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2018-19 Women's Basketball Media Guide 2018-19 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 4 NCAA TOURNAMENT BERTHS 2 TRIPS TO THE SWEET 16 8 WNIT APPEARANCES 3 WNBA DRAFT SELECTIONS 5 AP ALL-AMERICA HONORS 9 BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS 39 ALL-BIG EAST HONORS 7 GEORGETOWN HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 1 RHODES SCHOLAR 123 BIG EAST ALL-ACADEMIC AWARDS THIS IS GEORGETOWN BASKETBALL. 2018-19 GEORGETOWN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2018-19 GEORGETOWN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2018-19 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME Nov. 6 at Richmond TBA Dec. 29 Xavier * (BEDN) 5 p.m. Feb. 1 Creighton * (BEDN) 7 p.m. Nov. 9 MD Eastern Shore 7 p.m. Dec. 31 Butler * (BEDN) 1 p.m. Feb. 3 Providence * (BEDN) 2 p.m. Nov. 13 Loyola Maryland 7 p.m. Jan. 4 at Providence * (BEDN) 7 p.m. Feb. 8 at Marquette * (FS1) 8 p.m. Nov. 16 at James Madison 7 p.m. Jan. 6 at Creighton * (CBSSN) 2 p.m. Feb. 10 at DePaul * (BEDN) 3 p.m. Nov. 19 Pittsburgh 7 p.m. Jan. 11 DePaul * (BEDN) 7 p.m. Feb. 16 at Villanova * (BEDN) 1 p.m. Nov. 23 vs. Buffalo ! 8 p.m. Jan. 13 Marquette * (BEDN) 2 p.m. Feb. 22 Seton Hall * (BEDN) 11 a.m. Nov. 24 vs. Baylor ! 10:30 p.m. Jan. 19 Villanova * (BEDN) 2 p.m. Feb. 24 St. John’s * (FS2) 2 p.m. Nov. 29 Fordham 7 p.m. Jan. 25 at St. John’s * (BEDN) 7 p.m. March 1 at Butler * (BEDN) 7 p.m. Dec. 2 VCU 2 p.m. Jan. 27 at Seton Hall * (BEDN) 1 p.m. March 3 at Xavier * (BEDN) 2 p.m. Dec. 8 NC State 1 p.m. Dec. 21 at Rider 7 p.m. BIG EAST Tournament March 9-12, 2019 (Wintrust Arena; Chicago, Ill.) | Home games in bold played at McDonough Arena * indicates BIG EAST Conference game | ! South Point Shootout (Las Vegas, Nev.) | all times Eastern QUICK FACTS University Coaching Staff Athletics Communications Location: .................................... Washington, D.C., 20057 Head Coach Assistant AD for Communications / WBB Contact Enrollment ....................7,562 undergrad / 18,459 total James Howard (Greensboro College ‘91) Barbara Barnes Founded ................................................................................. 1789 Overall Record ...........................................91-85, 7 seasons Office Phone ......................................................202-687-7155 Nickname ...........................................................................Hoyas GU Record ................................................16-16, 2nd season Cell Phone ...........................................................202-716-7760 School Colors .................................................Blue and Gray Assistant Coaches WBB Contact Email [email protected] Arena/Capacity .....................McDonough Arena/2,400 Niki Reid Geckeler (Georgetown ‘93) - 2nd season Abby Schrum (WBB Secondary) Affi liation ......................................................NCAA Division I Andre Bolton (Christopher Newport ‘97) - 2nd season Office Phone ......................................................202-687-6591 Conference ..................................................................BIG EAST Erin Dickerson (Northwestern ‘09) - 2nd season WBB Contact Email [email protected] President......................................................... John J. DeGioia Director of Operations Athletics Director ................................................... Lee Reed Steve Yang (Missouri State ‘06) - 2nd season Director of Men’s Basketball Communications Athletic Department Phone .....................202-687-2435 Director of Video Operations Lori Hamamoto McDonough Arena Press Row Phone ....202-687-1581 Helen Tau (Texas ‘14) - 2nd season Director of Creative Services Web Address .......................................www.guhoyas.com Assistant Director of Operations Diana Pulupa TBA Assistant Sports Information Director History Graduate Assistants Jeffrey Messman First year of women’s basketball: .....................1970-71 Jade Martin (Georgetown ‘17) - 2nd season Assistant Director of Athletics Communications NCAA Tournament App./Last: ......4 / 2011-12 season DiDi Burton (Georgetown ‘18) - 1st season / WBB Secondary WNIT App./Last: ....................................8 / 2017-18 season Abby Schrum All-time record: ................................................ 638-621 (.506) Team Information Assistant Director of Athletics Communications All-time BIG EAST record: ........................... 