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2003-2004 HOFSTRA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES – Game 11 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY PRIDE (4-6, 1-0 CAA) vs. University of North Carolina – Wilmington Seahawks (5-5, 0-1 CAA) Friday, January 9, 2004 – 7 p.m. Hofstra University Arena (5,124) – Hempstead, New York 2003-2004 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE (4-6, 1-0 CAA) Contact: November Stephen A. Gorchov 8 SAT. SYRACUSE AAU (Exhibition) W 79-76 (516) 463-4933 – Work 23 Sun. at #14 North Carolina L 45-92 25 TUE. QUINNIPIAC W 65-62 (516) 523-5252 - Cell BINGHAMTON TIME WARNER CLASSIC E-mail - [email protected] 29 Sat. at Binghamton L 44-64 30 Sun. vs. Canisius L 74-78 (OT) Radio: WRHU (88.7 FM) and December www.wrhu.org 4 Thu. at Columbia L 62-76 9 Tue. at Rhode Island W 66-61 13 SAT. PRINCETON (Fox Sports New York) W 55-49 Play-by-Play – Ryan Hurley (Break the Attendance Day) Color – Josh Harman FIU SUN & FUN CLASSIC Sideline – Justin Paley 28 Sun. vs. Pepperdine L 50-52 29 Mon. vs. Florida International L 56-80 Hofstra Athletic Homepage: The Hofstra athletic January homepage can be found at www.hofstra.edu/Sports 4 SUN. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH * W 75-70 9 FRI. UNC WILMINGTON * 7 P.M. 11 Sun. William & Mary * 2 p.m. HOFSTRA’S TENTATIVE STARTERS 15 Thu. Delaware * 7 p.m. #-Pos Name Cl PPG RPG APG 18 SUN. OLD DOMINION * 2 P.M. (Girl Scout Day) 10-G Cigi McCollin R-Fr. 8.9 2.9 1.4 22 Thu. at Towson * TIME CHANGE 7 p.m. 12-G Staceyann Claxton Sr. 7.8 4.1 3.7 @ 25 Sun. at James Madison * (Fox Sports New York) 4 p.m. 15-G/F Lizanne Murphy Fr. 6.3 5.0 1.3 29 THU. DREXEL * 7 P.M. 33-F Amaka Agugua Jr. 13.5 @ 7.5 @ 0.6 February 1.4 & 1 Sun. at George Mason * 2 p.m. 5 THU. WILLIAM & MARY * 7 P.M. 25-C Tara Dilworth Sr. 3.9 2.3 1.0 (National Girls and Women in Sports Day) 8 SUN. TOWSON * 2 P.M. OFF THE BENCH (CYO Day and Alumnae Day) 12 Thu. at Old Dominion * 7 p.m. 15 SUN. DELAWARE * 2 P.M. 5-G Shalamar Oakley Fr. 6.0 1.7 0.8 (Take Your Kid to a Game Day & Jack Attack Camp Reunion) 1.4 & 20 Fri. at Virginia Commonwealth * 7 p.m. 11-G Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio Jr. 1.2 1.4 1.3 22 Sun. at Drexel * 1 p.m. 20-G Urszula Smolarek Sr. 4.5 1.6 1.7 26 THU. GEORGE MASON * 7 P.M. (Hofstra Student Body Night) 35-F Lana Harshaw Fr. 6.3 3.5 0.3 29 SUN. JAMES MADISON * 2 P.M. 43-C Vanessa Gidden Fr. 2.3 4.4 0.0 (Senior Day & Junior Hoop Day) 45-C Rume Pela Sr. 1.4 1.4 0.2 March 0.5 % 5 Fri. at UNC Wilmington * 7 p.m. % - Blocks Per Game (Leads Team) CAA CHAMPIONSHIP (at Norfolk, Virginia) & - Steals Per Game (Leads Team) 10 Wed. Opening Round TBA @ - Leads Team 11 Thu. Quarterfinals TBA 12 Fri. Semifinals TBA 13 Sat. Championship TBA 3/20 – 4/6 NCAA TOURNAMENT TBA Home games in BOLD CAPS * - Denotes Colonial Athletic Association game The Game: Hofstra looks to win their second straight About the Seahawks: UNC Wilmington is coached by game and start CAA play at 2-0 as they host UNC Ann Hancock, who is in her fourth season. Hancock, a Wilmington on Friday night at 7 p.m. 1992 graduate of Wingate, has compiled a 52-44 mark as head coach of the Seahawks. The Seahawks are 5- 5 overall and 0-1 in the CAA, but have won five of eight Streaks, Trends and Notes: since starting the season 0-2. - The Virginia Commonwealth victory was Hofstra’s first win in Quick Facts – UNC Wilmington Seahawks 5-5, 0-1 CAA their conference opener since joining the CAA prior to the 2001- 2002 season and also their first win in their conference opener Location: Wilmington, North Carolina since defeating Hartford, 51-46, to begin America East play in Founded: 1947 1998-1999. Enrollment: 11,000 Colors: Teal (Green), Navy & Gold - Senior guard Staceyann Claxton was named to the all- Conference: Colonial Athletic Association tournament team at the FIU Sun & Fun Herald Classic after averaging 10.5 points and 3.0 rebounds per game. Claxton was 7- Home Court: Trask Coliseum (6,100) 11 (.636) from the field in the two games. President: Dr. Rosemary DePaolo Athletic Director: Dr. Peg Bradley-Doppes - Hofstra has won their first three home games this season for the first time since the 1985-1986 team began the season 4-0…which Series Meetings with UNC Wilmington: The Pride and is the best home start since Hofstra became Division I in 1982- 1983. the Seahawks have met four times, with UNCW leading the all-time series, 3-1. Hofstra won the first-ever - Hofstra’s bench outscored Virginia Commonwealth’s bench, 29-4, meeting, but UNCW has won the last three. All the in the Pride’s five-point victory on January 4. meetings have taken place since Hofstra joined the CAA prior to the 2001-2002 season. - Hofstra placed four players in double figures in points for the first time since dropping an 87-81 overtime decision to Virginia Commonwealth on February 14, 2003. SERIES MEETINGS WITH UNCW 2002-2003: UNCW 65, @ Hofstra 63 - Hofstra has made a three-pointer in 140 of their last 142 games. 