7 2 4 1 2 3 3 6 3 7 0 3 0 0 16 A 3-pointer Courtney Boylan cut the Akron lead to six, 49-43, with 3:12 ticks to go, but Amanda Sedlack countered with a lay-up and Veal sunk 24 MURPHY, Kara * 1 9 0 4 2 4 1 3 4 1 4 2 1 0 0 28 a pair form the charity stripe with 1:37 left to push the lead back to 10 points, 53-43, and hold off the Wolverines. 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 2 5 1 1 0 1 5 5 10 3 5 1 5 0 3 27 For the game, UA out-rebounded Michigan, 43-37, and held the Wolverines, who were coming off a 70-60 road win at Kentucky, to just 28.8 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla 2 8 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 3 20 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha 0 2 0 2 3 6 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 17 percent shooting (15-for-52) from the fl oor. Conversely, the Zips weren’t much better, hitting 34.5 percent (19-for-55) of their shots, but forced 22 U-M 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 5 turnovers and got a huge boost from their bench, which out-scored the Michigan reserves, 38-11. 32 VEAL, Ashley 3 5 2 3 4 4 0 4 4 2 12 1 2 0 0 19 Scoring was slow in the early going as the two teams felt each other out. Michigan’s Veronica Hicks connected on a three-pointer with 17:51 44 BAUMGARTNER, Kyle 6 11 0 1 2 2 4 6 10 2 14 1 3 1 3 29 on the clock to record the fi rst basket of the contest and spearhead a 7-1 Wolverines’ run to start the game. TEAM 1 3 4 TOTALS...... 19 55 5 22 15 23 15 28 43 19 58 10 18 1 12 200 U-M pushed its lead to seven points, 17-10, after a 3-pointer by Carmen Reynolds at the 9:13 mark. But the Zips used a 13-4 run, capped off by a 3-pointer by Jolene Tamboue, who matched Baumgartner with a game-high 10 rebounds, to take their fi rst lead of the game, 23-21, with 3:50 left in the half. The Wolverines stopped the bleeding by scoring the next fi ve points and went into the intermission with a 26-23 advantage.

GAME 2 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% ST. BONAVENTURE VS AKRON ST. BONAVENTURE 71, AKRON 67 ST. BONAVENTURE 31 40 71 41.7% 16.7% 81.1% 11/22/08 3:00 P.M. AT RHODES ARENA | AKRON, OHIO Rhodes Arena | Nov. 22, 2008 AKRON 27 40 67 34.0% 23.5% 81.0% ST. BONAVENTURE 4-0 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN AKRON, OHIO – Behind a career day from Kara Murphy, the University of Akron women’s basketball team nearly erased a 17-point, second half 03 EDWARDS, Priscilla * 2 5 1 1 9 10 0 3 3 3 14 5 3 1 2 28 defi cit in a 71-67 defeat to St. Bonaventure at Rhodes Arena. 05 MITCHELL, Dana * 6 11 0 0 9 10 2 2 4 5 21 0 2 0 1 27 12 SCHIEFEN, Erica * 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 4 1 2 0 2 0 1 22 Murphy, who scored 21 of her personal-high 32 points in the second half, led a furious 17-2 UA rally that cut the Bonnies’ lead to just two, 22 GUSTAFSON, Cara * 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 21 63-61, with 1:15 to play. But an Akron turnover and four SBU free throws on the next three possessions proved to be the difference as St. 24 MURRAY, KATELYN * 2 10 0 3 4 5 1 2 3 3 8 3 3 0 1 27 Bonaventure escaped with the four-point win. 14 JENKINS, Jessica 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 “In the last ten minutes, we felt we could come back because we thought St. Bonaventure would tire,” said UA head coach Jodi Kest. 21 DONETH, Andrea 4 6 0 1 1 3 1 3 4 3 9 2 4 2 1 25 23 VAN TATENHOVE, M. 3 4 0 0 7 9 4 3 7 0 13 1 2 0 1 16 “We made a run, but it was too late. When you’re playing against an experienced team like St. Bonaventure, you have to play 40 minutes and 25 HORTON, Armelia 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 3 2 0 1 0 0 10 we didn’t do that today.” 40 EDWARDS, Ashley 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 1 1 12 St. Bonaventure, who returned all fi ve starters from a year ago, improved to 4-0 on the year while the Zips (1-1) suffered their fi rst defeat. TEAM 2 2 4 Murphy, who was held to just four points in UA’s season-opening victory over Michigan Monday, eclipsed her previous high of 31 (vs. TOTALS...... 20 48 1 6 30 37 11 25 36 24 71 14 19 4 8 200 Miami on Mar. 1, 2008) behind 8-for-17 shooting from the fl oor and a near perfect 16-for-17 from the free throw line. AKRON 1-1 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS Her 32 points represent the fourth-highest total ever recorded by an Akron player and her 16 free throws are the most in school history. ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN Murphy, who is a preseason All-MAC honoree, was 11-for-11 from the charity stripe in the second half alone and also fi nished the game with 12 WITT, Amber * 5 8 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 12 1 0 0 1 22 20 SEDLACK, Amanda * 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 6 1 0 0 30 six rebounds. 22 ARNDT, Victoria * 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 8 8 1 0 1 1 0 0 22 Amber Witt and Kyle Baumgartner joined Murphy in double fi gures with 12 and 10 points, respectively. With eight boards apiece from 24 MURPHY, Kara * 8 17 0 3 16 17 3 3 6 3 32 1 4 0 1 33 Baumgartner and Victoria Arndt, the Zips won the battle of the boards, 38-36, but were out-scored in the paint, 22-14. 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 1 4 1 2 2 6 3 0 3 5 5 0 2 0 1 21 Akron was once again fueled by a swarming defense that forced 19 SBU turnovers after inducing 22 Michigan miscues on opening night. 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 19 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 10 UA enabled the late comeback by holding SBU without a fi eld goal over the fi nal 6:22 of the game. 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 7 But the Zips shot just 28.6 percent (8-for-28) in the fi rst half and went into the locker room trailing 31-27 at the break. 32 VEAL, Ashley 1 5 1 2 2 2 0 4 4 4 5 1 2 0 0 13 For the game, St. Bonaventure connected on 41.7 percent (20-for-48) of its fi eld goal attempts while Akron struggled to fi nd its stroke, 44 BAUMGARTNER, Kyle 3 5 2 2 2 2 3 5 8 3 10 2 4 1 0 23 hitting just 34.0 percent (18-for-53) of its shots from the fl oor. Both teams shot well from the free throw line however, with UA owning a slight TEAM 3 1 4 1 TOTALS...... 18 53 4 17 27 33 13 25 38 28 67 14 17 1 4 200 edge, 81.8 percent (27-for-33), compared to SBU’s mark of 81.1 percent (30-for-37).

GAME 3 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% CHICAGO STATE VS AKRON CHICAGO STATE 64, AKRON 54 CHICAGO STATE 34 30 64 49.0% 36.4% 63.2% 11/24/08 7:00 P.M. AT RHODES ARENA | AKRON, OHIO Rhodes Arena | Nov. 24, 2008 AKRON 21 33 54 32.7% 17.4% 82.4% CHICAGO STATE 2-3 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN AKRON, OHIO – Another late run fell short as the University of Akron women’s basketball team lost to Chicago State, 64-54, at Rhodes Arena, in 04 PENA, Jael * 4 4 1 1 1 2 1 4 5 3 10 3 4 0 1 29 what was the fi rst ever meeting between the two schools. 10 DIXON, Jasmin * 6 15 0 1 5 6 1 6 7 2 17 5 1 2 1 40- 15 WALDON, Alyssa * 4 7 2 2 3 4 1 0 1 3 13 1 4 0 2 37 For the second straight game, Kara Murphy led the way for the Zips (1-2), posting her second consecutive double-digit performance. 22 WALDON, Courtney * 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 4 4 1 0 2 1 0 2 38 The 5-8 sophomore hit 8-of-18 attempts from the fi eld – including 2-for-5 from 3-point range – on her way to a game-high 24 points. She also 23 CLARK, Nicole * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 1 0 1 12 made six of her seven free throw attempts while grabbing fi ve rebounds. Overall, UA connected on 82.4 percent (14-for-17) of its shots from 21 DOCKERY, Janay 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 5 5 2 4 2 1 0 0 12 the charity stripe. 31 PIERSON, Laureen 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 44 WROTEN, Elana 9 14 0 0 2 3 5 2 7 2 20 1 4 0 0 24 Kyle Baumgartner added seven points and four rebounds in the loss, while Ashley Veal pitched in with fi ve boards of her own. Akron TEAM 1 1 1 again won the rebound battle, 33-32, using 12 offensive boards en route to 11 second-chance points. TOTALS...... 24 49 4 11 12 19 9 25 34 17 64 14 19 2 7 200 “We came out fl at tonight and Chicago State just out-worked us,” said UA head coach Jodi Kest. “We didn’t shoot the ball well again and I was disappointed by our lack of effort. We need to go back to the drawing board and fi nd better ways to score.” AKRON 1-2 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN The Zips defense again forced its fair share of turnovers, turning 19 Chicago State miscues into 18 points. However, UA turned the ball 12 WITT, Amber * 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 7 2 2 0 0 25 over 19 times itself, leading to 17 Cougar points. 20 SEDLACK, Amanda * 0 3 0 3 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 3 0 0 24 Behind 13 points at intermission, Akron scored 10 of the 14 points to open the second half, to pull within seven, 38-31. However, the visi- 22 ARNDT, Victoria * 2 4 0 1 2 2 3 1 4 3 6 0 2 0 1 20 24 MURPHY, Kara * 8 18 2 5 6 7 2 3 5 3 24 2 2 0 1 34 tors would use a 14-7 run over the next eight minutes to extend their lead to 14. 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 3 0 2 27 The Zips made another push, scoring 10 straight points - capped off by an Amber Witt 3-pointer and two Victoria Arndt free throws to cut 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla 1 5 0 4 4 4 1 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 1 16 the lead to four with four minutes left, but could get no closer. 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 0 1 16 Chicago State (2-2) used solid three-point shooting (4-for-9) to open up a double-digit lead during the fi rst 20 minutes. For the game, the 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 32 VEAL, Ashley 0 5 0 5 0 2 1 4 5 3 0 2 1 1 1 12 Cougars hit on 49 percent (24-for-49) of their shots from the fl oor, including 4-for-11 (36.4 percent) from behind the arc. 44 BAUMGARTNER, Kyle 3 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 4 1 7 2 1 0 0 20 Elana Wroten provided a presence down low, her 20 points coming on 9-for-14 shooting as CSU outscored UA in the paint, 28-25. Wroten TEAM 2 2 4 3 also added seven rebounds and was joined in double fi gures by Jasmin Dixon (17 points), Alyssa Waldon (13 points) and Jael Pena (10 TOTALS...... 18 55 4 23 14 17 12 20 32 20 54 10 19 1 7 200 points). Dixon led all rebounders with a game-high seven. Trailing 15-9 in the early going, Murphy scored the next eight Zips points to trim that defi cit to one with 8:27 left before the half. But Chicago State would score seven unanswered points and 16 of the game’s next 20 to take a 34-21 halftime advantage.

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GAME 4 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% AKRON VS CHATTANOOGA CHATTANOOGA 71, AKRON 52 AKRON 25 27 52 36.8% 18.2% 60.0% 11/28/08 7:00 P.M. AT MCKENZIE, ARENA | CHATTANOOGA, TENN. CHATTANOOGA 23 48 71 46.7% 23.5% 61.1% McKenzie, Arena | Chattanooga, Tenn. AKRON 1-3 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN CHATTANOOGA, TENN. – Despite a 25-23 lead at the half, the Akron women’s basketball team was unable to hold off the hard-fi ghting Chattanooga 12 WITT, Amber * 1 4 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 4 4 0 4 0 1 17 squad in the Doubletree Classic falling 71-52 at The McKenzie Arena. 20 SEDLACK, Amanda * 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 2 3 0 0 23 24 MURPHY, Kara * 4 9 0 2 3 3 2 6 8 1 11 2 4 0 0 26 Led offensively by sophomore Kara Murphy, who posted a team-high 11 points, the Zips came out strong in the fi rst half taking an early 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 1 4 0 2 0 3 6 5 11 4 2 3 4 0 0 20 12-4 lead, but a tough UTC team slowly built momentum going up by one at the 23-22 point with twenty-four seconds left in the period. 44 BAUMGARTNER, K. * 3 7 1 2 0 0 3 5 8 3 7 0 0 1 2 22 Threatening to take the lead into the half it was a three-pointer from sophomore Amanda Sedlack that gave the Zips the two-point advantage. 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla 2 7 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 3 1 0 3 25 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 The Lady Mocs came out strong in the second half going on an 8-0 run (31-25) out of the break. Akron would come within two at the 31-29 22 ARNDT, Victoria 4 11 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 2 8 0 1 1 1 20 mark thanks to lay-ups by junior Ayla Guzzardo and junior Victoria Arndt, but good shooting by UTC gave the Lady Mocs a double-fi gure 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 3 7 0 1 1 2 0 3 3 0 7 0 1 0 1 15 advantage at the 42-31 mark that they would never relinquish. 32 VEAL, Ashley 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 2 0 1 17 “We played well for the fi rst 20 minutes and then struggled to shoot the ball well again,” said UA head coach Jodi Kest. “To win games, 51 McLEAN, Denver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 1 1 our shot selections must get better. We are making a lot of mental mistakes and when you combine that with poor shooting the outcome is TOTALS...... 21 57 4 22 6 10 11 24 35 22 52 12 20 3 9 200 usually negative.” Junior forward Jolene Tamboue led UA defensively grabbing 11 boards while Murphy and freshman Kyle Baumgartner added eight CHATTANOOGA 2-2 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS apiece. ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 04 HATCHETT, Tagan * 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 14 Arndt followed Murphy on the offensive side of the ball posting a season-high eight points. Shanara Hollinquest and LaCondra Mason 24 MASON, LaCondra * 8 12 1 2 0 0 2 4 6 2 17 2 5 0 4 25 paced the Lady Mocs posting 18 and 17 points respectively. 25 NEIL, Andrea * 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 10 44 OGAN, Erin * 3 6 0 1 2 2 3 3 6 3 8 1 1 1 2 32 50 HOLLINQUEST, S. * 7 12 0 0 4 7 6 1 7 2 18 0 5 0 1 28 01 PENLAND, Kori 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 03 MURRAY, Anelia 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 7 05 TOWNSEND, T. 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 5 5 1 5 3 0 0 1 30 15 WADE-FRAY, J. 2 8 0 3 2 3 2 7 9 3 6 3 2 0 1 19 30 DEWART, Bailey 2 7 1 4 1 3 0 3 3 0 6 2 0 0 0 18 35 TUCKER, Capriee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 42 ROLLINS, Megan 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 6 1 2 0 0 11 TEAM 2 1 3 TOTALS...... 28 60 4 17 11 18 15 28 43 14 71 16 18 1 9 200

GAME 5 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% TROY VS AKRON AKRON 58, TROY 52 TROY 17 35 52 31.5% 18.2% 69.6% 11/29/08 3:00 P.M. AT MCKENZIE ARENA | CHATTANOOGA, TENN. McKenzie Arena | Chattanooga, Tenn. AKRON 27 31 58 40.4% 39.1% 45.8% TROY 2-3 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN CHATTANOOGA, TENN. – Powered by 18 second-half points from sophomore Kara Murphy, the Akron women’s basketball team picked up its 10 Roper, Larelle * 0 4 0 3 2 2 1 6 7 4 2 6 3 0 2 36 second win of the season against Troy University at the Doubletree Classic hosted by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. 12 Shearing, Alyce * 1 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 11 25 Morrissy, Kylie * 4 12 0 3 4 5 2 2 4 3 12 1 5 0 2 29 “Today was a great win,” said UA head coach Jodi Kest. “We played with a lot of heart. Troy made a great run to get back into the game 32 McNair, Donette * 9 19 0 0 4 9 4 7 11 3 22 0 5 1 2 35 but in the end we were able to hold our composure and come away with a victory. I am very proud of our young ladies.” 40 Realph, Danielle * 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 11 Scoring a team-high 21 points, adding 10 rebounds, Murphy posted her fi rst double-double of the season to earn a spot on the Doubletree 03 Davis, Brittnie 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 25 Classic all-tournament team. 05 McAppion, Sarah 2 4 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 1 7 1 2 1 0 20 11 Selfe, Jacklyn 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 In the fi rst half, the Trojans took the early lead going up 7-0 but it would be their only lead of the game as the Zips went on a 15-0 run and 15 Smith, Kirsten 1 7 0 2 3 3 2 3 5 5 5 0 1 0 1 21 never looked back to end the half up ten (27-17). 41 Lindley, Lucy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 Heading into the second period, the Zips continued to build their lead going up 20 at the 41-21 mark thanks to three solid shots behind the TEAM arc from Murphy and one from sophomore Amanda Sedlack. TOTALS...... 21 57 4 22 6 10 11 24 35 22 52 12 20 3 9 200 The Trojans would go on a great run the rest of the half, coming within one at the 50-51 mark but a jumper by Murphy kept the Zips up AKRON 2-3 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS three. Senior Ashley Veal would add a security shot scoring a three-pointer to keep the Zips up fi ve (56-51) and two free throws from Murphy ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN would give the Zips their last points of the day securing the 58-52 win over the Trojans. 12 WITT, Amber * 1 5 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 4 4 1 1 0 0 19 20 SEDLACK, Amanda * 3 8 3 7 0 0 0 1 1 3 9 1 3 0 0 31 Veal fi nished the contest with eight points and four boards. Offensively, Sedlack followed Murphy with nine points while freshman Kyle 24 MURPHY, Kara * 7 14 4 6 3 9 3 7 10 3 21 2 2 0 1 34 Baumgartner followed on the defensive side of the ball adding eight boards. 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 4 7 5 0 2 4 0 0 17 44 BAUMGARTNER, K. * 2 5 0 0 0 1 2 6 8 4 4 0 0 2 0 24 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 22 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 8 22 ARNDT, Victoria 1 3 0 2 3 6 2 4 6 1 5 1 2 1 3 15 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 1 4 0 0 3 4 1 1 2 2 5 1 1 0 0 9 32 VEAL, Ashley 3 4 2 3 0 0 0 4 4 1 8 2 3 0 1 21 TEAM 1 1 1 TOTALS...... 28 60 4 17 11 18 15 28 43 14 71 16 18 1 9 200

GAME 6 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% CLEVELAND STATE VS AKRON CLEVELAND STATE 70, AKRON 54 CLEVELAND STATE 28 42 70 45.5% 16.7% 85.7% 12/03/08 7 P.M. AT RHODES ARENA | AKRON, OHIO Rhodes Arena | Akron, Ohio AKRON 31 23 54 36.8% 16.7% 90.0% CLEVELAND STATE 4-3 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN AKRON, OHIO – The University of Akron women’s basketball team took a three-point lead into halftime but couldn’t hold on as old-time rival 23 KLEIN, Kailey * 3 9 0 2 4 5 0 5 5 2 10 3 7 0 0 33 Cleveland State ran off with a 70-54 victory at Rhodes Arena. 25 CROSLEY, Stephaine * 4 8 1 1 2 2 3 0 3 3 11 2 2 3 1 32 40 ROQUE, Angel * 2 5 1 3 5 6 0 2 2 1 10 4 0 0 2 29 “I thought we played well in the fi rst half but I was extremely disappointed with our effort in second half,” said UA head coach Jodi Kest. 44 BUTLER, Dominique * 10 14 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 3 20 1 0 0 1 24 “We didn’t shoot the ball well, we didn’t block out in the zone and we weren’t jumping to the ball. We fell apart in the second half.” 50 ROQUE, Jessica * 2 10 0 5 6 6 3 2 5 0 10 6 1 1 3 37 Kara Murphy and Kyle Baumgartner both reached double fi gures for Akron (2-4), scoring 13 and 10 points respectively, but as a team 05 ADAMS, Janelle 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 1 5 0 0 13 the Zips struggled from the fi eld, converting just 21-for-57 (36.8 percent) attempts. Jolene Tamboue (eight points) and Baumgartner led the 10 KEANE, Takima 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 GARLAND, Shawnita 2 4 0 1 1 2 3 3 6 4 5 0 1 0 1 19 Zips with fi ve rebounds apiece. 21 MILLER, Natalie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 UA led at the break, 31-28, but the Vikings would score seven of the fi rst eight points of the second half to grab a lead they would not 24 BLUE, Destinee 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 relinquish. The Zips, trailing 44-38 with just under 12 minutes remaining, used an Amanda Sedlack triple and an Ashley Veal lay-up to score 41 HAYES, Justine 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 the next fi ve points, but one point would be as close as UA would get as the visitors answered with a 13-2 run over the next 6:20 to put the TEAM 1 4 5 TOTALS...... 25 55 2 12 18 21 15 21 36 14 70 18 17 4 9 200 contest out of reach. Dominique Butler led fi ve players in double fi gures for CSU. Her game-high 20 points and six rebounds came mostly down low as the AKRON 2-4 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS Vikings outscored the Zips in the paint, 44-26. ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 12 WITT, Amber * 2 9 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 3 2 0 0 29 Stephaine Crosley added 11, while Kailey Klein and Jessica Roque each contributed 10 points and fi ve boards. For the game, the visitors 20 SEDLACK, Amanda * 2 5 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 3 6 4 3 0 2 36 connected on 45.5 percent (25-for-55) of their shots from the fi eld. 24 MURPHY, Kara * 5 12 1 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 13 2 5 0 0 30 It was a seesaw affair during the fi rst 20 minutes, with six ties and 11 lead changes. After an 8-2 run put CSU up by three, 19-16, an of- 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 4 7 0 2 0 0 3 2 5 3 8 2 2 0 3 25 fensive rebound and turnaround put-back by Akron’s Tamboue began what would be a 15-9 run to end the half. 44 BAUMGARTNER, K. * 4 8 0 1 2 3 2 3 5 1 10 0 2 0 2 21 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 11 Tied at 26 with 1:59 to go before intermission, a 3-pointer by Murphy followed by a nice assist from Tamboue on a Baumgartner lay-in gave 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 the Zips a fi ve-point advantage. The 31-26 lead was the game’s largest of the fi rst stanza. 22 ARNDT, Victoria 2 8 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 0 2 0 1 18 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 1 1 0 0 4 4 1 0 1 1 6 0 1 0 0 10 32 VEAL, Ashley 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 15 51 McLEAN, Denver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 2 2 4 1 TOTALS...... 21 57 3 18 9 10 11 16 27 21 54 11 20 0 8 200

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GAME 7 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% AKRON VS #23 XAVIER 12/05/08 7:00 PM AT CINTAS CENTER | CINCINNATI, OHIO NO. 23 XAVIER 69, AKRON 44 AKRON 15 29 44 27.0% 21.4% 50.0% NO. 23 XAVIER 31 38 69 39.1% 27.3% 56.3% Cintas Center | Cincinnati, Ohio AKRON 2-5 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN CINCINNATI, OHIO – The University of Akron women’s basketball team suffered a 69-44 defeat at No. 23 Xavier at the Cintas Center. 24 MURPHY, Kara * 10 18 3 5 3 3 2 1 3 0 26 1 1 0 1 33 Sophomore Kara Murphy led all scorers with 26 points – 19 coming in the second half – on 10-for-18 shooting, including 3-for-5 from 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 1 5 1 5 0 0 2 2 4 5 3 0 0 0 2 17 44 BAUMGARTNER, K. * 0 6 0 1 0 0 2 3 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 21 3-point range. With the defeat, the Zips fell to 2-5 on the season. 12 WITT, Amber * 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 3 0 1 25 “I thought our defense was solid and we took good care of the ball, but we got killed on the boards,” said UA head coach Jodi Kest. 20 SEDLACK, Amanda * 1 3 1 2 0 0 2 3 5 0 3 3 1 0 0 27 “They’re a tall team and that was half of it, but we need to give a better effort rebounding the ball. Murphy did a good job of scoring for us – like 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 3 1 0 0 13 she has done all season – but we need someone else to step up.” 22 ARNDT, Victoria 3 12 1 7 0 2 1 1 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 18 Xavier (7-2) scored nine of the fi rst 12 points of the game and raced out to a 22-8 lead at the 7:57 mark. Akron struggled from the fi eld in 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 the fi rst half, connecting on just 20.0 percent (6-for-20) of its attempts, and trailed 31-15 at the intermission. 32 VEAL, Ashley 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 3 4 1 2 1 2 0 1 18 The Musketeers didn’t shoot much better, hitting just 32.5 percent (13-for-40) of its tries from the fi eld, but doubled the Zips up on the 51 McLEAN, Denver 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM 2 2 1 boards with a 34-17 edge, including 16 off the offensive glass. XU’s April Phillips led all scorers with eight points and nine rebounds in the TOTALS...... 17 63 6 28 4 8 12 20 32 14 44 12 12 0 5 200 opening stanza. Akron’s defense, which is ranked third in the Mid-American Conference, held the Musketeers to just 39.1 percent (27-for-69) shooting for XAVIER 7-2 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS the game. But Xavier dominated the glass, owning the battle of the boards 61-32 and out-scoring UA 34-10 in the paint. ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 20 REED, Tudy * 2 6 0 2 0 0 2 2 4 0 4 2 0 2 1 19 Ta’Shia Phillips and Tyeasha Moss paced the home team with 14 points apiece. Ta’Shia Phillips also added 11 rebounds while April Phil- 42 PHILLIPS, April * 6 10 0 0 0 0 5 7 12 1 12 0 1 1 0 26 lips registered 12 to go along with 12 points. 53 PHILLIPS, Ta’Shia * 4 10 0 0 6 8 8 3 11 0 14 1 2 1 1 21 Akron was held under 40 percent shooting for the sixth time in seven games, checking in at a 27.0 clip (17-for-63). 01 JENNINGS, Special * 1 6 1 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 5 1 0 2 24 24 TAYLOR, Jerri * 1 7 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 19 00 MOSS, TYEASHA 5 10 4 7 0 0 0 2 2 2 14 2 1 0 0 18 04 JERNIGAN, D. 1 6 0 2 1 2 2 7 9 2 3 6 4 0 1 24 13 HESTER, Maureen 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 23 ASKEW, Megan 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 0 4 1 1 1 0 13 25 JOHNSON, Stephany 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 11 34 MARTIN, Der-ryka 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 52 MOORE, Brittney 4 7 0 0 1 4 1 1 2 3 9 1 2 0 1 10 TEAM 1 2 3 TOTALS...... 27 69 6 22 9 16 24 37 61 10 69 19 13 5 7 200

GAME 8 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% AKRON VS SAINT JOSEPH’S SAINT JOSEPHʼS 77, AKRON 59 AKRON 18 41 59 29.77% 13.3% 82.6% 12/14/08 1:00 AT GALLAGHER CENTER | PHILADELPHIA, PA. Gallagher Center | Philadelphia, Pa. SAINT JOSEPH’S 38 39 77 47.3% 35.0% 72.0% AKRON 2-6 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN PHILADEPHIA – The University of Akron women’s basketball team suffered a 77-59 defeat to Saint Joseph’s at the Gallagher Center. 24 MURPHY, Kara * 3 8 0 2 8 8 2 0 2 4 14 3 3 0 2 35 The Zips (2-6) out-scored the Hawks, 41-39, in the second half, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a 20-point halftime defi cit. SJU used a 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 1 4 0 0 6 8 5 1 6 4 8 1 2 1 3 21 44 BAUMGARTNER, K. * 4 13 0 2 3 4 4 3 7 3 11 0 0 0 0 24 22-2 run over an 11-minute span in the opening period and never looked back. 12 WITT, Amber * 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 19 “I challenged the kids at halftime and I thought they responded by out-playing Saint Joseph’s in the second half,” said UA head coach Jodi 20 SEDLACK, Amanda * 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 20 Kest. “But you have to play 40 minutes and we didn’t do that today.” 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla 1 8 1 5 0 0 1 3 4 4 3 2 4 0 5 27 The Zips were led in scoring by sophomore Kara Murphy for the seventh straight game. Murphy, who scored 12 of her 14 points in the 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 ARNDT, Victoria 2 6 0 2 0 0 3 3 6 3 4 0 3 0 0 15 second half, led an offense that more than doubled its fi rst-half output but fell short. 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 4 12 0 1 2 3 1 1 2 4 10 1 0 0 1 19 True freshmen Kyle Baumgartner (11 points) and Jasmine Mushington (10 points) joined Murphy in double fi gures. Junior Ayla Guz- 32 VEAL, Ashley 0 6 0 2 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 18 zardo had a strong game defensively for the Zips with fi ve steals. 51 McLEAN, Denver 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 “I though Jasmine gave us a good spark off the bench and Ayla played with a lot of passion,” Kest said. “We may have to look at shifting TEAM 3 3 6 TOTALS...... 19 64 2 15 19 23 20 21 41 23 59 10 16 1 12 200 the lineup around a little bit and fi nding what works best for us.” Five SJU players reached double fi gures in scoring led by a trio of 12-point performers, Brittany Ford, Jenna Loschiavo and Amy Gillespie. SAINT JOSEPHʼS 5-5 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS The Hawks (5-5) were effi cient on the offensive end, connecting on 47.3 percent (26-for-55) of their attempts from the fi eld while hitting 35.0 ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 14 BRYANT, D. * 4 8 0 3 0 0 1 3 4 3 8 2 4 0 1 31 percent (7-for-20) from 3-point distance. 21 FORD, Brittany * 5 7 0 0 2 5 3 1 4 4 12 1 2 0 1 22 Conversely, Akron was successful on just 29.7 percent (19-for-64) of its attempts overall yet won the battle of the boards, 41-38, and 05 McDADE, Mary * 1 5 1 2 3 4 0 2 2 4 6 6 1 0 2 29 committed two fewer turnovers (16-18) for the game 11 DJOUARA, Mariame * 3 3 0 0 4 6 1 5 6 1 10 3 3 0 1 23 The Zips scored on three of their fi rst four possessions behind six quick points from Baumgartner, who led the team with nine in the fi rst 25 LOSCHIAVO, Jenna * 4 9 2 6 2 2 3 0 3 0 12 1 1 0 0 23 15 KUESTER, Katie 2 4 2 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 6 1 1 1 0 11 half, as UA and Saint Joseph’s played to an 8-8 tie at the 15:04 mark. 22 BAKER, Michelle 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 12 A jumper by Murphy put Akron up by two before the Hawks blitzed back by scoring 22 of the next 24 points of the game en route to a 38-18 24 CAVALLO, Kelly 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 lead at the intermission. UA struggled to hit its mark in the fi rst half, connecting on just 25.9 percent (7for-27) of its attempts while SJU shot 30 GILLESPIE, Amy 3 7 2 4 4 4 1 3 4 4 12 2 2 1 1 21 33 LOGUE, Ashley 4 6 0 0 2 2 2 5 7 2 10 2 2 0 0 26 true on 51.6 percent (16-for-31) of its attempts, including 40.0 percent (4-for-10) from 3-point land. TEAM 2 2 4 TOTALS...... 26 55 7 20 18 25 13 25 38 18 77 18 18 3 7 200

GAME 9 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% ROBERT MORRIS VS AKRON AKRON 82, ROBERT MORRIS 75 ROBERT MORRIS 40 35 75 39.4% 31.3% 75.0% 12/17/08 7:00 P.M. AT RHODES ARENA | AKRON, OHIO Rhodes Arena | Akron, Ohio AKRON 39 43 82 42.9% 47.4% 82.6% ROBERT MORRIS 3-6 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN AKRON, OHIO – Sophomore Kara Murphy led four players in double fi gures as the University of Akron women’s basketball team snapped a 03 LOGAN, Sade * 8 17 5 10 1 1 0 2 2 5 22 0 2 0 1 25 three-game losing streak with an 82-75 victory over Robert Morris at Rhodes Arena. 05 JOHNSON, Monet * 7 14 0 1 2 5 3 5 8 3 16 1 3 0 0 27 12 CUNNINGHAM, S. * 2 8 0 0 1 2 1 2 3 1 5 4 2 0 1 34 Murphy paced the Zips (3-6) with 21 points, four rebounds and four assists, while fellow sophomore Amber Witt added a career-best 17 20 WILLIAMS, Grace * 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 21 points – behind a trio of triples – in UA’s highest offensive output of the season. Sade Logan led all scorers with 22 points, though just six came 21 WILLIAMS, Kendra * 3 10 0 3 2 2 1 7 8 1 8 4 1 1 3 34 after halftime, for the visiting Colonials, who fell to 3-6 on the year. 11 HARRISON, Destiny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 Akron, which had struggled to fi nd its mark through the fi rst eight games, broke out in a big way by connecting on 48.5 percent (27-for- 14 DUROJAYE, Mary 3 6 0 0 6 8 5 2 7 2 12 0 4 0 2 19 22 JONES, Monica 2 9 0 2 6 6 3 4 7 2 10 2 1 0 2 30 63) of its attempts, including 47.4 percent (9-for-19) from 3-point distance. The team’s 82 points represented its highest-scoring game since TEAM 3 3 matching that mark in a win at Niagara (Nov. 29) last season. TOTALS...... 26 66 5 16 18 24 17 24 41 15 75 11 14 2 9 200 Joining Murphy and Witt in double fi gures were junior Victoria Arndt, who recorded her fi rst career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, and senior Ashley Veal, who struck for 12 points, three rebounds and recorded a key block late in the game. AKRON 3-6 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN With Akron leading 76-73 and less than a minute left, Veal redirected a Kendra Williams lay-up attempt to give the ball back to the Zips. 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla * 2 4 1 3 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 2 3 0 2 28 Murphy followed by nailing a pair of free throws to ice the game for the Zips. 12 WITT, Amber * 6 11 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 17 3 2 0 0 34 “It was a great team effort tonight,” said UA head coach Jodi Kest. “We showed good balance with four players in double fi gures. It gives 22 ARNDT, Victoria * 5 10 1 2 1 3 6 4 10 0 12 1 1 0 0 22 24 MURPHY, Kara * 6 18 3 8 6 6 2 2 4 2 21 4 1 0 1 31 us a lot of confi dence for our next game at Youngstown State as we close out the remainder of our non-conference schedule and continue 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 2 5 0 0 3 4 2 1 3 5 7 3 0 0 1 14 to prepare for MAC play.” 20 SEDLACK, Amanda 0 3 0 1 6 6 0 2 2 0 6 1 2 0 0 17 A pair of threes from Arndt and Murphy early on and a mid-range jumper by Witt at the 15:46 mark of the fi rst half pushed the Zips out to 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 10 a 12-8 advantage at the fi rst media timeout. 32 VEAL, Ashley 5 7 1 2 1 2 0 3 3 4 12 1 1 1 1 26 44 BAUMGARTNER, K. 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 2 4 2 2 0 18 But UA didn’t have an answer in the opening minutes for RMU’s Logan, who scored 16 of the Colonials’ fi rst 18 points of the game. The TEAM 2 4 6 guard, who matched an NCAA record with 126 3-point fi eld goals a year ago, connected on four triples in the fi rst seven minutes of the game TOTALS...... 27 63 9 19 19 23 15 25 40 19 82 19 14 4 5 200 as the teams played to an 18-all tie at the 12:47 mark. It was one of fi ve ties in the closely contested opening period that also featured seven lead changes. But Logan’s hot shooting didn’t carry over after the break and the Zips used a 10-2 run, capped off back back-to-back threes from Witt and Murphy, to push out to a seven-point lead with 13:05 left in the second half.

