Natasha Cloud Was Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Defensive * - Atlantic 10 Conference Game • # - Big 5 Game Team
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2012-13 WOMENʼS BASKETBALL SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY Contact: Jack Jumper • Phone: 610-660-3389 • Email: [email protected] • www.sjuhawks.com 2012-13 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall: 20-8; Atlantic 10: 11-3; Big 3-1 #4 SEED SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY HAWKS 20-8 Overall, 11-3 Atlantic 10 NOVEMBER Sun. 11 PRINCETON L, 69-59 2013 Buick Atlantic 10 Championship Wed. 14 at Drexel W, 47-45 Sat. 17 #5 MARYLAND W, 50-49 Tue. 20 SYRACUSE L, 80-39 Games #29-31 • March 8-10; 16, 2013 Sun. 25 at Hofstra W, 71-55 Hagan Arena • Philadelphia, Pa. | Barclays Center • Brooklyn, N.Y. DECEMBER Sat. 1 at Saint Francis (Pa.) W, 61-44 GAME DAY AT A GLANCE Wed. 5 LAFAYETTE W, 69-43 Arena Hagan Arena (4,200) Sat. 8 VILLANOVA # L, 55-51 Thur. 20 vs. Central Michigan # L, 98-84 Audio Streaming SJSN - Steve Wanczyk, Renie Shields Fri. 21 vs. Savannah State # W, 88-41 Television CBS College Sports - Semifinals (March 10) Fri. 28 FAIRFIELD ^ W, 51-38 ESPNU - Championship (March 16) Sat. 29 UMBC ^ W, 79-38 Mon. 31 at #17/18 UCLA L, 73-65 A-10 Championship Record 38-28 All-Time (30 Appearances) JANUARY Sat. 5 at Penn # W, 66-53 GAME STORIES . Sat. 12 RICHMOND * W, 82-62 Thur. 17 at George Washington * W, 80-67 • Saint Joseph’s enters the 2013 Buick Atlantic 10 Championship as the fourth seed Sun. 20 at Saint Louis * W, 69-38 Sat. 26 ST. BONAVENTURE * W, 61-44 after going 11-3 in conference play. The Hawks and Duquesne finished tied, but SJU Wed. 30 BUTLER * W, 57-50 earned the higher seed as they won the regular season meeting. FEBRUARY • With the fourth seed, the Hawks earned a bye into the quarterfinals. This year marks Sat. 2 at Rhode Island * W, 78-51 the first time since the 2003-04 season that SJU has earned a bye at the Atlantic 10 Wed. 6 at VCU * W, 55-50 Sun. 10 CHARLOTTE * L, 71-66 Championship. Wed. 13 at Duquesne * W, 69-68 OT • This year marks the third time the Hawks have earned the fourth seed in the Atlantic Sun. 17 TEMPLE (CBS SN) *# W, 49-41 OT 10 Championship. Saint Joseph’s previously earned the fourth seed in 1995 and 1983. Wed. 20 LA SALLE *# W, 68-31 • Saint Joseph’s will face either fifth seed Duquesne or 12th seed VCU on Saturday. The Sun. 24 at Fordham * L, 70-63 OT Wed. 27 MASSACHUSETTS * W, 87-50 Hawks beat both the dukes and the Rams during the regular season. MARCH • The Hawks are 38-5 all-time against Duquesne, while VCU holds a 4-2 series edge Sun. 3 at #12 Dayton (ESPN2) * L, 73-66 against SJU. Sat. 9 DUQUESNE/VCU ** 2:30 Sun. 10 TBD ** 1:30 • Redshirt senior Chatilla van Grinsven was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Sat. 