2002-2003: @ UNCW 63, Hofstra 47 2001-2002: @ UNCW 86, Hofstra 50 - Hofstra has won the tip in every game this season except their 2001-2002: @ Hofstra 58, UNCW 51 season opener at #14 North Carolina. - The Pride is 16-3 in their last 19 games when they hold their Hometown Flavor: Hofstra has seven players on their opponent under 60 points. roster from the New York tri-state area, including two of the freshmen. The players from the Empire State are: HOFSTRA/UNC WILMINGTON senior Staceyann Claxton (Hempstead, NY) and redshirt BY THE NUMBERS: freshman Cigi McCollin (Long Island City, NY). Hailing Hofstra UNCW from the Garden State are: senior Tara Dilworth (Sparta, 59.2 Points Per Game 59.4 NJ), senior Rume Pela (Cherry Hill, NJ), freshman 68.4 Opps. Points Per Game 60.1 Shalamar Oakley (Camden, NJ) and freshman Lana 38.9 Rebs. Per Game 31.9 Harshaw (Wildwood, NJ). Freshman Vanessa Gidden is 41.3 Opps. Rebs Per Game 35.3 13.2 Assts. Per Game 10.6 from the Constitution State (Stamford, CT). 9.7 Steals Per Game 6.7 20.8 TO Per Game 16.6 New Look, Same Goal: Although the Pride returned 1.5 BS Per Game 2.1 only five letterwinners from a season ago, the goal of 36.8 Field Goal Pct. 42.2 pursuing championships remains the same. Hofstra has 27.3 Three-Point Field Goal Pct. 28.2 added four talented freshman and one junior college 53.2 Free Throw Pct. 63.6 transfer. In addition, Hofstra returns two players 4-6 (1-0) Won-Loss Record (CAA) 5-5 (0-1) (Dilworth and McCollin) who redshirted during the 2002- 2003 season. If you are adding at home, that means HOFSTRA/UNC WILMINGTON that the 2003-2004 Pride roster includes eight players TEAM LEADERS - PER GAME who were not on the active roster at the end of the 2002- 2003 season. Agugua (13.5) Points Lea (18.5) Agugua (7.5) Rebounds Lea (5.7) No More Road Woes: The 66-61 win over Rhode Island Claxton (3.7) Assists Lea (3.0) Two tied at (1.4) Steals Morgan (1.8) on December 9 ended a 15-game road losing skid for Pela (0.5) Blocks Harrison (0.6) the Pride. Hofstra’s last road victory prior to the URI win Claxton (30.9) Minutes Kapper (34.8) came on December 6, 2002 when they defeated Stetson, 71-63. Coach Legette-Jack: In her first LEADING THE TEAM campaign as Head Coach, Legette- HAS LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN POINTS Jack guided the Pride to an 8-21 Amaka Agugua – 5 times record. She coached the squad to a Staceyann Claxton – 2 times first round win in the Colonial Athletic Cigi McCollin – 2 times Association Championship, which was Lizanne Murphy – 1 time the first tournament win in five years, Shalamar Oakley – 1 time and saw her star player Jen Brickey earn second team all-conference and first team All-Metropolitan New York HAS LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN REBOUNDS accolades. Brickey and Lauren Hall- Amaka Agugua – 5 times Gregory were also named to the CAA Vanessa Gidden – 3 times All-Academic team. This past Staceyann Claxton – 1 time summer, Legette-Jack represented Lizanne Murphy – 1 time the United States as an assistant coach for Team USA at the 2003 FIBA HAS LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN ASSISTS World Championship for Young Women in Sibenik, Croatia, and Staceyann Claxton – 4 times helped coach the team to a gold medal. "I am thrilled and excited Urszula Smolarek – 1 time about the upcoming season," Legette-Jack stated. "Our goal this Tara Dilworth – 2 times season remains to pursue championships on and off the court. Our Lizanne Murphy – 2 times President and Administration have done a wonderful job of supporting Shalamar Oakley – 1 time our program and we are working together to take Pride Women’s Cigi McCollin – 1 time Basketball to the next level.