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GAME 10 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% AKRON VS YOUNGSTOWN STATE YOUNSTOWN STATE 58, AKRON 52 AKRON 23 29 52 36.8% 18.2% 60.0% 12/20/08 2:05 P.M. AT BEEGHLY CENTER | YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO YOUNGSTOWN STATE 28 30 58 46.7% 23.5% 61.1% Beeghly Center | Youngstown, Ohio AKRON 3-7 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. – The University of Akron women’s basketball team fell victim to a slow start and poor second-half free throw shooting in a 24 MURPHY, Kara * 1 6 0 1 6 8 3 4 7 0 8 1 1 0 3 32 58-52 defeat in the Beeghly Center. 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 5 9 3 5 1 4 5 1 6 4 14 1 1 0 2 33 22 ARNDT, Victoria * 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 16 “It was one of those games where it comes down to who wants it more and today Youngstown State wanted it more,” said UA head coach 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla * 1 4 0 2 0 2 1 3 4 2 2 6 6 0 1 28 Jodi Kest. “They deserved to win.” 12 WITT, Amber * 3 7 2 4 0 0 1 1 2 2 8 3 3 0 0 22 Trailing 28-23 at the half, the Zips (3-7) took a 42-40 lead – its fi rst since a 9-8 margin in the opening period – at the 8:13 mark but couldn’t 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 4 0 0 16 20 SEDLACK, Amanda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 hold on. UA, which was in the double bonus for the fi nal nine minutes of the game, couldn’t take advantage and connected on just 36.4 percent 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 11 (8-for-22) from the charity stripe in the second half. 32 VEAL, Ashley 2 5 0 3 3 8 1 2 3 5 7 0 1 0 1 14 UA was led in scoring by junior Jolene Tamboue, who reached double-digits for the fi rst time in an Akron uniform with 14 points. Freshman 44 BAUMGARTNER, Kyle 5 9 1 1 0 2 3 5 8 4 11 0 4 0 0 24 Kyle Baumgartner followed with 11 points and eight rebounds. TEAM 1 4 5 TOTALS...... 18 48 6 17 10 26 18 21 39 21 52 14 23 0 9 200 Tiara Scott led all scorers with 16 points for Youngstown State (2-8). After setting season highs for offensive profi ciency against Robert Morris Wednesday, the Zips struggled from the fi eld, hitting 37.5 percent YOUNGSTOWN STATE 2-8 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS (18-for-48) of their attempts. To compound matters, UA shot 38.5 percent (10-for-26) from the free throw line for the game. ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN Conversely, the Penguins were successful on 44.9 percent (22-for-29) of their tries from the fl oor. 21 SCOTT, Tiara * 7 9 0 0 2 2 2 3 5 4 16 2 4 1 0 36 42 LAFLEUR, Nikita * 4 6 0 0 1 4 3 5 8 4 9 2 1 2 2 28 A lay-in by Tamboue and a three-ball from Amber Witt gave Akron a quick 5-0 lead to start the game. But YSU came storming back with 04 WESTLEY, Jaquetta * 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 5 2 2 4 0 0 18 a 16-4 run over the next 11 minutes to push out to a seven-point lead with 7:09 left in the half. 13 NORTEY, Macey * 1 5 0 2 1 4 0 4 4 2 3 6 2 0 1 23 A steal and lay-up by junior Ayla Guzzardo capped off a 6-0 spurt by the Zips that cut the lead to one, 16-15, at the 5:00 mark but the 14 GURGANUS, Kelsey * 3 9 2 5 4 5 0 0 0 3 12 4 4 0 0 38 05 MIDDLEBROOKS, K. 2 5 0 0 1 2 1 2 3 2 5 1 3 0 4 23 Penguins scored 12 of the fi nal 20 points of the half to take a 28-23 lead into the intermission. 12 GODFREY, Monique 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 MANUEL, Rachael 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 20 ALEXANDER, C. 2 6 2 6 1 2 0 2 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 16 24 MARCH, Kaitlyn 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 32 PENDLETON, Ashley 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 4 0 1 0 0 9 TEAM 2 1 3 1 TOTALS...... 22 49 4 15 10 19 11 21 32 23 58 17 21 3 8 200

GAME 11 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% AKRON VS HOUSTON HOUSTON 74, AKRON 59 AKRON 22 37 59 37.7% 24.0% 41.2% 12/28/08 2:00 P.M. AT HOFHEINZ PAVILION | HOUSTON, TEXAS Hofheinz Pavilion | Houston, Texas HOUSTON 33 41 74 35.3% 21.4% 62.2% AKRON 3-8 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN HOUSTON – Sophomore Kara Murphy led all scorers with 29 points but it wasn’t enough as the University of Akron women’s basketball team 24 MURPHY, Kara * 12 22 3 7 2 3 2 6 8 4 29 1 3 0 2 37 fell 74-59 to Houston at the Hofheinz Pavillion. 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 4 6 5 0 1 0 2 2 12 22 ARNDT, Victoria * 2 6 0 4 0 2 1 6 7 3 4 0 2 1 0 23 “It was another great performance by Kara, but this is a team sport and we need a better effort from some of our other players,” said UA 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla * 1 3 1 2 1 4 2 2 4 5 4 2 3 0 1 19 head coach Jodi Kest. “We also missed 10 free throws today and against a quality team like Houston, you can’t afford to give away points.” 12 WITT, Amber * 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 4 1 1 2 3 0 0 20 Trailing by as many as 12 points in the second half, the Zips (3-8) cut the lead to fi ve on two occasions but could no closer. 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha 1 5 0 3 2 2 0 2 2 0 4 1 3 0 2 20 Houston (8-3) won despite shooting just 35.3 percent (24-for-68) because of a 58-41 rebounding edge, including 25 offensive boards that 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 4 6 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 9 1 3 0 2 23 32 VEAL, Ashley 1 6 1 4 0 0 1 3 4 3 3 2 2 0 2 21 led to 17 second-chance points. The Cougars scored 34 of their 74 points in the paint. 44 BAUMGARTNER, Kyle 2 9 1 4 0 0 2 3 5 2 5 1 2 1 2 21 The Zips’ struggles from the free throw line on the road continued as UA converted just 41.2 percent (10-for-17) from the charity stripe 51 McLEAN, Denver 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 while shooting 37.7 percent (23-for-63) overall from the fi eld. TEAM 1 1 Murphy, who has scored 20 or more points 12 times during her Akron career, also pulled down a team-best eight rebounds. Freshman TOTALS...... 23 61 6 25 7 17 13 28 41 25 59 11 21 5 13 200 Jasmine Mushington recorded nine points in 23 minutes off the bench for the Zips. HOUSTON 8-3 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS Courtney Taylor led four Houston players in double fi gures with 16 points. Cobilyn Hill followed with 15 while Roxana Button and Brittany ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN Scott chipped in with 11 and 10 points, respectively. 05 MASON, Brittany * 2 2 0 0 4 5 4 5 9 3 8 0 2 0 3 24 24 TAYLOR, Courtney * 7 15 0 0 2 7 6 6 12 5 16 0 0 0 3 35 Murphy paced the Zips with 11 points in what was a closely contested fi rst half before a late Houston run gave the home team a 33-22 11 SCOTT, Brittney * 2 12 2 7 4 4 2 5 7 0 10 4 2 0 3 28 at the break. 20 LANDRY, Porsche * 4 13 0 2 1 7 1 2 3 4 9 3 3 0 2 29 A steal and a lay-up by Kyle Baumgartner knotted the game, 15-15, for the sixth time in the early going at the 9:35 mark. It was one of 22 BUTTON, Roxana * 2 7 1 4 6 6 2 3 5 1 11 1 2 0 1 28 seven turnovers forced in the opening period for the Zips, who out-shot the Cougars, .346 (9-for-26) to .293 (12-for-41). 03 JAKOBSONE, Zane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 21 JOSEPH, Ashlee’ 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 1 0 1 0 1 0 14 Murphy recorded her fi fth fi eld goal before the intermission with 5:36 remaining to push Akron out to its largest lead of the half, 22-19, but 34 JOHNSON, Jasmine 0 4 0 1 5 6 2 4 6 1 5 3 4 0 2 25 Houston scored the fi nal 14 points of the period behind fi ve points from Taylor. 51 HILL, Cobilyn 7 12 0 0 1 2 3 2 5 2 15 0 1 2 0 13 TEAM 3 2 5 TOTALS...... 24 68 3 14 23 37 25 33 58 17 74 13 16 3 14 200

GAME 12 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% AKRON VS SAM HOUSTON STATE AKRON 61, SAM HOUSTON STATE 60 AKRON 30 31 61 39.3% 11.1% 72.7% 12/31/08 2:05 PM AT JOHNSON COLISEUM | HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS Johnson Coliseum | Huntsville, Texas SAM HOUSTON STATE 34 26 60 43.4% 30.8% 71.4% AKRON 4-8 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS – Fueled by a 17-3 run in the second half, the University of Akron women’s basketball team rallied past Sam Houston State, 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla * 2 5 0 2 7 8 0 3 3 3 11 5 2 0 4 37 61-60, at the Johnson Coliseum. 12 WITT, Amber * 1 5 0 0 3 4 0 2 2 3 5 1 3 0 1 28 22 ARNDT, Victoria * 1 8 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 10 After struggling from the free throw line in the past two games, the Zips (4-8) converted fi ve of six attempts from the charity stripe down the 24 MURPHY, Kara * 7 15 0 1 4 7 2 4 6 1 18 3 0 2 1 37 stretch to hold off the Bearkats (2-10), who hit a desperation 3-pointer from half court at the buzzer. 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 2 4 0 1 0 0 3 5 8 4 4 2 2 1 2 19 Sophomore Kara Murphy, the reigning Mid-American Conference East Division Player of the Week, led the Zips with 18 points and six 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 rebounds. Freshman Kyle Baumgartner chipped in with her second career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds while junior Ayla 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 4 1 2 0 2 15 32 VEAL, Ashley 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 4 1 2 2 17 Guzzardo also reached double digits in scoring with 11 points to go with fi ve assists. 44 BAUMGARTNER, Kyle 7 11 1 1 0 1 2 8 10 4 15 1 5 1 1 30 “I’m very proud of our team today,” said UA head coach Jodi Kest. “We’ve been talking all year about getting more than one person in 51 McLEAN, Denver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 double digits and today we had three. I thought our defensive pressure was good, we rebounded well and made our free throws when we TOTALS...... 22 56 1 9 16 22 12 23 35 19 61 17 18 6 13 200 needed them. Hopefully this game will be a turning point in our season as we head home for three games starting Sunday against LeHigh.” SAM HOUSTON STATE 2-10 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS Trailing by nine, 41-32, in the second half, UA went on a 17-3 run – fueled by four points apiece from Baumgartner, Murphy and sophomore ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN Amber Witt – to take a fi ve-point lead, 49-44, with 8:13 left to play. 01 Alexander, Ray * 3 3 1 1 3 4 0 2 2 3 10 2 3 0 0 25 But just one point separated the two teams with 35 seconds to go with UA holding on to a 58-57 edge. Guzzardo followed with a pair of 05 Ailshie, Leasa * 3 6 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 8 4 4 0 1 34 10 Martin, Britni * 2 6 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 6 3 1 0 2 29 free throws, the defense got a stop and Witt split a pair from the line with three seconds left to preserve the victory. 32 Hager, Therese * 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 18 UA shot 39.3 percent (22-for-56) from the fi eld for the game, but overcame a sluggish start by connecting on 45.8 percent (11-for-24) of its 33 Agnew, Bre * 4 9 1 2 1 2 4 4 8 2 10 2 5 0 0 23 attempts in the second half alone. The Zips won the battle of the boards, 35-34, and improved its record to 3-3 when it out-rebounds its opponent. 04 Brooks, Brittany 2 9 0 3 1 2 2 2 4 2 5 5 4 0 1 19 For the game, UA converted 72.7 percent (16-for-22) from the free throw line after hitting for 41.2 percent (7-for-17) at Houston Sunday 21 Livingston, Lucy 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 0 1 0 0 10 24 Smith, Whitney 3 7 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 6 4 2 1 0 21 and 38.5 percent (10-for-26) at Youngstown State last week. The Akron defense forced 26 SHSU turnovers and converted them into 25 points. 31 Gonzales, Lydia 3 7 0 1 3 4 1 5 6 3 9 0 4 0 1 21 UA also held a 38-28 advantage in the paint. Team 2 2 As a team, the Bearkats shot 43.4 percent (23-for-53) from the fi eld and were led by a pair of 10-point scorers, Ray Alexander and Bre Agnew. TOTALS...... 23 53 4 13 10 14 10 24 34 20 60 21 26 1 5 200 Sam Houston State used a 14-4 run to jump out to a 10-point lead, 28-18, at the 7:19 mark of the fi rst half. A pair of lay-ins by Murphy and a 3-pointer by Baumgartner pulled the Zips to within three, 28-25, two minutes later but the Bearkats scored six of the fi nal 11 points of the half to take a 34-30 lead into the intermission.

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GAME 13 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% LEHIGH VS AKRON AKRON 67, LEHIGH 59 LEHIGH 28 31 59 30.3% 8.7% 61.1% 01/04/08 2:00 P.M. AT RHODES ARENA | AKRON, OHIO AKRON 27 40 67 38.8% 44.4% 75.8% Rhodes Arena | Akron, Ohio LEHIGH 11-4 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN AKON, OHIO – In a game that featured a number of big runs, the University of Akron women’s basketball team made theirs stand in a 67-59 21 Prosser, Erica * 2 18 0 7 0 0 2 3 5 2 4 5 5 0 1 30 victory over Lehigh at Rhodes Arena. 23 Crites, Haly * 5 10 0 0 0 1 5 0 5 1 10 1 1 1 1 32 25 Dalton, Kristen * 2 11 1 8 2 2 0 1 1 4 7 2 3 0 1 27 It was the second straight victory for the Zips, who improved to 5-8 on the season, in the fi nal Mid-American Conference tune-up of the 30 Dentler, Courtney * 2 7 1 2 2 2 4 4 8 3 7 0 3 1 1 15 year. The defeat snapped a fi ve-game win steak for the Mountain Hawks, who fell to 11-4. 44 Smith, Tricia * 3 11 0 1 3 7 6 6 12 3 9 1 1 0 0 33 Sophomore Kara Murphy led all scorers with 20 points and seven rebounds while playing all 40 minutes for the third time in her career. 03 Molinaro, Courtney 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 9 05 Sullivan, Claire 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 5 2 1 2 0 1 26 Freshman Kyle Baumgartner followed with 15 points and nine rebounds. Ashley Veal added 10 points in 23 minutes. 20 Ingalls, Ryan 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 “It was another good team effort with three players in double fi gures,” said UA head coach Jodi Kest. “Kara has been our go-to player all 32 Rich, Melissa 7 11 0 0 3 4 4 4 8 2 17 2 1 1 2 19 season and I thought Kyle had a real good game for us with close to a double-double. But I told our team after the game that we can’t expect 34 Williams, Alexa 1 2 0 0 1 2 3 0 3 2 3 0 2 0 0 5 to get out-rebounded like that and win. We are going to need to do a better job on the glass.” TEAM 6 2 8 TOTALS...... 23 76 2 23 11 18 31 22 53 24 59 12 19 3 8 200 It was an especially good win for the Zips, who were without starting point guard Amanda Sedlack and starting center Victoria Arndt. Sedlack is out for the season with a knee injury and Arndt was forced to miss Sunday’s game with the fl u leaving the team with just nine AKRON 5-8 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS active players. ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN Akron, which led by as many as 15 points in the fi rst period, trailed by one at the break before pulling away in the second half. 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla * 1 1 0 0 4 7 0 0 0 3 6 4 3 0 1 26 12 WITT, Amber * 1 3 0 0 4 5 0 2 2 1 6 0 1 0 1 30 The Zips held Lehigh, which was led offensively by 17 points and eight rebounds from by Melissa Rich, to just 30.3 percent (23-for-76) 24 MURPHY, Kara * 5 12 1 3 9 12 2 5 7 2 20 2 3 1 2 40 shooting from the fl oor and 8.7 percent (2-for-23) from 3-point range while scoring 21 points off of 19 Mountain Hawks’ turnovers. 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 2 7 1 2 0 0 3 5 8 3 5 2 1 0 3 21 Lehigh’s signifi cant rebounding advantage kept them in the game, however, as the visitors owned a 53-35 edge on the glass and recorded 44 BAUMGARTNER, K. * 5 13 0 0 5 6 3 6 9 4 15 4 3 2 1 30 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 14 nearly as many offensive rebounds (31) as UA’s total rebounds (35). Nearly half (28) of the Mountain Hawks’ 59 points were second-chance 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 10 points. 32 VEAL, Ashley 3 8 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 10 2 2 2 1 23 Akron shot 38.8 percent (19-for-49) from the fl oor, 44.4 percent (4-for-9) from 3-point range and 75.8 percent (25-for-33) from the free 51 McLEAN, Denver 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 throw line for the game. TEAM 2 1 3 1 TOTALS...... 19 49 4 9 25 33 11 24 35 18 67 14 17 6 9 200 It was all Akron in the early going as the Zips connected on seven of their fi rst nine shots from the fl oor en route to a 21-6 run to start the game. Behind eight quick points from Veal, UA scored 15 straight over a three-minute span to lead 13-4 at the 16:23 mark. After Lehigh’s Erica Prosser stopped the bleeding with just the Mountain Hawks’ second fi eld goal of the game two minutes later, Murphy answered with a three ball that pushed UA’s lead to 15 points, 21-6, with 14:03 left to play.

GAME 14 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% MIAMI (OHIO) VS AKRON MIAMI (OHIO) 82, AKRON 63 MIAMI (OHIO) 41 42 83 47.6% 38.5% 75.0% 01/07/09 7:00 P.M. AT RHODES ARENA | AKRON, OHIO Rhodes Arena | Akron, Ohio AKRON 27 36 63 35.2% 0.0% 38.1% MIAMI (9-5, 1-0 MAC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN AKRON, OHIO – The University of Akron women’s basketball team suffered an 82-63 defeat to Miami (Ohio) in the Mid-American Conference 02 BOYER, Maggie * 4 11 1 2 2 2 1 3 4 3 11 4 3 2 3 28 opener for both teams at Rhodes Arena. 10 SCHONE, Jenna * 5 11 2 4 2 2 0 2 2 0 14 4 2 0 0 30 23 REED, Courtney * 6 10 2 3 5 5 0 4 4 4 19 2 1 0 0 25 Kara Murphy scored a game-high 22 points to lead Akron (5-9, 0-1 MAC), who had split the last four meetings against the RedHawks 32 LEININGER, Jaclyn * 4 10 0 1 3 4 1 2 3 2 11 2 1 0 0 22 before the loss. Murphy made the most of her scoring opportunities, fi nishing 6-for-15 from the fi eld, including a perfect 10-for-10 from the 44 WISNER, Erin * 4 4 0 0 5 5 3 1 4 4 13 0 0 1 0 10 charity stripe. She also added six rebounds and one assist. 04 HENCKE, Rachael 0 3 0 0 1 5 1 6 7 1 1 0 1 1 1 12 Kyle Baumgartner added nine points, falling one point short of a third straight double-digit performance. Her six rebounds tied for a game-high. 11 HAWKINS, Ashley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 12 12 PITTS, Lillian 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 2 15 UA jumped out to an early 5-2 lead on the strength of a Baumgartner three-point play and a Murphy lay-up, but would surrender 10 of 13 THOMAS, Ariel 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 the game’s next 12 points to the RedHawks. With the score 12-7, Akron used a 6-2 run to pull within one on a Ayla Guzzardo jumper, but 24 DUNLAP, Briana 2 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 11 would get no closer. 40 FORD, Stephanie 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 10 A subsequent 3-pointer by Reed started a string of nine unanswered points for the visitors, Miami ending the fi rst half on a 27-14 run to 41 BROWN, Ashleigh 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 5 0 4 2 2 0 0 18 TEAM 3 3 6 take a 14-point lead into intermission. TOTALS...... 30 63 5 13 18 24 12 31 43 25 83 16 14 5 6 201 “Miami is the better team right now,” said UA head coach Jodi Kest. “They’re more experienced, they have good guard play and they had fi ve players in double fi gures. They’re the better team right now, but we’re going to continue to get better every day and hopefully the second AKRON (5-9, 0-1 MAC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN time we play them the outcome will be different.” 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla * 2 4 0 1 4 4 2 2 4 2 8 2 1 0 0 30 For the game, UA made 35.2 percent (19-for-54) of its shots from the fl oor, including a solid 11-for-27 (40.7 percent) before the break. The 12 WITT, Amber * 3 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 1 1 0 0 23 defense forced 14 turnovers, turning those miscues into 13 points. 24 MURPHY, Kara * 6 15 0 1 10 10 2 4 6 1 22 1 4 0 1 32 Courtney Reed paced the way for Miami (9-5, 1-0 MAC), the defending MAC Tournament champions, with a team-high 19 points as fi ve 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 1 4 0 0 2 6 2 3 5 2 4 4 1 3 1 28 44 BAUMGARTNER, K. * 4 11 0 1 1 1 1 5 6 2 9 0 4 1 1 29 RedHawks reached double fi gures in scoring. Jenna Schone added 14 points while dishing out four assists, while Erin Wisner chipped in with 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 6 0 0 10 13, her fi rst double-digit performance of the year. Maggie Boyer and Jaclyn Leininger rounded out the fi vesome with 11 apiece. 22 ARNDT, Victoria 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 7 One of the top 3-point shooting teams in the league, coming into the game fourth overall (35.3 percent), the visitors fi nished 5-for-13 (38.5 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 2 7 0 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 2 2 0 3 22 percent) from behind the arc in ending a two-game losing streak. For the game, Miami went 30-for-63 (47.6 percent) from the fl oor. 32 VEAL, Ashley 0 2 0 1 3 4 0 3 3 2 3 2 0 1 0 15 51 McLEAN, Denver 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 The Zips again shot free throws well, topping 70 percent for the third consecutive contest. Both teams turned in outstanding efforts from TEAM 1 1 the line, UA making 78.1 percent (25-for-32) and Miami good for 75 percent (18-for-24). TOTALS...... 19 54 0 6 25 32 8 23 31 19 63 14 19 5 6 200

GAME 15 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% BUFFALO VS AKRON AKRON 62, BUFFALO 56 BUFFALO 25 31 56 32.3% 5.9% 65.0% 01/10/09 2:00 P.M. AT RHODES ARENA | AKRON, OHIO Rhodes Arena | Akron, Ohio AKRON 29 33 62 37.9% 13.3% 66.7% BUFFALO (4-11, 0-2 MAC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN AKRON, OHIO – The University of Akron got 18 points from sophomore Kara Murphy and junior Jolene Tamboue recorded her fi rst double- 03 FREEMAN, Dortae * 2 9 0 3 2 2 1 2 3 2 6 3 1 0 3 34 double of the season (11 points and 12 rebounds) as the Zips claimed a 62-56 victory over the at Rhodes Arena. 10 BROWN, Kourtney * 11 17 0 0 4 8 8 4 12 2 26 0 3 3 1 31 13 SMITH, Dayna * 0 9 0 2 1 2 3 1 4 4 1 1 2 0 2 31 With two minutes to go in the contest, Murphy drove the lane and fed Tamboue for a layup and a six-point (57-51) Akron lead. The Bulls’ 34 FORTMAN, Jessica * 4 10 0 4 5 6 2 7 9 3 13 3 3 4 2 30 Kourtney Brown, who led al scorers with 26, got an offensive rebound and would convert two free throws to trim the UB defi cit to four. A missed 44 SCHIEBNER, Jamie * 2 9 1 3 1 2 1 4 5 3 6 1 1 1 0 30 UA free throw led to Brown’s 12th and fi nal rebound of the contest and a UB fast-break layup by Jamie Schiebner to make the score 57-55. 20 MATTHYS, Rachelle 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 10 Akron had another front end of a 1-and-1 miss, but the ball went out-of-bounds off Buffalo. The Zips got the ball in Murphy’s hands on the 22 SEMALULU, Teresa 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 23 HEDDERSON, B. 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 10 inbounds pass. The Hartville native was immediately fouled and drained both free throws to regain a four-point advantage (59-55). Brown was 33 KENDRICKS, B. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 2 2 17 fouled in the paint on the ensuing possession, but only converted 1-of-2 at the line for the Bulls. 42 CHRISTENSEN, B. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 Murphy once again was fouled and drained both free throws for a fi ve-point cushion with 16 seconds left. Buffalo missed a jumper and TEAM 1 2 3 Tamboue pulled down the rebound, leading to a UB foul. The junior college transfer sank 1-of-2 at the line to provide the fi nal 62-56 score. TOTALS...... 21 65 1 17 13 20 17 26 43 18 56 9 18 10 11 200 “I thought we played hard and showed good effort,” said UA head coach Jodi Kest. “Most importantly, we won the game and we should be AKRON (6-9, 1-1 MAC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS able to use this for confi dence in our next game (at Ohio). Our execution, at times, was much better and I liked our aggressiveness, especially ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN on the offensive boards. This was a gut-check game for us, dealing with some injuries and coming off a tough loss our last time out. 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla * 1 4 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 3 2 8 5 0 3 26 12 WITT, Amber * 2 4 1 2 3 3 1 2 3 3 8 1 0 0 0 24 “Jolene was a big factor, especially on the boards, and Jasmine (Mushington) was key for us in the fi rst half.” 24 MURPHY, Kara * 6 20 1 6 5 7 0 4 4 0 18 2 3 0 1 35 The Zips, up two (14-12) midway through the fi rst half, used an 11-0 run to stake a 13-point lead. However, Buffalo’s up-tempo offense 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 5 7 0 0 1 2 6 6 12 4 11 1 2 1 2 26 and defense allowed the Bulls to trail by four (29-25) at the break. Mushington led the Zips with eight fi rst-half points and fi nished the day with 44 BAUMGARTNER, K. * 3 8 0 0 1 1 2 5 7 5 7 0 2 2 0 28 10 on 5-of-9 shooting. 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 22 ARNDT, Victoria 1 8 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 17 Point guard Ayla Guzzardo, who faced full-court pressure all contest, dished out eight assists, which is both a career high and the most 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 5 9 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 10 1 3 0 0 21 by an Akron player since Amanda Sedlack had 10 versus St. Joseph’s (Jan. 5, 2008). 32 VEAL, Ashley 2 6 0 3 0 0 3 1 4 3 4 1 2 0 1 18 For the Bulls, Jessica Fortman added 13 points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots. TEAM 2 2 4 TOTALS...... 25 66 2 15 10 15 17 26 43 18 62 14 19 3 8 200

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GAME 16 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND OT TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% AKRON VS OHIO OHIO 65, AKRON 60 (OT) AKRON 21 32 7 60 40.7% 42.9% 50.0% 01/14/09 7 P.M. AT CONVOCATION CENTER | ATHENS, OHIO OHIO 28 25 12 65 48.0% 35.7% 52.2% Convocation Center | Athens, Ohio AKRON 6-10, 1-2 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN ATHENS, OHIO. – The University of Akron women’s basketball team twice battled back from double-digit defi cits to force overtime but came up 24 MURPHY, Kara * 11 20 5 9 3 6 3 2 5 2 30 2 2 1 2 42 short at Ohio University, 65-60, despite 30 points from sophomore Kara Murphy at The Convocation Center. 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 4 7 0 1 3 3 3 2 5 4 11 3 1 0 1 33 44 BAUMGARTNER, K. * 4 12 1 3 0 1 0 5 5 3 9 3 2 1 1 38 “I was really proud of our team tonight,” said UA head coach Jodi Kest. “They never gave up and they fought to the end. We didn’t neces- 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla * 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 3 2 8 3 1 3 45 sarily play our best game, but the effort was there. That being said, I was disappointed that we didn’t get the win.” 12 WITT, Amber * 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 28 A steal by Ayla Guzzardo led to a lay-in by Murphy with 20.7 seconds remaining that completed a 6-0 run by the Zips (6-10, 1-2 Mid- 22 ARNDT, Victoria 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 7 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 2 7 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 4 0 1 0 0 20 American Conference) to close out regulation and force their fi rst overtime game since 2007. Ohio (6-9, 2-1) scored the fi rst fi ve points of the 32 VEAL, Ashley 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 12 overtime period, however, and held on for the win. TEAM 1 5 6 Trailing by six points, 53-47, with less than two minutes left, Murphy started the comeback with a lay-up in traffi c before a long jumper by TOTALS...... 24 59 6 14 6 12 10 19 29 20 60 18 12 3 8 225 Jolene Tamboue cut the defi cit to two, 53-51, with 1:13 on the clock. OHIO 6-9, 2-1 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS The UA defense came up with a stop on the subsequent Bobcats’ possession and it appeared the rally would fall short when a mid-range ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN jumper by Kyle Baumgartner was off target. But Guzzardo poked the ball free following an Ohio rebound and fed Murphy for the game-tying 21 HMIEL, Lauren * 8 10 0 0 5 7 2 3 5 4 21 2 3 1 0 40- bucket. 34 BUCKNER, Kamille * 5 8 0 0 5 7 5 4 9 3 15 1 2 1 1 36 Akron trailed by as many as 13 points in the fi rst half and by 11 midway through the second. UA, which was denied its second straight 42 MYERS, Chandra * 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 4 2 2 2 1 0 24 03 POFF, Jenny * 4 10 4 8 1 2 0 4 4 1 13 3 4 0 0 40- league victory, never led. 31 BUSHBY, Jennifer * 3 9 1 4 0 0 0 3 3 0 7 6 4 1 0 37 Tamboue joined Murphy in double fi gures with 11 points while Baumgartner added nine. Lauren Hmiel was one of three Ohio players in 01 WOODMORE, D. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 double fi gures with 21 points. Kamille Buckner chipped in with 15 and Jenny Poff followed with 13. 23 MANN, Da’Keisha 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 14 32 GHOLSON, Thia 1 5 0 0 1 4 4 7 11 1 3 0 3 0 0 25 It was the third time Murphy, who recorded a personal best with fi ve 3-pointers, has scored 30 or more points in her young career. It was 40 SNIDER, Tracy 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 also the 14th time in 16 games that she has led the Zips in scoring this season. 41 CAIN, Catherine 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 Ohio jumped out to a 19-8 lead early in the game behind a 15-4 run highlighted by back-to-back three balls from Poff. But fi ve points from TEAM 1 1 2 1 Murphy, who fi nished with 10 points in the opening period, and a three-point play by Tamboue sparked an 8-2 spurt by Akron that pulled the TOTALS...... 24 50 5 14 12 23 13 29 42 14 65 17 21 4 3 225 Zips within fi ve points, 23-18, with 5:05 left in the half. A 3-pointer by Murphy trimmed the lead to one possession, 24-21, with less than three minutes left but Ohio got a pair of jumpers from Lauren Hmiel to close out the half and take a 28-21 lead into the intermission. Ohio out-shot Akron 50.0 percent (12-for-24) to 33.3 percent (8-for-24) from the fl oor in the opening stanza. AKRON VS BOWLING GREEN GAME 17 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% 01/17/09 1:00 P.M. AT ANDERSON ARENA; BOWLING GREEN, OHIO BOWLING GREEN 80, AKRON 51 AKRON 18 33 51 31.1% 33.3% 72.7% Hofheinz Pavilion | Houston, Texas BOWLING GREEN 44 36 80 44.3% 43.8% 90.5% AKRON 6-11, 1-3 MAC TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 24 MURPHY, Kara * 4 11 0 1 0 0 3 6 9 1 8 2 4 0 1 31 BOWLING GREEN, OHIO – The University of Akron women’s basketball team suffered an 80-51 defeat to Bowling Green at Anderson Arena. 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 1 5 1 2 0 0 6 6 12 5 3 0 3 0 0 15 With the defeat, the Zips fell to 6-11 overall and 1-3 in Mid-American Conference play while the Falcons claimed their 15th straight victory 44 BAUMGARTNER, K. * 2 9 0 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 6 1 4 0 2 23 in improving to 15-2, 4-0. 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla * 1 6 0 1 3 4 1 0 1 1 5 5 2 0 1 34 The Falcons held the Zips to 31.1 percent (19-for-61) shooting from the fl oor and kept the MAC’s leading scorer Kara Murphy in check 12 WITT, Amber * 2 7 1 2 0 0 1 3 4 3 5 0 3 0 0 30 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 8 with eight points on 4-for-11 shooting. Murphy, who entered play averaging 19.4 points per game, failed to attempt a free throw for the fi rst 22 ARNDT, Victoria 3 5 1 2 0 0 2 5 7 2 7 0 0 0 0 17 time all year. 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 1 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 2 0 3 0 1 17 “Bowling Green is in fi rst place for a reason,” said UA head coach Jodi Kest. “They have very few weaknesses and did a really good job 32 VEAL, Ashley 3 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 0 0 18 of exploiting ours. They took away our best player and got the win.” 51 McLEAN, Denver 1 2 0 0 3 4 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 7 TEAM 3 3 Akron junior Jolene Tamboue, who was in foul trouble for most of the game, fi nished with three points and a season high 12 rebounds TOTALS...... 19 61 5 15 8 11 19 24 43 19 51 8 22 1 5 200 in 15 minutes of action. Lauren Prochaska led three Bowling Green players in double fi gures with 18 points in 28 minutes. Niki McCoy and Tracy Pontius followed BOWLING GREEN 15-2, 4-0 MAC TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN with 13 and 12 points, respectively. The Falcons shot 44.3 percent (27-for-61) from the fl oor and 43.8 percent (7-for-16) from 3-point range. 02 PROCHASKA, L * 4 8 2 4 8 8 2 5 7 1 18 3 0 0 0 28 A pair of 3-pointers by Ashley Veal kept the Zips close in the early going as BGSU held a slight 14-12 edge at the 11:59 mark. But Bowling 42 McCOY, Niki 8 5 10 1 1 2 2 2 3 5 0 13 0 0 0 0 20 Green used a 19-2 run over an eight-minute span to push out to a 33-14 advantage and en route to a considerable 44-18 lead at the half. 30 BRESKE, Tara * 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 3 7 1 2 2 2 1 0 16 The Falcons’ defense held the Zips to 29.2 percent (7-for-24) shooting from the fl oor in the opening stanza while forcing 13 UA turnovers, 03 GOLDSBERRY, L. * 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 2 29 05 PONTIUS, Tracy * 5 9 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 12 3 0 0 5 21 which led to 17 points. Lauren Prochaska paced the BGSU attack with 14 while Veal led UA with eight fi rst-half points. 14 SLAGLE, Jessica 2 5 1 1 2 3 0 3 3 1 7 1 1 0 2 21 15 ALBERT, Chelsea 3 6 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 8 0 1 1 0 12 23 McGOWAN, Victoria 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 5 0 0 5 24 UHL, Jen 2 6 0 3 2 2 1 4 5 0 6 3 0 2 0 15 33 GIESE, Maribeth 2 4 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 6 0 0 0 1 8 34 CLAPPER, Sarah 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 1 1 0 1 17 41 BUGHER, Laura 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 44 ZUERCHER, Kelly 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM 2 2 4 TOTALS...... 27 61 7 16 19 21 12 26 38 10 80 17 10 4 11 200

GAME 18 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% KENT STATE VS AKRON AKRON 64, KENT STATE 62 KENT STATE 28 34 62 44.2% 14.3% 82.4% 01/21/09 7:00 P.M. AT RHODES ARENA | AKRON, OHIO Rhodes Arena | Akron, Ohio AKRON 24 40 64 40.9% 26.1% 80.0% KENT STATE (13-4, 2-3 MAC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS – Fueled by a 17-3 run in the second half, the University of Akron women’s basketball team rallied past Sam Houston State, 10 BENNETT, Rachel * 2 6 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 7 4 2 0 0 35 61-60, at the Johnson Coliseum. 11 GIBSON, Stephanie * 2 4 0 2 8 9 0 5 5 1 12 4 1 0 1 37 21 KOWALSKA, Anna * 8 15 0 0 3 3 2 4 6 2 19 0 6 2 1 29 After struggling from the free throw line in the past two games, the Zips (4-8) converted fi ve of six attempts from the charity stripe down the 25 HUMES, Jamilah * 6 8 0 1 1 3 1 3 4 4 13 1 1 0 2 13 stretch to hold off the Bearkats (2-10), who hit a desperation 3-pointer from half court at the buzzer. 30 HARRIS, Chenel * 2 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 4 4 5 0 2 0 0 25 Sophomore Kara Murphy, the reigning Mid-American Conference East Division Player of the Week, led the Zips with 18 points and six 04 HARKINS, Asheley 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 rebounds. Freshman Kyle Baumgartner chipped in with her second career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds while junior Ayla 23 SPEARS, Yoshica 2 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 4 0 0 0 1 15 24 STUTZMAN, Jena 0 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 30 Guzzardo also reached double digits in scoring with 11 points to go with fi ve assists. 40 SHIELDS, Ellie 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 3 0 0 10 “I’m very proud of our team today,” said UA head coach Jodi Kest. “We’ve been talking all year about getting more than one person in 50 ODHIAMBO, Lorriane 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 double digits and today we had three. I thought our defensive pressure was good, we rebounded well and made our free throws when we TEAM 2 2 needed them. Hopefully this game will be a turning point in our season as we head home for three games starting Sunday against LeHigh.” TOTALS...... 23 52 2 14 14 17 7 20 27 14 62 12 17 2 7 200 Trailing by nine, 41-32, in the second half, UA went on a 17-3 run – fueled by four points apiece from Baumgartner, Murphy and sophomore AKRON (7-11, 2-3 MAC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS Amber Witt – to take a fi ve-point lead, 49-44, with 8:13 left to play. ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN But just one point separated the two teams with 35 seconds to go with UA holding on to a 58-57 edge. Guzzardo followed with a pair of 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla * 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 4 2 6 2 0 1 32 12 WITT, Amber * 6 12 4 9 3 3 1 2 3 2 19 1 3 0 0 31 free throws, the defense got a stop and Witt split a pair from the line with three seconds left to preserve the victory. 24 MURPHY, Kara * 5 13 0 4 1 2 2 3 5 0 11 4 2 0 0 38 UA shot 39.3 percent (22-for-56) from the fi eld for the game, but overcame a sluggish start by connecting on 45.8 percent (11-for-24) of its 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 2 8 0 2 0 0 2 3 5 2 4 1 3 1 1 23 attempts in the second half alone. The Zips won the battle of the boards, 35-34, and improved its record to 3-3 when it out-rebounds its opponent. 44 BAUMGARTNER, K. * 5 7 0 1 0 0 3 4 7 4 10 0 2 0 1 17 For the game, UA converted 72.7 percent (16-for-22) from the free throw line after hitting for 41.2 percent (7-for-17) at Houston Sunday 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 9 22 ARNDT, Victoria 4 8 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 2 8 1 2 0 1 19 and 38.5 percent (10-for-26) at Youngstown State last week. The Akron defense forced 26 SHSU turnovers and converted them into 25 points. 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 2 0 1 3 0 0 7 UA also held a 38-28 advantage in the paint. 32 VEAL, Ashley 4 7 2 4 0 0 0 2 2 1 10 1 1 0 1 20 As a team, the Bearkats shot 43.4 percent (23-for-53) from the fi eld and were led by a pair of 10-point scorers, Ray Alexander and Bre Agnew. 51 McLEAN, Denver 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Sam Houston State used a 14-4 run to jump out to a 10-point lead, 28-18, at the 7:19 mark of the fi rst half. A pair of lay-ins by Murphy and TEAM 3 4 7 TOTALS...... 27 66 6 23 4 5 18 24 42 18 64 16 20 1 5 200 a 3-pointer by Baumgartner pulled the Zips to within three, 28-25, two minutes later but the Bearkats scored six of the fi nal 11 points of the half to take a 34-30 lead into the intermission.

