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2007-08 WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY COUGAR BASKETBALL Game Notes - Dec. 30, 2007 WWW.WSUCOUGARS.COM Washington State University Athletic Media Relations WASHINGTON STATE (3-9, 0-1) Contact: Joe Nickell • Work: 509-335-5785 AT Cell: 509-361-4338 • [email protected] NO. 11/11 CALIFORNIA (10-2, 1-0) 2007-08 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 13 • DEC. 30 • 2 P.M. PT • HAAS PAVILION (11,877) • BERKELEY, CALIF. DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT NOV. 9 PORTLAND L (40-70) first glance... scouting california... NOV. 13 SANTA CLARA L (52-62) NOV. 18 at Eastern Washington W (70-59) The Washington State women’s basketball The Golden Bears, who achieved their NOV. 23 vs. North Carolina State^ L (51-77) team (3-9 overall, 0-1 Pacifi c-10 highest ranking in school history this last NOV. 24 vs. Alabama^ L (37-66) Conference) continues its fi rst road trip week at No. 11, boast two of the Pac-10’s NOV. 28 IDAHO W (67-49) DEC. 1 TEXAS TECH L (45-89) of the Pac-10 season, taking on No. 11 top scorers – Ashley Walker is third in the DEC. 9 BOISE STATE L (64-71) California (10-2, 1-0 Pac-10), Sunday. The conference at 17.7 points per game, and DEC. 16 SAN JOSE STATE W (78-72 OT) Cougars and Golden Bears will tip-off at Alexis Gray-Lawson is 10th with 12.5ppg. DEC. 18 at Montana L (54-74) 2 p.m. at the Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Walker also leads the league in rebounding DEC. 21 at Long Beach State L (55-61) Calif. (10.1 per game) and is second in blocks DEC. 28 at Stanford* L (47-105) (1.75 per game). Gray-Lawson is second DEC. 30 at California* 2 p.m. JAN. 4 WASHINGTON* 7 p.m. the cougars... in the Pac-10 in 3-point shooting (.480). JAN. 10 USC* 7 p.m. JAN. 12 UCLA* 2 p.m. WSU is led by junior guard Katie California’s Devanei Hampton, a State JAN. 17 at Oregon* 7 p.m. Appleton, who entered this week ranked Farm/Wade Trophy, Naismith Trophy and JAN. 19 at Oregon State* 7 p.m. seventh in the conference in scoring. She is Wooden Award candidate, has returned to JAN. 24 ARIZONA* 7 p.m. currently averaging 12.8 points per game. the lineup after missing the season’s fi rst JAN. 26 ARIZONA STATE* 2 p.m. Appleton also entered this week ranked FEB. 3 at Washington* 1 p.m. eight contests. Hampton has averaged FEB. 8 at UCLA* 7 p.m. fi rst in the conference in steals and fourth 9.0 points and 4.7 rebounds in nearly 17 FEB. 10 at USC* 2 p.m. in the conference in 3-point fi eld goal minutes of action per game since her FEB. 15 OREGON STATE* 7 p.m. percentage. She currently averages 2.58 return. FEB. 17 OREGON* 2 p.m. steals per game and is hitting 43.2-percent FEB. 21 at Arizona State* 5:30 p.m. of 3-point attempts. She also leads the team FEB. 23 at Arizona* 2 p.m. The Golden Bears defeated Washington in rebounding; pulling down 4.9 boards per FEB. 29 CALIFORNIA* 7 p.m. 66-40 in their Pac-10 opener Friday. Their MAR. 2 STANFORD* 2 p.m. game. only two losses of the season have come to MAR. 7-10 Pac-10 Tournament TBA sixth-ranked Rutgers (56-51; Dec. 10) and Sophomore guard Colleen Betteridge is 10th-ranked Baylor (69-56; Nov. 25). ^ - Junkanoo Jam; Freeport, Bahamas averaging a team-best 2.58 assists per * - Pacifi c-10 Conference Game game. All times are Pacifi c; All home games in bold. the series... last time out... The Cougars trail in the all-time series ON THE AIR 19-29 and have lost each of the last fi ve Radio Cougar Basketball Radio Network The Washington State women’s basketball contests. WSU’s last victory against Steve Grubbs - Play-by-Play team faced a tough challenge in their California came in 2005 (Jan. 27). That day Pacifi c-10 Conference opener Friday, the Cougars came back from being down Cougar women’s basketball fans can listen to all of the falling 105-47 to Stanford, the nation’s games during the 2007-08 season with broadcaster by 10 points to post a 10-point victory (79- Steve Grubbs, live in the Palouse on KQQQ 1150 AM. second-ranked team. WSU was led by 69) over the Golden Bears. Radio broadcasts are also live on the Internet at sophomore guard Alexa Price, who scored www.wsucougars.com. nine points on three 3-point baskets. Junior center Ebonee Coates’ two blocked shots moved her into sole possession of fi fth place on the WSU all-time list for career blocks with 60. COUGAR WOMEN’S BASKETBALL - PAGE 2 associated press top 25 usa today/espn top 25 next up... Rank / Team Points Rank / Team Points After starting their Pacifi c-10 Conference 1. Connecticut (49) 1,249 1. Connecticut (29) 773 season on the road the Cougars return 2. Stanford (1) 1,162 2. Stanford 719 home for a trio of conference games. 