16 Atlantic 10 Championship Game 7:00 First Team. She is the first Hawk since Susan Moran in 2001-02 to garner First Team (Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.) recognition. • Junior guard Erin Shields was named the Atlantic 10 Most Improved Player. The first Home games in CAPS at Hagan Arena # - Gator Holiday Classic (Gainesville, Fla.) Hawk to ever be chosen for the award, Shields was also named to the All-Conference ^ - Hawk Classic (Hagan Arena) Third Team and All-Academic Team. ** - Atlantic 10 Championship (Hagan Arena) • Redshirt sophomore Natasha Cloud was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Defensive * - Atlantic 10 Conference game • # - Big 5 game Team. She is just the third Hawk to earn the honor, joining Stephanie McCaffrey (nee All game times are EST and subject to change Graff) and Michelle Baker. HAWKS AT A GLANCE PROBABLE STARTERS No. Pos. Player Yr. Ht. PPG RPG APG MPG Notes 3GErin Shields Jr. 5-6 11.5 1.8 2.6 32.6 Leads SJU with 66 three-point field goals 4GNatasha Cloud R-So. 6-0 9.5 4.5 4.4 31.5 Tops the Hawks in steals (51) and assists (124) 13 F Ashley Robinson Jr. 6-2 5.3 4.0 0.7 19.0 Second on the team in field goal percentage (47.2) 25 G Ashley Prim Sr. 5-7 7.4 4.1 3.2 27.6 Second on SJU in assists (83) and third in steals (51) 32 F Chatilla van Grinsven R-Sr. 6-3 15.2 10.5 1.3 29.4 Posted 14 double-doubles this season THE BENCH 1FIlze Gotfrida Jr. 6-0 7.4 4.1 0.9 23.8 Shooting a team-best 52.2 percent from the field 12 G/F Mireia Vila Sr. 6-0 2.8 2.2 1.2 14.4 Appeared in 27 games with 5 starts this season 20 G Shelby Smith Sr. 5-8 1.1 0.7 0.7 8.8 Played in 21 contests with a start this year 21 G Ciara Andrews Fr. 5-9 1.5 0.5 0.1 3.5 Appeared in 13 games 34 F Kelsey Berger R-Jr. 5-11 3.7 1.3 0.5 12.4 Started 3 games and appeared in 27 overall 41 F Sarah Fairbanks Fr. 6-1 1.6 2.4 0.1 8.6 Second on the team in blocked shots (16) 23 G Jordan Strode Fr. 5-8 3.0 3.0 0.0 10.0 Out - Sat out past 24 games (Knee) 2012-13 SAINT JOSEPH’S BASKETBALL NOTES - PAGE 2 SAINT JOSEPH’S’ ROSTER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown High School/Last School 1 Ilze Gotfrida Jr. F 6-0 Dobele, Latvia Rigas Secondary School No. 49 ILZE GOTFRIDA . .ILL-zuh got-FREE-duh 3 Erin Shields Jr. G 5-6 Drexel Hill, Pa. Archbishop Carroll CIARA Andrews . .SEE-air-uh 4 Natasha Cloud R-So. G 6-0 Broomall, Pa. Cardinal O'Hara/Maryland 12 Mireia Vila Sr. G/F 6-0 Cabrera De Mar, Spain Escola De Santa Anna Kelsey BERGER . .Burger 13 Ashley Robinson Jr. F 6-2 Warrington, Pa. Archbishop Wood CHATILLA VAN GRINSVEN CHAT-ill-uh 20 Shelby Smith Sr. G 5-8 Ames, Iowa West . .van GRINS-ven 21 Ciara Andrews Fr. G 5-9 Glenside, Pa. Cheltenham 23 Jordan Strode Fr. G 5-8 Harrisburg, N.C. Hickory Ridge MIREIA VILA . .mir-AY-uh VEE-uh 25 Ashley Prim Sr. G 5-7 Ansonia, Conn. Kolbe