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GAME 19 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% BALL STATE VS AKRON BALL STATE 61, AKRON 55 BALL STATE 24 37 61 42.0% 52.9% 90.9% 01/24/09 2:30 P.M. AT RHODES ARENA | AKRON, OHIO AKRON 36 19 55 37.7% 35.0% 50.0% Rhodes Arena | Akron, Ohio BALL STATE (12-7, 5-1 MAC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN AKRON, OHIO – The University of Akron women’s basketball team jumped out to a 13-point lead in the second half, but couldn’t hold off a late run 03 GREEN, Porchia * 1 6 0 1 3 3 0 9 9 0 5 2 2 1 2 28 by Ball State in a tough, 61-55, defeat at Rhodes Arena. 12 JARRETT, Kiley * 5 7 3 4 2 2 0 3 3 1 15 5 3 0 1 35 33 MCDONALD, Audrey * 4 10 4 7 2 2 0 4 4 0 14 3 5 0 2 36 The Zips (7-12, 2-4 Mid-American Conference) led for the majority of the game but fell victim to a 21-7 BSU run over a six-minute span 35 GRATTON, Danielle * 2 9 2 3 0 0 0 4 4 4 6 2 0 0 2 28 that saw the West Division-leading Cardinals (12-7, 5-1) take just their fi fth lead of the contest (50-49) and fi rst since the fi rst fi ve minutes of 41 MAGGERT, Emily * 3 8 0 1 1 2 4 3 7 1 7 2 3 1 0 28 the game with 6:59 to play. 00 GROSSNICKLE, S. 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 4 23 KING, Patrice 1 3 0 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 4 1 3 0 1 21 “We played hard but we didn’t play smart at the end,” said UA head coach Jodi Kest. “We really thought we had control of the game but 32 BARBER, Jade 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 8 0 3 3 0 20 we made too many bad decisions with the basketball. In the end, Ball State made plays and we made too many mistakes.” TEAM 1 1 2 Trailing 57-55, the Zips had two chances to take the lead on the same possession, but Kara Murphy and Ashley Veal each missed TOTALS...... 21 50 9 17 10 11 6 26 32 12 61 15 20 5 8 200 3-pointers from each baseline. AKRON (7-12, 2-4 MAC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS Kyle Baumgartner’s career-high 16 points led the way for Akron. Baumgartner fi nished 8-for-13 from the fl oor, a performance that saw her ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN make each of her fi rst six shots. For the game, the Zips made 37.7 percent (23-for-61) of their shots, but just 25.8 percent in the second half. 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla * 2 4 2 3 0 0 1 3 4 5 6 5 4 0 2 35 Victoria Arndt turned in her second straight solid performance off the bench in her eighth start of the season. She joined Baumgartner 12 WITT, Amber * 0 5 0 3 0 0 2 1 3 3 0 3 1 0 0 21 in double fi gures with 10 points, adding fi ve rebounds. Jolene Tamboue helped the Zips on the boards, her seven rebounds a team high. 24 MURPHY, Kara * 4 15 1 6 0 0 0 4 4 0 9 2 2 1 1 36 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 1 3 1 1 2 4 3 4 7 1 5 3 2 0 3 25 Baumgartner added six, while Arndt pitched in fi ve. 44 BAUMGARTNER, K. * 8 13 0 1 0 0 2 4 6 0 16 0 4 1 2 24 Akron jumped out to an early lead in the fi rst half, keyed by balanced scoring and solid outside shooting. 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 The Zips made six of their fi rst 11 shots from the fl oor on the way to shooting 50.0 percent (15-for-30) in the fi rst half. Trailing 9-8, UA 22 ARNDT, Victoria 4 6 2 3 0 0 0 5 5 0 10 1 1 0 0 17 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 2 1 1 0 23 scored fi ve unanswered points, capped by Veal’s 3-pointer at the 13:20 mark. Another triple – this time by Ayla Guzzardo – capped off a 32 VEAL, Ashley 1 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 14 16-5 run that pushed the Akron lead to double digits for the time, 24-14, with 7:26 left as the Zips carried a 36-24 lead into the intermission. TEAM 2 1 3 Zips Notebook: UA fell just short of a season-high total in 3-pointers with seven makes on the day. The Zips set season highs with nine TOTALS...... 23 61 7 20 2 4 10 23 33 15 55 18 16 3 9 200 in wins against Robert Morris (12/17) and Troy (Nov. 29) ... The 36-24 lead at intermission marked the largest halftime advantage of the year ... UA out-rebounded its opponent for the third straight game. Akron held a slight, 33-32, edge against the Cardinals.

GAME 20 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% TOLEDO VS AKRON AKRON 64, TOLEDO 62 TOLEDO 40 22 62 37.9% 53.8% 84.6% 01/31/09 2:30 P.M. AT RHODES ARENA | AKRON, OHIO Rhodes Arena | Akron, Ohio AKRON 40 24 64 49.1% 36.4% 57.1% TOLEDO (11-9, 5-2 MAC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN AKRON, OHIO – Sophomore Kara Murphy’s 22 points paced the way as the University of Akron women’s basketball team defeated Toledo, 04 SHAFIR, Naama * 3 7 0 1 2 2 0 2 2 5 8 4 6 0 0 25 64-62, in front of 755 fans at Rhodes Arena. 11 CLIFTON, Allie * 1 9 0 1 2 3 2 5 7 3 4 2 2 0 0 30 23 WILLIAMS, Jessica * 4 8 4 5 0 0 1 1 2 3 12 1 2 0 0 27 In a game that saw 11 ties and eight lead changes, the Zips (8-12, 3-4 Mid-American Conference) got some clutch baskets and used a 30 MAYS, Tanika * 7 14 1 2 1 1 1 3 4 2 16 2 3 0 2 36 swarming defense to defeat the Rockets (11-9, 5-2) for the third time in their last four meetings. 32 GOODALL, Melissa * 0 5 0 0 2 2 3 6 9 0 2 0 3 1 2 27 Amber Witt’s jumper with 2:07 left broke a 60-60 tie and a basket by Murphy with 26.4 seconds sealed the victory. A late jumper by 02 INGERSOLL, C. 2 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 2 19 Toledo’s Tanika Mays off a Kyle Baumgartner block brought the visitors to within two, but a running jumper by Jessica Williams fell just short 24 GIPSON, Larrita 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 10 34 AUBRY, Clare 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 3 as time expired, giving the Zips their third league win of the season. 44 JOHNSON, Lisa 4 8 0 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 12 1 1 0 3 23 “It was a great team effort today and I’m really proud of the way we responded following a tough loss against Ball State last weekend,” said TEAM 7 3 10 UA head coach Jodi Kest. “I thought we learned a lot from that loss and it showed today. We took care of the ball, we played solid defense TOTALS...... 22 58 7 13 11 13 16 21 37 15 62 13 18 1 9 200 and we shot the ball well.” AKRON (8-12, 3-4 MAC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS Baumgartner also hit double fi gures for Akron with a career high 17 points. on 8-for-15 shooting from the fl oor. She also added nine ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN rebounds, coming one board shy of her third double-double. Murphy, who connected on 7-of-14 fi eld goal attempts – including 3-for-6 from 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla * 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 3 4 0 2 37 3-point land, and Baumgartner both reached double fi gures by halftime, combining to shoot 11-for-14 from the fi eld before intermission. 12 WITT, Amber * 3 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 6 2 1 1 1 33 24 MURPHY, Kara * 9 17 3 6 1 1 2 4 6 2 22 4 1 0 2 33 In all, the Zips received scoring contributions from eight different players. Amber Witt and Victoria Arndt added six points apiece while 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 1 7 1 2 0 0 3 4 7 2 3 2 2 0 2 23 Jasmine Mushington and Ayla Guzzardo chipped in with four. 44 BAUMGARTNER, K. * 8 15 0 2 1 3 4 5 9 2 17 1 1 2 1 28 “I thought Jasmine provided a big spark off the bench and Ashley (Veal) gave us a lift defensively,” Kest said. “Everybody played a role in this win.” 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 Veal led all players with a career high three blocked shots while Mushington added a rejection and a pair of steals. Jolene Tamboue was 22 ARNDT, Victoria 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 6 0 1 0 0 11 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 1 2 11 active on the glass and on defense with seven rebounds and a pair of steals in 23 minutes. 32 VEAL, Ashley 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 3 0 20 Akron shot a blistering 49.6 percent (28-for-57) for the game, including an outstanding 18-for-27 (66.7 percent) during the fi rst twenty minutes. 51 McLEAN, Denver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 UA won the battle in the paint, outscoring the Rockets, 32-20. The defense also paid dividends, turning 18 Toledo turnovers into 21 points. TEAM 1 3 4 1 Mays’ 16 points led three players in double fi gures for Toledo. Lisa Johnson came off the bench for the third straight game to chip in 12 TOTALS...... 28 57 4 11 4 7 11 21 32 14 64 14 15 7 10 200 points, her eighth time this season with 10 or more points. Williams also added 12 as the Rockets were able to make 53.8 percent (7-for-13) of their 3-pointers against the MAC’s best team at stopping triples.

GAME 21 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% AKRON VS NORTHERN ILLINOIS NORTHERN ILLINOIS 73, AKRON 66 AKRON 26 40 66 45.1% 35.7% 78.9% 02/04/09 7 P.M. AT CONVOCATION CENTER | DEKALB, ILL. Convocation Center | DeKalb, Ill. NORTHERN ILLINOIS 40 33 73 44.4% 40.0% 79.2% AKRON 8-13, 3-5 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN DEKALB, ILL. – The University of Akron women’s basketball team battled back from a 16-point, second-half defi cit but ran out of time in a 73-66 24 MURPHY, Kara * 7 15 0 4 13 15 1 6 7 1 27 1 2 1 0 39 defeat to Northern Illinois at the Convocation Center. 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 1 5 0 1 0 0 4 3 7 2 2 2 2 0 0 34 44 BAUMGARTNER, K. * 7 12 1 2 0 0 1 3 4 5 15 0 2 0 1 28 UA sophomore Kara Murphy led all players with 27 points and seven rebounds. Murphy, the Mid-American Conference’s leading scorer 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla * 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 8 2 3 0 1 39 converted 7-of-15 shots from the fl oor and 13-of-15 attempts from the free throw line. It was the 17th time in her young career that she has 12 WITT, Amber * 4 8 4 5 0 0 0 2 2 3 12 0 3 0 1 26 scored 20 or more points in a game. 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Freshman Kyle Baumgartner and sophomore Amber Witt joined Murphy in double fi gures with 15 and 12 points, respectively. It was the 22 ARNDT, Victoria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 8 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 14 fourth straight double-digit game for Baumgartner while Witt matched a career high with four 3-pointers. 32 VEAL, Ashley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 “I was proud of the way our team battled back in the second half,” said UA head coach Jodi Kest. “But we’re a young team and we’re 51 McLEAN, Denver 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 still learning that to beat a quality opponent like NIU on the road you’ve got to play hard for 40 minutes. We got into a big hole in the fi rst half TEAM 2 3 5 because we didn’t do that.” TOTALS...... 23 51 5 14 15 19 8 19 27 21 66 6 17 1 4 200 Murphy’s drive from the left baseline pulled UA to within three points with 49 seconds left but Jessie Wilcox, who fi nished with 15 points, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 11-10, 6-2 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS converted a pair of free throws in the subsequent NIU possession with 25 ticks on the clock to ice the game. Mauvolyene Adams paced the ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN Huskies with 17 points while Ebony Ellis added 15 points and 10 rebounds. 32 ADAMS, Mauvolyene * 7 9 0 0 3 4 2 4 6 3 17 1 2 1 1 30 44 ELLIS, Ebony * 6 8 0 0 3 6 5 5 10 2 15 1 5 0 0 26 Trailing 43-27 early in the second half, UA (8-13, 3-5) began chipping away. Sparked by six quick points from Ayla Guzzardo, the Zips 02 WELTON, Shari’ * 1 7 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 3 5 1 2 1 0 35 went on a 14-2 run to trim the lead to four, 45-41, with 13:10 to play. The Huskies (11-10, 6-2) tried to pull away on several occasions and 03 YORK, Kylie * 2 6 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 1 6 3 0 2 0 23 pushed their lead back to as many as 10 points twice more, but UA wouldn’t go away quietly. 10 WILCOX, Jessie * 4 10 3 6 4 4 0 3 3 0 15 1 1 0 0 31 For the game, Akron out-shot Northern Illinois, hitting 45.1 percent (23-for-51) of its attempts from the fl oor and 35.7 percent (5-for-14) from 21 SHELTON, Courtney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 23 FREEMAN, Marke 1 6 0 2 6 7 3 2 5 1 8 3 3 0 0 19 3-point range. Behind a big fi rst-half, the Huskies shot 44.4 percent (23-for-54) from the fi eld and 40.0 percent (6-for-15) from 3-point land. 24 ROGERS, Sarah 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 7 Northern Illinois took control in the fi rst half behind some torrid shooting as the Huskies were successful on 60.7 percent (17-for-28) of their 34 SMITH, Becky 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 14 attempts from the fl oor and 44.4 percent (4-for-9) from 3-point range. NIU did the majority of its damage from close range with 22 points in the 41 ROSSOUW, Aileen 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 10 paint and doubled up the Zips (18-9) on the boards. TEAM 1 1 2 2 TOTALS...... 24 54 6 15 19 24 12 22 34 16 73 11 16 4 4 200 A three ball by Shari’ Welton gave NIU an early six-point lead, 12-6, early in the game, but the Zips battled back behind a trio of 3-pointers from Witt. Witt’s third strike tied the contest at 15-all at the 13:44 mark. The Huskies responded with a 10-2 run however and took a 40-26 lead into the break.

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GAME 22 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% EASTERN MICHIGAN VS AKRON AKRON 71, EASTERN MICHIGAN 57 EASTERN MICHIGAN 26 31 57 32.1% 27.3% 62.5% 02/07/09 2:00 P.M. AT RHODES ARENA | AKRON, OHIO AKRON 32 39 71 62.2% 38.5% 62.5% Rhodes Arena | Akron, Ohio E. MICHIGAN (4-17, 0-9 MAC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN AKRON, OHIO. – Backed by 38 combined points from Kara Murphy and Kyle Baumgartner, the University of Akron women’s basketball team 15 WILLS, De’Ja * 2 7 2 7 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 4 2 0 1 25 cruised to a 71-57 victory over Eastern Michigan at Rhodes Arena. 22 SCHROCK, Cassie * 2 6 0 1 3 4 0 2 2 3 7 1 3 0 3 24 24 JAMES, Tavelyn * 4 13 2 8 2 2 0 0 0 3 12 1 1 0 1 27 Murphy led all scorers with 21 points and Baumgartner added 17 as the Zips (9-13, 4-5 Mid-American Conference) recorded their best 30 DAVIS, Kimberly * 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 3 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 31 shooting performance of the season, hitting on 62.2 percent (28-for-45) of their attempts from the fl oor. UA’s four league victories represents 32 REDDITT, Paige * 5 11 0 0 7 9 5 4 9 2 17 1 6 1 1 34 its highest total since the 1999-2000 campaign. 02 JOHNSON, Tara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 03 LAND, Amber 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 Baumgartner and Jolene Tamboue, who fi nished with eight points and 12 rebounds, controlled the inside game as Akron dominated the 05 SIMMONS, Brittany 1 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 paint, out-scoring EMU 40-18. 13 HUNTLEY-ROGERS, S. 3 10 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 8 2 1 0 1 20 “We knew going into the game that our team was pretty worn out from our last road trip to Northern Illinois,” UA head coach Jodi Kest 21 LAWSON, Mary 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 said. “ But I told them, ‘Give me everything you have for 40 minutes.’ I felt like they did that for the most part and, in particular, we shot the ball 23 WARREN, Carla 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 12 42 McKINNEY, Shana 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 very well, we made smart passes and played with energy.” TEAM 4 3 7 Murphy, who entered play as the MAC’s leading scorer, broke the 20-point barrier for the third consecutive game on 7-for-11 shooting TOTALS...... 18 56 6 22 15 24 14 15 29 18 57 9 14 1 8 200 from the fl oor, including 3-of-6 from long distance. She has recorded 20 or more points 12 times this season – the most of any player in the conference. AKRON (9-13, 4-5 MAC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN Baumgartner, who has developed into a solid secondary contributor as of late, reached double fi gures in scoring for the fi fth straight game 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla * 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 3 3 4 4 5 6 0 2 26 on 8-for-11 shooting. In all, Akron received scoring contributions from eight different players in a well-balanced attack. 12 WITT, Amber * 2 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 4 5 4 2 0 0 31 Eastern Michigan (4-17, 0-9), which was hampered into shooting 32.1 percent (18-for-56) from the fl oor, was paced by Paige Redditt’s 17 24 MURPHY, Kara * 7 11 3 6 4 6 0 2 2 2 21 0 5 0 0 37 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 3 5 0 2 2 4 2 10 12 4 8 4 2 2 2 26 points. Tavelyn James followed with 12 as the Eagles dropped their 10th consecutive game. 44 BAUMGARTNER, K. * 8 11 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 4 17 2 1 2 0 23 Akron, which led 32-26 at halftime, put the game away early in the second half. After a quick bucket by Eastern Michigan’s Cassie Schrock, 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 14 the Zips scored eight straight points en route to a 17-2 run. During that time, UA held EMU without a fi eld goal for nearly seven minutes while 22 ARNDT, Victoria 3 4 1 1 1 2 0 3 3 2 8 1 1 1 0 17 forcing fi ve turnovers and fi ve missed shots. 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 1 1 0 1 12 32 VEAL, Ashley 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 14 Junior Ayla Guzzardo stole the inbounds pass after a lay-in by Ashley Veal to cash in at the 15:05 mark before a 3-pointer by Murphy and TEAM 2 2 4 a short jumper by Jasmine Mushington gave the Zips their largest lead of the game, 49-30, with 13:04 left to play. TOTALS...... 28 45 5 13 10 16 6 26 32 21 71 21 20 5 7 200 From there, Akron never looked back and held a double-digit lead the rest of the way. It was the Zips’ largest margin of victory in league play since defeating EMU by 16 points, 69-53, in 2006-07 – Kest’s fi rst year at the helm.

GAME 23 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% AKRON VS CENTRAL MICHIGAN CENTRAL MICHIGAN 78, AKRON 57 AKRON 25 32 57 40.8% 28.6% 60.0% 02/11/09 7 P.M. AT ROSE ARENA | MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. Rose Arena | Mount Pleasant, Mich. CENTRAL MICHIGAN 36 42 78 40.9% 31.8% 85.0% AKRON (9-14, 4-6 MAC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN HOUSTON – Sophomore Kara Murphy led all scorers with 29 points but it wasn’t enough as the University of Akron women’s basketball team 24 MURPHY, Kara * 5 16 1 4 10 13 4 2 6 1 21 1 3 0 1 38 fell 74-59 to Houston at the Hofheinz Pavillion. 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 3 5 0 0 0 1 3 7 10 5 6 1 4 1 1 28 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla * 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 6 5 0 3 37 “It was another great performance by Kara, but this is a team sport and we need a better effort from some of our other players,” said UA 12 WITT, Amber * 3 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 7 2 6 0 1 31 head coach Jodi Kest. “We also missed 10 free throws today and against a quality team like Houston, you can’t afford to give away points.” 44 BAUMGARTNER, K. * 6 9 0 0 2 5 3 5 8 1 14 0 3 2 1 26 Trailing by as many as 12 points in the second half, the Zips (3-8) cut the lead to fi ve on two occasions but could no closer. 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Houston (8-3) won despite shooting just 35.3 percent (24-for-68) because of a 58-41 rebounding edge, including 25 offensive boards that 22 ARNDT, Victoria 1 2 0 1 2 4 2 3 5 3 4 0 2 0 0 15 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 2 9 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 3 5 0 3 0 0 20 led to 17 second-chance points. The Cougars scored 34 of their 74 points in the paint. 51 McLEAN, Denver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 The Zips’ struggles from the free throw line on the road continued as UA converted just 41.2 percent (10-for-17) from the charity stripe TEAM 1 2 3 while shooting 37.7 percent (23-for-63) overall from the fi eld. TOTALS...... 20 49 2 7 15 25 13 23 36 18 57 10 26 3 8 200 Murphy, who has scored 20 or more points 12 times during her Akron career, also pulled down a team-best eight rebounds. Freshman C. MICHIGAN (14-10, 6-4 MAC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS Jasmine Mushington recorded nine points in 23 minutes off the bench for the Zips. ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN Courtney Taylor led four Houston players in double fi gures with 16 points. Cobilyn Hill followed with 15 while Roxana Button and Brittany 20 LUCKETT, Latisha f 4 12 0 1 3 4 2 4 6 3 11 4 1 0 3 31 Scott chipped in with 11 and 10 points, respectively. 34 SZUNKO, Kaihla f 5 9 0 0 0 0 6 2 8 2 10 1 0 2 4 24 03 LONG, Shonda g 2 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 1 2 0 1 13 Murphy paced the Zips with 11 points in what was a closely contested fi rst half before a late Houston run gave the home team a 33-22 24 CHAN, Angel g 3 9 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 4 0 1 24 at the break. 33 BAKER, Brandie g 6 11 2 5 6 6 2 4 6 1 20 2 4 0 4 35 A steal and a lay-up by Kyle Baumgartner knotted the game, 15-15, for the sixth time in the early going at the 9:35 mark. It was one of 01 MILLER, Skylar 1 2 0 0 3 4 2 3 5 3 5 0 0 0 2 14 seven turnovers forced in the opening period for the Zips, who out-shot the Cougars, .346 (9-for-26) to .293 (12-for-41). 12 HOUGHTON, Britni 4 8 0 1 3 4 1 4 5 3 11 2 3 0 1 24 14 HOLMAN, Kendra 2 7 2 6 2 2 0 3 3 4 8 2 0 0 0 23 Murphy recorded her fi fth fi eld goal before the intermission with 5:36 remaining to push Akron out to its largest lead of the half, 22-19, but 21 YOUNG, Katherine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Houston scored the fi nal 14 points of the period behind fi ve points from Taylor. 25 ARMSTRONG, Sherryia 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 30 RAMSEY, Camille 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 32 WARCZINSKY, Heidi 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 TEAM 1 1 TOTALS...... 27 66 7 22 17 20 16 21 37 21 78 12 14 2 16 200

GAME 24 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% AKRON VS WESTERN MICHIGAN WESTERN MICHIGAN 61, AKRON 47 AKRON 16 31 47 34.7% 25.0% 76.9% 02/14/09 2 P.M. AT UNIVERSITY ARENA | KALAMAZOO, MICH. University Arena | Kalamazoo, Mich. WESTERN MICHIGAN 33 28 61 34.5% 36.4% 77.3% AKRON 9-15, 4-7 MAC TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS – Fueled by a 17-3 run in the second half, the University of Akron women’s basketball team rallied past Sam Houston State, 24 MURPHY, Kara * 6 17 2 6 3 3 1 4 5 1 17 1 3 0 3 40 61-60, at the Johnson Coliseum. 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 5 2 0 2 1 0 23 44 BAUMGARTNER, K. * 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 12 After struggling from the free throw line in the past two games, the Zips (4-8) converted fi ve of six attempts from the charity stripe down the 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla * 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 5 2 4 0 4 28 stretch to hold off the Bearkats (2-10), who hit a desperation 3-pointer from half court at the buzzer. 12 WITT, Amber * 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 11 Sophomore Kara Murphy, the reigning Mid-American Conference East Division Player of the Week, led the Zips with 18 points and six 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 12 rebounds. Freshman Kyle Baumgartner chipped in with her second career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds while junior Ayla 22 ARNDT, Victoria 2 7 0 3 2 2 0 3 3 2 6 0 2 0 0 20 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 5 7 0 0 1 4 2 0 2 2 11 1 2 0 0 29 Guzzardo also reached double digits in scoring with 11 points to go with fi ve assists. 32 VEAL, Ashley 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 “I’m very proud of our team today,” said UA head coach Jodi Kest. “We’ve been talking all year about getting more than one person in 51 McLEAN, Denver 1 4 0 0 2 2 3 3 6 4 4 1 1 1 0 18 double digits and today we had three. I thought our defensive pressure was good, we rebounded well and made our free throws when we TEAM 2 5 7 needed them. Hopefully this game will be a turning point in our season as we head home for three games starting Sunday against LeHigh.” TOTALS...... 17 49 3 12 10 13 9 22 31 20 47 8 20 2 10 200 Trailing by nine, 41-32, in the second half, UA went on a 17-3 run – fueled by four points apiece from Baumgartner, Murphy and sophomore W. MICHIGAN 7-17, 3-8 MAC TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS Amber Witt – to take a fi ve-point lead, 49-44, with 8:13 left to play. ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN But just one point separated the two teams with 35 seconds to go with UA holding on to a 58-57 edge. Guzzardo followed with a pair of 32 BANKTSON, Brenna * 2 10 2 5 0 0 1 2 3 3 6 1 1 0 1 26 33 GIDEN, Miame * 2 8 0 1 0 0 3 3 6 3 4 0 4 2 1 31 free throws, the defense got a stop and Witt split a pair from the line with three seconds left to preserve the victory. 40 LONEY, Jenny * 4 11 1 3 4 6 1 5 6 1 13 2 2 3 0 30 UA shot 39.3 percent (22-for-56) from the fi eld for the game, but overcame a sluggish start by connecting on 45.8 percent (11-for-24) of its 01 DELAHOUSSAYE, T. * 3 7 0 1 2 2 1 2 3 3 8 4 4 0 4 31 attempts in the second half alone. The Zips won the battle of the boards, 35-34, and improved its record to 3-3 when it out-rebounds its opponent. 11 DWYER, Molly * 1 2 1 1 2 2 0 3 3 1 5 1 2 0 1 23 For the game, UA converted 72.7 percent (16-for-22) from the free throw line after hitting for 41.2 percent (7-for-17) at Houston Sunday 03 DREHER, Sarah 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 12 VEST, Sara 4 9 0 0 3 5 3 4 7 2 11 1 0 1 2 21 and 38.5 percent (10-for-26) at Youngstown State last week. The Akron defense forced 26 SHSU turnovers and converted them into 25 points. 23 IAQUANIELLO, Maria 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 1 14 UA also held a 38-28 advantage in the paint. 25 WILSON, Arianne 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 As a team, the Bearkats shot 43.4 percent (23-for-53) from the fi eld and were led by a pair of 10-point scorers, Ray Alexander and Bre Agnew. 34 GIDEN, Robin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Sam Houston State used a 14-4 run to jump out to a 10-point lead, 28-18, at the 7:19 mark of the fi rst half. A pair of lay-ins by Murphy and 35 CLEARY, Ebony 3 8 0 0 4 5 2 3 5 1 10 1 0 1 1 19 TEAM 4 2 6 a 3-pointer by Baumgartner pulled the Zips to within three, 28-25, two minutes later but the Bearkats scored six of the fi nal 11 points of the TOTALS...... 20 58 4 11 17 22 16 24 40 17 61 12 14 7 11 200 half to take a 34-30 lead into the intermission.

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GAME 25 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% BOWLING GREEN VS AKRON BOWLING GREEN 81, AKRON 70 BOWLING GREEN 44 37 81 47.1% 35.7% 84.8% 02/21/09 2:00 P.M. AT RHODES ARENA | AKRON, OHIO AKRON 42 28 70 47.4% 35.7% 73.3% Rhodes Arena | Akron, Ohio BOWLING GREEN (23-2, 12-0 MAC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN AKRON, OHIO – The University of Akron women’s basketball team gave Bowling Green – and the second-longest winning streak in the nation – all 02 PROCHASKA, L. * 6 13 1 2 12 12 2 4 6 1 25 1 2 0 0 40 it could handle in a tough 81-70 setback at Rhodes Arena. 03 GOLDSBERRY, L. * 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 30 05 PONTIUS, Tracy * 8 14 3 5 7 7 0 5 5 2 26 5 0 0 3 39 Freshman Kyle Baumgartner paced the Zips (9-16, 4-8 Mid-American Conference), who trailed by just one point, 68-67, with 3:14 left, 24 UHL, Jen * 2 3 1 2 2 2 4 3 7 1 7 1 2 0 0 18 with her third double-double of the season; tallying team highs of 21 points and 13 rebounds in 27 minutes. Sophomore Kara Murphy added 30 BRESKE, Tara * 5 9 0 0 2 4 3 0 3 4 12 0 1 1 1 35 15 points and fi ve rebounds while junior Ayla Guzzardo chipped in with 10 points and seven assists. 14 SLAGLE, Jessica 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 1 12 15 ALBERT, Chelsea 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 4 The fi nal score was not indicative of the effort turned in by Akron, which was looking to defeat Bowling Green (23-2, 12-0) for just the third 41 BUGHER, Laura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ time in school history. The Zips, who were defeated by the Falcons, 80-51, in their fi rst meeting of the season on the road, battled the East 42 McCOY, Niki 0 5 0 1 3 6 0 2 2 3 3 0 2 0 0 22 Division leaders blow-for-blow before fi nally subsiding. 44 ZUERCHER, Kelly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ “I couldn’t be more proud of our team today,” said third-year UA head coach Jodi Kest. “I challenged them in the locker room after the TEAM 2 2 TOTALS...... 24 51 5 14 28 33 9 17 26 17 81 8 10 1 6 200 game we lost at Bowling Green to be a better team the second time around. With this effort, we proved that we are a better team with the way we fought and executed. We scored 70 points against the top defense in the league, we played hard and we played together.” AKRON (9-16, 4-8 MAC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS With Akron trailing 68-67, BGSU’s Niki McCoy went to the free throw line with 3:14 on the clock and missed both attempts to leave the ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN door open for the Zips’ upset bid. But Lauren Prochaska, who fi nished with 25 points, grabbed the offensive rebound and added a put-back 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla * 3 6 0 1 4 4 1 1 2 4 10 7 6 0 0 38 12 WITT, Amber * 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 19 to push the Falcons’ lead to three, 70-67. 24 MURPHY, Kara * 6 16 2 5 1 2 2 3 5 4 15 1 3 0 0 39 UA had three shot attempts on its following possession, including a 3-point try by Jasmine Mushington, but couldn’t cash in and was 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 3 7 0 1 0 0 2 2 4 5 6 0 2 0 1 22 forced to foul the rest of the way. The Falcons, who lead the MAC (fi fth in NCAA) in free throw profi ciency, converted 11 of its fi nal 12 tries 44 BAUMGARTNER, K. * 8 13 1 2 4 5 5 8 13 1 21 1 2 0 0 27 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 from the charity stripe to hold off the Zips. 22 ARNDT, Victoria 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 1 2 1 2 0 0 12 Bowling Green’s Tracy Pontius was a perfect 6-for-6 in the fi nal minute of the game en route to a game-high 26-point performance. Team- 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 2 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 5 4 0 0 0 1 22 mate Tara Breske also reached double digits in scoring for BGSU with 12 points. 32 VEAL, Ashley 3 5 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 4 9 1 2 0 1 19 Both teams executed well on offense with Akron owning a slight edge, shooting 47.4 percent (27-for-57) from the fl oor, compared to the TEAM 1 1 TOTALS...... 27 57 5 14 11 15 13 18 31 27 70 14 17 0 4 200 Falcons’ 47.1 percent (24-for-51) mark. Both teams also shot 35.7 percent (5-for-14) from 3-point distance. The Zips were tentative in the early going and found themselves trailing 7-2 at the 17:28 mark following a lay-up by Breske. But a short jumper by Baumgarter and a 3-pointer by Amber Witt tied the game at 7-all and helped UA fi nd its stride as the teams played a closely- matched and entertaining opening period.

