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BYU Athletic Communications 30 Smith Fieldhouse • Provo, Utah • 84602 801-422-8948 • fax 801-422-0633 OMEN S BASKETBALL 2004-05 Game # 2 & 3 vs. Nevada & Arizona W ’ BYU 2004 -05 Schedule/Results Two More Games At Home This We e k D a t e Opponent Time/Result After a decisive 20-point win over SUU, the Cougar women look to go Nov. 2 @ Westminister (Exh.) W 83-54 2-0 when they host Nevada, Wed. Nov. 24 at 7 p.m. BYU then takes on Nov. 19 vs. Southern Utah W 76-56 No. 24 Arizona on Sat., Nov. 27 in a 2 p.m. tip off. Nov. 24 vs. Nevada 7 p.m. Nov. 27 vs. Arizona 2 p.m. Teams: BYU (1-0) vs. Nevada (2-0) Date: N o v. 24 Time: 7 p.m. Arena: Marriott Ctr. Nov.30 @ Portland 7 p.m. Teams: BYU (1-0) vs. A r i z o n a (2-1) Date: N o v. 27Time: 2 p.m. Arena: Marriott Ctr. Dec. 6 vs. George Washington 5:30 p.m. Dec. 10-11 @ Waikiki Beach Marriott Invitational Follow the women’s basketball action live on BYU R a d i o Dec. 10 vs. SE Misouri State 7 p.m. All of the women’s basketball games can be heard live on BYU radio via Dec. 11 vs. Hawaii 4 p.m. the internet. Veteran BYU broadcaster Jay Monsen calls the action. Fans Dec. 18 vs. Southern California 4 p.m. can also access BYU Radio on the Dish Network, Direct TV. Dec. 20-21 @ Malibu, CA Hiliton Woodland Hills Beach Classic B Y U ’s Probable Starters Dec. 20 vs. Vanderbilt 5 p.m. P o s . # N a m e H t . Y r. P P G R P G Dec. 21 vs. Championship Game 5/7 p.m. F 51 Danielle Cheesman 6-2 Sr 9.0 10.0 Dec. 30 vs. Weber State 7 p.m. F 35 Melinda Johnsen 5-10 So 6.0 2.0 Jan. 4 vs. Montana State 7 p.m. F 32 Kristin Kozlowski 6-2 Sr 4.0 5.0 Jan. 8 vs. Portland State 1 p.m. Jan. 13 vs. Wyoming * 7 p.m. G 14 Julie Sullivan 5-8 Sr 9.0 2.0 Jan. 15 vs. CSU * 4 p.m. G/F 01 Nancy Seljaas 6-0 Jr 7.0 2.0 Jan. 20 @ UNM * 7 p.m. Jan. 29 vs. Utah * 3 p.m. C o u g a r Players Off The Bench Feb. 3 vs SDSU * 7 p.m. Pos. # Name Ht. Yr. PPG RPG Feb. 5 vs. UNLV * 4 p.m. F 33 Ambrosia Anderson 6-2 Jr 10.0 7.0 Feb. 10 @ CSU * 7 p.m. G/F 25 Kali Taylor 5-11 Sr 1.0 1.0 Feb. 12 @ Wyoming * 2 p.m. G 13 Tiari Goold 5-7 So 2.0 0.0 Feb. 17 vs. Air Force * 7 p.m. G 10 Laura Stratton 5-6 Jr 0.0 0.0 Feb. 19 vs. UNLV * 4 p.m. G 30 Mallary Gillespie 5-10 Fr 12.0 0.0 Feb. 24 @ Utah * 7 p.m. F 50 Mary Martha Abell 6-3 Fr 14.0 3.0 Mar. 3 @ UNLV * 7 p.m. Mar. 5 @ SDSU * 5 p.m. C 52 Lauren Riley 6-3 Fr 2.0 4.0 Mar. 9-12 @ MWC Champs TBA *MWC Games 2004-05 Team Stats -- after one game All home games are played at the Marriott Center 4 Shooting from the field: (.526, 30-57) All Times Local to Site 4 Shooting from the free-throw line: (.474, 9-19) MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION 4 Shooting from three-point line: (.538, 7-13) Basketball Contact Norma Collett 4 Average points per game: 76.0 E-Mail [email protected] Office Phone (801) 422-4908 Previous Game Recap Office FAX (801) 422-0633 The team opened up the 2004-05 campaign with a 76-56 win over SUU Home Phone (801) 489-1217 in front of over 1,900 fans. Mary Martha Abell came off the bench to Mobile Phone (801) 372-0989 lead all scores with 14 points and three rebounds. Two other players Press Row Phone (801) 422-3675 scored in double figures with 12 from freshman Mallary Gillespie and Web Site www.byucougars.com/basketball_w/ 10 from Ambrosia Anderson. Both players came off the bench in the www.byucougars.com BYU Women’s Basketball Page 2 BYU Quick Facts game. Senior forward Danielle Cheesman led the team in the rebound Location: Provo, Utah 84602 category, grabbing 10 boards and chipping in nine points just one shy of Enrollment: 28,300 (Daytime) her first double- double of the season. BYU shot 53 percent from the Founded: Oct. 15, 1875, by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints field, something they had done twice all of last season. Colors: Blue and White Nickname: Cougars 2004-05 Cougar Notables Mascot: Cosmo (the Cougar) u Affiliation: NCAA Division I Three all-conference