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2003-2004 HOFSTRA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES #3 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY PRIDE (14-13, 11-7 CAA) at the COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP Wednesday, March 10 – Saturday, March 13, 2004 Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,600) – Norfolk, Virginia 2003-2004 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE (14-13, 11-7 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 TV: Championship Game on Fox Sports New York (Break the Attendance Day) FIU SUN & FUN CLASSIC Play-by-Play: Chris Caron 28 Sun. vs. Pepperdine L 50-52 Color: Josh Harman 29 Mon. at Florida International L 56-80 Sideline: Pete McCarthy January 4 SUN. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH * W 75-70 Hofstra Athletic Homepage: The Hofstra athletic 9 FRI. UNC WILMINGTON * W 79-68 homepage can be found at 11 Sun. at William & Mary * W 76-67 www.hofstra.edu/Sports 15 Thu. at Delaware * L 47-78 18 SUN. OLD DOMINION * W 74-72 (Girl Scout Day) HOFSTRA’S TENTATIVE STARTERS 22 Thu. at Towson * W 69-51 25 Sun. at James Madison * (Fox Sports New York) W 48-37 #-Pos Name CL PPG RPG APG 29 THU. DREXEL * W 70-57 10-G Cigi McCollin R-Fr. 8.0 2.5 1.4 February 12-G Staceyann Claxton Sr. 7.9 3.4 3.4 @ 1 Sun. at George Mason * L 64-92 5 THU. WILLIAM & MARY * W 87-66 2.4 & (National Girls and Women in Sports Day) 15-F Lizanne Murphy Fr. 7.2 5.8 1.9 8 SUN. TOWSON * W 66-61 (CYO Day and Alumnae Day) 25-F Tara Dilworth Sr. 4.6 2.7 0.7 12 Thu. at Old Dominion * L 62-105 33-F Amaka Agugua Jr. 12.1 @ 6.6 @ 1.1 15 SUN. DELAWARE * L 41-67 (Take Your Kid to a Game Day & Jack Attack Camp Reunion) OFF THE BENCH 20 Fri. at Virginia Commonwealth * L 73-83 22 Sun. at Drexel * W 61-56 26 THU. GEORGE MASON * L 56-57 5-G Shalamar Oakley Fr. 8.6 1.7 1.4 (Hofstra Student Body Night) 29 SUN. JAMES MADISON * W 76-57 11-G Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio Jr. 1.3 1.1 1.0 (Senior Day & Junior Hoop Day) 20-G Urszula Smolarek Sr. 3.6 1.8 1.6 March 35-F Lana Harshaw Fr. 7.3 4.7 0.8 5 Fri. at UNC Wilmington * L 61-65 43-C Vanessa Gidden Fr. 4.3 4.9 0.2 0.8 % CAA CHAMPIONSHIP (at Norfolk, Virginia) 11 Thu. Virginia Commonwealth – Quarterfinals 2:30 p.m. 45-C Rume Pela Sr. 1.2 1.8 0.1 12 Fri. vs. GMU/JMU vs. TU winner – Semifinals 5 p.m. 13 Sat. Championship Game Noon % - Blocks Per Game (Leads Team) & - Steals Per Game (Leads Team) 3/20 – 4/6 NCAA TOURNAMENT TBA @ - Leads Team Home games in BOLD CAPS * - Denotes Colonial Athletic Association game The Game: It’s CAA Tournament time as the Hofstra Pride enters the HOFSTRA 2004 Colonial Athletic Association Championship as the number three BY THE NUMBERS: seed and will open play in the quarterfinals against sixth-seeded Hofstra Opponents Virginia Commonwealth. This marks the first time since the 1996-1997 63.0 Points Per Game 67.5 season that Hofstra earned a first round bye in its conference 67.5 Opps. Points Per Game --- tournament. 39.6 Rebs. Per Game 38.2 38.2 Opps. Rebs Per Game --- Streaks, Trends and Notes: 13.5 Assts. Per Game 14.3 9.7 Steals Per Game 9.5 - Hofstra has lost two of its last three games, with both losses by four points or 21.3 TO Per Game 19.0 less. 2.7 BS Per Game 3.0 - Hofstra’s 14 wins are already six more than they had all of last season and their 38.8 Field Goal Pct. 39.0 most in a season since winning 14 in the 1993-1994 campaign. 29.7 Three-Point Field Goal Pct. 34.0 62.7 Free Throw Pct. 71.1 - The last time a Hofstra Women’s Basketball team had more than 14 victories in 14-13 (11-7) Won-Loss Record (CAA) --- a season was in 1983-1984 when the team had an overall mark of 18-11. HOFSTRA LEADER - PER GAME - With the 76-57 victory over James Madison on February 29, the Pride clinched its first winning regular season since 1993-1994 and only the fourth-ever for Hofstra as a Division I program. Agugua (12.2) Points Agugua (6.4) Rebounds - The Pride has two win streaks at least three games this season, the last time Claxton (3.4) Assists Hofstra had two win streaks of at least three games was in 1996-1997 (both four Claxton (2.5) Steals game streaks). Gidden (0.8) Blocks Claxton (30.8) Minutes - Hofstra's 11 Colonial Athletic Association victories are a school record for conference victories in a season and three more than Hofstra has had in any previous conference schedule. The 1982-1983 (East Coast Conference) and HOFSTRA vs. CAA OPPONENTS (All-time 58-107-1) 1996-1997 (America East Conference) teams each won eight conference games. - Hofstra has trailed in the second half in eight of its 14 victories this season (@ vs. Old Dominion Towson, @ James Madison, Drexel, William & Mary, @ Drexel and James All-time (1-6) Madison they did not trail). This season (1-1) Last meeting: 2/12/04; ODU 105, HU 62 - Hofstra’s freshmen (Oakley, McCollin, Murphy, Harshaw and Gidden) have a combined 39 double figure scoring games this season. When one or more of the vs. George Mason freshmen score in double figures the Pride’s