GAME 26 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% AKRON VS MIAMI (OHIO) AKRON 68, MIAMI (OHIO) 56 AKRON 27 41 68 45.7% 63.6% 82.6% 02/25/09 7 PM ET AT MILLETT HALL | OXFORD, OHIO Millett Hall | Oxford, Ohio MIAMI (OHIO) 27 29 56 30.0% 36.4% 69.2% AKRON (10-16, 5-8 MAC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN OXFORD, OHIO – Kara Murphy and Kyle Baumgartner combined for 46 points to lead the University of Akron women’s basketball team to a 24 MURPHY, Kara * 6 14 3 3 14 15 2 5 7 2 29 1 7 0 0 39 68-56 victory over Miami, the defending Mid-American Conference Tournament champions, at Millett Hall. 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 3 5 2 3 1 2 3 3 6 4 9 5 4 1 3 24 44 BAUMGARTNER, K. * 7 14 0 1 3 4 2 13 15 2 17 2 7 3 1 35 It was yet another signature win for an Akron program that is on the rise. With the victory, the Zips (10-16, 5-8 MAC) captured their fi rst 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla * 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 3 2 0 1 39 league win on the road since the 2005-06 season, snapping a string of 19 straight defeats. Moreover, it was the sixth all-time win against the 12 WITT, Amber * 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 24 RedHawks (13-13, 5-8) and fi rst since 2007. 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 “It was a great win tonight for our team because we won on the road, which is hard to do in this league, we beat a quality team like Miami 22 ARNDT, Victoria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 6 2 4 0 1 17 and we fi nally fi nished a game the way we wanted to,” said UA head coach Jodi Kest. “It was a great team effort and I’m so proud of our 32 VEAL, Ashley 1 4 1 3 1 2 0 2 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 13 young ladies.” TEAM 3 5 8 Murphy led all scorers with 29 points – on the strength of 14-for-15 shooting from the free throw line – to move into a tie for second place on TOTALS...... 21 46 7 11 19 23 12 31 43 16 68 14 25 4 7 200 the school’s single-season scoring list with 490 points on the year. The sophomore is just eight points shy of breaking Cheryl Bowles’ program MIAMI (13-13; 5-8 MAC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS record of 497 points set during the 1999-’00 campaign. ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN Baumgartner posted her second straight double-double with 17 points and 15 rebounds. Her rebound total matched the most recorded by 04 HENCKE, Rachael * 6 9 0 0 5 5 0 2 2 3 17 0 1 2 0 25 an Akron player since the 2002 season. 12 PITTS, Lillian * 2 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 4 4 0 2 0 0 19 32 LEININGER, Jaclyn * 4 8 0 1 2 2 2 4 6 2 10 1 2 1 3 30 Murphy put on a clinic in the fi rst half while single-handedly keeping the Zips in the game. The sophomore scored 21 of UA’s 27 points in 10 SCHONE, Jenna * 4 19 2 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 10 6 0 0 1 37 the opening period on a nearly perfect performance, hitting 5-of-7 fi eld goal attempts, including 2-for-2 from 3-point distance. Moreover, the 14 OSWALT, Michelle * 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 3 0 1 22 physical forward got to the line seemingly at will and made the RedHawks pay, connecting on all nine free throw tries. 11 HAWKINS, Ashley 1 4 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 4 1 0 2 23 It was all Miami in the early going however. After a Murphy triple to start the game, the RedHawks went on a 10-1 run over a seven-minute 13 THOMAS, Ariel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 23 REED, Courtney 1 7 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 5 4 0 2 1 1 16 span. The spurt was capped off by back-to-back threes by Ashley Hawkins and Jenna Schone gave MU a 16-6 lead and forcing an Akron 40 FORD, Stephanie 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 1 2 0 1 0 1 13 timeout at the 11:50 mark. 44 WISNER, Erin 3 7 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 3 6 0 1 0 0 13 But that’s when Murphy took over, scoring seven of the Zips’ next nine points as part of a 13-6 UA surge that cut the defi cit to three, 22- TEAM 3 2 5 1 19, with 4:36 left in the half. Ashley Veal’s three-pointer from the corner put an exclamation mark on the push that continued until the break. TOTALS...... 22 65 3 10 9 13 15 14 29 22 56 14 14 4 10 200 After a three ball from Schone, Murphy scored eight of the fi nal 10 points of the half to complete the Zips’ comeback as the teams went into the locker room tied at 27-all.

GAME 27 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% AKRON VS BUFFALO NORTHERN ILLINOIS 73, AKRON 66 AKRON 20 29 49 37.2% 16.7% 88.9% 02/28/09 2:10 PM AT ALUMNI ARENA | BUFFALO, NY Convocation Center | DeKalb, Ill. BUFFALO 31 38 69 42.6% 28.6% 43.8% AKRON (10-17, 5-9 MAC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN BUFFALO, N.Y. – In a record setting day for sophomore Kara Murphy, the University of Akron women’s basketball team fell 69-49 to the Univer- 24 MURPHY, Kara * 3 12 0 4 9 10 1 4 5 2 15 0 7 0 1 34 sity at Buffalo Bulls at Alumni Arena. 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 2 4 0 0 2 2 2 3 5 2 6 2 6 2 1 27 44 BAUMGARTNER, K. * 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 3 4 0 3 1 1 24 Murphy paced the Zips with a 15 points becoming the school’s single-season scoring leader with 506 points through 26 games of play. 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla * 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 2 3 2 0 0 34 Murphy surpassed previous record holder Cheryl Bowles, who set the mark with 497 points in 28 games in 1999-00. 12 WITT, Amber * 0 5 0 1 2 2 0 3 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 27 Murphy is also on the fast track to become the fastest UA player to reach the 1,000 point mark with just 45 more to go. She will be the 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 tenth Akron player to join the prestigious club. 22 ARNDT, Victoria 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 3 9 0 0 3 4 1 0 1 1 9 1 1 0 0 18 Turnovers hurt the Zips against the Bulls as they turned it over 23 times to Buffalo’s nine. Forcing 15 in the fi rst half alone, UB held the Zips 32 VEAL, Ashley 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 7 0 0 1 1 13 6-of-21 (28.6 percent) from the fl oor in the fi rst period. 51 McLEAN, Denver 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 2 2 0 14 Heading into the second half, a determined Buffalo team held the Zips without a fi eld goal for the fi rst 4:41 of the period. Freshman forward TEAM 4 4 1 Jasmine Mushington would bring the differential to 16 with her fi rst fi eld goal of the game (39-23) and senior Ashley Veal would sink the TOTALS...... 16 43 1 6 16 18 7 27 34 14 49 7 23 6 4 200 Zips only three-point shot of the contest to get within 14 at the 13:20 mark. However, Buffalo wouldn’t give up at their last home contest of the BUFFALO (6-21, 2-12 MAC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS season keeping the margin large and never letting the Zips within single digits. ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN Despite the loss, Akron shot 88.9 percent from the free throw line knocking in 16-of-18, 9-of-10 coming from Murphy. Freshman center and 10 BROWN, Kourtney f 11 16 0 0 3 4 9 7 16 3 25 1 2 0 1 33 34 FORTMAN, Jessica f 3 12 0 3 1 2 4 5 9 2 7 2 1 0 2 34 All-MAC candidate Kyle Baumgartner fi nished with nine rebounds, four points, one steal and one block. 44 SCHIEBNER, Jamie f 3 14 0 5 0 0 0 3 3 3 6 1 2 0 1 34 Buffalo’s Kourtney Brown paced the Bulls with 25 points and 16 rebounds. 03 FREEMAN, Dortae g 2 4 0 0 2 3 0 2 2 2 6 5 3 0 1 26 13 SMITH, Dayna g 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 19 20 MATTHYS, Rachelle 4 7 3 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 11 0 0 0 1 19 22 SEMALULU, Teresa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 HEDDERSON, Brittany 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1 0 0 1 16 33 KENDRICKS, Bridgette 2 5 0 0 1 3 0 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 13 42 CHRISTENSEN, Beth 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 TEAM 2 1 3 TOTALS...... 29 68 4 14 7 16 17 21 38 12 69 10 9 0 8 200

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GAME 28 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% OHIO VS AKRON AKRON 58, OHIO 57 OHIO 16 41 57 39.6% 27.3% 48.0% 03/04/09 7:00 P.M. AT RHODES ARENA | AKRON, OHIO AKRON 23 35 58 42.9% 25.0% 72.2% Rhodes Arena | Akron, Ohio OHIO (12-16, 7-8 MAC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN AKRON, OHIO. – The University of Akron women’s basketball team held off a late Ohio comeback for a 58-57 victory in the fi nal home game of 03 POFF, Jenny * 1 7 0 4 3 4 1 3 4 3 5 1 2 0 3 34 the season at Rhodes Arena. 21 HMIEL, Lauren * 3 10 0 0 5 8 2 3 5 2 11 0 3 1 0 37 23 MANN, Da’Keisha * 2 4 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 4 4 1 1 0 1 20 Leading by as many as 15 points in the second half, the Zips saw that margin dwindle late in the game as the Bobcats cut the defi cit to 50- 31 BUSHBY, Jennifer * 7 13 3 6 0 0 0 7 7 2 17 3 1 1 1 28 46 with 1:34 left. Kara Murphy, who reached double fi gures for the ninth straight contest with a game-high 20 points, pushed the advantage 34 BUCKNER, Kamille * 4 6 0 0 4 7 1 2 3 4 12 1 4 0 0 32 back to eight with a tough basket in the paint and a pair of free throws with 37 ticks on the clock. 01 WOODMORE, D. 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 24 BARNETT, Carolyn 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 But Ohio’s Jennifer Bushby hit a trio of threes in the fi nal 23 seconds to gave the Zips a scare. Amber Witt, who joined Murphy in double 32 GHOLSON, Thia 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 12 fi gures with 14 points, was clutch down the stretch, connecting on all four free throw attempts in the fi nal eight seconds. Her last, coming with 40 SNIDER, Tracy 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 three seconds on the clock, ended up being the most important one of the game as Bushby connected on a 3-pointer from the top of the arc 54 OHAKIM, Maxine 3 5 0 0 0 1 3 1 4 2 6 0 0 1 1 12 as time expired. TEAM 1 3 4 TOTALS...... 21 53 3 11 12 25 11 23 34 18 57 7 16 3 8 200 Conversely, the Bobcats struggled mightily from the charity stripe, shooting just 48.0 percent (12-for-25), while Akron was true on 72.2 percent (13-for-18) of its attempts – including 6-of-8 in the fi nal minute of regulation. AKRON (11-17, 6-9 MAC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS With the win, Akron improved to 11-17 overall and 6-9 in Mid-American Conference play. More importantly, the Zips kept their hopes of ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN earning a fi rst-round bye in next week’s MAC Tournament alive as well. 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla * 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 3 3 6 6 0 2 29 12 WITT, Amber * 3 7 2 5 6 6 0 1 1 1 14 0 3 0 0 33 “I was really pleased with our effort tonight,” said UA head coach Jodi Kest. “Our team came out with a lot of energy and was hungry for 24 MURPHY, Kara * 8 16 0 1 4 7 2 2 4 2 20 1 2 0 0 38 a win. I was especially happy with our defensive performance in the fi rst half.” 32 VEAL, Ashley * 3 6 1 4 1 1 1 2 3 4 8 1 1 0 3 18 In a season of fi rsts, the upstart Zips defeated Ohio (12-16, 7-8) for the fi rst time since the 2000 campaign, snapping a string of 16 straight 44 BAUMGARTNER, K. * 3 9 0 2 0 0 3 7 10 3 6 0 2 1 0 27 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 defeats. It was also Akron’s eighth home win of the season, matching its highest total since 1998-99 and its second-highest total ever. 22 ARNDT, Victoria 2 5 0 0 1 2 2 6 8 2 5 2 1 0 0 19 Behind 8-for-16 shooting from the fl oor, Murphy, the MAC’s top scorer, recorded her league-leading 14th 20-point game. She is now just 25 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 9 points shy, with at least two games remaining, of becoming the fi rst player in school history to score 1,000 career points before her junior year. 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 2 1 2 1 2 17 Ashley Veal, who was recognized at the start of the game as Akron’s lone senior, scored eight points in her fi nal home game. She made TEAM 1 1 her presence felt right away by posting the fi rst UA fi eld goal of the game on a mid-range jumper from the right side and scored six straight TOTALS...... 21 49 3 12 13 18 9 26 35 22 58 12 19 2 9 200 points midway through the second half to push UA out to a 13-point lead. But the story of the game was Akron’s defense which hounded the league’s top-shooting team from the get-go. The Zips forced 16 Bobcat turnovers, converting them into 22 points, and limited Ohio to just 39.6 percent (21-for-53) shooting from the fi eld.

GAME 29 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% AKRON VS KENT STATE KENT STATE 59, AKRON 55 AKRON 33 22 55 48.8% 27.3% 70.6% 03/07/09 4:00 P.M. AT M.A.C. CENTER | KENT, OHIO M.A.C. Center | Kent, Ohio KENT STATE 26 33 59 29.9% 17.4% 83.3% AKRON (11-18, 6-10 MAC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN KENT, OHIO – Sophomore Kara Murphy led all scorers with 22 points and seven rebounds but the University of Akron women’s basketball team 24 MURPHY, Kara * 7 13 1 3 7 8 2 5 7 1 22 1 4 0 1 38 could not hold off Kent State in a 59-55 defeat at the M.A.C. Center. 44 BAUMGARTNER, K. * 3 7 0 0 0 2 1 9 10 4 6 2 3 1 0 30 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla * 2 3 0 0 1 3 1 3 4 5 5 3 3 0 2 22 The Zips (11-18, 6-10 Mid-American Conference), who out-shot the Golden Flashes (.488-to-.299), led for the majority of the game, but 12 WITT, Amber * 4 8 2 5 2 2 0 3 3 3 12 0 4 0 0 31 couldn’t overcome a season-high 28 turnovers, including three crucial miscues in the fi nal two minutes. UA also surrendered 18 offensive 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 3 6 0 1 2 2 3 6 9 2 8 4 1 1 3 32 rebounds, leading to 20 KSU second-chance points in the setback. 14 WILLIAMS, Natasha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 8 0 0 18 “We shot the ball well and defended well, but we had too many mental breakdowns in the end and that hurt us,” said UA head coach Jodi Kest. 22 ARNDT, Victoria 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 10 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 11 With the game tied at 55-all and 2:17 left in regulation, Stephanie Gibson, who fi nished with 12 points, gave KSU the lead with a lay-up in 32 VEAL, Ashley 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 8 traffi c at the 1:40 mark. Akron had three more possessions but couldn’t get a shot off as the Flashes avoided being swept by UA in a season TEAM 2 2 2 series for the fi rst time. TOTALS...... 20 41 3 11 12 17 7 32 39 19 55 13 29 2 7 200 Akron had a chance to tie the game with 30 seconds left, but Rachel Bennett intercepted a Natasha Williams pass and Gibson hit a pair of KENT STATE (19-9, 8-8 MAC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS free throws to seal the Kent State victory. Anna Kowalska paced the Flashes with 19 points and nine rebounds, including six off the offensive glass. ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN To compound matters, starting point guard Ayla Guzzardo, who fi nished with fi ve points, four rebounds and three assists, fouled out of 30 HARRIS, Chenel * 0 5 0 3 1 2 3 2 5 3 1 0 3 0 2 30 the game with 7:08 to play. 21 KOWALSKA, Anna * 7 13 0 0 5 7 6 3 9 3 19 0 1 0 1 30 10 BENNETT, Rachel * 4 17 2 10 0 0 0 3 3 1 10 1 3 0 3 37 Amber Witt joined Murphy in double fi gures with 12 points. Kyle Baumgartner reached double fi gures in rebounding for the fourth time 11 GIBSON, Stephanie * 3 7 1 4 5 5 0 1 1 2 12 3 1 0 0 29 in fi ve contests with a 10 boards. 25 HUMES, Jamilah * 3 12 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 2 6 4 0 0 3 27 Witt and Murphy combined for 19 points in a fi rst half that featured a number of big runs. Behind fi ve quick points from Witt, the Zips jumped 04 HARKINS, Asheley 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 3 15 out to a 7-2 lead in the early going before Kent State responded with an 11-0 spurt to go up 13-7 at the 13:15 mark. 23 SPEARS, Yoshica 2 8 0 4 2 2 4 1 5 2 6 0 2 0 0 11 24 STUTZMAN, Jena 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 2 11 Following an Akron time out, UA took control of the game. Guzzardo went coast-to-coast after forcing one of seven KSU turnovers in the 50 ODHIAMBO, Lorriane 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 fi rst half to start a 14-2 run that left the Zips with its largest lead of the opening stanza, 24-15, with 6:21 left to play. TEAM 1 1 2 Six different players contributed for the Zips during that stretch which saw the Flashes go scoreless for more than three minutes. Witt led TOTALS...... 20 67 4 23 15 18 18 17 35 17 59 9 13 1 14 200 the way with fi ve points – including a big 3-pointer from the top of the key – while Baumgartner added four. A three ball by Rachel Bennett cut the KSU defi cit to three, 29-26, late in the period, but a lay-in by Murphy and a pair of free throws gave UA a 33-26 lead at the half.

GAME 30 SCORE BY PERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTAL FG% 3FG% FT% AKRON VS CENTRAL MICHIGAN CENTRAL MICHIGAN 67, AKRON 59 AKRON 33 26 59 41.2% 26.7% 61.9% 03/11/09 7:10 PM ET AT QUICKEN LOANS ARENA, CLEVELAND, OHIO Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio CENTRAL MICHIGAN 40 27 67 36.1% 27.0% 84.2% AKRON (11-19, 6-10 MAC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN CLEVELAND – Despite a school record 32 points from All-MAC sophomore Kara Murphy, the fi fth-seeded University of Akron women’s bas- 25 TAMBOUE, Jolene * 2 4 0 1 0 0 3 5 8 4 4 1 0 1 1 27 ketball team couldn’t overcome costly turnovers late in a 67-59 defeat to fourth-seeded Central Michigan in the fi rst round of the 2009 Kraft 44 BAUMGARTNER, K. * 4 9 0 0 0 0 2 7 9 1 8 1 3 2 0 33 01 GUZZARDO, Ayla * 4 9 0 1 2 3 0 5 5 3 10 5 6 0 3 40 Mid-American Conference Tournament. 12 WITT, Amber * 1 5 1 2 0 1 0 2 2 2 3 5 4 0 1 31 “I’m proud of our team tonight because they played hard for 40 minutes and they did everything we asked them to do from a coaching 24 MURPHY, Kara * 9 18 3 8 11 17 4 3 7 2 32 0 5 0 2 39 standpoint,” said UA head coach Jodi Kest. “But the difference was the turnovers. We were the underdogs heading into the game and you 22 ARNDT, Victoria 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 7 have to give credit to Central Michigan. They have a very good press and forced us into some bad decisions.” 23 MUSHINGTON, J. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 10 32 VEAL, Ashley 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 13 It was a signifi cant night for Murphy for a number of reasons. Murphy, who entered play with 997 career points, became the youngest TEAM 2 3 5 player in Akron history to surpass 1,000 points and set a school record for most tournament points in a game. TOTALS...... 21 51 4 15 13 21 11 29 40 13 59 12 23 4 8 200 Her 32 points led all scorers, coming on 9-of-18 shooting from the fi eld and 11-of-17 from the charity stripe, matched a career high and was the 11th-highest total in a postseason game in league history. C. MICHIGAN 1(8-13, 9-7 MAC) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## PLAYER FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN Five players reached double fi gures for Central Michigan (18-13), led by Brandie Baker’s 16 points. Kaihla Szunko added 10 points and a 12 HOUGHTON, Britni f 4 14 0 3 2 2 1 2 3 2 10 3 5 1 3 37 game-high 14 rebounds, while Britni Houghton turned in her 28th double-digit performance of the season. CMU will next face No. 1 Bowling 34 SZUNKO, Kaihla f 5 8 0 0 0 0 5 9 14 3 10 2 1 2 0 36 Green Friday at 11 a.m. in the quarterfi nals. 20 LUCKETT, Latisha g 5 8 1 2 3 4 1 3 4 4 14 1 6 0 8 23 24 CHAN, Angel g 4 12 3 9 0 0 2 0 2 0 11 0 2 0 0 28 Trailing 48-45, Ayla Guzzardo (10 points) scored eight of the Zips next 10 points to give Akron (11-19) a 55-49 lead. But CMU’s pressure 33 BAKER, Brandie g 2 10 2 7 10 10 0 6 6 1 16 3 0 1 2 39 defense forced UA turn the ball over eight times down the stretch amidst an 18-4 run to end the game. Two key free throws by Baker with 01 MILLER, Skylar 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 10 1:42 left put the Chippewas ahead to stay. 03 LONG, Shonda 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 12 “A lot of our kids played a lot of minutes,” Kest said. “We were exhausted and got tired in the end.” 14 HOLMAN, Kendra 1 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 14 32 WARCZINSKY, Heidi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 Guzzardo logged all 40 minutes from the point guard position while Murphy registered 39 minutes. TEAM 1 3 4 A Kyle Baumgartner follow of an Amber Witt miss trimmed the CMU lead to 40-33 as time expired at the end of the fi rst half. Baumgartner TOTALS...... 22 61 7 25 16 19 11 24 35 17 67 11 15 4 14 200 fi nished with eight points and a team-high nine rebounds. The Zips entered as the league’s top defender against 3-pointers, but that didn’t matter to the Chippewas, as CMU would connect on 38.9 percent (7-of-18) of its triples during the fi rst 20 minutes. However, that trend changed drastically after the intermission as CMU would be held without a 3-pointer in the second half.

2009-10 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMENʼS BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 61 AKRON HISTORY | SINGLE-GAME INDIVIDUAL RECORDS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS 3-FG MADE * TOTAL OPPONENT DATE 1. Leigh Burdette 7 Toledo 1/20/93 PTS. SCORED TOTAL TEAM DATE Nicki Nettrour Kent 2/14/96 1. Sue Davis 38 Slippery Rock 12/28/76 CASSANDRA MARTIN Kelley Burrier Toledo 1/8/97 2. Sue Davis 33 Youngstown St. 2/21/76 4. Jessie Crooks 6 at Buffalo 1/13/07 Cheryl Bowles Cleveland St. 12/8/98 Jessie Crooks Iowa State 12/10/05 4. Pam Arnold 32 Tenn. Tech 11/25/86 Courtney Stewart Northern Ill. 1/25/06 5. Kara Murphy 31 Miami 3/1/08 Jae Conn Kent State 1/31/04 Cassandra Martin Cleveland St. 12/3/02 Nicki Nettrour UNCG 12/18/92 Pam Arnold Cleveland St. 2/27/86 Michelle Chavanne Ball State 2/23/94 Pam Arnold Miami 11/29/86 Kelley Burrier Miami 1/4/97 Pam Arnold Canisius 2/20/88 Michelle Chavanne Coast. Carolina 12/20/97 10. Pam Arnold 30 Murray St. 2/21/87 Abby Hoy at Toledo 2/13/99 Cheryl Bowles SE Louisiana 12/28/99 13. Keyla Snowden 5 Miami 3/1/08 Cheryl Bowles Niagara 1/2/00 Keyla Snowden Kent State 2/23/08 Keyla Snowden Xavier 12/28/07 FG % (MIN. 5) TOTAL TEAM DATE Keyla Snowden Houston 12/16/07 1. Cheryl Bowles 1.00 CMU (10-10) 2/6/01 Jessie Crooks Miami 2/21/07 Cydney Overton UIC (5-5) 11/24/02 Courtney Stewart CMU 2/21/05 Jerilyn Cushing EMU (9-9) 2/3/96 Jae Conn Buffalo 3/6/04 Lori Rotruck Ashland (5-5) 2/17/83 Jae Conn Ohio 1/21/04 4. Kathleen Sullivan .923 O. North. (12-13) 1/19/80 Lindsay Hemmelgarn Winthrop 1/2/04 5. Cheryl Bowles .909 S. Florida (10-11)11/15/98 Lindsay Hemmelgarn CMU 1/11/03 6. Paula Davis .889 Edinboro (8-9) 12/9/84 Lindsay Hemmelgarn BGSU 1/14/02 Alisa Peddicord WMU (8-9) 3/1/95 Leigh Burdette Wright State 2/21/91 8. Shelly Brown .875 Wright St. (7-8) 12/13/90 Kelley Burrier Toledo 2/1/97 Laura Braaten AK-Anchorage (7-8) 12/19/97 Michelle Chavanne CMU 2/19/94 Cassandra Martin CMU (7-8) 1/11/03 Amie Marks Miami 1/14/98 Abby Hoy at Miami 2/6/99 Jamie Krivak BGSU 2/10/01 Kelley Burrier Furman 12/19/97 Jamie Krivak at Buffalo 3/3/01 Cheryl Bowles Marshall 2/25/98 Cheryl Bowles Virginia Tech 12/27/98 REBOUNDS TOTAL OPPONENT DATE Cheryl Bowles Alabama 12/5/99 1. Kim Knowles 28 Wittenberg 3/5/76 Abby Hoy Miami 2/5/00 2. Chris Miller 23 Ashland 2/20/75 Cheryl Bowles at BGSU 1/4/01 Sue Davis Ohio State 2/24/76 Pam Arnold Oral Roberts 1/6/88 STEALS TOTAL OPPONENT DATE 5. Cheryl Bowles 21 YSU 11/30/99 1. Mary Pat Quinlan 12 Mt. St. Joseph 1/13/79 6. Kim Knowles 20 Toledo 2/12/77 2. Gail Nagel 10 Kent St.-Tusc. 1/17/76 Kerry Mossburg Wright State 12/13/90 3. Courtney Stewart 9 at Buffalo 2/1/05 Cheryl Bowles Saint Louis 11/22/98 4. Jae Conn 8 Eastern Mich. 1/7/04 9. Pam Long 19 Ashland 1/10/79 Gail Nagel Wooster 2/11/76 Pam Long Cedarville 2/3/79 Kathleen Sullivan Allegheny 2/6/81 Susan Dobson Malone 12/3/84 Amanda Hubbard at Marshall 11/22/97 Mickey Timco vs. Manhattan 12/20/97 ASSISTS TOTAL OPPONENT DATE 9. Toreeda Turner 7 Kent 11/25/83 1. Lori Anderson 12 Ashland 2/19/81 Shelly Brown Robert Morris 1/30/90 Abby Hoy BGSU 2/11/98 Shelly Brown DePaul 3/4/90 3. Abby Hoy 11 Buffalo 2/20/99 Kelley Burrier Oral Roberts 12/31/95 Abby Hoy Kent State 1/8/00 Abby Hoy BGSU 2/26/99 5. Amanda Sedlack 10 Saint Joseph’s 1/5/08 Felecia Bell at St. Peter’s 12/29/02 Lori Krezeczowski Kent State 1/31/04 Denise Angeloni Malone 2/1/77 Current players in bold. Abby Hoy BGSU 1/27/99 9. Gail Nagel 9 Baldwin Wallace 1/22/75 Toreeda Turner Tennessee Tech 1/1984 JAE CONN Leigh Burdette BGSU 11/25/90 Georgina Wilkinson DePaul 1989-90 Nicki Nettrour BGSU 1/28/95 Michelle Chavanne Toledo 1/8/97 Erica Glover CMU 1/6/99 Abby Hoy Ball State 1/23/99 Abby Hoy WMU 2/23/99

BLOCKED SHOTS TOTAL OPPONENT DATE 1. Kathleen Sullivan 12 Allegheny 2/6/81 2. Dee Fox 8 Ohio 2/17/79 3. Riana Miller 5 Houston 12/16/07 Riana Miller Ball State 1/23/07 Kerry Mossburg Wright St. 12/13/89 Laura Braaten Buffalo 2/20/99 7. Riana Miller 4 at Ball State 2/9/08 Riana MIller N. Illinois 2/3/08 Niki McCoy at Central Mich. 2/7/07 Mandy Holzer at Ohio 2/15/05 Cassandra Martin Ohio 1/2/02 Cassandra Martin Marshall 1/30/02 KATHLEEN SULLIVAN Cassandra Martin Marshall 2/26/02 Laura Braaten Furman 12/19/97 2008-09 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE BASKETBALL WOMEN’S 2008-09 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON

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bold. vs. Kent State 1/22/03 SINGLE-GAME TEAM RECORDS TEAM SINGLE-GAME vs. Central Michigan Central vs. 1/11/03 vs. Bowling Green * 3-point scoring began in 1986-87 THROWS MADE MOST FREE 1. 37 Michigan Western 2. 33 State vs. Youngstown 2/10/01 vs. 5. Marquette 31 vs. Ball State 2/1/95 Saint Louis vs. vs. vs. Saint Louis 7. 1/4/86 29 Cincinnati DATE Bay vs. UW-Green vs. 9. 28 27 10. vs. St. Francis Wooster at Eastern Michigan 11/29/91 vs. MOST REBOUNDS 11/22/98 1/21/89 1. 2/7/76 11/14/07 3/1/93 83 2. vs. Davis & Elkins 79 2/12/08 3. vs. Lock Haven 69 Cincinnati 4. 65 12/19/06 State vs. Youngstown vs. 2/2/78 5. 64 Valparaiso 6. 63 State vs. Youngstown vs. 7. 60 2/27/81 8. 2/12/75 vs. Austin Peay 59 Malone 9. 58 vs. Saint Louis vs. 12/19/94 3/1/93 1/8/83 DATE 1/26/92 vs. Central State vs. Oral Roberts 2007-08 season in vs. Clarion State 1/17/87 12/3/83 11/22/98 12/10/83 1/6/88 12/8/84 10 at Ohio 10 at 1/22/08

FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED ALLOWED POINTS FEWEST 1. 16 2. 31 Oberlin Reserve vs. Case Western vs. 4. 32 Toledo vs. 1/30/75 5. 35 vs. John Carroll State vs. Chicago 7. 37 Allegheny vs. 8. 38 Malone DATE vs. vs. Mount Union 10. 39 1/21/76 vs. Capital 12/20/78 12/18/87 Bay vs. Wisconsin-Green 12/2/81 TEAMS BOTH MOST POINTS SCORED, 1. vs. John Carroll 203 2/6/81 2. vs. Northern Ill. (L, 91-112) 1/25/79 187 2/3/88 3. 1/25/75 (L, 93-94) vs. John Carroll 186 vs. Northern Ill. (L, 78-108) 2/9/90 DATE 5. 184 12/5/78 (L, 77-107) vs. Valparaiso 1/11/90 2/24/78 7. vs. Liberty (L, 90-96) 183 12/2/80 8. (L, 72-111 vs. Detroit 182 1/26/92 (L, 63-119) vs. Toledo vs. BGSU (L, 91-93 OT) TEAMS BOTH FEWEST POINTS SCORED, 12/7/96 vs. Kent (L, 83-99) 12/6/79 2/11/98 1. 67 (L, 80-102) vs. Cleveland St. 2/9/94 2. 51-16) vs. CWRU (W, 85 12/15/97 vs. Kent State (L, 33-52) 4. 85 DATE 87 43-42) 5. (W, vs. NIU vs. NIU (L, 45-42) 88 1/18/95 6. Bay (L, 39-49) vs. UW-Green 89 2/18/06 1/30/75 7. 47-42) State (W, vs. Wright 90 1/21/89 49-41) State (W, vs. Wright 9. 91 2/11/78 92 10. 53-38) 12/16/88 Bay (W, vs. UW-Green 2/10/04 (L, 48-42) vs. Kent State (L, 35-57) vs. Toledo 93 11. 2/15/03 (L, 32-61) at Bowling Green 2/3/88 94 13. 48-46) vs. Monmouth (W, 95 14. 1/3/07 2/5/05 vs. Bucknell (L, 47-48) (L, 48-45, OT) vs. Buffalo 96 15. 49-47) vs. Miami (W, 97 16. 1/7/03 12/18/84 vs. Monmouth (L, 57-40) 1/28/03 12/29/04 MOST FIELD GOALS MADE 11/30/03 vs. Ball State (L, 47/50) Allegheny 1. 50 vs. Carlow 1/26/05 vs. Hiram 3. 45 vs. 4. 41 Xavier 5. 40 3/1/93 vs. Eastern Kentucky vs. 6. 39 vs. Robert Morris State Cleveland 8. 37 vs. DATE 2/6/81 Baldwin-Wallace 12/5/82 9. 36 vs. vs. Bowling Green 1/10/87 12/7/83 12/11/99 MOST 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 11/30/96 vs. Bowling Green 1. 12/1/84 1/22/75 13 2. Michigan at Central 12 3. vs. Kent State Toledo 2/11/98 11 Saint Joseph’s vs. vs. DATE* 6. 12/20/87 vs. Coastal Carolina Toledo 2/21/05 vs. Niagara at Bowling Green 2/23/02 vs. at Kent State 1/8/97 12/20/96 1/5/08 vs. Ball State 13. 9 Buffalo Duquesne at Marshall 1/20/93 at vs. Oral Roberts at 12/6/95 NIU at Iowa State Winthrop 1/9/08 vs. Marshall 1/31/04 vs. Toledo 12/3/05 vs. at Cleveland State 1/11/95 at 12/31/95 1/13/07 3/1/05 12/10/05 1/2/04 2/10/04 at Eastern Michigan 2/3/99 12/7/04 2/13/99 2/16/99 at West Virginia Virginia at West 1/29/02 JEN ARNOLD TEAM RECORDS SCORED MOST POINTS Allegheny vs. 1. 109 Carlow vs. 2. 108 Hiram vs. 3. 100 4. 99 5. State vs. Cleveland 97 Ohio 6. 95 vs. Robert Morris vs. 8. 2/6/81 94 9. vs. Rio Grande 93 12/5/82 DATE vs. Lock Haven 12/11/99 (OT) vs. John Carroll Xavier 12/7/83 11/30/96 vs. FEWEST POINTS SCORED vs. Mt. St. Joseph 1. 26 Dayton vs. 1/20/96 12/5/78 3. 1/13/85 32 Miami 1/8/83 at Bowling Green at 5. 12/1/84 33 1/10/81 vs. Kent State 7. 35 State vs. Kent DATE 9. 36 1/12/79 vs. Ohio State Illinois-Chicago vs. Marshall 37 10. 1/3/07 37 at at Eastern Michigan at Ohio State 2/24/01 38 13. 37 2/18/06 Florida 2/13/92 at Kent State at Kent State Miami vs. 2/5/05 vs. 16. 39 2/22/77 1/7/04 2/26/02 vs. Ohio 12/19/00 11/27/04 State vs. Morehead 1/13/01 1/10/06 ALLOWED MOST POINTS Bay vs. Wisconsin-Green 1/9/93 Toledo 1. 119 State vs. Morehead vs. 2. 112 Marquette 1/21/89 vs. Northern Illinois Detroit-Mercy vs. 4. 111 1/28/84 vs. Dayton 1/2/82 5. 110 vs. Valparaiso 1/28/85 Toledo vs. Kent vs. 8. 109 vs. 11/29/91 2/9/90 9. 12/6/96 DATE 2/9/94 108 vs. Middle Tennessee 2/23/91 1/12/79 vs. Northern Illinois 2/21/96 2/25/85 2/24/93 1/11/90 AKRON HISTORY | SEASON RECORDS SEASON RECORDS Cheryl Bowles 128 29 1997-98 LINDSAY HEMMELGARN 10. Cheryl Bowles 127 29 1998-99 POINTS POINTS GAMES YEAR 1. Cheryl Bowles 497 28 1999-00 FT PCT. (MIN. 2/GM) FT% GAMES YEAR 2. Pam Arnold 490 27 1987-88 1. Keyla Snowden .880 31 2007-08 3. Cheryl Bowles 482 29 1998-99 2. Niki McCoy .826 27 2006-07 4. Casey O'Connor 464 28 1979-80 3. Elizabeth Green .813 29 1988-89 5. Kara Murphy 449 31 2007-08 4. Stacey Burrier .807 25 1990-91 6. Pam Arnold 446 27 1986-87 5. Kelley Burrier .789 25 1996-97 7. Keyla Snowden 439 31 2007-08 6. Riana Miller .780 31 2007-08 8. Niki McCoy 435 27 2006-07 7. Pam Arnold .778 27 1985-86 9. Pam Arnold 426 27 1985-86 8. Sue Davis .767 16 1975-76 10. Casey O'Connor 421 31 1980-81 9. Amanda Hubbard .765 30 1997-98 10. Kim Knowles .763 17 1977-78 POINTS PER GAME PPG GAMES YEAR 1. Sue Davis 21.6 16 1975-76 REBOUNDS REB GAMES YEAR 2. Pam Arnold 18.2 27 1987-88 1. Kathleen Sullivan 290 31 1980-81 3. Cheryl Bowles 17.8 28 1999-00 2. Pam Arnold 289 27 1987-88 4. Sue Davis 16.6 14 1974-75 3. Casey O’Connor 287 28 1979-80 Cheryl Bowles 16.6 29 1998-99 4. Pam Long 280 28 1979-80 6. Pam Arnold 16.5 27 1986-87 5. Pam Long 274 26 1978-79 Casey O'Connor 16.5 28 1979-80 6. Pam Arnold 272 27 1986-87 8. Niki McCoy 16.1 27 2006-07 7. Cheryl Bowles 260 29 1998-99 9. Kelley Burrier 15.9 25 1996-97 8. Kathleen Sullivan 258 26 1979-80 10. Stacey Burrier 15.3 27 1989-90 9. Alisa Peddicord 253 27 1994-95 11. Kelly Mossburg 15.1 27 1989-90 10. Pam Arnold 234 27 1985-86 Cheryl Bowles 234 28 1999-00 FIELD GOALS FGM GAMES YEAR 1. Pam Arnold 195 27 1987-88 REBOUNDS PER GAME RPG GAMES YEAR 2. Cheryl Bowles 194 28 1999-00 1. Chris Miller 14.2 14 1974-75 3. Pam Arnold 188 27 1986-87 2. Kim Knowles 13.7 16 1975-76 Cheryl Bowles 188 29 1998-99 3. Pam Arnold 10.7 27 1987-88 5. Casey O’Connor 178 28 1979-80 4. Kim Knowles 10.6 13 1976-77 Kerry Mossburg 178 27 1989-90 5. Pam Long 10.5 26 1978-79 7. Casey O’Connor 171 31 1980-81 4. Abby Hoy 168 29 1998-99 6. Kim Knowles 10.3 17 1977-78 Pam Arnold 171 27 1985-86 5. Lindsay Hemmelgarn 152 27 2002-03 7. Casey O’Connor 10.2 28 1979-80 9. Stacey Burrier 163 27 1989-90 6. Jessie Crooks 149 28 2005-06 8. Pam Arnold 10.1 27 1986-87 10. Kathleen Sullivan 159 30 1980-81 7. Courtney Stewart 144 28 2005-06 9. Pam Long 10.0 28 1979-80 8. Leigh Burdette 140 26 1992-93 10. Kathleen Sullivan 9.9 26 1979-80 FG ATTEMPTS FGA GAMES YEAR 9. Michelle Chavanne 135 27 1994-95 1. Casey O’Connor 470 28 1979-80 10. Jae Conn 131 27 2004-05 ASSISTS AST. GAMES YEAR 2. Pam Arnold 429 27 1987-88 1. Abby Hoy 156 29 1998-99 3. Casey O’Connor 421 31 1980-81 3-FG PCT.(MIN. 1/GM) PCT. GAMES YEAR 2. Lori Anderson 150 31 1980-81 4. Pam Arnold 392 27 1986-87 1. Nicki Nettrour .449 25 1995-96 3. Abby Hoy 140 28 1999-00 5. Keyla Snowden 382 31 2007-08 2. Georgina Wilkinson .406 27 1989-90 4. Lori Krezeczowski 121 29 2003-04 6. Sue Deckard 370 31 1980-81 3. Nicki Nettrour .400 26 1992-93 5. Diane Hollish 117 27 1987-88 7. Pam Arnold 368 27 1985-86 4. Beth Holmes .397 28 1991-92 6. Sarah Tokodi 114 29 2006-07 8. Kelly Mossburg 366 27 1989-90 5. Kelley Burrier .392 25 1996-97 7. Abby Hoy 111 28 1997-98 9. Toreeda Turner 363 26 1983-84 6. Lindsay Hemmelgarn .391 28 2003-04 8. Diane Hollish 110 27 1986-87 10. Kathleen Sullivan 352 30 1980-81 7. Keyla Snowden .384 31 2007-08 9. Sue Deckard 107 31 1980-81 8. Leigh Burdette .383 25 1990-91 10. Lori Anderson 103 28 1979-80 FG PCT. (MIN. 4/GM) PCT. GAMES YEAR 9. Michelle Chavanne .380 25 1993-94 Diane Hollish 103 27 1985-86 1. Cheryl Bowles .556 29 1998-99 10. Leigh Burdette .379 25 1992-93 2. Cheryl Bowles .553 28 1999-00 BLOCKED SHOTS BLK. GAMES YEAR 3. Alisa Peddicord .528 27 1994-95 1. Kathleen Sullivan 135 31 1980-81 4. Cassandra Martin .521 22 2002-03 FREE THROWS MADE FTM GAMES YEAR 2. Carla Huff 51 27 1985-86 5. Jamie Scott .506 30 1997-98 1. Niki McCoy 166 27 2006-07 3. Riana Miller 47 31 2007-08 6. Laura Braaten .495 30 1997-98 2. Kara Murphy 121 31 2007-08 Loralee Bolinger 43 31 1980-81 7. Stacey Burrier .489 27 1989-90 3. Casey O’Connor 108 28 1979-80 5. Pam Long 44 31 1980-81 8. Angela Harris .488 28 1991-92 4. Pam Arnold 100 27 1987-88 6. Laura Braaten 41 29 1998-99 9. Kerry Mossburg .486 27 1989-90 5. Cheryl Bowles 98 28 1999-00 7. Cassandra Martin 32 27 2001-02 10. Amie Marks .484 30 1997-98 6. Cheryl Bowles 94 29 1998-99 8. Lori Rotruck 31 26 1983-84 7. Elizabeth Green 91 29 1988-89 Laura Braaten 31 30 1997-98 3-FG MADE 3-FG GAMES YEAR 8. Stacey Burrier 86 27 1989-90 10. Riana Miller 30 29 2006-07 1. Keyla Snowden 91 31 2007-08 9. Niki McCoy 84 27 2005-06 2. Michelle Chavanne 63 24 1996-97 Pam Arnold 84 27 1985-86 STEALS STL. GAMES YEAR 3. Abby Hoy 61 29 1998-99 11. Sue Davis 79 16 1976-77 1. Shelly Brown 84 27 1989-90 4. Jae Conn 60 28 2003-04 Casey O’Connor 79 30 1980-81 2. Courtney Stewart 76 28 2005-06 5. Kelley Burrier 56 25 1996-97 Cheryl Bowles 79 29 1997-98 3. Lori Anderson 75 31 1980-81 6. Leigh Burdette 53 26 1992-93 4. Kathleen Sullivan 71 31 1980-81 7. Courtney Stewart 52 28 2005-06 FREE THROW ATTEMPTS FTA GAMES YEAR 5. Toreeda Turner 69 26 1982-83 8. Lindsay Hemmelgarn 50 27 2002-03 1. Niki McCoy 201 27 2006-07 6. Casey O’Connor 66 31 1980-81 9. Leigh Burdette 49 28 1990-91 2. Kara Murphy 161 31 2007-08 7. Amanda Hubbard 65 30 1997-98 10. Michelle Chavanne 46 25 1993-94 3. Casey O’Connor 160 28 1979-80 8. Shelly Brown 61 22 1990-91 4. Pam Arnold 140 27 1987-88 9. Toreeda Turner 59 26 1983-84 3-FG ATTEMPTS 3-FG GAMES YEAR 5. Cheryl Bowles 138 28 1999-00 Diane Hollish 59 27 1986-87 1. Keyla Snowden 237 31 2007-08 6. Alisa Peddicord 136 26 1995-96 11. Loralee Bolinger 58 30 1980-81 2. Jae Conn 188 28 2004-04 7. Casey O’Connor 134 31 1980-81 Michelle Chavanne 188 24 1996-97 8. Stacey Burrier 128 27 1989-90 - Current players in bold. 2008-09 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE BASKETBALL WOMEN’S 2008-09 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON

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bold CAREER RECORDS 7. Alisa Peddicord Peddicord 7. Alisa 642 639 Greenwood 8. Diane Rotruck 104 106 1992-96 9. Lori 1990-94 Burrier 10. Stacey 604 599 106 GAME REBOUNDS PER 1980-84 1. 107 Knowles Sue Davis RPG 2. Kim 1987-91 YEARS Arnold 10.3 3. Pam Long GAMES 4. Pam Sullivan 46 8.5 7.9 11.6 YEARS 6. Kathleen 1975-78 Bowles 7. Cheryl 108 8.3 107 O’Connor 1984-88 GAMES 7.7 1979-83 6.9 30 8. Casey Scott 102 9. Jamie 1977-81 115 1974-76 106 1997-01 Peddicord 1979-83 10. Alisa 6.8 6.2 AST. ASSISTS 106 Hoy 1996-01 104 1. Abby Hollish 1992-96 326 2. Diane Anderson 392 3. Lori 456 Chavanne 101 374 1993-97 4. Michelle Turner 108 110 1984-88 5. Toreeda 1995-00 103 322 Glover 1979-83 6. Erica Deckard 104 7. Sue 1981-85 279 Deascentis 237 8. Patty 262 Turner 98 9. K.K. 90 112 1996-00 Brown 1978-82 1983-87 10. Shelly 230 180 212 BLOCKED SHOTS 78 Sullivan 1981-85 1. Kathleen 107 Braaten 1979-83 93 2. Laura Rotruck 112 3. Lori 1987-91 BLK. Bowles 4. Cheryl 109 107 Bolinger 1995-99 GAMES 90 5. Loralee 82 Huff 106 6. Carla 1980-84 YEARS Holzer 115 112 1997-01 7. Mandy 1979-83 Peddicord 71 8. Alisa 63 77 Martin 58 9. Cassandra 111 Hoy 104 10. Abby 2003-07 51 1992-96 92 Mossburg Burrier 1985-87 48 11. Kelley 1999-03 1986-90 108 Kerry 48 51 STEALS Turner 1. Toreeda 230 72 110 Brown 2. Shelly 198 1995-00 Hollish 1994-97 104 3. Diane 1981-85 Hoy 93 196 4. Abby Glover 1987-91 5. Erica Arnold 108 STLS. 1984-88 6. Pam 180 174 Anderson 7. Lori GAMES Bowles 166 110 154 98 8. Cheryl 1995-00 Burrier 138 1996-00 YEARS 108 9. Kelley 103 1984-88 1979-83 Hubbard 127 115 10. Amanda 117 1997-01 72 players in - Current 1994-97 64 1996-00 7 101 1993-97 7 101 .678 101 1993-97 .678 101 ichelle Chavanne 56 7. Pam Arnold 7. Pam Sullivan .449 8. Kathleen Hollish .456 107 9. Diane 1979-83 108 Turner .442 10. Toreeda 1984-88 .420 183 108 1985-88 3-POINT FG MADE Chavanne 101 104 1993-97 1. Michelle Burdette 139 1981-85 2. Leigh Burrier 3FGM 108 3. Kelley Hoy 1989-93 123 4. Abby GAMES Crooks 5. Jessie Nettrour 72 111 YEARS 6. Nicki 113 1994-97 104 112 2003-07 110 3-FG ATTEMPTS 1995-00 102 1992-96 1. M Crooks 2. Jessie Burdette 396 3. Leigh Hoy 391 3FGA 4. Abby 112 Burrier 2003-07 108 GAMES 5. Kelley 1989-93 Conn 324 6. Jae 383 Nettrour YEARS 7. Nicki 72 110 274 1995-00 1994-97 319 100) (MIN. 3-FG PCT. 102 Burrier 1992-96 Nettrour 56 1. Kelley .380 2003-05 1992-96 .380 102 Nicki PCT. Burdette .323 3. Leigh .355 72 Chavanne GAMES 4. Michelle 1994-97 101 1993-97 108 1989-93 YEARS FREE THROWS MADE Bowles 1. Cheryl Arnold 342 2. Pam FTM O’Connor 258 115 3. Casey McCoy 1997-01 277 GAMES 4. Niki 106 Marks 1979-83 108 5. Amie Burrier 1984-88 YEARS 250 6. Stacey Peddicord 217 202 7. Alisa 201 54 Harris 105 2005-07 107 8. Angela 1994-98 Glover 104 1987-91 185 1992-96 9. Erica Hoy 10. Abby 111 184 1988-92 Crooks 11. Jessie Lethbridge 98 12. Kelly 177 1996-00 175 183 FREE THROW ATTEMPTS Bowles 112 1. Cheryl FTA 73 110 493 2003-07 2. 1995-00 O’Connor 1985-88 Pam Arnold 396 GAMES 115 3. Casey Peddicord 1997-01 4. Alisa 358 106 McCoy YEARS 1979-83 5. Niki 399 Hoy 104 1992-95 6. Abby Glover 319 7. Erica Marks 108 8. Amie 313 54 311 Harris 1984-88 2005-07 9. Angela 309 110 Burrier 295 98 10. Stacey 1995-00 1996-00 Martin 105 11. Cassandra 291 111 1994-98 292 1988-92 150) (MIN. FT PCT. McCoy 92 107 1. Niki Crooks 1987-91 1999-03 2. Jessie Burrier .783 .769 PCT. 3. Kelley Marks .752 112 54 4. Amie 2003-07 Arnold GAMES 2005-07 5. Pam 72 Bowles .702 YEARS 6. Cheryl 1994-97 Burrier .694 .693 105 7. Stacey 1994-98 Chavanne .692 108 115 8. Michelle 1984-88 1997-01 108 1987-91 REBOUNDS REB. GAMES YEARS O’Connor .652 9. Casey Simmons 106 10. Beth 1979-83 GAMES .627 Lethbridge Harris 11. Angela .629 73 1985-88 Kelly .627 93 REBOUNDS REB. 1992-96 Arnold 111 1. Pam 1988-95 Bowles 2. Cheryl Long 916 883 844 3. Pam Sullivan 108 115 4. Kathleen 107 O’Connor 1984-88 1997-01 1979-83 728 5. Casey 847 Scott 6. Jamie 106 102 1979-83 1977-81 717 106 1996-01 CAREER RECORDS PLAYED GAMES Bowles 1. Cheryl Crooks Deckard 2. Jessie Bolinger Sue 115 Loralee Holzer Harris 112 112 112 5. Mandy TOTAL 1997-01 Angela 1979-83 1978-82 Hoy 2003-07 7. Abby Braaten Hemmelgarn 111 111 8. Laura 109 YEARS Lindsay 1988-92 2001-05 Burdette Arnold 2003-07 10. Pam Hollish 109 Leigh 110 Koster Diane 108 1995-99 Megan 1995-00 1989-93 108 108 108 POINTS SCORED 1984-88 Bowles 1990-94 1. Cheryl Arnold 1712 1984-88 2. Pam O’Connor 115 1228 1997-01 3. Casey TOTAL 1544 Hollish 106 4. Diane 1979-83 Turner 108 GAMES 1195 1984-88 1161 5. Toreeda Hoy 108 6. Abby YEARS 104 Crooks 1984-88 1981-85 7. Jessie Burrier 1046 1056 8. Stacey Peddicord 1044 112 1037 8. Alisa 2003-07 110 107 1995-00 Burdette 10. Leigh 104 1987-91 1992-96 Scott 11. Jamie 931 POINTS PER GAME 108 922 Davis 1. Sue 1989-93 Bowles 2. Cheryl 106 Arnold 14.9 PPG 16.6 3. Pam 1996-01 Burrier 115 4. Kelley 1997-01 14.2 30 GAMES 13.6 5. 1974-76 Turner 108 Casey O’Connor 6. Toreeda 11.2 YEARS 1984-88 72 Crooks 11.6 7. Jessie 1994-96 Hollish 104 11.0 1981-85 8. Diane Turner 106 10.9 8. K.K. 84 1979-83 2003-07 Peddicord 10. Alisa 108 10.2 1984-88 Burrier 10.0 11. Stacey 78 104 9.8 1981-85 FIELD GOALS Bowles 1992-96 1. Cheryl Arnold 107 668 2. Pam Hollish 1987-91 115 3. Diane Turner 1997-01 629 533 4. Toreeda 512 FGM O’Connor 485 108 5. Casey Sullivan 1984-88 108 467 104 1984-88 GAMES 6. Kathleen 1981-85 106 Burrier 1979-83 107 7. Stacey Peddicord 1979-83 YEARS 421 8. Alisa 418 Whatmough 392 107 9. Ruth 104 1987-91 Scott 101 1992-96 10. Jamie 1981-85 ATTEMPTS FIELD GOAL 387 Arnold 1. Pam Bowles FGA 2. Cheryl 106 1380 Hollish 1264 3. Diane 1996-01 GAMES Turner 108 115 1205 1984-88 1997-01 1218 4. Toreeda O’Connor 1211 YEARS 108 5. Casey 104 Hoy 1984-88 1981-85 106 6. Abby 1979-83 Sullivan 1041 7. Kathleen Burdette 107 1044 1979-83 8. Leigh 1035 Crooks 9. Jessie 110 108 1995-00 997 Whatmough 1989-93 10. Ruth 973 Greenwood 11. Diane 112 867 2003-07 101 300 MD.) (MIN. 106 FG PCT. 1981-85 Bowles 1990-94 1. Cheryl FG% Scott .528 .487 2. Jamie Peddicord Martin 115 92 1999-03 GAMES .487 3. Alisa 1997-01 .494 Cassandra 104 Mossburg YEARS 106 Burrier 1992-96 .461 5. Kerry 1996-01 .461 1987-91 107 Stacey 105 1986-90 AKRON HISTORY | ANNUAL LEADERS POINTS Kim Knowles .401 1977-78 Chris Miller 232 1974-75 Pam Long .387 1978-79 Sue Davis 345 1975-76 Kathleen Sullivan .445 1979-80 Kim Knowles 121 1976-77 Kathleen Sullivan .452 1980-81 Kim Knowles 192 1977-78 Ruth Whatmough .417 1981-82 Pam Long 264 1978-79 Terrie Jones .426 1982-83 Mary O'Connor 464 1979-80 Toreeda Turner .427 1983-84 Mary O'Connor 421 1980-81 Toreeda Turner .452 1984-85 Ruth Whatmough 249 1981-82 Pam Arnold .465 1985-86 Terrie Jones 311 1982-83 Pam Arnold .478 1986-87 Toreeda Turner 359 1983-84 Diane Hollish .478 1987-88 Toreeda Turner 328 1984-85 Kathy Collins .451 1988-89 Pam Arnold 426 1985-86 Stacey Burrier .489 1989-90 Pam Arnold 446 1986-87 Stacey Burrier .466 1990-91 Pam Arnold 490 1987-88 Angela Harris .488 1991-92 Kathy Collins 343 1988-89 Leigh Burdette .385 1992-93 Stacey Burrier 412 1989-90 Megan Koster .396 1993-94 Stacey Burrier 321 1990-91 Alisa Peddicord .528 1994-95 Angela Harris 308 1991-92 Alisa Peddicord .483 1995-96 Leigh Burdette 334 1992-93 Kelley Burrier .408 1996-97 Diane Greenwood 250 1993-94 Cheryl Bowles .506 1997-98 Alisa Peddicord 372 1994-95 Cheryl Bowles .556 1998-99 Alisa Peddicord 322 1995-96 Cheryl Bowles .553* 1999-00 Kelley Burrier 398 1996-97 Cheryl Bowles .477 2000-01 Cheryl Bowles 367 1997-98 Cassandra Martin .470 2001-02 Cheryl Bowles 482 1998-99 Cassandra Martin .521 2002-03 Cheryl Bowles 497* 1999-00 Jae Conn .367 2003-04 Cheryl Bowles 366 2000-01 Jessie Crooks .370 2004-05 Cassandra Martin 258 2001-02 Jessie Crooks .438 2005-06 Lindsay Hemmelgarn 258 2001-02 Riana Miller .474 2006-07 Cassandra Martin 294 2002-03 Kara Murphy .428 2007-08 Jae Conn 349 2003-04 Jessie Crooks 274 2004-05 Jessie Crooks 396 2005-06 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE LEIGH BURDETTE Kathy Collins 22 1986-87 Niki McCoy 435 2006-07 Kathy Collins 10 1987-88 Kara Murphy 449 2007-08 Kathy Collins 20 1988-89 Georgina Wilkinson 28 1989-90 Alisa Peddicord 151 1994-95 Leigh Burdette 49 1990-91 POINTS PER GAME Alisa Peddicord 125 1995-96 Chris Miller 16.6 1974-75 Leigh Burdette 23 1991-92 Kelley Burrier 141 1996-97 Beth Holmes 23 1991-92 Sue Davis 21.6* 1975-76 Cheryl Bowles 144 1997-98 Kim Knowles 9.6 1976-77 Leigh Burdette 53 1992-93 Cheryl Bowles 188 1998-99 Michelle Chavanne 46 1993-94 Kim Knowles 11.3 1977-78 Cheryl Bowles 194 1999-00 Pam Long 10.2 1978-79 Michelle Chavanne 47 1994-95 Cheryl Bowles 142 2000-01 Kelley Burrier 38 1995-96 Mary O'Connor 16.5 1979-80 Cassandra Martin 108 2001-02 Mary O'Connor 14.0 1980-81 Michelle Chavanne 63 1996-97 Cassandra Martin 113 2002-03 Amie Marks 25 1997-98 Ruth Whatmough 8.5 1981-82 Jae Conn 119 2003-04 Terrie Jones 12.4 1982-83 Abby Hoy 61 1998-99 Jessie Crooks 102 2004-05 Katie Hank 30 1999-00 Toreeda Tuner 13.8 1983-84 Jessie Crooks 142 2005-06 Toreeda Turner 13.1 1984-85 Jamie Krivak 31 2000-01 Sarah Tokodi 131 2006-07 Dominique Harris 31 2001-02 Pam Arnold 15.8 1985-86 Kara Murphy 148 2007-08 Pam Arnold 16.5 1986-87 Lindsay Hemmelgarn 31 2001-02 Pam Arnold 18.2 1987-88 Lindsay Hemmelgarn 50 2002-03 Kathy Collins 11.8 1988-89 FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Jae Conn 60 2003-04 Stacey Burrier 15.3 1989-90 Chris Miller 210 1974-75 Jae Conn 38 2004-05 Angela Harris 11.0 1991-92 Sue Davis 300 1975-76 Courtney Stewart 52 2005-06 Leigh Burdette 12.9 1992-93 Denise Angeloni 149 1976-77 Jessie Crooks 33 2006-07 Diane Greenwood 10.0 1993-94 Tina Garcea 209 1977-78 Keyla Snowden 91* 2007-08 Alisa Peddicord 13.8 1994-95 Pam Long 302 1978-79 Alisa Peddicord 12.4 1995-96 Mary O'Connor 470* 1979-80 3-POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Kelley Burrier 15.9 1996-97 Mary O'Connor 421 1980-81 Kathy Collins 57 1986-87 Cheryl Bowles 12.7 1997-98 Ruth Whatmough 278 1981-82 Kathy Collins 37 1987-88 Cheryl Bowles 16.6 1998-99 Terrie Jones 317 1982-83 Kathy Collins 54 1988-89 Cheryl Bowles 17.8 1999-00 Toreeda Turner 363 1983-84 Georgina Wilkinson 69 1989-90 Cheryl Bowles 12.6 2000-01 Toreeda Turner 334 1984-85 Leigh Burdette 128 1990-91 Cassandra Martin 9.6 2001-02 Pam Arnold 368 1985-86 Leigh Burdette 84 1991-92 Cassandra Martin 13.4 2002-03 Pam Arnold 392 1986-87 Leigh Burdette 140 1992-93 Jae Conn 12.5 2003-04 Pam Arnold 429 1987-88 Michelle Chavanne 121 1993-94 Jessie Crooks 9.8 2004-05 Kathy Collins 284 1988-89 Michelle Chavanne 135 1994-95 Jessie Crooks 14.1 2005-06 Kerry Mossburg 366 1989-90 Michelle Chavanne 123 1995-96 Niki McCoy 16.1 2006-07 Leigh Burdette 270 1990-91 Michelle Chavanne 188 1996-97 Kara Murphy 14.5 2007-08 Leigh Burdette 256 1991-92 Abby Hoy 74 1997-98 Leigh Burdette 322 1992-93 Abby Hoy 168 1998-99 Diane Greenwood 239 1993-94 Abby Hoy 111 1999-00 FIELD GOALS Alisa Peddicord 286 1994-95 Chris Miller 99 1974-75 Jamie Krivak 122 2000-01 Alisa Peddicord 359 1995-96 Lindsay Hemmelgarn 103 2001-02 Sue Davis 133 1975-76 Kelley Burrier 346 1996-97 Denise Angeloni 50 1976-77 Lindsay Hemmelgarn 152 2002-03 Amanda Hubbard 292 1997-98 Jae Conn 188 2003-04 Kim Knowles 67 1977-78 Abby Hoy 340 1998-99 Pam Long 117 1978-79 Jae Conn 131 2004-05 Cheryl Bowles 351 1999-00 Jessie Crooks 149 2005-06 Mary O'Connor 178 1979-80 Cheryl Bowles 298 2000-01 Mary O'Connor 171 1980-81 Jessie Crooks 115 2006-07 Dominique Harris 235 2001-02 Keyla Snowden 237* 2007-08 Ruth Whatmough 116 1981-82 Lindsay Hemmelgarn 235 2001-02 Terrie Jones 135 1982-83 Dominique Harris 288 2002-03 Toreeda Turner 155 1983-84 Jae Conn 324 2003-04 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (MIN. 1 3FG/GAME) Toreeda Turner 151 1984-85 Jessie Crooks 276 2004-05 Kathy Collins .386 1986-87 Pam Arnold 171 1985-86 Jessie Crooks 324 2005-06 Kathy Collins .270 1987-88 Pam Arnold 188 1986-87 Niki McCoy 314 2006-07 Kathy Collins .370 1988-89 Pam Arnold 195* 1987-88 Keyla Snowden 382 2007-08 Georgina Wilkinson .406 1989-90 Kathy Collins 128 1988-89 Leigh Burdette .383 1990-91 Kerry Mossburg 178 1989-90 Beth Holmes .397 1991-92 Stacey Burrier 125 1990-91 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (MIN. 3 FG/GAME) Nicki Nettrour .400 1992-93 Angela Harris 124 1991-92 Chris Miller .471 1974-75 Michelle Chavanne .380 1993-94 Leigh Burdette 124 1992-93 Sue Davis .443 1975-76 Kelley Burrier .345 1994-95 Megan Koster 88 1993-94 Kim Knowles .415 1976-77 Nicki Nettrour .449* 1995-96 2008-09 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE BASKETBALL WOMEN’S 2008-09 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON

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ANNUAL LEADERS ANNUAL ASSISTS Kennedy Karen Denise Angeloni Denise Angeloni Mary Pat Quinlan Mary Pat Quinlan Lori Anderson Lori Anderson 40 74 60 37 1974-75 54 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 103 1978-79 130 1979-80 1980-81 Cheryl Bowles Cheryl Bowles Cheryl Bowles Cassandra Martin Cassandra Martin Mandy Holzer Jessie Crooks Niki McCoy 260 Niki McCoy 234 179 Kara Murphy 180 170 1998-99 1999-00 REBOUNDS PER GAME 2001-02 2000-01 Chris Miller 131 2002-03 125 Kim Knowles Kim Knowles 2003-04 Kim Knowles 160 2004-05 Pam Long 177 Mary O'Connor 175 Kathleen Sullivan 2005-06 Lori Rotruck 2006-07 Lori Rotruck 14.2* 13.7 2007-08 Paula Davis 10.6 Carla Davis 10.3 Pam Arnold 1974-75 1975-76 10.2 Pam Arnold 9.6 1976-77 Pam Arnold 10.5 1977-78 Kathy Collins 1979-80 Kerry Mossburg 1980-81 6.6 1978-79 Stacey Burrier 6.8 Diane Greenwood 7.1 Diane Greenwood 1981-82 Diane Greenwood 7.1 1982-83 8.7 Alisa Peddicord 10.1 1983-84 Alisa Peddicord 10.7 1983-84 Jamie Scott 8.3 6.9 1985-86 Cheryl Bowles 5.5 1986-87 7.3 Cheryl Bowles 5.9 1987-88 1989-90 Cheryl Bowles 7.8 1988-89 1991-92 Cheryl Bowles 1990-91 1992-93 Cassandra Martin 9.4 1993-94 Cassandra Martin 7.0 Mandy Holzer Jessie Crooks 1994-95 7.2 7.5 Niki McCoy 1995-96 9.0 Niki McCoy 8.2 Kara Murphy 6.6 1997-98 1996-97 6.2 7.7 1998-99 1999-00 2001-02 2000-01 4.7 2002-03 4.5 2003-04 5.9 2004-05 6.6 5.6 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 TOTAL REBOUNDS Chris Miller Kim Knowles Kim Knowles Kim Knowles Pam Long Mary O'Connor Kathleen Sullivan Lori Rotruck Lori Rotruck 199 Paula Davis 219 Carla Norris 139 Pam Arnold 176 290* 1974-76 1975-76 Pam Arnold 287 1976-77 Pam Arnold 274 1977-78 Kathy Collins 1980-81 1979-80 Kerry Mossburg 165 Stacey Burrier 1978-79 177 Diane Greenwood 185 Diane Greenwood 1981-82 203 Diane Greenwood 1982-83 234 Alisa Peddicord 1983-84 272 Alisa Peddicord 1984-85 289 224 Jamie Scott 200 1985-86 155 Cheryl Bowles 1986-87 183 152 1987-88 195 1988-89 189-90 1991-92 1990-91 253 1992-93 1993-94 181 1994-95 209 195 1995-96 1997-98 1996-97 Sue Deckard Sue Deckard Mary O’Connor Sue Deckard Mary O'Connor Turner Toreeda Carla Norris Pam Arnold Pam Arnold .590 .678 Pam Arnold Elizabeth Green .721 .563 Stacey Burrier 1980-81 1979-80 .757 Stacey Burrier Angela Harris 1982-83 1981-82 Richelle Hatcher .750 1983-84 Diane Greenwood .778 Kelley Burrier .644 .813 Kelley Burrier 1984-85 .714 1985-86 Kelley Burrier .672 Amanda Hubbard 1986-87 .807 1988-89 Cheryl Bowles 1987-88 .604 .708 .732 Cheryl Bowles 1989-90 Jamie Krivak 1990-91 Sierra Cooper 1992-93 1993-94 1991-92 .744 Cassandra Martin .722 .765 Lori Krezeczowski .789 No player met minimum 1994-95 Jessie Crooks .740 1995-96 1997-98 Niki McCoy .710 1996-97 Keyla Snowden .562 .716 1998-99 .747 .739 1999-00 2002-03 2000-01 2001-02 2003-04 2004-05 .736 .880* .826 2005-06 2007-08 2006-07 (MIN. 2FT/GAME) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE PERCENTAGE FREE THROW Sue Davis Sue Davis Kim Knowles Kim Knowles Dee Fox .755 .719 .767 .763 1974-75 1976-77 1975-76 1977-78 .556 1978-79 FREE THROW ATTEMPTS FREE THROW Chris Miller Sue Davis Richardson Sharon Kim Knowles Sherry Bowman Mary O'Connor Mary O'Connor Sue Deckard 34 Lori Rotruck Turner Toreeda 63 Carla Norris 103 1976-77 Pam Arnold 63 76 1974-75 Pam Arnold 160 Pam Arnold 134 1975-76 Kim Gwinner 1978-79 1977-78 1979-80 Stacey Burrier 64 1980-81 Stacey Burrier 70 62 Rhonda Craig Richelle Hatcher 1981-82 Diane Greenwood 84 1983-84 108 1982-83 Beth Simmons 104 Alisa Peddicord 140 Amie Marks 1984-85 116 1985-86 128 Cheryl Bowles 1986-87 Cheryl Bowles 88 1987-88 103 Cheryl Bowles 1988-89 96 96 1989-90 Cheryl Bowles 1990-91 Cassandra Martin 130 1991-92 136 1992-93 Cassandra Martin 1993-94 Lori Krezeczowski Jessica Deville 1994-95 128 106 1995-96 Niki McCoy 127 Niki McCoy 138 Kara Murphy 1997-98 1996-97 100 80 121 1998-99 1999-00 92 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 60 2003-04 118 201* 2004-05 161 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Sue Davis Sue Davis Kim Knowles Kim Knowles Pam Long Dee Fox Mary O'Connor Mary O'Connor Sue Deckard Mary O'Connor 40 Turner Toreeda 23 79 Carla Norris 58 Pam Arnold 1974-75 Pam Arnold 108 1976-77 1975-76 30 Pam Arnold 1977-78 79 Elizabeth Green 30 1979-80 Stacey Burrier 44 36 1978-79 Stacey Burrier 1980-81 53 Rhonda Craig 1978-79 Rhonda Craig 1982-83 1981-82 Richelle Hatcher 63 1983-84 Diane Greenwood 84 Beth Simmons 67 91 100 Alisa Peddicord 1984-85 Amie Marks 1985-86 86 Cheryl Bowles 1986-87 71 1988-89 1987-88 Cheryl Bowles 64 1989-90 Cheryl Bowles 58 64 68 1990-91 Cheryl Bowles Sierra Cooper 1991-92 87 1992-93 Cassandra Martin 1991-92 1993-94 72 Lori Krezeczowski Jessica Deville 1994-95 Niki McCoy 79 75 1995-96 Niki McCoy 94 Kara Murphy 98 1997-98 1996-97 71 68 1998-99 59 68 1999-00 2000-01 2002-03 50 2001-02 2003-04 84 166* 2004-05 121 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 FREE THROWS MADE Kelley Burrier Kelley met minimum) (no player Abby Hoy Katie Hank Jamie Krivak Dominique Harris Lindsay Hemmelgarn Lindsay Hemmelgarn .392 Courtney Stewart 1997-98 Courtney Stewart Sarah Tokodi .329 1996-97 .307 Keyla Snowden .391 .363 .316 .254 2002-03 2001-02 .360 2003-04 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 .361 2004-05 .384 .337 2005-06 2007-08 2006-07 AKRON HISTORY | ANNUAL LEADERS/ALL-TIME COACHES