performers in Julie Sullivan (Second Team), Conference: Mountain West Danielle Cheesman and Ambrosia Anderson (Honorable Mention) return Arena: Marriott Center (22,400) to the BYU team. President: Cecil O. Samuelson u Women’s AD: TBA This year’s team returns four starters from last year’s lineup (Sullivan, Cheesman, Keele, Taylor) Basketball Information uThe top leading scorer on the BYU team, Julie Sullivan, (10.4 ppg) and Head Coach Jeff Judkins (Utah, 1978) the top leading rebounder , Danielle Cheesman, (5.8 rpg) are back for Office Phone 801-422-8025 Best time to call 9-10:00 a.m. daily their final year in the Cougar blue. Record at BYU/Yrs. 59-35/3 uThe 2004-05 team returns 11 letterwinners and four starters from last Career Record same year’s team that compiled a 15-14 record and finished 5th, 5-9, in confer- Assistant Coach Alli Bills ence play. For the first time, BYU did not play in the championship game Office Phone 801-422- 1548 of the MWC tournament. The Cougars lost in the quarterfinals 57-60 to Assistant Coach Jonas Chatterton Office Phone 801-422 -8155 UNLV. Assistant Coach Stacy Jensen u Cougar fans will get to see five new faces on the roster that include Office Phone 801-422-7682 three freshmen and one transfer from Auburn University. The freshmen Basketball Facts are Mary Martha Abell, from Monroe, Louisiana, Mallary Gillespie, from 2004-05 Record 1-0 Vineyard, Utah and Mountain View High School, and Lauren Riley, a 6-3 2003-04 Record 15-14 center from San Clemente, Calif. Dani Kubik is a sophomore center from 2003-04 MWC Rec/Finish 5-9/5th 2003-04 Post Season n/a Lawrenceville, Georgia. She played one season at Auburn and will be eli- Starters Returning/Lost 4/2 gible to play for BYU beginning in December. Letterwinners Returning/Lost 11/3 Newcomers 5 Injury Update Junior guard/forward Jennie Keele fractured her right foot during the Roster Breakdown STARTERS RETURNING: team’s first practice of the year. She’s expected to return to action in early Julie Sullivan: 5-8 Sr, G (10.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 3.5 apg) December. Danielle Cheesman: 6-2 Sr, F (9.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg) Jennie Keele (Overdiek): 5-10 Jr, G (5.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg) About Nevada Kali Taylor: 5-11 Sr, G (5.7 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 1.80 apg) Nevada comes to the Marriott Center riding a two-game STARTERS LOST: wining streak with wins over Cal State Fullerton and Kestlee Dooley: 5-8 Sr, G (1.9 ppg, 1.3 rpg) Colorado. After two home games the Wolf Pack are led in Ashleigh Chamberlain: 6-4 Sr, C (7.2ppg, 5.8 rpg) scoring by Talisha Anderson with 15.5 points and 3.5 rebounds a game. Meghan McGuire follows with 11 points and 3.5 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING: Ambrosia Anderson: 6-2 Jr, F (9.5 ppg, 5.6 rpg) boards. Amber Young tops the list in the rebound category as she grabs Nancy Seljaas: 6-0 Jr, G/F (6.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg) 9.5 boards a game. Nevada is shooting 44 percent from the field, 77 per- Kristen Kozlowski: 6-2 Sr, F (3.9 ppg, 2.0 rpg) cent from the free throw line, and 37 percent from behind the arc. Melinda Johnsen: 5-10 So, G/F (1.2 ppg, 1.6 rpg) Tiari Goold: 5-7 So, G (1.1ppg, 0.4 rpg) Nevada Probable Starters LETTERWINNERS LOST: P o s . # N a m e H t . Y r. P P G R P G Angie Gatten: (1.5 ppg, 0.4 rpg) G 02 Talisha Anderson 5-10 Sr 15.5 3.5 Melissa Brown: (0.4 ppg, 0.3 rpg) G 10 Traci Graham 5-6 So 7.0 6.0 Lindsay Huffman G/F 04 April Bankston 6-1 Sr 7.0 2.5 NEWCOMERS: G 33 Amber Young 5-10 Sr 9.0 9.5 Mary Martha Abell: 6-3 Fr,F -Monroe, LA/Monroe HS F 32 Meghan McGuire 6-1 Fr 11.0 3.5 Mallory Gillespie: 5-10 Fr, G-Orem, UT/Mountain View HS Lauren Riley: 6-3 Fr, C-San Clemente, CA/San Clemente HS Series Record: 2-0 favoring BYU. This is the first time the Wolf Pack has Summer Sykes:6-2 Fr,F-Winlock, WA/Winlock HS played in the Marriott Center.