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GAME #1 Davidson Wildcats (0-0) at Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans (0-0) Friday, Feb. 12, 2010 • 8 p.m. 22001100--1111 Little Rock, Ark. DAVIDSON BASKETBALL Jack Stephens Center (5,600) GAME NOTES PROBABLE STARTERS Schedule / R eSultS DaviDson WilDcats Date Opponent Time 15 Laura Murray G 5-9 Fr. Harrisburg, Pa. Had 9 pts/11 rebs in exhibition win 24 Ashley Lax G 5-10 Sr. Little Rock, Ark. Avg. 11.1 ppg last year, 3rd-best on team Nov. 7 Mars Hill (Exh.) W, 84-58 21 S. Aleksandravicius F 6-4 So. Pound Ridge, N.Y. 11 double-doubles, 2nd-most in SoCon 12 at Arkansas-Little Rock 8:00 32 Barbara Sitton G 5-5 So. Richmond, Va. 2nd on team with 68 assists a year ago 14 at Arkansas 2:00 42 Kristen Johnsen F 6-2 Jr. Wayne, Pa. Started 12 of 29 games last year 19 William & Mary 7:00 L arkansas -l ittle rock trojans 22 at Winthrop 7:00 3 Asriel Rolfe G 5-6 Sr. Dallas, Texas Started all 34 games a year ago L 20 Chastity Reed F 6-1 Sr. New Orleans, La. 4th in nation in scoring at 24.8 ppg UTSA Thanksgiving Tournament 22 Megan Williams F 5-10 Jr. Houston, Texas All 13 rebs. came on defensive end 1 25 Hannah Fohne F 6-2 Fr. Walker, La. Team-high 40 blocks, 8th in the SoCon 26 vs. North Texas 5:00 1 A 34 Janette Merriex G 5-10 So. Wichita Falls, Texas Avg. 8.6 minutes in 30 games played 27 at UT-San Antonio 5:00 B Dec. 4 Radford 7:00 OPENiNG TiP •Davidson opened its season with an 84-58 exhibition win vs. Mars Hill on Sunday, Nov. 7. Nine 20 at Elon 6:00 T players etched their names in the scorer’s book for the ‘Cats, including three in double figures. 29 Princeton 7:00 •Sophia Aleksandravicius tallied a double-double (16 pts./13 rbs.) in the exhibition win. She is 31 UNCG * 2:00 the ‘Cats top returning scorer after averaging 12 points and eight boards a season ago. E •She registered 11 double-doubles a season ago, good for second-most in the SoCon. •Last year, Aleksandravicius was an All-SoCon Freshman Team pick and was a second-team all- Jan. 3 College of Charleston * 7:00 K state pick with Alex Thompson. 5 at Western Carolina * 7:00 •Senior Ashley Lax dropped in 15 points in the exhibition win and was third on the team last 8 at Georgia Southern * 3:00 year in scoring at 11.1 ppg. She needs just 232 more points to clip 1,000 for her career. S •Both Aleksandravicius and Lax were named to the coaches’ preseason All-SoCon team. It was 10 at Furman * 7:00 the second year in a row two ‘Cats have been on the preseason team with Lax on it last year. 14 Chattanooga * 7:00 A •The Wildcats were picked to finish 6th in the SoCon in both the media and coaches polls. 16 Samford * 2:00 •Davidson finished 6-8 last year on the road, going 2-3 in its final five road games. •The Wildcats averaged 66.2 points per game last season, third-best in the SoCon. 19 Appalachian State * 7:00 B •Davidson returns eight letterwinners from last year’s 14-15 squad, which went 12-8 in league 22 at Wofford * 3:00 play for its seventh straight winning season in the Southern Conference. 25 at UNCG * 7:00 •This will be the first meeting between both teams. 28 at Longwood 7:00 •The trip to Arkansas is a homecoming for senior Ashley Lax, who is from Little Rock. •The Wildcats are 8-23 all-time in season-openers. They are 2-3 in the last five years, opening up on Feb. 2 at Appalachian State * 7:00 the road vs. top opponents North Carolina, Georgia Tech and Nebraska in three of those years. 5 Western Carolina * 2:00 •This is Michele Savage’s first head coaching gig after being an assist for the last nine years at 7 at Coll. of Charleston * 7:00 Tulane. 12 at Chattanooga * 6:00 SCOUTiNG THE OPPOSiTiON 14 at Samford * 8:00 •Arkansas-Little Rock is coming off a 27-7 campaign and first-ever NCAA Tournament bid, where it defeated higher-seed Georgia Tech in the opening round. 19 Georgia Southern * 2:00 T •UALR is receiving votes in the both the AP and the USA Today /ESPN Top-25 polls. It’s the first 21 Furman * 7:00 time in school history they have opened the season receiving votes. 