Toreeda Turner 60 1981-82 ARY NN RIPODI ARY NN RIMES Toreeda Turner 89 1982-83 M A T : 1974-81 M A G : 1993-97 Toreeda Turner 92 1983-84 Years: 7 Years: 3* Diane Hollish 86 1984-85 Games: 145 Games: 83 Diane Hollish 103 1985-86 Wins: 65 Wins: 28 Diane Hollish 110 1986-87 Diane Hollish 117 1987-88 Losses: 80 Losses: 55 Elizabeth Green 100 1988-89 Win Percentage: .448 Win Percentage: .337 Shelly Brown 91 1989-90 Rhonda Craig 80 1990-91 Rhonda Craig 66 1991-92 Megan Koster 70 1992-93 Megan Koster 68 1993-94 YEAR W-L PCT. YEAR W-L PCT. Michelle Chavanne 88 1995-96 1974-75 10-4 .714 1993-94 5-21 .192 Michelle Chavanne 89 1996-97 1975-76 10-6 .625 1994-95 9-18 .333 Abby Hoy 111 1997-98 Abby Hoy 156* 1998-99 1976-77 2-11 .167 1995-96 13-13 .500 Abby Hoy 140 1999-00 1977-78 5-12 .294 1996-97 1-3 .192 Jamie Krivak 65 2000-01 1978-79 6-20 .230 * Coached four games of the 1996-97 season. Lindsay Hemmelgarn 78 2001-02 Lindsay Hemmelgarn 52 2002-03 1979-80 15-13 .536 Lori Krezeczowski 121 2003-04 1980-81 17-14 .548 Lori Krezeczowski 90 2004-05 ANGEL DONLEY: 1996-97 Krissy Marco 78 2005-06 Years: 1* Sarah Tokodi 114 2006-07 DARLENE YOUNG: 1981-82 Games: 22 Amanda Sedlack 78 2007-08 Years: 1 Wins: 4 Games: 29 Losses: 18 BLOCKS Wins: 11 Kathleen Sullivan 135* 1980-81 Win Percentage: .181 Lori Rotruck 25 1981-82 Losses: 18 Kathleen Sullivan 35 1982-83 Win Percentage: .379 Lori Rotruck 31 1983-84 Susan Dobosh 12 1984-85 Carla Huff 51 1985-86 YEAR W-L PCT. Carla Huff 26 1986-87 1996-97 4-18 .192 Pam Arnold 13 1987-88 YEAR W-L PCT. * Coached final 22 games of the 1996-97 season. Stacey Burrier 10 1988-89 1981-82 11-18 .379 Kerry Mossburg 19 1989-90 Diane Greenwood 15 1990-91 Diane Greenwood 5 1991-92 ROXANNE ALLEN: 1997-2002 Beth Holmes 5 1991-92 JOHN STREET: 1982-89 Years: 5 Richelle Hatcher 16 1992-93 Years: 7 Games: 144 Alisa Peddicord 8 1993-94 Wins: 46 Alisa Peddicord 27 1994-95 Games: 189 Laura Braaten 14 1995-96 Wins: 79 Losses: 98 Laura Braaten 26 1996-97 Losses: 110 Win Percentage: .319 Laura Braaten 31 1997-98 Win Percentage: .418 Laura Braaten 41 1998-99 Cheryl Bowles 28 1999-00 Cheryl Bowles 18 2000-01 Cassandra Martin 32 2001-02 YEAR W-L PCT. Cassandra Martin 20 2002-03 YEAR W-L PCT. 1997-98 12-18 .400 Mandy Holzer 22 2003-04 1998-99 16-13 .552 Mandy Holzer 20 2004-05 1982-83 13-13 .500 1999-00 11-17 .393 Mandy Holzer 16 2005-06 1983-84 5-21 .192 2000-01 6-23 .206 Riana Miller 30 2006-07 1984-85 9-18 .333 Riana Miller 47 2007-08 2001-02 1-27 .036 1985-86 12-15 .444 STEALS 1986-87 14-13 .518 Lori Anderson 75 1980-81 1987-88 12-15 .444 KELLY KENNEDY: 2002-06 Toreeda Turner 50 1981-82 1988-89 14-15 .483 Years: 4 Toreeda Turner 69 1982-83 Games: 112 Toreeda Turner 59 1983-84 Wins: 17 Toreeda Turner 52 1984-85 LISA FITCH: 1989-93 Diane Hollish 56 1985-86 Losses: 95 Diane Hollish 59 1986-87 Years: 4 Win Percentage: .152 Pam Arnold 52 1987-88 Games: 109 Shelly Brown 46 1988-89 Wins: 23 Shelly Brown 84* 1989-90 Losses: 185 Shelly Brown 61 1990-91 Rhonda Craig 34 1991-92 Win Percentage: .211 YEAR W-L PCT. Leigh Burdette 40 1992-93 2002-03 2-26 .071 Jennifer Swartzwelder 32 1993-94 Kelley Burrier 35 1994-95 2003-04 7-21 .250 Kelley Burrier 37 1995-96 2004-05 3-25 .107 Amanda Hubbard 42 1996-97 YEAR W-L PCT. 2005-06 5-23 .179 Amanda Hubbard 65 1997-98 1989-90 10-17 .370 Erica Glover 52 1998-99 1990-91 3-25 .107 Erica Glover 53 1999-00 1991-92 6-22 .214 Cheryl Bowles 37 2000-01 JODI KEST: 2006-PRESENT 1992-93 4-22 .153 Lindsay Hemmelgarn 53 2001-02 Years: 2 Lindsay Hemmelgarn 39 2002-03 Jae Conn 53 2003-04 Games: 60 Courtney Stewart 40 2004-05 Wins: 17 Courtney Stewart 75 2005-06 AKRON COACHING TOTALS Losses: 43 Sarah Tokodi 52 2006-07 Win Percentage: .283 Kara Murphy 40 2007-08 YEARS TOTAL GAMES W-L PCT. 34 893 290-603 .325 NOTE: Annual records for blocked shots and steals were not kept until 1980-81. AT RHODES ARENA TOTAL GAMES W-L PCT. YEAR W-L PCT. Current players in bold. 306 113-193 .370 * Denotes school record. 2006-07 10-19 .345

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1975-76 1975-76 16 1976-77 13 1977-78 384/1143 17 270/848 1978-79 33.6 26 1979-80 392/1108 31.8 28 1980-81 - 606/1822 35.4 31 1981-82 740/1927 - 33.2 29 1982-83 957/2378 - 38.4 - 26 1983-84 768/1977 40.2 - - 26 1984-85 176/ 267 810/1930 38.8 - - 27 1985-86 39.7 65.9 679/1752 514/17 42.0 87/159 - 1152 675 331 27 - 1986-87 401 38.6 944 689/1664 640 568/16 63.1 38.8 - 1041 54.7 178/284 1831 521 29 685/1667 69.9 51 31/113 27.4 41.1 430/615 383 1988-89 27 - 1987-88 417 40.4 59.0 710/1665 671 637/25 68.4 41.4 - 1130 255 1846 611 627 27 62.7 211/414 703/1698 66.1 41 66/181 36.5 41.4 374/566 373 1989-90 27 - 401 38.3 - 738/1752 657 605/20 60.9 42.6 - 1072 289 1704 579 28 324/550 48.2 658/1775 64.3 65 80/279 28.7 37.1 308/479 962 50.9 342 1990-91 - 323 705/1632 631 63.7 42.4 - 258 1783 28 309/567 - 682/1826 62.1 32 91/294 31.0 37.4 1423 328/528 58.9 1991-92 - 56.6 - 43.2 - 251 244/447 54.7 19,834 30/81 1808 54.5 26 - - 1992-93 588/1500 463 876 308 - 39.2 120/315 38.1 929 35.7 238/390 283/458 64.5 59.0 15/59 2223 1534 61.0 54.5 - 457/12 11,782 26 - 1993-94 37.0 609/1672 43.4 54.7 550 1127 421 36.4 111/359 30.9 16,973/450 312/514 249/419 483/9 71.7 63.1 1780 1641 - 60.7 61.8 - 540 275 27 - 1994-95 25.4 588 692/1639 40.3 247/418 680 1087 407 42.0 113/359 31.0 488/11 - 40.4 373/563 288/7 270/426 61.3 69.3 1893 1870 41.5 66.0 59.4 - 320 42 26 1995-96 37.8 597 623/16 700/1672 43.3 314/481 708 775 1127 419 59.1 41.9 124/380 32.6 1133 518/10 370 - 402 347/561 347/528 36,058 72.8 72.0 1607 1871 59.7 63.3 - 431 190 578 28 26 1331 1996-97 393 257/7 670 656/1641 40.6 45.6 688 69.8 1753 1056 368 65.3 40.0 150/458 32.8 555/20 2094 368 65 - 30 343/507 814/1837 62.4 61.8 81 44.3 70/255 27.5 69.4 1648 1805 396/635 67.7 65.7 237 - 203 572 51.2 1997-98 13,232 1474 40.0 64.9 1769 522/8 1119 190 312 293 56 337/12 - 719 61.0 1767 - 400 570 52.6 29 1767 340 1998-99 37.7 539/10 744/1839 43.1 174 508/6 828 67.0 65.5 1251 7,645 423 - 425 40.5 140/450 31.1 1094 204 585/12 1875 70 - 711 578 28 414/643 709/1695 64.5 65.4 41.8 93/341 27.3 70.4 2042 364/564 64.4 - 383 57.0 1999-00 341 1254 364 71 488/15 728 57.2 186 1659 441 376 - 159 29 62.6 607/1549 64.9 43 39.2 80/339 23.6 365/562 - 226 549 44.8 2000-01 674 - 1278 563/18 - 207 270 98 - 55,915 49.1 522 1125 28 2001-02 526/14 996 356 565/1560 617 308 - 36.2 110/388 28.4 242 63.5 925 - 33.0 1109 311/472 55.4 1551 65.9 41.7 738 537/10 28 1045 2002-03 38.3 537/14 508 548/1479 599 361 37.1 127/422 30.1 785 41.1 960 34.3 268/444 53.2 1491 60.4 - 531/15 - 38.7 354 10,274/16,190 1026 496/18 319 655 486/20 752 - 38.0 317 58 481/7 28 2003-04 2004-05 28 476/21 357 623 30.7 539/1489 614 552/1520 - - 334 36.2 152/509 29.9 636 626 313 948 36.3 170/520 32.7 33.9 310/453 939 33.5 55.0 1540 296/435 68.4 237 56.1 1570 52 68.0 481/15 473/6 373 486/13 315 - 613 2,297/7,485 - 210 342 2005-06 28 495 401 343 569 547/1395 - 551 573 299 595 39.2 128/422 30.3 39.1 489 872 31.1 - 306/456 54.6 1528 67.1 54 2006-07 29 420 474/9 50 614/1546 34.8 - - 482 487 690 1008 318 39.7 109/381 28.6 560/16 405/566 21,660/55,369 60.1 1742 71.6 226 2007-08 46 31 246 35.0 704 1086 382 658/1777 336 - 529 37.0 187/580 32.2 - 592/9 333 571 62.2 424/587 1,927 72.2 545 893 TOTAL 80 69 - - 100 374 233 97 568 188 234 - 105 249 205 - 266 - AKRON HISTORY | ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS

OPPONENT W L FIRST MTG. OPPONENT W L FIRST MTG. OPPONENT W L FIRST MTG. A H R Alabama 0 3 1996-97 Hawai’i 0 1 2000-01 Rio Grande 2 2 1978-79 Alabama-Birmingham 0 1 1999-00 Hiram 1 0 1983-84 Robert Morris 11 6 1980-81 Alaska-Anchorage 1 0 1997-98 Houston 1 0 2007-08 Richomond 0 0 First Meeting Albany 1 0 1999-00 I S Albion 1 0 1985-86 Illinois-Chicago 5 5 1988-89 Saint Bonaventure 0 1 1991-92 Allegheny 1 0 1980-81 Indiana 1 0 1998-99 Saint Francis (N.Y.) 0 1 1994-95 American 2 2 1989-90 Indiana State 0 2 2001-02 Saint Francis (Pa.) 8 0 1984-85 Arizona State 0 2 2002-03 Iowa State 0 1 2005-06 Saint Joseph’s 0 2 2001-02 Arkansas 0 1 1987-88 IPFW 0 2 2003-04 Saint Peter’s 0 2 2001-02 Ashland 5 6 1974-75 J Saint Louis 2 1 1998-99 Austin Peay 5 6 1983-84 Sam Houston State 0 1 1994-95 B Jacksonville State 1 0 2005-06 John Carroll 3 2 1977-78 Slippery Rock 0 2 1975-76 Baldwin-Wallace 1 0 1974-75 K South Carolina 0 1 2000-01 Ball State 8 20 1986-87 South Florida 0 2 1998-99 Binghamton 1 0 2006-07 Kent State 4 44 1974-75 SE Louisiana 1 0 1999-00 Bowling Green 2 38 1978-79 Kent-Tuscarawas 2 0 1974-75 Southern Utah 0 1 1994-95 Bucknell 1 3 1994-95 L Syracuse 0 2 1999-00 Buffalo 7 18 1991-92 Lafayette 1 0 2005-06 T Butler 0 2 1987-88 Lehigh 1 0 2006-07 Tennessee 0 1 1997-98 C Liberty 0 1 1996-97 Tennessee Tech 0 8 1983-84 California (Pa.) 1 0 1980-81 Lock Haven 1 0 1982-83 Toledo 6 34 1974-75 Cal Poly SLO 1 0 1995-96 Longwood 1 0 1982-83 Troy 0 1 2002-03 Campbell 1 0 1998-99 Lorain Community College 2 0 1974-75 U Canisius 1 2 1987-88 Louisiana Tech 0 1 1999-00 Loyola (Md.) 0 2 2000-01 Utah 0 1 2007-08 Capital 4 1 1975-76 V Carlow College 1 0 1982-83 M Case Western Reserve 1 0 1974-75 Maine 0 1 2002-03 Valparaiso 4 9 1988-89 Cedarville 3 2 1977-78 Malone 7 3 1974-75 Virginia Tech 0 2 1991-92 Central Michigan 12 13 1982-83 Manhattan 0 1 1997-98 W Central State 6 4 1979-80 Marist 0 2 1999-00 Wake Forest 0 1 1987-88 Chattanooga 0 0 First Meeting Marquette 2 2 1988-89 Wayne State 3 0 1982-83 College of Charleston 1 2 1982-83 Marshall 7 7 1997-98 West Virginia 1 7 1983-84 Chicago State 1 1 1987-88 Maryland-Eastern Shore 1 0 2000-01 Western Carolina 0 2 1987-88 Cincinnati 1 7 1975-76 Mercyhurst 0 1 1982-83 Western Michigan 3 23 1992-93 Clarion State 3 0 1980-81 Miami (Ohio) 5 27 1981-82 Wichita State 0 1 1998-99 Cleveland State 15 24 1975-76 Michigan 0 3 1983-84 William & Mary 1 0 1987-88 Coastal Carolina 1 0 1996-97 Michigan State 0 3 1985-86 Winthrop 1 0 2002-03 Colorado State 0 1 1997-98 Middle Tennessee 0 8 1983-84 UW-Green Bay 2 9 1987-88 Columbia 1 0 1991-92 Mississippi Valley St. 0 1 1987-88 UW-Milwaukee 0 2 1990-91 D Monmouth 1 1 1984-85 Wittenberg 2 0 1975-76 Dartmouth 0 1 2005-06 Montana State 1 0 2006-06 Wooster 5 2 1974-75 Davis & Elkins 0 1 1980-81 Morehead State 2 8 1981-82 Wright State 12 7 1977-78 Dayton 0 6 1978-79 Mt. Saint Joseph 4 2 1974-75 X Defiance 2 3 1977-78 Mt. Saint Mary’s 0 1 1999-00 Xavier 7 6 1979-80 DePaul 0 7 1983-84 Mount Union 3 0 1974-75 Y Detroit 1 4 1982-83 Murray State 2 6 1983-84 Youngstown State 12 35 1974-75 Drake 0 1 2005-06 N Duquesne 1 2 1984-85 Nebraska 0 1 2007-08 E New Hampshire 1 1 1990-91 TOTALS (34 YEARS) 290 603 East Tennessee St. 1 0 2001-02 Niagara 8 6 1988-89 UNC-Greensboro 0 1 1992-93 Eastern Illinois 1 0 1998-99 2008-09 opponents in bold. Eastern Kentucky 4 5 1980-81 North Carolina 0 1 1998-99 Eastern Michigan 13 12 1981-82 NE Illinois 1 2 1993-94 Eastern Washington 1 0 2007-08 Northern Illinois 5 15 1988-89 Edinboro 2 3 1977-78 Northern Kentucky 0 1 1982-83 Evansville 0 2 1986-87 O F Oakland 0 3 1983-84 Findlay 1 0 1974-75 Oberlin 2 0 1975-76 Florida 0 1 2004-05 Ohio 9 31 1976-77 Florida Atlantic 0 1 2006-07 Ohio Northern 2 5 1975-76 Florida State 0 1 2002-03 Ohio State 0 5 1975-76 Furman 0 1 1996-97 Oklahoma 0 1 2004-05 G Oral Roberts 1 1 1987-88 P Gannon 1 4 1978-79 Georgia Southern 0 1 1987-88 Pittsburgh 0 3 1982-83 Pittsburgh-Johnstown 0 2 1981-82 2008-09 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE BASKETBALL WOMEN’S 2008-09 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON

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Darlene Young Mary Ann Tripodi Mary Ann 1981-82 1980-81 Head Coach: Head Coach: Head Coach: 11-18 • 17-14 • 17-14 YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS YEAR-BY-YEAR KENT STATE HOLIDAY CLASSIC, OHIO-# KENT, HOLIDAY KENT STATE KENT STATE HOLIDAY CLASSIC, OHIO-# KENT, HOLIDAY KENT STATE OAISW DIVISION II STATE TOURNAMENT DAYTON-&OAISW DIVISION II STATE AT OAISW DIVISION II STATE TOURNAMENT- AKRON-& OAISW DIVISION II STATE AT Record: Record: Nov. 27 Nov. # Youngstown State Carroll 29 Dec. 2 John # Cleveland State Dec. Gannon 5 Dec. 8 at 47-70 at Miami (Ohio) Dec. 12 at Wright State 17 Dec. L 69-94 State 85-31 Youngstown 19 Dec. W Ohio State Cleveland L at Jan. 2 State 65-68 Morehead (OT) 70-69 Jan. 5 60-84 L Jan. 72-64 W 8 L Xavier Jan. 9 W Mount Saint Joseph 44-70 44-77 Jan. 15 L at Bowling Green Jan. 16 L 39-77 20 at Ohio Northern Jan. Kent L 23 84-48 Cedarville Jan. at Jan. 26 Malone W Jan. 50-84 29 68-64 Pittsburgh-Johnstown Jan. 30 W at Slippery Rock Grande at 85-74 L Rio Feb. 5 49-73 W Defiance Feb. 6 76-56 L Edinboro Feb. 9 W Feb. 44-65 12 62-66 Toledo Feb. 13 83-76 at Eastern Michigan at 54-56 L Ashland Feb. 18 W L L at State Feb. 20 Central Feb. 72-62 27 44-76 W 57-58 at Robert Morris L Mar. L 4 Mar. 53-67 & Central State 5 62-84 64-56 & Wright State L W L 62-71 L 48-54 68-65 L W Nov. 28 Nov. Kentucky Eastern # 29 Nov. State Cleveland # Dec. State 2 Dec. 5 Central at John Carroll 56-90 Dec. 9 Gannon 12 Dec. L 69-85 Defiance at 13 Dec. State Wright L 16 Dec. 70-61 State Youngstown W 19 Dec. Toledo 78-39 20 Dec. Cincinnati Kent at W at Jan. 3 Xavier 64-66 at Jan. 9 61-93 60-78 L 77-61 Jan. 10 L L Jan. W at Mount Saint Joseph 13 Green 79-90 Jan. 16 at Rio Grande Bowling L Northern Jan. 17 Ohio 70-69 93-76 Jan. 67-59 20 45-93 W W Jan. 24 at Cleveland State W Cedarville Malone Jan. 27 L at 64-72 Jan. Allegheny 97-72 30 67-72 L at Feb. 6 at California (Pa.) Clarion L W at Feb. 7 55-69 Feb. 10 Wooster L Feb. 14 85-54 Ohio 109-37 74-63 Feb. 19 W 85-67 Ashland W W Feb. 21 W Feb. 84-72 at Central State 27 W Morris Feb. 28 Davis & Elkins Robert 62-58 W 63-66 72-61 64-59 50-59 W W 61-62 L L L Mar. 5 Mar. & Central State 6 Mar. & Wright State 7 & Xavier 79-77 83-89 W (OT) 83-80 L W Mary Ann Tripodi Mary Ann Tripodi Mary Ann 1979-80 1978-79 Head Coach: Head Coach: 15-13 • 6-20 • OAISW STATE TOURNAMENT AKRON-& OAISW STATE AT KENT STATE HOLIDAY CLASSIC, OHIO-# KENT, HOLIDAY KENT STATE KENT STATE HOLIDAY CLASSIC, OHIO-# KENT, HOLIDAY KENT STATE Record: OAISW DIVISION II STATE TOURNAMENT XAVIER-& OAISW DIVISION II STATE AT Record: Dec. Carroll 1 Dec. 4 John Toledo at Central State Dec. 8 at 10 Dec. Gannon at 15 Dec. Defiance 18 Dec. 76-56 Kent 21 Dec. W 54-53 Xavier 60-87 W 28 Dec. L Kent # 29 Dec. State Cleveland # 69-85 Cincinnati Jan. 5 Jan. L 84-76 12 State Jan. 15 Mount Saint Joseph Cleveland W Jan. 65-63 62-74 18 65-58 Jan. at Bowling Green W 19 Ashland L Jan. 22 W at Ohio Northern at 40-64 54-59 45-53 Jan. 26 53-59 Capital L Jan. 29 L L L Malone Feb. Cedarville 48-66 1 at Feb. 2 at Wright State 61-65 Feb. L 63-58 4 Feb. Grande L at Mount Union W 6 Rio Feb. 8 at Youngstown State Wooster Feb. 12 82-63 65-52 at W Ohio Feb. 16 81-63 W at 61-86 State Feb. 22 W Central 58-76 L 66-53 78-73 Feb. W Dayton L 29 W & Mar. 1 & Central State 60-43 Mar. 2 W 50-54 & Mount Saint Joseph 81-70 L W 80-75 59-99 88-85 L W W Dec. Cincinnati 5 Dec. 9 at at John Carroll Dec. 13 Gannon Dec. 15 Defiance at Dec. 20 Toledo (OT) 93-94 40-68 Dec. L 27 L Dec. # Youngstown State 28 Jan. # Cleveland State 6 38-67 Jan. 10 44-70 Ashland Wright State Dayton Jan. 12 L at 52-96 L Jan. 66-32 13 Jan. L 62-57 at Mount Saint Joseph 17 W Northern Jan. 20 at Rio Grande Ohio W Jan. 23 Union 72-74 Jan. 25 56-65 at Cleveland State Mount 26-110 Malone 67-56 Jan. 27 at L L L W Wooster Feb. 1 62-74 Cedarville Feb. 3 69-82 L Kent Feb. 7 48-83 Green 71-35 Feb. 10 L Bowling L W State Feb. 13 Youngstown 56-62 Feb. 17 Ohio Edinboro Feb. 22 L 63-50 at 56-61 W Capital Feb. 24 at 43-71 L 47-57 L L Mar. Cincinnati 37-88 1 & Mar. 2 L & Youngstown State 53-78 L 45-59 73-39 43-67 W 41-67 L L L Mary Ann Tripodi Mary Ann Tripodi Mary Ann Tripodi Mary Ann Tripodi Mary Ann 1974-75 1976-77 1975-76 1977-78 Head Coach: Head Coach: Head Coach: Head Coach: 5-12 • 2-11 • 10-6 • 10-4 • OAISW STATE TOURNAMENT DAYTON—#OAISW STATE AT OAISW STATE TOURNAMENT CEDARVILLE-# OAISW STATE AT OAISW STATE TOURNAMENT OHIO NORTHERN-#OAISW STATE AT Record: Record: Record: Record: Record: Dec. 16 Defiance Dec. 21 Toledo at Carroll Jan. 17 John State Jan. 24 Cleveland Jan. 26 Kent Jan. 31 Wooster Malone at Feb. 2 Cedarville 50-56 at Feb. 4 49-71 68-79 50-64 Edinboro Feb. 7 Wittenberg L L L L at Feb. 9 Feb. 11 63-75 Feb. at Wright State 49-77 15 L 46-66 Feb. 18 L at Youngstown State 68-62 Capital 74-53 Oberlin Feb. 21 W L at W 62-103 Feb. 24 Cincinnati L Ohio Feb. 25 Ashland 42-56 at at Mar. 2 47-42 L W 83-45 60-42 W W 50-60 52-77 L L 49-60 L Mar. 10 # Cleveland State Mar. 10 Mar. 11 # Ohio State 69-62 W 40-96 L Jan. 22 Ohio Northern Jan. 22 Ohio Jan. Malone 25 at Feb. 1 at Cleveland State State Youngstown Feb. 3 Ohio Feb. 5 60-67 Wooster Feb. 9 43-81 L Feb. 12 50-63 L Toledo Capital 58-73 Feb. 14 at L L Feb. 16 Ashland Kent Feb. 19 at State Feb. 22 Ohio 55-67 40-74 L L 44-60 59-53 W L 37-65 33-105 49-65 L L L Jan. 17 at Kent-Tuscarawas Jan. 17 at Jan. 21 Oberlin Jan. 24 75-52 State Jan. 27 at Ohio Northern Cleveland W Toledo Jan. 31 at Feb. 4 Malone Feb. 7 CC at Lorain Wooster Feb. 1 48-61 56-61 Feb. 14 56-31 L Kent Feb. 19 W L Ashland at State 56-44 Feb. 21 Youngstown W Feb. 24 Rock Feb. 28 at Ohio State 59-76 Slippery 54-46 W 60-55 Capital W 75-65 W # Mar, 4 Wittenberg W # Mar. 5 Cincinnati # Mar. 6 73-67 57-88 58-95 W 40-51 L L 60-55 L 53-49 W W 64-74 L Jan. 18 Kent-Tuscarawas Baldwin-Wallace Jan. 22 at Malone Jan. 25 at Jan. CC 30 Lorain 59-24 Feb. 1 79-26 Western Reserve at Case Union W Mount W Feb. 5 Wooser 51-16 N/A Feb. W 12 54-38 Kent Feb. 13 at Youngstown State at W 57-40 Feb. 20 62-32 Ashland W W Feb. 22 Toledo 52-41 W 65-68 Findlay Feb. 27 # L Feb. 28 March 1 # Mount Saint Joseph Ashland # 85-67 W 59-72 44-43 L 45-50 55-28 W L W 40-82 L AKRON HISTORY | YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1982-83 Dec. 12 at Bowling Green 55-68 L Jan. 19 *Murray State 58-59 L Record: 13-13 • Head Coach: John Street Dec. 15 Duquesne 62-67 L Jan. 24 *Tennessee Tech 64-70 L LADY FLASH HOLIDAY CLASSIC, KENT, OHIO-# Dec. 22 Kent State 71-61 W Jan. 26 *Middle Tennessee 57-74 W Nov. 26 # Cleveland State 55-85 L ROBERT MORRIS INVITATIONAL, PITTSBURGH, PA.-& Jan. 31 *at Youngstown State 70-72 L Nov. 28 # Youngstown State 71-57 W Dec. 28 & Monmouth 48-46 W Feb. 3 at Wayne State 77-49 W Dec. 1 Gannon 80-62 W Dec. 29 & Robert Morris 61-56 W Feb. 7 * at Middle Tennessee 57-96 L PITTSBURGH TOURNAMENT, PITTSBURGH, PA.-& Jan. 5 *Youngstown State 60-76 L Feb. 9 * at Tennessee Tech 57-78 L Dec. 4 & Pittsburgh 63-72 L Jan. 9 Saint Francis (Pa.) 60-48 W Feb. 14 * Morehead State 68-72 L Dec. 5 & Carlow 108-41 W Jan. 12 *at Murray State 65-73 L Feb. 16 * Eastern Kentucky 65-62 W Dec. 10 at Northern Kentucky (OT) 84-89 L Jan. 14 * at Austin Peay 69-81 L Feb. 21 * at Murray State 67-58 W Dec. 11 at Central State 69-72 L Jan. 19 *Tennessee Tech 57-62 L Feb. 23 * at Austin Peay 70-59 W Dec. 16 Ohio 80-75 W Jan. 21 *Middle Tennessee 48-68 L Feb. 26 at Cleveland State 65-44 W Dec. 18 Central Michigan 63-64 L Jan. 26 *at Eastern Kentucky 63-71 L * indicates Ohio Valley Conference game Dec. 29 at Detroit 66-79 L Jan. 28 *at Morehead State 39-53 L Dec. 30 at Wayne State 84-70 W Feb. 2 *at Youngstown State 72-96 L 1987-88 Feb. 9 *Eastern Kentucky 54-71 L MOUNTAIN CLASSIC, FARMVILLE, VA.—! Record: 12-15 (Ind.) • Head Coach: John Street Feb. 11 *Morehead State 43-48 L Jan. 7 ! Mercyhurst 71-72 L LADY JAYHAWK CLASSIC, LAWRENCE, KAN.-# Feb. 16 *Murray State 56-72 L Jan. 8 ! Lock Haven 95-74 W Nov. 27 # Arkansas 62-70 L Feb. 18 *Austin Peay 65-63 W Jan. 9 ! Longwood 64-42 W Nov. 28 # Mississippi Valley State 57-59 L Feb. 23 * at Tennessee Tech 61-99 L Jan. 12 at Cleveland State 52-84 L LADY DEACON INVITATIONAL, WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.-& Feb. 25 * at Middle Tennessee 45-108 L Jan. 15 Ohio Northern 80-57 W Dec. 4 & William and Mary 70-60 W Feb. 28 at Cleveland State 81-76 W Jan. 21 at Charleston 79-82 L Dec. 5 & Wake Forest 56-84 L * indicates Ohio Valley Conference games Jan. 22 at Morehead State 61-66 L Dec. 7 at West Virginia 70-84 L Jan. 26 at Malone 61-75 L LADY HERD CLASSIC, HUNTINGTON, W.VA.—! Feb. 1 at Edinboro 74-54 W 1985-86 Dec. 12 ! Georgia Southern 61-85 L Feb. 4 at Xavier 78-84 L Record: 12-15 (6-8 OVC) • Head Coach: John Street Dec. 13 ! Western Carolina 63-74 L Feb. 11 Robert Morris 61-60 W Nov. 23 at West Virginia 74-79 L Dec. 18 Chicago State 65-35 W Feb. 12 Pittsburgh-Johnstown 65-69 L Nov. 26 Robert Morris 56-67 L Dec. 20 Bowling Green (2OT) 78-80 L Feb. 17 Ashland 74-52 W KENT STATE HOLIDAY CLASSIC, KENT, OHIO-# Dec. 30 at Ohio 65-61 W Feb. 19 Wright State 73-69 W Nov. 29 # Youngstown State 72-75 L Jan. 6 at Oral Roberts 65-79 L Feb. 26 Youngstown State 82-68 W Nov. 30 # Robert Morris 62-63 L Jan. 9 at Youngstown State 63-74 L Dec. 4 at Kent 61-76 L Jan. 11 at Butler 71-77 L 1983-84 Dec. 10 at Saint Francis (Pa.) 84-65 W Jan. 13 at Evansville 60-73 L Record: 5-21 (1-13 OVC) • Head Coach: John Street Dec. 13 at Albion 66-47 W Jan. 17 Eastern Michigan 79-57 W KENT STATE HOLIDAY CLASSIC, KENT, OHIO-# Dec. 15 at Michigan State 65-72 L Jan. 20 Cleveland State 57-50 W Nov. 25 # Kent 50-60 L Dec. 21 Wayne State 70-57 W Jan. 26 at Kent 76-72 W Nov. 27 # Youngstown State 56-74 L Dec. 30 Bowling Green 63-65 L Jan. 30 Charleston 75-57 W Nov. 30 at West Virginia 52-80 L Jan. 4 *at Youngstown State 83-77 W Feb. 3 UW-Green Bay 53-38 W Dec. 3 Malone (OT) 82-71 W Jan. 7 Xavier 82-63 W Feb. 6 Youngstown State 57-78 L Dec. 7 Hiram 100-47 W Jan. 11 *Eastern Kentucky 75-71 W Feb. 8 at UW-Green Bay 58-61 L Dec. 9 Edinboro 77-63 W Jan. 13 *Morehead State 61-60 W Feb. 13 Ashland 65-48 W Dec. 10 Central State 88-77 W Jan. 18 *Austin Peay 65-77 L Feb. 15 at Toledo 62-73 L DOMINOʼS CLASSIC, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN-& Jan. 20 *at Murray State 53-72 L Feb. 17 at Saint Francis (Pa.) 72-60 W Dec. 29 & Michigan 58-99 L Jan. 25 *at Tennessee Tech 72-100 L Feb. 20 Canisius 80-41 W Dec. 30 & Oakland 58-83 L Jan. 27 *at Middle Tennessee 58-76 L Feb. 24 Robert Morris 65-59 W Jan. 4 at DePaul 45-68 L Feb. 1 *Youngstown State 67-57 W Feb. 27 at Wright State 64-69 L Jan. 7 *at Youngstown State 68-70 L Feb. 3 *at Clarion 61-54 W Feb. 8 *Middle Tennessee 47-79 L Jan. 12 *Murray State 71-70 W 1988-89 Jan. 14 *Austin Peay 68-74 L Feb. 10 *Tennessee Tech 48-80 L Record: 14-15 (6-8 NSC) • Head Coach: John Street Jan. 19 *at Tennessee Tech 57-71 L Feb. 15 *at Morehead State 52-61 L Feb. 17 *at Eastern Kentucky 77-76 W Nov. 26 Miami 41-62 L Jan. 21 *at Middle Tennessee 48-89 L Nov. 30 at Bowling Green 60-88 L Jan. 26 *Eastern Kentucky 48-66 L Feb. 22 *Murray State 54-65 L Feb. 24 *Austin Peay 66-57 W Dec. 7 at Robert Morris 80-70 W Jan. 28 *Morehead State 39-62 L Dec. 10 West Virginia 74-65 W Feb. 4 *Youngstown State 65-81 L Feb. 27 Cleveland State 73-71 W * indicates Ohio Valley Conference game Dec. 16 Wright State 49-41 W Feb. 9 *at Eastern Kentucky 50-71 L Dec. 17 Toledo 47-59 L Feb. 11 *at Morehead State 51-65 L Dec. 30 Ohio 55-50 W Feb. 16 *at Murray State 63-70 L 1986-87 Jan. 4 Niagara 72-54 W Feb. 18 *at Austin Peay 67-79 L Record: 14-13 (7-7 OVC) • Head Coach: John Street Jan. 7 Youngstown State 71-58 W Feb. 23 *Tennessee Tech 65-69 L Nov. 29 at Miami (Ohio) 75-68 W Jan. 10 at Canisius 63-67 L Feb. 25 *Middle Tennessee 54-78 L Dec. 1 West Virginia 53-63 L Jan. 13 *Northern Illinois 46-79 L Feb. 28 Xavier 76-88 L Dec. 6 Evansville 62-64 L Jan. 15 *Valparaiso 60-47 W Mar. 1 Cleveland State 51-59 L Dec. 9 Saint Francis (Pa.) 73-49 W Jan. 19 *at Marquette 72-74 L * indicates Ohio Valley Conference games Dec. 13 Kent 59-61 L Jan. 21 *at UW-Green Bay 39-49 L Dec. 17 at Ball State 64-56 W Jan. 25 *Cleveland State 58-63 L 1984-85 Dec. 20 Toledo 52-59 L Jan. 28 Youngstown State 62-79 L Record: 9-18 (1-13 OVC) • Head Coach: John Street Dec. 22 at Robert Morris 69-66 W Feb. 3 *DePaul 69-72 L KENT STATE HOLIDAY CLASSIC, KENT, OHIO-# Dec. 28 at Xavier 63-62 W Feb. 5 *Illinois-Chicago 77-62 W Nov. 23 # Cleveland State 61-56 W Jan. 3 *Youngstown State 63-59 W N/A at Niagara 81-71 W Nov. 24 # Youngstown State 59-63 L Jan. 5 at Bowling Green 63-82 L Feb. 10 *at Northern Illinois 54-88 L Nov. 28 West Virginia 57-62 L Jan. 10 *at Eastern Kentucky 91-70 W Feb. 12 *at Valparaiso 70-52 W Dec. 1 at Xavier 93-67 W Jan. 12 *at Morehead State 67-61 W Feb. 16 *Marquette 80-69 W Dec. 5 at Toledo 53-62 L Jan. 15 Michigan State 49-91 L N/A *UW-Green Bay 67-64 W Dec. 8 Clarion 90-47 W Jan. 17 *Austin Peay 75-43 W Feb. 18 *at Cleveland State (OT) 63-71 L 2008-09 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE BASKETBALL WOMEN’S 2008-09 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON

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Head Coach Head Coach: Head Coach: 1994-95 1993-94 YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS YEAR-BY-YEAR BUFFALO TOURNAMENT, BUFFALO, N.Y.-# BUFFALO, TOURNAMENT, BUFFALO 9-18 (5-13 MAC) • 5-21 (3-15 MAC) • 5-21 (3-15 LOUISVILLE TOURNAMENT, LOUISVILLE,LOUISVILLE KY.-# TOURNAMENT, MID-AMERICAN TOURNAMENT-& CONFERENCE Record: Record: Nov. 26 at Northeastern Illinois Dec. 1 Valparaiso Dec. 4 Bucknell Dec. 10 62-66 Dec. 17 Niagara at St. Francis (N.Y.) at Dec. L 20 at Youngstown State 71-68 29 Dec. Houston W Sam # 69-72 Dec. 30 Buffalo Michigan 55-52 # W *Central Jan. 4 L 59-56 Jan. 67-70 W 7 Jan. 81-66 L 11 *at Eastern Michigan 52-57 W Jan. 14 *at Ball State *Miami Kent Jan. 18 *at L Jan. 21 *Ohio 71-68 70-68 Toledo Jan. 25 *at W Jan. W Michigan 28 *Western Feb. 1 *at Bowling Green Michigan 88-78 *Eastern Feb. 4 State *Ball Feb. 8 W 83-93 60-82 83-99 Miami Feb. 11 L *at 79-66 L L 63-77 Feb. 15 W 83-97 *Kent 68-74 L Ohio Feb. 18 *at L L Feb. 22 *Toledo 72-75 Green Feb. 25 *Bowling L Mar. Michigan 1 *Central Mar. 4 73-92 *at Western Michigan L March 7 58-71 80-71 60-76 70-86 & at Ohio W 68-86 L L L 74-96 L L 51-76 L Nov. 26 Nov. Cincinnati at 28 Nov. Niagara Dec. 3 Dec. Valparaiso # Northeastern Illinois 4 Dec. 8 at # Eastern Michigan 48-66 Dec. 11 Dec. 19 State at Austin Peay 66-71 Youngstown L Dec. 30 American 58-66 L Jan. 76-81 77-63 5 L L Jan. W Michigan *at Eastern 60-65 8 Jan. 12 *Toledo Michigan *at Western Ohio L Jan. 15 71-83 *at Jan. 19 81-66 L Jan. 22 *at Central Michigan *Kent 68-80 65-64 Jan. W 26 W Jan. L *Ball State 29 *Miami Feb. 2 *at Bowling Green Michigan 53-61 57-83 *Western Feb. 5 Toledo 52-65 *at Feb. 9 L L L Feb. 12 54-74 *Ohio (OT) 85-83 Kent Feb. 16 L 59-91 66-100 *at Feb. W 19 L L Feb. *Central Michigan 23 63-119 60-76 Green Feb. 26 *at Ball State Miami L *Bowling L *at Mar. 2 Michigan (OT) 65-72 *Eastern Mar. 5 L 73-105 56-62 53-103 69-62 L W L L 63-69 43-64 L L Lisa Fitch Lisa Fitch Head Coach: Head Coach: 1991-92 1992-93 6-22 (3-9 NSC) • 6-22 (3-9 4-22 (1-17 MAC) • SOUTH FLORIDA TOURNAMENT, TAMPA, FLA.-# TAMPA, TOURNAMENT, SOUTH FLORIDA VIRGINIA TECH TOURNAMENT, BLACKSBURG, TECH TOURNAMENT, VIRGINIA VA.-& Record: Record: ST. BONAVENTURE TOURNAMENT, ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y.-# BONAVENTURE, ST. TOURNAMENT, BONAVENTURE ST. NORTH TOURNAMENT NORTHERN CONFERENCE STAR ILL.—! AT Dec. 2 at Niagara Dec. 2 at American Dec. 6 at Dec. 11 Buffalo Dec. 18 UNC-Greensboro # 78-97 Dec. 19 45-54 L Dec. 29 Peay # Western Carolina L Austin Jan. Green 50-68 2 *Bowling Jan. 6 at Youngstown State L *Miami Jan. 9 70-60 62-67 Jan. 13 W Michigan 48-84 Jan. 16 *at Eastern Michigan *Western L 65-63 64-71 L Toledo Jan. 20 *at W Jan. 23 *Ohio L Kent Jan. 27 61-63 *at 65-54 Michigan Jan. 30 *Central L 38-70 W Feb. Miami L 3 *at Feb. 6 *at Ball State 50-64 Michigan Feb. 10 *Eastern 50-80 L Feb. 13 L Feb. 17 *at Western Michigan *Toledo 55-83 52-77 Ohio Feb. 20 *at 60-67 L L Feb. 24 58-77 *Kent L L 47-66 Feb. 67-78 27 Cincinnati Mar. 1 *at Central Michigan State L L *Ball Mar. 3 Mar. 6 87-85 69-84 64-78 *at Bowling Green W 61-70 (2OT) L L L 64-109 47-50 L L 57-102 L Nov. 22 Michigan Eastern Nov. 26 Kent Nov. 29 Marquette Dec. 3 61-79 at Robert Morris Dec. L Columbia 6 Dec. 7 # Bonaventure # St. Dec. 14 Toledo at Dec. 17 66-112 Detroit 78-101 Dec. 22 68-86 Green Bowling L L 59-75 56-50 L Dec. W 29 Dec. & Virginia Tech L 30 Niagara 57-102 Jan. 4 Wisconsin-Milwaukee & Austin Peay 64-80 at Jan. 8 L 71-75 Jan. L L 11 61-63 Jan. *at UW-Green Bay 13 L 60-78 Jan. 17 *at Northern Illinois *Illinois-Chicago State Jan. 21 53-75 Youngstown L State Jan. 24 75-68 *Wright W Valparaiso L 40-76 Jan. 26 *at 67-101 State Jan. 30 Buffalo *Cleveland 70-65 90-71 L at Feb. 2 L Bay W W *UW-Green Feb. 6 Illinois 62-70 *Northern Feb. 8 77-107 56-94 Illinois-Chicago Feb. 13 L *at L L Feb. 49-68 22 58-101 75-72 L Feb. 24 *at Wright State *Valparaiso W L Feb. 27 36-76 *at Cleveland State Valparaiso L ! Mar. 6 * indicates North Star Conference games 70-66 62-100 77-98 W L 65-82 L L Lisa Fitch Lisa Fitch Head Coach: Head Coach: 1990-91 1989-90 10-17 (4-8 NSC) • 3-25 (2-12 NSC) • Record: Record: NORTH TOURNAMENT DEPAUL-# CONFERENCE STAR AT TENNESSEE TECH TOURNAMENT AT COOKEVILLE, TENN.-# TENNESSEE TECH TOURNAMENT COOKEVILLE, AT NORTH TOURNAMENT NORTHERN CONFERENCE STAR ILL.-# AT NORTH TOURNAMENT UW-GREEN CONFERENCE STAR BAY-& AT March 7 March & at UW-Green Bay * indicates North Star Conference games 44-82 L Dec. 7 Dec. # Ohio 8 Dec. # New Hampshire 11 at Ohio State Dec. 15 at Bowling Green Dec. 19 at Youngstown State Dec. 29 at Central Michigan Jan. 67-79 2 Jan. at American 5 L Jan. 43-65 10 54-89 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 50-92 63-82 *UW-Green Bay Jan. 12 50-76 L L *Northern Illinois L Jan. 18 L *at Illinois-Chicago Jan. 20 59-68 L *at DePaul Jan. 22 L at Niagara 42-64 Jan. 25 56-73 *Wright State Jan. 27 51-78 58-77 L *Valparaiso L Jan. 30 *at Cleveland State L Feb. L 7 Feb. *at UW-Green Bay 9 15 63-89 Feb. *at Northern Illinois *Illinois-Chicago 17 Feb. 73-83 59-54 68-65 *DePaul L Feb. 21 W L W 84-94 54-70 *Wright State Feb. 23 62-79 *at Valparaiso Feb. 27 L L 74-82 *Cleveland State L L (OT) 71-78 61-69 65-75 67-110 L L L L Nov. 24 Detroit at Nov. 27 Kent at Nov. 29 Toledo Dec. 4 Robert Morris 68-85 L 76-88 L 66-65 56-86 W L Nov. 25 Bowling Green 29 Nov. Kent Dec. 3 Dec. at Michigan 6 Dec. Central Michigan 9 Dec. at Toledo 13 at Wright State 70-95 Dec. 19 at West Virginia Jan. 2 L Jan. American 72-59 6 Jan. 61-76 at Youngstown State 8 81-86 W Jan. Niagara 11 L 55-54 L *at Northern Illinois Jan. 13 58-91 56-90 17 *at Valparaiso Jan. W Detroit 69-88 Jan. L 20 L L *UW-Green Bay Jan. 23 78-108 84-60 27 *at Cleveland State Jan. Canisius L Jan. W 30 Robert Morris Feb. 82-74 76-73 2 Feb. *at DePaul 4 64-77 67-70 W W Feb. *at Illinois-Chicago 9 74-62 11 Feb. *Northern Illinois L L *Valparaiso W Feb. 16 66-88 *at UW-Green Bay Feb. 21 67-54 68-62 *Cleveland State Feb. 27 L W Youngstown State Mar. 91-112 W 45-97 2 Mar. *Illinois-Chicago 4 50-71 L L *DePaul 67-76 8 March 70-64 L # Valparaiso L 59-61 W L 70-60 W 66-70 80-81 L L Mar. DePaul 1 *at 3 Mar. Illinois-Chicago State at Chicago *at Mar. 5 March 9 Marquette 69-57 # 10 W March Illinois # Northern 59-85 56-61 Star Conference Game * indicates North L L 64-71 73-60 W L AKRON HISTORY | YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1995-96 Dec. 1 Cleveland State 80-102 L STATE FARM CLASSIC, RUSTON, LA.-% Record: 13-13 (7-11 MAC) • Head Coach: Mary Ann Grimes NORTHERN LIGHTS INVITATIONAL, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA-& Dec. 28 % vs Southeast Louisiana 74-58 W Nov. 25 Northeastern Illinois 79-53 W Dec. 18 & Tennessee (#1) 63-98 L Dec. 29 % at Louisiana Tech 61-88 L IDAHO STATE TOURNAMENT, BOISE, IDAHO-# Dec. 19 & at Alaska-Anchorage 86-77 W Jan. 2 Niagara 83-79 W Dec. 1 # Southern Utah 58-67 L Dec. 20 & Manhattan 50-64 L Jan. 4 *Miami 71-72 L Dec. 2 # Cal Poly-SLO 78-53 W Dec. 28 *Ohio 76-67 W Jan. 8 *at Kent State 60-86 L Dec. 6 Niagara 91-65 W Jan. 3 *Ball State 76-51 W Jan. 12 *Western Michigan 55-67 L Dec. 1 at Robert Morris 85-62 W Jan. 5 *Northern Illinois 77-57 W Jan. 15 *at Eastern Michigan 72-53 W ST. FRANCIS (PA.) TOURNAMENT, LORETTO, PA.-& Jan. 8 *at Central Michigan 62-74 L Jan. 19 *at Toledo 53-62 L Dec. 30 & at St. Francis (Pa.) 67-62 W Jan. 10 *at Western Michigan 69-74 L Jan. 22 *Buffalo 58-70 L Dec. 31 & Oral Roberts 77-60 W Jan. 14 *Miami 63-84 L Jan. 26 *at Bowling Green 72-94 L Jan. 3 *Central Michigan 76-62 W Jan. 17 *at Bowling Green 61-74 L Jan. 29 *at Marshall 60-53 W Jan. 6 *at Eastern Michigan 73-65 W Jan. 24 *Kent 70-75 L Feb. 3 *Ohio 83-71 W Jan. 10 *Ball State 64-62 W Jan. 29 *Western Michigan 87-72 W Feb. 5 *at Miami 61-63 L Jan. 13 *at Miami 65-74 L Jan. 31 *Central Michigan 64-63 W Feb. 9 *at Buffalo 65-58 W Jan. 17 *Kent 63-91 L Feb. 5 *at Eastern Michigan 84-69 W Feb. 12 *Central Michigan 68-60 W Jan. 20 *Ohio 95-83 W Feb. 7 *at Toledo 75-90 L Feb. 17 *Marshall 69-57 W Jan. 24 *Toledo 70-77 L Feb. 11 *Bowling Green (OT) 91-93 L Feb. 20 *at Ball State 71-65 W Jan. 27 *Bowling Green 66-86 L Feb. 14 *at Miami 51-58 L Feb. 23 *Bowling Green 71-84 L Jan. 31 *at Western Michigan 61-85 L Feb. 18 *at Kent 47-95 L Feb. 25 *Kent State 49-72 L Feb. 3 *Eastern Michigan 85-75 W Feb. 23 *at Ohio 82-89 L MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT-& Feb. 7 *at Ball State 67-63 W Feb. 25 *Marshall 89-70 W Feb. 28 & at Buffalo 55-72 L Feb. 10 *Miami 61-68 L MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT-! Feb. 14 *at Kent 67-82 L Feb. 27 ! at Toledo 65-96 L 2000-01 Feb. 17 *at Ohio 63-79 L Record: 6–23 (3-13 MAC) • Head Coach: Roxanne Allen Feb. 21 *at Toledo 70-110 L 1998-99 Nov. 17 at UM- Eastern Shore 58-51 W Feb. 24 *at Bowling Green (OT) 73-77 L Record: 16-13 (10-6 MAC) • Head Coach: Roxanne Allen Nov. 19 at Loyola (Md.) 46-60 L Feb. 28 *Western Michigan 70-77 L Nov. 13 at North Carolina 71-85 L Nov. 26 at Niagara 61-81 L March 2 *at Central Michigan 77-67 W Nov. 15 at South Florida 69-81 L Nov. 29 at Youngstown State 61-89 L MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT-! IU FULL-O-PEP CLASSIC, BLOOMINGTON, IND.-# CARRIER CLASSIC, SYRACUSE, N.Y.-^ Mar. 5 ! at Toledo 70-100 L Nov. 21 # at Indiana (OT) 70-67 W Dec. 1 ^ vs. South Carolina 55-77 L Nov. 22 # vs. Saint Louis 79-70 W Dec. 3 ^ at Syracuse 47-83 L 1996-97 Nov. 28 at Youngstown State 77-84 L Dec. 5 Cleveland State 62-87 L Record: 5-21 (2-16 MAC) • Head Coaches: Dec. 5 *Toledo 63-73 L HAWAIʼI INVITATIONAL, HONOLULU, HAWAII-@ Mary Ann Grimes (1-3), Angel Donley (4-18) Dec. 8 at Cleveland State 73-66 W Dec. 8 @ vs. Wright State 71-63 W Nov. 30 Robert Morris 97-73 W PIZZA HUT SHOCKER SHOOTOUT, WICHITA, KAN.-& Dec. 10 @ at Hawai’i 54-67 L Dec. 3 at Youngstown State 58-87 L Dec. 19 & at Wichita State 48-70 L Dec. 19 at Ohio State 35-100 L LIBERTY TOURNAMENT, LYNCHBURG, VA.-# Dec. 20 & vs. Eastern Illinois 81-61 W Dec 22 Xavier 57-84 L Dec. 6 # Detroit 72-111 L DIAMOND CLUB CLASSIC, BLACKSBURG, VA.-! Jan. 3 *at Bowling Green 65-84 L Dec. 7 # at Liberty 90-96 L Dec. 28 ! at Virginia Tech 59-80 L Jan. 6 *at Buffalo 61-75 L CAROLINAS HOLIDAY BEACH CLASSIC CONWAY, S.C.-& Dec. 29 ! vs. Campbell 70-60 W Jan. 10 *Miami 52-64 L Dec. 18 & Alabama 44-89 L Jan. 2 *Western Michigan 59-57 W Jan. 13 *at Kent State 37-69 L Dec. 19 & Furman 51-77 L Jan. 6 *at Central Michigan 79-78 W Jan. 20 *at Western Michigan 60-96 L Dec. 20 & at Coastal Carolina 87-82 W Jan. 9 *at Buffalo 60-68 L Jan. 24 *Ball State 64-89 L Dec. 30 St. Francis (Pa.) 74-69 W Jan. 16 *Kent 67-62 W Jan. 27 *Marshall 59-58 W Jan. 4 *Miami 69-73 L Jan. 20 *Northern Illinois 62-47 W Jan. 31 *Eastern Michigan 58-89 L Jan. 8 *at Toledo 73-102 L Jan. 23 *at Ball State (2OT) 79-77 W Feb. 3 *at Ohio 60-65 L Jan. 11 *Ohio 79-85 L Jan. 27 * at Bowling Green 66-89 L Feb. 6 *at Central Michigan 75-58 W Jan. 13 *at Bowling Green 75-94 L Jan. 30 *Ohio 76-63 W Feb. 10 *Bowling Green 88-63 W Jan. 15 *Western Michigan 68-73 L Feb. 3 *Marshall 78-64 W Feb. 14 *at Marshall 60-70 L Jan. 18 *at Ball State 63-80 L Feb. 6 *at Miami 79-62 W Feb. 17 *Buffalo 59-78 L Jan. 22 *Central Michigan 86-66 W Feb. 10 *Central Michigan 75-52 W Feb. 21 *Toledo 58-88 L Jan. 25 *at Kent 58-104 L Feb. 13 *at Toledo 67-95 L Feb. 24 *at Miami 32-94 L Jan. 29 *at Eastern Michigan 63-78 L Feb. 16 *at Eastern Michigan 71-99 L Feb. 27 *Kent State 52-76 L Feb. 1 *Toledo 81-92 L Feb. 20 *Buffalo 84-58 W MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT-# (GUND ARENA) Feb. 5 *at Ohio 74-89 L Feb. 23 *at Western Michigan 76-93 L Mar. 3 # at Buffalo 65-64 W Feb. 8 *Bowling Green 54-58 L MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT-$ Mar. 6 # vs. Northern Illinois 47-69 L Feb. 10 *at Western Michigan 57-60 L Feb. 26 $ Bowling Green 74-56 W Feb. 15 *Ball State 67-74 L Feb. 28 $ vs. Toledo (SeaGate Centre) 65-86 L Feb. 24 *Kent 72-97 L POSTSEASON WNIT-% 2001-02 Feb. 26 *Eastern Michigan 73-64 W Mar.11 % at Michigan State 65-76 L Record: 1–27 (0-16 MAC) • Head Coach: Roxanne Allen Mar. 1 *at Miami 64-83 L Nov. 16 Loyola (Md.) 57-69 L Nov. 19 at Xavier 44-90 L 1999-00 TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT SEMINOLE CLASSIC; TALLAHASSEE, FLA.-$ 1997-98 Record: 11–17 (7-9 MAC) • Head Coach: Roxanne Allen Nov. 24 $ vs. St. Joseph’s 52-85 L Record: 12-18 (8-10 MAC) • Head Coach: Roxanne Allen Nov. 23 Syracuse 76-85 L Nov. 25 $ vs. East Tennessee State 72-64 W Nov. 15 at Butler 58-74 L PATRIOT THANKSGIVING CLASSIC, FAIRFAX, VA.-# Nov. 28 Youngstown State 47-70 L Nov. 20 Wright State 64-47 W Nov. 26 # vs UAB 62-73 L Dec 2 St. Peter’s 57-85 L Nov. 22 *at Marshall 72-57 W Nov.2 7 # vs Mount St. Mary’s 66-71 L Dec. 6 at Cleveland State 54-72 L Nov. 25 Youngstown State 58-73 L Nov. 30 Youngstown State 64-70 L Dec. 17 at Indiana State 45-84 L COORS ROCKY MOUNTAIN INVITATIONAL, FORT COLLINS, COLO.-# Dec. 5 Alabama 62-82 L Dec. 21 Coll. of Charleston (OT) 54-59 L Nov. 28 # New Hampshire 64-59 W Dec. 11 Cleveland State 99-77 W Dec. 23 Illinois-Chicago 50-60 L Nov. 29 # at Colorado State 68-93 L Dec. 20 at Marist 54-55 L Dec. 28 Niagara 60-69 L Dec. 3 at Robert Morris 89-65 W Dec. 22 at Albany 81-55 W Jan. 2 *at Ohio 56-75 L

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Head Coach: Head Coach: 2007-08 2006-07 10-19 (3-13 MAC) • 10-19 (3-13 MAC) 7-24 (2-14 MAC) • OAHU CLASSIC, HAWAII-$ HONOLULU, YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS YEAR-BY-YEAR MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT-# Record: Record: MID-AMERICAN CLEVELAND, TOURNAMENT, CONFERENCE OHIO-# MID-AMERICAN CLEVELAND, TOURNAMENT, CONFERENCE OHIO-# Nov. 10 No. 14 at Michigan Nov. 17 Saint Louis at Cleveland State Nov. 22 Nov. 23 $vs. Eastern Washington Nov. 25 $vs. Utah 66-62 47-59 Nov. 29 55-67 $vs. Nebraska Dec. 2 at Niagara W 81-77 L L Dec. 5 at Dayton W Dec. 16 at Saint Francis (Pa.) Dec. 21 Houston Dec. 28 Youngstown State 47-75 60-71 Dec. 30 Xavier 61-53 L Jan. 5 Marist College L 82-55 W Jan. 9 Saint Joseph’s W 56-74 Jan. 12 64-85 *at Bowling Green Jan. 16 *Buffalo L L Jan. 19 81-76 *at Miami (Ohio) Jan. 22 *Kent State 62-76 W Jan. 26 *at Ohio 56-88 75-81 59-84 L Jan. 29 *at Toledo Feb. 3 L *Central Michigan L L 49-63 Feb. 9 *Northern Illinois Feb. 12 51-55 L *at Ball State Feb. 16 *at Eastern Michigan 62-71 L Feb. 20 *Western Michigan 70-69 L Feb. 23 *Ohio 64-78 50-72 W 78-71 Feb. 27 *at Kent State 71-76 L Mar. 1 *at Buffalo L W 55-69 L 64-80 Mar. 5 *Miami *Bowling Green L L Mar. 9 62-65 #vs. Western Michigan 58-86 L 54-68 54-84 54-69 L L L L 79-89 L Feb. 25 Feb. 25 Feb. 28 *at Buffalo *Ohio Mar. 4 # at Ball State 62-72 Nov. 10 at Saint Louis Nov. 17 46-71 L at Florida Atlantic Nov. 18 56-66 vs. Binghampton Nov. 22 L Valparaiso Nov. 26 L Dayton Nov. 29 77-88 58-85 Pittsburgh Dec. 3 55-44 Dec. 5 Lehigh L L Dec. 10 Duquesne W State at Cleveland Dec. 16 49-50 State at Youngstown Dec. 19 Saint Francis Dec. 29 L 57-58 55-74 Niagara Jan. 3 61-59 66-58 Jan. 6 *Bowling Green L L W Jan. 10 55-43 W 62-61 State *Kent *at Miami Jan. 13 W W 71-54 *at Buffalo Jan. 16 *Ohio Jan. 20 W 32-61 *at Northern Illinois Jan. 23 69-42 *Ball State Jan. 27 L 47-79 *at Western Michigan Feb. 3 W Feb. 7 73-79 70-81 *Eastern Michigan L 58-64 Feb. 11 *at Central Michigan 58-82 *Toledo L Feb. 14 L L Green *at Bowling Feb. 17 55-66 L 69-53 49-71 *at Kent State Feb. 21 69-81 *Miami Feb. 24 L W L *Buffalo L Feb. 28 46-91 *at Ohio Mar. L 63-62 4 58-88 # vs. Northern Illinois W L 68-77 (OT) 77-75 56-69 59-65 W L L L Kelly Kennedy Kelly Kennedy Head Coach: Head Coach: 2005-06 2004-05 3-25 (3-13 MAC) • BLUE SKY CLASSIC, DARTMOUTH, N.H.-$ 5-23 (2-14 MAC) • JUNKANOO JAM, GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND-$JUNKANOO JAM, GRAND BAHAMA MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT-# MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT-# Record: Record: Nov. 18 Nov. 22 at Dayton Nov. 25 Pittsburgh Dec. 1 Cleveland State Dec. 3 Montana State Dec. 8 at Duquesne Dec. 10 at Drake Dec. 19 at Iowa State 51-64 59-62 Dec. 22 Youngstown State 46-91 Jacksonville State L L 73-60 Dec. 29 L W Dec. 30 54-72 $at Dartmouth 50-58 Jan. 7 $Lafayette 43-76 L Jan. 10 73-70 48-73 *at Bowling Green L Jan. 14 *at Kent State L W L Jan. 18 *Miami Jan. 21 *Buffalo 55-71 Jan. 25 *at Ohio 54-71 L Jan. 28 *Northern Illinois 53-52 Jan. 31 L *at Ball State 38-62 W Feb. 4 *Western Michigan Feb. 8 L *at Eastern Michigan Feb. 11 *at Toledo 54-65 65-75 Feb. 15 *Central Michigan 63-68 58-62 Feb. 18 *Bowling Green 55-63 L L 51-68 62-74 L Feb. 21 *Kent State L L *at Miami L L 44-60 48-80 L 69-66 W L 33-52 56-51 L W Nov. 21 Dayton Nov. 21 at Robert Morris Nov. 26 $ vs. Oklahoma Nov. 27 $ vs. Florida Dec. 2 Dec. 5 at IPFW 58-75 Dec. 7 at Youngstown State Dec. 12 L 56-66 Cleveland State at 40-88 Oakland Dec. 14 L Wright State Dec. 18 L 48-61 38-77 at Xavier Dec. 29 Bucknell Jan. 5 L 74-77 L Jan. 8 68-77 Michigan *Eastern L Jan. 11 *Toledo L *Ohio Jan. 15 49-55 62-79 *at Kent State Jan. 19 *Buffalo Jan. 22 L 58-94 L 54-70 *at Northern Illinois Jan. 26 47-48 L *Miami Jan. 29 L *at Western Michigan Feb. 1 L Feb. 5 57-66 *at Buffalo 40-58 52-63 Feb. 9 *Kent State 69-80 L 74-70 Feb. 12 L *at Miami L Green *Bowling Feb. 15 71-63 W L *at Ohio Feb. 19 W *Ball State Feb. 21 49-47 Michigan *at Central Mar. 1 49-55 W *at Marshall 35-57 (OT) 77-78 52-61 Mar. 5 L 56-70 L L # at Ball State L L 56-70 51-67 L L 49-65 51-77 L L Feb. 4 Feb. 10 *Marshall *Northern Illinois Feb. 14 *at Buffalo Feb. 16 *at Ohio Feb. 18 *Central Michigan Feb. 21 *Buffalo Feb. 25 43-42 *at Toledo Feb. 28 (OT) 65-70 W *Kent State 55-70 Mar. 2 L 71-59 *at Marshall L March 6 W # at Western Michigan 54-69 L 54-61 59-81 67-89 58-73 L L L 52-67 L L Kelly Kennedy Kelly Kennedy Head Coach: Head Coach: 2002-03 2003-04 S HOLIDAY CLASSIC, CITY, JERSEY S HOLIDAY N.J.-% ʼ 2–26 (1-15 MAC) • 7–21 (2-14 MAC) • MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT-# MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT-# BEST WESTERN CLASSIC, ROUNDBALL FLA.-$ TAMPA, RAZEWV.COM HOOPS BASH, MORGANTOWN, W. VA.-$ W. HOOPS BASH, MORGANTOWN, RAZEWV.COM SAINT PETER Record: Record: Nov. 21 at Arizona State Nov. 29 USF $ at Nov. 30 $ vs. Monmouth Dec. 2 Dec. 7 IPFW 48-80 Dec. 16 Cleveland State at Wright State Dec. 19 L at Bucknell Dec. 21 40-57 Youngstown State Dec. 30 43-81 at Oakland Jan. 2 L (2 OT) 67-62 60-49 Jan. 4 L Morris Robert 62-59 W Jan. 7 W Winthrop Jan. 10 54-55 W Michigan *at Eastern *Miami 55-68 Jan. 14 L Green *at Bowling Jan. 17 L State *at Ball Jan. 21 47-51 37-93 55-54 *Ohio Jan. 24 L *Western Michigan Jan. 31 W L 48-85 *at Kent State 74-65 W L 57-88 62-81 61-76 L L L 59-68 63-75 L L Nov. 22 Indiana State Nov. 24 UIC at Nov. 29 $ vs. West Virginia Nov. 30 $ vs. Troy State Dec. 3 Dec. 6 at Cleveland State 59-87 Dec. 15 Maine 26-77 Florida State L Dec. 20 Arizona State Dec. 22 L 53-65 51-53 at Youngstown State 73-65 Dec. 29 L L W Peter’s % vs. Saint Dec. 30 % vs. Bucknell Jan. 7 59-68 46-75 Jan. 9 46-82 *at Miami L 51-58 Jan. 11 L *Toledo 49-72 L Central Michigan *at Jan. 15 L *Marshall Jan. 18 L 49-64 *Eastern Michigan Jan. 22 *Kent State Jan. 25 68-80 L *at Ohio Jan. 28 L *Buffalo 56-84 Feb. 1 42-62 Feb. 8 *at Western Michigan 42-48 L Feb. 12 *Ball State L 59-49 State *at Kent Feb. 15 L *at Northern Illinois 66-78 Feb. 22 W 60-96 Green *Bowling * Feb. 26 (OT) 45-48 at Buffalo L L 60-71 Mar. 1 Mar. 4 L *at Marshall 42-45 L 40-62 *Ohio 64-74 Mar. L 8 62-65 L L Western Michigan # at L 51-67 60-101 52-72 L L (OT) 60-65 L L Jan. 5 *Buffalo 5 Jan. *Miami 9 Jan. Green Bowling Jan. 14 *at Jan. 16 Michigan Jan. 19 Michigan *at Eastern *Western State Ball 73-85 Jan. 22 *at Buffalo Jan. 26 L 47-73 *at L Jan. 30 67-103 69-77 Illinois *Marshall 40-89 L *Northern Feb. 2 Michigan L *Central L Feb. 6 55-99 Feb. L 9 42-63 Feb. 13 *Ohio 68-71 *at Kent State 56-76 50-64 L (OT) Toledo Feb. 16 *at L L L State Feb. 23 *Kent Marshall Feb. 26 *at 45-82 56-84 L 74-97 64-69 L 37-63 L L L March 2 # at Miami 60-80 L UUNIVERSITYNIVERSITY OOFF AAKRONKRON IINFORMATIONNFORMATION 2008-09 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMENʼS BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 77 AKRON ATHLETICS AKRON

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INTERVIEW POLICY interview requests at Office. Please make through the Media Relations are to be arranged in advance. least one day DIRECTIONS TO RHODES ARENA From The North Once on Follow 77S to the Route 8 North/Cuyahoga Falls exit. Take Interstate 77 South. Rhodes Ave. exit. Turn left at first light onto Carroll St. Route 8, take the Carroll St./Buchtel your right. your right. Parking is available in the parking deck to Arena is straight ahead on From The South Route 8 at signs for Route 8 North/Cuyahoga Falls. Exit Take Interstate 77 North. Follow is straight left at the stoplight onto Carroll St. Rhodes Arena Carroll St./Buchtel Ave. Turn is available in the parking deck to your right. ahead on your right. Parking From The East Falls. Follow directions from the Take Interstate 76 West to Route 8 North/Cuyahoga South. From The West Follow directions from the South. Take Interstate 76 East to Interstate 77 North (Akron). media only. Accredited S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF S BASKETBALL COACHING ʼ Members of the media wishing to cover Akron women’s basketball should direct their Admittance to press row at Rhodes Arena is limited to working CREDENTIALS requests to Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations Paul Warner. All such requests must be made in writing on company letterhead or via email. Please include photography and parking needs. If time permits, credentials will be mailed, otherwise all passes will be CALL window at Rhodes Arena. Requests can be faxed to the media rela- left at the WILL tions office at (330) 374-8844 or mailed to: James A. Rhodes Arena, Suite 81 Akron, OH 44325-5201. ZIPS PLAY-BY-PLAY NETWORKZIPS PLAY-BY-PLAY Radio Announcer: Email: [email protected] Rob Gidel PROGRAM HISTORYPROGRAM First Year of Basketball: Overall All-Time Record/Pct. (Yrs.): MAC All-Time Record/Pct. (Yrs.): NCAA Appearances: WNIT Appearances: (34) 290-603/.325 1, 1998-99, L at Michigan State, 65-76 59-209/.219 (16) 1974 None TEAM INFORMATION 2007-08 Record: Record: MAC Finish: MAC MAC Tournament: Starters Returning/Lost: Letterwinners Returning/Lost: Michigan, 54-84 L, First Round vs. Western 2-14 7-24 6th/East 4/8 2/3 Athletics Trainer: Phone: Equipment Manager: Phone: Kelley Fay Liz Schuett 330.972.5528 330.972.7932 SUPPORT STAFF WOMEN Head Coach: Alma Mater: Record at Akron/Pct. (Yrs.): Career Record/Pct. (Yrs.): Assistant Coach (Yrs.): Alma Mater: Assistant Coach (Yrs.): Alma Mater: Assistant Coach (Yrs.): Alma Mater: Director of Basketball Operations (Yrs.): Alma Mater: Melissa Dymek (First Season) Candace Wilson (First Season) 17-43/.283 (2) 243-196/.554 (16) Matt Ruffing (First Season) Jacki Windon (Second Season) ’84 Slippery Rock, Jodi Kest Richmond, ’04 Dayton, ’07 ’08 Central Michigan, Gannon, ’01 Location: Akron, Ohio THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON Akron, Location: Population: Year Founded: Enrollment: Zips Nickname: School Colors: Affiliation: Mid-American Conference: Home Arena: 5,500 Capacity: Press Row Phone: President: Mater: Alma Athletics Director: Mater: Alma Faculty Representative: Athletics Department Phone: Ticket Office Phone: College 1870 as Buchtel 212,000 Blue and Gold Arena James A. Rhodes 24,704 NCAA Division I 330.374.8771 Dr. Luis M. Proenza Mack Rhoades 330.972.7080 J.Dean Carro Emory, ‘65 Arizona, 1993 330.99.AKRON photographer underneath the baskets. No one other than team personnel may enter the coaching box or team area. This is an NCAA rule and violators will have their credentials revoked. We ask your cooperation in this regard. 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AKRON-ISP NETWORKAKRON-ISP A native of Sarasota, Fla., Gidel is a graduate A native of Sarasota, the play-by-play voice he’s In the off-season, of Akron women’s basketball team. women’s of Akron and was the play- of the University of Kentucky the Lexington Legends, by-play announcer for last of the Houston Astros a Class A affiliate the largest The Legends have had summer. the radio network in minor league baseball since inaugural year in 2001. club’s of Kentucky High School football and basketball on ESPN 93.9 The Ticket in Louisville. TUNING INTO THE AKRON-ISP SPORTSTUNING THE AKRON-ISP INTO NETWORK . His television roots include a stint at The Golf Channel, hosting . His television roots Rob Gidel, a sports media personality, writer and play-by-play media personality, Rob Gidel, a sports the voice of the profes- Prior to his move to Lexington, Gidel was sports fans in the state of Gidel became a household name among articles have been syndicated on sites such as Yahoo!, Gidel’s 2008-09 Akron-ISP Sports Network Affiliates Sports Network Affiliates 2008-09 Akron-ISP Akron 1350-AM (WARF), • SportsRadio worldwide internet• GoZips.com, broadcasts Affiliates Live Coaches Show 2008-09 Zips Akron (WARF), • SportsRadio 1350-AM internet• GoZips.com, worldwide broadcasts News Coach Kragthorpe and WHAS’s SEC Basketball Preview for Rovion’s Show. announcer, begins his first season as the radio voice of the University begins his first season as announcer, All- and the 2007 McDonald’s football Louisville Fire sional arena American game on ESPN Louisville. a guest on various his work as Kentucky the past few years through of 2007, WVLK. In March radio stations, including WHAS, WLAP and a morning he co-hosted Gidel moved to Louisville full-time, where quarterback Dave Ragone show with former University of Louisville baseball in January of on 1570/1600 AM. He left for minor league in addition to his work with the Legends, he hosted 2008, where game show for the Inside Scoop and the UK Football pre-and-post WLXG. teams’ flagship station ESPN Radio 1300 and CBS Sportsline, Fox Sports, Sports Illustrated AKRON-ISP SPORTS NETWORK ON-AIR TALENT NETWORK AKRON-ISP SPORTS

he Akron-ISP Sports Network broadcasts University of Akron of Akron University broadcasts Sports Network he Akron-ISP Ohio and northeast throughout games and basketball football via the Internetworldwide (www.GoZips.com).

