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Media Information/Outlets ..................... 2-3 The Coaching Staff 2003-2004 Quick Facts ............................................... 3 Coach Bonnie Henrickson ................ 58-59 Opponents Bonnie’s Philosophy ................................ 59 Miami (Ohio) ......................................... 110 Virginia Tech A Talk with Bonnie ............................. 60-61 Virginia .................................................. 110 Henrickson’s Records vs. Women’s Basketball Iowa State ............................................. 111 All Opponents .................................. 61 2002-2003 Success ........................... 6-7 Indiana .................................................. 111 Assistant Coach Karen Lange ................ 62 Postseason Regulars ......................... 8-9 Mississippi State ................................... 112 Assistant Coach Katie O’Connor ............ 63 Henrickson’s Hokies ....................... 10-11 Old Dominion ........................................ 112 Assistant Coach Kelly Kramer ................ 64 All-Star Candidate Ieva Kublina ..... 12-13 Alabama ................................................ 113 Director of Basketball Operations Home Court Advantage .................. 14-15 Maryland ............................................... 113 Trena Anderson ............................... 65 Cassell Coliseum ........................... 16-17 James Madison ..................................... 114 The Hokies’ Locker Room ................... 17 Women’s Basketball Support Furman .................................................. 114 Personnel ........................................ 65 Holy Cross ............................................ 115 2003-2004 Outlook Wake Forest .......................................... 115 2003-2004 Outlook ........................ 20-26 Meet the Hokies Liberty ................................................... 116 2003-2004 Schedule ........................... 21 Brandy Fowler ................................... 68-69 Providence ............................................ 116 Guards ................................................ 24 Ieva Kublina ...................................... 70-71 Rutgers ................................................. 117 Forwards ............................................. 25 Davina Simmons ............................... 72-73 Notre Dame ........................................... 117 Centers ............................................... 26 Erin Gibson ....................................... 74-75 Villanova................................................ 118 2003-2004 Roster ............................... 27 Dawn Chriss ...................................... 76-77 Georgetown .......................................... 118 Sizing Up the Hokies ........................... 27 Megan Finnerty ................................. 78-79 Pittsburgh .............................................. 119 Kerri Gardin ....................................... 80-81 Boston College ...................................... 119 The University Carrie Mason .................................... 82-83 Connecticut ........................................... 120 University Story .............................. 30-31 Fran Recchia ..................................... 84-85 Syracuse ............................................... 120 Campus Landmarks ....................... 32-33 Britney Anderson ..................................... 86 Seton Hall ............................................. 121 Administration ................................ 34-35 Kirby Copeland ....................................... 87 West Virginia ......................................... 121 Tech’s Athletic Complex ................. 36-37 Nare Diawara .......................................... 88 Miami .................................................... 122 The Hokies’ Success Story ............ 38-39 Rayna DuBose ........................................ 89 St. John’s .............................................. 122 Blacksburg, Virginia ....................... 40-41 The Hokies’ Travel Plans ...................... 123 2002-2003 The BIG EAST Conference ........... 124-125 Support Services All-Time Series Records ....................... 126 Year-by-Year vs. ’03-’04 Opponents ..... 127 Academic Support Services ........... 44-45 Season in Review Student Life Office .......................... 46-47 2002-2003 Review ............................ 92-94 Strength & Conditioning ................. 48-49 2002-2003 Results .................................. 95 History Sports Nutrition ................................... 50 2002-2003 BIG EAST Standings ............ 95 & Records Sport Psychology ................................ 51 2002-2003 Statistics ............................... 96 Hokie Hoops History ..................... 130-131 Sports Medicine ............................. 52-53 Regular Season Recaps ................. 97-105 Postseason Appearances ..................... 132 Getting the News Out .......................... 54 BIG EAST Tournament Recaps ............ 106 Hokie Club/Hardwood Club ................. 55 NCAA Tournament Recaps ................... 107 Wins Over Ranked Opponents ............. 133 Milestone Wins ...................................... 134 Conference Affiliation History ................ 135 THE HOKIE STONE STORY Individual Records ........................ 136-137 The page backgrounds in this media guide were created from an image of Hokie Team Records ............................... 138-139 Stone, which is used to construct most of the buildings on the beautiful Tech campus. Miscellaneous Records ......................... 139 This natural rock is 475-million-year-old dolomite limestone, mined from a quarry Single-Game Highs ............................... 140 located less than a mile from Cassell Coliseum. Records by Class .................................. 141 In constructing the buildings at Tech, a stone Year-by-Year Leaders ................... 142-143 mason shapes individual stones, arranges them Top Ten Performances .................. 144-145 and cements them together with mortar to create The 1,000-Point Club .................... 146-148 a wall of great strength and durability. Cassell Coliseum Records .................... 149 In the women’s basketball program at Virginia Year-by-Year Results .................... 150-153 Tech, the excellent staff and support personnel Lady Luck Classic Results .................... 154 help shape young women into strong basketball Lady Luck Classic Records ................... 155 players with the ability to achieve their goals All-Time Letterwinners .......................... 156 together as a team and to be successful as Tech Alumni ........................................... 157 individuals for a lifetime. Honor Roll ..................................... 158-159 The 2003-2004 Hokies Speed Chart .... 160 1 The 2003-2004 Virginia Tech women’s basketball guide has been designed to aid the media in its coverage of Hokie basketball. Additional information, news releases and photographs are available to accredited members of the media. All requests should be directed to the Sports Information Office. Please contact us by writing to the Virginia Tech Sports Information Office, 460 Jamerson Athletic Center, Blacksburg, VA 24061. If you would like to call, please phone (540) 231-6726 during the day or (540) 231-2228 at night or on weekends. The Sports Information fax number is (540) 231-6984. Press Credentials Chrystal Starling, Ieva Kublina and Bonnie Henrickson address the media at the 2003 NCAA tourney. Requests for press credentials are screened with care to ensure a working before the game. Complete NCAA in Bedford, Lynchburg and Roanoke. press row. Children and other non-workers statistics will be available as soon as Weekend games only can be heard on are not allowed in compliance with the possible after the game and will be WFNR 710 AM. Tony Luftman will handle working code of The Basketball Writers distributed at halftime. the play-by-play duties in his first season Association of America. Credentials will be with the team. Web casts of all women’s granted to Virginia Tech’s official Web site, Interviews basketball games can be heard by the visiting team’s official Web site and the All Virginia Tech players and coaches accessing Tech’s official Web site — BIG EAST Conference’s official Web site. will be available throughout the season for www.hokiesports.com. Requests for media credentials should be interviews. All interviews with Coach made in writing on appropriate letterhead at Bonnie Henrickson and players must be BIG EAST on the Web least one week prior to the game. Requests arranged through the Sports Information The BIG EAST site on the Internet is should be directed to Torye Hurst. You are Office. available at www.bigeast.org. The site urged to submit your request as early as contains current information on all facets of possible. A reminder — no cheering is Postgame Policy the BIG EAST Conference. In addition, in- allowed in the working press area. Coach Bonnie Henrickson and players game scores will be updated in-progress. will be available to the media after each Please contact Tammy Donovan in the BIG Broadcast Service home game. After a 10-minute cooling-off EAST media relations department (401) Radio space for broadcast of women’s period, Coach Henrickson and requested 453-0660 for more information. basketball games is located on press row at players will speak to the media in the courtside