27 Wofford * 4:00 A •In addition to earning recognition in the national polls, UALR is ranked No. 4 on the first-ever Collegeinsider.com women’s mid-major top-25 preseason poll. •The Trojans went 17-1 in the Sun Belt, recording the team’s third-straight Sun Belt West Southern Conference Tournament C Division title and their fourth-straight 20-win seasons overall. Mar. 3 Opening Round 2 TBD •Receiving all 12 first place votes, the Trojans were picked to finish first in the west division. 4 Quarterfinals Round 2 TBD D •Chastity Reed was named the preseason Sun Belt 2 Player of the Year after leading the team with aver - 5 Quarterfinals Round TBD BY THE NUMBERS (09-10) ages of 24.8 points (4th in the nation) and 7.8 6 Semifinals Round 2 TBD L Davidson UALR rebounds per game. 7 Championship 2 TBD •Reed was first in the nation in field goals made I .417 FG% .446 (346), and second in total points (842) and field 1San Antonio, Texas ~ UTSA .380 Opp. FG% .395 2 goal attempts (755). Chattanooga, Tenn. .363 3-FG% .310 •She was named to John R. Wooden Award presea - Asterisk (*) denotes SoCon game W .339 Opp. 3-FG% .298 Boldface type denotes home game son top-30 list and the “Wade Watch” list. All times Eastern and subject to change .674 FT% .692 •In addition, she was also named to the Naismith 66.2 PPG 66.1 Preseason watch list. 66.2 Opp. PPG 52.6 •UALR returns four of its five starters and seven of its 10 letterwinners overall. 38.9 RPG 34.5 •The Trojans sported a 13-1 record at home last year, with their only loss coming vs. Old Miss. 37.6 Opp. RPG 32.7 13.2 APG 15.2 A Look Ahead 19.5 TOPG 12.6 Davidson stays in the state of Arkansas to take on the SEC-foe Arkansas Razorbacks on Sunday at 2 p.m. Eastern time. 1 2009-10 WILDCAT ROSTER numerical roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown High School 12 Katrin Chiemeka G 5-7 So. Marienthal, France Lycee Tristan Corbiere 14 Sarah Davis C 6-3 Jr. St. Clair, Mich. St. Clair 15 Laura Murray G 5-9 Fr. Harrisburg, Pa. Trinity 20 Chloe Woodington G 5-6 R-Jr. Honolulu, Hawaii Parkway High (La.) 21 Sophia Aleksandravicius F 6-4 So. Pound Ridge, N.Y. School of Holy Child 24 Ashley Lax F 5-10 Sr. Little Rock, Ark. Pulaski Academy 25 Jasmine Calin G 5-10 So. Miami, Fla. Coral Reef 32 Barbara Sitton G 5-5 So. Richmond, Va. Lloyd C. Bird 33 Amanda Ottaway G/F 6-1 Jr. Hollidaysburg, Pa. Hollidaysburg, Pa. 35 Shneeka Center G/F 5-10 Fr. Smithtown, N.Y. Smithtown West L 42 Kristen Johnsen F 6-0 Jr. Wayne, Pa. Conestoga L 44 Logan Hartman F 6-1 Jr. New Wilmington, Pa. New Castle A alphabetical roster B No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown High School T 21 Sophia Aleksandravicius F 6-4 So. Pound Ridge, N.Y. School of the Holy Child 25 Jasmine Calin G 5-10 So. Miami, Fla. Coral Reef E 35 Shneeka Center G/F 5-10 Fr. Smithtown, N.Y. Smithtown West 12 Katrin Chiemeka G 5-9 So. Marienthal, France Lycee Tristan Corbiere K 14 Sarah Davis C 6-3 So. St. Clair, Mich. St. Clair 44 Logan Hartman F 6-1 Jr. New Wilmington, Pa. New Castle S 42 Kristen Johnsen F 6-0 Jr. Wayne, Pa. Conestoga A 24 Ashley Lax F 5-10 Sr. Little Rock, Ark. Pulaski Academy 15 Laura Murray G 5-9 Fr. Harrisburg, Pa. Trinity B 33 Amanda Ottaway G/F 6-1 Jr. Hollidaysburg, Pa. Hollidaysburg 32 Barbara Sitton G 5-5 So. Richmond, Va. Lloyd C. Bird 20 Chloe Woodington G 5-6 R-Jr. Honolulu, Hawaii Parkway High (La.) deeper look at the wildcat roster players by class players by height players by State/country coaching & SuppoRt Staff Seniors (2) 6-4 S. Aleksandravicius Arkansas (1) Head Coach: 24 Ashley Lax 6-3 Sarah Davis Little Rock: Ashley Lax T Michele Savage (Northwestern) 20 Chloe Woodington Flordia (1) 6-1 Amanda Ottaway Miami: Jasmine Calin A Assistants: Juniors (3) Logan Hartman France (1) Mary Ciuk (Southern Conn. State) 44 Logan Hartman Marienthal: Katrin Chiemeka Jamie Thomatis (Middle Tenn. State) 6-0 Kristen Johnsen C 42 Kristen Johnsen Hawaii (1) Kira Mowen (Youngstown State) 33 Amanda Ottaway 5-10 Ashley Lax Honolulu: C. Woodington Jasmine Calin Michigan (1) D Athletic Trainer: Sophomores (5) Shneeka Center St. Clair: Sarah Davis Brian Wheeler (Florida State) 21 Sophia Aleksandravicius Nebraska (1) L 25 Jasmine Calin 5-9 Laura Murray Ashland: Monica Laune 12 Katrin Chiemeka New York (1) I pRonunciation guide 14 Sarah Davis 5-7 Katrin Chiemeka Smithtown: Shneeka Center 32 Barbara Sitton Pennsylvania (4) S.