3. Tennessee 1,142 3. Tennessee (2) 714 WSU hosts Washington Jan. 4 (Friday), in 4. North Carolina 1,088 4. North Carolina 691 its only game next week. The game with the Huskies is the inaugural “Cougs Have 5. Maryland 1,054 5. Maryland 638 Heart” women’s basketball game to raise 6. Rutgers 983 6. Rutgers 621 awareness for heart disease. The contest, 7. Georgia 949 7. Georgia 593 slated to tip-off at 7 p.m., will also be 8. LSU 922 8. LSU 567 broadcast live on Fox Sports Northwest. 9. Oklahoma 869 9. Oklahoma 539 The Cougars will then play host to USC 10. Baylor 767 10. Baylor 478 (Jan. 10) and UCLA (Jan. 12) to round out 11. Calfornia 701 11. Calfornia 446 their conference home stand. 12. DePaul 625 12. Texas A&M 392 13. Duke 616 13. DePaul 375 14. Texas A&M 583 14. Duke 357 15. Auburn 569 15. Auburn 337 16. Notre Dame 536 16. Notre Dame 289 17. Ohio State 438 17. West Virginia 267 18. West Virginia 419 18. Ohio State 260 19. Texas 331 19. Texas 170 20. Vanderbilt 213 20. George Washington 162 21. Wyoming 162 21. Vanderbilt 150 22. George Washington 154 22. Wyoming 86 23. Old Dominion 139 23. Arkansas 82 24. Oklahoma State 103 24. Arizona State 59 25. Colorado 91 25. Oklahoma State 47 2007-08 cougar women’s basketball roster No. Name Pos. Hgt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 10 Nakejia Kelly G 5-7 So. 1V Springfi eld Gardens, N.Y. (Christ the King HS/Notre Dame Prep) 11 Colleen Betteridge G 5-9 So. 1V Seattle, Wash. (Chief Sealth HS) 12 Brynn Bemis G 5-10 Jr. 2V Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (Lake City HS) 13 Katie Appleton G 5-8 Jr. 2V Big Bear Lake, Calif. (Apple Valley HS) 15 Alexa Price G 5-8 So. 1V Culver City, Calif. (Los Angeles HS) 20 Katie Calderwood F 6-0 Fr. HS Broomfi eld, Colo. (Broomfi eld HS) 22 Jasmine Williams G 5-9 Fr. HS Kent, Wash. (Seattle Prep) 23 Salena Dickerson G/F 5-11 R-Fr. TR Federal Way, Wash. (Federal Way HS/Gonzaga) 24 Kezia Kelly G 5-6 Fr. HS Auckland, New Zealand (Northcote College) 31 Heather Molzen F/C 6-3 Jr. 2V Lakeside, Calif. (El Capitan HS) 34 Ebonee Coates C 6-4 Jr. 2V Tacoma, Wash. (Curtis HS) 55 Sabrina Shired C 6-4 Sr. 2V Petaluma, Calif. (Casa Grande HS/Santa Rosa JC) HEAD COACH: June Daugherty, First Year (Ohio State, 1978) ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Mike Daugherty, First Year (Ohio State, 1977) ASSISTANT COACHES: Mo Hines, First Year; Brian Holsinger, First Year (Western Washington, 1999) DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: Kate Werner, First Year (Whitworth, 1999) Pronunciation Guide Brynn Bemis (BEE-mis) Nakejia Kelly (Nuh-KEY-juh) Sabrina Shired (Shaw-RED) Kezia Kelly (Kuh-ZEYE-uh) Heather Molzen (MOLE-zen) WELCOME TO THE NEW CHAMPIONSHIP ERA... COUGAR WOMEN’S BASKETBALL - PAGE 3 wsu record when... COUGS HAVE HEART Played an overtime game 1-0 Opp. committed less than 10 TOs 0-0 Played a live television game 0-0 Opp. committed 10-15 TOs 0-3 Opp. committed more than 15 TOs 3-6 Wore its white uniform 2-4 Wore its crimson uniform 1-5 Scored less than 50 points 0-4 Scored 50-59 points 0-4 Led at the half 2-2 Scored 60-69 points 1-1 Washington State University will host Trailed at the half 1-7 Scored 70-79 points 2-0 the inaugural “Cougs Have Heart” Was tied at the half 0-0 Scored 80-89 points 0-0 Women’s Basketball game Friday, Jan. Scored 90 or more points 0-0 4, against the University of Washington Shot under 40 % FG 0-8 Shot 40-44 % FG 2-1 Allowed less than 50 points 1-0 at Beasley Coliseum. Shot 45-49 % FG 1-0 Allowed 50-59 points 1-0 Shot 50 % or better FG 0-0 Allowed 60-69 points 0-3 The game, sponsored by Sacred Heart Allowed 70-79 points 1-4 Medical Center and Children’s Hospital Opp. Shot under 40 % FG 1-1 Allowed 80-89 points 0-1 and The Hope Heart Institute, is slated Opp.