as once again serve will Akron in (WARF) 1350-AM SportsRadio the Sports Network, providing station for the Akron-ISP the flagship County and and fans in Summit the Zips in action to alumni sounds of area. the surrounding can be Sports Network broadcasts all Akron-ISP Additionally, in a partner- on the internet worldwide at www.GoZips.com, heard JumpTV. ship with online provider begins 30 minutes prior to tip- basketball broadcast Each men’s basketball games will be carried on GoZips.com, All women’s off. live on SportsRadio of games being broadcast with a select schedule GoZips.com for a complete broad- Stay tuned to 1350 AM (WARF). cast schedule. radio show featuring University of weekly Zips Live, the one-hour, be carried by and student-athletes will once again coaches Akron p.m. ET beginning at 7:05 Sports Network flagship, WARF Akron-ISP April. Zips Live will originate through September each Thursday from (25 Ghent Road; in nearby Fairlawn Tavern Winking Lizard the from Fairlawn, OH 44333). T Steve French (left) and Joe Dunn (right) make up the Akron-ISP Sports Network (left) and Joe Dunn (right) make up the Akron-ISP Steve French is in his 20th season of calling French crew. basketball radio broadcast men’s Athletics insider for over 25 years. Zips games and Dunn has been an Akron AKRON ATHLETICS | ISP

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ve-school league on Feb- fi eld, and tennis. fi rst competitive sport in the MAC, which rst competitive fi MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE CURRENT MAC MEMBERS: (1992) Akron Ball State (1973) (1952) Bowling Green (1998) Buffalo Central Michigan (1971) Eastern Michigan (1971) Kent State (1951) Miami (1947) Northern Illinois (1975-86, 1997) Ohio (1946) (2007)- Football Only Temple (1950) Toledo Michigan (1947) Western HISTORY OF THE MAC eld hockey, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, gymnastics, golf, soccer, eld hockey, fi eld, outdoor track and fi ased in Cleveland since July 1999 following a 15-year stay in Toledo, July 1999 following a 15-year stay in Toledo, ased in Cleveland since in both football historic measurements Ohio, the MAC has established to Northeast Ohio. basketball since its move and women’s and men’s eld, wrestling, golf, and tennis. eld, wrestling, fi In 1946 men’s basketball was the basketball was In 1946 men’s in football, basketball, baseball, sponsored For men, championships (11) are The Mid-American Conference was founded as a was founded The Mid-American Conference For women, championships (12) are sponsored in basketball, softball, volley- in basketball, sponsored For women, championships (12) are ruary 24, 1946 in Columbus, Ohio with Ohio, Butler, Cincinnati, Wayne State and Cincinnati, Wayne Ohio with Ohio, Butler, ruary 24, 1946 in Columbus, Reserve admitted as charter members. The Mid-American Conference Western Comprising the for football only. has 12 full-time schools and a 13th Temple, State Uni- (joined in 1992), Bowling Green East Division is the University of Akron Kent State University (1951), Miami (1998), versity (1952), University at Buffalo University (2007). The West University (1947), Ohio University (1946) and Temple University Ball State University (1973), Central Michigan Division members are (1971), Eastern Michigan University (1971), Northern Illinois University (1975-86, University (1947). Michigan (1950), and Western 1997), University of Toledo into the con- brought sports were now sponsors a total of 23 sports. Women’s in 1980. structure ference’s indoor track and swimming and diving, soccer, country, cross indoor track and Former Members: Reserve (1947-55); Cincinnati (1947-53); Butler (1947-50); Case Western Marshall (1954-69, 1997-2005); Central Florida (2002-03) – Football Only B and ball, cross country, country, ball, cross rst time in school history. The Golden Flashes were 23rd in the 23rd The Golden Flashes were rst time in school history. fi MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE Since its inception in 1946, the Mid-American Conference has progres- Conference in 1946, the Mid-American Since its inception

roviding leadership in education and in diversity, the Mid-American Con- the Mid-American in education and in diversity, leadership roviding to the student-athlete. 62nd year of service moves into its ference ts and Financial Aid Cabinet); Karin Lee, Ball State (Minority Opportunities nished alone in sixth place at the NCAA Championship to earn the highest fi fi

The league has grown its commitment to championships by expanding to six, its commitment to championships The league has grown teams in 2007, and giving the MAC 14 b bowl three MAC football produced selected in the 2008 NFL draft — players were A total of nine MAC football in sports, an unprece- In its partnership with ESPN, the worldwide leader went on to post- programs basketball men’s Four Mid-American Conference was ranked in the top 25 in the regular basketball program Kent State men’s The Golden Flashes also made headlines in men’s golf this past season as The Golden Flashes also made headlines in men’s NCAA now has national leadership positions on the following The conference (Ad Hoc Committee to Re- Bowling Green Cartwright, Interim President, Carol Committees on the Division I Sport has representation the MAC Furthermore, Cathy O’Donnell, Kent State (Field Hockey); David Heeke, Central Michigan (Miami University), Do- Super Bowl champions like Ben Roethlisberger From liates to more than 22 million homes in the Midwest to more liates fi nish in the program’s storied history. MAC wrestlers also continued to shine MAC wrestlers storied history. nish in the program’s Championships and the Chippewas at the NCAA Wrestling nished runner-up tied for seventh in the overall team competition. nished sively grown and developed into one of the most aggressive Division I confer- of the most aggressive developed into one and sively grown the Rick Chryst, the guidance of Commissioner Under country. ences in the chang- to the ever the MAC has responded of the league, seventh commissioner in the fast-paced issues and member standards ing landscape of membership of collegiate athletics. environment Field), vol- Ford post-season events – football (Detroit’s its number of neutral site (Cleveland’s basketball and women’s men’s SeaGate Centre), leyball (Toledo’s most recently Stadium) and Firestone softball (Akron’s Quicken Loans Arena), Memorial Stadium). VA baseball (Chillicothe’s represented league institutions years with 10 different owl berths in the past four Univer- season also welcomed the addition of Temple during that time. The 2007 with a league-leading defense and the Owls responded sity to the East Division in their inaugural MAC season. mark and a 4-4 conference it the second most selectees for the making Corner, Reggie including Akron’s in 1994. league since the NFL went to seven rounds will be televised in 2008. That dented 25 football games involving MAC schools season and post-season events on ESPN, ESPN2, ES- number includes regular an eight-game MAC Game of PNU, ESPN Classic and ESPN 360. In addition, network Plus and available on over-the-air will be syndicated on ESPN the Week af (National In- Akron Tournament), season play this season as Kent State (NCAA Basketball Invitational) and Ohio (College Miami (College vitation Tournament), in post-season tournaments.Basketball Invitational) all made an appearance the post- that reached basketball programs of two women’s a total were There NIT) repre- (Women’s and Bowling Green season as Miami (NCAA Tournament) sented the MAC in post-season play. season for the Associated Press and 24th in the ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll, both of which and 24th in the ESPN/USA Today Associated Press February 25th. on released were KSU fi 197-pounder Wynn Michalak on the national stage as Central Michigan senior fi fi committees: (Academic Manual, Buffalo view Issues Related to Gender and Ethnicity); Warde Collins, Ball State Cabinet); Tom Cabinet); Dell Robinson, MAC (Administrative (Championship/Sports Manage- (Amateurism Cabinet); Mack Rhoades, Akron ment Cabinet); Brad Bates, Miami (Committee on Academic Performance); El- leen K. Jennings, Central Michigan (Committee on Infractions); Susan Lipnickey, Miami (Infractions Appeals Committee, and Leadership Council); Derrick Gragg, Eastern Eastern Michigan (Legislative Council); Stephanie Harvey-Vandenberg, (Student-Athlete Awards, Toledo Michigan (Recruiting Cabinet); Kelly Andrews, Bene MAC (Playing Rules Oversight Panel); Lee Meserve, Rick Chryst, and Interests); Byers Scholarship Committee). (Walter Bowling Green governing groups: and related Basketball); Charlie Coles, Kent State (Men’s (Football Issues); Laing Kennedy, Soccer); (Men’s Akron Basketball Issues); Mary Lu Gribschaw, Miami (Men’s and Wom- Miami (Men’s Rich Ceronie, Tennis); Karin Lee, Ball State (Women’s Basketball Issues); (Women’s and Field); Anucha Browne-Sanders Track en’s Ball State Basketball); Matt Wolfert, (Women’s Bowling Green Christopher, Greg Jim Schaus, Ohio (Men’s van der Merwe (Wrestling); Soccer); Derek (Women’s Basketball Rules); Jerry Reighard, Basketball Rules); Reggie Witherspoon (Men’s Gymnastics); Dee Abrahamson, Northern Illinois Central Michigan (Women’s (Softball Rules Committee). British and Dwight Smith (Akron), Chase Blackburn (Akron) menik Hixon (Akron), winning manager Series Open winner Ben Curtis (Kent State University), World Kreitz- (Ohio University) and Olympic bobsled team member Brock Bob Brenly to excel in continues the Mid-American Conference (University of Toledo), burg leaders in the world of athletics. producing P AKRON ATHLETICS | DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS MACK RHOADES

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ack Rhoades is in his third year as director of athletics at The Uni- Mversity of Akron. Sweeping changes and unprecedented success within an athletics depart- ment recognized three times for its diversity strategy has been Rhoades’ signature on the program to date. Since Rhoades began his duties at Akron in late January 2006, the num- bers alone speak for themselves: 478 total Dean’s List honors, a com- bined 318 student-athletes posted a 3.0 GPA for the 2006-07 and 2007-08 academic years, 125 all-conference honors, 49 student-athletes named Academic All-MAC, 16 team championships won, 10 Mid-American Con- ference Players of the Year and nine All-Americans to name a few. All the on-fi eld success has been matched off the fi eld as well. In 2006, Akron’s federal graduation rate was 60 percent, exceeding the general stu- dent body’s by 25 percent. In 2007, UA’s student-athlete federal gradu- ation rate jumped to 78 percent and its NCAA Graduation Success Rate jumped six points to 73 percent. Such improvements can be attributed to a number of policies the athlet- ics department has instituted under Rhoades’ leadership. Notably, Akron implemented an academic review process to ensure academic success of potential student-athletes, a class attendance policy and a student-athlete Code of Conduct. Under Rhoades’ supervision, the men’s basketball team registered 51 All of the policies were enacted to compliment the department’s new victories during the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons – the 13th-best win total mission statement and core values that, in short, place an emphasis on in the nation over that span. student-athletes getting the best possible experience while earning a de- The men’s golf program fi nished in the top three at the Western Athletic gree from The University of Akron. To do that, Rhoades has engaged the Conference Championships in three of the last four years, including a run- student-athletes over his fi rst two years, getting them involved through an ner-up showing in 2002. emphasis on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and doing more to Rhoades’ licensing responsibilities included supervising the implemen- recognize student-athletes for their success both on and off the fi eld. tation of new department of intercollegiate athletics logos and color chang- On the business end of the spectrum, Rhoades played a key role in the es, resulting in a 300-percent increase in merchandise sales. Zips’ new on-campus football facility – InfoCision Stadium/Summa Field The native of Tucson, Ariz., also had a hand in directing the transition – which opens in 2009. He has also overseen vast facility improvements to in management of season ticket sales from the University Ticket Center James A. Rhodes Arena, the Lee Jackson Field Complex (baseball, soft- to the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. He engineered season and ball, soccer and track facilities) and the second phase of the Stile Field individual ticket price increases for football and men’s basketball in each of House project, involving offi ces, locker rooms and support facilities. the last two years. What is most impressive, all of this growth has been accomplished while Rhoades’ other duties at UTEP included negotiating football and men’s balancing the budget each of the last two years and gaining support from basketball television and radio contracts; serving as an athletics depart- University offi cials, allowing the department’s budget to grow from $13.5 ment spokesperson through all media outlets; assisting in all aspects of million to $16.7 million in his time. budget-planning; and aiding in the development of a comprehensive stra- That fi nancial success came as he fostered a deal with ISP Sports, one tegic plan for intercollegiate athletics. of the top sports marketing groups in the nation. Additionally, UA football He also oversaw the speed, strength and conditioning program, served and basketball season ticket sales have increased each year, donations to as a liaison with the Miner Athlete Academic Center and was a member of the Z-Fund have increased annually and royalties from merchandise and the UTEP NCAA Certifi cation Steering Committee. licensing has steadily risen. Rhoades was heavily involved in athletics facility upgrades at UTEP, in- The 42-year-old Rhoades has also increased staffi ng levels in the de- cluding the construction of the $11 million Larry K. Durham Sports Center partment and continues to work on the football stadium project, while se- which houses state-of-the-art football coaches’ offi ces and locker rooms, curing funds to upgrade the soccer and basketball facilities. as well as a training room and strength and conditioning center for all Rhoades came to Akron after a seven-year stint at the University of sports. He was also responsible for the recently-created Miner Video Pro- Texas at El Paso (UTEP), where he most recently served as the executive duction for all home football and men’s and women’s basketball games. senior associate athletics director. He worked his way up the ranks with the Prior to his stint at UTEP, he worked for 15 months at Marquette Univer- Miners after joining the staff as assistant AD for development. sity, where he was the athletics advancement offi cer. In his role, Rhoades In his fi nal role with UTEP, Rhoades oversaw all fund-raising, the mar- oversaw all external operations for the Offi ce of Athletic Advancement and keting and media relations offi ces as well as football external operations, the Blue & Gold Athletic Scholarship Fund. men’s basketball, men’s golf, licensing, Miner Athletic Club and the ticket Rhoades worked for one year as an athletics marketing assistant for offi ce. Yale University, where he developed the marketing plans for football, men’s While at UTEP, Rhoades administered the Athletic Major Gift Program, basketball, men’s and the NCAA Fencing Championships. Ad- through which $9.1 million was raised. He also was instrumental in increas- ditionally, he obtained sponsorship agreements for Yale Athletics. ing marketing revenue from $800,000 to $1.33 million in just four years. A graduate of the University of Arizona with a bachelor’s degree in physi- In addition, he guided UTEP to being among conference leaders in at- cal education, Rhoades later attended Indiana University where he earned tendance for football and men’s basketball. In 2004-05, the UTEP Miners his master’s degree in sports management and marketing. averaged 41,209 fans for football and 10,405 for men’s basketball. During Rhoades is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors the 2005 campaign, the Miners led football attendance in Conference USA, of Athletics, National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators averaging more than 47,000 fans per game. and National Association of Athletic Development Directors and leads the The UTEP football program enjoyed a resurgence over the last two sea- communications committee for the Mid-American Conference. He and his sons, posting a 16-7 record over that span and reaching consecutive bowl wife, Amy, have three daughters – Nicolette (14), Natalie (12) and Noelle

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ATHLETICS ADMINSTRATION ATHLETICS AMMOND ORGENSEN AUL NNE H J Associate AD/Facilities and Operations AD/Facilities and Associate Year Seventh 1982 Wooster, Associate AD/Academic Services Second Year Michigan State, 1974 P A nne Jorgensen, who joined the department of athletics senior staff in who joined the department of athletics senior staff nne Jorgensen, the spring of 2008, is in her second year of overseeing the student- aul Hammond is in his seventh year with the Zips after being appoint- aul Hammond is in his of for facilities and operations in June director ed assistant athletics Jorgensen has a bachelors degree in music and music education from in music and music education from has a bachelors degree Jorgensen A watch over academic advising, she is also in Not only does Jorgensen first joined the campus community in 1988 as a part-time Jorgensen P 2002, and adding the title of associate to his name in August of 2007. title of associate to his name in August of 2007. 2002, and adding the of all UA Athletics facilities, involve the operations His responsibilities A. and maintenance of the Rubber Bowl, James including the scheduling Field Complex, Memorial Hall and the new Lee Jackson Rhodes Arena, he oversees the maintenance and custodial Stile Field House. In addition, as well as any special events and within the athletics department staffs He is also the sport making use of UA's facilities. outside organizations program. administrator for the baseball working jump over the past year, work load took a dramatic Hammond’s Field of the InfoCision Stadium/Summa on all facets of the construction Athletics years, every UA Over the past three on-campus football facility. for UA venues have while rentals improvements, facility has undergone each year. increased as assistant to the after 13 years of service Hammond came to Akron (Ohio). The College of Wooster at his alma mater, athletics director athletics team for the Hammond was responsible While at Wooster, management, site manager equipment operation, home game and event for several NCAA postseason tournaments, developing department bud- liaison and athletics department procedures, get planning and purchasing to physical facilities services. in 1982 with a B.A. in physical education, Wooster After graduating from Hammond earned an M.A. in physical education with a concentration in in 1983. While at KSU he Kent State University sports administration from 1981-84. served as assistant baseball coach from 1984-87 Hammond was an assistant basketball and baseball From two years as an assistant coach at Lancaster High. He went on to spend 1987-89. basketball coach at Denison University from two sons, 13- in Kent with their his wife Michelle reside Hammond and Matthew. and 11-year-old Andrew year-old athlete academic services area. However, she has worked at the University However, athlete academic services area. in a variety of capacities for almost two decades. of the academic services wing of the department, which includes charge the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, and study hall and tutoring ser- vices. Over the last two academic years, UA student-athletes have earned has risen from List honors and their cumulative GPA a total of 478 Dean’s 2.789 to 2.935. and piano instructor in the school of music. In 1997, she moved lecturer admissions department. In 2000, she was named onto the University’s of transfer admis- of admissions and coordinator senior assistant director of undergraduate sions, and later that year became the assistant director for the College of Business Administration. In 2003, she took on programs for the CBA, and in 2006 programs of undergraduate the title of director added the listing of assistant to the dean to her title. Midwestern Michigan State, a certificate in early childhood education from State. Morehead State, and a masters in music in piano performance from of bands at Akron. Her husband, Bob, is the director U L URACHEK RIBSCHAW ARY UNTER Y G Executive Senior Associate AD Year Third College, 1990 Guilford Senior Associate AD and Senior Associate Administrator Senior Woman 14th Year Robert Morris, 1984 H M

ary Lu Gribschaw was elevated to her current post on July 1, 2004 post on July 1, 2004 elevated to her current ary Lu Gribschaw was woman associate athletics director/senior after serving as the unter Yurachek is in his third year at The University of Akron, where where year at The University of Akron, his third is in unter Yurachek In his director. he serves as executive senior associate athletics

administrator since Jan. 11, 1999. Prior to that, she served three and 11, 1999. Prior to that, she served three administrator since Jan. Zips’ academic advisor for athletics. one-half years as the Gribschaw is the senior University of Akron, In her 14th year at The team services for coordinating with and charged woman administrator swimming and diving, soccer, and women’s men’s eight (volleyball, golf, 19 sports. She of UA’s tennis and softball) basketball, women’s women’s and academic advising, NCAA Champs Life Skills also oversees the Zips’ functions. sports medicine support University (1991-95) Gribschaw held two positions at Old Dominion for stu- to the vice president She was assistant coming to Akron. before to academic advisor for dent services for two years and was promoted served for almost of life skills for two years. She student-athletes/director services at Commonwealth two and one-half years as dean of student College in Norfolk, Va. Robert her B.S. in 1984 from Gribschaw received A native of Pittsburgh, in 1993. She and her Old Dominion Morris and her M.S. in education from and Aaron with their sons, seven-year-old in Akron husband, Ken, reside Aidan. four-year-old

H M post, he oversees marketing and promotions, media relations, ticket media relations, post, he oversees marketing and promotions, In addi- and merchandising. operations, development, video operations basketball and for men’s tion to those tasks, he is the sport administrator radio closely with ISP - which handles UA’s golf, while working men’s his two years at Akron, network, sponsorships and advertising. During in attendance, ticket the athletics department has witnessed an increase sales and merchandising. two years as spent the previous Yurachek Prior to coming to Akron, for marketing at the University of Virginia. the associate athletics director experienced unprec- unit the marketing and promotions While there, football season-ticket three-consecutive edented success, directing $7.3 million to $9.8 from football ticket revenues sellouts and increasing season attendance established million in 2006. The baseball program seating area in both 2005 and ‘06, and also sold out the reserved records for The Cavaliers established single-game attendance records each year. during lacrosse soccer and men’s football (four times), baseball, men’s tenure. Yurachek’s spent four years (2001-04) as Yurachek at Virginia, Prior to his duties and two University, Carolina at Western senior associate athletics director as an assistant athletics direc- University (1998-2000) years at Vanderbilt of marketing and promotions. tor and director in athletics adminis- The native of Charlotte, N.C., began his career of University (1994-98) as the assistant director Forest tration at Wake marketing and promotions. he was a four- College in 1990 where Guilford graduated from Yurachek degree his master’s year letterwinner on the basketball team. He received the University of Richmond in 1994. in sports administration from sons: Ryan (12), Jake (8) and have three and his wife, Jennifer, Yurachek (4). Brooks AKRON ATHLETICS | ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION

MIKE MIKE RODRIGUEZ CAWOOD Associate AD/Business Assistant AD/Media Relations 22nd Year Second Year Cleveland State, 1982 Tennessee, 1993

member of UA’s athletics staff since 1987, Mike Rodriguez has worn ike Cawood came to The University of Akron in January of 2007 and A several hats during his 21 years at the University. He was appointed Mserves as assistant athletics director for media relations. Prior to associate athletics director for business in July of 2004. Prior to that, he joining the Akron staff, he spent the previous six years at the same post at had been the assistant AD for that department for five and one-half years, Western Carolina University. and also was interim athletics director from May-October of 2000. Cawood is the primary media contact for the Zips’ football squad as Rodriguez oversees fiscal matters, insurance, awards, the department’s well as the men’s and women’s track and field teams, while overseeing relationship with the Varsity “A” Association, strength and conditioning, the entire media relations department and its 19 sports. During his short rifle, and men’s and women’s track and field. time in Akron, his staff has provided publicity for UA student-athletes that Over the last two years under Rodriguez, UA Athletics ended the year garnered 98 Mid-American Conference Player-of-the-Week honors, 128 with a balanced budget, even producing a $51,496 surplus in 2006-07. For all-conference awards, nine All-Americans, 10 MAC Players of the Year, 2008-09, Rodriguez had the challenge of presenting a zero-based budget, 19 Academic All-MAC picks and an Academic All-American. which in turn helped the department see the Board of Trustees approve an A native of Harlan, Ky., and University of Tennessee graduate, Cawood all-time high of $16.7 million for the fiscal year. got his start in the media relations business in the Volunteer Athletics Rodriguez came to Akron in 1987 as athletics ticket manager and was Department, covering tennis, golf and baseball from 1990-95, while elevated to business manager in January, 1992. He served as assistant assisting with football and men’s basketball. Among his highlights while director of the Davidson College Wildcat Club for four years (1983-87) in Knoxville was a successful campaign for current Colorado Rockies before moving back to his native northeast Ohio. first baseman Todd Helton, who earned multiple national college baseball He earned his business administration degree from Cleveland State in player-of-the-year honors as the Volunteer baseball squad reached the 1982 and was a varsity baseball player for the Vikings. Rodriguez received semifinals of the 1995 College World Series. his M.S. in sports administration from Ohio in 1983. Cawood then spent two years at Belmont University as sports informa- Rodriguez and his wife, Tracy, reside in Sagamore Hills with children tion director, seeing the school through its transition from an NAIA member Megan (21), Rachel (19) and Alex (13). Megan is a sophomore on the UA to its current status in the NCAA. Cawood moved on to the University of volleyball team and Rachel plays volleyball at Bucknell. Pittsburgh, spending two and a half years as the assistant media relations director. While there, he was the primary men’s basketball, and men’s and women’s track and field contact. He additionally served as the second- ELIZABETH ary football contact, working with current UA head football coach J.D. Brookhart when Brookhart was an assistant coach with the Panthers. From 2001-06, Cawood served as the football, men’s basketball, base- ball and men’s golf contact at Western Carolina. Among his highlights with BRINKMANN the Catamounts was providing publicity for Kevin Martin, a standout for Assistant AD/Marketing and Promotions the NBA’s Sacramento Kings. Third Year Valparaiso, 2001 JERAMIAH

lizabeth Brinkmann is in her third year at Akron, but is in her first year DICKEY Eas assistant athletics director for marketing and promotions, serving as the department’s director of marketing and promotions for her first two Assistant AD/Development years. Second Year Brinkmann is charged with overseeing the promotional efforts for foot- Texas, 2004 ball and men’s basketball, both of which experienced growth in terms of attendance and season ticket sales in her first two years, as well as over- seeing the entire marketing and promotions staff and its strategy for each eramiah Dickey has served as Akron’s assistant athletic director for of UA’s 19 sports. Jdevelopment since January of 2007, after spending the previous three Prior to joining the Zips, Brinkmann spent two seasons as the assistant and a half years at The University of Texas El Paso. director of marketing at the University of Virginia. During her stint with the With UA, he oversees the Zips Athletics Scholarship Fund, or Z-Fund, Cavaliers she was responsible for developing and implementing market- as well as soliciting restricted sport specific donations, and major and ing plans for women’s soccer, women’s basketball and women’s lacrosse. capital campaign gifts. In his first year, Z-Fund donations rose, thanks in She also oversaw the operation of the Cavalier Kids Club. Brinkmann also part to the successful “Friends of” program. Also, with the announcement served as the assistant director of promotions at the University of North of Akron’s new on-campus football facility – InfoCision Stadium/Summa Texas and also spent time as a sports marketing intern with East Carolina Field – Dickey has successfully garnered commitments for each of the (2003-04) and the Utah Starzz (2002) of the WNBA venue’s 17 luxury suites and nearly all of the loge box seating. A 2001 graduate of Valparaiso with a degree in physical education, Dickey, an El Paso native and 2004 graduate of The University of Texas Brinkmann earned her MBA (2002) and a master’s of sports administration at Austin, worked with UA director of athletics Mack Rhoades at UTEP (2003) at Ohio University. as the assistant director for athletics development. In addition to his pri- mary role of managing and developing the Miner Athletic Club Annual Gift Fund, Dickey successfully coordinated several other projects, including a volunteer fund drive resulting in $380,000 in new season ticket sales and donations and a business campaign resulting in over $40,000 in new contributions. His tenure began with the UTEP Athletics Department in the summer of 2003, moving his way through marketing and promotions as the assistant director before making the transition to development. In his last year at the post, he generated revenue through sponsorship and group ticket sales

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ONNOR ATHLETICS ADMINSTRATION ATHLETICS UETTMANN ORD EVIN EITH RYAN H O’C F Director of Merchandising and Licensing of Merchandising Director Year Third 1993 Nebraska Wesleyan, Equipment Manager 22nd Year Akron Director of Fan Development and and of Fan Development Director Ticket Operations Year Third 1989 SUNY-Brockport, K K B eith Ford is in his third year as the director of fan development and of fan development year as the director is in his third eith Ford all the Zips. His duties include overseeing ticket operations with evin O’Connor is in his 22nd year as the equipment manager for the department of athletics. Akron ryan Huettmann is in his third year as UA’s director of merchandising merchandising of director year as UA’s ryan Huettmann is in his third and licensing. K ticketing operations. Additionally, he works closely with the marketing and he works closely with the marketing and ticketing operations. Additionally, TicketMaster soft- implemented the Archtics He has development staffs. a customers, as well as provide sales and better serve to streamline ware their seats via the Internet. holders to renew way for season ticket ath- seasons as the assistant spent three Ford to coming to Akron, Prior has San Antonio. Ford the University of Texas, for tickets at letics director of ticket operations and sales with the Fresno also worked as the director Soccer Club and Blizzard Club, the Buffalo (Calif.) Grizzlies AAA Baseball Hockey Club. (Miss.) T-Rex the Tupelo 1997-98 spent the Ford the Mid-American Conference, No stranger to He also spent at Buffalo. assistant at University season as the ticket office assistant, office Bison as a ticket seasons (1993-96) with the Buffalo three at the Florida Marlins’ and one season (1996-97) as the ticket manager in and his wife, Melissa reside spring training site in Melbourne, Fla. Ford son, Brody. with their three-year-old Akron K O’Connor and his staff are responsible for purchasing, maintaining and for purchasing, responsible are O’Connor and his staff distributing the equipment for all 19 varsity sports. Prior to coming to years with American Athlete, Inc., and 10 O’Connor spent three Akron, All-Ohio Equipment. years at Akron’s O’Connor is a certified athletics equipment manager and active mem- District Five (Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, ber of the Equipment Association’s Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin). He and his wife, Colleen, live in Green Katie Beth (16). with their daughter, the team shop in Rhodes Arena, re-designed Huettmann, who recently 2006. In his time with the post in was entrusted to his newly created become a top merchandise department, he has seen its likeness, logo and a hot commodity Not only is Zips apparel stores. seller in many local area its Internet last year, increase on the shelves, having enjoyed a 12-percent sales have also shown dramatic improvement. State after seven years working in the Fresno Huettmann came to Akron into He broke areas. marketing and merchandising athletics department’s team shop. athletics in Oklahoma State’s intercollegiate in physical education at Nebraska his bachelors degree He received State in in 1993 and a masters in sports management at Wayne Wesleyan 1995. and daughters Ally (7) children: Huettmann and his wife, Suzi, have three (born January 2008). Becca (5) and son Tommie B wimming and administrator for the s EAN LOTZ OWMAN ARRO ARILYN EVIN B K C Director of Sports Medicine Director Year 23rd Akron Assistant AD/Compliance Assistant Fifth Year Ohio, 1996 Faculty Athletics Representative Seventh Year Paltz, 1974 SUNY-New M K J. D

arilyn Bowman is in her 23rd year at The University of Akron and year at The University of Akron arilyn Bowman is in her 23rd Holding primary responsibility her 15th as head athletic trainer. evin Klotz is in his fifth year as Akron’s assistant athletics director for athletics director assistant year as Akron’s evin Klotz is in his fifth compliance.

. Dean Carro is in his seventh year as Akron’s NCAA Faculty Athletics is in his seventh year as Akron’s Dean Carro . School University of Akron A 1978 graduate of The representative. her B.S. and M.S. degrees state, she received A native of Washington from his duties in August of 2004, came to Akron Klotz, who assumed spent two years as the compliance coordina- he Cleveland State where program, the Zips' NCAA compliance Klotz coordinates his role, In tor. financial aid and continuing and initial eligibility, NCAA rules education, imple- time at UA, Klotz was heavily involved in the admissions. During his class attendance policy and process, review mentation of the academic for APR certification. strategies with the NCAA the sport He additionally serves as diving team. of and interim director compliance director Klotz served as the assistant 2001 to September 2002. February compliance at Marshall University from and program he supervised the men's and women's compliance In that role employment and other docu- maintained squad lists, financial aid, eligibility, compliance with NCAA and Mid-American Conference ments to ensure rules. in communications, a degree A 1996 graduate of Ohio University with in 2000. While The University of Akron Klotz earned his juris doctor from at UA he worked as a compliance intern for the Zipsfinishing his degree internship moving on to a compliance at Ohio from during 1999-2000 before February 2001. August 2000 through M for providing health and injury care for more than 400 Zips’ student-ath- for more health and injury care for providing and home coverage at all practices provide letes, Bowman and her staff for the coordinator and away events. She is also the undergraduate in the College professor Department of Sport Science and is an adjunct of Education. and is both nationally certified and state licensed to practice Akron, from with her hus- Green in resides and athletic training. She has two children sports information at Akron. of band Ken MacDonald, a former director K

of Law, Carro has been a faculty member of the school since 1978. He Carro Law, of Advocacy and Appellate Trial Criminal Procedure, Law, teaches Criminal clients Clinic he represents Legal of UA’s As director and Clinical courses. State and Federal courts at trial and on appeal. in criminal cases in Court on States Supreme the United twice before has appeared Carro Ohio. He is Court of the Supreme times before 16 merit cases and argued obtained his Bar Association. He of the Akron the president-elect currently Paltz in 1974. SUNY-New B.S. in political science from J AKRON ATHLETICS | ATHLETICS STAFF

Ivory Alexander Amanda Aller Ron Arenz Gregg Bach Dan Bailey Pat Bangtson Assistant Maintenance Assistant Director/ Head Volleyball Assistant Director/ Head Strength & Head Baseball Supervisor Media Relations Coach Media Relations Conditioning Coach Coach

Joe Beyer JD Brookhart Tim Campbell LeeAnne Casey Amy Chambers Eric Coleman Athletics Facilities and Head Football Coach Assistant Strength & Men’s Basketball Academic Advising Coordinator of Operations Manager Conditioning Coach Administrative Administrative CHAMPS/Life Skills Assistant Assistant

Todd Compher Alexandra Corona Keith Dambrot Bill Droddy Blair Danner Brett Draper Equipment Manager Coordinator of Head Men’s Director of Sports Assistant Director/ Assistant Athletic Video Services Basketball Coach Medicine Development Trainer

Newt Engle Mila Facemire Kelley Fay Barry Gills Nick Goetze Colleen Hawkins Head Rifle Coach Facilities Assistant Athletics Facilities Maintenance Head Men’s Head Cheerleading Administrative Trainer Golf Coach Coach Assistant

Bobi Herold Allan Hoon Ken Hummel Julie Jones Scott Jones Jodi Kest Assistant Athletics Stile Field House Facilities Maintenance Head Softball Head Cross Country Head Women’s Trainer Manager Supervisor Coach Coach Basketball Coach 2008-09 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE BASKETBALL WOMEN’S 2008-09 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON

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for Student-Athlete Academic Services Volleyball/Women’s Volleyball/Women’s ATHLETICS STAFF ATHLETICS Services Supervisor Paul Warner Chuck Lewis Media Relations Lenny Schmidt Ticket Operations Academic Support Assistant Director/ Facilities Custodial Adam O’Connell Assistant Director of Assistant Director Coach Assistant Stephanie Compliance Administrative Schindewolf Lauren Snell Lauren Head Indoor & Mary Lafferty External Relations Academic Advisor Dennis Mitchell Assistant Director/ Outdoor Track & Field Outdoor Track Assistant Basketball Kathy Rex Greg Kraley Greg Nancy Stott Softball Admin. Assistant to the Learning Center Athletics Director Sr. Administrative Sr. Coordinator of the Coordinator Coord. of Academic Coord. Support Services for Christie McFadden Soccer/Track/Baseball/ Coach Manager Promotions Marketing & Head Men’s Dave Seese Nittaya Klim Soccer Coach Caleb Porter Head Swimming Assistant Director/ James McClinton Assistant Equipment Trainer Manager Golf Coach Chris Pfau Jenny King Soccer Coach Head Women’s Head Women’s Business Office Jenn Wyshner Accounting Clerk/ Assistant Athletics Elizabeth Schuett Assistant Equipment Mike Macatangay OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF ZIPS ATHLETICS