record is 13-9. All-time (1-6) - Hofstra has only been out-rebounded three times in its last 16 games (@ Old This season (0-2) Dominion, @ Virginia Commonwealth and George Mason). Last meeting: 2/26/04; GMU 57, HU 56 - With her 19 points at William & Mary on January 11, junior forward Amaka vs. Delaware Agugua went over the 500-point plateau for her career. She has now scored 645 All-time (5-36) points in her two-plus seasons at Hofstra. This season (0-2) - Hofstra won its first eight home games this season. The eight straight wins to Last Meeting: 2/15/04; UD 67, HU 41 start the home schedule is the longest in school history. vs. UNC Wilmington - The eight-game home court winning streak that ended with the loss to Delaware All-time (2-4) established a new school record for longest such streak at any point during the This season (1-1) season. Previously, the Pride won six straight home games spanning the 1982- Last Meeting: 3/5/04; UNCW 65, HU 61 1983 and 1983-1984 seasons. - Hofstra’s bench has outscored its opponents reserves, 475-264, in their 18 CAA vs. Virginia Commonwealth games. All-time (1-5) This season (1-1) - Hofstra has made a three-pointer in 157 of their last 159 games. The nine Last Meeting: 2/20/04; VCU 83, HU 73 three-pointers made against James Madison on February 29 tied a season-high set against Quinnipiac on November 25. vs. Drexel All-time (17-25) - Hofstra has won the tip in all but eight games this season (@ North Carolina, Old Dominion, Drexel, William & Mary, @ Old Dominion, @ Drexel, George This season (2-0) Mason and James Madison). Last Meeting: 2/22/04; HU 61, DU 56 - The Pride is 21-4 in their last 25 games when they hold their opponent under 60 vs. James Madison points (6-2 this season). The Pride has held three of its last four opponents to 57 All-time (4-3) or fewer points. This season (2-0) Last Meeting: 2/29/04; HU 76, JMU 57 - Prior to the Delaware home game, freshman forward Lana Harshaw had scored in double figures in each of the first six starts of her career. In addition, during that stretch she tallied three double-doubles. Harshaw added her team-leading vs. William & Mary fourth double-double with 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds at Virginia All-time (7-4-1) Commonwealth on February 20. This season (2-0) Last Meeting: 2/5/04; HU 87, W&M 66 - Senior guard Staceyann Claxton has 46 steals in Hofstra’s last 15 games (3.1 steals per game). vs. Towson - Junior forward Amaka Agugua is shooting a blistering 64.8 % (61-94) from the All-time (17-22) field in her last 11 games. This season (2-0) Last Meeting: 2/8/04; HU 66, TU 61 - The 43 first half points against James Madison on February 29 were a season- high for a first half. HOFSTRA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL IN POSTSEASON PLAY (Division I Only – Since 1982-1983) 10-19 All-Time Record in Postseason Play 2002-2003 – CAA Championship 1992-1993 #8 Hofstra 69, #9 William & Mary 66 Hofstra was an independent (First Round) #1 Old Dominion 88, #8 Hofstra 46 1991-1992 - East Coast Conference Championship (Quarterfinals) Hofstra 82, Brooklyn 74 (First Round) Buffalo 70, Hofstra 61 (Semifinals) 2001-2002 – CAA Championship #9 William & Mary 77, #8 Hofstra 69 1990-1991 - East Coast Conference Championship (First Round) Hofstra 54, Maryland – Baltimore County 52 (First Round) 2000-2001 – America East Championship Hofstra 64, Rider 56 (Semifinals) #8 Boston University 82, #9 Hofstra 72 Delaware 60, Hofstra 52 (First Round) (Championship Game) 1999-2000 – America East Championship 1989-1990 - East Coast Conference Championship #8 Drexel 70, #9 Hofstra 62 (OT) Drexel 83, Hofstra 64 (First Round) 1988-1989 - East Coast Conference Championship 1998-1999 – America East Championship Hofstra 83, Towson State 67 #8 Hofstra 53, #9 Hartford 52 (First Round) Lafayette 76, Hofstra 59 #1 Maine 69, #8 Hofstra 57 (Quarterfinals) 1987-1988 - East Coast Conference Championship 1997-1998 – America East Championship Bucknell 69, Hofstra 56 #9 Hofstra 76, #8 Boston University 62 (First Round) 1986-1987 - East Coast Conference Championship #1 Vermont 72, #9 Hofstra 69 (Quarterfinals) Drexel 70, Hofstra 65 1996-1997 – America East Championship 1985-1986 - East Coast Conference Championship #3 New Hampshire 74, #6 Hofstra 62 Lafayette 82, Hofstra 54 (Quarterfinals) 1984-1985 - East Coast Conference Championship 1995-1996 – America East Championship Delaware 88, Hofstra 67 #7 Boston University 85, #10 Hofstra 82 (First Round) 1983-1984 - East Coast Conference Championship Hofstra 63, Lafayette 58 1994-1995 – America East Championship Delaware 74, Hofstra 56 #8 Hofstra 72, #9 Hartford 63 (First Round) #1 Maine 78, #8 Hofstra 67 (Quarterfinals) 1982-1983 - East Coast Conference Championship Hofstra 60, Rider 51 1994-1995 – East Coast Conference Championship American 65, Hofstra 62 Hofstra 72, Chicago State 67 (First Round) Northeastern Illinois 96, Hofstra 51 (Semifinals) CURRENT PRIDE PLAYERS IN POSTSEASON PLAY Staceyann Claxton 2002-2003 (Colonial Athletic Association) Rume Pela Opp.