Cathedral 32 Chatilla van Grinsven R-Sr. F 6-3 Helmond, Netherlands Dr. Knippenberg College/Colorado State 34 Kelsey Berger R-Jr. F 5-11 Mentor, Ohio Mentor/Air Force 41 Sarah Fairbanks Fr. F 6-1 Elizabethtown, Pa. Elizabethtown Area Head Coach: Cindy Griffin (Saint Joseph’s ‘91, ‘93) - 12th year Associate Head Coach: Susan Moran (Saint Joseph’s ‘02) - 10th year Associate Head Coaches: Stephanie McCaffrey (Saint Joseph’s ‘04) - 6th year Director of Basketball Operations: Katie Gardler (Saint Joseph’s ‘92) - 3rd year Graduate Assistant: John McCray (Ohio State ‘11) - 2nd year ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY All-Time Record: 38-28 (30 Appearances) Final 2012-13 A-10 Standings Atlantic 10 Championships: 2 (1997, 1999) Last Year: 2-1 Team A-10 OVERALL 1. Dayton 14-0 26-1 Last Game: L, 3/5/11, vs. #6 Xavier, 71-55 2. Charlotte 13-1 24-4 Last Saint Joseph’s Win: 3/4/11, vs. La Salle, 79-55 3. Fordham 12-2 22-7 Current Saint Joseph’s Streak: L-1 4. Saint Joseph's 11-3 20-8 Coach Griffin at A-10s: 15-11 5. Duquesne 11-3 22-6 6. Butler 8-6 17-12 YEAR-BY-YEAR ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS 7. Xavier 7-7 13-15 1983 1993 2004 8. George Washington 7-7 13-15 West Virginia 78 Saint Joseph’s 66 Saint Joseph’s 72 Rhode Island 57 Saint Joseph’s 73 Duquesne 63 9. Richmond 6-8 16-14 Saint Joseph’s 74 George Washington 67 Saint Joseph’s 70 George Washington 57 10. Temple 5-9 12-17 1984 Rutgers 59 Saint Joseph’s 51 Temple 53 Saint Joseph’s 48 Penn State 87 Saint Joseph’s 70 (Runner-Up) (Runner-Up) 11. Saint Louis 5-9 11-18 13. VCU 4-10 11-18 1985 1994 2005 Saint Joseph’s 77 Duquesne 48 Massachusetts 76 Saint Joseph’s 63 Saint Joseph’s 56 La Salle 50 12. La Salle 4-10 8-21 Temple 65 Saint Joseph’s 61 Temple 61 Saint Joseph’s 51 14. St. Bonaventure 3-11 10-19 1995 15. Rhode Island 1-13 6-23 1986 Saint Joseph’s 65 Rhode Island 62 2006 Saint Joseph’s 79 Rhode Island 65 GeorgeWashington71 Saint Joseph’s 64 Saint Joseph’s 54 Fordham 43 16. Massachusetts 1-13 3-26 Penn State 80 Saint Joseph’s 60 Saint Joseph’s 70 Xavier 67 1996 GeorgeWashington53 Saint Joseph’s 51 1987 Saint Joseph’s 84 Dayton 73 Saint Joseph’s 74 George Washington 60 La Salle 65 Saint Joseph’s 62 2007 Saint Joseph’s 70 Penn State 55 Saint Joseph’s 68 Rhode Island 52 Rutgers 93 Saint Joseph’s 48 1997 Saint Joseph’s 76 Charlotte 64 (Runner-Up) Saint Joseph’s 65 Fordham 43 Saint Joseph’s 57 George Washington 55 Saint Joseph’s 61 La Salle 51 Xavier 65 Saint Joseph’s 59 1988 Saint Joseph’s 59 George Washington 56 (Runner-Up) Saint Joseph’s 67 Massachusetts 43 (Champion) Saint Joseph’s 75 Temple 61 2008 Rutgers 64 Saint Joseph’s 52 1998 Saint Joseph’s 71 Saint Louis 58 (Runner-Up) Virginia Tech 67 Saint Joseph’s 62 Xavier 74 Saint Joseph’s 52 1989 1999 2009 Saint Joseph’s 78 Massachusetts 48 Saint Joseph’s 71 Duquesne 54 St.