231-355 (.391) Affiliation .......................................................NCAA Division I Brendan Thomas Conference ..................................................................BIG EAST 2017-18 Overall/BE Record: .........................16-16/9-9 BE Athletics Communications Mailing Address 2017-18 BIG EAST Finish: ..................................................6th Georgetown University Letterwinners Returning/Lost: .................................11/3 McDonough Arena / Athletics Communications Office Starters Returning/Lost:...................................................2/3 3700 O St. NW Newcomers ..................................................................................5 Washington, D.C. 20057 CREDITS The 2018-19 Georgetown Women’s Basketball Media Guide is published by the athletics communications office. It was written by Barbara Barnes. De- sign, layout and editing by Diana T. Pulupa. Additional editorial assistance by Brendan Thomas, Jeffrey Messman, Abby Schrum, Erin Cummings, Jackson Dean, Emily Lewis, Lexi Weger, Rachel McCarthy, Brooke Payne and Christopher Wallace. Special thanks to the Georgetown women’s basketball coach- ing staff. Photography by Rafael Suanes. Cover design by Old Hat Creative; Norman, Okla. Printing by IRONMARK in Annapolis, Junction Md. Special thanks to Robert Smith of Old Hat Creative and Matt Marzullo and Amy Sacks of IRONMARK. GUHOYAS.COM 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2018-19 SCHEDULE / QUICK FACTS / CREDITS .......................1 NIKOLA KOVACIKOVA ........................................................................28 ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION ..........................................................3 COURTNEY MEADOWS .....................................................................29 HEAD COACH JAMES HOWARD .......................................................4 SHANNIAH WRIGHT ............................................................................29 ASSISTANT COACH NIKI REID GECKELER ..................................6 2017-18 REVIEW....................................................................................30 ASSISTANT COACH ANDRE BOLTON .............................................7 2017-18 BOX SCORES .........................................................................36 ASSISTANT COACH ERIN DICKERSON ..........................................7 RECORDS ..................................................................................................44 SUPPORT STAFF .......................................................................................8 AWARDS & HONORS / HOYAS BEYOND THE HILLTOP .....45 2018-19 ROSTER ....................................................................................10 CAREER LEADERS ................................................................................46 DOROTHY ADOMAKO ........................................................................11 SINGLE-SEASON LEADERS ..............................................................48 MIKAYLA VENSON ...............................................................................14 YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS ...................................................................50 BRIANNA JONES ....................................................................................16 ALL-TIME COACHES & RECORDS .................................................58 DIONNA WHITE .....................................................................................17 ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS ...........................................................59 ANITA KELAVA ........................................................................................20 ALL-TIME SERIES RESULTS ..............................................................60 MARVELLOUS OSAGIE-ERESE .......................................................21 ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS............................................................70 MORGAN SMITH ...................................................................................23 BIG EAST PLAYERS & ROOKIES OF THE WEEK .....................71 SARI CURETON ......................................................................................24 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT YEAR-BY-YEAR .................................72 LEXI KIMBALL ........................................................................................25 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT BRACKET ............................................73 BREONNA MAYFIELD .........................................................................26 2018-19 OPPONENTS .........................................................................74 TATIANA THOMPSON .........................................................................27 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS ...................................................75 CASSANDRA GORDON.......................................................................28 MEDIA OUTLETS ...................................................................................76 TAYANNA JONES....................................................................................28 2018-19 GEORGETOWN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2 GUHOYAS.COM ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION 2018-19 GEORGETOWN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL LEE REED DIRECTOR OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
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